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Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13
But THE GIRL PLAYS ON.


Harlem Life.
Somewhat back from the village street
Stands the old ia shoned country seat,
Across its antique portico
Tall poplar trees their shadows throw
And there, throughout the livelong day,
Jemima plays the pi-a-na.
Mi, re, do. do.
In the front parlor, there 1t stands,
And there Jomima plies her hands
While her papa, beneath his cloak
Mutters and groans: This is no joker!
And swears TO himself and sghs, alag
With sorrowful voice to all who pass,
DO. re. mi.
MI re. do!"
Through days of death and days of birth
She PLAYS as If she owned the earth,
Through every swift vicissitude
She drums as If II did her good
And still she sits from morn till night
Do, re, mi,
MI, re, do,
In that mansion used to be
Free hearted hospitality,
But that was many years before
Jemima mOnkeyed with the score,
When she began her daily PUNK
Into their graves the neighbors sunk
Do, re, mi,
MI, re, do.
To other worlds they've long since fed,
And thankful that they're safely dead.
They stood the racket while alive,
untl Jemima rose at five,
And then they laid their burdens down,
And one and all they skipped the town
Do, re, mi,
Mi, re, do.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13
JOHN null AND THE BoERs.

Chicago Post: Morally the Uitlanders have
a strong case, though they impair 1t by re-
fusing to take an oath OF allegiance TO the
Transyaal, They want full Franchise, and
yet they decline to surrender their British
citizenship
Philadelphia Ledger: President Kruger
has chosen the road which leads to revolu-
tion. and even II the British government
shall not intervene, we may expect 10 hear
of treason, plots and rebellion until some
greater measure OF self lf-govcrument shall be
granted the Uitlanders, who will never re-
main passive under the iron rule OF what
they call a "detestable, corrupt oligarchy
masquerading under the guise Of a republic"
Boston Transcript: The fact is that the
imperalist OF Britaln, including some lib
erals as well as the whole tory party, pro-
posed to steal the TransvaaS more especially
since the discovery there OF the greatest gold
fields in the world. II the Beers OF the
Transvaal, as is by no means unlikely, will
be supported by their kindred q the Orange
Free State, the British empire Will have
upon its hands an undertaking Of momentous
import.
Springfield Republicans II Is not a struggle
for principle which England is waging in
the Transvaal. 1t adopts the most despotic
methods OF government wherever they seem
necessary to insure Its supremacy and keep
the empire intact Its struggle is really
for that power which Englishmen claim
everywhere as theirs by right. The same
methods it uses in behalf of Its own inter-
ests in India are condemned when used
against it, in modified form, in South
Africa by a government bent on its own
preservation. Our sympathy with the Eng
lish in the Transvaal dispute is considerably
modified by these facts.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13
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ALTOGETHER TOO GAY.

The large concourse of people that
promenade the principal retail streets
of Omaha every evening Is a very
gratifying index of the revival of
prosperity and the marked growth of
this city within the past two years.
There Is, however manifest tendency
in Omaha to pull the throttle wide open
and make our thoroughfares as gay and
festive as the streets of the French
capital. This is partly an inheritance
from last years fair, which attracted TO
this city a small army of fakirs and
painted women, who carried on dis
graceful orgies on street corners and
public roadways by and with the aid
and consent of the Herdman gang, with
the police cooperating to line the pock-
cts of official blackmailers.
A repetition of the shameless eXhibi-
tons that disgraced almost every other
corner between the federal building
threatened unless the mayor and coun-
ell take decisive action for their sup
preston. Omaha surely has suf-
tcient number of legitimate amuse-
ment resorts without catering to the
most deprayed species or show people
whose presence contamlnates the whole
community and exposes strangers TO be-
ing tricked and robbed right under the
public eye. Show carts with gambling
devices and worse attractions should
be excluded from all our streets and
variety shows and vaudeville theaters
should not be permitted TO employ
spielers and barkers in the open streets,
Omaha has pursued liberal policy
toward all law-abidiDg and respectable
caterers to popular amusement and
recreation, but the line must be drawn
between this class and resorts that are
vile, low and indecent.
The mere fact that another exposition
is TO be held in Omaha affords no ex-
cuse for letting down the bars and ex-
posing the younger generation to
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13
VOCIFEROUS EXPANSIONISTS,
Some Remarks on IL Glass More Noisy
Than Numerous.
San Francisco CAL RepD

