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Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03
Live Nebraska
Towns
Grand Island-A Place for Workers.

cant spots. On the whole, this field Is
also quite we'll filled with active competi-
ton and we'll established and well-stocked
stores. II is not long these lines that
Grand Island can hold out inducements
with permanent benefits to itself or the In
tending investor or newcomer in view.
More intensive farming, a greater number
OF farmers and the industrial enterprises
which could probably work up the prod
ucts of the farmers into finished products
are the things which ought to be profitable
to all. either directly or Indirectly.
Grand Island has an electric light. ice
and cold-storage plant. an electric light and
gas plant, Union Pacific car shops and
roundhouse, the first beet sugar factory in
the state, to which additional machinery
to the extent of $4,000 to $50, 1000 will be
added this year; a brickyard, broom fac
tory, a large steam laundry, a hide house
and rendering establishment, a woven-wire
fence factory, a creamery, foundry. soda
water factory, -four mills. stock yards, two
poultry packing establishments, etc. 1t is
the best distributing point in the central
portion Of the state, being on two trans
continental lines of railroad and having
two branch lines. Its hotel facilities are
noteworthy. The financial condition OF the
city is greatly improving and that Of the
county is exceptional. The county has not
at the moment a cent of Indebtedness and
the bonds for the new courthouse, upon
which work has Just begun, which bonds
are about ready for sale, carry only az per
cent, being optional after two years. It's
educational facilities are such as to have
attracted many families from other in
terror portions OF the state. 1t has two
colleges. Its public schools rank very
highly. There are fourteen churches, rep
resenting twelve denominations. 1t has one
state institution, the Soldiers home, with
over 400 members. not including officers
and employees. II is progressive. It's citi-
zenship is imbued with the spirit OF or
derby liberty. 1t is a good place to tie up
to. A. F. BUECHLER.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03
MEN AS VEIL AS SHIPS.

In building up our navy too little
attention has been given to the matter
of manning the ships. President Roose-
Welt said in his annual message that
there is something we need even more
than additional ships and this is addi-
tlonal officers and men. To provide
battleships and cruisers and then lay
them up, with the expectation of leav-
ing them unnamed until they are
needed in actual war, would be worse
han folly; it would be a crime against
the nation" He stated that 1000 addi-
tional seamen and 1000 additional ma
rines should be provided and an in
crease in the officers should be provided
by making a large addition to the
classes at Annapolis.
Speaking yesterday to the graduates
of the United States Naval academy
at Annapolis, the president said that 1t
should be an object of prime Importance
for every patriotic American to see
that the navy is constantly built up
and, above all, that ii is kept to the
nlRueSI pOluL VI ChlSiChNyS bNNh
terial and in personnel. 1t is mex
plicable that congress has paid so
little attention to the appeals that have
been made to it, ever since the country
entered upon the construction Of a
modern navy. to make better provision
for manning our ships of war. Even
the present naval bll Is lacking in this
respect, Notwithstanding the fact that
In his last report the secretary of the
navy particularly called attention to
this matter and earnestly pointed out
the necessity for legislation. 1t Is a
noteworthy fact that while there Is no
difficulty in enlisting all the men needed
for the army 1t Is hard to get men
for the navy, and the explanation is
to be found partly in the inferior In
ducements offered for enlistment in the
navy. This, it would seem, should be
eaeily remedied.
At all events, congress should con
slider this very important matter In
connection with legislation for increas'
ing the navy, for 1t is manifestly worse
than folly to go on building warships
and make no adequate provision foE
having them Differed and manned
when they are ready for service.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

Governor Stanley of Kansas, eulogiz-
ing the prohibition law, asserts that
thousands of young men in Kansas
never saw 8 saloon and will, therefore,
avoid it. We fear Governor Stanley's
confidence in the lack of curiosity char
acterizing the Kansas youth would not
withstand the shock of exposure. They
do not call them saloons in Kansas and
the Kansas young man might be
tempted 10 find out what the real
thing looks like when he gets an op-
%pOrtunity.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

