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THE OMAHA DAILY lltfl'3 ' ; PKIDAY , JANUARY 22 , 1807. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. E. nOSKWATEIt , Editor , t - = FUIlLISttRD UVBllY MOHNINO. TCHMS OP sunscrtil'TioN. Dollr Hco ( Without Sunday ) , One Yrar . > ? W Dally Dee find Suml.iy. One Year . 800 Rtx Month . 400 Three ilontlu . . . 3 00 Hundny Hoc. One Year . 2 00 flatiinlur lite , one Ycnr. . . . 1 CO Wtcklr Eco , One Yenr . . . Go avvicrjii Omahn ! Tlie H"e llullillnif. Bnuth Omnlm : 8lng r Illk. . Cor. N nnd JUh Bl * . Council Ilium : 10 1'cnrl street. ThlcilKO Ofllrr : 317 Clinmber of Commerce. New York : Ilonm * 1J , II nnd IS , Tribune HWg. Washington : Ml Htli street , roriiuisroNDKNcn. . . . All commnnlcfltlon relating to new * and nil- toilal matter tliould be nddrexcd : To the editor. IICHINRSS MTTIIIS. All liiinlncf.'i teller * nnd remittances should b nddrpMcd to The lice Publishing Company , Omahn. Drntui. checks , exiiremi nnd pomolllco monry orders to be mnde payable to the crdcr of the cnmimny. 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Notary Public , The VoiiPBiiclan Incident cannot be re- Kimlcrt us closed until the $100,000 iin- proprintlon Is exhausted. The man who sights the exposition Bite first will bis entitled to pose as a prophet among prophets forever and mum. The greatest fear In life that possesses our free silver friends Is that by some clmnco or mischance we may really bo on the road to prosperity. How did all the money tied up 1" failed Btnte depositaries get Into the temporary school fund ? That Is a question which the accident explanation will hardly ex plain. ' Wo now have Senator Teller's opinion oC Senator Sherman. Senator Sherman's opinion of Senator Teller might be equally interesting , even If not quite BO uncomplimentary. Perhaps the legislature will amuse Kselt' next by resolutlng Instructions to Senator Thuraton to vote against the conllfmatlon of President MeKlnley's cabinet appointees. There are now three claimants for one flenatoishlp from Delaware , a little state hardly big enough to be entitled by its population to one representative In the lower house of congress. It rests with the railroads of Iowa and Nebraska to start the movement of the great west's great corn crop by making a reduction In corn rates , following the example of the eastern trunk Hues. Kvory tub on Its own bottom. No ques tionable schemes can , be worked through the legislature by threats of holding up the appropriation for state representa tion in tlie Transmlssls.sippl Imposition. The endeavors of the Christian Kn- deavorers to secure a satisfactory pas senger rate for their coming national convention In San Francisco has been deservedly crowned with eminent suc cess. It Is to be hoped the Princess Chhnay will soon get what she wants and cease to claim the attention of a nauseated public. She Is In no way a credit to her American origin or to other American princesses abroad. The newly elected senator from Illi nois Is named William Krnest Mason. Ho started out In earnest after the sen- atorshlp three years ago , and his earnest. , ness never deserted him until he had captured thelongsought prize. A roll call of the two houses of the legislature now and then Is both Inter esting and Instructive In showing the people Just how the various members line up on different questions of public Importance that are up for consideration. The spectacle Is now presented In Nebraska - braska of , a state treasurer trying to per form the duties of his olllce while the state funds are still In the hands of a private Individual , whose term of olllce. expired nearly a month ago. The state fair may have shown a small di'llcleney In its treasury for last year's excess of expenditures over receipts , but the deficiency would have been several times as great had the fair been held under similar conditions In any other city In Nebraska. It Is safe to predict that all existing deadlocks In state legislatures over the election of senators will be broken before the -ith of Marclu Partisan legislatures are not fond of leaving seats vacant In the rn'iiato and salaries undrawn that are only awaiting legitimate claimants. The city of Omaha has just received over ? 7,000 as Its share of the receipts for gas under the provisions of the franchise granted to the Omaha ( ! as Manufacturing company. The city Just extended the local electric lighting com pany's monopoly on electric lighting for BX ! years , but what lias It to show for It ? Nebraska takes pride in contributing one more to the list of women lawyers admitted to practice at the bar of the United States hiiprt'ino court. If wo re member correctly this gives Nebraska three out of the fifteen women who have been accorded that rare privilege and makes thin state lejid among tliOMt states represented in the list. It Is plain that the Nebraska woman does not require the milTrago to enable her to rise 'to the top In hur profession. According to the press dispatches tele * graphic requests hnvo been sent by the Kan Francisco citizens' committee to the governors of Oregon , Washington , Kan sas , Nebraska and Iowa asking that the people of these states Join with those ol California In contributing a shipload of grain for the relief of the famine fiuffcr- ers of India. Nebraska ought to respond promptly and generously to this call. Out of Its plenty it can easily spare a few carloads of corn to help keep the unfortunates of India from Impending starvation. The railways will doubtless gladly offer free transportation of the gift from tills state to the coast , and all that should bo neces sary to assure action should be the des ignation by Governor Ilolcomb of some person or persons to receive contributions and see that they are