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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1897)
TF1K OMAHA T > A1LV 11121' * WESDAY , JANUAIIY 10 , 1807. Tim OMAHA DAILY BEE. u. no8t\v.\Tr.n , rLfntI8IIKI ) KVKIIY MOItNINO. TKHMH' ne ( Without Sunday ) , One Yrnt..K CX Dnllr Ilcc ami Smutny. Una Year , . 8 C Blx Monthii . . . 400 Thre-o Months . SI HuniUy Ilco , Ono Ycnr . J ] Hntunlny UPC , One Your . > ' W kly lice , One Tear. . . . . < OKKlCKSi Oinnlift ! The llco lltilMlnR. . . . . . , . Bnuih Omnhnt Hlrmer lllk. . Cor. J ? nnil Jllh 8t * Council 1 1 hi ft * . 10 I'cnrl strict. Chli-ngn Oillre ! 317 Chamber or Commerce. New York ; Hooms 13 , II nnJ 13 , Tribune \Va > , ! ilnioii : Wl Mill Mrcc-t. roitnnsi'o.xnns'cn. AH coniinunlrnllufi * rolnlliiR to new * nna cil torinl matter flhouM be mliltemnl : To the Kdlto 1IUHINKS.S lr.TTKnS. All litiMiio Irttem nncl rcinlttnncfs should b to The Ufa I'ublUliltif ? Company Omnh.i , Drnftn , cliccki" , expresn nnu | > olollc ) money onlcru to bo inndo p.iynblo to the orUc of the 0'impnny. _ THK nr.i ! runusinxo COMPANY. KTATHMKNT " OK cil .MH.iA.T10N. Klftto of NVI.rnrtn , I Douglas County. | Oeorgi II , Tscclmek , srcrctnry of The Hoc rub- lldilnit company , liflns duly sworn , nys that th actual number of full nnd comnlcto copies of Th "Bully Morning , UvonltiK nnd Sunday lire prtnto , diirliiK the month of December , ISM , was ns fol Iowa ! Deductions for unxold nnd returned copies . 9.61 Totnl net stilea . CI2.W Net daily nverngc . 19.71o onoitm ; it. TZRCIUJCK. Rtibrcrlhril In my prerenc" nnd sworn to be fore mo tills 2't day of January. 1S97. / N. P. FKII , . Beal. Notary Public. ! s"o\v for some Iiiforinnllon : is to the probtihlo dlini'iisloiis of nuxt year's cltj ins rate. Scnntnr Unwell lins Ills eye on the mayor's ollloe nnd the people have thol eye on Senator Unwell , The Xobrasl.a legislature lins no 1110 nopoly of iiHinlsItlvenoss , Unt It Is cor talnly supplied with Its full share. A full anil free niihllc lKetissloii o the advantages of the various exjiosllloi Bites should bo hail before final actloi Is taken. ' Keelproelty with Canada would bo Jus .a iolnter ) to what the erasure of bound nry lines between the two countries would mean. If ex-Governor St. John Is eleetod to the semite from Kansas he will furnisl a uot'.iblo ' Instance of the triumph of the adjustable In politics. Time wasted at the lelsuioly beginning of. a legislative session can never IK made up by a spectacular rush of ac tivity nt Its crowded close. Copies of the Transnilsslsslppl Kxposl tlon number of The IH-o may still be hat nt the business olllce of The Hoc. .Sum one to each of your out-of-town friends Mark Ilauna in the senate would be ! great Improvement upon many of the statesmen who now ornament that body lie never talks unless he has something to . say. _ _ _ _ An Inside tip Is that it will take the whole lire department to prevent the cltj engineer's forthcoming annual roper from Igniting by spontaneous com bustlou. The taxpayers and voters of Omaha nro hoping that they may be pormlUei to see the text of the proposed chartei revision bofoto it la passed upon by tin legislature. The transfer switch law is like n eit with nine lives. It was killed once bj the supreme court , but it bobs up se renely ( n the legislature once more as if nothing had happened to it. The New York silver organ is so eagoi to sec the country again under a re publican provident that it Informs Its readers daily by a line at the head of its editorial page that they have only so ninny days more of Cleveland. . As the new city jail , with all the mod ern conveniences , will not be ready to accommodate visitors for some months to come , crooks and ragnints will be consulting their own comfort if they five Omaha the go-by for the present. rho various and numerous state boards which moot in the shite house seem to have relinquished all the powers conferred upon them by the statutes and to have converted themselves into boards for the conllrnmtitm of caucus nominees. While the breath of two hemispheres Is suspended until the Corbott-Klf/.slni- sions light shall bo located , the disastrous oncoimtera between Flt.slmmons and the ( lowing bowl become more nnd mort ) numerous and are located with out controversy. The bill for an appropriation of $7:1,000 : for the erection of nuw buildings tit the Hastings Asylum for the Incurable In sane has duly made Its appearance. If the other Insane asylums cannot keep up with this pace they can not hope to maintain their standing in thu slate. Some of the legislators who are Intro- cluolug bills for the Incorporation of spe cially named societies , or companies ought to ftinilllurlW tljemselves with the constitution -.Nebraska. . The con. stitutlon framei-rt Intended to put an cud to the enactment ; of special Incor poration laws. The senate seems to have become the regular resting place for republican na tional campaign managers. ( Juay was senator when he engineered President Harrison's political fortunes , and Is still senator. Carter secured tin entrance into the senate shortly after ho had completed his work as head of the re publican campaign committee of 18' ) : ! . Now Ilanna is to have as his reward for his achievement as MuKlnloy's guide the seat in the senate to bu made vae.uit by the promotion of Senator Sherman. UVK ANtt U'.T I.n'K. An order has been made by the .loin Tratllt ; association , which controls thu transportation on the ncahosird Hues , re ( luclng the freight rate on com on roads subject to Its Jurisdiction by " > cents pel hundredweight , to beconio effective .fanuary SO. This new order will make the rate on corn from Chicago 1" cents Instead < ff ! ! 