THE OjMAITA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , FEBHTJAIIY G , 1897.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
B. nosnwATnn , editor.
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Stvorn to before me nml subscribed In my
presence this 3 < I day of February. 1897.
( Real. ) Notary 1'ublic ,
iHu't It rather Into In the season to
resurrect tlie old exploded raliimnkiiif ,
explosions ?
Tito people of llnstlngs who see nlr
Bhips : tiul other thirties nre warned o
the consequences of the third attack.
The objection to calling the presl
dent's man of all work a private sccrc
tnry is that his duties are excluslvelj
public.
What Is a preliminary invcslltfatloi
Into the state treasury ? Why not do
nwny with preliminaries and get dowi
to bedrock fncts at once ?
The war between coffee and sugar
which Is waxing fiercer all the time , wll
coon make Its Influence felt at cvcrj
breakfast table In the .land. I
Until the bicycle Is Improved so that
It can be converted Into farm use , 1
cannot hope to perform on the lloor of
the Nebraska house of representatives
Nevada Is said to bo a unit on the
( Subject of legalized prize fi litliif , ' . Ac
cording to the census of 1890 , It onlj
lacked ' 15,700 of being a unit hi popu
Intlon. i
The Loyal Legion generals who are at
present engaged In wordy strife should
'content ' themselveswith their war rec
ords and leave talking matches to tin
pugilists. , i
Somebody has referred to a slstoi
'state as "board-ridden Kansas. '
Create a few more state boards and
Nebraska will come under a similar de
scrlpllon.
The Hertz grave robbers have no more
fe.'U' of being brought to Justice by the
clllclent Omaha police than the murder
ers of Harry Oswald or the immleroK
of .Tciiulc Axe.
Having removed the barriers that
fihut out the pugilists , It will bo only
proper for the Nevada legislature to
lead in the crusade against the brutal
of foot ball.
It Is amazing how easily prudent bus !
ness men can be Inveigled Into signing
petitions which are conceived In fraud
by designing tricksters and bear on
their very face the proofs of Imposture.
The refusal of the federal government
to Interfere with the Corbett-Fltzslm
inoiis affair destroys the last vestige of
liope In the breasts of these gladiators
that an actual encounter may be
avoided.
The promised house cleaning In the
Btatu cnpltol Is proceeding very slowly.
The men with the pitchforks seem to
bo afraid to handle the dung In the
Augean stables for fear they might
uncover something they do not want
exposed.
The way to Insure having the biennial
reports of state otllcers printed ten days
before the opening of the legislative
session Is to provide penalties for fall-
tire to have them In readiness and have
the penalties enforced upon a few de-
llmiuonttt.
The counterfeit quarters now In cir
culation In and about Omaha should bo
done away with. Most people ilnd It
millieluntly hard work nowadays to
amass a quarter without being further
tortured by doubts as to the genuineness
of the coin. *
If Nebraska had only a few more
Rtato Institutions It would be Impossi
ble ( o keep a quorum of the legislature
while the different visiting committees
were out on their tours oC Inspection of
Insane asylums , reformatories , state
schools and homes. '
The Union Pacific Is a valuable rail
way property , notwithstanding the fact
that It has been friiuVrlng for years
from adverse condition ! * . When It Is
lput up for sale there should bo various
parties wlio will evidence their desire
to secure Its possession.
ttverythlng has at least two sides , and
the much discussed llradley-Martlu ball
has Its legitimate quota. A quarter of a
million seems a largo sum to be spent
outright In embellishing a social func
tion for the few while the many are
BiiflVrlng for the necessities of life , but
on the other hand the diverting of such
nil amount of money from the coffers of
the rich Into the legitimate channels of
trade Is a circumstance which ought
not to bo overlooked.
THE
The fate of tha exposition now Imngs
In the balance. Unless Nebraska comes
to the front with a liberal appropria
tion other transmlsslsslppl states can
not be expected to make provision for
representation In the exposition. The
legislatures of these states are all In
session now , but no action Is likely to
bo taken by them before Nebraska has
responded to the requisition made
upon It.
The delay of the Nebraska legislature
Is Inexplicable and Inexcusable. If the
exposition Is to be snuffed out In the
house of Its friends , so let It be. If
there Is an honest Intention to make
It a success there Is every Incentive for
prompt action , The exposition Is not a
local affair nor a private speculation.
It Is an enterprise which concerns
vitally tin ! Immediate future of this
commonwealth and all the states be
yond the Mississippi. The benefits that
will spring from It are Incalculable and
will bo reaped by every man who Is
Identified with the growth and develop
ment of the western stales. It Is not a
partisan scheme designed to promote
political ends , but should appeal to the
pride and patriotism of every citizen
whatever political creed he may pro
fess.
