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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1897)
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' . 20.R1D 21 2I.4I * 15 21,352 CO 21.3K Tolnl GI3.021 I.osi uniolil niul returned tuples 10,41 ! Net lolnt Mies CSI B'V ' Net ilnlly n\crnpf > 21,15 : nio. : n. T/snifcK. Hvvorn ( o | p"fnrn me nnd unbicrlliwl In my prosenri thli lot ilny /UeceinUT / , 1807. ( Seal. ) N. P. Kim , . Notary 1'ubllc. THIS iinn ox TUAIXH. All rnlli-oinl iirMxImy.i iii-o tipltltcd irlth ciiniiKlt lli'cn tn iicconiiiKMliilo every IIIIH- KPiiurcr til : < > MIIII < N ( o mill it n < MVMiitit > r. Innlst upon Iinv- IMK TIit < lire. If yon cannot KO ( n lieu on n train from ttie JKMV.H nueiit , plenno report tinfuel. . HditliiK ( lie train n'tnl rnllrond , to the Circulation Department of The Hue. _ Ttiu lieu IH for wnle on nil train * . INSIST 0\ \VI\R TIII3 IIKR. 1' _ . A randier In the Ills Horn country Is named Worst Ik-st , wlik'h Is n good bad name , but not : i handicap on the ranges. The exposition fonturoi of Tln > Sunday Boo will make It specially desirable for niallliiK to eastern friends. Give your orders for extra copies eaily. Thp State Hoard of Hdncational Land * nnd Funds seems to have ii'eeonsidered Its decision that it was not authuri/.ud to bid for comity bonds above par. The Omaha Evening leo ? is the pniier having the largest circulation in Douglas county. No liquor llconss notice pub lished In- any other paper is legal or of any effect If ; as the populist editor of the Schuy- lor Quill insists , the free silver repub lican party is defunct , what becomes ot the non-partisan character of Governor llolcomb's polle-o board ? The easiest way for tlio new manage- utoMho Union Paeille to make itself solid with the people of Omaha and No- to- brasUii is to come promptly to the front with a liberal subscription to the exposi tion. If President MeKinley does not an- nounc-c the rearrangement of his1 cabinet .soon some of the Washington corre spondents who are entered in the guessIng - Ing inn tab may become mentally un balanced. Ex-Andltor Moore pleaded guilty , else the popocratic attorny general might bo writing open letters t deprive the republican county attorney of Lancaster county of any credit for Ills share of the prosecution. The sale of Douglas county bonds at a largo premium shows tlmt good bonds are in demand. There Is money for in vestment in this country nnd growing continence In the stability ot" republican Institutions. The demand of the statistician of the Department of Agriculture for an Im I proved system of crop reporting Is not K nn unreasonable ( k-iiiand. It has long been kmnvu that theiv were faults in the system In use. Some of the descendants of the sentl- m-cntal Indians Cooper wrote about must have migrated lo North Dakota. The mother of one of the Indians lynched for the Splcer murder committed suicide because she could not bear the disgrace. But suicide Is not common among the TndlniiH. . According to llryan's figures , Nebraska fuslonlsts gained 7W ) In a total vote of 101,000. Hrynu's Ilgures are away off , but oven If they weiv correct the ratio of gain would have to bo multiplied HOV- cral fold over throughout the country to turn his defeat for the presidency Into a victory. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ After all It appears that It does not make much dllTeivnce to the railroads \vhother \ they charge for live stock ship , ments by the carload or by the hundred weight no long as they ( lx their own rates. Thai Is why they consented to the order of thMr state railway commis sioners restoring their own carload tariff. -It doesn't matter what It Is called no long as the name Is appropilato. Call It the Trunsmlsslsslppl Teachers' conven- tln or the Transmlsslsslppl I-Mueatlonal congress or any other name Unit Indi cates Its scope and purpose. Hut It must l > > a convention that will attract all this people in the transmlsslsslppl states who are engaged ( a or Interested In educa tional work. Itcmembcr that there Is no such news paper us the Dally World-Herald. No OIKJ ever naw such a paper and no tnich paper can bo produced. There Is nn KvunlngVorhMIerald and a Weekly WorliMIerald and a Morning World- Ilorahl , but the pretended Dally World- Herald is a lli-llon of the tsamo warp and woof as thu Koltlbfk-k usid to swindle credulous if n Till ! VllKSlOKHTS Vt.AN. All reports from Washington stnto that there Is no dlsagrtM-mnnt between the president nnd the secretary of the treasury upon thp question of cur rency reform , but It appears tlmt Mr. MeKinley Is not prepared at this time i to urge so comprehensive a plan ns that ' proposed by Secretary G.ige , realising ns 1 he does that Its adoption by the present congress Is almost If not absolutely Im possible. Hence the president , It Is stated , will not tie himself to the plan of the secretary of the treasury , though ho inny commend It to Hie attention of con gress ns worthy of careful considera tion , but will "seek to secure only such currency legislation ns ho thinks there Is some chance of getting even from n senate with n free silver majority. As now understood thoMm'slilent will simply recommend the repeal of the provision of law which rciiuires tlio re Issue of greenbacks received by tin treasury nnd nn eiinclnicnt providing Hint greenbacks when redeemed shal bo reissued only In exchange for gold The provision of the law of * 1S7J which It Is proposed to do away wltl reads : "That from and nftar the pas sages of this act It shall not be Inwfu for the secretary of the treasury or othei ollleor under him to cancel or retire nn.