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Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03
THIS LEGISLATURE SHOULD DO IT'S DUTY
tiien Agents of Alien companies Are
Hcnding Their Energies Toward
Gripping Home Organ
iyntiOns.

DO the members OF the Nebraska legis-
laturc and the people of the state know
that the alien life insurance organizations
doing business In Nebraska draw $l,5OO,OOO
IN cold cash from our resources every year;
DO they know that these institutions pay
practically no taxes. while the home com
panics contribute their full share toward
maintaining expenses of government?
THE TRUSTS ARE TAXED,
but the greatest parasites upon the Ne
braska public, the alien life insurance com
panios pay almost nothing for the privilege
Of proying upon the vitality Of the com
merce Of the state. The present Legislature
should not only rebukc these foreign
lcechcs for attacking home institutions by
unfricndy legislation but should compel
them To bear their share Of the burden Of
taxation. The local corporations are sub
jectcd to much criticism for their efforts t.
escape heavy taxation, but these outsid,
concerns are permitted to escape the pay
ment of their Just share of taxes.
THEY COLLECT Sl,5OO,00O A YEAR
in premiums and pay back in losses less
than onc-third of this sum. They now hold
In eastern banks and financial corporations
not less than $1,000 Geo in money collected
from Nebraska policy holders only a small
part of which will ever be returned to Ne
braska. Upon this they pay no taxes In
Nebraska. Surely law taxing them upon
premiums collected cannot he opposed by
any good citizen.
THEY FIGHT HOME COMPANIES
because the Bankers Reserve Life Associa-
ton of Omaha has made II possible to stop
the enormous drain upon the state resources
and IN 1900 wrote over S2,0OO,OOO in risks
upon Ncbraskans. These alien companies
have made combined assault upon this
successful life company's credit throughout
the state. Having failed to stay its on
ward march the same alien companies are
now moving upon the Legislature, seeking
to enact laws which shall cripple its use
fulnCss and hamper its progress. For de
tails apply TO II. H. Robson, president
Bankers Reserve Life Association, Omaha,
Nchr.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03
THE ILLUSTRATED BEE.

is the chief hotel Of that place. 1t now
belongs to company and pays dividends
+ about $50 900 a year.
one of the largest American firms in China
is the American Trading company and an
other, which also does a big business, is the
China and Japan Trading company. These
companies have their houses and agents at
the various ports. Their stock Is owned
in New York and am told that they are
making a great deal of money. They are
doing a general exporting and importing
business, handling American cottons, ma
chlnery and other products. Mustard
Co. Of Shanghai is another old American
firm They represent the tobacco trust
and some Of the biggest establishments of
the Pacific coast. Fearon, Daniel e
Co. are the agents for the Pacific Mail
Steamship line They also do a general
Import and exI ort business dealing largely
in railroad materials, having furnished
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03

shipped In cans. These are beaten out and
sold as tin after the coal oil is consumed.
Every glass bottle is kept, and you find
shops in every village devoted to the sec
ond- hand bottle trade. A certain London
firm controls the biscuit trade OF east Asia
because II puts up its goods in neat tin
boxes which can be taken off without cut
ting. All articles liable to be affected by
moisture should be sent in tins The eli
mate OF many parts OF China is damp, and
Photographic materials. drugs and food
products not properly protected are sure to
spoil, The English send all their drugs in
glass and ph. tugraphic materials in tins.
Fraudulent Trademarks.
The powers should demand protection in
China for foreign copyrights. patents and
trademarks, At pr sent anything can b.
pied and all sorts of goods initiated This
is done by the Germans as well as by the
Chinese. The Germans will buy quantities
Cf parts Cf an American article and make
the rest f the article at home and ship it
out here for sale genuine American.
The Chinese will initiate anything from "A
can to cannon. They buy up the old
American I'll cans and FIJI them with Dutch
and Russian Kerosene, which they can buy
at low rate, selling he product as Ameri
can oil The mCst Of the Florida water
sold here is made 10y the Chinese and sold
as American. Cigarettes of the best known
Am, rican brands are made Of Chinese to-
| hacco and sold at two-thirds the original
price The cigarette boxes are saved and
rcfllcd, and II Is SO with everything you
| find in the stores.
There are a number of Americans who
| have made mercy in China. Fer genera
| tions Russell n co. were noted through
| out the far east. This firm had its
| houses at every port. 1t had its own
| steamers and did a great part Of the for
cign business of China. 1t made the for
tunes of several generations and then went
| into other hands
The hstor house of Shanghai made a for
tune for an American and his family. This
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03

