Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA BAU-.Y MONO AT , FEBIUTATIY 29 , 1807.
"THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
n. nosnwATin. editor.
I'UUMSltKO EVEttY MOHNtftO.
TERMS OP St JSCllll'TION.
Dally tin ( Without Sunday ) , One Year JO Cv
iMIly lien nnj Sunday , One Year 8 M
EU Montti9 0
Three Montlis i 00
fiundny Iw. ! One Vf-nr. , 2 N
FMurdnj- lire , One Yenr , 1
Weekly Ilee. Ono Yc r..i H
OFKICB3 : .
Omaha : The Ilee HulMlng.
Hmiih Omnlin : Sinner Illle. . Ccr. N nnd Slth Qt .
Council niurr : 10 1'enrl street.
rJilrncci Olllre : 317 C'hfirnter of Commerce.
KPW Vork : Itnnnu 13 , II ami 15 , Tribune Bldg.
AVoililngton : Ml Kill Ml'llt.
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All cmnmunlrallonn rclntliiK to tiew nna * ai
torlal matter fhoulil be ntlclrrwd ! To the IMItor.
Sfi Iirn-K3.
All IjiiflntM Ifturg and remlltHiicei rlioulii ne
flilrfsed to The Ilee I'ubllslilnx Company.
Omnli.1. IinifM , cht-cKs , | > rem nnd IHWIOIIICO
money orders to bo made faynblo to the order
of the cmmmtiy.
THE IIKR i'jjnur iisa
BTATKM KNT Ol Cl I Iff I > ATION.
Btnte of Nclirnskn , I
Dojpla.i Counly. |
Clcorse II. TiMhuck , Kcralnty of Th l' o ruli-
HfhlnB comimny. bflnor iltily nivoni. iiiyn ihnt tne
nctunl number of full nn.l compli to cotilcs cf Tlie
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rtutlnc the month of January , ISSl , wn ns follow -
low :
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15 18,772 31 . JO.oCO
1C 31.017
Total , .W2.4DO
ilpilucllons for unsold nnd rcturntd
coplcf
Totnl nH.nlm. . . .
Net dally nvcrnpe
nnonnn n. TZSCHUCK.
Sworn to before me nnd rulis-oHbcil . In my
pretcnco this I.I day of Fcbrunry , 1F97.
17 T * . Fl.IT *
ffpnl. ! > Notnry
The stnto sennto will miss Si'itntor
Kvans ,1 prcat ili-nl moru > tlinn Mr. Kvaim
. will miss lite sonalo.
Dotnctivc Illoom's search for crooks
rnlslit ho innro sticcossful If ho would
use a mirror Instenil of a toloscopo. 1'ut
tliim wo have a "rofonn" police depart
ment.
The police force , lit approhondlnR a
lead plp < ! thief , hn.s not then-by aeiiulred
a lend pipe cinch on the various forms
of crime which are rampant nnd practi
cally mu'hccked in the community.
The play of the opposition to Urn ap
propriation bill to'throw the burden of
responsibility for delay upon its most
ardent advocates was addressed to a
Brand stand which fully understands its
Import.
California has decreed by law that
bicycles must be carried free by the rail
roads. Nebraska bicyclists arc content
that their legislature does not pass a
law prohibiting the use of the wheel al
together.
The people of Nebraska could well af
ford to pay its trea.surer a little bigger
salary if it could thereby obtain a.s-
stiranee that none of the public money
would be used for private speculation
or lawless loans.
, Maryland used to contribute to the
composition of presidential cabinets , but
it has been such a long time since it did
BO that the experience afforded by Mc-
Kinley's Invitation to Judge ( "Jury will
iioiic-thc-less savor of novelty.
Tlie struggle-of the Cretans to free
themselves from Turkish dominion has
been going on for .IliS years. If perseverance -
veranco means success , Crete ought to
bo independent of Turkey before many
more centuries shall have passed.
Tlie constitutional period fen- introduc
ing bills Into the legislature will expire
thin week. The rush of pet measures to
come In under the line may be expected
to compare well with the corre.ipnndliig
days of preceding legislative sessions.
Nebraska has general Incorporation
laws and no special incorporation act
should be passed to favor any organiza
tion for any purpose whatever. Tlie
.company . that cannot incofporato under
llio general law might as well remain
unincorporated.
It has cost the state nearly S-1.000 to
change senators from Douglas county.
.The successful contestant ought to be
prepared to do his constituents and the
commonwealth at large a whole lot of
good to make up for the expenditure of
Htieli a sum in ids behalf.
If the legislature Is determined to re
main In session long enough to have n
report from the commissioners in charge
'of tile recount of the vote on constitu
tional amendments , Its member * may
have to serve some time without pay.
Legislative salaries under the constitu
tion cease to accrue after the sixtieth
"
day of the session ,
Mr. llryan talked to the legislature
on tlte principles of good government
and the fusion majority forthwith
turned around and threw every principle
of good government to the winds by un
seating a senator duly elected by a
decisive majority of the voters In his
district and giving the place to a man
who has not the shadow of a title , legal
or moral , to a seat In the legislature.
Another tiling In favor of govern
ment ownership and operation of tele
graph lines. No | Kistal , telegraph would
bo extended to the ringside of a prize
light or he used to aid and abet a con
test between brutal bruisers In dellanco
of decency , If not of law. Tlie postal
telegraph would bo a great factor In
Biipprosslng pugilism , pool selling and
gambling by closing the wires to use
for purposes of that kind.
A statement is printed In the dally
press each month showing precisely
how much inuney Is on hand In the va
rious city funds and In what bunks it
1ms been deposited by the city treasurer.
