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THE OMAHA PAtTiY BEE : SATUKDAT , ITEBBUA Y 13 , 1807. Trm OMAHA DAILY BEE E. rtOSKWATEK , Editor. I'UBLISHBD KVKUT MORNINO. rnnwa ov BunscmrrioN. DMIr Bee ( Without Sunday ) , One Year C Dally Dee and Sunday , One Year. . . . < < BU Months J' ' Three Months . . . , . ' * ' Bundnr Itw , One Year . . < J < Bnlurday Ttee , One Tear. . . . . . . . . . . . ' Wetkly IJee , One Yenr. . . . . ' OFFICES ! Omaha : The Dec Hulldlnr. , . . . . _ , Boutli Omnha i Singer JJIlc. . Cor. N nnfl J4th Bti Council lllufts : 10 Pearl trcet. Thlcsm Offlre317 Chamber of Commerce. Kew York : Koomn . 14 and 15. Tribune Bids Washington : Ml Ktli stnct. . . . . All communications rclntlnp to newi and al torlal matter should be nddrennoJ : To the Ldltoi Itt'BINESH j.i. iji.no. , . AH liunlness loiters and remittance * should Kfldressed to The Uee PiiblUhlnc Compnnj Omnha. Drafts , checks , ex ] > rni ami r > oM ° ' C' ' money ord r * to be made payable , to the emit of the compiiny. . . _ THE JIBE rUnUBHINO COMPANY STATEMENT OP C1UCULATION. Blflle of Ncliratkn , J DouRlaji County , f ncorRO n. Tzschttclc , secretary of The nee Tut' Helling company , lielrg duly snorn , Fnya that thi nctual number o ( full and complete copies of Tin Dally Morning , Evening nml Sunday lleo pilntei during the month of January , 1J97 , was as foi low ; 2 1 20,27.1 I- ? : : : : : 3 . , 20,504 19 < l 20,179 20 i. . r 19. 2 21 f. . . . . . l ! > .fS7 22 7 19.SST 23 , . S , 20.213 21 9 10.S32 25 10 10.320 2B 11 , 20,047 27 u in.Mu 28 13 1 .524 29 19.SC 14 19,071 .10 19.M 15 19,772 31 20.551 18 34.017 ' . . . Tolnl. . . . . , . . . . . . * . . . . . . . . . , . * * . * . . * , . * * * * * * * * * ' ISM ( iccluctlons for unsold nml returned copies. . . , i l ° t- ' Tnlnl nrt rulm 2.14' Net dally nvcraRO V,2Z , anonciE n. TZSCHUCK. Bn-orn to before mo nml nubirrlbcd In mi presence this 3d day of February. H97. ( Seal. ) Notary Public. Tjlcutennnt Governor Harris will flm himself called a cznr before long If In Is not careful. The metropolitan four hundred wll now have to give way to the Bradley * * Hnrtln. ball Invitation list. In the preliminaries to a prize fight , as , tvcll as in the rare actual encounters , tin point of the jaw Is often the pivot or the whole transaction swings. Nero Is said to have fiddled whlh Homo burned , but ho never tried to In Btlll music Into the souls of dlstrlc school teachers by force of law or edict The legislature seems to be In I in mlnont peril of forgetting all about thai uniform divorce law , without which om amiable contemporary can never consen to be happy. There is only one theory upon whlcl ili retention of Detective Uloom 'bj the "reform" police board Is to be cx < plalnc-d and that Is that it taUes n creel , to catch a crook. * The crusade Inaugurated by License Inspector Hurst against sldcwallf obstructions is liable to catch a fen living impediments if strictly enforcci on down-town streets. There arc two silver Joneses in tin senate now , one from Arkansas and tin other from Nevada. Another sonnt money .Tones from Ohio might make il dUIlcult to keep the family peace. The rod paint now being applied tc the Tenth street viaduct Is emblematic of the color in which the whole town will bo decorated when the legislature passes the exposition appropriation bill. Minutes of some of the meetings ol the World's fair Board of Lady Man- ngprs would be a good thing to read as an awful example to be avoided by Nebraska women , convened for a llkt purpose. l A few experienced file clerks compe tent to keep the legislative bill files In c6nstant order might bo wortli their hire lu saving the time of the members ol 1ho Nebraska legislature and expedit ing its business. Chief of Police SIgwart might bring In Itemized statements of the bills rendered by him for expenses during the Chicago trip and for special detective service as required by law. lie might , but wllf ho ? If the council really wants tcMnrn the fire and police alarm systems over to a private corporation there Is only one legal way to do It and that is by Invlt- ing Lids and letting a contract to the lowest responsible bidder. There must be no Intoxicating liquors Bold In the IwHoment of the state house. If anyone takes liquid refreshment within the precincts consecrated to the Qegisfature It must be for free distribu tion mid not for mercenary ends. The question Is , Have the members of the committee appointed to Inquire whether or nol intoxicating liquors have bcuu sold In the state house had sutll- cleat experience to know intoxicating liquor If they should meet with it ? Detroit Is after the Michigan state capital. Governor-Mayor Pin rec Is ap parently finding It-dllllcult to be In two different places nthu damp time and Is therefore anxious to have his two olllchil residences harmonized nnd consolidated. NII manipulations In the recount ! If thu constitutional amendments arc to b declnri'd carried it must bo done i\y \ showing that they actually received the votes required to make a coiustltu. flonal majority nnd not by any llctltlous computations. Ordinances so necessary as those now existing in Omaha relative to the sliced of trains within the city limits nru for enforcement at all times -and not simply when it seems necessary to swltig a club over the head of railroad. In view of the universal and vital Jin. luu'tunoo of maintaining n high standard of excellence In the medical profession It is bolter to err on thu side of ovcr- Bevt'rlty than to encourage laxity In the requirements to practice- prescribed by thy stato. AXXEXATIOff. An emissary of the Hawaiian anncxa tlonlsts , in the person of cx-Mlnlstci Thurston , hna coino to the United States for the purpose of urging upor the attention of tlio next