THE UMA.HA DAILY HEK; SATlKDAY, JANUARY 26, 1001. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE 12. HOSBWATUn, Kdltor. 1'UOLIHIIKU KV13KV M011NINO. rrvniiu attiiur'lMt'TION. Unity Hfo (without Sunday). O"" Ycnr.jfi.M Daily Ilia and Sunday, Una Year -w Illustrated Uee, Ono Year Sunday Urn, ono Year rS2 Weekly WcroiYeur'.'.'.-..;;;:.".''.'-''-' OFF1CF.S. Omnlin: The Ueo Hulldlng. ,,.,,, fioiilli Omaha: City Hull Building, Twcn-ty-llfth nnd N Streets. , , , Council Waffs! 10 l'earl Street. Chicago; 1610 Unity Hulldlng. New York: Temple Court. , Wuahlngton. 601 Fourteenth fetrcct. i'iiii iii'aiinvnKKL'H, Communications relating to news and cell oininuniruiioiis leiKiniK .. i torlnl matter should be addressed, umana lite. Editorial DeDnrtment, UU8I.VKBH I.UTTKU9. .,,...,, lluslness letters nnd remittances "hmilil o ntldrctiied: The Ueo Publishing Com pany, Omaha REMITTANCES. rtcmlt by draft, express or I108'1 r"v' "" " "v"s. , ii.ili.: j'nmtinnv payable to The lieu Publishing Winp Only 2.cont stamps accepted In payment ot oAaCMSteJnS THE HEU I'UHMSIIINO COMl'AM. HTATEMENT OF CIIlCUt.ATION. Dt.u..f v. I. ...... t... Ttn,.,1,i a f-nnntV. AH.! nil ic ui ... I iiii.n.1, W, .... uonruc n. TzscnucK. secrciary oi invi" hn "the ffl Sr ot lull and complete copies of Tho ni';. .X tllo livening nnd Hunday Ueo printed tiurtnt, uio month of December, ijo. was ns follows: 1 ttT.TMO 17 -i'L". I ...8T.82H 18 ST.7BO 3 , 4 , 7 ...lit .ft 7(;ilU I ...U7,U0 ...U7,:i.iO ...87,120 ...27,1110 ...27,120 ...20,r.or. 20.... 21.... 22.... 23..,. 21.... 25..., 2C... 27.... 28.... 23.... 30.... 31.... s.aio 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 II ""r'no '.laY.oiio u7.:io ,,..23,imo 27,:tio 27,270 27,10 27.2H0 27.72S -'" s;,:tin i .Utl.llD." 15 27,lir.O 16 20,1)05 ..s,u.u Total Less unsold and returned copies.. Net total sales ..?."?!? Li l(l,i)Utl J u:ir..iH2 Net daily averng" ,n ii n i?n lVmV iY. 'tzsciixjcK. HubHcrlbcd In my prcsciica and sworn to before tno. tills 31HI nay Ol urromuer, . 1900. M. 11. HUNQATR. (Heal.) Notary Public. Remember that the auditorium stock subscription books are still open and that there Is always room for a row more nnmes. Small favors satisfy some people, while others are never contented. Mrs. Nation Is able to extract satisfaction from the fact that the eggs which were thrown at her were strictly fresh. Personal safety sho.ulil prompt all per sons by the name of Crowe to carry with them when they leave home a certifi cate that they are not the particular Crowe wanted !?i:i,000 worth In Omaha. Those who. are curious to know Just how much the late queen of Hnglautl was worth are doomed to disappoint ment, for the will ls not to be made public. It Is really too bad to thus dis appoint Hie curious. King Uilward of Kngland will not un ilm-i' lilx iitlli-lnl coriiiiatlon for a vear When the ceremonv takes place It Is sure to be a marvel of regal splendor unequaled by any previous events of the same character. The auditorium fund ls growing stead lly, but there are several Omaha cltl .ens who could stimulate It wonderfully If thev would, and thev are not men who have pauperized themselves doiint-h' lni? to iirevloiiH enternrlses. either. riiu Slate Labor bureau Is not likely to put forth any more statistics In tended to prove that farming in No braska does not pay. The new com mlssloner will not lind It necessary to distort the truth for political effect. Omaha ls ready to welcome nil the new Jobbing houses that can be per- Bunded to locate here. There Is busi ness enough In Omaha's tributary ter ritory to keep twice the number of com mercial Institutions busy that are now here. Fltzhugh l.ee limy be able to extract some sausiaeuon irom me prospect I s.iueicniug me ummns wno senousiy wounded hint almost half a century ago. The- experience Is worth the while, If only to Illustrate the mutations of a sol- tiler 8 life. Tho plea set up in a local police court trial that election to the city council is conclusive evidence of a man's good standing lu the community will doubt less 'receive the hearty endorsement of every man who can point to a counell- mnnlo career. It seems strange, but ls none tho less true, that most of the bills Introduced Into tho legislature at Lincoln wirti holdup earmarks bear the names of popocratle members as their sponsors. Accidents will happen In the best regu lated households. A Hamburg syndicate proposed to monopolize the meat business of the West Indies, drawing Its supply from South America. This Is said to be only an Incident to mipplying, ultimately, the (Senium trade, lu grassfetl , , ... ... ide. In grassted cattle the syndicate may accomplish Its purpose, but when It comes to the best grades of beef and pork product the world must come to the laud of corn. Senator Oleson's bill prescribing among the quallllcatlons for the position of county judge that the Incumbent must be a duly admitted and regularly practicing attorney-at-law Is likely to bo regarded as an Insult by some of the men who have served in that capacity lu tills and other counties. Why should any one expect a county Judge to bo a lawyer? The proper authorities should make a memorandum, while these election cases aro on, of the precincts lu which cross miscounts have been returned, lm- cause these miscounts Indicate either neglect or luelllcleney of the election olllcers. It Is easy enough to refer back to the names of the election oill dais for Information purposes when these same men apply for renppolut tueut on future election boards. DELAY OX TUE TUE A TV. I'ho Hrltlsh 1'ori'lRii ollico will of course give no consideration to tliu liny- l'nunccfote treaty until nftcr the fu neral of the late ipioen. It lins not for , .1... I ... 