\ more of the United States legal tendoi notes and when any of said notes inaj be redeemed or bo received Into tin treasury under any law from any soura whatever and shall belong to the Unlter Slates , they shall not bo retired , cancel led or destroyed , bnt they shall be pair out again and kept In circulation. ' I'rosldonl McKlnley's proposal that tin greenbacks. Avhen redeemed by the gov ernment , shall be reissued only In ex change for gold , has reostved very gen era ! commendation and It Is believed Hint It will be approved by the repub licans In congress and perhaps by sonic others. It does not Involve a contraction of the currency , it would tie the green backs more ( Irmly to gold nnd the opinion Is that It-would do away with the "endless chain" dllliculty which Is Hit burden of the complaint against the cur rency system. Hut the question is raised whethei this plan can bo carried out while there Is a deficiency of revenue. It Is pointed out that If the treasury gold reserve IP held exclusively for the redemption ol United States legal tender notes the cash balance would be reduced to : i dangerously low point in the event ol continued deficits. Of course the presi dent does not expect that deficits will continue beyond the current fiscal year , but none tlio less he appears to havt coasldured this feature of the problem and it is said will recommend short-term treasury certificates to cover temporary deficits , the amount to be Issued not to exceed ? 100,000.000. If this were doiu- it would enable the treasury to moot obligations without Invading the gold reserve and something of the kind if obviously necessary to the carrying out of the president's proposal In- - regard to the greenbacks , so long as the revenue of the government Is less than the ex penditures. It seems that Mr. MeKinloy Is very hopeful of the adoption of his plan by congress , but there will be no lack of 'opposition to it In the senate from tlio five silver element , which appears tobe no better disposed now than heretofore to accept any proposition that docs not carry with It some distinct recognition of silver. T TO TIM a. The purchase of the Issue of $100,000 ofI'X ; per cent Douglas county exposi tion bonds for the permanent school fund of Nebraska at a premium of ? ( ! , SDO or a basis of approximately per cent is convincing1 proof that the State Hoard of Educational Lands and Kunds has been brought to time by The Hee nnd forced to reconsider its publicly an nounced intention not to invest any of tlie school moneys in county bonds above par. It shows tlmt "the unanimous opinion" of the board that there "Is no means by which It can bid more than par" for securities for the school fund has been reversed by the reproduction in The Hee of Governor llolcomb's letter of June , 189(1 ( , taking tlio old Churchill- board to task for UussoH-Hnrtley assum ing this very position. The governor's arguments were clinched by The Bee's showing that tlio law and the precedents all give authority for the Investment of school money In county bonds at their full market value. It Is only to be regretted that tlio school fund should not have become the purchaser of the entire new bond issue of Douglas county , amounting to $280- 000 , because nowhere could it find so des'.rabie ' an investment. , The blame for failure to secure more of these bonds for the school fund must raat upon the populist state ofllclals , who , In their eagerness to bolster the warrant murker , seem to have tied up the funds In war rants purchased for the accommodation of themselves and state employes. The warrant indebtedness of tlio state can not , In Its very iiutnro , afford perma nent Investment for the school fund and It will not bo surprising If the board should at some later day find Itself com pelled to buy In at still greater premium the bonds which It has just let go by default to Investment brokers who will not part with them except nt n good round profit. 017f.lA' M Senator Cullom of Illinois , who Is n member of the coinmUteo on foreign relations , has expressed himself In favor of congress Inking no aetlon In regard to the Cuban question- until It Is proven whether or not Spain can effect real reforms and pacify the Island. Mr. Otil- lom has little faith In the success of Spain's efforts" at pacification , but ho ugives with the reported view of Presi dent MeKinley that a fair opportunity should be given the Sagasta administra tion to put Its policy Into effect. Ho said , however , that If it becomes appar ent within a few weeks that conditions hnvo not been Improved and that the war Is to continue- hud no doubt the house will take up nnd pass the belliger ency .resolution adopted In the soiiato last session , It Is to bo hopd the Illinois senator Is mistaken In his view as to the probable - able disposition of the house regarding Uila matter. No reusouublo man cau expect any decisive resulls from the now Spanish policy for Culm within a few weeks nnd to mnko any such limita tion would be n distinct avowal of un friendliness and n plain Invitation tn the Insurgents to reject the overture. ! for pacification. No stronger mornl sup port could bo given the Cubans than to let them know that the I'nlted States congress Is prepared to recognize- them ns belligerents , or perhaps go farther , If they do not make terms of peace with Spain within n few weeks , while nothing could be moro unfair to Spain under existing circumstances. Months rather than weeks will bo required for n fall opportunity fo test the policy the Span ish government offers Cuba. Senator Cullom may bo quite right li anticipating failure. This Is undoubtedly the general opinion In this country nm It finds wan-ant In the unqualified am uncompromising declarations of tin Cuban leaders. These spurn the offer ol autonomy nnd proclaim that they wll accept nothing short of Independence the alternative to which Is exterm'.na tloiv. Hut this should not Influence Hit American congress. The duty of this government to stand aloof