Thcro Is no reason whatever why simi
lar publicity should not bi > given the
condition of the state treasury at not
less frequent Intervals. Publicity is the
best safeguard the people can have
ugalitst incompetent ; or dishonest public
ofllclaU
ininni > . \ r
Today Is the JiCilh an'ilvor
siiry of the birthday of Ccm-jro
Washington , the most IIIuMi-lousi
character- American history. The
name of Washington ii llrst of all an
Inspiration to patriotism. Ho was pre
eminently n patriot In the brondc.U
sense of the term. At this time , when
thei-c Is so much said In tilt ? nnme of
patriotism that belles that sentiment ,
the Intelligent American cltli'.eii should
carefully stwrty the character of Wash
ington ns a patriot , us It Is disclosed
In his public career and In hlrt farewell
. That Immortal
n'ldross to his countrymen.
mortal enunciation of principles for the
guidance of a free people will be read
In the senate of the Culled States to
day and It may be hoped that It will
make a wholesome Impression upon that
body. Among its admonitions Is this :
"Observe good faith and justice toward
all. nations ; cultivate peace and har
mony with all. Hrilgion nnd morality
enjoin this conduct ; and can It be that
good policy does not equally enjoin UV"
This counsel of Washington rebukes
the spirit of jingoism and tbe feeling
of hut red toward a kindred nation
which Is so frequently manifested by
men In high public station.
I5ut while more than all else an ex-
itnip'c of lofty patriotism , Washington
was Illustrious In other respects. Ills
wisdom had much lo do In the framing
of constitution and his statesman
ship was signally shown in the work
of launching the government. Asso
ciated with great men , ho had no rill-
ik'iilly In maintaining a leadership
which all of them acknowledged , be
cause they knew the Integrity and
purity of his purposed.
Formerly the recurrence of this an
niversary was marked by public dem
onstrations. Now it is celebrated more
iinleMy , but perhaps none the less ef
fectively for Inculcating the priceless
lessons to a free people which
the life of Washington inspired ,
( 'ertalu H is that the memory
of that great man Is as rever
ently cherished by his country
men now as it has ever been nnd It
will be a sign of decadence If ever the
American people shall cease to hold' ' the
name of Wiibhlugton lu supreme honor.
f AXD
The sugar dtUles will be somewhat
increased in the new tariff bill and
they will be specific. The expectation
is to got ? 2ri,0l.K)0 ( ) ( ( ) additional revenue
from tills source. In view of the fact
that the most .important of the reci
procity agreements made under the last
republican administration were due to
free sugar , the question naturally pre-
onts itself whether we shall be able
lo renew those agreements without ; free
sugar. Tim fact Is fully recognized by
the republican members of the ways
and means committee that they can
not dispense with sugar as a source of
revenue and consequently there will be
no provision for making sugar frc .
no matter what tariff concessions are
made by other countries to the United
States.
The plan which It is understood will
be adopted is to fix a maximum and
minimum tariff upon sugar and coun
tries making concessions to the United
.States will get the benefit of the min
imum rate. It is probable that the
rates will be 1 cent per pound on
sugars testing 75 degrees or tinder , with
an Increase of a small fraction of a
cent for each additional degree1. Upon
tills basis the minimum rale might be
fixed anywhere between half a cent and
three-quarters of a cent upon sugar testIng -
Ing ' 7. degrees , which would afford a
substantial advantage to countries ob
taining the lower rate , but. would not
greatly pull down the revenue until all
the sugar-producing countries availed
themselves of the minimum rat P. Here
Is the dllllculty. It is apparent that
so far as the reciprocity policy depends
upon the sugar schedule , we must either
get much less revenue from sugar than
Is desired , or we must surrender reci
procity as to the sugar-prodiiriiig coun
tries. This Is clearly the dilemma and
there does not appear to be any escape
from It. Then there Is also the ques
tion of protection to the domestic sugar
Industry. Manifestly this would be Im
paired by an arrangement with sugar-
producing countries under which they
would got the minimum rates.
Of course the llrst consideration Is
revenue and desirable as It Is to re
store reciprocity If that can be done
only by a great sncrilice of revenue it
will have to bo dropped. It seems to
be absolutely necessary that at least
? , r > 0,00OGO. ( ) shun bo annually derived
from sugar duties and It appears en
tirely certain that this amount cannot
be had under the plan which the ma
jority of the ways and means commit
tee Is said to propose , nor will that
plan assure the required protection to
the American sugar Industry. The pro
motion of reciprocity Is greatly to be
desired. Tlie republican party Is
pledged to do so. Hut It may have to
yield to the Imperative necessities of
the government.
7AMMWAVTIIK HlfUJ.HSll 31A It 1C NT.
The report that fiO.OOO tons of steel
rails have been sold by the Carnegie
company to English railroads Is com
mented upon as seeming to make a turn
ing point in the trade relations of the
two foremost Iron and wteel producing
countries of the world. It Is certainly
a most Interesting commercial fact that
an American manufacturer of steel rails
was'able to undersell Jirltlsh manu
facturers In their homo matkct and It
suggest * ) great , possibilities. Kxporls of
our manufactures have had a nmrketl
Increase during the last two yours and
there seems to be every reason lo expect
that they will continue to grow , it is
suggested that this sending rails to ICng-
land Is likely to have a most henelicia !
effect upon our trade with the world. . It
can hardly fail to increase the prestige
of American manufacluivrs lu other
countries and iniiji- reasonably be re
garded as a distinct step toward Ameri
can supremacy In the commercial world.
lint our progress In tills direction
should not persuade us to abandon that
policy under which our manufacturing
Industries have been so highly devel-
[ oped Tin * ' that our manufacture !
product . < ! ugmxMiig In favor nbroai
docs not \\nrntnt thi conclusion thai
they h.ivo no further need of any pro
j lection. It may reasonably be urged
I liidocM , that they do not now require so
! largo a mwiHiiri' of poteetlnn : as at an
| enriler | rrrlod of their development ami
nobody proposes that they shall have. .
but It is M gravn mistake to assume , a. "
the anti-protectionists do , that there IF
no further necessity for guarding the
great Anu'rlran market against a p.iS'
s'ble doltl.ee of foreign compMl.ton. . The
policy that has made the rutted States
the greatest manufacturing nation of tin
world It Is tin1 part of wisdom to still
adhere to , modifying It from time td
time as changed conditions shall make
expedient.
