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Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
PUBLIC DEBT is MUCH LESS
Purchases or pondS Greatly Reduce
Governments Indebtcdness--
Revenues IncrenslnG.


WASHINGTON. Dec, THE treasury
statement OF the public debt issued today
shows that at the close OF business No
yember 90 the debt. less cash in the treas
ury, amounted to Sl.1i0,09l, ,S3l. a decrease
for the month of S6,537,750.
During the month the bonded indebted
ness OF the government was decreased by
the purchase of bonds amounting to about
S9,712,S51. During the same time there was
decrease in the cash on hand of S3,7l5-
300 which was used in bond purchases. The
debt is recapitu1ated as follows; interest
bearing debt, $l,O37, ,O49. $50; debt on which
interest has ceased snco maturity, Sl,20a,-
$50; debt bearing no interest, s3SS, ,04S,7 100;
total, $l,426,3 ,3OS,27O
This, however. does not include s67S ,260,-
903 in certificates and treasury notes out
standing, which arc Offset by an equal
amount of cash in the treasury.
The cash in the treasury is classified as
follows: Gold 1890 653 107; silver, S496,7 ,72S,-
S72 paper, $64SSS,542, bonds. deposits in
national bank repositories, dsbursing Off
Cer3' balances, etc, $90,S57666; total, ST.
043, 2sS against which there were de-
mand liabilities outstanding amounting to
S25t,911, ,S4S, which leaves a net cash bal
ance on hand of $2S6,2l6,4S9.
The monthly comparative statement OF
the receipts and expenditures of the gov
ernment during November shows the total
receipts to have been S46945,572, as against
S3S, 800, 915 for November, 1885,
The disbursements during the last month
were $40, 769, SAT, which leaves a surplus for
the month of $6,175, 725.
The receipts from customs during the
month amounted to s19,2O4,4l7, an increase
over November. 1898 Of about $4,000 coo;
from internal revenue, $2S,693,254 an in
crease of over $23OO, 900; from miscellaneous
sources, &,0i7, 800, an increase of nearly
81, 100000. The total receipts from all
sources during the last five months were
S2SS, O34, 800, an increase of s33, Az 900 over
the same period in 1898. The disbursements
during the last five months amounted to
1924, 62l,OO0, as against $2S7 ,S16O 900 for the
same period last year.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
SLUGGISH INTELLECT.
Cnused Nv CoRce.

Careful inquiry in tho school-room de-
veloped the fact that those children who are
habitually given coffee to drink have sallow
complexion. are nervous more or less irrita-
BILE and very sluggish intellect or an over
wrought and abnormal imagination, results
of extreme nervousness. My own experience
with coffee drinking kept me afflicted for
some years with severe and constant head
aches, with extreme nervousness at times.
Il was compelled to abandon coffee alto
gether and was quickly relieved of the head
aches and other troubles. ! was fortunate
enough TO secure a package OF Postum Food
Coffee, but my first attempt at making it was
a failure After another trial and following
directions (Which are very easy, by the way)
| secured a delicious drink. far superior in
my mind to coffee, l have continued to use
1t from the start and any improvement has
been steady with no i'll effects at all"
The above was written by school teacher,
Miss L. Branard OF oxford, Kan.
II Is an easy matter TO leave OFF he coffee
habit, n Postum Cereal Food Coffee Is used
in it's place particularly when attention is
given 10 its proper preparation, The whole
secret Of the preparation is in allowing the
Food Coffee TO boil long enough to bring cut
the taste and food value.
All first grocers sell Postum.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
TO AGREE ON CURRENCY BILL
Senator Patt Says Congress Will Get
Together on Finance,
BILLS PASSAGE A FoREGoNE CONCLUSION
Several Points of Difference, but Es-
sentinI Features in Each Branch
the snmc-Con%rcSsmen
at White House.

WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-The White House
was overrun with members Of congress to-
day, but owing to the cabinet meeting
few of them saw the president. Among
these were Senators Fairbanks and Beve-
ridge of Indiana, Cullom of Illinois Platt Of
Connecticut and Lindsay of kentuckyi
Representatives Warner of Illinois Brown
low of Tennessee, Grosvenor of Ohij and
Steele OF Indiana.
Senator Platt, who is member OF the
finance committee of the senate, said that
the subcommittee at the meeting tomorrow
would agree on the terms of the financial
bill to be presented to the senate.
Generally speaking" said he, "the sem
ate bill will be in agreement with the house
bill. There will be several points o, dif-
ference, but the essential features will be
the same and the two houses will get to-
gether without trouble.
Senator Plat thinks the passage of the
financial bill by both houses is foregone
conclusion.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
WINTER WHEAT WELL ROOTED
Weather bureau Reports Show the
CroD In Excellent Condition to
withstand Cold Weather.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The Weather
bureau issued today the following:
The month of November was exceptionally
mild throughout the country, with precip-
itation decidedly below the average over
much the greater part The rainfall ex-
ceeded the average, however, from central
and NORTHERN Texas northward over OKLA
homa and Kansas, including portions Of Ne
braska and western Iowa and on the north
Pacific coast, being unusually heavy along
the coast of Washington, Oregon and north
ern California.
Under the very mild temperature condi-
tions which prevailed throughout the
month, wheat was rooted well and the close
of the month found the winter wheat in
excellent condition to weather the winter.
There are, however, considerable complaints
of damage by Hessian fly, while in portions
OF Ohio and Michigan the crop has suffered
from lack Of moisture. Rank growth is
quite generally reported, and in Illinois
Kansas and Oklahoma is being pastured to
a considerable extent. The reports generally
indicate increased acreage.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02

chairmen of the county committees not
knowing for what purpose the names were
asked. Mr. Coleman wrote to the ive men
in each county, asking an answer to the fol-
lowing questions:
l. Are you and your friends of the opin-
ion that the American government, after
the close of the war in the Philippines,
shall retain the islands as territory and
property of the United States and give to
the Filpinos a suitable form of govern
ment under the direction and control of the
United States? or,
9 Arc you of the opinion that the United
States troops shall be recalled Immediately
and the Filipinos left to take care of them
selves? Or.
g. Are you of the opinion that after tho
close of the war the United States shall
give to the F'ilpinos the broadest self
government and content itself with pro-
tectorate.
The replies 90 far received are classified
by Mr.. Coleman as follows: For question
one, 55; for question two, 10; for question
three "a. Five igno~ed direct answers, but
expressed confidence that the administration
would adopt the proper course; four were
undecided between question one and ques-
tion three and nine were undecided as to
the proper policy to be pursued
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
STARTLING TALE OF VOYAGE
Arthur Burns, Who Left TRANSPORT
Mnnnuense Mt Honolulu, Con-
firms Manila story.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec Arthur Burns,
who was butcher on the transport Manau-
ense has returned from Honolulu where he
left the vessel on account of sickness. Burns
tells a startling tale of the voyage of the
transport between this port and Honolulu
He says that ten nen deserted the vessel
at Honolulu and but two of the vacancies
could be filled before the departure of the
vessel from that port.
According to Burns the transport leaked
three days after leaving port and the con-
densers broke down. The refrigerating plant
collapsed before the vessel reached Honolulu.
Burns states that the ships carpenter who
was called into consultation regarding the
condition of the vessel was one of these who
deserted at Honolulu. He states that the
hold was so full of water that the floors Of
the lower state room were awash and that
he was compelled to seek a berth in the
soldiers quarters.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
LONE EXPRESS CAR ROBBER
Two MessenEers ON n Southern Train
Made tn Hand over S1,ZOO in
Cash.

