i THE OMAHA DAILY T riM ) AY , DEOIflMnBH 7. 1805.
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Ornnhn , Th" lit * Itnlldlng.
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Council Hindi12 rwirl Street.
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ComUJSPONDKNCB.
All cnminunlr.itloiis rclntliiR tn nutxfi "
torlnl inntlcr should l ) ndiltMMtl : To the
iiu.si.vnss LHTTKHS.
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nili1lP < xnl to The IH-e 1'ul.llMilni : Oonnmnj
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be imJc imynlil * lo the orJtr < if Hie coimwily.
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STATISStfiNT OP C1IICUI.ATION.
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IlililnK runiitftny. lirlnis rtiily Fttnin , ys tlml th
nclu.il iiumlicr of full nnd complMe C'n'lf * "f Hi
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anOUOi : 11. T/-.SCIIUC1C.
Stt'orn to 1i"fore. mu nnd mlMrrlbad In in ]
ptfsdice thl 2d day of Decemlrer. 18'J : .
( Hi-al.J N. 1' . riil Notury I'uhllc.
TI1U 1U5ST XKWSI'AI'UH. *
Ileatrlcc Uemorrnt.
The Ttce still comes , nnd that Is the
only paper of any consequence In
Omaha.
It Is to bo fen red tlmt "tliop
iuussnti > not away with nil thu tlmmlei
of .Socri'tiiry Curllslc'H forllicoining re
port.
A man can't outer tlio oily ball those
lay without ruiinlnK HKalnst Hvts wlrc >
loadlnp to Bomp Ineratlvi' political ap
polntnuMit.
The llrsl wcok of concrcss gnvo tht
president nuc'h a dose of tha't tired ft'ul
Ing that hiIs off for n bunt to roeuper-
utu and recover his .strongth.
If ineinbers of the luwlth departmenl
IndulKi'd hi opinions of one another a
little oftener the public nil ht ilnally
learn the truth about all of them.
The health commissioner and several
of the ex-employes of the city health
department are on the onls. They all
ought to have beoh "outs" long ago.
So long as the Sugar trust continue.- ;
to pay 7 per cent on preferred stock
the trust will be an object of cultivation
for members of the national legisla
ture.
If the time required to prepare It Is
any criterion of importance , the report
of Secretary of the Treasury Carlisle
will be the most weighty state paper ot
the season.
One cannot help admire tins persistence
of the Colorado gold mine boomers. If
their efforts do not result in a grand
Hurry in mining stock it will not be be
cause any artifice for the purpose has
been neglected.
Can it bo possible that anything of so
small consequence ns n little patronage
nt tlio ( leneva Industrial school can
dispel the harmony that has so long
enveloped the members of the State
Board of Public Lands and Buildings ?
Are the state ofllclals who were howl
ing so lonil about civil service in the
Nebraska City Institute for the lUind
the same state otliclals who have just
made a clean sweep In the State In
dustrial School for Girls at Geneva ?
Is tlio present council nfralil to grap
ple with the treasury tlufalctition prob
lem ? If It Isn't a desire to shirk re
sponsibility that prevents It from In
sisting on n report of the ni-lnal t-omli-
lion of the city's finances , what Is It ?
In the interval It may not be out of
order to ret-ill the fact that the charter
requires tlu < bond of the city treasurer
to be approved by "the mayor and coun
cil , " and tlmt Mayor Hemls. has once
vetoed the resolution llxlng the amount
of the bond at100.000. .
It is reported that the expert acconnt-
nnts who are poring over Henry Holln's
otllelal records have made a discovery
which when published will startlu the
community oven moiv than the an
nouncement that Itolln had gonu wrong.
If so let us have it nt once.
Senator Allen seems to have known
what he was talking about when he
told The lee ! last month that ho doubted
that the populist niointu > rs of the senate
would cuter Into any agreement with
either of the other parties looking to
ward a iTorganlxatlon of that body.
