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Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

must be attended, to by them collectively.
The Commercial club and the Retailers
association ann tire knights Of Ak-Sar-
Ben should seq toNt that every member
has his hands ful in contributing to the
general rcsult,-Fhc county and city
authorities, representing the people of
county and city in their corporate ca
pacity, should keep before them the great
object in view, namely. affordng expo
sition visitors The best and most impress
sive entertainment and accommodations
they could look for This includes not
only the county board and city council
but also the park board, the
police board. the advisory board,
the school board and every Off
cial upon whom rests public RESPONSE
bility. Each and every one Of them has
an opportunity to earn his salary for the
public twice over the coming year which
he should not let slip by.
By grasping the full import of the
conditions in front of us which were
never more favorable to the city's
growth and prosperity, the people of
Omaha can and should make their busy
season perpetual.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29
VOICE or THE STATE PRESS


Kearncy Hub; The need of an extra ses.
sion OF the Nebraska legislature is ap.
parent. Little more than $4,000 remains of
the sum appropriated for the Investigation OF
the state institutions and the ''cinching'
committee has not been at work year SO
1t VIII be seen that the appropriation must he
replcnished or the "cinchers" will soon be
out of a job.
Kearney Democrat: Greene appeared as
counsel in the case of Garbert
against Il. Bodman, first on the side
OF Garbert aud then on the side
of Bodman. He won his case for Gar
bert and then went over on the other side
and helped Bodman defeat Garbert. The
fight was over boundary line and has been
for a long time in court. But 1t does no.
place Congressman Greene in very enviaDlo
light. to say the least.
Norfolk Journal: The latest fusion propo-
sition emanates from A. f. Sheldon, who
wants to drop the three-ring circus masquer-
ade and asks the populists to abandon their
party organization aud label themselves as
democrats. While Mr. Sheldon's proposition
is honest, 1t is doubtful II 1t will be approved
by the fusion leaders, who will undoubtedly
seek to perpetuate the triple alliance sham
until after the next state campaign,
West Point Republican, Some leading pop
ulists in Nebraska are advocating the pool
ing of issues of all free silver forces into one
party, in other words the democratic party is
to swallow the entire populist party. The
difficulty attending the fusion of the three
silver conventions at Lincoln last fall shows
that similar occurrence is highly prob
able and the only way to amalgamate the
free silver forces is toIConvene in one con"
venton. 1t is hardly likely that the pop
ulists who have striven all these years fo1
the success of their party will now allow
themselves to be swallowed up by the dem
OCnltS.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29
THE Busy SEASON.

Local merchants have just entered
upon what is commonly known as the
busy season of the year, During the
coming month the bulk of the holiday
trade will be encountered and stores
and shops are sure to present a continu-
Gus show of business activity. The busy
season upon Omaha, however, must not
be confined to retailers and jobbers. nor
can it cease with the advent of the new
year. With the work ahead of us in
preparation for the exposition, the busy
season must include public as well as
private activity, which must continue not
only up to the date for opening the
gates, but through the entire period of
the exhibition.
No matter how much private business
our business men may have they cannot
afford to neglect the business which
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29
FOREIGNERS ALARMED.
Amazed by the Rapid Growth of
American Trade.

