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Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07
ARMY REFORM PUT OFF.

The indications are that nothing will
be done at the present session of con-
gress in regard to proposed army re
form. Indeed it is said that the last
hope of the administration of doing any
thing at this session, and perhaps in
this congress, is dead and past resur-
rection. The plan at the opening Of the
present congress was to have the bill
for the consolidation of the staff put
through the senate and the bill for fed
erallzing the militia put through the
house, so that the two measures would
not get in the way Of each other and
that there would be no rivalry between
committees, the house having a separate
committee to handle bills affecting the
militia as distinguished from measures
relating to the regular army.
The house committee was favorable
to the plan of militia reform recon-
mended by Secretary Root and reported
a bill for that purpose, but it was not
pushed in order to let the staff on
solidation bill be equally well started
by the enate committee on military af-
fairs. The latter measure seemed in a
fair way to receive favorable considera-
ton when General Miles appeared be-
fore the committee and declared his OPP
position to the bill, since which time
nothing has been done In regard t. 1t
and apparently nothing is likely to be
done at this session.
In view of the fact that the proposed
army reform had the endorsement of
Generals Schofield and Merritt and that
public discussion of the plan formulated
by the War department was generally
favorable to 1t, 1t is not easy to under
stand why the senat committee ON mil
itary affairs should have dropped the
matter. No important opposition to it
has been manifested except that of Gen
eral Miles and the reason for that was
largely or altogether personal. OF
course we can go on, perhaps with no
great difficulty, under the existing
method, but now is an auspicious time
for adopting a system that would I'M
doubtedly be for the betterment of the
military establishment.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07
RL1HIN CLOSED pooRS.

The State Board Of Equalization, made
up OF the governor, state auditor and
state treasurer, is now In session at the
state capitol. Its most important func-
ton is the assessment Of the property
Of railroads, sleeping car and telegraph
companies. The board represents the
people Of Nebraska in the exercise Of
this function and should court the wild
est publicity. The announcement that
the board proposes to hold its session
within closed doors will subject that
body to the suspicion that it does not
want to take the public into it's con-
fdence and has something to conceal
which the public should know.
So far as we can comprehend there is
really no ground whatever for star
chamber proceedings in the appraise-
ment of railroad property. On the on
trary, 1t would seem hat every word
spoken and every action taken before
that board should be public property.
The people have a right to know on
what lines the board is proceeding in
arriving at its conclusions Of the valu-
alton of the property of the corpora
lions, and the people have a right to
know and should know the position
each member Of the board takes indi-
vidually and how they vote collectively
when a vote is taken on any PROPOSE
ton.
What applies to the action of the
board in regard to the appraisement of
railroad and telegraph properties APP
plies also to its action with regard to
the equalization of taxes between the
respective counties. Every taxpayer in
Nebraska is vitality concerned In state
taxation and the distribution Of the tax
burdens and there is no occasion nor
for keeping the taxpayers in the
dark as to the mode of arriving at the
conclusions as the work of the board
proceeds.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07

client corps of fifteen teachers. The Ne
brRska Central college, the state educa-
tional institution Of the Friends church, is
located here and has attracted to the city
and vicinity a considerable colony OF
Quakers, a quiet, substantial citizenship
that any city might be glad to welcome.
There are seven churches, representing the
leading denominations, which are sup
ported by strong and active congregations.
Central City has no saloons.
Old Lone Tree (now Central City, was
one OF the historic places OF Nebraska. 1t
was a stage station back in the sos and a
noted place on the overland trail, known
from one end of the country to the other.
Later, when the tow became conspicuous
on account Of its numerous and beautiful
shade trees, the citizens realized the incon-
gruity of the name and it was changed to
Central City, on account Of its location
upon almost the exact geographical center
OF the United States. Columbus and Kear-
ney each make similar claims, but we
settle the dispute by splitting the differ
ence and locating the center at Central
City. The town has never been doomed,
has no state institutions, nor is It nursed
or nurtured by any railroad company. 1t
is the trade center OF a rich territory and
its growth has always been steady and
substantial. Central City is independent
and has no fears for the future; we well
come good citizens who locate here, but
we are not giving any premiums to induce
people to come. 1t is the prettiest town
in the state and there is not a better com-
munity Of people under the shining sun.
c. S. BEARD.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07

