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Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12

The Client-Hardly pay you 10 shii ihe'
eh?
Washington Star: Did you ever find that
ence you forgot everything you ever knew
| No" answered senator Sorghum. Il
never was investigated"
Chicago Record: Clara ana I hated
awfu.l-; to take off our new hats at the
"But you did, didn't your
yes: and after the thing was over. we
found out that three blind men sat right
| behind us"
somervire Journal: When girl faints
don't throw a glass of cold water in her
face 1t may be effective but she would
rather wait awhile and come out of her
Inconsistencies mora gracefully.
Detroit Free Press: 1T seems to me that
you have been & long tms STrnSS WSo thaf had
been waiting for her husband
"Y:s, my, dear. l wrote 1T on my new
| typewriter.
Chicago Tribune: How much did those
fish cost. you?" asked the friend at the end
"They have cost me dollar and a half in
boat hire half dollar for minnows; vs. half sh
money, to the chap who sold them to me, a
suit Of clothes and PROBABLY my ehgrGh
with a hunted look in his eye.
Indianapolis Journal: "And, by the way,
| brother" asked the minister who had been
called in to smooth the pathway of the ex-
| pirng pioneer, "were all those bear stories
| the truth?"
The old man opened his eyes.
"Parson." said he, chats u mighty mean
| advantage to take of dyin man.
Detroit Journal: Now the Oriental farmer
| wept for joy.
lifted tho mortgage from my fourteenth
| wife!
| A farmer there is much like n farmer
| here; farmers everywhere will go in debt
| for labor saving machinery, thus yielding
| themselves into the clutches of the money
L M
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12

The position of king of Samoa may
have its advantages, but the needs of
royalty in those islands must be very
limited. The late king received sal
ary of $40 month, which his successor
wants increased to $3.50. And this is
what the people of three great nations
were almost ready to fight over a few
weeks ago
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12

The Third Nebraska is ON it's way
home. And it is safe to say the train
cannot travel too fast either for the SOL
dier boys or for the relatives, sweet
hearts and friends awaiting their re
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12

What about the enforcement of the
smoke ordinance? The smoke nuisance
is more offensive in the summer than In
the winter months.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

State of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.:
George b. Tzschuck secretary of The Bee
Publishing company, being duly sworn, says
that the actual number of fun ana complete
copies of The Daily Morning, Evening and
Sunday Bee, printed during the month OF
April. 1899. was iOllOwS:
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12

IhHadeIphla Ledger,
The country is beginning to look forward
with some interest to the announcement of
the first billion dollar trust.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12
Hard words Avoided

PhlIadeIphla Times.
With French the official language of the
cars peace conference matters are more
promising. Had Russian bean chosen hard
words from the start were inevitable.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12

The Filpinos appear to be in great
demand just now not only for Omaha
but also for New York midway features.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12

Unless reports are inaccurate the Pure
Food commission should be rechristened
the Impure Food commission.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12
LINES TO A SMILE.

Detroit Journal: The Lawyer-Take your
case to somebody else. You are too thin
skinned! .,.,., ,,,o
The Client-Hardly pay you to skin me-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12

UE T III Do
Omaha: The Bee Building.
South Omaha: City Hail building, twenty
fifth and n streets.
Council Bluffs: 10 Pearl Street,
Chicago: Stock Exchange Building.
New York: Temple Court.
Washington: 50l Fourteenth Street.
CORREsPONDENCE.
Communications relating to news and edi-
torlal matter should be addressed; Edl-
torial Department, The Omaha Bee.
BUSINESS LETTERS.
Business letters and remittances should be
addressed to The Bee Publishing Company,
Omaha. .-
REMITTANCES.
Remit by draft, express or postal order
payable to The Bee Publishing Company:
Ony 2-cent stamps accepted in payment or
mail accounts Personal checks, except on
Omaha or eastern exchange. not accepted
THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12

