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Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

Thomas G. Shaughnessy, new president OF
the Canadian Pacific, began his connection
with that line in 1870 as one OF the road S
general storekeepers.
Julia Ward Howe, describing the New
York life of her childhood seventy years
ago, says everybody rose early, breakfasting
at 1880 in the summer and s in the winter.
Mrs. Emmons Blaine has filed, in Chicago,
an individual personal property schedule for
$1563,00O. Since she is by no means the
wealthiest resident in Chicago, though her
schedule is the largest yet filed, her action
is being pointed to as an example for
wealthy tax-dodgers
The Upton Tea company, OF London, of
which Sir Thomas Upton is the principal
owner, has been fined G10 and costs for
making a false trade description by includ-
ing the weight of lead paper and other
wrappings in the weight of tea. 1t was al
legged at the trial that by this means the
profits Of the Upton company were increased
G17 900 a year. This was denied by the de-
fendant.
The invitations to President Mckinley and
President Diaz to attend the Chicago cele-
bration next October are inclosed in hand
some mahogany boxes made from the old
government building at Chicago and lined
with purple velvet That for Admiral
Dewey is lined with blue velvet, bears
gold monogram and is decorated with silver
stars. Each invitation bears pen drawing
Of the recipient.
Since the annexation of Hawaii Frederick
W. Job, who was consul general for that
country, occupies an unique position. Hawaii
being now a part of the United States has
no consul here, but Mr.. Job continues to per-
form all his former duties. No invoice can be
sent from this country to Hawaii without
being certified by him. The last congress did
not legislate on this matter or make any
provision to cover the situation and Mr..
Job appears to be in for the work connected
with the place, If nothing else.
Senator Vest is not dead yet" says the
correspondent Of the Chicago Record, "even
though he declares that the politicians OF
Missouri have been trying to administer
upon his estate. Nor has he lost his sense
OF humor. While a friend was sitting with
him in his library the other day a servant
brought up the card OF a Mr.. Wescott.
Senator Vest read the name aloud, and
then remarked to his friend 81 do not
know the gentleman, but / judge from his
name that he must be relative of mine"
When the California law requiring the
signature OF writer's 10 articles of personal
nature printed III newspapers went INTO ell
feet the other day the editor OF the Sacra-
mento Bee, in a signed editorial, greeted the
innovation with these words: "Ah there
Henry TheOphius Gage! Greetings like
wise to you, Hotspur Valiant Morehouse!
To you. Grove Lachrymose Johnson, the
Veepin' William Of the Valley, a royal sa-
laam! Today, dearly beloved, goes into ef-
feet a law grated upon the statute books Of
tGe state of California by parcel of escaped
lunatics who, under the mistaken grace OF
lature."
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22
.LrnlrInrS rnrNSEL

The Cuban club of Santiago has ad-
vised the soldiers of that province to
accept the American gratuity and lay
down their arms and while the resolu-
tion containing this counsel met with
some opposition there is reason to think
that 1t will be accepted. In that event
it is stated that about 81 100000 will be
distributed, which will be a material
help to business.
The reason for thinking that the sol
diers in Santiago province will take the
gratuity and comply with the terms is
that the people of that province feel
more friendly toward the United States
than the people of other provinces. This
is due to the very able administration
of General Wood, which has inspired
confidence in and respect for Ameri-
cans. 1t Is really wonderful work
that has been accomplished by that
most capable and efficient officer and if
it be true, as reported, that he intends
to leave the service the fact will be re-
gretted as well by the American as by
the Cuban people. Another thing is
that the politicians are fewer and less
influential in Santiago than in some of
the other provinces, especially Havana.
The counsel of the Cuban club is from
every point of view eminently judcious
and if it shall have the desired resul;
the effect will be good elsewhere.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22

