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Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12
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The king Of Slam has decided not to come
to this country this year, but there are so
many other royalties coming that he will
not be missed.
The virgins constitutional convention Is
to recommend that city, like county. treas
urers should not be eligible to reelection
after two terms Of four years each.
It is related OF Samuel Alvin sperry,. who
has Just died in Reno county, Kansas, that
he was one Of a family OF fourteen chill
dren, all Of whom lived to be more than
rs years old.
Ex-senator Chandler says President
Roosevelt has set a pace in his attention
to and transaction Of public business that
will kill any Of his successors who may
attempt to keep it up.
Now is Il any wonder that a Japanese
prince, or one Of any other nation, for
that matter. wants TO visit us? We are
getting a reputation as royal entertainers
that appeals to royalty.
General Joseph Wheeler told q boys
brigade in Philadelphia the other night that
his earnest hope is that we shall never
have another war, and he added that there
will never be any necessity for one IF all
persons will be good"
Harry e.. Lee. a hardware manufacturer
Of Chicago, owns the largest and hnest
private museum in the world. He has
hunted n nshed in every state and terri
tory In this country, all over Canada and
Mexico and through the domain OF Alaska
A proboer meeting which was to have
been held in Boston has been callSd on
on the alleged ground that no suitable hall
could be found. The real reason is said
to have been that Bourke Cochran, who
was to be the leading speaker. refused to
appear on the same platform with Webster
Davis, another OF the advertised orators.
The eleventh Contins entail Congress Of the
Daughters OF the American Revolution is
to be held IN Washington during the week
commencing February II. The president
general. Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks. will
preside at the opening meeting on Monday
and deliver the address OF welcome. The
new ofncers will be elected on Thursday.
Former Lieutenant Diraison OF the French
army announces that he has now given full
satisfaction TO all persons offended by his
book, Les M~aritimes," and Will now de-
vote himself to the advertising OF his work.
NJ. Diraison's hVe dnels have doomed his
book. OF which $1,000 copies have been
sold which" remarks . faostiOul
Paris correspondent. sis at the rate Of 10
900 peE duel-G0oa bustneASIH
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12
KREoKMa a sAHNaS BANK.

The w~recking of the City Savings
bank Of Detroit by its vice president
in collision with the cashier was some
what exceptional in the method adopted,
but 1t is none the less useful in the sug-
gestion 1t presents of the difficulty, IL
not indeed the impossibility, of such in
situations providing absolute safeguards
against official dishonesty. There APP
pears to be no doubt that the wrecked
bank had been conducted on sound
established and enjoyed the confidence
of the community. A large amount of
public funds were deposited with it.
No fault, it is said, attaches to the di-
idence in the integrity of the vice pres
ident and cashier of the institution.
Those officials probably did not DELHI
erately intend to rob the bank. The
vice president doubtless hoped that the
tide of his speculations would turn in
his favor and he could return the money
he took out of the institution. But the
tide did not turn and the consequence is
disaster to himself and the bank.
1t appears pertinent to remark in con-
nectiOn with this circumstance that
nothing Of the kind would be likely to
happen in the case of a postal savings
bank, but IL such a government insti-
tuition should be robbed, which Of course
would be possible, the depositors would
not suffer. Every person who had q
deposit in. the bank would be certain
to get it on demand. This is the strong
point in favor of the proposition to es.
tablish postal savings banks, that the
money of depositors would be under any
and all circumstances absolutely secure
This is the consideration Of chief i'm.
portance to the people who put thei,
savings in the savings banks, the ques-
ton of interest on their deposits being
of minor consequence. 1t is these PEG
pie who ought to be strongly in favor OF
postal savings banks and such incidents
as that at Detroit should have the eff.
feet to increase popular sentiment favor
able to banks in connection with the
postal service.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12

