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THE OMAHA DAILY JIPL : MONDAY , DECEMBEH 7 , 1890.
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OITICKS !
Omnlia : The fire DullitlpR. . , . . . , .
Biuiti Omaha : Hlnacr Illk. , Ccr. X and 24th Bts.
Council imirrn ! 1C Nnrlli Mi\ln Street.
ClilenKO Olllcc : 317 Clinmtor of Commerce.
NPW York : Itnomn 13. 14 nnJ IS. Tribune
Washington ! 140T K Strcrt , N. W.
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torial mnttrr ihnUM le aililn cd : To the 1-Mltor.
nt.'siNnsa I.KITKHS.
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nd.lii'treil to The live PulillMilmj Company ,
Omntm. Drnftn. checks nml iwnlullluo orders to
be made pnvnMc to the r > l-r i.f the foniimny.
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nr-onm : > : it. TSSSCHURK.
RubscrlliH In my presence nnd nnorn to before
me thU l t ilay ti ( Oeccmlicr , 1S9 < 1.
N. i' . rniij ,
( Seal. ) Notary I'ubllc.
Wlillt ) In llic business or
tliR force : it the county hospital the
county linnrd shnnlil lu'cji a wcnthei
eye on the whole hospital
The Hoiml of Hrtm-atlon hn.s nion
time Ihnn it nootls licfoiv Ir.s
tlon to make up Its nilnil to
with Its useless nntl costly special nt
tnrncy.
The man who can prnmlse the same
coiiunlttpt'shlp to the Kroatcsl numlipi
of men Is the man who has n lead plpi
clnch on the presidency of the next
"city , council.
The Chicago federal Knind jury threat
ens to KPt lifter the Ileef trust once
more. Although as yet no violations of
the law have been proved the lilt ; beef
packers are bp.slnnliif : to beef already
The total amount paid by the govern
ment of the TTnlted Slates In pensions
to disabled veterans and their depend
ents and the cost of disbursing the saint
for' the last thirty-one years , op since
the war , Is $ atH,817.7 : ( < K ) . AVho says
republics are ungrateful ?
Tlio presidential contest of ISO" has
Just been opened in Venezuela. This
however , is nothing when compared to
the coup of r.ryiui In opening the cam
palgn for president , of the United States
In IMO before the results of ( lie election
of 1S ! ) ( ! had been olllelally declared.
Germany Is not. well pleased with the
proclamation of President Cleveland re
Imposing tonnage dues upon Germai
vessels. Hut neither was the United
States well pleased with the dlscrlm
Inatliig duties exacted from American
shippers by the Herman government.
Major Handy says that all accounts ol
Interference on the part , of MeKlnley
with the candidacy of Thomas H. Ueed
for speaker of the next house of repre
sentatives are simply attempts to mis
lead the public nnd without the slight
est foundation. And Major Handy ought
to know.
The exposition plan must be broad
ened out as far as possible. And In
order to carry out ( ho project on a
creditable scale the stock subscriptions
liuist bo reinforced until they reach
the $1,000.000 point. At least one-third
of the heavy property owners In Omaha
are still holding back and the large non
resident property owners have yet to be
beard from , with a single exception.
The biennial report of the Kansas
State Hoard of Transportation seems to
think It remarkable that of the rail
roads doing business In that state only
two declared dividends during the past
year. There Is nothing very remarkable
about this. Take any line of trade or In
dustry for the same year and the ratio
of concerns paying profits to those oper
ated at a loss will not be far different.
Secretary Francis says that whether
the Central racillo is In technical de
fault on Its debt to the government or
not , It would be In default when the
next Installment of Interest Is due Janu
ary 1 next. What becomes , under the
secretary's statement , of the bombast of
Hiintliigton that the Central 1'ncille Is
perfectly solvent and will pay all it owes
the government If only given a chance ?
Keneu'ed reference by our contem
porary to the existence of a curfew ordi
nance In Omaha should be made a
punishable offense. It ought to know
that the' police have more than they can
attend to In evading the professional
crooks anil thieves without getting out
of the way of the boys and girls who
happen to be on the street unattended
by their parents after U o'clock at
night
Gnu public thieves e\vr be convicted
In Lancaster county courts ? That
question baa bi-en propounded several
times , and up to date the answer has
always been In the negative. The Infer
ence to be drawn Is that state capitals
are centers of corruption In which the
common Interest In public plunder
stllles the public conscience. Unfor
tunately for the republican party this
tendency to shield public thieves ,
boodlers and bribe-givers Is laid at Its
door because the machinery of govern
ment of the state- capital has been In
Its hands for the most part ever since
the town was founded. It Is the resent
ment of the people against such out
rages as the Hilton tlnsco that has re
cruited populism In Nebraska and made
it possible for the third party to bcccnnv
the llrst party.
Tln tlnve Incoming secretaries of the
Rlnto Hoard of Transportation have
linen named , and their virtues are now
being extolled to the skies by the Omaha
organ of bogus reform. IJncli nnd every
one of these1 $2.r > ( X-n-yenr ) pensioners Is
n great nml peed man. Everybody that
knows anything abnul Nebraska polities
knows Hint the three men were chosen
not becauco of any < iunlltlcatlons they
have for the duties devolving on the
board , but solely as political rewards.
The only man of the trio who has had
any experience as a railroad regulator
Is ( illbert U Laws , who , an secretary of
state , was onre before a member of the
state board. As such he was In position
to make a record In the enforcement o
the law relating to common carriers
Tint Secretary of State Laws being un
der obligations to the railroads for bis
place consistently refrained from of
fending them.
