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Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24


Eastern capitalists are said to be seri-
ously considering the building of an air.
line railroad from New York to some
point on the Missouri river The only
point ON the Missouri river that comes
nearest to an airline location from New
York is Omaha. For all that we doubt
whether there is long-felt want for
the airline In view Of the fact that
Omaha will have five pretty nearly air.
line railroads to Chicago from and after
the 1st of January. and the difference
in mileage between these five roads is
less than twenty miles in run of 500
miles. We apprehend, however, that
the capital of the men behind the air
line project is chiefly If not exclusively
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

success against the efforts Of competing
smaller bodies OF capital
The witness we arc quoting makes the
statement that all the plants taken into
the tln-plate combination could have been
bought at the time for Sl200o,OOO. They
arc capitalized in tho trust at $4,000 00O
Something like s10,OO0,000 OF common
stock was paid to the promoter OF the trust
for his work. Threefourths of the
capitalization is water, and to pay dividends
on all this the public Is being squeezed III
the grip of monopoly which is vitality as
sisted in its efforte by the tariff on tin
plate MIR. Grifith said further that his
profits in tin-2latc manufacture had been
20 per cent when the price was only 1890
box. The price is now S465, and the advance
effected by the trust under the shelter OF
high customs duty on imported tln-plate
considerably exceeds the increase in the cost
of material and labor
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24
New Triple Alliance.

In his speech at the New York
Chamber Of Commerce banquet Whitelaw
Reid said: II say without hesitation that
If there are three great nations in the world
that God and nature meant for eternal peace
and amity with each other, those three are
Great Britain. Germany and the United
States.". In the town hall at Windsor on
Monday the British, German and American
flags fioated side by side while the kaiser
was being welcomed to England Last
night Mrs. Choate was the only wife of a
diplomat invited to the state banquet in
honor of the German emperor. Are these in
cidents signs of the times?
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24
cINcH OF THE TIN-PLATE TRUST.
| Outrageous Methods md ExtOrtiOns
| of the Monopoly.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.

| Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
| We have frequently called attention to the
fact that the alleged superior economy OF the
great combination in industry, operating
widely scattered plants, has by no means
beesl demonstrated; and that 1t might prove
to be the case that the waste, extravaganza,
loose methods and the general careessness
and neglect incident to q non ownership
management might quite possibly Offset the
gains resulting from the transaction of busi-
ness on a large SCALE
This consideration finds support In the
testimony of William II. Griffith a tin
plate manufactures, before the Federal
Industrial commission at Washington. The
coacern ho was formerly interested in went
into tho trust or American Tin-Plate COM
pany, but against his opposition. He ac-
cordingly remained outside OF the combina-
tion, and is building an independent plant.
He takes issue with the statement of the
trusts witnesses that the combination can
rely upon economies in production for an
advantage over small competitors, and says
that Sin business in which clcee attention
to details meant so much as in the tin plate
business. it was not possible to carry 1t on
with entire success unless each plant wac
under the immediate supervision OF a manag-
to superintendents and foremen."
Tho trust cn the contrary relies upon
arbitrary measures to suppress competition
FOR the protection and maintenance of it's
monopoly and monopoly PROFITS. 1t has
made contract with the manufacturers OF
tin plate machinery whereby they agree to
sell only to the trust. Why was this ex-
traordinary measure adopted II the econo-
mics OF combination make the trust
superior to the competition OF smaller cen
Germs? The trust restricts jobbers, who
handle its business exclusively to the
service OF the combination. They are
not allowed to handle the product of out
side manufacturers, Why is this done, if
the trust can produce so much more cheaply
than smaller concerns that 1t can snap its
fingers at them?
Such facts are conclusive against the
pretenslon to a legitimate economic basis
for inflated combination. 1t is monopoly
created and maltalned by arbitrary and
often high handed acts upon which the
average trust or combination relies for its
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24
Enlarged I'D Ii

