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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1897)
THIS CXMAITA DAILY ISSDAT , .T A NIT AH Y 0 , 1807. Tire OMAHA DAILY BEIC iiost\VATnit , u < iitor. 1'UIIUKHKD KVKIIY MOUNINO. TKIIMS OF Daily life ( \Vltlioul Hunilny ) , Cno Ycnr . J 0 < Dully lira nn.l .Sunday , Ono Ycnr , . . . . i & HI * Month * . 4 ? Thrro Months . . . 2 ( < HuniUy I trr. One Ypnr . 20 fnturdny Hr , One Yrnir . 1 * Weekly Dec , Ono Year. . . . . . . . . . . f OKric'i : * : Omaha i Tlio UPC llullillni ; . . . . . . . Month Omnlm : Hlrn T Illk. . C r. X nn.l Jllti Bt Council DltifT * ! 1C North Mnln Street. ClilCHRO Otllco : 317 fhnmljor of L'ommcrre. Now Yotk : Hoom 13 , II nti't 1" Trlliun * UMif. . Washington : H07 1 * Hlreet , N W. COnilKSI'ONDKNCU. All communication * relntlnB to now * nn < l cat torlal tn.tttcr ylicuM lie niMieMO'l. ' To Hii Kitltir IirSINWH MmUltH. All liuMncps lettetn n < l remlltmicei ! sliiulil b ( ntMri-wM M The lit ? I'ubllfhlns Company Omnhn , Dnif'r chel < i niiil poMulllcp orJers U b innilo ruiy.ililn to the onlrr of the company. TI1K linii 1'UIII.ISIIINU COMl'ANY. BTATKMHNT OF Btnte or Ntl > rniku , I 1-iciiglnn County. I OCOI-RO 11. TsTliucu , ncrotnry of Tlin fico Pub. ll hlnir company , being duly ( morn , rnys Hint tlic nuunl number of full nml complete coplwi at The JJAlly Monilmr , i\rnlnR nn.l .Sunday lire printed ilurlni ? the month of December , WG , wan an fol- " ' 2 . W.liO IS S . JO.IIJ IS 4 . : tllii ) M . 50.M3 B . . . . . 80,141 ! 21 . 19.111 G . M.Wrt 12 . 19.9CD 7 . lH.Mtl 23 . 19.918 8 . 1D.W SI . SWSS D . . . , ! & ST. . 19,102 10 . : ooai M. . . . . 1'i.nsa 11 . Sil.Oll 27 . ! < UOO 12 . 19,970 VS . -0 OM 13 . 20.070 S3 . SO.WS U . Iti.SflJ M . 20,051 15 . U.ftM SI . 19. ! > 2i 10 . 20.MO _ Tolnl . f21.9 Ijius ilciluctlonn fur unsolil uml c turned cople.i . . . 9 , ! > 13 Totnl net imlcs . C12.J93 Net ilally mrrag . 19,7-5 ( IIOIOK : : n. Tzsc'iiunc. Subscribed In my presence nml nworn to be fore HIP tlila 2d day of Janunry. 1S97. N. 1' . FEtU Senl. Notary I'ubllc. It Is a Irlllo early yut to talk about that Hhort crop < if Ice. 'I'hcro Is no longer any tlotibt that the Slate Norninl school needs ti now tlor- niltory. Weylor seems to IH > on the point of recall about SIM often as Maeeo Is resur rected from the dead. Thu question is , Is the World-Herald Being to support JIayor Itioalch or a "hliuptnlllst" In the next mayoralty con test V May the new h-frNlaturo piove Itself lu every resHH't ] worthy of thu high ( ncoinlnms bestowed upon It by Senator Alien. It Is hard to resist the Importunities of the place hunters , but that is one of the duties assumed by every man who takes thu oith : of olllce. Anotlier'prlzo lighter has died as the result of Injuries sustained In tlio prize ring. And yet there are objections to foot ball on the ground of brutality. The formal inauguration of a now state administration opens thu way for the con siderable enlargement of thi" list of Ne braska colonels by the appointment of a brand new governor's staff. The voice of the state press continues to bo raised lustily and without impor tant exception for tlio exposition In 'OS. The absence of sectional Jealousy Is be coming more marked every day. A coat of whitewash Is not generally considered a sulllclent protection in zero weather , but the garment Just ndjusted to Knglneer HowelPs nocessltle.s seems to bis thick enough for all piactlcal pur- ' poses. Omaha , which has heretofore been able to hold up Its head nmong solf-rcspect" Ing cities , has sustained a severe blow In the news that a company of Its mis guided young citizens Is organizing to levy war against Spain. The new governor of Montana wants the mileage allowances of public olll- vials reduced to the actual traveling expenses Incurred. Wonder if the gov ernor realizes what unpopularity with the olUclals ho is courting. Now everybody can guess why Peter ISlrkhauser underwent mich a sudden change of heart about that Harbor as phalt claim. What inspired Churchill to select Hirkhanser as the successor to Vandervoort need not be guessed. The new Hoard of Education starts on Us career with a" wrangle over organiza tion and makes plentiful professions of economical Intentions without showing any disposition to dispense with that salaried sinecure , Its special attorney. Reports coming In by every mall In answer to communications sent out by the Dopaitnicnt of 1'ubllclty Indicate a more widespread Interest in the Trans- mlsslssippl Kxposltlon than had been ex pected even by Its most sanguine sup porters. Colorado Is threatened with another miners' strike , although the dilllenlty nt Lendvlllu Is not yet completely set tled. Strikes are expensive luxuries , as the people of Colorado will learn as soon as the appropriations are made to pay the bills Incurred by tlio militia called out to maintain order. Utah has completed Its llrst year of statehood and except for the fact that it cast Its vote for the free silver presiden tial candidate has a very creditable record to look back upon. Although the forty-lifth state In the union It rank ; * higher than forty-Ilfth In population , wealth and several other Important re sources. As a rule u great deal of valuable time IH needlessly wasted at the beginning of u legislative session simply through tardiness In getting down to business , Every day of the legislature's exUtenco costs the taxpayers so much money and they ought to have something to show In return for their outlay. There. Is plenty of work for ( ho legislature , ami before that Is llnlshod It will be tlmo to adjourn. The quicker , therefore , the two houses proceed' to pass upon the tniittew that are to be brought before thorn the more will be accompllt > hed and tint greater will bo Uio economy to tlio etutu. A t , There nro sharp contests In several states for rnltod States senatorshlps , the result of which will be of general Inter est. In New York a vigorous light ha.s been waged for weeks