CHARLESTON, S. C., Dec. IA white
man closely masked held up the two mes
sengers in a Southern express ear today
and compelled them TO give up sl.7OO in
cash. Eight thousand dollars in an ther
safe was overlooked by the outlaw wh1
accomplished his work without any aid
The robbery took place near Branchyille
S. g., on the Southern railway The con-
Guctor saw the robber escaping alongside
the track, but thinking him a tramp sig
nailed the engineer to go ahead, The sheriff
OF Dorchester county, with six men and two
hounds, have been carried to the scene OF
the robbery.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
MACRUM'S APPEALS RENEWED
State Department Again Asked to Al
low Him to Leave Pretoria
job for Somebody.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Mr. Macrum, the
United States consul at Pretoria is renewing
his appeals to the State department to be al
lowed to leave his post. The department.
realizing the pressing necessity of having
some energetic and willing representative of
the United States at Pretoria to look after
the important American interests in the
Transvaal, as well as to carry out our obli-
cation to care for the welfare of the British
citizens therein, is striving to find some CON
sular officer near Pretoria who will under
take to relieve Mr.. Macrum. Probably Mr..
Hollis, United States consul at Lourenzo
Marquee, will be asked to undertake this i'm
portant charge
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
GATHERS OPINION OF GERMANS
Editor of "A Milwaukee Paper Ascer-
etnins Sentiment Among German
Americans of Expansion.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. Dec. 1.-The Herald
will publish tomorrow morning the result
of the efforts of the editor, Edgar w. Cole
man. to ascertain the sentiment among the
German American population OF Wisconsin
on the expansion question. He obtained
from the chairman of the republican county
committee of every county in the state, ex-
cept Milwaukee, the names of five repre-
sentative German-American republicans, the
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
To Enlist More Mncnbebes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Word comes from
the Philippines that the two companies of
Macabebc scouts under Captain Batscn are
doing so well that it has been decided to
organize a full battalion Of these natives.
The additional two companies will be very
useful in the present campaign in tracking
the fleeing remnants of Aguinaldo's disor
ganized army
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
MORE WAGES FOR THOUSANDS
All Cotton Workers In Fall River
District Get N Ten Per
Cent Rise.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Dec. AL the
cotton manufacturers OF this city repre-
sented in the Fall River association tolay
decided that they would grant an advance
of 10 per cent in wages, beginning Monday,
December II. In all about $4,000 hands
will benefit by the raise.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
IRON MOULDERS QUIT AGAIN
Operations at Thirty FOundries May
BE Suspended Until There is
n settlement.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. 1.-The strike of
iron molders for a minimum wage rate of
SO day was renewed today at five of the
largest foundries and operations will be sus-
pended at twenty-five other foundries to-
night unless the scale is signed. Unlike the
strike Of a short time ago the strikers this
time have the support of the Iron Molders'
National union
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
Conferring over samoan Treaty.

WASHINGTON. Dee. 1.-The British and
German ambassadors had several confer
enoes with Secretary Hay today relative to
the treaty for the partition of Samoa, and
it is understood the minor questions of
phrase5logy which remained open were so
reoonciled that the way is clear for signing
tho document probably tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
BERLIN IS MADE SUPERVISOR
Appointed for the Second District Of
Nebraska, Completing
the List

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-RLchard S. Ber
lin of Omaha, Neb., has been appointed
supervisor of the Second census district of
Nebraska. This appointment completes the
entire list of census supervisors.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
nrnnI,c Rcnnrts Two nenha-

WASHINGTON, Dec. l.-General Brooke
at Havana has informed the War department
of the death at Columbia barracks, Que
mados, of Harry Eater OF Company II, Sew
enth cavalry. who was accidentally shot en-
November 20, and Johnson de Lamb OF Com
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
Save YOUR HAIR
How to Prevent Falling Hair,
SCALP Humors and DandrufR.

Warm shampoos with CUTIcURA SOAP, fol-
lowed by light dressings with CUTIouRA,
purest of emollient skin cures, will clear tho
scalp and hair of Grusts, scales, and dandruh,
soothe irritating and itching surfaces, stimu-
late the hair follicles, supply the roots with
energy and nourishment, and thus produce
luxuriant hair, with clean, wholesome scalp
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
SAvEYOUR HANDS
How to Make the Hands Soft and
White in a Single Night.

Battle and soak the hands on retiring in a
strolg, hot, creamy lather of CUuCURA SOAP.
Dry them thoroughly and anoint freely with
CUTIouRA, greatest of emollient skin cures.
Wear during the night Old, loose, kid gloves,
with the finger ends cut off, aud air holes cut
in the palms. For red, rough, chapped, and
discolored hands, dry, assured itching, fever
ish palms, slapeless nails, with painful finger
ends, this treatment is wonderful.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02

a sufficient force of marines at hand to make
any attempt at disorder hopeless at the
beginning. ID D..
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
Save YOUR Skin
How to Preserve, Purify and Beau
tify the Skin and Complexion.

