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Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20

Out of the population Of the earth today
there are over 80 100000 deaths every
twelve months. In the United States alone
the deaths amount to above 1000 daily. In
October, 1901, Robert ]. Thompson OF Chi
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20
WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY

Miss McHugh will address the members
OF South Branch Young women's Christian
association on Tuesday evening her sub.
ject to be Macbeth" There will be spe-
cial music and a general invitation is eN-
tended.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20

While Harry Castleman's name as the
author OF a story for boys should be a
sufficient guarantee that the story will in
terest boys, yet his latest book THE
Haunted Nine" published by Henry T..
Coates, is a story about things that could
not possibly have happened. and will have
an effect not at all to be desired on a boy
of imaginative and initiative nature.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20

The Tuesday meeting Of the Woman !
Christian aspciation was devoted to rou-
tine business and the discussion OF plans
for the furnishing Of the new home.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20

The above books are for sale by the Me-
geath Stationery Co., 1908 Farnam street
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20
new BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
What Manner Of Mau" is the Title Of
Edna Kenton's First Novel.
LOVE STORY BASED ON MINERS STRIKE
Two Women writers Dedicate to
Mark Twain n Book Entitled
"rhe Woman who
Tolls"

After careful study OF What Manner OF
Man, we'll known critic comes to the
conclusion that Edna Kenton is a name
that has been adopted to hide the person
ality OF a man who has talent, power and
Insight into human character. Edna Kenton
ls' however, the name Of a young woman
living In Chicago who offers her first novel
under the title What Manner OF Man"
She is known to magazine readers by her
own name and by some very clever stories
which have appeared from time to time in
the Century. McClures, the Smart Set, the
Ladies' Home Journal and other magazines
She has, besides, been a newspaper woman
and wrote her novel while on the stan OF
one Of the Chicago evening newspapers. It
Is the love story of emotional characters
a man schooled in the world Of today, a
young girl cherished in an isolated and for
gotten island where civilization has not
come and woman cultured in the graces
Of modern society. The novel is published
oy Bobbs- Merrill company.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20
Says Railroads Evade Taxes.

A representative of the Real Estate ex-
change who has been in Clay and Adams
counties in the interest of S. f. 24S which
provides for the taxation of railroad prop
erty within the cities for municipal pur-
poses, returned Wednesday night.
Conditions in Clay county are peculiar"
he said, "for there are no large towns in
that county and the railroads have about l2O
miles OF main line track there. In every
town, according to the figures Of the county
treasurer, however, the railroads evade from
$27 to $500 of the tax they should pay. The
greatest evasion is in Sutton, where two
banking houses pay as much tax as all
of the railroads, although the B.
& NJ. main line occupies a large part
of the center OF the town. The supervisors
Of the county were in session at Clay Cen
ter when the figures were obtained from
the treasurer's books and when the facts
had been made public they adopted a reso-
luton calling upon Senator Cox and Rep
resentatives Caldwell and Fishback to use
all means in their power to enact into law
the bill now pending in the senate.
"At Hastings the conditions are very bad
from the standpoint of the individual prop
erty owner. Hastings is suffering from the
effect of a boom, and with a constantly
decreasing assessment upon railroad prop
erty, as shown by the assessments for 1890
and 1902, the tax rate for municipal pur.
poses has reached 60 mills on the dollar OF
assessed valuation. The total taxes col
Iected at Hastings amount to about S42, 900
OF which the railroads pay about $4,000
| while on the basis OF the property actually
| owned in the town they should pay at leas
| SIC, 900, which shows that they evade a.
least 1000 of the taxes they should pay.
THE people at Hastings did not realize
that they were being made the victims o
| the iniquitous system OF railroad taxation
now in vogue, and 1t required the produc
| tion OF the figures to show them the facts
| They had been led to believe that they wer
| receiving a certain part Of the value Of tn
Burlington terminal property at Omaha an
when shown that the value OF that propert
was not in any degree apportloned to Adam
county they expressed surprise G. f. Har
rison remained at Hastings and q publi
meeting probably will be held Friday even
ing. to be addressed by persons familia
with the conditions"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20

