10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , DECEMBER 18 , 1898 ,
MERR1TT TALKS OF MANILA
Commander of Philippine ! and His Bride
Reach New York ,
ADMIRAL OEWEY IS IN GOOD HEALTH
Climate of the Inland * Snlit ( n He Ex
cellent mill Iteiiiirt * of McUni ! * *
AIIIOIIK thu Troop * Greatly
UznuKcrntcil.
NEW YOniC. Dec. 17. Major General
Wesley Merrltt , thu late commnmler of the
United States military forces In the Philip ,
pin * Islands , from which post he was called
to Paris to consult with the American peace
commissioners , reached this city today on
board the steamer Lucanla from Queens-
town.
town.With
With General Merrill were his bride , hot
mother , Mrs. Norman Williams , and Norman
Williams , jr. , of Chicago and Captain L. It.
Strainer , aide-de-camp on Ihe slaff of Gen
eral Merrill. The general will resume com
mand of the Department of the East , which
position be held when ho was ordered to
the far casl. The general received a hearty
greeting from thosu assembled at the Cunard
line pier as the Lucanla was made fast there.
From iho steamship pier the Merrltt party
went In carriages lo Ihe Waldorf-Aslor.
"It Is some time since I left the Philip
pine Islands , " Bald General Merrltt , "and
all that I can say about the Elluallon Ihcro
when I left Is contained in olliclal reports
which I made to the government and Ihe
peaca commission. All of these , excepting
one , which I made to Ihe peace commission
on thu situation In the Philippines , has been
published In Iho newspapers , rind there Is no
use of my going over those subjects again.
I can say , however , that there Is no founda
tion for the reporl lhal Admiral Dewe > 's
health has broken down as a result of his
wonderful work In Manila harbor on May 1
last. Ho was In fine physical condition when
I left him and ho was then over Ihe strain
of ibe naval fight.
Ai to Cllnintc.
There Is another thing I would llko the
people to know It Is that the climate of the
Philippines la not by any means as It Is
aid to bo. I met any number of Euro
peans there who had been In Iho country for
fourteen years or more and they seemed
to thrive and had no serious complaints
about the climate lo make. The mortality
among our troops sent to preserve order
there mould not bo as great as some would
have the people believe.
"Thp Germans acted a little queer when I
got Ihcro first. They were rather meddlc-
eomo In realtors which I think they should
have let alone. The German officers there
made mo no official calls until Manila had
fallen , and then tholr vlsll was not what
might bo termed friendly. There was no
eerlous clash and I am glad of It. The
volunteers behaved nobly during the fight
we had. They ore good soldiers. "
"As lo General Miles' bill lo Increase the ,
Unlled Slates army to 100,000 , al present I
cannot discuss the proposed measure for the
reason thai I have not yet seen a copy of It.
I thlnlt It will take about 30,000 soldiers to
held the Islands In case Ihls counlry desires .
to keep Ihem and I BOO no reason why It
Bbould uol.
View of IC\pnnnIon.
"I have no comment to make on the so-
called expansion which Is being discussed
pro and con Ihcso days. There are many |
Spaniards on Iho Islands that want to re j
main there. With 15,000 United Stales sol
diers and Iho remaining 15,000 evenly di
vided between the Filipinos and Spanish 1
feel sure the Islands could be governed
properly and with credit to this country. I
did not meet Agutnaldo , but I am satisfied
he Is n very shrewd man. I did not recog
nize the Insurgents , fearing complications.
Admiral Dewey , ufler my arrival , pursued
the same course. What was said or done
before my arrival I cannot stale. I did not
recognize Agulnaldo nor his troops , cor use
them In any way. I had been Ihere ten days
before Agulnaldo asked to see mo and then
I was too busy.
"Talking wllh leading Filipinos I told
them Iho United States hod no promises to
make , but they might be assured that the
government and the people of this country
would Ireat them fairly. Purposely wo did
not give the Insurgents notice of our attack
on Manila because wo did not need Ihelr
co-operallon and did not propose to have It.
We were moved by fear that they might loot
and plunder and possibly murder. Convers
ing with American officers Agulnaldo's sub
ordinate leaders frequently said that they
Intended lo cut Iho throats of all the Span-
lards in Manila.
"Agulnaldo himself wrote a complaining
letter , saying that the insurgents hod been
denied their share of the booty , whatever ho
may have meant , I took no notice of this
letter , nor did I think that the complaint of
the Filipinos was a mailer for discussion be
tween Agulnaldo nnd any represenlallvo ot
Iho American government. "
"The American commissioners had a hard
task lo make the Spaniards understand that
the colonies were lost forever to Spain. They
accomplished the job well and signed a
treaty which Is a credit to them. "
General Merrill , when asked when ho
would report his rclurn to Ihe secretary of
war , said : "I will wait until President Me-
Klulcy returns to Washington. "
BRICE RECEIVES LAST RITES
F11 no ml In \ MV York LargelyAt -
tenileil by 1'roinlnent Friend * of
the llcnd 1'olltlclnn.
