Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 22, 1903, Page 6

PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF wmlmoy" P Bee (without Sunday), One Year. Iy Bes ‘and Bunday, Ono Toar. - 490 lustrated Bee, 0 Tte. One ¥ h Century hrmor Oune Year. LO0 nll.lvlnln BY CARRIER. ly Beo :'“n.fll g&h oy Bee ndny“ Bee uncn-nm unday’ (h I Iflndl!) per week “ g::nh‘ "i‘.. neluding Sund Mn be addressed to uly Cireulation partment. uth o..’;"?.._mm‘"smam Twen- lufll—l. Pear] Street. “M‘f{:::’:"’su.«u CORRESPONDENCE. od ol- ting to news ai d_be er—d Omaha Company. n?. accepted in I payment of ‘ersonal cnecks, execept on exchanges, not as l“ mLIlHl 'G COMP. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION, CANADIAN ANNEXATION TALK. It will not be at all surprising if the decision of the Alaskan Boundary com- mission shall produce more or less in- terest in the subject of the annexation of Oanada to the United States. Al ready there is a revival of talk of this and it is by no means improbable that it will become more general and pos- sibly more serious ir the next few years, 4 good deal depending upon how t people of England decide in regard to the scheme of Mr. Chamberlain respect- ing future tariff relations between the mother country and the colonies. The very general feeling of dissatis- faction in Canada, probably much more pronounced than the dispatches indicate, In regard to the boundary decision, is by no means unlikely to provoke a sen- thiment unfavorable to the imperialistic idea which has been paramount for the last few years. It is by no means dif- ficult to understand that the disap- pointed hope of the Canadians in respect to this boundqry issue, due to the vote of the British member of the commis- sion, should lead many of them to think that there is no chance of Canada win- ning anything against the United States. This is the view taken by some of the Bee | more prominent Canadlan papers, which it is reasonable to suppose reflect a good deal of the popular sentiment. it is not to be confidently assumed, however, that the drift or trend of Canadian sentiment will be in the di- rection of annexation to the United States. It will be rather toward in- dependence—the establishment of a Canadian republic, for which that coun- try i1s very much better prepared than Wwere the American colonies and to the accomplishment of which it is probable the British government would make no very great resistance, particularly in the event of the United States sym- pathizing with a Canadian movement for independence. 8o far as the ques- tion of annexation to this country Is concerned there is no evidence of any considerable sentiment in the Domin- A lion favorable to it. On the contrary nearly all the information entitled to confidence is to the effect that the prac- + | tically unanimous sentiment is against ——— When the flour mills projected by President Stickney come to grind there flh-mnmmmlpOmh-. SSmemee——— The award in the Alaskan boundary ufimflon looks pretty big. But just ‘wait until the distingulshed lawyers who ..u the case present their bill EEm———— mmm to keep the newspaper Feporters out of bis meetings. In doing this he I8 making sure of having reports of his meetings in the newspapers. do not have to hunt for eligibility and expressions of confidence in the highways and by- Sm————— - Commissioner Utt has been dispatched mmclumx.n-om unnummummmomt- mit that the democrats put up some candidates on their county ticket, b e ~The only way for Canada to enforce its clalma to the disputed Alaskan terri- that has been awarded to the 2d States is to seek annexation into Bam’s family, By such a course mmumuwmmwu out. The Indien summer weather will doubtless reduce the profits of the coal combine, but so long as the combine can ¥iously practiced up on the Christian Endeavorers, Knights Templar and con- ‘ventions of other national orgrnieations ~ #upposed to be ptr-ulhlto let ‘ Yoose - only with dimculty. §1d iy annexation. There are among the Can- adlan people traditional antagonisms against the United States and no or- dinary circumstances will dissipate these. Whatever influence the Alaskan boundary decision may have in weak- ening Canadian affection for the mother country, and it seems that this may be considerable, it s certain that the ten- dency will not be to create in the minds of Canadiuns a stronger liking for the United States. What is rather to be expected 18 a more determined atti- tude of hostility toward this country on the part of our northern neighbors. EE—— LOOKING TU AMERICA. Some of the Buropean correspondents dssert that the eyes of Europe are upon the United States in regard to conmdi- oplnion of dld world diplomacy that the development of the American policy in the far east will have a crucial effect upon that complicated and danger- m:g mm 1t is suggested that the more stern and