The clearest, softest, whitest skin, free
from pimple, spot, or blemish, is produced
by CUTIcURA SOAR, beyond all comparison
the most effective skin purifying and beauti-
flying soap, as well as purest and sweetest for
toilet, bath, and nursery. 1t prevents pm-
pies blackheads, blotches, red, rough, and
oily skin, and other baby blemishes, rashes,
and eruptions, because it prevents innamma-
tion and clogging of the PORES, the cause OF
most complexional designations.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02

pany D. Tenth cavalry, who was drowned
at Mayari on November 2S.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-12

~ AKLAND, March 1.-THE indie
pendent-Democratic candidates
on the municipal ticket held
~ their grand rally at the Taber-
nacle tonight. Z. w. Wilkins,
chairman of the City Central Commit
tee of the Independent party, presided,
and introduced ex-Sheriff McKillican,
who spoke on behalf of Captain Ed
Hackett, the Independent Democratic
candidate for Auditor. The speaker
advocated a careful scrutiny of all the
names on the ticket and the election of
the best, among whom he said Captain
Hackett, the old-time Democrat, stood
at the head.
J. H. Creegan, a candidate for Coun-
cilman-at-L Large, deplored the propo-
sition that Oakland is not as progress
sive as it was thirteen years ago, and
declared that only by electing business
men to the Council can such conditions
be improved.
Robert Graham, a nominee for Coun-
cilman-at-L Large, said he had cam
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-12

paigned for fifteen days and mad not
been scored by the newspapers, ana
might consider himself lucky. He de-
voted himself for several minutes to
roasting newspaper men who did not
renort the Independent party candl-
dates correctly.
2 A Campbell made a short speech
in which he stated that man who had
baan nominated by convention of $50
Republicans need not apologize
for being a candidate he said
Oakland is not what it should
be, and there is no reason why
# should be so dull, with it's many ad-
vantages, and he attributed it to the
narrow -mindedness of the city govern
ments that have prevailed for the past
few years.
John L. Davie was received with
cheers as he was introduced as the
next Mayor of Oakland" Mr.. Davie
said he expected that this campaign
would be one of vituperation, especially
from certain newspapers, and he had
not been deceived. Il asked for no
nominations at the hands of any
party said the speaker, but they
were forced upon me. The Independent
Republican Convention was composed
of $50 gentlemen and have no apology
TO make for accepting their nomination.
THE Democratic Convention was
comnosed of the very best of the Oak
land Democracy Seth Mann, chairman
of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee, was an active spirit IN the CON
vention and so was Henry Z. McP1ke,
and surely Warren B. English, the man
Who four years ago represented seven
counties in the Congress OF the United
States, is a good Democrat
s.The Democratic campaign was
opened by that grand old Democrat,
Hon. w. w. Foote. who has the re-
spect of the whole State, and yet 1
read in the Examiner that am the
tool Of a convention bossed by Bros
nahan and Mofitt. That same paper
says in to-day's issue that not sim
gle candidate has denied being owned
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-12
MARK HANNA OFFERS
A LOAN TO CUBANS
Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1899. by James Cor
don Bennett.

Special Cable TO The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1899. by James Cor
don Bennett.
HAVANA, March 11.-A loan of
$12 900, 900 offered the Cuban Assembly
for the payment of the army, now being
discussed in secret session, has been
proposed by an influential group of
American capitalists. At the head of
this group are said to be Mark Hanna
and Mr.. Runkle. The proposition first
came through Senior Quesada, and was
put before the leaders of the Assembly
on his visit here with Mr. Porter. In
return for the loan the Assembly is
asked to pledge the Cuban revenue for
repayment in twenty years, with inter-
est from year to year, and commission
of per cent on the original loan to the
negotiators Of the present transaction.
The consent and approval of the
United States 10 this alienation of the
Islands revenues is not required by the
ing by the Assembly of a formal reso-
luton guaranteeing repayment accord
ing to the terms stated. The Assembly
has wrangled for more than a week
over the proposition. While a majority
is in favor of accepting, there is a
| strong minority who have behind them
the influence of Gomez. This faction
protests vigorously against the pro-
! posal. They say it is of a scandalous
nature. There appears TO be little
doubt however, that the Assembly will
| pass it by the vote required.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-12

have quieted down considerably, 1t
seems probable that as many of the
volunteers in the Philippines as care to
do so will be re-enlisted in the regulars
for the six months allowed by Congress.
If the experiment of raising Filipino
troops proves successful in the next
month or so 1t is probable that a large
number of these troops may be enlisted.
All accounts say that they are brave
men, though unframed, and when well
led will do excellent work.
A draft of seventy-five seamen and
naval gunners has been made up at the
Norfolk navy yard, and will leave this
evening for San Francisco, where they
will report aboard the receiving ship
independence at Mare Island yard.
Their ultimate destination is Manila.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-12
The Examiner UnmaSked and Held
Up to Scorn by Members OF
Its Own Alleged Party.
Clear, Ringing Words Of Victory From the
Republican Standard=Bearers at the
Close Of the Campaign-Dayie's
Scathing Arrangement.

