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Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

site that will encourage the construction
of fire-traps and shanties in the imme.
diate nelghborhood that would not only
spoil the effect, but also afford lodg.
mcnt for disrcputable resorts. These
are questions which should be given
serious consideration quite apart from
the item of expense.
The Bee has no preferred location to
advocate and from now on until the
site is fixed its columns will be open
for public discussion of the merits
and drawbacks of the various PROPOSE
tions before the exposition managers.
Communications however must be free
from personalities and confined within
reasonable space limits.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

The World-lIerald disagrceS radically
the present form of the Australian bal
lot in Nebraska as vastly preferable to
the so.callcd blanket ballot system. The
"independcnt' paper is not in favor of
encouraging Independent voting or dis.
couraging the voting for signs and cm-
blems instead of men. 1t evidently
believes that the present ballot in this
state requires the exercise of too much
intelligence, and intelligence is not one
of the strong points of the free silver
VOTER
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

No local condition now existing calls
for more radical measures of reform
than the impossibility of enforcing the
collection of special and even general
taxes. The laws now on the statute
books have been adjudged by the SUI
preme court to be inadequate and prop
erty owners have practically the option
of paying taxes or not as they please.
Under such circumstances they gener-
ally do not please and the city is de-
prived more and more of its proper
revenue
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13
sECRETAny's ESTIMATE TOO HIGH.
senator Chandler to Spring Scnsn-
lion ON The Sennte.


tiOn on the senate.
CHICAGO, Jan. 12.--The Posts Washing
ton special says: Senator Chandler has pre-
pared a sensational report, which he will
submit at the next meeting of the commit
tee on naval affairs of tie senate as the
result of the committees investigation into
the matter Of the prices paid by the govern
ment for armor plate. The senator finds that
the armor establishments of both the
Carnegie and Bethlehem companies have
been paid for by the aggregate sums here
tofore paid for armor. He takes the recent
report of Secretary Herbert, and, carefully
disoecting 1t, shows wherein the estimates
made by the secretary as to a fair price for
armor are entirely too high. Instead of
allowing so per cent for manufacturers
profits, 33 per cent is given as the proper
figure, and by making various other reduC
tions in the secretary's figures, the senator
arrives at the conclusion that 5000 a ton is
a fair price for the armor, instead of S4O0,
a9 recommended by Secretary Herbert. The
sum now paid is 1868 per ton. The senator
also recommends that the government insti
tute proceedings for the annulment of the
Harvey and Corey patents, as presenting no
patentable invention. The report states that
an adequate plant for manufacturing armCr
can be established for $l.500,O00, but the
erection of such works is not now recon-
mended
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

In Georgia the trusts have seen the hand
writing on the wall, and are accepting the
situation The legislature of that state
has acted on The suggestion in President
Cleveland's last message, and passed a law
declaring unlawful and void all combina-
tions made to lessen free competition or
control the price of products by the trust
system. 1t is announced that the Georgia
trusts in tobacco. potash snuff, coffee and
matches have notified their customers and
agents that the new law has ended their con-
tracts, and that the prices hereafter will be
governed by the open market The Georgia
law was signed by the governor December
23 and the promptness with which the trusts
have recognized the wisdom of obeylng it
is lesson that will not be lost on other
Istates.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13
INVESTIGATE POLICE COMMISSION
Kansas City, Kan. officials Get What
They Ask For.

Kansas City, Kan. officials Get What
They Ask For.
KANSAS CITY, jan IA special to the
Star from Jefferson City, Mo-, says: AS
soon as the senate met this morning SEN
ator Lyons called up his resolution calling
for a committee to investigate the charges
of corruption made against Chief of Police
Henry S. Julian and the police commits
soners and judges of Kansas City, Kan.
Police Commissioners NJ. A. Fyke and Frank
G. johnson submitted a joint letter, de-
manding an investigation and denouncing
the charges as false and inspired by par
tisan malice. The letter was presented and
finally unanimously referred back to the
writer's. A letter from Chief Julian, also
requesting the appointment of an investigat-
ing committee, YVES then presented and
placed on file Senator Lyons made strong
speech in favor of his resolution and more
or less heated debate followed. When the
roll was called it resulted: Ayes, 20; nays,
10, and the investigation was ordered.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