.lames 0. Dahlman has been mayor o
Cbadron and deputy oil inspector nl
at the same time. Ills abilities as :
railroad regulator aio yet untested , bu
the railroads probably have no great u
apprehension that he will hold them to
the letter of the law than they hart
been of any man appointed at theh
Instance.
AM to the lloif. Joseph Kdgerton , the
less said the better. Ills capacity to all
serb $ -.000 a year Is uixiucstloncd. Ik
has been a chronic candidate for every
thing in sight , from village nttorncj
to chief Justice of the supreme court
The uuestlon that the taxpayers of
Nebraska will naturally ask thomselvei
is , Why is H that the reform party per
slsts in tilling and continuing sinecures
which It has repeatedly denounced as
useless burdens upon the people ? Whj
should three men draw $0.000 n yeai
out of the state treasury when there lh
not work enough to keep one mm
busy , ' ami when , aa a matter of fact , tin
real board is made up of stale olllcors
who must act. Individually in every cnsi
that involves any tpiestlon of impor
tance ? The clerical work of the boari
can be performed by a $1,1100 clerk just
as well as by throe do-nothing secre
taries. _
run MKKTISH OF
The second session of the fifty-fourth
congress will begin at noon today.
While the session promises to be Inter
esting , there Is not much reason to ex
pect any Important results from It be
yond the passage of appropriation bills.
The question of paramount concern Is.
that of providing for more revenue and
the Indications are that no measure foi
tills purpose can pass. It appears to be
almost assured that the emergency bill
passed by the house at the ilrst session
and now on the calendar of the senate
will encounter the same hostility that
prevented action on It by the senate ,
should the republicans decide to urge
its consideration. It Is possible that a
few sound money democrats may be
found willing to give It their support
and also that some of the silver repub
licans will bo disposed to favor It , but
it is not doubted that the opposition will
be strong enough to defeat it. It seems
to be the Used purpose of the house
republican leaders not to frame a new
revenue bill , so that If the senate should
not pass the measure on It.s calendar as
It came from the house , or one based
on It , there will be no revenue legisla
tion at this session. There Is diversity
of opinion among republicans as to
whether there should be any , the judg
ment of many being that the mattei
had better be deferred to the next con
gress , which It Is understood will be
called In extraordinary session Imme
diately after the Induction of the now
administration. A caucus of republic
ans will be held at once to determine
what course shall be pursued.
There Is another measure that passed
the house at the Ilrst session which may
be heard of at the present session. Tills
Is the bill relating to bond issues and
authorizing the secretary of the treas
ury to Issue certificates of indebtediies.-i
to provide temporarily for deficiencies.
The senate substituted for this meas
ure a bill for the free coinage of silver ,
which the house by a large majority re
fused to concur In , but did not ask for
a conference committee. It may now
ask for such a committee and in that
case it is possible that legislation can
be had under which the secretary of the
treasury can issue certificates of In
debtedness to a limited amount , bearing
a low rate of Interest , to meet detK-Ien-
cles. If revenue legislation is to be post
poned until It can be provided by the
next congress , the expedient of Issuing
certlllentes of indebtedness may bo
necessary to avert another sale of bonds
and for this reason it Is likely to have
the support of the republicans In con
gress. It should also be favored by the
sound money democrats , since It hnn
the recommendation of the secretary of
the treasury In his last annual report.
Hut this also would undoubtedly be
persistently antagonized by the free
silver senators , so that the passage of
such legislation cannot be regarded as
at all probable.
There Is abundant work already cut
out , in pending measures , to keep both
houses busy. The house committee on
appropriations has been at work on ap
propriation bills for a week or more
past , so that it Is probable the house
will be able to dispose of these bllli *
earlier In the session than usual. In
the meanwhile the senate can djvote It.s
attention to some of thi > numerous meas
ures of more or less Importance on Its
calendar. The outlook Is. however , that
little will IM done beyond voting the ap
propriations necessary to keep the ma
chinery of the government In operation.
( IHHM.lXI'
It was to be expected that the German
government would protest against the
Imposition of tonnage dues on the ves
sels of that country entering American
ports and It was easy to surmise the
roiuiil of protest. The Imperial govern
ment disclaims responsibility for what
Is done by provincial and municipal
olllelnls. This , however , can hardly bo
regarded as an adequate reason for oh-
lectlng to the action of this government
tnd U Hccms Is not so considered at
Washington. The protest of the Ger-
nan government Is not , therefore , likely
to have any effect and after the second
day of iiwct January German vessels
coihlng Into our ports will pay touting
dues , ns It Is appears they ought to have
been doing for some years.
German sentiment toward this coun
try Is not of the most friendly kind nnd
this new Issue will not Improve H. I'll
abandonment of the reciprocity arrange
input with that country , without ob.crv
Ing any of the usual diplomatic forms
was very naturally displeasing to th
Gernuin government and when this wa
followed by n differential duty on th
sugar of that country the feeling o
displeasure was very greatly Increased
j Our course In these respects was a mis
take , for which democratic policy Is re
sponslble , and we have- paid llberallj
for the blunder In having our meats ex
eluded from Germany nnd from th
markets of other countries In sympalhj
with Germany. Hut-In the present can
we seem to be clearly right.
