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Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
Personal AND OTHER WISE.

The ''effete east" is solemnly informed by
floating paragraph that Senator Hayward
is three-times millionaire.
John d. Rockefeller always dresses in the
quietest fashion, but never fails to have a
flower of some kind in his buttonhole.
Ex-President Harrison is a great news
paper reader. He subscribes to at least one
paper of every leading city in the country.
Vice Admiral Colombs principal objection
to the Spanish American war seems to be
that it was not fought according to Marquis
of Queensberry rules.
While some people are willing to pay good
money to go to Cuba, the soldiers who have
had a free excursion to the island are crazy
to get home again. 1t all depends on the
point of view
The Argentine Republic must have blood
in its eye. 1t has placed a contract for 10000
rifles, 10000 bayonets and $4,000 rife bar
rels with cartridges to match, with the
Remington Arms company.
A story is afoat to the effect that the
Standard Oil people offered the attorney
general of Ohio a barl containing $500 900
If he would stop litigation against the com
pany When asked regarding the story the
attorney general said: II do not deny II,
but you must not expect me to make any
public statement about 1t now"
It Is said that the erroneous use of the
word "this" for that" in the naval appro-
priation act will probably prevent the pur-
chase of armor for the three battleships and
four monitors under construction. There Is
sometimes a good deal in word. On one
occasion so Insignificant a thing as a comma
in a tariff act made a difference OF millions
of dollars.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
A MISSPELLED TALE.
Buffalo EXPRESS.

Buffalo Express.
a little buoy said: Mother deer
May Eye go out too play,
The son Is bright the heir is clear
owe! mother, don't say neigh!'
Go fourth, my SUM-" the mother said:
His ant said: Take ever Slay
Your gneiss knew sled, all painted read,
Butt dew knot lose ever weigh"
"Ah, know he cried, and sought the street
With hart sew full of gee
The weather changed and snow and sleet
And reign fell fierce and free.
Threw, snowdrfts CRATE, threw watry pool.
He fue with mite and name
Said he: Though | wood walk by rule,
Eye am knot write, It's plane.
"lde like two meat some kindly sole
For hear gnu dangers weight,
And yonder stairs treacherous whole;
To soc has bin my gate.
"A peace of bread, a gneiss hot stake,
cwed chews If Eye were home:
This cruel fate my heart will brake,
| love knot thus too Rome.
I'm week and pail I've mist my rodev
Butt hear a carte came passed
He and his sled were safely toad
Back two his home at last.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

We demand that the office of the clerk OF
the district court be placed under the SUI
peryision Of the Board OF County Commits
sioners, that the clerk of said court be re-
CURED to account for all fees received by
MIN and pay into the county treasury all
such fees in excess of the necessary ex-
penditures of conducting said office, includ-
ing the pay of assistants and compensation
for his own services not to exceed 81 600
per annum-1S96 Platform of Douglas
County Democracy.
why Is 1t the local popocratic organ is
now so mum about the office of clerk of
the district court? Is it for the same
reason that it tried to shield Bolln
after he had admitted his guilt? Is it
for the same reason it stood UP for
BARLEY and its editors paid him friendly
visits for consultation while confined in
the Douglas county Jail awaiting his
trial in the criminal court? If the dem
ocrats were in favor of making the dis
trlct court clerkship salaried office
two years ago, why should they not
back up republicans in the same de.
mand today?
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

The childish action of the Cuban as
sembly in deposing General Gomez from
command will not have reassuring
influence on those who have heretofore
had doubts as to the capability of the
people for Intelligent self-government.
Had the old general agreed to the seal
ing of legitimate debt due the
Cubans the case would be entirely diff
ferent. The United States owes them
nothing and simply agreed to donate
$3,000,000 to enable them to resume
peaceful avocations.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
Supremacy of Our Manufactures.

