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Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

Such hostility to the exposition as has
been thus far developed throughout the
state can almost invariably be traced
to the old apd ,causcless Jealousy of
Omaha existing in certain imperfectly
enlightened quarters. The charge that
the exposition will benefit Omaha is
probably well founded; at least 1t is
hoped so. omaha's benefit, however,
will be chiefly incidental and temporary,
while the great permanent benefits will
accrue to the state at large and the
whole west No state can suffer ad-
versity without being n drag on its
neighbors, nor can one state have n
monopoly of prosperity to the exclusion
of its neighbors. Omaha cannot prosper
except through the prosperity of the
whole state. Whatever the state con-
tributes to the support of the exposition
will come back to it several fold before
the nineteenth century closes.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

those who know nothing talk tho most and
that Americans are so tolerant OF oratorical
malpractice.
Spirit Lake Beacon: In Minnesota tho
tax levy Is Ia mills on a dollar. That
sounds low indeed. In Iowa the state tax
levy Is 7-t0 mills on a dollar. This looks
like contrast damaging to Iowa, but let
us put Il in another way; In 1895 the Min
nosota state tax on per capita basis was
SS.47 in Iowa 90 cents. or considerably less
than one-third II ought to be more gener-
ally known that Iowa is less burdened with
state expenses than any other state In the
union. II is.perhaps. well enough to ham
mer the legislature on general principles.
but the spirit should not be permitted to
obscure facts OF so much importance.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22
1HAT NoRMAL sCHOOL n0RMLroRr.

While n legislative committee is on its
way to investigate the necessity of re-
building the normal school dormitory re-
Gently destroyed by fire, the question
presents whether dormitory in
connection with such an institution is
really desirable or whether il is not pref
cradle to throw attendants upon the
school upon their own resources in the
way of finding board and lodging the
same as is done with reference to stu
dents at the State university. The Bee
is in receipt of letter from n well
known Nemaha county citizen residing
close to the normal school, which takes
vigorous exception to the whole dormi-
tory system as there conducted He
says:
The dormitory has been used as a polite
house of detention for glddy girls whose
parents. are thus enabled to educate them
cheaply at the states expense for profess
sion for which they are entirely unsuited
Wild girls are consequently sent here the
state furnishing measure of detention and
paid espionage. Tough young men are
thereby attracted, and a measure of scandal
has been the rule of the past twenty years.
l write this in no enmity TO the normal
schools true interest. / am an earnest re
publican. l simply write what is well
known here and very respectable petition
of some of our best people and largest tax
payers could be easily secured against this
fashionable and expensive eXcrescence.
If the normal school dOrmitory has
been Il detriment to effective work as
training school for teachers it certainly
ought to be either reformed or abolished.
The normal school is very different from
the state schools for the blind and the
deaf, which are compelled TO exercise
constant oversight over pupils who are
not able TO take care of themselves. 1t
holds rather the relation to the state
that the state university holds. The
university has never adopted the dOrmi-
tory system, chiefly because 1t Is be-
lieved that students acquire a certain
beneficial degree of selfcOniidence and
Independence when forced to attend TO
their own living arrangements. If these
reasons are good for one state educa-
tional institution, why should they not
hold for the other?
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22
CANADIAN RAILWAY COMPETITION

