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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-24
Reward.

The Omaha Automobile club hereby offers
a reward OF $500 for information which
will lead to the detection and arrest of
the person or persons driving an automo-
bile and who collided with a buggy driven
by boy at or near S5th and Farnam
streets last Sunday evening at about
o'clock
THE OMAHA AUTOMOBILE CLUB.
BY THOMAS A. FRY,
President
JOHN w. PARRISH,
Secretary.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-24

The Second district held it's convention at
Storm Lake last Wednesday. The Seventh
district will hold its meeting at Colfax
November and g. and the Fifth district
VIII meet at Glenwood November and s.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-24
FIGHT ON INSURANCE RATES
Movement for Low Fire Schedules to Be
Renewed BY commercial Club.
MlcHAElsN INFUsls SOME NEW LIFE
City Electrician Returns from Inter-
view of western Controllers
Convinced that Properly Di-
rected Efforts would Succeed.

me Commercial club again is preparing
to take up the matter OF local fire insur-
ance rates with the intention of securing
more favorable terms in Omaha from the
big companies.
City Electrician Michaelsen has just re-
turned from a trip to Chicago, made spec-
ally to interview the western fire insurance
controllers and ind out why the key rate
has not been cut in Omaha in view Of
much better pr lection against fire than
existed years ago, when the rate was made.
Il discovered the tactics Of the insur-
ance people in matters OF this kind are
based chiefly on BLUM and partly evasion"
says the electrician, but from interviews
1 had with men highest In authority
came to the conclusion this town might
have material reduction in fire rates, If
the thing was gone after In the right way.
] am informed that from $4,000 to $500 900
Is paid out of Omaha every year for fire
insurance premiums believe the amount
can be cut from IS to so per cent, IL the
right effort is put forth.
virtues of Alarm system.
81 pointed out to the insurance people
how a quick and accurate fire alarm SER
vice had been installed and properly main
tanned since the key rate was made, showed
how this service was inferior to none in
the country; explained the reorganization
OF the fire department uncer chief whom
even, the insurance. heads admit Is without
a superior; went into the matter Of addi-
tional engine houses and increased facili-
ties and apparatus, and finally went into
the matter of underground wiring and
showed how the downtown district has
been cleared of nearly all distractions of
this kind.
I'm reply to my arguments for a lower
key rate / was informed the rates out here
had been too low and that a penalty of
points, amounting to $4,000 to $4,000 in the
aggregate. had never been enforced for
overhead trolleys and feeders.
THAT statement is Ridiculous 1 ex-
claimed. You do not think I can tell the
people of Omaha anything of the sort
that the insurance companies ever made
any mistakes OF that kind-and you know
/ will not
How to Get Reduction.
"In my opinion the best way TO get re-
duction is to follow the example of the
insurance combines and bluff. Tell them
we are at an end with our improvements
as to fre protection and that we do not
propose to expend any more money until
the rates are reduced. We cannot get
lower rates without a fight, but l think II
would pay the business men we'll to make
this fight. 1t is as plain as day that
4 Omaha has a big reduction coming in view
Of what 1t has done 1t is now a ques-
ton of saving the money or paying IL into
the Golfers of the big fire Insurance COM
panies."
The Commercial club probably will start
in on the matter Tuesday at the regular
weekly meeting OF the executive committee
The electrician is cooperating with club
members.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-24

Harry B. Dayis, undertaken. Tel. 12as
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-24

storz Blue Ribbon Bottled Beer is a popu-
lar beverage. Tel. 1850.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-24

