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WHEX OliX OK TOWN.
bacrlbcra leavlnc tne city teas
porarlly should bare The Be
walled to litem. It la better than
Mi dally letter from bout. Ad
dress will ksast4 uttmm as
requested.
Omaha's bank, clcarlugs still continue
' to expand despite ' the approach of the
overheated season.
Now tliat the city attorney has put
bla foot dowu against the Hand law, the
long distance scorchers should give
Omaha the go-by
Both japan and Itusslu seem to be
going about tbelr peace negotiations as
it each thought the other had something
concealed behind him.
After being hammered by both sides
In Irish politics Lord Dunraven may
find that he should have continued in
pursuit oftue America's crp. .."
It the rule iu the "1'aiiu- trust" case
" stands'en'ptalns of Industry" will be
' compelled to devise a wny of transacting
business without keeping books.
I
Louis Kossuth, posing ns peacemaker
in Hungary, evidently believes that rev
olutions are not what they are fondly
imagined by people far from the scene
of disorder.
KXrLVlTlftU TIW OfllfliVT.
Intelligent students of events in the
far east are of the opftilun that what
has been accomplished by Japan will put
a lasting check upon the selfish exploita
tion of the orient by the western na
tions. A writer id an eastern paper
who holds this view points out that for
more than three centuries Russia has
been advancing through Asia at the
average rate of 20,000 square miles per
annum and remarks that that nation has
not been the only aggressor in this re
spect OermanyUnd France have been
equally guilty, so far as opportunity has
offered, while Great Britain's skirts are
by no means clean. He urges that the
time has come for the so-called "Chris
tian nations" to stop snarling and snap
ping at each other over the slices of the
earth's territory waiting to be divided up
and suggests that if the "white peril" In
the orient is Dow guarded asalnst once
for all, the "yellow peril" will take care
of itself in peace. He observes that
nothing is more significant of the das
tardly and desperate methods of the
Russian bureaucracy than their con
tinued attempt to avail themselves of the
senseless scare of a so-called yellow I
peril. J
It is not to be doubted that Japan's
triumph removes the danger, imminent a
few years ago and then averted by the
United States, of a dismemberment of
the Chinese empire by western powers.
With Russia eliminated from Asia, or at
least rendered powerless for further ag
gression, there is every reason to expect
that China, under the example and in-,
fluence of Japan, will assert herself in a
way to assure the preservation of her
territorial integrity. In this she will
unquestionably have the counsel and
support of , Japan, which' will thereby
conserve her own Interests, political and
commercial.- Doubtless what territory
in China is now possessed by Great Brit
ain, Germany and France they will be
allowed to retain unmolested, but they
will not be permitted to acquire more
territory. The war has unquestionably
created a decided awakening in China as
to the rights of that nation and the
power it is capable of exercising for its
own protection and that this will be'
manifested can be confidently predicted.
Such exploitation of the orient, there
fore, as will come hereafter will be
strictly Industrial and commercial, and
there is no reason to doubt that this
will be encouraged.. There appears to
be no substantial reason for the appre
hension which seems to obtain in some
quarters that Jdpan will attempt to bar
western nations from -the Asiatic mar
kets. She has in the pust shown her
self to be favorable to the open door
principle in the trade and probably will
still be found so. Indeed she cannot
afford to adopt a different policy, since
it would bring upon her the hostility
of the nations of the west, whrfse friend
ship and good will she win need quite
as much In the future as she does today.
Jnpan's success in the war with Russia
does not enable her to disregard and
defy the rest of the -world. The. re
moval of the danger of Asiatic exploita
tion, so far as territory is concerned, is
not the least' of. the Important results
of the great war which there is good
reason to hope is soon to end and which
will be followed by such a development
of the industrial and commercial re
sources of the orient as will add im
measurably to the wealth of the world,
promoting the welfare not only of the
Asiatic peoples but of all mankind.
occasions are repeatedly recurring right
here in Omaha where a public-spirited
association of our automobile enthusi
asts could come to the front and do
much to make our city popular with
distinguished visitors. During the pres
ent summer in particular a host of dele
gations to various conventions and
meetings in different parts of the coun
try will pass through Omaha. Their
stops, however short, can be made pleas
urcable to them and profitable to ns. by
the right sort of entertainment.
Why should we not take full ad
vantage of the opportunity.
RVftSlAX DIPLVMACT.
