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Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

If the legislative fishing committec
really wants to learn something about
the election of legislative candidates
1t might inquire with advantage into
the open boast of one of the fusion
senators-elect that it cost him $500 of
his own money to make the campaign
for an office the salary of which will
be $500. And that same senator-elect
will hold up his hand and swear that
he has not improperly Influenced in
any way the vote of any elector.'
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

superintendent Gillespie wants the
State Institute for the Deaf and Dumb
rcchriStencd School for the Deaf. The
institution is an educational institution
and its name ought to indicate the char
acter of the work done. Yet the present
name is not misleading and it may add
to the standing of the institute to re-
tain its traditional official designation.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

VIII the incoming populist state ad-
ministration try to declare any of the
constitutional amendments carried ana
to seat the two populist candidates for
contingent Judges? If they do their
only hope of success must lie in reyers-
ing the ruling of the supreme court as
TO what is required for II constitutional
majority laid down by Judge Samuel
Maxwell. who has since become one of
the popullst congressmen-elect from
Nebraska. The task is not only diff
cult, but delicate.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16
No salary Grabbing.
INDIANAPOLIS journal.

The country will be surprised to hear that
any considerable number of members OF
congress are considering a scheme for in
creasing their salaries so per cent, that is
from $4,000 a yeSr to $500. Have these gen
klemen forgotten the last blunder which a
Congress made in regard to that matter?
If they have they would do well to
find some history of the sp-called salary
grab Of 1878. When they shall have read
such a history few of them will vote for
a salary increase unless they are desiroua
OF being retired from public life.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

Th, law requires notices of application
FOR liquor licenses to be published in
the paper OF largest circulation in the
county. There can b. but one paper of
largest circulation. That paper is The
omaha Evening Bee. The law was not
intended TO be cvaled Ivy publishing in
two papers neither Of which have the
largest circulation in the county, Drug
gists and saloon Keepers will do well to
follow out the provisions of the law to
the letter.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16
AS
Dr1ckS......

Take to water so are parents
taking advantage of our great
opportunity sale in the Children's
department. Yesterday we had
a rush that tested our capacity to
its utmost, and still we failed to
sell all of the bargains adyer.
tised - two piece Suits, kits,
0verCoats, listers, Shirt Waists,
ETC., and all odd articles were
included in this special sale.
We are going to continue it as
long as an article remains which
won't be long. So don't wait
till the last mOment-Come early
before they are all picked over
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

A deficit of over $4,000 created by the
new soldiers home at Milford! Is this
not a rather expensive experiment for
the taxpayers? If the Milford home is
to be allowed to create deficits and rely
on having the money made good out of
the state treasury. will there not be
danger that other state Institutions will
be strongly tempted TO follow the eX-
ample thus set?
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

As a speedy and cficacious means of
adjusting the Cuban trouble how would
it do to arm and equip company of
senatorial warriors for active service in
the Gem of the Antilles? If they should
loose the flood of forensic oratory upon
the plains of rinar del Rio it would be
bad for the remnant of the crops, but it
might partially Offset the ravageS of
WeNler's typcMriter.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16
NASHVILLE WANTS AN EXHIBIT.
Government Appropriation Asked for


Government Appropriation Asked for
Tennessee Exposition.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l5.-The Tennessee
delegation in the house today waited ON
Speaker Reed to ask that an early day be
given to consideration in the house of the
bill to give the Tennessee centennial eXposi-
tion a government building and exhibit to
cost sl3O0OO. The speaker replied chat he
would not oppose the bill. having favored
a similar bill for the TransmissiSsippl EX-
position at Omaha. and promised that the
committee on rules would consider the mat
ter at an early meeting.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

Nearly 1000 Illicit distilleries We're
seized and destroyed by the United
States internal revenue officers during
the last fiscal year. The efforts which
scheming people will exert in order to
cheat the government by evadng the
payment of taxes seem to have been Il
pretty stable quantity ever since govern
mcntS began to impose taxes upon
their subjects.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

The law creating the State Board of
Irrigation says that the secretary must
be an experienced hydraulic engineer
If the populists have no one within their
ranks who comes fully within this de-
sCription, the republicans will no doubt
be glad TO supply qualified person
from among their number.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