forwarded to the proper place. After having been the recipient of so many favors to Its own people during the drouth period and having fully re covered Its position among the greatest grain-producing states , Nebraska can show Its gratitude for the generous treat ment accorded it In Its hour of need In no better way than by heeding this call of humanity even though It comes from so far beyond the seas. Nebraska led lu sending succor to the Ittisslan famine sufferers and It should lead in sending aid to India. A I'llUTKCTlON Attention has been repeatedly directed to the fact that the protection given the tin plate industry has resulted In mak ing the American consumers practically In'dependent of the foreign manufactur ers. According to the latest statistics tlie exports of till' plate from Gieat Hrltaln to the United States aggregated only lii,0."l : tons last year , which was less than half the amount for the preced ing year. The following statistics arc Instructive : In 3802 the Imports amounted to UTi.471) ( ) tons ; In ISlKt , ' M , > 0'JS tons ; In 1891 , i120S7 ! ! ) tons and In 1SJ ) . " > , 2 ! , H01 tons. It will be seen * that there has been a steady decline In the Importations of tin plate , due not wholly to the fact that there has been a reduced demand In tlie American market , though of course this Is to 'be taken Into con sideration , but chlelly to the fact that American manufacturers are now able to supp'y most of the homo demand. And this has been accomplished in a period of only about six years , for when the MeKinley law was passed In 1800 there was practically no tin Industry lit this country. What better Illustration of the beneficent effect of protection could be asked than Is afforded by the extraordi nary development of the tin Industry ? Is it not perfectly reasonable to ask that the same policy shall bo applied to an other American Industry the production of sugar ? Is there not every reason to expect that with proper encouragement the United States can In a few years produce enough sugar to supply the home demand ? CAf'ADIAf > ltAllM'AY rOMl'KTITIOff. A question which will undoubtedly engage the attention of the next con gress and administration Is that of Canadian railway competition. This has been referred to In connection with the contemplated efforts of the Domin ion government to secure a reciprocity arrangement with the United States , It being suggested that there ought to be a settlement of the controversy re garding the bonding privilege which this government gives to the Canadian Paclllu railroad , by means of which that corporation Is enabled to secure a large tralllc which otherwise would go to American roads. It Is a very Im portant question , in which large Inter ests are Involved. During the first session of the present congress Senator Klklns of West Vir ginia said In a speech In the senate that the Canadian Pacific railroad is the natural enemy of the transportation In terests of the United States and our greatest commercial antagonist. He asserted that this corporation violates our Intel-state commerce law with com placent indifference , cuts rates and takes freights from our Pacific railroads In which the United States has a ( lintel interest. "It hauls more cheaply , " said Senator Klklns , "from St. Louis and other Interior points in our country , by way of Canada to Oregon and San Francisco , than the Pacific roads can do , though tlie distance Is much shorter. It Is a sharp competitor now for busi ness with all the Pacific roads from and to California. For 2,000 miles the Canadian Pacific traverses a nonproductive ductive country , one not able to support a railroad. It lives off Its subventions and the business It takes from the rail roads of the United Slates. " The West Virginia senator urged that this Inva sion of our trade should bo stopped and that In order to do this the bonding privilege , under which the Canadian road carries goods In bond , parting from Vancouver , to 1'Jurope and points In the United Slates , must be discon tinued. The effort which the Canadian govern * ment contemplates making for clo.ser trade relations with the United State , ) will undoubtedly embrace some sort of concession regarding the privilege en joyed by the Canadian Pacific of trans porting mi'rchaudlso to points In the United States In bond. It Is very likely that tlie Dominion government will pro pose that that corporation shall be sub ject , so far as Its business In the United States Is concerned , to the Interstate conunctco law and perhaps to whatever other reasonable regulations our govern ment may deem necessary. There. Is no question as to the great value of this privilege and consequently there will ho a disposition to make almost any concussion In order to retain It. Hut there will be a very strong pressure on the next congress and administration to have It discontinued and It IK by no means improbable that It will bo suc cessful. It will not succeed , however , without overcoming a very vigorous opposition from American Interests. The produecis of the northwest are practically unan imous In favor of this Canadian eoinpt'tl- tlon , which they say Is a protection to tlu'in against excessive transportation rates , aild the business Interests of New Hngland take the same view of It. Wullu this norllou of our people may not j object to any Just arrangement which would subject alien corporations to an observance of the Interstate commerce act , there can bo no doubt that their influence will be exerted against any proposition to do away with the Cana dian competition and leave them en tirely at the mercy oC the American rail roads. This question was carefully considered by the last republican administration , without any practical result. It undoubt edly will command