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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14
POLITICAL DRIFT.

Senator Foraker Of Ohio has awakened
from his trance and withdrawn his promise
to butt into the local fight in Philadel-
phia.
The CHASTITY vote OF Philadelphia has
been reduced still further by striking OF
the names OF revolutionary patriots. long
since dead and forgotten.
Just as dime museums are declining in
popularity, a Baltimore officeholder pro-
tested against having his salary raised.
He doesn't need the money.
In Philadelphia the discredited politicians
driven from the mealtub by Mayor Weaver
are Obliged to buy advertising space in
the newspapers wherein they boost the
superior qualities OF their ticket. One
lonesome newspaper sticks to the gang.
Among the most interesting candidates
for aldermen in New York is Max Nelman,
% years old, the newsboy fnancier of the
Bronx, who is conducting an interesting
campaign in the Thirty-fourth district.
Seven years ago he began as news
dealer, made wise investments in stocks
and is now worth $4,000. besides some
valuable real estate.
More political scandals are promised by
the life insurance Investigations. The
initiated are aware that a juicy poker
game was pulled on at Albany during the
| lc glslative session, players limited 70 states
men not easily handled otherwise, and
were allowed to win with great regularity
| Considerable insurance money is said tc
have dropped into various jackpots, and the
| inuuisitors are anxious to turn a search
light on the game The spectacle Will
justify the effort.
Major Carson, washington correspondent
OF the Philadelphia Ledger, commenting OF
| the approaching battle for rate regulation
| In congress says: THAT Theodore Roose
Welt is going to have the labor OF his life
| in tanning rate regulation down tbs
| throat OF the United States senate is 4
] fact increasingly plain each day. TIT
| senate is not only hostile TO such legisa
| ton but is full OF secret enemies OF thu
president. From corridor 20 corridor thu
| senate chamber is honeycombed with men
who, while avowing for publication thei
| loyalty to the president, would esteem 1
the chief Joy of their lives 20 thwart him.
A singular state of things has COM
about in Alabama, Senator Morgans tern
expires In 1907. He will be then Qf living
nearly So years old. Senator Pettus' tern
expires in 1903. He will be then 0f living
nearly IS years old. Alabama is on tn
quadrennial PLAN after next years legis
lature there won't be another until 1915
Next years legislature, therefore, will hav
the electlng OF two United States senators
As far as known General Morgan an
General Pettus desire and expect re-elec
ton. Suppose they are reelected. At tn
end OF their terms Of they live that long
General Morgan will be 50 and Genera
Pettus 81.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14
FINANCIAL LEGISLATION

The suggestions made by the national
convention of bankers at Washington in
regard to banking legislation, while GER
tainly entitled to consideration as re.
f1ecting the best judgment of the ma
tlonal banking interest Of the country,
do not seem likely to commend them.
selves to congress, If we may judge
from some expressions of members of
that body that have already been given
to the public. For instance 1t is stated
to be the opinion of Senator Aldrich
chairman of the committee on finance OF
the senate, that no financial legislation
is necessary during the coming session
of congress, except the passage Of bill
to enable the proposed Panama canal
bonds to be used as a basis Of national
bank circulation, on the same terms as
existing bonds are used.
The expediency OF this will be readily
realized, since it will afford to the banks
an opportunity to increase their circula.
ton to the extent of more than $780,,
100000, and the addition which this
would make to the paper currency OF
the country would be sufficient to meet
the requirements of the industries and
commerce of the nation for several years
to come. While this addition to the
basis Of our bank note circulation is moi
very great, 1t is yet of sufficient extent
to ward off for the time being any resort
to extraordinary methods for providing
note currency, such as one based or
assets. An issue of Panama bonds, II
made basis of currency under existing
regulations, as there seems every reason
why they should be. would enable tbs
banks to very materially increase theiI
circulation and unquestionably those
bonds would be just as safe as any
other issued under the authority Of thu
government.
We can see no reason why the Pan
anna canal bonds will not be as service
able as security for national bank circu
latlon as the existing bonds of the gov
eminent, since they have the same back
ing, and 1t seems safe to say that con
gress will approve the proposition t.
make them a basis Of national bank cir
culatiOn.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14
Boston Traveller.

