THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , PEBRTJAUY 10 , 1807.
TIIE OMAJIA DAILY BEE.
E. nOSBWATEH , Editor.
1'UIIUSHKO EVKHT MortNINO.
TRUMS OF SUDSCniPTION.
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Pally Dee and Sunday , One Year ; jo
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OKFICE3 !
Omnhnt The Hee Itullfltnc , , . . . . . . . .
Bouth Omnhn : Slnppr lllk. . Cor. N nnd 3Uh Sti.
1 Council llliirrsi 10 I'oiul Ktreet.
. Clilc'fliro onircs 317 Chamber or Commerce.
! New York : llnoms 1J , 1 < nnd 15. Tribune IJ1J * .
' WnMiliiEton : cot Htli ttrcct.
COIlttKSPONnnNCE. . , .
All eonimuiilcatlons rotating to news end edi
torial matter should tie addressed : To the Mltor.
HtJSlNKSS LKTTKnS. , . . ,
All busings letters nnO remittances should be
< 1drrsseU to The lice THbllnlilnK.Com.pI1' >
Omnha. Prnfls , rheckfl. exprewi anil i > o toinco
money ortlrrs to be made payable to the order
cf Iho cninpuny.
Tiin HKK ront.inniNa COMPANY.
8TAT15MKNT OF CIUCUkATlON.
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County . [
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company , belnpr duly sworn , onys th the
nclunl number or full nnrt complete ctmleii of Ilia
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durlns the month of January , 1W7 , was na fol-
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t"f deduction * for unsold nnd returned
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copies _ ' -
Totnl net palm -2,141
Net ilnlly average vv./t ; ? ; .
anonor : . TZKCHLCIC.
Sworn ! o before me nnd subfcilbcd In my
prrsuice this 3d day of February. ! * ' " , ,
1C. P. I'l'jIT * .
( Seal. ) Notary Public.
"
Deti-etlvo llloom's pull with tlic "re
form" police bonnl. HUe Rood oltl cheese ,
prows stronger with IIRO.
Tnst week ( lotcrniinocl the site of the
Trnnxiulsslsslppl Bxposttlon. Lot this
wci'k see the npiiroprlntlon bill passed by
tlirj Nubrnska legislature.
A police olllcor who renders n
ficlltiotw expense account can hnnlly
cxpcnt to retiiln the confliloncc of his
superiors or the respect of his subordi
nate : ? .
The reconciliation between Harvard
nnil Yale In the matter of athletics Is
bright with promise for lhc advance-
.inent. of the educational Interests of the
nation.
No one Is eligible to membership In
the Snwir trust who Is not able to for-
Kot Important facts at will whenever
placed upon the stand in court or before
nu Investigating committee.
That spring election won't arrive be
fore May : it the earliest. Kor this extra
month's lease of llfo 'the city hall in-
mates'ought to Indicate their thanks
to Senator irowcll by an Illuminated
nnd framed testimonial.
That rare old batch of whiskered cull-
nary chestnuts concerning turkey and
grease will be overhauled and trimmed
Tip for use In the present European
crisis , and the reading world will suffer
gastronomic disturbance anew.
Why is It that the men who are object
ing to the proposed tax commissioner
and for that matter to any reform in
our absurd system of tax assessment
are the. men who arc popularly supposed
to lose nothing by existing abuses ?
When It comes to cabinet advice on
ma tiers-of graver national importance It
must not be forgotten that Mr. Me-
Klnley has himself had experience in
public alTalrs that would justify him In
expressing his own opinions now and
then.
Nebraska ought to be not only in the
procession of states which will furnish
substantial aid to the- exposition , but
nt the head of the column with an np-
.proprlatlon so liberal that all doubt of
:1ho : home state's backing will bu coin-
jiletely dispelled.
Omaha has not only done Its share
but more than its share In subscribing
' .funds for the exposition. It will do as
much again as soon as the senators and
representatives at. Lincoln remove the
< last lingering doubt of the hearty co
operation of the state at large.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
Smaller disturbances than that in Crete
llinvu started the sparks that have set
nil Europe ablaze. The chances this
time , however , are all against the de
velopment of any large International
conflagration train the Cretan bonfire.
Public money must bo for public , not
for private use. That Is the principle
at the bottom of U > r > depository law ,
nud It Is n principle whose soundness '
In not to be controverted. No change In
the law that departs from this principle
will be countenanced by Ihe people of
Nebraska.
'
Objections urged against the exposi
tion appropriation , on the theory that
money so voted will bo wasted In
directors' salaries , only go to show to
what extremities the opponents of the
enterprise are reduced. The exposition
directors are absolutely pledged to serve
without pay In any capacity whatever.
t "Tliq hanging of Murderer Arthur
Duestrow In spite of the millions of
money at his command for his defense
ought to have- greater result In
stimulating respect for the law than
any single execution of- the year. A
t single example of this kind must do
more to strengthen the popular belief
In courts us dispensers of even-handed
justice than a doxen moralizing speeches
from the b'euch.
A Denver paper , usually accepted as '
reliable on sui-h matters , asserts that
of Ihe bills introduced Into the Colorado
legislature this year 00 per cent are of
Ihe hold-up variety , 0 per cent of the
Idiotic class and the remaining 10 per :
cent really serious attempts to correct
abuses or meet newly discovered eineiv
goncles , This In u good free sliver state
with a legislature controlled by "hi-
' iilmosit without opposition.
