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Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17
Wildcat Insurance

own, carry their own risks and keep the
profits at home" The insurance men
cheerfully advise them to 60 ahead.
There are a number OF Speciality" in
surance companies which are pronounced
all right, among which are the Grain
Dealers National Mutual Fire, organized
In Chicago last week by elevator owners.
who insist that their rates are too hish.
and which has secured one OF the most
expert grain insurance men in the west
for its manager; the Lumber Fire and
Marine Of New York, organized BY the
lumbermen; the Southern manufacturers
Mutual Of South Carolina, hoated by the
cotton mill men, and the company which
the independent cottonseed oil men of the
south are organizing.
But the great majority OF the new fire
insurance concerns, some Of them already
doing a large business, has little back OF
them. Insurance men are viewing the null
tiplication Of Lloyds with alarm, and pre-
dict a crash when once they start to col
lapsing which will recall the similar Lloyds
craze OF ten years ago. which led to the
prohibition Of any more charters to such in
stitutions by New York state.
In Illinois such companies are absolutely
without restriction. All that is necessary
is for a few men to allow the use Of their
names as "~underwriters,' and with a man
ager with power Of attorney to sign for the
underwriters. and a stock Of policies, the
Lloyds is ready for business. The state
throws rigid restrictions around. stock in
surance companies, but the constitution
guarantees to every individual the right to
insure property II he wants to and can
find anyone who will take his guarantee.
The Lloyds contend they are merely an
aggregation Of individuals and that there
is no law that can touch them. The Illinois
insurance department has gone over the
question carefully, and admits that its
hands are tied. There have been so many
complaints, however, that 1t realizes the
necessity for some measure OF regulation
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17

matched their wite against each other. In
all probability, the best of good feeling
will exist between the parties concerned
in the war on the newspapers and the
with the utmost friendliness. So, also. IN
navy during this years maneuvers.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17
A HopeIess WerIdnnr.

Washington Star: II hope your motto
is Down with the trusts!' said the ear
nest friend.
We'll" answered Senator Sorghum, my
motto with reference 10 trusts &c something
like that"
There should be no temporizing. Down
with emf"
Yes" answered Mr.. Sorghum, sooth-
ingly; cash down"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17
If You Want the Best

In looking at omces In different buildings he greatest praise the wns o
rental agent can give al once 10 to say that 1t h al good Al IN once In The Pee
Building" 1t may be in SOM respects, tut 1. can lot be in every respect
Thu Bee Building Is one OF the only w absolutely hreproot ONCE building IN
The Bee Building is the only building having III night M all dy sunday
service. The Bee Building furnishes electric light an water without adj
COST The BeoB Building h ketO han. not some Vt he time. but III Of the
time
Keep these points in mind when looking for Al "me. And you will Il. oss a
listed below, II you are wM.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17

II they ever pay any losses It is only be-
cause they hope to get enough advertising
out OF It to get II all back, and much more
besides, in extra premiums. One was
started here a few months ago with ten
underwriters, OF whom three had taken ad-
vantage Of the bankruptcy act in the last
few years. while several Of the others were
judgment proof.
Another which began business a fortnight
ago never has given out its list Of under
writer's, and the manager says he does
not know who they are, and does not care,
so long as he can sell policies without them,
on the name OF the concern. He admitted
that It had begun Issuing policies when
his concern had only three anonymous un-
derwriters, the ultimate number to be If
teen or twenty.
And yet such concerns are able to sell
their policies. and some Of them are taking
in thousands Of dollars a month. They
work largely by mail, spreading their cir
culars in sections where there have been
rate Increases, and Offering to write bust
ness which the regular companies fight shy
Of, and at reduced rates.
There are plenty of people who will buy
anything, so long as It is cheap, and from
these the bogus Lloyds reap a rich harvest,
II the insured ever has a loss, and the man
ager cannot figure out that 1t would be to
his advantage to pay it, the property owner
finds, II he is not shut out by the manifold
clauses Of a cunningly devised policy, that
to get anything he must sue each OF the
underwriters individually. only to find in
the end that they are judgment proof.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17
First Floor.