between the 1'Iatt nnd antl-1'latt. fiartlons , but the former have maintained the ascendency and It may now be regarded as a foregone con clusion that Thomas O. 1'latt will be the stieces.Mr ) of David H. 11111 If he de sires to be. Sixteen ycnis ago Mr. I'latt was a niomberof the senate , from which body lie resigned with Hoscoe Conkllng. If ngaln .sent thete ho will probably Imvo a great deal to do with the distribution of federal patronage In the Kmplio state | and thus the republican factional conj - j Diet In' New York will be continued and perhaps liitoiistlled. There Is an Interesting contest In Penu- sylvanla , with at least hulf a dozen aspliants for the seat of Senator Cameron - oren , though the real light Is between ox-Postmaster General Wanainakor and Slate Senator Ponroso. The former Is backed by the business Interests of tlio eastern portion of the , < lnte , while thu latter has the support of Senator Quay. The light Is not only very earnest , but somewhat bitter. Mr. Wannnukor would undoubtedly make an excellent senator and his election would bo satisfactory lo republicans generally. lie k a thor oughly practical man , perfectly sound in Ids republicanism and could In * depended upon to stanu squarely with the next admliil.stratlon. Next in Interest Is the contest In 111 ! nols over a successor to Senator Palmci The most prominent candidate Is Marth It. Madden , conspicuous In Chii-mo ; poll tics and not of the highest leputo as t politician. Madden has had no expert once in public alfalrs to give him a claln to a .seat In the national senate , nor ( lees It appear that lie posessos exceptions ! qitalillcatlons for high legislative duties but ho lias a strong nnd aggre-sslvo sup port. There Is , however , a very vlgoious opposition to him which gives reason t < hope that a selection will bo made more crallt.iblo to the republicans of Illinois In Indiana there are several aspirants for the sent of Senator Voorhees , tin. most prominent being General Lew Wai lace and lion. O. K. Fairbanks , one of whom is likely to be chosen. All the can dldates are men of good standing am ability so that whoever the choice shal fall to Indiana will have a republican senator who will worthily represent the stato. The contest In Idaho for n successor to Senator Dulmls Is commanding no little attention. Duhols wants lo be re-elected , but the democratic-populist , eoniblnatiou that controls the legislature is bound by an agreement cntcicd. into in the last campaign to vote for a populist for United States senator and there are sev eral populist candidates. , It Is quite pos sible , however , that this1 agreement will be broken and It Is certain that the sil ver mine-owners will spaio no effort to break it. Senator Squire of Washington Is making a light for re-election , but the chances weeni to favor the election of a populist In that stato. There are contests in oilier states that are of Intelest In connection with the probable attitude of the senate of the Kifty-Ilfth congress toward the tariff. Although Senator Gorman recently ex pressed the belief that the republicans would control the semite of the next congress and be able to pass Much a tariff measure as shall be framed on repub lican lines , the opinion of the Maryland senator is not conclusive as to this. However , if the democratic senators who litivu given assuianco that they will not stand In tlio way of the passage of a republican tariff bill adhere to their promise the outlook for the enactment of a new tariff law Is not unfavorable. A I'ltOMISKI ) JJLY/AV ; 1HHIM. Thuie Is promise of great activity In the near future in the development oi the mineral r-e.soutces of the far west. The Denver Republican says that there Is an Improving Inquiry from the east for mining Investments and while caution Is being observed by those who are looking up such Investments , so that they maybe bo sure of what they are doing , still tlu1 tendency to put money into niluetal properties is growing and that paper says It wilt not bo long until evidence of the approaching boom will be so clear thai every ono will see It. There is no reason to doubt this. The mineral resoutcos of the west are yet far from being fully developed. There are line properties that will pay hand some dividends for years to come. There are undiscovered treasures which will miike lho > o who Hnd I'lem ' wealthy. Tlij world still demands gold anil It will con tinue to take silver in moderate quan tities. Why , therefore , should not min ing Investments bo attractive to tho. < o who have Idle capital. Assuming that our Denver contemporary lias good ground foi Its forecast the promise irf a welcome one. A mining boom will help not only those states that have minoial resources , but all the west. Tlu capital that will in > thus Invc.sted will make it self felt In Nebraska as well as In Colo- null/ and its benellt.s will lh > widespread. All tlie people of thu west will take a lively Interest In Mich an outlook. A noon YKJH run / ; Ai.uv / > . In n business way last year was a good year for England. While our national treasmy had a largo dollcit , the Itilllsh exchequer had a surplu.s , there h.uing l)2en ) an Increase from all sources of rev enue. It appears that the trade of the nation Is expanding Kteiulilj If not rap- Idly. In nearly all lines of Industry there lias bjLMi progress and In .some lines It has been marked. Of course there are complaints , but on the whole the English people scorn to have done very well in 1S1H ! and to have entered upon tlio new year in bolter condition than they were a twelvemonlh ago. Even ( lie liiltlsh farmor.s , who have been so long In n con dition of chronic depression , were butter off at the end than at the beginning of last year. It would bo interesting to know how much the United States had contributed lo tills Increased Hrltlsh prosperity what proportion of It Is duo to the favor extended to Hrltlsh manufacturers by our present tin Iff law. There can bo no question that England lias derived great bunutit from thb , although probably not so great la t year as the year Inforo Hilt tlie fact that the democratic tat In has contributed to her welfare Is amplj attested In the apprehension expressed by. Hrlllsli manufacturers regarding the character of the republican tariff. They are fearful that this may deprive ( hem of that large share of the Anioilcaii market which they Imvo enjoyed for tmj past two years ami which they had I hoped to retain for many years to come , England Is our greatest customer and there l.s satisfaction lu noting her pro.