so long as there Is any promise or prospect of Spain carrying out the proposed reforms should bo strictly adhered to regardless of Insurgent declarations. As we have before said , granting bolllgeront rights could bo of no material advantage to the Cubans and would be hurtful to Amer ican Interests. Congress will pursue the wise course by leaving the matter to the safe control and management of the president. Tin : iiiws cuwufjATiox The attention of newspaper readers and advertisers Is cnllod to the circula tion statement of Tlio Hoc for Hie mouth of November just closed. The Bee Is the only newspaper published In these parts tlmt prints dally an accurate sworn statement of its circulation. Tills state ment shows that for months The Beo'a circulation has been making steady gains. For November , 1S)7 ! ) , the total circula tion of the Morning. Evening and Sun day Hee was ( > ; tl , ( > 0i ( , excluding all un sold and returned copies , or a dally aver age of 21loll. With the exception of about 0,000 extra copies sold on account of the election , tills flgur represents regular bona fide sub scribers of The Hee and is a bet ter showing than has bean madj for any corresponding period since the effects of the financial depression of 1SW ! made themselves felt in this and sur rounding territory. Tlio average paid daily circulation of the Morning , Evening and Sunday Hee exceeds that of all the oilier dally papers issued by any two newspaper publishing concerns In Nebraska. The Bee's growing circulation is the most telling tribute of appreciation that the people can pay to its unexcelled news service , 'its effective support of every public movement making for the progress nnd prosperity of Hie west and Its unflinching championship of honesty in public olllco and fearless exposure of ofllcial corruption and jobbery. A LKADtyil QUKSTIOlf. A number of persons Interested in the merchant marine question have recently visited the president and it is under stood talked over with him plans for the restoration of our ocean shipping. It is the understanding that this subject will receive careful and comprehensive treatment from the president In his an nual message and there Is no doubt that lie regards it as a matter of command ing importance. Mr. MeKinley approved , In his letter of acceptance , the plank In tha national platform favoring a dis criminating duty on imports in foreign vessels and It Is to be presumed that his views have undergone no change. It Is not improbable , however , that the president will present some other and more judicious plan for the attainment of the desired object. There will bo another effort made In congress to secure legislation providing for a discriminating duty , probably by amending section 2'2 of the tariff law. It is to bo apprehended that such an effort would ba successful In the house , but most likely would fall in the senate. At all events , we strongly doubt the wisdom of such a policy , which we think would certainly give us a great deal of trouble and after all fall to accomplish the object In view. While It must be admitted that the policy served very well n century and moro ago , It by no means follows that It would do so now , ivlth the greatly changed conditions. The building up of a merchant marine Is an Imperative necessity to our com mercial expansion and our commercial Independence , but we do not believe this will bo attained through thj policy of a discriminating duty. Congressman Sam Clark of the First Iowa district Is a philosopher and stu dent of books , and In an extended review of Mr. IIowoll'H , latest book ho recently wrote : "In Boston , as wo learn here , a quite mature young lady exposed to the novelty of being kissed Is expected to go cyclonlcully tearing through the house at night In a transport , of alarm , shrieking to an astonished nnd very deaf old mint : 'He kissed me ! ' And the aristocratic brother , as soon as he- can get homo from taking the Keeley cure , Is expected to horsewhip the of fender. Good heavens ! What a mass of welts some pf ns would Imvc 112011 If that Boston way had prevailed on Chequest creek about thlrty-llvo years ago ! " Congressman Clark's friends re gard this usn significant confession and attach Importance to It In connection with the announcement made about the same tlmo that ho would not again be i candidate for congress. The Bee gives space to the letter of Si'civtary of State I'orter explaining his connection with the Irregularities In the opening and tabulation of the olllcial re turns of tha recent election. Secretary Porter has n right to have his version of the controversy given to the. pjbllc and to bo accorded an opportunity to deny Implication In any willful viola- Jon of the law. What ho says about himself nnd his own ofllcml conduct la entitled to acceptance as a straightfor ward account , but when he leaves tlmt subject and rushes to HIP defense of Go\ crnor Uolcoinh'.Vbntilvnnco In tlio Bar Ipy di-fiiU-ntl ma bef cts lioyond Ills dcptl Governor llolewubt has tried to spon for himself on thf > wltness stnml nnd I orn > n letttM-s to'Mlipublic , bnt lie hn thus far fulled to explain with any < U gree of satlsfut-/orliiess ' / why hu allowr Hnrtley to settle \vlth \ pieces of pnpe purporting to ln eertlllfatos of deposl kept In a elgur lifax when the law n quires tl'io production of the cash , d why IIP acquiesced 1n the farming of th school fumis to , shaky political haul ; that could not cvr-tj raise the security t IMI 11 tin them to boMloslgnaKvl state dc posltorlos. Governor Iloleonib has nt : yet been able it ? rubonclle his sworntr > < tlinony that the treasurer was prohlblte by law from placing school money 1 depository banks and his later inliuls sloii that such deposits could be legal ) , made. No wonder the governor has t call on the secretary of state