THE OMAHA DAILY -RISE : WEDNESDAY , PE1JR1TAUY 3 , 1807.
THE OMAHA DAILY BER
IS , nOSBWATEn , Editor
nvisnv MOHNINO.
TCHMS OP sunscniPTiOM.
Dallr n e ( Without Sunday ) , One Year $6 fx
Dally nee nnd Sunday , One.Ycnr . 8 o
Blx M < mth % i V.
Three Months , , . , < *
Burtdny Ilee , One Year " 5 ?
Bnlurday ! ! < , One Ycnr. . . . . . '
Weekly lice , Ono VCM- . . . . . . .
OWlCi:8l :
Oinftlm ! The Hee llulldlng. . .
Hmith Omnlm ! Singer HIK. , Cor. N nnd ! Un St
1'ounrll Ilium ! 10 1'enrl street.
Hiknco Offices 317 Chamber of Commerce.
New York : Ilooma 13. II nnd 15 , Trlbuno Blag
Wellington : Ml Kth street.
COimnsPONDKNCB. ,
All communications relating to news nnd < al
torlnl matter Miould be nddrcsiel : To tlio Kdltor.
HUfllNKSS I.CTTL'IIS. . . . .
Alt business Utter * niul remittances thould be
ftddresicd to The llee PubllsliInK Company ,
Omnlm. DrnftM , clie-ckn , cxiircss nnd iiostolllce
money orders to be made payable to the order
PUnUSlllSO COMPANY ,
BTATKMUNT OF CIRCULATION.
Kioto of elirnftkn , I
County ,
OearKi It. Tzeehuck , secretary of The nee Pub
Hthlng company , being duly sworn , says that the
nctunl number of full nnd complete copies of Tlie
Dally Mornlnsr , Kvcning nnd Kumlsy Hee minted
during tlic month of December , 1S90 , wan ng foi
Ions !
1 1I..5SS 17 15,767
2 20. IW 15 10.S19
J 20,11.1 ] 9 1D.S1J
r 0,111 20 -o.xts
, 10 , HI" 21 19S\t \
, zo.r.05 n is.w
, lo.ooo 2.1 . , . . lii.nio
19.097 24 M.OCS
9 20.183 25 19,105
10 20,034 20 . . . . < 19 , " '
11 20,011 57 20.MO
II 19,970 JS ZOOin
13 20,670 29 20 "OS
14 19.S9.1 2' ' ,1
IB 19.928 ft : 10.K3
10 20,836
Totnl 621,901 !
LCTII deductions for unsold nnd returned
coplca
Total net i"nlrs GH.S'fl
Net dal.y .
Rubserlbeil In my presence nnd worn to be
fore me this 2-1 day of January , 1S97.
N. P. mill.
Seal. Notary Public.
Tt Is .TuilRo MfTIiiKli for tlin rest of
Ills nntnml life anywny. Tlio title cnn
not bo taken away , even by net of con
press. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
How cnn nny ono oxpoet to SPO disci
pllnc In n police force where the rewards -
wards of promotion nro given to the
olllcurs who hnvo the worst records ?
Nebraska will bo proud to claim even
a fractional Interest In the next comp
troller of the currency , who was a citl
r.cn of this state fot1 n number of years.
AVc may yet require an arbitration
commission to arbitrate the difference. '
that have .arisen between the senate nnd
the president over the proposed arbitra
tion treaty.
Friends of Mr. Mlinger are duly
warned not to sljjn any petitions foi
his confirmation until they have sonu
intimation as to what effect their signa
tures will have on the powers that be.
A Now York judge has declared baby
shows to bo Illegal. That judge Is for
tunate If his position Is not elective.
He might take lessons of "our Dave'
in the urt of handling the baby ques
tion.
"Money Is used for legitimate cam
paign purposes by every political part }
participating in any election. The idle
talk about the "presumption of corrup
tion" where a campaign fund has beei
raised is all rot.
The Omaha police are so busy help
ing on the work of getting signatures
'to petitions to the legislature testifying
to their ellielency that they cannot IK
expected to prevent crime or detect
criminals for the present.
Omaha women have just listened to a
Bister from California who lias told
them how they , in common with all
womankind , are trodden under the heel
of the tyrant , man. ISut they don't
believe it , because they know better.
If advocates of Jeffersonlan simplic
ity find fault with the proposed splendor
of the inauguration ceremonies , they
cannot direct their criticisms against
the president-elect , whose personal dis
like of fuss and feathers Is well known
If Mr. GooilyKoontpersists in run-
nln for sonsitor In South Dnkotn lie
oiiKht to be forcrtl to wlthdnnv or elsu
chiiiiKL' his iiiuno. The legislature might
be Induced to do him that service ,
oven-If it refuses to elect him to the
senate.
AVe still Insist that there would be
no dllllcnlty whatever in pulling off
the Corbett-Fltxslmmoiis prize light
right here in Omaha , providing only
that our elllclent police were given the
tip In time to close their ears and look
th6 other way.
The stock subscription list of the ex
position association Is still open for
new names. It Is the duty of every
citizen of Omaha and every owner of
Omaha property to help swell the mini
total of the stock subscriptions to the
million-dollar mark.
The written report of the police olllcer
on whoso beat the brutal prize light took
place last Satnrdiiy night was not
needed to convince the public that
neither ho nor nnylndy else connected
with the police dt runout had any
olllciul knowledge of the event.
The 'slaughter of the wolves IK now In
progress throughout Nebraska , ami the
wolf hunt Is for the time the favorite
form of imtertnlmuent. The hunt for
thi > wolf sealp bounty will take place
at Lincoln , where all the legislature
will bo Invited to Join In the port.
