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Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12
CONSOLIDATION CHECKED.

There are indications that the con
solidation mania has received n check.
Reports of projected industrial combi-
nations are less numerous than Il few
months ago and it is noted that num-
Der of the larger projected consolida-
tions have either been delayed or tenn
porarily suspended, while few are un-
derstood to have been abandoned.
Referring to this the New York Jour
nal of Commerce says the reason for
the change is easily found in the in
creasing difficulty of securing financial
assistance for such undertakings. Not
long ago promoters eagerly took up al
most any consolidation proposition with
seeming Indifference TO its merits; to-
day reputable tinanciers will hardly
listen TO such projects and the grow
ing number of unsuccessful promotions
is increasing this unwillngness in
dustrial consolidation has overdone it
self" says the Journal of Commerce.
New companies enormously Oyercaps-
tallzed have been successiyely launched
with almost bewildering rapidity, until
the financial community finds itself
overburdened with securities and now
refuses to facilitate an ilcrease of the
load. No better proof of this condition
is perhaps to be found than the low
prices at which the stocks of many new
industrials are now selling, and this
despite the most assiduous booming by
their supporters" The depreciation OF
trust securities is naturally increasing
the reluctance of bankers to furnish
cash for more consultations.
This is not an altogether unexpected
condition. 1t has been apparent that
sooner or later the flooding of the mar
ket with trust securities, representing
an enormous oyercapitallzation and
fragrant fictitious valuation, would
bring decline in the price of such Sc
curities, and it has been apprehended
that this might come with u sudden
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

An imposing bronze figure of Benjamin
Franklin, erected on the postoffice plaza,
Philadelphia will be unveiled next Wednes-
day.
Frank Moss, counsel of the Mazet investi-
eating committee, in appealing to the Young
Mems Christian association to pray for the
success Of tho committee has invited about
the severest test of the power of prayer that
could be devised
The Kenmare estate on which are stu
ated the famed Lakes of Killarney, is about
to change ownership under forced sale. An
effort is being made to secure enough money
by public subscription TO purchase the prop
erty and make it public park
All the adult male residents of Princeton,
KY, signed a petition TO the grand jury the
other day asking 1t not to indict the in
surance companies. No indictments were
found, and the commonwealth's attorney
asked that the signers OF the petition be
proceeded against for contempt OF court.
The judge accordingly fined every man in
the town one cent each,
Chairman Jones of Arkansas cables from
abroad that his health is fully restored and
that he will soon return as frisky as a helfer
in a fresh pasture, This is cheering news,
even for republicans. Without Jones OF Ar
kansas campaign would be political Sa-
hara His marvellous ability as a false pro-
phet invests the struggle for power with a
gaiety that robs monotany Of its terrors.
Thomas Edison frequently has his lunch
served in his laboratory and is as fire.
quenty distracted from eating by interest
in his work. When this occurred the other
day one of his assistants substituted an
empty plate for his chiefs full one and the
1a.eF
turned to eat he cried out why my
memory Is getting poorer every day! Here
I've eaten my lunch and forgotten all about
Il
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12
ENGLAND'S VANISHING COAL.
Early Prospect of Calling on the
United States for n supply.