administration the roqtfcst of the people ho represents , It appear * that hla mission is etitlrelj upon hla Individual responsibility , "bill none the loss as president of the An- ncxnllon club of Honolulu ho comes in a representative character. Mr. Thurs- ton says tliat the parampunt question In Hawaii is annexation and interest In It grows with the approach of the time for Inaugurating a now administration. It seems that great deal of confidence In felt among the native Ilawnllans that the change In the political control of the government of the United States will bo favorable to annexation , though It is not apparent where they find the ground for this faith. Major McKlnlcy has never said anything to encourage the belief that he favors annexing ter ritory more than two thousand miles distant , while the next secretary of fitnte , Senator Sherman , who may bo expected to exert great Influence in thd now administration , Is distinctly op posed to suph a policy. It would ap pear reasonably safe to say , therefore , that the Hawaiian * nnnoxatlonlsts and their American allies nro likely to have their confidence disappointed. A census recently taken lu the Islands shows the population to bo 100,000 , of which the natives number fll.OCMX and the whites , Including Americans and Europeans , 25,000. The remaining pop ulation is composed of Japanese , Chinese and mixed races. It is urged by the annexation advocates that there Is danger of Japanese domination , since Immigration Is principally from Japan and those people take an active Interest In public and political affairs. They nro represented to be liable at any time to generate disturbance and to combine for some change nnd we are told that unless the United States hastens to take Hawaii under shelter there Is liability of early trouble from Japan. No more protectorate , It Is de clared , would secure the Islands from public disorder short of a permanent guaranty of republican government , with strong safeguard of limited suf frage , excluding Asiatics. This Is not particularly Impressive. There Is only the most remote possi bility that the Japanese may combine for a change so long as they are fairly treated. They arc not a revolutionary people and if they are active in politics It is simply in order to keep their rights secure. As to Japan ever attempting to obtain control of the island , it is the merest bugaboo. Japan has quite enough to attend to at home and In any event she would not commit the supreme folly of inviting a grave com plication with ther United States. That government understands fully .that this country will never tolerate any foreign Interference with Hawaii and it would not sacrifice peaceful relations with the United States by attempting to Inter fere there. As to guaranteeing repub lican government to Hawaii , the United States could do this'only by providing that nil the peopfo should have the suffrage. To limit this right , ns the nnncxntlonlsts propose , would be utterly Incompatible with our position as the great examplar of popular government. If wo absorbed those islands or as sumed responsibility for their govern ment , we should : have to apply there the same political principles and policies we have here. It woulel bo very troublesome , undoubtedly , with such a heterogeneous population , nnd perhaps the white element would not always be able to control affairs , but we could do nothing different. Is it desirable or expedient that we assume such a task ? How should we bo bene fited or compensated for the burden of governing this remote territory , popu lated by diverse peoples , most of whom are unfitted for our form of govern ment ? em' T IX LEVY. The city tax levy for 1S07 has been made and contention over the demands of the various city departments ended , at least for the time being. As for the taxpaying citizen , he has little comfort to draw from the llnnl outcome bocaiib ? it means for him heavier tax burdens for the coining year than for the year lust closed. The .increase of the levy from -It mills to 54 mills means an In crease of nearly lie per cent , although jy re.-ison of the shrinkage of valuations it means a smaller Im-rcase In the pro ceeds of the tax. Part of tfte enlarged levy , such as that ) for the park fund , Itj : o be Justified on the ground that there Ls more work to bo done in view of the prospective exposition , but In BOUIO In stances it'Is due to Inexcusable neglect to economize nnd retrench. The now city tax levy emphasizes stronger than ever the need of imme diate and thorough revision of our de fective revenue system. To one unac quainted with our absurd method of iroperty undervaluations for assessment purposes thn mention of a .r 4-inll ) tax levy must have a startling effect. No one with capital to invest would want to submit It to such taxation , and unex plained comparisons wllir other cliles redound greatly to Omaha's disad vantage. The into is not so repellent when It Is known that assessors return property at from only one-tenth to one- sixth of its real value. That Is not the worst of our present revenue system , lowover , but rather tin ? injustice that s perpetrated by the omlhslon of tax- iblo property owned by favored Indi viduals and corporations nnd the suc cessful tax-shirking of the rich at the oxpon.se of thu taxpayers of moderate noans. AH lout ; as mich abuses are toler- itixl without protest the assctisottt and city authorities will continue along the beaten path and Omaha will mifl'er ibroad through an unearned reputation for excessively high taxation , It Is sincerely to be hoped that the > resent legislature will not adjourn vithout giving Omnha a new system of tax assessment. Previous efforts lu his direction have beou 'regularly ob structed and ultimately