NEW YORK , Dec. 17. The funeral of ex-
Senator Calvin S. nrlce of Ohio took place
today in the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
church. The church was crowded affd a
largo number of persons prominent In
society and In public life were present.
The body , encased In a covered casket ,
wholly black , was taken In a hearse from
the family homo to the church. Dr. Wallace
UadcllfTo of Washington was In the pulpit
when the body was taken In and the choir
which was In waiting began to sing "Sun of
My Soul" as the casKei was borne up Ihe
main aisle. It was rested on a bier and
partly covered with lilies of the valley and
carnations.
Dr. Itadcllffe read from the scriptures ,
after which the choir sang , "Lead , Kindly
Light. " At the close of Ihe service the
body was carried out before the congregation
dispersed , and while the choir sang "Abide
With Me. " A large delegation of members
of Ihe Ohio coctely were prcscnl. Among
iho prominent persons In the church were
Colonel Robert O. Ingcrsoll , Senator Mark
Hanna , General C. H. T. Collls , General
I Alison G. McCook , H. H. Brockway , Gen-
1 cral Henry L. Burnell , George n. Sheldon ,
I Colonel Arthur W. Soper and Richard
| Croker.
| The body was taken to the Erie railroad
terminus In Jersey City , where It was
placed on a train for conveyance to Lima ,
O. , where it will 6e Interred.
| CONTRACT LABOR IN HAWAII
Member * of IIouxc Have Il * Krec-
ment on the Subject Railroad
Given IllKht of Way.
WASHINGTON' , Dec. 17. The house
passed the bill granting right of way through
the San Francisco forest reserve to the
Saglnaw Southern railroad of Arizona and
then Mr. Payne , republican of New York ,
called up the bill extending the laws of the
United States relative to commerce , naviga
tion and merchant seamen to the Hawaiian
Islands.
Mr. Mcrtao sought to have the bill
amended so as to also extend to Hawaii
Iho provisions of the oct of February 28 ,
18S3 , prohibiting the Importation of contract
labor , but Mr. Payne moved the previous
question. This motion was lost and Mr.
McRao then Introduced his amendment. He
assorted his conviction that the law concerning -
corning contract labor was Just as Impor
tant to Ihe Islanders as any olher. Mr.
Payne then made the point .that the amend
ment was not germane and was sustained
by the chair. Mr. McKae appealed from the
decision and Mr. Payne moved to lay the
appeal on the table. This motion prevailed ,
05 to 44. Mr. Mcllae then asked for the ayes
and nays and Mr. Payne , rather than pro-
long tbe controversy , withdrew the bill.
The house then went Into committee of
the whole on the Indian appropriation bill.
WHISKY TRUST IN TROUBLE
Petition for n. Receiver Piled In New
Jcrney Conrt nijr Legal
Fight Expected.
NEW YORK. Dec. IT.-Chancellor MagH-
lan -of Jersey City has granted a rule to
show cause why a receiver should not be
appointed for the Whisky trust. The ap
plication was made on behalf of the Atlas
National bank of Boston and the American
Surety company of New York. It Is alleged
that the concern Is Insolvent. The petition
on which the application for a receiver was
based etalcd lhat the liabilities of the trust
are $974,949 and the assets , conslallng prin
cipally of real estate , stock and book ac.
counts , $3,116,685. The rule Is returnable
next week. A big legal fight Is looked for ,
as It Is expected that some of the stock
holders are anxious for a reorganization.
Convicted of Killing Conductor.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 17. James Nettles ,
colored , lias been convicted of the murder
in the first decree of Samuel Mann , a
suburban street car conductor , on July 4
last. A now trial has been asked for.
HONE FURNISHERS
HOLIDAY PRESENTS
Make your selections now we will put them aside
and deliver when ordered. The largest and best selected
line of Rockers in Omaha styles are strictly up-to-date
and our prices are always right.
Parlor Suits- Lace Curtains-
Divans , Portieres ,
Easy Chairs , Ladies'Desks ' ,
Bookcases , Onyx Tables ,
Music Cabinets , Smyrna Rugs ,
Leather Couches , Secreraries ,
Parlor Tables , Sideboards ,
Parlor Lamps , Chiffoniers ,
Dinner Sets , Hat Racks ,
Please bear in mind that in making your purchases
of ' you get just what you buy and every article will
pre just as represented , or you can have your money
b k ; you don't take any chance here.
