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Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
More Land for Settlers.

Major Mclaughlin of the Interior
department has secured the signatures
of the Sioux Indians for the cession
of the remainder of their tribal lands
in the Rosebud and Pine Ridge reser-
vations, amounting TO 800, 600 acres
which means that within a compare
lively short time the tract will be
opened to settlement and mark the
passing in the strict sense of the
largest Indian reservation remaining
in the county.
AS this land, like that in Trip and
Gregory counties, South Dakota. al
| ready ceded, is all tributary to Omaha,
the benefit TO this city from the set
thing up OF the territory should be
marked. It means a large addition to
the population of that section of South
Dakota and many million bushels more
of grain production, with Omaha the
natural place for the people who set
tie the lands to buy and sell. A few
years under the magic touch of the
farmer and the southern part of South
Dakota will witness a great transfer
nation. The new regime will make
the Indian himself a producer to a
large extent, for he must now take
his allotment and get down to the pur'
suits of the farmer or lease his and &c
white men who will cultivate 1t. Thus
the land thrown open to settlement
will be only part of the addition "a
the productive soil.
Aside from the coming of the white
settler the eession OF this land will
mark another great transformation
Forty years ago when the Union Pa,
cihe road was completed the SiouN
were the most numerous aRdpowerfu
tribe Of Indians west OF Missis
sippi, If not in the United States. They
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
PERSONAL NOTES.

John Fottler. "a years old, often called
the father of Boston's park system" be-
cause he first suggested and worked to
create Franklin park, died in Boston re-
Gently.
Senator w. NJ. S. Bowen of the Rhode
Island legislature. has broken all records
as an author Of legislation. He has in
troduced ninety-four bills OUT of the PIP
introduced in the senate,
Lloyd Clarke, who has just died at Long
Branch, n. j., after a record Of forty years
as a locomotive driver, in that time run
ming passenger engines more than ZOO, 600
miles, had never killed a passenger.
An American mining promoter who for
got the formality of first establishing some
relation with a mine, has been arrested
over in France. The French seem to be
particular. over here such a man gets
muck-raked.
A Brooklyn young man, arrested for a
crime of which he was innocent, measured,
photographed and third degreed," now
asks $685. 900 as balm. His pride received
serious wounds doubtless. and his rights
were grossly invaded, but SIPS 600 is a'whoie
lot Of balm,
Paris Is much excited, but there will be
far more nervousness in the New York
clubs this week, King Edward, who is at
the French capital incognito, has taken to
having his trousers creased down the sides
instead Of in the front and back, and now
every man who is supposed to be in the
height Of fashion will have to do the
same thing.
General Samuel F. Lawrence, of Massa-
chusetts, has succeeded to the highest po-
sition in Masonry in this country. This
has come about through the resignation by
Judge Henry i. Palmer of Milwaukee,
Wis. Of the position of most puissant SOW
ereign grand commander Of the supreme
council, Ancient Free and Accepted Scot
fish Rite, thirty-third degree, for the
northern jurisdiction Of the United States,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
Investments for Industry.

Every indication points to the pres
ent season as one Of large investments
in the direction OF industrial expan-
sion. The east Is catching the spirit
of the west and is again beginning to
branch out. The New York Central
and Pennsylvania railroads are push
ing as rapidly as possible their new
terminals in New York City, which in
volve the expenditure of millions upon
millions, but this was to be expected,
as the work was already begun and
could not we'll be halted. More sig
nificant is the announcement that the
Lake Shore is to spend 100000 O in
betterments. that the West Shore is to
complete long contemplated improve
ments and reports from railroad equip
ment companies are that orders are
coming in rapidly, with the outlook
never more promising.
The greatest step since the steel
company started work on its big plant
at Gary, Ind, was the borrowing of
$40, 900, 900 by the Jones & Laughlin
Steel company of Pittsburg, of which
all but 81, 900, 900 is to be used for ex-
tensions and betterments. This COM
pany is already the largest concern in
the United States outside the Steel
trust. It's move shows the tendency
to modernize and bring plants up to
date to make the American steel pro-
Queer more and more a factor in the
worlds market.
Not for several years has there been
so much activity in the western rail
road world in the way of construction
of branch and feeder lines opening UP
new country to profitable settlement
and the business men of western cities
are showing their faith by a building
program which, taken altogether, is
unprecedented. In years past first
one city and<then another has forged
ahead, but at present the building is
noted In every city in the great west
and the structures as a rule are of a
type superior to those of previous
years.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

