THE OMAHA DAILY BK33 } JWEDNESDAT , JTEBRtTABY TT , 1897.
TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE
H. nOSEWATEH , Editor.
Timus OK sunscnimox.
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Dallr Vte nnd Sunday , OT > 8 Year . |
BI * .Months <
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WeeklyMM. . On * year
OFFICERS
Om.iha ! The Hce llullillnh' . . . . . . , .
South Omaha : ginger TJIU. . Cor. N nnd Jlln 81 * .
fciincll muffs : 10 Pearl Itrcet.
ChleiKn Offlrc : 317 Chnmbor of Commerce.
New York ! Roonu 1J , II nn.l IS. Tribune DUg.
Wufchlnston : Jfll Hill street.
conuiMtoNi > KNCT3. , .
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lorlal matter should be aililrcfsell To Uw Kdltor.
utjaiNnsa hETTKiia.
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d.lrrssetl to Tha nee PnMlfhlnn Company ,
Omaha. Drafts. cheek * . cxrrrin and jiostomt *
money urdcrii to lw made payable to the order
ef the < oniMiny. | _
TIIK IlKn POUMBHINO COMPANY.
STATEMENT OF CIllCULATION.
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n -orn to before mo nnd subscribed In my
prenence this ! < 1 dny of Fiibruan1. , 1WJ.
( Seal. ) Notary Public. '
It Is nuvur out of season to patronize
lioino Industries ? .
The Inlost nnd surest wny to commit
Biik'ldo Is to POCUPO oniiiloyment as toll-
gntu Isci'iKH1 Iiv KnnlticUy.
At tin1 prosoiit crisis In Kuroprnn af
fairs Turkey Is showing a di-cUkul in
clination to Ily tin1 fotip. !
Our "reform" police liavo at last < lc-
Icclcd nuil convicted one professional
boKKar. Pot n mark on tlio wall.
That Hertz si-arc vobbor Is still lauli- ;
'InjT ' tip his sleeve over the easy job
lit ) bad lit fooling Omaha's "ivfonn"
police.
The way the state Institutions oat up
ne\v boilers every t\vo years would put
lo shame the capacity of the average
ostrich for pebbles mid wire nails.
Cabinet Kuessers do not fu.-pm to betaking
taking full advantage of tlu-tf opportuni
ties. There IH ywt time for them to make
over MeKluley's cabinet several times.
The nmn who fails to fetch n political
appointment Is still welcome to try the
civil service examination and to wait
on the eligible list till some one ahead
( lies.
And now It is proposed to have three
tax commissioners Instead of one.Vlty
not every man his own assessor ? No
one would then be able to blame anyone
but himself for his high taxes.
The vital .question at present In the
affairs of nations Is , How long will the
great Kuropean powers who are using
little Oreece as a cat's-paw be able to
keep up their line show of indifference ?
We think Ave violate no confidence
when we Inform the public that several
large deals In Omaha really In the vi
cinity of Miller park are waiting only
for the exposition gates to be opened
for their consummation.
The ease with which the dynamite
cruiser Vesuvius .slipped through the
blockade off Charleston Is significant
of what might have happened If the
feat had been performed by n foreign
vessel with hostile Intentions.
If that preliminary investigation IH
not speedily set on foot it cannot be
preliminary to anything except a two
years' wait for another session of the
legislature. Treasurers sometimes grow
old and die with lapse of time.
The proof that Omaha has a "reform"
police department Is to be found in
every saloon and every cigar store In
the city where an Improved automatic
roulette wheel Is operated under the
name of a nlckel-In-the-slot machine.
-
Senator Thnrston and Senator Allen
ought to have been photographed while
working for the confirmation of Judge
Hunger. There is no telling when
Nebraska's two senators will get to >
gether again over another Nebraska ap
pointment.
Kansas Is seriously contemplating the *
repeal of the prohibitory law. And yet
the manufacturers and venders of In
toxicants are not anticipating any great
Increase In the present lively rate of , [ '
consumption of spirituous and malt
beverages in that state.
The school board riitivni-hers nre always -
ways very brave when ( hey ( ell what (
they tire Kiiliij ? to do , but thi-y tisually
Bjiffer a strolco of jmralysls ulmtit Ihu '
tlinu they jjot within striking dlstnnee
of that HiiK > rtliinus Halarh-d attorney
if
uwl otlii > r needless favorites.
.
The populist state niaelilno Is luialter-
nlily opposwl to any legislative action In '
HID illreetlon of ivlrenehinent upon
ealarlas paid enijiloyes of slate institu
tions. After -working all Ihe.su years
for thu prlylli'Ko of npproprintlii } ; the
state patrontitfo It does not si'e why It
Hhould rulliiiiulsh any of thu spoIN just
to keep u few campaign promises made '
to the people to proenre votes.
Mr. Poster's pastor says he Is opposed
to disorderly houses , opposed to saloons '
nnd opposed to gambling , and therefore i
ho la In favor of maintaining the pres
ent "reform" police department under >
which saloons never close , dives and
dons nro protected and gamblers jiuraue
their vocation unmolested. It is cer
tainly nmmrkaJJlH how some men's logic
can bo warped to Ut their purpose * .
TIIK CIIKTAX IXt'lMXiT.
It Is not easy to determine whether
the Cretan incident Is closed or not , but
nil the Indications favor the conclusion
that Turkey will not attempt to retain
PO.WSAOII ! of the Island and that Its
union \vlth Greece will speedily be fully
consummated , tirurytlilng connected
with this event warrants the belief that
the course of Greece wna proiiipfed by
one or more of the great powerx , or t
any rate that she was assured that the
qpwers would put no ob.Unictlon In her
wny. lint however thlr. may b' the
action of Greece has been almost uni
versally applauded and the little kingdom -
dom has set an I'xjimplo la gnhttrio hn
relief of the Christians In Crete which
rebtike.H the great nations for their fall-
tire to adequately protect the Arme
nians.
