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Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
Yankee Ingenuity I'm Action.

st. PAUL Pioneer Press.
Yankee ingenuity is still sound and Wig
orous in spite Of it's great age and cease
less activity. According to the report OF
the census bureau there were 1873 appli-
cations for original mechanical patents and
Ss,II2 patents were issued or allowed, the
largest number issued in any year by the
patent once. As was 10 be expected OF
the state which has been responsible for
the cotton gin. the wooden nutmeg and
other famous devices. Connecticut secured
more patents in proportion to its pOpula-
ton than any other state. Its achieve
ment was one patent for every 1,1ss OF
its population.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

fusal to arbitrate imposes great hard
ship not only on the miners, but on hun
dreds Of thousands Of other people. The
people Of Nebraska, and especially the
citizens OF Omaha. are beginning also
To be impatient over the refusal OF the
Union Pacific to arbitrate its lockout,
which has exposed the travelling public
and shippers to great inconvenience and
loss by irregular train service. Public
carriers are responsible to the public
for prompt and safe transportation OF
passengers and freight, and while their
patrons cheerfully submit to delays and
Inconvenience caused by the elements or
by unavoidable accidents, they have a
right to insist upon ample facilities and
regular service for all ordinary traffic.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
A CONSCIENTIOUS rAxPArER.

As a payer of personal taxes Con-
gresham Mercer stands out in bold re-
lief as a living example OF a quickened
conscience. He has made no return of
personal property in Omaha, nor has he
paid a penny OF personal taxes from
1895 to 1902, inclusive, but the enjoy
ment of special police and fire protec-
ton and other municipal utilities has
aroused within Mr.. Mercer a community
Of interest sentiment. He has discov-
cred rather suddenly that four chairs
and a cheap desk in the room tempo
rariIy occupied by him as an office have
an intrinsic value OF $500, and he has
filed out the assessors blank with those
figures, which in his case means a good
deal, as everybody familiar with his
sworn statement Of campaign expenses
has realized.
According to MERGERS sworn state
ment, filed with the secretary OF state,
the total expenditures, within his knOwl-
edge, Of money paid inc valuable things
promised or given away in his behalf
by himself and his friends in carrying
the recent Omaha primaries, was just
1886. Whether this exhibit was made
with a mental reservation or from a
lapse OF memory is immaterial. Suffice
it 20 say that a quickened conscience
has impelled Mr.. Mercer to assume the
burden of personal taxation to the ex-
tent of $3.50 for the year 1903.
II this voluntary contribution is to be
charged up in MERGERS next statement
to campaign expenses 1t would seem
TO be heartlessly unfair that his cor
poration hackers, who themselves are
beating the taxpayers OF Omaha an
nually out OF ten OF thousands OF dol
lars, should thus impose upon him. on
the theory that Mercer, at Washington
and elsewhere, represents the taxation
which the corporations are able to
dodge, a theory which their impetuosity
! In his behalf, regardless OF expense,
renders plausible. a discriminating pub
lie viii insist that the $500 should b
credited up to them AS the allied rail
road corporations last year actually paid
into the city treasury of Omaha only
S27, 1869, whereas on a low estimate
they should have paid $4,000. il will
be seen that, even crediting them with
MERGERS $3.60. they are still shy as L
the Omaha public the sum Of 1888 035l
and still in position on that account 4
on no other to shell out literally fol
him in other campaign details. II, how
ever, We assume that MERGERS corpora
ton sponsors have beat him, as they
} have the real taxpayers Of Omaha, h,
would nevertheless have the ALTERNATIVE,
; OF charging the $500 to the account o
clerk hire, which the government pays
although that fact would not palliati
the corporation ingratitude.
In any view Of the matter. SO far a
} Mercer himself is concerned, we hav,
on the record the pathetic spectacle OF
/ congressman. whose residence is in tn
District OF Columbia, forced in the mids
OF a contest for reelection to lay tn
foundation for d~isgOrging $500 by gOin,
on the personal tax rolls OF a distan
city, which he visits only at the remot
est intervals and under the pressure o
p such an emergency rs now confront
him.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

the men who are now engaged in the
strike. That is to say, new men not
familiar with mining or who cannot pass
the required examination are ineligible
to places as miners. This gives the or
ganization Of miners a very decided adj
vantage. which it is Of course not losing
sight OF in the contest. II places the
mine owners under a restriction and a
very proper one which in existing cir
cumstances is proving its wisdom.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
Adding Insult 20 Injury.
Journal

