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Notary 1'tihllc.
The free RMS , free wnttT , free tolp-
l > lioii" , frco everything lirl 'iilp of city
tuny ns well disband.
And tlic nntonmtlc frainblliif : machines
niv still running , the onlcr of the police
board for tlu-lr removal notwithstanding.
Tlu low.a leKlsIiituru Is m.iklng n roc-
onl. After beliiff in session live weeks
not it single nowsiianor Is tleinandiii } ;
ailjotirnmeiit.
If nion Goraldlne Is to continue as the
potential man behind tin ; screen , why
not make him director general of the
exposition and be done with It ?
There never was any mystery aboul
the origin of the exposition except
nmong those who have been raising dust
for the purpose of beclouding Its source.
Why not put the pollcem-en to work
cleaning tip the streets ? That appears
to be the only way that the taxpayers
can get any return for the money .spent
by the bogus reform police board.
Kx-Oovernor Itoles , who has a new
set of political principles unattached to
any party , and ixLaborCommissioner1
Sovereign , who has a new political party
unattached to any principles , might get
together.
Those now street signs should not be
lost sight of In the pressure for public
Improvements in preparation for. the ex
position. Our exposition year visitors
should be enabled at all times to post
up on where they are at.
What's this about the formation of a ,
trust by the British cotton spinners ?
Assurance has been repeatedly given the
American voters that trusts are caused
by n protective tariff and cannot liouir-
Ish In a free trade country.
St. Joseph Is planning a. big festival
and celebration'in April in honor of the
opening of now packing houses and gen
eral revival of business. The city or
town that has no cause for celebrating
prosperity this year Is a rarity.
15ryan Is still an ardent advocate effusion
!
fusion ui > on Itryau as the popocratic
presidential nominee for 3900 , but he
has not yet explained why lie failed to
ndvoeato fusion * npon Tom Watson as
the vJce presidential nominee In IS'JO.
Omaha will do more home building
during the coming season than for any
two seasons In the last live years. The
ambition to own a home can be KO easily
sattMlcd here that Omalin Is bound to
become the greatest city of home-owners
In the west.
Washington's birthday will this year
IN ? a legal holiday in lown for the llrst ;
time. The father of his country never
heard of Iowa , but that is no reason
why Iowa should have been so slow
about recognizing his birthday as nu oc
casion for jubilation.
During the month of January 100
homesteads were tiled upon In an Ar
kansas land ollice and final proof was
ti'ade In sixty-three oilier cases. A
streak of western enterprise and pro-
gn'sslveness is evidently invading the
land of the razor-hacks.
Why should the school board Indulge
In educational luxuries when It has to
aim Into debt to keep up the necessities
of the public schools ? Iletrenchment
hhould strike flrst thu fads that have
been last engrafted on the system or can
be dispensed with with the least loss.
The quarrel between the Kansas farm-
prs and their Colorado neighbors living
along the Arkansas river near the state
line Illustrates the necessity for some
federal control of Irrigation In the arid
region of the country. The Kansas farm
ers have appealed to the federal courts
for an order preventing the Colorado
farmers using the water of tha river for
Irrigation purposes. Since the river has
i Its source In Colorado the Colorado farm
ers Relieve they have n right to the use
of the water , any part of It or all of it ,
but the Kansas farmers believe they
ought to bo permit ted to have some of
It for use on their dry land. The United
States courts will hardly be able to
nettle the quarrel to the satisfaction of
all persons interested. If the whole
matter was. placed under supervision of
the general government such problems
( Tuuld bo more easily wived.
cure Liver Ills | easy to
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IkOOU S I'll IS take. ca > y to operate. Sic.
vitoor ot"
More than four weeks ngo public nn-
nouiicpincnt was made of the donation
of $11,000 for use as n charity fund for
thp relief of distress In Omaha. Appli
cations from the needy were solicited
under promise not only of prompt In
vestigation nntl response , but also of
complete secrecy for the protection of the
applicants' reputation- self-respect.
Announcement Is now mude that this
fund Is as yet by no mrans exhausted ,
that less than -)00 ) applications for as
sistance have been received and that
many of these have been refused because
of failure to make out a meritorious
case.
This Is a most remarkable and slg-
nlllcnnt showing. Nothing could afford
more conclusive proof of the great
change that has been wrought in the
condition of the working classes during
the past two years. It Is safe to say
that' had a similar offer been made dur
ing the whiter of the Kollylte demon
stration or the winter following , the
number of applications tor relief would
have been as near 4,000 as-100. It Is
also safe to say that with the same lib
erality of distribution the ? L,000 would
have been exhausted before two weeks
had expired.
The dllllcult y encountered this year
In the proper placing of this charity
fund means that the men who were Idle
one and two years ngo are now em
ployed at remunerative wages. It means
that the distress occasioned by the late
business depression has almost entirely
disappeared from this vicinity at least.
It means further that the lessons of the
period of hard times have been well
learned by the people who were Its tem
porary victims , and that they are now
practicing th. economy that makes them
Independent of charity contributions. In
a word It means that prosperity Is again
upon ns and that the men who are deny
ing the general revival of business are
blatant demagogues playing the credu
lous for sympathy in political failure.
