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Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
klPLlNG PASSES GOOD NIGHT
His Condition Considered So Favor
able that Physicians Relax
Their wntchfulness.

NEW YORK, March 9.-Rudyard Kipling' 5
condition was so favorable last night that
it was not deemed necessary for any OF his
attending physicians to visit him after mid
night. f. n. Doubleday, who saw Mr.. Kip
ling at 1880 o'clock this morning. said that
Mr.. Kipling rested easy during the night
Shortly after II o'clock Mrs. Kipling left
the hotel and was driven to the residence Of
Mrs. DeForest where her 6-year-old daugh-
ter Josephine is being nursed. After her
return T. n Doubleday issued the follow
ing statement on her behalf:
Mrs. Kipling says that her husband is
now progressing favoraby. Her daughter
Josephine is very i'll with pneumonia, but
there are many good and hopeful things
about her present condition"
DR.. Janeway had not visited Mr.. Kipling
up to noon today. DR.. Dunham, however,
stayed in the hotel.
The following bulletin was issued at 2:16
this afternoon:
Mr. Kipling has continued to improve so
that today his temperature and pulse are
but little above normal
e. G. JANEWAY:
THEODORE DUNHAM
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
DID NOT ASK APPROPRIATION
Omaha VIII Have the Greater Amer
lea Exposition, Says Mr.. Her,
Whatever Congress Does.

II am sorry to learn OF the action of
congress-" said p. Z. Her last night, when
he was informed of its refusal to make any
appropriation, but really we did not ask
for any appropriation. All we wanted was
its exhibits, or many OF them as posi-
BILE, and let us have the use OF the govern
ment building until the close of the Greater
America Exposition. We are willing to pay
all the costs Of transportation and the salary
of a custodian for the government exhibit.
But whatever congress may have done or
may yet do we will go ahead on our own
account and have the exposition.
1T would be absolutely out of the ques-
tion TO turn back now. We have gone too
far to turn back. ] for one am satisfied
the business men of Omaha will rally to the
assistance Of the project and that we can
have a magnificent exposition, government
aid or not.
Still We do not give up hopes OF recog-
milton of some kind. There is another day
Yet and we expect to get something through
in the shape of resolution. Had the dele
cation from this state been united we would
not have had any trouble at all in this
matter. ! wired Mr.. Mercer today to leave
no stone unturned, and believe Dave Mer-
Ger and Senator Thurston have done their
best We have sent several kilograms to-
hlSuN " W haaulhbloH hlblAe luhl lHe ldSt
day OF the session be made the most Of
I'VE have wired Messrs. Thurston and
Mercer asking them to get through a reso-
luton tomorrow letting us have the use
OF the government building until November
! and the loan OF the government exhibits
entirely at our own expense. We have also
asked for the loan of the Indians. We
will pay for every item Of expense con-
nected with them. The government has al
ready allowed us a man. with transporta-
tion both ways, from each of the colonies
for the purpose OF bringing here exhibits
from the Islands OF Porto Rico and Cuba
and the Philippines; so that that particular
feature of the exposition is assured All
we want is what / have stated and I would
like 1t clearly understood that We never
asked for any appropriation and never ex-
pected any We have started this thing and
We are going TO carry il through"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
CUBAN ASSEMBLY IN SESSION
Considers Oaer of American Syndi-
cate to Pay Soldiers.

HAVANA, March 3.-The forty-fou gen.
erals and colonies composing the Cuban mill
tary assembly held another three hours dis
cussion today regarding the proposal of the
United States government to pay $4,000 900
to pay He troops No conclusion was
reached and the discussion viii be resumed
Monday.
There is faction in the assembly which
takes seriously the proposition of the
mysterious American syndicate, supposed 20
be represented here by Mr.. Ferros, which
offers $4,000 900 on hard conditons-pre-
cisely what has not been disclosed AS the
assembly has no power 10 create lien On
the customs it can do nothing more than
recommend something TO Governor General
Brooke or to Washington.
General Gomez is taking no part in the
deliberations and regards the l2.0OO,O 600 as
delusive.
Meanwhile the so-called Cuban army re-
mains under arms and subsistng upon con-
tributions that amount to blackmail The
planters, by implied duress. are compelled
to feed the bands in their district For
instance, the Constancia plantation, near
Cienfuegos, regularly feeds any Cubans
recognized by the district commander, often
as many as fifty or sixty a day,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
LOOK WITH FAVOR on GOMEZ IDEA.
War Department FavOrs Recruiting
Army in Cuba from Natives.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-Secretary Alger
is inclined TO look with favor upon the sug-
gestion that the army maintained by the
United States in Cuba shall be recruited
from among the natives, proposed by
General Gomez in his recent conference with
Major General Brooke, the military com
mander OF the island.
He said today he would be glad IL this
could be done, if conditions were satisfactory
10 the American government War depart
ment officials generally believe the presi-
dent will avail himself of the discretion
placed in him and recruit volunteers pro
yided for in Cuba and Porto Rico, thus re-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
BUCKET SHOPS NOT AFFECTED
validity of Kansas City Ordinance
Against Pool Rooms and Betting
Resorts Upheld.