With such a purpose as that of King
George the rescue of n kindred people
from the oppression and brutality of the
Turk the Christian powers of Kuropu
could not but pympathiKc and only po
litical cxpedlenfry could Induce them to
adopt n policy that would defeat that
purpose , i'erhaps Turkey has n claim
upon the powers to prevent her territory
from being wrested from 'her and If so
she may insist upou this claim being
respected , but the inaction of the Turk
ish government thus * far It.s practically
passive submission suggests that It
will probably make no aggressive move
looking to the continuance of Its au
thority In Crete. The report of nn In
tention on the part of the Turkish gov
ernment to break off diplomatic vein-
llony with Greece does not necessarily
mean war.
CLAIMS AUAtXS'Z TIIK 0/T1 * .
Anjong the novel features of the
proposed Howell charter bill which
deserve the attention of "the citizen be
fore that measure bccom < vi law Is the
set'llou relating lo elalins against the
city. This seetloii requires all claims
except those for salaries and Interest on
the public debt before allowed to be
verllled by allidavlt as to the eorrectiuw
of the account and thu performance t
the services orIhe furnishing of ( lit
article.- * for which the claims are made
Bills are to be illeii with the city clerl' '
and If disallowed the claimant Is to
have a. right of appeal to the district
court , conditioned on the giving of a
good and siifllefent bond for the prosecu
tion of the appeal and the payment ol
Iho costs in ease of an adverse decision.
More Important , still , every taxpayer is
entitled to appeal in n similar mannei
from the allowance of any doubtful
claim within ten days after the action
of the council by serving notice upon
the city cleric and lllhig the necessary
bond , while the district court Is given
jurisdiction over such cases the same as
over appeals from decisions in the
Justice--courts. -
Should thisprovision for contesting
disputed claims against the city be en
grafted on the charter a way would be
opened to the taxpaying citizen to
frustrate raids upon the city treasury
by fraudulent claims put through with
the collusion of eily ollieials. While no
citizen might foul it incumlu-nt upon him
to light boodle jobs at his own expense
the Held would be cleared for an or
ganization of taxpayers whose special
object should bu to contest every ipies-
tlomible claim allowed by the mayor
and council. The people of Omaha have
fell the need of such an organization
many times in recent years and thou
sands of dollars have been drawn out of
the treasury on claims which could
never have successfully passed the
ordeal of the courts , and they would not
long neglect the opportunity to protect
themselves by the proposed Innovation i
In the Uowell charter bill.
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Till. 1IKAVTT APPHQPItlATlONS.
The appropriations by the present con
gress will exceed a thousand million
dollar ? , notwithstanding the efforts of
Speaker Reed and the chairman of the |
house committee on appropriations , Mr.
Cannon , to keep them down. Tin-so
efforts were not. entirely unavailing , but
as Mr. Cannon said In explaining Ihe
sundry civil bill , lie could accomplish
little agaiiwt tlio general disposition in
congress to keep up expenditures. This
bill , however , with aggregate approa
lirlatlnns of more than ? , " 0,000,000. carries
l
ries less by $8,000,000 than the estimates
nn which It Is based and the only fea
ture of It that Is at all open to criticism
s tlie appropriation for river and harbor
mprovements , amounting to $ lfi,000Mo.
iSut as to this It was shown to be neees- ,
' , [
wiry In order to pay for improvements Ii
jihiced or authorized to be placed under Iis
L-ontract by the last river and harbor
„
bill. The fault , If thorp be any , wan In
Ihe legislation of a year ago , which pro
dded for expending SM.OOO.OOO in river
nnd liarlrar Improvements , one-fifui'th
f that amount to be expended annually ,
lieglnnlng .rnly next. In view of the
ondltiim of the treasury It was nil- ! >
inestlonably a mistake to appropriate
o large a MUIII for this purpose , yet .Mr.
Cannon , who expressed tills view , ad
mitted that the river and harbor bill
iiisspd nt the llrst session of this i.on-
'ress contained less In the aggregate of
ibjectlonable appropriations than any
Ivor and harbor bill of which lie bail
uiowledgo. passed In the last twenty
paw.
This Is only one of a number of in-
ireases , however. Others are for naval
'oustructlou anil for seaboard fortlllca-
Ions and as was said by the chairman t
the appropriations committee , thejio
.vprp demanded by the country and
Jongress simply performed its duty In
leedlng the demand. There are very
'ow who will question the wisdom of '
hat action. N ono who has given the
natter intelligent consideration can
loulit the policy of adequately fortify-
ng our seaports and It Is a work that s
light to be accomplished with the least
wsslblo delay. The money expended
'or this purpose and In building up ( he n
mvy has been well expended anjl we if
nuust continue -thin policy until our 01P1
P1Pi
ueans of defense against any possible" PiH
'orolgn foe are ample. There has been H )
slight Increase In appropriations for ti
niblle buildings , but Itn \ fully justified
y the fact that the buildings tire
irgendy needed.
A billion of dollars Is n great deal of bi
noney , but this Is a gn-iU and growing
, and It may bo doubted whether
will ever bo ublu to
j expenditures much below Hint amount
j 1'crhajw when the government pays on
less for pensions than now nnd the worl
of fortifying our seaports and building
up a navy Is completed expenditures
can be somewhat reduced , but there
will arise new demands for outlay Ii
the name of the general welfare , while
na to some things for Instance , rlvci
and harbor Improvements mid public
buildings Iho demand will be per
putual. We believe nn honest effort has
been made by the house lenders In tht
Fifty-fourth congress to reduce ex
pemlltures wherever it could bo dom
without Injury to the public service 01
detriment to the national welfare.
