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Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13
rRrprrEs TO THE DEAD SENATOR.

Kimbal Observer: In the death OF Sen
ator Hayward Nebraska has lost one OF IFS
ablcs. and best citizens, As soldier citi-
zen. lawyer. jurist and statesman he COM
manded the respect and admiration OF all
who knew him.
Central City Nonpareil No aggressive
public man in Nebraska ever lived ana died
commanding more generally the admiration
and esteem Of all the people than did Sona-
tor Hayward, In his long career in public
and private life his record has remained
spotlcss ard by no questionable act has he
blemished his good name
Schuyler sun Senator Hayward died
Tuesday morning. In his death the state
Of Nebraska loses an ideal citizen and the
republican party one Of its first and foremost
leaders. He was a strong man In every way
and his life has been one to be emulatel
by the young men of the land. Senator
Hayward was eminent as a soldier, lawyer
and judge and had he lived and filled his
place in the United States senate he would
have proved enc OF its ablest members. His
death will be mourned by the whole state.
York Republican, Senator Hayward died
yesterday morning after gallant struggle
with the disease that laid him low. His
death is a sad loss to the state of Ne
Df0SKA. lie was one or the Slerllng, up
right characters of the state and his place
in the United States senate would have been
filled with honor to himself and honor to his
people had his life been spared. The hard
fight which saved our senator to the re-
publican party has come to naught. Al
ready there are clamorings for the mantle
of the deceased and it is with By terness
unspeakablc that we realize IL must fall on
the shoulders of one who is entitled to wear
it only in the shadow of the grim destroSo'.
Aurora Republican, Senator Hayward is
dead and Nebraska mourns the loss of one
of her foremost citizens, n servant OF the
people in whom everyone without party
prejudice, had utmost confidence; public
official whose past record is brilliant and
whose future career was destined to be
still brighter. For FIVE long weeks he
fought bravely against a fatal disease, his
iron constitution seemingly gaining the
mastery now and then, but death ever vic
torious, gained the victory and claimed the
spirit at 500 Tuesday morning Stricken
as he was just on the eve of his senatorial
career his death is all the more sad. Ne
braska had expected great things of her
new senator and his death comes as a blow
to her every citizen. In his death we
mourn the loss of a man true to his con-
victions, honest, upright, ilustrious, a citi-
zen who never swerved from the path OF
duty, a public servant who will be m ssed
by his people.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13
SOUTH AFRICAN SCRAPPERS.

Philadelphia Times: So far it bears out
the earlier English claims of Boer ignorance
! that they don't seem to know when they are
! licked
Cleveland Leader: The standard historian
of South Africa, Mr.. Mccall Theal says:
THAT Great Britain with its enormous re-
sources must conquer is obvious; but what
then? Only when the last shot has been
fired will the real difficulties commence
John Bull has on his hands a job which no
other nation envies him.
Chicago News Englands plan of cam
paign in South Africa is now transparently
obvious to the dullest observer General
Butler evidently intends to impose so many
prisoners upon the Beers that the brave but
far from wealthy burghers will be eaten out
of house and home and have to surrender to
escape starvation and eviction.
Buffalo Express: letter from a British
officer in South Africa printed in London
paper says After the enemy were driven
out, one of our squadrons pursued and got
right in amongst them and most excellent
pig sticking ensued for about ten minutes,
the bag being about sixty" The pigs" were
burghers. Comment would be inadequate.
New York Tribune; The Beers reputa-
tion as a fighter is ae old as his history and
suffers no impeachment from his present
performances in South Africa. The motto
who conQuers me shall find a stubborn
foe" might suitably be inscribed on his ban
ners, standard not yet wrested from him.
Whatever the issue of the war his valor
shines through its smoke like beacon fire
and so far his martial skill moults no feather
in comparison with that OF his assailants
England finds in him foeman more worthy
of its steel than it may have expected,
though after Majuba Hill it should have had
no sort of doubt as to his fighting qualities.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13

The German ministry evidently thinks
nothing less than doubling the size of
the navy of that country will answer
the purpose. When that is accomplished
Emperor William is of the opinion he
can drive a better bargain with his
grandmother in dividing up all the un-
appropriated portions of the earth. AS
other nations which now outrank Ger
many in the naval list are Just as able
to build and maintain ships the con
test would seem to be akin to that of
enlarging the armies-simply ques-
ton of endurance.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13

