I TIIJ3 Si MONDAY * , DEOmrOHll , 181)7. Tim OMAHA DAILY BEE. B llOBUWATCn. IMItor. PUHUSIIKU I1VKIIV MOllNINO THHM3 or life ( Without Sumlny ) Out Venr * J M Unity life unit Sundiy , One Tear * 0W HK Monthn . . * W THlft ilemllii . > Kinxlny lice. Ono \t-nr Hutiirdi ) lire One "VMir * > \VHkl ) lite One Yfar . . Onntn Tlic tl c Ilulluln * . . , . _ , , . Boul.t Omahn Pinge : Uil > . On X nn < 1 SUh SI * . ( OUIK.II lihifm : 1ft Pearl Hlrret eiil"iiKo onicp. J17 ChninVtr of Commerce. New lork lloonm 11 H nti I 15 Tillune Hide WaMiliiRlpn Ml fourteenth Slfctl. COHlUaI'"Nll.MtH , All tpmmiinlciitljn * relnllnK to news na edlto- rial mnllLr flioulil he aililrew * I To the Lelllor. - All luxliifM lettein anil rcnilUiineos should lie mUlii-seil to The lleo 1'iilillihlnc Compiny. Onnlia iJinfls , rherl. * express unJ pjstollice mono ortler * to to made puvnMe to tlie order ot II. . . * . UR1. , , , , | ) MsmN ( , STATHMl-NT OP CtnCtl.ATlON. Hlnlr nf NMin Un U.rtiKlns County , " . ' OwiKP I ) Tr clmcl > < * ritnr > of The Pee I'll'- ' Hihlnic Coiniunj , I.Hnf. < lulj uttoin. . * ! I" " ' . ' ? ' ' nctinf nuinlcr f full in 1 n tnpMo einln of Tha Jlnll ) ' . M..IIIIIIIT i\cnlnK : nnd MiniMV J1' ' ! i' , ? ilurliiK Ilia niniitli uf Novunliir IMi. w n nil ful- TIII : nnn ON TUi \ . All riillrouil iirvi Omv * "re li-il Mtth rmniKli Ili-cx n iiliitr oi vv JHIS- I n -Hunt * I" ri'iul u tMtniu | < r. IiiHUI iiiioit lm-\- - TinHPP. . IT xmi Piuinot n ! ! ( on n ( rnln fr iin tlie nn Mit. iilriiMi' report the fm-l , nditlntr ! IP train nml rnllronil , to tin- ( Ironliillnn DciiiirliiK-iit nf Thp lli-i . Tlic Ili-o IN fur sale on all tralnx. i > sisr o\ run iinn. There Is tnlk that tlio vpimto mn.v dc- bate tlic Iln\\nli.in anm-villon tit-aty in open session. If it doM thi'ioill le ) talk liuli'od. The usprulnoss of Kliost stories can no loiijjcr l e qipstioiu'd An loun imudciur weakened nnd cnnfossodlillo the Bliuiin's \ \ ltuvab tolling him a ghost stoiy. The Omalm F3\enhiR Itee Is loady to Bntisfyniiy c-onit or unpicjudtcod poison ( or persons Hint It is the nowspapcr h.iv- IIIK the lai st clicul.ition In Douglas county. 'L'hcro aie 10,000 school te.ieheis In Ne braska nlono. One-foiuth of them alone ( would make a stihsUntial nucleus for the iproposoil 'riaiibinlbslsslppt Te.it.heis' con- ycution. An nhiinininu company In I'lttsburs reports n flm tiadeitli the "Darius Greens" wlio 1110 Imildiiii ; airships in [ various places. It's an ill \\ind that blows nohody good. Wonder If "Our Mr. W. , T. Uryan" is compelled to icsoit to the cloak of the newspaper In which ho siys : he unfoi- tnnately holds stock to piocuie fiee ia.il- way passes over the Mexican lines ? The projected Tiansmisslssippl Teach ers' convention , In conjunction with the cxpobitlon , Is mousing enthnsiahin on all Bides. Conceited action In putting it under \\i\y \\I11 assute success In ad vance. The next shortage the $10,000 legisla tive snlllllng committee luncover \ \ will he ashoitage in the appioprlatlon to meet its expenses. Vntch for a do- llclency expense bill at the next legisla tive session. Whenever the police fall down miser ably in their duty to keep llu > city clear of thieves , thugs and piofessioiml crimi nals , they can nlwaj.s icly on the bunco 01 gait to come piomptly to their defense iwlth an apology. The protective .system Is said to IK ah- liorrcd by the people of Cheat Krltalu , but the fact shoilld not bo oveilooked that between the years IS' ! ! ! and 1SSK ! a sraml total of ? ' _ ' ! IUJS.OOO w.is paid in eubsldle.s to HiitUh steamship liiiOH. Speaker Ui'ed says he sees no icason 'why the Impending session of congicss should be piotracted. If Mr. Heed \\oic only expediting huslness by piesldint , over the senate as \ \ < > 11'1H ! the liouse , no one else could see any icason for n pro traded se.sslon. At the time the new lair giounds were ( ironed the state lair mnniigors pie jionnced them Ideal In almost eveiy 10 fipect. Now they nsseit that they \\ero never adapted to the pin poses of a state fair and that they will ne\or do. Wha can the matter be ? South Omaha's lecoul as a stock mar Jjet for the jear Just closing compaie favorably \\Jth any year since the stocl " yards thoio"seio establlhhi'd. 1'eopl who ptetend to be hunting for signs o inosperlty should not oveilook the icpoi of business transacted at South Omalm. Tlio "divine Hgiit" In which I'rlnc IJernadotto of Sweden believes Is th right sort , lie has lononnccd his rlgh of Buqccsilon to tli ? tliiono and will de vole himself to missionary wotk In Ai rlca. The right to do good nml be use fill in the world 1ms too often been sadl ) neglected by these who have titles t their names. Tlio clandeMIno efforts of the publisl era of the World-Herald to cuido the h junction issued by tlio district court t protect the rights of The Omaha Kvunln Dee as the paper having ( he largest clr dilation in DonghiH county constitute confession of guilt. The Woild-IIerald bunco scheino no longer piulunds to be a Ntralfiht game. , . . V , /iV OPKN ISKSSUJX It 11 Stilted tll.lt Senators i ngreo ( lint there nrc uo iinostlnni In connection with tlio Ilnvvnllnn nniioxa- tlon tri-aly thnt coultl not bo presented In ooii | si'iinte nntl that nn effort will bo made to Imve the tienty considered In oit'ii | session. It Is also < ald thnt the ' Hawaiian mithoilties In Washington jfuvor this professing to fool thnt pub- 'llclly will help the trcnty. TliLtc cnii Ito no doubt thnt n very law ninjoilty of the people of the United States would hiMrllly appitivo the open discussion of the tieiity. 'Ihey vumt to hear nil that the advocates of annexation have to say In Jiistllientlon of thnt scheme. They desho to hear what defense the annex- atlonislts have to offer for the pioposed radical dep.utnu fiom the traditional uillev of tliN government. They want .o know what these people have to pre sent b.v way of Justifying the abxoip- on n' tertlloiv wl'ho'tt ' the conceit of i m.tjoilty of Ils people , who have been In'i'ed ' .in n | poitnnlly to express their will ou the quest ion in the onlj way ognUed In the political system of this lepublle. The Aineilean people wish lo be Informed wheie the nnno.