THE
The populists and their fusion allies
have clear majorities of over two-thirds
In both houses of the Nebraska legis
lature and they cannot evade the re
sponsibility for further unnecessary de
lay In acting upon the exposition ap
propriation bill. There Is no reason
whatever why any populist or fuslonlst
*
should oppose a liberal appropriation
from the state treasury to defray the
expenses of Nebraska's representation
in this great enterprise , whoso benefits ,
direct nnd indirect , will reach every in
habitant of the state , as well as of
every state In the transmlsslsslppl couu *
try.
try.The
The exposition has the endorsement
of nil the prominent populist leaders of
the state. Senator Allen was one of the
most active factors In securing for It
congressional recognition and Governor
llolcomb's biennial message commends
It earnestly to the favorable considera
tion of the legislature. Stronger still ,
the populist state platform upon which
each nnd every populist legislator was
elected commits the whole party In un
qualified terms to its encouragement and
support. That platform reads :
The people's par'j * of Nebraska la conven
tion assembled declares :
Wo cordially endorse the Transmlsslsslppl
anil Intornatlrmal Exposition to be held ot
Omaha In , 1S9S and wo urpo upon the people
of the state encouragement and support
thereof.'a recognize In the enactment of
the law the untiring efforts ot Nebraska's
senior senator for the upbuilding and pros
perity of our state and of the great west.
If platform declarations have any sig
nificance the populists hi the legislature
are pledged to the exposition nnd refusal
or neglect to afford the timely aid neces
sary to Its success must constitute a
violation of the party platform as well
as a discrediting of the party leaders.
n'A.XTED-GKXUIKK I'OLICK HKFOllM
Police Commissioner Foster's pastor
need not worry about The Kee's mo
tives In exposing and denouncing the
sham police reform which Omaha has
been enjoying under the operation of
the Churchlll-Itussell police commission
law. The Bee Is opposed to shams and
frauds of every description , whether In
politics , In business or in the pulpit. It
wants no one to sail under false colors
and for that reason has taken It. upon
Itself to lay the true state of affairs be
fore the preachers who by willful mis
representation were Induced to sign a
testimonial to the unequalled discipline ,
harmony and elHclency of a police de
partment honeycombed with corruption
and the laughing stock oC professional
crooks.
If The Boo were voicing the demands
of ttie criminal nnd vicious classes , as
Mr. Foster's suspicious pastor pretends
to fear , instead of exposing its rotten
ness ! , it would be advocating with him
the continuance of the police depart
ment precisely as it Is , without change
either in commissioners , ofllcers or men.
What more- could the vicious element
want than the present free rein to un
interrupted licentiousness ? What more
could the divckeepers ask than the ex
isting never-closing seven-day-a-week
wine-room regime ? Why should the
gamblers be dissatisfied so long as they
know the police have no objections to
their running quiet games for little fry
and steering bigger fish unmolested to
South Omaha and Council Bluffs for
skinning ? Could local pri'/.e fighters
want anything bolter than our bat-blind [
detectives ? Could thieves and thugs
ask greater freedom in pursuing their
vocations than they have been accorded
by the Omaha police during the past
eighteen mouths ?
No , the vicious and criminal classes ,
the professional sports and divckeep
ers want no change whatever in the
present constitution and conduct of the
police department. They are practi
cally unanimous in agreeing with Mr.
Foster's pastor that the legislature :
"should enact no legislation unsettling
or changing the present law governing
the police department , of our city gov
ernment" While probably surprised
that any minister of the gospel should
openly come to their aid In such a mat
ter the people who have been profiting
by this reign of protected 1 iwlosn-
will doubtless appreciate the assistance.
The law-abiding and law-respecting
people of Omaha , however , are wllh
The Bee In demanding genuine po'lce h :
reform.
T//B MTK/JS7VITK LA II' .
The interstate commerce law Is again , , . .
the object of attack from business men. ' ' , '
There is said to be a movement among '
members of the Chicago Hoard of Trade
;
favoring the repeal of that act , not be- r
2nuso they are opposed to tlio principle _
"
) f the ln\v , but for the reason that they
licllovo It has failed to correct the
<
ibusos it was Intended to remedy. II
mist bo admitted Hint 'there ' Is Home
; round for this view. In a letter sent
> y the commission a few weeks HKO to
al
ho house e-ommlttee on interstate and
fn
'orelfjn comnieico It wan slated thai
iiueo tlio decision or Ihe supreme euiirt Ingf
gf
n Ihe Hrown case "there has b-yen a
in
narked and ( { ratifying decrease Inate
fii
'iiltlnc ; and lilndred offense.- * . " As here
mpllcMl , however , ' these offences have inhe
he
lot ceased altogether nnd hence th" laws
In
s not accomplishing what It was de-
In
iltfiied to effect the complete removal
if abuses of this character. Itallroad
illlclals urn Kenerally less bold than
ormerly la violating Hid law , but some . .
if them still continue to violate It and
Vlll no on iloliiB KO until KOHIO better 'lc '
vay can bo found than Is now avalla- , . , .
ile lo put a stop to the unlawful tils-
rlmlnations."s t ?
rlmlnations.
The Inlerslato commerce law will no' I
o rejiealed. 1'ojinlar sentiment Is over- '
°
k'heluiliiKly hi favor of ( he principle
both
f the act and will never permit the
imfosslun to be made that the. federal
ovi'fiiment Is unable to compel the
than
allroads to comply wllh whatever
an
roiier regulations congress , In the ex-
lei
rclsu of Its constitutional authority over
on
iter.slate commerce , shall iiresoribe ,
ca
1m thing for business men to do Is not
ha
) consider abandonment of the law ,
bi-
nt how It may bo strengthened tuul
toi
Hide moro effective. It Is In this < 1 | .
