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TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
a Editor.
MOIWIXQ.
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OFFICES I
Omaha ! The Hee Dulldlng. , . . . . _ .
Boutli Omnlm : Blnser IJIk. . Cor. N and ! 4lh Bta ,
Council Illurr i 10 1'earl Ktrcet.
Hiluajro Ofllcei m Chamber of Comm-ree.
New York ! noomii 1J , 14 and 15 , Tribune B1J * .
WfcMilngtoni Ml Mli trcet.
COnilKSPONOKNCB. . . ,
All communications relating to new and edi
torial matter should be adJreMed ! To the Kdltor.
. . HUSINiS3 LUTTBttS. . , , . .
All should b
bii-lntu letter and remittance !
tlJrne < I to The ttee Publishing. Company ,
Omaha. Draft * , checks , pre-n and postofflce
money orders to be made pnj-ablo to the order
of the cninpnny.
THE HER ptinLtPtiiKO COMPANY.
BTATHMKNT OP CIRCULATION.
Btnte of Netirn-kn , I ,
Douglnn County , |
Ooorsc II , Tz-chuck , secretary nf The Hce Pub-
llithltiR company , being duly sworn , nay * thnt the
actual number of full and complete cotilcs of Tlic
Dally Morning , i\cnlnn : nml Sunday Uce printed
rturins the month of rcbniary , 1SS7 , wna an fol
lows :
1 13.705 15 19,91 !
2 ; . . .19,791 1C IJ.STiO
3 Ifl.fM' 17 19.SIC
4 15.073 IS 19.SII
E , 19.K99 18 . .19.86ft
0 19.&S7
1 , 20.310 21. . . . . . . . . . . . SOiMO
8 1D.7R7 19,918
9 , 19.K71 23 15.107
10 rO.M3 ( 24 19.S41.
11 19,778 X 19.791
12 1J.823 2U 19,916
13 . . . . .19,8.10 27 tt.C'S '
14 . .10,300 28 20.CM
Totnl 537,013
LMH ilciluctlnns for unsold nttil returned
copies 8,413
I I _ . _ _
Tolnl net sales . . . . .E44.COS
' Net dally average 19,625 J
ononau n. THHcmicic.
Sworn to bcforo me nnd xubfcrlbed In my
prc-cnco Ilils 1st ilay of March , 1S97.
. _ , N. P. FRIT. ,
( Seal. ) | Notary 1'ubllc.
Till : 1II3K ON TRAINS.
All iillrniul IIC-VN ) > O.VH nrc
Hlllll | ( > ll nltll CIIOIIKll IICCH
to ncooiiiiiioilntu every IIIIH-
m-nncr t\lui wnntH to rcnil n
ncirnitniicr. InxlNt upon liuv-
intv Tin : Hoc. If you cannot
K < * t n Hot * on 11 train from the
IUM line-lit , iilea.sc report
the fiitt , MlntliiK tin : train anil
mill-mill , to the Circulation
Department of The. Ilee. The
Ilcc IH for nalc on nil ( ruins.
INSIST OX II.VVI.VO Tim UI3K.
It will soon bo tlnm lo licnr once more
from Unit ruinous democrat , ex-Senator
Divltl : B.
llrynnlte orpiny sire finding the prcsl
dent's address .a disappointment. Tills
Is praise. Indeed.
Tlio man \vlio IIIIH to be urged to accept
ofllce won't be In it wliuu the -federal
pip Is being cut.
After the new cider law goes Into ef
fect all cider that Is not made out of
apples will be barred.
As a matter of fact , President Me
Klnley fooled them all In the maUc-up of
his cabinet as u whole.
Wo do not know whether Jones pays
the freight , but .Tones he sifts the bills
in the house end of ( he state capltol.
A few more national conventions and
other large gatherings for Omaha during
the exposition year would not come
am ISM.
Spirits may now be bottled in bond.
And n bond wny be needed to get out
after the bottled spirits have been
stowed In.
AVIth the powers of Europe In their
present amicable mood the sultan would
not relinquish stixcrninty over Crete if
he could , and he could not If he would.
The responsibility for expediting the
exposition bill In the senate will rest
upon Senator Ilowell , to whoso com
mittee the bill will doubtless be re
ferred.
Passing laws designed to create offices
for piirtiuular people to till Is as risky
as buying tickets In a lottery. Some
otiier man Is just as likely to take the
prlxo as not.
Vice President Holmrt not
may pro
fess to be a great parliamentarian , but
he will know enough to call time at the
proper place when the senators begin to
epar with one another for wind.
It now appears that the chief object of
the so-called silver rep'ubllcans In ad
hering to the mime Is to participate In
republican primaries and make candi
dates they do not Intend to support.
The Northwestern and the Hurlinglon
have each subscribed $1(0,000 ( to the ex
position. What are the other great rail
roads thnt compete for the patronage of
Omaha and Nebraska going to do
about it ?
L'olleu Commissioner HIrkhauser's rail
way pass Is doing good service these
days. Were It not for that pass his u
expense account for lobbying against the
pullt'o bill nt Lincoln would bu something
appalling.
