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TJIE OMAHA DAlliY 11213 : TUlSfTOAT , JANUARY 5 , 1807. Tim OMAHA DAILY Biiiv. K. no&KWATKU , IMltor. TKHM3 OF BUMSCWITION. Dnlly neo ( Without Sunday ) , One Yenr..K 0 Dnlly 7lc and HunJay , One Year 800 Hit Month * 4 ( X Tlireo Month * Z < ' ( iundsy l ) e. One YPAI- . . . . 20 PMiirrtny lice , On Ycnr 1 K Weekly Dec , One Yenr , GJ O WICKS : Omnlm : Tlie I > * milMlng. South Urrmha : SIN/NT / lllk. . Cor. N and 2 < tli Sis Council Ilium : It ! North Main Htrcet. Uilcairo O/llrc : 317 Cluimticr of Commerce. New York : Ilaonw 13. 14 nnd U. Tribune IllJff Washington : 1407 F Stroet. N. W. OOUllKSI'ON'llBNCB. , , . All communion tlonn feinting to news nnd * < ll torlnl matter fiioulJ be ndtln-m.-l : To thn Editor llt'HIKBS.H I.RTTKH8. . . All Lupines It-Horn nnd roinlttnnccH unouM be UJre * e < I to 'llio Dec 1'itljllnhlni ? Company Oinnha. Drafts , ch'rl : * nnd pontblllcp orders t lie mnrte iinynbl * to the utilrr of the company. Till' ; IJKi : WnUHHl.NO COMl'ANY. STATKMKNT OP CIHf.'ttt.ATION. BtMc ( if Nqlirr-alc.t , I Dnugl p Cnuiuy. I OcorRC II. TxM'iiurK , nccrrtpry of The Hoc Pub- llehlni ? cdinimny , lifting 'Inly Mvnrn , W * thnt the autunl number of full nml comiilote copies ut The Dnlly MorningMvctiliiK nml HutnUy lice iirlntoil diirliiB Hie month of IXcenibcr , 1S90 , wan us fol lows : 1 19.JH U M.7W 2 lO.ISO IS 19.S19 n 20.113 19 19SIZ 4 J0.1IO 20 SO.M5 5 1 20.HG II 19,811 C 20.WB i'2 19.M9 7 19.1(0 25 1MIS S J9.OT7 21 M.MS 9 M.1ST ; " > 19.10 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ioioii 27' ! ! ' . ! ' . ! ! ! ' . ! ' . ! ! ! ! : okoo ! 12 19.970 ' 'S 20 01C 33 2i.CTO ) 23 10.008 n 19.MB no 20.o : < 13 la.aM 51 19.M3 1C 20.S3G Totnl 021,901 I MW deductions for unnolil and icturnril copies 9.C13 Total net rnloit CI2.1X ) Net tlnlly uvcrnnc 19,755 anouciK n. TXriciiuuK. Rulircrllicd In my IIIOFVIICO nnd Kworn to bo- foic me this 2 < l Ony ft .Iniiunry , Ml. N. I1. FHIU Sent. Notary 1'ubllc. Anil i-oiiKri'ss reconvened , lee ! Tlie now governor of New York pledKL'H himself to prove Uml lie Is not so Hindi as lie IIIIH been painted. So Apnstntc I'eter luis siKTceileil Apos- tnto 1'mil on the Oinnlui police board. This is nn npo-itiitUr Instead of an apostolic tolic succession. In making war upon the Imrlmrous natives of the Philippine. Islands Spain Heems bent upon outdoing them In BII va go ferocity. ret the average legislator have the appointment of a few of the state's supernumerary taxeaters , and he cares riot who ninlcH : its laws. Foj ; or cloud , or storm or blizzard , or liny old thing In the way of weather is welcome which will conceal Omaha'i ? cow-shed depot from the eyes of the traveling public. The reiterated claim of the free silver press that Hr.vau Is taking a hand in the organization of the legislature is the only Indication that that statesman Is politically extant. If Illinois is so hard up for creditable senatorial timber It might draw upon the treeless prairie state of Nebraska with full confidence that the draft would be honored. Peter ] ! ! rkhau.scr Is a very fitting suc cessor to Paul Vandervoort. They may Jiot have diuuk out of the same canteen , but they have cohabited hi the same political bunco bunk. The cold wave Is sweeping eastward , but It Is not likely to reach Washing ton In time to cool the warlike ardor of senators who doslrn the passage of the Cameron resolution. California may have the monopoly of midwinter fairs. A midwinter fair In this part of the country would have to consist almost exclusively of a demon stration of the heating power of coal. Tln , ex-queen of the ; Sandwich islands has taken up her residence In a suburb of Itoston In ample time to be annexed If promiscuous annexation should be fa vored by the Incoming administration. In describing his adventures on board the wrecked llllbus.ter Commodore , Stephen Crane will iliul material more worthy of his abilities than the refuse matter which has lately occupied his at- tcutlon. The Transmis.slsslppl Exposition Is receiving the cordial support of the stnto press and Is beginning to attract the attention of the great paper * of the states that are expected to participate in tlio enterprise. It Is computed that several trillions of combinations can be made of the avail able timber for the McKinh-y cabinet. No mechanic , even by working over time , can begin to exhaust the possibili ties of this problem In the sixty days yet remaining. Those who are seeking the cause of the disquietude which pervades financial cir cles at present need not look further for one chief ' factor than the Jingo senti ment'which If not restrained Is likely to lead this country Into a causeless war with Spain. In locating the exposition all selfish Interests should be subordinated to the paramount Interest Uml alms to place It where It will draw the largest at tendance and at the same time con tribute most to the upbuilding of the city as a whole. The United States treasury counted n surplus for the.111011111 of .December , but It will need surpluses of that slv-.i- every mouth for several years to come before It can hope to piny even with the deficits since the repeal of the Me- Klnley revenue law. The new year has got a good start with no light as yet shed on the subject of the snlllclency of such bonds of city olllelals as Imvo been furnished by guaranty companies. The city Is either protected or absolutely without protec tion so far as o tllcers HO bonded arc concerned. In the Interest of public safety all