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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

The politicians over at Council Bluffs
are now getting busy and will pull of
the next political drama in the shape
Of a sharp contest between the forces
representing Perkins and Cummins for
governor, respectively. Our Council
Bluffs friends are pretty adept political
combatants without further instruction.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

The company owning the Iroquois
theater has gone into the hands of a
receiver, eonfessing debts of $4,000
900 and no assets. The reputation of
the house proved no drawing card to
sightseers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

If Mayor Dahlman will see to II that
the hope held out for the consolidation
of Omaha and South Omaha in the
event of his election is realized before
he goes out of Office and in time for
the 1910 federal census he can leave a
mark or helping to build up Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

girl who quotes Shakespeare.
Well" answered the youth with long
second as well as anything. Washington
Star.
Say, doesn't our congressman do any
thing but draw his salary?'
'Oh, yes
He spends it."-Cleveland Leader.
That life insurance agent finally sue
ceeded in getting you to take policy, did
YES; 1 had accepted so many OF his
cigars, before 1 found out what his bust
my application 1 hadn't the face to stand
him on."-Chicago Tribune
IT am like the prosecuted heroine in the
melodrama," complained the carriage TO
no, hog answered the latter, with a
yves. i am" persisted the carriage.
Just see how l am driven from home
Baltimore American.
81 want to get some bird Seed" said the
customer.
the new clerk from the country Birds
grow from eggs not seeds. "-PhiladelphitSi
Catholic Standard.
That orator is "a most explosive
speaker" remarked one statesman.
II should say So answered the other.
lone OF his speeches. makes me lnlnk Oh a
lot of exclamation points with a few words
scattered through them '-Washington
Star.
Gentlemen, loyal subjects, brothers"
The members of the Douma listened re-
specially.
You have been duly elected"
Cries equivalent to Hear! heart
WELL that's honor enough for any Rus
sian. Just try to have a good, sociable
time I'll run the government without
your assistance. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

Mr.. Benson has declared that he has
made up his mind never to be candi-
date for Office again. He should not
take defeat so seriously. Duty may
call some time in the future and he is
not the man we take him to be If he
fails to respond
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03
DistributinR the Load.
Pittsburg Dispatch.

The insurance experts are putting in
a claim TO having foretold the destruction
of San Francisco by FIRE. But they did
not foresee it strongly enough to induce
them to refuse the risks there. Accord
ing to current reports they seem to have
preferred to take the loss and then levy
it on the business OF cities that offer bet
ter risks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

The house OF representatives has de-
eided that the free distribution Of
seeds is TO continue, but perhaps at
the first session of some congress,
when an election is more than a year
ahead, the time-honored graft" may
be killed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

Pennsylvania miners do not make
so much noise about it, but advices
from Mount Carmel would indicate
that when IL comes to May day dis
turbances they can discount the Pari-
SLAMS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

Count Witte will now have an OPP
portupity to show what a good man
can do in opposition to the govern
ment in Russia; but his retirement
BODIES no good to the Douma.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03
Don,t Mention ID.

Kansas city star
The fuel-alcohol bill is slumbering in the
senate committee of which AIdrich OF
Rhode Island is chairman. Aldrich is assoc
ciated with Standard OIL by both political
andsfamiy ties, but 1t might be muck-rake
Journalism to mention IL.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

The World-Herald seems hasty in in
timatlng there Is danger that the newly
elected officials may prove recreant to
the pledges they gave to the people who
have trusted them.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

We fear that Mayor Zlmman will
feel mighty lonesome as the only repub-
lican in the next council He should
at once hold a caucus with Council
man Dave O'Brien, who has played
the role of the only democratic mem
Der of the present council.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

