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Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
THE ANTI-BOND BILL.

Kansas City Star: Not for 100 years
or so ought there to be another United
States senate so completely lacking In com
mon sense and patriotic honesty as to
deliberately pass law intended to bank
rupt the government and destroy its credit
Indianapolis Journal: The test vote on
the bill to prohibit the Issue Of bonds shows
that the silver majority of seven in the
senate is solid. 1t consists of seventeen
democrats, ten republicans and five populists
while the sound money senators number
sixteen republicans and nine democrats
Chicago Chronicle: 1t is not agreeable to
know that seventeen democrats voted with
ten republicans and five populists for the
bill. But 1t is some consolation to know
that all but two of the democrats voting that
way hail from southern states which have
unsavory regulations In the matter Of
finarcial integrity.
Chicago Times Herald: Shameful as the
adoption OF the Butler declaration Is, 1t Is
impotent. The country cannot think worse
OF the senate than 1t has thought since
free silver and populism became predominant
in 1t. November next steps will be taken
to minimize It's power for mischief and
within two years its fangs will be drawn.
Globe-Democrat Populist Buffers bill to
prevent the issue of bonds without the con-
sent of congress, which would be practically
a repeal OF the resumption law OF 1875, has
passed the se9atef This. however, is as far
as the bill VIII 70. If 1t ever comes up in
the house 1t WIN Ibe defeated by more than
100 majority. Tte policy of infamy gets no
quarter In that body.
Chicago TriBune The senate is not con-
trolled by the republicans. The house Is.
The latter should lose no time in condemning
and repudiating the course Of those so-called
republican senators who voted for this in
famous mea ashre, Ssvhich meets with the dis
approval of the republican party The house
should take UP. this bill at once and put the
seal of its condemnation on 1t.
Chicago Recordi The spectacle OF the senate
attempting to prohibit the issue OF bonds,
without even trying to remove the causes
which make the bond Issue necessary, caps
the climax in the career OF congress noted
for the pueriity of It's efforts. AS the house
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

The Board of Public Works is now
advertising for bids for paving repairs,
to be made upon specifications on file in
the office of the board. Again we sug-
gest that there is no reason why the
city should commit the folly of enter
ing into a longtime contract for this
work, as there are three asphalt plants
in the city and competition ought to be
active. If it is possible to get greatly
reduced rates by n long-term contract
there might be some excuse for 1t, but
we apprehend the bids will disclose the
fact that the city must continue good,
stiff price for pavement repairs.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

When the managers of the Ak-Sar-Ben
festivities offer liberal prizes for the
best city or county floats they give the
people of the state to understand that
the Feast of Olympia is not exclusively
an Omaha affair, but rather a state
offer inducements to competitors which
must result in Il most brilliant pageant.
Omaha last year produced a grand street
spectacle and will do so this year, but
the gorgeOusness of the show can be
intensified if leading cities of the state
can be induced to provide floats as con-
templated by the management.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

The dismissal of the land forfeiture
suits brought by the government against
the holders of land taken by the Burling-
ton in excess of its land grant is, we
are told in railroad headquarters, vel
come news to the LOO bona tide settlers
who purchased the lands. Always the
poor settler. But it is thrice welcome
news to the Burlington road which thus
escapes the obligation to defend these
suits or make good the losses sustained
by the purchasers, whose titles the road
had guaranteed.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

The Chicago. Insurance autocrnts who
make rates for Omaha have rescinded
their nonsenslcal order combining reduced
rates to property in the business dis
tricts and have permitted the reduction
to apply to tile city as a whole Just
why the limitation was first made 1t is
difficult to see. The greatest risks Of
course, are in, the compactly built busi-
ness streets down town, where If fire
breaks out in one store it may burn a
whole block. The per cent reduction
was first confined to narrow limits, leav-
ing the old excessive rates stand in out
lying sections where risks are never
heavy
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

The record of live stock receipts for
the past week shows the Elkhorn road
to have hauled large proportion of the
northwestern shipments, which are get
ting to be very heavy. Every car of
live stock from that section should
naturally seek market in Omaha. Con-
ditions are abnormal when Chicago and
Kansas City can come in, MS they did
last year. and take some of this busl-
ness from Omaha. All the vast domain
to the northwest which affords the
largest cattle ranges in the world is
tributary to Omaha. If the business
does not come here something is radl-
cally wrong.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
The coinage of 100000 standard sill

The coinage of 100000 standard sill
yer dollars by the United States mints
during the month of May gives the lie
direct to the assertion by free coinage
agitators that the white metal has been
excluded from mintage and its value as
money medium destroyed. The total
coinage of standard silver from 1892 to
1873 was only eight and one
quarter millions, so that the gov
ernment has coined as many silver
dollars in the month of May, 1896, as it
did ON the average in fifteen years be-
fore the alleged crime was committed.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
TIE CONVICT LABOR PROBLEM.

