Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY lltfl'3 ' ; PKIDAY , JANUARY 22 , 1807.
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Ruhncrllied In my piocnce and sworn to be
fore mo this M day of January , 1597.
Benl. 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.
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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. LACK 0
KNOWHLDGE. . I ,
8. W , Cor. 16th ami