Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 28, 1902, Page 4

4 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1902 AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Tax Oommissioner 8ays Assessment Will Be Bixteen Million Dollars. CORPORATIONS FURNISH SEVEN MILLION Tax Hate May Be Reduced from Elght Mills—Ham- mond Packing Plant Probably Will He Reopened. Forty-Four to The Board of Review | with its revision and Tax Commissioner Fitzgerald stated late yesterday afternoon that probably another day would be taken up In fixing up the reports of the board He dld say, however, that the vaiuation would not fall below $16,000,000. The exact | valuation will not be known until the board completes its work and submits a report On account of the large number of small complaints filed this year the work of the board has been tedious, but the members | are putting in full time and propose getting through as soon as possible. Fewer com- plaints were received this year from large concerns than in former years, but it is| thought that the number of smaller com- | plaints filed is larger. The valuation so far returned city assessors the highest in tory of the city. For the year 1901 the valuation of all of the property in the eity, including the corporations, as returned by the tax commissioner, amounted to only a little over $2,500,000. It was reported late yesterday afternoon that several of the corporation representa- | tives had declared that unless their valua- | tions were lowered the matter would be | taken into the courts and the entire levy | tied up. This rumor could not, however, | be confirmed Corporation valuations, as Board of Review Unlon Stock Yards company.... Armour & Co...... Cudahy Packing company Swift and Company v Hammond Packing company Qmaha Packing company.... . Omaha Strect Rallway compiny Motropolitan St. Railway company Omaha Gas company evie Omaha Water company New Thomson-Hous Nebraska Telephon Packers' National bank Bouth Omaha_ National Vsss Union Stock Yards National bank.. 352,40 The only change made by the board from the figures submitted by Tax Com- missioner Fitzgerald was a reduction of $23,000 in the valuation of the Union Stock Yards Natlonal bank and an increase in the valuation of the property of the New Thomson-Houston Electric Light company. The total valuation of the corporations do- ing business here is $7,055,000. Members of the city council assert that with a valuation of about $16,000,000 the levy can be cut from 44 to about 8 mills. Un- der the terms of the present charter the clty 1s permitted to levy only so much for each fund. The general fund is allowed $38,000; fire, $13,000; police, $18,000; lights, $13,000; water, $13,000; paving repairs, $2,500; park, $2,500; library. $5,000. In ad- dition to this a levy for a sinking fund to the amount of $41,000 may be made to pay the Interest on general indebtedness bonds and other bonds from districts where prop- erty owners have not met their obligations. It appears to be the intention of the coun- cil to keep the levy down to the lowest pos- sible limit. Probably Wil Before leaving for Chicago yesterday an official of the Hammond Packing company was asked about the rumor that the plant bere would scon reopen. The reply was that the plant would probably open within & short time, but no definite arrangements had been made. Packers here expect a big run of stock from the ranges before long. On account of the condition of the grass it is asserted that the run will commence about July 15, which 1s a little earlier than veual. It la understood that the packers and the stock yards company are making preparations for an exceedingly heavy run The returns from the ranges show that the country north and northwest of this mar- et is fitled with cattle ready to be shipped to market at any time. Hawthorne Addition. Theodore Schroeder, chairman of the com- mittee on bulldings and grounds of the Board of Education, le advertising for blds for the construction of a two-room addition to Hawthorne school, Eighteenth street and Missourl avenue. Bids for this work will be received by the board up to noon of Monday, June 30. The stipulation is made that all bids must be accompanied by = centified check for $100 as an evidence of good faith. It is further stated in the ad- vertisement