frustrated by mrtlcs interested lu maintaining exist- ug abuses. It la time that some relief bo afforded the people who pay tbe'bnl ! of the expenses of dty government FHOJKGTIKO A MOffOPOLT. There will bo no siirp'rlso at the state ment from PIttsburg ijint a combination of powerful capitalists has been forincd to control the Iron Industry of the conn try and make It one of the greatest hio nopollos ever created. We were no mistaken In assuming that John t ) Rockefeller was an active factor In the dissolution of the steel rail pool and witl that fact virtually confirmed It Is easy to understand the ultimate purpose o that movement It now appears tha another great capitalist , J. Plerpon Morgan , is In the combination , so tha so far as resources are concerned to carry out the projected monopoly they nro almost unlimited. It Is to be pre sumcd that the course to bo pursued will be practically the same as nil sucl combinations follow for destroying com petition and If successful the Iron in ditstry will Jn > time be concentrated at the most advantageous point for pro auction. The luimedlato effect of the collnpso of the stccf rail pool and the fall in price has been heavy ordering of rails by the railroad companies which assures active operations for some time for those establishments get ting the orders. But what will come when these orders are tilled and the monopoly is llrmly established ? This is a problem which only time can solve Unquestionably if the report regarding this combination shall bo confirmed nnd there Is every reason to think it will be It is the most formidable indus trial trust ever organized. X SATISFACTORY VISIT. The members of the Canadian cab inet who went to Washington to ascer tain the feeling among public men re garding reciprocity with Canada are said to be well satisfied with the result of their visit -Their suggestion of a joint commission to Investigate the trade conditions between the United States nnd Canada appears to have been re ceived with favor and they left Wash ington with the belief that a reasonable basis -of negotiation can bo reached. It would bo interesting to know what pub lic men these Canadian officials dis cussed the subject with , so as to be able to determlne liow far they have au thority to speak for the party soon to como into power. If they received en couragement from the republican lend ers there Is good reason for their satis faction but it may be doubted whether such leaders as Sherman , Rood and Dlngley have by any expression war ranted tlid Canadians In believing that reciprocity Is more than < a Very remote possibility. Perhaps Hiese republicans , who have authority to speak for the party , have no objection to a joint commission and In the event of the Canadian govern ment taking the Initiative doubt less our government would follow. But it Is not probable that an investigation of the trade of the two countries by a commission would disclose anything not already "known which would be helpful to the cause of-reciprocltj- . The obstacle'to closer trade relations between this country and Canada , ex cept as to natural products , Is England. That country will not permit any ar rangement to be made tliat gave an advantage to American manufacturers over British manufacturers in the Cana dian market Yet unless our manufac turers are given an advantage , 'of what benefit to this country would reciprocity be ? Such ani arrangement applying only to natural products would simply help thcs Canadian farmers to the In jury of our own. We have had that sort of an arrangement and do not want another. It is pleasing to know that the Dominion cabinet ; officials did not find their mission to Washington wholly discouraging that they/ came In con tact with public men there who were disposed to give them a hopeful view of the possibility of establishing closer trade relations. It Is to be borne ; lu mind , however , that the difficulties which defeated previous efforts In this direction still exist and are likely to be found as Insurmountable now as } u the past. One of the chief objections urged against the exposition appropriation is that Omnha will reap most of the benefit and should therefore pay most of the expense. Without going into a discus sion of Omaha's proportionate share of the flnnnclal returns , everybody who knows anything knows tliat Omaha has already pledged over twice the amount asked from , the entire state , and that that amount will be more than doubled by Omaha subscriptions If the state does its unquestionable duty In the matter. Lymnii J. Gage ought not to bo ob jectionable as secretary of the treasury to any of the Hllverltes. The people de clared for the maintenance of the gold standard when they voted for McKlnley electors and the selection of Mr , Gage Is strictly In line with the directions of the great majority of the voters. President Cleveland Js in no hurry to commence his proposed tour of the world , IJe will want a 'little leisure llrst to posti himself Just whuro the best ilueks congregate and the fish bite the easiest When he has this Information lu * may decide that America leads the world , and stiiy at homo. Police Commissioner Palmer persists In upholding the elllclency of his police ilcpnrtmont in spite of thu visit which the burglars paid .to his house without [ lolico molestation. This is a case of uohlo self-sacrifice that calls for ru- ward unless with ( he gallant captain virtue is Its own reward. If congress Issrenlly anxious to cut down unnecessary postal .expenses It might devote a little attention to the special subsidies granted the railroads loading Wi'rit out of Chicago for the solo inirposu of accommodating the Chicago newspapers. The establishment of n state homo for jld soldiers at Milfonl was. a costly