Weekly or Monthly Payments NO Extra Charge.
RAILROADS FOR NEXT YEAR
Lire/ ! Season in 1809 Expected bj All
Omaha Lines ,
READJUSTMENT OF RELATIONS EXPECTED
CainltiK of tlic Illlnoln Central the
Kcrnatc of a Movement ( lint
Involve * All tlic Line * Jiovr
Entering Here.
Therero bright prospects that the next
year will prove to be the liveliest , from a
railroad standpoint , that Omaha baa ever
experienced. The strong lines and Iho weak
ones now hero are preparing lo strengthen
their respective positions and the advent ot
at least one new railroad Is a moral cer-
1 talnty. The Illinois Central's entrance Into
Omaha has been made even more certain by
real estate transactions within the lost few
days and the shadows preceding Ihe coming
of Ihe Chicago Great Western and the Orcat
Northern railroads are declared to be visible
to the naked eye by experienced railroad
men.
men.Within
Within the last few days the Illinois
Central has obtained an option on a consider *
able block of ground In South Omaha. The
land Is now owned by the South Omaha
Land company , a syndicate of which P. E.
Her Is fhc bead and front. What the figures
are for which the option bos been obtained
Is not generally known , but the lots on
which Ihe option has been secured are :
17 , 29 , 30 , 43 and 44. They lie just east ot
the present Union Pacific tracks running In
a southerly direction from Summit to the
Union Stock yards. The- option la under-
sUed lo be a short time option and th
actual transfer of the property Is looked for
at an early date.
Who Will Control the Traokit
The land on which the option has been
obtained Is wanted for additional tracks to
the stock yards. Whether these tracks will
b ? owned by the Union Pacific or by the
IlllnolsCentrallsdimcultto determine. Most
railroad men think the Unlou Pacific will
own and control the new tracks , and will
allow the Illinois Central trains to do busi
ness'to and from South Omaha for a con
sideration similar lo the one given by Iho
Union Pacific lo the Northwestern , the Itock
Island and the Milwaukee roads at present.
The Illinois Central baa already signed a
contract to use the new union passenger
station being erected by the Union Pacific ,
and the use of the Union Pacific terminals
to Sgttith Omaha Is accepted as a matter ot
course. All signs point toward a close
alliance between the Illinois Central and the
Union Pacific when the former extends Us
lines Into Omaha.
Speaking of the bright outlook for a lively
railroad year In Omaha , a prominent traffic
official said to The Bee : "The year 189 ! )
will be a remarkable one for
Omaha. The coming of the Illinois
Central , which may have Us trains
j running In bere by the middle of the
summer will mean a great deal for Omaha.
I am Inclined to think It will bring to
Omaha some more manufacturing plants.
The presents Industries are hardly sufficient
to give a , great amount of traffic to all
the lines now bere and the new ones that
! are beaded this way. These railroads will
I naturally demand business In and out of
I bore , and to get It I believe will offer In
ducements that will lead another packing
house , starch faclory and , perhaps , a beet
sugar faclory to locate ( here.
"In addition to this the Illinois Central
and tbe Great Western will open some new
territory In Iowa that will prove local to
Omaha , But far more Important Is the pros
pect ot the coming of tbe Great Northern.
I believe tbe Great Northern will come to
Omaha within two years. It will open up
a far more valuable territory for Omaha
than will eltber the Illinois Central or tbe
Great Western. It will allow Omaha to do
business In the northwestsomBthlng _ that
Is oow almost Impossible. It will let us
get Into parts of North Dakota , South Da
kota and Montana that are now closed to
us and open only to tbe commercial inter
ests of St. Paul and Minneapolis. "
Mr. Sobntnnker Senonnlr 111.
Thomas Schumaker , formerly general
agent of tbe Union Pacific freight depart
ment at San Francisco and now Vice presi
dent and general manager of tbe Earle com
pany fruit express , is seriously 111. He has
been forced to leave bis headquarters and
go to bis old home In Gulllbn , 0. , where be
is confined to bis bed. During his absence
from Chicago headquarters his work Is be
ing looked after by John F. Foley , general
superintendent nd formerly superintendent
of the Omaha & Republican Valley railroad.
Railroad N te * .
General Western Acent Fred A. Nasb ot
the Milwaukee is in Chicago.
Assistant General Passencer Agent Smith
of the B. & M. . ha * returned from * trip
In the state.
William T. Canada , special agent ot the
Union Pacific , la ill at bis home , 2420 Charles
atreet. ibis city.
Chief Clerk Buckingham of th B. ft M.
passenger department has gone to SU Jo
seph , Mo. , to spend Sunday.
