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Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-29

far as my observation has gone there has
tSe m af gis dPs Snsnce at al 20 hI IN m TSG Work L
l have to spend money and then get II APP
propriated afterward, so they have a pretty
good hold on me. l always bring In a bill
for what I spend.
While this program was promulgated a
dozen years ago. and / have no means Of
knowing to what extent the committee on
legislation is still active, Mr.. Foote'S OK
PLANTATION by itself is enough to controvert
the assertion that multiplication Of cleo
trio lighting would drag 1t into politics. II
needed, the evidence could be multiplied
many times. So long as electric lighting is
given over to private corporations It will
remain in politics while municipal owner
ship offers the only avenue for taking II out
Of politics. 1t is well to bear In mind, too,
that in all the stories of municipal corrup-
lion that we hear from different sections
from st. Louis to Minneapolis and from
San Francisco to New York-we have nu-
merous examples Of bribe giving and bribe-
taking, arising out OF special franchise
grants to private parties, but none Of
notable Importance chargeable to dishonest
management of municipal lighting plants
once acquired. We will admit that the mu-
nicipal corporation runs a risk OF loss by
| dishonest officers and employees. but so also
does the private corporation which more
often covers up embezzlement by COM
pounding the offense. But all such crook
edness paIes into significance beside the
demoralizing and d~ebauching influence Of
the constant corruption OF public servants
by the paid agents OF avaricious fran
| chised corporations.
summary.
The real question then is whether IL is
! better for the municipality to operate its
own electric lighting plant or to reserve to
itself only the right to regulate with COM
pensation for the franchise either by fixed
money payment or proht-sharing arrange
ment. II financial considerations alone
were to govern, the answer would depend
upon the terms agreed to, although Il is
hard to see how, If the city may rlghtfully
claim part of the profit on the percentage
plan. It may not with equal propriety and
Justice do the work itself and take il all.
But other considerations ought to weigh as
we'll. The city yves 1t to It's citizens, who
may be private consumers OF electric light,
TO protect them against exorbitant charges,
and il can do this best when It is alone in
\ terested as owner and operator. Again, the
promotion OF civic virtue would strongly
counsel the removal, or at least the mini
MIXING OF the fostering sore Of political cor
ruption invariably produced by the barter
and trade of valuable franchise privileges.
Municipal ownership OF electric lighting
may have to wait it's turn among the many
demands urgently pressing upon the re-
sources OF our American cities, yet no pro-
g~ressive program OF contemporary munich
pal reform will without it meet the re-
quirements Of current popular thought.
This is the conclusion Of the paper writ
ten by Victor for the national
| convention on municipal ownership and
public franchises held under the auspices
OF the Reform club of New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-29

h 10 use Dr.. Pierce
Golden Medical Dii
cOvery. The quickS
this remedy is used III
quicker the cure. BV
even when neglect hi
let disease fssten o
the lungs, "Golde
Medical Discovery"
may be relied on to
cure In ninety !
eight cases out ell
e hundred. r.
The only motivec
for substitution Is
to permit the a
TO make the little
extra profit paid on {
Of less mehtonous
zines. He gains. VI
Therefore accept no
tufe Tor UGolden N
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-29
IrS So Easy

To take cold. IT'S 90 common to neglect
the cold. That IL one reason why there
are % many people with Udeep-seated,"
stubborn coughs, and . many more with
SlunR trouble"
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
National-ELheI BARRYMORE.

