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Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30
orR KAnAL

The common belief regarding the rela-
tive naval strength of the United States
will be modified by the report Of the
chairman Of the house naval committee,
Representative Foes of Illinois. It APP
pears that while there are 1873 vessels
in the navy, built and building, the real
fighting strength is comprised in the
eighteen battleships, eight armored and
twenty-one protected cruisers, the re-
port stating that the other ninety-One
vessels would count for little in actual
war. Particular reference is made to
what Germany is doing In increasing
her naval power. her program being on
a much more extensive scale than that
Of this country and it is expected to be
practically completed within the next
six years, when the German navy will
have attained really formidable proper
tons, though even then probably in
ferior to the French navy. which is also
being increased.
The report of the house naval COM
mlttee can hardly fail to impress con-
gress and the country with the expe-
diency of continuing the building up of
our sea power The recommendation of
the committee is for the construction Of
two more first-class battleships, two
frst-class armored cruisers n two gun
boats, which does not seem to be at all
extravagant. 1t is not the policy or
purpose Of the United States to enter
into rivalry with any other nation for
naval supremacy, but we cannot AFFORD
to be altogether Indifferent to what
other powers are doing in the way Of
strengthening their sea power. How
ever little attention this country may
have felt called upon in the past to give
to the growth Of European naval estab-
lishments, our territorial expansion and
the broadening Of Il commercial Inter
ests now require that we shall take
notice of what other maritime countries
are doing in this respect and practical
wisdom suggests that we cannOt safely
permit ourselves to fall very far to the
rear of such countries In sea power.
The very reasonable recommendation
made by the house naval committee
should not encounter any serious oppo-
sition and probably will not, since there
is no doubt that intelligent public SEN
timent throughout the country is favor
able 70 increasing the naval establish
ment,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30

excitement In Georgia. watermelons are.
however, coming from the south. and are
being used in the old way. Whisky, It
was reported, could also be made from
watermelons.
There are those now living who remem-
Der how confidently It was demonstrated
ON paper-that whisky could be produced
from sawdust. 1t was figured out that II
a man were sorely put to II for a drink he
could go out in the pine woods with n
saw and enjoy himself as long as he could
work The whisky was of the "pine-top'
variety, that was used in cases OF ex-
tremity in the south during the civil war,
and said to be somewhat injurious. 1t is
certain that no Kentucky colonel would
ever consent to smell of sawdust whisky
when the choice product of corn coull be
had.
The history OF many OF the great dis
c~overies and inventions is that of reward
after patient effort. There is a greater
promise for corn than ever. With the
sugar. whisky, beef and hog men all bid
ding for corn, the inference is the price
will rise.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30
o ALL ALONE"
what a Change n Few Years Have
wrought in Missouri.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat, April 26.
w. ]. Bryan Of Lincoln, Neb., spent an
hour at Union station yesterday morning
on his way to Paducah, KY, without any
reception committee to see him through
Not even Moses Wetmore. 1t was not MI
Bryan's hrst visit to Union station. On
one occasion, In 1896, Mr.. Bryan visited
Union station enroute home from the CHI
caRo convention, where he hung a rhetorical
crown OF thorns upon a metaphorlcal cross
Of gold. The ~populace refused to let MIN
walk through the station and he was borne
by six stout policemen to the upper dining
room, where his frugal breakfast Of tender
loin steak, Franch rolls and Imported
coffee awaited him. 1t was with dinculty
that the police assisted by William Joel
Stone and Colonel Nose Wetmore, could
clear a way to the ticket window, so thai
the waiting multitude might view the Ne
braskan in the act Of buying his ticket
On the subsequent occasions, both In that
strenuous year and 1900, Mr.. Bryan passed
through Union station. His reception was
always the same. consisting OF enormous
crowds, brass bands, William Joel and
Colonel Nose.
So Mr.. Bryan arrived at Union station
yesterday morning. The train from Mexico,
MO-. was on Ilmb anu tue
stepped out upon the rear platform, as had
been his wont in other days, and prepared
for the entrance to the station, A crowd
was there and also the police, but not for
him. Eagerly his eye travelled over the
throng for a glimpse OF the tall figure, hun
cry visage and long gray forelock OF Will
liam Joel. II was not in sight.
"Ah. l remember" soliloquized the Ne
braskan. He is out stamping the state
against Andrew Carnegie's free Libraries.
'Tis enough. Let the good work go on.
But where is Mose?"
Again his eagle eye travelled over the
hurrying crowd. No sign OF a stout gentle
man with a red face and iron-gray mus.
taehe. The trust buster was not in sight
With a weary sigh the man with the large
mouth and rapidly thinning raven locks
asked the man at the airbrake II this was
really st. Louis.
you bet 1t is. Gully was the reply. "and
II youse don't git a wiggle on you pretty
quick this here car will take you down e
the yards. see?"
With another Sigh Farmer Bryan grasped
his trusty gripsack and started for a stool
in the lunch room. Like patience on a
brick kiln waiting for beef" he sat, and
sat, and sat-but nobody gave him greeting.
Then he hunted up a train that would take
him TO Paducah, %"alone. all alone" Al
Eddie Foy mOurnfully sings.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30
NOT VERY PERPLEXING.

