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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 2, 1897)
Tina rvMATTA DAILY jvisras TUESDAY. VEHKTJAHY 2 , THE OMAHA DAILY BEE n. Editor. PUBLISHED EVEUT MOR.N1NO. TKIIM3 OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Dee ( Without Sunday ) , Cne Year JS M Dally Moe and Sunday , O.ie Year. . . 5 00 Flit Month , j Three Months ' J5 Bnnflay lUc , One Year j jj K ttiray ! lice , One Year ' " 2 \Vt-ekly nee. One Yfnr OFFICES : Omalift ! The life HulMlnB. . . . firi'ith Omaha : SlnBer Illk. . Cor. N and 2 h Bin. Council llluffd : 10 I'earl Hreet. Chl-n ro onico ! SIT Chamber of Commerce. New York I Ilnnmi 13 , 14 ana 15 , Tribune BUff. Wellington : Ml Htli rtrtct , L.U11K1.O1 U.X 1 L.J. . . . , _ , All communications relating to news and edi torial tnattcr Kliould be addressed ! To the I-dltor. BUSINESS LETTHnS. , , , , . , Miould be All lrtstnM letters nnd remittances nddres od to The Dee 1'ublliililnit Company , Omati.1. Drafts , checkn , exniess and pustoince money order * to bo made payable to the order the STATEMENT oi" ClHCULATION7 Btete of Nebraska , I Douglas County. , _ , , . 3core It , Tzschuck , secretary of The Bop riili- Ibtilr.K company , lielng < luly sworn , says that the rctiml number of full nnd comnlote copies or TUB Dally Moinlnir , Evcnlnc and Sunday Hee printed rturlne Hi * month of Dei-einhcr. 186 , was as rol- 1S..M9 20,180 n . . . . . . . " .sis 19 19,612 4 , i , td.110 20. 20,333 B. . 20.146 2t 19.814 6. , , . . . , 20,603 n iwi < ! ! ! " ! . ' . ' ! ! ! . ' ! . " ! " . ' 21 20.0CS 9 20,185 n 19.102 JO. , 20,034 rt ' , 19.9S1 It , , 20,014 27' 20.SOO 32. 19,070 23 20016 13. . . 20.CTO 29 20.008 14 , 19,893 31) 20.054 15 10,929 31 13.M3 1C , 20,836 Total . . ' . ; 1.9M rfpg deductions for unsold nnd returned coplc . 9,513 Total net Mien 6I2.JM Not dally nveraco. . . " " . lO.ioj TJqcmCK. 'Suliicrllipd In my rrpf ( > ncc nnd sworn to be fore me this 2'1 day of January. U97. Public. pett | . Notary How about Hint stntc treasury investi gation ? . Ono tnontli of the ISO" k-RlslnUvo ses sion KOttL . II Is nu unusual cnlilnct tliat ( lees not liavi ; a ivriroKuntntive from Ohio In It. Whatever may lie said of General Pin , It Is evident that General Weyler is not stuck on hint. Chicago apparently does not care to reeeivoany partisan charity at the hands of Nebraska free silver politicians. If the fuslonists don't hnvo things their own way in the legislature now they will have only themselves to blame. In face of the active competition for the possession of a local theater it would be rash to continue to assert that theatrical properly Is uiiprolitablo. What's the unit tot- with Omaha as a quiet , secluded spot ) in which to pull off this Gorbett-FilKslmmons light in abso lute security from police interference ? With .Tolin Sherman and Ionian .1. Case both in the McKinley cabinet "Coin" Harvey may be expected to have nn attack of chills and fever at any moment. _ _ Scientists who have never been a legis lature without a lobby are not advised to o to Lincoln at present in the hope that they may liml that rare phenome non there. _ _ _ Subscribers to Transinississippi Expo sition stock are still waiting with more or less patience to learn which site was recommended by the report of the ex- perl engineers. Now that the composition of ( he lejjis- liituro lias been olliclally determined by that body itself , it is hoped that home business may be done in the thirty days of the session yet remaining. Several of the retiring United States senators will be missed , especially by the people who are wont to amuse them selves by reading the reports of con gressional proceedings in detail. If any city fund is to be favored on account of the coming exposition and the necessary demands upon it for work In connection with exposition prepara tions that fund should be the park fund. The council will know how to discount the pleas of the various hearts of mu nicipal departments for Inn eased appro priations for the coming year. There an ? limits to the expansion of the tax- rate. A light In which , In spite ol the promi- ncnco of the "favorite bon" fonline , a majority In 'opposition lo republican candidates was cut down nearly one- half , may without serious Impropriety Io ) called a gallant tight. If state money has been deposited In banks , as alleged , In excess of the actual capital of the hankt ) , there must be some culpable negllgencii somewhere , and the taxpayers have n right to huvu the blame located where It belongs. General YWyier has been superseded HO many times on paper during Urn last few months that the public will feel much moro convhiciMl of the reliability of the latest rumor In that connection after the recall shall have taken place. From the way some of the fusion news papers are talking one would Imagine that Ni'liriihtiii never had a reform popu list legislature before. There have been such legislatures In this stale , but there Is still work of reformation left for several legislatures to come. According to the biennial report of tlio state oil Inspector Nebraska con- mimed 71-i)2 , ( ! ) barrels less oil during the last two years than during the two years preceding. Does this mean that the days aru getting longer in Nebraska or that the people are retiring earlier ? It Is promised that the Information to bo furnished by the various heads of city departments to the council lo aid that body In making up the annual tax levy will bo unusually full and com plete , It cannot bo too much so. If ever In the history of the city exact and ox- haustlvo Information as to the city's Jlnances was Imperatively demanded now is the time. WILt , VKTO T1IK It la stated Hint President Cleveland has determined to veto the Immigration restriction bill. It would bo most creel- llnblo to his judgment to do so. for the measure Is ono of the most objection able nnd Indefensible that