Miss Ethel Barrymore. who has won
a warm place in the hearts Of theater-
goers, VIII give further evidence Of her
versatility at the New National Thea
ter next Monday evening. when Charles
Frohman viii introduce her as Angela
Muir in "A Country Mouse" and as The
little French boy in Carrots" The
first is a three-aCt comedy by Arthur
Law. and the second a one-act study
from the French by Jules Renard. In
both plays Miss Barrymore is said to
have crowded the Savoy Theater, Nv
York. the first three months of the win
ter Angela Muir is a young girl from
the country staying with a friend in
KeEsinst0n. The Country mouse" as
she Is called. soon learns 10 lirt. Afsc~
cutting out experienced Lady Sylvia.
who. though married, has q hankering
E0- Hon Archibald Eyse Angela drops
Fysc and turns her attention to The Duke
OF St Kits, an old roue. who has pur-
sued her from the first In a game Of
hide and seek" she runs up a ladder
TO the roof The duke follows, and rhey
TcsppeaT covered with dust as an al
fianced couple. Bruce McRae plays
Archibald WISE and Harry Davenport
does the duke. Others in the cast are
George W. Howard, James Kearney.
Arthur Elliot, Adelaide Prince. Ger
tTude Ghaen. Mrs Fanny Addison Pitt.
Beatrice AEnew, and others. The New
York casts Of both pieces viii be seen
here, IS also the complete scenery of
the two.
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
GEN. SAMUEL THOMAS
LEFT TEN MILLIONS
Income of sIoo,ooo to Be Paid His Wild
Ow Annually by Executors.

NEW YORK. Jan. 29.-Tbe viii Of
Cen Samuel Thomas, Of Dobbs Ferry.
who died in this city on January il,
was fled for probate in the Westches-
ter county surrogate's court yesterday.
The instrument was executed on July
20, 1900, and names the widow. Ann
Augusta Thomas. Edward Russell
Thomas. and EIeauor Nancy Thomas,
his son and daughter, and George Mac
cuIIoch Miller executors
The value Of the estate is not given,
but it is estimated at s10.00O.C00. The
executors are to invest slO0. GOO and pay
The income to his sen Harold EdgeU
Thomas, a resident OF Chicago. for his
maintenance and support In making
this provision in his Will General
Thomas says: = make 10 further pro
vision for my son Harold, because his
condition. mentally and physically. is
such that he is incapable Of managing
his own affairs"
The executors are directed TO invest
enough of the estate 10 produce q net
income Of 500, 600 a year and TO pay
the income to his widow during her life.
The rest of the estate is to be divided
into two equal parts and each part IL
vested, the income TO be paid to Edward
Russell Thomas and Eleanor Nancy
Thomas during their lives, and at their
deaths to be divided among their issue.
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
GHOST PROVED PATIENT
FROM MARINE HOSPITAL
Residents Of Baltimore Suburb Alarm
ed BY Scantily-Attired Figure.

BALTIMORE, Jan, 29.-The residents
OF the northern suburbs in the reighbor-
hood Of Wymans Park were greatly dis
turbed last aight between 1876 and I1:4G
o'clock by Thomas Togin. thirty three
years Old, patient at the United States
Hospital, who after making his escape
from the building in extremely scanty
attire, wandered about the woods
Superslitious persons in the neigh
Dorhood who caught q glimpse of Togin's
fee,i1g figure spread a report that
grave mad given up It's dead. Patrolman
Nermtuion. or the Northern district.
beard the story and told the quaI5ing
people to fear no longer, as he had
found The. ghost.
And he, did. just in the nick Of time.
He crept upon the man just as Togin
was about to Chamber a fence on the
other side OF which was quarry over
100 feet deep.
Togtn was sent back to the hospital.
Fermilliou explained matters and the
people breatheI easier.
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
ASHES OF WIFE AND CHILD
TO REST BESIDE MONROE
Governor and Legislature Favor Trans
fer to Richmond Cemetery.