uncompromising the at- titude which our government and people shall assume toward the empire which sacrifices its Lomor for diplomatic ad- vantage, the more will it become possi- ble to settle the crisis in the far east without bloodshed. We believe that it can be admitted without a single qualification that it is in the interest of the United States to sce that nothing is done by Russia or any other European power that will mill- tate against the interests of the com- mercial nations in China. That has been the uncompromising view of our government at alll times since the Chi- nese problem became one of serlous con- sideration by the civilized world. It is the position of this government now and here i8 not the slightest probabllity of any change. We have abtained from China certain concessions In the matter of treaty ports and these concessions are in territory that is under Russian domination. According to late advices Russia may refuse to permit us to take advantage of these concesslons. It is said that the Russian government is in- dignant toward China for allowing them. Possibly this s so, but If it should prove to be a fact, would it justify the United States in taking a position that might lead to its becoming involved in & serious controversy with Russia? Un- questionably American interests in the far east are of very considerable im- portance. Everybody who has given intelligent attention to the matter real- izes this. 'We naturally desire to main- tain those interests and extend them, but it is a very serious question as to how far we should exert our power to "It 1s very easy to insist, as some are doing, that the United States should as- sume an aggressive policy in respect to Russia's course in the far east, but it is e 1t 15 intimated by a surewd lawyer, Who was & member of the last legisla- ture, that the validity of the law viding for the erection of a new l!ir:!fi? 1 m OHARA DAILY BEE: but that the legislature intended to enact a law that would stand the fest and that the proceedings so far have been the theory that the law holds good. Bhould the courts declare it un- constitutional it -would simply devolve upon the next legisinture to re-enact the measure and the danger would be that two or three additional normal schools woud be tacked on in transit. Sometimes it is a good thing to let well enough alone. { mep—— THE NEW REVENUN LAW. The most sensitive part of a man's makeup 18 his stomach and next to that his pocketbook. The general impression prevails that the new revenue law will materially increase the tax burdens of the farmer, the merchant, the manufac- turer and the banker, while the taxes of the Nebraska railroads, which own one- fitth of all the property values in the state, will be lightened correspondingly. This impression may or may not be well founded. Everything will depend upon the interpretation of the law and its honest and Impartial enforcement. The new revenue law contemplates the appralsement of all property whether tangible or intangible at its true value and its assessment for taxation at one- fifth of the appraisement. Carried into effect without discrimination or favorit- ism, no individual or'corporation would be wronged, although some property would pay heavier taxes than it paid before, while other property would pay correspondingly less because of the in- equity and wrong perpetrated under the old system by assessors, county boards and state boards. The mére fact that under the new rev- enue law property of every description will have to be reported for assessment ard appraised at full value does not necessarily signify that the amount of taxes levied apon the property returned will bé greater than it was under the 0ld ‘revenue law.. In other words, If it takes $1,500,000 a year to maintain state institutions and pay the salaries of state officers and state and district judges and to meet the expenses of legislative ses- slons, the amount of taxes to be col- lected will not necessarily be increased if the aggregate assessed valuation should be raised from $184,000,000 to twelve hundred or fifteen hundred mil- lon dollars. Raising the assessed val- uation would simply result in a propor- tionate decrease of the tax levy. That has been the experience of Omaha under the full valuation assessments, except that a flagrant injustice was perrsi-ated by exempting the railroad property from full valuation. When the assessment of Omaha aggregated $20,000,000 the city tax levy ranged from 30 to 35 mills. ‘When the assessment went up to over $100,000,000 the tax levy went down ac- cordingly. Last year's city tax levy wae less than 9 mills, and the great majority of property owners were taxed less for 1903 than they had been. taxed during any previous years for ten years. 