The inhabitants of the island over
which Nebraska and Missouri are dis
putting Jurisdiction have prayerfully ap-
pealed to the state attorney general
to keep them out of Missouri. AS that
would be a punishment entirely unwar-
ranted by law and forbidden by the
constitution as cruel and unusual, they
certainly should have the relief they
are looking for, even If the supreme
court has to stretch a point to give 1t
to them.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

Kansas City Star.
The panic among the girls employed in a
Philadelphia tobacco factory conveys an ad-
monition of the importance of ample and
convenient exits in buildings where many
persons are employed. The girls were panic
stricken by a false alarm OF fire and in
their wild rush became packed in the mar
row stairs in terrible crush. While
doubtless there would have been many in
jured in the jam even IL the staircase had
been wide, the situation would not have
been so bad IL roomy exits had existed. It
is a curious thing that stairs only large
enough to allow a small fraction OF the
people in the building to pass out at a time
are tolerated. There are Just such death
traps in Kansas City which ought to be
abolished or reconstructed. No man has a
right to maintain a building which is a
menace to human life.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03
MOTIVE OF THE WAR.
Former Postmaster General COrrects
Secretary Shaw.


Philadelphia Press.
The Press admires Secretary Shaw's
robust vigor, likes his direct and incisive
way of putting things and has heartily APP
plauded much of his good word and work.
But it dissents decidedly from one thing he
said In his Pittsburg, speech Saturday night.
Referring to the Spanish American war
he said: Disguise 1t as we will, deny 1t
as we may, the element Of self-interest
was a factor in the equation in 1898. We
were masters Of our own markets and were
reaching out for new ones. Yes, COM
mercialism. If you please, had touched us
and so 1t was that our self-interest as well
as our unselfshness was appealed to-"
We beg leave to deny this proposition.
1t would not, indeed. have been strange
II it had been true. 1t would only have
illustrated the motive on which nations
generally act. But as a matter Of fact
the commercial element was not "a factor
in the equation" If 1t was. tell us where.
Not with reference to Cuba, for congress
went out of its way to pledge her inde-
pendence and our abstention from her con-
quest. Not with reference to Porto Rico,
for it was too small to be taken into
account. Not with reference to the Philip
pines, for not one man in a million before
the war was declared stopped to look half
way around the globe and think we should
acquire them or what re should do with
them II we did.
Self-interest became a factor, but not
till after the course Of the war showed
us where 1t was involved. Commercialism
touched us. but not till our success de-
veloped unprecedented opportunities. 1t
was the ~atrocity in Cuba that spurred this
country on; 1t was the destruction of the
Maine that nerved the final blow; the en-
trance upon the war was a matter Of senti-
ment and Of a conviction Of right and
duty.
But we builded better than we knew.
The war opened up a great commercial
opportunity and we made the most Of 1t.
It was not till 1898 that for the first time
our exports of manufactures exceeded our
imports and demonstrated both the need
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03
oWNERsHip OF CUBAN SUGAR.

w
The testimony given by the president
Of the Sugar trust before the senate
committee prosecuting an inquiry as to
the present holding Of Cuban sugar and
sugar lands was to the effect that his
company has bought only a very small
proportion of this years crop. He said
that the trust does not control any
sugar in Cuba other than the amount
he stated to have been purchased, has
no options on sugar in the island and
no interest in it, direct or indirect, be-
yond the amount purchased. If these
statements are true the trust has been
much misrepresented, but why has 1t
been so eager to secure tariff conces-
sions on Cuban sugar II it's ownership
of that product is so small as repre-
scented? Was its motive solely to de-
stroy the American beet sugar industry
and thereby secure the absolute mo-
nopoly of the home market which 1t
desires? Is it probable that the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining company had no
other object than this in urging free
trade for Cuban sugar?
1t would perhaps be unfair to question
the statements of Mr.. Hevemeyer, but it
is conceivable that there may be avail
able to the trust a much larger guam
tity of Cuban sugar than it has directly
purchased, through an understanding
with brokers who have made advances
~, g,,ror AnaOr1fnn 70 tho nrDcidnnf
of the trust he made his purchases
through Cuban brokers and how easy it
would have been to have made a pro-
v~isional arrangement with these brok-
ers under which they could get ar OPP
ton subject to the order of the trust.
Then as to sugar lands in Cuba, Mr..
Havemeyer said that his company, as
such, did not hold lands, but he had
himself made some purchases there
which he did not think a legitimate sub
ject Of inquiry. 1t is easy to believe
that the lands purchased by the presi-
den of the trust will become a part
of it's property whenever 1t is e%xpedient
for the corporation to take control of
tnem. Inc S0FeWu mdudBeTS Oh tue trust
understand that it would not be good
policy now to hold Cuban sugar lands
in it's name and results will be quite as
satisfactory If the lands are ostensibly
the property of it's individual members.
1t is not probable that the n COM
mittee will get very much enlighten-
ment on the subject of its inquiry from
the Sugar trust managers. Whatever
they have lone in Cuba has been so
shrewdly managed and well guarded
that nothing worth while knowing Is
likely to be revealed, at least by them.
Some desirable information might pos
sibly be secured in Cuba, but the COM
mittee will hardly go there to seek it.
In spite of the statement of the presi-
dent of the American Sugar Refining
company the general conviction that
the trust controls a large part of the
Cuban sugar crop will remain and also
the belief that large purchases of sugar
lands in the island have been made in
the interest Of the trust.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03
rgE BILLBoARD ORDINANCE.