the attention of the next administration and It is safe to predict that there will be some change from existing conditions , all of which are favorable to the Canadian corpora tion. / AMKHlVAlf U A conference was held In Washington a few days ago to consider the question of American shipbuilding. The general purpose of the conference was to discuss matters calculated to promote American commerce and shipbuilding and In this connection the proposition fora discrim inating duty of 10 per cent In favor of merchandise. Imported In American-built vessels wa.s discussed at considerable length. It appears that there was a dif ference of opinion as to the advisability of passing such an act , some of the members - bers of the conference expressing the opinion that so far from benefiting American commerce It would have the upposito effect. It was pointed out , nc- cording to the dispatches , that a discrim inating duty In favor of American ves sels would drive freight to competing lines running between lOurope and Ca nadian ports , where the freight could be delivered to the Canadian railroads and carried to Its destination , thus escaping the payment of discriminating duties and contributing to the business of Ca nadian railways. It wa.s suggested that the fact that the steamships between Hit rope and the Canadian ports are sub sidized would enable them to offer In ducements to shippers which would more than compensate for any additional ex pense that might be Incurred by the land transportation. The Idea of a discriminating duty was evidently not favorably regarded by the conference , which was composed of rep resentative men engaged In foreign com merce and In shipbuilding , and the com mittee appointed to formulate a general measure that will embrace all that Is practicable In the several bills which have been presented In congress will lirobably Ignore ( lie idea of discrimin ating duties. Of course nothing can be done in connection with tills matter by the present congress , but it will undoubt edly be a prominent quest Ion before the Fifty-fifth congress and there Is every reason to expect that It will receive prac tical treatment. The republican party Is committed to the proposition that the United States must have a merchant marine commensurate with the I'Dininer- clal standing of the nation and It will make provision for this. We do not be lieve that the plan of discriminating du ties will be adopted , because such a pol icy is not necessary to the building up of our merchant marine. THAT XOIlM.ll , SCHUUT , While a legislative committee Is on Its way to Investigate the necessity of re building the normal school dormitory re cently destroyed by lire , the question n-esonts whether a dormitory In connection with snt-li an institution ib eally desirable or whether Jt is not prof- rable to throw attendants upon tha school upon their own resources in tin way of finding board and lodging , the same as Is done witli reference to .stu- lents at the State university. The Iee s In receipt of a letter from a well mown Nemaha county citizen residing close to tlie normal school , which takes vigorous exception to the whole dormi tory system as there conducted. Ik- says : The dormitory has licca used ns a pollto louse of dotontlon for giddy girls , whoso parents , are thus enabled to educate them cheaply at tlio state'stxpenso for a profes sion for which tliey are entirely unsultcd. Wild Rlrla are conscnuc'Jtly sent hero , the st.ilo fimilBliliiB a measure of detention and paid espionage. Tough young men are thorcby attracted , and a measure of scandal has been the rtilo of the pwt twenty years. I write this In < no enmity to tlio normal school's tfuo Interest. I am an earnest re publican. I simply write what Is well known hero and a very respectable petition of aomo of our best people and largest tax payers could bo easily rccured aKutnst this fashionable and cxponalve txcreaceneo. If the normal school dormitory has bren a detriment to effective work as a training school for teachers it certainly ought to be either reformed or abolished. The normal school Is very different from the slate schools for the blind and the deaf , which are compelled to exercise constant oversight over pupils who are not able to take care of themselves. It holds rather ( lie relation to the utate that the State university holds. The university lias never adopted the dormi tory system , chiefly because it is bn- Ileved that students acquire a certain beneficial degree of self-confidence and Independence when forced to attend to their own living arrangements. If these reasons are good for one state educa tional Institution , why should tla y not hold for the other ? Our amiable lawyer-Illumined con temporary , tlie World-Herald , philoso phizes over the recent decision of the federal court of appeals refusing an in junction to prevent tlie Denver Hoard of Public Works from awarding n pav ing contract to higher bidders than the lowest , and remarks that while the ruling may be good law It leaves the municipality unprotected from over charges and corrupt combines. While wo may doubt whether the decision Is good law , It lu law , but It has no such effect as tlio World-Herald Infers. The court of appeals holds simply that the charter provisions with reference to letting contracts to lowest responsible bidders were enacted not for the benefit of the contractors , but for the benefit of the public. Any Denver taxpayer might invoke tlie aid of the courts to hold city olllclals to the letter of the law , but a nou.reshlent bidder has no rights under the peculiar wording of the statute. Members of tlio Omaha Hoard of Public Works must not bo allowed to get the erroneous Impression that the decision referred to leaves them frco to disregard the question of the lowest rcupousiblo bidder and uwurd contracts at their own frV" will. Should they at tempt such ax'iuu'so they would soon bo taught butter-iby the courts. Such hostility1 to tlio exposition as has been thus far'dl'vcloped throughout the state can al/iYokl / Invariably bo traced to the old ajldcauseless , Jealousy of Omaha cxlstl/igjln certain Imperfectly enlightened quarters. The charge that the exposition ; ' will benefit Omnha Is probably wet , ! 