In late investigation of the growth OF
the banking business in the United States
for the last ten years Comptroller of the
Currency Dawes has ascertained that the
number OF depositors in banks, which was
6,70S,971 in 1889, has increased to 49, 153, S74
in 1899, and that the deposits have in
creased from $3,776, 40 402 to s7,513 1854 ,361.
There has been a corresponding increase in
the number of borrowers and in the amount
of loans, and gradually falling rate of
interest for money. This enlargement of
the business of the banks is very reliable
indication Of the steady prosperity of the
country.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

The sensational dispatch from New
York concerning $4,000 damage suit
brought by the daughter of an alleged
Lincoln millionaire will scarcely cause
but it may recall to some of the found
ers of Lincoln the fact that the alleged
millionaire figured conspicuously in the
articles of Impeachment against Gov.
ernor Butler in connection with the
lease of saline lands.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

County Attorney Shields was elected
In 1893 by vote of 9.l96 out OF total
of 19,2S0 votes polled in Douglas county.
In 1899. running for judge Of the dis
trct court, he received only S,54S votes
out of a total of 21.T42 in the county,
If his party was entitled to one-half
the 2,453 additional votes polled, or
1926 votes, the vote he got was just
1874 short of what he should have
had on the basis of his candidacy of n
year ago. This is vlndication as is
a yindication.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

The Lincoln Journal Is notoriously a
railroad organ. The World Herald
speaks for the sham anti-monopolsts
with railroad proclivites. One faunts
the republican flag; the other that of
Bryan. Strange as it may seem both
exhibit mysterious affinity on every
occasion. The popocratic railroad organ
had no sooner published the absurd fake
that credits ID. Il. Thompson with pur-
chasing an interest in The Bee than it
is reproduced with JUNCTION in the Lin
coin railroad republican sheet and beth
profess TO be shocked at the passing of
The Bee into the hands of railroad
autocrat In the meantime, however,
neither the World-lIerald nor its Lin
coin tin can has enlightened tis as III
what Thompson promised to Hitchcock,
Metcalfe, Herdman & Co. for the deliv-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

Private parties engaged in exploring
the sunken Spanish cruisers off the
south coast of Cuba arc rcaping rich
harvest in coin and other articles of
value. Evidently our government has
overlooked good thing for once. The
sailors who served Oh the Spanish ships
and whose pay was far in arrears will
also be likely to wonder why it was,
with so much money on hand, they
could not receive what was due them.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

The county election board, which had
city Of Louisville in order to elect
Goebel, the democratic reform candl-
date for governor. has concluded to
pass the job UP to the state board. The
latter is supposed to be composed of
more experienced hands and to be fully
qualified to undertake the task. Re-
formers must be put in office even If it
nccessltates the demolition of the bal
lot box.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24
IN GRAY NOVEMBER.

The summers day has disappeared,
The year is sadder, older;
Like hearts with disappointment scared
The wind grows cold and colder.
The sky is iow'ring. threat'ning gray;
And, distant storms deserving,
Wise birds upon their southwark way
With warning cries are flying.
The trees have lost their leafy dress,
While fow'rs no more are cleaning
Like stars of hope and happiness
On toughest roadways beaming.
The distant fields look dead and drear,
Past joys we must remember,
Yet earnest of long-promsed cheer
Is found in gray November.
BELLE WILEY CUE
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

The cutting of the telegraph line from
the front by the Boer raiders is not de-
priving the public of any considerable
amount of news, but it has undoubt-
edly eased up the labors of the censor.
At the rate he has been going he was
likely to run out of blue pencils.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

The commissioner of internal revenue
has decided that articles placed in cold
storage for more than thirty days are
subject to the revenue stamp tax. This
will strike the populist hopes of secur-
ing fair share of the appointive offices
under incoming democratic officers.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

Senator German is said to be prepar-
ing to serve notice on the Nebraska
candidate that he Is not the only TIM
bcr in the party suitable for entry in
the presidential race. With n two
thirds rule In force and so shrewd "A
politician as German in charge of the
opposition the read to the nomination
may become as rough as n corduroy.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

The city gets per cent on it's pub
lie funds deposited in bank; the county
nothing. The city pays 1854 cents a
day for feeding prisoners; the county
pays As cents day for the same thing.
How much longer this policy is to con-
tinue remains to be seen.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

Omaha is way behind all other cities
of it's .pretensipns, population and
commerce in the matter of suburban
electric railroads. This Is by all odds
the want that has been felt the longest
and should be met at the earliest pss-
sible moment.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

Ex-Chairman Harrity pleads mot
guilty. to sending the campaign button
to the democratic national committee
supposed to set out the keynotes of the
next campaign. Harrity has not been
furnishing ammunition for the free
silver crowd which at present controls
the destiny of the party.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24
RIPPLING MIRTH.