AAoAaapoAS SSLA
Burglars should always be polite, but
some OF them are carrying refinement OF
manners TO the point Of insolence. For ex-
ample. the burglar Who made a business call
at a house in Thirty-hrst street Monday.
For twenty minutes he searched the house
for keepsakes. Meanwhile, outside. one
man vas looking for a policeman and an
other man was waiting for the caller to
come out, and. inside. the burglar alarm VAS
sPuttering away and not alarming the
burglar. Al the end of hat time he came
down the steps calmly. lighted a cigar,
walked iauntily past the watcher and disap-
pesred. We should hate 10 be convinced
that a gentAmAhly burglar can be ungsntle-
manly. but il vas insulting TO the watcher
to sauntsr By him. and the cigar vas q de-
Tall positively arrogant
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
New York Sun.

A story Is told TO the effect that J. Pier
pom Morgan brought the proposed merger
OF the m-eat-paeking companies to a halt by
a threat that II he were not given the SELL
ing Of 500. 900. 900 Of bonds Of the proposed
combination he would ruin their foreign
trade by increasing the steamship and rail-
road rates on dressed meat 10 cents a n
dred and reducing the rate on live stock 10
per cent. The story is very improbable, but
It has not been denied; yet If the eombina-
tion goes ahead and Mr.. Morgan places its
bonds it will be believed, since il Is as
serted that another Arm had been con-
traeted with to place the bonds
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

Popular Indifference to the prelimina-
ries Of the school board campaign must
not be taken to indicate that the posi-
ton of member of the Board of Educa-
ton has lost any Of its responsibility
and Importance. The management Of
the public schools calls for the best
business ability and tried integrity and
these tests should be applied to every
aspirant for place on the board.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
LIptOn's Third Trial.
PHILADELPHIA Record

THIIautIpHId frCOTu.
The signing the other day at Belfast Of
Sir Thomas Lipton's third challenge for the
America cup insures a renewa next year OF
what is on all accounts the most ambitious
and interesting attempt ever made to win
the blue ribbon Of the seas" American
yachtsmen generally will regret that the
challenging boat is to be Of the racing ma
chine type. but another conclusive demon
s~tration OF our superiority in this form Of
marine construction seems to be needed in
order 20 bring these international contests
to their original sphere and function.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

Candidate Hitchcock has volunteered to
contribute $50 tOward a 800 fund needed
for the entertainment OF the Christian
church convention. Now let Candidate
Mercer trump the card by contributing
the remaining $50 Mercer has never
contributed anything to local enterprises
while be has drawn $4,000 and per
quisites from the public treasury by
favor Of Omaha people. Here is a
chance for him 70 even Up a little
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

Ex-Governor Boies, in his latest cam
paign speech, says that he would not
touch the protection on any article that
has domestic competition" But for
fifteen years he has been a most radical
advocate OF tariff for revenue only. II
must be remembered, however, that he
must get republican votes in order to
stand any show of election in his dis
trict.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

Consul General Bragg will have to be
more cautious than ever at Hong Kong,
because what he couldn't help saying
regarding the Cubans is much truer re-
garding the Chinese.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

Not even his official reporter makes
out that Colonel Bryan's Nebraska au-
diences are this year Of that tumultuous
and m~ulttudinous character which he
encountered in former campaigns.
Whether the f~auit-fsthzt of the reporter
or the orator is not disclosed.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

What would the Union Pacific do were
some Unforeseen event to deprive IT Of
the services OF Bombastes Baldwin as
its spontaneous spokesman? President
Burt might possibly be replaced, but
Baldwin never.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
VIII the PREACHER. KicL
San Francisco Call

TIL latest critic says Theodore Roosevelt
is more Of a preacher than an orator and
now the preachers who have been looking
upon themselves as good orators have a
right to call on the critic TO explain himself.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

A Harvard professor has discovered
proof that lightning never strikes water,
but avoids its surface as IL it were
poison In this respect the lightning
Is not alone in it's antipathy to water.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