that the board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Members ot the board assert that the construction of ts not through the his- by the 1s cepted by the Y00 09 3 5,00 0 K] 15000 | 56,000 company. mpany ¥ 100,30 ink. 325m Open. EpE———— * HIS EYES DANCE When His Good Drink Comens. A coftee that will nourish and turnish all the food required to rear a baby is evidently easy food for an adult to digest and is es- pecially applicable where ordinary coffee does not agree. The wife of a Congregational minister gives an experience: It ls rather curious, the manner in which I came to adopt Pos tum for my baby. My husband used to be troubled greatly with Dbillious headaches and extremo nervousness. This was about five years ugo. We concluded that coffae and tea were the cause of his trouhles and 8o gave Postum Food Coffee a trial. At first we did not like it, because it was not bolled long enough and seemed weak and tasteless, but after ‘preparing it properly, and that 1s easy, we became very fond of it, and now can. honestly say we prefer it to any coffee or tea. *“The old headaches and nervousness have disapeared and we both enjoy very much better health. When one of our children was a year old he would, not drink milk, so we tried him om Postum Coffee, and from the first e liked it and it agreed with him pertectly 80 Postum has been his drink now for over four years. “About ten months ago a baby boy came to our house. I was, of course, anxious to have good nourishment for him, and so drank from fve (o eight cups of Postum @uring the day. - This, with a little Grape- Nuts Food each day was all the nourish- ment [ took, and although baby weighed only five pounds at birth, he weighed twelve and ond-halt pounds at. tbree months and at four months fifteen pounds. Now he welghs twenty-three pounds. “About ‘three weeks ago the listle fellow suddenly weaned himself, much to our sur- pr I tried him on cow's milk, but he would not have it. I then tried a certain baby food, then another, but he would have neither. I felt very anxious about him, but remembering experimenting with an- other boy with Postum, I gave him some, which he drak with the greatest relish, It agreed with him perfectly, so he lived on it for one week. = Since then he has learned to eat a litile other food, but he prefers Fostum Coffee to anything else and looks perfectly delighted when he sees me com- ing with {t. 1 sald the other morning, ‘I wish the Postum Company eould see two additional rooms to this sehool build- ing will greatly relleve the crowded condl- tion of the Central school. Proposes OIl Warehouses. Chief Etter of the fire department has called the attention of the city officlals to the storage of ofls in buildings located inside of the city limits. In speaking of this matter the chlef s “1 refer par- ticularly to the various grocers' estab- lishments, wherein are stored olls, and especlally gasoline, sufficient to cause a bad fire. In order to remedy this danger as much as possible I recommend that an ordinance be passed to compel all persons dealing in olls to provide fireproof houses. It such structures are erected and the olls kept therein the chances of fire will be greatly lessencd. 1 earnestly hope that the city council will take up this matter at an early date. TO GET AROUND EXTRADITION Attorneys for Hahn Are Now Trying to Cirenmvent Aet Governor Nash. id n of MANSFIELD, O., June 27.—As soon as the news was recelved here today that Gov- ernor Nash had decided to honor the requi- sition for Willlam Hahn, charged with grand larceny, his attorneys set about to circumvent extradition. Mr. Hahn was here awaiting the decision The governor's decision that the offense charged constituted a crime under the laws of Ohio, as well is of New York led to the preparation of an afidavit by Prosecuting Attorney W. H. Bowers of this city, charging the same offense as that for which Mr. Hahn is under indictment in New York. A warrant was lssued for Mr. Hahn and he was arrested. He pleaded not guilty to the charge of grand larceny. It was decided that the preliminary hearing should be held in the mayor's court next Monday morning. The defendant’s at- torney did not offer bail, and the defend- | ant was left well. Just after this preliminary Sherifft Payne put in an appearance at the mayor's