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Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25
S.LARlES or NO SALARIES.

The recent disclosures of jobbery and
corruption in the school board are
ascribed by surface thinkers to the pol
icy of making school board members
serve without pay. They assume that
me- required to devote time and labor
to the public interest are more likely to
accept brides and to work up jobs than
men paid for their services. This
amounts to a justification of dishonesty
which is utterly at variance with public
morals and good government.
Membership in the Board of Educa
ton. like that in the Board of Regents
of the State university. is honorary.
Men of standing and integrity take
pride in being entrusted with the man
! agcmcnt of public educational institu-
tionS. Omaha'S school boards of the
early days were made up of the most
! prominent and highly respected citizens
of the community. such men as Alvin
Saunders. George B. Lake, ]. III. KEEL
, lon. James NJ. Woolworth. General w.
w. Lowe. EleaZer Wakeley and Angus
tus Kountze served without pay or
| other reward on the High schOo! board
and subsequently in the first boards of
education. Later boards have included
in their membership Euclid Martin. w.
$. PoDpleton, Rev. Joseph Duryea. {.
j. Smyth, Howard Kennedy. Charles
w. Hamilton, G. *. Coutant. h. e. b.
Kennedy. John b. Detwiler. A. n. Fer
guson, r. s. Hall. Henry 4. Clarke, C.
+. Goodman. G.. \. Powell and other
business and professional men whose
time is valuable.
1t goes without saying that the aver
age membership and average integrity
of our school boards up to the last few
years will compare favorably with the
average membership of the best city
councils Omaha has ever had, notwith-
standing the fact that councilmen have
always been paid. The drawing Of so
or 500 IA month dOes not make dlsh0n.
est men honest, nor will an honest man
become Il boOdler because he is serving
the public in an honorary position. even
though he believes his services to be
valuable.
The Bee on general principles believes
in paying public servants all they arc
worth. 1t might he advantageous to re
duce the school board to five members
and put them on salaries of $1,000, OF
even $500, a year on condition of dc
voting their whole time to tho
schools. But eve such salaries wOult
not insure the people against iobbery
and thieving. The only guaranty is tho
selection of men of known integrity
who have established regulations ant
whose interests are identified with the
city.
The men who seek or accept member
ship in the SchOOl board under the
present law know that no pay is at
tached and if they go wrong it is no
because they are not On the public pay
roll, but because they are natural-borr
crooks. Apologies for them on thu
ground that the people have exposed
them to temptation should meet will
no sympathetic response from homes
citizens.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

More than 1000 answers nave now
been received by The Bee to its postal
card inquiry as to the preferences Of
republicans for the mayoralty nom.na-
ton. We are anxious to secure n fun
and fair expression of sentiment as
soon as possible and therefore ask re-
publicans who have not yet answered
TO fill out their retur cards and mail
them at once. No names are to be at
tached and no reason exists why IA free
EXPRESSION should not be made.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

South Omahu's Commercial club
wants to get together with Omalas
Commercial club for the Improvement
of the t~horoughfare joining the two
cities. The quickest way to secure
these improvements is to take up an
annexation proposition and make the
two cities me, so far as the admins
tration of the municipal government is
concerned.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

Iowa democrats profess TO be
alarmed lest the republican legislature
spend the surplus in the state treasury.
There was no surplus but Il
there when the republicans took charge
of it. The party which paid the states
debt and accumulated the surplus can
be trusted to take good care of the
,,nuny
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

John o. Yeiser is unreasonable when
he expects the members Of the State
Board of Transportation to have per-
sonal knowledge of abuses in freight
and passenger tariffs. AS the members
never pay fare. how car they be eX-
pected to know whether the amounts
charged others less fortunately situated
are unreasonable or not?
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

The galleries of the house of repre-
sontatives are reported to have been
packed with women eager to neal the
debate on the Roberts case, ana the
family of the would-bc member vas
not present, either.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

Juan Boyle of Kearney is in Wash
ington looking after a claim his great.
grandfather had against the govern
ment. If Mr.. Boyle succeeds in recoy-
ering the nest egg in time for the IN.
ioyment of his own great-grandchildren
he will do well.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