has ever passed congress , The purpose of the bill Is to exclude illiterates and In order to do this families would be broken uj > husbands separated from their wives , mothers from their children. It is this Inhuman provision , more tlinn anything else , that condemns It , but there Is really not a redeeming feature In the measure. . As the Philadelphia Ilecord says , It Is not only n stupid and Inhu man manifestation of national Intoler ance1 , but It Is Insincere to the last de gree. "Under the pretense of defending tin- political Institutions of the country from Ignorance1 , the aim Is merely to throw fresh obstacles in the way of Im migration. Many an honest man desir ous of making u home In this country will be discouraged from coming when told that he will not be permitted to land with his Avlfe unless both be able ( o read nnd explain one of the provisions of the constitution of the United States. " The measure , as It came from the con ference committee , was vigorously op posed In the house. Among others who spoke against It Hepresontatlvo Walker of Massachusetts * said : "I confess I shrink with extreme reluctance from adding any other prohibtion to those already raised to impede Immigration to tills country. Have we forgotten so soon the motives and principles that ' moved our fathers or our grandfathers 'when ( hey llrst came here ? I tell you , sir , that we are none or us so far re moved from the Immigrant that we can lightly touch him by the smallest weight of our little linger or lay the burden of a hnlr upon him that we can possi bly avoid in Justice to ourselves. When we do restrict immigration , It should be done wit'h the very greatest possible care. " The veto of this indefensible measure by the president would be ap proved by the Intelligent judgment of the country. TAitr OP . Iowa will be represented In the next administration by ex-Congressman .Tames Wilson , who has accepted the portfolio of secretary of agriculture. The name of Mr. Wilson has been asso ciated with this position for several weeks , so that the announcement of his selection did not come as a surprise. Although not In public life for a number of years , having concluded his career in congress , in which he served three terms , In 38Sr , , Mr. Wilson is widely knoAvn among public men and there can be no doubt that his selection will be generally regarded by them with favor - vor , while It should be entirely satis factory to Iowa republicans. Mr. Wilson is well equipped for the duties of the agricultural department. When in congress he served upon the committee on agriculture , thus acquir ing n thorough knowledge of the re quirements of the department , and he Is besides a practical farmer , one ac count of him saying that "he plows his own Holds , shears his own sheep and takes his own hay to market ; then In the winter ho retires to , his library which Is one of the finest In the sfite and enjoys himself. " Major McKinley and Mr. Wilson served together in con gress , so that the latter is well known to the president-elect , though it Is pre sumed that the. selection or Mr. Wilson was made upon the suggestion of Sena tor Allison. Iowa Is well entitled to this recognition and unquestionably Major McKinley could not have made a better selection for secretary of a-'ri- onlture. MIL n.inwt , ri . There Is naturally very great interest regarding the Hnanclal views of Mr , Lyman , f. Gaga and he has given them to the public fully and frankly. It Is well that he has done this , because the public has a right to know the position of the next secretary of the tivasmy on the important question of reforming the cuuency , which will certainly ' occupy a great deal of the attention o'f the next congress and administration. In part the views outlined by Mr. Gage in the Interview elsewhere printed will be generally appioved. It Is tiuo that simplification of the currency is ' desirable , though the reason , its heterogeneous character is confusing. Is not conclusive. It may bo a valid reason , but a butter one seems to bs that It peimitH dlserlminallon in favor of one kind of currency and against another. It does not appear that this lias ever vuirkcd any hardship to anybody , but tlu't-o are conceivable conditions under which it might do KO and tlieieforo it is a fault which hhotild be remedied , If It bo practicable without too seriously dis- lurblng the entire currency system. It Is also desirable to secure a broader and more elastic bank note circulation and In order to do this it may bo necessary to modify the i-xisllng requirements for security. This has lnwn recommended in various plans submitted to congiess , but It ha.s met with vigorous opposition ehlelly on ( hi- ground Unit It would be a stop toward the restoration of the bank ing system that prevailed before the war and was the of cause some dlsastious ex periences to tin * llnancL's and business of the country. AH to the oilier fealm-M of Mr. Gage's views , the most unpopular and disap pointing Is ( hat favoring the permanent retirement of the greenbacks. It Is the understanding that Major McKinley Is not favorable to this policy and there fore the attltudo of Mr. Gage In this respect will cause very general surprise. The question it presents Is , AVhat. Is to be the portion of thu next administra tion with reference to the legal tender notes ? and an early answer to this question is of great importance to thu future of business. Kelirement of the legal tender notes involves contraction of the ourrency or an Increase of the Interest-bearing public debt. There i.i grave objection to either alternative and It Is almost Impossible to bi'lievo that -Major McKinley , who certainly must bo familiar wilh popular sentiment on the subject , will favor either method. Hut there ought to be no uncertainty In this matter and the tendency of Mr. Gu&u's utterance will be lo create uncertainty , which as long as It Is