THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, XOVKMBKU
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Mat of Nebraska. Douglas Cointv, as:
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The Rce Publishing company, belli- duly
sworn, says that the actual number of full
and complete copies of The Daily. Morning.
Evening and Sunday Bea printed during the
inorun or October. was as ionow
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- j ao.aoo
I: 30,800
4 30,730
1 30,70
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1 30,370
30,690
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:l 30,870
; 31.300
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31 31,110 j
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Lass unsold copies 11,033
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Dally average 30,855
C. C. ROB15WATKR.
Oener:; Msnagr.
Bubnurlbed In my presence :ind swotn to
before ma this 1st day of November, inn.
(eJ.) M. B. HlNtlATF.,
Notary Public.
TCHRS OIT Or TOWS
tabsrrlbers leaviaa; (k rlly tem
siarwrllr akaajlal hat The Bea
mallei! (ban. Addteas will ha
You cannot stand by Roosevelt by
voting to send democrats to represent
Nebraska In the bouse and senate at
Washington.
Now that the banana importers havo
taken their Quarrel into court, patrons
of the ubiquitous pushcart will get
ready to foot the bill.
s There should be no close result In
New York. The questionable defeat
of Hearst aa candidate for mayor was
all that made possible his present cam
paign. . If the railroads paid city taxes on
their terjnjnaU.Oroaha .coujd easily
extend. Jtsarks t andboulevaFds n
keep Its streets In first-class condition
all the 'year round.
The report that freight rates in
Australasia ar demoralized would in
dicate that, at least in one part of the
world the combination to control trade
has not reached perfection.
Now that the managers of all parties
have predicted the results of the elec
tion the free and independent Ameri
can citizen again realize i that nothing
is more uncertain than politics.
If Cashier Herlng rests content w ith
pleading guilty at Chicago tie will dis
appoint a number of people w ho hoped
to learn just how he and Stensland
worked the game on' the dear public.
In the meanwhile no one seems to
be paying any attention to the Water
board election. Voting a man into a
Water board membership la the same
as voting him a pension of $50 a
month.
The discovery that "bushel baskets1'
sent to Chicago commission houses do
not hold a bushel Indicates that the
unsophisticated farmer occasionally
take a tip from some of the despised
corporations.
The peopla who sell coal, who are
under indictment, will probably vote
against County Attorney Slabaugu.
but their opposition will be more than
offifct if the people who buy coal will
vote for him.
, ,
The city authorities are waking up
to the iniquity of the practice of tack- i
ing posters on telegraph poles. If j
they will now" put a stop to the canvas j
Ign. Oinaha might present a reaaou- i
ably metropolitan appearance. I
Distance lend vigor to the blow of
Colonel Bryan. In Illinois he nearly
demolished hi party organltatlon by
striking at the corporation; in Colo
rado the blow was scarcely felt, while
in Nebraska It becomes almost a "love
tap."
Tb allegation that the base ball
league are trusts' i not surprising In
th light of om recent actions, but
the man making the charge will have
difficulty in showing where they, inter
fere with trade far base ball i still
"port" to the average American, no
matter what It may be to the magnate.
The nw railway commission will be
charged with the raot delicate duties,
rtquirlng absolute integrity aud im
partiality as between the railroad and
the people. A man who would ceil out
to the railroad would be dangerous aa
a member of that commlsslou. A man
like the Treacherous Williams, who
would sell out his constituents for a
price in a state convention, cannot be
trusted to be honest under more tempt-
ing conditions. Scratch Williams and
Jor.y?rl lu hi viae.
The close of the political campaign
! only emphasizes must signally the
point, of which the whole content has
been cumulative proof, that the tower-
tng Inane, so far an the national aspect
Is concerned, Is whether the Roosevelt
leadership shall- be endorsed and ef-
I ir urtri y luaiaiueu Ultima me next iwg
1 years. The president himself, whose
Intense teal In Ihe cause In which he
enlisted when he entered public life,
and for which he has fought so loyally
and masterfully, at the very outset of
this contest made clear his sense of
the vital Importance of a supporting
republican congress and appealed for
i it to the country.
That the sentiment of the rank and
file of i American citizenship is in fact
overwhelmingly with the president.
boh in approval of his record and in
desire for completion of his program,
there is not the shadow of doubt.
There Is, nevertheless, just one danger
which It would be folly to Ignore at
this Juncture, namely, overconfldence.
which has lost to the right many a
battle or- prevented - many a victory
from being as conclusive as it ought to
have been. In a time of abounding
prosperity men are everywhere over
pressed with their own affairs, and as.
a verdict of ' condemnation of such a
service as that of Theodore Roosevelt
may naturally seen inconceivable
multitudes will be tempted to excuse
themselves from the aacriflc of time
and attention on election day, assum
ing that it will be all right anyhow.
