THE DAILY JHDEt PUT DAY , JANUARY 28 , 18JKS. THE OMAHA DAILY B. 1UMI.VV.VTKII , Udltor I'UDt.lSHUU jVKIlV Jlem.MN' } TKIlMS OP StJIHCnUTlOV Hco ( Wllliout Sun < H . Ono \c\r. . . JS ( W JMIIy rioe aiul Sunday. Orio iVar . 3 o Kli Monilm . * " " . . . Tlire * llonilin . S < > > i HuncHy IJPO One Yonr . 2 ' 1 HaiureJ.iy llro. Onp Y nr . 1 ? > Vte\t'y \ 15te , Una Vnr . < " OITK'lHi Omalti The Dec IliilMIni ; Knui'i nmiln SIIISLP Hilt ( "or. N anil 2llh CIS Council muffs 10 I'fftrl rtirc t C'nl IIKU ( JHkey > 2 ( Immbcp of Camini rco. JJi-\v V'orlt. Tcmpli" Court \\a lilnBton. Ml rmirte-pntli Street. All comin nlcnlon ( rchllint to nr-vs nnil dlti > - rlal inattfi ulimild bo aililri"il : To till bdl'ur DL'HiNiMs uvriKtiH All limtnwn letters anil romlttanrei ctiouM h niMicfl't-u to The Iloo INjIillnhlnn Compinj Omnhi Drifts , check * . oxpfpia nn' ' ' } r 'tot l < v tnonoj nrdcis to lie nimle payable to tliu ciiliv or th. eom ny. , , „ „ „ , , „ „ „ , COMlANy. BTATIJMINI or Plate of NelirnnUa IJounlns County , es. : . Ueorno 11 Twclnick , DC rrtnry of The lire Tub ItohlriR Cnmpanj. Ix'lnst iluly rwnni fay * thnt the nctunl numlicr of full nnd complete cnplfs of Tno Hilly , Mm nine , llvenlm ? nml suixlny lieo printed durlni } Pia inontli of biccmljcr , U87. vvis as foi- lows : i 21 m i : ' ? } Z 21 375 IS ; .51 } 3 SUM ) ' ; 4 21 517 50 ! M B 2I.-.12 51 5JJ C | 1V > S2 Jf'Z ; 7 ZI.CM 23 J 2'i ' 8 ? | 31 | 31 21 511 i fi.nri : ; ( m'rn's oniv ) 10 r. " in 21.2m 2 ? 21 "J ? it "i m 2 . . si "jut 12 : : : : : . : : : : : > -JS : : : . : . . . . 11 JJ2I7 21 ! tm < II 21 ! ! 3.1 Jill" 15 21.577 51 ZI.MJ JO 21,161 Totnl CTSW returnm ! nnd unsold copies 12.352 NVt tntnl Fairs fill r,1 Net ililly nvornRi > 21131 ononnn n. T/WIUTK Fw rrn to I eforp me nnd Milrrrll oJ In my pri"'pn 'i. this 1st day of January 19' ( Seal > N i' ntr. Notnrj rul > Ic Tlu > Invvor the intitilclp'il lav levy tlin loiiilor will lie the npphuw of the piMpl ) > \Uio p.iy the Sonutnr-oloi't McConum ran now sin ; : , "M.ii.vl.iml. Mj M.ii.vl.iml. " Jliti-.vlantl Is no longer Gorman's. A council Hui Ind the Krlt to stand fitm n iilnst tlio fi.uioliUod roioi.itlniis ] .should li.tvo llio nrlt to st.inil Hi in bclinol Im.ird In tlio piooM | ) > d Kiilk'iy of former po < tnin .ti is in tin1 ii"W po > toineo tlu > pl.uv of sct-'I ) > il honor must lie i c i'i vod Jit .ill II.I/.H-OS lor A. IX . .lonihut. . I'M'Mdent Dele sn.vs lie will not w.tlt his lotnrn to Ilnvvnll until tlittuinox.i tlnn treaty N rat III oil Piosldont Poll- Is not yet icMily to t lUo tip n JK-II H's'ilcnce ' at Washington. A grand lonnd-iip ot the w.ir ships of the nations in I'loiid.i sli.ilt might M-rvc to Impress ( JeneiMl Ul.uiio with the fact ol Ids own liislgnlilc.uifi * and the % \ea IR-SS of the nation he lepiesenl.s. The Idaho IcgNUtuip thie.itens to im- peieh the I < l.ilin supiome court , wlilcli li.is decl.iicd thai nc.uly eveiything done liy the leglsl.ituie was done wrong. Who would then dei'ld > which Is tight ? The nri > yfiis-Xola incident doesn't tlio itistalillily of the lepiibliean goveinniont in Tiance. A low of that Kind In Spnlti. for liistaneo , would ptoln lily haM- ended In upsetting the inon- aichy. Now India is tlueatened with the gold fil.indiml , but the ptipniT.its will not he able to make any capital out of th > fact since it would be haul to concehe how thi ! condition of staivlng peopl could be worse. Th' local weather forecaster . < avs that \oiMbnlaiy of the w.Uhei biiiean knows no such word as "bli//.ud. " if ho u icvNcil edition of that vocabulary A\ill have to be pi luted If It is ever to bo luought up to date. Not having indulged overmuch boast ing and blulling hi the Maryland .spna- toilal light , it Is not neeess.uy for the M.uyland democi.ils to cover their le treat witli gioundless charges of brlbiitj and other tel'phonic scandils. Thus fur the net result of the flee silver debate in 'he senate has been to glvo Senator Teller a chaniv to icpudi- ate what he hail n vlmisly .said about the duty of the govotnment to pay Its obligations In full equivalent for what It received. A cur.soiy examination of our Ne braska exchanges would seem to Indi cate that the .lolm li. Webster literary mill had icsiinied opei.itlons on full time. Whether the ivopenlng of this great mill will be taken as a nlgu of retuine.il pie > peilty Is yet to tiatisplr" . Mr. Hiyau'.s latest grist of words and fienleui'ps Is copyiighted mid can be ob tallied only by paying a loyally tli 'icon. If ho Is to outer upon n policy of copj- ilghting1 hU effusions he will not get as much space in the future lu fiee hllvei oigaus as In the past. They believe In fiee "VIMytiling. It Is to be hoped Dr. Peabody will soon be able to attend the meetings of tile police lioaid again. Thcio Is no telling when lleidmaii and Ids gang will ha\e another piece of political dlily woik lu which the assistance of a con- K-lentloiis iion-pnitls.iu IlKo the diictoi will be uei'e.ssaiy. According to nil olllclal table Isttied by the rostolllce department Oinalia Is most deficient lu the number of nieii In Its letter cairlcr lorce as compaied with the can let loice.s of oth-r cities of the h.nne or smaller population and tue.i. Ill a just ciiiiall'/.itlou of the caiiler < 1 - livery M'r\hv of the couutiy Oiuah.i ought lo come Lu for n decided Inci0.130 , no matter what basis Is adopted. The man who abhor.s piosperlty has PCI veil notice on tlii > Transmlrtilhsliml l xposltlou maiiagciueiit that hu will not contiUnite a dollar to the gieat enler- jitise that will drop thousands of dol- lai.s Into hotel nlols so long as o\t > iy body lu Ointiliii , and especially The Hiv , does not stop talking about him. The man who abhors prosperity is evidently bard up for a pieleU for his peiMstciit habit of letting other pi'oplo build tlio top Merles of his hostohkd. Mt'f.KSn V/BtlX The s aleincut.i by the republican ini'iiibers of the hoiiso committee on lianKIni , * mid curroticy of their vlowa on the subject of