THE OMAHA DAILY J3 $ ! ® : TUESDAY , FEBBUAKY 0 , 1807.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
Editor.
I'UIJMSItED EVERT MOHNINO.
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anonara u. TZSCIIUCIC.
* Bworn to before me nnil eubfcrlbcil In my
jrcucnco this 3d day of rcurunr > % U97.
( Scnl. ) Notary 1'ubllc.
After the recount , llion wlmt ?
' It docs not look ns If this were
woman aulTrnKO year In Nebraska.
This la about tlio 'time that the
fciluru oiiRht to beKlu to appreciate
necessity of biickliujr down to work.
In the Interval tlie three supreme cour
eomni'lssloners are loaiiiR little sleep ant
drawing their salaries regularly a
ever.
Wcylor must be surprising' even him
ecl nt the length ot time he Is holding
onto the position of governor general o
, Cuba. _
Tt Is worthy of note that Mcxlcni
free coinage lias not yet caused any
visible rise In the'price of the white
metal.
Tlio criminal clement In Des Molnes
is about to combine against the police ,
administration. U:1 ( : > ° - combination It
not contemplated lu Omaha.
' The Omaha police know about ns
much now about the Identity of the
Hertz grave a-obber as they did before
the robbery took place , and then Ihoj
nothing at all. w
O.ther states , which slum ! ready and
wjfllug to uiak o , enarpus * appropriations
for the. exposition , are beginning to
raako pungent inquiries as to whethoi
Nebraska Is going to be In It or not.
Whoever may be made postmastergen
cral under the Incoming administration
ho can strike a popular'keynote and
Btrengthea his own position by making
the postal savings bank ono oC the
foundation stones of bis. policy.
It takes money to run a lire depart
ment , but adequate flre protection Is an
absolute necessity In every large cltj
and , the taxpayers do not begrudge pay
ing money for protection from lire so
long as they get their money's worth
.rollco Commissioner Foster's pastoi
says ho does not know anything person
ally of the. dens and" dives and. thugs
and * thieves of Omaha , yet he signed a
petition to the leglslatmo endoislng thu
police department for Us elllclency and
discipline. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Those- newly seated members of the
-Douglas delegation' must each have had
a batch of bills up his sleeve. In no
other way can. any ono explain * the
celerity with which the Intro'ductlop of
tholr pet measures followed the close
of the contest
A liberal appropriation by the legls
' Taturo In aid of the Transmlsslsslppl ,
Exposition will bo followed by a large
number of. local subscriptions to stock ,
which can never be secured so long an
the fata of the enterprise- Itself
, tu the balance-
Nebraska's revenue laws certainly
need souio kind of revision.Vhon \ the
law permltH property owners to pay
tnxort or not as they may lliul convenient
. ' and leaves the government helpless to
enforce collection there must bo somr
' thing radically wrong.
An Investigation Into the state
treasurer's accounts cannot be pre
lluiluiiry unless It Is followed by u moro
thorough 'Inquiry. With a few moro
1 weeks to tlx up the records ail obji'c *
tlons by Interested parties to the in-
_ ycstlgntlon may bo removed.
* * * A local minister recommends fasting
and pruyur ns a remedy for existing
1 municipal Ills. There is likely to he
. fasting enough , to say nothing of
, prayer , If the police department Is not
epeodlly purged of'olllclal corruption
With which it la honeycombed.
' IJ'iQ iirpposod leglslntiou calling for
' tliu BlKiintui'C'tJ of both Imslwml a ml
wife fo clifitiul inot'lKiiKus on lioiibcliokl
( umlturd ouglit to becoino n law. it
, , Blioultl bo-nuulo lmiOh.slUKi foe u inuu
to null or illBiiOBo of the bert from uniler
kls wife without " \or \ knowledge nud
* ! coiiBcnt. v
i The I3eo is not opposed to ministers
*
' 0t the " ' "
gospel "dabbling' la politics" If
* . they doslro to do ao. What It objects
, pe is-tho tendency on their part to nsr
Hume to speak with authority on matters
. .which concern politics and which , by
" * bclr own cotifet-loti , the/ know very
' about i
TUG VOI.TCD
Duringmy absence from the city n
cntrovcrsy hns nrln n relative to the
'efficiency oftho pollco and maintenance
of. law and order under the commission
created , by the GhurchlH-Knsscll ap
pointing board , In the contention pro-
cipltated by n petition signed by over
thirty members of the local Ministerial
union , doubtless Inspired by parties In
terested In thtf retention of the existing
pollco board and procured under false
representations , the true state of affairs
has boon made public by The Uee.
