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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1897)
4. . Tim OMAHA DAILY BEE , ! = . _ ' = B. llOSr.WATKtl. IMitor. IVIIIY MOKNINO. Tiil.MH : IK BttllHCmrnONi 1K > * ( Without Suii'lHjOne ) Yenr W CO Dniiy neetind Hundny , on ? V ir fllx iionthn * ' Threa Jlonllu J v" BUmliir I1--C. One Year ? K GiihiM.i ) ' ! ! < . One Yenr * ; JSVK-'kiy ! ! . One V ur * OKKICliS : Oni.in. : The lie * lltllltlltl * . . . . . . . . ' Koat.i Omnhnl Hlnger Illk. . Cflr. N nn.l Sltll Wi. cvuri. r ltufT : < : 10 rcnri fllr t ( "hi. mo Ollk-p ! 317 t'liimlr n. ' fv J , > i < York : Hoonm 13 , II nml l I- " " - ' (01 roiirlftntll SlKil COUHRflPOXlJHNfJIJ. AH cntumiinlcntlunii lehtliiK lu iienn anil eijllo- rial n.iillcr . hoiiM l. ii.lilrci.fnl : To the KiUtor. llfm.NKHH I.CTfKUB. All I'.iilnw.s l ll r nml rimlttancM slirulil to ad .IKMCI ! to The llco 1'ubllslilnir Company , Oiiialin DtBftn , clitcki. i-xprcM anil po toJte ! ! m. . iiey orderH to to ninile | > nr.tlo to tlie or.ler of tha viiinriiny , HiriMBIUNU COMPANT. KTATKMENT -inCIJI.ATION. . Btitc : of K'MnrkM , DoURlns County , M. I ( iM > ne II. Tziclmcl ; , Krcrptiiry nf The Hep rub- llanlns Company , foelne 'luly sworn , fay that the nctiiul ninnter of full nml complete coplm of The Morning , KveninK find Biuulny Ifce iiilnted Iho month of October. U5i , wna n fol- 1 1J.CTJ ,7 , 2 19.811 18 . 18,553 3 111,700 19. , . 19.N7 1 . 19,501 . 2 . 20,211 20.101 23 8 9 . . 10 . . . . 13. MO so 2 > .ru : it . lo.ra 27 20.GV ) 12 . 19.00 * SO. ] ; M.7CI i : . is SM 2 < ) , 20 , 01 14 . . N.K3 : : : : : : : : : : : " . . " : 1C ' " ' ' " ' ' ' ' " 'Tntni".t'f. ! . nc3-.n iLrss Onliictlon * for returned nnrt unsolil coplrji 0.217 J.Vt lotnl Mies / CJI'155 ' Knt ilnlly nvcrnKO u.sii ( IKOrtOK II. TXSCHI'l'K. Rwnrn In liefer1 mo nnil Mibiprllipil In my prrs- pni-p thlt 1ft day of NnvrmliiT. IM7. ( Stul > N. P. l-'KIU NntnrV Public. run IHH < \ TIIAIXS. All fiillronil iifu-Nlinyn rc niilililU'il ivltli i-niiiiKli HI-CN to nciMiiiniiniliilr i-vory inis- Kdlpcr Avlo M-IUIM lo roml u 11 < MVM | > I1UT. IllMlMl IIIIOII IlllV- iiiK The lice. If you cannot Ki-t a Her on a ( ruin from t lu ll e IT * auoiit , iilt-iiHc I't'itiirt ( In * fiiol , Hlullnii Uio I rn I u anil rallronil , to ( Clrinilntlou Department of Tlie lice. The Hoc IN for nnle. < m nil li'iilnt , INSIST OX IIVVIVU TUP. HUH. Onuiliii has put n Rival dual of jmbllc iwork under way tills yi'ar , lint It will linvu to boat Its best ruoonl the your. Sovorelfjn lacks tlio Ilrst ns piitlal of a candidate for tlu > vlpt > pri'.sldi'iicy on'a tlcl.-ot with Mr. Ilryan in 10 ! ! ( ) . lie Is not possussL'd of a "bar'l. " Thn ItiirlltiRtnu Hawkeye doinands that the circle at the head of the olll- clal tickets la Iowa shall bo abolished , because "It isn't a square deal. " A newspaper on the American plan Is Junking a great success In London. Hut ithcro are several variations of the 'American plan of conducting news papers. The orjjnn of the gamblers' gang tliat pretends to rim the jiollco board says it believes the board will do Its duty at Its next meeting. How Ions does it take the board to do Its dutvV The exposition's greatest lesson to 'Omaha business men lies In teaching them that they can carry to completion any jjreal public enterprise if thuy only go about it in the rl > ; lit way. Only a short time now until that in- Taluablu periodical known as the Con gressional Itecord will resume publica tion , which was suspended last summer in splto of its thriving business. Notwithstanding the decision of the 'executive committee the teachers of the iUnltud States will be the greatest suf ferers by not holding their national edu- catlonul meeting In Omaha next year. Bryan will cxporlonco the beauties of ix depreciated currency when ho crosses thu Mexican border and ex changes each of his good 100-cent American dollars for two fiO-ccnt Mexi can dollars. I'opocratlc organs try to justify the unlawful opening of the election re- ti'rns before the meeting of the Stale Canvassing Hoard on Hie plea that It lian been done before. For lltl.s tire they posing as reformers. Mark Twain , having made a lilt with Ills lei'turo on the horrors of the ( ionium language , Is now In a position lo add to his reputation with a graphic account of the way It feels to be forcibly ejected from the Austrian Itelehsrath. Senator I'oltigrew's visit to Hawaii lias converted him to an outspoken antl- nnnexatlonlst. It Is only too bad that the Hawaiian climate did not affect all ( the United Slates senators who went there this year the name way. Dr. Parkhurst Is "unspeakably sad to return to New Vork and llnd that Tammany Is about ready to take pos BesMoti of everything once more. Hut It will make work for Dr. I'arkhurst In Ihu Bpci'lal line for which he Is famous. Another outburst of "soonors" Is threatened on the government reserva tloiw In Oklahoma. A repetition of the disgraceful scenes that attended the opening of the territory , however , will uercr be tolerated by thu federal an- ithorltlcs. It Is queer how solicitous the average lawyer Is about public opinion when It is on his side and how fearful ho Is thai Ida case may bo Jeopardized by an adverse - verso public opinion when the subject Is one which really affects the public In. tercst. The $ 180,000 of refunding bonds voted by the people of Douglas county at tin last election were authorized at ti rate of Interest "not to exceed 4& per cent. ' If the state offers to take them for the permanent school fund on thu basis of i per cent Interest , there Is no rcnsoi : wha lover why they should not bo Is eued as1 pur cent bonds. IftVKSTMKXT tn' THU SCHUOt , FUNDS. The constitution of Nebrnskn declares all fimiLi belonging tn the Male for edu cational purposes , Hie Interest and In- ciffao whereof only nre to be used , lo bo trust funds to be malnlalncd forever In violate nnd undlmlnlshcd. The