etiru'iiry Ipglslntlon show a diversity that tenders highly linpiob.t- ble an ngrceincnt on any mcastiic for rturoncj revision The clmlinuin of the fonutilttcp , Mr. V ' .ilkcr of Mitisnohii- settft , wjiuts a baiiklng system based on assets , to which only one other member of the. committee assented. Two of the mt'iiibers declared opposition to retiring the greenbacks and one member .said retlti'inout should bu c.itetully dealt with. Specific decimation for the gold Ktandaid was opposed by two metubeis. .Six favoivd icllrlug ( he gieonlmcks and eliminating the. cinrency brslness fiom the Hoasury. This U thu committee whose duty It Is to consider pioposcd cttrioncy legisla tion. It has befoie It the plan of Sccix'- tnry Gage and also the plan of the mon etary commission. It has given hear ings to members of that commission in explanation of their plan of cinrency 10- vision and to the secictary of the treas ury In explanation of his plan. Yet there Is as gicat dhvitflty of views In the committee now as there was In the last congr ss and the chances of ngiee- lug on a euirrnoy bill have not bu piovcd. The Indianapolis monclaiy conven tion , which lesolvcd to push the light for cutrciiey icfornv along the line * laid down by the monetaiy commission , will llnd little cneouiajioniciit In the attltud" of most of the members of the bulking and currency committee. Obviously Its l.ibor has been largely lost , so far as tb.it committee Is concern-d. and It Is M-ry doubtful whether the iulluence II c.m now exert will effect much of a cliingo 1C any This b-lug so. n is per tinent to ask whether II Is wise to ke - pup up the cttnciicy agitation ? Tor nil tlwit he Ms done nnd Is cloltiK foi Nebiaski .nnd the \\rat the Nebrasln editor deserves ( substantial iccoEjnlHcn Tlio third thlm ? ostabllshel In e er > new western can niunitj is a newsjrper. The first Hi n , ; h E n orally n saloon on I the second Is n rhun-li And whllo the silocri and the rlmrch QIP Htrilsgllng to cquallzo ttu'a other the no.\l > - icoor pie. ? ahenditli the wo.k of tclllnB tc the world the truth'ul fact that in Its yartlcti- ln domah. Is to be found oil the icqui'ltes of happy liteVorldIIeruM. . This Is a lelt-hand'd coinilIiiuMit | the Nebiaska editois cannot but icseiit sis imputation tlio conimuulti > an upon > o which they have labors ! to build up The onlj excuse for emitting .smh a slllj slur upon our state would be the plea tint it was wiitteii between tliinUs. The idea that in Xebi.iska evcty town starts fiom a saloon , fiom which the path leads to a newspaper , Is a .stupid slander upon the stuuly pioneeis who loiinded our NebiasK.t towns. It Is eipi.illy scandalous to assptt that In thi' giowth of Xebi.iska towns there is a constant shugglo between tli chinch and the saloon to equalize on" another , iseoios ot low'iis in NebiasKa have never had a saloon , while we doubt if tlieio is one without a chinch. In any OM'tit , the saloon in Xebiaska Is not tin list to tlie ton-ground so piomiuently as to Uneaten to displace the church , nor Is thete a disposition on the pait of the people in towns whole saloons exist < o make the saloon a chief lactor in their giow tli. X-brasKa editors/ire certainly intelli gent enough lo repudiate the idea that their newspapois i.inlc behind the .sa loon as an agency of local entciniiso and piogiess. fjl' IlKCII'llOl ITY. Theris favo'iable inomlse of effeotlug icclpioclty agreements with sevei.il coiintiies that have Indicated a desiie to enter into them , but the oidlnary ton tine of negotiation Is slow , owing to the gi eater diliicullles In the way than in the case of pievlotis negotiations. It Is stated that there are hardly any cases in which the lepiesontntlves of foieigu powers at Washington have bivn able to tiausmit completed diafts of arrange incuts to their home governments for cnnsldeintlon and In .some of these cases amendments have been .suggested which ha\e imolved counter pioposi- lions on the side of the United States. None of the negotiations has yet icached a complet > stage. As yet there Inve been no ] iioposltloin submitted relating to reciprocity with Oeimany , although the subject has been talked over iR'tweon the ( I'liuan am- bissador and Special Commissioner Kasson , while the negotiations with Franco have made slow pi ogress. Doubt Is expressed whether definite miange- ments me completed with either of those poweis , or with Austila-llung.tty or lel- ! glnm , befoie It Is known whether they piopos > to abolish the Migar bounties. The .Spanish government has slgnlllod a desire to negotiate a leclptooily ngioc iiii'iit In tcgard to Cuba , but probablv no steps will be taken under piosoiit con ditions , while if ( lie n > w policy for that Island should be successful In terminat ing the disinfection , the Cubiii govern ment would take the initiative In re- gaid lo the tmlff. sublect to certain i > - Mi lotions reserved to tlu > home goem inent. It is said that the 1'nlted States Is lluillng Itself Hoilonsly handlcaiijied , In resjioct to roclpiocllv negotiations with Smith A mot lean countries , 1 > . \ the ojipo- sltlon of nuio | > > mi binklng , ste.imshl ] ) anil commeiclal lnl re.sts in lliosL' conn- tiles. This was to be expected , ) tcciu . > opposition Irom the same source was cncounteied when the iciipioelly jiollcy was formeily Inauguiat.Ml and In tli > meantime European luteiests In South Amcilca have bien gi owing. English , ( icrman and I''iench capital has gone llioie In veiy huge amoitutn during the last few yem.s mid its lnlluenc > Is being constantly.excited in hostility to Ameil- c.iu dado wllh ! ho o coiintiies , The o ( ommeiclal Inlluenccs , It Is Bald , aie felt c\cn in diplomatic ciicle.s. it Is a fact , also , that In sonic of th. ' couutiles of Smith Ameilc.i a stiong feeling agalmt tint rnlted States was created lo the pu'M'iit taiiff law , but ( hero Is leasju to think that this hostility will mute , though Kmiipi'an couutiles can bu do- peinK'd upon to do all that N possible to keep It alive and active mid the.