The Lieutenant Governor" by Guy Wet
more Carryl, is a novel which has for its
basis the present-day labor troubles, for
Its scene OF action the coal regions during
Hstrike period which required the presence
II the militia, and for it's hero the lieu
tenant governor, an impulsive American,
who, upon the assassination of the governor
Of the imaginary state Of Alleghenia, as
vumes control Of the state and by his force
and wisdom restores order without blood
Ihed. The lieutenant governors engage
ment to young girl during these troublous
times adds much to the complication OF the
situation. Published by Houghton, Mifiin
z Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20

The Mystic Literary club met on Tues
day afternoon at the home OF Mrs. P. B.
Haight, miscellaneous program being
given.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20
URE REPLIES TO MORSMAN
OontradiCts Statement by Legislator Rela-
tive to Taxation of Railroads
GIVES FIGURES FROM OFFICIAL REPORTS
shows that Union Pacific is Assessed
at One-Twentieth of Income
Value and II, & NJ. at
One-Thirty-Third.

Representative Morsmans recent declar-
alton in the house that he had looked into
the matter OF railroad taxation and that
he felt assured and satisfied in his own
mind that for ten years the railroads have
paid more than their fair share of taxes
in this state, is still provoking not a little
contradictory comment from others who
feel they have looked into the matter quite
as thoroughly as has the legislator.
w. G.. Ure, the Real Estate exchanges
most persistent statistician, said:
ut is certainly a matter of common
knowledge-outside OF the legislature, any
way-that the railroads pay only about
per cent of the city and village taxes they
ought to pay. Surely enough has been
said about the railroads paying less than
their share of state ana county taxes tc
put any careful legislator on inquiry in
the matter. Cursory examination oi
Auditor Westons biennial report would
have revealed the fact that some Of the
railroads are not paying their share any.
way. Take the Union Pacific. 1t is as
sessed S64 on its main and brancf
| lines, the branch lines being known as tn,
Omaha & Republican Valley railroad. Blu
the Union Pacihc's net profits of operation
OF it's lines in Nebraska for the year end
| lEG december L, lSUl was S4,oOI,Zeo. Cdpl
talize this income on the usual basis 70
such property, per cent. it means tha
the Union Pacific property in Nebraska 4
worth $120, 200. II is assessed a
$6,OSO. 1854. or at one-twentieth of its in
come value.
Take the B. & NJ. in Nebraska. 1t ha
191.61 miles Of track between Plattsmout
and Kearney. 1t is assessed at $2,027 23S
Its net profit for the year ending Decem
ber /, 1901, was $2,498, 306. Capitalized a
per cent this means that this piece O
road is worth S64, ,576, ,5OO and that it
assessed at one-thirty-third of its incom
value. These things are in the report
prepared for legislators to study, and ye
they bFazenly stand in our legislative hall
and tell us that the railroads are tax-bur
dened and that the farmers are the ia
shirkers. Property in Nebraska is nom
inally assessed at one-sixth Of its actua
value. The Union Pacific is assessed O
one twentieth OF its income value, the
NJ. in Nebraska at one-thirty- third c
its income value. Who are the tax shirR
ers?"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20