show the Filipinos the greatest gener-
osity and that policy was adhered to by
the present administration. The Filipi-
o themselves have acknowledged the
kind and humane treatment received
from American soldiers. Deny It as
they may, the effort of Rawlins and
other democrats has plainly been to be-
smirch the army In the Philippines and
1t is useless for the Utah senator, now
that he finds popular feeling resenting
his assault upon the army, to attempt
to p~alliate his utterly u~njustihable
course and to pretend that 1t did not
have In view partisan ends, but to vim
dictate the honor and integrity of the
country" 1t is a most extraordinary
method of vindication, surely, that Raw
Inns adopted ID proclalming to the world
from the floor of the senate that the
American army had been guilty of
carrying on warfare marked by cruel
ties and fortunes of the most brutal and
barbarous nature.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07
Live Nebraska Town.
CENTRAL CITY-BeautifuI and Busy.

Central City, the county seat of Merrick
county, is a growing city Of 1000 popula-
tion, in the broad, fertile valley Of the
Platte, 100 miles west Of Omaha 1t Is
located on the main line Of the Union Pa
cihc and a branch Of the B. & NJ, in the
heart Of one Of the richest agricultural,
stock feeding and d~airying sections Of the
state, and is the home Of substantial busl-
ness men, wealthy retired farmers and a
happy, prosperous and contented people. IL
has the best system OF waterworks OF any
town Of its size in the state, costing $4,000,
two large grain elevators Of $4,000 bushels
capacity each. an up-to-date roller mill
with a daily capacity Of 125 barrels of
-four and 500 bushels Of feed, a gas plant
under course Of construction, a broom fac
tory, poultry packery, three banks, good
opera house aud academy OF music, three
newspapers. with other lines Of business
suitably represented. 1t is the center of
the greatest stock feeding district Of Ne
braska and thousands of fat cattle, sheep
and hogs are shipped annually from Central
City. Although a heavy corn producing
county, no corn is ever shipped out Of Mer-
rick county; 1t finds its way to market in
the shape Of sleek beeves and buxom pork
ers and muttons. One feeder alone, Mr..
T. b. Hord, feeds annually from 5000 to
$4,000 head OF cattle, 1000 to IL, 900 head
of sheep and a large number Of hogs.
Central City is headquarters Of large grain
and live stock companies, carrying on an
extensive business throughout the state.
The city has two ward schools and a
commodious High school building, with an
of over 400 pupils, and an efh-
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07
Personal NOTES.

Sylvester c. Carney, the veteran engineer
of the Boston & Maine railroad, Monday
observed the fifty-second anniversary Of his
employment on the road by running his reg
ular trains.
General Drummond, an old resident OF
Guatemala, says Of Godfrey Hunter that he
was so unpopular as United States minister
that when he gave his last reception only
six Cinnamon and a Pole attended.
President Roosevelt was one of the first
contributors to the fund for erecting a
monument to Mrs. Rebecca Salome Foster,
known as the "Tombs Angel" who lost her
life in the recent fire in the Park Avenue
hotel, New York.
Lord Kelvin favors the general adoption
Of the metric system. He said before the
house committee on coinage, weights and
measures that 80 per cent of the people
who had ever given the matter any thought
were in favor Of the change and the other
10 per cent he characterized as stupidity
ignorant"
Prof. Henry w. Farnham Of Yale has pre-
sented to the University of Georgia a num-
Der of revolutionary documents belonging
to his ancestor, Abraham Baldwin. a cele-
brated Georgia statesman, including a
bINSSh " N"As a Al III ah-
nah in 1855 outlining the proposed Uni
versity of Georgia.
A department official in Washington says
that a few days ago he gave a job paying 50
a day to an old man who was a. millionaire
but a few years ago. The old gentleman at
tended the national republican convention
at Minneapolis in his special car. Senators
who were his guests on that trip secured
the humble place for him.
This Is how a bellboy in a Washington
hotel described Governor Jefferson Davis of
Arkansas: He's a large gentleman, with
a light Prince Albert suit, a big white hat
and a gold-headed cane. Amt nobody in
Washington that looks like him. You can't
miss him, sub And the description ex-
actly fits the man of historic name.
Congressman Frank d. Currier of New
Hampshire urges that congress should APP
propriate money for a statue to Paul Jones.
MANY persons think" says Mr.. Currier,
that Jones was a rough privateer. Moth
ing could be further from truth. He was
a gentleman to his finger tips. No ADLER,
Drawer, more patriotic. brilliant, devoted
and unselfsh man ever sailed or fought a
ship"
The late DIR. Charles A. Phelps Of Boston
came near being the last survivor of the
peculiar "Know-Nothing" era in Massa-
chusetts. He was one Of the original
"Know-Nothing" leaders. He later be-
came presiding officer, in turn, OF both
branches Of the legislature and acquired an
Importance In politics which resulted in
giving him office under the republican ma
tlonal administration.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07
CONTRACT WITH THE UNION PACIF1

