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0 TIIE OMAHA DAILY 13EE: SATUHDAY, JANUAHY 18, 1902. 'niE UMAHA DAILY BEE. E. ROSKWATER, EDITOR. UIILIBIIED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OP BUUBCIUPTION. Dally Hee (without Sunday), One Year..6.C0 Dally lice and Sunday, One Vcur 8.0) illustrated ilee, Ono Year.... 2 W Hunday Rce, One Year .W Saturday Hee, One Ycnr LW Twentieth Century Partner, One cnr... 1.00 DELIVERED 11 Y' CARRIER, Dally lice (without Sunday), per copy .... 2c Dally liee (without HuntlayJ.pcr weeK ....lie Dally Reo (Including Sunday), per weak. .170 uutiday Uce, per copy Evening Dee (without Sunday), per wcek.lOc Evening Dee (Including Sunday), per week .,..iw Complaints of Irregularities In delivery hould te addressed to City Circulation De partment. OFPICES. Omaha The Bee Building. South Omaha-City Hall Building, Twen-ty-nrth and M Streets. Council Bluffs 10 Pearl Street Chicago-1640 Unity Building. New Sork Temple Court. Washington 601 Pourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and edi torial matter should he addressed! Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letters and remittances should bo addressed! The Bee Publishing Company, Omaha, REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, oxprcss or postal order, payable to Tho Bee Publishing Company, only L'-ccnt stamps accepted in payment of mall accounts'. Personal checks, except on Omaha or eastern exchanges, not accepted. TIIE DEB PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OP CIRCULATION. Btnto of Nebraska, Douglas County, us.! George U. Tzschuck, secretary of Iho Bee Publishing Company, being duly sworn, says that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally, Morning, Evening and Sunday lleo printed during the month of December, 1901, was as foi- iowh; 1 no.ioo 2 t... 30,005 3 30,33n 4. ...,.30,310 B 30,450 6 , 30,310 7 30,200 8 30.300 9 30,330 10 30,140 11 t... 30,480 12 30,500 13 .10,450 14 ,30,530 15 30,300 16 30,400 Total 17 30,000 18 30.SU0 19 .'1U.88U 20 H0.4-40 21 30,700 22 30,010 23 30,480 24 30,480 23 30,440 26 30,500 27 30,070 28 30.B1O 9 30,050 30 30,410 31 30,430 ,...043,355 Lojs unsold and returned copies. 10,008 Net total sale D33.1BT Net dally average 30,101 GEO. B. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to boforo me this 31st Jay of December, A. D. 1901. It B. HUNG ATE. (Seal.) Notary Public. Tlio rinperlwx ninkers nro holding a convention. Arc they plnHhlng a corner on boxes? Unless nil signs full, Omnha hna nn unprecedented building and Improver metit season ahead, of It. Tho Amerlcnn peanut Is said to bo innklng a conquest of London. Where is Colonel Mulberry Sellers? Omnha has waited n long time for a market house and having waited so long ought to bo rewarded with a struc ture credltablo to the city when It llnally arrives. Russia and Germany do not agree over tho railroad programs of the two countries In the far enst They might come to this country and see how the community of Interest works. His nobs, Lord Douglns, Is going back to England in a huff becauso he was denied admission In a Washington club Ho assorts that this Is a "Qod-forsaken country." Lord Douglas rates himself too high, by far. Tho new cxecutlvo committee of tho Commercial club Is stronger In Its make-up than for tnnny years. The new committee can accomplish more than any of Its predecessors If It will only buckle down to work. Chicago Is kicking becauso St. Louis ships to It adulterated vinegar, and St Louis " complains that Chicago sends down a lot of adulterated drinking wnter. Tho race Is now to sec which will get the odd horse. Colonel Bryan Is tolling tho Pennsyl vania democrats what tho next national platrorm win uer witii lou.ooo ma jority against them Pennsylvania demo crats do not euro particularly whether tho party has a platform or only a step ladder. Ono important subject seems to have been overlooked by tho program makers of tho recent stato convention of No braska fruit growers. Not a word wns Bald about tho prospect for political plums nor a suggestion offered as to how tho crop might bo Increased. Tho prevalonco of contagious diseaso suggests tho exercise of extra caution to prevent Its unnecessary spread. It should bo needless to add that cleanll ness has been proved the best pre ventlvo of disease and that soap nnd water may savo doctors' bills and drug: gists' dues. Tho organization of tho mllltla force of tho country can doubtless bo lm proved, but Senator Hoar will find It difficult to cqnvlnco tho pcoplo that tho volunteer army of which the mllltla Is tho nuclous will not bo equal to any emergency tho nation is likely to bo called upou to face. Nobody has yet ventured to.computo tho number of children of poor parents who have been prevented from securing a high school education by the compul eory purchaso of $1G cadet uniforms, Why not supply the uniforms froo tho same as tho text books? Tho argument la as good for tho ono as It Is for tlv other. The NebrnskaLoulslana Purchaso Ex position commission hus issued its) up peal for voluntary contributions to de fray tho expense of the state's particl patlon in tho St Louis fair. Tho Be has maintained that a legislative appro prlatlon