HASTINGS. Neb., June 17. To the Edi
tor of The Bee: We have considerable con
troversy here over the merits of Russian
diplomacy. One side claiming It is Un
reliable, evasive and untruthful, and that
Us pant history has proven those Charges
as A national characteristic. On the other
hand a small minority assert that their
International dealings will compare favor-
bly with other nations. Tour opinion
on this matter would be highly appre
ciated by certain Individuals here, and
by your numerous readers generally.
INQUIRER.
It is notorious that Russian diplomacy
has always been characterized by dupli
city, equivocation and evasion. This
was conspicuously shown in the negotia
tions with Japan before the war. At
present there is doubt as to whether
Russia is sincerely seeking peace, not a
few believing that the acceptance of
President Roosevelt's proposition was
not made in good faith. Russia does
not keep her word, as her failure to
fulfill her promise to evacuate Manchu
ria attests. She does toot even pretend
that she is bound to observe treaties,
whenever it becomes her interest to set
them aside. Frankness or straightfor
wardness is not recognized In Muscovite
diplomacy.
assertion that a republican form of govern
ment is a failure when It has to deal with
great Issues. - '
The Chinese Boycott.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Bo the men who havv things to sell are
really alarmed at the prospect of American
goods being boycotted by the Chinese.
When we treat Chinese as well as we treat
thugs and paupers from the Mediterranean
there will 4e no occasion for a boycott.
How would you feel about It if you were a
Chinaman?
The Slant-Eyed and Muscovite.
Chicago Chronicle.
Russian diplomacy 'Is proverbially tricky
and evasive, but unless all Indications are
at fault Russian diplomacy, like Russian
military capacity, will find its match In the
Japanese article. The slant-eyed brown
person is subtle and shifty In peace as he
Is forceful and Insistent In war. The
Muscovite will find his work cut out for
him when the pourparlers begins.
One thing gained by the consolidations
effected under the new charter should
not be overlooked and that la that tax
payers aggrieved with their assessments
will have-but one equalizing board to
wrestle with, whereas formerly they bad
to go through the same performance
twice once for the city and once for the
county. The only Douglas county tax
payers who etUl have this double burden
to bear are those who reside in South
Omaha, where the local assessment ma
chine continues to work independently.
Why cannot Nebraska's State Board
of Assessment transact its business like
a "business body? There is altogether
too much horse play indulged in by the
members of this board. The valuation
of the railroad property for taxation is
a serious as well as an important pro
cedure and the taxpayers of Nebraska
have right to expect the bord to go at it
seriously and conscientiously. Those
who persist in treating it as a joke may
find the joke turned on them before they
get through.
It was only a short time ago that
France counted upon the lack of prep
aration for war in Germany and tulk at
Berlin would indicate that Germans
may make the same mistake.
One of tho. "Folk bills," that against
betting on races is to be tested in Mis
souri courts and an opportunity will be
given to dlscoyer how fur "reform" has
really progressed in that state.'
South Omaha also wants a Young
Men's Christian associationbuilding on
the installment ' plan J and It now 'looks
as If Seventeenth street would have to
be extended to the magic annex.
The new municipal asphalt plant Is
scheduled to make Its first start on the
longest day of the year, aud when the
un goes down next Wednesday one of
Omaha's long felt 'wants will have been
supplied.
Now that Comptroller Lobeck has re
turned his residence in the7 Fifth ward
we may look for a well defined rumor
of his intentions of relocation from the
first to the second floor of the city ball
next spring.
Since Germany says it "stands for the
open door in Morocco as in China" sym
pathy for France may be Increased for
the powers may object to having de
fenses at a Moroccan port, constructed
by the Kaiser.
Now that the automobile has been suc
cessfully pressed into the service In
Oklahoma as a thief catcher, may we
not expect the bicycle policeman In the
big cities to givo way soon, to the auto
mobile policeman T
Unless an arbitration board speedily
settles the differences between the Lin
coln Star and the World-Herald, those
two papers will furnish all the fireworks
necessary for this year's celebration of
the glorious Fourth.
ilAXIMO GOMEZ.
Among the names that are illustrious
in Cuban history is that of Maximo
Gomes, whose services in the cause of
Cuban independence were not surpassed
by those of any of his compatriots. As
a soldier be waa able and courageous,
making a record in two revolutions for
remarkable skill and daring. With a
force that waa for the most part little
better than a rabble, most of the time
poorly armed and not well supplied with
the means of carrying on warfare, even
in guerilla fashion, Gomez proved him
self a match for the Spanish generals,
often winning over the well organized
and disciplined forces of Spain. As a
patriot be was sincere; devoted and zeal
ons, inspiring his followers with bis ar
dor and having their implicit confidence.
