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TTTE O ATTA DATLY BIHEt. WEDNESDAY , MATtCII 8. 1807.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
B. KOSBWATKR. Editor.
nVRRV MORNINO.
TBUMS OP BUtlSCniPTlON.
Dally lite ( Without fiundoy ) , One Y r. , . . . . to
Dalll * lire and Sunday , Ono Year . 8 ( X
Rlx Month * . . . . . . . . 4 0 (
Tliree Menttn . IM
Ktmilny Of , One Yc .r. . . . . . . . . . 2 ( K
BntuMa ? Hee. One Ymr . I 55
Wrckly lice. One Vear .
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Omaha ; The Men llnllillng.
fimilh Omuhi ! Singer lllk. . Cor. N nnd Hlh 8l .
Council niurn : 10 ivnrl ttrcet.
hliiip > unite : 317 rimrr.bcr of Commerce.
tlevr York : Itmmi 1J , II nnd 15 , Tribune Kid * .
61 Hill Hrttt.
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lorlnl mntttr Miould tt nddresFr-l. To tlio Editor.
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All bu lnr n letter * nnd remittances should be
fldrauetl la The Jlee 1'ubllHilntf Company ,
Onnhn. Draft * . cncvki. cxpreti nnd poslofllee
> nnny order * to be m.iilo payable tn Hie order
of the company.
_ THE nnij rt'm.witiNo COMPANY.
STATKM KNT oircmcutATioN.
Btnli of NebrAtkn. I
DmtRlflfl County. (
O-uiso II. Tzschiick. iwcrctnry " ' The Hen Tub-
UMil.-itr coinpnnjt .inV duly * uorn. * ny ln ttne
nctunl number of full find complete cop" or The
Dolly Mornlnr. Hvenlnu nnd Sundny lice printed
durlnir the month of January , 1S97. wns na fol-
'dcduciionV'Vor'unBold nnd returned
copies. ,
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NVt ilnllr
Sworn In before me nnd nibmtbed In my
prcwnce till * Sd tiny of I.Vbruniy. 1697. ,
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Xolnr'y I'uWle.
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Tioni ty Is tliC best policy , nnd the
occupancy of public otllco does not In-
vnlldato tlio rule.
Administrations may romp nml ntlmln-
Istrntlons may po , but the povernmont
at Washington jroos on forever.
That snrlal story cntllletl "The Chil
dren of the Whlto House" will bn sus
pended now for at least four yours.
Benjamin Harrison Is on the eve oC lo. -
IiiK' tlip illstliiplion of bplnjj the only liv
ing ex-nrosldont of the United Status.
Grief ever the demise of the lalo Union
Depot company Is neither so lend norse
so deep ns to Interfere surlously with
the dally pmvsnlts of life.
In and out of Omaha at
present may have ocular demonstration
of the fact that something is about to
happen to the union depot.
Who shall decide when doctors dis
agree ? The Nebraska legislature , ap
parently. Just where the patient roinos
in , however , is not so apparent.
Tito old Hoard of Education combine
Is broken , but a new one was formed
so quickly that the hiatus did not affect
public confidence in one way or another.
Turkey did not know how greatly the
great powers of Kurope esteem It until
Grecco tried to take little Crete away
from It 'and was forced to desist from
the attempt.
The exposition stock subscriptions
should be kept climbing upward. There
are plenty of people morally bound to
Fiibscrlbo liberally whose names are not
yet on the books.
It Is a very cold winter when Pat 0.
nnwes does not put in an appearance
before the legislature with a claim for
oorvlces in helping the state to collect
money due from Uncle Sam.
Japan's new coinage ratio Is a little
over IK to 1. A 1J ( to 1 free coinage
patriot would therefore find himself as
much out of his clement In Japan as he
would In gold standard Britain.
Creating new and needless state
tfllces while reducing salaries of existing
olilcers on the score of economy will
hardly contribute to the reputation of
the fusion legislative majority for con-
ilstoncy of action.
A good many Omaha people are in
SVashington this week In attendance
upon a cetvmony of some consequence ;
but just watch the Carson City hotel
registers a little later In the month
When that -100 begins to move westward.
It Is as a matter of fact most fortunate
that the expiration of a congressional
period comes once every two years and
sends all the vicious bills that are un
acted on back to run the gauntlet of
legislation all over again from the In
itial stage.
The time MeKlnley was prevented by
sickness from entertaining visitors was
at all events not wasted. The chances are
good that some of the best things In his
Inaugural speech were thought up and
composed while acting under the doc
tor's orders.
Every ono should rejoice at the news
that Corbett Is to wear a No. 11 Kangaroo
roe skin shoo of narrow last with buck-
skln soles. It was feared In many quar
ters that the great lighter would wear
riding boots and sit astride a broncho
headed In the wrong direction.
The animated and absorbingly Inter
esting discussion of weights now going
on between two oratorical prize fighters
emphasizes the nncontrovertlblo fact
that the greatest wait of all is that
which has occurred since either of them
did anything worth mentioning.
The apparently genuine grief of I 'Jtz-
Elmmons over the death of his mother-
In-law , which Is said to bo such as to
Interfere surionsly with his training ,
should have the effect of materially
diminishing tile spring crop of mother-
in-law jokes In the comic weeklies.
IMerro. S. D. , seems to bo thoroughly
fortified by the elements against the
approach of exposition missionaries.
The Inhabitants of that region , how
ever , arc sure to bo reached by some
means before long and are relied upon
to do the fair and generous thing by
the exposition.