It Is said to huvo been the desire of
President-elect MeKlnley tu have the
llrst nnnunncomont of the composition
of his cabinet come from him In the
form of their nomination to the senate
for approval ami conHrmatlon. Hut
the best laid plans of mice and men ujv
often subject to collisions Unit com-
nletely upset them.
Frt'o sliver newspapers are so elated at
the remote possibility whleh they have
discovered of trouble between men\beiw
of the MeKlnley cabinet , that they are i
getting out for present usu the ancient
paragraphs whleh they expected to
have to employ when liryan uhouhl at
tempt to reconcile the monkey , and parrot -
rot _ elements of hU following.
A nADICAL CUnnEKOV
It will not bo denied tlmtl Mr. Kckclfl
comptroller oC the currency , has mnd
a very creditable record In tlmt posl
lion. Ho lins shown n very thorougl
knowledge of the national ; banking sys
tern nnd he hna well performed the < lu
ties of his oJIlcc. It does not follow
from this that Mr. Kckcls Is to bo re
gardcd ns a great authority on finan
clal questions , yet the Iionso committee
on banking nnd currency hns perhaps
done well In Inviting him to prcsen
his views ns to what Is necessary to
reform the currency system. Mr. Kckcls
has had two conferences with the com
mlttce , ono on Thursday of last wccl
nnd another on Monday , from whlcl
It appears that ho is one of the most
radical of currency reformers , thotigl :
! io offered nr new arguments or sug
gcslious on the subject.
Like nil the no-called currency reformers -
formers , Sir. Kckcls Is a pronouncci
advocate of the retirement of the legal
tender notes. In his llrst conference
with the house committee ho said thai
the greatest trouble the treasury had
to deal with was the current redemp
tion of the demand obligations. "The
cancellation of these , " hesaid , "it was
agreed by all , was desirable , but by
what method there was a great differ
ence of opinion. Unless they were
redeemed nnd cancelled It lay in the
power of the holders to ) drain the treas
ury at any lime. " Mr. Eckels ml milled
that the drain on Iho gold reserve was
caused by fear * on the part of the public
that the government could not meet Its
demand obligations nnd ho also ad
mitted that the outcome of the late
election had gene far lowards stopping
the presentation of tlieso demand obli
gations for redemption. lie might ! have
gone further nnd stated the fact thai
the treasury gold reserve has gained
largely since the clecllou by the ex
change of gold for greenbacks.
The admissions of the comptroller of
the currency are Interesting. They
mean tlmt so long as the government
was receiving sutllclent revenue there
was no trouble from the legal tendoi
notes the treasury's gold reserve wn.s
not menaced while as soon ns the
people had decided to have re
stored the policy which provided
ample revenue the drain on the
gold reserve stopped and at once
the treasury began to gain gold
This Is just what the opponents of
greenback retbement have constantly
urged and their position Is Impregnable
What arc the facts ? They arc given
In the hist annual report of the treas
urer of the .United States , according to
which the redemption of legal tendei
notes hi the period from the resumption
of specie payments.down to 1893 aver
aged annually less than $ -1,000,000 nnd
It Is needless to say that at no time In
that period of fourteen years was the
gold reserve menaced by such redemp
tion. The government was receiving
during this time a surplus of revenue
and consequently the public having no
fear that It could not meet Its domain"
obligations did not present them foi
redemption.
Thc > public Is not now presenting these
demand obligations for redemption be
cause it expects a restoration of the
policy that gave the government ample
revenue down to the advent of the
democratic party. On the contrary the
public has b'cen showing its confidence
In them and Its preference for them as
currency of common use by exchanging
gold for them. Todtijr the treasury golci
reserve Is larger than it has been be
fore for years nnd there Is not Hit1
slightest Indication that it Is likely to
be reduced in the near future.
The fact Is that the "endless chain'
theory has been completely exploded
and the greenback retirement Idea Is
rapidly losing supporters , many practl
col financiers who formerly favored It
having concluded that it is Impractica
ble under existing conditions.
CHEATION OF SMALL HANKS.
The relief desired from the creation
of small banktf , us provided for In the
bill which recently passed the house of
representatives permitting the estab
lishment of national banks with u cap !
till of ? : > 0,000 in towns ofJ.OOO Inhabi
tants or less , will haidly bo furnished
by the present congress. It is thought
that the measure will not receive the
consideration of the senate finance com
mittee nt this session , or If It should
that there Is not enough time to get 11
through the senate at this session.
This l.s regrettable , because It means
n postponement of this legislation for a
year or more and the demand for the
relief it would afford Is urgent. Ko far
as we have observed there Is no serious
opposition to the proposed legislation.
It contemplates no radical change in
the banking system. Its purpose Is sim
ply to enable communities requiring
better banking accommodation. and
which cannot secure them under the
law as It stands , to establish national
banks , subject to the same govern
mental regulation and supoivision Uint
existing banks are. There are miiny
communities In the west and south
which greatly need this privilege and
would bo very much helped by It and
the senate finance committee ought to
have this fact pressed upon Its atten I
tion by the representatives of those sec
tions. It Is not unlikely that there Is a
bank Influence favorable to delay.
( IKllMAff D1SCHIMINATHIN ,
H seems that the protests of the Chicago
cage packers against the discrimination
mndu by flermauy against American
meat products Is receiving attention at
Washington and Jt is stated that some
now step may be taken by the State
department. It is probable , however , )
that the department ran do no mote
than It has already done without addi
tional legislation. Our ambassador nt
Berlin is said to have- been exerting
himself zealously to Hccnro the removal
of .some of the restrictions now Imposed
In Ciernmny upon American products ,
Init ho encounters the usual bureau-
cratlo opposition. While the Imperial
government professes the most liberal '
Intentions toward the United States In
commercial way , It appears unnbla to
control tho'local regulations to which
ire hirgc.ly tine the discriminations com-
dnlned of. These are both sanitary and
Iseal and are , It seems , outsldo the
province of Imperial authority. If this
Is the case It will manifestly bo dill ]
cult to secure the removal of dlscrlml
nations.
