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Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Press Agents Campaign.

All the newspapers were favorable and
during the last week they followed the prog
ress of the campaign in detail. II IL gem
orally conceded that without their help
the project would not have been q sue
cess. When paper came out with big
headlines and story about the expensive
ticks of the giant clock it naturally ex-
cited interest among its readers with
three papers booming the canvass the SUBJ
Ject became one Of general conversation.
On ]. p. Bailey as press agent devolved
the task of furnishing news to the report
ers. Besides keeping them informed as
10 the amount OF the fund, he noted humor-
Gus and pathetic incidents connected with
the canvass. The story OF the old soldier
who gave s., of the bewhiskered farmer
from South Dakota who gave 81 OF the
woman who started a "woman's" fund
with $50, of the business man who sub
scribed because the association had broken
his clerk of the habit of poker playing
all these were noted and told the reporters
by Mr. Bailey.
> Intense rivalry developed between the
ten divisions of the young mems commit
tee, each chairman being anxious to have
his squad in the lead. In order not to dis
courage the members, big subscriptions
were sometimes held back. For instance,
one squad would come in with $500 which
perhaps was twice what any other squad
had secured. Probably $500 OF this was
registered an amount Just large enough
TO keep the squad in the lead, and the
other 500 was saved for a time when IL
would be more needed.
A blackboard on one wall of the head
quarters showed the daily standing of the
various squads. On another wall was a
checkerboard about twelve feet square to
mark the growth OF the fund. It was d.
vded into 10000 squares, and every time
SO was subscribed one square was painted
red. 1t was gratifying to the workers
to come into the office and watch the red
area increase in size after their reports
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

Map Looks Like u Joke.
A map Of any given section Of the rivers
stretch from the northern boundary Of
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

NDER the best Of conditions. the
appearance of the Missouri river
is hardly calculated to inspire
confidence. but when its ordinary
turbid tide Is swollen by the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18
LaxAdministra-
ton of the
Criminal Law
BY WILLIAM H. TAFT. Secretary of War

GRIEV for my country that the administration of the
criminal laws in the states A DISGRACE TO CIVIL
ZATION Constitutional limitations adopted in tenderness
- the defendant have been elaborated and ee
because though to be in the interest of liberty Trial
by jury has be regarded fetch extent that leg
res have exalted the of the jury and diminished power
of the court in criminal The function of the Judge
that of moderator in religious assembly THE LAW THROWS
THE REINS ON THE BACK OF THE JURY and the verdict
becomes rather the vote of meeting than sharp clear M
csion of the tribunal of justice
The counsel for the defense relying the diminished power of
the court creates by dramatic art and by hag Importance
of unmporant details false atmosphere, which the judge power
less dspe and under the hypnotic influence which the counsel
able lead the jurors for which, after the excite
ment has passed they unable support AS MEN
Since 1885 the United States there have 951 murders
and homcdes and 22S6 executions In number of murders
08 and in 1904 S82 The executions in 1885
los and in 1904 116
This startling murders and homcide compared with
executions tells the story As murder increasing so ARE ALL
FELONS and there be doubt that they continue to in
unless the criminal laws enforced with certainty uni
foInity and severity than they are
If laws could be passed either aboshg right of criminal a
peal and leaving to the pardonng power the judicial
wrong appeals be allowed then could be enacted
by which Judgment of the below be reversed except
for which the court after reading THE ENTIRE EV
DENCE would have led different verdict nnetynne
ve out of hundred under the present system would avoided
If the power of the advise jury to comment
and express its opinion jury upon facts in every criminal
could be restored and if the defendant were both
deprived of perempory challenges in the selection of jury per
of those trials which mscarrages Justice would result
the conviction of the guilty defendant and that which become
mere game in which the defendants counsel play WITH LOADED
DICE would resume its Office of serious judicial investigation
Our country dsgued by the number of yncngs in the north
and south If who commit promptly and
convicted there would be mob for the purpose nchng
NOTHING BUT RADICAL IMPROVEMENT | ADMNIsTRA-
TON OF CRIMINAL LAW WILL PREVENT GROWTH THE
NUMBER OF LYNcHNGs IN THAT BRING
The BLUSH OF SHAME TO EVERY COUNTRY
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18

