Nebraska Newspapers

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A randier In the Ills Horn country Is
named Worst Ik-st , wlik'h Is n good bad
name , but not : i handicap on the ranges.
The exposition fonturoi of Tln > Sunday
Boo will make It specially desirable for
niallliiK to eastern friends. Give your
orders for extra copies eaily.
Thp State Hoard of Hdncational Land *
nnd Funds seems to have ii'eeonsidered
Its decision that it was not authuri/.ud
to bid for comity bonds above par.
The Omaha Evening leo ? is the pniier
having the largest circulation in Douglas
county. No liquor llconss notice pub
lished In- any other paper is legal or of
any effect
If ; as the populist editor of the Schuy-
lor Quill insists , the free silver repub
lican party is defunct , what becomes ot
the non-partisan character of Governor
llolcomb's polle-o board ?
The easiest way for tlio new manage-
utoMho Union Paeille to make itself
solid with the people of Omaha and No-
to- brasUii is to come promptly to the front
with a liberal subscription to the exposi
tion.
If President MeKinley does not an-
nounc-c the rearrangement of his1 cabinet
.soon some of the Washington corre
spondents who are entered in the guessIng -
Ing inn tab may become mentally un
balanced.
Ex-Andltor Moore pleaded guilty , else
the popocratic attorny general might
bo writing open letters t deprive the
republican county attorney of Lancaster
county of any credit for Ills share of the
prosecution.
The sale of Douglas county bonds at a
largo premium shows tlmt good bonds
are in demand. There Is money for in
vestment in this country nnd growing
continence In the stability ot" republican
Institutions.
The demand of the statistician of the
Department of Agriculture for an Im
I proved system of crop reporting Is not
K nn unreasonable ( k-iiiand. It has long
been kmnvu that theiv were faults in
the system In use.
Some of the descendants of the sentl-
m-cntal Indians Cooper wrote about must
have migrated lo North Dakota. The
mother of one of the Indians lynched
for the Splcer murder committed suicide
because she could not bear the disgrace.
But suicide Is not common among the
TndlniiH.
.
According to llryan's figures , Nebraska
fuslonlsts gained 7W ) In a total vote of
101,000. Hrynu's Ilgures are away off ,
but oven If they weiv correct the ratio
of gain would have to bo multiplied HOV-
cral fold over throughout the country to
turn his defeat for the presidency Into
a victory. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
After all It appears that It does not
make much dllTeivnce to the railroads
\vhother \ they charge for live stock ship ,
ments by the carload or by the hundred
weight no long as they ( lx their own
rates. Thai Is why they consented to
the order of thMr state railway commis
sioners restoring their own carload tariff.
-It doesn't matter what It Is called no
long as the name Is appropilato. Call It
the Trunsmlsslsslppl Teachers' conven-
tln or the Transmlsslsslppl I-Mueatlonal
congress or any other name Unit Indi
cates Its scope and purpose. Hut It must
l > > a convention that will attract all this
people in the transmlsslsslppl states who
are engaged ( a or Interested In educa
tional work.
Itcmembcr that there Is no such news
paper us the Dally World-Herald. No
OIKJ ever naw such a paper and no tnich
paper can bo produced. There Is nn
KvunlngVorhMIerald and a Weekly
WorliMIerald and a Morning World-
Ilorahl , but the pretended Dally World-
Herald is a lli-llon of the tsamo warp and
woof as thu Koltlbfk-k usid to swindle
credulous
if
n
Till ! VllKSlOKHTS Vt.AN.
All reports from Washington stnto
that there Is no dlsagrtM-mnnt between
the president nnd the secretary of the
treasury upon thp question of cur
rency reform , but It appears tlmt Mr.
MeKinley Is not prepared at this time
i to urge so comprehensive a plan ns that
' proposed by Secretary G.ige , realising ns
1 he does that Its adoption by the present
congress Is almost If not absolutely Im
possible. Hence the president , It Is
stated , will not tie himself to the plan of
the secretary of the treasury , though ho
inny commend It to Hie attention of con
gress ns worthy of careful considera
tion , but will "seek to secure only such
currency legislation ns ho thinks there Is
some chance of getting even from n
senate with n free silver majority.
As now understood thoMm'slilent will
simply recommend the repeal of the
provision of law which rciiuires tlio re
Issue of greenbacks received by tin
treasury nnd nn eiinclnicnt providing
Hint greenbacks when redeemed shal
bo reissued only In exchange for gold
The provision of the law of * 1S7J
which It Is proposed to do away wltl
reads : "That from and nftar the pas
sages of this act It shall not be Inwfu
for the secretary of the treasury or othei
ollleor under him to cancel or retire nn.\
more of the United States legal tendoi
notes and when any of said notes inaj
be redeemed or bo received Into tin
treasury under any law from any soura
whatever and shall belong to the Unlter
Slates , they shall not bo retired , cancel
led or destroyed , bnt they shall be pair
out again and kept In circulation. '
I'rosldonl McKlnley's proposal that tin
greenbacks. Avhen redeemed by the gov
ernment , shall be reissued only In ex
change for gold , has reostved very gen
era ! commendation and It Is believed
Hint It will be approved by the repub
licans In congress and perhaps by sonic
others. It does not Involve a contraction
of the currency , it would tie the green
backs more ( Irmly to gold nnd the
opinion Is that It-would do away with the
"endless chain" dllliculty which Is Hit
burden of the complaint against the cur
rency system.