In the pending election Mercer must
regard himself in a tighter place than
eveF before, for lever before in a SINH
lar juncture could he be induced to
enroll himself among the Omaha payers
OF personal to the extent OF a
cnnner cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

Nebraska club women are too enthu-
siastic over the work OF their ~organiza-
lions TO reduce their general state meet
ings TO biennial instead OF annual az
fairs When a woman gets interested
In club work she wants no brake put
on the vehicle.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

The Standard OIL magnates do not
propose to let the coal operators gather
in all the profit from an advanced price
OF fuel People who cannot burn coal
may burn oil II they wish to. but they
viii have 70 pay for the privilege just
the same.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

Those business men juries are not
occupying the public eye quite so much
now as they did a few months ago.
Has the bar association come to the
conclusion that the old way is the best?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

Why are railroad corporations, whose
proper business is transportation, en-
gagged in mining hard COAL anyhow, es-
pecially as il involves a violation Of the
Pennsylvania constitution and laws?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

The next reunion OF the Grand Army
of the Republic win be held in San
Francisco. The railroads that profit
from the long haul must have gotten in
some smooth work with the veterans
AZ Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

The advance guard OF the annual
series OF Indian uprisings is already
upon uA II We did nOt have the period
ical menace OF an Indian outbreak on
each Of the principal western reserTa-
tons there might be No excuse for keep
ing troops stationed At a number Of out
lying army posts
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
In the Sweet By and By
New York Tribune

Reports from the west declare that the
demand for cars for the shipping Of live
stock is much in excess Of the supply.
When will the transportation lines Of the
United States be completely equipped to
handle all the trafic which presses upon
them?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
LINES TO A LAUGH.

Puck: Mrs NewTich-Mercy! Samuel, is
i necessary that we go thirty miles an
Mr.. Nswrich-But. Henrietta, II We 60
slower people will say our automobile cost
only a thousand or 90!
Washington Star: Don't you want TO
leave footprints on the sands Of time
asked the earnest man.
mo. 1 dom care to go through life on
foot l want to ride"
Detroit Free Press: Mise De Joncs-Are
you musical, Prof. Paddyrusky7
Prof. Paddyrusky-Ohi yes, but IL you
want to play, don't mind my feelings.
Detroit Free Press: Cynic-one Of the
greatest ~nuisances on earth Is this custom
of shaking hands with everyon you meet.
Friend-That's right. old man. shake!
Boston Transcript: Uncle oeorge-Look
at the bee. who improves each shining
Thriftless Nephew-That's all the bees
good for. II It amounted TO anything it
would Improve some OF the cloudy hours.
The shining hours don't need improving.
Philadelphia Press: Borro1g hs-Bragley
seems to have great faith in his proves
as an athlete. He saws he Will Jump stth
NJ man in this city for 1900.
Newttt-So different from you. Now.
you'll jump for any man with a dollar.
Syracuse Herald: Don't you think the
fall is a awfully sad season. asked the
h sh I coiiegi kG1H Who woman %as waking al me at eng hsr
side.
'fOh, I don't know" replied the latter.
beautifully. o course. IL depends a good
deal Now, last year we won every game
we played"
Baltimore American: One time Truth set
out TO catch a lie
For. many miles and for many JearssAs'
pursued IL.
At last she overlook II.
The Lie was firmly established on a tomb
stone.
There being a heavy penalty for defaclng
a -epitaph. Truth was forced to abandon
her efforts.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

To the ordinary spectator 1t would
seem that the conference stage of the
coal strike has been pretty thoroughly
exhausted.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

It is just possible the voters may con-
clude to do some arbitrating on their
own account at the election
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

King Corn has just about reached the
place where he rises up and defes ].
Frost to do his worst.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

There are several pfanks loose in
omaha's city charter that ought to be
patched up at the next legislative ses-
sion.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

The people In Pennsylvania and New
York are becoming very impatient with
the anthracite coal operators whose re
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

state OF Nebraska. Douglas County, Sc;
George b. Tzschuck, secretary Of The Bee
says that the actual number of full and
complete copies Of The Daily, Morning
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
lnua-
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