San Francisco Call (Rep)
There have been many honest and intelli-
gent eXpansonists who, through the
glamour of victory and false appeals to
counterfeited patriotism, were seduced into
an attitude that, upon reflection, they can
not maintain. The number OF this class.
who have never lost their respect for the
Independent consideration OF public ques-
tions nor for the fundamental law upon
which their own rights depend and their
own civilization is nodded, Is rapidly dmin-
ishing, But the yociferous eXpansionsts
who have no conscience and no country
except in their own greed and selfshness
still push their fight against constitutional
Americanism, and, as If by preconcert or
prearrangement, having no facts and no
genuine principles to which they can appeal
and having been defeated on every PROPOSE
tion they have endeavored to formulate
have now given US a foretaste of imperial
ism by the adoption of policy Of intimida-
ton. In this continental home OF autono-
nous states, welded into indissouble union
and possessed by the most intelligent pop
ulation OF the world they labor under the
delusion that they can introduce the prece-
dents of the middle ages and bully citizen
ship into silent acqulescence In their reac-
tionary designs.
This class OF eXpanslonists fairly rep
resents the wicked elements of our national
life. 1t includes political bosses soaked
with degraded trckery, speculative cormor-
ants who feed upon human weakness and
upon unsuspecting integrity, hard headed
and harder hearted monopolists who have
no perception of the august development of
intelligence and of individualized manhood
that shines through the pages of American
history and who accept labor as a coming
machine invented by Providence for their
exclusive benefit, the sneering pessimists
who are destitute of nationality in life and
who have no hope not barricaded by the
tomb, and every other parasitical growth
that dishgures the clean and sound mass OF
progressive Americanism. AS Louis XI,
shaken with the tremors OF superstition,
prostrated by mortal disease and bloated
with pestilential arrogance, still thought
himself the owner OF France, SO these false
quantities In a free country pipe their de-
probation of Washington and Jefferson and
imagine that they are the government and
its constituents.
As a spectacle they are a failure. AS an
influence they are contemplate.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

When Caliioruians take hold Of a public
project 1t Isn't necessary TO give the con
trlbuti5n box a church curve. couple or
weeks ago, when 1t was definitely settled
that Admiral Dewey would take the western
route home san Franciscans concluded to
pay a more enduring tribute to the triumphs
Of the admiral than receptions and ban
quets. 4 suitable monument was proposed,
to be erected on the most conspicuous point
OF the Golden Gate. The proposition met
with public approval and within ten days
$50 600 was subscribed. The estimated cost
Of the monument is $50 In addition to
this loossning of pursestring9 the sons OF
the golden west are raising a fund OF 500
600 with which suitable medals are to be
procured and enc presented to each NOM
Der Of the California volunteers on their
return from Manila. Caifornians back with
cash their regard for the nations heroes.
Their liberality presents a striking con-
trast to the niggardliness OF the east, where
the Dewey Home fund lags painfully at
about $4,000.
Giving a person a frost is not regarded
by the recipient as a very 1attering COM
pliment, yet that is what the Wyoming
volunteers at Manila sigh for and dream
about. The colder the better. Even a bliz-
zard would be regarded as blessed re-
minder Of Gods country" In letter to
friends in Cheyenne, George Evans, one OF
the regiment says:
Perhaps you have noticed that in my
mental perambulations whenever speak OF
person leaving this world | always as
sumo that his journey is a drop, rather
than Hight. That is the effect OF years
residence in this delightful isle One month
here gives man the blues, while year
Is guaranteed to change the most Joyous
minded optimst into the worst pessimist
imaginable. The word heaven is almost OBJ
solete in this language, and when it is en-
ployed is used as synonym for cold This
climate not only makes a pessimist of a
man, but it has as well the effect of maxi
ing one what Is called by the natives 'Muy
loco
Tue backbone of the rebellion seems to
be broken. If so, our return in the near
future is assumed, as only the regulars will
be Kept to protect the islands. / sincerely
hope So and the sooner the better for me-"
notwithstanding reports to the contrary
there is no trouble in securing recruits for
the regular army in the Philippines. Men
who come to the recruiting agencies" says
Washington letter in the Chicago Record
invariably insist upon a promise that they
snail be assigned to a regiment in the Phil
ippines before they viii enroll their names.
The following table, made UP from the files
of the adjutant generals office, shows the
number of enlistments IN the regular army
by months during the last ytar:
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