industry. far from suggesting the thought
that 1t is able to take care Of Itself, has
revived the talk about subsidies, and 1t ia
seriously suggested that the government
shall herp by bounties an industry that is
already overwhelmed with orders, end ap-
pears to be entirely able to compete with
the world in the construction OF vessels.
The government can very properly aid
shippers and ship builders by improving
harbors, deepening channels and construct
ing dry docks, but 1t will sqander the public
money and tempt men to unwse specula-
tion II 1t should enter upon a subsidy
scheme, especially at this time OF unwonted
private enterprise.
1t is said that the tendency in marine
architecture at present is towards vessels
of greater carrying capacity and less speed
than the ocean greyhounds that have in
recent years competed with each other for
record runs across the Atlantic. Instead OF
the time of passage being reduced as some
people have been expecting, 1t is likely to
be heightened If 1t be true that the slow
vessels pay better than those which make
the run across the Atlantic in less than six
days. 1t is said that eight-day vessels pay
best, consuming much less coal and requr-
ing so much less space for machinery and
coal bunkers that their cargo-carrying
capacity Is greatly increased. The new
vessels will probably be bigger than the old
and more luxuriously furnished, and they
will make up for lack OF speed In greater
comfort for the passengers
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22
THE RIVALS.

S. E. Kiser in the Times Herald.
Brown envied Jones, his neighbor, who lived
just across the way
And often rose from praying to dsconso-
lately say:
IF I could stand in Jones' place how
happy ! should be!
If l could have his blessings, they would
be enough for me-"
And so he struggled on and on, and step
bv step he rose,
But Jones was always just ahead to rob him
of repose.
Jones looked upon his neighbor Brown with
env-- In his breast
He had the finest house in town, but still
Sorely pressed.
"If I from all my debts were free" he oft
in secret said,
How truly happy should be, how high
I'd hold my head!"
And day by day he strove away beneath
his heavy load,
With hopes of overtaking Brown upon the
toilsome road.
They Travelled far. each thinking that the
other kept ahead,
And honors came to each to live long after
he was dead:
Jones envled Brown and Brown set out to
pass Jones on the way,
And either blind unto the truth pressed
onward day by day
If Brown had never heard of Jones and
Jones bad known no Brown
Would they have reached the places where
they put their burdens down?
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22
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TURN OVER A NEJp LEAF.

The taxpayers of Douglas county con-
year toward the maintenance of county
institutions. While majority of the
officers and employees are salaried and
handle no public and private funds in
an official capacity, others receive and
disburse money collected in the form
of fees, fines and judgments. The ex-
perience of the county and city with
the latter class justifies the popular
demand for periodic reports and settle
ments in order to avoid any losses TO
the county or impositions on the public,
The duty of the county commissioners
is plain. Every county officer who re-
ceives or disburses funds should be re-
quired to make quarterly reports Of
every penny collected by him and every
item of expense for which the county is
liable. If such rule had been strictly
enforced during the past six years there
would have been no controversies with
district court clerks, sheriffs, county
judges and other officials on account Of
fees, collections or claims of any de-
scription. 1t is simply amazing that
strict rules requiring periodic settle
ments between the county and each
officer have not long since been en-
forced.
Now that we are approaching the end
of the fiscal year The Bee deems it per-
tinent to urge upon the county commits
siOners to turn over a new leaf. The
business of the county should be con-
Quoted on business principles. No bust
ness house, whether managed by a cor.
poration or an individual, would allow
its employees or agents to carry on bust
ness without periodic statements cover
ing all money transactions and without
striking balance at least twice a year,
If not oftener.
The mere fact that sheriffs, county
judges, clerks of the court, registrars
of deeds and justices of the peace who
handle public funds in one form or the
other have given ample bonds for final
accounting and the faithful perform,
ance of their duties affords no excuse
for failure to compel periodic reports
of money collected and settlements of
balances. 1t Is the neglect on the part
of county commissioners to enforce peri
odlc accounting by county officials that
is responsible for every shortage or de-
falcation that has occurred in the court
house for years, and this neglect is also
responsible for the excessive claims
trumped up by officials against the
county years after they had passed our
of office.
The refusal of any officer to report
his fee bills and all income from what
ever source under the law governing his
office and to promptly pay over the bal
ances due the county should be good
cause for his Impeachment and removal.
only such policy pursued without po-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22
MORE TESTTIONY