The report of Chief Rcdell of the fire
department shows that branch of the
city service to be in most gratifying
condition. No disastrous fires have oc-
curred, men and apparatus have been
maintained in the highest possible state
of efficiency, and the affairs of the de
partment have been administered with
an economy which furnishes shining
example in municipal affairs.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

No one should blame the people of
Arkansas for seizing the opportunity to
get rid Of Chairman Jones by keeping
him in the senate mt Washington. If
the popocratic chairman We're supplanted
in the senate and called back home the
state might go republican at the next
election.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

of South Dakota that requires the i'm
cumbcnt OF. any office who is reelected
to producoiand fully account for all
public funds and property in his con-
troll bcforcndlis bond is approved. IL
n treasurer will persist in farming out
public funds for private gain the turning
over of these1Eunds should at least not
be made Il dtItSion and a snare whether
he turns over 10 himself or to another
sIrppSSor N'#'.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

The Home for the Friendless at Lin
coin asks the legislature TO" an appro-
pliation of only $52G7S.5O, or 500 ,67S. &c
more than the last legislature in its Law
ishncss conferred upon it. The home,
by the way, processes to be private in.
stitution, managed by private citizens
and supported by contributions of mem
bers of the controlling association. As
II matter of fact ii subsists wholly upon
the state appropriation. In an institu,
tion of this kind grant of public money
invariably dries up the source of private
charity. If this home is Il private in.
stitution it has no right to state money
and if it is II state institution 1t should
be managed by the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

If the constitutional amendments sub
mitted to the voters last November have
really carried, the people want them de.
clared II part of their fundamental law
and put into force. The amendments :
are each and every one of Them of the
utmost Importance to the state, but II
would be better to have all of them fail
than To have them carried by fraud Let
the recount be honest.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

LONDON, Jan. IA Rome dispatch to
tho Daily Mail says the pope has issued an
order forbidding priests not belonging to
the Roman diocese to reside there under
penalty of suspension. 1t also threatens
measures against the resident clergy who
are seen on the streets after the religious
curfew bell.
This dispatch also stated that the pope has
sent his thanks ana congratulations to EN-
peror William for his attitude toward duel
ing. It is understood the pope will endeavor
to persuade Austria and France to suppress
dueling.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13
The Armor Plate Lootcrs,

The public gets a hint as to how the
treasury is being looted by armOr plate con-
tractors from the official figures of the Navy
department showing that 100000 would be
saved on each battleship if the profits now
made by the contractors were reduced to
80 per cent net. 1t appears from this that
they are now getting from the treasury
S2,5OO,00O on each ship and IS in return for
every dollar OF investment. Perhaps this
was exceeded in the EZRA Of good stealing"
but 1t would bo hard to find where.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

If the rule against lobbyists on the
floor of the Legislature is enforced there
will be danger of having no quorum
scheduled for consideration. There are
lobbyists and lobbyists-inside as well
as outside the legislative body.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

Certain holders of real estate in
Omaha, both resident and nonresident,
are strangely blind to the material ben
etits which will accrue to them with the
success of the exposition. The Worlds
fair increased the assessed valuation
sum of $2O0,0O0OO0
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

There are already pledges enough in
sight, though not actually made to
carry the subscriptions in exposition
stock past the half million point; and
this does not include most of the great
corporations, nor the resident prop
erty owners, the bulk of whom have
thus far been unmolested by solicita-
ti0ns
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

Gold democrats will not be allowed
back into the old fold until they sub
scribe out and out TO the 16 to 1 free
silver doctrine This is the edict of
w. j. Bryan. In the interval the gold
democrats are exhibiting no exhilarat-
ing eagerness to come in under Mr..
Bryan's exception.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

If nonsresdents having large property
interests in Omaha can be induced to
subscribe to the Transmississippi stock
on the basis of even II moderate per-
centage of the value of their holdings
the financial end of the exposition will
be amply taken care of.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

Of wavcrly marshal and Burns Of tho Elcv
cnth district is to be collector OF internal
revenue. II Is said that Mr. Allison
declares there are too many cxcs among
them. Mr.. O'Connell has already twice been
district attorney, once under Arthur and once
under Harrison, and MIR. Knott was marshall
under the last administration Mr.. All
son thinks II would not be good politics nor
Justice to many other hard workers In the
party to oil all the best places again With
the same men. It remains to be seen what
Will rnmn of IL
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