Colonel Bryan did not find as large
chunks of democratic harmony in New
York rs he had been LED to believe
The silver pill is too large to pass down
the political larynX of men reared in
the democratic cradle of Tilden and
Cleveland.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

attack the validity of the law in the dis
trict court, which will take the case, II
appealed, way beyond mis- own term.
Why the county attorney persists in
ignoring the charge that employees of
the late clerk were required TO sign re-
ceipts for larger amounts than they re-
ccived does not transpire.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

Senator Thurston now declares he is
not laying wires for the craftsmanship
of the next republican national copven-
ton and Senator Hanna has already
disclaimed such intentions. That
leaves the field open to the forty-eight
other republican senator's.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

English generals begin to realize that
something is wrong with the maps of
South Africa furnished them. More
unsurmountable stone walls mar the
beauty of the country than the map
makers have charted.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

None of the various candidates seem
to nave brought out a pole of sufficient
length to knock down The supreme
court clerkship persimmor. All are
next attemDt
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

The American mule in the Transvaal
has not been heard from for some time
and a deep-seated suspicion turks that
the censor is not treating him fairly.
Any one who knows the American
mule knows he could not keep still for
any great length of time.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

The supply of hay and other feed for
sale out in the Jackson's Hole country
must be short this winter, as there has
not been a report of an Indian uprising
ont in that section for several months
and no call made for troops.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25
The Limit of Neutrality.

The administration has declared absolute
neutrality in regard TO the contending par
ties in South Africa. That is all that any
government has done or can do unless it be-
comes a party to the war.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

If the weather should suddenly turn
cold senator Pettigrew would be in
danger. He has been of the reserva-
ton so long that his original stock OF
blankets must be running low. He
would doubtless be willing to promise
to he a good Indian If given assurance
of retaining office.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

We presume Colonel Bryan rides IN
the common day coach when he tours
New England just TO show the com
mon people that dinners with mil
lionaires have not changed his habits
sufficiently to cause him TO ignore a
chance TO cultivate their votes,
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

Nobody has heard of the democratic
members of the county board taking
any steps for the investigation OF their
relations to the hole in the cash box OF
the district court clerks office.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

Republican ward clubs are giving eX-
preston to their preferences for candi-
dates for mayor. Would it not also be
well for them to put II damper on candi-
dates for the council who could not pos
sibly be elected il nominated!
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

DVS NIVTTTO'
Sundays Omaha Bee contained me
illustrations of some OF the leaulhS
sn,rits in the late Iowa senatorial
contest. including pictures Of MesSrs'
Gear, Cummins, Hunter, Mccarthy
wright. Young, General Hubbard ana
others. The pictures are all good
The Bee artist was in the city but a
few hours, but he worked every
minute. The Sunday Bee is a great
nanpr
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

Candidate Bryan has discovered that
resistance has not been eh'lrci'
crushed out in 1.-The enemy's country
but. on the contrary, considerable of a
fighting force which is opposed to MN
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

County Attorney Shields has failed to
induce the supreme court 10 entertain
his petition for the relief of Albyn
Frank and the nullihcation of the law
that limits the revenue or the office of
clerk of the district court TO $4,000 a
year. fhis means that he must first
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25
No Discrimination There.
San Francisco Call.

Sdn frHlclScO Iall.
The investigation Of the election of Senator
Clark of Montana possesses che consoling
aspect at least. When they buy politicians
in Montana they appear to play the favorites
and buy the whole bunch,
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

IL Boss Croker's broken leg should
uroye to be II trifie short when 1t hSalS
tbe New York leg pullers will fix it for
him if only given n chance.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25
Cruel Blow at Kinship.

The Beers at Middletown, O.. have cap
tured and locked UP an Englishman on the
charge of embezzlement Carry the news TO
Kruger.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

Councilman STUNT is lahorlng nara 10
convince the people that lie is the only
honest man in the council. But there
arp others,
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

The death of General Thaddeus H.
Stanton, known everywhere as the
Fighting Paymaster," removes one Of
the most prominent figures of army life
in this section of the country. While his
record in the civil war Is %creditable in
every respect, General Stanton is most
notable by reason of the part he played
In the various Indian campaigns, to-
gether with other famous Indian fight
ers. He was always II staunch friend Of
Omaha and his return to make this city
his residence, after retiring from the
position of paymaster general of the
United States army, showed in what
high esteem he held Omaha and its
people, with whom he was so popular
while stationed here.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25
Shadows OF the Oil Room.
Minneapolis Journal.

