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Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29
THE l. VIOLET.
William Cullen Bryant.

When beechen buds begin to swell.
And woods the blu birds MARBLE know,
The yellow violet 6 modest bell
Peeps from the last years leaves below.
Ere russell fields their green resume,
Sweet flower, / love, In forest bare,
To meet thee, when thy faint perfume
Alone Is In the virgin air.
OF all her train, the hands of spring
And / nave seen thee blOssoming
Beside the snow banks edges cold.
parent sun, who babe thee view
Pale skies, and chilling moisture sip,
And streaked with Jet thy glowing Up.
Yet slight thy form. and low thy ssat.
And ~earthward bent thy gentle eve,
Unapt the passing View TO meet,
When loftier flowers are Haunting high,
Oft, In the sunless April day.
Thy early smile has stald my walk;
But midst the gorgeous blooms of May
/ passed thee on thy humble stalk.
So they, who climb to wealth, forget
The friends In darker fortunes tried,
/ copied them-but / regret
That / should ape the ways of pride.
And when again the genial hour
AWakes the painted tribes OF light,
I'll not o'erlook the modest flower
That made the woods of April bright.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29
ORIENTAL TRADE COMPETITION.

There is promise OF a very keen com
petition for the Oriental trade between
the transcontinental railroads. Refer
ring to the reported expectation Of Mr..
James ]. Hill Of the Great Northern
railroad to secure absolute control Of
this trade through the agency of the big
steamships he Is building, the San Fran
cisco Chronicle remarks that when Hill
formed his plans Of absorbing the Orr
entail trade and diverting it to his own
railroad system, through the construe-
ton of n fleet Of the largest cargo-car-
riers ahoat, the situation was very diff
ferent from what II is now. Then the
Pacific Mail and other lines plying in
the Oriental trade had comparatively
small and slow vessels in their service
Now the Pacific Mail company has q
neet Of steamships not much inferior in
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29
oranary of the Milton.

Charles NJ. Harvey in Worlds Work.
The states and territories of the pur-
chase produced 264, 900, 900 bushels Of wheat
in 1900, valued at 1852, 900, OO0-more than
half Of the wheat crop Of the whole United
States; 1913, 000, 900 bushels Of corn, or As
per cent Of the country's product; 3s per
cent Of the country's oats. The wheat,
corn, oats, rye, barley. cotton, hay and
potatoes produced in this region in 1900
brought $755,000,000 and it's farm animals
were valued at 1926. 900. 900, SO per cent Of
those Of the whole country.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29
Fruit of Overconhdence.
Portland Oregonian.

FortIand Uregt MAN,
The disaster to the British troops In
Somaliland reads like an extract from the
chronicle of surprises to British detach-
ments during the Boer war. The whole
military history Of Britain in India, In
North America. in South Africa, is full
of disasters Of this sort. The British SOL
der is always brave enough in battle, but
his contempt for his enemy has cost him
very dear. Braddock's defeat, Bunker Hill.
Packenham's dreadful repuIse at New Or
leans, the Zulu massacre at Isandula, Ma
juba Hill. Magersfontein. are all illustra-
tions of the fact that the British soldier
has a deal more bulldog than fox in his
composition.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29
RUSSIA IN M~ANCHURIA.
Continental RepOrts Should BE Taken
with Considerable salt.

S'Ns
Naturally we feel the deepest interest in
Russia's alleged demands upon China II
these demands-supposing that Russia has
made them-involve an infringement of
our rights or an invasion OF our privileges
in observation-disclosures they may be-this
government may be expected to take the
very frmest stand against them. The United
States is committed TO the open door.
But we should really wait for a more
explicit and authoritative definition OF those
demands before giving full rein to our ex-
element. We have learned through long
experience to put a heavy discount upon
European press dispatches containing
statements as to Russian plots. consnlracies
and stratagems in general. Not long ago,
we wept over a massacre of students In st.
Petersburg by the cars bloodthirsty Co.'S
sacks and, a few months later, saw a pub
lished declaration by General George b.
Williams Of Washington, who was visiting
the Russian capital at the time. and who
witnessed the entire performance, to the ef-
feet that there had been no riot, no mas
sacre, no Cossacks-nothing but the arrest
OF two loafers who we're foun smoking
cigarettes In one of the churches. Since
then we have been leary OF press dispatches
about Russia unless we knew that they were
not edited in London.
1t is quite possible. OF course, that Russia
~cohtemplates the control, directly or in
directly, but none the less effectively, of all
the territory through which Its great
Transsiberian railway runs. We cannot
conceive an imbeciiity so astounding as its
abandonment OF that Unreasonable work.
England fought three years for Infinitely
less In South Africa, and is still fighting
in Somaliland, with the usual results OF
disaster, for something which even her min
listers cannot explain to Parliament. Ger
many has made itself ridiculous IN the
Venezuelan AFFAIR without visible provoca-
ton, and Italy, not so very long ago, in
voked a f~rightful tragedy in Africa upon
warrant not discernible by the naked eye.
Such are the ways Of the great civilized
powers" and far be It from us to challenge
them.
In the case OF Russia. We prefer to wait
for a full and authentic statement Of the
facts In the case. That seems to be the
part Of wisdom.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29
EMPLOYERS As BoYcoTTERs.
strange Spectacle Presented b
Omaha's Business Mems club.
Chicago Post.