| The opinion of a medical officer of
| the army who has been in service on
the staff of General Otis, as to the num-
Der of soldiers that will be required to
subdue the Filipinos and hold the
| islands, is valuable as probably reflect
! ing the judgment of military men with
whom he has been associated. DR.. Me-
Questen, who has just returned from
Manila, where he was health officer,
says that it will take an army of from
| 100000 to 100000 to subdue and hold
the Philippines. "Our men simply can
not stand the climate" says the medi
cal authority, after having had months
of experience there. "Flrty per cent
| of them will be incapacitated by sick
ness and the territory overrun will
have to be abandoned" He referred
to the climatic conditions during the
rainy season, now on. He further
states that nothing decisive has been
accomplished for the reason that the
American force is not sufficient.
This is testimony not to be lightly
regarded, even if it be admitted that
the estimate of the number of soldiers
that will be needed to complete the
work of subjugation is too high. There
is no question that the climate is Sc
we're on our men. There is no official
statement of the number invalided by
sickness, but it was probably not less
than 5000 at the beginning of June, or
nearly double the number of the killed
and wounded up to that time. Since the
| commencement Of the rainy season
doubtless the list of sick has been very
materially increased and it would not be
surprising to learn that at present it
numbers from 1000 to 5000. The hard
campaigning of the past few weeks
told heavily upon the American forces,
hundreds of whom were prostrated by
the intense heat. AS to the statement
that nothing decisive has been accom-
plished it is corroborated by the fact
that our army is today practically de-
Tending itself at Manila.
There is reason to believe that the
real condition of affairs in Luzop is not
being reported to Washington, or that
information received by the government
showing the true state Of affairs Is
withheld from the public. At all events,
there is a growing popular feeling of
dissatisfaction with the course of events
in the Philippines which the admin
istration should heed. After nearly five
months of fighting with a people re-
garded as semi-savage it is humiliating
to have to admit that nothing decisive
has come of it.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22
REVIVAL OF SHIP BUILDING.
Extraordinary Activity in the Shin
Yards of the Country.


The Blue Book of American shipplng for
1899 shows remarkable activity in the shin
yards OF the United States, due to the com
bined influence of the war with Spain. which
took many vessels from the mercantile
marine, and to the foreign demand for
American products, which has induced the
construction OF vessels 10 carry the new
trade. There are now building In our ship
yards for the United States and foreign
countries more than fifty war vessels. valued
at 100000 900, exclusive OF armor and arm
ament' and more than 200 merchant vessels
Of large size, valued at $50 1000 900. Every
ship yard In the country is busy. More
than $4,000, 900 will be invested In new chin
yards on the Atlantic coast and in improve
ments to those already established. The
yards on the Pacific coast win build as many
vessels this year as in any three years here
tofore, and the ship builders on the lakes
nave vessels under way valued at 50, 900 900
Even New England is busy building wooden
vessels OF great tonnage, and scores OF
steam yachts for pleasure are under con-
struction' The activity In the ship building
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22
Are They worth the Price,

pnllaQelpnla Ledger.
Probably in response to the demand for
information as to the health Of our troops
in the Philippines, the War department has
published the statistics of the period from
February A, the beginning of the insurrec-
ton, to June G. They show that 226 men
We're killed in action and sixty died Of
their wounds-a total of 295-while 364 died
of disease. 1t is further stated that 1866
men We're wounded during the same time,
but how many were and are still on the sick
list is not stated, The figures are impress
sive. Are the Philippines worth their cost
in human life? Apart from their cost paid
in the lives OF our brave soldiers, the ad
ministration paid Spain $2O,0OO,OO0 in gold
for the islands, But Spain did not deliver
them; did not give possession of them Yet
Spain has the s2OOOO,OOO and the United
States has a costly and apparently, an end
less war OF conquest and subjugatioD.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22

The Italian hand of the American
Book trust is still visible in the gov
ernment of our public schools. Years
ago the Book trust foisted n stperin.
tendent upon our public schools, whom
in due time it withdrew and promoted
to one of its lucrative general agencies.
When the successor of the general
agent made himself offensive to the
catspaws of the trust he was sum
marily beheaded and n more trusty
man put in his place, regard
less of the consequences TO the
patrons of the public schools. What
influence the trust eXerted on the re-
cent change of High school principals
may be surmised, although no visible
traces have been left on the checker
board.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22