Although i was over 1,000 miles away ,
an effort Is being made to counteract
the effect of the damaging disclosures
of pollco coiruptlon and Impotcncy by
dragging my liamo Into the arena and
ascribing mercenarjv personal and po
litical motives to the protest of The
15ce against bogus reform. On the ono
hand , ministers who arc highly respected
have , from their pulplis nought to stig
matize mo at * an enemy oC moral reform
and good government , and on the other
newspapers , both at Omaha and Lin
coln , have charged that the opposition
of The Uce to the present police com
mission law springs from my dcslro lo
re-establish a political dictatorship by
control of the police department and
collusion with the vicious and criminal
classes. OUT of the eminent divines hns
gone so fur as Intimate by Innuendo ,
1C not jOpenly , that the former open
gambling ulid what ho calls licensed
licentiousness had my support nni seeks
to convey the Impression that L nm ac
tively eupiged In an effort to assist the
gamblers In reopening their resorts.
Assuming that all niy critic and as
sailants are animated by an honest dc
slro for gbod government , let me call
attention- a few facts which they
have overlooked or Ignored.
The metropolitan pollco department
wa.s created In Omnh'a and placed In
the control of a non-partisan police
board at my Instance through persistent
notation , for a divorce of the police from
politics. This change was made In the
face of bitter opposition from the crim
inal classes. The subsequent transfer
of. the power to grant liquor licenses
from the elective mayor , city clerk and
president of the council to the police
commission originated with me and was
fought through by The Bee against
strong opposition of the interested par
ties and ward heelers. When the at
tempt was made to starve the pojlco and
abolish the commission , my pen and
voice were enlisted In defense of law
and order and my pun > e placed at the
disposal of Its supporters to pay the
pollco until the courts rendered a. de
cision.
While political and personal enemies
have charged mo with bossing the police
and dictating the commissioners , the
truth la that I never named a police
commissioner and have never sought to
use the pollco for political purposes or
personal ends. Governor Thayer , who
appointed the llrst commission , had been
a life long political associate and friend ,
Jwt he will bear meout that I never
sought to- dictate ; any nomination. His
selection , 'of. the lira ) : commission"was
made without consultation entirely on
his own responsibility and personal
knowledge of the' members. Governor
Boyd , In acknowledgment of my "stand
against his deposition In ths memorable
Thayer-Boyd contest , did Invite me to
suggest the name of one commissioner ,
but that courteous * offer was per
emptorily declined by me. Governor
Ciounse was under very many obllga
tlons to me , bnt he will nor say that I
over sought to dictate or even sugges
a single police commission appointment.
The truth is that he appointed Virgil O
Strlcklor , the. very man against whom I
had entered protest as being unworthy
of holding such a , trust. It Is equally
untrue , that the appointees of Governor ;
Ilolcomb were dictated by me. The
governor made his own choice , but , as i
matter of courtesy to me , asked ms
whether his belectlons wore personally
offensive or objectionable to his friends. .
As to my alleged sympathy- and col
luslon with the gamblers and dive keep-
em , the record shows exactly the con
trary. , Personally and through The Bee
I opposed the enactment of the so-called
gambling license ordinance. Not only
that , b'ut I exposed and denounced po
lice protection of lawless resorts , the
levy of blackmail upon the vicious
classes by pollco olllcers and the solid
Intlon and acceptance of gifts In eveiy
shape and form. While the former
judge of the criminal division of the
trlct court sought to Impivcs the over
credulous public with HID Idea that he
called the grand jury wliich Investi
gated thf police two years ago , the fact
s that that grand jury was convened
it my urgent request to Judges Hope-
well , Dullle , Walton and Ferguson , who
ordered the grand jury called. I ap
peared before that grand Jury and fur' '
ilhhed such particulars concerning the
Sonvey leglme as should have led to
one or more Indictments. What
nero , at the lequest of Its. foreman. Job
Bnbbltr ; I wrote for him that portion of
tiur report which declared that "coi >
rnpt practices and downright blnclo-
nailing had been .tolerated In. the
) ollcc , , " and censured severely the lire
md police commission that permitted
such u ulijte of affairs. Doe.s this justify
ho outrageous slander that connects
no with the upholding of pollco cor-
uptlon and legalized lawlessness ?
It may surprlso the gentlemen of the
cloth who have tcstlllcd to the tiftlclency
oC the poHcit and asked the legislature
0 retain the present law , which was
lotorlously framed and passed ns an
nsult to Governor llolcouib and out of
leYdonnl oplte to me , for political pni >
loses , that , had I been dhmo&cd tq ay
\\t \ word and give assurance that Tha-
Ice would remain silent , open gaiib- |
Ing would today bo In full bins ! In
Omaha. The projwsltlon was Jiiado , not
once , but several times , by parties who
md authority to make It. It was made
1 pli'a for etlrnulatlug business geucr-
illy ; It was again made for making ( he
State fair pun out and It was made
iguln In ( he Interest of party eucv
ess In a campaign In which I was earn *
stly desirous to carry Nebraska for my
undhhites. *
What iM mostj.dlsgnsUnK tq ma la tbe
lr hypocrisy"uud douse Ignorance of
* j * C/
cxtatlng scandalous conditions displayed
In the name of law and order. While
some people may be cxcuwd by reason
of their Inexperience in public matters ,
others who are trying to revive the oltl
Ilosewntcr howl to throw dust Into the
eyes of the people bare only themselves
to thank when they are shown up In
their true colors. K. ROSBWATEU.
