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Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

Judge Baxter's ruling that unregis-
tered voters must be certified by two
resident fre~eholders of the precinct in
which the voter resides is doubtless in
strict conformity with the law. Under
the statute the establishment Of voting
precincts is vested in the Board of
County Commissioners for county and
state elections and the precinct bounda-
ries cannot be changed except under
certain prescribed restrictions. In Doug
las county the precinct boundaries
within the city of Omaha have been
hxed to correspond with the respective
ward boundaries. No other division has
ever been made by the county and none
can legally exist within the city Of
Omaha until such change has been
made by the county. The subdivision Of
wards into voting districts has been
made by ordinance by the mayor and
council a a matter OF convenience, and
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02
THE DEMAND OF LABOR.

The opening of spring is usually
by more or less labor disturb
ances and this year these are rather
more numerous and general than for
several years. Strikes affecting a num-
Der of trades are reported from many
points, the demands of labor being for
Of wages and reduction in
hours. Labor employed in the building
trades is most largely represented in
these strikes, building operations being
very generally on an extensive scale.
For a single example, 1t is stated that
In Pittsburg specifications or work that
is being held up by the labor trouble
aggregate $1O.OO0,OOO.
Nearly everywhere the demand for
labor in the building trades is fully up
to the supply and this, with the increase
in the cost of living, explains the move
ment Of labor TO secure better pay and
less hours of work per day. The condi-
lions appear to be highly favorable to
the success of the movement, so far at
least as the demand for more wages
is concerned. but 1t may be hoped that
workingmen generally will take a con-
sentative view of their opportunity, for
otherwise they might impair the condi-
tons that are contributing to the pros
perity OF all interests.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02
Live Nebraska Towns
Chadron A Center of Commerce.

Chadron. a city Of $500 inhabitants. the
seat Of government of Dawes county, lie To-
Gated 444 miles from Omaha, in the north
western part of the state, and So miles
south Of Hot Springs, S. D.. the popular
health resort. Situated in the White river
valley and bounded on the east, south and
west by the famous Pine Ridge-once the
happy hunting grounds Of Chief Red Cloud
and his tribe. the situation Is unique and
beautiful. The ridge OF hills rising to a
height Of 500 feet, covered with pine and
cedar, are always verdant and Astounding in
springs Of clear water. and from this source
the city owns and controls one of the most
perfect and complete systems OF gravity
water works to be found anywhere, the
supply being inexhaustible. In 1885 the
Fremont. Elkhorn & Missouri Valley rail-
road located its shops and established it's
division of1ces here, making this the ter
minus Of the Long Pine, Black Hills and
Wyoming divisions, and now employ about
900 men. most Of whom own and occupy
homes in Chadron and share in a payroll Of
$40. 900 to 5000 each month.
The city does a large mercantile busi-
ness, some of the stores carrying stock
valued at from $50, 900 to 100000. All lines
OF business are we'll represented by up-to-
date merchants, and a good market is had,
this being the center Of a vast stock-raising
region. We have two banks, doing a very
satisfactory business and carrying large
deposits OF the surplus money Of our ranch
men. We have a roller patent Touring mill
which gives US a home market for our
wheat; an electric light plant, a complete
telephone system connecting us with the
neighboring towns and many Of the ranches
in the sand hills country" two newspa-
pers, the Chadron Journal and ~Chadronian;
a 100000 courthouse, and the best hotel
accommodations Of any city in the north
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02
THE LEAFY e

James Whitcomb Riley.
In the Spring when the green gifts back in
the trees,
And the sun comes out and stays,
And your boots pull on with a good tigl
squeeze,
And you think of your barefoot days:
When you ort to work and you want to not
And you and your wife agrees
It's time to spade up the garden lot
When the green gifts back in the trees
Well, work Is the least of my idees
When the green, you know, gifts back In
the trees.
When the green gifts back in the trees, and
bees
Is a-buzzin' round agln
In that kind of a "lazy-go-as-you-please"
Old gait they hum round in;
When the grounds all bald where the hay
rick stood
And the crick's riz, and the breeze
Coaxes the bloom in the old dogwood,
And the green gifts back in the trees
/ like, ] say, in such scenes as these
The time when the green gifts back in the
trees.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02
LINES TO A LAUGH.