A letter from Athens. published re-
Gently In one Of the London newspapers. de-
scribes the present situation in Macedonia
as practically intolerable. and 20 lends con-
frmstion to the current cable reports of
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

UEO. b ILbNFiUNh.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before me this 3Jth day of September,
A. D.. 1909. NJ. 3. HUNGATE,
Real) Notary Public
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

Detroit Free Press: Mise De Jonos-Are
you musical, Prof. Paddyrusky7
Prof. Paddyrusky-Ohi yes, but IL you
want TO play, don't mind my feelings.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

Detroit Free Press: Cyuic@One Of the
greatest nuisances on earth Is this custom
OF shaking hands with everyone you meet.
Friend-That's right. old m a shake!
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

Thrtftless Nephew-That's all the bees
good for. II It amounted TO anything ii
would improve some OF the cloudy hours.
The shining hours don't need improving.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

Boston Transcript: Uncle 0eorge-Look
at the bee. who improves each shining
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

oh, I don't know replied the latter.
beautifully. ''Of course. IL depends a good
deal Now, last year we won every game
we PLAYED"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

fall Is an awfully sad season. asked the
sentimental young woman OF the long
haired collegisn who was walking at her
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09
TiI!man E. Robey.

The announcement OF Tillman e.
Robey appears elsewhere in these col
umns. He is a candidate for the re-
publican nomination for the Office OF
county clerk.
Mr.. Robey lisa son of ThomasJ. Ro-
hey, residing near Lumberport. His
father is farmer. He served through
the war of 1906 as a Union soldier.
Tillman Robey was born in 1869. He
graduated in business course 10 1891.
Afterwards he filed the position of
book-keeper in a large department.
store in st. Louis for two years. He
conducted mercantile business and
drug store at Lumberport about two
years. He purchased property at
Northview some time ago and moved
there. He is now doing business as
general contractor and builder.
He has clever personality, is an up.
right citizen and has a large number
of friends and acquaintance. His
FAMILY connections are good and he
comes from people who are loyal re-
publicans. Hehas ever been loyal to
the party. Should the party nomi.
nate him, he would doubtless measure
up to its expectations. The Telegram,
INTRODUCES him to the voters asa re.
publican and agood citizen.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09
Omar W. swlser.

The announcement Of Omar w.
Swlger as candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for county clerk ap.
pears elsewhere and attention is d.
rected to the same.
Mr. Swiger Is young man. he Is %
years of age. His father was Lewis
Swiger, now deceased, he was born
on Lamberts Run in Eagle district,
He attended school principally on
Jones Run, acquiringa public school
education. He worked on the farm
untllhe was IS years Of age, attend
ing school during the winter months.
AT the age Of IS years he accepted a
clerkship in store at Lumberport,
holding the same until he became %
years old. He then purchased an In
terestin the mercantile business of Fl.
G. Hedges at Wallace and two years
ater6ought his partners interest in
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09
REV. Or. FORREST DEAD
Former CIarksburg Rector succumbs
to Heart Failure.

Rev. Douglas French Forrest, DID,,
son Of the late Commodore French
Forrest, of the Confederate States
Navy,::died from heart failure Satur.
day night at the residence Of his
brother.ln-law, j. Ryland Fleet, in
Ashland, Va, aged SO years.
DR.. and Mrs. Forrest were on Their
way from Florida to Sweet Chalybeate
Springs, where they expected to spend
the summer.
Although a retired minister, DR..
Forrest gave his services during the
winter to the Episcopal church, at
Greene Cove Springs, Florida.
During the Civil War he was pay.
master in the Confederate Navy, but
spent much of his time in Richmond.
He married Miss Sallie W. Ruther-
foord, daughter of the late William
Rutherford, of Richmond, who alone
survives him.
DR.. Forrest was rector OF Christ
Episcopal church here several years,
and was one of the most popular min
listers Clarksburg ever had. Hundreds
of friends here deeply regret his de-
mise.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09
Was made BY Albert Webb. Thos.
Williams and Several other
men upon herand two other
women at her home
near Bridgeport.
Most Fiendish Acts INDUCED In
Webb and Williams held Under
bond Of $500 Each to Appear
Saturday fora Preliminary
Hearing 6efors Squire
M. s. Riley.