where is Mr.. Bryan" asks the
New York World. II the World wants
to know where MIR. Bryan is physically
and corporeally we can tell It that
when last heard from he was deliver
ing lectures at the usual rate up in
Winnipeg. Canada.
This, evidently, is not the informa-
ton the World really wants, because
it follows its question up with an
other, What is he doing to hold his
party true to the principles that he has
defended and to the platform that he
framed?"
The World calls attention to the
wholesale backsliding on the tariff by
the democratic members of both
houses OF congress and notes the alb
sence of Mr.. Bryan from the scene of
battle, when he might, at least, be on
the ground directing the democratic
forces over which he is the nominal
leader. The World continues:
But we do not hear Mr.. Bryan's voice
raised in passionate protest against demo-
cratic treachery to Fundamental party
principles. We do not see him among the
aggressive leaders in this struggle against
privilege and plutocracy. In the current
issue OF the Commoner we find only the
most perfunctory references TO the tariff
debate. The leading editorial articles are
devoted to direct legislatiOn-to the initia-
tive. the referendum and the recall For
all practical purposes Mr.. Bryan might as
we'll be talking about the Arian heresy or
discussing the number Of angels hat could
dance on the point of a needle.
We fear the World does o yet I'M
derstand Mr.. Bryan. The great dem
ocratic orator does not want to be en-
tangled with petty details of tariff leg
islation. He would rather persuade
the democratic legislature in his home
state to refuse to let the university
professors take retirement pensions
from the Carnegie fund, or to try his
eloquence on the Texas legislature in
behalf of bank deposit guaranty, or to
plead with the Colorado legislature
for the initiative and referendum. 1t
is true that Mr.. Bryan once made a
special trip to Washington to procure
the ratification of the treaty annexing
the Philippines in order to manufac-
ture the issue of anti-imperialism for
the then impending campaign, but the
issue failed to pan out.
Mr.. Bryan Just now is busy lecturing
in Canada and the p%eridious demo-
Gratis in congress will not be called to
account until later. 1t is even posi-
BILE that II again a presidential candi-
date, and these democrats are seeking
reelection on the same ticket with
him, Mr.. Bryan will ask their constitu-
encies to continue them in office.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
How Americans Spend Their Money

Consular reports would indicate
that the American tourist is the most
profitable crop %garnered in Europe.
This land OF plenty annually scatters
millions of dollars throughout Great
Britain and the continent and from
the numbers and prodigality of the
tourists 1t is little wonder the idea
prevails in some quarters of the old
world that money grows on the trees
in the United States.
In one of the latest reports Consul
Mansfield Of Lucerne, Switzerland,
gives an estimate of what the automo-
bile tourist alone leaves in Europe
each year. He figures the average ex-
penditure of tourists of this class at
$40 per day and the average stay of
each at two months. Statistics show
that 10000 Americans annually make
the automobile trip of the continent,
which would mean the distribution of
$4,000, 900.
These figures do not take into &C
COUNT the expenditures VI IOuTlSJS WIN
adopt other means of seeing the sights
of the old world, and they are in the
majority, or the large number whose
incomes are derived from this side oil
the water, but who live in lavish style
in Europe.
Were it not for the money which the
American spends there and the man.
ufactured products which those who
stay at home buy from the old world
1t would be hard picking for our ole
country cousins And with all thii
good American money which goes
abroad it is the American farmer anC
producer who keeps the balance on thu
right side OF the international ledger
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
HOW DRY I AM.