WORK or COWARDLY CONSPIRA TORS.
The Indictment by the federal grand
jury of the editors Of The Bee for the
publication of an alleged lottery adver-
tiscment is the work of cOwardly con
spiratOrs plotting revenge for the eX-
posure of their dishonest practices and
the defeat of crooked candidates for
party prcferment With no idea of vim
diCating the law or furnishing its viola
ton, the one object is to fasten a stigma
upon men in the management of this
paper in the vain hope of destroying its
influence and injuring its usefulness as
Il barrier against corruption and job
berry. The Haunting of the finding un-
der laring headlines in the popOcratic
organ and its dissemination through the
jackal press that trains in its wake is
part and parcel of the conspiracy
hatched and promoted by the combined
genius of republican renegades and
fusion buccaneers.
Having smuggled into the jury rs
their active agent the notorious Jim
Winspear. every pressure of promises,
threats, bulldozng and buster was
brought to bear to influence other MEM
berS of the body. That so transparent
Il scheme of personal spitewOrk should
have succeeded with Il majority of the
jury simply proves the vindictive malice
and dastardly depths which animate the
gang of political cut-throats headed by
Winspear, Br0atch, Cadet Taylor, Paul
Nandervoort and their ilk.
The fact that no complaint was ever
entered against the alleged lottery ad
vertisement by any one connected with
the Postoffice department and that
when the matter was brought before
the assistant attorney general he de
clared officially that no indictable
offenSe had been committed confirms
the bills as n trumped-up effort simply
to besmirch the regulations of men
whose devotion to the public interest
has incurred the ill-will of these con
federated swindlers, bribe takers, bank
wreckers and public thieves.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13
MAYMYE SHOOK HIM.
Denver Post.

|
AS the evening shadows melted
Into soft and dreamy moonlight,
And the whppoorwilliams started
| On their night air-cleaving mission.
| Long the path beside the river
| Flowing through the reservation
Strolled two young but unmatched lovers
Swapping fables with each other.
She was Observation-Disclosures,
And in all the Ute 400
There was not a bud of fragrance
! But conceded her the Itness;
He a young red-headed soldier
OF the troops that there were quartered
To coerce the noble red man
Into reading bible lessons
And observing family prayers
He was known as Dennis Dooley
On the regimental roster. - E-- .t
And had told the, red-skinned houri ..
That he was an Irish princelet
OF the isle across the water
Where the shamrock was invented.
As they walked all bathed in moonlight.
lOnly bath the maiden favored),
He rehearSed the old, sweet story,
Nearly as he could recall it,
And when he had reached the inis
Maymye then began to put him
Through croSS-eNamination--
Asked him questions without number,
And he answered the conundrums
Full of gathering misgivings
That his front name soon would fit him.
When she ceased her catechisng
From his arm she quick uncOupled
And in tones well stocked with vigor
Thus addressed him:
,,,,-, ...'., Dennis Dooley,
Or a chump, or any other
Old thing mentioned in the program?
In your candor you've admitted
That you'd scorn to swipe chicken,
That you could not steal a yearlin'
Or a sheep, or cen calfet
From the ranges Of the paleface,
And that in the game of poker
With the dogs of war on pay day
You would prove a dead sure failure!
How could you support darling
In the way She's been accustomed,
Or, If heaven chose TO bless u.s.
Quite n bunch of little darlings
In NVh oh IiGh Nrpin nufin
Fusion blood. half Ute, half Irish?"
And upon her pigeonated
Toes she turned and fed and left him
Standing in the mellow moonlight,
In the path beside the river
Threatened with the paralytics
For he thought she'd be dead easy,
And it's there vel II also leave him,
For he is no doubt familiar
With the trail back to his quarters.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13
DEMncRA1Ic COLLECTIONS.