The question Hs , How did Queen JM
and her secretary manage to smuggle
themselves Into the KUDU to gallery re-
wrved for diplomats and representatives
of foreign countries at the Heat of
American government at Washington'/
That civil service law extension applies
only to the otllco deputy and derk of the
United States marshal. There will
therefore be several deputy marshal-
ships avallnblo In Nebraska for which
the hungry faithful will be duly thank
ful.
Thi ) judge of tlui criminal branch of
the district court should not bo too se
vere on those who keep or fall to keep an
-rtliD pojlee court records. He .should
bear in mind that the time of the clerk
of 'tho ' pollen court lias been monopolized
l > y > lupillclutMimklng.
The Transmls.slsslppi Exposition busi at
ness must be gone all over again ab
Initlo with congress , but it is a new con
gress and a new president that will deal
with It , and local ( supporters of the en
terprise have no serious causa for alarm. l.s
Dave Mercer's Jlujf la still united to ) the
niatit. .to
IlKPnKSS JIXU01SM.
The time hns come when there should
bo n vigorous expression of public sen
tlinent against that spirit which Is do
scHbcd by the word "Jingoism. " The
declaration made by President McKln
ley In ids Inaugural address regnrdlng
the foreign policy of the United States
Is n distinct rebuke of this spirit , which
for nearly two.years past has been reck
lessly exploited In congress , to the dis
credit and damage of the country. Sen
a tors , from whom the people had a right
to expect calm and dispassionate coiv
fllderatlon of questions relating1 to Inter
national affairs , have sought to turn the
government away from the time-honored
course of cultivating peace nnd ainlty
with all other nations and to create a
popular sentiment favorable to an a
gresslve foreign policy which could not
fall to sooner or later Involve the nation
in war. Some of these men , apparently
forgetful of their great responsibility ,
have not hesitated to proclaim that they
desired war , while others have shown
utter Indifference to the danger In
volved in their course and to the 111 ef
fects upon the material Interests of the
country which their Inflammatory ut
tcrances were having.
It Is the clearly dcllncd purpose of the
new administration to ndhero to the tra
ditional policy of the nation in respect
of Its foreign relations. The president
Is willing to be guided In this by the
example of "Washington an example
which too few of our statesmen of today
are disposed ! to regard. In this purpose
the new president should have the
hearty and general support of the people.
It is In nowise Inconsistent with the
firm maintenance of our national dig
nity nnd Interests nnd the protection of
the rights of American citizens every
where. On the contrary ! t Is thejiollcy
by which we shall foest and most urely
conserve all these. I ot the world understand -
stand that we Intend to ask no more
than Is our due and accept nothing less ,
keeping absolutely free from all foreign
entanglements , nnd thcro need be 110
apprehension that we shall not have our
rights respected , or that any just de
mand we mny make upon any foreign
nation will be disregarded. It Is a great
mistakes to assume , as many seem to do ,
that brag and bluster shaking our fist
in the face of tlio world and boasting of
what wo are able to do are necessary
to command respect. Other nations are
as familiar with the ability of the
American people to defend their rights
as we ourselves are , neil is thu courage
of this people anywhere doubted. We
shall not make this better oimlorbtood
or appreciated by uttering bravado , but
wo shall by such a course compromise
our claim to be the leading ) nation of
the world in cultivating peace and promoting
meting civilisation.
The paramount duty before the Ameri
can people is that of putting the busi
ness of the country In a condition that
will give prosperity to all Interests and
classes. There is needed that complete
restoration of conlldcucc which will per
mit idle capital to seek investment in
productive enterprises and Invite outside
capital to come Into the country. In
order to attain this we must not only
have legislation .friendly to material de
velopment , but complete exemption from
all danger to the" country's peace.
Without Uils home capital will not shake ,
oft' entirely Its distrust and timidity and
foreign capital will stay away from us.
Our monetary standard is secure for at
least four years. There is reason to
hope for judicious tariff legislation that
will Infuse new life into our industries.
Let us stop all talk of a disturbing nature
In connection with foreign affairs and
settle down to business.
C1IAHTKH mf.lj DKFKOTS.
The amendments made in the senate
to the new Omaha charter are In the f I
main satisfactory , but there are still.
defects and omissions that should by all |
means be corrected before the bill goes
to the governor. .
The charter bill abolishes the entire |
council as now constituted and sub-
stltutes therefor a council of nine mem-
hers , elected at large , but chosen from
the different wards. This reduction In
the number of councllmon Is presumed
to be In the Interest of economy. In
reality it will prove n most expensive as
well as dangerous experiment. The
election of the entire council at large . g
may work an Improvement , but cutting *
down the number of couiicilmen to nine
presupposes that Omaha Is to have only
nine wards , even If South Omaha were
annexed , and there is no possibility
under Its provisions of giving South
Omaha representation before 1000. P
With a council composed of nine mem- ' i rl
bers , five will constitute a quorum and
blx may pass any measure over the
mayor's veto , while It now takes twelve
for such a combine. It goes without
saying that It is easier and cheaper for
jobbers and corporations to manipulate
council of nine than one of twice that
number. The saving In salaries Is a mere
bagatelle compared with the Incrciised
danger of government by a boodle ring ,
It Is moreover poor policy to have the
entire council made up of new men every no
three year.s , as itHu also to remove the
barrier against re-election after two
successive terms. Would it not be more
rational lo create a council of lli'tcen
, all to be elected at large , nine nlm
from the different wards for three years m
and six from the whole city for six yearn d
and no re-election 1 Provision should also 01
be made for representation of annexed inat
territory in proportion to Its population. at
Another weak spot in the charter bill I"
the discrimination between the lire I
and police .lepartmonts , both UN to pay
and eligibility , Any resident of Omaha in
may become- fireman , but to secure n
jyoHltlon on the police force he must bo
to
elector. On the face of It this discrimination
to
crimination Indicates a disposition to
drag the police Into politics , when the
law should be framed with a view to
keeping them out of politics.
