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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-10
Or. LYMAN ABBOTT.
lie Talks of the Democracy of Industry
Co Workingmsn.

to workinEmsn.
New York, March 9-Rev. DIR Lyman
Abbott, lecturiug Thursday night TO
workingmen on The Democracy Of
Industry" said:
'My object Is n very simple one. II s
10 try 10 put before you the goal toward
which we ought TO be moving. aud SONS
Of the steps by which TO approach it.
| have endeavored 10 describe by the
words Industrial Democracy the ulti.
mate end toward which we ought TO
strive. In politics we have obtained
democracy the rule Of the common
people. There are bosses. ! know. but
they remain bosses only ~ long as the
people consent. While there i demOo.
racy in politics there is not democracy
In industry. lam not going 20 argue
whether there should b. an industrial
democracy OF not. am going to as
sumo there should be. and that Is tho
ultimate end toward which we would
work. "
Outlining the evolution Of labor con.
ditions from feudahsm when the labor
and land were owned by the feudal
lords 10 the present time when the lab
Orer is free TO move abo1t As he viii, DR..
Abbott. said:
"NOw the capitalists own the tools
with which the laborer must work. Now
the lAborer is subject 10 the man who
owns the tools. The men who do the
work should own the tools. This means
that the Aborers should own the nail
roads and mines ON and in which they
work. That is. labor should employ
capital, instead Of capital employing Ia
I Dor"
DIR. Abbott suggested several steps
which might be taken Immediately To-
ward the attainment Of this end. These
steps included reform in taxation. aboli.
tion Of all government privileges. pOpu'
lar ownership Of natural monopolies,
saving Of money aud "A broadening Of m
dnstrial education.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-10

Arimore, I. T.. March 9.--The Curtis
bill Is having iis effect upon the tenants
of leased lands In the Territory. The
Indians contemplated the possession OF
the leased lands through provision oi
the Curtis not. which specified that all
baud leases terminated Jan. 1, 1900.
Many suits were filed by citizens as re.
suit Of this provision to disposscss ten.
ants who refused to yacato the land. hui
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-10
A Corner on good things

will be found at cur store. II
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you don't believe Il. take peep inside
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OF 25 cents a ton In the rate for padding
was agreed upon. The raie viii now b
" ION. the highest price paid sinc
1880. There will b. an advance In IN,
finishing department also of about pen
cent. About 10000 miners arc affectet
BY the advance.
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Great nrItaIns wnr Loan.

London. March o. The nmount o
the new war loan will bc e3O,OO0, 900
Interests win he at ga, pr cent aud tn,
bonds 70 be redeemable at par MAY
q 1910.
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n.isndan,.. Bond Tlssa.

Mckinney, Tex. March 0. - Rev. ].
r. Vincent was brought here from Bon.
ham to answer n charge Of bigamy. He
rtood his examining and his bond wai
set at 500.
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who had gwen bond, alleging the night
to be compensated FOR improvements
upon said land. ~ ection % provides.
As many are unable 10 give bond. they
are being disposseSsed by law.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-10

Cleveland. March 9.-COngressman 7
Z. Burton was renominated by the Re
publicans Of the Twenty-hrst Ohio dis
trict.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-10
THE a MERICAN
LAUNDRY u

Guarantees 10 do strictly frstclass
work promptly aud 81 reasonable
prices. We cheeriully correct all mis-
takes when called 20 our attention.
Drop us a postal or phone i4l and We
will get your bundle and appreciate
your patronage, Two doors south Of
Exchange hotel.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-10

Youngstown, o., March 0.--At tn,
wage conference here between rcpresen
tativcs Of the Amalgamation association
and the iron manufacturers an advance
49, So - -.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

the Suez canal. If assured Of this there
is probably no doubt that Great Britain
would yield the rights it claims under
the Clayton Bulwer treaty and thus re-
move that obstruction to the Nicaragua
canal project. Senator Morgan, in his
report on the canal bill. urged that the
canal shall he built and absolutely con
trolled by the United states, but that
it shall he free and neutral TO all ma
ions alike in peace and in war. If this
view. to which there is some opposition,
shall prevail. it is very likely that Great
Britain will let the treaty go and give
assent to the United states exercising
exclusive control over the canal, as the
former does over the Suez canal.
The resolution calling for the CORE.
spondencc regarding the treaty may be
preliminary to a movement for its abro-
cation and certainly it is desirable to
have the question whether the treaty IS
in force or not disposed of. The govern
ments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica
might very properly demand this before
entering into negotiations for the sale
of territory to this country
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