OFFKHS Kt ) K
Mr. Half our , the leading exponent In
England of bimetallism , offers no en
couragement to the advocates of an In
ternational agreement In the Interest of
silver. Questioned on the subject , his
reply was that the government would
I be very glad to see an International
agreement regarding currency , but he
had nothing to add to the information
already in possession of the House of
Commons. Everybody is aware of the
nature of tills Information. It Is simply
that the Ilrilish government sees no way
of reaching an International agreement
and until a way shall be pointed out , If
one be possible , It doi's not intend to
concern Itself with the subject. It is a
question which that government has
dropped as a thing impracticable , a con
clusion which the American commission
had"no little to do in bringing about.
since it had nothing feasible to propose.
Whether the Hritlsh government would
really be glad to see an International
agreement regarding the currency will
bo doubted in some quarters. It has
certainly given no very strong Indication
of suclj a feMing , but on the contrary has
persistently held a position from which
it is fairly to bo inferred that it is dis
tinctly adverse to an agreement. The
utterances of the chancellor of the ex
chequer and other members of the gov
ernment who speak witU authority admit
of no other construction. We are inclined
to think , therefore , that the declaration
of Mr. Halfour In this respect is not to
be taken too seriously. At all events ,
what he said must be regarded as sub
stantially declaring that the Hrltlsli gov
ernment Is not at present concerning it
self with the subject of international bi
metallism and is not likely to bo induced
to do so ; tlult having stateil Its position
it intends to adhere to It. In view of
this , Is It not obvious folly for the nulled
States to make any further effort in the
cause of international bliiK'tnlllsin ?
Tin : CUTTOX INDUSTUY CRISIS.
Thus far the strike of New England
cotton mill operatives against a reduc
tion of wages has been confined to a
limited area and involved only a small
proportion of the total number engaged
In this industry. It has been apparent
from the outset , however , that the con
test could not be so restricted for any
great length of time and the manifesta
tions of dissatisfaction among those who
kept at work at the reduced pay have
been steadily growing In volume and
force. The situation has now assumed a
shape which seems to assure a general
strike. Involving not far from 150,000
operatives. There appears to be an al
most unanimous sentiment among the
mill employes In favor of this course
and the influence of outside organized
aborts being exerted to Induce a general
strike.
Such a conflict could hardly fall to be
more or less serious for all concerned ,
liut pi'rhaps more serious for the opera
tives than for the manufacturers , since
the latter generally have considerable
stocks on hand and the demand for cot
ton goods Is not unusually active. The
manufacturers , however , do not desire
to stop production , because the effect of
doing so would be likely to benellt the
southern mills , whose competition Is
irged as tliq reason for the cut In wages.
There Is no question that the cotton man
ufacturers of the south have been im-
lerselllng those of New England hi the
lines of goods produced In the two Bee-
ions , nor Is there any question that there
ins lioi'ii overproduction , and these con-
litlons , It Is claimed , have made the cot
ton Industry In New England unproilt-
tble. So far as southern competition Is
eom-eriKMl , It Is asserted by some who
tave carefully studied the situation that
It has very little to do , excepting In a
secondary way , with thit condition of the
Industry In New England. The chief
cause of trouble Is overproduction. The
capacity of American cotton mills Is
largly In excess of the homo demand
ind the foreign trade in cotton goods is
relatively small.
That the real and substantial remedy
for the existing conditions Is In an exten
sion of our markets for cotton goods Is
u'rfeetly obvious , but this requires time
uid the question with the manufactur-
> rs was what should be done for Imme
diate relief. They could stop producing
until accumulated stocks were worked
off or they could reduce wages and
UlUII WI HM WI
A resolution by Mr , Morgan of Alabama
wa ii nl collliig tor cotuutar re poets re-
they decided on the latter alternative.
It Is a hard thing , certainly , for the- cot
ton mill operatives to have their mea
ger wages cut 10 per cent , but Is It so
bad for them ns a general stoppage of
production would have been , with the
probability that such a course would
have contributed to the advantage of the
southern mills nnd further Injured the
New England Industry ? Is It not most
probable that If the proposed general
strike takes place one result of It will
be to transfer a gnrnt deal of capital
from New England to the south , where
labor Is cheaper nnd Is without organiza
tion , thus Increasing the southern com
petition which Is now held to be largely
responsible for the situation of the cot
ton Industry lu. New England ?
Manifestly a crisis In this Important
Industry Is Impending which may have
far-reaching effects and which' ' the people
of New England especially must regard
with serious apprehension.
FURTlIBlt DKLAY DAXUKHOUS.
Tomorrow , tomorrow , and again to
morrow. Do the exposition managers
realize that procrastination Is the thlo
of time ? More than three months have
elapsetl since the board of directors
after weeks of deliberation , recoui
mended the immediate appointment of a
general superintendent for the exposl
tlon as a compromise between the ad
vocates of a director general and those
who opposed the Idea.
The nearer we approach the exposltioi
the greater appears to be the need of a
capable , energetic ] executive head clothet
with full authority to supervise and di
reel the entire business of the expos !
tlon , subject , of course , to the orders of
the directory and executive committee
No mere building superintendent wll
till this bill. Nor Is the appointment of
a man to devote his whole time to the
exposition to be taken as a wlthdrawa
of confidence or of authority from tht
present board of managers. The mem
bers of the board are volunteers devot
Ing ns much attention as they can to
the exposition without pay , but there
should bo at least one man In high an
thority who for the next nine months
will have nothing else to think of but
the work of the exposition.