According to statistics just published by
the government, our exports of manufac-
tured goods during the calendar year 1898
reached the enormous total Of 1907 924 99l,
and they are increasing at the rate of
more than S25 OOOO year! To the outer
world We are no longer merely or even
chiefly nation of farmers. American in
genulty is devising labor saving machinery,
American enterprise" in organizing effort
and the superiority of the American work
man have made our manufactures more
important element in our commerce than is
our grain. And while, If we add cotton,
meat and the like, our aggregate farm
products still lead we have, nevertheless,
become one Of the foremost nations in the
world in manufactures.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14


The day of great industrial inventions is
not yet ended Two discoveries of impor-
tance are just announced, witch, If the
claims made for them can be substantiated
will work wonders in the industrial world
One Is a new process of hardening steel far
beyond anything ever known before; the
other is the commercial production of liquid
air and its adaptablity to many, if not all,
Of the processes for which steam is now
used. The latter claims to obviate the dis
advantages under which steam labors, with
out having any of its own and, though this
is too much to believe, 1t does seem prob
able that the new, strange substance Will
be substituted for steam in many of the
departments of industry where the latter is
now Indispensable.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

painted him. lie has addressed Il letter
to the secretary Of the navy requesting
that as promotions OF worthy men had
been held up on account of his nomina-
ton that the list he sent to the senate
again, emitting his name. The truth
is that practically all the contention
has been stirred up by outsiders and
overzealous friends of the parties,
while the naval officers themselves
have displayed commendable spirit
throughout.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
A DISTRIBUTED ASSEMBLY

The Cuban military assembly is not
recognized by this government and it
appears to be largely discredited by the
Cuban people. It's action in regard to
General Gomez has met with a great
deal of popular disapproval and has
perhaps really strengthened the old
soldier in the public esteem. At all
events the people have given a very
eal'nest manifestation of their conf
dence in the loyalty and patriotism of
Gomez. thus rebuking the men in the
assembly who denounced him as having
been unfaithful to his duty and to the
interests of the Cuban soldiers.
General Brooke notified the assembly
that no attention would be paid by him
to anything it should do and it is re.
ported from Washington that the ac-
tion regarding Gomez will not interfere
with the arrangement made for paying
and disbanding the Cuban army. That
IS this government is still disposed to
carry out the arrangement, but the
question is whether the soldiers will
remain faithful to Gomez in this matter
or support the assembly. 1t is to be
apprehended that portion of them will
adopt the latter course, for there is no
doubt that they are not all satisfied
with the amount of money they will
get from this government. MANY of
them believe not only that the United
States should have been more liberal,
but that it should allow part of the
Cuban revenue to be devoted to paying
them or else endorse loan in their be-
half. The matter will be soon set
tied and it is one of no little Importance,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
THE ADgANCE on the FILIp1N0s

IHE ADVANCE ON TIE FILIPINOS.
The campaign against the Filipnos
for which General Otis has been max
ing preparations for several weeks has
been begun and it is presumed will be
prosecuted with all possible vigor. The
opening movement, according to the dis
patches, was entirely successful, our
troops, assisted by n gunboat dslodg-
ing the enemy from their entrench-
mens and jungle retreats, intiicting
severe punishment with small loss TO
our forces. 1t would seem, however,
that the Filipinos We're not in very
great force and it may transpre that
1t Is their purpose not TO develop their
lighting strength until the American
troops have penetrated farther into the
INTERIOR where it is possible the enemy
are better prepared for resistance and
where they will not have to encounter
botl a land and water attack. 1t
appears safe to conclude that the Fill
pinos intend to act wholly on the de
feDsive. The lessons they have had in
the fighting qualities of our soldiers
have probably convinced them of the
futility of offensive operations, except
To the extent of harassing the Amerl-
can outposts, so that all the attacking
Will be from our side. We must follow
them 10 the jungles and other retreats
and carry on warfare more or less of
the guerilla character How long such
II conflict may be carried on 1t is i'm
possible To say. 1t depends upon the
number OF the enemy, now Wen tney
are supplied with the munitions of war
and how determined they are. If the
Filipino forces are as numerous as is
commonly supposed they may protract
the warfare for long time, but il is
possible that few more defeats will
dampen the spirit of resistance and
this is what it is hoped the aggressive
movement will accomplish.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

