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Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-05
TELEPHONE WAR IS NOW on
Fremont Authorities Gut Wire, and Chop
Down Pole, Of Bell Company.
IINEsAN ATTEMPTS TO BLOCK THE GAME
slides TO the Ground when He Dis
covers Omcer f. Really ChoPpinE
the Pole Down-COmpany
Does Not show Hand.

FREMONT. Neb., Feb. 4-(Special)-
There have been no new developments in
the telephone war here today. Yesterday
afternoon on account Of the storm the Bell
people did not do much. This morning
Local Manager Cummings sent out several
gangs OF men in different parts OF the city
to work on the lines. Street Commissioner
Mackey, an expert lineman In the employ
OF the city, and the police went with them.
At the corner OF Main and Eighth streets
eight new wires were put in. The city's
lineman climbed the pole and cut them
with a pair Of nippers. Wherever the street
commissioner found that any new work had
been done since Saturday night he tore out
the wires, and by noon he had disabled a
lot of new work. The Bell men went out
as usual this afternoon scattering around
through the city. and as fast as possible
the wires were cut by the commissioner
or under his direction.
Yesterday Mr.. Mackey found two new
poles which had just been set. A man
was still working on top Of one OF them.
He was ordered to come down. but in
formed the commissioner that he would
do so when he was ready, and not before.
Mackey then started TO saw the pole down,
and the man bent It over so that the saw
pinched. He had an axe with him, how
ever, and chopped on the other side until
the lIneman became alarmed, and slid to
the ground as fast as he knew howu-The
other pole was sawed OF.
There has been no hard feeling between
tho Bell linemen and the city authorities.
II was rumored this morning that the
trouble would be brought TO a head by the
I arrest Of the Bell linemen for the violation
! OF a city ordinance which prohibits any
person. company or corporation from set
ting any poles or stringing any wires
within the limits Of the city without first
procuring the consent Of the mayor and
council under a penalty OF a fine not less
than so or more than $50. but no warrants
have been issued and 1t is evidently the
( plan Of the city to compel the Bell com
pany to take the first move to put a stop
TO the present state of affairs.
Local Manager Cummings says that he
has instructions to go ahead with his work
as usual, doing repairing and putting in
new phones the same as before. and Street
Commissioner Marley is also acting under
instructions to tear out every piece OF new
work put in. A careful examination OF the
records Of the city council fails to show
where any right or franchise was granted
the Bell people. The city is in the fight
to a finish and stoutly denies that the
Bell company is subject TO no restrictions
or regulations whatever.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-05
DEMAND DEFEAT OF THE LOBBY
Democratic Editors Go on Record in
OppoEItIon to Railroad In
reference.

GRAND ISLAND. Neb., FEB. 4.-(Spe-
ciaI)-At their session last night the demo-
cratic editors discussed the revenue law
revision situation thoroughly. and finally
adopted unanimously the following resolu-
tions. which were drawn by a committee OF
which c. ]. Bowlby OF the Crete Democrat
was chairman:
I'VE denounre the attempt Of the rail-
road lobby TO deceive the public with re-
spect to house roll III, now pending before
the Nebraska legislature, the same being a
bill designed TO require railroad companies
to bear their Just proportion Of taxation in
cities OF the metropolitan class.
THE attempt on the part of the railroad
lobby to make II appear through editorials,
admittedly written by the lobby and paid
for by the railroads. that this measure. II
enacted into law. would affect taxes to be
paid by railroads for state, county and
school purposes is indefensible and deserves
prompt and vigorous rebuke at the hands
Of all who believe that the truth should be
known with respect to every public meas
ure and who object to the escape Of taxa
tion by the railroads for state, county. city
or school purposes.
1--WE believe II to be the duty Of every
democratic member OF the legislature TO
vote for house roll III and register his pro-
test in an effective way against the attempt
OF the railroads to deceive the people, and
through such deception. escape their pro-
portion of taxation.
The democratic party was organized for
the purpose OF winning for every citizen
equality before the law Recognizing the
gross inequality in the levying Of taxes In
this state, We urge the democratic mem
bers of the state legislature to labor for
the enactment Of a revenue Law which will
lay the burden of taxation equally upon all
classes Of property"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-05
Die. as ResaIt OF Bu.ns.