Chicago Post. I
Several days ago the newspapers pub
llshed an interesting dispatch from Omaha
giving an account of a newly formed asso-
citation OF employers. II was supposed that
the action of these business men was the
first DEFINITE result OF Mr.. Parry's prop
aganda and of the rather ambiguous re-
solution adopted at the New Orleans con-
vention OF manufacturers The object OF
the Omaha organization. It was stated, was
not to fight unionism or legitimate com
bination for the assertion of legal rights,
but to resist boycotting, improper coercion
and other abuses OF the trade union move
ment.
Such counter-o organization for purely
defensive purposes is now generally ad-
mitted to be necessary and proper. But
a fresh news item from Omaha in regard
to this Business Mems Association causes
perplexity and amaSement. 1t seems that
a proprietor OF a certain restaurant re-
| Gently unionized his establishment and
signed the wage scale presented to him by
the organized walters. There is no allega-
tlon that coercion was employed In this
case, and certainly the proprietor Of the
restaurant had a perfect right to enter
into a voluntary agreement with the wait
! ers' union.
Yet he has been informed by representa-
tives OF the Business Mems association that
his supply of groceries and provisions will
be shut off unless he reconsiders his action
and repudiates his contract with the union,
Does the association realize what this
threat means? 1t means boycotting.
Worse, It means the use Of the boycott as
a method of procuring reputation Of a
contract So the association organized to
resist boycotting adopts at the start the
very practice which it condemns as IL
legal and wrongful! And It seeks to teach
labor respect for contract obligations by
advising and forcing a business man to re-
pudiate a contract!
What principles does this remarkable as
ISOLATION follow, or think It follows? In
what respect is It better than the worst
trade union2 II is apparent that the
Omaha association has nothing to teach the
labor unions. It has much to learn, how
ever, regarding the first principles of logic
and morality. 1t had better disband pend
ing the acquisition of this elementary
knowledge. " . s,f
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29
An Old Phrase overworked.
New York Times.

New York Times.
John Burns, NJ. P. somewhat shocked
the Mother OF Parliaments" on Wednes-
day by applying to industrial America the
familiar and hackneyed description Of the
City Of Pittsburg at night. hell, with the
lid or" 1t was not an apt application of
the phrase which he had picked up in
this country, and he did not improve mat
ters by repeating it and adding, You may
smile, but 1t is true!'' Orators who use
the extravagant and lurid phrases OF
American metaphor should be gifted with
a sense Of humor, but that is something
most conspicuously lacking in Mr.. Burns
mental makeup.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

The street car bosses are booming
Benson. The political workers of the
gas company are working for Benson
and the labor leaders hired by the
Thomson-H Houston company are plug
ging for Benson. The astute corpora
ton managers know that two votes for
Benson are equal to one vote for How
ell and Howell is the man they are
anxious to elect.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29
What Provokcs the ScoId.

