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Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17
MORSE ACROSS THE TABLE.
New York Times.

New York Times.
She taught me the code OF telegraphy,
The girl who alone has my heart
And over the table at dinner I'd pass
(By drumming with finger on plate or on
glass)
What message I'd wish to impart.
But that which / best liked to say to her,
Ungu essed by whoever was nigh,
Was a sentiment which In three words ia
condense,
Beginning, as sentences often commence,
With the personal pronoun
The next word in order that followed II
Must have come from Olympus above;
found IT not easy my feeling 10 curb
While / was transmitting that beautiful
verb;
No need to explain It was
-
In the third word. and last, OF this trioiet
Intensest devotion threw.
BY all unsupported at being so bold,
Clear over the table my ardor told
As raped out the little word
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17

Slashing the assessment returns, as
made up 10y the tax commissioner and
the Board of Review, means a CORE
spending increase in the levy for every
reduction in the total property valua-
ton. The people have had their ex-
pectations set on a low city tax rate for
1903 and ought not to be disappointed.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17

Senator Delivers optimistic remarks
about the trust magnates working them
selves to death were probably intended
as a joke, but the danger Is that the
deadly effects of the trusts will be felt
more by the consumers OF their products
than by their owners and promoters.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17

1t turns out that that Marconi-gram
daily newspaper which was to be pub
lished simultaneously ON all the ocean
steamers that plow the deep is to be
only a ticker service furnishing bulle-
tins for the passengers to bet ON.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17

would be glad to have the national
government offer to help care for this
class Of unfortunates. If the national
government volunteered to take care Of
the dependents in any one OF our states
IL would enter no protest against it.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17
No Difference in Results.
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.

CINCINNATI Enquirer.
Some coal dealers will learn before the
present investigation is completed that
there is no difference in principle between
ordinary highway robbery and that kind In
which one takes advantage Of peoples help
lessness to overcharge them for the neces-
stiles OF life. Each is but different way
Of obtaining by force the money that does
not rightfully belong to the procurer.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17

The question. Has the government a
right to take possession OF the coal
minesf" having been put to a number
Of eminent local attorneys, the consen-
sus of opinion is unquestionably that
the subject is one too deep and too vital
to elicit an Offhand Opipion-especially
when there is no retainer In sight.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17

The National Board of Trade has
called upon congress for the adoption Of
an educational test to foreign immi-
grants. How much education must 4
man have in order to be able to break
rock or handle dirt in subways and
sewers, work in the coal mines, sweep
streets or scrub fioorsP
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17

Congressman shallenberger wants 1t
distinctly understood that the bill which
he has introduced TO regulate the trusts
was not drawn by Colonel Bryan. This
explanation is necessary because II 1t
had the Bryan label on it too many
democrats in congress might refuse sup
port for fear they would be building
up more capital for their late leader.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17

The idea that the state must have
money before it should undertake to
spend 1t seems to be altogether foreign
TO the conceptiorss of some of our Ne
braska lawmakers
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17
JoIIyinE John Bull.
Washington Post.

Washington Post
Mr. Charles T. Yerkes understands his
business. He is throwing a big jolly into
the English people about the superiority
OF their goods and workmanship. There
is nothing like being polite to the con-
tributors.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17

Now that John n. Baldwin of Iowa
has inspected the Nebraska legislature
in person as head politician for the
Union Pacific, the people may rest as
sured that the Legislative rolling stock
Is In good running order.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17

As the cards are now stacked the
republican city primaries are to be set
for Friday, February 13. Are not fel-
lows who stack their cards for Friday,
the 18th, liable to strike streak of Ill
luck?
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17

Omaha has connected with the South
western Horse Show circuit. that In
cludes also Minneapolis, Milwaukee, In
dianapolis Kansas City, Denver. The
next thing is to make sure we have a
place to entertain the horses.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17

No wonder the coal operators prefer
to pay miners by the ton on estimates
rather than actual weight. Estimates
cannot be checked up half as readily as
the scales.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17
Arousing Dangerous Wrath.
Buffalo Express.

