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Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02


President Dia2 has entered upon his
fifth term as chief magistrate of Mex
leo, he having had practically no oppos-
tion to his reelection. With the COM
pletton of his present term DiaZ will
have administered the affairs of the
republic twenty years and it has been
| Il period of notable progress for Mexico.
The popularity which his long retention
of the chief magiStracy attcsts is well
deserved. DiaZ is unqucstiOnably the
foremost of Mexican statesmen. He is
Il man of enlightened and progressive
views and he has impressed these upon
the country. He has encouraged the
development of the material resources
of the nation, has invited the invest
mcnt of foreign capital by fostering in
duStrieS, has given inducements for the
building of railroads and in every way
has stimulated enterprise. He has been
the dominating force and influence i'm
all that has contributed to the advance
ment ana prosperity of Mexico and he
mas maintained peace and order. re
pressing with Il firm hand every man
Hesitation of the revolutionary snirit
which formerly prevailed and by peri
odical outbreaks rendered Mexico n
most unsafe country in which to do
business. He has given the country n
stable government, not in all resppcts.
perhaps, strictly in harmony with re-
publican forms, but government
suited TO the people and which com
mands the respect and confidence of
other nations.
President Diaz is said to have plans
for the still further development of the
country and there is every reason to
expect that he will continue TO foster
and promote all enterprises that make
for the progress and prosperity of Mex
leo. The United States has Il sincere
friend in President Diaz and so long as
he remains ut the head of Mexican
affairs there is not likely to be any i'm
pairment of the cordial relations which
SubSist between the two republics. on
the contrary, those relations should if
possible, become closer. American cap
ital is largely invested in Mexico and
more of it is certain to 30 there our
trade with that country is large and in
creasing. There is Il mutual interest.
therefore, to bind the two nations and
to maintain between them peace and
goodwill
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02
MESSAGE Is NEARLY READY
Presidents Annual Effort Receiving It's Fin
ishing Touches,
CUBAN MATTER ALONE UNDECIDED
Recent Events Have Changed the
views of Cleveland aud olnc:,
but No Change of Policy
Has Been Indicated,

WASHINGTON, Dec. There will be
only one more regular meeting OF the cab-
net before the assembling OF congress. All
members were present at today's meeting to
discuss those portions Of the forthcoming
message Of the president that relate to the
business Of their respective departments.
With one exception the message is practi.
cal!y complete and awaiting only few fin
'Shing touches. This exception Is most inn
portant for II concerns The treatment of the
| Cuban question.
In the natural order Of things the Cuban
subject, coming under !ho head of foreign
relations would occupy a most prominent
place in the very beginning Of the message
and 80 might be expected tp receive early at
tention at the hands OF the president There
is still gap in that part Of the message,
however, Notwithstanding several efforts have
been made to close 1t up for the varying
phases OF the campaign now in prOgi ess in
Cuba have made it necessary to change rOn-
siderably the views the president and Score
tary Olncy desire to lay before congress- In
that connection and probably it will not be
until the end Of this week aud at the very
last moment that the missing paragraphs will
be supplied.
or course any expressions Of opinion as TO
the nature of the presidents views respecting
Cuba are only speculative at present, but so
far there can be found no warrant FOR the
assumption that he has determined upon any
decided change In the policy to be pursued by
the administration in this matter
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02

Is not the only community that suffers
! from undervaluation and fnvoritism i'm
! the assessment of property for taxation.
| The experience of Omaha Is only an az
gravnted example of the experience of
every town and county in Nebraska.
The remedy must be broad enough to
cover the entire state revenue system.
Instead of attempting to seek relief by
special legislation applying exclusively
to cities of the metropolitan class Il law
should be framed ana passed that will
Earmonize ana unity the machinery of
taxation and cqualize the burdens, as
required by the constitution. The plan
suggested by The Bee eight years ago
and recently recommended by the Iowa
revenue commission presents the most
feasible way out. That plan Contcm-
plates the appraiScmcnt of all taxable
property, real and personal, at its full
market value and an assessment of such
property for taxation at one fourth, one
fifth or onc-siNth of the appraised value
rs may be agreed on. This system
would give the state and the counties
and the cities the benefit OF actual valu-
alton and lower rates of taxation.
Above all, it would cqualiac the tax
burdens and prevent taN-shirking under
preteNt that listing personal property for
taxation is the same as contiScation.
The man who had money in the bank
or loaned out at interest would return
the entire principal to the appraisers be-
cause his assessment would be on one
fourth or onc-iifth or onc-SiNth of the
amount. The same would be true as re-
CARDS all chnttels which are now cou.
cealcd from the taX-gatherers. The full
appraisemcnt plan would enable the city
to limit its tax rate to 1 per cent or
less than l per cent upon actual valua-
ton. When this system is once eStab-
lishcd Il tax commission would prove
feasible and advantageous.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02
The Plethora Of Money.
New York Herald.