Aff B .I OP ooon PRKLIKO.
There Is being mnnlfcstctl a degree of
courtowy nnd good feeling between
those who are nliout to lay down the
work of administration at Washington
and those who are to take It up which
la worthy of more than passing atten
tion. There arc certain conventional
forms whfch arc always observed In
connection with a change of adminis
tration , but there have been Instances
In our history when political hostility
has been allowed to mar the harmony
of such occnsloni when those .leaving
otllco have shown neither cordiality not
propci respect for those assuming
office.
Nowa , democratic administration Is to
glvu place to a republican administra
tion and the country is witnessing the
evidences of cordial respect on both
sides. As the representatives of politi
cal policies the men who are going out
and the men who arc going In are as
wide apart as they have ever been.
Klther would be found ready , If chal
lenged , to defend their principles as
earnestly and as zealously as they
have ever done. Hut political difference -
once has no place In tliclv thoughts at
this time. They meet on the common
piano of patriotic American citizenship.
When the president-elect calls upon the
president today , as Is the custom , we
venture to say that It will be something
more than a formality that there will
be In the mutual greeting the heartiness
of high and friendly consideration ,
rfost week Secretary of War Lament
established a precedent by giving a din
ner In honor of his wiccessor , General
Alger , which may fairly be accepted as
an expression of the friendly feeling of
all the members" the outgoing admin
istration toward their successors.
It Is a happy condition which ought
to be gratifying to every American
citizen. It reflects credit upon the
country. It Is a sign of an improved
political spirit. It Is to be hoped the
example will always be followed and
there Is no good reason why It Should
not be. If patriotic considerations are
permitted to prevail over political if
partisanship Is held subservient to the
popular will. What is taking place In
AVii'shliiRlon In this regard will not es
cape the attention of the world and It
will serve to Increase respect for the
American people and confidence in
American institutions. The transfer of
the national administration from ono
political party to another is a significant
event and when this is done under cir
cumstances that tend to lessen political
asperity Its significance Is heightened.
In his farewell talk to his fellow clti-
neiis of Canton President-elect MeKin-
ley said : "The assumption of the chief
magistracy is-of such grave Importance
that partisanship cannot blind the
judgment or accept any other consider
ations but for the public good of all
to every party and every section. " May
it not also be said that he who sur
renders this great office should do so in
a way to invite all the people ta loyally
support his successors ' 1
IKTKliy.l'jHf/.lL , MONKTAlir CONFGll-
KKOll.
The bill providing- for an Interna
tional monetary conference has passed
both houses of congress and will now
go to the president. It Is a question
whether the bill will receive his ap
proval , without which it could not
become a law at this stage of the ses
sion. Mr. Cleveland Is believed
not to have any faith In the proposed
conference , having failed to act under
the authority given him to appoint dele
gates in ISO. , and If lie should sign
the bill he would do so out of considera
tion to the next administration.
The failure of this measure In the
present congress would , however , but
postpone Its enactment. It would very
likely bo again introduced at the extra
session of the Fifty-fifth congress and
promptly passed , it being the determina
tion of the republicans to make this
effort , agreeably to the pledge of the
national platform , to promote an Inter
national agreement regarding silver.
Mr. Dingley voiced the general senti
ment of the party when he said that
having promised the country to do this
it Is the duty of the party to redeem
the pledge , although few may believe
that any practical result may come from
the effort. The fact that there were
only three republican votes against the
bill in the house shows how strong the
sentiment is that the party Is bound by
its pledge to make an honest endeavor
to promote the free coinage of silver
by International agreement. The out
look , It may bo remarked , for securing
such an agreement does not Improve ,
even If It does not grow less promising.
1'VJ.IHS THAT AIIK
About the mast senseless point raised
against the exposition bill pending be
fore the legislature Is the prediction
that Omaha would draw people from
other towns just as Chicago drew thou
sands of people from the whole west
with the World's fair.
At first blush this sounds very
plausible. Chicago did draw people
from every section of the country , and
especially from neighboring slates.
Omaha , Denver , St. Paul , Minneapolis ,
Kansas City , St. Joseph , I > es Molnes ,
Lincoln and scores of smaller towns
contributed to swelling the population
of Chicago. That fact , however , does
not mean that these people would have
remained In thpse cities had there been
no Columbian exposition.
The people who migrated to Chicago
were the people who had found It 1m-
possible to make a living where they
were and had decided upon a change of
residence to the place where in their
judgment there was the best chance to
catch on. This migration did not stop
with Chicago. There Is today a larger
number of people from Omaha , Lincoln
and other Nebraska towns living In
Ixia Angeles , San Diego and southern
California towns than found their way
to Chicago. Thousands of Nebrabkans
emigrated to Oklahoma , Texas , Mln-
slsslppl and Louisiana , with no exposi
tions to draw them away , and some
have gone to Mexico lu quest of for
tune.
It Is safe to predict fliat the Trans-
mlsslsslppl Exposition will bring arent
many of these jieoplo back and draw
thousands of others who are looking for
favorable locations and would other-
wl o seek homes elsewhere. The true
cause of the shifting of population from
western towns to Chicago was the col
lapse of the boom era. The trans-
mtsslsslppl country had all 1C not more
railroads limn were needed , and the
men who had been engaged In building
them found themselves forced to seek
other employment. Most of them went
to Chicago. All the boom towns west
of the Mississippi had spent every dollar
lar they could borrow for public Im
provement.1' , and men employed on these
work's wont to Chicago because Chicago
cage was building the World's fair. Ily
1S01 ! the boom towns west , of the Mis
sissippi had built nil the business
blocks , holds , theaters and private resi
dences they could-use or pay for and
thousands of worklngmen engaged In
their construction were compelled to go
somewhere to got world Most of theui
went to Chicago temporarily , If not
permanently. If they had not drifted
to Chicago they would have drifted
southward or further east. The same Is
true with regard to the real estate deal
ers , professional men nnd merchants
who moved from necessity rather than
from choice. It was not Chicago that
caused them to move , but , the ex
hausted condition of the ovcrboomed
towns.