RICHMOND, Va. Jan. 29--W- W. Ne
Intire. Of Baltimore. who came here In
an effort 10 influence the General As-
seEbIy of Virginia to have the remains
of the wife and daughter OF President
James Monroe brought from their rest
ing place in Fairfax county and placed
in the Monroe section Of Hollywood
Cemetery. IS very hopeful that his mis-
sion viii prove q success
The hearty Endorsement given his plan
by Governor Montague and members OF
the Legislature has greatly encouraged
Mr. McIntire. and he returns 10 BaI-i-
more today sanguine that before long
the ashes Of lhe wife ard daughter cs
Monroe viii repose in the sacred soil
Of Hollywood, where the Monroe tomb
is a notable mark
McMcIntire viii procure further facts
desired IN connection with the matter.
and when these are transmitted to the
Legislature il is thought a bill VIII be
offered appTopriating $1,000 10 cover the
cost Of removal.
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
AND FRAU FRITZ SCHEFF

The next concert by the Washington
Symphony Orchestra viii be given Feb
Tuary 10 at the National Theater with
Frau FRITZ Schef of the Metropolitan
Opera Company as soIoist. Frau ScheT
IS q strong farorfte among opera lovers
in New York. and. it is said. has long
cherished the idea of singing in Wash
ington. Owing to the in srequent visits
of Manager Grau's singers the oppor-
tunity did not present itself until her
engagement with the washington or
chestTa. IN addition 20 a beautiful
voice. Frau Schen is said to possess
much magnetism and so has established
herself as favorite Among the num-
hers she viii sing here IS the bird song
from "Siegfried," which is particularly
well adapted 30 her voice. The coming
concert promises to be among the most
enjoyable the orchestra has given. Mr.
He Koven and the musicians under his
direction have been working hard 20
bring about this result, and their efforts
promise to be highly successful.
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
RUSSIAN TARIFF TO
PROTECT INDUSTRIES
New Schedule to Go Into Effect at OPP
ton Of Minister Of Finance.

/ ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. ga new
/ general customs tariff to which the i'm
periaI sanction was given January 20
! was made public yesterday
An official memorandum accompanying
! It explains that Russia has followed
! the example Of other states in view Of
the impendins expiration OF her com
merciai treaties. The new tariffs have
! been elaborated. says The memorandum.
with special regard to the protection of
national industries, but there has been
no idea. by an artificial raising of rates.
OF securing a means Of bargaining with
other powers. because such weapon
would cut both ways.
The alterations in the existing tarfT.
It IS declared, have been made with the
utmost circumspcction and strictly in
accordance with the changed conditions
and International competition Many
duties have not been changed, but new
classifcatiOns and greater specialization
have been introduced.
novel point in the PRONUNCIATION of
the tariff is t8at the date on which il
VIII be put in operation is not specified.
it being left TO the minister Of finance
TO obtain the Imperial sanction to put It
into force at any time. In the normal
course the new tariff viii come into
force On the expiration of the existing
treaties or on the conclusion Of new
ones, but the possibility is not excluded
o. an earlier application, necessitated by
changes in Industrial conditions or BY
the action Of foreign governments.
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
OCCULT POWER BURSTS
HEAVY WATER BOTTLE
Count De Sarak's Demonstrations Be
fore the EsoteTic Center.

Dr. Albert De Sarak, Count de Das.
demonstrated 4 the power Of concentrated
thought at a session of the Washington
EsoteriC Center last night at 1913 Cor
corau Street, only members OF the ESQ
teric Society being entitled to adpfssion.
There were present. however. several
members from the Baltimore Center.
For an hour DR.. De Sarak lectured on
occult science, speaking In French. Then
he gave several remarkable demonstra-
tions Of his occult power The doctor
constructed circle of pieces Of white
paper. Into this circle was put "a heavy
glass bottle filed with water Several
members of the audience tasted the
water y black silk thread was attached
to the neck Of the bottle and placed in
the hand Of member Of the Esoteric
Circle.
The count then concentrated his pur-
pose within the circle. Forward. ever
forward" his watch-word rang out. and
wiz = loud explosion the bottle burst
into minute fragments and the water
was poured out on the floor.
To demonstrate the action of what Re
calls the positive fluid and the negative
huid. the count charged a glass Of Po-
tomac water with the negative fluid and
a flower with the positive. The flower
was brought into contact with the water
Immediately a sizzling OF the water be
gan and q GisagTeeabIe Odor arose.
Sessions Of the Washington Center are
held every Wednesday night under The
direction Of DIT. De Sarak, the general In
sDector Of the Supreme EsoteTic Council
Of Tibet
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
THEORIES ABOUT CATARRH
Peculiar Ideas Regarding a Common Di-
SeaSe