One Of the most perpleXing problems
with which the coming legislature will
have to deal is the management of the
penitentiary and the disposition of the
labor OF the convicts. The last legisla-
ture abrogated the Mosher convict labor
contract and lease of the penitentiary
not so much perhaps because the agree
ment was fraudulent and the terms
detrimental to the state as because there
was job in sight in buying up the Dor
gan claim. The provisions of the law by
which the purchase of Dorgan's peniten-
tiary belongings was effected limit the
time for which the convict labor can be
leased to the period expiring with the
close of the session of 1897.
1t is now established beyond a doubt
by the experience of the past year that
direct state management of the state
prison is more economical for the tax
payers than the old lease system, under
which the state was compelled to pay
the contractor, in addition to the labor
of the convicts and free use of the prison
buildings and grounds, 40 cents per day
for the maintenance of every prisoner.
If 1t We're possible to get honest competi-
tion among the contractors the state
could without question dispose of the
convict labor on much more favorable
terms than it has ever had. 1t might
even make the institution entirely self
sustaining instead of constant drain on
the treasury as heretofore. But COM
binations and corrupt manipulation are
next to inevitable should the legislature
undertake to revive the old system of
long-term lease. Public sentiment, too,
Is decidedly adverse to another prison
lease, as 1t is to the whole system of
contract convict labor. 1t therefore re-
mains for the state to adopt the most
feasible plan for direct control of the
prison labor and the employment of the
convicts ON such classes of work as will
come in least conflict with the interests
of skilled free labor. On this score
The Bee will have more to say in due
time.
According to reports that reach us
from the state capital the convict labor
problem is already forcing itself to the
front. A controversy seems to have re-
Gently arisen as to the disposition which
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

The supreme court holds that for pur-
poses of designation of candidates on
the official ballot there can be two demo
cratic parties In Nebraska at one and
the same time. OF course If there can
be two there can be three, or four, or .
dozen. If n democratic party does not
abundant rain and fine crop prospects
ii will not be the fault OF the supreme
courts construction of the Australian
bnllOt law.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
CALL FROM MONTANA.

Ex-senator Sanders of Montana is
making n brave fight in that state for
the maintenance of the sound money
cause and he is not without hope of
n good result. He wants an explicit
declaration from the st. Louis conven-
ton against the free coinage of silver.
In letter to General Merritt of Pots
dam, n. Y, Mr.. Sanders says: "a no
BILE utterance on this subject will clear
the political sky and in Montana and
her surrounding states will do more to
re-inspire with the utmost valor her
republicans than anything else which
can be said or done. / do not doubt
but that with such a platform we will
carry the state of Montana this year
by good majority and never hereafter
find more trouble with the economic
heresies which dominate the ignorant
and the complaisant." 1t is to the call
of such men, who are battling against
the free silver fanaticism in it's storm
center, that the sound money repre-
sentatives to the st. Louis convention
should give heed. These valiant cham
pionS of honest money do not advise
compromises or concessions or straddles.
What they ask is a clear, unequivocal
ennunciation by the republican party
in favor of the existing standard, so
that the people shall have n fair op-
portunity to pass upon this issue and
dispose of it for years to come. There
is every reason to believe that they
will get this. The sentiment in favor
of n sound money declaration at st.
Louis is stronger today than it has
ever been and there is no danger that
it will weaken in the few days before
the meeting of the convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

The old-time volume of business is
rapidly returning to the South Omaha
stock yards and packing houses. The
official records of receipts at South
Omaha and Kansas City show that our
market is attracting more shipments
than the southern market. This means
that prices have averaged better and 1t
also means that the cattle and hog rails
ing business in Nebraska and South
Dakota has witnessed wonderful re-
vival With n direct rail line to Yank-
ton and beyond the Omaha cattle market
will be supreme.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

The Associated Charities has appeared
I'm new role-that of defending
woman in distress against the exactions
of usury sharks. While this may not be
strictly within the province of the
charities board, the action must certainly
commend itself to the average citizen.
Certainly some one ought TO take up the
defense of unfortunate people who lind
themselves In the clutches of chattel
mortgage men, who have violated the
usury laws of the state with impunity
for years. If the Associated Charities
can. by an appeal to the courts, save
even one victim from further imposition
1t will have performed u good office.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

The Chicago Times-Herald, the recog-
nized Mckinley organ of the west,
calls for "plain English at st. Louis"
AS the vast majority of the republican
themselves on the subject have spoken
against 16 to 1 free silver coinage in
the plainest of plain English, 1t is diff
cult to see how the st. Louis convention
can possibly express itself in any other
language
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

will not pass the BILL and the president
would not sign IL IL passed. there Is occasion
not for alarm, but for disgust The question
of the rights Of silver need not enter into
consideration here. The point Ia that we
have a senate which not only refuses TO
enact helpful legislation. but proceeds in
what appears to be spirit of utter wanton-
ness to kick over what safeguards we already
have. The country looks to the house to
kill this Vicious measure.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
Sound Money and Protection.
Chicago Times-Herald.