A question which will undoubtedly
| grcss and administration is that OF
| Canadian railway competition. This
! has been referred to in connection with
the contemplated efforts of the Domin
| ion government to secure n reciprocity
| arrangement with the United States,
be settlement of the controversy re-
garding the bonding privilege which
this government gives to the Canadian
Pacific railroad, by means of which
that corporation is enabled to secure a
large traffic which otherwise would go
portant question, in which large inter
ests are involved.
During the first session of the present
congress Senator Elkins of West Vir-
ginia said in n speech in the senate that
the Canadian Pacific railroad is the
natural enemy of the transportation in
terests of the United States and our
greatest commercial antagonist. He
asserted that this corporation violates
our interstate commerce law with COM
placent Indifference, cuts rates and
takes freights from our Pacific railroads
in which the United States has n direct
interest. at hauls more cheaply," said
Senator Elkins, from st. Louis and
other interior points in our country, by
way of Canada TO Oregon and San
Francisco, than the Pacific roads can
do, though the distance is much shorter.
1t is Il sharp competitor now for busi-
ness with all the Pacific roads from and
to California. For 1000 miles the
Canadian Pacific traverses nOn-pro-
ductive country, one not able to support
IL railroad 1t lives off its subventions
and the business it takes from the rail
roads of the United States" The West
Virginia senator urged that this inva-
sion of our trade should be stopped and
that in order to do this the bonding
privilege, under which the Canadian
road carries goods in bond, starting
from Vancouver, to Europe and points
in the United States, must be discon-
tlnued.
ment contemplates making for closer
trade relations with the United States
will undoubtedly embrace some sort of
concession regarding the privilege en-
joyed by the Canadian Pacific of trans
porting merchandise to points in the
United States in bond. 1t is very likely
that the Dominion government will pro-
pose that that corporation shall be sub
ject, so far as its business in the United
States is concerned, to the interstate
commerce law and perhaps to whatever
other reasonable regulations our govern
ment may deem necessary There is
no question as To the great value of this
privilege and consequently there will
be II disposition to make almost any
concession in order to retain IT, But
there Will be Il very strong pressure on
the next congress ana administration
to have II discontinued and il is by no
means improbable that 1t will be sue
cessful
1t will not succeed, however without
overcoming n very vigorous opposition
from American interests. The producers
of the northwest are practically unan-
imous in favor of this Canadian cOmpeti-
tlon, which they say is II protection to
them against excessive transportation
rates, and the business interests of New
England take the same view of II.
While this portion Of our people may not
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

object to any Just arrangement which
would subject alien corporations to an
act there can be no doubt that their
influence will be exerted against any
proposition to do away with the Cana
dian competition and leave them en-
tircly at the mercy of the American rail-
roads.
This question was carefully considered
by the last republican administration,
without any practical result. 1t undoubt-
edly will command the attention of the
next administration and it is safe to
predict that there will be some change
from existing conditions, all of which
are favorable to the Canadian corpora
tiOn
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

Our am:able lawyer-llumined con-
temporary, the World-Hcrald. philoso,
phizes over the recent decision of the
federal court of appeals refusing an in
junction to prevent the Denver Board
of Public Works from awarding a pay
ing contract to higher bidders than the
lowest, and remarks that while the
ruling may be good law it leaves the
municipality unprotected from over
charges and corrupt combines. While
we may doubt whether the decision is
good law, ii Is law, but it has no such
effect ms the World-Herald infers. The
court of appeals holds simply that the
charter provisions with reference to
letting contracts to lowest responsible
bidders Were enacted not for the benefit
of the contractors. but for the benefit of
the public. Any Denver taxpayer might
invoke the aid of the courts to hold city
officials to the letter of the law, but a
nonresident bidder has no rights
under the peculiar wording OF the
statute. Members of the Omaha Board
of Public Works must not be allowed
to get the erroneous impression that
the decision referred to leaves them free
to disregard the question of the lowest
responsible bidder and award contracts
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22
SUNSHINE.
Mn ahlnntnn Gtnr
WINTER.

Snow. on the hills, dear. snow in the VAL
leys;
Snow on your hair, too, but love in your
heart:
Cold are the still years, but firm your af-
fectionS
SO strong that no sorrow can tear them
apart.
Hidden are flowers that bloom in the sum-
mer,
Silent and dreaming in strengthening
Sleep
prairies;
Fast-iocked your love, too. but constant
and deep.
Beauties of earth that by fierce winds
seem blasted
VIII come to perfection when time is no
more
Hard words are melted by tears of for
givenesS,
And springtime is glorious when winter
is o'er
BELLE WILEY CUE
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22
Popocrntic Gag Law.