court, having received Instructions from the at- torneys representing the district attorney of New York to arrest and hold Hahn. When the sheriff found that he was too late and that the defendant was already in the custody of the chiet of police he notified the and advices from that official to do noth- ng until the arrival of the papers and the representatives of the New York officials from Columbus. It is the intention of Mr. Hahn and his attorneys to have the trial of Mr. Hahn in Ohlo, instead of New York in charge of Chief of Police Detective Brindley of New York and Sheriff | Payne, with requisition from the governor for W. M. Hahn, went to Hahn's country home late tonight after him, but Chief of Police Well refused to allow him to be taken away or even to be seen. SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS Opening of Tenth International Con- vention nt Denver Under Fav- orable Ausplices. DENVER, June 27.—The tenth interna- tlonal Sunday school convention opened its first session at Trinity Methodist Eplscopal church last night. The auditorium was dec- orated with American.and British flags The greater part of the time was devoted to welcoming speeches and responses. A. B. McCrillis of Providence, R. L., presided in place of President Hoke Smith of At- lanta, who was detained at home by ill- ness. S. H. Atwater, president of the Colo- rado State Sunday School assoclation; ex- Mayor Henry V. Johnson, chairman of the local committee, and Rev. B. B. Tyler, president of the Ministerial alliance of Denver, welcomed the delegates. Response was made by Vice President McCrillis. After the announcement of the nominat- ing committee, F. F. Belsey, chairman of the Sunday School union of London, was introduced. As he &tood upon the plat- form the audience rose and sang ‘'God Save the King," following it wjth “Amer- ica.” The compliment was acknowledged by Mr. Belsey, who extended the greeting of his countrymen to the convention. A committee, consisting of Mr. Belsey and J. J. McLauren of Ontarlo and F. K. Warren of Michigan, was named to frame a cablegram of sympathy to King Edward, to be sent tomorrow. The session closed with an address by Dr. John Potts of Toronto, chairman aof the lesson committee. Simultandously with the meetiag in Trin- ity church another was held at Central Presbyterian church. Addresses were made by Dr. A. F. Schauffier of New York, Dr. Frank Johnson, editor of the Chronicle of London, and Dr. A. E. Dunning, secretary of the lesson committee. ARE REBUILDING MERCUR Section of Mining Town Destroyed by Fire Will Be Bullt Up at Once. MERCUR, Utah, June 27.—The work of rebuilding the section of the town de- stroyed by yesterday's fire was begun to- day. Nome of the mining property wi damaged. A careful estimate today places the total loss at $300,000, with insurance of $85,000. Fifty business houses and 120 dwellings were destroyed. IONS FOR WESTERN VETERANS, War Survivors Remembered by tbe General Government. WASHINGTON, June 27.—(Special.)—The following western pensions have been granted Issue of May 31: Nebraska: °Original — Margaret Baker (nur speclal accrued June 6), Fouih O Increase, Restoration, Relssue, —Theodore Osborn, Spencer, §8. Origi al Widow: te.~Margaret E. Dean (spe- clal accrued June 6), Norfolk, $8. Renewal, ::Yldu\\! Nancy J. Stinécipher, Stella, lowa: wa, Original—Leo Shumacher, Daven- port, 38 Increase, Restoration, Refssu Ete.~John Williams, Sioux City, $6; Aaron ¥. French (deceased), Denison, $123; Henry Relnking, 1da Grove, '$; Willlam P. Hend- crson, Shenandoah $12; Peter J. Lawless, Waterloo $12; Willlam C. Hickman, Boone, $12; Willlam_ H. Barton, Sloux LH Willlam H. Hammer, Cordova, $17 am Beal, Diagonal, $: ' Abraham _Simmons, Troys Mills, $12; Wilson Toyne, Muscatine. $12; Elisha Leaming, Soldlers’ Home, Mar- shalltown, $10; Nicholas Swenson, Scldfers’ Home, Marshalltown, $8. Original Widows, Ete—Mary E Thomas, Council Bruffs, 8§ Mary J. French Denison, $5; Mary J. De- mos ncil Blufts, $8;' Catharine Dear- dorfr, Eust Peru, $; Lurenna J. Terrell (special accrued 'June §), Loveland. 38 Restoration, Widow—Alda Smalley, Ashton, § | " Bouth Dakota: Original Widows. Ete.— Anna L. Butts, Miller, $8; Maude E. Allen (special accrued June 6). Howard, 3. Issue of June 2: Nebraska: Original — Peter Blair, 8. Increase, Ete—~Wiilllam Johnson, H. Mclntyre, Lincoln, § Etc.