President Cleveland will yet have the
privilege of appointing two more mem
bcrs of the Interstate Commerce com
mission, one of them to fill vacancy
created by resignation. President Clcve-
lands proverbial luck in these matters
seems TO stay by him to the very end of
his white house career.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

Penitcntiary Agent Whitehead is
certainly frank when he says he does
not see of what use successor to him
self could be. 1t remains to be seen.
however, whether populist reform eX-
tends rs far as the abolition of use
less pcnitcntiary appcndage.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

The newest United States revenue
cutter is named the Walter q. Gresham
because of his service as secretary of
the treasury. 1t would not however,
have required the naming of vessel
after him to make place for the name
of Mr.. Gresham in the political history
OF the country.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

Rumor has it that a gigantic syndi-
cate is forming in Europe to control the
price of sugar on the continent. If this
be true, the thing to be done is plain.
The new European sugar trust should
be pitted against the American trust and
between the two the people who con
sumo sugar may get their dues.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15,-(SpecIal Telc-
gramJ-An examining board, with Major
Calvin Dewitt as president is ordered to
met at Fort Monroe to examine First Lieu
tenant John y. Hoskns, Third artillery, for
promotion.
pest Chaplain Joseph f. Irish is granted
an extension OF furlyugh to- August /, 1897.
on account OF sickness,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

A certain amount of opposition to the
creation of the office of public defender
is anticipated from young and aspiring
lawyers whose only hope of practice
ana emolumcnt is in their casual APP
pOintment by II trial judge to defend an
INDECENT criminal.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

Warlike individuals who burn with
zeal in time of peace to aid the Cuban
cause had better turn in an alarm of
fire in season, or they may find them
selves in y hotter situation than they
will nnip
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16
SLOW WORK ON nENNEpIN CANAL
Illinois Delegation Makes u Protest
To the Chicf OF EnGInccrs.

Illinois Dclcgnti0n Makes u Protest
tn the chief of Engineers.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Five members
of the Illinois delegation in the house of rep
reSentatiyes called upon General Craighill,
chief of engineers, today to make complaint
of the slow progress making in the work of
carrying out the project for the construction
of the Hennepin canal. They were Repre-
sentatives Reeves, Cooke. Lorrimer, Bel
knap and Aldrich. General Craighill lis
tened to their representations and then
showed his callers that the delays COM
pained of were attributable to the form or
the law under which the work is being car
riCd on.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16
Jacksoninn Stiffness.

chicago Chronicle.
The silver Jacksonian club of Omaha has
cut off all its active and honorary members
who refused to support Bryan in the last
campaign. Enough have thus been expelled
to form a better and more respectable or
ganization than that which cast them out
In fact, they include the mcst influential
democrats in the Nebraska town.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

Since Weylcr has declared with un.
sheathed typewriter that Macco was
not assaSsinated. but fell in fair fight,
all this talk about Spanish treachcry
ought to stop. But will it?
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

The so-callcd legislative contest seems
to have developed the startling news that
for the first time in history money was
spent for campaign purposes at the re
cent election In Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

The fishing committee is catching no
fish that in any way bears on the leSis-
lativc contest, but it is learning n heap
about running presidential campaign
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16
A CIcw for 81. Louis,

VHICHbU 7 IINltsTIitTdIO-
st. Louis has been unable to capture the
train robbers who held up a train within
her city limits the other night. Why not
make the aldermen give an account OF
their whereabouts on that night?
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16
Nebraska Ditto.

KANSAS City St0r.
The efforts OF the democratic tail to wag
the populst dog In Kansas are very anus
ing. The dog acts very much as If it were
disinclined to be wagged.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

On the whole It seems fortunate that
that vote of thanks was given to Engi-
neer Howell before the discussion
hnwnn
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16
Are the windy ynIorous.

II the bellicose senators would take charge
of personally conducting the flibustering eX-
pediti6ns they might do Cuba Some service
and the United States likewise.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16
Raising the wind.

PhNadeIphia Times.
Just when the country Is inSistent that the
senate shall do something toward raising the
wind news comes that a new system OF
ventilation is to beStried there.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

7
A book is being written by Watson also
Sewall should now follow suit. Then they
could be published simultaneously as Two
Tales of Ticket.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16
ALLEN HAS AN IRRIGATION PLAN.