The republican contestant fop the Office of
governor of Tennessee has withdrawn, be-
cause the Legislature passed a bill requiring
contestants for this Office to file bond of
$25,000 conditioned ON a faithful and sue
cessful prosecution of the contest. Mr.. Till
man claims TO have been elected by ma
iority of more than so, 200, but he does not
care to expose himself to a penalty of S25, 900
by trying to CONVINCE a partisan legislature
OF that fact. Such a law is a gag law in the
most odious sense of the word. 1t gives a
candidate, who may have gained his seat by
force or fraud, an advantage almost impos-
sible to overcome. and Is simply a handy
device to cllnch an oct Of rngrerY
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

Nebraska takes pride in contributing
one more to the list of women lawyers
admitted to practice at the bar of the
United States supreme court If we re-
member correctly this gives Nebraska
three out of the fifteen women who have
been accorded that rare privilege and
makes this state lead among those states
represented in the list 1t is plain that
the Nebraska woman does not require
the suffrage to enable her TO rise to the
top in her profession.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22
4 pROTECTION LESSON.

Attention has been repeatedly directed
to the fact that the protection given the
tin plate industry has resulted in max
ing the American consumers practically
independent of the foreign manufacture
ers. According to the latest statistics
the exports of tin plate from Great
Britain to the United States aggregated
only 113O51 tons last year, which was
less than half the amount for the preced-
ing year. The following statistics are
instructive: In 1892 the imports
amounted to 276.479 tons; in 1893, 255,-
62S tons; in 1894, 226,S19 tons and in
1895, 222,9O1 tons. 1t will be seen that
there has been Il steady decline in the
importations of tin plate, due not wholly
to the fact that there has been reduced
demand in the American market, though
of course this is to be taken into con-
sideration, but chiefly to the fact that
American manufacturers are now able
to supply most of the home demand. And
this has been accomplished in Il period
of only about six years, for when the
Mckinley law was passed in 1890 there
was practically no tin industry in this
country. What better illustration of the
benefcent effect of protection could be
asked than is afforded by the eXtraOrdi-
nary development of the tin industry?
Is 1t not perfectly reasonable to ask that
the same policy shall be applied to an
other American industry-the production
of sugar? Is there not every reason to
expect that with proper encouragement
the United States can in few years
produce enough sugar to supply the
home demand?
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

How did all the money tied up In failed
state depositeries get into the temporary
school fund? That is question which
the accident explanation will hardly eX-
plain.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22
An Irrational Poll Tax.

Governor Holcomb of Nebraska recon-
mends the legislature of his state to impose
poll tax, to be remitted to those who vote.
He would make suffrage free and impose
poll tax on these only who neglect to per-
form their duties as citizens. This is more
rational than taxing those who vote, but
citizens should neither pay nor be paid a
price for exercising their right and duty
on election daY
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

The state fair may have shown small
excess of expenditures over receipts, but
the deficiency would have been several
times as great had the fair been held
under similar conditions in any other
city in Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

1t is to be hoped the Princess Chimay
will soon get what she wants and cease
to claim the attention of nauseated
public. She is in no way n credit to her
American origin or to other American
princesses abroad.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

The city of Omaha has just received
over $1,000 as its share of the receipts
for gas under the provisions of the
franchise granted TO the Omaha Gas
Manufacturing company. The city just
extended the local electric lighting com
pany's monopoly on electric Lighting for
six years, but what has 1t to show for it?
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

There are now three claimants for one
senatorship from Delaware. little state
hardly big enough to be entitled by its
population to one representative in the
lower house of congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

The spectacle is now presented in Ne
braska Of state treasurer trying to per-
form the duties of his Office while the
state funds are still in the hands of n
private individual, whose term of office
expired nearly month ago
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

The newly elected senator from Illi-
nois is named William Ernest Mason.
He started out in earnest after the SEN
atorship three years ago, and his earnest
ness never deserted him until he had
captured the long-sought prize.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22
A Pointer for Jingoes.

Before the Hawaiian jingoes rejoice over
tho fact that John Sherman Is to be secre-
tary of state let them remember that in
writing his memoirs the Ohioan said: "If
my life is prolonged l will do all | can to
add to the strength and prosperity of the
United States, but nothing to extend its
limits or to add new dangers by acquisition
of foreign territory"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

Perhaps the legislature will amuse
itself next by resouting instructions to
Senator ThIrston to vote against the
confirmation of President McKinley's
cabinet appointees.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

A roll call of the two houses of the
legislature now and then is both inter
esting and instructive in showing the
people just how the various members
line up on different questions of public
Importance that are up for consideration.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