1t was to have been expected that some features of the new revenue jay would be invalid. That would be trie of every proposition that works double taxation. !thbhehovdthommmmmmly rule those provisions out so thatthe bur- dens of taxation may be equitably dis- tributed fn conformity with the letter and spirit of the constitution, WHO THEY ARE, The opposition organs are trying to make believe that the candidates nom- inated on the republican judicial ticket in this district are men of unknown abil- ity aud reliability. e faet is that every man on the republican judfclul ticket has been tried in positions of pub- lic trust and has demonstrated his quali- fications for public service. Three of the republican’ nominees— Judges Baxter, Day and ' Estelle—are pow serving on the bench and have been renominated for second terms. No ques- tion being raised about their qualifica- tions, they have been endorsed without solicitation by the democrats. Willlam A. Redick is a young man, born and raised in Omaha, where he has practiced law successfully for many years. He once held a responsible posi- tion us deputy under Judge Crounse, when the latter was collector of customs for this district, and he has also served as deputy in the county attorney’s office. No breath has ever been raised against his honesty or competency. Andrew O, Troup has lived in Omaha for more, than twenty years, during which time he has achieved a wide and favorable acquaintance. He, too, has served as assistant to the county at- Willlam G. Bears has a reputation in Burt county, where he resides, of being one of the ablest lawyers that county has produced. He has been repeatedly tried and not found wanting. He has served as county attorney and twice In the legislature, being homored with the speakership during one session. In the legislature he was constantly the cham- pion of all measures in which Omaha ‘was interested. A. L. Sutton, whose name comes last on the ticket, is one of South Omaha’s most promising attorneys. In the ca- pacity of legisiator, county commis- sioner, member of the school board and and Bouth Omaha who desires to par ticipate in the election November 8 must present himseif in person to the reg- istrars of his voting district the same It he had never before been registered. e—— King Leopold of Beiglum has fre- quently expressed a wish to visit the United States, and so have several other crowned heads of Buropean states. The members of the royal family, however, are kept so busy visiting one another and exhibiting themselves on dress pa- rade that they are seldom able to find time to devote to the monarchy-bating inhabitants of a plebian republic. * The message of regrets tranemitted to the city council by the committee on public lighting, expressing profound sorrow of its inabllity to find the quorum of the council in time for the passage of the eleciric light bond ordi- nance, should be framed and hung up in the council chamber as a memento of broken pledges. S—— Sears of Burt was one of the few re- publican members of the legislature out- side of Omaha who stood up and voted for the bill for the local assessment and taxation of rallway terminals for mu- nicipal purposes. For this alone he has a claim on the gratitude and support of every taxpaying citizen of Omaha and South Omaha. E—emb— In view of the recent disclosures of Jobbery and downright fraud In the con- tracting of county bridges and the fur- nishing of court house vaults, the ques- tion is frequently asked whether we have a county attorney and if so why he does not proceed agaiust the parties implicated. eESe——— Graft in Strange Places. Minneapolis Journal. . The Colorado national guard is belng in- vestigated for boodling while it was pre- serving order during a strike. It would be hard to say whether the strikers who re- sorted to violence or the militlamen who boodled would stand higher as anarchists, —— Bubbles and Things. 8t. Louts Post-Dispatch. The water in a soap bubble one foot in diameter is about one drop. A financlal bubble of $§100,000,000 may contain $99,000,000 water, $760,000 monopoly and -$250,000 real value. It is possible, however, to dispense with everything but the first If & little as- surance is mixed with the water. A Fake, or a Fact? Philadelphia Inquirer, Let us hope the story of the boy tele- graph operator who saved a train in Mon- tana by telegraphing the news of an in- tended hold-up, when, the chances were ninety-nine o one that be would be killed for doing o, I8 & true one. If it s, that boy has in him all the stuff that makes & hero. e Not Sure of Decent Burial. Boéton Transcript. During the last ten months no less than forty-four trusts with Neéw Jersey charters have been placed in'the hands of recelvers, and, though they had an aggregate “su- thorized” capital of over $80,000,000 and had contrived to get trusted for more than 817, 260,000, diligent searchichas o far been able to diseover: amoug thdm. all-scarcely more than $1,600,000 of assete, which makes the lawyers and recelvers wonder,where they mmuummmmuyuu out and bury the corpses. 