When by the intervention of the United
States Spanish power in Cuba waa over
thrown Gomez assisted In the work of
pacification and reorganization, perform
ing valuable service in this yespect and
manifesting bis gratitude to the Ameri
can people. j
Gomes nljr'it have been elected presi
dent of the Cuban republic, but-he de
clined the honor and for some time be
fore his death he took no active part in
public affairs, though always showing
interest In political matters. ne has
been called the Washington of Cuba and
he was entitled to the distinction.
With today's issue, The Bee turns
another milestone by entering upon Its
thirty-fifth year of continuous publics
tloo. While a thirty-fourth birthday
hardly calls for a special celebration. It
needs nothing but its own record to as
sure Its readers that it la fulfilling its
mission faithfully and may be depended
upon in the future aa In the past to fight
the battles of the people and to work un
ceasingly for the upbuilding and pros
perity oi Omaha, of Nebraska, and of
A CHAKCK FOB OCR AVTvitOBlLlSTS
Our rapidly growing automobile col
ony in Omaha hus asked and received a
great many concessions from the 'city.
and while the very prevalence of the
horseless vehicles helps us to present a
metropolitan appearunce, there is some
thing more the auto people can do in
return to Justify their vantage point in
the community. We, have had automo
bile cluba organized for the mutual ben
eflt and protection of the members let
us have an automobile club organized
for the promotion of the public good by
volunteer service in the entertainment
of public guests.
An automobile club in New York
week ago furnished tho use of 100 ma
chines aud their drivers to take the in
habitants of the orphan asylums on
recreation excursion about the city, and
it la needless to say that the fatherless
and motherless children enjoyed the
event as the treat of their lives. To
come nearer home, the entire auto equip
ment of the city of Lincoln was last
week pressed Into requisition as an act
of hospitality to the visiting postmaa
ten In attendance uion the convention
of Nebraska pcetniaaters In session
there.
These are only two examples, but the
losklsg the Consumer.
Springfield Republican.
There seems to be no end to the raising
of prices. The last blow comes from At
lantic City, where the association of
American Portland cement manufacturers
of the Ifnlted States have been in session.
That body decided, "In view of the scarc
ity of stock:," that It will have to ad
vance prices the ensuing year about 6 per
cent. There may be a melancholy satis
faction in knowing that Kits association
represents $80,000,000 of capital and 30,000,000
barrels of cement. Bo It goes all along the
line. Each great aggregation proposes to
take a little nip out of the long-suffering
public
Shercllffo, the "highwayman, burglar,
robber and all-around criminal, is still
safe. from the clutches of any brutal
sheriff, whether he comes with a requisl
tlon from Oklahoma or Colorado. The
pledges made to him by Omaha's
homb-astic attorney must be kept even
f Sbercliffe carries out his threat to
resume pistol practice at abort range
a la Pollock.
Longer meal hours and shorter study
hours are the reforms proposed for the
Omaha High of the future. 'But we
venture to assert that the Omaha High
in the past has turned out just as good
material on long hours- of study and
short hours for lunch as the long-hour
lunch and short-hour study pupils of
the High of the future will match.
Governor Herrick of Ohio aptly de
clares that professional lobbying Is a
deadly poison in the wellspring of legis
lation. He might have added that it is
good deal safer to avoid taking the
poison Into the body politic than to de
pend upon an antidote to counteract Its
disastrous effects. 1
It Is a well-established axiom of law
that any rate fixed by a railroad must
be recognized by the railroads as reason
able. If the $5 Omaha to Chicago and
return rate is reasonable, time-limited
thousand-mile tickets should hereafter
sell for $5 and no questions asked.
Russia la now showing a dislike to
meeting Japanese representatives in
Washington. This is unfortunate, as a
closer Inspection of our republican Insti
tutions by influential Russians might be
of advantage to Russia In the present
political crisis.
Great Britain is surprised to think
that the Boers are not satisfied with be
ing given equal rights in South Africa
with British immigrants. But what the
Boers do not like is having immigrants
given rights equal to those of the na
tives.
Whether it is to be the Ashland cut
off or the Oakland cQt off is not yet de
termined, but Omaha jobbers, grain and
live stock men are not particular which
inasmuch as both cut offs pass through
the same Hill.
at
, Das Ball by Injunction.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Government by injunction" has
length made Its appearance in the base
ball world. The court ruling forbidding
the fining by the National league president
of notoriously the most ruffianly ball player
in the recent history of the national game,
to all Intents and purposes takes out of
the hands of the league . authorities the
most effective means of punishing the few
players who bring the sport into disrepute
and practically puts a premium on "dirty
bail, which owners, patrons and the vast
majority of players have earnestly striven
to abolish. -
FlaaatlaaT m Biinara Deal.