'founded ; at least It Is hoped so. Omaha's benefit , however , will bo chlellyMncldcntal and temporary , while the great , permanent benefits will accrue to the ; state at large and the whole west. ' No state can suffer ad versity without being a drag on Its neighbors , nor can one state have a monopoly of prosperity to the exclusion of Its neighbors. Omaha cannot prosper except through the prosperity of the whole state. Whatever the state con tributes to the support of the exposition will come back to NJ several fold before the nineteenth century closes. The report of the superintendent of the county hospital , showing a very low average cost of feeding the Inmates per day on account of the large amount of supplies raised on the county farm , sug gests the inquiry whether that low cost cannot bo still further reduced In the same way. Only a little while ago the police were trying to throw all the blame for their failure to rid tlie city of thugs and thieves upon the shoulders of the police judge. Now they have tlie nerve "to point with pride" to what they call "their good record for the year. " Kxtcnt of ( Julian Itefnriiin. CliIc.iRn Tribune. Spain's reform measures for the Cubans seem to bo limited to funeral ccrcmonlra. A Popular Klulil In I' ItulTnlo repress. The neil telephone monopoly threatens to go Into the telegraph business In opposition to the Western Union. The monopolies are crossing tlio danger line when they fall to act together. A I'oliid-r for ChlcnRo Chronicle. Before the Hawaiian Jingoes rejoice over the fact that John Sherman Is to bo secre tary of < otato let them remember that In writing his memoirs the Ohtoan said : "If my life Is prolonged I will do all I can to add to the strength and prosperity of the United States , but nothing to extend Its limits or to add new dangers by acquisition of foreign territory. " AH Irrndoiml Poll Tux. I'hllnilelphln 1'rcps. Governor Ilolcomb of Nebraska recom mends the legislature of his state to Impose a poll tax , to 1)0 remitted to those who vote. Ho would make suffrage frco and Impoait n poll tax on tlioso < jnly who neglect to. per form their duties ap citizens. This Is more rational than taxing these who vote , but citizens shouh ] , ncjlhcr pay nor bo paid a prlco for exercjsln.5 their right and duty on election d4x\ ' < Popflvriulr ( > ttK Iiinv. I'fulililf'lphla . I-eilgcr. The republican contestant fo tlio offlco of Governor of Tennessee has withdrawn , bp- cat' c the leglslftiurp passed a bill requiring contestants for tbls office to fllo a bond of ? 2j.OOO , conditioned , on a faithful and sue- ecssful prosecution of tlio contest. Mr. Tlll- innn claims toJiavp been elected by a ma jority of more , than 60,000 , but ho docs not care to cxpcse b-lDisplf to a penalty of $23,000 by trying to convince a partisan legislature of that fact. Such a law Is a gag law In the most odious sense of the word. It gives a candidate , whoimay Imvo gained bis neat by force or fraud , can advantage almost Impds- slble to overcome , and la simply a handy device to clinch an act of roguery. OF riumisixo ixnusTiuns. North PlattBTribune : Thofarmot who does not boom the sugar beet stands In hU own way to eucceas. This Industry , which has passed the experimental stage In Nebraska , will bo the means of making this one of the 01031 prosperous mates in tlio union. Columbus Telegram : It seems that about $2,000.000 worth of chicory U Imported an nually into this country froiri Germany and Uclgium. Then * la llttlo wonder that chic ory lalalng lu looking up In America. It la aalil to bo n very profitable product. Kearney Hub : Nebraska people need to bo up and moving If they Intend to hold their own In the beet sugar Industry. Other states are pufchlng on this line , and If our people calmly sit down and wait for some thing to turn up It will bo turned by some body else. Grand Island Independent : Nrt less than three bills were Introduced In the legisla ture the first day demanding the repeal of tlio ougar bounty law , but not one to pay the farmers the bounty earned the past season. According to the acntlmcnts expressed In the governor's message , tout llttlo less was to bo expected. Kullerton News : Chicory Is a crop which promises to become remunemtlvo to Ne braska farmoio. A new chicory factory Is to bo started In Omaha at once for the con sumption of tlio raw product. The time Is at liand when Nebraska farmers ought to begin to illveiolfy their crops. The low prlco of corn fully impresses us with the Importance of raising cometlilng else. Norfolk News : The farmers about Grand Islan.I want the legislature to pay the bounty on Icat Et'Moa'o crop of bi eLs and have or ganized for the purpose of bringing the matter before the honorable gentlemen at Lincoln In Ita right light. If the farmers of Norfolk are anxious to aeo that extra $1 a ton It would bo well for them to uiako a move In the sauio direction. POLITICAL IIUIFT. The Louisville Times calls the United States senate the "Cavo of the Winds. " Charles W. Fairbanks , the nucccuor of Daniel W. Voorhces In the United States senate , Is ono of the foremost lawyers of In diana. The mother of Abraham Lincoln , the first president elected by the republican party , was named Nancy. The mother of William McKlnloy , the last president elected on the republican ticket , Is