—Emlly ' Hatch Spain), Agee, $12 Towa: ~Original—George M. Gilbert, Sloux City, 3. Increase, Restoration, Helss: Etc.—Abraham Colby, Wavely, ‘$12; John E. Runyan, Sigourney, 312; Hiram Blake, Massena, $10; Charles ~Chickering, Den: mark, §21; James Ellison, Waverly, §12; Al- bert 'G. Dodds. Cherokee, $5: Frederick Marwits, Maquoketa, §12; Horace 8. Gate Cedar Rapids. $10.° Nathaniel Shroyer, Larchwood, $10; William Flisher, Washt §i0; Cloud M. Brock, Marshalliown, $10: G H. Pease, Restoration, Relssye, Rulo, §10; Willlam Original Widows, (mother, war with baby drink their coffee; it would certainly please them.' It agrees with him so per- fectly that I sball continue to bave him dripk it to his beart's content. I don't like to have my name printed, but you can 1 b & Cong, Pastor's wite." Name ="fi'~ given by Fostum Co., Battle e v | Thomas Laughlin Stuart, $12; John Quinn, Grand Mound, 312; Ambherst M. Darpell Beacon, §. = Origigal Widows, Etc.—Mary Jeftery, ton, : South Dakota:' Original_Joseph A Phil- lips (special June 7), purn-n_.}r Ingrease, Restoration, Relssue, Etc.—John McLin, bor, §10. ué of June 3: wa. Rapjds, governor of the turn affairs had taken | Srietial-Joseph A, Grodios, Bloux e e I{lustrated Bee. | | VERY WEEK IT COMES full of fresh pictures made from photographs, illuse trating current history, lo- cal and general, with a fidelity other- wise impossible. Actual scenes from real life form the basis of The Illus- trated Bee, and its reputation for ac- curacy is as well established as its standing in the field of art. It has a place peculiarly its own, and while justly proud of its record, it is alwi striving to merit the good things that have been said of it and to afford its readers each week the ful pleasure and satisfaction they have come to expect. OURTH OF JULY comes next week, and with it the annual explo- sion of some tons of powder for the purpose of exemplifying the patriot- ism of the people. The frontispiece of The Illustrated Bee will recall to many memories of the Glorious Fourth of days gone by. It is a speclally posed picture, made by a staff artist, and will appeal to all who recall the old-fashioned celebrations, when the day meant something more than noise and ball games. AST SIDE HOUSKEEPING in New York is told about in a special article of uncommon interest. The dwellers in a small and fearfully crowded section of the great metrop- olis have frequently been described by soclological and humanitarian writers, who depict the squalor and misery of the people who live there. The author of the present article fiuds that these people are not 6o much to be pitied, their chiet short- coming seeming to be that they live as they do because they cannot afford to live better. They are thrifty and energetic and get away from their surroundings as fast as possible. Photographs of interiors serve to il- lustrate the article. DUCTS AND TRAFFIC is anvther chaper on an interesting topic, the first of which apeared in The Illustrated Bee some months ago. The advantages that grow out of the abolition of the grade crossing are discussed In the present article. The modern fast service, both freight and passenger, on the rallroads is the outgrowth of the condition which has made them possible. Illustrations for the article are made from photo- graphs of ten of the overhead cross- ings the railroads maintain in and around Omaha. The former article was illustrated with views of the via- ducts on which the streets run over the rallroads. OMMERCIAL CLUB MEMBERS had a most enjoyable trip through northeastern Nebraska, visiting a great many towns, meeting old and new friends and spreading the gospel of Omaha's commercial prosperity. It was one of the most successful trips cver undertaken by the club, and the members who went came home more than ever imbued with the idea of the importance to Omaha of the country visited. A full page of The Illus- trated Bee is given over to illustra- tions of scenes and incidents of the trip. IGHT OF TOBACCO TRUSTS for su- premacy in the British market is the topic of the weekly letter of Frank G. Carpenter. In this letter Mr, Carpenter tells of the invasion of Enpgland by the American tobacco trust and of the formation of the British factories into a trust to meet the