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Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

Modern authorities may differ as to
what democrat really is. History,
however, shows conclusively what An.
drew Jackson was and with equal clear
ness what he was not. There never
was any doubt about "Old Hickory's''
attitude on any subject upon which he
expressed himself. And he was most
emphatically not of that dishonest
breed which, fifty years after he is too
dead to object, uses his name as cloak
for schemes of repudlation and fraud
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
A NEWSPAPER SCOOP.
Incident In Capt. jack Crnwford's Gu
reer as Correspondent of The Bce.
New York Herald

Incident Ia Capt. Jack CrnwfOrd's Gu.
reer as Correspondent of The Bee.
New York Herald
Few persons comprehend the dangers
that were attached to the work OF western
newspaper correspondents back in the days
when Indian fighting was the principal oc-
cupation of soldiers on the borderland
General Nelson A. Miles, u. s. A., famed
the country over for his success in doing
battle with the redskins was in Chicago
several days this week, and one OF the first
men he met was Edward Rosewater, editor
of The Omaha Bee. The meeting was sig
nificant, for It recalled an incident of the
early '70s and how the Nebraska newspaper
secured a meritorious scoop,
Intimately connected with the Indian
uprisngs were Frank Grouard and Captain
Jack Crawford the latter being better
known as the Poet Scout" Both did good
service as scouts with the Seventh cavalry,
General Custer commanding.
Captain Crawford, says the Chicago Jour
nal, which tells the story, acted at this time
also as a correspondent for The Bee, then a
small daily, struggling for existence. Dur
Colonel Benteen, who commanded a part OF
Clusters command at Slim Buttes, and
Grouard was with Colonel Reno, who COM
manded another detachment OF Clusters
forces. After the Custer massacre Reno de-
spatched Grouard to Deadwood s. d., the
nearest telegraph station, to notify the War
department OF the terrible affair. At about
the same time Captain Crawford concluded
to ride into Deadwood and dispatch to The
Bee the particulars OF the fight and scoop
the entire country. The majority OF the
great papers had correspondents with tho
troops, but none OF them dared to ride
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
Pntcnt ONCE Reform.

NnlCdBO llneS-iielulu
II one-half the news that comes from Wash
ington concerning the inside workings of
the patent office is true the sooner that in
stitution is made the subject of a drastic
search by a congressional committee tire
better 1t is charged by more than one cor
respondent that individuals and corporations
interested in money making patents are in
stantly advied of the filing of applications
or of caveats affecting them, and by this
means they are enabled to take advantage
of new inventors and their inventions and
sometimes even to forestall them. 1t has
long been suspected that there was under
hand work perpetrated inside the patent
office in cor noction with the issuance of the
first telephone patent, though it was so hid
den that the fraud could not be exposed.
That hundreds of inventors have been de
frauded and robbed through information
given from the inside is alleged so frequently
that something should be done either to
end the scandal or to prove there is no
scandal,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

According to William Jennings Bryan
Il democrat is man who believes in the
free and unlimited coinage of silver at
the ratio of 16 to l and man who does
not believe in that proposition is a re-
publican. If this is the correct version
then every populist is democrat, every
prohibitionist who believes in free silver
coinage is a democrat and every repub-
lican who advocates the free and un-
limited coinage of silver is n democrat.
In other words, democracy consists of
democratic democrats, populist demo
Gratis, prohibition democrats and repub-
lican democrats.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
An IhcnI Tnrln NIL.
Phiiadeiphia inquirer.

T TIITtIVIVTTIIIE IIIVIITVI'
Experience has taught us that the great
bulk of our revenue must come from duties
upon imports Shut those imports of en-
tirely and we have to turn to internal taxa
tion, which is a direct tax, for our income.
The ideal tariff bill would give every Ameri-
can industry a fair show. The duty would
be high enough so that all employees would
receive American wages, and at the same
time give the capitalist profit. Such bill
would open all the doors of our manu-
factories, and at the same time would pro-
vide all the revenue necessary for the eX-
penses of the government This is the kind
of bill that Major Mckinley is believed
to advocate. and which is expected from
the new congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
STATE LEGISLATION.

