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Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14
PHILIPPINE

The question of franchises in the
Philippines is a p%erplexing one and it
appears that the majority Of the house
committee on insular affairs are not sat
isfed with the provision in the senate
bill regarding franchises. They believe
that Measure offers great opportunities
for exploitation because its provisions
on corporations and on franchises have
not been safeguarded with sufficient
care. 1t is urged that the situation now
is exactly the same as 1t was when the
senate bill for the government of Porto
Rico went to the house. Then the pres
ident was given authority to vest in a
few men unrestricted power TO grant
franchises and this was changed by the
house SC that no franchises should be
granted except under carefully restricted
conditions.
The desire to adequately safeguard
franchises in the Philippines is COM
mendable, but care should be taken not
to provide restrictions that might have
the effect to keep capital away from the
islands. 1t is manifestly of very great
Importance that capital should be In
Yited to go there and in order to do
this there must be a reasonably liberal
policy respecting franchises, Every
body understands that the greatest
benefit which can be conferred upon
the islands is to throw them open to in.
dustrial development. Their great nat
ural wealth must be developed and the
capital willing to develop it must be
given the opportunity. The field must
be opened TO individual enterprise. The
construction Of railroads, the establish.
ment OF industries and the development
Of the mineral and other will
give employment to the people and as
sure prosperity, the best security fol
peace, order and contentment.
In his first message to congress Presi
dent Roosevelt recommended Legislation
for the granting of franchises and sale
that they must be granted and the bust
ness permitted only under regulations
which will guarantee the islands agains
any kind of improper exploitation. Tn,
senate bill appears TO provide sucl
regulations. While the president an,
the Philippine commission are givel
considerable latitude, the franchise
authorized are subject to the revision o
congress. Doubt has been espresso,
whether under the restrictions impose,
by the senate bill capital to any yer.
large amount will go into the PhiliI
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14
personal AND OTHERWISE.


President G. Stanley Hall OF Clark uni
versity has been studying the almost total
absence Of insanity among negroes. He be-
lieves II is because. being newer to civili-
zation, the race has not run through so
many different and crucial experiences as
the white race.
A native born st. Louisa has been
thrice appointed governor Of New Mexico.
Miguel Antonio Otero, the man who rules
over the d~estinies OF that commonwealth.
first saw the light Of day in the Mound
city and received his education at the old
st. Louis university.
Kitchener must feel that 1t is adding salt
water to a raw spot to give him only half
as much as ''Bobs" received, because he
is a single man. One reason why he js
single is that the woman whom he hoped
to marry went to the altar with another
fellow while he was away fighting his coun-
try's battles.
A monument is to be built for Rouget De-
Isle. author Of the "Marsellaise.' His
body is at Choisy-le-Roi. A monolith Will
be set up over the grave bearing his medal
lion, his title to fame as the author Of the
national hymn. a Tyre crossed with a sword
and finally the score and words Of the
chorus OF the "Marsellaise."
A locomotive engineer could not ask for
higher praise than that in the remark Of
NJ. E. Ryder. superintendent Of the west
ern division OF the Chicago & Alton, about
V. r. Mead, who was killed Friday night.
He had been running on the Alton road
for thirty years" said Mr.. Ryder, and
never cost the road a dollar in the way OF
wrecks or damaged property"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14
THE RESULT IN OREGON.
OmcIaI Returns Tell an interesting
story.
st. Louis Globe-D Democrat.

ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The ofhcial figures in the vote on con-
gresham In oregon tell a story which
the country will be interested In reading.
OF course, II is known that the result
on governor in that state is OF no par
tisan significance. A boiling faction OF
the republican party took away enough
votes from the governorship candidate to
let the democratic nominee get ahead OF
him. The democratic candidate, out Of a
total vote OF about 1000. has a lead in
tho neighborhood of 800. II there had been
no wrangle among the republicans their
candidate for governor would have been
elected by a plurality ranging anywhere
republican state ticket was elected by
long leads. The republican margin In the
legislature is greater as a result OF the
late election than II was in the recent
body.
II is the contest Of congressman. how
ever, which is Of the greatest interest and
significance. In 1898, the preceding off
year, the margin for the two republican
candidates for congress in oregon was
1894. 1t was 2 1898 in the canvass Of
1900, when the presidential excitement ran
the vote up to high figures. 1t was 10, 221
In last weeks election. These figures tell
the story. Usually a party's lead In a
presidential year in the states in which It
has a lead Is greater than 1t is in any
canvass until the succeeding presidential
campaign. The canvass this year in Ore
gon made a sharp departure from that rule.
The majorities in last weeks election we're
far ahead Of those Of two years ago. when
there was an especial incentive on ac-
count Of the presidential campaign to get
out a large vote.
This rise In the republican wave means
something. 1t means that on the issue
Of national expansion, which will be domi-
nant in the congressional canvass through
out the country this year, the republican
party is invincible. The voice Of Oregon
on this question is the voice of the entire
Pacific coast and Of the entire west. 1t is
the voice of the United States as a whole.
National expansion, as expressed in the
question Of the retention of the Philip
pines is a winning issue. The republican
party is committed to expansion by tho
voice Of President Roosevelt and by the
expressions of the republican majority in
congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14
GUARDINo GERMAN INTERESTS.

GEHMdN
The recent departure Of German war
ships for Venezuela attracted attention
at Washington, where it was surmised
that the German government had de-
cided oil adopting coerclve measures
for the collection of the debt due Ger
man citizens from the Venezuelan gov
eminent. A Berlin dispatch explains the
matter by stating that the purpose in
sending war ships to Venezuela was
simply to protect German interests
there which might be endangered by
the revolutionary movement. 1t is in
timated that there was no thought what
ever of coercing the South American re-
public to pay its debt and as soon as
order is restored the cruisers will leave
Venezuela.
Germany has given u government
repeated and it would seem most ample
assurances that it has no designs in
this hemisphere to which the United
States could make reasonable objection,
yet there appears to be a feeling Of dis
trust which manifests itself whenever
a German war ship is sent to this quar-
ter of the world. So far as the matter
with Venezuela is concerned, it is highly
probable that coercion will have to be
used to collect the German claim, but
the United States will not object to this
so long as Germany does not take terri
tory. This country does not protect the
southern republics in refusing to pay
their just obligations.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14
MAGNITUDE OF THE COAL BUSINESS.
Strike Disturbance Affects the Indus
tries of the Nation.
New York Commercial

New York Commercial.
AS bearing testimony to the great i'm
portance of the industry most directly
affected by the coal strike in Pennsyl-
vania and to its Potentially for injury TO
the country's business in general some
recent statistics from the United States
geological survey are especially significant.
The growth in the volume Of our coal
output has been almost phenomenal in
recent years. 1t aggregated 292, 240, 1858
short tons in 1901, valued at $34S, S13, S31.
This was nearly 20 per cent in excess of
the coal product Of Great Britain for
the same year; so per cent greater than
Germany's; seven times as much as the
entire coal product Of Austria-Hungary and
more than eight times that of France. AS
compared with 1900, when the output
amounted to 269, 1881, 1927 short tons, worth
5000, S91, 1854, this represents an increase of
22, 1855, 1881 short tons, or s per cent in
quantity. and Of $41, 1922, 467, or 1876 per cent
in value.
OF the aggregate product in 1901 the an
thracite coal of Pennsylvania was repre-
sented by 67,471, 667 short tons, valued at
$112, 504, 020-a gain OF IN per cent from
the output of 1900, and the highest percen-
tage Of gain recorded in that branch Of
the industry in twenty years. A part OF
this increase was due, to be sure, to the
decreased output in 1900 from that of 1899
the result Of the great strike two years
ago that cut down the anthracite product
over $500, 900 long tons.
AS to the value of the anthracite product
of 1901 at the mines, that was $27, TAG, 100
greater than In 1900, or more than 81 per
cent; the average price realized per ton
was S2.05-the highest in thirteen years.
That was due, of course. to the unprece-
dented demand for coal in all branches of
manufacture-and right here the serious
marked emphasis. The disastrous effect Of
holding up the anthracite production
the summer can hardly be
versy appreciate that far more keenly than
any outsider possibly can.
Coming down to the division OF the coun-
try's coal output among the states in 1901,
we find that Pennsylvania was, as usual.
easy leader-S2. 9I4. $40 tons Of bitumi-
nous in addition TO her anthracite output. or
considerably over $50. 900 900 tons in all.
which is more than one-half the product
OF the entire country. Illinois stood sec
ond, Ohio third, West Virginia fourth, Ala
bama fifth, Indiana sixth, Colorado seventh.
Iowa eighth, Kentucky ninth and Mary
land tenth.
With Pennsylvania holding. the command
ing position that she does in the coal in
dustry of the United States, 1t is not to be
wondered at that the entire industrial and
business world is watching with the keen
est interest every smallest turn in the
strike situation.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