, ts rn niK uxinx
It Is hardly worth while to dip Into an
clout history In a discussion of the nuloi
depot question as now presented to th
citizens of Omaha. It Is. however , eml
uently proper for The lee ! to vindienU
the truth of histoiy by contradiclbiK
the assertion made by Dr. Miller tha
the Injunction procured to restrain tin
city authorities from delivering tin
$150,000 viaduct bonds to the Unloi
Depot company was inspired by a tie
sire to have the depot relocated a
Ninth and Knrnam streets. AVhlle It Is
true that the I-'arnnm street site hat
been pronounced by President Clark o
the Union Paclllc to be the most feasible
location In Omaha for a station tha
would bo accessible to all roads tha
enter the city , the Idea of relocatloi
was not thought of by the parties win
Instituted the proceedings. They hat
two distinct objects In view. One wa :
to save the taxpayers the $100,000 11
legally voted for the building of a via
duct which under the law the railroads
were obliged to pay for , ami the othei
was to compel the Union Depot com
pany to give equal terminal facilities
to all millonils on einml and rea
sounblo terms. At that juncture th <
Hock Island and Milwaukee roads had
after years of negotiation , decided t <
come Into Omaha with their pas-sciigoi
trains , but the contract they had math
with the Union Pacific under President
Charles Francis Adams had been re
pudiated by his successors. This at
tempt to f < hut out these two roads was
regarded as Inimical to the Interests ot
Omaha , being also In violation of tin
compact between the city and tht.
Union Paclllc by which the latter was
obligated to accord terminal and depot
facilities to the Iowa roads on reason
able terms. So much on that score.
Dr. Miller's proposition that the peoph
of Omaha modify their demand for a
$1,500,000 union depot and content them
selves with a $ . " 00,000 structure shows
a lack of familiarity on his part with
the situation. The people of Omaha
have made no demand for a union depot
representing the Investment of a specific
sum of money. What they demand Is
depot accommodations , centrally lo
cated , on a scale commensurate with
the Importance of the city as a traflk
center. The $ J,000,00-tlepot ( ) project
originated with the managers of the
IJrldge and Terminal company , who
after preliminary surveys , had con
tinued President Clark's view that the
Ninth and Knrnam site Is the only place
where all the railroads that converge
In Omaha can be focalized at a common
terminus. The $2,000,000 estimate was
doubtless designed by the promoters to
include1 , besides the cost of right of way ,
depot grounds and buildings , a liberal
margin for floating the bonds. The
$2,000,000 estimate may be extravagant.
If so , the promoters should be brought
to revise their figures. They must , how
ever , give Omaha a union depot good
enough for n city of 250,000 people and
not merely a shed that would be an
eyesore and public nuisance. Neither
are the people of Omaha particular as
to who builds the union depot o long
as it is built without delay.
HRrisK mi ; on , jKavKi"THN LAM :
The trial of ex-Oil Inspector Hilton
has thrown more than a side light on
the business of oil inspection In Ne
braska. It has developed beyond doubt
that the Inspection of oil under the pres
ent law Is a dangerous farce. It af
fords no protection to consumers and
Is an Imposition on the oil companies.
It has established the assertion which
thU paper has made time and again
under the Cams and Hilton regime's
that Inspectors did noti inspect , but were
used by the oil monopoly merely to cer
tify to whatever oil It saw lit to throw
upon the Nebraska market.
Kven If the test prescribed by the law
wore applied , Hi would admit nil the
oils rejected In neighboring states. One
of two things therefore should be done
by the legislature. It should either re
vise the oil Inspection law making the
test adequate and the Inspection re
liable , or It should repeal the law alto
gether. The mere fact that the salaries
of the inspectors do not come out of the
state treasury Is no excuse for main
taining a worthless system of Inspection.
The people eventually pay the. freight
not only In the price of oils consumed ,
uit In Increased risk to life and prop
erty , and Incidentally In higher lire In
surance rates.
miUAK JMMHilt.l77O.V.
The commissioner general of Immigra
tion , who recently returned from a mis
sion to Italy for the purpose of explain
ing our Immigration laws to the gov-
uent of that country and securing Its
co-operation in preventing undesirable
classes of Its people coming to the
United States , appears to have been
very successful. The Italian govern-
nent olllelals gave attentive considera
tion to his statements , expressing them
selves well pleased with the action of
our government In sending him. As an
earnest of ( lie desire of the Italian gov-
rnment to show proper respect for our
mmlgratlon laws , a proclamation was
issued by the prime minister giving ox-
racts from ( lie laws , naming the clas.ics
if people likely to bo declared Ineligible
in landing ami warning emigrants note
o allow themselves to bo misled by
igunts.
It Is well known that the agitation
for creator restrictions upon immigra
tltin Is v-wy-lm-j , ly due to tlio faotl Hint
a considerable proportion tif tlio Italians
who coujg Qtrtlilg country are' regarded
IIH an undesirable nddltlon to our popu
lation. They are Illiterate , tlielr habits
of life arc Imrt , they swnrm In tlie larger
cities , 'Ucy.Jn ' i > t readily assimilate
our t'tiHtiljIlijI A great many Italians In
tlio I'tilted States nro good nnd useful
citizen * . Tile , larger proportion of tliein
are Imlimtrlotis , frugal ami self-reliant ,
lint there''Is'nn ' ' element which Is In
due to uo'i.no ' here b. teamshlp agents
fnS vj objectionable and It appears that
'
Uji > 'ijVillau Kovernnient Is disposed lo
niXiirti le objeetlon to that class as
lielnjr we'll iVundcd. At any rate , the
action It has-taken to check the emigra
tion o& those persons who nilKlit have
to lleporteil cannot fall to have a
Kood nsull ; .
In his jeport to the secretary of the
coinmlssloner of iinmlj'ra-
the opinion that other
iinu'iils would lie found
willing to follow the example of Italy
and It would seem desirable that an
effort lie made to Induce them to do so.
If Kuropean governments would take
the Ironlil" to aciiuaint tlielr people with
our ImmiKatlon laws and adopt meas
ures to prevent the emigration of In
eligible persons all ground for the de
mand for further restrictions would bo
removed.
