THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 190.1
Strong and well equipped,
progressive, yet conserva
tive, the
United States National Bank
OF OMAHA
is prepared to transact a
general banking business
To its customers the bank
loans, upon satisfactory pa
per or approved collateral.
It solicits accounts from
bankers, firms, corporations
and individuals. Correspon
dence and personal inter-1
views invited.
EFFICIENCY COMES FIRST
fti'mu'ir Oeotral Oortelyoa'i Thtory in
Isgird to Foital Eeitie.
DEFICIT A SECONDARY CONSIDERATION
Sum Peatnrea of the Service as
Rbawa by Hll Annual Report
Jaat Mad to the
President.
WABHINOTON, Dec. 10. The annual re
port of th postmaster general reviews the
work of the department for the last year,
give In detail the postal revenue and ex
penditures, discusses Important changes
that have been made la. departmental or
ganisation and In the method of appointing
postmasters, and makes auch suggestions
ind recommendations aa appear to be war
ranted. .After referring to the fact that there- Ik
ahortly to be celebrated the JOOth annlverf
ary of the birth of Benjamin Fi-anklln. who
waa for more than twenty yeara deputy
poatmaator general for the colonics and
who waa at the head of the poatal service
under the confederation, the postmaster
general says:
What a contrast between the aervice of
hi day and that of the present time! From
seventy-Cv poatofflcea In 1790, the year of
Kranklin'a death, tha number had grown
In 1901 to 7ft,(M5, and now In 68,131; from re
xelpta or tHlfidi and expenditurea of $32,140
we have advanced in the aame period to re
ceipt of I151.8X.585 and expenditurea of
17,89R,19; from a total fore of about 600
to a total force of about 2S0,UK).
Not Infrequently public criticism is di
rected agatnat our poatal aervice and un
favorable comparison made, aa to certain
featurea, with the poatal ayatema of for
eign governmenta. Much of thia comment,
however, overlooka the unuaual conditions
existing In thta country, Its great extent of
territory and Ita widely scattered popula
tion. With the introduction- of rural free
delivery aa yet unfinished and other details
of poatal development Incomplete it would
seem to be the part of wisdom to proceed
cn( rvatlvely until the present aervice la
more nearly perfected. In other words, it
la betleved that for tha time being attention
ran be more profitably devoted to an Iro-
f'rovament of the aervice already estab
Ished than to an Immediate cnnaiderailon
of auch questions aa the reduction of rates
of poatajre, a parcela post, postal savings
depositories, a postal telegraph and tele
phone, and kindred subjects, and what I
say In this report Is predicated upon that
conviction. In due course full considera
tion should be given to three other quea
tlona, In favor of eome of which very strong
arguments can be advanced.
It la sometimes said that the PostofMce
department should tie self-sustaining. Such
a condition would be gratlfving, hut I am
leas concerned a.mut the deficit than I am
about efficiency o' administration.
alcnlnraat Facta.
1904 lfloa.
Appropriation for
the support of the .
poatofftce depart
ment and the poa
tal eervlca... HM.8Rl.zai.T5 172.:CM.0Ss.T5
Rctpt . 143.5r2.6Jt.34 lS2.Sa.&K6. 10
Expenditures (In-.
, eluding amount '
expended on ac
count prior years) 1K.1M3 1U.T0 l7.3.lfi .21
Deficit S,779,4.W 14.5715M.13
Number of poat-
offloea 71.131 18,131
Numbei of em
ployes, all grades,
In the service (ap
proximately) :8i,437
Number of letter
. carriers, city Lf.Tdl 21,778
Number of letter
carriers, rural.... H,"1 3.'.066
Number of rural
delivery routes in
operation -'i.tvi '32,121
Number of pieces
of mall matter
handled by dead
letter office ll.C41t.4tjU 11.819.544
The estimates submitted for the po
isl service for the rtacal year 1906-T, while
THE TEA PENALTY.
. Strong Maa'a Experience.
Writing from a buay railroad town, the
wlfa of an employe of one of the great
roads aaysi
"My husband la a railroad man, who has
been so much benefited by the use of l'os
turn Food Coffee that he wishes me to ex
press his thanks to you for the good you
have dons htm. Ills waking hours are
taken Up with his work and he haa no time
to writs himself.
i' Hs lias been a great tea drinker i.'.l his
Ufa and has always liked It strong.
"Tea has, of late years, acted on iiira
Ilk morphine docs upon moat people. At
first U soothed htm, but only for an hour or
so, then It began to affect his nerves to
such an extent that he could not sleep at
night, and he would go to hla work In tho
morning wretched and miserable from the
toss of rest. This condition grew con
stantly wore, until hia frlenda persuaded
him, some four month ago, to quit tea and
uae Postum.