Ninety-three years ago Abraham Lin
coin was born. In several states this
anniversary Of his birthday will be OBJ
served as a legal holiday, while at nan
banquet tables In many states the
memory Of that great man-next to
Washington the most imposing and the
most revered character in American
history-will be duly honored. While
1t has been proposed to make
February IL a national holiday and
this may sooner or later be done,
the birthday Of Lincoln does not need
such recognition in order to insure its
observance by his countrymen. Every
recurrence of the anniversary finds it's
observance extended. Appreciation of
the great qualities of Lincoln, admira-
ton of his character and gratitude for
the mighty work he accomplished, grow
with the passing years, and there is no
danger that 70 long as the republic
stands, or 70 long as free institutions
are cherished, the memory Of the eman-
cipator of a race and the savior Of his
country will fade from the minds of men
or a to command their affection and
reverence.
Abraham Lincoln met the highest
standard of patriotism. His love of
country and devotion to free institu-
tons were profound and intense. He
had also an unfailing faith In the
survival of republican institutions
and in the grand destiny of his
country. An eminent American states
man contemporary with Lincoln, said
there cannot be any exaggerated
estimate of him. No one will be dis
posed to question this who is familiar
with Lincoln's history. From It's humble
beginning to the hour of martyrdom the
career Of Abraham Lincoln proclaims
him n of the greatest. noblest and
most heroic characters the world has
known.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12
JUDIcIoDS RrcoMMENDArIoNs

The recommendations Of the industrial
commission are generally SO wise and
judicious that they must receive the
hearty approval of all men who have
given to the subjects considered intelli-
gent and careful study. The commits
sion during the two years of its investi-
CATION. has gone over a great deal OF
ground and its final report of which the
public is being given installments. shows
that Its duty has been carefully and
faithfully performed.
The views Of the commission in re-
gard TO labor and taxation are for the
most part emlnently sound. 1t urges
that the states should by legislation es-
tablish uniform hours of labor and that
In all public employment the working
day should be eight hours. An excel
lent suggestion is that railroads be pro-
hibited from employing telegraph oper-
atOrs under Is years of age. Perhaps
this is not now generally done. but it
has been in the past and may be again,
so that it is manifestly advisable to have
the matter regulated by law, If congress
has the authority. as the commission
atirms, TO do so. Other suggestions re-
garding railroad employees are equally
good and while 1t is a fact that some
of cheese are already in practice on rail-
roads 1t would be well to make them
a legal requirement.
What the commission says in regard
to taxation presents a question Of the
highest importance, az TO which there is
great diversity OF opinion, but in the
main we think the recommendation
judicious and certainly worthy OF seri-
Gus consideration. In regard to immi-
grafton the commission appears to re
gard existing laws sufficient, except
that it would increase the head tax. II
does not suggest any additional restric-
tive legislation. from which IL is reas
Onably to b inferred that the commits,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12
Water-Logged Trusts
Neu York FinnncIal ARe.

lnAnCAHA AkCs
1000, 900 alone for the pleasure OF doing
business. and then even . down int
their own pockets and paid more than
$4,000, 900 in unearned dividends. These divi-
dends were supposed to come out OF = re-
serve fund, but how could there be q re-
serve fund when there has been a propor-
tlonate loss every Year, This reserve nno
has been made up from the manipulation
Of this stock on the exchange, and the
holders are b~lissfully ignorant Of the abyss
that Is yawning beneath them. IL the
head Of this concern should die today the
stock would not be worth $40 per share.
This so-caIled trust business is over
done. The profits do not admit Of paying
dividends on q capital which consists OF
enough water to drown an entire popu-
lace. Is It reasonable to suppose that any
man would sell a business which pays him
z per cent on s2,0 0 900 for $500. 900, OF 10 II
reasonable to think that anyone would sell
a business that pays him z per cent on
that $500, 900 for $500, DOOR Then how Is II
reasonable to suppose that you can buy
a business that pays : per cent on $780,
600 under conservative management, and
make 1t pay Z per cent on sS,0Oo,ooO with
out enlarging Il, or without any material
Improvement
why do trusts object 10 daylight in re-
gard to their affairs, and why will they
spend millions to prevent such light being
shed upon their business7 Why do they
object to legislation that will give the
public more factsf II everything Is above
suspicion why are they 90 secretivef
Industrial combinations are a benent to
our country; they advance and
enhance values. but when It comes to q
question Of over disqualification to such an
enormous degree as is practiced now It
becomes a menace to the country; and, In
fact, the entire world. II. for example, a
few of these large bubbles would burst,
the havoc wrought would be awful. Banks
and mercantile houses alike would be
swallowed up in the flood hat would fol-
low, and Il Is safe to say that the pro-
moters would be amply provided with life
preservers.
The Financial Age IL not pessimistic,
only II advises caution whore such dis
asters threaten. Take the failure OF the
Asphalt Trust which happened recently.
II this combine had had ten times more
capital its failure would have been de-
layed only, not prevented. This happened
on a small scale, and II will happen on a
large scale Just as sure as the sun shines.
No banking institution has the right 70
loan money on securities so fiimsy as In
dustrial stocks, nor has an institution hand
ling public funds q right to invest these
funds in such a way.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12
NO MINORmY RrLE.

