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Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05
Personal NOTES.

Bruce Price the well known American
architect. who drew plans for more of
the modern skyscrapers than any other
architect. died in Paris last Saturday.
Joseph Bashaw died recently at Salem,
Ore aged ia He was a soldier under Ma
poleon l from 1906 to 1915 and fought at
Waterloo He drove an OK team to Oregon
in 1s47.
Colonel NJ. e. Urell. commander-in-chief
of the Spanish War veterans. has an
nounced that the national encampment of
the organization this year will be held in
New Haven. Conn.
Elmer G. Sweeney of Baldwinsville,
Mass, was fined IS by a local court for
hugging another mans sweetheart. He
thinks the price excessive and has ap-
peaied the case to the superior court.
Big Bill Devery has saved a baby from a
house which was near a fire. II he will
now stop a runaway, lose his diamonds
or send himself a box of poisoned gum
drops, his boom for mayor of New York
will gain strength rapidly.
''Tenting Tonight was one OF the songs
that had vogue all over the north forty
years ago. The author of 1t. Walter Kit
tredge, Of Reeds Ferry, N. H.. visited one
OF the schools at Hartford last week and
sang several Of his war songs.
Pennsylvania has a new state officer
known as chief of the division of public
records in the state library. Luther K.
Kelker of Harrisburg has been appointed
to lll the position. His duty is TO care for
the ancient archives of the state down to
the year 1850 He will have two assistants.
Police Commissioner Greene of New York
City predicts that in no long time 6 2er
cent of the people of the United States
will live In great cities built along three
general lines radiating to the south OF Bal
timore TO the east as far as Boston and
possibly TO Portland and to the west to
Buffalo.
The following Marconigram was inter-
cepted on its flight to the drouth-stricken
east South Omaha, June 4.-The long
drouth was broken today. Shortly before
noon a much-needed rain began falling, and
has continued at intervals ever since. This
is the first rain that has fallen in Omaha
since the morning OF June 8. Locally there
Is much rejoicing over the fact"
In an editorial utterance in the New York
World, cabled from Hamburg. Joseph Pu-
liter so far takes the public into his conf
dence as to say that he has disobeyed his
doctors in so doing. Accepting fun respon-
sibility for his newspaper. he writes: 1T
may be pardonable to say that for sixteen
OF these twenty years l have been unable
TO read the paper go to the ONCE. hav-
ing suffered the loss of sight. Of health, OF
sleep, although continuing the burden OF
responsibility for the conduct and char
acter Of the paper, TO which 1 give every
moment OF my working time"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

stock was bought in the early days Of thS
huge company and that its present valul
is calculated at the curr ent market quo.
tations.
The last two years have been marked
by extraordinary activity in the iron ano
steel business, and by the best OF good
times IN the country as a whole. The
conditions Of trade and industry have
been extremely favorable to the steei
trust II cannot hope for better oppor-
tunities TO win the confidence and favor
Of the public. II has reason 20 fear the
coming OF very much more dificult times
There must be lean years ahead. The only
question is how far distant they are.
In the light OF that axiom Of business,
the immense loss OF current market value
which has been sustained during the last
two years is very significant. II tells the
story OF public distrust OF trusts more
forcibly than words ever could II
registers the belief Of capitalists that the
future Of the greatest Industrial com
binations. monopolics or attempts at
monopoly is very uncertain.
The trusts are giants. no doubt. but are
they sound2 Will they live as long as
smaller corporate bodies7 Is their general
health likely to be as good? These are the
questions which trouble investors and ac-
count for the loss OF $23O, 900 in the cur
rent value OF the Steel trusts stock.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05
POOR RICHARD JR.s PHILOSOPHY.

Happy women talk unhappy write.
record is the only thing improved by
breaking.
Woman IL supreme where she IL careful
OF millinery and morals.
The less you want to know people the
more people want to know you.
A man wants to be his wifes first love:
she is content to be his last love-
man who trims himself to suit every
body will soon whittle himself away.
In civilized countries education gets the
crumbs that can be spared from arma-
ments
We should not hear so often Of persons
being buried alive IL doctors were more
thorough.
Wise politicians don't try to fool the
people all the time but only whom votes
are needed.
Some men remain poor because they
haven't enough friends. and some because
they have too many.-Saturday Evening
Post
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05
The LONG La.t PopuIist.
New York Sun.