Such an olllcer should have been ap
pointed either at the very outset 01
mouths ago. Every day the exposition
goes on without such a directing head
exposes It to unknowable loss and les
sens Its measure of elllclency and suc
cess. While it is true that all exposi
tions have evolved more or less jobbery
and pilfering , even when under lh > j su
pervision of a competent director gen
eral , It goes without saying that such
Jobs and swindles would have taken
more extensive and aggravating forms
had tiie.se expositions been conducted
on the Omaha plan without any general
supervision.
CKA'TRAlt .131KRIVAX TRUUIILES.
Disquiet reigns throughout the Central
American states and it appears not im
probable that all of them will soon be
engulfed in war. Guatemala. Is the scene
of a. spirited revolution and it is said
that anarchy prevails throughout the
country. The assassination of Uarrios ,
so-called president of the republic , but
who had declared himself dictator ,
brought out several aspirants for tlu suc
cession and the most prominent of these ,
who is the military candidate , is at the
head of a force with which he proposes
to overthrow the government and as
sume power. There Is a controversy be
tween Costa IUca 'and Nicaragua which
promises to result In a. war between
those states that may ultimately involve
the other republics.
The spirit of revolution Is at all times
more or k ss active in these Central
American states , but generally the out
breaks are not accompanied by any
great amount of bloodshed. Perhaps the
warlike movements now afoot may not
prove to bo particularly ! disastrous to the
populations involved , but thy may lead
to political developments of Importance
to the several countries. Will the Cen
tral American republic some time since
created stand the shock of war , If war
thor-J shall bo ? What Is needed In Cen
tral America Is a strong and able man ,
such as Diaz of Mexico , who will repress
the petty leaders and advduturers and
command respect and confidence of the
people. Such a man would unite tli
several republics and establish one
strong state that would command respect
ibroad and make progress In civilization
aid material development.
FIRST tihKCTlOb OF 'fllK YKAlt.
The June date for the state election
In Oregon precipitates an early and
spirited campaign on debatable ground.
The republicans are now in power in
the state and stand prepared to defend
state and national administrations of
: he party. Their opponents are prcimr-
ng to herd together all the dissatisfied
intl dlHgrnntlvtl elements of the state
under the head of "a ur.lon of silver
foices , " by which they hope to capture
tha state and county olllces. The Hues
H-omlse. therefore , to be more sharply
Irawn this year than ever before.
In their convention of republican clubs
i few weeks ago the republicans ro-
illlrmed allegiance to the St. Louis plat
form , Indorsed In emphatic and un-
> qnlvocal terms the course of the na-
lonal administration on the money ques
tion and applauded the recent speech of
President McKlnley at the manufac
turers' banquet. The state- convention
u April will undoubtedly adopt a plat
form placing the party in Oregon in line
with the party throughout the nation
and the republicans of Oregon will bo
found fighting openly and unitedly for
republican principles. This will bo a
distinct forward stp , for two years ago
the party In Oregon was still making
concessions to the opposition.
While the populists dominate the
politics of the opposition In Oregon ,
with radicals like ex-Governor Pen-
noyer In the front rank , they are
this year to be asked to lay aside
the essentials of their creed and
to fuse with tlio democrats and go-
called silver republicans on a platform
of anything to beat the republicans. The-
IMjpocrats will bo handicapped by the
fact that Oregon Is a very prosperous
state and that all their calamity pre
dictions have gone wrong ,
'i'lao republicans of Oregon owe It to
[ WASHINGTON' , KcU. Ji. 'ine wrpeuu uoaii I
ICmblnK IMS .tatumeJ to Key We t _ IromJ
themselves and to the country In generate
to make a ' / | ] ' harmonious cam
nalgu on straljhu political Issues for th
eiicouragemcntof. the friends of gooc
government In all the states of the union
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Is It worth wiillo to lock the ban
after the horse--Is stolen ? That is a
pertinent quosjioq which some of th
exposition directors are propounding to
themselves In connection with the propo
sltlon to tKistpf/nd the appointment of a
director genernr'dl' ' general manager til
after the exposition pates shall b
opened. More { li'an two-thirds of tin ,
buildings have been already constructed
under the fast "and loose system of su
pervlston that' supprvlscs nothing. A
great part of the materials and stipplie
needed for the exposition plant has beei
promiscuously bought on the hlt-or-mls
plan. Hy the time the contractors have
drawn their pay and the goods have
been all delivered a general manage
would not be In the way of Geraldlnt
and the gang of schemers who liavt
been hanging on the outskirts of tin.
exposition manipulating the wires.
The present predicament of the Frcticl
government Illustrates one of the essen
tlal weaknesses of the European systen
of ministries responsible to a narliamcn
whose opinions may change with the
winds. If Xola Is convicted the Frciicl
ministry will bo In disgrace. If he is
acquitted the ministry is sure to fall
so that whatever happens there will bo
no responsible authority Just at the tirni ,
when a strong and stable governmen
Is most needed. The recurring crises li
French political history are largely dut
to the fact that whenever Parliamen
gets into a hopeless tangle or the people
become unduly excited over some grea
public scandal , it is expected that the
ministry will resign. There are si-vcra
points of superiority in the America :
system of a cabinet responsible to the
executive head of the government.