have won commendation by the efforts
they have made to restrain the spread
of the malady.
DR.. George NJ. Sternberg, an authority
on the subject, says: yellow fever
is an acute infectious disease which is
transmitted from the sick to suscepti-
bic individuals through the agency of
mosquitoes The yellow fever mos
quito (Stegomyia fasciata) is found in
tropical and semitrOpical regions, and
especially in lowlands near the sea or
in river valleys. This mosquito serves
as AN intermediate host for the yellow
fever parasite, which is present in the
during the first three days of the at
tack. After filling itself with blood
from yellow fever patient period
of twelve days is required for the de-
velopment of the parasite in the body
OF the mosquito before it can transmit
the disease by its sting to another in
dividual'
1t was in 1900, while DR. Sternberg
was surgeon general, that the board
was appointed which gave special
study to the subject of yellow fever at
Havana and conducted the expert
ments which have reflected so much
light upon the question of restraining
the disease. These experiments were
made upon individuals who volun-
teered to submit themselves to mos
Hlnt E..f
edge Of "A possibility of serious and
even fatal results Some of these vol
unteers died, among them DR.. Jesse w.
Lazear, member of the board and a
conspicuous martyr in the cause of
medical science. Yellow fever is be-
ieved by many to be OF African origin.
Slave ships carried it to American
shores and other sections of the globe,
and in former times the visit to a port
of ship bearing slaves was often fol-
lowed by an epidemic. 1t was in this
way that Philadelphia suffered repeat
edly from the disease in the seven
teenth and eighteenth centuries.
Dr. Guiteras, whose experience with
yellow fever is now proving so valua-
bic at New Orleans, was born in Ma
tanzas, Cuba, in ts52. At seventeen
years OF age he removed to the United
States and began 1.-THE study OF medi-
zine at the University Of Penns lYaaie
from which he graduated In 1873. He
was professor IN tlMs ilt'ts. lrn for
some years afterwnrd tltng the posi-
ton of professor OF pa1'o'o y aal teOn
lcal diseases In q 9f -
tana. He helped Goa =
yellow Jack from k.ra aa sol
dlers in the Slntlag, cI ao4.y o. ! 81.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18
COngeniality In Married Life
By ROBERT HIcHENs. Novelist

- HE sad truth is suppose that great many people marry
mhappily No star dances their wedding days They
~ untitled to live together, and when they DO live
gether either quarrelng dulne in The fate they
nave selected acts them either rritan soporc
quite mistake suppose that if dull person
another dull and they marmony they will
y be dull together is dull each other IF THEY SUIT
EACH OTHER THEY WILL NOT. Dull o you, me-yes; ;
but not dull to each other Many dull husband mated dull wife
has said to confdentay: No who hasn't lived have
with Mrs Jones for twenty form idea of her everne
Her insight you my word something wonderful and
and forth And says Mrs Jones of Mr. Jones' know that
Mrs Jones has head empty and that Mr. Jones the
greatest bore in Christendom BUT TO EACH OTHER this
worthy pair of people appear shining with briiancy
WHY2 SUITED TO
PERSON WHO THOROUGHLY TO US
All this pother about the duness of married life is rather rdcu
ous Married life NECESSARILY dull any than the
life OF bishop barge princess Pomeranan dog
sary dull 1t all depends the people who enter into Where
there natural sympathy there will certainly be either duness
despair We should choose carefully then and should never do
that most foolish all the many foolish things called wordy wise
we should marry for position for money merely
IF WE WHATEVER GET, WHETHER IT BE
ONLY DuLLNEss THE TORTURE OF LIVELY MENTAL AGONY
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18
EQUIPMENT BUILDING, PORTSMOUTH, AND
UNITED STATES STEAMSHIP DOLPHIN.

