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Evening ana Sunday Ueo printed during the month of December, 18ul. was as fol lows: 1 .TJO.IOO 2 00,008 3 uo,aao 4 ao.aio 6 U0,4C0 6 uo.aio 7...., a,uw s ao,noo 9...... ao.aao 10 :t0,440 11 U0.4HO 12 30,500 13 ao,4so H ao.nao is ao.aoo 17 30,000 18 30,300 19 30,880 20 80,440 21 30,700 22 30,010 2J 30,480 H 30,480 25 30,440 20 30,000 27....'. ao,7o 28. 30,510 29 BO.USO 10 30,440 11 30,420 le ao,4oo Total 03,8SB Less unsold and returned copies.... icons Net total sales 033.10T Not dally average 30,101 GEO. D. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to beforo mo this 31st day of December, A. D. M01. M. B. HUNGATE. (Seal.) Notary Public. Kentucky people nro afraid to kick on tho weather. It Is nil they can do to stnnd on both feet Prlnco Henry mny not visit Omnhn, but the good King Ak-Snr-lien will give turn-good taste of royalty Just tho same. Unless thnt warm wave hurries 'up the groundhog will And himself snowed In when he Is due for his first nppcarnucc. Moral of tho Pittsburg Jail break prison wardens should bo chosen from tho unmarried nien who havo no wives susceptible to bandits' charms. Lincoln councilman nro discussing; the question of n heating plant service for their city. It Is to be feored, however, that interest In this project will cool off as tho temperature warms up. Reports' from South Africa are to the effect thnt the American broncho is proving an acceptable cavalry horse. He ought to have a tendency to eluvato' tho cavalry arm of tho service. Tho retirement of Rear Admiral Crom well from active duty In the navy will take out of the service tho only naval officer of high rank who eutercd the naval academy from Nebraska. Chicago contractors havo stepped to tho front with an offer to build tho isthmian canal. Chicago men are nvorso to having anything big pass by them without nu effort to hitch on. When tho wires begin to go under ground they must not stop with telo phono and electric lighting wires. The overhead telegraph wires nro Just as unsightly and almost as dangerous as the others. Vienna has at Inst discarded the horse car for rapid transit and adopted the electric system. If tho people of that city persist In their Innovations they mny possibly get nheud of the procession In tho next fifty yenrs. A Wisconsin woman announces that bUd Is going to IiOiulou to denounce King Edward at tho coronation cere monies. Having announced her Intention -in advance it is more than likely that alio will not get' a front seat at the cere mony, Knconrnged by tho success of tho puckers in securing speclul rates tho wholesale dry, goods men havo com bined to bring pressure to beur upon tho railroads. Hig shippers are rapidly learning what bait to uso to hook spe clnj, favors.. Congressmen should remember that tho big. cuttle companies cun well afford to havo men on baud to prescut their slda of tho land leusiug question, while tho thousands of small owners cannot afford to keep a lobby at Washington. Tholr rights are entitled to considera tion just tho same. General Miles has followed Admiral Schley in announcing thnt ho has political ambitious and Is out of politics Tho democrats who havo been seeking to mako an issue out of these two men ' must go back to tho domain of legiti mate politics, oven If tho stock on hand Is a llttlo threadbare Ten wholesulo Jobbers in dry goods In the Missouri valley havo entered into an arrangement for Joint shipment all their merchandise from the eastern markets with a vlow to securing mora fayorublo concessions from tho truiis portatlou companies. This Is porhaps the first instance on record whero Omaha, Kansas City nnd St Joseph merchants havo joined hands for niu tual atvanuga. nr.vr.At, ofwah taxes. Tho unnulfimttH rrcommcndntlou of the committee of wnytj nnd menus of the house of representatives for tho re peal of tho Internal revenue war tnxos will be hailed with geiiernl satisfaction by the people of all sections. The par tial repeal of war taxes by the Inst con gress was n source of popular gratifica tion. The abolition of the stamp duties on telegraph messages, express pack ages, bank checks and other commer cial pnper removed the most offensive feature of tho war tax. While no form of taxation Is popular, stamp duties and special taxes levied upon various Industries for the purpose of raising Internal revenue nro by nil odds the most unpopular. By wiping out all of the other forms of Internal revenue taxes that had been devised to meet the demand upon tho nntlonnl treasury caused by tho enormous draft of the Spanish-American war congress will remove the last vestige of tho self imposed burdeil of the people of tho United States, assumed for the libera tion of Cuba from the Spanish yoke. An early repeal of tho war taxes had been pledged by tho national republican convention that nominated McKlnley nnd Roosevelt and the redemption of that pledgo earlier than tho country had anticipated will redound to tho credit of tho republican party. Such an achievement would, however, hnvo been impossible but for the marvelous pros perity of tho country nnd tho colossal Industrial expansion experienced since the close of the Spanish-American war. Although that