permitted to con tinue will Interfere with financial opera tions and business recovery. This will not be prevented even by the fact that lho next congress Is likely to be no less strongly opposed to greenback retire ment than Is the present congress. What Mr. Gage s.iys In regard to the silver certlllcntes Is measurably true , but ho probably exaggerates their danger. With their volume remaining practically stationary , as It Is very cer tain to do for some years to come , they need not prove a source of currency disturbance or a menace to business In terests , unless the ability of the govern ment to maintain all the currency at parity shall be Impaired a condition not to be apprehended during the next four years at least. The views of Mr. Gage will command general attention and discussion at home and abroad , but it may be doubted whclhor they arc to be accepted as ac curately foreshadowing the currency policy of the next administration. Otftt MO JIT OVl'OIACti I.et Ihe misguided mlnlsleiK , whoso Rlgnalure.s were obtained by false pretenses to nn endorsement of the discipline and elllclency of Omaha's "re form" police and a request upon the legislature that there bo no "impair ment" of this department , contemplate the uninterrupted lawlessness of last Saturday night nnd again ask themselves whether wo have the reform that wan promised when the Churchlll-Itussell police commission law went Into effect. A murder and a prize light and no police olllcer near that is the record of a single night. The murder occurred In one of thu most notorious resorts of the town a saloon and dance hall long known to the police as a frequenting place for toughs and thugs and profes sional criminals and the scene of dis graceful weekly dances attended by de graded men and women. Such a resort , even if not summarily closed , would in any other city have been kept under con stant police surveillance. When the murder took place there Saturday , how ever , there was not a policeman In sight. The man who had drawn a deadly knife upon his fellow and stabbed him with fatal effect went leisurely home without molestation. Did the police follow him or try to fin el him ? Appniently not. The llrst the police department knew of the whereabouts of the murderer was when lie walked into the police station and gave himself into their custody. Is not this a beautiful testimonial to police elliciency ? Is not. this conclusive proof of police discipline and harmony ? Could the ciiminal classes ask for a police force more "free from scandal and reproach of every descriptionV" In Saturday night's prize light , too , the police have another trophy of their prowess. Preparations for this fistic contest seem to have been carried on for weeks right in front of the police and when the time came to pull the mill oft' the lynx-eyed sleuths of the detective force weue cleverly shifted off tlie scent1 by a report that the lawbreaking - breaking would take place on the Iowa side of the river. This must have been a great relief to the Omaha police , for they foithwith settled back again Into their customary repose and the prize lighters proceeded to pummel one an other before a crowd of admiring sports without the slightest fear that they would come Into unpleasant contact with the accommodating bluccoats. If this is police reform , have not the good people of Omaha had enough of it ? Dr. Savllle writes The Bee that he does not think the theft of his watch last fall reflects on the cfllcient Omaha police. The doctor went down to our sky parlor union depot to help enthuse with Ills fellow free sllverltes over the homecoming of William .T. Hrynn. The police , iu trying to clear a path for the great sliver apostle , simply pushed Dr. Kiiville back into the arms of a biace of professional pickpockets and when lie emerged his line watch had disappeared. But then this does not , in the doctor's estimation , reflect upon the police. The Hoe cheerfully gives the police the benefit of this explanation. There Is one place where McKinley appaientJy ha.s little Influence. Tin- president-elect went to th'j trouble to .idili Off.s a letter to the managers of the In auguration exercisea expressing U as ills desire that no Inauguration ball be held and that the money aheady raised for that purpose be applied to charitable objects. The ball committee , however , Is going right along as if nothing had happened and ball tickets arq available at the usual price. If the taxpayers , as the school board assures them , are paying only for Ihe graded schools and getting the kinder gartens thrown In for nothing , why not luivo the scheme reversed and let them pay for the kindergarten and have the icgulnr work of the graded schools , thrown In for nothing. It would come cheaper. ( There are undoubted objections which might be urged against the adoption of thu referendum In this country , but If its methods could bo applied just now to the ascertainment of the people's i wishes respecting the exposition appro priation the sum required would bo furnished with the least possible delay. Ice men talk of having such a sniplus of lew that they will have to send home of it away In order to dispo.se of It. Wait till they begin to fix the rates for c iii-xt suminer'H delivery and watch them chanjju their BOIIJ , ' . A ew Ycrlc Sun , The sreenlmck abolition crroailo la aa cnx > ! a l la Us ranthcdi nnJ nlmcst as Inimi cal to commercial prosperity as the l&to criuude ( or disorder end repudiation. St. IMul I'loncer I'rvsu. Ta epidemic of freak leelnlatlon which always charf.cterlzeg the early part or utati' sessions has not yet tubslded , Even I'cau- Ejlvanla hcu succumbed , with a bill to prohibit foot ball , & ( Mvit IlciuounitH n ( 'liiiiii'c- . I.oulr\llo ! Courlcr-Jounial. ' Chairman Arkansiw Jones was no moro succogjful In trying to elect a republican to * the Idaho United Elates senatgmhip than he wan lii trying to elect