CHIVHSO IIIIIts-IftTaIU
The American standard should and can
be the worlds highest standard in national
and individual prosperity; but it can be
made and kept so only by rigid adherence
to the American protective system. The
people know what that means and the days
Will pass slowly for most of them until they
can get back to right principles
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

If the influence of q president We're
measured by the number of votes
one side of measure to the other by n
veto message how different from the
common acceptation would be the rela-
tive rank of our executives.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
THE COMING GENERAT1oN.

"outwitting King" being the story
or how two little German lads saved
Their father from military service with
lne Giant Hnard-tiow Westinghouse con-
coivod the idea of his patent air-bral<e--
Prattle of the youngsters and other en-
tertaining reading for the Noung folks
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

'PrTHBTIeIu IfePuDIlCHH.
Henry Watterscn will have to be recog-
nized as a prophet. He didn't like the
political outlook, intimated that the demo-
cratic party was doomed, pulled out of poll
tics, packed his trunk and sailed for Europe.
Events right in his own state have shown
that the brilliant editor possessed the gift
Of foresight at this time, IL never before
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
An Eternal Burial.

After having hung by the neck for thirteen
days and having survived the ordeal NJ
Durand, a Partisan celebrity, now proposes
to bury himself alive and to remain buried
for 300 days This, however, is not so re-
markable performance as the one promised
by the free silver leaders of the democracy
who propose to bury themselves alive and
to remain buried forever.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

The author of McGuffey's famous new
school readers is dead. The fact that
these new school readers We're new more
than twenty years ago will not detract
from the feeling of genuine regret with
which the sometime children in the
public schools will hear of his demise.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
PRECIOUS STONES IN AMERICAN col,
1,Jgf'TInNG.

1t is not generally known that we have
IN this country some of the finest col
lections of gems in the world-The most
important collections described by Mr..
Kunz-The j. Pierpont Morgan collection
embraces over thousand specimens
native to the United States
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
IN woMAN's DOMAINE;

Airy summer frocks for hot weather
dances-Newest modes for sleeves
and sashes-Attractions and draw
backs of dentistry as profess
sion for women--A Nebraska girl
who is preparing to practice as a
dentist-Women In the press gallery at
ashington-Decadence of the elaborate
commencement exercses-Gossip about
well known women-Seasonable fashion
notes.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
Providepce spares the Helpless.


curious feature of the ST. Louis tornado
is the fact that the inmates of the city
hospital, who were supposed to have been
destroyed, are all accounted for and un-
injured. Thus the sick and the helpless
escaped death, while hundreds of persons in
the full flush of health and strength were
stricken down..
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

IT is great deal to have been con-
sdered by ones friends worthy even
to aspire to the highest office within the
gift of the people Of the greatest re-
public ever known to history.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY:

The SmithBarker wedding the event
of the Observation-Disclosures for the
bridal party--Interest oeutering In COM
ing nuptial events-People beginning to
leave on summer XCursiOns-Out-o of-town
acknowledgements and whereabouts Of
Omaha society folks
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE.
THE BEST NEWSPAPER.
The Hammer as n Converter.

The other day Senator Butler Of North
Carolina tainted Senator Gear Of Iowa with
having written q free silver letter in 1890
and with being now against free coinage.
Some one asked him yesterday how he came
to change his mind.
when | take a ten-dollar gold piece and
silver dollar" said Senator Gear, land bat
ter them all out of shape, the ten-dollar gold
piece remains $10 and the silver dollar
is worth 53 cents. That is the object lesson
which converted me-"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

Mr.. Carlisle now counts himself out
OF the presidential lists. 1t is a ques-
ton, too, whether he ever counted him
self in them.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

Spain is said to look to France for as
sistance in Cuba. France, however,
once tried to mix up In the affairs of
Mexico to its sorrow, and Is hardly
likely to repeat the experiment.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
ALL HAIL TO HIM.

Atlanta Constitution.
Blow the bugles,
Beat the drums;
Lo! the candidate
He comes!
Ridin' early,
Ridin' late;
Watch out for
The candidate!
Saw the war through
tSure o. thatD
Got his record
In his hat.
Knows he's needed
By the state;
Save the country
Sure as fate!
Good at farmin';
Got q ploW
In his back yard
RuStin' now.
Merchant-lawyer-
Doctor--all!
Anything the
People cal!
Free religion
Un the lurch
If he didn't
Like each church.)
Bound to please you
Beat the drums;
10! the candidate
He comes!
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
MERRY JINGLES.
Indinnnnnlis Innrnnl.