Hut the question is raised whethei
this plan can bo carried out while there
Is a deficiency of revenue. It Is pointed
out that If the treasury gold reserve IP
held exclusively for the redemption ol
United States legal tender notes the
cash balance would be reduced to : i
dangerously low point in the event ol
continued deficits. Of course the presi
dent does not expect that deficits will
continue beyond the current fiscal year ,
but none tlio less he appears to havt
coasldured this feature of the problem
and it is said will recommend short-term
treasury certificates to cover temporary
deficits , the amount to be Issued not to
exceed ? 100,000.000. If this were doiu-
it would enable the treasury to moot
obligations without Invading the gold
reserve and something of the kind if
obviously necessary to the carrying out
of the president's proposal In- - regard to
the greenbacks , so long as the revenue
of the government Is less than the ex
penditures.
It seems that Mr. MeKinloy Is very
hopeful of the adoption of his plan by
congress , but there will be no lack of
'opposition to it In the senate from tlio
five silver element , which appears tobe
no better disposed now than heretofore
to accept any proposition that docs not
carry with It some distinct recognition
of silver.
T TO TIM a.
The purchase of the Issue of $100,000
ofI'X ; per cent Douglas county exposi
tion bonds for the permanent school
fund of Nebraska at a premium of ? ( ! , SDO
or a basis of approximately per cent
is convincing1 proof that the State Hoard
of Educational Lands and Kunds has
been brought to time by The Hee nnd
forced to reconsider its publicly an
nounced intention not to invest any of
tlie school moneys in county bonds above
par. It shows tlmt "the unanimous
opinion" of the board that there "Is no
means by which It can bid more than
par" for securities for the school fund
has been reversed by the reproduction
in The Hee of Governor llolcomb's letter
of June , 189(1 ( , taking tlio old Churchill-
board to task for
UussoH-Hnrtley assum
ing this very position. The governor's
arguments were clinched by The Bee's
showing that tlio law and the precedents
all give authority for the Investment of
school money In county bonds at their
full market value.
It Is only to be regretted that tlio school
fund should not have become the
purchaser of the entire new bond issue
of Douglas county , amounting to $280-
000 , because nowhere could it find so
des'.rabie ' an investment. , The blame for
failure to secure more of these bonds
for the school fund must raat upon the
populist state ofllclals , who , In their
eagerness to bolster the warrant murker ,
seem to have tied up the funds In war
rants purchased for the accommodation
of themselves and state employes. The
warrant indebtedness of tlio state can
not , In Its very iiutnro , afford perma
nent Investment for the school fund and
It will not bo surprising If the board
should at some later day find Itself com
pelled to buy In at still greater premium
the bonds which It has just let go by
default to Investment brokers who will
not part with them except nt n good
round profit.
017f.lA' M
Senator Cullom of Illinois , who Is n
member of the coinmUteo on foreign
relations , has expressed himself In favor
of congress Inking no aetlon In regard
to the Cuban question- until It Is proven
whether or not Spain can effect real
reforms and pacify the Island. Mr. Otil-
lom has little faith In the success of
Spain's efforts" at pacification , but ho
ugives with the reported view of Presi
dent MeKinley that a fair opportunity
should be given the Sagasta administra
tion to put Its policy Into effect. Ho
said , however , that If it becomes appar
ent within a few weeks that conditions
hnvo not been Improved and that the
war Is to continue- hud no doubt the
house will take up nnd pass the belliger
ency .resolution adopted In the soiiato
last session ,
It Is to bo hopd the Illinois senator
Is mistaken In his view as to the probable -
able disposition of the house regarding
Uila matter. No reusouublo man cau
expect any decisive resulls from the
now Spanish policy for Culm within a
few weeks nnd to mnko any such limita
tion would be n distinct avowal of un
friendliness and n plain Invitation tn
the Insurgents to reject the overture. !
for pacification. No stronger mornl sup
port could bo given the Cubans than to
let them know that the I'nlted States
congress Is prepared to recognize- them
ns belligerents , or perhaps go farther ,
If they do not make terms of peace with
Spain within n few weeks , while nothing
could be moro unfair to Spain under
existing circumstances. Months rather
than weeks will bo required for n fall
opportunity fo test the policy the Span
ish government offers Cuba.
Senator Cullom may bo quite right li
anticipating failure. This Is undoubtedly
the general opinion In this country nm
It finds wan-ant In the unqualified am
uncompromising declarations of tin
Cuban leaders. These spurn the offer ol
autonomy nnd proclaim that they wll
accept nothing short of Independence
the alternative to which Is exterm'.na
tloiv. Hut this should not Influence Hit
American congress. The duty of this
government to stand aloof so long as
there Is any promise or prospect of
Spain carrying out the proposed reforms
should bo strictly adhered to regardless
of Insurgent declarations. As we have
before said , granting bolllgeront rights
could bo of no material advantage to the
Cubans and would be hurtful to Amer
ican Interests. Congress will pursue the
wise course by leaving the matter to
the safe control and management of
the president.
Tin : iiiws cuwufjATiox
The attention of newspaper readers
and advertisers Is cnllod to the circula
tion statement of Tlio Hoc for Hie mouth
of November just closed. The Bee Is
the only newspaper published In these
parts tlmt prints dally an accurate sworn
statement of its circulation. Tills state
ment shows that for months The Beo'a
circulation has been making steady
gains.
For November , 1S)7 ! ) , the total circula
tion of the Morning. Evening and Sun
day Hee was ( > ; tl , ( > 0i ( , excluding all un
sold and returned copies , or a dally aver
age of 21loll. With the exception of
about 0,000 extra copies sold on
account of the election , tills flgur
represents regular bona fide sub
scribers of The Hee and is a bet
ter showing than has bean madj
for any corresponding period since the
effects of the financial depression of 1SW !
made themselves felt in this and sur
rounding territory. Tlio average paid
daily circulation of the Morning ,
Evening and Sunday Hee exceeds
that of all the oilier dally papers
issued by any two newspaper publishing
concerns In Nebraska.
