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Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16
CANDIDACY OF WILLIAM sTuEFER.


Custer County Republican: There is said
to be several candidates for state treasurer,
which would indicate that there will be
several delegates in the state convention
who will not be for the denomination Of
Mr.. Stuefer. Whether the opposition will
be able to get together is another question.
Grand Island Independent: The indica-
lions are that there will be no fight in the
republican state convention excepting on
the treasurership and governorship candi-
dacies. The delegation from Stuefer's own
county was not Instructed for him II APP
pears that he had some little trouble in
giving il even a friendly appearance. On
the other hand, there will be some pretty
strong candidates against him. notably, Mr..
Mortenson OF Ord.
Ord Journal: state Treasurer Stuefer has
published a statement Of the condition Of
the state treasury. but he failed to comply
with the resolution Of the last republican
state convention and tell in what banks
the state funds are deposited. The Bee
and other republican papers which are
wanting good government intimate that
stuefer will have to take a back seat when
the republican state convention meets. II
he don't do It there he will at the polls.
st. Paul Republican: This is no year for
the republican party to 60 into the vindi-
cation business. State Treasurer Stuefer
may have made IN admirable record and,
aside from the Otoe and Cunning county
bond deals, he doubtless has done so. He
asserts that he has not received a cent
from the ONCE outside OF his salary, and
there Is no reason to doubt his word. There
Is no question but that he has administered
the affairs Of the ofice more honestly and
more intelligently than any Of bis recent
predecessors. And yet It must be admitted
that the disclosures with reference to the
bond leals which we're made several months
ago have never been satisfactorily explained.
They proved that, excellent as his ad-
ministration has been, Mr.. Stuefer permit
ted the payment Of heavy commissions to a
bond speculator which might Just as we'll
have been saved to the school fund. They
prove that he was, to say the least, in
discreet in doing this business through a
fellow-townsman and a former business as
%sociate, although 1t does not necessarily fol-
low, nor has any attempt been made, to
prove that he shared in the profits of the
deal. But II Mr.. Stuefer is nominated all
these charges will have to be met and ex-
planned away. They will have a tendency
to weaken the entire ticket. The party is
in no position to make a defensive cam
paign this year. other dead-weights have
already been removed. We believe Mr..
Stuefer is too good a man and too loyal a
republican to insist upon an action which
will jeopardize the chances OF party sue
cess.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16
Personal NOTES.

The British treasury is cheerful and hope
full. Next years revenue, it is estimated,
will come within 1920, 900, 900 Of meeting
expenses, and the rest can be easily Dor
rowed.
A thousand miles OF the Honolulu cable
are ready to be uncurled. At this rate 1t
will take considerably more than forty
minutes to finish that girdle round the
earth.
The late General Charles H. T. Coils
made the bequest in his will that his two
regimental flags be deposited in the tomb
of his old comrade, General Ulysses S,
Grant.
Charles ]. Osborne, dean of the Associated
Press service, will retire July l. He was
the manager of the telegraph Office in which
Andrew Carnegie was employed as a mes
sengar boy.
Christian Smith, the oldest locomotive
engineer in the country, lives near Har-
per's Ferry, Md. He ran the first engine
on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad at a speed
Of from six to eight miles an hour, which
was considered rapid for those days.
A pilgrim from Honolulu with an eye
peeled for number one expressed keen re-
greet because Mauna Loa did not spout
instead OF Pelee. 1t would have given the
islands a great free ad and drawn thither
hundreds Of visitors. But Mauna is silent
and grief shrouds the keepers of hotels and
boarding houses.
The New York Herald is authority for
the statement that several Of the large OPP
Grating companies have together 1855 900
tons Of anthracite coal in their storage yards,
so, 900 tons Of It being at Salem, Mass. Some
Of the coal at these points has been in the
heap since 1889. The total supply OF an
thracite mined and on hand is estimated
at from 1000, 900 to $4,000 o tons.
Ex-Governor Pattison has a large and
healthy contempt for the punctilios OF
social form. He thinks there's a great
deal OF an American iubdub about such
matters and illustrates his views on the
subject by adding that he never came
across anything superior to a reply a Penn
sylvania politician received from a friend
whom he had invited to a reception: Yours
received. / will be there" was all OF 1t,
and quite enough, too" says the ex-gov-
ernOr.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16
LAST DAYS OF SCHOOL.
w. L. Wilson in Puck.