4.. several wi'l'KB uecn gniiiK imcim"" iu any but the most vital matters'ntid none t, M w)1 conal,lcrol before tile ftl- ....... . . . mi . . i . nernl of Metorla, which will be lebru- ari' - U ls l,osrtll'' lmt ni:t,oU wlU be t liken on the treaty pending tin meeting of Parliament In the middle of February, iu order to enable the cabi net to confer with Its adherents In that body. This Is not necessary, but may be deemed expedient. The advent of a new ruler will probably have no effect .... ,m tj1(J qntion, tlioiigll there Is no reason why iu so Important a matter he should not be consulted. Meantime our Department of Stnto has deemed It necessary to deny the re . ... n...i i. i i i.....t t..f ....i.... IuriM null u hum iuitii uu iiwui iiiiiuuii 1 ,,,,,, warranting the belief that the Hrltlsli government has decided to accept the amendments to the treaty. It Is of' tlcially announced that the department has received no communication from ... nny (iiiartcf wuicii would lean it to uo- lieve as reported and the department olllcluls regard the circulation of such stories as calculated to prejudice the iWL'dtliitliiim liotucon the two L'overn " , iiv.iiir ivrjuvuiih iniiiiuinii .....it... under tne circumstances tue oniy l'rilor course fo1' 0,lr government Is to wait tmtll the Hrltlsh government Is ready to act. this ih wnai was meani ,y the iieelsloii of the senate repub ... ... , id lUKiug iii tue iMciinigini cuuiii yni ami there is stronger reason now than ,vu((iil wIiiiii iIiIh (IccIhIiiii wiih nifnlit iul nut iit'niLi linn liiilllt;i. it in ini" MIIIIII'll tlllM Will lt IlllllltttOll HVIM1 llV ouuuiui uuiiiu iiiiu mum; iiiiii who have been urging the Immediate passage 01 me. cauai um. COXOIIESSWXAL IlE-DlSTIUCriXO. It Is settled that Nebraska Is to retain the same representation In congress as at present, but It does not follow that It Bhuuld retain its present congressional districts without change. With six con gressmen allotted to It, the ratio for each under the census population of HMHi. giving Nebraska 1,0(!S.."00, would be lTS.OOO. While the population of the state has increased immaterially Iu the illst ten8,1H lK,vi0t the growth has been uneven in the different congressional districts, so that nearly all of them show a surplus or detlcit of population as compared with the mathematical ratio which they should approximate, The figures compiled from the census returns arc: District. Population. Surplus. Deficit First 1G5.9S6 12,000 Second 162,7o 15,250 Third 2H.010 36.000 Fourth 188,406 10,500 Fifth 105,148 12.750 Sixth 171,097 0,500 Apart from political considerations which cannot be kept entirely out of the question, the difference of more than ' population nevween ine mm.- tt and the lowest Is manifestly too "iitrary gerrymau.iering is caueu i or, yet u musi uoi uu lorguiiuii that the control of the re-dlstiictlng was one of the Issues on which a republican legislative niujoiity was returned by the people in tho recent election and that thu republicans are not expected to give ow" !ry the worst of It In the maiceup ol tne districts, nati urn eiec lion gone mo outer way aim inane ine fuslonists the dominant power, we may do certain tney woum not let ine op portunlty slip to take every legitimate advantage derivable in tho exercise of their duty to enact a congressional ills trlct law Iu conformity to the new census WOULD HELP POSTAL SEIIV1CK. Postmaster General Smith said In a recent Interview that the success of the shipping bill would be of advantage to our national postal system, with par tlculnr reference to the needs of the In ternatlonal postal service. He remarked tlint fowl un trovernnientK are far more ...... tl om.s . .,;.,, tll(ll. I)0Htl,i service contributory to the upbuilding of a inm.innt murine. There Is a marked .,..t..llst. ..xamnle. between the KrnIlta of the Hrltlsh government and U0Sl, of om. ()Wlli Kor tlu laHt ,l!i01lI ..nm. m. riuwilntvi frum Him ni-nnii 11111 1 1 service were .:i,10",i:9 and the total cost of that service, Including subsidies to the amount of $l,0t:i),:t0."i and the ordinary payments for ocenn carrlagi was ?2,014,0:!8, showing an actual prollt lu this service of ?M,7J,0til The Hrltlsh ocean mull service, on the other hand, according to the last avail able report of the Hrltlsh post master general, costs the government a con siderable amount In excess of the re ceipts from the service. The Hrltlsh mall subsidies are far greater than ours. .Mr. Smith referred to the statement of a prominent olllclal lu the Hrltlsh serv ice who said that the government paid "." cents per pound for conveying letters to America lu a Hrltlsh ship and only 11 cents per pound for sending them lu equally good ships of the American line. That government also dispatches , ' . , . , ' ' i ny milisu iiiicw iiiiu-aa h-iil-ib i i" i-i- ' , ,, ,, . Ieciuii,v iiiiecivii w ;u uu un: .iiiinuini line. Tho United States does not ills criminate, but dispatches mall lu the quickest way. The Hrltlsh subsidy Is effective, said the postmaster general, ami ours would be If It wore, large enough. Hy way of Illustrating Its Inadequacy hi cited the fact that when the Postolllci department llrst advertised for contracts under the postal subsidy act of 18'M It did not get a single bid for fast ships Tho establishment of the American Hue was the result of a subsequent ai t. lu lSwl, when the postal subsidy act was passed, we carried l-' per cent of