Chicago Chronicle.
It Is a reproach to American hospitality
and thrift that the members of the diplo
matic corps In Washington have boon
obliged to act up a poker club of their own
because there are no facilities for the game
tn the other clubs at the national capital.
In such a discreditable condition of affairs
It la small wonder that the representatives
of the effete despotisms reiterate tbe eld
Checklna- Inhuman Sport.
Boston Transcript.
For the supreme court of New Jersey
much honor. It has put Itself on the tide
Of the birds In supporting the act prohib
iting the use of live pigeons for targets,
and thereby has made many friends In
every state in the union even In states
which do not yet so protect the helploss
birds. But all states will come Into line
sooner or later in this generation as likely
as not and, preach and believe In the prac
tice of kinflness toward all animals. An
other generation, the comlmr one perhaps,
win go a step further. It Is possible, and
disapprove tho use of animals and fowls
as a target to be shot at for amusement
or as a test of skill and marksmanship
because of the effect such "sport" has on
the nature of the sportsman.
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
Observations and Conclusions of the
.. Glasgow Envoy to Chicago.
New York Globe and Commercial.
When Mr. Dalrymplc, , the manager of
the street railways of Glasgow, passed
through this city a few Weeks ago on his
way to Chicago, whither he was bound to
give advice on the subject of municipal
ownership, he said to a representative of
this journal: "I can't understand why you
people should make such a fuss over muni
cipal .ownership. Many of you, too, seem
to be afraid to try the experiment" It
seems to have taken him only a short time
after arriving in Chicago' to discern some
reasons why a "fuss" should be made here
over adopting municipal ownership. In
some utterances which he made In that
city soon after his' arrival he intimated
that politics and municipal' operation of
street railways would not work well to
gether. , .......
Leaving Chicago, Mr. Dalrymple went
to Cleveland on Invitation of Mayor Tom
Johnson, the great champion of the l-cent-
fare Idea. Mr; -Johnson la about to con
duct a campaign for re-election, with mu
nicipal ownership as his chief issue, and
he had arranged, a political picnic at which
he intended to .brine.-out Mr. Dalrymple'
as his chief spokesman. Mr. Dalrymple
seems to have gone to - the plcnio under
considerable obfuacatlon, but- he had no
trouble In expressing himself clearly when
the time lor his speech arrived. What he
said was very far from what Mr. Johnson
had anticipated, for it upset nearly every
argument that the advocates of municipal
ownership have been making In favor of
Its adoption in this country. Here is the
main portion of his speech:
"I do not say yet the people should mu
nicipalize their Btreet car service. That Is
for you to say. Any city that is willing
and able to do aa we have done In Glas
gow can do it. But If you conduct the
business on political lines you are doomed.
"The average of pront in the business is
one-fifth of a cent a passenger. It Is a
narrow margin, and requires the closest
economy In management to maintain it
The least extravagance would wine It out.
It Is the easiest thing In the world to turn-!
profit Into loss at the end of the year. It
Is dangerous work, and If Cleveland or
any other city takes , over the lines and
does not manage them in the most eco
nomical way It will rue the day it did it.
'The staff of a municipally owned en
terprise must be better disciplined than
that of a . private corporation. In Glas
gow we have no politics as regards muni
cipal matters. I"doubt If I could tell you
the politics of any member of our city
council. We don't manage our munici
pal affairs on political lines."
After tbe close of his speech Mr. Dal
rymple exclaimed: "I can't for the life
of me tell what this meeting is about!"
He had come to this country to talk about
municipal ownership and the operation of
street railways as a plain business proposi
tion. He was naturally somewhat dumb
founded to find himself at a political moot
ing and expected to make a speech In fa
vor of a candidate for political office. There
Is no danger that he will be asked to
play this part again. His speech produced
nothing less than consternation among the
Johnson followers and some of them be
gan at once to try to break the force of it
by speaking contemptuously of the orator,
"He's merely a clerk, anyway," said one
of them. "That is, he was a clerk until
six months ago. I supposed that he had
been the head of the railroads In Glasgow
for some time, but t have found out that
he only came into the management the last
halt year."