Librarian Spofford's troubles are not
to bo muled with the straightening , of
his accounts. Several ambitions people
nro said to hnvo their t-yes llxed upon
Ills position , and would like very much
to rullevo him of the duty of opening
the new congressional llbracybuilding. .
Tim collapse of a mammoth furniture
establishment In Chicago that has lilted
up public schools and public buildings
all over the United States leads again
to the InlVronco that the prollts from
contracts of this character do not al
ways go entire to the party supplying
the material and work. 'Members of
school boards nnd city councils might
perhaps tell where some of the assets
nre.
nre.The
The story goes that the general pas
senger agent of the 11. & M. has con
sistently opposed the policy of his road
lu glvijig passes to iwlltlral lioelern ,
state , county and city ottlclals nnd third
rate lawyers. If this bo a correct state
ment of Mr. Frauds' position he Is to
bo commended for It. lie doubtless
thinks that If every patron were made
to pay tariff rates thu road would not
huvo to dabble lu politico.
-t.WHfr.t.V rlTIXHXS IX Tl'lthi\ \ ;
Thrre arc In the hands ot the scnnti
cnnunlttpG on foreign relations reaultt
( Ions Introduced by Senator Hoar o
Majwliusetts declaring that the scnad
will support the president In the mos
vigorous action he may deem lit to tnl ; <
for the protection nnd security of Amerl
can citizens In Turkey and to olitali
redress for Injuries committed upoi
such citizens there ; also desiring tin
president to make known to the TurUN
government the strong feeling of rcgre
and Indignation with which the peopli
of.Amfrlca have heard of the Injuries
inlllcled upon persons of the Chrlstlat
faith In Turkey and that the America !
people cannot bo expected to view witl
indifference any repetition or coutlnu
ancn of such wirings.
Referring to the deplorable coudltlot
of alTalrs In ( hi ; Turkish empire , tin
prcMdcut Staled In his message that n <
offorls have been spared for the protec
tion of American'citizens in the dls
Inrhud portions of that eohntry. and tint
the Ottoman government has given re
pealed assurances that our cltlzeiih
throughout tlu- empire shall be pro
tecled. rutted Slates ships have beei
sent as far toward the points of actua
disturbance as It Is possible for then
to go , affording a refuge for those who
may bo forced to lice , while other powers
have promNod to receive and protee
American cllluens on their ships ant
Turkish soldiers have been ordered bj
the sultan to guard and escort to the
coast American refugees. Late dls
patches report that our minister at Con
stantinople has been notified by tin
1'ovte of the sending out of new nut
more rigorous orders for thu protection
of foreigners and their property , wltl
assurance of the safety of American
missionaries at Caeharea. U thus ap
pears that the Turkish government haw
manifested a complete willingness to th
everything asked by our government fet
the protection of American citizens in
the disturbed portions of the empire , its
only objection to a request from this
government being In the case of a pro
posed investigation of tlio disturbances
l > y an American consul.
L'nder those circumstances It Is cer
tainly a debatable question whether It
would be wise or expedient for congress
to pass the Hoar resolutions , or at any
rate the one which proposes that the
president shall make known to the Turk
ish government the sentiment of the
American people regarding the outrages
upon Christians In the Turkish empire.
It Is entirely safe to assume that the
sultan and his counsellors are already
well Informed respecting this sentiment
and 1C that Information does not now
have any influence with them the presi
dent's representations probably would
not. Besides , then ) is an Implied threat
in the resolution which might have a
bad cirect. It is unquestionably the
iuty of the American people lo proclaim
their abhorrence of nnd utter their pro
test against the terrible wrongs perpi-
trated upon the Armenians , but they
can do this quite as effectively through
public meetings and their religious or
ganizations as by wnguissional resolu
tion and with no danger of involving
this government in any possible compli
cation. We would not , in any contin
gency , unite with the European powers
.11 any coercive measures toward Tut-
coy. AVhy , then , put ourselves in a posi-
ion implying that wo might do so and
thereby perhaps weaken the now evl-
lent desire on the part of the Turkish
government to do all In Its power to pro-
oct American citizens resident In Its
orrltory ? Is It not at lestst possible that
o assume such an attitude would do
uoro harm than good , especially In the
jvent of war between Turkey and the
towers ? The first , of the Hoar resolu-
ious should be adopted , but no good
mrposo would be served by adopting
ho other one.