'I'iie split electoral vote Is not n nov
elty In American presidential elections.
Only In IS1.- ) Cleveland lost one of Cali
fornia's nlno electoral votes to Harrison
of Ohio's twenty-three ,
oil Its fourteen votes , nine
for Harrison ami five for Cleveland.
Weaver captured one of Oregon's fout
votes nnd North Dakota distributed Its
three votes one each to Cleveland , Harrison
risen and Weaver. There is nothing In
law or custom that requires a state to
cast its electoral vote solidly for any
one candidate.
President Cleveland's term does no
expire until March next. With his repu
tatlou as a prolific letter writer aii <
author of state papers no one shouh
imagine that his coming message wll
be the last document of that kind wide !
he will send to congress. In the threi
months yet remaining to his olllclu
career he will have ample time tc
launch a half dozen more messages 01
an admiring public.
TinI , Ht Straw.
Kansas City Star.
J. Sterling Morton will now Itivo tp give
up all hope At rotfalnlnft the affections of tlic
dominant faction 'of his party. The London
Times declares . that Ma anminl reports a
secretary of agriculture reflect "broad ant
t'tatcsmanllko ' views" ot tlio duties of hi
office.
. ( lie 1'ros.s.
'Clilcago Chronicle.
Oem Paul Krucper afircca with Oem \VI1
Hohcnzollcrn In Ills detestation of the press
and has had alav / , passed under whicl
the entlro s\a.tC \ o [ the Johanncabur ; ; Critic
has been thrpwn into jail for criticising the
boer Bovernment.lf'0om Paul Is feeling hi
South African bats these daya.
A ConstKndiiiinl Oltjrcllnn.
Chlcniro Tribune.
Dr. Jameson , , the Transvaal raider. Ins beet
released from ] allt on account of lily health
It wds nlmort 'a foregone conclusion tha
Jameson would not find prison life ngrco
with his Btyld'.of conptlUitlon. Undeniable
symptoms M Impending Ill-health appeared as
soon as It was 'evident that ho must t'libml '
to a pretense of punishment.
The Cniiviili'soliipr I'll Hunt.
Globe-Democrat.
The restoration of prosperity must ncces
oirlly bo gradual and cumulative , considering
the extent and the causes of the hard times
Au a well known financial writer puts It , "a
patient convalescing from a dangerous and
protracted Illncs..1 , though hlo recovery Is as
surcd , may yet have to wait awhllo before
ho regains full health and strength. "
Military Honors to n Heroine.
ClilcnRO Chronicle.
No general was ever borne to the grave
by tenderer hands or mourned for moro
sluccrcly than wao the Sister of Mercy who
died of a disease contracted from a soldier
she wcs nursing at Gibraltar last month
For the first time In the history of the Ilrlt-
Ish army a Sister of Jlcrcy was given n
tuneral with full military honors , and In
the train of mourners was the command ! ! ) )
general , his staff and detachments fron
every regiment of the garrison. There Is a
scene for Kipling.
Horace HoIcK us it KlntlMt.
Philadelphia Record.
Ex-Governor Horace Holes of Iowa Is tlrei
of the battle for a GO-cent dollar. Ho has
the wit to perceive and the nerve to de
clare In favor ot full-length instead of half
way llatlsm as covering the real Issue be
: wccn the advocates of sound money and the
advocates of cheap money. Ho would dc
away with all banks nnd have the govern
ment issue paper currency. This Is a rover
aion to the earlier blood-stained greenback
jssuo. U outbids "bimetallism" as a swift
ncans of appeasing the appetite for inlla-
lon , easy debt paying nnd straight repudi
ation. There Is nothing slow about Horace.
Xei-ilei ! ItevtMiiie I.i'K
Ken nicy Citizen ( rep. )
It Is to bo hoped that the coming Icglsla-
.uro will male scmo needed changes lu our
evenue lawp. The t-ystcm of our asicsyment
n this state has been a fraud. We hope that
Homo law will bo passed compelling the as-
sojvjars to asccs'j property at Its actual value
ami not at a fraction of Its value ns In the
last. Tlily hay given rise to all lilnds of
raucl and the burden of taxation has no :
jecn equally distributed. For several years
hero has been a demand for reform In this
llrectlon , but without avail. Our present
aws are defective In that , while they declare
hat property ahull bo asscwej at Its actual
value , It provlJeo no rcnalty for violating
ho provisions otthu law.
tUuJit" IlliiHiilieniy.
' | ) : ; Tribune.
Emperor Wlll'lama enthusiastic admlra-
Ion of the German ruler appears to bo al-
nest matched at * lasr by one of hla admirals ,
Von H'ollmann. ' TliU aeafarlnK warrior In u
ptech In the Reichstag declared that thr
allor.s cf the wrccju'd cruiser Iltls , who
vent down to deayi cheering the emperor ,
vero by that nit i pray Ing to God , ns the
mpcror was lidd'a representative. The
octrlno of thcji-illvliio right of klncs has
icon losing Its valency la recent years , but
his reassN-tlon ( > & lt | existence exceeds even
ho cxtraviii : ! > tv'Wlnis made centuries ago.
Jmperor \ \ HUj > tpftlild bOrmlglttlly pleased
> y the cplai MLir it-'atuialns his own
pinions on tliVBjnuct , which ho has ex-
irtKsed , nlthoutJFmJ'mDro veiled language ,
on frequent occasions.
H _ r f * i
A , * * ? ! ' .VKIIIIASICA.
Wlirct Ciillforiilii HUH ( o I.riiru friiin
TliU SlnU-'H i-.iicrli-nH- .