SVXDAY KVRXIXtt CllUltCIl SKHVICKS ,
Tilts efforts of the local ministers to
maintain the Sunday evening churcl
services and strengthen them with the
church-going people should receive the
mibstantial encouragement of all the
better class of our citizens. There Is
no question ( hat the churches of a city
are to be numbered among the chief
factors contributing to Its growth and
upbuilding nnd that the larger the
number of church-going people the safer
is Its reputation as a law-respecting
community. Neither Is there any jue *
tlon that recent changes In social on
vlrontnent. have- made against , the popu
larlty of church services and especially
Sunday evening church services and
that If the latter are to be continued
this movement must be checked.
The discussion of this question before
the Ministerial association seems to have
turned upon the vital point. The value
of Sunday evening church services' must
depend upon thoJr own attractive pow
ers. People who are brought to church
solely because they expect the pastor
to say something sensational cannot be
actuated by very religions motives.
Neither can people be. the best subjects
for church work who attend services
simply because they have no other place
to go to. When the Sunday evening
services are more attractive tlwn pro
fane Sunday evening amusements they
need not fear the competition of the
theater or the concert hall.
A TIIVST OFFICIAL'S \'tKir. \
It was not to be expected that Mr.
Searles of the Sugar trust would ap
prove of the trust Investigation being
proaecnted by a joint committee of the
New York legislature. He told the com
mittee on Monday that such Investiga
tions make capital feel unsafe and un
certain and cause It to act on the de
fensive. What Mr. Searles and others
like him want Is absolute freedom to
plunder the people and anything that
proposes to put a restraint upon their
rapacity they decry as a menace to cap
ital. Tlio history of the Sugar trust
deus not show that it has ever been the
least bit afarmed by the legislative and
judicial attention it lias received. It
has kept right along in a most aggres
sive fashion crushing out competition ,
regulating production and prices of
sugar , exacting whatever tribute it
pleased from consumers and robbing the
government through undervaluations.
The capital engaged in that enterprise
ha.s been pretty constantly on the of
fensive rather than the defensive. There
was a time , when the sugar schedule
of the present tariff law was under con
sideration , when the combine' may have
felt unsafe * , but it carried its point and
lias made greater profits since than be
fore.
fore.Mr.
Mr. Searles also told the committee
that the increase of large corporations
is not a disadvantage to workingmen. ,
Yet it Is a well known fact that the
course of the Sugar trust in suppress
ing competition threw a great many
workingmen out of employment and re
duced the cost of labor In sugar refin
ing. ICveiybody who knows anythin
on the subject knows that the wage-
ea.nier is benefited by industrial com
petition , botli as to the amount of em
ployment offered and the pay of labor.
Kvory such combination as the Sugar
trust has been Inimical to labor and
must necessarily bo so , because it re
duces the market for labor. Such com
binations are also a disadvantage to
tiie worklngman for the reason that he
must pay more for their products than
such products would sell for with tin
restricted competition.
The trust Investigation has 'not had
any very notable developments , but it
grows in Interest.
r
The Omaha Ministerial association lias
lassed resolutions endorsing a bill pend
ing in the legislature prohibiting all
Sunday ! amusements , such as theater °
performances , base ball and foot ball
Wines , prize fighting and cock fighting.
I'rlzo fighting and cock fighting are nl-
ivady prohibited by law without respect
to the day of the week on which they
lake place , but under our "reform" po- $
lee department these salutary laws have
een dead letters. The ministers might
uncover some Interesting Information if -
Lhey started an Inquiry into the reason
for the non-enforcement of these laws.
Only a comparatively few days yet pf
ivmaln of the legislative sessions In
many of the western .states , In some of [
ivlilch the term will expire even before
hat of Nebraska , None of the pro-
losed appropriation bills anywhere
become laws nnd all wall- '
iavp yet are - j'
ng for Nebraska to take the lead , which
jy every principle of right and decency >
should naturally assume.
)
It Is estimated that there will bo upon I
m the CorliL'tt-KllzsInimons prize fight
nore than twice as much money as was \
'xpcnded for the liruilloy-Martln ball.
Jets on the outcome will Involve several
lines as much more. And yet some -
lenplo decline to believe that prosperity cl
on Its way , cln1 n1a
a :
If the state treasury Investigating com-
nittoe- really wants to go to tlio bottom p
Ihe traffic In public fuiuLs there tuv :
ilenty of persons within reach who , if
ilaced on the witness stand , could throw .
Ight upou numerous Inteivstl ig treasury
transactions. 0
According to the latest program , after
ho exposition appropriation bill has ;
1
ieen laboriously rolled up to thu top of di
ho hill by the urn-easing efforts of thu
iromoters and thu assistance of thu No-
rasku press , Mr. Ilryuu Is to push It
across the lltu > and then be balled by
his ndmlrerV'ns tlio savior of the expo
sition. All right. Let the savior act
bo now
The dcaVjl Treasurer St. John of the
democratic , , tloiml committee brings
out the rottiatljable fatality that has at
tacked men1vllo woi'o prominently , con
nected wlUi-tho Chicago convention.
Kx-Govenior'-ltussoll of Massnchusottfl
died beftitulig , returned homo and John
It. Kello\yss.vf.Ncw York survived the
election but n few weeks. Hoth of these
men weroltnToflg the principal opponents
of the fre 'sTlver declaration , while
Hanker St. jToliU'Was a radical white
metal enthusiast.
One man who hauled his own garbage
without a license has taken a fall out
of the Inspector who tried to hinder
him , but It still remains for someone to
light the Iniquitous Jobbery of the pres
ent garbage system to a finish and liavti
the agreement so constantly violated by
the contractor abrogated by the city.
