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Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29
TRIUMPH FOR ROME RULE.
n Check to Legislative Interference
with Local Concerns.

Chicago Record.
Omaha has suffered much from the inter-
ference of the Nebraska legislature with
matters of local concern. Because the legis-
lature thirty or more years ago granted to a
street railway company the exclusive right
to construct and operate street RAILWAYS in
Omaha for a period of fifty years the people
placed in the constitution a provision for
bidding the making of such grants in future
by direct act of the legislature. The legis-
lature has found other ways of interfering
with the right of cities to govern themselves,
however, until at last it forced from the
supreme court of the state a decision to the
effect that the right of home rule was in
herent in municipalities and could not be
oVerridden by the Legislature.
In 1887 a law was passed by the Nebraska
legislature providing for a metropolitan
board of control the police and fire depart
ments of Omaha. After litigation that act
was upheld by the supreme court as consti-
tutional. Since then the police and fire de-
partments OF Omaha have been the political
foot ball of the Nebraska legislature, to be
used this way or that, according to the will
OF the dominant party in that body. In 1897
a new act was passed vesting the control of
the police and fire departments of Omaha in
a commission of five, consisting of the mayor
OF the city, ex-officio, and four members to
be appointed by the governor. The act was
brought into the courts, and last week the
supreme court OF the state reversed the
precedent set by itself in regard to the
similar act of 1887, and declared the metro
iohtan police and fire commission law to be
unconstitutional. The court was not unani-
nous in this opinion, however.
The decision was not based upon any
specific provision of the Nebraska constitu-
ton forbidding legislation such as that in
question, but the court held the law to be
unconstitutional on the general principle
that the right OF local self government
is inherent in a municipality. On this point
the court says;
III the legislature may authorize the gov
ernor TO appoint a fire and police commits
sion for cities of the metropolitan class,
then there is nothing to prevent the law
makers from taking from every city and
town in the state the power to choose all of
the local officers thereof, except police
judges, which position is made elective by
the constitution, and empower the governor
10 appoint all municipal officers except the
ones Just named. The mind revolts when
the doctrine of the Seavey case is carried
to its legitimate extent, The denial to the
people of the right TO govern themselves is
undemocratie, and If such doctrine is en-
forced we could no longer boast of a gov
eminent of the people. for the people and by
the people,"
II Is by no means certain that the other
state supreme courts would hold as has the
Nebraska court on this point. Undoubtedly
that court was moved to reverse its W
former decision and hold the metropolitan
commission act uneonstitutional because OF
the great evil it saw arising from legislative
Interference with the principle Of home rule.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

II Is gall ANA wormwood for the
Omaha Fakcry ~. tr reminded or the w.
d"niablc fact thai the Inception of thc
exposition originated with 'rhr B,r aud
that its realization is due chiefly ~ the
personal cNcrttou aud influence OF It's
editor. coupled with the invaluable sup.
port accorded the great enterprise by
his paper. Yet The Bee would never
have even alluded to these i~icuntro.
Vertiblc facts were II not for the out.
ragcous assaults made 10y men who
nave been constantly sandbagging the
exposition or trying to undermine it Nv
giving aid ana comfort to the land rats
seeking TO fattcn upon it.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29
DUTY or THE POLICE BOARD.

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The refusal of the defunct police COM
mission to turn over the books and rec
ortiS OF its Office peaceably to the board
which the supreme court has pronounced
the legally constituted authority to
manage the police and fire departments
leaves but one curse open for the
mayor and regular police board. They
must at c assume the functions and
discharge the responsible duty deyolying
upon them.
The law under which the defunct
board has been acting has been declared
Invalid and imperative by the coart of
last resort and the defunct board has no
more right to continue to exercise police
powers than had the city council of 1896
to hang ON after the charter of 1897
went into effect. As II matter of fact
II mas even less ground TO stand ON. be-
cause the IN has passed upon It's title
ana after mature consideration nro.
nounced il void. To use forcible Ian
guage, the old board Il as dead rs n
l~hackerel and not even Gabriel's trump
can resurrect II.
1t Is the manifest duty of the legal
police commission to serve notice ON all
employees of the fire and police depart
ments, and others whom 1t may con
eern' that ii is now invested with all
the authority pertaining to the police
government Of the city and will insist
upon recognition of It's authority and
obedience to its orders. III anybody
connected with the IRE and police de
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29
LICKING WAR STAMPS.
A Related Protest Against the Drain
on Ton=ue Juice.
Kansas CITY journal.