mistake. That much is admitted. The only question Is as to the best way * c get out of the dilemma. Ordlnnrllj the straight road Is the shortest roatl and the straight rend in this Instance is by way of abolition. Each depaWJfcn of the city govern- mcnl now kluws- the utmost it can tlcpcnd on In the way of revenue for the current * yenr. That ) limit ought to bo n wall of granlt < jjround } the city treasury , Every penny spent In excess will be condemned as * an inexcusable ex travagance. > , Tell It Not In Colorado. Washington Post. Stipposo they should -convert 'Mr. Wolcott on the outlier side sml ho should return to us a conflrired goldbug ! Stranger things have happened. < A Good Tli I up : for Cniiniln. Globe-Democrat. Canadian papers continue to ftdvlso this country to adopt free trade , and It la fair to Infer that they arc not as much interested in our deficit an In some other things. A l.Hcrnry Rvciit. Minneapolis Joiirnnt , Secretary J. Sterling Morton has Issued n thrilling Itttlo pamphlet from his depart ment entitled "The Tapeworm ot Poul try. " The plot Is well worked out and flnc writing Is carefully avoided. It should bo clasallled with the realistic school. Advice for the Sick. Chicago TImci-Hcrala. The frco silver papers should remember that calling a doctor doesn't malto a pa tient well ! It takes tlmo tor the medicine to "Work In order to effect a euro. The advance - vance agent of prosperity should nt least bo Klven'tlnio to display hla goods before being condemned , A Valorous AliUoonil of Strnt. i Chicago Tribune. The king ot Drnln is a monarch who tempers his Oriental valor with considerable western discretion. JIo has Issued an edict from Drass , on the Guinea coast , to the world , apparently defying attack from the whlto men , and lie asserts that ho will meet Invaders "at tho. watorsldo as they land , " and If his soldiers nro killed ho will send other soldiers , and It these In turn nro killed ho will send yet others , and ho will keep this up as long as his stock of soldiers holds out. Then ho will retire "to the woods. " The process of retiring to the woods under duress was thought to be a trait distinctively of the wcfttcrn world , but It seems to have been acquired readily by this prudent king of Benin. CrltlclHliiKT XntlnnnI Fniiltn. Itoftton Advertiser. Hon. P. A. Qoltns | , consul general at London , has been 'winning applauco from Englishmen for Rome sharp criticisms of the doings of some other Englishmen. That should surprise no one. When - Cliarlra Dickens made his most savage onslaughts upon American customs and Institutions In "Martin CLifzzlowlt. " tens ot thousands of Americans wtre delighted. The secret. In both cases , Is not far to seek. It can be found In that element of human nature which makes us all Inclined to rcjolco whenever anybody from outside , whether outstdo our Boclal circle , our business sphere , our political party , of our country , criticises In ono or another of these the thipga that we ourselves believe ft > bo at fault. Such criticism ministers to our self-approbation. , THE OMAl A EXPOSITION. AVliy Colprndo Should Appropriate for iv State Exhibit. , Denver Ne\\s. Next Tuesday ) . , , committee from Omaha wll bb 'hl 'this city to appear before the legrslaturo to urge the making of an appropriation for s Colorado exhibit at the TransmUsUslppl Exposition at Omaha. The News has tto' dbubt that the committee will receive a cAtfrtebus and'atleritlvo hearing and that the rglimontstfhlch It will advance - vance will blj gWen Intelligent consideration. The vnluo to. tWs state -of 'a ' display at the exhibition cannot'b denied. It' would toej an exceirent adveVthfement "placed befo'rd 'the ' many thousands uh'o'wjll attend the affair. The legislative' committee which has charge of the bill and the legislature as a whole should therefore use mature delibera tion upon their action and decide upon the course which Is for the best 'Interests of the state and which IB most advisable under present conditions. EXPOSITION PROGRESS. Omnhiv Push nntl PlucU Very 'Warmly Go nt in c 11 lie ( I. Sioux City Journal. A slto has at last been selected for the proposed Transnikslsslppl Exposition In Jmalia. By a vote of the board of dlicctors Wednesday evening It was directed that the exposition should be held on what Is known as the Miller park site , which is in the north , ern part of the city , nbout four miles from .ho postofllce , and ahalf a mlle from the Missouri rivcnv There wore five sites con sidered In Omaha , but on the final vote only .wo received support , the vote being 28 for the Miller site to 22 for another site. Iu > nany respects 'tha site selected Is the best that could bo had. The ground is high and iraotleally level , * so that there will bo very Ittle grading to do. Three lines of street oars irun In 'the direction of the park , and ill will be extendtd to the park. The Omaha iml Elkhopn railroads run near the park , ind the belt line railroad can easily be ex- ended to It. The site will please the people ple of Council Bluffs greatly , as It Is more iccassljlo ) than any of the others proposed , On the whole The directory board lias done well 'to ' settle 'the ' site question so well. The people of Omaha deserve great credit or what they have already done toward iiaklng the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition a uccess. The first suggestion of such an xpobltlon came during the meeting of the rransmlssUsippl congress In Omaha a year nd a half ago. The congress endorsed the uggijs'lon and recommended It unrcsorv- dly. The next step \\-as to secure congres- lonal recognition , and last June a bill was ot through appropriating ? 