CONTRACT WITH THE UNION PACIFIC.
According to City Attorney Connell
the city Of Omaha can, under the con-
tract recently made with the Union Pa
cifc Railway company, compel it to re-
open and operate It's foundry. The at
torneys Of the Union Pacific contend
that the compact made with the city
tain a foundry as part of its machine
shop equipment, and President Burt as
serts that a foundry is no part of a mod
ern machine shop.
The position of the city attorney Is
that the foundry has been in operation
as part of the Union Pacific machine
shops ever since they were established
In Omaha and was a constituent part of
these shops up to the time the contract
was made, hence was regarded by the
as an integral part of the shops. The
position of the Union Pacific attorneys
Is that the contract does not specify eX-
pressly the maintenance of a foundry
and that the company is privileged to
abandon it at any time. In other words,
they insist that because the word fOun-
dry was not written in the pond the
claim to its maintenance annot be le-
gally enforced.
The plain duty of the council under
as will enforce the city's rights. City
Attorney Connell declares that the city
can get into court easily on the matter,
but when it will get out of court is an
other matter. He calls the attention of
the council to the litigation over the via
duct, which consumed six years of time
before the final decision was reached In
the supreme court. In that case it will
be remembered the railroads refused to
comply with the provisions of the char
ter that require them to pay the cost of
viaducts constructed over their tracks
for the protection of the public. They
managed to stave Off the viaduct taxes
and charges, but in the end the supreme
court affirmed the right of the city and
they were compelled to foot the bill.
In the present controversy the city
either has the right to enforce its con-
tract, or its contract is a rope of sand.
While 1t is true that the interests OF the
Union Pacific and those of the city are
identical in some respects, they are not
completely identical. 1t is hardly prob
able that the Union Pacific would at.
tempt to retard the growth Of Omaha
by any injurious policy out of mere
spite, knowing all of the time that II
would deplete Its own treasury by SC
doing. But the mayor and council are
simply the board Of directors Of the cor
poration known as the City of Omaha
and their duty is just as much to pro
tect it's interests as that Of Mr.. Burt anG
the other directors of the Union Pacific
to protect the interests OF their corpora
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07

The proposition of President Burt Of
the Union Pacific, that his company will
throw its patronage to a foundry that
would employ 800 moulders if the Com
mercial club can induce such a concern
to be established in Omaha, should not
be taken seriously. In the first place,
the Commercial club is not in condition
to land a mammoth foundry in Omaha
in the near future, nor In the far future;
and in the text place, the Union Pacific
patronage and all of the other Omaha
patronage would not keep 500 men or
half of that number in work the year
round,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07

Kansas City is citing Omaha as an ex
ample to reinforce it's demand on the
railroads to abolish the grade crossing
by the erection of viaducts at intersec-
lions where foot and wagon traffic is
exposed to danger. Omaha had to go
through a long and costly fight to get
it's viaducts, but Kansas City is vel
come to profit by the experience If 1t
can. In the meanwhile it is gratifying
to have Kansas City acknowledge that
Omaha is ahead of it in n direction at
least. IL
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07
THE EATHE CHINEE.