Itut It Is to bo remembered tlmt tin
der the last republican ndmlnlfltrntlor
the Gcnnnn government was Induced t
remove restrictions upon American
meat products which had been In opera
tlon for years , the result being Inrgclj
to our advantage In trade with tlm
country. What our government wn
able to accomplish then It seems prob
able It could again accomplish undo
llko conditions , the only question belli )
whether it Is practicable to restore tho. ii
conditions. Had the reciprocal trade re
latlons between Germany and th
United States been maintained thcri
cnn bo no doubt that we should hnri
steadily Increased our commerce will
that country , but it may not be nn eas }
matter to rcsloro those relations.
It Is suggested that the means of strlk
Ing nt Germany may be placed In th
hands of Iho incoming administration
If a maximum nnd minimum tariff lt
fixed for certiin German products am
the president Is instructed to apply the
maximum tariff unless restrictions 01
American products are curtailed. Per
haps this Is the only remedial course
that will prove effective.
MAXIMUM HATE CASK Iimi
The maximum rate case has been set
for rehearing In the United Stales SH
prcme court the first Monday In April
This means that In all probability the
decision will bo reserved for sevcrn
weeks later , If the case Is not taken un
der advisement over the entire snmmei
recess of the court. In a word , ever
with a favorable outcome there Is no
prospect whatever for putting the max *
Imtim freight rate law , which has beer
hung up by Injunction proceedings
since July , 1SOIJ , Into effect before the
summer shall have set In.
Should the decision of the court of
last resort bo adverse to the constltu
tlonnllty of the Nebraska law , It wil
not bo known until the usual period of
the legislative session shall have goni.
by. The subject has practically been
taken out of the realm of legislative dis
cussion by the dilatory conduct of the
case In the courts. In the interval the
Injunction restraining the law officer ?
from enforcing the provisions of the act
holds good , and the railway managers
remain free to exact whatever freight
rates they may choose.
THE HKDWIAL D1STH1CT JUDGESH11
The nomination by President Clcve
land of Hon. W. II. Munger of Frcmon
to till the place on the federal dlstric
bench for the district of Nebraska made
vacant by the death of the late Judge ,
Dnndy gives a new aspect to the fight
that has been waged for two months
over this position. Mr. Munger Is a
sound money democrat , nn attorney 01
recognized legal ability and excelleir
standing nt the bar and may bo ex
pected to preside over the federal court
with credit to all concerned. AVhlle
his prompt confirmation by the senate
Is apparently no more assured than was-
that of Judge McIIugh , there Is goo (
reason to believe that his nominatloi
will not excite the same"kind ! of op
position.
It has been unfortunate for the re
publican party in Nebraska that there
should have been any controversy ovei
the tilling of the vacant federal judge
ship. The Bee believed and still be
Heves that It would have been for the
best Interests of the party to have bar
Judge McIIugh confirmed , because tin
appointment was one properly belonging
to the present democratic ndministratioi
and because It would have strengthenw
the party with sound money men
throughout the state who believe this
much recognition should be given the
sound money democrats for their work
In opposition to the free sliver candi
dates last fall. The same reasons apply
to the nomination of Mr. Munger , al
though his activity Jn behalf of the
sound money cause was not so pro
nounced } nor his connection with the
party organization so Intimate as that
of Judge McIIugh.
It Is already phitn that the"silvcrltes
would prefer to have the confirmation
of this new nomination also defeated , in
order to estrange the republicans and
sound money democrats , even with the
result of giving the place ultimately to
n republican. This very fact ought to
be the strongest argument for prompt
confirmation by the votes of both re
publican and democratic senators.
Our present Immigration laws If ra
tionally enforced will provide for the
exclusion of all the really dangerou.s
Immigrants who may present them
selves , The United Htntes would look
queer with a Chinese wall around It
with the 'gates shut to the ambitions
men of other nations who wish to come
lore to make a homo and build their
rorluni'H. There Is not a western stati1 !
that would not welcome the arrival of
every deserving immigrant able and
'
ready to contribute his work to the de
velopment of the country.
'
The World-Herald Is out In opposl-
ion to the creation of the office of pub-
lu defender nnd in favor of ( lie con-
Immure of the present costly .system of
> f passing the Job of defending Indi
gent prisoners around the row of brief-
ess attorneys. The proposed public
lefender , If the olllee Is properly safe
guarded , would bo not only n saving
o the taxpayers , but also an assurance
o oven the lowest criminal that bin
egal rights will bo fully protected.
President Cleveland wants everybody
o know that ho holds the record for
re.sidential vetoes. If necessary he
htands ready to Insert his veto pen Into
my objectionable measure up to the.
ory moment , that his term of official
Il'o In the white house expires :
The pooling bill Is dead beyond ivs-
lm > ctIon during this congress , if the
eports of usually well-Informed nu-
horltles may be depended on. The
'iillioiul lobby has put more exertion
:
nto Iho present session jind secured less
ban for a long time back ,
The Hoard of Kdneation reports that a
najorlty of the signed expressions of
opinion on the question of the tax levy
vero favorable to the lucreu&o proposed.