If the arbitration treaty that is to
settle the Venezuela controversy is
practically an accomplished fact, the
Venezuela boundary commission might
as we'll abdicate without further delay
and turn back into the national treas
ury the unexpended balance of that
100000 appropriation.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

In placing his competitor for the pres
idency of the council al the head of the
committee on rules President Bingham
rubbed it In rather hard. But giving
Wheeler charge of plats and additions
Is parallelcd only by the generous ac.
lion of Speaker Gntlin in giving the
republicans the lone craftsmanship of
the house committee on mines and min
ing
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

Nebraska's electoral vote split even on
choice for vice president. We thought
there was to be some arrangement by
which the electoral vote for vice presi-
dent was to go TO the candidate whose
party contributed the largest popular
vote to the Bryan tripartite aggregation.
Did this agreement slip n cog?
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

Popular discomfort is said to be in
creasing in Spain on account of the
iong-continued unsuccessful efforts of
the government to suppress rebellion
in the different Spanish colonies. There
is danger apparently that unless Spain
gets rid of the two rebcllions now on
its hands it will have third one be-
fore long to make things more inter
pStinr
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

The amicnble understanding existing
between the purchasers of the Oregon
Short Line and the receivers of the
Union Pacific may be taken as an in
dication that Omaha's railway interests
will not suffer by reason of the new
laol
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

That was the most unkindest cut of
all when after accepting the hospital
tiles of Elector Palm and eating of his
food and drinking of his drink. the Ne
braska members of the electoral college
conferred upon another man the privi-
lege of making the free junket to Wash
inpton
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

William Mckinley and William ].
Bryan, with their respective associates
on the two national tickets, have now
Joined the somewhat exclusive ranks of
alumni of electoral colleges.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

Governor Lee of South Dakota is TO be
commended on the backbone he exhibits
in dealing with the state treasurer,
whose bond he declines to approve until
the money in his custody shall have been
produced. The governor, in special
message to the legislature. cites the law
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13
An UnnccorntnbIc Omission.

Governor william j. Stone manages to
fill more than a page OF an ordinary news
paper with his last annual message with
out making a single aIlusion to the coin
age of silver at the ratio Of 1G to l. This
Is certainly the most remarkable act of his
administration.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

The number of men who enjoy lead
pipe cinch on cabinet position grows
less with each new day. 1t is sure to
get down to eight before the 4th of
a nl.1.lA
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

NtW lOTk Mail and ENpress.
Ambassador Bayard. in speech at the
big banquet given in his honor the other
night in London said in effect that if he
Aad done anything to be sorry for he was
glad of it. 1t is to be observed that Mr.
Bayard's language continues diplomatic
to the very last.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

The growing of the British lion over
the terms of the arbitration treaty with
the United States does not indicate that
tho American eagle has got the worst
of the negotiations.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

Senator Camerons successor has been
chosen. That may account for the sud
den loss of interest on the part of the
senator in the passage of the famous
Cameron resolution.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13
CONFIRM THE GUINEA MASSACRE.
nritIsh omcInI AdvIccs Give Details
mud CrcnIc u Srnsntlnn,