Discussion Of the financial bill in tho
house OH Monday diclosed some of the
objections Of the democrats TO the meas
clusively answered. one If the demo
cratic speakers said that under the bill
the treasury would be raidcd. There
is but one way of raiding the treasury
and that is by presenting legal tender
notes for redemption. one purpose of
the bill is to prevent this and it is the
opinion of the ablest financiers that it
will do so. The provision which re-
quires that grecnbacks redeemed in 20 d
shall only be rcissucd in exchange for
gold will undoubtedly prevent anything
like a raid upon the treasury. Besides
the proposed legislation would so firmly
establish financial confidence that there
would be no incentive for rdding the
gold reserve of the treasury, because
all danger of the country going to n sill.
yer basis, which was the cause of the
demand for gold in exchange for legal
tender notes Il few years ago, would be
removed.
1t was urged by the democrats that
the bill would create a bank trust and
would enable the national banks to cX-
pand and contract the currency at will.
There is nothing in the measure that
proposes to give the banks any privilege
or power they do not possess under eX-
isting law, except in the one matter OF
Al t1
value instead of 80 per cent Of the
bonds deposited to secure circulation.
The banks have just as much OppOr-
tunity to combine in trust now as they
would have under this bill while as TO
their expanding and contracting the
currency ut will the proposed legislation
would confer upon them no new or ad-
ditional power. The national banks
now contract or expand their circulation
at will and they would continue to do
so if the house bill becomes law,
though undoubtedly such legislation
would induce them to increase their
note issues which would be to the ben
eft of the public
\
York, Il sound money democrat, opposed
the bill chiefly on the ground that it
does not aid the cause of sound money
and would be the end of all financial
legislation, at least for many years. He
thought it would forever prevent Il
proper reform of the currency and would
prove Il severe blow at Il sound tinan-
cial system. He also urged that its en-
actment would result in contraction
of the currency. While the measure
does not go rs far as the more radical
currency reformers desire, there are
few even of these who will share in the
of Mr.. Mcclellan. 1t has
been most conclusively demonstrated
that a radical and sweeping change in
the monetary system cannot be accom-
pished at this time and the best that
can be done is to make an advance in
that direction. This the proposed legis-
lati0n will do and it would be the great
est possible folly to refuse to take this
step when it is the only legislation at
present attanable.
The democratic objections to the
house currency bill are not likely to
make any great impression upon the
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13

The attorney general of Texas has
succeeded in breaking up the insurance
trust in that state, which has been con.
Quoted under the name of rating bu-
reau. There is no copyright on the
method of the Texas attorney general
and the attorney general of Nebraska
is at perfect liberty to use it on IA sim
liar combination in this state, which
by common report is now and has been
ever since the passage of the anti-in-
surance compact law in operation in
this state
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13

I-TIIHUtIpTIa ReCOrd.
According to federal navy expert who
was permitted to inspect the machinery of
the new world beating steam turbine tor
pedo boats constructed for the Brltish gov
ernment the success of the vessels has been
largely due to their boilers, which are
capable of producing steam in almost un-
limited quantity This is, in truth, the be-
ginning and end Of the steam turbine engine
device. Given steam enough, any one Of
the many rotary engines on the market
will whirl a shaft around smoother and
faster than any competitor of the recipro-
eating type. 1t is only when the saving
of coal and steam is an essential object
that these wasteful steam whirlgigs are
found to be Ineffective
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13
MNnnUlD WOMEN IN 0rrjCE.
Some Pertinent Remarks on the Post.
nfIirc EhiCt Anninst MiNNs.

office EdiCt Aguinst wives.
Omaha Womaus Weekly.
First Assistant Postmaster General Heath
has issued an edict that at least one class
Of men in America must support their wives
namely, the men who marry clerks in the
postotitces. The women must instantly leave
the employ OF Uncle Sam If she should be
SO foolish as to love Cne of his soldiers sail
ors or blue-coated mail clcrks-in fact II
she should love any man well enough to live
with him "for veal or woe;" her husband
must support her or she must find some other
work. Uncle Sans hired hand won't have
her unless she be and forever remain an old
maid. That is nice of Unclc Sam, We need
old maids in this country, they are good for
SO many things, they can teach school, work
in several kinds of offices and 'sit by desc
late firesdes and weep" 1t is nice OF Uncle
Sans hired man to take care OF them as he
does fer 1t won't be very long before the
best jobs they have will die and pass away,
better say pass away and die. That job Is
teaching married women's children. If the
hired men keep on there viii be no mar
rcd women and then there will be no chill
dren and the old maids will all 80 into the
pcstoilices to work for Uncle's hired man.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13
pREEYN TRIPLES.