The railroad tax bureau has made the
startling discovery that the assessment
on water craft has gone down several
hundred dollars within the past year or
two. By water craft is understood
steamers, ferry boats, mud scows, coal
oil launches, ~sailboats, Indian canoes or
anything that creeps or walks in the Big
Muddy and its tributaries. The deca-
dence of the Nebraska merchant and
duck hunters marine in recent years has
been very ~deplorable indeed, but it
might not have been noted had not the
railway tax bureau delved into the
depths of the quagmire of taxation.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

Colonel Bryan, In giving expression to
implicit confidence that the democratic
~reorganizers will be defeated in their
efforts TO gain control OF the party ma
chinery, can not refrain from throwing
a few ~briekbats at the illustrious Gro
yer Cleveland. We presume this is
merely a way he has OF letting his New
York friends know what they sacrificed
when they invited Mr.. Cleveland to per-
form the chief role at the coming demo
cratic jubilee instead or Mr.. Bryan,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

Mr.. Thurber is entitled to credit for
being candid about it all. His revela-
lions about the money paid out of the
Cuban treasury to promote reciprocity
legislation are no less frank than his
virtual admission that the New York
Export association, in whose name the
work has been done, is really a tail to
the sugar trust kite. The sugar mag
mates are evidently quite satisfied that
help extended to Cuba will help them or
they would not be so ready to advance
money to stimulate sentiment in favor
of tariff concessions.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

A congressional committee is to be
deputed to explore the Philippines dur
ing recess in order to inquire into and
report upon the conditions existing
there. We feel sure, however. that Our
Dave will not Join the excursion this
summer, but will prefer to spend his
vacation in Omaha. This is his biennial
visiting period and he would not miss
1t for $1,000 a year and perquisites.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

pines, so that additional restrictions
might be fatal TO investment and
enterprise In the islands. This is
a possibility which the house repub-
licans should carefully consider. 1t is
important to provide ample safeguards
against rapacious exploitation, but the
policy in regard to franchises must be
sufficiently liberal to induce capital to
go to the islands.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

The tax evasion agents OF "the rail
roads of Nebraska are trying hard to
make their employers believe that their
property is overtaxed. II so, what have
the tax agents been doing all this time
TO earn their salaries? Let the railroads
intimate that they are about to dispense
with the tax agents and these Jealous
officers will eome promptly to the front
with a dazzling array Of figures 10 prove
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14
weary of %PopuIism.
Philadelphia Record.

