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Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25
Personal AND OTHERWISE

\ bronze monument has been erected in
Paris to the memuY of Jean Leclaire, The
man who tfty-four years ago introduced
among the workmen of his factory IN" sys-
TEN of Droit-sharinS
Thomas B. Reed was a resident Of CalifUI q
MIA thirty-five years ago and was admitted
to practice law in the district court at San
Jose before Judge W. r. Wallace, now a
resident of San Francisco
William Potter who has just been elected
president of the Jefferson Medical College
and Hospital at PHILADELPHIA was United
States ambassador to Italy during a part OF
the Harrison administration.
The array Of monuments in Paris has been
increased by the erection of a bronze monu-
mcnt to Jean Leclaire, who in 1912 intro
duced the system of profit sharing among
the workmen in his factory,
Rev. DR.. s. ]. Barrows, editor of the
Christian Register OF Boston, who has been
elected to congress, speaks modern Greek,
and al a recent meeting of Greeks in Bos-
ton spoke to them in their own tongue.
William Z. Kettles is me name of ;he
operator in Wasn't IN who on April 3, 1865,
received the tei.srapAic message from Gto-
CHal Weitzel to Secretary stanton announcing
the capture Of llcnmcnl. Kettles was then
only Is years Old.
BY tho will Of me il:e John Hoffman Cola
moro of Boston $500 is given to edcn of the
charity funds Of seventeen different Masonic
bodies, ana f1ODJO 10 the grand lOuBe OF
Massachusetts,. rhi8 surl il u be called The
John H. Collamu.c Fund" and Is u be for
The relief of de5swins Masons and their
families.
Few mlstresses OF the white house have
been the moving spirits OF a general gayety.
One brilliant figure stands forth as an ideal
social head Of the republican court, and
NEST Of the others admirable as they were,
seem prosalc by comparison. Dolly Madi-
son has never had her counterpart in the
home OF the chief executive.
The newspaper men of Philadelphia will
give a complimentary dinner to Colonel A.
X. Mcclure OF the Philadelphia Times on
years service in journalism. On December
Q, 1916, Colonel Mcclure. then a lad of 10
years, issued the first number of the Junata
Sentinel, of Mitilintown, Pa.
David Lvlngstone's father was a thrifty
Scot. One day David brought home word
that a heavy tax had been put on tobacco.
His father was just filling his pipe when the
sad news was broken. III we have to give
1t up" he said, I'VE may as well begin
now" And he knocked the weed out OF his
pipe. put the pipe in his pocket, and never
smoked agsin.
Mr.. Reed is quoted as saying that he Will
not be a candidate for the speakershlp OF the
next house, as he believes that enmtles ex-
cited by his failure to give certain chairman
ships OF committees to certain ambitious
aspirants for them explain in no small meas
ure why he did not get the presidential
nomination this year. According TO this
story Mr. Reed win content himself with
the position OF republican leader on the
door OF the house in the coming session
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25
Fnntnstic limitations.
L. 4 l.. d..


The reported death of a well-known Dss
Moines democrat, Z. w. Curry, late chair
man of the Iowa democratic state committee,
as the result CT injuries received while being
inflated into lodge of Eks, ought 10 point
a moral to the Elks and other fantastic
lodges in which "initiation" spells folly. u
isn't likely. however, it will have any effect.
This is the second case this year Of serious
results from crnck-brained initiation
practices which, II they were performed by
college students. would be the subject Of
general cutlery. although eXcusable in the
latter case on the ground of the heedlessness
of youth. 1t is apparent too often, However,
that when men descend to boyish prGnks
they out-Hcrod Herod in their nonsense.
The practical joker in general society has
eng DCen under taboo, and the general upllit
in manners will keep him in disgrace, but
It is about time that the lodge room, which
seems to be his final retreat, rids itself Of
him and his silly practices.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25
New York World.