to help hll out of his embarrassing dilemma. If any newspaper ever made Itsel ridiculous It Is tlio World-Herald wit Its malicious abuse of Judge Keysoi Convicted felons often begin their join ney from court room to prison curslii ; thi ) judge who has pronounced sentenc upon them , but their vindictive raving only emphasise to the public the cei tulnty of their guilt. The slnmlorou assaults of the World-Herald upon Judge against whom Its only complain Is that he has fearlessly performed hi duty only stronglhens him In the publl estimation ami conllrms the fact tha the Hold-up organ has been balked i ; another attempt to bleed liquor dealer and druggists , with Governor Ilolcomb' reform police commissioners playing th role of accomplice formeily taken b ; Vandervoort. There are neatly 7 > 0,000 negroes li Texas , but for some reason not appeal ing on thi > surface race1 troubles arc raI' ll ! the big state. It is claimed by th Texas people that tlio negroes there ar more Intelligent and better cducntci than the negroes of other portions o the onth and by reason of the fact tha they are nearly all of the. class not con tent to go on in the old way in the slate east of the Mississippi river they ar more Industrious and more nearly self sustaining. The extra copies of the olllelal birds eye view of the exposition which Is to b given away as a supplement to The Sun day Hoe. are strictly limited in number Subscribers will be provided for first , s < that those who want additional cople will do well to place their orders in ad vance with The' Bee or with their new ? dealer. The World-Herald's Avord puzzle , whici one outspoken member of the country press denounced as. . a worse game thai playing against loaded dice , lias beei barred from the malls by a fraud orde 3f the I'ostotlice department. This shouh l > e a signal for another onslaught in tha paper on the shocking immorality o policy. If TJ. I ) . Kowlcr - were only Avithli reach he might bb Induced to "guess" a the World-Herald's circulation. As hi : "guess" that the-sell-out organ could hi bought for Tom Majors for $ " > a dnj [ Mwod correct , he would doubtless maki Ids circulation guess correspondingly low. It Is to be noted that the judges whc liavo tried and sentenced the embozzlhi } * tate olllcers were all elected as repnb licans. When a republican judge get ; niton the bench be lays aside all par lihaiibhip so far as his judicial action ; ire concerned. In response to an Inquiry from SsattU Hugenc Debs makes the statement tha : lie has not formally decided upon tal : ing possession or Washington for the Social democracy. Tlio Waslilngtoniau ; lonbtless feel relieved. < 3nsi" of Cons 'U > iice. Chicago Hecotil. An Iowa man lias rescued an ofilco be : auso lie tlilciHs ho Is not up to Its require ncnts. That knocks Into a cocked hat tin hoory that conscience Is a myth. More fJn111 Ilinii Uriih. New Ynrlc Tribune. Twenty-five men returning from the Klon > like country with ? CO,000 In gold do nol exactly Indicate tbit the yellow met.il b nero plentiful Uian snowballs. Their ac- : ount ot starvation at Dawson does loJlcate lowovcr , that there Is one thing actuallj nero scarce than gold , and that Is food. Or : ho whole , tuat seems to be an uncom- uonly good country to stay away from. TinAfrlenu ( irnli ( in inc. 1-'ew York Wo-ld. A sickening feature of the Afrlc.au > land- jrabblng Is the canting hypocrisy which at- : emps to base the title to stolen territory "treaties" with Wieiirlous n \ negro poten- ates In the district. Such a title Is about is valid as the title to a traveler's watcli jbtalned by the persuasion of n revolver on i lonely road , but It Is urged by Grtul Jrltaln with that Peckenllllan regard for the 'tincJlty ' icf treaties which has marked the 'orelgn ' policy ot that nation ever slnt tocso treaties begun to ostablljh her colonial iggrcsslons. SflclKllillll III I.'llll ) ' , llofltnn Trniucrlpt , "I look forward to the tlmo , " said Lore Celvln , In an Interview , "when the whoh rater from Ivako Krlo will find Its way to tin ewer level of Lake Ontario through machlii' ry , doing IIICTO gootlfor ) the world than tlwl ; roat benefit which i\'o now possess In the ontcirulstlon of the splendid eccno which \u aye presented beforp UB at the present tlmi y the waterfall of Nlngara. I wish I could hlnk it possible that1 1 could llvo to see tills rand development. " Grand flddleotlcks ! Tin ppreclatlon of the mgnlflcent waterfall IE iicrojslng , Instead -of diminishing , in ihli ountry , as all love of r.iituru In Its noblest nd In Its gentlest manifestations Is Incrcas- ng. And whatever application of Niagara , -ater to electrical sdrvlco may bo made , It i cafe to predict tint the cataract will be reserved , Lord Kelvin's hciio that It will ct Is a cathetlc pxamplo ot science run tc ally. , Of HlMVIlllllll AllllCXIltt . Chlcauo' Chronicle. Csngressman Cannon , who has been visiting ho &indwlch Ulanda , takes a surprisingly utlonal view of tlio annexation nuestlcn for a opubllcan. He thinks that the Islands arc ol 0 value except as a naval station and beeves - eves that annexation Is merely a choice of vlls. It Is to be regretted that Senator [ organ and other annexatlonlsts have Iso visited Hawaii , see the matter lei a differ- nt light , and unfortunately this element will oiitrol the senate. The treaty of annexation 111 probably bo ratified within a few months nd wo shall then have to undertake the Icasant task of keeping order among a cterogeueous crowd of Asiatics , halfbrceds nd American adventurers 2,000 miles away rom our nearest port. It will be a marvel 1 even the meet enthusiastic annexatlonlsts re not nick of the bargain within two or irco years ( rom the ratification of the treaty. INTUIIK.ST .I.V THIS UXI'OHITION. lotrn. Krokuk ( Into Cltr. The Om.ilu exposition promises to