constitu tion eonlemplntes the permanent Invest- munt of iheso funds In United Slates , stiilo ami county securities and throws around thorn every possible protection against their dissipation. The most odi ous scandals from which thu tstato has suffered have arisen out of the misap propriation of these funds or their em ployment .for purixjscs of private specu lation. Thew scandals and abuses can only bo effectually headed off by thu permanent Investment of the school funds In long time Interest bearing ) onds. Their Investment nnd reinvest- neiit In state warrants that have but i comparatively few months to run inay servft as a temporary expedient when % ther securities Included within the con stitutional provision are not available , nit tliero must always be danger In us- ng this money In such speculation Ither on public or private account. The action of the State Hoard of Kdu- catlonal and Lands and Funds In refits- ng to make an offer for Hie school fund 'or the proposed Issue" of Douglas county muds at their market value savors very iiucli of an attempt to hold Hie school noney for speculative purposes. It Is n direct contradiction of the policy out- Ineil not two years ago by Governor llolcomb as a member of the board and i distinct repudiation of the platform ) ledges upon which the populist state olllclals were elected. AVe doubt if a Uronger argument could be made igalnst thu employment of the school 'uiuls in speculation and In favor of heir in vestment in county bonds than s to be found In the governor's open otter of .hsne. 1SIKJ. II1 Governor Uoloomb believes what 10 then wrote , how can he afford to ut himself and his associates follow In the footsteps of thu Churelilll-Hussell- Hartley board , which lie so scathingly leiiouncetl ? If the governor still re tains his former sense of duty with ro- xpoct to the Investment- the school funds , how can he let the first day of December arrive , when the bids for the Douglas county bond issue are to be opened , without calling a special , mcet- Hg of tlii ! slate board and forcing Its neinhors to purchase those bonds for Hie school fund at their full market value'/ siKKTixa or ruxuiiKss- Tlie regular session of thu Klfty-llfth congress will begin one week _ from to- lay. The organization of both branches being complete thu work of legislation can be entered upon at. once , Instead of waiting until after the holidays , as Is istiaily the case. With this gain of time ind tlie tariff question out of the way. t appears probable that the session will be less prolonged than usual , though [ hero are questions to be considered which may easily keep congress to gether until midsummer or beyond. An extended debate on thu currency is by no means improbable. As now indi cated , the president intends to make a very earnest effort to secure currency legislation , if only lo the extent of re pealing Iho provision of law requiring Iho reissue of greenbacks and the sub stitution of legislation providing thai when those notes are redeemed by the government they shall be reissued only n exchange for gold. It is thought pos sible that thu house will approve a rec ommendation of this kind without much' delay , but the free silver clement in the senate will undoubtedly oppose vigorously and persistently Hits anil every other currency proposition from which sliver is omitted , so that weeks and even months may bo consumed in the discussion of this subject in the sun- ate. ate.It It seems certain that the Cuban ques tion will not be allowed to rest. The senate , at the extra session , passed a resolution for tlie recognition of the in surgents as belligerents and tills resolu tion is in the hands of the house com mittee on foreign affairs. It is not likely that the house will concur , or will take any action In regard to Cuba , but It is reported that a number of senators will introdnco resolutions favoring ac tion on the part of this government looking to the independence of Cuba. The advocates of Hawaiian annexation profess conlidi'iice that there will bo an early ratification of the annexation treaty , but It is quite possible that they will llnd a more vigorous opposition than they are now counting on. It is said thai Senators Dnbois nnd I'etli- grow , who have been investigating the situation in Hawaii , are convinced that the Hawaiian * do not want annexation and therefore they will oppose It In the senate. Holh those senators were an- nexallonisls when they went to Hawaii , but having mlngliMl with the- people they found an entirely different condition there from that represented by Senator Morgan , who got his information largely If not wholly from the promoters of an nexation. Tliero are numerous questions of do- nu stie legislation that call for careful consideration and thorough discussion. Not Hie least Important of thesu relates to a policy for the building up of the merchant marine. Thu plan of a dls- tTlinlimtlng duty In favor of American shipping will again bo urged and will elicit more or less extended debate. Then there are the questions of a uni form bankruptcy law , restriction of Im migration , a postal savings bank sys tem , legalized pooling , the Increase of enlisted men In army and navy , regu lation of second class mall matter , de velopment of coast defense and others of less Importance. The question of gov ernment aid to the Nicaragua canal will come up during thu session , though prob ably not before thu new commission has reported the result of Its Investigations , which will not be done until several months after the assembling of con gress. It will thus be seen that there Is plenty of work before congress ami whllo it may be confidently expected that there will be no unnecessary delay upon any of It.in the house there Is no assurance that there will not bo In the senate. At all events , the country can regard the assembling of coujjresa with complacency , since there Is little danger of anything being done that will inter fere with the conditions that are mak- ng for material progress anil pros perity. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A WIAXCK nm coax. What to do to Increase the demand for corn and thus Improve the , price of that corcal Is a question that has been under consldoratlon for n very long time. There Is no question that ns food corn Is wholesome and that properly prepa.ted it Is exceedingly palatable , while at the same time It Is economical. Yet even In this great corn-producing country It Is used by mosf of our people sparingly or not at all , while Kuroi > cans will not have It on their table , oven the poorest of them preferring to It the poorest qual ity of wheat and rye bread. The efforts that have been made to cultivate a taste among Ktiropeans for corn has had very unsatisfactory results ; Indeed ( hey liave demonstrated that there Is a preju dice against the cereal which It will bo liardly possible to overcome. The feeling there Is that corn Is lit only for beasts and Hint It Is something of a reproach to a human being to eat It. There Is no such prejudice among the American people ple and yet many of them , perhaps a majority , need to be educated to the eating of corn. One of thu loading agricultural paper : ; of the country , the Orange .Tntlil Karmor , .suggests a plan which It thinks would contribute to such education. It pro poses the organization of a corporation with the object of urging upon public attention the use of corn as food and suggests an International exposition de voted to the corn plant and its products , to be held In 1SIH ) . The exposition , says that paper , should exhibit the corn plant In all Its stages of growth and of every kind and variety , ancient and modern. The manifold uses of Iho corn grain would bo shown by exhibits of all forms of corn food preparations , also stock food by-ivroducts. The mannfactiirod products from corn grain would also be shown. A cooking school should demonstrate the thousand and one now and old methods of cooking corn and its products. "The essential Idea of the great exposition should be to Increase Hie consumption of maize at honvo and abroad. To thin 'Mid it should lie worked upon such a comprehensive scale as to attract Inter national attention and widespread notice throughout Great Hritaiu and the con tinent. " Th _ > suggestion seems to be sensible and practical. Undoubtedly there would be no serious opposition to a liberal ap propriation by congress for promoting such an exposition and the corn pro ducers of the country could be depended upon tu supply all tlu corn required for the exhibit at a nominal cost. There Is reason to think that a corn exposition on the plan proposed would have very beneficial results. THR WHITMAN MKMURt.ir , . Fifty years ago today Dr. Marcus Whitman and Ills wlfo and twelve oth ers who had been laboring among the Cayuse Indians of the far northwest , were basely betrayed nnd brutally mas sacred by the half savages they had befriended ; and today there will be dedicated , on the silo of this massacre , near whore the city of Walla Walla now stands , a marble monument erected In memory of the martyrs. At the same I'mo Whitman college , which bears the t'tiino of the intrepid missionary , will furlhor honor Ids memory with appro priate ceremonies. It will be an occa sion of great interest in Washington and Oregon suul the entire west. It will re call the life of one of a class of typical i Joneors. The story of Iho life and labors of Dr. Whitman lias been told many times : how ho was sent by the American Hoard to Oregon to teach the Indians who had journeyed far "hunting for the white man's Hook of Life ; " how ho and his wlfo and their associates labored long nnd earnestly among the Indians ; how iiu learned Inadvertently of the plans of the Hritish agents to seize Oregon ; his Jong journey across the trackless mountains and plains in winter to In tercede for Oregon with the olliclnls at Washington ; his expedition of settlers aero.ss the mountains , escorted by ( ion- oral Fremont in Itv ) . ' ! , and thus the planting of an American colony on thu virgin soil of hitherto niicomjuorod Ore gon. It is a story that bt-iM's repeating , for It Is full of thrilling Interest , of con secration and sacrilico and heroism , coupled with intense loyalty to the American Hag. Dr. Whitman was a type of the mis sionary pioneer. Tlie trappers and hunt ers are generally tinlirst to penetrate Iho forests of a now country , unless the gold hunters are first on the ground ; lint it has been true through all the century 'that the missionary societies have sent llu-ir agents along with the trappers and the minors and In advance of the fanners and tradesmen. The missionary Is a clvlllzur and a con queror. The Whitman party carried the blblo to the Indians and broke a pathway through thu mountain forests. The west , California and Oregon and Hie mountain region , would have been settled even had there boon no gold in Hie river sands to tempt the adventur ers , for the land Is fertile and the cli mate pleasant. In honoring the memory of Dr. Whitman the people of Washing ton and Oregon honor 'one who was among Hie first to appreciate the price less value of Iho _ rent west. w..sr x Loral merchants have just entered upon what Is commonly known as the busy season of the year. During the coming month the bulk -of the holiday trailo will bu encountered and stores and shops are Hiiro to present a continu ous show of business activity. Thu busy season upon Omaha , however , must not bo conlini'd to retailers and Jobbers , nor can It cease with the advent of thu new year. Witli the work ahead of ns In preparation for the exposition , the busy season must include public an well as private activity , which must continue not only up to the date for opening the gatus , but through the entire period of the exhibition. No