Philadelphia Press: His musical COM
positions achieve some little popularity,
out not for long
That's So; Just thirty-day notes, as it
were
Judge: Colonel Bridges dog and mine
had a fight yesterday"
"Well, the colonel drew first, but shot
wild, so / laid him up with a bullet in his
shoulder"
Chicago News: Little Willie-Say, pa,
what are preferred creditors,
Pa-They are the kind that never send
in their bills, my son. At least, that's
the kind l prefer.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Petersen says
he's very susceptible to heat"
Susceptible! ! should say he was. Why,
he holds the medal for being the first man
to be sunstruck in March"
Detroit Free Press: Miss Kidder-Gun-
son Just returned from a shooting trip this
morning and he seemed tickled to death.
Miss Kidder-Yes; he didn't shoot the
dogs.
Chicago Post: How nice it would be-"
could only skip the day after"
Washington Star: United States sena-
tors are mighty busy people, said Farmer
Yes" answered his wife, at appears
like they was either maxim or breakin'
laws all the time
Now York Times: ~Gerald-There's a fool
born every minute.
Geraldine-At that rate II won't be long
BEFORE you have a good working majority.
Philadelphia Press: Goodness how that
railroad stock does luctuate."
Yes, it's a wise railroad stock that
knows its own par"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

west, and many other enterprises. but that
OF which we are most proud and Of which
every Ch~adronian IL wont to boast Is our
schools.
In our public schools we have about 500
students enrolled. and It was this school
In competition with all the schools of Ne
brasks, which took second honors at the
Transm'ssissippi exposition. Our public
school is under the efficient management
OF Prof. w. c. Phipps, and an able corps
OF assistants, and is at home in a sub
s~tantlal brick building. We also have To-
Gated Just south Of the city on a beautiful
elevation the "Chadron academy" ably pre-
sided over by Prof. l.. NJ. Oberkotter as
principal and a complete corps OF teachers.
This. without doubt, is one Of the very best
institutions Of this kind in the state, and
the only institution of higher education
in the northwestern country. The %curricu-
lum embraces all branches usually taught
in a preparatory school, and diplomas admit
TO any college in the state without exami-
nation, and also Includes a school Of music
under the management of Miss Myrtle
Lashey. We have six churches supporting
pastors and a railroad Young Mems Chris
tian association, with a large membership.
We have also the usual number Of lodges
and clubs of all kinds.
Chadron from a ~treeless plain a few
years since, has grown to be a city Of
beautiful homes, inhabited by progressive,
cultured and contented people. TT prin-
cipsl industry Of this county is stock rails
ing, and all who have engaged in this busi-
ness have been rewarded far beyond their
expectations. A limited amount Of farming
in conjunction with stock raising has also
been a success and the opportunities Of
those who desire to come are no less today
than they have been at any time in the
past. W. H. REYNOLDS.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02
Industrial Developments.
MINNEAPOLIS Times.

Not only wage esrners. but the public at
large, will be interested in knowing that
within a half a century the output from our
factories has increased in value two and
one-third times. In the same length Of
time the number Of wage esrners was null
tiplied by nve and One-half and the wages
by ten. The most rapid rate OF increase,
both In the lumber Of workmen, IN wages.
In product and in value thereof. was during
the decade Of Iss0-IssO.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

The government is taking vigorous
measures to prevent the spread of
cholera in the Philippines in protection
both Of our military forces and the
native inhabitants. With quarantine
established against Hong Kong and
other Infected ports, the determination
of the authorities to take every precau-
ton is not to be questioned. If Ameri-
can rule in these islands can check the
Of diseases that from time i'm
memorial have regularly swept oriental
communities, something will be ac-
complished that would otherwise have
been left undone probably for genera
tons,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

II the new Lincoln postofice is to be
= thing OF beauty the plan for the re-
vised structure should be left to the
architects and not to members of ron
gress. II is doubtful, however, whether
the present unsightly building can be
converted into a thing of beauty by any
process of reconstruction ever with the
best architectural talent What the
capital city needs is an entirely new and
modern public building.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

