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Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25
PASSING OF A sMILE-MAKER.
The Good that Frank stockton Did in
the World of Letters.
e York Sun.

the World of Letters.
New York Sun.
Mr.. Stockton was within two years OF
ington on Sunday last, but 1t seems as II
one Of the younger generation had passed
away. His talent was unsecured 10 the
end. His stories of every sort were set
In a general atmosphere of friendliness and
good faith, extending to beasts, insects
and inanimate objects. He could not have
depicted a villain or a sombre or sordid
transaction If he had ever tried. His
burglars were amiable criminals, his canni-
balls fine sympathetic man-eaters, and his
ghosts and hobgoblins reasonable, we'll
affected beings. Everything, no matter how
realistic the intention, proceeded in a So
ciable, sunshiny way, even II 1t happened
to be a midnight horror or a desperate
naval encounter.
The all-pervading friendliness Of the
genial fairy-tale was distinctive OF Mr..
stockton's humor, and it was partly due
to his art and method, but chiefly to per-
sonal temperament and attitude toward men
and things. Those who were juvenile In
the '7Os will remember him longest, per-
haps, as the author Of several of the most
charming books for children that any Amer
lean writer has produced. The same char
acteristics appeared in all he did after
Pomona Of Rudder Grange had commended
him, twenty years and more ago, to an
older, but hardly less affectionate audi
ence. He wrote industriously, but not too
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25
4 MOST RIGHTEOUS DECISION.

In granting the peremptory writ order
Ing the city council to revise its action
in the equalization Of the taxes of the
franchised corporations Of Omaha the
state supreme court has rendered a
righteous and far-reaching decision. The
doctrine Of taxation as enunciated by
the supreme court is in accord with the
letter and spirit Of the constitutional
provision that subjects the property and
franchises of corporations to an equal
share In the burdens of taxation that is
Imposed upon the property of indiyid-
uals. BY declaring void and unconstitu.
tional that part of sectioz 81 Of the reve-
nue. act which requires the assessor to
deduct the amount Of corporate in
d~ebtedness from the actual value Of the
taxable stock and real estate owned by
corporations the supreme court has re-
pudiated the ubiquitous doctrine that the
mortgages on public corporations own
ing franchises shall be deducted from
the aggregate valuation of their prop
erty while the mortgages on the real es-
tate of individuals and private corpora
tons are not considered as In any way
diminishing the taxable value of their
property.
In declaring that the value of a fran
chise can be readily a~scertained by add
ing together the bonds and stocks OF the
corporation at their market value and
deducting therefrom the value Of the
real and personal property of the fran
chised corporation the supreme court
has not only emphasized the provision
of the constitution that franchises con-
stitute a valuable asset Of a corporation
and are subject to taxation the same as
is their real and personal property, but
1t has issued specific instructions to as
SCISSORS and boards of equalization how
to figure out the value of q franchise.
Equally, If not more important, is the
ruling Of the court that it is immaterlal
what the ratio of assessment is to the
actual or market value Of taxable prop
erty so long as it is uniformly applied to
all classes of property. In other words,
If the general assessment is at 40 per
cent then all classes of tangible property
and all franchises must pay taxes on 40
per cent of their actual or market value.
Under the ruling of the court boards
OF equalization are in duty bound to
level all assessments to the established
standard without reference to the in
crease or decrease Of revenue such ac-
ton may produce. With the clear cut
enunciation of the principles governing
taxation In Nebraska, the way to equity
In the distribution of tax burdens is
clear, and no additional legislation or
revision of the revenue laws could i'm
prove 1t. The beneficent effects of the
decision are by no means confined to
the taxpayers of Omaha. They cover
the entire state and should be hailed |
with gratitude by every citizen inter
ested in Its progress and prosperity.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25
Picturesque and Amusing.
New York Tribune.