Up to the hour Of going to press no
body in these parts has been able to ex-
plain why the city council was convened
in a special session TO enact the new bill
board ordinance, or why this measure
should have been thus rushed through.
IL was presumed that last weeks de
structive hurricane had served warning
on the city authorities that billboards
were a menace to life and limb. A gen.
eral confagration some day will also
prove that billbOards materially increase
the danger from fires.
The construction of frame structures
Of any description is prohibited within
the fire limits for the general protection
Of the community against CONGREGATIONS.
An eight or ten-foot billboard is just as
liable TO carry n IRE from block to block
as a hretrap shanty. Acting under or
ders Of the Board of Public Works the
city street commissioner is making
| strenuous efforts 10 pun down fences
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

The world-H Herald has designated its
preferred candidate for governor on the
republican ticket. 1t will now be in or
der for 1t TO designate its preferred
candidate for all the other offices, city
and county, and incidentally to name
the candidates to the various nominating
conventions. That would relieve repub-
hcans from all further turmoil and
trouble.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

In the will Of the late ]. Sterling
Morton the old rule of primogeniture
has received a twentieth century en-
dorsement by the bequest of the home
stead to the eldest son, with the un-
Outstanding that it is to be passed
along through the male line indefinitely.
This is another proof that the late Mr..
Morton was a man of frm convictions
and courage to proclaim them.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

The republicans of Lincoln have
turned down the proposition to extend
the system of direct primaries In vogue
in their city nominations to the nomina
ton of county officers and selection of
delegates to the congressional and state
conventions. This would indicate either
that their experience with the direct
primary has not been as satisfactory as
reported or that there are difficulties In
the way of securing proper apportion-
ment of representation in the nomina-
ton of candidates for the legislature
and county offices.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

The police court cases growing out
OF the street car pistol play OF Senator
Money OF Mississippi have been post
poned on the plea Of sickness entered
by the senator's attorneys. The Mis-
sissippl h~re-eater might as well give
that excuse as any and get out Of an
unpleasant predicament by disclaiming
responsibility fOE his actA
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

OF course, there is to be no politics
In the scramble for official honors at
the convention Of the federated club
at Los Angeles. But the wires
will be kept pretty hot until the vote
is counted and the result declared.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

1t is very funny that the city council
could not hnd time to pass a resolution
directing the city attorney to enforce the
rights OF the city in its contract with the
Union Pacific railroad. But it had no
trouble in finding time for converting
itself In special session to pass the new
billboard ordinance.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

The first formal step for the post
ponement OF the Louisiana Purchase
exposition has been taken. This should
afford grateful relief to the Nebraska
commission from the onerous duty of
trying to raise an exposition fund by
private subscription.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

If those meat packers are really in
no combine, as they all insist, they
should have no objection to the courts
e~njolning them from entering into a
combination to control the prices and
OUTPUT.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

The woods are full OF republican can
didates for governor, congressman and
every other office in sight. 1t was not so
two years ago, when aspirants to office
were afraid to take the risk of falling
by the wayside IN the political race
track.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03
Unreasonable Fears Banisbed.