C. J. Lane , first assistant general freight
agent of the Union , PaclBo. has returned
from a business trio to David City and Uu-
coln.
coln.The
The Lehlch Valley road his issued a
handsome book of seventy-flv6 pages , giv
ing a Hit of winter toursj and rates far the
Mason 1898-1899.
Freight Traffic Manager Munroo of the
Dnlon Pacific is still confined to his resi
dence by sicknec * . He was much better on
Saturday morning , but his physician would
not permit him to go to his office.
Freight Traffic Manager Stobr of tbe Great
Western spent Friday afternoon in this city
and left for St. Paul in tbo evening. The
boycott of bis freight and passenger deport
ments by the Union Pacific , tbe Santa , Fe
and the Rock Island roads baa been prac
tically called off. The Rock Island is the
only road that has so far recalled Us boy
cott circulars , but the other lines will
shortly follow this lead.
Tbe Transmlssourt lines are anxiously
watching for tbe opening of bids for tbe
transportation of tbe soldiers bound for Ma
nila via San Francisco. Tbe official Invi
tation fdr bids for tbe movement of the
Twentieth infantry from Fort Leavenworth ,
Kan. , to San Francisco will be issued by
tbe army on Monday. It Is thought ( he-
Twelfth and the Twenty-second regiments
will go the same way. but this is not def
initely known.
EXTENDING THE "OVERLAND"
Councilman Karr 8 y tbe Lake
Street Car Line Will Be Im
proved by Spring.
As soon as tbo weather in the early part
of next spring wllf permit the work to be
done the present Dodge street and North
Twentieth street car line will be extended
from Its present terminus at Twentieth and
Lake streets along Lake street to Thirtieth
and north on Thirtieth to Bristol. Council
man Karr of the Sixth ward , who has been
most actively urging this extension , has r
been given acsuranco to this effect by street c
car officials and directors. \
Considerable work wllf be required , as '
another track must be laid almost the entire - *
tire distance between tbe present terminus c
of the line and tbe proposed terminus , A I
double track extends at preeent only to
Twenty-fourth and Lake street * , and consequently
quently anolber six blocks of single track
must bo laid on Like and eight blocks to r
Bristol. t
"I have been given assurance by the street *
car people that tbe Improvement will be put
in as soon as possible , " declares Councilman
s
Karr. "In fact I was told that work on itj
Drex L. Shooman
Is Just an enthusiastic ns ever over
the exposition but these Christmas
times prevent him from doing much clso
lint wrap up Christmas ( dippers We are
showing all kinds now elegant little
slippers for little feet something more
elegant for larger feet slippers In all
the latest colors and toe nliapes all at
moderate prices Wo'vo too ninny dif
ferent styles to try to describe and
quote prices but we have them no
placed that Its easy for you to see them
all and you can see at once that we arc
headquarters for Christmas slippers In
sllppew , as on shoes , we give big values
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Omnlin' * -lo-ilatu 8boe lloa * * .
1'AKNAM STREET
|
For Christinas Presents
You should take n look through our
art department Millions of medallions
from l > o cents up to the finest hand-col-
01 cd gold cornered ones at $12 The
greatest variety of gold plated minia
ture odd-shaped wood and gold photo
frames , statuary and brlc-a-brac Our
framing facilities are the best In the
west nil work on time Yon should see
our display of Platlnuuos etchings-
photos and water colors calenders and
Christmas cards.
AHOSPE ,
Unsic and Art 1513 Douglas.
'
1 would have commenced this fall , but the
cold weather arrived earlier than waa ex
pected and put an end to outside work.
When lh Irack Is compleled Ihoro will be
a continuous service from Iho Tenth street
terminus to the corner of Thirtieth nnd Bristol
tel , giving the people ot the northwestern
part of the city such speedy access lo the
heart of the city ns they never have had. "
This extension is what the people of the
section of the clly that will bo benefited
have wanted for a long while. At present
two cars have been run on the "stub , " to
which passengers on the Twenlleth ana
Twenty-fourth street line transferred.
STORIES TOLD THE POLICE
D. Doffnr of Friend Hcconnt * HOTT He
WIIN Hobbrd by a Hlrcn HeMet
Mot In a Wine Hoom.
E. Bogar of Friend , Neb. , is tbe next man
to attract the attention of the police on ac
count of his varied experience In studying
tbe ways of the siren. It cost him $50 to
find out that a woman may smile and still
have designs upon a man's pocketbook.
Bogar met a girl whom he knows now as
Nolllo In a wine room In Tlcrney's saloon
and afterwards accompanied her to the
Anderson block , whore she exhibited her
appreciation ot a good thing by taking his
bard-earned coin.
Some lover of coffee carted away three
sacks ot roasted Java from In front of T.
J. Mullln's slore at 314 South Thirteenth
street.
