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Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07
Cairo EgypD Sphinx

Trans! Trans! Trans! Three piastres
to the Great Pyramid! What a Dissertation
There is something stupendous and grandiOse
about that hoary monument OF antiquity In
it's loneliness, hallowed by the past centuries,
at once a puzzle and an awe in its magnificent
solitude. Now there 10 to be an electric
tram from Kasr-el-Nil bridge to the pyramid.
The modern spirit of innovation cares moth
ing for the solemnity of solitude and nothing
for the fitness of things. Next, there will
be a restaurant on the top Of that giant pile
and a hydraulic lift to carry one to the top.
The times are indeed changed and VIZ with
them. Drink Cheop's Bitters." Pyramid
beer IN the best" after visiting Chufu's
tomb take ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS brandy
These and others will greet the eyes Of visit
ors to the pyramid next year. The fates
forefend and may the Society for the Preser-
walton of Egyptian Antiquities forbid q
Cairenes. II you wish to disgust the best
class of visitors you are going the right way
TO do IL.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

COnlilanucd Sr1lCient uppOf IN cltllef
branch OF roncrpss. so far as we re-
member. to get the endorsement of the
house or thepsenate. Perhaps the failure
TO change t@e time Of meeting has been
due largely 10 the devotion TO long-cs-
tablished custom. More than almost
any other civilized people in the world
the American people are given to adhcr-
ence TO custom and usage, so far rs
governmental business is concerned.
This is shown by the tenacity with
which the s@called senatorial courtesy"
is maintairEsdt Notwithstanding its pro-
nounced rhrelSiblican character, and
also by the visdictive opposition that
was manifested to the innovation
which was made by Speaker Reed in
regard to the rules OF the house of rep
resentatives of tho Fifty-first congress.
1t is well remembered that the changes
which he then introduced were bitterly
opposed by the political opposition, yet
when that opposition came into control
of the house 1t found 1t to be absolutely
necessary in order to do business to pur-
sue the course inaugurated by the re-
publican speaker. SO far as the anti
cerned, everybody is familiar with the
fact that all efforts to change them
have proved unavailing, although public
sentiment has for years been distinctly
favorable to a change that would bring
that body more in sympathy and accord
with popular feeling.
In view of the indisposition that has
hitherto been shown by congress to de-
part from the established custom, it
may be doubted whether a change will
be made in the near future, If ever, in
the time of the meeting of that body.
1t has been proposed that congress meet
in April and cogent arguments have
been advanced in support of that propo-
sitlon. 1t has also been urged that
the new congress should meet Simultane-
Ously with the Inauguration of the pres
ident. There are good reasons III sup
port of this proposition, there being Il
very forceful one at present, when
owing to Il change in the political charac-
ter of the administration it is abso-
lutely necessary to call an extraordinary
session of congress for the purpose of
revising the economic policy. This
means Il very considerable extra expense
to the people, yet under the circum-
stances it is unavoidable. AS the pres
ident has clearly stated, duty to the
public interests requires it.
But the situation presents more force
fully than ever before the question
whether the time of the meeting of
congress SHOULD not be changed, so as to
bring it nearertothe date of the change
of ADMINISTRATORS and also with a
view to keeping congress, as suggested
by President Mckinley, more under the
inspiration of the popular will.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

A great ado is being made over a
statistical table. showing that the per
capita cost of running the national
government has steadily increased since
the foundation of the republic from $1.39
in 1900 to about S5.4S in 1875. Over the
accuracy of the figures it is scarcely
worth while to dispute. 1t must not be
forgotten. however, that while the
average contribution of the citizen to the
national treasury has increased, so have
the various services which the govern
mant performs in return. In 1900 no
body even dreamed of sending a letter
to any part of the United States for 2
cents postage. If all the mail handled
by the postoftice in the year 1899 were
paid for at the rate prevailing in 1900,
the federal government would not have
to call on the citizen for much of a con-
tribution in the form of federal taxes.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07
sweet Singer of Switzerland.