Springfield CMass) Republican.
Fears of extensive crop damage in the
west from dry weather and unreasonable
heat have been dissipated by cooler tenn
peratures and soaking rains which visited
a large part Of the winter wheat belt the
other day. The effect upon the grain mar
kets has been immediate and injurious to
a large speculation committed to the bull
side because Of the hitherto dubious out
look for wheat.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

Tearing down fences set out beyond
the street line by private property own
ers hardly COMFORTS with the erection
Of more man-kllling billboards by a bill
posting monopoly. Let the illegal bill
boards come down with the illegal
fences.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

No question but what a properly To-
Gated market house constructed on mod.
ern lines and managed as a business
proposition would pay back TO the city
a fair return on the outlay in addition
to running expenses. No sky parlor
market place, however, will come up to
this description.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

and the ability OF this country to 20 into
the markets Of the world. And Just as
that was made plain the achievements OF
the war opened the gates of the orient.
That is where the commercialism Of the
war came in-not in its inspiration OF in
its inception. Let us keep to the truth OF
history
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

Where was the Omaha Woman's club
when the councilmen pledged to help
regulate the billboards voted to repeal
the ordinance enacted at the instance of
the club Momen2
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03
PeriIs of Submarine sailing.
PHILADELPHIA Record.

Philadelphia Record.
The explosion on the submarine torpedo
boat Fulton furnishes a new and disastrous
proof Of the exceeding danger accompanying
the use OF gasoline. The gaseous quality OF
this liquid and its extreme i~nhsmmability
make It more dangerous in the handling
than gunpowder. 1t runs 20 meet the
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

Those American naval officers who
have been investigating the inside of
the jail at Venice, have been released
on the assurance that it was all a mis-
take, but with the advice not to do it
again.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03
The Sugar trust king has v.

The Sugar trust king has ventured to
assure congress that his interest in
Cuban sugar is exceedingly small. Why
he should maintain such an expensive
lobby at Washington out Of pure sym
pathy with Cuba passes comprehension.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

once ignited, fercely burns itself out.
Wherever and whenever 1t is used as a fuel
there is a continuous peril.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

a pertinent question: Is 1t necessary
to have annual Dewey day banquets
to prevent us from forgetting the ia
nous exploit at Manila?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03
Provoking NATIONAL Insomnia.
baltimore American,

John Bull seems to be thoroughly con-
WINGED and quite as thoroughly frightened
that Mr.. Up. Morgan is his Old Man OF the
Sea, An ocean trust is too big a thing for
calm contamination over there.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

Chicago Tribune: ITS got so now" be-
gan the sour-looking man with the basket,
that the Internal Beef trust"
You won't find any beef trust at this
shop" interpcsed the butcher, blandly.
my terms are cash"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03
Byron Was Not Prophetic.

New York Tribune.
Byron wrote that mans control of the
ocean stops with the shore. In his most
poetic vision he never foresaw a community
Of interests in steamship lines.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

After all. the safest way to vote-snd
insure having the vote counted is to see
In advance that your name is on the
registration lists.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

Wanted-Some of those April showers
that were withheld by the weather man.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

Omaha still has a few remnants of the
wooden pavement era that should be
eradicated as soon as possible.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03
PeriIs of Water.
Press.

The water treatment has been applied to
the stock Of some of the trusts with quite
as disastrous results as alleged in the
Philippines.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

Washington Star: at generally takes
three to make an Argument dat amounts. to
anything said Uncle Eben. DE man dat
listens an let's de yuther folks git
mad an spread DER opinions is de one
OATS li'ble to git de mos benefit"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

Chicago News: Diggs-Say, I thought you
always claimed to be a mar of intelligenceT
Biggs-You have said 1t.
Diggs-Then how do you explain the fact
that you were called to serve on q jury
last week?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03
POINTED

Philadelphia Press: ct see you hav a
new fountain pen. Just made of hard rub
Der and gold, isn't it2"
This pen is made up of rubber, gold. ink
and profanity-mostly the latter"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