The pay oC the fire chief IH not fixed
all , while ( lie pay of the chief
|
pollco Is fixed at $ L',000. Itoth should bo
left to the discretion of the police board ,
with nu upper limit of ? 'Jt 00. The
maximum pay of policemen and firemen
fixed at $75 per month , but the board
must pay no less thuu $05 per month
every fireman or patrolman. This
leaves a margin of only ? 10 a mouth
between the veteran and the rawest of
raw recruits. The efficiency of the
pollen nnd fire departments depends
largely upon recognition of merit and
Increase of pay graduated to length of
service. The charter should not hamper
the police board In offering an Incentive
for men to strive for Increased pay and
promotion.
A serious defect In the charter is the
restriction It contains upon the Issue of
renewal bonds. The limitation of the
nmo'int of such bonds to ? 500,000 Is
llablo to embarrass the city In maintain
ing Its credit and reducing its interest
charges. More than ? 1,000,000 of city
bonds will mature within the next two
years , which must be either paid or reIssued -
Issued In the form of renewal bonds.
The $ r > 00,000 limitation should be mndo
to apply only to the funding of floating
f debt ' , so as to restrain the creation of
overlaps and overissue of warrants.
The chief drawback of the new
charter is Its utter lack of elasticity.
It is a strait Jacket , leaving no room
for . expansion and forcing upon the next
legislature 1 another radical revision ,
1v
when it should bo framed on a broad *
gauged plan having in view the many
demands tlin * . will come upon the city by
reason of the exposition nnd the certain
resumption of business activity.
A nKASSUHTXO STATllMKXT.
At the banquet given In honor of Ambassador
.
bassador Hayard by the Idrd mayor of
. .
London on Tuesday last , the marquis of
Salisbury made a significant address ,
one statement of which Is especially re
assuring. Mr. Bayard hud said that he
could not see a question of International
danger or difficulty so long as the nut-
ural Impulses of the two nations were
not soured and perverted. Referring to
, ,
this the prime minister said that the
,
danger did not lay In official circles ;
. .
that If the. unofficial people kept in or-
.
der the official people would never make
war. "At the present time , " said Salisbury
" , had distinctly
bury , "organized government
tinctly lost force nnd public opinion had
gained power ; therefore It was increas
Ingly important that public opinion
should be rightly guided. " The assur
ance from so authoritative a source of
the peaceful purpose of the "otllclal pee
ple" of England with respect to this
country Is altogether gratifying , and
Kngland's prime minister will find n re
ciprocal sentiment in the inaugural ad
dress of President McKlnley. The "otll
clal people" of the United. . Stales do.not
want war rfnd in perfect accord with
them are a very large majority of the
unofficial people of this country. Salis
bury has had a wholesome realization
of the force of public opinion nnd what
he said of it is quite right. That opln
Ion in this country is for the mainte
nance of peace , particularly between the
English-speaking nations , aud undoubt
edly it isj the/ / same in England.
A. CUltltKKGY COMMISSION.
The Fifty-fourth congress did not re
gard with favor the suggestion of a com
mission to consider and report on the
question of revising the currency sys
tem. The republican members of .tlje.
house committee on bankhig nnd cur-1
reucy were understood to be opposed tea
a commission , presumably for the ren- j
son ( , that they believed themselves quite [
as competent as any commission would
bo to devise a plan of currency revision
and reform. Probably there will be
few | if any changes in this committee
.
In the next congress , so that it would
seem safe to assume that this opposition
,
to a commission will remain. But In
view of the fact that the president is
.
favorable to that plan , believing that
the experiment is worth a trial and
tlw
would prove beneficial to the country , It
Is quite possible that the
' Fifty-fifth con
gress will authorlzo a currency commis
sion.
sion.One
One very strong argument In support
of the plan Is In the fact that the bankIng -
Ing and currency committee of the last
congress ( was unable to agree upon any
measure , although It had abundant ad
vice and suggestion. Nearly every a
member had a plan of his own for curIng -
Ing financial ills and as a consequence
no two of them were able to agree upon
a measure. Nothing better Is to be ex
pected In tie ! next congress if the same
PIg
gentlemen < are to constitute the commit-
tee which has charge of currency bills ,
and who.se duty it Is to formulate this
legislation. * : It Is to be expected that
they will simply go over the same
ground that has nlready been traversed ,
consuming time to no practical pur
pose < , A commission composed of the
right sort of men would undoubtedly be
able to agree upon some plan and this
might somewhat simplify the situation , of
but we are by no means confident that
this plan would be found so beneficial
ns some appear to think. The confer-
that was held in Indianapolis was
largely composed of the class of men | to
who would bo appointed on n currency
commission , yet the plan of currency of
revision they presented was not accept
able to the country and congress paid
attention to It. However , the experi no
ment of a commission may , as the presi
dent has said , be worth a ( rial.
