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Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-07
CHICAGO LABOR WAR AvERTED
Contractors and Trades
Unions Reach nn Agreement for
Permanent Arbitration Board.

CHICAGO, Dec. 6,-The great labor war
threatening so long between the Chicago
building contractors and trades unions has
been ayerted through an agreement for a
permanent arbitration board whose per-
sonnel is to be thoroughly representative OF
the trades unions and other interests con-
cerned.
Through the terms agreed upon no sym
pathetic strike is to be declared until the
new board has had an opportunity to in
yestigate and decree what are to be the
terms OF settlement. Provision is made for
the naming OF referee by the arbtrators,
in event the board Is unable to reach an
agreement on any particular issue
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-07
PREACHER SHOT BY BURGLAR
Rev. David B. Cheney, One of the Best
known Baptist CIerEymen of Wis
cOnsin, the Victim.

RACINE, Wis, Dec. 6.-Rev. David B.
Cheney of the First Baptist church and his
wife We're shot by burglar at 10 o'clock
today at their home on Lake avenue. Mrs.
Cheney was shot in the breast. The ball
glanced downward and is believed to have
lodged in her left lung. Mr.. Cheney was
shot in the abdomen and in the center of
the breast Both are in a critical condition
The desperate burglar escaped. A large
posse of police officials and private citizens
is securing the country for him. The city
is all excitement II he is caught it is be-
lieved the law will be powerless to prevent
his being lynched
Rev. David B. Cheney is one OF the best
known Baptist preachers in the state. He
has occupied pulpits at La Crosse and Su-
perior and for several years was president
of the American Protective association OF
the state.
reward of $500 is offered for the capture
of the burglar dead or alive.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-07
JONES OUT FOR EXPANSION
Governor of Arkansas Causes stir
In Political Circles by Announce
ing His Views.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Dec. GA stir has
come in Arkansas political circles by the
announcement today that Governor Dan w
Jones, who is candidate for the United
States senate to succeed Senator Berry, has
come out strongly in favor Of expansion. He
mas heretofore been considered an opponent
of that policy along with Senator Berry, who
is a candidate for reelection
Governor Jones stated In an interview
today that the only salvation for the south
crn states is in the expansion Of commerce
by the opening of new markets in Asia for
southern products, and that in order to
maintain and protect such commerce the
Philippines must be retained by the United
States. Governor Jones' attitude makes ex-
parsion the dominant issue in the senatorial
race.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-07
RECIPROCAL TARIFF REDUCTIONS.
Treaties Transmitted to the Senate
in Executive Session.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.--The reciprocity
treaties negotiated during the congressional
recess were transmitted to the senate today
and in the executive session were ordered
Printed and referred to the committee on
foreign relations.
The most important of these treaties is
that between the United States and France
for reciprocal reductions OF tariff rates. The
terms OF this and the other treaties are not
yet officially made public either by the State
department or the senate, but 1t is UNDER
stood that the French treaty items are sub
stantially as follows:
Reductions allowed France: Alcoholic per-
fumery, toilet water etc, 10 per cent; coal
tar dyes or colors, 20 per cent; glue, 10 per
cent; glycerine 10 per cent; olive oil, Is per
cent; paints, colors and varnish, 10 per cent;
potash in various forms, 10 per cent; medical
preparations, 10 per cent; cosmetics, etc,
without alcohol, 10 per cent; soap, 10 per
cent; soda and compounds, 10 per cent;
bricks. tiles, etc, 10 per cent cement, 10
per cent; glass bottles, Is per cent cut
glass bottles, decanters, etc., 8 per cent
window glass, 10 per cent; spectacles eye
glasses, 10 per cent; opera glasses, magnify
ing glasses 10 per cent; cutlery, 10 per
cent; nails, spikes, tacks, needles, 10 per
cent; tinsel braids, etc, 8 per cent; metallic
per cent; watch and clock movements, Is
per cent; other metal articles not otherwise
specified 10 per cent; wooden furniture, 10
per cent; macaroni, vermicelli. ETC.. 10 per
cent; vegetables, prepared or preserved. 10
per cent; plants, seeds, etc. 20 per cent;
preserved fruit, 10 per cent; prunes. 10 per
cent nuts, 20 per cent; chicory, roasted or
ground, per cent; liquors, 10 per cent
mineral waters, 20 per cent cotton goods
mixed with silk, o per cent; cotton cloth,
per cent; plush and cotton velvet 5 per
cent cotton stockings, per cent; cotton
suspenders, per cent; shirts, collars and
cuffs. 10 per cent cotton lace, per cent:
linen lace, 10 per T. linen handkerehiefs.
10 per cent; linen eayings. 10 per cent:
wooden hats, per cent; silk goods under
schedule l., per cent; copying, blotting,
sensitive papers, etc. 10 per cent; envelopes.
10 per cent; letter paper 10 per cent blank
books, 10 per cent; albums. 10 per cent
imitation jewelry. 10 per cent; straw braid
for hats, 10 per cent; brushes, Is per cent
buckles 10 per cent; buttons. 10 per cent
toys, 20 per cent; fans 10 per cent; jewelry,
per cent; gloves, except gloves called
"schausChen." 10 per cent; amber articles,
10 per cent; articles OF bone, 10 per cent
articles OF ivory or mother Of pearl, Is per
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-07
MAFEKING IN SORE STRAITS
Beers Using High Explosive Shells
Ticklish Position in
Natal.

