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Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-01
DEATH RECORD.
Henry SvHnnsnn.

HURON, S. D., July 3O.-Whlle on HIS
way to the river, accompanied by a number
of children. Saturday, Henry Swanson. 65
years of age, fell dead in the street, from
heart failure. Since the death of his wife,
Mr.. Swanson has made his home at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. Thomas
Thompson. in this city, but prior TO that
time resided in St., Paul. .s,l.,t ...
FuneraI of Accident Victims.
NORFOLK, Neb., July $1-(Special Tele-
gram.) 1.-The double funeral of Miss Annie
Mcbride and Carroll Powers, victims of
the drowning tragedy, was held at 5 o'clock
this afternoon. 1t was the largest funeral
ever held in Norfolk.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-01
Kansas woman Dies on Isthmus.

WASHINGTON, July a.-The Panama
Canal commission today received a cable
gram from Governor Magoon reporting the
death from yellow fever OF Stelle Cortel-
you, a typewriter from Muscotah. Kan.
who was employed In the auditing once
at Panama. There were no additional
cases, ID. c. Lively, an American nonem-
ploye az Panama. has recovered.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-01
New AnsIo-Japanese Treaty.
sPENS WILL COME TO OMAHA
New Assistant General Freight Agent
for Burlington il Named Mt
Chicago.

CHICAGO, July 31.-Conrad e. spens, as
sistant general freight agent of the Bur-
lington railroad in Chicago, has been ap-
pointed freight agent OF the 20" lines west
Of the Missouri river. He will take charge
at once and expects TO make Omaha his
headquarters. Mr.. spens is probably the
youngest general freight agent on any big
railroad system in this country, being not
quite 80 years old.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-01
New Judre for FnrrI..

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, July s1.-Ahi-
daVits signed by John Faust. a barber, and
Frank EYeleT, bartender declaring their
belief that Senator Frank H. Farris could
not obtain q fair and impartial trial on the
charge OF bribery before Judge ]. II. Martin
In the circuit court resulted today In Judge
Samuel Davis. OF Marshall being called In
10 try the case.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-01
Correct Yotinr nintr,ct.

II was decided by the general council
the city engineer correct the inequalities
in the recent reshaping OF voting district
lines He will try TO do this today and
have an amendment before the council to-
night. Democratic and other politicians
Will be given chance today to explain
what they want.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-01
Cholera in Madras.

MADRAS, British India July S1.-A seri-
Gus epidemic OF cholera prevails among the
refugees from the famine-strieken districts,
who have been erowding into the city for
weeks past. Numbers OF victims have been
found dead or dying on the streets. The
death rate is ss7 per thousand
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-01
Loss from Connecticut Flood.

BRIDGEPORT Conn. July G-Estimates
today OF the property loss due 20 the mood
caused by the bursting OF the reservoir
that the total will approach $4,000, City
property alone suffered probably TO the sE-
tent OF 10000
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-01
HYMENEAL.
Deeker-Loring.

Ellis H. Decker and Miss Mamie Loring,
Of Frank Loring Of Kansas City,
were married Sunday afternoon by Rev.
Charles w. savidge at his residence on
Maple street.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-01

George Decker IL Insane.
LOS ANGELES, Cal. July H.-George
Decker. a once famous first baseman draw
tng 5000 a year Vas committed to the
State hospital at Patton today, hopelessly
insane with homicidal mania.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-01

New Nebraska Midshipman.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, July a.-Chariess s
Host of Nebraska was admitted today a
midshipman to the naval academy.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-06