NIIIWdUKtV oUHIITIVI'
While the preachers of calamity are giving
expression to forebodngs of evil from the
formation of trusts the industrial and COM
mercal classes are quickcning activity to
keep in step to the music of prosperity.
Dispatches from nearly all parts OF the
country tell Of new enterprises, of wage in
creases, of trade betterment The abun-
dance of money is shown not only by the
low interest rates, but in the variety Of
ways in which it is seeking investment,
even to the hasty purchase of stocks of
doubtful value manipulated by professional
promoters.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

Ne" York Tribune.

There seems to be some trouble in France
over the importation of cottonseed oil from
America. If that American product should
be excluded from the French market it could
no longer be shipped back to us as pure
olive oil. And that-well, in that event our
feelings would be somewhat mixed.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

Our amable popocratic contemporary
is trying to cover The Bees scoop an
nouncing the choice of Omaha's new
postmaster ahead of all competitors by
charging The Bee with suppressing the
news of the official appointment by the
president, Our amiable contemporary
should put on its spectacles and sean
the fifth column of the fourth page OF
The Sunday Bee for the desired infor-
matlon.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

philadelphia Ledger.

PhlIadeIphla LEDGER
1t has been discovered that the Cuban
army consists of $4,000 men, and just half
of them are officers. Since, however, the
officers are to receive much higher pay
from the American 49, OO0, 900 fund than the
privates the only really remarkable thing
about it is that half of the troops are pri-
Yates. No wonder they could not whip the
Spaniards with such top heavy organiza-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

SO far six candidates are mentioned
for Congressman Greene's place, but the
late incumbent has only been dead
three days and a better showing will
be made before the nominating conveu.
tons heaye in sight
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

The Cuban general, Sanguilly, wants
the assembly to elect the greatest mill
tary patriot on the island to succeed
Gomez, and there is little doubt that
ShngnillY.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

If the success of the American sol.
diers who want TO go to growing to
bacco and hemp in the Philippines
should prove as great as that of the
natives in raising revolutions on the
same soil their fortunes are assured.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

Admiral Dewey has added three more
little gunboats ito his fleet and one of
them is called Lee Fat. The name Is
rather suggestive of bucolic retreat
and palm leaf fan, but it is safe to
say that when the Lee gets into the
cover the Filipinos will find it lean
enough to make some fat graveyards.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

The clearing house bankers should
wake up to the fact that the exclusion
of South Omaha clearings means a
black eye for Omaha in the weekly
clearings table published in every news
paper of consequence in the country.
Let the bankers get together at once
and patch up their differences without
making Omaha suffer.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

We see only one way out of the di-
lemma caused by the gangs disappoint-
ment over Its failure to fetch decision
against Mayor Moores in the Broatch-
Moorcs case. Abolish not only the SUI
preme court commission, but also the
supreme court itself and vest Mr.. Hitch
calfe with sole judicial power as the
court of last resort.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

BY the way, is this not the season of
sensation should be sprung by our
amiable yellow-back local contempo-
rary about the water wellng up?
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

Cornelrs insurance examiners take
considerable credit to themselves by
asserting they did not hold up the in
surance companies for as much as the
examiners of other states did. There
is an Omaha highwayman in the peni-
tentiary who was generous enough to
return to his victim a nickel for car
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

The car builders trust appears to have
run up against n snag at the outset Of
its career One after another of the
great railroads announces that in case
prices are raised they will build their
own cars. 1t is truly refreshing to dis
cover that there are n few lines of in
dustry which cannot be cornered by
combinations of capital
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
Contnrion of Example.