0 cents as now and from all the Mississippi river points IT'Xs ' cents Instead of l t cents as now. The action of the Joint Trallle associa tion , however , does not affect the r.itt on corn from Nebraska and Iowa points to Chicago , where Nebraska and Iowa shippers sell their product. Unless the Western Trallle association , which con trols the tariff on the railroads operat ing In Nebraska , follows the lend of the cMsti'rn roads by making similar reduc tions , the Nebraska , corn rates must re main prohibitive and Nebraska farmers continue to burn corn rather than sell It at the ruinous prims offered , if there was any excuse for raising the rates , as was done two months ago , that excuse can no longer serve , In view of llie'r.itu cutting on the eastern roads. . Let the Nebraska and Iowa roads meet the farmer with an Immediate reduction of 4 or 5 cents on the corn rate to Chicago and the yellow ears now piled up in cribs and on the Held will move quickly eastward. As far as the mil- roads are concerned they must cany the corn at reduced rates or not at all. Lot them live and let live. it A XK ni s TI t in irnox. In his speech oil' ' the bill which passed the house of repiesentatlves , providing for the organization of national banks with a capital of ? UK)0 ( ) ( ) In towns of not more than -1.000 Inhabitants , Hepresenta- tlve llrosius of 1'enns.vlvanla presented a table showing the distribution of na tional bank.s and of bank circulation. From this It appears that the states which declared at the presidential elec tion for the maintenance of the existing monetiiiy standard have 1 ! . " ; > 5 banks , with a note circulation of i18l,5,7 ? ( ; ( ) < > 7 , whllo the states which declared for the free coinage of silver have only ! )0'J ) banks , with a n < Ho circulation of but ill.tniMHiS. It Is true that some of Hie latter states have more bank. ) than .some of the former. Nebraska has Hit na tional banks and Kansas 11U , which is a greater number than- there are in New Kngland , except Ma. .sachusetts , or In Michigan , Wisconsin and Minnesota. Hut still there Is a mnrked Inequality between the banking facilities of the states asn whole which respeclivelj * sup. ported the gold standard anil free silver and It Is manifestly desirable that an op- portunlty bo given to correct. This Is provided for In the bill that passed the house. It It become law it will Increase the number of banks in those suctions whore hotter banking ac commodations nro needed and of course will also Increase the circulation. AVherever there is a community of not more than -1,000 which needs better banking facilities a national bank can bo established. Ono result of this , as pointed out by the comptroller of the currency , would be to put these com munities In touch with those poitions of the country where there is a surplus of Investablo capital. This capital would be attracted to such communities nnd would materially coniribute to their giowth and development. There Is no doubt as to the wisdom and expediency of tills measure. It would have benell- clal results in a material way and would have a wholesome effect upon public opinion. AO.UXST TisnniroiiTAi , ACQUISITION. Much Interest Is felt regarding the probable position of the next adminis tration on tile question of territorial ac quisition. It Is well understood that a determined effort will bo made to bring ibout the annexation of the Hawaiian islands and it is also probable that the [ iroposillon to acquire by purchase one > r more of the West India islands , be- onging to Denmark and which that country Is understood to be willing to sell to the United State.s , will be urged upon the new administration. It is therefore Interesting to know low the man who Is to bi > the next arc- etary of state stands in reference to the iroposed acquisition of foreign territory > y the United Slates. This is shown n the following extract 1'ioin Senator Sherman's book , which may fairly be egarded as a conclusive statement of ils views on this subject. This Is the losing paragraph of that work : " 1 hope lint our people will be content with nternal growth and avoid the complica- Ions of foreign acquisitions. A republic should not hold dependent provinces 01 > ossesslon.s. ICvorj * new acquisition will -roate new embarrassments. The union tlready embraces enough discordant ole- neiits without adding others. If my life s prolonged I will do all 1 can to add to ho strength and prosperity of the United States , but nothing to extend Its limits r to add new dangers by the acquisition > f foreign territory. " It would be im- osslble to state more terseljor cogently lie arguments against the schemes of orelgn territorial acquisition. Senator Sherman put these views In lonnuiu'iit form only about a year ago. 'hey are umloubtedlj1 familiar to I'rosl- lent-elect McKlnley and it Is safe to say hat ho approves them. At any rnt In electing Senator Sherman to ho ecro- 11 rj * of state Major MeKinkvv expects to efer to , his judgment as to the policy of ho nation in respect to the acquisition f foreign terrltoiy and It must bo pro- timed that this subject has beencon - itlered by them. Wo think It may be egarded us certain , therefoie , that lawulhm annexation will receive no ountonanco from the next admlnlstra- Ion and that no other sdieino for ac- ulrlng foreign territoiy will Had favor Ith President McKlnley. To b content with Internal growth Is the admonition of the veteran statesman , to the American people ami It Is emi nently wise and sournl. There Is enough to be done In developing our vast re sources , In Increasing our wealth and power at home , in oxtendlutr our com- morco with the world , nnd In fostering UIP oirtorprlso ami promoting the pros perity of our own people , to engage all of our attention and give full play to the wlsc.it statesmanship. There are great problems of domestic concern , political , social and economic , demand ing solution anil at least until these are solved wo could make no graver mistake than to Involve ourselves In complica tions possible to HI-LSI' from