Sll
action that the members of the Chi-
ijrc Hoard of Trade who bellevu the
itersUto commerce act has failed of Us till
wposo should exert their Inlluence. In Ktf
emandliij : the repeal of the law they re ;
ro really playing1Into , the hands of the he s
illroada. The proiiosal tbui Uio gov iu
ornmcnt shall giro up the attempt to
rcgulato Interstate commerce and thus
surrender to the corporations absolute
control of that commerce is ono which
the people will never seriously consider.
The Interstate commerce law was en
acted in response to n great popular de
mand ami after n prolonged fight
against the opposition of the corpora
tions. Its principle is sound and the
law must stand , must bo strengthened
and must bo enforced.
DIPLOMATIC UKFllKSENTATlVKH.
Interest In cabinet making by the pres
ident-elect having somewhat abated ,
the subject of our diplomatic representa
tives is receiving consideration. Names
"f men prominent In republican coun-
. .Is are mentioned itv connection with
the leading foreign missions nnd It ap
pears that this matter has noti failed to
receive the attention of Major McKln-
ley. According to dispatches from Can
ton the president-elect intends to select
men of the highest attainments ami
character to represent the United States
abroad. lie wants men who will exem
plify the highest type of American cit
izenship and will have no use for such
as hope to become sumptuous loungers
about foreign capitals. Major Mclvln-
ley Is said 1o esteem It of the highest
Importance that the men who represent
the government abroad should bo of
such character and culture as will ena
ble them to Impress themselves upon
the governments to which they aru ac
credited.
The next president will have no trou
ble In finding men of this standard , but
not all who are available by reason of
culture and character have n private
fortune to draw on. This Is necessary
hi order to enable them to live as becomes -
comes their posltloiv and meet the social
demands upon them , for the United
States Is not liberal with its diplomatic
representatives , not even providing
them with a residence. Still wo have no
doubt that Major McKlnley will nnd
the class of men ho desires for these
positions and that the high character
of our diplomatic service will be fully
maintained during his administration.
A I'KHl'JtKXIA'Q TASK' .
The framing of the new tariff bill Is
not making rapid progress , but It Is
thought that the measure will be ready
for presentation to congress by the mid
dle of March , .at which time it is ex
pected the extra session will bo called.
The task of the republican members of
the ways and means committee is a
rather perplexing one. It is pointed out
that in 1S10 ! the committee was charged
with the duty of framing a bill to reduce -
duce the revenue and equalize the. du-
lle.s on imports , while now it is required
to frame a measure to increase the
revenue and equalize the duties on im
ports. In 1SOO the revenue from all
sources was largely In excess of the ex
penditures , whereas now It Is very
much less. The demand is for an In
crease of the yearly customs receipts
by at least $ < ! , ,000,000 and this pre
sents a dilliciilt problem.
The question of revenue is not alone
to be considered. The adjustment of
tariff rates so as to produce 23 or ; > 0
per cent more Income from customs
Is hi itself not an easy matter , no new
sources of revenue as tea and coffee ,
for example being contemplated. ISut
rates must also be adjusted with rcft > r- |
iico to placing domestic industries on a
plane of fair and equal competition
with competing foreign Industries. This
is essential to a general restoration of
Industrial activity , yet it is not ditliciilt
Lo understand that it is quite possible
to so adjust rates in the Interest of pro
tection as to Interfere with revenue.
Dbvlonsly there is required very careful
llscrimination In the llxlng of , rates in
irder to secure both an increase of rove-
uie and the reasonable protection of
hose Industries which require it.
It appears to be the opinion of the re-
mhlican members of Ihe ways and
neans committee that the early re
plenishment of the national treasury
vlll depend on a substantial increase of
he rates of duty on Imported goods and E
he restoration of many of the duties
vhlch were abolished by the legislation
if 18I. ! ) It Is estimated that an in-
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reaso of ? C,0,000,000 in the revenue
ibove what is yielded by the present
aw can be obtained from the following
onrces : Sugar. $23.0X,000 ( ) ; wool and
voolens , $18.000,000 ; tobacco , $ : i,000flOO ;
grlcultiiral products , $2,000,000 ; spirits ,
tt.000.000 ; Jinx , hemp and their mann-
actures , $4,000,000 ; col ton hosiery and
ither cottons. $1.000,000 ; chinaware and
lass , $2,000.000 ; miscellaneous items ,
li.OOO.OOO. It Is expected that the
evenue can be Increased by these
i"oi'.i > ts upon the basis of the existing
> hune of importations , but this Is not
n entirely safe calculation. Much will
epi'iid iiipon the extent to which the In-
rease of duties shall be anticipated m
ud Importations be thereby lessoned
or some tlr.ie after the new duties go
ilo effect. Ulllmalely. however , when
nnoral prosperity is restored , the osll-
uiles would doubtless bu ronllxod , so
iial. perhaps within a year , at farthest ,
ndcr the new tariff , the treasury would
In receipt of ample revenue , assnm-
ig. of course , Hint I hero Is no material
icrcas'e In the expenditures. Ci
It Is evidently the purpose to frame
conservative measure that Khali be Gi
tlr to all Interests , and In order lo do Inpe
ils some Interests must be dlsap- pe th
olnled. Excessive ami unreasonable fu
cmtmds * will not bo compiled with , thTJ
lu-re continues to be some uncertainty TJ
bu
ti > whether a tariff bill on republican ha
lies can pass the senate ami umloubt- ho
lly a hard light will have to hi- made cc
do
carry such a measure through that an
ntly. dli
Silver democrats are now denying th
sti
ml Senator Hill Is a democratic leader a
ml refusing to let him follow. Sena- tic
ticS
ir 11111 , It must bo remembered , was S
10 of the principal actors In the Chi- CO
se :
igo convention , and no one thought to tic
ir him from participating In that body th ;
causu of not being a democrat Si-na- In by :
Hill , however , may bu expected to tai
irvlve. of
Itof
A man who steals Is none the less a of
ilef if after detection ho gives up the SO ]
pel
olen property. If Detective Bloom has pelAt
ally paid back the stolen money which prl
converted to his own use It does not liiwl
wl
the least mitigate his offense or net
Justify the "reform" police board in re
taining him on the force. Which re
minds us that neither the police com
mlsslonors npf , Commissioner Foster's
pastor , Rev. Vf. ty. Murray , have as yet
evidenced their hnxlely to learn the
truth by accctVM'ug The Bee's Invitation
to call and Inspect the documentary
proof of Detective Bloom's uulllness for
any position of trust This invitation
will bo kept oped' a few days longer.