. Han DU-so ( Cal. ) Sun ,
'
The Kfi\yjn' \ 'of sugar boot In Nebraska
lave ri'jrBFheld a convention for the pur-
P98o //j Ving steps to forward their In-
duDtryr' Hch Is fiu't booming ono of the
neat important In thatStato. In tlis reso-
utlons adopted tlioy call attention to the
mormoui quantity of sugar that Is annually
mporlcd , nnd they < uk that the money that
' , oe'j aboard for this commodity bo kept 0t
gmu. They urge that such protection be
( Tordod the bust eugar makers la the
fnlto.1 Statea an will enable them to produce
11 the pugar used hero.
Thu Nebraska farmers have gone to work
n the right way to obtain what they deolrc ,
Vhllo resolutions adopted by many gathering *
uy not bo given great weight , atlll when
oprosoiitatlvca ot any Industry express them-
eolves on n unit In this mAnner , their uttor-
nncc ! ) will receive consideration when con-
grc * > 3 comes to reform the present Inndo-
iiunto tariff law. In Met , It Is only by com
bined nation thnt a request for protective
legislation Is likely to be effective. Isolated
representations mndo to Individual congress-
i men are often not very successful. Hut when
I men engaged In nn Industry get together ,
prepare < lntn uhowlng the extent of the In-
tcrojts Involved , etc. , the subject Is pre
sented In tangible shape , nnd the chnnccs of
obtaining the desired legislation nro wonder
fully Improved.
Callfornlails might learn a useful lesson
from their Nebraska brethren , not only with
respect to the beet sugar Industry of this
ptatc , but also with reference to the great
fruit growing Interest ? . The necessity of
more protection Is clearly recognized. If now
the prodticcru of the various commodities
grown In this Ptnto oranges , lemons , nuts ,
raisins , pruneo , etc. could get together nnd
prepare data Riving the amount ot capital
Invested , the value of the product ami the
extent of foreign competition , a showing
might bo made that would result In legisla
tion oven more favorable than that which the
farmers of this state enjoyed under the Me-
Ktnloy law.
PtJNIUNH T1IIJ nXl'OHlTIOX.
Mlttdeii Gnzotte : Let every Nebmsltnn
get In line for the Transmlsslsslppl Exposi
tion nml let us make Nebraska outdo every
other state.
Tckamah Herald : If you can't do any
thing else for the Transmlsslsslppl Exposi
tion send papers to your friends oittshlo the
state telling them all about It.
Ord Quiz : Now comes the Transmlsslsslppl
Exposition.'o may not do much apiece ,
but let us do that llttlo well. All Nebraska
Is especially interested In this great en
terprise.
West 1'olnt Progress : Omaha has elected
her board of directors of the Tranpailsslsslppl
Exposition , and every mothers' son ot them
are among her leading citizens. Now , lot
the good work go on.
Norfolk Journal : All Nebraska Is Inter
ested lu the success of the Transmlsslsslppl
Exposition at Omaha , and for that reason
the legislature at Its approaching Kisslon
should make a liberal appropriation for a
Nebraska exhibit.
Cedar Bluffs Standard : The Transmls-
slsslppl Exposition at Omaha will bo the
next great event In America. It will be
second only to the great World's fair , and
every Nebraskan should lend his aid to
make It n success.
Friend Telegraph : The election of direc
tors and tile location of theTransmlssls -
olppl Exposition Is what Is bothering Omaha
limit these days. The expedition In IS'JS '
will be a hummer nnd , Omaha should make
no mistakes In cither the- selection of the
islglit or election of Its officers.
.Fullcrton News : The Omaha exposition
otight to result In much good for Nebraska.
H will bo the means of bringing thousands
of strangers to the stale who will have lo
leave a llttlo money behind them. It will
also attract capital for Investment. Ne
braska baa only to be seen to be appreciated.
Boom the exposition.
Schuylor Herald : The legislature of this
* > tate will bo asked to imiko an apprcprla-
tlon for the TransmUulsslpnl Exposition. This
( u a matter In which every citizen of this
commonwealth and the great central west
la Interested. Tlic exposition means much to
us all , nnd wo think that the people wll
not object to a liberal appropriation being
made.
Fremont Herald : Wo are ploiacd to note
the advancement nude toward the greatest
success of the Tran-"mlssl slppl Exposition
billed for the metropolis of Nebraska In 1893
The exposition will prove of great benefit
lo all parts of Nebraska and thly section of
the continent. That It will bo the yuccesu
anticipated Is vouched by the excellent per
sonnel of the board of managers which has
been selected to guldo Its destines.
1'lattsmouth News : The great Burlington ,
with Its liberal management , which always
keeps In touch wltb the people , has ngain
scored a great point In Its favor by sub-
uoriblrtsr $30.000 to the Transmlsslsslppl Ex
position , and giving nntlco at the same time
of the erection of a tine depot on their
grounds in Omaha. The IJurllngton 13 the
Ilrht railroad , to subscribe anything and the
liberal sum donated by that company meant
that elmlllar tnims must follow , which will
Inaugurate a great boom for the coming ex
position. _
HINTS FOR TUB
Tobias Gazette ( rep. ) : Will the next ses
sion of the state legislature bo a long or a
nhort one ? It Is hoped that when It con-
veneo It will get right down to business , at
tend to what lu needed , adjourn and go home.
Schuylcr Herald ( pop. ) : The Nebraska leg
islature cannot glvo us an era of prosperity ;
that Is not wltiiln Us power. But It can
lighten seine of the burdens that wo are now
forced to bear , and \VL have no doubt that
It will do PO.