KANSAS CITY. March 3-Judge Wofford
OF the criminal court today upheld the va
lidity of the citys new ordinances against
pool rooms and all other betting resorts
by overruling the demurrer of the pool room
men which was sustained by the police
court.
Judge Woffords decision will have the
effect of closing the pool rooms and dyna-
mite shops in Kansas City. 1t will not
affect what are known as bucket shops"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
NO OFFER FOR THIS COMPANY
Consolidated Smelling and Refining
Company of Kansas city Appar-
emily Not In Combine.

KANSAS CITY. March IA. r. Meyer.
president Of the Consolidated Smelling and
Refining company of Kansas City. With
works at Argentine, Kan, Leadville, Colo,
and III Paso, Tex, today denied that his
company had entered the combine OF rehners
Of precious metals announced in Plttsburg.
Mr.. Meyer said:
Our company has not been absorbed by
the combine and do not know that IL will
be. No definite offer for the stock OF the
Consolidated Smelling and Refining COM
pany, to my knowledge. has been made"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
WILL REPRESENT MISSOURI
ID. II. Farrell of Tarisio Wins Inter-
collegiate Contest and Will BE
Delegate 10 Lincoln.

SEDALIA. Mo, March Sd. H. Farrell
Tarkio colleges representative, came off the
victor tonight in the intercollegiate orator
ical contest at Woods opera house and will
represent Missouri at the interstate orator
ical contest to be held at Lincoln, Neb.. in
May The Missouri institutions represented
in the debate were the State university,
Westminster, Park, Drury, William Jewell,
and Central colleges
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
COVERS THE WHOLE STATE
Denver d Rio Grande Cannot Get Pas
sengers Through by Lendyille
on Account of Storm.

DENVER. Colo, March 3.-The snow
storm which began at Leadville Sunday
night spread out over the state today. but
the snowfall in this city has been light.
1t is still showing and blowing at Lead
Vile, but the Denver G. Rio Grande railway
company succeeded today in clearing its
main line west OF that city and a through
train, which had been held at Salida sew
eral days, was ordered to go ahead.
Passengers for Utah and the Pacific coast
have been transferred by the mountain
roads to the Union Pacific at Denver on
account of the blockades west of Lead
Vile
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
CONCORD DESTROYS SUPPLIES
Runs Across a Schooner Loaded with
Goods for the Insurgent
Forces.

MANILA, March $40 p. m.-The United
States gunbost Concord has arrived here
after a weeks cruise along the west coast
OF the island OF Luzon. The only incident
of its trip was the burning OF a schooner
loaded with supplies for the rebels at Dagu-
pan, the terminus Of the railroad. The
natives fed and abandoned the town when
the gunboat anchored in the bay.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
DETROIT ARRIVES AT COLON
Emergency Requiring Preseuce of
Vessel to Protect Americans at
BIuefeIds is Past.

WASHINGTON, March s.-The Detroit has
arrived at Colon, where Il will await fur
ther orders. 1t was dispatched to the Mica
raguan coast as the result OF the impos-
sibility of getting into communication with
the Marietta, which was at Bluefelds where
the telegraph service was held UP by the
insurrectionists. To safeguard Americans on
the stretch of coast which could not be
heard from the Detroit was sent ahead on
hurry orders but the emergency has now
passed, the insurgents having suddenly col
lapsed early this week.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
END OF iLL-STARRED VENTURE
Kansas City's Band of Invaders of
Observation-Disclosures Central Amer
len Return Home.

