0 THE (XMAHA DAILY JM2E: SATfUDAY, FETlTtrAttY 2, 1001. The Omaha Daily Bee. K, IlOHKWATHIt, Editor. I'tHUHIIKD KVKHV MOH.SMNO. TI2HM8 OK SUHSCIIU'TION. pally lice (without Sunday), One Year. JC 00 pally liee and Sunday. Ono Year 8 Illustrated lko. One Year J W BundHV e, fJnj year haturdsy lire, one Year Twentieth Century Farmer. One enr.. l.JJ Weekly lleo, One Yenr 25 OI"ICi:8. Omaha: The lice Ilulldlng. South Omaha: City Hall Uultdlne, Twcn-ty-flflh mid .N Streets. Council muffs: 10 I'rnrl Street. Chicago, ion t'nlty Ilulldlng. New York: Temple Court. Washington. Ml Fourteenth Street. COI'.HESI'ONDENCK. Communications relating to news and edi torial matter nhould he addressed: Omaha lico, Editorial Department. II CSt NESS I.ETTEtlP. . ,,, fluslncss letters and remlttnnceii shpuiii be mid rested Tho lite rubllBhtng Lorn pany, Omaha nn.MlTTANCES. Hemlt by ilraft. express or postal order, pnyablu to Tho Bee J'ubllshln? Company uniy z-coni stnmos necontru in payment ... mall accounts. Personal checks, except on Omaha or Eastern exchanges, not accepted. THE UEE I'CIII.ISHINO CQMl'AM- STATEMENT OF rillCUI.ATION. Blale of Nebraska. Douglas County, ss. . George II. Tzschuck. secretary of The Hoe 'iiunsiiiiiK company. says that thi' actual number of full and urn u uuu nc.i, complete copies of The Dally, Morning Evening and Sunday Hee printed during the month of January V), was as follows; 1 '-'.-.,.".01 2 aii.s'jo 3 i'i,:i:io uti.uio r, no. no ;.,,,, ,(i,sr.o 7 I lit 17 IS ID 20. 21 JII.M II) ..Mll.illlll ..Mil. HMD ..MIJ.7MI) .Mll.ll.'.ll ..Mil, III! . .MII.MMII MII.IVI) ..Mil, III) . .Mil, I Ml) . MII.Hir, ..an, ino ...M,7TI) . .MS.SIII ..mii, ino 2.1. 21 23 za o iii.uso 9 ail.UIII 10 -.l 10 il iill.SMO 27 12 Mil, ISO 28 13 Mil, TOO 29 14 Mil,. -r.il 30 15 Mll.l.-.ll 31 1G Mll,:tUI Total Itsh unsold and returned copies. . .MO.OSJV .. 111,1)17 Net total pales. Miliums MII.77II Net dally average HEO. It T.scitrcK. Subscribed in my presence ami sworn to before mo this 31st day of January. A. D. 1MI, M. H. Hl'NGATU, (Seal.) Notary Public. Inquisitive Homier Is Itiforntod that there Is no I'onni'ctlon between lliiultl nlr ami hot nlr. Willi tnlk mo elienp down nt Lincoln why sliottlil the legislators wnnt to re dueo the telephone toll Mill further? The senntorlnl Kiinie nt Lincoln hits pot to a point where the dealer needs n iiilwtlttite to enable liltn to take a rest. The noiistn will bo the next to com plain If the leKlhlatoi'ri at Lincoln per sist In distributing so many free bo ipietH. That legislative bill compelling street railway companies to mn owl cars through the night must hnve originated with the Rounders' club. It is unfortunate that the only honest man in the United States senate is to retire Mnrch 1. It must be to, how ever, for I'ettlgrew himself has snltl It, Kx-S'cnntor Townc prepared two speeches for delivery during his short term, but only delivered one of thorn, lie made no discount on his salary for that reason, however. Hryan has declined an invitation to make a speech on the plea that he was too busy to talk. People who have ob served his proclivities can form n good Idea of Just how busy he Is, Hryan objects to lengthening tho presidential term to six years, presum ably as It would be too long between campaigns, and he does not get any too much fun out of It as it Is. The best way to settle the controversy over the barbers bill would be to In vite the members of the legislature to offer themselves as subjects to tho novice class In a so-called barbers' col lege. It might not be out of order for the fusion county olllclals who want to en gage In llstle exhibitions to advertise the event lu advance and give the pub lie a chance to witness It from the spectators' seals. If Mrs. Nation should decide to go to Washington the waiters will please re move the "cold tea" from the senate restaurant. The people of the country would not like to see the beautiful capl tol buWIng wrecked. When (lovernor Dietrich stated that he would not allow a prize light to be pulled off lu this state he did not an ticipate that democratic politicians would spring one so suddenly with a fat oil leu as the stakes. The Wisconsin legislature Is consid ering a bill to abolish the free lunch. The members of the legislature should not bo so particular. Their present graft may not last forever and they may live to regret hasty action In the proposed direction. Senator Pcttlg,ruw lu realizing that only u few weeks more remain In which his remarks will be recorded lu the Congressional Itecord and Is losing no opportunity to have his memory em .balmed in the pages of that monu mental publication. When Kniperor Wlllluni of Cermany died memorial services were held lu this country as a tribute to his great work for the German nation, and there Is uo good reason why any one should object to memorial services now over the de cease of Queen Victoria. If ltepresenlatlve Lauham of Texas really desired to accomplish anything by Ids speech on the reorganization of the democratic party, ho might have de Itvered It beforo a body which contained a larger number of democrats than thn congress of the United States. Ttk Douglas Comity Democracy has elected new olllccrs for tho coming year but failed to Include the pugilistic county poof farm superintendent lu the honor rosto1 Unless the club gives proper recognition to Its combative members how can It expect to hold Its own against Its Jackauultm nutagoulsts? TALK U? AX K XT It A SllSMOX. An extra session of the I'lfty-seventh congress appears probable. Although both the president and the republican leaders In congress an said to view with much reluctance the prospect of an extra session, running probably Into midsummer, yet the conditions are such at present as to warrant the be lief that the convening of the next con gress very soon after the expiration of the present one will be Imperatively re quired. rndoulitedly the appropriation bills will get through, although, as happens at every short session, some of them may be hanging by the edge even on the morning of adjournment. Of course if any of these bills should fall of pas sage an extra session would be unavoid able, but there are other Important mat ters which It now seems are not likely to be acted upon at this session and which the president may regard as of such urgency us to make It his duty to promptly convene the new congress. Perhaps the matter of paramount Im portance relates to Cuba. This was considered by the cabinet a few days ago and It is understood to be the opinion of the administration that this government should Insist upon certain stipulations as to the relations hereafter to exist between tho United States and Cuba. It has been expected that the Cuban constitution would be ready for submission to this government by the middle of the present month, but It ap pears likely that the date of Its com pletion will be later. In that event the present congress will not be able to give the constitution the careful scru tiny that Is desirable and the president Is said to be of the opinion that It would be neither prudent nor creditable to de fer this matter to the regular session of the new congress next December. He thinks tlie Cubans should not be com pelled to wait another year before being allowed to put a government In opera tion. Legislation for the Philippines, nt least to the extent recommended by the Tuft commission, the administration also evidently regards as of urgent Im portance. It looks Improbable that anything In this direction will be done by the present congress, since the op position to the Spoouer bill or any simi lar measure could block action. It Is a very serious question whether existing conditions respecting the Philippines should be allowed to continue for an other year, when In the judgment of the commission proposed legislation would tend to paclllcatlon and Improvement, and the failure to provide such legisla tion would of Itself almost Justify an extra session of the next congress. The canal question Is another important mat ter, though not of so great urgency. The proposed currency legislation can safely wait for the next congress, though its enactment at the present ses sion Is to be desired. The really pressing mntters relate to Cuba and the Philippines and If noth ing Is done regarding them at this ses sion the calling of the new congress in extra sesslou Is to be expected. T.1A" HKDUCTIOX Ulhl. IX DAXGElt. The tax reduction bill may not pass at the present session of congress. The senate liuauce committee has not defi nitely decided upon a program for the consideration of that measure and the hesitation shown In this particular Is strengthening the suspicion that it U not intended to seriously push the bill to a passage at this session. Moreover, the senate bill Is obnoxious to repub lican leaders of tho house, who, It Is said, are disposed to regard thenctlou of the senate committee lu entirely re casting the bill as an Infringement upon the constitutional prerogative of tho house to originate revenue meas ures. The house Is tenacious of Its rights in this particular and It is not to be doubted that It would assert Its prerogative if the bill should be re turned to It. rhe Indications are, however, that there will be uo action on the meas ure by the senate. The fact Is that a number of republican senators believe that the proposed reduction lu revenue, amounting to nearly $10,000,000 as esti mated, cannot safely be made ami lu view of the Increasing expenditures they have a strong argument on their side. The public expectation lu this particular Is therefore very likely to be disappointed. TIIK TAX HATK QUEST1UX The city council Is once more con fronted with tho question of tho tax rate for the coining year, which must bo decided at Its next meeting, when, under the law, It must pass the anuual tax levy ordinance. Every time this question comes up a conflict between contending forces Is precipitated- on tho ono side the prop erty owners clamoring for the lowest possible tax rate, and on the other tin demand for the necessary expenses for running various departments of munlcl pal government, coupled with tho out standing obligations which must be met If the credit of the city Is to bo maintained uulmpuired. If the obllga Hons of the city are not provided for out of current funds, they must be car ried along with a coustaut drain of In terest cost. Two causes stand at the bottom of the apparent high tax rate In Omaha: One Is our radically defective system of assessing property values, by which the listed valuations are far below actual selling prices, while a great deal of taxable property escapes tho assessor altogether. Under our separate tax commissioner the usesssmeiit has been practically doubled In the aggregute, but the Inequalities have not been com pletely wiped out. And It Is unequal taxation that Is unjust taxation. On tho other side, tho lullatlou of municipal expenditures dates back to the boom era, whou the framework of our city government was constructed on tho basis of a population of 150,000 and tho garments cut with a view to still further growth. Compared with cities placed on an equality with Omaha by the census of l'.MK), our municipal gov eminent appears to be top-heavy In suite of cuustant efforts at retrench nient, . It must be remembered, too, that the same people are supporting a dual government for city and county, which could readily bo consolidated, with great saving to the community, were It not for the constitutional pro visions requiring separate county or ganization. The tax rate question will be with us from year to year In much the same form. To keep the levy within reason able bounds would require work along two distinct lines:. I'lrst. it more equitable and comprehensive assessment of property for the purpose of taxation, and, second, a simplification of the city government and eventual consolidation of city and county olllces that dupli cate one another's work. IIAISIXO A XEW AlOIV, The army reorganization bill having passed congress will doubtless go Into effect nt once, as there will be no delay on the part of the president In signing It. Under this measure the army may bo recruited up to the maximum of Hmj.OoO men and some doubt has been expressed whether the number of men required can be enlisted between now and June when the term of enlist ment of tho volunteers In the Philip pines expires. Senator Hale. In n speech on the bill, said the secretary of war will have no easy task to bring re cruiting up to the measure which the act demands. He points out that the best that has been done In the army In tho way of enlisting during tho past year has been at the rate of 1.000 a month. In the live months between now and .Inly 1 that rate would give only S.MK) men. Adjutant Cieneral Corbln, on the other hand, has expressed the opinion that there will be no dllllculty In recruiting the army up to the max imum, though certainly the tlgures given by himself do not Justify his confidence. It is possible that with some slight relaxation of the tests Impoved at the recruiting stations enlistments can be Increased, but there must be a great spurt forward in recruiting In order to secure the ".",000 men required In the next the months, and it Is Indeed ex tremely doubtful whether this will be realized. It Is assumed that perhaps lo.OOO soldiers now In the ranks will re- enlist, a bounty being offered for re enlistments, but the probability Is that uo such number of the volunteers will remain in the army, so general Is the desire among them to return home. liruut that number ot reenllsf incuts, however, and there must still bo recruited O't.OOO men and to secure that number for service in the Philip pines will plainly be no easy task. As wo pointed out some tliqe ago con ress should have provided a moderate bounty for recruits and we note that this Is the opinion of some military men it Washington. Failure to ralso the new army within the required time would be most unfortunate, but It Is clearly possible. Lincoln's Commercial club proposes to abolish the city council as a part of the municipal government and substitute for It a board of three commissioners. This Is apparently on the plan of the government of the city of Washington, the only difference being that the com missioners in the national capital are appointed Instead of elected. Whether the governing body is called city coun cil or board of commissioners, the oper ation would be the same and It would be Just as hard to get good men to serve as commissioners as it is to get good men to serve as cotiucilmen. l'he Cuban constitutional convention has met Its first serious dllllculty In the matter of tho presidency of the country, A large element would like to see the services of (ionic, to his adopted couutry rewnrded by making him the tlrst president, but Oomez Is not a Cuban. There is no question that on the broad principle It Is good policy to limit tho eligibility to that of lice to natives, but It seems hard that tho ono who has done morn than any other for Cuba and tho Cubans should be denied the honor. News from the Philippines Is to the effect that the board of inquiry has acquitted Captain McCalla of the charges preferred against him. The public will rejoice at this. The bluff old captain redeemed himself from former discredits during the war with Spain and marked several scores up on the other side. As the leader of tho American forces In the first effort to reach and relievo Pekln he earned still further credits, and the country would regret to see him disgraced or even humiliated by a reprimand. Tho burning of tiio Coates opera house In Kansas City Is another cau tion to the danger to which theaters are always exposed. Had this lire occurred while an audience was still lu tho building It would doubtless have caused a great loss of life. These periodical contlagratlous lu opera houses and the aters call for rigid enforcement of the building regulations and the application of other precautionary measures to pn vent similar disasters lu every city In tho country. Heal estato auctions were ouce quite common In Omaha nt the time additions to the city were being platted and put on the market, but auctions of Inside property have never been had because Investors can pick up bargains any day Tho man who puts his money Into well located Omaha property Is bine to reap rich iu turns. The uuuiber of men who can here after Insert In their biographies tin statement that they were at one tlnu voted for for United States senator has been largely Increased by the present legislature. The rod which falls to catch a little lightning when It Is Hying around so promiscuously must be poor one. The experiment of vesting Indepenil cut taxing power In three or four local bodies has not proved a glittering sue cess. Each addltlou to the tnxlng an thorlty means another addition to the tax levy, if all our local taxes could be Imposed by one responsible author ity the results would be more reassuring. The supreme court of Iowa has set tled the controversy regarding the con stltutloual amendment and the people of that state will not be denied the privi lege of having an election every year. Iowa has about as hard a time getting Its constitution amended as Nebraska. Imprott-il lloiul of S iiipnlli) . Chicago Chronicle. nothor bond of sympathy between Eng land and Germany may be found In the fact that tho duke of York has the German measles. riitroltt (iitisc to (he Stuff. New York Sun. Whatever may bo the differences as to tho limitations of the constitution, there Is no question that the promoter and the carpet-bagger "follow the flag" wherever there Is a scent of spoils. A Sliiuiiril. In Prospect. Washington Post. The Philippine commission announces that all rebels who remain hostile after March 1 will be Ineligible to hold otllce. It there are any Ohio-born Filipinos In tho hunch this will be sure to cause them to lay down their arms. Popular Election of Sriinturn. Philadelphia Itecord. The senatorial deadlock In Delaware, to gether with the similar Impasso In the Nebraska legislature, because two groat railway companies whose lines traverse the state cannot agree upon a candidate, point alike to the natural conclusion that con tests for federal seuatorshlps should be waged In the. broad field of nubile selection. and not behind the swinging doors of legis lative halls. Under existing political con ditions In the United States opposition to the election of senators by the people means recreancy to popular government and free Institutions. I'u I r DciiIIiik it Kit Culin, Philadelphia Itecord. Whatever may be the defects of the con stitution ndoftted tor Cuba by the Havana convention, it embodies unquestionably the will of a majority of the Cuban people. Un der the terms of the order constituting the convention Its work must be accepted by congress, and this duty should be by no means delayed until next winter, when the regular session of the federal legislature will begin. To postpone until December the acceptance of an instrument submitted in the preceding January would bo to invite suspicion and distrust In Cuba and to otfer practically a premium to disorder and open rebellion throughout the Island. Ilollun (.'out l.'olinlilrrillile. , Minneapolis Tribune. It is estimated that the support of tramps in the United States costs over 25.000,000 annually, which Is contributed by benevo lent pcoplo or by people from whom thn vicious tramps pilfer. If the tramps could be sot to work, there would be some quid pro quo for this expenditure, and the tramps on the whole would be much hap pier, for the majority of them lead a truly miserable existence. The energy which they expend and the hardship which they en- dure in dodging dogs, brakesmen, officers of the law and Irate farmers and house keepers would, if properly applied, support them all in comparative comfort. lucri-aii'il Cost if ; t-rnniriit. Philadelphia Itecord. Unless some very vigorous pruning shall be done, of which there Is no sign, the ap propriations for tho second session of tho Fifty-sixth cwuress will reach $800,000,000. Tho appropriations for the first session were $710,150,862.88. The total appropria tions will be greater than they ever were beforo and will Include, approximately, $77,000,000 'or the navy. $113,0000.000 for the army, $60,000,000 for river and harbor Im provements, $110,000,000 for pensions and other tremendous sums. What the Fifty- sixth congress, now drawing near Its end, will do cannot yet be told with exactness, but Its appropriations will bo greater than those of any previous congress. I't Mbii.iirc.vr or kidvapeiis. I.ilnn Priivldliii; Aili-iiuntr PennlHex n iitloiuil oed. San Francisco Call. , Regularly with the assembling of the leg islatures of the eastern states there comes a revival of the question of the advisability of establishing the whipping post as a means of punishment for certain crimes nhlch In the estimation of some pcoplo aro Inadequately dealt with by cither fine or imprisonment. That discussion Is now going on nt a lively rate In the east owing to tho fact that in Delaware, where the pillory nnd tho whipping post arc used as punishment, there Is agitation to abolish them; while In Connecticut, where they do not exist, there Is a movement to establish the whipping post, if not tho pillory. Tho question has had a new Interest added to it this timo by the suggestion that whipping be used as a pnrt of the punishment provided for kidnaping. As was pointed out by Tho (.'all immediately after tho Cudahy kidnaping case In Omaha, thn existing laws do not adequately pro vide for the punishment of that offense. In nearly ever stato efforts will be made during the present session of the legisla ture to remedy the defect, and consequently in thn cast that issue has naturally be come Involved In tho whipping post dis cussion. Judgo Baldwin of Connecticut has strongly advocated tho adoption by that state of tho whipping post as a punishment for kidnapers who carry off children with the Intent to extort ransom, and in de fending his proposition Is reported to have said: "What nrn tho objection to such n penalty' That It would bo In human? There Is nothing Inhuman in using reasonable severity to punish physical out rages. It Is society striking back at the man that gave the first blow. It is tho natural lrapulsi of every man to meet force by force. That it would bo unchristian? For an Individual to right his own wrongs in such a way perhaps might be, but the duty of tho stato to punish criminal wrong- doors with tho heavy hand is nowhere pro ciairoen moro oxpiicity man in tho new testament. That It would degrade the kid naper? Degrade- him from what? What Is his station now? Who Is lower, baser, meaner, than tho tcnundrol who steals nway a child to extort mapey for his ransom? That It is going back to tho dark ages? ! or somo things wo may well go there and get light." A sidelight upon tho question Is thrown by reports that the whipping post In Dvlu ware causes all t,bo criminals of that state who, if convicted, would bo subject to It, to leave Delaware and livn In Maryland. The report has stirred up the Marylandcrs and they aro now asking ono another whether It would bo better to old the movement for suppressing the whipping post In Delaware or to establish ono In Maryland, and so drive the criminals oer tho border Into Pennsylvania. Whether tho whipping pott bo established or not. It Is certain something should l.e dono for thn punishment of kidnapurs. It Is iiot likely tho Cudahy affair will stand long as an Isoluled rase. Tho success of tho criminals In obtaining a lurge ransom and getting away will bu sure to uncourage others to lmltato tho example, and as consequeuce some fitting punishment for tho crime should be provided this winter In every statu where the legislature Is in session, hmii: op oi u not ions. Siiniplr InMimeri tit "l.i-iirnril ,11rn" PiikIiiu iik l'.iirrl. Philadelphia Itecord. The overplus of doctors of medicine has been subject of comment for many yrurs, and young men have been urged to srek seme pursuit which would offer better rewards and a more certain living to con scientious workers. The phrase "There is alnays room at the top," however, has upheld thousands of bright young men whose natural bent Is for the practice of medicine or surgery. That there Is, in truth, room for thoroughly educated physicians and surgeons Is suggested by the revelations of Ignorance on the part of some of our doc tors who have succeeded In making a liv ing by private practice or In the public service. For a great many years tho lead ing medical colleges of the country, par ticularly those In the eastern states, have required or have seemed to require a high degree of preparatory knowledge of those who have applied for entrance, nnd the examinations required for graduation have been regarded as exacting. In spite of this college elevation of tho standard of medical education, It Is undeniable that some of the business which should go .o the efficient has fallen Into the hands of blockheads. In the Sncll will case, now before the court In Chicago, "a physician of promi nence" wns placed, on the witness stand as an expert on Insanity. He expressed such obviously nbsurd opinions that tho attorney for the other side exclaimed to the Judge: "Why. this man doesn't know what Insanity Is! Doctor," hp shouted, turning to the witness, "do you know what nn adverb Is?" The witness admitted th.tt he did not. "Well, then," Justly observed tho lawyer, "what can this expert know about medical terms If he doesn't know an adverb from a noun?" The nttoriiey then mentioned the best known works of the leading writers on Insanity and nervous disorders works which are used In the medical schools as text books and asked tho expert If he had read any of them, Again the witness answered in the negative. Only the sudden adjournment of the session saved the expert from the astounding con fession, In reply to a question, that he had never read any work on insanity. This display of Ignorance had lis parallel in the results of Judge (loft's examination of a New York police surgeon. Finding the medical official Ignorant of the simplest facts In relation to his profession the law yer asked him If he had read the works of Esculaplus. "Not all of them," wns the modest reply. "Of course," said the lawyer, "you know that Esculaplus Is a German and tho highest authority on nerv ous diseases?" "Oh, yes." replied the police suregop; "but I read a translation of some of his 'looks." It should bo said that the medical profession In New York has had nothing to do with the choice of police surgcous. This particular shining light admitted that he owed his appoint ment to politics. A Vl iqi lTV or VICES. Sunn' Vrrj- Old (imfts Hint Thrift- In lllllll-l'll iilliex. Chicago Tribune. The letters nnd Inscriptions of Ham murabi, a king of the tlabylonlan dynasty. dating back to 2300 n. C. which have recently been translated, throw most In teresting light not only upon the antiquity of vices of a financial kind, but also upon the manner In which they were punished in those faraway days. In one of these letters Hammurabi notifies his cor lespondent that a case of bribery has been reported to him, nnd that the man who offered the bribe, the man who took the brlbo nnd a witness to the transaction aro lu Dabylon. The officer Is further notified to apprehend nil these men, as well ns to set n seal upon the money or upon whatso ever was offered as the bribe, nnd cause It" and all tho parties to be brought beforo him for summary punishment. The out come of the case Is not reported, but as Hammurabi, the Amraphel of Genesis, was absolute In power. It Is not unlikely that two Babylonians lost their heads ns a salutary warning to others. The second letter bears upon the question of mouey-lendlng In those ancient days. A serf had Informed the king that Anl- ellati, a notorious usurer, had laid claim to certain lands which belonged to him ond had appropriated his crops. Tho king, after looking into tho matter, found that the usurer held n mortgage upon only a small part of the serf's acres, and ordered that his pledge should bo returned to him and that the usurer should bo brought to him for punishment, the registry of title being held sufficient to defeat a usurious claim a feature of land laws which, curiously enough. Is now advocated in England. These two letters, over 4,000 years old, show not only tho antiquity of thn vices of greed, but also Iho excellent manner lu which Justice wns administered sometimes in the early days of the race. In tho bribery caso tho briber was hold ns equally guilty with the bribed. In tho usury caso the llabylonlan shylock lost not only his interest, but his principal, and was punished besides. In the bribery mat ter tho king was determined not to touch the hush money, 400 ounces of gold, so ho ordered his officials to return It to tho briber, after deducting 3H8 ounces for legal expenses and i ounces for fees to tbo scrvnnts, which shows that Hammurabi was crafty as well as Just. Justice, after all, has not made much advance in the last forty-one- centuries; on tho other hand, Its administrators today might learn a useful lesson from tho study of tho Hammurabi tablets. PCIt.SO.VAl, .VOTES. The Danish legislator who has started a newspaper to opposo tho sale of the Islands to tbc United States is in danger of infringing on Editor Iiryun's patent. Frank Rockefeller's cattlo ranch In Texas Is about eight miles long and varies fron two to four miles in width. Hero Mr. Rockefeller snends nearly all his leisuro time, and he Is then to all appearances, g typlcnl cowboy. Sir Charles Oavan Duffy, K. C, M. O., has presented to tho Royal Irish academy his valuable collection of books, manuscripts and curios relating to Ireland. His "Ilnllad Poetry of Ireland," which was Issued In 184t, has pasHed no fewer than fifty editions. Grover Cleveland has accepted honorary membership in the Mercer County (N. J.) Foxhunting association, which num bers about seventy-flvo sport-loving Trcn tonlans. Mr. Cleveland, In his letter to the secretary of tho club, hopes that his ac ceptance will not Involve danger to "the life or limb of an old man." The horrors of the outrages, massacres nnd looting In China by Christian soldiers leads a correspondent of tho New York Evening Post to observe that "tho Chris tian warrior of today Is on tho samo plane as his ancestor who lived In the period of the cave bear nnd the mastodon, ex cept that today ho uses moro deadly weapons." After thirty-five years of continuous serv Iro Chief Justice Dcpuo has resigned from tho New Jersey supreme bench. That his Intellectual power is unimpaired may be eathered from a remark ho made on an nounclng his Intention to resign. "I much prefer." snld he. "to withdraw when thi public may wonder why I do so than to wait until the public shall wonder wny I ao not Queen Victoria was u grandmother at to and a great-grandmother at M). .Her nrst grandchild Is emperor of Germany, and her llret great-grandchild is tho daughter of the emperor's oldest sister. It was a mem ber of a famous iloston military company visiting in London who. In toasting Vic torla, upoko of "the queenllness of the woman and the womanliness ot l tie queen. OTIIEIt I, AMIS THAN Ol IIS, la ronsrqueiice nf Iho growth of Germnn Iridii and commerce In nil purls of the world the Gorman emperor has decided to I'slnblldi an Institute for the study nf iiceniinlogy in llerlln In connection with a naval museum lloth are to bo part of the llerlln tioU rrnlty and will servo as nn academy fur naval Instruction on the mnt modern system and In the widest sense rf tlm word One of Iho main objects is the Instruction, not only of students In th subjects dealt with, but of all prrsons In terested In i hem. Including ships' cnptslnf. ship owners, met chants, etc. The museum, will be formed on a very large scale, the emperor having ordered that nil tho nai .d j collections nt WllhoImi.hi.veli, Dantrle. Kiel nnd Hamburg shall bo brought to llerlln. rs well ns nil special collections In other mil-1 suums, nnd the greater part of the Germnn naval section exhibited la Paris last year Tho emperor has allotted 250,000 marks for ' this purpose and the Prussian Landtag has 1 also made nr. impropriation. Though the Institutions are still lu course of formation n series of free public lectures on ocennolngy, eic. by several of tho leading German professors will be stnrted at once. Tho first census la Russia was taken In 1721 and showed a population of 14,000,000. On tho accession of Cutherfnc II. In 1702, tho population of the empire was 19.000.0001 at tho time of her death, in 17f!i, 3i.000.000, In 1S16. under Alexander l, 45.000,000; under Nicholas 1, In 1S35, t'.O.OOO.OOO; under Alex ander II, In 1S5S, 71,000.000, under Alex ander III. JS93, 127.000.000. nnd today. I.1. 000.000, Including the grand duchy of Fin land. As the population now Increases nt the rate of nearly 2,000.000 n vear In n quarter of a century Rus.Ma will number 200.000.000 Inhabitants. The average ratio of Inhabitants in tile empire Is but six per square kilometer, whereas In Ilelglum, the most densely populated country In the world, it Is upward of 200. The population of Russia Is, however, lery unequally dis tributed. In the province of Vistula It averages 75 Inhnbltauts per fu.ua ro kilo meter, which figure is superior to the aver age in France 71 per square kilometer. Tho region of tho southwest (Klew) has 55 Inhabitants per kilometer, the proiluce of Moscow 43 Inhabitants. Lithuania 40. the liable provinces 25, southern New Russia 24, the Volga basin 17. Finland has but 7 Inhabitants per kilometer and Archangel but 1 Inhabitant per kilometer. In tho regions of the Amur the proportion of in habitants is but 4 per 100 kilometers. The population of Russia, which was for centuries almost exclusively rural, teuds more and more to become "urban." Thu", In 1724, the urban element was but 3 per cent of tho entire population, while today It forms 13 per cent of the whole. In 1721 the total population of tho Russian cities was hardly more than 300.000. Today it !.i nearly 17,000,000. Thirty years ago Russia contnined only four cities the population of which wns upward of 100.000. Today there aro twenty-two cities ot this kind. Si. Petersburg and Moscow each have over 1.000.000 Inhabitants nnd Odessa, which wai founded only 105 years ago. already hns a population of 420,000. LodJ, which had 32, 000 tnhnbltnnts thirty years ago, now hus a population of 325,000; Baku has, In the samo space of time. Increased from 13,000 to 115.000. and Klew from fis.OOO to 225,000. Thirty years ago Russia had exactly sixteen cities with a population of 50,000 and over. Today there are sixty cities of the kind. That Russia may Invade Sweden sonic day is certainly moro than an Idle suppo sition, and Is well within the range or probability. It has long been known that tho War department has n carefully drawn-up plan of campaign for the Inva sion of Sweden and Norwav. The officers of tho Russian general staff are of the opinion that an nrmy of 120.000 men would bo sufficient to compel Sweden and Norway to accept the conqueror'B terms. It Is. like wise, well known that numerous Russian spies have recently been sent to Scandina via, and that the Swedish language Is now studied by mrny Russian officers. The ap prehensions of the Swedes are, therefore, well grounded, particularly as tho Rus.i nns have made no secret of tho fact that they want an outlet on the open sen; and vhero could they find better ports than on tho Norwegian roast, where the sea never freezes, even in the coldest winters? Hut to rench the Norwegian coast the Rus sians must pass through Sweden; in other words, they must conquer n great portion of the Scandinavian peninsula to attain their purpose. Hence, the great Importance at tached to the proposed leorganlzatlon of the Swedish army. In all probability the Rldsdag will adopt the government's pro posal, nnd will grant the necessary sum, which Is a considerable one, for its realiza tion. From the beginning of tho new year France will have a purely colonial nrmy; an army which will bo under the minister of war. instead of, ns formerly, under the minister of marine. Part of the colonial nrmy will remain In Franco, while the other part will be ubrood. Tho period of service abroad has been fixed at from three to five years according to the climate and tho colonial nrmy will be perfect In every department i.nd ready to undertakn any llttlo colonial war. without calling either upon tho territorial army or tho navy for assistance. It may be mentioned that the personnel of the artillery passed from tho navy to the colonial army, consists of one general of division, three generals of brigade, nino colonels, ten lieutenant colonels, nineteen chefs d'escadron, elgthy-thrco captains, olfjhty-threo officers for administrative pur poses, oixiy-iwo military employes and six companies of workmen and skilled artisans. Tho total effective strength of the new colonial army has been fixed at thirty-five co'oncls. forty-seven lieutenant colonels, 186 chefs de battalion, 146 doctors. 756 captains, 1,192 lieutenants and second lieutenants, From now Until March 1st - The advantages that we offer to our eiiHtoiners of low prices on line units for men and bovs, re for those only who come in time. On March 1st we announce our Spring Opening, and up to that time suits and overcoats that are worth every cent we asked for them can be had now, in most oases, at reduced prices. This is simply a business method of reducing our stock of winter garments to reasonable limits, so as to better prepare for the Spring arrivals. Don't overlook our Furnishing and Hat departments; you will find the best of seasonable goods in both and with a sav ing of money too. (He sure and read our Sunday ad.) Store open until 0 V. M. Saturday Browning, King & Co., R. S. Wilcox, Manager. Orunhu' Ouly Exclusive Clothiers lor Mca nnd Bey 61 adjutants. H.7 forporsls, 2$. 16 soldiers, 312 inuMclnns Then, the name part of the colonial array Is to consist of u'ji scr rennts. I jfl corporals an J H.068 native solriirrs t Tho text of the new canal bill has been communicated to tha Prussian Diet I' Is a revision and extension of the scheme of W, which proposed to connect the Rhine with the Elbe by means of a ranal navi gable for vessels of considerable tonnago and in rannllze lUi Weser from Uremen to .Mindn where the canal would cross it Among the many objections which wero braurht against this plan was the rhargf thai f would benefit only the western half of th monarchy- The poorer agricultural prcvlnre to the oast of the Kibe would. It was urged, a'tually suffer from tho creation of a chesp means of transport which would lesten the price of foreign agricultural pridiice on the Hsrlln market. The gov ernment now has expanded the original till? Into a measure providing for the ex tension of the canal system In all parts ot the kingdom. This will, ot course, Involve n much greater expenditure. It contains seven different schemes, of which the total cost to the state Is estimated at 3Si -010,700 marks, or nearly $100,000,000. Thes Include the Rblne-Elbo canal, which, It is calculated, will cost 26O.73t.7O0 marks, a ship canal between llerlln and Stettin, to cost tl.JOO.OOO marks; a waterway connect ing the Oder nnd the Vistula, of which the cost, together with that of a channel ren dering the Warthe navigable for ships from Posen to the Junction of the Netzo. Is esti mated at 22,631,000 marks, and a canal con necting the province ot Silesia with the canal Joining the Oder to the Spree. The bill further proposes that the state should participate In the work of improving the flow of water In the lower Oder and the upper Havel to tho extent ot 40,9S9.00o marks nnd D.670,000 marks respectively, and should contribute the sum ot 9,336.000 murks towards tho canalization of 'be Spree. The recent elections iu Austria for a m vr Rolchsrath have resulted In n sort of Wa erloo for the antl-scmlte and clerical pel Itlelahs. They have been beaten right and left, much to their surprise, as they fancied the flowing tide was with them. The prci pects of Austria arc not, however, im proved. Tho new members of the Reirhs rath are not predominately farttonlsts of the old sort, but their pan-Germanlr anl pan-Czech Ideas are radical and will prob ably continue to make parliamentary gov ernment Impracticable. The agitators hae at length fired racial and religious animos Itles to such an extent that Francis Jo seph's checkerboard empire seems redv to tumble to pieces. Hungary Is not divided to the same extent as Austria, but Hun gnry, too, now shows signs of breaking' up TICKLISH TALK. Detroit Journal: A sucker Is born ev ry minute, and marriage statistics Indica'e tlm'. ho usually lives to grow up. ("htrngo Record: "You nlwas look plcacd when yju meet Jlbbs." "Yes: lie once tried to cheat me nn I couldn't." Pittsburg Clirjnlele: "I suppose ou re very fond of Kitty and that she has perfect trust In you. now that you're married "Trust? Well, 1 Kile? that's rlsh' She has a perfect monopoly ot me." Detroit Free Pre..s: Husband Inn': i nbout time Mrs. Ilorrore was returning ur call .' Wife Yes. but If she docs return it it will lie more than she does with the other things she gets from us. I'hlcagn Tribune: Alkson What aro jou doing for your grip? Pnyne Nothing. My wife says It's prow deiitial I've got It. Twice since I catglit It my coughing nnd sneezing In the inlddlo of the night hnve seared burglnrs away from the houe CIevel.mil PUJn .D.uilr4- "J've often felt St rry for old Ananias." Why so?" "Hi cause he never had a clinnce to show tli. full measure nf his ability. rillnW how he would have reveled In iho loh If be could have gone along with Todd Rotiseielt." Washington Star: They tell me that you have been traveling abroad." snld the young woman who tries to nuke convcrst tloti And the man who hclzes tho slightest prtlext to be disagreeable answered: Terhnps you will be kind enough ti explain how I "ould hnve gone abroad wltl.cut traveling " THE i HOI III, I'. IIOItllOWEII. Washington Star. The man who borrows trouble will he kindly step this wny? Wo read eo much about him In the paper. day by day. That we'd kind nf like to see him nnd to greet him with n smile. For we're truly fascinated by his philan thropic style , He Is worried 'mot to death for fear tho people up In Mors Are mnklng vain endeavors to converso beyond tho stars. Anil he says the "yellow peril" mny de. stroy our cultured plan And put us nIK In serfdom to the callow Chinaman. - He's going 'round In sackcloth, for he sas it hurts his pride To hefir tho talk of n cannl that Isn t fortified. Ho weeps and says that Cnesar's ell03t is stalklnsr through the town. And presently the president will wear nn emperor's crown. And our tiiiieolnl system, ho declares with dark dNmay, Will land the population In the poor-hou.e some lino day. And woil get ii standing nrinyp that de lights to terrorize, And they'll massacre civilians Just for fun and exercise. Oh. this man who borrows trouble he Is very, very kind. To tnke so many mighty obligations on his ir.lnd. And leave un to enjoy the passing senson, with Its cheer. And revel in prosperity; so long ns It is here. Weil let him take these burdens he so genially Invites; Wc will give him what lie askH for every time ho calls or writes. Wo will lend him all our troubles, and his store shall know no Inck, And hoil bo unwelcome only when ho tries to pay them back. i