Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-09

JeCt' 10 De USED when the measure was ac-
tually signed. The journalist was a per-
sonal friend Of Mr.. Roosevelt's and took
the liberty of calling attention to some bad
features OF the bill, urging the governor not
to sign it. Mr.. Roosevelt, however, was
not to be swayed, and the memoranda was
telegraphed to the press Of the country. A
few days later Mr.. Roosevelt sent for his
newspaper friend and told him to recall or
XIII the memoranda, as he had decided
not to sign the bill in that form. At an
extra session a revised franchise tax bill
was enacted,
"A phase of the New York character not
often touched upon" says a Pittsburg dis
patch letter, "Is it's provincialism. This
was brought sharply to the front during the
week by the statement Of a prominent rail-
road official in effect that Philadelphia,
through the swift perfection of New York
terminal facilities, would soon become a
mere suburb OF the seaboard METROPOLIS.
Did this surprise New Yorkers7 Not at all.
Every community in the United States has
long held that relation to New York. To
be out of New York was to be camping
that is, unless they were in Europe. As
a rule New Workers know more Of London
than OF San Francisco, and more OF the
Riviera or the Nile valley than of Kansas
OF the valley of the Mississippi. AL west
erners are Jays and farmers" and all
wisdom is concentrated in Manhattan
borough. The one great source Of shame
is that Brooklyn is now a part of Greater
New York. Yet, as a matter OF fact, there
is a smaller percentage Of illiteracy in
Nebraska than in Boston, to say nothing
Of New York; the finest public schools in
the country are in Kansas, and, generally
aAaa
keener and broader minded the people. Is
1t not the rule that the cream of the popu-
lation go out to do the pioneer work of a
community? Though all who stay at home
are not dull and unprogressive. all the dull
ards stay at home. Thus many an east
erner who goes west to shear comes back
shorn, wondering and indignant at the
farmers" whom he expected to find an
easy prey. Perhaps II there were fewer
passengers for Europe and more for the
bounding west New Workers. would after
their mental map Of the United States"
Five thousand dollars to see a king!
This is a pretty good price for four OF them
according to our national game of poker.
An Englishwoman now In New York is
Advertising the blessed privilege of behold
ing good King Edward. She IL a pro-
W ShaR0NOug anu nCI AIulhDl0 m1HBlOn
here is to Introduce uncuItured Americans
with plenty Of money Into the best English
sdciety. A court audience is quoted at IS, 900. |
She has personal acquaintance with a
whole raft of peeresses and she will place
them in touch with American girls for a
fee. Really clever girls she will take into
the best English homes, to the race courses,
the opera and all the fashionable entertain
ments OF the London season. oh the charge
will be reasonable-for them! Mrs. Cliff
ford is at present Installed at the Waldorf.
New York's dream OF rapid transit is at
last to be reduced to a tangible thing. The
subway contractor definitely promises a
service to Harlem by January 1 Of next
year. This means ito Harlem in fifteen
minutes" Up to the present time $24,-
10000 Of the contract price OF $36, 500, 900
has been paid by the city to the con-
tractors. OF the total length OF twenty one
miles of tunnel 95 per cent Of the excavat-
Ing has been done. In the three years
since work began nearly 1000, 900 cubic
yards have been taken out Of the heart
OF New York.
TIL appraisers ONCE reports that the
importation of precious stones through the
port OF New York for the month Of March
reached the total of S2,s71.64 in value.
These figures are in excess OF those of any
month on record, and strikingly illustrate
the country's prosperity.
An especially good demand for pearls is
reported by jewellers. The importers of
the famous Hope blue diamond say that
1t is still In this country, despite reports
that 1t had been sent back to Europe.
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The chief monument OF Tweed's reign Of
rapacity in New York is the county court
house. 1t cost $12, 900, 900, twice as much
as the beautiful hall OF records, only a
little less than the great and splendid
capitol In Washington. Bricks enough were
paid for though never used for its con-
struction to have covered the entire City
Hall park solidly to a depth OF more than
twenty-five feet. Yet today the building
is inadequate. unit, detrimental to health,
useless-except as an object-lesson Of the
cost Of ring rule.
When the new liquor tax goes into effect
in New York there will be no more 10
cent whisky in Sixth, Seventh and Eighth
avenues. Even the Bowery is to boost the
price to Is cents. Beer may Jump to 10
cents a tub" and saloon keepers are
threatening to raise the '~'growlar" TO IS
cents.
II you chance to see when on a New York
street car the conductor go up 10 a man
and pass him a yellow ticket about three
inches long and an inch and a half wide,
don't make the mistake OF thinking that
the railroad company has changed the color
OF its transfers.
Don't ask for one. II you want one you
can get II by Just splitting on the floor.
These yellow tickets are spit cards" They
are warnings. Here is what they say:
You are violating the law against
splitting. You are subject TO a fine