- perlly when It Is not attained at any cost to our own. There Is ono suggestion Is connection with ( his prospoilty that ought to Impress itself upon the Ameri can people and Unit Is that lliuinclal stability contributes largely to it. Th ro ate no unsettling and disturbing at tempts In England d > change the mone tary system of ( ho nation and thus her trade and commerce are carried on free from the distrust and apprehension which pinlodli-ally Interfere with the business of tills countrv. CA MA a .WA Aurm * . The ntffcnipt to drive Mr. Howcll from the city engineer's olllre him fulled. The city council , by nn overwhelming vote , lias decided that the nets with which he was charged were nt most Indiscretions nnd Improprieties. The fact Is that Howell lias made n Rood rlty engineer. He hau greatly reduced tlio operating expenses of his olllco and saved the taxpayers much money. When Andrew Hot'cwatcr held the onlco ho permitted many expenao ? which Howell promptly cut off. For this reform ho Is certainly entitled to the thanks of taxpayers. If all public oillclals would do the same some reduction In taxes might bo achieved. The attack on Howcll was made by Editor Ilosowatcr at n time and In n meeting when Howell wan doing his olllclal duty under Instructions from the mayor , by reading a report In support of the mayor's policy to Imvo the city buy the water works. The pnrpopo of the attack wcii to destroy the movement for the purchase of the- water works by ruining Howell. Ho bolng the mayor's chief support , was to be knocked out. out.Tlie Tlie World-Herald hns not advocated the purchase of the works by the city nt thin tlmo and did not agree , with Mayor Uroitch and Mr. Howrll In their policy of war on the water company as long as an agreement was possible on n fair bash. The attempt , how ever , to blacken Mr. Ilowell's character and oust him from oillco we * not made In the public Interest nnd has deservedly failed. World-Horald. It l.s In accord with the eternal llt- IIPSS of things that the World-Herald should volunteer to vindicate Engineer Howell and couple Its defense with dis paraging comparisons with his prede cessor In the engineer's olllco. There has bpon no attempt to blacken Mr. Ilowell's character and no attempt to oust him. A man's character can not be blackened or injured if ho has any character. Ills reputation may be damaged by slander or libel anil it may suffer the consequences of bis own mis conduct. If City Engineer Howell lias been lowered In public esteem it is be cause of his own "indiscretion" and not because he has been maligned or misrepresented. The attempt to present Mr. IToWoll as a martyr to his devotion to tlie public interests Is at radical variance with his self-confessed effort to pro- euro for Ids friend Wiley n remunera tive sinecure In the water works com pany as an aid In securing concessions from the city that would frustrate the plan of the mayor to purchase the plant. As the chief support of tlie mayor , Engineer Howell has a most peculiar way of co-operating with ills executive. Assuming , however , that his actions have boon inspired solely by loyalty to Ids chief , what excuse Is there for his downright falsehoods uot only to the public , but also to the mayor ? If Engineer Howell has been really acting under instructions , does lie or any one for him pretend that he was expected to distort facts and make false asser tions In support of the scheme for mu nicipal ownership ? Up to this time The Hoe lias refrained from discussing Mr. Ilowell's englneor- ug abilities or ills record as city en gineer because any strictures It might have made would have boon ascribed to persopal motives. Now that the World-Herald has dragged the name of ox-City Engineer Andrew lto.se- waler into a controversy with which 10 has had no part whatever , a Ht- le plain talk on that subject will not 10 out of pliK-e. It Is not a fact that lowell has made a good city engineer mil it is not true that ho has saved he taxpayers much money. lie 011- erod upon tlio olllco without experience n municipal engineering nnd has done lothlng since In the way of enginoer- ng excepting to engineer through the city council appropriations for himself and a substitute Imported from Indian apolis to do the work for which the city engineer is paid. It Is a notorious public scandal that Mr. Howell occu pied two high salaried ofllees , each re quiring his whole time , one located at Omaha and one at Lincoln , for the llrst quarter of his incumbency as city engineer. As secretary of the Slate Hoard of Irrigation ho was drawing i2,0H ? ( ) a year , and as city engineer ho received . ' 1,000 n year. In stead of paying for his substi tute out of his own double sal- nry of if5M ( ) ( ) a year , lie worked the city for an Illegal appropriation of § int ) a month for that purpose. It l.s true that since the advent of Howell the expenses of tlio city en gineer's ollicu have been leduced. Hut , ( hey have been reduced simply because there was little or no work to bo done in that olllce and they could and should have been reduced much moro. The assertion that the charges against J lowell were designed to de stroy the movement for the purchase of the water works by ruining the mayor's chief support Is absolutely baseless. The charges wore the result of spontaneous Indignation at Ho well's audacious mendacity and rank hypoc risy. They were