Yet the duty is as specific and Im-
mi every man lo respond m
the polls and by influence upon others
t0 tnp Quatlon as to his approval as it
baa been upon Theodore Roosevelt as
president the memorable years to carry
on the strenuous battle in the interest
of the masses. It is vital now for
thera to endorse at it has been for him
to fight. And this may be set down as
infallibly true, that by over-confidence,
by indifference, or by whatsoever de
fault the verdict be less conclusive
than it should be, and especially if
thereby should be established fatal dis
advantages for the Roosevelt party in
the great contest two years hence, it
will be a long time before another op
portunity will recur to establish perm
anently the policy with which he is so
honorably Identified.
The issue at the cloHe, as at the be
ginning, is too sharp to be mistaken
and too vital to be evaded by any cltl
ten who regards his duty. '
TROUBLES l.f CUBA YKT.
No commitment will be made in of
ficial quarters at Washington as to the
probable time of withdrawal of Amer
ican authority from Cuba, but It seems
to be the consensus of unofficial opin
ion that the tlmo Is quite remote and
that under the most favorable clrcum-stances-the
election of a'new native
government eannor be' had for six or
eight months. The threat of elvll war
on the verg? of .becoming general
throughout the Island wa,s met with
rare success by the promptitude and
wisdom of President Roosevelt's meas
ures and the extraordinary feat of dis
persing a numerous army of Insurg
ents was safely accomplished But In
some provinces and districts small
bands of armed men are ranping
about in brigandage and guerilla war
fare which It is absolutelv necessary to
suppress, and it may requite several
months to Btamp them out.
But the gravest difficulty is to bring
about a atate of feeling and relations
between the parlies lately in arms
against eath other so that a satisfac
tory government can be set going and
American control withdrawn without
danger of the hostile elements there
upon flying at each other's throats. By
all accounts their mutual animosity,
though for the moment restrained from
violent outbreak. Is still exceedingly
bitter, and the 'lodfutea are little
more inclined now yield the offices
than the revolutionists are to forego
them. Yet some sort of combination
between theni, or the upbuilding of a
dominant third party drawing its fol
lowing mainly from them and from ele
ments which heretofore have been In
different to both of them, is a neces
sary first step towards stable govern
ment that could be entrusted with the
Island's interests.
Not the least embarrassing clrcum
stance for our representatives In the
.task of setting thlngn to lights on the
basis of independent Cuban .govern-
ment Is confessed to be the local sen-
tlment, not as strong numerically as it !
la In character and Interest, in favor of '
annexation. The number of Cuban of
property and social standing, together
with Spaniard and others of foreign '
birth, who despalt of Cuban capacity
for self-government and who stood in- j
different between the parties latelv in '
arm. does not decrease or decreases !
slowly. Yet this element Is the mot j
hopeful one for a nut-leu for forming j
a tibstauilal and safe party to carry
on the government.' Clearly the prob
lem will require on our part patience
and extreme prudenc as at first it re
quired promptitude.
3 'HE SlllCHU. HOAHl).
The fact that five nieuiban of the
school board are to be chosen at the
impending election 1 creating no ex
citement and attracting little atten
tion. The reason for this is that the
republican chool board ticktt, which
1 made up entirely of men who have
already served aicepiably ou the
board, I ure to cany, becaube the
present management of our tichoola
has. on the whole, met with tha un
qualified approval of a houl patron
and citizen generally.
The public schools of Omaha are
being conducted uow more nearly
free from politic aud more closely
along strictly business rules than
jer lfore. tad tU tuuiijiuauc of
the present school board In control
will mean that the people want to
push along still further on then lines.
There are, however, important prob
lems still ahead for the school board,
which will require tried business abil
ity for their successful solution. This
business ability is offered in the
republican school board ticket and Is
sadly 1r( king In the opposition candi
dates. People Interested In keeping our
schools at the highest standard will
vote for the republican school board
candidates.
rui.osr.t rfa. iH)ii?:t:s.
Colonel Bryan has seen fit to dodge
the questions propounded to him with
reference to the deal made with tho
railroads by his brother-in-law, Chair
man Allen, of the democratic state
committee. It Is Colonel Bryan's
privilege to avoid answering. These
quKtlons are not asked by The Bee
particularly, but are on the lips of the
whole body of Nebraska ' taxpayers,
who cannot understand how, while
pretending to be an antl-corporatlon
party, the democrats can line up with
the tax Shirking railroads for a propo
sition which they themselves have re
peatedly denounced In unmeasured
terms. The only inference to be drawn
from Colonel Bryan's silence on the
Allen deal Is that he can give no an
swer that would be satisfactory either
to himself or to the public.
