T11H OMAHA DAILY 11EE: MONDAY, OCTOBEIl 1, 1906.
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; VICTOR R03E WATER, EDITOR.
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Morning. Evening and Sunday Ilea printed
during the month of Auguat, 10. waa aa
follow:
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t ai.eoo H.. i.o
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4 88,060 XO 81,140
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81,680 II 33,840
T 31,440 It 31,660
t 31,330 24 30330
t 31,140 ii 38,880
10 31,780 3 80,830
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II..., 81,400 21 30,630
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II 31,880 II 38,440
II 8180 ' '
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WHEK Ol'T Or TOWN.
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Whatever your politics, stand by
King- Ak-8ar-Ben
The Omaha city council should b
convened at once In extra session to
enact an ordinance requiring airships
to display signal light.
With a Frenchman commissioned to
build the""Palace of Peace," France
will hare an opportunity to redeem
the "mistakes of Napoleon." - A
With ; the development of cod fish
erles on the ' Pacific coast. Senator
Lodge may secure reinforcements In
his defense against the attack of New
foundland, , Ti . .' ,
The indisputable evidence that China
has secured the best possible position
In Manchuria la the fact that neither
-Japan, nor Russia is satisfied with the
result of the war.
That airship has - been cantering
around pretty close to the city hall,
but It has not yet succeeded in Induc
ing Mayor "Jim" to discard his
broncho and lariat.
Those carping critics who Insisted
upon the United States treating the
Philippines as It treated Cuba may
have their wish fulfilled, but not In
the manner expected.
The American reporter may see him
self as he appears to foreigners and
should be prepared to make a number
of "explanations," Count Wltte Is
writing his autobiography.
No one can deny, the discernment
of the Chinese mind since the envoys
of the dowager empress have reported
Inability to discover any idea worth
copying from Russian governmental
methods.
Railway agents desirous of prevent
ing trouble for their companies will
probably Insist upon 'seeing the con
tents of boxes coming from packing
centers where all houses have not se
cured Uncle Sam's bill of health.
, ' Omaha has been drawn upon to fur
nish on of the . trustees for the
League of American Municipalities. It
does not- appear Just what Is to be
held In trust, but If It Is holding office,
the Omaha member may be counted to
hold on.
The public library board has the
right Idea of recognising special seal
in the service rendered by employes by
accompanying Its resolutions of thanks
with an Increase of salary. This Is far
better and goes further than Carnegie
hero medals.
The local democratic organ Is very
much alarmed for fear Uncle -floe
Cannon's speeches may be damaging
to the republicans. If It really be
lieved what It pretends It would call
off the democratic orators and try to
enlist Uncle Joe to keep It up.
When Poles undertake to follow the
Warsaw plan In that part of their na
tive land vbeld by Germany they will
learn . the difference between the
Romanoffs and Hohensollerns but
they may know It now and save them
selves trouble. .
The Connecticut the only 0 rat-class
battleship to be built by the United
States in a government navy yard
Is now la commission. Its initial per
formance wilt be watched with In
terest, Wince no one secures a boaus
for "good behavior.
Remit by, draft, express or postal order
syeble to The Be Publishing itowj.
It I-cent Itunpi IWIYM ss pmynwii
. C'CBa.T WTKRTtXTtOX.
American Intervention In Cuba will
be acoepted as necessary by our own
people, by the world and even by the
best part of the Cubans themselves.
It has been urged from enlightened
end deeply Interested quarters in Eu
rope, and the fsrt that our govern
ment exhausted every possible alter
native for restoring order and protec
tion to life and property before as
suming control Is conducive proof
that It acted with no ulterior aim of
annexation, but solely under' forte of
circumstance aT" .
The effort to bring the contending
factions In Cuba to a basis of peace
able and. efficient government having
failed, although made with all the
ability and tact of Secretary Taft, the
Immensely difficult task now remains
for our government by direct control
to set up atable rule In the Island. It
practically substitutes compulsion for
persuasion, and yet compulsion which
shall not be offensive to native sensi
bility if a way can be found to recon
cile it with real self government. The
problem involves dealing on the one
hand with a numerous lawless and
habitually revolutionary element
which the Insurgent leaders may not
be able to control, and on the other
hand with the hot-headed extreme of
the Palma party now holding the
offices. If either or both these ele
ments should begin roaming about for
plunder and guerilla exploits, the sit
uation, grave enough at best, would
become infinitely complicated. In
any event, how to construct In such
conditions and out of such materials
a native regime to which can be en
trusted the vast interests that depend
npon firm and just authority, so that
we may safely retire from control of
the island, is the problem yet to be
solved or to be 'proved unsolvable.
The first great step towards solution
has been taken by indisputably dem
onstrating the sincerity of our na
tional motive. At the same time our
own people have Implicit confidence
that no worthy means will be neg
lected to secure the best results in
the shortest time, whatever the final
outcome may be. , - -
PRUDENT TRUASURT MAXAQKMetiT.