AS a reminder Of the cruelty for
merly practiced in transporting live
stock by rail the imposition over in Chi
cage of a stiff fine upon a railroad COM
pany for keeping cattle in it's custody
1OS hours without water should serve a
good purpose. Fortunately such exam
pies of barbarism are no longer fire.
Quent, but on, the contrary every care
is taken to provide reasonable comfort
for animals in transit not only out Of
humane motives, but for the preserva-
ton of the value of the stock. That still
further improvements In the accommo-
dations furnished live stock shippers
are to be had may safely be counted on,
but in the interval the enforcement Of
the laws requiring feeding and watering
in transit alone will prevent a lapse to
old practices of neglect and maltreat-
ment.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

When the Cubans come to take an
inventory OF all that the United States
has done for Cuba during the period
OF occupation, n Of the principal items
will be the successful campaign waged
against unsanitary conditions at
Havana by American engineers and
health officers. These wonderful Inn
provements could hardly have been
effected under either Spanish rule or
independent self1goyernnenL
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

Republicans of Douglas county are
urgently and earnestly requested by the
%orld-Heralc to send a delegation to
the coming state convention in the In
terest Of james H. Van Dusen as candi-
date for governor. What has Van Dusen
done to the Bryanites that he should
thus be singled out for high honors by
the Bryanite organ?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

and jobbers Of every description would
be as numerous and active around the
county board as flies around a molasses
barrel. II the county board decides to
adopt the municipal standard Of ASSESS
ment 1t must set its face firmly against
increased expenditure and cut down the
county levy to correspond with the in
creased valuation.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

Ak-Sar-Ben's hustling committee is
about to start out on its rounds. Pa
triotic Omahans should hustle to get
into the royal circle without waiting to
be hustled in by the hustlers.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02
Another Plume On Our Cady.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The roast beef OF old England loses all
Its flavor now that It is learned that the
United States is the greatest beef eating
in the world. Our per capita Of
neat consumption is a third larger than
Of England, twice as large as France,
two and one-half times as great as that
Russia and ireland, and six times as
as Italy.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02
Plea for Pigeon Life.
News.

Indianapolis News.
The bird killers are in Omaha this week.
The man that can kill the most birds, as
they emerge from a cage, weakened and
intimidated by confinement. is to receive a
cast-iron medal, the symbol Of the worlds
championship, Now, II he could only he
compelled to wear this medal around his
neck all his life, 80 that people would
know that he is the man that attained the
bad eminence In bird killing, the lesson
would not be lost.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

1t may be cheaper TO move than to
pay rent, but in Omaha the difficulty in
finding suitable dwellings to move into
puts an embargo on moving In general.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

1t now looks very much as II there
would be no land-lease legislation dur
ing the present session Of congress
either in the shape Of the Bowersock
bill or the Lacey bill.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

Boer leaders will confer among them
selves on terms offered by the British,
May Is. II the scheme Is TO proclaim
the empire at peace with all the world
lat the coronation, the peace negotiators
will have to do their work expeditiously
in the time intervening.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

The Georgia antitrust law has been
declared unconstitutional by the SUI
preme court of that state. 1t goes with
out saying that the bench in Georgia
is occupied by democratic judges, 9TH
erwise we should have the occasion
seized at me by the democratic yellow
journals TO d~enounce the ~plutocratic
tendencies of the courts.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02
..NeXer Touched Me-


Chicago Record-HeraIu-
A London paper SCOTS at Secretary Shaw
referring to him as a 'shirt-sleeved diplo-
mat" 1t isn't likely, however, that the
secretary will let this cause him to go back
to Iowa and sit down.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02
Great Opportunitles Neglected.
Washington Post.

uHIIIINb NVI y"
An Ohio ~bookkeeper died the other day
and it has been discovered that there is
a shortage Of 50, 900 in his accounts, cover
ing a period Of thirteen years. In these
days of large undertakings 1t would be safe
to assume that the man died Of mortihca-
tim .
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