Inspired with but one object In view , and that was to expose - pose tlio attempt on tlio part of the men who wrecked the water works company lo use the city as a le\a > r to extort money from thu now owners In satisfaction of pretended claims. The giving by thu stockholders In the Omaha Saving bank of u satisfactory liond for Uij discharge of nil Its obliga tions before , . fin early date will go fur to restore public conlldoneo In the stock holders tfleiWlvc.s ! | nntl In the llunnelal sltuatlon.HuiiL'rally. Tlio deling of General Krone-Is A. Walker rojifoves tla foremost American political wmomlst. General Walker's [ works " ) ( | \ ) more widely land morefnvoralily , known In selontllle circles abvtMl tlinn those of any other AmotleaiVwrftor upon economic subjects. I lie was amtms the founders of the Amor- ! lean Econolhje association. As Its 11 rat I iiresldent , reiicatetlly io-eloeted , he gave that org.mlzatlon a standing which at once placed It In the front rank among similar sclcntllle societies ; as an olllcer In the union at my In the war of the re bellion , as superintendent of the ninth and tenth censuses , as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology his service * to the public and his country have been of Incalculable value. Ills name will be recorded high In the list of it-ally notable deaths of the now year. State Treasurer Mcserve's olllclal bond will look very much like those of his predecessors , so far as the number of bankers' names that appear on It Is concerned. After railing against money changers and the national bank ing trust , the populists still como down to the bankers to hell ) thorn qualify for the olllce.s to which they have been elected.-And they do not even Insist on dealing exclusively with populist bankers. Procuring an otlk-lal bond is a pure business transaction which has nothing to do with campaign bluster. The Ilunthigton railroad lobby Is again in Waslilngton In full force for a llual supreme effort in behalf of the Pneilic railroad funding ! bill. With the bill dis posed of one way or another , the mem bers of this lobby will find themselves in the predicament of the man out of a job unless some other colossal stock Job bing scheme shall bob up and reipiiro their services. The lobbying for the funding bill has bjen almost incessant for tlio past ten years and congress would feel lost without something to take its place. No influence can be made more potent in aid of thoTransmlsslsslppl Exposition than that of the women. The movement to enlist their active co-operation Is a wise out' and will receive hearty appro bation and support on all sides. Every one knows that the woinan' building at the World's , fair was one of the most attractive features of the White city and a similar undertaking in connection will ) our own fair will contribute largely to its success. ' The majority' ' report , which simply cen sured Itowcll , was adopted. Keport of City Council Proceeding lu World-Herald. The fact Is that Howell has in a do a good city engineer. 'Editorial In Worlil-Hcrald , Are wo < o infer that the council has censured a , good city olllcial ? Would it not be well for the editor of the World- Herald and the news-gatherers of the World-Herald to. get together ? IIU IiU-iitlly Someivlllo Journal. The advertising agent Is the real "advance agent of prosperity. " Hut Olio Downward Ti'inliriii'y. Globe-Uemocrat. In 1875 the United States was third on the list of nations owing the largest na tional debt , but now occupies the sixth placD. Th'ln Is the only particular in which the republican party Is likely to display a downward tendency. pr tlif Semite Away. InJInnnpolli Journal. The alleged threat of the Sugar trust that It can prevent tlio passage of the republican tariff bill should It Interfere with the ad- vantagn It has under the present law by dead- locklnn It In the senate causes a suspicion that the senators whoso aid was secured In 1S91 were secured for all time. SiiaiilMli Kill I lire lit Culm. J'hllailclphln l'rc3. Spanish troops continue to inarch to and fro In Cuba ; lut In no port , province or city of Cuba does General Weylor restore the ordinary operation of _ tlio law or provide for the safety of trade hud farming. Free travel Is nowhere allowed and no trains niovo without a guard. Tlio real collapse of Spain Is not In the failure of SpanUl troopH to defeat the Insurgents , but In their utter failure , however numerous , to restore order. < > ii Street CarH. Minneapolis Journal. After eight ycara of litigation the New York court of appeals has decided that a street car cuvductor cannot bo required to Uiango n $5 bill , and that a $2 bill In the limit. The decision Is based upon the rea sonable theory that to compel the conductoi to change largo bills would oblige him lo carry a large amount of money ami virtually to engage In the business of banking , which would distinct his attention from a proper oversight of his cars and pntsengera. An ample for OIlleeliolilerN. Washington Star. Ono way and another a good deal of sport hau been made of Governor-elect Pingreo of Michigan , and many persons consider him bomctliing of a crank. This ho may bo ; but hU ac'.lon In refusing a railroad pass and purchasing regular tickets for himself and family sets an example that might bo fol lowed with advantage and credit by other oniclala , stuto or national , whether execu tive , judicial or legislative. There Is a most excellent niothodjn that wort of madness. 