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Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-16
NOTES.

The sherifs Of the extreme northwest
"regret to report that Outlaw Tracy re-
mains uncaught.
william Clark, the ~well-known thread
manufacturer, who recently died In Eng
land, will be buried In Newark, N. J.
General Methuen received no welcome or
his return to England. He has tucked him
self away in a quiet place, glad to be alone
and unnoticed.
Harriet Beecher Stoves Goth birthday
was celebrated recently by negro residents
Of San Francisco In the old church on
Stockham street.
President Roosevelt has appointed a-man
to look after the remnant OF buffaloes now
remaining In this country and to prevent
that animal from becoming extinct.
Since public announcement was made that
John Masterson Burke OF New York had
given "a, 0O0,0 900 to charity he has been pes
tered by cranks and begging letter people
to such an extent that he has taken Night
and gone to the country. Before he left it
became necessary to post a police guard
near his residence,
Colonel John s. Mosby's men Of the con-
federate army are to hold their next annual
reunion at. Leesburg, Va. on Wednesday,
July 80, and they will invite all former
confederates in the state Of Virginia to
Join with them In making a glad holiday.
Colonel J. H. Alexander Of Leesburg is
their present commander.
John w. Greeley, a cousin OF the founder
of the New York Tribune, died In London
derry, n. H., July s. in the s4th year of
his age. He and Horace Greeley were born
in the same house in Amhurst. N. H. He
was a member OF a family OF thirteen chill
dren. He is survived by his widow, to
whom he had been married nfty-eight
years. aer ~
James Hamilton Lewis OF Seattle, who
formerly represented Washington In con-
gress. was hurt in Chicago last week. IN
attempting TO rescue a teamsteF from a
position Of peril under a wrecked wagon.
Mr.. Lewis quite recently won a $500. 600
lawsuit for John Healy, formerly OF Fort
Benton, and now Of Alaska, and the latter
presented Mr.. Lewis with 800, 900 OF the
amount.
w. A. PETER. formerly q senator from
Kansas, has been in the background for sew
eral years, but is not letting his faculties
rest. In his quiet Washington home he Is
writing a series OF reviews OF certain per-
Iods of American history and for some time
has had in mind writing a work dealing
with the question OF labor and capital. He
has thirty large scrapbooks filled with pic
torial and other caricatures Of himself and
his ideas.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-16
ENDORSING the PREsIDcrr

Senator Foraker Is of the opinion that
the next Ohio state convention viii put
itself formally on record in favor of
the nomination Of President Roosevelt.
If 1t should do so there would be pc
culiar significance in the action, since
It would be the most conclusive assur-
ance that Ohio has no aspirant for the
republican presidential nomination In
1904. Senator Plat of New York was
recently reported to have said that the
republican convention of that state un-
doubleday would declare in favor of
Mr.. Roosevelt as the republican stand
ard bearer two years hence and 1t is
said that Governor Odell and other
leaders are in favor of this. The re-
publicans OF Minnesota have already
endorsed the president for nomination
and their action has found general ap-
prevail from republicans . ~ 4ias
There is no doubt that there is now
practical unanimity among republicans
throughout the country in favor of max
ing President Roosevelt the candidate
In 1904. The attempt TO make 1t APP
pear that some Of the republican lead
ers were unfriendly to him utterly
failed. No republican Of prominence
and influence with the party has shown
hostility to Mr.. Roosevelt and the at
titude toward him of such leaders as
Foraker and Platt who earnestly urge
that he should be nominated, amply at
tests the good standing of the presi-
dent. That he has the respect and con-
adence Of the rank and file Of the party
is unQuestionable. The republican
masses see in Mr.. Roosevelt an able,
honest and courageous executive. who
knows his duty and his responsibilities
and does not hesitate to take the
course which he believes to be wise and
right.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-16
WATCHING THE conn oRoP.
Public Interest I'm the welfare of the
King Of Cereals.
Baltimore American.