"At first h used Poatum only for break
.fast, but aa he liked the taste of It. and it
somehow seemed to do htm good, hi? added
It to his evening meal. Then, aa he grew
better, he began to drink It for ins noon
meal, and now he will drink nothing rise
st table.
"His condition is so wonderfully Improved
during these 4 months that he could not be
hired to give up Postum and go back to
lea. . tils nerves have become steady and
reliable one more, and hia sleep is easy,
uatural and refreshing. He owes all this to
J'oatum, for be has taken no medicine and
made no other change lu his diet. His
brother, who Is very nervous from coffee
drinking, was persuaded by us to give up
th CO fie and uae Postum, and he also has
reeerarsd his health and strength." Name
given by Postum Co. Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little book,
"Taa Road to Wellvllle," In pkgs.
Bhowing a reduction of expenses wherever i
possible without Impairment of the serv-
Ice, are based. In general, on the belief j
that It Is poor economy not to make ade- I
ouate nrovislon for a nroDer develonment '
of poatal facilities to meet the growing !
needs or all sections of the country.
Organisations of Employes.
The question of organization of em-
floyes within the service has had care
ul consideration and good results have
Com rrom the action taken by tne de
partment. There haa been a frank state
ment of wh(t the department believes
should be the employe a relation to it,
and all employes are held to a strict ac
countability in this regard. At recent
meetings of organizations there haa been
a spirit of entire loyalty and a marked ef
fort to co-operate with the department in
securing Improved service.
The work of purifying the malls la not
confined to the suppression of frauds nnd
lotteries, but Includes as well the exclusion
therefrom of obscene. Indecent and scur
rilous matter, and the punishment of those
found to have deposited such matter for
transmission A more atrlct enforcement of
these alatutes recently has brought about
highly gratifying results.
The meeting of postofflce Inspectors In
charge, which waa held In thla city May 1i,
li06, has already reaulted in improved serv
ice. While the present condition of the gov
ernment finances precludes me from malt
ing an Immediate recommendation for In
creases In tho rates of compensation paid to
the various classes of postal emploves. I
consider It only Just to say that fiom such
investigation o" this question as it has bocn
possible for me to make I am convinced
that in many cases the salaries of poatofflce
Clerks and of letter carriers, city and rural,
are Inadequate. While In recent years the
cost of living has Increased, particularly in
large cities, there has been no corresponding
advance in the remuneration of poatal em
ployea aa there haa been In the case of pcr
rona employed outside the service. This la a
subject that should receive the earnest at
tention of the congress, and it la ho"ped that
a acale of snlarlea and a eystom for their
adjustment can be devlaed that will place
the question of compensation on a more
satisfactory basts.
dumber In Railway Service.
At the close of the year the railway mnll
aervice comprised 12,474 officers and em
ployes, an Increase In the year of 853.
in the amount of ordinary mall handled
there was an lncfeaao of about 8.7T per
cent as compared with the preceding year,
and an Increase of about 13 per cent In tho
amount of registered matter.
The record of the service shows a normal
growth, with a gratifying maintenance of
efficiency. . . 1
During the year 12 clerks. Including 1 sub
stitute clerk, were killed while on duty. The
preceding year there were 18 regular clerks,
1 substitute clerks and 1 mall weigher killed.
The number of clerks seriously injured was
125, as against 90 for last year. The number
nf clerks slightly injured was 386, as against
14S for last year. With the growth of the
service every effort haa been made to aur
round the clerka with every possible safe
guard. Car construction has been given
special attention, and the plana and specifi
cations upon which postal cars are now
built will Insure our securing cars stronger,
if possible, than any of the other cars In
the trains.
The arduous end hasardous duties Inci
dent to the service emphasize the desira
bility of some legislative action that will
make provision for clerks worn out In the
service and maintain the vigor and effi
ciency of the servic by the gradual elimi
nation nf superannuated clerks. Several
plans have been submitted and the main
tenance of the present high standard of the
service seems to call for some action In that
direction.
On June 3d, 19uK. there were 3.064 railroad
routes, the total length of which was 100.
fWS.33 miles, with an annual travel of 3tU,
Mb.731.S5 miles.
In thirty-six foreign countries which
report to the International bureau of the
t'nlversal Postal union there were 308.4:4
miles of such routes, and the number of
miles traveled waa 505,401, 8ti8.
The annual rate of expenditure In the
I'nlted States waa S3t.833,07i.75. The In
crease for the year was 4,067.96 miles In
length of routes. B.G07.834.15 miles In annual
travel and fttf6,t94.23 in annual rate of ex
penditure. Pay for Mull Transportation.
The law relative to rates of payment for
railroad mall transportation haa not been
changed since 1873. except aa it has been
modified by the laws of 1S76 and 1878. by
which a reduction In the rates of 10 and 5
per cent, respectively, was made.