our imports and exports. Our foreign trade has greatly Increased, but last year we carried only 0 per cent, showing our measures had not been strong and lgor ous enough The beating of this question upon the International postal service of the conn - try, In the matter of facilitating that service. Is manifestly important, wniie - the example of other governments In the matter Is certululy worthy of serious consideration. The lliitlsh policy uti lities! lonnbly has contributed to the up- bulhlliiK of the merchant marine of that country and therefore to the benefit oT lt commercial Interest. Is It unrea sonable, to suppose that like results would follow the adoption of such a iwllcy by the I'nltcd States? rut: VKXEZVM.AX nirricci,r: Another war ship hits been ordered by the Navy department to Venezuela, from which It Is to be Inferred that the government has received Informa tion showing that the dllllculty In that republic has become more grave and that the danger to American Interests there has Increased. While recent press advices have been somewhat meager, there Is undoubtedly a rather serious situation In Venezuela. It Is not, however, so far as appears,, such a state of affairs as calls for In terposition on the part of the United .States, unless the Venezuelan govern ment should prove tumble or unwilling to protect American Interests. Our gov- rn'ment should certainly take no part In a contest of rival asphalt companies ami It is safe to assume that It will not do so. The settlement of that con troversy must be left to the courts and government of Venezuela which our government Is bound to assume are perfectly competent to deal with It. There Is probably n good deal of truth In the statement, made by former Sena tor Illscock of New York to the State department, that the whole trouble In Venezuela was deliberately cooked up by the asphalt trust In an effort to em broil that country with the United States and there Is reason to think that the American minister to Venezuela has not shown the best of Judgment In deal ing with the trouble. At all events, the United Slates government should avoid lolug anything that might lead to a upture of friendly relations with Venezuela. UUAUD THE PllAXClUSE. If Douglas county were asked to give a deed conveying any part of Its real es tato holdings to some private Individ mil, lu order that the latter might lu turn dispose of It to his own advan tage, there would be instant and de cided objection. Yet there Is now be fore the Hoard of County Commission ers a proposition to dispose of a valu able franchise on Just such terms bays one ot tne commissioners in a published Interview: "You see It Is pretty well known that the present com pany will not build the road. They will try to sell the franchise to eastern capitalists, and must have a proposition that offers attractions to Investors." Why .In the name of common sense ls It necessary for the county to employ this company of speculators to dispose of an attractive proposition? If the company can sell the franchise, why cannot the county sell It V It Is admitted that the franchise will be valuable, and for that reason the county commissioners should not give It away to a set of promoters whose pur pose Is merely to sell It, and who demand that It be made attractive In order that It may be readily disposed of. The first draft of the new Cuban con stlttitlon has been submitted nnd there Is every prospect that it will not be long before the document will be ready for submission to the authorities in this country. The Cubans are anxious to tecure action by the present congress and start the machinery of their own government moving as soon as possible. While the people of the island have made much progress under American tutelage, there are evidences that con slderable remains to be done besides tho simple adoption of a constitution. That the Island will, in a reasonable time, be allowed to govern itself Is not ques Honed, but the United States as guarantor for Its good behavior wll In all propabllity not entirely relinquish control until thoroughly satlslied that the government Is stable ami that the rights guaranteed under the coustltu tlon can be enforced. The Chinese government ls making apparently, a conscientious effort to comply with the peace terms. A sen tence of death has been pronounced against several of those whose punish incut was demanded, among them a Chluaiiinn who has been sleeping with his fathers for some months. He was Just as dead before as he will ever be but the Chinese records are straight. Chairman l'diulsten of the populist slate committee has procured a bill of exoneration for his conduct of the cam palgn llnances. The best bill of ex oueratlou Mr. Kdmlsten can have Is to be found lu the otliclal tabulation of the election returns, showing safe major! ties for all the republican candidates, L'dmlsten is entitled to a vote of thnuks Instead of a coat of whitewash. The Creek Indians who have started out to make trouble on the theory that Uncle Sam Is too busy over lu the Phil ippines to attend to them will soon dis cover their error. Spanking the few recaliitranls who are down iu that coun try will only be a slight diversion of the soldier, who will be only too glad of a little respite from garrison drtty. The state senate refuses to recognize the corrupt practices act as furnishing cause for disfranchising a constituency and leaving It unrepresented. To be consistent the senate should move the repeal of some of the fool provisions of the corrupt practices law which could not possibly be literally