The principle of government by ma
entire system of political party rule.
The right of the majority to select can
didates aud control party organizations
is firmly established. The assent and
submission of the minority to the will
Of the majority is a moral obligation
vitiated only by fraud or corrupt manip-
ulatiOn. Majority rule through commit
tees and conventions necessarily implies
an equitable apportionment OF repre-
sentation that enables majorities to voice
their wishes through their chosen dele.
gates.
The right Of majorities to rule, ignored
for years in Douglas county, was COM
pletely overturned by the last repub-
lican county convention, which, under
pretense of smashing the machine, re-
pudiated and disfranchised the majority
Of the republican voters by creating a
committee whose membership represents
a bare minority of the party In this
county. 1t gave to the 5000 republicans
Of Omaha twenty-seven members OF the
governing committee and to the $500
republicans in South Omaha and the
country precincts ~thirty-four members
of the committee. This rank invasion of
the rights Of the majority was further
emphasized by instructions to the com
mittee to perpetuate the rule OF the mi
nOrity in the apportionment Of delegates
in all future conventions. The natural
result of the vicious attempt TO establish
minority rule was the defeat Of the prin-
cipal candidates on the county ticket
whose nomination the minority had
sought to saddle upon the party.
And now 1t is given out that the fac
ton that perpetrated this Outrage, not
confident of its ability to maintain It's
supremacy with minority conventions,
proposes to extend minority rule through
the Crawford county system In the Sc
lection Of IL republican candidate for
congress in this district. 1t goes with
out saying that the republicans OF this
district will not tamely submit to such
a scheme.
The fundamental principle Of the
Crawford county system is to give each
member Of the party an equal aud di-
rect voice in the choice of candidates
instead Of through delegate representa-
ton, which SO often defeats the choice
of the majority by bargain and sale.
This principle is sound and will meet
with the approval Of the rank and hle
Of the party II honestly carried into ef-
feet In other words. the proposition to
let the republican voters name their can
didates for public office and their gov
ernlng committees by direct selection on
an Australian ballot VIII commend il.
self 10 ali fair-minded men.
But any scheme whereby a minority
can dictate nominations by plurality
vote MIL nOt meet with popular ap-
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12

with his arms ciasped For almost q min
ute he stood In silence and then, IN his
deep cultural voice he began to SPEAK.
As he progressed he added Appropriate
gestures to his vordS making a unique
picture When his speech was translated
IL was found to be q logical and concise
presentation Of the Indians position. with
out any horid rhetoric. The other chiefs
proved to BE- equally good as speechmakers.
During one Of the sessions Of the CONGRESS
committee in charge OF the Chinese exolu-
sion bill. President Gompera Of the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor. protested because
WI Tingfang. the Chinese minister, had
spoken Of labor "agitators."
"How oddi" said Mr.. WI. 'see here"
He opened two dictionaries At the word
"sand-lot." In each definition Dennis
Kearney is spoken OF a. . labor 'agitator.'
what is . poor foreigner to do in the
face Of such high authorityf' asked Mr..
WI blandly. 81 am not q native. must
fall back on the dictionaries Mr.. Com
pers must revise the dictionaries before
he can come az me-"
Then he winked q sly oriental wink.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12

Our Dave fails to encounter the
most awful obstacles to every measure
in the interest Of his constituents and
then by superhuman exertion he over
comes them before the curtain rings
down. His response to the South Omaha
Improvement club with reference to the
appropriation for matchmaking Thir-
teenth street from Omaha to Fort Crook
is characteristic. Congress-" says our
Dave, has never macadamized a road
as l have asked for. but 1 hope 1 may
be able to establish a precedent al
though it is uphill work" 1t takes a
scholar and a statesman, as we'll as a
macadamician, to write such a letter,
but the quarrymen and stone breakers
had better get ready before the snow
melts. Although congress has never
macadamized a road, except through
members who have broken rock as a
penalty, we feel sure congress will this
time relent in order to demonstrate that
Dave can have anything in sight, or out
Of sight.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12
GOODBY TO THE MILKMAN.
Prospective Passing of the Man who
Rushes the Can.