It is a large undertaking to hold up 76,-
00O,000 people for one of the necessities of
life. The coal trust has reused the wrath
Of the people and must take the conse-
Quences
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17

west TO the seaboard. The year opens
we'll for agricultural exports and there
is reason to expect that the record of
the last few years will be maintained
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17
Trying Il on the kids.

The next experiment under government
auspices is to be made by trying adulter-
ated food on infants and dyspeptics. II
wouldn't be much harm to kill off a few
dyspeptics, but it does seem rather rough
to get up a poison squad of infantry.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17
As II Look. 10 the Operntor..
Detroit Free Press.

- Detroit Free Press.
More testimony is coming from the coal
operators to show that the miners struck in
order to get little time to spend their
accumulated wealth
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17

Viewed at long range, the fight of the
cattle barons at Washington looks as If
they were merely sparring for wind in
order to stave of action.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17
superhuous Explanation.
PHILADELPHIA Record.

Some OF the operators say that they are
not in the business for their health. I'm
fortunately they are in the business to the
decided. detriment OF the health OF other
people.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17

From the work of the council as. a
board of equalization it is quite plain
that there is a city election ahead.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17

While nobody has any serious objec-
tion to the bill postpOning the Omaha
city election from the first Tuesday In
March to the third Tuesday in May, the
assertion that this change is in the in
terest Of better government because
"the roustabouts will get out at any
time, while the business men are too
busy or too delicate to go out in March"
is absurd. Retail merchants are Just
as full Of business in the latter part of
May as they are in the early part Of
March. In fact, most of them are more
busy in May than in March, and many
OF the jobbers who are at home in
March are liable to be away from home
in the latter part of May. The true in
wardness Of the move is that the mem
bers of the Douglas delegation want to
take an active hand in the primaries
and some are ambitious TO occupy
places under the new administration.
That is the milk in the cOeoanut.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17

1t seems safer after all down south to
be black postmaster than a white
editor.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17

Hawa!lans are much exercised over
the report Of the senate committee rec
Ommending the establishment OF a
national leper colony. 1t would
naturally be supposed that they
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17

It's a trifle early yet to figure on the
succession to Pope Leo, Notwithstanding
the pontiff's advanced age.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17
VaKnries of Motion.
satnrdav Erenlnr pnst

Saturday Evening Post.
It has required much more time for many
man to toll up the stairway OF fame than
1t has for. him to slide down the banister
of obscurity.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION
State of Nebraska, Douglas County, SIS: .
publishing cornpany. being duly sworn, tays'
that the actual Number OF. full and COM
Plete copies Of The Daily, Morning, Even
month OF Deeember, 1872, was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17

The economic problem Of Naples is Just
now perplexing the Italian government
very seriously. Naples is a town of over
100000 inhabitants and is without any
staple industry, with the result that there
are always at least 10000 unemployed
and consequently distress and misery are
never absent. All efforts to develop trades
have failed but it is now proposed to
make Naples the Mecca of all tourists to
Italy, It being recognized that tourists are
likely to prove it's main source OF sub
sistence. Among the plans proposed is
one for the erection OF a large gambling
casino on the lines of that at Monte Carlo
It is further proposed to line the shores
Of the famous bay Of Naples with magnlfi-
cent hotels BY these measures IL is hoped
to solve the problem upon which the ex-
istence of Naples depends
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17

Some people" said Uncle Eben, "gfts
sech reputation as ltick9ts Dat n dey
trys to be pleasant, folks takes II foh
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-09
NEWPORT WILL COAL
IN SAVANNAH.
Commander Metz Expects to Leave
for San Domingo Tonight.