a populist to the prtslilcndyT TS&ppose that , for n change , he try to elect jt . democrat to something. IB' "Sioux City Times. AttorncV' ' 'dcncfat Smyth of Nebraska stated lOVfijhtnston that he thinks the alliance or Ui ? populists nnd democrats of Ncbraskn'U'lTt/bo ' / mndc permanent. In that case wliSiv ts to become of Hon. Julius StcrllnR itorttn when he returns home In the spring' ; _ _ Crcillt'lri Whom CriMlIt It Duo. " ' Tribune. The Clovsland-Olnoy administration Is cvldcntly'n'mftltlous to go out In n blaze of diplomatic" Rlbl-y , and If It shall succeed In any part ' of lls present undertakltiEo , extending - tending from'1 ' Alaska to Venezuela , nnd from Ore/it 'Hrltnln ' to Spain , no true lover of his country will begrudge the full meas ure of credit due , PnvurM lo I'orclurii ItiillronilM New York Tribune , With ono hand the government forecloses upoa the Union Pacific railroad because the latter Is unable to earn nnd pay dividends , nnd with the other given to the Canadian Pacific , an alien competitor , a bonding privil ege which enables It to secure annually mil lions of dollars of American money for American business which ought to go to American ralltoads. The consistency of such procedure ls not easily perceived. Tin.IUK mill Its New York Jlnll nntl Ilcduccd to Elmplo terms , the United States supreme court dechlon In the South Carolina dispensary case means that a citizen of the Palmetto commonwealth has n right to buy his whisky just where ho pleases. It Is pretty rough on the state .monopoly of the liquor trnfllc , whereby the commonwealth has been earning dividends on the thirst of her own people , but It Is a great triumph for that peculiar brand of personal liberty which ena bles a South Carolina man to bo the absolute master of his own jug and the contents thereof. IIKMIY JI1IKS The SnvliiK Grni-e of Truth I'renclieil liy WntterNoii. Louisville Courier-Journal. Wo have appealed , wo do appeal , and wo shall continue to appeal , from the would-be democratic leaders who have brought upon the party all these disasters , to the good sense and good feeling of those democrats who nro still true to liberty and law , and , If the weather-worn old battleship Is to go down , we shall go down with her , the flag of truth flying at ( he masthead. Hut If there bo yet enough saving grace In these mistaken leaders If there bo yet enough of courage nnd hope among their misguided followers If there be yet strength enough In the democracy , which , as founded by Jefferson , was made the aspiration of the young republic , and , as continued by Jack son , the embodiment of both the public credit and the Integrity of the union then that old battleship will not go down ! It will weather the rorks and ride the waves , when those who are now abusing us so noisily and so senselessly will be working their passage across Hell-for-sartln on a mud- scow ! It will clear the breakers and sweep out Into the mldocoan of 1900 , as trim and taut as In 1800 , bearing Jefferson's flag with Jackson's emblems at the fore , having a chip off the same old blocks of granite and hickory on her quarterdeck ! Then , maybe , oven the aelf-cbnfident landsmen , who have made such destructive work , will again admit as they have had to admit so often before that they Were not born for political pilots. SOCIALISM 'JIllST III2 CIII3CICKD. r Conditions for FnliiriIloniacriitlc $ IICI > , fMM KOUIIll ! < Ml. Senator Da ld H. Hill In the Forum. If success Is tp crown the future efforts of the party coftalu agrarian and socialistic ten dencies develop-ed in the recent.campalgn , for which the democracy were qstenslbly respon sible , musf'be promptly checked. The party must disavow the numerous paternalistic doctrines wLlchiwerc promulgated under Its auspices , successive \ defeats will surely follow. It is neither good politics nor Is It honest to teoQh the people to expect the government , , to * provide a living for them ; nor to lead jthonirto believe that all-the Ills to which the bcdy-polltio Is naturally subject j ject can be cured by legislation ; nor to at tack vested rights , to indiscriminately as sail the possessors of property , to denounce wealth and exalt poverty , to jnspire disre spect for courts , to rail at those In authority , to openly or covertly resist established laws , to oppose or regard as "wrongs" and "op pressions" the necessary regulations or dained for the control of public affairs ; nor to encourage a warfare upon chartered capi tal and fixed Incomes , uor to array classes against classes , and endeavor to sow the seeds of discontent everywhere. Honest agitation for the correction of governmental abuses is legitimate and deserves encourage ment , but agitation for the inero sake or agitation may become mischievous and dangerous. The mistakes of the recent con test must not bo repeated ; the objectionable features of the platform must bo abandoned , or there must bo a material modification of its essential provisions ; conservatism must replace radicalism ; the selfish Interests of sectionalism must give way to the best in terests of the whole country ; conciliation must prevail Instead of ostracism ; a broad and liberal policy In party management must bo adopted ; there must be greater freedom of opinions tolerated and sincere efforts made to harmonize and adjust honest differences ; unholy alliances with populists must bo avoided ; nnd above all , there mus.t bo a return to the fundamental principles of the party from which temporarily it has so materially departed ; these arc the es sential requirements by which success be comes possible In the future. TIII3 WAV TO lie ) IT. Ci-liiiliuil l > ro < ! i ciHiiKN lllHtUilU-cl . \Knlt-.tit TriiNfs. ChkiiKO Tribune. A short tlmo ago an Indictment was jc- turncd against the directors of a great trust known ns tuo American Tobacco company by n Now York City grand Jury. Haa found under the state