EQUIPMENT BUILDING, PORTSMOUTH, AND
UNITED STATES STEAMSHIP DOLPHIN
were made by the dons through the
French ambassador at Washington,
protocol suSpending hostlities was
signed Aug H. and the peace commits
sioners of the respective countries met
at Paris. Owing to the dilatory tactics
of the Spaniards it was Dec 10. 1898,
before the treaty was signed by the
commissioners, and it was ratified by
the American senate on Feb and
signed by the queen regent of Spain on
March II, 1899. When in 1894 the Jap
anese had Overwhelmingly defeated the
Chinese a treaty of peace was con
cluded at Simonoseki, and it was the
first peace treaty between oriental ma
tions negotiated after the western
fashion. BY it Japan received an in
demnity of $200000,000 and the island
of F0rmosa.
When Germany beat France in the
war of 1870 there was not much diplO-
matte skirmishng The Germans laid
down hard terms, and there was moth.
ing for France to do but accept them
The original demand for indemnity
was $1,200.000O00, and the Germans
obtained S1000,O00,O00, the largest war
indemnity paid by nation in modern
times. France also had to cede Alsace
and Lorraine to Germany There was
no formal treaty of peace between the
Federal and Confederate forces at the
close of the American civil war. Lee
handed his sword to Grant, and that
virtually terminated the struggle.
Latin was formerly the language Of
treaties between European nations
Later when French became the Ian
guage of diplomacy it was generally
used in the making of peace treaties
But International law permits each ma
tion to use its own language if desired
for treaties Of whatever nature. Eng
lish has often been used In recent
years, and the treaty between Japan
and China was written in this Ian
guage.
The Portsmouth conference is unique
in that the commissioners are the Of
fetal guests Of country that has no
direct interest in the Termination of
the war. Troops and marines guard
them, warships convoy and do them
honor, two fine government yachts are
at their service, governor. rear
admiral and an assistant secretary Of
state look after their comfort. big
naval building is fitted up especially
as an arena for their diplomatic COM
bats, and the management Of great
rummer hotel boards them free OF
charge.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18
How q Great
War Is Ended
Novel Phases Of the Portsmou Peace
Conference What Spain and France
Paid In Defeat - Japan
Versus China.

WN many respects the meeting of the
Russian and Japanese peace en-
voys in the city of Portsmouth is
unique In his official statement
on landing in this country Count Ser
gius Wtte, the head of the Russian
peace commission, said:
The terms must first be ascertained,
weighed and judged admissible by Russia
before she can proceed to formal negotia-
tions. Hitherto. as you are aware, II was
customary in cases like this to settle all
such prelminaries before the meeting OF
the plenipotentiaries. whose task it was
to come TO a final agreement on the mat
ters under discussion. Now, the very fact
that his majesty the czar consented to
take a course involving departure from
this ancient diplomatic usage and to ap-
point a mission To learn the nature of our
brave enemy's terms is an eloquent token
of the friendly feeling which he and lis
subjects continue to cherish toward the
people of the United States.
This is the first time that peace
commission has met in the United
States to settle war between nations
of the old world The meeting is in Il
sense one of the fruits of The Hague
peace conference. which was initiated
by the present Russian emperor. The
conference and the arbitration methods
it put in force provided for ending
wars through the good offices of friend
ly powers, and President Roosevelt in
bringing about the negotiations now in
progress proceeded on these lines. AS
NJ. Witte said, the meeting is a depar-
ture from previous customs and the
ancient diplomatic usage That Amer
lea should he the place for holding such
meeting and putting into application
some of the principles formulated at
The Hague is considered especially APP
propriate. The war is one of the most
important wars waged in modern
times, and il the negotiations for it's
cessation prove successful the treaty
of peace resulting therefrom will not
only be Of interest in itself, but from
the precedent which it will set.
When the United States had beaten
Spain to standstill in 1896, had cep-
tured her entire army in Cuba and an
initiated her navy in the battles OF
Manila Bay and Santiago, Spain was
forced to sue for peace. Overtures
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18
AN ECCENTRIC POET.

AlgcrnOn Charles Swinburne. His
Greatness ana His PecuIiarities.
Algernon Charles Swinburne. who
has just republished under his real
name story which he gave to the
public twenty-five years ago under the
signature of Mrs. Horace Manners"
is man Of many eccentrictics. When
he wrote this story. entitled Loves
Cross Currents-A Years Letters" he
was fearful of how it would be re-
ceived and would not attach his own
signature. It did not make big hit
at the time, but now that his fame
is more secure Swinburne has decid-
ed to trust the public with the knowl-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18

enty-three years young, but to me life
is still worth living" His handsome
wife. who stood by his side, smiled Il
glance of approval. Mr.. Depcw says
that he is ready to face any criticism
that may be made of his acts as a di-
rector of the Equitable and declares
that the choice of Paul Morton as pres
iGent of the society is a wise one. even
though one of Mr. Morton's first acts
in carrying out Il policy Of retrench-
ment was to lop off an annual fee Of
100000 that had been paid Senator De
pew for his services as Il legal adviser
of the company. Mr.. Depew cut short
his vacation in order 70 meet any criti-
cism of his course in connection with
Equitable matters that might arise
Senator Depew has said that he finds
it very hard to refuse any request
made of him. THAT is the reason he
added, why | make speeches at SO
manr dinners and tell stories That
reminds me that haven't got new
story since I've been abroad. Every
body says to me, Now. then. Depew,
tell MS some of your good stories. and
have to tell 'em some of the old ones.
But they seem to gO''
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18