Overcoats appear to be | n demand tbese
days , as three were reported stolen yester
day morning. Ono belonging to T. A. Swan-
eon was taken from an engine room at Four
teenth and Nicholas streets. D. H. Moore
lost one Irish frieze from the office In the
People's furniture store. Phil E. Gersed
of Denver reported lhat bis fine black over
coat was takec , from a 6c t In an incoming
Union Pacific passenger train.
Alma Peterson complained to the police
that a sneak thief had stolen a hunting case
gold watch from a room at 2007 Dodge
street.
Judge Gordon discharged Mark Boatman
yesterday , as his wlfo failed to appear to
prosecute the charge of assault which she
lodged against him the other morning.
TOPICS FOR A DAY OF REST
St. Phllomcna's cathedral has a new pas
tor. Rev. P. McGovern was transferred from
Kearney to tbo cathedral and took charge
of the parish during the week. Father Me
Govern is one of tbe sons of Omaha. His
parents were among tbe pioneer families of
this section. Ho was reared and educated
here and oil the memories ot his early life
cluster around the church end tne parish of
which be is given spiritual charge. Under
these circumstances his coming 1 * a source
of much pleasure , particularly to tbo older
families of the parish.
The announced change sets at res : con
flicting reports about the return ot Rev. J.
H. MoDevltt , who had charge of tbe parish
up to November 1. Father McDovltt bad
charge of tbo cathedral for about a year.
During that time he made'many improve
ments in the church , but his greatest suc
cess was in arousing and unifying the spir
itual life of tbe congregation and In organiz
ing the members Into compact sodalities.
Tbe relations between pastor and people
were unusually harmonious and effective ,
and tbo severance ot tifo ties is regretted
on all sldos. The duties of the parish proved
too great a drain on bis energies , and falling
health warned him to retire. He has joined
the PasslonlsC order of preachers , with head
quarters at Hoboken , N. J.
Dr. Vyrnwy Morgan will announce his
decision Sunday morning relative to tbe call
extended to him by the First Baptist church
to become Its regular pastor. As tbe doctor
is to preach the ordination sermon at tbe
installation of Rev. Dunton at Tekamab , he
will give bis people tbe benefit of his views
upon the relationship of pastor and people
next Sunday morning. His scholarship , tbe
well known soundness of the Welsh upon
doctrinal points , and Ihe wide observation
of this traveler will Invest the occasion
with peculiar Interest. Howard Stryker will
sing.
Tbo Men's union of Knox Presbyterian
church will bold Its regular meeting In tbe
chapel , corner Nineteenth and Ohio streets ,
on Monday evening at 8 p. m. All men are j
invited. There will be music by the male '
quartet , recitations and a debate upon tha
question : "Resolved , That the Treaty ot
Peace Should Be Ratlflod. " Afflrmallve
peakers , Bryce Crawford and W. A. Fosler ;
negative , J. E. Christie and E. E. Thomas.
Protct * Atkln * ' Application.
Anton Venuto has protested against tbe
granting of a license lo William Atklna to
run a saloon at 102 South Eleventh street
on tbe grounds that fats place during tbe
past year bas been disorderly. Chief of
Pollci White will add a protsit on similar
grounds. It Is understood tiia : Atkins In
consequence will withdraw his application ,
althuuch a saloon under another manage
ment is to run at the same pluuc.
Mortality HtatUtli ; * .
Tbo followlne births and deaths were re
ported to tbo health commissioner during
the twenty-tour hours ending at noon yes
terday :
Births Ernest Buffet. 805 South Twenty-
drst , boy ; A. B. Brann , S15 Leavenwortb ,
Elrl.Death
Death Katn S , Allen , Omaha. 23 yean ,
TIMEOFGOINGYETUNCERTAIN
Departure of the Twenty-Second and Other
Troops for Philippines.
REGIMENT NOT IN BEST CONDITION
Too Much New Material Which the
Officer * Have Not Had Time
to Lick Into Shape for
Army Ue * .
Nothing new has been given out at army
headquarters relative to the probable date
or route for the movement of the Twenty-
second Infantry and the department officers
are giving their whole attention to the
Twentieth Infantry , which will be the first
regiment to go. The discharge ot married
eailsted men , those who are sick and those
whose term of enlistment expires within
three months entails considerable extra work
upon tbe officers , both at tbe post and at
tbo headquarters , and the recruiting ot other
men to Oil these vacancies also takes time.
These matters are receiving tbe most atten-
I tlon just now , not only at Fort Lcavcnwortb ,
| but also at Fort Crook. Efforts are being
' made to have tbe regiments ready to move
on short notice when the order come * to
.that effect.