If the pedagogical department of the
State university does the same or
equivalent work to that of the State
Normal school , the graduates of Uioone
ouht , to have the same privileges as
teachers as of the other. The lest for ap
plicants for teachers' certificates should
be efficiency niid.tralnlng.
Notoriety. %
Philadelphia Hrcbrd.
The senate Is bound to get Into print , even
If It shall bo compelled to hold secret sessions
'
sions dally.
tie It , IIiiHlnnul ) < : < > It , Hour.
Indianapolis Journal.
When , It comes to a fight .between Messrs.
Carnegie nnd ItocKtfeller for control of the
ateel rail business the rest ot mankind need
not care which downa the other.
Tli . Millennium.
Washington Star.
It will bo a' great day for this country
and' let It bo hoped that It may not bo far
distant when 'the. president of the United
States Is In the largest measure relieved of
all this pressure ( of otficeseckers ) and has
the full time necessary to weigh the far
greater problems that always confront him.
Colil Stud-incut of I'm-1.
St. I.oula Tost.
A fact outweighs a ton ot argument. Here
is a fact. As lc-ng as the steel rail trust
icld together Uio lowest price for rails was
2S per ton. When the Scran ton and Jollet
mills drew out of the pool the prloo of steel
rails dropped to $17 per ton. At thu reduced
price the Carnegie mills have booltud ordero
which will keep their Draddock mills running
steadily for a year. The difference between
! 28 and $17 Is the difference between trust
) rlces and honest competition prices.
UN u ill ItcMillt In I'riiMpt'ol.
Ij < nilsvlli ) ! Courlcr-Journul.
The manufacturers of knit goods In varlou"
larts of the 'country have formed an awoela-
lon , the expressed object of which lo to look
after the tarlif ' .and especially to prevent
mdcrvaluatlona. 5So far as the latter object
a concernedithore can be no objection to any-
uat measure tO ) prevent frauds upon the
evenuo. Hut IU may bo Just n.3 well to
vntch and see whether the association does
not begin toput up prices after a brief
nturval. Such'things have occurred before.
AinliiisMiiilnr.
{ Minneapolis Jotirnnl. *
Chauncey Depew secma to bo looked upon
as the comlriK United States nmbassaJor to
the court ot > St. .lames' . Everybody will be
glad to see < tlic doctor In cuoh-a congenial
place. As the lAmcrlcan ambassador In
ls' > chlt5j employed . inaklng post- .
prandial speeches : unless eomt International '
ucstlon arltfs , Dr. ; Depc\v 'Will bo in his
clement , for there Is1 not a man' In either
hemisphere his superior in making after-
inner speeches. And in diplomacy well.
Dapew can't bo beat there. Talleyrand him-
ppl * would admlf It.
Heroism In ( Iniivy. .
St. I'.iul Pioneer Press.
Those who have feared that the pcr&jnal
ourago and 1'erotim of the old navy could
lot bo preserved In the changed conditions
f life on the modern Iron-clad have their
hecrfulncss restored by such , exhibitions as
hose which took place during the recent gale
oft Hnttcras. When -four men were swept
from the decks of the Maine a comrade
named William J. Creelman at once sprans
overboard to attempt their rescue , and waa
himself raved with difllculty. John Adaicu
and Alexander Nelson lost their lives In at-
to Save comrades , and Cadet
Gherardl , with six men , put out In a boat for
reicuo work when the violence of the waves
was such that there seemed not one chance
In a hundred of their safe return. Given the
occasion , and our navy will always produce
Its heroes.
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IOWA I'llKSS COJ1JJI5XT.
Ottumwa Courier : The Henry county
beard of supervisors has psseed an order
excluding typewriters from the caurt house.
It Is not clear whether this means the type
writer machine or the good looking young
lady typewriter operator. From the fact
that the Henry county ofllclals have regis
tered a vigorous kick and asked the board to
rescind tlie order , we acaume It Is the latter.
Sioux City Times : One of the curiosities
of the Immigration business Is disclosed In
the efforts of Maryland people to secure Im :
migrants to their htate. There Is n new
colony In Caroline county which was secured
through the efforts of the Immigration com-
iiijTsIoner , who reports that "fifty people are
lo Join It next wee ) ; from Iowa , and a colony
of Canadians will arrive In the state about ,
the first of next month. They will bring I !
with them enough money to purchase farms /J /
:
AMI OTIIKIIWISK.
The New York Hizcult company poem to *
bo out after the "dough. " It made- over
$500,000 last year and Its stock Is still rising. °
ThU Is no llowery dream , either.
Speaker Reed Is finishing up his ninth con
tinuous term In the houoo and lu the next
L-ongross he will bo tbo oldest In point of con .
tinuous service , as well as speaker.
It is A singular coincidence that ex-Con-
srcssman James , WlUon , the next secretary
agriculture Ijt father ' of the position , hav if
ng first Introduced' the bill creating It.
The rcfcrcuceV' . ) the operations against
ho emir of Nupe as "another little Hrltish 11
war" fall to df/iXc-pIear / the fact that It may
result In IliB aTinc.iatIon cf territory with a if
larger population than that of EnglanJ Itself.
