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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1897)
rp JIE OMAITA DAILY TIIl'HSDAY , rTANUAHY 7 , 1807. TIIE OMAHA DAILY n. nosi\VATi : , n MOIININO. TiilM3 : OK Dully Ilee ( Will.out . Sunday ) , Ono Year. 6 00 Dally nee ami Sunday , Ona Year. , . . 8 00 HI * Month 400 Throe Mmitlis 2 00 : Hundny llec , Ono Year 200 Haturtlay Itcc , One Year 1 W Weekly lice , Ono Year W orriccsi Omnhfi ! Tlie Hfo HulMIng , Month Oninhn : Sinner lllk. . Cor. N ami 2lth Sts. Council lllulTs : 10 North Main Street. Chicago twice : 117 Chamber of Commerce. Now York ! niioms 11 , II and 15 , Tribune HUg. Washington : 1107 V Street. N. W. COIIIIICSI'O.N'DUNCR. All communlcntlnnft rrtntliiK to ncn-n ami edi torial mnttcr nhnulil lie nddiw'el : To the IMItor. nrsiMKHH I.ITTIUS. : All Inulnocx Icttrin ami ii'inHtnicc : should t > o ndilrentcil to The lire l'iil > Mfliln Company , Omnha , Draft * , chcrku nntt pomotllce orders to b& mnile payable to tinonlcr of the compiny. TIII : IIKI : 1'uni.muiNO COMPANY. STATi.Mn.VT Ol' ' C1UCUI.ATION. Ktnto of Nclirnrkn , I DciiRlnn County. | Qeori : " II. Twehiick. necretary of The Hep I'ub- lUhlng conumny , IH-IIIB 'Inly ' vorn , TO > PB that the nctiial iiiiinl r nf full nml complete copies of The Dally Jtornlnu , Hxenlri * ulnl Bumlny lice prlntecl ilurlng the month of Pec inbcr , HOC , was ns fol- IOWH : 1 in,5 17 13. " < ! 7 2 S0,180 IS 19SI9 3 W.1I3 13 13S12 4 jn.lli ! 20 M.JH C , li | ] 21 19.SH 6 SO.Mrt S2 I ! > .9W 7 l .Su 53 13.916 8 I9.M7 21 W.OCS I 9 S'l.m 2i 19.102 ' , 10 20,031 f < ! 19.9S3 1 II W,04 | il 20,500 12 19.0TO 21 200K 13 20.CTO 29 0.003 14 19.S93 SO 20.0 : l 15 19.M3 31 19.SC3 1C 0S3fi Total C21.903 Ijttm ilcilncllons for unoold nml returned I copies 9,513 Total net fnlcs CI2.5M Net dally avoraiu TJ755 OnOItOK II. TXSOIIUClf. Subscrllipd In my picrrnce nnd sworn to bo- i fora mo thin 2d day of .Innunry. U97. ; N. 1' . Kiil. : . I Scnl. Notary Public. Itunontli the rule of ninntt'tir ealiliu't- makers llii > slate Is mightier than any of the legitimate tools of the trade ) . Although the mercury was low In the tube , the < lay was not cold i-noii h for Matthew Stanley Quay to fjot loft. General Weyler Is anthorlty fnr the statement that his consuluncc Is clear. Queer what serviceable conscience. * sumo men have. The competition IIIMOIIL : sonthorn states to establish a lynching record would seem to hnvc been deckled In favor of Louisiana. The sudden prominence of .Air. try will surprise those who have never considered him us an actual entity , but only as u generic title. Recent severe wind storms are not con sidered by scientists to have been wholly caused by the convening of legislative bodies In the several states. A man has Just been convicted In the federal court for passing confederate money. And the offense was not com mitted In "tho enemy's country" either. The feeble-minded wards of the i-itnte at Beatrice have been placed under the gentle care of the able-bodied Sheridan. Oh , Ueform ! What liberties are. taken In thy name ! Thanks to the generosity of the city administration , the Taylor family will bo able to tap the treasury through the Jail If they are unable to reach It In any other way. Peter W. IHrkhanser has Just been reappointed - appointed on the federal petit jury. In view of rotor's recent promotion to a more lucrative political Job , he ought to break himself of the Jury habit. "The man who lies down with dogs gets up with lletiH , " runs the old adage. If the mayor wants to make himself responsible for his city engineer's fall ings he will have only himself to blame. The speakershlp never yet proved the stepping stone to the governorship in Nebraska. Hut that would not prevent the populists from creating a precedent of their own If they really felt so In clined. Sheridan , the Ued Willow pugilist , has at last been provided for by the ivform state board of patronage dlsttllmtorn. It was done by ballot and not a member of that board Is willing to admit that he helped to do It Reliable statistics show that the out put of cigarettes last year was greater by 8S1,1)I3. ) ! ! 9 than the output for the same period Immediately prec.dlng. How can this possibly have happened after nil that antl-elgaretlo legislation ? It Is said to be the determination of the Incoming administration that the new tariff bill shall be drafted by n master hand. All hands should not be raised at once. There Is only one that Is entirely competent , and that one Is already tit work. Douglas county gave the fusion state ticket l',071 votes out of Its 110 , > lin votes , or over one-tenth of the total. The distribution of state patronage , luw- over , seems to have proceeded on the theory that Douglas county lies outahlu of the state. Peter IHrkhauser has now become a great anil good man In the eyes of our esteemed sliver contemporary , but Peter cannot hope to ever rise as high In Us esteem as Paul , not wen to the altitude occupied In Its exuberant admiration by Virgil O. Strlcklcr. Wo suggest Cuba as the proper pacc ! for the proposed CorhuttFtImmoim : prize light and that 0119 of the condi tions be that both vanquished and victor enlist with the Insurgents and light It out Hide by side with the Spaniards BO long as the Cuban conflict continue : * . Granting all that the mayor says about the present Jail accommodation ! ! nml the desirability of Improvement docs not lessen the Infamy of the con tract which was