Latest news from the Transvaal in
dicates that the Beers are all ready for
fight in case the trouble with England
renders 1t necessary and also that the
Dutch in other portions of South Africa
not only sympathize with them but will
give them active aid. From lately pub
lished information one of the chief
grievances of the Uitlanders in the
Transvaal is the alleged excessive tax
alton, particularly the income tax
which in the Transvaa is Is per cent
On the face of it this looks like eXtor
ton. Yet in Rhodesia, purely English
colony, lying next to the Transvaal,
the English themselves impose an in
come tax of 3S per cent, or more than
double that of the Transvaal, and
other taxes are about in the same pro-
portion. summed up, it looks much as
though the motif of the present agita-
tion is solely a desire to possess the
rich land of the Beers.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22

And now we are told that the rail
roads decline to accept the conditions
under which the council is willing to
close certain streets with a view to the
future construction of subways and
viaducts. The railroads have a perfect
right to reject any proposition that
does not suit them, but they have no
right to dictate terms under which they
will build the Sixteenth street viaduct
The charter defines their obligation and
the supreme court after years of litiga-
ton has affirmed the right and power
of the city to enforce the ordinance.
There is only one thing for the rail
roads to do in case they cannot come
to terms with the city as to the closing
of streets east or west of Sixteenth
street and that is to obey the mandate
of the law. The embargo on traffic on
the principal retail thoroughfare is a
source of irritation and further parley-
ing and dilly-dallying will soon become
intolerable.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22

The Chicago postoffice has at its dis
posal eight street railway cars for the
distribution of United States mail. The
operation of these ears involves an ex-
pense that would justify the laying OF
postal pneumatic tubes between the
most distant distributing stations and
It goes without saying that pneumatic
tubes would beat trolley ears clear out
Of sight There is no city in Europe of
BALI the population of Chicago that does
BOT enjoy the advantages of rapid mail
transit by pneumatic tube systems.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22
Deserve a Royal welcome.

NHlNd-O NGNS'
Nebraska's regiment now serving in the
Philippines wants to come home. OF 1,2OO
men who sailed from San Francisco but 400
are left in shape for duty. The rest are
dead or in the hospitals; their colonel was
slain foremost in a desperate battle, and
most of the companies are but phantoms
gathered grimly round the colors. That regi-
ment deserves quick passage home If 1t
really wants it, and deserves all the best
that Nebraska and the whole country can
award it. Such men are a glory and an
honor to any nation, but If they must face
bullets in the Philippines why not send
enough OF them TO end the matter without
such slaughter? The present situation in
Luzon is strongly reminiscent of the words
uttered by a Mohawk chief when Brad
docks men marched TO Fort Duquesne and
to their graves "If they are to fight they
are too few; IL they are to be killed, they
are too many"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22
SUGAR KING ON TRUSTS.
Amusing Feature of His Onslaught on
the Protective Tariff.