The Bee's growing circulation is the
most telling tribute of appreciation that
the people can pay to its unexcelled
news service , 'its effective support of
every public movement making for the
progress nnd prosperity of Hie west and
Its unflinching championship of honesty
in public olllco and fearless exposure of
ofllcial corruption and jobbery.
A LKADtyil QUKSTIOlf.
A number of persons Interested in the
merchant marine question have recently
visited the president and it is under
stood talked over with him plans for
the restoration of our ocean shipping. It
is the understanding that this subject
will receive careful and comprehensive
treatment from the president In his an
nual message and there Is no doubt that
lie regards it as a matter of command
ing importance. Mr. MeKinley approved ,
In his letter of acceptance , the plank In
tha national platform favoring a dis
criminating duty on imports in foreign
vessels and It Is to be presumed that
his views have undergone no change.
It Is not improbable , however , that the
president will present some other and
more judicious plan for the attainment
of the desired object.
There will bo another effort made In
congress to secure legislation providing
for a discriminating duty , probably by
amending section 2'2 of the tariff law.
It is to bo apprehended that such an
effort would ba successful In the house ,
but most likely would fall in the senate.
At all events , we strongly doubt the
wisdom of such a policy , which we think
would certainly give us a great deal of
trouble and after all fall to accomplish
the object In view. While It must be
admitted that the policy served very
well n century and moro ago , It by no
means follows that It would do so now ,
ivlth the greatly changed conditions.
The building up of a merchant marine
Is an Imperative necessity to our com
mercial expansion and our commercial
Independence , but we do not believe this
will bo attained through thj policy of a
discriminating duty.
Congressman Sam Clark of the First
Iowa district Is a philosopher and stu
dent of books , and In an extended review
of Mr. IIowoll'H , latest book ho recently
wrote : "In Boston , as wo learn here ,
a quite mature young lady exposed to
the novelty of being kissed Is expected
to go cyclonlcully tearing through the
house at night In a transport , of alarm ,
shrieking to an astonished nnd very
deaf old mint : 'He kissed me ! ' And
the aristocratic brother , as soon as he-
can get homo from taking the Keeley
cure , Is expected to horsewhip the of
fender. Good heavens ! What a mass
of welts some pf ns would Imvc 112011
If that Boston way had prevailed on
Chequest creek about thlrty-llvo years
ago ! " Congressman Clark's friends re
gard this usn significant confession and
attach Importance to It In connection
with the announcement made about the
same tlmo that ho would not again be
i candidate for congress.
The Bee gives space to the letter of
Si'civtary of State I'orter explaining his
connection with the Irregularities In the
opening and tabulation of the olllcial re
turns of tha recent election. Secretary
Porter has n right to have his version
of the controversy given to the. pjbllc
and to bo accorded an opportunity to
deny Implication In any willful viola-
Jon of the law. What ho says about
himself nnd his own ofllcml conduct la
entitled to acceptance as a straightfor
ward account , but when he leaves tlmt
subject and rushes to HIP defense of Go\
crnor Uolcoinh'.Vbntilvnnco In tlio Bar
Ipy di-fiiU-ntl ma bef cts lioyond Ills dcptl
Governor llolewubt has tried to spon
for himself on thf > wltness stnml nnd I
orn > n letttM-s to'Mlipublic , bnt lie hn
thus far fulled to explain with any < U
gree of satlsfut-/orliiess ' / why hu allowr
Hnrtley to settle \vlth \ pieces of pnpe
purporting to ln eertlllfatos of deposl
kept In a elgur lifax when the law n
quires tl'io production of the cash , d
why IIP acquiesced 1n the farming of th
school fumis to , shaky political haul ;
that could not cvr-tj raise the security t
IMI 11 tin them to boMloslgnaKvl state dc
posltorlos. Governor Iloleonib has nt :
yet been able it ? rubonclle his sworntr > <
tlinony that the treasurer was prohlblte
by law from placing school money 1
depository banks and his later inliuls
sloii that such deposits could be legal ) ,
made. No wonder the governor has t
call on the secretary of state to help hll
out of his embarrassing dilemma.
If any newspaper ever made Itsel
ridiculous It Is tlio World-Herald wit
Its malicious abuse of Judge Keysoi
Convicted felons often begin their join
ney from court room to prison curslii ;
thi ) judge who has pronounced sentenc
upon them , but their vindictive raving
only emphasise to the public the cei
tulnty of their guilt. The slnmlorou
assaults of the World-Herald upon
Judge against whom Its only complain
Is that he has fearlessly performed hi
duty only stronglhens him In the publl
estimation ami conllrms the fact tha
the Hold-up organ has been balked i ;
another attempt to bleed liquor dealer
and druggists , with Governor Ilolcomb'
reform police commissioners playing th
role of accomplice formeily taken b ;
Vandervoort.
There are neatly 7 > 0,000 negroes li
Texas , but for some reason not appeal
ing on thi > surface race1 troubles arc raI'
ll ! the big state. It is claimed by th
Texas people that tlio negroes there ar
more Intelligent and better cducntci
than the negroes of other portions o
the onth and by reason of the fact tha
they are nearly all of the. class not con
tent to go on in the old way in the slate
east of the Mississippi river they ar
more Industrious and more nearly self
sustaining.
The extra copies of the olllelal birds
eye view of the exposition which Is to b
given away as a supplement to The Sun
day Hoe. are strictly limited in number
Subscribers will be provided for first , s <
that those who want additional cople
will do well to place their orders in ad
vance with The' Bee or with their new ?
dealer.