competition. With his customary accuracy of detall Mr. Carpenter re- counts in an entertaining manner the progress of the war and makes a pre- diction as to its outcome. He also cites some of the dally instances of the invasion of England by Yankee industries. The illustrations are made from photographs taken in Lon- don. : OTIIEI FEATURES include pictures of people who have come into prominence before the public, of scenes and events of more than pass- ing interest, and crisp comment, timely anecdotes and the like, 2ll pre- pared with the care that has aiways marked The Illustrated Bee. If you are not now a subscriber you should leave an order with your newsdealer today for this paper. The I{lustrated Bee. Ete.—~Willlam H. Burham, Washington, 12 Willlam Dav Strawberry Point, ' §10; Lewis Y. Foster, Fort Dodge, $12; George Ferssl, Grant Cify, $12; Michael Ryan, Sol- dlers’ Home, Marshalltown, $10; William Lee, Corning, §10; Oliver P.' Kimmell, Red Oak, $12. Widows—Hattle M. Stringha; Original t (special accrued June 7), Manchester, $1 accrued June 9), Amanda Honn (speclal Ottumwa, $12 NORBECK MAKES CONFESSION Detective Tells All He Knows About Corruption and Bribery at M MINNEAPOLIS, June 26.—~Christopher C Norbeck, whose flight in the midst of his trial for bribery and whose recapture are matters of recent history, went before the grand jury this afternoon and made a clean breast of all he knew about police corrup- tion in this city. He explained that while he did not llke to give his friends away he was forced to do so because they had all deserted him in his troubl The most preguant admission he made was that Mayor Ames had told him that he was to take orders from Special Officer Irwin Gardner, now under sentence of six years ia the peanitentiary for bribery. | days, | by | Five packers BOARD BOOSTS THE JOBBERS Raises Last Year's Assessment of Thir- teen of Them $113,240, CORPORATION COMPROMISES ARE TOLD Tax Committee Divalges the Figures It Will Recommend, Which Rep- resent an Increase $1,005,104 Over 1901, The net result of the Thursday afternoon meeting of the County Board ot Equaliza- tion was the raising of the personal as- sessments of thirteen prircipal jobhers of Omaha $113,240 over the total for the same {firms In 1901, and $107,685 over their total as returned by the assessors of 1902. Another Interesting feature wi the dis clousre that the tax committee of the Real Fstate exchange bhas arranged, for the board’s sanction, a compromise with the five franchised corporations of Omaba, the five packers and the stock yards that would re- sult In their personal assessments being raised $1,005,104 over thelr total for 1901, and $1,198,357 over thelr total as returned by the assessors this year. The county commissioners have not, and may not, sanc- ton all of these latter figures, but they have promised that if changes are made none will be reductions. Board Raises Some Realty. At the forenoon session the board had made a raise of $60,000 on realty, most of it prominent corners on Sixteenth street. Altogether it was the busiest day the board bas had, and the most prolific of results. It served, too, 'to bring the members of the exchange tax committee and the members of the board Into a more satisfactory and congenial unity than has seemed to exist Leretofore. The committeemen conceded that, having carried their work this far, they are in duty bound to go clear on down the line, and the commissioners say they are in precisely the same fix. Hence more | jobbers are to be glven audiences today, and men of other business on subsequent probably to the board’s legal time limit, which wil] be July 10. So long as it sits complaints may be filed, but the board hopes to have all in early on account of the inevitable closing rush. Hereafter all who appear are to swear to their schedules. Jobbers Take Their Medicine. It was at 3 o'clock yesterday that repre- sentatives of the thirteen jobbing hous appeared in the commissioners’ chamber. The way had been partially prepared by a meeting with the tax committee the day previous, but the latter filed no complaints and the jobbers and board proceeded with- out acrimony. The discussion lasted per- haps two hours, with much ciphering, and | the following table shows the result, the |last column representing the personal as- sessment that the board voted for 1902: Assess- Assessor's Assess- ment for Return for ment for Name. 1901, 1902 McCord, B. axton Co. Allen Bros.. 5 M. E. Smith 0. Carpenter PaperCo. . P. Kirkendall Co. Am. H_.