Somervile Journal: When girl faints
don't throw a glass of cold water in her
face. 1t may be effective, but she would
rather wait awhile and come out OF her
unconscinMsneSs MON gracefullN.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12

Washington Star: Ibid you ever find that
when YOU stood up to talk before an audi.
"No," answered Senator Sorghum. IT
never was investigated"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12

Chicago Record: CLARA ana I hated
awfu,l.; to take off our new hats at the
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-08

and one such automatic metallic escape ,or
every twenty-five persons for which work
ing sleeping or living accommodations are
provided above the second stories OF said
buildings. ana that all puhli1 halls which
provide seating room above the first or
ground story shall 5e proyiiei with FIRE es-
cspes
The operation OF this law is left with The
c1mmiss siOner OF labor and his duties are
expressly outlined He is instructed 70 serve
notice on all persons owning buildings
which under the provisions Of ihe Law, must
be equipped with FIRE escapes, requiring them
10 comply with the Law, erecting such es-
capes 81 he-the labor c0mmisEioner-deem
necessary and advisable. In case this notice
from The oflclsl IN charge iE dirreEErded IL
is The province Of he grand jury 70 iuvesii-
gate the matter and after one inquiry sub
nit their findings 10 the district court.
Then follows another notice TO the properly
owner. II ne continues 10 disregard the in
Etructions he is snenRble 10 the law and a
fine o. not less than s95 nor more than 5000,
ana further fine of $50 for each additional
week o. neglect 10 comply with me notice,
Is provided
u the labor comm louer has compiled
with his duties Es prescribed by The new
naturally be familiar with such al action,
ana Until The operation % the Law ls en-
forced . repetition OF ihe Patterson block
or the Windsor hotel New Yorkj fres are
hEely 10 occur al any time.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-08

Judge Powell is TO hand down his decision
IN the Winier-Shields contest case today
Judge Baker is scheduled 70 pass sentence
today on John Kerr for the murder Of john
Ried.
DEGREES OF divorce have been granted in
the cases Of Mary Z. Fry against William
Fry snd Helen z. Alexander against Rcy
T. Alexander.
John Ryan, charged with burglary In two
counts was permitted 10 plead guilty 70
peui larceny before JudEe Baker. He was
sentenced 10 thirty days on each count
The preliminary hearing uf Charles .
Bates, the alleged sWindlsT who cut such a
wide sWErh az South Omaha few weeks
ago, has been postponed 70 next Tuesday q,
70 O'Clock.
AssistBni Cigy Attorney Scott has fled an
syers IN about 3 dozen special tax eases
that have been filed in district court during
the las, few weeks The answers are N n
nature o. general denial IL every case
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-08
wHIRL AT THE LAMP ORDNANCE.
Further Test of Its Legality in
rroEress in DisIrici CourI.

Further Test of Its Legality in
Progress in District Court.
The application OF George " Gardner for
writ OF hsbeas corpus TO nullify Ms arrest
by The police for violation Of The bicycle
lamp ordinance was argued before
Judge Baker As ihe application is
practically al appeal 10 the district cour,
or the constltuuoual!,y of The ordinance
wheElmen are generally interested and the
court room Was fairly flied with cyclsrE
Of boih sexes. The bulk OF the testimony
was furnished by a stipulation of facts be-
tween The attorneys, The only exception
being The statement that rubbe--tired car
rIaEes motor cycles and other similar We
hicles are used on tie streets Of Omaha
vithou; Interference. This was supplied by
the testimony Q: :. L L!vesey as a msrter
Of turusIity.
" A DE Bora then msde an exhaustive
argument in opposition 70 the ordinance.
He coutended, IL The FIRST place that il,
Is uutelhgible. and quoted & number Of
sentences. the meaning OF which is
scarcely dIscsTuIble. He also argued that
the city council had no authority TO pass
The ordinance and quoted literally from
the city charter and legal suthorities 70
suppo-. lh!s position. The alleged uneon-
s-itu-ousliIy Of the measure ar being q
species Of class legislation was also dis
oussed At length, and numerous authorities
were cited
The argument IN support o. the ordinance
vas very brief, as Judge Baker stated tina.
since the city council had seemed 70 think
there IS & necessity FOR the ordinance he
vas not disposed 70 interfere with Il He
brushed very lightly over The arguments
against lis cousutulonslity and q the re
cues, Of NJ. De Bord be viii hold the order
/ for few days.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-08