\n- tionlsts llnd wair.uit In the constitution or In the pilneiples of lepnbllean gov- einnient for atquhlng these Islands un der a tie.ity made with an oligarchy that ins not been shown to repiesont more than one-twentieth of the people of the islands. If so in.iny. Doubtless we shall get something In these points even with the usual seeiot eonslderatlon , but the Aineite.ui people want the fullest possible statement of the anne\atloiilst position and they ought to hive It. Whatever may be s.ild In ilefenso of the piaetlee of con- sideling treaties In seciet session , this limitation tieaty piestnits an e\ti.ior- lln.ny ease which may veiy wisely and H'opeily bo made an ON-eeptiun. It 1& imposed to start the mi ( ion upon a new ) olley , to take It out of the course pur sued since- the foundation of tlio gov- ininent and Ininigm.itu a policy of an- nexliii ; lemote teultory. It Is piopov-d - ; o dlsiegaid the e.udlnal pilnclple ol our pnlltical svstem and take pofsesslon of .1 country whoso native iicople do not wish to become n part of this nation. This i.idle-.il depiiitnie , if made , should be with the utmost publicity. Not only lliu Ameilciin people but the whole world should bo given the fullest possi ble Knowledge of the reasons for it. If the annex.itionists do not fear pub lie consideration of the tieaty. but .ither , as It is said , believe that it would help their cause , they will ofler iio opposition to having tlie question dis cussed In open senate , but we vontuie to pi edict that they will Insist upon observing the mle nnd having the. tioaty consldeied. behind closed doors. Whatever advantage theie may be in this piactlce it is s.ifo to sty tliev will not i diminish. In any event , however , the Indications nre that they me not going to achieve theli pin pose vvlth the ease they have expected. They aie by no means nssuied. of tile number of votes necessaiy foi latlflcatlou of the tieaty and 1C they should be compelled to lesort to a joint resolution for ac complishing annexation they might llnd the opposition siilllelently stioii ! * ; and detounined to defeat that plan. lCAX CLAIMi , JUA1XST TUKKKY. The Ameiican minister at Constan- inople has icnewed the demand for in- ienmity lor tlie destinction of the piop- rty of the American Itoaid of Missions , vhlch occuned two yeais ago The iniount claimed is about $110,000 , and it s said that there is abundance of con- clushe testimony In hiippoit of the claim. It Is undeistood th.it Minister Augell has been instructed to pi ess lor i settlement nnd in \ low of the tact that the TtiikNh ticnsuiy Is to come Into pos session of a. considei.ible sum of money fiom Gicece it is thought that the .sultan will pay the Indemnity in older to avoid further contiovursy and possible troubK In the e\cnt of a lefnsal to pay It Is suggested that our government should follow the recent example of Austria and send a naval foice to some Tmkish pott with instructions + o collect tha gov ernment duos until the amount of the Indemnity was taken. Tiukey will probably not refuse to pay the Ameilcan claim , but 1t will he sm- piislng if that goveinmont does not en- dL'iior to put off payment. In th it case suppose our goveinmont woie to send tin ultimatum and that not being heeded should dispatch war vessels to selsso a Tmklsh poit and collect tlie Indemnity , would the Turkish goveinmont jield to us as readily us she did to Austila ? I'eilmps so , but on the other hand , en- coin aged by some of the nuropiMii pow- eis that do not feel friendly to the United States Gei nriny , for instance- Tin key might leslst and we become in volved in a naval contllct In the Mod- Heiranean. There Is no doubt about the justice of tlie American claim , but to undeitake to collect It by foice might piovo pretty expensive. YAh ' 10 UI.I'UHM Mr. K. V. Smalley writes from Wash Ington to the New Yoik Evening Pos that a lunnbpr of department oillclals appointed by the piosont admlnlstiatloi sympathl/.o with the raid which Is evl dently being piopaiptl by congiess men against tlio chll soivlce system. Ik says "theie seems to be but veiy Ilttlo loyalty to the icfoim Idea among the new assistant secietniies and hincnn chiefs. " AVe aio Inclined to think that thin statement is somewhat too broad , but however this may be It discloses a condition which ought to iccelvo the at tention of the ndinliilstiatlon. No 0110 will question tlio light of a public olll- elal , In common with eveiy ultUen , to hold views unfilcndly to civil service loroini and so long as ho does not pub licly antagonl/e the lefoun no complaint can leasonably bo made , but when an olllclal appointed by an adminlstiation pledged to the maintenance and exten sion of refoim In the chll service con tributes lu any way to the piomotlon of opposition to the refoun ho places him self In a position to require dlsclplln ing. Dlslojalty of this nature cannot bo tolerated without Injiny to the nd- mlnlstiatlon , for while there Is absolute - lute eonildonco In tlio president's posl tlon regarding chll service lefoim ho will not cbcano ciltlclsm If he puimlts olllclnls in flu. iml lie sen Ice who OWP their position to him 10 piny Into Hie hands of the cnotiies ! of icfoim. Olll- dais who do not like the chll service law should have enough respect for the attitude of the admlnlstiaOon to keep their views to theinsehes. It really appeals us If nn organl/ed iHsault Is to be made In congress upon the eh 11 service law , but how much foiie It will develop leinalns to be seen. As we have heietofoie said In icfeieiice to this matter , we do not apprehend that the icfoiin Is In any serious danger. I'OMTS 10 ItK The people of Omaha must not be per mitted to under-estlmate the lesponslhll- Ity which they have assumed In connec tion with the location of the Transmlssls- Ippl Imposition of 1M18 In this city. Vlille the exposition Is neither a local lor a state eiiteipilse. but nn Interstate ml International affair , Omaha and verybotly who lives In Omaha or who las propei ty Intelests In Omaha has vol- mtiuily Imposed nn extia task upon ilmself. The Hist woik Is that of piep- latlon and the second that of eiiteitaln- nent. The woik of pieparatlon for the ex- msltlon Is both public and pilvate. The \ltosltlon association has charge of the onstiiKllon of exhibition buildings and ho collection and airaiigement of ex- ilbltS hut it must have the Individual o-opeiatlon of e\er.