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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-05
Public Notices.
NOTICE re TAXPAYERS.
Department o. Finance.
Bureau Tor the Collection Of Taxes.
No s. Chambers Street. !

Borough % Manhattan
New York. September 2sth 1908
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ASSESS
nent-roils az Real Estate and Personal Property
10 Tbs CITY % New York for the 1905 and ths
warrants fo- the collection e. taxes have been
delivered TO the undersigned and mat all the taxes
on said sssessTaent-rolls due and payable
Monday October 2 1903 q, TIE once OF the Re-
eeivsr ot Taxes n the borough n which the
property Is 'coated follows:
Borough q Manhattan No g. Chambers street
Manhattan \. 2:
go-csgh e Tae Bro-I corner Third ana fremont
avenues. The P7o1x y. T:
sorodEh Of Brooklyn. Rooms 4 4 6 and g. Munie-
insl Building Brooklyn. " Y:
Borough Of Queens. corner Jackson avenue eni
flsSa E1reet. Lone IslIad CITY. N 7:
bc-eush 81 Richmond corner Bzy and SAID
Errse1s. stsplsses ststen Island " Y
u oass 81 payment during October the person
paying shall b. entitled 70 the benefits mentioned n
es-son us % the Greater New York Charter tchap-
eT pc, Laws o. 1877 viz: A deduction Of interest
ny Ire rsts Of per esrt between TIE day
- szrh psEpszt and the lat day OF Deeeunber next
ee5 BfliS Pam DURING OCTOBER MUST
e RSBATED BEFORE CHECKS ARE DRAWN
Ween chseEH mailed 70 the Receiver Of Taxes
t1 ussf be ssoo7Ep&nied b. ADDRESSED envelopes
va DostzFs prepaid " order TO insure return O.
reospese 6irs by mai
Caeo<s esoes octoSe< should mailed 70 tHs
hscetTs- g soou poSslbls after 5iils have been
rtsstFee NJ tas taxpayer
DAVID z. AUsTF>'.
Receiver ~ Taxes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-05
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London. Oct I. p. rn.-The market for American
securities was heavy. Final prices follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-05
Bakers and Brokers.

FOR SALE.
Hudson Conspasses Preferred,
Federal Sugar Preferred,
Texas ard Pacific Coal,
Standard Screr0 Common,
Hudson RiUSr WdtcT POtcer SIS.
FREDERIC II. HATCH,
n-a,,r IN Unlisted Securities ~ othu<
Cs.po-s.icns in the Unced Stsres and elsewhere.
30, asa s,,,s so Broad ST., New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-05
rhE FEDERAL treasury.

Washington. oct 4-To-day's statement ~ ~
Treasury balances in the general tund tNe'N-
az the $50 coo Co gold reserve. shows -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-05
PHILApELPHlA STOCKS.

Furnished by Charles d. Barney Co. No u Broad-s
New-York No 122 South 4tA-st, Phiiadelphlal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-05
NETWORK AND OTHER GAS SECURITIES.

'Ani interest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-05
MINING STOCKS.
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

$50 40 De- optiol......I an s4'2 So
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-05

s2a $50 Total sales for tho day. unlisted
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-27
THE WORLDS MAIL SERVICE.
Much Room for Improvement in the
American system.

Americas postal service is a luxury
which is not self-sustaining. In this re-
spect 1t differs widely from the postoffice
systems OF all other great nations and
many smaller ones. The latest figures at
hand, published by the international postal
bureau, show some extraordinary results
for the year 1903
Great Britains postoffice was operated
that year at a net profit of about So. 500 600
This includes the profit on telegraphs. a
royalty on telephones and the profits on
foreign mails. Russia, Germany and
France followed in the order named. with
a surplus ranging from nearly $4,000 600
to 15,OOOOOO. Japan, Spain, Italy. Hun
gary and Belgium all made money in the
postofice business. The United States one
rated its postal system at a net loss of
about A,2O0,0O0, by far the largest deficit
reported by any country
The big cities of the United States are
money earners for Uncle Sam, the Phila-
delphia office, for example, making a large
net profit. Remote regions of the west
ana southwest do not contribute enough
TO pay for their own mail facilities, and
this eats up the surplus accumulated in
the populous centers. But the largest de-
felt comes from the very extensive free
great vigor by both the Mckinley and
Roosevelt administrations. The country
does not expect this service to pay for
itself at present, although in time 1T may
easily do so. 1t should be noted also that
no other government carries such a vast
volume of printed matter as the United
States.
In the matter of quick mail delivery.
London surpas7es any American city. The
population of &reat Britain is dense out
side the metropolis, SO that the cost of
distribution is far less than it is in the
United states, where distances are on
grand scale. But no country surpasses this
in the excellent mail service enjoyed by
hundreds of thousands of persons living
upon farms and many miles from. any rail-
road. While this is so, the nation as
whole can well afford to spend more money
In handling the mails than II receives
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-27
Personal NOTES.