doubt on the question ought .to bo dispelled. CAUCUS. Populism hud HA origin In the it-volt against partisanship. The founders of the populist parly denounced all exist ing parties tin rotten and proclaimed their determination to discard machine methods by dethroning King Cauciw. They called themselves "the people's Independent parly" to emphasise their Independence of party shackles. Their lli.H national convention was held on Independence day and their llrst national platform balled as a second dcclaratloit of Independence. And now the spectacle Is presented at Lincoln , as It Is In other state capitals , of the representatives of the people's Independent party surrendering their In dependence and voluntarily making themselves subjects of King Caucus. An independent party renouncing Independ ence and embracing the most obnoxious form of party tyranny la an anomaly. What becomes of the Independence of the proud yeoman who enlisted for the purpose of striking down party shackles and resisting the party lash ? What dif ference IK there In principle between obeying the behests of a republican caiicim , a democratic caucus or a populist eaneuHV If It Is wrong for a republican or a democrat to enter a caucus that pledges him to vote con trary to his conscientious convictions , Is it right for populists , who pride them selves on their Independence , to do the very thing they have condemned In season and out of sotis'in ? Tlie Jce ! has always opposed King Caucus In Us own party and has no reason to change its views In that re spect. It believes in true Independent1 and has no use for sham Independence A reform party that pursues the methods which It has condemned nut denounced In other parlies lacks th elements of real reform. Instead o appealing for popular support on tin. high plane of Individual Independence It practically stands for continuance of the abuses It has set out to abolisl provided only that the spoils of oiikx are distributed to its own members. un I > RACK. Governor lilnek. the new chief oxeciK live of New York , expressed the hope It his Inaugural address that "when tin next circle of wars Is traced ii' > on ( hi earlli , the Am.erlcan nation shall stnnt oustide the bnneful ring. " lie said ther. Is upon us nil a duty to curb the 1111 In-Idled speech and net whose tendene.i Is to weaken and dissever and to culll vate that reason and careful moderatloi which shall draw and hold us nonr to gether. Th.re is no dlfllenlty In discern- ngthe application of this. It shows 11m the now governor of the Umpire state iias no sympathy with the spirit of jingo Ism that has been manifested at AVnsli ington and is likely to soon display itself again. The hope of Governor Itlnck Is the aspiration of a majority of the Amer lean people. This is a nation of peace and in that character It should continue The progress , the prosperity , all the most vital interests of this republic will hi ) ist subserved by maintaining amlcablt relations with the world , so long as oui rights are respected by other nations Unbridled speech has done great harm uid If It should be followed by rash iction the possible Injury cannot be easy - \y \ , computed. The spirit In congress which would Invite war Is In no small neasnre responsible for the delay in re covering from depression and distrust md every consideration of the publk volfnre demands Its repression. If that s accomplished , and there Is promise hat it will be , the benefit to the country vlll be great nnd immediate. Major McKlniey so plainly Indicated n his addresses during the campaign what he thought should be the policy cgarding the tariff and the currency that nobody ought to have any diffi culty in forecasting the position of his idmlnlstrntion toward these question ; ; , n unmistakable terms the country was epeatedly assured by the republican ( residential candidate that he was in favor of maintaining the existing mono- ary standard. There was no am- ( Ignily ov equivocation In his referen- e.s to tills subject. lie will enter upon the ( residency fully committed to this and hero can be no reasonable doubt that he pledge he has given the country vlll be faithfully adhered to. The fact that the president-elect Is dls- ( osed to respect the republican promise o promote the cause of International bimetallism does not justify any qnes- lon as to the sincerity of bis attitude especting the gold standard. All IVort In this direction may and prob- ibly will be fruitless , but the re- ( ublicau pnrtjt havlu ; } promised the country that the effort should be made is bound to make good that promise and up reasonable man will expect Major MoKlnley to stand In the way of doing this. In regard to the tariff the president- elect was equally clear nnd definite In advocating a policy that would give more revenue to the government and better protection to Industries which have suffered from the present law. lie did 'not advocate extreme duties , but Indicated that he favored moder ate piotectlon , knowing that to he necessary to revenue. This position may not be satisfactory to some of those Interests which have submitted their views to the ways and means committee , but undoubtedly It will be adhered to. It Is a mistake to assume that .McKinley Is an extreme high tnrllT man. He Is a protectionist , but he has never been hi-favor of higher dnlleii than were deemed necessary to foster home Industries and safeguard Ameri can labor. Some of the features of the law that bore his name which were assailed were placed In It agaln.U his advice and