Chicago Record: What 10 a specialist ?"
Hes man who has discovered which OF
his talents VIII bring in the most money
ate, anyhow was asked of the shrewd old
lawyer.
"a degenerate is a fellow who has COM
mitted n crime and can't prove an alibi."
Washington Star: How did the recent
election come out?" asked the stranger in
Crimson Gulch.
II dunno yet" answered Bronco Bob. 81
hain't heard from the Coroner'S jury
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Have you told
your wife vet what you would like for a
Christmas present.
mo, 1 am waiting to hear what she
wants"
Chicago Times-Herald;; What " is the the
when conversation Jagged.
This one" she replied without even
making an effort to conceal her yawn.
Brooklyn Life: There is more joy among
the yellow journals over ono good man
who sins, than over ninety and nine sinners
who repent
Chicago Tribune: Move forward, there
II was the hoarSe voice OF the conductor.
1--WE can't move forward any further"
gasped a suffocating passenger near the
front platform, without disturbing the
coal teamster just ahead
Detroit Free Press: 'I've heard that
Green is rather slow Do you believe it?"
body that ever had anything to do with
him."
Indianapolis Journal "Baldheaded men
generally seem so cheerful and happy
'Of course; they cant remember how
they looked when they had hair"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13

The death rate from disease in the
army in the Philippines is less than in
amy of the large cities of this country.
Even after making allowance for the
fact that the soldiers are men of better
than the average physique the figures
dsprove the claims that the soldiers
have been neglected The truth is the
American soldiers are the best clothed,
he hest fed and the best cared for
troops of any in the world ana that for
tropical country the Philippines are
not more unhealthy than others.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13

A decision is due from the supreme
court this week on the question whether
the new state insurance law is constitu
tional. The decision turns on the point
of the validity of the various state com.
missions and boards created in spite of
the constitutional prohibition against
the increase of the number of state eX-
ecutive offices. 1t is needless to say
that the number of the popoCratic pie
biters anXiously awaiting the outcome
includes some of the nest distinguished
luminaries of the fusion fold.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13

The annual sugar crop or the world will
approximate 100000 tons, and this is abo 1t
the usual crop from year to year, with an
average annual increase of 25O,000 tons. or
this great mass of sugar America uses
about one-fourth, which shows that Ameri-
cans have an especially sweet tooth com
pared with other nations, though England is
not behind when the amount consumed, per
capita, is considered. In dollars and cents,
the annual crop Of this great staple is worth
more than $500, ,OO0,0 600.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13

Louisville COurer-JOurnal.
Congressman Richardson declares that If
the republican proposition to more firmly
establish the gold standard had been made
two or three years ago the republican side
of the house would have been up in arms
against it, Perhaps that is true. But one
thing that can be said for the republicans
is that they have learned a great deal in the
last two or three years. The man or party
that refuses to learn will always have a hard
time keeping up with the procession.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13

If Omaha is to enjoy another visit
from Ak-Sar-Ben next fall Respondent
in an entirely new dress the winter
months should be utilized to hatch out
novel ideas not only for the parades
but also for the street Examinations
The latter have always been as much
the feature of the usual fall festivity as
any part of the display, and Omaha
should keep in the van in Introducing
new electrical effects.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13

bning to raise the price of shaves from
10 to 10 cents will this encroachment
upon the consumers pocketbook be
charged to the BARRIERS examination law
signed by the populist governor and en-
forced by his appointees? Where is the
trust-smashing attorney general?
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13
This should settle IT.