WEST POINT. Neb.. Feb. 4.-(speeial.)-
Miss Mary Hermann. the young woman
so severely burned about the body by the
explosion OF a can Of gasoline with which
she was trying to kindle a hre, succumbed
TO her injuries last night at the National
hotel In this city. where she was moved
iTmediately after the accident. She was
a years OF age and the daughter Of VIII
liam Hermann. a prominent farmer. and
was attending school in the city at the
time. She was an exceptionally bright and
loyabIe girl.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-05
Ban en sIot MachInes.

NEBRASKA CITY. Neb., Feb. L-(spe-
eial Telegram. Mayor Bartling today
issued orders TO the police TO suppress all
the slot machine trafic in this city. This
orCer includes the trade machines also and
practically kills the slot mshine business
here.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-05
independent TeIephone Meeting.

NEBRASKA CITY. Neb.. Feb. 4.-(Spe-
cial Telegram.)-The member and man
agers OF the independent telephone COM
panies Of southeastern Nebraska held a
meeting in this city this afternoon.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-30

Mr.. r. A. Lancaster, a progressive
farmer Of Spartanburg county, plant
ed an acre in long-staple cotton this
year which yielded an average size
bale. He expects to get - or 16
cents pound for it, about 80 per
cent. more than ordinary cotton
brings. The seed were secured from
the U. 8. Agricultural Department
through Congressman Johnson.
Our farmers should more generally
avail themselves of the advantages
offered by the Department, not only
in furnishing really valuable seed,
but also instructive Farmers Bulle-
tins, which are sent free to anyone
applying for them.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-30

Mr.. Walter F. Reed, Of Camden,
who invented horse hay rake some
time ago, had one Of his machines on
exhibition at the State Fair This
rake is regarded as big improve
ment over anything Of its kind yst
put upon the market. 1t can be ad-
justed so as to rake ten, seven and a
half or five feet, which makes it avail
able for raking straw. 1t can be
folded up and transported as easily
as road cart The machine has
been patented
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-30
The members ofthe Baptist church

Inc members OF the Baptist church
expect to meet on the Saturday
before the 4th Sunday in November,
to clean off the grave yard, terrace
it, and thoroughly beautify it,
Storms have the past few years been
making much wreckage and the
grove is much in need of fixing up.
1t is not passing strange that
farmers are so often colled "fool
farmers" as they bring it upon
themselves, and do things that hurt
others, if not directly themselves.
Formers won't stand together, nor
let supply and demand rule things in
their work, yet do not believe in
trusts aud combines as they gener-
ally exist. This year some farmers
will jump 10 cents per hundred
pounds for picking cotton, and
others just fall into that line
to get theirs out. This one man can
ruin the picking in one entire Sec
ton, just by this step, and make it
cost ncighbors much, when otherwise
pickers would have been satisfied
with the general ruling price. Now
if that "considerate man would
raise the price of shoeing horses and
mules ten cents each he would do a
good thing.
All of the excuses for sticking a
k to the end of Santuc, making it
Santuck, were that if you didn't, let
ters would 60 astray, to Santee or
Sumter has recently been knocked
into splinters and some better reasons
had better be sprung fo- wishing to
change Santuc; for just few days
ago package came here with the
address plainly typewriter, "H. s.
Simpson, Glenn Springs, S. c." How
much mail for that place goes astray
we know not, and | do not expect
there is another town of that name
in the world.
have often thought that when
man leaves home, kindred and
friends, and follows "pubIic works."
where many bad characters congre-
gate, and places that are tents of
wickedness, they are held as little
else than dogs, when their usefulness
is ended. This presents itself to my
mind when / heard that the man
who killed McCombs over at Meals
Shoals recently, walked about boldly
for three days. The men over there
did not seem to care if he was
around. They did no, inform any
one while he was there. They did
not respect the dead enough to ac-
company the corpse to the depot, but
sent it by single negro.
The officers did not know the man
and therefore he escaped.
HEY DENVER,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-30