Ol'KtlATWNS.
The resumption of industrial activity
Is at hand. At the close of last week
thousands of men were put at work In
the great manufacturing establishments
on the Monongahcla and the great cen
ter ot Industry In and around 1'lttsburg
Is taking on its former time animation.
Yesterday the Case Threshing Machine
factory , at Ilaclue , WIs. , resumed work
after being shut down six months , giv
ing employment to several hundred men.
Announcement Is made that the great
Warwick cotton mills nt Providence ,
consisting of SM.OOO spindles and 700
looms , tlio Ray casslmerc mill nt Frank
lin , Mass. , the Glcudalo woolen mill at
Woonsockct , U. I. , and several other
extensive factories In New England , will
shortly resume operations. Advices
from other parts of the country report
preparations for starting up Industries ,
showing that conlldonce In the future
among manufacturers Is general.
At the recent convention of the Na
tional Association of Manufacturers
there waa a unanimous expression of
opinion that 1C Uie country were given n
judicious tariff law the outlook for do-
inestld Industries and for an era of
prosperity was most favorable. The
progress- made In the preparation of the
tariff bill by the ways and means com
mittee give's assurance of such n law. If
the friends of the existing tariff and
the free sllvcrltcs in the senate do not
combine to defeat It This Is the
uncertainty In the situation. In
order to pass a tariff bill the re
publicans must be reinforced from
other political elements in the
senate. Can this reinforcement be se
cured ? The senator-elect from Louisi
ana , Mr. McEnery , Is counted upon to
vote for a protective measure that gives
fair consideration to the sugar interest
of that state. It Is thought that Senator
Teller will support the new bill and the
senator-elect from Idaho , Mr. Heitfcldt ,
is likely to do so. The democratic bcn-
ator from California , Mr. White , has
Intimated that ho will not vote against
the republican measure , recognizing at
once tha necessity of providing more
revenue and the responsibility of the
republican party , for tariff legislation.
The California senator Is reported as
saying that both houses of congress
should hasten , to aid In the re-turn of.
the prosperity which was promised by
the republican leaders If Mr. McKInley
was elected. There is reason to be-
llove that there arc other democrats
who take this view. Speaking for the
silver democrats Senator Jones of Ar
kansas said a few days ago that the
tariff bill will bo debated In the regular
way , but no obstruction , will bo'put Jn
Its path. While'this may mean a' pro
longed discussion , It Is to some degrc.0.
reassuring , since if the opposition tea
tariff hill does not employ obstructlvo1
tactics there will be a chance of reach
ing a vote onylt within sixty days after
it goes to the senate.
We believe that a tariff bill will bo
passed and while It may not bo alto
gether satisfactory from the standpoint
of republican policy , It will ccrtalnlybe
more favorable to the Industries of the
country than tha present law. With
this assurance the industrial resumption
now taking place Is entirely safe and
may be expected to continue until the
revival Is general.
A. OUIUIKNOI' COMMISSION.
Until the now administration gets into
working order and some authorita
tive statement of its policy canbo ob
tained It Aylll bo well not to accept tin-
qnestloulngly the reports as to what
It will propose ov favor. It Is said , for
example , that Major McKInley and tha
coming secretary of the trca&ury , Mr.
Gage , will urge the passage at the
extra session of the Flfty-tlfth congress
ofa bill authorizing the appointment
of a commission to Investigate the
whole subject of currency reform and
icport lo congress not later than Janu
ary 1 next the results of Its delibera
tions , accompanied with a bill designed
to carry the recommendations of the
commission Into effect
' ft Is true that a year or two ago Mi-
Gage expressed himself In favor pf sub
mitting the question of currency reform
to a commission and ho may still think
this desirable,1 but It Is possible that ;
ho will change his opinion after he shall
fiavo become hecrctary of the treasury
and been brought Into contact with
members of congress. As to the presi
dent-elect , we do not know- that ho has1
over expressed himself on the subject ,
and ns he roust benwnro of the fact
that thereIs very little sentiment In
congress favorable to n commission It
is highly improbable thiit ho would
urge legislation creating such a body.
It Is to be presumed that most of .11)e )
present members of the house committee
too on banking and currency will re-
mnln on that committee. In the next con-
gresa. It Is understood that fe.w If
any of them are favorable to a cur1-
reucy commission. The chairman of
the coinrnUtcoJias Invited suggestions
from those Interested In the question
of reforming the currency and the
cominltteo has listened to views on tin-
subject , but its members undoubtedly
bullcvo themselves quite n.s competent
to deal with the question as any com
mission would be , however constituted.