prepared by one Tay lor , engineered through the council by another without an adequate bond , passed In haute and signed at leisure , IH//i AOT 1'IIKSS IT. It IK reported that the senate committee - too on foreign relations will not pnss the Calneron resolution acknowledging the Independence of Cuba. If such an understanding has been reached It Is doubtless duo to a recognition of the fact that public sentiment Is very strongly against any action tlmt might bring about a conlllct with Spain at this Junc ture. Since the action of the committee In agicelng to report the Cameron resolu tion there have , been expressions of op position to such a declaration by con gress from Inlluontlal financial and Intnliu's.s quarters. It has been urged upon the attention of statesmen at Washington tl-at the agitation of the Cuban question was having an Injurious effect up'Ui return ing confidence and therefore was helping to retard the restoration of the condi tions to prosperity. Our own people are not disposed to embark in productive enterprises or to make Investments of any kind on an extensive sc.ile while confionted with the possibility of a for eign war , for however well assured they may feel that such a war would to'-ml- ' uate In victory for the rnlted States , thoj know It would be more or less disturb ing to our business affairs at home and abroad and more or less costly to the na tion. tion.A A war witli Spain would Increase the public debt , to what extent no one cm foresee , but that It would add materially to Hie government's obllg.itInns can ; oi l > doubted. ThU would mean Increased taxation , without any compensating ad vantages. It would unfavorably attest the value of our securities abioad , s-o that they would probably bo thrown on the American market in large volume , thereby greatly reducing If It did not wipe out the large balance now In our favor. Our foreign commerce would Inevitably bo somewhat damaged and home Industries and enterprises would languish for a time. The.se consid - rations tions make the financial and business Interests of the country , which want rest from all disturbing and unsettling In- llueiiccs and an opportunity to recuperate , practically unanimous I > i opposition to any action on the part of congress which might Involve Spain and the I'niled States In war. Undoubtedly members of the senate committee have In n very direct way been made aware of this sentiment. The danger of precipitating a conlliet between the legislative and executive branches of the government may also have Influence with the more conserva tive members of the senate committee. Tins question raised as to the exclusive prerogative of the executive to recog nize the Independence of the Cubans has received very thorough discussion and the weight of Intelligent judgment is on the side of the contention that the president has exclusive authority to ac cord belligerent rights to or recognl/.e tlie Independence of a people engaged In revolution. All precedent supports this position , notwithstanding the fact that iu some cases the advice of con gress has been invited by the executive before taking action. There Is little reason to doubt , therefore , that in the event of a conlllct between congress and the executive on this question pub- llu opinion would be very largely with the executive. It is probable , also , that republican senators realize it would bo a grave mis take to do anything at : this time which might have consequences seriously em barrassing to the Incoming administra tion. Another weighty fact is that the chances of passing the Cameron resolu tion have been very greatly lessened. It might pass the senate , though that could be prevented by a persistent op position , but the best opinion is that It could not pass ( lie house. In any event It would be killed by executive veto. Such being the situation , why continue a useless and damaging agitation ? It is sincerely to be hoped that the report of the Intention of the senate foreign relations committee is well founded. HllUATCIl AXU TUB 'A'fKll H'O/MM. When William J. ISroatch was a candi date for the olllce of mayor he made many outrageous mlsstatemeiits whKh were allowed to go uncontradlctcd , like most of the campaign thunder manufac tured by reckless stump speakers whoso ravings are discounted by the public for what they may be worth. Hut when Wil liam J. P.roateh , a.s chief executive of the city , inserts Into an olilclal document a tissue of falsehoods Intended to deceive the public upon questions of vital im portance with a view uolely to raising himself In the public confidence and es teem , his course can neither be Ignored nor condoned. In his annual message Mayor Hroatch takes great credit to himself for endeav oring to carry out the public demand for municipal ownership of the lighting , heating and water supply. lie goes out of his way to arraign the new owneis of the water works company , who hail fur nished the bulk of the money with which " the local plant was constructed , as n "half dozen of New York sharpers who have no personal Interest In us , but are governed by sordid greed. " lie also praises his city engineer for his zeal In defense of the public good , which has brought him into conflict with the water works company and Its friends , and as cribes the exposure of City Engineer IIowoH's solicitation of a subsidy for Solon I < . Wiley to a conspiracy to oust Howell from olllce. Tim exact language of the mayor on this