-8. Shoe Co. L.-G.-Andreesen Wright & W. E. E. Bruce & C Hayward Bros. Co. Byrne-Hammer Co. Baum Iron Co. Totals 150,260 $185.905 Increase o jessment of 1901... Increase over assessors’ returns 1902, 107, It could mot-be gald that all the jobbers | were fully satisfied with what was done to them, but neither dtd anyome serlously pre- tend that it was all that might have been done to them, and they accepted the com- promise in good spirit. More Corporations Submit. In the course of the meeting the tax com- mittee presented the signed agreements of the electric light company and the tele- phone company to a raise to $100,000 each, which s considerably more. proportion- ately, than the city's assessment. The committee recommended approval of these and the two filed the previous day from the street rallway and gas companies and It favored immediate action, but the board voted to defer voting until Friday, O'Keeffe dissenting. The water company was mentioned, but Chairman Read of the committee an- nounced that after his interview in The Bee, printed Monday, he had discovered that he had been mistaken concerning the asscesment of that company and that his committee now finds that the company made a return of $476,010 for personal a sessment and considers that satisfactory. Stock Yards Secret is Out. Then came the disclosure of a eecret that the committeemen have been hugging to their breasts for two days with all the joy of a child who is about to give her teacher the biggest red apple of the season. It was that the stock yards company had egreed to raising its personal assessment from $16,865 to $400,000. Every man on the committee grow ‘‘chesty” when Attor- ney Mclntosh whispered the news over the desk to Chairman Ostrom, who had been cornered previously into an admission that | he supposed the compromise figure would be in the neighborhood of $200,000. Board is Committed, No action was taken ana no pledges made the board, but the latter must either accept the figure or raise it, In view of Commissioner Harte's emphatic assertion that there ‘“will certainly be no reduc- tions of the compromise figures” and in view of that other very Important fact that the public 1s clamoring and has been clam- oring ever since that action of the board last year, which one member yesterday ad- mitted to have been a complete *‘fuke.” At Least This Much. The following table shows what will be the result if the committee's figures are accepted: Assessors’ Proposed sessment Returns Com- 1991 19%02. promise, 314156 § 16565 . 96,224 100,847 Street Rallway Co, 114,510 820500 a8 company. 90,694 210,100 ctric Light Co. 27.000 56.260 Telephoné Co 59 504 Water Works.... 476,010 476,10 Totals.......... $583,299 $1,239.986 3 Increase over assessment of 1801 . 118,351 Hoair - Food Falling hair, thin hair, gray hair —starved hair. You can stop starvation with proper Yood. Then feed your starv- ing hair with a hair-food— Ayer's Hair Vigor. It re- news, refreshes, feeds, nour- ishes, restores color. Don’t grow old too fast. ““1 have tried two ‘best ever sold’ g:epmllon., but Ayer’s Hair Vigor ats them gll for restoring the natural color to the hair, and it keeps my hair very soft and smooth.’ fin. J. H. m, Sumner, Mis: $L00. Al druggist;, J. . AVER CO., Lowell, Mass. Stock Yards.. 190,900 100.0 0 | five years. Marvelous Escape From Death! PAINE'S CELERY COMPOUND Does a Wondrous Work for a Lady Who Was Almost Crazed With Pain and Suffering. It fa well known that terrible rheumatism, sciatica, and neuralgia cause more helpless- ness, acute suffering and agony, than any of the other diseases that affilct humanity. The great medicinal virtues of Palne's Celery Compound make it the only trust- worthy specific for the cure of all forme of rheumatism and neuralgia. Thousands of strong testimonlal letters from the most prominent people of the land, prove that Paine’'s Celery Compound has banished these terribly fatal troubles when all other treatment has falled. Mrs. Margaret Bethel of Bralnerd, Minn., after thirty years of agonizing tortures had a desire to end her lite, it it was the will of Heaven; she al- most