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Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-06
MAKE A PROPOSAL TO ARBITRATE
Investigation of Armor Plate Cues
ton Made Public.

W
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The testimony
taken before the senate committee on naval
affairs in regard to the report on armor
plate was made public today. The report
shows that General Manager II. C. Prick
of the Carnegie company submitted a writ
ten proposition agreeing to leave some of
the differences between the company and
the United States to arbitration, and that
General Superintendent Schwab went even
farther than the manager. Mr.. Tricks letter
was dated at New York February 1, and
said, among other things: 1.-TWO items we
ask to be left to arbitration, the government
appointing one arbitrator, we another, those
two the third, and a decision of the majority
to be final, all these men. Of course, to be
impartial and uninterested in steel manu-
features. The items he specified were:
/. An annual dividend of 6 per cent on
capital stock, which he contended was just.
2. He complained that the sinking fund
allowed for depreciation is only about A
per cent of the cost of the plant, which he
thinks too low.
Mr.. Schwab's statement of the position Of
the company on the subject of arbitration
was brought out by a question from Senator
Mcmillan. The colloquy on this point was
as follows:
McMillan-Is 1t true that profits paid by
the government have practically paid for
all of this plant?"
Mr.. SchWah-No, sir. 1t is not true, be-
cause the profits have been calculated on a
false basis. We cannot show you that with
out showing you our books. We have re-
fused to show them for a good many reasons.
We cannot show them to anybody, but it is
absolutely not true. In no branch OF our
business do we consider our capital as
poorly invested as in armor, There is no
branch of the business that has given us so
much trouble, so much worry, and
in which we think we have such
a poor outlook as we have in
armor. So strongly do we feel on this point
that there is nothing which would please
us better and we are thoroughly in earnest
when we say that we would like for the gov
eminent to take our plant. We have un-
doubtedly the best plant in the world.
Senator Smith-At what cost do you sup
pose?
Mr.. Schwab-We will fix the value by
arbitration-the value Of the plant and the
processes and everything. They are all sub
jects Of arbitration and valuation.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-06

business Just as we have the sugar business,
and that isl state 1t here in open court
without fear OF contradiction-to the al
vantage Of the consumer. Thef margin be-
tween the raw and refined sugar is three
quarters of a cent. Contraction OF large
business under one manasepdnt with its
consequent economy allows usl to put out
sugar at a less price than separate con-
Germs could afford to do. Green coffee de-
clined 6 cents in 1896, but Arbuckle has
lowered the price OF the unfinished product
only 9 cents. thus taking 3 cents per pound
as his legitimate profit. | can put II on
the market at only l cent above the price
of the raw"
ARBUCKLE CALt1ED.
Senator Lexow then aroused interest and
surprise by calling John Arbuckle to the
stand. Before he was questioned Senator
Lexow asked Mr.. Havemeyerl where MIR.
Searles was. He said he believed he was
out OF town. 70
"Mr. Stenographer,' said Assemblyman
Bedell, center il on the minutes that Mr..
Searles did not obey the committees
subpoena to appear today and consequently
Is in contempt"
MIR. Arbuckle testified that after he had
determined to build a sugar refinery a di-
rector of the American Refining company, in
speaking to him about 1t, said: How
would you like us to go into the coffee
business7"
81 felt said Mr.. Arbuckle, that it was
an implied threat"
James n. Harvie was called. He said:
Lowell NJ. Palmer Of the American Sugar
Refining company came to me and said:
If you start refining sugar we will go into
the coffee business and the Havemeyers
have more millions than the Arbuckles."
II. o. Havemeyer here arose and said
Lowell NJ. Palmer had no authority &c
speak for the Havemeyers of the American
Sugar company, IL he did speak. Mr.
Palmer is at the head Of our company operat-
ing department. He is not in the direc.
tory of the company"
Mr.. Harvie went on to say: III. F. Nc.
Laughlin of Chicago, a competing rooster
came to me and said: Il have authority
from one high in the Sugar trust to say &c
you that IL you do not go into the sugar re
fning business, they will stay out of the
coffee business
Mr.. Havemeyer jumped to his feet and ex-
claimed: II deny most emphatically tina
any such proposition ever emanated from
us. 1t Is monstrous. We are going into
the coffee business regardless Of the Ar
buckles"
Senator Lexow announced that IL Mr.
Searles was not present tomorrow morning
"the full vigor of the law and the legisla'
ture would be invoked against him" The
committee adjourned until II o'clock tomor
row
Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-06
CLOSE THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE.
Aggression of the Aurnrinns Has
Marked Eject in IN