Legislatures are in session in more
than half of the states and these minor
congresses of the people have 1t in their
power to do more or'the general welfare
than 1t is possible for The national con
gress to do, They exercise great powers
which wisely used can accomplish q
very great deal in promoting the progress
and prosperity of the communities for
which they legislate. Whoever has read
the recommendations of the governors
Of the various states IN which leglsla
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
WANT TO GO ABROAD.

1t is remarkable how many people
are willing to serve the country in for
eign lands 1t Is said that senators and
representatives who will serve in the
next congress are being deluged with APP
pliCations for consular appointments
under the next administration, the i'm
preston evidently being that there is
no barrier to spoils-hunting in this di-
rection. The fact is, however, that there
will not be great many consular Of
ficials appointed by the next adminiStra-
tion if it adheres TO the rule established
applying the merit system TO positions
in the consular service where the COM
pensation is not over $500 or under
$1,000. Applicants for such places are
now required to undergo an examination
and it is presumed that the next admin
istration will maintain this rule. More
than one-half the total number of con-
sular positions are subject to this rule,
so that the chances of getting into the
service are small. AS to the better posi-
tons, many of them are now filed by
experienced men, most of whom will vefy
likely be retained.
1t is expected that the next admins
tration will endeavor to improve the
character and efficiency of the consular
service and in order to do that it will
probably appoint new men only in cases
whore the incumbents have proved in
capable or unfaithful. 1t is pretty safe
to saw therefore that there is diSnDDOint-
mcnt in store for very large majority
of the applicants for consular appoint
mentS.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

Emperor William having achieved
fame ms poet is now trying his hand
as an architect, The emperor has one
great advantage over others who strug-
gle to make a name In art or science,
1t does not matter what the real merit
of his work may be. he can always
rely upon having favorable mention
made of IL by men who would not care
to incur imperial displeasure by de-
structlve criticism
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
Coming Convention of LnwbrcnIScrs,
New York World,

At their next meeting the manufacturers
OF steel billets will discuss the scheme of re-
organization, the salient points OF which are
these: To close down many OF the manu-
factories, throw thousands OF men out OF
work and bribe the owners not to start up
by paying them large salaries to do moth
ing; to concentrate all the production Of
steel billets in the hands OF few large
concerns, which will pay what they see At
and will see to 1t that no competition arises
to advance the price enormously. although
at present they are selling steel billets in
foreign markets several dollars a ton cheaper
than they sell thcm to their own country
men
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
Protection for the Feeble.
AIlVp.nnaIla aI

Governor Piugree favors a law that will
send to Jail every person who smokes
cigarettes, as well as those who sell them
and declares that If such an act Is passed
during his term of Office he will sign It,
Plngrees head is level. He may seem to
certain persons to be radical upon this sub
ject but the person who wants to smoke
ought to be compelled to use tobacco
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

Divine guidance has been specially
invoked for the young men In the legis-
lature who are endeavorng to frame
the statutes of the commonwealth.
Just why the old men should be shut
out Is not apparent, unless they are
enormously considered not to be sub
ject TO the temptations which baset
the path of youthful statesmen in the
capital city.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

Governor Holcomb repeats Senator
Aliens assurance that the credit of Ne
braska will have nothing to fear from
the popullst state administration. The
populist members of the legislature can
not afford to diSappoint the expectations
of these two party leaders.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

The disposition of the federal govern
ment to deal generously with the Trans
mississippi Exposition grows more ap-
parent every day. And that part of Gov
ernor llolcomb's message which treats
of this subject strikes the keynote of
Nebraskas probable action in the matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