The failure of the exposition appropri
ation In congress Is disappointing , but
may in the end prove to be a blessing in cal
disguise. ! The Inaction of the Nebraska
eglslature furnished the excuse for'strllc-
ing off the $75,000 which had been
added in the senate , It is more than
probable that the appropriation of $275-
000 will not only bo restored , but In
creased , when the bill comes up again
the extra session. i roan
CU
President MeKlnley renews his pledge CUn
use every resource ut his command sy
ye
keep all of our different kinds of cur
rency readily Interchangeable the one the
for the other. Wo Mill have no dis W
counts on this kind of money or otmi
premiums on thu other kind of money. taas
Every dollar must be worth ono hundred as
all
cents and that one hundred cents in th9
told. thw
For a oo'inty like Douglas , with ij toby
Ktl
population over 350,000 , a board of flvo til
commissioners is not too largo to man- nee
nge the county business. The proposed see
reduction of the number of cominls-1 are
Blotters from fire to three Is not In the
interest of jf d economy. With five
commlsslonerw tljorc can be fair division
of the territtH-y1 into districts. With
three coinmlj&fonors , South Omaha and
tlie country iprwliicts would bo relegated
gated to onli 'flno representative on the
board , or elsojnaha , which pays four-
fifths of thdt county taxes , would bo
given only ohe'inomlipr.
IV
Tlie failed appropriation bills will have
to share wUli"tlie tariff the alto.ntlon of
the extra st 'sjnji ' of congress whether
the leaders wish It or not. This means
that the miptfoHMou that congress pass
a tariff bill uriy'gi ' straightway homo will
have to be if it
abandoned was c-ve-r
seriously iMitertalned lu any quarter ,
Tlie speaker will have to appoint all the
principal committees without delay to
care for the appropriation bills , and
when it gels thai far it will be next to
impossible to hoop other measures back.
The Montana legislature has appro
priated ? 1t".000 for a state exhibit at the
TrunsmlHslsHlppI Exposition , which will
bo swelled by anothei' : jS1Ii , < )00 ) pledged
by Marcus Daly as a private donation ,
and which will no doubt lie further In
creased , by contributions from other
public-spirited citizens of the Ilonntim
state. In taking the lead among the
mountain states In providing for partici
pation In the exposition Montana has
exhibited Its proverbial enterprise and
sagacity.
Not even Andrew Jackson could have
promised more In the way of protection
to American citizens abroad than did
President JIcKinley in Ids Inaugural ad
dress. And not even Old Hickory him
self : could have carried out those promIses -
Ises with greater firmness than JIcKin- ,
ley will show In the administration of |
his foreign policy. He wants no fights ,
but ' those who contemplate provoking
him will do well to consider well in ad
vance.
Mr. Brynn , so the report goes , has
agreed to try to help Millionaire Mc
Lean to the Ohio seiiatorship tem
porarily occupied by Mr. Ilanna. Mr.
McLean wasn't good enough to run for
second place on the Bryan presidential
ticket , but he is good enough to fill a
seat lu the United States senate.
When the Hoard of Lady Managers
for the exposition comes to organize nud
choose a president It should confer that
honor on u woman who Is thoroughly
representative of the women of the west.
It should be a question , not of personal
aggnmdlzeiill'nr.jbut solely of promoting
the success jot tjitl exposition
SlIC'OONN.
'Imlldhnpolls News.
The Ieglsla'luro1wlilck looks upon three- .
fourths of Hp/WHs / as lost has the greatest
reason to congratulate ,11 Itself. I I
An InirWimtlnnnl Doubt.
' "Chicago Tribune.
' '
There seemS'to , bo some doubt whether
It Is the king of.,0reece. or the emperor of
Germany wb.'olfjs(1to bo placated.
_
rrovlh'clrtilmu Iloimillnteil. I
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Jieeord. |
' '
Governor' Iflfcjtlggs 'has properly vetoed a
blU to providethftt all .jnpterlnl used Ipthe .
'
'
riewj'capltol 'ijJiaUbq , of Pennsylvania pro
duction. It 5v < J"uId 111 .become the great Key
stone state to bet . .up such an example of
petty provincialism * before the younger sls-
tors. ,
For Forelmi Coiininiiiitloii.
Chicago Inter Ooenn. I
1
Iowa Is a prohibition state. Notwithstand
ing which fact , she has given to the battle
ship Iowa a stiver service that Includes a
five-gallon punch bowl. The contents of that
bowl , however , will never bo drunk In the
Hawkeye state unlesa a ship canal be cou-
stiucted between the Atlantic and the Mis
sissippi. *
1'arly In I.nrnl RIocUoiix.
Indianapolis Journal.
At the municipal elections In Iowa on |
Monday many cities and towns which went
republican In the national election last fall
were carried by the democrats or by citizens'
movements. Tlie fact seems to Indicate I ,
a growing tendency on the part of the people ' '
to ollmlnato national polltli-s from municipal
elections.
A Coramenilalile I < nw.
Flillidolplila Ledger.