anti-trust Inws , A motion to-tiuiuh that Indictment wns mndo nnd argued , and was overruled last week. When It became known In Wall street that the Indictment had been sustained American Tobacco stock fell off. There was not BO much i demand for the securities of a trust which may bo broken up by the Imprisonment cf Us directors. This npw departure In the mode of deal- 1I lug 1 with Illegal .combinations Is likely to 1I more effective tha.n other methods v.hlch tavo been tried. Men who will organlzo trusts ' unhesitatingly when they have only civil suits to apprthend may not do ea when there Is prospect of thulr going to the pen itentiary for law-breaking. If the tllrcntqw of the American Tobacco company aroi te l.to prlpon there are other directors Iu and nrpund New York who ought (3t t mod the g m < \ , fate. Some of the trusts they t manage are as follows , the figures rop- lescntlng their. . capital stock ; Sugar trust , / , . . , , . $73,000000 Coal trust.- , . . . Fr.fOOOfO fottonsecd oil trust . . . . . . 2)00)00 ) ) Wall paper trust. , , . . . . , . sofi , yn .ciui trust . ii. . . . , . no.oooi'oi Hubbcr trustV.'i.1.1 ; , ' . GOPOO'iKO Unseed Oil tl t. < . JS.0'000- ) Miitch trust. , , . , . . SVJOCO ( School Kurnlturff trust . 11,0000 Typo trust. , . ! . us . Cnro.OM Urepsert Hoof utnl .Provision ran jai.OOlOfO Condon uc'il Mill ; .trust . jr , ( Mi.uco fitrawbonrd tiuit' . . . . . . . . , , . fi.Ouo , ) fO Leather tiustd , . ' . 123,00,1,0 0 The capltallv'iWon of all the trusts In the country Is nUfhll by financial experts to b 53,000.000 , MVrd1 of these concerns ar ? heavily overcArtltsllzed , One reason for this is to dlasulstj1 ' ( 'enormous profits they are multlug and 'uxcuso the hlcjh prices thoj maintain. Ore trust U capitalized for $100- 000,000 , when the actual investment Is onlj SO.COO.COO , Th chief reason why the public Is op posc < l to thczo combinations Is that they strangle compctltlcn and then advance prlcfa 1'nlawlully until they become extortionate Tint Is what the public U not going to utaml , Least of all will It put up with the trusts In hard tluios , whe-u their exactions are felt most lictnly. If ono tct of utato'a attorneys dodge thch duties , let the big offenders go unharmed while petty criminals are punished , and &ct ns If there ircro no anti-trust laws to ba enforced , ethers who will bo. moro olllclent will bo ompla > < d In their places. If one set of legislators will not amend the anti-trust laws to 1.1 to make them effective another at will bo ojccjed , and those * who wern fain * to the people- will bo scat to the polit ical 'boneyard. MIIHASK.Y rou run K.XPOSITIO : * . Stcclo City Standard : From all over the world come rep'Ats of the Interest taken In the Transmlsslssippl Exposition , to bo held at Omaha , June 1 to November 1 , 1S9S. How much more , then , should every dweller In Nebraska be Interested In It. Kvery busl * ncsi or social letter written should contain some mention of It ; every visitor from an other state should be given pointers as to Its magnitude and magnificence ; no visit to aiifitliei- state should bo mndo without a pocketful of Information concerning It. Kn- tluifl.ism Is contagious , nnJ no loyal Nebrts- kan will let this opportunity pass to show by his fervency and zeal In the exploiting of the exposition his abiding faith In the ability of his fellow citizens to make a bril liant success of a gigantic undertaking. Stand up for Nebraska by standing up for the exposition , Gaudy Pioneer : Governor Holcomb In his message to the state legislature , recom mends a liberal appropriation to the Trans- mlsslstlppl Exposition , to bo held at Omaha from Juno 1 to November 1 , 189S. In the opinion of the I'loncer , the governor takes the proper stand on this question. U is ex pected that qur sister states will appropriate funds for nn exhibit , nnd It certainly woulJ not do for Nebraska to set them an exam ple of niggardliness. It Is true that Ne braska Is not In n position to throw money away , but It Is also triio that this exposi tion will benefit the state as a. whole. Seine of tlia legislators arc taking the stand that this exposition will benefit Omaha only , and are therefore against any appropriation. Wo think they are wrong on this point ; Ne braska needs Immigration , and showing our products is the way to get It. We , thcro- fore , hope the legislature will follow the recommendation of the governor. Falls City I'opullst : A bill has been In troduced Into the Nebraska legislature ask ing for nn appropriation of $330,000 for the Transmlsslsslppl Imposition at Omaha In 1S98. Many of our reform people are talkIng - Ing against making the appropriation , ow ing to the extreme poverty of our people , the heavy Indebtedness of the state , and the reason that the exposition Is an Omaha enterprise. If It Is an Omaha enterprise , ns many aver , and they have had the enterprise nnd financial sclf-dcnlal to put $500,000 Into nn exposition that has already commanded over $200,000 from the United States gov ernment , nnd cannot prove a success without benefiting every farmer , mechanic , artlsau , tradesman , laborer and professional man every man , woman and child within the limits of this state , our legislature will surely not reflect credit upon themselves , their con stituency or the great cause of monetary and Industrial reform which wo represent , ono of the greatest objects of which Is to get Into circulation among the great masses of our people , who have labor , the product of labor and land to sell , the millions of dollars \\hlch would bo brought to and ex pended In our state , on our railroad and trans portation lines , hotels nnd restaurants , to say nothing of the hundreds of thousands of dollars that will bo attracted to our state and Invested In our cheap farms and de serted lands ! of the west and northwest that could never have been brought here by other means. By