Mr.. Davidson spoke only briefly. 1.-THE
cause of much of the truancy is in the
home,' he said, land while Drummond
claimed that love is the greatest thing in
the world, it is not all in this case. We
need love plus power to enforce obedience"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-24


than lash IL into action II You want 70 see
good progress made. This Is as true
when Ii Is faulty human system IS
when II Is a baulky mule.
Alcoholic stimulantS and alcoholic med
icincs whip the digestive functions into
quick action but do not prevent the weak
ening reaction tVhtch follows so closely
In cases Of impaired appetite and diges-
Decentralization and wasting away, a
safe and reliable tonic is needed and Is
the only thing that can be rolled upon.
DR.. Pierce discovered, forty years ago,
that Nature had provided freely for these
needs OF her children and that in her Ia
bOrdtOTg were the remedies. Glyceric
extracts Of Golden Seal root, Queens root,
Stone root, Black Cherrybark, BlOodroot
and Mandrake root as prepared, com
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
constitute the most effective and certain
tonic. Alternative and tissue rebuilding
remedy ever offered to the public.
A prominent merchant. Mr.. ]. Alfred
Arcand. OF SO Saint Lawrence Street Mon
Pl sTs aSIdsn Medic Il biscSvery on and
house / need no doctor or other medicine
A AIf 5sa sE0 Golden ' sde blseOTsSS
eliminated the uric acid from the system.
Sipee that time have never been ,l wi,h9Ss
i think 30 much OF nor none / think ~
equal. Every one 20 whom ] reeommended
ne ~ slii ~ uss II Il a Splendid
remedy for stomach trouble; cures colds In
few days and Is the only sure cure know
II for La 0rippe-iH
Dr. Pieree's Common Sense Medical
adviser IL sent free on receipt Of stamps
10 pay expense OF mailing only. Send
81 One-cent stamps for the paper-oOyered
book or 81 stamps for the cioth-bound
Address DE-. 3 v. Pierce. Buffalo. n Y.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-24

Miss Magee spoke of the children in the
Third ward who are out of school and
who drift into the City mission. She
charged the liquor traffc and it's attendant
evils with the responsibility. After giving
cases from her own experience in trying
to teach the unfortunate children who for
various reasons are out OF school, she
suggested that in each ward of the city
an ungraded school be maintained for these
children who. many of them through de-
ficiency, are unable TO sit through the reg
ular school session and that something De
given them to do with their hands.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-24
WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY

Under the auspices of the educational de-
partment, Mrs. K. @. McGiton, chairman,
the social science department of the
Woman's club devoted Monday afternoons
session to discussion of truancy. Miss
Margaret Mccarthy principal of Pacific
school; Superintendent Mclean Of South
Omaha; VIII Parker, the city truant
officer; Miss Magee, city missionary,
end Superintendent Davidson were the
speakers. AS a result of the session
resolution was passed recommending to
the Board OF Education that serious
consideration be given to the es-
adjustment in the near future of an I'M
graded school for the beneht of the truants
who have fallen behind their classes and
are still OF school age. Without excep-
ton the speakers all advocated some in
stitution outside of the school where these
children, who, having no interest in their
school work, are getting nothing out of it
themselves and are detriment to the
other pupils, might have practical in
struction combined with authoritative di-
rection. The manual training feature was
mentioned by ALL
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-24

Miss Mccarthy talked first on Some
Of the Causes of Truancy." Some
cases Of truancy border on the realms Of
comedy" She said, but there are others
that touch the tragic" Under the first
class she mentioned the truant who is at
tracted by the first fine day in spring,
circus parade or a swimming excursion,
and such cases she does not count serious.
In the other class she named the children
who are habjtual truants and who have
gotten into bad company and are Drifting
from bad to worse. With the responsible
ity for these cases she charged the too
kind parent who would shield his child
in wrong doing the over harsh parent who
drives his child out of his home with his
,harshness and the Indifferent parent who
has no interest in his chiIds welfare ex-
cept as 1t affects his own.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-24

superintendent Mclean spoke on "Tru-
ancy in it's Relation to Delinquency" De-
MED the influence of the school through
his absenuce from it. the child's home and
street environment are the great influences
of his life, he said, and, considering the
children from the poorer classes OF homes
he argued that such children are greatly
handicapped in their competition with chill
dren who are we'll cared for. "Truancy
is the natural result Of getting behind In
school, and opens the way to all forms OF
delinquency. When a truant has gone so
far he becomes detriment to the class and
some other school becomes necessary AS
a remedy he suggested~the detention OF
such children under proper environment
and authority until the habits of industry
and moral and physical cleanliness should
supercede the habits OF Incidence and I'M
cleanliness He laid especial stress upon
the necessity Of directing child in its play
as we'll as in its work.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-24
Marriage Llcenaea.