Ono of the Just acts of the expiring con
gress was tlio passage of the -bill providing
for Ilmltud compensation for the loss of
registered mall package. The new law
docs not go far enough , but It Is entirely
right in principle , When the government
makes an extra charge for service It should
give- the service charged for , The sender I
of a registered letter Is taxed for Insurance . *
of its safe delivery , but heretofore Us safe
delivery has not been Insured. A few extra of
precautions wore ( alien in handling It , but
they were all. Now the letter la Insured
not nearly to Us full value , In many cases.
but still It Is insured , and the sender will | c
his money and given him nothing for It. | Wl
Jillaii oil tin1 "Gold ItiiMlx.
Italtlmore Bun.
The Japanese government has decided to
udopt the gold standard and to coin silver
at tlio ratio of 32 tp 1. The yen Is to bo of
silver , and no gold piece will bo worth less
than live yen , The currency consists chiefly
silver at present , but the silver yen will U
gradually t > o replaced with gold till gold
predominates. There Is a hint for "our bl-
motalllsts In Japan's program. If they
really wish for silver to become again a
money metal , in good atamllng , lot them of
ceaao to talk about the ivbsoluto ratio of 1C
1 meaning thereby a financial revolution
and debasement of the currency and pro
pose , as the Japs do , to put 100 cents' worth
silver In the dollar. The sound money
people would look with favor upon that honest
sort of bimetallism , though they recognize
the fact that bimetallism Is mere theory aud
law can tlA/tho two metals together at
ratio. " " "
any "f to
of
coaiMis.vr.
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Sioux City Journal : A New York news on
paper denies tllat James Wilson Is a practi be
farmer , null' ak proof points to the fact
that he I ? a soUc o profeeior. But In his
position at the head of the state experimental
station 1'rof. 'Wltnon has been a practical
farmer , one of the most practical and valu
able In the stat T "In these times a practical a
farmer may also bo a college professor. out
nurllngton IJawkoyo : Last week the first
blue bird was noticed In this neighborhood for
and this tseolft despite the cold , a pair of
robins made their appearance. Song spar the
rows have been/tiuf Hinging and wild gceso the
and ducks are ilylng north. Altogether It Js 000.
qulto evident that eprlng Is not far distant.
The sap Is rlslnff In the trees and the maple out
syrup harvest Will be earlier than usual this of
year. for
year.Davenport
Davenport 'Democrat : It Jfl asserted by
people who know that the late flood in
West Virginia was caused by the cutting off
the timber that formerly covered th ? ent
mountains there. The water was not re
tarded In Ita trickle to the main streams ,
It had been , but had free way , and came to
at once , wltli disastrous results. And
same thing thing lo the ca o < Iu the west ,
where ] President Cleveland has been trying gret end
protect the general Interests of the country
protecting the timber , Unless the de
struction of the western forests la dUcon-
tlnuod , In BOIIIO way or other , there will be
floods there , and the Intervening time will $
less rainfall , less snowfall , and more and
aridity than they now have , and conditions
bad enough now. %
ai
Exposition Endorsements
BY THE TRANSMISSISSIPP1 PRESS.
Tacoma ( Wash. ) Union : The TransmUsIs-
slppl and International Exposition to be held
In Omaha , Neb. , from Juno to November ,
1898 , bid. ' ? fair to be tli6 biggest show of Us
kind ever held on this continent , with the ex
ception of the World's fair. Congress ap
propriated $200,000 last June , aa a
preliminary fund for a national exhibit , and
tlio present session has Increased the amount
to $100,000. Tlie people of Omaha have InI
corporatoil a company with $1,000,000 of
cj
stock , one-halt ot which has already been
taken and the remaining half will bo sub
scribed before the gates are opened.
The state of Nebraska has a bill before Us
legislature for a $350,000 appropriation , and
also a bill to allow Douglas county and
Omaha to vote an appropriation of $200,000.
A' bill bcforo the Illinois legislature provides
for $100,000 , and au equal amount ls being
acted upon by Missouri ; California proposes
to appropriate $70,000 $ , and other states uro
moving tn the same line ,
The state of Washington should be awake
to the Importance ot making a creditable
display , ns her resources are superior to
those of any state of the union , considering
their abundance and variety. The exposition
will be participated In by all the states of
the union and by foreign countries , but will
bo < distinctively a transmlsslsslppl affair ,
and i Us great success will depend upon the
support tendered by the transmlsslsslppl
territory , which embraces nearly three-
fourths of the area of the United Statca.
Under the articles of Incorporation ot the
Transmlsslsslppl Exposition association each
state and territory west of the Mississippi
Is entitled to a vlco president of the as
sociation , such vice president to be appointed
by the governors of the states and territories
to bo represented.
Governor Kogcra has appointed Oeorgo W.
Thompson of Tacoma vice president for this
state , 'and Mr. Thompson solicits cor
respondence with those Interested In mak
ing the Washington exhibit.
Mr. Thompson very naturally desires to
bo In close touch with all parts of the state ,
and will be glad to receive such state papers
as will furnish copies for his ofllco aa vlco
president.
Dubuque ( la. ) Times : The big western '
show Is to bo called the Transmlsslsslppl
Exposition. Iowa ought to be represented j
at Omaha , and In a creditable manner. The
Interests ot Iowa and Nebraska are almost
identical , each to an agricultural state , and
they have many Interests In common. The I
major portion ot the people from the cast I
who shall attend the exposition will pasi
through Iowa to get there. The advertising
this state will get from the show will equal
If It docs not exceed the benefit Nebraska
will derive from It. Jealousy and selfish
ness should cut no figure In , the matter.
