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Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01
THE WATER U-OBES DECISION

The decision of Judge Munger ruling
against every contention of the city in
its suit to have the franchise of the
water works company declared for
feited should surprise no one familiar
with the facts in the case. Neither
should it cause any special regret among
taxpayers that the preposterous claim of
the city, that by foreclosure sale of the
plant the purchasers thereby lost all
right to operate it, is rejected by the
courts The city was inveigled into this
litigation under the Broatch administra-
ton as the catSpaw of Wall street spec
uiators anxious to realize on worthless
secondary securities. Their hired at
torney insisted on Intervening in the
case and the suit was prosecuted really
on behalf of these private individuals
rather than in the interest of the city.
SO far as the ctys rights are concerned
they are left precisely where they were
previous to the water works receivership.
The contract between the original water
works company and the city holds good
between the reorganiZed company and
the city. Under that contract the city
has right to purchase the plant at an
appraised valuation exclusive of the
value of the franchise after the eXpira-
ton of the stipulated twenty-year period
The city has the further right under its
charter to appropriate the plant at any
time on payment of its appraised valua-
ton.
The question whether the city should
take advantage of its right to acquire
the water works under the contract will
have to be deferred until the expiration
of the twenty-year period approaches
nearer. In the interval the taxpayers
must bear the costs of one of the most
expensive and useless pieces of litiga-
ton into which they have ever been
dragged.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01
INDUSTRIAL SUPREMACY.
Americas steady Advance Alarms All
Europe.
philadelphia Record.

lnllauelpnla RECORD.
One OF the mcst convincing evidences Of
the high appreciation in which American in
genuity is held abroad may be seen in the
limitations of American machinery and
machine products which are now being made
and sold in Europe In large quantities. In
some instances the foreign counterfeiters
have not hesltated to cast the name plats of
American manufacturers upon their imita-
tions. In fact we know of instances IL
which sample American machines have been
purchased, dismantled and the vatious parts
used as patterns for reproductions These
limitations can readily be detected by meas
urements, because the shrnkage of the
metals makes the reproductions slightly
smaller in all dimensions than the originals
There is at present no way of preventing
this fraud which Is so extensively practiced
in Europe at the expense Of Annette leans; it
must, however in all fairness be admitted
that in former years the same game was
played in this country, the Europeans being
then the victims. While foreigners have
been busily engaged in copying our designs
within the last year or two, we have quietly
been absorbing many valuable products OF
their colonies such as minerals mines etc,
Our capitalists have shrewdly recognized the
valuo of many commodities which have been
allowed to lie unnoticed or undeveloped in
various foreign places England is now
awakening to the fact that many Of the most
valuable staples-incuding minerals-of her
colonies have been quietly absorbed by
Americans. The ineXhaustible pitch lake in
Trinidad, the immense coal mines of Cape
Breton, the rich pyrites mines OF Nowfound-
land, and more recently the splendid hema-
tte and manganese ore deposits in that
island, have to some extent come into the
American market and possession.
The recent add. ess of Hon. Charles T.
RitchC, president of the London Board of
Trade before the Chamber of Commerce of
CrOydOn voices the alarm which is now felt
over the great breaches which have been
made in Englands industrial strongholds
He called attention to Engand's declining
export trade upon which he hung a grave
warning against American competition" The
following cabled words of the speech briefly
explain the advantages of our economic sys-
TEN compared with the prevailing systems
in many other countries:
"Americas successful competition is due
to her enterprise in embarking capital; but
it is yet more due TO the freedom her man
ufacturers enjoy of employing the best ma
chinegy and working it in the most econom-
ical manner, untrammeled by the restrictions
which have hampered manufacturers here"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01
PROSPERITY OUT or ADVERSELY.
Substantial Results Growing Ont of
the Necessities of Hard Times.