compiled with by any candidate for ollico. As usual, our popocratle contemporary tries to create a diversion lu the ex travagant conduct of the county attor ney's ollico, which Is carrying its pay roll far beyond the legal limit, by counter-charges of alleged extravagance In the city law department, it Is the old cilttlellsh game, but the public will not Ik; blinded. lu the mailer of dealing with con tests the present republican legislature has been more thau geueroUH with the popocrats. The senate has decided the last of the contests by allowing the fusloulst to retain his scat, though his own party friends admitted the Incum bent had violated the corrupt practices act. When compared with the record of tho last popocratle body It Is enough to make nomu of the members who voted to uuscat republicans clearly elected blush for shame, If they hiul not long since passed the blushing period. The mnjorltv of the creditors of the populist committee may wait for their money and possibly never got It, but Chulrmnti IMmlsleii will not be found in tile waiting line. The chairman had advance knowledge of tho unseaworthy condition of the craft nnd grabbed the best life-preserver on board. The men who have been paid lu prom ises of olllclal preferment for work per formed In boosting a senatorial aspira tion at Lincoln could afford to accept a liberal discount If goods were delivered at once. A bird lu the hand Is worth more than a whole llock Hying over three gunshots high. The Hoard of l'quallzatlon would not bo happy If it did not have the usual number of applications to pass on for reduced tax assessments. It Is safe to- say that there Is not a taxpayer In the city that Is not convinced that ho has much more than his share of the tax burdens of the city. Scant .Notlpp of IIpi-oIniii. Washington Post. Tho public wns not furnished with tho nnnics of tho eight heroes who risked their lives to rescuo tho crew of tho wrecked vessel nt Atlantic City. Truly this Is an age of press-agent heroism. Tent of KIiiknIiI. Detroit Journal. King Kdward's greatest test of kingly tact and capacity will come on tho South African wui question, if ho shall put uu cna to tho wur, either by force or conces slon, ho will he a truly great monarch. Tlip .linn llplilml the (inn. Chicago News. A learned professor says that tho way to frustrate, n highwayman who thrusts a pistol In your face and commands you to nolcl up your hands la to throw your hands up in such a way as to carry bis pistol up with rhem. Stems very easy, but has ho ever tried it? IliuiilflpntliiiiN of llrltUli llojnlty. lloston Transcript. Of all Queen Victoria's eighty-three chll dren, grandchildren and great-grandchtl dren, only twelve nro dead. She has de scondants on the thrones of tho two great empires of (Jreat Ilrltnln and (Jcrmany, and It Is moro than probablo that within twenty years tho crowns of the three great empires of Ilrltnln. (lermany and Hussla will all bo worn at tho same tlmo by her grand children. IIum.v TIiik-h In (iiilliniii. New York Tribune. Underground and overhead swarms of workmen hnvc been tolling almost every day this season on rapid transit, on traffic improvements generally, on new buildings of almost every lmnglnablo sort. When have wo had hero n busier winter, with bo few Interruptions from fctorms or freezing temperature? And wages have been high. No army of the unemployed In Manhattan this season and no need of soup kttcbcnsl Dcuppilly Clpvor. limitt-licrktiim-. MlnncnpoHs Tribune. Journalist Hnrmsworth sends a patronizing message through tho Associated Press, con gratulating tho newspapors of this country on the thorough and appreclntlvo manner In which- they handled tho news features sur rounding, tho death of Queen Victoria Hnrmsworth has been In this country long enough to tell Its editors how to Improve their papers, but he seems not to have caught on to tho fact that they already know a great deal moro nbout genuine en terprlse than ho could ever hope to teach them. Fillip Sport Kill tlip IIiihIiipn. Pittsburg Chronicle. For many years pugilism was a gooee that laid golden eggs for tho exponents of flstlcuftlsm. Pouts between the noted fight ers attracted patrons of tho sport in such numbers that standing room was often at a premium. It is different now, and tho pugilists have only themselves to blame Tho many "fakes" In. the past few years have thrown discredit on till such encount ers, nnd tho former patrons are disgusted This feeling has led to the prohibition ot a proposed bnttlo between heavyweights In San Francisco. The pugilists aro slowly but eurcly killing tho gooso that laid golden eggs for them. Tho same fato befell scull Ing contests, which nt ono tlmo were high In favor and attracted International ntten tlon. When there aro even suspicions that a sport is "crooked," tho public has no further use for It. Co in 1 11 k ( Tliclr Spumcm. New York Commercial. Tho steel rail manufacturers have very wisely decided not to advance tho price to $28 n ton on February 1. os was their an nounced Intention a fortnight ngo. Either that announcement acted as a stimulus to lagglns ordors at tho old prlco or else tho members of tho pool, In tho face of increas ing nnd threatened competition, did not deem It prudent to hold up the railroad com panies for nn additional $4,000,000. Judged by their past record In such matters, they aro not to bo credited with any large measure of virtue for this net of self restraint; they would doubtless havo or dered the $2 ndvnnco had they dared. That they didn't daro may be taken as an Indlcntlon