7
1t is somewhat reassuring to observe that
as soon as the more promising and profit
able trusts get comfortably established they
find themselves confronted with competitors.
The business of successful robbery is not
made secure by patent. Anybody can go
into it who has the necessary cash and no
moral scruplps
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

The mule now has the laugh on the
horse since the latest figures show that
much-abused animal worth 81 more on
the average than his aristocratic half
brother
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

all the time than any other paper in
this section People pay for advertis-
ing in The Bee because it is worth the
money.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

Omaha Is TO be treated to another
Judicial farce at the hands of the great
injunctor. This time the farce opens
with peremptory order directing the
county attorney to file an information
charging Chief of Police White with
being an interloper in his office by rea-
son OF non-residence. The complainant.
who was recently dishonorably dis
missed from the police force for run
hlhg away from couple of suspicious
characters whom he was about to ar
rest, has presumably made the erratic
Judge believe that the chief of police
is citizen of Illinois and has no inten-
ton OF changing his residence, although
he is an unmarried man and had lived
in Omaha for two years previous to his
appointment.
The manifest absurdity of the whole
proceeding lies in the fact that Martin
White assumed the Office of chief of DO
lice of Omaha for the second time on
September 26, 1898, by virtue of a de-
clsion made by the same Judge who
now wants to Oust him. The point
raised by the complainant had been
raised previously and if White had
really been ineligible the Herdman gang
would not have allowed him to take
possession of the office in the first place
1t goes without saying that the legal
advisers of the former chief of police
made a thorough examination of every
Vulnerable spot in the charter to keen
White out of the position.
The attempt at this late day to depOse
him on trumped-up charge of non
residence is evidently simply part of
the plot by which notorious rum shop
is being operated by court injunction
without the license required by law.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
PrOspCctiNe Discoveries.
Chicago Chronicle.

NIIVdIO CNTOnlCIe.
The people will discover one OF these fine
days that behind all the glittering scenic
and declamatory display of imperialstic
duty and destiny there is nothing but dirty
-iobs-iObs
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

The Legislature is about to turn at
tention to the Omaha charter bills. To
predict what it will do with them, how
ever, would constitute hazardous
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

Globe-DemOCrat.

NIUDt- ItIOVTdI.
Great Britain has ten admirals ranking
technically with Dewey, but if all should
be seen together the spectators would ask
with one voice: (Which is Dewey?"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

The pipe organ manufacturers are
talking of organizing a trust In this
case wind instead of water will probn
bly, be injected into the stock
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

Hereafter it might not be bad idea
to equip Colorado and Wyoming rail
road trains with n supply of snow
shoes.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

Because Omaha's new postmaster goes
by the name of Grow the other birds of
the town must not imagine the federal
building is a general roosting place.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

The proposal to change the name of
South Omaha Is being revived. The
best scheme would be to drop the
prefix
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

Brooklyn Life: Mrs. Chinner-Ernestine
my darling, do you expect Constant to-
night?
Ernestine--of, course mamma Why do
you inquire?
Mrs. Chinner-1f he asks you to marry
him tell him to come and speak to me,
Ernestine-And If he doesn't ask me?-
Mrs. Chinner-Tell him L am coming to
speak to him.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

Chicago Tribune: Merchant Tailor
Shirtngs? Yes sir. How would you like
to have them made up? In this sty,e?
Customer-That all right, only I'd like a
little better quality of linenings in the col
larings and cuttings"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

Net total ales............,....,...G GOH.30S
Net daily average. ge.................. 2a'Sso
GEORGE b. TzSCHUCK.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
9th day of March, 1899 -
tSeal) GEO. M. REED,
Notary Public in and for Douglas County
Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

bIAT EN- fIIN T VF NIINV 2 IIEh T IV4N'
State Of Nebraska, Douglas County, SIS;
George b. TZschuCk secretary of The Bee
Publishing company being duly sworn, says
that the actual number of full and complete
copies of The Daily, Morning, Evening ana
Sunday Bee, printed during the month OF
L,nhrll 1901 uLas a 6 fnllANNg.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

Admiral Sampson has demonstrated
in practical way that he is not the
selfish schemer that his enemies have
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

Indianapolis Journal: "Tm going to the
Fhllppines with a ton of shoestrinGs as
soon as peace Is declared
But the natives don't wear shoes"
No. but the shoestrings will make them
nice Sunday suits"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