The populist leaders in Nebraska have
been soliciting w. ]. Bryan to accept a
nomination for governor with a view Of
making a fusion effort with the aid of dem
ocrats to wrest the state from the repub-
licans, but Mr.. Bryan absolutely declines
to make the race. He proposes to give his
attention to national politics, and is prob
ably q little shy of further Identifying him
self with populism.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

1t is eminently proper for the Univer-
sity Of Nebraska to confer an honorary
degree on Ex-Governor Thayer, but it
would have been more emlnently proper
had the degree been conferred several
years ago and before he had reached
his present advanced age.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14
The Hoarse Hoot.
San Francisco Call.

san fTdnCIsCO OaII.
Talk about municipal enterprise! Here
is a case of it. Twenty years ago Omaha
set about working for the erection Of a
market building to cost 5000, 900 and now
The Omaha Bee says the people have de-
cided to compromise on one that will cost
SIS. 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

Changes wrought in the map of South
Africa as a result of the Boer war will
give the school book companies an op-
p%ortunity not to be overlooked to work
in a new set of Biographies for the in.
struction Of the growing generation.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

From the number of candidates pre-
sented by different counties for the
republican nomination for state treas
urer, n is justified in concluding that
the place is by no means conceded to
the present incumbent.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

Figures for the receipts from sales OF
public lands in Nebraska are $55,534 for
1899, $s5,6ss for 1900 and s1Os,O4 for
1901. These increasing sales of Uncle
Sans domain, Notwithstanding the de-
ereasing choice to be had. afford an
other good index of the prosperity of
the Nebraska farmer.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

If the stubborn contests in congress
Sional conventions indicate what is in
The air, the republican state convention
may possibly be made to overrun two
days to delight the hearts of Lincoln
hotel keepers.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

The position in Tammany Hall
formerly filed by Richard Croker has
been abolished. Boss Croker set such a
pace none of his followers could hope
to keep up with 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

they disappeared. The famine is less
widespread this year than hitherto, but
there will none the less be much suffering
in that part OF India, and already over
1000 persons are employed on the gov
eminent works
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

An apology is due from the Austrian
Reichsrath for pulling off another little
astic exhibition without so much as in
Viting Mark Twain to celebrate the &C.
rasion in immortal humor.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

AS was to have been expected, the
hubbub raised over the imminent loss
of Chancellor Andrews to the University
of Nebraska because of more tempting
offers elsewhere has turned out to be
the prelude to a 20 per cent increase in
the chancellor's salary, making 1t $4,000
instead of $1,000 a year. Chancellor
Andrews can doubtless make himself
worth that much money, but to do so he
will have to drop outside sideshows and
confne his efforts exclusively to the
management Of the institution under his
care. We take ii, too, that this means
that the proposal for a state a%ppropria-
ton to provide a chancellor's residence
will not be renewed.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

Brooklyn Eagle.

Should the democrats carry the next
house Of representatives the Job to prevent
them from running the party's chances in
1904 would be undertaken by several and
enyied by none.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14
Yonkers stateman: Bacon-what's his
Thc Rubbcrnecks.
Denver Post.

Denver POST,
Before the bulletins there stood a group
OF rubbernecks, each Tubbering to see
Which base ball club was foundering in
the soup,
Which basked beneath the sun of victory.
And as the figures they so closely eyed
Newcomers did from ALI directions pour,
And each ore as he Goodyeared eager
cried:
h the scorer"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

Spikes to nail down the rails on the
airline from Omaha to Cuba are yet
to be manufactured and the crossties
are still in the woods.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

The Chicago foundry proposition has
foundered. The Omaha union holders
scented scab in the furnace.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

Preparations for the appropriate cele-
bration of the glorious Fourth have been
made everywhere. How does Omaha
propose to celebrate?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14
Senator Hanna's Ambition.
Boston Globe.

bOSlOn IlODe.
Senator Hanna's friends say that he in
tends to devote his life more and more to
the effort Of improving the relations be-
tween capital and labor, so winning greater
fame than a president can get. Noble
ambitionl
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

But ex-senator Allen insists that the
consent of the governed has nothing to
do with fusion nominations.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14
THOUGHTS THAT TICKLE.

