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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1897)
12 THE OlSrAIFA DAILY 3Hp ; SATUUP.AY , tTANUAIlY 10 , 1807. Tim OMAHA DAILY BEE i : . nos I\VATKII. n < iiior. I'tJIJMRllKO ISVHltr MOUSING. TI3IIMS 01' SUIJSrilll'TION. Unity I ) o ( Without Siimlay ) . Cnc Year . It IJnlly Ilw ntnl SunJny , ono Year , . , . . 8 Mix Month * . 4 nt c Mutltlm . 2 HiiniUy llco , Ono Yonr . . . . . 2 Hntimlny ] ! " . One Ycnr. . . . . 1 "iVffMy BIT , Ono Vnr . . OI-TICKSI Omnlm : Tlic life nulMlng. . . , _ . Hi.u Hi Omnhnt Sinner Illk. . Cor. N nnd 34th SI i.'ounrll lllulTc 10 I'mrl ftrcet. Ctili-nva Olllre : 317 Chamber of Commerce. New Vnrki llootnn 13. II nml 15 , Tribune I1M Mt Htli ittrcet. ( . OHUKSI'ONDK.VCn. , , All rommtinlctitlonn renllnK | In news nml eil tnrlnl mailer ihouM bo aildrntreil : To the Kdllo IIUSINIMH M'VTTKnS. All Ij.tslno * lellurs nna remittances nhouM I mlilni > il to Tlic Heo I'ulillslilntr Compnn Onvihn. Dnifin , chirk * . exprern nml | iimtol1U Jii'jtu'y nnlern to 1 * nmde rmynble to the onli of tlio coiniinny. Till : HUB I'DIIUSIIISO COMPANY. STATIJMKNT OP C1IICUI.ATION. HlaUrt Nrlinixki , I n. uxlni County. I CmtjH , Tx'diitck , - > cretnry nt Tlin life Put llnhltiK cnir.iiimy. being iluly mvorn , imyn Hint In nctual numlier of full nml ccmolrto COIM | | ot Til Daliy Mornlnir , Kvenlnit nml Sunday Hec prlnte iliirln tht month of December. 00 , wnn n fo Inwu ! I. ( in ileiluctlonx for umtnlil nml returned cnplcn . > Tftnl net naif ! ' C12.3 " ' Net ilnlly nvcrnK W"J , _ _ OKOriUK II. T7.8CIHJCK. Subscribed In my prcrenc1"1 nml nworn to be foie me thin 21 tiny of Jnminry. 1&97. N , P. FEIT. . 8Ml. Notnry I'ubllc. Help nilviM'tlsc tlio exposition by wml ini ; ( lit1 KxOHltIoti ] ) iiuinbi'f of The HIM ' to voiii' 1'i'ltMids. Loilfio smokes cljinrt'tli'S 11111 ( li'iilcs that lie Is to bi * In tln > Till' two omipsitloiis do not K City ( illlclnls slionlil not fonret tlmi 11n\v iii'i ? cMiiloy [ to transai't ( lie busl ness of tlio city fjovornmonl , nnd noltlioi to iiinko. nor to uiimiiko c-lly cliarti > r. > * . That union depot question Is still 1111 ileivoltifr n persistent nultutlon beneatl : tlie surface of events , anil a bailing ovoi of Important new.s may btlnokvd for al nny time. Subscriptions may still be made to tin stork of the Tninsmlsslsslppl K\po < l tlon tissoi'latlou. If yon have failed It Ki'bserlbo the ovorslsht cannot be cor- reeled too soon. AVby make so much ailo about the death of the Japanese empress do\vaser' ; Are .Japanese empress dowagers any more privileged to live forever than the oidlnary mortal ? * Allj'epublleans who call on President elect McKluloy may not ba ex-con rei > s- men , liit there cannot pcwsibly be nruiy republican ex-coiiKressmen who have not Mr. MVKinley. Omaha women will compare favorably In appearance with the women of other cities , but they are also alert to improve their looks , as Avitness their outpouring to listen to a beauty talk. If the largo coal dealers are trying to fre.ex.is out their lesser competitors , we may expect that those of them who are also In tlie Ice business will roast the little Ice dealers later In the season. The two talking pu UUts will ll ht in Mexico. They will also llxht In Nevada. And always and evermore , apparently , by the courtesy of the press , they will Hiifely and luxuriously light In the new.s papers. If King Oscar ever lias the easting vote In a controversy between America nnd Kngland he .should bear In mind thtU there are nearly as many Sean- tllnavlaiis In the United .States a.s in Swo deu and Norway combined. There are twenty-four states and ter ritories in tlio Transmisslsslppl region und every one of them ought to be cred- 'Itably represented by exhibits at the forthcoming Traiismlsslsslppl Exposition to be held nt Omaha In 18DS. Tlio American princess who eloped the oilier day with a Hungarian gypsy con tradicts the report that she will go on the vaudeville stage. It Is probable , however , that her latest matrimonial venture will lead her a merry dance. The chicory Industry is starting out with u zeal well founded on the Justice of the cause. It has located Its Omaha factory In a building formerly used as n coffee warehouse and announces its In tention to Invade the Industrial Held of that beverage. Kvery one Is anxiously awaiting the printed copies of the new Omaha charter - , ter bill. As soon as tlio people know exactly what changes are contemplated in ( he present municipal government they will not be backward about ex pressing their views on the subject. Mosslmcks and pessimists must take n back seat. The Transinlssisippl iCx- posltlon project Is a reality and the suc cess of the exposition Is assured. Kvery man. woman and child In the Trans- mlsslsslppl statct shoulil lend encour agement to thu extent of his Individual nblllty. Of course Nebraska needs a state board of embalmers and funeral direc tors. There Is no oilier way of fdiowln,1 , : a proper post-mortem appreciation of al ) the political dead ducks except by cre ating appointive olllces to accommodate men who could not be elected dog catcher. There Is no doubt that three county commissioners could transact tlio had- ness of this county satisfactorily If they nre the light kind of commissioners. TJie bill that cuts down the number of com missioners ought also to guard against cutting down the standard of men chosun to till thu position. ir ; r There is a tide In the afTnIrs of me which taken nt the Hood leads on fortune. This applies wllh ciitinl forte to states na It does to men. The yea Immediately following the war wl ncsscd unparalleled growth In the nort ern and western ntales. People at money from New Kngland , old Knglar nnd the continental countries swelK the stream of Investors and home-seel ers which swept westward across tl continent and peopled Iho valleys , plali and mountains with