PittsburR Dispatch.
Mr.. Bryan, in his speech in eulogy Of
William j. Stone, devoted a small portion
to that eulogy and a large amount to
knocking Grover Cleveland. Mr.. Bryan
seems to have Cleveland on the brain. It
is perhaps exasperatipg for him to con-
template the man who as a democratic
candidate has been elected to the presi-
dency exactly the same number Of times
hat Bryan himself has been defeated.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

Omaha is the proper place for the To-
cation of a wool and hide house Of the
first magnitude. With the greatest
sheep market in America, the second
greatest hog market and the third
largest cattle market at its door in
South Omaha, there is a s%uperabund-
ance of raw material even If Omaha
did not enjoy a national reputation for
political hair-pulling and hide-tanning.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

The 500 railroad has notified the
members of the North Dakota legisla-
ture to return all their passes, ms under
the Elkins law railroad passes TO state
officials are Illegal. InaSmuch as the
Elkins law covers the whole United
States it certainly affects the railroads
in Nebraska as much as it does in
North Dakota, and members Of the de
funct Nebraska legislature will prob
ably have to pay fare in the very nea
bye and bye.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

The death Of Governor Richards of
Wyoming promotes another lieutenant
governor to first place, and emphasizes
once more the Importance of terrifying
guberfatsrial SUGGESTIONS with men ca
pable OF administering the affairs of
the state creditably and efficiently.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

In spite Of the inclemency Of the
weather, Omaha made the most favora-
BILE impression on President Roosevelt
of any city or town he has visited since
the opening of his present tour.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

The fact that, Benson portraits are
being plastered on the windows of va
the impression of his great popularity
Is only the old free ride, brass band
methods of the boomers In another
form. -
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

The Illinois legislative Doodle investi-
eating committee is still hunting for
boodlers, but we shall not be surprised
II the Illinois legislature should appoint
Investigators.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

Mary A. Livermore, the noted woman
sunragist, is ready to cross broad
swords, metaphorically speaking, with
President Roosevelt, by declaring her
self most emphatically against big fam
lilies. Mrs. LlSqrnore probably was
never biestA with triplets.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

China defes the czar, but that will
not prevent the cars secretary of
war from making a flying visit to Pek-
ing to interview the old %dowager, with
the assurance that the car has only
honorable intentions.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

General Miles wants the country to
spend several hundred million dollars
on public roads, but what's the use?
The next generation will do their trav:
cling In balloons.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

When Mr.. Bruning was assessor in
the Second ward he made a reputation
as a careful, conscientious and level
headed assessor. When he takes his
position as tax commissione he may
be depended upon to exhibit the same
traits.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

WilliaWf Hunter stood up manfully
for Omaha and courageOusly fought for
the taxpayers on the Board of Review
and the taxpayers Of Omaha should
rally to the support OF Hunter and
make slTe Of his election as comptrol.
Ter. one good turn deserves another.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

Only two days from now until the
list of May. The building contractors
and mechanics engaged in the building
trades should get together.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29
A Sympathetic Link.
Philadelphia North American

PHILADELPHIA North American.
While travelling on skis In Yellowstone.
Park the president fell head first in a snow
drift. We shall expect to read a SYM
pathetic and reminiscent editorial in the
next issue Of the Commoner. Mr.. Bryan had
q similar experience on two occasions.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

Chicago Tribune.
Thu democratic party may not be the
enemy Of wealth. but the wealth some
how seems to shrivel up whenever the
democratic party gets into power, and the
coincidence has an awkward look about II.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29
The Weary and Heavy Laden

Chicago Record Herald.
Mr.. Baer of the Reading says he is presi-
dent OF so many companies hat he can't
remember the names Of them all. Isn't
Providence in its infinite wisdom" putting
a heavier load on poor old Baer h he
ought to be called upon to tote around?
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

Contributors to the campaign fund of
Boomer Benson should not sign their
names to checks that do not bear the
union label.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

President Roosevelt is very anxious
that the differenees between organized
labor and organized capital shall be
amicahly aud peacefully adjusted, and
II the parties on each side of the con-
troversy will only meet each other half
way the presidFht's wish will be graft
ned @
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

All the great orators who will deliver
set speeches at st. Louis next Thurs
day VIII begin with zone hundred
years ago."
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

President Roosevelt has passed into
Nebraska, through Nebraska and out of
Nebraska and not a word of criticism
yet from Colonel Bryan.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

Nebraska may be short Of its full
quota Of great statesmen, but has Its
fun share Of spellbinders and orators.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

Remember that two votes for Benson
are as good as one vote for Howell.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Douglas County,, IS:
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
says that the actual number of full ana
complete copies OF The Daily, MORNING.,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
month Of March. 1903. was as folloWe:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

misunderstanding told me yesterday he
was suffering from a gathering in his head.
Shint-It oughtn't to cause him any suf-
fering. He has plenty OF room there'-Chf'
cago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