Cleveland Plain Dealer: PA. what is an
He's the man. my boy. who has the
seat in the car that you want yourself"
Detroit Free Press: ut takes consider
girl can eat" remarked Skidds.
internal revenue, l suppose?' asked
Spatts.
formed a broomstick trust
What for?'
ITO beat the carpet trust"
formed" said the girl in blue.
Really? ?" asked the girl in gray.
Yes; she's built so that her d~ressmaker
doesn't have to use a bit Of padding TO give
her the fashionable shape"
Philadelphia Press: "Oi'm descended from
Brian Boru, ma'am, Old how We know"
declared the naughty Mrs. Fitz Clancy.
rs thot all, indade?' replied Mrs. Casey,
the humble lady Of the corner fruit stand.
apple woman"
Yonkers stateman: Bacon-what's his
business?
Egbert-why, he's a drummer for auto
Bacon-oh, they have drummers for
those things, do they? Well, it's a good
Idea. l think it would be much safer II
they had a drummer and a ffer go in
front Of each of the machines.
Brooklyn Life: she-Mrs. Boreton called
today and l thought she would never go.
He-But you are so amiable, l suppose
you never gave her the slightest hint that
she-Indeed, I did not. If I had, she'd
be here now.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

With apologies to the calendar, corona
ton week has been stretched to last
from June % to July 8.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

Bryan's declination to run for gov
ernor is very positive. But what will
Bryan do If he is drafted?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

Coronation souvenirs will reach this
country in ample time.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14
srATEMENT OF CIRcuLATIoN.

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Douglas County, SIS:
George Il. Tzschuck, secretary of The Bee
publishing Company, being duly sworn,
says that the actual number of full and
complete copies of The Daily, Morning.
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
the month of May, 1902, was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

how they have saved the railroads from
paying taxes that justly belong on their
shoulders.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

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Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

Detroit Free Press: See where they've
formed a broomstick trust"
"What for?'
ITO beat the carpet trust"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

end seat hog?'"
He's the man. my boy. who has the
seat in the car that you want yourself"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

Detroit Free Press: 1T takes consider
able revenue to buy all the fee cream my
girl can eat remarked Skidds.
internal revenue, / suppose?' asked
Spatts.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

An interesting illustration of the difn-
culties which attend the administration Of
oriental countries is found in the con-
dition Of affairs in Gujarat, the southern
part Of Rajputana in central India, where
this years famine prevails. The prov
inee was overrun with rats, which de-
stroyed the greater part of the cotton crop
and nearly all Of the standing grain. The
British administrators did their best to
fight against the plague, but with little
success, because the populace firmly be-
neyed that the rats were reincarnations
Of the people who had died in the last
famine, and as such were sacred. The
result was that the vermin had full swing
until there was nothing more to eat. Then
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-03
LADIES' SHIRT WAISTS
 LAT P|TIFUL PRICES

The Shirt Waist news grows better and more interesting as the season grows old.
 You have doubtless secured one of our $1.oo and 75c wash waists which we have been selling at 49c. Well, you'll have to come again, for we sell them this week at 3oc
 Last week we piled up four tables with waists On one we sold $2.oo, $175 and $1.5o waists at o5c This week we let the remainder go for 79c
 The second table contained $3oo ard $2. 50 waists at S1.95 This week they go at $I.4o.
 The third table contained $5. .oo and $4oo waists at $2.95. This week they go at $1.95
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-03

This cut of one-third in prices embraces every mans, boys and childs suit in the house, including mems flannel and other lightweight apiece suits dress suits the only exception
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-03
NEWS OXFORDS
 AND SPRING SHOES!
!39EE ! !

To start out with, you have two full months in which to wear these shoes-three months if the season is at late as usual here. Long enough to wear out the ordinary shoes you get at our prices elsewhere. If we ever sell a man pair of shoes we rarely ever fail to sell him again-this certainly means something We make the fat-footed claim that sell the best shoes brought to this market at the prices
 Now we give you one-third off on all Oxfords, including the fashionable Hess. We also have limited lot of Patent and Enamel Calf Shoes that we put in at one third off,