Our esteemed contemporary, the Carolina
Spartan, imparts the glad new that Z. Cor
don CoogIer, poet laureate of Columbia, has
published his fifth volume of poems. p. Cor
don Coogler, as his adnirer well remarks,
sis bold enough to attempt flights heretofore
unessayed, and he writes verse as no other
man has ever written" p. Gordon Coogler
is the only poet, in or out OF South Caro-
lima, whose works are read habitually by
Captain Benjamin Tillman, and often have
they kept him from making a speech. The
country owes much to p. Gordon Coogler.
He may be said to keep a Palmetto state
poetry dispensary. Not the rattlesnake or
the contents of the bottles which it guards
can be more terrible than his dithyTambs.
No cotton is softer or gentler than are his
Arcadian songs. +. Gordon Coogler has
often been called the Sir Edwin Arnold Of
Columbia.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

private, and we favor such legislation as will
prevent for the future the decentralization OF
any Kind Of legal tender money by private
contract.
This was a peremptory demand for n
change in our money standard and was
met by the republicans in the following
declarations:
The republican party Is unreservedly for
sound money. II caused the enactment Of
the law providing for the resumption Of
specie payments in 1879; since then every dol
lar has been as good as gold. We are I'M
alterably opposed to every measure calculated
to debase our currency or impair the credit
Of our country. We are therefore opposed
to the free coinage of silver except by in
teTnational agreement with the leading COM
mercial nations OF the world, which we
pledge ourselves to promote, and until such
agreement can be obtained the existing sold
standard must be preserved. All our sill
yer and paper currency must be maintained
at parity with gold, and we favor all meas
ures designed to maintain inviolably the obli-
cations Of the United States and all our
money, whether coin or paper, at the present
standard, the standard of the most enlight-
ened nations OF the earth.
With the issue of 16 to 1 free coinage
versus the existing gold standard thus
squarely joined, the i%ndisputable de-
cision of the ballot box was against any
change in our monetary system until
an international agreement shall have
been secured. To arraign Mckinley for
recommending to congress prompt COM
pliance with the platform pledges of
'ninety-six is an imputation upon his
political honor, as well as upon his sense
of duty to the American people who
elected him.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07
The United States has a traditional

The United States has n traditional
to with more or less vigor by every presi-
dent since Washington. In a nutshell
it is that of avoiding needless entangle-
ments with other nations and attending
strictly to our own business while main
tanning the dignity and honor of the
nation abroad and protecting American
citizens wherever they may happen to
be. Our diplomatic history is a record
of development along this line and any
one who expects to see it take Il sudden
turn in any new direction is very
likely to be greatly disappointed.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07
THE POOREST OF THE POOR.

Written for The Bee.
Raiment and riches and rest,
And peace and plenty withal;
Freedom from work or care
Till pleasure Itself doth pall;
Kensingtons. dinners and balls,
Theater parties and teas,
Gowns and bonnets and robes,
A life of plenteous ease.
My lady dwells in a home,
Where all is bright and gay,
Where flowers of rarest hues
Make winter a rosy May.
And yet my lady must starve,-
Starve mic the richest store,
And hunger and pine for food
Which can be hers no more.
Her lord is kind. polite,
And thoughtful of her needs,
Surrounding her with LUXURY
Her every comfort heeds.
But the kiss of tender lips,
The clasp of loving arms,
Are only hers to hunger for,
And all Loves myriad charms.
At eventide her lord
From cares of business freed,
Comes home to dine with her, and then
Seeks solace in his weed.
A loving word from him
Might make her life more sweet;
Just one .caress would bring
A happiness complete.
But soft caresses. tender words,
She neither of them knows,
And, life for hers a desert bare,
From which no fountain flows.
Her loneliness TO her seems more
Than mortal can endure;
Starving for love and loves caress,
The poorest of the poor!
Louis FERDINAND GERNHARDT.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07
IF Is imnossible to- revise the constt