Mr. Bryan hnsrbccu over lo Chicago
telling the peoBlOjtliero that they ought
to liavo a "tilnietalllst" for mayor.
What "bimetallism" has to do with good
municipal government Is beyond the
comprehension of the average mortal.
What the people of every largo city
want Is a man for mayor who will stand
up for the taxpayers as against the tax-
caters , Uixshlrkcrs , jobbing contractors
and greedy frauchlscd corporations and
give them an economical and elllclent
administration of city affairs. If he
had the misfortune of supporting Bryan
at the last election that ought not neces
sarily count against him.
A proposition Is before the Minnesota
legislature to enact a statute for the
protection of merchants and business
men from fake advertising schemers.
The advertiser may need such protec
tion , but If he heeds the lesson ono expe
rience with advertising fakirs will bo
enough. There Is no advertising that
pays so well as patronizing a standard
newspaper of known circulation and
reputation for reliability.
According to Judge Edgar Howard
only ! ? iU,000 ; ) of the ? 500,000 In the
permanent school fund has so far been
turned over by the late state treasurer
to his successor. That preliminary
legislative Investigation into the treas
ury ought to strike oil without pene-
tratlng very deep.
Street Commissioner Waring of New
York City Is getting after the street
railways that destroy the surface of
the streets by poorly laid tracks.
Colonel Warlng's opinion of the road
bed of some parts of the Omaha street
railway system would bo interesting
reading.
A Itl.iliiK I ml UN try. j
Glolic-UGinucrp.t.
The American crop of sugar beets will bo
greatly Increased during 1897. There are
millions a year , in fact a hundred of millions ,
In this rising Industry. |
ISxooiitlvc SfsNliin IjonkN.
1'hllndclphla Ix.-clRcr.
The senator who goes around looking for
the leak through which the work of secret
sessions ts reported would light a candle to
find the holes In ° a ladder.
Tlic liivllicllilillcliclx. .
Stj , I uls Itepubllc.
:
Geese saved.Home In the days of old , and
British Vice Consul Gosling's report to his :
government ot .the. unconquerable position of .
the Cuban insurgents may yet turn the scales
In favor of these latter-day patriots. .
DeiuamlN.for Municipal Hi-form * . :
Prov.ldence Telegram.
It Is really astonishing to see how wide
spread and how earnest is the movement for
uore economical state and municipal govern
ment. D/ery whore- there has been 'bad ' , reck-
csa , corrupt jnanngemei. * . Now there is < >
lomand almost universal for reform.
lioKtin Coffee 'on the Market.
Clft&iso Chronicle. 'i
The investigation of the coffee trust has
ipened the eyes of the people to a number ot
hlngs and bus brought out the statement
rom a New York man that the thousands of
eopte who speak al their "morning cup of
tfocha" do not know what they are talking
ibout. According to this parson , who Is
Jeorgo H. Livingstone , the oilicial recorJs
it the port of New York enow that in the
ast eight years "only four bags of actual ,
enulne Mocha cafTee" have been Imported
nto this country , and that these sacks wsre
irescnts to curtain New York and I'hila-
ielphia fainillcR.
" \VcnrlnoNM of Hie Sloli .Man. j
I'hllailelphlii Ledger. "
The theory said to bo held In Constantlno- >
'le , that the sultan is posting up treasonable ? ,
lacarda as an excuea for another massacre ,
5 Ingenious , but the reason given for hia ?
wishing another massacre is startling. lie J !
opca that the resulting disturbances will :
rcak up the tiresome conferences of the
areign representatives. If all this la true ,
do of the Grand 01
popular conception Turk cs
rcotful individual , whoso equanimity fa not
Isturbcd by diplomatic talk which he knows
111 amount to nothing , must bo changed.
Iven Turkish patience has been exhausted
y the ceaseless chatter of the scheming
: presentatives of mutually timorous powers.
Is much more probable , however , that the
3dltloua placards are the work of the Young
nrkish party , which Is always reetlcas and
ill of mischief , and that the sultan's share
the business will be confined to the massa-
ro part of the atory.
THIS CIU3TA.V FKItMH.VT.
Cincinnati Tribune : Greece Is making
nite a splutter in the Kuropean fryingfl :
in. ' "
Chicago Tribune. One thing that makra
dlllicult for Greece to carry off the Island
Crete Is the presence of so many of those
uropean sharks in the surrounding waters.