Silfkins-Is there any truth in the report
mania?
Ttmkins-No, 1 guess not. l understand It
Is the shopkeepers who suffer.-Chicago
News.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

Farmer Barnes-Yes; poor Josh Medders
wuz run over by an auto, but he seems
happy.
Farmer HedgeS-DOes the doctor say he
can recover7
Farmer Barnes-No; but the lawyer doesl
Puck.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

All the roads lead to st. Louis just
now. .y
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

Mrs. Jones seems TO be heartbroken over
her husbands death"
Yes, even her hair has turned black
again."-Brooklyn Life.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29
SMILING

Frederick-A penny for your thoughts,
Flora.
Floral was thinking of a SIS hat.-De-
troit Free Press.
stella-Cholly and Mable are not on speak
Ing terms any more.
Bella-Why, I thought they were engaged.
Stella-So they are. They just sit for
hours and hold each others hands.-New
York u
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

Mr.. Ferguson with an air Of being
bored)-Haven't you talked long enough
about your trouble with the neighbors'
chickens. Laura? Think about that Kansas
man that yawned the other day and dislo-
Gated his Jaw.
Mrs. Ferguson-If he yawned while his
wife was talking to him II served him
righti5ChicaRo Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29

mittee does not in the least condone its
conduct.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-11-18
SHORT STORY FOR
EVENING HOURS
GOING BEYOND THE OUTPOSTS

damon Jacks making too many
trips past the outposts and he'll get
II in the neck some day"
This was the comment of Smoky
Miller with regard TO the long. lean
good-looking Interpreter of Troop d
of the Fourth when II lay in the little
puebla of Naic.
It's a skirt all right" said Austin,
land think it's One of those Espirez
girls he's after"
Yes, suppose It is. and she'll keep
tagging him out out there on the Mara
gOndon road until some day he'll turn
up missing"
The Irritation Of Diamond Jack was
notorious in the troop. lie had been
u soldier and a cavalryman for years
and having spent long part of his
various enlistments at Brownsville,
Tex. and other posts in the extreme
southwest he had been a rather fluent
Spanish scholar even before the war
with Spain broke out. Jack had been
very handy in Porto Rico as an inter-
prefer and on reaching Manila was
not long in picking up some Of the
native dialect. John damon was the
name under which he enlisted but he
was generally known as Diamond
Jack" to his fellow troopers Being
the official interpreter to the COM
mandant Of NaiC he was allowed sew
eral privileges that other soldiers dar-
ed not attempt to take and was a
sort of privileged individual. Taking
Tagalog in his own peculiar fashion
he was able to communicate with the
natives.
The Espirez girls were sisters, who
had just a tinge Of Chinese in their
Filipino blood. but they were very dig
Eified, and entertained lavishly at their
home outside the town. There was al
ways a double post on the road be-
tween their house and the bridge, but
the soldiers were not .permitted TO go
beyond this. Diamond Jack, however
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-11-18

had ways and means of getting around
the outpost, and II was known that he
was visiting at the Espirez home about
twice a week. While he was supposed
TO have a wife in the States he was old
soldier enough to be fllrt, If he got
half a chance, and the elder Miss Es-
rlrez was just about as favorable to his
blonde hair and light curling mustache
as a dark-haired and dark-eyed Orien-
tai beauty could be on a Caucasian
of light complexion. Besides. her faith
or was reputed to be rich. and Diamond
Jack had no scruples about color. II
there was to be an easy living and
nothing to do but spend the old mans
money after a wedding. Things, how
ever, had not progressed so far yet,
and Diamond Jack was still in the
carly stages Of his hazardous court
ship. He always carried his revolver
when he made his sparkling trips. and,
although II was the scandal Of the
garrison that he took his life in his
hands, the officers did not know OF 1t.
;
when the men were drinking a little,
but he proved to be so surly about It
that the matter was dropped in his
hearing. He continued to make his
outside visits.
Miss Espirez was a very desirable
match from a Filipino point Of view,
for her father had many rice fields and
was reported to have made almost a
fortune in Manila, where he had been
merchant before the war. He was q
small, dark, wiry fellow who was very
much friend of the Americans be-
cause he was wise enough to know on
which side his bread was buttered. II
was generally believed, however, that
some of his money had gone TO aid
Aguinaldo when that worthy was a
power in Cavite province, and that
since the alleged head of the new re-
public had been driven far to the north
by Lawton and others. old Espirez had
been bled for some gold by Barillo, the
ladrone, and also by General Tias. who
was still making things lively for the
Americans. Felipe Ruiz had been a
Lieutenant under Aguinaldo, but when
he say that this alleged patriot was
rot succeeding so well as was to have
been expected, he had put aside his
uniform and returned to his native
town Of Naic. He was a Filipino blood
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-11-18
A JOINT RECEPTION