important details were secured from Treas
urer Meserve and The state rested The
first testimony for The bondsmen Was that
which J. 4 Piper, eX-secrets-y Of state,
gave On The previous trial and which was
read by Nj Ransom from the record. This
was intended 20 show tina; the bond of
BARLEY was not filed within the time specI-
fed by Law. Mr.. Smyth objected 10 the
testimony on the ground that il was i'm
material when the bond was filed. Il vas
only necessary o show ths; II was ufic.ally
fled q, some time 20 make Il binding on
the sure.les.
A; this point General Gown surprised the
attorney general and created 3 mild sen
sa,iln by stating positively that the de-
fsnse took The ground that the bond was
never filed az all. Mr Sny,hs objection
was overruled and M. Plper's testimony was
reEd n full
Piper testified that he heard the con-
yersstion OF January 3 between BARLEY
and Governor HolComh, in which The gov
ernor asked him Il ne c5ufd not strengthen
The bond BARLEY replied that he though:
be could and Holcon5 handed back the
bond 70 BARLEY This Was d.rs-t con
lrsdictiun Of The testimony Of The governor.
who declared that he retained The bond IN
ms own possession until January or :.
Piper's testimony was also 10 The eject
that BARLEY never filed The bond in MS
once before January 9.
The remainder Of the afternoon Was ocCu-
MED by reading The testimony OF John Z
evans Pipsrs deputy, which vas mainly
-urr0borstive % that Of his chiet Evans
Identified his filing signature on the bond
which indicated that il was filed Jsnu-
Arv 8
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-08
GETTING CLOSE TO The END
BARLEY Case Greatly Facilitated by FL.
psrisncs in Previous Trials
MUCH IRRELEVANT MATTER IS DROPPED
State oners Final Tesiimony 10
show the Amount Due TO the
state that BARLEY Failed
TO Turn over.

Attorney General Snyrh expects 10 com
Sleie the states evidence IN the Barley
case today This ENDS the prosecution IN
three days. or less than helf the time that
has been required II the previous trials
The frst suit against the bo1dsmen occu-
pied four weeks IN the second il Was cut
down 10 three weeks and IL now looks
though The third trizl would be completed
81 about half that TINT The case has
been 50 frequently lJ.gated that the al
tornsys have the evidence peI and are able
10 eliminate much immRterial matter tha.
previously GOT into the records. The prog
ress o: the trial is also greatly facilitated
~ reading The testimony Of several Wit
nesses from the record, thus saving the
iedlOus process Of oral examination.
Yesterday the state continued The ia
PRODUCTION 0; documentary evidence by
Offering portions Of the hooks cf the state
treasurer's ofios 70 show that the check FOR
se0l O00 on the Omaha National bank was
paid, but that The amount was never turned
into the sinking fund, where i- belonged.
Then recess WAS taken while sta1e Treas
Urer Mes-Tye went 10 SOuth Omaha 10 sell
bunch o; cattle and when be returned he
took The stand for the purpose OF giving The
tnRl figures on The difference between the
amount that Barley turned over 10 him in
January 1897. and the amount that ne
should have accounted FOR
The latter amount was indiosted by 8
statement given 10 the witness by Eugene
Moore then state Euditar, which showed
that the tO,l cash balance OF state funds
vas N.5s6. sos.lo on the day on which Mr.
BARLEY went mo once. M Meserye then
stated thar lie received from BARLEY El5S,-
SOS - iu cash and 81 e46 .sl6 So IN deposits. e
total q 81 zoe as O.. This statement Of
amounts IN STATE deposi,ories tncluded the
deposits IN ne Flrs. National banks a. Alma
Eud Orleans.
In ths Afternoon soIas additional but ".
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-08
Mortality statf,tIcs.