- AphN"h n bIhI
on DOnEue Juice.
Kansas City Journal.
However effective it may be as a revenue
measure, the new stamp tax Is hardly
likely to prove popular; it touches our lives
at too many points, and strikes at too
many of the national weaknesses. Dissatis-
faction will be felt by all-from the lonely
Indian, at the Pine Ridge agency, who finds
himself in an alkali desert 500 miles from
civilization, alone. with his conscience and
an unstamped bottle of stomach bitters, to
the retailer who scratches his head in a
vain endeavor to figure out how the free
trade maxim that the consumer pays the
tax can be applied in the case of a l-S-cent
stamp on a 5-cent package of vaseline.
Fully realizing the Importance OF upholding
the hands of the government at this critical
time. we are nevertheless moved to point
out one or two OF the possible i'll effects of
tho operation of the law.
The licking of stamps Is fundamentally
an unesthetic operation, 1t Is crudely ma
terialistic, and destructive of the more
spiritual theories OF life. II will have a
tendency to restrict the progress of the
osophy and kindred forms Of belief which
give much comfort to the man who realizes
how fond nature Is OF a Joke.
More seriously. ii is the enemy OF the
romantic spirit. No man ever fell in love
with a woman In the act of licking a post
age stamp. All the other activities that
center about the manufacture OF love let
tiers have been infinitely described by writ
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29
ExTENDING rHE BLocKADE.

President Mckinley has issued a proc
lamation extending the blockade to EN-,
brace nearly the entire southern coast
of Cuba. This has been found necessary
by reason of the fact that supplies were
being landed at points on that coast
which were transported overland to
Cuba, II having been reported that in
his way that city had received large
quantities of provisions. Ii is very likely
That there has been some eXaggeration
In this particular, but undoubtedly the
Information Of the Washington author.
lilies u such as To have satisfied them
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

Before the war commenced and upset
al calculations the country was being
ruined by the gold staadl "a" " there
h any doubt here are the agures: mdi-
Vhitnil dePosits la n%ationdl banks of the
h'itidie states la Nav 1uoU nted to $40
~sls" as compared with 100000
eo hst year; IA the western states StOO.
$4,000 a. against $40. 10000 last year;
Ia the Pacific states sat 100000, as com
pared With Sls,60oOO0 last year. The
lassease Ia deposits Ia these states for
the scar aggregated Sl22. SO0.OO0 The
papoeFats may make use II lhese figures
"a whatever a they alaJ deem best
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29
Com plinentS the Exposition Guard.
Davenport Republican.

The Transmississippi Exposition guard
force is a fine looking body of men. They
are gentlemanly and courteous, always
Watchful of the interest and comfort of
guests. They are largely of good families
and $50 of them are college boys and school
teachers. In the Midway the guards are
older men. Mr.. c. q. Lewelling, the COM
mandant, is an Iowa man, who has been
associated with state fairs a number OF
years, and has fine executive ability. His
many Iowa friends are pleased to find him
in so responsible a position at the great
exposition.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

" Broatch should get n final decision
FROM the supreme court recognizing his
tiaim To the m%ayoralty, would the po-
hee board organ advise Mayor Moore !
To- hold ON for forty days and until n mo
ton for a rehearing should b, passed on?
Well. guess again!
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

Is Governor Il0lcoinb advising his de-
funct police board to hang on In defiance
1T the supreme court decision? Or are
LIS members trying 10 put the governor
Into "a worse position than they have al
rrady by their scIndalous conduct and
luwh.auaysg
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29
No Limit TO colonin, Ambition.