The present method of determining the
rates of pay for thla aervice ia not alto
gether satisfactory, and while I am not yet
prepared to suggest specific changes, it ia
believed that certain Inquiries that are bv
Ing instituted through departmental chan
nels will afford data on which to base fu
ture recommendations. The plan now fol
lowed appears to furnish a somewhat un
certain basis upon which to make annual
expenditures exceeding 4O.0uO,O0O.
I he suggestion haa been made, and it Is
I worthy of serious consideration, that a sub
stantial saving In the cost of railway mail
transportation could be accomplished by
forwarding bulky periodicals and mailable
I merchandise by fast freight Instead of hy
what ia known as "fast mall." and by pro
viding that auch matter aa mould ordinarily
go by fast freight under thla plan should
pay extra poetuge whenever transmitted by
fast mail.
I Th Merchant Marine communion ap
j pointed by congrcas on the recommendation
of the president haa made its report and
! has prepared a bill embodying Ita conclu-
j StOllS
Fast mail steamers of other countries
leaving ports of the I'nlted States will
more and more absorb our foreign mall
transportation until auch time aa the United
States provides an adequate compensation
for the outward voage of steamer cf equal
apeed and regularity of schedule.
Congress haa authorized the-postmaster
, general, by th act of 1891. to contract
1 with owners of American steamships for
. ocean mall aervice and has realized the Im
practicability of commanding suitable
i steamships in the Interest of the postal
I service alone by requiring that auch steam
I era shall be of a size, class and equipment
which will promote commerce and become
available as auxiliary cruisers of the uavy
In case nf need
The compensation allowed to such steam
ers la found to be wholly inadequate to
aecure the proposal contemplated; hence
advertisements from time to time have
' failed to develop any bids for much needed
aervice. Thia la especially true in regard
to several of the countries of South Amer
ica with which we have cordial relations
and which, for manifest reasons, should
have direct mall connections with ua. I
j refer to Wrnsii and Ciutne south of It.
Parrels Post Dlscasaed.
To establish a domestic parcel post in
this country wher distancea are so
great and a uniform rat of nuai... i
nrmly established aa a sound principle
of postal administration, would probably
Involve either a high rale of postsg or
a temporarv deficit in the effort to com
pete with the several express companies
thoroughly organized for handling parcels
tinder the sone system, charging In pro
I onion to distance carried. Th parcel
post would gel all lonti-dia'anre rwieele.
whtch mould be carried at a loss, and tno
express companies all short-distance par
cels, becntise lone rates would be less
than postage rates. An effective domestic
parcel post should be organised on th
same lines, substantially, as the express
companies conduct their fervlce In tills
country snd as parcel-post service is con
ducted In other "ountt les. It would be
pecessary to adopt rates of postage that
would meet the ratea charged by express
companies.
It Is not deemed wise, at least at this
time, to ask authority of congresa for the
establishment of a separate parcel post In
the domestic service, but an earnest rec
ommendation Is made that third and
fourth class mall matter be merged at th
rate of 1 cent for two ounces. This could
be done without the necessity of re-arranging
tho service. Al mercnindlse
parcels not exceeding four pounds in
weight mould rontinue to be carried In
ordinary pouches and sacks at one-half
th rate now charged, and afford a great
opportunity for distributing light pack
ages to a multitude of places not reached
by express companies and at a charge
sufficient to reimburse the government
for actual cost of carriage.
According to estimates heretofore mad
and published, matter of the second class
approximates in weight two-thirds of the
bulk of all mall matter, yet produces only
about 4 per cent of the postage revenue.
The cost to the government of handling
II mall matter la estimated to be be
tween 5 and 8 cents n pound. A portion
of second-class matter mailed by pub
lishers and news ngenta Is carried free
of all postage, and from the remainder
th revenue la I cent a pound upon the
bulk weight, paid In money, regardlees
of the number of pieces In the pound, ex
cept that copies addressed for carrier de
livery In th city of publication art re
quired to be prepaid by pnstage stamps
afflxed at the rate of 1 cent a copy on
newspapers regardless of weight, 1 cent
a copy on periodicals not in excess of
two ounces In weight, snd t cents a copy
If over two ounces. Publishers usually
employ private carriers for delivery In
the city of publication. The revenue de
rived from auch copies when mailed Is
estimated to be but twenty-four one
hundredth of 1 per cent of the postage
revenue, and Is not taken into account in
these calculations.
Where Deficit Cornea In.
During the last fiscal year the total
wclgnt carried at 1 cent a pound and freu
was tjh3.lft7.lA xiunds. , If it cost tne gov
ernment as mucii as 5 cents a pound to
handle thla matter in the mails, it will be
seen that the amount paid out was l.Ll.lii6,
Soti 40. The actual revenue was $6.1ti,tit;.a4.