Tbe question ot the port from which the
Twenty-second will sail continues to be a
matter of speculation with army officers. At
headquarters tbe officers .profess . entire igno
rance on this point , but it ! noticeable that
many ot tbe officers at Fort Crook believe
the regiment is to go by the eastern route.
They suggest that orders have been received
on this matter more definite than has been
published and manifest a confidence which
leads one to believe they understand their
ground.
The company officers at the fort are not
any too well pleased with the condition of tbe
troops. They say a majority of the regiment
as it stands today are green recruits , "kids"
oa they are termed , who are liable to all
the ills ot childhood. Tbe officers have not
had time to drill the men into condition and
must taka them as they are. These officers
also say that it is more of a task to prepare
for a permanent station outside the limits
of the country than It was for an emergency
call like that to Cuba , and more time is
required. Some of tbe officers will not take
their families with them at this time.
Recruits continue to arrive at the fort , and
the total number there now reaches almost
1,200. It is believed tbo full quota ot tbe
regiment will be on band In a couple ot
weeks , but It is estimated there will be
about 200 vacancies to fill owing to the
order for tbe discharge of tbe married men
and those whose term of enlistment will
soon expire. Tbe officers do not know
whether these places will bo filled before tbe
regiment starts , or whether the recruits will
be feat on afterward.
Officers of the regiment who have been
on d taohed aervioe are sending word they
will bo at tbo fort before tbe regiment
leaves. CapUtas Ord , Getty and Webster
are expected within * tew week * , and
Colonel Harry Egbert has written that he
will try to bo present BOOB after New Year's.
Tbe quartermaster bas extended tbe steam
service to tbe attic of the company bar
racks at the fort , and tbts makes comfort
able sleeping quarters for about 320 more
of tbe men , relieving the crowded condi
tion of tbe buildings.
Letter from Captain Swobe.
Captain Thomas Swobe , quartermaster In
the United Stales volunteers , occasionally
finds time to write to former friends In
tbts city , giving details of hl work. The
following selections are made from a letter
written by him at Fort Monroe under date
of December 13 :
I came over here from Newport News
this evening to get a square meal and to get
away from the ship for one night and will
return In tb morning. It Is only nine
miles , and a very pleasant ride. This Is a
very picturesque place , but uncomfortably
cold just now far a winter resort.
We landed at Newport News last Friday
evening with Ihe First Kentucky and Gen
eral Brooke and staff. The Kentucky regi
ment toft Saturday night for Louisville , and
General Brooke and staff for W shlnglon.
I was ordered to proceed to Savannah
from here and take a regiment of troops to
Havana , but this morning they called me
up to the telephone from Washington and
said to proceed as soon as possible to New
York , We sail at 10 o'clock tomorrow mornIng -
Ing , and arrive at New York at 0 o'clock
on Thursday rooming and eall far Porto
Rico and Santiago again next Wednesday ,
December 21.
The death of General Garcia , I think , will
complicate matters still more In Cuba. One
of his sons , Captain Garcia , uame north with
us on our lest trip , and I met another of
his sons , Colonel Garcia , and took breakfast
with him at Santiago this last trip. He is
very ambitious and expects to be one of
the leading figures In the establishment of
a Cuban republic , which will never exist
under Cuban rule In bis day , and when be
fully realizes that be will endeavor to
create a big rumpus. The Cubans are already
beginning to arm themselves and boast that
if they are not recognized as a Cuban re
public they will again take to tbe hills and
renew the warfare.
Selling Worthies * Theater Tlakrt * .
Manager Roienthal of the Crelghton-Gr-
pheura theater has notified tbe police that
a stranger passing himself as the advertis
ing agent of tbe theater has been uttering {
and disposing of forged pasnes to tbe '
theaters about Omaha. South OnuhJi and 11
Have You Skates ?
Do you know there Is good skating on
the In ( teen Wo don't get paid for that
but It helps us to sell our skates Peck
ft. Snyder skates the standard the world
over If you've all the skates you want
give n pair to some friend they nre ft
most acceptable gift When you have
found out what Inferior Kltntos sell for
come here and get the Peck & Snydur
you will llnd the price right I55c and up
We have quite a good many other
Christmas presents and you should In-
elude our store In your shopping list-
Open evenings now.
A. C. Raymer ,
WE DELIVER VOUll PURCHASE ,
1514 t-'amam Street.
Some Christmas Cameras
4x5 AtllnUe , mctnl plate holder.$10.00
4x5 Adlako aluminum plate holder 12.00
These were $12 and $15 , now reduced :
4V4x4M Vlves * 5.00
4x5 I'reino r - < > 0
4x5 Korona r'.W '
H'/.x % Wllsle G.OO
4x5 Wllsle 7.00
SVaxaVd , No. 2 Falcon 5.00
2V&xiV' ! Mngnzhio Cyclone 51.50
8x4V4 Maia/.lne Cyclone . ( X )
4x5 Magazine Cyclone 10.00
Make your selections while the stock
Is complete.