\ are In a position to exert an eiiouuotis inllueiice. While thu rofipiOL-lty provisions of the existing tariff law do not offer as fn- notable tuuiis as the act ot 1MX ) , still the desire of some countries to obtain for their products the largest possible admission to th ? best maikot in the world can hardly fall to result In u-cl- pio"lty agreements under one or the o'.her of the ptovlsions of the law. o.iM//.rs .tssuitKi ) rurvitr. . More than two years ago one of tin abl'st railway managers In the we l , Mr. S. H. II. Clink , then picsldent of the I'lilon I'aclllc. decl.ued that the e.s tabllslnnciit of an Independent laltioad Hue between Omaha and the ( Julf of Mexico would do moie to bieak 111em - baigo by which Omaha's tinde hiul foi yea is boon eilpplod than any other agency or project. This piodlctlon Is being fulllllen. TUP completion of the load from Omaha to Poit Aitliur. with its connection to the Atlantic .scabo.itd by way of Qulncy. luin cut the ( tordlau knot lu which Omaha jobbers and inaiiufaetmois had been tied tip. The ofleets of ( he com petltlve outlet an already being felt ii a degiee that gives promise of MIOI making Omaha the most Impottant ills Hibutiug center west of Chicago mn not Hi of St. Louis. The bridge dllleron tial , which opoiatod as a tollgat against Omaha's eiitraiiLe Into Iowa , i piautically abolished , opening up'th ncaiest and rlcliest section ot eountrj naturally tilbntary to Omaha's com merce. The competition of the Oulf road fo gialn ttallle cannot fall to result In in cieased elevator capacity at this polu and a concciitiation of the grain Inisl ness that will make Omaha an 5m poitaut grain tuaikot tit no distant day The geneial leveling ot rates on staples of the southwest , by which Omaha is pl.ued on eiiual looting with Kansai City , will not only enlmge the vol lime of buslncst , ol our wholesalers , bu . new concerns that seek tin or able locations. With the raiboad pioblom solved In Its favor Omaha is tU-sllued to make i.ipli stildes 11 om now on as a lobbing and in.imil'.ictiiilug ' * Those who fe.u i setback for Oinnhn - " 'r tlio expositioi cliisots do not understand the changci conditions of I'-'tS ' and the substautla growth that Is sine to tollow the lead justmeiit of our tailway facilities on a tooting that will enable Ouuha to cop with Its most lormid.ible ilvals. A wint. itrriuixci ; : ; . The Ohio National ( iuaid association In asking ( ongioss to grant tlio Cuban' the same belllgeiont lights that wu accorded to the confedoiacy , did not coiisldoi that thete is a wide diltetenci In th > cliciimstancos. At the very be ginning of the southoin lobolllon a .slate ol. war was conceded by the govoiiimonl to exist and this being admitted the giant lug of belligerent lights to the con- fed nacj by loieign nations , of whom Spiln was one of the llrst , was entirely in accoid with Intel national law. It was simply the recognition by othei powets of what the United States gov ernment had acknowledged. In the eas- oi' Cuba , on the other hand , Spain h.in not cono'ded that a state of war "xist- , theie and the conduct of Uie contest on the pa it of the iiisiit gents has not been such as to wMiranl this govoiument in assuming , for the puipose of granting belligerent lights , that there is a state of war. The soil ol campaigning and lighting cuil"d on by the insurgents , as was pointed out by rtesldont Giant during the piocoding insuiiection , dooH not nocossaiilv constitute war. It is obviously absuid to suggest a parallel 1)'tween the southoin coufedoiacy and Cuba , the on- * having an oigani/od gov- oiiimont and a well oqulpp'd aimy. while the insurgents have m.ietloally no govoiument and mo for tlio most part moiely gneriilla binds. The Lincoln Journal pietcnds to have discoveied vital Inaccuracl"s In the table of state fair flnam-'s recently pi luted by The lieo , but only shows its stupidity by attempting to conoct what was con pet in the first place. Special except Ion is taken to The Hoe's exhibit of total iccvipls for the dllfeient yeais the fair was held nt Lincoln and Omaha which shows greatly "to the ciodlt ol Omaha. For example , the Jouinal s.ij.s that the figure of total rec-'lpts for the fair held in Lincoln In IS.1 ! ) : , which was given as friths , should have been fr.'T- ! ) ( tu , and intimates that tli3 on or is due to the f.iot that the llgurcs were not taken from theolliilal report. The tiuth Is that the olllclal repott of the tieas tli or of the Slate Ho.iul of Agrleultuio gives ( lie total bilano for the year 1S1U as S57.0IKISO , of which .sl.-'IU.S ! ) was can led over as a sin plus fiom the preceding - coding year. Siibtiactlng this sin plus , which was counted in the iccelpU of 1M)1 ) , leaves sllS S.Il ) as the actual 10- coipts for 1SV ! > . The aimllc.UIon by the loin mil of a little much-m'odod hoiw sense would show The 1'ee'rt figures to be coriect all Ihiough. Suiiliisi ) > s and money bonowed fiom the banks Inserted - sorted In olllelnl ie ) oiIs as legitimate receipts of the .war can fool only thee who want to be fooled. The Ttansinississippi Exposition Is indor many obligations for favoifiom the couutiy pi ess , partlcnlaily In Ne- naska. The \isit of the Nebraska edl- tois to tlie exposition gioiiniks should convince them tint Ihe success ol the > xp. > sltlon is asstiied. although their help ind siipjioit will have much to do In do- tei mining the dogioe of success. They should also bo Impressed witli the lad that whlli' the exposition is located at Omaha. It Is by no means an Omaha nt'rpiNo , but will shower its hcnolit- . in all the states that paitlclpate. The ( crtaint.v that .Nebraska will , have an inexcellod exhibit makes It certain that Nebninka will be one of the chlel galu- > is by the great show. The Slate dopai Intent Is to piovlde for muiedlati ) publication of the coiisiilm eport.s as iccelved at Waslilngton "lor he hen'tit of tiade oigaul/.atloiis , and lie newspaper press. " Such special nibllcatlon of the consular roimtts ought o iirove of substantial value to Ameri can inotcliaiits and tiadoi.s. It Is the tolicy of the administration to make ho bcjt possible iib-j of the consiilai' and diplomatic agents of the United States In foreign conntiles. and prompt publication oftall Important icports IN on. ' of the tallies that Is essential. liirninplrto U'unliiiurnt of ( lie Iliilnc. I lilrnRo llccnrd j Whnl's tliOiitq | cf smiling ft battleship to Cuba unless Borne ot the helllscrcnt scna- tora wn be scvntnlong with her to Intimi date the Spaniards with their speeches ? lnilllTiriMieo | nf < iiui < l Men. ijiltlifiore Aincrl nil It lo the ajiattry ot thp Intelligent , tha honest cltl7oil which makes possible tlie activity of the corrupt and Ignorant cJc- uicnt And this auth ( > l.i sometimes cnrrlc' sa far ns to amount to a practl al trslqnatl'n of thn right of franchise Political corrup tions aH\a > 3 counts on the tujipc-rt of the ludlfferpnco of fedid men. Mint"nlrcvlnr IliiliiM'In. bprlnRftplil lMns 1 Uepubllrnn. Dlrootor of the Mint 1'rpslcn , one of the Inst remaining romnints of the Into C'lp\o- laiiK regime , glvtu vay to a republican. Mr I'rost n , llko Oc'mptrollcr llckels. who also remained on the scene for come time after the ilecituro [ ot the main Cleveland body , v as a greit preacher for the polu standaril Hut his successor Is an usually zealous advocate of golil Mr. Hoberts is editor of the HV > rt DMge ( la. ) Aliusenger and vvroto a sound money pumphlet which al- tiao ted considerable attention He seems to hive owed his present appointment to thnt publication , which ibtought him Into na tional notice. , t\luiiiMloii nf HIP "im : > ni'H Coutilr } . * ' Olobi'-Dcinc-Tat The "enemy's count ! } " las suJdccily In- crc-joed very largely In area for Urvan Its \vrstern hourdary Is not , as In the camp-tig i of 1SS6 , the Al.enhany mountains. Altgolil'a state Is now In the haitllo terrltorj anJ so Is the state of ChalriLni JfiEd There Is a plance that before 1000 pomes IJryan will bo c-llllng Altgeld nid , Jonco "tools of Will treet" mil "enptnlcs ot the hunun race " \loteover these are men who cannot be hyp notized by tricky phrases. They kno.v Uiyan and vvl.l sever he deluded by him igaln The republican party regrets the loei of Ilryan. for It could beat him easier In 1DOO than It did In 1898 , but It wl.l have to give him up. Corn ( JnliDv Vhroml. I'hllnilolphli Ii \K \ , i The fact tint 1075,502 bushels of cor hive left this port alone for foreign coun tii-'s since the first of the year potn'i to tonaiduiablo demai d for that cpreai abreii Corn Is the one great American stap'.o fo which no adequate foreign market has ye bien found , but ar It Is exactly such a chea find wholesome food as Is needed by million of poor people in other puts of the world thcro can be no doubt thnt It will ultlnntel fonn ono of our chief articles of osport. I only needs a proper Ititioiluetion In forelgi markets. Iho cargo sent to th" stauln people of India was cageily welromcd am Hieatly appreciated by them , Piping Times for I'OJIOITIIO * . l.oulc\illo Couiler Inurinl ( ilcin ) There are lively times nhead , toys' " 1 ! who imagines that the conditions of ISO will bo etattly rcpioduced in 1000 will surely reckon without his host There , wlll h tnarclies nnd counter-marches. Thcro wll bo goings up the hill and comings do\vi agnin Now you will see it and now yoi won't. "Pity the moribund , old Cnurlci Journal got hot bai.k , " says the nigger Ii the woodpile ; and , to speak tiuth the. oh girl docs survey the scene with sonic who of the feeling of the newly enrolled mombc of the Young Men's ChrlstHn association who , first introduced to Paris , enthuslas tlcally exclaimed'What ' a lovely place to have a good time If I hadn't expeiionci'd a change of heair' " 'However , all Is well tha ends well , nnd the Couricr-Jouinal will o'et bldo its time. ? Perhaps before the dance , ia over the star-eyed one will get a partner and bo seen vvaltriilK down the middle , the very belle of the ball , with all her tibbons Intact , and back jialr to throw to the birds Trr a laugh most who laugh last. lrlat < > IViixInii Hills. I\ltlilioic ! bun. The oMiBresstrnal com-nltteo en pensions of the senate aud house have agreed upu- seven rule ; < designed to lessen the number of private pension bills that can receive con sideration. This H a hopeful s'gn. ' since not long ago I ! , was an articleof faith with most congressmen that everything called a pension bill fhculd go through without crit icism No private ( bill Is to be tcnaiderei if the claimant has a pensionable status un- ler existing lav.s , . Only Invalid .soldiers am sailors , pensioned by special act , can ask an liicrescse by further rpcclal legislation N'o n roars of pensions ibill is to be considered. Persons not enlisted as toldleis or sailors mcy not ask for special legislation tin less llswbled In action. Hills for orUin.il pen sions oxceodins the legal rate v. ill not bo considered 'will ' bills ' - , iur pcns'-ning chil li on cf soldiers or sailors ibe oonsidf od. The seventh rcBttlctlcn la to the effect that lepeiidcncy must bo shown by affidavit , ex cept when men.beis of congress Introdnclne ? bill can Plate In writing that they have icrsonal know ledge of the dependency. The noio word of a congressman will not do : io must put his statement in writing and the outsider murt tike oath. rou. ) iilMinvi'il ! Position of Tin. lice Is I3n- doiNPil IM l'nlllc Opinion. Davenport Democrat The republican party Is by i.j means a unit on the question of the annexation of Hawaii Vaturally enough the congressmen -who CTO n Washlogton , and who wont the favor of lie administration , will endorse Its policy But the people of tiio country without much regard to party lilies see no necessity for attat'.ilng an entanglement to tiio eonntiy \nil here and thcro is to be found a.repub- Iran napcr with indoc-coilcnco enough to