by Brosnahan and Mofitt since the
campaign opened. That is false.
'T have denied it in every platform
that 1 have spoken from and L again
deny it. Mr.. Pardee and Mr.. Dalton
denounce me, and between them and
the Examiner you would think DAVE
was not the man who was Mayor of this
city for two years and who reduced
your ferry fares and ran your govern
ment cheaper than it was ever run, be-
fore or since.
yet with all their abuse, if you will
notice. no one has dared to say that
Davie was ever dishonest.
'They have hurled calumnies at
me, and the Democratic organ will no
doubt come out tomorrow morning
with a fresh TRADE Of abuse. In fact,
that sheet will give you almost any
thing you want but the news. Al
though this Democratic campaign
was inaugurated and carried on by
the very best Democracy of this city,
the Examiner has acted in such an
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-12
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untruthfuI manner that its own
patrons have become disgusted with
it and are dropping it by hundreds,
and when a papers subscribers drop
it, there is something wrong.
"To-day discovered that the many
good things said by the Examiner of
Mr.. Snow were paid for by him. One
of my friends received a most pecu-
liar letter. It asked him to permit the
Examiner to be left at his house, and
guaranteed that if he did not want
the sheet Mr.. Snow, the Republican
nominee, would pay for it. I am not
a Republican, but I have some idea
of what the Republicans must think
of their nominee for Mayor, who will
actually pay for the Democratic organ
to be left in their doorway for a
month.
II have noticed during this campaign
that the Republican press of San Fran
cisco has been so completely tied up to
its party ticket that I could get none
of my speeches reported. This shows
why Republicans can generally get
their way-they have money. l do not
know whether Mr.. Snow respects the
spirit of the purity of the election law,
but / do not think such campaigning
would be acceptable to the Republican
party of Oakland any more than to the
Democratic party.
Gentlemen, did you ever hear of
anything like this beforee Demo-
cratic paper openly asking money
from a Republican candidate for
Mayor for the purpose of defeating
the Democratic ticket? And what does
it meanP It simply means that the
people of this city are so disgusted
with the political hypocrisy of such
a paper that they will not have it,
unless some one else pays for it, and
so to keep up the appearance of hav-
ing a circulation it holds club over
the Republican candidate for Mayor
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-12
CAN ENLIST GENERAL
OFFICERS OF VOLUNTEERS

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE War
Department has asked Judge Advocate
General Lieber for an opinion as to the
authority for the President to enlist
general volunteer officers for service in
the Philippines, and General Lieber
makes the following reply Il am of
the opinion that under the proviso re-
ferred to general officers Of volunteers
may be enlisted for absolutely neces-
sary purposes in the Philippine Islands.
The President is by the proviso author
ized to enlist officers and men individu-
ally or by organizations, and this, in
my opinion, gives him authority to en-
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-12
ENGLISHMEN BERATE
AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVES
Action of the Great Midland in Order
ing Engines Here Stirs Up
Bitter Comment.
Special Gable to The Call and the New Yor
Herald Copyrighted, 1899, by James Coz
don Bennett.

Special Gable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted. 1899, by James Cor
don Bennett
LONDON, March 1.-THE action Of the
Great Midland Railway in ordering loco
motives from America has stirred up quite
an uneasy feeling among English engi-
neers. In an interview in the Westmin-
ster Gazette with the chairman of a firm
of British locomotive manufacturers that
gentleman says:
yankee engines are infinitely inferior
in quality. Their service ability is quite
temporary compared with that of English
locomotives. Their valve motions are not
nearly so nicely finished. Their fittings
are hastily pieced together, and they burn
much more fuel, but they are cheaper and
can be delivered in much less time Amer
lea can turn out an engine in three to five
months, while we take twelve at the In
side"
The Westminster Gazette then asks the
question: "Can engines built in three
months in America be safe iron horses
for British lines?'
1t seems to me that builders of great To-
comotives which pull fast limited trains
ON the Pennsylvania and New York Cen
trail roads can answer that question very
satisfactorily.
Senator Jones' Condition.
WASHINGTON. March 11.-Senator