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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02
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- AMAMefWmA AaAtN DAAEaNMAs
The facts now available regarding
railroad and general development up
to the end OF the year 1904 explain
the congestion Of trafic and demon
strate that construction and improve
ment Of transit facilities, extensive az
they have latterly been. have not kept
pace with the growth of the country.
While between 1895 and 1904 railway
mileage increased II per cent, number
OF cars 40 and locomotives 38 per cent,
the total ton freight mileage increased
almost 100 and passenger mileage IS
per cent. Since 1904 the increase OF
business has been enormously greater,
while provision OF facilities, because
the capacity to supply rolling stock
and materials was exceeded, has been
proportionately less. So marked and
persistent is the insuficiency of track,
cars and motive power to carry the
freight and travel that the most COM
petent judges are seriously contem-
plating the dilemma Of partial break
down of the transportation system,
dissstrously affecting industry until a
greater expansion and better equip
ment of the roads is had than they
seem to be disposed to provide.
Il is clear now that the understand
ing among the roads twenty years ago
to abandon and restrict construction,
particularly in the west, proceeded on
other than full realization of the trans
portatiou problem or it's observance
was unduly protracted. The main
tenance OF excessive rates with an in-
finity of determinations, with view
to exploiting other Industrial interests
or to stock jobbing manipulations, abb
Borbed during the interval energies
which should have been devoted to
transportation service in its essential
legitimate requirements. 1t was only
very recently that railroad manage
ment, which has been dominated too
much by selfish immediate ends, has
begun to awake to the serious eX-
igency caused by the growth Of bust
ness. For several years, indeed,
actual pressure has compelled general
effort to build, improve and equip,
whereas the wisdom contemporane-
ously exenpllfed in other fields OF in
dustry would have been forehanded
1t is not a,mere accidental or tran
silent surplus of tonnage that has to
be dealt with. but rise OF the level
of production that is universal, per-
manent and stupendous. II has piled
up the revenues of the roads till their
treasures have overfiowed, so that
capital stock mutations, no matter how
extravaeant, were sustained by earning
power and still the dividends could
be abruptly swollen as they notably
have been this fall. The peril, in
short, is a default of carrying capa-
city, because II is now reliably calcu-
lated that an average of 10000 miles
of new construction will be annually
required through the next decade
merely TO provide for the increase of
business, but there is no sign that the
roads, although today unable to ham
die the business thrust upon them, are
preparing to make any such provision
or the further enlargement of existing
facilities which it implies.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

The grand Jury is said to be again
looking into the county jail feeding
contract with view to possible ad.
iustment Of the differences between
the sheriff and the county. The best
way to settle this jail feeding business
with a guaranty to stop all graft for
the future is through a new law that
will either take the feeding business
over into the hands of the county or
give It an opportunity to let the job
by contract on detailed specifications.
The next Douglas delegation to Lin
coin will be expected to provide the
necessary relief.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

Colonel Bryan has put in two days
in Nebraska, but. SO far as all ac-
counts go, he has carefully avoided
saying anything about the deal made
with the railroads by his brother-in-
law, Chairman Allen of the demo-
cratic state committee to protect
them in their evasion of city taxes on
terminal property. II Colonel Bryan
would give his real opinion of this
alliance between the democrats and
the railroads he would doubtless con-
denim it in unmeasured terms. Colonel
Bryan cannot AFFORD to ignore this
question, because If he does the peo-
pie will assume silence to be approval
and leave him in a false position.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02
THE oANDIDArn,s DAUeHTER.
Woman,s Homo CompanIon.