Mr.. J. A. Longdon, president of the Insti-
tute of Mining Engineers, told the general
meeting of that body yesterday that during
the last twenty years the output of coal
had increased from 100, 900 900 to 200, 100000
tons, and the ratio of increase tafter de-
ductng years in which great strikes oc
Cured in the coal trade) was 2h per cent
per annum
If they divided the twenty-five years into
two parts they found that the rate of in
crease was 3 per cent in the former and
per cent in the latter part, and they might
fairly assume that during the next twenty
five years the increase, notwithstanding the
growth of population, would not be more
than " per cent per annum on the average,
and probably less Consequently, in the
year 1925 the output should not exceed ESQ.,
000. 900 tons.
Very few royalties OF any magnitude were
now unlet. and the question arose, whence
was this additional so, 000,0 900 tons to be de-
rived beyond what we are now working?
The answer OF those who had not studied
the question was, go DEEPER" but, un-
fortunately when we reached the milestone
grit we had touched the bottom, and very
many colleries were in that position now.
At the present time good pig iron could
be made in the United States OF America
for 35s per ton; in this country 1t cost Abs
to make as good a quality. The question
was how could the ironmaster live II he had
to buy ore from Sweden and pay double the
price that he had recently paid for coke?
To this there was only one answer.
Either
l. Wages must go down. or,
g We must lcse our trade.
Some twenty-five years ago Britain sup
piled 80 per cent of the worlds coal con-
sumption, and now we supplied only 30 per
cent While twenty-five years ago the
United States of America supplied IS per
cent of the worlds coal consumption, now
1t supplies 30 per cent.
We should probably export 100000 tons
of coal this year to other countries. that
manufactured at less cost than we do with
our cheap fuel that sent their goods over 10
us duty free, and then undersold us in our
own market
He was not prepared to advocate a duty
on imported manufactured goods, but he
could not see why We should not put duty
of Cd per ton on all coal exported.
Such a tax would tend to keep valuable
fuel at home, where we should undoubtedly
want 1t before long, and 1t would bring in
e1 900 900 per annum, which would give 10
shillings per week to 40, 900 old or disabled
miners, and thus provide for colliers the
oId-age pensions OF which 50 much was said
One thing was certain. that in fifty years
we should practically be dependent upon the
United States of America for cheap coal
iron and steel, and when this came about
we or our sons would find out that an alll-
ance with the United States for coaling our
navy was imperative.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12
Adjunct of Imperialism.

Admiral Sampson has published paper
in which he advocates an extension OF the
United States navy to at least twice Its
present size. His argument is strong one,
but to the rejecting mind it did not need
TO be made. THE situation speaks for itself,
Nobody will contend that our present navy
is sufficient to defend our own coasts and
our extensive insular possessions, as well
as our commerce, against the attacks OF any
nation likely to declare war against us.
Our present outfit is scarcely large enough
for the necessary police duty incident 70
a time of peace, An imperial navy is a
necessary adjunct to an imperial policy.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

The New York Journal berates munic-
ipal governments and certain corpora
tions for compelling their employees to
wear uniforms on the ground that it
degrades men. That depends. Expert
ence so far has been the reverse. The
Pullman conductors and railway train
hands are not degraded, but rather ele-
waited by their tidy and spank uniforms.
And so are the motormen and street
car conductors, who for the most part
feel as proud to wear uniform as does
a policeman or fireman. The uniform
does not necessarily make its wearer
servile or overbearing unless he is born
and reared that way.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12
A DECADE.

Ten brief years have passed away,
Fraught with JOY and sorrow.
T5ar-dimm'd moments yesterday
Gladstone dawn tomorrow.
Time sped past on tireless wings,
bringing Ceaseless, round of things;
Griefs and ills and pleasures gay
Greetings kindly by the way.
Tn swift years have flown away,
Since this home we entered
Winter brought a flower of May
Here our hopes We're centtred
on the current of life's stream
Friends were borne as in a drsam;
Death drew kindred meath the tide
Faith was chastened, purified.
Thus the d Cade passed away,
Blending JOY and sadness:
Hopes clear beams illumed the way
whispering tales of gladness.
As we journey to and fro
Let us lsave the record so,
That of us our friends may say
Luck attend them on their way!"
FRANK B. THOMAS.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12
SAID IN FUN.


Detroit Journal: Your past is an open
book?
"a circulating library" she replied, Bit
terly thinking of the neighbors.
Yonkers Statesman: Bll-That fellow has
some very good ideas.
Jil-Yes; he must have a lot of bright
friends
indianapolis Journa,: The Statesman-I
was defeated because the other fellow got
too many votes.
The Observation-Disclosures you and l, BILL
l don't think he got darn one too many,
considern' who was runnIn' again him.
markable voice"
In which respeCt?'
I'm timbre.'
No wonder. She used to call logging
camp to dinner"
Washington Star: II don't see what we
want with all those little islands," said
You just wait" answered the other
Possibly there will be an earthquake one
of these Gays which will push some terri
building a town on"
D Detroit Free s Press: ~ see that our girls
heads TO make them graceful"
Yes, and a good many women are carry
ing water on both shoulders to get into So
cietv "
indianapolis Journal: How big was that
sea serpent. and what did he look like?"
5S ws the seas;de
had tierce-looking display head"
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Jim Traynor
begged to be permitted to come home from
Yes
I'm ten days he was ready to go back"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

The Omaha Fakery had TO send man
all the way TO New York TO tell its
readers on the eve of the prize fight
that Jeffries was nervous and that he
would be more so before the sun went
down the next day. 1t also gave the
startling information that the yictor's
hands were bad and his feet, too, while
the yanquished champion was inyinci-
BILE, "muscle, gristle and steel" The
veracious correspondent admits that he
drank bear
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12
Leaf from English Experience.