named Nancy , also. \viui a score or raoro legislatures In ac tive operation , there Is already manifest a desire to Improve , llio first syllabic of JIc- Cullagu's "gabfcst. ' ) Capitol orthographlsts Insist that tlio r Rlit word la "grabfest , " In a recent Interview Senator David Den nett Hill declared that "the demagogues by tholr violent dvctrjno have driven every man of propertyufrom the democratic party , and the party lai BOW on tuo rocks of popu lism. " -I T Ex-Governor iWalto of Colorado , who re cently threatened to wade through gore In search of liberty In Cuba , has concluded that there are 'other pursuits more con- duclvo to health , and will settle down In tlio mining town of Aspen. The fact Is recalled by eomo reminiscent icrsons that II. 8. I'lngrco , the new governor of Michigan , began his career cutting leather solea ten hours a day at the rnto of | J a vcck. Ho was , In other words , a ahooniakcr , and custom shoamaKura nowadays are rarer ban ex-govcrnora lu many parts of the United States , The expense now attendant upon bringing ho electoral votes Of the states to Washing ton foots up a snug sum. Korty-flvo mes sengers who bring In the returns of the late election will bo paid 25 cents a ratio ono way of the route. This alone will coat $13,000. Five messengers will draw $3,235 , ono of hem receiving $1,000 , The New York Sun calls attention to a bit of Nebraska democratic history In this para- ; raph : "In the Chicago dumocrutlc convon- lou of 1892 Nebraska voted for the nomlna- lon of Grover Cleveland , not 1C to 1 , but 1C to 1 , The ono Nebraska delegate who vas not for Cleveland voted for Arthur P. Gorman , J. S. Morton , Cleveland's secretary of agriculture , was not ono of thu fifteen. " v'or did be cast tlio vote for Corinau. Judge Charles Oidou ; was thu tuau. 7 Exposition Endorsements iL LTransmississippi Press Fort DoJgo ( Is. ) Dally Chronicle : Tlio oincers of the state fair arc In session at DCS Molnes this week dlscusslns the slate fair problem. The finances of tlio associa tion are not In the prosperous condition they would wish and the problem of making tlio fair a state Institution having a regular yearly endowment and free admission Is be ing discussed at length. TLo question arises , do expositions oC state , national or Inter national character pay ? Anyone who has watched the effect of the many fairs of widespread fame and has noted their effect , will Immediately glvo a hearty affirmative answer. Tlio Centennial exposi tion of 1776 Increased the population of Phila delphia from 200,000 to 300,000. The New Orleans exposition of 1SS4 was like a trump of Gabriel to the dead. It resurrected Now Orleans , which had for years been going downward , aroused Its citizens to make marked Improvements In Its streets , build- Inge , parks and suburbs. From tlmt time to this New Orleans has continued to prosper and grow. The Columbian exposition Increased tlio population of Chicago by fully a million , and It added not less than J2.000.000 to perman ent property values In Illinois. The Atlantic exposition awakened an In terest In the now south , advertised the cot ton states as never before , and drew to If. millions of capital to develop Its Industries. IJoforo It , the San Francisco Midwinter fair ba.l awakened Interest In the wonders of the west , nnd California knew a healthy and lasting growth. History shows conclusively that these gatherings of the different classes and lu- duatrles are Invariably beneficial In. their re- suits , and we would have our state reap the greatest pctslblo amount of good. The Transmlsslfslppl Imposition , which Is to beheld held Ir Omaha , -will bring the good con tained therein virtually to our door , for the city Is so situated as to be one with us In Interests , If not In stato. Tlio Atlanta Cot ton exposition turned the tide of Immigra tion ami capital from the west to the south , and It Is the aim of all these activities pointing to the great gathering at Omaha In 189S to set forth the advantages and limit less resources of the states west of the Mis sissippi. In this wo are one with them. We commend any such enterprise , whether It be within tlio borders of our state or thcso of a sister state. Wo who are at present so concerned over the little matter of our own llttlo fair should also Interest ourselves In the greater enterprise so near home. The Trnnuml.sslisippl Exposition Is worthy of the best energies of Nebraska and the hearty sympathy and co-operation of Iowa. Iowa Odd Fellow : The managers of tbo Transmlsslsslppl Exposition , to bo held In Omaha In 189S , arc diligently at work to assure the success of tbo fair. It will be devoto-1 exclusively to the transmlsslsslppl states , and will doubtlces prove to > bo tbo best exhibition of their resources ever prc- hentod to the public. Wo trust the press and legislatures \vlll render such assistance as lies In their power , and the success or the fair will bo assured. Fayctte ( Mo. ) Leader : The great Imperial atato of Missouri should bo represented at the Transirlsslsslppl and International Ex position to be held In Omaha In 1893 , In a dcgros counrensurato with her Importance second to none In the great west. Wo trust that the present legislature will make a handsome appropriation for the purpose. Missouri's resources are unbounded. All wo ned Is capital to develop them. In no way can we advertise her resources to greater advantage than In making a creditable dis play In Omaha In 'OS. Lamonl ( la. ) Chronicle : A great exposi tion , called the Transmlsslsslppl and Inter national Exposition , Is to bo held In Omaha In 1898. It will bo the greatest exposition over held In America , except the World'a fair. It means a great deal for the stateii particularly Interested twenty-.two and es