Members of the State Board of Equal
izatlon are reported to be seriously per-
picked over the prospective assessment
of the properties and franchises of the
various transportation, telegraph and
telephone companies. The mere fact
that the valuation Of lands and live
stock varies very radically need not
necessarily perplex the state board.
The recent decision of the supreme
court specifically instructs boards Of
equalization how to ascertain the value
Of the property and franchises of a cor
poratiOn. When the actual value OF the
property and franchises has been
figured out it will be easy to strike the
average at which all of their property
is assessed In the various counties of
the state. II, for example, that average
is 80 per cent of the market value, then
the railroad, telegraph and telephone
properties and franchises are to be
valued for taxation purposes 80 per
cent Of their actual or market value;
If the average is only 20 per cent, then
the railroad, telegraph and telephone
property is assessable 20 per cent of
It's actual or market value.
The contention that the tangible prop
erty of railroads, telegraph or telephone
companies, namely. the right of way,
depots and depot grounds, tracks and
rolling stock, or the poles, wires and
instruments, on the other hand. do not
equal in value the aggregate Of the
salable or market value Of the bonds
and stocks OF the respective companies,
should no longer perplex any mem
Der OF the board. The difference be
tween the value Of the tangible prop
eTty. real and personal, ana the market
value OF stocks and bonds has been
defined by the supreme court to repre-.
sent the value OF the franchise. Under
that ruling the board has no discretion
in figuring the values except so far as
il fxes the standard or relative ratio
OF corporate taxation 10 the taxation OF
all other classes Of property.
When taxation in Nebraska is dis
tributed upon az classes of property
without favoritisp or discrimination in
proportion to it's value. as near as can be
aseertained. ther4 win be no grounds
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30
Personal NOTES.

Hon. T. B. Minahan, president Of the
American Federation of Catholic Societies,
will be rendered a reception in Boston on
May 4.
Prof. Woodrow Wilson Of Princeton uni
versity will deliver the grafton at the
celebration OF founders day at Vassar COL
lege on May 2.
According to the Washington Times, II
was a Wisconsin congressman who was
caught holding a pitcher under a button on
the wall in his room. under which was
written: Push twice for water"
Edwin Hawley, who recently resigned
his position as general traf1c agent Of the
Southern Pacific to devote himself to his
own business. worked first for the Erie
company as errand boy at a salary of "a a
week.
A~dolphus Dewet, a nephew OF the Boer
General Dewet, who was wounded and cap
tured at the battle OF Jacobsdal, and aft
erward escaped from Bermuda by swim
ming to a schooner bound for New York,
arrived In Guayaquil, Ecuador. recently. He
proceeded to Lima, Peru, where he will
engage in mining.
Among the candidates for office in the
coming French elections is a grand nephew
Of that Brillat-Savarin. the amous cpl
cure, who wrote a classic on cookery. His
relative is opposing the reelection of Bau-
din, the French minister Of public works.
Brillat-Savarin was a great lawyer as we'll
as a past master in the culinary art and all
his family have been lawyers.
Senator Patterson was addressing his
colleagues the other day in opposition to
| some proposed improvements in the District
of Columbia. Depew wanted to know when
a vote would be reached and Hanna said:
"Ill tell you II you'll let me know how
long Patterson will talk" Impossible"
| said Depew. "No man can tell how long
a good lawyer from the west will talk on
a populistic proposition"
Until recently southern people have been
divided whether to make the birthday of
General Lee or Jefferson Davis a confeder-
ate memorial day. Now there is a grow
ing feeling in favor Of giving the honor to
Davis. There Is a strong movement in
Mississippi favoring the purchase and
perpetual maintenance of the old Davis
homestead at Beauvoir. June 3 was the
| confederate leaders birthday.
The Bee Acknowledges receipt Of plans
and specifications and he menu card Of the
annual dinner of the Sheffield (England)
Press club, which was pulled on April IL.
Major Church Howe Of Nebraska, American
consul at Sheffield, was one Of the guests of
the occasion, and mere lords to the right Of
him, earls to the left Of him and sirs every
where. Strange to say, the major did not
make a speech during the subsequent pro-
ceedings.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30
Result of Postal Reform,
Chicago Chronicle

