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The Mena weekly star., 1906-09-20
A NEWSPAPER AND AN ORGAN

The difference between a news paper and an organ is this: The editor of newspaper says what he thinks, while the editor of an organ says what the central committee thinks. We are an humble member of the former school, of which The Kansas City Star is the dean. .---Hol- ton (Kas.) Signal.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-09-20
.To Cure a FeIon'

says Sam Kendall, of Phillipsburg, Kan, "just cover it over with Buck lens Arnica Salve and the Salve will do the rest" Quickest cure for Burns, Boils, Sores, Scalds, Wounds, Piles, Eczema, Salt Rheum, Chapped Hands, Sore Feet and Sore Eyes. Only 25c at Jackson drug store. Guaranteed.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-09-20
GOOD DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE

Private ownership of public utili- ties has done more to corrupt the legislative functions of government than all other causes combined. It is good Democratic doctrine to chop the monsters head off, because that means the greatest good to the greatest number and square deal all around. De Queen Bee.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-09-20
We'll Worth Trying

VI. IT. Brown, the popular pension attorney, of Pittsfield Vt, says: Next to pension the best thing to get is Dr. Kings New Life Pills. 2 He writes: they keep my family in splendid health" Quick cure for Headache, Constipation and Bilious ness. 25c. Guaranteed atJackson's drug store,
The Mena weekly star., 1906-09-20
Chnrxe,l a R.bcI t'orce.

Havana, Sept. 14.-In a fight near Ranchuelo. in Santa Clara province Capt. Noy. in command of 80 rural guardsmen and 140 militiamen. led a machete charge against rebel force under Sabine Caballero. Three reb- els were killed and one was wounded Seven prisoners were taken.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-09-20
A Hearst Nominee Declines

Syracuse. N. Y, Sept. 14.--Georgc A. Fuller. master of the state grange who was nominated by the Indepen- dence league convention at New York Wednesday. for state treasurer. said Thursday that he will decline to ac. cept the nomination.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-09-20
ONLY 100 PER CENT.

Mir, Pierce's admission that the profits of the Waters-Pierce Oil Company amount to 500 or TOO per cent per annum is well calculated to
The Mena weekly star., 1906-09-20

The Northern and Eastern press need not worry about 'Mr. Bryan and the South" Each is able to see to self Gazette.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-09-20
CUBAN REBELLION CROWS
Situation in the Island Republic is Darker Now Than Ever
 Before.
REBELS CONCENTRATING NEAR HAVANA

Pino Guerra is Reported Marching 10 ward the Capital and Smaller forces are Gathering in Nearby Towns-a Gen eral Strike Being Fomented in the City by Insurrection Leaders.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-09-20

Mena is already first class city and is bound to grow and become a city of the first class. Just watch our prediction.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-09-20

Authentic reports from Southern cotton fields on low lands indicates that cotton growers will be seriously
The Mena weekly star., 1906-09-20
MALARIAA AN Tn 1Es'D!ous H4oqSH f''

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The Mena weekly star., 1906-09-20
The Talking of a Good Town

IT HAT Mena possesses all the clements for the making of has been abundant and being recognized al who know of he
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-31

through state and municipal authority
as eficient supervision over local
slaughter houses as the national leg
islstion secures for citizens OF other
states. The very efficiency Of ma
tional inspection immensely increases
the necessity Of state inspection, be-
cause by closing outside markets a
larger amount OF Improperly prepared
meats is thrown upon the home mar
ket. Many Of the municipalities are
accordingly straining to the utmost
the powers conferred upon them by
existing law. while there is evidence
Of an overwhelming public sentiment,
demanding at the earliest possible mo-
ment, new state legislation, practically
duplicating the national act.
The same influences operating in
Illinois are bound to be felt in other
states. And as one state after another
brings it's laws up to the standard es-
tablished by congress, these influences
will be felt more powerfully in the
states that have not yet taken action.
because the market still remaining un-
protected will be correspondingly re-
stricted
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-31
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS.