Patent attorneys throughout the country
have decided on a united kick for more
energetic modern methods OF transacting
the business OF the patent ONCE. There are
now 9O.s4s applications on hand which have
not been acted on, and the patent office
is running behind at the rate of 1900 cases
year. This causes enormous losses to per-
sons who have invented useful articles.
which they cannot place on the market
because of their inability to borrow capital
with which to manufacture their invention
until their patents are granted
The present commissioner of patents. al
though having an increase in force, has
not kept up with the business OF the
country. This, II is charged by the patent
attorneys, is due to defective administra-
tion 20 red tape and the obsolete methods
employed.
In 1901. the first year Of the administration
OF Commissioner Allen the cases Enacted
upon were numbered $50; in 1902 the num-
Der had grown to l0,O1s in 1908 TO 1900; In
1904. l2,On; 1905, 1906. and at the present
time the number is 9O.s46. In 1900 the total
number OF applications for patents was
/ Ss.67S OF which 26,41s were granted, leaving
1875 cases Enacted upon.
The number Of cases Enacted upon in
creased at the ratio OF about 5000 a year,
until last year 54Os4 applications were made.
but only 1910 were granted, leaving 376i
Enacted upon at the close OF the last cal
endar year. Commissioner Allen is being
criticised for the delay, and the attorneys
OF the country are threatening TO request
President Roosevelt to remove him.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

San Francisco underwriters are to
pass upon the sufhciency of chtmneys
before fires can be lighted, according
20 Law. For some time yet the insur-
ance men will be the whole thing"
in the city by the sea.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

Congressman Pollard has succeeded
In making half an hours speech upon
the floor OF the house under the five
minute rule. A man who can make the
most OF his time like that ought to
score when he sets out for anything.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

No one will be more surprised than
Mr.. Bryan when he returns to ma
himself a member in good standing
of the conservative wing of the demo-
cratic party, with many Of his former
friends under the banner OF the radi-
cal Mr.. Hearst.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

That slump on Wall street comes
in time to anticipate the purpose OF
Senator La Toilette to squeeze the
water" from railroad securities.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

In recommending the use of candles
in the earthquake area Mayor Schmitz
is showing poor return for John D.
Rockefeller's contribution to the relief
fund
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

Kansas republicans make the mis-
take of thinking that they are strong
enough TO indulge In factional fight
ing. Iowa is the only state whose re-
publlcans can AFFORD to indulge in such
LUXURY
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

Miliet's Man with the Hoe" has
been saved from the San Francisco
disaster, but residents of the Callfor-
mia metropolis are just now more in
terested in the man with the mortar
and the trowel.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

II Harry B. Zimman had only sought
reelection as mayor instead of as coun-
Gilman, Dahlman might have had diff
ferent tale to tell.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

Voting machines at least have the
merit of showing how badly candi-
dates are defeated without keeping
them long in suspense.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

A lot of democrats who were
piteously urged to consent to go on the
ticket few weeks ago are doubtless
wishing they bad not been so stony
hearted.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03
A fortunate InstatutIon.
Washington Star.

Washington Star.
The supreme court is to be congratulated.
II Is about the only official Institution uni
versally credited with good intentions, in
telligently carried out
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

From scanning the election returns.
The Bee might be inclined to doubt
whether II still exercised any political
influence in this community, were It
not treasured by the figures showing
that the incompetent Butler had been
showed under by 400 plurality.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03
Another Guenn COMM.
Nnw Ynrk Tribune.

New YORK IrlDune
The German geogrspher who thinks
period OF seismic unrest has begun and
predicts relay earthquake" is entitled
20 his opinion, but It is probable he knows
no more about It than the rest Of us, and
that is about nothing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

The World Herald rushes to the front
to call upon the newly elected ofieials
TO be faithful to the pledges they gave
to the people who have trusted them"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

Judging from reports from Paris
the police of that city seem surprised
TO think that their measures to keep
the peace were effective.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

May day was moving day in Omaha,
although 1t will take three weeks more
to set the house to rights.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03
BITS OF WASHINGTON LIFE.
Minor Scenes and Incidents sketched
on the Spot.