that they aro nt last coming to their -senses. If they would now set the price of rails nt $23 or lower that would furnish tho only proof now lacking that they aro rational, fair, far-sighted men of business. Trilily mill the Hi-iir. Cincinnati Enquirer. Tho country will bo in a profound state of melancholy over tho nows from Theo dore Hoosevelt's hunting expedition. Tho hero of San Juan" has been chased by n cinnamon bear. Yea, thla mighty Nlmrod tho man who In a few weeks will enter upon the duties of tho vlco presidency and may-become comniauder-ln-chlef of tho United Stateu army and navy ran from a measly cinnamon bear, after shontiug It In Its lalr whllo It was asleep. It wan not a grizzly, with giant forelegs spread out to welcome Theodore to nn Inflammatory end. Nor yet wns It u huge black bear, alert for and quick to embrace an oppor tunity to mako Hamburger steak of tender foot hunters. It wns a cinnamon bear, which, wo believe. Is about the mildest form of tho bear specleH. It wns in winter quartors. fat and lazy. It Is icported to havo weighed 1,000 pounds. It ran hardly lie nald to have run after tho vice presi dent-elect. It only wnddlcd. Tho coming presiding officer of tho senate had a mo nopoly of the running. Theodore shot tho beast threo times, but with no other effect upon It than to ruin Its temper. It roso un In Its wrath nnd showed light. Theo- doro stumbled nnd fell In his Bcamper and tho bear might have mught him had not tho guide who attended tho vice pre I dcntlal expedition finished tho animal with his trusty rifle And yet the guide will bo unhouorcd and unsung. 'THU A.MHItlL ,V HAMlF.lt." Iflortii of (Jppninii)- (i Kppi I'ni-P Mltli (ho I nttnl Stntr. Portland Oregotilnn. On the 1st of each December ot the decennial year nnd tho Intermediate filth year n census ot tho population Is taken lu (lermany. A striking presentment made In tho enumeration Just completed ls that of the marked Increnne of population In the manufacturing cities ot tho empire In the last flvo jear. Whllo Iterlln nnd Ham burg show an Incrrnso of but 42 per cent, Nurcmburg's population Increased 60, Posea 58.0, and Mannheim 43.6 per cent. Tho manufactures of these cities differ greatly In kind from that of Crefeld, an other manufacturing city of over 100,000 people, nnd which shows n significant de crease In population In flvo year. This Is attributable to tho fact that It Is a city of textllo Industries silks, velvets, woolen and cotton goods which were formerly ex ported to tho United States, but which of Into years are practically shut out by aim- liar goods that nro now produced at homo for tho supply of, the American market. Facts of this kind form tho basis for grave discussion In Herman newspnpers of the "American Danger to Kuropcnn In dustries." To avert this dnnger It Is gen erally conceded that (Sermany and Indeed Kuropo must "flRhl Amerlcaulsm with Its own methods." That Is to say. Improved nnd progressive methods In every depart tupnl of Industry must bo adopted, and moro and moro cffectlvo machinery must be used, In order thnt American goods may not bo preferred on account ot tholr su periority to the Kuropenn product, lu tho words of tho Hamburger Fredenblntt of December 8, as cited by Consul flenernl Mason of Berlin: 'Manufacturers, as well as merchants, must go to America, send thither tholr ob- slstnnta and worklngmen. not merely to superficially observe tho methods there om ployed, but to study them thoroughly, to adopt them, and wherever possible to lm prove upon them, lust as tho Americans have dono and nro still doing In Europe. K.xccllenco and cntcrpriso nro tno es sentials ot modern trade. To Ignore this fact and depend upon restrictive or rc tnllatlvo legislation for Industrial success Is both useless and stupid. Tho "best will mako Its way everywhere eventually oven to tho ends of tho enrth. A recogni tion of the fact and conformity thereto In Kuropcnn manufacturing methods will serve at least to minimize tho "American Dnnger" with which tho Industrial pros ncrlty of old manufauturlng cities of Europe Is threatened. iiMiMiii? not i:n v.m:i:hi:i. I.ny t'rllli-Uiii of C'liiiiiecllor Anili-enn I. nut .Senium. Chicago Chronicle. Dr. 13. llcnjamln Andrews, lately super Intendont of Chicago public schools, lm proves tho present opportunity to predict "the decline and fall of tho Hrltlsh em pire." In n sermon last Sunday night delivered In Lincoln, Neb., he predicted that after tho death of Victoria tho Hrltlsh empire would gradually disintegrate. Ho even went to tho length of foretelling the order of disintegration. Australia, ho said, would first seek Independence, then South Africa. nud perhaps Canada would follow. And nil this, ho said, would como to pass because there was no likelihood of such another ruler as tho queen. The general prediction of disintegration Is thus based upon tho assumption that the strong bond holding tho Ilrttlsh empire together all these years has been tho at tachment of subjects lu all parts of that empire to the sovereign reigning from lSS" to 1901. There Is no denying no disposition to deny that Victoria was greatly respected by all of her subjects who had nny renl knowledge of' her character and that sho was greatly loved by her English subjects and her subjects of English origin In all parts of tho world. Hut there Is no very good reason for tho belief thnt personal respect and affection for Victoria was tho real bond of tho em pire. Wo shall llnd that bond Tnthcr In Ilrltlsh national pride and devotion, senti ments which In these days of parliamentary