Ms. Lucy Riley. aged IS years, wife
Of Jerry Riley, residing on the north
western turnpike between this ely
and Bridgeport, made complaint last
Saturday In Squire N. s. Riley's court
against Albert Webb. q young white
man, and Thomas Williams, colored.
She accused them Of going to her
home, in company With several other
fellows, and attempting to commit
rape upon her and two other women
in her house. She told a frightful
story Of their fiendish behavior, which,
II true, shows them to be on a level
with brutes. They failed, however, to
accomplish their Intentions. Squire
Riley issued warrants for their arrest
and they were brought here. Webb
gave bond Monday Of $500 to appear
Saturday at a preliminary hearing
before Squire Riley. Williams re.
manned In jail Monday night but gave
a similar bond Tuesday morning to
appear for trial at the time set for
Webb's hearing. The Others impli-
Gated in the affair may be arrested.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09
ABOUT THAT REYNOLDS HOUSE
According to Nays Statement there
was nocareIessness.

J. E. Mays says about the burning
Of the Reynolds house, which he occu-
pied at the time, that there was no
trash burned in or about the house.
At daylight small fire was built in
the crate and also one in the cook
stove. There was no fire, whatever,
around the building outside. He was
in the room taking up carpet and
about 10 O'Clock that morning the fire
was discovered by hands, who were
tearing up asaw-mill below the house.
His step-daughter also discovered it
abou: the same time. They all ran
in where Mays was and told him one
whole side of the roof was aboutready
to fall in. They carried out all they
could. he says $75 will not cover his
loss. The fire caught in the roof,
which was an old shingie roof, and did
net start in one Of the ROOMS as stated.
The fire kindled in the crate In the
morning soon went out. The blaze
must have either started from de-
fective flew or from sparks alighting
on the old roof He says there was no
carelessness on the part Of the family.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09
And Sues for Money lost at oamb-
ling, so as to pay hls creditors.
who WANT their money.J
oeary is the Defendant
in the suit.
Issued a Check for$5 Dollars
on a bank where he had no money
and never had and his troubles
started-Warrants May be
issued charging him
with adultery.

WIG. Overstreet, one Of the roper
torial force of the Herald, has sprung
into good deal of notoriety the past
few days. Last Saturday night a week
ago he gave a check for s5 upon a
bank In which he had no money. The
fact that he had no money in that
bank and never had had became known
a few hours later and the party who
cashed the check found him In club
room and upon his threat to have him
arrested he turned over his bunch Of
keys asa guarantee that the check
would DO paid Monday morning fol-
lowing. Among these keys was one to
the Office of the Daily Post, upon
which he was employed at that time
as reporter. Monday morning Over
streets connection with the Daily
Post ceased and he went to work for
the Herald. He obtained money to
meet the check he had issued. He
had borrowed considerable money,
and. Is stated, his creditors grew
anxious about their money. In order
to satisfy them, so he says, he sued
John Geary, a well-known member OF
the sporting fraternity, Monday
afternoon for sl12.5o, which, he al
leges, helost at unlawful games in the
past twomonths. The suit is set for
trial Saturday in Squire M. S. Riley's
court.
THERE'S some talk Of having him
arrestedon a warrant charging him
with adultery. It is claimed he has
been living with a woman in Glen
Elk, who is not his wife. He is said
to have wife in ParkeBburg.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09
coLoRED WOMAN SENT HOME
On Charity Passes from Columbus,
Ohio, Arrived Here Monday Night,

The humane officer at ParkersburR
sent Susie Clark, colored, here on
charity pass Monday evening. She re-
manned In the jail building that night
and Tuesday until 8 O'Clock, when B.
B. Stout, local humane ofiicer, fur
nished her transportation to her home.
In Lynchburg, Va, and had her board
No. IL train east. Some weeks ago she
left home and went to Columbus,
Ohio, to work. Upon her arrival
there she was taken sick aud was sent
to the hospital. AS soon as her
health permitted, she was given free
transportation and sent TO another
town. This proceeding was repeated
until her arrival In ClarksburR, and
again repeated by Mr.. Stout, who, we
understand, drew upon bis private
funds to purchase a ticket for her.
She was in very bad health and
seemed a worthy object OF charity.
Her age was about % years.