Colonel Bryan has kept standing In
his paper a defiant declaration that
no one connected either directly or in
directly with any privilege seeking cor
poration should have any place In the
councils of the democratic party. In
Illinois he undertook to oust the demo
cratic national committeeman because
of alleged corporation connections,
and in Iowa he advised the democratic
candidates to retum to the railroads
the money said to have been furnished
to them for their campaign. In Ne
braska, however, where It is notorious
that the democratic state chairman,
who happens to be Colonel Bryan's
brother-in-law, has been hand-in-glove
with the railroad bosses and has worn
deep tracks between Lincoln and the
railroad headquarters In Omaha,
Colonel Bryan declines to discuss the
nioRt. vital issue, which is that of for
cing the railroads to pay their taxes
the tame as other taxpayers.
The Bee admires Colonel Bryan for
many qualities, and supposed that
courageous conviction which would
denounce such recreancy whether by
democrats or republicans was one of
theni. Colonel Bryan'a failure to re
pudiate the Allen agreement with the
railroads must be disappointing to his
friends, as It Is to us.
THK ILLIXOIS CESTBAL COXIEST.
With the approach of the meeting of
the . board of directors of the Illinois
Central It" b'ecomes evident that the
struggle for Its control increases in In
tensity, and that the result of the
stockholders' meeting four weeks ago,
although apparently favorable to Pres
ident Fish, was at no time accepted aa
conclusive. It is Impossible to dissoci
ate the popular notion of the contest
between him and Mr. Harrlman from
the question whether the road shall
continue to be operated independently
or in a substantial sense subordinate to
the vast combination of railroad prop
erties of transcontinental scope In
which the latter is the masterspirit.
In addition to other strong argu
ments It Is quite natural that there
should be a sentimental manifestation
in favor of the independence which
President Fish is supposed to repre
sent In the management of this great
north and south system, unique in its
position as It has been In its history.
But the imperialistic or centralizing
forces, operating bo powerfully on
transportation aa well as on other in
dustrial agencies, show no sign as yet
of ohauBtion. On the contrary, gain
ing strength by which they have long
fed on. they would aeem more power
ful than ever In this contest, -inl if
they should succeed the interrogation
wouid be sharply raised as to wnere
they are to stop.
Congressman Norrls qaa shown up a
couple of newspaper grafters in his
district In the proper fashion. We are
glad to know there are only two such
editors in the whole Fifth district and
but few more in the whole state, of Ne
braska who prostitute their calling so
bray.enly. The newspaper men of Ne
braska, republicans and democrats
alike, with very few exceptions, fight
for principle aud not for price, and too
frequently get their only reward from
their own consciousness of honorable
conduct rather than from due appreci
ation by the beneficiaries. That is the
way of the world for newspaper men.
however, and they may be depended
upon to continue the fight for good
government, as they see it, even to the
point of breaking through party lines
occasionally, without personal 'profit
worth mentioning.
Candidate Hitclutck paper is
very uui ouipllineutary toward fx-
Governor Poynier, w ho refuacs to at - '
" '
mo nuiuiiiaiiou oi onauenbei'ger '
forced ou the ftisionlst by the demo
cratic rallroid contingent. Inci
dentally it may be recalled that Gov
ernor Poynte'r was the medium
through which the "sting of ingrati
tude" came Into play when on the
recommendation of CoJonel Ilryan, he
appointed William V. Allen to fill out
an unexpired term in the tnlted
State senate which Candidate Hitch
cock coveted.
It's uaeleB for anyone tn get et
ched over the Initiative and referen
dum proposition submitted to voter
at tha t-nntinr ele.-tbin flruiA lam .......
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j voni, iu. icsvjuuuu tllUeilOg U .
on the ballot was lint panned within
the time required by law. thus In
validating the whole proceeding. The
democrats In the city council had five
months In which to pans this it-solution,
but purposely delayed doing
anything until after the thirty-day
limit fixed by law In the hope that
they could fool the friends of this re
form and make political capital with
out giving them anything substantial.
Judge Hopewell, who is on the
republican ticket for lieutenant gov
ernor, sat for many years on the dis
trict bench In Douglas county and is
well and favorably known by every
man who was ever before him as a
litigant, lawyer or Juror, lie ought
to receive a special complimentary
ote throughout this Judicial district.
The voting machine Is a complica
ted piece of mechanism. The voter
who does not understand how to
operate It so as to record his choice
for the candidates particularly favored
by him should not fall to ask for as
sistance from the election officers. It
Is no disgrace to require Instruction
on the voting machine.