millions of hart ! and thrifty settlers. The southern slates , rich and prodti tlveas they were , lay dormant , sufferlii depreciation of property values and Un of population. Hut there was nn nwal onlng after years of depression and tli more progressive and enterprising me saw that the south must do somethlii to show the world the possibilities nn undeveloped reMiurces of Unit vast n glon. The New Orleans Imposition r lSS."i was n revelation to the people < the north. It attracted many million of capital for profitable Investment 1 Louisiana and an Increase of populatlo and wealth followed lu its wake. I ISM ) the population of the state was little more than 000,000. Today It I l.UWMH ) and the assessed valuation 1 .fl'JM,000,000. The whole state was In : measurably benelited by the exposltlo at the metropolis. The Cotton States Kxposltlon at Al lanta ten years later did still more 1 advertise the advantages of the soutl While the Atlanta exposition In poln of attendance ard revenue failed < o met the expectations of Its projectors , 1 proved a most effective medium for mal < Ing known the varied products , Indiu tries and wealth-making possibilities o the Now'South. ' The world now lias : fair conception of the capabilities of tha section , whoso development Is steadil ; progressing despite the universal trad depression and low price of agricultnra products. It Is well known and ac knowledged by all who are conversnn with the facts that the Atlanta Cottoi States Kxposltlon would have been i great success had It received public spirited support at the hands of the pen pie of the cotton states , which were ti have been Its greatest bi'iieliclarles. The Kcope of the Traiismlsslsslppl Kx position of 18 ! > S Is much more extcnsivt than any interstate or-International ex hlhtiiii ! , excepting the ( 'obunblai World's Fair , but the underlying motlvi anil objects are the same as those whlcl prompted and called Into bi'lng the ex positions at New Orleans. Atlanta am Kan Francisco. That Omaha nnd No liraska will be greater Ivnollelarlo.s thin other cities or states in the Trnnsinls slsslppl region goes without saying , 1m upon Omaha rests the burden and re sponslbllity of pushing the enterprise U a successful conclusion and Nebraska more than any other state , is expzctei' to share with Omaha the expense of tlu pioject. So far none but Omaha money Inn- been expended In the preliminary work and It Is certain that the citizens ol Omaha and Douglas county will coir tribute no less than ? l.ri)0,0H ( ) ( ) before tin gates of the great exposition shall bi opened to the public. To expect tlu state to appioprlato one-fourth that sum Is therefore not unreasonable. Inasmuch is Omaha mid Douglhs county pay one- seventh of the state tax a very large portion tion of tills appropriation must in the .Mid fall upon this city ami county. It would , however , be Idle to pretend that Omaha ami Nebraska alone could cpres'-'iit Hie Traiismlsslsslppl country n an International exposition , even with .lie participation of the United States ; overiiinent , which has been assured by let of congress. To have a Tranamls- tlssippi Kxposltlon worthy of the name mil commensurate In every respect with he magnitude of the greater and better lalf of tlio continent we must have the 'o-operatlon and participation of the itates west of the great river. Wo must "ivi > not only the agricultural states or he Mississippi and Missouri valleys , but lie mining states In the Heckles and the < lorrns clear down the Columbia nnd up o the Kritlsh line. True , tlie.se states have expended mil- ions within a lecent period to be rep- rscntcd at the Columbian Kxpusltion. mt they in common with Nebraska were ivershadowed and thrown Into the mckgrouud by Iho exhibits of foreign- ouutrles and were deprived of the jrcater hcncJUs by the panic of ISIKt and ir.mmerclal paralysis under which the 'on ' n try has been prostrate since. With he assurance that their exhibits will bi > n the foreground at Omaha and the irospcct of a revival of prosperity which 'an ' bu retarded but little longer , the I'ransmlssi.ssippl states will Und In thh < xposltion their greatest opportunity for eeuperatlng. Kxposltlons are conceded o be the most effective method of nil- 'ertlslug a country's resources and the iiouey expended through them comes nick more rapidly and returns are more irolltable than by any other known iicdlum or Investment. The Transmls- Isflppi Imposition Is not. a benevolent nterprise. It is purely n business mat- is r which clear-headed , progressive busl- ess men can endorse as safe and sound. It now devolves upon the Nebraska legislature to .set the pace for our slitter tates. In view of the very short time hut must Intervene between now and lie opening of thq exposition , prompt ae- Ion Is as essential t"y success as are lib ra 1 appioprlatlons and participation by 11 the states and territories this side of he Mississippi , It Is announced at the state capital hat there Is a plan on foot at the state ouse for leapportloulng legislative rep- rsi > iitatlon and re-dlstrlcting the slate or legislative elections. There Is , wo re assured by this authority , a cor- alnty that within a few days steps will ie taken to provide for the reamuig2- lent of the legislative districts and a oappottlonmont of the representative ; * 11 the legislature. We are furthermore ssuied that this Is held by lawyers to ie within the power of the legislature , nd that "there nro some districts which ilue legard for the rights of the op- onents of the rcpubllcana demands lionld bu changed. " What kind of lawyers uro auylug that the present legislature haa the power perpetrate a legislative Korrymnnde ! They must bo lawyers who have nevi read the constitution of Nebraska. C when and how legislative re-dlstrlctli should be done the constitution Is vei forcible and explicit. It reads : The legislature shall provide by