The first honor graduates of six
military colleges in the United States
will hereafter be admitted to the reg
ular army as second lieutenants on
the same footing as the graduates of
West Point. OF the more than $50
military schools in the United States
the government names these six
academies as deserving of this special
recognition. There is satisfaction in
knowing that the Citadel-the South
Carolina Military Academy-is amed
in this select list and it should be a
further pride to South Carolinians to
know, judging from reports of in
spector generals Of the United States
army, that the Citadel stands first as
military academy, in curriculum
and soldierly training, after West
Point. A splendid school, it deserves
most liberal support.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-30
The award Of the Alaska Bound,

The award of the Alaska Boundary
Commission gives the United States
about all it claimed. The dissatis-
faction Of the Canada members and
their refusal to sign the decision does
not affect its validity
That a dispute about so important
matter-one that only a few years
ago would have probably involved
this country and Great Britain in
war-should have been settled by
arbitration between the parties inter
ested, gives promise of the early
coming Of the day when wars between
civilized nations will be thing of
the past.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-30

In 1897 Lady Warwick ipaugurated
a scheme for the training Of women
in the lighter branches Of agriculture.
The success Of the "college" has been
marked, In five years 225 students
have qualified in dairy work, market
gardening, poultry raising, bee keep
ing, fruit growing and horticulture.
Several of the graduates have been
offered positions in South Africa and
Canada. Last week Lady Warwick
announced to her Daughters Of
Ceres" as she POLITICALLY designates
her agricultural students, that the
college" has become a permanent
institution. The student fees are
very small.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-30

1t Is estimated that in one year a
hen eats food equal to sixteen times
her weight and lays eggs equal to
about six times her weight. Her
food costs about one cent a pound,
while her eggs bring about sixteen
cents. An average hen will produce
24O eggs year. Her food costs
about eighty cents and her eggs will
sell for two cents each--or 81 80.
Farm he ns which are allowed to run
at large cost the farmer from forty.
seven to eighty-three cents a year for
food. The first year is the most
profitable age for hens.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-30

The Abbevilles Press and Banner
says that trees should be planted in
the early spring and not in the fall =.
This fully agrees with our observa-
tion and experience. Buy your trees
in the fall, otherwise the nurserymen
may be sold out. When they arrive
take all the wraPpings from the root s
and ''heel them in" that is bury
them in the ground up to about six
inches above the. roots, and at an
angle OF about IS degrees, in a place
where water will not "sob" on them.
Roses should also have their tops
covered with pine-brush or something
of the kind. More tender plants, tea
olive and cape jassamine, should be
kept in the "pit" till spring is well
advanced.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-30
News From Sanfuc.
HE was an Atlanta police,
His trousers he wore in a criece.
But in chasing a niger

he was an Atlanta police,
His trousers he wore in a criece,
But in chasing a nigger,
He cut such 6gger,
AS TO make them bag at the knice.n
Frost came at last. Some plac ,s
1T was heavy, vegetation was killed.
Ice was in evidence of the cold Sun
day morning.
The stove chimney at the Baptist
church is down, and the cold caught
the membership in bad shape. AT
Sunday School 1 thought it appro
PIRATE to sing, "Let a little .sunshin G
in"
The people here were surprised
and sad too, to hear of the sudden
illness of Miss Julia Thomas, who
was visiting at Union, and there was
much anxiety expressed. We are
glad to hear that she is rapidly i'm
proving at this time.
MIR. X. G. Foster, formerly of
Spartanbprg Is going to move back
there soon and engage in the real
estate business. Mr.. Foster and his
family have made many friends while
here and they will regret to see him
leave, but hope be is bettering his
financial condition.
There was preaching at the Bap.
tist church Sunday, when the pastor
preached on the Betrayal of
Christ" The church is not both
cred about calling pastor for next
year, as the present one, Rev. J. d.
Mshoa has been called indefinitely.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-30