bo th largest ami most Ruccrraful affair ot th kind held In this country since the World fair In Ch.lr.iKO In 1S03. The Atlanta Cotto States' exposition od tlio Nashville ccnlor nlal were both highly creditable to HID soutl They spoke moro eloquently than word could have done of the gigantic strides c that part of the common country In the i ! < vclopment of Us resources. They told of section but lately devastated by war restore rnd rehabilitated nnd Infuwd with new 111 nnd energy , Inspired with fresh hope an higher and broader aspirations , nnd rojoh Ing In the possession of a degree ot proi perlty unknown In ante-bellum days. Ui : they did not appeal directly to Kcokuk Ir forests In a commercial \\ay. They wet located outside the territory natural ! tributary to this city. Not so the Omah pxpoaltlon. It will bo held In the mliet c the territory 'n which are the largest nun : ber ot the best customers of Kcokuk whole sale merchants and manufacturers. N argument should bo needed to convince thes latter thil they should represented b Inrgo and attractive displays of their wnrci No neck passed that shipments of Kcoku manufactures are not made into Nebrask rrid the slates beyond. But our Irade ti nnd down nnd beyond the Missouri rlvei largo as It 1 : , Is not as large ns it ought t 'be.v considering the superiority of KeokuV made goods , nor as large KH It can he mad to bo at comparatively small expense b proper effort at the right tlmo. The Omah exposition will afford opportunity for goo work In this dlrcctlctt , and wo hope to sc It Improved to the fullest extent by the me nnd firms that have made Kcokuk famou by leason of the excellence ot their prod nets. AVe speak of this matter now because I Keokuk js lo bo represented , at Omaha as I ought to bo lit ) Is norm too soon to begin t prepsro the exhibits. The products of ou canning factories , mills , shoo and garmcn fnctorlrs , bag factory , Iron works , bookblml erica , cigar box and tobacco factories , brew cries , Urn can factory , carriage and wage works , cooper shops , furniture factories phatogi > p-h studios and other Indus-trie should all be displayed. If where practlcabl the process and details of manufactur should bo shown It would be of Immense ail dltlonnl advantage. People are always Inter cstcd In such things nt the tlmo , and I'll about them fcr months afterward. At th Xashvlllo exposition , for Instance , the innnii f.icturii of men's "ready-mado" clothlnf from the cutting of the cloth to the sewln ou of i'ho buttons and working of the butlo : holes and "pressing oft" was carried on a an advertisement of its goods by an enter prlslntf eastern firm. Nccdlops to eay tha exhibit , bdng the only one ot thci kind , wa the center ot attraction In the largo well nilod building In which It was located. lAsld from < ho Informatlcn to bo gained , mos people are attracted more or less by rapidly moving machinery , unil n goo.l many donlv : i measure of secret satisfaction from secln Bomcbody clso 'actively at work while the ; are enjoying a holiday. The right probabl tcnt'.a to heighten their appreciation of thel advantages auJ contributes to n self-con fin tulatory mood. At all events , such ai exhibit Is suic to attract ixttontlon and cxcJt comment , and Is worth nil It ccsts as a ; advertisement. It Is a legitimate form o advcrHslnK. too , ami commands admlratloi and respect. Kcokuk manufacturers would do well t think about these things. Nebraska and th elates contiguous and beyond present an In vltlng field for the sale of Keokuk-mad goods , and no good opportunity for Increasing ing trade within them should be permittee to pass unimproved. Cltllforiitu. T..OS Angeles Tlnios. The Chamber of Commerce will today con slder the question of doing something to all the Southern California display at the Omah ; Exposition rwsxt jear. The Chamber of Com rnorco nnd other orglnlzitlons have alrcad ; Indorsed the proposition for this sectloi to make an exhibit , and the press ha unanimously approved of this suggestion but indorsements and approvals wll not Jjo sufficient -to Insure am exhibi from Southern California. For this work and money will both bo required A iblll was Introduee-d In the state leglslatun granting an appropriation for a California display a-t Omaha , but Governor lludd , in hi. . unwisdom sa.w ( Itto oppose the- movement and itwas defeated. Inthe northern part o the state little. Interest Is apparently takci In the exhibition , but this Is no reason -wh ; 'outhcrn California should not take Intereii In the matter. This section lias on severa cccaslor.s hid ample proof of what it can d ( in this line by Itself , when It tries "rea hard , " and wo surely lave had sufficient evi dcroo ot the benefit which such exhibits ar < to Southern California. Tlio Tlnioa has published descriptions am cuts cf many of the important buildings tt IIP erected at Omaha- The exposition will In 3. grand affilr and the first strictly westcrr pxblUtlon of any consequence that has ye I been held. It would bo a thousand pltlc : should Southern California not ho repre sented there. It Is expected that twenty-foui states and territories lying west of the Mis sisaippl will be represented ami' many caK- i rn states , including Xew Jersey , are mak ing preparation to be represented on a large scale. The Unlteil States government liai lecognlzeJ the Importance of the exhlbltlor liy oppioprlatlng $200,000 , and will probablj add to this amount. California cannot afford 'to ' become wearj In well doing in the line cf advertising. II would -bo a mistake should wo not make an adequate representation of our resources at Dmalra. . Vlnelnnd Indcpcndcnl. \Vo are In receipt of a beautiful half sheet jngraving of the Admln'stratlon Arch from Colonel Hobert Mitchell Kloyd. president ol .ho Now Jo sey Hoard of Commissioners , ippolntcd