government and "constitutional monarchy" are as strong now as over and nro not do pendent upon tho pcrsonnl occupant of the throne. Herbert Spencer has well defined patriot ism as n mode of self-conceit. Tho Eng lishman In Canudn. Australia. South Africa or wherever else ho may havo transplanted himself Is proud of "the empire on which tho sun never sets." bernuse lie Is a Ilrlton himself nnd ho Is part of the general great ness and "glory." This self-conceit outlives kings nnd queens nnd may even destroy the throno itself If that seems necessary to Its own gratifica tion This Is tho great bond of emplro In all the colonies properly so called the plncrs whore people of IJrltkdi origin not merely dominate but constltuto the com monwealth, such as Canada and Australia. In tho possessions and dependencies oc cupied for tho most part by "sullen peo ples" there Is no bond snvo forco nnd the Justice of British rule, nnd tho latter Is absolutely essential to the perpetuity of the empire In those quarters. There Is vastly moro dnnger to tho Ilrlt Ish empire from Jingoism from growing disposition to treat subject peoples with haughty contempt and harshness nnd to nbandon tho narrow pnth of Justice and hu manity than from tho death of Victorln or (he entire royal family. There Is no good reason to doubt that Edward will bo as good a "constitutional that Is to say, submissive monarch ns Victoria was or to think thnt tho moro personal rhnrge In tho occupant of tho throne will loosen the bonds of the emplro In nny degree. no not iu i.i.v vi:i:.i v. u Oci'iinIiiii fur llliilnu lulu the Asplinlt Control i-i-n.v, Hnltlmore American. It Is not apparent why this country should Interfere In n dispute between two American companies In Venezuela, but a protest Is preferable to an ultimatum. If (hero were two Ilrltlsh companies fighting over n concession In the United Stnics. docs anyone suppose that tlrcat Ilrltnln would bo allowed to say which one should have It, or that a protest from England would be regnrded In nny other light thnn nn Insult? An American com pnny 1ms become Interested recently In a London underground railway. If another American company were by sonio means to secure an Interest In tho enterprise nnd a dispute were to arise between the com panies, would the United states intcrtero In behalf of one or mo companies: inni Is the situation in Venezuela. Two Amer ican companies nro claiming nn asphalt lake and Venezuela proposes to settle tho dispute by her own laws and customs and declines the Interference of outside par ties. The obvious nnd proper way is to let Venezuela manage her own affairs. If, In so doing morlcnn Interests nro Injured and the state refuses to mako good tho damages the Interested Americans will have a claim against that country, which ran be presented In the uaunl way. Tho United Slates has clalnis iignlnst Orrnt Ilrltnln now much heavier, In nil proba bility, than ngalnst Venezuela, but thero Is no thought of presenting nn ultimatum or making a vigorous protest. Venezuela Is a weak and struggling American state which should receive tho sympathy of this country. There should bo no attempt u bully the little stnto Into deriding local questions according to our wishes Ono set of Americans moreover, nro qullo n much entitled to tho government's protection a another. OTIIISH L.VMJS Til AX Ot The Madrid Oazetto of recent date con tains n statement which, It is said, cannot fall to give satisfaction to nil persons who have linanclnl or commercial relations with Spain. It Is tho report of tho revenue re turns between January 1 nnd December 1, 1000, which ntnount to S50.S50.CC5 pesetas (nbout $130,000,000), ft mm which exceeds tho collections for tho snino period of lS'.i'.i by 3C.1S3.035 pesetas. It thus computed that tho total rt venue for the entire year will yield nearly 1,000.000.000 pesetas. Commercial nnd financial circles on tho continent consider that these figures nro worthy of attention, ns they thow a ron slderablu Increase over the Income of lS'W, and do nwny with the apprehension felt during tho llarcelonn troubles Inst summer. Hut moro particularly Is the report deemed of Importance because of the notable ex cess ot tho revenuo over tho budget esti mate, which was placed nt only S2.O00.O00 pesetas, whllo tho expenditure estimate was placed by tho minister of llnnneo nt li31.000.000 pesetas. Calculating directly upon tho revenue returns between January 1 nnd December 1, WOO, It Is believed that tho total returni for the whole year, whllo they may not reach 1,000.000.000 pesetns, cannot fall below 'JC7,CCO,000 pesetas, which would show a surplus for last year of "i5, 000,000 pesetas. There has becli a renewal of the troubles with tho Russian students, especially nt KIcff, where tho excitement culminated, after threo days of disturbances, In tho closing of tho tmlverslt) by the police on tho nfternoon of December 20. On tho even lug of tho same day a sotnla of Cossacks nud a detachment of Infantry arrived ou the scene. It ls said that nbout half of tho students attending the university wero nr rested. Full and nuthcullc details arc wanting, but it la known thnt 150 ot tho students who havo been exrelled nro to be sent Into the army ns private soldiers In conformity with the now law of May, 1R!)9. Two or threo of them will be sent to do servlco at Port Arthur. A disturbance hns nlso occurred nt the university In St. Pet tersburg nnd twd Students have been ex pelled nnd deprived of tho right of enter ing nny other estnbllahment of higher edu cation, whllo twenty-eight havo been ex