most of the American locomotives used On
the Chinese railways. other firms are
Dunning & Co. and Frazier q Co, engaged
in wholesalng and retailing.
FRANK G.. CARPENTER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13

and trimming the boundaries of the gar
den. they unanimously gave their opinion
that 1t would be mhre systematic for him
see," said Ned wsHgate. "the Chinese nat
urally take to this, kind O. business Why.
you can't take up q china plate or saucer
but you see 'em Pictured there working at
Jobs like this, and then they kin live on
green things and tfce that cost nothin
and chickens-youiI keep chickens. of
courSe?"
Jackson thought that his hands would
be full enough with the garden, but he
only want two to, begin with" continued
Wyngate cheerfully. land in a month or
two you've got AL you want and eggs
enough for market, On second thoughts /
don't know whether you hadn't better be-
gin with eggs first. That is. you borry
some eggs from one man and hen from
another. Then you, set 'em and when the
chickens are Matched out you just return
the hen to the second man, and the eggs.
when your chickens begin to lay, to the
first man, and you've got your chickens
for nothing-and there you are
This ingenious proposition which as de7
iyered on the last slope of the domain
where the partners We're lying exhausted
from their work, was broken in upon by the
appearance of a small boy, barefooted, sun
burnt and tow-headed, who, after a mo-
ment's hurried scrutiny of the group. threw
letter with unerring precision into the lap
Of Jackson Wells and then fed precipitate-
ly. Jackson instinctfvely suspected he was
connected with the outrage on his fence
and ga' spost, but as he had avoided telling
his partners of the incident, fearing to in
crease their belligerent attitude, he felt
now en- awkward consciousness mingled
with his indignation. as he broke the seal
and read as follows:
'Sir: This Is to inform you that although
you have got hold Of the property by un-
derhand and sneaking ways, you amt ns
right to touch or lay your vile hands on
the Cherokee rose alongside the house, nor
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proprietor Of his red-headed cousins affec-
lions. He recalled his brief visit to the de-
parted ,testator's claim and market garden
and his by no. means favorable impress
sion Of the lonely, Grabbed old man, as well
as his relief that his Objectionable cousin
whom he had not seen since he was boy.
was then absent at the rivals uncle's. He
made his way across the road to a sunny
slope where the market garden of three
acres seemed to roll like a river of green
rapids to little run or brook, which.
even In the dry season. showed a trickling
Till. But here he struck by singular
circumstance. The garden rested in a rich
alluvial soil, and under the quickening
California sky had developed far beyond
the ability of it's late cultivator to restrain
or keep 1t in order. Everything had grown
luxuriously and in monstrous size and pro-
fusion. The garden had even trespassed
ITS bounds and impinged upon the open
road, the deserted claims and the ruins of
the past Stimulated by the little cultiva-
ton Quincy Wells had found time to give
1t, it had leaped it's three acres and rioted
through the hollow. There were scarlet
peas climbing the court house wall. straw
berries mating the trail, while the seeds
and pollen of it's few homely eastern flow
ers had been blown far and wide through
the woods. By q grim satire nature seemed
to have been the only thing that still pros
pered in that settlement of man.
The cabin itself. built OF implanted
boards: consisted of a sitting room dining
room, kitchen and two bed rooms, all plain
ly furnished, although one of the bed rooms
was better ordered. and displayed certain
signs of feminine decoration which made
Jackson believe 1t had been his cousin 8
room. Luckily, the slight temporary struc-
ture bore no deep traces of its previous oc-
cupancy to disturb him with its memories,
and for the same reason it gained in clean
illness and freshness: the dry, dessicating
summer wind that blew through 1t had car
ried away both the odors and the sense of
domest1city; even the adobe hearth had no
fiji eside tales to tell; it's very ashes had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13
Poker.