The democrats are counting on the
farmers being too prosperous In Ne
braska this 'year to stop work long
enough to vote. Nebraska farmers
know that, prosperity and republican
success go hand in band and they will
not be too busy to vote for still more
prosperity by continuing the repub
licans In control.
More liberal stop-over privileges
for tourists going through Omaha are
very good in their way, but stopping
place facilities should also be provided
for those who stop over. The demand
for a first-class modern fire-proof
hotel In Omaha is becoming more
pressing every day.
Colonel Bryan has come and gone,
but not a word about the deal made
with the railroads by his brother-in-
law. Chairman Allen, of the demo
cratic state committee to line the
democrats up to perpetuate the fla
grant evasion of city taxes on rail
road terminals. .
The successor to Governor Mickey
will be Governor Sheldon. That is
already Bettled. If the people of
Omaha and Douglas county want to
improve their standing at the state
house they will see to it that Sheldon
takes a good majority out of this
county. ' ' '
If you are in doubt about the dem
ocratic alliance with the railroads, Just
read over again the letter sent out by
Chairman Allen asking democratic pa
pers to print as campaign capital stuff
that the .rallroadjj. were glad to pay for
as advertising .three years ago. . .
' Home C'naae for- Thankfalneaa. ""
. Minneapolis' Journal.
Fortunately neither Countess Cantellane
nor tha ducheof Marlborough has any
temptation to go on the etage.
A Momentary Danger.
Philadelphia Ledger.
If the rule of an Iowa doctor, who killed
himself when a , patient died after an
operation for appendicitis, were to become
general the malady would lose all stand
ing ns a fad.
Provocation Kaoaah.
Cleveland Leader.
The latest from t he scene of the Indian
outbreak is that the Vtcs arouaed the
war spirit of the Cheyennes by Inducing
a Scandinavian Immigrant to .play "Chey
enne" to them on a concertina.
Turning; on fate (Meaci.
St. Louis Republic.
Vorty-flve dealers In coal have been In
dicted by the grand Jury of Douglas
county, Nebraska, on charges of having
formed a combine. Which shows that the
people have several' way of making It
warm for the big fellows.
nevolntlnnnry Spirit ( hilled. I
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
With the Cuban, treasury surplus paid '
out aud the armory guns thrown Into the
sea, the Inducements for an insurgent .
march on Havana 1 have vanished. There
is method in the measures adopted to get
rid or the revolutionary spirit.
THE! ITE !-HFHILI.IO."
Eastern, Trifle Views the Affair at
Long Range.
Brooklyn Eagle. '
If a crowd of cuwboya desperate with
rum and the Inability to find somebody
to fight, were to start from any point in
the west and ride for a few mltex, the
proceeding would dixqulei the citizens
along the line of march, hut the War de
partment would not send any troops after
them. Yet, when a handful of I'te Indians
leave their reservation and ride peacefully
off to the north, buying food as they go,
and indulging In no atrocities, the army
la sent, hoi loot, on their trail, as If with
the Idea of provoking ineiu to hostilities,
and excusing a general conversion of the
tribe to "good Indians."
A Utile diplomacy. Instead of a good
deal of force, might work results for tl.e i
good of alf concerned the Indians, the j
army and the settlers. ,Why should not .in '
Indian be allowed lo lee his reservation, j
now and then, and hunt in the udi iceot I
country, jusi as uhlte men do and aa
white men hunt on his i enervation'. The;
I'les have been especially Ill-used. They
were removed from their old home In Colo- J
lado, from lauds assigned to "them and
theirs forever," almost before the ink was j
dry on the par .Uienl .that conveyed them.
Win n lliey ahuwid their Indignation at 1
'"U" 0"8""1
iaiile company, tn
lo make loom fwr a
troops mi dispauhi l lo :
their lamps, despite intimation to the con- I
ti.try, and althougn the troopa anil the '
agent had the iist of It. the red men!
were removed on into a strunge land, more
barren, more thinly Mocked with tame.
to wait still another removal. j
The lima of Indian wars ha go.ir by
I
The l ies w ho ara now on their w-y lo J
the t'hejenne reservation are Incapable j
of much mischief, unless lo be sure, ntri.ng j
head among them rtlr the Cheyennes lo
oppose Ihe whiles. H'jl the best way to
ruu theni to hoatlllly la to regard a peace
ful Journey, such as they arc now making,
as an offense against fit law, And check
It by luailUl force. hlte men would )
rei.ii under the cln-umsiauces, and uti In
dian, accustomed to thu free, wild llfi of
bis native lull., w Ill-rebel twice as quKkly.