SUITE on Thss L n nGsr once suite in Omaha than hso enc, II Is located
fronts on aFnam street One room IN and the other SA- Il has
ROOM % This room is JUS at tn mead OF he main stairway on The nr:tn moor
tactOT The door, space is isxS let .s SONS: tn 80" ". man nan OF pG SSS ~
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17
Joints i'm Maine

If the spirit OF Neal Dow is cognizant Of
human events In his beloved state OF Maine,
how 1t must grieve over the sudden death
Of Rev. Samuel F. Pearson, the parson-
sheriff Of Cumberland county, embracing
the city Of Portland. Rev. Pearson was
an ardent prohibitionist, and nothing in
life gave him greater delight than smash
ing kegs, cans and bottles of booze. His
zeal in the cause of prohibition, which has
been a statutory burlesque in Maine for
forty years, prompted some practical jokers
to secure his nomination for sheriff, and by
an unexpected twist of political machines
he was elected.
AS soon as the parson-sheriff took
the oath Of Office he set about
making the prohibition law a sober
reality. 1t was no small Job to root out
Of the city Of Portland all the secret joints
where liquor was sold, but he succeeded
to a remarkable degree. Some Of the
methods employed 10y the vendors OF bouze
were common in Iowa a dozen years ago.
Some elaborate improvements in western
methods we're discovered and ruthlessly
smashed.
Under the parson- sheriff's administration
a great deal has been heard about hides"
in the city OF Portland. The first one of any
consequence found after the sheriff's force
was Installed was in the stable Of one OF
the biggest liquor wholesalers in Portland.
He was believed to be having large ship
ments delivered semi-weekly, but the Of
hcers were puzzled over the question Of
where he kept 1t stored. BY a little de-
tective work they learned the secret. Back
ing out his span of horses, they touched a
secret spring and the whole floor Of the
double stall rose, disclosing a capacious
storeroom, filled with barrels, kegs and
jugs of every description.
One day a member OF the sherif's force
received word from a raided rumseller
that the hide" Of the Fore street saloon
was over a clothing store in the adjoining
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17
List of vacant rooms in
The Bee Building
Ground Floor.

FER GontA
ROOM n 81 feet Faces, Seventeenth street md has yadoys, .hnI ne
light water ano jahier Service" las IN esrfsncs both" on The "Ss
building Court and Seventeenth street ..... ..".. ..-...-.Fde $50
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17
Third Floor.

ROOM . % This Z T SSR a s Is t@r cS & &. very: :sa SSSny y:ss1'n .Ssrs:d PSr u.
ROOM sS: This room Is HI ni no Win BE- divided to suit III: Ts nsS. "a"
space and is a ,deededy, handsome once, having an saUGncs fading tie
court ant Windows looking out upon Seventeenth street II ~ RVsy
cs in the building .." ".".~- "-". s" PImn nn
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17

A great deal Of paper capital is being
put into Insurance companies. Fire lnsur-
ance seems to be the ~favorite among the
promoters, owing 10 the unusual demand
for indemnity created by the retirement
and reinsurance Of so many prominent
companies during the last year, and the re-
duction Of lines on the part Of those that
have remained in the field.
Owners Of large lines have not been able
TO get as much insurance as they needed.
after exhausting all legitimate resources
and their willingness to take chances
has given the insurance schemer his oppor-
tunity.
Since the first Of the year. reports the
Chicago Tribune. thirty-seven ere insur-
ance companies have been projected. not
counting the numerous Lloyds which have
sprung up. Of which Chicago alone is re-
sponsible for a dozen, with still others in
process Of organization. But life insur-
ance, TOO, is prosperous. although It has
not the excuse that the demand exceeds the
supply Fourteen life insurance companies
nave reached various stages Of promotion
since the first Of the year.
In addition there are, four fraternal
orders based on legal reserve plans. four
surety companies, and as many casualty
companies. Beside these there have been
scores OF fraternal orders with high
sounding names, and other variations of
the assessment idea.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17
Methods Employed TO EVade
Prohibition.

baby whose mother was tenderly caring for
him three quarts Of sealed LIQUORS
gamblers layouts and peddlers' outfits
galore.
The most remarkable article In the ex-
hibtt was the body can" a tin tank of
crescent shape, which will hold a gallon.
A stout cord attached to two small handles
at the top went over the neck of the
wearer and the can would so closely At the
chest of a boy or slim man that, covered
by an overcoat, 1t readily escaped detec-
tion.
On Center street, Portland, a short thor
oughfare which prior to the parson- sheriff
administration had fourteen open saloons.
all within 500 feet Of a public school house.
is a three-story building which is honey
combed with discovered hides" On the
lower floor is a saloon where, when the
sherin's deputies are off the scent, an oc-
oasi0nai glass vi fourth grade whisky can
be gulped down. The two upper floors for
merly comprised a tenement, but It has
been abandoned because Of the ~ofacers'
frequent calls.
One hide" was under the parlor floor,
another in the front hall, a third under
the attic stairs. The rear wall Of one of
the attic clothes presses was one day dis
covered to be a trife shaky and after a
long hunt the officers found a secret spring,
the pushing OF which swung the whole
wall on a pair of center hinges, showing a
liquor storeroom big enough to hold half
a dozen cases Of beer and kegs Of whisky.
A big family bible, on top of a stand in
. hambe Of a Pleasant street tenement
house, was moved by the officers in their
search. One of them noticed thai the book
covers were badly thumb marked and he
thought he detected a slight odor OF whisky
thereon. He lifted the little table, pounded
with his Jimmy, struck a loose board, and,
lifting a trap door, saw a chest OF whisky
bottles whose finding cost the tenant a
fine of 500.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17