Mark Twaip's cure for a cold in the
head was simple. but he claims very
effective In his own case; his plan yas
to eat nothing whatever for twenty
four hours, or presumably until the
trouble had disappeared.
Although not able to speak from per
sonal experience as TO the effectiveness
of this treatment, II certainly has the
merit Of extreme economy, but it oc-
ours TO us that the application Of il
to a case OF nasal catarrh might be at
tended with difficulties.
Catarrh, as everyone knows, is a
chronic cold IN the head, and Mr..
Twain's treatment. If 1t should become
a fad, would make of us a nation of
fasters; an army emulating the exam
PIE Of the immortal Tanner, who achiev-
ed worldwide fame by fasting forty
days.
Catarrh is certainly becoming a na-
tiJnaI disease and there is little doubt
but that errors in diet, particularly
oveTeating IS a very common cause.
Most people. however. are more in
teTested in the cure Of the trouble than
in the cause. and modern medical sci
enCe has produced more effective and
less heroic remedies than Mr.. Twain's.
Hydrastin IS a new remedy, very cf-
fective in some forms Of Catarrh. Red
Gum is another which on account of its
antiseptic properties is very valuable,
while many severe cases of Chronic Ca
taTrh have been entirely cured by he
sanguinaria or extract of Blood root
alone.
Within a year an enterpTising chem
ist has combined all of these remedies
in tablet form, palatable and convenient
and the superiority of this tablet over
other cataTrh remedies IS sc apparent
that all druggists now carry them IN
stock to supply the popular demand.
They are called Stuart's CaCarrh Tab
lets, and 1t Is doubtful IL any medicine
has achieved a national popularity n
so short time as this.
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are used by
thousands OF travelling men because
they can be carried in the pocket and
used any time and in any quantity, be
ing free from cocaine, opiate, or any
poisonous drug
They clear the head and throat from
the disgusting secretions OF catarrh.
very often in a few hours time.
For nasal Catarrh they are far supe-
riCr TO any wash. lotion. or ointment.
the use of which Is often as inconve-
nient and annoying as the disease it
self.
For coughs. colds, bronchial cata-rh.
ari CataTrh Of tie stomach tNosa tab
Its give immediate raliof and a nar-
mCEe1-- "I-e where In-iCrs doucrcs.
and -uhalers make no Impression what
ever.
This preparation is a hoon to ca
tarrh sufferers and any druggist viii
tell you that StuaTt's Catarrh Tablets
is remedy that has come to stay.
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
AUDUBON SOCIETY
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Interesting Talks at Annual Meeting Of
Friends of Birds.

The Audubon Society met IN annual
session last evening in the lecture hall
OF the Columbian University.
Wilmer Stone. OF the PHILADELPHIA
Academy Of Sciences. was the principal
speaker Of the evening. and he gave IN
illustrated lecture on the Varied Plum
age Of Our Birds from Nesting 10
Adult H. c. Oberholser gave brief
outline of the sOciety's work. and Hrs.
Wallace Radcliffe. treasurer. and John
D. Patten. secretary. submitted reports.
officers for the coming year we're
elected as follows:
President. Surgeon General George Il.
SternbeTg. L 5. A; vice presidents. c.
J Bell. Il. F. BIougt. Hon Job Barnard.
J. Burroughs, DR.. T Gill. DR.. L. o.
Howard. Mrs. G G. Hubbard. Mrs. r.
Kaufman. Mrs ". B. King. Miss + Fl.
Lehman. Mrs West. DIT. II. C. Merriam.
T. Janney. Miss Virginia Miller. A. T.
Stuart. r. Ridgway. Miss Alice Riggs.
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt. Rev. H Y.
SatteTlee. D. D.: Mrs. Frank SewslI.
Miss Olive Risley Seward. T. ". sidweII.
Hon. James Wilson. Mrs. G. c. MAYNARD.
s. ". Woodbridge and Mrs \. Hague;
treasurer. Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe, Sec
retaTy. Mrs John Drewhurst.
The following were elected members
OF the executive committee
H. c. Oberholser. chairman: Miss ].
4. Clark. Miss II. Boynton, Miss T. II.
Bailey, Miss E. V Brown. Miss J. E.
Eddy. Miss E. Given. Miss A. F. King.
Mrs. Y. F. Works. Capt. H S. Prince,
s. B. Shibley. Il Colds, DR. T s Palmer.
R. Ridgway and Mai. Richard Sylvester.
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
CCIumhia-1lKiro Do5n.n