Sutton News: Lincoln is dry.
Alliance Herald: Lincoln went dry by a
big majority, bat Omaha -.
Fairmont Chronicle: Lincoln without sa-
looms! What a bump! SO mote II be.
Nebraska City Press: How dry l am
will be the slogan In Lincoln this year.
Lexington Pioneer: And Lincoln is as
dry as a powder horn. Just suppose
Omaha was In Lincoln's fix!
Beatrice Democrat: With the triumph of
the dries in Lincoln, Beatrice loses the
distinction of being the largest dry city in
the state.
Lincoln, sets an example that the rest OF
the state may well be proud of. No saloons
and now watch her grow.
Fairbury Gazette: Lincoln will indeed be
a model country tow this summer-no sa-
loon and no Sunday base ball. What more
could one desire who was looking for a
quiet little city in which to pass their re-
naming days in peace and contentment?
North Platte Tribune: The city of Lin
coin voted out the saloons. This will work
some Inconvenience on the democratic
statesmen who visit the capital city, as
they will need carry a larger suit case to
accommodate the bottles they take with
them.
Papill.on Times: Lincoln is evidently a
hard city to please. Last year they had a
from seven to seven o'clock closing law
for the saloons Dut that seems TO have
been unsatisfactory, and now tits prohi-
bition straight for the capital city. Per-
haps it is an effort to discourage demo-
cratic legislature from being elected in Ne
braska in the future.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
BESIDE THE OLD o A

Edith NJ. Thomas in New York Sun.
There were two voices in the listening air,
Beside the old, old road,
But Of no touch, no motion, was l ware.
And no form showed.
The first voice said; 20 bleeding, bruised
Beside the old old road,
o misprized love, by british hands undone,
That heaped thy load!
20 royal slave. o scourged and dying love,
Beside the old, old road!
Beneath the straw, az rifted thatch above
Such thine abodel So ID
81, in a yesrning palace splendid, lone
On thee all rare delights thou hast NOT
known 8 u
Would have bestowed!'s
Then ebbingly the second voice arose
Beside the old, old road:
Not even once again the sweet flower
It's leaves once slowed.
But could it spring again from out this 4
Beside the old, old road, :
stu not to thee ny service and my trust
Were giv'n or owed.
Blu even to that one who me hath slain
Beside the old, old road,
Would | return To serve to bear again
The load and goad.
Beside the old, old road,
Hear thou the law go where go / must
Not self-hestowed!'
Loves loveless lover-love, unloved-they
Beside the old. old road:
Two ways the human hearts can break
To me they showed,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
NO MORE GOLDEN SPIKES.
Completion of Another T~ranscOntf-
mental Railroad.
IPsIie'a Weekly.

Without any golden spike, without the
presence Of any of the principal officers Of
the company, the last rail on the Pacific
coast extension of the Chicago. Milwaukee
& st. Paul railway, now known as the
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound rail-
way, was laid to a point two miles east of
Missoula, Mont, Just before the 8 o'clock
whistle blew on March 81 last. There was
no celebration of any kind. and the only
speech was the remark OF the contractor to
the foreman, Bill, that's a good job" The
length of the extension just completed,
from the Missouri river to Seattle and
Tacoma, Is a trifle over 400 miles, and
brings the total mileage of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St Paul railway UP to 1900
miles. The completion Of the new trans
continental line creates a worlds record
for rapidity OF railway construction. The
first shovelfuloE-eaFth on the new line was
turned April ~ feCes No Pacific coast line
OF any railway, and no line Of equal length
crossing three mountain ranges has ever
been constructed, within. the short period OF
three years. During this period 60. 1000 900
cubic yards Of material have been exca-
waited, 81 .O00 yards Of tunnel driven, twenty
miles of bridges erected. and 1900 tons
of eighty-five-pound rails laid, at a total
cost of So, 00O, 200. The ballasting OF the
new ranscontinental line will be completed
about June I, 1909, and regular freight and
local passenger service will be established
thereafter. The new line. as far west as
the city Of Butte. Mont. has been in regu-
lar operation since September. 1919.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
Oscar stra ms. Diplomat.
PHILADELPHIA Record.