NEW YORK, Dec, Ga dispatch to the
Tribune from London says: While the war
office has received intelligence that Mafe-
king was safe on November 20, it admitted
that the investment there was closer than
ever before. This is confirmed by the Pail
Mall Gazette's correspondent, but Reuters
dispatches one day later show that the Beers
are using new shells filled with high ex,
plosiye from ten-ton gun and that the
situation is serious.
From Natal the only press dispatches
which came through yesterday were fore
casts OF the terrible battle impending on
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-07
IMPORTANT BILLS IN THE SENATE.
Senators Unload Their Pockets of Pet
Measures by the Hundred.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Nearly 500 bills
and joint resolutions, several important con-
current resolutions and petitions numbering
hundreds, were presented to the senate to-
day. A majority of the bills were Old
stagers. A few were of national interest
and Importance.
Aldrch had the honor of introducing the
first measure in the senate. 1t was the
financial bill, drawn by the senate COM
mittee on finance, of which Aldrich is chair
man, and probably was the most important
measure introduced during the day.
Resolutions were offered providing for an
investigation by the judiciary committee of
all phases of polygamy recently presented in
connection with what is known as the Rob-
erts case; expressing the sympathy of the
senate for the Beers in their war with Great
Britain and declaring that Senator N. b.
Scott OF West Virginia is not entitled to a
seat in the senate.
Harris populist OF Kansas, was appointed
temporary member of the committee on
privileges and elections. The appointment
is Important and significant because the
committee has under consideration the
Quay Clark and Scott contests.
Senator Harris has been generally re-
garded as antagonistic to the right OF
governor to fill a senatorial vacancy where
mittee is close, far as can be surmised,
from the records of senator's, his vote may
determine the character of the report to be
submitted to the senate for it's action in
Senator Quay's case.
Among the most important bills intro
duoed were the following:
By Hale, for the construction of a Pacific
cable by the Navy department to be operated
by the Postoiice department, and appro-
priating $l1 600 900 for this purpose. 1t is to
run from San Francisco to Manila by way
of Honolulu, the Midway islands, Guam and
Iloilo.
By Kyle. for the establishment OF postal
savings banks and a government telegraph
system for the restriction of immigration and
a Joint resolution for a constitutional amend
ment for the regulation of marriage and |
divorce.
By Harris. joint resolutions for consti- |
tutlonal amendments authorizing the impo- |
sition OF an income tax and for the election |
o. senators by the people.
BY Warren, for the cession by the gen |
eral government of 5000, 900 acres of arid |
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Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-07

the Tugela river. The most ominous one
was from George Lynch to the Echo, dated
November 26, which stated that the Beers
had captured $50 head OF cattle belonging to
the garrison and that shells were OCCASION
ally doing much mischief. The garrison was
evidently casting anxious eyes southwark
The Central News also has a report from a
runner that the cannonading has been in
cessant at Ladysmith and that shells are
constantly dropping inside the British lines
with an increased number of casualties. The
British guns are replying steadily, a re-
assuring sign that the ammunition is holding
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-07
Discover n Minor PInnet