Marked Eject in rmn
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a picture OF
what the United States might have come
to had tho anti-option bill become a law is
presented by United states Consul DE Kay
at Berlin, in q report TO the State depart
ment, announcing the closing of the Berlin
Produce exchange CT the last day of 1896.
He says that in closing the merchants and
brokers of Berlin only followed the example
OF those OF Halle, Stettin, Konigsburg,
Posen, Magdeburg and other towns. Even
In Austria this campaign Of the agrarians
has been waged and the Hungarian exchange
at BUDAPEST is In similar straits. In Berlin
the merchants regarded the attempt of the
government to control their organizations
by the appointment Of managers as likely
to result In tampering with the price lists.
So they dissolved the exchange and pro-
coeded to form a free union. The agrarians
do not regard themselves as beaten by those
tactics, but hope to see other merchants
supply the places Of the recessionists. They
wish. according to the consul general, to
obtain through pressure of directors APP
pointed by the government prices for pro-
duce so that farming in Germany will pay
well.
Their next move will be against the treaty
with Russia, and they will also let no
microscope rust which will find for them
that bacteria that will serve to keep out
American produce. Just now certain papers
are against the fine fruit that comes from
America, and the others do not dare to point
out their superiority to European fruit. 1t
has already been suggested that this fruit
might bring in some beetle or moth whose
worm might eventually play havoc with
Germantown apples, and that suggestion
may still be elaborated to the satisfaction
of the agrarian papers by SOM microscopic
who is ambitious of preferment.
The consul general says: 1.-THE sharp pro-
ceedings against the exchanges Of Prussia
seem part of a general movement here by
which all the places worth having arc
gradually brought into the power of the
titled and land-owning classes. The state
treasury is likely to lose in revenue by
closing the exchanges, from loss of taxes.
Apart from the fact that the government
has dealt one class of Germans a direct
blow by placing members of another class as
watchers over them, the entire movement
to superintend exchanges and hedge the
public from the danger Of buying doubtful
bonds or getting caught in grain transac-
tions seems to suffer from a radical disease.
II the government undertakes to make the
public safe when dealing on the exchanges
It must also expect that the public will look
to 1t for compensations If anything goes
wrong,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-06
WAYS mi MEANS COMMITTEE.
Attention Devoted to the Wood ana
Lumber Schedule.

Attention DEVOTED to the Wood md
Lumber Schedule.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The republican
members Of the ways and means committee
devoted their attention today to the sched-
ule Of wood and manufacturer of wood and
decided to restore the Mckinley rates, prac-
tically in full, with the important exception
Of white pine.
In response to the general demand, this
wood was raised to its old rate in the act
of 1888, which is 50 per 1000 feet sawed.
The manufacturers OF pine clapboard and
shingles are raised correspondingly, so that
all forms in pine will pay the same duties
as spruce. Pine was dutiable at SO under
the law Of 1898. but when the Mckinley
bill was framed the rate was reduced to
81, so in the new bill 1t will pay twice the
rates of the Mckinley act. The Wilson act
placed lumber and nearly all forms of wood
On the free list. Under the Mckinley sched-
ule timber, squared or sided, will pay II
cent a cubic foot; sawed boards, planks and
other lumber of hemlock, white wood, syca-
more and Eastwood, 81 per 900 feet, board
measure. and other sawed lumber 81 per
! 900 feet. Lumber planed or finished will
pay so cents per 900 feet in addition for
each side planed or finished and so more
per 1000 feet when tongued and grooved.
Cedar posts, ties, telegraph and telephone
poles paid 20 per cent ad valorem under the
Mckinley law. Sawed boards and planks
and all forms of sawed cedar, ebony, ma
hogany and other cabinet woods not further
manufactured than sawed paid 20 per cent
ad valorem; casks. barrels, empty boxes,
etc., 80 per cent and furniture 35 per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-06
NrYrS,-tS1r
South Omaha News .

