OMAHA DAILY IWH : MONDAY , JANUARY 4 , 1897.
Tim OMAHA-DAILY
n , nosi\VATnn : ,
.MOUSING.
THUMB OF flUliaCIIIITION.
n llr Ilw ( Without Sunday ) . One Year . | fi t
Dally lien nn < l Huiulny , One Voar . 81
Rlx Month * .
Three Montlm . . . . . . Z (
Himdny lice , Ono Yrnr . 21
Hntunlny llcp. One Yrnr . 1 <
Weekly lice. One Yenr . '
OWIUK8 :
Omnlm : The lice HulMIni ? . . . ,
Bniith Omnlm : Sinner lllk. . Cor. N nnJ tllh Sti
Council lllnirn : 10 North Mnln Htrocl.
Clilcnun Olllcc : 317 rhnmlier of Commerce.
New York : Hoomi 13 , 14 nml 1J. Tribune IIIJ {
WathlnKton : HOT r Btrcct , N. W.
All cominunlciillon-t rclntlnc to newii nml eill
torlal inntlcr iihoiiM be niMte * el : To the KJItoi
m HI\1. * * M I l-TTIMtSS . I . ,
All bunlnpM letter * nnd remittances should ! >
nildresneil to Tlie Ilee 1'ubllMiltiR Company
Onmlm. lrnfla , checkii nml purtulllco onlers t
bo innilp pnynblp to tin- order of the company.
Tin : inn I'Uiii.isiiiNO COMPANY.
HTXTIMINT or CIIICUI.ATION.
fitntc of Kcbrnrkn , I
DoUKl'i" Ciiuiily. I
eleoiRo II. Tzucliiiek , rocrflnry of The Ilee I'ub
lulling crniiinny , III > | IIK duly eworn , naj'H th.it tin
nrtunl number of full nml complelo coiilei of Tin
Tlnlly JlnrnlriR , Kvcnlmr nml Kumlny Ilee lirlntei
ilurlnu the month of Dccvmlicr. 16H W.IH nn fol
low.i :
1 19.SS9 IT . " .TIT
2 20,1 * ) IS . 13.M !
3 20.113 ID . 19 Si :
4 lO.llf. 20 . 20.35'
C 20.1IJ 21 . 13.S
22 . 1911
21 . 19.9I
s' ' . ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! io'w ; 21 . 20,01-
9 20,1- 23 . 19 1C
10 lo.on I
II M.Otl ! T . 20.kO (
K 19,970 2H . 200
11 20.0TO S . 20.00
14 19.5.91 Su . 20.0P
r 19,924 31 . 19.9.
10 20.MC
Totnl Mi.90
IU deductlotin for urmold nnd returned
copies 9.il !
Totnl net pales G12,1 ! <
Net dully nvrrnKO 19,75.
mxwru : -raKf-micK. .
KubRcrlbnd In my presence nnd nworn to before
fore me this 2d ilny of January , If97.
NI' . l-'KII , ,
Seal. Notary 1'ubllc.
Governor Ilolcoinb will linvc a
Ijituro on liis hands toinni-ro\v.
It Is onsIiT to iiiinu ! tlio ini'ii who \vll
not bo In MrKlnlcy's cabinet tliau t
iinino tliosc who will bo In It.
Tlu > slate lias boon discarded fnui
Konei-al UMI in the school , but It is stll
ono of the iii'cosnltlos In every well rcg
ulnted KIUIU * of politics.
Ono of the chief commendations o
Senator Allison for n cabinet position IB
the undisguised oUKornoss of the Itryau
Itcs to have him kept out.
It Is really too bad that the speaker
fitdp cannot lie parsed around the house
nnd bo enjoyed on .the Instalment plai
by every ono elected to the legislature.
If tlioro are any Jobs which the ox
plrhiK council has left unturned the pub
lie may rest assured that It Is by * over
and not intentional.
A long distance telephone line connect
] HK Omaha and Chicago and possiblj
nmi'liliiK Now York Is ono of the proba-
bllltle.s of 18 ! ) " . It seems that tall : goes
further every succeeding year.
Nebraska's list of great men Is not ex
hausted. If Nebraska is not to have an
other cabinet place , It still has material
to offer for almost any or all subordinate
positions within the gift of the president.
Tlie Corn Islands , for the possession of
which two Ilttli ! Central American na
tions are striving , are said to bo gar
risoned only by three policemen and a
governor. This would seem to bo a good
place for Oroat Hrltaln to extend its in
fluence.
Although the lire loss for the year Just
closed lias not yet been promulgated for
the whole country , the reports so far had
from different cities Indicate that it will
lie the smallest in recent years. Hut tire
insurance rates will remain unchanged
so long IKS the pollcyhoidors enter no
effective complaint.
lly the watch of the olllclal timekeeper
It took Mayor I'lngroo just two minutes
to take his oath of olllce and be In
ducted as governor of .Michigan. This
may establish the record for assuming
otilco , but we have known governors to
make their exits from otllclal life In loss
time than two minutes.
The attitude of the railroads toward
tins Transnii.s.slsslppl Kxposltion is niosl
Diicouraging. Tlioro Is no doubt Hint
Dvery one of them will make a generous
contribution to the enterprise. In the
meantime nothing Is to bo gained and
possibly something Is to bo lost by un-
ilnly crowding the roads.
UtnliY * mineral production for the year
1S ! > ( ! Is estimated by the most reliable
authorities to have boon ? iri,8'J"'Jiti ( , or
$ lt77t : : < > 7 more than It was the preced
ing year. And tills , notwithstanding the
refusal of the people to try the experi
ment of boosting r > 0 cents' worth of sil
ver up to the dollar notch.
Omaha will have to make good
progress at ropnvlng the coming season
and property owners may as well make
up their minds on this point at once. A
continuance of the present wretched con
dition of the streets would do more harm
to the city's reputation than can bo re-
ritorod In a year of active enterprise.
The proposed now charter for Givater
Now York provides for a municipal legis
lature consisting of two branches , the
council with soveuty-tlnoo members and
the Hoard of Aldermen of KM members.
The tendency everywhere. If not toward
broadening the basis of the city coun
cil , Is at least away from contracting It.