law fi an enumeration of the Inhnbltan ot the state In the year 1SS5 or every ten years thereafter ; and at I flrat regular session after each omimoratlc and also after each enumeration made I authority ot tha United States , but at i other time , the legislature shall npportk the senators and representatives accordln to the number ot Inhabitants , cxcludln Indians not taxed and soldiers and ofllcei of the United States army and navy. If the framers of the constitution b tended to leava Mto Urn legislature < Indulge In legislative re-dlstrlctlug will out a census enumeration or nt nny tlm botwe.sn census periods , why should the have Inserted the limitation , "but at nether other time1 There has been no em monition of.the Inhabitants of Nebrask since the last apportionment was madi Wlillo n state census was contemplate for ISO. , no such census was provide for by the legislature or taken. 1 does not require a lawyer to see thu the failure of the hist legislature to ordc tin1 enumeration must put another real portionmont entirely out of the qnet tlon until after the results of the federn census of 15)00 tihall have been mad known. As to the alleged demand for greate regard for the rights of the opponent of the republican ! ) , that Is a llgmeiit o pure Imagination. Changes in popnla tlon necessarily alter the relations o different political parties In dlfforon districts , and that Is the chief reasoi for providing for periodic reapportioii mont. Hut the changes work both wa > > There Is no reason to believe that an ; population-shifting that has taken plae. In Nebraska since 1SDI has Inured , 01 the whole , ihoro to the benefit of tin republicans than of their opponents. 1 the relative strength of contending po litical parlies has been changed , tin fact that the republicans have lost con trol of tlie state Is conclusive that tin change has not been for their advantage Hut whatever Individual opinion on till , point may be , no alleged lawyer cai read Into the constitution an authority for the present legislature to provide foi legislative re-districting. President-elect McKlnley , if report ; can be trusted , is finding the task 01 constructing a cabinet no. easy matter This is not an exceptional experienc" but It is a. fact that cabinet making ai > pears to lie growing more dllllcult , owiuj : to tlie fact that the most available pub k men for cabinet positions are tin willing to take upon themselves tl laborious duties , caies and rospoiulbKl' ties ofthosepositions. . To bo n cabine' ' olllcer is a distinguished honor and It af fords opportunity for great usfnlnew and the attainment of enduring fame , a. abundant , examples In our history at test , but It Involves hard work and close application , with Ies freedom than caii be enjoyed ns a member of congrsa erIn In other'public station. Hence cabinet olllce is nut * m attractive to statesmen of the Ilrst order as It was at an ear lier tier led. Major McKiuley has made an excel lent beginning in the construction of hs ! i-abinet in selecting Senator Sherman to be secretaiy of state. As the "premier" i > f ( lie new administration the dl..lu- gulslied Ohio statesman will \n \ accept able to his party and to the country. \VhIle \ almost wholly known to the pub I" In connection with the tliiancial alTal' " jf the government , Senator Sherman ha * acquired an Intimate knowledge of our foreign relations ns a member of the wiiate committee on foreign relation- ' for a number of years , so Unit lie w'll ' iissumc the duties of the State deiiart- incut thoroughly equipped for the great responsibilities that will devolve upon [ dm. In that capacity Senator Sherman L-UI be contldently rolled upon to exor cise wise , careful nnd conservative lodgment. There will be no departure. it Is safe to predict , while he is at the ' of tlie Department of State , froui the time-honored policy of the govern- ivcnt In Us foreign relations. While he ivlll zealously guard tins rights and In- crests of tlie United States anil of Amor- can citizens everywhere , he will do > othiiig to jeopardize the friendly rela- : lens of the I'nltcd Slates with other xnvor.s. His selection should there- 'ore dispel whatever apprehension hero may be at home or abroad of an iggresslve foreign policy on the part of ; he next adinlnlstiation. Senator Slier- nan will also be a valuable ni niber of he McKlnley administration for liii ? tnaiielal counsel"and it Is not to b'e loubted that he will have n large part u shaping the policy of the admliilstra- lon In this respect. Indeed. It Is highly > rohah1y that this consideration had velght with the president-elect la invit- ng Senator Sherman 10 take a cabinet lort folio. With this highly satisfactory start , \IaJor \ McKiuley should have no v.-ry treat dllilculty In selecting the other numbers of his cabinet. The most 1m- rnrtaut position to be filled Is that of ecretary of the treasury and It is uiider- itood this president-elect drsires n west- Tii man for this place , though two o.ii't- ' I'll men are leported to be under con- ildcration. No wexteni man has yet u'cn named as n probability. It ap- n-avs to lie the Intention of Major Me- Cluley t/ ( give every selection of the oi-.i'.try representation In tins cabinet Hid It will not be questioned that Ililu s tlie wise course. One thing may bu HTdicted with safety , that when he shall uivis completed his cabinet. It will be oii'pnsed of men fully qualliled for hi'lr positions and worthy of tlie con 11 lenus of the country. Governor Hlchards of Wyoming do- 'ottis the principal pai-t of his message o a forcible argument for the transfer o tie | state of all the semi-arid land IT- imlnlng In possession of the federal overnmont on condition : ! that will slim- ilate Its early reclamation. The weml- rid land problem is one In which all the vestern states are deeply Interested nd u subject that should receive the careful consideration of congress at an early diM Irrigation IH the key to the development , of a large part of the west and nothing , should be omitted that Is caleulabed , to encourage thla neeofwirj work. A bill Is pending before the Illinois legislature with good prospects of passage - sago for an appropriation of ? 