Naturally the responsibility for the
success or defeat of the exposition ap
propriation' rests with the dominant leg
islative majority. If It can see no merit
In tills project , the sooner It says so the
better. In any event , there should be
either a liberal appropriation or no ap
propriation , and the decision should be
reached within the coming week at the
furthest
t/JV/OiV PACWW FtiltEOLOSUllE.
Attempts are being made In certain
quarters \ block the foreclosure pro
ceedings for the sale of the Union Pacific
railroad. On one hand the Huntlngton
lobby is seeking to block the sale
through congress by a proposal to place
the entire settlement between the gov
ernment and the defaulting Pacific
roads In the hands of a special
commission empowered to arbitrate
the conflicting claims. On the
other hand an eirbrt to delay
foreclosure Is made by what well-
informed observers consider a fictitious
syndicate that announces that If given
time It will raise the bid of the re
organization committee by $10,000,000.
Whether these attempts to stay fore
closure proceed from the same source
or from sources working for a common
purpose to keep the Union Pacific In
definitely In the hands of receivers Is
still a matter of speculation. It Is more
than likely , however , that all the
schemes for procrastination emanate
from parties who care nothing for the
interest of the government or the public.
The people of the states tributary to the
Pacific railroads can receive no benefit ,
present or future , by any action that
will delay the sale of the Union Pacific
and Its transfer to owners who will
operate It on a basis of solvency and
stability.
The people of the west , and especially
of this see.llon , will experience great
relief by the winding up of the receiv
ership which has , for years handicapped
its management. So long as the re
cclvership continues up material 1m
provements can be expected In the
equipment of the line or in Its workln
arrangements. There Is no doubt thai
the depression through which this part
of the country has passed has been In
tensilled by the paralysis of the great
Union Pacific system. Out of this con
dition the shortest cut Is by way of
foreclosure , and foreclosure cannot
come too soon. If there Is such a tiling
as a syndicate that is able and willing
to outbid the first mortgage bond
holders and their backers , let it bid the
road in when the sale Is made.
AND
The senate having disagreed to the
conference report on the immigration
bill and the house agreed to a further
conference on the measure , there Is
eason to expect that this very objcc
ionable bill will undergo material modi-
icatlons which will at least relieve It In
iart of Its odious character , while It Is
) ossible that It may fall altogether. As
tgreed upon In conference , the measure
lashed the house by the slender majority
of l.'t and the action of the senate
shows that a majority In that body IB
lot favorable to it in its present form ,
for while the pilnclpal advocate of the
bill made an earnest plea for it , he was
easily Induced to agree to a further con
ference. This lie would hardly have
lone had he been jHiro of sulllclcni
'otes to pass It. Perhaps , also , the re-
lorl that President Cleveland would
'cto the bill had some influence upon
ho senate. At any rate , the recom-
ulttal of the bill to conference gives as-
Miniiiuo of material modifications that
vlll render Ifc less objectionable , though
it best It Is unnecessary If not wholly
ndefenslble legislation.
One of the pleas made In behalf of
his further restriction upon immigra-
Ion Is that It is demanded In the Interest
of American labor. Kvery speech of
ts advocates Is largely devoted to the
ittempt : to show that the proposed
egislatlon would bo greatly beneficial
o the working people of the United
States. It Is urged that the Immigrants
vlio would bo kept out by this leglsla-
lon fill our markets with cheap labor ,
ompellng with domestic labor , reduc-
ng the wage rate to all and Intro-
luclng here the squalor , demoralizing
mil sordid living of ICuropean pauper-
sm. If all this were trim It would bo a
alld reason for the proposed rest rio
tous , but It Is not all true. The classes
vhoso exclusion Is contemplated have
) een coming Into the country for the
mat thirty years and during that time
abor has not been cheapened by jeasoii
f their competition. On the contrary
ho wages of labor advanced during all
ho period of the largest Immigration
nd the decline that has taken place
vlthln the last few years Is not duo to
ho competition of foreigneis coming to
ur shores , for according to the call-
nite of the Immigration authorities
early or quite as many people have
eturned to foreign lands In the last [
lireo or four years as have come to
his country , llesldes the classes whose
now proposed do not com- .
pcto with the better class of American
labor. They do not embrace skilled
mechanics or persons who have learned
trades. They are made up almost
wholly of persons who are capable of
doing only unskilled labor. It Is un
questionably true as to some of them ,
who congregate In the larger cities , that
their methods of living arc bad , but a
large proportion of them soon assimilate
American methods and Improve their
habits. If a few never do that Is not a
sufllclent reason for adopting an un-
rcpubllcan , ungenerous and Inhumane
policy the suggestion of which at an
earlier period of our history would have
been scouted as a reproach to the na
tion.
tion.Wo
Wo believe that Intelligent and fair-
minded American workliigmcn are mis
represented by the assumption that they
are In favor of legislation that would
separate husband and wife , father and
sou. The better class of American
workliigmcn are too magnanimous , too
fair-minded , to approve a measure of
this character , and while unquestionably
there are worklngmeii so selfish nnd so
ungenerous ns to ask for this legislation ,
It would bo unjust to Judge the whole
body of American worklngmcn by these.