The statute in relation to tnis curb oi
matter is Inherently wrong. In many par
ticulars it Is vague and uncertain. Its
proper administration depends too much
upon ideal distinction.
There can be no doubt that the interests
of all concerned will be the best subserved
when the rate of postage upon any news
pai or, perioalcal or piece of printed mat
ter can bo determined and charged by the
postmaster at the office m'here the matter
Is to enter the malls without recourse to
the. department for the settlement of such
perplexing questions as those herelufuie
enumerated.
I recommend' a thorough review of this
whole subject by the congress, and the
enactment of a statute to take the place
of those existing which will render unneces
sary, in determining the elasa to which
any mall matter belongs, the consideration
of such questions as those upon which
record-clans matter now depends.
The delivery of mall bv carriers In the
rural districts of the United States was
begun October 1. l&M. with the establish
ment of one route from Uvllia. one from
iialltom'n. and three from Charlestown, W.
Va. During that fiscal year eighty-three
routes were Installed In twenty-nine states.
At first some of the carriers were paid
H.iO per annum, but at the close of the
year the salnrlea of the carriers ranged
from 175 to 3K) per annum.
In the act of making appropriations for
the fiscal year ended June 30. iat.3, the
appropriations for rural free delivery serv
ice were segregated for the first time. Pro
vision was made for fixing the salaries of
the various employes, and the word "ex
perimental" waa dropped. Up to October
2. 1906, the cases covering regular petitions
and including cases In which pet'tlons wej
waived numlered 50,395, or which 33.486 have
been favorably acted on and 12,267 filed with
adverse acilon, leaving 4,066 cases pending.
Routes wnlch hnve been discontinued are
Included in the number of adverse cases.
Rural ' Service Reorganisation
There Is already a decided Improvement
In this service over the old conditions when
it was weighted down with abuses, but the
work of reorganization and inspection must
be still further prosecuted. I am confident
that future legitimate extensions can be ac
complished at a lower rate of expense. The
policy for the future contemplates:
The discontinuance without delay of any
route where It Is found on Inspection that
because of a lack of appreciation of the
service the expenditure Inyolved'.is wnwar
ranted. The discontinuance of all postofflces, m-hen
not inconsistent with existing law, if th.
natrons can be adquately served by rural
free delivery. This will result In many In
stances in saving to the department the
amount of the cancellations.
The substitution of every-other-day serv
ice for dally service where the patronage Is
not sufficient to warrant dally .service,
thereby discontinuing the employment of a
carrier.
Tho restriction of service on routes to not
more than one dllvery and collection dally.
The requirement that conditions precedent
to the establishment of rural delivery shall
be a possible patronage of 100 families on a
standard route of twenty-four miles, or a
proportionate number of families on routes
of -less length: and that roads shall be kept
in good condition, unobstructed hy gates,
with all streams fordable at all seasons of
the year: provided that In completing the
service in a county the average patronage
per rout shall bo not less than ninety
families.
The requirement that before a route is in
stalled the postmaster shall certify that not
fewer than three-fourths of the possible
patrons have provided for approved rurnl
mall boxes.
The requirement that all patrons not
lining an approved box, or a box which can
be approved under the regulations, shall
provide themselves with an approved box.
whether the box now In use by them was
erected prior to October 1, 1902, or not.
Statement showing, by years, the number
of rural free delivery routes In operation
and the total amounts appropriated and ex
pended therefor:
No. of
Routes
Total in
Amount Oper-
Expended. ation.
f fO.241.0l 148
l.VI.012.48 Til
420.4..17 1.-7U
1,750,3:1.35 4,1
4.0W.O41.71 8.4W
8,051.1 99.79 16.119
12.H4i.276.79 24,5'lii
;0,fc74.til8.75 32,053
Total Amount
Tear. Appropriated.
ItM I
18 150.M2.79
1S00 4o0,0"0.uu
19iil 1,750. T.29
19o2 4,O.f75.20
1903 8.580.:i.31
9i4 12.9Ctt.9n5. 4 1
13no 21,116.r.io.ix
19im 25,5J8.SIK.W
Some small addition may be made to thla
total bv reason of suspended Hems.
During the lust few months a thorough
invtt'tigitlon of the rural free delivery
service has been made -by poatofflce Inspec
tors, and It Is believed that the adoption of
certain of the recomniendatlona in their re
port, together with the changea recently In
troduced under the supervision of the
fourth assistant postmaster general, will
materially aid In placing this Important
branch of the poatal service upon a busi
nesslike basis.
The department is giving attention to the
1 relations of the star route box delivery to
rural free delivery, wun a view 10 elimi
nating duplication and surrounding this
newest rural service with proper safe
guards. Llk BnratlnK.
When your head feels like bursting, Dr.