The deadly points In Mr. Dalrymple's
speech are so plain that It is scarcely
necessary to specify them. When he says.
"If you conduct the business on political
lines you are doomed," he leaves no room
for argument on the whole question, for it
would be impossible to conduct It on any
other lines In any large city in this country.
When he says that "the average of profit
in the business la only one-fifth of a cent
a passenger." and that this narrow margin
can only be secured by the use of the clos
est economy in the management, and that
the "least extravagance would wipe it
out," he also closes the question so far
as we are concerned about It in- this
country. Finally, when he says, as he did
In another part of his speech, "if you con
tinue to have transfers you cannot operate
at less than a l-cent fare," that "you must
charge I cents to pay expenses," and that
"as street car manager I will say trans
fers are an abomination," he goes far to
deprive the movement for municipal owner
ship In American cities of all hope of pop
ular support.
It does not require mucn mental ca
pacity to comprehend that a t-cent fare
without transfers is not so desirable as a
(-cent fare with transfers. No polltloal
party would dare to oppose the transfer
system or to call for Its abolition. Mr,
Dalrymple has done the cause of intelligent
and wise municipal government in this
country a service of Incalculable value. He
has given the most unanswerable reasons
why ws should be afraid of trying the ex
periment of municipal ownership. .
RAILROADS AXD THE PEOPLE,
Silver Creek Band: The malls are being
flooded with documents opposing railway
rate regulation. Now if the roads could
get the weighing of the mailt to be done
st the same time, they would get back
the money that printing and posting the
documents cost them, at government ex
pense. St. Paul rhjnograph-Press: We wonder
If the republican papers are just funning
In this demand for railroad legislation.
Time alone will tell. ' If they whoop It up
for the known minions of the railroad just
because they are on the republican ticket,
then we shall know that they were only
fooling.
Wood River Bunbeam: The kick that the
railroads are putting up to the Btate Board
of Assessment is simply going to make a
lot of trouble for them, and It they don't
pay their taxes the same as any other In
dividual there will doubtless be something
doing. It la getting time to "tote" fair
In Nebraska, and If the officials refuse
to see that It is done, the people will.
Beatrice Express: Nebraska can live and
go forward, even if the railroads do refuse
to pay their taxes, but It Is a mighty poor
example for the biggest taxpayers tn the
state to set. If the railroads were taxed
as near to the real value as hundreds of
small property owners in the state are
taxed, they might have a kick coming,
but they are not, and we all know It. Let
them pay . up like other taxpayers and quit
beefing.
Grand Island Independent: The people
of the state are watching closely the action
of the State Board of Assessment In the
matter of 'railway assessments. The tax
commissioners of these corporatlons have
been making an effort to secure a reduc
tion in their assessments. Last year's as
sessment was generally regarded a fair
one and It certainly Is plain that railroads
have Increased the value of their property
during the past year, rather than that
they have decreased it. Governor Mickey
and State Treasurer Mortensen appear to
be standing decidedly pat with some of the
other members somewhat tn doubt.
St. Paul Republican: The railroad pass
evil cannot be eliminated by laws or reso
lutions affecting publlo officials alone. Pri
vate citizens must reconcile themselves to
the same sort of medicine. Between a rail
road controlled official and candidates nom
inated by railroad controlled conventions
there Is no choice. It is notorious that a
large majority of delegates In every state
and congreslonal convention (regardless of
party) held In Nebraska for many years
rode to the rendezvous on free transporta
tion. " furnished almost invariably In sup
port of some favored candidate. This con
dition of affairs must not be overlooked
In the work preliminary to an anti-pass
bill which will be submitted to the next
legislature. Let the resolutions adopted
by county and congreslonal conventions be
broad enough to cover the entire question.
No half-hearted measures will avail.
Columbus Telegram: Every school boy
In Nebraska knows that our state govern
ment Is now, and for many years has been,
absolutely dominated by railroad Influence.
This is not a polltlcaP charge. The Tele
gram Is frank to admit that many of our
state officers under democratic and popu
list, rule were mere puppets of the rail
road political managers. The plan of the
Telegram for a crusade against railroad
rule is In no sense a party movement. We
are pleading with members of all political
parties to purge their organizations of
the railroad dummies. And we believe
our plan will bear fruit. Tbe people of this
state cannot be so lacking In intelligence
to .be deceived by the arguments of
newspapers which are known to be owned,
controlled and Operated by railroad influ
ence. Nebraska haa suffered long under
the railroad heel. The day of delivery
Is not far distant, and all the ridicule which
the Lincoln Star and other subsidized rail
road newspapers may heap upon the heads
of men who may protest against railroad
domination cannot serve to stay the dawn
ing of that day.
