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Benl. Nolnrj' Public.
Sppnklnp with rorornnco to the Illinois
Bonnlorshlp ll litnlnt ? , Sir. Ilitt hoped It
would , but It didn't.
It looks very much ns If South Carolina
lina , will eventually have to dispense
with the dispensary htw.
The bill to compel druggists to pay the
Baino license fee us liquor dealers Is cal
culated to tlrlvu thu pill-mixers to drink.
When a bill has to bt Introduced Into
the legislature "by request" it may be
put down nt once as fore-ordained to die
n premature death.
Secretary of the Interior Francis now
reads his title clear , although he has
not recanted his belief In tlio principles
nnd policy of the sound money democ
racy.
Whenever a change In school text
books Is contemplated the doors are
thrown open to all kinds of Jobs en
gineered by the exceedingly smooth
agents of the tichool book companies.
The question Is , Will the council vote
the appropriation for increased pay for
the mayor's secretary for the month
of January under an ordinance clearly
passed in violation of the provisions of
the city charter ?
Nebraska has a new set of secretaries
to n new sat of railroad commissioners ,
nnd the people will soon learn whether
or not thu chauga has been merely n
formal transfer of salary claims from
one group of taxeaters to another.
As usual , the bills notifying the rail
roads , express , telegraph , telephone and
Insurance companies to appear In Lin
coln In person or prqferably by proxy
have been promptly introduced Into , both
houses of the Nebraska legislature.
An organization of the Danish cltl-
ZOIIH of Omaha looking toward active
participation by them In the Trans
mlsslsslppl Exposition and the presence
during the summer of 18US of national
Danish societies Is eminently desirabh- .
The Jones family must have an Irre-
filstlblo pull down In Arkansas. One
Jones has just been re-elected to the
United States senate and another Jones
has Just been Installed as governor of
the state. And all the .louses have not
yet been heard from.
E very body In Florida sympathizes
actively with the men engaged In flu-
ban filibustering. That may shed a
llttlo light iiixm the decision of the
federal judge for the District of Flor
ida holding substantially that filibus
tering is a legitimate business.
A friendly competition between the
legislatures ot me western states as to
which can do most for the Improvement
of the public welfare and the restoration
of confidence In western resources and
Investments will bu welcomed by the
people without regard to state rivalry.
Assurances are given by the llrltlsh
government that the most stringent
measures are being taken to repress
the terrible plague that Is raging In
llombay. It Is greatly to be hoped
that the good effects of these efforts
will soon bu apparent and the deadly
work of the awful visitation stopped
without delay.
On the principle that you never get
what you ask for , the demand of the
school board for a in-inlll levy may
be excusable. There Is , however , such
n. thing as asking for the Impossible. A
in-mlll levy added to the lO-mlll levy
which the council Is contemplating
would render I ho collection of taxes
well-nigh dangerous.
It Is hoped that the evident dispo
sition of sonic of the new councllmen
to tleal Justly and walk uprightly and
oppose past nnd present Jobs Is not
merely the clean sweeping of a now
In'ooin. A few consistently honest men ,
oven acting In a hopeless minority , can
at least raise the lone of a body which
Is sadly In need of a tonic.
Ono of the provisions of the new
charter should require the council to
publish every appropriation ordinance.
Publicity is the best safeguard against
Jobbery and extravagance. So long as
the taxp.iyers are kept In the dark
concerning the amounts voted away
out of the treasury permanent retrench-
aieut uud economy are Impossible.
Aitt ; ir o.v rim ir.tr TO
There arc none .so blind MS those who
will not see. Senator Teller , who Is
doubtless sincere In his advocacy of free
silver folnngc , Is quoted fus saying that
the country Is In n grcaideal worse con
dlllon today than It was several months
ago. In proof of this assertion the
senator slated that while on his waj
west ho stopped over at Chicago am
was Informed that there are from (50,000 (
to 70,000 destitute persons being fed In
that city at the public1 expense at tin
prohont time. lie furthermore asserted
on his own responsibility that there are
more Idle men In the country than there
have been for many years and that the
starting up of factories which has taken
place since the election are these that
were closed three days before the elec
tion , when men were told to come back
if Mclvlnley was elected nnd If not to
stay away.
Such assertions coming from a man In
as high a public position as Senator
Teller challenge attention' . Theh
natural tendency is to create distrust In
the future prosperity of the country and
to breed discontent among the masses
Llko William Jennings Bryan , who re
cently pointed at the failure of a dozen
western banks as proof that the elec
tion of McKlnloy was not the fore
runner of prosperity , Senator Teller
closes his eyes to what would Inevitably
have happened had Mclvlnley been
defeated. In common with nil thought
ful men conversant with business con
ditions the Colorado senator would
upon reflection , bo forced to admit that
the assurance of u radical change In oui
money standard would have preclpltatet'
a financial panic more disastrous than
any that this or any other country has
ever seen. Instead of a dozen bank
failures thousands of banks would Inivu
been forced to suspend , carrying In their
wake complete paralysis of commerce
and Industry. Not only would the entire
banking system of the country have
collapsed , but the United States treasury
would have been compelled to discon
tinue specie payments. How long It
would have taken the country to recovei
from such a shock It is impossible even
to surmise.