One Of the worst Of the allegations
brought against the king OF the Belgians
is that he detests smoking.
IL is TO be hoped the artist who extracted
N,0O from the visiting prince did not do
this while the royal patient was under gas
Pittsburg society is scandalized over the
fact that woman member of fashion
able golf club was caught cheating. And
50 the equality of the sexes keeps on gain
ing ground
Andrew Carnegie will be the chief guest
at the ASth anniversary exercises of the
Scots Charitable society on December 4.
1t is the oldest charitable organization in
America. Mr. Carnegie has not been in
Boston for twenty years.
ID. e. Salmon who resigned as chief Of
the bureau Of animal industry of the De-
partmcnt Of Agriculture, has been offered
place by the government of Uruguay
which proposes establishing a system OF
beef inspection and desires DR.. Salmon to
take charge The salary will be large and
he will probably accept
Occasionally a coroner gets his due from
the corpse he sits on. On of the melan-
choly tribe at saltwater after viewing the
body of man tossed aside by a locomo-
tive, pronounced the victim quite dead"
iOu re mar, yelleu the wuuld-be
corpse, and, jumping to his feet, swatted
the coroner good and plenty The sitting
was indefinitely postponed
President Roosevelt has received twice
the number of honorary degrees ever given
any other president. Two doctorates have
been conferred upon him this year. His
bachelor of arts was conferred upon him
twenty-five years ago by Harvard. In addi-
ton he nj Tor
eight Ill. DIS and one l.. II. d. He is the
first president to receive the latter degree.
The promotion OF Brigudler General wes-
ton, chief of the subsistence department, 10
become Major General Weston in command
of the northern division of the army, with
Headquarters at St. Louis removes from
the Official and social circles of Washing
ton one of its most popular and picturesque
characters. For his genial wit and readi-
ness OF retort this little Irishman has been
dubbed the Charles OMalley of the army.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-27
WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE COURT



WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE COURT
HOUSED
For a number of years past the Doug
las county court house has been utterly
inadequate to afford even cramped quar-
tiers for the various county officers and
courts for whose accommodation It was
originally designed, even after the base
ment, originally designed for storage
only, was converted into compartments
for the county clerk, surveyor, auditor
and county board. Ever since Farnam
street was graded to its present level
access to the court house has been very
difficult and the ascent into the court
rooms on the second floor has imposed
almost superhuman exertiOns upon ell
derby lawyers and people with impaired
health.
Suggestions have been made from
time to time for the construction Of a
tunnel from the Farnam street level to
connect with elevators under the ro-
tunda, but after mature consideration
the project has been abandoned by rea-
son of the large outlay involved. The
rapid growth of Omaha and Douglas
county and the constantly growing bust
ness that must be transacted in the court
house forces the problem upon the
county board-What shall be done to re-
lieye permanently the pressure for more
room and better facilities for ingress
and egress?
The reconstruction of the present
court house, which is of stone and iron
up to the cornice and corrugated sheet
iron above, is practically out of the ques-
ton. Any proposition looking to the re-
location of the court house would pre-
cipitate needless agitation and litigation
and simply defer the erection Of a new
court house for years If the court should
finally decide that a new court house
square could be legally established,
The most rational solution Of the court
house problem would be the erection of
a court house on the present site, con
structed strictly as an office building,
WIFI Eelidblt SloItiOouis oil the SIOuuu
floor. Such a structure could retain all
the features of public building and yet
yield a sufficient income from rentals of
the ground floor to pay from 4 to > per
cent on the investment. With commodi-
Gus entrances into the building ON each
of the four sides of the square there
would still be a sufficient number of
stores TO insure an income of from $40
600 to $5O,OOO year, or from to 5 per
cent on S1,O00OOO.
Such scheme would not contemplate
the demolition of the present court house
until after at least three sides of the new
structure were erected aud occupied. In
other words, until after the Harvey, Sew
enteenth and Eighteenth street fronts
were completed for occupancy. The
main front on Farnam street would have
to remain substantially as it now is for
several years, and most Of the materials
OF the present court house could be util-
lied for the construction Of the main
front.
The proposition to issue bonds for the
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-27