A TllVST I
The Joint committee of the Now York
legislature has entered upon the Inves
tigation of trusts recently ordered by
that body and If It is not Intended to
be a merely superficial and perfunc
tory Inquiry the public may be given
some Interesting disclosures regarding
the methods of the combinations. Th
chairman of the committee Is Senate
Lcxow , who became famous In connec
tion with the Investigation of the Pollc
department of New York City , In whlc
he showed great zeal and ability. I
ho Is equally earnest In the matter li
now has In hand the Investigation wll
undoubtedly be successful In bringing
out a great deal of Interesting luforma
tion.
tion.The
The purpose Is to ascertain whethe
or not the trusts which have their head
quarters In New York contravene th
laws of that state and also whethe
.further legislation Is necessary to expo
them from the state. There Is a vcrj
strong anti-trust sentiment in New
York and the determination seems tc
be to make a war of extormlnatloi :
against the combinations doing bust
ness there. We recently noted the fac
that an Indictment had been found
with judicial approval , against the di
rectors of the- American Tobacco com
pany , who will be criminally prose
cuted. Nearly a score of other trust
are believed to be equally amenable to
the law and the legislative iuvestlgatior
Is with a view , in part , to dcterminln
tills. It will be followed with very general
oral Interest , for nowhere else can s
effective a blow be dealt the trusts as
in New York. There is their strong
hold , so far as business is concerned
for most If not all of them are Incor
porated In other states , and they would
not be likely to long survive expulsion
from the commercial metropolis of the
country. The action of the New York
legislature In ordering the investlga
tion suggests that the Influence of the
trusts Is not unlimited.
A ( IIIICULTUHAL HXVOUTS.
Statistics of our agricultural exports ,
including live stock , for a scries of
years , show that as a whole there has
been a steady increase and in some re
spects the growth lias been very
marked. The most striking feature of
the statistics is the great increase in
the exports of horses and sheep during
the past three years. The average ex
ports of horses for the four years 1SS9
to 1802 , inclusive , was 'i.IitK ! head , while
in the four years 1SO.T to 1S90. inclusive ,
the average was 11,831 , the number ex
ported last year being over 25,000. The
increase in the exports of sheep ha
been proportionately as great , amountIng -
Ing last year to nearly HOO.OOO head. The
shipments of cattle have not increased
quite ) so steadily and were not so large
last year as In 1802 , though larger than
in the intervening years. Great Britain
Is our great market for live stock , about
two-thirds of all exports going there.
Notwithstanding the discrimination
against American pork products In
Europe , the exports of bacon and hams
for last year were very satisfactory In
comparison with previous years. Where
wo are not making progress Is In the
exports of butter and choose , particu
larly the latter. American cheese has
been steadily losing favor for some
years In the European markets , owing
to Its inferior quality and a growing
competition there. Taken as a whole
the statistics show that In spite of adverse -
verso conditions our agricultural exports
are very well maintained and warrant
the expectation that whim we shall
again be In a position to enter Into reci
procity agreements those exports will bo
very considerably Increased. There Is
reason to believe that the current year
will show results not less favorable
than those of last year , both as to ( he
amount and the value of agricultural
exports.
Up to the hour of going to press none
of the members of the "reform" police
board have availed themselves of the
Invitation to call at the ofiico of The
Moo and Inspect the letters In which De
tective Charles O. Itloom admits having
L-onvorted to his own use stolen money
recovered from thieves. The anxiety of
Ilio "reform" board to make a faint at
tempt at reform seems to cool off when
L'oncliislvo evidence of police miscon
duct is within roach. In spite of this ,
liowovor , the offer of The Heo will bo
kept open a few days longer.
:
No legislative Investigating commit-
lee appointed to Inquire Into Irrognlarl-
lies In the state treasurer's office should
jlop with the accounts of the state de
positories. There are plenty of doubt
ful treasury operations that call for
publicity that have nothing to do with
the accounts of the state depositories ,
S'o farce Investigations this year ,
Tito renewed talk about Secretary
iarllslo locating In Now York after
March brings to mind the fact that
Henry AVattorson In an Interview In
1'ho Bee over u year ago made the as ;
sertion that the eminent Kentucky
statesman j'would ' In all probability
never return from Washington to re
side In Kc'htUcky , but would attach
himself to some great Now York law
firm for the purpose of recouping his
fortune. ' ir' . Wntterson usually
knows wha.t < 'hp Is talking about.
One of tlie signers of the ministerial
petition app'6a ' cd . before the llowcll
committee at Lincoln to protest against
placing the' irtdyor on the police board
again. Uu ln- said not a word about
the police department being "free from
scandal and1 njproacli of every descrip
tion , " or nbpuf. Its "efllclency , harmony
and discipline. " The ministers have
had their eyes opened since they signed
that petition.