No one Informed of the sltuatioi
would have risked a dollar live years
ago on the prediction that the govern
ment would get back all the prlnclpa
of the loan It had advanced to the Pa
ciflc railroads. Not only has the govern
ment secured the principal in the cases
of the Kansas Pacific and Union Pa
elfic , but the interest as well from the
latter. The government has come out
with a better bargain than any of Hit
men who went into it ever dreamed of.
Clvc Him l.iitttmlo.
IndianapollH NUWH.
Zola might be , permitted to ask questions
about Hawaiian , annexation or the relations
between Spain .cojl } he UulteJ States.
uY ] ( oilnrti Mni'vol.
Chicago | riinc3-lleralil.
A southern copgvqssainn In the course o
a debate on one/Dua e of the financial ques
tion the other day very earoiestty remarked
that "theTJnltol States must teach the
world that while she was once an infant
she Is mow a fuHgrdwn man. " How long has
eho been a fullgrown man ?
Will 'I'liiiyi LiiiiKh I.ustf
Uliffnlp Express ,
Standard Oil stock advanced from. $120 to
$44t > a share over night on Wedaesday , the
total gain representing an Increase of $2o-
420.000. A eulllctcat1 reason for the gain Is
tlmt the stock pays 10 per cent quarterly
dividends , or40 per cent a. year , and the
magnates who -own it laugh at anti-trust
laws. Will they be permitted to laugh al
ways ?
tA Kreczv-Out Game.
Philadelphia Record.
The stove trust , just formed at Detroit
with a capital of $10,000,000 , la a logical se
quence of the coal trust. Uotli tend to the
same end the freezing out of the helpless
consumer. There could 1 > o no question of
l-helr ultimate succem but for thu omnipo
tence of natural laws , which arc bound at
last to bring confusion to the best laid
schemes of mousing rapacity.
Itooin ( or I x ] > iiiiMlon.
Cleveland Plain Denier.
Much more tcet sugar is mow made In
: ho world than cane sugar. The making of
.ho former Is a fast-growing 'ndustry. The
Jutted States as yet has made only com
paratively little beet sugar , but It Is awaken-
ag to the fact tlmt the more than $100,000,000
t pays to other natlona for sugar ought
to go to Its own people , and can Just as
well as not.
The World' ' I.ovt > to T.iiiiKli.
Philadelphia ledger.
Publications like that story of the London
Star , that the Klondike relief expedition Is
mother "Jameson raid , " Intended to secure
control of that country , nro welcome. They
add to the gayety of nations and afford a
pleasing relief from , the monotonous current
if news. In which ft Is so often Impossible
o distinguish bat.veen the true and the
fal.io. If Uio Star prints any more such
itcrles they should be cabled In full , regard-
ess of expense. The world loves to laugh.
ParMlinoiiy nnil Wnr Talk.
I'.uff.ilo Hxpress.
Secretary Long declares emphatically that
f the United States went to war there would
le no dock on the Atltntlc coast where It
could send one of its big battleships for re
pairs. The dock at Port Royal , ho says , Is
valueless and he doubts If the new dock at
few- York over can bo made safe , ovoa after
ho repairs have been completed. It Is ap
parent , as tbo Express has before pointed
ut , that the humiliating situation Is not
uo to the shortsightedness or parsimony of
ccigress ia withholding appropriations , but
o the misuse of the money that has been
granted for building dry docks.
" "TillTolly of ( It.
lllalr Pilot.
Some of the retail dealers of Omaha are
tutting $500 a month Into the I'cnny Preen
o fight the department stores. It Is money
xiorly Invested. Where the retailers rnako
he mistake Is that they do not buy space
a the -dalllcu and let their advertisements
ppcar side by tndo with the department
tores. If their prices and goods nro nil
Ight they etauil ' an equal tfaow. TUo
rouble with tooianany mon Ki that they bc-
love they can rarct' the competition of com-
tttltors who USD. tha newspapers to tell what
hey have to sdlli and invite purchasers to
all. In this age .Iti . cannot be do-no. If the
etailers of Omhharknow department stores
re dwindling tfcu people the surest way to
covlnco the puullelof the fact Is to adver-
Iso and lnvlto j..c.omPa''Ison of goods and
rices.
.iiiiitMilutluiiH of \ < > ) miNkn.'N .Irrrnilnli.
New York Sun ,
The Hon. Buffalo Greene , a populist states-
nan with "mortuthan a state repul.it. on as
criminal lawy.cr , " as ho jiroudly tells the
ountry In the Congressional Uecord , ropro-
ents the iSlxtlt 'Nebraska ' district In the
'Ifty-flfth congrpss , and hopes to represent
. In the Fifty-sixth. Elected as a 'waller ,
10 hopta to bo ro-elccted os a waller. Whcre-
ere ho continues to wall very bitterly.
Gentlemen -may cry prosperity , prosperity , "
10 On forma tbo houae , "but tbero U no pros-
lerity. " There Is no prosperity for "his " bind
tut when he goes .back to 'Nebraska ' he will
nd plenty of 'prosperity ' among lilu constltu-
nts. They are not under any obligation to
K > lugubrious and If ho wants to recommend
ilmself to them be should change his tune.