With our newly acquired zeal for colonial
possessions, and as one fruit of our dis
covery of the ease with which we can coin
the American spirit" into dollars by the
machinery of IA popular bond issue,
practically nothing stands between us and
nc ownership of everything insular on our
hemisphere as far south as the seventeenth
degree of north latitude. AS to the ques-
ton OF saddling posterity with the burden
some fruits of our enterprise-well, that's
story. ,.rI - o..
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

N seems President Mckinley ms also
been planning for summer excursions.
Thus far be has decided upon sending a
squadron of war ships to Spain for rec
reation aud giving PERMISSION To General
shafter 10 celebrate tue Fourth In Sauti-
ago II he ean get action quick enough.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

when Uncle sam holds a ship auction
ut hey West buyers of old Spanish
fishing craft appear and boost up the
prices This Is not only satisfactory To
the crews Interested in the prizes bur
u Also Indicates that American ship
owners are not afraid of being driven
on the sea by the Spaniards.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

A Justice Of tdr supreme court sittin.
IN hrooklyn his referred 10 the south
Dakota courts which grant divorces
freely a. 'hargain counters for DEGREES
dfssolving the sacred relations of man
ant wife lust wait untll Il South ia.
tuta court gets "A returu whack az the
eourts Ia towns annexed to New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

II is now conceded that the United
states might have borrowed several
times S2OO.Ooo.0O0, with which to carry
on the war. and the loan could have
been secured at IA lower rate of interest
INA j per cent. If it were necessary
the American people would have loaned
Uncle Sam the money without interest.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

An Ohio regiment at Tampa claims to
have a brother of General Weylcr as
regiuiental quartermaster. IL true. this
removes some Of the burden under
which the Weylerlan family name has
been staggering down to oblivion for
several MOONS.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

One thing Count Ito. the Japanese
premier, has learned to his sorrow by
contact with Europeans in recent years
Is that II divided responsibility is M
responsibility at all. The next Japanese
cabiuct will represent one political
marty.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

%rnrtmcnts desires TO hang out with the
dctunrt hourd Y Is his privilege to do
So, hut he mnst understand that the
lnlNor aud coNnuil can recognize NO
other honrd thsn THAT appointed under
the city ordinihrc in conformity with
THE constitution as Interpreted Ivy the
supreme court.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

Every candidate ON the republican
state ticket should he u man who has
nothing to explain away in his public
record and no hlotchcs to cover in his
prIyutp lifp.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

The amount of the graft expected by
the %popOcratic gang through its outlaw
police commission may be family meas
urcd 10y the size of the squeal which ii
ana its organ nre raising.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

Thrdrfunct police commissioners should
remember that their political organ Is
not the tribunal to which they can APP
peal for rchcaring of the case which
they have lost In the supreme court.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29
The EOtt,ing Process.
~Globe-Democrat.

'TVUV-IVVTTTOVTIII.
Augusta is bottled up within the walled
section of Manila, Cervera is bottled up in
Santiago harbor, Linares in the city of San
tiago, Blanco i'm Havana province and
Camara is enroute TO undergo the bottling
operation at some point not yet desig-
mated.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

Nebraska republican clubs have no
time to- lose II they want the state fully
nnd crcditahly represented in the Ma
tlonal League convention ut Omaha in
JtIN
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

Maine repul leans have n way OF
treating experienced congressman that
is quite satisfactory to the rest of
the country. Nelson Dingley. who
knows how TO frame Il tariff law. and
Charles Boutelle, who made the new
American navy, were both rcnominatctl
on one day this week.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29
Carrying the wnr Into Spain.

VTTINdbV NITVIIIVTt.
Start a fleet to Spain and let Juan. Miguel
and Pedro see the game they are up against.
Neither the war nor the Spanish monarchy
Will last long after they have acquired the
Information.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

Tho Navy department TO- propose:
that the oregon aud Iowa present peace
proposals. directly to Spain at the Leaf
iuy Spanish ports.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29
Evidence of Desperation.

chicago Chronicle.
1t Is evident that General Linares means
to make a desperate resistance at Santiago.
He has not only strengthened his fortiftca-
lions wherever possible, but he has begun
issuing manifestoes.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29
success ELECTS compliments.