1- - 1 n of , Jiiriil I'IMIKITNN. Ciitajgo Tribune. A wnolesomo sign of Improving human nature - turo appeara In thb record of embezzlements for the peat VcUr. The total amount In volved In this1 cl : a of crime was $9,403- 921 , while in 1895 ft waa $10,123,205 , and the year before that l25.234.112. This marked decrajso has taken place In spite of the fact that the Imsluffca depression In tlio time haa shown practically no abatement. It may be that par' pf.tlio good whowlng is due to the fact that , thp , Jaws for the punishment of defaulters alul holders of trust funds who embezzle havc-iecn growing moro stringent every year. Certainly no effort should bo lacking to niaReStiese laws as nearly perfect " 1' fect ao rim Sft.ffiv Sinn > ! < 'oi j. jjiiiiiiiiury ami AnulyxlN of Hie Crlmcx of liiiNt Veiir. The annual summary of murder * , suicides , lynchlngs , disasters and embezzlements com' piled by the Chicago Tribune , offern an op portunity to obtain a filanco at the tihady sldo of the life of the year just post. The review covers the whole country for the twelve months of 189(1 ( , and la as complete and accurate a Bumtnnry on these subjects OH could bo gathered from unolllclal sourcjca , It Is encouraging to know that the figures do not show that rapid Increase In crlmo that the annual otatlstlcn of some past years hfti exhibited , but the Improvement la not gieat enough to authorize tlio claim that any permanent reform ban begun , One of the most reassuring things brought out by the compilation IB the fact that the number of munlcra committed In 1890 does not show no gruat an Increase over the number committed In U95 as has been thu a e In past exhibits. The total number of homicidal loot jear ws 10,632 and the for three crimes arc classified at follows.1 gimitrln S.MoiltUluvnymen killed. IN fnknuwn 3Wll | Insanity ya .TenUnmy lOliSMf-tlrfenie l.lituor 4\9Strltos { 10 Hy I'lghunymcn. . . . I(0OmingM | : s Infnmlclilr JOOIItlot 10 llc'lMlnic nrrcnt. . . . M | In 1S95 the number of homicides was 10- 500 ; In 1S91 the number wns 0,800. nml In 1S93 the number was ( i.filG. Durltu ; these thrco yearn a rapid Increase wns teen. 1'art of this Increase was probably duo to fuller rcporta , but after allowing for this the growth In capital crimes In these three years la alarming. Last year tlio Increase waa comparatively small , being only 162 , as com pared with an Increasu of 700 In 1S95 over 1191 , but the nvmber Is still far too large for n nat'on claiming to be one of the most enlightened In the world. It shows th.it on the basis of 71,000.000 population In this country ench person had one chance In 0.6(11 ( of bolng murdered. The suicide summary Is not ao rcnssurliiR , ns It shows an Increase fully tip to the average of four or live years pat. The number of suicides In 1S90 wns 0,520 , as ci-mparcd with fi,759 the year be fore , nil liitrenso of 701. The causes of these suicides nro classed In the folnwlng tnblo : Hcupomlcncy S , ! > 111 | | | Iirnllli 2 C fnknown S.OCinompstlo Infcllrlty. SM Incline 42tl | > lrniipoliiti > il love Llipior 224lliislne | a lu ea 105 1'olsonlng was the favorite method of committing self-murder , 2,505 having chosen that nicanu ; 2,406 shot thcniaclves ; Cl.l h.ipgcd themselves. 28S cut heir throats , sixty-four threw themrelves from roofs or windows , forty-four let railroad tialns run over them , thlrly preferred burning , nine teen tabbed themselves , nine blew them selves up with dynamite , three starved them- eelvcs , and one had the courage to freeze himself to death. LynolihiRS show a credit able falling off , there having been 131 dur ing the year , a decrease of forty as compared with the lynching of 1S93. This Is the smallest number of persons lynched since 1S90 , in which year 127 persona met death In that way. In 1S92 lynchlngo reached the highest number , 235 having been recorded. Since then there has been nn annual de crease. Of last year's lynchlngs nine occurred In the nouh and 122 in ttie .south One of the persons lynched was a woman and the. other 130 were men ; flfty-one were \\hltcs and eighty colored people. Louisiana has the had prc-nmlncnco of leading In lynchlngs , twenty-five having occurred In that state. Alabama follows with fifteen and then come TcnnerAoc with fourteen. Florida had ten lynchlngs and Georgia and Kentucky nine. each. The northern states disgraced by lynchlngs were Colorado with four , Illinois and Indiana with ono each , Minnesota with two and New York with one. one.Tho deaths In the United States during 1S9G by drowning , Ilres , explosions , falling buildings , mines , cyclones and storms ami lightning aggregated 7.727. and the lora of life by railroads was H.07G , a decrease of 521 ao compared with 1895. In summing up the disasters of the last year the Tribune says : "As accurately ns can bo estimated 3SIO lives were lost on the ocean , seventy- two upon Inland waters , SO.OGt by disasters abroad , 3,070 by railroad accidents. 7,7(1 ( by disasters at home , 22,070 by epidemics and 129,080 by war and massacre , making a total loss of 24C.54C as compared with 275,391 In 1895. " Such Is a picture of the dark side of ISflC. Till } ltUSl.\i.SS OUTLOOK. ConilllloiiH I'avoralile for Stonily 1m- ] > rn > emeiit During llic Yciir. St. I ouls Globe-Democrat. At the beginning of a new year the field belongs to the optimist. Whatever clouds may have darkened the horizon lu the year just ended always appear to bo on the point of breaking when Its successor comes In. It Is the season when the bright side of things la the only side which presents Itself. This Is particularly true In the world of business , and thu present moment Is a time when the hopeful mood Is apt to assert Itself with especial force. The year just ended waa ono of memorably deep financial Jeprcsslon. Uuslncss failures , according to Dun's review , numbered about 14.SOO for the twelve months , which Is the largest total ever ! recorded In a year except In 1SU3 , and the liabilities Involved were corre spondingly large. Reasoning fiom , Inference alone , 1S97 would naturally be expected to show an Improvement on this exhibit , for after the Iccllnc In business to the low level at which It has rested for the past three and a half rc.irs , It would seem that a turn upward could not be postponed much longer. The forces of reaction , which must Inevitably reveal themselves sooner or later ought to liegln to appear at an early day. Uuslness lellncated and visualized In graphic lines