1t is impossible to revise the constitn-
ton through a constitutional convention
in conformity with the provisions of the
constitution ofIrNeBraska in a shorter
period than fiyeY years. The question
whether Il convention shall be called
must be submitted by one Legislature
and if approved by. the people is to be
summoned by the succeeding legislature.
while the proposeslnre yision must then
be laid before me people for ratification
at the polls. Reyision by amendment
is Il much more speedy and less en-
pensive form of changing the constitu-
ton in this state.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

American railway managers doubtless
take great comfort in the report of the
commission sent to this country by the
German government to study American
railroads in which they compliment Il
roads for speed and comfortable pas
senger transportation on the through
lines between the great cities. There is
no question that the best railway
facilities in the United States are better
than the best railway facilities in
Europe. but neither is there any ques-
ton that the ordinary facilities for
travel between smaller towns and off
main lines are poorer here than abroad.
Everything is done to attract COM
petitive business, while patrons who
must use a particular road are COM
PEELED to put up with rolling stock and
train service that is next to intolerable.
American railway managers must not be
permitted to fall into the idea that there
is no ground for the demand for i'm
provement in existing facilities afforded
the public by their roads.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07
NO ANNEXATION OR EXTENSION.

NO ANNEXATION OR EXTENSION
Although President Mckinley has in
his Inaugural euunciatcd his opposition
TO any policy looking toward the an
hcXatiou of territory or extension Of the
present boundaries of the United States,
the zcalots who want the American
flag 10 float over Havana and Homo
lulu have pot ceased their agitation.
Already the dispatches from Washing
ton announce that the scheme for Ha-
waiian annexation Is TO be vigorously
pushed In congress and out of congress.
The Cuban enthusiasts are also active
and their clamor for the recognition of
Cuba's independence is simply the pre-
lude to a demand for complete anncxa-
ton. Obviously it will require all the
fortitude which the new president pos
sesscs TO resist the pressure that will
come from political friends who are
afflicted with the mania for territorial
acquisition and political Adventures
who hope to make their fortunes as gov
ernors of islands or as surveyors of
ports.
The craving for an American empire
that embraces all of North America as
well as all the coral reefs of the Pa
cific Is by no means entirely new. The
manifest destiny patriot has been abroad
in the land back as far as memory
reaches. He occupied seats in congress
in the days when the filibustering eXpe-
ditions of Captain Walker sought to
annex Cuba for the purpose of extend
ing the area of negro slavery for the
southern plantation lords. He was very
numerous when "Fifty-four, forty or
fight" was the political battlecry. He
was rampant after the war of secession
when the San Domingo deal was pro-
posed as the preliminary step to the
acquisition of Cuba. No man In public
life handled the annexation question
more ably than did General Garfield,
Who terse speech delivered in the
house of representatives April 6, 1876,
embodies the pith of the issue in the
following extract:
1 trust that we have seen the last of our
annexations, and in this remark l in
clude the whole group Of West India islands
and the whole of the Mexican territory con-
tiguous to the United States. Both these
Islands and Mexico are inhabited by people
of the Latin races, strongly degenerated by
their mixture with native races-a popula-
ton occupying a territory that naturally en-
feebles man, a population and a territory
that l earnestly hope may never be made an
integral part of the United States. l cannot
more strongly state my view of that sub
ject than by saying that If the island of Cuba
were offered to us with the consent of all the
powers OF the world, and 500, 900, 900 in gold
were offered as a bonus for its acceptance, l
would unhesitatingly decline the offer. We
occupy a portion of that great northern zone
which girdles the world and which has been
the theater of the greatest achievements of
civilization, especially in the history Of the
Anglo-Saxon race, and should we extend our
possessions into the tropical belt we should
weaken the power of our people and govern
ment. Hence disclaim any purpose or sug-
gestlon of annexing the Hawaiian islands.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

Before the legislature memorializes
congress to enact legislation to prevent
trusts and corporations debating the
economic uttcrances of college and
university professors, it might not be
entirely out of place to verify a few of
the alleged instances where such in
fiuence has been exerted and avoid
protesting against some pretended abuse
that nowhere exists except in the minds
of imaginative zealots?
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07
silly Naval Custom.