The Transmlsslsslppl Exposition will
not create the conditions that would
stimulate an exodus from any town un
less its Inhabitants are disposed to
abandon It anyway. On the contrary ,
It will turn the course of migration
westward and help to restore popula
tion and prosperity to the communities
that have suffered loss of both during
the recent years of depression.
PltOUKKSH UP TAmi'V I
With the end of the present congress
at hand the condition of the new tariff
bill Is a matter of some Interest. Work
on the measure will stop , of course , with
the close of this congress and If It Is
not then completed must wall for the
organization of the next house. As the
ways and means committee of the Kifty-
flftli congress will be constituted prac
tically as at present , it can resume work
on the tariff bill , If unfinished , Im
mediately after the assembling of the
extra session and push it rapidly to
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completion. The committee has been
working most Industriously upon the
bill , but the task Is a more dillicult one
than probably was expected. It has
been confronted with some troublesome
some- problems , not all of which have
yet been solved. It is stated that the
conlllct between various manufacturing
and Importing Interests makes it hard
to frame schedules entirely satisfac
tory even to a single interest or to a ma
jority of the committee. Another thing
that lias bothered the committee is the
proposed increase In duties on tobacco ,
there being several warring interests lu
regard to this. There are some othei
features that present dlllleultles hardly
lOss perplexing. The work of revising
a tariff is by no means simple and then
after it is all done much of it is certain
to be pulled to pieces. lint the coun
try will patiently await the result If
It can bo assured that when given a
new tariff law It will be one that can
stand for'many years.
An editorial writer on tiie World-IIer-
ald calls the attention of arithmeticians
to the facti that the month of February
just past contained four of each day of
the week , and he says "it will be a
great many years ore this happens
again. " In the absence of anything
more definite 't ' is surmised that this
brilliant genlu.s proposes to reconstruct
the science of mathematics so that 7
will go into liS either moro or less than
four times , but if he lets tilings alone
and lives long enough he will see the
same "phenomenon" recur in every
February except those that have
twenty-nine days , by reason of leap
year , which will have live of one of
them.
The city treasurer of Omaha publishes
11 statement monthly showing just how
much public money he has on hand
and the precise amounts on deposit In
the various city depositories. Nobody
ever has claimed for a moment that
this publicity given to the city finances
reacted Injuriously upon the banks holdIng -
Ing the money. Why should not equal
publicity be given to the state finances ?
If the state money Is placed in well-
secured banks as required by law how
could any otliclal Information about the
state deposits discredit them ? Publicity
Is the most effective safeguard to in
sure the prudent handling of public
money by public olilcers.
If Nevada thinks It can dazzle the
prize fighters by hanging up a gorgeous
championship belt , bought with money
out of the state treasury , It will dis
cover that It Is mightily mistaken. The
pugs are out for coin , not for cham
pionships or belts. If they merely
wanted to ascertain which Is the better
man with his fists , they would go Into
some back alley ami have the dispute
out. Iut there would be no money in
that. No self-respecting pug would en
gage In a prize fight without a prize
or without an audience that has con
tributed liberal gate receipts.
About the only defense of the Hart
ley1 embezzlement attempted by the few
newspaper apologists of the ex-state
treasurer Is that he turned over part of
the money In his possession and that If
lie had really wanted to make away
with the state funds ho would have
taken all of them. In a word , thpy
think ho ought to have credit for stealIng -
Ing so little. We feel confident that
this Is just the kind of a defense with
which to touch the. sympathy of the In
jured taxpayer.
Thp Ilowell charter may have Jts
defects , but when that unholy trinity
C'ovell , Van Alstyno and MacLeod , op-
| ) ese It as representative taxpayers and
business men The Uec feels Impelled to
advise the legislature to pass It.
A bill has been Introduced In the leg-
slature to create a board of state liquor
nspcetors , who are to sample all the
> cor , whisky , wine and other liquids that
ire liable to adulteration with water and
other bealth-destroyluff Ingredients.
Hero Is aThimce * for lucrative and re
freshing egtpWvment for which appllca-
llons sliouW be filed early to avoid the
"
Lincoln pnimrs pnrado It ns a terrible
crlmo for I5fj ia commercial bodies to
attempt tor1- draw manufacturing nnd
Jobbing concerns from other towns to
Omaha. IVl Tjjncoln business men have
organized , commercial club for this
very purpo ty/and / nothing would suit
Lincoln better Uhan to get some Omaha
business h tlsiV.to . remove to Lincoln.
Ul for the 1'lnK.
'indlnnnpolls Journal.
General FUzhugh Leo fought against the
flag four yearrf , but ho stands up ( or It now
llko a man.
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A Crop Surplus.
Cincinnati Tribune ,
Other crops may bo poor , but the crop
ot fool legislation which la being harvested
this year beats all previous records.
Thv IMnco for tinDuel. .
St , Louis llcimbllc.
When Labor Commissioner Kozcllo and Mr.