The avidity with which a million dollars
of bonds issued by the city of Duluth have
just been oversubscribed in London affords
new evidence that foreign investors are re-
covering their confidence in American Sc
curties.
Thus far the comparative stringency of
money abroad has operated to check pur-
chases of securities, but this obstacle is
now being gradually removed The pleth-
ora of money on this side the Atlantic
has caused an enormous amount OF grain
and cotton bills on London to be discounted
here, and, being thus relieved, the London
money market grows constantly easier
The statement made Saturday by the as
sociated banks Of this city reflects the
continued release of boarded funds by
savings banks and other institutions as well
as by individuals, Deposits for the week
increased over fourteen millions, and loans
were further expanded nearly nine millions,
the increase of actual cash being over nve
and a half millions. The surplus is up to
more than thirty-one millions nearly
double what it was year ago. Now that
the fear of reputation no longer exists, the
pressure of this ever-increasng volume OF
money seeking profitable employment must
give a powerful stimulus to enterprise and
trade
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02
Personal AND OTHER WISE.

A Boston man was so grateful for the elec,
ton of Mckinley that he sent So to n city
mission. Boston. is bound to be eccentric.
In one room of the Maine Central railroad
general offices are employed son OF Joseph
II. Manley, a nephew OF Arthur Sewall and a
nephew of Thomas b. Reed.
The new electrical and petroleum omni-
| buses in London are called motor buses and
the indications are that the word will be con
tracted eventually into "mobus."
Congresaman-e elect Vincent of the Fifth
Kansas district announces the selection Oi
his private secretary in the person of hia
young daughter. Miss Vincent is now in
Topeka learning shorthand and In other ways
equipping herself for her Washington duties.
Sir Arthur Sullivan can now command
$500 down for one song, while from The
Lost Chord" alone it Is said that he has
realized over $50 900. SignOr Tosti, the com
poser of For Ever and For Ever" whose
G.st manuscripts We're declined with
thanks" can now command $3.50 for a
song.
While he was in Atlanta recently Hamlin
Garland told a friend that he had raised move
corn and hay this year than for a long time
past and said that he expected soon to 60
south and begin experimenting with cotton
raising. The author Is eth good deal of a
farmer and his hands are rough from the
plow handles.
There Is SO remarkable an inter-relation-
ship Of families IN Powell county, Kentucky,
that on the trial Of case in the circuit
court. when the judge asked the jurymen If
any OF them were related to plaintiff or de-
fendant. nearly the entire panel rose and left
the box. The Boones, who trace their descent
from the great bear slayer, are among these
families.
Investigation, prompted by President Cleve-
lands allusun in his Thanksgiving day proc
lamatOn has revealed that thi5 Is the only
direct reference to n dIstnCtiyely Christian
doctrine that has appeared in a presidential
document since the time Of President Tyler.
The latter. in 1SaI appointed May II as
day on which he desired "all Christian peo-
pie" to hold religious exercises in expires
sion OF the sense of bereavement due to the
leath OF President HlrrisOn.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02
TARIFF TALK.