3 — Golng Home with a Pile. Springfleld {Republican. The slack in the iron Industry has started some 4,000 workers-from the coke reglon around Pittsburg in scarch of employment elsewhere. About. half of them are: re- turning to their forme: homes in Europe and carry each, it is.sald, from $200 to $500 in gold with them, This will be preferable to them remaining here in idleness, and if the great mass of surplus low-class labor which pours in here from Burope during flush times would dispose of itself in like manner during dull, times the country would look unon the immigration problem as less serious than it has appeared to be. — When Freemen Rejolce. Baltimore American. Loyal Americans never wince at the idea of lowering the United States flag under clrcumstances such as those that attend the lowering of this government's symbol of protectorship in Cuban cities. ~ Believ- ing in Independence, this government re- Joices when, under tight conditions, that blessing may be given to any country that has been struggling along under despotism's iron hand for long and discouraging gener- ations. And as soon as the Philippines shew even as much gigns of the power to govern their own affairs peaceably and in- telligently as Cuba is now doing, the same blessing will be vouchsafed the peoples of that wonderful and turbulent archipelago, —_— PERSONAL NOTES, Jessie Cherry, the youngest member of the guartet of Cherry sisters, entertainers, Wwho several years ago were quite-a vogue, has just died at her home in Cedar Rapids, Ia. Because he referred to the probable win- ner of & prize In a l6cal beauty contest as & “dark horse" F. D. Stone, editor of the Estelline (8. D.) Tribune, had a narrow es- cape from being mobbed by the irate young women, who did not understand the mean- ing of the term. An old Georgia citisen gave Information which led to the capture of his own son, who was an escaped murderer, and re- celved a reward of $150. Another Georgia man, & young spread-eagle orator, is speak- ing for Tammany In New York. Georgia is reaping honors. ‘The new British governor of Hong Kong, Bir Matthew Nathah, is an Israelite who has been in public life for a number of years. He was an officer in the army. He commanded a portion of the expedition which went to the rellef of “Chinese” Gor- don at Khartoum. The Minnesota Historical soclety expects to publish the diaries of Alexander Ram- THUBSDAY OCTORER 22, 1903, ROUND ABOUT NEW YORK, Rigples on the Current of Life in the Metropolis. Mrs. Charles Perkins Giltan, a lecturess, in & recent address undertook to give New Yorkers Information on & toplc as perplex- ing as the age of Ann. Golng back of the returns of the recent and remote floods ® declared that woman was created be- fore man. Adam was a subsequent in- cident of the creation. She msserted that Eve was no mere rib and was found by Adam when he jumped the fence into the Garden of Bden. “That made it paradies,” murmured . gallant man in the audience. "It is the female,” gontinued Mrs. Gllman, without noticing the interruption, “that is the original and permanent thing in creation, and man ia only subsidiary.” Now, Adamites, will you be good? A group of New York business men are convineed of their power to emulate the feat of Aaron and obtain water by striking & rock. If the government will co-operate with them they will undertake to establish the truth of thelr theory to the benefit of the city. At the head of the group fs Sherman Kingsley. 'Mr. Kingsley believes that Benjamin Turner, ~engineer, has discovered a means of supplying New York with an endless stream of water, drawn from a rock, and will back him financially, “We are satisfied,” said Mr. Kingsley, “from the report of Mr. Turmer that an underground river rushes through our city streets. . We have ‘Interested the govern- ment and Mr. Turner will demonstrate his abllity to produce this supply. *“We propose to drill through the rocks In our own way. We Insist that an under- ground river sweeps under Governor's lsland. . ‘We ask $150,00, assuming that our experiment s succcessful, and we shall flatly refuse to accept any money on our contract until we have proved our case.” One of the features of the clty campalgn Is the plcturesque contests that five promi- nent young democrats are making for mem- bership to the assembly, in districts that are overwhelmingly republican. With the enthuslasm and intensity of youth, these young men are working night and day, making speeches, ~distributing literaturo and Ing & personal-canvass of the vot- ers of their respective districts. All are of well known familios, and it seems a pity that they have allied themselves with Tammany Hall, as they have nothing in common with the rank and file of that organization, except “regular” democracy. In at least two