matter how much private business our business men may have they cannot afford to neglect tle ) business which must bo attencJriPtb by them collectively. The Commercial club and the Hetnllers' association mar tire Knlehts of Ak-Sar- Hen should sol io\H \ that every member 1ms his ImndH'Vull In contributing to the general resultcr'JHio county and city authorities , representing the pcoplu of county nnd cVf"ni ! | their corporate ca pacity , should iKoi'y before them the great object In view , nnniely. affording expo- sltlon visitors MoMiest and most Impres sive onlortalium'ht and accommodations they could lodk ftjr. Tills Includes not only the county , bwml and city council , but also Hp' | park board , the ; ) olieo board , the advisory board , the school boafd and every olll- clal upon whom rests n public rosponsl- illlty. Kiu-li and every one of them has in opportunity to earn his salary for the mblktwlco over the coming year which ho should not let slip by. Hy grasping the full Import of the conditions In front of us , which were never more favorable to the city's growth and prosperity , the people of Omaha can and should make their busy season perpetual. The Nebraska delegation to Houston , Tex. , has n delicate mission lo per form In properly representing Hie Inter ests of Nebraska in the deep water con vention to bo held there. The railroad lourney from Nebraska to the gulf ports seems n long ono , but It Is not as long is It used to be , and as tralilc Increases on the north and south Hues of railroads the mutual Interests of the gulf ports mil the Nebraska fields will be In creased. II. Is proper on every occasion to do that which will tend to harmony imong those who are working for the upbuilding of Hie trnnsmlsslsslppi re gion or any part of It and to a better understanding of how the people may become helpful one to another , and this will bo especially appropriate at the convention In Houston. Much h-.s been said recently about the debt of the stale of Iowa and much of it Is unjust to Hie state. "It will not lo a big Job to take up Iowa's Moating warrants , " says iho Dos Molnos Capi tal. "The general assembly can keep Hie appropriations down so that the warrants will disappear without any trouble. Tlie sl".to of Iowa has gone through this phase of existence many limes before. " AiuJ It might lie added that It Is not at all necessary for the state of Iowa , in the meantime , to go without shoos ni'iii. . wear a threadbare coat , just bpcaiiso a'few politicians havo. for political advantage , declared that Iowa is almost ruined. Governor Holconib's argument of two years ago for the investment of the per manent school-fund In ( ho bonds Issued by Nebraska. dbunUos could not well bo Inipiovod upon. Jlnt thu governor is a inmnlmr nf flus.Kt.ifiv linm-il tli.it li.iu . . , > , , _ trot of those funds'and ' it is announced Hint the board.is now unanimous .against purchasing county bonds. The question Is , Has the governor rovorsud himself and if .so , why , ? .j j . A western cUtle'.doalor : contemplating sending n herd of ciittlo overland to Dawson City figured It out that the beef would bo worth $ . " a pound when hu got It there , and has therefore given up the project. Not many people can make for tunes out of nothing oven in Klondike. If a few more policemen will relieve the force of their services voluntarily thu police pay roll may possibly bo brought within the limits of the funds at the disposition of the police board. No other way of accomplishing this necessary object seems to bu open. If the owner of the World-Herald had only had a policy slip of ( ho same di mensions as his memorandum slip ho would proiianly have vouched for Hit- honesty of the policy operator the same ns lie vouched for thu honesty of the embezzling city tro'isurer. A Montana lawyer is noisily Indignant 1-ocanse a Nebraska man swindled him out of $150 by soiling him some second hand law books and delivering to him eight sacks of cornmeal. That lawyer ought to bu the subject of a disbarment Inquiry. All Aliiiniliint Croi | , Imllanupotls Journal. Thp number of currency plans which will appear lu Washington wlitm congress as- rcmblcs will at least establish the reputa tion of the country for furMIUy and novelty In Invention , Colil Stonuvc tin * llctli-r IMiiu. St. 1'nul I'lonccr-I'rcta. If the AustrMn Kolchsrath represents the harmony that prevails In the uaiplto , wo ERould mitwat to Kiancls Joseph that ho put his crowu lu a safuty deposit vault until the flurry Is over. Cniiilil'i'N Hlicll ( innir. Now York Mull uml ICxprens. Canada fairly yearns for reciprocity , hut she iculsts that It shall ho of the sort that will nlvo her much nnd cost nothing. On this sldo of the line such a scheme Id techni cally known as bunco. UIIM vri'dhlc TITIIIN , . HavhiR commlttcdja barefaced theft of a harbor from ChinaWio Oernian govornnipnt now Intimates that' ' what has already been sol/.pj IB "Insulllclent for a naval station " nnd so proposes toonlargo / Its holding * there" "diplomatically , If possible. " Wo ECU hero how hlRhwny robbery and "civiliza tion" may becom 'onil ' and the same i.iug ) , ' liullniiN ' ' ' Allotiiiciiln. Imlluiim JIs Journal. Inclusive of tUsJb'B civilized trlbea , the latest enumoratlon'stiows that the number of Indians IB 177,178 on 177 reservations , which embrace .ttbput 33-104S37 acres. So much has been film of the allotment of buds to Iuaian.ti > il , it Is something of et surprise to ECO tho. sUtomcnt that only 4.C4S Indians have accepted' ' allotments , railing for 644,147 acres , Compared with previous enu merations of Indians , the report of the secre tary of the Interior on this subject proves that the race Is gradually decreasing. A Iliiinlnoiur llollilny IMItlini. The handsome Illustrated Thanksgiving number ot tbo Norfolk Dally Now.is ono of the incflt creditable pieces of Journalistic enterprise manifested by the state prc&a