Chicago Record: "And you bet called
him down." he said in telling about it
afterward
'Ah," she returned pleasantly. "he was
upstairs, them"
indianapolis Journal Joe-How do you
Jim-Horrid monotonous. like to ride
behind something that will kick the dash
board once in a while.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "They actually
extinguished a fire with champagne In New
York the other day.
licked it up!''
Chicago Post: You say he didn't gel
so l understand. I'm told that tht
voters who didn't demand cash in advance
never got cent from him. y
Washington Star: 81 see that the Eng.
lish troops have been given ten tons OF
plum pudding" remarked one Boer officer
"If their army turns UP with an embalmed
plum pudding scandal on its hands we
can't be expected TO sympathize"
Chicago. Tribune: 81 want you to dismiss
the idea," said the eminent professor, "of
historic and now extinct race of human
beings. Thousands of their descendants are
alive at this day
student Tbev sT HaineH i've in ats" e"'nuss'
indianapolis Journals: 'Henderson tells
me he means to name his new boy George"
"Old or new style?"
What do you mean?" oar
."Washington or Dewey"
indianapolis Journal: ''That absent
minded looking man is wonder. He can
tell you the exact distance to all the.
plane is, their relative positions in space and
all about en-.
YES" answered the scoffer "If you
want to stump him, ask him how far 1t is
to the nearest grocery or the postoffice."
Chicago POST "What do you expect your
boy to be when he grows up?"
"From present Indications" returned the
fond father who had just heard of the
getting into another scrape.
81 should say that there was every likelt-
hood that he would be a disappointment"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

Railroad men advocate legaliZed pool
ing as the only remedy for secret rate
cutting. To an outsider it would ap'
pear that the most effective remedy
would be little more honesty injected
into railroad dealings.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

The Filipinos have struck another
place in their retreat from which the
Spanish We're never, able to dislodge
them. But If they will only wait until
the American forces come up they will
show them how it is done.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

How much longer is the money voted
to build new High school facilities
to lie idle in the banks just to please n
few Instructors? With the bonds pay
ing over per cent interest, while
the city gets only 2 per cent on its de-
posits, the taxpayers are given the short
horn of the dilemma.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

There seems to be a most inexplicable
Indifference on the part of the city au-
Omaha of street railway that has no
franchise or license and yet occupies
public thoroughfares without saying
"By your leave
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24
THE HOUSE COMMl71'EES.

Colonel Henderson is doubtless al
ready giving attention to the most diff
ficult task that he will have as speaker
of the house of representatives, that Of
arranging the regular committees, and
it is the expectation that he will be
ready to announce them within short
time after the organization of congress.
This work, however, can hardly be
completed in advance of the assemb-
ling of congress, or until the speaker
has had an opportunity to become ac-
quainted with and consult the repre-
sentatives. The Washington corre-
spondent of the Philadelphia Ledger
says that SO far as the older members
are concerned there is little difficulty,
because years of service on particular
and leading committees have made them
familiar with the questions committed
to them and expert in their disposition.
AS rule the older members will be re-
tained on the committees with which
they have been connected in the past
and will be used by the speaker to form
the skeletons of the new formations.
But even with this advantage and the
additional advantage of having known
several months in advance that he
would be elected speaker, Colonel Hen
derson will not be able to enter earnest
ly upon his responsible and delicate
work of forming the committees until
he has had opportunity for consulta-
ton with the older members, upon
whose advice and Judgment he must
largely rely and a chance to meet the
119 new representatives.
The labor of forming the house COM
mittees is by no means an easy task.
While 1t is always presumed to be the
aim of the speaker to arrange them
with view to the best results in leg
islation, he is more or less bound to
respect precedents which impose re-
strictions upon the exercise of his
Judgment. 1t has rarely happened that
In making up the committees the
speaker has given entire satisfaction
and it is not to be expected that Col
Onel Henderson will be able to satisfy
everybody but the closer he adheres to
precedents the less risk he will run
of being subjected to criticism. The
leading committee Of the house is the
committee on ways and means, the
chairman of which is the recognized
leader of the majority side. Mr. Payne
of New York was appointed to this
position by Speaker Reed on the death
of Mr.. Dingley and while he is per-
haps not the best qualified man for the
head of that committee and the house
leader, it is probable that he will be
continued in the position. The same
rule is likely to be observed in regard
to other committees whose chairmen
in the last congress are members of the
present congress.
In view of the unusually important
matters with which the Fifty-sixth con
gress will have to DEAL the formation
of the principal committees is of more
than ordinary consequence and it is
not to be doubted that this is recog-
nized and appreciated by Colonel Hen
derson.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