The 70,000 destitute pcoplo in Chicago
afford no warrant for the Inference that
the country Is In a great deal worse con
dition today than It was before the
election , or that there arc more Idle men
hi the United States now than there
have ever been. Chicago has n popula
tion of lfiOO,000 , and If 70,000 of Its
people are destitute the percentage Is no
larger than that of other great cities
throughout the world. It shows simply
that out of every 100 people In Chicago
ninety-six arc able to take care of them
selves , while four are not.
As to the reopened factories , the truth
Is that fully 150,000 worklngmcn and
women arc employed today who were
not employed last winter. It Is abso
lutely certain that these people would
not have been employed had McKlnloy
been defeated , and the ranks of the Idle
would have been reinforced by several
hundred thousand mill nnd factory
hands by reason of the Inability of the
owners to carry on their buslness'ln the
face ofi a general withdrawal of banking
accommodations. Worse than all , the
Instability of everything while the
change in our money standard WIIH Im
pending would have Isolated the country
for the time being If not for long years
from nil International relations.
No rational person expected that Iwom
limes would bo restored Immediately
upon the announcement of McKinley's
election. A marked change for the bet
ter has taken place , however , since No
vember which Senator Teller and his
silver followers refuse to take note of.
First and foremost , confidence In the
nation's linaiicial Integrity has been re
stored. The gold In the treasury h s
been Increasing in volume nnd bond Is
sues are no longer contemplated. The
Invisible gold supply has become again
visible and loanable money Is abundant
in the money centers. Kven In Colorado
the advent of prosperity Is being her
alded forth by the press. The Denver
Republican , for example , In n recent Is
sue reviewing the year's business and
mining operations speaks with confi
dence of the revival of prosperity and
predicts a restoration of the former
good times at no distant day. Un
fortunately there are people whose
political prosperity depends upon ca
lamity , and those can not be convinced
of any Improvement either present or
prospective.
Sl'AMSU COXCKSSIOXS.
It is to be hoped the report Is well
founded that on the recurrence of the
king's "saint day" the Spanish govern
ment will give full pardon to all political
prisoners In Cuban Jails. Such an act
of clemency would receive the hearty
commendation of the civilized world and
would serve to create n confidence not
now generally felt In the reported Inten
tion of Spain to Inaugurate a policy of
reforms In her colonial possessions. It
would carry some assurance that the
Spanish government Is not altogether in
sensible or Indifferent to the sentiment
of civilized mankind regarding its treat
ment of the Cuban people. Certainly it
will not be to the disadvantage of that
government In the public opinion of this
country if U shall glvo freedom to the
Americans Imprisoned In Cuba.
As to the proposed reforms In Cuba
and I'orlo Uleo , It Is questionable
whether they will be put Into ell'eet Io
the extent said to be contemplated.
Spain has before promised reforms uud
did not keep the promise , so that there
Is good ground for doubting her Mneer-
Ity now. The machinery of government
; ) ropo.sed for Cuba In 1S ! > 5 creates a self-
governing state , subject to Imperial MI-
lervlslon over taxation and , expenditure ,
lint leaving to the qualUlrd voters of tlio
island piactically complete control of all
their internal affairs. It Is not contem-
[ ilated , however , to giant universal suffrage -
frage , but existing provisions regarding
the qualifications of voters may bo some
what Ilherall/.ed ,
The Inauguration of a policy of this
kind before the Insinrectlon broke out
ulght have averted the conflict , but It3
iromlso now Is not llltely to have any
iillueiico upon the Insurgents. They
Imvo absolutely no confidence In uuy
plodno glvcrr by the Spanish government
anil Indeed they distrust nil Spaniards ,
llesldes , according to the repented dec
larations of the Insurgent leaders , they
will accept nothing shoit of complete In
dependence. Their determined purpose
Is to cast off the Spanish yoke and they
will listen to no concessions or compro
mise. If this spirit dominates the rank
and file , ns doubtless It does , the end
of the Insurrection Is probably remote ,
for the Spanish power in Cuba does not
appear to bo making any progress
toward suppressing the revolt.
KO -
It appears that the efforts of the rail
roads to secure pooling legislation by
this congress have been unavailing , the
house committee on commerce having
abandoned expectation of passing the
bill that has been pending before It. This
measure provides for permitting com
peting lines of rathoad to enter Into
pooling arrangements , subject to the
supervision of the Interstate Commerce
commission. It was carefully drawn
with reference to guarding ngalnst un
reasonable charges by the railroads and
had the approval of the commission. Its
advocates urged that It could not In
operation work any disadvantage to
shippers , while It would be of benefit
to the carriers in preventing ruinous
rate cutting.
There Is so strong an opposition In
congress , however , to such legislation
that n prolonged light against the bill , if
It were brought up , was assured and
this probably decided the committee not
to report it , as is Implied by the dis
patches. Tills will bo satisfactory to
those business men and they are nu
merous who believe that it would be
n mistake to depart from the anti-pool- ,
ing provision of the Interstate commerce-
law , which they regard as the most valu
able feature of that act.
r OP TIIK cur
Those who are urging1 currency re
form nnd proposing all sorts of plans
to that end , say that there Is distrust
of the currency which must be removed
before there can be a full restoration of
financial confidence. AVhy should there
be distrust ? What Is there about the
currency at this time that makes It
essentially different In character
from what It was during the
extended period of financial con
fidence that followed the resumption
of specie payments ? Wo have only
one more form of currency than In
1S70 the treasury notes Issued under
the act of 18110- and It Is not apparent
why those should create any distrust.