The proper tune for a populist congressman ,
olltlcally depressed by the end -business
cpresalon , la to admit grudgingly that the
hues are a llttlo better and then to shelter
ilmself behind tha reservation tlmt the 1m-
rovemejit U only temporary and that there
in bo no general and permanent prosperity
ntll the free coinage of silver at a ritlo
f and so on. The Hon Buffalo Greene oetda
o rcvUo his prospectus.
the food , value and delicious taste , m u [
I.N'TKItKST I.V TIIH I3.\rOSlTIOX ,
Cnllfornln.
Pnn I'ranrlsco CMII
In the matter of expositions San Fran
cisco la having nn experience of the old
ndngo , "It never rains but It pouns. " Wo
liixvo n mining exposition of our own open
and rimcilng nlth great miccrss. and now la
addition come two other projects of n simi
lar character one to provide from the ex-
hlblta at the fnlr n permanent mining dis
play nt the Golden Gate I'ark museum , nnd
the other to prepare n complete exposition
of the Industries of the stnto for the Ornahi
exposition. Knch of these enterprises merits
ccisllcrntlcci. ! ; approval and support. A min
ing exhibit at the I'ark museum would not
bo temporary , but permanent. A display at
Omnlia would not bo local , but would bo
seen by great throngs ot people from nil
parts of the cast. The benefits to be- de
rived from providing the two exhibits are
therefore too apparent to need elaboration.
Uoth .projects should be cordially supported.
Lot us have-a comprehensive minims display
at the I'ark museum by all means , and also
a display nt Omalin which will demonstrate-
the thousand advantages California and San
Francisco offer to all enterprising men ,
whether they Intend to undertake the ha
zardous exploration of the gold districts of
the north or dcslro to do business and mnko
homes In n locality ol genial sunshine , cul
tured people and assured prooperlty.
Cnlorntlo.
Denver Nows.
Preparations to have Colorado adequately
represented at the Transmlsslsslppl Exposi
tion arc going forward with a spirit In
marked contrast to the Indifference which
prevailed ten days ago , and appearances In
dicate that" there will bo a display of which
the state may bo proud , U is ,1 matter of
the first Importance that Colorado should
have the best possible showing In every de
partment of this great fair , and the small
amount of money required to servo every
purpose ought to be readily forthcoming.
lOTVIl.
DCS Mollies Capltnl.
The Omaha enterprise has reached a stage
where the need ot n director general to manage -
ago the entire exposition Is felt. There Is
work for euch a head lu the cloae Inspection
ot many departments.
Kaii.ia * .
Ixwcmvortli Times.
Interest Is being aroused In the Transmls-
slsslppl Exposition throughout Kansas.
Nearly every other western state has been
working to prepare an exhibit , and has a
state commission for tlio purpose. They are
vying with one another to make the best
display. Kansas has -been tardy lu begin
ning and still lacks a properly organized
leadership. Governor Lcedy has not shown
much Initiative force or vigorous promptl-
tudo In this Important affair , although there
Is still tlnio to represent Kansas as a state
lu a manner worthy of It. But Individual
counties are taking the work up and promliso
to make a splendid representation. The
western counties are already In active prep
aration to display their produce and their
industries. Without delay Leavenworth
county should fall into the movement and
como out In , front. The fruit-growers , the
mining and manufacturing Industries , the
agricultural Interests should all do their
share ; and take advantage of this superb
opportunity for advertlolng Leavenworth
county.
I Dulath Herald.
The West Superior Commercial club Is at
work on the exhibit to bo sent from the
head of the lakes to the Trausmississlppl
Exposition. The committee appointed by
President I'errin of the Commercial club
to prepare an exhibit to send from the head
of the lakes to the exposition will meet In
the Commercial club rooms Saturday even
ing at S o'clock. The object In appointing
the committee la to have some one take ac
tive Interest In. the work ot preparing the
exhibit , collect all the necessary material to
bo sent , together with description of the
same , and to consult with a committee from
Dulutli lu regard to the same matter. Fol
lowing arc members of the committee : A. J.
Webster , J. II. Agcn , Homer Andrew , C. S.
Carpenter , A. Heimbaugli , Robert Kelly , and
D. K. Iloberts.
St. Joseph News.
Let us have a. great celebration , but let
us do more. Let ve , for example , bo fully
represented at the Omaha exposition. Let us
have plica of advertising matter , maps , etc. ,
there to catch the attention of the visitors.
Let us have an arrangement with the rail
ways for brtagfcig these visitors down here
and have agents at Omaha to persuade them
to come. Let the committee on publicity
have some funds with which to set the print
ing press going , to mall away matter , and
to print a St. Joseph card on the back of
tbo letterheads and envelopes of every firm
In town. Let us widen the scope of our-work
and not ccciflno ourselves to the celebration
only.
31 Oil ( IIIIII.
.Anaconda. Stnndnnl.
As etlll another enticing feature of the
Omaha exposition , the western railroads are
thinking of exhibiting a relentless passenger
rate war.
IMJHSOXAK AMI OTHERWISE.
No dispatch from Mr. Chamberlain con-
; ratulatlng Oem Paul on his .re-elcctloo has
men published.
The headline in an Blmlra paper reporting
a sulcldo roads : "Why William Hanson
Drank Poison He Once Liverd Here. "
This was the laconic salutatory written by
Sherman M. Smith , ICjo now proprietor of the
Chlllicotho ( Mo. ) Constitution : "Hereafter I
vlll attend to the editorial work myself. "
Mr. Gladstone rises to deny the statement
of his latest biographer that he did not career
or athletic sports at school. He played foot
ball on the Etdn second cloven , but probably
mot as It is now played.