THE 10000 men who have been recruited
have been undergoing thorough examina-
tion as to their physical, mental and moral
qualifications and their records have been
kept in manner never before attempted in
any country.
"An instance of the systematic methods
of the adjutant generals Office as now con-
Quoted that may be mentioned is in con-
nection with casualties. 1t took eighteen
years to learn the casualties on the union
side in the civil war. The similar records
in 1898 and 1899 have been kept up to date
''Ine army is today within LOO men of
its authorized strength Of $4,000, the va
cancies averaging about two men to COM
pany throughout the force. All the regl-
ments at Manila are full, except those which
originally went out with General Merritt
the Fourteenth, Eighteenth and Twenty
tdird infantry, the Third artillery and the
Fourth cavalry. These will be filled before
tho middle of July"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

The returns for May, having to come by
mail from many distant points, are not yet
complete, but the number of enlistments will
probably be 5000, and for June it will drop
considerably. Scarcely more than a year ago
the army was only $4,000 strong and to put
1t on the authorized war strength energetic
recruiting was necessary as shown by the
figures for May and June, 1898. After the
siege OF Santiago, when men were no longer
needed, the figures fell, but last March, to
meet the demand for more regulars in the
Philippines and TO fill the places of men who
applied for discharges, the enlstments in
creased rapidly
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13
The Road to wealth.

Andrew Carnegie in London Mail
In my opinion the secret of money making
depends chiefly upon five things: Push,
"squareness,' clear-headedness, economy
and rigid adherence to the rule of not over
working. Too much work is worse than no
work at all. 1t undermines the constitution
and units a man mentally and physically
for the battle of life. Ten hours a day of
steady work is as much as any man-no
matter how robust-ought to attempt. In
addition to these things, avoid being too
grasping; better make small profit by sure
means than attempt to make larger one by
uncertain and risky measures.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13
Public Control of Franchises.


For years American cities have been preyed
upon by corporations operating under public
franchises. These franchises, given away by
careless and corrupt public servants, have
been sources Of common revenues to the
fortunate corporations which secured them.
Until very recently the value of these fran
chises was not appreciated by the general
public. The immediate result Of it all
has been to fix firmly in the public mind the
salient fact that IL these franchises are
valuable to the corporations they are valu-
able to the public, hence should not be given
UP without proper recompense. The remote
result is stimulation of thought in the di-
lection of public ownership of such utilities.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

Raising salaries of insurance man
ayers seems to be the order of the day.
Years ago when it was announced that
Mr.. Winston, former president of the
New York Mutual, was allowed a sal
ary of $4,000 year people We're
amazed that an insurance company
should pay its president higher salary
than Abraham Lincoln received as
president of the United states. Within
the last few years, however, policy
holders of the great insurance com-
panies have become reconciled to the
payment of $4,000 to 100000 a year
to presidents of insurance companies
presumed to be mutual. The inclina-
tion to raise salaries of the heads of
fraternal companies Is becoming mani
fest recently and in time it may be eX-
pected that these benevolent and
humanitarian institutions will emulate
the example of the old-line concerns,
always providing that the extra head
tax is not increased so as to drive the
bulk of the membership into lapsing
their policies.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

Let us pause long enough in our adulation
OF the heroes of war to give a few words
Of praise for Flagman Martin O'Malley, who
yesterday gave up his life for a little girl.
A man over so years, with a large fam
ily dependent upon him, he nevertheless
responded unhesitatingly to the call of duty.
although it involved certain death, Spring
ing to the side of a child standing on the
tracks and paralyzed with fear, he barely
had time to throw her out of danger when
tho engine struck him and crushed out his
life. Such self-sacrifice as that for a COM
rade in battle would find lasting place in
the annals of war; the hero being a rail-
way flagman he and his deed will be for
gotten tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