aud Create n Sensation,
| LONDON, Jan. 12.--The Foreign Office has
received private confirmation Of the news
from Benin, on the Guinea coast. telling OF
the massacre OF Consul Philips and his com
| panlons while on a peaceful mission to Benin
City. The news has created great sensa-
tion. as the victims are all well known.
| Lord Salisbury came 70 the Foreign Office
| especially from Hatfield house TO receive the
| earliest official details and to consider them.
| II is stated In the Foreign Office adyiccs
! that the party was unarmed when 1t LETT
! the consulate at Benin on the west side OF
| the Niger, travelling toward the Adamagu
| country. They were surprised on the from
| tier territory at Benin city, where they
| were fired upon suddenly ana massacrcd.
! I he object of the murder is not yet known.
! Benin City Is within the Niger protectoratc
! and Is sixty miles up the river Benin The
! population Is $4,000 and 1t is governed by
! Fetish priesthood which is notorious for
! human sacrifices. 1t is thought the massacre
| is possibly connected with tho recent escape
| OF the king Of the Okrika tribe at New
! Calabar, who was captured by the British.
! 1t Is feared the disaster will have bad
! effect upon tho Niger companys expedition,
! which Ia about to proceed against the emir
! OF Nupe
A telegram from Lagos says that the ex-
! pedltion against the emir of Nupe is still
waiting at Lokoja This expedition. sent
out by the Royal Niger company, consists
of 500 Hausa troops, six maxims, twenty-six
mounted European officers and 900 carriers
The Times, i'm an editorial. explains that
the old quarrel between the powerful emir
of Nupe and the Niger company was on ac-
count OF the emir raiding the company's
territory for slaves
The officials of the Niger protectorate con-
firm the news of the massacre of Consul
Phillips. Messrs. Locke and Campbell, con-
sular officers Major Crawford. the deputy
commissioner, Captains Boiseragon and
Mailing officers of the Niger coast force. DR..
Elliott and two civilians and a number OF
Kroomen and native carriers. The officials
add that the expedition was unarmed and
was endeavoring peacefully to enter Benin
City, with the view of opening trade rea-
tons with the inhabitants. The officials do
not believe that single white man of the
party escaped. The party included $50 car
riers, of whom seven succeeded in escaping.
Loan of Five Million Authorized.
BUENOS AYRES, Jan. 12.-The senate has
authorized the municipal council to Issue a
loan of $5 900 900
The French newspapers comment hope
fully upon the effects of the arbitration
treaty concluded between the United States
and Great Britain. but there is nothing new
in the tenor of their remarks.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

Philadelphia Record: The Ice was melting
fast but II smiled under the warmth OF the
sung and sang: Just tell them that you
thaw me-.
Detroit Free Press: "IIcre," shouted the
indignant citizen to the secretary OF the
water board, this mnnow came through
YOU don't expect us to furnish black
bass, do your?
Town Topics Mamic--Jack didn't remove
his arm from around my waist but once
during the entire evening,
Ada-What was the matter then?
Mnmie-lle had to go home.
been fought merely for the championship
and the stakes.
Brooklyn Life First Detectivc--The more
I think of It. the more firmly l am con-
vinccd that the man | arrested last hight
did not give his right name, ,,,., no c,,,,7
First Dctective-John Doe.
Indianapolis Journal: "You," said tho
now cashier. twill find me like watch.
"AIl right" responded the banker, aris-
ing to the merry occasion; 81 will bear your
case in mind and see that you do not accu-
mulate any supertiuous dust In your move
ments."
Chicago Post: The girl in blue leaned
over and asked in stage whisper, as II
it were something too terrible to be openly
discussed:
'Do you know Miss Dash?'
The girl in gray was on her guard in an
instant.
"That depends" she said. "What has she
been doing?"
Chicago Tribune: "Thesc biscuits, Lo-
BELLA" observed Mr.. McSwat, letting one of
them fall beside his plate, "if they were
trfe smaller, would do good execution as
bullets"
perhaps they would do even better exc
cuton as bullets Billieer," replied Mrs. Nc
Swat, with great sweetness, ''if YOU would
furnish me a better quality of baking pow
der"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

Next turn in the Pacific railroad debt
settlement proceedings!
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

Do your cabinet guessing now. The
time for guessing is getting shorter and
shorter
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

At all events the exposition cannot be
located at the corner of Eighteenth and
Farnam.-World-IIeral
No, and the more's the pity. If it
could be every business man in Omaha
could afford to double his stock subScrip-
ton. The nearer the exposition is
bl ought to the business center TIL greater
will be its success and the greater the
benefits to the city as whole. One
thing is certain, if the exposition could
be located ut the corner of Eighteenth
and Farnam the buildings could be
erected without establishing Il pumping
station and digging encircling bitches
to keep the water out. 1t was unalloyed
unsellishness of course that prompted
the Worid-Ileral to oppose public build
ings mt Eighteenth and Farnam in order
to put $4,000 of government money into
the pockets of its chief proprietor.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13
HIS WATERLOO.

Ho saw the smoke of battle curl afar and
never quailcd;
He faced the fire of cannon with n heart
that never failed;
But terror swept him in a tide that courage
could not stem
When he had to face the furnace smoke and
fire at q. m.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

What will the Huntington railroad
lobby do now to earn its salaries.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13
AN EFFECyVE Law.