cases, however, afliation with the democracy “through -thick and thin", is doubtless a heritage, the aspirants for assembly honors are the sona of distinguished southern democrats and confederate soldiers. These strenuous young campaigners are Champe 8. An- drews, son of the late Colonel Garnett An- drows, of Tennessee; Harvey Watterson, a Son of the famous Kentucky editor; James 8. Metcalte, the dramatic critic and Htera- teur; George W. Korn, a member of one of the best known families of his district, and James F. Mack. A well known New York actress, who, following Lillian Russell’s example, became an enthusiastic Christian Scientist a couple of years ago, figured in an elevator acci- dent in a sued the proprietor of the department store for $10,00 damages. The case was on trial last week. “Your arm was not really broken, you know,” sald the lawyer for defense, sneeringly, to the actress, ‘How could you, a Christian Seclentist, suffer a broken arm? It i8 preposterous! Your broken arm, according to the Christian Scientist doctrine, as I understand it, was simply an error—you -had a belief of mortal mind that your arm was broken, but it wasn't at of course, How can you reconcile thu- Inconsistencies?” “‘Oh, but I don’t have to reconcile them,” sweetly replied the actress, smiling gaily upon the impressionable looking jury. “How," persisted the lawyer, “can proving of the fact that you really suffered a broken arm must necessarily make a mockery of your Christian Sclence doc- trine?’ “H'm, because I need the money,” was the actress’ amiable reply. The celebrated Hamilton trees on Wash- ington Helghts, Manhattan, are almost gone. The effort to preserv 'm, made several years ago, has come to naught, and since then the old house has been torn down, other bulldings have been put up on the premises, and no such memorial of the bril- liant statesman, triend of Washington and vietim of Aaron Burr, will exist. As for the thirtéen gum trees he planted, for the number of states which began the Ameri- can union, they could not have been saved. They have fallen by the ravages of borers and old age, for the gum is not & long-lived tree. There Is but one that retains life, and that is almost gone. Another one of those frequent cases in New York which show that it is easier to obtain whisky than bread occurred last Saturday. A man named Charies Tishler wandered over the East Side begging for a meal, but, although he was more than once offered a free drink, he found no one will- ing to give him food. Half an hour before - found him dead on the doors step of a saloon & chance companion of- fered him liquor. “A meal would do me more good,” the unfortunate man replied. He was penniless when he died, and had evidently besn homeless for a long time. He was seemingly about @ years of age. A workman in a big building company's yards nearly dled of fright & few days ago. The foreman heard a yell and much com- motion among & lot of carpenters in the yard, and rushed to the scene. He found one of the men on the ground with a two- incly bit apparently sticking through his side, white as a ghost, and practically out of his mind. His fellow workmen had sent for an ambulence and were about as badly trightened as he. The foreman took out his knife and slit the man's jumper and shirt down the back. The bit came away with the shirt, tightly rolled up in it, and the man was absolutely unscratched. It ap- pears that he had been standing against an unfinished calsson in’ which two-inch holes were being bored. The bit was run by compressed air, and when It through the planking was very hot. the heat from the bit which made th man think it was in his body. An Index to the financial development of New York is furnished by the records of AwKA. BOUNDARY DECISION, Indianapolls Journal: The decision of the Alaskan boundary commission is not a tri- umph of American diplomacy, but simply an honest recognition of the justice of the Amerfcan contention from the beginning of the dispute. 8t ul Ploneer Press: In view of th fact that Cahada has considerable jand that is not in immediate danger of belng put to practical use, it is dificult to understand why the Lady of the Snows should have become so excited over the prospect of mot securing possession of 'a larger strip of Alaska. Philadelphia Record: The decision in the Alaskan Dboundary contention is nothing more than fair and jus That such a decl- sion has been procured the hands of arbl- ters on both sides of the controversy who might have deferred or defeated agreement by standing out for self-interest is a matter of good augury. John Bull has done him- self honor, more especially as in the way of land bargaining he has been heretofore, like Hotspur, disposed to cavil upon “the ninth part of a halr. Springfield Republican: While bitterly disappointed by the result of the Alaskan boundary arbitration, the Canadians