point Is : "Had Irj consented to be the tool of a powerful organization ho would never have been charged with wrongdoing by the men who now attempt to blacken his chaiac- ter. " What right has Mayor Hroatch to make this assertion and where Is his proof ? It was shown by IIo\velI's own testimony before the council committee that while he was away In the east last summer without leave of absence 1m called upon the men whom the mayor denounces an New York sharpers and Importuned them to employ him as their manager In this city. Suppose Howell had been suceoiisfiil In his ambition , would he not have voluntarily "con. sented" to bo the willing tool of this "powerful organization ? " If JloweH's zeal for the clty'tf Interests was so great why should IIP under any circumstances have tiled to negotiate a deal > to re move the obstructions nnd smooth the path for the concessions which the water works company was seeking from the city ? And while the mayor Is talking about New York sharpers , Is he not aware that he and his city engineer are playing Into the hands of tin * sharpers who wrecked the old company after bonding it for ? 4,000,000 and forcing n iccelvertdilp upon It ? In what light does Afayor llroatch present himself to the citizens of Omaha when he prates about municipal owner ship of light , heat and water In the face of his own record ? On the night of December 1 , ISM , only live weeks ago , the council passed an ordinance perpetuating the electric lighting mo nopoly for six years , nnd within six teen minutes by the watch after the vote was taken and this Job was per petrated the signature of the mayor was attached. Nobody In Omaha out side of the parties Immediately Inter ested had heard a word about this pro posed extension , no discussion was had in the council and no explanation haw yet been given why Mayor Ilroatch should have been on hand to complete this Job before the taxpayers "could pro test or the courts be Invoked to protect the public. The most uncalled-for pint of the mayor's message Is his attempt to mis lead the public Into the belief that he was the tlrst to point out the objection able features of the water works ordi nance and that to do so ho was forced to go to the expense of printing a pamphlet because the newspapers were barred to him. What are the facts so far as The P.ee Is concerned ? The coun cil took action on the water works ques tion on the night of December 3 , ISOli. The Hee of the next day contained tin , following editorial , under the head "The Water Works Contract : " The proposition to extent ! the water work contract for n period ot seven years calls fo careful consideration before llnal action shal be taken by llio tnnyor and council. The public Intcrcat should be guarded at every point nnd no loopholes left for further mis understanding and contention. If an cxtcn alon of the contract la to bo made let It be upon conditions that will give the taxpayers the full equivalent of the value of the benefits conferred on the company. When the orlRlnal water works contrac was made Omaha had a population of only 30COO and the most aangtilno prophet did no expect to eee the city double Its populatloi by 1890. The marvelous growth of Omaha compelled the reconstruction and onlargcmen of the water worlcs plant at a coat of eovcra millions and the expenditure of several hun dred thousand dollars will bo required coo : to make it adequate to the demands of the people who depend upon It. On the other hand the city has Increased the number of Its flro hydrants from 230 to 1,100 , so that at the present rental It pays about $88,000 or 4 pel cent on $2,200,000 exclusive of rentals paid b > South Omaha. The private consumption of water has Increased proportionately and far beyond original expectations. Granting that the water company's fran chise has not been forfeited by reason of Its receivership and foreclosure sale It be comes a question how much the city shall exact In return for the proposed seven-year extension and the waiver of Its right to pur chase the plant before 1007 , and at only five-year periods thereafter. Manifestly the object of the water company Is to secure a contract that wllL enable Its now owners to dispose of bonds to pay off the floating debt and ralso money for Improvements. To do this they want ten years of guaranteed Income and undisturbed possession. For this concession It Is proposed to require them to supply 150 additional lire hydrants at nominal cost to the city. No concession Is made , however , as to charges for private water supply nor Is any reduction asked by the council committee In the rental of hy drants now In use or to be used If more than the 150 new hydrants should bo or- ilered. The vital question to the taxpayers Is : Are the conditions under which it is pro posed to extend the water works contract such as the city has a right to expect ? Does the city need 150 moro hydrants ? If the company Insists on Us present hydrant ren tal why chould not some concession bo maclo In rates to private consumers which were originally fixed on the basis of a town of 50,000 population ? Should not the practice of requiring a royalty , put Into operation In the last gas franchise , bo also applied to the water ccicpany ? These and other ques tions suggest themselves for discussion be fore the proposed contract extension shall bo ratified. Does this presentment justify the mayor in charging collusion with the men he calls New York sharpers ? Could