The ministers who signed the lauda
tory police petition now admit that they
had not read the charter embracing
the proposed change. Hardly anyone
else had read It , for that matter. But
hardly anyone else would omit to read
It before committing himself to such
an endorsement and recommendation as
that to which thirty-three ministers'
names' were recently appended.
A. brilliant piece of detective work ,
which goes far to relieve the force of
the stigma of incompetence , has just
como to light in connection with the
recent robbery of a soap factory. It Is
shrewdly conceived by the detectives
that , as tramps are known to eschew
soap , the perpetrator of the crime must
be sought outside the tramp class.
To abolish at this time a park com
mission , the members of which have
shown themselves to be efficient and
have expressed their willingness to serve
without pay , would bo to deal a serious
blow at the success of the Transmls-
slsslppl Exposition , which must of ne
cessity be located upon a site Including
one of the city parks.
The people of Omaha are watching
with keen Interest the progress of the
two new manufacturing industries re
cently located In the city. If the en
velope factory and chicory mill are re
warded with the success they deserve
their advent jwill undoubtedly be fol
lowed by that of many other similar
enterprises.
In view of the undoubted fact that
members of the legislature \nrc \ fre
quently apprised , by a visit among their
constituents , of an existing sentiment
very favorable to the Transmlsslsslppl
Expositiouj it Is i hoped that vacations
may be qitlto generally granted to the
opponents > of' the appropriation bill.
That Milford Old Soldiers' home has
been a costly experiment. Nor is there
anything to.beRallied by throwing good
money nftpv tl $ bad. One old soldiers'
homo ought' ' to be enough to provide
for all the ; Indrm veterans who would
seek admission to such a state Institu
tion. 'Ml
Suniir IlotniticN Alirnnil.
-jjndljjnapolls Journal.
The fact- that the governments ot both
Germany anil France have Increased the export -
port bounty'/on ' sugar show's the Importance
of the beet sugar Interest to those nations.
(
Ret Out niul PiiHli.
NP\V York JIall nnd Express.
History teaches that the man who sits on
the fence waiting for good times Is consid
erably less useful than the one who goes
down the road and helps to boost them
along.
A SfloiitlMc Joke.
Washington Star.
It would seem like a joke on the enthusi
astic participants In the presidential cam
paign If the scientist who claims to have
discovered that the atoms of gold and silver
are essentially the same should provo to be
correct.
i IVlint Kvporlc'iu-c Tcnclicn.
Globe-Democrat.
Senator-elect Platt Rives notice that ho
will do everything in his power to aid the
McKlnloy administration. Ho once antago
nized an administration , It will bo remem
bered , and the result was not such as to
encourage a repetition of the performance.
Alimony for < Iit : IIiiNlinnil.
Kansas City Star.
The Idea of a court granting a dlvorco tea
a man and ordering the woman to pay
alimony to him Is very repulsive to Amer
icans , no matter who or what the woman Is.
The action ot the Belgium tribunal before
which the Chlmay case was tried. In grant
ing the prince $15,000 a year from the Amer
ican heiress who married him and then de
serted him , will stand as the most remarka
ble in. the , annals of dlvorco decisions. It Is
not stated whether the decision gives the
poor prlnco the privilege of marrying again
and continuing to claim the alimony. ,
Triumph of Diplomacy.
Philadelphia Lcilccr.
The welcome news that the Venezuelan ar
bitration treaty has been signed tells the
world that peace has taken the place of war , A
few1 months ago there was loud talk1 of war
over a tract of swamp land In a wild corner
of South America , and there were grave
fears that the United States would bo drawn
Into this conflict by Its determination to
maintain the Monroe doctrine. Dut the In
tervention of the United States has had the
opposite effect. It has led the quarreling
nations to adjust their dispute by arbitration
Instead of by fighting , and the result Is n
triumph for honest , peaceful diplomacy. It
Is an occasion for great rcjolclnu In North
and South America and England.
Sujviu- Cultivation In California.
Minneapolis Times ,
'
Sugar beet growing Is superseding olive-
growing In California. A majority of the
farmers Jn thb atato appear eager to abandon
.
don all other 'orpjis ' In favor of sugar basts ,
The demand Ofof sugar beet factories is
heard In all part ? of the state. Concessions
In the way ofuroa sites , freedom from taxa
tion and In some places oven free power
ror the factories are offered to capitalists
who are wlJUa | to. erect buildings where 1
beets may be converted Into sugar. Uproclfels ,
the suga- king , who has made an Immense
fortune from sugar manufacture , Is confi
dent that boot sugar culture can bo made
in Immense success In California , has al
ready begun the "construction of the largest
tioet sugar factory In the world. " Agricul >
tural California ii wild over the prospect of
growing sugar bcots at ? 5 per ton.