NEW YORK ITIDUne.
That picturesque and typical Texan, ex-
Governor Hogg, talks with racy humor
about his experiences abroad with capital
lists who have made investments in the oil
fields Of the Lone Star state. The ex-gov-
ernor is delightfully."- humorous when he
declares that, beyond the shadow Of a
doubt, the next president of the United
States will be q democrat. How anus
ing It would be II Colonel Bryan's party
should go to Texas for a candidate and
nominate Ex-Governor Hogg himself 1t
would then achieve the distinction of
putting in the field the biggest and bulkiest
politician now on view anywhere!
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25
Governor Savage has granted William

Governor Savage has granted William
Rhea, who was under sentence to be
hanged at the state penitentiary today
for the murder of Herman Zahn, a
conditional reprieVe until July 10. 1903. 1t
Is given out that the governor hopes that
the next legislature will enact a law
abolishing capital punishment. We APP
prehend, however, that the prospect for
the abolition of capital punishment by
the next legislature is not much better
than the prospect Of its repeating the
law that makes embezzlement a peni-
Tertiary offence punishable by from one
to twenty years.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25
BREAD SUPPLY FIGURES.
NeedIessIy Alarming specuIntions of
Figure Sharps.
Chicago Chroncile,


Chicago Chronicle.
People with an appetite for sensation are
always looking for something to crafty
1t. A year or two ago Sir William
Crookes, an English statistician, startled
everybody by declaring that the wheat
crop would soon become inadequate to
meet the demands Of bread eaters, or,
rather. that the demand would outrun the
supply. In that case bread would be the
rich mans food. The poor would have to
look up something else.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick of our Treasury depart
mept decently undertook to refute Sir
Williams conclusions. He admitted that
the number Of bread eaters has been in
creased enormously In recent years, swell
ing from about 4OO, OO0, 900 in 1880 to nearly
$40, 900, 900 a year ago. He pointed out,
however. that not all available wheat
lands are used for wheat and that any con-
siderable rise in price would operate at
once to increase the acreage so used.
Moreover, he says, that while we need now
a little more than 1900, 900, 900 bushels an
nually for bread purposes the average an
nual crop since 1890 has been nearly $780,
900, 900, an annual surplus OF $50, 900, 900.
Recent figures indicate that he is con-
siderably within the facts. He gives the
product Of the United States at something
over 400, 900, 900 bushels annually, while
somebody has recently pointed out that
there is wide divergence between the crop
stimate apparently used by Mr.. Fitz-
patrick and the returns OF crops In the
census reports. The latter make our an
nual product something more than 700,-
00o, 900 bushels. II this is correct the sur
plus is greatly larger than Sir William or
Mr.. Fitzpatrick based their estimates on.
These gentlemen, all Of them, seem to be
indulging quite unnecessarily In needlessly
alarming speculations. Local and tenn
porary shortages of product there have
been and doubtless will be again, but there
is no sound sense In alarmism Of any kind.
If wheat falls short permanently some
thing else will be found to I'LL It's place.
When the power of this old globe to sus-
tain the population 1t produces begins to
fall off seriously, II ever, 1t will be ages
hence. Men who may live in that day will
have ample warning outside the figures Of
specializing statisticians.
These latter can have no effect now other
than to play into the hands Of another class
OF speculators-those who manipulate mar
kets-and but little even In that regard.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

In the light of the supreme court de.
cision the assessment of that part of the
East Omaha bridge which is within the
corporate limits of this city at the rate
at which the structure would sell for
%scrapiron and irewood would seem a
~stupendous farce. The bridge and ap-
proaches were m~ortgaged some years
ago at $2,oOO,000 but were turned in fol-
assessment at something like $1,000 per
mile.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

New YORK congressman are awfully
sensitive. The mere intimation from a
New York paper that they are mere
dummies has reused n of the repre-
sentatives from the American metropo-
lis to rise to a question OF privilege
and waste Ave minutes of the precious
time OF the house In self v~ipdication. A
little thing like that would scarcely
have touched the cutieule Of u member
frOm the wild and woolly. .
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

industriously. His mind was inventive ~
novelties Of situation. OF pleasant nara.
doXes, OF eNaggerations never overstraiped
and OF Ingenious perversions Of the laws
OF nature and OF human probability. His
Unborn refinement kept him always on the
cafe side Of the frontier, short Of coarse,
ness and burlesque.
a gentle spirit, a whimsical imagination.
a delicate perception Of the humor OF topsy-
turviness, and an absolute freedom Of soul
from malice or bitterness. were the quail
ties which made Frank stockton one OF
the most admirable and widely beloved
OF American entertainers during the fourth
quarter Of the last century.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