Minor Scenes and Incidents sketched
on the spot.
No spot in all Washington has quite the
interest of that Just outside the presidents
door" A correspondent describes this inn
portant spot as a hallway OF anteroom in
the executive building in which the presi-
dent has his ONCE. Here will daily be
found a changing circle of those about to
see the president, OF those who saw him
moment ago, and of newspaper men on the
eager watch for news of whatever sort. 1t
affords a daily chapter of life the variety Of
which can scarcely be eQualed by any other
area so limited. 1t is a small place consid-
ering the number Of those who pass through
1t each day. In all there are hundreds of
them. There are cabinet officers, senators,
representatives, now and then foreign
diplomat come to present his credentials,
heads of government bureaus and commits
sions, ofice-seekers, others whose errands
would present a variety beyond the power
to catalogue, and finally the inevitable line
Of those who with letter or other recon-
mendatlon ''iust want TO pay their re-
spects," so that they can ever after tell of
having met, the president"
The president goes to his office at about
$50 every morning, Sundays excepted.
There he remains in his private room or in
the cabinet room for three busy hours. At
/: 80 or later he goes to the White House
for luncheon unless in some special stress
OF business bite is brought in to him to
save time. He returns commonly about 8
o'clock and remains perhaps until o'clock.
So many accounts Of his busy life have
been written that it is scarcely necessary
to add that these are by no meanf the limits
of his days work" But they are the
usual limits Of his time at the executive
building, and to what passes on there at
tention lie for the moment restricted.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03
where the Kpock Comes In.

Philadelphia Press
If the hre insurance companies In their
times OF prosperity would share their divi-
dends with the public there would not be
so much objection to making the public
share their losses I'm times OF disaster.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

Now, who wants to run for office with
the Fontanelle label on him?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

Political hindsight is always better
than political foresight
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

WHEN OUT OF TOWN.
Subscribers leaving the city ten.
pOrarfly should have The Bee
mailed to them. Address will BIO
changed ne often as requested.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

{. {. ROSEWATER,
General Manager
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to
before me this 8Oth day Of April, 1905.
(SeaD NJ. b. HUNGATE,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03

The hallway or anteroom OF the executive
building is a room about thirty feet square
with an open dome or skylight Its simple
furniture consists merely of chairs ranged
against the walls on either side, and a very
small table in the center, at which you may
write message or a card in the hope that
the sacred doors will be opened to you. At
the right hand is little room for the
newspaper men, 1t is fitted with telephone
booths etc, and usually two or three type
writers are drumming madly away. In the
far right-hand corner is a door leading to
the stenographers' and clerks room, which
occupies the entire east end Of the building
Next to this is the door leading to the
room occupied by Secretary Loeb and AS
sistant Secretary Barnes. Their room Is at
the back Of the building and corresponds to
the width Of the hallway or anteroom. At
the left of the anteroom and separated
by a narrow corridor and double doors is
the cabinet room and in the extreme left
hand corner is the presidents private once
which opens into the cabinet room and Is
separated from Secretary I,oeb's room by a
little reception room.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03
FLASHES OF FUN.

What is your favorite play?" asked the
girl who quotes Shakespeare.
Well" answered the youth with long
hair, II believe l like to see man steal
second as well as anything. "-Washington
Star.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

bIAIEMENI OF CIHC UI1AIIOIN'
State of Nebraska, Douglas County, IS
c. c. Rosewater, general manager OF The
Bee Publishing company, being duly sworn,
says that the actual number Of full and
complete copies of The Daily, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
the month OF April 1906, was follows;
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03
He spends it."-cieveland Leader.

Say, doesn't our congressman do any
thing but draw his salary?"
ooh yes"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-05
Or. CoPss Lets Contract for
Handsome Apartment House.
SUBSTANTIAL PROOF OF HIS views
Five Story. Colonial Brick Structure
Will Be Erected at Once at Corner
of West Avenue and Thrty-third
Street.