resembles the eea's surface. It Is In ivavcs , the crests and troughs of which : cspectlvely are separated by Intervals of ipproxlmatcly equal length. The country lias been In the trough of the business sea m long that a awing toward Its crest muat jo near at hand. There are also tangible and positive easons for assuming that the upward move- nent Is nigh. The condition chiefly respon- ilble for all the depression of 1S30 pcculldr o thit year has been removed. This wns : ho dUhoncst money menace which the Chicago convention brought and which the election ended. This particular disturbing 'actor Is banished for nearly four years at east , and probably forever. The present currency system Is safe from further as saults. The continuous treasury deficits which have- been a source of uneasiness foi hrco years , can not last much longer , for the congress which will end them will un loubtedly be called In extra secslon some time In March or April , and the act pro dding abundant revenue will go oni tlie statute book before the summer ends Of course , the same law will al o provide the protection which the Industries need , and thus bo doubly beneficial to trade. Stocks of all sorts of goods are low , owing to the uncertainty of the business outlook for the past two or three years , and this will necessitate unusual activity In all branches of liwlustry when the upward turn begins. The Immediate prospects , that Is to say , are moro favorable than they have been for a long time past. Apparently a business rally which will bo lasting Is not far distant. It Is afc to predict that the country will have started to climb out of thu financial Slough of Despond long be fore 1897 ends. I'OI.ITICAI. Hill FT. The lontfiomo popocratlc elector In Ken tucky bears the royal name of Smith. The new provision of the amended consti tution of New York Htatc , prohibiting the employment of convicts on contract work , except for state Institutions , went Into ef fect on the 1st Inst. It Is estimated that Ohio hns 12000 ac tive patriots anxious to servo their country under a commission from President MoKln- loy. It takes pretty lowdowii temperature to chill the ardor of loyal Duckeyca. The Sound Money heagtio of Virginia haw sent to prominent republicans all over the state a circular letter suggesting a union of all rcpubllcars and sound money democrats In an effort to carry Virginia in the state election thta year. There were nearly 5,000 prohibition votes cast by Kentucky at the recent election. The New England Mated have become , as the returnn show , the best recruiting ground for the socialists They polled 2,114 voteo In Massachusetts , 1,223 In Connecticut and 558 In Hhodo Island. A branch has been organized In .Minnesota of the National League of Kourth-Clncu rout- masters. The announced puipcsoa of the league are Improvement of the general con ditions that surround these otllccs , and ulti mately the extension of the civil service to include thorn , making merit the qualifica tion for olllceholding , and filling vacancies by examination , The I'enrfiylvanla leclilaturo , upon which will devolve the election of a eucce&ior to Don Cameron In the United States senate , Is composed of 215 republicans and 39 demo crats. The Albany legislature , upon which will devolve the election of a miccrasor to David I ) . Hill In the United Statffl senate will consUt , on Joint ballot , of 151 repub licans and 49 democrats. In the present house of representatives , ac cording to the clossincatlnn of the clerk , hero rro twelve populMU , llftecn fiulonlsts and three allvcrltM , a total of thirty rcpro- eentatlvca of organizations supporting Dryan it the relent election , ngalnat 121 straight IcmocratH , ax they are called. The Htmlght lemocratlc vote , so called , at the ro-cnt e'ec- Ion wa about 0,000,000 , and thu ouUlilo or- caiilzatlonit pulled collectively about one- wclfth at ) many , though they have ouo-Ilflh of thu representation la congrtm. K.Xl'OHITIO.V AMI STATH'Jt M5I11 > S , Dorchester Star : The board of dlrevtora of the Transmlffllfslppl Hxposltlon tins been Rclertrd , chiefs of the various Lurcnus have been appointed , and the work of pushing forward the enterprise will nt oncebegin. . lell\\ood ) Onzctto : The Trnnsmlaslfslppl Kxpwltlon to bo held In our metropolis , June to November , 1S9S , promises to bo n gmml I thing for Nebraska and nil the elates near ! her. No pains should bo spared on the part of the citizens of our fnlr state to mnko the I big show a phenomenal SUCCCM. Monroe Itepubllcnn : Omnhn'a Trnnsmls.ila- slppl Kxpoaltlon should be Riven n liberal approprlntlon by the loglglntnro. Money put Into nn enterprise of this kind Is not thrown nwny , but will in time bring a big return In the shape of new enterprises nml n fur ther development of the resources of the stnto. Munioe Looking Olnss : The Trnnsmlssla- slppl Kxpcsltlon la making good progress. They have already ei-oui-ed $100,000 In sub scriptions to IIH capital stork , nnd R. Hnw- wntct1 , mniiagor of thu department of pub licity , states that congress hna pledged not loss than $200,000. No doubt this will be n largo thing for Nebraska. Especially will this prove true should the new syatpm of soil culture bo so siicccs-stiil aa to demonstrate strate- the capabilities of otirntatc to piwlain n dense population In our western portion. At least It will help to acquaint the country with our advantages for the relocation of the national capltol upon our broad plains. I'lalnvlcw Gazette : The Transmlsslsslppl Exposition In Omaha In 1S9S promises to bo n fair on a truly magnificent scale. Sub scriptions have been secured for Its capital stock amounting to over $400,000. Congress has appropriated $200,000 for a government exhibit , and there Is some prospect of this amount being increased. The fair \\lll be ono of the best ] x > sslblo advertisements of the resources of the west , and the stales Interested will doubtless take pains to make creditable displays. Nebraska .should