Is tho proper way to provide this fuud, but that should not prevent anyone so disposed from responding to Uio appeal ot the commission. IOWA'S new oovernor. Tho Inauguration 6t A. B. Cummins as governor of Iown marks the installa tion of another administration for tha,t progressive state, and under Its now governor Iowa Is sure to continue tho glnnt forward strides It 1ms recently been making. Conservatism consistent .with progress Is tho keynote of Gov ernor Cummins' inaugural nuurcss, which throughout shows n careful and thoughtful consideration of the subjects upon which It touches. Tho most pressing problem In Iown, as In all westprn states, Is that of tax reform that will give a more cnultnblc djiistincnt to the contributions exacted for the support of tho government. While tho abuses and Inequalities arc not so grievous In Iowa as they nro with some of Its neighbors, the popular demand for their correction Is none tho less widespread, and Intense. While not committing himself to nny specific plan of relief, Governor Cummins handles the question of corporate assessment nnd taxation In a manner which shows disposition to bo fair to all Interests, yet at tho same time to Insist on a more commeusurato contribution from the great railroad corporations that have been endeavoring to evade their obliga tions. Tho object to bo achieved accord ing to the governor Is to put railroad property on the same busts for purposes of taxation as all other propcity In the state; and in this he will huvo general cqulesceuco. In foreshudowing a revision of the national constitution to enable congress to deal with the trusts and colossal combinations of capital, which by eusou of their lnterstute churacter uio beyond tho reach of the state authori ties, Governor Cummins gives evidence prevision bused on sound Judgment. I bellevo tho trust question," ho says, is a national one, and that the time hus come to nntlonullzo It. I recognize the difficulty of amending the constitu tion of the United States, but I know that whenever the people are suill- leutly In curliest It can and will be done." The national constitution calls for revision not only to inecf the new Industrial conditions, but also to make It conform to our new geogrnphlcnl po sition, us well as to respond to the de mand for the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people. It Is to be hoped that the Iowa legisla ture, before It adjourns, will Join with the states Unit have already passed resolutions memorializing congress to call a national constitutional convention for these purposes. iVnother point where Governor Cum mins has struck a populur chord Is In his scathing denunciation of the profes sional lobbyist who seems to Infest tho Iowa state house with the same per sistency that murks him elsewhere. A reform of the lobby through some such plan as prevails In Massachusetts, where all solicitation of legislators and public officials uiusf; be at public hear ings, might tend to mltlgnto this evil. Governor Cuuunlus starts out under most favorable circumstances and may conlldeutly be expected to give Iowa ono of tho most successful administrations In Its history. VALUATION OF FRANCHISES. Tho question of franchise valuation ns a basis for tne taxation of puuiic service corporations, which Is now n live lssuo In Omaha, is attracting atten tion In nearly every largo city in the country. People' everywhere are wak ing up to the fuct thnt a lnrgo body of valuablo Income-bearing property which should constitute a source of public rev enue, at least to tho same extent as other property, has been entirely over looked or grossly undervalued by the taxing authorities. It Is interesting to note, too, that while there Is considerable difference of opinion ns to the items to be considered in fixing frnuchised valuation, the method adopted in this city by the Ileal Estate exchange committee Is generally meeting the approval of, the most Intel ligent tax reformers. This niothod, which consists, concisely stated, of ad ding together tho market value of the corporations' outstanding stocks and bonds, reducing tho sum to the assess meat ratio nnd deducting tho assessed valuation of tangible property, hus Just been endorsed by tho Minnesota Stato Tux commission, which finished Its work last week. In the exhaustive ro port filed by tho commission with the governor of Mlunesota the basis of val nation Is explained in detail for each class of semi-public corporations, which by tho legislation recommended will be required- to report In f till all the data necessary to facllltato nn accurate esti mate of the valuo of their franchises. Tho rulo laid down by the1 Mluuesota. commission is ns follows: Tho valuation of the franchises of such companies Is ascertained' by adding to gether the value of tho capital stock and funded or bonded debt, from which Is de ducted tho value of any real and personal property which the company has rendered for taxation; and the residue Is used as tho basis for' determining tho value of the fran chises. We nro Informed further thnt this method of assessing corporate property hus nirendy been ndoptcd 'In Colorado, Connecticut nud other, states und wns provided for in n 1)111, crentlug n tax