Practically all these fire insurance COM
pahles are still on paper, and most Of
them VIII never get to the stage OF &C
tuaIly putting up more money than may be
required Tor organization purposes. Most
Oh them owe their origin to the Increases
tn fire insurance rates that have been
made so generally by the stock companies
this year.
Inc tavorite argument of the men who
are making a tight against what they re-
gard as an unJustifable increase in rates
Is that they will start a company of their
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17
Paper Capital Put up
by Promoters.

for such concerns. and the department Is
preparing a bill to be presented to the leg
islature this winter which will give II such
power.
There are 8 few Lloyds that have good
men back OF them, are well managed, and
take in enough to pay their losses and ex-
penses. with q little profit for the under
writer's. Blu this is true Of only a few
concerns.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17
Fourth Floor,

"ooM h . hS fsf sa Tas sS% T.h N nss55S to tn. the sLyHS!. ana tSss sSYrs II
an for the price FINISHES hrst-eats Accommodation ."". Price a q
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17
Fifth Floor.

SUITE Ola: This 4 a very large, room. lnS feet II faces west "a d very
light and rel Yennaed II Is very seldom that space Of this size 10 o.
ePPoyns a large num6s- Of dsrEL or fsqSnS laEsss door spse orr
TT n9Eas enSSeeETftnssr C or SadHHnau5s g .ssent. who. woudn like to be In q
vault am nd az i" IL !" near the h. GsEs nn 81 Is once mh a hT ON Il Il s "a = sTrsIEPESot
NUMBER ot grain firms. II would be q particular good Room for a Eran
hrm desiring hTst-cass aeommodan ton .".n. . .'..Y MOO
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17

One day a member OF the sherif's force
received word from a raided rumseller
that the hide" Of the Fore street saloon
was over a clothing store in the adjoining
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17

OF course. It Is entirely possible that
. neet may appear on New York suddenly
BY way Of Sandy Hook. But that is not
likely. For an attack on Sandy Hook
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-05-17
Southern Baptist nyentlon.

Asheville. N. c.. May 9, Ioo2.-For the
above occasion the Queen 4 Crescent Route
will sell round trip tickets to Asheville. N
c., at one first class limited fare for the
round trip, on May 8, 7, 8, 9, and 10 with
final limit May Fl, with further privilege of
extension to June ?, provided tickets are
deposited with joint agent at Ashville on or
before May IS. and upon payment of fee of
fifty cents. This arrangement will give dele
gates and visitors attending this convention.
well as the public generally, splendid
opportunity to visit Asheville at an exceed
ingly low rate.
The Qeen and Crescent Route offers
double daily service from and to New
Orleans.
Trains leaving New Orleans o:Io a. M,
and 1880 p. m, daily, arrive at Ashevlle
$3.50 a. m, and e:I5 p. m, respectively. The
o:Io a. III. train carries sleeper and dining
car to Chattanooga; sleeper Chattanooga to
Asheville. The evening train carries through
Pullman sleeper to Morrstown; day coaches
Morristown n to Asheville: dining car, Alfalfa
to Morristown.
The 2:Is p. M, train leaving Shreveport,
arrives at Ashevile next evening 9:I5. This
train carries Pullman sleepers to Chaua-
nooga and Morristown; dining serving
meals.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-05-17