It Rlres LO tnformntlon , however , ns I
thn proporf 1 of Iho circulars Issucc
which were ! not signed or relume'
nt all. 1 '
If there frnrf1 so much fraud In th
Douglas couijt v election , why did not nl
of the defeated fusion candidates con
test the plnc g 'of ' their successful oppo
nents ? Is It not because there Is n
proof of fraud Hiat would bo rccognlzet
In any court where n court hns Jnrlsdlc
tlon of contest cases ? Does not the fall
uro of these .defeated fusion candidate
to contest indll-ntc that they arc con
vlnced they have no grounds for con
test ? ' '
President-elect MoKlnloy continues t
be kind to the west In making bis ap
polntmcnts for the high places of hi
ndmlnlslintlon. Nebraska takes a spe
clnl pride lu the selection of Charles G
Dawes ns comptroller of the currency
for the reason' ' that Mr. Dawes was fo
fionio time a resident of this state. Hi
Is a young man , even younger than tin
present very elllclent Incumbent of the
position , who Is also a western man.
A permanent place In the cabinet re
served for sonic member of the numer
ons "Wilson family may soon be the
proper thing. Postmaster General Wll
son will retire before Secretary of Agrl
culture Wilson. Which Wilson next ?
Uttlc Left for tlic Winner.
St. Ixiuls llepubltc.
Mo it ot the energies of the opposing forces
In Cuba appear to ho devoted to the tasl
of making the Island useless to the winner.
Cleveland nnil tlie Physician * .
Washington Stnr.
The president was very genially dlsposet
toward the physicians. Possibly ho called
to mind the fact that they have not beei
nearly as active in making trouble for him
as the lawyers and politicians.
SnerlflrcN n Rood Suljiry.
Indianapolis Journal.
Lyman J. Gage's salary as president ot
the First National Dank of Chicago Is $25 ,
000 a year. As secretary of the treasury he
will receive $8,000 $ a year and have to spend
much more than his salary. From a
pecuniary point of view ho will make a
great sacrifice in accepting the olllce , but i
comes to him In a way that makes It a high
honor and he will have a chance to render
valuable public service.
of Ilftter Time * .
Globe-Democrat.
Bank resumptions are taking the place In
the newo columns of the papers rccentlj
occupied by bank suspensions. The change
Is significant. On the surface of things
there Is no marked dlfferenco between the
conditions of three or four weeks ngo am
those which prevail now , but there Is an
undertone * of confidence in the , outlook which
strengthens the situation and Indicates tha
the ] ong-exi > ccted "good times" are not far
off.
Popular , Elections the Cure.
1'hllu elphla Kecord.
Mr. Chandler of New Hampshire has an
nounced his intention to suggest to the sen
ate some methodc by which the wholesale
larceny { of scuatorshlps In various states maj
bo prevented. nThero was need to stop this
form of pllfer.ng long ago , and probably the
surest way in'which to balk the crlbbinr
propensity wouldibo to let the people keep
the togas In thalr-owu hands and distribute
them directly.jfrom the polls to the author
Ized wearers..b'i y. i
The I > iiM'Hnl ] West.
JlUa4elphla | Bulletin.
The intcreatlngi and significant fact Is
that an administration headed by a westcn
man in the presidency will Include two west
cm oncn for. the chief places at his counql
board the first.time any administration has
been 1 organized- with so much of a. western
equipment. Hitherto , when the treasury
has gone to .the west , the State departmen
has been given to the east ; but the nine
states in that section , all of them heavllj
republican , are not likely to have more than
two representatives In the MeKlnley cabinet
and those lu the least conspicuous depart
monts.
Tolly of the Trent I UK Ilnbll.
Philadelphia llulletln.
The practice of buying drinks for com
panions at bars as.a mark of friendship or
hospitality is one of the peculiar customs o
the American people , which most of the
men who participate in It freely acknowledge
has become an abuse. It would bo a gooc
thing to do away with the practice alto
gether , but this will not bo brought about
by a legislative enactment which interferes
with personal rights. Wo have too much
legislation of this kind already. The "treat
ing" habit can bo broken up only 'by ' a vol
untary recognition of Its tomfoolery am
vlclousness.
O i > oneil to Unsi-iMiily
Globe-Democrat.
, Mr. McKlnley's opposition to the great ex
penditure which is to be made for the In
auguration hall In this period when there
Is so much destitution in the world is con
siderate and wise. It is Just what was
expected of a man of his fine { sensibilities
and ardent sympathies. Nevertheless , the
expenditure will probably bo made. The
contracts were very llkrly entered Into sev
eral weeks ago , and cannot bo abrogated by J
thncommlttteo in chnrgo of the display. The
a
expression of opposition to the expenditure ,
iiowever , shows that there is much "demo
cratlc simplicity" of the best quality in a
the makeup of the president-elect.
The Union I'no I lie Settlement.
Philadelphia Record.
Take it for all In all , this is a most sat-
sfactory transaction for the government ,
which was threatened with a total loss of
ts debt , and , what was still worse , with
the ownership and control of the Union Pa
cific railroad. The government might well
rejoice In getting out of the business on al
most any terms. But what Is peculiarly
gratifying In this settlement Is that It dis '
appoints those who had hoped that the
great embarrassment arising from the Pa- )
lflc railroad debts would provo an cnter-
ng wcclgo for government ownership and
control of the railroads of the country. In
heir discomfiture the advocates of railroad
'nationalization" will bitterly denounce- the
\
arrangement in and out of congress , and
array columns of'll ures to show how much
ho government has lost In Interest on the
'aclllc roalroadjioiids. There Is little doubt ,
lowevor , thathp | common sense ot the
ountry will rayfy . the action of the govern-
ncnt as affording uie only practical solution
a questlon"t which hns been harassing I
ongrcss for t vehly years , The common I
of the country will also draw from
bla history the 'lesson that the government
an never cnterfmo ( such transactions with-
ut coming off second best.