by Governor Grlgg , to the Trans- nlselsslppl Hxposltlon to bo held at Omaha n 1898. The niBEHlvo , though harmonious , propor- Ions of the arch are indicative of the excel- cut quality of the architecture and finish ol ho other buildings. A pamphlet descriptive of the exposition ) lans Is also nt hand , from which wo will ex- met as wo nave time and space. uontli UnUotn. YnnUton Press nnd Dnkotnn. The great liulustilal and commercial event > f IS'JS will bo the Omaha exhibition. It Is ilready attracting the attention of the fore- nest countries of the world and before the lew year It Is probable all commercial coun- rlcs on earth will have engaged a place to what they are made of. South Dakota vlll also bo there and If the proper effort s made Ill's ' state will have an agricultural ml mineral exhibit equal to any state In the inlon. Governor Leo Is thoroughly awake o the Importance of the Omaha exposition o South Dakota Interests and Is already mov- ng In the matter of securing a front scat or this stato. The governor has appointed , portion of ( ho commissioners who will .ttcnd to the getting up of the exhibit , .mong whom are the following well known ntorp Islng and public-spirited citizens : 'Ice president , A. McKlnney of Lead ; W. L. iardncr of Ilapld City , Harris Franklin , luitlu Crapman and Charles B , Davis of ! eadwood ; John Stabler of Hot Springs ; lance Murphy of 151k 1'oltit , C. A. Jowett f Sioux Kails , 0. H. Mann ot Okobojo , Hugh inlth of Howard , The governor will ap- iont | additional members of thlH board at ho curliest opportunity nnd will call the ommlsslon together and clevlso pome means f raising money for making a ntato ox- Iblt. Ho regrets that the bonds voted by ho lllack Hills district failed tn go through y reason of the refusal of the canvassing card to canvass the returns on the bonds , ut ho expresses the hope that a way will o devised for having the cntlro citato well presented. All OmlnoiiN Sound. Olobi- Democrat , Tlio "Watch on the Hhlne , " which some f tbu Vlenncso are singing these days , must ave an ominous sound to Francis Joseph , hat la nol tbo song which patriotic Austrlans UKlit to sing , ovui though they belong to liu German race. Perhaps a majority of the 0,000,000 Germans In the Austro-Hungarlan mplro would prefer at this moment to belong 3 the German nation , though they have a ar wiser and moro liberal ruler now than ! iey would have If they wore under the sway f William II. The fact , however , that this an-Germanic sentiment Is growing stronger nd stronger tn Austria adds greatly to the orlte which the recent outbreaks and legla- itlro deadlock have brought to that country. VUOSIMSIIITV POtXTUHS. Rftltlmoro American. OeorKO Oould htin ndvniCPd the waRwi of IS.OOO employes of the .Missouri I'ncirie railroad. The Iron men rear I'lttthurg are giving Increases lo thtlr men. No better algus of coming better times than thcur. Uuffa'o Kxprras : The firm ot Jonr-o A Me- LaugMIn , I-on workers of I'lttsburg , hnvo Incrofiscd the wages of their men 10 per font , thereby rp 'jilrg the tatrs paid gome months ntfo. This Is one of the number of Instances ot Increased wages which luvo been reported recently from establishments which were compelled lo make cuts during the depres sion. The total Improvement In this respect undoubtedly niomis n very consldornblo dif ference in the amount paid for wages at pH'sont from that of the early summer. Minneapolis Journal : In Kentucky and Il linois factories are In operation separating the plih from the outer covering of corn stalks. Tills pith Is worth scvcwl hundred doll.rs n ton and Is largely used as packing In thp construction of stiu-l war ships and for Foveial commercial purposes. The Industry Is an entirely new ono and Is destined to Blvo thousands of men cmulovmcnt. Thus , notwithstanding great Inventions In laborsaving - saving machinery , thcro are always In de velopment new Industries opening new op portunities for the employment of labor. Detroit Journal : Thp Maryland Steel com pany has shipped steel rails to Australh , Af rica , India , Mexico and the Argentina Repub lic. The other day It sent a consignment to Ungland to bo used for switch tracks , etc. The same company ban made billets on an lingllsh order. The Illinois Steel company Is now shipping 30,000 tons of rails to Japan. As all this conies In direct competition with the principal steel works of Great Hrltaln It affords good evidence that , thanks to protec tion , \\o have mastered the Iron trade and can defy the world In that Important article of manufacture. Minneapolis Tribune : The new tariff la getting- Ita work as a wage-raiser. H has oven compelled George Gould to ratsa the wages of a portion of his employes on the Mi&sourl Pacific mllrcad. A 10 per cent in crease In the wages of about 2,000 furnace operatives In the Mahonlng and Shcnango valleys Is mnounced to talic- place , and sim ilar advances are reported In the Iron sec tions ot other parts of the country and In other Industries. The now tariff has caused this rise In wages by ro-openling the mills and the- shops , creating a demand for moro workers and thus giving the railroads moro freight to haul and Increasing -business In all I'nie. Philadelphia Record : The Louisville Courier-Journal finds a proof of better times In the increased output of chewing tobacco , The production for October was 25i75.Sll : pounds , an amount only exceeded by the output for June of 2SG77SC5 pounds , which was Induced by the rush to escape the 2 cents per pound of extra tax Imposed by the tariff act. As tobacco Is one of the things In which those who have a habit of using It oin practice abstention , there Is no' doubt that Increased consumption Indicates In creased prosperity. The fnct that prices have advanced gives a still further proof of enlarged purchasing