News of sarcastic retribution comes from
Washington, where Secretary Morton is try
ing TO induce the members OF congress TO have
their packages OF government seed addressed
and sent of as rapidly as possible II APP
pears that "some OF the congressman who
took the most trouble last year in sending
out the seeds to their constituents were de-
feated." From which II is clear that gov
ernment seed has real value hitherto not
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

The certainty that two mounted aides
to General Porter will be appointed to
take part in the Inauguration cere-
monies is responsible for the present
agitation among the handsome and
soldierly men who constitute the greater
part of the population of Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

We now know who the sureties on the
bond of the state treasurer are, but the
people ough, to be taken into the treas
urer's confidence long enough to learn
how much of the state funds was turned
over in cash, how much in due bills and
where the money is deposited
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

A French physician announces to the
world that he has a sure cure for
however, why this should stimulate
neglect of children that would lead to
an increase of the prevalence of this
terrible deformity.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

A silverite exchange says THE recent
bank failures at9Chicago and elsewhere have
only intensified the sentiment in favor OF
bimetallism." 1Nonsensel The only popu-
lar sentiment that has been intensified
is that in favor of honest bankers and hon
est banking methods.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

A poll tax to be levied for failure to
vote except in cases of sickness would
be in the nature of bounty to the
doctors, who would be kept busy furnish
ing sick certificninS
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

Senator Allison says he will not be a
member of President McKinley's cabi-
net family. Senator Allison has prob.
ably declined more cabinet invitations
than any other man in public life.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

Uncle Sam collected nearly three
times as much internal revenue in
Nebraska in 1896 than he did in 1898.
If all the states had done as well as
Nebraska by the national treasury the
deficit would have completely disap-
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

The number of citizens who will not
get cabinet positions is seen to be daily
on the increase and it will probably far
exceed, before March 1, the tale of
those who will be appointed.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

Total e2i. .005
comics i' ..'''.'.....,............. e.5i2
Total net soIcs. el2. 3a2
Net daily average Observation-Disclosures. 10. 7j5
GEORGE u. TZSCHUCk.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to be-
fore this I'd day Of January. 1897.
N. y. FELL
Seal. Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

When 1t comes to getting an official
bond in the sum of S2,000.000 n state
treasurer has to include Omaha in the
state of Nebraska after all.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

Governor Holcomb's ineXplicable delay
In appointing his personal staff is griev-
ously disappointing to the deferred hopes
of number of would-be colonels.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
Giving Their Measure.

INIIUWtIUIIIH I4tuBtT.
This week a number of the state leglsla-
lures began their winters work OF convinc-
ing the people that a serious mistake was
made in electing them.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
Illuminate and Inappropriate.

The Smithsonian institute Is preparing
to present the sultan of Turkey with a life
size figure of Sioux chief in full war
array. Wouldn't an Apache in the act OF
Staying victim be more to the caliph's
taste?
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

The rule of one Office for one man at
one time ought to be engraftcd on the
statutes of Nebraska before the present
session of the legislature adjourns
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

The Kansas state bank commissioner
attributes the bank failures of the
past few years to simply an oversupply
of banks, or more banks than were
needed to do the banking business of
the country. There may be something
in this, although it is not Il complete
explanation. There were not too
many banks when business was every
where running at the top notch, but
the reduction in the number of bust
ness houses and the decrease in their
total business has had the effect of
contracting the banking business to a
point too low to support all the banks
More tersely expressed, all our bust
ness interests are so interdependent
that one can not be injuriously affected
without reacting on the others.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
Canton's Waning Glory.

Chicago Chronicle.
only two months more and Canton, O..
will sink back into the obscurity which has
swallowed Lincoln, Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

Even the office that has no pay at
tached does not have to seek the man
In These days.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

Pinar del Rio, repeatedly "pacified"
by General Weyler, shows deplorable
tendency not to stay pacified.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

The festive petition for endorsements
for federal appointments is on its
rounds.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

Governor Holcomb is enlisted for the
whole exposition campaign. Paste that
In your hat.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
This
Weather.