Norfolk Press When Senator Willard
comes home in the spring he will be sur
prised to see what big fall-panted crop
of senatorial candidates Nebraska has.
Bancroft Blade: Senator Willard is get
ting busy down in Washington, and whether
he is to be or not TO be is a question that
he alone will decide by his vote this winter
RushYille Recorder; Senator Willard =
attitude on the railroad question is too
conservative to be progressive. He means
well but at his time Of life he is apt TO be
TOO cautious. His constituents want TO
know where he stands.
Schuyler Free Lance: United States
Senator Willard is in hot water on the
railroad question. He is a corporation man
from head to toes, but wants a second
term, and so dares not vote his real senti-
ment. The railroad rate question is bound
70 bo before the next congress and he
must go on record, and so he sweats Well
he cSp just as we'll vote his sentiments
openls as to dodge.
Central City NonpareiI: Senator Willard
has side-stepped and temporized with the
railroad rate question about long enough.
It's time for him either to fish or cut bait.
What President Roosevelt needs right now
are senators who will be outspoken and
aggressive In their support of him The
time has come for decisive action and
silence and evasion can no longer be taken
Tor wisdom and superlative statesmanship
Speak up, senator.
Fremont Tribune: Senator Willard wants
to have a cabinet position created for the
purpose OF dealing exclusively with the
transportation of the country. This sug-
sestion is not likely to meet with n,ucb
iaVor' since 1t would mean a multiplicity
oI bureaus that would quickly get the
government top heavy. The Department
OF commerce and Labor could easily care
Tor that business at least until after we
get secretary OF mines and mining, which
mas prior claim to a separate department
columbus Telegram The Lincoln Star
JOINS the Telegram in demanding fai,
treatment for Senator Willard. The Star
admits that perhaps the senator may have
iairly won the disapprovaI of democrats
newspapers, hut insists that the volume NJ
criticism being hurled In his direction Inv
the republican press is out of place ami
wholly uncalled for. The Star is corract
senator Willard has done nothing IN earr
the honest censure of any Nebraska renub-
llcan. 1t Is true that in the senate he bas
represented railroad interests first, last and
all the time. But how can any Nebrasta
republican have the audacity 10 censuro
MIN for being true to railroad interests
There is not in all Nebraska a rebubIicap
editor who dares assert that Willard was
not elected to the senate by the railroads
That being the case, how can he be cx
pee'ed to do that act which would NOT ne
approved by the railroad political agents?
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-27
NO COMPROMISE.
hattie for Rate Regulation Proceed
ing on Original Plans.

washington Post,
All this loose talk now current IN tho 90
rect that the president has lost heart in his
night for governmental regulation of rail
way rates rails to impress us with any.
thing like force. The proposition invoIved
is so inconsistent with Mr.. Roosevelt's
well known character and so contradictory
Of all his acts and words during the Iast
two years, it would be actually disrespect-
full to entertain it seriously
The most casual glance over the mast his
tory OF the propaganda reveals President
Roosevelt as the father, the high priest
and the prophet. He has declared his
rooted and Interchangeable intention in al
most every state, before untold thousands
of his loyal fellow citizens, who believe i'm
him and will follow him at all costs To
say, now, that he IL weakening in a cause
which he has made peculiarly his own and
to which he is welded by every vow and
bond that brave men hold dearer and more
sacred than life itself, is to say that which
no one who knows Theodore Roosevelt's
indomitable soul will insult him by be-
lieving.
But the country does not want and will
not contentedly accept anything even re-
motely In the nature Of a compromise.
This is an issue already joined The Amer
lean people have taken sides in good faith.
President Roosevelt has thrown down the
gage and rung defiance on the shield Of the
railroad magnates waiting I'm their tents.
Just as Ivanhoe or Belvidere on the field
Of Camelot once challenged all 10 fair con-
test in the lists, so has the president drawn
his visor down and laid his lance I'm rest
But here is a colossal thing. Compared
with it and the inealculable interests at
stake the clashes OF those ancient knights
and champions seem mere pouting matches
of grown children over nosegays and
feminine caprices. Theodore Roosevelt
stands for the welfare OF nearly 100000
Of human beings. He has vowed himself
to their cause He is committed in a
thousand ways to their protection and ad-
vancement He has passed the word OF
soldier, a statesman and a liberator. Let
no one tell us that on the eve of battle he
has begun faint-hearted parley with the
foe!
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-27
MOVE TO ABOLISH PASSES.
reform Sneered Mt Leaps Suddenly
Into RespectabiIity.
Chicago Tribune.