out side of Omaha , As a compendium ot Ir.Jor- nvitlm reflecting the growth and business activity of Norfolk , it could scarcely bo Im proved upon. Its value- from this point of view Is enhanced by the assurar.cc tint not a single article that appears among lUi do- ecrlptlvo features Is l&ierted because It Is l > aia for. the paid advertising being entirely In the form of display cards. Nothing Illus trates 'the ' Improvement of locat conditions so well oa the publication of such a holiday edition by an enterprising country paper , WORSE THAN POLICY. While Pretending to Denounce GnmMIng the World.Hernia Is Working ti Game of Us O\vn. Tost. The Omahix "World-Hornld has sent out to llui weeldy pipcra or Iho eUito nn advertising proposition that Is the rankest fake that we have scon. In recent years. The advertisement they want run Is worth nbout $ G for each paper that Inserts It. Say that 100 papers nccept It , It would cost the World-Herald $ GOO. nut they have a schema by which they hope to heat the country publishers out of $530 of that amount. This la the way they propose to do It : Their ad. contain. ? the announce ment of a word contest , and there tire two prize * offered. They propose to the publisher that In case one of his subscribers wins a prize they will pay him $35 for running their ml. , but If they do not win ho gets nothing. H Is a plain gambling proposition In which the country pub lisher Is asked to bet $6 against $35 that ono of his subscribers will win one of the two prizes , and the fakir who runs the machlno makes nt least $500 out of the deal , no matter who wins. Hoiilcttc , fnro , wheels of fortune and chuck luck are a good deal fairer games , anil the Louis- ' lana lottery Is a legitimate business proportion compared with It. The publisher who runs the nd Is a rank sucker. 1CRI3P Til 13 nXI'OSlTlO.V IX VIUW. Springfield Monitor : The buildings on the exposition grounds begin to loom up In great filiapo , nnd It now looks as though the nun- ngers wcro getting right down to business. tloatrlco Democrat : The growing Interest In the Tronamlsslfslppl Exposition assures Its succesw , not caly as a great fair , but It will bring out the wonderful possibilities of the west , and especially of the great stnto of Nebraska. While- the exposition Is not a Nebraska fair , It Is to bo held1 within our state , and we. above all others , arc Inter ested In Us success. West Point Republican : The Transtulfsls- slppl Exposition Is being vigorously pushed by the management. liulldlngs arc 'being erected rapidly and much of the outside work on the numerous structures will bo fln.i3hed ! > before cold weather actually pre vents further operations. The smail army of laborers and mechanics lia.s been doubled recently and the grounds of the exposition are assuming their proper shape. Blair IMIot : Believing the Transmlssls- slppl Exposition of great Interest and value to this county and Nebraska , the Pilot has l)3eu ) and will continue publishing sketches of the principal .bulld'cigs . in which the dis play will be made. At earno future date wo may dcroto an entire paper to the exposi tion and should * wo conclude to do so wo bellcvo the paper willbo highly prized , espe cially after a visit to the exposition has been made. Howclls Journal : During the heat of the late campaign the fact that tbero is to be n great Transmlsslsalppl Exposition at Omaha next joar was almost lost sight of , for all that the work on the buildings and grounds has continue : ] . Almost dally space la being engaged by status and other coun tries In which to malco exhibits of their products. That the exposition will be a suc cess Is assured. It Is euro to prove a lasting benefit to Nebraska , ns It will be the means of bringing thousands of people within our borders , and will advertise our resources as nothing else could do , Wayne Herald : It Is time for the busi ness men of Wayne and the leading ctock- int'H and farmers of the county to begin ngurjig in regard to this county's represen tation at tbo TransniteEirsIppl Exposition. It Is to your interest , yea , an hundred times , and it 'Is not the sluggard that brings forth the brat rqsults for a city or community. Up anj bo doing. Hegin at the proper time and never quit until the exposition closes. T'ho HurulJ suggests that at an early date a meeting of the business men and stockmen of the city and county bo held ard the matter Icoked Into. Wo believe that the future im provements in tha county as a result of the exposition would amount to more ithan ton times the amount of any expense that might \3o \ incurred. It will enhance the value of Wayne county farms ; will build up a larger rod better stock market , anj a beet sugar factory would no doubt be established in tills city through this source. Kearney Democrat : lAs time goes on and ho-vday cfopening , the Trausmlssisslppl Exposition draws closer upon it Omaha real izes that It has a much larger affair on Its hands than was at firtit supposed , nut Omaha 1 s a great city and has an abundance of icsources to draw from and as It has always been equal to all emergencies , we Unow It will not bo found lacking In that energy and push row required to have everything Jn complete readiness at itho appointed day. T'ho ' people of the state , like the people of Omaha , have underestimated the Importance -rul glg'intlc proportions of the Traosmls- s-lsslppl Exposition , but Omaha Is not and hould not io moro lnteres-tel- Its success than the entire state. No cue can measure at this tlmo the vast benefits to bo derived : .o the state at large from this exposition. Every own and county in the atate will receive substantial bencltts ; somu more , some less , but all In proportlrn as they merit or strive to obtain. Omaha will undoubtedly receive the greater temporary benefit , but the permanent benefits will be distributed throughout the state In many unforeseen channels. riilSO\AI , AM ) OTIIISKWIHI3. The London Times says the French arc very fond of horsos. Yes , very. Paris ordered 2.000 tierces of horse meat from Oregon this year. The Chicago College of Dentistry hopes to receive by the will of the late Dr. Thomas W. Evans of Parld "a sum above the mll- lou dollar mark" to assist it In Its educa tional work. Secretary Gage's order that treasury cl fries must pay debts for nil "necessary family supplies" IMS started a furious dcbato in AVashlngton as to whether liquor Is a necessity or a luxury. Joseph Jefferson was once saved from total bilndscEs by an operation performed by Dr. George Ueullng of Baltimore , and be has Just presented the- physician with a painting don-e by himself. According to the New England Historic Genealogical Society of Iloston , only twcnty- nlco families that came to New England from Great Hrltaln wcro entitled to brkig " .rmorial bearings with them. Massachusetts has received tills ywr $111.310 from the collateral legacy tax , and there Is still moro than < a month of possi bilities for the Increase of the sum. Ito fourth part of the liquor license fees amounts to $771,911 In the name time. The first semi-annual account of the exec utors of the estate of the late James G. I'alr chows receipts amounting to $1CO,009 and legal expenditures of $120,000. HOY/ the surplus of $30,000 escaped Is a mystery about which the executors are discreetly silent. Less than two years ago a man and his wlfo In IJaltlmoro borrowed ? 50 from n loan company , pledging their household goods as security. They have already paid $85CO In terest and owe a balance of $ ! 9.fiO Interest. The courts have decldodi that thuy will hive to pay back the principal and a total of $135 interest to save their furniture. That loan company must have a Klondike In the Druid City. Lieutenant O'llrlon , the foe of Captain Uoraoyn , with whom ho ha * ft vlolont en counter on pirodo , resulting In charges against his superior olllcer , and the famous Atlanta court-martial of last winter , has resigned from the army. The resignation was forwarded to the War department at Washington. Lieutenant O'llrlen was admit ted to the bir In MaFsachusetts before ho on-torcd the army , and will return to that state to practice hla profession- Mr. It , Q. Powers , labor commissioner of Minnesota , writing to rtho Independent , makes an Instructive computation of the In creased value of this year's crop. "From all available data , " he says , "It seems probable that the farmers of the United States will obtain for ithclr crops of 1897 a gum that will slightly exceed the average for the seven yearn , 1888 to 1891. If they realize tlila sum the gain for ten Mississippi states on the nlno staple crops Just mentioned' will be , when compared with 189G , about $230,000,000 , and for the nation $400,000,000. For all 'tho ' crops end live stock this gain will approxl- mate about twice these figures , As compared with 1800 the farmers of the United States have an increased Income sufficient , If con- centratcd In the persons of those now having mortgage * on their land , to pay off all the farm debts resting upcn < t ie agricultural holdings of the nation. H U a.fium that will cnablo the farmers to purchase and pay for itwlco the farm Implements and machinery now owned by them. " , voioi : or Tin : ST.VTK Kearney Hub : The ncnl of an extra ses sion of the Nebraska legislature Is ap parent. Llttlo moro than $2,000 remains of the sum appropriated for the Investigation of the state Institution ! ) and the "cinching" committee has not been at work a year. So It will be seen that the appropriation must bo replenished or the "clnchers" will soon be out of a Job. Ke-irncy Democrat : Greene appeared ns counsel In the case of Uarborl against 13. Hodman , first on the sldo of Oarbert cud then on the side of Hodman , Ho won his cnso for Gar- bcrt and then went over on the other side and helped Hodman defeat ( .larbert , The fight was over n boundary Hue and has been for oJ long tlmo In court. Hut It docs nni place Congressman Greene In a very enviable light , to say the least. Norfolk : Journal : The latest fusion propo sition cmamtos from A. E. Sheldon , who wants to drop the three-ring circus masquerade - ado and asks the populists to abandon their party organization and label themselves as democrats. While Mr. Sheldon's proposition Is honest. It Is doubtful If It will be approved by the fusion leaders , who will undoubtedly seek to perpetuate the triple alliance sham until after the next state campaign. West Point Republican : Some leading pop ulists In Nebraska nre advocating the pool ing of Issues of oil free silver forces Into one party , in ether words the democratic party Is to swallow Iho entire populist party. The dlllleulty attending the fusion of the three silver conventions at Lincoln last fall shows that a similar occurrence Is highly prob able and the only way to nmalgamalo the free silver forces Is tqlconvene In one con- vontloii. U Is hardly likely that the pop ulists who have striven all thes ? years foH the success of their party will now allow themselves to1 be swallowed up by the dem ocrats. UXC1.K SAM AS A I.AM ) OWXHIl. MllllcuiH of Acrr.M | ) | H | ) < IMCC | Oft II I < Vw .Millions la-ll. New York Sun. The statistics of the general land office show that this country , first and last , has had the prodigious amount of 1.S33.017.9G2 acres of land to dispose of. This area In cludes everything not In the original thir teen states , ns now constituted. These lands fall Into four classes. First are these already disposed of or appro priated. They include 21-1,411,395 acres sold for cash , 102,280,228 taken up as homesteads , 165,476,402 granted to states , 10G.SSI.83S given to railroads and other roads , canals nnd river Improvement projects , state or corporation , 70,000,000 In private grants. CO- 252,790 in military bounty warrants , 10,118- 