According to a suggestive story that
is we'll vouched for the real purpose of
the meeting between John Sharp Will
liams, the leader on the democratic
side of the national house, and Colonel
Bryan abroad was to deliver a mes
sage from a formidable number of
southern democratic leaders to the
effect that the south cannot be made
solid for the Nebraska statesman in
1908 II government ownership OF rail-
roads is pushed TO the front by him
upon his return or put into the demo-
cratic platform. In the excitement of
the moment some time ago, when
there happened to be unusual clamor
for national railroad ownership by GER
tain elements whose favor and support
the colonel has had in the past. he
gave it to be understood that that pol
icy was to be part Of his program. AS
he is supposed to be preparing 10 emit
program in Official form upon his
Homecoming, 1t was deemed so essen
tial that he omit the railroad owner
ship notion. so the accepted story goes,
that Mr.. Williams was deputed to
make known TO him in advance that
the solid south would not stand for it.
Curiously enough the ostensible
ground on which protest against reit-
GRAFTON of the Bryan ownership hint is
based is the states rights doctrine. a
solid south tenet whose praises he has
also been wont to sing, but back OF
that, as Mr.. Williams is privately to
make clear. is the Jim Grow" car
practice. which under national owner
ship would collide with the federal
constitution. Upon the whole this
earnest solid south admonition is fund,
amentally democratic, dealing exclu.
sively with what must not" be done
Like practically all the advice that
emanates from democratic sources
this also is negative. not positive, and
obstructive. not conservative, and the
chances therefore are that it may be
observed.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-31
Personal NOTES.


A. J. Black. minister OF agriculture in
the Dominion. says that more than 1890
harvest hands will need to be imported this
year TO handle the crops in Manitoba.
Lewis Mann. the biggest manufacture
OF olothcspins IN the world. lives at Bry-
ants Pond, Me. He began years ago with
a capital Of 800 and now is reckoned n
very rich man.
Nelson's grandson Horace Ward, has
come TO America in connection with some
western mining enterprise. He bears re-
marlSsblc personal resemblance to his ia
nous grandfather.
The sultan of Turkey is said to possess
a fire screen 300 years old made from the
tanned skins Of twelve faithful slaves who
rescued a former sultan from a blazing
palace at the cost Of their own lives.
Rev. Angus johnson, a Presbyterian min
lister, ~ years of age, and the oldest active
preacher in the world, is conducting a pro-
tracted meeting at Woods chapel. at Ma
loney, Tex. For over seventy years he has
been actively engaged in ministerial work.
Mrs. II. NJ. King has bought the Laurelos
ranch In Texas, embracing 10000 acres, the
consideration being 100000 The purchase
Of this ranch makes Mrs. King the owner
u i'-uN'NVN oNASo' pioNNiSoAF ~ NAAS pONs
This cattle queens domain is now nearly
twice the area Of Rhode Island and nearly
as large as Delaware.
William Merritt Chase. the American
artist, at present in London, says he is
getting the support Of Messrs. Sergeant,
Abbey. Gibson and others for the defense
Of the late Stanford White, who admit
teddy did more to beautify New York and
encourage architectural deveIopuoent IN
America and any other ten men.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-31
BURkETT AGAINST BRYAN.
Oregon Admirer of senator wants TO
Keep Presidency I'm Nebraska.