The Georgia antitrust law. which Went
into effect less than two weeks ago, is
said to have already produced the de.
sired results. 1t is n stringent act and
evidently under the conviction that ii
would be enforced the trusts doing bus.
mess il that state have made haste TO
avoid the consequences of its violation
by withdrawing all the conditions they
had imposed upon dealers in their com
modities and otherwise mnnifesting n
prudent regard for the law. 1t is n
striking example of what may be accom-.
plished in this direction when legisla.
tors earnestly endeavor TO conserve the
public interests and Gne executive au.
thOrity can be depended upon to en-
force the laws.
Indiana proposes to follow the exam
pie of Georgia. an antitrust bill having
been introduced in the legislature of the
former state framed upon lines similar
to those of the Georgia law. A very
strong popular sentiment against trust;
has been manifested in Indiana, soSthat
it is safe to say the proposed legislation
will be adopted and enforced. In that
event the experience of Georgia will
probably be repeated and the country
will be given another instructive lesson
in the power of the states to success.
fully deal with this form of monopoly.
If the trusts shall abandon Indiana as
they have Georgia it will be convincing
evidence that these combinations are
ready to surrender to state laws for
their suppression. the effect of which
would be to arouse II general popular
demand for such legislation. With that
accomplished the end of these combina-
tons would not be far off.
The fact must b. recognized, rs poin ed
out by the supreme court of the United
States that the most effective blows can
be struck at the trusts by state legiSla,
ton. The power of the states in this
direction is greater than that of con
greSs and if the people want free com
petition in trade and protection against
CXGctiOns of combinations tEat kill off
competition and put restraints upon
trade they can mOat surely secure these
through their legislatures. There is
reason to believe that the successful op-
GRAFTON of the Georgia law will cause it
to be widely followed. so that in few
years there will be in most or all of the
states stringent antitrust laws, practi-
cally uniform in their character.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13
Coming Our Way.

Omaha is considerably excited over the
establishment of new chicOry mill in that
place, with capacity of 500 bags of coffee
Der day
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13
No Amount
of Blowing

WILL SELL GOODS. OUR CLOTH
ING is IT'S OWN BEST ADVERTISE
MENT, AND If WE CAN BUT PER
SUADE YOU TO VISIT OUR STORE
AND SEE FOR YOURSELF HOW
HANDSOMELY TAILORED OUR
SUITS AND OVERCOATS ARE, WE
HAVE NO CONCERN AS TO WHERE
YOU'LL BUY.
PRICES JUST NOW ARE AT THEIR
LOWEST
AND THIS is ESPECIALLY TRUE If
YOU ARE A JUDGE OF CLOTHES
AND VALUES, IN BOTH OF WHICH
RESPECTS WE OFFER YOU OUR
BEST JUDGMENT AND ADVICE.
BUT WHAT IS MORE, WE BACK
UP OUR PROPOSITIONS WITH AN
ABSOLUTE AND UNEQUIVOCAL
GUARANTEE THAT EVERYTHING
SHALL BE PRECISELY AS REPRE-
SCENTED. AND THE VERY BEST TO
BE HAD ANYWHERE FOR THE
MONEY.
SEE OUR DOUGLAS STREET WIN
DOW IL YOU CARE TO LEARN HOW
REALLY GOOD SUITS AND OVER
COATS LOOK AT A REALLY Low
FIGURE.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13
Ionn of Five Million Autbor,zcJ.


LONDON, Jan. 11-Lady Henry Somerset
has suffered severe confusion of the fore
head in q carriage accident at Westmin-
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13
TowInr N DisnbIcd Steamer.

Towing Disabled steamer.
HALIFAX, N. g., Jam 12.-The disabled
steamer Durham City was reported OF this
port at an early hour this morning in tow
of another steamer thought to be the long
overdue Damara.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

Total 62l, sos
comics Wv .',,''.'.............. 9.51s
Total net sales. 5i2 3g3
Net daily average. ..,,,,,,,,............. 10 755
GEORGE u. THSCHUCk.
Subscribed in my presence. and sworn to be-
fore me this % day of January, 1891
N =. FELL,
Seal Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

Town Topics: Mamic-Jack didn't remove
his arm from around my waist but once
during the entire evening.
Ada-What was the matter then?
Mnmie--He had to go home.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13
FLASHES or FUN.

philadelphia Record: The ice was melting
fast but ii smiled under the warmth Of the
sung and sang: Just tell them that you
thaw me-"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-13

Puck. Nearly all the great wars have
been fought merely for the championship
and the stakes.