anything more have been said in defense of the city's interests ? On the heels of this editorial The lee ! opened Its columns to letters from John D. Howe and W. S. Toppleton , reviewing the entire proposition and pointing out the objections in detail. All this Is known to the mayor , and yet he ac cuses The 15ee of suppressing from the public all Information that would en lighten them as to the merits of the two sides to the negotiations. Mayor Itroatch doubtless thinks that It is very popular to pose as the savior of the city from the grasp of a greedy corporation , and If he were honest and sincere he would certainly bo entitled to credit. But he must not imagine that his anti-corporation , antics win fool tlie people of Omaha who know him and know who made him mayor. aOll > AKl ) blhVKlt The production of gold In the Unltd States last year , according to the esti mate of the director of the mint bas d on mint reports , was to the-value of lr > l- 110,000 , but making deductions for er rors and excessive estimates the direc tor places the output at .fru.fiOO.OOO , an Increase of. nearly S.OOO.OOO over the precedl.ig year. For the world the out put Is estimated at $ .21.1,000,000 , an In crease of about $1L',000,000 over that of 1SU3. There was a slight decrease in the production of'silver , which Is c.stl- mated at filfii3MOO ! : line ounces for the United States. These figures may ba somewhat modified by later Informat'.on. For Instance , the gold production of Colorado Is stated to have been ? it00- : ' 000 , which the Denver News says Is at least ? ; t,000,000 short , while In giving Colorado credit for 'JO.OOO.OOO ounces of silver that paper says is an error to 11m extent of Jt.noO.OOO ounces. It Is to bo noted , also , that the Kuglneerlng and Mining Journal , wTIIch has good means of Information , puts the gold production at $57,000,000 and that of silver at .15- , 105,175 ounces , which would make the Increase la the production of gold over IS' ) . " nearly " ,000,000 and the door aso j In the prryhijjtlon of silver more than ooootxx > These anjiiory considerable discrep ancies , but whichever llgnres are the more nvarly cnricct the fact still Is tlmt there was jTnlt gain In the production < ) f the preclbfi metals In this country last year alid HIO gain would have ben greater butVoF the piotracted strike at Leadvllle and ( he closing of some of the mines at p.ppe | ! Creek for a portion of the yeatvi'l'lie Increase In the gold output considerably more than offs.'t the decline In silver production , and it Is to be remarked with regard to the latter that evidently It Is not unprofitable , or the decrease would have been much greater. The estimate of the world's gold pro duction at ? _ ' ! n.OOO.OGO may prove to be too low , but assuming It to be approxi mately con eel Is not such an annual supply , which Is more than double that of ten years ago , siilllclent for the world's demand ? It would certainly seem thai with such an annual addition to ( lie stock of the yellow metal there Is no good reason for apprehending that the gold supply Is likely to become Inadequate - adequate to the world's needs and It Is pi nimble that In succeeding years I ho output will Increase , for It Is quite cer tain that the stores of that metal have not all been dlseoveived. After waiting In vain a whole year for some one to throw a bouipiot at him Mayor Hroatch seems to have concludei that the only thing left was for him to throw himself the bouquet. He says his veto of ( he water works ordinance Is the most Important paper that lias evet emanated from the mayor's o'flleo lie seems oblivious of the fact that theie was : io necessity for a vet < at all aft .Hthe court had en joined the mayor and council from making the proposed contiact. He also forgets that the veto of Mayor Chasi of the Holly water works ordinance In volved much greater consequences to tin. taxpayers and citizens. Hryan writes an eastern friend tint he Is "confident the gold standard wll disappoint UIOM > who expect It to re store permanent and general pros perlty. " Hryan and the other sllverltoh Insist on overlooking the fact that wt have had the gold standard for over a half century and' that under It we have enjoyed business prosperity nine year * out of ten. The man who will be most disappointed over the restoration of permanent and general prosperity wll be William X. Uryan , because it will de nrlve him uf hfs political stock in trade Mayor Irontch hedges now on his charge that the newspapers have been in a conspiracy to suppress his veto of the water works extension ordinance. In his yeljow-Uack pamphlet he says the newspapers "declined" to print IL In his annual liicssago to the council ho says they "declinedjor failed" to print it. As no one'ovvr requested'Th'fr" ' Hoe to print the texl ofhe veto .message It could not be truthfully charged with de clining to print it. When the fuslonists delve Into frac tions in distribution of legislative patronage they run the risk of colliding with some awkward combinations. When It comes to dividing the last place into sixty-sevenths and handing them around among tlie different ele ments in the conglomeiatlon a resort to vivisection may become necessary If the applicants are to be made to lit the jobs. Mayor Hroatch exercised a singular discrimination when he divided the Har bor asphalt steal from Its twin Iniquity , the Taylor-made jail job. Only once besides has ho . .shown the same stern