1t is a common human experience that
what appears for the time to be misfor-
tune often proves blessing in disguise. In
one respect at least, the recent business
depression in the United States has proven
an example of this cCmmon experience, for
while the home markets refuse to take all
the manufactured goods offered at remunera-
tive prices the necessity OF selling manufact-
ured products at the same rate or shutting
down factories as the only alternative led to
an increase in our experts of manufactured
goods at tho rate of fifty millions a year for
tho last three years
That we shall be able to hold and increase
the trade IL good times, secured by the
necessities of hard times, is clearly possible
and ougat to be more thln probable. For
it should be noted that the bulk of this In
crease was obtained in the home markets
Of the European manufacturing countries and
not far from their far-away colonies or de-
tendencies We sold steel rails, cutlery and
all sorts Of machinery in England and other
forms of manufactured goods in France, Ger
many and Russia. We did not Increase our
exports to South America, Australia and
other half-deyeloped countries, but We
bearded the European lion In his den and
sold our goods under his very nose.
Our success in this direction has attracted
more attention abroad than at home and
doubtless furnished the inspiration for Count
Galuchowski's warning to the European
countries to combine to resist American
competition. The chief reason why we were
moro successful in selling our manufactured
products in Europe than in South or Central
America was that we have more direct deal
ings with Europe, understand the customs
and wants Of its several nationalities better
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01


Mexico has taught this country a useful
lesson in the punishment of lynching The
policemen and others who lynched Arroyo,
the would-be assassin OF President Diaz,
have been sentenced to death for the offense,
although it was committed in revenge for
an attempt to kill the highest officer in the
republic, There are pany southern states,
and probably some northern ones, in which
those guilty of lynchfrg even of the mcst
aggravated kind not only cannot be pun
shed, but cannot even be convicted There
have been this year oyer $50 lynchiugs, and
not one of the parties concerned in them
has been brought to justice, Such state
OF things goes far toward confirming the
accusation Of Rudyard Kipling that our ma
tional crime is murder. Mexico may have a
lower civilization than ours but evidently
we have some things 10 learn from it, espe-
cially the duty of maintaining ard vindlcat-
ing law, .u..r.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01
WIDOWS AND PENSIONS.
Necessity for Legal Check on n
Growing Public Evil.


New York Sun.
The most striking recommendation made
by the commissioner of pensions is the one
for the passage of a law providing that no
pension shall be granted to the widow of any
soldier who shall hereafter marry.
Even now the widow OF soldier pen
stoned under the famous disability act OF
Juno 27, 1890, Is not Cntitled to a pension,
unless she was married to him before the
passage of that act; but there is no restric-
ton upon the widows of soldiers pensioned
under the general laws
Secretary Bliss approves the commission
er's recommendation on the ground that "a
woman who marries soldier now Ghrty-
two years since peace was declared) takes
him for better or for worse; she was not his
wife during the war. experienced n0ne of the
haTdshps, deprivatiOns and anXieties Incl
dent to the life OF q wife of a soldier and
should not therefore, be Q!aced on the rolls
as such"
The pcint is very interesting The pro
posal Of the commissioner and the secretary
will be opposed on the ground that pensions
have been granted to the widows of the vet
ersus of the war Of the revolution and of the
war of 1912, no matter how late in life these
veterans married On the other hand it may
be argued that the extraordinary number Of
the civil war pensioners justifies a new rule
regarding them. In the Interior department s
report for 1894 we find that nine widows
and three daughters of veterans Of the revo-
luton constitute the pension roll for that
war" and now Secretary Bliss reports that,
on June 80 last there were sixteen widows
and daughters of revolutionary soldiers,
seven survivors of the war of 1912 and 28l
widows of soldiers Of that war"
In view of the time elapsed since the close
OF the revolutionary war, and also OF the
vastly greater number OF soldiers of the civil
war, we should think that some Of those
who may hereafter marry aged union soldiers
will be drawing pensions well along toward
tho year 2,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01
Union and Nonuniom worismen.
kGnsas city star,


The New York supreme court has decided
that a man who loses his job because Of the
demands Of a labor union on his employer
can recover damages from the union. The
decision is one of the most important, to
labor unions, that has been rendered 1t will
force labor organizations to be very much
more considerate Of the rights OF the non
union laborer, and doubtless will be de-
nounced as another usurpation by the courts
but it is, In fact entirely In line with re-
cent decisions against trusts and comblna-
tiOns and in favor OF individual rights. II
combinations OF capital are to be regulated
by law so also must comblnatfors OF labor
ers The principle in both cases is the same
and the court which protects a small bust
ness man from the restraints on his bust
ness arising from agreements among his
competitors must also protect the individual
laboring man from such practices OF labor
unions as practically deny him the right to
earn a living,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01
THE AGE OF REASON.