FrODONcs an NpprOprIntIOn 10 survey
Hcndwntcrs of Rivers.
WASHINGTON, Dec, Ex-senator Allen
of Nebraska today introduced a bill appro-
prlating 81 lOOO,O 600 for the survey of head
waters OF the principal rivers for sites for
reservoirs for irrigation purposes. The sur
yey proposed is not to be confined to the arid
regions but Is to include all sections of the
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

i
New York Tribune; The HcstcSs-t sup.
| dmncr2
The Caller-Not In that way.
RoNhury Gazette: prorrictor-Go tell that
man Who Just came In to shut the door. !
hate such carclcssnCss!
Clcrk-That wasn't carclcssuCss on his
part, sir; 1t was "a prccautiou, He's a book
agent
Cleveland Plain Dealer: You can't catch
what has NE douc?"
"Hc preached u sermon last sunday on
| Plagiarism In the Bible "
brooklyn Life: clara Sadie must have
hgCn iliNnE ABOUT me,
MIUdt, why So .,
'Nhtn met her shc Kissed me twice.
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"',,>! , ,r'I,vw Ivw w. @ ' , ~. ,h,to !, ,.,,,,
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In, nrnr'sSNrs 5isc nrr nnini"llirihir tn iGS
e'"''' P"'''
Chirapo Record, "YOu'u never become
cultured, | am afraid
Why not?'
well you presume TO cr!llclsc people
VINO are rcRtr lAah you are
,SomerNuIe Journal: N!EEl's-hahE IL an
" Eui ~ Eulu tn'nulE On, %. ,,., ,,,,.
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Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16
THE RACE HORSE.
Cincinnati En1mIrrr

Full many days he'd trod the track,
a highly rapid spinner.
And when they did not hold him back
He would come out winner.
Then, when old age had scotched his skill
He SITTER grew and loancr;
They took him to the sausage mill
And he came out wiener.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

SomCrvillc Journals \ man with n scratch
on his wrist makes more fuss than a woman
who has got to have hCr arm cut on.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

New York Tribune: The HCstcss-t sup.
pose thcro is no use is asking you to stay to
tNN
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

brooklyn Life, clara Sadie must have
been talking about me,
MHudv- Why SuP
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

Somcrvil'c journal: Wigglcs-Iang II all.
Two got a cold coming on.
WHgglCs (symplthCti .allS)-Ncs; just think
of all the advice that you'n have TO take
about IT,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

RoNhury Gazette: proprictor-Go tell that
man Nho just came I'm to shut the door,
hate such CurClCSsuVSSl
Clcrk-That wasn't c1rclcssucss on his
part sir; IL was a prcCauiou. He's a book
agent.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

Chicago Record: "Nouu never become
cultured, | am afraid"
"Why not?"
"Wcl, you presume to crltlclsc people
who are richer than you are
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

Thc C0IIcr- -Not In hat way.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

indianapolis Journal; 81 hear you were
mixed up in u rather shady transaction last
week.
Il cannot tell lio was. I bought
couple of blinds for the kitchen window"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16
TIE OMAHA DAILY BEE

Il. RosEwArER, Editor
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16

PUBLISHED EVERY MoRNtNG.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-02-08
FREEDOM NOW In SIGHT.
The Just Cause Of Cubas Patriots
Is ProsperIng.
Gen. Gomez and His Wonderful Campaign
Why the Insurgents Have Not Been
Formally Recognized History OF
Former Revolutions.
Written for This Paper.