Hiipi'oiiit1 Court for tinI't'ople. .
Hl-l'n ; l 1'lonerr 1'rees.
The decision of the United States supreme
ourt in the catti ot the express companies
igalnst the state of Ohio la a magnificent
:
mswer to the popocratlo contention that the
supreme court has become "the tool of cor
porations and millionaires , " and to various
ither accusations hurled aualntt It on account
it Its decision In the income tax caso. On
ino side , in the csso Just decided ( with
ivhlch a Utgo number of similar cases were )
jouud up ) , vias massed an aggregate of cor-
iiorato wealth such as has seldom been rep
resented In a case before our national
Tllmnal ; on the other was the fetato of Ohio ,
contending tor the right of the people to i
ax the capital stock of Interstate corpora-
Jens , or rather that portion of It repro-
icnled by Itu operating plants within the
itate. The pcoplo.won. Iy ) a two-tlilrUa
imjorlty the court sustained the right of
laxatton to the fullest extent claimed , The
lupromo court remains , as ever , the bul
wark of popular rights against plutocratic
reed , monopoly and privilege. i
MWUU
I Exposition Endorsements
W ?
i BY THE TRANSMISSISSIPP1 PRESS.
Davenport Republican : Mr. Joe S. Drown
ing has accepted an executive position In the
Transmlsslsslppl Exposition at Omaha , which
la to bo perfected and ready for business
In 1SOS. The Iowa legislature at Its session
last winter appropriated $10,000 for the pur
pose of making an agricultural exhibit. H
now becomes necessary that the executive
council appoint a commission , consisting ol
one member from each congressional dlstrlcl
In the state , to take charge of the Iowa
exhibit and expend the $10,000. Since this
commission will depend largely upon the
crop of 1897 for malting Its exhibit , It Is
very Important that the commission bo se
lected at a very early date , In order that
Its plans may be perfected and arrangements
made fur the proper crop exhibits from each
district ot the state.
Iowa's corn palace nt Sioux City and
Iowa at the World's fair kept good Us agrl
cultural reputation , Corn Is Idng In Iowa ,
nnd the Omaha exposition gives another op
portunity to advurtlso Iowa's wealth. Mr.
J , S. Drowning , who has been selected as
nn executive olllcer of the exposition , Is well
schooled for the position. Ho was promi
nent In the corn palace at Sioux City and In
the management ot the Iowa exhibit at the
World's fair.
Dubuque Times : During the next year
at the city of Omaha Is to bo held
an exposition' for the purpose ot put
ting before the country the great
resources of the transmtsslsslppl states , At
the regular session of the legislature an
appropriation was made for the purpose of
having Iowa properly represented. In a
spasm of economy oxir lawmakers , who ale
now convened in extra session , seemed dis
posed to play "Ingln giver" and take bock
the sum sot apart for the Omaha enterprise.
The Times Is of the opinion , that to do so
would bo a mistake as well < aa an Injustice
to a sister state who Is a next < leer neigh
bor. Herewith .wo produce an article from
the Council Hluffs Nonpareil with which
wo are In substantial accord. It says :
"There Is a hint that the legislature may
pull back the $10,000 which has been ap
propriated as a starter for making a proper
showing of Iowa at the TransmUalsslppt Kx-
pnsltlon. The discovery that state expenses
have lately been exceeding the receipts Is
the excuse given for the suggestion that this
appropriation should be cut off. While It
Is a fact that there Is necessity for economy ,
and that state finances arc not In as prosper
ous a condition as usual , still It should be
borne In mind that Iowa Is not in any
alarming financial distress. It haa no
bonded Indebtedness , and , as compared' ' with
other states , and considering the stringency
of the times , Iowa Is In a prosperous con
dition. There Is no occasion for the pessi
mistic alarm which many are raising. All
that Is needed Is wise economy , not ex
treme retrenchment. There should be
measures taken to Increase the revenues
and this can easily bo done without any
breaking ot the backs 'of taxpayers. Uy
reasonable economy and retrenchment and
by reasonable Increase of revenues the pres
ent condition can bo readily changed without
hardship to any.
"It should also , bo borne In mind that
the appropriation for the exposition Is not
a donation or a waste. It is a pure Invest
ment which will return a handsome dividend
to Iowa , it not directly , yet Just as surely.
The people ot Iowa need to be more familiar
with Its own resources and possjblllties In
order to work Intelligently and unitedly
for Its further advancement. Uy the making
of such a showing as Is possible , a most
helpful object lesson of practical worth will
thus be presented. Further than that , the
exposition being located at the western Kate-
way of Iowa will be within easy access to
thti larger portion of the people of the state ,
who will thus have an opportunity to reap
all the advantages to" be- derived from visitIng -
Ing such -wonderful display of the resources
of the west and of foreign countries.