chicago. Tribune.
II is curious and interesting to note how
REFORM which has been pushed aside,
sneered at and tabooed when urged by no.
oooles leaps suddenly into responsibility,
and even into the realms of practical no.
htical issues when taken up by some ac-
credited spokesman. The reform itself is
no more worthy in the mouth of its new,
champion than 1t was in the mouths of
lnconsequentials, but its prospects" are
immensely improved
This will perhaps prove to be the case
respecting the demand often made for. the
abolition of railroad passes In this state
writers have denounced such passes, and
scattering legislators, representing more
virtue IMAM power, have offered prohibitivc
bills at Springfield, but all to no effect. The
governor however, is now reported to have
espodsed the cause, and If the report be
true that cause promises to fare better.
He is said to have announced, at a recent
banquet In the capital city, his purpose TO
try 70 secure from the next legislature a
law preventing the use of railroad passes
In Illinois by any persons save railroad
employees. Taken at its face this announce
ment lifts anti-pass legislation into the
rank OF immediate political issues to be
dealt with by that legislature.
II Is asserted that the railroads them
selves would welcome such legislation.
This may or may not be true. They would
collect more money in fares if passes We're
abolished, but they might at the same time
sacrifice official favoritism, which would
be more valuable to them.
The people OF Illinois, however would
welcome with practical unanimity an eff
fective and comprehensive anti-pass law.
They know that the user of railroad
pass is primarily a parasite on the travel
ing public-that his fare is paid by the or
binary passenger. They know that the
object Of giving passes to public officials
and their friends is to influence oficial
conduct concerning railroad questions They
know that the prevalent habit on the part
OF Legislators of accepting and using rail
road passes Is one of the baldest and most
disEraceful forms of petty graft and in
direct bribery existent today. They know
that, aside from it's influence upon lesis-
latye action. the habit inevitably dulls the
sense Of official rectitude in every man
given 10 H.
Governor Deneen himself says he has alb
stained from using passes The fact is to
his credit, and the number OF public Of
hcials belonging to his class is increasing.
Some Of the states, and notably Wiscon-
sin. have adopted stringent legislation IN
aid Of such abstention. Illinois will do
we'll 10 align itself alongside those states.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-27
CANAL lNvEsTTGATToH.