oppose the policy of the president In his ambition to add another territory One of he-so Is The Omaha Ilee , clearly the most nflucntlal iMlly In the state of NebrosKa TlMt yaper states llio fitubborn fact wlien it ays"The HPO is oppsslng the annexation of Hawaii bceauso ( t Is convinced that such a course Is against the best kiteiosta of fie ) eoplo of the United States. Kb ojoosltlon iprlngs from the belief that annexation ol cjrltory not contiguous lo the United Plates s a d < ( xirturo from the traditional policy of our government aiid fraught with serious anger to the ware ot the nation and the Mbillty of Its frco Instllutlais " This la straight , stiong and conclusive CMonhiK Annexation will bo a reversal of ho country's policy It will Invite trouble t will haddlo moil the country a whale vhlch cfwinol possibly bo brought neater the loscst American port than about 2,000 nillcu. iM'j.i IJNC'I : or c\i' ) srri < ns. llrrnr HIP VIIKIIPNM mill ( irpiiliiPNH ol Our r < iimlr > . 1'hll.uli'li'ijla Infjulrcr The newspapers am ) llio people west of the ) hio river are nlfeady looklnc forward with nttrest to the opening at Omaha N'eb. , 01 line 1 next of thfr TraiisinnslsEippI Hx- osltlon H Is rather a heavy nnine 'to ' handle , nil Bomo pocplo'may argue that U Is lee inch for ono enterprise of the kind , and yet i om the eiithuislasth ; manner In which It j detcrlbed by the projectors , and In view i the | iromiu'B ttjilcji they iccelvocl , It will iidoubtedly bo successful The piomotcrs claim that In size It will ar surpass the recent expositions at At- anta and Nashrillo The aiea devoted to xhtblts will bo two-thirds as largo an that f the World s fair. wjiUo the main buildings 111 bo grouped mound a laKe half a mile eng and 150 feet v lilo TJilrty-two stated lave already announced that they will bo ( . presented. Invitations liavo bom extended 0 foielgn countries to participate , and favor- bio replies bave been received from muny 1 them Thn managers appear to have plenty of re- out ces on hand , and they are already push ng tlio preparation of the grounds und thu ( instruction of the buildings Such expos ! Ions , even If they fall lliuiiLlally , have u IJu mid ennobling Influence for good They ; lvo 'tlioiisanila of people an opportunity by av cling to Eucli enterprises for realizing 10 vnatncaa and the grcatoeea of ihelr own Country , and they stimulate healthful and hull ) rivalry between different sections nd suggest ideaa that skill and intelligence an prolVt by. It In to bu hoped that the coming cxpcul- 011 will bo a uuccereiul enterprise. \v\ri. SHIP IT \vv.vv. . Chicago Tribune Now tint Iho biltle- ship Mnlno Is In the harbc.at H.ivain everybody Is ustonlshcd to sco how casiiy the feat wfls executed , And vvonJerlng w1 y H wain t tlono before Cincinnati Tribune Nov. , no always , the Amcrlo.n people drslro pearo Utit , corns what may , wo can ret nssilrcd t at clear heads skillful hands and patriotic honri- ) are directing our destines at this time ana It I" our duty to uphold thom It. nil things Doston Globe Tlio fact that an American war ship has it length been sent tollaxann , irady to give shekel and protection In caio of i lot emergency , to the American colony In that city , Is so far cause for congratula tion The wish of a great many \niprlcan iil7pns would have found fulfillment If the "friendly call" v hereof naval authority suavely speaks had been paid long , long nue Chicago News The 1'nlted ' States Is pre eminently n nation of poire. It desl-e to dwell on terms of amity with all the world ami n view ot our cnaritierisucs in inni dlrootlon It Is tloubt'nl whether wo have enough battleships to really express our friendliness for other nations If you want to convince your neighbor that you love him sen ! a bow-logged , I in ternJawedcrop - eared bulldog to amble around In bis from yard. Philadelphia Times Atiy reasonable num ber of men-of-war might have been kept In Cuban waters for the ( > ast two years without particular comment and the only mistake ot our government seems to have been In keenIng - Ing t'lem away so long. Just now moro Im- iMirt'inco will naturally bo ascribed to thi.i . order tl.an necessarily belongs to It , though co ono will deny the giavlty of tlie Cuban situation and the extreme need of every diplomatic iirocautlon to bring It to < t peace ful solution. Minneapolis Journal U Is said at Wash- lng < ton that the Spanish minister Is In a placid state of mind , That Is well Now If Madrid is In a placid state of mind , that will bo very well Hut out government , having siow taken action , long delayed , Inter vention must eon follow nnd an end bo put to the hellish stnto of affairs In Cuba Spain , Indeed , ought to bo thankful that Rhc cnn have a good excuse for evacuating the Island. It doesn't make aeiy difference whether Spain likes It or not , the horrible business in Cubi must bc < stopped Sinlngflold Republican : Our government Ins been from the first patient and concili atory to an extreme If the Spanl.itJa a u really in such a erudition of extreme anJ unreasonable nti vousness It mlqht as well bo brought out first as last Nothing can bo gained by appealing to see-lc an avoidance of Its unreasoning consequences There Is no question tint hud tlie usu it courseof dispatching a v\ai ship been pin sued at the outbreak ot the Insuricctlon the popular feeling In the United States Hi favor of Intervention would Tiavc been much less m.rked and troublesome Daltl'noro American The whole truth about the situation In Havana has not been told , but facts have leaked out which enable - able 0:10 to form a fair1 Impiessioii Guards about Consul Geneial Lee's quarters have iccrntly been doubled , and strong precau tions have been taken to guard other Amerl- cars. Of course , if cii Impetuous mob wore to swocp down , these precautions would amount to nothing , and the first AineilcJii assassinated by n miserable Spanish poltroon v.ould flro the American heart from Maine to Texas Such