'it Is noteworthy that' the speakers
before various state bankers' asso
ciations that have been in session
within a week, while - many of them
are -opposed to the subtreasury sys
tem, have not criticised Secretary
Shaw's use of the surplus treasury
funds whereby $65,000,000 of Import
gold -and government deposits have
within two weeks been added to the
circulation. On the contrary there Is
general approval of his course, which
has enabled the banks .largely to ex
pand loans, whereas otherwise specu
lative absorption of funds would have
compelled restriction of loans to the
farmer, the manufacturer and the
merchant. In short, values of the
greatest crops 'ever, produced and of
the whole mass of industrial commodi
ties for which they are exchanged
were involved In . the money strain,
which' has to a large extent been re
lieved by- the secretary's disposition
of the cash impounded In tb sub
treasury. It Is true that the subtreasury does
thus frequently abstract a large sum
from active circulation just at a
time when it Is most needed therein,
but it Is also true that any alterna
tive scheme carries difficulties and
evils from which -the subtreasury sys
tem Is free. At any rate the sub
treasury system is the system In force,
and that It has been administered pru
dently and to the satisfaction of the
business community at this difficult
Juncture is the material point. '
UEAT INSPECTION LAW.
The national meat inspection law Is
almost revolutionary, whether as re
gards trade methods under Its far
reaching provisions or as regards the
general extension which it exemplifies
of governmental power under the na
tional constitution. In the latter as
pect ' national meat Inspection, the
same as the pure food law, is a sweep
ing employment of authority under
the constitutional grant of power to
regulate commerce between the states
and with foreign countries hardly
dreamed of a generation ago, but
which In changed industrial condi
tions and correspondingly changed
popular conceptions Is now universally
viewed as valid and demanded as nec
essary. The new law not merely prescribes
conditions covering the whole process
of Inspecting, naming, branding and
labelling packed and canned meat
products, but also establishes stand
ards for determining the health of live
animals and the wholesomeness . of
meats, including exclusive control
over sanitation and cleanliness ' in
slaughter and preparation of meat and
all derivative foods. The requirements
were -designed to be such as unfail
ingly to exclude from transportation
from one state to another or to any
foreign- country all meat or meat prod
ucts which are unclean and unhealthy
or which by false label or compo
sition might deceive consumers, aim
ing thus to protect the public also
against the prevailing trade custom of
fraud in weight, quality and origin of
the goods. And between enactment of
the law early last summer and Its
going Into effect October 1 the execu
tive departments, which are clothed
with vast discretionary powers as to
regulations, have made it absolutely
certain that the law la all Its rigor
Is to be strictly enforced, requiring
such extensive and ' thoroughgoing
changes that . a Jarge . number of
slaughtering and packing' establish
ments have not been disposed or able
to make them in time.
The necessity and efficiency of the
new national system are strikingly
Illustrated by the confidence which It
has so quickly re-established In our
meat products In foreign markets,
where a sudden great fading off In
consumption was caused by Isst win
ter's exposures. The brand, "Inspected
and passed under the act of June 30,
1906," will, give assurance to all con
sumers, domestic as well as foreign,
both of the wholesomeness and genu
ineness of the goods. "
But the very strictness of tha na
tional law enormously Increases the
need of equal strictness of. state law
In every state of the union, because
It has no jurisdiction over the ' un
scrupulous seller who does not ship
his meat from one state to another.
Unfit meats or fraudulent meat
products In trade within 'a state can
be dealt with only by state law. But
the new national law affords a model
for state legislation and will stimulate
demand for It.
STOP THE JVRT riXINO.
The action, of the Omaha Bar asso
ciation in putting up a reward of $500
for evidence leading to conviction for
Jury bribing should receive the ap
proval and co-operation of our whole
law-abiding citizenship. It Is Indeed
a good sign that the lawyers should
finally .have reached the point of Initi
ating a movement to stop Jury fixing,
although It Is not surprising that op
position should have been encountered
within the ranks of the legal profes
sion. As The Bee has pointed out at all
times, the chances are ten to one in
every case of Jury bribing that if it
could be traced to its source would be
found to be connived at, if not insti
gated, by: the attorneys interested in
hanging the jury or forcing an agree
ment. If the miscarriage of justice
brought about by corruption in the
jury room were in each Instance
brought right home to the lawyer at
the bottom of it and quickly followed
up with disbarment proceedings, the
Jury fixing business would quickly suf
fer severe depression.
That any one should seek to palliate
.the bribery of jurors with a counter
claim against shyster lawyers who
work up damage cases upon corpora
tions Is simply amazing. ', Much as
these odious practices are to be de
spised they In net, way go to the foun
tain head as does the bribery of
Jurors. If Jury fixing were to be
tolerated, there would be no justice In
the land, but the litigant with the
most money to offer would In every
instance win out over the poor man
asking redress of grievances or reim
bursement for Injuries. The courts
might as well be abolished and judi
cial decisions put up . at auction be
cause the verdict would depend not
on the justice of the cause, but upon
the smoothness of the claim agent
and the amount of money at his dis
posal. A few good object lessons In - the
way. of convictions for jury bribing
along with stiff penitentiary sentences
would be most salutary and If the re
ward now offered brings this about,
it will have achieved a worthy object.