The IdHfithe , } ] * list of thojo who have
jiald too dearly ref success or fame haa in
Iho pot few days Included the names of tti
MuliUaczy , no Jlparalytic ; of McGIIIln , dead 9
y lib own'4 hand ; of Albert Uora , the t
lovollst , and Stelnltz , the chess player , both
nsano.Vllli fill -al them a lessor measure , '
f succosa might1 have meant a greater raeas-
U'o cf happiness. 'tc
Teoplo can 'ilo graceful tilings In Franco , to
lady , strlollyo guarding her anonymity , tl
earning that there were young men be- ill
onglng to tlwlilCcjilo lies Jleaux Arts dls- illbe
Ingulshcd foiiiithajr proficiency , but who
vorovlthout nirans , has hail a house fur- In
ilshed In oqoioaUe most picturcaijuo parts Inw
Franco , where , ' without cost , a certain st
lumber of artists may spend tlielr summers stall
mil study , ? 3
Hev. Dr. Itufsffll II. Conwell of I'lilladel-
ihla , has returned from hla tour of In- !
rcntleatlon In Cuba. "Ueyond Havana , " ho
aj'u , "tho Insurgent Unco are on all sides ,
torn six to twenty miles distant. There 1 ? °
lesina to bo a kind of understanding that Jt
.liero thai ! be | io fighting arnund the city. p
rho SpanlBh roldlera go out on the railroad P * .
Mantaiuas , right through the rebel torrl- a 11
ory , and no nl tempt Is madu to stop them
fralns could easily be wrecked , but It . ' not
lone , Just before I cams away ( ho Hpanlanls
ot notice' from tbo insurgents to sidetrack f
tr&lu for a couple of hours and It wau
lone. U tliey had refused to comply I It L
loubt If the train would ever have reached If f
lavaim , but aa It was thu cara were not Ifwi
nolcetcd. Why , It's the funniest war 1 ever
ww. "
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Exposition Endorsements
BY THE NEBRASKA PRESS. / <
.
Dawson Newsboy : Ono bv one our con
temporaries arc speaking a good worei tor
thu TranamlsMsslppl and International Ex
position and ere long the few that rcftuo
to encourage the enterprise because Omaha
Is likely , to bo benefited by the great show
will begin to feel "very loncaome.
Surprise Herald : The good effect of a
liberal appropriation tor the Transmlssis-
slppl Exposition 'a already half defeated by
our legislature refusing to pass the appro
priation promptly. H allows very Injurious
criticisms by other ntatca that were already
favoring thn exposition. Wo sny pass the
bill at once and give a liberal appropriation.
The light ot the future \vl.l certainly ratify
thK action.
Klmball ( Neb. ) Observer : The Nebraska
delegates , who made Mich a commendable
fight for the location rl the exposition at
Omaha , pledged lo the Transmls-ilsslppl con
gress Nebraska's support to the fair. If lo
cated In our state , nnd four-fifths of the
citizens are favorable to an adequate ap
propriation. Such an appropriation should
bo made and without further parleying ,
which greatly Injures the prospects of nppro-
prlatlon bills In other tratismlsslsslppl states.
Curtis Citizen : If we don't all attend the
same church or vote the same party ticket ,
wo certainly can all agree that It Is a duty
of every good citizen to do all ho can to
promote the growth and general prosperity
of the colnmutvlty In which he lives. A long
pull , a strong pull and a 'pull ' altogether for
the Transmisslsslppi Exposition.
St. Paul Press : Wo hava been frequently
aslrod what we think : about thu slate mak
ing an appropriation for the benefit of the
Transmlsslsslppl Exposition to bo held at
Omaha.
The exposition will bring hundreds of
thousands of people Into our state , many of
them seeking homes , who , upon Investiga
tion , will bo attracted by the fertility of
our soil , the agreeable climate , our spletulid
common school system , colleges and
churches. Wo believe the exposition would
bo the means of greatly advancing the prlco
of real estate all over Uie ttate , and brlUR ,
Into our state many desirable citizens. A re
fusal to make an appropriation would be
equivalent to say to the general governments
and the various states that we do not care
for the exposition , and cast distrust upon
us. While we are anxious to cut down
taxation to the lowest possible limit con
sistent , we regard the exposition with favor ,
as calculated to advance our prosperity.
Wakefleld Republican : When during the
lay ! session of the TransmiNSlsslppI congress
it woa decided to hold an exposition within
the borders of one of the states having rep-
refutation ( and Nebraska was the successful
competitor In having It located at Omaha ) the
state assumed a responsibility In the ful
fillment of which it should strain every nerve.
Although It Is not purely a Nebraska affair ,
yet Ho success depends primarily upon the
efforts of the stats generally and the action
of the legislature in relation to the appro
priation In aid of the exposition.
While the enterprise will not bo conducted
on as great a acalo as the Wcrld's Columbian
exposition , It will undoubtedly compare fa
vorably with any Interstate exposition held
In this country. It will be a great advertise
ment for the states comprising the tranamla-
simippl region , but particularly BO for Ne
\
braska.
Through the efforts of Nebraska's repre-
scntatlvra In congress , particularly Senator
Allen and Congressman Mercer , congress
appropriated the sum of $200.000 for u gov
ernment exhibit and tliua encouraged the en
terprise In a very substantial manner. The
busCneaa men of Omaha have left no stone
unturned to'make It a success. Jlany states
of the trana.uirtsisslppl country "have signified
their willingness to make an appropriation ,
but it Nebraska takes the lead other states
will undoubtedly be more speedy and liberal
in following her example.
Srhuyler Herald : We fall to agree with
those of our exchanges that seem lo labor
under the Impression that the city of Omaha
will alone be benefited by the Trausmlssls-
slppl Exposition. They are certainly figur
ing from a faUe basis. What benefits
Omaha must to a certain extent benefit the
entire state. The Transmisslsslppi Exposi
tion Is In no sense of the word an Omaha
affair , or for that matter a state affair , but
it is something In which the entire- great
west is Interested. It will show up as notli-
Ing else could all of the great advantages
of thu central west. This endeavor to work
up a prejudice against Omahi is all wrong.