The eccentric 1'ennoyor of Oregon has
made another gallery play by refusing
to accept half of the salary duo him as
mayor of Portland , on the ground that
his services are not worth the money.
Pennoyer's icason for his action may be
good , but the publicity which he courtp
ty It must give rise to suspicions of other
motives.
Mayor Hroatch Is entitled to credit for
Herring notice upon the promoters of
the Harbor asphalt repair bill Job Hint
It would 'have to pass over Ids veto.
Now let the mayor stick his veto pen
Into tin ) Jail job and ho will win tlii-
jIandls ) | of the taxpayers. The two
propositions wore linked together , and
ono Is Just an lultjultous us the other.
l.f.T THHM STAHT HlflllT.
The Incoming legl.tlaturo , like all ll
prcdi-cohsors. Is besieged by a sum
army of political placo-hunters. The.- '
imMi Insist dial they must be provide
for on the legislative pay .roll whetlu
their services are needed or not. Th
Hoc has admonished successive leglsh
lures without regard to political con
plexlon against I lie reckless waste <
public funds upon needless clerks , tlooi
keepers , messengers , janitors and cloa
rr.om guardians , it Is an outrageou
Imposition upon the taxpayers of th
stale that the salaries of legislative en
pioyoi should bo greater than the sa
arles of the members.
Twenty years ago the first logMatur
was organized under the present cor
stllitlion of Nebraska. Thill body coi :
slsted of 114 members. With a no\
code of laws to be fruined to confori
with the new constitution and with nl
the work Incidental to the loglslatloi
required by a growing commonweal ! ]
the legislature of 1S77 nmnaged to carr ;
on Its business with seventy-nine em
ployos , of which number the senate cai
rlod thirty-three on Its payroll and th
'louse forty-six. The legislature of ISSl
composed of i ; ' > members , or only nine
teen were than that of 1S77 , carried 01
its payroll ± .t ) employes , of which num
her 1-- were credited to the senate am
iilnely-eight to the house. The reforn
legislature of 181)1 ) carried on Its payrol
UL > ! ) employes , of which 118 were at
tnched to the senate and 111 to tin
house. Only Incessant hammering prevented
vented the last legislature from enroll
ing all the roustabouts who came to tin
capital at the opening of the session
but Its economy did not begin to operate
ate until it had mustered In 10(5 ( clerks
and employes for the senate and eight ;
for the house.Vliy the senate , will
only thirty-three members should re
qulro more paid attendants than UK
house with 100 members is a myster.i
Hint has thus far delied solution.
It is to bo hoped that the legislature
will this year start out right by settln ; .
Its facoagalnst this abuse of logNhi
tire prerogative. The legislature Is on
tilled to the services of such assistant
as may be required to conduct the bun
inoss In hand etliclently , but there Is n
valid excuse for paying personal obliga
lions or political debts with slneeim
employment'nt the expense of th
public.
WllJj HiXOHK 7'V1C77 AJ8.
It Is said uion ) what appears to IK
good authority that Major McKlnlo.x
will not recognize any factions in tin.
republican party. Reports to the effee
Unit the president-elect would give hi *
Inllucncc to ono of the factions In tin
senatorial contests In Kentucky am
Pennsylvania , aie declared to bo wholl.x
untrustworthy. The AVashlngton correspondent
pendent of the Philadelphia Jjpdgoi
quotes a gentleman who recently visito <
Major McKiiiley and conversed with bin
regarding senatorial elections In various
states as declaring that the president
elect will not under any circumstance-
Interfere in any manner with the choice
of senators. According to lids authority
It Is the purpose of Major McKinley tr
keep aloof from till factional contlicts.
"When confronted by factional lines it
will be the aim of President MeKlnloj
to obliterate anil not to deepen them. "
Tills Is enllroly credible , because ll Is
enlboly consistent with the politica
career of Major McKinley. Ho ha *
never countenanced factional warfare
ltit has always endeavored lo avert I
iml when that could not bo done to put
in end to il a soon as possible. Fac
tional conlllcts of Ohio republicans have
lever had any encouragement from him.
Major McKinley will seek to strengthen
.he republican party in the nation and
n order lo do lids ho must ignore the
inarrols of factions.
TllR TllltKK-YKAll TKHM.
Among the reforms proposed by the
framers of the now charter prepared by
the Douglas delegation Is a radical
'hange in the terms of city olllcers and
the time of holding the city elections.
Under the existing charter city olilcors
lold their olllces for two years and the
lection of mayor and city olilcors takes
dace every two yoais on the day sot
'or holding state elections. It is pro-
Kiseil in the new charter that the term of
lective city olllcers shall extend over
hree years and the elections shall be
told in tlio month of April Instead of
lie month of November. Koine features
) f this proposed change may commend
bemselves to the public , but tlioro aio
ilfo serious objections that in our judg-
nenl outweigh the advantage to bo de-
Ivcd.
There Is no doubt that we have too
nany elections and we suffer much by
00 frequent changes of public otllcers.
1 Is also true that short terms make
itlicurs scheme for re-election from the
lay they enter otllce , to the detriment
> f the public service. Executive olll-
ers scheming for re-election do many
blngs they should not do and would not
lo If they were ineligible for a second
orm. A limited throe-years' term would
n some respects be bettor than an 1111-
United two-years' 'term , and if the city
vere sure of getting llrst-class men a
ingle term of four years would be bot-
or still.
While there Is much to be said In
nvor of separating city elections from
ill other elections with a view of dl-
orelng the municipal service- from parti-
anshlp , sepaiate elections Involve
ddltlonal expenses , which under
lie Australian system Involve an
ntlay of about ? 10,000. The
bjoctlonablo feature of triennial
lly elections Is that they lit in Irregu-
arly with other elections. Kor exam-
do , If we were to hold the llrst mn-
ilclpal election In the spring of 1807
lie next municipal election would occur
n the hprlng of ItNX ) , In the midst of the
'xcltemont that the
precedes prcdlden-
lal nominating conventions. .Instead
if divorcing city ( lections from state
ml county politics , wo would entangle
liem with national politics , who.ro party
Ines are drawn most sharply.