w. l.. WILSON IN EuCh'
Ol what is so long as a day in June.
When the last Term Of school Is closlnBF
Then the boys dig heart Is all atune
With the summer sounds OF the afternoon,
And the swirl Of his thoughts nigh makes
him swoon
The woodpeckers dance their rigadoon
In the side OF the new-leaYed OAK.
And Inc bl"uejay-gaudlly dressed buHoon-
With his harsh laugh screams his joke.
o. the school terms closing days are slow,
And the lessons a boy Is saying
Mean naught TO him. He can only know,
While Imprisoned there and depressed with
That waiting for him in the brooklet's fiow.
The slim speckled trout are APPLYING
You'll never keep a boys wild thoughts.
within the bounds Of a book,
While under the bank where the alders
There's a place for his line and hook.
o. what is so long as a day in June,
When the schools last term is ending,
When the great summer choir is all In
From he birds high notes to the insects
While the boy yearns all through the aft
To follow his thoughts far wendinEr
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16
Timely words Of Caution.
Norfolk News.

LNCWos
The Omaha Bee wisely cautions Nebraska
republicans to exercise great care in the
selection of candidates for the state legis-
lature. Many questions of prime impor-
lance will be submitted to the coming body
and men who are thoroughly reliable should
be nominated. There will be no election
of United States senators TO interrupt the
work Of the body and the men nominated
should be selected with a special view to
their fitness for graphing with questions
of purely local Importance. In so doing
the republicans will not only pave the way
to success in their various districts this
fall, but will be instrumental in securing
a legislature that will be a credit to the
people and Of value to the state, and there
fore strengthen the republican party for
ensuing campaigns. Voters attending the
primaries and caucuses should remember
this sound advice and see to It that men
are chosen, not merely because they are
good fellows and have a political pull, but
because they have an ability to quickly
and permanently get on the right side of
questions Of vital concern to the state.
Opponents Of the republican party will be
prompt to take advantage Of any weak
nesses that may be left in the legislative
ticket by, neglect to observe wise discre-
ton in the selection of candidates.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16

road influence will be exerted to this
end.
1t is to be regretted that the COM
mercial interests of the country have
not manifested greater concern in this
very important matter and taken earlier
the course now advised by the Pittsburg
Chamber of Commerce. An earnest APP
peal to congress early in the session by
followed by active and persistent effort
TO ecure consideration for the needed
legislation, would probably have had the
desired result. However, present action
by these organizations may not be
fruitless.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16

said the curious reader at the Astor library,
pointing to an old man sitting before A
pile Of heavy volumes. lie went on TO
explain: He's a translator. I saw him
with a German book, some Russian re-
Views and an Italian newspaper. | said to
him: I see you read many languages
He said he made translations from nearly
every language, for all sorts Of purposes
books, articles. novels. He has been at II
twenty-eight years. He must always have
his seat, too. I've seen him come in late in
the morning, find his seat occupied, and
wander about in a helpless, irritated way
until an attendant volunteered to ask the
intruder to move. And when you see him
settle down with a sigh of relief and steady
his palsied hand against the railing to get
a focus on the page, you'd be glad to move
II you happened to have intruded in his
old place. Twenty eight years Is a long
time, and the same seat every day!'
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16
wANr An NATURALIZATION.