It's not so much for costumes gay
That men dislike the bloomer girl;
It's chiefly owing to the way
Her hair keeps getting out of curl.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

The republican party is the party of
principles. That is why it has more
than regained its former popular conf
deuce and popular support.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

Will our prohibition friends give the
National Brewers association credit for
it's $4,000 contribution to the relief of
the st. Louis tornado sufferers?
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
Knows Whereof He spealss,

Secretary ,Morton thinks the republicans
can count on some democratic help this year.
Well yes The republicans are rather ex-
peeting some little assistance in the shape
of few hundred thousand democratic votes
for their ticket. Democrats are hungry for
prosperity, as well as other people.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
IN THE FIELD OF SPORT.

Newsy gossip on current sporting topics
about events past. present and to come
--latest in the base ball sItuation-Pros-
Movements In the arena of college ath-
letics-Just what every sport is inter-
eSted in.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

Lost, strayed or stolen-one curteW
ordinance. Information leading TO lts
recovery will be properly rewarded.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
WITH THE wHIRRING wHEEL:

Wheel makers and wheel dealers se-
cretly cutting prlces-EtfeCts of the
wheeling craze on the roads of the coun-
try-The law of accident insurance
Making collisions and falls an easy pas
time-News notes about wheels and
wheelmen everywh ere What the local
bicycle clubs and their members are do
ing
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

He said. 'Ill love YOU more tomorrow"
She hung her head in wounded sorrow.
"Tomorrow is-swectheart, take cheer
The longest day in all the year.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

The republican housc has sufficient In
terest In pphalding the public credit to
attend to''tltie little bill without the
presIdent'si hssistnnce.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

She was about to fall upon his neck.
So did her emotions stir,
When a big green worm, alas to say!
Anticipated her.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

The place soon will fall meath silence un-
broken,
When the members of congress have flown;
There are numerous speeches that ne'er Will
be spoken
And ink wells that nee will be thrown.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
Clacinnati Enquirer

Says weyler: "Our glorious cause
Knows no such word as fail;
Our hearts are stanch, our pens are bright
Our ink shall ne'er turn pale!'
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
UNExcELLED NEWS SERVICE:

Full Associated press foreign cable and
domestic telegraph service-The New
York Worlds special foreign correspond
from Nebraska. Iowa and the western
states-Well written and accurate local
news reports.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
Detroit Free Press.

"Yes, I'm joyously laughed at" admitted
the mule,
"Yet may be permitted to beg
That you will reflect on the fate of the fool
Who ventures on pulling my leg
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

Indianapolis Journal

The deaf man now no longer needs
To walk the railroad ties:
The scorcher finds him on the street
And watts him TO the skies.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
PAST REpuRIlCAN CONVENTIONS
CHAT WITH NiKoLA TESLA:

An interview in which Tesla gives his
views on work. sleep, recreation, mar
rage and the future existence--A char
acter sketch of Tesla, setting forth tho
human side of man--One illustration, in
which appears portrait Of Tesla.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

1t will not be necessary for President
Cleveland to veto the anti-bond bill.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

The bold bad caterpillar soon,
All snugly hid from view,
VIII murmur to the summer girl,
IL have a drop on you"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
LINCOLN AND THE ARMSTRONG; CAsD,

"Duff" Armstrong's own story of the
famous murder case In which he APP
peared as defendant and Lincoln 40 HIS
counsel-Lincoln, in 1858, proved "Duffs"
Innocence by reference to an almanac
and by touching appeal to the jury.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
LEADING SPECIAL FEATURES.
TIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE
RODNEY STONE.

RODNEY STONE,
A "REMINISCENCES OF THE RING,
by \. CONAN DOYLE:
a new serial story begun Easter Sum
day to continue for seventeen weeks
Tho tale is told by the hero himself
retired naval officer and he recalls the
incilents OF his career when boy
The story has been pronounced by COM
petent critics to be one written In DIR.
Doyle's very best style.
PAST REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS
The story of each national convention
OF the republican party graphically told
by a participant-ln addition to its im-
portant news vUlue the article is OF abb
sorbng interest from first to last.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
srArrMrNr or c1ncuLArIoN.

Ftate of Nebraslsal
Douglas county.
George d. Tzschuck secretary OF Tho Bee fub-
fishing company. being dny sworn, says thht w
actual number OF fun and complete copies oi S1 lS
Daily, Morning. Evening and Sunday zee prlI1rus s
H. - fOll0MS.
The herald., 1896-05-03
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