war Involved an outlay of over $500,000,000, there Is a surplus In tho United States treasury of over $174,000,000 nt the disposal of cougrcss. The effect of tho repeal ot the war tax cannot fnll to be salutary and very far renchlng. Whllo the estlmnted reduc tion In internal revenue receipts will reach $77,000,000 per annum, there will still be nmplo menus at tho disposal of the government to meet ull legitimate expenses It may be called upon to make. One of tho inevitable effects of tho re peal of tho war tax will bo the cessa tion of all agitation for tariff revision excepting whero tho .tariff promotes ex tortion In the Interest of Industrial monopolies without conferring nuj ben efit upon their patrons. For tho tlrao being, und perhaps for many years to come, tho revision of tho wnr tax will also dispose of any scheme of reciprocity that would place Cuban, sugar and to bacco on the freo list It goes without saying that the unanimous report In favor of the repeal of the wnr tnx by tho committee of ways and menus In sures the passage of the bill which tho committee Is about to report to tile houso without a contest Tho predictions made by the. oppo nents of tills measure that the bill will encounter serious opposition In tho sen ate Is, however, not likely to materialize. Without definite Information on the sub ject we feel safe in the prediction that a very decisive majority of tho somite will concur with tho houso In favor of the repeal of tho war tax, and whllo there may be soma sparring before tho final passage of tho bill, its enactment into law Is almost a foregone con clusion. HUVM FOR A F)V MOBE, While congress Is wrestling with bills designed to restrict Immigration from Europe Denver papers aro urging the employment of special Immigration agents to be dispatched across tho "At lantic. In Quest of Immigrants who could bo induced to locate in Colorado and help its people develop tho agricultural and mineral resources ot that state. In calling attention to the proposed Im portation of Germans from Nebraska to cultivate the sugar beot fields near Greeley, the Denver Republican asks: Why Bhould not pooplo interested la se curing additional settlers for Colorado lands send agents to Germany and Induce immigration from that country to this state? Industrial and business conditions In Germany are depressed and many per sons havo boen thrown out ot employment. It should, theretoro, not bo difficult to In duce many excellent German pooplo to Im migrate to tho United Statoa and to make their homes in Colorado. There is room here for thousands-, and they could ncqulro BUgar beot land under terms and conditions that would enable thein to become perma n'ent settlers and acquire homes of their own in a little while. This, is a matter which soems to have been moro or less neglected by immigration agents and others who aro Interested in Inducing immigration to Colorado, Doubtless but little Is known in Germany concerning the conditions that prevail in this state. Thoro is, therefore, need ot agents to go to the old country and lay be fore tho people who may be thinking about removing to the United States the advan tages ot this state, especially in the matter of raising sugar beets. The people ot Grocley could well afford to turn their at tentlou to this matter and so could those who aro Interested In the development ot tho Arkansas, tho San Luis and other Buch MJlleys. What Is truo of Colorado applies with equal force to every state and territory west of tho Mlsso.url. There Is still room for millions of thrifty men nnd women who nro willing to labor and help to redeem nnd build up that vast region. AN OIUKOT LKSHUN FOR OMAHA. Tho Board of Education of Chicago hns by tho unnnitnous vote of Its mem bers ndopted a plan of rotronchraent In the expenditures for the maintenance of tho public schools that can furnish an object lessou for Omaha, Tho most radical chunges uro effected in tho re vision of the salary roll ami tho aboil tlon nnd curtailment of the klndergar teus and fads. Tho salaries of teachers who havo served over Boven years are cut by 0 per cent; high school teachers and all employes of tho board receiving more than $1,000 aro scaled by a 0 per cent cut; Germuu Is dropped -as a regu lnr study in the schools and rc-estab llshed as a special department; kludor gartens aro to bu closed next Juno drawing, singing, domestic seletnit and so-called fads aro to bo greatly reduced principals who havo reached tho mnxl mum of the salary schedule will bo cut 5 par cent and the payment of $20 month to cadets will be discontinued; In the music (leparjmt'iit tho suporvlcor nnd nil but four teachers will bo dis pensed with after .June. It Is estlmnted thnt 2,r00 tenchers will be nffectcd by tho snlnry reductions. In explanation of Its action the Chi cago school hoard makes this declnrn tlou: The amount nvallablo tor educational purposes for the year 1902 Is quite Inade quate tor the needs ot tho schools on tho lasts on which they have been condtiated In tho past. Wo have endeavored to make tho apportionments to tho various funds, and our recommendations relative to tho expenditures for this year, in Buch a man ner that the school children, who nro our charges and