Poker.
From the Detroit Journal.
Poker! Why Is it called poker won-
derry"
well. it seems to be a device for play
ing with fire. for one thing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13
At the Door.

David r. Summers in the Independent.
Twas just for a moment she stopped at the door
In The dim twilight,
And halted and stammered and said M more
Than just Good might"
Yet now think Of a host OF things
That I meant TO say
AnC the words come fast 3 II they had wings.
When she is away.
For think charming. hut how can she know
What think Alright
When the hest do ia to stammer m
Aud say 'Good-night.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13

Although the United Brethren Church is
not very strong. numerically speaking in
the District of Columbia, The membership
generally is taking great interest In the
coming centennial OF the formal founding
OF the denomination, which is to be held in
Frederick. Md, beginning May and con-
tinuing for two or three weeks. Extensive
preparations are being made for the event
The frst general conference met near
Frederick September %. 1900. at the home
or Peter Kemp, near the Rocky Springs
school house. to which place a pilgrimage
will be made by the visiting delegates and
ministers. There were meetings and con-
ferences before this date but IL was at
this one that the name of the church was
adopted and its first bishops elected.
The coming conference. which will be held
in the City Opera House in Frederick will
bring together the highest legislative body
of the church. with delegates from all parts
of the United States and representatives
from Canada. Germany, China, Japan. AZ
RIGA anu other missionary fields. for the
purpose or iegislating for the church at
large, and for the election of five bfshops
and all the general officers OF the church.
According to advices received from Rome
the following. in addition to Archbishop
Martinelli are to be created cardinals at
the consistory to be held in that city the
18th instant: Monsignor Della Volpe major
domo Of his holiness; Monsignor Cavagnis
secretary to the congregation of extraor-
binary ecclesiastical affairs: Monsignor Tri-
pepi, under-secretary of state and secre-
tary of the CIPHER; Monsignor Sanmima-
telli-Zabarella, patriarch of Constantinople
and canon of st. Peters; Monsignor Cen
mari, archbishop of Lepanto and assessor
of the holy office; Monsignor DeIl'Olio
archbishop of Benevento; Monsignor Bos-
chi. archbishop of Ferrara; Monsignor
Khiaz de Kozielosko Puzyna, archbishop OF
Cracow: Monsignor de Skibensky. archbish-
OF Prague, and Monsignor Bacilieri, bishop
of Verona.
The brief series of morning sermons at
the Church Of the Covenant will treat the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13