Minneapolis Journal.
The Nebraska Legislators are watching the
Montana bribery fight with absorbing inter
est. Nebraska elects two United States time
killers to the senate next year.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

State of Nebraska, Douglas County, S.;
George b. Tzschuck, secretary of The bee
Publishing Company, being duly sworn;
complc , copies of The Daily, Morning,
Event nd Sunday Bee, printed during
the yy.. - December, 1899, was as tol-
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25
$3.50
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$3.50
IsSmall fnen"-

men whose breast
measure is "a or 35--or large
boys, whose measure is the
same, can find some splendid
values here in business suits
that are worth considering.
Quite a number Of these "a
and IS sizes on hand, in heavy
weight mixed Scotch cheviots
that have been leaders all sea.
son at $12 SO.
But now that the sizes are re.
duced to 81 and IS we make
this special offer to close them
all out
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25
working His Opportunity.

No fault can be found with these eN-
tensiye travels of Bryan. It's about the
only way he's likely to get over the country,
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

Hidden away in a cellar-or perhaps
several cellars-in Kimberley is supposed to
be $40, 600, OCO worth OF diamonds belonging to
the De Beers Mining company, said to have
been stored before the war to keep up the
price Of the gems. That is a prize worth
lighting for and the Beers are disposed to
insist that none OF the sparks get away,
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

Ono of the first letters of sympathy re
ceiyed by General Roberts after the deatl
of his son in South Africa was from the eX
Empress Eugene, recalling how the gen
eral had given her a sprig OF flowers IRON
the spot whore the prince imperial fell In tn
Zulu var.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25
WAR TINE IN souTH AFRICA.
Notes of Events in that Quarter, De-
inycd in Trnnsmission.

People who anXiously look for a success
sion OF British triumphs in South Africa
within a few days are likely TO be disap-
pointed. Decisive action in that quarter OF
the globe is not expected for a month at
least, The duke OF Marlborough has just
sailed. He is expected to reach Capetown
February 10, and when he lands with his
ferocious Wallets, phaetons and footmen and
unlimbers his stock of preserved cigars,
wines and marmalade, Commanding General
Roberts will be justified in eXclaiming in
the revised words of General Early:
is the duke here?"
"'E is, your 'ighness."
Then let the battle proceed
No doubt Of the result can then be enter
tanned. When the duke appears with his
artillery at the front the rush of the Beers
for home and shelter will easily outclass
the famous run of the Highlanders at
Magersfontein,
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

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Washington: sol Fourteenth street.
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Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

English journalism suffered a distinct loss
in the death of George w. Stevens, in Lady
smith, recently. Stevens was one of the
first correspondents to join the British
army, and followed the waning fortunes Of
General Whites forces from Glencoe to
Ladysmith. The terrible fevers. more
menacing to life than Boer bullets, that i'm
peril the beleaguered garrison, marked
Stevens for an early victim. The distin-
guished correspondent had man, admirers
and acquaintances in the United States.
He visited this country in 1896 and made a
special study Of American campaign methods,
OF which he gave a fairly accurate account
in his letters home. Few critical English
men who have visited the republic showed
clearer apprehension of American %institu-
ton or a friendlier spirit in discussing them.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