Somerville Journal: If a pretty type
setter should slip and fall down in the
mud, she would make miss-print that
would trouble her more than any that ever
got by the proofreader.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

Chicago Tribune: Telephone Girl-You
must not swear over the telephone sir!
Indignant Voice Cat other end of wire)-
| m not swearing over it. I'm swearing
at it!
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

Omaha The Bee Building.
South Omaha. city Hall building, twenty
fifth and y streets.
Council Bluffs: 10 Pearl Street
Chicago: Stock Exchange Building.
New York. Temple Court.
Washington: sol Fourteenth Street
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Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

Detroit Free Press: Say. on the dead -
said the ingenue, that is drawing it .
little too strong"
What is?" asked the soubrette
This thing of her joblots having her
poisoned candy sent to her by special
messenger"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

indianapolis Journal "I would be
thought more Of Mr.. Dismal Dawson ex-
planned, IF people only understood my
nature more better l am that kind of a
guy that never gives up when he has once
started to do something That's the reason
I've always been afraid to start in at any
thing
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

Chicago Tribune: The puzzled old
gentleman from Upcreek who had been
watching the switch engine at work up and
down the sidetraCk, on the occasion of his
first visit to railroad town. scratched his
chin and remarked to the lounger on the
station platform:
II can understand how the ingine pulls
the cars. I've got that all hggered out.
But III be burned If can see how the cars
pulls the ingine back"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

Washington Star: What is your opinion
on this new national question:" said the in
cuirer.
MY boy" said Senator Sorghum. doe
full., that's a difficulty under which US
statesmen have to labor BY the time | get
through hustlng for votes and watching
the schemes of the opposition ! don't have
a minute. left for forming opinions about
anything"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

Washington Star: "What makes all that
noise in the radiator?" inquired the nervous
man
Il don't know" answered the chilly
friend; but | suspect it's so cold that it's
teeth are Chattering."
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-14
In Memory of Washington,

Washington, Dec. 14.-Mount Vernon
was the scene today of the most unique
and impressive ceremony in its rich and
picturesque history. Masons of high de-
gree from all over the United States and
Canada met at the tomb of Washington
in services commemorative the one hun
dredth anniversary of the death Of the
greatest American.
President Mckinley delivered an elo-
quent ribute to the memory of the presi-
dent and senators and representatives in
congress, high officials of the government
and distinguished private citizens were
participants and spectators of the solemn
services. Later in the day when the Ma
sonic ceremonies had been concluded, the
independent Order of Red Men succeed
ed them in honoring the emor of
Washington with the rites of their order.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-14
Resigned as Director.

New York, Dee. 14.-The Times says:
NOT content with writing a letter last
week declaring that his name must not
be used for reelection to the board of
directors of the American Sugar Re4.ning
company. F. G.. Matthiessen, to more
Clearly, 1t is said, emphasize his position,
wrote a formal letter of resignation as a
director of the company. This ~resigna-
ton, 1t is understood, will go into effect
at once. sMatthiessen declined to dis
cuss the matter, but it is said thiss second
letter was fastened, in order that he may
more effectual1y carry out the scheme
which is attributed to him of organizing
into one consolidated company certain
OF the new independent sugar refining
at present lighting the trust.
For a time following the announcement
or the incorporation of the Delaware
Colonial Sugar Refining it was
believed in some circles that this was
the new company. aoout which there a
been SO much talk and in connection
which Mr.. MatthieSsen's name was men,
toned. Such. however. does not appear
to he the case. The colonial company,
1t is reported. is an entirely new con-
Germ, connected neither with Mr.. Mat
thlessen nor with any Of the now existing
independent companies.
John D. Spre"kles of California. said:
The only Colonial Sugar I
know OF is in the Fiji islands. 1t may be
that another is being formed in this
country. hut | know nothing of it. We
are in the sugar business in the west ana
nave nothing to do with a trust there OF
elsewhere