ton of $1,000 each toward defraying the
actual expenses incurred in attending the
summer school and chautauqua. The said
appropriation to be paid out of any funds
on hand after July 10, 1909.
Mr.. Gulbeau offered an amendment max
ing the appropriation SI5 90 instead of $40.
The result of the vote on the amendment
being Il tie, the President cast his vote
ton was carried.
The Superintendent was authorized to
have the 10Th section in the fourth ward
surveyed.
DR.. N p. Moss offered the following rcso-
lu iionS:
BE it Resolved. That the School Board of
Lafayette parish heartily endorses the re-
conmendations made by Gov. Heard, in
his message TO the General Assembly now
in session, relative to an increased aPpro-
pri alton for public schools, and the fixing of
proper qualifications for the responsible po-
sit.on of Parish Superintendent of Schools,
and,
Be it Further Resolved, That we urge our
X epresentatives. MIR. Overton Cade ard Mr..
Homer DurIo, to & we their active an0 earn
esl support to this measure, to the end that
the best results may he obtained in this
branch of the public service which so vitality
concerns the welfare of the masses, upon
whom largely rests the security and the hap
pineSS of the State.
The resolution was unanimously adopted,
after being seconded by MIR. Montgomery.
The Superintendent was authorized to run
the country schools until September, if funds
permitted, and to charge each school with
the time and above their due, and to
deduct this from their next session.
The Superintendent asked the Board to
consider the case of Mrs. NJ. &. Boutte, who
had closed her school without giving fifteen
DAYS notice, required by law. MIR.
Guilbeau moved that since Mrs. Boutte was
i'll and did not know the law, that she be
paid for the two weeks service. Carried.
The Secretary was authorized to have 4
cabinet of ample dimensions made for the
safe keeping of the files of the Board.
The President directed the attention OF
the Board to the fact that the parish of St
Mary had lately rendered the position OF
Superinteni lent of Public Schools to- Mr.. l.
J. Aleman, at the expiration of his term in
Lafayette parish, and recommended that the
Board take action in the matter at once, tC
enable Mr.. Alleman to arrive at Il decision
in the premises. After full discussion OF
the subject, it being the sense of the Board
that ii would be to the advantage of our
public school interests to continue Mr.. Allie
man in his present position, II was moved by
Dr. Moss, and seconded by Mr.. Montgom-
cry, that the services of Mr.. Alleman be re-
tained larry of SI2oo.oo year. Mr..
Guilbeau voted ''nay'' on the proposition.
Mr.. Davis of Duson, presented petition
for the establishment of 4 school at Duson.
The Superintendent was instructed to in
vestgate the matter and report at the next
meeting. The Superintendent also in
structed ato investigate the advisab:lity of
moving the Isle les Cannes school two mil-s
to the west.
There being no further business the Board
ad journed.
A. OLIVIER, President.
l.. ]. ALLEMAN, Secretary
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-05-17
For Martinique Sufferers.

In compliance with the pro-
United States, cOntribu tiOnS will
be received at the First National
Bank of Lafayette for the relief
of the sufferers from the recent
catastrophes in Martinique and
ST. Vincent No doubt many
persons in Lafayette will avail
themselves of this opportunity
to contribute toward allie
Waiting the suffering of their
stricken fellow beings
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-05-17
SCHOOL BOARD.
Salary of Sunerinte endent Increased
Other Important Matters At
tended to.
I.afaYette. Ia. May Is.


AT called meeting of the Board of Di-
rcctors the following members answered TO
their names: A. Olivier, president; Alex
Delhomme A. c. Guilbeau, Dr. N. T.. Moss,
S. J. Montgomery. Absent-Dr. Roy O.
Young, Mr.. H. Theall, Jasper Spell, Pierre
X. Landry.
The President stated that there were sew
eral important matters 10 be considered at
this meeting, and that the call was issued to
dispose of them.
The Superintendent reported that owing
to the fact that the teacher of the Matthew
school had been guilty Of conduct unbecom
the said teacher from the teaching force of
the parish, and asked for the approval Of
the Board. On motion of DIR. Moss,
onded by Mr.. Guilbeau, the action of the
Superintendent was upheld.
The Examining Committee reported the
result of the semi annual examination, he Id
April 18TH and 18th, follows:
Mr.. Irving p. Foote, awarded second
grade certificate.
Messrs. Geo. p. LESLEY, Hugh Wagner,
Castor Abbadie and Misses Ida NJ Ed
wards and Jeanne Nillere awarded
certificates of the third grade.
The matter of attendance at the parish
institute was taken up, and the Board de
cided that since the teachers had received
pay for one weeks holidays no pay would
be allowed for attendance at institute.
Dr. y. T. Moss offered the following reso-
luton:
Be it Resolved, That this Board, being
specially desirous that the teachers of La
fayelte parish shall enjoy the fullest ad
vantage of the summer school and chautau-
qua, TO be held in the town of Lafayette
next June, that the great benefits of this
training may IN turn be reapcd by our school
children, it is hereby required of all teach
ers expecting to hold positions in the public
schools in Lafayette parish, to attend the
full course prescribed by the said summer
school and chautauqua. To assist all teach
ers in complying with the letter and spirit of
this resolution, and who will afterward Sc
cure positions as teachers in Lafayette par
ish, the Board hereby makes an appropria.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-05-17