st. Louis has also secured an Indian
supply depot with a $4,000 a%ppropria-
ton to pay the salaries OF a storekeeper,
Waterman and a few freight hustlers,
but II the experience of Omaha is any
criterion its Indian supply depot will
prove of little advantage to its dealers
in Indian supplies. II the bids for In
dian supplies hereafter as heretofore are
to be awarded on samples exhibited In
Chicago, Philadelphia or New York,
there is precious little to be gained for
the jobbers by having a storage ware
house under the more ~pretentious name
Of depot. If Omaha jobbers have any
advantage over Chicago In the delivery
of canned goods and provisions it is be-
cause they are nearer to and have better
facilities for delivering supplies at the
Nebraska and South Dakota reserva-
lions. For the same a st. Louis
has advantage rel Omaha and Chicago
in the delivery of supplies to the Indians
located in Oklahoma, Indian Territory
and Texas. The location OF the depot
alone does not enhance these advantages
or diminish the chances Of Chicago in
competing for the delivery of supplies
to the Indians located on Lake Superior
or reservations in the far north.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25
Strange Indemnity Precedent.
Portland Oreeonian.

A bill was passed In the senate a few
days ago to pay $1,000 to the widow of Judge
l.. c. Parker for extraordinary service rem
dered by her husband as Judge In the west
ern district Of Arkansas. The bill was re-
ported adversely by Senator Hoar. but he
stated that as the case was absolutely
unique" he would vote for 1t. The coun-
try has become accustomed to precedent"
as an excuse for drawing money from the
treasury, but this Is the FIRST time that a
claim has been passed upon as unique"
and therefore deserving. Thus another
precedent has been established.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

Now that the supreme court has
clearly defined the methods by which
the value Of a franchise can be ascer-
tanned for assessment purposes, the
State Board of Equalization ought to
have no difficulty in arriving at a cor
rect conclusion regarding the assessment
Of railroad, telegraph and telephone COM
panies.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25
A Hit,


NtiiiicdbOnS ~
II Mr.. Jefferson we're called upon to
solve the problems Of this day and gen.
Grafton he might hesitate a moment before
announcing his policy, but It Is easy to
find an orator who can shut his eyes and
let you tie both hands behind him and then
tell exactly what Mr.. Jefferson would do.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

A United States senator who would
engage in a scufie with a street car
conductor over a nickel ought to be
relegated to the back woods Of Mis-
Bissippi for the balance of his days.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25
Forces that Move the World.

Chicago Chronicle.
British journals claim that the Rhodes
ILL gotten fortune bequeathed to support
American and German students at Oxford
Will in~augurate the most tremendous
change the world has ever known"
Greater folly cannot be imagined. or all
possible great forces the university has
always been the least. 1t is the contact OF
nations, the friction Of mind upon mind,
not contemplation In a closet, that moves
the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

Omaha's claims for the fusion state
convention were not pushed to any con-
siderable degree. 1t would not have
been safe, as Omaha is a stronghold of
democracy, with a very. very slight
sprinkling Of populists.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25
And Hogs Hedges, Too.
Chicago News.

OHINdEV INVWEs
Hogs OF Texas, formerly one Of the great
est Of the Bryanites. has seen a light since
be got rich in oil speculation. II do not
believe" he said In a recent interview,
that the state has the right to limit
any mans capital or income. There must
be no interference there"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25
when the wheels Are creased
Minneapolis Times.