Indianapolis Journal
There have been numerous indications OF
late that foreign manufacturers and business
men are alarmed at the rapid growth of
American trade end are waking up to the
fact that the United States is dangerous
competitor with them for control of the
markets of the world. This sentiment pre-
walls In Great Britain and on the continent
1t is reflected by the press. apparent in the
reports of trade commissions and openly
pressed by statesmen and by prominent bus
mess men. few days ago Count Golu-
chowski, Austro Hungarian minister of for
elgn affairs, predicted that a great feature
of the twentieth century would be a COM
binaton of European countries to prevent
the commercial supremacy of the United
States. Now comes the Rt. Hon.
Charles 4. Ritchle, president of the London
Board of Trade, with a warning to the same
effect. In speech delivered before the
Chamber of Commerce Of provincial city
on Tuesday he expressed the opinion that
tho greatest mSnace to Englands continued
supremacy in trade was American COM
petition. He regarded the United States as
more dangerous competitor in manufac-
curing and trade than Germany. Continuing,
ne said:
There is no doubt the United States are
executing orders which ought to be executed
here. AS we all know an American firm
obtained the contract for the Central Under
ground railway Cof London), as its bid was
lower than those of the English concerns
and 1t could deliver tie supplies three
months ahead of the British tenders Many
important continental orders have gone to
America. The same is to be said of Egypt
and japan, where the Americans are doing
work that Englishmen should have done.
In consequence of the engineering dispute
many orders are leaving the country and
unfortunately these orders seldom return"
1t is impossible to mistake the significance
Of these expressions from different foreign
sources. They mean that the United States
is forging to the front, and that foreign
statesmen, manufacturers and business men
recognize that this above all other coun-
tries is the one that must be reCkoned with
heaceforth for the control Of the markets
Of the world. This is highly complimentary
to the resources of the country and the en-
terprise of its people and should incite
American manufacturers to renewed efforts.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29
TIE WHIrMAN MEMnRLlL-

|
Fifty years ago today DR.. Marcus
| Whitman and his wife and twelve 9th
erS who had been laboring among the
cayuSe Indians of the far northwest.
we're basely betrayed and brutality mas
sacred by the half savages they had
| beiriended; and today there will be
dedicated. on the site of this massacre
near whore the city of Walla Wnlla
now stands, Il marble monument erected
| in memory of the martyrs. At the same
! tine Whitman college. which bears the
name of the intrepid missionary will
| further honor his memory with appIo-
pirate ceremonies. 1t will be an occa-
sion of great interest in Washington and
| oregon and the entire west. 1t will re-
call the life of one of class of typical
| liOneers.
The story of the life and labOrs Of Dr.
| Whitman has been told many times:
how he was sent by the American Board
10 Oregon to teach the Indians who had
| Journeycd far "hunting for the white
| mans Book of Life" how he and his
wife and their associates Iabored long
| ''i'' va h'''iN hliloliSN tht iliiIltIlS, llbN
he learned inadvertently of the plans
OF the British agents to seize Oregon:
! his long journey across the trackless
mountains and plains in winter TO in
,ercede for oregon with the officials at
| Washington; his expedition of settlers
across the mountains, escorted by Gen
eral Fremont in 1913, and thus the
l,,1,, ttt,.. ,r
| virgin soil of hitherto uncOnuuercd Ore
gon 1t is II story that bears repeating
for it is full of thrilling interest of con
secration and sacrifice and heroism.
coupled with intense loyalty to the
American flag.
Df. Whitman was n type of the mis-
siOnary pioneer The trappers and hunt
crs are generally the first to penetrate
the forests of n new country, unless the
gold hunters are first on the ground;
but it has been true through all the
century that the missionary societies
have sent their agents along with the
trappers and the miners and in advance
OF the farmers and tradesmen The
missionary Is civii2er and con
Gueror. The Whitman party carried
the bible to the Indians ana broke a
pathway through the mountain forests.
The west, California ana Oregon and
the mountain region, would have been
settled even had there been no gold in
the river sands to tempt the adventur-
ers, for the land is fertile and the eli
mate pleasant, In honolng the memory
of DR.. Whitman the people of Washing
ton and Oregon honor one who was
among the first to appreciate the price
less value of the great west.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29
TAX REFORM IN MASSACHUSETTS,
Conclusions OF IL Commission Ap- !
pointed for that Purpose.