Philadelphia Press: ut seems to me that
we ought to be acquainted with each
other" said one measure In congress to
another.
What do you mean?"
We've been introduced"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Bigsby Is a
worshiper of notoriety. What do you 'spose
he did yesterday"
'Give II up."
Took off his hat to a roast of beef in a
butchers window"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Douglas county, SIS:
George b Tzschuck, secretary of The Bee
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
says that the actual number of fun and
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
the month OF April, 1902. was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

officers are obliged to fight an Infatuated
people, who assail their minions from
every window and housetop with stones,
scsldlng water and vitriol. The car may
yet find that instead Of increasing his power
by the suppression of the Finnish consti-
tuition. which he had sworn to maintain,
he has merely added another Poland to his
domains and stamped himself a perjurer.
1t looks as II Switzerland would be first
to substitute electric tractien for steam
on its railways, an application having been
made to the federal government for a con-
cession for a line twelve miles In length
OF electric standard gauge railway for ex-
perimental purposes. The idea has been,
1t appears, the subject of much recent in
vestigation by experts. The problem APP
peals with insistent force to Switzerland,
a country which is dependent on and at
the mercy Of other countries for its coal
supply. The fact hat the mountain repub-
lie possesses a great extensive unem-
ployed water power capable Of providing
sufficient motive power to run all the rail-
ways In the country has, II seems, given
rise to many propositions tending to pro-
mote the country's independence in trsf1c
and industry.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-03

Washington Star: "Charley, dear" SAID
young Mrs. Torkins, 81 did Just what YOU
told me to-
you mean about economizing?'
Yes. Instead of buying sirloin steak
bought a porterhouse. 1t isn't nearly sc
large, you know"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-09
Rain and Hail Storm

saturday morning tL- editor Of
hi, paper was met by Mr. " H..
CLARK, manager Of ih. prlt barrel
factory, WHO said 90 Us, Watch cut
for hail and ram storm this after
noon" aud sure enough when the
afternoon approached there came
along with II tooth hail and ram
storm. The streets were almost cow
cred and some Of the stones were al
most a. big a- the end Of mau's
thumb.
The rain came al a very opportCue
time, ~ the garden and field crops
were beginning To- show signs o. dam
aye from me drought
d.. ". Il. .. Veal. &C Cotton. Plant,
Wa in the c,ry saturday afternoon
and SAYS that the Cotton Pant urIh-
borhool Wa visited with severe hail
storm Friday afternoon. aud that the
hail stones were ~ big a. hens eggs.
and great damage was done % the
watermelons and cantalouPe-. II j.
feared, indeed, that these crops viii
be entire failures. The corn crop was
also severely pelted, but a. 1t was
very young he thinks it Will recover
from the damage it sustained.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-09
Palace Steam Riding Gallery.

one of the most elegant 'merry-go
rounds" ever seen ia O'aIa j. now in
the city and j. located ia the Gary
grove on Ocklawaha avenue. Messr-
sylvester Brewer and II. II Brewer
are the owners and Managers and
their names are a guarantee that the
exhibition will be conducted in a
chase, quiet and altogether re-Pecta-
BILE manner
Mr.. Brewer. r., came to Ocala
tweuty-six year ago and resided here
for several years aud afterward moved
to Blue Springs and lived there fcr
several years. His SOD. Nj h. II.
Brewer, i an Ocslaite.
We hope their tent will be largely
patronized, AMI W. take great pleasure
in commenting them to our citizens.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-09
For Tax assessor

BY reference to our advertising col
umns it will toe seen that Mr.. Alfred
Aver re-annOunces his caniidacy for
the office of assessor of revenue.
Owing t. the radical changes made
in this office under the instructions
made from the comptroller's office,
Mr.. Aver was forced to do great deal
of extra work for which, under the
law, he receives no compensation and
was kept busy about seven days in the
week and burnt the midnight oil a.
assiduously as a student ambitious for
literary achievements.
Mr.. Aver has made a very faithful
and Jealous official and it now seems
probable that his reelection will be
practically unanimous.