Chicago Inter Ocean : Will Greece make orNi
Ni
10 path of the sultan any more slippery'/ /
tli
Imo only will determine. Ono thing IE
ire , things are very much unsettled In fill
uropa during these closing years of the m
mtury. an
Minneapolis Tribune : "Hereditary bonds-
nn , know ye not , who would be free , hlm-
If must Etrlko the blow , " The Crotnno
'o evidently acting upon this Injunction ap
the givat po3t. They are not awaiting ta
r the powers to set them free. ell
Philadelphia Ledger : The conditions are
Bhly favorable for a collision between
recce and Turkey and a war once started
.n scarcely fnll to draw other nations Into
The long expected general Kuropean war dlimi
suiting In the'downfall of the Turkish em- mi
re , may hav'j ) its beginning hi the squab- pe-
p between Cltrl tlaus and .Mohammedans in' tii
ete. j ° ' ' ' fin
Philadelphia Times : The Cretans arc Ira
hterF. TUelfi , Island rightly belongs to pic
eoce , and qught to have been Included till
the fruits ptltha Greek war of hide- Vl !
ndenee. ThOiJ-Juropean concert gave it to pe ;
o Turks , Una Greece should bo too power-
1. And now- the Cretans are Improving
elr opportunity to drive the Turks out , ha
icy would succeed If they were let alone , u n
it that cannot Jbo allowed. What would sp ]
the use oNCyprus to Unglaml If noniu- ca ]
ly else had'iOreto ' ? So the European con- to
rt will botailed on to put the Cretans
> vn and sustalir the Turks In robbing
d murdcrlnir jhem. If not , there will be tin
scord In thc cohcert itself. nn
Chicago Tijjjro-JIcrald : The friendship of trc
o Greeks fpi'the ' Cretans Is easily under- als ;
rod. The Island Is geographically almost ait1
part of Greece , The nations are bound by nu
3 of race and religion and 'by the spirited otl
alstance rendered by the Cretans to the , up
ntlnental Greeks In trying times. Hut as'
ntlment playa a small part in Interna-
nal politics , It is not dlfllcult to imagine leg
it tbo warlike attitude suddenly aesnintil at
the Greek government is not wholly tbo dot
iplratlon of racial affection. In the wll
igle that has resulted from the throwing all
this bomhj into the concert of the powers
Is a matter of conjecture aa to the source
the now-found bravado of Greece , nut for
dll
netlilnsr may be surmised from the close
rsonal relations of thp reigning family at prlVt
hens with the czar. It was one of the sta
uces of the royal house of Greece * who
pui
1891 was in the company of Nicholas prl
leu he was attacked by a fanatical Japa- as
so pollceuiau at OUu. asU
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Exposition Endorsements
BY THE. NEBRASKA PRESS.
tyillK JIIIlQJIIIl9 ! ( ! < ? Jlllll9 < yllt9 ) !
Stanton Picket ! The bill now before the
legislature of Nebraska , providing for A state
appropriation of $350,000 for the Transmls-
slsslppl Exposition Is tt matter demanding
thoughtful consideration. It Is not only a
matter attesting tho. Interests of Omaha and
Nebraska , but upon which hinges the prob
able success nnd possibly the materialization
of the exposition Itself. The first thought
of Iho average rural resident naturally Is
that such an exposition will benefit Omnha
In general , nnd business men ot the city and
transfer companies of the country In particu
lar , but will not benefit the farmers of the
state and business men of the smaller towns In
the least. The conclusion as to the former
Is an undisputed fact. Hatlroad companies ,
transit companies and companies and busl-
neis men and laborers of Omaha will with
out question be the greatest beneficiaries ,
but they are the ones who will also shoulder
the burden of responsibility rind expense.
Already tbo private subscriptions pledged
amount to upward of $400,000 , moro than la
asked as a state appropriation , ot which lat
ter Omaha would also bear Its proportionals
amount , according to taxable Interests.
While such Is true. It Is equally true that
what benefits Omaha and Omaha's citizens
also benefits all Nebraska , and , . Indirectly
perhaps , every Nebraska citizen. Such an
exposition will give employment to hundreds
of men now unemployed. Those men will
then have money and will naturally purchase
moro beef , flour , corn meal , beans , poultry
and so forth , than they otherwise could. A
large proportion of thcso products , as well
as the vast quantities required to feed the
thousands who will attend such an exhibition ,
will come fiom Nebraska. The appropria
tion asked is for the purpose of making a
creditable exhibit and advertising the
products and resources of the state , which
would do moro to invite immigration , Inves
tors and capital to our borders than , all other
conceivable schemes combined. A factory
In our midst , a little capital Invested In al'
most any channel , the sale of a few farms ,
a very small rlso In the price of products , a
furnishing of employment to a dozen or more
of our laborers at the seat of tbo exposition ,
leaving n fewer number to compete for what
work there Is to < lo hero , will be ot greater
value to Stanton county than our proportionate
tionate amount of the appropriation would
cost. Thou , too , there should exist In every
breast a feeling of state pride euniclent to
cause a favoring of any appropriation that
at most can mean but the expenditure of a
few cents to any Individual. ly all means
let our legislature make the appropriation.
Newport Republican : The Transmlssls-
3ippi Kxposltlon for 1SDS has received do
nations from the people of Omaha amount
ing to $400,000. The fate of the- exposition
lepends upon the appropriations from the
legislatures of the different states of the
union. While this exposition Is In the
tvest , and situated in Omaha , It Is really
i world's fair and a source of prldo to the
united States , and particularly the great
state of Nebraska.
It Is not In any sense a partisan measure
3fl a EPinsh enterprise. It Is ono In which
ho whole people of the whole nation and
larticularly the state of Nebraska should
ako very great pride. The other state
.vlll set their pace by that of Nebraska
5ur state must in the natural order o
.hings receive the greatest benefit from i
Jur legislature should not be recreant t
ho trust put In it by the people. It i
laid certain men for selfish interests ar
rylng to defeat legislative aid because the
lave not been bought off by the promoters
his may or may not be true. However , !
s not right that a legislature in this st'at
jcrmlt a band of boodlers to defeat the In
crests of the state In this or any othe
interprlse.