Never Loses Its Strength
Always tho Same
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COMMENCEMENT TIME.
The Joyoas Annual Dividend of th
Schools.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
When It la considered that the enrollment
in the colleges and schools at the country,
publlo and private, is not far from 30,000,000
and that a large proportion of this host are
just now making their real start In life.
It Is easy to realise how great is the Im
portance of the commencement season. The
collegians on this occasion will receive
much publio attention and much valuable
advice designed to assist them in the choice
of professions and to make smooth thoir
paths in their new careers. Those whose
formal education ceases with the comple
tion of high and grammar school courses
may feel that they are less in the publlo
eye than they deserve. The former class.
however, by no means monopolise life's
opportunities, and the latter may well find
compensation for a shorter course of schol
astic training in' the reflection that, ac
cording to many we41 qualified to Judxe,
the four year's start in business which will
ie theirs "will at least in part offset the
higher education of the collegian.
At such a season baccalaureate sermons
and graduation addresses rightly strike the
hopeful note. Optimism is In the air. The
world is kindly disposed towards the
young and ardent neophytes, each of whom
Is prone to fancy that that same big world
Is his oyster; which Is not altogether a
fancy. Each Is to a great extent the mas
ter of his fate. All that is requisite for
a youth to gain a generous measure of suc
cess, whatever his antecedents, is a du
termination to succeed by hard work In
whatever field he makes his own.
The famllar talk Is heard at this season
about tbe overcrowding of the professions
and the more limited opportunities for the
young man in business, but the rewards are
still there for the man possessed of ability
and character and willing to strive unre
mittingly for them. Nor Is the Intense com
petition of the present day wholly if at all
an evil, for to the worthy and ambitious
is the strongest incentive to effort, while
the unfit will fall, however slight the strug
gle; and whether he shall be found fit or
unfit Is, In general, for the young graduate
himself to determine. "The tools to him
who can use them" is still the law.
This country has never forgotten that it
pays to educate. The millions spent In sup
porting schools and colleges are paying
yearly dividends- whoso value Is beyond
calculation even when considered In a coin
merclal sense, while the conviction that
they are profitable in p. higher and broader
sense is In no danger of becoming weak
ened. Education in America has always
been recognised as not exclusively for the
benefit of the individual, but for the up
building of the nation.
Modern Financial Banking.
Providence Journal.
The newer plan of using deposited funds
not so much for the discounting of the
regular commercial paper of customers as
for the promotion of more or less specu
lative enterprises has come into use In
answer to a natural demand and Is doubt
loss capable of being employed to the
great advantage of general business as well
as that of individuals. But the greater
profits possible in this kind Of banking
business necessarily Involve greater risks
and these should not be Incurred without
the provision of extreme precautions.
These precautions are to be sought prim
arlly in the integrity and exceptional abil
ity of those who engage in financial bank
ing, and secondarily In a proper system
of governmental examination and control.
ROl'KD ABOCT MEW YORK.
Ripples an the Cnrrent of Life in the
Metropolis.
A scavenger tax sale now in progress in
New York City presents several features
unlike the sale held in Omaha last winter.
It was the first one held in the metropolis
In sixteen years and drew together a great
crowd of speculators and bargain hunters.
The city does not attempt to sell the prop
erty, but offers a leasehold for a term of
years determined by the bid. Cash la re
quired for the amount of taxes only,, the
successful bidder being the one who offers
to pay the tax for a leasehold of the low
est number of years. The leasehold Is not
effective until two years elapse, ddrlng
which time the owner has a right to redeem
the property. One of the -exciting incidents
of the first day's sale waa the disposition
of two lots on Fulton street, between
Broadway and Nassau, a valuable piece of
downtown property. , The taxes due on It
amount to $1,390. The bidding was started
at 600 years and by leaps and bounds went
down to ninety-nine years. After some
spirited bidding, during which the auc
tioneer had to suspend the sale to calm
down 1 the excitement, a real estate spec
ulator got the property on a bid of five
years. Then the buyer started off to in
spect his property and soon found himself
up against a atone wall with barred win
dows showing above, but no door. He
walked around the block and saw what he
had bought was a wing of the National
Park Bank building. He entered' to take
possession. The surprised bank officials
found that the property had been taken
under a title guarantee insurance policy.
but that something evidently had been over
looked In the search. Attorneys for the
bank were dispatched post haste to the
controller's office to straighten matters out.