The gymnasium classes OF the Young
Womens Christian association have ar
ranged another basket bail tournament to
be given at Germania hall on Saturday
evening, March 81, at S:15, for the benefit
OF the building fund. The games will be
as follows: First Tabor Ga) against First
Omaha Young Womens Christian associa-
tion; Bellevue Second against YouEg Wom-
ems Christipu association Second; Bello-
vue Intermediates against Young Women's
Christian association Intermediates. Miss
Fowler, physical director Of the Sioux city
association, will act as umpire. Delega-
tions are expected from Bellevue, Tabor
and Council Bluffs and the tournament
promises to be one of the most interesting
that has yet been given.
For the benefit Of the state work, the
Woman's Christian Temperance union OF
Lincoln and various others of the state,
will give a bazar in Lincoln, April II and
IS, right after the close Of the executive
session Of the state board which is to be
held there. All unions are asked to con-
| tribute useful or fancy articles to be sold
these things to be sent to Mrs. M. b.
Russell, 1912 South Twenty street,
Lincoln
DR.. Hanchett addressed the members Of
| the Home Queens Circle on Wednesday
afternoon at their meeting at St. Gather
ines academy.
The past month has been the heaviest in
the history Of the Visiting Nurses asso-
! citation, owing to the prevalence Of grip and
pneumonia among the city poor, resulting
largely from lack of fuel to keep the houses
| dry and warm. Mrs. w. r. Adams, super
| intendent OF nurses. reported 69S visits
made; eighty-two patients; special nurses
required in nine cases; four patients sent
to friends; three patients sent to hospitals
and five deaths. There was little business
at Thursday afternoons meeting save the
acceptance OF Mr.. and Mrs. Horace G
Burt's offer to give an orchestrelle recital
at their home on the evening Of April II
tion. Fifty cents will be charged for tick
cts.
The board Of directors of the Younl
womens Christian association has ISSUED
200 invitations for a breakfast to be giver
in the assembly room Of the association a
IL o'clock on Tuesday morning. The cards
have been extended to women unfamiliar
with the work OF the association and II II
the desire of the board to entertain then
at the rooms at a time when they may Sc,
something of what the association mean
to hundreds OF women of the city who mos
need such an organization. The breakfas
will be given in the assembly room. ava,
from the crowd, but the time will affort
the advantage of seeing what the noon res
and lunch means. AS the expense Of tn
breakfast has to be taken out of the fund
of the association, the cards ask the con
tribution of 25 cents, this to cover tn
expense of the occasion. Mrs. w. p. Har
ford, president, and Mrs. Byers. genera
secretary Of the association, will speak o
the work and 1t is planned to make tn
affair one Of the bright social features o
the year.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20

The Woman Who Tolls" by Mrs. John
Van Worst and Marie Van Worst, is book
which contains the experiences of two
women. both trained writer's, who set out
TO discover by actual experience the con-
aitions of American working girls. In a
Pittsburg pickle factory, in a mill town
Of New York. among the clothing makers
Of Chicago. the Lynn makers Of sh Oes. the
hands of the southern cotton mills-in these
diverse surroundings the facts about the
working women are given from the stand
point of a more fortunate fellow woman.
The truth is set down, straightforwardly
and plainly, but without hysterical senti-
mentality or sensationalism; and the con-
clusions which follow inevitably from read
ing the record are far-reaching indeed.
The book is dedicated to Mark Twain and
there is a predatory letter from President
Roosevelt expressing his ideas on the grave
problem pointed out. Published by Double
day, Page & Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20
Magic City Gossip.

G. b. Hale has gone west, where he ex-
poets TO secure position with a mining
company.
DR.. James A. Kelly reports two cases
1923 r street.
B. G. Farmer, prominent business man
OF Stuart, Neb., departed for his home last
night after few days visit with his friend
Roy l.. Honey.
knoxall council of the Royal Arcanum
will give q smoker at Masonic hall this
evening: Members of the Royal Arcanum
in Omaha and Council Bldffs are Invited,
Chief Etter of the fire department was
testing new make OF fire escapes at fire
hall No. ] yesterday afternoon. The test
the exhibition.
James Burke is in jail. charged with beins
a suspicious character. II Is asserted bS
the police that while drunk last nigh
Burke tried TO hold up a girl near Swift,
and endeavored TO take her dinner PAL
from her.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20
lsOIine stove Explosion.
Both I'm Jail.

Carl Hudson and John Anderson, botf
colored, are in the city Jail charged with
assault and provoking an assault. 1t is as.
serted that Anderson twitted Hudson about
trivial matter and that Hudson stuck {
knife into Anderson. No damage to speal
Of seems to have been done to the anatomy
OF Mr.. Anderson. Nevertheless Hudson Il
being held for an examination to com,
later before the police Judge.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20

Andrews Botany All the Year Round"
by e. F. Andrews and published by the
American Book company. is admirably
adapted for botanical work in the average
High school, and requires no expensive
equipment. 1t is based on observation, and
in this respect meets the popular demand.
The lessons are so arranged that each sub
ject is taken up at just the time OF the
year when the material for 1t is most
abundant. In this way the study can be
carried on all the year round, plan which
is much more Sensible than crowding the
whole course into a few weeks OF the
spring term. The language OF the text is
very simple and direct. Botanical terms are
introduced only as required. The pupil is
led to make accurate observations, and
from them to deduce safe conclusions He
is first taught to observe the conditions OF
plant life, then the essential organs OF
the plant are taken up, and finally the au-
thor treats OF plants as they relate to their
surroundings-ecology. The book is aceu-
rate, and suficiently full and complete to
meet the needs Of secondary schools. The
work required can easily be done, and will
prove thoroughly educative.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20

DR.. Hanchett addressed the members Of
the Home Queens Circle on Wednesday
afternoon at their meeting at St. Gather
| ines academy.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20
Club Smoker.