same capricious, willful, red-haired girl
The next day he set himself to work with
that logged steadiness that belonged to his
simple nature and which had endeared him
to his partners. He set half a dozen China
men to work-and followed-although ap-
parently directing their methods. The great
difficulty was to restrain and control the
excessive vegetation and he matched the
small economies Of the Chinese against the
opulence OF the Californian soil. The gar
den patch prospered; the nelghbors spoke
well OF 1t and of him. But Jackson knew
that this fierce harvest Of early spring was
to be followed by the sterility of the dry
season, and that irrigation could alone
make his work profitable in the end He
brought pump to force the water from
the little stream at the foot of the slope to
the top and allowed it to flow back through
parallel trenches. Again Buckeye applaud
ed. Only the gloomy barkeeper shook his
pay. Mr.. Wells. you'll find the hand Of
Brown somewhere getting ready to squeeze
1t dry"
But Jackson Wells did not trouble him
self about Brown. whom he scarcely knew,
Once. indeed, while trenching the slone he
was conscious that he wSs watched by
two men from the opposite bank, but they
were apparently satisfied by their scrutiny
and turned away. Still less did he con-
cousin, who once or twice passed him SUI
perciliously In her buggy on the road.
Again, she met him as one of cavalcade
u rlueTS mounted on handsome but ILL
tempered, mustang-which she was man
aging with an ill-temper and grace equal
to the brute's-to the alternate delight and
terror OF her cavalier. He could see she
had been petted and spoiled by her new
guardian and his friends far beyond his
conception. But why she should er,,dee
him the little garden and the pastoral life
| for which she was SO unsuited puzzled him
greatly.
One afternoon he was working near the
road when he was startled by an outcry
from his Chinese laborers their rapid dis
rrsal from the strawberry beds where
were working. the splintering crash
of his fence rails and commotion among
the buckeyes. Furious at what seemed to
him one Of the usual wanton attacks upon
Coolie labor, he seized his pick and ran to
their assistance. But he was surprised to
find Jocelinda's mustang caught by the
saddle and struggling between two trees,
and Its unfortunate mistress lying upon
the strawberry bed.
Shocked but cool-headed, jackson re-
leased the horse first, who was flashing out
and destroying everything within his reach.
and then turned to his cousin But she had
already lifted herself to her elbow and
with triclkle Of blood and mud on one
fair cheek was surveying him seornfully
under her tumbled hair and hanging hat
You don't suppose l was trespassing
on your wretched patch again, do your,
she said in a voice she was trying to keep
from breaking. 1T was that brute-who
bolted.'
Il don't suppose you were bullying me
this time" he said. hut you were Your
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-04
TuE WAY no CLEAN CARpETs.

III Drayton street.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-04
FIVE BIG PREACHERS.
Talk of Having Them as an Exhibit
Mt the state Fair.

AaiA VI huNAnS Ihcm as an EXh1bit
Mt the State Fair.
Statesboro. Ca, May 3.-Statesboro and
Bulloch county can no doubt boast of the
biggest preachers of any town and coun-
ty in the state If the Fair Association
will offer a prize for the FIVE largest
ministers in any one county or town
Statesboro will certainly carry of the
premium. There are five here that will
average considerably over $50 pounds.
Rev. T. ]. Cobb, a resident of this place
and serving several missionary churches
in the county. weighs 100 pounds. Rev.
Whitley Langston, pastor of the Metho-
dist Church, follows, at 225. Rev. j. F.
Mcmillan, pastor of the Missionary Bap-
fist Church, is next in order of size, and
weighs 230 Elder M. F. Stubbs, pastor
of the Primitive Baptist Church. tips the
beam at 275, and Elder Patterson broke
the scales at $50 There is no telling
how much he would weigh if a pair of
scales would hold him. Where Rev. Cobb
falls behind in weight he makes up in
hight, being seven feet four and one-half
inches. They are a sleek, jolly set of
gentlemen, and are specimens of how the
ministry thrives in this prosperous and
salubrious climate. Not one of them has
ever been to the springs since they came
here, aud some of them have lived here
nearly all of their lives. There are sew
eral other large ministers in the county,
and an effort will be made to have them
exhibit at the State Fair this fall.
The hot, duh days since Superior Court
are bringing out the fishing sports. Poles.
lines, worm cans, etc, are numerous and
in demand. and this class of citizens is
INDUCING their archaeological propensi-
ties" to a considerable degree. The dry
weather has lowered the streams more
than they have been since last summer
and the town is full of fish stories.
Mrs. w. v. Tyler is making extensive
preparations for a musical concert on or
about the nth of this month. She is in
charge of the musical department of the
High School at this place. Her class is
a large one and splendid entertainment
is anticipated. Prof. Turner is also max
ing preparations for the closing exercises
of the school. The attendance has been
the best this year in the history of
Statesboro. A higher average has been
made and the town has been better unit
ed. The High School was always ham
pered with private schools, but for this
term there has been perfect unity among
the patrons. A $4,000 institute building
is just completed, having all modern ar
rangements. 1t has the best auditorium
south of Macon outside of the large
cities. 1t will be occupied when the fall
term opens, all arrangements for which
have been completed. The city owns IL
and will control the school,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-04
CADET BATTALION INSPECTED.
6eorGia's Young Soldiers Make n
Fine Showing at MiIIedgeviIIc.