Judge Edgar Howard seems to wax
quite indignant over the Intimation
that Judge Graves, the democratic
nominee for congress in the Third Ne
braska district, has ridden on passes
since he was elected to a place On the
district bench. Judge Howard de
clares that "Judge Graves says he has
never ridden a mile on a railroad pass
since he took his seat on the district
bench several years ago," and chal
lenges The Bee to bring on proof to
the contrary. We have no record of
what Judge Graves says. If he will
put It in writing that he never asked
for a pass since he became judge we
may accommodate the desire of Judge
Howard for further enlightenment. . .
The treacherous Williams has the
brazen hardihood to tramp around the
state asking people to vote for him
as a candidate for railway commis
sioner and persisting In his denial that
he played Benedict Arnold for a
promise of official honors. It does not
matter what the treacherous Williams
may say, for truth is entirely foreign
to him when falsehood will serve him
better, but the people of Nebraska
cannot afford to trust an unprincipled
man in a position so Important to
them as that of railway commissioner
will, be. Mark it down that Williams
Is not a fit man for any position of
official responsibility.""
Another thing that should be elimi
nated from the primary election law
when it comes to be revised Is the
section that offers special Inducements
to recounts by requiring' the canvass
ing board to count the ballots again
whenever a defeated candidate signi
fies his mere belief that errors have
been committed. Every candidate
should have ample redress against
being fraudulently counted ont, but
the law should place no premium on
fishing expeditions based on nothing
but disappointed hopes.
Several high school boys who have
been forced to choose between "frat"
pins and shoulder straps have chosen
the former. When they get out In the
hard, cold world they are likely to
discover that discipline and. applica
tion to work are much more valuable
assets than ornamental Greek letters.
The electric lighting company which
supplies both Omaha and Council
Bluffs with street illumination has
submitted a contract to the Council
Bluffs authorities for electric lamps
at a fixed price with 'a royalty de
ducted guaranteed to bring the' cost
down to $70.00 a year. Electric street
lighting .ought to be done chesper In
Omaha than In Council Bluffs and
Omaha will do well to bear the Coun
cil Bluffs guaranty In mind.
The World-Herald has suddenly be
come very mum about the democratic
candidate for congress in the Third
Nebraska district, whom It lauded as
"a Judge whose principles lead htm to
refuse the railroad pass." Has It dis
covered that his principles are for ex
hibition purposes only?
. Maklaar at the Traly tireat.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Plka was not tha first white man to aea
Pike's Peakbr to climb It. This only goe
further to prove that tha truly great man
la the ona who knows how to gat others to
do tha work for htm.
nenaerrary'a Heed.
Philadelphia Preaa.
In Massachusetts tha democrats are
looking for some ona to aave them from
Moran, In Naw York from Hearst and in
the country from Bryan and his railroad
ownership. What tha democ ratio party
needs Is a cyclone cellar, with aomebody
heavy. Ilka Cleveland, sitting oa tha lid.
Watteraoa aa Hearat.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Neither Hearst, nor Hearstism, Is democ
racy. It la socialism. It Is paternal gov
ernment It Is tha central power of a na
tion as tha recourse of tha people. It Is
federalism against statelsm, consolidation
against Individualism. Democrats will not
accept It anywhere. Whoever votes It in
New York will vote for the death of tha
democratic. -party and the organisation of
a new party.
The BaSTale Kplsode.
New York Bun.
The democracy has cut Its cablea and
gone adrift. Its course Is out to sea.
In September, five year ago, tha presi
dent of the United States was assassi
nated at Buffalo. At Buffalo William R.
Hearat waa nominated by tha democracy
aa ita candidate for tha governorship of
the state of New York.
Iet tie accept the Inevitable with grace
and resignation, and let us hope that the
party of assassination and the torch has
done to mankind the only aervlce of which
it waa capable and has extinguished Itself
forever.'
In the primitive republic of Cuba such
an episode would ba requited with the
machete; here it will ba expiated with the
ballot.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Henry I. Bar bey of New York, who died
In Geneva, Switzerland, last summer, haa
bequeathed to American religious and
charitable Institutions $1 JO, 000.
Mrs. William J. Bryan has a keen appre
ciation, of the situation. . When a ceo ted
by 4 Kansas City reporter for an Inter
view, she naively remarked, "Mr. Bryan
does all the talking for tha family."
Prof. W. II. Holme chief of the Bureau
of American Ethnology, will within a short
time atart for Hawaii to make an Import
ant investigation of the racial typea there,
under the authorlzaion of congresa at the
last session. . . .