Woman's Home Companion.
Her father was a candidate,
His daughter was my love.
Her face was morning light TO me,
Her eyes the stars above
Her father was n candidate;
This much ls worthy note
She came TO me, all smiles 20 state:
PA needs the floating voteI"
my dear" I said, you cannot get
This floating voters vote
Without you give him something yfrst
To make this voter float q
Something TO lift him up from earth
And spread his Joyous wing
In a flight Of sunny ecstacy
Where larks ana lifnets eingl"
The rogue politieai, she Jaw
Clean through my anecdote,
And blushed q bit, and archly sighed.
80 you would sell your voteft--
Her father was candidate;
He needed fioaters BAD,
The sweetest llps ever-Hush!
voted for her dad
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

one Of arduous labor for The presi-
dent, and is another proof OF his in
tense interest in this historic enter
prise The conviction OF those near
est to him may well be accepted by
the public, that he is resolved to con
centrate his energies with redoubled
vigor during the remaining two years
and half OF his administration TO ad-
vance the work to the utmost, so that
It will be in such a state of forward
ness that none of the tremendous and
exasperating problems which he was
forced to face at the outset viii re-
main to his successor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

Editor Metcalfe is breaking into
print again with his ''put-it-bacl1"
plea, but not a word about the mile
age collected by Candidate Shallen-
berger from the government as con-
gresham for travelling down TO Wash
ington on free transportation. What
is the difference in principle between
collecting mileage to reimburse rail-
road fare never paid out and collect
ing salary for full term when elected
TO Ill out only an unexpired part Of
80
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02
Another move In The direction of

Another move In the direction of
more businesslike administration in
the county court house is to be made
by requiring the district court clerk
and other fee officers to report the
fees earned instead Of as heretofore
only the fees collected. There Is no
good reason why any discrimination
should be praetieed in these Offices as
to collecting the fees from one set Of
patrons and RENTING them to others
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02
DOdginG the law.
PhIladelphla Reoord.

The Pullman Car company argues that
the new railroad law has no application to
Its business, because sleeping and dining
cars are not railroad cars. but hotels on
wheels. When the state OF Illinois seeks
TO apply It's hotel laws 70 the Pullman cars
they suddenly become railroad cars again.
This is blowing corporation hot and cold
air with q vengeance.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

n the fee oficers are held responsible
for all the money earned on the books
and are compelled to make a special
showing for all earnings not collected,
the county surely will be the gamer.
It Is 70 be noted, however. that this
advance is made under a republican
county board, whereas the previous
democratic county boards paid no at
tention to 0ncollected and RENTED
fees.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

The advice to take out "hold-up in
surance" is also good for others be-
sides saloon keepers- who may have to
do business with certain branches Of
omshs's democratic city administra-
ton.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

The declaration OF the largest divl-
dend in twenty-seven years by the
Pennsylvania railroad shows that
members Of the miners union are not
absorbing all OF the advance in the
price of anthracite.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

Ak-sar-Ben asks the business men
Of Omaha to decide whether they
want the annual carnival parades
badly enough to help pay for them.
III a thing is worth having it is worth
paying for.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

The suggestion for the abolition of
cOurts-martial, which comes from
France, Is probably occasioned by
desire to make another Dreyfus case
impossible.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02
SUNNY GEMS,


Some Of you girls said Jack, have
such ridioul9usly high opinion Of the
value Of your kisses" w
Well replied hts sister, "a kIes Il al
Press. -. u,
Hes a popular hians said the observer
Of Of politics but. ne never SCENE TO be-
no" answered senator sorghum. he IL
one Of the people who always nave our adj
thies arter."-Wathipgton sser,
= II want a business suit now" said
Slopay. Il was tnipking OF something Ia
the way OF small plaid
And J., tupned the tailor. rcant help
thinking Of tomething IN the way OF 4
small cneck. philadelphia Ledger
Lawyer Qryins, TO get at the rqetsy-,1
took you to make me purchase. I want TO
Witncss-rhats what I'm trying to tel
you There wasn,t 10 consideration at all.
Of the momcnt-<Cnicago Tribune
DO you believe in marrying for love
Soh, yes, rSpned the bright little lady
who had just returned from south Dakota,
II always do''-Chicagu hecord-hcrald'
They. are talking of selling milk by
That's nothing new. We've all heard OF
the Milky Way cleveland Plain Dealer
What do desperadues mean when they
swear they arc going to die in their
boots?"
"simpiy that they are going to do their
best 20 keep body and sole together -"
Baltimore American.
ia he bad hurt DOCTOR asked the man
with the flaming necktie
Yes" said the hospital surgeon. Ills
injuries are serious"
Think you kin save hin7'
Il hooe So"
Well do the best you kin, doc. Hes
one OF our fellies, and we carried the ward
last time by a majority OF only one
Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02
The Gloyed Touch.