A XtiKllOVS \
John Jcffeoal now holds down the seat
In Hio slate senate to which the people
of Douglas county elected J. II. Kvans
by n decisive majority. Tlie testimony
taken on behalf of Mr. Jeffcoat doc *
not dlsclo.se tiny votes cast for .Teffcoat
that were credited to Hvans , nor does it
disclose any voters who had been
coercrtl or bribed to v0to for Kvans or
prevented Ironi voting for Jeffeout. The
unseating of Senator Kvans not only de
prives the majority of Its rightful
choice , but foists upon the people a man
who was not elected. Had Kvans for
any reason been Ineligible or had he
died before the legislature convened or
refused to serve after It convened Jeff-
coat would still have been without legal
claim 'or title to the seat.
The action of the dominant majority
of llio senate therefore Is clearly revolu
tionary and destructive of the funda
mental principle of government by ma
jorities. The only pretense tinder which
Kvans has been unseated is that per
mit ting him to servo his term would
cast rolloetlou upon the house , which
had arbitrarily thrown out the four re
publican members from Douglas county
In order to insure a two-thirds majority
for the fuslonlsts. In other words , the
senate proceeds upon the theory that
two wrongs-make one right. Carried to
Its logical conclusion all the republican
members of both houses should have
been unseated. If the mere fact that
money was expended in the late presi
dential campaign is just cause for
vacating the seats of the republican
members from Douglas county it Is also
cause for vacating all the other repub
lican seats in the legislature. And when
this rule , applied to the republicans , Is
applied also to the members elected on
the other tickets every seat In the legis
lature would be vacant and so would
ove-iiy ollice in the state house from
governor down.
In setting tills precedent the dominant
majority has struck a blow at popular
self-government which cannot fall to re
act disastrously , not only upon it , but
upon the entire state. It will afford an
incentive for future contests itv every
legislative district , no matter what the
majorities may be , and justification for
wholesale ejectments upon most flimsy
pretexts. It Is a standing bid to brief
less lawyers to trump up contest pro
ceedings for the sake of the fees which
they could earn In no other way , Woust
of all , It destroys popular confidence In
the integrity of out legislative bodies
and opens the way for fraudulent claim
ants for United States senatorsliips.
. The most deplorable feature of this
procedure is the usurpation by the
caucus of the duty devolving on indi
vidual members acting in a judicial
capacity. When a caucus is allowed to
reverse a judicial finding by the use of
the- party whip the most sacred preroga
tive of a representative , is destroyed.
To talk about prohibiting coercion of
voters while men elected to represent
the voters as lawmakers allow them
selves to be dragooned by that greatest
of tyrants , King Caucus , Into repudiat
ing their honest convictions , is an in
sult to popular Intelligence. It is the
most dangerous kind of coercion sub
versive of our entire system of free
institutions and personal responsibility
of publip servants.
Tlie absurd charge that the men be
hind the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition
project nro not taxpayers Is a figment of
malicious imagination. Tlie exposition
slock subscription list Includes not only
most of the large property owners in
Omaha but also thousands of small
homo owners and mechanics and clerks
and laborers , liofoiv the slock honks are
closed they will Include subscriptions
from nearly everybody , who has property
interests in the city. The exposition
Itself will add hundreds upon hundreds
of thousands of dollars to the tax valua
tion of the state. As a matter of fact
It would be dllllcult to get together fifty
moro representative property owners
than the fifty directors of the exposition
association.
It turns out that the much-decried
Hradlcy-Martln ball , Instead of rep
resenting an outlay of a half
million dollars , probably cost In
actual cash not more than one-
slxlli of that sum. With this Infor/iiii- /
tlon every largo city In the country
may be expected to set out at once to
imitate the affair ona scale of grandeur
corresponding to the host's pocke-lbook.
That uncompromising enemy of evil ,
the mayor of South Omaha , has set his
face like adamant against cock fighting
within Ids bailiwick. Cientlemen of
sporllvo tendencies , however , need not
be seriously hindered in their laudable
undertakings so long as the Omaha
boundary Is so very near by and the.
Omaha police so very far off.
A Japanese commissioner Is In this
country for the purpose' looking Into
the American system of railway regu
lation. Ho seems , however , to have
coino to the wrong market. If ho
wanted to learn how railroads should
not ho'regulated he would llnd nil the
material necessary for n thorough nnd
complete study.
And nil this tlmo state , county and
municipal olllcors who are bonded In
guaranty companies are saying nothing ,
Industriously sawing wood and hoping
their sureties may prove legally valid.
The peoplf whosi ? money they nro ban
dlhig Jlpijlpvltoso most Important In
'
( crests' ro committed to their care nro
hoping * * > , jtoo ,
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A rolKlonl I'riM'iuillon.
r nfi CltlMiRO Itcconl.
Kiiturl > = eJincHdAtcs for positions as state
lenUlators whl confer a favor by Rlvlnf
liledfces 'In ' Mvancp Hint If elected they wll
refrain trt n ! ItitroJucIng fool bills ,
Kvlln.
" . , „ ' , ( llobc-lemocint.