The, following marriage licenses have been
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-22

for the land was included. payment for
1000 head of cattle. With these as a,
nucleus, stock farming is becoming an,
important industry.
s. Many of these Beers who are now,
establishing homes for themselves un-s
der new sort of government in Mex
leo have never been back to their South
African homes since the first year Of
the war with Great Britain, a great
number of them having been captured
during hostilities and exiled in Ber-
muda. When the conflict ended and
the little South African republics were
absorbed into the nation Of Great Brit
ain, Generals Synman, Cronie and 9TH
ers began to plan the colonization Of
some new country. The republics of
South and Central America and that of
Mexico seemed to offer the only refuge
for a people accustomed to universal
suffrage and democratic principles.
Mr.. Schermerhorn Of Philadelphia
took an active hand and succeeded in
having the department of state of the
Urited States look into the matter,
and weight was brought to bear on the
English ambassador. His majesty g
government relaxed the rigor and
harshness of its rule in Bermuda, so
! far as to let some of the men go back
and get their families from South At
RIGA. Meanwhile the Mexican colony
plans were maturing and arrangements
perfected for the purchase Of passage
! For the burghers to Mexico. The first
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The Beers who are now in Mexico
are the wealthiest and most enlightened
Of the Transvaal. They number among
them the generals, the leading mer-
chants and miners and commercial men.
President Diaz is anxious for men of
this character to settle in Mexico. The
country is storehouse Of wealth, and
only intelligence and capital are needed
to exploit the vast resources. The hills
are rich in silver. The natives were so
ignorant Of the wealth that they made
brick of earth which contained SO large
proportion Of silver that these houses
are now being torn down and the ore
extracted. Even with very Anticipated
mining facilities commonly in use here
the profits are enormous. 81
Where the Boer colony is estab lished
the country is great plateau, ranging
between 5000 and 5000 feet above the
sea level. so that the weather, even in
summer, is mild at midday and cool
at night. The Conchos river, branch
Of the Rio Grande, that divides Texas
from Mexico flows ssthru the state of
chihuahua for a distance of about $50
miles, dividing at Santa Rosalia into
two branches. The abundant water sup
ply, combined with the splendid china
| tic conditions, makes this an ideal agri-
cultural country. Cbr4 #and wheat are
raised in great abundance. Cotton
fruits and vegetable aresalso being cul.
/ tivated on the lower slopes of the hills
In the purchase price Of 100000 paid
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STEAD AND NANSEN
Explorer Statesman Is Interviewed by
the Famous Editor.