Boston traveller.
dreamed that ] dwelt on an isle of
cracked ice,
In the midst Of a lake OF champagne,
Where bloomed the mint julep in meadows
of green,
Amid showers of llthia rain
/ reclined on a divan OF lager beer foam,
With pillow of froth for my head.
While the spray from fountain of spark.
ling gin fzZ
Descended like dew on my bed
From far away mountains of crystalline
ice.
A zephyr refreshing and cool
Came waiting the incense of sweet mus
That sparkled in many pool.
My senses we're soothed by the soft, purling
SOM
OF the brooklet of pousse cafe
That rippled along over pebbles Of snow
To river Of absinthe frappe.
Then, lulled by the music of tinking glass
From the schooners that danced on the
1 dreamiiy slipped a cool highban or two,
And ianguidly. fioateed to sleep.
And then awoke-on a bed full OF rocks,
with a bolster as hard as a brick,
A wrench In my back and wrack In my
And a stomach detestably sick;
With sand in my eyes and a grit in my
Where the taste of last evening still
And / felt a dry bath towel stuffed in my
mouth,
Which / afterward found was my tonguN;
And l CROPPED for the thread of the even .
before
In the mystified maze OF my brain,
Until great light burst upon me at Ia
by thunder! 1 got mine again."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

Omaha is getting a great deal more
notoriety abroad out of the gas fran
chise episode than it deserves. One
paper has it that the mayor drove a
new franchise through the council by
the aid OF the police force, and another
that a street lighting contract was let
for ten years, and several that the peo-
pie of Omaha were up in arms against
job that is to saddle them with a
gas contract at increased price. OF
course, every one here knows that the
contest was simply one between two
public service corporations, that there
has been no excitement whatever out
side of the city hall, that the ordinance
has nothing to do with the franchise
of any company, and that the street
lighting contract is for five years at a
reduced price and coupled with a re-
duction on the price of gas used by the
private consumer of 10 cents per 1000
cubic feet this year and an additional 10
cents per 1000 next year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

by the authorities at e15O,2O9 To this has
to be added E25.663 left by Captain Will
sons father. Sir John Wilson died in 1856,
but Captain Wilson refused to touch a
penny of it, with the result that the estate
has, remained for forty-nine years unad-
ministered Now the crown inherits both
fortunes. Says the London Chronicle: 1T
has very rarely happened that so large an
estate as Captain Wilson's falls to the
crown. Queen Victoria, curing her long
life, had only one or two as large. AL
though the aggregate amount which an
nually reverts to the crown in the case
OF persons dying intestate, without known
heirs, is considerable, It is chiefly made up
Of number of very small estates, and
there are usually many claimants. Per-
sons entitled to money are seldom far to
seek when wanted, but the number of
claimants of money who cannot show any
title to it is very large indeed"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

Every cent of the state school fund
is now invested, another $4,000 hav-
ing been planted in Massachusetts state
bonds and the rest in registered state
warrants. Under existing constitutional
limitations the custodians Of this trust
fund have no other way of investing it.,
but there is no good reason why the
people Of Nebraska should loan money
to Massachusetts at 8 per cent when
they are themselves borrowing money
by the sale of municipal and school dis
trict bonds at from 4 to 8 per cent.
The constitution ought to have been
amended long ago to widen the field of
securities for school fund investments.
The longer this is delayed the more it
will cost the taxpayers and the harder
1t will be to unload the undesirable Sc
curities in which the money is now
being tied up.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14
OMAHA AND SOUTH OMAHA