Edgar Post ( rep. ) : Eastern capitalists
may not fall over themselves to Invest their
money In Nebraska enterprises Just now ,
but If our legislators do not make too many
raw breaks during the coming session of
the legislature things will be coming our
way In the spring , gentle Annie.
North Platte Trlbuno ( pop. ) : A number of
the leading populists of the state held a con
ference at Lincoln this week and decided
upon the policy to bu pursued by the coin
ing legislature- . The result of the conference
hau not been made public , but It Is hoped
that the measures to bo enacted by the luw-
niakero will not bo BO radical ns to frighten
eastern capitalists from making Investment ! )
In the state.
Hastings Democrat ( pop. ) : What the In
coming legislature may do about tbo railroad
rates , both passe'iigcr and freight , Is not cer
tain. It Is doubtful If anything should bn
done until the United States supreme court
pasoes upon the bill which Nebraska now has
ip there. To pass another would simply haig
It up In the court and ho so much time-
wasted. Railroad rates are not tr.o word
uubJcctB which the now legislature will have
: o handle.
Red Cloud Nation ( pop. ) : We would nil
Iko a Job In connection with the session
of the Iculslaturo , but for heaven's sake
lon't make It an expensive session , Just to
glvo people a Job. The legislature. In our
udgment , nhould not hold over forty days
and rigid economy should bo the watcli-
vord. The fuslonists nro conservative and
Governor Holconili Is at last In a position
o excrclso his authority as his conscience
illctatcs. Wo predict that the session of 1897
vlll result In moro good to the people of
Nebraska than any session slncu the organi
zation of the stole.
llowolla Journal : Wo bcllovo that the
coming legislature should pass a law , nlml-
nr to the ono In New York , requiring nil
candidates to publish n sworn statement
of tiio amount of money they spend to se-
uro their election. It would bo well to
pxtcnd the law so that all lobbyists would
mvo to show up what money they spend
o secure ( ho passage of a bill. It has bo
om o almost necessary for a candidate to
pond money to win In this state and dark
barges nro frequently made that many men
pciul moro than the pay of the nlllec. Lethe
ho lawmakers require a fallowing up and
hen the people wilt know who nro liable
o make efforts In divers ways to make back
'
vhnt tfie'y spend to secure nn election. It
vould tnko but llttlo tlmo and the effect
vould bu wholesome.
IO\V.V I'KKSS COJIMIS.VT.
Sioux City Times : The traveling fltnto
ibrary , provided for by net of the Iowa
oglsiaturo , will start on Its rounds about the
i < l of January.
Sioux City Trlbuno : Ex-Governor Boles
ins reached 'tho ' logical concluded of MA
arcor. Silver was n makeshift. Ho Is
low for depreciated paper.
Sioux City Journal : Nobody seems to know
u t what ex-Governor Bolca means In hit
atci't dcllvcrenco on the financial question ,
'robably he hlmrolf docs not know , or , If
10 knows now , hu will not know Elxty days
enco. The fact ID Mr. Blocs doea not know
nidi about finance. The fact further ID
hat people generally have found this out.
Very llttlo Importance attaches to what ho
nay ( < ay now or further. Ho has been uo
ncont'Utent ' , so confuted , so positively con-
radlctory and eo uniformly un&aund , that
o hau lost all prestige. Ho can bu qultu
ummarlly dismissed.
Waterloo Reporter : Another crlmo has
> ee-n committed. Butter has been dobuttor-
zcd In the Waterloo market. The parity
lotwcon eggs and butter has been busted ,
nd until wo cnn restore It lo the old ratio
t which It was held before the hena coin-
In ed to enhance the purchasing power of
CRRS wo can not Itnow prosperity. A few
months tngo rggn were telling from 10 to
12 contg. Now they nro 22 cent ? and butter
lit only 21 cents. It cnt * no mnro to produce
them now , but the great feathered corpora
tion has greedily combined to force the great
plain people of this country to pay double
prices. Something has got to bo done to
curb the plundering ot the inures by this
clans ,
SPAI.VS n.Nomior * AIIMIKS.
Kvtrnl nf ( lie KoriM'M Knniloynl lit
Sup lire * * I MM : Hetielllnu * .
New York Sun.
Tlio last transport steamer of a dozen ns-
signed to take from various ports of Spain
her latest re-enforcements for Cuba Is now
speeding westward , having left Cndlz , If the
schedule was followed , on Monday , nnd t aa
Pnlmns yesterday. The aggregate ship
ment Is , In round numbers , 10.000 men.
The military pa pent of Madrid s.iy thnt
Spain has In Cuba about SOO.OOil men. In
cluding the eleventh expedition , and that
this docs not take Into the reckoning native
volunteers. In the Philippines the army
Is estimated by the same authorities
nt nearly 81,000 men , nnd In Porto
Ulco there nro C.OOO. At home Spain
has , It appears , nearly 120,000 men
under arms. All told , she has In her mili
tary establishments today nearly Iti'iC.OOO
men. exclusive of some loral colonial forces.
It we deduct pnllco guards and custom
house olllcers from the home army , UUTO
would still remain about SHii.OOO men.
To show what her colonial troubles nro
costing her It will be enough to say that ,
nrcordlng to the statements of our adjutant
general's olllce In Washington , the strength
ot iho Spanish rank and ( lie , exclusive of
gendarmerlo nnd colonlnl forces , had been
fixed for the year ISS.MC. nt St.OOO. The
royal decree of June 2S. 1S35. had fixed the
permanent Cuban forces , exclusive of tbo
gunrdla civil , or gendarmerie , at 13.SI2 men ,
with authority to Increase them Indefinitely
for suppressing the revolt. The force In
Porto Rico was put nt 3Sin onicers nnd men
nnd that In the Philippines nt 20.102 , these
Inst Including civil nnd customs guards.