The World-Herald's Avord puzzle , whici
one outspoken member of the country
press denounced as. . a worse game thai
playing against loaded dice , lias beei
barred from the malls by a fraud orde
3f the I'ostotlice department. This shouh
l > e a signal for another onslaught in tha
paper on the shocking immorality o
policy.
If TJ. I ) . Kowlcr - were only Avithli
reach he might bb Induced to "guess" a
the World-Herald's circulation. As hi :
"guess" that the-sell-out organ could hi
bought for Tom Majors for $ " > a dnj
[ Mwod correct , he would doubtless maki
Ids circulation guess correspondingly
low.
It Is to be noted that the judges whc
liavo tried and sentenced the embozzlhi }
* tate olllcers were all elected as repnb
licans. When a republican judge get ;
niton the bench be lays aside all par
lihaiibhip so far as his judicial action ;
ire concerned.
In response to an Inquiry from SsattU
Hugenc Debs makes the statement tha :
lie has not formally decided upon tal :
ing possession or Washington for the
Social democracy. Tlio Waslilngtoniau ;
lonbtless feel relieved.
< 3nsi" of Cons 'U > iice.
Chicago Hecotil.
An Iowa man lias rescued an ofilco be
: auso lie tlilciHs ho Is not up to Its require
ncnts. That knocks Into a cocked hat tin
hoory that conscience Is a myth.
More fJn111 Ilinii Uriih.
New Ynrlc Tribune.
Twenty-five men returning from the Klon >
like country with ? CO,000 In gold do nol
exactly Indicate tbit the yellow met.il b
nero plentiful Uian snowballs. Their ac-
: ount ot starvation at Dawson does loJlcate
lowovcr , that there Is one thing actuallj
nero scarce than gold , and that Is food. Or
: ho whole , tuat seems to be an uncom-
uonly good country to stay away from.
TinAfrlenu ( irnli ( in inc.
1-'ew York Wo-ld.
A sickening feature of the Afrlc.au > land-
jrabblng Is the canting hypocrisy which at-
: emps to base the title to stolen territory
"treaties" with Wieiirlous
n \ negro poten-
ates In the district. Such a title Is about
is valid as the title to a traveler's watcli
jbtalned by the persuasion of n revolver on
i lonely road , but It Is urged by Grtul
Jrltaln with that Peckenllllan regard for the
'tincJlty ' icf treaties which has marked the
'orelgn ' policy ot that nation ever slnt
tocso treaties begun to ostablljh her colonial
iggrcsslons.
SflclKllillll III I.'llll ) ' ,
llofltnn Trniucrlpt ,
"I look forward to the tlmo , " said Lore
Celvln , In an Interview , "when the whoh
rater from Ivako Krlo will find Its way to tin
ewer level of Lake Ontario through machlii'
ry , doing IIICTO gootlfor ) the world than tlwl
; roat benefit which i\'o now possess In the
ontcirulstlon of the splendid eccno which \u
aye presented beforp UB at the present tlmi
y the waterfall of Nlngara. I wish I could
hlnk it possible that1 1 could llvo to see tills
rand development. " Grand flddleotlcks ! Tin
ppreclatlon of the mgnlflcent waterfall IE
iicrojslng , Instead -of diminishing , in ihli
ountry , as all love of r.iituru In Its noblest
nd In Its gentlest manifestations Is Incrcas-
ng. And whatever application of Niagara
, -ater to electrical sdrvlco may bo made , It
i cafe to predict tint the cataract will be
reserved , Lord Kelvin's hciio that It will
ct Is a cathetlc pxamplo ot science run tc
ally. ,
Of HlMVIlllllll AllllCXIltt .
Chlcauo' Chronicle.
Csngressman Cannon , who has been visiting
ho &indwlch Ulanda , takes a surprisingly
utlonal view of tlio annexation nuestlcn for a
opubllcan. He thinks that the Islands arc ol
0 value except as a naval station and beeves -
eves that annexation Is merely a choice of
vlls. It Is to be regretted that Senator
[ organ and other annexatlonlsts have
Iso visited Hawaii , see the matter lei a differ-
nt light , and unfortunately this element will
oiitrol the senate. The treaty of annexation
111 probably bo ratified within a few months
nd wo shall then have to undertake the
Icasant task of keeping order among a
cterogeueous crowd of Asiatics , halfbrceds
nd American adventurers 2,000 miles away
rom our nearest port. It will be a marvel
1 even the meet enthusiastic annexatlonlsts
re not nick of the bargain within two or
irco years ( rom the ratification of the treaty.
INTUIIK.ST .I.V THIS UXI'OHITION.
lotrn.
Krokuk ( Into Cltr.
The Om.ilu exposition promises to bo th
largest ami most Ruccrraful affair ot th
kind held In this country since the World
fair In Ch.lr.iKO In 1S03. The Atlanta Cotto
States' exposition od tlio Nashville ccnlor
nlal were both highly creditable to HID soutl
They spoke moro eloquently than word
could have done of the gigantic strides c
that part of the common country In the i ! <
vclopment of Us resources. They told of
section but lately devastated by war restore
rnd rehabilitated nnd Infuwd with new 111
nnd energy , Inspired with fresh hope an
higher and broader aspirations , nnd rojoh
Ing In the possession of a degree ot proi
perlty unknown In ante-bellum days. Ui :
they did not appeal directly to Kcokuk Ir
forests In a commercial \\ay. They wet
located outside the territory natural !
tributary to this city. Not so the Omah
pxpoaltlon. It will bo held In the mliet c
the territory 'n which are the largest nun :
ber ot the best customers of Kcokuk whole
sale merchants and manufacturers. N
argument should bo needed to convince thes
latter thil they should represented b
Inrgo and attractive displays of their wnrci
No neck passed that shipments of Kcoku
manufactures are not made into Nebrask
rrid the slates beyond. But our Irade ti
nnd down nnd beyond the Missouri rlvei
largo as It 1 : , Is not as large ns it ought t
'be.v considering the superiority of KeokuV
made goods , nor as large KH It can he mad
to bo at comparatively small expense b
proper effort at the right tlmo. The Omah
exposition will afford opportunity for goo
work In this dlrcctlctt , and wo hope to sc
It Improved to the fullest extent by the me
nnd firms that have made Kcokuk famou
by leason of the excellence ot their prod
nets.