Milledgeville. Ga, May 3.-Col. WILL
lam G. Obear, Inspector general OF the
state, was here to-day to inspect the cadet
battalion of the Middle Georgia Military
College. The inspection commenced to-
DAY at 10 o'clock, and continued for more
than two hours. The cadets were thor
oughly and strictly inspected in every
branch of the drill and put through
all the movements OF the field artillery
and saber drill. The armory was in
spected and the methods of keeping the
munitions was thoroughly looked into by
the inspector.
The official report of Mr.. 0bear is not
known but Maj. Marchant, commaudant
of the cadets, feels assured that the in
spector VIII make very favorable report
OF this branch of the institution. The
cadet battalion was in excellent trim, and
Is the largest that has been In attend
ance at the schools for some years The
citizens, who turned out to witness the
drills and the official of the school, feel
that the exhibition drill put up for the
inspector will hold up the well estab-
iished reputation of the school for being
one Of the most thorough military schools
In the South. MIR. Obear unofficially an
nounced himself as highly delighted with
the condition in which he found the MIL
itary department of this school.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-04
THE PUBLIC PROPERTY FUND.
THE ARGUMENT BEFORE JUDGE
GAMBLER CONCLUDED.

The Court Appears to Lean Towards
Treasurer Parks Side of the Case.
section 100 of the Code Seems 10
settle It-Attorney General Terrell
Puts Up "a Good Argument for His
side of the Case.
ATLANTA, May 3.--The argument over the
status of the public property fund was
concluded before Judge John s. Gambler
In the Senate chamber this afternoon.
Judge Gambler said he would endeavor
10 reach a decision in the case by mid
night tomorrow night.
Toward the close of the argument Judge
Gambler intimated by questions he asked
that he was inclined to Treasurer Parks
views of the case. Hon. Dupont Query.
who was making the concluding argu-
ment for the treasurer read the follow
Ing paragraph from Section 1893 of the
code:
Payment only to purpose for which
fund appropriated. He (the State Treas
urer, shall pay all funds pledged to the
payment of the bonded debt, or interest
i. thereon, or to any object of education,
and to these objects only, and in no wise
to any other purpose. All payments from
the treasury shall be paid from the fund
appropriated for such purposes. and not
from any other"
Judge Gambler asked the Attorney Gem
eral if that did not settle the case, limit
ing the power of the treasurer to pay war;
rants.
Attorney General Terrell contended that
the act of 1897 repealed this section of
the code by hquidati and he submitted
authorities on that line. Judge Gambler
in his questions seemed to take the view
that this section almost settled the case.
Two arguments were made to-day, At
torney General Terrell speaking against
the demurrer and for the petition for man.
damus and Hon. Dupont Query for the
demurrer and against the petition. Mr.
Terrell made a strong argument. holding
that the state treasurer was a ministerial
officer and could not question the
constitutionality of a duty he was d.
rected to perform by the Legislature or
by the Governor. He showed also that
the Attorney General was his lawyer,
and he would be safe in acting upon his
advice.
The court assented to this proposition.
He also produced decisions showing that
the constitutionality of the act could be
questioned only by someone directly in
terested, such as a bondholder of the
state. He held that the payments to the
teachers could be made without violation
of the constitution.
Mr.. Query followed in forcible argll-
ment, taking the opposite view and urg-
ing that the constitution should be strict
ly construed. 1t was discovered to-day
that the section of the constitution in
question was written by Adjt. Gen. j. w.
Robertson, and that it was the only Sec
tion that went through as introduced
without amendment.
Two of the present justices of the Su-
presne Court who Will be called to pass
upon the question finally, Chief Justice
simmons and Justice w. A. Little, were
members of the constitutional convention
OF 1877, at which this section was
adopted.