The Bee is In receipt Of a commuhica-
ton from one Of its South Omaha read
ers, taking vigorous exception to a re-
cent editorial article on the relative
standing of the Omaha live stock mar
ket. The complaint is that the live stock
market belongs exclusively to South
Omaha and that Omaha has no right
to appropriate it to itself In this par
ticular instance The Bee was simply
citing and commenting upon some COM
parative figures published in Chicago
papers as an advertisement In the In
terest OF the Chicago stock yards, and
in that statistical table the market here
figured as Omaha without any SPECIFIC
reference to South Omaha.
In this same statistical exhibit the
live stock market was credited to Chi
cago rather than TO South Chicago-to
| st. Louis and not to East st. Louis-to
Kansas City and not to Kansas City,
| Kan.-and so on down the list The
market here is known throughout the
world as the Omaha market and the
fact that South Omaha has a separate
corporate existence, while physically
and geographically it is a part 'oi
Omaha, is not taken into account by
anyone excepting those who reside IL
South Omaha.
1t is a good thing to have local pride
but local pride can be carried TO tn
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14
A LonesOme Reminder.
San Franeieo Chronicle.

At one time the portion Of the treasury
statement showing the amount OF indebt-
edness of the Pacific railroads TO the gov
eminent used to occupy an important place
In that document; now a single line show
ing that the central branch of the Union
Pacific owes S.6oO,OOO principal and s2.1O4.-
5s6 interest is all that one finds devoted
70 that part Of the governments dealings
with the transportation companies in an
accounting which has footinGs amounting
~ 81 .Ss5. a.. ts.10
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

point Of squeamishness. Omaha, South
Omaha. East Omaha, Dundee and Ben
son are all parts Of Greater Omaha,
irrespective of imaginary dividing lines
on the map. There is credit enough in
the achievements OF our live stock mar
kct and meat packing industry for all
the Omahns to share In without depriv-
ing South Omaha Of its full quota Of
glory
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

The cancellation OF the Markell CON
tract by the Panama Canal commission
is now declared to have been by mu-
tual consent\ Perhaps. But people
have been known to consent TO things
after they have discovered they could
do nothing else.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14
MIRTHFUL CHATTER.

Knicker-Few girls keep UP their music
after they are married.
Bocker-And yet some persons say that
marriage is failure.-New York Sun.
Break It gently to father" said the col
lege athlete feebly.
Break what?" they asked him.
That l went through that football game
without the slightest injury He'll think
I'm losing my nerve"-Chicago Tribune.
why has your husband given up deer
huntng?"
He couldn't afford 1t. You see, it cost
him so much to settle with the families OF
the guides he shot by mistake. "-Washing-
ton Star. FL|.I. J..
Lady" said the ragged individual at the
door, I'm clock regulator. II yer clock
runs fast, or slow l kin fix it. It's jist
1890 now"
How do you know it is7' asked the
housekeeper.
Cause l always gifts hungry at 12:8O."-
Philadelphia Press
Webster was compiling his dictionary.
Its easy to define words" he cried.
Just suppose l had to explain an exciting
home run to girl"
with a wild yell he proceeded to root
further.-New York Tribune.
Good morning. SAID the spider, adding
the familiar polite invitation to step into
step into your parlor?" repeated the fly,
dining room, don't you? No thank you
Philadelphia Ledger.
81 notice" observed Tuffold Knutt, that
people don't pay no taxes on the costliest
"How's that?" grunted Ruffon Wratz.
well, FIR instance, II you wuz with even
million you wouldn't have to pay nothin'
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

The newly organized State Board Of
Health is confronted at the start with
an application to have the certificate
OF a physician revoked for malpractice.
II the medical fraternity is disposed to
do a little house cleaning now on its
own account it should have every en-
couraRement,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

Public opinion may be able to control
the operation of large corporations, but
the disclosures ELECTED by an official in
vestigation sometimes help to form pub
lie opinion.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