Two r > etrot | physicians n&scrt tliat an Im
portant piece of legislation was defeated In
that state , , by a former novcnior wlillo ho
was In ft Hypnotized condition. Ono ot the
peculiarities of hypnotism Is that all Its
alleged deeds are evil ,
A .Modern Tcndi-iicy.
Iiolilsvlllc Cotirlcr-Journnt
Scvdn Grecian cities did not claim the
honor of Homer's birthplace until ho had
become famous. In like manner It seldom
happens that three or four women claim to
bo the widows of a poor man. Where thu
big estates are , there are the Timncrous
widows gathered together.
Ill * ItlKliiir * * , AtnrrliMiri
Utlcn Trees.
The American IIOR goes Into Oermnnj
nowadays unrestricted. The claim that ho
was dlsenP3l and unlit for usa was main
tained for many years , but has been at laai
abandoned , The American hog shows a clear
hill of health nhd Is freely admitted to the
sausage markets nnd other places , where ho
la always In demand. The American npplc
hao gone through the snmo course. The
claim was tnado that It contained the germs
of dlwase , but It has been quickly disproved
The American apple Is now very much nl
home In Germany. Twenty times as timnj
barrels wcro sold In Germany last year
than In any previous year.
llcot S
Imllannpolls Journal.
The agitation of the beet sugar question
Is pretty sure to bo productive of some
friendly legislation and a otcady develop
ment of the biuliiGfts. It Is not likely that
congress will place a bounty on domestic
sugar , but H will doubtless Impose a fairly
protective < lnty on foreign sugar , which
will answer the same end , besides furnish
ing revenue. Members of congress from
some of the northwestern states , especially
Minnesota and Nebraska , say that the
farmers In those states are greatly encour
aged by the result of their experiments In
growing sugar beotR , and they predict that
under a protective duty the manufacture of
beet sugar In the northwest will make rapid
progress.
The CriiMli of 1'oolH.
rtilltiilclphlo. ItccorJ.
Ono by one the combinations In the Iron
and steel trades that wcro dcvlred to nullify
the law of competition are collapsing be
fore Its Irresistible sweep. Yesterday It was
the Steel Rail trust that came down with a
crash ; to-day It is the Iron Ore pool , which
control the output of the Lake Superior
mines , that Is tottering to Its fall. What
ever may bo the Immediate effect of such
disruption ! } .on Individual or local Interests
the ultimate outcome can only be wholesome ,
for It will mean the assertion of the suprem
acy of the natural laws of trade. Howevei
Individual greed and ambition may hope to
Intrench themselves upon the ruins of the
pools , thy must Inevitably come at last to
the fate which they are now preparing for
others , t L
KxfutriH Moving Southward.
S . Paul 1'loneer Press.
Following the lend of the Illinois Grain
Growers' : arsoclatlon , the packing Interests
of Kansas City have recently been Investi
gating and experimenting with the facilities
of New Orleans as an exporting point. The
result. ItIs said , Is that hereafter all ship
ments of pork , beef , etc. , from Kansas City
to Hurope will bo made via New Orleans.
The eame Interests In Omaha , St. Louis and
elsewhere are pushing an investigation as
to the comparative advantages of New Or
igans nnd roEt'orn ports for similar ship
ments from these places.r It Is simply a
question of freight charges and of time.
The north and , couth railroad lines , under
the leadership of the Illinois Central man
agement , seem to be working In harmony to
promote a grand diversion to the gulf of
the tratne which has hitherto poured east
ward from the states bordering on the Mis-
slsslppl and from the transmlssourl empire.
NKIIHASICA'S DISRItACR.
novt > Ioiiini nN Ki'KiirdliiK ; the Condi
tion of fluSlnio 'rrt'iLMiiry.
ChlcsiKO Post. .
The official statements of the governor
and ex-state treasurer of Nebraska In re
gard to the lattcr's shortage of nearly
$550,000 are highly Indefinite and unsatis
factory. Governor Holcomb limits him
self to a bare recital of the facts. He
states that although the ex-treasurer has
been out of" office nearly two months he
has not as yet accounted to his successor
for the moneys duo and belonging to the
state. Mr. Dartley , the ex-treasurer ,
docs not deny the facts , but ho charges
the new administration with trying to
make a mountain out of a mole-hill. Ho
says that every dollar he owes will bo
paid In reasonable time and that there Is
not a penny of the public funds which
cannot be accounted for.
An Investigation has been orderad and a
legislative committee appointed to conduct
It and present a report within five daye. Mr.
Hartley may have had the most excellent
intentions , and It may bu true that the state
of Nebraska will eventually get every dollar
which is due from him , but it is evident
that there la something wrong about a sys
tem which ullowu such a situation as the
present one to arise. The law contemplates
the turning over of the state money by the
retiring treatiurer to lilo successor the very
day his term expires , and It very proparly
takes no cognizance ot the motives promptIng -
Ing its violation. What honest men are allowed -
lowed to do rascals will lake the liberty of
doing without even tacit consent of the gov
erning power , and the result must Inevitably
be loss and demoralization.
ISx-Treasurer Hartley , It will bo observed ,
does not indicate the use to which ho put
the missing funds. He Is cvaslvo and vague
on tills point. The general Impression seems
to IM ) that ho has deposited the state money
In ban Its other than authorized state de
positories , and that these Institutions , whllo
doubtless safe and solvent under normal
financial conditions , have suffered from the
hard times and are unable to make full
and Immediate payment. If this [ 3 true , the
ex-treasurer has acted In violation of law.
He has beciiHphilanthroplc at public expense
and risk , and ; ' tills neither law nor morality
can sanction/I r.