the acquisi tion of foreign territory. Can theie bu a reasonable doubt that such a policy would produce embarrassments , would add to our dllllciiltles and perhaps also to our dangers'Is It not true , ns Senator Sherman wrote , that there are aheady enough discordant elements In the union- - without adding others ? The next admlnl.stratlon , there Is every reason to believe , will not burden itself with any question of territorial acquisi tion. It will countenance no disturbing issue of that kind , it will have nothing to do with schemes for obtaining remote provinces or | M.ssesslons. It will con cern Itself with Internal growth and It will find In this ample scope for the ex ercise of Its highest wisdom and abund ant opportunity for making n glorious record. TIIK A'.umoir < iMinnn nun' . The Omnhn 'Commercial club Is de nounced by a Lincoln paper its a band of pvates ! wlu have despoiled a num ber of Colorado , Iowa anil Nebraska towns of manufacturing concerns dur ing the past year , by Inducing them to locate In Omaha. If this Is to be con sidered a high crime every town In the west will be open to the same Indict ment. The main object for which Hoards of Trade ami Commercial clubs are created and organized is to promote the industrial and commercial interests of their respective cities. The more elllcienl these bodies are In Increasing the trade of a city the greater their credit in the community which they rep resent. Why the Omaha Commercial club or the city of Omaha should be decried for doing what every other town In the country is doing passes compre hension. The manifest object of this onslaught is to antagonl/.e the Traiismlsslssippl Exposition and create adverse sentiment in the legislature to a liberal state appropriation. The point sought to be raised is that Omaha is building itself up at the expense of the state and that anything that helps to build up Omaha Is detrimental to the state. No broadminded - minded legislator will take such a narrow-gauged view of the greatest enterprise ever devised for advertising Nebraska and attracting capital and population or be influenced by any such appeal to local prejudice. Omaha has never been a dead-head In the state's enterprises. Within the past ten yenra It has contributed more than $1.500,000 toward the maintenance of the state in stitutions , including the construction of new buildings. Kvery dollar appropri ated out of the state treasury for the exposition will come back many fold In enhanced property values and increased tax valuations and in Investments all over the state. TIIK iriri.ir.ir HKPIIIIT. In transmitting to congress the report of the commission regarding the ship canal project from the great lakes to the ocean , the president expresses the 1111- qttalllled opinion that the enterprise Is feasible and suggests that provision be made for obtaining further information. Mr. Cleveland says : "The advantages of direct and unbroken water transporta tion of the products of our wcatoiu lates and territories from convenient points of shipment to our seaboard ports ire plainly palpable. " This recognition by the president of the great importance to the west of the ship canal project can- lot fall to have much influence favorable to it. It is evident that Mr. Cleveland nis been well Impressed by the report of the commission , from which it may be inferred that when the report is pub- Ished It will carry conviction to other ? who have not beenfavorablo _ to the pro ject. \ \ estern representatives in congress should at once urge the carrying Into effect of the president's recommendation egardlng additional Information. Per- nips II is hardly to be expected that the resent congress will inakcnn approprla ion fora survey , since that will Involve i sum which in the present condition of he treasury cannot well bu afforded , but lie subject should not ln allowed to drop > ut of consideration and it is the duty of lu > western representatives to see that t does not. The west lias n very great nteiest in tills matter and all the rep resentatives of this section ought to ap- piecinti ! the fact. The Illinois legislature lias raised a controveisy over the question whether It Is iegnllj" empowered to provide for legislative re-districting under the pecu liar provisions of the Illinois constitu tion. That document says merely that the legislature shall reapportlon the state every ten years and the conten tion la that It shall not act either more or less often. Here there may possibly be room for different opinions. Did the Illinois constitution contain the limita tion of the Nebraska constitution , "and at no other time , " there would bo no room for divergent views. When It come.s to thu morality of the county commissioners taking advantage for the taxpayers of the statute of limi tations upon some of tlm poor farm claims , does it not come"vlth queer grace for this point to bo raised by men who are now trying to crawl out of a bargain which they freely and volun tarily entered , and which they would never have repudiated had their expecta tions boon fully met ? Everybody admits that there is gross Inequality of taxation In thu cltj' of Omaha. Thu tax commissioner plan Is offered as thu most promising remedy. Those who oppose a tax commissioner liavo nothing to offer In Its place. Does this not look us If thcsu men preferred to have things remain as they are ? The various trusts operating in Geor gia are making a preteiiHO of rendering obedience to the now anti-trust law enacted by the legislature of that state. The chances are , however , that it is only n pretense , and nothlug more. The trusts will ( Utilities * Kol/.o the first op portunity ofM'jfdng the validity of the law In the eotiuts mill then by hanging up the case proceed to have things their own wnyalMIellnltoly. These are the usua4 tactle.Sjpf,9such | corporations , nnd there Is no reason to believe