This finally was dona by paying the ar
rears. The man who had bought the prop
erty received Pi2 for his trouble.
William Waldorf Astor will erect the
largest apartment hotel in the world, at
a cost of over $4,000,000! It will cover tho
entire block in Broadway, from Seventy
eighth and Seventy-ninth street, and ex
tending throught to West End avenue.
This Is one of the most commanding
positions In the city. It overlooks the
Hudson, and standing at a curve in Broad
way, will look down that thoroughfare
In much the same way that the Hotel
Astor now dominates It at Forty-fourth
street. The general plan observed In tho
Astor buildings will be followed, making
the new building, which has not yet been
named, harmonite with others of the
Astor group, but it will bo altogether on
a grander scale and more magnificent than
anything yet attempted.
Arrangements have been made with the
subway people to connect the new hotel
with the subway station at Seventy-ninth
street by an arcade, and it Is said that the
entire level will be occupied by a res
taurant, cafe, palm room and louaglng
rooms similar in some respects to the
ground floor arrangement of the Hotel As
tor and Waldorf-Astoria.
Dr. Darlington of the New Tork City
health department says that heart disease
Is increasing at an alarming degree there,
caused by the strenuous life the residents
lead. "The hurry and rush of business,"
says Dr. Darlington, "the noise and ex
citement and clamor of metropolitan life,
the late suppers, the elaborate food, the
stimulating drinks, the constant restless
quest of excitement, money and pleasure
all create a strain on ' the heart which
breaks down the tissues and creates vari
ous forms of heart disease." The total
number of deaths from heart disease last
week alone was 123. The number of deaths
for the corresponding week last year was
fifty-eight
Patsy and Bedella, the two big rhesus
monkeys In the Central Park menagerie,
come near being the spoonleot couple In or
out of the park. But Patsy is getting old
and Indolent and he prefers to sit quietly
on his little platform rather than swing
on the trapese or frisk about the cage.
Bedella is more active.
Bedella was at the bars of the cage when
an employe of the administration building
came along at noontime and gave her a
lump of sugar. Putting It in her mouth,
she sprang upon the horisontal bar and
looked down at her mate. There was In
tense longing In his glance as he saw her
take the piece of sugar out of her mouth
and look at It. Monkeys are as fond of
sweets as most schoolgirls are and he
wanted some of the delicacy, but it was
hard to move.
Back went the sugar again Into Bedella's
mouth. Patsy's longing was almost strong
enough to overcome his Inertia. He stood
up as If to go to her, but changed his mind.
By and by the sugar was all gone and Be
della climbed down from the bar and went
to her mate. V
He was Inclined to be grouchy,' but Be
della knew his weakness. She deftly parted
the hair on the top of his head, pulled his
ear gently, and, putting her arm around
his neck, caressed him. The conjugal
storm disappeared and there was only love
In the eyes that looked up on her. Be
della knew.
The' cost of living In the high class
restaurants of New Tork Is greater than
In those of any other city in the world.
This does not mean that some of the res
taurants of London and Paris, which make
specialties of things not found elsewhere
are not more expensive, .but the prices
charged In New York restaurants of recog
nised prominence for those dishes which
are In most demand In every city boasting
of a good hotel or restaurant are In exoess
of the rates charged in any of the
others. ,
Oysters, consomme, fish, roast beef, roast
lamb, turkey, partridge, quail, chicken,
potatoes, celery, lettuce, cheese. Ice cream,
and coffee, at the leading New York hotel
would coat ta.50.
In London the check for tbe same would
be tS 01. in Paris the dinner would cost $8. SO.
In Washington the tariff would be KH at
Buffalo the charge would be 18.10, at Pitta
burg a check for ffi.M would be presented,
In Cincinnati the bill would foot up tS.tfi,
while in Omaha a modest claim for $2.M
would be collected.
The souvenir taking habit has grown to
be such an evil that New York hotels
estimate the loss from this cause at thou
sands of dollars yearly and fit their tables
with the cheapest possible articles In the
line of small wares so aa to minimise the
loss If they are stolen. The annoyance, as
well as the expense, of replacing articles
stolen has grown to be unendurable and
measures ere now generally resorted to to
put a stop to the practice of souvenir hunt
ing. A woman detective who In a large de
partment store distinguishes herself by
discovering many shoplifters, is one of
many persons now employed In one large
hotel to keep track of persons secretlng
small articles that may be on the tables.