Paul Vandervoort light a duel over the popu
list split-up In the Reform Press association ,
the "middle of the road" would bo a dandy
place for the encounter.
Old
Globc-Demoornt.
A German commission has presented a
report acknowledging the superiority ot
Alnerlcntl railroad.- ! over the continental sys
tem. Germany at last has wolto up to the
fact that thcro are MO microbes on our way
ot doing things.
IlrrvriMiLM > lit Monopolies.
Washington Star.
AH of the monopolies do not gtvo pre
cisely the same cause for objection. The
coal combine has undoubtedly taken advan
tage ofIts position to Increase the price of
fuel , whllo the Cigarette truat Is justly com
plained ot for making its wares Insidiously
cheap ,
Joint Hull.
Sprlngllold ( Mass. ) Union.
French ships celebrated the now year on
January 3 by shelling the natives on the
Island ot Haiatca , and then fought them on
the shore. Only four Frenchmen were
wounded , none of them severely , -while sev
eral scores of the poor savages who fought
the French with spears and war clubs were
killed and wounded. ! Here was a great glory
for proud France. It Is to bo expected that
the olllcers engaged In this brilliant fight
will bo given medals for their bravery.
KOHISST IIISSHIIVES.
Argument liv I'nvor of Turning Them
Over to the Stnti'H.
Chicago Times-Herald.
Under the act of congress of farch 3 ,
1891 , the president of the United States Is
authorized to tet apart and reserve , In any
state or territory having public land bearIng -
Ing forests , any part of the public lands ,
wholly or In part covered with timber ,
as public reservations. In pursuance of this
law President Harrison established seven
teen reservations comprising 17,500,000 ncrcs
of land In the stages of Colorado , New Mexico
ice , California , Arizona , Wyoming , Oregon
and "Washington.1'
In lllco manner on the 22d of February
President Cleveland set apart thirteen ad-
.dltlonal reservations , aggregating 21,370,100
ncrcs , In South Uhkota , Wyoming , Montana ,
Idaho , Washington , California and Utah.
This was dona an the recommendation of a
forestry commission of the National Acad
emy of Science , in which the secretary of
tliu Interior joined.
The people ; of the Black Hills , In South
Dakota , have bqen greatly stirred up Inconsequence
consequence- . of , the reservation made in
that regionand - are protesting against It
on the ground that many settlers already
occupy a fargo'i'ortlon ' of the lands thus
'
eet apart , and , moreover , that they are min
eral lands ofgreat resources and therefore
not properly'io be reserved , < :
It Is also claimed that the commission
did not exam-ine the lands at all prior to
making -recommendation , j
Where there , la so .serious a protest there
certainly should bo. a re-examination made
of , the question , so that no wrong may be
done to thu people.
Hut It Is altogether doubtful whether the
forest reservation law accomplishes the ob
ject Intended. Jt Is not the timber value of
these forest areas which Is the chief con
sideration , great as that may be. The prin
cipal and enduring benefit to bo derived
from the protection of these forests Is the
conservation of moisture , so that the moun
tain streams will not be torrents once a
year , but gradual feeders all the time of the
rivers. The gr.eat problem of the arid re
gion wherein thcso reservations lie Is water
and Its preservation for agricultural pur
poses. Without water the land Is useless ,
and without the preservation of the forests
there can bo no sufficient 'water supply.
Now , here Is where the general govern
ment supervision of the forests falls. A
few timber thieves here and there can bo
prosecuted , but the great fee of the forcstn
Is not the ax but fire. A few years ago the
summit of tho-'Hig ' Horn mountain in Wyo
ming was a mass of flro , raging with violence
lence for many days. I ! afore It was extin
guished moro timber was destroyed and
greater Injury Inflicted on the water supply
than wooJsmcn could lufllct In a lifetime.
These forest fires ara happening all the time ,
and 'It Is only by the most constant vigilance
and care that they can 'bo prevented or llm-
Itod In their ravages. The government has
.no . body of foresters to patrol the forests ,
but In the main depends upon a few
watchers , whoso chief business It Is to re-
pori upon those who violate the timber laws.
Thesa forests will never be preserved as
they should be until they are turned over
entirely to state control. The way to save
the forests and the water and the arid region
Is for congress to grant to each of the states
In that reg-ion the public lands within Its
borders , under such restrictions , of course ,
ail will assure < thelr use for the purposes
of Irrigation.
Such a policy would bo far wiser than thla
realiy Impracticable scheme for forest reser
vations. _ _
PEIISONAIj AM > OT1IRIIW1SI3.
Ono enthusiastic legislator of Oklahoma
wants stringent lans enacted against pointed
shoco and the brilliant plaid neckwear now
In vogue.
Leo Mcrrlwothcr , ono of the candidates for
the mayoralty In St. Louis , came Into notleo
a few years ago by a lively llttlo book telling
how ho aw Hurope on 5U cents a day. Ho
holds ailvanceJ , views on social questions.