Kings New Ufe Pills quickly cure the
cause, constipation. 25c. Kor sale by Sher
man A McConncll Drug Co.
Honeadale art glusa. Kdholin. Jeweler.
Watchea Frenzer. 15th and iiorig.
gnowatoraa at El Paso.
EL PASO. Tex.. Dec. 10 For the first
time In the history of the local weather
bureau snowballing and sleighing are i-oa-sible
In El Paso before Christmas. Snow
has been falling all day from El Paso north
and east for several hundred miles. It la
not cold enough to harm cattle unless a
f reese sets In.
on awry
vox. SSo
Atwya . Rta7r tba fpll fan
! ljfexative jjromo rturains
I Cores CoJ4 in ODDya Ck-tpta 2 Day
EXPECT MOVE .FROM BROWN
His for 8ome Tim Contemplated Ptoieci
tion of Auee-ment Officials.
NOT FSTABUSHID f ARMS ARE TOO LOW
If .arh Mhoald Prove to Re the Case
Amendment to Revenne lar Will
Afford Opportunity to
Brine lp.
(From a Btsft Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Dec. 10. (Special.) Phould At
torney General Brom-n consider It expedient
to Institute proceedings against county
officers who made Inadequate assessments
of real estate it will cause but little
surprise among his closest friends, who
have known for sometime that h stood
ready to prosecute officials mho were so
disregarded of their oaths that they al
lowed property to go on the assessment
lists st less than the relil value. Thla
Impartial attitude of the attorney gen
eral Is backed up by Governor Mickey,
who has asserted ever since the new law
mas framed that Its penalties were In
tended to safeguard Its enforcement.
Neither Brown nor the governor were
anxious to assess the railways unfairly
snd they were desirous of having all other
property properly listed.
However, t Is not yet regarded as a
certainty that realty and other property
Is assessed too low. the railway conten
tion haa been that the farm and live
stock of th farmers have been assessed
at far too low a figure, but that theory
has been questioned, except In a few coun
ties. Taking the entire realty of a county
the valuation does not come up to th
expectation of the person who bases his
estimates on the sale valuations of a few
choice tracts. In each county there Is
more or less undesirable land. Much of
the land was sasessed st a high enough
figure two years ago and under the pro
visions of the law these valuations must
stand for a four-year period. Hlnc the
first assessment period land has been
rapidly Increasing In value and It Is prob
able that there are many Instances where
the valuation has climbed far above the
figures on which the assessor based his
entries. This Is the fault of the provi
sion for a quadrennial assessment period,
but the railways cannot complain of that,
because the entire revenue law waa helped
along by them and the four-year assess
ment scheme was designed by them to
catch realty owners.
May Level Is.
It Is pointed out that the testimony of
county officials' In the railway ta.x cases
comes at an opportune time, since It will
enable the State Board of Equalization and
Assessment to take the proper steps to
have all of the undervalued property as
sessed at the right figure. The orginal
revenue act, aa idopted by the legislature
of 1908, provided no change from the quad
rennial assessment figures. Fortunately,
the last legislature. In accordance m-ith the
recommendations of Governor Mickey,
amended the statute so as to permit of
changes to bring the assessment of realty
to the right figures, whether up or down.
The new section provides that "In cases
of evident error of assessment or of ap
parent gross injustice in overvaluation or
undervaluation of real property, the county
board of equalization may at Sny of its
annual meetings consider and correct the
same by raising, ttfter due notice has been
given to the Interested party or parties, or
by lowering tho assessed valuation of such
real property." ; -'
When th time comes for tho county
boards of the counties to equalize for 19l
It is. likely that 4UM state board will tako
steps to Insure tha.Rhe realty in the coun
ties where It has been testified to be low Is
raised to the proper figure. Should that
fall, the state board can, under Its power
to equalize by 'classes, add the necessary
percentage to the valuation of the real es
tate of each coupty. It has been the un
failing purpose of Oovernor Mickey and
other members cf the state board to In
sure that all of the property of the stale
mas assessed according to It , and with
the proper evidence at hand there ia little
question but that the board would take
prompt steps to Insure honest compliance
with the law.
Doe slser Seek Mathews' Place.
Lincoln politicians are wondering
whether Postmaster E. R. Slier m-ill be
a candidate for the federal vacancy due
to the enforced retirement of United
States Marshal Mathews. His salary as
postmaster is H.Ooo a year and it has
been believed that he Mould be reap
pointed despite the little b.-eak between
him and Senator Burkett in the laat state
convention, since a reconciliation has
taken place. It . Is on the friendship of
Burkett for Slser that the politicians are
basing their predlctidns that Slzer may
be a factor, should the president refuse
a reconsideration of his action in favor
of Mathews. Slzer has been ambitious lor
a paymastershlp in the army, but It Is
asserted that he would be satisfied to
secure the marshal's office.