determination to mete out even-handed justice , when ho signed the ordinance Increasing his own clerk's salary and interposed a veto in the way of every one's else hope of a rise. In consideration of late reports from the railroads that the questions of union depot and Transmlssls.sippl Kxposition have not yet been "reached , " there Is nothing to bo done but to wait patiently until they are icached , with confidence that when that time comes the roads will do the fair thing by Omaha , Which lias done more than the fair thing by them. lillTtiolll ( ilMMtH. Imllnnapolla Journal. There are gold miners who Insist that "gold grows. " This seems scarcely possi ble , but there can bo no doubt but that the output of the yellow metal Is growing from year to year , as the Increase of 72 per cent ; n the United States since 1S92 proves. Tlio .VIi'iiriiKU" Canal. Minneapolis Tribune , Senator Davis of .Minnesota Is reported to have niado the following caustic remark nncat the , proposition for the United. . States to aid the construction of the Nicaragua canal : "F < jr < ho United States to Issue lends for tlmt purpose would bo like taking a mortgage on an earthquake , " A long speech could'lihrtlly do the subject greater ustlce. TinKirtoli A11 > innl Hie Top. Chicago Chronicle. Better flr6j ; > iotcctlon , ( ho cheapening of Illuminating and fuel gas and ths Improved- construction of bulld- ngs niado Aho ( fro losses of 1890 fall 519.822,130 wider these of the previous year. This In a loUal.cf $111,856,007 la a largo re duction , and\thepmaller flrea destroyed only lalf of this amount. At the same tlmo -his Is an enormous sum to set down , for the most raft , to careleosnras. Till : HKHT StlOAll I.VDU.STUV. i ( In | | i ( , aiobe-ncmocrat. There does not seem to bo any good reason why the United States should lag so far H-hlnd ether countries In the production of beet sugar. The 4,236,000 tons of that arti cle produced In 1895 nro credited mainly to Germany , Austria , Franco , Itu&ila , Del- glum , Holland and Sweden , our sriro being only 30,000 tons , and yet Uio natural condl- lonu are moro favorable hero than anywhere else In the world. Wo have a largo area of territory In which the sugar boot can bo successfully grown , but It la persistently devoted to corn and other unprofitable crops. ) ur farmers do not realize how much better t would bo for thorn to turn their atten tion to a product of thla kind than to go on clinging to things that do not pay. The consumption of sugar Is so largo over sixty pounds per capita annually that there IB 10 danger of producing moro of the raw material than can readily bo sold at a good irlco. Wo are paying a vast sum uvrry rear to the foreign producers of sugar which ought to Lo kept at homo and ma Jo to con- I tribute to the prosperity of agriculture nml of the general Inbor Interest. To lie sure , the succe a ot boot augar mis- Ing In other countries Is duo In somn mean- tire to the fact that they pny bounMivt on the products , but It they can nfloril to pny , bounties , BO can \vc. It such n policy la : necessary In our case. The fact of most I Importance la that wo nro buying the bulk 1 of our sugar abroad whwi we have the I mcnii'i to proiluco It nt home , ami other uu- ' tlons nro thus profiting by our neglect of a ; splendid opportunity. There are now tlneo beet sugar factories In California , onu In Utah , t\\o In Nobrnslta , one In Now Mexico , ono In Virginia nnd ono In Wisconsin , nnd they hnve demonstrated that the sugar can lie made here ns well ns elsewhere. Tlio nrc.i within which the soli ami climate nro favorable to beet culture extends practically I from the Atlantic to the I'acinc , nnd the I prssli > lll ! ! 8 'In that respect are fully equal to the largo existing denrand for sugar. Here , tlum. Is one way In which the de pression of agriculture can bo relieved mid iho return of good times materially pro moted. Whatever may be needed In the form of friendly legislation should be pro- vldo.l ns BOOH ns possible. Tlie Industry ' ! a ono that can bo expanded lo great proportions by mopcr encouragement and siilllclent en terprise , end the advantage to bo gained Is of n. UInd In which nil classes of cltl/.cns nra directly Interested. H Why HIN .VoinlniUlou .Should lie Confirmed. Chlcngo Tlinos-lletnlil ( rep. ) It Is to bo hoped that when the senate convenes thcro will bo no further delay tn confirming the appointment of William U. Mcllttgh as judge of the United States district court of Ncbraslta. The nomination waa sent to the senate by the president on the 10th of December , and consequently there 108 been abundant time to Investigate the capacity and fitness of Mr. Mcllugh for the petition. It ! a understood that the bar of Nebraska generally unite In recommending him , and the only opposition that haa aa yet appeared comes from the cllvprlto politicians , nnd possibly a few republican lawyers who are ambitious for the place. Such opposition Is entirely unworthy , for It lo bcscd on no principle. If the silver senators oppose the appointment because Mr. McHuih > Is a gold democr.it and that Is all that la alleged against him this 'is all the more irason why the republican senators should Vote for his continuation. No person will dispute the Influence ex erted lu the president's election by the nold democrats , and that It was exerted from the highest and most patriotic motives It Is. further , well undeistood that they do not expect recognition of any