\one Intelested In Us access. The city and county authorities lie expected to put the sheets , patltx , mblle buildings and public places In the lest possible/ condition , but to accom- illslt this they must be Heed fiom filctlon ind obstiuctlon on the pint of hoit- Isioned taxpa.uns and peiunious piop- rty owners. The ftanchised corpoia- lens must Impiove their vaiious services it short notice witli the least possible ncoiHenlence to the public. Kor the woik of enteitaiiiinent nil the 'bibs , as > oclatlons and clnss oigani/a- lens of business ) men , professional men mil \ \ oiklnginpnl lhave \ \ to be en- stt'd. If each of the unnieioiis oiganl/n- loiis of this chat actor does its full sli.ne he bindeii UIKIII any one of them will be ompaiathely small. To effect this , some > lan of opeiatlons will have to be laid nit and adopted In advance nnd an as signment ot the dltfeient Kinds of woik untie to the diffeient clubs and associa- ions. If the woik preliminary to the exposl- lon is c.uefulli can led out within tlie nesciilied time limit , thine will be no lltllciilty whatever in curing for all oui exposition yeai guests and pioviiling a ailed entertainment that will m.ik < > > \eiy visitor lei-1 well lepald for his coming. Reports of sollcltois made to the at- toiney general of South Uaiolinu show- that " 200 nmrdeis vveie committed in the state the past year , a number neaily double th it in any icc.'iit year. In v lew of this al.irinlng inciease in ciitne In the state Bishop Cajitohcs of the Episcopal chinch has issued an addicss to th > clergy of the state leciting the facts in icgard to ciime and design itlng D-'cem- ber 30 as a day for seimoiis in all the chinches' against the cilme of muidei. Tlie bibliop in his addiess tletlaics that "the bin of minder is upon us. Homicides aie of frequent , distressing occniicnc , and in our judgment tlie public con science needs to be instiucted and the public mind moused to a sense of th" danger which threatens the ch.iract'i of our people. 'lh > soldier on the bittle- lield , the officer of the law In discluige of his ptcsciihed duties , tlie citizen in defense of his own life , nny take life without inclining tlie guilt of inuidei , for they act by warrant of delegated an thoiity of inlcrs who aie 'God's minis teis , ' and 'bear the swoitV by 'divin * authoiity' 'to punish evildoeis , ' but such nmrdeis as have of late ontiaged the law of God and degiadnd the s-icied- ness of life and dlshonoied the connme and character of our people can lay no claim whatever to the sanction of divine authority. " Governor Drake of Iowa , a business man of long expeilence and eminent success , lecently declined that of all the investments lie had ever made none had paid him so gtent Interest sis those In the cause of ednc'itlon. "These Invest ments , " he continued , nddiesslng the students of the university he founded "not only pay me greater inteicst than any other , but Inteiest of a much higher smr , It being no less and none other than the pleasine I experience when 1 look into your intelligent , happy fa cos and think of the gieat advantage Its piivileges will afford yon In piop.ning for tlio great woik of life Ijing bufor you. " It Is too bad every one cannot found or endow n public school or uni versity. Govoinor Adams of Coloiado tele- ginphed encouragement to the Salvation Auny leadois In New Yoik piepailng for a colonization pioject in Colorado and declined that "Every Indiistilous family planted on Colorado soil Is a family made Independent. " Yet thcie aie people living In Colorado who vote as though they believed tlieie Is no such thing as independence In this conntij and Insist Unit theic cannot be until their theoiles of llmmce nnd cnncncy aio adopted. I'lio success of the cotton crop In Oklahoma this .venr leads many to be lieve that cotton will supplant wJuntas the chief eiop of the tenltoiy In a few jt'.irn. Cotton can be grown In Okla homa fiom the Kansas line to Tex'as and all of good quality. It seems that the not I lieu a limit of cotton giovving Is traveling noithward and the southom limits of coin giovving Is going towaid the gulf. A coin fair WIIH held In west ern Kluildu In the fall. With nineteen hading railroads of the country lepoillng nn Increase of Id pel cent In the aggiegate earning * for the month of November over the cones pending month last year the quoi.v "Have jou met ( 'eni'ial I'lospeiltyV" loses its sarcasm. Nebiaskn niihondi enter derided oh Jectlons to the nbolltlon of the fr Htockmen'.s tickets given to men to nc company stock shipments. The abate * meat of tdrc < ! 3r frof pissus might work great har&ji'p upon a smnll nrmy of political stockmen whom It would compel either to itJivyAiv or to stay at home. The Aincijqi piioplo have been very well snt I oiled with the Improvement In business whlchi Iris followed the retuin | of the roptlliHian party to power In na- | tlonnl n ffnlt'S ' , \mt \ the best of It Is that business moh'jL'very wheie feel confident that next yeai' will show fdlll greater Impiovenieiih ! ItiTil'mill ' tin- "I'trilnJclphln Times Speaker Hcod U oroilltttl with n determina tion to keep dov11 the appropriations to a very moderate limit thirlns the comlriK ses sion ot congress. As Speaker Heed is en donctl with nil Iron will anil hnm'lcs tlio speaker's gn\ol with a strong light arm there Is 110 doubt of lilt ability to clip the opproprlatlon bills at both ends and In tlic middle It he sets out to do It. The Ai-n * Mium In Ui Knn at City Journal. In the United States court at Ta\\nco tlic other day four Pawnee chiefs wcro granted ill\orce3 from tlictrlvc' ? on the ground of neglect. 