GLA8 FACTPRIF.lt FOR SAND HILLS
Immeaa Project Involving; New Rail
road and nig Power Plant.
VALENTINE, Neb.. Dec. 10 (Speclal)-
Plana are under way for the converting of
, the hitherto useless sandhills of western
Nebraska Into marketable glass, and the
project Is being undertaken on a
seal mhlch promises to bring a
large number of people Into this
sparsely populated country. It seems that
the sandhills have at last become attractive,-
not to ranchmen this time, but to big
capitalists. These thousands and thousands
of acres of sandhills, whtch the govern
ment haa betn trying to get rid of for
many years by offering ISO acres to anyone
for a homestead, and since the Kinkaid
bill has been In effect, 640 acres, have been
allowed to each settler, have at last been
discovered to have great value and it be
hooves everyone to take up and establish
a homestead on all the land obtainable.
The Chicago Tribune of recent date made
mention of a glass city to be established
In northwestern Nebraska on one of tha
large river of the state. The exact loca
tion of thla "glass city" waa left open for
Imagination. At the Junction of tho Mln
nichaduza and Niobrara rivers, near Fort
Niobrara, will be constructed two large
dams One on the Minnichadusa and an
other on the Niobrara river. Until re
cently all the land from Valentine to the
mouth of the Minnichadusa belonged to the
government, but haa now been purchased
by private parties.
It is th intention to build a railroad
from this point through Valentine and
south about twenty-eight miles into the
sandhill district. The end of the road ta
to be near Red Deer lake, on a ranch
owned by a Mr. E. C. Cochran of Chicago,
who may become Interested In the enter
prise. This railroad Is calculated to han
dle all the sand sufficient to keep these
glasii factorlva running night and day for
years to come. The number of factories
to be established has not been definitely
settled. It is thought that they mill be
constructed near the mouth of the Minni
chaduza river and get their pomer from
both the Minnichadusa and Niobrara rivers.
It is a big undertaking, but with the
eaplttl that will back the enterprise it Is
sure to succeed. In addition to the fac
tories for making glass ther mill b an
Immense electric power plant built on th
Niobrara river, an electric road constructed
from Fort Niobrara to Valentine and an
Innumerable number of dwellings east of
Valentine for the factory employes to
lie In
It I expected that the number of em
ploye will be so large that there m-ll be
great business advantage In Valentine.
The sand has been thoroughly tested and
found to contain more silica than It was
possible to imagine.
Nebraska bids fair to rlvnl some of th
eastern states In population when capital
ists take up the glass manufactory In other
parts of th state than at Valentine.
Collar Rash Grow Lively.
GRAND ISLAND. Nrb.. Dec. M.(Sp
rlal.) A rush among factions of the stu
dents of the Grand Island Puslness colle.se
yesterday led to seversl badly bruised faces
and the taking Into custody by the police
officials of two of the leaders. It appears
thnt there has been formed a "linen collar"
brigade among these students in opposi
tion to the "rubber collar" men students
wearing celluloid or paper collars. The linen
collar men decided that the rubber collars
must go and m-hen a rubber collar appeared
It mas either peacefully removed by th
wearer or It was forcibly torn off. But soon
the' rubber collar men became a bit too
numerous and there was an Issue. The
wrangle. In which over 100 students took
part, led to the street, where It reached the
stage of savage Moms and several of t'.i
boys were bleeding when the thing was over
with. The two arrested were given a strong
talk by the police Judge and dismissed.
Upecnlntlnar on Route nf Road.
STROM SBUItG. Neb.. Dec. 10 fSneclal.) -
i Since th dally papers have announced th"
fnct that the Union TacUlo will extend Its
line from here to Central City much inter
est has been taken aa to the survey the
rond will use. There are two old surveys
and the Idea seems to prevail that the south
oH will be followed, mhlch mfll locate the
first tomn west of here, near Arborvllle,
and that the new tom-n then will consume
the town of Arborvllle. Thn supposition is
that only tm-o towns will be located be
tween here and Central City, and that will
be agreeable to the business Interests of
this city at any rate.
Nebraska Notes.
VALKNTINE A farmers' Institute will
be held here December 13.
TKCUMSEH-W. E, Damon, a former
resident of this county, has Invented a
new airship. He lives at Los Angeles,
Cal.. and a company has been organized
which will promote the new Invention.
TECUMSEH The second event In the
business men's lecture course for Te
cumseh this season will be the lecture
by De Witt Miller at the opera house
Friday evening on the subject, "Reveries
of a Bachelor.
TECUMSEH District court will con
vene In Johnson county Wednesday. The
petit Jury mill come on for service. There
are many cases Tor consideration, among
them being the Chamberlain embezzlement
cases. In case any of these come up at
this time no doubt the defense mill insist
on a change of venue.