kind at the hands of the Incoming administration. They neither Intend to apply for office nor hope to have office tendered them. On thlj account , therefore , It will bo all the more proper that Mr. Cleveland's nomi nations should have the support of every republican senator , If the appointees labor under no greater disability than that of bplng gold democrats. No other questions should bo asked than the Jcffcrsonian ones "Is ho capable ? Is ho hoiu-st ? " and If these are atawered alfirmatlvcly the nomi nee should bo confirmed. In thU way the republican senators will not only perform their constitutional duty to the entire satisfaction of their country men , but they will also measurably repay a party obligation to the general satisfaction of their party. IOWA IMtr.SS COMMI-.XT. Sioux City Times : Open winters with nn snow and not much cold weather are nice for poor folks and those who have not hardlncsi to withstand northern climes , but iho winters of dsep snow and prolonged cold periods have bean followed by finp crops throughout the northwest. The present cold weather , following a month of warm winter weather , seems especially "hard , but It may all bo for the best.Ve are sure of well filled granaries next year. Davenport Democrat : Ex-Governor Frank D. Jackson has been appointed as signee of the estate of James C. Savory of Di-s Mollies , having succeeded W. 0. Cur tis , who has been acting for moro than two years. The application for a cli.umo In assignees was made by James Callahan of DCS Molnes nnd Judge N. M. Hubbaril of Cedar Ilaplds , who hold $100,000 of the $120.000 of claims against the c.tite. ; This assures a very comfortable fco for the cx- Bovcrnor. Dubuque Telegraph : Henry Wattcrson was In Des Molnes Saturday last and when Informed that Senator Allison had re covered from his recent serious Illness and would shortly return to Washington ho ex pressed his cordial gratification. " 1 am ilad of that , " said the famous editor. "I have a great deal of respect for Senator Alli son and for the r.tnto that has continued him In UID senate so long. I do not mean that I agrca with him In. hla policies or even In his methods always , but I mean that Senator Allison Is a thoughtful man and a sincere . one , qualities which I always admlro In a | " mnn Sioux City Tribune : The most consider able financial failure In Iowa for n long tlmo Is that of the Iowa Mortgage company of Davenport. It has simply gone the way of nearly all of the great mortgage com panies ot the country , and for the same j reason ; It guarantee * ! Interest on the loans it made end the paper It hypothecated , and the failure of the borrowers to meet their Interest has forced it down. But It has the credit of standing longer than the others , and Is probably hi' good condition , so that a revival of times which will enable borrowers to pay their debts will revive the mortgage company. Ottumwa Courier : It U said that there Is a movement on foot to create a new state olllco In Iowa , that of flro marshal , whoso duties will bo to look Into the cause of fires , to direct special attention toward the detection and punishment of Incendiaries r.nd to direct and suggest such measures as will tend to lessen the destruction of prop erty. There is about as much necessity for tnich an official as there Is for a llflh wheel : o a wagon , and the Courier suggests that any legislator who wants to retain the sup port and friendship of his constituents will rigorously sit down upon propositions ot this nature. It 'Is understood that the novoment Is 'being fathered by tha Insur ance companies , who would be very glad to lave the itato defray a considerable exponsu which la now being berne by them In look- ng up such matters as It Is proposed to nako the duty of this now state official. ISMIHHTIO roit Tim IJXPO.SITIO.V , Surprlso Herald : The Transnilsslsslppl Exposition to bo hold at Omaha In 1S9S la fast getting Into shape. The Omaha people have subscribed $100,000 to Us capital stock , coiiKrees has donated $200,000 and In all probabilities our coming legislature will vote a liberal appropriation for the exhibition. ThU exposition will certainly bo of great benefit to our state 'In general. U will bring people nnd money Into our state and , Indi rectly , wo will all bo benefited. Wo think the exposition should receive the hearty co operation of all Nebraska people nml wo believe It will. Falrflcld News-Herald : The Tranomlaslw- slppl Exposition 1 already full-fledged , sub scriptions to the amount of $100.000 having been already secured , and n government op- proprlatlon of $200,000 already mado. It now remains for the coming legislature ot Ne braska to make n liberal appropriation to keep It moving and to ohow the Implicit faith In the enterprise. A number of stated have already made appropriations. U will cer tainly be of great benefit to the entire west , but to no state more than our own. Keep Nebraska to the fiont for a successful expo sition at Omaha In 1S9S. Hlldreth Telescope : The coming session of the Nebraska legislature will bo called upon to make an appropriation for the Transmlsstaslppi Exposition to be held at Omaha In ISus , and It Is to bo earnestly hoped that It will be a llbaral one. Over $100,000 line already been secured In nub- acrlpttons to Its capital clock and congress has appropriated $200,000 to make a gov ernment exhibit , and now It remains for Nebraska to do the right thing. It will be the poorest kind of