1'lpo Chief tcstltled that his wlfa vmntccl to spend all his money on flnu dresses and that she sought to Ignore nil ot ths Indian customs The final straw \vas laid \vlicn she refused to attend tlie sun dances on the ground that she wouldn't associate \\lth the squa\\s who \\cra dhty. AVIV'orr > Alxiitt ICIoiullKcri. Lauls\llle Courier-louinnl The administration at Washington seems to be conccrntd over the plans to relieve the KlomUKcrs The people generally , how ever , do not see the necessity for this KOV- oimnent worrying over the men who have left the country for the Canadian iold fields. They went with their ojcs open , at their own risks , for theli own pioflt If the government of the UnltEil States wishes to become nn eleemosynary bureau there Is plenty of material tor Its charitable patei- iidllsm In Its own borders. limi'l I'rli-e fop VVcililliin J'octry. Clilcago TInios-Hcrntcl. In Juatlco Underwood's court a Judgment for $15 23 has been rendered against Ciptaln Peter Law son and In favor of Isaac \ Pcol for two poems written by the plnlntlff on the defendant's order to Increase the general gajoty at the latter's wedding. It was dem onstrated to the court that Poet Pool had not only wilttcn fifttso lines of poetrj , but also tnif someboJv had caused 250 copies of his lints to bo printed and distributed among Uio wedding guesia The printer's bill was $323 The court allowed the pact's claim of ? 10 for the poetry 'Itself. ' Vluif "llmiK" llon'l Go. Intllnnipolls lounril The United StiUes , niougli Us minister at Constantinople , hjs iciiDwed Its demand on the Sultan for indemnity for the pillage of several Ameilwn missions In Turkey. It will have to rei.othe demand nianj times and will fail at list unless tue demand Is backed up with a show of navul force tint will bring the sultan to terms While Gen eral Low Wallace waa minister tx > Tuikej , acting under Instructions from the State de partment , ho made , a peremptorj demand on tile sultan for indemnity for outrages on American citizens lu Turkey which has never been settled to this day. TJB sultan palavered and did nothing , as ho will In this case unless forced to act. V Chicago Chronicle It Is not klcKIiiii-.i man when ho Is down to say that charlsV. . Spaldlng got only his dcrerts when hi ? was sDrtcncedao prison 'by ' Judge Hor'xm last Wednesday. Such sjinpathj-1 as he nilght have won was repelled - polled bj ills ( Jeclaratlon that ho was proud of his business iccord , and defied anjono to Impeach It. This man does not yet realize that it is thls-Very ) business record that has startc-d him h to\xsird the penitentlarj. nrllllant feats ofnflnanclerlng cannot bfe pleaded In extenuation when the financier finally faces a jury to drawer for the mis appropriation , of other people's money. The Napoleon of finance must beware ofVater - oo It means > St Helena the state penl- entlary. V Dl-tci < ! | ' ( ' I'roidict a a.M ) | ouou Prof. Kalb of Vienna predicts that the \orld will be destrojcd b > a collision with Temple's comet on November IS , 1899 , but Mr. BIdschoff assistant 'm the Vienna ob servatory , has made a. recalculation of the comet's course , and finds that on that date t will be 18,000,000 kilometers awaj , which 10 a&surcs us Is quite far enough for safety. Prof Tall ) used to be a person of respectable scientific pca'tlon ' as a meteorologist , but of ate > ears he has taken to predicting earth quakes which never come and now to fore- catting the Impact upon our orb of comets which likewise will not come , though in. the Interval he may succeed In frightening a lot of timid acd fceb'e-mlnded people If he is not quite so stupid a ? WlggliJS nor so ratultous as Totton , he belongs In their order * > nd theie Is no doubt as to the regularity of his credentials CliucKtiiK : Court VlnlHcs. UnnsT ) City Stnr Tlio supreme court of Kansas jcaterdav thiew out of court a railroad damage case 'n which it appeared trit the company had appealed from the decision of the lower court , and was making dl'atory motions merely for the purpose of tiring out the other side The action of the court seems to bo entirely vvorthj of commendation An > thing the courts can do to shorten the long delaj-j of justice will meet with the favor of the people. Sn irt attornejs o wealthy corporatlo-n have learned so many tricks for prolonging Judicial proceedings thot It Is an appall'ng undertaking for a pereon of ordl-ary means and of limited lels we to recover money from a corpjratlon through the courts. Motioni that are purely dlatoiy Ehould not bo cnteitalned at all 1 > : Judges when there is the least possible grounds for denying them. The busincas o the courts could bo fccllltated Immensely by the adoption of this policy. Tim iisn or roitv An Intcriinf Iniinl I'.viioxtllon of Con Hcntlncl. The proposition advocated very exten aivoly In the prces th's > oar to Increase the consumption of corn as an article of diet In thla country Is made for the benefit ot tlio farmers , one of whose principal crops Is corn It Is thought that thq prlco of the cereal can bo Inw eased by thla means , alnce nothing o'so has had the desired effect Cne ot the meat elaborate suggestions in line with th'a ' proposition Is the orpn'/atlou ' cf an Inter national exposition tlevoted to the corn n' U and its prnrtudtB to bo held in 1899 The Orange Judd Fanner , a well known ag rlcultnral piper , offers this BUggestlon I thinks that exhibit ! of all kinds showing the corn food preparations , the stock feed by products and the manufactuted products from the corn gra'n ' should be made. A cooking school sliAnlll also present demon stratlona of the numerous palUablc ways o preparing corn for the table "The wsentla Idea of the great.exposition. . " It sajs "should be to Increase tlio consumption o maize at home and abroad To this end I should bo worked upon such a comprehen glvo scale a ? to attract international alien tloa and wldetpreail/wtlce throughout Orea nrltaln and the cqntlnent " A auccetoful effort of thla sort to Intro duce corn Into more general use as a fooi product would unquestlcnabl ) bo of grea practical value to the farmers nf the coun try Considering the fact thit corn Is ou 'argcst crop , It Is of the highest Importanc to devlso ways of utilizing It. A compara lively now Industry , that of making valua ble products from dry corn stalk * , promise to do a great deal In tnhanclng the value o the corn crop hereafter Two fictorles a which corn nalk : cellulose and corn pith eel lulDso aru manufactured are now In opera tlon and It IK nalil that plans for eight mar have been completed. The Kansas City Sta aay * that "the men who have gl\en moj a'.teatlou to the subject < lee-.aro that th diuzovery of the unea that can bo made o corn pith la ono of tha greatest scleiitld achievements of tha age , and such lirg tbluga aru expected of It that the compan "outrolling tin. pn > ciii < j for making corn pith cellulcso U capitalize ! for $50,000,000 , voicn or THIS STATIJ I-IIKSS. Kearney Hub : The announcement of the Nebraska. SUto Hoard ot ARrlcnlturo < hat It cm pay Imt C5 per cent of lit premi ums for the Slat * fair of 1S17 Is not ( i sur prise , at least to the Hub. The aitrprleo la that It lins been able 1o pay 25 rents The Hub reasserts tint a complete reorgafflratlon of the board Is necessary. Nebraska I\irtner : Ncbrisltl's nlfalta belt s likely some-day to prove the cmhth won- er of the world Stamllng adjacent to or losing Into the great corn belt on the ono and ami th" MHRO country oh the ollur It Is n Idcil fctnlhiK ground. Today we simply ehohl the shatlow of thegieat fccdhi1 ; era ha > Is to mark the greatness of westrrii Ne. raska. Schuylor Quill : Some ot our populists ex- hames are talking of a new political parly ti take tlio place of the democratic , populist nd free silver republican It would bo u roper thing to do and reorganize Into a new ml solid line for Ihc battle of 1900 Hon- iver the new pai ty will not come as the omocrallo patty will never consent to give l > Its name and. further , Hie domocratrf con- Icier 'that ' they have the populists and free liver republicans MVallowed uiyway , and do ot need to reorganize. I'apllllon Times There Is considerable list over around and about tlila tontro- ersy betweett the railroads and the State iotrd of Tramsportatlon rcgardliiR live stocX relqht rntcs The Tlmca Is not prepared to ay that the ch-ingo fiom pound rates to car- oad rates lif beneficial to shlppem In all arts ot the state , for. Indeed. If memorj ervcs well , a change from carload to pound ales wco once rc&lsted by the railroad com anles What wo want In .Nebraska , and i hat we would have had long ago but for lie criminal negligence of the rottlts , Is a data , straight reduction of 25 per cent on 11 chsses of freight chirges , something ban any Mlssourlan can see and under- land 1 H \\viii vv A > MVTIOV. . Philadelphia Record A committee ol atlve Hawallnna has readied San Fian- Isco on route to Washington to protest qaln-it tlio annotation o' the Islands. Do htso gentlemen Itniglcio that wo will permit ailnrlans and lopcis to haul down the old lag and the appropriations ? Louhvlllo 1'ost Nlne-tciitl's of the poo- ilei lu lepious Hawaii ate opiiosed to annex- itlon , and nine-tenths of tlio people In this ountij caio nothing about It , but those vho do care are BO much In eainest < ind " OAO such great flcjuclal Interests at stake hit It sceiiid impossible to prevent the mho ! } alliance. Milwaukee Sentinel : The odrocates of an nexation have a great deal to say about nun- test dcvtlnv , but they have not succeeded In ilellng under largo words these facts that he United Scales have never annexed an slctnd , that 1C It now pioceods to annex lawall It will nake a sharp chunge of po.lcj i cliangu which will lead verj far though low far or Into what daiiRcia no man ran vholly foresee. Amors the things which congress is almcot certain to do at this cat- slou the annexation ot Hawaii Is the thing icut wort'i leaving undone. Sprlngacld Republican : President Garliclel was fortunate to die when he did , not onlj because of his low tarllt views , but because of his opposition to the annexation of trop- ' 'cal Iclands "We occupj , " ho once said , 'a portion of that great northern zone which ; lrdlcs the- world , aril which has been the theater of the greatest achievements , es- ) ccially In the history of Anglo-Saxcn aces , but should we extend our possessions Into the tropical belt wo would weaken the power of our pejoplo and the government. " It happens that Hawaii is in the "tropical belt. " Senator Stephen. M. White , of California , gives the following terse and unanswerable btatcment of the chief reasons why the United States should not annex Hawaii : 'The Islanels are useless for detersive pur poses They are valueless from an economic , iolat of view. They will contribute nothing to national morale or wealth. They will add undesirable elements to the already suf ficiently burdened population The Island ers are hostile to the treaty , and annexation nvolvcM a dlsregaids of their rights. We Are offered a buccaneer tltlo onlj. The schema Is contrary tb wisely establlohed precedents and to the teachings of the fathers Annexation must eventuate In Im mense arm } and naval expenditure and con sequent onerous taxation " Detroit Free Press If the administration puts through the Hawaiian annejiatlon coa- splracjto please the speculators , contrac tors place hunters , and plotters , It will have to do it in eloflanco of 'national traditions and the republican part'a professed regard for equal riuffrago , It will have to do it against every consideration of public inter est ; It will have to do It despite the earnest protcnts and arguments of American citizens who understand the condition of Hawaii and who appreciate the worries and burdens this government will run Into If It acquires that distant archipelago Senator Pettlgrew went to Hawaii to determine what the people there think about annexation. He failed to find a s'agle native Hawaiian who favored the scheme that the administration proposes to rush through at the coming session of congress. 1 > KHS \ VI. VM ) OTltnitWlSn. So lllitlo has ben heard of General Wejler since his return , to Spain that It Is feared the government has confiscated his tjpc- vvrlter. i The only document In this countr } hearlns the blgnatuio of Nathaniel Eacon , ithc fa mous icbel , was recently discovered In Illch- mend , Va. Tlio colored people of Hoston sent a wreath of ( lowers to those In chirgc cf the funeiul of Mi3. John Uoylo O'Keill } , wife of the fa mous pool. The custoirs authorities , Jiavlng doe-ided that tlio Chinese tom-tom Is a musical Invru- ment , theio Is liopo for a similar classifica tion of jewalurps and bagpipes. 