IOWA. I'HKHS o
E < t
Dubuque Herald : * Hurrah for the Iowa
owl She Is onecf the greatest sources of
rcalth the sUto affords , and Is doing her
vorlc quietly , . faithfully and well. During
ho past year flioi produced wraith to the
valiio of 512,000.000. which Is moro than nil 3f
ho silver mlnas In tin country did. And
ct we hear avgrrat deal about silver am ] 0
ittlo about the cow ,
Dubuque , Tcjbsrapli ! Rx-Governor Holos'
lew scheme for the utilization of bllvor as
nonoy 'Without ' freely cotoing the metal at a
fixed ratio will not elicit much dUdusslon be-
auso , 'whether H 1 > o meritorious or other-
vlso , no political party la In favor of It. It
vlll receive no 'consideration from the now
administration or congress , and It Is Improb-
blo that It will bo incorporated In any Q
uturo national platform ,
Sioux City Times : Quo great trouble with o
lie Iowa democracy 1s tt.at It has ostracised
s ablest leaders. The strong man of the
omocratlc party li ) this state , the Icadurs
ivlio onrlcliod It with wlEidom , ability and po-
tlcal experience , are the gold men. But for
ho most part they have 'been ' thrown into
utcr darkness. Sulllclent tlmo hau not yet
lapsed to brills' the pirty to a realizing
eiieo of the value and wisdom of these now
Iscredltod leaders. Their day will come , but
rob ably not for oomo tlmo yet.
MJiiii.vsic.v rou Tim n
Kllmoro County Democrat ! There seem
to bo some llttlo difference of opinion I
the legislature In regard to an npproprln
tlon for the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition
nnd wo nro Indeed sorryj to know It , Tul
Is not an "Omaha concern" ns some ot th
members nro trying to figure It out ; notthc
Is It a political venture to benefit any on
party. It Is a stnto matter anil ono thn
will affect the slftto from ono end to th
other , nnd the members who nro flghtlni
this appropriation should lay nsldo thai
narrow-minded Ideas long enough nt leas
to look nt the matter In the right llghl
It Is a question that Kcbrasknns , regard
less ot politics , religion or anything else
nro mutually Interested In and as sue !
should receive the hearty support of every
ruombcr of our legislature.
Hastings Tribune : Wo nro disposed t
think the legislature ought to do eomcthln
to help along the Transmlsslsslppl IC.xpos
tlon , even It the times nro hard. 1'osslbl
by the tlmo the taxes nro collected the sltua
tlon may be greatly Improved , and It ma
bo the exposition may nsslst In the work o
Improvement.
Genoa Signal : Dcllovlng thnt the Trans
mlsslsslppl Exposition will bo a Rood in
vestment for Nebraska nnd the whole wcs
the Signal hopes thnt the legislature wM
make a reasonable appropriation for a stati
exhibit and do It promptly. It will bi
foolish to expect the legislatures of othc :
states to do anything It the legislature o
the state In which the exposition Is to beheld
held denies it all encouragement.
Wnyno Herald : The great Trnnsmlssls
slppl Exposition to bo held at Omnha ncxl
year promises to bo almost a second World's
3l
fair l , although there will not bo so tmicl
lake J water used. Every state In the wcsl
will bo represented , as the different legls
laturcs are preparing to make liberal ap
proprlatlons for state buildings. Wayne
should have her beet sugar factory by tha
time. There will bo thousands of people
who will visit the exposition who will also
visit northeast Nebraska. Wayne's business
men should have nn eye to the future. I
10,000 people should visit Wayne during the
five months of the exposition It would do
our city and county no harm ,
Valentino nepubllcnn : Much depend
upon the state legislature as regards the sue
cess or failure of the Transmlsslsslppl Expo
sltlon to bo held at Omnba In 1S98. As the
exposition Is sure to result In great benefits
to Nebraska the legislature should glvo the
enterprise substantial aid and the Hepub
llcan believes that the legislature could no
advance the Interests of the state more
than by passing the bill now before It
financial assistance. Already Omaha hns am
Is doing licr full share In this direction
nnd the cnttro state should not bo slow li
doing Its portion. If the Mil is passed mucl
of this tax will como from Omaha and Doug
las county In addition to what money the }
have already raised. In advocating thl
measure the Republican does not expect ti
bo rewarded by any position provided for litho
the bill , as its political beliefs are not In har
mony with those of Governor Holcomb , but 1
does expect to bo rewarded by a portion o
tliQ benefits that will accrue to the stati
generally as a direct result of the exposl
lion. Don't throw stumbling 'blocks ' in thi
way , but help the enterprise along.
Hardy Herald : The Nebraska legislature
will cut considerable ice in the way of a
reputation for Its party in the size of Its
appropriation for the Transmlsslsslppl Ex
position , While a prompt and liberal appro
prlatlon to the enterprise might not meet
Immediate approval In the Interior of the
fctatc , It would no < loubt In the end be
greatly to their credit. Everybody is an
immigration agent and glad of any effort
that locates a new settler , and the exposition
at Omaha In 1898 would no doubt bo a factor
In that line never before equaled In our
state.
Chappell Register : It Is to be hoped the
legislature will not bo small In regard to
the Transmisslsslppl Exposition. There
seems to be considerable opposition to it
among members of the legislature who are
against appropriating anything 'toward the
same. If they defeat a liberal appropria
tion It will cripple the exposition to such
an extent that It will almost ruin it. Other
states are waiting to see what Nebraska
going to do and their appropriation will be
governed by that of this state. This is an
non-partisan measure and the legislature
will be fiolnR contrary to the wishes of the
peoplfc of the state If they do not appropri
ate a liberal sum , In keeping with a great
state , as it is.
Frsmont Herald : Should the legislature
fall In making a liberal appropriation for
the Transmisflsslppl Exposition It will have
failed to grasp an opportunity to give this
state In general a big boost. The exposi
tion must bo made a success and Nebraska
must make it so.