Andrew Carnegie has sailed for
Europe, and towns looking for public
libraries should take notice that let
tiers addressed to him during his sojourn
abroad will require scent postage.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02
Canada ThawinE Out,

Philadelphia Record.
Canada does not propose to lag in the
rear Of the procession. A prospectus has
already been launched for the formation OF
a Dominion Securities company Of for
midable speculative Intentions.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

With the approaching session of the
United States grand jury Omaha may
confidently look forward to another in
cursion of aboriginal Omahas.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

The Bryanites were most conspicuous
by their absence at the funeral of ].
Sterling Morton.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

Those May day strikes may yet give
the Civic federation arbitrators a chance
to engage their paci6cation talents.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

Queen Wllhelmina's convalescence
can not progress too fast for her well
wisbers all the world over.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

The month of April has passed off the
calendar without making good its tacit
promise of April showers.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

That Douglas county fair is a good
thing-for the promoters who manage
to keep on the inside.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

The festive billboard is only waiting
for the text high wind to give another
exhibition at playing high jinks.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

Sixteen years ago Mrs. Sarah Lockwood
or Brooklyn secured a divorce from Fred
erick E. Lockwood on charges which she
believed to be true, and which he We
hemently denied. They were of a nature
to harden her heart against him, and to
deaden the affection which she thought had
been killed.
Mr.. Lockwood has spent these years in
wandering about the country, never re-
naming long In one place, and never with
a thought of a second marriage. Mrs.
gave her life to the care ami
education OF her 2-year-old daughter.
Some days ago Mr.. Lockwood wa asked
to call at the once of a lawyer in Brook
lyn. He did so. and was told that his wife
had found that the charges were not true,
and that she had asked his permission TO
go into court and secure an annullment OF
the decree.
The mother and daughter OF IS we're in
the court room when the father came in.
The Judge In a few words swept the
decree from the books, and the twain were
again husband and wife. Then the daughter
threw her arms about her father and wept,
and three happy people left the court room
together.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02
ROUND ABOUT NEW YORK.
RippIes on the Current of Life in the
Metropolis.

Ripples IN the Current of Life in the
Metropolis.
A whaling good story was brought to New
York recently by eight forlorn sailormen
from the Inflated New Bedford whaler
Kathleen. 1t is a wondrous tale Of the sea
such as would maxi the eyes of Jules Verne
and Clark Russell bulge with envy and put
the hair Of the small boy straight on END.
The wrecked seamen told OF the sinking
Of the 195-ton Kathleen after f1fty-eight
years of sea service by the crazy plunge Of
OF monster bull whale. To the eastward OF
the Windward islands a school OF whales
was sighted. Captain Jenkins sent away
the four whaleboats at once. The mate
harpooned and lanced a big COW not half a
mile from the bark. He was the FIRST to
bring his catch in. The COW was lowed to
the port side of Kathleen and the tackle
was passed under the carcass. The cap
tain sighted a tremendous bull whale within
a quarter OF a mile on the starboard quar-
ter. 1t was by all odds the biggest whale
he had ever seen.
Hey, there. mate" he shouted, "you
take your men and go after that bull over
there"
The mate and his men tumbled down into
their boat and bent their backs to the oars.
49, AoN NAoNhd hCN luCLA
way. Deviara plunged the harpoon into the
big hsh's back.
The bull sounded at once. Apparently his
first rush did not take him very far, for
while the men were still Keeling of more
line for him, thinking that the slackening OF
the line was merely temporary, he rose d.
rectly ahead Of them and began to thrash
the water. They had hardly gathered in the
slack when the monster started of along
the surface Of the water. He went fast.
The harpoon line was reeled of with a
Whirr. The friction over the bow set fire
to the gunwale and 1t blazed up twice, only
to be doused out by one OF the men.
The whale was making dead for Kath-
ieen. Deviara got out his Ratchet. ready
to cut the line when the big fish dived
under the vessels keel. But the bull did
not dive. He rushed right on and struck
the bark amidships on its port side. The
stout timbers were crushed in as a berry
box is crushed when you kick It..
The whale sunk like a plummet as soon as
he struck the ship. The boats crew cut
the rope Just in time to save themselves.
Mate Deviara called on his men to null
hard for the bark. which was settling rap
Idly. They came alongside in plenty OF time
TO save those aboard. Within a moment
after the blow struck by the whale the cap
tain had set all hands to dragging bread
and water up to the deck, whence 1t could
be conveniently thrown into the yha.e-
boats.
The ship soon sunk and the entire crew
found itself in the whaleboats, $50 miles
from land. A passing steamer next day
rescued them.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.i
George b Tzschuck. secretary OF The Bee
Publishing Company, being duly sworn
says that the actual number Of full and
complete copies Of The Daily. Morning.
the month Of April. 1902. was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