prayed for the time to lay it down. Heaven-directed, she made use of Paine's Celery Compound, and is enjoying true life once more. She says: “For thirty years I have been a great sufferer from neuralgia in the head, and also with rheumatism in the whole body. I be- gan taking Paine's Celery Compound and soon found I was much better. Before tak- ing the Compound my life was such a bur- den that I almost prayed to lay it down, I | was bedfast every two weeks with horrible pain in the head back, and neck, until I was almost crazed. I am able to do harder work and more of it today than for twenty- 1 am really enjoying life again, thanks to Palne’'s Celery Compound. I am satisfied that my life has been prolonged many years by its use.” TRape wAR® Hunter Baltimore Rye The American Gentleman's Whiskey The First Sought and The First Bought tel fes and by jobbers. ol gt PRI SO0 SR This National Resort ls reached best and quick- est via UNION PACIFIC Very Low Rates During July and August. $49.50 for speclal slds tickets, 3 e and hotel expenses through the ~Park, from Ogden, Utah, or Pocatello, Idaho on sale to holders of all Pacific Coast tickets, Full information cheerfully furnished on application to City Ticket Office, 1324 Farnam St. ‘Phone 316. Union St=tion, Tenth and Marcy. ‘Phone 629. The Yankees [n Europe! Frank G. Carpenter to Investigate the Great American Peril. ME WILL SHOW WHAT AMERICA IS DOING AND WHAT IT CAN DO- LIVE LETTERS OF HUMAN INTER- EST ABOUT ENGLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, RUSSIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES OF CONTINENTAL EUROPE. -t - Beginning in June The Bee will publish a remark ble series of {llustrated letters from Frank G. Car- penter on what the Yankees are doing in Europe and on the changes which are going on in that con- tinent. Ths old Europe is fast passing away and a new country and people are taking its place, Trade conditions are rapidly changing. The people are shaking off their Rip Van Wine kie sleep of ages, and beginning to realize that the American Glant of the West u\mmmwvi 'ROSPECTUS A AN ANA has girded his loins and is ready to fight with them for all that is worth having of this world and this world's goods. The fight indeed has already begun, and even at its starting it is in the favor of the West. The greatest oountries of Europe are attempiing to combat it. Their parllaments already refer to it as “The American Invasion,” the Emperor of Germany has called it the “Great American Peril,”” and the Boards of Trade and Manufacturers of England stand aghast at the prospect. In Great Britain, Germany, France, Russia, Holland and Belglum as well as in the other countries of Continental Europe, this increase of American com- merce is steadlly going on. The Yankee Exporter has put on the Beven League Boots of the Twentieth Century, and he is going forth like an electrical dynamo in breeches. He is just now at the beginning of his journey and those who know him best are sure he will not stop until he has distanced all others on the at race track of the world. To describe the new conditions and the tho: nd and one changes caused by it Mr. Carpenter has planned an extensive tour of the United Kingdom and the Continent. He is now in England and later on will visit Russia, Germany, France and other countries in the interest of our readers. ENGLAND | Bl o, In England for Instance, he will tell how Uncle S8am has te spoon-feed John Bull to keep him alive, how he sleeps him between cotton sheets at night and how by means of his new electrical machinery he {s preparing to carry him to work on our modern street cars. He will show how Eng- . land's coal bids fair to give out and how we eventually must keep our British cousins warm. The New London, the gigantic metro- polis of the world as a trade oyster for the American to open will be plctured and a comparison of the big trusts”of the “Tight Little Island”” and those of our country be made. In German Mr. Carpenter will investigate the condition of the American Hog and show how not the farmers, but the rich land holders are fighting sgainst its importation. He will describe how Germany is trying to capture the Ocean e AR TSERMANY | by building the best and fastest ships now afloat, and will Lo make one letter on Kalser Wilhelm as the Great