s cents a mile. the improvement Of all the
roads IN the United states would result IN
q saving Of $500. OO0, 900 Annually.
While tho supery isors were in session at
Amcs the Iowa Engineers society was dis
cussiug good roads az hes Maines. The good
roads committee o. tho ensincCrg had made
inquiry Of the county surveyors by circular
letter as to the condition Of Iowa roads.
They found that in SIS per cent OF the
counties there is no system or plan for the
location ana construction Ct permanent roads
but what is done one day Is Cften undone
the next, Probably 20 per cent OF the
counties have all the material they need
right within their borders. SiNty-ive per
cent still use day labor on the roads, but
Of the counties that have adopted tho con-
struc;ion Of permanent hard roads 9S per
cent cmploy the contract system under the
plans and specifications OF an engineer.
There Is now before the Iowa legislature
a bill which provides for a state engineer and
a uniform system OF roads throughout the
state. 1t requires special taxation for roads.
The supervisors approve 1t and the senti-
mcnt OF the engineers was in its favor, al
thoucS no action was taken. The objection
to the employment OF the state engineer Is
that Iowa already has so many state com
missions and executive officers. The state
engineer would be 6 more useful official than
many Of those now serving, but II might he
we'll to abolish some of the others first. The
people could do much If they would elect
engineers as county surveyors, thus gaining
expert services without additional expense.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

Those who had hoped tc secure 4
chance to rail at the administration on
account of the treatment of Mr.. White
as representative of the Transvual in
this country are again doomed to dis
appointment. When he arrived i'll
Washington Secretary Hay received
him c~oortcously and accorded him II
long audience. 1t appears that Mr..
White does not even pretend to have
any diplomatic mission TO this country.
1t is really too bad the administration
persists in refusing to make the blum.
ders which the opposition is SO free to
outline for it.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25
GOOD ROADS IN IOWA.
Proposc Uniform system of Con-
g%tructiOn and Taxation.

The supervisors of Iowa Counties in their
convention at AmCs took a stand in favor
of road Improvement, Sucn action is GUS
tomary at conventions Of the kind. II
usually ends in talk, but this time there may
be action, for there are signs OF reform,
AS pointed out by c. f, Curtiss, the diff
hculty is not scant appropriations for the
purpose, but rather that the best use Is
not made of what money there is. Mr.,
Curtiss struck at the root of the evil when
he said that the funds should not be eX-
pended under the direction cf a road
boss who has not education, training, nor
any other qualifications for the work. The
people have not yet been aroused on the
subject, but he hoped that the time would
come when they would realize that lecal
taxes are four or five times as large as the
state and national taxes, yet are far less
judiciously expended.
In support OF this argument for good
roads Mr.. Curtiss quoted statistics show
ing that the average cost OF moving q ton
Of farm products one mile Is 70 cents and
that the average haul Is twelve miles. AZ
the total tonnage OF agricultural products
amounts TO over 5000 900 and the cost OF
transportation on good. hard roads is only
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25
SHOTS FROM EDITORIAL KorJEs.