Rushes the Can.
Chicago Chronicle.
A Swedish scientist claims he has In
vented an apparatus by which milk can
be brought Into the form Of powder, like
-four in appearance. and having all the
qualities Of milk in concentrated form
with the exception of moisture. The milk
-four Is soluble in water. 1t does not fer
ment nor sour and is not sensitive to
changes OF weather, 1t is said to be COM
paratively inexpensive, the cost OF pro-
duction being about q cents per LOG quarts.
II what the inventor claims is true the
day OF the milkman will soon be over, so
far as the cities are concerned. TIL old
Jokes regarding the milkman and the town
pump will be out of date. Each family will
dilute its milk -four according to taste
and produce more or less milk according
to means and need. Perhaps the best as
pect of 1t is that the quiet OF the early
morning hours will no longer be broken
by the sound Of milk cans rustling over the
stony streets; that q Sabbathlike still
ness will prevail from 3 to 5 instead OF
the noisy clatter OF the milkman bent on
finishing his disagreeable round as early
In the day as possible.
The more poetic aspects of the situation
need not pass away. The dairy maid may
still pursue her vocation and the rustic
swain still make love to her in the dewy
freshness Of the morning. 1t is the city
milkman, the purveyor Of the liquid mix
ture, who will have to 90. In his place
the grocer comes, bringing barrels or bags
Of milk flour which will keep the year
round without loss OF flavor or substance.
whether the change on the whole will
- A aA1AAd NhA
invention is all 1t promises. Since savage
man first appropriated the milk of ami
mails to his own use 1t has held its own
in spite Of so-called improvements. MIX
-four may become a convenience in an
emergency, but prove an unworthy sub
stitute for the original article in its nat
ural form.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12

The judiciary committee of the Iowa
house Of representatives has decided by
a vote Of 8 to 8 to recommend the anti
pass bill. If the railroads had engaged
that bland and smooth legislative hyp-
notist, Mr.. Ager. he could probably have
persuaded the ninth man to change his
views on the pass question.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12

Ex-Secretary Gage has been rendered
and accepted the position Of president Of
n big trust company. Men who have
held high places in the Treasury depart
ment do not appear to have any diff
Guilty In obtaining remuneraive employ
ment upon retirement from Office. The
man who can creditably All any OF these
important positions necessarily has abil-
ity Of which private parties are only too
anxious to avail themselves.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12
Omaha. Dennitiou of a Load"
Minneapolis Times.

An Omaha police judge has defined drunk
enness as "a condition produced by drink
ing vinOus. spirituous or malt liquors which
shall be manifested by any deviation from
ordinary carriage or conduct" This does
not help matters. The accused may CON-
pei the city prosecutor to prove ordinary
conduct" TO show hat liquors had been
absorbed, and. II extraordinary conduct is
shown. to prove that the beverages caused
IL. That is the theory. but In practice the
Judge viii simply sAy ten dollars % ten
dsEkI7 -
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12
THE COLLAR sUrTON's SOLILoaUY.

- H-H. H-.H Nv
Fred shAfnit In Kansas city Soar.
/ am q collar button. q little collar button.
A simple collar button. nothing more.
i love TO slip and slide
To skip about and hide
And lose myself ~somswhsTs o the
| am a collar button. q little collar button,
But I'm meaner than q nea-hft yellow pup.
i make my owner swear,
And tear handfuls from hts hair,
While I'm e~rollin' round a-cuttin' up.
am a collar button. a little collar button.
That fairly dotes on hearinB shrteks and
on. / love 20 creep and crawl
And 20 hear my owner baw1.
There's nothing I hate more than holding
collars.
] am a collar button. q little collar button.
With q mission on earth that's simply
great
While othars vainiy preach,
Just hide and thus DO teach q
The e-nssedneao 81 hina inanimAtA \
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12

The authorities Of wisconsin univer-
sity are called upon to decide one Of
the most momentous questions in the
history Of the institution. 1t is whether
the university boarding houses shall be
permitted TO serve hash and prunes more
than once a day. Educational affairs
in this country have passed through
many and serious crises, but nothing APP
preaching this in Importance has here
tOfOre racked the university mans
brain.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12
Reformins the jury system.
New York Tribune.