his vote , lie Is in ao cord with the nearly unanimous HC.II- tlment of the country In favor ing reciprocity and It Is t/ bo expected that his administration will sedulously endeavor to glvo th widest extension to this policy. Persons who profess to have obtalneij trustworthy Information regarding HIM currency policy of tliu next admlnlstra. thin my that It will favor the gradual retirement of the greenbacks as soon ai < Jho government has u surplus of revenue to apply to this purpose and some other form of currency , bunk or metallic , can bo substituted for them , but nn new Issue ! of bonds will be favored for the puipose | of taking up the greenbacks. It maybe bo doubted whether this Is anything more than conjecture , though It Is entirely safe to say that thu republican ndmluls- Ir.itlon will not favor Issuing bonds to retire the legal tender notes and thereby Increase the Interest burden of tile gov- ernmeut ! ? l'MMlM ( ( ) ( ) annually. It Is also said that thu new administration will favor an enlargement of the national banking system to enable Independent bunks or branches of city banks to be cairied on In small town : ! , thus jM-ovld- Ing bolter banking facilities In localities where such facilities are now lacking. The policy of the new administration , It Is safe to predict , will be conservative In all directions , with the one purpose of promoting national progress ami pros perity. Probably no one realix.es more fully than Major McKluley the great op portunity the republican party will have to firmly Intrench Itself In the confidence of the people and no man can moie strongly desire than he to justify the popular faith In republican principles that was expressed In his election. TIST OF .s/ Thrre will bt a slmip test of senatorial courtesy when tiie nominations sent to the senate at the opening of the session are taken up for confirmation. The five silver senators have combined to oppose the confirmation of all appointees to suc ceed olliclals whose removal Is under stood to be due to the fact that thej were active In support of the free slhv cause and it is probable they will vote against all the presidential nominees rcvTiirdle's of the circumstances undo which they were nominated. It Is fail that there are Home republicans who art Inclined to throw oft' the bonds of sena torlal courtesy and vote to confirm the nominees against whom material charge , have not been made and sustained. The.\ take the ground tint It will b u.iwis'- republicans to Join In opposition t'J sonn money democrats appointed by the presl dent to ollice and admittedly compelen to fulfill the duties which would devolve upon them. These republicans desire to reconnlno the set vices of the sound money democrats to their party In tin. presidential election and to show theit appreciation of the support those demo crats gave the sound money cause. All of the republicans , however , do no lake th.s ! view and especially those who desire the imtronacc that would fall t < them in case Mr. Ceeland's ! nomlna tions are rejected are expected to voti on the ground of senatorial courtesy foi the rejection of nominations objected U by their colleagues. These senators take a wholly selllsh view or the matter am from a political point of view their pro posed action Is a mistake. If the noml nees are men qualified for the duties 01 the olllce.s to which they have been up pointed the republicans should vote to c mllrin them and certainly no republlca : senator can justify himself In unitliu. with the free silver men against sue ! nominees , when the opposition is solely ( di the ground that they are honest money democrats. It seems pretty wel assured , however , .thatsome of them will do this and therefore that the reccs , * nominations will till fail of confirmation. lf AX bXKA'VIAlILK LIGHT. As between the majority and minority reports of the council Investigating committee. City Knglneer llowell Is placed in a very unenviable light. The committee consists of live members. All live find that he falsified unblush- lugly when he denied the charge of soliciting a ? lH-a-month Job for h ! < * friend , Solon L. Wiley , from the watei works company upon representations that compliance would remove all ob stacles In the way of the company In Its efforts to secure concessions from the city. Three members of the com mittee try to gloss over this miscon duct by calling It an indiscretion , very much like the girl who pleaded that 11 was only a very little one. The other two members review the testimony and find that the charge hfs : not only been sustained in every particular , but also that Knglneer IIowcll has been using his ofliclnl position to further a con spiracy to raid the water works com pany. Taking the most charitable view of the case , one conclusion is inevitable , and that is that Mr. llowell stands self- convicted of offenses that , unlit him for occupying any position that calls for strict integrity and impartiality in the discharge of public duties. Pennsylvania Is agitating for a state leposltory law that will protect the pub lic funds and secure for the taxpayers the interest paid on money , which In reality belongs to them , but which has been hitherto appropriated by the differ ent state treasurers. It Is remarkable that In this respect the great state of Pennsylvania should bo behind Ne braska. It Is also remarkable that while other states are coming to the leposltory sjstem , there should be pro- pie in Nebraska who want to return to the old plan of farming out public money