A few days ago a representa-
tive of The Gazette had his atten-
ton called to the fine circulating
library at the Moss Pharmacy.
This library is different from
most libraries, in that it contains
only the late books of fiction. AS
the new books are published they
are added to the library. In this
way the members have a fine OPP
portunity to keep up with all the
late books. The cost to the mem-
bers is less than ) cents a book.
The following is a partial list Of
the books in the library:
The Gadfy, Voynick: Sir Rich
ard Calmady, Malet: Philip Win
wood, Stephens; Dorothy South,
Eggleston; Rockhaven, Charles
Clark Mum: The Potter and the
Clay, Peterson: The Giants
Gate, Max Pemberton: The Cav
alier, Geo. Cable: A House Party:
Cluny Mcpherson, Barr: Eben
Holden, Bachelor: Kim, Kipling ::
Circumstances, MITCHELL: Alice
of Old Vincennes, Maurice
Thompson:'C Count Hannibal, Wey-
man; Marietta. a Maid of Ven
ice, Crawford: The Dark O the
Moon, Crockett: The Eternal City,
Hall Caine: Leopard's Spots,
Dixon; King of Honey Island,
Thompson: Audrey, Mary John
son; Dri and [. Bacheller: Cardi-
gan, Cham bers: A Roman Mys-
terry, Sewell: The Crisis, Church
hill: Idylls of the Sea, F. T. Bul
len: Reign of Law, James Lane
Allen: The Gray Horse Troop,
Garland: Red Pottage. Chal mon
deler; Right Of Way. Gilbert
Parker
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-05-17
Cotton-Picking Machine.
Milwaukee Sentinel.

Feature after feature of the
Old South is passing and planta-
tion life as it was befO' the wah
will soon be a memory, at the
be supposed that SO long as cot
ton remains the staple in Dixie
one feature at least of antebel-
lum days-the darky cotton
picker-mu survive. But even
this tuneful and jovial, if hard
driven, relic Of the past, it APP
pears, must go.
A contemplating machine has
been put on the market, after
ten years of experimenting and
adjusting, and contract has
just been closed through which
the new machinery will be put in
operation in Mississippi on q
large scale on a Washington
county plantation next fall. The
inventor of the machine admits
that it can be used to advantage
only on level uplands, low valleys
and prairie grounds, but success,
which seems reasonably assured,
within these limita tons, will
revolutionize the on-picking
industry in the South. The in
ventor, it is needless to say, is a
Yankee. Thus one Yankee,
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-05-17

Assessor Martin returned
from Baton Rouge where he at
tended a meeting of the asses
sors of the State. The Baton
Rouge Advocate gives the follow
ing account of the meeting:
'On Friday, the State asses
sors met in convention here.
Mention of their deliberations
was crowded out of yesterday
issue.
ishes represented. They made
an official call upon the governor
and held an informal conference
with him. Subsequently, they
held session in the office of the
speaker of the House and went
into organization with the follow
Ing officers: President, Thos. F.
Porter, NatchitOcheS: vice-preS-
ident, A. NJ. Martin, Lafayette:
secretary, c. G. Pritchard, of
CatahOula: treasurer, ChaS. Elfer,
ST. Charles. 1t was decided to
call a convention here on Mon
day, May 26, and to effect perma-
nent Organizat ton. Suitable and
desirable Legislation was dis
cussed and recommendations to
the General Assembly will be
made at the meeting on the Goth.
'The S tate assessors repre-
sent most worthy and repre-
sentative body of men. Their
services are about as perfect
and satisfactory as any per-
formed, in any part Ofthe State.
Their conference with the gov
ernOr was most cordial and there
is no doubt that a State organ
ization will prove beneficial.
These assessors represent true
blue democracy. They are Sc
lected both by reason of their
fitness and ability and by reason
of their service to the party as
well as the State.
No mention was made of in
SlSdScu SuloI Dut.
compared with other officers,
they are very moderately, though
possibly fairly paid.
The Advocate recognizes in
them some of the best men and
Democrats in the State and
wishes them every possible sue
cess with their organization
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-05-17

Whitney, devised the cotton gin,
which helped fill the Southern
plantations with negroes by
making their labor enormously
profitable: now another Yankee
comes forward with cOntriv-
ance to reverse the process.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-05-17

l.. ]. ALLEMAN, Secretary.