Thu Taylon ( Shortage In South Dakota U
ntlll wlthlm.public recollection. That diffi
culty , too , originated In the deslro of an
obliging ofllcUiIi to aid straitened banking
Institutions and * politicians. It ended In a
penitentiary ) timtenco for the accommodating
treasurer , nt > a > a.doss to th ? state1. Wti hope
Nebraska vlll'.bo raoro fortunate , but the
lesson of HIM. Incident will not be altered ,
IIISIMSS. ;
Iluffalo IHpruas : Railroad building In the
wcat U rocoluicx a strong etimulua from the
drop In tUfi.prltn for rails rlnco the breakIng -
Ing ot thu altlM rail pool. Doth the Carnegie
and the Illinois Steel companies , which are the
leading coniihjltors for tnu trade , are get
ting all tlJMJUBlnoss ! they can attend to.
Activity In < IIII T. ' construction will benefit
greatly the ecctlona concerned.
Do ] Mclne.i "Capital : The break In steel
rails will Infueo new llfo Into a great InJns-
U-y. The output this year l < expected to be
three tlmcu aj largo as that of 1895 at least
2,000,000 tcua. ' This will reduce the price
on all kinds of Iron and the railroads will
take advantage ol low prices to re-now wcoden
bridges with li3n. This , and other hv.irovc-
mcnts , means work and living -wages for
many thousand laborers.
Milwaukee WUccuiln : The brightening of
buslncra In railroad and ether lines consequent
quent upon the dissolution of the utecl trus :
rnd the break In the price cf gteel rails Illustrates -
trates how competition , stimulates business
of all kinds , Were It not for the pulley of
protection , which built up thu Iron and steel
trade , there would have been no such com
petition as that Indicated by the formation
of a trust , and the price of rails would un
doubtedly bo much higher than it i-s at
present.
Exposition Endorsements
BY THE NEBRASKA PRESS.
Hartlngton I/cailcr : The appropriation for
the Transmjfalsslppl Kxposltloti from Ne
braska should bo not lees than $250,000.
IJIalr Pilot : True , the ox | > osltloii will beheld
held In Omaha and Omaha has subscribed
$400,000 toward the enterprise nnd will un
doubtedly make the amount 41.000.000. What
other city could have done so well ?
Sidney Telegraph : The Chicago Inter Ocean
of Monday devotes an entire page to n de
scription of the Transmlsslss'ippl ' Exposition
to be held In Omaha In U9S. Everybody ap
preciates the exposition except our own law
makers.
Atkinson Graphic ! An appropriation of
? 330,000 to aid the Transmlsslsslppl Exposi
tion would bo about 25 cents for each In
dividual In Nebraska. It would bo the means
of bringing Into the state * hundreds of thou
sands of dollars.
Urokcn Dow Hepubllcan : The TransmlssU-
slpi/1 Kxpcultlon to bo held at Omaha In 1S9S
will prove a S\nt > advertisement for the state
anil will Induce millions of capital to Invest
permanently In the state. Any reasonable
amount of money appropriated by the slate
legislature In assisting the enterprise will bo
well spent.
Sidney 1'onlard : Every county In the stnto
should make a creditable exhibit at the
Transmlsslsslppl Exposition. Stockmen
should see that some fine stock go from this
county. Wo want men with money to Invest
In our lands' ns stock ranches and furnish
cattle and sheep to stock tliem. The land Is
here , but not used for lack ot funds.
Genoa Loader : It seems strange that n
stnto of tlut.gs could exist In a great cotu.-
monwealth like Nebraska lit this nineteenth
century when there should be the least doubt
that the legislature would make a liberal
npproprlatlot for the expedition. Hut It Is
not every generation that has to deal with
populists , for which past nnd future genera
tions shoiAl be thankful.
Nor'h I'latto Tribune : The maximum , ap
propriation asked for by the promoters of the
Transmlssl&slppl Exposition Is equivalent tea
a contribution of : ! 0 cents from each in
habitant of the state. Everybody can afford
to chip in three dimes for the -success of
the great exposition. We expend moro than
that at each circus wo attend and compared
with the proposed great show at Omaha the
circus Is but an atom.
York Democrat : The Kcform Tress as
sociation , which met at Grand Island Mon
day , passed a resolution urging the legisla
ture to act promptly and niaki a liberal ap
propriation for the Transmlsslsslppl Exposi
tion and stop its foolishness. It also passed
a resolution to let the country know the
standing Paul Vandervoortlias In thu prc s
association of Nebraska. These resolutions
were both timely and to the point.
Fullerton Post : Colonel Wooster , by hie
coursu In the tranpmUslssippI affair Is alien
ating the friendship of many of his hereto
fore admirers. There Is a tlni9 when kick
ers are all right , but when a man kicks at
something that should receive his support ,
ho disgusts his frlemlfl. The Post has stood
by Wooster for years we are against Ills
present course , and sincerely hope he will
let up and let his better judgment have full
sway.
Gcrlng Courier : It Is not conceivable what
the state legislature llnds to hesitate about
In making a good appropriation for the
Omalm exposition. At thin distance , and we
are about as far away as we can get and
call It Nebraska , we do not know of one
person who does not favor a good healthy
appropriation. We regard It as abait to
draw about a hundred times ns much out
side cash Into the state. Let the visitors
and their money gl to Omaha , and both will
find their way over the state.
Papllllon Times : -Hon. Claus Grell visited
Papllllon last Monday , ths legislature hav
ing adjourned for the day. Mr. Grell , like
the Time > , had hoped that by delaying ac
tion on the exposition bill the Omaha mcm-
liers could ba forced to help the country
members pass bills to regulate the corpora-
Jens , but now , seeing that nothing ts to i
Jo gained by that course , he Is ready to vote
for a $200,000 appropriation. Sarpy county
never had a truer representative than Claus
Groll , and we are all ready to endorse his
action on every measure before the lawmaking -
making body.