Detroit journal; So far, however, the
British generals in South Africa have CO.
capped receiving a round robin.
indianapolis News. The lighting in South
Africa is an illustration OF what YOU mean
when you say Contrasting every inch Of
ground
Washington Star: The Beers have one
slight advantage in the fact that they do
not feel constantly Obliged TO devote some
of their beSt talents to the arducus work
of censoring press dispatches.
Washington Post; 1t appears that in eS-
ecuting their retreat at Magersfontein the
ilighlanders were in such u hurry that they
run down their own chaplain. This almost
equals the record Of the Seventv-frst New
York.
Globe Democrat: Rider uaggard remarked
in his history of the Transvaal, published
several years ago: There is only room for
one paramount power in South Africa. The
debate as to which is to be the one is now
drawing to a head.
st, Louis Republic: 1t is to be hoped that
the condition of that Danish gift Of 10000
boxes of butter when 1t reaches South
Africa will not lead Tommy Atkins to agree
with Shakespeare that there's something
rotten in Denmark.
San Francisco Can: II England is not
more generous in explanation OF that little
affair of the seizure Of American goods cur
history books may have to put our famous
tea party in the background and give the
post of honor to a -four sale.
Chicago News: The burgher is as difficult
to beat in these dGys as when he defed the
great Alva's Spanish forces and broke down
the sea walls Of Holland to drive cut the
invaders. His stubborn defense has taught
the British generals IA Lessen OF caution. But
they Will need as much Of that quality az
they possess, and unshrinking courage a.
well, when they come face to face with Cen
eral Joubert in his last entrcnchments
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

Secretary Gage is quite right in asking
for more fractional currency. The people
of this country need more than 62I2 cents
apiece,
1t is estimated that the MollneuX case,
which has for weeks held the judicial at
tention of New York, will cost the state
$3.50, 900.
With the prospective retirement Of Mr.,
Vest from political life at the end of his
term the last Ct the confederate senators will
have gone.
General j, C. Bates, one of the new major
generals, is one of the few officers who
speaks a Philippine dialect fuently. He is
said to be master OF two.
The discovery of the London Times of an
old Fenian conspiracy is a reminder that
nothing has been heard lately of the Fenian
invasion of Canada which was scheduled a
few weeks ago.
William Jackson, who died in northern
Montana tho other day, was one of the most
noted Indian scouts in the army. Beginning
The work at II he served under Miles, Cook
and Gibbons on their most important cam
paigns.
General John NJ. Palmer Of Illinois is said
TO be arranging his abundant materials for
a book of political reCollections. The vcncr-
able ex-senator has had much to do with
the politics OF the -untry for sixty years
past, and has been actively a participant in
them as a member OF several parties.
"De Roday1!' shrioked Count Castellane
to a New York reporcr, "Oh, what Is De
Rodays? He is a nonentity; he Is nothing;
yes. say he is a liar; and, oh, he is a scoun
drel; but what is thai to me? Why should
care for this wretched worm? ! will moi
honor him with my anger! A bias. Rodays'
Mon Dieu!'
Adlai Stevenson smiled the other day when
some one told him he was going to be a
candidate for the goyernorship of Illinois,
since the close Of my term as vice pTesl-
dent" he said, "and my return from Eu-
rope. when | took up my residence in Bloom
iQgton. | have devoted my time entirely 10
private business, and | intend to continue to
do So"
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25
THAT TRouBL EsoME TREATY.

The United States senate has called
upon the president for correspondence
with Great Britain concerning the Clay
o n-Bulwer treaty, which is again re
ceiving attention in connection with the
proposed Nicaragua anal legislation. A
London paper recently stated that its
information from Washington indicated
that the canal bill which has been in
troduced in congress Will not only pass,
but will pass in II form directly at va
rance with the Clayton-Bulwer treaty,
making thereon this comment: This Is
a statement of decidedly serious impor-
lance, and we hesitate to believe that
the United States government Will COM
nit itself to "A course which this coun-
try would have to regard as I'M
friendly
If is true that the Nicaragua canal
bill totally ignores the treaty, the very
first article of which says: "Ihe gov
ernments of the United States and
Great Britain hereby declare that
neither the one nor the other will ever
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elusive control ever the said ship canal
! That treaty was negotiated about a
half ii century ago, undo circum-
stances and conditions very different
from those now existing. II has been
claimed by some American statesmen
that it long g became imperative by
reason of infractions on the part of
Great Britain, but the British govern
ment has persistently denied this and
| still holds that the treaty Is In full force
and effect, as binding upon both gov
ernments NV as when il was ratified,
1t is certainly true that there has been
no formal or regular abrogat.on of tho
treaty and II is II serious question
whether our government can fairly
claim il to be imperative without such
a%brogation. When the matter last re-
ceived public attention, in connection
with proposed istlmian canal leglsla-
ton, there was reason to believe that the
British government would he quite will
ing TO have the treaty abrogated, pro.
vided il should be assured that in the
event of the United States constructing
an isthmian canal the waterway would
be neutral At all times, in peace and
in war.
This is perhaps the position of the
British government now.. II Ices mo-
object to the building of an isthmiaI
canal. but II desires that If built it shall
be neutralized and SO kept not only il
time of peace, but at all times, us /,
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25
RAILROAD Earnings LAST YEAR.
substantial Evidence % Business
Growth and Activity.