The joint social of the Y. w. C. A.
ter took place last night. There was
a very large attendance. there being
in the neighborhood of $50 present
The hall was very prettily decorated
for the occasion, the work having been
done by a committee composed OF
Miss Stella Love. Miss Pearl Noble.
Miss Jean Angus, Mrs. Robinson, Miss
Dutot and Miss Mary Mott. The re.
ception committee was composed OF
the following: Mrs. w. II. Mays. Mrs.
J. A. MCCandless and Mrs. Andrew
Fuller.
Previous to the beginning OF the
regular program there was a guessing
contest, the winners being awarded
boxes of candy.
The Leilani club, composed Of eight
young Hawaiians. played and SANG.
Next came reading by c. II. Dickey. a
piano solo by Miss Ray Chambaud and
Scotch reading by Mrs. Seibold,
which made an encore necessary. Mrs.
Hustled sang and responded to an en-.
core and Frank Anterior gave an eX.
hibition of Indian club swinging after
a number OF selections by the Leilani
club came the serving OF refreshments
under the direction OF Mrs. Frear, who
was assisted by a number Of yours
ladies.
Several amusing charades were Civ
en- under the direction OF Mrs. A. G.
Halves.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-11-18
s.ocHIAI-Expert massage treatment
for sick people. 'Kukui st.

rose. with a scream yelling through
the thin bamboo partitions to the man
on the outside that he had been be-
trayed. She fed from the House as the
enraged native, not knowing what had
been said against him. came on the
run with his knife in his hand The
girl realized something had happened
and OWNED that her beautiful light
haired Americana lover was in danger.
She came almost at the heels of Ruiz
Jack realized he was in a fix and
tried to pull himself together. He
slipped the button OF his holster and
staggered to his feet just as Ruiz,
blind with rage. flung himself up the
steps with a bolo in his grasp. Jack
seized one of the fimsy chairs and
hurled IL at the head of the ladrone,
who lodged to the floor Jack had
gained his feet. The table was still
between them, but the danger had
sObered the American Raising mis- pis-
tol he fired and instantly there was a
scream In a woman's voice. He had
struck the girl. who had rushed close
after Ruiz. The smoke driftcd lazily
to one side in the still room and 1t was
only because Jack tipped the table
away from his with one foot that he
was not slashed over the shoulder
with the bolo. Ruiz had missed his
aim also But the native was agile as
q cat and as he jumped bnck he threw
the big knife just as Jack fired again.
Outside among the trees the widow
waited but she heard no more shots.
Has anybody seen Diamond jack"
1t was the top sergeant OF Troop d
who was asking that night at check
roll call in the convent barracks at
Naic Nobody had, but several could
have made pretty good guess where
he might be.
"Mebbe that Pima girls made him
skip the outfit" suggested one OF then
before they went to sleep. This was a
gentle way of insinuating that he might
have deserted.
More likely he's been boloed out
among them hombres, said another.
Next day patrol was sent out. and
after making pretense OF looking in
other places the EspireZ house was
visited. As the patrol came along the
road toward the front of the dwelling
was something white lying at the
bottom OF the bamboo steps. 1t was
the girl. Just inside the door Ruiz
was found. also stone dead. with q
bullet In his heart, and, weltering in
his blood at the back Of the room,
with the table and the broken bottle
OF vino between him and his enemy
was Diamond Jack. with his jugular
severed. The bloody bolo told the
tale
Guess the damned traitor threw the
knife" said the sergeant, as he sur
yeyed the scene.
They must have quarreled over the
calico" commented the corporal, point
ing outside to the body Of the girl
That widow could tell something
about it, in my opinion added Austin
But the widow was never seen again
by the soldiers.-John A. Mackaye IL
Pittsburg Times