ho , < ec- end to no state In the list , and the legisla ture , as well ns Individuals , should extend the greatest possible encouragement to the enterprise. Mptllson Chronicle : The Transmlswlsslppl Exposition which Is to bo held In Omalm In 1S9S will bo the grandest advertisement for Nebraska ever vouchsafed our people , and every citizen of the state should con stitute hliiLwlf n committee of one to further the efforts of the managers In bringing It to a grand and successful Insue. Over $100- 000 has already been subscribed , and the government has pledged $200.000 more for n government exhibit. Mr. E. Uosewatur , edi tor of The Omaha llee , has been appointed manager of the department of publicity , which Is n guaranty that the details of thoroughly athertlsliiB the exposition will be carefully looked after. Steele City Standard : The Transmls- sisslppl Exposition In just now attracting the attention of all who nre Interested In Ne braska. The subscriptions now amount to over $400,000 , congress Is pledged for not lcrs than $200,000 moro , and the exposition promised to bo second In magnificence only to the World's Fair. Every Nobnu'kan t'hould consider himself a committee of one to further the Interests of the undertaking , ns all will bt > benefited by the attracting of a large number of people to the state and their consequent knowledge of the advantage of settlement here. Information regarding the matter will appear In these columns from tlmo to time lu the future. Hrownoll Mascot : Don't forget the TraimnlMlfslppl and International Exposi tion to bo held Iti Omaha from Juno to No vember , 1S98. The date Is a good waya In the future , to be sure , but there Is n whole lot to do In getting ready to accommo date and entertain the vast number of people who will visit Nebraska during the exposi tion The e.\praltloi csosclatlon has already secured subscriptions amounting to $400,000 , and congress has promised not leas than $200,000 for a government exhibit. It Is now in order for the Nebraska legislature , as rep resenting the wishes of the people of the t'tato , to make a liberal appropriation to help make the exposition a success. Pierce County Leader : The TransmLisls- slppl Exposition Is now the leading topic for discussion among Ncbraskans , anil It should be. for the 1898 exhibition will be a great advertisement for Nebraska. Over $400,000 have already been subscribed , and congress has pledged not lesa than $200,000 for a gov ernment exhibit. Concerted action on the | ) art of clllzcna of Nebraska will advance the Interests of the enterprise to a high degree , sml by booming this project properly Ne- liraska will acquire a worldwide reputation Tor thrift and Industry unparalleled In Amor- lean history. Stand up and work for the exposition , and by so doing you stand up Tor the garden spot of the universe Ne braska. Fremont Herald : Long strides arc being : ado by the officers In charge toward the iltlmato success of the 1S9S Transmlosls- ilppl Exposition , which is to be held at 3maha. This enterprise will not alone prove ) f great benefit to Nebraska's metropolis , but ! o the state and district at large. It will ittract national attention to our iet > ource xnd every indication Is that It will be the .ntroduclng of a reign of genuine prcsporlty , which will bo duly appreciated.'o arc pleased to observe Edltoui Hitchcock am Hosewator working hand-ln-hand In thk cause , each being chairman of responsible committees , and will agree that any om who shirks his duty toward thl 1SSS fair Ic not worthy of Nebraska clll/cnshlp. Gooi : progress Is reported from headquarters. Hlldrotli Telescope : The coming session of the Nebraska legislature will bo called upon to make an appropriation for the Trnnsmlsslsclppl Exposition to bo held at Omaha in 1C9S , and It Is to bo earnestly hoped that It will bo a liberal one. Over $400,000 has already been seemed In sub scriptions to Its capital stock , and congress has appropriated $ 00,000 to make a govern ment exhibit , and now It remains for Ne braska to do the right thing. It will bo the poorest kind of economy for our legislature to refuse to mnkn a liberal appropriation. Wo may never a/ialn / have such nn oppor tunity tn show to the world the vast re sources of our great commonwealth. Every Nebraska ! ! who hues hin state nnd takes pride In her development will take off hla coat nnd do everything In his power to miiko the TrAUhmlsalsslppl Exposition In 1898 a grand success In every respect. Crete Vldettc : The exposition of 1R9S promises to bo to Omaha and Ncbraaka what the Columbian Exoosltlon was to Chicago and Illinois. Locjted In the center of the greatest corn belt In the world , nnd upon the edge of what was dnco termed the Amer ican desert , thoiiE > ania of people In the eccit- ern stntoH will take advantage of the lo > v rates and visit our state next year. If piop- erly advertised In the south more people from that section will visit Nebraska next year tnan have over been upon her fertile soil. The entcrnrtelng citizens of Omaha have already contributed $400,000 to Its cap ital stock nii'l congress hnn pledged not less than $300,001 more. The various legisla tures thlH winter will nmko liberal appro priations and an exhibit of western enter prise will be given commerfliirato with our great retioiiixirs. This la n national enter prise at our very door and should enlist the hearty co-operation of every citizen of the commonwealth. Let no clTort lx spared to make t'-o Transir.U. U'lrpl Expcsltlcn a g.