DR.. J. Kennedy Corss yesterday
awarded To Msesrs. lIarwond and
Moss contract for the erection of
n ire-story brick apartment house at
the southeast corner of West avenue
anu Thirty-third street. The building
VIII he the handsomest structure of
Its kind in the city and will furnish
substantial proof of what one man
at least thinks about the prospect
Tor the future in Newport News.
Work II the building will begin at
once and the contractors expect to
have it under roof before wintry
weather sets in,
Captain p. Thornton Marye, Of Al
lanta, Ga, who began his career in
this city and who is now one of the
leading architects of the South, drew
tho plans for the building. The ex-
terror will be of colonial mould brick,
trimmed with granite, topped with a
heavy slate roof. There will be en-
frances on West avenue and on Thir-
ty-third street and for each floor, on
the West avenue side, there will be
an uncovered porch or gallery.
The first or basement floor will be
fitted up in splendid style as Il suite
of physicians offices. The second
third and fourth floors will each
be an up-to-date scven-room apart
ment or fiat. while on the fifth floor
there will be two suites of elegant
batchelor quarters.
DIR. Corss stated last night that he
did not care to give out the contract
price, but that the building would
cost him quite a large sum of mon
ey and that he expected it to be a
good investment.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-05
SociaI---Personai.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,

a very delightful stag launch mar.
ty was given by the Matte Hews
Company" leaving Old Point last Sat.
urday evening at $40 o'clock and ar
irving mt Digs Wharf Mathews
county, at 9:45 o'clock Saturday even
ing on board the fast little launch
Gray Eagle, Captain John B. Hicks.
During the cruise the vocal club
/ rendered some selections and Mr..
George Van Sickle made an address
on Bachelor Of Art" The party re.
turned home Monday evening. Those
who made the trip were Messrs.
Waller Hudgins George Van Sickle.
John Patterson, Ed. j. Land, Harry
Digs, Clarence knight, q. Jeter
Bray Magruder Ripley, Clarence
Smithers, w. Fl. Fox, D. C. Thomas.
q. *. Hudgins, w. Farnauld, Richard
Hudgins, John b. Hicks and George
NJ. saue' vein, Jr.
Mr.. H. B. Thomas has returned
from his vacation. During an alb
y, Nj, y. .No wseRs Mr' lhomas visit
aa, " f"i'S anu toronto Can
"'a'
Mr. w. Il. Stoutmeyer is visiting
'"''es III NocNihsham county.
MI ana Mrs 7. G. Powell and
fen'Mar' Pa;
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-05
A THANKSGIVING CAME
Merchants Association After Big
Attraction This Year.
ANNUAL v.h.L AND V.P.L. BATTLE
Institutes Invited to Meet on Casino
Grounds and Large Crowd Assured.
President sprasue Says Others will
Be Asked If These Decline.

Unless the efforts OF the Mercb
ants Association fail. the lovers OF
foot ball on the Peninsula will be
given an opportunity to witness the
annual gridiron contest between two
of the foremost colleges In the state
ut the Casino park here on Thanks
giving Day. President j. II. Sprague
of the Merchants Association, has
written letters to the managers OF
the foot hall teams of the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and the Virginin
Military Institute, inviting them Ia
pull off their annual Thanksgivng
Day battle in this city.
Up to this time no reply has been
received from the letters of Presi.
dent Sprague. With the exception of
the contest between the University
of Virginia ana the Carlisle Indians,
to he pulled off nj Norfolk on Thanks
giving Day, the match between the
teams of the Military and Polytecll-
mic Institutes will be the greatest
Thanksgiving Day game in the state
ana this city would be extremely for.
tunato In landing the game.
IL is thought that fully 5000 PEG.
pie would attend the game in this
city. Newport News would turn GU;
several thousand and Hampton and
Ph0ebus and the srronndng counties
would furnish their quota Of spec.
tators. Besides that hundreds of off.
GERS and soldiers from Fort Monroe
would no doubt witness the game.
Several hundred people would come
here from Richmond to- see the game
and each team would bring a hun
dred or more students with 1t to
this city
Ample accommodation for the crowds
could easily be made at the Casino
park. Temporary bleechers could be
erected IN II short time and an adj
dition could he made to the grand
stand for the occasion.
The Merchants Association is de-
termined TO have a foot ball game
between two big colleges here
Thanksgiving Day and In the event
that the Virginia Military Institute
and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
have made other arrangements, tho
association will cndeavor to get some
OF the other large colleges in the
State to play here in their stead.
better field than the Casino for
n foot ball game would he hard to
find In this state and as Newport
News will be able to turn out as
large crowd as any other city in
the state except Richmond and Nor
folk.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-05