pecially states like Iowa and Nebraska. It will be the biggest advertisement these states have ever received of their resources and advantages. It will bo advertised and made public In the most advantageous way for the consideration of homcseekcrs , capital- lots and Investors , the products of these states and their wonderful resources. II will add population , wealth and Importance , and Iowa Is sure to receive a big share. Dc- catur county should bo' well represented In thU great exposition , It Is not too soon , even now , to begin to prepare for It. Our legislature , too , should not fall to make an appropriation a liberal one because II means more for Iowa than the World's fair did. The great state of Iowa cannot afford to bo behind In tbls matter. Lebanon ( Kan. ) Journal : The great TranPmlsslssIppl Exposition will be held nt Omaha next year , bringing millions of people from all parts of tbo glebe to witness the wonderful development of the Mlcslsalppi \alley states. It promises la bo the great est exposition of the natural and mechanical resources of the middle western states since the days of the great Columbian affair up on the lakes In 1S93. Kansas will be there In all her glory. Mcxla ( Tex. ) Ledger : The Transmlssls- slppl and International Exposition In 1S98 will be one of the best places In which to represent the Industrie ! ) of the Lone Star state. Realizing the Importance of placing Texas foremost among the states wo should nurely glvo her Bomo notoriety by exhibiting to an advantage her resources before the people of the United States In 1S9S. Tlio TransmlssUsIppl exposition will surely prove a succciu. Minneapolis Progress : Omaha Is making great preparations for tbo proposed Trans- mlss'fi.slppl Exposition , to bo held at that city , the metropolis of Nebraska , from Juno to November , In 1898. The exposition cor poration will have a capital of $1,000,000 , and the national government and the various states are expected to contribute liberal displays , making1 It the best representation of national resources over shown , except at the Columbian expedition , and the only ex hibition of the kind ever inado west of tbo Mississippi. The plan for the exposition Is n schema for the publicity and promotion of the great western Interests. It Is estimated that visi tors to the exposition will number from 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 , and the enterprise Is expected to Induce the circulation of $100,000,000 In the .transmlsslaslppl country. 13. Ilcsewater , the enterprising editor of The Omaha fieo , la the advertising manager for the big show , and has already Inaugu rated methods of making1 It known to the world , While few oxposltlonn have In themselves been pecuniarily profitable , they have" In all cases been of great Indirect benefit to tno cities and sta'es which fostered them. The exertion of energy necessary In the work of preparation for such a display Is sufficient to add Immensely to the wealth and prosper ity of any place. From the TronsmlBals- filppl Exposition the city of Omaha and the otato of Nebraska will reap the largest bene fits , as they projicrly should , but all parta of the country that are represented there will bo well repaid for the outlay Involved , for next to having an exposition of Us own no city , state or country can make better Investment than to secure participation In such an enterprisewhcrover It may bo located. In the case of the exposition at Omaha the great states of the Mlaalrslppl valley have prlmo Intercuts * Involved and should have generous representation. This U especially applicable to the great commonwealth of Minnesota , the "North Star" state , In which the "Father of Waters" has It * nource. Thb Is a matter that should engage the early and earnest attention of business bodies lu the leading cities of the wtato. partially with a view to Independent action and partially looking to legislative consid eration on behalf of the state. St. Paul has already Inaugurated such a movement , and Minneapolis has a plain duty In the same direction. .Salt Lake Dcoerct News : An Interesting topic for legislative consideration on the part of the transmlsaletlppl Htatea and terri tories now comcH forward In tlio Trans- mlnslsnipjil and International Exposition to bo held in Omaha , Neb. , between Juno 1 and November 1 , 1808 , It Is an outcome of thu declaration of the TrannmlMlflolppI con- hold la 1895 , which recorded Itself as In favor of such an exposition , The project was taken hold of by an organization , In which each of the states nnd territories west of the Mississippi Is represented by a vlco president. The national government and various legislatures wore asked for an ap propriation. Iowa contributed $10,000 for preliminary work. Other states have pledged liberal aid , and congress appropriated $200,000 on certain conditions that have been compiled with. This year Nebraska Is asked to contribute $300,000 , congress will bo asked to donate a like sum , and nil the traluiuls- slsslppl states and territories are being urged to make appropriation ! ) to aid In the project. Such an exposition for the ccctlon of the country west of the Mississippi , which com prises two-thirds of the area of the United States , with wonderful possibilities In the future development of Its resourcea , cannot fall to bo of vast -benefit to the entire region that Is to bo given representation. When exhibitions are bold by states locally the advantages gained by mutual association and competition of various sections are read ily dUccrnable , and In no way more perfectly than by the Increased activity which Is awakened among the producers within the state , who are Inspired to renewed efforts for better results , and find encouragement In the fact that their