At any rate It seems io be pretty ceiv
tain that they will not consent to have
this matter taken out of their hands
mid that being the case It Ja not probable
that Major McKInley will urge the commission -
mission plan or that congress will adopt
It. ' *
The Indianapolis currency i , forui con-
ireutldn was composed of men presumed
to bo experts on the subject lht y mot
to consider. Many of the members pf
that convention are practical bankers
aid business men. But they proposed
lothlnjf now for the'solution of the
mrreucy problem nothing that baij
not been i-PftWflfedly ( suggested in congress -
gross and ( igfowiiefe nnd failed of ac
ceptance boonuse Impracticable or un
popular. Wnl | reason la there to be
lieve that H commission would do any
bettor ? Tl/o / rrtio policy of the incom
ing , admlnlsjflfoypn toward the question
of currency reform .will be to let It rest
until the imt dhal treasury has been
supplied wlh,118Hlliclcnt | ) , , revenue find
the buslnessJof the country has revived.
If It be sniff { | at these conditions are
not attnlnnmo without reforming the
currency. < htrRns\\'er Is that we have
had abundant revenue and the highest
measure of prosperity under the existing
currency system. The demand for a
radical change In the system Is doing
as much n anything else to retard the
revival of business.
Accepting as truthful the statement
of the Incnrccratlon of respectable nnd
cultivated women In a loathsome jail In
Havana , because , they are suspectct
of'sympathy with the Cuban- cause , 1
will bring upon the Spanish authorities
there the reprobation of civilized man
kind. The story , of the treatment o
these unfortunate vleUl'is of Spanlsl
malice must arouse in every persoi
capable of feeling the1 keenest resent
incut toward those guilty of the outrage
and thfr fact that an American Womoi
was ono of. the victims , will intensify
the dislike of the American
people for the representatives o
Spanish power In Cuba. There cai
bo no rcspcct _ nnywluirc for a cause
whose defenders drag helpless womei
to prison nnd subject them to the gross
cst humiliation. In this matter Urn
Spanish authorities in Cuba have fur
iilshcd an object lesson in vindictive
brutality that will toll powerful ! )
against them In < the public opinion o
the civilized wgrlrt !
The American consul , General Lee
appears to have acted with , most com
mendable promptitude and firmness litho
the case of Mrs. Rodriguez , the Amerl
can woman , Jle secured her release
so soon ns possible after being Informet
of her Imprisonment , with n statemeu
from General Ahumada that a mistake
had been made , but It is possible tha
out government will not be sattsflct
with this. There , , would seem to be
grounds for a demand for Jmmedlatc
reparation , of p. more substantial character
tor than an."apology. . It Is , Indeed a
desperate jtfhiifiu that makes war on
defenseless , jjvjuijeu.
A comnn ilcla,1lon"ls , [ printed In this
Issue of Tin * Bee from , a colored man
who takesfexcWitloil to The Bet's do
scrlptlou oil a.jcrap joint running in
Omaha uudOr' tlio eyes of the police
While not ojbnyfng the existence o'f the
gambling resortdln question , tl\e \ writer
thinks the reference ? ' .to it Indicates the
hostility ot' ' tliO ) American press to the
negro. It indicates nothlng/of the kind
No gambling resgrt , whether 'frequented
by white < nion ton negroes ) , should be
w1 * ap w - - w1
remark thavTho Bee's .expose of the
policadppnrtmeutlftof no momenttothe
ucgtp show's , that ttie. wrltcrlcannot fully
represent the 'sentiment o&i the colored
people , for'they are as riiu.ch Interested
In good government as any other In
habitants of the city. The law-abiding
negro discountenances negro prize fight
and negro gambling , and wants efficient
police service , and the vast majority of
the negroes in Omaha arc law-abiding.
The Bee has been endeavoring to open
tha eyes of1 the preachers who were mis
led into testifying to theclllclency and
discipline of the Omaha police depart
ment. They said over their own names
that at no time In its history has the
department been "so free from scandal
and reproach of every description , " and
Tljo Bee hns simply Droved by moun
tains of conclusive evidence that they
liad been designedly , misinformed by
Interested parties. The preacher who
makes a mistake , above all others ,
ought to be thankful to have the error
pointed out and the full light of truth
i > laccd within his reach.
Nothing succeeds Hko success nnd
nothing reforms like reform. It Is easy
enough for Spain to toll what It pro
poses to do la , Cuba for the benefit of
: ho Cubans , but the concessions will
look much better after they are put
into actual operation.
A Hfnlrnlile Uc-forni.
Chicago Tribune.
A bill baii bsci\ introduced in the Missouri
legislature "to- terminate flirting with
female passengers by railway conductors and
brakemen. " This Is a prudent measure. All
railroads should be supplied with proper
terminal facilities.
Only n Few licit. i
- New York Herald. '
Tbe senate lias Just passed one general
pcnsloi bill against which protests from
the public are not likely to be many. It
Increased tbe penilons of survivors of the
war of 1S12 jf/jpiij , S12 to $3p a month. There
are only twpy } Lo9' thesp pensioners , , and
the youngezlcjs.p'carH | old ,
Flnniicla4 ) < m of Mr. GIIKC.
JGIbbe-Democrat.
Lyman J' 'iGairtJ denies the alleged' In
terviews with him In which he Is said to
have elabonrtpd a vast financial scheme.