Ex-senator Marion @. Butler of North
Carolina speaks with authority as the last
authentic surviving populist leader in
published interview In which he predicts
the nomination Of a populist ticket for the
presidency in 1901. Most Of his former col
leagues in the ambitious populist move
ment have either fallen by the political
wayside or become plitocrats. To New
York City many OF them have come to get
wise and rich, while others have become
prosperous and got wise at home Senator
Butler predicts that the populists will hold
a national convention-which there is no
law to prevent-and will put in nomination
a candidate of their. own for president.
What, in such an event. would a true blue
populist ticket of isolation poll? Where,
probably. would the vote be cast, and how,
If at all, would II affect the result of the
presidential election? In 1892 the populist
party vote was 1O55OOO. In 1896, the year
Of fusion with Bryan, the populist vote in
the states in which that party ran a ticket
separately was 245.O0O, In 1900 the middle
of-the-road populists. to whom, presume
bly,, ex-senator Butler appeals, polled 81
900 votes.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

be given out without regard to its fal-
sity and without consideration for the
repute of the department" 1t would
have been easy for Mr.. Payne to have
made a spectacular display of zeal in
this matter. but We think all fair
minded men will admit that he has pur-
sued the proper course in carrying on
the work of investigation quietly yet
persistently.
Those who criticise the postmaster
general are for the most part editors
and politicians unfriendly to the ma
tional administration who would like
to make political capital out of the
postal scandal. President Roosevelt has
in this matter reposed confidence in Mr..
Payne and it is not to be doubted that
it will be justified by results.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

The supreme court of Nebraska has
said in substance that the fees held out
by the late pOpocratic secretary Of state
were unlawfully retained and should be
paid back into the state treasury. But
the supreme court has not yet said that
the interest on state school money pock-
eted by the late popocratic state treas
urer was illegally collected and should
also be turned into the state treasury
where 1t properly belongs. A decision
of this kind would. however, be none
the less in accord with the popular idea
of justice.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05
In the Drouth-stricLen East.
New York Tribune.

New YORK tribune.
The freakishness OF fate is forcibly Illus
trated by the contrast between the weather
conditions recently prevailing in the west
and east. While one part Of the country
has been suffering from too much rain, an
other has had too little. The month OF May
Just ended was the dryest which New York
City has seen for thirty-three years. Sub
stantially the same state Of things existed
in a region stretching from the st. Law
renee to the Carolinas, and reaching in
land 200 or 800 miles. Forest fires In the
Adirondacks and Pennsylvania have thus
been made possible. Strawberries, early
vegetables and grass have been almost
ruined In New England and the middle At
iantic states. Other crops have suffered
less, but the period during which this
drouth has lasted covers several weeks. II
its total effect were expressed In dollars
and compared with the harm done by
hoods in the west during the last few days
It might make much the worst showing.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05
TE ADVERTISING BARDs.

y. B. Pitser in New York T4maa
The Advertising Poets
A creature new. Won kno,w
They had no versifiers
or that sort long ago.
Imagine Ovid writing
For the Roman Star of Hone
a classic recommending
McDuny's Shaving Soap.
or picture Horace sitting
In a rhapsodic mood
And turning out long stanzas
ON Bumpkin's Baby Food.
Thing Of Catullus singing
One Of his famous paeans
About the worth and merits
or Beinz's Pork and Beans.
Or fancy Homer's epics
Applauding someone's oiia
OF praising in fine diction
Obrien's Salve for Boils.
Imagine Virgil scribblinR
For a few paltry shekels
About a first-clasB lotion
That does away with freckiea.
Indeed, tho modern Poets
A creature new, you know.
They had no versifiers
OF that sort years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05
twentleth century

A twentieth century anachronism
is recorded by the resolution of the ma
tional conference of German Baptists
prohibiting the use of telephones in the
homes Of it's members. To be consistent
the conference should also have re-
solved against the use of the telegraph
for urgent messages, against riding on
electric street railways or in electric
automobiles. II the line is TO be drawn
at Innovations of electricity It should
take in the entire list OF electrical in
ventions.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

The dispatches now show that the re-
ports of damage done by the water in
Kansas City, Topeka and neighboring
towns have been greatly exaggerated.
That is usually the case. The wreckage
always looks larger in the moment Of
excitement than it does after the danger
point is passed and the salvage inven-
tory is taken.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05
"Made in Germany"
Indianapolis Journal.