Uncle Sam now leads the world in
his share of the supply of gold, with
81, 600, 100000 of gold, in round num-
bers, in stock. while France, which is
next on the list, has but SS1O,6O0,0OO,
Russia $756,G00000, Germany S66s, 500,
600 and Great Britain $43S,0O0,0Oo.
What has become of the calamity
howlers who We're asserting not long
ago that nothing but free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of IL to
aould bring us prosperityf
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

Prosperous times help the uniyersi-
ties and colleges of the west and give
an impetus to every branch of learn
ing. The demand for men capable of
building UP colleges and universities
was never greater in the west. Men
who have made records in such capacity
in Nebraska never fail of opportunities
to better themselves.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

Omaha brewers, like all other manu-
facturers hereabouts, are abundantly
satisfied with business conditions and
prospects. The reasons advanced by
them for refusing to join a beer pool
are apparently well founded.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

All public bodies should conduct their
business open and above board, so that
the people may mt all times know what
their public servants are doing. This
applies with equal force to state officers,
county officers, city officers and school
boards. The people always distrust star
chamber methods.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

The annual exhausting of the natural
gas wells of Indiana has rolled around
again. The natural gas supply, how
ever, always comes to the front with
full force on July 4 and every other
occasion when the bird of oratory Is
privileged to take his flights.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

PittSburg DISPATCH.

Trouble Is reported among the Cheyenne
Indians of Colorado and troops are to be
sent there to keep them quiet, if not to
benevolently assimilate them. The trouble
is that white settlers have squatted on the
Indian lands and the Indians are unTeason-
able enough to raise a fuss over it. 1t seems
to be one of the savage idiosyncrasies to
object to being robbed of their property.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13
CreditabIe DiscretiOn.
Chicago Chronicl'

1t is creditable to the discretion Of Cen
erals Brooke and Otis that they politely but
firmly decline to-. avail themselves of the
permission of the War department to Or
ganize auxiliary bodies of native troops.
Both Of them have learned through painful
experience that while it is very easy to in
duce the gentle native to accept a gun and
it is matter of extreme diff
Guilty to induce him to give them up again.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

llIuIdIIdpOII5
Ex-Secretary of Agriculture Morton pub
fishes an article on taxation in which he
expresses the opinion that assessors should
always be carefully selected from nom
property holders. He contends that persons
who own neither real estate nor personal
property are best qualified for valuing the
property of others. This contention seems
to be fanciful. Tue best qualifications for
an assessor are intelligence, honesty and
nerve, without regard to whether he owns
property or not.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13


The sweet girl graduates at Atchison
talked about the Kansas steer, Kansas corn,
Kansas people and Kansas things. The To-
peka girl talked about THE Last of the
Tudors," "Ships That Pass in the Night
silent Forces" "Whther Goest Thou"
THE Great Art of Life" and Achilles
Heel" They may teach higher ideals at
Topeka, but Atchson is ahead on common
sense
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

1t is a very serious question whether
the county commissioners had any
legal authority to vote taxes collected
for n specific purpose in 1897 for an
other purpose in 1899. If their bonds
men should some day be called upon TO
make good this unauthorized eXpendl-
ture they would have great difficulty
in evading payment.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13