should havo our first and con stant consideration, shall not suffer by reason of tho decreased rovenue. The financial resources of tho Omaha schools' would call for retrenchment more emphntlcnlly than thoso of, Chi cago. Tho Chicago school board has no overlap, but Is simply limited in Its in come, within which it Is obliged to keep unifer tho lnw. Tho Omaha board Is al ways overdrawn on Its funds nnd con stantly Issues Its warrants against tho next year's Income. Its recent effort to retrench wns a matter of absolute necessity nnd Its policy for tho future should bo to hold down tho brakes until it has wiped out nil overdrafts. A CttBDlTAOLE SH0W1N0. In January, 1001, thcro was a deficit ot $47,826 In the general fund. This January thoro Is a balance ot $12,603 in the same fund a difference ot over $60,000. In January, 1901, thero was. a deficit of $19,128 In tho curb, gutter and paving fund. This January thore Is a deficit of $5,631 a dlffercnco ot $13,600. In Jnnuary, 1901, thero was a deficit ot $38,167 in the sinking fund. TIiIb January thero is a deficit ot $24,233 a. dlffercnco of almost $14,000. In January, 1901, thcro was a deficit of $0,148 In tho Judgment fund. This January thero is n balance in tho same (una ot 2,001 (i dlffercnco of over $8,000. In January, 1901, thcro was an overlap ot $9,792 In the Btreet cleaning nnd sweep ing fund. This January there is a balance ot $613 in tho same fund a dlffercnco of over $10,000. In January, 1901, thero were deficits in tho other funds ot $16,161 and balances of $9,232. This January thore aro deficits ot $9,923 nnd balances of $7,062 a dlffercnco of over $4,000. All ot tho above differences amount to over $110,000. World-Herald. This Is certainly a creditable showing. It flatly contradicts the Ill-defined but oft-repeated charges of misappropria tion of funds nnd wnsteful extravagance by tho mayor and council. It affords concluslvo proof that; tho present admin istration has not only endeavored to keep within bounds and sought to pre vent overlaps but has managed to re duce mnterlally deficits by which It wns confronted at tho beginning ot tho fiscal year. If the figures of tho World-Herald above cited aro correct tho city is In better condition financially by $110,000 than It was a year ago. That striking fact should also go far .toward disillu sioning tho class of citizens and tax payers who havo been led to bellcvo that the, city Is In tho hands of wreck ers and robbers who lose no opportunity for looting tho treasury for the promo tion of political ends and tho building up of u political machine at the expenso of tho taxpayers. Tho creditable exhibit of municipal financiering should not, however, deter the mayor and council from endeavoring to do still better. Thcro Is abundant room for tho pruning knife, which should bo applied wherever it can be without crippling tho public servico or endangering tho public safety. Tho railroad employos and tho man agers are taking n commendable course in settling their differences over wages. Announcements have been made re cently of tho signing of numerous agree ments for tho coming year, nnd the case with which the settlements uro mnde Indicates that both sides aro lncllued to bo reasonable. Not only tho par ties, directly Involved, but tho eutlro couutry, loses by labor troubles, and tho pity is that all laborers and em ployers could not bo as wise. The manngors of the St. Louis fair aro Jubilant over the prospect that th6 Ken tucky legislature will appropriate ut leust $100,000 for the exposition and it is said some Kentucklaus will not be satisfied with spending less than $500,000. Kentucky was never part of tho Louisiana purchase, but if It Is will ing to tax Itself -for tho St Louis show nobody outsldu of Kentucky will havo u right to object. Tho combination of Illinois and In ilhuin coal mines has fallen through be cause tho Illinois men wanted too much for their property. As the promoters ouly Intended to capitalize tho new concern nt $150,000,000, which Is twlco tho value of tho properties, they could not ufford to pay any fancy prices. There Are Other. Boston Transcript. Degorra, Prlnco Henry Is hot to be the "only pebblo on the beach." Messrs, Red mond and Devlin are coming to this coun try, too. Census of Humane People. Baltlmoro American. Anyone who wanted to toko a fairly ac curate census ot tho real Christians In tho city had only to note yesterday morning the pavements that boro a trail ot ashes or sawdust. In the houses upon such pave ments dwelt thoso who Joyed their fellow- men. A I'ew Doubters Left, Snn Francisco Call, It Is said tho demand for tho printed tes tlmony given in tho Henley hearing at Washington has been so great that tho gov eminent will havo to lasuo a second edi tlon, bo It seems that a great many people In this country aro still in doubt which ido to shout for. Kerning the Wheels MovIiik. Philadelphia Record. The railway companies ot the United States nro not only keeping oven step with present prosperity, but aro making heavy drafts on ' forthcoming prosperity. The proposition to expend somo $300,000,000 In extensions and Improved equipment within the next two or three years will necessi tate very heavy Issues of bonds. This will keep lh wheels moving In many Industries If tho Investing public shall Inko tho bonds, It will also lead tho wny to f tirthor ex pansion. Should tho lncrcnso of business keep p.tco with tho outturn ot bonds every thing will go on merrily. Dut thcro's tho rub. A lllft In the Cloud. Uoston Transcript, It's an 111 wind that blows nobody good. Kvcn tho New York explosion mnkes a boom for tho glass Industry, which happily doos exist, to somo extent, outsldo tho pro tected trust, gottlng tho trust's prices, though compelled to sharo its good things with its labor, very strongly organized. Tito Kinds of Hanking. Washington Post. Senator Hoar haB not traveled much In tho far west, elso ho would know that tho faro banking buqtncss thero Is regarded ns ovcry bit ns honorable as the banking busi ness where tho cashier bundles up tho de posits of'hls depositors, hires a lawyer nnd then throws himself upon tho sympathy of the community. Nut Iliiylnic Wntcrcil Stni'k. Minneapolis Times. Repeated rumors afford somo foundation for tho bcllot that tho two great telegraph compnnles nro seriously pondering tho ad visability of offering their lines nnd plants to tho governm6nt. It would not bo a bad bargain for tho companies, provided they could got tholr price, ns they would baso that price, of course, upon tho present earn ing powers of their properties, and that would bo about flvo times the amount It would cost tho government to dupllcato tho lines and plants. An Absurdity on Its Face. Indianapolis News. Tho Idea that the average man with an absolute monopoly under hla control will deal moro liberally and fairly with tho pub lic than will the ono who knows that If ho doos not deal -fairly a rich and powerful rival will la absurd on its fnce. What the people need today 1b moro competition, not less. And in tho case of railroads they want honest nnd open management, fair and equal rates to all, no more rebates and secret agreements nnd somo authority that will supcrvlso tho business of Interstate commerce and compel obedience to the reg ulations it may see fit to make. Magnate Contradict ThcniselTes. San Francisco Chronicle. President Hill of tho Great Northorn pooh-poohs tho benefits ot competition. Other' railroad magnates when they set their minds on pooling express tho same opinion. And yet thoso men, whon they are obliged to answer tho argument that gov ernment control of railroads might prove beneficial to tho country, invariably an swer that it Is tho strong competition of tho groat systems In the United States which has produced tho alleged marked su periority ot American railroad facilities over those of other countries, notably thoso In which government ownership Is tho rule. Plain Duty Shirked. Chicago Post Our two-llmod venerated lcador, Mr. Dryan, mado an unmanly evasion when he declined to kiss tho school teachers at a Pennsylvania Institution of learning be causo his wlfoi "reads tho papers." A pub lic man bos. public responsibilities, and Dryan Is not usually a man to run away from duty. It Is moro thap llkoly that he caught sight of tho tuachers beforo he read their petition, and his courage failed htm, for thero are times when tho stoutest heart will quail. Dut at. such times tho lights may bo extinguished, while tho victim' goes to his doom in 'tho dark. Undor the friendly cover "of darkness much ot tiie pain of duty may be ameliorated. GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP. Remedy for Wanton Ahnse of Cor porate Power. Portland Oregonlan. The recent report of tho Interstate Commerce commission is a frank confes. slon on tho part ot Its members that the great railroad managers ot tho country treat tho Interstate! commerce law with contempt; that they disobey tho law; that the great railroad managers nnd their fa vored shippers aro utterly without business honor and good faith In their attitude to the laws of the United States which at tempt to deal with their traffic. The cbm mlsBlon makes no suggestion of legislative reform which would bo likely to prove ef fective; It seems to speak In tho accents 6f despair rather than of hopo of tho future, and tho keynote of tho last two reports of the Interstate Commerce commission has been a tale of discrimination add other In justice on the part of tho railroads which It Is powerless to prevent. The commis sion annually finds that the railways gouge the peoplo at non-competltlvo points (and defy the orders ot. the commission to dis continue their unjust squeezing" of tho shipper. The commission points out that whenever it Is nccersary to resort to the trick to thwart the exerclso of Its author ity or intercession, tho railway companies ralso rates without changing them by changing tho classification of tho commpdl- ties to be affected. Doth In England and in this country the method of public control under private own ership has boen fairly tried and found wanting. After fifty years of attempted government control In England and four teen years under the commission system In this country, the railways really con trol the government. In both England and America the railway companies have boen able to maintain exorbitant rates, both freight and passenger, and freight rates are so ndUisted In