The total vote cast for president this year
as shown by the Worlds table yesterday
was about l3,5I9 63S, a gain of 100000 over
the vote of 1892.
The republican gain NicKnley over Harri-
som was 1.S7l,000. The democratic and
populist loss bryan less than Cleveland and
Weaver) was 376,39i.
So much for unprncipled fusion on false
and dangerous issues.
Cleveland's plurality in 1892 was OSLO.
MCKnley's plurality is about $50 900. The
democrats and populists together cast l.
421 S3S more votes than the republicans in
1892. This year the sound money majority
(McKinley and Palmer vote unitedl is 96S,-
5}i.
The revolution in public sentiment and the
overthrow of the unholy alliance are un-
parallelod in the history of American
politics.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

1t Will be gratifying for many of our
citizens to know that Mr.. l.. ID. Fowler.
an Omaha banker" has reached Wash.
mgton and has been in consultation
with Comptroller Eckels relative to a
banking bill which Mr.. Fowler has pre-
pared and which he thinks will largely
contribute to settling many of the linan-
cial difficulties which have embarrassed
the country, but from which the west
more particularly has suffered most
severely. While Mr.. Fowler does not
indicate what that particular difficulty
is, we surmise that he means political
banking. In this we fully concnr with
Mr.. Fowler. If political banking could
be suppressed by any legislation, ma
tional or state, we feel sure that n good
many banks which have experienced
difficulties would have experienced no
difficulty in bulreting the waves while
the tempest ragged.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25
An Auu<ANsAw cRoAIS.
Cnlnmity's AMUSING Wall from the
Land of Jones.

NNiCNkO alNlcS~i'tlulus
Now comes James L. Clarke, governor OF
Arkansas who emcrgcs from the ohscurity
OF his Arkansas home to gain an equal fame
to that OF Chairman Jones, who halls from
the same state,
~ shall show tho world" Governor Clarke
seems to have said, that there are other
fools besides Jones in Arkansas"
Thcreupon the Arkansas statesman sits
down and writes n Thanksgiving proCldNap- 4
tion In which occur these words:
"We have been provided for In abundance
from Gods storehouses. aud our only cause
for murmur or complaint Is TO be found In
suoh things as the misguided actions OF our
fellow citizens In other sections have Inn
posed upon us. with us every prospect
pleRscs and only man is vile" "
Governor Clarke apparently is as bctuddled
as was Senator Jones for two or three days
after election. That can be his only excuse
for dragging politics into his proclamation
While all the rest OF the country Is preparing
to return thanks for the opening mills and
the uulckcned industry which has resulted
in putting 200. 900 men at work since Major
McKinley's election. Governor Clarke arises
and expresses his regret that such a dcslr-
able etato Of alrains should exist
There Is one interesting thing about Gov
crnor Clarke's proclamation. II shows that
the news of McKinlcy's election has pcne-
trated into the wilds OF Arkansas. Is 1t too
much to hope that by this time 1t has reached
the town of Washington. in Hampstead
county. and that Senator Jones has aso
heard it2
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25
HONESTY THE BEST POLICY.
Chance to Make IA Projected Lecture
Mighty Interesting.


Would Bryan have come any nearer being
elected If he had pade his campaign on the
Cleveland maxim when he was a candidate
against Blaine in 1SSi-vi2.: Tell the
truth, and let the consequences take care of
.themselve8?" Had Bryan acted on this
advice it would have made it necessary for
him to confos5. at the outset of his cam
Paign that the plank or position on which he
intended to fght his battle in declaring for
free coinage o. gold and silver at ~ to /
really meant silver monometallism Of 80
cent dollars made legal tenders and to
apply to existing debts in order TO enable
those who owed others to retain the bought
or borrowed pronerty by paying one-half OF
what was duo, the creditor. II Bryan had
been conducting a candid. truthful canvass
for votes he would have made this con
fesson at the outset, When confronted
with the terrible effect on savings banl,
and commeIciaI depOsitors he would have
boldly declared that the millions Of creditors
could better AFFORD to lose half what was
due them than the debtors could to pay
lesser evil for the debtor to be authorized
by law to hold on to one-half of his cred
itor's unpald-for property in his hands than
to be compelled by law to surrender the
unpald-for property to him. And then he
should have added that he did not believe
in or subscribe to that musty old maxim
that honesty is the best policy"
Mr.. Bryan, II he had thus candidy and
yeraciously explained the true intent and
meaning OF his platform would have
expound and defend 1t than to hear him
dodge or misconstrue 1t. The free sllverltes
all suspected that he was holding back
something OF Importance, and his opponents
were all sure OF II.
In his proposed lecture course this winter
he Will make clean breast of the whole
thing. He will say nothing more interest
Ing.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25
UgAUTHORIZED REPOBTS.