The legislature should do something fo
he exposition and make a reasonable ap
iropriation commensurate with the rea
nterest of the state in this important en
erprlsc. Let the legislature drop an
onsidcratlon ot party lines of selfish lobby
sts and carry at least some approprlatioi
or the exposition In order that other state
nay know that wo are acting In gooi
alth , nnd make nn appropriation befor
hey adjourn and the enterprise Is nlppei
n the bud by our procrastination.
Harvard Courier : . Every friend of Ne
iraska and the great middle west should
nake a personal matter of the Transmls-
Isslppi Kxposltlon , to .bo . held at Omaha In
S9S. This is not , as many suppose , an ex-
ilblt for the sole benefit of Omaha. It will
e of Incalculable benefit to the state am
vcn to the remotest portion. The exposl-
lon will bring millions of money Into the
tate by the countless throng of visitors
rom all over the country and the world , and
tie tide of immigration will be a.gain turned
award the west. Investors will be looking
ver our state seeking localities and prop-
rty values will receive an impetus that
annot fall to redound to the advantage of
very taxpayer.
A bill to appropriate $350,000 In aid ot the
icposltlon is now pending In th'e Nebraska
Ngislature. Klcctors should write to their
jprcsentatlves urging themi to support this
III , which will amount only to a levy of
Ijout 2 mills on the present state valua-
on , or a tax of about 25 cents on a $1,000
uluatlou under our present rate of assess- :
icnt.
Oilier state legislatures will bo asked to
iake appropriations , and their liberality
111 be Influenced In a great measure by the
ze of Nebraska's appropriation. It there- '
ire behooves every citizen who desires the
iccess of the greatest enterprise which has
? en conceived for the betterment of Ne-
raska Interests to urge legislators to sup- ;
) rt this bill.
Tamora Ilegistur : In our opinion , the
> portunlty ot the life-time of the t > tate of
'
ebraaka is now before na. The one que -
Qtf presented Iu , Shall H-O have the fore- ;
ght , as we have the' power , to aslzo nnd
ako the most of It ? The Trnnsmlsslailjipl
id International Exposition is n certainly ,
id in any event there In no doubt of the
ndcrnte success of the enterprise. The
itlonal congress lias mndo a preliminary
iproprlatlon of $200,000 in aid ot the under-
.king , and private subscriptions of the
tizens of Omaha amount to over $100,000
id are expecte'd to reach $1,000,000. The
& M , Itallroad company has
bscrlbed $30,000 nnd other roll-
ads operating lines in the Btato have In-
eated their Intention to .t'ubflcribo com-
onsuralcly. It will bring thousands of
oplo from other stalra , who for the first
ne will fully realize that Nebraska has ,
ilced , been reclaimed from the Great Amcr-
in Desert. HomeseckorB from the de
nted agricultural regions of the cast will
Ice advantage of low excursion ratiM nnd t
alt our E'tate. many of them becoming
rmanent citizens. This addition to our
pulatlon will increase tlio value of every
ro of land within our borders. It will
vo the effect of advertising our vaU nat
al resources , our excellent facilities and
Icndld opportunities for Investments to the
pltalltilB of the whole country. U appears
us that but ono thing Id nece-sstary to
ilio the exposition all that could be drolred ,
bill for the appropriation of $350,000 for
9 exposition is now before the legislature.
Us tmvo been prepared and will be In-
iduced in all the twenty-four transmls-
s > Ippl states , providing for state exhibits
d making appropriations * for the purpose.
it wo cannot expect the co-operation of
i or elates unless wo how a determination
on our own part to make tbo enterprise
certain anil complete success. To that
d wo should bend our efforts , If our
ilslature shall pass the measure Introduced ,
the earliest possible date there Is no
nbt but Hint tlin legislatures ot other utatcs
II follow with like measure * * . They are
waiting for Nebraska ,
Superior Sun : It would bo utterly wrong
tli d present legislature to withhold or be
atopy about making a good sized appro-
atlcn for the Transmlsslsslppl Kxposltlon.
3 cannot ask with good grace that -other
ites should pass appropriations for that
rposs without drat making a good appro-
latlon ourselves to show that Nebraska
a whole is earnest In Its purpose to make >
a great exposition , aud it should be re-
racmbercd thai the legislatures of other
states are now In session , and for the Ne
braska legislature to delay Will probably
have the effect of causing other legislature * )
to delay In passing bills for tbclr appropria
tions. Expediency Is needed , as a year Is
a short time for a work of such magnitude.
The benefits to Omaha and the state and
the traBsinlsslsslppl states wo believe everyone -
ono recognizes , especially If they have fol
lowed the history of the World's fair , At
lanta and San Francisco expositions. Omnha
and Nebraska hnvo gone too far now to
withdraw with honor or credit to'cltner one
Arlington Times ! When the legislature
comes to neigh the proposed appropriation
for the TransmlsslMlppI Exposition lit the
balance It is not very apt to bo found wantIng -
Ing , and still we think : i Rood liberal appro
priation by the state for the exposition
would bo one of the brat possible Invest
ments from a purely business standpoint
that could bo ninilo. U Is Nebraska's chance
to do the right thing before the world.