Baltimore American.
The eye Of the business world n now
turned toward the problem Of crops. II has
been a long time since so much depended
on that problem. II Just so happens that
the future OF the ensuing years trade re-
suits depends very largely upon the sea-
sons crop yield. The failure Of the corn
crop last year crippled general business
conditions. Had II not been for the enor-
nous reserve resources Of the country the
injury would have made itself far more
apparent. Fortunately, the nations fate
does not depend upon any one years crops.
Our wealth Is SUFFICIENT to support the
march Of progress despite Just one sea-
sons ill-luck on the farm. That has been
proved by the record Of the past twelve
months. The distressing shortage in last
years corn crop would have been a stag
gering blow under normal conditions. As
It was, 1t checked the speed Of what was
then a rapidly acoelerating march Of pros
perity. But II was not powerful enough
to reverse the movement by changing
progress into retrogressiop. The mo-
mentum OF our advance was too strong for
that. General trade conditions had before
then received a forward impetus which no
single years crop failure could completely
halt.
Everybody comedies, however. that two
consecutive years Of crop failure would
present a rather grave situation. It could
not be otherwise. Since the farm is the
principal source from which springs our
prosperity, any succession Of misfortunes
would be certain to work q calamity. In
this country II is almost impossible to es-
innate the Importance Of wheat, corn and
cotton. They are the true sovereigns of
our nation. The value OF everything else
depends largely upon them. because they
are the leading agencies In regulating the
purchasing capacity OF our people. Large
crops on the farm and plantation, with an
average Of good prices, beget general ac-
tlvity, because the yield OF these products
form the basis OF the country's powers OF
consumption. II this, the underlying
stratum Of the couptry's wealth. Is strong
It is certain to make the whole business
status eolid. Big crops not only provide
the farming class with abundant purchas-
ing power, but they also mean much for
the railroads, for exporters and for our
general balance IN. International COM
merce. In fact, the influence OF good or
bad crops extends itself into the remotest
ramihcations Of all lines OF business. E'
That is why the farm holds SO impor-
tant a place in the public eye Just at this
1uncture. The wheat crop, though not q
failure, is less than original estimates had
led us to believe. Very true, storm dam
age has curtaiied the aggregate some
what. Cotton is very promising. The next
question is: What about corn? Until the
answer to that is definitely known the
business circle will renal perched high
on the anxious bench.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-16
THE DYING r

Farewell, wild, woody west, farewell,
Now sounds her last sad funeral knell;
Silent the hills where once there rang
The doieful a the redsktn sangs sf
Vanished the bear. the timid doe, ar4
Vanquished the cumbrcus buffalo
Gone every mark of the long ago,
In the dying west.
The wild wind scampers DER the plains;
The same moist falls whene'er II rains;
Huge mountains rise in majesty p
High boots the owl In a lonely treet
The moon looks down on the silent night,
The yellow moon with it's mellow ligh
And the hills laugh loud at the peaceful
In the dying west.
The bad man steals to his den and dies;
The wild fowl comes n away he files;
The rattier scurrtes to grasses high;
Like rush OF the wind speeds the Flyer by;
The coyote mir in a mournful way
A dismal dirge TO the dying day,
Al sad postiude TO the workout play,
In tie dying west.
Farewell, wild, woody west, farewell,
Let History's page the story tell
OF reckless past, OF glories gone;
Awake to meet the new days dawn.
Farewell, wild west, farewell for aye,
Progress walks in the land today,
The bad must go; the good may stay
In tho living west.
H. p. VAN ARsDALB.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-16
4 QUESTION OF

What appears to be the most trouble
some point In the negotiations between
the United States and Colombia relates
to the exercise of sovereignty over the
territory to be coded for the canal. The
act of congress requires that the United
States shall be conceded perpetual con-
troll of a strip OF land through which
to construct a canal, such control to in
clude Jurisdiction over said strip and
the ports at the ends thereof. There is
understood to be a decided repugnance
in Colombia to granting sovereignty
owe any portion OF Colombian territory
and to meet this popular feeling it was
provided in the draft Of a canal treaty
that "the rights and privileges granted
to the United States by the terms of
this convention shall not affect the
sovereignty OF the republic Of Colombia
over the territory within whose boun-
daries such rights and privileges are to
be exercised" 1t is further declared
that the United States freely acknowl-
edges and recognizes this sovereignty
and disavows any intention to impair 1t
in any way whatever.
Thus there Is considerable difference
between the requirement Of the act OF
congress, which clearly contemplates
the exercise Of sovereignty by the
United States over the canal territory,
and the language of the protocol signed
before there was action by congress.
The task, therefore. before the parties
TO the convention is to define with clear
ness the limit and extent OF the control
to be exercised over the strip Of terri
tory to be coded for canal purposes. 50
that the treaty will be acceptable to the
Colombian congress and people. 1t is
obviously not a simple task. II on ouI
part there shall be strict adherence TO
the requirement In the act of congress,
which 1t is to be presumed viii be done
While the government and people OF Co
lombia are most anxious that the United
States shall construct the Panama ca.
nal, they want to retain complete soy,
ereignty over the canal territory and
IL would seem to be pretty safe to as
sumo that they win not accept the terms
OF the act OF congress.
Can the United States safely accept
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-16
A Sample BRICK or UNiFoRMIrK.