commission, enacted by the legislature of Texas In 1800. For Nebraska no demand Is more pressing nt tho present moment than that for a thorough revision of our rev enue systoni, which, in Its present form, uot only hanipers tho authorities' In per forming their duties satisfactorily, but also constitutes a proline source of ine quality and Injustice. Tho Jaw, how ever, must be recognized as it is, with all its defects, and nn effort made to secure substantial equity under It be tween the different classes of taxable property without undue oppression of any class. One thing must not bo forgotten lu tho clamor for retrenchment in the pub lic service, and that is thut most of the wnter was squeezed out of tho mu tllclpnl administration by tho now chnr ter which went Into effect flvo years ago. At that time nil tho prluclpal sal aries wero shaved down, departments consolidated and sinecure olllces elim inated. Hut the retrenchment nx which was swung In tho city hnll did not touch either the school board officers and em ployes or tho salary list of tho county. While there Is doubtless still some room for retrenchment In the city govern ment, the great Held of extravagance and wastefulness now and for live years past has been under tho school board and the Board of County Commissioners. VISIT OF PRINCE 1IENRV. For the next two months tho news paper rending public mny expect to bo regaled with a sjcniiy downpour of news nnd gossip about tho coming visit to this country of Prince Henry of Prus sia as the personnl representative of Emperor William. In the Hurry created by tho coming of the prince tho significance of tho visit Is likely to be greatly exaggerated. It Is, to bo sure, a mark of friendly feel ing between tho two nations and an evidence of a deslro on the part of tho German emperor to promoto nn Inter national comity with the United States which would hardly huvo been stimu lated except for the enlarged activity of this country among the great world powers. The lntorchnugo of diplomatic courte sies, as a rule, serves to strengthen tho ties of peuctj and prosperity that bind nations to one another, yet they afford no special assurance of long continued relations. Tho gracious visit of Prin cess Eulullc to us on the occasion of tho World's Columbian exposition nnd tho cordial, nay, enthusiastic reception accorded the Spanish princess, did not prevent tho coulllct with Spnlu as an outgrowth of the Cuban atrocities. The United States hus several times enter tained representatives of European roy alty without falling under tho spojl of old-world monarchy. Our , people und their olllclul repre- scututlves will, therefore, feel free to shower Prince Henry with ull the atten tions due a distinguished guest and will leave nothing undono to make his stay ugreeable and memorable, but outside of tho social aspect tho coming of tho German prince cannot appreciably af fect the course of the nation on any subject of public importance. A NERRASKA Dll'LOMAT AT LARGE. In tho light of the .old saying that ono has to go away from home to hear tho news, tho following bit of repartee dropped Into tho Interview hopper of the Washington Post by Chalrinuu Lindsay of the republican state committee dur ing his visit to the national capital is worth reproducing for tho benellt of tho people nt 'this end of tho line: , "What aro Governor Savage's chances for irenomination?" Mr, Lindsay wns' asked. "I don't know," he diplomatically replied. "Be careful, Harry, you aro talking to a newspaper man," put In Senator Dietrich. "I know It," retorted Mr. Lindsay "That's tho reason I said I didn't know. 1 will say, however," ho continued, seriously, "that his friends aro confident ho will be renominated and1 re-olccted." If It were not known that Mr. Llnd sny bus no aspirations in that direction, the conclusion would be Inevitable Unit the astute stato chairman wns trying to lay tho foundntlon for n berth In the diplomatic corps. The congressional committee which hus been grinding awny' for years on tho plan to chnngo our weights and measures to the metric system has tuken a new tack. Heretofore It has given hearings to scientists who have discoursed on the theoretical value of the proposed system. Now It proposes to summon the practical business man who would bo forced to struggle with the confusion incident to a change. Theory Is a good thing, but conditions sometimes make the best of theories impracticable. It is true that the democrats have uu thorlty in the county bonrd and that the responsibility for greater economy rests upon them. But the democrats have been In authority In the county board for more than three years and most of tho abuses and sinecures lu tho county court house, county hospital and road work have been "built up during thoso three years. It is high time that the controlling majority turn over u uew leaf. Tho delegntos to tho Pan-American congress cannot complain thut the Mexl cuns aro not furnishing them with variety of entertainment Just to show what a genutuo Mexican earthquake Is like they shook up tho buildings of the capltnl. The charge that the Moxlcans do not lend a strenuous life must now bo wlthdruwu. Tho auditorium architect says that tho auditorium can be built