Oakland Independent : Senator Miller
while at bis homo this week expressed him
self quite clearly as to what ho thoilKlit ot
a largo appropriation for the Transmlssls
slppl Exposition. Ilo sold that ho should
not vote to appropriate moro than $200.000
unless ho was pressed to do so by his con
stituents , nnd then Itwould be against his
better Judgment. He thought that consid
ering the condition of tbo stnto treasury
and the feeling among the members from
the 'western part of the state , that It would
bo Impossible to get n bill through carrying
moro than that amount. "It is possible. "
Mr. .Miller said , "that the senate will pass
n bill giving the full amount asked for. but
I don't think It can ptwslbly go through tlva
house , na some of the members are In favor
ot not giving an appropriation , while a
good many others favor $100,000. " The feel
ing between the eastern and western parts
ot the state differs very materially on the
amount that should bo appropriated , as the
western people < lo not think It will benefit
them or their part of the state to nny ex
tent. They do not consider the success of
the exhibition as a matter of supreme Im
portance to the state nnd every Nebraska ! )
within her bordrs. What can we expect
other transmlsslsslppi states to do In the
matter of appropriations for their state ex
hibits when Nebraska shows a disposition
to bo niggardly ? We should like to see n
bill go appropriating the full amount asked
Tor ami then glvo state representatives con
trol of thp appropriation. We do not con
sider that the money Is to be given to Omaha
for her benefit , but for advertising and ad
vancing the future condition of Nebraska ,
the banner state of the union.
Denver City Times : Ono of the questions
soon to engage the legislature Is the ap
propriation bill asking the state to ap
propriate $350,000 to build proper stale
buildings , nnd to aid In bearing the ex-
ponsB of the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition to
bo held in O.maha In 1898. We doubt not
that Just what will be the proper thing to
do under existing circumstances will puzzle
our representatives. The Times has been
giving the subject considerable thought ot
late , and must admit that to arrive at a
conclusion what to do has been a little
difficult. In the first place we recognize
this exposition as something which belongs
to the people of the slate. It will be one
of the greatest and best advertisements
of the resources of the state ever gotten
up. It is right at the door of every man
who has property interests In the state.
It will tend to dlspell the Illusion so pre
valent throughout the cast that Nebraska
Is a mere cypher in the list of states. It
will bring thousands of people from every
state of the union who will see the pro
ducts and manufactured articles of a pro
gressive people. The cost to an individual
In tlio state whose assessed valuation is
$1,000 will bo about seventy-five cents if
$350,000 Is appropriated. Now , in case $150-
000 should be agreed upon , which is a happy
medium , tbo cost will be less. Wo bcllevo
In advertising. AVe do not belluvo
that the legislature should bo
cither parsimonious nor extravagant , nnd in
this case if an expenditure of 30 cents or even
CO cents on every $1,000 value In the state
will bring from 3,000 to 5,000 people to the
state with money enoughl to buy our surplus
farms , that the Investment Is a good ono ,
for it would mean the exchange of property
values amounting to $3,000,000 at the very
least calculation , and vlll probably double
the amount. Wo have hundreds , yes , thou
sands of people In tbo state who have an
extra quarter section of land to sell , upon
which a mortgage ot from $500 to $700 has
been placed. To sell these farms at even
very reasonable prices will reduce the mort
gaged Indebtedness of tbo state materially
and will place hundreds of thousands of dol-
lio's at the disposal of these men to make
further Improvements , or Increase their
facilities for ralalng nnd caring for more
stock. A fair appropriation will , In our esti
mation , b3 a good investment. It Is true , as
jfton asserted , that Omaha will ho benefited
Urst , but It is not true that Its effects will
lot reach out over the state , and prove of
lasting benefit to Nebraska generally.
Pawnee Republican : What will the legls-
ature do In aid of the Transmlsslralppi Ex-
tosltlon ? is a query often propounded , but
10 one can approximate nn answer on ac-
ount of the complexion of the present legls-
nturo. That tbo members ot the legislature
vlll rise above mere partisanship and party
ixpodlency and make an appropriation
vorthy the honor and credit of the state
, -e cannot doubt for a moment. It Is n mat
er , not only of state , but of worldwide
niportnncc , and Its effect on all branches
if business will redound to the honor nnd
lory of the state. Nebraska already stands
ire-eminent among the sisterhood of states ,
riio holding of tbo Transmlsslsslppl Exposl-
lon from June to November , 1898 , will bo If =
in epoch in her history worldwide in Its
'ffects upon all our Industries. Tlio Impetus
lven to trade nud commerce will per-
iieato all the nvrnuos of business activity
nil the farmer , the business man , the mo-
lianlc nnd the laborer will share alike in
ho general prosperity.
Holdrego Citizen : If the Btato legislature P
ollows the recommendation ot Governor Hol-
omb and makes n liberal appropriation for \ \
he Transniloslsslppl Exposition it will ilo
nueli to advertise tbo Btato and wo believe L
bat the money will be well spent. If our LTl
Legislature refuses to appropriate money for Tl
ho exposition wo believe it will bo yeara '
oforo the state will recover from the otlgnm I'J
hat would come to It from sucli action.
Oakland Republican : Nobraskn cannot af-
ird to take a back seat In the matter of an
pproprlntlon for the Trnnsmlsslsslppl Kx- 01M
mtlion. In the matter of cnte-rprlso and M
ubllc prldo there should bo no recognizing
political parties. Lot uu have n good , stiff
pproprlatlon , thus setting n good example A ;
ir other states to follow , which will not want
> bo left out and not represented by a I
Jitablo exhibit.
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POWDER
Absolutely Pure
clcbrated for Its great leavening strength
nd hcultlifulneas. Assures the food ugulnst
lum and nil forms of adulteration common
tlie cheap brands.
OVAL J1AK1NU POWDGIl CO. , NEW YORK.
rnnsox.u. AND OTIIHHUISIC.
The Pennsylvania mllltla wll not ppe > ar
In the Inaugural parade because they can
not get free transportation.