The enormous additions that have had to
bo made to the "Army of Ultramar. " ns the
colonial forcon are called , Is thus nppnrent ;
nnd It pccine to have been accompanied by
oamo addition even to the forces maintained
In tlio peninsula. In her endeavor to keep
up these forces , most of them operating thou
sands of miles away , Spain finds herself de
prived of former Incomes from Cuba and
aMo distressed nt homo by the withdrawn ! of
stalwart men from the productive Industries
of the factrry and the firm.
General Weylor would have ur bcllcvo that
the llttlo army of Macco , which has so long
withstood him and has gained repeated vic
tories , numbers only (1.000 ( men. But Mr.
Qiiesadn , speaking for the Cuban Junta In
Washington , docs not claim quite ns great
prowess as that for his countrymen. Ho es-
tlmatra tbo total patriot forces In the Is
land , wo believe , at "il.OOO , with probable ad
ditions as scon an they can hi1 armed. We
nro not sure whether the round estimate
of 200.000 for the Spanish Includes or deducts -
ducts the losses by death , discharge or other
ciuses sineo the war began. But In cither
C'so the splendid suceosn of the patriots thus
far L > ! IOWS what may bo done by Inferior num-
beri' , aided by soldierly genius and by a
knowledge of the country with Its obstacles
lo Invaders , nnd Inspired by Booking freedom
for their native land.
Inu' Hie TriiNlH.
St. Louis Qlobo-Tcinncrnt.
It Is conceded that the task of smashing
the trusts and combines is a dlUlcult one ,
but there Is no reason to bcllcvo that It Is
nn Impossible ono. There are ways to roach
them and compel them to respect the rights
of the people. The circumstances under
which they nro able to exercise arbitrary
and oppressive power can be chanced by
legislation and by the resolute action of tbo
courts. There is cause to say that even
under present laws a good deal can ue done
In that direction , if these who have author
ity will make the proper efforts. For In
stance , out In Utah , where not much Is ex
pected In the way of trouble for monopolies ,
they have found It possible to secure ef
fective judicial action niralnst ono of these
obnoxious Institutions. The coal producers
of the state formed a combination to rogu-
lalo tbo sale nnd fix the prices ot their
product. That Is to say , they agreed to sell
only to certain dealers , who agreed In turn
to maintain the prices dictated by the com
bination from time 'totime. . The matter
was brought lo the attention of the federal
grand Jury , whereupon the members of the
combination were all Indlclod under the
anil-trust law , which has r.o offnn f.Vlcd
elsewhere , and brought to trial before JuOce
Hnllett nnd a special Jury.
The facts as to the refusal to all to other
dealc-ra than these representing the combina
tion were clearly established , and the Judge
charged that the only question to bo deter
mined was whether this refusal wnn the re
sult of an agreement that coal should bo sold
oniy to the specified agents of the trust. It
took the jury only a few moments to decide
that It was and to return n verdict of guilty ,
to which the law afllxed n fine of $5,000 or a
year of Imprisonment for each offense. Thus
it IP seen that a combination In restraint of
trade and for the fixing of prices on a product
of general use can be brought Into court and
subjected to oevere penalties. The Utah coal
monopolists will not care to continue their
mtsrhovlous operations under such conditions
and the pcoplo-of the stale will got cheaper
coal. It IB reasonable to suppose that the
same rcs'ilt can bo accomplished by the same
means In other alates. not pimply as to coal
trusts , but ns to similar combinations for the
control of other products and forms of busi
ness. There are technical dlflU-ulties ) In the
matter , to bo sure , but the right Mud of a
prosecution In the right kind of a court
can remove them nnd cause Jui'tlce to It-
done. It will not do to sny that these agencies
of oppression and spolHtlen are a law unto
themselves. They cnn be crushed Ilko other
and smaller evils and the people have a right
to demand that they be dealt with In that
manner.
Tariff IIH n lliMliifXH ( iiie.xllon.
Ht. I/iuls Ulubc-Demnoiitt.
The favor which the proposition for a
tariff commission Is gaining among repub
licans shows that the time when the tariff
will be "taken nut of polities" may bo much
ue'arer than anybody a year or two ng : sup
posed. . It to be. The necessity for framing a
tariff bill acceptable enough to the country
to have a reasonable chance to stand for a
long tlmo with only minor changes Is
more obvious and urgent now than It was a
dozen or a sere of years ago , for the
country has seen a good deal of the Injurious
effects of frequent tariff tinkering Iin recent
years. This necessity will give the proposi
tion for a board of tariff experts conijldcrablo
strength with the people.
.VKIIItANKA TIIM SIKIAH STATK.
TckAiunh Hcrnld : A repeal of the sugar
bounty law mcnn that the farmer who
raises boots must ilo so nt $1 per ton
Mend of $5 per ton.
Gordon Journal ; The beet sugar Industry
In receiving considerable attention lately.
This Is what Is wanted. Wo want factories
nearer our home markets. It uronis to us
romnrknblo the Idea ot the United State *
Importing migar when wo can make as duo
stiKiir as any country In the world.
Emerson Enterprise : .Many sections of No-
brnska arc laying plans to secure beet s
factories. The location of n factory In .
orsoii would mean the employment of n
largo number of laborers and It would bo
the means of promoting n grenter prosper
ity of our people. All the beets raised In
throe counties ctmld bo marketed nt very lit
tle Inconvenience.
Sterling Eagle : Ono objection urged to n
bounty on sugar Is that tt Is unfair to pay
the beet raiser a bounty nnd not the corn
rnlsor. If the pnylng of the bounty would
Increase the acreage of boots by thousands
would not the supply of corn be reduced
nnd prices naturally advance. At Icnst one-
half our acres should bo In beets. It would
Increase the value of land , build factories
nnd give employment to thousands of men.