Table Hock Argus : The legislature ought
to do at once whatever 'It intends doing for
the Transmlsslsslppl E > .position ; delay may
mean the loss of thousands of dollars to the
exposition. The Argus believes the people
are willing to pay a liberal amount to make
the exposition a success , although they have
no money to throw at the birds. A success
It means much for the development of Ne
braska's resources ; a fallurq It means that
the name of Nebraska will be a jest nnd a
by-word throughout the sisterhood of states.
Let the legislature do Its full duty toward
the big show and do It at once.
Dlxon Tribune : A preliminary vote con
nected with the Transmlsslsalppl Exposition
would indicate that Representative Ankeny
of our neighboring county. Cedar , is opposed
to a liberal appropriation. We hope this Is
a mistake , for we are certain that his con
stituents arc strongly In favor of the state
setting a good example In this matter. The
exposition will bring the world Into Ne
braska. Thousands will take advantage of
the cheap rates and every part of the state
will be visited for the purpose of investment.
In no other way can the state bo so thor
oughly and cheaply advertised.
Papllllon Times : On the broad ground that
the Interests of the whole state demand It ,
wo say 'It Is now time to vote $200,000 In
aid of the exposition. Tbo honest members
of the fusion forces In the legislature wore
wise In endeavoring to use the exposition
bill ns a club with which to beat the cor-
loratlon tools from Omaha Into a condition
jorderlng on honesty , but now , finding that
weapon useless , nnd having made the best
Ight they could , they should before next
Saturday night fiend to Governor Holcomb for
approval a bill appropriating At least $200-
000 for the exposition.
Randolph Times : The newspapers of Ne-
jraska , both great and small , almost with
out exception have been heard from regard-
iiK-Hio exposition appropriation. It is necil-
oss to say that they are practically nnanl-
nous In favor of a liberal appropriation
from the state legislature. All are In favor
of holding the exposition. The duty of the
> rescnt session Is plain. The members ought
0 realize what they are sent there for. Whim
ho demand , for a liberal appropriation Is so
universal , the leglslaturn would bo guilty
of treason wore it to controvert the over-
vhelmlng sentiment In favor of a $350,000 ap-
> roprlatlon ,
Pawnee Hepubllcan : Grand army circles
nro becoming Interested In the project of
lavim ; on exhibit of army relics at the forth ,
onilng Transmlas'lsalppl ' Exposition. The
chemo la a grand one and if carried out to
ts fullest extent will be ono of the most
ntereKIng features of the great exposition.
1 separate building tnould bo provided cspo-
lally for the purposa ant\ the several states ,
orth and tomli , ex-confederate and union
oldlers , Invited to end rare relics which
may bo In their possession for exhibition.
! ueo ml I as should not only Include the lata
vnr , but all preceding wars. What a won-
crful oturty this would bo to the present
'eneratlon. We hope to sco this scheme as-
umo tangible nhapo and have the In.lorne- .
ncnt of tie ! managers of the Transinissk'alppl
Exposition nnd all others Identified with the
great fair.
Weeping Water Hcpubllcan : The Trans-
ilsil.alppl Exp-sltlon should receive a liberal
linroprintlon at the hands of the legislature.
Not en exorbitant amount , but an amount
ommmsuruto with the character of the
xpoiltlon , and the benefit It would bo to the
Ute. The Idea that prevails v/Ith come
> cole | tint It will bo Omaha's ehow Is cu
ll ely erroneous and very short-sighted. The
coplo who cune to the exposition will visit
ver th < > statu to a very largo extent. The
allrojdj who are Interested In the future
nd the welfare of Nebraska , will see to U
hat every opportunity Is given to visitors
o BCD the utate. Many of the people
vho come to Omaha , will coinu with the pur-
) ese of seeing what the west Is like. Then
lie financial gcod that will result will inaktt
taelf felt throughout the entire state. There
111 bo an army of worklngmen to bo em-
iloy d from now until after the exposition
a over , and thuy will have to bo fed , anil
if.v will live better than now when they
ave no work and are uuablo to buy except
what Is absolutely ncccjsary. The grcnl
numbers of people who come at that tlmo will
eat thousands of dczcns of eggs , nnd pounds
of butter and plenty of Nebraska flour and
oat meal. They will cat many Nebraska
hogs and beeves , and "garden enss" by the
quantity. Most of this will bo furnished
by the Nebraska farmer. Of course Omahn
will get a good deal of the money that Is
npent. It Is natural nnd right that II
should. It will spend n great deal In
getting ready for the exposition and ought
at least to get that bark. Other states arc
making apptoprlatlons and If we should
make n decent one , It would be some en
couragement to them. This will all come
out of somebody's clso pocket , and come to
Nebraska , Then , what money Omaha gels
will not be locked ncctirrly In her vaults nnd
retired from circulation , but wilt soon find
Its way out Into the state. These reasons
nro nearly all based on n sottish point of
view. Wo tl.lnk any ono ought to bo able
to see the patriotic sldo and "stand up for
Nebraska. "
IHckman Krpubllcnn : Hon. Edward Hose-
water ot The Omaha Ilee Is working In
every possible way for the sticcew of the
TrnnsmlrsKsslppl Exposition , which promisee
to be the grandest spectacular affair ever
held In the wcat. The people of this state
do not realize the Importance of this expo
sition and the benefit the state will derive
or they would not r st PO easy about U.
Every county should demand Its representa
tives to vote for the appropriation of ? 350.000
for this grand affair. Nebraska Is looked
upon ns n guide In the matter of appropria
tions , and it wo give a good amount wo ran
sxpect liberal sums from our sister slates.