Thomas H. Ben tha in, the democratic
nominee who will' oppose Nicholas Long
worth for re-election to congresa from the
First Ohio district, was a miner In his
youth, but Is now-a lawyer and "special
aounsel for the city of Cincinnati.
Henry A. Buchtel, chancellor of the Uni
versity of Denver, who has been chosen to
head the republican state ticket In Colo
rado, is considered : ona of the most bril
liantly intellectual 'men in tha state and
Interests himself quite as much In the po
litical aa in .the educational Interests of
Colorado. , . . '
A woman who served throughout the civil
war In the cavalry branch of the army has
Just f been discovered in Summit county,
near Akron, O. The woman Is Mrs. Mar
tha Lindley, who kept her Identity secret
during tha war and alnce then' very I few
have learned that she waa a soldier. Had
she not served under a fictitious name she
would be entitled to a pension. - At the out
break of the war the woman waa a bride
of only a few months. Her husband an
swered Llncoln'a first call to arms, and
Mrs. Llrvdley. young and robust, decided
to enlist also and serve by her husband'a
aide.
WHERE REFORM IS NEEDED.
Manlpalatloa of Freight Rate
Schedule by Railroad Managera.
Wall Street Journal. .
Mr. Stlckney declare that thera is neither
order, method, nor system in tha making
of schedules; that "it ia impossible to con
vey any adequate understanding ot tha
utterly hopeless condition of the present
schedules," that the publication of mora
than 1,000 separata achedulea "affords op
portunity for tha aame dexterous manipula
tion of schedules which Is practiced by the
three card monte gang with cards;" that
"no railway company ever attempted to
comply with the law;" that hundred of
"swindling achedulea" have been and are
being glad, rebates In tha form of over
charge being thereby paid, and only the
Interstate Commerce Commission can stop
them from being filed; and finally, that
"most of the 1,600,000 schedules that have
been filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission are Illegal."
This Is tha testimony of a railway presi
dent, and that ia what makes It so valuable
aa .evidence in the hands "of critics of rail
way management No wonder the weatarn
railway managera rub their eyea and ask
what la the matter with Mr.. Stlckney?
They appear to thing that such language
from Mr. SUckney, considering what ha
has dona with the Chicago Great Western
is, to say the leaat, peculiar. In tha langu
age of on of thera Mr. Stlckney "blended
a few streak of rust and built up a great
system - that became tha railroad terror
ot tha weat." Yet now b appears In the
rol of a great railway moralist expoalng
the fraud and Ulcgality and tha Immor
ality of tha railway rata schedule, and
calling upon tha Interstate Commerce Com
mission for reform.
But the fore of Mr. Stickney'a criticism
cannot be evaded by attacking Mr. Stick
nay. Whatever Mr. Stlckney haa dona or
Is doing with the Great Western, It la Im
poasibla to escape from the conviction that
hi statement In regard to tha rata
achedulea s a true indictment of railroad
methods. Now, If It were possible to re
form such a condition aa this In any other
way, these facts might furnish a convinc
ing argument in favor of government own
ership, but certainly thla ia a condition
which can ba remedied, Juat aa other prob
lem of transportation have been remedied,
by reform which repreJent the Joint effort
of Individual enterprise and government
regulation. Tha remedy for such conditions
of rata achedulea a Mr. Stlckney describes
Is publicity. There must be aoma way
by which simple, easily understood, com
prehensive rate schedules can be arranged,
can ba published, and can be put in forea.
This is one of those matters to which the
Interstate Commerce Commission must put
Its Immediate effort. Mr. Stlckney deaervea
tha thanks of the entire publlo for his
forcible disclosure of tha deplorable con
ditions tbat have existed in this depart
ment of railroad bualnesa They are con
ditions which have grown out of tha greater
evil of rate discrimination, and indeed they
are a part of that system of wrongs which
tha rata bill waa paseed to reform.
II MEMORIAM.
Behlad Cloaed Deera.
Kd A. Fry in Wonderland Magaslne.
Die when 1 may, I want It aald of me
by those who know ma bt, that I always
plucked a thlmle and planted a flower
where I thought a ftower would grow.
Abraham Lincoln.
In the death of Edward RoeewateY Ne
braska lost Its greatest cltlsen. Oraateat
because be espoused tha cauae of tha peo
ple amidst tha most corrupt times In tb
history of our country, when the fangs of
greedy capital were closing in on con
stitutional right, and passed through all
with a character untarnished.
We rant about our present day corrup-'
tlon and harmful combinations. There Is
no censor to say we cannot. When Kd
ward Rosewater placed the first stings In
Tha Bee he was heralded as an anarchist.
When ha could not be phased from his
rising position Incendiaries attempted de
struction. When tilings refused to bum
he waa blllled. When tba billy would not
kill ha was persecuted. Then It was. that
ha went beyond Tb Be and his own city
and rained hi vole In the midst ot the
common ' peopleamornr the Bohemians
and Germans In their mother tongues and
the Americans In ours.