Denton ( Tex. ) Chronicle : The Transmls-
slsslppl Exposition will undoubtedly bo a
grand success.
The Glen Hose ( Tex. ) Herald says :
"A TransmlsslsslppI Exposition Is to beheld
held at Omaha , Neb. , during the summer of
1S98 and Texas should be fittingly repre
sented. { This exposition Is primarily for
states west of the Mississippi and none of
them have more to offer the homeseeker or
tlc
capitalist than Texas. Nebraska , Iowa , Kan
sas and Missouri will lead all other elates
Iitl visitors to this exhibition and It Is from
the o states that Texas Is at
present l i receiving most now settlers.
The Missouri , Kansas & Texas , the
Hock Island and Santa Fo give three direct
through routes between Texas and Omaha
and J the completion of the Kansas City , Pitts-
burg & Gulf will offer a fourth. With a
.prcper representation of her field crops , llvo
stock Industry , garden and fruit product ,
lumber Interests , mineral wealth and the
low-priced laud from which they all come
Texas would receive thousands of now homo-
seekers from the northern prairies , whose
coming would be the direct result of our
exhibit. Let the legislature act at once and
many valuable features can be saved from
the : coming season's crops. On with a Texas
exhibit at Omaha ! "
The only reason that Denton county Is not ,
receiving thousands of settlers Is because the
advantages we have to offer are not known
ta those who would come If only they knew
of the great Inducements Denton county holds
out for the enterprising cottier. I
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Elizabeth ( Colo. ) Banner : Colorado should
set forth especial efforts to make a winning
display at the Transmlsslsalppl Exposition to
be held In Omaha next year. The Depart
ment of Publicity is already hard at work
Informing the people In regard to this ex-
yosltlon ) and what .may bo expected of It.
Mound City ( Mo. ) News : The Transmls
slsslppI Exposition to bo held at Omaha from
Juno to November , 1898 , will only be second
to the Columbian exposition In size. As ths
peerless stale of the transmlssisslppl country ,
Missouri should have a good exhibit at the
great show.
Meyer Druggist , St. Louis : The Transmls-
sisslpjil ' and International Exposition Is a
project originated by the editor of The Omaha
Dally ; Iec. The plan Is to hold In Omaha , be
ginning ' In June and ending In November ,
1S9S , an exposition devoted to the Interests
* the great transmlsslsslppl territory. The
stock ' company hao already been formed ,
congress has. made liberal appropriations and Is
all Indications point , toward a successful
completion of this project. We trust that
pharmaceutical Interests of the central and
western section of the United States will be
properly represented.
Cripple Creek ( Colo. ) Times : The legisla
ture of Colorado should make some provision
for a display at the Omaha exposition. Tills
exposition Is ta bo held next year. The cap
ital already In part provided for the expo
sition amounts to $2,250,000. The Intention
to make such an exposition as will di
rectly draw ) the attention of the country and
the world to the western states of thin re
public.
Congress last year nfudo an appropriation
$200,000 to cover both buildings and ex
hibits. Another bill 'Is ' now pending before
congress to Increase that amount. Tlio
Nebraska legislature Is now considering the
matter , and will probably appropriate | 3SO-
, and there arc bills before several ot
the other Htut"s and territories where legis So
latures are now In session.
Every Industry In the west will be fully
represented , and an extraordinary effort Is
bo made to make the mines and mining
tha west one of the great features. It
will not do for the greatest producer of the
precious metal to bo without representation
tlio floor of this exposition. It Id going to
nn affair of great magnitude , and one of and
especial bearing upon the Industries ol the
western country.
I.os Angeles 'Herald ' : Two of the four ex
position bills to which reference was mada
short tlmo ago In thcso columns are now
of the account. The Guatemala bill was
passed and the exhibit Is now alincnt ready
shipment , The NaEhvllIo appropriation ,
after passing tbo two houses , was vetoed by
governor. Two more measures remain ,
Trausmlssleslppl Exposition bill for $50-
. and the Paris exposition for $20,000.
The Guatemala exposition , as was pointed
by the Herald some time ago , can bo
very llttlo service to southern California
the reason that we have no possible trade
connection with that country. At some fu-
turn date when a coast line of oteamcrs
come * Into existence the cuso may he differ
, but at present San Francisco Is the
only section of the etato that can hope to
benefit In this display. Immigration la not
bo expected from that country ,
Tbo downfall of the Nashville appropriation
through the governor's veto caused great re
among tbo progressive spirits at this
of the state , who were anxloun to BOO
California products shown where much good
could bo accomplished both for trade and Im
migration.
Four years ago the elate appropriated
$200,000 fop the great expedition at Chicago , and
the immediate result was a wave of Im
migration that added30 per cent to the to
population of Los Angelto In three years.