Admiral Farragut, the greatest man whom
the American navy has produced, is to be
honored by having a torpedo boat named for
him. If he had been an Englishman his
name would long ago have been given to one
of the most conspicuous OF the cruisers or
battle ships. How much longer are the
naval authorities going to stick to the silly
custom of naming all the finest vessels after
states and cities-a practice which seems to
have been adopted for the purpose of
wheedling out Of the honored communities
presents of silver plate for the use of the
OflCers2
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

Rev. Frank Crane, formerly Of Omaha,
but now of Chicago. is the progenitor of
a new theory of peopling the stars with
the souls Of departed men. AS the
author of the theory disclaims either be-
lief or disbelief in it, he must not be
disappointed IL no ono else expresses
willingness to subscribe to It. The only
way the correctness of the theory can
be tested is by climbing the golden
stairs
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

That was a noteworthy feature of the
inaugural parade to have five sons OF
five former presidents among the
mounted aids. These presidents sons
rode along just as did the hundreds Of
other aids. characteristic of the demo-
cratic principles underlying the Amcri-
can government. In all these five
cases, whatever distinction the sons have
attained has been Independent of the
hOnors conferred upon their fathers.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

When all the pugs get together in
Nevada a stockade ought to be erected
and none of them permitted to escape
until he has fought every other pug in
the crowd and settled the disputed ques-
ton as to each ones relative merits.
The pugs might then be willing to take
a rest for a while without feeling uneasy
about their ability to whip some hated
rival
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

According to Il recent consular report
there is n good market in Germany for
%low-priced American bicycles, but no
sale for the 500 wheel that is the stand
ard in this country. Condensed in a
nutshell, the American market is the
best market in the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. SUNDAY, MARCH Z. 1897.

will be substantially constructed with a
view 10 the safety OF the inmates. The
housing of helpless wards In fire traps
and tinder-boxes is scarcely less than q
crime against humanity. The time
ought to be not far distant when every
state institution for detectives will be
practically fireproof 10 the best knowl-
edge of the modern architect.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07
Value of u Mans Life.

The New York appellate court has re-
Gently decided that damages of s., 900 are by
no means an generalization for the death of
a man earning $1.25 a day. The court, in
passing on the case, lays down the rule that
this sun is a narrow valuation for the mere
material value of the man to his family, and
that something ought to bs allowed also for
the loss of affection, which has no pecuniary
measure. This estimate of a mans value
offers an interesting measure as to the
amount of insurance which ought to be car
ried in order to make good his loss to his
family.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

1t Is hoped that the MexicanS. who
appear TO be agitated over certain ne
gotiations for the return of American
flags captured in the war of 1917, will
not carry out their awful threat of forci-
bly, taking away from the United States
the whole of its southwestern territory.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07
THE MEETING TIME OF CONGRESS-.

~
The constitution provides that "The
congress shall assemble at least once
In every year; and such meeting shall
be on the first Monday in December,
unless they shall, by law, appoint II;
different day" Thus in order to change
the regular meeting time of congress it
Is moi necessary to amend the constitu-
ton; Il simple enactment is all that is re-
qt!ired. In announcing his intention to
call the Fifty-ifth congress in extraor-
binary session, President Mckinley said:
ut has always seemed to me that the
r-Ostponement of the meeting of con-
gress until more than n year after it
had been chosen deprives congress too
often OF the inspiration OF the
popular will and the cor
responding benefits" This view
of the president is not an impulse,
but is the conclusion of experience and
careful elaboration. Having himself
had "a long service in congress, he per-
fectly understands what the effect of
the postponed sessions is upon the rep
lpsentatiyes and hence what he says
is entitled TO great consideration, lie
speaks not as Il theorist, but as one
Who has had experience in public af-
fairs.
The question of changing the time of
the meeting of congress has been fire.
quentiy presented to the attention of
that body, but while it has received
more or less discussion it has never
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

Montana legislators must be made Of
peculiar stun. A member of the Mon
a legislature has not only accepted
brides, but admitted accepting them, and
has been expelled for corruption. Mem
beers of other legislatures who accept
brides are generally too smart TO be
caught at it, and even when caught per-
aust In denialA
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