FHIIdueIphIa HeCOTu,
Oscar Straus has certainly had a very
singular diplomatic experience, but 1t is
no mere accident. There is no doubt that
he is one of the most useful men this
country has ever accredited to the sublime
porte. Mr.. Straus has now been ap-
appointed our envoy at Constantinople the
third time. He was first appointed by a
democrat; he has twice been appointed by
republicans and his most recent public SER
vice was in the Roosevelt cabinet. 1t is
constantly growing more important that
we should be well represented in Turkey
and Mr.. straus is a very different man
from some whom we have sent.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
Funny.
years.

Our amiable democratic contem-
porary, the World-Herald, reads the
Lincoln Journal a sharp curtain lee
ture for impugning the motives OF
other newspapers and villifying those
that are not able to see all things as it
sees them, itself"
The Journal had recently parted
some clumsy jabs at its position in the
recent city campaign that made Lin
coin dry, as follows:
On few subjects is there such confusion
of thought as on the liquo question. The
difficulty Of securing rational consideration
Of the actual situation is immense. To the
excited ones the newspaper that is not In
the same state of emotion as themselves Is
controlled by the brewers and individ
uals who happen not to he off their feet
are either victims or beneficiaries of the
saloons.
On this text the World-Herald pro-
ceeds:
1t is all very true. But just the same
kind Of pin-headed attacks that are now
made on the Journal because 1t opposed
prohibition in Lincoln the Journal has been
exceeding busy making on many men and
newspapers, not TO mention on whole cities,
for many months past. In this contempt
BILE propaganda the Journal seems to have
been so eminently successful that its own
chickens are now coming home to roost.
This is really funny. AS between
the Lincoln Journal and the Omaha
World-Herald it would be hard to tell
which ia the most fragrant offender in
this regard. The very page of the
World-Herald that contains this
philosophical dissertation brings forth
in two places the same sort of an at
tack on The Bee and its editor for
which it takes the Journal to task.
There are none so blind as those
who will not see.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

1t is really refreshing t have the
World-Herald %zealously unfolding
Omaha's claim to be a well-policed
and highly moral city. Up to this
time the duty of defending Omaha's
efficient police department and its free
dom from vice and crime as compared
with other large cities against the at
tacks OF the World-Herald has always
devolved upon The Bee,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

A report OF the comptroller of the
currency shows that hfty-two ways
have been discovered by which en-
ployes have d%efrauded banks. To those
who may have an inclination to try
any OF them 1t may be well to point
out hat the plans for keeping out OF
the penitentisry are neither SO numer-
Gus nor successful
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

The new Forest school, as originally
planned for a ~twelve-room building,
was to cost $4,000, or $1,000 a room.
Making II a -sixteen-room building is
to bring the total cost up to sol, 900
and the cost per room down below
10000 q room.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

The water bond boosters offer the
assurance thai the taxes on the Bee
building will not be in any way in
creased by the city paying s6.263,-
295.49 for the water works. We hope
so, but in this. along with some others,
we are from Missouri and will have to
be shown.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

leagues. To even up for what vas
done in the county board, some of the
democratic councilmen ought to come
over Inc let the republicans organize
the council.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

John D. Rockefeller has a lake on
his estate which gives a rainbow eff
feet no matter from what direction il
is viewed. Mr., Rockefeller can AFFORD
to chase rainbows now, but he devoted
the earlier years OF his life TO a far
more prosalc and profitable employ
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

King Edward OF England is said to
be growing sc peevish that during a
recent trip he had a lively spat with
his wife What is the use of being a
king If you are not allowed TO have
a little family advertisement.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

The Japanese squadron has finished
it's visit to San Francisco and steamed
north. California was on its good be-
havior and gave the visitors a warm
welcome and gracious farewell. The
Japanese should now be able to get
the true measure Of the recent dis
turbance on the Pacific coast.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