Saturday evening of this week there will
be a smoker at the rooms OF the South
Omaha club. This is to be the first OF a
series Of entertainments to be given during
the next few weeks. The directors of the
club have arranged for a short musical pro-
gram, recitation or two and luncheon. All
members Of the club are urged to attend
these socials and permission is given by
the directors for members to bring each a
friend
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20

"A Midsummer Nights Dreame." edited,
with notes, introductions, glossaries, lists
Of variorum readings and selected crit
icisms. by Charlotte Porter and Helen
Clarke and published by Thomas Y. Grow
oil & Co.. heralds a Shakespeare event OF
rome moment. This play Is the forerunner
4 on entire set OF the master poets works
20 be known as the First Folio Edition"
and to rest upon that famous original. not
only for text, but also for spelling and
punctuation. Despite the many editions Of
shakespeare now extant. the First Folio"
"a new departure and is therefore entitled
TO special consideration.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-13
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs

Several members of the U.ah legislature and
others have requested Reed SmO0t TO resign
his official position in the Mormon ehu,chi
with the idea of removing serious objection
to his candidacy for the U. 5. Senate. In
reply Smoot said he would not resign his
apostleship on account of any senatorial can
didacy and that he is in the race and intends
to stay.
A freight train onthe Canandaigua brano h of
the New York Central crashed into a sleigh
at grade near Batavia, n. Y, late yesterday
OF the FIVE occupants of the sleigh one re-
ceiyed injuries that caused death few hours
later. two others were so severely injured that
their deaths were momentarily expected, and
two were seriously injured.
The executors of the W. S. Stratton estate
and |. Harry Stratton, the heir-at-law, have
been sued at Denver, Col, for $6,000,000 by
the Stratton Independence Company on the
allegation that the famous Independence mine
at Cripple Creek had been salted before it's
sale to the British syndicate.
At the conferencein New York today be-
tween city officials and presidents of the coal
carving railroads the latter announced that
they would do all in their power to relieve
present conditions by cooperating With dealers
so that ii would be possible to sell ecal at 10
cents per pail,
Rear Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, Of
England, arrived in New York today. He
denied that he had come to this country TO ac-
cept position with the international Mer-
camille Marine Company, saying that he WIS
simply on little business for the British
Admiralty.
Winnie Mercer, the bali pitcher, who has
been playing in California with the All
American team since last fall committed
suicide last night by turning on the gas in
his room In the Occidental Hotel in San
Francisco. He left note but assigned no
motive.
Ex-Mayor Abram Hewitt, of New York.
is weaker today. and it is believed the end u
not far away. DIR. Reyes said this mornin :
that change for the worse may take place at
any time.
There were seven tenement house fires in
New York early this morning. All were
speedily extinguished. The tenants escaped
injury.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-13
WANTED.

We would like to ask, through the
columns of your paper. IL there is any
person who has used Green's August
Flower for the cure of Indigestion,
Dyspepsia, and Liver Troubles that has
not been cured--and we also mean their
results, such as sour stomach, fermenta-
ton Of food, habitual co9tiveness,
nervous dyspepsia, headaches, despond-
ent feelings, sleeplessness-in fact, any
trouble connected with the stomach or
liver. This medicine has been sold for
many years in all civilized countries,
and We wish to correspond with you
and send you one of our books free of
cost, If you never tried August Flower,
try % cent bottle first. We have
never known of its failing. II so, some
thing more serious is the matter with
you. The % cent size has just BEEN
introduced this year. Regular size 20
cents. For sale by Z. $. Leadbeater &c
Sons. G. G.. GREEN,
Woodbury., ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-13
uopr;hle Atrocities.