a catastrophe is not de- sliablo , and there Is very little probability of It with the finest war ship in the navy piosent to overawe these people. Washington Star This government has acted toward Spain -with , excessive patience and toleration The condition of things in Cuba has foi months buen such as to war rant the taking of extreme measures by thh countiy , as an act of humanity If now after three years at fruitless warring , Snain has only succeeded In giving ilso to such c\- ti'.cslve fctid dangerous conditions aa to threaten the lives of the Amei leans resident In Cuba , it Is by no means to be considered as an affront to the government at Madrid when a. 6'ilp of war is sent to give those llvc > s tlio ( Hotcctlcm of the American Ha , ; If war results from the presence of the Maine In Havana harbor on this errand the responsibility for that wai will rest with Kansas City Star1 The United States guv- oniment , in sending a sp pmc | > n of her new navy to Havana , hopes to create a favorib'o ' impiesslon on llio minds of the Spanish people in Cuba and elsev here ns to the re sources of the United States In the -way of ships and guns , but does not desire especially to provoke hostilities I'loperly regaided by Spain , the mission of the Maine may become one of peace The ending of the wir In Cuba , the icssation of bloodshed , bu-nlng , | ) lun'rrmg , stirvatlou and suffering In the Is ! ml is a consumnntlon devoutly wished by the United States The appearnuce of thu Maine is connected with the general puipoic of bringing about that result. Whether It shill conio sooner or later Is a matter for Spain to decide riitsoviM > Thomas Doniar , a colored man of South Carolina haa built more cotton mills than any contractor In the south. A strong movement Is on foot among piom- Inent men in Washington to have a stntuo of Ulio poet , Longfellow , set up at the na tional capital. Tlio desk in the senate now occupied by Mr. Gear of Iowa is the same one fiom which Senator Conkling spoltcj duilng the oxcHIng days ot the Conkling-Garlield trou ble It Is proposed to send out a free silver lianu for the purpose of teaching the people the beauties of that school of finance Gold and greenbacks will be iccolved nt the box olllce , however As a result of a debate by the Young Men's Christian association In New- London t was deeidod that the horse was more iseful than the cow Now let It be decided which Is the more valuable , the bicycle 01 tlio pump , Ono of the supposed stiong points of thn Sreater New York charter was Its provision or loral self-government , but ono of the irst bills to bo Introduced In tlio btato kgis atmo is ono foi 11m establishment of a now Jaik In that pity. The Now York Mall nnd Impress says a good many gold seekers are looMng mound ho old Krnpire state Instead of going to bo Klondike , that ovoi 4,090 gold mining claims have bcrn filed In the olllco of the cvrotary of state at Albany , an * that liorc are -ama/lng reports of plants already at vork that are transforming transmuting ellow sand Into yc'llow nuggets. "IMk about gratitude' " cxclalmol 'hauncpy M Dppow , with a low wlilstlo as 10 received a notice that the I'ppksklll boar. ! of assessors had doubled the assessment on he opera house. In that town He lives In eeksklll , and twipo oime to the ron'cuo or bi opna house enterprise , once giving 20000 to complete the house and save the econJ mortgage , and later taking up th- r , t mortgage and becoming Its nolp wrcr. iHo was suio to lese money , but w. rilling to pay the taxes and insurance and hortages to glvo his native town a good itetlng place Now bo is uc.vardej' ' by .1 oublo asstssinent. To this date seven chief Justices have sat pen tno bench of the supreme court of tin Jnltcd States Connecticut Now Vork > larjljnil , Virginia and Illinois ea Ji u'-jilahrd ono an I Ohio two There have jemi nfty associate justices New York urnlslied six , Pennsylvania , five , MJbsa- husotlB , Ohio , Jlaryland oi'd Vl-glnla four ach. Nev > Jersey , North Carolina , South 'arolina , Georgh. Tennessee , \libama ana allfornla ( including McKenna ) , two each nd Malno Now Hainpsh re , MusUslppl , oiilslana , Kentucky , Illinois , lena , Hrhlgun and Kansas ono each All thu tales cxiirt of the Mississippi river have bem eprc-sented upon the supreme bench with exception of Vermont , Ithodo Island , Delaware I'll.ida aud Indiana You really don't know how fine Pot Pie Crust can be made unless you use Royal Baking Powder M OOI CAl'Sfi KOIt ICnina * City l-Hiupe-rcil tijT.otmKn - Jn > Ckl Itullunj Dlni'i Iniiiiiitliin , pr Times Kansas City papcw are raising ix great howl against the action of theI'lUsburg ft Oulfllroad and Its western connection In granting the simo rates to Missouri river points on freight frcm I'ort Arthur as art given the city by the Kaw. They are louf In Imprecations at llio road for not iccognlz. ing the 200 inllctt' advantage In dl tancp fiom the gulf port which Kansas City enJoys - Joys over Omaha , nnd deep In their la mentations over the alleged Ingratitude or the I'lttwburg & Oulf niiiMgoment as re gards past favors bestowed upon It by Kan sas City shippers. Some chickens ore evidently coming home to rocot If over there wo.s a rallro-d-nndp metropolis Kansas ritv Is that ono Stntchod from commercial obscurity by HIP Missouri 1'acltlc , the Santa To and the- Kuisa-j I'aclno , the city has bpen Iniildcd n | > on discriminations In frolcht sates nieli : na no other wuitorn point hns over 011- Joycd. A 200-mile ililTeroiitl.il Is as iioth- ng compared to the advantages granted her by tlioro roads and their connections In western teiiltory , enabling her wholesalers and miuiufncturon ? to enter nnd monopolize trade natiiMlly belonging wholly to other pointu Under such circumstances It would appear a-j a. trifle Inconsistent fcr Kansas City todonouncoatiyboly for traflle discrim inationshcthor Jtirtlflablo or not lint It Is always the ppttod and spoiled chllu that complains loudest ami longest