The after theater supper is the time
when the souvenir thief is most active.
At that time, escorted by a man friend
and dressed handsomely, the woman de
tective seats herself among the guests
and observes the various parties at the
different tables. If she sees any of the
tableware appropriated . she communicates
the fact to the head waiter secretly, and
the offending persons are politely requested
to, replace the articles they have taken.
PERSONAL ItOTEi. . ,
Tlbboo Tib Is dend. Sounds like a child's
name for a playful kitten, but Tlbboo Tib
was a murderous Arab chief of songful
Africa.
Farmers can borrow money from the
government of Norway at f per cent In
terest and still the Norse rush to other
lands. The reason Is that the collateral
on which to borrow Is rather difficult to
get in Norway.
Judge Charles Field of Athol, Mass.,
who Is said to be the oldest justice in
the country in active judicial service,
celebrated the 90th- anniversary of his
birth on June 9. He continues to hold
court several days each woek.
Dr. Edmund 1. James, the new presi
dent of the University of Illinois, Is mak
ing a careful Investigation Into the post
college record of foot ball players. He
says: "The successful foot ball man must,
under modern conditions, so overstrain
himself physically as to diminish seriously
his chances of achieving-isuocees-i of an?
kind In after life."
Thomas Davidson, the ' American phil
osopher, often referred to as "One of the
twelve most learned men Of his time,"
believed that the true students of the age
are found not so much In Universities, full
'of the Idle sons of the rich, as In the
factories and workshops. As the result
of a challenge at the close of a lecture
Prof. Davidson organised a class of wage
earners from tenement houses.
There was considerable excitement at.
Oyster Bay, Long Island, over the an
nouncement that President Roosevelt had
purchased an estate In' Virginia. It waa
feared that the chief magistrate contem
plated deserting his old home, but a re
assuring letter from Washington' says Mr.
Roosevelt has no idea of doing so perm
anenntly. He will spend part of his time
In Virginia, but will continue to vote from
the old Long Island homestead.
TART TRIFLES.
"What brought you here, my poor manf
asked the prison visitor.
"Aw!" replied the convict, "jlst fur tryln
to flatter a rich man."
"Tho Idea!"
"Yes, I jlst tried to Imitate his signature
on a check." Philadelphia Press.
Adat-Tlmld. Isn't heT
May Awfully. He's so' afraid that shell
say no that he won't give her a chance
to say yes. Brooklyn Life.
"What's the matter with Mrs. Brydolgh?"
"Jealous. Bhe overheard her husband say
that he was going to buy a ribbon for his
typewriter, and she's been threatening to
sue for divorce ever since." Cievelassl
Leader.
Knlcker So Henpekt is going to sue for
breach of promise?
Bocker Yes, Mrs. H. onoe promised not
to marry him. New York Sun.
Poser Some people are just natural bora
liars. They honestly can t help It.
Slyman Ves. but you haven't that ex
cuse. Detroit Free frees.
"Remember." said the earnest cltlxen,
"that a publlo office Is a publlo trust."
"I shouldn't say that." answered 1 Senator
Sorghum, "owing to our peculiar political
system, there are very few offices that
ran be made as lucrative as a trust."
Washington Star.
Real estate agent (on shipboard) Per
haps we can close that deal now for that
little plot of land. What'U you offer aa
acreT
Seasick Individual I'll give you 11.000 an
arse If you'll deliver it here now. Brooklyn
Eagle.
"I thought you said last night that her
complexion was ruined."
"So 1 did."
"'But there she Is, looking aa beautiful
as ever."
"I referred to her last night's comple-
Ion." Houston Post.
THE SEASON'S STYLE.
Indianapolis News.
Oh, dainty little maiden, with your dainty
shirt waist charming.
So fresh and crisp with frilllness In most
exquisite laundering,
Although our adoration's great, there's
something quite alarming
About your present make-up, too, that
keep our glance from wandering.
Thus, as we stroll along the street in mood
that's culm and pensive.
When you appear we turn our gass upon
you most admiringly,
And then, though you don't know It, some
thing makes us apprehensive,
And bids us fix a startled look upon you
most Inquiringly.
Though life's experience has taught this
Is a world of chances,
And that adventures one must face are
manifold and various,
We are iniprsscd by this year's styles,
from even passing glances.
That certain Incidentals are .unusually
precarious. . .
For as we gae upon you In the costume
that's so charming,
We feel a thrill that penetrates e'en
hearts o'erlald with callouses, -Because
of you will pardon us, but really
The very careless way In which you're
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