Krom the present outlook , however ,
vo doubt very much whet her wo shall
mhl a spring election In the year 18H7.
n order to make the now dinner of-
cctlvc In tluio for uucu uu election It
must lie passed with an cmorgenc
clause , which requires the votes of twt
thirds of all the members elected t
each house. Iti \ exceedingly quostloi
able whether any charter bill can scour
sixty-seven voles In the house even If I
were made a caucus measure by tit
I't'slonists. The margin of one or tw
votes Is a very uncertain quantllj
There are always some men In ever ,
parly who refuse to be gagged am
bound when It comes to dealing wit :
question ? ! of local government whlc !
may set a precedent for legislation thn
would tiffed their own townn. If th
new charter does not take effect null
three calendar months tiTter the ad
Journmcnt of the legislature , the propn
sltlou for spring elections and three
year terms would mean an extension o
the present city administration until Hi
spring of 181)8 ) , and that Is preclsol ;
what the reform charter-makers do no
want.
7/.I / ll'wl HA.V .KYA'KX.t TWA" .
It is assumed in some quarters that tin
next administration will certainly favo :
the annexation of the Hawaiian islands
There Is no authority for this assuinp
tlou In anything the president-elect has
said , but the republican national plat
fotm declares thai those Islands slionli
bi > controlled by the t'nlted States am
the dlsposlton shown by Major McKln
ley to conform Ids com so to the parti
platform is the ground for the b llei
Unit he will favor annexing Hawaii
The platform declaration , however , does
not necessarily imply annexation. "Con
trol" of those Islands would be prae
tlcable without making them an Integra
part of the republic , as by extending n
piotectorato over them and safeguard
Ing thorn against foreign Interference
It may bo that the next administration
will be disposed to do tills , but it may
well be doubted whether it will yield k
the demand for annexation , which does
not represent the conservative sentlmenl
of the country and is not in accord wltli
the traditional policy of our government ,
It Is to be expected that as president
Major McKinley will not bo wholly
guided as to this matter by the utter
ance of a political convention. It must
b' presumed that he will carefully and
thoroughly consider the question from all
points of view , giving duo weight to the
fact that the absorption of territory U.Oim
miles distant would bo a most radical
departure from a policy that has been
observed since the foundation of the
government. He will sound intelligent
public opinion on the subject and ho will
not hesitate to give heed to those who
believe thai the nation should adhere to
the established course. If he shall do
this ho will llnd that there Is a very
strong opposition to the annexation of the
Hawaiian Islands , although the Amor-
lean people may bo practically unani
mous In favor of a policy on the part of
the United States toward Hawaii which
will conserve the maintenance of a re
publican form of government tlioro and
prevent any Interference by foreign na
tions. It Is highly probable that there
will bo a strong pressure for annexation.
Already preparations'are making for
this. Hul it is quite possible that the
hopes of the annexatlonists will bo dis
appointed. .
ovitnKKcr ii
Tlioro can bo no reasonable objection
to the decision of the house committee
on banking and currency to commence
tills week a series of hearings , prepara
tory to the formulation of a currency
bill. If thecommlttoe _ can in this way
obtain any "now light on the .subject
which may contribute to a practical re
sult , It Is certainly most desirable that
It should got it , for Id would seem that
the committee Is In need of Information
of a practical kind. At the last session
tlio chairman , Mr. Walker of Massa
chusetts , was anxious to report a bill
to the house , but was unable to do so
owing to divergencies of opinion among
the members of the committee , ono of
whom recently said that tlio trouble
was no two men anywhere seemed to
be agreed upon what stops were nocou
sary to be taken to remedy tlio common
complalnl agalnsl the present system of
banking and currency. If getting the
opinions of bankers and business men
who may bo disposed to submit them
will enable the committee to formulate
a bill and bring il fonva/d for public
discussion the hearings will nol bo al
together profitless.
Meanwhile members of the committee - '
toe have their plans. Chairman \Vnlker
submitted bis at the last session and it
encountered pretty general disfavor.
He still has remedies to propose , however -
over , as have his committee colleagues ,
and that being the case it mayt \ >
doubted whether the hearings will have
my Influence except tus they shall agree
with tlio preconceived Ideas of the com
mittee. Mr. Walker would make some
radical changes , lie would put tlio cur
rent redemption of the greenbacks upon
the banks pro nita to their capital and
compensate the bank's for this service
> y allowing them to Issue an amount
of currency equal to the sum of the
greenbacks , of which they assume the
I'urronl redemption , lie would also re-
ease the banks from tin obligation to
secure their currency by the use of
Tutted States bonds , on the ground that
the use of bonds violates every princl-
ilo of banking as it Is understood In
. very other country except the United
Slates. lie Bays that Ids plan would
nnko a profit to the banks as a whole
) f Uueo times what they can make 1111-
ler existing conditions and if tills bo
lomonMrahlo he caji hardly expect : the
ilan to bo popular. II is to bo noted
lial ( lie chairman of the banking and
'urrency committee- has not fallen In
ivlth the idea that the first condition
o currency reform Is the elimination
) ! ' the greenbacks , but It Is safe to say
hat there will bi > practical unanimity
imong the hankers who shall submit
heir views to the committee thai this
s absolutely essential. Nevertheless , It
s Just as well to have the hearings ,
vhlch can do no harm If no goud comes
> f them.
Rx-Oovornor Morton congratulated ills
uccesnor by reason of the fact that the
Inaiicial and administrative affairs of
Cow Yorkwtato mo "In a prosperous and'
asy condition. " How every retiring
overnor of a Btatp would like to bu nbe !
to siiy tlKt. . , mii < thing lo tlio Incomln
There li * } > fitv DUO way to put tli
Paclllc rnrirUiHs on n basts of pei
muiicnt solvency and that Is to wind th
water out jjijjjfjolr inflated l-apltalb.atlo
and operate them to bring returns o :
tielr ; uctu/jl / ( llue , measured by wha
It would uoHt.,10 build them today.
Among the X'wt ' legacl s of the nov
council llmji'will demand Immediate at
leiillon Is the hole In the tieasury creatoi
by the Holla' ' shortage. The transfer o
this void from fund to fund must b
stopped and some definite appottloniuon
of It agreed upon.
A V'l'pxinry I'rtM'initloii.
( 'lilciiRO Tribune.
The distribution of maps of the Unltec
States ninontf the Spanish soldiers will provi
valueless In case of war unleas the uxltrt nn
plainly mnrkrd.