NIINuEV INeNUI u INUI dIus
Instead OF being fined $1,000, coo the Stand.
ard oil company, recently convicted at
Findlay. o.. OF maintaining a combination
in restraint OF trade, has been sentenced to
pay a fine OF 5000 and the costs OF the trial.
II. II. Rogers may decide that Ohio Is
worthy OF a place in our great union Of
states, after all.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

Since the indictment of the South
Omaha coal dealers for maintaining a
subsidiary coal trust the coal men OF
the two cities will feel chat they have
an additional bond of sympathy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02
THE pREsDENrs PANAMA. rRlp.


Information from authoritative quar-
tiers establish the fact that the presi-
dents visit to Panama savors not IN
the least Of a junket, as, indeed, out
side OF yellow Imagination no one has
ever believed It would be-, but is for
the purpose Of facilitating most inn
portant and necessary canal business.
With settlement Of type of canal, with
disposal OF the preliminariss to so vast
an undertaking and with arrangements
for turning over constructive work to
contractors, there remains no longer
necessity for the elaborate stan OF
civil administration of the canal zone,
and no successor TO Governor Magoon
accordingly has been appointed, what
remains Of his functions having been
transferred to the chief engineer. But
the reeasting OF civil administrations,
requiring probably additional legisla-
ton from congress, In a form 70 be
permanent throughout the building OF
the great waterway. is one OF the
pressing matters that viii be greatly
forwarded as a result OF the presi-
dents mission.
The trip therefore rs planned to be
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

Winston Spencer Churchill, parlia-
nentary colonial secretary, is sched-
uled for a visit TO the British West
Indies, showing that the American idea
Is finding approval abroad
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

The fact thar natives OF Siberia are
all in sympathy with political prison
ers sentenced to>that domain indicates
that the propaganda is not stopped by
sentence Of court and that Siberia may
yet redeem itself.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

In order TO stand by Roosevelt you
must have your name properly en-
rolled on the registration books and
vote for Roosevelt candidates on cleo
.tion day. Your last chance to regis
ter comes Saturday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

Remember that Omaha enjoyed
complete municipal home rule a few
years ago, but that its right of local
was taken away by
democratic supreme court. In view
Of this chapter in our political history
It takes sublime gall for the demo
Gratis to pose now as the champions OF
home rule.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02
Knocking the middle Man.
nrnnlfI.,n u,akrgo

The farmer has turned. He now fixes
his prices instead OF leaving that to the
market man. He Is a trust, and can ask
whatever he likes. Serves us right for 80
bong neglecting his interests and dis
eliminating In favor OF the manufacturer
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

Now that the soldiers are question
ing the integrity of Indian scouts. the
trouble in Wyoming seems, to be
settling down to the rules known of
old to the pioneers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

The necessity for reporting plans OF
the proposed 'record-breakins battle
ship TO congress will take from the
United States the benefit of that
secrecy which surrounds similar work
in Europe; but, II the designers have
made their plans large enough, pub
Lefty faaE Be of -eqsel edvantSse
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

With Rfrnara croker approving the
course of Pat MeCarren, veteran
Tammany braves will know where to
use their sealping knives.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

Leayenworth is to choose between
giving ordinary social rights 10 SOL
diers in uniform OF feeling the result
of an army boycott, and Kansas has
another opportunity to establish a pree-
ndant
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

Alaska wants a territorial form of
government, but recent experience with
federal officials that far away from
home is not reassuripg. and in this
connection it may be mentioned that
the only ones to come out of the in
vestigation with honor we're those APP
pointed from Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

That Atlanta has sent to st. Louis
to arrest a man charged with lynching
negroes, indicates an aroused state Of
public feeling which should make Ohio
and Missouri blush.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02
what n DiHe+ence in the Morning.