The project of building an airline
from the east to the Missouri river has
again been revived. The trouble with
the project in the past has been that it
was constituted entirely of air.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

Whenever the fakirs of the double
ender are cornered they initiate the
razor-back railroad hog which squeezes
itself between the moving wheels and
thus escapes being mangled.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

Will the county commissioners turn
over n new leaf with the beginning or
the year 1900 or are we to continue III
the old rut of wasteful extravaganza?
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24
Chi|dren'S
Refers.

The handiest and
most comfortable coat
a boy can wear, is the
REFER. 1t leaves his
legs free to perform
their boyish functions.
We make them in
sizes from S to 10
years, and at prices
from $500 to $500.
The chosen mater
ials are covert cloth,
kersey, frieze, chin
chilla, astrakhan and
fancy cheviots and
nieltons, Oxford grays
and dark tan.
These goods are
all tailored in The we'll
known manner that
characterizes all OF Our
clothing.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

Instead of an AIRLINE to Chicago
Omaha needs an airline to 1anktoh ana
eastern South Dakota
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

State Of Nebraska. Douglas County. ss.:
George b. Tzschuck, secretary OF Inc oee
Publishing company, being duly swoin;
says that the actual number OF tulI anu !.
complete copies of The Daily, Morning.,
Evening and Sunday Bee, printed durrns
Tic ,oo,,,i or 0ctober 1899, was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24
Breaking the Record.

----.-- GlObe-DemOcrat.
The year 1899 has the pleasant distinction
OF breaking the record for gifts to colleges.
Mrs. Leland Stanford has added $11, 900 900
more to the endowment NJ the Stanford
university. ,7fz
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

cry OF the reform members of the late
Legislature and how much was paid
cash down and what was to be paid
after delivery of the goods
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24
oh, what Difference.

The administration Of Hon. Grover Cleve-
land preferred the bond issue to the bond
purchase ,..-"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .'.'''''''''' =, &C
Less unsold and returned copes.... o'o'S
,, 761 ,S55
Net 5ota, u. s,,erage ... 24.57G
GEORGE B. TZSCHuCk;
Subscribed and sworn before me tnis ls'
NJ B. HUNGATE,
fsoo,, Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24
TERMS OF sITRsCRfPTION.

Omaha: The Bee Building.
South Omaha: City Hall Building
Twenty-flfth and N Streets.
Council Bluffs: 10 Pearl Street.
Chioago: 1910 Unity Building.
New York: Temple Court.
Washington: sol Fourteenth street.
CORRESPONDENCE
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Bee, Editorial Department.
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be addressed: The Bee Publishing conn
pany Omaha,
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Remit by draft, express or postal ORDER
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Only 2-cent stamps accepted in payment VI vi
mail accounts Personal checks except o,
Omaha or Eastern exchange, not acceptteu'
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Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

indianapolis Journals: ''Henderson tells
me he means to name his new boy, George
"Old or new style?'
What do you mean?" oar
"Washington or Dewey?"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

Chicago Post: "You say he didn't get
into Office honestly?"
so l understand. I'm told that tht
voters who didn't demand cash in advance
never got q cent from him
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

Chicago Record: "And you bet I called
him down." he said in telling about it
afterward.
"Ah,' she returned pleasantly, "he was
upstairs, them"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24

Cleveland Plain Dealer: "They actually
extinguished fire with champagne in New
York the other day"
Say. how those red tongues must have
licked IL up!''
Arizona republican., 1899-02-02
ORIGINALITY OF A sCHEMER.
Five Hundred Dollars With Which a
 Man Bought Shirt.