The currency reformer will explain
that It Is the United States legal tender
notes the greenbacks which are the
source of distrust. Yet for fourteen
years after resumption , when the gov
ernment was getting abundant revenue ,
this currency caused no such trouble.
Senator Gorman said In a speech In
the senate during the first session of tin-
present congress that whenever the
treasury has had a surplus of revenue
It could exchange greenbacks and treas
ury notes for gold , that before revenues
ion ni'iow expenditures tlie pcoplo were
glad to get government paper for gold.
The statistics of redemption of these
notes show that they caused the treas
ury no embarrassment until ISO ! ? . Ac
cording to the last report of United
States Treasurer Morgan the total re
demptions of legal tender notes from
1S70 to 1S)2 ! ) , Inclusive , amounted
to ? i:5il,8)0 : : ( ! ) , an annual aver
age of a llttlo more than
? ; ! ,000,000. Experience since the
presidential election has shown that the
people have no distrust of this currency ,
but on the contrary prefer it to metallic
money. The gold reserve has been increased -
creased by many millions exchanged for
paper currency. There Is no menace
from the legal lender notes al present erin
in prospect and consequently no reason
able ground of distrust. Itut the re
formers say ( hat trouble may be again
experienced some time In the future.
Probably If treasury deficits continue
and an unsettling and disquieting cur
rency agitation1 is kept up. l } nniii ;
the government provided with ample
revenue and revolutionary ciirrene'y
schemes dropped the com. try could
safely count upon a long period of
financial confidence.
A leading New 1'ork banker recently
said : "I am not In favor of any hasty
change In our currency sy.stem. Our
present financial system Is an evolution
and any change therefrom should be
thoroughly considered. " Ono of the
ablest wiiters on llnancial subjects says :
"Our currency , with all Its faults , an
swers Its purpose' sulllciently well. It Is ,
to bo sure , a heterogeneous compound
of several varieties , but they are all of
equal value and of equal utility. Their
reduction to a Mnglo uniform species
would gratify the lover of order and
symmetry , but It would not render them
any more serviceable to the public. " It
may be > admitted that the currency
system is not perfect , but Its condition Is
not such IIH to justify distrust , though
the tendency of the persistent agitation
for a radical change In the system Is
certainly well calculated to create such
i feeling. There can be no doubt that
.he advocates of currency reform are do
ing more harm than good. Their as
sault on the legal tender notes Is a
mistake and therefore Injurious. The
wise com so In Io let the currency quci- ;
tlnii rc.st until provision ims been made
n give the government an adequate
ucomo. Ono thing nt a time and the
uost Important tiling Is revenue.
Three separate charters have been
framed for cllles of tlio metropolitan
class as substitutes for the present
charier. One. of these charters was
prepared under direction of several
iiembors of the Douglas delegation.
The second , known as the Poppleton
charier , was prepared under direction
> f it number of heavy property owners.
The third was gotten up by a council
committee In conjunction with r > pro-
sentatlves of the Commercial club. Two
of these charters have been Introduced
nto the legislature and It In to be pre
sumed that the third will soon be In-
reduced. That all three of thesn char-
errf will pass Is not to he expected
my more than three bodies might bo
expected to oc' py the saint1 space nt
the same time. What will probably
pass Is the usual patch-quilt conglom
eration with .which Omaha has been
nlllleled porhfilfRilly by successive leg
islatures , Wfilll" the general features
of these various charter bills have
been outlliK'il Hjlio ; press none of them
have been accessible In full so that
their respective1 merits or defects might
be rationally discussed , as all proposed
legislation .shttljW bo that Is of such
vital concern JcTyltlzens and taxp.iyers.
The strlklng'featuro of the campaign
which the school board has Instituted
to force the cmmcll to comply with Its
extravagant demands Is to be the per
sonal uppcTil of the ! f'l. ( > 0l-n-year ) super
intendent for an allowance that will
perpetuate the present system of reck
less expenditure of school funds. Last
year the work of pounding the tom
tom was delegated to a High school
pupil who had well-developed oratorical
powers. The next thing wo will hear
of will be n crusade by all the toaenors ,
spurred on by threats of reduced sal
aries or an extended vacation.
Governor Drake of Iowa recommends
In his message to the special session of
the legislature that nil state edlllces
hereafter constructed be made substan
tially fireproof. This advice Is pertinent
to all slate legislative bodies. What
houses the state , builds ns homes for de
pendent or delinquent public wards
should be of llrst quality. The Insane
nnd blind and criminal are always help
less In case of lire , and loss of life by
the burning of state Institutions is al
most Inexcusable In these days of mod
ern architecture and cheapened construc
tion. The lire-traps must go.
The Oni\ha ! \ Mosher organ Is again
pushing the plan of protection for
banks and bank depositors advocated
by the financier of the late Capital Na
tional bank of Lincoln. As It was
through the columns of that organ
that the author promulgated his argu
ments In favor of his scheme , the ap
propriateness of that paper once more
taking It up Is self-evident.