they will id differently TTT ( Jcorgla than In other states. TH3 Thu onglncor aiid landscape architect engaged by'Miff special committee on exposition slt'es i/re / now In Omaha. The prevailing liuiir sloil Is that they are expected to V.iv'or a particular location and view other ? with disfavor. It Is to be hoped that their report will dispel this Impression. What the citizens of Omaha and the friends of the exposition desire. Is an unbiased professional state ment , as to the relative merits and de merits of the competing sites. Those fiee silver republican's knew what they were after. Their success In capturing more otllces In proportion to the votes contributed than any other clement in the fusion combination Is evidence of the experience they had gained In that direction before they bolted the republican party. There would seem to be no valid ob jection to the proposed city ordinance lirovldlng that all riders of bicycles shall carry lighted lamps at night. The bicy cle riders , having received many conces sions , and doubtless deserving many more , should not show n disposition to take everything in sight. The location of the exposition will be a most important factor in its success and a still more important factor In de termining the permanent bi-ncllts that Omaha shall derive from It. Kvery busi ness man and property owner In the city should manifest his Interest In this question. India Is a Hritlsh province and has a right to expect Hrltisli succor for its famine-stricken districts. Knglnnd , too , ought to pay as much and more atten tion to suffering In India than to suffer ing In Armenia. Cltll SrrliI'liiltr I'hlcnKo Post. Somehow the people who know McKlnley do not scorn to take n'ny ' stock In the talk that he will suspunil civil service rules In order to make it posrlble to get a Rood ; rlp on thu spoils , and the people who don't know him are not to b > trusted In matters of that description. Slii-rimm , in tilt * CnbliK-l. SpriUKneltl ( Mass. ) neimhllnin. However illflicult It may be > to understand why Senator plicnnan should lie chosen for , ho Department ejf State rather than the Treasury.o , now have It from his own mouth that ho has accepted the portfolio ot State. Looking at the bright side , of It. wo should say that perhaps he can protect busl- ncs3 and tho' ' iiatfonal finances as well In the State department as anywhere else. In oltlco Mr. Shcrmart will probably prove con servative , and business can rest easy over night. The next administration docs not want B war record. The I'cilKlciil .Shor I Horsu. I.oulsIlle Courier-Journal. A short horse IB scon curried , and thta IS.to-l , go-as-you-plase , stick-in-the-mud 'rco sliver short horse Is very short. Indeed jphiK , as a matter of fact , very little shor of a Jackass. Lot 'tho boya who are In It for what they can get go along' and sec how much -they will maHe by attempting to pu a blind-bridle upati the masses of the people They cannot do It. They are doomed to dc feat Irretrievable defeat until , learning wisdom by disaster , they atop following a not' of bankrupt leaders In a wild-goose chaao and come hack to the principles o democracy , unterriflcd and undcflled. In Advance of P.ill.iilclplihi l.wlgcr. "Tho United States party , " of which Gcu oral Coxey U the head and front , lies Ucst ono plank In Us platform which mlgh well bo adopted by all the otheu. It do in a mis good roads. In tha ! respect the ne\\ party may be In advance of its older com potttors , hut It la not In advance of public opinion. Little by little popular Interest Ii the subject of road-making Is being aroused and whether political parties Incorporate i demand for good roads In thel platfo/ms or not. public sentiment la beginning to express Itself so unmistakably on the subject that a general movement In that direction ma > bo expected In a very few years. IIAISK oru owx SUC.AU. MlllllrHolli Considering ( Qlii'Hlfoii of SIIKIIV Ili'i-t Culture. Minneapolis Times. Commenting noon the governor's the Times took occasion to refer approvlnglj to that ncrtlon of the document , relating to the encouragement of the sugar beet culture In Minnesota , and expressed the opinion thai with proper legislation this country should within the next five years produce ovcry pound of siipar necessary for Its own ton- sumption. Hull thta ( statement i entirely rc23onable Is proved by the success of the 'oret sugar industry In several states. The i-onaumptlon of sugar In this country | j In round numbers D.000,000,000 pounds annually. At the low price of1 cents a pound thin quantity of sugar would be worth $200,000- 000. 000.Tho The American Agriculturist recen'ly pub- I'fihed reports from various sources showing that great progress lies been made In the manufacture- beet sugar In the United States. Ono of the Sprecklca factories at Wataonvllle , Cal. , paid out for bc-eta rnd labor Uat year not lew than $750,000. Duc- Ing the peat oUht years It has disbursed over $3,000,000 on the same- account , or an average of $1,000 a day since It hoa ntartcd work , and 4ias protected the whole ieotlon from dtotrcrrt during the hard times. Last year the mill handled IL'0,000 tons of boots and the crop was not nil harvested until nearly Chrlatmaa. Over 900 cattle are being fed nt the creamery , moatly with beet pulp , and 7,126 tons ot sugar were turned out as the produce of-nbout four months' work. Hut the beet sugar Industry Is not con fined to California , ThereIs a factory In the little town of Lovl , Utah , which paid $37.000 for beets In a single- month In 1893 , and up to October 14 , last the factory had received 12,000 tons of beets , had worked up 11,000 tone , and had made 17,000 sacks of refined sugar. The local paper tays that 3,200 acres were planted In beets last year ; that to raise , harvest and deliver them costs $30 and acre ; that the average crop last year was fifteen tons per