War n t n I.rn
Globe-Democrat.
War legislates , nml so does a natlona
debt. Tlip debt of Cuba is $ 125,000.000 , ntu
tlio Island even now is a liability rather thai
an asset of Spain.
Diiiiltlfil on UN Truck.
Mliinrniiolla Tribune.
It took n populist juilRO In Kansas scver.i
weeks to tie up the Santa Ku road In tils
mind , but he reversed himself nnd turned
It loose In a very few momenta when bis
attention was called to the law In tlio cai o ,
Colby \VniilM to Kltf'it.
Cblcnijo 1'ost.
General Colby of llcatrlco , Neb. , purpose'
to raise mi army In Chicago to help Cuba ,
This plan iliottld meet with popular favor.
An army In ChleaKO Is fnr enough away tc
bo comparatively safe , nml there need bt
no limit to it" titles bestowed.
'I'n I ; I n IV Tbrlr Mrnstiro.
GInbe-Oemocrnt.
The poet Lamlor once wrote of a dis
putant who was given to "anointing wltli
the oil of ( julbblo all that was tangible and
prominent. " This is the oil applied lib
erally by the free coinage orator when lie
tries to pass off his silver monometallism
for bimetallism.
for Iliiitiiiiill.i * M SnKc.
Kansas City Times.
There is no lack of Inventions to dimin
ish the cost of production or to save labor ,
but Inventions which protect human life
and limb are sloucn In forthcoming and In
adoption. Yet In a progressive ago hu
manity should rank before gain. Kvcry
movement for the amelioration of the con
dition of the masses and the lessening o {
their danger marks more truly than man
ners or monuments tlio advance of civiliza
tion.
loii Huslvc.-1-on.s.
St. Paul I'loneor Press.
An unmarried woman In Nebraska Is an
nounced as having husked seventy-live bush
els of corn In one day recently. We do not
understand \\h6tlier or not this la Intended
as a matrimonial advertisement , but It so ,
wo would suftgcal that the only man who
would bo willing to lay himself at , the foci
of so much energy would be open to the
suspicion of , Iczlui'EJ. Men still lllie the
privilege ef doing a little of the husking
theiceelves. _ _
Hiivlcm'i ' of .Vi-lirn.Hlui.
' r > oJfce Crllerlon.
Other stated arc catching the beet sugar
craze and ar'o preparing to test their soil
for the production of that useful nnd profit
able root qrop. ' Nebraska has passed
through the fxpcUmcntal stage In that In
dustry and needs only a broad gauged
business policy t6 crslly Itecp her In the
front rank as a sugar producing and manu
facturing state. There's a mine of wealth
In it for Nebraska If only the right courao
Is pursued. Eland up for Nebraska.
Slerc > r tit lt"Asnlii. '
inair niot.
Dave Mercer Is at ft again. He never
sees an opportunity to favor Nebraska with
out malting the best of It. For some time
th3 depot for the distribution of Indian
supplies has been at Chicago and Dave
thinks It properly belonRS to Omaha. Ho
U now at work bringing about what he
think.i to be right , nnd since he usually
gets what ho goes after wo may expect
tlio depot headquarters at Omaha soon.
\VtiiilcilA Ititlltwiy Outlet.
Wayne Ilorahl.
According to an extended article In The
Omaha lice of Sunday , the time will soon
arrive when thla territory will have a
north and south line of connection to the
gulf. It Is the Kansas City , Plttaburg &
Gulf rnlhoad and it ulll be of incalculable
value to the farming Intcrmt.s of the conn
try , as It will afford a much cheaper freight
rate to market , which is the one great
necessity If the farmers of Nebraska are
to realize any profit from the products of
the farm other than In the raising of sugar
beets. All ball the day when such ilad
tidings can be heralded throughout north
east Nebraska.
T1IK DRAT1I OF "I.ITTI.l ! MAC. "
Sioux City Tribune : Joseph McCullagh
waa one of the brlRhtc.it * Journalists tlda
country hn.s ever produced , and ho simply
worked himself to death.
Chicago Ilccord : Ills life was exemplary of
the possibilities open to American young
manhood , and his own work opoke eloquoiitl )
3f the way In which thca § opportunities may
jo used.
Chicago Inter Ocean : If ever a man had
ivhat Is generalized under the name news-
> aper instinct , Joseph I ) . McCullagh had It ,
mil certainly an reporter , as correspondent
mil as managing editor he used It to ad-
rant age.
Kansas City Times : Tlie tragic ending of
il.H brilliant career \slll be read with regret
jy the hundreds of working newspaper men
.hroughout the country -who know him ,
> lther personally oi > through his work. The
ilstory of American Journalism cannot bo
idequatcly written If the name and achieve-
nonts of Joseph 13. McCullagh are omitted.
I'lonoer Press : Fourteen hours per day of
mch Incessant work with almost no physical
ixcrclso undermined an originally magnin-
: ent constitution ; and ho has paid the pen-
ilty. lint If life is measured , not merely
> y length of days , but -by achlo.-emonU , Mc-
Sullngh must bo counted among octogena-
lans , for ho has done more work In the
ast thlrly years of bis life In St. Louis than
nest men of fair attainments do In sixty.
Kanaea City [ journal : The death of Mr.
HcCullagh wa . .hastened , no doubt , by hla
Icvotlon to the exacting dutlet ) and harapa-
ng responsibilities of a great newspaper ,
rho continued 'mental strain required In
cccplng track { if , Hie multifarious details
hat ho Insisted 'on , giving his personal at-
entlon broke 'Jilpi down nnd ho literally
lied In the harness. His conscientious and
lree. ! s devotion , toduty ( made him a martyr.
St. LonN ItcpuWlc : Ono of the most proml-
innt figure * ' In ib'/ / > . newspaper circles of the
Jnlted States tyip.becrt removed. Hla career
a the more mnmqrablo because , Im the com-
ilex organization of the modern newspaper ,
ho factor of imllvliltia ! Influence becomcu
nero and more ; obscure. It will bo long bo-
ere thcro Is another company of Grooleja ,
( aymondfl and1 WoAla , and Just ae long be-
ere thcro Is a1 counterpart of Joseph 1) . Me-
Jullagh. h' ' " '
Chicago Tlm16s1-'lferald ) : Ho possessed in-
omltablo courage 'ami thcso physical char-
cturlstlcs that In all ages liavn been found
jsontlal to micccusful and continued leader-
hip. Hi ) had n'n unequaled capacity for hard
i-ork ; hit ) pctolstuuco at the tasks ho took
pan himself uaa something formidable ; JiL-i
ole thought was for his newspaper and hla
: it'rcat In affairs waa more purely Journal-
itlc than th'at of any man of hbi time. To
I MI the glebe \\as n llttlu thing compared
' 1th the Globe-Democrat.