for private gain. The constitution of Nebraska re- inlros all the biennial reports of state olllcers to be in the hands of the gov- irnor at least ten days before the con vening of the legislature. Some of the reports have not yet been given to the public. Wonder If the constitution omits for anything with the delinquent ( tllcials. Otllcial figures show that the gold iroduction of the United States for 1800 was an Increase over ISiKi of tbout $ r.ilx > ,0 < X > . As this Is nearly twice the decrease In silver production 'or the corresponding year , some people nay bo curious to know what tlu > mill- ng states are raising such a rumpus over. Nebraska has been a state for thirty cars. Up to date Omaha has furnished luce presidents of the state senate , 11 . Taylor , Isaac S. Ilnscall and Wjl- lam Uwyor. * rolonel Itussi'll prides himself on his lalwart republicanism. That In why ho list hl.llrst vote for Omaha police ommlBlouer1 for Dr. Savllle , who turned renegadeiruai thi : republican ranks last summer hud wound tin by voting for Peter Hl h uer , who deserted the re publican wily years ago , .Uiiiillty "f nl itinux city Journnt , Headers nMtlio Onmua pnpera Irarn that Omaha wn ila KI union depot , a big exposi tion niul to f e Cubn. If tliorc Is nny thliiB oaeOttialia ! wants It will be asked for. nr l M'liit Way t < i On It. f Jlobe-l ! > nocrnl. So far us the 1'nelno railroad question U concerned,1 the eatf coiiwo for congress to pursue ils-to nnd out what lluntliiRton nnd his follow .grabbers waut , nnd then do something A Tariff for KO Indlnmipolls Journal A German newspaper says that SOO fac torial IIAVO started up In Germany alnco the icccnt election In this country because- the proprietors ctpoct better times here anil , thst llio prrrtcnt tariff will continue. The foreign manufacturer has not sulllclent friends In thU country to maintain the present tariff. -i" Oniiiliit mill ( InKiio IUoti. St. Iritis Hciniblle. Omaha Is vigorously preparing Its Trans- mlsilsslppl and International Imposition for 1S03. Since It la the first ( treat exposition attempted beyond Ihc Missouri , nil the western states will lend their warm Interest ami best efforts In aid of the Omaha en terprise. ' The Nebraska legislature will nppropJl.ilo $250.000 , thits winter. With Uio appropriation by congress , the fumU will be ample for an elaborate affair. The Omnlm exposition will bo one of the marked features of next year. I'ltu-k. l'rlnli > iV InFc nnil llTton Adveitlfor. The menvivo " ' RocCo to sell must bc- Cln at the --Ins and cncoutnge buylnf ; mice inert' . . / ruuot push their Kooila exactly us It l i < y ncre beginning In business. 1'liick , shrowdncat ? . energy , tact , "prlnlora' Ink , " Inviting prlcca all these arc needed \ . > helli on bi-slness arter the Inactivity of four years. It U not more EOOI'.J that arc needed , but more cualonicrd. The merchants and laianufacturcra who recognise this fact arc already finding an Inorezoed business ; but the men who are attll slttlnR v/ltli folded hands nre likely to remain undisturbed for some tlmi. to come. If prosperity Is to be General , there must be "a IOKR pull , a strong pull , and a pull nil together. " TIio < * nmlm Century. ' Qlnbe-DetnocriU. Ed word Everett Hale oald In a recent ad- drrts on the coming century that the world la growing better. In his cla.-vjiricatlon , the century of Columbus wa < > marked by discov ery , the eighteenth by analysis nnd the nine teenth tiy Invention. The victories of the twentieth century. In his opinion , will bt moral and spiritual. HH prediction la that il "will bo filled with not only physical com fort , but spiritual , and physical foreca will be transmuted Into 'moral and spiritual. " UJucatlon will be general and greatly ele vated , and natlow will bo brought Into clo oi- Intercourse. No one has ventured to proph esy what the next century will bring forth In invention , for ecirccly a year passes now without some wonderful advance. I'roillKnl I'lillniitliropy. Chicago Tribune. The charitable bequests and gifts of the year tend to .support the theory that the raci has been taklns fl- stride forward In moral development. Through the year the mag- nlllcent total of ? 3,1G70.129 waa given to varicus Institutions. In 1895 the donatlonn of thU character amounted to $28,943,511) ) , and lu 1S31 tlipy were only $19.937,116. In two yeara the total ha nearly doubled. The money thld year has been distributed ' as fol- IOWR : College , ? , , . ? lfiS14.25G' ; charities , $10- 831,731 ; churches , ? 2,133.112 ; museums nnJ Galleries , $2.333.GlV ) . and libraries , ? 1.132,000. The glfta have been distributed with wi-ie discriminationaid , ) have been lavish beyond all reasonable expectation In a year when the cry of "hard times" lisa been conotanlly raised. . ' , . . All ArKKHioilt' Till' I'o.sdll UjtliUx. Sioux City Tribune. ' One of the" rnct striking arguments In favor of the establishment of postal savings banks ' Is made by Postmaster Hcslng of Chicago. He states that the Chicago office earns under'hla ' supervision during the hard times of 1893 , when there was general ills- trrst and uncertainty. Mr. HcHlng noticed that a largo number of peopleIn moderate circumstances withdrew their small .savings , from the various batiks and purchased money orders payable to themselves. ThU was an eyeopener for the postmaster and re- \eac1 ! to him the need of a perfectly safe dcpcsltory for small savings. These people who purchased the money orders wore willing to lese the Interest on tliulr