New York Tribune.
| Mr H. O. Havemeyer apparently does not
| think so well of tariffs as he did when in
the days of the Cleveland administration he
was moving heaven and earth to secure pro
lection for his sugar. Tariffs then were OF
great benefit to the people. He believed in
them, he worked for them, and only when
he finds that as the representative or a
trust, legislators are not inclined to favor
him. which he says they were when he ap-
peared as a private business man, does the
sugar OF his grapes change to vinegar and
he declares against protective duties. There,
you mean old tariff" he shouts, take that!
and that! and that! You wouldn't pre- tect
me as l wanted, and l won't play with you
any more"
1t is all very funny. The tariff is the
mother of trusts because it doesn't hep
Mr.. Havemeyer's trust. as he thinks it
should. Mr. Havemeyer announces that
there is enc trust at least which Is not pro
tected; he scorns the idea that the pitiful
duty now on sugar is of the least benefit to
him in his efforts to secure a complete mo-
nopoly; no cynically avows that his concern
is trust of the most extreme sort, devoted
not merely to money making by combination
and economy and production on large scale,
as are some of the trusts, but to the crush
ing out of all competition and the raising OF
prices wherever possible. Yet he calmly re-
marks that the tariff to which his great
trust owes nothing is the mother of all
trusts, without whose support none of them
could exist. His existence is the refutatlon
Of his argument Mr. Havemeyer may be
getting even" with the tariffmakers who
disappointed him, but just what Is to be
thought of his logic?
Mr.. Havemeyer's idea that the tariff is the
mother OF trusts must amuse the Standard
Oil people. The father Of trusts was not
much concerned with tariffs. The Standard
Oil trust owed nothing to protection. 1t
cared not whether oil was subject to duty
of per cent or 500 per cent, 1t secured
control of the petroleum OF the country, and
1t has dominated the market not only OF this
country, but of the world. 1t is the greatest
OF all our trusts, as well as the Oldest And
next to 1t in importance many would place
the sugar trust, that poor outcast from tariff
support which weeps over the sorrows of the
dear people who have to endure the little
trusts instead OF devotng their whole en-
ergy to protecting the sugar MONOPOLY Mr.
Havemeyer Is patriot. He Is willing to
save his country even II he has to sacrifice
all his trust relations and neighbors to do IT,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22

The Standard Oil company, as a cor
poration, has decided to abandon Ohio.
The officers of the company deny that
the active warfare waged against the
company by the attorney general has
anything to do with the move, but the
public is not likely to place much Gre
dence in the denial. While the legal
fight against such monopolies will
necessarily be long and bitter, it can
be carried to successful conclusion
if properly persisted in.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22

Everything tends to show that the
rations furnished the American troops
are as near perfection under all circum-
stances as it is possible TO make them.
A board of experts in the Philippines,
after an exhaustive investigation, rec
ommended only trihing changes to
adapt the ration to that climate. A
similar board in Cuba has reported
recommending no change whatever
English officers in the Philippines re-
port TO their government that the
United States army is the best fed in
the world. The people at home would
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22
One Invention spoiIs Another.

I1u-dHdUUIIS JUUTIIdI
The invention of smokeless powder was a
long stride in the art of war. This rendered
the firing party invisible and enabled him to
do greater execution. The next step was the
invention of the telescope with which to To-
cate the flash of the smokeless powder, and
this is now under test. The next will be to
invent telescope for locating the man with
the telescope looking for the man with the
invisible powder, and then 1t will be time
to call halt.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22

A burned child breads the fire.
The lesson of the recent conflagra ton
should not be lost upon the community.
The ordinances regulating the storage
of combustibles and explosives which
were framed fifteen or twenty years
ago should be revised to meet the pres
ent conditions. There is nothing yet on
the municipal statutes relative TO other
dangerous explosives than gunpowder,
petroleum, naphtha and gasoline. There
is nothing to prevent the storage or
transportation through the streets of
dynamite in all its forms and COM
pounds much, more dangerous than
naphtha and gasoline.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22

1t was very generous on the part of
the managers of the street railway
company to permit Councilman Mercer
to introduce n resolution ordering the
issue of transfers at crossings of its
various lines, which the company had
patrons some time ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22

The demand for plowshares has not
entirely eliminated that for guns in
England when, in addition to the funds
available from taxation, the govern
ment asks for loan of S20,O0O,0O0 to
be expended in coast defenses.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22

There need be no clash between
Omaha and Lincoln in regard to the
reception of the First Nebraska regi-
ment, AS the metropolis of Nebraska
Omaha has ample means for Hospitality
entertaining the returning volunteers
and as the state capital Lincoln can
extend royal welcome to the boys
after they have been entertained here
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22

Mr.. Havemeyer illustrates in a new way
the old rhyme that when the devil was
sick the devil monk would be, but when he
got well the devil monk was he" In
the days Of the Cleveland administration
Mr.. Havemeyer moved heaven and earth to
secure protection for his sugar, but hav-
ing failed to get as much as he desired he
denounced the tariff as 'the mother of
trusts"