King DOdo,' with Raymond Hitch
cock in the title role. viii form the bill
a the Columbia Theater next week.
King Dodo" has been voted d success.
The production comes direct from Days
Theater, New York. with the same prin-
cipaIs. chorus and orchestra. which ap-
PeaTed there
Raymond Hitchcock, whose grotesque
makeup and novel comedy methods
long since established him as a favorit2.
viii Play the leading role Cheridab
Simpson. GTeta RtsIey. William CorIiss.
Flora Zabelle. Margaret Mckinney and
War Anderson complete the cast
The local orchestra viii be augmented
by twenty-five musicians.
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
COLLEGE AND
CHICAGO UNIVERSITY UNITE

CHICAGO, Jan. 2g.-The Illinois Col
lcge at Jacksonville has been affiliated
with the University OF Chicago Presi-
dent Harper said thas the articles Of
agreement had been entered into by the
trustees
The colleges recent success in raising
S200,000 gives it a productive endowment
Of nearly half q million The afaHauon
is to be celebrated in Jacksonville on
Friday
Illinois College is one of the oldest
in the West, and was closely identi-
fed with the pioneer development Of
the yale Band of Seven. Clifford W.
Barnes, president Of the college, was the
first student to receive the degree Of
master ot arts at the University Of
Chicago.
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
INSTALLATION OF POTOMAC
LODGE KNIGHTS OF HONOR

The following officers Of Potomac
Lodge. knights of Honor, have been in
stalled by Past Grand Dicta- or J. VIII
liam Palmer: J. G. Reeves. past die
tator; Gustav Maier, dictator; c. c.
Wood. vice dictator; George B. Abram.
assistant dictator; Joseph F Ashford.
reporter: J. W. Wisney, financial re
porter; Il. 5. Darby. treasurer: J. D.
Ter-LI. guide; =. J. Evans. chaplain;
ECosE, 7T1GlaGd, guardian. s s Cut-
jer-son. sentinel; Messrs. Maier, Wood
and Abrams, trustees.
TIE Knights of Honor order is at
present free from all Indebtedness, and
in the most prosperous year of its ex-
istepce,
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
Lafayette-''Zig Tag Alley"

zeh and zarrow and their company
viii come to the Lafayette Theatre next
week in new pantomimic musical
comedy entitled zig Gag Alley"
Acrohattc comedy, musical numbers
and novel speciaIties prcdominate, and
the cast is said TO be oae Of the best
ever seen with a similar production, en-
bracing as II does, some we'll known
artists IN this country and Europe Il
is also said to be new and up-to-date.
the music catchy, the girls pretty and
vivacfous and the innumerabIe ne
chanicaI effects follow each other so
rapidly as to be thoroughly mysttfying-
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
GANG OF THIEVES LYNCHED
BY RUSSIAN PEASANTS