for San Domingo Tonight.
Unless instructions to the contrary
are received to-day by Commander
Metz. the United States gunboat New
port, now anchored off the foot of West
Broad street, will leave Savannah,
probably tonight for San Domingo
City.
Capt. Metz has decided to coal in
Savannah and arrangements to do so
will be made the first thing this morn
ing The vessel will also be provision
ed and be put in first-class shape for
the run to San Domingo Neither the
officers nor men want to leave Savan-
nah just as yet, but there appears to
be no way to keep the war vessel here
any longer.
Several hundred Savannahians visit
ed the Newport yesterday during WIS.,
iting hours, and quite a number of
the men secured shore leave and took
in the city. The negro boatmen reap
ed a harvest with their batteaus and
scores of boats made hundreds of trips
to and from the gunboat. The negroes
received 20 cents from every person
who visited the vessel during the aft
ernoon.
The officers and men on the gunboat
were particularly courteous in showing
the visitors about the vessel and ex-
planning the workings of the guns and
rifles. The excellent condition of the
little fighting craft was generally COM
mented upon. The decks were as clean
as dining tables and the brasses were
all highly polished. There were a great
many lady visitors aboard during the
afternoon and Capt. Metz showed sew
eral parties about the ship.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-09
KILLED BY A NEGRO
AUGUST PRATT SHOT AS HE STOOD
IN HIS NIGHT CLOTHES.
ORDERED MAN FROM STooP.
ANSWER WAS A BULLET THAT EN-
TERED HIS ABDOMEN.

Tragedy Occurred at the Home of
Clara King, Notorious Negro
Woman, at No. 1912 CuyIer Street.
White Man Got Up to Order Uni
IDENTIFIED Negro from the Prem
ises-There Had Been Two Negroes
in the House Earlier, but Police
Cannot Tell Who Did the Shooting.
While standing in his night clothes
in the doorway of the house at No.
1912 Cuyler street, shortly after 2
o'clock yesterday morning, August
Pratt, a white man, was shot in the
abdomen and mortally wounded by a
negro whose identity has not yet been
established.
The shooting occurred at the home
of Clara King, a notorious negro wom-
an. Mounted Patrolman Deignan was
on the scene a few minutes after the
shot was fired. but was unable to
learn who the negro was.
Pratt didn't disclose the identity of
the man who fired the shot, to the
man in uniform. and suffered intense
pain from the wound. He was placed
in the police ambulance and sent to
the Savannah Hospital for treatment.
Pratt was unconscious in a short
while and died about O'Clock last
night. His condition precluded all
possibility of his making a statement
before he died. The King woman
was not present when the fatal shot
was fired. and was not able to give
the police a great deal of information,
although she appeared willing enough.
The woman said that she was in
bed when Pratt got up and went to
the front door. The white man was
in his night clothes and she heard him
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-09
TOUCHED THE TILL
SAFE OF $. HOUSTON ROBBED OF
$3.50 YESTERDAY MORNING.
SUSPECTS HIS PARTNER.
WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO KNEW
COMBINATION TO THE SAFE.

Also Knew of the Presence of
the Money and Had n Set of Keys
Made fOr-the Locks on the Private
Drawers Containing the Money.
Could Not he Found Last Night,
and There Were No Signs of
Force in Opening the Safe.
A safe belonging to Col" S. Hous-
ton located in club rooms over the Sa-
vannah Gas Light Company, on Con-
gress street, was robbed of $3.50 yester-
day morning about 5 o'clock.
Col" Houston said last night that
he was confident he knew the par
ty who took the money as he was the
only one who knew the combination to
the safe. or had keys to the drawers
from which the money was taken.
Just why such a large amount of
money was kept in the safe did not ap-
pear. Col" Houston said that he
left his partner shortly after
o'clock, and was to meet
him at the rooms at o'clock in
the afternoon. When the appointed
hour arrived his partner did not show
up, and still unsuspecting Col"
Houston remarked to the porter that
he guessed he was sick, and sent
around to his room at the corner of
Drayton and Broughton streets. The
boy came back with the message that
the party had taken his trunk from
the house the night before with the
statement that he was going to move.
Il then began to suspect something"
said Houston. Il went to the safe
unlocked it and found that all of the
money had been taken out. There were
no evidences that force had been used.
Several days ago something got
wrong with the locks to my private
drawers in the safe, and one of my
employees volunteered to have them fix
ed and get new keys for them. 1 gave
him the drawers and he carried them
to locksmith. He came back with
the keys, and 1 found on investigation
yesterday that he had had two sets of
keys made.
Il suggested Saturday that my por-
ter go up and see the rent man and
pay the rent, and also the gas bill,
amounting to some $50. He suggested
that we wait until Monday, and 1 con-
scented. l believe now that he wanted
all the money possible to be in the
safe.
"All of the money that was taken be-
longed to me individually. AS far as
know, my partner had no money of
his own.
There are many who believe that Col
Houston's partner is unjustly accused
1t was known that he had been up two
nights and two days before yesterday
morning, and when he left Houston
he remarked to a friend at Hicks
restaurant that he was going off and
sleep a week.
The police were notified, and at once
commenced search for the man, who
is supposed to have taken the money.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-09
MEMORIAL SERVICES
HELD LAST NIGHT.
Tribute Paid TO Memory of Consul
Emma BOoth-Tucker.