A London otorekecper has found a way to
get oven with swell kleptomaniacs. When
ho catches onp" he gives her the choice of
arrest or perbflaal .chastisement . at the hands
of a good striiUB woman armed with a birch ,
Modern Gre'cco embraces only the southern
part cf Greet1 ( i punier. The Turks still hold
Macedonia , Tlifsiialy and other Greek terri
tory , from \vltich they would be driven at
once but forjlttooi support ot the big B\X \
powers. uj /
Efforts arocmahlng to toll to the govern
ment for $50,000 the farm of 112 acres near
Hotlgenvllie , Jvj.j on which Abraham Lin '
coln was bona. nTha prcacnt owner of 'the
property Is a NelriTork man , who bought It
not many yearaiipi for $3,000 ,
In connection' wljtli the Deothovcn celebra
tion It Is lnte | ' | i ng to recall Wagner's con
fession ot fa4i ! > , , just before hla death he
said ; "I belUvQitUi God , Mozart and Uee-
thovcn , and aba tUclr disciples and apostles.
t believe that Urf proceeds from God , and
lives In the ticar.jfl.of all enlightened men. "
A committee's "Quakers cppoireJ before the
Oklahoma leglilatbro the other day and aaked
for the abolition of capital punishment. Ono
of them started. In to read frorn the NEW
Testament when * a backwoods member In
terrupted him \ylth , the remark that ho
"needn't bring any of them eastern law
liooka \ . \ hepV' '
When lecturing In Kokomo , Ind. , the other
evening General John II. Gordon of Georgia
was vUlted by John Russell , an aged negro
of the city named. The distinguished south-
crnur recognized bis caller at once ta one of
Iho old slaves on hU father's plantation.
[ tussell Is about General Gordon's age , and
they played together when children ,
A magistrate | nva Kentucky town fined a
man $3. Tho'mijn drew his gun and fired
on the magistrate , but failed to bit him.
Then ho beat the magistrate with his weapon ,
The maglitrato brought suit for damages ,
and settled with hla ataallant for $50. After
ward the two men met In the street and had
t out. The magistrate was badly wounded
and the other nian killed.
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Exposition Endorsements |
BY THE GERMAN PKESS. II
- - - tX\J t/l\ * f 1V VIVf * 1V *
Elkhart ( Ind. ) Mcnnonltlscho Uundachau :
It Is repotted from Omaha , Neb. , that prepa
rations are being made fora Transmlsslsslppl
and International Exposition , which will beheld
held thcro between Juno 1 nnd November 1 ,
1S9S. The exposition , It Is said , will show
the great resources of the fnr west more
fully than was done before , and will glvo n
new Impetus to the settling of the same by
an Immigration ot the right kind. The sup
port ot all concerned Is asked by the promoters
meters of Iho big enterprise , and the Ger
mans ought to respond heartily to the Invi
tation.
Sioux City ( la. ) Courier : The legislature
of Nebraska has under consideration the
question of how much that state shall ap
propriate to further Iho Transmlsslsslppl Ex
position , to bo held In Omaha next year.
Now , If this exposition , which In the first
Instance will be of great benefit to Nebraska ,
Is to meet with success , the statu named
must not show Itself niggardly , but must
set a goad example. If this Is not done ,
Nebraska cannot expect that people living
outside of that stale will bo Interested In the
project.
Now York Doutsch Amcrlkanlscho Apoth-
ckor Zcltur.g ! A Transmlsslsslppl and Inter
national Exposition will bo held In Omaha
soon. The preparations for the enterprise are
being made on n big scale and complete
success seems to bo already assured. The
exposition will open Juno 1 and last until
November 1 , It Is expected that the Trans
mlsslsslppl Exposition will not only be of
great benefit to the west hut to the whole
country , which for the first time In. Its his
tory will eoo the marvelous resources and thp
great oppoilunltlrs which the transmlssls-
slppl region offers. The great west has dur
ing the last twenty-five years made such
enormous progress that ono has to ace for
ono's-sclf In order to know something about
St. Louis Trlbucnc : Great Louisiana Is , or
was , the vast territory reaching from the
Mississippi delta to Lake Superior In the
north and to I'uget Sound In the northwest ,
which Napoleon I In the beginning of this
century sold to the United States for a few
millions of dollars and1 out of which the In
dustrious people of this country have made
a dozen and a half of states. This same
Great Louisiana will hold an exposition In
grand style next year. In Omaha , Neb. , an
Industrial and agricultural exposition Is
planned for all the states and territories
situated west of the Mississippi river. The
exposition , which will bo held between Juno
1 and November 1 , 1S9S , Is Intended to gtvo
an opportunity to the transmlsslsslppl states
to make an exhibition of their natural re
sources , the progress of their manufacturing
Industries , their richness In mining and
agricultural products and their development
In general. The transmlsslsslppl region
covers 1,500,000 ! square miles , , with a popu
lation of about 18,000,000. That territory
Is , In fact , the granary of the United States ,
and with 'Us ' enormous plains and rich graz
ing lands Is also of the greatest Importance
as a cattle country. The richness of Its
mineral products and its timber lands Is
enormous. More than 55,000 miles of rail
roads are In operation In that vast region ,
\\liich also Includes In Its navigable water
ways the three most Important streams of
the northern half of the American con
tinent the Mississippi , Missouri and Colum
bia rivers.
Columbus (0. ( ) Express : Whllo the Jubi
lee exposition of the state of Tennessee has
not yet opened Its doors , the systematic
work to give publicity to another exposition ,
which will be held In Omaha between Juno
1 and November 1 next year , already sets
In. The origin of the exposition dates back
to 1595. The. exposition In the first Instance
Is Intended to show the enormous natural
resources and the progress ot the west. The
capital stock of the Exposition association
Is $1,000,000. Congress has already appro
priated $200,000 for a government exhibit
and Is expected to go still higher. It Is
also expected that the transmlsslssippl states
will officially take part In the exposition and
make sufficient appropriations to that end. |
In some of these states the matter has eomo
up before the legislatures , and even In states
outside of the transmlsslsslppl region the
projected exposition Is receiving attention
and support. For Instance , from Illinois ,
where there Is a bill pending In the legis
lature calling for an appropriation of $100-
000 to enable that state to take part In the
exposition.