AVe speak of this matter now because I
Keokuk js lo bo represented , at Omaha as I
ought to bo lit ) Is norm too soon to begin t
prepsro the exhibits. The products of ou
canning factories , mills , shoo and garmcn
fnctorlrs , bag factory , Iron works , bookblml
erica , cigar box and tobacco factories , brew
cries , Urn can factory , carriage and wage
works , cooper shops , furniture factories
phatogi > p-h studios and other Indus-trie
should all be displayed. If where practlcabl
the process and details of manufactur
should bo shown It would be of Immense ail
dltlonnl advantage. People are always Inter
cstcd In such things nt the tlmo , and I'll
about them fcr months afterward. At th
Xashvlllo exposition , for Instance , the innnii
f.icturii of men's "ready-mado" clothlnf
from the cutting of the cloth to the sewln
ou of i'ho buttons and working of the butlo :
holes and "pressing oft" was carried on a
an advertisement of its goods by an enter
prlslntf eastern firm. Nccdlops to eay tha
exhibit , bdng the only one ot thci kind , wa
the center ot attraction In the largo well
nilod building In which It was located. lAsld
from < ho Informatlcn to bo gained , mos
people are attracted more or less by rapidly
moving machinery , unil n goo.l many donlv
: i measure of secret satisfaction from secln
Bomcbody clso 'actively at work while the ;
are enjoying a holiday. The right probabl
tcnt'.a to heighten their appreciation of thel
advantages auJ contributes to n self-con
fin tulatory mood. At all events , such ai
exhibit Is suic to attract ixttontlon and cxcJt
comment , and Is worth nil It ccsts as a ;
advertisement. It Is a legitimate form o
advcrHslnK. too , ami commands admlratloi
and respect.
Kcokuk manufacturers would do well t
think about these things. Nebraska and th
elates contiguous and beyond present an In
vltlng field for the sale of Keokuk-mad
goods , and no good opportunity for Increasing
ing trade within them should be permittee
to pass unimproved.
Cltllforiitu.
T..OS Angeles Tlnios.
The Chamber of Commerce will today con
slder the question of doing something to all
the Southern California display at the Omah ;
Exposition rwsxt jear. The Chamber of Com
rnorco nnd other orglnlzitlons have alrcad ;
Indorsed the proposition for this sectloi
to make an exhibit , and the press ha
unanimously approved of this suggestion
but indorsements and approvals wll
not Jjo sufficient -to Insure am exhibi
from Southern California. For this
work and money will both bo required
A iblll was Introduee-d In the state leglslatun
granting an appropriation for a California
display a-t Omaha , but Governor lludd , in hi. .
unwisdom sa.w ( Itto oppose the- movement
and itwas defeated. Inthe northern part o
the state little. Interest Is apparently takci
In the exhibition , but this Is no reason -wh ;
'outhcrn California should not take Intereii
In the matter. This section lias on severa
cccaslor.s hid ample proof of what it can d (
in this line by Itself , when It tries "rea
hard , " and wo surely lave had sufficient evi
dcroo ot the benefit which such exhibits ar <
to Southern California.
Tlio Tlnioa has published descriptions am
cuts cf many of the important buildings tt
IIP erected at Omaha- The exposition will In
3. grand affilr and the first strictly westcrr
pxblUtlon of any consequence that has ye I
been held. It would bo a thousand pltlc :
should Southern California not ho repre
sented there. It Is expected that twenty-foui
states and territories lying west of the Mis
sisaippl will be represented ami' many caK-
i rn states , including Xew Jersey , are mak
ing preparation to be represented on a large
scale. The Unlteil States government liai
lecognlzeJ the Importance of the exhlbltlor
liy oppioprlatlng $200,000 , and will probablj
add to this amount.
California cannot afford 'to ' become wearj
In well doing in the line cf advertising. II
would -bo a mistake should wo not make an
adequate representation of our resources at
Dmalra.
.
Vlnelnnd Indcpcndcnl.
\Vo are In receipt of a beautiful half sheet
jngraving of the Admln'stratlon Arch from
Colonel Hobert Mitchell Kloyd. president ol
.ho Now Jo sey Hoard of Commissioners ,
ippolntcd by Governor Grlgg , to the Trans-
nlselsslppl Hxposltlon to bo held at Omaha
n 1898.
The niBEHlvo , though harmonious , propor-
Ions of the arch are indicative of the excel-
cut quality of the architecture and finish ol
ho other buildings.
A pamphlet descriptive of the exposition
) lans Is also nt hand , from which wo will ex-
met as wo nave time and space.
uontli UnUotn.
YnnUton Press nnd Dnkotnn.