IL appears certain that there will be a
congressional investigation of the ex-
pendltures Of the Panama Canal com
mission. There is n pretty general feel
ing that there has been extravagances
in the expenditure Of the 100000 APP
rrOpriated by congress and which is now
about exhausted, requiring early action
i'm order to meet pay rolls and other de-
mands If the work is not to come to a
halt Congress will be asked TO appro-
PIRATE without delay an additional SIG,
0OO,OOO which amount, it is said will
carry the work only to the end of next
June. II is explained that out of this
sum there will be taken 100000 to
pay on contracts which have been en-
tered into and are now accruing. The
sum asked for, it is pointed out, will
meet all maturing contracts and pay all
the operating expenses incident to con-
struction for the next six months, that
is, TO the end Of the current fiscal year.
1t is stated that the congressional in
vestigation will include the conduct of
the commissions financial transactions,
the manner of purchasing supplies, its
contracts and the salaries paid. In re-
gard to the latter It appears that there
is considerable congressional comment
OF an unfavorable character. The view
prevails TO a large extent that some of
the salaries are too high and while con-
gress may not fix compensation 10y
statute as is done respecting other EN-
ployes Of the government, there are
many members who believe 1t would
be wise to limit the discretion of the
commission in this particular. From
recent audit of the accounts of the
commission It would seem that nearly
two-thirds Of the -S10OO0,OO0 has gone
for the salaries OF the commissioners, of
the governor of the canal zone and his
employees, of resident, visiting and con-
sulting engineers, surveyors, supervisors
and superintendent of various grades.
There is no charge of unlawful ex-
penditures or any intlmatiOn of wrong
doing. but simply that there has been
extravaganza and it is felt to be neces-
sary that a check shall be put to this
at once, If the cost of the canal is not
to reach proportions far beyond the
highest estimates that have been made
for its completion. 1t is understood that
Secretary Taft courts such an inquiry
as is proposed and that this is also the
desire of the commission. 1t is probable
that President Roosevelt will be found
quite willing TO have It made At all
events It seems assured that congress
will institute an investigation and that
there will be important changes from
the present system and conditions. An
eastern exchange urges that effective
checks on the expenditures of the COM
mission are imperatively needed lest the
record of failure of the enterprise under
the De Lesseps regime be repeated, and
suggests that the commission ought to
he abolished, feasible plan of opera
tons definitely adopted and annual APP
made for specific work, as
In the case of our river and harbor i'm
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-27
TRANSFORMATION.

New York Sun
Twas just before ThanksRfvinR dav
And little Willie White
Was sound asleep. all tucked away
As usual. for night:
Ana he had sWum a charming race
In apricots and cream
when through his visions rushed apaca
This most atrocious dream
II was a mOnstrous turkey cock
Who stood upon the spread:
His eyes were like the court house rloch
And dreadful turkey-red!
He had a sharp and wicked bill,
His neck was wet with gore
And thus 10. brighten little VIII
He spake these words-no more;
Behold, ! am the wrath OF him
Who dies a death unjust;
For greedy boys torn limb from limb
That they may eat to bust!
Oh, Willie White. beware! Ere vet
Another night you see,
IT'S written dOwn-so don't forget
That you shall change with met"
Then Willie shrieked amid his sleep.
And tremblingly awoke;
But when his flesh had ceased To Green
He deemed II all a Joke.
Alas! the words indeed were truth
For ere tomorrow night
The turkey bad become the youth
gobbler Willie Whitel
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-27
BRTTIsH POLITlCAL sITrATJON.

BhiIiSH POLITICAL iTUATION.
Whatever the outcome Of the so-called
crisis in British politics, it will have no
very great interest for other than the
people Of Great Britain. The question Of
fiscal reform, which has been persist
emily urged upon the attention OF the
British public by Mr.. Chamberlain, for.
merly colonial secretary, is the issue,
and the immediate cause Of the existing
situation is the dissension among the
nominal supporters of the ministry re-
garding the fiscal policy. The situation
is due largely to the undecided attitude
Of Premier Balfour who has never
taken any positive or clearly defined
position on the question. While Mr..
Chamberlain has been advocating a
policy of fiscal reform about which there
could be no misunderstanding, Mr.. Bal
four has shown timidity respecting the
question and in this way injured him
self as a party leader. He has seemed
compromising attitude has weakened
him i'm the popular confidence. A short
time ago he appealed to his followers to
support his plan Of tariff retaliation
without putting a duty on imported
wheat In reply to this Mr.. Chamber
lain urged that retaliation was impos-
sible without Il general tariff, while
preference to the British colonies was
impracticable unless foreign wheat was
taxed. This view is obviously sound.
The settlement of the issue can be
brought about only through general
election which will determine popular
sentiment. The agitation of the reform
question. while it has served to draw
out good deal of public expression on
the subject, has not to such an extent
developed a popular feeling as to make
it certain on which side a majority
would be arrayed in general election.
1t has seemed at times that the Cham
berlain policy was losing ground, but
there has been no wavering OH the part
of it's champion and he earnestly desires
that the question shall go to the people.
Mr.. Balfour, on the other hand, has
hitherto shown no disposition to have it
take this course What now seems GER
tain, if not inevitable, is the dissolution
of Parliament, to be followed as soon
as practicable by a general election.
There appears to be no other way out
Of the sO-called crisis and the indications
are that it will very soon be adopted.
There would ensue one of the most in
terestng campaigns ever known in the
United Kingdom.