economy for our legis lature to refuse to make a liberal appro priation. We may never again have euch an opportunity to show to the world the vast resources of our great commonwealth. Every Nebraskan who loves hla state and takes pride In her development will take off his coat and do everything In hla power to make the Tranamlsslsslppl Exposition In 1S9S a grand siicceas In e erJ leaped. Dawson Newsboy : The Tranaml.slsslppl Exposition , to be held at Omaha , Neb. , In 1S9S , bids fair to be ono of the bcsn exhibits of Its kind ever attempted. All of the trans- mlsslsslppl states should , nnd probably will , participate In this exposition ; and as for Nebraska nothing could bo moro beneficial to her various Interests than a successful consummation of the contemplated cxpcal- tlon , The people of this state , especially snich who are financially Uncreated will make no mistake It generous support In given to- waivl the carrying on ot this work ; nnd no citizen of Nebraska who Is proud tit hla state will refuse or neglect to give the undertaking at least his moral support. The prtsM of the Htato will no doubt do its full share In keep ing the matter before the world by giving It the widest publicity possible. Sketches and letters descriptive of the various features of the exposition will appear In tlto columns of this paper later on , and no doubt will prove Interesting reading ta our patrons. flattie Creek Itcpubllean : The TraaamiB- slssippt Exposition will mean much for Ne braska , as well as all the sta'ea In the trans'iulssl slppl region. 'Hut as it Is to be held In Omaha , It Is particularly Important that Nebraska should lend out with ns lib eral Inducement * as she can afford. Other states will follow her example when they be come fully aware of the vast benefit that will Inevitably follow an exposition of such braid environment. People from the east and south will be attracted to this country with their money. They will ECO the bigsest nnd best field for Investment on earth. They will Invest , and likely kick themselves for not coming sooner and taking advantage of a good thing. Foreign countries will be In vited to participate In the exposition , and It will bo little less than a World's fair if the Intentions of Ua promoters are successfully carried out. Subscriptions amounting to over $100,000 are already ( secured , and congress has pledged not less than $200,000 for a gov ernment exhibit. Dloomlngtnn Echo : U Is with consider able pleasure that the Echo notes the great progress tlmt Is being made In the Initiatory work of the Transmlsslsalppl Exposition , to bo hold In Omaha. Already subscriptions of over $400,000 have been secured , together with the sum of $200,000 appropriated by the gou rnpient. Is a guaranty that It will be a success. This enterprise Is ono In which every citizen In the state should lend all of Ihelr aid and assistance , for Its benefits to Nebraska will bo of untold greatness. The state leglslalure should now do the hand some tiling at Its approaching eenilon by ap- iro.irlatlng a sufficient sum to enable the state- to take a front rank In the manner nt dis play. Among the officers at the heads of departments is Editor Ilosewatcr of The HOP , as manager of the department of imlillcKy. which fact Is a guaranty that the public will at all times bo fully cognizant of nil that M happening during the preparatory work. Stand up for Nebraska by working for the Omaha exposition. Central Oily Nonpareil : The Nonpareil Is a thorough believer in the benefits of adver tising. It advocates It on the part of local merchants , and when It comes to the broader scale of Iho state wo adhere to the same policy. When the enterprising men of our western states conclude that a transmlssls- Blppl exposition WOIlld bo n fnnil thlnir fnr the Industrial Interests of the west , the Nonpareil thinks they have done about the proper thing and stands ready to put Its shoulder to the wheel. The fact 1s , Ne braska needs a good advertisement. Storied of her poverty have permeated the east until people haVe begun to believe that Nebraska Is the very center of the great western Sa hara , and nothing will so effectually dl-ipel this Idea , and open the way for Immigration and Investment as a visit to the state where they raise so much corn there Isn't tlmo enough to crib it between crops. Hy all means let the state legislature encourage the enterprise by nn appropriate appropriation , and every loyal cltt/en lend his hearty co operation , and Nebraska will lecvo behind her the memory of past discouragements and rcsumo again lier old portion of Industrial supremacy. 1M3HSOXAI , AVI ) OTIIHIIWIM : . The sultan's European creditors are get ting uneasy , and that la tlie worst sign ho has had yet. Maluo has fifty-two savings banks , eigh teen trust companies and thirty-four lean and building associations. The total assets of these Institutions arc over $70.000,000 , an Increase of nearly $2 000,000 In the last official year. If a plan now on foot Is carried out Vice President-elect Hobart will call the next United Stated senate to order with a gavel made from a limb of ono of the old apple trees standing on the farm where he waa born. The gavel will bo highly embellished , QXtw 4 . Wi d The absolutely pure ROYAL the most celebrated of all the baking powders in the world -eel- ebrated for its great . fa , , leavening strength and purity. It makes your cakes , biscrit , bread , etc. , healthful , it assures