Thesefclu's 'u'ero' built on some remarks
which be rcad fir 1894. He now aays th :
conditions hero inftred , sluca that year , and
Ilia views , ai tMolUequcncc , have- changed In
norne parllccflarBV9 It wilt be well for the
country to Utafcitha fact la mind that the
financial condj ons are much better In 1897
than they * /-ra In 1891 , or even along to
November 2 , ' iSfliY Mr. Cage U an accom
plished amr ViMfltht financier. His recom-
nicndatlonswillitlundoubtedly have weight
with conKrcaej' aHut ho la not going to
formulate anj&gr/rot plan of financial reform
until he
Ilecf Sucrnr' IiiiliicrmculN.
Mlnueapollr"rrJbune. '
A Wlsconsln-'county , While favoring ths
proposed state bountyon beet sugar , has
decided not to walt for Vt. but has voted
to sell to a beet tugar company 25,000 ccrep
of county land at CQ cents an acre on con
dition that U will erect al beet sugar factory
to cost not Jeaa than $150,000.
' This U a practical ws to get at 'it. ' We
preiume there are counties In Minnesota
where , U- there U no , county land , privatu
donations ot lam ! could bo secured as n
bonus tor starting a ibeat sugar factory.
Ot course the donors should make eertalp
that the prcppaul manufacturing company
li trustworthy and responsible. Tlio doua-
llon of a ste ( and the * state bounty ought
: o be culnclcnt to Induce capital to engage
In thla enterprise atany favorable point.
With reviving business next fall we expect
to BIO zorao beginning la tbo inauguration
of the beet. sugar industry iuMinnesota. . '
AS & !
Exposition Endorsesnents
BY THE TRANSMISSISSIPPI PRESS.
Frederick (9. ( D. ) Free Press ! The Trans-
mlsslsslppl Exposition to be held at Omaha
from June to November , 189S , will bo scconJ
only to the great Columbian exposition.
Prepare to Attend by laying usldo an occa
sional dollar Tor that purpose.
Hurcka ( Utah ) Miner : The Transmlssls
slppl Exposition which will bo held In Omaha
from June to November , 1898. will be a
western Institution ( or the benefit ot western
industries and every wostein Btate should
lend Its Influence and assistance in making
the exposition a success. There Is no doubt
bjt that this Transmtsslsslppl Exposition
will bo of almost Incalculable benefit to the
entire west on account of the advertisement
of our resources and advantages which It
will furnish. Wo believe that every western
state will taka advantage of It to push Its
own Interests to the tore and we trust Utah
will not be a laggard. The exhibit from
Utah ought to be one of the most extensive
at the exposition , for no state In the west has
tha advantages for Investment and settle
ment which we have. Wo trust that the
legislature will aea to It that this matter Is
not overlooked In the list of appropriations.
Ellensburg ( Wash. ) Capital : Active prepa-
ratlons are being made in Omaha for the
Transmlsslsslppl and International Exposl-
tlon , which Is to bo held there In 1S98.
The Idea Is ono that appeals especially to
the people of the great west , and no doubt
tholrbeat energies will bo thrown Into it.
Ft. Smith ( Ark. ) News-necord : The
.News-Record has , from tlmo to time , re
ferred to the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition
which Is to bo held In Omaha In 1S9S.
The indications now are that tills expo *
filtlon , which is to show the resources of
the region west ot the .Mississippi river ,
will bo a great success. Already a hearty
response la being sent from every section
of the country Invited to participate , and
there Is every reason to believe- that the
affairs will beIn all respects \\orthy of the
closing years of a rcmarkablo century.
From , the golden wheat fields of the north
to the cotton fields of the south the terri
tory to be-embraccd In the exhibits Is ono
of Incomparable richness In every element
of natural wealth * Drawing from such a
region , an exposition of the character pro
jected cannot but be ot tremendous im
portance.
The people of Omaha , with their char
acteristic push and enterprise , have risen
to the occasion and subscribed something
over $300,000 to the enterprise a feat of
no small magnitude In times such as these.
A bill is now pending In the Nebraska
legislature providing for the appropriation
of $350,000 more , and -we have no doubt
that If necessities demand It the people of
Omaha and Nebraska will do still more.
With the memories of the splendid results
flowing from our exhibit at the World'o
fair to spur them on the Arkansas legisla
tors should not fall to provide an appro
priation ol sufficient magnitude to glvo
Arkansas an. exhibit at the Omaha exposi
tion worthy of the imperial resources ot
this commonwealth.
What state In the union can show to the
world timber , fruit , cotton , wheat , _ lead ,
coal , gold , silver , zinc , copper , Iron , manga
nese , marble , granite , novacullte , petroleum
and a score of other equally Important prod
ucts ?
Arkansas Arkansas alone. And It is
only her just duo that all the world should
know of these things.
West Union ( la. ) Gazette : The Transmls
slsslppl and International Exposition will be
held In Omaha in 1898. The work is in good
hands , and cannot bo. otherwise than a
success.l It' will' undouBtedly" prove'a big
thing for Omaha and the entire middle west.