productions thus become known and appreciated throughout the state. The Omaha exposition means the extension of the advantages to all the transmlsslsalppl region , and nro of such Importance to each Individual state and territory that none can afford to Jio left out or to bo represented In a meagre or niggardly fashion. In this istato the legislature this year may bo asked to further consider the seml-ccn- tcnnlal celebration of the state to bo held In this city In July next. At the same time It will not do to Ignore the projects of the succeeding year In the line of exhibitions , hence the event at Omaha may bo looked to receive consideration of a favorable char acter. That much may bo regarded as n cer tainty. As to the detail of what the state may bo expected to do , It might bo pre mature to discuss that In advance of Gov ernor Wells' recommendations on the sub ject , which hnu been Invited to his attention In his message to the legislature. But there Is no reason to fear that executivennd leg islators will not glvo the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition of 1898 the consistent , friendly , effective attention which Its Importance to this state requires from that iTource , Hartley ( la. ) Herald : The Transmlsslsslppl and International Exposition will bo held In Omaha In 1898. Great preparations are to be made to make It ono of the most success ful ever held In the United States. It will be especially beneficial to the middle west and the great Mississippi and MLsourI val ley regions. Tllden Citizen : In his recent message to the state legislature * Governor Ilolcomb rec ommends -liberal appropriation by the state to the TraiismtssUsIppl Exposition to bo held In Omaha during the summer months of 1898. In this regard Governor Ilolcomb has the hearty support of the people of the state , who , with him , bollovo that It Is Ne braska's duty to do Its utmost In aid of , the creat show , so that other states may bo In duced to lend liberal aid also. Many of the transmlsslsslppl states bavo signified their Intention of giving their substantial sup port , and Nebraska , which , on account of the Talr's location , will bo more favored In results than the other commonwealths , should set a lal-ge , healthy example , by making a most liberal appropriation. Cowgill ( Mo. ) Chief : Slnco the Centennial exposition , held at Philadelphia In 1S7C , the ntcrcst has Increased In each exposition held nt different places In ! our great country , and vhy should It not ? Thcso expositions have lone mora toward the cause of Immigration and advancement than all else combined. The TransmlsslEslppl and International Ex position , which will bo held at Omaha. Neb. , fune to November , 1S9S , blda fair to. bo ono of the best ever held for the advancement ) f the Interests of our western country. Jui' state should not bo niggardly In appro priating an amount for the furtherance or this most commendable enterprise , for In helping our sister state wo also help our own , and will give these who attend the ad vantage of seeing the growing crops and the fertility of our soil , and thereby bring Im migration to our borders. An appropriation may bo needed by our state some time In * . . * uiu i.tvuiii iiuutuanu win reciprocate lu like manner. DI2I3P WATIJIl CAXAI.S. Chicago Post : The message of President Cleveland nnd the report of the special com mission appointed In 1893 to Inquire Into a dcop waterway project will bo read with the greatest Interest and avidity. The questions dealt with are of the highest im portance to the welfare and future develop ment of the United States , especially of tha great western sections. U Is a cause for satisfaction and congratulation that the re port Is decidedly encouraging- favorable In every material respect. Minneapolis Journal : It Is a question of money and , of course , such great worko cost Immensely under the most economical management. Hut what nro $50,000,000 , $100.000,000 , $150.000,000 to this great and wealthy nation If such expenditure furthers our commerce and cheapens transportation of our farm products to Europe BO that wo can successfully compote with the grain growing and exporting countries who have now taken from us a largo share of the work of supply ing Europe with bread and meat ? The northwest should demand that thla great worK uo prosecuted and consummated as speedily as posslbllo. Buffalo Express : When Intelligent , high- minded men thus undertake to rush the country blindfolded Into an enterprise Involv ing tbo expenditure of they know not how many millions and to accomplish results the value of which Is not oven considered , It la umall wonder that the unscrupulous politi cians look upon the government as a public crib from which anybody who -Is persistent enough can derive a living. President Cleveland recommends that economical pro visions bo inado for continuing the Inquiry. It ought to bo continued a long tlmo before any such visionary Idea Is acted upon , and the more economical the inquiry la the bet ter. The common scnso course would have been never to undertake the expense of this commission. Its report la not of the slight est practical valuo. It is the work of dreamers - ors , as any other report recommending a ship canal from the lakes to the seaboard would bo. IOWA I'JtKSS COM.MiXT. Sioux City Times : Chief Justice Klnno Is the first democratic chief Justice Iowa has had In forty-two years , and while the Judge Is every way worthy of his high office , it seems probable that there will not bo another democratic chief Justice for as long a tlmo. Sioux City Tribune : Mr. A. Slimmer , the Wavcrly philanthropist , has offered the Fin- Icy hospital of Dubuque $50,000 If $50,000 ad ditional Is raised In Dubuque , The firnt man approached by the