A SAMPLE BRICK or UNIFORMITY.
According 70 the railroad lawyers and
railroad tax commissioners the basic
principle of railroad assessment In this
state Ia uniformity. A sample brick Of
railroad taxation uniformity is furnished
in the municipal assessment of the Capt.
tai city. The grand total Of taxable
property in the city Of Lincoln for the
year 1902 aggregates $21, 2S9,6S1, sub
divided as follows:
Real SIC, 155, 1855
Personal property .............. s5,032, $40
Railroads and telegraphs......... 101,147
In other words, the real and personal
property In the city Of Lincoln, exclusive
Of railroads, is assessed at $21, 1875, 534.
while the railroad property. including
trackage, terminal facilities, right of
way, depot grounds and depots, and the
property Of telegraph companies in that
city. are assessed for the muniflcent sum
Of $101,147 II this assessment stands
the railroads will pay less than one
half of 1 per cent Of the taxes for main
tanning municipal government in the
lily VI 1AuCOlu.
A most conservative estimate Of the
value of all the railroad property within
the limits of the city of Lincoln win not
fall short Of $4,000 900. This means that
while the property Of Lincoln taxpayers
is assessed for its full cash value the
railrosd property is assessed for about
one-twentieth Of its cash value. Assume
that the proportion OF the assessment for
telegraph property is S1,147: the rail-
roads in round figures are paying taxes
IN 100000, and with a o-mill levy the
Eve railroads that converge at Lincoln,
namely, the Burlington, the Elkhorn,
Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific and Rock
Island, will altogether pay $500 toward
maintaining municipal government In
the city Of Lincoln, while the other tax
payers will be compelled to pay $780,
968. And they call this uniformity" at
railroad headquarters.
Assessed at their true value the rail-
roads should, by rights, pay into the city
treasury at Lincoln not less than $4,000
instead Of 5000 and relieve the other
taxpayers of $17,10O, or reduce their rate
by nearly / mill. Surely that would not
be too much in view Of the privileges
and protection the railroads enjoy at the
hands of the municipal government Of
Lincoln.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-16
sALvE FoR BRITISH PRIDE.
Proportion of Beers to British Troops
In the Field.
Philadelphia North American.

Philadelphia North American.
Authentic figures supplied by the Beers
serve to show how absurdly inaccurate was
the information relating to the strength of
the enemy obtained by the British forces
during the war. The British invariably un-
derestimated the number OF Beers on COM
mando n were continually running
against unexpected bodies OF the enemy
where the country was supposed to have
been cleared by the weekly bags" reported
TO Kitchener. 1t was believed by the Brit
ish that the total number Of Beers in the
field did not exceed IS 900. but II now Ap-
pears that-not less han $1,000 men were
on commando from nrst to last.
The Boer losses In action were $500
killed and fatally wounded and $4,000 were
made prisoners Of war. The British losses
exceeded the entire number of Beers en-
gagged in the war. being in round numbers
90, 900 killed, wounded. died OF disease and
invalided.
The fearful effectiveness OF Boer meth
DDS of fighting is shown by the fact that
the British loss in killed was 21.000. or
nearly six to one compared with the Boer
loss. The greatest disproportion Of casual
ties doubtless was In the first few months
Of the war, before the British realized the
folly OF moving troops In masses against
intrenched sharpshooters who never fred
without seeing a man through their rife
sights. After a few thousand stupidity
brave onicers had heen shot the British
made some attempts TO substitute brains
for bayonets and military sense for social
superiority on the firing line. Tommy At
kins was taught to take some care Of him
self and hunt cover, and the disparity in
casualties became less marked.
While the disclosure Of the Boer records
shows the intelligence department Of the
British army to have been incompetent, II
supplies salye OF a sort for bruised British
conceit. The military prestige of the en-
pire was not lost by an army outnumber-
ing the enemy ten to one, as had been sup
posed; there were only four OF the finest
troops in the world" against one Dutch
farmer In the held
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-16
remedy for combines.
tsprinrneld Mass., Republican.