Wood TUver Interests : There ts a dlspo i
tlon on the part of a number of Nebraska's
legislators to defeat the Transmlsslsslpp"
Exposition bill or to cut the amount down
to a more pittance. To fall to make a lib
eral appropriation for the exposition In oui
humble- opinion would bo nothing less thai
a discredi. to our people and nn injury to
the credit and dignity of the state. Nc-
Lraslta's metropolis has been honored by
being selected ns , the site for the exposition
Slste" states are- making generous appro
priatlons that they may make a creditable
showing. The legislators of Nebraska owe
it a duty to her people to not lag In the
matter of this great enterprise , but be ready
and willing to contribute Us full share.
Winsldo Tribune : Governor Holcomb has
approved the Transmlssisslppi Exposition
and recommends that the legislature- make
liberal appropriation for a Nebraska ex-
jlbit. Governor Holcomb has a long head ,
do knows that the exposition is anumlng
shape'which will do wonders for this part
of the country. Ho knows that the provld-
ng of a liberal appropriation by the assembly -
sombly Is an absolute necessity to the
success of the exposition. The legislature
will do well to heed the governor's wise ad-
vlco.
ri2HSO.\AL AMI OTIIKKWISIi : .
In the freshly published correspondence of
Inns von liulow the pianist tells ot a coun-
ess who Invited him to play for her guests
'and accompanied him with conversation. "
The biggest job cut out for any legislative
ody this winter Is the task given to a com
mittee of the New York legislature to lu-
ostlfrato the trusts and devise a remedy for
them.
Queen Victoria's book will bo published In
\morlca by the Century Company. There
vlll be 100 copies on Japanese paper at $50
and COO on flno paper a' ' . $15 , Both editions
are strictly limited , and no moro will bu
printed ,
The imputation on the integrity of In-
lanu's election returns by a defeated pnll-
Iclan is refuted by the attested fact that the
loonier state supports 10U poets. Political
rookednctis and the divine mufo could not
hrlvo In the same state.
There Is much significance- the fact
hat the fashionable hat for woman's wear
his spring has no crown. It Is supposed
afford an unobstructed protest against
ho pernicious activity of masculine reform-
rs of feminine headgear ,
The Uelvldera ( N. J. ) Apollo In bfginnlng
ts seventy-second volume says that the first
ear's publication of the paper "broke" Its
oundor , the sturdy George G. Sickles , father
General Daniel 13. Sickles. At Iho end of
ho year his entire fortune consisted of but
cents.
The Oklahoma legislature struck a hot
lace last Friday , In a few hours of active
eraplratlou the territorial lawmakers pro-
IblteJ gold contracts , hit the railroads seV-
ral body blows , abolished the territorial
illltla , and with great unanimity repealed
law requiring a judge to ba an attorney.
Chicago has a goat possessed of a keen
enso of humor , HU greatest ambition Is
greet a policeman in the manner usually
fleeted by pugnacious goats , and to that enJ ;
bends all his energies. The goat has a
eng record of knockouts , and his admlrert
islEt that he deserve ! ) the leader whip of the
cform forces ,
Jeter Connelly Prltchard , who has been ro-
lectcd senator from North Carolina , was
no of t\\o barefoot boys who sot out from a
ttlo East Tenneisee mountain town to Beck
heir fortunes twenty-three years ago. The
ntlro worldly possession ) ot tha pair , It U
aid , consisted of a silver dime , a boitlo of
randy and some poues of corubread , . j
COVOII.IATIOX AX1J AHIUTIIATlOtf.
The roller "f AilJtiMlntc niffprpnccn
lletuopit Imliop nni ) Cnpltnl.
Mlnne.ipolls Journnl.
In Iho January bulletin of the United States
department of labor there U n very valuable
And suggestive ot tabor on "Conciliation nnd
Arbitration In the Boot and Shoo Indus
try , " by T. A. Carroll.
This subject Is , happily , receiving closer
nnd moro Intelligent attention than It hns
heretofore nnd that there Is real progress
townrd the- policy of adjusting differences be
tween capital nnd labor by arbitration Is ono
of the most encouraging facts of the ngo.
The cnuso of this Is the Increasing realiza
tion thnt employes and employer have mu
tual Interests .which can only bo properly
nnd profitably conserved by the nvoldnnco of
pnsslonntct collision nnd bitter nntngonlsm.
Mr. Carroll refers to the organization ot
the llrst state board of arbitration nnd con
ciliation In Massachusetts In 1SSG and the
fact that now twenty states have laws rein-
tlva tn ) Iho settlement ot Industrial disputes
nnd In twelve of them n stnto board of arbi
tration Is provided. While these boards
have reached tbo seat of the trouble only In
directly , because their fltrvlees nrp usually
only asked after the differing parties have be.
gun hostilities , the fact of so many efforts
to have peaceful solutions Is most encourag
ing and the spirit which has stimulated the
movement is on the right track. When the
parties como together themselves nnd agree ,
that Is Industrial conciliation. When they
bring the question nt Issue before a stnto
board to have the matter heard and decided ,
the decision to bo binding , that Is Industrial
arbitration.
Mr. Carroll hi his paper discusses the
methods of conciliation nnd nrbltrntlon In
the boot aiid shoo trade and the same meth
ods can be applied "with equal success to dif
ferences In other trades.