Keep Presidency In Nebraska.
Forest Grove (Ore.) Times.
Bryan will undoubtedly be the democratic
nominee for the presidency in 1905. The
factions antagonistic TO him at previous
elections are making haste to endorse him
now, while his old supporters are as loyal
as ever. But who shall be the republican
leader is growing TO be a serious problem.
Roosevelt might be II he would, but he con-
tinues firmly and consistently 20 stand by
his announcement Of two years ago that
he would not serve another term after
the present Aside from him there seems
20 be no one in the public gaze who could
be nominated with any assurance Of de-
feating the popular Nebraskan. Fairbanks,
Cannon Shaw, Taft, Root and many others
are mentioned, but each has opposition In
mis- own party that would be likely to
handicap him in the race. Recent elections
in Oregon, Ohio Massachusetts, and else
where have shown that voters are not
standing by any party as in the past. but
that a popular man may win even though
he represents a minority party.
| While the country is carefully studying
its list OF available men with view to
selecting the best, the Times would suggest
one who can beat Bryan. This is another
! Nebrasksn-Hon. =. J. Burkett OF lincoln.
/ He may not be as well known TO the coun-
| try now as Bryan. but he is as well known
as Bryan was before the Chicago conven-
I ton In 1886. He Is a young man. He u
an orator. He has served three terms in
congress He is now serving his irst term
| as United States senator, selected by vote
Of the people and elected by vote OF every
republican In the legislature. He is a
trusted friend and counselor OF Roosevelt
He stands for all the president represents
On the stump and in congress he has talked
and voted for railway regulation. trust
regulation. for giving every man and inter
est square deal"-no more, no less. H'
was born on an Iowa farm; he vorkec
his way through school and college, h
studied law while he taught, he has wor
his way in life solely on his own merit
he knows the needs and sympathiEes with
the wishes OF the great common people Of
the country. He can get more votes thar
Bryan in the latter's own precinct. owl
city. own county. and own state, and W
believe would beat him as a national can
didate.
II would make a contest ever 10 be re
membered TO pit one popular Nebraskar
against another-Burkstt against Bryan
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-31
1rsrarcr TIE pEare1rEs.


Certain candidates for United States
senator who dare not appeal directly to
the people for endorsement and the
political manipulators who thrive on
le gislative deadlocks are still exerting
themselves TO head of instructions in
the different republican county con-
ventions with a view to defeating any
popular expression through state con
vention nomination.
This is evidenced anew by the let
ters being sent out in the interest of
Senator Willard. calling upon the party
workers "In the interest of harmony"
TO send uninstructed delegates to the
state convention at Lincoln to be
traded of or voted by orders from
headquarters in complete disregard of
the sentiment Of the rank and file at
home. The only thing lin the interest
OF harmony" for the party is to re-
spond to the universal demand that
the men who aspire to represent Ne
braska in the United States senate
come out in the open and submit their
claims on their merits in the full light
of day.
The effort likewise to prevent in
structions in different counties on the
plea that It is opposed to precedent is
equally without good basis. The re-
publicans in most Of the counties are
instructing their delegates to congress
sional conventions for their preferred
candidate for congress and have long
made it a practice to do so. There is
even more reason why they should in
struct for their preferred candidate for
the upper branch Of congress than for
their preferred candidate for the lower
house Members of congress come
back every two years for new vote
Of confidence, while the people get a
| chance to select their United States
senator but once every six years. The
same principle that governs instruc-
/ tons for congress should therefore
govern with threefold force for instruc-
lions for senator.
Republicans everywhere must not
close their eyes to the fact that the
game of the corporation stalking horses
is to pack the state convention with
uninstructed delegates and thus tC
relegate the senatorship to the legis
lative lobby or to juggle the conven
ton choice against the candidates who
have popular backing. The only wa!
for the people to protect themselves
is to be on their guard at all stages o
the proceedings and not only to in
struct the messengers they send to tn,
state convention. but also to choos'
messengers who can be depended on Il
carry out the instructions. They shoult
follow this up, too, by pledging thei
legislative nominees to vote for tn
nominee Of the state convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-31