Somerville Journal.
No more with Hopping, trailing skirt,
Dragged foully on through filth and dirt
or snow and sluSh
Should women rush.
This is the age of common sense,
When women may without offense
Their freedom show,
Where'er they go.
The natty, trim bicyclienne
Delights the eyes of captious men,
So snug and neat,
With twinkling feet,
And ankles only half concealed,
Yet not immodestly revealed,
AS swift and shy
She flashes by.
So woman, too, without a wheel.
Wearing n shortened skirt, should feel
That in mems sight
She is all right;
For men detest the dragging dress
That sweeps the sidewalk 5 nlthineSs.
They like the skirt
That shuns the dirt.
Then fear not, ladies, If you show,
Below your skirts, an inch or so,
OF ankles trim,
or rounded limb.
Long draperies are out of date
Strike off your fetters! DO not wait.
OF your good sense
Give evidence!
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01
LIQUOR DEALERS AND DRUGGISTS.

LIQUOR DEALERS AND DRUGGISTS.
The law under which liquor licenses
and druggists permits are granted re-
quires applicants for the same to pub
lish notices of their applications for two
weeks in the newspaper having the larg-
est circulation in the county. Notice Is
hereby served upon all persons intend
ing to apply for liquor licenses or drug
gists' permits that The Omaha Evening
Bee is the paper having the largest cir
culation in Douglas county, and that to
comply with the law they must publish
their notices in that paper. No resolu-
ton adopted by any Board of Fire and
Police Commissioners or by any other
board can deprive it of it's rights or be
binding upon any liquor dealer or drug
gist. Notice is also served that The
Omaha Evening Bee will insist upon its
legal rights as the paper having the
largest circulation in Douglas county by
every remedy accorded under the law,
and that persons who disregard the law
by publishing notices of application for
liquor licenses or druggists permits in
any paper other than The Omaha Even
ing Bee do so at their risk
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01
The recommendation of Ninth cavalry

The recommendation of Ninth cavalry
officers that an investigation be made by
the Interior department of the recent
killing of several Indians by Colorado
game wardens in the northwestern part
of the state is timely. Ugly rumors have
been set atioat as to the conduct Of the
game wardens in this case, and as therl
is conflict in the stories that have been
told in regard to the incident the right
investigation. The state of Colorado will
have an investigation, but the Indian
bureau cannot ignore the case
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01

Our amiable Bryanite contemporary
prints an editorial disquisition on "Mr.
l.. d. Fowler as Guesser" AS Fowler
is the man who guessed" that the Bry-
ante organ could be bought for Tom
Majors at the rate of $75 day and also
guessed that the easiest way BARLEY
could muzzle the organ was by arrang-
ing a bank accommodation for its chief
owner, the Bryanite organ ought to be
pretty well up on his abilities as a
"gleSSer"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01

Every subscriber of The Bee will re-
ceivc as n supplement to The Sunday
Bee of December 5 a handsome large
photo-engraving of the official birdseyc
view of the Transmississippi Exposition.
This is the only really artistic and cor
rect view that has been made and will
be well worth preserving and framing.
Those who are not regular subscribers
or who wish extra copies for distribu-
ton among friends Will do well to place
advance orders with The Bee or its news
dealers, as the surplus edition is strictly
limited.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01


The decrease of the English sparrow in
New York has been puZzling ornithologists.
In certain sections where this noisy little
bully-this John Bull In feathers-used to
congregate and make day hldeous, there
is hardly a sign of him now. The cause of
this phenomenon is, however, no mystery,
but amuslngly simple, The English spar
row has no use for a reform admlnistra-
tion and especially no admiration for Col
oEel Waring. Warnings white wings have
kept the streets so clean that this minIa-
ture Tammaniac has been literally starved
M
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01
Superior to All Other Labor.
minneapolis Tribune.