One of the boomers of the Anglo-Saxon
league, which has it's headquarters at CO.
lumbus, O., in a circular Just issued assails
the Dutch Of South Africa for their pre-
sumption in opposing British supremacy in
that quarter of the globe. The assertion
is coolly made that British civilization is
the only real thing and the civilization OF
all other races is spurious and must give
way to the superior enlightenment and lib
erty of Britain. 1.-THE doctrine says this
amusing boomer, that any paltry crowd
may, by the exercise or arrogance and self
will. evolve a new and lofty national soul
as the result of independence, would bring
back the middle ages and the warning
au]tonomies of old Greece"
This is a higher pitch OF voice than that
employed by Englishmen whom the
eXigencies of war threw into the care of the
embattled farmers of South Africa. Winston
Churchill, the correspondent who escaped
from the Pretoria race track, writes a candid
account Of his experience among the
| burghers. In one place he says: THE Beers
were singing their evening psalm and the
menacing notes-more full Of Indignant war
than love and ~mercy-struck n chill into my
heart, so that / thought after all that the
war was unjust, that the Beers were better
men than we, that heaven was against us"
Telling of his kindly treatment by these
captors. he SAYS: "'YOu need not walk
fast said a Boer in excellent English, take
your time Then another, seeing me hatless
in the downpour, threw me a soldiers cap
| one Ct the Irish Fusilier caps, taken, proba-
| bly,, near Ladysmith. So they were not cruel
men, these enemies. That was a great
surprise to me, for l had read much OF the
literature of this land of lies, and fully ex-
pected every hardship and indignity,' Yet
We are told that people with such generous
hearts and kindly feeling cannot evolve a
new and lofty national SOUL
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

Indianapolis journal: I'm my opinion. a
man loses a lot Of dignity in the scramble
for Office
II don't know about dignity, but l know
nc often loses u lot of cash.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

Detroit Free Press: Mrs. Dash has
nerve"
"What do you mean"
She got an umbrella at the literary club
a year ago by mistake, and yesterday she
brought it back and asked the club to have
If recovered for her.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

I'm head clerk at the lingerie counter
of Blinkum's department store"
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

Cleveland Plain Dealer: Did you go to
the French ball?'
mo, | see enough of that sort of thing
every day"
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

Chicago Tribune: 81 want YOU to tell
me plainly, doctor" said the man with the
fat government position, what is The mat
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

well, sir" answered the old doctor.
back in his chair and looking at
his Ecefy, red-faced patient, you are sur
fering from underworld and ~overpay.'
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-03
JOHN DAVIS
s. CO.,
TOO Second Av.

preserve the interests OF the plaintiffs in
the two actions. On November the de-
fendant corporations are cited 10 appear
and show cause why the appointment OF
the receiver should not be made perma-
nent, and It is expected that at that time
the temporary appointment Will be con-
firmed and Receiver Guerin continued In
charge.
The officers OF the two corporations
have been almost the same. For the
Seattle q San Francisco Railway and
Navigation Company John Leary has
been president. X. +. Guerin. secretary,
and Walter f. Butler. auditor. For the
Green River Construction Company w.
r. Guerin has been president. r.. r.
Guerfn. secretary. and Walter K. Butler.
auditor. The enterprises have been pro-
NOTED by w. f. Gusrin, and a number
Of Seattle business men are Interested.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-03
WARNING TO VOTERS.

passengers were Louis Sloss, Of San
Francisco: w. II. Metson, Al. Mayo.
Samuel Knight. e. o. Lindblom, Orange
Hadiey, William Molloy. W. C. Hegg,
j, ID. Thagard, D. Fl. Blackmar, w. C.
Emerson. Rev. Father Ragem. Miss
Blanche La Monte. Robert Chips, w. Il.
Williams and r. w. Pendergsst
Mr. Sloss is one Of the head men OF
the Alaska Commercial Company, the
pioneer transportation and trading COM
pany OF the American and British Yukon
He has been on the Yukon and in Nome
since early summer. managing the Alas
ka Commercial company's Klondike and
Nome AFFAIRS. Mr.. Sioss says there can
be no doubt about the richness, perma-
nency and extent of the Nome district.
He estimates the past seasons output
at from 100000 to S5.ooo.oop of gold.
Mckenzie ON the senator.
Lindhiom is one of the principal own
ers In the Pioneer Mining Company.
probably the richest mining concern in
Nome He stated. with an apparent feel
ing OF satisfaction, that Alexander Me-
Kenzie. the dePosed Nome receiver.
would arrive in Seattle probably today
on the Senator as prisoner under the
guard or officers Of the law. Mckenzie,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-03
KAUGAROK DISTRICT RICH.
Claims on Gsraeid Creek Turning
Ont Exceptionally Well, Dirt Pay
ing as High as s3o Per Pan.