The Emperor William has decided that
the beginning of next year is also the be-
ginning of the new century, and as he has
recently announced that he is guided by
divine inspiration the momentous question
may be regarded as finally and authorita-
lively settled. Some misguided people are
endeavoring to oppose mathematics to this
alleged inspiration, but as it is much easier
to assert a thing by divine right than to
prove it by figures, the emperor will proba-
bly, maintain his stand.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13

Wooster and Hitchcock are again to-
gcthcr with the former plugging for the
latter'S senatorial ambition. This is
enough to confirm the well grounded
suspicion that Wooster and Hitchcock
were together when the former was
holding up the exposition appropriation
in the Legislature of 1897.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13

Since the election it is said that 90 per
cent of the people are in perpetual con
tempt before one of the judges of this
jurisdiction and the chances are this
condition will continue until the glad
new year shall be ushered in.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13

The benefactor who devises n scheme
by which passengers can jump from enc
side to the other of the tracks at
Omaha's union station without paying
toll to the transfer man has yet to make
his appearance.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13

Why did Winspear and his gang stop
with indictments of three Rosewaters? :?
few people not of that name are con-
nected with the management of The
Bee and a few others of that name are
not connected with The Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13

The man who did his level best to
prevent Governor Poyntcr's nomination
in the democratic state convention IA
year ago is now telling the governor
that he made him and demanding in
return that he should be allowed to fill
out the governors commission for
United States senator, VIII the gov
ernor see it that way?
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13

If the county attorney had any back
bone, or was competent the horde Of
criminals that hang out Mt South Omaha
gambling hells would have 10 move on
With the right kind of IA man in this
office gamblers, swindlers and crooks
would find life in South Omaha intoler-
able despite the weakness of the police
officials of the Magic city.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13

one # the speakers at the pro Bocr
meeting slipped his trolley a minute
when he said the Beers, like the Ameri-
can colonists, were fighting against tax
alton without representation. The truth
is English aliens in the Transyaal in
cited the war because their property has
been taxed while they had no voice in
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13

Numerous stories are floating around
as to where General Joubert and the
other Boer commanders acquired their
military knowledge. Their tutors, who
ever they were, may well he proud of
them, for the fact stands out that they
opponents in the matter of strategy.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13
Greed of Lumber Barons.



The advance in the price of lumber,
whether due to the trusts or to a shortage
in the supply, suggests the application of the
remedy that may be found by knocking off
the tariff on Canadian lumber. This would
benefit the builders of the country and stay
the destruction of the American forests. 1t
would be good thing for everybody but the
lumber barons, who are favored by the gov
ernment at the expense of the consumers
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13

Senator Pettigrew is carrying out his
announced intention of annoying the
administration. His resolutions, how
noying but not dangerous. The senator
is in the position of the patent medi-
cine vendor who must continually ad-
vertise himself and his wares or drop
out of sight.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13

With candidates for appointlve of
fees so thick around the state house
and their supporters so persistent that
no patch of brush can be found large
enough or dense enough to afford shell
ter to those vested with the appointive
power. the governors appropriation for
contingent expenses might be utilized to
build Il bomb-proof storm cellar.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13

1t was billed as "A pro-Boer mass
meeting, but it proved to be nothing
but packed convention of Hitchcock
claqueurs coached to acclaim the chrys-
anthemum candidate in the presence of
the appointing power. There was. how
ever, so much low comedy with ii all
that the governor could not have been
1appiNpl
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13
Cory Promises UnruIdilcd.

IhlCaBO RECORD.
The Kentucky election contest which was
advertised by excited partisans as likely to
be the bloodicet battle of the century has
been settled with fewer casualties than at
tend a good foot ball game
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

State Of Nebraska, Douglas County, SIS;
George y. Tzscnuck, secretary OF The lee
Publishing company, being duly sworn
says that the actual number OF tuil anu
complete copies of The Daily. Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee, printed during
the month of November, 1899, was as iol-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13
Problem for Nntiuunrinrs.

r New York Herald.
From present appearances the antiquarian
of the future will find 1t difficult to determine
whether Aguinaldo was a sun myth or merely
a heeting shadow.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13

sympathy for the Beers may serve as
a good excuse for precipitating Il polit-
ical assault upon the governor of Ne
braska, but the sympathy should in this
case be directed to the governor him
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13

An anxious correspondent asks: "lf
Hitchcock is the chrysanthcmum cand1-
date is not Allen the suntiower candl-
date for senatorial honorsI" For an an
swer we refer the inquirer to Governor