local committee was II , L. Stout and bo promptly nub- scribed $25,000. Plvo other gentlemen have subscribed $1,000 each , leaving $20,000 yet to bo obtained , and It looks as If Mr. Slim- nicr's condltlonH would bo met , Dubuque Telegraph : It Is nn old adage that what U worth doing at all i worth doing well and since- revision Is regarded as of such vital moment as to Justify an extra session the legislature will deal unfairly with the public Interests If In Ita cagcrnceii to get through as soon as poralblo In order to econ omize it shall slight the work or perform any part of It without duo consideration. The public will not relish the expense , but neither will It relish a botched Job , Slnco It must pay for the revision It wants the work done deliberately and elllclcntly , Sioux City Journal : The greatest obataclo to the early adjournment of thu Iowa legUi- laturo h that curious and aggravated Ameri can habit of making tmcechca , The inc.it epccclica In legislative bodies are a sheer waste of tlmo. Thnro Is nothing In them , A few mlmitcM in sufficient for any ordinary uubjcct that comtw up In a , legislature , if It Is thoroughly considered , except for throe who by committee precedence or other special ruauon have chargeof it. The trouble- that these who know nothing Ulk the most end Hint Americans nro ao tolerant of oratorical malpractice. Spirit Lake llc.icou : In Minnesota tha tax levy la 1U mills on a dollar. That founds low Imlceil , In Iowa the Mate tax levy is 2 7-10 mills on a dollar. ThU lookn like A contrast ilam.iglnR to IOWA , but let V ' us put It In nnother way : In 1895 the Mln- > | ncsqta state lax on a per capita basis WM ' T $3.47 ; In IOWA 9G cents , or considerably less than , one-third. It ottRht to bo moro gener ally known tlmt Iowa Is leas burdened with state expenses than any othrr state In the union. U Isperhaps , well enough to ham mer the legislature on general principles , but the spirit should not be permitted to obscure facts of so much Importance. UIPPIiUS OK MIIITII. llostou Transcript : Funcrnl Director ( to w / Keiitlomnn entering- the iloor ) Are you ono x.- 1' " - i of the mourners , sir ? acntlcninn Yes ; he owed mo $500. Philadelphia , orth American : "Well , " Uil the new loKlslntor , "I performed my llrst duty for my constituent ! ) today. " "What ? " "I voted in fnvor of ndjournmrnt. " KlloRomlo Hlanttcr : "Aeh , Orntclien , but wlmt do you think o' the trick 1 played on the railway ? nought n return ticket wived money on It only used Imlf of Ul HclnV" Detroit Journal : "I can never remember the dirrr-renco between lay nml lie. " "Oh , ouo Is poetry and the other Is realism. " Chicago Heron ) : "Don't you think It \\ould mcouniKo men If they could rend their obituaries while they nre nllvo ? " "No ; they would got so conceited that wo couldn't live with them. " New York World : . First Lawyer ( with a superior nlr-Oh ) , wo have bolter lurlc than tlmt. Our clients never pay alimony. Second Lawyer ( nt-tUftl ) Well , If wo cleaned ours up as you do yours they couldn't cither. Philadelphia Record : The Ingenue My part Is wretched. I didn't got n bit of ap plause. The Soiibrctte Never mind , dear , you nro not the only frost on the ulndow pane. Detroit Free Press : "Why. " asked the Inquiring one , "why should they allude to womankind as the fair sex ? " "Probably. " said the cynical bachelor , by the sumo law of contraries that a church holtl-up Is called a fair , lib ? " GIobc-Demonrat : At the Masque Rail McphlPtoou are a shepherdess ? Why. wboro Is your crook ? fahepherdess-Arcn't you with me ? Detroit Free Press : Lawyer-I must know tlio whole truth before I can successfully defend you. Hnvo you told mo everything ? PrlRoncr Except where I hid the money. I want that for mvoolf. Indlnnnpolla Jounml : "Wlmt , " Inquired tlio professor , "Is tlu > lesson convoyed by the nsscr Ion that 'Seven cities claimed the Homer dead , through -which the living Homer begged hl9 Inend ? ' " And the young ninn with his hnlr ; ilas- tored over hi * temples icpllcd , nflcr iiro- trncttd thought : "It shows conclusively the dlmo museum * J | ' Is nn Institution of ijroat antltiulty. " M SUNSHINE. i Washington Star. ' When Mlstuh Sunshlna comes along n-Rrlnnln' trough do trees , A-Iooklng Jos' ez hnppy an' good tmturcd ez you plenso , An lays a track o' golden rails across do cabin flon. An' slides to Uat ferniomoter n-liongln" by do doh. Den 1 laughs to see It rlahi' , Jca' cz proud cz It kin ho ; Ho kin fool Oat ole qulckatlvuh , but he Isn' foolln' me. > * \VIN'TI3U. I Snow on the hills , dear , snow In the val leys ; Snow on your hair , too , but love In your heart ; Cold nro the still yenrs , but Ilrm your af fections. So strong that no sorrow can tear them npart. Hidden arc flowers that bloom In the sum mer , Silent and dreaming In strengthening Ico-bound' the waters that brighten the prairies ; Fast-locked your love , too , but constant and deep. Beauties of earth that by fierce wlnda scorn blasted Will como to perfpotlon when tlmo Is no moro ; Hard words are molted by tears of for giveness. And springtime Is glorious when winter Is o'er. BELLI3 WILLEY GUD , TO EXPECT TO GET FOIl $3.33 OH SOME OTHER SUCII OUTLANDISH FIGURE A GOOD , WELL-MADE SUIT OF CLOTHES. ' i , GOOD SUITS ARE CHEAP ENOUGH IN ALL REASON. BUT BARGAIN HUNTERS SOMETIMES LET THEIR ECONOMICAL IMPULSES GET AWAY , WITH THEIR BUTTE-R JUDGMENT. WE HAVE NOTHING BUT GOOD CLOTHING TO SELL AT THIS SEASON OF THE YEAR. WE ARE VERY ANXIOUS TO DISPOSE OF OUR SUR. PLUS STOCK. WD HAVD MARKED OUR PRICES DOWN TO THE LOWEST POSSIBLE FIUCKS. i , i NOTHING AS GOOD AS OUR CLOTH. INQ CAN BE BOUGHT FOR LES3 HONEY. ANY DEALER WHO SAYS f IT CAN BE WILL TRY TO TAKE AD VANTAGE 01 * YOUR. 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