-and .success. Elmwood Leader-Echo : The Tramimls- slsslppl und Intci national Expmiltlnn to beheld held at Omahu , beginning In Juno anil end ing In November , 1S98 , deserves the hearty utipport and co-operation of every resident of Nebraska ; for , by our hearty support we will draw the other western states more closely Into the project. There has bean already subscribed over $400.000 of capital , nml congrciio has pledged not less than $209 , ' 000 for a government exhibit. Surely this will bo a wonderful thing for Nebraska , and the results to our stfto financially would bo ln < stlmable. Nebraska Is a glorious Elate and the moro nearly the people of the cast nro brought Into contact with us the faster wo will gain In population nnd capl- tnllsta to Invent In llm development of this grand state. Wo take pleasure In heartily elidoVnlng this grand move ami hope the people of the went will feel It their duty , ns well an their pleasure , to aid In this "project OH much UH U In thalr power. Ne braska and UH citizens ought to , and we feel sure they will , tnko prldo In this ex position anil do nil In their power tn mnko It a grand MICCUBS. Now , dear readers , let un put on our Sunday clothes and nhow thu people of the cast that we are a generous and hospitable people. Let us all con- trllmto what we. can nnd do all that Hen In our power toward forwarding thin grand enterprise. Your farm products will bo In demand anil the value of your prop erty and furins will bo enhanced by thin great gathering of ncoplu In our I'lIltHO.VAI. AM ) OTIIICUWINH. Kentucky seems to ho satisfied with Us record of six lynchlngs In six days , ami to lie resting on It. Cecil Ilhodes , the one-man power In South Africa , has had the tltlo of "tho bull that separates the fighting bulla" conferred upon him by the natives. In Mississippi they farm out HIP convlnln on nn S.OOO-ncro farm nnd the process hni proved n profitnblo 0110 , the state ncttlUR $40,000 Inst year In thrj operation , It | i reported that a woman In 1'lillndelphla who has been n kleptomaniac hns been per manently cured by n surgical operation. The surgeons Imvo not yet reported the nature of the operation , but If It simply Involves the amputation of her fingers the euro Is not n discovery worth mentioning. I'rof. J. E. Keclcr , of the Allegheny , Pa. , observatory , has been naked to assist In testing the huge Yerkea telescope at Lnlto Oenc\rt , WIs. Prof. Kccler hns already made Important discoveries In spectro-pliotojTapliy with the. 13-Inch refractor nt the Allegheny objwator } , nnd what ho will do with the 40-Inch gins ? , the largest In the world. Is a question of great sclentfflc Interest. MUtTIUM'l , Itn.AI Vlllv.y. Somcrvlllo Jnnriml : No ono realizes tlio power of the printing pr ; " so Intensely ns tlio boy who Is feeding It nnd gets lib thumb caught lu the mnuhliio. Chicago Tribune : "Them's ono thing I notice about Onpnlnger , " observed Olup- pln- . "Ho ilooHit t shine In society any moro. Ho weiirs a wig. " I'uck : "I never Haw n more perfect fit than thiit diess. Miss llosebud. " "t dld-when pnpu got the bill for It. " Detroit Fieo I'rcssi : "Goodness ! " ex claimed Mrs. Grumpy , "I bought a number of llttln tilings down town nnd lost them on my way home " "Never mind , ilonr , " mild Grumpy , with a cold-blooded sneer , "I'll Und them In the 1)111. " Washington Stnr : "Some folks means well , " sild Uncle Kbcn , "but iley nln' con sistent. 1 knows er Inn'lonl dat'll wish yer 'linpiiy new year' wit ono bro'f an' ux yi-r foil do rent money wit do nex' . " Uecnixl : "FrUtorby doesn't go to thr > theater tiny more. " "Why not ? " "S.iys he enn't stand It to sit In n 50-cont "cat and wee ao many people who owe him money sitting In the boxes. " Cincinnati Enquirer : "I sco that there Is to bo a 'mother's congress' held shortly , " salrl the short , fat man. "It won't amount to anything , " snld the long , loan man , In positive tone . "Hy the time eacli unman gets througi'i bragging aliout her own particular younrjono It will bo time to adjourn. " Chicago Tribune : "Great Scott ! " cried the coal merchant , jumping from Ills chair nftcr reading the telegram tbnt hnd boon brought to him. "my coul mine Is on Ilro ; coal's all burning up. " "Well , It's meant to burn , Isn't It ? " nkccl his ft Icml , soothingly. "Hut thnn yon don't know who to send the bill to , do you ? S.vy. that l.s tough. " MIND AND MATTJ3II. Clc\elnncl I.railcr. "Of all your Ills. " the wl o mnn sad | , " "Pis well , my POII , to know That none of them H bad. s.ivo that Your thinking makes them so. " And , ns ho snnke , a cinder fell And struck mm In the eye ; And. Judging by 'his awful yell , I thought that ho would Ole. "Of all your Ills , wl.so mnn. " I said , " 'TH well for yon - " Alas ! He Interrupted mn to say : "Young fellow ! you're an ass ! " WlVI'lill .IOYS. - * * " Up-to-Dntc. When the sun climb * high In the .eastern sky , llelgho ! for the Ice-bound river ! And the skates keep time In a merry chlmo. Htlgho ! for the Ice-bounil river ! With a crowd of four yes. girls galore ; With a click and clash as the runnelH Hash , \ \ hlle the snowflakes fly from a frosty sky , And loud and long rings the skating song Oh , there's pleasure gay on u winter's day , Ilt-lghol for -leu-bound river ! When thn moon hnnga low where the wil lows grow. llelgho ! for the Ice-bound river ! Anil each little star gleams bright afnr , lle-lgho ! for the Ice-bound rlvor ! vIth n crowd of two myself nnd I'ruo ; with tlio course all clear nnd no onn near ; U hen her roguulsh eyes show mild sur- prlso r\s my arm In ImSto steals 'round her waist Dh , tlio dear delight of winter's night , Ht-Igbo ! for the Ice-bound ilvcr ! A Barrel WON'T HUY ANY FINKIl GAK- MENTS ANYWHERE THAN WE OL"- FEU YOU AT TIIE MOST HEASON- AHLE I'KIOES. WE HAVE NEVER SOUGHT TO CHEAPEN THE GAU- MENTS OF OUH MANUFACTURE FOR TIIE SAKE OF COMPETING WITH THE SHODDY STUFF THAT IS OFFERED IN SOME PLACES FOR PERHAPS HALF OF WHAT A REALLY GOOD SUIT OF CLOTHES IS WORTH. WE CONSIDER STERLING - ING QUALITY OF THE FIRST IM PORTANCE. WE HAVE JUST FINISHED OUR INVENTORY AND SORTED OVER THE STOCK , AND FIND MANY ODD SUITS. ONE OR TWO SIXES OF A LOT. WISHING TO CLOSE THESE OUT AT ONCIO AND CLEAN UP THESE DIFFERENT LINKS , WE HAVE GIVEN THEM A GENEROUS CUT IN PRICE. WOULD HE PLEASED TO HAVE YOU LOOK THEM OVER , AND IF YOUR SIKE IS THERE YOU WILL HH CONVINCED OF A GREAT VALUE FOR A VERY LITTLE .MONEY. Sts