American labor is acknowledged to be
more efficient than the labor Of any other
country. We are fortunate in the possession
of a claes of skilled mechanics who are en-
dowed with sufficient brains and alertness
to quickly master the most intricate ma
chimes. Our common school system, which
has been maintained for 100 years, has laid
the foundation of superior average intelli-
gence and our numerous excellent scientific
schools and schools of technology have given
great cCoortunity to boys of practical and
mechanical turn of mind.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01
THE NAHAL REPORT.

The annual report of the secretary of
The navy does not recommend large ap
preparations by the present congress foi
additional war ships, differing i'm this
respect from preceding reports for a
number of years, or since the construc
ton of II navy was entered upon. This
is not because Secretary Long is moi
friendly to the policy of building up a
good navy, but undoubtedly for the
reason that he thinks any large eXpendi
ture for this purpose, in the present con
dition of the government revenue, would
be unwise and in this view there will be
very general concurrence. The secretary
therefore recommends only the con
struction of one first class battleshir
and few torpedo boats and torpedo
destroyers. There are now six battle,
ships and five building, the navy being
most deficient in torpedo boats, the value
of which seems not 10 be so we'll under
stood here as in other countries.
What Secretary Long especially urges
is the construction of enough dry docks
in which to repair the vessels we have
supply OF guns and ammunition
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01

Iowa bankers report that while depos-
its have been increasing the demand for
loans is confined largely to those who
want money with which to buy cattle for
feeding purposes. This indicates that the
farmers have something to show fol
their years work with the crops, that
the merchants are making collections OF
small bills and that there is an abun-
dance of money in the country for all
legitimate purposes
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01

Washington people are not rejoicing
because a colony of Pennsylvania glass
blowers have announced their intention
of going to the state to locate. They say
that what they want is men seeking
homes and not men bent on overturning
state institutions for political advantage
on the Debs plan.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01

The Bee reiterates that there Is no
such newspaper as the Daily World
Herald. There is a Morning World
Herald and an Evening World-ll'. Id
and a Weekly World-Herald, but the
pretended Daily world-Herald is a
fiction and fraud invented solely to
bamboozle the public and confuse ad-
vertisers. The liquor dealer or druggist
who tries to hide behind the shadow of
q fictitious paper will do so at his risk.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01

The city can no more get something
for nothing than can a private indi-
vidual. When the time comes for the
city to acquire the water works the
acquisition must be made by purchase
on an appraised market value either
works contract or under the charter
provision comforting the right of eminent
domain
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01

Every lover of the truth who wants to
see honor rest where honor belongs must
rejoice to know that Colonel j. Ii. Ed
misten, the intrepid chairman of the pop.
ulist state committee has been valiantly
dubbed in communication to the official
populist organ "the Napoleon of Ne
brakn politics." The appropriateness of
this new title must be Immediately rec
ogniZed by all the faithful members of
the peoples independent party. Had he
been called 1.-THE Rockefeller of the Ne
brasla oil fields" he might not have ap-
preciated the delicate compliment, al
though he has been more than success
full in striking political oil for himself
ana his immediate friends. AS n Napo-
leon of politics he can follow the example
of the original Napoleon by establishing
his relatives in all the smaller kingdoms,
AS yet, of course, he Is merely Napoleon
the political artilleryman. But he looks
forward to the consulate and the empire
which he hopes later to inherit, to say
nothing of the inevitable Waterloo
which threatens to engulf him before he
attains the full pinnacle of his Napole-
onic glory.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01

The suggestion Of great transmissis-
sippi teachers convention in conjunction
with that greatest of educational fea-
lures, the Transmississippi Exposition
is received with general approval. The
way to carry 1t into execution Is TO start
to work at it. Such convention at
Omaha could easily be made the star
meeting of the exposition year.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01