Ohio's Arc l.lKlitn.
Chicago Itecoril ,
With Ifnt-na In the senate. McKlnley In
the Whlto house nnd John Sherman In the
State department It cannot be anlil that the
state of Ohio will not be Illustriously rep
resented In the next administration.
AVIioru ArliKriitluii DIIUN Not 1'ny.
Now York Sun.
Now , what a splendid guarantee of good
faith and repentance It would bo If England
were to try a"llttlo arbitration with the
kingdom ot Benin'btjforo proceeding to make
the mnssacro dfcalx Englishmen a pretext
for the conquest1 and annexation of that be
nighted but desirable Idnd !
II-H-
Cramp. iuiil ( < lu' CornstnlkH.
In < ] | jna ells Journal.
Shipbuilder Cramp has discovered that the
cornstalk can boiuacd to make the padding
for ehlp.s and coffer dams. He wants the
parts of the stalks [ Which are of no use to
the farmer , andpstlmatcs , that lie can get
all of such material that ho will want for
nis iacories ai a ion , me price is uascu
upon the assumption that tho-stalks can be
cut for Jl an aero , > vhlch U not probable.
Thu I'rotfM AK'tliiNt TrustH.
Detroit Journnl.
The popular rfeeHng against cormorant
trusts Is not a'tirero prejudice founded an
nothing. It 13 ( tVlRhteous protest against an
organized greed'iwhlch threatens serious con-
aequonces to the people at large. Combina
tions of this sort : are 'un-American , for it Is
un-Amorlcan to place the people at the mercy
of such controlling Influences. Men engaged
In small enterprises have as good a right
to life , liberty and the pursuit of happiness
as have men who are worth their millions.
And under a government of the people , by
the pcoplo ami for the. 'people It la the pee
ple's fault If they permit themselves to be
trust-ridden.
The rruposiMl TnrllT.
I'hllnckl | > hia Ledger.
Congress should vote a tariff which will
provide not only ample revenue , but a safe
surplus , and , In addition , adequate and Im
partial protection to all our Industries. A
tariff which would be aa onerous tax on con
sumers for tlio sudden enrichment of the
greedy few , and which would 'Increase and
foster monopolistic trusts , la not the kind
the country wants. It Is not wanted by the
woolen manufacturers , -who know that the
pcopla would not tolerate It , and that no
tariff can bo stable which does not con
sider tbo consumers as well as the pro
ducers. The ways and means committee "and
congress should pay no attention to the sel
fish , sordid demands of the greater number
ot these who have attended the committee's
hearings. They have proved that they want
to bo served In the matter of a tariff by the
sacrifice of the government's revenue and at
die cost of the entire nation. Mr. North , In
expressing the vlowp of the woolen manufac
turers , has well expressed the average sontl-
, nnt nt Mm intintrv nn tlm Mrlff rlllr-aHm !
I'OSTAh S.VVIXOS IIAMCS.
Their i : tal IlMliim-ii ( No I Inlinlcnl to
Sounil IlniiUtiiK' .
ChloiRO Ilcconl ,
"Tho fact that pcntal savings banks would
take the government Into a now form of the
banking business at a time when the most
intelligent financiers nnd legislators are con
sidering the propriety of retiring It from the
note Issuing business cannot fall to appear
somewhat puzzling. " This comment Is cx-
prefBlvo of a fear entertained by some that
postal savings banks may bo In conflict
with sound principles of banking , though the
Post Itself gives Ita rnlld endorsement to
the proposition for their establishment. The
best answer to this fear Is to point out
that the countries having oound banking
systems are Mio very onca that have taken
the lead In establishing postal savings
banks. ' *
The banking system of Great Britain Is
pointed to as a model by these who favor
currency and banking reform In thla coun
try along conservative lines , and It waa In
Great Drltatn that the pcstofflco savlngo
bank system originated. The bill for Ita es
tablishment was brought In and championed
by Mr. Gladstone , then chancellor of the ex
chequer , and a ruaiiof recognized ability In
dealing with financial questions.
Men of ccnsorvatlvo views on banking
questions turn to'Canada , , too , as a country
having a most admirable banking system
and ono worthy of Imitation. And Canada
was one of the first countries to follow the
oximplo of Greiil Jlrltaln In establishing
postal savings panics-
Franco has n flouod hanking system , and
also hna the postal savings banks.
Germany , too''K singled out aa a country
whoso bal-klng sys.tc > n It would profit legis
lators la this country to study. Whllo Gt
many has not thta riostoQlce Havings banka ,
there are In the Various cities of the- empire
municipal saving's binlts that meet the need ,
and that pcrhap 'aro oven more extensively
patronized than the pcxitolllcu banks In the
other countries 'mimed.
Whoa mon of''conservative ' vlows In this
country say the government ought to retire
from the banking business they point to Can.
ada , Great Britain , Franco or Germany as
countries having banking systems that are
worthy of Imitation by the United States.