The great liulustilal and commercial event
> f IS'JS will bo the Omaha exhibition. It Is
ilready attracting the attention of the fore-
nest countries of the world and before the
lew year It Is probable all commercial coun-
rlcs on earth will have engaged a place to
what they are made of. South Dakota
vlll also bo there and If the proper effort
s made Ill's ' state will have an agricultural
ml mineral exhibit equal to any state In the
inlon. Governor Leo Is thoroughly awake
o the Importance of the Omaha exposition
o South Dakota Interests and Is already mov-
ng In the matter of securing a front scat
or this stato. The governor has appointed
, portion of ( ho commissioners who will
.ttcnd to the getting up of the exhibit ,
.mong whom are the following well known
ntorp Islng and public-spirited citizens :
'Ice president , A. McKlnney of Lead ; W. L.
iardncr of Ilapld City , Harris Franklin ,
luitlu Crapman and Charles B , Davis of
! eadwood ; John Stabler of Hot Springs ;
lance Murphy of 151k 1'oltit , C. A. Jowett
f Sioux Kails , 0. H. Mann ot Okobojo , Hugh
inlth of Howard , The governor will ap-
iont | additional members of thlH board at
ho curliest opportunity nnd will call the
ommlsslon together and clevlso pome means
f raising money for making a ntato ox-
Iblt. Ho regrets that the bonds voted by
ho lllack Hills district failed tn go through
y reason of the refusal of the canvassing
card to canvass the returns on the bonds ,
ut ho expresses the hope that a way will
o devised for having the cntlro citato well
presented.
All OmlnoiiN Sound.
Olobi- Democrat ,
Tlio "Watch on the Hhlne , " which some
f tbu Vlenncso are singing these days , must
ave an ominous sound to Francis Joseph ,
hat la nol tbo song which patriotic Austrlans
UKlit to sing , ovui though they belong to
liu German race. Perhaps a majority of the
0,000,000 Germans In the Austro-Hungarlan
mplro would prefer at this moment to belong
3 the German nation , though they have a
ar wiser and moro liberal ruler now than
! iey would have If they wore under the sway
f William II. The fact , however , that this
an-Germanic sentiment Is growing stronger
nd stronger tn Austria adds greatly to the
orlte which the recent outbreaks and legla-
itlro deadlock have brought to that country.
VUOSIMSIIITV POtXTUHS.
Rftltlmoro American. OeorKO Oould htin
ndvniCPd the waRwi of IS.OOO employes of the
.Missouri I'ncirie railroad. The Iron men rear
I'lttthurg are giving Increases lo thtlr men.
No better algus of coming better times than
thcur.
Uuffa'o Kxprras : The firm ot Jonr-o A Me-
LaugMIn , I-on workers of I'lttsburg , hnvo
Incrofiscd the wages of their men 10 per font ,
thereby rp 'jilrg the tatrs paid gome months
ntfo. This Is one of the number of Instances
ot Increased wages which luvo been reported
recently from establishments which were
compelled lo make cuts during the depres
sion. The total Improvement In this respect
undoubtedly niomis n very consldornblo dif
ference in the amount paid for wages at
pH'sont from that of the early summer.
Minneapolis Journal : In Kentucky and Il
linois factories are In operation separating
the plih from the outer covering of corn
stalks. Tills pith Is worth scvcwl hundred
doll.rs n ton and Is largely used as packing
In thp construction of stiu-l war ships and for
Foveial commercial purposes. The Industry
Is an entirely new ono and Is destined to
Blvo thousands of men cmulovmcnt. Thus ,
notwithstanding great Inventions In laborsaving -
saving machinery , thcro are always In de
velopment new Industries opening new op
portunities for the employment of labor.
Detroit Journal : Thp Maryland Steel com
pany has shipped steel rails to Australh , Af
rica , India , Mexico and the Argentina Repub
lic. The other day It sent a consignment to
Ungland to bo used for switch tracks , etc.
The same company ban made billets on an
lingllsh order. The Illinois Steel company
Is now shipping 30,000 tons of rails to Japan.
As all this conies In direct competition with
the principal steel works of Great Hrltaln It
affords good evidence that , thanks to protec
tion , \\o have mastered the Iron trade and
can defy the world In that Important article
of manufacture.
Minneapolis Tribune : The new tariff la
getting- Ita work as a wage-raiser. H has
oven compelled George Gould to ratsa the
wages of a portion of his employes on the
Mi&sourl Pacific mllrcad. A 10 per cent in
crease In the wages of about 2,000 furnace
operatives In the Mahonlng and Shcnango
valleys Is mnounced to talic- place , and sim
ilar advances are reported In the Iron sec
tions ot other parts of the country and In
other Industries. The now tariff has caused
this rise In wages by ro-openling the mills
and the- shops , creating a demand for moro
workers and thus giving the railroads moro
freight to haul and Increasing -business In
all I'nie.
Philadelphia Record : The Louisville
Courier-Journal finds a proof of better times
In the increased output of chewing tobacco ,
The production for October was 25i75.Sll :
pounds , an amount only exceeded by the
output for June of 2SG77SC5 pounds , which
was Induced by the rush to escape the 2
cents per pound of extra tax Imposed by the
tariff act. As tobacco Is one of the things
In which those who have a habit of using It
oin practice abstention , there Is no' doubt
that Increased consumption Indicates In
creased prosperity. The fnct that prices
have advanced gives a still further proof of
enlarged purchasing power.
Washington Star : Prosperity signs con
tinue to accumulate. A Plttsbnrg llrm cm-
ploying 3.BOO men has decided to gn-nt to
those workers an Increase of 10 per cent In
wages , thus restoring former rates that were
reduced when business wns suffering from
the general depression. The present action
is entirely voluntary and serves to Indicate
that the revival ot activity In all llnec has
been sufficient to warrant a heavy outlay
that will admit the worklngnun to a shaio
of the benefits of good times. Reports are
iccelved to the same cheering effect from
Michigan. The farmers of the state are
complaining bitterly , but not of bad times.