There is no longer any doubt that the
government of the United States will
recognize the beligerent insurgents of
Cuba as soon as they shall come into the
actual possession of a seaport. The
sentiment of all America is in favor of
the so-called rebels" who have con-
quered province after province and now
are at the very doors of Havana. 1t Is
not at all probable That they will cap
ture the Cuban capital by storm, nor is
it reasonable to suppose that they will
attempt to beseige the city; but it
would not be surprising if they should
succeed in cutting off the food supplies
of the Havanese anF thus force the
Spaniards to capitulate.
Ge2. Maxine Gomez, leader of the
insurgent forces, is an able soldier. Al
most in the twinkling of an eye he
transferred the seat of war from the
central part of the island to the three
western provinces, everywhere avoid
ing a general engagement with the
Spanish troops. In = measure his cam
paign is nothing more nor less than
guerilla warfare. He inficts great
losses on the enemy from ambush, and
disappears before the academy-bred
Spanish officers can locate his troops
An American correspondent, who has
seen the famous rebel chieftian several
times, describes him as a study in re-
pose and action. He Is slender in build,
not oyer 140 pounds in weight, about
five feet seven inches in height, and
straight as an arrow, although 60 years
of age. His face is tanned, his hair and
mustache are iron gray, his bones prom
inent and his chin firm. His knee is
stiff from a wound received in the last
insurrection, but in the saddle he is
simply a part of the horse, or rather
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-02-08
TO HAVANA HARBoR, MORO CASTLE ON RIGHT

den and other leaders, were condemned
TO death. Their dead bodies were mu-
tilated and portions of them were open
~ sold on the streets of Havana as
souvenirs. 1t was at this time that
President Polk offered to b:iy Cuba from
Spain, but his overtures were rejected
by the Madrid government. The un-
successful lnsurrection of 1S4S-'51 was
succeeded oy a period OF cruelty and
tyranny which, in vindictiveness and
selfishness, surpassed anything at
tempted by the reactionary princclings
oI Europe.
Nevertheless, the island remained in
state of peace until 1865, when Carlos
Manuel Cespedcs inaugurated what is
known in Cuban history as the ten
years revolution. With an army of
$4,000 men he took the city OF Manzan-
lilo, where a convention of patriots de-
clared the country free and independent
and established provisional republic.
Cespedes was elected president. Most
of the Spanish-American republics ac-
corded belligerent rights to the revolu-
tionists, and for eight years Spain
poured the flower OF her soldiery into
Tic lS1dlIQ u SuOOuG the 1n
1876, the Spanish government, on the
verge of despair and bankruptcy, re-
solved to make one more effort to con-
quer the rebels" Over 100000 Spanish
troops had been eXterminated by fever
and sword; the Castilian realm was
humbled in the sight of the nations;
the control of Cuba was hanging in the
balances. The cortes--the legislative
body of the Spanish kingdom-at this
juncture made the desperate resolve to
send $4,000 fresh troops to Cuba, and
placed in command OF this picked force
Gen. Martinez de Campos, reputed to
be the best soldier in the Spanish army.
BY diplomacy and holding out the hope
cf autonomy for the island, CamDos
succeeded in negotiating a treaty with
the insurgents, which ended the ten
years struggle.
The promise made by Gen Campos
was never redeemed. Instead of OBJ
tanning relief the Cuban patriots were
prosecuted more violently than ever,
and the entire cost of the insurrection
was fastened on the island; a..l. thus
it comes that country of 100000 in
kabitants is groaning under a debt ct
81, ,0o0, 900. 900. G. w. WEIkx.nasr.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-02-08