tAAlBRIDGE MaFs., Dec 6.-The Euro-
pean Union of Astronomers announce
through Harvard college observatory the
discovery of minor planet Of the tenth
magnitude by Charlois. The discovery po-
eition is the following: December S77
Greenwich time; right ascension, 4 hours,
81 minutes, So seconds declination; north
motion OF minus IA minutes In right as
cension and 4 minutes north in declination.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-07

cent; musical instruments. Is per cent;
pipes and smokers articles. 10 per cent
Sparkling wines receive the same benefits
accorded to other European countries.
The reductions allowed the United States
are understood to comprise all the articles
Of the French minimum tariff list, with the
following exceptions:
: Horses, stations, mares and colts, eggs.
! e, butter, honey, sugar, chicory root,
>rI :. porcelain, cardboard, tanned
ht~ N Soles. boot and shoe uppers,
boots, 'g, dynamo electric ma
chimes, mac. ,, parts Of dynamos
and electric MAD.
The reciprocity nCaties negotiated with
Great Britain are four in number for
Jamaica. Guiana, Barbados and Bermuda
the Trinidad treaty having been withdrawn.
In the main the concessions to the colonies
are on food products, while reductions on
Goods, -four, etc, are under
stood to be the chief advantages given to the
United States
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-07
Bituminous Miners ASK an Advance.

PHILLIPSBUtG, Pa, Dec. 6.-The
bituminous coal miners of central and
northern Pennsylvania have asked for an
advance of 10 cents a ton for pick mining
l2h cents ton for loading after machine
the same to go into effect January l. TO
consider the question a conference OF
miners VIII be held at Clearfeld next Tues
day and on the came day joint conference
Of miners and OPERATOR will take place.
A strike Is certain should the operators not
agree TO an advance not later than April l.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-07
French Officers 10 Assist Beers.

LISBON, Dec. 6.-Two Russian colonels, a
French general and French colonel who
have been engaged by DR.. Leyds to assist
in the defense Of Pretoria left today for Lo-
renzo Marquee. They We're escorted TO
the steamer by the secretary of the French
legation here.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-07

meeting to organize will be held either at
Chicago or Washington and the association
will probably he made permanent
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-07
American Has IA Complaint.

LONDON, Dec. 6.-The Times prints a
letter from an American citizen who left
johannesburg because he was liable to be
impressed and who had learned that the
United States consul was unable to protect
him. He complains bitterly that the Amer
lean flag was not respected in Pretoria; that
his passport was not respected and that his
position was practically unbearable.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-07
HAYWARD'S FUNERAL TO-DAY
Services Occur at the Family Residence at
Two in the Afternoon,
STATE OFFICIALS WILL BE PRESENT
otoc County Bar Will Attend In n
BOdy-Interment nt Wyukn
cmetery-TclcErRms
of Coincidence.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Dec. 6-(Special
Telegram Funeral services OF the late
Senator NJ. l.. Hayward will be held at the
family residence Thursday afternoon al .
O'Clock. Rev. II. l.. House, pastor of the
Baptist church of this city, where the sena-
tor his been a regular attendant for many
years, will conduct the obsequies. The in
terment will be in Wyuka cemetery.
No word has been received from the SER
geant-a arms OF the senate in regard TO the
senates participation in the funeral services.
The members OF the 0toe county bar met
yesterday at the office of f. f. Warren and
made arrangements to attend the funeral in
body. Many more kilograms of coincidence
were received by Mrs Hayward last night
and today.
Word was received from the War depart
ment to the effect that a cablegram had
been sent to DR.. Edwin p. Hayward at Ma
nila, p l., notifying him of his fathers
death.
Governor Goes to Nebraska City.
LINCOLN, Dec. 6.-(Special.)
Poynter and Adjutant General Barry left for
Nebraska City this afternoon to attend the
funeral of the late Senator Hayward.
Arrangements are being made with a rail
road company for a special train to Ne
braska City tomorrow morning and if this
is put on several hundred people will avail
themselves of the opportunity of attending
the funeral. Governor Poynter this morn
ing sent personal request to each state
official asking that they close their offices
tomorrow afternoon and, If convenient,
attend the services at Nebraska City
Whether they will do so or not depends
largely on the decision of the railroad COM
pany regarding the special train.
Arrangements were made with the Bur-
lington road tonight for running a special
train to Nebraska City tomorrow for the
accommodation of the people who wish to
attend the funeral of the late Senator Hay
ward 1t will leave Lincoln at 1880 a.
M, and returning will leave Nebraska City
after the funeral. This will
permit connections with the Omaha train
which arrives here at 10 a. m.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-07
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER

Forecast for Nebraska
Generally Fair; Westerly Winds.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-07

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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-21
Over.Counting the Cost.