TlIK CfTT TltKASUKKH'S UUXD.
In accepting without question the
otllelal bond offered by City Treasurer-
elect Edwards , upon which a guaranty
company is the surety , the council has
simply pursued to completion the course
o which It had already committed
tself , of letting down all possible bars
o Mr. Edwards' qualification for the
) lliee to which he has been chosen.
So far as the light upon Mr. Edwards'
jtliclal bond was onu between the agents
nf rival guaranty companies. The Bee
ind the public have had no concern.
Wo have no doubt that when it comes
0 a choice of bonds supplied by differ-
> nt reputable and responsible guaranty
companies there Is little room for dls-
rlmlmitlou , and thai the question
vhlch local agent secures the commit-
Ion on the transaction cuts no figure
vlth the taxpayers. Under the Nc-
miska law It Is much more dllllcnlt to
call/.e on a judgment In a suit on a
'uaranty company bond for Indemnillca-
Ion of loss than upon a bond with In-
llvldnal sureties. For this reason the
uggestlou was made that one or more
dditional sureties , who own property
n this state , upon which execution
night , If necessary , bo had , would give
uiro satisfactory and effective security ,
'ho only penalty imposed by law upon
'tiaranty companies tlmt fall to make
oed tlio losses for which they have
indertaken to stand good Is exclusion
rom Nebraska business a penalty al-
ogether Inadequate. Had the council
icon less eager to smooth the path for
ho promotion of its president and moro
agor to surround tlio treasury with
ho safeguards contemplated by the
hartor , it would have laid moro stress
ipon this point.
What Tlio Bee lias denounced nnd
vhat It still protests against Is the ar-
Itrary reduction by the council com-
Ino of the amount of the treasurer's
end from 5800,000 to $400,000. Xo
mtter whether tlio surety Is n corpora-
Ion or an individual , ho will bo bound
1 the sum of $100,000 only , and no
norc. In other words , although the
Ity charter requires the treasurer to
Ive bond lu twice the amount of money
kely to bo lu his hands , tlio city Irens-
ror-4'lect will bo allowed to enter upon
lie duties of his olllce with n bond for
nly a little more than the amount of
noitey that is bound to ho In his cus-
oily at different times before ids term
f two years shall have expired. To
ccommodato u member of the com-
mo his ubboclatus lu the council hare
practically abrogated for hi * lipiiell
this salutary provision of the charter.
IMMHlltAT/O.V / m..STH/l'T/O.V. /
It Is apparent that n vigorous effort I
tn be made to get legislation ( lining
thu present congress putting further n
Mrirtlons upon Immigration. The fni
that during the past sl.v months th
number of Immigrants has constderabl
Increased , as compared with the corn
spending period of last year , has glvei
an Impetus to the efforts of those wh
want additional restrictions and al
ready n bill 1ms been Introduced In con
gfess providing for the exclusion of pet
sons between 14 and tit ) who cnnno
read and write. Tlio Boston Immlgra
tion Restriction league Is busy seutllti )
out information , a recent circular show
ing the proportion of Illiterates In eacl
100 Immigrants from various countries
the figures making a worse exhibit fo
the Immigrants that came from Ititsshi
Poland. Austria-Hungary and Ital ;
than fre'.u other European conulrie.- '
Tlio argument put forward is that tin
admission of lllltcrato forelgner to tin
country who have reached an age whei
they will not attend the schools and an
not likely to make any effort to acquln
even the ability to road nnd write li
undeslrnble if not harmful.