22S In timber culture entries , and other smaller classes , aggregating 741,702,305 acres , under this head. For various reasons these estimates are rough , but they are near enough to the true amounts for practical purposes. Nexit we have the reserved lands. These Include 81,615,413 acres set apart for the Indians , 18,993,280 aa forest reservations , 3- 272.9CO as national parks , 825,125 for forts aiiti other military purposes , with enough miscellaneous to bring the aggregate to 132- 411,774. The third great class comprises the lands of Alaska , In which few surveys and dis posals have yet 'been made , the aggregate being 3fi9,529COO. With the advance of civ ilisation Alaska may not remain wholly a class by Itself. Finally , wo have the fourth class , or lands now vacant and subject to settle ment , amounting to 591,343,953 acres. Of these , however , nearly half , or 272,294,120 acres , have not ytvt been surveyed. The largest body of vacant public lands Is in Montana , 71.432,917 acres , Nevada follow ing with 01,578,586 , and Arizona , California , Colorado , Idaho. New Mexico , Utah and Wy oming each having over 40,000,000 acres. Hut while these figures of the extent of tne public lands available for settlement nro so great , practically a large part of the best land , In accessible places. Is taken up. The arid tracts not susceptible of Irriga tion and the mountain and forest reglonn which cannot now lie used for farming constitute a very considerable portion of the nearly 600,000,000 acres of vacant pub lic lands. The old saying that "Uncle Sam Is rich enough to glvo us all a farm" Is not heard much nowadays. Ho Is still a 'big ' land owner , but has been lavish with lib host possessions. TAX KIII'OMM IX MASSACIIUSHTTS , Cnni'liiNlonN of a CI > IIIIINNIIH At- ] pollltfil for ( lull 1'lii'i'OKf. New York Independent. Much Interest attaches to the recommenda tions of the special commission on taxation arvolntod under the act parsed last year by the Massachusetts legislature to Investigate and renort what changes , if any , should bn madeIn the state system of taxation , which have Just bccci submitted to the governor and council. They may bo briefly summarized as fol lows : An Inheritance tax levied with respect to realty as well as personalty at tbo rate of C per cent , with an exemption for cutatcs not exceeding $10.000 , and an abatement of $5,000 on estates between $10,000 and $25,000 ; a tax In proportion to house rentals , only the excess over $400 of rental being taxable ; abolition of the present taxes on Intangible personalty such as stocks , bonds , securities , leans on mortgages. Incomes , etc. ; asflurnij- tlon by the state treasury of county ex penses , and appnc/rlatlon by the state of the revenue from taxes on corporate excess now distributed among the several cities and towns. Whatever objections may bo urge-1 against the changes proposed , It cannot bo > aid that these recommendations Involve any clement nt unfairness , and thn plan sug gested has some admirable , features. The most Important recommendation Is that rcfpectlng the "abolition nnd the present taxes on Intangible personalty , " the collec tion of which Is exceedingly difficult and Is cyen to the further objections of raising the question of double taxation In the cane of corporate shares. Probably the commission Is nn safa ground In assuming that the loss Involved lei doing away with those taxes can be made good by the proposed tax on Inherit ances and that on house rentals. The pro- pr > Ba | to transfer county expenses to the state , meeting them by "utilizing t > u much of the present proceeds of the tax on corporate excess as Is now distributed among the sev eral cities and towns , " Is a good one. for , as tha commission sayn , the strictly farming towcio would gain , and practically the only losers would bo "tho email number of towns In which tliero Is a largo accumulation of Intangible personal property , and which now receive largo gums on-account of shares owned by theln residents. " A tax on house rentals would meet two of the most Impor tant requirements of a good tax law clear ness and certainty ; and as the commlsslio states that provision has been made for tbo proper assessment of persona living In apart ment houses and In hotels , there would belittle little or no opportunity for evasion. The report Is signed by Judge Jamca It. Dunbar of the superior court , Prof. F. W. TaUHslg of Harvard university and T. Jeffer son Coolldge , gentlemen whoso standing will secure for It respectful consideration. Should legislation along the lines prcjxiBed be en acted by the Massachusetts general court , It will mark a dUtlact advance la methods of taxation. OX TO 51 nXICO , New Vork Mail anil Exprcwt ! At tout Mr llryan Ins definitely arranged ( or hl tour of observation In Mexico. Inasmuch M ho wilt make a pcuUI study of the financial system of that country , where the free silver policy flourishes In all Its luxuriant beauty. It will Interest him to no to that One Ameri can silver dollar Is worth ait much nn two Mexican silver dollars , notwithstanding iho .fact that thn latter contain concldorably more bullion than. Iho former. In other words , ho will find that the silver coin l ? ued lit u country where/ Its coinagelo not froa h.iB twlco the purchasing power of a silver dollar Issued In a neighboring country where ltd coinage Is unrestricted. Here's hoping that Mr. Ilrjxin may have a pleasant trip. Chicago Tribune : Mr. Hrytn's trip to Mexico la avowedly to bo taken with tha purpose of studying the Mexican system of finance. As that Is fx > his fellow citizen ? , without distinction of party , will wish him godspeed. If there Is one subject concerning which Mr. Hi-yaii knows Iras than another It Is finance ; and th.it Is no mild statement , for ho knows Kvs about moro things than anybody else who Is prominent In politico. The Mexican flcwiiclal sjstem