1'hlllp Pcrtor of St Louis , was exceeding ! } bored About something the other day , and yawned so big a jawn that ho dislocated his jaw , and Ind to go to a hospital for repalis lr I ) . H , de SImono of Naples ami , Follx Seghe/ of Genoa are In San Prancisco making arrangements for a midwinter ex ploring trip from Ashcroft , Drltlsh Columbia , to Uiu rivers of the Yukon system. The ironument in honor of Charles Chris tian IVedorlch Hiunomann , founder of the homeopathic system of mo Heine , which Is to bo dedicatee ! In Washington next spring Is almost finished. Tue cost Is $75,000. It h said tl.at neither Du Maurler noi' ' the publlbhcis of "Trllb > " sent a copy of the * book to the author of "Hen Holt. " In fact , the latiter claims thit fto l.ca not read the book at all anil docs not oven know the story. A New Jersey man received a shock of 0,000 volts of electricity and survived. The icports siy nothing about Hiis particular n ail's habits , but It Is commonly understood that aiiboly who cnu stand "Jersey light ning" can. stand an } thing. Pome Indiana man thawed out a can of nltro-glycerlne n day or two ago It dhould be mentioned as a mitigating circumstance that the meiv withdrew over tlio nearest county line , but unfortunately they didn't withdraw until after the stuff lut go. Hon Samuel n. Morss , ex-consul general to Paris , bald , In speaking of city Improve ) menta , at a recent tmneiuot In Indianapolis- "A city without parks is like a house without windows , and , however admirable a city maybe bo In nil othir rcwpecta , It can make tie pie- tens-Ions of being a modern city until it has a model fivste'in of parks. " Much GU.prlBo has been expressed at the keen sense for bUblncBs shown in tlio letters of Geoigo IJIlot , emoted In Mr. Ollphant's book about tlio backwoods. Hut It turns out tint the letters were really dictated by George Henry Lewes , wfto was an able buol- ness man , and looked after her affairs BO clcsely t.at ! , In splto of the comparatively email bulk of her work slio left a largo fortune behind lier , all of It earned by her pen during a career of twenty-one years. Dr. Nansen relates Wat during tholr long absimeo from civilization In the Arctic regions ho and hlH party hadi their otnaa of smell so sharpened that when they frier1 Jack , son ou Kranz Josef land they could easily detect the smell of the neap whlrti ho had used In washing himself TV * la acutonets was further notlcc-ible when the explorers wont to Jackson's cabin n the Island , where ) It seemed an If thuy could toll all cl'at the hut contained from their fcenwj of smell olore In a few days the acutencss wore off Nansen reasons from this experience that In a wild Htato IDUI probably grow as keen In their sense of mnoll as animals. INSULTS TO OhxcTMiUntift nit ( He 'f "Hmnrl" Imvrjcrn. VTashlnRton Poit. In many of the mnto court * throughout the country , both civil and criminal. It Is the nabit of "smart" counsel 10 sro < ? , ly Insult wltiioMcd by asking Impertinent nnd offen sive qiiistlonx , nnd by Intolerable Insolence In manner and bearing , quistlons that have no passible roll tlon to or connection , with the case on trial nnd whlc.i ono artfully de vised to exasperate the witness and cause him or her to nnkc an unfavorable appear ance before and , therefore , an unfavorublo Impression on the juiy. nro the rognlxr order In em's examination ! In scores of the "temples of Justice. " Questions ate i > ivt to honwi men nnd good women Intended to con vey to the Jury the Impression that bid re- l > orts concerning the character of she .vlt- lassea arc or hive been In circulation Iiv the coitiM' of a trial In ono t the northwost- ot n states n wltucs * tin in til Jlrovvn. farm laborer of good icputatlon , wna us r-l on ciosa ixtiirtniilc-n If he w& * tlie sime llrown who liu' lx > cn Indleteil for stealing I OR This vvai follow ! by other equally Insulting t\unt- \ tlons until nrmvn became so .angry that ho got confused mid It was not dllllcult to make him cvnt-ndlct hlmpclf H ! t some Mtlstau- tlon , however , to record tint when the1 lu- sulter of iHrown left the shelter of the rourt houio he found hli vlc'lm ' outsldo antl sol his deserts from n pair tit stout fists In the recent trial of a c.iso before Justice Dookstavcr of the supreme eouit of N v Yoik Mrs Dorothea llitach gave ovld"nre for the plaintiff , and on cros.s'cxamlmuion the apology for a mill who cttxl oa lawvef for the defendant asked hoi this question"Isn't It faet that you wore with a man that night whom you had met for the first , tltuo up In that pait of town ? Now , uivs.ver thnt " fired with livllgna- question. The wonnn , tlon , lose to her feet and -jald "No. sir ; but I would like to tell you somrthlni ; else. How da jo vou talk to mo In that way I You have no right to atk mo such a question. 1 was with my husband , and If he w-is hero you would not dire talk to me In that way. " The July gave the witness a round of ap plause , and that fact proves that the lawjei failed to accomplish the object ot his shame ful Insult The New York Sun reports that when oxler wis restored the follow who bad asked the It decent question offeicd an apology , but the Judge said. "No no ; that won't do. The juiy will deckle what effect It will have , If any , on the cise. I order the question stilckeii out. " The order to strike out -was , ot course , the proper thing , so far as It went , but It did not punish the oftendci nor did It afiord any assurance tlut ho and other lixw- jcrs of his cliss will not continue to In sult wltne'-ces All courts owe It to ficlr own dlgnKy nnl self-respect to protect wit nesses. They owe It to the public , to the witnesses ind to jus'lce and1 decency to see that every witness gets fair treatment IJven If a witness en the stand is testify ing fahcly it is far better to forego rough language. The law provides propei penalties for perjury. Hut the lying witnesses are not the ones most likely to have Irrelevant and cxaspei- ittlng questions put to them. They are gen erally so calm and cool that It is useless to try to confuse them They have their story well conned In advance , and stick to It with unshikablo persistency. It Is the honest , timid , sensitive man 01 woman who , In nine out of ten cases. Is selected by the "smart" lawyer to receive his insults Wo Know that a majority of the members of the bar uic gentlemen and , therefore , not addicted to a brutal habit. Wo know , too , that a majority of judges afford piotectlon to witnesses. But a culpable minority of the bench and bar are In great nsedi of reformation as to their manner of conductIng - Ing trials. TH i : MC > VGIJ or ii VWAII. Anmvx tit