COHtIOlS lOuE otucI GEORGE s. NIXON
banks and also
owns valuable mining property and
several large cattle ranches. He at
one time owned a newspaper and has
served in the Nevada legislature. Sen
ator Nixon supported William ].
Bryan in 1896 and 1900, but for sew
eral years has acted with the Repub-
lican party. Fifteen years ago the
senator had an adventure with bank
robbers which he will not forget as
long as he lives. He was alone one
evening in the Winnemucca bank
when five desperadoes rode up and
proceeded to take possession of the
premises. Before he could reach for
his Winchester. which was ten feet
away. he was covered with a Colts
revolver and was ordered to throw up
his hands, The outlaws placed n knife
at his throat, and he was forced to un-
lock the safe and give the robbers $780,
coo i'm cash. Not cent of that booty
has ever been captured The robbers
ware pursued rs soon as an alarm
coufl be given and party collected,
but they got away.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18

edge that he wrote it. In the opinion
of critics it will not make him as fa-
nous as novelist as he already is as
q poet.
Though so great man in the world
Of literature, Swinburne is very small
physically, being but five feet two
inches in height and of slight and deli
cate build. He was born at London
in 1887, and his father was the late
Admiral Charles Henry Swinburne.
His first work was published when he
was about eighteen years old, Being
somewhat deaf. the poet avoids gen
eral society. His chief diversion is
taking long cross country walks, and
on such tours he wears a broad brim-
med felt hat, seldom lifts his eyes
from the ground and distributes cakes
and candy among the youngsters he
passes on his way. He never wears an
overcoat and never carries an um-
brella, even VIXEN it rains the hardest.
Many persons thought Swinburne
would be chosen Tennyson's successor
as poet laureate, but Alfred Austin
got the prize.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18

hpOhA - llein
who thrlves on hard work He is con-
Sidered to resemble the president both
in figure and in the strenuouSness of
his habits. The attorney general is
not so impulsive as Mr.. Roosevelt. but
is built on much the same lines physic-
ally, being of medium height, Stocky
appearance and ruddy, we'll Drowned
complexion. Like the president, he is
athletic, walks eight or ten miles
day and is good horseman. Before
Mr.. Moody was attorney general he
was secretary of the navy, and before
that he was in congress. He went to
congress with high reputation as Il
lawyer. His conduct of the common
wealth side of the celebrated Lizzie
Borden case at Fall River. Mass. had
heralded his name throughout the
country. During the drawing of seats
at the beginning of the Fifty-fourth
congress he and another short heavy
set young congressman found them
selves sitting side by side.
Haven't l seen you somewhereY
asked Mr.. Moody's neighbor.
Really, l don't know. 1t is pos
sible we have met somewhere" was
the reply.
"Oh, l know you. You were counsel
for the commonwealth in the Lizzie
Borden trial and your name is Moody.
My name is Quigg. and | reported that
trial for the New York Tribune" And
the lawyer and reporter, now national
legislators, shook hands.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18
Effect of Education Upon Crime
By Professor WILLIAM JAMES of Harvard

By of Harvard
FY years ago schools supposed free from crime and
all forms of unhappine and evil We do not indulge
such angune hopes present. for the schools and colleges
merely AGGRAVATE THE EVILS instead of curing them 1t is
true that higher education has freed from the brutal forms OF
crime but the very itself has put EVEN MEANER
GRIMES in way
THE INTELLECT IS THE SERVANT THE PASSIONS, AND
EDUCATION OFTEN MAKES INTELLEcTs ONLY THE MORE
ADRoT IN CARRYING THEIR EVIL TENDENCIES
This in the many college graduates whose wit only
SERVES THEIR PASSIONS.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18


board bill would be rendered, as the
honor of entertaining such distin
guished party would be sufficient
consideration. However. Judge Page
is quoted as saying that he hopes the
conference will not last so long that it
will involve keeping the hotel open
after the regular summer guests ha'-
departed and making special provision
for the ENJOYS and their attaches. since
the building is designed only for use
during the warm months. The judge
is quoted as saying concerning his
guests:
About the menu? Japanese. I'm
told, eat snowballs and rats. Now,
our rats here In Portsmouth are not
very fat, and I'm afraid won't come up
to the standard. But Russians, I'm
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18