The state of Nebraska will aid the en
terprise by making a liberal appropriation ,
and the promoters of the great scheme de
clare that they will do everything In their
rower to make the Transmlsslsslppl Ex
position outdo all expositions heretofore held
In this country , with the single exception
of the two world's expositions. It Is hoped
the exposition will draw capital and desira
ble Immigration to the west. This Is wise
and laudable , and we hope the exposition
will come up to the expectations. It Is well
known hero In the cast that the country west
ot the Mississippi river Is rich In natural
resources of various kinds and that It has
a thrifty population , with plenty room for
more. Thcro Is no doubt whatever that
thcro can be millions of good homes pro
vided for In the great west for people who
are struggling in vain to make an honest
living In the overpopulatcd east.
Los Angeles ( Cal. ) Gcnnanla : The Trans-
mlssUslppt Commercial congress , which was
held In Omaha In the year 1803 , decided
that In 1898 In the city of Omaha a Trans-
misBlsslppI Exposition shall bo held , pre
suming that such an exposition would not
only bo of great benefit to the transmlssls
slppl states , 'but to the whole country , and
to the homcseekers all over the world. The
preparatory work for the Transmlsslsslppl
Exposition Is being publicd rapidly , and a
complete ) success seems to be assured. It
It said that tills exposition will outdo any
exposition held BO far In this country with
the exception of those hold In Philadelphia
and Chicago.
Hutto ( Mont. ) Journal : Great preparations
are being made for the TraiMtnlsslBblppI
and International 'Exposition , which will beheld
hold In Omaha next year. Last week a dele
gation , sent by the board of directors of
that enterprise , came to Ilutto and had con
ferences with some of our capitalists , btisl-
ncos men and mlno owners , concerning Mon
tana's representation at the exposition , and
the gentlemen , as we hear , met with very
satisfactory results , Mr , Marcus Daly prom
ised the gentlemen that thu exhibit of the
Anaconda Copper company at the Omaha
exposition would suipass everything here
tofore seen , and others have pledged that
they also will take part In the exposition ,
The committee went < to Helena on Monday
and had a conference with the members
of the legislature , the lieutenant governor
having arranged a joint session of the legis
lature for that purpose. The committee-
made an endeavor to have the legislature
make an appropriation for a state exhibit ,
and as tills Is certainly a legitimate' enter
prise which will undoubtedly prove of great
benefit to the transmlsblsalppl region , we
hope tincercly that the appropriation aulced
for will be made. The state of Montana
ought to worthily represented at the ex
position , and therefore the appropriation
made by our legislators must be a sufficient
one. The place * of Montana ought not to
be empty at the great Omaha exposition , and
the state ought to do whatever the finan
cial condition of the eamo will allow.
Milwaukee ( Wls. ) Vorwasrts : The Trans-
mlsalbslppl and International Exposition ,
which Is planned for Omaha next year , prom-
tses to become a great affair. Wo believe
what Is said about the expected re-
suits of the exposition to be true.
It will certainly serve aa an object lesion to
th9 great public of the enormous resources
of the great west and Its capacity to still
offer opportunity for good homes to millions
of peopic , The tlrno haa come when the
stream of Immigration must run toward the
west , becauce tlo : largo cities in the eaut are
filled to overflowing. The Transmlt'jLsalppl
Exposition Is In our judgment a step In the
right direction , and wo will cheerfully gup-
> ort the enterprise ,
Chicago Wcltblatt : The Transmltalaulppl
Exposition will bo a national fcaat in honor
'tV W4V * * 1N * * * w v w
of the labor which has brought about tha
enormous success of our great west. On tno
first dny of Juno , 1S08 , at Omaha this exposition -
position will open Its doors to nil the jicopla
j of thla country nml to nil notions of the
U is In the Interest of lha whole land to
direct general attention to the plRantlc work ,
and to glvo It publicity until the expedition
Is opened. The cxpoMtlon Is dwitlnod to
bring before the public the great part ot our
nation's work which Is Oona by th traiis-
mlsslsslppl country ami what the latter hna
already accomplished. Twenty elates and
four territories , mi urea covering 2,500,000
square miles , Inhabited- 18,000,000 people
want to Dhow their progress In the manufac
turing Industry nml their Importancs In re.
gard to agriculture , stock-raising ana the
mining Industry. The Transmlsslsslppl Ex
position will show what progress our great
west has made lu the last quarter of a cen
tury ns n result of the hard work of millions
ot people. It Is Bafo to predict that this
exposition will show to tens ot thousands of
Industrious citizens , who an now working at
the wrong places and without fiicccfs , the
right way to a desirable homo. It will not
only be n show but nn enterprise which will
carry with It results In favor of millions of
good nnd diligent citizen ? . For this reason
the Wcltblatt will support this enterprlsa
with heart and soul.
Kansas City 1'resso : Omaha , which has
planned the Transmlsilsslppl nnd inter
national Exposition , ought to be strongly sup
ported In this enterprise by Kansas City.
Until now the went has always been decried
as the wild west nnd Huftalo Hill's Wild
West Show was not the appropriate thing
to show In Its true light thp progress which
the west 1ms made within the last ten years.