eluded nnd prohibited from ever re-entering tho satuo university and fourteen havo hem sentenced to confinement In the lockup of the university for four weeks. In the samo city more then seventy university students havo Just been tried beforo n Justice of the peaco on the charge, mndo by tho police, of creating a disturbance In one of tho theators of tho capital durlns the performance of a drnina called "Tho Con trabandists," In which tho Jews nre repre sented as religious fanatics nud dnngeroits citizens. Various mlror punishments were inflicted, but nil the nccused havu appealed to a higher court. Tho correspondent of the London Times la Vienna, n well-informed man, not gen- rally given to sensationalism, says that thero is widespread conviction In diplo matic circles that nn outbreak in Macedonia cannot bo delayed for more than n year. It does not much matter now. ho says, whether tho llulgariau authorities encour age tho Macedonian committees or not. for tho mischief hns been done, nnd the agita tion has passed beyond their control. Nor Is It believed that tho diplomatic efforts ot Austria nnd Ilussla will suffice to suppress Insurrectionists, who nro not dlstuibed by tho formidable Turkish forces on tho spot, whllo it' is by no means certain that Ilussla would consent to uen forcn In enso of nn uprising. Thero Is a prevalent opinion that tho sultan neiks to take advantage of tho disturbed condition of Macedonia for pur poses of his own. it Is alleged that he fishes to prevent any change In tho exist ing order la Crete by exciting tho appre hension In Athens and elsewhere that any attempt to modify It would cause a mas sacro of the Hellenic population lu Mace donia. A letter In tho Houmnnlc, one ot the chief papers ot Bucharest, alludes to Up growth nud Influence of tho Pnn-IIollcnIc spirit, and quotes the enso of the Ionian Islands. It declares that nothing elsu Is spoken of In Athens, but the npproaehlng departure ot the foreign contingents from Croto and tho dispatch of Creek ttoops for tho maintenance of order In the Island, which practically would amount to union. Tho Dclglnn I'ostnl department Is nbout to Institute a system by which It will un dertake to s:ttle differences tolwcen debtors and creditors, which tire now being ad justed bv tho Interchange of numerous re mittances bnek and forth. It nlms nt es tablishing n sort of public clearing houRe under Btnlo contra!, which, whllo for a tlmo it may he only availed of by mer chants of acknowledged standing. Is capable of expanding so as to Include nil moneyed transactions, such ns between landlord nnd tenant and between the government, its employes, mid thlld parties. For several years tho Helglan postolllce has been suc cessfully usod ns n collecting agency, but tho new system, It Is believed, will bo n great Improvement even on this conveni ence. For rxample, n merchnnt has 200 small accounts duo to him In vnrlous parts of tho country, amounting to somo $5,000. Instead of sending him, ns nt present, n separate ndvlco ns each amount Is paid, or, ns wo would say, ns each draft Is hon ored, tho postolflco will slmnlv carrv Mm total amount of $5,000 to his credit In tho National bank of Helglum. Ho will not be required to give separate receipts to uls debtors, as the original schedule lllled in by him at tho postolllco serves as a formula for completing all record of the transactions to which tho separate Items refer. Tho French war minister, (leneral Andre. lias been the object of vicious attack almost from tho moment that he llrst nssumcd tho position. The other day ho furnished his enemies with on opportunity. Speaking, without preparation, at Iletuve, he said that he would only leave tho War ollico feet for ward. What he intended to say was that If ho had to go he would leave "h"ad erect." Hut he Is not n practiced orator and In tho nervousness attending an Im provised nnd unexpected speech his tongua plnyod him n trick. Of coutno all his op ponents stralghwny protended to be shocked by his audacity In proclaiming his resolution to hold on to tho ollico at all hazards, even If It wero necessary to make u coup d'eta, nnd all his ex Innatlons availed nothing against tho lollcys of political abuse. One paper of somo consequenco remarked- "Un til (loneral Andre quits tho War ollico feet foremost, or with the help of n foot be hind the army will bo incapable of re Some Late Plums We've (iiite n number of broken lines of men's suits whoso only fault Is that no ono so far hns wanted thoir size. Now hore is a groat opportunity for tho man whose slzo is tho t-nmu ns tl.elrh fancy worsteds, chuviots, eahslmcroH in fnot all thu popular materials and ns good In evory resncot as if mado but yesterday aro now reduced to i", ST.oO, &10, 515, etc. Thla of fering Is u "otutp" for prompt purchasers. No clothing (its like ourH. Store closes Saturday eve nt i) p. m. Browning, King & Co., R. S. Wilcox, Manager. Omahu's Only Exclusive Clothiers (or Men and Uoy organization." which Is strong language to apply to ii cabinet minister. Hut the gitirrnl seems to pay no heed to his assailants, but unconcernedly attends to his duties, know ing that his ccry action will be mi.