100,000 to have the state represented In thu TransmlsslkMppI Kxpcwltlon. Whllo Il linois W hot a transmississlppl stale , It depend.s tarjjely for Its trade ami com merce on the transmississlppl country and Is separated from It only by the Mississippi river. The example which It Is setting should have a stimulating effect upon the states for whose- par ticular benetlt the exposition Is to be conducted. The express companies need not have been so eager to deny the report that they are offering stated rewards to their messengers for the malm- Ing or killing of train robbers. The guardians of their car safes have not. as a rule , been found recreant In defending their trust , but the knowledge that n prize Is offered for well-doing sometimes stimulates natural bravery. 11 ( innI ml IIM try. Florida Times. Most of the Imported sardines come from Maine , and the olive oil In which they arc packed originated In Georgia cotton seed. AVhy Wi-rli-r IM AuKntril. New Yolk Mnll and Hxprcss. Rx-Govcrnor Walte of Colorado , who an nounced a.ftw . wecko ago that he Intended to march Into Cuba unaided and alone and wlpo Weylcr's army off the sun-baked earth , hai not yet' begun his dreadful work ot c\ termination against thu haughty Spaniards. Nevertheless , there Is no telling how soon the warlike eld gentleman may form hlm- eclf Into a hollow t'uunru and Invailo the unhappy Island on a wild charge to round up the Spanish forces In the woods and talk them to death. TluAVhlrllKlK of Time. ClilcnKi ) Joutiml. Should King Oacur be made the final um pire In CMC of a tlo vote In the tribunal formed uudcr the arbltralion treaty between Great Ilrltaln and the United States the event will mark'one of the greatest trant'l- tl3n.3 In history. . No other single Incident could morq strongly Indicate the upward rush of the forces of our time. Caear of Sweden , the descendant of Uerna-lotte , Xapoleon'3 general , standing as the exponent ot the principle of peace , would form the lUitlthcsU of the age. The l-'iniilliiK Hill l.oliliy. . Indianapolis Journal. Tlie spectacle of n lobby composed ol ex-membenj of the house of representatives is certainly not edifying. A man who wll engage In thta business ? was never entltlei to the confidence cf the people who electci him originally and helped equip him fo his work In the lobby. The sharp rcbuki to lobbyists' , which Is strongly Implied It Jio defeat of the Pacific funding bill , 1 : certainly reassuring. It Is possible ti Imagine r6putablc men employing hones measures ln _ p'rcsslng In the advocacy o proposed Idw's , but the average lobbyist hai little use for. Honesty. TliiItnuil lo l'riiN | > rrl < ) - . 1 Glolifc-Domccrat. It will be rain to look for a permansn or solid trade revival until after the tarlfl bill gets on the statute book , } AD the bil will probably touch all the schedules Ir oir.c degree , there \vlll be a good deal o uncertainty In most of the Interests untl the mcasur. ' passes Into the pret-ldent'v hand ? . tcr1 [ he' fcrc'Di "of ' Industrial recuperation will ' be lirpedcd'for ' the'fIlue. A settlement ol Iho question Imperatively equlpcd at the carllei't practicable mcmciUV&o'thrit ' business men can deal With certainties and finalities The country needs ample revenues and adequate protection , 11 nil then It .wants a cng re't from tariff tinkering. A Dlliloimitli' ContriiHi. Philadelphia Pros * . Ambassador I3ayard has been weeping again over tle | wondrous spectacle ot John 3ull and Jonathan locked In a friendly cm- brace through his good olllces. Does It ever oscur to the tender-hearted Delawarean that \mb3ssador Pauncefoto Is ominously silent on tbls side of the water ? No American newspaper has to chronicle what Sir Julian aid at the Mutual Admlrcis' annual banquet , or whca ho laid the corner stone of the lall Columbia Grammar school , or assisted n cckbratlng the evacuation of N'ew York by the Hritish , or In commemorating Gen- ral Jackson's victory at New Orleans. If Sir Julian can promote the era of good eellng .by minding his own business does t not seem strange that our ambassador at it. James cannot take a British hint ? Ho akes British compliments , and greedily. IOWA 1'HKSS COjniHXT. Slcux City Tribune : Wo hive snow to mm. Daven&ort Democrat : The cy. i : hna been cmlng In at the county treasurer' office at a lively rate. The total amount for the uater will be about $22.000 , which will help cry materially to owell the comfortable alance which Iho county has ca hand at the rcjcnt time , with the county taxes only Jimt jcglnnlng to come In. Ucs Mclne3 Leader : A Grlnnell gentie- man , who has given hti view ] tn the public , lilnlM that he hca oolved the problem of a IIM ; > anj plentiful material out cf which to mild Iowa i-jadi1. Ho suggests that burnt lay be used , and calls attention to the fact vhc.'o burnt cloy has been rstil by railroads or ballasting purpojcs the result has been a mrd and durable surface. Impervious to vatcr and never becoming muddy. If thla U rue all Iowa roads need la cooking. Davenport Ilcpubllcan : What a short time t seems since Iowa was aufterlns from routbnd the pessimists were predicting list owing to the drain tllca , or the dc- truction of the foresta , or some other catMe , on-a was to become an arid dcaert. Hut the do turned wKh the heavy rains of In . 