W. T. Stead, in his Review Of Re
views: publishes a deeply interesting
interview with DR.. Fridtiof Nansen, the
Norwegian explorer statesman. The in
terview, which took, place before the
separation act of June 7, throws addi-
tional light on the Scandinavian situa-
ton. Mr.. Stead says: @
Right glad was I to meet Dr.. Nan
sen again. The redoubtable Norwegian
explorer was sitting at the entrance to
the inner lobby Of the house Of com
mons in deep converse with well
known liberal Lacquer. As soon as it
ended, was glad to be able to make
an appointment for a meeting later in
the evening at the Royal Societies club
where [ heard from DR.. Nansen 8 own
lips lucid statement of the trouble
that has arisen in Scandinavia. He was
in London to read paper before the
Royal Geographical society on observa
tions made as to the disturbance of sea
levels, but it was evident that he was
much more concerned about threat
ened disturbance in the political leve
in regions much more easily placed un
der observation than the, floor Of thu
ocean.
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eminent has granted also the privilege
to the Beers to frame their own munich
pal laws, of the enjoyment of religious
liberty and to educate the youth as they
see fit: The colonists are exempted from
all military service except in case Of
foreign invasion. Tt has been largely
due to these favorable conditions,
agreed to by President Diaz in his
tbroadminded policy of encourag ing; any
movement that will ultimately benefit
Mexico, that the Beers are meeting with
such great success in building for them
selves this new home in America.
Residents Of the United States, who
no doubt are .astonished at the very lib
eral terms granted to the Beers by the
Mexican government, must take into
consideration the peculiar condition now
prevailing in this country. Two-thirds
Of the population of Mexico is composed
of Indians, descendants of the Aztecs,
who were reduced to- slavery by the
Spaniards. Fallen into ignorance and
very poor, they have notsthe means to
educate themselves, and it is this task
of educating 100000 Indians that
President Diaz is now attempting. The
Aztecs were a. brilliant people and, Civ
en- the opportunity to rise, they have
proven that they are endowed with abil-
ity that could make Mexico great ma
tion. President Juarez, who defeated
Macmillan, was full-blooded Indian
American capital is pouring into this
country and the resources are fast de.
yeloplng.
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settlers were General w. d. Synman,
his wife and six children and six other
Boer families. It was not long before
fifty families had spread out over the
$4,000 acres and the Boer colony was
under way. Immigrants have been con.
stantly arriving, and agriculture and
mining are fourlshing. 1t Is confidently
asserted that by the time, the twenty
five, years has elapsed, the period al
lowed for the payment of the purchase
price of this first hacienda, that the
Boer people will dominate the entire
state of Chihuahua, comprising about
$4,000 square miles. The energy Of the
Boer, his thrift; devotion to duty and
his unqu ,nchable patrio tism, under the
excellent conditions that surround him
in this republic Of Mexico, will enable
him to build where stood the temples
and palaces Of the Aztecs before the
Spanish plundered them. The colonists,
Knowing that sthey have the well wishes
of their. countrymen in the Transvaal
and in Holland, and that they will be
supported by the scions of Dutch fam
lilies in the United States and by the
goodwill Of every liberty loving Amer.
lean, are pressing forward in their
fight, and every month is bringing
greater strength and more recruits.
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THE THRIFTY BOER
.~=..@ COLONY Nv MEXICO

", every ship from South Africa bear
ing passengers from the Orange Free
State and the Transvaal. Climatic con-
ditions are very. favorable, as the tenn
perature Of the state Of Chihauhau is
almost Identical that Of the Trans
yaal. The soil in many respects is not
unlike that of which the burghers are
accustomed. -.
The synman Concession.
The concession was made to General
Synman on Dec. 80, 1903. During the
last year settlement has progressed rap
idly, and already. upward Of 900 acres cres
of land are under cultivation. The
terms Of the purchase provided for a
consideration of 100000 (Mexican)
$50 900 of which was advanced by the
Mexican governments at s. per cent per
annum and the remainder by the Banes
Agricola at per cent per anlnum.
Twenty-Five years are allowed for re
payment Of the money. It is also stipu-
lated that during this time; the colony
shall be virtually exempt, from taxation
and exempt from import duties on agri-
cultural machinery. TIE Mexican gov
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-22

I have the honor to present this letter
Of credence addressed to you by the pres
ident Of the United States Of America.
am, charged to maintain and promote
by my best efforts the cordial relations
that have long subsisted between the
kingdoms of Sweden and Norway and the
country which I have the honor to rep
resent. And my personal desire to that
end is enhanced by appreciation of the
long and distinguished. service of my
predecessor at this post, and by the fact
that I come from that one of the states
in the American republic which contains
the largest number of those citizens Of
the United States whose birthplace was
in the dominion of your majesty. These
excellent citizens Of ny state have been
my friends and neighbors for many years,
and have sent by me messages of respect
and love to your person and for the coun-
try Of their nativity 1t will therefore be
my pleasure and, duty to assist In estab-
fishing still more firmly the friendship
existing between your majesty and the
president, to advance the interest and
prosperity Of both governments, and to
render myself acceptable to your majesty.
beg you to accept the assurance that
esteem most highly the honor of being
accredited to this government and gra-
ciously received by your majesty.
-. King to Minister.
The kings reply was briefly given in
English as follows:
It Is very agreeable to me to hear your
address at this occasion. 1 wish you
most cordially welcome and beg you to
let my thanks be brought to the president
| with the assurance of my quite reciprocal
feelings for himself and for the whole
| North American people. Be assured that
not only myself, but also the two ma
lions, as well as their. governments, will
always receive you with cordial sympathy
and thus facilitate your mission with US
The king then requested Colonel
Graves to be seated, and engaged him
in friendly and pleasant; converse. Soon
afterward he was escorted back to his
quarters with the same state in which
he came. ~. S., a. 80.
In American Uniform. -.
Colonel Graves wore, upon this occa
sion, the uniform of colonel in the
American army, and this gave great
pleasure to the king and the court, who
had never before seen an American min
! lister in uniform. Colonel Graves sery
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-22