Denver Republican : IHa untimely death ,
t a tlinci when ho should liavo been In the
idlest pccscsaloa of hU great mental and
liyslcal strength , U anpther warning to men
; ho persist In overtaxing their powers by
oo cloao application to their work. AVItli
ropsr care and oxerclss ho nhould have
Ived to a rlpa old ago , hut ho wan HO ( lo
oted to his iirofcfjlon , ' and HO careless rearming -
arming tha laws pf lioaltti , that he broke
own midway on the ournoy of life and
ted In the harncEci Juut when Tiu wan fittest
> live on , May ho rest well !
TIIM STATIJ TIIK.\U ! > IIY SITt'ATION '
Central City Nonpareil : All parties have
tit last found 0110 thing on which they car
flRrce thentato treasurer's report. The uni
versal rcntlmcnt Is ono of condemnation ,
and Treasurer Hartley must bo possessed
of n most unusual pair of enrs If tliey do
not burn nt the comment of the state press ,
llratlslmw Republican : The Dec's ar
raignment of Stale Treasurer Hartley for
placing Mate funds In concerns whoio sol
vency It claims is questionable la hardly
justifiable until n dcinnnd on said deposito
ries by the new treasurer reveals as the
truth that which at present Is only n sur
mise.
Dodge Criterion : We shall be very sorry
if i > oor old Holt county to called upon to pass
through the disgrace of having furnished n
defaulting Btnto treasurer , nnd sincerely hope
she will bo spared Hint. With all her
faults , we love her still nnd wish that with
the new ywr she may begin life nnevv
and again revel In her old-time prosperity.
Cedar UlnlTs Standard : It Is now as-
t'ortC'l that Treasurer Hartley will not turn
over the caMi to the Incoming treasurer on
the ground that ho "don't have to. " IIo
will merely hand over Mr. Mescrvo certifi
cates of deposit or certified checks and If
that don't suit him lie will Just tell him
whore It Is and let that Bottle it. Mr. Hart
ley may bo short on cash ; ho Is also long
on gall.
1'olk County Democrat : The stale treas
urer's report to the governor conlJius n
reference to the state dcpcaltory law , and the
treasurer can see no gcod resulting from
the operations of state depositories. Llko
the labt republican legislature , ho lays the
blame of all loss of stito money to HIP oper
ations of the law. The Omaha. Hoe point
cut where the state ham lost $12.000 of It
deposits In the Globe Ixwn and Trust com
pany of Omaha , supposed to have been de
posited under the provisions of the law
Hut The Hoc , llko n good many others wh
have been , studying the operations of th
law , believes that the defectii nro not In th
law at all. but In the manner In which Its
provisions arc enforced.
Kromont Tribune : There ought not to h
a single dollar of the state's general film
In state depositories , or any other place
when thcro are outstanding warrants ngalns
this fund , amounting to $1,400.00
In excess of the money in such turn
How coniM It that Treasurer Hartley ha
placed $530,000 of gem-rat film
money In these depositories ? Wha
kind of business policy Is It to plac
the money In such shaky institutions , where
It draws only S per cent Interest , when th
warrants outstanding against it nr
drawing R per cent ? Whllo tbl
money has been deposited In bank
of questionable solidity , \\nrrant holi !
crs have hawked their securities about UK
state until the state's credit has sulTcre *
and the warrants would bring only 05 cents
on the dollar In the mailtet. Then
are pertinent questions the pcopl
are asking , nnd they have no
been answered by Treasurer Hartley
The Tribune confesses to having n toucl
of "that tired feeling" after conUnuallj
working for Its party year In and year ou
and having the effects of that work klckei
over by suchMndcfensIble o.Mlclal action as
this appears to be. It Is a party bctraya
It doesn't like.
WUIIIC KOH THIS I.F.filSI.ATIMtl ?
Adams County Democrat : The Omaha Bco
says that several soft and useless politica
berths shou'd be done away with by the In
coming legislature. The Hee Is right , whatever
over iis motives for saying BO may be.
Crelghton Courier : The Incoming legls
laturo can do more- for Nebraska by making
appropriations sufficient to cover the suna
bounty and running the state Inslltntlor.i
nnd then saw wood the remainder of the scs
slon.
Auburn Granger : At present the-ro seems
to bo a prtaslng demand for radical changes
In our t > tate game Inus , but those who ask
for the changes differ ns widely as to the
changes needed as do the people of Omaha
relative to Lhcir city charter.
York Times : There are seventy-five cm-
ployea In land around the state capliol , who
draw $ S5COO per year. Our populist friends
do not se m dlsposeJ to cut It down verj
much. If they are In earnest about re-
tronchmcnt and reform tlioy can set a coed
example to the republicans. Do you have
any Idea they will do It ?
ncati'lce Democrat : It Is said that a
scheme will 60 presented to the legislature
this winter for protection1 of depositors In
otato banks. The * scheme Is to tax deposits
In all state banks and create n general fund
to bq placed In the- hands of the state treas
urer. No suggestion Is mads as to how tbr
state treasurer la to bo prevented trom steal
ing It.
Scmard Isc-porter : A plan Is strongly talked
of to create a guaiantea fond for depositors
In state banks by It-vying a tax on tha dc-
| K > slts. A tax of one-half of 1 per eent In
suggested , and It Is stated that such a levy
would bring Into the state treasury a sun.
sulficlcnt to guarantee all doposltora. U
may ba that the plan will llnd favor with the
legislature , but It Is opsn to numerous ob
jections and In the opinion of many good
business men and bankers It la Impractica
ble.
tJlalr Pilot : llegardltss of what the popu
list legislature , which convenes next week
at Lincoln , hhould do this winter with ref
erence to the beet sugar bounty law , ono
thing Is certain It'should make an appro
priation for Uio payment of the bounty due
for the past reasons. Those to whom this
money Is owed have acted In good faith
and the good credit of the citizen. ? should
not bo made to shake on account of the fall-
uro of the last Is&lslature to makei a sulll-
clent appropriation.