the liberal and commendable action of our monetary reform legislature , which is looked upon with a jealous eye by our po litical enemies , we shall win to our party and the reform Ideas vo represent , honors which will stay with us and benefit us for years to como , while a reverse action will bring odium and disgrace to our party which will take years to overcome and result In sorlous loss to our God-given principles of monetary reform nnd true American Inde- pjndence. We hope every true reformer of our state , who socks financial relief for our people In a liberal appropriation to the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition , will hasten to write to or otherwise Inform our representa tives and senators that they will surely do more for the immediate relief of the financial distress of our people in voting a liberal ap propriation with proper safeguards for its expenditure than by any other measures that can now bo devised by our people for their own relief , ns over six million dollars will be brought to this state within the coming two years if the financial encourage- mont-from all sources is what we now have every reason' ' to believe It will be. Our rep- { rescntativcs want to lu.ow the wishes of their coustituency , and you should let them know your wishes , as an Intelligent taxpay er , at once , that they may act intelligently and In accord with the wishes of the ma jority. The Populist will be found first , last and al ! the time , demanding and fighting for a liberal appropriation from our state legis- lature far this commendable enterprise for the aillions of money tbat will result from the i pproprlatlon. This position is prompted by elf-preservation , which Is the flrst law of nature. Nebraska Farmer : When the legislature I cornea to weigh the proposed appropriation for the Transmlsslssippi Exposition In the balance 1 ! is not very apt to bo found want ing , and still wo think a good liberal appro priation by the state for the exposition v.ould be ono of the best possible investments from a purely business standpoint that could be made. It Is Nebraska's chance to do the right thing before the world. Platte County Times : The Transmissis- slppl Exposition should receive prompt In dorsement nnd u liberal appropriation fivm our legislature. Every citizen of this state who Is a loyal Nehraskan , U personally In terested In the BUCCCFS of this enterprise. It Is a laudable undertaking. Omaha is bear ing the brunt of the battle and expense. May her harvest bo a hundred fold. The great metropolis Is in Nebraska. Wo nro proud of her vim , and push , and energy , and grit. They are Nebraskans. So are we. The entire state will reap untold benefits from the exposition. Let our legislators sot the pace. The other states will promptly fall In. Mlndcn Gazette : Every citizen of Ne braska who cares an > thing for his home or his bufliu'ss ought to bu in favor of the . ' .namtsslfblrpl Imposition , nnd If ho has I any inltencB ! : with the legislature he ought I to exert It for the appropriation nuked. This will be Nebraska's opportunity , and the pessimists and growlers should lis kicked to the rear and kept there , o Surprise Herald : The Trnnsmlsslsslppi Exposition is receiving attention fiom nil parts of our state , and well It should , for it is of mcru Importance to our state than any other measure that Is before the people. A Booil liberal appropriation nnd n hard pull nnd a pull t.11 together by our people , and Nebraska will iccelvo such a benefit from the exposition that when the year I&9S goes to Bleep our wholu people will say "God bless the exposition. " It will bring life , people , money nnd prosperity to Nebraska and t should bp helped along by every ono , ro- [ gardlesa of politics , religion , sex or caste. j , Omnha Tjade Exhibit : The question Is not BO much "Can Nebraska afford lo make a on liberal appropriation for the Transmlsslsslppl JJxpcsltloa. " but "Can Nebraska afford tenet not make a liberal appropriation. " If wo bo expect tester states to 'do the right tiling1 by the Exposition our own state must net the example. More benefit will certainly accrue to Nebraska from thu Exposition than to any other state , and It thercf jre behooves her tenet not 'bo ' part'lmonlnus. The general govern ment has dc'iie well with an appropriation of 00,000 ( which wll probably bo Increased to $27. i,000) ) for a government exhibit , nnd Ne braska uhould do as wll to properly eliow ho/ resources to thu world , especially -when the -money nlll nil bo put In circulation tight at homo ami bring millions ofmoro It moiny hero to bo spepi with It. Nothing II do as much to attract attention to our boot sugar , chicory ant' ' Irrigation Interests anil bring capital to develop them as will the Imposition. Thousands of men with In money and representing flnanc'ial syndicates looking for opportunities to Invest will visit Is the Exposition , and this will bu Nebraska's di oppoitunlty to scure them. Tbero are many ways In which the Nebraska , legislature can economize and tnvo money to the taxpay ers , but thl.i Is not ono of them. To deny a sum of money sutnricnt to make the very best possible showing for the state would not bo economy , but fearfully 'bad business management. It would tmrdly bo consid ered economy to cut off the salaries of the members of the legislature nnd the execu tive officers , or refuse appropriations for the various state Institutions. U might not cost the state -as much money the 'next ' two years If It was done ns 11 has the last two , but the man who would propose such n thing would ba voted'n fool. Good business scnso s'liRgests that If Nebraska Is to continue to do business nt the old stand she must have something to do business with nnd that there Is no economy In denying to her the proper facilities for doing business. To neg lect to show to the hnine and Investment seeking public Nebraska's