AH a matter of fact the laws now 01
the federal statute books provide for tin
exclusion of all Immigrants who an
convicts , criminals , dependents orllkel ;
to become public charges or who oanit
to this country is contract laborers , am
thU Includes all who would really bo i
detriment to the development of our In
stttutlons. All the illiterates who an
within these classes are already ox
eluded and those that are not cauno
prove a menace to the country , llllter
acy is not a hereditary characteristic
and the children of Illiterate foreign pat
ents who are unable to read and wrltt
simply because they have had no oppor
tunlty to learn give just as much premIse
Iso of becoming useful citizens as chll
dren of Illiterate native parents. In
ability to read and write Is no crinn
either In the United States or elsewhere
and while It might be well to make It .1
bar to the exercise of the suffrage then
is no good reason why It should proven I
Immigrants from entering the country
if they are otherwise valuable addition !
to the population.
TO STOP
One of the worst evils in our political
system Is the gerrymandering of con
gressional districts and a republican
representative from Ohio has framed a
bill to be Introduced in congress for
the purpose of eliminating this evil ,
I'he measure proposes that congress
shall provide for the districting of every
state once a decade , after the taking
of each United States census , by a com
mission equally divided between the
two leading parties and created In the
way best calculated to keep Its charac
ter high and make Its work honest ,
thorough and satisfactory to all fair-
minded citizens. Under the system pro
posed the districts from which repre
sentatives must be chosen will always
lie as equal in population possiblU
uul their form will bo regular , with tli'e
jonndary lines those fixed by natural or
-ommercial Influences. The central nnd
governing Idea will bo the best repre'
Dentation of every community and not
the convenience of scheming and ain-
liltions politicians.
There can bo no question as to the
: leslrabillty of the proposed reform and
[ f it Is within the authority of congress
Lo malcu It the present congress should
ict in tlio matter. As the Philadelphia
Press says , it would be an appropriate
task for the republicans to take up the
. ongresslonal districting question now ,
tvhon the party is returning to power ,
ind settle It fairly and llnally.
I'hon if the democratic party gets con-
Irol again it will not bo able to perpe
trate the gerrymanders it did after the
census of 1S)0. ! ) It Is to be remarked ,
liowever , that both parties have been
'iiilty of using the gerrymander for
inrtistui advantage and necessarily per-
pirating grove wrong and Injustice
[ hereby. This has been conspicuously
: he case In Ohio , so that the proposal
o put a stop to the evil comes appro-
irlatoly from a representative from that
state. The bill ought not to encounter
mich opposition , because every cousid-
'intlon of fairness and Justice is in Its
'avor and he would be a bold man who
should undertake to defend it or give
ils vote to allow It to continue. The
ilan suggested seems entirely practlcn-
) lo and the only question is whether
: ongress will be disposed to hand over
o a commission n duty which has been
10 long exercised by the states.
Chicago seems to bo adopting foot ball
actlcs in the campaign for the location
if the republican national convention.
lust before every big college foot ball
oiliest reports are sent out from the
lendqniirters of each team that their
nun nro all crippled and overtrained
ind out of form generally. This is
lone to affect the betting and to dlinln-
sh the vigilance of the opponent. Chi-
ago Is sending out reports that It Is in
10 condition to compete for the nn-
lonnl convention site and that it is
mndlcapped by the backwardness of
ts business men in subscribing to the
; uaranty fund. This will stimulate
nb.scrlptlons , and when thu time to act
irrlves Chicago will loom up In the
oreground us big ns life and twice as
intural.
The Omaha Morning Bee Is the hnsi-
ess man's newspaper. It presents a
amploto epitome of the happenings of
he preceding day , carefully edited and
onvonlently classified. It prints the
nil and accurate market reports trans-
iilttod by the Associated press , and is
he only paper between Chicago and
ho Pacific coast that lays -this complete
orvlco before Its readers. No business
nan who alms to keep up with the
lines cnn afford to b& without The
) maha Morning Bee.
Police Jndgp-elect Gordon has been
ivur to Chicago parading his newly nc-
; ulri > d Judicial honors and was accorded
ho unheard-of privilege of being pur-
idtted to sit besldo a Chicago Dogberry
dillo some fifty cases were disposed of.