meant, therefore, was that the people
of Chicago were unwilling to trust the
Republican party, servant of combina-
tions and capitalistic interests as it is,
with term of power in which it might
again trade away all rights to Chicago's
streets and compel the community to
tread again the weary round of dis
comfort and disgrace.
We believe the principle of public
ownership and operation of public
service utilities to be entirely faIla-
cious. Our belief can be explained by a
simple question. If Chicago inaugu-
rates municipal ownership, its street
railway system must be managed and
operated by exactly the same men who
constitute its city council and fill it's
executive offices. If these could not be
trusted, if mob rule and lynch law had
to be. invoked to prevent them from
trading away everything for bribes
under the old system, what reason is
there to suppose that they can operate
a great street railway system more
efficiently or more honestly under the
new?
Nevertheless, the experiment will be
worth something. Municipal owner
ship has taking sound and appeals to
the ignorant and those tinctured with
socialistic views. AT Chicago's expense
the rest of the country will probably
have an object lesson in the fallacy
of this reasoning and the emptiness of
this attraction. Her people have simply
chosen, according to their view. the
lesser of two evils; and rebounded from
the pole of unutterabIe corruption to
the pole of municipal ownership. AS
usual, it will require a balancing Of
the two extremes to bring them later
on to the safe and sane middle ground.
The government of Chicago is placed
in strong and clean hands. and in
other despects its people will have no
reason to regret their action on Tues
day.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-06

awkward developments concerning Sec
retary Morton this sympathy might
have included triumvirate. Cortel-
you is trusted and regarded highly by
the executive, but he is not the man
whom Col. Roosevelt would select to
share his blankets on a hunting trip.
Taft is big, two handed man after
the presidents own heart. 1t is ap-
parent that he is thoroughly at one
with his chief in the matter of the
strenuous ife-and that in spite of
the fact that he is carrying about a
great deal Of excess baggage in the
form of superfiuous flesh. He works
hard. with sort of savage energy; he
drives rather than leads men. Over in
the Philippines he made his mark
some day it may cost us something to
wipe out the mark, but it is there. He
went down and looked at the Panama
country and the work of the commits
sion and his Judgment was so implicitly
trusted by his chief that new commits
sioners. working men, were ordered at
once. Now Col Roosevelt has gone out
to kill things and let off some of his
steam, and Secretary Taft is just as
certainly his regent as though he had
been officially designated as the locum
tenens of the president.
This hot friendship is a thing of sud-
den growth. Col. Roosevelt knew very
little of Taft until the latter returned
from the Philippines. but he has not
hesitated in making the big secretary
his close friend and ally. Taft has not
been slow to respond. and the Roose-
welt ascendancy in the country has not
suffered at his hands.
All this gives color to the stories
that keep coming out OF Washington
regarding the ambition of Col. Roose-
welt to make Taft his successor. In
view of the power and influence of the
secretary OF war it is quite worth
while to pause and take the measure OF
the man. We know that his chairs are
made especially for Taft. but how
about his hats?
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-06

Serve Notice as to Equitable
Directors Meeting

NEW YORK, April 5.-The course which
the Hyde forces will pursue in tomorrow:s
special meeting of the directors of the
equitable Life assurance society was
1orecasted tonight by statement given
out by Mr.. Hyde's friends. The state
ment says MIR. Alexander will be called
upon to explain to the directors WHY he
Vt t insurance to make an investigation OF
tne society without having informed the
executive committee, and he will also
s os called upon to explain his conduct
IN aSSalilnS the personal integrity OF
MS MS, associates, James HaZen Hyde, vice
PRESIDENT; Jacob II. Schiff and E. H
Iina..an Iri1dlilinan directors, and causing the pub
lri,t S'ion on Oh matter detrimental to them"
AiS statement continues:
Both Mr., Alexander and Mr.. TarhelI
tN Nm De called upon to explain the sale of
Sle renewal account for S135. 900 on the
3aS fS Ihat the memorable petition asking
Ia Ia tle removal of Mr.. Hyde was present.
80, gu 10 the board of directors. Mr. Alex
diuer uer VIII be charged with having re-
SrirsIi, eSIireu frank II. Platt to organize the
Ot;utlihihS policy holders protective COM
mlttee for the express DurDose of as
S Se'IiiIs the BOARD OF directors and maiign-
ans James Hazen Hyde the vice president.
+t 1u ~ also lmpalrlng public confidence in
me elIe management of the society Mr. Alex
J,IuSI dsI tomorrow Will also be charged with
having lnStigated the Rrackett-Marv
py Senator Bracket in the Office of fhe
dttorney general and also in the leoiSIa
ture-actS which are detrimenta1 tS the
good name of the society,"
a statement was also given out TO-
nlght py the Crimmins policy boiders'
tonlnittee outlining its PROCEEDINGS up
10 oaIe and recapitulating the commit
tees demands
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-06
Contemporary Comment
Hazins Can Be Stopped