-
Famous Poem of the Late Bret Harte.
Which 1 wish to remark
And my language Is plain
That for ways that are dark.
And for tricks that are vain,
The heather Chinee is peculiarly
Which the same / would rise to explain. -
Al Sin was his name,
And 1 shall not deny
In regard to the same
What that name might imply,
But his smile 1t was pensive and childlike,
AS 1 frequently remarked to Bill Nye.
1t was August the third
And quite soft was the skies,
Which II might be inferred
That All Sin was likewtse;
Yet he played 1t that day upon William
And me In a way l despise.
And All Sin took a hand:
1t was euchre. The same
He did not understand;
But he smiled as he sat by the table,
with a smile that was childlike and bland.
Yet the cards they were stocked
In a way that l grieve,
And my feelings were shocked
At the state OF Nye's sleeve.
Which was stuffed full of aces and bowers.
But the hands that were played
BY that heather Chinee,
And the points that he made
Were quite frightful TO see
Till at last he put down a right bower,
Which the same Nye had dealh unto me.
Then l look up at Nye,
And he gazed upon me;
And he rose with a sigh,
And said, Can this be?
We are ruined by Chinee cheap labor"
And he went for that heather Chinee.
In the scene that ensued
| did not take a hand,
But the floor 1t was strewed
Like the leaves on the strand,
With the cards that All Sin had been hid
ing,
In the game he did not understand
In his sleeves, which were long,
He had tWenty-fOur packs
. Which was coming II strong,
Yet / state but the facts;
And we found on his nails, which were
taper,
what's frequent in ~tapers-thats wax.
Which is why / remark,
And my language Is plain.
That for ways that are dark,
And for tricks that are vain,
The heather Chinee is peculiar,
Which the same l am free to maintain.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07
ART OF KEEPING STILL.
Good Policy for Leaders in War and
Politics.
Army and Navy Journal.

Army and Navy Journal.
Don't talk! THAI was Grants rule, and
It is the rule OF other leaders who have
triumphed in war and politics. There is
safety in silence and peril In volubility.
Polonius gave priceless counsel when he
warned his son to give all men his ear, but
his thought no tongue. The principle is a
wise one to follow In any vocation, and it's
value in the military profession is 80 great
that It might properly be printed In let
tiers OF red in the army regulations. For.
unfortunately. there are signs In various
quarters that this wholesome rule has been
violated in several instances, with present
or prospective embarrassment to individual
oficers and TO the detriment OF the serv-
ice In general It Is needless to particu-
lsrize. The personal equation may be set
aside altogether. Our observations are en-
tirely general in characte: yet it Is no.
toriously true that oficers both here and
in the Philippines have in voluntary ut
terances, either spoken or written, re-
fiected ungenerously upon their brethren In
arms. This is unprofessionai. unwise. I'M
Just and subVersive Of discipline. OF course,
every oficer has a right to his " opinions,
but experience has shown that the tighter
he holds them until called for the better.
The art OF keeping still Is one OF the prime
essentials OF a soldiers training. and II
from present dissensions those concerned
derive a broader understanding OF the mill
tary value Of silence It will be worth more
than the cost.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07

If advices from Washington printed
In democratic papers are correct the ex-
ecutive committee of the new demo-
cratic congressional committee under
Ben T. Cable, which Is trying to crowd
out the national committee, headed by
Chairman James X. Jones, is to include
Lewis Nixon, the Tammany chleftain;
Richard olney and Daniel S. Lamont.
both members Of Grover Cleveland's
cabinet as leaven for the Kansas City
platform representatives. This array
make 1t look very much as II the new
crew was to have little of the Bryan
flavor. How this sor of democratic or,
ganizatiOn will keep in touch with the
populists In the fusion states will pres.
ent a grave problem. since we all know
that pOpulist fusion with gold-bug dem
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07

The only wonder is how the alleged
beef trust managed to survive the era
when Nebraska's great trust-smashing
attorney general was dealing death
blows at the Standard Oil octopus.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07

You can fool some people all the time,
you can fool mos people some of the
time. but you can't fool all of the people
all Of the time. Members OF the city
council who imagine that they can fool
many people by playing fast and loose
with the Union Pacific foundry contro-
versy will discover some day that they
underrate the intelligence of the people
NJ Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07