Give lo the Indian the same liberty that
l given to the ra-e which b UlUwa ij
U. ui.,n Li. daalruuli
R(ll n AROIT KW lORK,
Illpplea on ihe ( arreat at l ife In the
Metropolis.
"A rt'iiMit Investigation nunlm-tcil by
a comtnltt-e representing elahleen cm!
I ge settlements and n-ported In Chari
ties for October exhibits an appallltig
amount of Industrial oppression In N v
York City. Mure titan HO.noo wonn ti
an- workliur In mote than SS.OtHl city
factorlr-n. Mere are some sp'i!mens. A
bindery working it IihikIs aeeni -eight
hour a week, a htais heletrad factory
seventy-five hours, a laundry seventy
hours and a dellcateasett factory sixty-nine
hours. A candy factory last winter
worked them seventy-one hours a week,
with half an hour off for dinner and none
for su per. except on fatnrday. The
makers of mlsoes' ami children's flnp
uresses during the rush season worn
sixty-seven hours a week; 'then tako their
work home and toil till II o Ia.t night." Re
fusal to work overtime Is checked by fear
of discharge. All this, and astly more,
In face of the law forbidding more than
sixty hours' work per week, and work
between 9 it. m. and 6 a. iil The latter
provision has been temporarily set aside
by a local court undertaking to deny tho
principle underlying tho factory legisla
tion of an entire century, and affirmed
by the supreme court of the United
States, that the state may Interfere where
the contracting parties are not on ait
equality or where public health requires
that a party shall be protected against
himself. The sixty-hour limit remain
nominally In full force. Out lust winter
the factory department stated: "Jt is
Impossible even to estimate the number
of offenders, but 1 would plate tliem be
tween 6.000 and 10,000 in this city."
"The advantage la all on the aide of those
who are determined to beat the taw,"
ays the Outlook. 'Inspectors accomplish
nothing. No employers have been con
victed and fined. The testimony of over
worked employes is required to prove
violation of the law and to give it means
discharge. It cannot be had from thosu
lti the dilemma of work or starve."
As a red flag infuriates a bull so did the
baby-blue silk nightie worn by Policeman
Kinile Oelssler. recently of the tenderloin
utation. act upon the nerves of the police
men of the Coney Island precinct when
that rece.uly exiled minion of the law pre
pared for his couch.
He entered the dormitory where two
score policemen were inharmonloualy snor
ing. 1ndressing, he opened his suit cae
and took out a beautiful creation with lace
about the neck and pocket ad wilh his
monogram delicately worked in silken
colors on the breast.
The unusual noise of rustling silk In the
dormitory awakened some of the two score
policemen. They looked on in astonish
ment as Gcissler donned his wonderful
nlghtrobe. Some groaned their disdain.
"That may go In the tenderloin, but It
don't go here," said a voice from one of
tha cots.
To the grumblers was wafted the sweet
odor of violets as Oiler. unmindful of
the rebukes, leaped Into bed. This was too
much, and several irate policemen de
manded that Gelssler remove the offending
nightie from, their sight.
"Mind your own business and I II mind
mine." retorted Gelssler.
Soon he was snoring, but the policemen
sat on their beds and held a council of war.
Th- sergeant was called from his desk.
A scheme waa evolved and quietly the men
got back Into bed. not to sleep biit to wait
A few minutes later a call for a police
man cam. Gelssler was routed out of bed.
He folded the blue garment carefully and
left it on a chair. He was gone half an
hour and found everyone sleeping on hi
return. .
Gelssler undressed' and ' reached for" his
night robe. His ,ni cIoe(J on . hunoh Qf
silk rags. No piece was bigger than the
patch on a tramp's trousers. He veiled in
anger and vowed vengeance. The police
men snored on. Gelssler says he will have
the vandals arrested If he can discover
them.
'Rev. A. P. Atterbury, president of the
Now York City Federation of Churches is
the authority for the following Interesting
4.0HC.000 people In New York Cltv now. Of
these there are about two Roman Catholic
to one Jew. and over two Jews to one
Protestant communicant. The total Protes
tant church constituency in inm . .. , m
per cent; n 1904 It had fallen to 3fM-io per
per cent; It Is still falling.
"The churchless Protestants of New York
City today are estimated at 1.071.0.) This
In more than three time, the number of
members and about 50 per cent more than
both members and attendants. There are
!M Protestant churches In Greater New
York. They made a net gain In 19f of it tv,t
members, an average of leas than six gain
net for each church."
Dr. Atterbury adds that the total Pt-otee-tant
Investment In church and charitable
enterprises In the whole cltv of N- york
la tJao.ttr.i.Orto at tax exemption figure.,
lalng this vast Investment of property the
Protestant church has made a et gain of
5.6i4 penona.