They have found such a market for their
products that the rallroids , choked with or
ders from all sources , cannot supply freight
cars enough to do the hauling. Ciae branch
of a trunk line was at a recent writing 100
cars in arrears. The furniture factories in
the western part of that state nro over
whelmed with orders and It Is stated that In
some Instances the firms have 'been forced
to withdraw their best travelers from the
road and give- them leave with full pay. H
has been found useless la accumulate orders
that cannot be filled for many months and
hence these establishments have stopped
soliciting business. These are material sym
bols of the good times approaching or al
ready here. They indicate the general situ
ation better than pages of statistics.
PUH.SONAIj AXII OTIIKII WISH.
Edwin Dun , for many years United States
minister in Japan , will open large mercantile
houses in Yokohama and Kobe.
The etcra privy councillors of Holland
have forbidden young Queen Wllhelmlna to
rldo n bicycle. It's a fearful hardship to bo
a queen In these times.
It may bo assumed that Dr. Parkhurst's
licnlth was Improved' by his trip abroad. On
his arrival In. New York he called Boss
I'latt a "gleaming-eyed serpent. "
The Pullman porter who 'was ' arrested for
trying to take $42,000 from a passenger dif
fered from his brethren In that he- wanted
to do all his robbing at one stroke.
Dora Sarron , the Now York girl who
captured a. burglar by pinning him under a
window sash , Is , according to the newspapers
of her city , respectively 11 , 13 and 1C years
old.
Gallantry lias received a rude setback In
Oklahoma , In the ninoty-nlno-yc-ar sentence
pronounced upon an Impetuous young lover
who killed a man to obtain money to pur
chase a gift for his sweetheart.
A statue to Captain EsekHopkins , the
- the United States
flrt-t commander-ln-chlef of
navy , has recently been placed In Providence ,
R. I. , without ceremony oad with but little
notice from the people oven of that place.
Illiam S. Olaxlm , 'thewell known Inventor ,
a by birth an American , but went to llvo In
England because ho did not 'believe ' the
American government gave him sufllclent
) rotcctlon .for his Inventions. All his lite
10 has been inventing ithlngq.
Herr Wolff , who has figured so prominently
n the troubles in the 'JntcrhauH , Is ! ! 5 years
af ago and was barn In Bohemia. He , eev-
3ral years ago , fought a duel with a lawyer
mined Fischer and both of them wcro Ben-
cnced to a month's Impilsonmcut. He Is a
Igorous writer and slnco 1SUO has edited his
own paper , which , Is bitterly anti-Semitic.
A now law has just gene Into effect In Ohio
which threatens to revolutionise trade In all
Incs , It requires all patent medicines and
ill sorts of preparations , the character of
vhlch Is not self-evident , to bo labeled as to
heir exact Ingredients. The result Is that
ho proprietary mcdlclno concerns are up In
arms , for they feel it lo be rank Injustice to
lava to label a harmless remedy "poleon"
M-cansu It contains a small modicum nf
trychnlno , morphine or arsenic , drugs which
lave their proper and safe pluco In matcrla
ncdlca.
Lcgrnnd Larow of Lamar , Mo. , has a beard
eng enough to- make Pelfrr turn green with
nvy and which any aolf-rcspcctliig populist
vould pawn his eocks to possess. It Is now
even feet In length and trails two feet on
ho ground. Mr. Larow has not shaved for
wenty years. The wind Is BO fond of toy-
tig with this hlrsuto appendage that the
wncr braids It and winds It around his body ,
giving him the appearance of being In the
olla of a boa constrictor. Sometimes ho
hanges the style by wrapping It In curl pa-
oru and storing It In liU pockets , '
tTIIKIJT HAIIiWAY KltVXCIIIHIJS.
( it n llrfnrnt ConlfulVnuoit In
Inillonnpolls Joiirrml.
The Municipal arooclntlon of Cleveland , O. ,
lifts rendered cities which are seeking a solu
tion of the street rsllwny problem n valua
ble service by publishing the terms of the
more recent franchise * ) granted by cities and
accepted by companies , The Investigation
w-as Incited by a proposition tn sell the fran
chises of that city for twenty-five ycitn after
the expiration of the present contracts In
1905. The committee of the association In
vestigating the proposed franchise considered
It ns n great concession lo the company , The
committee- him found that ono line In lielroK
sells eight tickets for 25 cents and that l.i
the small city of Reading , P.i. . thirty tickets
are sold for flIt presents the details of
two CanaUInn franchises which are Instruct
ive. Toronto Is a city of about 180.000 Inhabitant -
habitant * . The chatter was granted In 1S91
for twenty years only. The tax paid Is < SOO
for each mlle of single and $1,600 for each
mile of doublet track. The company does no
paving. In addition thereto the company
pays S per cent n year on gross receipts up
to $1,000.000 , 10 per cent when the receipts
nro between $1.000.000 and $1.800,000 , 12 per
cent when the grors iccclpts shall bo
bctwet-n 1,500.000 and $2,000.000 , 15 per
cent when between $2,000.000 and $3.000,000
and 20 per cent when over $3.000,000 , which
is an addition to all local taxes for school
purposes. A slnglo cash faro Is B cents , nix
tickets for 25 cents nnd twenty-five for % l ,
Tickets to be Ufccd before 8 o'clock In the
morning and between G nnd C30 ; In the even
ing are sold eight for 25 cents. Children
under 0 years of nge pay half faro nnd re
ceive ten tickets for 25 rents. Montreal Is
a city somewhat larger than Toronto. The
charter , which was granted In 1S92 , fixes the
same rates as those of Toronto , but the per-
ccntaqe of gross earnings to bo paid thp city
la fiomawhnt smaller. Dnlllmore street rail
road companies pay 9 per cent of gross earn
ings for the support of parks , a direct tax of
2 per cent to the city on the market value of
tholr stocks nnd pave between and two feet
outside their trucks. In addition there Is acer
cor tax. In Now York the franchise ) of the
Third avenue ) railroad extension ( cable ) wns
sold by the city tn November , 1S9.1. for 41\l
Per cent of the gross receipts per annum.