To bo sure , long ago prominent and farseeing -
seeing men recognized the prospects of the
west , nnd nothing points out better the
confidence In the facilities which the west
affords to labor and capital than the well
known ; "Go west , young man. " In order to
show to the world the wonderful develop
ment of the west In the short period of
a few decades , an exposition llko the ono
which I In preparation at Omaha , Is of
greatest Importance to every city In the
west. It is a point of honor for Kansas
City and at the same tlmo to Us own In
terest to stand by this enterprise loyally
side by side with Its sister rlty , Omaha ,
nnd to help carry It to a glorious completion.
We shall come back to this theme repeat
edly to arouse the attention and the In
terest of the public fur the exposition In
Omaha.
Cleveland (0. ( ) Evangcllscho Klrchen-Zol-
tting : Our attention Is called to an ex
position which will bo held next year In
the western part of this country. The Trans-
mlsslsslppl Commercial congress , which was
held In Omaha In 1895 nnd at which twenty-
four states nnd territories were represented
by delegates , unanimously resolved that In
the year 1&9S a Transmlsslsslppl Ex
position should bo held at the city of Omaha.
The exposition , which will open Juno 1
and close November 1 , Is Intended to afford
the states west of the Mississippi an op
portunity to show their natural resources ,
their production and the progress of civil
ization In the far west In general. It Is to
bo expected , however , that an exposition of
this kind will prove not only of great value
to the transmlssisslppl states , but for the
whole country : yes , even to all the peopio
In the old world who are desirous of estab
lishing a new homo for themselves In Amer
ica's west. The proposed exposition will
undoubtedly help to bring about a closer
connection between cast and west , which
would certainly prove beneficial also to all
the religious denominations looking out for
the vast field of labor In the west.
IOWA PH13SS COMMENT.
Sioux City Journal : Eleven families start
from ono place In Illinois on Tuesday for
Storm Lake , la. , having purchased In Iluena
Vbta county 1,8-10 acres of land for a total
of $73,600 , or about $40 an acre. They will
come on ono specially chartered train of
fifteen cars and a coach. This doesn't look
llko the great movement Is all southward.
Davenport Republican : The proposition
that the state of Iowa Is powcrleu to publisher
or annotate Its own code , and that this work
can only bo flono by one man , and for ills
own profit , Is at first glance absurd. Thor ? Is
certainly some way by which the elate 01
Iowa cnu prevent anyone from publishing or
annotating the code , except by permission
of the state.
Dubuque Telegraph : The Iowa house haa
passed a bill providing that In counties hav
ing more than 28,000 Inhabitants sheriffs
shall pay their deputies when the fees ex
ceed $1,500 , and that in no case shall sheriffs
receive more than $2,000 after paying depu
ties. This Is the second tlmo within five
years that the compensation of sheriffs has
been cut down.
. Davenport Democrat : If the money that
Is spent for lo-va's sugar were being ppenl
here In Iowa It would make difference enough
to the fanners of this state to go a long
way toward helping them out of debt nnd
giving them bank stock and good farm loans.
And if , as will some day be the case , they
were raising a largo part of the sugar that
the rest of this country eats their cn
would be batter still.
Davenport Democrat : The Iowa senate has
aroubed the Ire of the nowbpaper men of the
state In Us cut of advertising ratco. The
senate scorns to entertain much the same
belief , that the newspaper Is under obliga
tions to further the public good out of Uo
own pocket , as ecems to pervade the the
atrical advance man and the church concert
promoter. Thcro Is no reason why the state
should not pay the papers a fair price , If It
Luys coal for healing the capltol , or goto
stenographers und clerks , or secures other
service , at the current market rates.
Davenport Republican : The Iowa house
did well to pass the manufacturing bill.
The lower house of ( ho legislature la the
popular branch. It Is the ono that stands
nearest to the people. The house will al
ways most nearly represent the sentiment
at any given time , for the roaoon that It Is
elected all at ono time. The senate changes
loss frequently , and the holdover benators
are not In position to represent so com
pletely the change In sentiment which each
election brings to a greater or less extent.
It Is to bu hoped , however , that the senate
will see this quwtlon In the same comtnon-
seiibo light In which the house lias viewed It.
TIIK KAHTIJlTsT FltVfNG PAN.
Philadelphia Times : Supposing all'w true
as to the Ingredients of Greek fire , It should
make a capital material for a war cloud ,
Washington Test ; The principal objection
to a Grecian war Is haired on the reappear
ance of all those old , greasy gags 'In the
newspapers.
Washington Star : The German emperor
Is a llttlo Inclined to bo annoyed over the
existence- a war cloud not personally con
ducted by him ,
Chicago Times-Herald ; Skouzes , the Greek
minister of war , occupies Crete , but the I5u-
ropean powers Immediately exclaim , "Ex-
Skouies ! " and open flro.
St. Louis Itppubllo : If King George of
Greece really believes bis crown will bo en
dangered toy a withdrawal from Crete , he's
just the kind of a king to start a rumpus
that will make several other crowns wobble
before tholr owners can withdraw from the
scrimmage.
St , Louis Globe-Democrat : If the powers
Insist upon forcing Greece to evacuate Crete
a shameful chapter will be added to the
history of Europe's management of the
Turkish question. Such a program will call
out a protest from the people of every
nation from the Atlantic ocean to the Illuck
sea. This policy , If parxUtcd In , m.iy have
dlaastroun conscqucnt.es for tha Salisbury
ministry.
New York Sun : One thing bus to bo berne
In mind with reference to the peace talk
of potentates and chancellor * ; they always
talk to the uninitiated. Early In April ,
1877 , the Emperor Alexander I. made a
speech In which he uald the jirospuctH of
peace never were better , and on the 23d of
the same month ho declared war. In 1870
the IlrltUh foreign minister declared that
there wan not a cloud on the political liorl-
Ken , and within a fortnight the Gorman
uruiy wiu on the French frontier.