Friends and comrades Of Gen.
Micah Jenkins are raising fund to
have a portrait of him placed in the
State Capital. South Carolina has
always furnished gallant soldiers in
every war in which she has taken
part, and among them was no truer
knight than Gen. Jenkins. Many
men of his brigade were from this
county. Subscriptions should be
sent to 1.-The State" newspaper.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-30

Senator Latimer, Of this State, is
in the Northwest making speeches in
advocacy Of good roads. He wants
Congress to appropriate 500. OO0,0 900
q year for five years to assist in
building good roads in all the States.
The sand and clay roads Of Richand
county have given great satisfaction.
In Union county we have the clay,
but sand is not so abundant.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-30
OUR GRAD. . 81. lis.

Prof. Frank Evans, Superintendent
OF the Spartanburg Graded Schools,
calls attention to very serious con-
dition in his schools, which Is prob
ably common to all the graded schools
in the State.
We do not see how this evil is to
be remedied, unless by kindergartens
for the little ores.
Prof. Evans says:
"Our course OF study consists OF
nine grades Of nine months each, and
is so arranged that pupil may begin
at six years Of age with the first grade
and finish in the ninth grade at Is.
But the grades are steep, and it is
necessary for many children to stay
more than nine years at school to
finish the course. Six years of age is
entirely too young for the majority
OF children to enter any school of
higher grade than the kindergarten
Those who come to US at do more
and better work than those who enter
at 6. Yet some parents try to SNUG
gle their little ones into the first
grade before they are 6, because their
sixth birthday will come before the
close of the term.
"Many Of the children in our high
schools are too young and undevelop-
ed to do the work expected Of them
Some Of them have failed many have
barely passed. Primary children can
not do secondary school work.
parents are admonished to keen
their little children out of school un-
til they are z, at least, that they NAV
get a more thorough and adequate
home training. The home is the
first in point of time, and, indeed, If
it be worthy Of the name Of home, is
the most important school which the
child attends.
"a wise and thoroughly trained
teacher said, not long ago. that her
chief difficulty was not with pupils
but with parents. Many parents are
obstacles in the way Of the true edu-
cation CT their children. Instead of
cooperating with teachers they an
tagonize them; instead of assisting
in the difficult work, they throw OBJ
stacles in the way Of that work.
They are always questioning the wis
dom Of the discipline, asking special
favors which involve interruption Of
study, and consciously, and uncop-
sciously in many small ways hinder
ing the work which the school is try
ing to do for the child. The chief
injury, however, which many parents
do to the school is in sending their
children without that general train
ing, that steady discipline, that in
huence for refinement which the
school cannot give but upon which it
must build. The rawness and crud-
ity OF many children who come from
well-to do homes is amazing. These
children know almost nothing Of the
things which in intelligent homes are
the very atmosphere. They have no
fund of general intelligence; they are
untrain I'd in manners, in speech, in
voice and in mind, and the school has
to do for them in very limited time
and under very difficult conditions
the work that the home ought to have
done under the best possible circum-
stances and with the fullest possible
time"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-30
UNION, 8. c., OCTOBER 80, 1908.

An Irishmau who had been arrest
ed for crime, sent for lawyer to get
him out Of the scrape. After hear
ing a statement of the case, the law
yer assured him that he would see
that he got justice. ooh no." said
Pat, "I want you to see that l don't
get Justice" And the lawyer earned
his fee.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-30
we heartily agree with the follow
ny, taken from the Dillon Hawaii.

ing, taken from the Dillon Herald
'Furman has set splendid exam.
pie in prohibiting the playing of foot
Dali among its students. The game
not only endangers the lives of'the
young men who participate in IT., but
also consumes much valuable time
which might be spent in a more
profitable manner, Then again the
thoughtful side of the world has long
since ceased to admire the hero Of
tho grldiron, and wellequipped
football team is no longer a drawing
card for the college. 1t was an
thing from the very be-
ginning and why it ever should have
been given a place among ninetee nth
century sports passes intelligent
comprehension"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-30
Washington Letter.