Ha was not eloquent, not magnetic, not
humorous. But he waa persistent and
said things. Ha told me on on occasion,
in referring to an eloquent spell-binder,
"eloquence without fact Is pleasant to
hear, but the people should be given fig
ures and not entertained with . fanoles."
When he wa refused a word of warning
to th republican state convention that
Indorssd th prohibition amendment, hi
lroma delegation, led by the late Paul
Vandervport, attempted to withdraw from
the convention because Church Howe, aa
chairman, though an ehemy, ruled that ha
should be heard. I always had a warmer
place in my heart for Church How after
that, and I have always believed. too,
that Mr. Rosewater appreciated this al
ways after. I shall never forget that
scene. Mr. Rosewater stood with his del
egation facing the chairman, and when
Vandervoort led his adherents as far as
the door, John M. Thurston mounted a
chair and lit his most commanding sonor
ity called them back. Mr. Rosewater re
buked them by likening them to as msny
school boys and proceeded to make hla
plea against binding the party to sub
mission to 'an Interested convention, but
without success. His Joint debates with
the great prohibition leaders succeeded be
fore tha people.
Probably one of his greatest strokes of
Impulsiveness wss when Church Howe wm
nominated for congress by the aid of tho
late Senator Van Wyck against Rosewater's
wish, and which culminated In Howe's de
feat by the 'election of McShane. It Jeopar
dised Van Wyck's second campaign.
Silas W. Nile, how of the Newark, N. J.,
News; was day editor of The Be in 1S8,
and told me th story. When Otoe county
cast Its vote that nominated Howe, Rose
water wired one of his characteristic edi
torials to The Bee for that afternoon edl.
tlon, in which ha threw a bomb Into Van
Wyck's ambitions that exploded. The. Bee
had been using up columns of spars In the
defense of Van Wyck during his entire
term, as well as organising for his second,
end now In one telegraphed editorial he had
turned the rudder the other way.
"There was no mistaking th genuineness
of the editorial." said Nlles. "and tho only
thing for me to do was to print it."
The next evening the old Bee office on
lower Farnam was In a storm.
Mrs. .Van Wyck always accompanied her
husband on his political tours and was
herself an ideal politician.
"I had Just gone out of my room Into
the hallway on my way down stairs for
home," said Niles, "when I heard a chorus
in Mr. Rosewater's room. He was busy at
his desk. Immovable. Senator Van Wyck
would talk to htm excitedly and at the
clone of every period would turn to his
wife with th ejaculation. 'Why did he do
it, Kate? Why did he do It? "
General Van Wyck mended his own
fences, however, and found it convenient
to keep out of the congressional campaign,
and McShane was elected through the hard
fight made by Mr. Rosewater.
In following this introduction, I have,
without aiming to cast personal reflections
derogatory to others beyond the facts that
led to a short season of estrangement, re
lated Inatances of my close relations with
him. A former state official told ma after
the first Mickey campaign, in which I op
posed him, that "Rosewater would never
forgive you." I feel that he appreciated
my honeaty of purpose If not endorsing my
Judgment, for I was among the first to ba
catted in consultation in tha late campaign.
It la aad to think that he died alone, but
It Is pleasant to know that he died in har
ness. Ha built hla monuments In The Bee
and It substantial home while he lived,
and trained his two tons to perpetuate
them.
Edward Rosewater was a success through
heroic struggle.
Syaapatar for Those Who Labor.
The Square Deal (Omaha.)
In the passing of Edward Roeewater, Ne
braska loses a cltlsen who contributed a
vast deal to the upbuilding -jof the state,
and Omaha a courageous and unique man.
Mr. Roaewater had many enemies, for he
was a man of positive convictions, without
fear, and could strike tremendous blows
at the opposition. Such a man cannot fall
to have enemiea. He had great sympathy
for those who toll, and organised labor
had no better friend among employers ot
the went. He died as all vigorous, active
men should die sitting ereet. In full attire,
without pain, and gazing out of the window,
seeming to review the hosts of his achieve
ments. ,
Remembered Kladly.
Waupaca (Wis.) Post
Edward Rosewater, tha most prominent
newspsprr man in Omaha, died suddenly
last week, as a result of overexertion in
his campaign for tha United States aeua
torahlp from that state. Waupaca people
will remember Mr. Rosewater very kindly,
for The Bee building, hla monument, waa
built of Waupaca granite, Mr. Rosewater's
personal choice. He was a wonderfully
strong newspaper man. Had it not been for
his mania for office-seeking, ho would have
been, a great ona.
Aa raexvaetad Blow.
Ansetger, Denlson. I a.
From Omaha, Neb., wa received the
sorrowful news that Kdward Rosewater,
tha founder, publiaher and editor of Th
Be waa dead. Th sudden
death of this . great and good man, who
waa ao generally respected and admired, lb
an unexpected blow to the entire com
munity of Omaha.
Redaeed Bataa, Mora Baalaaaa.