Only a little while ago the police were
trying to throw all the blame for their
failure to rid the city of thugs and
thieves upon the shoulders of the police
judge. Now they have the nerve "to
point with pride" to what they call
their good record for the year"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

The endeavors of the Christian En-
deavorers to secure Il satisfactory pas
senger rate for their coming national
convention in San Francisco has been
deservedly crowned with eminent sue
nnGG
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

1t is safe to predict that all existing
deadlocks in state legislatures over the
election of senators will be broken before
the 4th of March Partisan legislatures
are Lot fond of leaving seats vacant in
the senate and salaries undrawn that
are only awaiting legitimate claimants.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

Every tub on its own bottom. No Ques-
tionable schemes can be worked through
the legislature by threats of holding up
the appropriation for state representa-
ton in the Transmississippi Exposition.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

We now have Senator Teller's opinion
of Senator Sherman. Senator Sherman's
opinion of Senator Teller might be
equally interesting, even if not quite so
uncomplimentary.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

The report of the superintendent of
the county hospital, showing very low
average cost of feeding the inmates per
day on account of the large amount of
supplies raised on the county farm, sug-
gests the inquiry whether that low cost
cannot be still further reduced in the
81 mo WHY
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

1t rests with the railroads of Iowa and
Nebraska to start the movement of the
great vests great corn crop by making
a reduction in corn rates, following the
example of the eastern trunk lines.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

The greatest fear in life that possesses
our free silver friends is that by some
chance or mischance we may really be
on the road to prosperity.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

The Venezuelan incident cannot be re-
garded as closed until the 100000 ap-
preparation is exhausted.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

The man who sights the exposition
site first will be entitled to pose as a
prophet among prophets forever and
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

The Bell telephone monopoly threatens to
go into the telegraph business in opposition
to the Western Union. The monopolies are
crossing the danger line when they fail to
act together.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

chicago Tribune.
Spain's reform measures for the Cubanf
seem to be limited to funeral ceremonies.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

at their own free will. Should they at
tempt such acouEse they would soon be
taught bettersiby7 the courts.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22


Gentleman-Ycs; he owed mo $500.
Philadelphia North American; well"
said the new legislator 81 performed my
first duty. for my constituents today"
WHAT"
"I voted in favor of adjournmcnt."
Fliegendo Bactter: Zach, Gretchen. but
what do you think o. the trick played on
saved money on it--only used half of III
Heinz"
Detroit Journal: II can never remember
tho difference between lay and lie"
"oh, one is poetry and the other is
realism
Chicago Record: Don't you think it
would encourage men IL they could read
their obituaries while they are aliye?"
couldn't live with them"
New York world: First Lawyer with a
superior air)-Oh, we have better luck than
that. Our clients never pay alimony.
Second Lawyer (nettled)--Well, IL we
cleaned ours up as you do yours they
couldn't either.
Philadelphia Record: The Ingenue-My
part is wretched. l didn't get bit of APP
plause.
The soubrette-N Never mind. dear, you are
not the only frost on the window pane.
Detroit Free Press: why" asked the
inauirlng one, why. should they alludc to
NuIl'lilhlnu as tnc talf SeN!
probably" said the cynical bachelor
by the same law of contrnrios that a
church hold-up is called fair, Eh?"
Globe Democrat: At the Masoue Ball
Mephisto-fou are u shepherdCss? Why,
where Is your crook?
Shepherdess-Aren't you with me?
Detroit, Free Press: Lawyer-I must know
the whole truth before | can successfully
defend you. Have you told me everything?
Prsoner-EXcept where l hid the money,
L want that for myself
indianapolis journal: what" inquired
the professor, lis the lesson conveyed by
the assertion that Seven cities claimed the
Homer dead, through which the living
Homer begged his bread"
And the young man with his hair olas-
tered over his temples replied after pro-
ut shows conclusively the dime museum
Is an institution of great antiquity"
SUNSHINE.
Washington Star
When Mistuh Sunshine comes along
a-grinnin trough de trees
A-iooking Jes, ez happy an good natured
you please,
An lays track o. golden rails across de
cabin floh
An slides, to dat fermometer a-hangin' by
de DOH
Den l laughs to see 1t rsin jes' ez proud
ez II kin be;
He kin fool dat ole quicksilvuh, but ho
ism fooln' me.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

Total 02l Dos
comics ~. .......,.............. o5i3
Total not soIes. ei2 800
Net dniiy average. 19755
GEORGE u. TZSCHUCk.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to be-
fore this 81 day Of January, 1897.
N. p FELL,
Seal Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22
RIrPLEs OF MIRTu.