TheAloe&PenfoldCo
A tear Phot * S pt * > Aoanti ,
OMAHA
! i
Council Bluffs , The passes never get
beyond the box office of the theater. It Is
the public which Buffers all the loss by this
fellow's methods , as the worthless paper Is
detected as soon aa presented and Its holder
is not granted ndinlialon to the theater.
This swindler's met nod Is to visit stores
and private houses and dispose of the pasws
for 25 cents each. He tolls his purchasers
that the tickets entitle one to a DO-cent
seat. The forgeries bear the name of the
Crelghton-Orpheum in t > lg type , nnd
altogether have a genuine appearance.
During tbe past wcok the fellow has done
a thriving business , with the consequent re
sult that the kicks registered at the box
office have materially increased.
WHERE REFORM IS "NEEDED
Neoemltr for Government Control of
Line * of Transportation and
Communication ,
OMAHA , Dec. 14. To th Edllor of The
Bco : If tbe transportation of mall were at
the mercy of a private corporation , hort
much would it cost to send a letter from
San Francisco to Chicago , or from Omaha
to New York ?
The minimum charge by an express com
pany is 25 cents , and by a railroad' com
pany from 26 cents to $3 ; that Is , an express
company would not take a one-ounce letter
from Omaha to Chicago for leas than 25
cents , and If the person addressed at
Chicago had left there and gone to New
York , there would bo another 25-cent charge
for forwarding the letter to New York. A
railroad company would not take tbo letter
from Omaha to Council Bluffs for lets than
25 cents , and from Omaha to Phoenix , Ariz. ,
the least charge for transporting this one'
'
ounce letter would be $2.85.
With government ownership of railroads
and express companies , merchandise could
be transported at one-fourth and in many
cases , one-tenth the amount which the
public is required to pay under present
conditions.
Where large shippers are concerned , ex
press companies compete with the postal
service for business , in many cases tbe
charge being just enough less than the gov- |
eminent rates to secure Ihe business. The
Interstate commerce law is supposed to | {
prevent such discrimination on Ihe part of '
railroad companies , and wbllo open favor
Is not shown 'to ' large shippers , yet many
and devious are the ways whereby tbe law
is evaded.
It is a strange but true fact that , not
withstanding the Interstate commerce long
and short-haul law , merchandise Is
regularly transported from Chicago to Los
Angeles , San Francisco , Portland ami other
coast points at $1 per 100 pounds and less ,
whereas , tbe charge on tbo same class of
goods frocm Omaha to Montana , Colorado ,
Arizona , Idaho and other Interior points is
from $1.90 to $3 per 100 pounds.
In tbe former .case tbe railroad companies
come In companion wllh water route * , while
in the latter case they have no competition ,
but have everything their own way.
It strikes an ordinary observer that If tbe
railroads can carry freight from Chicago or
New York to San Francisco at $1 per hundred
weight ( and they would not solicit the I
business if they could not handle it profit
ably ) ibey should be able to give at least' '
as low a rate for a haul ot 1,000 miles lose , i
Passenger traffic can be profliaoly conducted - I
ducted , according to tbe best authority , at
lea than 1 cent per mile per passenger.
With the elimination of tbe free list and the
large Increase in travel which would result
from a low rate , it Is fair to suppose thai
the net cost of travel under government
ownership would be less than one-half cent
per mile.
Tbe apathy of the people to the present
condition ot affairs In departments of trans
portation and communication would bo as
tounding wore it not evident that Iho reason
lies in tbo fact that they have not been ac
customed to a different state of affaire. Man
Is largely a creature of habit and as a rule
accepts as a matter of course a system to
which he has been accustomed from in
fancy.
It the postal service had remained In Ihe
hands of a private corporation and the
charge for conveying a letter from Omaha
to Chicago was 10 to 15 cents , we would
generally accept It aa quite the proper
thing and not take serious intcresl In agi
tating for a lower rate. Yet , If the United
Stales government were to now turn over
the postal service to a private corporation
which would charge 3 cenU per letter , what
a bowl of protest would go up. All ave
nues ot communication and transportation
should be of and for tbo people and tbe
service should bo rendered at absolute cost
of maintenance.
So long as the people remain apathetic as
to existing rates and conditions , for just so
long will cald conditions continue.
Corporations nro active In protecting their
own Interests and work lo retain the favor
and active co-operation of tbe powers that
be. Unlled States legislators are carefully
cared for la the matter of railroad passes , t
express and telegraph franks , etc. They
pay no railroad , exprets or telegraph bills , |
and , really , they cannot ee why the dear '
people nhould have cause for complaint , i
And they never will see it until It Is forced
to their attention in a manner not to be
overlooked.