acre , which at $4 a ton brought $ GO an acre , and , there fore , $30 clear profit per aero to the' farmer. On the whole acreage planted that would mean that $00,000 clear profit wao distributed nnjon the farmers In the vi cinity of Lev ! last year. "There Is no place In the 'wbrld , " aays the local paper , "where the farhiera are doing better. " Nebraska' piroJuces sugar beets of fine quality , and' lhpBUErar factories In that state are doing well. A new factory was completed a fo\v \ months ago In the I'ecoa valley , Now Mexjco. It Is 'believed ' by these who have made a practical Investigation of the mibject that the sugar beet can bo cultivated as successfully In Minnesota aa In Nebraska. Some experiments that Imvo boon made show that the climate and soil of the state will produce prolific crops of this article , and there Is no reason why It should not bo cultivated on a. largo scale , The portion of the governor's meesago recom mending tliU undertaking is one of the most valuable. In a document which la one ot un- uimal practical merit. U may bo accepted as a settled fact that with a llttlo encouragement by the k'gls- laturo Minnesota may bo made ono of the great beet producing states of the Union. All sugar producing countries became such by government encouragement , and the beet root Industry of Europe would never have been established without the system of bounties inaugurated by Napoleon. A uuiirrnnr * nr.vr.iKs.u , . Toknninh Ilurtonlnn : .ttidgo Scott nnil n few more of our nhlo (7) ( ) Jmlr.cs mny soon lenrn thnl they cannot ynnk n newspaper up foi libel without flrnt having good cause for It , I This Is supposed to bo n free country , where despotism hag no say. Grand Island Independent : Newspaper men will rejoice with Kdltor linker of the Orctna Heporter that the supreme court has re versed the dcclolon of Judge Seott , who gave llaker ono year In the penitentiary because ho called thu jtldgo down on some ot the Infamous work of his court. I Hurt County Herald : The RUprcmc court has reversed' the decision ot Judge Scott 111 i the famous linker case. The case grow out of a publication In linker's paper , the Orctnn Reporter. It was whllo grand Jury wns In session In Douglas county. At that time linker published nil article In which he stnted that ono of the Jurors had been out seeing the shady side of the city. Scott or dered linker arrested , nnd , upon conviction , the nouspapcr man wns sentenced to n term of ono year In the penitentiary. Kearney Hub ; The press ot Nebraska Is In n congratulatory mood over the action of the supreme court In reversing the sentence ot Judge Cunningham U. Scott In th > llaker case. The public doubtless re members this case , wherein Mr. Hakcr , pub lisher of the Qi'etnn ' Heporter , was railroaded within an Inch ot the penitentiary upon n fnlso charge ot criminal libel. In n manner to high handed and notorious that It nroused the Indignation of the press nnd the people of the entire state. Unfortunately Judge Scott continues to disgrace the bench In the Omaha district , but fortunately linker has had his \lncllcatlon from the highest court of the fctato nnd n Irsson has been taught to would- be Judicial tyrants that ought not to bo soon forgotten. Wohoo Wasp : The supreme court has granted W. S. linker ot the Grctnn Heporter n new trial. Hakcr wns convicted In Judge Scott's court at Omaha ot criminally libeling the foreman of the grand Jury , who had vis ited n number ot houses of Ill-fame on the alleged excuse that ho was after evidence ngntnst thorn. Judge Scott's treatment of linker was scandalous yunfalr _ and lurch , and a conviction was forec'd by the court , who practically ordered the jury to return a ver dict of guilty. Ho wns refused permission to prove the truth ot the nrttJle , and after his conviction the court refused to sentence him until the supreme court forced him to do so. W. S. Summers represented Mr. linker and his contention was , nsldc from manifest errors of the trial court , that the defend ant's conviction wns unlawful , because the article was not llbelous. Ashland Gnzetto : The supreme court re versed the decision of Judge Scott In the case of W. S. Hakcr of the Gretna Heporter , convicted of criminal libel nnd sentenced to servo ono year In the penitentiary. This re sult Is no surprise to any ono , hut rather It was generally anticipated. 'It ' would have been n disgrace to the civilization of Ne braska If such Infamous decisions had been allowed to stand. Mr. Hakcr has suffered terribly from this heinous Injustice. He stands honorably acquitted before his coun trymen nnd no stigma attaches to him , but the decision of no earthly court will call his poor > wlfo back to llfo again. In all the annals of American jurisprudence there Is probably no parallel for cruelty and In justice. The proceedings would have been a disgrace to Russian despotism. Thu account of the trial read exactly llko the proceed ings of the Infamous Jeffries , whoso name will endure for all time ns n syiionymn for judicial oppression. Lincoln News : The supreme court lins very righteously reversed the conviction In the court of Judge Scott of IMItor linker of the Gretna Reporter. It there ever wns a Judi cial outrage perpetrated In this state , the convlc'lon of llaker was one. There was Lhu editor of n small country newspaper who had dared at some tlmu to criticise the er ratic Scott- ' dragged from the county In which his paper was published Into another , hnulcd before Scott and there refused a fair nnd Impartial trial. It Is to be re gretted that the supreme court did not pass as fully as It might upon all the points In volved nnd did not rebuke the judicial ty rant of the Omaha bench as he deserves. The cruelty shown In this case , to Haler is almost beyond belief and If It had not been for thu generosity ot his follow members of i the country press ho would not