illluuel-lllt iNttpIu'
Among the remarkable evidences of bust
ness growth which have been disclosed By
the industrial and commercial statistics for
1899 none is more striking and significant
than the increase In the revenues Of the
railroad companies. The New York Flnan-
cial Chronicle publishes returns for ll9
companies for twelve months and fifty
nine companies for eleven months, which
show gross receipts of 81, 21O, 400, 1865. or a
gain over those of 1898 of STA, 500, 900.
These figures apply to the business of com
panies operating over 1853, 900 miles of a
total United States railroad mileage of about
1871, 900 miles. The Financial Chronicle esti-
mates that for all the roads in the country
the gain in gross revenues for the year must
have been $3.50, 600, 900. The full significance
of this gain may be better appreciated
when 1t is remembered that 1t follows an in
crease CT SIS, 1861 in 1898, S5s,9O4, 761 in
1897 and gains of some magnitude in 1896
and 1895.
This improvement In the earnings OF the
transportation companies has been estab-
lished despite smaller cotton, grain and
live stock movements, and without the
aid of government transportation service
incident to the Spanish American war,
which contributed to the favorable results
Of railroading in the previous year. The
great increase In earnings is clearly the
result OF the extraordinary activity and
prosperity OF the industries OF the country.
A continuance OF these conditions would in
sure another season of uneXampled pros
perity to The railroad interests, but after
the remarkable experience of 1899 II seems
like too much to expect a further breaking
OF railroad earnings records in 1900.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25
A Check TO Pension sharks.
PhiladolDhia Record.

Instead of rebuking the pension commits
sioner and curtailing his powers the house
of representatives in passing the pensioH
appropriation bill took occasion to empower
that officer of tho Interior department to
withhold. at his discretion, the fees Of at
torneys OF record in pension cases when
satisfied that the attorneys had not pre-
pared the cases under their personal
supervision. If this rider to the pension
bill shall be accepted by the senate and
approved by the executive then COMMISSIONS
Evans will he enabled to check in great
degree the practices which have so
scandalized the American public in connec-
ten with pension office routine.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

The organization of the Nebraska
lawyers into a state bar association
brings Nebraska in line with other
states which have had such societies
for years. Iowa and South Dakota have
had strong bar associations which have
made themselves felt in the elevation
of the profession. While considerable
progress has been made in Nebraska in
the direction of more stringent require
ments for practice in the courts, much
is to be accomplished and the new bar
association will have an opportunity to
be known by its works.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25
JONES.
Denver Post.

Denver Post. . % 30
The face he wore upon his head
Was ever draped in gloom,
He often wished that he was dead
And in the restful tomb.
His frequent signs would send a chill
Clear to your hidden ZONES
Earth seemed to be a bitter pill
For Melancholy Jones.
When jolly yarn and merry Jest
Were ChurntnB up the crowd
His head upon his pain-rent breast
Would bitterly be bowed,
And when the laughter In a. storm
Came from the rest, but groans
Would issue from the wasted form
OF Melancholy Jones.
Some said it was a grievous case
OF ~unrequited love
That some fair maid of winning face
Had given him the shove;
Some a ii was u faithless wife,
And some in undertones
Said crime was gnawing at the life
OF Melancholy Jones.
When he laid down one dismal morn
To welcome longed-for death,
The secret to our ears was borne
Upon his final breath.
At that dire story we could not
Suppress our piteous means,
And every heart bled uuite a lot
For Melancholy Jones.
He was a twin, and nurse, YOU see,
Had mixed him with the other,
And knew he not If he were he
Or If he were his brother,
And all through life 1T worried him.
Called forth his signs and groans,
TIL death On mercy doused the glim
OF Melancholy Jones.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25
FLASHES OF Fun.