BY taking up a discussion of the oaudi-
dacy OF Hearst one Bryan of Nebraska has
managed to figure for a day at the top
OF the column in the newspapers. What n
difference just a few months make.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02
cettInF Experiences.

The Hon. Samuel dompers is discovering
that It il one thing to prepare black list
or congressman ana another thing to go
among the voters and persuade them to
carry the black listing into effect.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02
NJ the Horse could speaI.,
chicago Inter Ocean.

Chicago Inter OCEAN,
IL the horse could only speak, his opinion
of the crowd that turns out TO see him
once a year and, turns its back unon him
durnis the rest of The year, would be worth
reading r. ...... ta
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

The maker OF pure Vermont maple
syrup" might take a hint from the in
dictment of that Vermont company for
selling Diseased cattle for food.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02
Register saturday.

The report or the formation of a
soap trust in Great Britain will hardly
excite professional anarchists as other
merger schemes have.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02
Prefer the Greater TonIx ,

washington Post.
Eight OF the twelve members of the
French cabinet are newspaper men. In this
country newspaper men are satisfied to Sc
lect the victims for such positions
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

Cincinnati Enquirer
Whatever may happen at the election, let
us hope that Secretary Shaw will persevere
In putting rubber in the currency.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02
,ome niRerence in Methnal

New York Commercial.
Out in Omaha they arrest men for trying
20 steal a tiger. In New York the tiger
takes care NJ all such politicians himself
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02
WHEN ONT or TOWN.

Subscribers leaving the city tem-
porarily should have The bee
nailed 20 them. Address with be
changed as often a. requested.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

state of- Nebraska, Douglas County, ss:
Charles C. Rosewater, general manager OF
The Bee Publishing company, being duly
sworn says that the actual number OF tul
and complete copies Of The Daily, morning,
evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
,t,nnt ~ ~ Orfobat, 1QO0 was as follows:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

A satehel containing $1,000 stood in a
little niche at Broadway and Thirty-nfth
street for twenty minutes awaiting a
claimant Scores Of persons had passed
It who would not be above helping them
selves had they known the value OF the
contents. The policeman was serenely
guiding the tTafiic at the crossing and a
tramp was taking shelter In the doorway
lust BY the satchel when a rustic-lOolIing
individual dashed madly across the street
caught up the bag and sank upon the
steps with a sigh OF relief
say, what's the matter with your
asked the policeman.
oh" painted the stranger, 1T lie this
Observation-Disclosures OF mine. I'm cost me
somethin some day. You see, / was com
ing down Broadway. and / was tired. 30 l
thought would rest the satchel here for
a minute. Then / thought about some
shopping I had 10 do, and I Just went
across the street forgetting all about the
satchel. I was over there about twenty
minutes before l remembered and then I
got nervous"
'weIl. guess you are lucky" commented
the policeman. but / don't think II you
had lost your toothbrush and q couple OF
collars Il would bankrupt you"
1T amt exactly toothbrushes and col
lars in here" he explained. you see, !
sold some property uptown here this morn
ing, and they paid me IN cash. There's
81, 500 in here"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

G. c. RosEwATER,
General Manager.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to
before me this 1st day Of November, 1905.
(Seal) M p. HUNGATE,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

do YOU believe In marrying for love
aioneG' he asked. ,.r.'y.t
oh. yes" repned the bright little lady
who had just returned from south Dakota,
II always do.''-Chicago Record-Hcrald
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02

weight"
That's nothing new. We've all heard OF
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-03-26
Demand Made to Recover Over Three
Million Dollars.