NIIVdbO OuIOIICIt.
The receipts Of the Postufice department
for the quarter ending March 81. exceeded
the expenses. This has occurred but four
lime in the receipts for any quarter in the
last eighteen years. The result was largely
due to the exclusion from the mails of
irregular matter, mostly advertising
sheets and books that are not periodicals,
which were carried at very low pound
rates. The bulky matter dumped into the
mails In evasion Of the laws was trans
ported at an expense of s cents a pound.
The postage amounted to 1 cent a pound.
With the reform Of this and other abuses
the Postofice department should be self
supporting. even II the expense is $780,
900, 900 a ~year-twice the total cost of the
government annually before the war.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30
GENERAL SMITHS DEFENSE.

New York Sun Crep): General Smiths
response to the accusation brought against
him as the commander In Samar Is that OF
a man, and, We believe, OF a soldier.
Chicago Post (rep.): General Smiths adj
mission that he gave the order to kill all
over 10 proves that war is not only what
Sherman said OF It, but that It makes fends
OF men.
st. Paul Pioneer Press (rep): General
Jacob II. Smith admits that he ordered the
killing Of all hostile natives Of samar over
10 years OF age. His defense is the story
Of Balangiga's awful massacre. He was out
for revenge. Further comment may be
withheld till the court martial is through
with its work. In the meantime 1t must
be admitted that II looks as IL the fierce
strife in Samar had given us a weyler who
out-Weylers Weyler, as II under our flag
there have been done in the Philippines
deeds worse than those which stirred our
people to righteous wrath and drove the
spsniards from Cuba.
Cleveland Leader (rep): II any paper
or public leader had dared to assert that
In less than four years from the beginning
Of war to stop the cruelties OF the Spanish
Weyler an American general would issue
orders that in a wide region all natives OF
an island where United States troops we're
to serve should be killed, from the age Of
10 upwards, and their homes destroyed, that
paper or politician would have been exc
Grated as an insanely vicious slanderer OF
his own country. And now many papers
and, numerous politicians are excusing and
palliating General Smiths conduct, and not
without justification in the fact that he
simply did he usual thing in warfare such
as he was called on to wage. Possibly
some good may come of this monstrous
object lesson. It ought to make an i'm
preston deep enough to last at least a few
years in any country which claims a proud
place among the Christian nations Of the
world.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30
AMENDING STATE BOUNDARIES.
Proposed Changes in the Lines of
Western states.