The practice of hazing can be stop
ped IL those in authority will set them
serves sternly to the task. 1t was stop
ped at the West Point academy, where
IL mad reached point no longer toler-
able, and the same result can be ac-
complished by similar measures of re-
preston in every other institution of
learning. The students should, in the
nrst place. be taught how vicious and
degrading to them and hurtful to the
school Is the observance of this vile
collegiate tradition; and, in the next
place, they should be given to UNDER
stand that all Connected with such an
arair in any degree will be expelled
from the institution. In the south the
problem is very simple indeed. for
there is little or no hazing. if the record
of the daily newspapers is an indica-
ton. In the north. however, hazing
has a stronger root and nothing short
of drastic measures will avail 10 ex-
terminate it.-New Orleans Times
Democrat
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-06
CHINESE ARE OPPOSED
TO MOVING HASTILY
Secretary Hay Points Out Failure to
Observe Peace Protocol

WASHINGTON. April 5.-China's
failure to assist the powers in under
taking the improvement of the Whang-
pu river. as she was pledged by the
peace protocol OF 1901 to do. and the
inability of the American minister at
Pekin to obtain any satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION on the subject, caused Secre-
tary Hay recently to address the gov
ernment's signatory to the Pekin peace
protocol on the subject. After calling
their attention to the ever increasing
importance of this improvement to the
foreign commerce of Shanghai and
China generally, Secretary Hay record
ed the failure of this governments ef-
forts to overcome the disinclination of
the Chinese government to make the
necessary appointments" to the interna-
tional commission which was to be
charged with the work and added:
Nor have We been able to secure the
unanimous and active support of all the
diplomatic representatives at Pelxin in
our efforts to conquer Chinese dilatori-
ness"
Secretary Hay expressed this govern
ment's acceptance in principle of Chi
mas suggestion that the protocol be
amended SO as to enable China to un-
dertake the entire work unaided by the
powers.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-06
State Mine Inspector a Vic+irr

CARBONDALE, ILL.,, April 5.-Thir-
ty-seven bodies of miners who lost
their lives in the gas explosion at the
mine of Joseph Letter at Zeigler YES
terday. have been recovered and it is
supposed several more bodies are in
the mine. The exact number of dead
VIII probably not be known for several
days. Among the dead is William
Scott Atkinson, state mine examiner
Tor the seventh subdistrict, who lost his
life in an attempt to perform his duties
as mine inspector. and who died While
trying to reach the bodies of those who
were entombed.
The accident Is attributed to carbonio
acid gas due to poor ventilation. State
inspector Atkinson was one of the best
known miners of the district. He was
the father of four children and was a
member of the Masonic fraternity. Jo-
seph Letter arrived at the shaft today.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-06
Energy in Crop Production

1t is interesting to note, in connec-
ton with the mention of alcohol, that
one of the Kansas congressman recent
ly made the Observation-Disclosures
true-that the corn product of that
state could be made to yield alcohol
enough to furnish all the light, heat
and power needed in Kansas, and at a
price which would stun the Standard
OH monopolists-were the federal tax
on the product removed. II worse ever
comes to worst in the matter of coal,
and human invention has still failed to
devise a way of converting solar heat
directly into power or of harnessing the
electricity of the atmosphere, there
will remain the expedient of obtain
ing available energy through the dis
tillation of vegetable substances in
yearly crop production.:Springfie
(Mass.)' Republican
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-06
The President to Mothers

The mothers to whom the president
addressed his remarks must admit the
genuine wholesomeness of his advice.
If it encourages them to a renewed ap-
probation of the fact that the we'll
being Of society of the present and of
the future is in their hands, the pres
ldent will have done a greater service
to his country than he could have ac-
complished by any triumph of his ef-
Tort through congress or diplomatic
channels. 1t is cause for congratula-
ton that the nation has for its chief
executive a man who is as deeply inn
bued with the idea that the greatest
national need is honest men, Virtuous
women, faithful parents and happy
homes. These constitute all that is
highest and best in life. Every word
In their encouragement and support is
a word ftly spOken.-Washington Post.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-06
TOO MUCH LEGISLATION