Without an Oycrcoat or Ulster means
no end of discomfort. Our Overc0ats
and Ulsters-at whatever price you pay
are as fine and soft and warm as quilt
of eiderdown, and every garment is war
ranted.
Just at present we are making some
unusual low prices on large majority
of our stock. Many lines of Suits and
Overcouts are all sold except zone or
two" of Il klnd-some large and some
small sizes We are anxious TO close
these out and so clean up for spring pur-
chases, and have placed prices on them
that will surely do it-proyded your size
Is there. Take special notice Of our
Douglas street windows If you are inter-
ested. We will have some of these
Suits on exhibition there. All our own
high grade production.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-14

''So we were. madam-so we werel rent graphophone and send it home that we may enjoy the songs and words of others. You immediately begin to play the mule in order to drive me from my freside into some three-cent lager beer saloon"
 But it was so funny!" she laughed You stood up there and repeated Bin gen on the Rhine so nicely and with such dignity, and to hear it come out"
 Madam, you have gained your ob- jeetl" interrupted MT. Bowser, as he started for the front door,
 But I had no object"
 ''You have broken up our evening" destroyed my pleasure-driven me to saloon to associate with old buns and drunks and to get drunk myself Mad am, good night! If you hear some one kick in the front door and yell at mid night, just remember that you drove him to it-drove him to itl Again, good night!"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-14
stoyvawny in Petticonts.

Stowaways are generally accredited to be boys, but when the steamer Eugene was 30 miles away from Port land, Ore, on her voyage to the Klon- dil1e recently, woman was found slowed away in the engine-room. She was Mrs. H. E. Stetson, the wife of man aboard the steamer, who was go- ing to look for fortune in the gold fields. Her husband had decided to leave her at home, believing that she could not withstand the dangers and kardships of fife in Alaska. She thought otherwise, and, accordingly, hid her. self away in the ship. The husband was dumfounded when his wife was brought on deck, and gladly forgave her for hiding herself on board. He paid her fare, and when the steamer lands at Juneau he will rig his devoted wife out with suitable clothes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-14
=. BY " QUAD. ...

his hair climbing up and his face grow ing white and never a smile.
 The empress of Austria has rather free and easy style of conversation, :" observed Mrs. Bowser, after she got control of herself.
 "She is lady, madam. and above criticism!" haughtily replied Mr. Bow ser. My object in bringing home this machine was 10 make a pleasant even ing for us both. Are you determined to defeat that object?"
 "0n the contrary, I am enjoying my self splendidly," she replied, as she choked back a litter.
 Then don't play the idiot l will now talk into the machine and then repro duce my own voice and words. l will repeat those beautiful verses entitled Bingen on the Rhine. .
 And Mr. Bowser= bent forward swelled out his chest and repeated He was more than pleased with his ora torieal efforts, but in his manipulation of the cylinders he got things wrong again, and the voice which was repro dueed was that of some variety actress. and 'Bingen" was transformed into song entitled: The Washers on Our Block" He cut it off as soon as possible, but Mrs. Bowser had gone off into fit of laughter, which she could not control for two or three minutes. During this interval he kicked the family cat across the room, upset the piano stool with his knee and rushed the graphophone into closet. If it had belonged to him he would have jumped on it with both feet and flung the mangled remains out of back window. He had clapped on his hat when Mrs. Bowser recovered enough to inquire:
 Isn't there anything further, Mr. Bowser?"
 Nothing further, madaml''
 Cant you reproduce one of Presi- dent MeKinley's speeches?"
 Not for this audience! The show is over, madam!"
 But I thought we were to pass pleasant evening together2"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-14
SHE WORKS A GOLD MINE.
Independent Youns Nevada womsx
 who Makes It Pay.