Council Bluffs will undertake to
acquire it's water works plant on a sort
OF three-appraiser plan, improvlsed be-
tween the city authorities and the water
works owners. II is TO be hoped COun-
ell Bluffs will have better luck than
Omaha with its appraisers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

The American Bankers association
denies that it is paying expert crooks
to prevent them from operating on
banks. In the light of daily reports the
denial was hardly necessary. for the
crooks" are not delivering the goods.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14
Charity Begins ut Home.
Baltimore American

There is one good thing to be said about
life insurance methods. There seems to
be a great deal OF home life and family
affection about their administration. From
the latest developments 1t is clear that
life insurance presidents are certainly
good to their sisters and their cousins ana
their aunts.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

County Treasurer FINK has turned
into the city treasury within the past
seventeen months over $435,0O0, col
lected almost wholly by delinquent tax
sales under the scavenger law. 1t goes
without saying that no previous county
treasurer ever collected anywhere near
that amount Of back taxes or ever had
such a responsibility to meet.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

A New York thief under arrest alleges
that he was brought to the city to vote
at the coming election, but the day is
probably past when that plea VIII result
in his discharge in police court, even
though Tammany is In full control
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

With both houses of the Swedish Par
lament unanimously approving the
treaty OF separation with Norway 1t
would appear that the democratic party
Of the United States has no imitators
in the realm of King Oscar, or there
would have been at least one dissenting
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14
JOY of Home Coming

Gaynor and Greene express themselves
as so delighted TO be back again that it
seems funny they should have fought so
long against coming. Delighted as they
are, however. they would have been more
delighted to remain In Canada.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

The Pinkeron agency reports losses
last year to banks by robbers, forgers,
burglars and sneak thieves at only $97,-
1918 which would indicate that the
banks have not so much to fear from
the "lawless elements OF society" as
from trusted officials.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

Now that Mary Lyon has been regis,
tered In the ball of fame in New York
it devolves upon the uniformed to dis
cover for what Mary Lyon Is famous.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

The Dennison case has been thrown
out of court, but Governor Cummins is
now too busy revising the tariff to pass
on the requlsitlon papers for the star
witness I'm the case.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

AS long as Governor Cummlns insists
that SHAW did say it" and the secretary
Of the treasury reiterates that he did
not the Iowa idea" will refuse to be
decently inferred.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

With George Fred Williams refusing
to support the democratic candidate for
lieutenant governor of Massachusetts,,
the republicans may have to take extra
precautions to save that office.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

Paris newspapers which assert that
Premier Rouvier prevented war be-
tween France and Germany may be pre-
pairing for his formal nomination to sue
coed President Loubet. The story
, sounds too much like a Dreyfus dos
sier" to be true.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

Philadelphia officials acc lsed of crime
have voluntarily reported for trial
showing that in their opinion there are
worse things than facing Philadelphia
Jury.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14
WHEN OUT oF TOWN.

Subscribers leaving the city tenn
pOrarily should have The Bee
mailed to them. II is better than
a daily letter from home. Adj
dress win be changed as often as
requested.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

The transmisSissippi corn contest.
which Kansas City was figuring on,
has been postponed for year. That
ought to give time enough for Omaha
to break into the game.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14
Cnnne mud Enect.
indianapolis News.

Indianapolis News
The man who took that 100000 express
package at Pittsburg is said to be
cigarette hend. BY the way are you still
getting em by mail3
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

Ratifcations of the peace treaty will
- exchanged today and China can start
10 ascertain just what is left to the ma
tiyes Of Manchuria.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14
Proeres. the watehword.