In seven months. Yet ho Is careful not to give auy assurance thut It will bo built in seven mouths. Tho new High school was to have been completed In time for tho opening of tho school yenr last Sep tember, but it Is uot yet ready for occu puuey. President Hill of tho Great Northern has been asked to tulk before tho Inter state Commerce commission. Tho mag' nate hus talked more for tho public lu tho last three months than during all the rest of his life. If ho continues to Improve, ho may becomo ono of tho country's most accomplished orators. Iowa papers are wnrnlug tho legls lators that the state Is not In need of ninny now laws. Perhaps not, but every member is likely to bo of tho opinion that ,tlie bundle of bills he In troduces are Just tho oucs tho publl has been hungering und thirsting for. A Sensible AtlmUalon, Washington Star. The new postmaster general does not come Into offico with the announcement that ho Intends to do wonders. In fact, ho ad mits that ho may hnvo something to learn about tno buslnoss. Tho man who ap proaches an enterprise In that spirit usually gets results. Ilf-KltinlnK vrlth n. ltiinti, Now York Tribune. It is already plain that 1902 Is to bo n notable year for vaut expenditures on the part of great railway lines for costly Im provements and for the Incroaso of equip ments. So extensive nro tho plans already adopted that In later winters there will surely bo fewer complaints of tho "car famines" which havo caused so much troublo In handling freight this Bcason. Spcnklnsr Out In Meeting. Detroit Prco Press. Tho members of tho Chicago Board of Trade are among tho misguided persons that refuse to accept tho verdict of tho two desk admirals In tho Schley case. By an overwhelming majority tho board has doptcd resolutions asking congress to re open (ho case. It Is curious how "a self willed and oft-times violent pcoplo" persist In forming their own opinions of things, oven after Captain Mnhan and two officers havo seml-onicially and officially dtspoacd of tho matter. InctitinlltlcH of Snlnrlca. Philadelphia Record. The main objection of cx-Govornor Shaw to accepting tho office of secretary of tho treasury was in Us salary of $8,000 a year. Nearly, If not quite, tho wholo of this would go for houso rent, to say nothing of tho other heavy expenditures for entertain ments, etc., required by tho position. It Is not strango that ex-Governor Shaw should havo hesitated. What Is remarkablo Is tho fact that tho salary of a cabinet ofllcor In Washington should bo 8,000 and tho salary of a commission In Manila 115,000. Proof of ttoynt ICstccm. Philadelphia Record. Kaiser Wllhclm is overwhelming this na tion with proofs of his esteem. Not only has ho ordered a yacht to bo built In an American shipyard, rcquostcd the presi dent's daughter to christen It, but has com manded his royal highness' brother, Henry, to graco tho launch with his presence. Ger many's plans for tho coercion of Venezuela havo been laid beforo this government with assurances of tho omplro's deferenco Jo our wisncs anu its respect for tho Monroe doc trine. Prlnco Henry's reception will be cordial In superlatlvo degree, and Its warmth will not be diminished to any ex tent because of tho necessity of thawing out tho coolness created by Admiral Died- rich's performance in Manila bay. The kaiser hits attended to that. A More Proper Designation. Philadelphia Times, "Continental United States, or the United States proper," Is the phraso which tho census bureau ndonts In order to dls- tlngulsh tho mainland from our Insular dependencies. Whllo thoso words sound strange, wo may In tlmo accustom our selves to them. Tho "United States proper" suggests that tho Philippines and Guam arc a United States Improper. It It Is necessary to mako such n distinction and wo presume it may bo henceforth, why not adopt tho single word "continent!" Dur ing the revolution .tho thirteen colonies wero always known as tho continent. All financial movements wero "on account of tho continent.'" Wo had a "continental congress" nnd o, "continental army." Wo might now with ridvantago return to first principles. "Vli- Aincjrcnn IInya Aro- Bright. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Alfred Mosely, a wealthy Englishman, eays American-boys aro brighter than Eng lish boys. Ho does not appear to know why. Ono of tho chlof reasons why Young America is bright Is becauso It tips the cap to no squire, squlrellng or other con descending overman. And, In nddltlon to this, ho may nnd by listening to tho con versatlon of Undo Sam's sons and daugh ters that each and every ono has a towor Ing ambition; not ono Is satisfied .to stay in a particular class If ho or she can see a way of getting higher. This Is corollary to tho condition of natural Independence and freedom from overlordshln which Young America enjoys. Ho Is unaware of It, but It Is nono tho less a fact. The British boy Is taught a great deal about the greatness of Britannia, tho glory of the emplro, and so on, but as an In dividual he Is born to "a placo" nnd Is ex peeled to keep that place. Tho catechism of tho established church teaches him to be contented "In that state of llfo In which It has pleased God to call" hlra. The hleh ana excellent