McCook Tribune : In thp Interest of econ
omy the advisability of consolidating HOIIIO of
the Judicial districts of southwestern Ne
braska Is \ > s\ng \ oonslderedvlth some degree
of seriousness. Doubtless such a course Is
practical and ile&lrnblo. It would saveUu
people quite a sum of money , and In no wise
crlpplo the ends of equity and Justice. And
another olllce In which economy may well bo
prnctlce.1 la In the county attorneyshlp. It
cannot bti questioned thnt the old system
of district attorneys is nvoro desirable than
the present plan of having county attorneys ,
so fnr as the poorer and more wparsely set
tled western counties are concerned. A re
turn to the Kjntem would also bo In the
Interest of economy and ( better service.
lM3ll.SO.VA1j AM ) OTIUSKWIKK.
If this filibuster business keeps up. Key
West will soon bo ono of the most prosper
ous ports in the United Slates.
Joseph Jnncau , the founder of the Alas
kan city which bears hla name , has Just
returned to San Kraliclsco , after an absence
of thirty years , Ho first went to California
by the old overland trail In 1851.
Kx-Spcakcr Heed , referring to his $3,000
fee as referee for some Massachusetts Insurance -
suranco companies , recently remarked : "It
Is only when a man Is drawing n salary for
doing nothing that ho feels ho U at last
receiving what ho really dcherves. "
Tlio discussion about the origin of the
fountain pen has led to tbo discovery that
the Danish countess Ulfcldt had ono In
1CG3. In her account of her prison life
she speaks of her "silver pen filled with
Inlc , which It can send forth. "
If the extraordinary 'bcs slides In Kerry
spoil tlio Lakes cf Klll.irnoy , Ireland will
logo aome of tha most beautiful nccncry In
the world nnd the world will lose the charm
of verity In what Is perhaps the moat beau
tiful nature lyric In the Hnultah language.
Gerald Du Mnurler Is quoted as saying
that his father invariably pronounced the
name Svongall "with the accent on the first
syllable. " The learned editor of the New
York Sun , fresh fioin his uiiinincr In HUB-
Bla , says that this Is In accordance with
the usual method of pronouncing Slavic
names.
If a plan now on foot Is carried out Vice
President-elect Hobart will call the next
United States senate tu order with a gavel
undo from a limb of ono of the old apple
trees standing on the farm where ho was
l > orn. The gavel will bo highly embellished
2nd will bear an appropriate Inscription on a
sold plate.
Dining can have JuH been placed on the
Midland railroad In Kngland , and they < > x-
; lto > noniornK ! ! Inquiries among the people
> f what next. A London paper become *
inlto afiltBtexl In relating how now a trav-
) Icr "can have his dinner cooked on the very
rohlclo ho travels in and dlnu In luxury
.vlillo running at the ruto of ncvcnty-flvu
nlkn an hour without spilling a drop of wluu
tut of a b'lanj filled te > tuu brim- "
iA.sTir ron TIIK r.xi'osrriov
Schityler HeraldA liberal appropriation
for the Trnif'inlssixulppl Kxppsltlon cnn con
fidently bo uxpoetcd at the hands of the Ne
braska leglftlnturp. That will be n prnetlc.il
way of stninllng up for Nebraska.
Ulnlr Pilot : The TrnnsmlnslRslppi Kx-
position booked to upon In Omnlm in June ,
1S93 , nhould bo the pride of every Ne'brnskn
citizen , nnd every Ncbrnsknn should tnkc
pride la promoting the obJcctH of the ex
position.
Lincoln New Republic : The Transmlsslv
filppl Exposition Is nbly started with n board
of strong , energetic men who will make It n
success. Kxpryliody loml n helping hand.
Drop polities nnd push for rcsult.1 which will
help the northwest.
North I'lntto Tribune : If the Incoming
legislature does the proper thing It will
lend cnrouragcmcnt to the beet sugar In
dustry and appropriate n reasonable sum
for the Transml.cslsslppl Exposition , llotli
mean much to this commonwealth.
Hilrchurd Times : Now Is a good time to
work up the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition ,
which will be held nt Omnlm , Jniip-Novem-
ber , IS'JS. Congress hns pledged not less
than $200.000 , nnd almost $300.000 additional
Is contemplated. In nddltlon to this there
havo-bcen subscriptions and other appropria
tions which makes thp sum total which will
i each about $2,000.000. An exposition of
this sort will call intention more forcibly to
the western states nnd show their excellence
nnd wealth.
North Nebraska naglo : The Tranamlssls-
slppl nnd International Exposition to bo bold
nt Omaha , beginning In Juno and ending In
November In the year 18tS ! , Is already being
pushed by Its promoters. Subscriptions
amounting to over $400,000 to its capital
stock have already been secured nnd congress
has pledged not less than $200,000 for n
government exhibit. Nebraska will take
great prldo In this enterprise and nothing
wilt bo left undone by Ncbraskans to make
It a fompleto success.
Toblaa Gazette : The Exposition will bo a
splendid advertisement for Nebraiika and es
pecially the city of Omaha. It Is a worthy
enterprise and every person that has the wel-
faio of Nebraska nt hcait ought to nld It In
every possible way. Congress hns pledged
not lees than $200,000 and the state of Ne
braska ought to nld It by a liberal appropria
tion. Lot us not bo penny wise and pound
foolish In this matter , but stand up for Ne
braska by lending aid. Sncccrs to the Trans-
mleslsslppl Exposition.
North Htnd Argus : The committed * ap
pointed to make arranqpments for the great
TransmlssUslppl Exposition are now hard
at work and nothing will 'Le ' left undone to
make the exposition a great success. Snb-
sc'rlpilons amounting to over $400,000 have
already been secured and congress ban
| -ledsed not less than $200,000 more. The
exposition will be a great advertisement for
the whole transmlsslsslppl region , nnd espe
cially Nebraska , and nil Nebraskans should
be ready to pu.'b It along.