In less than two months the assessor and
his assistants will start out on their yearly
rounds. A great many people with property
interests here are deeply interested in the
matter, especially as it has been asserted
that Assessor Brigham intends assessing up
to the full value. Mr.. Brigham said yester-
day that he intended assessing up to the
limit and obeying the law in every respect.
He did not mean by this that he would go
after the corporations alone, but he will, he
says, assess everybody's property according
to law and up to the full cash value. All
classes of property will be assessed at the
full cash value. Heretofore II has been the
custom to assess at about one-sixth or one
seventh of the cash value 1t is true, how
ever, that property of corporations has moi
In the past been assessed at more than
one-fiftieth of the cash value. Should AS
SCISSOR Bingham carry OUT his program Ia
assess all property at full value, the valua.
ton will be raised from $1,7O0, 900, what II
is now, to about $12, 600, 900.
AS property in all of the other precincts
in the county is assessed at one-sixth or
one-seventh of it's true value, lit will be seen
that the people of South Omaha will be
compelled to pay six times assmuch county
and state taxes as the other precincts. BY
those who have considered the matter, it is
presumed that if the South Omaha assessor
returns property here at fall value, both the
county and city boards of equalization will
reduce the valuation to the figures of 1896.
That is the light in which the heavy taxpay-
ers look at the matter, anu they figure that
the boards Of equalization would not compel
this city to pay six or seven times moro
county and state taxes than other precincts
in the county.
What the levy next year will be canno,
be ascertained until the assessor completes
his work, and the valuation is shown.
Should the matter be brought up before the
city and county boards of equalization, which
II undpuhtndlv will ha tF Mr. priobnr optc
Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-06
Expects to he Rcinstated.

John Cellar, one of the government tag
gers who was discharged a short time ago
and appealed the case to the Civil Service
commission, was in the city yesterday and
stated that he expected the matter would
be brought up and disposed OF by the COM
mission next week. Cellar has pushed the
matter as much as possible, and expects
a ruling by the commission in his favor.
He asserts that Secretary Morton had no
right to dismiss him just because his po-
litical affiliations were not the same as the
secretary's.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-06
SENTENCE on e KNEEBEs.

Two More Months in Prison and -
Fine of u Thousand Marks.
BERLIN, Feb. 5.-Robert Kneebes, the
American horseman, charged with entering
the trotting mare, Bethel, in races on the
German tracks under the name of Nellie
Kneebes, was today sentenced to nine
months in prison and ordered to pay a fine
of 1000 marks. He will also be deprived
of all civil rights for two years. Seven
months allowance for the time which he
has already served in prison will be deducted
from the sentence, so that In reality Kneebes
has only two months yet to serve. The
court ordered the forfeiture of the mare
Nellie Kneebes.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-06
Queens and the Tobacco Habit

The French Society for the Prevention of
the Abuse OF Tobacco is trying to call the
attention of all French women who use the
fragrant weed to the fact that nearly all
the queens of Europe do the same, and that
they are likely to be suspected of mon
archical sympathies if they continue to in
dulge in the habit Among the royal smok-
ers. SO claimed, are the empress of Austria,
the dowager empress of Russia, the queen of
Roumania, the queen regent OF Spain, the
queen of Portugal and the queen of Italy.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-06
Lamont Gives a Dinner.

WASHINGTON, Feb, b.-Secretary Lamont
gave a dinner last night at his residence, his
guests being the vice president, Speaker
Reed, Senators Sherman, Cameron, Lodge,
Hale, Chandler. Aldrich, Gray, Carter,
Murphy. Smith and Brlce. General Miles
and Representative Benton McMillin.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-06
senator Harris some Better.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-senator Harris is
better today than yesterday. He rested
comparatively well last night.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-06
When the doc
tor comes to pre-

tor comes to pre-
scribe for any
female weak
ness" the fret
thing he insists
upon is an exam-
ination, and the
treatment he pre-
'scribes is pretty
sure to call for
the local applica-
tons, so natural
ly distasteful to
ayar, "nJact MN
Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-06
some Large Families.

There are three sisters in Kingston, ia
maica, who had. respectively, nineteen,
twenty and twenty-one children. all OF whom
are stan living. 9, ..i-- II
Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-06

House Passes Pension Bills.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-This was private
bill day in the house and the entire day
was spent In clearing the calendar OF un-
finished business reported from the Friday
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-08
Close Cropping.