great resources , interests and advantages would bo little less foolish than to try to rim the state without officers. It would bo little short of saying to the people outside of our borders , "Hot ter stay away ; we don't want you here. " If to appropriate $ .150,000 to make a dis play nt the exposition will aid In bringing to our state several millions of dollars of money to be distributed among our mer chants ' , farmers and laboring men and many millions ' more to bo Invested In merchandiz ing , manufacturing , stock raising nnd farmIng - Ing , Increase our population several thou sand and our taxpaylng ability several fold , study It will bo money well expended. To hear some people talk who ore Inclined to Interpose objections ono might think that the appropriation asked for Is nothing but n gratuity a gift to Omaha , or something of that kind when , In fact , It will be the best Investment the state has over made- one that Insures greater and quicker re turns on the money Invested than any the legislature has over been asked to appro priate. Three hundred nnd fifty thousand dollars Is a mere bagatelle compared with the benefits to Nebraska that will follow the exposition in 1S9S , nnd the man who caVt scd It must be short-sighted Indeed. The Trade Exhibit Is extremely anxious to see the legislature practice rigid economy. It doesn't wish to see any money foolishly or unnecessarily appropriated , and there are many ways In which our legislative body can make n record along this line ; neither do wo want to see It adopt a "penny wise and pound foolish" policy. Economy that may prove disastrous to the state Is not economy , and can never bo so palmed oft on the people. It Is nothing more or less than rank demagogy or business lucompotcncy. Alexandria Argus : A bill has been In troduced In the Nebraska legislature set ting apart $ .150,000 for the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition at Omaha In 1S9S. This Is the proper move In the right direction and wo hope that the legislature will pass the bill without a dissenting vote. Newcastle Times : The business men of the city of Omaha arc wide-awake and doing all that can bo expected to make the Trans- mlssisslppl Exposition a success. If the legislature of Nebraska will how set a pit- tern for the states , and uiake-iullberal appro priation , a second centennial will bo Ne braska's In 1S9S. Hastings Tribune : The Transmlsslsslppl Exposition will be to Nebraska what the World's fair was to Chicago. It's a big thing. Help it along. Kearney Hub : The Lincoln News Is to be commended for a very fair-minded editorial regarding the proposed appropriation for the Transmlsslssippi Exposition. It favors a good appropriation and dwells upon the ben efits which will accrue to the entire state , compared with the lesser benefits that will bs derived by the city of Omaha. It only asks that If tha state appropriates ? 300,000 . the subscriptions by citizens of Omaha , which now amounts to $125,000 , should bo shown to bo good for $100,000 as a cash consideration. This Is fair. Stand up for Omaha and the Transmlsslsslppl. I'UHSOXAI , AX I ) OTIIKHWISK. Oulda never shakes hands. She declares It to be the most vulgar form of salutation. Katzuo Hatoyama , who has just been made speaker of the Japanese Parliament , was graduated from Yale In the class of ' 7S. The Philadelphia papers say that no other mayor in the United States has offices so handsome and luxurious as those of the major of that city. Postmaster Carr of Philadelphia has given gold medals to three managers of postal sta tions in that city for special efficiency In con ducting postal business. In a recently published book Reginald Brett of England says that Queen Victoria once Impatiently remaiked : "I um no longer queen , Mr. Gladstone Is king. " Three Denver bank officials , who made the mistake of running their concern wholly in their : own interests until they had used up all Its capital and absorbed all Its deposits , have been sent to the penitentiary by a United States judge for an aggregate period of twenty-two years. Plllsbury , the great American chess player , maintains his wondciful control of his nerv ous system , by great care In bis habits. Ho cats meat but once a day , never drinks any thing stronger than milk and always sleeps ut least seven hours out of the twenty-four. H'o ' smokes many strong cigars a day , how- over. over.Prof. Prof. Max Muller says In the current num ber of Cosmopolls that Charles Klngsloj was a great martyr to stammerliiK nnd it was torture to him to keep conversation waiting until ho could put his thoughts Into words. Singularly enough , In church , when ho wns reading or speoUng , there was no sign of stammering , but on the way home from church ho would say : "O , let mo stam mer now ; you won't mind It ! " McLaurln Is a potent name In Mississippi. J. McLaurin Is governor of the state , Sylvester McLaurin Is district attorney , Dr. McLanrin Is prominently connected with the State Hoard of Health , U. L. McLaurln cen tre's the levee system of the state , Walter McLaurln Is warden of the penitentiary , W. K. McLaurln Is district judge of the Vlcks- burg circuit , Wallace McLaurln Is Inspector of minerals of Idaho and Sydney McLaurln , the youngest , is private secretary to the governor. These eight brothers have had complete control of Mississippi politics for the last ten > ears , _ CAIU.M5T MAT13KIAL. Washington Star : If nothing occurs to ' prevent Mr. Gage from assuming the duties A of secretary of the treasury , no moro can reasonably bu demanded of him than that ho bhall run the government's finances as cor rectly and successful } * as ho has conducted his own , St. Louis He-public : Now Yorkers object SI to , the selection of Lyman J. Gage no secre SIV. tary of the treasury because ho Is a Chicago V. man and might favor Chicago In treasury deals. Has It really como down to the question