Philadelphia Inquirer (repO; A new tarff
bill must be given a chance, otherwise We
are liable to have the republican majority In
! congress overturned two years hence The
new congress should adopt conservative
! bill which will protect every industry. but
which will not foster trusts.
New York Commercial Advertiser (repO:
/ The extremists In the republican party are
! not now Feeplng faith with the people
! There is no demand for a radical high tariff
measure. Any talk about bimetallism should
| be laughed out Of the country. What is
wanted Immediately Is an increase of revenue
! OF from SiO,000,00O to $40 600 O0O and the
only way that this can be obtained at once
IS by the passage OF the Dinglcy bill.
New York Press repJ: 1t is absolutely
incomprehensiblc that any man calling him
self a republican cannot see that the most
Imminent danger to party and to country
lies In the slightest suspicion OF republican
acqutCscencc in existing tariff conditions.
with their ruiuuus effects upon the country,
their disgracetul reelection upon the govern
ment and their fearful menace of renewal
Of the dangers through which we have 60
| lately Passed. Let us have no more talk OF
poStponcment.
indianapolis News dud. dem): Mr.. Nc
kinley Is greatly indebted to the business
men for his election. They voted for him
| because they wanted a settled financial
policy. One experiment after another has
beer tried ana the result has been the
Now, what they want and will insist upon
having Is commercial and industrial peace.
Many Of these men, even these who are re-
publicans, do not believe that any increase
In tariff rates is necessary. They under
stand perfectly wen that revenue can be
raised without making any changes in the
tariff. And they know. too that no changes
can be made in the tariff without disturb
ing effect upon business. Mr. Mckinley and
his advisers would do well to bear these
facts in mind.
Portland Oregonian (repO: It Is notice
able that the talk about extreme tariff leEis-
lation does not come from republican leaders
in the states which were the battle-ground
of the late contest. 1t Is well understood in
those states of the middle west and north
west that the victory for honest money and
stable government was won only by aid of
thousands of democrats who will not endure
extreme exploitation of the protection idea
and that loss of support of these men
might reverse the verdict of 1896 in 1898 and
1900. There always has been strong pub
lie opinion in Illinois making for moderation
in tariff legislation In Iowa Senator Ali
son never has been an extreme protcctionist
There is likely to be no change in these
states, but rather growth of the sentiment
Of moderation. This spirit is likely to be
re-enforced strongly from the states to the
north, where the battle was no less sharp.
and the debt to the sound money demo-
Gratis is no less.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02
NEW SERUM CURE FOR LocKJAw.
Consul Mason Describes the Latest
Mrtlicnt Wonder,

WASHINGTON, Dec. LIN special re-
port to the State department on the discov-
cry by Prof. Bering Of dphthcria anti-toxine
fame, and Prof Knorr Of Marburg. of a
cure for lockjaw, United states Consul
Mason, at Frankfort, says: conc by one The
diseases which have hitherto defed the skill
of physicians are yielding TO the persistent
attack OF modern science. Since the sue
ceSStul treatment of diphtheria by subcu-
taneous injections of anti-toVine serum was
demonstrated hardly three years ago it
has been confidently predicted that sooner or
later all diseases which result from the
action of a poison secreted in the blood by
a special and characteristic bacillus would
be conquered by similar means From the
evidence now presented it would appear that
tetanus, one of the most sinister and stub
born of human maladies, if not already con
quered is in a fair way to be successfully
overcome"
Consul Mason describes az length the
methods OF preparation and application of
the new serum, with a full history of a
typical case, under the treatment and tells
how the preparatory treatment may be OBJ
tanned
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02
AN EXCHANGE FiEND.

Frank S. Pixley in Times Herald.
Excuse me, Mr.. Editor l just dropped in
to say
! That, If you've any papers you are gon'
to throw away
I'd feel most mighty gratincd If somehow
\ fairly recent copy of the old waybacis
Gazette.
seems to me
y paper printed once a week is just the
right idcC.
| always find within it all the news l really
need,
While city papers dish up stun that no ono
wants to read.
rye been here now a fortnight with my
daughter Mandy's folks
Haint seen thing worth rcadn but lot
of chestnut jokes
hope it amt presumin'. sir, too much for
TO say,
| don't see how you manage SO to let news
get away.
rye read your paper reg'lar but It makes
me fairly foam
When l never find II cussed word about the
folks at home.
I hopc that you'n excuse me If empha-
But you SHOW most blamed poor Judgment
in selectin' of your news.
who cares about the sultan of New Jer-
scy, anyway?
l want to know how Wayback went for
Who cares for NeneHoola, or for Cuba or
for Spain?
who cares how many turkeys Abdul
Hamid's folks have slain?
We all know that Mckinley was elected
president,
But what 1 want TO know now is how Way
back township went
who cares continental how they build
the cabinet?
Has Rrkins sold his grocery? Is huskin'
ended yet?
I'VE read your special kilograms from
every foreign spot
But they don't tell whether jenkins is n
justice now or not,
Why couldn't you just spare a line or two
some time to say
How Bin Jones ran for office? Did the
office get away?
And why not take sufficient space to add
upon the side,
That old man wilkins brindle COW got well
at last, or died?
Confound your foreign nNm's! Give me
the news you bet!
And the only paper that prints it is the
old WaybaCk Gazette.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02

Hnny Colleges Interested i'm the out.
cume Of the Suit.