power. Washington Star : Prosperity signs con tinue to accumulate. A Plttsbnrg llrm cm- ploying 3.BOO men has decided to gn-nt to those workers an Increase of 10 per cent In wages , thus restoring former rates that were reduced when business wns suffering from the general depression. The present action is entirely voluntary and serves to Indicate that the revival ot activity In all llnec has been sufficient to warrant a heavy outlay that will admit the worklngnun to a shaio of the benefits of good times. Reports are iccelved to the same cheering effect from Michigan. The farmers of the state are complaining bitterly , but not of bad times. They have found such a market for their products that the rallroids , choked with or ders from all sources , cannot supply freight cars enough to do the hauling. Ciae branch of a trunk line was at a recent writing 100 cars in arrears. The furniture factories in the western part of that state nro over whelmed with orders and It Is stated that In some Instances the firms have 'been forced to withdraw their best travelers from the road and give- them leave with full pay. H has been found useless la accumulate orders that cannot be filled for many months and hence these establishments have stopped soliciting business. These are material sym bols of the good times approaching or al ready here. They indicate the general situ ation better than pages of statistics. PUH.SONAIj AXII OTIIKII WISH. Edwin Dun , for many years United States minister in Japan , will open large mercantile houses in Yokohama and Kobe. The etcra privy councillors of Holland have forbidden young Queen Wllhelmlna to rldo n bicycle. It's a fearful hardship to bo a queen In these times. It may bo assumed that Dr. Parkhurst's licnlth was Improved' by his trip abroad. On his arrival In. New York he called Boss I'latt a "gleaming-eyed serpent. " The Pullman porter who 'was ' arrested for trying to take $42,000 from a passenger dif fered from his brethren In that he- wanted to do all his robbing at one stroke. Dora Sarron , the Now York girl who captured a. burglar by pinning him under a window sash , Is , according to the newspapers of her city , respectively 11 , 13 and 1C years old. Gallantry lias received a rude setback In Oklahoma , In the ninoty-nlno-yc-ar sentence pronounced upon an Impetuous young lover who killed a man to obtain money to pur chase a gift for his sweetheart. A statue to Captain EsekHopkins , the - the United States flrt-t commander-ln-chlef of navy , has recently been placed In Providence , R. I. , without ceremony oad with but little notice from the people oven of that place. Illiam S. Olaxlm , 'thewell known Inventor , a by birth an American , but went to llvo In England because ho did not 'believe ' the American government gave him sufllclent ) rotcctlon .for his Inventions. All his lite 10 has been inventing ithlngq. Herr Wolff , who has figured so prominently n the troubles in the 'JntcrhauH , Is ! ! 5 years af ago and was barn In Bohemia. He , eev- 3ral years ago , fought a duel with a lawyer mined Fischer and both of them wcro Ben- cnced to a month's Impilsonmcut. He Is a Igorous writer and slnco 1SUO has edited his own paper , which , Is bitterly anti-Semitic. A now law has just gene Into effect In Ohio which threatens to revolutionise trade In all Incs , It requires all patent medicines and ill sorts of preparations , the character of vhlch Is not self-evident , to bo labeled as to heir exact Ingredients. The result Is that ho proprietary mcdlclno concerns are up In arms , for they feel it lo be rank Injustice to lava to label a harmless remedy "poleon" M-cansu It contains a small modicum nf trychnlno , morphine or arsenic , drugs which lave their proper and safe pluco In matcrla ncdlca. Lcgrnnd Larow of Lamar , Mo. , has a beard eng enough to- make Pelfrr turn green with nvy and which any aolf-rcspcctliig populist vould pawn his eocks to possess. It Is now even feet In length and trails two feet on ho ground. Mr. Larow has not shaved for wenty years. The wind Is BO fond of toy- tig with this hlrsuto appendage that the wncr braids It and winds It around his body , giving him the appearance of being In the olla of a boa constrictor. Sometimes ho hanges the style by wrapping It In curl pa- oru and storing It In liU pockets , ' tTIIKIJT HAIIiWAY KltVXCIIIHIJS. ( it n llrfnrnt ConlfulVnuoit In Inillonnpolls Joiirrml. The Municipal arooclntlon of Cleveland , O. , lifts rendered cities which are seeking a solu tion of the street rsllwny problem n valua ble service by publishing the terms of the more recent franchise * ) granted by cities and accepted by companies , The Investigation w-as Incited by a proposition tn sell the fran chises of that city for twenty-five ycitn after the expiration of the present contracts In 1905. The committee of the association In vestigating the proposed franchise considered It ns n great concession lo the company , The committee- him found that ono line In lielroK sells eight tickets for 25 cents and that l.i the small city of Reading , P.i. . thirty tickets are sold for flIt presents the details of two CanaUInn franchises which are Instruct ive. Toronto Is a city of about 180.000 Inhabitant - habitant * . The chatter was granted In 1S91 for twenty years only. The tax paid Is < SOO for each mlle of single and $1,600 for each mile of doublet track. The company does no paving. In addition thereto the company pays S per cent n year on gross receipts up to $1,000.000 , 10 per cent when the receipts nro between $1.000.000 and $1.800,000 , 12 per cent when the grors iccclpts shall bo bctwet-n 1,500.000 and $2,000.000 , 15 per cent when between $2,000.000 and $3.000,000 and 20 per cent when over $3.000,000 , which is an addition to all local taxes for school purposes. A slnglo cash faro Is B cents , nix tickets