The following births and oeaths have been
reported 70 The ONCE Of the health commits.
sloher during Ghe lEst for-y-elght hours
Births-GeorRe r. CrBndall 500 Florence
boulevard, boy p J. Erskne lJOs North
Eighteenth street girl, William TreaUy,
tOTty- fifth and Niuiou streets. b0y. L G.
Olson, 1855 Sou-h Fourteenth street boy;
John A. Bruner Sj.i Franklin street Firl:
Albert Conner 2Uli Plukney street boy,
johnson. 20s Nor,h Twsuty-Lfh street girI.
DeaThs-James BeToda. sixth and PacIfc
streets months Mrs Emanuel Whitmer,
Falls City % years Prank Wooney. Grsrus,
Neo., ls years Alfrits King 227 North
Twelfth street months
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-08
FIREMEN DEMANDING REDRESS.
AK for Mandamus 10 Compel Rein
statement and Hack salary.

Half 3 dozen o. The trenen who we're
dismissed last February in order 10 bring
the expenses Of tbe department within the
limit prescribed by the appropriation have
tled nandEmus proceedings IN the district
court 10 compel Msyor Moores ana the
other members OF the Board 0f Fire ana
Police Commissioners 10 reinststs them and
10 pay their salaries il fun for The time
during which they bEye been idle. The
suits are similar 10 thcss whieh have been
brought ~ E number OF discharged police
men and the same contentious are SCI up.
The applicants for reinstatement are He--
I'm Gisekg JoAn AaGreal Robert Hicks,
Martin Tighs Edward Carr and George ".
Weeks They relate he circumstances IN
ger which they were dismissed and EsssTy
that ths maintenance Oi The TIRE Depart
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-08
NEEDS MORE FIRE ESCAPES
Omaha il Sadly Lacking il These Decidedly
Important Essentials
RsDELL WANTS MORE FIRE PROTECTION
Fire Chief Pays Compliment 10 the
Goodness Of Women in Time of
DanErr-New Law Regarding
Fire Escapes il Explicit.

Fire Chic, Redeu considers The spplica-
ton Of The law providing :or The c0ns-ruc-
iion o! FIRE escapes on buildings required 70
be 50 equipped by Iae statutes o. The state
and The ordinances O. The city woetully
lacking
The FIRE protection o. Omaha" he says.
is decidedly inadequate ana some drastic
measure should be taken 10 enforce the pro
visions OF The Law requiring that all build
ings exceeding four stories IL height, eK-
ceping only exclusive private residences, be
provided with FIRE escapes. We have had
recent examples % The dread fatality vhiCn
is liable 10 attend any FIRE. and the only
sure means 70 prevent me loss o. life which
is wor-h more in any single instance than
The cost o. all the FIRE escapes IN ne cUUu-
Try Is 10 provide protection and an avenue
OF escape for lhoss who happen 70 be in the
top q The big buildings when a FIRE breaks
cut.
The FIRE department has made It's annual
inspection o. the buildings in the city. ana
! could ciIe YOU any number o. the proml-
Dent wholesale ana retail stores, hotels En5
other large structures which are either
wholly lacking or entirely inadequate 50 far
as FIRE escapes are concerned. ], IS really
criminal negligence, as me cos- Of q mod
srn FIRE escape equipment IS nominal ana
me beneficial results are not 70 be computes
in dollars ana cents IN case they are ever
put into seTyIcea be action.
i DO not consider eirhe-," continued
re chief, that The mere placing OF lad
Ger from the top Of q big building 10
within thirty o. tf-y fee, of the ground IS
sufnclsnt- IN the fret place safe eEress
from Ere is never gained until terra hrmA
is reached and lie hteiug. terror stricken
person escaping from the rsyEEss of the
flames is not out Of dangers reach until
safely deposited on The gro und. Neither 90
consider these LADDERS the most available
IRE escapes. Carpenters. trlcEiayers and
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-08