Minneapolis Times.
The rivers and hsrbors bill. carrying $780,
ooo,OO OF appropriations. has gone through
congress 'as slick as grease" There Is
nothing like judicious and well-distributed
sops to the various local interests to make
the path Of an appropriation bill easy to
travel
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25
Enormoa. Movement OF Live stock
Portland OreEoniar

Within the year 1901 a total Of 1924 o
beef cattle were shipped from the Montana
ranges. mostly to eastern markets In the
same period $4,000 horses were taken out OF
the state, many OF them for army purposes.
This enormous movement Of livestock from
4 sinEla Rocky mountain stAta iRalcAteA the
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

Money may make the mare go down
IN Mississippi, but it takes coin to
move an electric motor car in the city
OF Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

v~astness Of the live stock interests on the
great plateau over which less than half a
century ago vast herds Of buffalo roamed
and grazed.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

Cuban potatoes are selling at $40 a
barrel In Chicago. Can't congress re-
peal the differential?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

The clubwOmen have the right Of way
from Omaha to Los Angeles.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

Omaha still continues TO march
proudly next to the head Of the column
among pork packing cities of America.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25
They Have a Kick ComInn.
WnahInntnn star

washington star.
Some Of the western railroads have is
sued orders requiring baggage handlers to
observe a certain amount OF care. This
may bring forth a protest from the trunk
manufacturers
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25
Let's Please the Chndreu
Baltimore American.

Perhaps It would please our desk war
riors more II the commanding general
were selected from SOM collection Of wax
works.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

Indiana republicans have sounded the
keynote for the next presidential cam
paign.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

Members of the Real Estate exchange
should remember the motto, Keep your
head cool and your feet warm"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

Governor Savage is heavy on reprieves
with Jughandle conditions.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

The battle for tax reform has only
Just begun.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

Chicago Record-Herald ut seems 70
make Scaddington's wife as mad as q
hornet every time he boasts that he beear
at the foot and worked his way up"
well, he started in as a bootblack, you
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25
STATEMENT OBJ CALCULATION.

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Douglas County, S.:
George y. Tzschuck secretary of Tn Bee
publishing Company, being duly sworn,
says that the actual number OF full and
complete copies of Tit Daily, Morning,
Evening ana Sunday Bee printed during
The month OF March, 1902. was as folluMs;
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

fought to a draw"
Yes. Each one OF them drew about
1900 In prize money and gate receipts"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25
TO A POINT.

Detroit Free Press: Mr.. Slowpay-Ahl
What kind OF bread do you call this, Mrs.
Harduppe? 1t seems very scarce.
Mrs. Harduppe-Short cake.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

Cleveland Plain Dealer: THAT bill to
chusetts legislature"
What will the cats do now?"
Everything that's in the old category, 1
suppose"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

Washington Star: Does Miss Billions
think a great deal of the nobleman she
married. said one young woman.
Yes answered the other; she is as
proud OF him as she can be. She says he
was such a bargain"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

Baltimore American: "Whoopl" an
nounces the young man who careens from
the door Of the barroom, II am sowin' my
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

Chicago Tribune: II wish I never had
overworked my eyes!' sighed the illustrious
sage.
Your wish is granted" said his fairy
godmother, suddenly appearing.
She tapped him with her staff and van
10, he was an ignoramus again.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

Philadelphia Press: well, I've lost the
job he gave me-"
Too bad; Isn't there anything for you
to fall back on?"
Not unless somebody digs a hole under
me. I'm fiat now"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

We'll, you may be-" commented the
honest rustic, who views him with some
Interest, but whoever did your plowin' for
you must "a set we some crooked fnrrers-"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25


Net daily average. 28,277
GEO. b. TzSCHUCK.
before me this 31st day of March, A. d,
aNz GEORGE RASMUSSEN,
lSeal.) Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.

z. R~osEwATER, EDITOR.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25

Complaints of irregularities In delivery
should be addressed to city Circulation De-
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-30
AT Swords Points;
OR.
A SOLDIER OF THE RHINE.
BY ST. GEORGE RATHBoRNE

% sTRn ss,Tn Now fo
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-30
ITO be continued.)
LORD sALIsBURY's PATRONAGE.
Tho Long Lat of Important Appoint
ments He Has Made.