Readers of reports regarding the
Views and intentions of PreSident-elect
Mckinley should not give them TOO
ready crcdence when unaccompanied
by coniirmntory evidence. 1t has been
shown that nearly all such reports
since the election. and they have been
numerous, We're unauthorized, while
not n few of them have been bald mis-
representations. The chairman of the
republican national committee has been
made the victim of some of these
fakes" notably in one case where he
was alleged to have outlined to Chi
cago man the policy of the next admin
istration. No such interview ever took
place, but the imposture was sent broad
east over the country. Another report
for which there was no authority was
sent ont from Canton, stating that
Major Mckinley was against any rev.
enue legislation by the present con
gress and In favor of an extra session
of the new congress to pass protective
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

The success of the exposition will de
pend largely upon the character and
capacity of the men that are to manage
that great enterprise. 1t is therefore of
the utmost Importance that the fifty
directors to be chosen next week shall
be men who command public confidence
and who possess the requisite energy
and ability for flnanciering and super
vlsing the greatest project Omaha has
ever undertaken.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25
THE ILLINOIS FUNERAL.
Democracy Degeneration in the b
Sucker state. I
New York World CdemJ


According to the Official figures the vote
of Illinois jumped TO 1,053 577, an increase
of 1S9931 over the S73.6l6 votes cast In
1892. The Mckinley vote was SOB SIT, an
increase of 2Oi ,529 over the republican vote
of 1892. The Bryan vote was 459 100 which
was an increase of only 33 ,479 over the demo-
cratic vote of 1892. A democratic majority
of 2G993 in 1892 was changed into re-
publican majority of 144, ,057!
If the populists and prohibitionists had
voted for Mr. Cleveland as they did for &r.
Bryan, the democratic majority iH 1892 would
have been raised TO at least $4,000 The
free silver defeat therefore means. on the
face of the figures. a net democratic loss
from 1892 of 900 votes. There is no way
Of getting at the size of the sound money
detection, because a very large number of
silver republican farmers voted for MIR.
Bryan.
1t is clear. however, that not more than
half OF the Bryan voters were democrats.
and that the democratic detection from free
silver was at least 250,0O0.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25
A POINTED ANSWER.
THE THANKSGIVING HOUR.

Augusta Prescott in the New York Herald.
Under the evening lamp
Seated, dear Ned. you and /
Plying the busy thread.
Love, how the moments fly!
Afar in the dim-lit room
Loves story over again
Are Bessie and Jack at work.
Unwinding the tangled skein!
If the needle could tell tale
our talk to it's busy flight
What hopes would its brightness reflect,
Winter doubts and summer joys bright
But IL knows of nothing so sweet
In life the whole day through,
As the evening Thanksgiving hours,
Under the lamp with you!
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25
DINGLEY TALKS TARIFF REVISION
Says the Coming Session VIII UnraIy
pnss Ihc EmcrgcncN Mcnsurn

says The Coming Session VIII Hnrdiy
fhss the Emergency Measure.
NEW YORK Nov. 2i.-The World this
morning publishes from Lewiston, Me. a
two-column signed dispatch from Nelson
Dingley, chairman of the ways and means
committee, il which he says:
i see no reasonable ground for hoping
that the eXigency tariff bill, passed by the
house last December, will be taken up by
the senate this winter. | should neyerthe
less be gratiied to see it passed and sent
to President Cleveland.
The bill which passed the house last
december was purely an emergency measure
and it would be terminated by Limitation in
few months. The idea that has been en-
tertained by some persons that the house
bill would make unnecessary any further
tarlit legislation for long time is certainly
mistaken. for necessarily a horizontal in
crease of duties does Lot correct the inc
qualities and determinations of the pres
cnt bill.
The duties on some other schedules are
Suiilclent, but the wool, woolens, the Iuu-
Der and many other parts are destructive
The woolen goods schedule is bad largely
because the duties are exclusively ad va
lorem, making frauds against the revenue
easy. The wool grower and farmer should
be protected as well as other interests IL
my opinion 1t Is not necessary to create
sweep of the schedules of the present tariff
laws. There is much that is good in the
existing law, and also a good deal that is
Objectionable from a republican standpoint
to say nothing of a technical or scientific
one-too many inequalities.
1--WE should have at least $50 100000 in
crease of revenue, and 1t would be better if
the sum were $70000000 Besides the
treasury reserve should not be not less than
$l50,OOO,OOO, instead of the present accepted
limit of $lOO 600 900 in gold. This could be
accomplished by exchanging paper now in
the treasury for gold and it ought to be ac-
complished by the beginning of the next
fiscal year.
After July | there must be more revenue
or serious difficulties will arise. If my as
sumption is correct that the senate will re-
ject the house bill at the coming short ses-
sion ard that no measure will be passed that
will restore the financial equilibrium there
is only one plan to be followed That is
nary session 1t is my judgment that such
a session need not be a long one unless the
senate purposely prolongs debate
protection Is principle-not a mat
ter OF rates. AS the house OF representa-
tyes is the source of all revenue legislation,
and as it Is republican in complexion, it will
maintain the principle of protection but
with justice and moderation.
while l have expressed myself thus
frankly as to the necessity of such a re
vision OF the tariff as will cause 1t to yield
sufficient revenue and at the same time en-
courage American industries, yet | believe
that whatever steps are taken should be
taken with care and moderation, not giving
just occasion for criticism by sound money
democrats who have co-operated with us In
the campaign"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