Hong Kong has long been British port
having been acquired in lS4l, and in this
connection it is worthy of note that it was
first occupied as military sanitarium; yet
1t is not free from pestilence, as the pres
ent appallingly fatal outbreak OF plague
demonstrates. If Great Britain with all the
sanitary regulations employed at Hong
Kong, cannot prevent such an outbreak in
her Oriental posses sions what expectation
is there that the United States government,
with its looser methods Of administration,
can do any better?
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

A monument to President Arthur Is
just about to be dedicated in New York
as the outcome of n memorial fund in
augurated soon after his death. 1t
would be interesting to know how many
monument funds started In memory of
public men are being held indefinitely
In the suspense account.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

In expositions, as in every other bust
ness, honesty is the best policy. The
success of the exposition of 1898 was
not achieved by fake advertising and
fictitious promise of exhibits that can
not possibly be procured. On the con-
trary visitors were compelled to ac-
knowledge that nothing had been cXng-
gerated or misrepresented and the re-
ality was far ahead of the prospectuses
and advertising posters.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

Thomas B. Reed has not yet handed
in his resignation from his seat in con-
gress. Perhaps he is Withholding it
long enough to pay Colonel Henderson
the compliment of casting his vote for
him as his successor in the speakers
nhnir L.- -LM. Ill IL. II.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

Washington Post.

W O"V'
Hon. Hoke Smiths newspaper is consid-
erably annoyed over the modification of the
civil service rules We can assure our
esteemed contemporary that they are not
near so lax as they were when certain
secretary of the interior attempted to boost
the major portion of Georgia's population
into official jobs
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

The Baxter committee at Chicago is
just now investigating the true inward
ness of slot machines and the doings
of shell game confidence men who
operated last season on lake steamers
plying between Chicago and summer
resorts. If the committee could be in
duced and empowered TO make an in
vestigation in these parts 1t might
throw some light on the operations of
the gang.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

That the bondsmen of ex-Treasurer
BARLEY would countenance any effort
at jury-iXing is out of the question.
They number some of Omaha's leading
citizens. Yet the statement of Juror
Krelle to the effect that he was ap-
preached with n tender of money dis
closes condition of things which calls
for and doubtless will receive serious
consideration at the hands of the court.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

Figures are deceptive sometimes.
This is true of the figures by which
the South Omaha bond boomers are
trying to prove that the issue of Il $780,
600 mortgage bearing 4 per cent
interest would make taxes in South
Omaha lower than they would be if the
bonds were not voted.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12
American Rule in Cuba.

Against the complaints of Cuban malcon-
tents because of the hardships of the mill
tary supervision established over the island
by the government OF the United States
we may fairly make this sanitary argument:
Deaths in Havana. May, 1898. S..........2,4 ,460
Deaths in Havana Nav. 1899. .......... COZ
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

If the breweries were all consolidated
under one ownership the price of
glass of beer would still be 5 cents,
but there would be more stock water
ing than now.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

The chief proprietor OF The Bee is
subscriber to exposition stock to the
tune of $500, of which $3.50 has been
paid in. How much has the chief pro-
prietor of the World Herald contributed
in dollars and cents to the enterprise?
Not q penny.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12
Putting Old Things to New Uses.
st. Paul Pioneer Press.

Some people seem to find specific JOY
in declaring that wireless telegraphy is not
new thing. When it comes to that, there
is nothing new. But the man who picks
the old things up and puts them in place
has some of the qualities of creator.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12
Goring the White Mans Ok.