FA1RBUHY An over heuted nine In tho
. furnace room of the First National bank
I building aet fire to the floor of the bank
ing room and caused considerable damage
; before It was extinguished, bv smoking
up the room and fixtures and cracking
; the plate glass front of the building. The
loss was confined to the banking room,
j CLAKK.S The following officers were
I elected for the ensuing year by the local
j camp, Modern Woodmen of America: Ven
, erable consul, H. F. Hooper; clerk, U. 8.
' Adams; excellent banker, Frank Sears;
worthy adviser, George Campbell; escort,
W. W. Ferguson; watchman, James Wolfe;
sentry, Joe Daniels; manager, H. C. Mc
Gath. NORFOLK Alleging that his wife was
Insane and ought to be brought to the
Norfolk hospital. Andrew Roseboom of
Boyd county took his frau to Butte for
examination by the board of Insanity. The
board found that the woman was perfectly
. sane and compelled Roseboom to pav the
costs of tho case. They further admon
ished him to treat his wife better In the
future than ho Is said to have done in the
PA PILLION At the annual meeting of
Dahlgreen Post Nd. 58, Grand Army of
the Republic, the following officers were
elected for the ensulna year: Ilsrrl Ron
Bprague, commander; M. Fish, senior '
vice commander; Jacob Lutes. Junior '
vice commander; N. R. Wilcox, quarter
master; Charles Norrls. officer of the
day; J. Carr, delegate to state encamp
ment. TABLE ROCK Funeral services for the
late James Hood, mho met death in such
a tragical way on the farm on Thursday,
were held at the family residence, it
couple of miles northwest, yesterday, con
ducted by Rev. Jamison and R. J. Mc
Cready of Pam-nee City. Th" latter had ,
been his pastor for more than a quarter j
of a century. The body was then brought
here and taken to Monmouth, 111., for '
buruu.
OSCEOLA Th Union Pacific railroad
was summoned to come Into court before
County Judge F. H. Ball the past week
and show cause why they should not pay
the value of tranaportatlon to James F.
Farrls from South Omaha to Osceola.
Mr. Farrla had shipped some rattle to
South Omaha and the Union Pacific agent
failed to give him return transportation,
so the suit was brought. The railroad
company appeared hy their local attorney
here, paid Mr. Farrls J3.CS for his ticket;
the costs of court. H.05. and the attorney
fee of tlO.00, making 116.10 In all.
Cold Cause Sore Throat.
Laxative Bromo Quinine, the world wide
Cold and Grip remedy, remove the cause.
Call for the full name and look for sig
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Marh-Waated Man Arrested.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 10. A special to the
Journal from Alama, Kan., Bays: Sheriff
11. C. Erlckson today arrested a man he
lleved to be H. E. Spencer, wanted on a
charge of having smuggled arms and ex
plosives to the convicts who participated in
the recent mutiny st the penitentiary at
Jefferson City, Mo. The man gave his name
as William Campbell, claimed to be from
Miimj
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Jefferson CHy.
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signature on box.
ANQTHElv IKbIS IN RUSSIA
(Continued from First Puge.)
cession tonight singing revolutionary songs.
In Marzalkowska street their may m-as
barred by a detachment of the Gro howskl
regiment, the" commander of which ordered
his men to fire. The soldiers refused to
do so and permitted the procession to pass.
The commanding officer then fled.
A rumor Is current that the whole gar
rison of the Warsaw citadel has mutinied.
It is Impossible to verify the rumor, aa
the authorities refuse admission to the
fortress.
KRAI II AS FAITH IS COt T WITTK
President of R'nal H'rlth fees Hop
for Jw.
PITTSBURG. Doc. 10. "A universal cen
tral organization of Jews Is not necessary
to correct wrongs committed upon the peo
ple of Israel," mas the emphatic declaration
made today by Adolph Kraua of Chicago,
International president of B'Nifl B'RIth.
"In my opinion If Count Wltte remains
premier of Russia," said the speaker, re
ferring to the recent Interview he had
wltn the Russian plenipotentiary, m-hlln the
latter mas In the I'nlted States, "that
interview will become as Important and
historic for the Jem's as thn peace con
ference hns become of permanent signifi
cance for all nations."
President Kraus said the B'Nal B'Rltli
Is preparing to appoint working commit
tees all over the civilized world to tak
care of the homeless Jem's from Russia.
DETROIT, Dec. 10. Nearly 1,500 people
crowded the Detroit opera house this even
ing nt a mass meeting railed to protest
against the Jewish outrages in Russia and
adopted a memorial to President Roosevelt
asking him to take action to secure the In
tervention of the Russian government to
prevent a recurrence of the attacks on the
Jem-s. All the speakers at the meeting were
Gentiles. About 1350 was raised at the
meeting for the benefit of the Jewish suf-
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Call for the full name and look for sig
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Killed by Roller Explosion.