200,000 for n gov- rnnient exhibit , on condition that $250,000 3 raised by the Omaha people to expend n the fair. They set themselves to the ask of mlslng this sum and In duo tlmo ent the secretary of , the treasury a ? ur- Iflcate , showing that subscriptions had been akcn of'alcck of the exposition amounting o $120,000. Since then It has been pro- osed to raise the stock to $1,000,000 , and fforts are being made to accomplish this , n the meantime congress has bsen naked o appropriate $200,000 more for a building nd $300,000 for the transportation of 'cx- Iblts , etc. State legislatures were appealed o for state exhibits * and Iowa was first J respond with an appropriation for prc- mlnary work. iT/iq / legislature of Nebraska s now considering whether Nebraska will o anything tolielp'or ' nor , and other states ro taking somu' ' Interest. ThB.cxposltlon miagement ha fl > oen thoroughly organized nd all departments are at work. The Jnlted States g Vernment has notified the orolgu nations aiiU Invited exhibits. The election of a site-tills week marks ono moro tcp talcen { or an < exhibition which Is to be eld commencing ! Juno next "year. This In brief < ! ' rtho history of the pro- oseU TrutiBinlidlsslppl Exposition to date. Considering the dcprcialon In business af- Urs , the misfortune of Nebraska In po- tlcal matters , "Inaiexcitement of a presl- entlal campaign tast year , the Inability f railroad companies nnd other great cor- orations to glve siich oyilstanco as might o xpoctcd , Oinn'Halha3 ! done well. But the 'maha ' people , \\nlje not denying that the hlef benefits of' the proposed exposition vlll come to thbrVlves , Insist that thU cx- oaltlon Is for tut ) 'whole transinlsslsslpp ) ountry. This Includes Iowa as well as Colo- ado , Minnesota , cs well as Oklahoma. So ar as outsiders inay judge from surface ndlcatlons , there will bo a big exposition eld on ( bo bite selected In Omaha , and t will bo of great benefit to the whole ransmlialtslppl country. This 1 * a hard Imo to asl ; for favor. . * or plan for the ? x- endituro of public money , hut there Is eason to hope that whatever may be spent or this exposition will bo returned to the Ivera a hundredfold. In a time ot de- region It U proper ( o look forward to bot- er times. ThU la the time to rally around IB flag and1 make a united pull for the great rest. It It can be done better around the reject of the Transnilsslsslppl Exposition bun elsewhere , then all Join hauda and larch forward. aKtili w Exposition Endorsements M BY THE GERMAN PRESS. M it \ Columbus ( Neb. ) . Nebraska Blcna : DC tween Juno ami November next year th great TrantmUslsslppI Imposition taket pUc at Omaha , ami it seems that the project ha already auvmed proportions of which th promoters of the enterprise even nove dreamed , from all the states ot the grca west nssurancos ot nsslstanco nro coming In Iowa two years ago appropriated $10,000 $ an < it Is presumed will give $65,000 more. Th legislatures ot Utah and Louisiana , it Is re ported , will appropriate handsome sums t assist in the enterprise. AH the blhc states will do the same. In Omaha $100 , 000 .has been subscribed to the stock al ready , nnd 'congress has made an npproprla tlon of $200,000 for a government exhibit In the Nebraska legislature n bill has bcci Introduced asking for an appropriation o $350,000 for the exposition , which wo thin ! Is n. little too high , taking Into consider. ! tlon the finatclal situation of the elate. BU at the same tlmo wo must think that th exposition In many directions will prove o great benefit to Nebraska , ami therefore ai appropriation should "bo made , but It ough not to RO higher than $200,000 , which wotili be about right. The Transmlsslsslppl Ex position will help to bring the people of tin west In a closer connection and further tin Interests of the west , southwest and the grca prairie states. What the Atlantic cxposl tttiit tins done for the south the Trnnsmlssln slppl Exposition will do for the west to n sill greater extent. Hundreds of thousands Iron all parts of this and of foreign countrlen wll como to Oirahn and people who wish to In vest their money profitably or who are seek Ing a home will bo most favorably Impressci by seeing the rich and wonderful rcsourcci 51 our state. Nebraska , we repeat , ought tc support the enterprise by appropriating i liberal sum to defray the cost. Qovcrno Hoiconib spoke In his mrsBago of the man ; benefits which the exposition will bring foi us , and wo hope that the legislature wll honor the nr.nie of Nebraska by doing UK right thing soon. Muscatlno ( la. ) Correspondent : The Trans mlsslsslppl and International Exposition wll bo held In Omaha between Juno 1 and No vember 1 , 1898. "The wonderful natural re sources of that great region will be showt for the first time , full and unlimited , to tin world. It will be a great enterprise and II will help more than anything else could t < give people living In other states or forelgr countries an Idea of the great wesf. We will kcepi our readers fully prated about UK progress ot the exposition matter. Evansvlllc ( Ind. ) Demokrat : What Industrj and energy by using the modern means ol work can accomplish In a short space of time the observer finds proof everywhere , but among all of them not ono Is so visible to the eye as that which shows Itself coming from the astonishing evolution of the states comprising the far west. What greal progress has the Centennial state , Colorado , made slnco Its admittance Into the union , The work of civilization which has been going on there during the last two decades has wonders performed and surprising changes made. The old maps show the territory which now comprises the states of Kansas and Nebraska as belonging to the Great American Desert. What have the strong arras of the settles made out of 'this ? What has been once held for