money nnd pay the fee for nn order besides In return for a safe deposit. The great army of small depositors have no means of Informing themselves upon the exact cor > dltlou of a bank , but they all know Uncle Sam. If postal savings banks nro started they will not die for want of patronage. M2AHX TO .S .11II,1C. \ < > Wnrraiit Tor Clnoiuy Cnncln.sIoiiN us to tln > llJislin-HH Situation. St. Louts Republic. A rapid succession of commercial failures creates an exaggerated apprehension in the public mind. As a rule , the average citizen looks upon them as a .sign of painfully hard times. Thcro la seldom any middle ground of popular opinion about buMnciss conditions. If things are quiet In business circles , those directly concerned are prepared to entertain gloomy conclusions as to the situation. Reduction of operations and studied econ omy down the line are Incidents that be long to the train of circumstances nuclei debate In the public mind. When men set to thinking this way they may bo led Into extremes. Extreme views are not safe n the consideration of any subject , and no class of people know this better than lo the business men of the country. The record of failures from day to day , as shown , n the te'lcgraphlc and local columns of the irras , Is larger than usual , nut whllo this 3 true It Is also a fact that this Is the opening of a new year. It Is a tlmo for octtllng accounts. Even In times that enjoy ho enter and liberality of active trade the old year goes out and the new one comes u with the accompaniment of business set tlements , the result of arbitrary and , at the same time , ordinary methods of commerce. Admitting that present business condl- .lons are not Just as we would have them , bu.slneca men should not assume , by a pro- rtsa littlebhort of uurecsoncruel to each other , that times are plumb out of joint. I'llOKITS < ) ! ' II HUT CI'l/rtmK. 12.\uiii | > l < ofn .Hlirt'i-NNful SiiKnr llrct I" Nt'liraxUii. Herald. The followlngitttalement of the product of wenty-four ncrraof-Wayne : county soil wa-s ilnilly furnlsheil.'by K. I' . Olmsted & Co. and we re < iucat > till who may see It to read and remember. . 'Just think where Wayne vould bo today/with a beet sugar factory and 3,000 acrwof , .liccts within a radius of HX ! or seven mlUi-s. , , Here la labor amount- ng to $151 ! , nnd l\aullng \ beets $12G on twcnty- onr acres , besides a net pioflt of $103 , ( with out thu bounty-clear ) profit to Olmstod & 'o. , and they would also have $230 In add o It If the factory was located at Wayne md the freightsjved. , Is there anything Wayne necda more'titan a beet sugar fuc- ory ? At the aaliiD ratio of profit 3,000 aercij around Wayne would create a clear ) refit of J5l,000E nd saving of freight $27- r/00 ; total , $ SlnriO ; > labor on the 3,000 acres amounting to $57,000 ; grand total , $138I > 00 , > raldca a vest amou'nt of money that would > o paid out for labor at the factory. Jiut lilnlc of Itl These are not Idlu arccrtloca , nit factb. WAYNH , Nob. , Dec. 28 , Statement of the ccclpU nnd expenses of twenty-four acres of mi par beets raised by 13. I * , oltnuted & 'o. on their farm two mllra west of Wnyno : n\'l \ tonii neil nt IS per tun. . . . > ! , ,717.31 rovlilvd bounty of JI per ton \ not received , deduct 2(3.M ( KXl'KNHKH. Heed " . . , ; J 102.75 'nparliw eround , Hredlni , ' , cul- tlt-utlon , eta 408,00 luullni ; lii-et to can. . . , , 13fi.CS Krcliiht paid to fuctury at Nur- folk 236.23 Hlier expenceH 38,91 'rullt without bounty -1(13.87 ( Jl.37l.4l Jl.3K.4l If bounty U received the total profit would 10 $717.37 , being $31,11 per aero , " If the jounty la not received the profit will bo 116.81 per aero. If the beets had ht-cn noli nt a factory In Wayne nnd the freight o $236.23 saved the profit would Imvo been I26.6S per ncro. The nvcrngo yield per aero was fourtcfit tons net weight In Norfolk and thn average tcwt was 14MO per cent siignr nnd S3 1-10 per cent coefficient In purity. At IMTOH MOOHK'.H HKPOUT. Geneva Signnl : From the1 report of Audi tor Moore we lenrn that It costs nomethlng over $ & 00 n month In gnl.trlcs nlonu to run the girl's Industrial school , to say nothing of food , light nnd fuel. Good tilings come Ulgh. Ulgh.McCook McCook Tribune : In State- Auditor Uugcne Moore's "goodbye" report ho llnds many nbuscs nnd points out mimcroua Impcrfcc tlons nnd suggests sundry rcfornus In stnte finances. Hut they como pretty Into to be of service to the republican parly. Sewnrd Kcporlcr : Pome of the Ideas ad vanccd by Auditor Moore In his report ate very good , but when he attacks the valued policy law he certainly maker n mistake. Insurance companies should be obliged to keep their contracts , nnd that Is what the law Is for. There la no danger that the auditor's recommendation will lead to Its repeal. Beatrice Democrat : The sugRtatlons of Auditor Moore that the state Institutions be tun upon business principles nnd that nalarlcs be cut , are good. It Is nlio In lint with the policy advocated , but never prac ticed , by the populists. The queatloii of assessment la especially worthy of attention. There U no reason why property should be assessed at cue-fifth Its' value nnd tnxca levied nt 10 per cent when nt u fair valua tion taxes would be loss than 3 per cent. Polk County Democrat : State Auditor Moore devoted a large portion of his report to the governor In a defense of the Oxnard beet ougnr combination nnd the old line tire Insurance companies. And this Is the clnM of Institutions the republican party always