"Each unit of net gain." he aavs. "has
cost t0 of interest ,t 4 per cent on ln-
"emaes nearly n of running
expenses. To use business phrafeologv, It
costs $!. more or lesa, to convert a China
man, and over 1.m for a , addition, not
necessarily a convert. In New York City."
One day of each month is Chinese day at
the Grand Central station. At toast, there
are so many Chinese there that It wears
an oriental appearance. The occasion is
the departure for nollg- Ko1R ,jy wy of
the monthly steamers from Vancouver of 1
a ttody of Chinamen coming from all along
the Atlantic cott. On day recently Y,
went. It was a holiday crowd. Urger
usual, hut little excited. sing home to
arrive In plenty f lime for the Chine.
New Year s celebration, which coiuca li:)U, 1
th.. first of February. The majority we;,
going back to stay, but nuuiy were "simply
off for a holiday vlslr. Some woie (he i
atralght Chines costume, others
nuclides. Americans and .tin otlieis had '
a combination of American trousers, ch. ;
nese coats and American l.ati miae s'
queue fitting.. Mr. and Mrs. I.lng ,, k .1
Philadelphia, attired exactly alike with
baby Mug. topped with a crown that" would I
have befitted an -mperor. rolled up to the i
atatlon In a carriage and were followed by :
aeveral porteis carrying (heir luggage.
i
At tl.e clne of the morning service In H !
Seventy-ninth street church, relates ihe:
Hun, (hose in'mh-is of the congregation
who lingered to exchange friendly gucl
lugs were treated lo a nice exhibition o'
masculine pattern e. They saw a man tp. '
a woman's veil. It was a sight worth wait- '
Ing for. It took him just eight Minutes '
by the clock to do it. The woman was lull '
and the man short, and while she bent and
ducked ,e balanced himself on his Haloes '
and rilt d backward and forward and flu - j
wttjs In l is effort to adjust the veil bee ,
lnily. At lasr. sfter much arduous tni' '
be au, eee.le.l III draping It to his ow n au.i '
the Won. an's satisfaction. Then be asnul '
for the .iim to fasten It In place. i
".Merciful gorHliiessV ejaculated the'
woman. j
"Wli.a I. the mailer?" ukcd ihe man. ,
What shall I do?" she walle.l. "They 1
are in my mouth. I can't get at them, i
You'll have to take ihe veil off." !
Being In chutxii, tha man did not ssy '
much. He took lite veil off. but ll was j
noted by the Interested observe. s that be,
did net uui it wu again. i
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Kearney Hub: The Bee' exposure or tha
state democratic committee "going snooks"
with the railroads is a corker.
VVInslde Tribune: When you scratch Wil
liams for railroad commissioner, put your
cross opposite the name of George H irst.
l-'tica Sun: The latest excuse off. re,j by
Governor Mickey for turning convicts loose
on parole Is that them is an ui.pre.v'dented
demand for corn shuckers. A;U se--u Ne
braska banks were dynamited in one week.
Silver Creek Sand: There Is no question
In the mind of the editor of Sand but that i Signor Caruso, the great tenor, I fairly
the democratic party is allied with the Justified in believing that there is tome
railroads this year. Wednesday an emls- J thing in art for revenue only. lately ha re
nary of the democratic party was here In ' celved S,ono for singing two songs into a
the guise of a traveling man. He was found phonograph. Previous to that time he had
out and owned up to It. The Omaha gang , collected $4,00") in royalties on tha unit
la trying to work the deal to beat Norrls I songs.
Brown. They can't work It In these parts. Th male member of an eloping ooupla
and we told Mr. Omaha Man so. i Colottido wired newa of tha tleup to
North Platte Tribune: The tie-tip he- the old man and asked for the usual bene
tween the railroads n nd She e'env cntlc '. diction. "The family fatted calf." v-
" ceiurai commute is so complete
that It can no longer be disguised from the
voters. The railroads believe that' with
the election of Shallenberger and domo
cratJc member of the legislature no meas
ure regulating freight rates will be pssa.d,
whlle.lt Sheldon and a republican legisla
ture Is elected such a measure v. ill be
passed.
Fremont Tribune: The WoVld-Herald is
publishing an endless number of letter
urging that the people of Omaha vote a
franchise to an Independent telephone com
party ' The fact that. v..r,.f e ti.A-
' ' preme tourt- oiaes tn acuou or .tn ootiv
eeme from Douglaa, Washington and" 8arnv.jitn l. ir,...,i.r u.t ti,e.-w, ,,.,.
counties may have something to do vith J ful. Similar acntlments ore entertained by
th. nllin. tn . . . 1- . v. ..I'
... v,..,w i.ii mat cantor tiitcncoclt I
candidate Tor congress In that district. He
la trying to get connection with Washing
ton by this means.
Alliance Times: The Omaha Bee de
livered a hard blow to democratic state
plans, having printed In fac-slmlla a tell
tale letter mailed out to fusion editors,
and alongside some facts bearing on rail
road taxation three year ago as boomed
by the fusion press. It proves conclusively
what no close student of this fall's cam
paign has doubted from the first that
this time the reformers are in league with
the railroads of the state and that their
candidates will receive the corporation sup
port. If you do not care to take our word
for It and are further Interested, note The
Bee of last Saturday.
Alliance Times: The fuslonfats are still
attempting to make the railroad men of
the state believe that It is the Intention
of the republicans to pass a law In con
nection with the pass agitation that will
take sway the privileges from the families
of railroad men. This absolutelv 1. .i,
case. There Is no reason why the families
I of railroad men should not ride on a pass
j and many reason why they should. The
I reison that It is generally considered wise
to reJuce th pass privileges extended to
people or numerous classes. is that the
obligations and Influences thus rendered
make diffcult the parage of equitable
legUlall n and more difficult the enforce-
ment of lav.s for ihe common people, i
K inroad people are Interested In the n... I
e w sucu iav ror many reasons.
Silver Creek Sand: Flection will be ,eM
next Tuesday, before another issue of
Sand. In many resp.-cts this has been a
remarkable campaign. Falling their ef. I
forts to control the re tnibllcsns the rail ' '" ,,1V lH,,,'"ta are In such cnnd.iion that
roads are seeking the election of democra.s'J''..A0 le"Ve '"'',"' ,""d
The particular objects of their abuse hiv
been Norrls Brown, for Fnited States sen
ator, and George- I, Sheldon, for governor.
They are not worrying much about the
minor state ofllcers on either ticket. They
would prefer lo Gnrge Hort. ru lmt
candidate for railroad commls, loner, de.
feaied. and coneqtient!y he , of h
fusion!.! for ttliim w shall vote. As to
the constitution il amendment rr a nlir.nl
coiiimMalon to be el-. ted by the . ....
favor Diet At the nrese-.t wi.i.,',i
,.,,. . , , ' ' r,lng llie
railroad coterie has no ho,... f carrying
the house of repres-j.tatlverf f - th., ,i
ocrats. b';
" " """""" -rry eff, r, , '
elect a democratic senate
t i.i at,' ueitut. .
Not folk . Pi t Whutver eis- may b-
said or l hut letter cf Chairman Allen In
refer me to t.'rm mil ta.xutlon it ran b?
ret down m one of the moi bungling
plccs if fool politics that has been In
dulged lii In Nebraska for many n.oons.
Allen simply takes up the old cry which
ti e rairoails have worn threadbare fooling
country in inh!r.t of the legislature Into
voting sgalne tjxallon cf terminal faclll-llo-.
Ilve y m-tii w oo '.'.'lil. t i :.. ,i ;he
tratte- ItiieUlK' ntlyVor a n tiu'e w.ll km w
that tl.e iailro.ul ul.j.jtlo:i .-r mile wo.i' t
n it be reduce I Is te-ml iils wet ' u :cd
locally. This tiusa of prje--v I. is i,t-n
escaping taxation all i,iee y.-urs, vt.ile
people outside of the raiirud nl.r hae
been fooled imo tt Inking It. it ih -v v.evj
getting the best of ll. !ler ft Norfolk the
Northwi stern spent IHo.no In one lump
In a. 1. ling to Its division I - 1 . n n . 1 liVllnici,
et nolsidy would be n'.le lo .ti-i over wiih
a telescope Unit the valuin-i of that ti- i
had been ! ft-a l v l 'i.y ; e tie ic
proveinents ei nuJ . What U true at
Norfolk Is tin. at every dlvison statSoi.
vt the tax agenls of the railroad hud th,
Kail to appear bf ire the Slate .,'
Assessment and ask that the v.ibi.i ii,,n if
their properly be le I i I. If 'bairn, vi
Allen wanted to make bid for tl.e talliool
voie for the democratic inket, be could
ii.. I have n.a.le a better effort tbsn that
letter.
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Only six Maine hunters have been killed
so far this year, but the season ia young.
j,iHiit iurp.ii luuiiris vnuiureu otwiiwi
zl at the accne of the crime were executed
October ID. Such absence of technical delay
Is wortft mentioning.