Canada objects to the Alaska bound
airy treaty just agreed to by the rep
resentative of the United States and
Great Britain. 1t forgets how difficult
it is to draw Il boundary line in the
Alaskan region without freezing some
body out of something.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

If any one has any good reason why
woman suffrage should be i%naugurated
In irrigation districts created for the
purpose of voting irrigation bonds, he
has not yet made it public.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

If Mexico We're a part of the United
States it would be included in the trans,
mississippi country. MeXico's promised
participation in the Transmississippi EN-
position is therefore both eminentiy
proper and an indication that that coun-
try fully appreciates the advantages
that it will gain by making a creditable
exhibit at Omaha in 1898.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

Colonel McCook may not have secured
the attorney generalship, put he had his
pictures printed in all the picture gal
lery newspapers, and that ought to af-
ford Il solace to take the edge off of his
disappointment.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

A New York preacher of the sensa-
tional variety has come to the rescue
OF the trusts with n pulpit defense OF
their methods and objects and Il clerical
endorsement for the good they are ac-
complishlng. A census has not yet been
taken Of the minister's congregation,
but 1t might give results of interest to
the public.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

President Cleveland's latest fishing ex-
petition is simply an experiment to as
certain in the interest of pure science
whether fish can recognize the difference
between a hook baited by n president
and Il hook baited by an eX-president.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07
Bright Side of Politics.

IndIanapOIis Journal.
The custom Of entertaining the incoming
president at a dinner by the outgoing one
is of very recent origin and a very appro-
pirate one. 1t gives something of the APP
pearance of continuity to the administra-
tion, is a relief from partisan strife, and
ono of the flowers that grow on the walls
OF notifies.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

Ex-President Cleveland has the dis
tinction of being the only president who
has ever participated in his official
capacity in four inaugural ceremonies.
Various predecessors were themselves
twice installed as chief executive, but
none of them ever helped to install more
than one successor.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

The proposed experimental construc-
ton of steel grain elevators will be
watched with no little interest by people
in this part of the country. A fire
proof grain elevator cheaply built is
what has been wanted for long years.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

st. Louis is just about to reject its
appolntive school board and come to a
school board consisting OF members
elected ut large for the whole city. The
nearer the management of the public
schools is brought to the people the
safer and more reliable will be their
progress.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

And it is almost incredible. though
true. that less than four years ago the
American people went half wild in their
enthusiasm over the visit of the Spanish
Infanta Eulalie and that other scion OF
Spanish nobility, the duke of Veragua.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

The appropriation of over 100000 for
rebuilding the burned Iowa asylum for
the feeble minded indicates that the
lesson of the fire has not been entirely
overlooked and that the new asylum
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

The Bee desires to express the sincere
wish that Grover Cleveland may get all
the ducks he deserves on his present
pleasure excursion.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07
THE BEE ON TRAINS.

All rniIrond ncwsbOys are
supplied with enough Becs
to accommodate every pas
scnpcr who wants to read n
newspaper. Insist upon hnv-
Ing The Bee. If you cnnnot
get n Bce on n train from the
news agent, please report
the fact, stating the train and
railroad, to the Circulation
Department of The Zee. The
Bee is for sale on all trains.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

If some Il does not sight that air.
ship by daylight very soon n legislative
investigating committee will have to be
sent out to bring it in.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

When our state institutions get all
the new wings they have asked of the
legislature, they ought to be in condi-
tion to fly with the fastest of our birds.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07
.Jnpnn in the Procession.

Japan has cut loose from China and Mex
leo and taken her stand with the enlightened
nations of the world. She does not propose
to herd any longer with the unprogres9ive
silver nations and to submit to the losses
and vexations of a fluctuating currency. She
has acted wisely.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

In Senator Teller's opinion we have
not had n really capable secretary of
the Interior since Secretary Teller held
down the job.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

1t will be some time before we have
n president who attempts to wrest from
Mr.. Cleveland the veto record he has
made.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

Repeating bad laws is one thing and
enacting good laws a very different
thing.