Vlth this experience the new pollcu
uilgo will esteem nimst-u able to pass
upon any . ( iint/ilaliit that may IIP H1c <
In MM coiihtlliout fear of reversal b ;
any higher tribunal.
That TniiH ( iIsul.s.spp | | . exposition proj
ect must norj jt permitted to drop out o
J sight. Omaha wants the exposition
i Nebraska N unanimous for It. Tin
I western slaU'.Waro ready to accord thel
| full support. The Trnnsmlsslsslppl con
j gress has .ijijihn-setl it. What Is weedei
'
now Is tlii.Immediate | Inauguration o
n campaign , foe recognition by the mi
tlonnl
t'litlclllc.l I'ntrldtl.xm.
WnslilnRton I'oat.
The Rcnllemfcn hi the city enRaRed In clam
orlng for oltlce arc not hungry. Thty an
simply anxious to assist In the Rood worl
of making the prcssnt term of coiigrfea i
great success.
Tin. BlruiiK Point.
Indlannpolls Journil.
The strongest argument In favor ot tin
provident' * ' lltunclnl views IB Senator Veer
hses' statement that "thfy are rontmiun
Id everything I hava ever held to on the
financial subject through life. "
.Sunn-tillUK of ii IHiilTrr lllnnrlf.
Olobo-Democrnt ,
One ot the most cillfyliiK sights In the
uorltl Is the periodical assembling ot the
Heels of Kuropo lo overawe the sultan ,
No sooner do they reach the neighborhood
of Constantinople than their jealousy of each
other prevents acilon of any kind. Turkey
promises to be Rood , and goes ahead \vltti
the elimination of Christians. The Heels
salt back home and the same old status quc
Is good for anoihcr icrm of years.
Tin * Iollrjof ICiMinomy.
Ii\illM.'ii\l \ > o1l3 Journal.
It Is reported that the republican leaders
In congress are agreed upon a program of
rigid economy In public expenditures. It la
hoped that this Is true , by all except those
dcmociats who arc walling to make n cry
of extravagance against a republican liousa.
In this connection It may be said that a
large number of special enterprises will he
presented to congress which will Involve
largo expenditures If adopted. Several water-
uny scliemcy , internal Improvements on a
grand scale , harbor and coast defenses ,
which would require many millions will be
urged. A worse tlmn empty treasury Is o
bar to all such schemes now , oven If they
possess merit ,
TinOvorti orliotl Letter Writer.
New Yoik Sun.
Hon. Julius Sterling Morton wrote In his
letter to the public. No. 3,4G7 , second sarles ,
part fifth , for last week , that he favored a
I'tamp ' tax. If Hon. AJullus Slerllng Morton
does not use a frank , but pays his own
postage , the annual addition to the postal
revenue will alone be sufficient to wipe out
all deficits and give the treasury a pleurisy
once more. He Is the complete letter writer
for which the world has waited. All others
are fraudulent. Ho was born with a box
of fountain pens In his hand. Paper mills
spring up everywhere he goes. Twelve hun
dred and flftythree typewriters , working
day and night , cannot gorge his appetite for
epistolary remarks. And though he works
hard himself , and Is both ambidextrous and
pedographlc/Jlia ( s behindhand In his cor
respondence.
Muiilciiml 'FrniiclilxcN anil Reform.
3 ailibc'Democrnt.
London Is'1 following the lead of some of
ths Engllsh and Scotch cities In retaining
control of municipal franchises. The popu.
latlon under'Lbndon jurisdiction Is placed at
i,033,806 , and the annual municipal expendi
ture exceeds i ? 10T,000,000. The- London au-
thorltlea now stipulate what use shall be
made -of theietrec-ts by thos > e engaged In the
transportation loti passengers , what wages
they shall pay employes , nnd the number
of ) hours co/istltutlng a day's labor. The
water suppl > fO.f the city is the largest prob
lem now in , ham ) . It , ls proposed , to build
two aqueductsj-espectlvely 170 and 150 miles-
n length , aC-a , cpst , of J20p , < JOp,9p9 , .and by
compulsory , purchase 'to take the -'water sys
tem out ot" the hands of the eight private
companies now controlling the supply. All
the street carsIn Glasgov ) now wear the
city's coat-of-arms , and fares are regulated
on the basis of 'a cent a , mile , the employes
receiving higher wages , with shorter hours.