PROPOSED Changes I'm the Lines of
Western states.
Philadelphia Press.
Senator Kearns of Utah has a bill in the
senate to annex to Utah a section Of Arr
zona, that part which lies north and west
OF Colorado river. Arizona is clamorous
Tor statehood and no doubt prefers to keep
It's entire area. There is no recent in
stance OF a state voluntarily relinquishing
any portion Of its area, but the territories
are usually fair game for c~ovetous neigh
bors. Nevada has made inroads on the or
iginal area Of Arizona and wanted badly to
appropriate a slice OF Utah before the lat
ter became a state. Washington very
nearly secured that portion OF Idaho i'm
mediately east OF 1t; Nebraska, before the
admission of the Dakotas, was an applicant
In congress for a piece OF Dakota Territory.
Years ago Missouri, by act OF congress-, Sc
cured for itself a large piece of Nebraska
Territory and brought 1t under the ban Of
slavery, contrary to the compromise of 1920.
1t Is natural for states to seek TO i'm
prove their boundaries by additions Of this
character, but soon the opportunity to do
so will be gone, for the few territories still
remaining cannot much longer be denied
statehood. Inasmuch as congress has full
power 10 NIX the boundaries or new states
1t is a pity that it has not arranged them
with a clearer view to their ultimate equal
ity. Their boundaries we're fixed usually with
reference to their appearance on the map,
without much regard to the character OF the
soil and its relative capacity for sustaining
population. Desert states like Nevada
should have been annexed to territory ca
pable of sustaining a fixed population, no
matter how large 1t made the state. A
grazing state like Wyoming should have
been given a larger area. It's northern
boundary should have been run up to Brit
ish America and western Montana coalesced
with Idaho. California and Texas, both i'm
mense, fertile states. should have been di-
vided and the arid territories OF Arizona
and New Mexico should be united even
now and Oklahoma admitted after CONSOLE
dalton with the Indian Territory or not at
all.
Arizona, II merged with New Mexico into
a single territory, could easily spare Utah
the slice 1t covets, but as It is we doubt
II Senator Kearns will be accommodated.
The piece OF land he wants to add to Utah
is separated from the rest Of Arizona by
the Grand Canyon Of the Colorado, and no
doubt its population, IL it has any, would be
more conveniently placed as a part OF Utah,
since the deep canyon of the Colorado puts
an almost impossible abyss between 1t and
the rest OF Arizona Territory.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30
A TwELvE-BUTTON MONARCH.
King Corn Plants a Sugar-COated
Pearl on His ShIrtwaist.


Baltimore American.
In Michigan a company has been formed
to produce sugar from corn. At this writ
ing the Sugar trust has not yet become
alarmed, but 1t would be we'll for the
magnates to keep their eyes peeled. It is
designed to produce sugar, glucose, grape
sugar and syrup from corn. II expecta-
tions are realized, we may become inde-
pendent of the trust and find a good home
market for all our surplus corn. In Ken
lucky, where the natives hold a higher use
can be found for corn, progress may be
slow, and the Beef trust may resist the
diversion OF corn from its hitherto profit
able employment OF converting grain into
meat, to be sold at almost prohibitive
prices. But II science demonstrates that
good sugar can be made out Of corn, the
trusts must bestiT themselves.
But everything must wait on experiment.
II sometimes happens that rosy c~alcula-
lions which seem to point to great wealth
are not realized within the lifetime OF the
calculator. A few years ago It was said that
good sugar could be made cheaply from
watermelons, and Immediately there was
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30
Sparks on the Railroad Problem.
Springfield Republican.

bpTIHBHtIu ItepUDICdH.
NJ. E. ingalls,, president Of the big
Four" railroad system. has indeed been
throwing out a brilliant shower Of sparks,
equal to those from an old wood burning
locomotive. in considering present railroad
problems. Every one has a ten-candle
power:
Should the western crops fail or shrink
this year, the railroad earnings will fall
on. economies will be practiced, purchases
such as steel will be postponed, manufac-
turers in turn will feel the effects, and
SO will everybody else. 1t is like a cob
house, you see. Pull out one and the
whole tumbles.
But It is getting so a railroad president.
II he wants to keep his road over night.
must put 1t in a safe and carry the key"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30
GENERAL OF THE ARMY.
Protest Against Forcing General
Miles on the Retired List.
RrooLIyu Ea0Ia

Brooklyn Eagle.
We want our history 10 read clean. We
don't want to be hardly criticised for
acts that might as we'll not have been
committed. The record OF our army has
been excellent. 1t has numbered, among
its officers and It's rank and file, men OF
whom we are proud. They are representa-
tive Americans. Its conduct has been dis
tinguished from its inception to this day by
fairness and chivalry, as we'll as courage.
Let us, then, consider how II will read, a
half century hence. II the head OF that
army is removed-not for cause. for no
cause has been assigned, but for differences
OF view with the administration. General
Miles Is the head Of the army. He holds
his place, not merely by seniority, but
because he has been a valuable man to tbs
service. He has never been impeached for
his conduct in the Indian wars. nor for his
work in the rebellion. On the contrary, his
bravery and competence in all his cam
paigns has been recognized. He has but
little more than a year to serve. Why not
allow him to close that term?
1t is a recognized fact that he has enc
mics among the men whom he commands.
He Is not a graduate of the army school.
His training has been chiefly that OF ex-
perience. He has been fighting while the
cadets have been reading how to tight.
He has been incautious, but when was
caution the attribute OF courage? He has
spoken his mind, but what statute pro-
vides that the commander-in chief OF our
military forces shall be. deprived OF the
liberty OF opinion? Let US withhold judg-
ment let US confess the use and the merit
OF the present general, and let us be con-
tent to pass the fact into history that no
general OF the United States army has ever
offered occasion for removal. Let General
Miles be general till he reaches his retiring
age, which will be in a few months, and
let him do his own retiring. Yith honors
he has MON.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30