Dodge Criterion : There seems to be a
pretty general opinion among all classes of
newspapers that the coming legislature
chould deal liberally with the Transmls
slsslppl Exposition and make an appro
priation for an exhibition tiiat will do Justice
tico to our growing state , nnd bo In ooinr
mcaanro commensurate with the great goo ; !
the state will derive from the exposition.
Nebraska cannot well alTord to bo painl-
monlous In this matter , and wo hope to
see her get to the front as she ought.
North Hend Republican : The com
mlttces appointed to make arrangements
for the great Transmisslsslppl Exposition
are now hard at work and nothing will be
left undone to make the expedition a great
success. Subscriptions amounting to over
$400,000 have already been secured , and
congress has pledged not less than $200.000
more. The exposition will bo a great ad
vertisement for the whole Transmlsslsslppi
region , nnd especially Nebraska and all Ne-
braskana should bo ready to push It along.
Hradshaw Republican : That the Trans-
mlsi'lsslppl nnd International Exposition will
bo a success thcro is no longer any doubt.
Tha Omaha people , backed by tbo nblo news
papers of ( ho city , are putting forth nn ex
hibition of energy that e-.in only be fraught
with great results. R Rcoowater. the In
defatigable aind energetic editor of The-
Omaha Hee , Jias bjcn ch > vcn to nil the ro-
sponslbla position of lu.inagpr of the de
partment of publicity. Every newspaper
In Nebraska should ncp ! In Hue nnd stand
up for Nebraska by saying a good word for
the exposition.
St. I'aul Republican : The management of
the Transmlsslsslppl Kxoosltlon announces
that over $100.000 In subscriptions to capital
clock has been raised from prlvato sources ,
which , together with the $200,000 pledged by
congress for a government exhibit , makes
a very reopectablo financial beginning foi
the bis show of ' 98. It will not bo to No-
jraska's interest ( o ar t niggardly In UiU
matter , which moans so much to her In the
advertising of her rfsourefs , and It will devolve -
volvo upon tlio ooinlng legislature to make
n liberal appropriation In order that the
rtato may bo properly represented.
North Hend Argua : The Transmisslsalppl
nnd International Exposition to bo hold in
Omaha Jun ? to November of 18DS Is noi\
under way for a successful end. Over $400-
000 has been subscribed by Omaha people
and Secretary Carlisle hart made the con
cessional appropriation of $200,000 available
There is no qiie-stlon of the benefits of th1.--
nternatlonal exhibition , and the projectors
nro entitled to duo credit. Nebraska , will
ako prldo In Joining with her sister states
a making an exhibit that will at oncn prove
leyond Iho question of doubt her rc.v > urces
is one of th ? best states In the union. Suc
cess ta the exposition Is hoped for nnd Is al
ready .iBsureil.
Ojceola Demoerit : The Transmlisli'alppl
Exposition department of publicity and
iromotlon Is already at work and from rc-
orta received the Indlcatlona are that there
vlll not bo n single itnto west of the MIs-
ourl river that will not make the necessary
revisions to take part In the- great Nebraska
itprpriso. it ! the duty of the department
eforreil to to see that every fitntc Is In line
1th the necessary exhibits and rcpreserUn-
lon. Ono manner In which the people of
hK rttato can assist In fiu'herlng ' thp SUCCCFS
f this great affair Is by corresponding with
heir friends nnd sending out such odvertia-
ig matter ns may be prepared. Let all put
dhoiildcr to the wheel.
Illalr Courier : Since- the first whisperings
f a TraiiEmissiwippI Expedition , to bo held
it Omaha , came to our ears , uo have been
cartlly In favor of the > project , nnd new
hen It Is no longer ,1 project , but an as-
urc.l fact , with 5100,000 tubseribcd by the
Itlxcna of Omaha an I $200,000 pledged by eoi- |
; rcEE , wo w'-h to call the attention of the
e-gislatorti from this county to the benefits
rcurlng to the state from such an exposition
nil the ncci-pslty of an appropriation from
the state legislature. Nebraska stands with
noble mien In the center of the richest coun
try In the world , nnd a succorefnl exposition
In IS'JS ' will allow her radiance to shine
Rtanilly out over her clster states nnd to
command the attention of the entire world.
Alma Reporter : The Transnilpalsslppl
Pxpo. < ltlcn Is now nn nb-mied fad , and evcry-
l.ojy may begin to arrange for a vl.ilt to
Omaha In ISOil. The subscriptions to stock
amount to over $ to-ooo and congress has
alrcjdy plelged $ .iO'i.OOO ' for a government
exhibit , f.'O the big exposition Is assured. Of
course thu legislature v.'lll rci'ognl/.e the
necessity for making an appropriation that
our own state filial ! bo credibly rcpreaentcd
: 't home. Evcrythlns ; Indicates an Exposi
tion excelling any other erver held in the
union , except Indeed the great World'H fair ,
nnd nery loyal Nebratkan will lend a hand
to make It thu crowning Kiierctiii of this glo
rious nineteenth century of the wonderful
development of we-stern Intercuts and re
sources.
Lincoln News : The TraimnliHMlppI Ex
position IIIIH pasmi that Htago where it was
but a probability. It in now practically an
nesuml enterprise. Tbo citizens of Omaln
have demonstrated their faith in the-success
and value * of tlio exposition by subscribing
for $100,000 aloe ! ; , and toiigrcm has plinlgtif
not Ir&i than $200,009 for a government ux-
hlblt. ft now remains for the state , through
Its legislature , to make an appropriation
as large ap the financial condition of the
ln'opln will permit , mid not only that , but
her business men outoldo of Omaha should
help by stock t > ub&crli > tlona. This l.i an
uitcrprlso that iv not for tiio exclusive bene
fit of Omaha. An exposition of the Hcope
and character of tlio wio projected by the
management U sure to bo of Incalculable
benefit to the ntato and the > mid-west gfiicr-
illy. It will bo an expedition of the re
sources and rapahllltlua of this grr-at trans-
nl3il | ) [ ) region that will repay many
lines the cost. Although Inaugurated In thu
inlilnt of a deprctoslon that ban taken the
rliu and cucrgy from many of uu , no HtejM
should be loft unlnkcn. nr > pains nparctl to
nuke thin pntrrprlso a nuceoas. The exposi
tion offem tw n cheou nnd effective way of
advertising to the people * of the east that
this' region In a .vifo nnd profitable * 0:10 In
wlileh to Invest , nnd a step llko this Is
npctesnry to concptitrntp Invoatora1 at
tention upon this section. And not
only must thrro ho aid from the
stnto , hut every loyal Nobra kan must tnko A
hold personally nnd fleet to It that lip livivrs *
nothing undone to make It CVPII moro of a
success than Its must sanguine promoters an
ticipate.