Kansas City Journal.
The Union Pacific has dropped James H.
Hyde from it's list of directors, and is said
to be making other improvements.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

Today It is the wise man who makes
provisions for extra hazardous risks"
when taking out life insurance policy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

When will that injunction by which
the Water board has stopped the work
OF its own appraisers be dissolved?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

sIAIEMENT OF CIRCULATION
State Of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss:
C C: Rosewater, secretary Of The Bee
publishing Company, being duly sworn,
says that the actual number OF full and
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
month OF September. 1906 was as Follows:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

A British naval Officer thigh In command"
at Davenport, presumably the admiral, has
been talking with London newspaper cor
respondent about the recent decision to
convert Singapore into a great naval base
He said no naval man would be surprised
by 1t, as It was clearly foreshadowed a
year ago, when the British naval redlstribu-
ton scheme was published. The reduction
Of the China squadron formed one Of the
principal features OF It. This reduction has
now taken place by the withdrawal Of the
entire battle division and the conversion Of
the China command into the Fourth cruiser
squadron. Evidently, he pointed out the
war worthiness of a flying force of this
character depends largely upon the exist
ence OF an adequate base for coaling and
replenishing stores. Hong Kong is useful
for operations in the China sea, but not for
the defense OF Australian possessions, and
the safeguarding Of the Australian colonies
is the main object Of the whole scheme. Al
though the British feet in the far east may
continue to be called the China squadron, II
is now stratcgically the Australasian squad
ron. Under the new condition of things a
very small force is suficient to protect
British interests in the China seas ANY
conflict relating to those interests would he
fought out in European waters. Singapore
occupies a most Commanding position for
the defence by sea OF the Australian con-
tinent, and has been chosen for that pur-
pose.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14
THE MORNING AFTER.

on that peach of a nose you've got."-Ch
cago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

A correspondent of one Of the London
papers, visiting from Baku, where he has
been pursuing his inquiries among proml-
nent Armenlans, says that the recent OUT
break In the Caucasus was the direct con-
sequence of the disturbances in the same
region last spring. Then the Armenians
were unprepared, and easily fell victims to
the Tartars. Their experience taught them
lesson, and they set to work to con-
centrate, organize, and win. Everybody
knew that a conflict was inevitable, but
the Russian authorities refused to take
precautions. The correspondent does not
believe that the Armenians ever made or
contemplated deliberate attack. inasmuch
as they were in a numerical minority Of
about one to five. The immediate cause Of
the rioting, he says, was some chance shots
fired by strikers Tartars and Armenians
alike took these for signs that hostilities
had begun, and straightway began to shoot
down any foes who came in sight. The
slaughter would have been much greater
than 1t was, he declares, II the Armenians
had not organized for defence, or IL the
Russians had not been much more prompt
than they were In sending troops to allay
the disorders.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

Despite the appeal OF the Firms for inter
national Intervention for the maintenance
of Finland's ancient privileges, and despite
the killing OF Russian officers in their
towns, 1t is asserted that the discomfort
which the people feel under the cars rule
has been exaggerated. This may be So but
the car has done we'll to concede to the
people Of his northwest province the resto-
ration of the right to use their native
speech In their administrative bodies and
bureaus, instead OF limiting them to Rus
sian, as at present. A similar grant to
Poland would do much to check the discon-
tent and relieve the necessity for secrecy
and dupllcity in that former Kingdom.
Doubtless the interests which are served
In the concession to the Firms appear I'M
important to the outside world. but they
Indicate a broadening policy which that out
side world has long awaited. Russia will
gain in the esteem OF the nations in proper
ton as It breaks with the traditions that
have hampered fits political progress, be-
cause In gaining freedom 1t invites the con-
fidence TO which free nations seldom dis
prove their title. International confidence,
II IL can secure 1t. will mean the enlarge
ment of it's commerce, the securer estab-
lishment Of its industries and increas ed
| respect for Russian citizens abroad. This
| confidence will inure to its welfare in all
course will expose It not merely TO sus-
picion and reproof. but to the cost and dan
/ ger OF repeated war.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

Knicker-Few girls keep up their music
after they are married.
Bocker-And yet some persons say that
marriage is a failure.-New York Sun.