Ion Denounci'il HH n rinKrunt 1'louv of .lolilii-rj . Philadelphia Leaser ( rep ) . That a concerted effort will be made at the approaching session of congress to annex Hawaii to the United States Is plainly evi dent , and it is to bo regretted that President McKinley Is likely to favor the proposition , If not to recommend it. The movement had Its oi'gln ' firot with the speculators In sugar and next with the handful of Americans res tdent in the Sandwich islands , who are bent upon ousting the natives from their heritage The do facto government In Hawaii Is not representative of the people , and would not enduie one week but for the popular Impres sion that It has the moral support of the United States The contention of the advo cates of annexation Is that pcsbesslon of the Islands Is a necessity for this country be cause of their strategic importance In the Pacific , and that Japan , or some other nation will annex them If wo do not. Hawaii Is nearly ns far away frcm our shores as Europe , and Is comparatively valueless to us. At present wo have close treaty relations with the islands and , with the possible ex ception of Japan , every nation recognizes that Hawaii comes within the sphere of American Influence. Without expense wo are now enjoying all of the benefits which would result from a more intimate connec tion and wo are free fiom the entanglements and annoying problems which would face utj In the event of annexation While several American senators have vis ited the Sandwich islands during the past year It la notable that the only change of opinion recorded on their part is advo'se to the annexation project , Jlr. Dubols went to Hawaii an advocate of annexation and ho re turns opposed to it. So also does Ml. Pettl- giew , who said In a iccent speech to native Hawallans , at Hllo- "Wo came to your Island for the purpose of nsceitalnlng what the people who live in this country thought about the question of annexation , of the islands , and also to nee what wo could learn about the definability of annexing theto Isliuds , if wo found the people wanted them annexed on the pirt of the United States I have supposed that many of your people wore In favor of an nexation , because It baa been so represented , but I talked to many and I huvo failed lo llnd a intivo Hawaiian who Is not opposed to an nexation to the United States and in favor of your own government" To add Hawaii to our territory means to take Into our family thousands of native Islande s who are opposed to our sever eignty. Added to thchc aio many thousands of Chinese , Japanese and other Asiatics , who are In every respect hostile to our civiliza tion , our methods , niannei.s , customs and traditions If wo admit these to cltl/cnshlp we have an Asiatic territory distlned to be come an American state if it over becomes American territory. The Amo-lcan and European population of the islands In trl- fling In comparison with that of the mongrel and leprous Asiatics. Doubtless annexation would bo a good thing for Piesldcnt Hole and other conspirators who dethroned Queen Lllluokalanl , assisted by United States ma rines , but H would bo bad for the United States Hawaii as an American possession would bo governed by cat pet-bagger * from the United States and open to plunder by political ndventuro'B It would be a novei- ccaslns thorn In the side of the b dy politic. The theoiy of the American constitution Is that tinoigantrcd tcrrltorlts shall be ad mitted to statehoood when they are ripe for that distinction , but experience proves that states are 7iiado only to Increase the strength in the aerate of the dominant political party Hawaii's tiini would come whenever Homo political party , having the power and opportunity , and ft-ellng asuurcd as to the poHtleal complexion of the now senators denned It necessary to Hecuro two additional senatorial votes. Thus , In the event of : ; close vote Hawaii's representatives might dictate the policy of the American govern ment Annexation would mean a great Increase In our navy If Hawaii Is o straleglc neces sity It 'Would ' have to bo guanled and pro- tooted It would need to bo fortified und made Impregnable to attack , and American men-of-war would bo required to defend this priceless jewel Anxl what would the Unlteil vSt.aU'g get In return ? Not a slnglo sub- stantlal benefit , but a number of additional vexatious problems for congrc&i to outtlo and unsettle. Hut the greatest danger In an nexation Is the Innovation In our political system We enjoy the blessings of peace because - cause wo have been content to rnlnd our own business. Oncuwo embark In the field ol colonization wo shall trespass upon the armed camp of Europe. The militarism nf the powers Is bated upon their rivalry In annexing outlying territory. 'I hey have possessed themselves of a largo part ol Africa and Asia and nearly every Island gioup wlihlii sight , and , In doing no , have a rou oil jealoualea tlut compel the main tenance of vast armies and navleu that are consuming tlio substance of burden * ! agri culture , The fatbeiu of tbla republic wore to ony such policy nnd our trlsftt statesmen have always warned the peopl flgalnst U. If Hawaii , thousands of uilleJ Awny , Is properly the subject for annexa tion , what of Cuba , Hnytl , Porto Itleo and th otlior nearer and vastly richer lands that nro at our threshold 7 JlngolMii may delight In the thought of the- addition to our territory ot a partly siv.vRe , ixirtly clvltl/cd , leprous colony far awny In the Pacific , hut It Is a matter to makn the judicious grieve The project should ibo stoutly resisted , not only In con- fires' * but In the columns t tlio prvss. and the advocates of this flagrant piece o ( Job- I bery ehould bo iiMdo to reallro that their , constituents nro opposed to this measure , , which Is so repugnim. ' . to the American Idea of attending lo our own affairs and care- ully retraining from entangling alliances Jiiiit m.ior . MVIO. > SAVI. Detroit Journal. Pity th.it Hayil's neamiienirii's are rot more formidable II siiu hid flzo In proportion to tici grit Orr- [ " * conllll ° l"'r ulPhJa | ani alien- T'CS ! > 'rl" > ' the BOV eminent of the United Stales cntcrlUIns come msplclons a to ( .ormnnv's Intentions In this matter Is Imllnlcd bv the Instructions It