The Into President Uoberts of the Penn-
* ylvanla railroad system drew ( salaries * g
grcpallng $10,000 * month.
Francis Murphy says that more than 7.000
persona have signed the pledge Rlnce he lx > -
gan his temperance cnwade In lloston.
A casual leader of current news might
Infer that the most desirable thing In the
United States U a public office , but this M
a big country , and for every applicant wlio
pees to Canton there are a thousand men
to whom public office Is no temptation ,
Mr. Bnngwlll and his brother , who Avrltes
under the name5555 , " do their literary work
nt opponltc sides of a writing table , and ,
working nt white heat , they throw the
sheets on the floor , gathering lip nud sortIng -
Ing out the debris when the day's work U
over.
over.Dr.
Dr. John P. Ilnmblcton of Georgia , who
died thil other day , was said to have named
ono ot his sons for the nssaselu 01 ! Abraham
Lincoln , for which he was removed from n
government ollloo. Hut a friem ! of the dead
man tells the Atlanta Journal tlmt Ibis was
not the case. Ilo named his son John Wllkes ,
after the 'English radical member of parlia
ment.
CtUllllSNT COMIOAMTtliS ,
Detroit Free Press : "I danced before Iho
olllcers of the army , " said tbo llrst b.illct
girl , aa she mndu nn Inshoot with her
nose. "
"In Hie Jii'Xlenn or the rovcwiMfuinry
war ? " murmured the second bullet girl nnd
tlio innnngvr liud to call In asMstnure.
Cincinnati Rnqulror : "I wonder , " said Iho
pale , blond OUP. "If nbo really la us high
In society as sheclaims. . '
"I know she la , " said tbo brunette with
tbo wealth of rnvon lock.t. "She Is the only
woman In town who dares to have reporters
received by the butler. "
Truth : Prlscllla .lack Is the oddest fel
low. Ho took mo driving' yesterday , and
when wo were saven mlle.i from home ho
said if 1 wouldn't promise to mnrry him
he'd mnUo me cet out and -walk back.
1'ent-lopo Old you walk buck ?
1'rlsellla-No , Indeed , but tbo horse did.
New York Tribune : "Papa , " asked Wil
lie , "what Is phenomenal ? "
"It Is phenomenal , my POII. " explained
Mr. Wlscpato , "when n lawyer Is content
with u nominal fee. "
Chi en qo Tribune : "I understand your
friend iilllliifrsby hatt fallen heir to tbo
property of a rich uncle. "
"Tlmt Is true. "
"That puts him In jtood shape , then ? "
"Well , no. Nolhlnir could do that He's
had to bump liimsi-lf too long In order to
make n living : . Hut It makes him rich. "
Washington Star : "I don't like , " re
marked Sonntor Sorghum , "to hntr a man
constantly asking to ba delivered from his
friends. "
"It's n common sentiment. "
"Yrs ; but 11 always sounds to mo a.i If
ho bnd been borrowing money from them. "
Indianapolis Journal : Tommy--Paw ,
what IH adding Insult to liiiury ?
Mr. FlKK Well , I 01100 had n , dentist nt
work on my teeth for halt a day. and when
he Kot through he said he doped I bad ImJ
a pleasant time.
HIS LIMITATION.
Cleveland Lender.
Ilo can skiito a fancy figure on the glitterIng -
Ing , glary Ice ;
Ho can dance the dreamy two-slop In a
style that's very nlco ;
lie can have bK pick , If ever he's Inclined
to take a wife ;
But bo couldn't cnrn his livlnsr , If It waste
to save bis life.
13X1) OF TIIH WAK ,
Clilcngo Post.
A cheer went up from many throats j
The war , they said , was ended ;
No IOIIRPP did they need the boats
On which they had depended.
The army , too , was useless then ,
And promptly wits disbanded.
And otllccrs joked with the men
They -had fo. years commanded.
A coup d'etat they called tbo tiling
That closed the Cuban HtruijRlo ;
It brought the end they'd failed to bring
With all thev o'er could smuggle.
Tliry gave to Spain the loud ha-ha ,
Not with their ammunition.
But with the Rlorloun coup d'etat
Designed for just that-mission.
The nlRbt was dark when first they trlef
This most effective cni'er.
And humbled Weylcr In his prldo
15y stealing all hla paper ;
And then to make the thing complcto
And finish this bold llKhter ,
To make more crushing his defeat
They stole his last typewriter.
? KNOWN NOT BIOUI3 SUHRLY BY
UK COMl'ANY IJIO KBUl'S THAN
Y HIS OLOTIIKS. i i
IT IS HIS DUTY AS WKLL AS HIS
LKASUHI3 , TIIKKEFOHM , TO WO
'ICMj DUKSS13D , AND KSJM5CMAL-
Y AT THIS SIOASON , WHKN
IJI3UE IS SUCH AN OPI'OUTUN-
L'Y FOH YOU. i '
AVI3 AUK ANXIOUS TO DI3POSH
V OUR SURPLUS STOOIC , TO
A KB ROOM FOR OUR SPRING
SSORTMKNT AND IIAVH MARK-
) IT DOWN TO TII10 VHRY LOW-
ST POSSIHL13 PRICK , TO DO SO.
AND WIIKRK ISLSIfl ARM YOU AS
JRM OF FINDING JUST WHAT
[ ) U WANT AT JUST TJIM RICJII'L'
ItICK , AND WITH T1IK CURTAIN
SHURANCB OF YOUR MONKS
\OK IF YOU WANT IT , . i
HIM MAN WHO '
DOIOSN'T UN-
GKSTAND THIS IS IN DANGISIl -
If LOSING MONBY ,
KING & GO.
8. W , Cor.
15th and