A special service to commemorate
the memory of Consul Emma Booth
Tucker, wife of the commander of the
Salvation Army, whose death recently
occurred in a railroad accident in Mis-
souri,. was held at the Salvation Army
Hall on West Broad street last night.
The service was conducted by Staff
Captain Boyd of Cleveland, O., who is
in the city, and an unusually large
crowd of Salvationists and sympa-
thizers with their work, was in attend
ance.
After appropriate songs and prayer,
a short sketch of the deceased wom-
ans life was read, giving an insight
into the noble works of the consul, who
held the highest place of any woman
in the Salvation Army. There were
number at the memorial service last
night who had known Consul Booth
Tucker personally, and who had been
spiritually benefited by her work, and
numerous medicines of the nobility of
the woman's character and charitable
works were told, the speakers paying
well deserved tributes to her name in
this manner
Memorial services in honor of Con-
sui Booth-Tucker were last night held
in every section Of this country and
Europe where a post Of the Salvation
Army is stationed.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-09
SINKING TO HIS KNEES
HE FIRED FATAL SHOT
Brother Of H. G. Averett Tells of Saturdays
Tragedy at Rhine

The brother of H. G. Averett, who
was wounded in a duel with Manly
Peacock, at Rhine, Dodge county,
an account of which was Civ
en- in the Morning News dispatches,
was in Savannah yesterday, and gave
an account of the tragedy.
"Only two shots we're fred" said Mr..
Averett, one by Peacock and one by
my brother. The first shot was fired
by Peacock. There had been no street
quarrels between the two men, and
Averett had gone after his wife but
once. That was after the first elope-
ment. have been told the story of
the shooting by an eye witness to the
whole tragedy, and his story is as fol-
lows:
Peacock, who was at his store. sent
after my brother several times. No
attention was paid to the notes until
Peacock sent one. stating that all he
desired was a friendly talk. My broth
err then went over to the store, and
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-09
PRELIMINARY HEARING
FOR EDWARDS TO-DAY,
Young Man Charged with Assault
Goes Before Justice Wickham.

Young Man Charged With Assault
Goes Before Justice Wickham.
Marvel Edwards, who, Miss Ada C.
Green of No. 203 Liberty street. al
leges decoyed her 10 a room in the
Marshall House last Monday and at
tempted to assault her will be given
a preliminary hearing before Justice
Wickham at o'clock this afternoon.
Since his arrest Edwards has been
confined in the county Jail. and vigor-
ously denies the charges that have
been brought against him. His attor-
neys, Messrs. Reynolds & Toomer of
Waycross, arrived in Savannah last
week, and, with Col Robert l.. Cold
ing of this city, will represent him.
1t is understood that Miss Green has
also employed counsel to assist the
solicitor in the prosecution of Edwards,
but the young woman has remained
at home since swearing out the war
rant for Edwards. and has refused to
talk on the subject. 1t is expected
that the preliminary hearing will not
be without its sensation.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-09
P0TTER'S NEW TRIAL
TO BEGIN TO-DAY,
Hut Few Cases of Interest in the
other Courts.