Sir Henry Hawkins, one of the JUS
tees of the English bench, wears his
hair very short-the prize fighters cut
and is clean shaver. On two occa-
sions this habit has led to her majecty's
Judge being mistaken for member of
the class to be Stunned. Sir Henry was
once waiting to take his ticket at the
EPSON Railway station, at which there
We're number of roughs returning
from the races. One of them was rude
to the judge, who demonstrated with
him, whereupon the man invited him
to go outside and have "what for" Sir
Henry then took off his hat, thinking
that, the men were probably of the
criminal classes, they would recognize
him, and quietly remarked: perhaps
you do not know who 1 am" '.S'elp
me, Bob,'' his assailant said, edging off,
"a bloomin' prize fighter. Not me-
and the Judge was not further molested.
On another occasion Sir Henry, out on
ramble between assizes with a COM
panion, stopped at a wayside inn and
they We're soon hard at skittles with
two rustics. Things went on pleasant
ly until, in an unguarded moment, the
judge removed his moleskin cap. There
upon one of the rustics, eying him sus-
piciously, said: Il don't mind being
neighborly, but I'll be hanged if I'm go
in to play skittles with a ticket-of-leave
man."-Youth's Companion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-08
SCENE OF DEsoLATION.

Ruined Buildings and Piles of WrectSage AZ
Guthrie-Death List May Not Exceed
Twenty.
GUTHRIE, Ok, April S0--The great
Guthrie flood is thing of the past
The waters have receded, and where
recently flowed ten feet of water the
ground is almost dry, the great piles
of wreckage, the crushed and ruined
buildings the scene of general devas-
tation last night seeming more the
work of a mighty tornado than of q
flood.
A trip through every section of the
flooded district shows over 100 houses
entirely gone, three times as many
wrecked or damaged, dozen business
houses wrecked, and twice as many
stocks of goods mixed. The loss is full
ly 100000. Five hundred people are
homeless, and twice as many have lost
their clothing, household goods and
personal effects.
With the receding water and the
coming dawn began the eager search
for the missing, and many We're the
joyful meetings of friends and relatives
with those supposed to have been lost
Many of those reported last night as
positively drowned were found in trees,
on high places, and in houses lodged
down stream, and it soon became ap-
parent that the number of drowned
did not exceed 20 or %.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-08
KEPT HIS HEAD.
But 1t Was Only knowledge of
English That Saved 1t.
White.

English That Saved 1t.
1t is not safe to joke among an orr
entail people unless you understand
their manners and customs. Lord
Charles Beresford, who accompanied
the prince of Wales in India. relates
funny incident of the journey, which
just escaped being a tragic one.
1--WE were elephant-shooting in Cey-
lon," he says, land were driving back
to Colombo, when the horses in the
wagonette showed signs of fatigue.
Lord Aylesbury, who was on the box,
took the reins from our Tamil coach
man, whereupon the animals swerved
Just as we were crossing rude bridge,
and the whole equipage, passengers and
all, were precipitated into the nullah
below.
mo one was hurt. 1 playfully be-
labored the coachman with bundle of
elephants tails, and then told him to
mount the box. At the same time I
turned to the Malay sergeant, and said,
in solemn tones:
''Cut that mans head off,
"He, thinking it an awful crime to
upset the prince, instantly drew his
sabre and rushed at the coachman.
FORTUNATELY the coachman under
stood English, and scrambled on to a
ledge of rock just out of reach. Seeing
that my joke had nearly caused catas-
trophe, 1 called out to the sergeant:
1.-The prince has graciously par
doned him; let him come down."
So the coachman kept his head on
his shoulders and there was no harm
done; but if he had not understood
English, and had not got out of the
way! As our English friends them
selves are wont to remark: "OOly
fawncyi'-Youth's Companion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-08