Do you know the meaning of what
is popularity called those long
ings," or cravings, which beset so
many women during pregnancy?
There is something lacking in the
mothers blood. Nature cries out
and will be satisfied at all hazards.
One woman wants sour things,
another wants sweets, another
wants salt things, and so on.
The real need all the time is to
enrich the blood so as to supply
nourishment for another life, and
to build up the entire gcnerative
system, so that the birth may be
possible and successful.
If eXpectant mothers would fort
ify themselves with Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, which
for twenty years has sustained
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01

With France and other European ma
lions represented as well as the leading
South American countries, the transmits
sissippi state that fails to provide for an
exhibit at the Transmississippi EXpoSi
ton next year will be much behind the
times.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01

Organizers of new political parties in
the United States are reminded that
there are fourteen separate political par
ties represented in the Austrian Reichs-
rath and not one of them is able to do
business alone.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01

The patriots of Colombia are celebrat-
ing the seventy-siXth anniversary of the
three days bull fights, masquerades and
fireworks are in order in Colon. The
Colombians enjoy Fourth of July
weather right through the winter thus
making the celebration possible at this
tima
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01

Like the king of France who marched
10000 men up the hill and then marched
them down again, the reform polio
board has again reversed itself by tax
ing back its sweeping slot machine ordel
as gracefully as possible.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01

Bryan is still desperately trying to
make his followers believe that the fu-
sionists show greater gains in the
last election in this state than the r2pub-
licans. Bryan's mathematics are az
faulty as his political economy.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01

Senator Allison is right in declaring
that if any revenue legislation is neces-
sary in order to put the United States
government on a paying business basis
it must be passed by congress. The re
publicans know how to run the govern
ment without monthly deficits, for they
have done so before.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01
The Growing Reserve.
GInho nnp,prrat

The treasury reGerve is so near the $751;
900 900 mark that all records since 1890, even
that of last April, have been broken. Early
in the calendar year an outward gold move
ment often sets in, which draws down the
treasury supply. There is a possibility that
the outflow this season may begin earlier
than it did year ago. Al no time in the
past ten years, however, has gold exporta-
tion attracted 80 little attention as it would
NOV
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01

The so-called non-partisan reform
members of the police board have no
more right to declare, without inquiry or
investigation, any paper to be entitled to
advertising as the newspaper having the
largest circulation in the county than
they have TO dismiss police officer upon
charges without hearing. one of them
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01

Bryan has repudiatad the main dogma
of the populist creed. viii the populsts
repudiate Bryan or will they continue to
play catspaw to pull his silver chestnuts
out of the fire?
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01

The Omaha Evening Bee is the news
paper having the largest circulation III
Douglas county, and stands ready to
prove the fact to the satisfaction of any
one who thinks he Is beclouded by hon
est doubt
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01

thousands
In the following letter
of the Compound n IA he
From the
troubled with weakness of the kidneys and terrible pains when
periods T.
Compound and relieved After married the
would be able
constiutonaly weak had
period
lived be My
seven months old and S healthy
II
health to child
never expected such blessing Praise God for Lydia
compound find
may many homes be frightened beenMRs LIZ
George ST., E. Somervile
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01

The spectacle of the appointees of
Governor Holcomb trying to ratfy by
resolution some of the dirty work of
Paul Vandervoort two years ago must be
an edifying sight for the governor
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01

The Australasian islands and colonies
expect to have 100000 bushels of wheat
for export, but even this will hardly
equnlize the price of wheat and silver in
accordance with Bryanite notions.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01
WhnclSing BiIIy's EuuckIcs.

Indianapolis journal
Ex-senator Blackburn and his followers
in Kentucky are openly denouncing Mr.
Bryan for trying to control local nomina-
tions n that state to his own interest three
years hence They think he should con-
fine his missionary efforts to Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01
THE BEE ON TRAINS.

All railroad ncwsboys are
supplied with enough Bees
to accommodate every pns-
scngcr wEo wants to rcnd n
newspaper. Insist upon hnv-
Ing The Dee. IF you cannot
get II Rec on II train from the
news agent, please rcpnrt
the fnct, stating the train and
railroad, to the Circulation
Department of The Bee. The
Bee Ia for sale on all trains.