Dy n curious chance the descendants ot
'olonel Kiiowlton , who cent Nathan Hale ,
ho young revolutionary licco , on his falal
nUslon , are now living next door to tb
csccndants of the young patriot's family In
Chteago.
An old law promulgated by George HI ,
rehlbltlng amateur theatricals In the kln-
oin of England , has just been discovered.
Vo 'had a great deal of troublu with George
nee , but It must bo admitted now that ho
iad conio good points.
P. 'Mead , the mayor of Cork , Ireland , is
oinlng to this country to lecture In order
o arouse enthusiasm for -the - 179 $ centennial
elubratlop. ( Ho has been -elected mayor of
Cork three times , the last by a very largo
najorlty. Ho Is a dry gooda merchant , and
9 said to bo ono of tbo most popular men In
rojaml.
Mr. Dunham writes from Circle City to
Carroll D. Wright : "Tho weather Is fliie.
'ho coldest to date Is 25 degrees below zero ,
'wo feet of snow on the ground. The sun
ISPS at 10 o'clock and seU at " The moon
iwlngs In the heavens all night , giving a
ght by which a paper could bo easily read
f wo could get It. "
Philadelphia la In doubt about gnttlrjg the
illllonu the late Dr. Evans 'bequeathed ' to the
Ity for a dental Institute and museum , to
> o named after himself. Thu doctor's for
ma Is estimated at $10,000,000 , but he made
he common mistake cf not carrying out a
re-at benefaction while alive. Ono of tlio
ontestants of the will Is a nephew , whom
) r. Evans particularly disliked , and cut
ff from any participation as on heir ,
Mme , Paul , who IB In Paris , writes to a
rlend In London that aho Is la good health ,
> ut greatly depressed by the recent loss of
ICT husband. She has c-incelcd her engage-
nent at Monte Carlo and intends avoiding
ho Riviera this yeir , as she docs not feel
qual at present to going Into nocloty. She
111 , In all probability , return to Wales very
tiortly and remain there quietly until late
n the spring , when she will resume her
irofcaalunal engugtmients.
The Certain
Protection
of our bread , biscuit
and cake from alum
is in the use of ROYAL
BAKING POWDER only.
Clara "Nevada * ot 'Scattlo Urrecke < J. and Hj
"COMl t'XVCTS" ' IAXO II.VW.UI.
1I l1otvncK nf Annex *
iilloti
Carl Schun In Harper' * W * kly ,
Norcr bus the hollowncas ot the argu
ments In favor of annexing Han oil to the
United Stated been nioro clearly exposed
thnn In the npecch recently delivered by
Senator I'ryo nt the bcnquct of the National
Association of Manufacturers In Now York.
"t am only going to call your attention tea
a few cold facts , " said ho. "What Is the
property of the Hawaiian Islands worth 7
J3D.OOO.OOO. Who owns It ? Americana own
J30.000.000 of It. Their commerce was last
year $23,000,000. Wo enjoyed 92VS per cent
of It. * You arc hunting for mar
kets' Da you want to lose that ono7 Well , If
the UtillCvl States Bcn.ito docs not give a
two-thirds vote In favor of amiexallon you
have lost It. "
This Is an astounding assertion. If It wore
true that without acmo.xa'tlon wo would lose
that property and tlmt trade , how- did It
happen that wo over got It without arncx-
atlon ? Kor It la a "cold fact" that all that
Hawaiian property and trade were acquired
by Americans wlillo Hawaii was not n part
of this republic , but an Independent state.
Why. then , should wo lese three advantages
If Hawaii continues to bo au Independent
state ?
Dut Senator Fryo tells in solemnly that
"If the treaty la mot ratified by the United
States" senate In Ires than a year the
Hawaiian Islands will ho under tlio protec
torate ot Great Britain. " Now assuming it
were really to be feared which It la not nt
all that the defeat ot the r.ii ncx.it lti treaty
In the pcnnto would be followed by a British
protectorate over the Hawaiian Islands ,
would Biich a protectorate mean the coafls-
cotlon of American property In Hawaiian
territory and the closing of the Hawaiian
porto to American trmlo ? Is It not a "coM
fact" that Great Brltnfci Is loudly vr ° el l" > -
IIIG ber policy to keep llio ports vr.der her
control In whatever part of tbe world open
to the trade of all nations ? Thus Hlillo
strongly objecting to n British protectorate
over the Hawaiian Islands we certainly
cannot do eo on the ground that It would
take away our property or our trade.
But la It really true that unless wo speed-
lljacnex thwe Islands Qrent Britain will
take them ? la It not tlmo that this vener
able bugbear of eomo foreign power being
tmro to take this or that unless wo take It
should at last subside ? Kitty years ago the
American people were to bo stampeded Into
a prompt acquisition of Cuba by the pre
diction that , aa Spain could not hold that
Islam ] , Great Britain would surely tnko it
unices we did. Less than thirty years ago
wo were told that wo must necessarily take
St. Thomas and San Douifcigo , for unless
wo did some evil minded European power
would pounce upon tlicoo valuable pc-.ssca-
aions. Well , It Is a "cold fact" that wo took
neither Cuba , nor St. Thomas , nor Snn Oo-
mlnRo ; and It ia an erjually "cold fact" that
neither Great Britain nor cay other power
ever raised a hand to turn our abstinence
to Its advantage. I do not mean to say that
no foreign power would have liked to po.3-
SC.3S those Islands. But I do mean to nay
that eio foreign power stretched out Its
hands to take any ot them , knowing : that the
Culled States would object.