Hut In three of tbcso countries postal sav
ings banks are as securely fixed as Is the
ordinary banking to-stern , nnd In the fourth
( hey doubtless would bo established were It
not that municipal savings banks already oc
cupy tlio field. If thine countries are to bo
pointed to as furnishing example * of sound
banking Hjstcms which the United States
should Imitate , why should not thu establish ,
mcnt of postal savings banks , Hko these In
opera'Ion ' In these natno countries ) , ho ap
proved as well ? At any rate , It ought not to
bo Intimated that postal savings banks are
la the leant degree Inimical to tbo existence
oi a oouud banklrg uyatcia.
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Exposition Endorsements
jiLIlllL-Transmississippi Pres
Fort Worth ( Tex. ) Register : The
mlMlwIppl country Is feeling the effects of
the turning tide of Immlfiratlon. So long
as the stream of now settlers poured ltd
flood of thousands of suttlem and millions
of Investing capital Into the tertllc and un
developed regions between the Heckles and
the Father of Waters , so long the Imslin-fs
of that vast section lying between the llrltlsh
possessions and the Indian territory went for
ward with ever-Increasing strides under the
stimulus of new population and Increasing
capital. Hut with the slack In the tide came
stagnation. The country there Is nt a utat.d-
sttll In development. In western Kansas It
h oven retrograding In population and ( anne
have turned to the primal wlldness of the-
prahle and to\\nn have become pictures ot
desolation. All that country feels the slack
ening of the tension which men and money
koycd to the note of buslnchs succeas
Its business men would bring back the
old-time conditions \\ould welcome the In-
How of willing hand , ? and plethoric pockets.
So they have planned a great exposition.
Thu exhibitions previously held al Phila
delphia. Chicago , New Orleans and Atlanta
brought large additions of population an.I
capital to these cltle.i and sixroundlng coun
try. It is hoped that the same effect will be
produced upon Omaha and the whole trans-
mlsslsilppl region by tlio exposition now
projected. As an miveitlsemfiit ot the te-
sourccs and possibilities ( if a region nothing
exceeds an expedition founOoil upon H H'.ile
commensurate with Its pCMlhllllles. And
It may be paid \\llh equal truth that any
section of the country can advance Its Intf"--
c < ts by taking part In uch an exposition.
The possibilities of the south Atlantic stnti *
as fruit raising timl truck farming localities
were rn de known at the Columbian cxpo.l l
tlon In a manner that made possible the At
lanta exposition of last year and Ihe consequent
quent betterment ot all the south Atlantic
coast country. When the TrnniwilMlwIppl
Kxpcsltlon Khali have materialized TPXUS
should be represented there with all her
wealth of mlnea , forests , fields and quarrlc * .
She should demonstrate to the buslnes cen
ters of thn teeming northwest that her
wheat U the best , her cotton staple the
flncel , her coil fields the greatest and her
foreMs the largest In all the land. She
should be prepared on the spot to prove
that her climate Is the moit salubrious , her
rangeof agricultural products the widest ,
her opportunities for men of small means
the Kot cxpiiifilvc. her markets the quickest
and surcsf. Texas will wish godspeed to the
Tracsrnlcslsslppl Exposition , of which she-
will bo a part.
Shelby ( fa. ) News : The slate legislature
at Its session this winter should see that
an appropriation Is rnado that will give
Iowa a good showing at 'he TrunsmlsrlhSlppt
Exposition at Omaha In 1S98 The state's ad
vertisement al the World's fair went a great
way toward showing up this state's rc-
M urcii and now that we have a fair right
at homo we should not let this opportunity
pass. We have one ot the best states In
thu union and we should take advantage of
tlila opporrunlty to show off Its good quail-
lit ! ! . The state will undoubtedly sco to It
that a good appropriation Is made.
Portland Orcgunlan : The promotion ot
world expeditions has not been flourishing
ot late. The Nanhvlllo nffalr had to bo
postponed , arid the Switzerland exposition
closed untimely. This part of the world was
so tuirfolted with the Midwinter fair it San
Francisco , and the last feeble echo at Ta-
roinu of the world's fair ( hat the very
name "oxpoiltloii" became a byword and
reproach. But time passes quickly and
memory Is short-lived. Perhaps an cxpusl-
uuii in ipj.t win Lie lur UIJUUKJI uwiiy irum
Chicago's eighth wonder of the world for
the facultj of 8lRht-ACplrR to bo rested , and
for thu "Trm'smlssilsslpp ! and International
Exposition" announced for Juno of that year
at Omaha to nchlevo success and useful
ness.
Its prospectus , al any rate , Is prepossess
ing. The preliminaries have been attended
to. Congicsji passed and President Cleveland -
land Mguel the act recognizing the enter
prise , pledging the government to spend
5200,000 for Its building , and remitting
duties on Imported exhibits. Of the $1,000.-
fliM ) stock J400.000 has been subscribed and
tlio rest Is almost assured. The directors
include thu llrst citizens of Nebraska , In
cluding ex-Senator Saundcrs , ex-Senator
.Mamlorunn , railroad men like Holdrcgc of
the' Burlington and Klmball of the Union
Pacllip and business men Hko 1'axton , Mil-
lard. Crelghton , Kountzo and Korty. The
further sum of JSOO.OOO Is expected from the
general government , and at least $2 , " > 0.00a
from the state of Nebraska. The Depart
ment of Publicity Is directed by so able a
man as Editor Rosowatcr of The Omaha
Hee.