The first balloon SEM out OF Fort
Omaha was designated as United
States Signal Corps Balloon No. 49,"
When 1t landed it\was United States
Signal Corps Balloon No. 49,"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

The Russian method of settling a
cabinet crisis would make a good
theme for a comic opera. The cabinet
threatened TO resign unless il could
run the navy as it desired. The car
refused, but kindly consented to run
the navy himself in the manner de-
sired by the cabinet. Everybody is
satisfied and is living happily.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

Down in Georgia the populists and
liberals are arranging for a fusion.
in Nebraska what is left OF the popu-
list party is simply an annex to the
Bryan machine.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

Carry the news TO Emerson Hough
that the weather bureau has peer vim
dicated. The wild geese on the way
north stop owe in Omaha to get the
benefit of the local forecast.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

That signal corps balloon was be-
Gained as it passed over Blair. Won
der what would have happened to it if
Lincoln had been in it's path?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
OutcroppinEs OF Medical Humor.

One Of the doctors announces that nobody
can hope TO be healthy without eating
plenty Of hard food and tough meat that
require much chewing Sometimes IL seems
as IL many of the doctors ought 10 be
writing humorous stuff deliberately instead
OF merely 49,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

Agricultural statistics show that the
peanut crop of the United States last
ear was worth $4,000. 900 without
aking into account the large yield
Of peanut politicians.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

A descriptive article on Turkey
says the people there all live in viii
ages. This should be put in the past
.ense for many of the sultan's Ar
nenian subjects.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

A Chicago pastor %denounces we'd
ding gifts as the relic of a heather
practice which should be abolished.
II he has his way how are some of
the still unmarried ever going to play
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
Suggesting a surrender.

" WNIITIE NVTT UTWf
Since the supreme court has passed on
the commodity clause of the Hepburn act
and Mr.. Roosevelt is out OF the country
we do not see that there is anything more
IN do
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

According to the referee In the ex-
press cases, those express companies
are not quite the philanthropists they
would have us believe they are.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
CrowdinE MethuseIah.
BOSTON Herald.

Away with the familiar talk of good
old longevity days. An expert in insurance
asserts that for more than 200 years there
has been a continuous increase in the
average duration of human life, here and
abroad. .
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
Senators with a Message.
Pittsburg Dispatch

ITTINVUTE DT0VUEVW'
Various western senators are understood
to convey the Information that revising the
tariff upward was not what their people
voted for last fall.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

Of1cial government publications
give Omaha fourth rank among the
grain markets of the country. An
other feather in our cap.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

If all the proposed fights of exter-
ninstion on flies materialize, coming
generations will have a hard time of it
'olving some of the present day jokes.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

An Alabama la after proposing
unnecessarily to 200 women has
finally been accepted. All things may
come to him who waits.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

Every one of the democrats in the
mex council, with n exception,
want to be president of the body and
is after the votes of his republican col
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
STATEMENT oP CIRCULATION.

state Of Nebraska, Douglas County. SIS:
George B. Tzschuck, treasurer of The
Bee Publishing company, being duly
lworn. says that the actual number OF
full and complete copies of The Daily.
Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed
turing the month of April, 1903. was as
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

pennsylvania iuries are a little
harder on ~kidnapers than Nebraska
%juries.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

Baltimore American.
The JOY of the railroads that they can
continue to have an interest in coal produc-
ton is not likely to be proven by any re-
duction of prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

Would the enforcement of s o'clock
closing prevent the thermometer TAX
ing a drop too much?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
WHEN OFT OF TOWN.

Subscriber leaving city tenn
pornrily should have The Bee
mailed to them. Address will be
changed as often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
Around New York

nipples on the Current Of Life
as seen in h Great American
Metropolis from nay TO Day
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK,
Treasu. er.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to
before me this LIST day Of May. 1909.
N. p. WALKER,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
. Doubter dared.
Brooklyn Eagle

BrO0kIYn Eagle.
Lincoln goes dry. What. With the Peer
less always on tap?