| y
| pointed for that Purpose.
| New York Independent.
| Much interest attaches to the recommends
| tions of the special commission on taxation
appointed under the act passed last year by
| the Massachusetts legislature to investigate
and report what changes, if any, should be
made in the state system of taxation, which
| have just beeu submitted tn the governor and
| council.
They may be briefly summarized as fol-
/ lows: An inheritance tax levied with respect
to realty as well as personally at the rate
| OF per cent, with an exemption for estates
not exceeding $4,000, and an abatement OF
| $4,000 on estates between $4,000 and S25 600;
| a tax in proportion to house rentals, only
the excess over $500 Of rental beiug taxable:
| abolition OF the present taxes on intangible
| personality such as stocks, bonds securities
| leans on mortgages, Incomes, etc; assumO-
| tiOn by the state treasury OF county eX-
penses, and appreciation by the state OF
| the revenue from taxes on corporate excess
| now distributed among the several cities and
| towns. Whatever objections may be urged
| against the changes proposed, 1t cannot be
| faid that these recommendations involve any
element of unflirness, and the plan sug-
| gested has some admirable features
| The most important recommendation is that
| respecting the abolition and the present
taxes on intangible personally" the colec-
! tlon OF which is exceedingly difficult and is
CQen to the further objections of raising the
question OF double taxation in the case OF
| corporate shares. Probably the commission
| Is on safe ground In assuming that the loss
| Involved lu doing away with these taxes can
| be made good by the proposed tax on inherit
ances and that on house rentals, The pro-
posal to transfer county expenses to the
| state meeting them by "utiizng so much OF
| the present proceeds OF the tax corporate
| excess as Is now distributed among the sew
| eral cities and towns" is a good one, for, as
the commission says, the strictly farming
towns would gain, and practically the only
losers would be "the small number of towns
In which there Is a large accumulation Of
Intangible personal property, and which now
receive large sums on account OF shares
owned by their residents" tax on house
rentals would meet two OF the most impor-
tant requirements OF a good tax law-cledr
ness and certainty; and as the commssiou
states that provision has been made for the
proper assessment OF persons living in apart
ment houses and in hotels, there would be
little or no opportunity for evasion.
The report is signed by Judge James II
Dunbar OF the superior court, Prof +. w
Iausslg or Harvard university and 7. JeffeT-
son Coolidge gentlemen whose standing will
secure Tor 1t respectful consideration. Should
legislation along the lines proposed be en-
acted by the Massachusetts, general court, Il
wlll mark distinct advance in methods OF
taxation.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

Much has been said recently about
the debt of the state of Iowa and much
of it is unjust to the state. "It will not
be big job to take up Iowa's floating
warrants says the Des Moines Capt.
tai. "rhe general assembly can keep
the appropriations down so that the
warrants will disappear without any
trouble. The state of Iowa has gone
through this phase of existence many
times before" ANA it might be added
that 1t is not at all necessary for the
state of Iowa, i'll the meantime. to 90
without shoes and wear Il threadbare
coat, just because - few politicians have.
for political advantage, declared that
Iowa is almost ruined.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29
WORSE THAN POLICY.
While Pretending Denounec
o


Omaha wodlIerald papers OF the
advertising
The worth about
Sc that
would cost the WordIerad 5000
hope beat publishers that amount
the
ment OF word there prizes propose
the publisher
will him he
nothing plain gambling proposition
fisher asked bet Sc
win of the prizes the
least $500 Roulette faro
lana lottery compared
The publisher who nj ad s a
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29
A Handsome Holiday Editio,

The handsome illustrated Thanksgiving
number OF the Norfolk Daily News is one
of the most credltable pieces of journalistic
side OF Omaha. As a compendium OF ipfor-
dtlon rejecting the growth and business
activity of Norfolk, 1t could scarcely be inn
proved upon. Its value from this point OF
view is enhanced by the assurance that not
a single article that appears among It's de-
scrptiye features is Inserted because it is
paid for, the paid advertising being entirely
in the form OF display cards Nothing Illus
trates the Improvement OF local conditions
so well as the publication OF such holiday
edition by an enterprising country paper.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

Governor Holcomb's argument of two
years ago for the investment of the per
manent school fund i'll the bonds ISSUED
by Nebraska counties could not well be
improved upon. But the governor is Il
member of thc'state board that has con
troll of these funds and it is announced
that the board is now unanimous against
purchasing county bonds. The question
is, Has the governor reversed himself
and if 50. why?
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29
THE KICKER.