Members Of the Cuban senate and
house are impatiently waiting for May
20. SO they a begin their legislative
grind. They would like to turn the
hands Of the clock forward If the
American congress did not have a pat
ent on that trick.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07

The eruptive activity exhibited by the
volcano On Mount Pelee, In the Danish
West Indies, must be In enthusiastic
anticipation of annexation to Uncle
Sans dominion.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07

The list Of school census enumerators
just made up by the school board in
cludes more women than men. We will
watch TO see whether the feminine
mathematics produces better results
than the masculine.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07

When the peace arbitrators between
Boer and Briton in South Africa get
down to details they should not over
look the necessity Of a clause in the
stipulations fixing the status of the
American mule.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07

Clubs of colored women will be able to
gain admission to the national fedora
ton by unanimous consent Of the ex-
ecutive board, but to get unanimous
consent will be the rub.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07

We are reminded that a judicial cleo
ton must be held this year to I'LL the
vacancy on the district bench for this
district now being held by appointment.
AS the present incumbent was named at
the request of the bar without respect to
politics, there is no reason why the cleo
ton should not be made unanimous.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07

Those club women might perhaps
have gotten around the color line with
less difficulty by adopting some sort of a
grandmother clause on the order of the
negro disfranchisement sections of
some of our new southern state consti-
tutions.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07

ocrats has been decried as worse than
alliance with republicans. But how can
the demo-pop combination be maintained
with the democratic ship so manned, ex-
spoils division.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07

News comes from Texas that recent
earthquakes have seriously affected the
iow of oil in the Texas gushers. They
will not affect the flow of oil stocks,
however, so long as ~credulous people
have money to burn.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07

Decks are now cleared for another
chapter In the volume on Eighth street
occupation, with a joint authorship by
the two disputlng railroads.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07
JoItInR "A Peace Treaty.
Washington Post.

Washington Post.
The announcement that Russia is about
to invest 1910, 900, 900 in new Notifications
is calculated to jar public confidence in
some proceedings recently had at The
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07

From the succession of congressional
fatalities, it seems to be dangerous for
a member of the lower house to serve
on any committee concerned with a
cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07
When Silence is Golden.
Chicago Post,

Is It not a trihe peculiar that the demo-
Gratis who are 80 roundly criticising the
republican conduct of the war in the Philip
pines are usually silent when some south
ern mob lynches a negro or burns him at
the stake?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07
Question of Consent.
snrinrneld Republican.

DpE ~
II ought to be entirely satisfactory TO
our people that the Danish Parliament
has made the final ratification Of the treaty
providing for the sale Of the Danish West
Indies to the United States, contingent
upon the consent of the inhabitants OF the
islands.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07
stately Reciprocity.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Missouri has always stood by Nebraska
in political matters and 1t is no more than
fair that Nebraska should do Missouri a
~neighborly turn in the next presidential
campaign. Besides, 1t may be the saliva
ton of the Kansas City platform.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07

With four score Indians In attendance
on the federal grand jury Omaha can
recall pioneer days.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07
Cabinet Size.

Chicago Tribune.
Iowa appears to be the birthplace also
of several distinguished tornadoes.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07
Costly senatorial Thrift.
baltimore American.

Baltimore American.
Next time Senator Money wishes to save
a nickel he will slip 1t into a toy savings
bank and not try to hoard 1t on a street
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07

General Prosperity is not yet prepared
section that he has been occupying.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07
REMITTANCES.
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

State of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.i
George u TEschuck. secretary of The Bee
publishing Company, being duly sworn,
says that the actual number of full and
complete copies OF The Daily, Morning,
Evening ana Sunday Bee printed during
the month of April, 1902. was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07
BITS OF WASHINGTON LIFE.
Scenes and Incidents Observed Mt the
National Capital.

A correspondent Of the New York Sun
throws a cruel harpooD into one of the
cherished political traditions OF our day by
showing that the United States senate is
not as rich a body Of men as is generally
supposed. 1t does not come up to its
reputation as a Millionaires' club. Ac-
cording to statements of individual sena-
tors, repeated by the correspondent, only
eighteen of the lightweight senators are
worth 81, 1000, 900 or more. Here is an even
dozen Of the eighteen with their wealth set
out in plain figures: