THE UMA.HA DAILY HEK; SATlKDAY, JANUARY 26, 1001.
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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
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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
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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-
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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
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,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
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IuriM null u hum iuitii uu iiwui iiiiiuuii
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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
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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
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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
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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
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i ny milisu iiiicw iiiiu-aa h-iil-ib i i" i-i-
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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