O'Nplll Sun : The Transmlsalsslppl Expo
sition to be held In Omaha I in 1S9S will doubt
less be second to the World's fair hold nt
Chicago. Over $100,000 of capital Block has
already been subscribed and congrras has
pledged not lew than $200,000 for a govern
ment exhibit. Every citizen of the Htato
should tnkc an Interest as well ns prldo In
having his county thoroughly advertised at ,
thi < exposition with thp best exhibits that ; } -
cnn bo had. Hoards of supervisors should
dovlsp seine means whereby their counties
may jnnkp a proper showing , and thp loglsla-
turo should not bo backward In making .1
fitting appropriation for a stnto display rw
well ns to offer some Inducements to county
exhibits. Subcommittees in each county , to
work In cri junction with the Hoard of Man-
ngprs , might nlso prove of benefit.
Nellgh Yeoman : The Trnnsmlsslsslppl Exposition -
position projected for 1S9S at Omaha , Neb. ,
must Insplrn a Just prldo la the people of
the whole country , but particularly those of
tlio great west , nnd rape-dally the people of
Nebraska. Kotir hundred thousand dollars
have already been subscribed to Its capital
stock and congress has pledged $200,000 for
a government exhibit. A largo additional
sum will bp needed to carry out the program
on the grand srnlo which Is Intended. This
exhibition Is designed to surpass In grnndnro
nnd completeness anything of the kind yet
undertaken In the country. H will bo the
grandest display of American skill and en
terprise over witnessed In America. Favored
ns wo nro by this first great Transmlsslsslppl
Exposition , wo nro placed tinder weighty ob
ligations to lend our beat effort * to make
the undertaking a brilliant success.
Tok'imali HernUl : Every Nebrnskan will
take great pride In the Trnnsmlsslsslppl Ex
position to be held In Omaha during the sum
mer of ISIS. It will bo to Nebraska and the
Tran < iinls3lsslppl territory what the World's
fair was to Chicago nnd Illinois. The pre
liminary work for the exposition Is now un
der full headway , Local subscriptions bnvo
already been secured to the amount of $ fOO-
000 and congress hna appropriated $200.000
with promises of more. Appropriations by
the different states will swell the amount of
money to bo expended to fully $2,000,000.
The bencflta this great exposition will bo to
Nebraska cannot at this time bo calculated ,
and Nebraska should show the Interest It
takes In it by appropriating , nt fie coming
session of tlio legislaturen sum
BUfllclcnt to make the Nebraska ex
hibit tbo prldo of all Nobrnskans.
Let our own state do the hnndsomo thing
and neighboring states will fall In line with
liberal appropriations.
Crelghton News : Tlu < committee having
charge of the Transmlsslsalppl Exposition Is
making rapid progress. Four hundred thou
sand dollars have- been raised by dona
tion from the citizens of Nebraska nnd the
legislature will undoubtedly make nn ap- "
proprlatlon for the promotion of such a
worthy cause. The citizens of Nebraska
should feel proud of the fact Hint such a
grand exhibition will bo held within the
state ; Nebraska will bo the center of at
traction during the coming years. People
who visit the exposition cannot help but
look with prldo as they pass over the state ,
at the fertile' plains , beautiful valleys , mag
nificent chnrchca and temples of learning
dotted hero and there , and when they gaze
with admiration at thp wonderful advance
ment Omaha has made within tlio paat
few years , which is only an index of the ,4.
advancement of the state at large , they
will feel llko taking up their abode among
ns , nnd live In a state that Is soon to be
the prldo of the nation.
Wall oo Wasp : Tlio managers of the Trans-
mlESlsslppi and International Exposition to
bo hold in Omaha In 1808 have entered Into
the details of the work necessary to bo denote
to accomplish ail undertaking that will
ccllpso anything of the kind since the
World's fair. It will require a vast amount
of labor and money to complete this enter
prise , but the advantages to the west will
far exceed what 'It ' will cost. Already In
Omaha subscriptions have been secured
amounting to over $400,000 to the capital
stock and congress has plcJged not less
than $200,000 for n Government exhibit. The
nirloua transmlsslsslppl states will also
make appropriations for state exhibits. It
ivlll bp , of course , necessary for Nebraska to
take a loading part In this matter and have
in exhibit that will do her proud. This
: osts something and tha legislature this
r.rv ANY FINISH GAU-
MHNTS ANYWIIHUK THAN WI3 OF-
FKIl YOU AT Til K MOST HKASON-
AIILK I'UIOKS. AVH IIAVU NKVBU
SOirCIIT TO ClIKAI'KiV THK OAK-
MKNTS OF OUIt MANUFAOTUHH
FOH TIIK BAKU OF COMI'KTINO
WITH TIIK SHODDY STUFF THAT
ISOFFKHKD IN SOMK I'LACKH FOK
1'KUIIAI'S HALF OF WHAT A
UKAUAT GOOD SUIT OF CI.OTIIK3
IS WOUT1I. WK CONSIDKH STI3KL
IN f ! QUALITY OF TIIK F1K.ST 111-
POKTANCK.
WK HAVK JUST F1NISIIKD OUR
INVKNTOKY AND SOKTKD OVKH
TIIK STOCK , AND FIND MANY ODD
SUITS. ONK OK TWO SIXKS OF A
LOT. WISHING TO CLOSK TIIKSH
OUT AT ONCK AND CLKAN Ul
TIIKSK DIFFKKKNT LINKS , WK
HAVK GIVKN TIIK.M A GKNKKOUH
CUT IN I'KICK.
WOULD UK 1'LKASKD TO IIAVK
YOU LOOK TIIK.M OVKK , AND IF
YOUK SIXK 1STHKKK YOU WILL UK
CONVINOKD OF A GKKAT VALUE
FOK A VKKY LITTLK MONKY.
Bta