befriends. Va little fish , the pro ducers , can take care of ourselves as bwt possible , but If there Is n thieving corn bHatlon that' the republicans nro not always favoring we would like to know where It Is r.t. Schuyler Herald : Auditor Moore thinks that the valued policy law la a useless piece of.legislation and should be repealed. A few representatives of old-time Insurance com panies are of the same opinion , but the great common people consider it one of the best laws ever placed upon our statute books. It Is safe to say that there la no danger of the law being repealed nt thta winter's session. There Is nothing unjust or unreasonable nbout the valued policy Inw. It simply requires the insurance companies In case of loan to pay the amount their policy calls for and on which they have been receiving premium. AVAHS AXIJ STItlKISS OK . iIc Illodil Split .lltilnly In tin- Old Wi > rl l. Itevlew of lU\Iewfi. No sword lias been drawn by one great civilized state ngalnst another through the wholeof 1S90 , but the gates of the Temple of Janus-have by no means been shut. Hy far the most blood-stained portion of the world's surface so far as 1SOG Is concerned is the Ottoman empire. There has been actual lighting lu Crete , while the talc of massacres of Armenians In nil parts of the empire Is still far from complete. "The Shadow of God" In Constantinople Is haunted by a perpetual fear , and he Imagines , like most men In panic , that ho can best secure his own safety by striking terror. Abdul Ilamld embodies In his reign and In the massacres by which Us closing days nro being marked n great object le-s- 1:011 as to thu real nature of Turkish rule. Without some such demonstration It would have boon Impossible for us to con- cclvo the popular enthusiasm which launched mediaeval Europe on the sc ries of enterprises that we call cru- sjdes. There are many persons today who would be very glad to see a now crusade preached for the extermination of the "In fidel. " 'not ' because ho Is an Infidel , but be- tausa ho has established ncsasslnnllon an an Instrument of government , and replied by mawncro to the protests of the conscience of Europe and America. Casdng a rapid Glance over the world , U Is curious to note how much fighting has gone on In the Is lands. On the contlneuu there has been lltllo war ; but man has faceJ man In deadly wrath In Crete , In Cuba , In Madagascar and In the 1'hlllpplno Islands. In fact , with the exception of the continent of Afi'lca and certain of tlicao Islands , 1S9G has been a. jear of peace. These , however , are consider able exceptions , and neither In Cuba nor the Philippine Islands did 1896 bring any prospact of peace. The struggle on both sides Is marked by ntroclilea of which the civilized world hears n little from Cuba , but nothing much from the Philippines. In Mad agascar n French expedition to Antananarivo has placed the French In nominal posses sion of the Island. It Is only nominal , for outsldo the capital the French appear to bo obeyed only as far as their guns will carry , nnd until such tlpjeas thc'Ir guns are removed. On the African continent there has been more serious fighting. Italy suffered a great defeat In Abys- slnlu , Which , however , has been a blessing In 'disguise. ' In that ft has led to the abandonment of the ambitious scheme of establishing an Ethiopian empire raised upon the colony of Erythraea. The defeat In Africa shook down the Crlspl ministry and crippled Italy In the estimation of Eu rope * . It was also tire means of launching the long-expected expedition for the recov ery of the Soudan. The Anglo-Egyptian force under 'the ' Sirdar , Sir Herbe.t Kitch ener , achieved an almost bloodless success when It marched southward along the Nile valley , and cleared the soldiers of the rnahdl out of the fertile provinces of Dongola. It Is understood that this year when the Nile 'u high Uongola will be used as a base for the rcconquest of Khartoum. But for the unfortunate Issue of Jameson's raid Cecil nhodea would probably have realized Itla Ideal of joining the Cape to Cairo before the end of the century. Matabeleland has risen In revolt and bos been reconquered. The Transvaal lies been the scene of fighting which could hardly bo dignified by the title of war. On the other side , the Ashantl j power lies been broken by an English ex- pcdltlon , which has opened up one of the dark places of the world , full of frightful cnrelty , to the milder Influences of com merce end civilization. Aa the year closed Sir George Taubman Goldle was departing for the Niger in order to strike a blow ut one of the slnve-tradlrrK tribes which still live and thrive under the nominal protec tion of the Niger company. HMTIIUSIASTIP 1.