The controversy between The tEo local
organizations q painters and decorators
has again been Inscribed on the docksts
Of Tie courts through peuuon in iniune-
ticn, which EEs been hled by the members
q Local Uuion No. l09 The action is
directed a. Charles J. Meyer Z. L Roberts
A P Too4er. NJ A Chambers Eud J. v.
Dillowsr who are alleged 20 be the Euid-
ing spFiuI q union No. los The plEintin
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-08

represents that these defendants have no
night 20 assume 10 be members Of the Ma
tionsl Brotherhood Of Painters and Deco
rRtors Of America, and that the fact that
they assume such membership is an in
jury 10 the business Of the members Of No.
10S who assert the exclusive right 10 The
title Judge Keysor granted a restraining
order as asked, ana set The application for
The Injunction for hearing July Il
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-08
Was Not in the JAN.

slight error CrspI into The Bee Thurs
day IN regard 70 The arrest q George
". Gardner the bicycllst, who volunteered
his service IN the case which the Omshs
Nhselmsn have brought into the cOuTls for
the purpose o. testing The nOnstilutionElity
Of ths ordinance requiring bicycles 70 bs
provided with lamps. Ar. Gardner was ar
rested, but was not confined in the city jail
ss vas stated. HIS case had no s1oner been
dOckeied than he was released OF bail and,
a. ne expresses Il, he merely registered a.
The police station a. he would 81 hotel
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-08
sues m Alleged squatter.

The Union Pscihc Railroad company has
fled suit against Alexander McGavock TO
remove him from A piece OF land al Tenth
and Marcy streets on which he is alleged
10 nave squatted in defiance OF the right
Of ownership claimed by the railroad The
company cues for the possession 0. The
land snd also for $1,000 damages
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-08
Cannon is Believed Guilty.

George, alias Michael. Cannon was held 70
the district court Oh ne charge Of burglary
his bond being fixed a. s. 600 He is charged
with entering the room ot Victor Anderson
on North Eighteenth stree; and stealing
watch and TWO coats. When arrested Ander-
sons watch was found on his person
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-08
TRY ALIENS F00T.EhSE,

A poRdt' 70 be shaken mo fat SHOES
Your feet feel swollen. u=ry us aud nor.
snd 81 tirsd easily. II you nave smart.Ig
feet or right SHOES. try Allen Fooi- Ease
u coos lie iesi and makes waking easy.
cures swollen. sweating feet lnFrogiUE
aslls. Dl-stsrs and eal-uls Spots Relieves
tpTls and 1-ulJls q a. pain and gives
resl and comf1rt Try IL TO-DAY. Sod bT
a. druggists ana shoe stOrHs for 20 TTlsl
tksst FkEk- Aodr e. Allen . ClmEtes.
=. El! =. D..
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-08

nert az The same numerical strength that
il possessed previous 10 the reduction is es-
ser'lEl fer the proper protection Of the
property OF the city. They also RNege thai
the retrenuhment plan was merely an eH-
Cuse and that they were really discharged
for political reasons
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-08
women's Presence of Mind.