A big, uncouth locking stranger, with shoulders like a Hercules, walked into a department store late one after noon, and, after gazing about minute stepped up to a salesman and made known his wish to buy q shirt-~sc ccu- pla Of samples were shown him, and he informed the salesman that either one would do It was an article that sold for $1.50, and in making payment the stranger pulled from his hip pocket a huge roll Of bills. lie apparently skinned them over in search Of a small bill, but lie could not find one of less denomination than $500. One of thsse was handed the surprised sales man, but he arose to the occasion and sent it away >kVith the cash boy.
 - When the change came it was nearly all in small bills. The stranger inter rupted the salesman in his work of counting the bills by reaching for the
Arizona republican., 1899-02-02

business, and he left the young Ma polecE of the oil trade to go u aIOne '' Going to Chicago soon afterward, MT.
 Wuiialna continued at his Busine 0E sewer pipe manufacturing, in whiSh
 he amassed Q fortune. Rockefeller continued to strike oil" and is today the richest man in the United States
 Mir. Williams always took lively in tcrest in young Rockefeller, as he Icallcd him. The incident of how the boy" flooded his cellar with oil was thing that he would tell to every new acquaintance that hn made, and re- hearsed it on his old friends as often as they would stand it. MT. Williams had enough money to satisfy his wants land he never envied his former book keeper the millions on millions that he was piling up. lie did not regret the dissolution of their partnership, for he said that Rockefeller ''set too fast a pace for an old sewer pipe man. He was content with simply having given a start to the one that he consld- cred the brightest man that he had ever met in his life.-New York Journal.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-02
THE PRESIDENT PLAYED ELF
 VATOR BOY.

Senator Cullom, who is still suffer ing from . fall cn the ice, visited the White House a few days ago. He walked with difficulty with the assist ance of a cane He was accordingly taken up stairs in the private elevator, lugging Q big bundle Of papers sup posed to he on the district judgeship After satisfactory interview, during which the situation was Canvassed, the Illinois senator with infinite difficulty prepared to go down stairs.
 Not that way, senator, said the president; let's take the elevator ' Or reaching the elevator the president found to his dismay there was no con- ductor. Step in, senator. 1 guess I can manage this thing all right" and before he knew what had happeced the Illinois senator was being carried to the main floor with the president Of the United States as his elevator boy. The situation was so curious Senator Cullom forgot all his pains, and, With a smile, said:
 You're a pretty good machine man after all, MT President"
 Of course l am said the president as he deposited the invalid senator safely on the groant floor ard started back to the upper floor to the ccnster- nation of the attendant, whose humble duties were freely assumed by the chief executive.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-02
MILLION CHRISTMAS
 TREES

E-Governc- Sterling Morton of Ne braska, who has done so much to awaken and promote an enthusiasm for tree planting in this country, especially on the great 'trealess plains CT the west, and with whose name Arbor Day will stand indissolubly associated through all the future, recently entered a viz orous protest against the reckless cut ting of Christmas trees, and his sharp criticism Cn the subject finds very hearty support all over the country, and especially in the west. among those interested iii forestry and in the pro motion Of tree growing. He says:
 The trees selected for slaughter on this anniversary are always the Straightest and most symmetric. There were last year more than 20,000, 900 of Christmas trees cut down and put on the market. The absurdity of cele- hrating the birth of the Savior of the world by wonton waste and extrava- sance which ieopards the welfare CT millions of human beings yet un- born is obvious to every thinkingman ," -City and State (Phila)