Hut Few Cases of Interest in the
other Courts.
The second trial of w. J. Potter for
the killing of Fred Taylor, the negro
servant OF Gugie Bourquin, will begin
in the Superior Court this morning at
10 o'clock and it promises to be watch
ed with all the interest that was
elected during the first trial of the
man on the same charge about a year
ago.
AS in the former trial the state will
be represented by. Solicitor General
w. w. Osborne, while the de-
Tense will be represented by
Messrs. Twiggs & oliver, lead
ing counsel, w. w Sheppard
Esq, and John e. Myrick, Esq. Sew
eral hundred men have already been
summoned for jury duty, and 1t is
probable that a great many more will
have to be secured before a jury Is
selected, as the case is one that at
tracted, both before and during trial,
an unusual amount of attention, and
there are comparatively few Of those
who followed the progress of the trial
who will be able to swear they are
unbiased as between the accused and
the state.
1t is expected that the trial will last
the whole or the greater part of the
week for there are ninety eight wit
nesses to be put on the stand. or at
least ninety-five witnesses. who will
testify, for three of those who orig
inally testified are out of the state and
their former testimony will be read
Two new witnesses will testify for the
defense.
In the City Court number of small
damage suits and other civil cases
have been assigned for this week. In
the Court of Ordinary such cases as
will come UP win be. so far as can
now be seen. of a routine character.
The United States court will not be
convened until the arrival of Judge
Emory Speer, which will be Nov. 10.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-09
TO BECOME CITIZENS
WILL TAKE TIME
U. S. Attorney Leaken Preparing
Uniform Form of Application.

U. S. Attorney Leaken Preparing
Uniform Form of Application.
The turning of aliens into United
States citizens is no longer the simple
operation that it has been heretofore.
The new law governing the oath of
allegiance, which was passed by Con-
gress in March and which became eff
fective about June 3, is most stringent
in its provisions, and Attorney General
Knox is now sending letters all over
the country, calling the attentions of
the clerks of the various courts to the
Importance of the measure and especial
ly to the necessity for a strict observ-
ance of the provisions of Section No. 80.
This section refers particularly to
persons opposed to all governments or
who are affiliated with any organiza-
ton entertaining and teaching a belief
against organized government All
courts and tribunals and all Judges
and officers having jurisdiction in
naturalization proceedings are instruct
ed to make careful inquiry into these
matters, and, before issuing the GER
titicate of naturalization, cause to be
recorded the affidavit of the applicant
and of his witnesses. Not only any
person who procures naturalization in
violation of the provisions of this sec
ton, but his witnesses, as well, shall
be fined not more than $4,000, or shall
be imprisoned not less than one year
or more than ten, or both, and the
court shall declare the certificate of
naturalization null and void
So important is this matter consid-
cred, especially in light of the coming
national election, that the Attorney
General has instructed Mr.. w. r.
Leaken, United States attorney for the
Southern district of Georgia, to pre-
pare proper form of application and
of affidavit in this connection. MIR.
Leaken, last week, with Mr.. j. K. p
Carr, clerk of the Superior Court. and
Mr.. Waring Russell, Jr, clerk of the
City Court, held two conferences to
discuss the matter, so that the forms
of the state courts shall be uniform
with that of the United States courts.
Mr.. Leaken has forwarded the concIu-
sions reached to the Attorney General
for his Endorsement.
The present methods of administer
ing the naturalization laws are very
lax all over the country, Mr.. Leaken
thinks. He believes also that the state
courts would gladly welcome a bill in
Congress to provide for the transfer
of all such matters to the United
States courts, as it would relieve the
state courts of what is an onerous on
GRAFTON, and one for which the officials
receive no pay. On the other hand
were such a measure passed, Congress
would provide an emolument for the
clerks of the United States courts.
Under the new law it will now take
an examination of about two DAVIS for
ar applicant for citizenship to receive
his certificate.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-09
The Christmas DeIineator.

The Delineator for December, out to-
day, comprises 240 pages and will have
a first edition of more than 1000. 900
copies. 72S tons of paper and 40
presses working twenty-five days were
required to print this mammoth issue.
1t contains exquisite color work clever
stories, strikingly illustrated articles.
charming fashions and papers by ex-
perts on topics of interest to every
department of the home. Especially
noteworthy features are short stories
by Richard lie Gallienne, Andrew
Lang, w. A. Frazer, Albert Bigelow
Paine and Harriet Prescott Spofford.
In addition there is an illustrated pa
per by Gustav Kobbe describing the
life of Nine. Emma Eames in her
Italian home, with a full-page nor
trait in colors of the great American
prima donna, and the third INSTALL
ment of The Evolution of club
Woman, a narrative of clubdon, that
is causing much comment in feminine
circles. Verse Of the highest charac-
ter and the work OF the most famous
illustrators round out the number.