If we do not Rive anything , but let the expo
sition pass by , the fair name of Nebraska
will receive n blot that can only bo erased
by the night of time. Let us demand n
good appropriation and Imvo on our soil an
exposition equal In many respects to the
World's Columbian of 1S 3.V
CO\KIIMATO.\ .IL'lHiK Ml'XtiHH.
SohuylPr Herald : The dispatches bear the
good tidings that W. H. Munger's appoint
ment bus been confirmed by the senate.
Judge Munger will bo n credit to the bench.
Senator Allen Is deserving of the thanks of
the people of his utate for the efforts he
made In Judge Mimger's behalf.
Schuylcr Quill : The fenatc ot the United
States lias confirmed the nomination by
President Cleveland of W. H. MutiRcr. UK
federal Judge and he Is now In a fat judicial
position for life. Goldbtig democrats seem to
be right in line this year. Our Senator Allen
was the cause of his confirmation and It was
a piece of Inconsistent business , to say the
least.
Norfolk Nowsl W. H. MmiRor ot Fremont
has been confirmed * by the senate as
United States district judge of the district
of Nebraska. The confirmation was accom
plished largely through the personal efforts
of Senator Allen , although Senator Thurston
Interposed no objection. The continuation ot
Judge Munger seemo to meet with the gen
eral approval of the people throughout the
state , without regard to politics.
York Times : Judge Munger has been con
firmed by the United States senate thioiiRh
the efforts of Nebraska republicans. He Is
undoubtedly an efficient man and no objection
has been made to him on account of hlu
qualifications. Time Is no one who will say
there arc not several Just ns good men for
the place In the republican party , and the
Times lias been at a loss to know why so
many members of our party should be bo
much Interested In having this llfo position
given to a democrat. He represents a party
that cannot muster over 10,000 votes out of
more than 200,000 In the state. In two weeks
we will have a republican president nnd tin-
party which Is really the majority party of
the state would be represented In this Im
portant position. It may be good politics
to strengthen the opposition and entrench
them for life in this stronghold , but wo seri
ously doubt It. Thcro eocms to l > o a lnr o
number of republicans In Nebraska who thin ) ;
it the best kind of politics to give the oppo
sition just ns much as possible mid the re
publicans ns little as pojuible , but the pres
ent condition of the party In the state Indi
cates that some mistakes have been made
in the past and this may be one of them.
Fremont Tribune : The many friends of
W. II. Munger of all shades of politics will
unite In rejoicing with him In his great
good fortune In successfully passing muster
and being confirmed In his appointment as
federal Judge for the district of Nebraska. The
Tribune has hitherto voiced the unanimous
sentiment of all who know him , as to his
eminent Judicial qualifications and his unlnv
peachable private character. The unlvcrsa
testimony , even had ho failed to secure the
great prize for which he entered , must have-
proved a source of profoundest satisfaction
to him. His friends of all parties have
especial pride In knowing that their estimate
of his Integrity and ability has gone un
challenged at any point. Krotn a political
point of view the Tribune has from the be
ginning contended that a confirmation of the
nomination 'would ' bo n wise move. Mr.
Munger la a conspicuous representative of
the element of democracy which stood moro
firmly for high principle than for allegiance
to what bore the semblance of the regular
party organization In the last campaign
The position which he sought was legltlmnti
patronage for the distribution of the present
administration. The republicans have the
organization of the present United States
senate ; a republican ( Hoar ) is chairman of
the Judiciary committee to which the nomi
nation was referred ; Senator Thurston , tin-
only republican member from this federal dis
trict. Is a member of the committee. It
would , under the circumstances , have been
easy to have deferred action until a change
of administration took place , thus defeating
the Kound money democrats of this desirable
life position of honor and considerable emolu
ment. It was generally itndoratoc-d that
Senator Thurston could have prevented a
confirmation hid ho been so disposed.
Numerous republican aspirants for the place ,
foreseeing the possibility of It going to a
republican , organized their friends for an
attack on the senator , urging htm to "hold
up" the confirmation. It must have been a
sweet temptation for Senator Thurston lo
yield to the pressure' ' of those life-long polit
ical frlcnda. That ho has decided as ho
has in the matter is an evidence of his polit
ical eagaclty. It will do the party gooj In
Nebraska. It wan g < v > d political policy.
Finally , with Judge Munger on tlio bench ,
Micro will universally bo tlio profoundeat re
spect for the court.
I'KIISO.VAI. AM )
An Impartial historian plucks a plume from
Missouri's headgear by assorting that An
drew JackBon made i corncob pipe and
smoked H in the white house. Poor old MIs-
eourl.
Governor Tanner of Illinois nnd staff will
appear In tha Inaugural parade In Washing
ton-togged out to lilt ) . The costumes are to
cost fltW ) each and are said to ho dazzling
combinations of cloth , gold cord and plumed.
Ch'lcngo aldermen are pushing through the
legislature a hill giving them a salary ot
$3,000 a year. AB many of them Imvo ac
cumulated a competence on a salary of $ 't
a meeting , It Is presumed they are ambitious
to become millionaires.
Senator-elect Harris of Kaneaa Is not only
a classical scholar but a hog raiser as well.
Ho has six prlzo porkers on hU farm , which
ho hus named ' , according to an esteemed
contemporary , Acestorides. Hastcrhlnl , Cal-
llstasoras , Pachnaniunls , Pythagoras ami
Arlstldcfl.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand d'Ksto , the
liulr presumptive to the Austrian throne , who
lias Just left Ajacclo for n visit to Algiers. Is
talil to bo steadily Improving from Iho ten
dency to consumption which threatened to
result lu his death before that of his uncle ,
the present cmporlor. In Ajacclo he has been
undergoing a strict courseof treatment.