F11I3IS S1JU1)
A Cuiinvedoiit Kiipiner I'ntioltirivt
llle Courier-Journal.
Whllo the agricultural appropriation bill
was under discussion In the senate Mr.
1'latt of Connecticut made a few remarks
on the appropriation of $130,000 for the
distribution of frco seed among the farmers.
His vlewR arc valuable as those ot a senator
having long- experience In such matters and
also because ho quoted testimony on the
subject from an Intelligent representative of
the agricultural Interest.
Mr. 'Platt ' rogarda the practice of distribut
ing seed as entirely Improper and useless.
Ho has never felt it his duty to send out
yearly from 5,000 to 8,000 packages of garden
seed to his constituents. Sometimes ho has
sent seed ) to those who requested him to dose
so , and at others he > has forwarded them to
the granges hi his stnto. iFrom an ofllcer of
ono of the granges he received a letter , of
which the following Is the material part :
"I received a few days since a hag of
seeds from you , which I cannot got anyone
ono to take and I will qtatc the reason : We
have all boon so deculred with seeds sent
from Washington that no ono wants them.
Wo know it ia not your fault that the secJo
are not good. Very often they will not como
uji , and if they do , they nro not true to
their name. One man said there were ns
many as ten varieties of cabbage in one
llttlo package. Market gardeners will not
use them. The government getf awfully de--
cclvod In them. Many times they are old
seed that will not germinate and the fann
ers will not use thorn. If the money spent
for them were used for the free delivery of
the malls , the public , especially the farmers ,
would not only be better satlslled , "but would
rise up and call you senators and represent
atives bles-sed.
"It is very dissatisfying to farmers to
plant seeds and then , when they do not como
up , to have to go * o a reliable seedsman
and huy that which wo know Is good , as It
makes at least two weeks difference In tlio
maturing of the vegetables. In fact , the
system Is so unsatisfactory that farmers
will not use them. I beg of "you to use your
Inlluencc to discourage the distribution of t
'
seeds by the government. It Is a foolish
waste of money. I have now over half a
bushel of seed sent mo last year , which I
could not glvo away to the members of our
gratigo. "
Hero Is a representative of the farmers In
constant contact with them and knowing
their views , who fully confirms everything
that has been said in regard to the folly of
this system of sending outi packages of poor
seed at a considerable expense to the gov
ernment. The position of Secretary Morton
on this question wan unassailable.
ilUSSIA.V WJIISAT.
iirct of tlio I'ruiiNHllirrluii Hiillroail
on KxpnrtH.
Chicago Tribune.
The United States consul at Amoy make *
nn Interesting report to the State depart
ment as to tha effect of the extension of
the Traneisiberlan railroad upon the expor
tation of Hueslan wheat , a question of some t
Importance , as within the last ten years \
the exportation ot Hour from the United (
States to China and Japan has assumed
enormous proportions. Ho Is of opinion that
the above railroad extension will not bo fol
lowed by an Increase of lluralan wheat ex
portation : (1) ( ) Because the wheat fields In
Siberia nro not uumcroua or extensive , and
where wheat la grown fa the largest quan
tities the railway does not penetrate ; (2) ( )
bttAiifto freight by rail la too expfralvo t
permit tbo carrying of wbeat from tbo In
terior of Siberia lo the frontier. th en
abling now fields to develop nnd materially
affecting tbo world's market ; ( S ) because the
surplus In western SIbotli noes only lo the
rural districts to supply the deficit of that
country ; ( t ) because that portion of the
country suited to tbo production ot wheat
lias long been under cultivation and lit oc
cupied by small holdings. Under theao con
dltlons , ho argum , It is not likely there will
be nny material chrwige In the crops grown
and no Increase in the surplus need bo ex
pected. On the other hand ho believes that
China may afford an almost unlimited mar
ket for American wheat.
JKIT STI'PI'\
Trntintntlnn nnil ( ' < ) titl < Mnnl Ion of
Him u Isli , 'I'ri'ii ' Comment.
Hero Is the result ot the Cleveland Plain
Dtxilur's effort at translation nnd condensa
tion of the comments of the Madrid press oil
the Uo Lome incident :
KI Upocli.1 nays : "Tho scoundrelly offnlr
Is ended. Nevertheless the cursed Cubans
liavo chased a high minded Spanish gentle
man. out ot . IA-I
Washington. us nut for-r-r-
get. CarT.im.ba ! "
Cccrespondcla .Mtlltar says : "Tlio Ameri
can Is a nauseous blr-r-d. Its attitude Is
offensive. Phewl"
KI Correo Kspanol says : "Tbo Yankees
presume to breathe the eamo air with
Spanish gentlemen whoso Mines they nro
not fit to cleno. They are vllo tradesmen !