COMPULSORY 1'MtKi : PA.SSKS.
Ynrlc Arqnlrliiw Kniuc for 1'rrnk
I.rBlxIntlon.
ClilcflRQ Chrnnlclfr.
The New York legislature l about ( o paw
n bill compelling all railroads In that Rtato
to carry free oC charge nil state officers , In
cluding judge * and menihrrg of the legisla
ture. The now constitution of Now York
forbids any public officer or employe to rldo '
on n fre * railroad pass or to use telegraph
llnr.i nnd telephones free of charge.
The pending bill requires the secretary ot
state to Issue certificates to the officers
named and their presentation to n railroad
conductor shall ho accepted for transporta
tion. The state IB not to pay for rides on
the secretary of state's certificate. U Is a
pure case of confiscation.
Of course such n statute would be a
flagrant violation of constitutional rights.
The legislature can no more compel a rail
road company to carry public officers free
than It can compel n hotel company to
li'oard them free or n dry goods company to
furnish them silks and other merchandise
free.
free.A public officer has no more right than a
private Individual to free railroad transpor
tation. Members of the legislature are paid
the expenses of travel , In addition to their
salaries. They have no right to draw
mllcago front the state. . and then compel
the railroads to furnish free rides. If any
other state officer rides on n railroad whllo
performing public duty his expenses of
travel are paid. If he Is riding on Ills own
private account he should pay his own ex-
penscs. _ _
J01CHUS'vJAMS. .
Harper's Hfixnr : .ludRC Dogberry Hnv
you any wltiies-sca to tills assault on youl
Dnttcnl Hilly Yes , your honor ; 1 wni
there myself !
Somrrvlllo Journal : "Thlngt socm to hi
coming my wny nt lanl. " snlil the trageular
nn the stng-o , ns ho dodged another cab
bage. i
Chicago Uet'oril : "Thoy say Oiviton nlill-
drfn enjoy Wngnrr music very much. "
"Of course , poor little creatures : you
know they never get to nmlto nny racket
themselves. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "When you
conio to compare thu CUbin mnchrln with
the southern negro's razor , the former
simply Isn't In It. "
"Then you think the razor Is the moro
deadly weapon ? "
"Well , you can't mnchotp. "
Detroit Free Pn-jm : "Mntul says she
dopsn't care 2 cents for him. "
Thnt la no slirn Hint she doen not think
a lot of him. Just thln'.t how women will
light fnr bargains Hint are marked down
from $3.00 to $3. . "
Pucl < : "Nnn , illd Hint odllor return your
manuscript ? "
"Yes the mean old thing ! Why , I poured
a whole otmeo of the beat violet extract on
that story ! "
Chicago Tribune : Denler IIcre Is the
most poptilnr brand of five-cent cigar we
lmviIt's nliout us peed ns a illino clinr.
Customer How bns It bc n on the mar
ket ?
Dealer About six months.
Customer H'ml CJIvo me something nof
qulto so popular.
KRBI'INCT THR PEACE.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Tlipy nro growling * nt each other
I.lltp a lot of angry curs ;
Mich Is jealous nnd suspicious
If another biilldOK stirs ;
Each wonltl 1'ke ' to crush the others ,
Yet onch knows that ho would rue It
And they'll keep thepcnco oE Kurope.
If It tukea n light to do It !
01)11 ) FIAG.
Glorious banner ! { traml nnd fair.
Waving * Rayly In the nlr ,
Dearest foldu of beauty rare ,
Heil and white and blues.
Drlghl It gleams nboVo the trees ,
FlInK It proudly on the brpezo
Let It wave from gulf to sens ,
Fled and white and blue.
For Itf ) colors brave nncH bright ,
And Its stars of mntclilesi might. ,
Flood our hearts with wild delight ,
Hod nnd white and blue.
Traitors have Its strength defied.
Thousands fought for It and died ,
Still It Moats in power and prldo ,
Ited nnd white and blue.
Often torn by shot nnd shell ,
Dear old Hag ! wo love you well.
Led by you , would face Death's knoll
lied and white and blue. ' ,
Freedom tints your crimson bars ,
Bought with blood , and ileath , and scars ,
Grinul and glorious , stripes nnd stars ,
Red und whlto nnd blue.
J1AUY CLINTON.
Wlsncr , Neb.
HAS BEEN MADE WITH ALL
THOSE SUITS AND OVEHCOATS , IN
HOTII THE MEN'S AND CIIHV
S
DUICN'S DEl'AUTMENTS , THAT KOH
QXE REASON OK ANOTHER DIDN'T
SEW , AS WE HAD EXPECTED , AND
NOW WE HAVEN'T ANYTHING ON
HAND THAT IS IN ANY WAY 1 J
HIND TIIE TIMES ,
THERE ARE A PEW ODD SUITS
U3KT , HERE AND THERE , THAT
ARE STILL TO HE HAD AT A VERY
OREAT REDUCTION FROM FOR
MER PRICES , HUT NOT MANY OV
THEM. IN TIIE CHILDREN'S DE
PARTMENT , TOO , THERE U1SMA1N
A FEW GENUINE BARGAINS.
BUT WE ARE ABOUT READY
NOW TO SHOW YOU THE NEW ,
PIIINGS FOR SPRING. COME IN
WHEN YOU HAVE TIME.
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