of who can got the strongest pull the treasury ? S'l New York World : Lyman J. Gage has ac cepted the cilice that vlll In all probability the most Important In Mr , McKlnley'n cabinet. Hela a man of high character nnd reputation. Of the several qualities necessary to a secretary of the treasury ho JJ has at least knowledge of the practice of finance , Chicago Tribune : The Tribune not only congratulates Mr. Gage upon the honor which 1 IN has fallen to him , but it albo congratulates 1K the president-elect upon the excellence and K [ : discriminative clmiactor of his choice. Ho will bo a tower of atrongth In the cablnot. I ! does not need the gift of prophecy to ( ore- toll that ho will bo ono of the ablest secre A : taries who have over presided over the Treas. ury department. Now York Times : Mr. Lyman J , Gage said ' Chicago yesterday : "U will be my chief \v aim to isco that a businesslike administration given the country so far as the duties devolving upon the secretary of the treasury are concerned. My appointments will bo 01 Highest of all in Leavening Strength. Latest U , S , Gov't Report. G [ ( [ made with regard to merit and not political obligation. " Stick to this. Mr. Gage , ami every honest and sensible citizen of the United States will b.ick yon. Detroit Free Press : To Detroit , lo his fel low townsmen , the honor conferred upon General Alger appeals most felicitously nnd ovokcs cordial and general approval. GlobciDemocrat : Western men ns heads of the treasury have become familiar to the country. Several of them appeared before the war , and many since. In fact , most of the nation's best finance ministers of the past third of a century have been from the1 sunset sldo of the AllcRhcnles. Among them were Chnsc , McCuIloch , Sherman ami Wlndom. The region which produced these contributes ono now who Is likely to rank with them In ability and usefulness. Great benefits from the service of L-yman J. Gage may reasonably be looked for. l.HSIIT AM > IIUUillT. Detroit Free Pre. s : The Host I ntn nfrnld , old man , Hint the dinner wasn't very satlsfnctory. The Guest Well , old fellow , you must remember - member Hint you didn't know I was coming. Indlnnnnolls Journal : "I wonder. " said the philological boarder , "why a light Is culled n ncrn | > 7" "HecfUiso It li n broken nonce , " the Cheer ful Idiot -with his usual explainedwith prompti tude. Chicago Ilrcord : " 1'vo discovered why the Greeks wcjn such n .happy people , " "Why wns It ? " "They didn't hnvo their clothes made to nt. " Washington Stnr : "Does your w.fo worry about buiKlarH ? " "Not inncli , " answered Mr. Mockton. "I wonder whnt she'd say if she found ono In the house. " "I don't know. Hut I linvo nn Idcn that she'd nslc him how he dnrcd como in the house without wiping his shoes on the mat " Chlcnpo Tribune : "Yon can wear n jioroui plaster If you -want to , " said the mnn In the mackintosh , "but It's out of date. It's ti back number , " "A back number ! " exclaimed the man In the long brown ulster. "My experience proves exactly the contrary. It's a b. ck invlgorator. " New York Journal : "Yrs sir. " sntd Mr , Wlnblddlo to a strancor , "I Insist that nil water used for drinking nnd culinary purposes should be boiled nt lenst half an hour , " "You nro n trtyplclnn , I presume. " "No ; 1 mn a coal denier. " Chicago Post : "Did you get anything out of the speculative deal on the llo.ird of Trade ? " "Well , I should Hay so. " "Whnt ? " "Tho impression that I wns a fool. " Now York Press : "Now , " said the loader or thr convivial assemblage , "let us drink to your boat girl. " The ho" ) ! bowed suavely. "Thank you , gentlemen , " he snidj "suppose wo make it a sour mash. " They perceived that she bad but erstwhile given him the Htony glare. Indianapolis Journal : "Female motormen - men ? " said the president of the street railway company. "H lias turned out lo bo the best thing over nttci.iptuct. livery man who rldos gets as close to the front of the car ns possible , nnd wo thereby can jam In at lenst twenty more passengers per car. " Cleveland Plain Dealer : "I don't bnllovo Gcoige Mayboiry has been In Cuba at all. " "Why do you doubt it ? " "Uocause lie tried to tell mo about 'Poenar del Heco. ' That made me suspect him. " "Why ? " "I think lie got the pronunciation out of the back part of the dictionary. " O.V HIS I.VAUOUKAT1O.V DAY. Wo elected ' 1m In November , last year , We elected Mm president ; .An' all th' neighbors witn cungs o' cheer , Said he wus n man God sent ; An' now thet March Is comln' around An * Spring Is creepln * this way , Wo'll strew sweet ( lowers along th' ground 'Is Inauguration day. I admit they's been many a bank thet failed An' many other thlnps , too ; Rut our confidence- 'Ini nez never failed , Like some said It 'ud do ; For last year we elected Mm In Hi' fall- In November o' last year An' he'll sprinkle cheerfulness .over nil When Ms Inauguration's litre. O , let me open my heart to Mm , . An" shout Ms praises long' An' loud , with zealous , earnest vim , O' gratitude an' sons' Fcr ; now that Match Is comln' around , An' Spring Is creepln' tint way , Wo'll strew swcot lloweis along th' ground 'Is Inauguration day. CI..AU13NC13 P. M'DONALD. Omaha , Neb. \ 'AT EIOIIT O'CLOCK TOMOIUtOW .MOKNING AVIS COMMKNCK TO CUT AND \\11J \ > CONTJNUH TO CUT- AS LONG AS TUItJ nOLTjAHS LAST. WH DON'T MKAN TJII3 ACTUAL SILVI3U DOLLAIt , J5UT IT'S KQUAL VALUIO IN AVOKTII , VIZ WB TAICH nVHLVK IIUXnilBD LAUNDI311HD JTAH SHIHT WAIST8-MADH OL1 KINK FUBNUII 1'IONANGS AND FBI I- 3ALBS-TIII3 KIND THAT SELLS IIBUH AND BVBKYWIIBHB FOR M.OO-AND CUT TUB PUIOB IJIGIIT TUB MIDDLB , MAKING TIIKSB 3XCBLLBNT HIGH O RADIO WAISTS HUT CO OKNTS BACH. AVB IIAVB \LL SI/BS , FROM TO 1-1 YBARS. IT'S T\VO FOR ONB $1.00 SHIRT tt'AJSTS FOR 50 CBNTS. , | , | , I , GBTTINQ RBADY I , FOR SPRING JQODS. AN BAIILY CALL WILL NSURB A 1JBTTBR SBLBCTION. . 8. W. Cor. 1 Stimuli Douglas 8t