TJiuro I * at present cut ono Hvlng ex-
president of the United States and but ono
living cx-vlco preildont of thu United States ,
bnd both were recently at the capital on the
same day. It IK the Ural Instance of the
lilud lu htatory except when a now president
mil vlco president were inaugurated. Harrison
risen did not go Into the senate chamber ;
Ills mission was to argue a case buftru the
supreme court. ' Morton waa In the chamber
ind held a regular lavce there.
9XAI * SHOTS AT Till' I.KUl.SI.ATOHS.
Holurcgo Citizen : Tho. * t te legislature
had a Itiislo with the foot bull qiKtl.n the
other day and It Is n question whUh showc.l
up to the best advantage.
Wllber Democrat ; There Is n bill b , fore
tfio legislature toieaulrc teachers l.i ilirM
schools to teach vocal music after July is : .
It should be amended by adding plnyinR tl
flddlo and danclritx an Irish jig , and striking
out reading , writing and arithmetic
Hastings Journal : There should bc > a tnw
passed to compel children of school ape to
attend school. There nro many rh < i i a
Idling their tlmo about the clrects ai.l . >
tlnually drifting Into nnd pulling other ! > >
drcn Into bad company , which they won t
bo doing If kept In school. .
r.ipllllon Times : We cannot undev. > .1 .
how a man of Spanker Onllln'e nl < > iny . 1
good heart can ruthlessly wn ! > to tti , MMO of
tt-.e house trying to stop the Innoi > > gnmo
of football , all the while closing lib tv < i to "
the fact that legislation la needed to r.i r the
game of th ft which the eorporatto. > av
Crete Vldctte : Thorn In some talk i iuc
legislature about abolishing the S"W' < > '
homo nt Mil ford and consolidation < > .
the Grand Island home. H does s em 'i > nt
such n course would be the part of wi.Mr
Tin oxpentu of running two hoinra Is nlmo"t
double nnd the hard times are crying ( oud
for economical reform.
Tecumsch Journal : There npprs to ho
n disposition on the part of some of th" mem
bers of the legislature to Injure the N < ras.i !
press , yet It Is probably n fact that \m \ < for
the csslslanco of the p-oa during tin' In'o '
campaign many of these same Maiesim < n
would now be rutting cord wood for a lui
Ing Instead of making laws.
I'olk County Homocr.U : Surely a porulm
legislature that believes In helping every
laboring man to hotter hi * condition will
not wanrtlon and endorse n further rnUiriton
of the legal ratcvt of printing In this u nit-
W < \ do not believe n majority of the leniMla
ture will agree to support the nip.i&uro of
Senator Inindns. Tlmo will toll hu antlio
genuine friends of the reform forces
Kearney Hub : The legislative prunlni ;
knife Is cutting BO deep that It Is penctrnt
Ing the vitals of the populist party This
th IMF of reducing mhirles of county olllriali * .
Institution olllclalR nnd employee , nnd the
clerks at the state house the moment the
now party gets Into power nnd leaving the
salaries of the "big WK ! " untouched , la not
calculated ti > fire ardor In the populist broaiit.
Mlnderi Couri r : Senator llowell sized up
the situation i > nd slrtlrk the keynote In the
legislature the other day when he Intro
duced a resolution stating that at the ta.U
oltfc-tloti im-inhers wore oloctoil pledged lo
certain reforms , and that they had UOMI
In session thirty days'and nothing had bec-n
done. This Is n frank nckuowl 'ilgmciit
coming from n populist , yet the Courier
\\ants something ! < nid about the uork ot
the legislature. Thcro ts nothing to say
Holdregc Citizen : One of the good hills
before the state legislature which vo be
lieve should become a law is the bill re
quiring both husband nnd wife to sign a
chattel mortgage of furniture. Thl. Is a
law which \\o think Is much nee U-J in the
cltiea to piohlblt some worthiest fillow to
mortgage his furniture to EQUIP money
shark to got a few dollars to blow In. H
is to bo hoped that the slate Icgl'laturo will m
stop playing with politick long enough to-f
pass the bill.
Hastings Journal : That Elate printing bill
should be passed , ns it is a start In the di
rection of right and Justice to the people ot
Nebraska. The state should own ild own
printing plant and do all Ha own work
within Its walla. The school book business
alone would save the state a vast sum ot
money and middle men and pools would
have no bianco for a rake-off. California
has one of tlio best caulpped state printing
shops and book binderies In the United
States. This Institution Is one of the great
est savings to the state she has over had.
Tllden Citizen : A bill has been Intro
duced in the state legislature to cut down
moro than one-half the rates for publishing
legal noticed In newspapers. Wo don't know
why newspaper rates bhonld ho reduced by
the majesty of the law any moro than law
yers' nnd olllccrs' fcs , or. In fact , any ether
fcca , but It ncems that oilr reform legisla
ture must reform something or somebody ,
and of courya the first thing that would
pop Into their brilliant minds would bo to
cut down the printers' fees. If tbe reformers
woulil just eton ami consider " moment tliuy
would scarcely succeed In calling to mind a
single person who has been robbed and
ground Into the Oust by tlio "plutocratic"
A LONG
LOOK AHEAD
It takes a steady hand
and a clear eye to see
into the future with any
certainty with the spy
glass of experience. It
isn't always easy to
know just what may
be wanted. That is why
we have been talking
in our advertisements
of things we have to
sell and of things we
ought to have sold long
ago.
ago.It
It is getting pretty
late to sell winter goods
nowso if there is any
thing in our present
Dfferings that you want
ou may be sure of
getting it at rather less
: han any where elseand
more * than that of
jetting something bet-
: er.
Our Hat 'Man ' Is ready for you with oil
ho Htirlnc blocltH.
S. W. Cor. 15th and
Douglas Sts.