KANSAS CITY, March 3.-Two coach
loads of disappointed Invaders of Central
America, who left here Monday night for
Honduras and who were stopped at New
Orleans because of their inability to secure
steamer transportation, arrived home today.
A. F. Evans, the leader, was not in the
party.
The newspapers told about the trip be-
forehand this time" said one of the men.
Next time they'll tell about it after it is
done"
Attorney T. A. Witten, who started the
expedition south, says his "clients in Hon
duras" must procure 100 men here else
where and that they will be forthcoming.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Snow; North Winds,
nr,,hn

lieving the government from the necessity
OF sending Americans into the climate Of
Cuba and at the same time yielding to the
pride OF the natives who prefer that the
military branch shall be created from their
own nationality Such a step also would
offer opportunity for work TO many Of the
Cubans, who are now without any visible
means of support.
General Gomez's proposition, it is said
had not been officially communicated to the
officials here.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
SPEAKER FARR is DETHRONED
Faction of Pennsylvania House Oh
jects TO Adjournment and Selects
Another Chairman.

HARRISBURG, March "a wrangle oc-
CURED in the house today and a result OF
Speaker Farr declaring the house adjourned
those remaining elected Bliss Of Delaware
county, an anti-Quay republican, speaker.
The trump" house then took a recess TO the
hour for the joint session.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
JAPAN ENFORCES NEUTRALITY
steamer Carrying Arms and Ammuni-
ton for FilipinOs seized by
the Authorities.

NEW YORK, March "A dispatch from
Manila says it is rumored that a steamer
with 10000 stands Of arms and ammunition
which were bound for the Philippines has
been seized in Japanese waters by the
japanese authorities.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
PUTS SCHLEY TWO AHEAD
Senate Takes Final Action on the
SchIey-snmpsOn Controversy
Both Rear Admirals.

WASHINGTON, March sk.--2 a. m.-The
senate decided to take up the naval nomina-
tions sent in today and they were confirmed
without opposition. These are the promo
tions resulting from the naval personnel
bill. 1t settles the ScAlc Ts-srarson eoptro-
yersy by making each a rear admiral, with
Schley two numbers IN advance of Samp-
son.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
sheridan Arrives AT Gibraltar.

Copyright, 1888, by Press Publishing Co.)
GIBRALTAR, March 3.-tNew York
World Cablegram-Special Telegram 1.-The
United States transport Sheridan has ar
rived here and has been. placed In strict
quarantine, having two cases of measles and
one case of smallpox on board. The Sheri-
dan sailed from New York February 10 for
Manila, carrying the Twelfth regiment of
regulars and a battalion of the Seventeenth
Private Donahue of the Twelfth infantry
died of pneumonia and was buried at sea
yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
BLAZE IN TENEMENT HOUSE
Two Women Are Burned 10 Death
and Man Severely Injured
in Boston Fire.

BOSTON, Mass, March 3.-Two women
were burned to death and man was Sc
veTely injured in a fire which occurred in
a tenement block on Dover street today
The victims are,
MIS-. Elizabeth Walker, 40 years.
Mrs, Mary IL. Perkins, 60 years.
Abraham Bell, 5s years OF age, Portland
badly burned,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04

WASHINGTON, Marcn 3.--flVe New ENG
land senators this afternoon Joined in tel
egram TO the president advising that the
nomination of Representative Barrows of
Massachusetts as librarian OF congress be
withdrawn, he not being a trained Ii
brsran made his confirmation unadyisable.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
Low TransatIantie Fares.

NEW YORK, March 3.-The Atlantic
Transport line has followed the example Of
| the White Star American and Cunard lines
and has reduced the minimum rate Of its
! first cabin fares 10 S25. Formerly these rates
were $50 and $50. The change therefore
means cut of so per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
Dentists Ambition Curbed.

MARYNILLE, Mo. March Especial. y
DR.. Thomas Mcmillan, dentist of Barnard
was fined $500 in circuit court for having
written five prescriptions while representing
himself TO be regular practioing physician
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04

WASHINGTON, March AT 3 o'clock
the house recessed till o'clock.
AT 1920 o. N. the senate adopted the con-
ference report on the river and harbor bill.
1t now goes to the house There will be a
continuous eession till noon, when the ses-
sion expires by limitation.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
THOMPSON PULLS OUT
Lancaster County Man Releases His SUP
portArs from Further Fealty.
TELLS THEM TO GO WHERE THEY PLEASE
Other Candidates Hustle to Gather in Addi-
tional Votes.
WESTON AND FIELD HAVE THE BETTER OF IT
Each Receives Niue Votes on Some Of the
Ballots Cast.
HAYWARDS VOTE REACHES FoRTY-oNE
Fifty-Fifth Ballot IL Reached with
out Any Choice Being Declared
successive Ballots Given
In Detail.