St. Loula Globe-Democrat.
' In all Instances where a railroad haa
adopted the t-cent cliarga for transporting;
pasaengera tha result haa been to th ad
vantage ot the company In Increased earn
ings at a good profit. Instead of being
ruined by the 5-cent fare, agitation tha
railroads are being forced Into greater
prosperity.
Raaataa Fereaearaaee.
New York Tribune.
At latest accounts no protests had been
received at Washington from tha Rua
slao government against tha barbarity and
contempt of law and justice displayed by
clUxupa of Atlanta
rtoitti aboit srw tork.
Rlaplaa aa tke Carroat af Life la the
Metreaolle.
Indications are Increasing that New
York's building boom has renched hi
tide. A correspondent of th Philadelphia
tdgnr reports that the great lending In
stitution of the metropolis "are almost
unitedly taking th pool tlon that real estate
speculation and building la behig ovetdor.e
and are closing their coffer agnlnat Ms
and small operators. Many builders and
speculator are wondering how It Is going
to end. Some are painfully awar that so
far as they are concerned a continuation
ot existing conditions rpWIs ruin. This, of
course, applies particularly to builder,
though operators ar rorrepondlngly af
fected. The acarclty of money, with the
Inability to secure permanent loans, has
alrendy become a serious matter to both
of them, for even the large loan operators
are dependent Ultimately on the money
lending institutions.
The folly of recent over-production of
tenements Is now clearly seen, for unques
tionably It Is tha tenement situation that
ha upset th market. Of the ftU.000.not
laid out on new construction this year In
Manhattan about $42,000,000 has been for
tenement building. Let year there was a
similar reckleas csmpaign ot tenement con
struction In Manhattan, the Bronx and
Brooklyn. In these three boroughs tha
supply Is now far ahend of the demand.
It Is thla that makes th existing money
stringency a real menace. Construction In
Manhattan for th month of August
reached its lowest point for the year. The
number of buildings planned was slightly
above that for February or July, but tho
amount fell about tl.ooo.ooo below that for
February and about $3,000,000 below that
for July. These Were, the two lowest
months, with th exception of August
None of the great and new hotels, and
specially none of those characterised by
splendor of furnishings and presumably by
high prices, haa been In any financial em
barrassment. All of them have made
money and some of tllcm have In the
course ot a few years brought fortunes to
their owners and lessees. On of the lofty
steel and Iron constructed hotels In tha
vicinity of Central park was able to re
port to tb company which own and
controllt a net profit for the first ysar
after its opening of $275,000. On of the
other great hotels is understood to have
netted nearly $500,000 n a single year.
Another ona of the hotels Which must be
listed among th new, although in th
swift modern development . It should be
named among the older of tha new hotels
In New York, mads In soma alx years a
fortune in excess of $1,000,000 for ita les
see snd manager.
Thee superbly constructed, gigantic hotel
buildings of New York, appointed with
every luxury and convenience, reealv
their chief support from those who have
gained prosperity in tha weat and south,
although, of course. New England and tha
middle atates furnlxh soma portion of tha
custom. It waa estimated by an expert
that at no lima in theae days ar there
less than 100,000 sojourners, travelers In
New York City, and at certain seasons of
tha year there ar aa many as 200,000.
A few years ago a German carpenter
was visited by a land agent and Induced
to buy four lota In an outlying borough
on th installment plan, the terms being at
the rat ot $5 per month, the price of
each lot $ro, arid tha total cost $200. One
Sunday afternoon ha went to look at his
purchase and was Informed that the out
look for a rise In value seemed propitious,
as a syndicate had bought a larg tract of
land In the neighborhood with the inten
tion of laying out a race track. He found
that ona swrtion of the tract adjoined hla
$50-inte. A few days later the syndicate'
representative came to him with a proposi
tion to buy. During tha conversation It
developed that it was necessary to have
th lota for opening a street for an en
trance to the track. Bee-sawing between
the two men kept up, the syndicate's' anx
iety to possess those lots lncressed every
hour, and still the carpenter wan, unper
suaded. A week or ' so later the agent
called again. Ha submitted his ultimatum
$5,000 cash. Tha offer was accepted. The
carpenter was in $4,800, mora money than
he had ever hoped to get together in a
lifetime, so he left the city and bought
a farm In Massachusetts.
It Is an oft-repeated, remark that New
York is a many aided city, but It certainly
ia a true, ona. Travelers along Broadway
on day last - week were edified by the
sight of a great crate on wheels, loaded
with half-a-dosen dun-colored eteere, roll
ing their eyes in wonder at tha straitge
sights and Bounds. . Although they did not
look very confiding, they made no attempt
to escape, which cauaad many a hurrying
bualnesa man to draw a breath of relief,
for the bars were of a decidedly unsubstan
tial natira. - Cattle are often transported
across town Jn this wsy. In small num
bers, but it ia drat necessary to secure a
permit from th city authorities.