an uninhabitable wilderness those settlers have changed by means ot their diligence and persistence into a garden. Both states belong now to the best com and wheat states In the union. n' enterprise by which the resources , acquisitions and efficiency ot the states of the "far west" can be put In the right light , and shall bo shown to the whole world , Is the. Transmlsslaslppl Exposition , planned for 189S , In Omaha. All the great expositions which w ro holdin this country ! those In Philadelphia , New Orleans , San Francisco , Chicago , Atlanta , have proved themselves In the narrow , as well as in the broad sense of the word , profitable Investments. In 1880 the population of Louisiana was a 1.11- tlo over 900,000. The great exposition , which advertised the state named and the whole fouth In a most prominent manner , took place In 18S1. The favorable con sequences could be seen very soon , as according to the census of 1SOO the popula tion hi the state of Louisiana had grown to 1.225,000 souls , while the- taxable property In the state had summed up to $234,000,000. The Omaha exposition Js planned for In great style , and the means to ' carry It through will not be wanting. There Is no doubt that the city of Omaha and the county of Douglas , Inwhich the exposition city Is situated , -will provide for not lees than $1,500,000 of the amount necessary to pull through the laudable enterprise. It Is also to be expected that the state legisla ture of Nebraska wll make a liberal appro priation , while the participation of Uncle Sam has already been Insured by an act of congress. A remarkable curiosity of the projected exposition will bo a sliver palace , 400 square feet In circumference , the outside walls , roofs and towers of which will bo covered with silver plates. In Its Interior the palace will show the precious minerals } f the states and territories of the far west , [ f , as It Is to bo expected for sure , the people of all the Transmlsslsslppl states ind territories will 'assist as they ought too -o further what surely would prove to bo i benefiting enterprise , then a great and nest brilliant exposition will be brought ibout , which doubtless will make tha de velopment of the far west more speedy and arlng everlasting honor to the whola couu- Lry and the people of Nebraska. Aurora (111. ( ) Volksfreund : It will bo ro- ncmbercd that the TransmlsslsslppI Com- ucrclal congress , which wai held In Omaha n 1S35 , resolved unanlniomly to hold an ox- loaltlou In Omaha In the year IS3S , not only or the trannnlsslsslppl region , but for the vhole country , to which also foreign nations hould be Invited. This exposition , which , as t Is now settled , will take place from June : to November 1 , 1898 , is Intended to give ho states and territories west of the Mlu- Issljipl rlvar an opportunity to show their mtural resources as well as their agrl- : ultural and it.dustrlal products. The trans- ulsalsslppl icgloncomprises twenty states nd four territories , covering 2,500,000 square nllcs , with a population of 18,000,000. This ast territory is Indeed the granary of the lulled States , not less than 07,000,000 acres if land being under cultivation for farming lurposcs , the average crop value of which s estimated at $1,000,000,000 annually. All hi oo branches of the natural kingdom are epresented 'In ' the transmlsslsslppl region ml ttliovf an Immense multitude of products f nearly uncalcillablo volume and worth , udglng from ttiu sympathy which has been liown toward the exposition In all the states f thu union , and even abroad , there remains 10 doubt whatever that the success of the xpoaltlon will bo In every respect a most .eclslvo one. Davenport ( la. ) Dcr Demokrat : To a com- iltteo of the Board of Directors of the Trans- jlMlsalppl and International Exposition , to 0 held in Omaha In 'the year 1838 , Mr. MarIn - In Hughltt , president of the Northwestern allroad sy&tcm , on whom the committee 'as waiting , spoke the following cncoura- Ing words ; "Tills enterprise is the grandest nd bcot advertising medium existing to raw capital and people ito the country rest of the Mississippi , " And Mr. Hughltt 1 right about that. The tidal waveof Immigration , which for wen/ty-flvo / or thirty years ha brought eo lany people to the far west , came not by liance ; It was also not caused by an overflow f life population of the thickly settled east- rn states. He who known from his own cx- orleuce about that movunient knows that It 'as ' the result of the Joint and well organized fforls of the great railroads owning mil- Ions of acres of fertile laud , for which they rould have had no use If the land would ot have been brought under cultivation. In iurope therp were old established and blckly settled communities and many ilour- ihlug cities , when railroad building was ommoncud. in America's west , however , ho railroads wcro built first-and they made he people follow them. Millions of dollars ere spent to make known to the home- eekcrg the existence of homesteads la Kan- ! ! I * , Nebraska , Dakota , etc. Number less excursions wcro arranged to brim the land before the eyes of thi world and agents were sent Inti foreign countries to recommend thi free western part ot ( America ns thi "great Iftnd of the future , " nnd the largi Bums paid for all this have proved to bo ivory i very good Investment. The land which onci has been called the "drcnt American Desert' has occomo a part ot the garden of America H pays to advertise every time , when whai Is advertised Is of real value , and great o * positions belong to the very best kind of ncl vortlslng med'lums. ' This has been shown ai Philadelphia , Atlanta nml San I'Vanclsco The nearly forgotten Now Orleans , after thr exposition of 1SS4. again took a turn towari