At this the chief gave expression 10 q
fac, which has been e iablishe1 IN his mind
after many years Of experience in hghiing
fires The women, he sid, are less
trouble al a FIRE and cooler-headed than the
men. They seem 10 retain their vile and
il IS seldom that d woman collapses and
fa-uts until she has exhausted every eforf
70 save hersel: and finally gives up In sheer
despair. on Ihe other hand, The men are
Wild Il mos; cases. They lose Their SELF
possession ana the selfish instinct is pre-
dominant Sslf-preservation is, in The ma
j8r!ty Of instances their only thought end
they rash trEuloslly into any avenue which
prom .ses 3 means ot escape, without con
sl5erinE anything OF anybody else.
The matter 81 fire escapes is q serious
one. Il was considered ot such importance
that The last legislature Izsseo . stringent
measure. requiring thEt q. buildings within
thls state which are four or more stories ia
height. except such a. are used FOR private
residences exclusively. bu, including fEIs
and spsT-meI, buildings shal! De provided
wl,h one o. nuTp me-sIllC-ls5deT OF stair
FIRE escapes atJEched 70 the outer walls
thereof and provided with platforms 0, such
SIZE ana dimensions sna such proximity to
one o. more windows q each Etory above
the hrst as 10 render access 10 su-b ladder
o. Stairs from eala such Story easy ana
safe
The lsW also provides that there shall bs
an inside TIRE escape 10 Euch buildings for
the use o. those 10 are unable 70 utilize
the exterior ones.
The Law further re-iieE that al buildings
more than tW0 stories in height used fol
manufacturing purposes, Or for hstels
schools hospitals etc, shan have 81 lsssi
one such Ere escape iOr eyeTy tfty yersoHs
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-08

the lsbore-s whose work makes them IA
milisr with scaling big building -
ladder can use such al escape with safety
but -he average man and the vas; majority
OF women and children are as helpless on
a ladder az they would be in attempting TO
slide down 4 wats-pipe. ! believe that
stairway fire escapes should be provided
From earliest youth to the DAYS Of failing
activity We are p-aciiced in ascending and
descending stEirwsys. Il confs Es nstu-
raj as 20 walk on tie psvements. In case
Of FIRE the psnic-stricksn men ana women
who are henme1 IN by the flames are re-
stored 10 their senses by sight Of a stair
way leading them TO safety, where in many
cases they would jump rather than risk
the ladder
The stairway IS also much more desirable
for ierrorIzed women" suggested the re-
porter.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-25
GEN. JACKsoN's ovERCOAT.

uEN. JAShOSN ~ -
From the New Orleans Times Democracy
Thirty years ago." said Rev. David
Macrae, the Scottish author and divine.
81 paid visit to Mrs. Stonewall Jack.
son at her home, and was presented by
her with the overcoat which her husband
wore when he received his death wound.
1t was a heavy rubber-faoed garment,
and the fatal bullet hole and stains of
blood were plainly visible. took the
precious relic Of the great Confederate
hero back to my home In Dundee. Scot. /,
but en- route to New York met Gan.
Howard of the Federal army, and told
him the story. He was immensely inter
ested, spoke warmly of Gen. jackson S
military genius aud superb courage, and
finally wound up ty saying: Well, Mr..
Macrae, sirce you have this oSercoat, l
think will have to give you thd-bne that
wore in the same battle. am not rank
ing myself with jackson. but l want you
to have souvenirs from both Sides So
he gave me his uniform coat embellished
with the Federal brass buttons and
shoulder straps, l thanked him heartily,
and after reached home had them both
placed in the fine public museum at Dun
dee. There they have hung all these
years, the blue and the gray, side by side.
one bullet-torn ana bloody, the other
bright and whole. Thousands have pom
dered over them, and they have brought
tears to many an eye. Quite recently,
when I was at Richmond, Va, visited
the museum and saw the magnificent col
lection of jackson relics which have been
assembled there, and naturally l men
toned tine incident of the coat. After
that the ladies gave me no peace, but
begged aud implored me to send Them the
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-25

Mrs. Rankin of Preble street. who m
been very sick, is now slowly mendins.
Tho Scholars Of MIR. Henley's school
will sing at Mt. Pleasant cemetery Me.
moriAl Day, during the decoration OF
graves by the. South Portland veteran AS
ISOLATION.
Mrs. James Allen of Front street is
ssid to be improving in health.
A large delegation of Portland Masnns
visited Hiram Lodge. r. & A. NJ, tues
day evening. and watched with interest
the working OF the Master Masons' de-
gret by that lodge.