"Those who fail to see New York at leas.
once in the early days of spring" writes a
correspondent. ARE losing something OF
pleasure in sight and feeling that would do
them good. One never realizes how much
there is here of greenery until he sees it
unfolding on every side. The impression
OF many is that the city is practically
t~reeless. They would revise that opinion
in sight OF the big parks and the little
hooks and corners where nature has still
her own way. AS for the grass-there are
acres OF 1t. AS for the waters-they never
were clearer or brighter in the sun. AZ
for the air-it is never again so pure. And
even the people look happy"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

Meyer Guggenheim Of New York City,
who gave $50, 900 to the Jewish hospital In
Philadelphia, has a family Of sons who
inherit his philanthropic impulses. VIII
liam Guggenheim has just given $50, 900 to
the United Hebrew Charities OF New York
City for an fund. This is given
without any conditions. and he offers to
give $50, 900 more provided that $3.50, 900
additional is contributed by friends Of the
society before the end Of the year. This
would create a total endowment Of $3.50. 900.
No other charitable organization in New
York City has a more extensive field OF
labor. This field is constantly growing. as
every year nearly $4,000 Russian Jews ar
rive and fully one in ten requires assist
ance.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

Cleveland Plain Dealer: Petersen says
he's very susceptible to heat"
Susceptible! ] should say he was. why
he holds the medal for being the first mar
to be sunstruck in March,"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

Chicago News: Little Willie-Say, pa
what are preferred creditors,
Pa-They are the kind that never senC
in their bills, my son. At least, that
the kin l prefer.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

Chicago Post: How nice 1t would be-
commented BooZer "thoughtfully, IF W,
could only skip the day after"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-02

Complaints Of Irregularities in delivery
should be addressed to Cit Circulation
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-18
JOHN HACKETT MISSING.
s.sft u,s Mother n Few Yards from h's
 House and Dtsappearea'

Tobn Hackett, of 143 West street. mas haen missing since Tuesday eVeilins' and his family have fears that some thing has happened to hlm' li' '''.'o was left unbalanced as result oi great deal of sickness during ms hle-
 time. and for that reason there ale
 crave fears for his safety. HacKett naver went away from the house un- less accompanied by one or the laii',iS'
 Wednesday night he went "l.h h'o mother, Mrs. Mary Hackett' "luo" "l the late Policeman Hackett' to lhe h'e at 413 Congress avenue, and on the way
 home Mrs. Hackett stopped to speak to
 friend when only two doors from her
 home. She told her son to WALK nome
 and wait on the steps for her' saying
 that she would be along i'll nlllute'
 Hackett walked by the house toWaros
 Washington avenue and was last seen bv his sister as he passed the house.
 From that time, which was shortly af-
 ter o'clock, he has not been heard or
 although a search of the city ana the
 outlying places has been made py fhem- bers and friends of the family.
 Hackett is twenty-eight years or age five feet seven inches in height, and on the night he disappeared he wore a gray coat and dark blue trousers. lie had on q blue and white striped shirt white collar and slippers. His eyes are dark blue, he has short black hair and is clean shaven
 William H. Hackett the well known instructor of Latin and Greek in the Hillhouse high school. is brother of the missing man. Yesterday he hired team and. with another brother, search ed the country about West Haven, Whitneyville, Westville and other sur rounding places, but with no success. The police were notified and a careful watch is being kept.