The first board of Industrial arbitration was
established at Lynn , Mass. , the great shoemaking -
making center , in 1870. wlien live of the
manufacturers ngrcdd to 'have ' five of their
members meet flvo of the members of the
labor union and agree upon prices to hold fern
n year. The arrangement was made and fern
n year there was perfect satisfaction , but
the inext year , some manufacturers having
cut prices , the appeal of the men for an
other agreement was not heeded and 111 feel
ing ensued and a big strike was on , which
ended by the Crispins- returning to work at
the reduced scale , Finally , after warring un
til 1883 a joint board of arbitration was organ
ized by employers and employed dn a very
fair basis ; but the workmen broke this up
themselves. At Haverhlll , .1 similar board
was dissolved because of lack of Interest
on the part of the manufacturers. In Phila
delphia the Joint board system has worked
well and has done away with strikes and
lockouts In the shoo manufacturing busi
ness. There , the board has been in. opera
tion eight years and most of the cases set
tled were favorable to the employes. Not
a few manufacturers Indorse the agent sys
tem , by which selected agents of the unions
deal with the manufacturers seeking to com
pose difference. In some places the man
ufacturers deal with the employes through a
committee from the shops and this method
has given general satisfaction. A moro
satisfactory method and ono which has been
very successful In the agreement to arbitrate
as a prerequisite to employment. The agree
ment Is mutual to-jubmtt controversies to the
state board of arbitration and conciliation
and It Is signed by the firm nnd the employes.
Mr. Carroll states that , in all his Investiga
tions , ho found the employers and employes
and labor organizations representlves
heartily in favor , with few exceptions , of
settling their disputes through arbitration.
Strikes and lockohits , they concede , too
often result disastrously to both sides and
they do not hunger for them. Ten or fif
teen years ngo such a view of the subject
was very rarely found. The blame for
labor troubles rests largely on employers
who refuse to treat .with . their men , to pet
together and talk calmly and reasonably
about the differences and recognize the rights
of the men to bo heard and have an equal
volco In the Eottlement of all matters in
which both parties are Interested.
Mr. Carroll recommends compact organl-
yatlon of manufacturers for their own protection
tectionand1 the appointment of a committee
of conciliation and arbitration to meet a
llko committee from the labor union. A
somewhat better plan would1 bo for all la
bor organizations to be regularly Incorpor
ated , that they may bring the matter In
dispute Into the courts and submit the ques
tion to Judicial determination , costs to bo
paid by the party losing , whether manufac
turers or labor organization. Some day this
will bo done. In the meantime enough prog-
icss has bean made to show that arbitra
tion and conciliation are not unattainable
blessings. Experience is teaching employ
ers and employed that each have rights
which must bo respected and that their mu
tual interests demand a. peaceful" settlement
of differences by voluntary submission to ar
bitration.
SIMPS oi < " Tina WAVY.
Several Now Ileliii ; Overhauled at the
Mare iNlaiiil Yaril.
VALLEJO , Cal. , Feb. 2. Work on the
boat Concord , now undergoing repairs at the
Mare Island Navy yard , Is being hurried EO
that It may be commissioned about April 1.
All woodwork not absolutely necessary has
been removed as a safeguard against fire.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
big cruiser Baltimore , A new deck has
been laid and many improvements made
below , bealdea a thorough overhauling of
machinery. The cruiser Charleston , which
lias been tied up at the dock out of com
mission for six months awaiting Its turn for
repairs , has been hauled up under the big
shears , preparatory to beginning extensive
cpalrs upon Its engines and boilers. This
Bhlp was originally fitted with double cablna
and especially roomy oflliers' quarters for
ise. as a flagship , but with the advent of so
nauy large ships which are available for
lagshlp duty it is no longer necessary
o have a ship of its size 1,730 tons fitted
or such duty , and the olllcera' quarters arc
o bo reduced accordingly to the slzo avalla-
> le for a cruising vessel. The cabin space
vlll be much smaller and tha officers' state
rooms and messrooms condensed , thus giving
moro ream for the crew. A sick bay will
also be fitted aft. with all 'the modern Im-
jvovements. It will probably ba nearly a year
lefore the Charleston Is ready for service.
corner itiiMcs AHAI.VST IIAIIY SHOW.
IIoIilH Tlic'y Come Under tin * Ilenil of N
Cruelly to Clillilrcn.
NEW YORK , Feb. 2. If the baby show
originated by Benjamin W. Whltlock had
not been suddenly terminated by the
weather Jast week It would bo by the rul
ing of Judge Andrews of the supreme court
Just announced. In effect , It declared baby
shows illegal and the court refused to Issue - . ,
sue an Injunction applied for by the manger -
ger to restrain the Society for the I'ro-
cntlon of Cruelty to Children from mak-
ng any arrests or Interfering with the
xhlbltion. The court further declared that
ho agents and officials of the defendant [ . "
lad the right to Interfere and prevent such
xhlbltlons , cither by arresting the plain-
Iff or by requiring the mothers to remove
lielr children from the hall under the pen-
Ity of being themselves arrested ,
1A1C1NCJ WAIt O.V CllltOMC lliiC.\US.
IVeiv York I'ollee Start a Crimnde
A Kit inN | Them ,
NI3W YORK , Feb. 2 , From today tramps
ro ostracized In New York. Kveryono foum ] [
icgglng Is to be arrested and locked up , \
ly arrangement of President Rooaovolt with
ho Charity Organization society , Chief Con- I'
n has detailed twelve policemen for the i.
xcluslve duty of running down beggars.
S'hen they call for charity men will bo
cnt to look them over. Magistrates will
e guided by their advice , Old offenders
111 bo sent to the Island and made to work ,
The municipal lodging house is lu running
rdor , and men who have no shelter may
pply there for lodging for a night. They :
et a bath , a clean bed , tmpper and break-
ast , and their clothing will be cleaned and
Ulnfeetod. _
Him Snot Vihll.le.
GI2NEVA , N , Y. , Feb. 2. I'rof. Brooks ,
Irector of Smith observatory , announces
hat tlio great nun pot of January , after
ts pagsago around the sun , hns asnln como
ito view by rotation aim can now lie PCII
vith the naked eye through u smoked
lasa , The upot will become more prom-
nent In course at u week , ua It ncurs tlio
enter or the sun's disc.