have no real grievance because of England's part in the business, uniess they go back thirty-five years to the time when Russia placed Alaska on the market. probable that the British government could have bought Alaska at that time; indeed, it is understood that the Russian govern- ment once offered to sell the territory to England. It Is easy now sce that & great mistake, from the Canadian view- point, was made by British statesmen in allowing the opportunity to buy Alaska to slip by. Becretary Seward of the United States was quick 1o close the bargain, and with Alaska In the possession of the United States fully half of the coast line botween Vancouver and Mount St. Ellas was lon to the Dominion. New: York' Bui of a ‘century our understanding of the rights acquired by purchase from Russia. It has not been disputed until recently. It has rested upon what Americans have be- lleved to be the only just interpretation of the terms of the treaty which defined, in 1835, the Russian possessions conveyed in 1867 to uws. It has never for an Instant been regarded by this government as a proper subject for arbitration. The only concern it has given to the people of the United States has arisen from its almost limitiess possibilities as a breeder ‘of fil- will between ourselves and Canada, and even of an ultimate confilet with Great Britain. The danger latent in the Alaskan boundary . question during the past four or five years can scarcely be overstimated. It has been for a third If this danger is finally removed today by a single act of consclence and courage by an upright Englishman of the first order of judiclal distinction, appointed ex parte to an equally divided commission for the ex- amination of the technical features of our title, the event will be fllustrious in the records of international controversy. MIRTHFUL REMARKS. booming & new suburban town now eAllod Jonesh: ! ha onplace name.’ 'Y but he ncur- mn every Jou- in the city will want Jones of Jonflhurlt. Mother—How often | Tomm; that you lMuI 89, dowii on your, angs e ‘Yonkers & s funny that handker- to be so popular 1lady nI-M ive I never Ia tho it, mother. 1 ain't you, on? Miss Paseny—Yea I've got o “;m more than it ;er‘. 'lv:lnl 0 me. B well; one on eact iphia Press. “‘How do you account for the demic of srafting le, nwlce?‘ l:* . or_recent,’ npll.d lh- nmtlcll Wlllltllm “Hunting wudden e departments of ot It is very (A ha : c exposing grafters Il th. latest fad-— lllltl all” —Cnlcun Trib Ascum—TI read in ‘the financlal news this orning that ‘‘money is easler’ now. What of sarth doss that mean? Brokeleigh- Perhlm It _means that it “goes easier. re 1 don't find that it comes any easlel —Phllndelnhll Press. They dug the bruised and battered form of the Inventor out from under the rulns of his fiying mnl‘hlrm. want to he whispered hoarsely, “that my Anvanllnn is going to be a max nificent success! 1 have found out just what ails it Waving the surgeons away he continued to talk to the reporters.—Chicago Tribune. dreadtul cold.” said nswered young Mrs. Torkins, “he scarcely speak above a whisper. But rley is Iucly in one wa. ase ba senson is_over and he_ doesn’t ne ‘ashington voice much, anyhow. EACH IN HIS OWN TONGUR, ‘The following beautiful J Prof. Willlam Harbe versity of Kan in Omaba ln ltlondlno' Un"lrlln conference, of which he rroem was written Currmh ot m- E-pm A nr. mist and a planet, AAcrystal and a cell, A jelly fish and a Sau And caves whers the cave men dwell; Then a sense of law and bea: W And a face turned from the clod, Some call It evolutio And others call it God, on the fair horizon, ‘The infinite, tender sky ripe, rich tints of the corn felds wild seese salling high: r upland and lowland e charm of the goldenrod, me o autumn, Tnt Otners call 1t Goa. B e masoe o n ' oon Into our hearts hi ‘ome welling an e from ntl rim Some of us u.ll |t And others call it L -"fz?.:nfi* Al ] ho, N mfl "‘o"-lmmt'h :ud u‘;:vny trod; S| And others call it God. A $3.50 You can pay more if you insist—but not here— Sorosis $3.50 Always That you ought to pay more for Sorosis is an open ion. The value of any $5 shoe is in Sorosis at $3.50, but if we in- sist on $3. 50 always you shouldn’t insist on paying more, should you? < Sorosls $3.50 Always Frank Wiicox Manage 03 S i5"st | i e Want a crackin’ good suit of clothes to put on now and wear right through the winter, and still be in good shape when you lay it aside in the spring for another season’s wear? If you do that’s the name of the kind of clothes that bears Browning, King & Co, We won’t speak of our cheaper suits, but call your attention to the ones we are selling at $15.00 and $18,00 —they are the best you ever saw for the money—and the style that goes with them is certainly fine. Ask for our new catalogue and see for yourself the splendid clothing you can find here at Browning King §-@ B. 8 WILCOX, Manager.