Every citizen of Nebraska should be willing
to aid her In making the exposition a grand
success. Omaha has nobly done her share ,
now let the remainder of the state do as well.
Auburn Post : If the present legislature
Joes not mnke a fair appropriation for the
Transmisslsslppi Exposition at Omaha It
will heap upon Its own head and the
state at largo the contempt of all the states
In the transnilsaisilppl vnlley that are waitIng -
Ing upon the action of Nebraska before they
set. It seems to ths Post that under the
times and circumstances $350,000 is too much
to appropriate , but that an appropriation of
rrom $150,000 to $250,000 placed in such a
manner that It will be Judiciously spent will
lie of vast benefit to the state In many
ways. Tho. exposition at' Omaha will draw
capital and people to the state as nothing
lso will.
Grand Island Independent : When the ap-
iroprlatlon of $230,000 tor the drouth suffer
ers was up for consideration In the Nebraska
enato two years , every member of the
oglslaturo from Douglas county was an ar-
lent supporter of the measure at all times.
little reciprocity now In behalf of ' the
fransmlsslsslppi Exposition appropriation ta
onlloiitly ( ( looked for and should be forth-
lomlng. While Hall county received no par-
Icular benefit from the appropriation two
rears ' ago , we believe that our people are
nterprlslng enough to realize what such an
ixhlbltlon : within the borders of tbo state
ncans ,
$
Nebraska City Press ; The eyes of all
ho loyal people of Nebraska are at present
entered on tfcfl legislature awaiting In
HTathloss suspense the action of that body
in the Transmlsslialppl Exposition bill , They
eel that the exposition will bo tbo making
Nebraska and will In effect offset the tor-
or.s of the drouth of ' ! )3 ) and ' 91 ,
While the exposition will be hold In Omaha
t
will nevertheless ) be a Mini-national affair
nd will be of especial benefit to the state
„
Nebraska. It will be a particular adver- |
laomont to all Nebraska and the county , „
Ity , village , precinct or Individual no shorts
Igbtcd as to offer opposition to an enterprise ,
tie beneficial re-sulto of which are eo clear ,
certainly deserving of a leather medal.
Cecil's almost a wa&to of time to take up and
Tej'ont ' the many and varied branches In l >
'hlch this magnificent exposition of the re-
ourccs of the trunamlsslHPlppI tatea will ?
onellt Nebrauka. The percentage of gain
the amount of the Investment will bu ten
lines 1C to 1 and the percentage ot Incrc.ue
ps-pulatlon and permanent capital will
equally on great.
The legislature should ccaso dillydally- -
ig and trilling with little "dinky" measure *
'hen a question of tmch vital Importance
tares It In the face. The oxpraUion bill
hould be passed and for the full amount of
350,000. :
,
Ashland Journal : The Journal Is cmptiat-
allyiii favor of the state's making a good
pproprlatlon to aid the TrannnlBsitHlppi Ex-
osltlon. Tim euccrau of tills .movement will
more lasting good to the state and Its
eopls than any other movement that could
be Inaugurated at this time. Ily
incani lot us have -the appropriation. tl
tla
Weeping ; Water Republican : If the Trans.
ilbslsili > | 'l ' Expedition Is not a success , It ' \
III not bo the fault of The Omaha Hue , and
It does not receive encouragement In the bT
bb
ray of a genc-roua donation from the state
will bo the fault of a populist legislature , b
our own state falls to do the right thing b
hat can wo expect from other BtatcH. The Ii
stylus , "Thero U a tide in the affairs , etc , , "
ftu be applied la this case , and If we do
a I * - * v * * - * v vj
not take H nt the flood , wo will bo the
losers. Let the exposition receive your
hearty co-operation find approval and tbo
ttalo as a whole will be benefited.
_
Ua tlnga Trlbiinp : Isn't It nbnut time for
the Nebraska legislature to make n good
shed appropriation for the Transnilrnlsslppl
Exposition ? Other sUtefl are patiently waitIng -
Ing to see what Nebraska will do. The ap
propriation Is a good thing. 1'us.lt It along.
so Citizen : Oth r states urn willing
lo mnko liberal appropriations for the com
ing .Traiunnlwilsslppl Kxpnsltlorf to bo hrldla
tlio city of Omaha , but arc waiting to BCD
what Nebraska will do. Sli-anwhllo the
loKlslaluro doss iltllo except talk and make
appropriations to pay their salaries.
iiocic-uooTKu CO.MMUH.NCL : .
It In Mnnlft'if ti1 liy Iliv I'roinotrrx of
( ho TrniixtiiNxlHiliMtl I'/\i > oMllon ,
. Clilcnso Inter Oc'nn.
Ono of the most encouraging features of
the hard tlmca Is tlifl money and energy
Hint the people of the .Mississippi vnlley uro
putting Into great Industrial exposition * In
colnbratlon of their great progrcus nnd for
the display of their vast rosou'rces. The
state of Tennessee , nt Nashvlllo , on tbo
1st of May next , expects to open her centen
nial exposition , that ls Intended to excel
any state effort of the kind that has pre
ceded It. Omaha , the commercial metropolis
of Nebraska , backed by that state and others
to the west , announces a Transmlsglsslppl
Exposition for 1S9S that , In extent and
character , would bo great In the boom times
of a growing country. "
These evidences of the people's returning
confidence In the tuturn should bo welcomed
and encouraged everywhere by everybody.
The country never before had In It Midi an
abundance , of those things that go to mnko
prosperity. The harvests have been luxurl
out , there are now developments In our
mineral resources , and the energy and ucrvo
forceof the people after a rest of four years ,
awakening with guns that announce a now
national administration , with American
tendencies , are ready to show the world again
what , a free people can do. With the favor
of such an administration the Mississippi
valley and tlis great states west and north
not only can feed the world , but can supply
It with the precious metals for nil the uses
of commerce and trade.