favor of the long haul for Imported goods ns to discriminate Injuriously against local producers. And In both England nnd the United States tho political power of tho railways is nblo to defeat gonuine reform or rollef. This sit uation cannot forever contlnuo without a revolutionary solution, wlch Is likely to como at no distant day In England and tho United States In tho form of general pub lic ownership of railways. Whether thl3 solution comes soon or late, It will depend on tho future administration of tho great railway managers of tho country. If they continue to glvo causo for such sovere In dictment as they hnvo recently obtained from the Interstate Commerce commission, tho general public ownership of railways will como beforo the end of the century. The time has been when tho leading mon of both parties dreaded tho assumption of so enormous an enterprise bb the own orshlpand oporatlon of tho railways, but It is become a choice ot evils at least, and successful public ownership In Uelglum. Pr.issla, Australia and Austria has con vinced ub that tho financial burden la not difficult to sustain. Tho political objection to a vast lncrense of government employes Is worthy of very serlouB consideration, but these employes would .not bo tho people's masters, but tho peoplo's servants, who could bo got rid of when Incompetent or corrupt, whllo tho present railway oligarchy are the people's masters, since they are non-removable by tho people. Oeneral pub lic ownership of railways Is not without very serious objections, but the ablest thinkers on this subject believe that these objections art fully offset by. the unjust discriminations and other impositions In cident to private ownership. The railway magnates hayo abused their power and op portunity at tho expense ot the masses of the peoplo too long and too wantonly much longer to escape revolutionary legislation. OTIIICH l,.M THAN OVUM. A Vicuna newspaper publishes nn ac count ot the Industrial crisis In ltussln, nnd declares that It Is steadily assuming larger dimensions. For a long lime It wns con fined to tho metal Industry, hut now it extends to other branches nnd especially to tho textllo Industry.. On nil sides, It says, thcro arn coniptaintn ot bad business, nnd speedy help is demanded of tho gov ernment, ns othcrwlso tho crlsjn promises to Involve consequences which might provo disastrous to tho whole economic nnd financial situation ot ltussln. Tho ma jority ot Itussslnn manufacturers nro firmly convinced that Russian Industry Is Insuf ficiently protected, and that tho ouly rem edy for present troubles lies In an lncrcaso of tho Import duties. There Is, however, says tho reporter, no probability that tho government will depart from their system of moderate protectionism, which they re gard ns necessary for the development- of tho national activity, and which they are endeavoring to Introduce in all the treaties they conclude Tho optimism of tho gov ernment with regard to an eventual Im provement in tho situation Is not .shared in Interested circles, whero the conviction prevails that tho pending crisis will not provo to bo a temporary affair, but that It Is connected with tho general economic situation, nnd thnt it will become increas ingly acuto It no remedial measures aro taken. Between tho years 1S96 and 1001 about 10,000 foreigners took out naturalisation papers In Franco. According to tho cen sus Just completed, the total number of foreigners now resident in tho country is 1,037,778, compared with 1,02?,491 In 1896., Tho Increase, therefore, of 444,613 In tho total population stneo tho .last censua Is not duo, to any appreciable degree, to Im portation. Tho Paris Temps,, commenting upon theso figures, eayB that they would bo satisfactory If tho lncrcaso were ac companied by a parallel Influx ot foreign Immigrants to whom naturalization had' been granted.' Dut, It ndda, thoro seems to be an effort to dlscoursgo both na tionalization and Immigration. Undor tho pressuro of certain demands foreign labor Is moro and moro hunted out ot Franco. Thero aro people who, not content with limiting It by special clauses, would sub ject it to prohlbltlvo taxes. This Is, no doubt, nn Ingenious method to Induce n fresh Increase of wages, remarks tho Temps, but it does not appear to bo a way of Increasing tho number of consumers. An IncreaBo in tho numbor of. Frenchmen would bo wolcomo, but over-production in all departments has becomo so rlfo as a consequenco of protectionist tariffs, and tho securing of fresh markets abroad has become bo difficult, that tho broadening ot the homo market becomes a vital quostlon. According to a letter in the London Times from a Constantinople correspondent, the Bultan has begun to exhibit a BUdden anxiety for tho complotlon of tho Dagdad railway, now thnt tho German conces sionaries aro showing a rather lukewarm nttltudo toward tho project. Tho latter aro not nltogothor assured with regard to tho substantiality of tho Turkish securi ties for tho production of more than $5, 000,000 annually. The tithes of tho region, which tho Turks offer, they regard as alto gether Insufficient. The Turks nrguo that ,tho rallwoy will lncreaso production; but tho Germans reply that they have not