Tho Long Lat OF Important Appoint
ments He Has Made.
The marquis Of Salisbury since he
became premier for the first time has
enjoyed surprising amount OF pa
tronage. The two benches Of bishops
and Judges are almost solely filled by
his nominees, for, though the liberals
have been in power nearly three years
out Of the last fifteen, they had scarcely
any opportunities Of making appoint
ments during that period, and the &C.
clesiastlcal and legal survivors OF the
pre-1SS6 period are very rare.
To take the judges, only one, lord OF
appeal in ordinary, Lord Davey, owes
his appointment to the liberals. In the
Supreme Court Of Appeals Sir John
Rigby was the last survivor of Glad
stonian days. The chancery judges are
all Lord Salisbury's nominees, Sir Ar
thur Kekcwich, the senior, having been
promoted for political services in 1886.
OF the Kings Bench Division, now
that Sir James Mathew has gone up
higher and Sir John Day has retired,
Sir Alfred Wills and Sir w. Ram
Kennedy alone owe their appointment
to liberal influences,
OF the episcopal bench only the
bishops OF Lincoln, LANDAU, Ripon,
Salisbury and Southwell date from the
pre-Cecil dynasty, and in the course Of
nature at least three Of these will be-
fore long seek retirement. 1t is cause
rather for congratulation than regret
that in fifteen years men who are gen.
orally of full maturity when they begin
these high duties should give place to
Younger men. But it Is a little re-
markable that during the three years
of liberal ministry so few vacancies
should occur except by death II bish-
OBS and judges were not above such
subterfuges, one might suspect that
they had postponed retirement in or
der to put further patronage in the
hands of the present premier.
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-30
CHAPTER III.
AT SWORDS POINTS.

When Karl came with carriage
for his friend at an unearthly hour in
the morning he found the American
composed and smiling, as though bent
upon holiday, A light breakfast
was eaten. Then they drove away
Just as the first rosy flush of dawn
appeared in the east
When they reached the court yard
of the Hirschagasse Karl noticed
that an unusual number had turned
out this morning. Nor was he ignor-
ant of the cause, since 1t must have
gone abroad that the new student, the
American protege of the Rhine Korps,
was about to take his chance before
the invincible Saxo-Prussian leader.
Half a dozen affairs were ON the
carpet for this particula- morning, so
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-30
CHAPTER ii.
CHALLENGED BY THE VICTOR OF
FIFTY DUELS.

flf IL DObllD,
The expression upon Karl's face
when he heard these astonishing
words from the lips of his friend was
a combination of incredulity and JOY.
Why, not, when in their utterance
he saw one possible rival swept from
the field and felt that he had gained
a brother,
WHAT" he gasped.
Listen" said Paul, ito my life's
story.
81 was born in New York city, and
my father, being a well-to-do man,
nothing was refused me that money
could buy,
Until | was about ten my life
logged on in the usual rut, with little
that was uncommon to mark it,
"Then began to notice that a diff
ference had arisen between my pa
rents, who seldom appeared together.
Frequently | surprised my mother in
tears, while my father almost lived
at his club,
"The truth never dawned upon me
until one day my father took me into
the library shall never forget his
awful face as he told me the story of
his great wrongs.
Pardon me II | do not dwell upon
this matter, simply stating that the
| man who had once been his bosom
friend had stolen the affections of his
wife, and that they had fed, taking
my little sister with them.
He made no effort at pursuit, for
he lay at deaths door for almost two
weeks.
Recovering, he fed from the scene
Of his disgrace, where the papers
Knocked his shame, and grief with
theories and false scandals,
eve went to Texas, where he
bought a ranch, and there in that
wild life l learned how to ride and
shoot and do good many things that
cowboys pick up
"a year or more ago | found my
self an orphan--ho was lost with
others in that terrific blizzard that
swept through TeXas-the most heroic
search failed to find one Of the party
and all hope was finally abandoned.
"By degrees there came apon me a
two-fold desire that grew stronger as
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-30
Making Homo Happy.

Anything that contributes to tho
happiness OF the homo Is blessing to
the human race, The thoughtful house
wife who understands her respcnsl-
bllites in the great problem Of maxi
ing the home all that the word implies
is ever on the look out for that which
will tighten the burdens of the house
hold without lessening the merits OF
the work done, That Is why nearly
every well regulated household is us
ing Defiance starch, It costs less and
goes farthest. SiXteen-oz package for
1Oc If your grocer hasn't got 1t clip
this out and give 1t to him and ask
him to send for It. Made by Magnetic
Starch Co., Omaha, Ncb,