Is icnnrlod Amlmwdorhltto has ipcolvcd Our cov- ernmeiit will not Iniirfcro HO long as (5er- nunj Keeps to Us task of collecting an In demnity for iiijuilpH to < i German subject hut m infraction of thu principles of lha Monroe docliino will bo permitted Chicago liner Ocean Piesldei.t Tlrcslaa billion b-im Invokes the .Monroe doctrlre In opposition lo tlic donniulH of llermanv upon Haytl He appcah ) to WlilKun MoRlnlcs ns against Wlllhm Hohctirollern The ll-ty- tlflii pusideiit hsi a queer u.mc according to American notions Hut what's in n name' Tlrcslas knows vv bat'svhit. . and tint u moro than a prom muny other people do whoso appellations are much more cunlio- nlous. Indionapolla Journal. The United Stales may propei ly enough offer its gel , , oincrs to settle the rou trovers ) betwein Qt-niMiiy and Hay tl , but it should po slow In the mat ter of protesting iiRilnst tde prospective ac tlon of Germany on the assuniptl n tint u will bo In contravention of the Monioe doc- irl"M for ( ; < -ir,1 < > ' > y has .1 just claim apilnsl Indemnity on account of an out i ago on a Germun citizen tint Is a matter with which the United States his no limit to do. rim Monroe- Monroedoctrine could ouh ap ply awlnst an attempt b.v Get many to a < tt'n"on "r lcrnnneiit ) foothold In Hn tl Phl'adelphli He-cord : The warning to Gem -my that the United Slates will gnrn not tolerate the siburo of land u Ilaytl. nor the mpoBlllai of excessive lines , out or pionoi tlon to the offense given to the Hi i nun irov eminent , is a timely nnnlfpstallon of na'lonal spliit While there is . no objectidii n < .lt h deseived amercement as nny be reasonab.y mulcted , tbeio ebould bo gia\e o ijp t n ti land sel/uro It did not need rem u- ran o to uuiualnt tlie acimaii g veiiimoutvlili Mews of tlio people of tills country on h aucstlou of iuri.caii ) occuvxi'on ' < nlur m thu Auurksn contlnei-t 01 on a Iji ut Islands , but vigllince is the prke of s i i j Cleveland Plain Dciler It | 0 I < voij miu Ii as If tlio Goi " ' tran "war lord' hold th vkns of the I nited States In some re pic t n m ti- standing icpoitcd vcyorinsa abjut i LSI mini ; American Inteifcicnce with Germany aition towaid Ilaytl. Our government , has not hi- tetfered , " but It lm let it bo pietty clcaily understood that It is watching pie cudiiiRs with much interest and tint Germany will bo wise in keeping stilctly vvKhin the limits of Intel national law , even If the empire in veiy big and the hlaik republic very small. The hint seeina to have bcrn taken Ger many has explained its puivose in the Hay- tlan mattci to the full satisfaction of Am bassador White , and to iirevcnt misunder standing the German war ship which has been dispatched to Haytl to enforce the de mands for Indemnity is now ordeieJ to China. That was well , as a United Stites wai sh p had just been made ready to go to Haytl and fee that the Gel man proceedings were regular and orderly. TO A iMuvr. Indlampolls Jotirml : "rino f either" " fa.ua the eroM , n& bo w.itclud the vvoinen on tin Ir v ay toClulstlin woishfp , flue feithers nnke short-lived birds. " Detroit Tree Press : "Do you consldei It healthy to skep ifter Piling ? " "I don't ItnciA , but 1 ve nhvivs found It mljjnty bcnlthy to oil aftci sleiiiinjr" W.-isblngtoii Stnr ' ' : 'Tolks kenp Hiidln' er heap o' fault wlf dl hole life , " t-aid Undo L.bcn "JJut jos' do ime , dn's mighty fov ou us dit docn' wish ( Hr vvus 111010 of It. " Chicago Tribune "Dr > pq xom "on worry you by contiartlng debts ' "Ho doesn't contrict debts ho cxpinds tliem. " Stir "Thnt jiloce , " mid the yount ; nun who plays tlio pinno by en , "H " a minor "Is It possihloi" excHlmed bis acnu ilnt- ance. "Couldn't vou rocognl/e It ? " "Ob Vfs 1 rerOKiilred It. My Imri-P slon was thit It was of age nnd long a jo " Detroit Tourml : Kind Lidy-I nm sure yon would leim to love any elil'dron Nurse Whit witre < lo vou pay' Kind Luly Kom teen dollars a month J\urs ( I am nfnld , m I'.im , I could only be affectionate with them at that pilu , Clovplind Pliln Unler"You arp short n cent , " said thu eon lur-tor , us In leined forward nnd hnnthcd lipivlly "You lie not , " bild IlriftKH , as be might an agonlzln , ; waft of garlle ( \ISI3 OP 'IIIIJ lt\KiT. ( ; Clo\ilnnd lender There vvoie co it Inlls wildly llnpplnjr In HIP clrcum imbk'iit air , Tliore vvcio tults of whMtds lla itlnir to and fie , A liundml pilis of brawny lists VVPIP boinj , sliil.cn time , A bundled filglitcned men woie dudt IHK low ' I-'rom btiuatli n bundled benches fi PI nnd h , s vvtrt , Htlekliig out. Tin din tbnt rose vvns honipthliiK to ippili. A hiindiicl nun cndtavorpd dich to in n ? llip loudest nil out The Iteluhsiatli was mectliiK , Hint vv null1 A doren men with fiotb upon Hi Ir lips jumped onto OIK , And hammered him until IIP ronldn'j HIP ; A lliri UiiQckcd ilo\vn a DJIIOI like a. Hash HKI thin ; ; WIIH doiu Hndes Bcomcel to have pone out upon a sprcp' A Bcntlpman with features like * a pint 's took a i hall Anil kiupi'il | anothci'H liralns luiinst the wall , Angiy outl and cilea of inuidu 11 Unl out upon the all Tno ItPlcbsratli VVHH meotliiB , that wim nil ] Tlio President wns throttled by n Koe I il JJunooni t Anel choked until his tonuuo sliot into sp i ciA - ; A aorninn lilt a Oidi , and It lo now nn- si rlcd that HC'H lryln mill lo get his flst out or the lattei H fae-o ! Oh Hie langniBf- Hint , was utter d IIDV r can be prlnUd be > ro , And no i.rtlst'n pencil can di p | ( t the In awl ! The people heard the nu-Uot and tluv ( | < il uvv.ty In fciii The llolcb.srath VVIIH mpctlnp , tluit WIIH ill ! There ) vvpro co.it tallH wildly ilippliiK In thn elieuiniiinbli nt air. There w.re tufts uf vvblHlcern Ilo itlng lo and fro , iyes were popping from their Hoe k 'H , hood W.IH fncly llovvlni , ' there , And a elo c-n miuiKlid mpii were lying low ' It was not a. Texan liaeiiH , It vvaH not u inlneiH' npri c > It VVIIH not an ntdlnmy Inrroom brnvvl , Siuh tliliiKH arei tame and eoiiunonpl ice lc- ; Hidc' It , foi you yen The Itcle liHrath vva meeting that VV.IH nit ! Coffee ol1 very low grade , OP CoiToo essence , is mixed in every imitation of Postum , which has a ColT'ee taste , thus far tested. The Counterfeiters cannot make Postum , the only pure cereal Coffee , with a Col * fee taste , on the market.