prosperity , nnd the Atlanta exposition hat brought to the whole Kouthcast Incalculable benefit by starting new Industries. The Trnnsmlsslsslppl Exposition Is. a < Mughllt has said very pointedly , the l wi advertising medium which hns ever beer need In and for tha Mississippi valley. It It not a visionary enterprise , but n we'll coir ccrted scheme to promote the Interest * o ! the great territory between the Mlssleelpp and .the Itocky mountains , showing the hat ural resources and the wonderful advantage ! to the visitors from Other states nnd conn trios. The Cotton Stnlcs Exposition of Atlnntr has turned the stream of Immigration torn por.irlly to the south. Wo do not , however begrudge the south what it hns gained , b < v cause It will make ample return for what II has received , but wo Wish to retain foi the west the share it Is entitled to of capi tal nnd immigration , which tire seeking nou fields of labor for their energy and enter prise. The exposition of 1&98 will open the eyes of millions of people to the wonders of the still young west. According to a very con servative estimate , 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 visitors are expected to the expedition In Omaha and many of them will como frpm the far cast. The state of Nebraska will not alone reap the benefit from the visit ors , but the neighboring state will also receive their share ot It. The visitors from the cast will find or look for an op portunity to see the flourishing cities and the fertile farm lands of Iowa nnd many ot them will como to the conclusion to set tle down In our midst. Iowa wishes Ne braska the most brilliant success for her exposition , because what In connection with the latter will benefit one state of the west ern group will certainly bring no harm to another. Streator (111. ( ) Volksblatt : A great exposi tion is planned for 1898 In. Omaha. It Is to be an exposition for the states and terri tories of the Tracsmlsslsslppl country. The project has been pretty well ventilated and Is now In such a stage that the exposition seems an assured fact. The great west will derive much benefit from the enterprise and the other states cannot lose anything by helping It along. If the states and terri tories In the Transmlsslsslppl region "know a good thing when they see It , " then their legislators will make liberal appropriations to assist In carrying through ; the exposition. Cellna (0. ( ) Der Mercer County Boto : Prom June to November , 1898 , there will bo a Transmlsslsslppl Exposition held In Omaha for which great preparations tare already made. It Is expected that not only the states west of the Mississippi river , but also other states of the union and foreign countries will participate in the exposition. To confer upon the enterprise an Interna tional character , congress has recognized the eame , and made an appropriation of $200,000 for a government exhibit. Shsboygan ( WIs. ) National Democrat : The Transmlsslsslppl Commercial Congress , which was liold. in Nebraska's metropolis ; In 1895 , and at wlilch there wcro represented twenty-four states and territories , resolved unanimously to hold a Transmtsslsslppl Ex position in the city of Omaha In the year of 1S98 , presuming that euch an exposition would bo of great value not only to the transmsslssi ! : pi states , but also to the whole country , and at thd same tlimi to the liome- seckers of the whole world. The exposition spoken of , which will be hold from Juno 1 to November 1 , 1898. Is dt-ilgned in the : first Instance to offer an opportunity to the states west or the Mississippi river to make n showing of their natural resources , agricultural and In dustrial production , as well as of the prog ress of civilization In the far west in general. | The transmlsslsslppi region comprises twenty states and four territories. They cover an area of 2,500,000 square miles , with a population of 18,000,000 souls. The average production of farm products In the year 1895 was as follows : 1,100,000,000 bushels of corn , 300,000,000 bushels ot wheat and -27- 000,000 tons o' hay. Wo shall from time to tlmo report the progress of the enterprise to our readers. Houston ( Tex. ) Deutsche Zeitung und Anzelger ; For the year 1898 an exposition Is planned at Omaha of all the products of the transmlsslsslppi states , which shall bo known ! as the Transmlsslsslppl and Interna tional Exposition. The object of this ex position Is to show to the people In in Is country as well as to fordgn countries the enormous resources of the "greatwest. . " It Is expected that the exposition will draw capital and new Industries to the west. The promoters of the plan are of opinion that the exposition will bring from 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 of people to Omaha , and that during the tlrao the exposition Is held about $100,000,000 will bo spent there by visitors and others. Attention is further called to the asser tion that the Centennial Exposition In Philadelphia In the year 1S7C has brought an Increase In the population that city of 200,000. In Now Orleans , it la said , similar Dxporlences have been made , while Chi cago's World's fair , in the year 1893 , not ) nly raised prices there but also resulted In an Increase of 500,000 to Chicago's popu lation , The same experiences , It is fur ther alleged , wcro maila in connection with the expositions at Han Francisco and At lanta , ' Using these facts as a basis , the promoters lollevu that the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition ivlll bring prosperity to most every branch > f business in the west and northwest. Norfolk ( Neb , ) Anzelger : The Transmls- ilsslppl and International Exposition , which will bo held from Juno to November , 1898 , In Omaha , promises to become a