the horse is part of him, for he never
seems to guide it.
Harsh comments have been made
about the insurgents because, wherever
they go, they destroy the plantations
of friend as we'll as foe. Presuming
that the old adage ''all is fair in love
and war" contains even grain of truth,
this seeming vandalism is justifiable
Spain depends upon Cuba's crop to
maintain its army Of occupation and TO
pay current government expenses. A
failure to reap q harvest this year would
cnbarrass Capt. Gen. Campos and the
civil administration TO such an extent
that evacuation would become almost
Imperative. Every insurrcction Cuba has
ever had has failed because the Spaniards
succeeded in saving the sugarcrop from
year to year. The planters were taxed
to an extent which virtually amounted
to confiscation, and with the money
thus eNtorted the campaign against
the patriots was pursued most vindic-
lively. Everybody knows that Spain to-
day is a bankrupt country, and If the
insurgents can prevent the harvesting
of the sugar crop their victory will be
complete within a very short time.
The destruction of prosperous planta-
tions will, of course, be n hardship to a
great many individuals, but in war
for freedom and independence individ-
uals are not supposed to cut any figure.
The Spanish government, through its
diplomatic representatives, has made
the claim that the insurgents are
heterogeneous mass without any po-
litical organization whatsoever. This
is a isrepresentation, for l have now
before me n copy of the constitution
of the revolutionary movement, issued
with the sanction of Tomas Estrada
Palma. president of the provisional
government of the Cuban republic and
at present a resident of the United
States. This constitution was adopted
last fall, and places the supreme power
of the republic in council of ministers,
composed of president, vice president
and four secretaries, for the dispatch of
business of war, of the interior, of for
eicn affairs and of agriculture. The
attributes of the ministerial govern
lnent are to dictate all the relative
dispositions of the civil and political
life OF the republic; to receive contri-
buttons; to contract public loans; to
issue paper m>ney; TO raise troops and
to maintain them; to declare reprisals
with respect to the enemy and to ratify
treaties, except the peace with Spain;
TO submit judicial authority to the
president: to approve the law of mill
tnry organization and ordinances of
the military service as drawn up by the
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driving our miners aud mine owners
away from property and territory
which of right belongs to this country.
The Venezuelan question paies into
insigniiicance when compared with
this matter. 1t is all right icr Il senti-
nent, and a good sentiment. tor this
government to proclaim that we will
protect the Nenezuelans from HritIsh
aggression; will save them their gold
fields from British Fapacity. But is it
not of much more Importance for US 10
protect our own territory from british
aggression? There will be but one an
swer to that question. Senator Squire
is probably right in consenting to let
the matter go first to an International
That is the method of
peace; and our people prefer peace at
all times. Eut judging the present by
the past, after the international COM
mission shall have acted, II is probable
that we will be obliged to defend our
Alaskan possessions either with the dis
play or the discharge of heavy guns.
treat Britain has started after the gold
of Alaska, and she will cling TO her
claim until driven away from it by
force, or the argument OF force.
SMITH D. FRY.
Queen yictoria's grcat-grandchildren,
the first of whom arrived 10 years ago,
now number 25-16 boys and nine girls.
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commander in chief The ministerial
council is able to take part in the mill
tary operations only when, in their
judgment, it will be absolutely neces-
sary. The executive rests with the
president, or, in default, with the vice
president. All outside armament OF
the republic and the direction of war
operations are directly under control
of the commander in chief. Among
the other provisions of the constitution
is one which exenpts from taxation
in favor of-the republic the property of
foreigners whose respective govern
ments have recognized the belligerency
of Cuba; and another which provides
that all debts contracted since the ac-
tual initiation of the war shall be paid
by the republic.
It is one of the laws of international
policy, however, that no movement
against an established government is to
be recognized by foreign powers until
the revolutionists shall have estab-
hshed seat of government in some
town of Importance. Thus far the
Cuban patriots have either been un-
able or unwilling to garrison such
place, and until they do our govern
ment cannot accord them official recog-
milton. 1t will be remembered that
when the republicans Of Brazil ousted
the venerable Dom Pedro from the
throne a few years ago they had the
sympathy of the American people, bu:
their government was not recognized
until they were in command of Rio de
Janeiro and had stationed therein e
force large enough to protect it against
attacks from within and without.
The first time the Cuban patriots
asked for recognition by the United
States was in 184S, when the famous
Gen. Lopez embarrassed the Spanish
forces. Although defeated time and
again, this noble patriot kept up war
fare for several years, his last cam
paign occurring in 1851, when he in
vaded the north coast of the island at
the head OF force of several hundred
Americans, recruited mostly in Ken
tucy. After some fierce fighting the
insurgents were captured by the Span
iards, and the great body of the prison
ers, including Gen. Lopez, Col. Critten-
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This NAV BE the Reason.

They were discussing the training of
children.
Don't take any stock in all these
books that pretend to tell you all about
the subject" advised the older Inatron.
But l found them so serviceable in
many ways" protested the younger.
Nonsense" returned the elder
''They are of no value whatever:
''They are a little contradictory at
times, but-but--"
|'Pooh! How do you think children
we're brought up before these hooks
were written? Eve had none"
That's true" admitted the younger
matron, thoughtfully, land you should
remember that Cain went wrong."-
Chicago Post