If , as Is sometimes claimed In the north , Lns
Angeles gets nil the Advantage of such now
Immigration , Jt behooves the northern sec
tion to wnko up and do Its part In the
advertising thnt brings new people to the
state. Unfortunately the governor did not
look at this matter with the eyes that wo
In the southern counties sec tt , and hence
the veto. ' |
Tlio transmlsslsslppl measure , which had
been pigeonholed until a few dojs ago , was
I worked out of committee chletly through
the exertions of Mr. George W. 1'arsous , the
vlco president ot the Omaha fair executive
committee for the Mate of California , nnd
I ] now pending with a good chance ot
p.isl.ih'e. The Herald Is hopeful that the bill ,
If passed by the legislature , will receive the
governor's sanction nnd become a. law. The
Omah.v exposition \\lll bo ono of the largest
over held In the country , nnd most of the
' western stoics will bo well represented by
displays of products. California should be
Included In the list of these who purtlclpalc.
Wo have goods to sell and are located out of
the line , and , therefore , must advertise to do
hnsliloss. The governor Is n good business
man and must appreciate Hint fact.
Cheyenne ( Wyo. ) Sun-Leader : U Is a
matter of considerable regret to ninny of our
citizens that the legislature did not make
an appropriation for nn exhibit at the Trans-
mlsslssippl Exposition to be held at Omaha
In 1898 , but It may bo that wltb the Im
provement In business n ( fairs our people will
bo disposed to take up the matter In another
teason aud do something In the ptemlscs.
Wyoming possesses n valuable collection of
minerals that were exhibited at the World's
fair and thcro will bo no dllllculty In ob
taining a fine agricultural display from this
Pueblo ( Cole , ) Mall : The Transmhslsslppl
and International Exposition to be held in
Omaha in 1S9S Is not too tar off to demand
the attention of Colorado and the Mall hopes
that Pueblo and the Arkansas valley will
undertake to make sucli a showing there as
will attract attention for Us worth and com
pleteness In Us manufacturing and agricul
tural products.
Georgetown ( Tex. ) Sun : Omaha proposes
to hold an International exposition next year.
As It will be the 11 rat exposition hold west of
the Mississippi river and as that part of the
country has developed Into magnificent
empire , within an Incredibly short period ,
it will doubtless be a magnificent
affair and will attract millions of visitors
from nil over the world. Texas Is vitally
Interested and she should be adequately rep
resented.
Mayvllle ( N. D. ) Farmer : An exposition
known as the Transmlsslrslppl and Inter
national Exposition will be held at Omaha ,
Neb. , from June 1 to November 1 , 1898. The
idea Is good. All expositions have a certain
value and our legislature , now In sccslon , Is
being asked for an appropriation for North
Dakota to bo represented. If there be any
possibility of getting the money necessary
for North Dakota to be represented , we feel
like saying let It bo done , because we are
not afraid but our state will take high posi
tion and as an advertisement we think may
be cheap. We fully realize the necessity for
economic practices by our legislature and
the everlasting effort necessary to keep It
within bounds. Wo realize the force of that
remark : "Ye may buy tbo Joys owro dear , "
and hesitate before we would advise to
appropriate for exposition purposes , unless
we could see advantages from It for our state.
Let the advantageous point be first settled
He sure of your road then sail ahead for or
against appropriations , as the result ot the
legislature's judicious findings.
nos-well ( N. M. ) Register : Our opinion
having been solicited as to the question :
"Should the Nebraska legislature make a
liberal appropriation for the Transmlssls
slppl Exposition , " wo reply that not being
a citizen of Nebraska we do not know the
feeling existing among the people there , hut
think that every legislature west of the Mis
sissippi should make liberal contributions
toward this great exposition.
coon Ivouns FHOM THE EAST.
Manchester ( N. II. ) Union : The decade f
from 1SOO to 1900 will have witnessed more
great expositions In the United States than
any other In the history of the country.
The World's Coli-mblan exposition was fol
j lowed by that of the Cotton States at At
lanta. This year the Tennessee exposition
will command the attention of the nation ,
and In 1S9S that of the western states , or
the Transmiesfsslppl and International Ex
position , will make Omaha a point of at
traction. Jts purpose Is to display particu
larly the pioducts , resources and Industries
of the slates and territories west of thu
Mississippi rlvor , embracing two-thirds of
the areu and one-third of the population of
the United States , and , Incidentally , the
products , resources and Industries of the
states lying cast of the Mississippi river and
of foreign countries. The complete success
of the affair is already asiured.
Ono of the most Imposing features of the
exposition of 1898 will bo the mineral exhibit.
It Is proposed to set apart a portion of the
grounds for this purpose , under the designa
tion of Eldorado , In which a silver palace
will bo the central figure. The building , as
proposed , is to bo about 450 feet square , and
Is to be built of metal , silver plated. The
'
woman's department Is to bo an Important
feature of the exposition , and the Intention
to make alltho exhibits aa comprehensive
as possible.
The articles of Incorporation for the ex
position association provide for a vlco presi
dent for each of the twenty-four transmls-
sifalppl states and tcriltorlcs , to be appointed
by their governors.