From Our Regular Correspondent
The method employed by our
State Department to obtain from
Mexico the extradition of the alleged
boodler, Charles Kratz, who is
wanted for trial in st. Louis, involves
an interesting point in international
law and may establish an important
precedent in extradition proceedings.
About year ago We signed an ex,
tradition treaty with Mexico, which
included for the first time the crime
of bribery. When, however. VIC re-
quested Kratz arrest, the Mexican
government was obliged to inform US
that under its constitution the fact
that the alleged crime was committed
prior to the signing of the treaty,
would make the constitution retro
active and ex post facto and conse-
quently in violation of Mexican law.
Although such law does not hold
in the United States, with reference
to extradition treaties, the State De
partment recognized that it was bind.
ing upon Mexico, and finally resort.
ed to the very unusual proceeding
of asking the Mexican government
to surrender the man as an act Of
comfy. Mexico has a law which
allows fugitives to be surrendered
upon such call, even though the
crime charged may not be extradit-
able under, treaty; the only condition
being that the government making
the request shall grant any similar
one made by Mexico. The State
Department is willing to enter into
such an agreement and Kratz Sill
no doubt soon be returned to ST.
Louis. He is now held in Mexico
under provisional detentioD;" tha,
is, he remains in prison awaiting
orders from the Mexican govern
ment. 1t is believed that this
method of obtainining Kratz was
adopted at the suggestion of Circuit
Attorney Folk, who is so determined
that none of the ST. Louis boodlers
shall escape.
President Roosevelt has taken
personal interest in the welfare Of
the Porto Rican coffee growers, and
assures them not only that he uses
their coffee on his own table. but that
he will do what he can to bring about
reciprocity treaties with European
countries to have Porto Rican
coffee entered there free of du.v.
AT present France imposes duty Of
1o per cent and other countries tax
it so high that it is practically ex
cluded. Resolutions from the coffee
growers asking the presidents aid
were presented by Charles Har zsll,
Secretary of the Territory ard Dr.,
Samuel M. Lindsay, Porto Rican
commissioner of education. While
waiting for the reciprocity treaties,
the President has given the St,
Louis Worlds Fair Commission of
Porto Rico a letter saying that he
has tried Porto Rico coffee and uses
no other. Perhaps this valuable
advertisement" will make the
treaties unnecessary, as this country
ought to be able to use all the coffee
the Porto Ricans can grow.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-30
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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-12-25

a good story ia being told nj tho OK
ponso OF an undergraduate nj ono OF
our 'varsities. Iio WINS attending the
chemical lectures OF n certain dlstIn-
gnished. N not popular, professor, who
had announced for his mex lecture cor.
tain experiments with laughIng-gas
inc student. who knew that persons
under the influence Of laughing-ens
were q responsible for their words
"r hCtions, saw an opportunity Of tell
INV inc professor some hOme.truths
Win IMMUNITY. On the afternoon OF
nc lecture The professor called for n
f"iln'cer for the experiments To DO
'hitoc ana our under graduate promnt-
~ nm To his assistance. 10 the
amusement nf the class. which hnd
h"'n ial on into his confidence Tho
ing coni"iuiH" Tho hlltrious css VIVA
'''y nfhTcd 20 tho students mouth
ana he commenced 10 inhalo yIrorous.
~ The eject was MAGICAL. rolntcs
i'ordon TT Nits. Tho student hogan
10 Gbiian She professor IN ,crms v,bIrh
Hr3 I'M r"'"" ~ Sunday schooIs
Tho ~ "-2cr i"nt n patent enr N
'h's testimony 10 hts character. and
men, turning 90 tho ci,Hs. said. with
10 suspicion OF q twinkle in hI, evo.
'Y0i SOC. gentlemen, how powortul
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"i " produces such strange effects,
VIII no" proceed to turn on tho zass