for 25 cents nnd twenty-five for % l , Tickets to be Ufccd before 8 o'clock In the morning and between G nnd C30 ; In the even ing are sold eight for 25 cents. Children under 0 years of nge pay half faro nnd re ceive ten tickets for 25 rents. Montreal Is a city somewhat larger than Toronto. The charter , which was granted In 1S92 , fixes the same rates as those of Toronto , but the per- ccntaqe of gross earnings to bo paid thp city la fiomawhnt smaller. Dnlllmore street rail road companies pay 9 per cent of gross earn ings for the support of parks , a direct tax of 2 per cent to the city on the market value of tholr stocks nnd pave between and two feet outside their trucks. In addition there Is acer cor tax. In Now York the franchise ) of the Third avenue ) railroad extension ( cable ) wns sold by the city tn November , 1S9.1. for 41\l Per cent of the gross receipts per annum. The line Is but twenty mlicti long. In vlow of the foregoing and other con tracts so much moro favorable than that presented In the council of Cleveland , the committed of the Municipal association pro tests against the passage of the proposed franchise- , expressing the opinion that "tho Increase In population and decrenso In opera ting expenses In twenty-five years will prob ably render It possible for the city to Eocuro enough from the street railroad privileges , if properly managed , to pay a largo proportion tion of the city's expenses. " Speaking ot the progressive value of the franchises of Cleve land , the committee sajs that "It Is no ex travagant estlmnto to place the value ot these franchises in twenty-live years at $30- 000,000. and It may exceed that sum. " S.MILIJ It.UHATOUS. Philadelphia Record : Parker Thru snll- ors' chorus was awful ! \viint wns the mutter ? Stage Manager The tars couldn't get the right pitch , Detroit Journal : , "There are just ns good fish In the sea as ever wore taken out .of It , " remarked the observer of men and llilugH , "but girls will bear in mind that more elaborate tackle Is now required than used to sulllee. " Chicago Trlbuni > : The shivering cabman stood In front of the street thermometer and apostrophized the mercury. "Tho more I see of you , " lie murimncd , "the better I like you ! " Now York World ; Gay Gaggs-Wot's do trouble , pnrd ? limply Kdwards I got sich a pain In mo Hlummlck ! Gay Gaggs Say , wol nro ye growlln' about ? Yur dead In luck tor hev anyt'lnu at all In 111 Puck : "Wllltlns has some singular Ideas foil a financier. " remarked tlio president to tlio vice president of the Unlimited con fidence coiporatfon "What about AVIIklns ? " "Ho thinks we ought lo pay ofC our dct Instead of refunding It. " " * Detroit Journal : "Impossible ! " she cried , contemplating , the garment. "Hut you can't got out of It ! " they In sisted. "I can't get Into It ! " walled the unhappy young person. Ah , that was woe. Cincinnati Enquirer : "Doctor. " said the substantial citizen as lie rushed up to the young plij-hlclan , " 1 owe you my life ! " "Yes. I was taken suddenly 111 two days ngo and my wife scut for you and you were not in ! " Indianapolis Journal : "It Is n shame , " said the surviving turkey , "that every man who gets a Thanksgiving or Clnlslinan Jajr should KO about the streets next day blam ing his condition on the tin key ho ate bo- rorc. " Washington Star : "What effort did you nake wlint sacrifice , while you were In : onpircssV" Inquired the constituent The politician thought scrlotiHly for a norncnt and ttion. straightening himself tip mpiesslvcly answered : " 1 stayed awalca md listened to the Hpeechcs. " Chicago Post : " \Vlmt do you thlnto of hat affair between the crlllc and the play- vrlirht ? " "What wns It ? " "Why. tlio critic shot the playwright. " "Oil , I wouldn't w.-iiit to Klvo an offhand iplnlon In regard to that. Or course It may rave been justifiable , liut I would want to sec- some of the playwright's work before f .vould . feel Justified In saying so. " TIIIDIMM : ; < ; .vn ni.vvicit. Warren needier In JCcw York Sun. As In the car along wo roll , Annllillatlnpi space , How eheerlriK to the weary soul To BCO lilH KmllliiK face , And liear the "cullud puaaon's" vole * - Awakening each sinner AH loud he bawls In accents choice , "Fust call to' dinner ! " ' The sleeping wake , the dead eorno back , All animation cadi , And quickly follow In ! IH ! track The dupky-colorcd pent-li ; Ami then to HCU the heathen cat , Kill plumb up to the collar , In order that they mayn't lie beat , , And earn the price , a dollar. I like to nit and stuff my akin Whllo throutfi the rountiy llylnir , The cdlbllltJcx slip In With easten xallufylni ; . And then to catch the motion right Whllo pouring In the liter Itt not an easy HH It inlc.lit He , but It's very queer. AH on wo roll the flow of soul Keeps puce with flow or liquor ; The waiter IIIlH the flowliiif howl , And wo kcjit ) feellni , ' hlleker. AVe Kcnlly rock Tiom cldo to Hide , Our rood tiociircly packlnp ; Complacently each flllH 'his ' hide- , And not a tliinei la lucking. And as I calmly end my meal , And Hip my cnfp nolr , My conscience tells rne and I feel That heaven Is not HO fur. To mo It comeii 1 know full well , K'cn though I be a Hlnner , With tlio "cullud pimon's1' yell , "KUHt cull fo' dinner. " Slashing at shadows those misguided women who won't use Pearline because " it must hurt the clothes. " If Pearline hurt either hands or clothes , clon't you suppose that the women who use it would be saying so ? The very ease of its washing keeps many from using Pearl ine , They've been brought up to believe that easy washing is , dangerous. So it is , often. That is a risk you run with new ) and untried things. But Pearline , the first and original washing-compound , is as well-known as soap , and known and proved to be equally harmless. wi Millions % 'Pearline