Lot tills be done nt least until the fnctorlcn
nro established nnd the fnrmcrs over the
state nro shown the advantage of this now
Industry. Then It will protect Itself.
Nobrnskn Farmer : Nebraska Is entitled
to become the loading beet sugar producing
state In the union. Its thorough adapta
bility to the production of the sugar beet
In Its best cstnto Is beyond the stage of dem
onstration or experiment. The further fact
nlno holds Hint the manufacture of sugar
In Nebraska Is n thing entirely consistent
with nnd helpful to tlio agricultural Inter
ests of the stnto. Jt tends to a diversity
of crops. It helps farmers out of the old
ruts. It encourages clean farming , It results
In n density of population , and It makes
farmers producers where they now are buy
ers. The Indirect benefits to bo derived
from pursuing a liberal policy toward tbo
ninnufncturo of sugar on a large sc lo In
this state are certain to amount to much
more than It will cost to give mu-h enter
prise proper encouragement. The subject Is
a broad onn In Its bearings and must be
looked nt without Was. The Incoming legls-
lattiro has n large responsibility resting
upon Its shoulders In this matter and we hope
to see It net with duo deliberation.
Grand Island Independent : The boot sugar
Industry In Nebraska hap ( rene now beyond
the experimental stage ; It la a demonstrated
wiccesa. The production has gone from a
llttlo over 2,000.000 pounda three years ORO
to 15,000,000 pounds this year. H cnn bo
scon at a glance what this means to Ne
braska when licet sugir culture shall reach
Its highest state of perfection. The United -V
Stales at present IB sending abroad nnnuaDv - Amore
more than $100,000.000 for Migar. Every dollar
lar of this can be kept nt homo and It will
bo under n proper development of this In
dustry. Nebraska nlono can produce the , , ,
oagar for homo consumption. This lat year " > j
amounted -H.OOO.OOO pounds. Four hundred ' .7 ;
factories of 300 tons daily capacity running , > ,
100 days would have supplied last year's con- l
mimptton. At present there are between
8,000.000 and 0,000.000 acres of the 41),00u- )
000 of the otalo under cultivation. Twenty-
five per cent of tills amount , or about 2 per
cent of the entire ncroage of the state , would
grow the sugar for our entlro consumption.
This Weilld lllstrihnti * nmnni * Ihn fnrnir , , f
the state every year tlio magnificent < min of
$ 11.000,000 nlono for labor. The not profit
after paying all expenses , Including 10 per
cent Interest on the land worth from ? 10 to
$100 an aero , would bo worth $100.000.000.
In order to show all the money fllDburscd
under such conditions thcro must bo In
cluded several other things such as money
paid for freight and miscellaneous Items that
would swell the grand total to about $150-
000,000. With such results from but 2 per
cent of the land of the slate who cnn nicasuro
the possible development of Nebraska in
the years ) to come.
Kearney Hub : When the first successful
demonstration of sugar beet raising was
made at Grand Island In this state It was
supposed thnt the Pintle valley would be the
future peat of sugnr manufacture In the
United States , and it wao not thought that
other portions of the country would enter
Into competition with us. It has since been
demonstrated , however , that nearly every
portion of Nebraska la adapted to boct cul
ture , and not only that , but many other ; c-
tloits of the United States as well. Utah
and California have alaa engaged In the In
dustry on a tolerably largo scale , and have
something the ndvnntngo of Nebraska In that
there Is moro local capital In thofo states
that can bu enlisted In sugar manufacture.
But the west la not to bo permitted to imvo
n good thing all lo Itself. A "sugar licit"
has been discovered In the Etito of Now York ,
the bcot hau been experimented with success
fully in portion : ) of the south , nnd next wo
know the middle states will bo engaging In
this Industry. Nebraska having boon the Ilrst
in the field ought to hold her own , but Is in
danger of dropping in the rear unless great
exertion IB made by our people and good
faith Is kept with the farmers and manu
facturers with respect to the bounty. This
state Is dependent almost wholly on eat'leriT"1
capital for tlio building ot tmgar refineries ,
and If the eastern capitalist can Invest hlu
money nearer homo and reap as large a profit
upon It nothing lu moro natural than that ho
should do so. Again , the hostility of the
victorious fuoion elements In this state to
tlio prcscjit bounty law , and the threat of
repeal. Is liable to aland In the way ot the
further development of the sugnr Industry
until the sentiment of the stnto it'ttles down
and It can bo determined what encourage
ment la to bo given to those who take hold
to build up the Industry. T.ils lu the situa
tion nt Iho present time , and It icqulros more
than thoughtful consideration. A strong
movement covering all parts of t'io ntnto Is
needed to save Nebraska pg , Iciilturo from the
loss of the greatest product that has ever
tipruiiR from her gull. It Is not a party quos-
tlon proper , but purely a matter of business.
Nebraska should have ono hundred sugar fac
tories , nnd the right kind of private nnd
public pplrlt will secure thorn.
I'icii.sii.v.M , AMI < > Tiiiu\vi.sn. :
Out In Wyoming the freeze Imn been PO
sudden that they nre able to cut the fish out
of the Ice with axts.
The Boston Glebe calls the late William
Stolnway "almost without exception the
leading German-American In the United
States. "
In reading Emperor William's frequent re
marks about bis "coat , " it la well to re
member that tbo article lu question Is a coat
of arms.
Impululvc Americans who nro eager to go
and fight for Cuba should study the utalla-
TODAY WE
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