Pittsburg Chronicle.
Kicking in the morning,
Kicking all the day;
Kicking If he's busy,
Kicking at delay,
Thus the chronic kicker
Fills his life with woes,
browning, grumbllng wrangling,
Eyery@hCre he goes.
Nothing ever suits him,
Always finding fault;
Every kind of pleasure
He Is sure TO halt.
SCOWlinE a. the children,
Growing at his wife;
Turning peace and comfort
Into constant strife.
Kicking If the wea her
Happens 20 be dry;
Kicking when the rain is
Tumblng from the sky.
Kicking IN the summer,
Heat has t7en no charm;
Kicking I'm the wlnJar,
Then he'd have II warm.
Kicking every mcalllme,
GlaTing at the meat;
often he Is saying:
Nothing NJ to eat"
Kicking when he's reading,
Grumbllng at the light;
Now and taen denounCing
Everything in sight.
Kicking In the morning,
Kicking all the day;
Kicking I'm the evening,
Kicking should he pray.
Kicking while he's thinking,
Kicking Thln an bed;
Wonder N hen keep on
Kicking ~ hen he's dead.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

A knock down ment is
the final piece Of logic used
by Nature. Many people
lean on the ''don't-hurt-me"
theory about coffee and tobac-
co until the beautiful machin-
cry of the body colIapses,
Postum Food Coffee is the
way out OF trouble.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29
Indians ana Their AIIotments.
Indianapolis Journal.

Exclusive of the tlye civilized tribes, the
latest enumeration shows that the number
which embrace about 33,4O4, 1897 acres. So
much has been Said of the allotment OF
binds to Indians thai it is something OF q
surprise to see the; statement that only 454E
Indians have accepted allotments, calling for
644,l47 acres. Compared with previous emu
merations of Indians, the report of the secre.
tary OF the interior on this subject proves
that the race is gradually decreasing.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

The organ of the gamblers gang that
pretends to run the police board says it
believes the board will do its duty at its
next meeting. How long does it take
the board to do its duty?
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29
Convertible Terms.

1EVF""IIVHN
Having committedIa barefaced theft Of a
harbor from China, the German government
now intimates that what has already been
seized is insufficient for naval station -
and SO proposes to Henlarge its holdings
there" "diplomatically If possible" We
see here how highway robbery and ''ciylliza-
ton" may become one and the same lalng,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

Mark Twain, having made Il hit with
his lecture on the horrors of the German
language, is now in Il position to add to
his reputation with graphic account of
the way it feels to be forcibly elected
from the Austrian Reichsrath
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

Bryan will experience the beauties of
deprecated currency when he
crosses the Mexican border and ex-
changes each of his good 1OO-cent
American dollars for two 5O-cent Mexi-
can dollars.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

Only short time now until that in
valuable periodical known as the Con
gressional Record will resume pubica-
tlon, which was suspended last summer
In spite OF its thriving business.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

DR.. Parkhurst is ''unspeakably sad
to return to New York and find that
Tammany is about ready to take pos
session of everything once more. But it
will make work for DIR. Parkhurst in the
special line for which he Is famous
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

If few more policemen will relieve
the force of their services voluntarily
the police pay roll may possibly be
brought within the limits of the funds
at the disposition of the police board.
No other way Of accomplishing this
necessary object seems to be open.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

a western cattle dealer contemplating
sending herd of cattle overland to
Dawson City figured it out that the beef
would be worth 81 pound when he got
it there, and has therefore given up the
project Not many people can make for
tunes out of nothing even in Klondille.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

Notwithstanding the decision of the
executive committee the teachers of the
United States will be the greatest suf-
ferers by not holding their national edu-
cational meeting in Omaha next year.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

The $1S0,000 OF refunding bonds voted
by the people of Douglas county at the
last election Were authorized at rate
of interest mot to exceed Az per cent"
III the state offers to take them for the
permanent school fund on the basis of
4 per cent interest, there is no reason
whatever why they should not be is
sued as per cent bonds.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

A Montana lawyer is nosily indignant
because II Nebraska man Swindled him
ont Of $50 by selling him some second
hand law books and delivering to him
eight sacks of cornmeal. That lawyer
ought to be the subject of disbarment
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

Popocratic organs try to justify the
unlawful opening of the election re-
turns before the meeting of the State
Canvassing Board on the plea that ii
has been done before. For this are they
posing as reformers.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