MOSCOW, Jan. 29.-Rcports Of a
Wholesale lynching bee al Belgorodka.
near KEN. reached here today. The
place has been terrorized for some time
past BY a gang OF thieves, twenty in
number, and the police have been un-
able 10 suppress them.
Finally a number Of tho inhabitants.
tired Of waiting fer official punishment
OF the maTsuders. went on a crusade
against them The thieves were To-
Gated last night IN a house near the
village The Iynching party surrounded
the place while the thieves were carous-
Ing.
After q fight the villagers forced an
The Washington times., 1903-01-29

know the Virgin Mary. You hang VI
pictures OF her. You bow before, and
burn incense, and pray. You do not
do this to the picture. Il is the Mother
of God you pray to. Same way with the
Joss. not pray to this picture. but tC
Joss himself. l look at picture. and
then I think of the Joss. AID not OF my
laundry. or the shirt ought to iron
and so the Joss, who is jealous, viii
not be angry that I do not pay atten-
tion while I talk to him.
Calls were made last night at every
Chinese house in town. At each was
found the same general features of 8
season Of feasting and rejoicing. Where
the host was weaIthier, the refresh
ments were more elaborate, but the wei
come was the same from the poorest
as from the richest This much NAL
igned race is much the same as other
peoples. when once entree IS obtained
to their social life, and under the genial
influence OF hospitality much of their
odd blankness and business shrewdness
celebrated by Bret Harte as character
izing the Heather Chinee"-fades away
and leaves them much as other men.
All Debts Paid Up.
Ore feature of their New Year worthy
Of emulation by others is their In
variable rule OF reconciliation with
enemies All debts are paid. all old
scores settled, and all oTenses forgiven.
Last night the foes OF years stand
ing could all be seen sitting in closest
friendship, eating the succulent water
melon seed IN the same spirit as the
Indian smokes his pipe Of peace. This,
the Chinaman explains. is an obligatory
feature of their religion.
But one place in all Chinatown was
closed to visitors last night. This was
the temple of the Joss. on Four -and-a-
half Street This was partly due to the
great sacredness OF the rites there IA
progress, and partly to the fact that
in the afternoon an unwise investigator
had attempted 10 photograph the cere-
monies while in progress. The visitors
were turned away with the invitation
to come at a less sacred season.
One Of the oldest features of the
Chinese New Year is the calling cards
These consist of large sheets of blood
red paper. bearing in Chinese the name
OF the caffer- These are deposited on q
table prepared for them for all the world
like tiny bits of pasteboard which the
Caucasian caller leaves as a souvenir of
his New Year calls. In them are some
times folded pieces OF money, ranging
from five cents TO d quarter Of dollar.
Among the Chinese. called on by The
Times reporter last night were Lee kim
and Charley Levy, of the Hong Chong
Company. at 346 Pennsylvania Avenue;
Charlie King and Charlie Lee, mem
bers of the Kim Lee Yuen, al 325 Penn
syIvania Avenue; Quong Kee. who wears
a purple vest. symbol Of high rank in
his local society, who conducts q large
grocery store at 323 Pennsylvania Ave
rue, and Twsue Lung, a caterer, at 914
Pennsylvania Avenue.
Though business will be resumed IN
part next week, the celebration OF the
New. Year will really continue in the
Chinese quarters for a month to come,
first one then another Chinese giving
receptions to his friends, at which every
effort will be put forth to furnish en-
tertainment for all callers, Chinese or
foreign"
The Washington times., 1903-01-29
b4fIiLLION-DOLLAR CAR AND
COACH BUILDING PLANT
Big Corporation 70 Locate at Richmond,
Win Employ 1000 Men.

RICHMOND, Va. Jan 29,-It was an
nouneed here yesterday that plans have
been matured for the early location of a
mammoth car and coach plant to be To-
Gated in Richmond.
The names Of the promoters have not
Been made public. but it is said the
capital stock viii be limited to $1,000
00o- The final details, it is said, viii be
completed and the ground for the build
ings needed will be broken by May l.
The plant viii give employment to
1000 men.