Total ...... Ta 90 II II 73 73 73
Necessary TO choice. 80.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04

Continued on Fourth Page. }
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
Dispose of Alaska Bill.

Pending further debate on the construc-
tion the Alaska bill was presented and
agreed to. and it now goes to the presi-
dent
The river and harbor bill was again taken
up and Mr.. Warren addressed the senate
along the same lines as Mr.. Carter. While
he was still speaking, Mr. Mantle entered
a motion TO reeommit the bill TO conference
committee. with the idea of securing a
reception OF the house eonferees on the
reservoir proposition. This motion aroused
Mr. Frye. In charge of the bill. and he took
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04

set Of men who are favorites Of the particu-
lar ruler OF the house"
The refusal Of the house conferees to yield
on the Hawaiian cable was discussed at
length. Mr. Butler OF North Carolina spoke
in support Of the senate conferees and was
followed by Mr.. Chandler. who expressed
the hope the senate conferees would adhere
to the senate's proposition. even IL an extra
session was thereby forced
There are some things" he said, worse
than an extra session"
y. Mr.. petfigreM did nnt rnrnrd The pnriR.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-29
CRUELTY TO rHE HELpLEss.

a committee of the Michigan legisla-
ture is investigating charges Of cruel
treatment of girls in the State Indus
ELECTED fully justifies the investiga-
ton.
One means of punishment in this in
stitution is hot baths and one witness,
who was formerly an officer of the
school, cited an instance of girl being
| literally scalded to DEATH This unfor-
| tunate victim had st. Vitus' dance and
was untidy at the table one day. For
this she was subjected to the hot bath
punishment, being held in the scalding
water twenty minutes. She was taken
from the bath unconscious and shortly
died. Other witnesses testified to
brutal whipping with a rubber hose
and one of them stated that she had
seen girls who would talk back to Off
GERS have courtplaster put on their lips
as punishment so they could not open
their mouths to talk. AS to one case 4
witness stated that the whipping was
so awful that it made her sick for three
ilt anu OlllttIc
of this industrial school are women and
if what is said of the superintendent is
| true she is a monster of brutality and
cruelty. .
| Periodically there are revelations of
this kind and they suggest that too lit
tie care is taken to protect the helpless
inmates of our state institutions from
| the exercise of the cruel instincts of
| those who have charge of them. I'm
| questionably it is necessary to provide
punishment in these institutions, but it
should be applied with some regard for
| humane considerations and not used
| to torture those whom it is necessary
| to punish. What seems to be every
where needed is closer attention on the
part of the authorities to the admins
| tratiOn of public institutions-more fire.
| Quent inspection and more thorough in
quiry as to how they are being con
Quoted. There should also be exercised
| the greatest care in selecting the Off
GERS of these institutions, in respect es-
pecially to their temperament and char
acter. There has been improvement in
this respect, but there is room for more.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-29
4 pBEND1TEN1L JupROVEuENT

In the spring of 1896 census of
by the carriers of The Bee showed
1903 vacant dwellings and 1874 vacant
store houses, or an aggregate of 1867
tenantless buildings These figures did
not include buildings partially occupied
either for residence or office purposes.
While the results of this census We're
never before made public, they afforded
the true index of the extent of the
business depression under which this
city in common with other western
cities was suffering.
The improvement that has taken
is phenomenal. At this time there is
scarcely a vacant dwelling or residence
in this city desirable for occupancy and
less than IA score of storehouses not oc-
cupied. In view of the fact that fully
800 new buildings have been erected
in Omaha since 1896, the city's in
creased population has filled nearly
$500 residences and stores, not to speak
of the flats and offices, which are all
fairly occupied. 1t is therefore safe TO
assert that Omaha during the last two
years has shown more substantial
growth than 1t has in any other equal
period of its history.
The most gratifying feature of all
this is that it is in no way brought
about by boom, but by the reopening
and enlargement of factories and new
industrial establishments and the inn
proved trade conditions following the
general revival of prosperity. In other
words Omaha is on more solid basis
than ever and the prospects for its con-
| tinued growth are brighter than ever
The advent of new railway connections
the extension of the old systems into
| territory not heretofore reached have
enlarged Omaha's facilities as a dis
| tributing center and assure beyond
doubt its future as the commercial me.
/ trOpolis of the transmissouri country.
With the soldihcation of its para
mount interests and the removal of
barriers that have heretofore stood in
its way Omaha is on the eve of still
more phenomenal expansion which Is
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-29
THE TAXATION or FRANCHISES.