New York's envtrona were formerly noted
for their country girls, but now the rustic
maiden with tha bashful smile and pro
vincial ways, ht paaaed. ,,The girl of the
rural districts of Manhattan haa carefully
studied th summer boarder and patterned
after her garb. ' So now, even ii th
farmer's daughter doea go in for tha milk
ing and churning, . ah ia pretty sura to
have a frock like Chose In th fashion
papers and ona of tha omnipresent strings
of beads which , have encircled lingerie
necks this summer, She "doea" her hair
In a pompadour and haa long glovea that
reach to the elbow for Sunday wear or a
trolley tide. ' The paaslng of tha country
glri ia fast becoming a recognised fact.
Blame it on tha motor car. For visitors
In their 40 horae-power, or their 60 horse
power, etc., etc., are constanly flying
through these districts, which only a few
Invaded a couple of decades ago. Of
course, she feels the effect of having the
town overrun tha country and learns all
the lateat wrtnklea of which her city cou
sins once had the monopoly. Of course
many regret the Maud Mullers of our tra
ditions, but they don't aea what they can
do about It.
Reviviaa River Navlcatloa.
Chicago Tribune.
An expanaion of river transportation
would greatly benefit tha public in two
way. It would afford tha additional meana
of handling the country' business, which
th chronio congestion of railway traffic
shows Is seriously needed, and It would
tend to bring about reductions of railway
freight ratea In parts of tha country where
there la rail and water competition. The
agitation for a deep waterway from Chi
cago to the gulf and the reopening of
traffic on the Missouri are algna of an
awakening appreciation of the rich, but
long neglected,, possibilities afforded by
American rlvere.' ,
Tfce Army la Ceaa.
New York Sun.
It is said in Washing-ton that army offl
cere ar praying that the Cubans will be
have themselves and avoid Intervention,
because tha only campaign that could ba
made In Cuba with any hope of success
would involve reoancantratlon. Tha point
of these army officers la well taken.
Whether General Wayler could have put
down tha rebellion of U-w by working
out hla plan of reconventratloii la a mat
ter of , conjecture, but let ta remember
that he had an army of Joo.OOO men at hla
disposal and a strong minority of Spanlarda
oa his side In every . province.
V.RRSKA PRF. COMKT.
. v
York Times: FuslonlstS will gain noth
ing by throwing mud at Oeorge Sheldon.
It will not stick.
Plalnvlew News: Senator Millard's ra
cent nnouticement that he would be a
candidate before tha coming legislature for
re-elf ctlon In sll I tot air. He might ba a
randldnte. but his chances to defeat N or
ris Brown are Worse than a hundred to
on shot. , We're through with Millard.
Oo way back, etc-
Minden News: Before tha recent mu
nicipal election In Omaha did you notice
the number of reforms the democrat
promised If they be given tha ffleeeT
Since their election have you noticed how
their promises have been fulfilled? Abor
nit. Whenever tha democrate promise you
anything you may be eure that history
will repeat Itself every time whether It
be in city, state or national politics.
Norfolk Press: Herbert 8. Daniel, a
Norfolk-born young man. Is tha new city
prosecutor of Omaha, and the Press I
very sorry to see that one of his first
official acta waa to dismiss tha case
against the Ice trust At this distance
U looks as if the Ice dealer of Omaha
were pursuing methods worthy of a band
of highway roblers. and there ought te
be some way to lay the heavy hand of
the law on them.
Lincoln Country Merchant: Secretary;
Whltten of th Commercial club la re
ported to have said the conference 1
closed ao far as tha proposition from
Chicago parties to establish a denatured
alcohol plant In Lincoln, a ha seem
to conclude from a talk with them re
cently that tha promotera have abandoned
th Idea and It's up to someone else ta
locate a plant here. Why not the atata
ot Nebraska Install a denatured, alcohol
plant at th penitentiary?
Sliver Creek Sand: At the senatorial
convention at Clark s last Saturday,
Charles Wooster was defeated for sena
tor and A. Edgington of Fullerlon wae
nominated. Wr.- Wooster felt 'confident
of receiving the nomination and made no
effort to get It. It would seem from Mr.
Wooster's talk that there was a "nigger
In tha wood pile" In the shape of tha
Union Paelflo Railroad company, with Bill
Rosa of Fullerton ss their representative.
Sand don't know, but is willing to let
them fight It out. We'll bet On Wooster.
Central City Republican: Republicans
generally would feel much better satisfied
if th Lincoln State Jornal was muxslad
and kept In th background during this
campaign. For the past quarter of, a cen
tury the Journal has been the brsien advo
cate and defender of everything bad in
Nebraska politics, and Its derelictions, Ilka
tha "other articles" at the and of a eale
bill, have been too numerous to mention.
The old timer In this state cannot by any
stretch of the Imagination separate th
name of the Journal from all forms of
graft and ring rule, and tha claim that It
Is capable of any. genuine reform only
raises a laugh.