At the hi > 3h of the Transmississlppl Kxpo-
sltlon are men of energy nnd character. They
have laid a broad foundation for their ex
position , which they Intend ehall be , like
our great World's fair , an cyeopcner for
eastern cynicn 'and critics. The congress
ot the United States has already agreed to
expend not less than $200.000 in an exhibi
tion of the resources of the nation , The
ithons of Omnha and the railroads and cor
porations connected with that city are cx-
u'cted to subscribe not less than $1,000,000.
The atate of Nebraska contemplates nn ap
propriation of JfSoO.OOO , and divers other
staleo in the transniissiEalppl region give
Indications of entering cordially into the
spirit of the originators of the great under
taking. Its entire success peems almost
assured.
No state In the Mississippi valley Is more
Interested In that success than Illinois. There
are no people to whom this state can ex
hibit her manufactured products to more
advantage than to the people of the trana-
mlaslsslppl states. Their trade Is worth mil
lions to ua now , but to wliat extreme it will
grow In the future there can be no estimate.
Chicago is the commercial center of the north
Mississippi valley and the natural clearing
house for the great mineral and agricultural
stntca of the transmUslssippl region. Their
trade and friendship are worth cultivating ,
to say nothing of that community of Inter-
eats with our nearest neighboring elates ,
which should lead us to aid in everything
that will work for the prosperity of all.
The merits of the Transmlssiuslppi Expo
sition have already been discussed to nome
extent by our legislature , and "a bill is
pending In the senate which contemplates a
participation of Illinois therein. This should
have thoughtful and careful consideration.
It would seem that there could hardly be
two opinions by thoughtful men as to the
propriety and duty of Illinois in the premises.
Can she afford to sit stolidly by while her
alstera are moving forward to greet the
prosperity which gives promise of Its
coming ?
1'MJCIC COMMA.M1S SUCCESS.
Iim-u'M Frlfiully Inti-rc.st In tin ; TrniiN-
Des AIolncH Leader.
The people of Iowa talco a most friendly
Interest In the great Transmisslsslppi Expo
sition to be held In Omaha during 1S9S. and
mont cordially wish It success. The legis
lature of the state has already shown Its
friendliness by an appropriation of $10,000 ,
and It is expected that more will be- pro
vided by the next legislature for the- duo
representation of the &tale.
The exposition idea Is the result of a
proposal made at the Transmlssourl Com
mercial congress held In Omaha in 1S95.
IlBsolullons were then adopted memorializing
congrois for recognition of the exposition
and for the granting of such an appropri
ation rs has been usual In similar cases In
the past. Omaha took hold of the matter
In earnest and announced its intention of
raising $1,000,000 home. The subscrip
tion ! ! up to the present amount to $125,000 ,
a larger sum relatively than Chicago con
tributed when It raised $5,000,000 for the
Columbian exposition. Congress responded
to the request of the commercial congress
by passing a $200,000 appropriation to be
dovotml to a special building and exhibit by
the United States government. A bill Li
now pending before tlio Nebraska legislature
for the appropriation of $300,000 by tbo
Eta te of Nebraska , and will doubtless be
:
passed within afew days , although the
amount given Is likely to be less M ,
than $350,000. In other western states
and territories appropriations are pendIng -
Ing with Haltering prospects of success.
If It were not for the hard times It Is likely
that an aggregate of $5,000,000 would In all
bo set aside for the exposition. Even as It
Is ( ho ccntrlbutlooa are llko'.y to be moro than
$3,000,000 and with this amount , supple
mented by resources acquired by pledging
the gate receipts , the- total expenditure Is not
likely to bo but little less than $5,000,000.
On\aha shows inugnlllcont faith In herself
by undertaking such an enterprise , as said '
above larger relatively than thu World's fair
wcs to Chicago. Such pluck la worthy of
encouragement.
At present the trade relations of Iowa to
Nebraska are not as Intlmato as would be
expected from their contiguity. Iowa does
nut sell much In Nebraska , nor docs )
Nebraska sell In Iowa. It Is because both
states look for the real markets for their
surplus further cast or abroad , Hut this
condition will not always exist. At present A
Iowa's gaze Is exclusively directed toward
the east , but It Is only a matter of time :
when Iowa will look westward for market ;
orliaps not In Nebraska , whose products 10
ire largely similar to our own , but to the-
irt > at Inter-mourtaln country which this ex
position represents. Consequently It be-
lioovcs Iowa at the beginning to cultivate
the most friendly trvdo relations , and to thin SI
end a friendly Interest should bo taken In SIYl
the gigantic enterprise that our sister city Yl
to tbo west has undertaken.
I1 ]
< ; HIHIC ; rutic.
AI
Chicago Post : Thure Is a constantly In-
reaelng number of people who think that It.
t would bo a good thing 15 the powers would
Jtlicr thrash Turkey or lot some one el.w
lo It.
Ilrooklyn Eagle : Greece Is still a living Dl
Greece. She wautit to fight , she has some
thing to fight for , and this part of the world OI
ivould be glad to see her restoration to her
jld place among the civilizations that owed
their Inception to her teachings and ox.
imple.
New York Tribune ; , "Como over Into
Macedonia and help us , " will probably BOOH
10 a much'hcard cry. Greece may keep
I'urkoy off tlio sea and drive her out of Crete ,
ut a big Turkish army In .Macedonia will
jo another matter , with which the gallant
Hellenes will find It dllflcult to deal.