Little Roclc ( Ark. ) Gazette : In the bill
appropriating a certain amount for exhibi
tion purposes at both the Nashville and
Omaha expositions ample provision should
be made for bringing , out the features and
excellences of our public school system.
There is no longer any question of
Arkansas' mineral , Umber , , agricultural and
horticultural resources , but It Is in evidence-
that not enough is known of our excellent
and successful public school system to become -
como an inducement for strangers to settle
In the state.
An amendment to the bill should bo In
troduced setting apart a certain amounr
that would in reason cover the expense
necessary to a creditable exhibit of the
public school work , of the state ; and the
money so appropriated should bo assigned to
the control ot the state superintendent of
public instruction , whoso experience anil
position make htm the best judge of what
Is required to- make a successful school :
exhibit.
Surprise has been expressed that nothing ;
was heaid ot our public schools at the
Atlanta exposition. Inquiry at Superintend
ent Jordan's office brings out the reason. It
appears that out of $10,000 appropriated to
make an exhibit of the mineral , timber ,
agricultural and educational resources of the
state the commissioner set apart only $600
Tor the use ot tha department of education.
This was insufficient and.In the present bill
ampla provisions should be made for this
department. \
Schulonburg ( Tex. ) Sticker : The managers
ot the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition to be
held at Omaha in the year 1838 are at this
early day doing a great deal of work. They
claim that it will , bo the greatest advertise
ment for the states in the Mississippi valley
and ot the west .that has ever been at-
icmpted. The Intention is to show what
said states are capable of manufacturing and
producing , and. In that way bring capital
anfl labor from , the north and cast. The
managers say that millions of people will
visit tire exposition and come for the pur
pose of home-seeking and to invest their
eparo capital. We earnestly hope that the
exposition , will bo a complete success.
Alamosa ( Colo. ) Independent-Journal : The
great Transmlsslsslppl Exposition tobo held
n Omaha from Juno to November , 1898 , will
excel , If anything , the World's fair at Chi
cago. The government has recognized it and
will give financial support to the project.
Foreign countries will have representatives
ami exhibits on a , largo scale. The sliver
palace will boone ot the greatest attrac-
lens , where the mineral wealth of tbo world
will have a representative display. Being
no neac Colorado It can almost be consid
ered a homo enterprise. The Colorado legla-
aturo will probably be called upon to contribute
ribute to have Colorado and her wonderful
resources weir represented. This should
> e done not scantily or grudgingly , but
Iberally , for every dollar contributed to
Ills enterprise will return to the state one
lundredfold.
Creston ( la. ) Adyertlser : A very strong
and commendable cffprt is being put tor-
Yard by Omaha to work up enthusiasm In
he TrauamlsslsslppI and International Ex-
> oaltlon , let for dates from Junoto Novem-
lar , 1898 , in the city of Omaha , the coming
western metropolis. This exposition la one
which can ba made of untold benefit to the
entire west and the great Mississippi valley
n particular , and la worthy ot the encourage-
nent of the citizens of Iowa. Union county ,
he home of the great Blue Grata palace
movement , which did soiiuch for southwest
owa , cannot afford to be behind In tills
movement , but should make all preparations
a be In it. The Board of Supervisor * should
Uko the subject up. appoint a committee to
rrange a display from this county and ap
propriate a turn to properly advertise the
tdvantogea of the county nt that exposition.
Searcy ( Ark. ) Citizen : In conformity with
he re-commendation of ex-Governor Clarke ,
i bill has been introduced In the Arkansas
cglslaturo appropriating $25,000 for an ex-
Iblt of the resource * and pro-
uctlve Industries of Arkansas at
ha TransnilaslsslppI and International
Exposition of 1S9S at Omha , Iowa has al-
eady made a preliminary appropriation ( or
ho purpose , and will inorcaso It later on.
( V bill Is pending before the Illinois legtila- .
ure providing ; for an appropriation of $100-
00 , wliile Nebraska is considering a bill
arrylng $350.000 , which , It is said , will pass
lie. legislature within the next ten days ,
Jolorado , South Dakota , Kansas , Wyoming ,
Utah and man/ other western states
In Interest nro now considering ap
propriation bills , and the prediction
Is that every stale west of the
Mississippi wilt participate in the great nx-
poiltlon of 1SD8. The people of Omaha lm\o
subset Ibed over $100,000 In stock ntid will
raise the amount to $1,000,000. Congress
has pledged $200,000 and Senator Allen says
this will be Increased to $275,000 this sciMon.
The selection of a site tor the exposition
grounds Is now under discussion at Omaha
and It Is expccled that ground will be broken
within thirty days.
S.VAI * SHOTS AT TI1IJ LUfltgbATOIIS.
Pawnee Republican : The electors of the
itate. Irrespective ot party predilection , ex
pect the legislature to remove the crudities
ot the present Australian ballot system. If
our lawmakers understand the law of simpli
fication they will Impart some ot it to the
i present law ,
i Auburn Granger : When public officials
have tlio courage to refuse free passes the
millennium will bo hero. The member of
the legislature who said ho hopes to live t
see the day when no public official will ac
cnpt such gifts must oxpcct to attain a
ago much greater than Methuselah.