Judge Phillips, in his address be-
fore the State Bar association, struck
the nail square on the head when he
fnveighed against the steady increase
of legislation. He arraigned as one Of
the most mischievious tendencies of
i'll can find its panacea in legislation.
He glanced at the absurd side of this
as illustrated by the freak bills con-
stantly appearing in one legislature or
another, and at the serious side as rep
resented by the steady and daily at
tack Of special interests upon legis-
lative bodies for legislative favors.
The theme is one that cannot be
brought home too closely or too con-
stantly to our people. 1t should be
iterated and reiterated, and always
with direct reference to all the guilty
parties. 1t is common enough to find
this interest or that interest accused of
seeking special legislation with a pious
assumption on the part of the accuser
that he would have no part in such
dealings. The truth OF it is that the
evil is universal. The plain necessity
for this country is to adopt for all our
people new point of view. That point
of view is that any interest, any local.
ity, any individual is disgraced that
endeavors to secure legislation favor
able to itself and without due basis in
general desirability and in right and
justice.
We are pretty much all Of us tarred
with the same stick. Take list of q
thousand bills introduced in any state
legislature in the country, run them
through and a heavy price might be
offered for the discovery of more than
ten that did not disclose the private
motive. This industry wants a little
aid for itself, and frames a law to gain
it. Somebody wants to escape taxa
ton. Somebody wants to shut compet-
itors out of his market. Somebody
wants better salary. Somebody wants
the creation of a little sinecure. Every
body wants an appropriation. The real
legislative needs of any community to-
day are so exceedingly few that they
need not occupy a thirty day session
in any legislature in the United States.
All the rest of the time is spent upon
advancing or defeating plans for pri-
vate privilege. We must all get to-
gether and renounce this idea before
we can hope for reform.
We have, indeed, too much IegIsIa-
tion, but it is not the quantity which is
chiefly to be deplored. Were we to
take care Of the quality, the quantity
would take care of itself. Bar out the
seeker for individual favors at the pub
lie expense. knock out the graft bills
from one source or another, put a firm
veto on everything not directly in
spired by the interest Of the entire
community, and the volume of legisla-
ton would be none too large. All
classes in the community, all interests
and all individuals are interested. and
all must confess their proper respon-
sibility. We have too much Iegisla-
ton because it is not of the right kind.
Nine-tenths of it is unworthy of a
democracy.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-06
TOOAYS WEATHER
WAsHINGTON. April 5.-Forecast:

WASHINGTON. April 5.-Forecast:
Mtnnesofa-Fair and warmer Thursday;
Friday showers. fresh east winds
Montana-Fair Thursday and Friday
North and South Dakota-Fair, warmer
Thursday; Friday fair.
Iowa-Warmer Thursday with showers
in the south portion; Friday fair
Wisconsin and Upper Michigan-Fair
Thursday; Friday showers and warmer,
light variable winds becoming east
ST. Paui-Observations taken yesterday
by the United States weather bureau.
w. E Oliver, observer for the twenty
four hours ended at o'clock last night
barometer corrected for temperature and
elevation): Barometer 1890: relative hu-
midity, "A; weather. partly cloudy: max
imum temperature. a: minimum tenn
perature, SO; daily range, IL: mean tenn
perature. IS; 4 p. m. temperature a.:
wind at p m, west; precipitation o.
Yesterdays temperature at other points:
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-06
TALKS OF SELLING
CHICAGO STREET RAIL WAY
Chicago Official Says Nothing Remains
But to Fix the Price

CHICAGO. April 5.-President John ].
Mitchell of the Illinois Trust and Savings
bank. chairman Of the reorganization
committee OF the Chicago City railway,
said today:
II take Judge Dunno to be a sensible,
rational man. That being the case, the
traction question can be settled with him
pared and willing TO sell out our property
to the city. We can get together / am
sure. The only question will be the price"
Judge Dunno began preparations today
to leave the bench. He win assume his
new duties April 10. His plurality Is "a.
0S6 The mayor-elect today discussed a
plan to request the mayor of Glasgow.
Scotland, to send to Chicago an expert
on municipal ownership of railways. Judge
Dunno proposes to have the expert re-
main here until the mayor elect and ad-
visers absorb all the municipal ownership
ideas prevalent in Glasgow and other
Scotch cities ynere public ownership is
in vogue.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-06