't caton and now J. It. Sage , director of the owa weather 'bureau , cuyg that If he coul'l lave hla wish for the new year It would ba mt tbo moUturo should be a little below nthcr Uian.aboYB the normal amount In the rep aecacn - year ago rain was welcome n seraon and , out. ' Sioux City'Journal ; Almost every year tlio emand Is heard tlmt there alnll he a change n tlio management of the Iowa State fair held at lies Mollies. Almost as often there Is a change. Unit each year the fair gets deeper In dUt and loses some of the good reputation w n , for It In years gone by. If .he fair nu ag mrnt had I'onic of the good- judgment and"'tle.vctlon to the agricultural IntcrrnU ) otofff \ , that characterized the o'd ' management Iji the days when there were no [ > ! < ; Fnlarlc-i , iiaiL | It would ba much bettor. What U wamqiyi > the state fair management [ 3 a return lo tne , . old ways of .making a fair ami caving 'tho'money , DCS Molnci ' 'Capital : The feedlng-ln-tran- 9lt rate and"iirlvtlego Is very likely to bo granted on t-dttlo for the benefit of the Iowa farinrrar.'Tho railways arc anxious to show the farmers that they want to : o-oporatp and , help wherever It Is possible , mil this In a good way to do It. Most railway men think .It will amount to very little. They say the difference In freight u'lll bo only about $1G a car at the most ind that 1s not' enough to stimulate much malncss. They say , further , that ove.n If Lho banks are willing to loan the money to Iho farmers who have corn , to buy stock lo feed , that the farmers who need the loan ind have only the corn , are not prepared to 'eed a large number of entile because they lave not the proper shelter for them and t would ho useless to feed cattle and leave .hum to batllo against the elements , for It would take all the corn they hid eaten to tccp them warm. Hut It there Is anything hat will relieve even a' small proportion of ho farmers of Iowa from their present dls- rcas on account of having no market for liulr corn , the railway managers feel that t will pay them to tlo their part- voicn OP TUANS.MISSISSIITI IMIKMH Sioux City Tribune ! Mr. B. Ilo e\vatcr editor of The Omaha Dee , and miin.iRcr o the Department of 1'ubllclty of the Trans- tnljfllsslppl Kxpoaltlnu , hn * begun his work ot publication of the exhibitions which U t < bo an exposition of Iho resources am productn of Iho states west ot the Mlala- slppl , to bo held In the City ot Omaha In 1SSS. No doubt It will bo a great tiling for Omaha It U Is a success , and pending Its opening It will bo a great source of en couragement to the people of that city. So. T.otita Republic : Omaha Is vigorously preparing Its TrnnsmlsMsslppl nnd Interna tional I2xpc ltlon for 1S9S , Slnco It Is the first great exposition attempted beyond the Mlfflonrl , nil thu western stales will lend their warm Interest and best efforts In aid of the Omaha enterprise. The Nebraska legislature will appropriate $2.10.000 thK-i winter. With the appropriation by congress the funds will bo ample for an elaborate affair. The Omaha exposition will bo ono of ihe marked featutc.i of rext year. Cedar Haplila Republican : The Transmls- alsslppl and International Exposition asso ciation > Is pulling forth Its best efforts for an exposition In 1S98 , and 'Mr. Kdward Kosc- watcr ot The Omaha Dee , who Is manager ot the Department of Publicity , states that the association proposes to focalize attention upon the marvelous resources and capa bilities of the transmUoiUslppI states , as distinguished from the monopoly of the Columbian exposition by foreign cxhlbltois. There Is every reason why the Omaha project ohould receive the co-operation nnd support of the entire country , and particu larly of the part weal of the great river. The fact thai Ts'cbraska haa been captured politically by the pd'pullsls has undoubtedly mlMlateil lo decrease Iho interest which was first felt in the- scheme , but It must bo re membered that Iho populljts are Invariably better lalkors lhan workers. If HIP Traus- nilsslsalppl Exposition becomes n reality and a success It will bo through the efforts of men like Mr. Uosowalcr , who arc business men In the highest cm ! beat fenso of tha term. The men who are behind Ihln expo sition In Nebraska should not be made to suffer for faults which are not their own. There Is no question but such an evposl'lon will be a great benefit to Iowa , as well aa many other stales. Tha government has made a small appropriation of $200,000 for an exhibit , and the legislature of Nebraska Is oxptctcd to appropriate as much or more. Until the latlcr has pledged Itself II lu nut llkoly any very positive steps will bo taken elsewhere , but the HepubUean expects to f-fo the exposition go forward to a profitable and SUCCCEC-U ! culmination. Los Angeles Hvruld : The proposed lilor- latlonal Exposition to be held at Omaha nay now not only b ; put down ns a llxc-d 'act , but U gives promise of being one of he most complete an.l extensive exhibits rf .ho resources and products ot this country hat was over made. Let everybody give ho enterprise a boost , and then when It opens in 1S9S go and take it all In. San Francisco Chronicle : The Transmls- slaalppl and International Exposition , which R lo be held In Oxaha In 1S9S , deserves Ihe ittentloa and encouragement of Callfornlans. It will afford the producers ot this state nn excellent opportunity to Introduce the-r rpcclaltlca to the people of a large and rapIdly - Idly growing section of the country , and i whatever n.ay be raid by the unreflecting such opportunities arc not to bo despised It U not always easy to trace to their souici thu causes that contribute to the popuhrl'o of natural or artificial prcdncts In remot places , but there can be no doubt whatcvci .tl.at the chief of them U Judicious adveitlro ir.ent , and no better method of advertising In distant placco could he designed than ai exposition which permlM the products o ! different sections lo bo placed In competl llcji. Such a competition Callfornlans maj cnler upon with confidence. Their e.