"Tho location of the exposition Is also
advantageous to Iowa In the fact that the
majority of visitors will bo compelled to
cross the entire length of Iowa , and will
thus be given a chance to see what a won
derful state It Is. Capital will be tempted
to invest , Iowa will add to its already en
viable reputation , and the material returns
will measure In dollars and cents many
times the small Investment required. Th
appropriation Is too small , rather than toi
large. It Is not to be used as a gift ti
Omaha , nor to the exposition. It is to b
used wholly for Iowa , and Its advancement
and In such a way that It must yield a
handsome return. "
Alexandria ( Minn. ) Citizen : The event o
1S9S will be the Transmlsslsslppl and Inter
national Exposition to bo held In the city o
Omaha between June 1 and November 1
This exposition Is designed to focalize the
attention of the world on the resources am
capabilities ot the states west of the Missis
slppl. The twenty states and four territories
embraced In this region cover an area o
more than 2.500,000 square .miles . , with a
population of 18,000,000 , and contains the
great wheat fields of America and nearly air
the gold and silver mines ot the country ,
Rdilor Ilosewater of The Omaha Hee Is man
ager of the Department of Publicity and the
Board of Directors comprises a largo number
of prominent business and professional men.
Tacoma ( Wash. ) Ledger : The people of
Omaha have gone to work In earnest in the
Interest ot the Transmlssissippl Exposition
which Is to bo held in that city in 1S9S.
They evidently intend to make It a success
and If they do It will give a big Impulse to
the Rottlcment of the western side of the
continent. They have already raised the
money necessary to build the buildings and
prepare the grounds. They are In negotia
tion with railroad companies in regard to
reduced rates and have got well started on
the much greater undertaking of arousing
Interest In the enterprise among the pcoplo
already In the states which are to bo most
benefited.
If these states awake In tlm.o to the op
portunity that will bo thus offered to bring
their advantages to the notice of home
seekers they will got more cheaply than can
bo got In any other way the advertising
which they need for their development.
Most states will undoubtedly make an ap
propriation of funds for a general exhibit.
1'he states which do this will most certainly
iwalten the Interest among their people that
ivill bo necessary to make such exhibits a'j
will bo desirable. It requires the cooperation
tion ot both the state Ravcrnmnnt and the
> en [ > lo to make a thing of this kind succcss-
'ul. The cost In money of an exhibit need
lot ha great. If the state would provide the
Tansportatlon and for the cost of exhibition
.he pcoplo ought to do the rest , They un-
jouhtcdly will do It and do it willingly If the
state leads In the matter and if proper
iftort Is made to araueo them to a full ap- .
> rcclatlon ot the benefits to go gained.
Do > K'a Ccnlen ( Minn , ) Ilccord : From June :
to October 31 , 1S98 , Omaha will entertain >
ho people of this nation , the occasion being
ho Trunsm'EtleslppI and International Kx-
> osltlon. The undertaking has been recog-
ilzed by congress and the president 1ms
ilgnud a bill appropriating $200,000 to bo ex-
cnded In a federal building and government
ixhlblt. Otter appropriations will be made
jy our government and the legislatures of
owa and Louisiana have made approprla-
lons. ThU state lies mostly in the trans-
nlsslsslppl district and our legislature willie
io asked to expend some money In on ex-
ilblt. Th In exposition U destined to ecllpao
mythlng of the kind yet undertaken In this
ountry as a national exhibit. Foreign conn-
rlt's will not crowd out exhibits from the
Jnlted States. Omaha Is centrally located
inJ easy to get to from any state.
Nashua ( la. ) Ileporter : Arrangements have
ccn made to hold a grand TransmUsis-
ilppl Exposition at Omaha In 1893 for the
lurposo of attracting people to the western
itates and an opportunity to display their
arle-d and extensive resources. It will bo
great opportunity for the west to attract
liter cat to Its many superior advantages ,
Jvcry state should enter heartily Into the
enterprise and labor for Its success. 1'co-
ilo coming from the east and south will
lot only stop at Omaha , but they will visit
ither points In the west. Itallroads will
nake Inducements by reduced fares and
ixcuraloiis will be run to all points west
it the Mississippi. Ttio entire west will bq
called upon to entertain the thousands ot
visitors who will attend the exposition. Illi
nois has had Its World's fair ; San Francisco
has had Its Midwinter fair ; Georgia has had
Its cotton exposition ; Philadelphia has had
Its Centennial , nnd thousands upon thou
sands have traversed the country from north
to south , from east to west , to attend them.
As a result money lias been expended freely ,
Ideas have been exchanged , prejudices
have been destroyed , new homes nnd new
friends have been made ; life nnd energy hnvc
been Infused Into the states In which the
attractions hnvo been held , nnd the country
for hundreds ot miles nbout has been mate
rially benefited. Let the entire west keep
open house In 1893 dining the exposition ,
and let us return a hundred fold the hospi
tality of the east and south. They will llko
us more when they know us better , nnd
hundreds will be Induced to take up their
homes among us. Iowa should bo especially
anxious to make It a success for the benefit
we derive from It cannot fall to bo ot a
character which will help to add now enter
prises to our state.