Senator Pettigrew's visit to Hawaii
has converted him to an outspoken anti
annexatlonist. 1t is only too bad that
the Hawaiian climate did not affect all
the United States senators who went
there this year the same way.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

1t is queer how sollcltous the average
lawyer is about public opinion when it
Is on his side and how fearful he is that
his case may be jeopardized by an ad-
verse public opinion when the subject is
one which really affects the public in
terast
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

The eXpostion's greatest lesson to
Omaha business men lies in teaching
them that they can carry to completion
any great public enterprise if they only
go about it in the right way.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

Another outburst of "sooners" is
threatened on the government reserva-
tlons in oklahoma. A repetition of the
disgraceful scenes that attended the
opening of the territory, however will
never be tolerated by the federal au-
thorities
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

A newspaper on the American plan is
making u great success in London. But
there are several variations of the
American plan of conducting news
paperS.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29
THE BEE ON TRAINS.

All railroad ncyvsboys are
supplied with enough Bees
to nccomm odntc every pas
senEcr who wants to read
newspaper. Insist upon hnv--
Ing The Rec. If you cannot
get u Dcc on n train from the
news agent. please report
the fact, stating the train and
railroad, to the Circulation
Department. of The bee. The
Bee liz for sale on all trains.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

complaccncy, since there Is little danger
OF anything being done that will inter
ferc with the conditions that are max
ing for material progress and pros
uofitV
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

If the owner Of the World-HeraId had
only had policy slip of the same di-
mensions as his mpmorandum slip he
would probably have vouched for the
honesty Of the policy operator the same
as he vouched for the honesty Of the
embezzling city treasurer.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

81. I7HUT I7IOnUtI-I'rcss,
If the Austrian Reichsrath represents tn,
harmony that prevails in the empire, W.
should suggest to FIancis Joseph that he pu
his crown in a safety deposit vault until the
furry is over.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

The Burlington Hawkeye demands
that the circle at the head of the Off
cial tickets in Iowa shall be abolished,
because "it isn't square DEAL
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29
Cnnn,!a,s shem Gnmc.

INVN IDIN NTITT uUU IlNUTtSS,
Canada fairly yearns for reciprocity bur
she insists that 1t shall be of the sort that
will give her much and cost nothing. On
this side Of the line such a scheme is technl-
cally known as bunco.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

Sovereign lacks the first essential of
candidate for the vice presidency on
ticket with Mr.. Bryan in 1900 He is
not possessed of q "bar'l"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29


The number of currency plans which will
appear in Washington when congress as
sembles will at least establish the reputa-
tion Of the country for fertility and novelty
in invention.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

Omaha has put a great deal of public
work under way this year, but it will
have TO beat its best record the coming
year.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29
mIRTuruL GLEANiNGs.

Puck The ATisslonary-My friend. what
world in ten days? Tramp-Walt for it,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

Boston Traveller: ooh, Clarence" eX-
claimed Mrs. Mcbride as her brother en-
tered the house, "baby's cut tooth"
why do you let her play with l,.!ves?"
asked :le bachelor brother.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29
srArrMENr OF .lRct,I.ArIoN.

State of EchrpslR. Douglas County, S.:
George d. Tzschuck, secretary OF The Bee Pub
lisning Company, being duly sworn, says that the
actual number OF fun and complete copies OF The
Daily. Morning. Evening and Sunday Bee printed
during the month OF October. 1891. was as fol-
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

Detroit Journal "He devoted his immense
fortune to the pcrpttua.ion of his mem
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

INSIST on HAVING THE BEE.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

Detroit Free Press: Madam" said the
court, "do | understand that you have With
drawn your action against this man for
stealing kss?"
Yes, your honor; he has returned it and
agreed to pay the costs
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

Washington s ar: What's the name Of
the girl across the sreet?"
I've forgotten her last name, but l know
she Is Name somebody
Main somebody! What an ideal name
for footballer's sweetheart."
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

Cleveland Plain Dealer: "And you are not
hurt bit, George" said the fond mamma
to the left hLlfback
Not bit, motler," cried the young hope
full. THE game broke up in free fight