-.' on strued. His recent appointments b.t brrn so clearly In tho best Interests of itn nwli tary service that even the natlotinli-i press innnot pretend to disapprove of them tut It gives no credit to the minister. Pi:ilM.Vl, I'OIYIT.It.S The Porto Hlcnns who nro going through tho United States to Hawaii nro of those who go farther and fare worfe. Governor Jordan and thirty members of tho New Hampshire legislature ure con fined to their homes by the grip. After forty years' practical experlrnre in dealing with erlmluals Chief Jusllre Lore of Delaware declares In favor of iho whipping post, though not of the plllorv After Victoria but one nctunlly ruling queen remains Wllhelmlna ot Holland, of seventy-four heads of goeriituontB in the world twenty-two are presidents, fifteen are kings nnd six nro emperors. II. L. Hlgglnson, treasurer of the (Sov ernor Wolcott fund for the erection, in Hoslon, of ii monument to tho late ex governor of Massachusetts, announces that tho fund nlrcndy amounts to $10.2?3.jo. President A. J. Cassatt of the Pennsyl vania railroad has not only a private car. but nlso a private engine. The locomotive has always been used for that purpose and has had tho same engineers since the days of President Thoma3 A. Scott. Minister Wu Ting Fang said of his ad dress before tho St. Louis Commercial club on Monday: "If the enterprises of this city nre what I hear they are I'm afraid my address will not Interest the members of tho cluk Tho cigarette man nnd tho coffin man might bo Interested. The shoe man. If he would pool Issues with the lumber man. could learn something, but. you know, we get all of our shoes In China from cniponters." Prof. II L. (Inrner. the African explorer, who became known by his efforts to couvorso with monkeys, nnd who was reported to bo sorloualy ill nt San Thome, In the French Congo district, has been heard from by his friends lu Hoston. They cabled to him to nsk If he needed funds, nud ho replied, "Yes." Tho sum of $300. which had nlrcndy been subscribed by several Hos tonlans who nro Interested In Prof. Gar ner's work, was forwarded to tho explorer Immediately upon receipt of the message Figuring coiiEplciiously in Washington society nre Chandler Hale nnd llnln Chandler, respectively tho eldest sons of Senators Hale and William Chandler. Theso statesmen aro not even distantly related. Each of the sons was given tho maiden name of his mother. Senator Halo married the only daughter of Zncharlah Chandlir of Michigan and Senator Chandler married the daughter of Captain Frederic Hale of New York. Tho coincidence has given rlso to numberless ludicrous Inci dents nnd an endless lot of explaining. I'oivrnn iti:.n vims. Philadelphia Press: Willie- Pa, wlmt does It menu to say a thing "Is made out of ilio whole cloth? ' Pa Perhaps It menus n porous plaster. That's made out of the holo cloth. Chlcaco Tribune: "One of the things you like best about goll, I presume, Is lis surfi c-letv u-iuure. "I um not certain which 1 enjoy the mom the society feature of golf or the gulf feature of society." Somervllle Journal: Somehow or other it Is ii good deal easier to love your fellow woman than It Is to love your fellow man that Is, If you are a man, of course. Philadelphia Times: "I think Miss Korosis Is a Klrl of very pronounced character. ' "What leads you to that belief' "She got nil rendy to go to the them- r and never once nsked If her hut wns mi straight.'' Detroit .louinal: The red mnn perused with profound ciuieeni the neeiiuiits nf tlio latest lynchliigs lu ublo, Indiana nnd else where. "If 1 were colored," ho exclaimed, whin he had done. "I should be blue:' Then ho affected to laugh grimly, but we could plainly see that lie) was depressed bv unwonted forebodings. Wnshiiigton Star: "What do you ilin, ought to be done in the ease of those l" who aro accusi'd of liaising?" "Well,'' answered the professor, 'If tin will give us their word never to do so aii more we will regard their Innocence of the charge as established." Chicago Tribune: "tllvo me." sold tho mini at Iho telephone, "South Dm." "Four two double ought South?" quelled the sweet-vulccd girl at the central mlb e "No," ho responded, savagely. "Four two double nought, jouug woman, It u In slst on correcting me!" Ti nkers Statesman: "Good mii'nm," said the trump, presenting hlmsi If at the back dour, luit in hand. "Oh, you're after snmeihlii' to eat. I suppose'" said the lady, wiping lur i-hlu with her apron. "No, ma'am: you're wrung, lady: I don t want nothln' t" cut. All I want Is tlui privilege of slcopln' In your barn overnight Since these kidnapers him- been nbout no body can lee! safe outdoors." IF I SIIOI 1,1) lHI) TO.MGIIT. Indianapolis News. If 1 should die tonight. Mv friends would look upon mv quiet race. Ileforn they laid It In Its resting place. And deem thut death had left It almost And. laying. now-white Mowers against my Would smooth It down with tearful tender ness, And ro d my hands with lingering caress Poor hands, so empty and so cold tonlgln' If I should die tonight. My friends would call to mind, with loilng Somo kindly deed tho Icy hand had wrought; , Some gentle word tho frozen lips had Errands on which the willing leet hud Tim memory of my selfishness nnd pildc. Mv hasty words, would all be put aside And so I should be loved nud moune d tonight. If I should din tonight. Even hearts estranged, would torn ui. u more to nn-, Herulllng other days remorsefully; The eyes that chill uio with averted glance Would look upon mo us of yore, perehanee, And soften In the old. familiar wa For who could war with dumb, unconscious ehlV? So I might rest, forgiven of nil, tonight oh. friends, I pray lonlght. Keep not your kisses lor my dead, old brow. The way Is lonely, let mo feel l hem now Think gently of me; I am iravel-worn . My faltering feet are pierced with nun a thorn. Forgive, oh. hearts ostrnnged. 1 plead! Whin dreamless rest Is mino I shall not need The tenderness for which I long tonight