One of Bret Harte's moditative and philo-
sophical frontier characters propounds the
query, "ls civilization a failure and is the
Caucasian played out?" As applied to
Senator Buffers North Carolina paper Of
that name, the answer to the interrogation
is that it is unhappily played entirely out
The sheriff is in possession, and the printers
roost upon the neighboring fences whstling
for their back pay. To this favor have the
populist senator and his organ come.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

1t was Bob Ingersoll who said. "You
cannot create value by law any more
rnan you could make oats by resolution
of political convention" This is true
also of building union depots by resolu-
ton. If resolutions would build great
depot Omaha would by this time have
boasted the greatest railway depot on
the face of the earth.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

1t is not absolutely certain that the
Nail trust has been smashed for good.
1t may only be playing 'possm by
going out of business until the courts
let up and the cases now pending have
been dropped.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

The sugar cane growers of the West
Indies, who have been seriously crippled
by the export bounties on beet sugar
paid by Germany, Austro-llungary and
other European countries demand re-
lief ut The hands of the British gov
eminent by protective duty that will
give them fair chance TO compete in
the British markets with European
beet sugar producers. The cost of
making sugar from cane in the West
Indies is much less than the cost of
producing sugar from beets in this
country. And yet there are people in
Nebraska who cannot comprehend why
there should be a bounty paid to sugar
beet growers in order to counteract and
Offset foreign competition.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

If Omaha could only get rid of a lot
of Peter Funks and confidence sharks
who are thrusting themselves to the
front constantly as representative bust
ness men and blow bubbles, build air
castles and project colossal enterprises
tsat require vast capital, we feel sure
city would make more substantial
HnnlNnu
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

fcrrcd ipcuton should he secondary to
character and capacity. Men who would
locate flbt Exposition just right to suit
their subbortcrs might dislocate it by
lack of popular confidence and mis-
managc,AAat.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

The design of creating a metropolitan
police and fire commission was to keep
the police and fire forces out of politics.
To make the commission elective would
force every fireman and policeman into
nnlitinS
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25
Ambassador Royord has n

Ambassador Bayard has accepted an
invitation to dine with Mrs. Victoria
Guelph at Windsor castle. Whether
Mr. Bayard expects to be presented
with one of the Widows imperial gar
ters has not yet transplred.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

Serious charges of neglect of duty
affecting the safety of the entire bust
ness district of Omaha have been pub
licly made against the city electrician.
If the charges are unfounded they
should be as publicly refuted.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

The report of the Inspector general of
the army rs to the increased efficiency
of candidates for enlistment is most
encouraging. The army makes up in
quality whatever it lacks in quantity.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

A new union depot does not mean Il
structure reared on an old and ruinous
foundation. The people should not al
low themselves to be hoodwinked.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

A commander so sensitive to climatic
conditions as Captain General Weyler
ought to make special arrangements
with the weather bureau before he
starts out to put down n Cuban revolu-
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

Mrs. Tom Patterson introduced Bryan
to Denver audience as the first prcsi-
dent of the twentieth century. Presi-
dent of what? President of some de-
batting club.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

The fusion majority of the incoming
legislature has reserved one position
for the silver republicans, viz, that of
superintendent of cuspidors.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

New York Mail and Express.
More than 600 600 barrels OF American
apples have already been sent to Europe
this fall, and the shipments are still in
progress. Evidently the efTete monarchies
ct the old world have discovered that Ameri-
can fruit, like American enterprise, is hard
to beat
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