will ho an ex cellent beginning to his stock of know ledge of nuance. When ho has mastered It he can then attack the subject of United States finances , and from that proceed to the study of the underlying principle * of the frlonce. With assiduity ami energy he can wslly acquire - quire a valuable , torcnuse comprehensive ! knowledge of the matter In the course of ten or twelve years , and thru his countrymen will pay attention to what bo says about It , I'O It Kid MillS A I , A KM HI ) . Viiinzi-il liy ( Inllntilil ( iron III of Aincrli'Mii Trmlc. ImllmmpoIU Journal. There have been , numerous Indications of Into that foreign manufactuiurs and buslnew men nro nhrmcd at the rapid growth of V American trndo cud are waking up to the fact that the United States Is a dangerous competitor with them for control of the markets of the world. This sentiment pre vails lit Oreat Britain and on the continent. It Is lulleeted by the | irera. apparent in the reports of trade commissions and openly pressed by statesmen and by prominent bus iness men. A few days ago Count flolu- chowskl , Austro-IItingarlan minister of for eign affairs , predicted that a great feature of the tnentloth century would bo a com bination of Kuropcan countries to prevent the commercial supremacy of the United States. Now comi's the lit. lion Charles T. 'Hltchle , president of the London Hoard of Trade , with : i warning to tin ? same effect. In a speech delivered before the Chamber of Commerce of a provincial city on Tuesday ho cxprcrsed the opinion that tlo ) grentist menace to Ungland's continued supremacy In trade was American , com petition. Ho regarded the United States ns a more dangerous competitor In manufac turing and trndo than Germany. Continuing , ho said : "There Is no doubt the United States nro executing orders which ought to be cxecutod hero. As wo all know , an American linn obtained the contract for the Crntrnl Und r- ground railway ( of London ) , ns Its bid \\.is lower than HIDEO of the English concerns and it could deliver tl'o supplies three months ahead of theUrltlsh tenders. Mnuy Important continental orders have gnno to America. The Name Is to be said of Kg.vpt and Japan , where the Americana arc d > lng work that Englishmen should have d nt In consequence of the engineering dlsjmir many orders nro leaving the country , ar I unfortunately these orders seldom retmn. " It Is Impossible to mistake the slgnl/lc.inco / of these expressions from different foroimi sourcc-3. Trey mean that the United Ht.ius Is forging to the front , and that faroign statesmen , manufacturers and business men recognize' that this , abave all other coun tries , Is the ono that mu&t be reckoned with henceforth for the control of the markets of the world. This Is highly complimentary to the resources of the country and the en terprise of Its people , and should Incite American manufacturers to ic-ncwcd efforts. MIRTUI'lfl. CSI.KAXI.MJS. Puck : Tlio Missionary My friend , what would you ilo If you oxpfctcil.tha eml o Hie \\-orlil In ten cluysV Tnur.'p ' Walt "for It. Detroit Journal. "Ho devoted Ills ImmeiiKO fortune to tbo iicrpEtua.lon of his mem ory. " "You don't say so ? " "Yen , ho left It In sued shnpo Unit every dollar of It i.vlll 1)0 Iltlgntcd ovtir. " Uostoii Traveler : "Oh , Clarence , " ex claimed Mrs Mcllrldo ar- her brother en tered the bouse , "Imby's cut a tooth. " "Why do you lot her play with Knives ? " nskcd : no Imt'holur brother. Detroit Free Prcftt : " .Mndaru , " said the court "do I uniliTHtiiml that you Inive .with drawn your action nfi'.ilnst thlH man for a kiss ? " "Yos , your honor ; ho lias rolurnuil It and agreed to pay the costs , " Washington S-nr : "What's the nnme of the girl ncroH.-i tbo street ? " 'I've forgotten her lnsl tunic , but I know she Is Mu mo somebody. " "Malm somebody ! \Viint nn Ideal name for a footballer's snvecthourt. " Clevelnnil I'luln Dealer : "And you nri' not hurt a bit , OcorKP ? " f-ild the fond iimmm.i to thu left ha'.fhack. "Not 11 bit , mother , " tirleil the young liopn- ful. "Tho BIUIIO broke u | > In n free light. " TmlliuuipollH Journal : "Is It iiosslbli- , " nskctl the youngL'Ht boarder , "for a ncwtpa- per writer to lie an upright mnn ? " "Of course It IH jios.-lble , " said the cheerful - ful lillot "Uulns a wrlte-uip man ilces not hinder li'lm ' from also beliijf an upright man. " A I'OMTICAr , Til' . Chlrnso News , Should It lie your ono ambition , to wrllo u luimorouu vcrsu ; pick out Homo nnclont l anil cxyiroea In IniiBimso r.so The editor may reject it If t. mntcr'8 out ot Joint : but If you fash ion It lll'.o thlH , he'll surely H'n the point. Till ! K1CICKU. I'ltuhuii ; Chrunlclc. Kicking In the morning , Kicking -ill the ilny ; Kleklnir If I'.e'H busy , Klcklr.tf at delay , TluiH the chronic- kicker Fills bis llfi' with \vooa , Krowiihifr. grumbling , wrniigllo'g , KvcryiA litre ho goes. Nothing over xultH him , Alwiy ilii'IliiK fault ; Every kind of iilcamiru lie l.s Hiiro to 'lalt. ' Spowllmr a : the children , Clrowlln'j- tils wlfu ; Turning IIMU-U .mil comfort Into constant Htrlfu , Klc-klnif If the weather llnpj rn to bu dry : KldiW whi'ii the rain la Tumbling from Iho Hky. Kicking in. . the summer , IK'.t has t'Vn no olwrm ; Kicking In tlu' wlnJar , Then hc-'d Invo It warm , Kicking wry mealtime , Clarlng at Uio. meat ; Often bu Is wiylng : "Nothing lit to cut. " Kicking when bc'ii muling , Ornmhlliu ; .it 1h light ; Now and then denniinclMK' Kverythlnir In fight. Kicking In the morning , Kicking nil the day ; Kicking In thu cvonlng , Kicking xliould hu pray. Kicking wlilliho' thinking , Kicking > -Ahi n in bed ; 'Wonder If he'll l'.eo [ ) on Kicking m hen hu' dead. A knock down argument is the final piece of logic used by Nature. Many people lean on the "don'i-hurt-me" theory about coffio and tobac co until the beautiful machin ery of the body collapses , Postum Food Coffee is the way out of trouble.