to deal with remote possibilities, but with actual facts, and In entering into a con tention for bo vast nn operation, tho finan cial basis must bo mado absolutely secure. This is rendered all tho more .imperative because tho sultan insists on having a line of moro than ordinary strength, over which, trains may run at tho highest rates of spocd, 120 kilometres per hour. The aul tan's piesent eagerness Is ascribed to two causes, first, tho cessation of pressuro upon him which has had tho effect of making him anxious, while secondly, recent In cidents at Koweyt have shown him that, In tho affalra of that region of the Persian gulf, his sovereignty la not the dominant factor, and this discovery disquiets him. Tho concessionaries of tho railway aro firm about tho guarantee nnd tho security to bo given for it, and no ono sccmB" to know what, if any, rovenues aro nvallablo for that security. Thoy might bo obtained from tho increased customs duties which tho new commercial treaties will bring; but the powers will not concludo tho treaties until thoy havo obtained satis faction of their recent demands concerning raining regulations, custom house abuses, and various admlnlstratlvo abuses. Tho French customs department has Just published a roport for 1900, which throws iinht nn iho cilrorl commercial rc- uiutu & v" - suits of tho recent International exhibition at Paris. Fltty-nlno countries rorwaraeo their merchandise (food and drinks not mi,Mrt m ih valuo of 250.000.000 francs, but tho sales amounted to only 7,500,000 francs. The United States sold to tho valuo of 1,657,000 francs, out of 29,000.000 francs;' Germany, 1.510,000 francs out of . 23,000,000 francs; England, 905,000 frnncs out ot 20,- 000,00 francs; Italy, 389,000 irnncs oui oi c nnn nna (mnra- Russia. 352.000 frnncfl out of' 22,000,000 francs; Dolglum, 255,000 francs out of 19,000,000 francs; Austria, isb.ujw francs out of 23,000,000 francs, and Hungary, 160,000 francs out of 42,000,000 francs. Cus toms duty to tho amount of 778,000 francs had to bo paid on theso sales, nearly half of which consisted ot machinery, artistic objects figuring for only 55,)00 francs. Taking tho general imports for '.ho year 1900, tho foreign morcnanrnso at uio ex hibition represented only 4.18 per cent, and the salcB only 0.16 por cent. "Tho vari ous amusements offered to tho public remarks tho Messager de Tarls, "may havo been manifold, but. tho capital oxpended . , rl ho.n rtrnritnlnri has been enorinuuo, nn . y. by all those who, remembering tho exhibi tions of 1867, 1878 ana issv. jusuy umiu talned that that of 1900 would not bo suc cessful." The commercial British labor and statis tical department of tho Doard of Trade has ...... Ha iiatmi nnnunl return as to pasiengers who loft tho United Kingdom for places out or Europe, mo B"' uk'" Ing with month ending Dccembor 31, nnd for the twolvo months ending on the snmo dato. Thus It appears that for the United States, Hrltlsh North America, Austral i r.n nt ftnnri Hone and Natal, and other places, persons of Drltlsh origin left laBt month to tho number or 1,311, ogainsi in mnn. Inrolunnm 4 AM. aealnst 4.321. and of nationality not distinguished, 428, against 322, making a total of 12,523, as against 11,404 in 1900. For me twelve monxns rwflmhflr 31 last, riersons of Drltlsh ,iir. ion fnr the nlaces' mentioned to the number of 172,140, as against 168,825 In 1900; forolgncrs, 124,233, as against 124, 722, and of nationality not distinguished, 6,475, as against B.oii; a toiai oi aus,8, as compared witn zus.ooi in iuw. CrnwllliK Out ot the Muck. Nuw York Tribune. Democrats In congress, laying their beads together in caucus, refuso to reaffirm tho Kansas City platform, giving token that thoy are tired of tho Dryantzing which has been imposed on their party In recent years. They seem to think It wants a new spring suit of principles of latest cut and pattern, and If the tailors were not such botches an outfit ot the kind might Improvo Its appearance, though;, there Is no cer talnty that It would reform its character. I'OMTIHAI. DltlFT. Tho common council of Syracuse, N. Y., tins voted lo buy sixty voting machines for $500 nplcco (a bo used In tho city in next full's election. Tho expenses of the city ot liondon this yenr nmoifnt 'to $80,000,000 nnd thoso of tho city of Now York, ns provided for In tho budget, to $97,000,000. Mrs. II. M. Smith ot Mound City, III., Is a candldato for tho republican nomination of state suporlntondent-of publa Instruction. No woman has ovor held that offlco In Illi nois. Twenty years a'go Secretary John I). Long was govornor of Massachusetts, Senator Cullom govornor of Illinois, Charles Foster governor of Ohio, General Lew Wnllaco ter ritorial governor ot Now Mexico, John C. Fremont territorial governor of Arizona, John P. St. John, afterward temperance candldato for ptesldont, governor of Kan sas and John S. Pllsbury ot Minnesota. Tho question of assessing railroad and other corporate properly on like terms with real estate and personal property threat ens to split tho republican party in Wis consin. Governor La 'Follette Insists on equal taxation of all property. Tho op posing faction wants tho governor to go slow. According to reports, tho peoplo