The omaha Bee was twenty-seven years
old last Sunday. 1t is one of the best news
papers in the west and Mr.. Rosewater has
made it highly successful in every way.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

livery stranger visiting the exposition
IL the guest of omaha and should re-.
cclyr a guests attention from all loyal
pitiyVus.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

The exposition Is n continuous sum
mrr school which the TRANSMIT SSissippi
teachers may attend with profit.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

riaie ~ Nrhfrstr uuuuire County. sst
urHtHu " fsauhW,t ar,trt,tv Ut fho nrc
iWhiiahinH company hoinu AUS awotn,
th.s ihti the n.iu1i number W tuil and
complete rupira W The Dpiiv Morning
ttonitH hri SUNDAY Zee printed during
~ nLDnLh IN a.. 100. mnn ne fnllnMa
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29
Joy,

Denver Post.
The man who used to ask us, rs IL hot
enough for you?'
And reused our anger till we turned the
air Il quivering blue,
1t dead, and now our cup of Joy is full
clear to the brim,
Because we know he's gone where it Is
hot enough for him.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

BOSTON Transcript: There Is one consola-
siOh IN being on the shady side of life.
Nhen a man gets To be 80 years or so and
ne says of n young woman, "Confound II,
II wasn't married already I'd marry the
slrl myself, he actually believes she would
EtVe nm, This Is as good as getting her
better, perhaps.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

Cleveland Plain Dealer; Hes free even
from a breath of suspicion" declared she
who Is his best girl.
%, ] don't know" replied the jealous
friend. 'tlo never took me TO the theater
yet that cloves did not give him a breath
of suspicion"
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

Chicago Tribune: Mr.. Joyner member Of
SIX secret societies, who has just been re-
ceived into the church)-Im a fun member
now, am |?
The Minister-Iou are, my brother.
Mr.. Joyner-Do | get any button?
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

si5uii NJ slbti ..s, a. ttpa' t'',i,il3iipr
: 'Wlrnny tfrYht tftua, itrtka. ryrttss
SUI lgiatuNtr mlnrt .%HfirtH iu hn trad'
tfNnllr iu fNr uttHf uf thr tutnUuuy
tits utt ttniistttNu COMPANY
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

indianapolis journal; 'And-ah-was he
deceased CattlCmnn,
lie wasn't called at ALL" Rubberneck
itill Explained. ut all come from his callin'
the other Teller"
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

Indianapolis journal: ~ dunno said
Mr.. HaiCcde, 81 dunno, mother, whether we
OF to be patriotic an send them chickens
to the soldiers, or be gretrul an send 'em
to pore, Mr.. Letter, now he's lost all his
money
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

'Is''lN'iH ". lIS'til' N.
Sworn tn before me ana subscribed In
~, presence this 3ist day Of May. 1898.
tHuni N. y FELL,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29
Tart TALK.

Detroit Journal; Al smith is dcndl Yet
may we not think he still livcs?'
don't see how. None of his friends
"N'r 'here nave any money with them
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

ohlclgo Tribune: Speaking of the ccleb-
ivy mat now attaches TO the name
.pUWcN' sald an enthusiastic Englishmnn,
uiu u ever occur To YOU that the name OF
Queen NlctOrin herself is Mcitin2N
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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The times., 1898-12-18

face with Geld cream. rubbed on slightly.
Let it remain for minute or two, and
then rub off with soft old linen hand
kerchief; wash your face well with hot
water and pure soap. rinsing it off with
a dash OF cold water.
When d Swedish woman has n clear,
beautiful skin it rivals almost in exqui-
site loveliness the bloom of the English
rose" or her cousin, the American lily"
To lie in bed and be waited on by
nurse with wild-rose complexion and TO
discover that when health returns one
may hope to attain TO such complex
ion by the use of very simple means
seems to make up in some degree for the
weary days in bed.
"Oh. nurse, If l only had your com
plexion.' If l could change my dull,
spotted skin for one like yours, 1t seems
TO me / would be willing to jump into
barrel of boiling OIL
"Well, den, mees." was the reply, you
can haf it, sure. II you do but one leetle
ting My skin vas all spots vat you cal
.peemples,' and the doctor he say it
change of climate. He den tell me to
buy twenty-five cent worth phosphate of
soda / take teaspoonful in glass warn
water at bed time, and de same before
breakfast. 1t not nasty. So. for Won
week ! also take the same before each
other meal: after dat for Won week /
take only night and morning. In two
week, behold me as now"
The times., 1898-12-18