Lesds has now rb9ught Its street railways ,
and Manchester supplies hyilrnullc power to
all citliens who need It. These municipal
enterprises Invite the close attention of all
other Important cities throughout the world.
Gcriiiiiuy'M YexiitloiiM Policy.
Chicago Tribune.
The president refers to the Interference
with the exportation of American cattle and
other food products to Germany by reason
of the vexatious regulations and unfair dis
criminations of that country. He says that
t may be easy tp finOl at way to retaliate in
< lnd , but he rather discourages that course
> ecause It might "lead to consequences of
he gravest character. There are German
liscrlmlnatlons against some American
iiodttcU which are unjust and Injurious , but
ho president falls to state that the cause
assigned for the adoption of this unfriendly
> ollcy was the tariff legislation of his unn
mrty. The Wilson-Gorman law put a heav
er duty on all raw sugar the product of a
country which paid directly or Indirectly an
export bounty. The Germans said that this
was a discrimination against their beet-root
sugar , as It was , and they made that the
irelext cr the reason for their unfriendly
Measures. Therefore , unless Mr , Cleveland
ms grown fond of a tariff law he would not
sign , he ought first to recommend the repeal
3t that special tax on beet sugar. Then. If
Jermany failed to behave decently , retalla-
lon would be In order.
IOWA 1'ItKS.H COMMKVT.
Sioux City Tribune : Nebraska heels are
all right. If they won't make sugar they will
lo for molawes , end If not good enough for
nolasses whisky can be made from them.
Tlio bf t Industry is safe.
Sioux City Times : Colonel Deb Ingersoll
B pretty level headed about some ot the
burning questions of the day , but there are
hose who Insist that he Is nol posted en the
burning questions of the future.
Davenport Democrat : The moonshine
vhlsky madeby Nebraska farmers from the
surplus sugar beets they have raised does not
IBVO the smooth gurgle that makes the
mountain dew of Kentucky nnd Tennessee tn
cductlvr , but it 1iat' peculiar potency as a
disturber of the peace , and It Is likely to bo
lulto popular out on the border , where wet
? oods of the red-flro brand are In strong de
mand. ,
Slous City Journal ; The railroad * of Iowa
uo not liillluE aa many peopleas they for
merly did , thanks to better regulations and
jafoty nppllartCfeT. : The report of the railroad
ommlsslon Jutt filed with 'the governor
hews that the total of deaths from railroad
ccldents In Iowa last year was 133 and for
ho year prevlou3"145. There were four pas-
engers killed , forty-seven employes and
Ighty-two olliyu ,
Dcbuque T Jeg aph : In Its annual report
o the goverwJr Uo Iowa railroad commission
nakes two r'acpmmendatlonp , to-wlt : That
he legislature pVfc.fi a law fixing Joint rates ,
nd that It ataft-tyovlde for a system of pub
ic warehousffjflii which grain may be held
or higher flr/ces. / The commission lo now
anablo to flx'/bljjt rates because , the present
aw being impracticable , no otatute gives It
ho power ; anddhe warehouse rccomtnenda-
Ion Is based'o'iitfie success of the syalem In
lllnols and Minnesota , where , grtatly lo the
dvantaga ofHfrf ) grain owners , the ware-
louse receipt * aroVused as collateral. Doth
ecommendatlons are timely and deucrvlns of
erlous legislative consideration. The nb-
enco of Joint rates Is a source of Inconven-
once and loss to shippers , and the necessity
} f a reatonable and clllclent law upon the
ubject baa long been apparent.
OTItlilt l\M ) t Tll01 US.