Several prominent gentlemen have
sent a petition to congress asking that
n joint special committee be appointed
to investigate conditions in the Philip
pines, past and present. They suggest
hat the committee be of sufficient size
to command public confidence by con-
tanning representatives of both parties
and advocates of all different lines Of
policy, to the end that full information
may be elected "and the greatest pos
sible volume Of variant light she'd upon
the duties and obligations which this
people have had forced upon them or
voluntarily assumed" They request
that the committee be so constituted as
to enable It to cover the entire field Of
investigation within the limited time at
its disposal and suggest that 1t should
be accompanied by a body of experts,
military and civil, representing the med
zeal, sanitary, Industrial and other sci
entific phases involved sin the great
and complex problem to be considered"
In the opinion of the petitioners ION the
blIOl anu III Nulh way Olle Nuh nv hllNA
lean people be properly and fully adj
vised as to the duties and obligations
now imposed upon them"
The first question that presents itself
is as to whether such a committee is
necessary and whether its investigation
would have any real value. 1t is pro-
posed by these gentlemen that the gov
eminent shall spend many thousands Of
dollars in sending a number of men Of
varying views to the Philippines, ac-
companied by scientific experts, and
what assurance can there be that such
a committee would give congress and the
country more complete and better in
formation regarding conditions in the
archipelago than can be secured through
the Philippine commission and the mil
itary authorities in the island? The men
composing the commission are capable,
honorable and trustworthy. There are
officers in the army fully qualified to
give Information upon the scientific
phases Of the problem. 1t would seem
that these sources are ample from which
to obtain all the information that con-
gress may require and that to send such
n committee to the archipelago as
Messrs. Adams, Carnegie and the
others propose would be a waste
of money. Doubtless there are some
things yet to be learned in regard
to the Philippines. some conditions as to
which fuller and more accurate knowl-
edge is desirable, but 1t is not apparent
that it is necessary to send a special
committee and a body of experts there
in order to obtain whatever additional
information congress may need or wish.
We have the means of securing 1t al
ready in the Philippines and 1t can be
had without drawing more money out
of the national treasury.
1t seems safe to assume that this
| will be the view of a majority in con-
gress. Existing conditions in the Phil
ippines appear to be quite satisfactory.
| The insurrection is ended and the work
| of the civil authorities is making prog
ress. Legislation is pending which If
| enacted will promote good feeling and
! bring about a general improvement in
| conditions. We cannot see any sound
and sufficient reason for sending a spe-
| cial committee to the Philippines.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16
BRYAN WITH HIS IDOLS.
Democracy Said to he Turning Again
to Principle.
New York Times dnd. dem.J

W ~ AlAlt NAAlhs al
Mr.. w. J. Bryan spurns the nomination
as candidate for governor OF Nebraska. He
feels that he is oonsecrated to the uses Of
the nation. How can he listen to a twit-
tering little state when the whole broad
union bawls in his ear?
But is Mr.. Bryan quite sure that he still
hears the voice of his country? The In
diana democrats ignore him and his Kan
sas City platform, not by lnadvertance, but
OF deliberate purpose, after a fight in the
convention committee. The democrats If
once the banner Bryan state, likewise
avoided all mention OF him and his plat
form. At the harmony meeting held in the
democratic state headquarters at Albany
Senator McCarren's declaration that II any
man owed gratitude and loyalty to the dem
ocratc party it was w. ]. Bryan, and that
the time has now come for him to Ego way
back and sit down." evoked no protest.
That was plainly the sense OF the meeting.
Democrats are soberly turning again to
democratic principles. Bryan sticks to his
idol Of populism. He will not sit down"
nor will he be either grateful or loyal. 1t is
impossible that he should receive a third
nomination from the party, but he will not
let a democrat be elected on a democratic
platform il he can help 1t.
The reorganizers and leaders Of the dem
ocratic party have to reckon with a per-
fectly selfish man, incurably obstinate and
prepared to go to any length for the de-
feat Of a candidate whose success involves
his own placement.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16

In spite OF the fifteenth amendment
which prohibits all discrimination Pm ac-
count Of race, color or previous condi-
ton. the commissioner Of internal reve-
nue. has just issued an order to tax
compounds OF lard and COW fat travelling
under the label OF home made butter
whenever it is given an octoroOn color.
II United States revenue officers can
violate the constitution with impunity,
what are we coming to next3
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16
SECRET OF
III You Wish 10 Live Long Choose
LOnE-LIved Ancestors.
American Medicir