These changes cannot take place In a day ,
but they can be begun now , and the bo-
rlnnlnf ? will havten tbe ending. The par
cels post and tbe poital telegraph are the '
pioneers to further cdvelopment along this J
liiie , and government sanction should be i j
urged by petition , personal letters to repre-
r
We make a specialty of
Howard Watches. We are
now installing the Howard
time pieces in Burlington new
depot. Finest system in the
world.
Henry Copley
' WARES OF GOLD AND SILVER ,
21B SOUTH Kith St. PAXTOSf
Special Watch Examiner , U. I' . Ry. , Omaha.
scntatlves and senators and by 'every just
method.
It la not absolutely neceasary that all
existing avenues of communication and
transportation be owned and controlled by
the government , but enough should bo to
prevent a monopoly by any corporation or
corporations and insure to the people all
such service at a minimum expense.
Permanent prosperity does ' not depend
upon any medium of exchange , but upon
facilities for , and minimum expense of , mak
ing the exchange , together with the preven
tion of all monopoly of the necessaries of
life , whether earth's natural products or
manufactured goods. if monopoly and
trusts can bo prevented In no olher way ,
it can bo done by the government entering
the field as a competitor. '
GEORGE H , LEE.
to Motor Company.
OMAHA , Neb. , Dec. IS. To the Editor of
The Bee : Apropos of the present agitation
to secure Improved service from the Omaha
Street Railway company , I would vepturo lo
suggest to that corporation , through your
columns , one Improvement which I am sure
would earn tbo lasting gratitude ot hundreds
of their patrons who are , unfortunately ,
compelled to use their South Omaha cars.
This Is , to rc-estnblloh tbe line of cars
starting from Fourteenth and Howard which
obtained during the exposition period. To
any one who Is compelled , as at present , to
enter ono of the cars from South Omaha
when It arrives In town and Inhale tbe awful
conglomeration of odors which greets his
nostrils , such a boon would be Inestimable.
These cars generally arrive In town crowded ,
with every window and ventilator rigorously'
closed and the stove generally going full
blast nnd , taken altogether , It Is as much
as a very strong stomach can stand without
nausea. I know ot several Instances , nay ,
many , when people , oven ladles , hayo been
compelled to ride outside on the platform to
escape the horrible smells. By starting , say ,
a part of their cars from Fourteenth and
Howard , Iho Slreet Railway company would
confer a favor upon their city patrons who
would thus bo enabled to secure seats In a
comfortable and healthy car Instead of being
confined in Ihe pestilential atmosphere of
the cars from Soulh Omalia. Yours respect
fully , PRO BONO PUBLICO.
TOO WARM TO CUllJUCH' ICE
of the Cold Hnap Bring * on
Condition * Wblcb Stop 14-
teiintvp Operation * .
Ono effect of the warmer period has been
lo suspend operations on Iho Ice fields and
glvo enforced vacations to several hundred
mm who bad begun to harvest the 180' )
crop. The Ice Is still In sufficiently good
condition to bo acceptable Into In the sea-
eon , but at this tlnio the various companies
are reluctant to fill their bouses with any
thing but the best. During the freeze tbe
Ice reached a thickness ot from twelve to
fifteen Inches , and It waa decidedly the
best product that bos been available for
local UBO In years. Dealers agree that no
boiler lea was ever yanked over a slide
than that which they have been cutting
during the last two weeks , and now they
propose to wait until It again reaches that
condition before they continue the harvest.
While only a smill proportion of the supply
bas been secured It Is so unusual to get uch
Ice thus early In the season that they are
encouraged lo anticipate no difficulty in
gotllug a full supply of uniform quality be
fore the winter Is over. After the poor
quality of Ice that bas filled Omaha refrig
erators during the last two seasons the
dealers are clalud at the prospect of stock
ing up wllh a superior article.
Moruno lleuvlly Fined.
Joe Morano failed 4o appear yesterday
to answer to the charco of assaulting and
kicking Frank Shejipard on September 27 ,
eo the police sent the patrol wagon after
him. Ho was not at home , but came to the
station later , as ho hnd been Informed that
the ofllcers were looking for htm. Judge
Gordon found him guilty of kicking the boy
end assessed n fine of S20 and costs. Morano
had thn cash with him and was soon a frea
man again.
Constipation prevents the body from rid-
dine Itself of waste matter. He Witt's Lit
tle Early Hlxera will remove thu trouble and
euro Elck headache , biliousness , Inactive
liver and clear the complexion. Small , sugarcoated -
coated ; don't gripe or cause nausea.