Kmpcror William's upecch , read by Chsn
collor Von HohMiluhe at the opening of th
German Ittlrhnha was the le-ast nip
tilflOAtit of any ot his utterances , nn
I extremely peaceful In tone1. In rcferenco ti
i foreign affalra th : only dr-clnnllon ot Impor
I tanrc was that Germany would co-opcrat
with Hi * olher powers to precrvo peace h ;
I maintaining existing treaties , This , n
' course , refers to Turkey , nnd Indicates tha
I there Is nn disposition la begin the paitl
tlon of Turkey In Knropo or to do nnythlni
I more thsn compel the snllan to proltct hli
i subjects under the term ? of the Hurlli
treaty. It was especially declared In tin
spofch thai Germany was In pcrfecl hnrmon ;
with Iliissla and Kratice , Orent Ilrltaln no
bolus mentioned , This lends color to the re
port that Great Ilrltaln. th chief no wo :
heretofore In the east , Is belag quietly IB
nerd , nnd tint Ilussls , Germany and Kranci
together Intend lo dlctsts Ihs policy ot tin
pcrlo. The proRram announced for the ses
slon of the Holchstag deal. " altogether will
local alTalrs of no greal importance oulsldo o
Germany. Among the bills to 1 pres-anlec
nre two relating lo the manufacture and sa ! <
of oleomargarine and sugar.
* *
The fact that Jerusalem has been occuplei
by Turkish troops , that I'alca'.lne Is alsi
filled with them , and that they have ralsci
the green flag of the prophet will doubtlcsi
arouse Interest throughout the wholu o !
Christendom. Modern Palestine ) In u part n
the Turkish empire , and Is Inrlude-d In the
vilayet ot Syria. The Mohammedans constl-
lu'.e a majority of the Inhabitants , nnd the
Chrlstlatig are almest entirely ot the Syrlnr
raw. The great fooJy of the people are de
scended from Arab , Syrian and Greek an
cestors. Outside of the rsvcrence which sr
ninny millions of the human race have foi
Palei'tlno and Jerusalem , a great deal of ro
mance Is associated with both that country
and clly , and they have been the yocno ol
many famous military conflicts. For six cen
turies after the beginning of Ihe Christian
era the Homan and By/.anllno emperors ruled
over Palestine ; Mohammedan Egyptians and
Arabs held It for four centuries , and then
came the dayn of Peter the Hermit , of the
crusade : } , around which hangs BO mucli
knlghlly romance' , of Ihe taking of Jerusalem
and of Iho election ot GoJfrey de Bouillon
ao Its ruler. The Christian kingdom wns
overthrown by Sullan Saladln , regained by
Emperor Frederick II , recaptured and held
by the sultans of Egypt , end then In 1517
conquered by the Turks , In whoso possession
It has been ever since. The raising of the
green flag of the prophet Is ominous , and
may lead some pe-ople to fear that the Mo
hammedans are about to wage a religious
war against Christendom. There are nearly
two hundred millions ot them In the world ,
and their Invasion of Europe from Asia Is
something which would compel the great
powers to forget their mutual jealousies ? and
make common cause ngalnst such a vast
horde of fierce and cruel fanatics ,
* *
Far In advance of any other nation In the
number of Moslems under Us rule Is Great
Britain. In India alone there are about CO-
000,000 Mohammedans , and they outnumber
all the subjects of the sullan more than two
to one. Besides , England rule ? Mohamme
dans In other parts of her vast empire ,
though not many In any one place. The
queen is the sovereign of many million more
Moslems than Christians. China Is believed
to come next as a country Inhabited by many
followers of the prophet. The .number of Mo
hammedans in the Chinese empire Is esti
mated all the way from 30,000,000 to 50,000.-
000 , and the smaller of the guesses is more
than Turkey can match. Holland , also , has
nearly or quite 30,000,000 Moslem subjects In
her populous and rich Bast Indian posses
sions. Java has fully 25.000,000 people , and
nearly all of them arc Mohammedans. The
Turkish empire Is supposed to contain about
23,000,000 Moslems , counting the portions of
Arabia In which the authority of the sultan
Is not very well established , and Is In danger
of blng destroyed at apy time. Therefore It
Is apparent that unle&s great errors have
been made In estimating the number of Mo
hammedans In the Chinese empire , the sultan
Is only fourth among rulers of great bodies
of men and women who believe In Mahomet.