Hokah ( Minn. ) Chief : The Chief Is In
receipt of n copy of the Transmlsslsslppl
Exposition Issue of The Omaha Dally lire ,
giving n graphic account of the birth of
the project of the great exposition to be
held In that city beginning In Juno nnd
ending In November 1898. The Ueo also
gives a flattering description of each ot the
states west of the Mississippi whose wonder
ful resources nro to bo shown to the world
In the coming great Trnnsmlssls-
slppl and International Exposition.
The states included , Minnesota be
ing to the front , are the great
grnnary of America , contain within their
boundaries about all the gold and silver
mines of the country , as well as rich depos
its ot every known metal ; also embracing
the greatest timber belt on the North Amer
ica continent and being rich In numerous
other resources. The states Interested are
making appropriations und preparations for
the best possible representation of their In
dividual resources and Minnesota should not
bo slow in doing likewise. A liberal appro
priation should bo made by the legislature
now in session sufllclent to give Minnesota
a seat in the front row at the exposition.
Money economically and judiciously In
vested in advertising Is never lost.
Louisiana ( Mo. ) News : The Omaha Dally
Dee got out a largo edition ot u handsome
twenty-page paper last week , booming the
great Transmlsslsslppl Exposition to bo held
In Omaha In 1S9S. It Is desired to have the
resources of nil the ntates , and especially
those of the transmlsslsslppl region repre
sented at the exposition , and If The Bco's
enterprlso is a fair sample of what will be
done for It , the exposition will be ono of the
biggest succccecs of the century.
Morris ( Minn. ) Tribune : The suggestion
thrown out by The Omaha Heo a llttlo over
a year ago for a Transmlsslsslppl and Inter
national Exposition Is now taking root and
promises to equal the World's fair at Chicago
cage , and In many Instances outdo the lat
ter. It is about time the people west of the
Mississippi awoke to their energy and let
the eastern people know what we are built
of. Let every western state Join in with the
exposition. It is the best way Imaginable
to advertise and show the resources to bo
developed In this vast domain.
Abbott ( Tex. ) Graphic : The Transmlssls-
slppi Exposition to bo held at Omaha In 1898
will bo the biggest boom for the west and
southwest that It has ever received at anyone
ono time from any one undertaking. It
was advertising that made of the west what
It Is today , and it was advertising of the
southeast through the Atlanta exposition
that turned the great tide of immigration
and capital from the .west . to that section.
The Omaha Exposition of 1898 will set forth
the advantages of the limitless resources of
our own states , and thus attract once more
the attention of home-seekers and Investors ,
give western land Its real value , make those
who are already hero happy , as well as those
to come. The state legislature of Texas
should appropriate its quota , erect a Texas
building and give an exhibit that would
show to the world the advantages of the
great Lone Star state.
THIS nuitMan CAPITOI , .
Chicago Tribune : The burning of Penn
sylvania's state house unfortunately will not
prevent the legislature from mooting and
passing laws.
Now York Tribune : The fire at Harrisburg -
burg suggests againj nnd forcibly , the desir
ability of making all public buildings abso
lutely fireproof.
Chicago Ilpcord : The total destruction of
the records In the state capltol at HarrlK-
burg ought not to bo a source of worry to
some of the Pennsylvania politicians.
. Kansas City Star : The burning of the
state housei at Harrlsburg , Pn. , will causci a
greater measure of grief outsldo than in
that ttate capltol. For years the people of
HarrlsbitrK have been urging the legislature
to tear down the antiquated old pile of bricks
and mortar and erect In its place a structure
commensurate In style , size and equipment
with the greatness and wealth ot the state.
The old building was imposing In Its way ,
but lacking in every respect the qualities
which are essential to the purpose for which
It was erected moro than three-quarters of
a century ago. But It had out-lasted Its days
of usefulness , and the tardiness ot the fire
men and inefficiency of their efforts to check
the conflagration may bo attributed to the
common bciitlment In the community that
the excavation is moro valuable than the
structure.
THE Pltlim OK TUB JVA.VY.
Philadelphia Times : When our own war
ships can be to damaged , .what would happen
were those of a foreign nation to run up
against this country ? i
Minneapolis Times : The most formidable
enemy with which our .war ships are called
upon to contend Is the brine of the ocean
with the rocks , reefs , bars nnd mud banks
thereunto appertaining. And when our war
ships fool with the enemy a llttlo while
they are too often hls'n ,
Ilrooklyn Eagle : It Is simply astonishing
how easily you can knock a war ship to
pieces with a oand bank or a rock. They
ire built to resist shells of enormous weight
ind velocity and to repel torpedoes , yet n
lug or a shoal does moro damage to them In
i mlnuto than the navy of England could dote
to them In a day theoretically.