Independent Young Nevada wOmsx
 who Makes It Pay.
 During a visit in Nevada not long age I met young lady of an exceptional turn of mind, and supon closer acquaint anee with her learned many curious facts concerning her history. She is one of the leaders of the -four hum dred" of Silver City, prosperous min ing town of Nevada, and while her early education was directed along pedagogical lines. her natural bent made itself felt while she was still a very young woman.
 She had yielded the birch in num- Der of district schools, but teachers life did not suit her; she had learned the dressmaker's trade, but the monot- onous days of a seamstress held out few attractions for one of her peculiar disposition. In fact, nothing in the line of woman's work was found congenia1 and it was a singular coincidence that led to the discovery of her life occupa. tiou-mining.
 The Sueeor mine, long abandoned but of late being worked by two Aus. trians, was one day brought into great prominence by q rich strike by some persons who became fabulously rich. The town at once began to boom, and everybody was on the rush Ore was taken out in enormous quantities. the pay ore going into one place and the waste being dumped into the ravine, where it accumulated in great heaps.
 Miss Lane was the daughter of miner. She knew something about mines, and, disliking her profession of school teaching, decided to set to work at once asserting the waste dumps. Dressed in the miners garb-jumper, overaHs, hob-nailed shoes, and cap she could be seen day after day seated on pile of rock or moving about the dumps, picking out the small bits of pay ore that had accidentally or other wise fallen into the waste. Many a miner who knew her would toss her specimen as he ran out his car.
 All this sort of work she kept up for some time, when she decided to have milling. Can you imagine her surprise when her first $200 came from the mill? Thus inspired and encouraged, she continued in the same way for an in- definite period, at last getting permis- sion to work as many waste piles as she could manage.
 Finally she branched out indepen- dently, and, locating a mine in the vii cinity, began to operate it. Of course, the work in a new mine was harder than her first experience, but she soon mastered the trade, and can now run a wheelbarrow as well as man. And she is considered one of the best pros peetors in the camp. Many are the tons of ore that she has taken out, and it is all good pay rock, too, for the mill- man told me that he would rather have rock from her than from many men in the camp. He said that she knows what she is about" and can tell pay rock when she sees it. As for herself, she said that she had tried the most eongenial and lucrative of all occupa- tions.
 She has recently taken a partner, girl chum, and they work together.- San Francisco Call.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-14
NEW ZEALAND DOGS.
Remarkable Intelligence shown i
 Their Care of Sheen

Remarkable Intelligence shown in
 Their Care of Sheep.
 New Zealand is country that relies largely upon the labor of dogs, as op- posed to the toll of men. A man with several dogs, trained one and all to a proper pitch, can cope with the du- ties of a large number of men without dogs in any work that is purely pas toral.
 Last year sheep dogs were an im- portant factor in the care of 16,000,0O0 sheep, which produced 80,00o,000 pounds of wool. The dogs are almost as great sight as the sheep on the four annual events of mastering, named respectively shearing muster (Noyem- ber), stragglers' muster (February) i, weaning muster (March), autumn mus ter (May). The muster of every sheep 0n the run is imperative, and those are rare exceptions where less than four musters are deemed sufficient. A mus ter is arranged on recognized lines. As nearly as possible the men work in line, within sight of each other. The top man drives the sheep gradually down to the man below him, who passes them on till they reach the man work ing the flats, There is no precise rule, as each man can keep his mob of sheep till the beat is mustered. All this time the dogs have been working in every course on the beat, not en masse, but each in his own sphere, as the shepherd commands. Should he have half dozen dogs, they should comprise two "head- Ing" or leading" dogs, two driving" or "huntaways" and two handy" dogs. The handy" dog is a dog able to turn Its attention witt equal exactness to anything. There is little erring; once his education is accomplished his own CT can depend upon him in any crisis. The dogs used in this colony on sheep farms are selected from Scots and Ger man collies, and the Smithfield sheep dogs, and vary as much in size and class as they do in price. A dog fitted for the capabilities of a small farm should be purchased for a sovereign, while men who are in residence on back county stations of 100000 acres repeatedly pay z 10 to e15 for their fancy.-N. Y. Mail and Express.