Some surprise is expressed at the action
Of the War department in ordering fifty
modern field guns with carriages and equip
ment from firm in Germany for use in
the United States army. The reason given
for placing the order abroad is that the
United States ordnance establishment and
all the private factories in the United
States are now overloaded with ordnance
work and that about fifteen months time
can be saved by ordering the guns in Ger
many. That may be true, but there does
not seem to be any war emergency
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05


This is an attractive plan and II is not
surprising that the democrats linger low
ingly over II. But it's weakness is evident
to the eye Of the merest amateur in poll
tics. In the first place, the south is no
longer solid and has not been so for ten
years. In every election since 1892 from
three to six states in that section have
gone republican. Three Of those states
Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia
appear to be as firmly fixed in the repub-
lican column, as far as national elections
are concerned, as many northern states.
The loss of these three states would at
once reduce the democratic electoral vote
in the south by eighteen, or to a total of
Isl. Maryland might be classed as doubt
full, but, giving that to the democrats, they
would have in the south only 159 electoral
votes.
And then as to New York, New Jersey,
Connecticut and Indiana, II can be asserted
that not one of them has gone democratic
since 1892, except New York. which chose
a democratic Judge of the court of ap-
peals in 1897. And the prospect of one or
all OF them going democratic in 1904 is too
dubious to mislead any except the most
biased searcher after electoral votes. The
"old alliance was favorite beguilement
OF the democratic party. The southen
leaders were persuaded time and again to
keep their section solid with the promise
of enough votes from the north to make
up a majority in the electoral college In
1896 the south deserted the east and formed
an alliance with the west, but was beaten
that year and four years later. And now,
with no hope in that direction, the demo-
Gratis turn again to that will-o' -the-wisp,
the "old alliance" which will mislead
them in 1904 as 1t did many times before.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

The Roumanian ministry is said to be
strongly against permitting the Stand
ard OIL company to come into their ter
ritOry and absorb the Roumanian oil
fields as part OF its worldwide octopus,
The Roumanians must have been read
ing some OF the magazine stories OF the
rise OF the Standard OIL magnates in
this country.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05
"a CURE-ALL."
Washington Star.

Here's some generous advertisinR
For a remedy most rare.
Its results are quite surprising
When applied with proper care.
For that tired and hungry feeling,
For the ills OF too much toll
You will find II very healing.
Use ROCKEFELLER'S on.
II you want to found a college
or start a Sunday school,
II you'd add 10 human knowledge
And promote the Golden Rule.
II you want 10 stop the friction
OF affairs that Oft embroil
Men in foe and maledlction
Use RoCKEFELLERS OIL.
It's merit, none can doubt II.
II hasn't failed as yet.
The one bad thing about Il
Is this: It's hard 10 get.
But life runs mighty easy
Their hopes fate cannot foil
For those whose wheels are greasy
With ROCKEFELLER'S on.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

The special committee OF the Real Es-
tate exchange is still wrestling with the
question whether the street lamp gas
lighting contract which expires next
January should be renewed. But the
gas lamp problem is very insignificant
and somewhat remote subject compared
with the impending appraisement OF the
water works plant, which involves mil
lions where the gas lighting contract
involves thousands.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

The long drawn struggle between the
Union Pacific and its shopmen has not
only cost the company dearly and de-
prived the locked out men OF wages they
would have earned. but it has inflicted
irreparable loss on Omaha in driving
away several hundred families of its
good citizens who had ident.ned their
interests with this city. 1t will take a
long time to make good all this damage.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05
"THE OLD ALLIANCE"
Democratic HarmOnixers on n stnI
Hunt for RainbOws.