Newman Grove Reporter trep).
"He" Morris Brown is carrying the old
Burlington territory by storm" You have
got that dead right, Mr. Hammond. And
up this way he is carrying the Union Pa
cific and Northwestern territory by
storm. And, as far as can be learned he
is carrying every political passholder in
Madison county along with 1t. This is
written one day before the orEention
and we will check up there and let you
know the results But the people have
a few territorial reservations staked out
which may give him bump yet.
Later-we made a careful study of the
subject yesterday at the convention, and
say, with great confidence. that every po-
litical passholder in Madison county is
working against Rosewater and for
Brown. IL by any possibility an error
has crept into this statement we hope
someone will call our attention to it and
It will be corrected. 1t may be a coinci-
dent but II looks suspicious.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-31

Doup City Northwestern repO.
Norris Brown is all right in his desire
TO be made a United States senator, but
he should call of some OF his fool friends
who PERSUADE themselves they are a part
OF Gods anointed. and any who fail to
see things as they do are going TO the
demnition bow-wows, so to speak. Some
time since the Northwestern had an ex-
PLANTATION of its attitude on the senatorial
question, declining to be a boomer to any
great extent, when one Of the Brown satel-
ties, whose initials closely resemble those
of Perkins OF the St. Paul Republican, i'm
medlately sent a broadside into poor us,
loaded with the stun we have alluded to
as fool friendship" to the effect that we
were looking for financial reccmpense be-
cause we did not jump into the Brown
vehicle instanter. 1t is such fool friends
that disgust the conservative element of
any party, and hurt the cause Of the men
who are their political prophets. Can Nor
ris Brown expect to swim to the shining
shore with these millstones about his neck?
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-31
Selection Meets Approval.
Kearney Hub (rep1.

kearney Hub (rep.).
The action of the executive committee
of the republican state central committee
in selecting Hon. w. z. Andrews auditor
of the treasury at Washington, to preside
over the republican state convention at
Lincoln August y will meet with the APP
proval OF the party generally in the state.
No more satisfactory person could have
been selected. He is absolutely Of the
cleanest and best and the fact that he is to
be chairman of one OF the greatest con-
ventions OF republican history in this state
will lend confidence in advance and set it
upon a high plane among convention gath
erings. The wisdom of appointing a COM
mittee on resolutions is not so apparent.
II all OF the parties named shall be mem
bers of the convention It will not matter
so much, but it cannot be gainsaid that
the convention itself has the right and the
only right to act upon the resolutions
through a committee appointed from its
own body. The move is an innovation that
has been adopted Elsewhere, and it may not
do any harm, but the action taken is
clearly a usurpation of the rights of the
convention. itself in advance OF its assem-
bling. BY the same sign a chairman has
convention by the state committee, and no
harm has come OF it, but il becomes a ques-
tion as to how far the committee can go
in assuming prerogatives that do not clearly
belong to IL Trouble will come OF It some
day even though no harm has been done
thus far. Better stop III
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-31
Omaha's Democrat of Destiny.


Desiring that the democrats OF Nebraska
shall not forget it, the Democrat again
reiterates its oft repeated statement that
there is but one man within the democratic
party OF the state who can be elected gov
ernor Of Nebraska this fall, and that man
is Mayor James C.. Dahlman Of Omaha
The nomination of any other man is only
throwing soft-mannered sop to the repub-
lican nominee. While Mr.. Dahlman is not
the only capable man in the state, he is
the only available man at this time and
under existing conditions. At another time
such men as Judge Howard, Congressman
Shallenberger. G. NJ Hitchcock, Colonel
Jack Maher, Judge Westover, Judge Old
ham and a hundred other finely qualified
men might be named with some degree of
successful assurances, but not this year.
This year the finger of destiny points d.
rectly at James C. Dahlman.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-31
COAL LANDS WITHDRAWN.