VI W y ITH REFERDNCE to the
AN death of General Law
y ton the Philadelphia
Ledger says: "The en-
tire Philippines are not worth the life
of one such a brave patriot, and yet the
administration has caused the country
to pay for them thousands of lives and
at least a hundred of millions of treas
ure. Blood and money have been
poured out like water to perpetuate
political blunder."
General Iawton was a soldier from
shoe-sole TO crown. His life was spent
in fighting enemies of his government
and in that pursuit he died a soldiers
death. falling at the head of his column
with face to the foe. We are satisfied
that could he have chosen the manner
of his death he would not have chosen
differently; and could his opinion have
been had as to the time, surely he would
not have selected a different time than
the one which puts him before the con-
temptation of every American citizen
as a hero stricken in warfare after
long and brilliant service. We lament
the necessity which sheds blood in any
cause; and the loss to the nation in the
sacrifice of a man like LawtOn is not
easily exaggerated; still, that which
has come to pass is not to be undone
by murmurinS, nor is il a compliment
to Lawtons memory to use his name
in connection with a growl.
The cry of regret when progress
causes suffering is very natural: but
philosophy teaches that war is not the
only form Of progress which eXacts the
tribute of bloOdshed. The coal which
furnishes the fuel used in generating
the power that turns the Ledgers
presses is not mined without loss Of
life and heroes as brave as Lawton
fall in the mines every little while. The
trains which transport the Ledger from
press room to reader are not run with
out a sangunary cost, but it does not
follow that the processes Of civilization
are therefore to be suspended. If our
contemporary will use a little philOs-
Ophy in its contemplation of the Phil
ippine problem it will discover that
apart from the personal grief involved
the death of General Lawton, coming
as it did, is neither a bad thing for
Lawton nor for the country which hon
ors him in death more than it could
ever have honored him in life. The eX-
ample of fidelity to duty and of cour-
age in the performance of that duty
which it sharply accentuates; the hal
lowed association which in time to
come it will attach to the soil whereon
he fell-this is not a proper subject Of
regret but rather an inspiration going
into the souls of Lawton's surviving
countrymen.
The hand is to the plough in this
Philippine affair and it is nonsensical
to talk of turning back.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-21
PERSONALITIES.

John Wanamaker authorizes the state
ment that he never advertised in a Sun
day newspaper and never will
One of the most prominent lawyers of
Oklahoma City is Laura Lykins, u half
blood Shawnee woman, who was gradu-
ated from the legal department Of the
Carlisle Indian School in 1898.
Albert j. Earlipg. the new president
of the Chicago, Milwaukee ana st. Paul
railway is a native of Wisconsin, and
began his railToading as a telegraph Op-
orator at OConomowoc, on the Milwau-
kee road, when boy. He went through
all the grades, from station operator
train dispatcher, assistant superintend-
ent, assistant general superintendent,
manager and firally to the presidency
The late John !. Blair, in his earlier
days, owned a western railroad along
the route of which he established a series
of lunch rooms, at which employees of the
road were to be charged so and all pas
sengers Is cents. Mr.. Blair once dined
at one of these places, and, concluding
his meal, laid down half dollar. Hold
On!" cried the cashier, you don't belong
to this road" II know" replied Mr..
Blair, 1.-The road belongs to me-"
Ex-Governor II. S. Thompson, of South
Carolina, who has just returned from a
tour of Europe, tells this story: when
l was travelling in Switzerland a native
of one of the towns in which l stopped,
who had evidently been told where l
came from, approached me at the hotel
and said Excuse me, sir, but will you
crafty my curiosity by telling me what
1t was that the governor of North Caro-
lima said to the governor of South Caro-
lina% All could do, of course, was to
throw up my hands, repeat the remark of
the governor of North Carolina and give
a practical illustration of what followed
it. 1t is astonishing how those stories
travel"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-21