Hee.These
These are promises of success that should
materialize In achievement In time for ex
hibits of magnitude to bo gathered In the
whole trni.fimlssls&lppl country. Aa this
prrapcctus Bays , the Columbian exposition
was practUally monopolized by foreign ex
hibitors , while the products of the transmls-
slsslppl region clsmlsslsslppl , we ougbt to
say were merely an Incident to the great
aggregation. In the Omaha exposition It Is
proposed to "focalize attention upon the
marvelous resources and capabilities of the
transrnlsslsslppl states. " If the enterprise
attains its now contemplated measure or
success Oregon should bo represented In It ,
and doubtless will be. The tila'o leglslaturo
now In session will hardly set aside state
money for the purpose and should not do
BO unless discretion to forego Its expenditure
were lodged in the governor or some such
repository of authority. Hut as , eon as the
Omaha exposition has demonstrated Its suc
cess the citizens of Oregon will beatlr them
selves and make as good a showing , rela
tively , as they did at Chicago In 1893.
Hcmvlck ( la. ) Times : The Traiifmils-
slsslppl Exposition la the biggest advertise
ment that has ever been attempted for the
Mississippi valley and the states beyond the
Rockies. It Is not a visionary skyrocket
scheme , but a well planned and well matured
effort to glvo the widest possible publicity
to the advantages offered In this section
to capitalists and homcscokcrs who have
money with which to buy land and engage In
agricultural enterprises. The Atlanta Cot
ton State exposition turned 'the ' tide of Im
migration and capital from the west to the
south , The aim of the exposition of 1808 Is
to set forth the advantages and limitless
resources of states -west of the Mississippi
and thus attract horneseekcrs and Investors.
Minneapolis Improvement Bulletin :
Omaha Is evidently thoroughly In earnest In
Its efforts to .make the TransmlisBiselppl and
International Exposition a notable success.
It Is true that in no previous exposition have
the resources and products and possibilities
of the great transmlsslsslppl section been
given nn adequate setting forth. To do this
Io the distinctive purpose of the exposition
of 1S9S , and the Improvement Bulletin be
speaks for the enterprise general and gen
erous co-operation.
Decatur ( Tex. ) News : That which ehould
meet the Instant approval of the people of
the western states , and especially Texas , Is
the Transmlsslsslppl and International Ex
position to bo hold In Omaha , Neb. , from
Juno until November In 1898 , Texas nhould
bo represented with an abundant display of
Its wondrous resources , as this Is a central
locality and will bo visited by a vast num
ber of the pcoplo of the United States and
foreign countries.
Hluo Ilaplds ( Kan. ) Motor : The Transrnls-
slsolppi and International Exposition , which
will be hold at Omaha next year , means
much for the prosperity of the west , and
It Is not now too early to commence laying
plans for Us nucce-ia. What the World's
fair waa to Illinois , the Centennial to Penn
sylvania , the New Orleans exposition to
Louisiana , the Atlanta exposition to Georgia
and the San Francisco Midwinter fair to
California , so will this exposition bo In Ne
braska and Kutuiui It will bring thousand- )
of vIsltoM to the west who will leavp mil
lions of dollars on this sldo of the Missouri
liver. The resources and the possibilities
of the two states will be advertised as never
before. The benefits will be permanent. U
Is to the Interest of every Kansan to use
hli Influence-for the nurecss of this exposi
tion.
Phoenix ( Ariz. ) Gazette : There will bo held
In the city of Omaha , Neb. . In 1S9S an ex
position to display the resources of states
and territories west of the Mississippi river.
Tlio Trun3inlssl ! > slppl Commercial congress ,
hold In ISOo , dcclatcd in favor ot the same
and congicos has appropriated $200.000
towards n government exhibit. There will
be nn effort made during the present sivsloii
to have the amount Increased to $500,000.
The state of Nebraska will probably appro
priate ? 1'50,000 and nn association has been
formed with an authorized capital ot $1,000 -
000 , with $100,000 already paid. When the
time comes no doubt Arizona will be rep
resented , as the display In Intended Io show
the marvellous resources of the we t beyond
the Father of Waters.
Mitchell ( S. D. ) Gazette : The Gazette
believes the Transmlsslsslppl and Interna
tional Exposition which will be held nt
Omaha next jear Is going to be a reat
succeso. The directors are going to work
with energy and In the proper manner.
Their wisdom Is shown In the selection or n
newspaper man as manager of the Depart
ment of Publicity. Mr. 13. Ilosc nter , edi
tor of The Omaha Dee , Is the man chosen
for this most Important position , and his
being nt the head of that department In
sures not only the most thorough and In
telligent advertising , but It also Insure * tlio
hearty co-operation of the newspaper * , and
this means much to the succms of the ex
position.
Fulda ( Minn. ) Republican : The Trans-
mlfsls3lppl and International Exposition Is
to be held at Omaha from June 1 to Novem
ber 1 , 1S)3. ! ) which will be patronized by
twenty of the western states and four ter
ritories. This exposition Is to bo made second
to none save the great World's fair at
Chicago. Minnesota will do her part.