when it can no longer enjoy u monopoly of fav - niul attention , nnd therefore the walls ol the Kaunas City journals may ibo accepted as a natural sequence of events The slgnincinco of the Incident , however , llcti In tlia fact of the broikltig up of tJie old order of things nnd the establishment of now conditions which piouilao at least a. ' approximation of juptlce to UiiiisnVosiurl In terests With the opening of the IIPW gulf w-atcr\vay , Kansas city , Chicago and St Louis will no loiiRer 'bo able to monopolize business which legitimately ftolongs to oltlru an the west of the river Under the now aeal the ? litter points will to able to claim and Irlil their own , nnd railway lines 'ilitirested ' In llio IOHR Imiil will no longer be able to prevent Denver from reaping the boiefltij of her iiitural location na a manu facturing and wholesale center i no w.iu riom Knisas Cltv Is but the flr- of a series vvlilth will mark tlio commercial ami industrial emancipation of the v cat noithwest ns. : Tlio SHIj rnlinnl ( < CIM ConlriiMtfil \\Hli ( lie Pncli , ICnn-an c'ltv b'tar In adilresslng the Trades League of I'hll- atlolpbla at Its innual mcetliiK , the olhoi night Socrptaiv Oagp crlt'clsed ' Mr Ilrynn for declaring that there la no prosperity In this country Mr OIKO mciely ippo.iled what evoiy Intolllqont peraon Knows when ho called attention to the advance In wnees flinl the enlargement In the worl.lrg forces In various Indtistrhl Institutions through out HIP lountiy It is a nnttpr of iecoi-,1 that in all gieat manufacturing concerns o\ ctpt the cotton mills wages aie higher an 1 moi o men are employ od now than at this time last year. In the lion and steel industry Mr O me > = ald the worKliig force " now is 2i" 00ft Bioatcr and average vvajjes 10 to " 0 per cent hlgliei tlian at the beginning of 1SD7. There lias been a coircspondiiiR Improvpincnt In the condition ot the glass-making Imlustrv the tin pinto factories , tlio woolen mills , the potteries nnd in evciy other industtv e\cep' cotton manufacturing , and It is probable that the depression there is only tcmpoiaiy an 1 that full forces will bo employed again as soon as the present surplus stocKaie con sumed Even in this line the trouble I Hui'dieds of factories are at work , paying good wages and making satlafai toiy profits for their ownera Mr Hiyan made a gieat mistake when he attmitoil to belittle the Increasing pi asper ity nt his country. Ho knows that average wages aio higher than at any time since 1S9J , and that moie mon are engaged In remunerative labor than have been amplovcd In many years past Ho is aware , also , that tlio financial condition of the farmers wosl of the Mississippi liver is bolter than It has been in i long time Ho Ins heaul of the $40,000,000 of mortgages'that have been pnld off Ho Knows of the plan to pipe ! will tlie cincoled mortgages ot , i single NebrasK county a room at the O.naha e\pcoltloi. Mr. Iliyan made for himself such .1 icpii tation for not saying things which would eauso him to apologl/e and explain duilng the presidential campaign that It is btrangf ho has poimilled himself to deelaro and to deliberately repeat the statement that Indus- tihl und trade conditions have not Impioved In this country. vUicn the evidences are so numerous and so plain that the country has made , and continue. , to make , steady progiess toward an era of a genuine piospc Hy. THI : JUMM. 11x110111:11:11. : : \ ilvniictnf ProspcrM * Mi-nsuroil lij tinIrnii Tunic. N"e "i ik 'lillmnp The American Manufacturer of 1'lttsburg reckons DIP production of pi. ; iron lo 1S' 7 at flB39S25 tons , vvlilrli Is nearly 200.000 tons more than was ever produced In any pievlous ycai But it is. not the aggregate which most descives attoitlon During the first hslf of tip yoir the output was only 1 410,640 tons which was less tl.-n In the ( list lialf of ] ( > 90 , ovci hevcn years ago The pioduct in the > second half lose to E 223,170 tons , but In the fiist month , July , it was only 71199 tons , or less llian the monthly avciage In tlio first half , and in August It v as only about 7i.OOO ! Ions greater It was rot until the last thico months Hat a loilly unprecedented output was attained , 2.891,401 tniiB , or at the rate of 11,560,000 yearly. In December however tlio output for the fiist time cNceciifd 1,000,000 tons , according to the estimate of the American Manufacturer 1,015,598 , and with the same rate malntiincu th-ough a vvholp ycir the laigeat output In any previous year would bo surpassed about 2,000,000 tons Thtu the present rate of prediction Is more than a quarter larger tliati was over in Intalned in any yc'ar TMO meaning of tlie figures Is cot at Hist apparent to all Kor continued ijioductlon implies a continuing1 consumption of pig Iror \arlous forms ot nnnuf'icturt' , and , In fact , the record of st > cks unsold fihow-s a de- cnase in each of Ibo last thiee monlhs , ox- cepllng a Blight lncro ° Ec In Decembar , ln Han would naturally icsult from tlio longer and moro gencTul stoj/wge for hnllilays and iiujlrj in the manufj tuilng vvniks ilnn In ftirnatcvvhlih cann t discontinue oven for a day without much loss J'roin October 1 ( o Jinutry I the uimld Blocks UprrcAscJ I CG.'Hl ' tc-it inMlcatliiR n consumption to Hut extent 8'fcler than the production In t < io < K uror ( , or aboil ! 