Scholar, Statesman," by Joseph Buckllo
Bishop of the Isthmian Canal commission,
has Just been published for private circula
tion among Mr. Hay' mora personal ad
mirers. sponded the uttrnmantic father. "JumpeJ
the fence for short grass. Stick to it!'
Ihe mean thing!
Messrs. North and Gerry are the only
membera of the board of expert selected
to confer with German tariff expert In
the effort to adjust the difference between
the two countries in the matter of tariff
administration In this country. They will
aail for Germany November t.
Nine months after a legislative commu
te made officeholders In Ohio disgorge
fees to the amount of $200,000, the Ohio ra
.... . .. .... ' ' ...
the fellows who coughed up. Great minda
occasionally agree. '
William Lee, who practically refused a
fortune in declining to publish "Unl
Tom'a Cabin" when Harriet Beeeher Btow
asked him to, Is still living at Hampton,
N. H. He waa formerly the senior partner
of thu publishing firm of Iee Shepaid,
and an intimate of Lowell, Iongfellow,
Phillips, Sumner and other literary msa.
HMIMX. HKMAHKi.
"Pa." aaid little Willie, ."is It right to
any the congressman spoke "ex tempore'
or 'extemporaneously f '
"Well." replied his pa, "if you want to
be perfectly correct you'll have to stick
presumably' or 'ostensibly' In there some
where." I'uiludelphla Preea.
"1 understand you have perfected ajs
other great Invention."
"Yes. ' answered tne scientist, modestly.
"Is It on the market?" .
"Oh, it wasn't Intended for the market.
It's lor the magaxlnes." Washington Star.
Candidate Isn't it going to be expensive
to corral the floating vote?
Ward Heeler No, but It's going to coat
like sin to keep It floating. It's a, blamed
thirsty crowd. Chicago Tribune.
"Hello, 1-eo," panted the ' tigress, "I'v
been chasing a nice' tender little antelope
for an hour or more. Did it pass by
nerc?"
"No." replied the lion, licking his chops.
contentedly, "it didn't pass here." Phila
delphia Press. ' '
"Yes. she had a collarbone broken In a
bar tin rush."
"How did It happen?"
"Why, she tried tne new forward ass
and was thrown for a gain." Cleveland
l lain Iealer.
badl
Dr. Price-Prio Yes, I need a vacation
but I can t take It jttrt now. Many
Wise Ah! yes: foxy people, aren't they?
If you quit nursing tiiini they uet well
me ni si thing you Know, i !i ? -1 hlladclplita
Catholic Hlamiard.
"That corporation oitaht lo be willing
lo contribute to your campaign fund."
"No. answered Senator eioighuni; "cam
paign contributions have gone out of
fashion. ll m corporation wants to do
anyinliig for a man now it has to be in
the nature of a direct prrs-mal payment."
- ashii.t;i"i 'ar.
I Othello had smothered Desdemona.
... WM,ltd to se.e. ' he explained lo the
coronet. It Ihe audience would Insist oi
'both of us coming before the curtain after
",'"
le as lliul.'
carina oti investigation that the
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eunl.-nce t.;io uiMsieo. ine uisgusieu coro-
r li t him g " nlcago Tribune.-
"The last of George Washington's body
servants died In Ihe south the other day."'
-ivnai; analii!'.' Cleveland- IMalu Dealer.
THK rtMIR IOTKR 4 IIMK TIO lilt
John (. Whittle!-.
The proudest t.ow is but mv peer,
Ihe highest not more high;
Today, of all the weary year,
A king of men am I.
Tccij, i, like are great and small,
'Ihe iieicjess and the known,
My palu'-e is Ihe peoples hail.
The ballot box my thron:
Wlto serves today upon the list
Beside the served shall stand:
Alike, the brown and wrinkled list,
'i iiB. .gloved sett dainty ha-taJi
The ricii ia level wltk the poof,
The weak is alrong toU5! '
The sleekest broadcloth cotinls no mora
liluu homespun frock of gray. .
', .
T".U li t pomp tud.vajn vreletina
Mv SI mI.I. (Mil rigbl abide;
Vet a plain mans common sense
Against the teda.nt'a pride.
Today shall sll.j.ie manhood try
The sircijg..: i t gol4 and laud;
Th.- v.i.1.- woti-f wan nut weal'li lo buy
The power l.i my right band!
While I here's -at grief to Ark redreai,
Or balance b.-.ai,lUf t. ' .'
N here wvlgba out living manhood lesa
Thau Man. i.e. o b vilest dust
While there jf a ritfl.t to tw iT my vote,
A wiong t'j sweep sway,
I'p! clouted ktiee and t.iged uaf
A loans a i.:au lvdi