1t is announced That the governor or
Texas is determined to punish the lynch
ers of three men in that state The whole
community where the lynching occurred
looks upon it as an atrocous crime, and
there is public demand for justice. The
victims were white men.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

1t is to be hoped that the cyclone sea-
son of 1899 is over. But there is no
power on earth to suppress cyclonic
orators who still are raving about a
crime said TO have been perpetrated as
quietly as the tread of the cat just
twenty-siX years ago. ,..
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

The United States authorities have
completed the task of dredging and re-
moving from one side of the Havana
harbor the accumulated filth of cen
turies and will now proceed to treat the
remainder in the same manner. If the
occupation of the island by United
States forces accomplishes nothing
more than the cleaning up of the
streets, harbors and pest holes which
breed disease Cuba viii be left II legacy
for which it may well be thankful. The
reward for this country will come in
the lessened danger of the importation
of yellow fever, which is such terrible
scourge when it once gains foothold.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

The assessment returns from the
principal county of Iowa are said to
show a reduction of % per cent in the
valuation of real estate and an increase
of SO per cent in the valuation of per
sonalty. These figures are given out as
proof that the new revenue law of Iowa
will create a deficit in the revenues of
that state and hence threatens to prove
a failure. These figures are, however, no
index of the failure of the law. The
complaint in Iowa, as in Nebraska, has
been inequality in tax burdens with the
bulk of the taxes falling upon owners
of real estate, while personal property
was either outragcously undervalued or
omitted from the tax list altogether The
fact that the assessment upon Iowa real
estate has been reduced and that on per
sonal property increased would in itself
indicate Il more equitable apportion-
ment of the burden. 1t is more than
likely. too, that the full returns from
the entire state will bring the totals up
so as to afford ample revenue for state
purposes.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

Globe-Democrat.

This year the Transms5issIrpi congress
omitted its usual declaration in favor OF
the free coinage of silver. General pros
perity under the gold standard Is con-
elusive argument.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12
How
Much?

We'll, that depends,
if you want the very
finest thing in the
world, the very best
tailors will charge
you SOS or SIS. If
you want a suit as
good as any medium
priced tailor can
make, we can sell it
to you at from SIS
to $25, and we can
give you a better
suit than any cheap
tailor can make at
from $40 upward.
". W.;SssG'el!Ssla!!!n!!s,mSk& ;ss'l!s a!!!!s,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12
81, Louis republic.

81 LOuIH IEpIDIIV,
The last instance Of the utility Of push
ing a good thing along is giyel by those
Oklahoma boomers who bought rival town.
put 1t on wheels and rolled 1t into their own
corporate limits.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

State of Nebraska Douglas County, S.:
George Is. TzschuCk, secretary of The Bee
Publishing company, being duly sworn, says
that the actual number of fun and complete
copies of Tha Daily Morning, Evening and
Sunday Bee, printed during the month of
May, 1899, was as follows
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

Another sign of the expansion of
American influence is the self-assertive
occupation of the London stage by
American actors and actresses.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

The Filipinos are evidently waiting
for reinforcements in the shape Of the
rainy season. 1t is hard to make them
realize that fighting American troops is
not the same thing as fighting Spanish
soldiers
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

PHILADELPHIA Ledger.

Philadelphia Ledger.
Jersey has chartered nearly a billion dol
lars worth of trusts, but it does not appear
that she has taken anything like that amount
Of stock in them.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

Croker is not yet able to wear Il col
lar, but New York is wearing his Tam
many collar for him.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12
Wealth and Wind.

pnlaQelpnld llIeS.
Our national wealth is estimated at Sllo.-
600, 900. And this is Independent OF new
automobile company that has just increased
its capital stock from $i9,Cpc,OOo to $2or,-
OOO 600
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

Chicago has taken steps to discourage
jury fixing. Perhaps Omaha must soon
take up the same good work.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

ness and severity that would have
most damaging consequences TO the
financial and business affairs of the
country. There is still reason for fear
ing this, though perhaps the danger
will be somewhat lessened if the
check that appears to have been given
to the consolidation mania shall prove
to b. permanent At all events the
change that has taken place must have
Il good effect, If only in making capital
more conservative in respect TO trusts.
Some of the combinations have ample
capital of their own, but such as have
not must sooner or later break up If
bankers and capitalists refuse their
assistance. Their increasing dispost-
ton to do this is an encouraging fact.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