Boston Transcripts Funeral Director Ito
gentleman entering the door)-Are you one
of the mourners, sirY
Gentlemau-Ncs; he owed me $500.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22
sTATgMENT or CIRCULATION.
State Of Nebraska.

douglas County.
George u Tsschuck secretary Of The Bee Pub
fishing company, being duly sworn. says thnt the
actual number Of full and complete copies OF me
Daily Morning. Evening and sunday bee printed
during the month OF December, 1896, was as tof
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22
l voted in favor of adjournment"

Flegendo Blactter: Zach. Gretchen. but
what do you think o. the trick played on
the railway? Bought a return ticket
saved money on it--only used half of it!
Heinz"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

Philadelphia North American; well"
said the new legislator, 81 performed my
first duty for my constituents today"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

Detroit Journal: II can never remember
tho difference between lay and lie"
ooh, one is poetry and the other Is
realism "
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

Chicago Records Don't YOU think 1t
would encourage men IL they could read
'nSlr o%pltuaries % whlIe they are alNey
couldn't live with them"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

New York World: First Lawyer with n
superior air)-Oh, we have better luck than
that, Our clients never pay alimony.
Second Lawyer (nettled)-Well, IL we
cleaned ours up as you do yours they
couldn't either.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

Philadelphia Records The Ingenue-My
part is wretched. l didn't get a bit of APP
plause.
The Soubrette--Never mind. dear, you are
not the only frost on the window pane.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

Salt Lake Deseret News: An interesting
topic for legislative consideration on the
part OF the transmsslsslppi states and terri
tories now comes forward In the Trans
mississippi and International Exposition to
be held In Omaha. Neb.. between June /
and November l. 1898 II is an outcome OF
the declaration OF the Transmisslsslppl con-
gre5J held In 1895, which recorded Itself as
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

Detroit Free Press: why" asked the
inquiring one, why should they allude to
womankind as the fair sex?"
probably" said the cynical bachelor,
by the same law of contraros that
church hod-up Is called a fair. Eh?'
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22
THE OMAHA DAILY Bee

E. RosEwATER. Editor.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28
RRInGEPORT-

Last evening at the Opera House the
ladies of SCOTS NJ. +. Church present
ed the "Old Maids Convention under
the auspices of the Mems Fraternity
to a large and well pleased audience.
The entertainment was an excellent one
one in every particular and contained
many laughable features. especially the
re iuvenating of the old maids. which
was followed by a very pretty drill.
Wednesday night Officers Thompson
and Donnelly arrested two men who
were supposed 10 have robbed Owen
Nolan. They were given hearing
yesterday morning by Mayor Williams.
Evidence enough to warrant conviction
could not be produced and they were
released after paying fine OF s. and
costs for disorderly conduct.
John Porter is building an addition
TO his residence IN the West End.
Rev. J. A. Donahey was visiting
friends at Mt. Pleasant yesterday.
The Wheeling Creek mines worked
yesterday the first time this week.
VIM Norris has resigned his position
as a fireman on the c., l.. & w. road
in order to accept the position Of en-
gineer at the La Belle mill.
Miss Dora Heinlein has returned
home from a visit with relatives at Co.
lumbus.
Scott Porter. Of the West End. is
confined to his home with Sickness.
Early yesterday morning Mrs. Chas.
Moore. Of Kirkwood, died. The de-
ceased was but IS years Of age and
highly respected. \ husband and an
infant child survive her The funeral
will take place from her late home
this afternoon ut l o'clock. Interment
at Linw0od Cemetery.
Rev. Mr.. Patterson and wife, Of En-
pire. are the guests Of the latter's par
ents. Rev. and Mrs. r s Strahl.
The funeral of Miss Margaret Ran
kin will take place at o'clock from
her late home. Interment will be made
at Linwood