Garfield creek In the kauEarok district
eighty five miles from Nome IL destined.
in the opinion OF recently returned miners
20 turn out as rich as the famous Anvil
creek. p n. Maclarcu, ~ Seattle. who
returned from the North few days ago.
says thar this statement Il no eHAgEcra-
ton, dirt being taken out on the creek
this summer running as high as 80 60
the pan. lie has a valuable claim on
Garfield on which he has ak man at
work lie win so North again next Jan
uaEy over the ice or by the FIRST whaling
vessel he can yet passage on. In speaking
81 the KanFaFok district Mr.. MaclAren
The district, especially Garfield creek.
Will undoubtedly prove one 81 the best
mining camps IN Alaska Il = about four
from that place about rs miles by water
~ way az FoT; Clarence, or e4gaty five
miles overland
went 20 the district Lass JGiy on a pros
p6ctlnE tour. Whsa VIC reached shf mouth
~ the kaugaFok river We took out sew
ersi pans ~ arr shssiHs from twenty %
Garfield creek ard staked claims There
Sere' very few miners n The vicinity AZ
that time I had 90 80 70 NcE2s Tor pro~
visions and when ahc1i week or 80
later xot hack 10 the creek found theirs
had been a stampede. On Tire kANE1r@k
river. hY actual cuuuf. there were eighty
ave beats, each with an avsrssge q I've
about thu worst rrtn!uE camp J ever was
In. ID was necessary for either Hartms n
or nyseif 81 ts cut 7il night 60 The
tundra 20 kssr oY 1gmp4rs
As an Instance q the richness - the
creek two men Wgstever and Johnson.
ta,k out g dfs from 30 feet % their claim
IN t~o weeks They hsd only the crls6Rs;
appliances for washing cot fhe Ea1d, On
No below discovery three men washed
out on an average during the latter part
az the summer twelve ounces Ter day.
/ They had an e.ght-iach BY twt5tyvfaol
R'ufan box Cold was found ia paYInE
quantities 20 Firnrcck
+ The only bedrock fouua on the creek
80 FAR - a bilc clay shout afteeI feet
/ below the surface. The pay streak run,
| from twelve 70 fifteen inches IN With
! have been all over che Nome country
ana I hs,tsvs that G6gEsi1 creek Wi
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-03

lists The Senator expected to sail the
following day.
Report OF Roanoke Wreck.
There was an unconfirmed report In
circulation at Dutch harbor brought by
passengers of the Senator and Nelson
to the effect that the North American
Transportation and Trading Company's
steamship Roanoke, Capt. Weaver. had
been driven on the st. Michael beach dur
ing a storm Numerous ST. Paul pass
engers herd the report, which however
Is discredited by Mr.. Sloss, who Is
prominently identified with a rival COM
pany.
Il do not believe there n anything In
the story" Mr.. Sloss said cit was
probably started by irresponsible par
stories in Boring sea-"
Mr.. Sloss saw the Arctic whaler will
lam Bayiies at Dutch harhor. She had
taken eight whales during her cruise
The Baylies reported that the Jeanette.
Karluk and Alexander had all made
good catches.
William Singleton. one Of the stewards
crew Of the st. Paul. died on the pass
age from Nome. Singleton. Il appears
stole into the stateroom Of DR. Metler
surgeon of the St. Paul. in order TO pro-
cure drink OF whisky, and by mistake
drank carbolic acid. He was about 20
years Of age and a native OF England.
tirst-oiass passengers returned on the
st. Paul as follows:
Louis sioss, IT,. Sam Knight w IT. Mes.on
Miss Metson, A. VI. Boomer, Mrs Erpinssr Miss
blanche Lamont. j T.. Clark. H. 3 woolcy r. N
,cwden. Mis- n Pierce. G W. y. HARRISON. ] l.
Prsiher. Mrs. Betr. j W Harris George Bunker
Mrs Bunker. Miss Jane Smith. Mr.. johnson, q
wilkins. a L Rurt. ". 4 Maiov ! n Thss,, a
shiprs. q Isnontts. g 7 Clark, r T. Lane