ed from an extended visit to relatives
in West Virginia.
Mrs. w. II, Morris has returned
home after spending two weeks with
friends in Lynchburg.
Mrs. Sarah II. Lewis has returned
from Baltimore, where she spent sew.
.eral months with her sister.
Mr.. Harry Mccall has returned to
Washington after spending few
days with friends In this city.
Mr. w. e. Cottrcll is in Boston
pom business.
Miss Virginia Patterson, of Rich,
mond' is visiting friends in this
city.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-05

streets because it operates under a
charter granted by the court and not
by the State Corporation Commits
sion.
Messrs. r. G. Bickford and o. d.
Batchelor, of this city. represent the
Newport News Company. and Mr. S.
Gordon Cumming, of Hampton, is
counsel for the Peninsula company.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-05
TO CONTRACTORS;
Proposals Are Invited for
the Two Bazaar
Buildings
or THE EXPOSITION GROUNDS
FOR THE
jamestown Exposition
Company.

Sealed proposals for the above
structures will he received mp TO $50
p. m, Friday, September Z, 1906, in
accordance with the plans and specifi.
cations prepared for the same by the
Associated Architects ana Engineers
or the jamestown Exposition Com
pany.
Drawings and specifications may
be obtained on application to the AS.
sociated Architects and Engineers.
third floor. New Century Building,
Norfolk Virginia, after 9 n. NJ, Fri
day, August 81, 1906. Each applicant
Tor the plans and specifications is to
deposit ten $4,000 dollars in cash
for each set applied for. If the draw
ings and specifications are returned
within four (4) days and in good con-
dition the deposit will be returned
when the drawings and specifications
are returned. If the drawings and
specifications are kept over four ca
days, then there will he charge of
five ($5.00) dollars for each set kept.
and this charge will be deducted from
the original deposit, when the draw
ings and specifications are returned
a certified check for One Thousand
Isl, 900 O) Dollars, payable to tho
jamestown Exposition Company, must
accompany each bid. Send check
and bid to office of the Secretary OF
the jamestown Exposition Company.
Bonds as set forth In detail in the
specifications must he furnished by
the successful bidder.
The right to reject any and all bids
is reserved.
THE JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION
COMPANY,
9-1-Gt Norfolk, Va.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-05
Still Another Recess.

After the iifty-frst ballot Mr.. Wal.
lnce's motion that recess of fifteen
minutes be taken was Carried II
was then $50 o'clock. but the mem.
bers seemed to he inclined to talk
In groups and the meeting was not
called to order again until 1905
o'clock. During the next 5 minutes
the roll was called twenty.nine times
then Mr.. West moved that recess
of ten minutes be taken The motion
was carried and the president did not
Acting Like Children.
When two more ballots had been
taken Mr.. West snid "Mr. Chairman
| think we have worked about enough
at this chlld's plny and move that
we adjourn for about week"
After some discussion next Tues.
day night was agreed upon and by
Unanimous vote the body adjourned
to meet at that time.
Quite crowd of people gathered
In the council chamber to listen to
the proceedings. The general opinion
seemed 10 he that the city fathers
were acting like lot OF school
boys.
Delay Really Serious.
This delay in cffecting an organi-
zallon Is really serious matter.
The old committees passed out OF
existence last Friday night and
new ones to take charge of the vari-
Gus branches of the city's affairs
should have been appointed not later
than yesterday. Although the board
OF aldermen has organized and will
hold It's first regular meeting next
Tuesday night the city is now prac-
tically without n council