On his mission to this country to con-
fer about terms of peace between Rus
sia and Japan NJ. Sergius Witte, the
cars chief envoy, has the advice of
professor Of International law, Fred
erick Won Martens, whose opinions on
subjects pertaining to International re
lations carry much weight in Europe.
Although of German extraction, his
career has been associated chiefly with
Russia, ana he has been of great serv-
ice to that country in past years in
the good use he has been able TO make
of his knowledge of international law
and foreign affairs. Professor Won
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18

came along his
father joined the
a rm Y an d w a S
killed in fighting
for his country.
Young Hicks had
to struggle in max
ing his upward
elm b, b ut h e
worked his way
through college,
Joined the staff of
the Oshkosh North
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18
OPTIMISTIC OEPEW.
He Does Not Allow Equitable Affairs
TO Spoil His HumOr.


TO Spoil His HumOr.
1t was cabled to this country from
Europe that Senator Chauncey Mitch
ell Depcw. the ever genial and ever
mirthful statesman. campaign orator
and postprandial speaker. was becom
ing old and bent, careworn and sor-
rowful as the result of worry over the
dragging of his name into the investi-
CATION of Equitable Llfe Assurance so
ciety affairs. But when the Junior sen
ator from New York recently landed
on American soil after his annual va
cation in Europe his friends noted that
no anxiety had bent him down. that
his step was as elastic as of yore, that
his characteristic smile had not come
off and that he was rosy of counte-
nance and apparently care free.
II can't speak for others" remarked
the optimistic statesman, who is sew
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18

South African war.
When the beautiful
and eloquent plead
er for the cause of
ireland united her
fortunes with those
Of the officer who
fought so bravely
in the Boer war.
the romance of the
union attracted
much attention.
Both We're pictur-
esque figures, both
vr~,,.., InHAfA.l 80 tl,a
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18

in 1913 at Pernau,
in Livland, one of
the Baltic prov
inces. He clings
to the "von" in his
name because it
marks him as be
longing to the mi
nor German nobil
ity. Most of the
leading Russian and
German universe
ties have conferred
degrees on Pro
r e, r, NT4,,...
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18

when scarcely more
than a boy was an
operator at a lonely
station In Nevada.
He obtained Il posi-
ton in a bank and
rose from one post
to another until in
1886 he organized
the First National
Bank of Winnemuc-
ca, of which he is
president. He now
controls four other
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18

The honor of being the host of the
Russian aIl Japanese peace commits
sioners during. their stay at Ports
mouth falls on Judge Calvin Page,
well known New Hampshire lawyer.
The quarters of the visiting foreigners
are the Hotel Wentworth, on the At
lantic coast a few miles from the city
of Portsmouth They travel back and
forth each day between this hotel and
the Portsmouth navy yard, where they
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18

hold their sessions.
The hotel is owned
by the estate of the
late Frank Jones,
and Judge Page, as
one of the trustees
of the estate, man
ages the property.
It was in this way
that he extended
the courtesies of
the resort to the
peace conferees
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18

Since 1871 he has been professor of
international law at the University
of st. Petersburg. He has served as
special commissioner of the Russian
government on several important oc-
casi0ns, has .been prominent in con
nection wi,h The Hague peace confer
ence movement. has written much for
reviews and magazines and is the au-
thor of several books. among them
THE International Rights of Civilized
Nations, The Brussels Conference
and the Oriental War of 1877" and
''The Right of Private Property in
War"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18
Folk Who Are
Talked About
Attorney General Moody's New Task.
Whites Legal Adviser-Judge Calvin
Page minister Hicks Maud
Comes Troubles.
THOUGH this is

HHOUGH this Is
h the seas on
when profess
sional men usual
ly ke things
easy and go on
long vacations. the
attorney general of
the United States,
William II. Moody,
is delving into the
scandals in the de-
partment of agri-
C ul ture. Mr..
Moody &c a man