The line Is but twenty mlicti long.
In vlow of the foregoing and other con
tracts so much moro favorable than that
presented In the council of Cleveland , the
committed of the Municipal association pro
tests against the passage of the proposed
franchise- , expressing the opinion that "tho
Increase In population and decrenso In opera
ting expenses In twenty-five years will prob
ably render It possible for the city to Eocuro
enough from the street railroad privileges ,
if properly managed , to pay a largo proportion
tion of the city's expenses. " Speaking ot the
progressive value of the franchises of Cleve
land , the committee sajs that "It Is no ex
travagant estlmnto to place the value ot
these franchises in twenty-live years at $30-
000,000. and It may exceed that sum. "
S.MILIJ It.UHATOUS.
Philadelphia Record : Parker Thru snll-
ors' chorus was awful ! \viint wns the
mutter ?
Stage Manager The tars couldn't get the
right pitch ,
Detroit Journal : , "There are just ns good
fish In the sea as ever wore taken out .of
It , " remarked the observer of men and
llilugH , "but girls will bear in mind that
more elaborate tackle Is now required than
used to sulllee. "
Chicago Trlbuni > : The shivering cabman
stood In front of the street thermometer
and apostrophized the mercury.
"Tho more I see of you , " lie murimncd ,
"the better I like you ! "
Now York World ; Gay Gaggs-Wot's do
trouble , pnrd ?
limply Kdwards I got sich a pain In mo
Hlummlck !
Gay Gaggs Say , wol nro ye growlln'
about ? Yur dead In luck tor hev anyt'lnu
at all In 111
Puck : "Wllltlns has some singular Ideas
foil a financier. " remarked tlio president to
tlio vice president of the Unlimited con
fidence coiporatfon
"What about AVIIklns ? "
"Ho thinks we ought lo pay ofC our dct
Instead of refunding It. " " *
Detroit Journal : "Impossible ! " she cried ,
contemplating , the garment.
"Hut you can't got out of It ! " they In
sisted.
"I can't get Into It ! " walled the unhappy
young person.
Ah , that was woe.
Cincinnati Enquirer : "Doctor. " said the
substantial citizen as lie rushed up to the
young plij-hlclan , " 1 owe you my life ! "
"Yes. I was taken suddenly 111 two days
ngo and my wife scut for you and you
were not in ! "
Indianapolis Journal : "It Is n shame , "
said the surviving turkey , "that every man
who gets a Thanksgiving or Clnlslinan Jajr
should KO about the streets next day blam
ing his condition on the tin key ho ate bo-
rorc. "
Washington Star : "What effort did you
nake wlint sacrifice , while you were In
: onpircssV" Inquired the constituent
The politician thought scrlotiHly for a
norncnt and ttion. straightening himself tip
mpiesslvcly answered : " 1 stayed awalca
md listened to the Hpeechcs. "
Chicago Post : " \Vlmt do you thlnto of
hat affair between the crlllc and the play-
vrlirht ? "
"What wns It ? "
"Why. tlio critic shot the playwright. "
"Oil , I wouldn't w.-iiit to Klvo an offhand
iplnlon In regard to that. Or course It may
rave been justifiable , liut I would want to
sec- some of the playwright's work before f
.vould . feel Justified In saying so. "
TIIIDIMM : ; < ; .vn ni.vvicit.
Warren needier In JCcw York Sun.
As In the car along wo roll ,
Annllillatlnpi space ,
How eheerlriK to the weary soul
To BCO lilH KmllliiK face ,
And liear the "cullud puaaon's" vole * -
Awakening each sinner
AH loud he bawls In accents choice ,
"Fust call to' dinner ! "
'
The sleeping wake , the dead eorno back ,
All animation cadi ,
And quickly follow In ! IH ! track
The dupky-colorcd pent-li ;
Ami then to HCU the heathen cat ,
Kill plumb up to the collar ,
In order that they mayn't lie beat , ,
And earn the price , a dollar.
I like to nit and stuff my akin
Whllo throutfi the rountiy llylnir ,
The cdlbllltJcx slip In
With easten xallufylni ; .
And then to catch the motion right
Whllo pouring In the liter
Itt not an easy HH It inlc.lit
He , but It's very queer.
AH on wo roll the flow of soul
Keeps puce with flow or liquor ;
The waiter IIIlH the flowliiif howl ,
And wo kcjit ) feellni , ' hlleker.
AVe Kcnlly rock Tiom cldo to Hide ,
Our rood tiociircly packlnp ;
Complacently each flllH 'his ' hide- ,
And not a tliinei la lucking.
And as I calmly end my meal ,
And Hip my cnfp nolr ,
My conscience tells rne and I feel
That heaven Is not HO fur.
To mo It comeii 1 know full well ,
K'cn though I be a Hlnner ,
With tlio "cullud pimon's1' yell ,
"KUHt cull fo' dinner. "
Slashing at shadows
those misguided women who won't
use Pearline because " it must hurt
the clothes. " If Pearline hurt
either hands or clothes , clon't
you suppose that the women
who use it would be saying so ?
The very ease of its washing
keeps many from using Pearl
ine , They've been brought up
to believe that easy washing is ,
dangerous. So it is , often. That is a risk you run with new )
and untried things. But Pearline , the first and original
washing-compound , is as well-known as soap , and known
and proved to be equally harmless. wi
Millions % 'Pearline