in as keeper of the peace between the
representative of the warning nations
which was appropriate enough, in
view of President Roosevelt's achieve
ments as a peacen,aker. On the other
side of the hall was the gallery for the
royalties, while on the floor, Of course,
appeared the members of. the riksdag.
All these various personages reached the
hall between long lines Of soldiers in
full dress. The last to appear was the
king himself, who began his address:
HGood Gentlemen and Swedish Breth-
rem. The text Of the address has long
since been cabled to 3 America and |
need not repeat it here.
Colonel Graves enjoys the duties of
his new post very much, but if he may
Judge from an incident in Duluth just
before his departure, he is fain to
conclude that many of his Scandina
Wan American constituents do not
perhaps, understand exactly what his
duties here are.
The Swedish domestic in the house
at Duluth where Colonel Graves was
staying was much impressed by the
announcement that he was going tt
Sweden as minister. She pondereC
over it for some time and then ex
pressed herself to her mistress in thi!
wise: -
cay tank Maesters Graves ban purity
guide man for meenister, men ay not
know how he skol talk Svenska vel
enough SO he, skol preach to DIES hal
| SYenska folk.'' 80 .--.z -
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Great Publicist Talks.

At the Publicist club which CORE
spends to an American press club-I
had the good fortune today to meet
Dr. ". Millqvist, political editor Of
paper. He is dean Of the corps of
riksdag journalists. DR.. Miillqvist is
a. veteran newspaper man Of generous
proportions-as fat and jolly and as
tute as Joel P. Heatwole- and he has
the ear Of the great ones in all par
ties.
E'The riksdag members" he said,
tdon't know their own minds yet.
They are all at sea. In the nature Of
the case they must reach some sort Of
an agreement, but it will take time to
accomplish it. The ruling element in
the upper. house would, I am sure, IA
vor the use of force or at least the
strongest coercive measures, short of
actual war, to bring Norway to time.
The leaders of the lower house, on the
other hand, want guarantees of the
strongest sort from. Norway, but they
are much more pacific in their attitude.
They won It let Norway 90 without
these guarantees, but, they expect to
get what they want peacefully. And
So it happens that the committee will
take it's time. The festivities mark
ing the return Of Prince Gustaf Adolf
with his bride, the = English Princess
Margaret, will absorb the attention of
the court and the official world, and
no one will have much time for poll
I tics. Not sooner than July 10 will
there be anything DOING
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-22
The Publicist Club.

The Publicist Club was founded in
1874, and it has won for newspaper men
recognition in Sweden that they had
heretofore been unable to secure; Jour-
berships and the roll contains over 600
names. It has commodious quarters
with all sorts of conveniences. including
library, newspaper files, cafe and the
like. IS
The press gallery in the new riksdag
building is managed by a committee Of
Washington. The government has pro
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-22
Fifty Families Start on $4,000
Acres in Chihuahua and Immi-
grafton Is Increasing the Num-
Der Daily-The Boer Is Likely
to Dominate the Entire State
z Before Many Years. ..!.

Correspondence Philadelphia Record. :.
sssz Santa Rosalia. co.-Readers will
no doubt be interested to learn that the
leaders of the Boer people, since the
the consequent loss of the Transvaal,
have established colony in Mexico.
Santa Rosalia, in the big state of Chi
suahua, bordering on Texas, is the CAPT
tai city of the district comprising $4,000
acres which has been purchased by Gen
from the Mexican government. The,
colony is prospering and growing rapid