to indulge in by way OF taxing exercise
this summer, professor?' ...---.
"Sanscrit. whist and my youngest grand
child"
Cleveland Plain D.aler: First French
Patriot-Are those your eggs?
Second Ditto Ditto-Yes; / am laying for
Loubet!
Detroit Journal 1t is unpleasant to re-
fleet how easily girl may spoil the effect
of a $50 hat by simpy talking through H.
Philadelphia Times Regarding modern
progress for thu Chinese 1t may be said
that SO long as they wear queues they VIII
hang behind.
Washington Star: II suppose you feel
that you have a great deal of fgnting on
your hands" remarked the non-combatant
No" answered the leader of the Filipino
retreat. We don't notice 1t on our hands
so much. But it's pretty hard on our
Chicago Tribune Mrs. Chugwater had
Oe'H hsfs is fHf lying ssoy SR ask asked
Il think it's something they use In split.
ting the ears of the groundlings, responded
Chicago POST why did you marry?'
asked the. old man OF the wife who was
generally believed to be unhappy.
Among oth:r reasons" was the pointed
reply, II may mention the fact that l was
invited"
Chicago Post: Does your wife cross
examine you when You stay out late at
night?'
'Worse than that She encourages the
children 10 ask questions in her presence"
Indianapolis Journal: This slang is very
annoying" SAID the solemn gentleman:
You remember that time my house was
entered by a burglar? Well, / yelled rob
bers' with all my might, and the people
thought l was yelling, rubber and refused
to pay any attention.
Detroit Journal: 1t is Monday.
The new tenant in the last house but
ore has hung out a lovely washing.
Yes, but If she thinks to compel social
recognition here, she Is much mistaken!"
eXclaim the neighbors relentlessy. s..
Oh the hard heart of woman, when dom
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

International yacht racing is a sport
which is never likely to be INDUCED in
by the masses. Sir Thomas Upton may
spend 100000 in the effort to regain
the Americas cup, but men with that
amount of money to spend in that way
are not picked up every day.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

Why should the construction of the
Sixteenth street viaduct be delayed by
reason of disagreement between the
city and the railroads with regard to
viaducts on other streets or by reason
of the refusal of the city to close GER
tain streets?
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

SHTIISIIVII INVVUUIIVdII.
'It Is a great mistake" writes Prof.
Worcester, ito suppose that we are fight
ing the Filipinos as a whole" No such
mistake has been made. Few wars are
unanimous-not even wars for independ-
ence. The American revolution was the
work of no more than half of the popula-
ton, and some historical students think it
was the work of a minority.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

And now it transpires that the new
pugilistic champion is an Ohio man by
birth. Is it any wonder there is no
prize which some Ohio man is not will
ing to absorb?
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

The most heroic figure brought out
by the whole Dreyfus agitation is that
of his wife. Through all the dark
years her faith in her husband has
never faltered and her efforts in his
behalf have never ceased. Retiring and
modest, she has labored on in the face
of the most yindictiye persecution
When his enemies saw the results of
her labors they sought by the most
despicable means to shake the faith of
the one whose loyalty had been con-
stant by bringing into the case stories
of Dreyfus' intrigues with other women
Such women as the wife of Captain
Dreyfus are respected by honorable men
the world over, while words are made
quate to express the contempt her per-
secutors merit. Were Dreyfus ten
times the villain he is charged the
methods adopted by his opponents
render him model in comparison.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

The peace conference has voted TO
furnish the press with an official report
of all slttings, including committee
work and open session. Those who
want to know what the conference is
doing, however, will continue to prefer
the unofficial accounts of the live news
paper reporter who gets his information
on the outside.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

The second round in the fight for
possession of the Beatrice Asylum for
the Feeble-Minded is about due. AS
neither of the contestants was seri-
ously damaged in the first bout they
should be able to come up fresh and
yiporoIIS
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

The democratic national committee
man for Nebraska puts himself on rec
ord as favoring the retention of 16 TO
/ free coinage as the test plank In the
next democratic platform. With the
Nebraska silverites the test is moi
nearly so important as the location of
.l,o cnniIS
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

The Cleveland street railway man
ayers seem to have forgotten to have
their cars labeled "U. S. Mair' and
TO appeal to the federal authorities to
keep the postal mail routes open
against the strikers.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13
Consumer Puts Up.

The trusts in Ohio do not appear to be
greatly alarmed at the prospect of having
to pay $50 a day for doing business in that
state. They can probably well afford it.
BY turning the screws a little they can
make the consumer pay the tax.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

The governor of Nebraska is still
compelled TO 'carry the banner be,
cause of the delay of the Board of Pub
lie Lands and Buildings in purchasing
the residence for which an appropria-
tion was made by the last legislature
1t is in order to move another secret
session to consider those bids.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-13

7
One Of the latest trade enterprises pro-
poses to make pies by wholesale. 1t may
be presumed from this that the pie belt
is constantly broadening in this unhappy
land and that it is not their daily bread SO
much as their perennial pie that the people
are nraYing for.