ot tho st'ato are with the governor In his de termination to make all property bear an equal sharo ot the Increasing burdens of taxation.' Southern Indiana, known as tho Blue Jackot region, and southern illlftols, known as Egypt, havo long been democrat lo nnd for a very slmplo reason, In tho onrly dnys of western ' Immigration thero wcro two streams from the cast to beyond the Alo ghanlcs, and as travel was by coach nnd wagon the nowcomers formed small colon lcs. Southern Indiana was largoly popu lated by the descendants of Virginians and southern Illinois by Kentucklans. North ern Indiana was settled by tho descendants of New England Immigrants. Ono of tho municipal departments of tho city of Doston Is the music department, es tablished by ordlnanco on April 23, 1808. It Is composed ot five commissioners known as tho muslo trustees. The hoard has chargo ot tho .selection ot public muslo gjvon cither indoors or In the opon air, for parades, concerts, public celebrations and other purposes, under the authority of the city council, except 'entertainments for chil dren on tho Fourth of July. It makes tho contracts and expends all moneys to bo paid from tho treasury for 'music. Congressman Fitzgerald of New York is poking fun at the Indian commissioners' order prescribing tho stylo of haircut and tho color of paint to bo used by Indians. Mr. Fitzgerald says he wants moro infor mation. "I want to find out whother an In dian must wear a plug hat, white shirt, hla hair pompadour nnd patent leather shoes boforo ho can secure rations," said Mr. Fitzgerald. "I don't think the latest order specifies whether the Indian must refor to his clothing as 'pants,' 'breeches' or 'troua. era.' Congress must Bottle that question." Tho trend of democratic sentiment In in fluential localities Is reflected by tho or ganization ot Tllden clubs. Chicago has soveral, all In a flourishing condition. The Tllden Idea is taking root In Now York and Us supporters are pushing It vigorously. The Democratic club ot Brooklyn an nounces a banquet for February 15, tho anniversary of the birth ot tho Sage of Gramercy Park, at which several eminent democrats of the old school wilt deliver ad dresses. The democracy of today and the democracy ot Tllden aro as far apart as tho poles, but somo of the faithful hopo to bring them together. IMPORTANCE OF IRRIGATION. If . ' I I M , Urn Possibilities Pictured In Glowing Terns. Minneapolis Journa). A brief examination of the statistics ot public lands is sufficient to indicato the Importance "of tho proposed plans for na tional Irrigation. Tho total area ot tho publlo land, states and territories, is 1,884,021,760 acres. Of this enormous total about 1,050,000,000, or considerably more than half, still belong to the national government, as resorved or unrcseryed publlo land tho latter classification including over 900,000,000 acres. Dut. leaving out of consideration the 367,000,000 acrea of Alaska, the greater part of theso remaining lands are moun tainous or arid. No ono knows -what pro portion of theso 500,000,000 acres equal to ten times tho total area ot Minnesota Is so situated that It can ever bo Irrigated. But it Is well known that large areas of the so-called desert lands can bo made more fruitful than tho ralnbelt lands it means are provided to bring to them the water that is available. Every aero of loiyl thus redeemed Is so much land added to the national domain, In effect. As tho land resources of the United States and their steady appropriation by settlers all through the nineteenth cen tury were one ot the chief sources ot pub llo prosperity, stimulating the lncrcaso ot population and the demand for manufac tures far beyond tho demand of a settled community. It. Is ot the utmost Importance that the opportunity for easily obtaining hgmesteads be maintained, as long as pos sible. It only ioo, 000,000 acres ot land can ultimately be redeemed by national Irriga tion the effect will do more .than equiva lent to the opening to settlement of a naturally watered area twice as largo as Minnesota. The settlement and develop ment of such a region means a large In crease in population, an Immense addition to national wealth and a very Important contribution to tho continuation to which Americans havo becomo accustomed. A Pretty Good Time to Blip into one of those( Heavy Top Coats of ours. There is no telling Mow long this spell of weather will last, and if you would like the comfort these great coats of ours can furnish at at greatly re duced price the chance awaits you. r SUITS, OVERCOATS, ULSTERS and EXTRA TROU SERB All have a price inducement. , " - - I "No ClothihR Fits Like Ours.' ) We are showing the first Spring Hats of the season they are wonders for beauty and style 2.50 to .4.00. Store Closes at 9 p. m. Saturdays. Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers' R. S. Wilcox, Manager. THMXIHAI'H OH 'H'l.niMIO.NR f Will the I, niter Itrplnre the I'ni-iiirr In llnltrnnil Nervier f Now York Huu, It has been reported frequently during, tho last six moritlis that the telephone wni soon to supersede the felrgrnph upon one or more of tho largo railroads In this country, but tho first dcflnilo announce ment of tho change was mado nn Monday nnd Is to the effect that, within a short time, tho entlro system of tho Illinois Central llallroad company will bo equipped with telephones, nnd that tho telegraph keys and sounders will be removed. Con tracts for the Installation of the telephones hnvo been awarded, nnd when tho work Is completed over 5,000 miles of track will bo covered by tho new service. .. Tho ndvantngo. ot tho .telephone tor rail road messages Is said to. bo chiefly Its great ease ot communication, V(th a telephone nt every station on a llne-jand In each ot tho several departments at 'headquarters, Inquiries may be, mado and answered by the officers nnd employes of tho company with much less Joss ot time than by the telegraph. Ues'jdos, .no Special qualifica tions will be required on tha part of em ployes to operate tho new system. Anyone with a good ear shduld hsye, no difficulty In receiving a, mtssago by telephone; and Bhould ho fall to, catch any part of a sen tence, business Is not llkoly, to suffer if hs nsks to havo It repeated! Hie new service Is bound lo, be vastly more economical, so far as concerns tho else, of tho company'a pay roll, than tho one now employed. Hut although the telephoao may bo de sirable for tho reasons named, Is It likely to conduce to tho safety of passcngors? Ex perienced railroaders will bo slow to be lieve that, as regards accuracy of trans mission, It will provo as trustworthy as ths telegraph. Dy tho now system, orders to trainmen and nil other messages of Im portance must, of course, bo written out, as formerly; but how many station men will bo ablo to write legibly in longhand ns fast ns tho dispatcher or any other em ploye l likely to talk? Tho illegibility of tho handwriting of telegraph operators has always been a sourea of complaint, and soveral of tho, worst railroad disasters In tho United States have resulted from the obscurity of orders hastily and poorly wrlt ten. Dut telegraphers aro aFcustomod to w.IIa -ftnlrlli. nnJ . I I ,,, a. ... out" readable copy Is usually determined beforo they aro Intrusted' with railroad work. And how about tho Infallibility of the telcphono for conveying distinctly the sound ot tho human volco under all cir cumstances? We must take it for granted that the railroad company Intending to adopt the telcphono upon Its lines has thoroughly In vestigated tho conditions above referred to, and also many others directly bearing on tho substitution ot the new method. LINKS TO A SMII.B. Washington Star: "De average man dat keeps talkln' all de time." said Undo Eben, "would git tcrrlblo mnd If ho won Home body else an' had to listen to. hlsso'f." Phllmlelnhln. Prnn. "Wo nm k. Kan tho chairman of tho cpmmltteo, "to pnssngo of our bill by tho legislature." "Well," remnrked ono who -was some thing of (i lobbyist, "I know the" surest of all ways if wo only hnvo sufllolent moans." Chicago Tribune: "The troublo with George,1' tho young wlfo's mother wns siy Ine, "Is that ho Is too extravagant. When ho wants, anything ho Just gets It. Ho never considers tho expense." "Oh, I nm suro, ho does, mnmmn," pro tested tho young wife; "bflcauso I often hear him say, 'd n tho cxpenscl' " Boston Transcript: Dick I any, Harry, I supposo you haven't a dollar you wnnt to lend mo? nfiSVV.5. uerKO. you-ve guessed right. Dlckl With your, ability ito etwl Into tho Illtlirn Vnll nllrllt In Ha wn.,h , ..lt. . In money. , Washington Star; "You ore his rival in love.?" "I am." "Yet you profess friendship for him." "I do. I havo boen his dentist for several years, and I wouldn't, forego the fun of Hxlng up his teeth for anything in tho world. Philadelphia Press: "I don't see why you continue to doal with Sands?" said Mr. Hnuskcep, "ho's tho most dishonest grocer In the neighborhood." "How can you say "such a thing?" ex claimed, Mrs. Hauskeep. who Is growing ! stresslngly stout. "Ho weighed mo on his scales the other dny nnd I only -weigh 151. I think ho's real gentlemanly." Tlia..n T.ansn.lnti l,h.. ... rt..ov., b. aim. UIIUCB HOW UO you llko your now cook. Mrs. Brown? Mrs. Brown Well. I'll toll you. Sho Is a perfect fnlluro at cooking; but then, there nfn nlti'nva pntnnAtiantlnnit ah nmunuuij, in inn, uiut Cliw CUJI L ,C(lb nOr own cooking-. It really Is quite a savins. tiA4nVil I mr n n 1. t . ; uv niiuni j IIISARD IT BI2FORK, Washington Star. The small boy with the papers went a-yell- Ing down the street, And ho hinted at sensations till our torror was complete; And ho ran into a man ot dignified and portly style, Who took him by the collar and addressed him in this style: "My youthful friend. I warn you, that en deavor ns you will. You cannot stir my feelings with a solitary thrill, For human nature always has been more . or less at fault Since Cain was brought to book' for the original nHBault, And thero .were controversies worse than those wo'ra having now,, a Since Achilles and his comrades had their prehistoric row,' And gossip wo havo had It, (and I, fear 'twill never stop), Slnco Samson mot Delilah' in the lady- barber shop. And so It goes. Eaoh Incident that .seems to move you so , Is but a 'repetition of what happened long ago. So I hopo you will excuse me, It I Interrupt your roar, To tell you very frankly that I're heard It all boforo."