How much of the permanent state
school fund is permanently invested in
notes on which the state could not
realize 10 cents on the dollar?
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

WASHINGTON, Nov 24.-During the last
session of congress a proposition was made
to divide the appropriations among the va
rous committees of the senate, but by a
very decisive vote the whole question was
referred to the short session. II the mat
ter is brought up again it will probably be
laid on tho table for good and all. Many
senators who supported the proposition be-
fore will vote against 1t now, and the ma
jorty which postponed its consideration will
be larger upon a question to finally kill It.
Several senators who supported the PROPOSE
tion at the time said after the vote that they
would not vote for 1t when 1t came up
again.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

Now that Bryan has gone into the
show business the Associated press
should present him with a bill for adj
yertiSlng
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

The annual riot between Iowa and
Nebraska may be looked for on Thanks
giving day.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

The cloud that looms up in the horizon
Just now is the condition of the state
treasury.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25
~ Aearhc Trnc TNnc.

Phll0dclphia ilmes.
AS a type OF Thanksgiving, fat turkeys
are very appropriate, because they are so
suggestive OF full crops.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

l
"Is she in grand opera?"
"oh. no, my dear fellow; she's dancer"
Puck: The Nurse ismilingly)-wen, ut"
Wheeler Observation-Disclosures. l hope BIZ
cycles will he cheaper next year.
Chicago Record Caterers say that tur-
key Is not stylish any more-it has become
the luxury for the poor"
Paw, what is a luXury?"
'oh, 1t is anything you, want that you
never have the money to buy"
Cincinnati Enquirer; with tears in his
deep brown eyes he pleaded earnestly for u
little more time. but the ninty-hearted
landlord remained unmovcd. Consequently.
the tenant didn't remain In that condition.
Somervile Journal: Mrs. Wlggles-Irs
just a little chilly here. Don't you think
We had better start gr;Ae fire in the
Mir Wiggles-No, think we had better
start a little one.
indianapolis Journal; "our family" said
the young man in tone of pride, came
In with the Mayhower."
the chrysanthcmum."
Chicago Tribune: sam. we are invited
to the annual exercises of the Alumni AS
music. speeches and physical exercises
What are physical exercises?"
'Sh! Don't talk so loud. Dorothy. Paw'U
hear you! That means dancing"
A POINTED ANSWER
Philadelphia North American
Now. Dolly, please answer this question.
Said J. with n love-stricken stammer:
Can the phrase, i love you most dearly
BE said to be quite proper grammar
And Dolly, with eyes softly beaming,
You'd seek a reply from one wiser than /;
My dear boy, just go ask my father"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

In selecting the new board OF directors
for the exposition the question of pre-
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25
OFFICES
srArnMENr or c1ncuLArloN.
state Of Nebraska,

Douglas County.
George -. TZschuck. secretary of The Bec rub
fishing company being duly sworn, says that the
actual number of full ana complete copies OF 1hc
during the month OF October. 1876. as fol-
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25
MIRTuFuL DRESSING.

Philadelphia Record: Early rising isn't
what 1T Is cracked up TO he. In fact, it's
often a frost
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

Detroit Free Press: "That Miss Ballet
reaches high c without an effort"
"Is she in grand opera?"
"Oh. no, my dear fellow; she's n dancer"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

Puck: The Nurse (smilngly)-W ut"
Is twins.
Wheeler (crushed)-Hcavens, | hope BIZ
cycles will he cheaper next year
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

Less deductions for unsold and returned
copies ....,...
ro,,i NO, r,laa .. ,. G36 iG7
Net daily average .................. ~ o5Sf
GEORGE II. TZsCHUCK.
Sworn 10 before me and subscribed In my
presence this 3ist day OF October. 1896
N. y. FELL.
fSeaI) Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25
TTUrkeY'' I

Is barred by circumstances
attending our national Thanks
giving from really entering
into the spirit of the feast
but his loss is our gain and
we may be thankful that the
situation is not reversed.
Another thing to be thank
ful for-if we do say it's the
opportunity afforded by our
store for being well dressed at
small cost. From evening
dress of correct cut to the
ulster, from the business sack
to the dressier cutaway-
whatever is right for the sea-
son and to your station in life
is sure to be found here, and
what is more, it is sure to be
right.
Our Furnishing Depart
ment affords an opportunity
you ought not to neglect if
there are any articles you
need to touch up your appear
ance. We can suit the most
fastidious.
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