H n a LECTURE recently delivered
before the school of diplomacy
n in the Columbian university,
Hon. John w. Foster former
secretary of state and one of the
pillars of our diplomatic department,
put in evidence his belief that the
United States made a mistake when it
raised the rank Of it's chief represen-
tatives at foreign capitals to that OF
ambassadors and thereby gave notice
OF it's intention to enter into competi-
tion with the aristocratic nations of
Europe in what the Washington Post,
in discussing Mr.. Fosters remarks, al
Iudes to as "official parade and TOM
foOleryS' %.
,s.Sppplementing the lecturer that in
teTestihG Journal says: "There has
been no time in our history when a
representative of the United States
could not secure all the respect and
consideration to which his nation was
entitled, if he had the courage and the
tact to make his claim. All this talk
about the necessity of higher rank for
our ENJOYS at foreign capitals, in order
TO assure them proper recognition, is
nonsense. We have commanded and
shall continue TO command such recog-
milton in the exact ratio Of our national
importance, and we can do this i'm the
future, as we have done it i'm the past
without the aid of high-sounding titles
and foolish, Ceremonious fuss. AS for
the trumpery squabble over precedence
at dinners and receptions-who shall
stand nearest o the Etruscan cuspidor
Or the Pompeiian coal-scuttle, or who
shall get first place in the rush for
terrapin and champagne--the American
people will be very glad to have such
matters referred TO the high tribunal
of opera bouffe, where they legitimately
belong. Not more than one person in
every fifty thousand OF our population
cares whether foreign ENJOYS at WASH
ington or United States ENJOYS at for
eign capitals are called ambassadors or
ministers, or, for that matter, whether
they have any titles at all; but almost
everybody is weary of the trumpery
pomp, the psay fRsIRies, Z the mean
snobbery, and irksome multiplication
OF official personnel which constitute
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-21

the harvest Of our latter-day diplomatic
expansion. Mr.. Foster speaks for the
country when he says that we shall
neither solve the problem Of precedence
nor increase our own dignity by a
servile imitation of European TOM
foolery in this matter"
This question can be approached
somewhat differently now than 1t could
have been two years ago. At that
time, American prestige at certain
continental centers was not so high
that we could afford to institute inno-
vations or neglect opportunities IN dip
lomatic ceremony. Today the import
ance attaching to the Office of repre-
sentative of the United States is such
that the small details of court GUS
tom appear dwarfed; so much so that
If it be deemed advisable to begin a
reconstruction of our policy in this
direction the time is opportune. What
is called the "new diplomacy" has al
ready established the precedent of out
spoken speech without equivocation in
place of the ingenious lying of former
times. Perhaps corresponding reforma-
tlon of the ridiculous etiquette Of
diplomacy Is to come from the same
source and in the same manner.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-21
SampSon.Schley.

" v pom AUTHORITY 1t is said
that an agreement has been
reached between the admin
istration and the partisans
of Admiral SChley in the senate where
by bill to create the grade of vice
admiral and provide for two appoint
ments to that grade will be passed
ing that the president is to nominate
for those positions Rear Admirals
Sampson and Schley. But for this
agreement it is said that promotion to
Sampson would be blocked.
No new facts bearing on the case
have come to light and the old facts
are, or ought to be, well known. The
fitness of Sampson for promotion has
not been questioned but on the con-
trary is strongly affirmed by all un.
biased students Of his professional
career. The fitness Of Schley for pro-
motion has been questioned and the
records of the navy department supply
the reasons why. If in the light Of
these records and reasons the president
wishes to make Schley vice admiral
and the senate is willing to confirm
the nomination no profit can come to
laymen from a further agitation of the
subject.
The quicker the mantle of oblivion
can be dropped over the whole affair
the better will it be for the future of
the navy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-21
AS TO CHEAP POWER.
Editor of The Tribune

Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Noticing the various articles ap-
pearing in The Tribune (probably adver-
tisements, although there is nothing TO
Indicate it,, cXtoling Niagara as a loca-
tion for manufacturing enterprises, ow-
ing to the cheap power furnished, l am
impelled to assert, and am prepared to
prove by actual results attained, that
power and electricity can be furnished
in the anthracite coal regions for less
than is charged at Niagara, leaving a
very large margin OF profit. This is not
an unreliable assertion of an enthusiastic
inventor, but is based on established
facts and can be so demonstrated to any
one willing to investigate.
j. Gardner Sanderson.
Scranton, Dec, 90