Walcott ( la. ) News : 15. Iloscwater , editor
of The Omaha Hee , has been appointed man
ager of the Department of Publicity of the
Transmlsslsslppl Exposition to bo held In
1898. It will undoubtedly bo a giand success ,
as Mr. Hosewatcr Is thoroughly capable of
holding that position , and It certainly will
not lack for good management In advertising.
The aim of this exposition Is to set forth
the advantages and limitless resources of the
states west of the Mississippi , and thus
attract homcseckers and Inventors. This
exposition will ba far more profitable to the
people of our state than the Columbian ex
position was.
Wadcna , ( Minn. ) Journal : There Is to be
a TransmlRsisslppl and International Ex
position at Omaha , Neb. , In 1S98. The
purpose Is to focalize attention upon the
marvelous resources and capabilities of the
transmlsslsslppl states. Careful preparations
are being made to push the enterprise , and
there Is promlw of success. It Is expected
that the several states will make liberal
arnironriatlons for exhibits.
Lyons ( Kan. ) Republican : The Tracsmls-
sls4lppl Exposition Is the biggest advertise
ment that has ever been attempted for
the Mississippi valley and the states beyond
tlio Rockies. It Is not n visionary , sky
rocket scheme , but a well-planned and well
matured effort to give the widest1 ixj.'alul
publicity to the advantages offered In this
section to capitalists and bomescckcrs who
have money with which to buy land and
engage In Instrumental enterprises. The At-
Inntlc Cotton States exposition turned the
tide ot Immigration anil capital from the
west to the south. The aim of the cxposltior
cf 1898 Is to set forth the advantages and
limitless resources of states west of the
Mississippi and thus attract homescckcrs and
Investors.
Pinevlllo ( Mo. ) Democrat : The campaign
is now on for a Tiansmlsslsslppl and Inter
national Exposition to be held at Omaha ,
Neb. , during the summer of 1S98. The his
tory of all the great expositions held anywhere -
where In this country since the Centennial
at Philadelphia has been that of great good
to the whole country. If the 0110 now being
gotten under way at Omaha Is pushed on
to successful opening It will bo of untold
advantage to the entire country west of tlio
Mississippi river , and Missouri would re
ceive Its full phare. In nil probability our
state legislature will bo called upon for an
appropriation for the proper representation
of our Interests at that exposition , and noth
ing niggardly should be clone. In fact. Im
perial Missouri should bo at the head of the
column.
Minneapolis Chronicle : The project of
holding a Transmlsslsslppl and International
Exposition at Omaha next year Is being agi
tated. It is proposed to open in June , 1898 ,
and continue till November. Minnesota Is
oxpcctexl to take part In the work of helping
to rnako the exposition a success , on the
ground that it will prove a benefit In a ma
terial way to this state , by n full exhibit
showing Its mineral wealth. Its agricultural
products and Its resources In all the varied
lines.
FesBcndcn , ( N. D. ) News : Wo have re
ceived from E. Itosewater , editor of.The
Omaha Hco , a prospectus of the Traus-
rnURlEslppl and International Exposition , to
bo held at Omaha , Neb. , from Juno 1 to
November 1 , 1898. In the World's Colum
bian exposition of 1893 the exhibits of the
transmlsslsslppl states were overshadowed
by the exhibits of foreign countries. Of
the millions who pawed through Us gates ,
comparatively few carried away with thorn
a dlftlnct Impression of the productive re
sources ot that vast empire. The purpose of
the projectors of the Transmlssleslppl Ex
position la to acquaint the nation and
visitors from other countries with the
fabulous wealth and stupendous pos lbllltlc
of the greater west. This enterprise should
have the hearty support of all North
Dakotans , and we would suggest that the
present legislature take some action to
ward creating a commission and making
nn appropriation that our state may bo
properly rcprewntcd In this great exposi
tion. It Is ot vital Importance that the
matter bo given careful consideration and
that prompt and ardent action bo taken.
This will bo a great display and North
Dakota should not bo a laggard In the pro
cession.
Mankota ( Minn. ) Frco Press : Next year
the west will have a big exposition of Its
awn In ivbat will bo known as the
Transmlsslsslppl Exposition that Is to
bo held In Omaha from Juno 1 to November
1 , The main object of this exposition IB to
give the states west of the Allsslsslppl a
chance to make an exhibit to the world of
their resources and productive Industrie * ,
and that the Dhowlng will bo a great one
cannot bo questioned and ought to provo
of great benefit to the tvost. The state of
Ml lines ota ought to take sleps this winter to
ECO that It Is properly represented at the
said exposition In 1898.
Highest of all In Leavening Strength. Latest U. S. Gov't Report ,
SNAP .SHOTS AT TIIU '
. lUCFOItMl'.ntt.
Hod Cloml Argus : The professional ppolla-
nxui I ) In ( ho Mdille. whllo the weak uml
lowly patriot who organized the great re
form party plods nlonK empty banded , King
CAUCUS rulr-9 the roost even after tlio mnn-
nor of tlio very wicked "two old parties. "
O'N'clll Frontier ; Now that tlio popullsta
have elc.uieil tlu state hmifp pip counter of
p\rry available crumb , It will be In order for
them to show up aome tangible reform
work for tlio benefit of tlielr constituents
besides drawing their salaries.