2.S5T S24 tons Hut l ( in u llipso virlou * forms of mamifnc'uro in vvbuli pl ( ? Iron Is nsoJ cs material thnt by far ( In ) gicdtest number of hands Is employed and Iho use of iron In their work Is BO nearly la sttMdy r. > tx > poribn to iholr product that ( lit number of hinds so ( tig.tgod may bo cf.tt- mated with roasonnblo accuracy from tin consumption of pig Iron Thus In the census year ISOfl the actu.il consumption vvas about S3ft,0ftil ( ! tons , thi unsold stocks having decrr.mci5 n little dur Ing thuyrni. in producing the pig lrn -.m hail is employed du-lng the joir avrngid oily .1NSI In number , not couiitlnr ( lion o igancd In mining ore and limestone whereas In nearly ,11 the branches of maim- facturo directly depending on Iron and steel a material the hands avenged 4SS 197 n number , lu t Including ihose In aqrlculiurat mpleinpnta and other branches of ma-tii- f.lcturo in which Iho product la not closely noportloned lo the quantity of lion used. rho hands ut that time averaged about M 4 for every 1.000 tons of pig Iron consumed , nnd at that rate the consumption In the last qiurtor would Indicate not far from CG2 ISO h.inds employed In Mich branches of nnmi- facturo , nbout 17-1,000 more titan In tin census year and over f > 0 per cent moie than a year ago i\pn : this U not the whole stoiy , for there are many thousand men om < plovod in mining ore nnd limestone in mining coil and making coke , and the mint- ! ior of these must also Increase in rlon p-oportlon > to the incroiso In Iron proluction Iho transportillon of these materials , a ! to of 12,000,000 tons of Iron ore from the l.i.ui r glon. n gicit cllst.nco to furnaces , nnd of coke and llmrstom- long distances Iso. in volves great Increase- the equipment ot lake and rail transporting companies ami In the number of hands they employ U IM not wIMiout reason thu the consumpt on of pig Iron has been regarded as mo v nearly n Ivrometcr of the Btato of manufacturing in- duslrlcs than any ether single operation of which accutato records are possible. T\HT I'l ' 1'lljli VTIONS. Imlltnipoll * Join ml : "Ttio outgoing tour. " Ml Humps Tormer evpluliipil. with hH tHtml ohpprfulness nmli-r the tisuil i Ir- ennjslaiipe' ' , "was lipudt'il by m > and tlio t etui n Uiu was footed by ovciybody" Oflrolt Journal 'Why , nun. l'\p li id nholo uiilloii ( < e < fill to Iholr Knee In turor lit mv chMcrlptlon of the il iof jiulKiiu-nt " Tlio ollur pNhortor sinllod pttvlnulv "Ah jo < " lie ri'iille 1. "Hut tin1 o'lior nli U ; I iiioti.ivoil tlio ilfotiurtlon of Iho uoihtllh iu li pou < r that n in in c uiuup ilttr the soi\lcw nml u > < kwt ino whom lie should SOP about tlio Klnctcsropo light" " Tiuth : Mii. I'octlt us Don't you think mv iii-u h it li n i > 3om ? J'oetlciH No Mis I'oatlruVh > not ? 1'ootlcus Oh , I'm iiipioly jiulRlnu by Its pilco. ) ChlciKO Itccotd : "Ho\\ did yon llnd out tint ioiir , buy pro.ichci Isn't icnlly n bo\ ' " U c sot nuothoi hey tohlstlc nndri UK- \\lndow .ind ho didn't tush out. " Now York Jouinal : "The bolloi ex ploded , " sild tlio in inlth the IMJ , ! , "bo-- nusi ? UK-IP ns neater In It. " Tin. n Colonel IHuld of the li'itoKriH ? re- KioupoKu. . "That shows , tuh , the su- pei'oilt ' > of in in o\.ih inoio in iclilneiy , .ih , " lu > h lid. Tit Hits Sne 11ouould you pnnc-tii xto 4V , the follow ( UK "HjiiU of KiiKlund notes of \.iiloiis Milliest > u liloun iilong t < io .street by 1 10lnd ' " HP I think ] \\oiild make a das' ! ufter the notes. ChlcMFO Tilliuno "I run atnnd nil kinds j' fools , ' sild Aunt -\nn 1'et'bles , "icopt the loollio IlilnKs that OVPIJ noninu who looks nt him Is In lo\o \\lili him , and the other fool \\no pinches hot \\alht bet niso she thinks men IIUo to SPO X-ah ipeil Indianapolis Journal , "A man nouadiyV Mjld the jouiiK , rjnlcal boarder , " \\lio Is upright. Is a pe.ich " ' I should Hiiwest , " sild the Checiful Idiot , "that ln > was j > lump " \Vnshliijton Stat "Oi U'ry Is a slCt , " re in ukeil the admliliiB constituent " \Vell , " lepllcd I'auner Corntossel , "mostly It 1J lint no\\ and then a mm Kits Hood enough .it 11 to cliaiyo you fur IKtonln' . " , Tu IB-P. "Mis SturUut affects the an tique In her house di eolations. " "Vis , who to'd ma the othei ( lay she. was IIPTI t-broKen licence -jho conldn t Kel the nil Kips of hoi ancestor' , foi hui puloi irtln- dows. " rhkiRO Tribune"If I buv nil the llnei vou seem tovnt foi ollr summui outlns Hits je.ir. inj ilaughtci , " obspnel Jlr lllllus , " \cu cin't go to the seisMo ut all Von " \rlll hue to choose between old point 1 ILO and Old I'obit Comfoit. " Washington Stir : "One gieat trouble wll' folk , " -slid tlncle nhcii , "N dit dei li'bln lei mistake do urn ilk.speck on d ill ron no pint A nan jutience cea.scH HI bo \Irtue. . " Inillini | > ells Journal "Do you , " Hild the friend v\ho b.il liultid Pinto I'ote Into u u > ht lurtnt , "Do you ei imko a pnctlco of eatliiR pie with joui knife ? " " 'Coui-p , " wa- the reply , "Ye didn't thin' . I didn't know no better than to grab It in my lingers , did jou'1 I ) VM.1.U OK linIITV. . Wallace IK'inbir Vincent In I < lfe I never read the pipers without feeling no content Th it both tny p\es are twisted and my nose Is sIlKhtly bent ; I'm Kind my mouth Is out of line and thit my tcvth ai < > fuA , And If I Inil a "wealth of hair , " I don't know what I'd do , A "tiny foot" or "Illy hand" would 1111 mo with dismiy , Ami if I hud a Blondoi nuiht I'd tileken In a du > ; For I li.ivo noticed fiom Uie Hut , as Htiangu .LS It m.iy Hcem , The Blrl who Kets tin ? woi&t of It la "lovely aa ii dic.im , " The pipcis neer toll about a woman belns HllOt. Oi manslcd by u tiollpy air , married tea a Hot , Or louul , at point of plHtol , hui last llfty cenlH to lose , lint that her tycs are "limpid" and her boots MID number twvs. So I ean llvo In sweet content , \\ltlionl tlio HllKhtest fear Th it troubli ) or cuUmlty 'will ' ever hover non- All ! when I sec my misfit fate , It'n seine ulli't to know That I'll outlive the bruutlcs by a hundred jearw or aot And a suit of our Underwear have equal advantages of protection from the cold. But v/e offer unequal advantages now if you will profit by what we tell you. We have two lines of Under wear that we want to dispose-of the $3,00 a suit kind one is a fine tan colored merino the other an extra good mottled naturalwo ol full fashioned , made in the best possible manner , gussetted draw ers and pearl buttons Garments we can recommend and vouch for Garments that will save you money to keep until next year if you have this winter's supply. The price is $1.00 a Garment , $2.OO per Suit. 5. W. Cor. 16th uncl Douglas Sta.