have lieen able to obtain the justice the supreme court has just .given him. Scott's few defend ers will bo much less In numbers when the history of the Hakcr case Is given In full. I'apllliou Times : The decision of the supreme premo court of the commonwealth In this Important case will be received with satis faction by all fclr-mlndcd men. The high court declares that the constitution of the state means just what It says , namely , that In n libel suit the defendant may plc.yl and provo the truth of the charge upon which libel b based. The Times U partlculaily pleased with the decision of the court , be- caute It sustains our position In the prem ises at every step. At no tlmo did we defend Hakcr as ngainst the man whom he was al leged to have libeled , for Indeed wo had no opportunity to know the facts. Hut when the editor was denied a free and fair trial In the district court , we. In common with many newspaper men In the state , pro tested against the outrage- , and our protest has been answered. Perhaps llaker llboled Mr. linoDltt. we uo not Know , iiui we do know he wai > outrageously treated and shorn of his rights under tlio law by Judge Scott nnd wo offer sincere congratulations upon the overthrow of that court's unfair doings. IMI : is MVP niviunn TO SUIT. Randolph Reporter : The person who can tell the difference between a democrat and a populist In Nebraska Is worth a valuable prize. But ho who can tell which party swallowed the other deserves a bigger prize. Loup City Independent : Sherman county hct > been Ignored by the state legislature In making ita appointments. This county has for ( ho past six years been giving a majority for the people's party , both na to county , dlstilct nnd state officers , yet she has never received any of the honors. This year she has the Ecnntor , ns well as the representa tive , at the legislature , yet not an appoint ment , even to a clerkship , has como to thfd county. David City Trcas : Wo are sorry to observe - servo that our delegate came back from the fillver convention sick and disgusted. It woe a great experience for some of the young men , who have learned a valuable lesson. The snmo fellows who have housed all the good positions under the new state officers have hogged all the positions In the now Htato Digitization. Wo want to advlso the boys to keep cool. That is the fate or 'ill parties. The organization of rings Is co- exUtent with succras. Home Ilifit , and the world afterward. Hutlor county has never lcen benefited by nny state organization. 3he has always been nblo to take care of liewelf to help those she trusted , and let the common enemy polllsh oft these whom Hho had no uao for. Let the atato bimetallic Icngtio take care of Itself. r.ovnii.vou IKH.CO.MIP.S I-OM. TAX. Kansas City Journal : Governor Holcomb wants Nebraska to adopt n law levying n ioll tax , not to bo collected from citizens who vote at the regular state and county elections. Ileforo acting on the governor's advice , Nebraska should carefully examine icr organic law. IliEsourl enacted a meas ure of that sort several years ago. and the supreme court has Just declared It uncon stitutional , Durllngton Hawkcyo : Governor Holcomb of Nebraska has Just mailo the novel recom- ncndatlon that the legislature Impose a toll tax of a reasonable amount , to bo re- nlttcd as to citizens who vote. This paying citizens to vote , ho thinks , would "stlmtilato ho frco and honest exercise of the elective ranchlso , " It must bo a strange sensation n the bosom of the "patriot" who votes because - cause ho la paid for U , Mi : Tin : KXIMKHITION , I'flwnco Republican : The mnmtgcra of tht TrnnflinlMlcralppI Imposition will apply to th < legislature this wlntrr for an npproprlntlor In Al.l of the expoHltlon , Wo hrllevo tin mombcrn ot thn legislature will have * ull ! < clent.etnto prldo in tlto Inunoimo benefll tlmt will nccrtio to the Rtntr AS an ad- vorttfllnK medium to vote an appropriation that will reflect the sentiment of thu pro- RTesslvo element of our population. Wi should not ho niggardly In furthering nr enterprise that will fetch us In icturn wealth nnd Imtnlgrntlan Immeasurable. Illalr Courier1 The Tr.insmlfslfislppl Kx- position mniingcrs nro nctlve , nnd If they don't turn out n good exposition It won't bt tholr fault. Hut the entire west has stunt work to do If It ho n complete success. Let thn Nebraska leglslnture thnt Is now con vened do Its duty to thn exposition stnU nnd then In 1S98 each member cnu feel' his bosom swell with pride as ho beholdrt thu eighth wonder of the world. Ulnlr 1'llot : These who have followed moro closely the results of fairs and expositions arc beat prepared to realize the vast amount of good that will nccruo to Nebraska first and the entire wrat second na a result nt the Trans- mlr.llrolppl Kxpoaltlon. A conservative rail- male places the number nt people who will visit this exposition nt from 2,000.000 to 3.000,000. Thrso must lie fed nnd sheltered. The food will como first from Nebraska farms nnd the help to build the exposition buildings will be furnlHicd by Nebraska to a largo extent. Millions of dollars will bo spent nnd thousands of men given prolltnblo employment. The World's fair Increased the population of Chicago over 600,000 nnd In creased the property value by nearly $200- 000.000. A like result was felt In Phila delphia as n result of the Centennial exposi tion In 1S76. New Orleans experienced a similar result 'ln ' > lSS4. Kvery city that has been fnvored by the location of sonio exposi tion within Its boundary testifies to thu grent good derived from that source. Not only should Omaha put forth her bent efforts In behalf of the exposition so soon to lie opened In her midst , but every patriotic Ncbraakan should put forth united effort In promoting the enterprise. There nro none to poor as to be nblo to rscapo some good In the wny of nn Increase In