CHANUTE. Kan., Dec. 10. Herbert
Shannon of Mermin. Md., and John Turner
of Chanute, oil drillers, were blown to
pieces by the explosion of a holler on the
Hurkhart lease, seven miles east of her
today. The bodies of the two men were
literally scattered over the ground.
Women
mho have the care of children nnd house
hold duties, find the drain upon their vital
ity so great that they very often become
nervous wrecks. This loss of vitality
causes headache, backache, sleeplessnen,
Irritability, anxiety, etc., and frequently
results In various forms of female weak
ness. When you fcl tifed and worn out taUo
Dr. Miles'
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freshing and strengthening them. It Is a
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in very good health for a woman 72
years old. thanks to your remedies. When
1 feel nervous, or don't feel well, I take a
few doses of Dr. Miles' Nervine and It
sets me right "
CATHARINE LAGLE, Iceland, Iowa
The first bottle will benefit; if not the
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Erarsiffio
The Burlington sella low-rate Holiday Excursion Tickets to
points reached by its lines, between Denver and Billings on the
West; St. Louis, Chicago and Central Illinois on the East, and
Oakland and Texas on the South.
DATES OF SALE: December 2J, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 and Janu
ary 1.
FINAL RETURN LIMIT: January 4, VM
Chicago Excursions
The Burlington sells excursion tickets to Chicago and return
at $14.75.
DATES OF SALE: December 15th to iDth, inclusive.
FINAL RETURN LIMIT: December 24th.
The Burlington passenger service from Omaha to Chicago,
Peoria, St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver and the Northwest, is ail
that could be desired.
For rates, tickets, berths and informa
tion, apply
Ticket Office
1502 Farnam Street, - OMAHA.
3C
Mealtin
Calumet makes
light, digestible
wholesome food.
Economy
Only one heap
ing teaspoonful
is needed for one '
quart of flour.
DIG FOUR. ROUTE
(New York Central Ua.l
Leave St. Louis DAILY
For CINCINNATI,
8:17 1, m 12 Noon, 9:30 p.m., 11p.ni
For NEW YORK,
8:17 i.m., 1:00 p.m., 11 p.m.
Through Sleepers, Dining Cars, Pal
lor Cars and Day Conches. This Is "tho
route that gives tho service."
C. W. GREEN, T. P. A.,
Kansas City, Mo.
Ticket office, Broadway and Chest
nut St s., or address C. L. HILLEARY,
A. G. P. A., St. Louis.
You Sometimes Annoy
Tour frienda with that hacking eoufrh.
Why net accept a suggestion of a remedy T
LA GRIPPE COUGH BYBLT
Will be a relief, and th relief begin with
th first doae.
IT 8TOPB THE TICKLING.
RELIEVES POBKNES"
SOOTHES NERVES
After severe colds th cough that re
mains Is somet.mes danserous. L.V
GRIPPE COVOH BYRl'P puts you on th
road to better health. S sixes. 2oc, 60o and
11.60. Samples free.
Manufactured and sold by
Sherman & McConncll Drug Co.
Corner Kth and DoJg 8trta.
AMI SrcMESTS.
BOW'S
Woodward de Uurgvaa
Managers.
Friday Night
W. H. Crane, In "The American Lord."
Saturday Ight CALVE, in Concert.
Prlcea. S3, K.bO. $2. $1.60, $1. Beau on
sale today.
RIIRWflnn Nights Bun. Mats. 10c. K
DUnilUUU !'ues..Thiir.,Hat.Mata.lO-M
THK WOODWAIID STOCK CO.
1JTII BIO WEKK-Tonlght, all Week
WHY SMITH LEFT HCME
' Professional Matinee Tuesday.
GRAND DOUBLE ORCHESTRA. ALL
WEEK.
Next week: "The Man from Mexico."
CNCIOHTOM
Phon 4M.
Every Night Matinees Thur.. Sat., Sun.
MODERN VAUDEVILLE
Fred Lenox and company In Geo. Adc's
"On His Uppers"; the PlneOfHt "Th
Queen's Fan : Marconi's Wireless Teleg
raphy; Vlnie De Witt; Wartenberg Bros.;
Simmons and Hnrrls, and th Klnodrome.
PRICES-lOc, 25c, 50C.
IV HI 1 fl Prices 16c, 26c. BOo. 76a,
IVKUU Mata. Anv Seat. 26c.
Tonight 8:15 The Great American Play
IN OLD KENTUCKY'
Dancing Contest Wednesday Night.'
Thursday "A Hon of Rest."
Alamito Dairy Farm Milk
in. Bottle vt
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