Vienna, Jan. 1S.-Die Zeit today
reports a fierce battle at Perlepe between
200 Macedonians and Turkish force.
The Turks attacked the Macedonians,
killing and wounding 20 of them. Die
Information prints dispatch retailing
horrible atrocities committed by the
Turks at Djumaia. Eight peasants, the
paper saws, were hung head down for "a
hours. Women and girls were violated
by the Turks. The papers also report
that the new Governor of the notorious
prison of Edikule, Salonica, has beer
stabbed thirty times and cut up piece
meal by the convicts for attempting tc
introduce reforms.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Fire Yesterday destroyed the buildingin
New York occupied by Fayerweather "
Ladew. manufacturers of leather Deltlng.
The steel rail mills of the Maryland
Steel Company at Baltimore had to smut
down Yesterday owing to scarcity 0.
coke. throwing several hundred men out
of employment. =. d,
It is reported in Berlin that United tea
States Minister Bowen borrowed 80, wv
at Caracas on President Castro's bills 10
defrav the cost of Mr.. Bowen's speclal
mission to Washington.
Crown Prince Frederick William OF
Germany will visit the Car this week,
il being Emperor Williams desire 10
thus strengthen the presentgood relations
between Germany and Russia.
Eleven persons froze to death in Chr
caoo the last "a hours, and still there is
LITTLE or no relief in the coal famine, al
though thousands of cars filled WITH
coal are on the railroads near that CITY
The Jury in the Tingley-Iimes lloe
ouit at San Diego, Cal, last night founC
for Mrs. Tingley in the sum OF -, oOo
The Judge instructed the jurors 10 regar'
all Of the allegations of cruelty and star
vation of children as false and held tina
tho nrinciples of Christian religion wer
not involved. =.
President Castro has made it condI
tion that the blockade Of Veneluelal
norris shall be raised before Ministe
Bowen proceeds with the preparation 9
the protocol for adjustment of the claims
In this attitude Venesuela is likely I
have the support of Italy and the mora
influence of the United States. :,
The Pope signed brief yesterday b
which hereafter the Catholic Universlt
at Washington will be under the Jurl'
diction of the congregation OF studie,
presided over by Cardinal SotOlh. !.
! the same time the Pope signed brit
, amounting Mgr. Dennis O'Connell re.
; tor of the Catholic University at Wasi
e ingtOn.
I Mrs. Oscar Chase shot and Instant
r killed Asa Manhart, former boarder,,
Q her home in Portland, Mich, yesterd'
+ afternoon. Mrs. Chase had torbidd'
Manhart to home to her house. 1este
f dav afternoon, however, he came al
f began hammering on the door. MI
o Chase warned him to desist, but he pa
+ no attention. The woman then sh
I. through a window, killing him Instant
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.
]. Mckinney was yesterday appointed
-. .. IT, Charles

]. Mckinney was yesterday appo'h'eu
postmaster at Cape Charles.
The Staunton Daily News has peen
purchased By the News Publishing Ooni-
pany of Harrisonburg.
DIR. Stone. who has been an active
physician in Stafford county for 6o years.
is critically i'll at his home in GARRISON
vile.
Rev r. II. Stone, ofCulpeper county,
has accepted call to three churches III
the Northern Neck and will be located
at Village, in Northumberland county
Mrs. Eliza Devine, widow of W. W.
Devine. ST.. formerly Miss Orrlson,, OF
Leesburg died Saturday night at her
home from general debility and prom
chitis. She was aged eighty-hye years
Mrs Margaret Lewis, widow OF John
NJ. Lewis, for a number of years mag,-
strate of the Ivy district, Albemafi'
county, died Sunday at the Lew"
homestead, near Ivy, at the age o
seventy.
After discovering a negro conceaie'
in a bedroom at her mothers resldenc
in Charlottesville on Sunday night
Miss Lillian George, sister of Harry A
George, prominent jeweler, held IN
intruder at the point of a revolver uhtl
the arrival of a police officer.
The Norfolk police have discovere
that the injuries from which Charlie
} Hunter, of Boston or Chicago, died La
Sunday evening we're inflicted in tn
house of. Rosa Hill, 1926 Church stree
early Sunday morning. Joseph Cochra
+ and w. H. Ackers, alias Ackerson;
Los Angeles, Cal, Rosa Hill, Ah'
! Robinson and F. ]. Wetzel have bee
arrested on suspicion The police D.
lieye that Rosa Hill will make col
fession duplicating the murderer.