property values , oven though your property bo a muscular ann. Columbus Journal : The Transmlsslsslppl Kxpwltlon nt Omaha In 1S9S must not be lost sight of by Ncbrnskans. ! From Juno to November , next year , we I mo to bo less than 100 miles ( a three hours' j rldo on the cars ) from one of the greatest 1 gatherings of modern civilization an cx- I hthlt of the world's progress up to date ; a i llttlo World's fair In Nebraska ; n season of reunion for old friends ; n rendezvous for I people widely separated both by time nnd r space "meet mo In Omaha In June , 1SDS ; " i an object school for the young folks who I wish to get In n glimpse n view of the picscnt ago of wonderful achievement and i moro wonderful Invention ; nn object school [ for the aged who wish to have some him 1 of an answer tn the uver-recurrlug question , ! What next ? I The general government's pledge of not less than $200,000 and the subscription ot $ (0 ( . - 000 bcsldoa is enough to indicate what the , exhibit may mean for Nebraska If the , proper steps are taken. The rccommcnda- | tlon of Go\ernor Holcomb la timely , when he saya to the legislature : J'l trust thnt the flnmu-lal acelstancc given by you will be liberal and sufficient , so that our sister htatcs nnd territories west of thu Mlssla slppl may be thereby encouraged to lend their substantial aid. " Of courscl a meager , ' lean nnd cndnverous "recognition" by the legislature would bo an ugly thing for them to do ami la not to bo thought of. Iowa has already made a considerable ap propriation nnd promises more , whllo other states and territories will doubtless gnugu their appropriations by what Nebraska does. Omaha Is not halt wny across thu conti nent , and this , the first great exhibit for the western portion of our country , ought to receive ample appreciation every way from NebrasUans. It will tend to educate United States people to the facts of the abounding natural resources of these plains ami mountains ; the unexampled pace of set tlement and the progress made along in dustrial , commercial and aesthetic lines. Tills education will result In benefit to thin country moro than ample to repay ten llmru the expenditure. Wayne Herald : The great Transmlssb- BlppI Imposition to he held In Omaha In 1S9S is attracting widespread attention through out not only thu United States but foreign countries. The government will appropriate ? 'JOO,090 for a government exhibit and every tUate of the .Mississippi valley will make an exhibit which will no doubt equal , it not excel , the exhibits at the World's fair. It b - beeves every Ncbrnskan to take an Interest In the exposition , for It means everything to Xihraska. The great reuources of the ftnlp will bo made known to the world and It "III bring capital to the state , resulting In the building of such Industries as will bring prosperity to the state. Wayne county should begin to prepare for It. Procrastination never brings good results. Aurora. Republican : Let us all put a shoulder to the wheel and push the coming expedition so ao to make It second only to the grcjt World's fair of 1893. We hope that the legislature will make a liberal annrom-ia- tion to the enterprise , ns It will bo a grand thing for our state , and as fnr ns this paper la concerned , the Department ol Publicity will find us over ready and willing to help anako It a grand affair. Polk County Democrat : The governor leaves no uncertain tone In his message with regard to what lie thinks of the Transmls- slppl CxpoHtlon , to be held at Omaha next year. Wo hellevo the governor Is right and that Nebraska cannot afford to refm-c a good appropriation for the great undertaking. Already other states are appropriating large bums with which to make n display of their resources. Certainly It would bo n very poor policy to hold a great national gathering of the kind contemplated on Nebraska soil i and have the state government refuse an I appropriation. The exposition will bo held , that part Is a settled fact. Will the state derive all the benefit possible ? This Is an Important question for the present legislature to decide. niooniflcld Monitor : The officers of the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition nt Omaha are actively engaged in their work. This ex position will be a great thing for the state In general nnd Omaha In particular. Kvery Ncbraskan , no matter who he may foe , should do something to encourage the officers nnd help make this exposition ono of the grand est the world has over seen. The state legislature should not forget that they have nlso a duty to perform. Other elates ex pect Nebraska to come to the front with a very liberal appropriation , and If It Is not done they will put no confidence In It. Ne braska must do her part and do Itwell. . Norfolk News : The directors of the TransmlsKlssIppI Exposition at Omaha seem to bo on the verge of making a very scrloim mistake. At a meeting of the commlttoo hold on Saturday n resolution was Intro duced providing that in the awarding of contracts for labor It shall bo stipulated that In all cases residents of Douglas county shall bo given the preference. It wns sup posed the Trnnsmlsslsslppi Imposition waste to bo a wesitc-ni nffalr , not a county or even a state show. Hut If this resolution passes western people generally will treat It na It will draervo to be treated , by ulmply con sidering It aa an Omaha rather than a west ern exposition. That resolution should ho dropped llko a plcco of hot lead. In the selection of a site another error may bu made. If the exposition Is located out In thu country In the neighborhood of thu State Fair grounds , for Instance , where the trans portation fccllltles exhaust a person's good nuturo and many hours of valuable time , the managers cannot liojio to secure the attendance that they would If the ttxpcol- tlon Is moro centrally located , If Omaha expects the uupport of the great west In her Highest of nil In Leavening Strength. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. timlrrtnhltiK U mint bo put tip vfllh thn Idea ot nccnmmodntlnq nome other people bcaldo those living In Douglnii county. llayanl Trnnscrlpt , Tlu Nebraska Irglula- * turn will Imvo nn opportunity to do n good tiling for the ntnto when It tnnkrn n miltnblo appropriation for the Tranmnlsslsslppl Kx- position for 1S9S. Private subscriptions for the enterprise to the amount of J100,000 have boon already secured , nnd the general ROV- , i-rnmcnt has promised $200.000 for the oxJL. . ' , hlhlt. The legislature should make nn ap propriation liberal in Its magnitude. If wo hope to ccuro the co-opcrntlon of the trans , mlflslsilppi states Nebrnskn should sot nn example worthy of her people. Stand up for Nebraska. Lincoln New Republic : Kdltor Hoaow.iter ' , of The Omnhn lice la In charge of the do- ' pnrtmcnt of publicity of the TrnnsmlRsIs- * slppl ICxpoaltlon to be hold nt Omnhn , Juno \ to Novembrr , ISfiS. Hila the right man In thu right place. The achievement of n quar ter of a century. In which he has bulldrd A lasting monument to his fame n.s nn edi tor , n mnnngor nnd a gcnernlly 8ticcr. siil ( lui.s. lnc. < ui man , by bringing The HOP to thu fore front nn n newspaper nnd the housing of It In DUO of the beat equipped buildings in the country , Is n Btiro sign thnt be will nprrnd ncnr and fnr the grand purpose of thlti Im mense undertaking , wherein twenty-two ntntea nnd territories will mass the wealth gathered nnd gnrncrcd from 2,687 G03 scjunro miles of territory , nnd In which there will bo n contemplated expenditure by the gov ernment nnd by the stntt.s ot $2,000.000. The New Republic will lend n helping hand nnd will do nil It cnn to shut out from thnt Brand western aggregation of thrift , pluck and enterprise nil salc-t of alioholic beverages. Liquor has never added 1 cent to the wealth of the country , then why recognize thla gloat waste ? Woman's Weekly : The Transmleilsslppl Kxpraltlon is bound to receive favorable treatment at the hands nt our IpgUlntuni this winter. No man who pretends to have any Interest In his fellow man or In the state can nfford to oppose a thing so helpful nnd so far-reaching as this. It Is Retting into shape nt the Omaha end of the line nnd all me glnd thnt things nro sn peaceful on the surface , however much they may bo vocthlng tin the Inside. Winter Is n good season for the seething nnd we know that as soon ns the snow Is gone and spring plowing begins thu boiling will all bo over and for gotten In the rush and bustle bound to como with the long days ; everything wilt bo laid aside but the Idea thnt wu must have the biggest show on earth nnd In order to do that every man , woman nnd child must bo for It nil the time nnd get everybody else to bo for It. Superior Journal : Long strldru nre belnR made by thu olllcers In chnrgo toward the- ultimate success of the 1SDS Trnnsmlsslsslppl Imposition , which Is to bo held In Omaha. This entcrpr'EO will not nlnno provo of great benefit to Nehrnska's metropolis , but to the state and district at large. It will attract national attention to our resources and every indication la that It will ho the Introducing of a reign ot genuine prosperity , which will be duly appreciated. Pawnee Republican : The TransmlsslFsIppl and International Kxpoaltlon to be hold at Omaha In 1898 will be the greatest event In the history of the state. As the World'ii fair was to Chicago so will the International exhibition bp to Nebraska and no patriotic citizen should fail to give his best efforts to ward the success ot an enterprise whoso ramifications will extend to every nook and corner of the state. Goring Courier : Nebraska is Interested ns a state In the success of the proposed Trans- mlsslsslppl Kxpositlon. We believe nothing can be done which will moro tend to offset the unfavorable Influence which resulted from the repented drouth years than. . . the holding of a monster ohow j lit the elate. Unless our own legIslature - * i Islature con.cs > to the front with a liberal appropriation for the exposition we cannot with justice ask other western states to par ticipate , and Inasmuch ns the great pre ponderance of benefit will accrue to Ne braska thu Courier Is most heartly in favor of nn. appropriation .of not less than $200,000 , This is a minimum , and wo believe still moro would be warranted by the Increase In the taxnblu property which will follow hero as In every other state where ouch exhibitions have been carried on. Nlobrara Pioneer : The legislature should ho very liberal In Its aid of the Transmlii- sljslppl Kxpcsltlon. A good sized appropria tion will bo n cheaper advertisement for Ne braska lands and Nebraska people than , the naino anmi.nt expended otherwise. A re turn of pi asperity for Nebraska means nn Increase In her population , and what bet- BVBHY MAN KNEW OR OUGHT TO KNOW HOW MUCH HIS WELFARE DE PENDS ON HIS APPEARANCE. LET U3 HELP YOU TO SEE THAT YOUR "GET UP" IS ALL RIGHT. IT IS AN ACCEPTED FACT THAT OND WOULD DETTER HE OUT OP THE WORLD THAN OUT OF FASHION. WE WILL .SEE THAT YOU ARE IN TUB FASHION IP YOU AVILL COME HERB FOR YOUR CLOTHES. WHAT IS MORE WE WILL SAVE YOU MONEY HESIDES. AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR THERE ARE MANY SUITS- OVERCOATS ULSTERS EXTRA PANT3 AND ARTICLES OF WEAR THAT ARI3 LEFT ONE OR TWO OF A KIND IT'S TOO LATE IN THE SEASON TO RUPLACB THEM AND RATHER THAN CARRY THEM OVER HOPE TO CUT THE PRICE ADOUT % . YOU ARE NOW AULB TO PURCHASE OUR OWN HIGH GRADE SUITS AT $8.00 , $10.00 , $12.00 AND $15.00 THAT WERE $12.00 , $15.00. $20.00 AND $22.50. OVERCOATS AT THE SAME SAVING. FINE IILACK CLAY WORSTED TROU SERS THAT WERE $0.00 CAN HE HAD FOR $3.75 AI.SO MANY VERY DKSIR- AHLE PATTERNS IN CHEVIOT , CASSI- MBRKS AND WORSTED AT THE SAMH LOW FIGURES. S. W. Cor. 15th ami Douglas Sta , 7