indianapolis journal: I'm my opinion. a
man loses a lot Of dignity in the scramble
for Office
he often loses Il lot of CASH
Chicago Tribune: ".Alas!'' broke from the
lips of the gifted tragedian as ne leaned
against one of the painted trees and emitted
a hc1rtbreaklng sigh. How little we know
what l. coming upon u.s..
4 moment artcrward. however, he was
lodging the things that were coming upon
HIM from the enthusiastic boys In the gal
lcrN.
Detroit journal: When, at last, the court
had enioincd the respondents from USING
her name and portrait to designate their
cigarettes, the gratitude of the beautiful
girl knew no bounds.
You have snatched me as a brand from
the, burn ng!' she exclaimed, with tears
in her eyes.
Washington Star: why do YOU insist
on Your sons becoming IA lawyer asked
"A friend.
"Ivo made a will leaving him all my
That il he is a lawyer himself he will stand
a better chance Of getting some of it,"
Chicago Tribune: 81 want you to tell
me plainly. doctor" said the man with the
fat government position, what is the mat
wei, sir" answered the old doctor.
IbTf9n tasfy back ri,. IN hi his chair chair and o looking at
fering from underworld and overpay."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: 'Did you go to
the French ball?'
mo, | see enough of that sort of thing
every day"
How SOP
I'm head clerk at the lingerie counter
Of Blinkum's department store"
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
1t recovered for her"
Detroit Journal: Once upon a time a
hero, being presented with a house by a
grateful nation, said:
THANK YOU! / will go right in and hang
up my hat!' @
In removing his hat from his head in
order to do this, II must have happened
e the hero disarranged his halo.
Anyway, after that he couldn't SO much
as wear a sp!ke-tailed coat at an afternoon
function without being crucified by his
countrymen.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25

"icpS-DcllpNi AZ
France Is following the example of Eng
land and Russia in purchasing American
built locomotives for its railroads. The su-
periority OF American locomotives is pretty
generally recognized now all over the world.
The increase in the exports Of machinery OF
one sort and another in the past few years
has been one OF the marvels of the period.
Moreover, the conquests Of the United States
in this field are likely TO increase in number
and extent as the years pass. our advan-
tages in the raw material and in inventive
skill will probably make our precedence in
certain branches OF iron and steel manu-
facture permanent.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-25
pEEr SUGAR PRODUCTION.
Development of the Industry In n
Quarter Of " Century.
Kansas CITY journal

NuDSaS lllN JOURNAL
In response to many demands for intor-
nation regarding sugar production in THIS
country the treasury bureau OF statistics
has prepared a tabulated statement which
shows the development OF this industry in
the last quarter CT a century. Two-thirds
of the worlds sugar is now produced from
beets. Prior to 1917 the worlds produc-
ton Of beet sugar had never reached 1,o0c,-
600 tons: in the present crop year it is, ac-
cordlng to latest estimates, 100000 tone,
while the cane sugar crop, which in ISL
was 1888. 600 tons, is in the present year
:, 1904, 900 tens. Thus cane sugar production
has scarcely doubled during tho period un-
der consideration, while that from beets
has more than quintuplcd. Meantime the
price has fallen more than one-half, the
average cost in foreign country of all sugar
imported into the United States in the fis-
cal year 1872 being 5.37 cents per pound, and
in 1899 2.30 cents per pound. No develops
ment of the worlds production of food
stuffs has been more rapid or striking than
that with reference to beet sugar. In lS54-5
the total beet sugar crop of the world was
but 1872, 900 tons; by 1S64-5 1t had reached
$50, 900 tons; in 1S74-5 1t was 1919, 900 tons;
in 1SS4-5, 2.545, 900 tons; in 1910, 4,792, 1893
tons, and in 1899 1900, $50, 900 tons. In
1S54-5 beet sugar formed 10 per cent OF the
worlds total sugar crop, and in 1899 1900 1t
formed Sc per cent. Thus the sugar pro-
ducing area of the world has in less than
half a century been shifted from the tropics
northward and the farmer of the temperate
zone has shown his ability not only to com
pete with the low priced labor of the tropics,
but in doing so to reduce by one-half the
cost of the article produced.