(%springneld Mass.) Republican.
The president is right in %supposing that
the people are very much disturbed over
the rise and spread Of the Industrial COM
binations and decidedly In favor Of effect
i've restraining legislation. And this Is
true OF business circles as we'll as Of the
people at large. The trustees OF the New
York leaf tobacco board Of trade, for ex-
ample, have adopted resolutions which
speak of that trade as being in-the grip
of a trust, mention some evil feature Of
the combinations in general, and finally
declare in favor Of placing fall corpora
tions whose securities are offered to the
public under government supervision
similar to that now exercised In the case
Of national banks"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-16
TESTING Fooo PscSERVATfVEs.

The Department of Agriculture is
about to undertake an Investigation Of
a unique character, the object of which
will be to determine whether or not
certain conservatives that are employed
In American meats, vegetables and
other foods are injurious to human be-
ings. The inquiry will be thoroughly
practical and boys and young men will
be utilized as subjects for the tests, so
that there will be no doubt as to the
results. The work will be under the
charge OF the chief chemist for the de-
partment, who has made a speciality Of
food analysis, and will be carried on I'M
der authority of a recent act of con-
gress which directs the Department of
Agriculture not only to furnish data re-
garding the effects on the human sys-
tenn Of eating food treated with various
kinds Of pr~eservatiyes, but also to
gather information regarding the same
subject In foreign countries.
A Washington dispatch says this
movement is for the purpose of secur-
ing facts which will form a basis for
retaliatory measures on the part Of our
government against foreign countries
that have adopted legislation hostile to
American food products. In a few
months the German government will
put into effect a law which will exclude
from that country all American meats
that have been treated with borax. We
import articles from Germany in which
p~reservatives are used and If these are
found to be injurious to health steps
will be taken to exclude them. 1t is
certainly desirable that a thorough in
vestigation of food p~reservatives shall
be made. Upon the question whether
they are injurious to health scientists
disagree and the tests which the chief
chemist of the Department of Agricul-
ture will make should go far to settle
the question.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-16
LET THE PRESIDENT ALONE.
Crsnks aad Borss Disturb life ne
oyster nay.
Philadelphia Press.

GnlinuelHhlA fFeaa.
II 70 time that even the fools and tho
cranks learned that the president has
some rights which they are bound to re-
spect.
On Friday an indivual who lie described
as secretary Of the Cane Growers ASSOC
citation of Louisiana went from New York
to Oyster Bay to see the president He
wanted to take an hour or two Of the pres
dents time to talk about sugar. He had
no appointment. He had no credentials.
He had not sought In advance to arrange
an Interview to suit the presidents cos
venienoe. He simply bo1ted over 70 ~
gate at his own pleasure and expected ne
president TO stop all other business aSs
leave everybody else in order to listen 20
his tale about sugar.
Now, sugar is all very we'll In It's time
and place. II has consumed q great deal
Of discussion In the last few months and
will doubtless consume q great deal more
In the months TO come. But the president
does moi need sugar Just now TO sweeten
his vacation and the fool from Louisiana
was very naturally and properly told that
his bumptious way OF coming unannounced
and u~narranged was not the way to i'm
pose an hours dose Of sugar on the presi-
dent. He thereupon went on mad. aired
his ridiculous grievance. which in the mid
summer dullness gets on the wires, and
all the newspapers-even the best Of us
print the silly and trivial stuff. Nc harm,
indeed, 10 done because every sensible per-
son sees what a fool be was and perhaps
his fate will warn away others.
Why can't these intrusive and fussy In
dividuals learn that the president ought
to have . little time to himself7 At the
best he must spend many hours with pub
lie and oficial representatives on essential
matters. He must devote other hours to
the correspondence and business which
m before. He is q rapid and prodi-
gious worker. Nothing drags. He takes
his toll as he takes his play, very seri-
ously and s~trenuously. Let him have all
the time he can And for rest and recrea-
tion. The American people will follow
him in his outing. Not intrusively and
annoyingly. but with their best wishes and
with a friendly interest in his vigorous
life.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-16
Peace i'm 4he philippines.
Manila Up ~ Juatice.