How long must wo endure all this ? "
La Naclonal cays : "Tho guttersnipes of
the Washington mutual admiration family
appear to think they can walk all over a
Spaniard. Some day they will wako up to
find our noble and chivalrous troops In full
possession of their vaunted capital. Let
'em bewnr-r-e ! "
151 Heraldo says : "Those fellows have
do roil to call us names o-n every possible
occasion. Tficy have ovrti made fnccs at
us ! When the old spirit of the days of
knightly chivalry again arouccj wo will
sweep the Yankee canaille from Now Ycck
to Philadelphia ! In the meantime let tbo
guard nbout Minister Woodford's house bo
doubled ! "
S.MIM.VC I.t.MCN.
Iloston Transcript : The Able Kdltor ( Iron-
Icnlly ) "Is this poetry ? "
Contributor "Didn't I begin each line
with a capital letter ? "
Detroit Frco Press : "Doo.i your husband
got good , stroiic food ? " asked the doctor oC
his patient's wife.
"Onions twice a day , I guess that's strong
enough. "
Brooklyn I.lfo : "Did yo bear what Casey
got for his tin weddln' ? "
"Ni'in ; vet did bo jjot ? "
"He got tin dnys. "
Cincinnati Enquirer : The One Oh , h < w
I wish I bail mairlrd u man who never
( ! rink. : You don't know how 1 envy you.
The Other N no , he doesn't drink , but
lie smokes oubeb cigarettes ,
Cincinnati Enquirer : "I can trace my nn-
ceslor.s back to n hundred years lieforo Wil
liam the Conqui-rer. " "Woll , I can't tnirn
inliio tlmt far , but I haven't the .slightr.st
doubt that some of them were living oven
earlier than that. "
"If times are so much bolter In
ICnnsiis how do you explain the failure of
that big corncob pipe factory out there ? "
"Prosperity ruined It. The farmers drop
ped corncob pipes nnd went to smoking
cigars. "
Puck : "If Germany and China should go
: o war , " remarked DP Soaque , "I shall
watcli the Htrugifle with considerable Inter
est. " "Why so ? " Inquired Knobsoii. "Woll ,
It might afford nn opportunity to compuru
the relative efffcts of tea and beer on thu
human system. "
Pittslmrg- Chronicle : "Tliorc Is something
very attractive about the word 'dollar , ' "
remarked Mr. Bellelleld. "People like to
talk ubout 'dollar wheat. ' for Instance. "
"True , " remarked Mr. liloomlleld , "and I
notice that the house of representatives
manifest a preference for dollar dollars. "
Detroit Journal : "Money ! " shrieked
Genius. "I need money 1 Money to onabla
me to perfect my Hying- machine ! "
"To get Ideas from the wings It would take
to Itself ? " asked the cold , cruel world ,
laughing mirthlessly.
Genius boat Its breast. Its board bills be
ing now out of the question.
noston Transcript : Jlrs. Greene "My
husband Is such a thoughtful man ! Ho al
ways gee down Into the basement kitchen
lo smoke. "
Mrs. Gray "And lets the smoke como up-
stiilrs Into the dining roam through tbo
dumb wnltor. "
Mrs. Greene "Yes , but that's because ho
Is ubscnt-mlnded , poor man. That lias
nothing to do with his thouBhtfulne B , you
"
know.
JUST FItOM DAWSD.V.
iDead\vnol IMoncor.
A Dan-son City mining man lay dyingon
Ho didn't liavo a woman nurse he didn't
have the price.
But i comrade kneeled beside him , as the
siin | isaiilc In ropoao.
lo listen to his .lying- words and watch
him whllo ho frozo.
Ino < lylugiman prcpped up his head above
four rods of snow.
And said , "I never saw It thaw nt nlncty-
ciKht below.
Send this llttlo pin-head nugget that I
mvlped from ! Jason Dills
'lo my home , you kno'.vv nt Deadwood , at
Deadwood in the Hills.
"Toll my friends and .tell my on'mlcs , It
you even roach -tho east ,
That tills Dawson City region Is no place
for man or beast ;
That tbo land's too elevated and the wind
too nwful cold ,
And the hll ! of Soutb Dakota yield as good
a grade of gold ;
Tell y sweetheart not to worry with a
sorrow too Intense ,
I'or I would not thus have' panned out had
I hail a Hole ot sense.
Ob ! the air Is growing- thicker , and these
breezes glvo mo dill's.
Gee , -wish I was In Dutulwood. In Deadwood -
wood In the H1I13.
"Tell tbo follows in the homo land to re
main unil have a cinuh ,
That the prlco of jxitont pork ohms hero
Is W centa an inch ,
That I speak as ono who's been here search-
Iw , " 'romiil lo llnd 4ho. gold ,
And at 10 per cent of discount I could not
buy ii | > a cold.
Now , so-long. " he faintly whispered , "I have
told you -.vhat to do. "
And h ( cloned hi * weary eyelids and tror.o
solid p. (1. q.
His frlondH procures ! an organ box nnd c. o.
d.M the bills
And sent the minor lionio that night to
Deadwood in the Ulllu ,
Saturday we offered every 50c Necktie in our store ( except
black ) for 25c each. Did you get one ? Many dozen were sold
but not all. We are anxious to dispose of the entire lot and
the sale will continue as long as they last.
50c NECKTIES 25c.
There are plenty of beauties yet left among the assortment.
Those who did purchase no doubt want more and those who
did not no doubt missed a "good thing , " and are sure of a splen
did selection if they come at once. SEE OUR WINDOWS.
IV , Cor. fth and Douglas Sta ?
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