The Plain Truth

A stan sergeant at Aldershot was in
Structing squad OF recruits in the use
OF the rifle. He had been explaining to
fired at an object some distance AWAY,
Now. Private Murphy" he said. turn
ing TO one of the rear rank men, you
seem TO be doing everything except look
Perhaps you'll answer me few questions.
Supposing was standing a thousand
yards away. by yonder farmhouse and a
body OF men were firing at me from here
and you were half way between us, what
would happen to your
Private Murphy-The bullets would pass
over my head. sergeant.
Quite right; and what would happen
to me?'
Private Murphy hardly know, SER
geant. I'm afraid ye'd get lodging be-
hind the house.-Birmingham (E,neiand)
Post.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-06
CIothiers Want Reciprocitv

NEW YORK, April 5.-The National
Association of Clothiers held its annual
convention here today. These officers
were elected: President, Marcus NJ.
Marks, New York; treasurer, Sol Solo
mon. Rochester; secretary, Samuel
Fleischman. Isaac ]. Adler, milwaukee,,
was elected member of the board Of
directors.
Resolutions were passed in favor of
reciprocity with Canada, and providing
for the establishment of permanent ma
tional headquarters in New York city.
and OF national collection bureau,
with branch offices in all markets. The
association voted TO meet next year in
Cincinnati.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-06
Looked the Part

=. The Hon. Ames Allen. the successor in
the house of the late Thomas B. Reed.
relates how the former speaker once
called upon the head OF one OF the de-
partments on matter of official busi-
ness
The secretary was out, but a new pri-
vate secretary wearing his newly acquired
honors somewhat haughtily was there
Can you tell me when the secretary will
return?" asked Reed.
Really" answered the private secre-
tary, unaware OF the identity Of the
distinguished caller, really. YOU know I
have no idea"
We'll" drawled Reed. you look it!"-
Harper'S Weekly.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-06
Profit and Loss

William Allen White tells a story Illus
trative of the tribulations of an editor OF
a paper in the west in the old days. Away
back in the early eighties a notice ap-
peared in a journal published In Dodge
City which ran as follows:
In view of the fact that we cannot nav
the road tax Of SO assessed against US
this year We have been sentenced to a
certain period OF confinement by the
judicial authorities OF this state. Con-
sequently, there will be no issue of this
paper for the next three weeks, but as the
state will OF course have to board us we
ahead. Harper Weekly
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-06
Object of Morales

President Morales of Santo Domingo
is greatly pleased. but at what? Not
that the tangle of his country's f.
nances is to be cut through, but that he
himself is now, as he thinks, beyond
danger of being turned out by a revo-
luton. He will cheerfully turn all his
revolutionists over to Uncle Sam. That
has been his obvious aim throughout
New York Evening Post.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-06
Labor Unions

Labor unions have made mistakes
but the good they accomplished half
unconsciously and wholly selfishiy by
helping work the raw material of for
eign immigration into a fair quality of
citizenship must largely compensate, in
the eyes even Of their uncompromising
enemies, for the occasional errors
which some of them have been guilty
of.-Chicago Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-06
The Two Presidents

Funny people, these Americansi
Such must be Castro's thought when
he hears that the president of the
United States is calmly pursuing his
preparations for a long and isolated
hunting trip, and this despite the fact
that his great colleague of Caracas is
displeased almost to the war point
Cleveland Leader
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-06
Germany and Iapan

Germany has always had an AK to
grind in the east. She recognized that
her tenure of the territory she stripped
from China is subject to the will of the
little brown men of the island unless
she can effect some international
agreement controlling this and other
questions touching the orient-Mem-
phis Commercial Appeal.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-06
TAFT AT THE TRAINING TABLE

One need not be a very close OBJ
server of men, methods or politics to
see that President Roosevelt is training
Secretary Taft for the presidential
succession. Roosevelt believes In Taft
as Taft believes in Roosevelt and as
each believes In himself. There is no
other member Of the cabinet for whom
the president feels e warm personal
sympathy. Had it not been for certain