Whatever fractional differences there
may be among republicans OF Douglas
county with respect to candidates. the
overshadowing issue which must be
squarely met is whether the party is to
be ruled by minority or majority. Under
the arbitrary and vicious apportionment
hxed by the convention of 1901 in the
interest Of Congressman Mercer 1900
republicans In Omaha are accorded
ninety delegates in the next convention,
while 1900 republicans in the country
precincts are given seventy delegates
and 1.SOO republicans in South Omaha
have but eighteen delegates. This is
nothing but Acknowledgement by the
overthrow Of the basic principle Of pop
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30

"If the city enforces the billboard or
dinance we will be put out OF business"
cries the Mulvihill company. But II the
city does not enforce the billboard ordi-
nance a good many people are liable to
die of heart failure or suffer irreparable
injury to their limbs whenever Omaha
is visited by a hurricane. 1t may be
hard for Omaha TO he deprived Of artis-
tic posters, conveying vivid ideas of
tight rope acrobats, of thlnly clad
women in flesh colors and Of menagerie
beasts, but for sanitary reasons and pub
lie safety the passing of the billboard
will be cheerfully acquiesced in.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30

The cattle syndicates would like very
much to head on the order Of the In
terror department against the illegal
fencing OF the public domain by some
sort OF congressional legislation before
July 1, the date set for the fences to
come down. The prospect of the land
leasing bill becoming a law. however,
IL not 90 good that It is safe to rely on
Il ~ against the department ediet
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30

The ideal system of taxation is that in
which the ~franehised corporations are
compelled 20 bear their full share OF the
tax burdens and in turn see to 1t that
every other corporation and individual
pays In the same ratio. Let each tax
payer be a monitor for every other.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30

The suggestion that the differences be-
tween the city and the Union Pacific
managers over the closing Of the iron
foundry be referred to the city attorney
simply means that further consideration
of the subject be allowed to rest inden-
nitely in n of the pigeon holes Of City
Attorney Councils desk.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30

South Omaha democratic councilmen
are trying TO play a game of freeze-out
on Mayor Koutsky by keeping away
from council meetings and preventing
the attendance of a quorum.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30

Cuba's president-elect is touring the
island in advance Of taking on his new
ONCE with a view to familiarizing him
self with the conditions and needs OF
different sections. Not a bad idea, but
a newly-elected president of the United
States would have to spend twelve
months Insead OF twelve days II he
undertook TO follow out the example.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30

Compared with his numerous official
proclamations and explanations, Gov
ernor Savage's letter of withdrawal
stands out as an example. brief and to
the point.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30
Seems 10 Know Id. Frlend..
Chicago Chronicle.

chicago chronicle.
So far as learned nc gentleman connected
with the sugar trust has fallen a victim
to nervous prostration as the result of the
Teller resolution for an investigation Of
the trusts control OF the Cuban sugar
crop. Since the hired girl OF the late Sem
alter Mcpherson made a large profit in
sugar stock the 1nanciers in control Of that
interesting institution have had no dread
of the United States senate.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30

The delay in the city tax levy Is liable
to cause trouble for the city in meeting
the Interest requirements of the munich
pal debt. Whatever happens Omaha's
credit must be protected against default
ing its obligations.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30

General Macarthur admits without
conjunction that he planned the opera
ton that resulted In the capture of
Aguinaldo. General Funston will now
have to share the credit Of the exploit
with his commanding officer.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30
Revising an Old Favorite.

Baltimore American.
We gather from Senator Beveridge's re.
cent Keynote that he favors revising the
old poem to read:
l love to see the octopus
And pat II on its head;
How prettily II wags its tails
Whenever IL is fed.