Our jury system ought TO be so amended
that the illness Of a single juror in a muir
der trial which Is exceptionally important
and expensive to the taxpayers should not
delay the progress of the case. After the
jury box has been filled eleven peers OF
the accused prisoner can safely be trusted
to treat him fairly, even II the twelfth jury
man is PROSTATE upon a sick bed. It Is
time that reason and common sense should
take the place OF technicalities and I'M
reasonable precedents in our criminal
courts.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12

The sparring match between members
Of the Omaha woman's club over the
woman's suffrage question has come to
naught all because some women in Colo
RADIO and Wyoming are born with an i'm
pediment TO their ~yeraelty. One set de-
clares that suffrage has been a phenome-
nal success In those states. while the
other set declares 1t to De a dismal fail
ure. AS nobody could tell which Of
these people are afflicted with the i'm
pediment. the referee had TO call the
neree xordy encounter 4 draw.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12

Frank James has protested against the
further production of the play which ex-
ploIts the doings Of himself and brother.
That is certainly one act in his career
which the public will heartily endorse.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12

One hundred thousand horses have
been sold and shipped out Of Montana
within a year. Even the so-called min
ing states, 1t appears, do not depend
entirely upon their mineral for
their prosperity. but the farmer and
stockman play an important role.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12

Iowa railroads win cheerfully forego
the privilege Of supplying members of
the legislature and Iowa public officials,
their cousins and aunts, with passes.
providing the Iowa legislature will
forego the privilege of revising the reve-
nue. laws so as TO make the railroads
bear their just proportion Of the burden
of taxation.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12

1t is said Sir Thomas Upton has de-
cided to put an American crew on
Shamrock II when he tries out his new
yacht which is to sail for the Americas
cup. II the old boat should prove the
winner the heartburnings yer the last
defeat viii be greater than ever.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12

The Cook County Democracy while
making a tour of the south was COM
PEELED to put up over Sunday in a dry
town. People who remember the clubs
visit to Omaha in 1898 can easily under
stand the intense suffering which this
condition entailed.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12

The bill aimed at anarchists, called a
measure to protect presidents. is being
pushed in congress. After legislation has
done all it can the fact will remain that
with the best human protection the
president must depend upon divine prov
idence to safeguard his health and life.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12

South Omaha councilmen have agreed
to disagree upon the site Of the proposed
Carnegie library building. The natural
inference is that the men who own the
sites have foolishly offered their real es-
tate below the margin.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12
Two OF . Kind painting.
Chicago Tribune.

King Edward and President SchWab APP
pear to have had an agreeable interview.
The king expressed his pleasure at meet
ing an American Of whom he had heard so
much, and Mr.. schwab acknowledged that
he had heard OF King Edward often and was
equally as glad to meet him..
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12

The franchised corporations would
rather y 0 produce their books forsex-
animation in open court-in that case
outsiders might know as much-of the
value Of the special privileges they enjoy
as the managers themselves.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12
A Luminous Amendment.
baltimore American.

Baltimore American.
Andrew Carnegie has composed his own
epitaph. II reads: Here lies a man who
knew how to get around him men much
cleverer than himself" Many a rich man
chin"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12
Keeping the Pot poilinE.

Philadelphia Ledger.
With Mr.. Schwab hobnobbing with King
Edward and Emperor William begging an
girl TO sing in Berlin, American
stock keeps pretty well at par In Europe.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12
A sIander, BGoah.
Washington Post.

We fear Kansas is too healthy from a
financial standpoint to encourage a new
political party. Why doesn't Mr.. CASA
wsyltry Nebraska? Nebraska seems to be
easy.