Interna- tional Drummer who is pushing Germany's trade and business in every way. He will picture Berlin as it is in this year 1%2, and traveling over eastern and western Germany will compare their laborers with our workmen and describe the wonderful technical achools which the Emperor has instituted to aid him in making the commercial conquest of the world. Mr. Carpenter's letters from Russia cannot but be of the greatest interest. The Russians next to the Americans are the comin; people of the world of the future. Mr. Carpenter will visit the capital, Bt. Petersburg and give letters about the yeung Caar and his government. He will investigate for us the changes which are going on in Industrial Russia and will open up & new view of public works now building. The Trans-Siberfan Rallroad s only one of those. Russia has canal and other undertakings in hand which are even more wonderful. Russia is already a great manufacturing country and expects to have a great share in the markets of both Europe and Asia in the future. The Russians are now buying millions of dollars worth of American goods. Mr. Carpenter will tell how these are handled and show you how millions more can be placed. Returning again to Germany, the Great Trade Route of I z the Rhine will be described. Its factories, rather than T“E HHINE its casties will form the material of Mr. Carpenter's let- ters and he will carry us along on boats loaded with ArAA American meat, wheat and cotton rather than on the scenid pleasure steamers of that famous river. North- ern and Southern Germany will give many out of the way letters and Hamburg, the great free port of Continental Burops, and its vast trade with the United Btates will be especially interesting. d “Children Like It And Ask For It.” When & medicine is 50 pure, so palatable, 80 epeedily yet painlessly effective, that children like to take it and will ask for It, 18 not that good proof that it is & good medicine! Buch & medicine s LAXAKOLA It is the only tonio laxative, and the only one that bullds up ‘he system while acting as an all-around blood-puritier and tonfe. It speedily clears the coated tongus, checks colds and simple fevers, and pro- Jotes sleep. The best Children's remedy in the world. Mothers are its greatest friends, they use it and recommend it bines tw medicings for one price,tonic and axative. sts, 35 and 5o cents, or free sam; LAXAUBIACH 32 N e Screces N rman & McConnell Drug Co. For sale by S Y B maha, Neb. “Man wants but little here below" Said a morbid poet long years ago, I'm prone to doubt that ancie nt sage When I look at The Bee's great ‘‘Want Ad” page. The Yankee in Holland and Belglum will furnish §00d material. With Mr. Carpenter we shall see bow our ocotton and wheat are used in the land of “Dykes and Windmills” and learn whether our steel cannot make & foot hold in the beehive of Burope. known as Belgium. | NETHERLANDS | \vA~~s, In his tour of France Mr. Carpenter will include the silk eity of 5 Lyons, where thirty millions of dollars worth of silks and vel- FRAHBE ves are made every year, He will show how our own silk mills are fast crowding those of Burope and give Unole Bam some mw‘; points as to how to make his daughter's clothes. MR. CARPENTER A Mr. Carpenter's ability as & correspondent has been well proven. In addition te having visited every part of his own coun'ry, he has scaloped South America, has girdle? the FPaolfic ocean from the Aleutian Islands te Ven Dieman's Land, and has made three trips to Asia to de- soribe changes and conditions of that continent, Siam and Java, Burmah and In- dia, Bgypt and the Holy Land, Turkey and Greece are well known to him sad ia this trip to Burope he goes to lands which he has visited many times in the past and which he is now able to describe in the new aud changing conditions of this year 192 These letters will not be confined altogether to commercial subjects. They will taka all matters of human interest along the lines of modern progress and will be eo written that they will Interest, not only the laborer and the capitalist, but every man, woman and child who wishes to keep abreast of and to khow what i golng on in the world of today. They will cover such & wide range that they will ryn for a whole year, beginning in June. 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