Providence ( II. I. ) Journal : Omaha and all
other citizens of Nebraska are devotedly
working for their proposed Transmlsslsslppl
Exposition , which plans now under con
sideration are generally approved by the
states north , west and south of them , next
year. Ilut Ilko other communities which
have aimed to give great fairs of this kind ,
Nebraska has to determine Us course and TI
plaiiu by the nature of the sympathy which
the neighboring towns , cities and IL
commonweallhs extend to it. Hero
the object la to Induce the western erIK
ern states to offer cordial and
practical support which shall assist In secur IK
ing both the features of
a large general
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exhibit and the desirable number of visitors.
far , the outsiders appear to bo encourag NC
ing In their attitude. They are willing to
atalsl Omaha and Nebraska In their schemes ,
for the salfo of tbo assistance which the .
exposition will afford to their own plans of
growth and development , Unllko the central 01.
western states as against eastern common
wealths , or the larger eastern cities as re TC
gards one another , Iho transmlmlsslppl cities TCW
states are not divided against ono another
when affairs Ilko this are proposed. W
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tn connection with tlio de > flant iittltudo ot
Greece It is Interfiling to remember tint
only last December King George was so lm
pressed by the weakness ot the Greek nrnij
that ho sent a n > cclal message to the prims
minister urging the necessity of Its reorgani
zation , It U dimcull to reconcile this fact
with hie apparent readiness lo engage tn wnr
with Turkey , unlren ho ta confident of ex
ternal support. The nominal peace Ptrcngtli
ofm the Greek army Is set down nt 30,000
men , nnd It has boon nfwimed on the fnlth
olor official return * thai It could bo Increased
erin the outbreak ot hostilities to 80,000 men ,
while the reserve numbers another 100,003
men. Some ycnr ago tlio peace- strength
inor reduced to 27,000 from motives of econ
omy , nnd It Is believed that those totals glvo
nn exaggerated view of Greece's military
strength , The permanent force Is divided
Into twenty-seven Infantry nnd nine Jngcr
battalions , tbrco cavalry rcglmcnta ot four
Gtiundrons each , eight field , eight mountain
nnd four gnrrlson batteries , nnd throe engi
neer battalions. As the troops nro only
armed with with Urns nnd Clmswopot rifles
of which ( hero l n grand lotal of less than
160,000 In atom nnd In the hands of the
troops they would bo nt ft disadvantage
when pitted ngalu.'t troops nnnrcl with mflRn-
r.lno rifles ; but the artillery consists ot
Kriipp breechloaders , nnd Ihcro la n very
largo supply of cartridges In the areciinls.
The weak point of Iho army la lite reserve ,
Iho greater part of which Is practically untrained -
trained , for Iho period ot forty days' training
every two years Is purely nominal nnd hnn
never been strictly enforced. It Is believed
that two-thirds of the rcserv.o have never
been trained nt all.
The republics of Dollvla nnd Peru are preparing -
paring for a fight. The lloltvlan government
has ordered Us generals lo put the army on
a war footing , and Iho government of Peru
awaits Ihe foe. The quarrel Is over a ques
tion of boundaries , Dollvla ilomandlng back
the territory which Peru seized during the
civil war. Dollvta sent AH ultimatum lo
Peru iwenty months ago ; Pent disregarded It ;
the dispute was referred lo arbitration ; the
reference came ta nothing. This year again
Dollvta strikes a belligerent attitude ; Peru
doesn't want to fight , but Is determined to
retain the territory In dispute. It looks
like war In the distance. 'Bolivia Is Ihe moat
pugnacious republic In South A.merlca. It
Iswl on bad lorms wlUi every country upon
which U bordcm. It lian a standing dispute
with Chill and ana With Brazil , besides the
ono with Peru , nnd another with Argentina.
Itbi has been licked repeatedly by Its neighbors ,
but Is always ready to try again. It do-
ecrves lo bo thrashed Into a peaceful state ot
mind. Perhaps n reason for Ilollvla's pug
nacity : may bo found In the circumstance
that U has tnoro generals and colonels for Us
little army than any other country of Its
slzo. J Then , again , every prlvuto In the
army Is anxious to become n general or a
colonel , so as to get big pay and have a
chance [ , nt the spoils ot war ,
*
The census which has just been taken In
Hussla has beca under consideration for a
number of years. At the head of It Is a.
special commission , established In St. Petersburg -
burg , and amply provided with the newest
Inventions In mechanical calculators , as well
as a staff ot 3,000 lady clerks. The en
tire country bos been divided Into twenty-
seven census districts , with a census commissioner
scm
missioner In each , who Is assisted by tho'
governors of provinces , districts , and towns ,
gowl
with the officials under their command.
Thcso census districts are again divided Into
sections of not more than 30,000 Inhabitants ,
and finally these sections are split up Into
the units , for which each enumerator la
responsible In person. Tbo limit of extent
for the last sub-sections is , In the towns 160
houses or 750 persons , and In the country
400 dwellings ( dvor ) or 2,000 persons. The
enumerators exceed 135,000 , and are found
among volunteers of suitable standing In the
towns , and outside them among the priests
and church servants , retired army officers ,
with a few rural schoolmasters nnd land
owners. The country enumerators have had
personally to do all the necessary writing ,
and , aa a matter of fact , the peasants' census
forms were filled In weeks ago. On the
appointed day the enumerators , with the
local officials , rode round the villages , called
the village parliaments together , aud by word
of mouth endeavored to ascertain whether
any changes had taken place stnco the re
turns were actually filled In. When It Is
added that the census papers have been
Issued , where' necessary , with Interlinear
translations Into no less than forty-two dif
ferent tongues , and that It Is Intended to
include a census of the nomad tribes of tha
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