-OU THIS M.XIMIS1TION Ogalnlln N'own : Kvory newspaper In Ne braska should lend all possible , nlil In mip- port of the TranginlMlcalppI nnd Interna tional Exposition. It will be tu'cond only to thu World's fair of any similar exposition ever held. Gretnix Hcporlcr : Now for n Transmits- KlppI Exposition. A long pull , a strong pull , and n pull nil together will make It the greatest show ever held In America outsldo of Chicago In 1S93. Put your shoulder to the wheel. Nebraska City Prees : The state legisla ture will convene In regular session next Monday. The llrst thing the legislature should do after organization should bo to make n splendid appropriation for the Trans mlssUttlppl Exposition. Emerson Enterprise : The Transmlsals- slppl and International Exposition which will be held In Omaha iwxt ycnr will be a grand show and great thing for Ncbrmtkn. Subacrlptluns amounting to nbout $500- o 0 have- already been secured nnd the na tional government will contribute' $200.000 more. The ttale legislature should make liberal appropriations nnd all the people of the state atsUt In making It n sticriFs. HurchnrJ Times : Now Is n good timeto work up the Transmlsslsslppl Expedition which will bo held at Omaha , June-Novem ber , 1S9S. Congress has pledged not Iras than $200,000. and almost $300.000 additional la contemplated. In addition to this there have been BUlwcrlptlons nnd other nppro- prlatluns which mnkrs tht > sum total which It will reach nbout $2,000,000. An exposition cf tills cert will call attention more forcibly to the western states ami allow their excel lence nnd wealth. Platte Center Signal : The Trnnsrnlssls- slppl Exposition la bclriR engineered for- wnrd "u" tlio'inoat enterprising nnd success ful b , . . , iess element of the state. Nebraska should came forward with a liberal appro priation for this grand srhcmo In order that wo may look forward with pride to the year 1S9S , when our state will demonstrate to the world nt largo that Its Industrial develop ment U only excelled by our wonderful natural resources for agricultural purposes , which mnke > 3 Nebraska truly "The garden opot of Anu-rlcn. " nixon Tribune : The Transnrlssl&ilppl Ex position Is an assured success. Omaha has raised Its llulo $400,000 and congress will appropriate at leatt $200,000 for n govern ment exhibit. Almost every slate In the union will appropriate a nice mini arrd be represented and Nebraska should not be laggard In this matter. ' U Is the one chance In a lifetime to advertise Nebraska. Ixt the legislature this winter not be "penny- \viso and pound foolish , " but appropriate such a sum that will glvo Nebraska an exhibit such us has never been se-en before. Nebraska te all right. Fnlrfleld Herald : The TransmlsalfslppI Exposition Is already full-Hedged , subscrip tions to the amount of $400,000 having been already secured and a government approprl- Ulon of $200,000 already made. It low remains for the coinliu ; legls- nturo of Nebraska to make n Iboral appropriation to keep It moving and to uhow the Implicit faith In the enterprise. V number of ntatea have' ' already made np- iroprlntlons. It will certainly bo of great icnnflt to the entire west , but to no state nero than our own. Keep Nebraska to the rent for n successful exposition at Omaha n 1S9S. North Bend Argus : The * Transmlsslsslppl nnd Intcrnatlonl Errxposltlon to bo held in Omaha , June to November of 1S9S , Is now inder way for a successful end. Over $100- OOD has been subscribed by Omaha people , nnd Secretary Carlisle had made the con gressional appropriation of $200.000 avall- iblp. There la no question of the benefits of this International exposition , and the pro- ectors nro entitled to duo credit. Ne braska will take pride In joining with her bister statro In making am exhibit that will I nt once prove beyond the question of doubt j her resources as one of the best states In the I union. Success to the exposition Is hoped for j nnd is already assured. Nebraska City Prera : The Transmljsls- slppl Exposition Is no longer n probability , but an assured fact. The citizens of Omalia have fulfilled every pledge made to congress and the board of managers Is composed of Omaha's mcst prominent nnd worthy citizens. The various managers have been selected with a view of their special fitness or quali fication for the department over which each will preside. The selection of Hon. Edward Hovewatcr as manager of the department of publicity -heads the llct of wise selections and the newspapers of Nebraska will rally to hla support In making the exposition one of the grandest successes ever achieved Irr the exposition line. 'Waterloo Gazettte : The Board of Man agers of the Transmlssisslppl Exposition has got down to business and progress Is being made every day to make a crnnd suc cess of this exposition. Congress lies pledged not lera than $200,000 for a government ex hibit , and Omaha has already secured $400- 000 In subscriptions to Its capital stock. We hope that onr state legislature will add dignity to Nebraska's fame by granting r. liberal donation for a magnificent display of the products of our great commonwealth at this time of abundance of crops and assured return of financial prosperity. Hur rah for the TransmUslsslppl Exposition at Omaha , 1S9S. Neighboring states are ar ranging to assist In this gigantic enter prise , and Omaha will bo the Bite for a "world's fair" on a grand scale. Lincoln State Journal : The prospects for TransmlpslEslppI Exposition arc bright ening and though some Ioc4l prejudice crcefii out here and there the Interest In the enter prise Is growing nnd there Is little doubt If the people of tills ntate give' the proper aid nnd encouragement the exposition will be a great success and will bo of Immense value- to Nebraska nnd the states surrounding It In attracting the attention of .capital and removing the temporary odium that sundry erop falluraa and political breaks In con- requence have thrown upon the trarumlssls- rlppl region. It behooves every Nebraskan to stir himself In behalf cf the exposition pnd to see to It that a proper recognition bo accorded It. by the state authorities and a generous appropriation be granted by the legislature. It Is or .o of thee things that wo cannot afford to Ignore. It must not be- permitted to fall. Schuyler Sun : Every true Nebraska citizen