Grand Inland Independent : A comparison
of tlio roll call of tlio employes around the
5'tato legislative hulls will convince the most
hopeful that the pretense of populist-fusion-
1st reform In reducing the number of clerks
nnd the other eiipcrnuniorarlM Is all n
mockery and n sham ,
Cedar llluffa Standard : The founders of
tlio old alliance or Independent party can K
hardly recognise their offspring In the pres
ent fusion organization , dominated , ns It In ,
by lawyers , professional politicians and place
liitnteru. It seems to bo merely a nice for
spoils. Under this competitive , dog eat dog
system , what better can bo expected ?
Hastings Mirror : Slate-making was just
as ba.l In Lincoln last week aa If thn legisla
ture wns composed of republicans. There
In about as much human nature In the com
position of n body of ftisloiilats as there
would t.1 In tlio same number of won be
longing" to n regular party. Alt fuslonlslg
nro not angels.
Schuylcr Herald : In the matter of em
ployes the members of the Nebraska legis
lature have thrown cconnmy behind them.
Tht people had a right to expect different
action at their hands. Two years ngo when
n republican legislature had the same num
ber of employes the party In power was
charged with extravagance , and properly , too ,
by bath democrats and populists. The etnto
could ' 111 afford tlio extra nxpoiuio then and
certainly cannot now. To nay the least , n
very poor beginning has boon mndo by what
wo bad a right to expect would bo a reform
legislature.
darks Leader : This leglslaturo Is sup
posed to be one of reform and retrenchment.
It was elected on that expectation , and there
are ample opportunities for It to live up to
these expectations. Hut so far there Is very
llttlo Indication that It will. A bad start
has been made. Every uncalled for and use
less expense In the organization of former
legislatures Is retained In this , from a
half dozen needless clerkships down to the
custodian of the cloak room and the closet.
True reform and rctrtmchmcnt , Hko charity ,
begins at homo , and there Is whcro the leg
islature should have begun , or else stayed
nt homo.
Grand Island Independent : The present
Nebraska leglslaturo seems to bo In the
hands of the "caucus" fiends , Everything
Is done by a caucus of the leaders. And
now It Is proposed that a caucus of self-
constltuted sifting committees will got to-
gcthor and pass judgment on all bills to bo
presented to the house and without the
sanction of said committee , the bill don't
go. Such n proposition Is most always
loaded , and tlio breeching will blow clear
out before the cession Is fairly started , 1C
conducted on such a basis , Kvcry county
has sent a member or two to help make
laws , and they expect them to do It.
Battle Creek Enterprise : The populists
are after all not so very different from other
people. At the opening of the legUlaturu
they added two new employes to the list and
didn't drop off any. Ono would suppose
from their doctrines that they expected to
dhow the republicans a thing or two about
cutting down expenses by dropping off un
necessary employes , but they changed their
tune when the time came for putting their
reform Ideas Into operation. More hang
ers-on are feeding at the etato house pla
counter now than there over waa when the
republicans were In power , and the end la
not yet.
Stanton Plckctt : No parly over bad a bet
tor chance to reform a state than the popu
lists have had to reform Nebraska. They
now possess the land and the fullness
thereof , Everything In sight except the mr-
prcmo court has passed Into their banda , and
they are now to engage In a grand consoli
dated effort to steal that of justice. Wilt
they do anything toward reform ? That's the
question. The legislature made a atari In
that direction by spending a whoo ) week
jangling over who should receive the ap
pointments to a few petty hclporo' positions.
That's about the kind of reform the pcoplo
may expect.
Fullerton News : The Nebraska leglslaturo
convened In session on Tuesday. There nro
many opportunities offered this body to ef
fect genuine reforms , but whether they will
bo grasped Is another question. Ono of the
first matters that ought to recolvo attention
Is the economical expenditure of the publlo
funds , The combined clomcntn opposed io
the dominant party In Nebraska have tltno
and again cbarged the republicans with extravagance -
travaganco In expenditures and promised r < j-
TO EXPECT TO GET FOR $3,33 On
SOME OTHER SUCH OUTLANDISH
FIGURE A GOOD , WELL-MADE BUIT
or CLOTHES. i i
GOOD SUITS ARE CHE-AI' ENOUGH
IN ALL REASON , HUT HARGAIN
HUNTERS SOMETIMES LET THEIR
ECONOMICAL IMPULSES GET AWAY
WITH THEIR DETTER JUDGMENT.
WE HAVE NOTHING DUT GOOD
CLOTHING TO SELL AT THIS SEASON
01' ' ' THE YITAR. WE ARE VERY
ANXIOUS TO DISPOSE OP OUR 8UR-
I'LUS STOCIC.
WIJ HAVE MARKED OUR I'RICES
DOWN TO THE LOWEST I'OSSIHLQ
I'RIOES.
NOTHING AS GOOD AS OUR CLOTH.
ING CAN HE I10UGIIT FOR LE 3
MONEY. ANY DEALER WHO SAY3
IT CAN HE WILL TRY TO TAKE D.
IT CAN HE WILL TBY TO TAKE ADr
KNOWBLDGE.
KINO & GO , ,
S.V. . Cor. lEtliuud
Douglas Sta ,