dreamed, more than she could ever have
hoped. It was the last night of the
burlesque wherein she made herself ia
nous. The house was crammed, and
she excelled herself in every song and
dance. AT the close of the piece the
stage was covered with bouquets from
admirers-from men she knew and
men who wished to be known to her.
She stood amid bank of flowers, and
bowed to the thunders of applause. She
was queen, for that night at least.
Then, when the curtain had gone
down for the last time, she picked up
one or two of the offerings and went cIf
to her dressing-room. One she held in
her hand had attracted her by its I'M
common shape and condition. 1t was a
ha1f-faded cross of white lilies. She
threw it contemptuously on her table,
and pressed the other-the gift of a
young earl-to her lips.
Who dared send me that shabby
thing?" she said to her dresser, and
then picked it up, from sheer curiosity,
to see the name of the man who had
ventured to offer it. She dropped it,
and uttered a cry of surprise and pleas
ure; then picked it up again and kissed
it passionately. The label read: ITO
my Daughter. Come home. 1 am angry
no more" Truly it was the happiest day
of her life-a day of triumph and recon
Citation.
She left for Scotland that night. How
slowly the train crawied on through
the darkness! She could not sleep, and
she watched the lighted towns go by
one by one until the dawn. Then the
train dashed through the misty wiIds of
Cumberland, past streams and heather
and moors, and at last she was in her
own land. flying through the Scots low
lands, laundering across the great Forth
bridge, and it's rival that spans the
broad waters of the lay. She drew near
her home and the scenery became more
familiar; every spot she passed was
bright with memories of childhood. The
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-08
THE JAPANESE AROUSED.

Warships Sent to Honolulu to Enforce Their
Alleged Immigration Rights.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 3O.-According
to advices by steamer yesterday, the
Japanese government is aroused over
the refusal of the Hawaiian govern
ment to permit Shinshiu Maru immi-
grants to land there, and has ordered
warships to Honolulu to enforce what
the Japanese immigrants consider
their rights. The foreign office in
structed Eiogo Kencho at Kobe on the
9th inst. to stop the departure of immi-
grants for these islands at once.
Grave complications have arisen, ac-
cording to Japanese official newspa-
pers, over the action of the United
States government in sending the Phil
adelphia to Honolulu. Japanese Of
fetal organs claim that the cruiser has
been sent a menace to the Japanese
government and that the action is sig
nificant in that it foretells annexation
of the islands to the United States.
japanese official newspapers are full
of war talk.
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train slowed down and stopped She
got out, left her luggage at the station,
and walked towards her home.
The stationmaster, after staring at
the handsome lady in the magnificent
furs, uttered an exclamation and took
off his hat. She smiled in return, and
made some jest in the fullness of her
spirits. He shrugged his shoulders and
turned away.
In ten minutes she had reached the
house. 1t looked more old and gray
than ever after the briiliance OF London.
She hammered at the door, waited for
minute or two, and then struck ii
again and again. Presently faint
shuffling footsteps sounded IN the hall,
the door opened slowly, and JEANNE,
the old servant, confronted her. She
threw herself on the old woman's neck
and kissed her withered cheeks.
My father" she cried. rs he well ?
o, 1 am SO happy, JEANNE" And she
tried to pass her, but the old woman
stood in the way, the tears rolling down
her face.
The girl shivered in her rich sables
and stepped back.
JEANNE, JEANNE, what is it? Let
me by!" she cried, and, pushing hec
aside, she rushed Into the dark dining
room, where her father was wontto sit.
The oaken chair was empty, but the
Bible lay upon the table-open at the
book of Ruth One passage was marked
with blue pencil. 1t was the verse be-
ginning: ''Entreat me not to leave
thee" The blue pencil had dropped to
the floor.
JEANNE had followed her into the
room with lettering steps,
Where is my father, JEANNE? Does
he not expect me?''
Come AVA; he is not here"
Not here?"
He is not here, tell vel" shrieked
the old woman. "Come awa','' and.
clutching hold Of the girl, she tried to
drag her from the ROOM
Ruth shook off her feeble hold and
turned upon her like tigress.
Where is he? What have you done
to him?' she cried.
The old woman moaned to herself,
then crawled to the window. There
was distinct view of the kirlyard on
the side of the purple hill. The setting
sun fell on the white stones and they
glittered like stars. She pointed her
skinny finger in silence and then
croaked: ..Yonder, yonder. yonder."
The girl looked out, straining her
eyes to see the beloved form. When the
white stones flashed on her sight the
awful truth began to dawn her.
"Yonder," she muttered, almost I'M
consciously. Then she broke into
wild laugh and flung herself into her
chair. She read the marked passage
and laughed again. still more wildly.