\ I'Crlence In tne pasl has taught them that i : : irost lines they need not fear rivalry , and It ; many they may court it. Some Idea of the scope of the proposed TransmlsslroippI nnd International Exposi tion may be gained fror.1 the fact that lho- " who are promoting the affair have paid California .the cgmpllmeijt to Inquire par- tfoulaily into the management of the Mid winter Inlernatior.al Kxposltlon , with a view ; o profiting by our experience. In rirponsc to on Inquiry for Information the publlshci H-story of the Midwinter fair was sent to ho board of directors of the Transmlsils- slppl Exposition. Acknowledging the re ceipt of this , Iho secretary , John A. Wake- field icmarkcd : "Wo have Ihe history of the Midwinter cxpcaltlon , and I want to say. In thU con nection , that In all the histories of exposi tions which It has been ; ray pleasure to In spect , there la only one which scorns to be real , sure ei.ough history , and that Is the Midwinter. It Is the only one which glvea any clear financial showing whatever. Mr. Hlglnbotham of the World's Columbian ex- pcaltlon writes mo that the financial hUtury of Iho World'o Columbian exposition will be Issued from the press ot Appleton'a some tlmo during t\o year 1S97 , or four years after the close of the oxpcalMon The promptness ofhe financial statement con tained In the Midwinter history U , by com parison , all the Aero complimentary. " That the compliment was not entirely un deserved iroy bo gathered from the added statement that the history above referred to \vs In the hands of the printer within six weeks of the clcse of the fair , and thai it was published In elaborate form before the end of the yt-ar 1891 , Iho Midwinter exposi tion having terminated on the -Itli of July of that year. Some one may duggcat that the Midwinter fall iiliould not be compared with the colossal Columbian World's fair , but U must be remembered lhal while the Chicago exposition was en a grander ncale Ihnn Call- fornia'i' show , it ao ! had much larger -corps of ncconntantH and other attaches than the alter. But the meat remarkable Ir.Jtance of dllatorlness is that furnished by the Centennial exposition , which did not complete ta hliilory ur.tll nearly nineteen years aflcr : ho close of fhe fair. So on Ihe whole I : may bo said If the projcclors of Ihe Trans- nlsslaslppl Exposition conduct their fair on the llnc-s of the California Midwinter Intcr- lalional exposition Ihey will make no serloua iilatakc. Las Vegas ( N. M. ) Dally Optic : The Tnraa- mlsslsslppl Commercial congress , held In No- vombjr , 1S95 , declared In favor of an expo sition of the resources and products of the italra west of tlio Mississippi , lo bu hold n the city of Omaha In 189S. To carry out this project the Traiismlsslsslppl and Intcr- latlonal Exposition association was Incor- lorated , with an authorized capital of $1,00.- ) 100 , of which ove.-i $ JOO,000 has already been asod ! and the remainder will doubtless ) o secured In the next six months. In Jim * aat congres.3 passed a bill granting rceog- iltlon to the Transmlsslsslppl and Intcrna- lonal Exposition , pledging not less than i200.000 toward a governmtJiit exhibit. 11 Is confidently expected that th ; appropriation vill ho Increased during the coming session o $500,000. The legislature of Nebraska , at ( H biennial scnalon this month , will be O3keil o appropriate. at least $210.000 , and the man- agEinont Is assured by the governor and nsomlng members that this request will bu ompllcd with. Salt Lake City News : An Interesting oplo for legislative consideration on the part of the Transmlulsslppl stated and terrl- orles now conies forward In the TransmU- IsKlppl and International Exposlilon , to 10 held In Omaha , Neb. , between June 1 and November 1 , 1S9S. It la an outcome of ho declaration of the Trannnlsslsflppl con gress , held In 1S95 , which recorded Itself n favpr of such an exposition , The project vus taken hold of by an organization In vhlch each of Iho stales and territories vest of Ihe Mississippi la represented by a vice president. The national government nd various legislature. * were asked for an pproprlatlon. Iowa contributed $10,000 for noMmlnary work ; other stales have pledged Iberal aid , nnd congress approprlalcd $200- 00 on certain conditions that have been complied wllh. This ypnr Nebraska in nrkrd to contribute 1300,000 , congress will ho re quested to donnlc a llko sum , And all the Transmlssl.'flppl Mutes anil territories are being urged to make appropriations to aid In the project. Such an exposition for the ncctlon of coun try west ot the Mississippi , which com prises two-thirds ot the area of Iho United Stales wllh wonderful ponPibllHIos In the fuliiro development of lt resources , rannal fall to be of vast benefit to Iho on Uro region that is to be given representation.Vhen exhibitions are held by states locally , the advantages gained by mutual association and competition of various sections are readily discernible , nnd In no way more per- fcelly lhan by ihn Increased acllvlly which ls > nwakoncd among Iho producers within the slate , who are Inspired lo renewed ef- forls for boiler Jesuits , nnd find encour- ngemcnl In Ihe fact lhal llielr productions thus become known nml appreciated through out the stale. The Omaha Expedition means Ihe extrusion of ihe advantages lo all the IransnilsplMlpp ! region , and they are of such Importance to each Individual slate nnd leivllory lhal none can afford lo bo lefl out or lo bo represented In meager or nig gardly fashion. In this stale Iho leglslalure thta year may bo asked lo furlhcr conildor Ihe seml-ccn- Icnnlal celebration of the stale lo bo held In Ihls clly In July nexl. At the ximo time it will not do to Ignore thu projects ot the succeeding year In the line of exhibitions , hence the event nt Omaha may be looked tote to receive consideration of n favorable char acter. That much may bo regarded as a cer tainty. As to the detail of what the Hate may bo oxpcctcd to do , It might bo prema- lure lo discuss Hint In advance