Nebraska City Tress : Qo\ornor Hoicoml
has promulgated the appointment of hi
official and personal staff. Otoo county
ono of the banner demo-pop stronghold
In the last election , as usual got left. Th
large , juicy offices at the disposal of hi
excellency are nearly all filled and poor eli
Otoo Is Indeed unfortunate.
Tccumseli Journal : Dy actual count then
are now thirteen persons from Richardson
county drawing salaries from the state o
Nebraska , while- many counties of the state
have not a single representative at the pie
counter. Wo are proud ot Richardson
county. She has men In public place \vhc
have an cyo to benefiting their homo people
Cedar Bluffs Standard : The proposition
to reduce county and state salaries to a
price commensurate with the price of other
labor and labor's products Is entirely com
mendable. With all other prices falling
the merchant selling his goods , many ot
them , bilow cost , the farmer selllnt
below ccat , labor Idle or working a
starvation wages why not bring the pub
lic servant to a level with the common
people , of which ho Is a part ? Under sucli
conditions public office might be construed
as a public trust Instead of a phnt take.
Nebraska City Press : Speaker Gaflin has
introduced a bill which provides for the
punishment of foot bail players. On con
viction the penalty Is not less than $20 , nor
moro than $100 , and Imprisonment in the
county Jail not less than ten days nor more
than three montha. One-half of the fine
goes to the Iriformcr. Pass a law now pro
hlbltlng social parties , base ball , , dancing ,
croquet , lawn tennis and skating , make an
appropriation to build a wall around the
state , preventing coming and going , and the
ancient days of barbarism wll be restored.
Deprive the young people of pleasures by
legislation , and the result Is easily fore
told. What will the demo-pop legislature do
next ?
O'Neill Beacon Light : The roar that Is
going ever the state from the true populist
press , expressing disgust at the macUlno
work ot selecting wire-pulling democrats
to Important positions to the exclusion ol
populists who built up the party , bids fair
to show that the masses propose to take the
bull by the horns and glvo machine men
and slate makers a. set-back. The question
presents Itself thus ; Have true populist
press and -people labored nil these long- years
tp 'build ' up a party and gain victory for
the purpose ot having tbo officers-elect turn
around and. ' ' .fortify , " democracy by doling out
places to me'il who have fough't the people's
party over since its "first inception ? Sup
pose the Nebraska administration were re
versed and all the officers were democrats
except oner does.any sensible populist believe
they would bo ao generous as to divide up
appointments even with populists ? Nay ,
verily ! Populists would not be In it at
all. Then what Is thereforhi press and
the old alliance guard working for ? Are
they to be slaves all their lives to see the
rewards of their toll thrown away to men
who never entertained a. reform Idea until
the people's party made success possible ?
CHOCKED DEALS' CONNECTICUT ,
Attack on tlie.HoucMtj-
WeHteru Uorrtmcrs.
The Iowa Mortgage company , with head
quarters at Hartford , Conn. , went lo the
wall a few weeks ago , and Its failure was
charged up to western repudiation ot debts ,
agricultural depression , and 'bait a dozen
other causes , all designed to break tbo
force ot the blow on the eastern victims ,
thousands of "whom , had invested their sav
ings in Its paper. Subsequent investigation
proves that the company , which paraded
the names of prominent business men In Its
directory , was an organized swindle , and
that the explanation of its failure first given ,
out was without foundation. The Spring
field ( Mass. ) Republican gives the true In
wardnessof It ;
"Tho company sold two kinds of mort
gages , " relates the Republican. "Ono was
an ordinary loan negotiated by the com
pany and sold to the Investor without guar
anty of any kind , the company merely act
ing as an agent between investor in Con
necticut and borrower on the western
farm. The other was a band guaranteed ,
principal and- Interest , by the company ,
which boasted a capital ot $100,000. It now
appears from the receiver's , account that
the company had bedn using money paid over
by the western borrower on the first de
scribed mortgage to pay off Us guaranteed
loans. For example , ono Connecticut in
vestor had lent $300 to a western , farmer
through this company , the company merely
acting an agent and looking after collec
tion of interest and payment of principal
when due. The borrower had paid off the
loan , but Instead of transmitting the money
to the Connecticut owner the company
turned the fund to Its own ysea. The Con
necticut owner of course was ignorant of
the payment ot the loan , and under the im
pression that tbe mortgage Jiad been de
faulted he was presented with a proposition
from the company to settle the claim at a
heavy discount. Only through communica
tion with the borrower directly did he learn
the truth. And so , it is said , of others.