HHny Colleges Interested in the out
cume Of the Suit.
ALBANY. Dec. l.-Argument OF the Fayer-
weather will case before the state court of
appeals was begun today by Edward c.
James, who apears for the widows eXecu-
tors and next of kin. The hearing of
the case will consume two or three days.
There are six distinct issues. but the main
contention is to obtain for Amherst, Dart
mouth, Hamilton, Williams, Rochester and
eight other smaller colleges a proportion Of
- 100000 amounting to from $50 600 to
SlOO0 900 each, from the estate OF Daniel B.
Fayerweather. The basis OF this cOntcn-
tlon Is that the tostatOr desired TO have this
money given to the colleges, but that the
rosiduary lcgatCCs have wrOngfully di-
yertcd to thcr colleges ana Disseminated
against those appealing. Judge TruaX, in
the lower court, decided for the appealing
colleges and the general term affirmed this
decision.
The defendant trustees, backed by the
schools and hospitals recognized by them
now contest the general term opinion.
Mrs Faycrwoathcr died In 1893, and her
executor also appeal from the decision Of
the general term holding that the heirs
Of Mrs. Fayerweather are entitled to the
residue OF the estate which the colleges are
lighting for.
The counsel present today included James c.
Carter General Stewart l.. Woodford. Ed
ward Winslow Page ex-Unitod States Judge
Horace Russell, Elihu Root, William b.
flornblOwer and Howard A. Taylor.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02


1t appears that ~ per cent of the farms
in the United States are free from mort
cages, This is a fact, and gratifying and
rose-colored fact, which knocks the
stufling' out of many loud and long-winded
harangues. If further inquiry should be
made it would doubtless be discovered that
in a majority Of instances the mortgages on
the 2S per cent of mortgaged farms represent
money borrowed for improvements The
American farmer sometimes has occasion to
growl; but take him for all in all, he is the
most prosperous tiler of the soil and the
most Independent in the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02
PROMOTION FOR ARMY OFFICERS.
Several Captains to BE Examined for
Higher Rank,

WASHINGTON, Dec. IA board of ex-
amining officers for promotion, to meet upon
the call of its president at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan. has been detailed as follows
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph T. Haskell. Sev-
entcenth infantry; Major Adna r. Chaffee.
Ninth cavalry; Major William S. McCas-
Key, Twentieth infantry; Captain John Nj
Banister, assistant surgeon; Captain Will
liam II. Lippitt, jr., assistant surgeon: First
Lieutenant Rowland G. Holl, Twentieth in
fantry, recorder.
The following captains in the service have
been ordered before the board: William A
Thompson Fourth cavalry; William II
Clapp, Sixteenth infantry; Eli l.. Hugging
Second cavalry; William C. Forbush, Fifth
cavalry; Jacob A. Augur Fifth cavalry;
John S. Doud, Ninth cavalry: BENJAMIN II
Rogers, Thirteenth infantry: Stephen p.
Jocelyn, Twenty-irst infantry; Stephen
Baker, Sixth infantry; Daniel T. Wells
Eighth infantry; Charles Keller, Second in
fgntry.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02
COMMERCIAL RErALLArLoN.

| The suggestion of the American con
sui general ut Vienna, that the action
of the Austrian government in incrcas-
ing the duty on imported glucose, in or
| der to shut out the American product.
may justify Il retaliatory measure on
our part, will hardly be seriously con
| sidered by our government, since the
action of Austria seems to he entirely
| legitimate, just as would Il prohibitve
| duty imposed on any article from that
country by the United States. 1t is not
Il case similar to the exclusion of our
meats by European countries on the
pretcXt that they are diseased. Every
nation must be its own judge of what
tariff rates it will impose and no other
country can reasonably complain.
1t is n different matter however
when unjust discrimination is mnde
against the products of n country. as in
the case of the exclusion of American
meats from Germany. Retaliation in
such Il case would be entirely iustifa-
bic and the law of August 80, 1890.
which is, we believe, still in effect, all-
thorizas the president, whenever he
shall be satisfied that unjust diScrim-
nations are made by ana foreign state
against the importation to or sale in
such foreign state of any product Of
the United States, TO direct that such
products of such foreign states as he
may deem proper shall be excluded
from importation to the United States.
obviously this would not apply to the
action of the Austrian government in
increasing the duty on glucose. But it
may BIZ practicable to do something by
way of retaliation when the tariff is
revised and very probably the course of
European governments in regard to
American products will then receive at-
tentiOn.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02