places aro for the bluo nioouea. it is the schemo of society that fosters brightness or favors dullness. Transplant the British boy to American soil and he may hold bis own with the bert. MAN AND MACHINERY. One of the Imnresslve Lessons of nail roml Wrceka. Chicago Tribune. The unuBual number of railway accidents reported during tho last few weeks from all parts of tho country has provoked discussion which has ranged over the wholo subject of such accidents and tho measures that may. bo taken to prevent them. To this discussion all kinds of persons have contributed, from tho passenger who, while ho is recovering In tho hospital, can only say that something must bo wrong some where to the train dispatcher who has nn accurate technical acquaintance with tho question and who talks In terms of "block signals," "derailments" and "human con trlbutory negligence." Tho opinions expressed have varied widely, it is possible, however, to noNco throughout tho wholo series of Interviews and communications a drift of feeling that leads always to the samo ultimate con clusions. Theso conclusions may be summed up In tho two statements that (1) It Is no doubt possible to lmprovo upon tho present signaling apparatus, but that (2) no matter how far Improvement may be carried one has finally to depend upon human skill and vigilance, and no refinement of mechanical dovlco can In itself put an end to tho pos slblllty of disaster. This Is what Mr. Kip ling's Scotch engineer calls "an evidential fact." Thoro is uo getting away from It Tho machinery can never entirely supersede the man. For this reason It is of tho greatest Im portance that tho man rccoivo proper at tention. Ho Is placed In a position of great responsibility. As switchman, as tower man, ns operator, as dispatcher, as comluc tor and as engineer bo works under condl tlons which make It necessary for hlra to bo In the highest degrco alert, attentive watchful and cool, and this not at Intervals but continuously. Tho railway man Is al ways "up nn his toes," Such a man must havo mental nnd physical health. He must havo good wages. And, perhnps most lm portant or all, ho must have reasonable hours of work. Ho must not bo kept on duty bo long that ho becomes lncapablo of that Intense application of mind which he neds for tho proper dUchargo of bis du ties. An engineer who Is fatigued Is In no condition to watch signals nnd operate his locomotive. An examination of acctdents on steam railroads nnd Btreet railroads will show that the majority of them were the work of fagged-out men. The moral of tins ought to be obvious to railroad companies, POLITICAL DRIFT. Tho city council of Buffalo Is sitting up with tho vacancy In., tho city treasury, members being hnablo to ogreo on a can didate. Resolutions rccontly adopted by tho Vir ginia legislature make the significant and correct distinction: "We direct our sena tors nnd request our representatives." Prior engagements will prevent David Bennett IIII1 from bidding a tearful adieu to Richard Crokor. Davo believes a hucklo at homo beats a barrel of tears at tho pier. A St, Louis clergyman Is roasting the political bosses of tho fair town, claiming that their conduct sets a degrading cxamplo for tho youth of tho city and Is a direct Inccntlvo to crime. Thero are in tho city of BoBton 73.000 cltltens who pay personal taxes and about 20,000 of this number also pay a real estate tax. The poll tax payers In Boston num ber about 166,000, Chicago's revenue from water tax re- clpts, which won $865,000 In 1880, roso to 12,100,000 In 1890, and was $3,100,000 In 1900. Tho avorago dally supply of water In Chi cago Is 300,000,000 gallons. Representative William Conncll of Penn sylvania, who owns a scoro of coal mines, besides banks, newspapers, street car llnqs, railroads and a lot at other things, began llfo as a miner with pick and shove). Under tho new apportionment of congrcs lonal districts Iho cities of tho country ro- cctvo a generally larger representation than they havo nt present. Now York will havo 17 members, Chicago 0, Philadelphia C, and St. Louis 3. Tho" footings of the tax books of Greater New York for 1902 show $3,122,121,669 In real estate and $3,472,785,862 Id personal proporty. Tho latter figures will shrink materially beforo tho close- of tho "swear ing oft" season, which begins this month. Thoro nro two republicans In tho Ala bama legislature, two In tho Arkansas leg islature, nono In tho Florida legislature, five In tho Georgia legislature, one In the South Carolina legislature, nnd nono In the Texas legislature. Thero Is no republican In tho legislature of Louisiana. Tho union reform or referendum party, which had Its origin In Ohio, and proposes as a means of settling all Important public questions their submission to tho voters of the state or district affected, dies hard. It ran a ticket In Ohio last year and polled for Its nominee for governor 2,718 votes. KING PHILLIPS' FALL. New York World: Tho "corn king" has droppod another crown. Detroit Free Press: Mr. Phillips of Chi cago has a motto that rends: "If at fltut you don't succeed, fall, fall again." Washington Post: Mr. George H. Phil lips has met the fate of all tho so-called corn nnd whent kings. They may soar for tlmo, but their necks nro eventually utilized for landing places. St. Louis Republic: Thoro's always somo consoling reflection possible oven In the direst disasters. Corn King Phillips, now failed for tho second time, has at least broken tho plunging record by doing a $6,136,000 business on a capital of. $50,000. As constituting a typical Chicago feat, this of tho houso of Phillips should go Into the standard histories. Chicago News: Other young . men who mny he ambitious to bocomo "Napoleons" In fashionable .varlotles of gambling would do well to note the obvious lesson. The fame achieved by Mr. Phillips doubtless bos rendered many persons feverish for gain derived from guessing tho 'market or con trolling It. His later experiences should be useful to them In cooling their blood. Tho old-fashioned method of making money by giving' a fair return for It In labor or goods still has advantages which are not to be sneezed at. Buffalo Express: Georgo H. Phillips' cor ner In ryo' wns short-lived. This young man had n good deal of troublo over his operations In corn and It was to bo ex pected that rumors reflecting on his flnan- clat-etrcngth would bo put afloat as soon as ho tried to engineer another deal. These rumors resulted in sudden demands forln creased margins and as a result ha was obliged to closo out at tho best prices the market afforded. Whether his clients have lost or made money, probably only they will ever know. Minneapolis Tribuno: The financial glory of Phillips, the young Chicago "corn king," was of short duration. Soon after It was announced that he had made half a mil lion dollars In a successful corner, he was Invited to Minnesota to address a so-called farmers' association and give them advice about raising corn and several other things. But when ho returned he himself failed to "raise tho wind," and his Arm went broke. Ho started up again, but yesterday he failed to respond to calls for margins nnd his. trades wero "closed out." Perhaps Mr. Phillips will now take the lecture plat form. CENSUS OF TUB PHILIPPINES. Vnrellnhlo Stnllatlca Concerning the Population of 1Iie Island. Chicago Record-Herald. Tho censuB bureau reports with great par tlcularlty that the population of the United States Is now 80,233,069, and concludes Its statistical summary with the proud boast that thero aro but threo countries which have a greater population than our own. This nBsortlon would be true If there had been no expansion beyond our continental area, with Its population of 76,000,000, and thore Is a good deal of guesswork In at least one of the particulars which credits the Philippines with Just 6,691,339 inhabl tants. Now ns ever tho method of enumerating the people of those Islands Is largely through nn exorcise In pure mathematics. Tho bureau explains that "a census was In progress In 1896 when the Insurrection broke out," nnd that - "returns for .over two-flfths of tho population were found stored at Manila." Over two-flfths, then, wero unaccounted for, nnd what wo have In the census Is an cstlmato based on doubt ful and Incomplete Spanish figures and faithfully carried out to tho unit's place. From tlmo to time the archipelago has been populated nnd depopulated by statist! clans at an amazing rain. In 1882 one of Spain's lightning calculators counted 10,426,000 Filipinos without moving from his desk, which suggests the grewsorae thought that In assimilating our Island wards we must have slaughtered 3,000,000 or 4,000,000 of them. But Whltaker'a Alma nack, Just published, accepts C.500,000 as the proper figure for 1898, which would seem to show that thoro had been a remarkable Increase while the process of assimilation was going on. Other estimates are: Ec clcaiastlcal census, 1876, 6,173,632; civil census, 1877, 5,561, 22Z; Spanish census, 1877 Christian population, 6,000,000. The figure last named was taken as the basis for an estimate by Major General P. V. Greene who reckoned the total population In 1898 at between 7,000,000 and 9,000,000. Amid all tho uncertainty It may be as sumed that the Spaniards had a nearly accurate Idea of tho number of Christians In Luzon nnd the Vlsayas, which thoy placed at 5,422,000. For the rest there Is little bo sides conjecture and speculation, and a shrinkage from tho larger estimates was to be expected. Censuses have been known to do deadly execution even In American cltloB, so that they are naturally inimical to the exaggerations of the Orient. OTHER LANDS THAN OURS. Advices from Copenhagen received by the K'ew York' Times give what purports to ho Danish sentiment concerning tho ealo and cession of tho Danish West Indies to tho United States. From these advices it ap pears tho Danish government miscalculated tho effect of tho "no salo" petitions and demonstrations of the Islanders on the peo ple at homo. Opposition has been strength ened in unexpected quarters, causing much hesitation on tho part of the ministry. From tho many semi-official nnd more or loss authorltatlvo statements that have been printed in tho Copenhagen press tho following points are pretty generally con curred In: That tho purchaso money has been OxoU nt $1,500,000; that tho Danish government has given up Its demand that tho lslondors shnll