"But what of those directors , strong bus
iness men of Hartford , Slnsbury and local
ity ? They are 'astonished' at the revela
tions. They nro Indignant , and when they
lieard of these practices they ordered a
Imlt when the horse had gone they rushed
aut and slammed the barn door * with all
righteous fury. But where were they when
the mealing- was In progress ? Whore most
IIrectors of. such concerns are lending their
names , perhaps selling them , for the use
jf unknown adventurers in entrapping the
unwary , and exercising no more control or
Inspection over the concent's affairs than as
If they had never been mentioned in con
nection with it. "
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
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healthfulneBa , Assures the food agafhit
! efta'p ' teas0' udulte " ° & !
BAKINQ POWDER * CO. , NEW VOttK.
, nnronMsr ly cvn\ .
Noiv York Sun ! ID Spain wnntn to pnclfjr
Cuba , ftha might to begin br putting A stop
to the wanton l URhter ot unoffending and
dcfnnaclcufi Cubans.
Globe-Democrat : Spain's offer of re
forms to Cuba means supervision from Mad
rid , nnd It would probably prove n. meaner
nnd more grinding form of government
thnn the present despotism.
Milwaukee Wisconsin * The Cuban lend
ers will undoubtedly reject Spain's offer and
brace themselves for fieah attacks upon the
Spaniards , with tlio object ot capturing
Havana. Should they aiicecod * In even
placing that city In n state ot sclgo tbo
end ot the war ulll bo very clone at hand.
Now York Mall nnd ISxpress : Spanish re
form In Cuba can never precede Spanish re
form In Spain. The fountain hend ot ad
ministrative authority is polluted nnd until
It Is purified nothing that Hews from It will
bo clean or wholesome. The present , system
of taxation in Spain Is corrupt and
oppressive. Thft people nro poor , Ignorant
and helplcwi under 0 > o burdens ot Inefllclont
administration. When Spain alleviates the
harsh condition ot her own people there
will ba sumo readiness to place confidence
In her willingness and ability to redress the
n rongs ot Cuba.
Springfield Republican : There would ba n
Ih oiler Interest in the "reforms" about to
be granted to Cuba If there was the slightest
prospect that they would hava any effect
upon the war. That they can bo applied In
the least degree Under the existing condi
tions on the Island Is preposterous , and they
MII only bo regarded as a strategic measure
by Spain to disarm criticism ot her rule
by the people ot tha United States nnd the
cabinets ot Europe. Tlio excitement In this
country over Cuba has waned ot late , but
It Is due to candor to say that the Island
seems to bo as far from being "pacified" as
ever ,
nin.VM\S ! OK MIHTlt.
Detroit Free Prcsst "I hcnr , Mrs. Derby ,
thnt your liusbuml Ima two revolvers nnd a
Winchester for any burglars who mny
"He hnd , but they came the other night
nnd got them. "
;
Hlphmond Dispatch : Judge What Is the
charge iigntnat thla mnn. Mr. Olllcor ?
Oillccn-CrcntlnK n illsUirbancc , your
honor.
Judge AVna It much of n disturbance ?
Olliccr Indvedjt , was. sir. Itoho mo up.
Washington , Stnrr " "
"Dcnr mo I" oVclnlmcd
Mnud. "How people do chnngo urouiul
from ono subject to another. "
"Yea , " replied Mamie"Now nil you hear
nnyborty talking about la tbo limURtirntlon
treaty. And a little while ago It was all
nbout Trllbjr at 10 to 1 , nnd Silver ami
Detroit Journal : The nnade of King Midas
Inclined Its head In acknowledgment ot the
compliment , "yes. " 1L rejoined , "If I may
be pardoned the remark , 1 could touch Quito
eltcc lively. "
"There are others. " sneered the wraltli.
of tlio grfat artlit who nevur got a cent le s.
M-an G for nn orchestra chair.
Cleveland Leader : Uookkecpcrr-What'n
all this fuss about , anyway ? Do you sup
pose- the old man suspectw me of any
crooked work ?
Clilef Clerk-On , no ; ho Isn't to blame for
It. Count Slteeslcks hns mndo arrangements
to marry Miss Aramlntu , nnd Is having
experts go through tha books to ECO 'that
there have been no misrepresentations re
garding her father's wealth. That's ail.
THIS MODI2II.V DJIAJIA.
Harold MncOratli.
The hero Is accused , of crimes > So never' did
at all.
The heroine does- nothing else from that
time on but bawl ,
Tlio vl Inln sirll s and cays , "Ha , hnl they'ro
in inch pow'r at last ; "
Adventuress smokes cigarettes and thinks
it deuced fast.
You never sec a lawyer who Is young and
up to snuff ,
The playwright thinks thnt nlnety'-clght Is
plcntv young enough ! '
Accomplices are always tougi1 ! and looking
for the swap : ,
The maid's In love with loudly checkod-
aml-watth-chaln-wearlng wag.
He always scorns the vlllafi'i's .gol'd , but
borrows from tha maid. .
Who serves her mistress just for 'fun and
rarca not to be uald. < ' <
And then the retribution comes jjistasctho
curtain falls ,
The hero grabs the heroine , who stilt , la
swept wlhi squalls ; " "
The handcuffed villain hisses as ha's led
away In rage.
And everything ends' happily -when .worked
out on tha stage.
Thoughtful
Study.
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