Demand Made to Recover Over Three
Million Dollars.
Ntw York. March 26.-The first com.
plant in series Of eight actions al.
ready begun by the Mutual Life Insur-
nnce company against former Presi-
dent Richard A. McCuIdy, his son.
Robert H., and the firm of Charles H.
Raymond & Co., the company's former
metropolitan agents, has been made
public.
The complaint Is against former
President McCurdy and contains nine
separate causes of action. In each Mr..
McCurdy Is charged with the waste Of
large sums of money through alleged
unfaithfulness and neglect in the dis
charge of his duties. Damages amount.
ing to s3,370,341.66 are demanded.
The first five cases seek recovery
of $292,500 as alleged contributions to
political parties since Jan. l, 1885.
These contributions are stated to have
been $4,000 In 1896. $4,000 In 1900
and $4,000 in 1904, to the national Re-
publican committee; $4,000 In 1904 to
the Republican congressional commit
tee and 100000 embracing the various
contributions which Senator Platt tes-
tilted were made to the New York Re-
publican state committee since Jan. J.,
1889
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-03-26
OPERATORS AND MINERS CON-
TlNUE DISCUSSIONS BUT AC.
CoMPLiSH NOTHING.
nay RESULT IN PARTIAL STRIKE
EMPLOYERS OF PENNSYLVANIA
AND OHIO READY TO PAY
ADVANCE IN WAGES.

Indianapolis, March 26.-The Joint
scale committee of the joint confer
ence of coal operators and United
Mine Workers of the Central competi-
tive district held two-hour session
during the morning, but nothing was
accomplished When the meeting was
called to order the Illinois operators
at once insisted upon further discus
sion of the shotfirers' law and then
took up the long standing dispute over
the differential. They made the claim
that II they were permitted to enjoy a
differential of 2S cents between pick
and machine mined lump coal as Mr..
Robbins enjoyed in the Pennsylvania
field they could afford to pay the min
ers the advance of 12a per cent orig
inally demanded by them. They said
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-03-26

the Illinois operators had only q z.
cent differential and the Indiana oper-
ators a differential of IL cents. The
statement was repeated that the oper.
ators of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio
would not allow Mr. Robbins, with
production of 24,000,000 tons annually
out of total production of 0,000, 900
tons, to dictate the wage scale for the
entire competitive field.
Robbins Firm in His Position.
Mr.. Robbins announced his deter
mination to maintain his position and
read telegram from an independent
coal company OF Western Pennsyl-
vania with a production of 1000
tons annually announcing its desire to
cooperate with Mr.. Robbins In paying
the advance At IL o'clock the COM
mittee took a recess until 2 o'clock.
During the discussion one Of the op-
orators secured from President Nit
chell the first expression he has made
as to whether the miners leaders
would allow the Western Pennsylvania
district to sign the advanced scale OF
fered while those of Illinois, Indiana
and Ohio were on a strike. An oper-
ator was discussing this possible situa-
ton when Mr.. Mitchell remarked
sharply: "The course you gentlemen
are now pursuing might bring that
about"
Herman Justi, commissioner OF the
Illinois operators, discussing the sit.
uation. said:
ct is possible Western Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio will be allowed to sign
the advanced scale offered and Indi.
ana and Illinois 60 on strike. This
strike. however. would be OF short
duration, possibly thirty days.
"The public will not be seriously
affected by strike. There is gener-
ally a suspension Of work at coal
mines on April /. whether there Is a
strike or not. The work during the
next month is very light and the out
put is always small. Besides the coun.
try has coal on hilnd sufficient for
forty-five days and several hundred
thousand nonunion miners not affected
by the strike will continue at work"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-03-26
FREE DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDS
Handling Costs Postoffice Department
$34,5cO Annually.

Washington, March 26.-Postmaster
General Cortelyou has supplied Repre-
sentative Tawney, chairman OF the
house committee on appropriations,
with a memorandum as to the actual
cost to the postoffice department OF
handling the seeds furnished by the
department of agriculture for free dis
tribution. The postmaster states:
LAS nearly as can be estimated the
cost of carrying pound OF this mail
matter varies from to 8 cents.
have been informed that the aggre-
gate weight of vegetables and flower
seeds distributed annually by the de-
partment OF agriculture under frank
is 100000 pounds. The estimated
number of packages Is 100000. Com
putting at the lowest estimates cents
pound-the cost OF handling this
matter is $34,50O."