proaches are made in such a manner as
to give the best views of the house.
Sometimes 1t is difficult to make the
grounds suit the buildings VIII ch Il e
owners insist is the only style they wi
have, but where there Is no lack of mon
ey it is quite possible We often have to
cut down or build up hills. In one in
stance 1 recall we had to build a hill in
the midst of n fiat. level tract because
the owner insisted that he wished his
house patterned after a certain castle he
had seen on the Rhine. With that idea
in his head he bought a large tract of the
nattest land he could lind and then
came and gave us the order for the build
ing -
when We found there was no hope of
dissuading him, we set to work TO rene
dy the defect. Fortunately for my part
of the work the place was well wooded
and had IL fine large stream running
through it. We are still working on that
place, but when it is completed, III
guarantee 1t will be among the first doz-
en- Of the handsomest estates in the eoun-
try. l don't mean the most expensive,
but the most perfect.
do / superintend the planting and
carrying out of my plans? Only SO far
as to see that they produce the desired
effect. know almost nothing about the
habits and requirements of trees and
plants. That is the business of the gard
eners who carry out my plans, and only
see that they do their work in such a
manner as to harmonic with the
grounds. I do not think 1t Is worth my
while to study landscape gardening be-
cause l would not have time to see TO
the planting and cultivatins. l am fully
occupied as 1t now stands, and as / said
before my profession is by no means
overcrowded. l am out of doors and
away from the city the greater part of
the time. but my work is heaIthful, pays
excellently and 1 am very fond of 1t.
This, together with-the fact of my being
the only one in America. l am sure will
warrant me in advising other women to
think of such work when considering
what their daughters can do to earn
living"
The times., 1898-12-18
CONCERNING HoUsEwoRK.
1t TriumphantIy illustrates the The.
Ory of Perpetual Notion

Ory of Perpetual Motion.
mo man living, Rufus" said Mrs. Win
gleby solemnly, can form any idea what
housework is. He thinks he knows, but
he doesn't. 1t is never done, and the tasks
are numberless. You say, let things GO
but they can't be let go; they have to be
done.
''If let things go one day the work is
twice as hard the next. Suppose you
should skip a day of your work, wouldn't
it have to be made up? And it's just the
same with a woman's work. You don't
suppose a woman's work does itself. do
you? Your work doesn't-wny should you
expect woman's to?
You say let things go, but, Rufus. if /
did You wouldn't be satisfied. You like TO
see things trim and neat, and if / let
things go l expect you'd growl, Rufus,
just like other men. You mean well when
yon say don't work so hard, take things
easy, and all that, but the work has to be
done, and what the work is men have
simply no idea"
"She thinks heap of the boy" said
fond father, speaking of the boys mother,
"and when he comes home from boarding
school she always has extra things for
him to eat. like good things to eat my
self, and SO. aside from the pleasure of
seeing the youngster, I like to have him
The times., 1898-12-18
Mrs. Gehhnrdi CIuh.

When group of pretty society girls,
with Mrs. Fred Gebhard in the center.
are seen earnestly talking together, the
chances are that they are not discussing
the opera or somebody's engagement but
are making plans for the new club in
which that charming young matron is
trying to interest ali her friends The
sole object of the club is to foster indi-
viduality in dress. each member pledginf
herself to design all her own costumes
and to induce as many other women as
possible to do the same Whether this
movement will result in a diversity of
ed the first few years of this century
remains to be seen. The present tenden-
cy seems to be toward CLASSIC draperies
and clinging, snaky effects, and at the
theater the other evening two girls in
the orchestra evidently prospective men,
bers of the new club, were discussing one
of the costumes worn by Elsie de Wolf.
in Catherine" and speculating as 20
how the design could be modified suifi-
ciently to meet the requirements of origi-
nality without sacrificing the character
istic features of the gown. / gathered
from their taih that there was So"h 10
be costume party in upper tendon, at
which each lady would wear a dress Of
her own designing BY the time the cur
tain went up on the third act il was
arranged that the blonde girl should call
ON the brunette the next afeternoon and
see a dress which the latter had just
evolved from her inner consciousness.
and which she herself pronounced "a
dear
The dressmakers are inclined TO smile
at the new fad: it doesn't trouble them
in the least, for they know that while
fashionable women may find amusement
for a season in designing costumes. they
have neither the skill nor patience TO
make up their own designs. so the dress
makers occupation Is secure.