American Medicine.
A new book upon centenarians has lately
been published, written by Mr.. T. K. Young,
late president of the Institute OF Actuaries
OF England. The records Of life insurance
and annuity societies have been ransacked
and among over 500, 900 insured persons he
has been able to find only twenty-five cases
Of centenarians. The oldest Of these was a
woman who lived 1O5 years and s months.
He accepts as demonstrated the mythical
character Of the story Of the life OF Henry
Jenkins, who, IL has been believed, lived
100 years, OF Thomas Parr, 152 years aud 8
months, and Of others. 1t seems dihcult
to believe that the dozen or more in
stances OF people living 1875 years or over
are also all mythical" And yet the life
insurance companies should have found
at least one such well authenticated case.
II Is a strange kind OF weakness that makes
people proud Of great age, but this vanity
often becomes ridiculous and has been the
cause OF the numerous cases Of exaggera-
ton. II Is extremely doubtful II anyone
has ever lived 10 years. The subject has
always been Of interest, both to the sclen-
titc and the lay public. Those who have
investigated II find that the most clearly
ascertainable cause Of longevity is longevity
itself. II one wishes to live long, he should
choose long-liyinE ancestors!
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16
INCREASE THE COMMISSIONS POWER

INCREASE THE COMMISSIONS POWER
The Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce
a few days ago adopted a resolution ask
ing congress to pass such legislation as
will confer upon the Interstate Com
merce commission power to enforce its
hndings and it will ask all chambers Of
commerce in the United States to join
with it in petitioning congress for this
legislation. Undoubtedly there will be a
favorable response from most if not all
Of these commercial organizations,
which represent the shipping interest
of the country and have in the past ex-
pressed themselves in favor of strength
ening the authority Of the Interstate
Commerce commission.
If the petitions of these bodies are to
nave any effect at the present session
OF congress they must be made promptly.
As now indicated the session will last
but a few weeks more and ii appears
very doubtful whether the proposed
amendments to the interstate commerce
law will be acted upon at this session.
There are two measures proposing
amendments which diner in important
respects and unless a compromise shall
be effected, which is questionable, the
matter is likely TO 60 over to the next
session, which being the short session
would give opportunity to those hostile
to the proposed legislation to defeat
action and thus leave the question for
the next congress. OF course the rail
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16
bound TO he Curbed.
Cleveland Leader.

VTVVVTuTIN IIJuVVTs
The bigger the trusts grow and the
greater the power they WELD the more
surely they will come into contact with
the authority of the nation, represented
by it's chosen officials. That is a certainty
based not merely on laws, but on the vital
elements Of human nature. When organiza-
tions become great enough their very size
must make their character and effects the
urgent business Of the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16
MisdIrected Generosity.
Kansas City Star.

kansas CITY star.
Cubs confers no favor on this country
in granting amnesty to all Americans con-
fined in its prisons. By this act Medley,
the convicted postofice boodler. goes free.
It would have been much better If the
Cubans had chosen some other method OF
showing their gratitude to the American
people. Creating justice to oblige a eoun-
try that is not concerned for the liberia
ton Of thieves is good feeling sadly mis-
directed.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16
LIGHT N BRIGHT.

New York Sun: Mag-say, Name. yer
Mame-Is dat straight?
Mag-On de level.
Washington Post: when you thinks
about marryin' a man to reform i'm, Miss
Lady, remarked Uncle Eben; remember
dis; it's mon he'd ebber do fob you"
Detroit Free Press: witsor-what did
the surgeon charge you for performing the
Kidder-wen you see he and I belong
TO the same lodge, and he made a cut rate
for me.
Philadelphia Press: stinjay-How did you
like that cigar / gave your 1t was an
Sharpe-What an appropriate name for
IT. There's something about that cigar sug-
gestiyS Of an admiral.
Stinjay-Whats that?
Sharpe-It's rank.
Somerville Journal: Chicago Girl-How
high is the thermometer
Boston irl-Th thermometer is about
five feet from the floor. But perhaps what
you wish TO know is. the altitude of the
mercury. II stands at 81 degrees.
Chicago POST: you expect to be a sue
cess I'm the law business, do your
Year or so on the bench first I'll have no
trouble I'm becoming general counsel Tor a
corporation
baltimore American: Yes" said Miss
Gaddie. when / told Mr.. Frank that / was
twenty-five he seemed surprised
reconcile that age with the way you
"Gracious! I hope he didn't consider my
conversation too frivolous" ,h.. ,o,
"Oh, no, he merely remarked mat you
taIked like sixty"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16
Canada Experiences a chm.
Phlladelphia record.