The unbiased judgment of the coun-
try will emphatically approve the
which has just been or
dered by the secretary of the interior,
with the presidents approval, of
100000 acres of workable coal land
from entry, Notwithstanding the order
has been instantly dubbed in certain
hostile quarters with the epithet so
cislistic" Examination by the geo.
logical survey discloses the fact that
altogether 56,00O,000 acres of public
land, lying principally in New Mexico,
Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, North Da-
kota. Montana, Oregon and Oklahoma,
contain coal deposits, but only the
100000 acres withdrawn are known
to be underlaid by strata from which
quantities. The available aggregate of
this coal is oficially reported TO be so
vast that the country's demand could
be supplied from it alone for an in
definite period.
The withdrawal order, therefore,
must be regarded in the light of a
great act of precaution in the interest
of the future inhabitants of the United
States. 1t was made necessary by the
rapid monopolization of these coal re-
sources by great corporations through
manipulation of the public land laws,
and of designs which, If the coal lands
were not withdrawn from entry, must
at no distant date absolutely vest in
these corporations the title which the
government as trustee for the nation
now holds to this invaluable heritage
II was only by arduous effort during
the late session of congress that rail-
road and other corporation plans to
acquire ownership of extensive tracts
of some of the richest of these lands
could be defeated. and their defeat
spurred them to greater effort to ac-
quire the coveted property piecemeal
by title through private entries under
the land laws.
| stake OF such incalculable value
and so eagerly played for by corporate
monopoly is we'll within the solicitude
Of the government on behalf of the
| people. Already an enormous amount
of rich coal land has been lost to
monopoly beyond recall through ad-
vantage taken OF the public land laws,
whose true intent certainly is not to
sacrifice so vital a public interest to
selfish private gain. Summary with
drawal will result, as is intended, in
putting a stop to this disastrous
process. Time, which is absolutely
necessary, will also be gained to de-
termine wisely, in the light of changed
conditions, how to dispose of these
coal lands with guarantees against
misuse. At the same time the govern
ment has only fairly begun the solu-
ton of the problem of reconciling pub
lie interest with the already privately
owned and worked coal deposits, espe-
cially as related to transportation and
mine ownership in transportation cor
poTations.
The action of the administration is
as sagacious as 1t is practical, relieving
the situation at once and opening wide
the door for progressive and opportune
treatment of this vitality important
subject, and is in complete harmony
with the presidents positive and
thorough going way of dealing with
national interests.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-31
where He IL strong.

crete Nldette-herald Nrep.).
Some Of our exchanges claim that IL Mr..
Rosewater is nominated as senator in the
state convention, a republican legislature
cannot be elected On Just what grounds
they base their claims we DO not know.
Certainly not on the ground that The Bee
has failed to champion the rights and in
terests Of the common people. For thirty
years The Omaha Bee has been one of the
most fearless, outspoken champions of the
people in this western country. 1t is true
that Mr.. Rosewater has made some per-
sonal enemies because he has seen At to op-
pose some candidates Of the republican
Marty. He has never knitted a man in the
ack II opposed to a nominee he has
Invariably fought him in the open, and
always given timely warning of his
pposition prior TO the conventions. What
'ver may be his faults. in our judgment
lie could poll more votes In Saline county
than any other republican in the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-31
STATE NEAT INSPECTION

1t is asserted on behalf OF the Chi
cago packing plants which are engaged
in the foreign and interstate meat
trade that they have already essen
TALLY complied with most OF the SAINT
tary requirements laid down by the
as inevitable enforcement in the
strictest sense when the new rules go
into effect. While this assertion is
universally credited. the very fact that
the national law, applying directly only
TO establishments supplying markets
outside the state, is TO be thoroughly
carried out is now naturally directing
public attention in Illinois and Chi
cago TO the far more numerous es-
Adjustments supplying the local mar
ket within the state. II the elaborate
national sanitary regulations are nee
essary for protection OF the public, but
under constitutional limitations can
be made effective only as TO meats
shipped across a states boundary. OBJ
viously equivalent regulations under
state authority are imperative for that
portion OF the consuming public left
unprotected by the inspection act
passed by congress at its last session
II is not surprising that an agita-
ton is in progress throughout the nli-
nois towns and particularly in Chicago
] TO secure for their own citizens