great jffalr. The sum of $400,000 has been con- rlliuted already by liberal citizens of Omaha ind congress has appropriated $200,000 for i government exhibit. Our representatives ind senators In the state legislature who are n setslon In Lincoln since January 5 , should ilso assist the great enterprise by making i liberal appropriation in order that Ne- POWDER Absolutely Pure Celebrated for Ha great leavening strength tnd healthfulneas. Assure * the food UKulrmt ilum and all forma of adulteration common o the cheap brands. iOYAL UAKINQ I'OSyDER CO. . NEW YOrtK. bnwka mr not bo outdone by nor ntlgh * boring state * . The following gentlemen are the officer * and the members ot the executive commit tee ot ( ho expedition association , vli.i O , W. Wattles , president ; Alvln S uni1ers , vice president ; Herman KcntnUo , treasurer ; John A. Wnkefioia , * cftrcttry { Z. T. Lindsay , man. nRor dc-partmcnt of ways and mesas ; Ed' ward nosewator. manager department ef publicity ; Q. M. Hitchcock , manager to * partment ot promotion ; freeman P. Klrkon- dall , manager department ot btiltdltiRS and grounds ; Abrnm L , Heed , manager depart ment of concetslong anft privileges : William N. Uabcock , manager department of trans portation. Clinton , ( la. ) , Iowa Volkoszcltunp ; : There Is no doubt whatever from what we hero that the TransmUnlsslppI Kxposlthm , which will bo hold at Omalm In 1S9S , la going to be an onlwprlso fur-rmchlnR In its scope and bene fiting in its consequences. There Is no skilc In the west \\hlch will rvot derive some profit in cnosny or anoihcr from that expo sition. The press of Iho transmlf&lsslppl region has ) lent Its helping hand to push the nchcmo and by doing so , U did the right thing and worked In the interest of nit concerned , Keep It upl San Francisco Abendpost ; "The Transmls- slcslppl commercial conKrcus which met In 1S95 rcrolvcd to hold an exposition In tha year 1S9S In the oily .ot Omnlia In order to show to the world the resources ami products of the states west ot the Mississippi. In or der to parry out Iho above resolution a stock company has been formed with a capital of $1,005,000. As wo sro from a report of Mr. Ilosowater , $400.000 of the stock Is already subscribed , while the balance will bs taken Up within six months. Congress 1ms appro priated the sum of $200.000 to enable the government to make an exhibit at this exposition - position , An approprhttMi of $250.000 Is ex pected from the legislature of the state ot Nebraska. Consequently there remains no doubt tliat the means necessary to en.iblo the beginning of tlio prcp.uatory work In a proper way at the right time will bo on hand. For a great many of our people In the east and south ot DID United States the country west of the Mississippi river Is still the "vast and desolate dossrt" which Is shown on the old inn pa and described In geographical hand books , nnd the people In Europe ) are laborIng - Ing under the delusion that the Mississippi forms the western boundary ot North Amer ica's clvlllr.ntlon. It will bo therefore of special Interest nnd of Incalculable benefit to Inform the people nt homo and abroad nbout the real condition of tljls Immense plain , bounded by the rldgca ot the hlllR nnd the iilatcaux ot the Uocky mountains. That the desert could be changed within a generation's tlmo by ti small , but thrifty population Into tha "Land Qoscn" will sur- prlso not only strangers , mil also many of the inhabitants of the neighboring states , nnd surely the old pioneers on our coast , who , till thirty yearn ago , crossed the 1m- monso pralrlo with their ox tcap.i . Of the Inexhaustible resources of the moun tains no ono Is able to form an opinion who has not for themselves seen and ad- mlrod the mountains and their precloun metals , nnd only ho who sees for himself can form an opinion ca to how many millions of people could find a good homo for them selves on and within these plains , which are unexcelled for nature's beauty and nt the same tlmo would prove n sanitarium the like of wlJch no other land In the world possesses. ' It was Indeed a happy thought to make this part of our country known to the world by means of nn exposition , and wo hnvo not the least doubt , that the enter prise will bo crowned by a brilliant success , and a lasting effect toward the settlement ind the progress of the far west. Doonvllle , ( Mo. ) , Der Central Mlssourler : The Transmlsslselppl Exposition , which will ) o held from June to November , 1898 , In Dmalm , Neb. , Is not only an exposition for ho Elite ot Nebraska , but , as the nnmo ndlcatca , It will show to the , millions ot Isltors from the older states of the union ho rich natural resources end the products of the manifold and flourishing Industries of the great region west of the Mississippi Iver. In this way the material Interests of the transmlsslsslppi country will recrfvo a .now and strong Impulse b ? which capital and 'tho ' sphit of enterprise will bo drawn , to hat country , advantages which will note > o limited to a certain locality , but , which vlll equally benefit all states of that vaot eglon. Denlson ( Iowa ) Zeitung : The exposition n Omaha In , 1898 will bo a great thing. It will bring prosperity to locations where there a none now , and will not only benefit the vholo west by bringing capital and Indus- Here's a Valentine HIAT MIGHT PLEASE ANY MAN 3R BOY. LET OUIl DELIV13HY DE- PAUTMBNT PL-AY THE PAIIT OV DUPID'S MESSENGEIl FOR YOU \ND SEND YOURSELF A VADEN- L'lNE. ' i THE SEASON FOR SPRING SUITS VND LIGHT WEIGT OVERCOATS IS U'PROAOHING , AND WE ARE PRE- . 'ARING FOR IT , . , | , BUT WE HOPE NEVER TO MISS iTOU AT ANY SEASON , NO MATTER rt'HAT YOUR NEED MAY BE. IT IS OUR FIRST THOUGHT TO ? 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