Privates in the regular army who are
booked to stay in the Philippines Tor some
time to come are no more in love with
the country than the volunteers now joy
fully hurryng homeward. The charms OF
town and country so much lauded by the
stay-at- homes do not appear very impressive
at short range. A letter from one of the
regulars at Manila, published in the New
York Evening Post, throws a strong light
on the sentiments of the soldiers. "All our
poor Rockies (raw recruits) long for the
United States" he writes None of them
are exactly homesck, perhaps, but never
theless they don't a bit like it. | say the
Rockies wish they were back, but the truth
is we all do. This will be dreary long
summer to us, and l heartily wish l was
in our own country once more-anywhere
at all at home j tell all the rest of the
boys that l like it, of course, for there
is nothing decent to do but to make the
best of things and put a good face on. But
it's all a bluff and honestly, I'm good and
sick of it. Moreover, I don't think that
one man in the company has any sort OF
real use for the place. When the mail
comes in, the whole business from the cap
tain down, start on a run, for which no
one would blame us who understood what
a relief it is to get news from ones friends
in the states"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

Hereafter the distribution of the obso-
lete cannon of Spain, sought by cities as
trophies Of the war, will be made through
governors of the states. There are about
eighty cannon in possession of the War de-
partment, which are obsolete or otherwise
10 the several states for distribution to
in accordance with the act of congress per-
mittng the War department to loan them
to the several states for distribution to
the posts of the Grand Army OF the Repub-
lie, municipalities and monument associa-
tions. A great many requests for these
guns have been received and 1t was finally
determined by the War department that 1t
should be left to the governors of states
to decide where they should CO. The gov
ernors, however, will be bound by the pro-
visions of the law of congress. Each gov
ernor will have the right to dispose of at
least one trophy. If desired, cannon cap
tured in the Philippines will be sent to those
states in lieu of those mentioned.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12
ECHOES or THE WAR.

The three RS will be In the saddle at Las
Vegas, ~ Nj, on June "a and for
some portion Of the two following days.
The significance of the letters differs from
that attached to them by educators. They
stand for Roosevelts Rough Riders. BY
command Of Captain w. II. II. Lleweliyn
members OF the famous regiment will hold
their first annual reunion in the old town
That there will be hot time is reasonable
eertaiuty, even though the climate there
abouts fails to do its duty. Colonel Roose-
welt is booked to attend.
This reunion is the first attempted by sol
diers of the late war and Will doubtiess be
followed by similar gatherings of other Or
ganizations later. The society was organized
at Camp Wyckoff Montauk just before the
regiment was mustered. 1t was the second
organized. The first was the Society OF the
Army of Santiago, which was formally or
ganized Immediately after the Americans
took possession of Santiago. 1t was incorpo-
rated under the laws of New YORK, teW
days ago. Both societies are intended 10
perpetuate the memories of the Santiago
campaign. The first is limited to the hrsl
volunteer regiment; the other embraces all
participants in that brief, bioody and sue
cessful campaign. The first meeting was
held in the Santiago palace July 2l. AT the
second meeting, August Z, the society was
permanently organized by the election oi
Major General William r.. Shafter as presi-
dent, Major General Joseph Wheeler as mrs.
vi,e president and Major Alfred c. Sharp as
secretary. The members of the council are
Major General S. b. NJ. Young, U. ). Vi
Major General II. S. Hawkins, U. ). vi
Major General A. X. Chaffee, L. 5. "; Major
General William Ludlow, U. 5. "; MAJOR
General S. S. Sumner, U. S. "; Brlgadlel
General Adelbert Ames, U. 5. VI Brlsaalel
General Wallace f. Randolph U. 5. ".
Brigadier General Chambers Mckibbin, U
S. "; Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Firs
United States volunteer cavalry, and Lieu
tenant Colonel j. d. Mley, inspector gen
erai, U. S. V.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

book?
"A circulating library" she replied, Bit
terly, thinking of the neighbors.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

TLU. Z. IISJTIUNN,
Subscribed and sworn b fore me this I'd
day of June, 1899. +. j. SUTCLlFFE,
(Seal) Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12

Yonkers Statesman: Bill-That fellow has
some very good ideas.
Jill-Yes; he must have a lot of bright
fri