St. Louis Hopubllc : It might bo a good
plan for the secretary of the navy to have
ill the rocks and reefs along the coast lines
3f this country legibly labeled for the pro-
.ectlon of United States cruisers. The com
manders cem to bo unable otherwise to
issuru themselves of the existence of such
hlngs save by the crude and disastrous test
f actual contact.
POWDER
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Celebrated for ltd great Icaven-
\ng \ KtrunKth ami liculthfulncBu.
Af.aurea the food against alum
and all forma of adulteration
common | o tlio cheap Lruiidn.
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OTIHMl IAMS THAN OUIIS.
H U not unlikely that there la truth In
the Ilcrlln dispatch that Austria Is anxious
to support England and Italy In their policy
of using forte It necessary to secure re
forms In the Turkish empire , and has nt last
secured the consent ot the Gorman emperor
to sldo with Austria , Italy anil England and
against Ituntla and France , the last named
having no Interest In the matter nt nil ox-
ccpt the ti tcrest of keeping on amicable
terms with Himsla. The Interests of AustrU
and Husslti nro diametrically opposed to
each other. The latter desires no reforms
In Turkey , nnd has for more than a century
thwarted nil efforts to rrnovato and modern-
Uo Turkish administration. Russia desires
to see Turkey rot to pieces , knowing that
most of the fragments .must . fall to her In
that event with no effort of her own. Austria
has no dlttlnct ambition to occupy Constantinople
tinople- , but she has n decided conviction
tint she ought to hnvo Snlonle.1 , nnd her
possessions nml Interests In thH Dalknn pen
insula nro so Inrgo that she would particu
larly object to an Increase of the Ilusslan
power In the snmo region. Austria would
bo glad to hnve Turkey renovated , and to
hnvo her southeastern regions assured
ngnlnst rlMngs in Dulgnrln and Macedonia.
Italy and Ei'Rlnnd hnvo every Intercut n alnst
IlUMlan nsKmiullzoment In the Mediterra
nean , and Germany has no Intctcst nt all
beyond the fact that she has been trying
to be n better friend to llussln thnn franco
Is , nnd hns not been obtaining any recipro
cal affection from Hiissln. It Is not Impos
sible , therefore , that she has concluded
to go with Austria , Italy and England rather
thnn waste moro tlmo with Russia , the fast
nilot Franco.
*
The reports which have recently come as
to the 111 health of the czar have once or
twice been contradicted , but It Is now said ,
by the way of JJerlln , that he nnd the
czarina have reconsidered their Intention
to visit the south of Europe on account of
Indisposition , and that for the same reason
the rulers of Europe will not , as was proposed -
posed , visit the czar In St. Petersburg. While
this news differs materially from that sent
out from St. Petersburg , It is doubtless th
mpro correct statement. Other reports
v.hlch have been cent to this country would
indicate that the czar Is finding It n dlnlcult
task to carry out the policy that he had
determined upon. The czar of Uussla hns
always been a figurehead , controlled en
tirely by the members of his council , nnd
the present ruler. In the effort to bo Inde
pendent , finds himself confronted by all
traditional obstructions. The situation Is
a perilous one. Ills brother , the heir ap
parent to the throne , Is hopelessly 111 , and
If the czar was to name his Infant daughter
as his successor family Jealousies would bo
certain to precipitate a dangerous condition
of affairs. In the event of any such com
plication the people would be outspoken in
their demand for rctorms , and the world
would probably see the last ot the Homanoft
dynasty.
> *
The attitude and conduct of England and
Germany In the Transvaal matter will bo
watched with Interest. The latter has , ot
course , absolutely no right to Interfere. She
never had the slightest claim to ownership jr
of tha Transvaal , she has almost no comV
merclal Interests there apart from those com
mon to all the world , and only a handful of
her subjects are the "
among oppressed "Ult-
landers. " Yet nothing Is more clear than
that she Is determined to bend every energy
to sccuro dominant political Influence there
and ultimately , if possible , to gain absolute
possession of the country. England , on the
other hand , formerly owned the whole ter
ritory , and still appears , nt least on paper ,
to have some suzerain rights , while her
especial commercial Interests there nre enor
mous , and the vast majority of the "ult-
landers" nro or were her subjects. At the
same ) tlmo there Is n widespread notion that
she , too , must recognlzo the. Transvaal an
an entirely Independent sovereign state , and
therefore refrain from Interfering lu Its do
mestic affairs.
Major General Sir H. Kitchener recently
returned to Cairo after a visit of inspec
tion to Dongola. lie reports a most remark
able improvement It ino province slnco its
rescue last September from Dervish cruelty.
The Inhabitants are contented , and agri
culture < bas revived to such an extent that
ho was able to stop the sending ot maize
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ire all sorts of pretty
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ire glad to begin with
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