CONSERVATION has been created in Canada
by the proposed syndicate boycott against
outside steamship lines running to Can
adian ports. II is feared that immigration
to Canada may either be INSTRUCTED by
excessive charges or diverted by antagon-
istic solicitation through syndicate agencies
in Europe and arrangements with trunk
lines Of railway in the United States. There
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16

When 1t m TO selecting a candi-
date for lieutenant governor Nebraska
republicans in state convention should
not fail to realize the importance of the
position. No one can foretell when the
contingency may arise to impose upon
the lieutenant governor the duties and
functions of the governor.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16
Innovations of Peace.
Minneapolis Times.

NIHWtdIOIa IIHIVNs
Swords will not be beaten into p~lowshares
in South Africa nor spears into pruning
hooks, but it is said that arrangements
have been made for the sale OF the barb
wire trochas to the Beers at a nominal
price for use in making fences. Thus the
wire that stopped the fierce Boer. or failed
TO stop him. will keep peace-loving kin
within proper bounds hereafter and may
IL serve warllke uses no more forever.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16

BY the way, what has become of the
monthly statements showing the
amounts and whereabouts of county
funds that County Treasurer Elsasser
started out to give the public? Are
these exhibits reserved only for the
period just before and after election?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16

The announcement is made that Web
ster Davis is through with politics and
will remove to New York. This is not
entirely exact. Webster Davis got
through with politics two years ago,
when he made his lightning change
from the Philadelphia convention
TO the Kansas City convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16

Nebraska's contingent IN Oklahoma
keeps well up in the front of the federal
pie counter. John Jensen, formerly a
very active factor in Fillmore county
politics, has just been reappointed as
agent of four or five Indian tribes in
Indian territory.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16

Irrigation mean more land for cult
vation in the semi-arid regions and more
land for cultivation means more settlers
to consume the products of mill and
factory, from which labor derives en-
ployment.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16
Crying "HoId, Enough"
Chicago

NhlNdkO OuIOulClts
No matter what the motive Of the SEN
atorial opposition to the Danish treaty, the
opposition is to be encouraged. No sane
man who is not financially interested will
contend that we want any more islands.
The recent job lot is enough for all needs
during the next half century.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16

If State Treasurer Stuefer reads the
temper Of the rank and file of repub-
licans Alright, he will relieve his friends
by reasserting his determination not to
accept a denomination al the hands Of
the state convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16

Later in the campaign, when the
stream of literature under congressional
frank begins to flow out of Washing
ton, the people will understand better
that most of the Oratory with which
congress is being RECALLED from day to
day is intended solely for home con-
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16

County Commissioner Connolly pro-
claims an ardent desire to reform the
county hospital management by taking
1t out Of politics. This is a frank ad-
mission that the hospital management
has been a football of politics right
hlong.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16

Some of the Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine, who are now seeing the sights
In San Francisco, may be disinclined to
a schedule Of detailed specifca-
of the sights when they come
home. That also will be handed down
to future generations among the sublime
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16
schooI Notion. nnnirhed.
Washington Post

Washington Post.
Hon. William NJ. Stewart declares that
when a state has money It doesn't need
sympathy. This is SUFFICIENT to prove that
the gentleman from Nevada has been able
to rid his Intellectual system Of all the
virus it absorbed from COINS Financial
School"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16

A comparative table of the amount Of
dog tax collected at Omaha, Kansas
City, Denver and Council Bluffs reduced
to per capita percentages may be looked
for in the mex bulletin to be issued by
the railroad tax bureau.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16
Good Head for Business.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Italy's young king must have a long head
for business. His investment in American
coal mines shows that he is an intelligent
student Of the worlds Industrial CONNER
ciai DEVELOPMENT
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16

is already talk in the Canadian newspapers
Of the maintenance OF an efficient trans
atlantic passenger service, II IL be neces-
sary, by the aid Of a government subven-
ff1u
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-16

Issuing misleading bulletins may be
entertaining diversion for the railroad
tax bureau, but the question to be an
swered by the supreme court is Why
should the railroad franchises, which
constitute the most valuable part of
their property, go untaxed, while prop
erty owners without special privileges
have to pay disproportionate taxes?