Philadelphia Press
The democratic searchers for the cleo
toral votes needed to choose a president
next year are making all sorts OF combi-
nations and supposing all kinds Of alli-
ances. But the alliance to which they in
variably come back after travelling over
the whole field is what they call the "old
alliance" And the "old alliance" is
combination OF the solid south and New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut and In
diana. AS this alliance brought success to
the democrats in 1884 and in 1892 II is not
surprising that they turn TO II again with
a hope born Of desperation.
What prospect is there of such an alli-
ance succeeding again? What was once
known as the solid south consisted OF six
teen states, which, under the latest appor-
tionment will have the following votes in
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

Lancaster county republicans have
taken advantage of the opportunity Of
fered by holding the first convention Of
the year to plant themselves squarely
for Roosevelt as standard bearer for
1904 Every republican convention in
Nebraska will promptly follow suit
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05
TRUSTS DIsTRUsTED.
Investors Dodge the watered stock
of Combines.
Cleveland Leader.

Cleveland Leader.
In about a month more than two years
the market value OF the stock of the
United States Steel corporation, both com
mon and preferred taken together, has
decreased almost t2SoO0o,OOO II that loss
were distributed through the whole period
1t would amount to nearly 81. 900 a week
Meanwhile the Steel trust has earned
large profits, but not 30 big as the enor-
nous figures which measure the shrinkaRe
OF the market value OF its shares. It's
stockholders have received good dividends,
but the income from their Investments
looks small by comparison with the wither-
ing up OF the principal. supposing that the
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05
Another Change Possible.
Chicago d-Herald

NIIENWEV
It is useless to be pessimistio, but the
probabilities are that as soon as the floods
get through washing out the crops and
Saking people homeless the public will
have a chance to see how It likes an old
fashioned drouth. ..,.s
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

While the floods have played havoc
with the Kansas City and st. Joseph
stock yards and packing houses, South
Omaha, which always has been and al
ways will remain high and dry, will
keep open house for all the live stock
that is seeking market in the great
corn half
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

That the trend of the times is toward
higher levels in prices and wages may
be readily judged from the fact that
South Omaha knights of the razor
seriously contemplate raising the scale
for hair raising and barbering.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05
Greed shows the CiOven Hoof.
Chicago Chronicle

OIIICdBU OUTOIIINIb,
While the rest OF the country is rendering
succor to the people OF Kansas City and
Topeka it is interesting to learn that the
merchants Of those communities have
thriftily risen to the situation by advanc-
ing the price of provisions and other neces-
saries some 300 per cent. "One touch of
nature" etc.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

The report of the United States consul
for Denmark to the effect that there is
general complaint there that times are
dull should put us on our guard for
another attempt to unload the Danish
West Indies on Uncle Sam for a hand
some cash consideration.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05
Onto His Job.
Washington Post.

Uncle Joe Cannon denies that he IL going
to call for any help in making up his house
committees. After many years experience
on the appropriations committee he con-
siders himself competent to place congress
sional ciphers in the proper column with
out assistance.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

falls, is under a Wyoming man we
might expect the controversy to be set
tied for the best interests Of the whole
country and without any special detri-
ment to wyoming's progress and pros
peritv
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

Boards of conciliation and boards of
arbitration are in general demand in
every section of the country where there
has been clash between wageworkers
and employers.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

The State Board of Public Lands and
Buildings, which has supervision and
control over the penitentiary, has taken
back-water from its position declining
to allow Warden Beemer $500 of PIN
money for the supervision of judicial
hanging bee inside of the penitentiary.
The next legislature will, doubtless, be
called upon to fix a specific price for
adjusting the moose and springing the
trap. In the meantime abrupt suspen-
sion of murderers will be regarded as
lucrative perquisite of the penitentiary
high sheriff.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05
Mine LitiEation Is compr.mirsd.