havo free trade and United States citizenship, on receiving as surances, that congress would undoubtedly givo tho Islands tho samo status as that now bnjoyed by Porto Illco, nnd thnt tho treaty will not bo signed until tho exact sentiment of tho Islanders shall bo ascer tained by a plebiscite. In tho meantime tho fact that tho king nnd royal family aro supposed to bo opposed to the nle of tho Islands hns encouraged tho "no salo" party to exert Its fullest strength, which Is said to bo constantly augmenting. Tho tlmo of signing tho treaty In Wash ington now dovolvra entirely upon tho pleasure of Dr. Dcutzcr. But after It has been signed It will only como beforo tho Danish Hlgsdag after It has been ratified by congress. In Copenhagen It Is deemed certain that the Second Chamber will glvo its sanction by a considerable majority, but many members of tho First Chamber nro against the cession of tho Islands, and It Is possiblo that It will not ratify tho treaty. In Influential quarters In Copenhagen tho opinion prevails that tho tlmo for ceding tho Islands to tho United States has not been well chosen, as their political nnd commercial valuo will Increase considerably when tho Nicaragua canal Is opened. This fact tho "no,8ale" party Is now expatiating on In every way possible. Among the greatest sufferers from tho In dustrial depression In Germany nro tho for eign workmen, Imported In rush times. Tho demand for them was especially great in tho mining and building industries and In the tcxtllo establishments of southwest Ger many, Circumstances havo now grently changed, nnd tho natlvo German workmen have raised an outcry agnlnst their employ ment. Even as enrly ns Inst May many districts of central Germany wero flooded with unemployed Bohomlans, Croatlans, nnd, Slavonians. In tho neighborhood of Hlluoshelm thoro were at one tlmo no fewer than 600 Croatlans who were abso lutely destitute. As the year went on the protests against foreign competition In the labor market becamo louder and more fre quent. In spito of theso facts several large manufacturing Arms of Saxony, Thurlngla, and Pomoranla have forwarded a petition to the Imperial government urging tho aboli tion of nil restrictions upon tho employ ment of foreigners. In Saxony, howovor, leading firms havo demanded that tho cmt ployment of foreign workmen bo categoric ally forbidden. In a similar spirit a num ber of Thurlnglan communities havo peti tioned the imperial government to put a stop to tho constant Immigration of Czech nnd Polish laborers and artcslani. The government of Anhalt has not only dis missed but expelled from the duchy all for eign workmen employed In the public works at Dessau. Thoro aro somo suggestive figures In the official report of London pauperism for the year just ended. This Christmas tho rate payers had to provide for over 4,300 more paupers than the total recorded for Christ mas, 1900. Tho latest official return shows that 107,539 persons wero In receipt of poor law relief at tho end of the second week of December, of whom 63,130 wero In the workhouses and 39,409 were outdoor pau pers. This Is tho highest total registered in London at any Christmas period since the year 1872, and It exceeds the pauperism In December of nil tho years between that nnd 1857. Moreover, tho number of paupers in ovory 1,000 Jnhabitants (23.7) Is greater this December than In tho corresponding period of tho preceding flvo years. Last Christmas It was 22.5. This condition of things in tho first year of tho new century, with favorablo weather for outdoor em ployment nnd a. good domnnd for labor at good wages, Is not regarded as encourag ing. Moroovor, tho cost of pauporlsm Is still going up. Tho expenditure in England and Wales, Including London, rose from 11,286,973 In 1899 to 11,567,649 In 1000: and In London It increased from 3,446,132 In 1899 to 3,594,841 In 1000, a difference of 148,709. In ten years the gross expen diture In London has increased by 1,254,- 292. This is partly the natural consoquonce of additional membors; but much of it Is attrlbutablo to a bad system. The work houses are crowdod, and extensive building operations aro going on to supply add! tlonal accommodation. Somo of the papers suggest that tho poor law seems to have much the same effect as an old-age ponslon scheme. The complete statistics of tho German census of Decomber 1, 1900, which have just been 'published by tho Imperial Statistical office, contain somo interesting facts. The total number of persons In the German em plro on the day when the census was taken was 56,567,178. Thoso figures represent an Increase of 4,000,000, or 7.8 per cont, with in tho last five years, on increase consider ably greater than any which has been ro corded within an equal number of years since the foundation of tho empire. This remarkable, development Is due not only to the high percentage of births, but also to The First Invoice of spring hats have just arrived and owing to the many demands we have had for them, have placed them on sale at once. Our hat window now rep resents the proper and correct styles that will be worn this spring by good dressers. They are mostly the large panama shapes, and are wonders for their elegance and style. Price $2.50 Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers R. S. Wilcox, Manager. the fact thnt during tho last quinquennial period tho number of Immigrants' exceeded thnt of emigrants, How great is tho change In thlt respect will bo clear from an ex amination of the figures for tho last twenty years. From 1880 to 18S5 tho excess of (migrants over Immigrants wan 950,215; from 18S5 to 1890, 331,196; from 1890 to 1895, 448.810: whereas during the rears 1835-1900 tho number of Immigrants exceeded that of emigrants by 94,125. This wholly unexpected result Is attributed to the rapid Industrial expansion, which has been a fenture of the last flvo years. A division of tho popula tion according to sex reveals tho fact that In tho Gorman empire there nro 27,741,507 males, ns agnlnst 23,625,671 females, In ad dition to tho population al homo thero wero on tho samo date 38,932 persons In German ships on tho high seas, and 26,941 persona In German ships in foreign ports. The white population of the German protector ates Is returned as no mora than 9,400, which Includes the garrisons In China and elsewhere. Of tho colored population ot tho colonies no cstlmato is glvon. THE UNITED STATES "IS," Minneapolis Journal: To uso tho plural verb In speaking of tho nation Is to per pejunto tho falso Idea thnt this nation Is a league a confederacy, nn Idea that was burled In tho civil war so deep that not even the trump of tho judgment day can awaken It. Chicago Tost: Tho United States Is a na tion, a country compact, undivided, under ono flag, ono government, working with one object In vlow, a unit In its Ideas of na tional dignity nnd purpose Tho United States Is slngulnr nnd neither its pcoplo nor nny other people will over make It plural. Chicago Inter Ocean: Tho congroatonal commlttco on revision of tho laws has de cided that tho United Stntcs "Is," not "are," nnd tho singular ferm will bo UHed In tho new edition of tho federal statutes soon to bo published. This grnmmatlcal decision but records tho nsago of tho best speakers and writers of EnglUh today and rocognlzcs nn accomplished hlstorto fact. "Aro" will rcmaln'lu tho constitution as nn Interesting momorlal of antiquity, but hereafter will always bo read "Is," ns It has been from tho beginning by all Ameri cans who truly comprehend tho meaning of "The United States." FLASHES OF FUN. .-Mimiuii ,,ui ,w wvy ex pensive," snld ono South American of llclnl. "Very," responded tho other; "our bill for typewriter supplies this mouth wns simply enormous." Washington Stnr: , "Hichos cannot nc- k compllsh everything," said the philosopher. "That's right," answered Senator Sorg hum. "It Isn't necessarily a tnnn with tho moat money who maiinges to progress. U'b tho ono who knows how to ppend it." Chlcngo Tribuno: "Doctnh Fou'thly." snld Undo lln.itus. pointing out tho pnssago with his linger, "how do yo' 'splnln tint scriptur1?" "Heart the context. Undo 'rtnatus," re plied Rev. Dr. Fourthly. "Yes, sail," ho replied, "but what's a man gwlno do ef ho linln' got no contex'7" Philadelphia Record: Hiram That boy of yours whut went to college, could do some powerful lifting .with tho clubs nnd dumb bells. Silas Yes, but I nlwnys thought more of tho other ono'H lifting power. . lllram-DId ho lift dumb-bells nnd tho like? Silas No, ho lifted tho mortgage. Brooklyn Eaglo: Correspondent (over tel ephone) Oldest Inhabitant died here ut age of 110. How ninny words? Managing Editor Fifty words. Correspondent But he never used liquor nor smoked tobacco in moderation. Managing Editor Heavens! Send half a column. Philadelphia Press: "Hero!" cried tho blind beggnr, "what good's this reil poker chip to mo? "lla!" exclaimed tho man. "How do you know It's red7 Your slgiii says you're blind." "Well, It doesn't sny I'm color blind, does It?" Somorvlllo Journal: Mrs. Whyto Whnt makes you look so glum? Mrs. Browne HenBon enough. Mr. Browno has mnnnged to keep nil his New Year's resolutions up to tho present time. TELL HIM SO. J. A. Egerto'n In Denver News. If you havo a word of cheor That may light tho pathway dretr Of a brother pilgrim here, Let him know. Show him you -appreciate What he does; ana do not wait Till tho heavy hand of Fate Lays him low. If your heart contains a thought That will brlghtor mnko his lot, Then, In mercy, hide It not; Tell him so, Hide not till tho end of all Carries him beyond recall, Whon bceldo his sable pull, To avow Your affection nnd acclaim To do honor to his name And to place the wreath of fame On his brow, Rather speak to him today; For the things you have to say May nsslHt him on his way; Toll him now. Life Ik hard enough, at best; Hut tho love that Is expressed Makes It scorn a pathway blest To our feot; And the troubles that we share Hcem the easier to bear. Smile upon your neighbor's care, As you groot, Rough nnd stony nro our ways; Dark nnd dreary aro our days; But another's love and praise Mako thorn sweet. ' Walt not till your friend Is dead Ero your compliments are said; For the spirit that has lied, If It know, Doos not need to speed it on Our poor praise; whore It has gone Love's eternal, golden (lawn Is aglow. But unto our brothor here Thnt poor pralso Is vory dear, If you'vo any word of cheer Tell htm so. (9