should take an active intorcat In tha Trans- mlos-lEslppI Exposition of IS'JS , nnd In every way rxwslble ( io that which will tend lo Insure SUOCL'M. The advantages to the Etate In general and the citizens an In dividuals can not bo overestimated. Both directly and Indirectly the benefit * will \ > o felt over the entire state. The othr-r statcu represented will also come In for their share , m c > I The absolutely pure I ROYAL the most celebrated of all j the baking powders in the world cel ebrated for its great leavening strength and purity. It makes your ji cakes , biscuit , bread , etc. , healthful , it assures i you against alum and all forms of adulteration that go with the cheap J brands. . , . HOVAL BAXINO POWDER co. new YORK. but to Nebraska additional advantages r lent from the fact that It I * to occur within our own borders , und on our own ooll vMlora from the o.int stop. It depends In n great incAsuro upon Uio lnpw : lon re ceived whether or not those visitors will rare to make nny Investigation. II a Kcner.il debilitated nrpect hangs over thu exposition Hie effects will 'be ' inoro detri mental than though no cxpralllon worn held. Yet If an nlr of thrift , Induct ry , wldeiiwnko btislncra activity la muliilnlnc : ] , If eastern visitors arc given to undorstnud that Nebraska Is not the "crcnt American dwelt , " but n prosperous ami active common wealth , anxious nnil icmly to do Jicr part In the gr < sit economy of the nation , nccess will bo assurwl nnd benefit * Avlll nccrtio In proportion H then bi-hoovra every clllr.oii of the state to cnnstltutt : lihiux'ltn cnmmtttco of uiio to talk for the great luteroccunlo fair. _ _ SMIiAll KU.V. riilcnpo Tribune : "I am sorry to lienr tlmt Allwuhl , the clothing meivhant. Ima railed In biiKlnens. Mow illil It hnpucn ? " "Overconlldeniv. Ho brought on u cur- loud of ear miifrV Cincinnati Hnntitrcr : She How silly these- Jokes nro about A mini's wife ubus- Inw 'him tu'i-aiisc ho ncrlilentally situ on her new hat. 1 couldn't do such a llilnc. He-No ? She No , ilenr ; I haven't the lint. ChlonKO Kecord : "Sciential ! " nro trylnq tn discover what tniiRUUKO waa tiseu In the Oiirtlcn of Kden. " " \\V1I , I can't say what lnnRtinpe Atlnm and Kvo upokr , but 1 know that themiKcl with the limning mvord talked to them Ilka n Dutch undo. " Philadelphia Unllotlri : YOIIIIK Wife ( wl.tli- IriK to ploasr ) Now , denr , what dre-us would you mlvUe nw to wear for the concert tliln evening ? Komi Itn.Mlmitl Well , I think nn ac cordion Mklrt , with a brain band around the waist , anil piped sleeves , might nt thu occasion. Chronicle : "I wish there waa porno new way of kllllnc time , " said > ouni ; Mr , Point Ilrecr.e to Miss Homowood last nlRlit. " 1 cnn sureest one way of killing time , which was not possible for n Ions while , " n piled the maiden. " \Voll ? " "Sh-lb'h 111" OMcnpo Post : It happened at one of the winter race tracks. "They're olTI" yelled a man In a big ulster. "Who ? The horses ? " nskod n man who had Just como from the bettlnir shed. "No ; the men who are bettlnff on the favorite. Cleveland Plain Dealer ; "la Mrs. I3ol- linqlKUii a ilnuplitor of the revolution ? " "I think so. Her father used to run a Htcani lathe. " Somervlllo Journal : In all probability no man over looked aa hanri.iumo to his wlfo ten years after they were married as ho did the day bofoio. she- married him. Detroit Free Press : "Mrs. Newly , Is It true that your husband Is so very alisent- nilndeil ? " "Perfectly. We've boon married six montliH and many an ovcuIiiR at 11 ho Kots tip , takes me by the hand , tells mo what a dcllchtful time he- had nnd would lca\v If I did nut remind him. " AT LAST. lip to Date. Sly lady's descondlni ; the stair. Wrapped In an opera cloak : And lookliif , ' siirpashlnnly fair. With a halo of wonderful hair , Like a saint whom wo mortals Invoke. Though My Lady , descending tire stair In a ulory of tulle and of white , Una often denied me a prayer , JU'fusod mo a Rift , yet I swear She Is "coming down handsome" to night ! THOSE 1IHM.S ABAIX. Detroit News. Hear the sledges > wlth their bells , .Silver bells ! What a world of worrlment their melody foretells ! How they tinkle , tinkle , tinkle on the avo- ntid nt n\t.it \ , Whlln the stars that ovorsprlnkle all Uio heavens seem to twfnklo With a devilish delight. If I hoard them all alone I would utter not a groan ; Hut another , she will huar , And , as soon as I appear At her side. While the. snow Is glinting , glinting She will straightway fall a-ulntlns Of a Hdo. Then a csurrx ; I'll gently mutter. And a ride ! And a Hdo , ride , ride , ride , ride , ride , ride. ride As she talks about a cutter arrd a ride ! WON'T Bl'Y ANY FINISH OAK- MIONTS ANYWIIKKI3 THAN AYIO OF- FKH YOU AT TII10 JIOBT IlKASON- AIJLK I'HICKS. WIO IIAVI3 NHVKU .SOUGHT TO CrilCAT'KN THIS OAK- MHNTS OF OlM JIANUFACTUKH FOU THIS SAKK OF COMPKTINO WITH THIS SHODDY STUFF THAT 1SOFFKUISD IN SOMK I'LACHS FOU PKIUIAl'S HALF OF WHAT A ItKAU/Y GOOD SUIT OF CLOTHES IS WOHTII. AVIS CONSIDISH STKUI , . IN < ! QUALITY OF THIS FIRST 1M- rOUTANCIS. WN HAYIS JUST FIN1SIH3U OUU INVISNTOIIY AND SOUTH ! ) OY1SH THIS KTOOIC. AND FIND MANY ODD SUITS. 0X13 Olt TWO 81 HISS OF A LOT. WISHING TO OLOSIS TIHSSI3 OUT AT ONCIS AND CLISAN Ul THI3SI3 DIFFISKJSNT LIN1SS , WH HA VIS GIVJSN THIS.M A GISN1SHOUS OUT IN I'ltlOIS. WOULD IJS ! I'LISASISD TO 11AVI3 YOU LOOK TH1S.M OVISU , AND IF VOIJIl SIHIS JSTHISUIS YOU WILL UH CONVINCED OF A CHHSAT VALUIO FOU A VI3UY LITTLIS MONISY. S. W. Cor. IStlinml Douglas Bt *