SAN FRANCISCO, June "A. p. Morri-
son, a wealthy mining man of New York
today entered into compromise with NJ
J. Smith, d. T. jackson and w. c. Price
against whom he had brought a sensational
suit to recover title to valuable mines on
the desert and S15O,000 which he alleged
were secured from him by fraud.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

That story from Idaho of fall of hail
leaving a layer twenty inches deep puts
all the hens egg hail stone yarns on
the shelf, at least for this season.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05
Ready for Another noom Yenr.

ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Last month the public. debt decreased
50, ,247,3S5. The interest-bearing debt stands
at Ss14OO0,OOO with a rate chiefly of 2 per
cent. Uncle Sam is in good financial shape
and looks forward to another prosperous
year
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

There will be at least 476 votes in the
next electoral college, a majority OF which
will be 239. II any new states are admitted
at the next session OF congress the vote
and the majority will be increased. But
supposing that the college remains as It
Is now the democrats would need the solid
electoral vote of the south and seventy
votes more to make up a majority in the
college. The northern states included in
the 'Oid alliance" have now the following
electoral votes:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

City Treasurer Hennings promises to
open the regular summer season Of tax
van tours as soon as the roads are put
in shape for comfortable travel. Don't
crowd
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

The new governor Of Wyoming, fol-
lowing in the footsteps Of the late Gov
ernor Richards, is protesting against the
establishment Of forest reserves in that
state. Inasmuch as the general land
ONCE, In whose jurisdiction this subject
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

Just to make sure no one remains in
ignorance Of the flood devastations, the
meat packers viii include reminder for
each housewife in the bill rendered for
meat supplies.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05
stand from Under.


brooklyn Eagle.
Now you see the Panama canal and now
you don't. Nevertheless, some day you
will. Picayune and semi-civiiized states of
South America cannot check the commerce
of the world forever
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

whats the cause of that Internal racket
on the floor above?" asked the customer
II think" said the bartender, his cheek
democratic harmony dinners"Echicago
Tribune
'T think" said the first author. that I
shall write two-volume novel as my next
YES? D. smiled his rival. 'fYes. I think
that will be large enough edition. New
York Press.
1t is strange that It doesn't occur to moro
boarding house keepers that they could
save money by buying thei~ prunes by the
Journal
my plea" said the young lawyer, who
strongly affect the jury" HT-',N ~
=. Yes" .ip replied the Judge. IT was afraid
getting your client convicted in spIte az
his innocence"-Chicago Record Herald.
Matron--r want to get eae of the popular
novels. = -
Clerk-Yes. ma'am.
IN, Matron-I T want one suitable for a young
Clerk-Well-er-you don't want ''popu-
lar novel, then--Philadelphia Ledger.
Are those phy1icians Jealous of the sue
makes them envious is his success IN Sstt
ting II talked about in the newspapers.S-
Washington Star.
That young woman next door to YOU
goes in for music, doesn't She2''
Music, 90 called, yes"
Vocal or instrumental7"
little OF both. She's vociferously
vocal, and Instrumental in making All the
neishborB swear."-Philadelphia Press,
Mrs Crawfoot-Yes, the president kissed
Mrs. Rail~Did It make him strenvous7
Mrs. Crawfoot-I should saw "a Ha,s
peen hunting the stray cats with an old
gun ever since.-Chicago News
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

Men drafted for Union Pacific picket
service will now get an honorable dis
charge.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

The Ohio republican love feast seems
to have been pulled of strictly as per
schedule.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

From now on Union Pacific and pacific
union will go hand in hand.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

The mayor of Dwight, ILL.,. will not be
the only democrat found supporting
President Roosevelt for election in 1904.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05
STATEMENT oF CIRCULATION.

DI2NA IAEII4ANA VN NtAt~ = TT 4 ISt'f
State of Nebraska, Douglas County, S.;
George b. Tzschuck, secretary Of The Bee
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 May, 1908 was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

Net total sales les......................... .943,552
Net average sales. s.................... 3O.43S
GEORGE b. TZSCHUCK.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to
before me this 31st day OF May, A. D. 1908.
NJ. b. HUNGATE,
. (Seal.) Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05

1t is strange that It doesn't occur TO more
boarding house keepers that they could
save money by buying thei~ prunes by the
barrel instead of by the pound-Somefyiile
Journal.