The franchise tax law enacted by the
cial session is not merely personal
triumph for Governor Roosevelt, but n
triumphant vindication of the funda-
mental principle of taxation which con-
templates the equitable distribution of
of tax burdens upon all property accord
ing TO its value. That franchises con
stitutc most valuable asset of corponl-
tions operating railroads, telegraphs and
telephones, and more especially of
corporations that control municipal ne
cessitics including street railways,
water works, gas and electric lighting
plants is an indisputable fact.
The constitution of Nebraska adopted
as far back as 1875 expressly requires
the taxation of franchises, but up to
this time no franchise tax hus ever
been levied or collected in this state.
What is true of Nebraska is also true
of nearly all the other states where
franchises worth millions upon millions
have been voted and given away while
their value as taxable assets has been
Systematically ignored.
The precedent established by the
state of New York will undoubtedly be
followed by other states Under the
New York law the valuation of munich
pal as well as state franchises is to he
fixed by the State Board of TuXatlon.
Whether this mode of assessment will
prove satisfactory remains TO be seen.
The experience of Nebraska with
State Boards of Taxation composed of
five state officers does not commend it
self to the taxpayers. A State Board
of Taxation in which every county in
tho state had its representative would
doubtless not be as subservient to the
corporations whOsa property is cX-
emptcd from appraisement by local as
SCISSORS.
IN any event, however, the first steps
toward a more equitable distribution of
tax burdens is taken and in the near
future every state and city will swell
its income by revenue derived from the
taxation of franchises.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-29
SUCCESS or SILVER.
4 Trust "Doiug the blessed Thtng''
BryRnites Failed to DO.

j. Sterling Morton's Conservative.
Only six weeks ago, or thereabouts. the
Silver Smeter trust was formed. Denver,
Omaha and all the other smelters became
one smelter in the white metal trust.
Since then the avengement OF the crime
OF 1873 has commenced. Stricken silver Is
being revenged by as game and gallant
trust as ever leagued to right great
wrong.
Already silver has been put up cents an
ounce The price is still soaring. In 1892
the rise of silver was the one elevating
topic of Bryanarchy. To put up silver was
the one panacea for all pecuniary ills. And
tho Smelter trust is doing the blessed thing
that Bryan then prayed for, quartets OF
populiats then sang for and the silver
syndicate then paid for.
And now Bryan is bowling for still higher
priced silver its free coinage at 16 to l, and
swapping and snarlng at the Silver Smelter
trust which also wants free coinage at
16 to / and has done more to raise the price
of silver since March than all the orators
and populsts in the world have done with
all their weary months of speech making
Here they are for high silver and against
the trust which makes high silver-against
all trusts and for higher prices
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-29

women. four or hve children young enough
to require oeing carried and twenty cp''uleN c
old enough to walk. The half dozen men'
apparently. were all soldiers. Some OF thetn
made a military salute, or as near an up-
proach to one as the Filipino soldier mas
learned and several OF them had dlstlnoS
black and blue marks on the right shouluer'
such as are made by the kick OF rifle wheh
fired repeatedly. II CALLED our men TO see
these mon -combatants" permitted to go by
unmolested. All of them wanted to take
them prisoners and make them work whlle
a few even expressed the opinion that they
should be shot on the spot. Yet 1t was
sad sight indeed, to me to see the old men,
one of them blind, tottering along, making
bows almost to the earth and lifting their
hats from their heads as they passed eacn
group of soldiers, and the women with bum
dies OF clothing and baskets of rice on their
heads, and the little barefooted and almost
bare bodied children, toddling along In the
hot sun almost ready to drop from weariness.
Verify, "war is hell" not only in the suffer-
ing 1T imposes upon the Innocent, but in tho
hardening OF the hearts of soldiers to the In
stincts of humanity and sympathy. AS a
mitigation of any judgment that may be
passed upon our soldiers for their attitude
in this matter, 1t must be pleaded that they
are not at war with regularly organized
and uniformed army, recognizing the rules
of civilized warfare, but with a people fight
ing in the habiiments Of civil life, and SEEK
ing to kill, merely as the savage kills, with
out reference to any military advantage 10
be gained thereby"