Manila C. ID Justice.
There was never a better outlook for the
Philippine islands than at the present time.
Peace has been restored in Samar, Laguna
and Batangas provinces. Military posts all
over the islands are being abandoned
nearly every day and the country being
turned over to the co%nstabulary and the
local civil authorities. The people are be-
coming convinced that the United States
means to treat them fairly, and they are
settling dow with a great degree Of conf
dence and contentment. The military 10
not only learning but taking its proper
place in a land of peace. The ladrone ele-
ment is being run to earth in every part
Of the Islands where II exists. Many people
who have never been amenable to n law
are now being made to answer not only
for recent crimes. hut for those committed
in years gone by. The judiciary is no
longer an experiment. but a marked sue
cess. 10. H
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-16
GIVE THE NAME, PLEASE.
which of the Yellow sheets CabIed
for. Tubs of GOreH

Lf ALH II LL. I'D.
for Tubs of GOret A
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune. o
Archbishop Ireland. addressing the Ma
tional Educational sassociation, said ten
words OF and concerning newspapers and
newspaper work where he, said five with
reference to the profession OF teaching.
And there was nothing out of place in the
address, No one knows better than Arch
bishop ireland that the press Is today the
greatest educator of them all and that its
curriculum is free to all-teachers and
p~relates included, But, while there was
nothing out of place in the subject matter
of the address, there was an omission
which It is incumbent on Archbishop Ire
land to supply. Among other pointed
things he said that an American newspa-
per prior to the Spanish war Instructed its
European correspondents to wire all that
makes for war. nothing that tends to pre-
vent or delay it."
Archbishop Ireland surely owes 1t to
the press. OF the United States to make
public the name Of the journal which SO
prostituted Its high mission. His address
teemed with words Of praise for the press
Of the United States as fair, intelligent,
honorable, enterprising and deserving of
the highest need OF commendation-and
he said It truly, knowing the facts. But
he knows also that "a dead fly maketh the
ointment OF the apothecary to stink" and
that it impregnates the body of the drug
to the injury OF the patient. He ought.
therefore, to disclose to the American pub
lie the name OF the American newspaper
which csbled to its European correspond
ents the bloody and yellow message to
wire all that makes for war. nothing
that tends to prevent OF delay IT,"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-16
Industrial America.
Chicago Inter-o ocean.

chicago lnter-Ocean.
While Americas population has increased
about hvefold during the last century, the
productive power Of that population has in
creased forty-fold. Man for man, indus
trially considered, the American Is twenty
fve years ahead Of the Englishman, who in
turn Is far ahead Of his European neigh
Dor. At this rate in 1920 there will be no.
900, 900 Americans. with a working power
equal to all the $50. 900, 900 people which
Europe will then probably contain.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-16

II County Attorney Shields devoted
half the time and energy oward prose
cutting the gamblers against whom evil
denee has been in his hands that he
is putting into the prosecution Of the
editor Of The Bee on trumped-up
charges Of violation Of the corrupt prae-
tices act he would not have to apply for
writs OF mandamus against the police
officers Of Omaha and South Omaha to
cover up his Own incOmpetency ana neg
lect OF duty.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-16
Prevention Of strikes.
Chicago Chronicle.

Chicago Chronicle.
Public opinion has taken very pronounced
shape in the matter Of strikes. The next
few years undoubtedly will see the matter
regulated by some system akin to the New
Zealand method. II may be called COM
pulsory arbitration or 1t may be called
something else, but the effect will be the
same-to stop the disastrous ana wasteful
wars between capital and labor which inn
pair public prosperity n imperil public
safety.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-16

Omaha is in the midst Of its periodical
agitation for street signs. The street in
tersections have been marked with the
street names time and again, but no sat
isfactory system has yet beer intro.
duced. Unless something more substan.
tial can be devised than what we have
already had we might as well save our
money.