PA11AUISI3 Oil * 1'tdlMSTS.
Kansas City Stan There npponrs to b
very itrong nenllmcnt In Nevada for tret
fighting ns welt ns for frco silver.
Minneapolis Journal : The grand old com *
momvealth of Nevada Is fiolng to Rive the
boys a chance for n short Hinge argument.
Nevada ought to bo annexed to Utah.
Now York Herald : The Nevada legisla
ture having passed n Inw permitting "box-
Ing contests , " Corbett nnd Fltzslmmona ftro
In Imminent danger of being compelled to
fight at last.
Imll.inapolls Journal : The legislature of
Nevada may Increase that stntc's popula
tion by 40,000 by becoming the asylum of
prize fighters , nnd thus check the tendency
of the state toward depopulation ,
Minneapolis Trlbuno : The prospect of
being made the national prize ring hag
given Nevada n new Icaso of life which con-
Kress ought to help along by passing nn
Interstate law forbidding prize fighters from
leaving the state nftcr having once entered
It. This would Isolate the nuisance whcro
It could offend no one's sense of decency.
Philadelphia llccord ! The governor of
Nevada has signed the bill legalizing prlzo
fighting In that state. This ndds a new
reason for the existence of thnt common
wealth , It originally served tot dcbnuch the
United States senate l > y making ono man
tn Nevada count for n hundred men or a
thousand men in other states ; but as the
privileged retrent of outlaws tt has another
title to undesirable distinction.
KI.ASIIKS OF KU.Y.
Detroit Journal : "Consistency , " remarked
the cnsunllst , "la ccitnlnly a jewel , nnd
jewelry , except on very great occasions
Is vulgnr. "
Now Yolk Advertiser : Somp of the pn-
liprs nro making u ftisw over the fnct thnt
the women's colliers nre ndoptlntr cries.
Well , what of It ? Kvery woman likes to
huvo n jjooil cry once In a while.
Leslie's Weekly : Vlsltor-I don't llko the
looks of this plnco. Your ( own Is smnll
nnd your pemotciy Is large. Ucsldcs , 1 have
met three funprnls already.
Native Oh , that's nothing , sir. You see ,
this Is a health resort.
Detroit Free I'ross ; "What doctor's
trontliiR you , Grumpy ? "
"Treating inoY Thrc-o of them rome hen
regularly anil loot my sideboard e/vcrj
visit. I'm doing tlio treating. "
Washington Star : "What's the matter ? "
Bald the wayfarer , who - as npproachcq
by a mendicant , "Somc.thltij ( on youi
mind ? "
"No , Hlr , " was the reply. "Wot worrlei
mo a.'n't eometlihifr on m * ? mliul. It's
nothlu' on me stomach. "
Indianapolis /Journal : "Yes , sir,1' said
the gentleman who had Immigrated sev
eral years ago ; "yes , sir , I urn proud of
my native land and love It dearly. "
"Is that the reason you did It the favor
of leavliiK ? " nsljed the common , home
grown American ,
Detroit Journal : When the tempest broke
the roof ot the barn struck the tenderfoot
In the chest , a haystaek fell upon his head
and a cord of wood pinned his feet to the
ground.
Tears surang to his eyes.
"It reminds mo , " ho sighed , "ot sitting *
In a crowded trolley car when it goes urouna
a curve. Ah , mel"
WINTER REFLECTIONS.
Chicago IlecorJ.
When the frost Is on the .window .
And the pipes are full of Ice.
And the furnace heat to warm you
Hcally does not half sufllco ;
When a chilling draft Is creeping
Like a snnlco across the floor ,
And the. man who comes to see you
Falls to shut the outer floor ;
When your coal supply has vanished
And your hired girl has left ,
And your clothes arc thin and soeijy
And your pocketbook bereft :
Do not let your llerco emotion
Make you Its complaining- -
But , remember there is virtue '
In the act of "keeping cool ! "
TO THE
Somervllle Journal.
Hero's to the man who loves to world
If any such man there be
Who never has felt inclined to shlrkt
Hut tolls all day with glee.
Hero's to his everlasting health !
For he will need It sore ,
If he spend his days amasslnpr wealth ,
And his nights amassingmore. .
Hero's to the man who loves to > workt
Whose labor but gives him Joy.
Who finds delight In a heavy task ,
When other pleasures cloy.
Here's hoping1 that , when ho tells you that ,
He's malting- false pretence ;
And here's hoping , too. If ho tells the truth.
That he'll finally have more sense. .
in Two.
AT EIGHT O'CLOCK TOMORROW. .
MORNING WE COSIMENOE TO OUT- *
AND WILL CONTINUE TO CUT- .
AS LONG AS THIS DOLLARS LAST.
WE DON'T MEAN THE ACTUAL
SILVER DOLLAR , BUT IT'S EQUAL'
VALUE IN WORTH , VIX-WI3 TAKE !
CWELVH HUNDRED LAUNDERED
STAR SHIRT WAISTS-MADE OL1
"INK FRENCH PENANGS AND PER.
DALES-TUB KIND THAT SELLS
HERE AND EVERYWHERE FOI6
M.OO-AND CUT THE PRICE RIGHT
IN THE MIDDLE , MAKING THESE
EXCELLENT HIGH GRADE WAISTS
JUT CO CENTS EACH. WE IIAVD
\LL SIZES , FROM 3 TO 1-1 YEARS.
IT'S TWO FOR ONE-1.00 SHIRT
WAISTS FOR 50 GENTS , ' '
. , GETTING READY
1 , FOR SPRING
JOODS. AN EARLY CALL WlUt
INSURE A UETTER SELECTION. J.
BROWNING ,
KING & GO.
8. W. Cor.
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