you against alum and all forms of adulteration that go with the cheap brands. ROYAL OAKINO POWDtR CO. , NEW YORK nnd will bear an appropriate Inscription on a gold plate. "Slmdo of Sir Waller Scott ! " exclaims Uio London Chronicle. "Cliiny Mcrherson of Clutiy , ns chief of the Clfln Cliattau , prc shied at the Inaugural gathering of the clnn In Olungow this week , but apologltcd for not appearing In the kilt , as ho wns afraid t of catching cold ! " There's money In bull fighting. Otirrrltfl , who Is the champion toreador of Spain , earned over $ (10,000 ( last year from Iho Ctti of April to the * end of October. Several others made from $2S,700 to $10,000 In the same period. During the season there wore HS bull fights , In which over 1,200 bovlncs bit the dust and C 000 homes wcro killed. The monument to mark the plnco where General John Stork's army camped Just before - fore the battle of llcnnlngton Is completed and .was placwl In position recently. The monument contains the following Inscrip tion : "Tho e.implng ground of General John Stnrk , August 14 , IB , 1C , 1777. 'There are the redcoats. They arc ours , or this night Molly Stark sleeps n widow. ' " Near Washington square , In New York , there Is housed a email club of llohemlans , the walls of whoso quarters are modestly covered with tinted burlap. On these walli all visitors of note are expected to writ * their names nnd n sentiment original to tlui occasion. It Is told that William Dean Howells dropped In one day , looked around , and wrote : " 1 can't think of a , thing. Wil liam Dean Ilowells. " A Jrstcr happened by and scrawled below : "Autobiography ol William Dean Howells. " IMMVI'IOI ) UtlMAItlCS. I Chlrngo Iteeord : "Uncle Simon , what U n phenomenon ? " "A phenomenon Is a man who treta so rlrh that ho won't accept n puss on a rail road. " Twinkles : "Do you reallv wear a corset through necessity ? ' she mked. "Oh , no , " the other girl replied , " .slm ; > ly ns u matter of form. " Chlrnro llocord : lie Do you mean to say , Arabella , tlmt you have novcr kissed nnv young man before ? She 1 never hnve , Oeorse except , of course , my brother Henry lie , ( with nil Involuntary shudder ) I don't see how you can ilo It ! She-Sir ! He I menu , of course , I don't sco how you can do It HO well. Detroit Free Preps : She 1 hail a tcrrl- blo fall mi the sidewalk today. Ho No ! Did you lese your feet ? She Why , of course not. Here they nro. I only lost my dignity nnd my breath. Tribune : "That Is n rare old violin 1 hear you playing so often. Is It i.ot ? " nskrd the next tloor neighbor. "It Is , Indeed , " replied the owner of the Instrument. "It rest over $ "iCO. " "Seems to me , " rejoined the other , wearily. "It's too valuable to bo used llko an ordinary llddle. If It were mlno I wouldn't touch 11 more than oneo a year. " Cincinnati Knqulrer : "Younjr man , " said the ono who wished him well , "havo you utterly forgotten what you ewe to the honored name you boar ? Have you no le- Kanl for the sacred dust or your ances tors ? " "They didn't leave mo any , " raid the young man. "Tho only dust I get next to 1 cop out for myself. " Detroit Journal : Tuo savage monarch slion' ; bis lu'-'iil. " do mortuls " he . " "Xlsl bonuin , said. "That Is. don't roast the dead. I RUCKS you'll hnve to make It a plnlu fry. " The royal nhof do cuisine hoard the kingly mandate In silence , as became him. AH for his majesty It was well under stood that ho was stroimly affected by the Inspiration of the classic * . Indianapolis Journal : "How illd you hap pen to Insure In that particular com pany ? " -v "I consulted the 'wishes of my 'wife. " "Of course ; that's very praiseworthy. nut does she know anything' about llfo Insurance companion ? " "Yes. She Investigated and found that this ono always Issues the prettiest calon- , dnrs. " A TK.YAS STI2HK. HiiRcne KleM. A foendly steer from Texas brought Did once to brast his stall , And how that mlcklu III liu wrought I now shall toll you all. Ho tosst his Ciorns and pawed the ground , And hove a hojeotis t-oarc , Then hisht his tnylo anil browsed nro tin do For men and thln&i to K * > re He jlnkutui ) and down the street Uko ho woldo reuno the town. And every loon he eliuunced to meet- He turnt him upside down. Then called the sheriff to his men And to his men he riuod : \Vlt''i ' our Kinlo shorlrt at their head C.imo XX thousand men- Hut lo ! that stooiho ben on dead Nor did not rlso again. So lot us prayso those waters blue Th.it with their poyson breath Courslnp his bloody nostrils thro' . I.ot do that stoorc his doath. And lot ua sins , lonjr live the king , Lonpr live the queeiie In grace I eng live the Jaek nnd all the From leu-spot down to ace ! Without ( in Overcoat or UlHter means no tMiil of discomfort. Our Overcoats and Ulsters at whatever price you pay are as fine and soft and warm an a quilt of eiderdown , and every Kiirmuiit IB war ranted. Just at prcseont wo are inaUInK Homo iiiuisnal low prices on u hir nnijor'ty of our Ktoclc. Many lines of Knits a al Oveicoats are all sold except "ono or two" of n hind some laiwj and HODIO Hiaall Hl.L'.s.Ve are anxlotw to ohwo thusu out and so clean up for spring pur- chaw * , and Imvo placed prices on thnm that will Hiirely do It provided your sl/.a Is there. Take special notice of. our Douglas street windows If you are inter- cKted. We will have sonio of tht'so Suits on exhibition there. All our owu lilfjh Krmle production. 8. W , Cor. IStli ana Uou&lua Sts