One Kansas precinct recorded only
two votes as east at the recent election,
all the other voters having paired off
with one another. If the pairing process
could only be extended to the whole
voting population the cost of holding
an election could be reduced to Il min
imum. The chief trouble would consist
In the fact that pairing is not voting,
nor could II be accomplished and the
secrecy OF the ballot maintained.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02
IrrignbIc NcbTnslS u.


The irrigation convention held at North
Platte last week was a most pronounced sue
cess. There were two special features, val
liable papers by scientists and the still
more valuable recital of the experiences Of
those who have made a practical success
of irrigation in Nebraska. Now that the
supreme court of the United States has
upheld the Wright law one of the chief
elements Of doubt I'm relation to the sd-
vanCement Of irrigation projects in Nebraska
has been removed. and next year many
additional thousands of acres of Nebraska
land will be put under the ditch.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02

WASHINGTON, Dec. Consul Morris at
Ghent in a report to the State department
says that the European newspapers have
been much interested of late in a question
prOpourded as to what is the most expensive
product in the world. The answer given by
Wilfred Fonyille is charcoal thread. en-
ployed as iilaments for inCandescent electric
lamps, which in the shape of filamonts for
thirty-candle power lamps is worth $12 O1O
per pound. 1t requires 800 900 of these fila
ments to make a pound, and their total
length would be 1877 miles.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02

NOV York Sun.
The official returns of the vote of Nebraska
at the late election show the aggregate poll
to have been 223, ,O9l. The vote of South Car
olina, as given by the Augusta Chronicle,
was 6S,43l only, and of Mississippi 69,463
only. Yet both of these southern states have
a greater population than Nebraska. the pres
ent estimates being 1,375OO0 for South Car
olina, 1850 600 for Mississippi and only l.
600 for Nebraska Mississippi and South
Carolina have nine electoral votes each, and
Nebraska only eight.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02

Speaker Reed is the leading spirit in
this congress and will continue to CON
troll congressional action up to the in
coming of the new administration, at
all events. AS TO the next congress,
there is no use worrying about it until
1t is ready to assemble ana organize.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02

The society circus next week will
undoubtedly be a big thing for Omaha
and for the poor thereof. All patriotic
and charitable subjects of King AkSar-
Ben are expected to attend and con
tribute liberally.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02

1t is authoritativcly denied that Pres.
idcnt Cleveland contemplates accepting
law lccturCShip at Princeton. A story
that he is to become the president of
the institution is now in order and would
be Just as plausible and catch us many
lmnnS
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02

Spectators are now engaged in the
venturesomc business of discounting
the effect Of the expected presidents
message. In these days of sharp com.
petition everything that can be pre-.
dicted in any degree is discounted on the
market Somebody would discount the
coming of the resurrection If its oc-
currence could only be fixed ON n def
mite day.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02
TREASURY DETIcIT ron NOVEMBER
Comparative Statement of Hcccipts
ana E,Nrenditurcs,

ana Expenditures.
WASHINGTON Dec. 1.-The comparative
statement of the receipts and expenditures
OF the United States shows that during No
vember, 1896. the total receipts were $25.-
2lOG96 and the expenditures $32, ,26O, 72O.
The receipts for the five months of the
fiscal year amount to Sl3l $50 4S9 and the
expenditures $17l597335. The deficit for the
month of November. therefore. is 81, ,O50. .O24
ana for the five months $3g i96,S46. as com
pared with $l5, 800 337 for the corresponding
five months Of last year. The receipts from
customs during November amounted to So
s3O3s5; from internal revenue, sl3,1Oi ,S2S,
and from miscellaneous sources s., ,l75, ,4S2.
This is a loss in customs compared with
November 1895, of 81 52i 929; a gain from in
ternal revenue of $6i.744 and a gain of
S6Si,379 from miscellaneous sources.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02

The presidential electors are voting
today. Those committed TO Mckinley
and Hobart have plain enough sailing
but how are the Bryan men going to
deal fairly by the two tails of the tripar-
tito tiCkot?