Schuyler Free Lance: There are republi
cans all over th atate who count up Into
tha thousands who will not vote for J. A.
Williams, one of tho republican candidate
for railroad commissioner, because ha
turned traitor to Edward Rosewster In
tha republican state convention! Ha want
as a delegate from Pierce county under In
structions to vote first, last and . all the
time for Rosewater for senator.' but he
f ntered Into a deal with the Norrls Brown
forces to change from the "Rosewater to
the Norrls Brown column at a critical
time and In turn get the Brownsupport (or
railroad enmmuwinner. On the sixth ballot,
after Rosewater had steadily gnlned and
it looked as if Brown could not possibly
Increase his lead ami lost out; Williams
awung. BrownXwas nominated and in turn
helped Williams to his coveted place oh
tha ticket. It seems that It will gain him
nothing for the friends of Rosewater and
th republicans' who have no use. for that
sort of a fellow will not vote for Wil
liams and he will be defeated." He surely
Will be defeated If thoae republicans cast
their vote for the same ona of . tha 'demo
cratic nominees and not acatter them
among th three. In Colfax county there
are many republicans who will not vote
for Williams and we ask all such to vote
for George Horat of Polk county, who Is a
clean man and a man of honor. Tills
editor knows him through his several terms
In the legislature,, where he proved alright
and will make a good railroad commie-
LAIGIUXO LINES.
"Papa, I want to become a stage comedian
and make people laugh."
"All right, I'll tell you how. When Some,
one else says a few long words look funny
and reply, 'I'll take the same with a cherry
in it.' "Kansas City Times.
"Now the doctors are describing tha
'shopper's face." "
"Are they? Well, my wife's face after
she got through the awful Jam of the laet
bargain sale was simply indescribable."
Cleveland Plain Dealer. .
, "There Is a whole lot to be said on both,
sides of the trust question."
"Yes," answered Mr. Duntlrr Stax. That'a
the beauty of It. By the time It all gets
said we'll have enough dividends laid by
not to worry over the decision." Washing
ton Star.
Miss Backbay What I Ilk about Henry
James ia tho clarity., of his. style, his re
serve forces, and his absolute mastery In
the field of epigram and antithesis. ,
Mr. Cahekla-kY-yes, but when It rom'i
to tha eel ball, you know, 1 think Walsh
has got him akimied to death. Chicago
Tribune.
"I suppose," said Mrs. Newllwed, who
was Juat going to housekeeping,, "when
you're engaging a servant Kill the first
qunstlon you ask is who employed her
before."
"Well, I don't." replied' Mrs. Marryat.
"I've been keeping house ao long ' that
the first question I ak is. 'Have you ever
been employed by me before? If so. when
and for how long?" Philadelphia Pre.
Teacher What are the three personal
pronouns?
Pupil lie, she and it.
Teacher-Give an example of their use.
Punll Husband, wife and baby. Phila
delphia Inquirer. .
Well. said he, anxious to patch up
tlvxlr quarrl of yeHterday. "arn't you
curious to know what's in tha package?"
XtS&iJS? th U1. kihaerent
brm,,the"w,oJr7d:"h,n,f tbVn- loV
vZ'i,1 uPl'" It's thoae suspenders
?ic T nesU UMiv--PhlUdrtptaia Catho-
THK REFORMED HOLY. TERROR.
- J. W. Foley In New York Times.'
beta onie full uv trlx apn wenn'he talks
InTXl f"U uv.tou" " 8rrtr auaiks
?. i Ji, V"iwt ul,pon ti.skoorooiii "or
ii think he dasaent doo it -unv mour .
'S L llm .ck- buit jusnt wenn
u think he woant h-es up to trlx agtn
ann twnury beamus sedd wun aprul fool '
tie (Mitt Ann mtra i. I,. i. . '
.-. ..... . n(9 ... ,iv-,i,,,j,a KUie Ml fcKOel
ann leend agenst him hard befoar he uoo
throo . I '"""el uv it' rua
ann n-iitiv v.. a.u h! .
.... . ann fie iook
aum gianes uv koro ami put um on tha hook
,, u.uun i tMcacna I rum tnare
becaws a chicken husetit enny aense. ',
um mien mare throu-a
were sour . .
ami mm ii,- Hn -... . ...
..... . . . .,,-. yuusiui enny moar.
L nU '"Uthir hurd uv it she aedJ '
"' " "-'"'i aim go rite strata to bedd
MUtiowt hln gi's.pcr ami ahews offle mad
wenn ahe saw awl the chickens that b
hadd.
ann liennry beamua tolled us that he may
a Jusat a holey terrur but aum day
he may ro up to ba a sturn oiled man
with wispkurs ann us sobur ua he kanu
ann neavur lett hla boya owt nltee ur taik
a aeckund peace uv pi ann mavbe brake
thara uthful harts arm tel um how ha hadd
too walk the chalkllne wenn ha was a ladd
ann no wun wll be thara to te m how
h" s"ch angul then us he ia now.-
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