of Governor Wells' recommendations on the subject , which has been Invite.I lo his attention In Ills messageto the legislature. Hut there Is no reason to fear that executive and leg- lelalors will not give the Transmlsrlsalppl Exposition of 1S98 the consistent , friendly , effective attention which Its Importance to thla state requires from thai source. Ottumwa Courier : Omaha Is making greal preparations for Ihe Transmlssbslppl and Inlornalloual Exposition that Is to IID held In thai elly from Juno 1 lo November 1. IS98. It Is propocsd at this expMltlon to 'ocallza attention upon thu marvelous re sources and capabilities ot the trans- sisalppl states , something that was not done at the Columbian exposition because of the 'act that the latter was largely monopolized jy foreign exhibitors. The coruoratlon hav- ng the exposition 'in charge has clready subscribed $400.000 of the $1.000,000 capital. The slate of Nebraska Is expected to appio- Tlalo $250,000 and congress has already ap iroprlaled $200,000 toward 11 government ex- ilbit. Iowa will bo asked to parllclnatc and she will certainly do HO in a liberal nanncr. Dubuque Dally Times : An effort Is being made to incite Intelost in the exposition which the TransmlsslsslpI Commercial con gress , at its meeting In November. 1S93 , decided to hold In Omaha in ! StS. ! The people ot Omaha nnd Nebraska and ail those Interested In the development of the western counlry are lending the project their aid and exerting themselves to fur ther It. The plan Is to have the exposition strl.-tly what Us name implies It should be , an cx- ilblt of the marvelous resources nnd capa bilities of Ihe states west of the .Mi. ! s- It Is true Iheso states were rcprezentei at the Columbian exposition , but for tin reason so many foreign exhibits were then these from the transmUsIsstppl states wen merely Incidental lo Ihe display. In tin 1S9S exposition at Omaha It Is desired t give thu products and advantages of tin wcslern states the prominence they deserve It Is desired to make the exposition n gram affair. In keeping with Ihe greal rich lurrl- tcry I ! . 13 sought to exploit. In order to dc thl ? aid from the government and all the wcs'.crn Elates will be asked and It Is cx- pectcxl their response will be speedy and cor- To carry cut the project the Transmls- t'ippi anl : International Exposition ac-soci- atlon was Incorporated last winter with .1 capital stock of $1,000,030 , $100,000 ot whlcl I'.rs already been raised. In June last cqngrcca recognized the im pcrtahci ) OL' the piojcct by pacing n bll pledging not less lhan $209,000 for a govern ment exhlbil. This , It Is confidently ex pected by managemln , will bo Incrcasc-J to $500,000. In Nebraska an appropriation hrj been vigorously agitated with the result liiat Ihe governor and incoming mcmben have given Ihe .isnrance that a bill for the appropriation of $250,000 will he adopted a : the session of the legislature which convenes IbU winter. With this much accomplished these In charge of the expedition feel certain of IM success and with the cordial co-operation thereIs every warrant to expect from ( he ollici- states It chould be ) all In magnificence thr-t can be expcclcd. Icwa Is interested In till. ? project and it slionlil awaken to Itn Importance to lha ! stateIf the other t'tatea do nianifc.it the Interest IS Is expected and awurcd they will ! own wants to bo as well represented. Such an exposition as U contemplated offers an exceptional opportunity for dis playing the rcscurcta of the stale and It | r ? erlaln a liberal appropriation by the leg'-i laluro , making an exhibit that would rellcct credit on Ihe slale possible , would result in bcncfils many limca tlio value of Ihe money expended. Mllbank , S. D. , Herald-Advance : The Transmlsslssippi and International Exposi tion to be held at Omaha In 1S9S promises to be a most successful means of advertising the western states. Already great prcpara- llons are under way lo make the exposition the most Important event ever instituted In Iho northwest. Duluth News-Tribuno : Omaha Is looking forward with proper pride lo Iho Transmls- sisslppl Commercial congress , 'which ' Is lo be held in that city In 1S9S , between June 1 and November 1. This exposition Is de signed lo afford an opportunity for the states west of the Mississippi to make an exhibit of their resources and producltve Industries , and the showing should be remarkable. These stales and territories cover an area of more than 2,500,000 square miles , and represent fully twenty billions of wealth. They are Iho greal granary of America , and contain within their boundaries practically all the pslil and silver mines of the United Stales , bexldes olhcr deposits of Incalculable volume - umo and value. They embrace the greatest bodies of timber on the North American continent , as well as a large portion of the cotton belt , and all of the sugar-producing lands. In the World's Columbian Exposition of 1S93 the exhibits of the transmlsslsalppt states were overshadowed by the exhibits of foreign countries. Of the millions who passed through Its gales , comparatively few carried away with them a distinct Impres sion of the productive ? resources of that vast empire. The purpose at the projectors of the Transnilsslsslppi Exposition Is to ac quaint the nation and visitors from other countries with the fabulous wealth and stu pendous possibilities ot the great west. To carry out Ihls project the TrunmnlHsUslppI and International Exposition association was Incorporated last winter , wllh an au thorized capllal of $1,000,000 , of which over $400,000 has already been raised and the remainder will doubtless bo secured within the next six months. In June hist congress passed a bill granting recognition to the Transmississlppl and International Expo sition , pledging not leas tlian $200,000 loward a government exhibit. It U expected that thu appropriation will be Increased during the coming session to half a million del lars. The legislature of Nebraska , at Its ilennlal session In January , will be asked to appropriate at least $250,000 , and assurance lias been received that the aid will bo ; ranted , Oolrlcha ( S. D. ) Times : T. P. Wells , who lu on the Omaha Exposition board aa a vice iiroaldcnt from Soillh Dakota , has been lolng eomu good work for thU elate In pre- Highest of nil in Leavening Strength. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. PUKE for Ilio MR exposition , llo linn been called lo Omaha , to confer with the Ixinnl , nml experts to IIP nt the meeting * there n few ilAyit thin week , lie la nl.'o hopeful of KrttliiK nn appropriation through the legislature tills \vlnlrr lo ntslat Ihls tn.ito In making a , good allowing nt the coming fntr. Denver Hepuhllcnn : A lionnl of dlres-L tors having been ctiwcn for the Oinahn Kx-/ position , thnt enterprise may lie considered aa fairly launched , The prospect for H Nticcess Is good In view of the Improved Dill- look for tietter biiRlnrm In the fnr wrat. Colorado will bo Rind to take part In It and make nn exhibit of Its products nn.l rmourcrri that wilt present a true picture of the Industrial Bitvnglh of tills st.Uo. St. Lotila Star-Sayings : Arrangements for numerous expositions to bo held between now nnd the close of the century ore In progress , but In none of thorn -Is St. l.oulsJ nnd the entire west so greatly Interested ' ' ' ! as In the Trniifinlsslsslppl nnd International ' Exposition , which will bo held In Omaha In 1SOS , from June 1 to November 1. The exposition Is designed to afford an opportunity for the stntes west .of tlu > Mis sissippi to make nn exhibition of their resources nnd productive Industries. Twenty states and territories arc embraced ns the Transmlsslrslppl region. These states and territories cover nn nrcn of more limn 2,500- 000 miles , wlili nn aggregate population ot nearly IS.OOO.OOO. They represent fully J20.000.000.000 of wealth. They nro the great granaries of America , nnd contain within their boundary practically all the gold nnd silver mines In the United States. These stales nnd territories embrace the prentest bodies of timber on the North American continent , ns well as n largo portion ot the cotton belt nnd tugar producing lines within the Union. The railroads within the Trans- mlrel.sslppl states nggrcgatc 05,000 miles , and the navigable waterways Include the greatest of the American river * , the .Mississippi , the MItsenrI nnd the Columbia. During the World's Columbian exposition of ISM , the exhibits nt the tran. . : nkal. < ulppl stairs were overshadowed by the exhibits cf foreign countries. Furthermore , of the millions \vu > psascd throuKh Us gntca , com paratively few of them saw anything ol the grcal trnnsmlsslsalppl west , or carried away with them nny distinct Impression ot the productive resources of this vnat em pire. The purpose of the projectors of the Transmleslfslppt Exposition , Ihcrcforc , Is to cciiualnt the nations nnd visitors from other countries wllh the fabulous wealth and stu pendous possibilities of the greater west. To carry out Iho project of Ihls grcal exposition nn association has been Incor porated with n capital of $1,000.000 , of which over $100,000 has already been raised. The liwt congress passed a bill pledging not leta than $200,000 townrd a government ex hibit , ami It Is hoped that the present ws- ilon will raise thla greatly. The legislature of Nebraska will probably donate $250.000 , and It can readily bo seen that the cx- tioililon will neccwsarlly ho a stupendous affair. Whllo It la still early , comparatively , H behooved St. Louis and the stnto of Mis- ourl , through Its legislature , to take suit able action toward being represented In this great display , which wu confidently . jcllovo will be second only. It at all , to A the great Columbian exposition , which overshadowed - f shadowed anything of the kind previously held. Dally Statesman , Holse , Idaho : Those In charge of the exposition proposed to be held in Omnha next year nre conducting nn ncllvu campaign for the purpose of enlisting public l.ilercat In the undertaking , anil the prospects are that thu west will give Itself heartily to support of the enterprise. The status of the project Is given In u letter to the States man from the manager of the Department : f Publicity. In which he says : "Tho Transmlsslsslpj ) ! Commerolal com- grcss , held In November , ISM , declared In favor of an expedition of the resources nnd products of the states west of the Missis sippi , to be held In the city ot Omaha In 183S. "To carry out this project the Transmln- slsslppl nnd International Kxposltlon nssocla > lion WM incorporalcd last winter , with an authorial capital of $1.000.000 , of whichever over $100.000 has already been raised nnd the remainder will doubtless ba secured within the next six months. In June last congress parsed a bill granting recognition to the Transmlsalsalppl nnd International Exposi tion , pledging not lew than $200,000 toward i government exhibit. We confidently ex pect that the appropriation will bo In creased during the coming session to half a million dollars. The legislature of Nebraska at Its biennial session In Jnnimry will be asked to appropriate at least $250,000 , r.nd wo arc assutcd by the governor and Cannot be mended always and then it is necessary to ret rid of them. That is the casewith cloth ing towards ; the\ed ; of the We have some broken lines in Men's Suits , Overcoats , Ul.-ters and Trousers. That we are closing at about 5 of their value Suits that sold for $12.50 , $15 , $18 and $20 , arc now marked $8 , $10 , $12.50 and $15. Overcoats are from $10.00 to $40.00 , Also some lines of Trousers at $3.70 , that would be good kcl e at $6.00. Opportunities of this sort ire not of the ordinary kind , 30 don't miss their r St