Now York Sun ; Turkey has a great
iruiy inado up of troops aa forocioui
aa any In the world , Clrcecc ho
but n small army , recrttltod from
n poptilntlon nol much larfrer th n tlio city
of Ne-w York. Yet Greece Is ready to t Ke
up Arms against Turkey In b liMf of the
wrongcJ people of the outlying Island of
Crete. '
Chlciiffo Journal : The action of Grccco I *
magnificent. H lins rebuked the whole brsl-
taut , vacillating crew of Kuropt-flil diplo
mat * . They hnvo dallied over the Turkey
quRslton In ona form or nnottier for yr-am ,
nnd have steadfastly opposed precipitate
action , by which they have incnnt < : llon of
nny sort whatever. They have attempted
to smooth down the Indignation of decency
by n prolctuo that they were about to do
eomrthltiR very Important which for certain
mysterious reasons would bo a failure It It
wasn't done Just so.Hut their sctiUh
apathy In spile of come of the most fcro-
cloita wholesale crimes that ever disgraced
mankind w-as evidence1 they never Intended
to do anything. What Orreco will try to do
In Crete In what the rowels should hftvo
done In Kurope lung ngo , and that Is to
drlvo out the Turk.
Tlttl.'l.liS MUHT AS Allt.
Philadelphia Upoord : Tommy Pop , Jo
skates always conic In pfilrs ?
Tommy's 1'ojiVoll , my boy , porno of
them como In punches.
Detroit Vroo Press : "Arc nil tlit-sp Inns
of thousands of mull you tnlk iibout look
ing for work , WlKoloy ? "
"Not by n IOIIK shot. They's sifter politi
cal appointments. "
New York , Tribune. "Why Oon't you re
pent of your ulna ? "
"Well , to tell tlio truth. I'm kept too
busy regrcltlui ; those of my. ancestors. "
WnshlniTton Slnr : "Do you think , pro-
feswor , that tlio theory Hint Mnrs Is In
habited linn nny prnet' > l value ? "
"Do I think so ? " returned the profofl-
sor. " 1 know It. Some periodicals pay ? 20
u pugo for nrttclesi oil the subject. "
Ilrooklyn I lfe : "Ilrownliiff. ilenr , " said
Mrs , ICmeffou to her husband , "what la a
cutaneous pnMlmuV" .
"A cutaneous pastime , love ? I never
heniil of such tiling ? "
"Well , 1 heard two men on the streM car
nlklnf , anil one of them spoke of u skin
" ' "
nine.
Indianapolis Jonrtml : "Anil how did ho
die ? " miked the lady who hnd como west
lo Inquire after the husband shn had lost.
"ISr by request , inu'iuri , " said the KC-II-
tie eowboy , as mildly anil regretfully ( is
possible. i
Ohlcnpo Tribune : "John , get up. "
No reply.
"John , do get up ! "
No reply.
"John , got up quick ! Pirn ! "
"Hless mol When- ? "
"Wanted. In the kitchen stove. "
Ittit It doesn't do any good.
John doesn't got up.
And she bus to KO 'ind build It herself.
A CONFESSION ,
rinclnniitl Tribune.
I klsw our cook wliene'er I plonsc.
And yet my wife docs not object ,
] UiL Bmllus nud liluslie.s actions thnt
You'd hardly look for or expect.
Thn reason plain Is not so strange ;
Wo live In one small threo-room'd Mat ,
And she's thu cook which ROOM to show
Why these kisses eauso no spat. -
A IOUJTI.\a III2AHT.
AilclalUi- Anne Prootor.
Where are the swallows lied ?
Frozen and dead
Perchaiico upon some bleak and stormjr
shore.
shore.O
O , doubting1 heart !
Far over purple seas
They wait , In sunny ease ,
The balmy southern breeze
To bring them to their northern homes enc
more.
Why must the flowers die ?
Prisoned they Ho
In the cold tomb , heedless of tears or rain ,
O doubting- heart !
They only sleep below
The soft white ermine wnow
While winter winds shall blow ,
To breathe and smllo upon you soon again.
The sun hna hid Its rays
These many days ;
Will dreary hours never leave the. earth ?
O ilmibtliitf heart !
Tim stormy clouds on high
Veil the same sunny sky
That soon , for spring- nigh.
Shall wake the. summer Into golden mirth.
Fair hope Is dead , and light
Is quenched 111 night ;
What sound can break the sllcnco of d >
spalr ?
O dotilitltiR heart !
The sky Is overcast ,
Yet stars shall rise at last ,
Hrlghter for darkness past.
And angels' silver voices stir the air.
Man
S KNOWN NOT MOIII3 SURKLY BY
LUIB COMPANY UH KEEPS THAN
JY IJIS CLOTHES. , ,
IT IS HIS DUTY AS WI3LL AS HIS
LHASURI3 , rriIEHEl''Oni3 ' , TO KB
YELL DRESSED , AND ESPECIAL-
A" AT THIS SEASON , WHEN
L'lTEHE IS SUCH AN OPPOKTUNe
TY KOIl YOU. | .
WB AHE ANXIOUS TO DISPOSE
F OUR SURPLUS STOCK , TO
IAKE ROOM FOR OUR SPRING
iSSORTMENT-AND HAVE MARK-
D IT DOWN TO'THE VERY LOW-
3ST ; POSSIBLE PRICE , TO DO SO.
AND WHERE ELSE ARE YOU AS
iURE OF FINDING ! JUST WHAT
'OU WANT AT JUST TUB RIGHT
RICE , AND WITH TIIE CERTAIN
.SSURANCB OK YOUR MONBV
SACK IF YOU WANT IT. , ,
THE MAN WHO DOESN'T UN
DERSTAND THIS IS IN DANG EH
F LOSING MONEY.
KINO & GO ,
8. W , Cor ,
15th und
6ta