But among countries which are dominated by
tjie > , Moslem elpnient of their population and
are under the away of a Mohammedan ruler ,
the Turkish empire Is easily" first , In num
bers anil In power for evil.
4 * *
The C3remonlal coronation of a cznr at the
Kremlin in Moscow Is a magnificent court
drama outrivaling In pomp the storied splen
dors of the Field of Cloth of Gold. The
preparations for the crowning of Nicholas II
In the spring have already begun and give
promise of n pageant of unparalleled bril
liancy. It might be supposed that the most
fitting ceremony to accompany the formal
Investiture of the absolute commander of
the largest standing army of the world would
bo a great military spectacle , but while sa
lutes and oaths of fealty to their emperor
from Russia's armed hosts will form a part
of the display , the nrmy will play only a
subordinate role In the proud show. Pomp
and power are Indlssolubly associated In the
minds ot Asiatics , and the coronation of the
White Czar has become ) a means to dazzle
Ihe eyes and Impress the Imaginations of the
princes and chiefs of the motley array of' '
tribes and nations who owe allegiance to the
ruler of all the Husslas. The barbaric splen
dor of the pageant at the Kremlin will be a
reminder that the czar is not only a Kiiro- i
pean sovereign , but the mightiest monarch of
Asia as well.
7ho little commonwealth of San Miilno ,
situated on one of the eastern spurs of the
\pennincs , In Italy , and which claims the
llstinctlon of being the oldest existing reptib-
Ic In the world , Is ? In danger of losing Us
ndopcndence. The trealy with Ilaly guaran-
: eelng the liberty of Sun Marino provides ,
tmong other things , that the republic shall
: oln no money , but adopt the currency of
: taly ; owing , however , to the scarcity of Itnl-
an money , the tiny commonwealth has been
: cmpelled to mint gold and silver pieces for
.he use of Its people. This violation of the
reaty has born seized upon by Slg. Crlspl
is a pretext for mimmarlly annullng the
; earanty of the Independence ot San Marino ,
uul after having survived the vicissitudes
if fifteen centuries the little republic seems
lestlncd to bo merged Into Ihs dominions of
Clng Humbert. Be It hoped that the Genius
if Liberty will take San Marino under her
irotection and preserve the venerable repub-
Ic from Us Impending fate !
* *
The population of Japan In 1804 was 42.00J-
OD , and , Including Formosa , It Is now estl-
natcd at 45,000,000. The area of Japan
iroper Is about on-fourth larger than that
if the British Islands. In population , If
/hlna bo excepted as a negllgable quantity ,
ho Japanese empire ranks as fourth power of
he- world , or the fifth If the colonies chiefly
nhablted by men of European race be In-
luded with thu population of the British
irplre. European Russia , Including Poland
nd Finland , has about 1)9,500,000 ) Inhabitants' ;
hi United States , with Ita 70,000,000 people ,
on .es next ; then Germany , with 45,000,000.
'he population of the British empire , ixclud-
ng India and Its Asian , African and other
lossesslons Inhabited by alien races , U about
3,000,000. A homogeneous nation nearly as
lumerous as tha Inhabitants ot the Grman
mplre , quick-witted rjid of strong physlqu ? ,
, nd moved by a common patriotic Impulse ,
ho Japanese constitute a power that must b
alien Into account in the adjustment of the
Hairs ot the far
Senator I'effer'u llujje Tunic.
KIUIEBB City Btar.
What , with pushing forward his crusade
n favor of reforming congressional funerals ,
atherliiK a bill to limit the presidential
erm lo six years without re-election , an-
ither urging tha repeal of all laws author-
zing the Issuance of bonds and keeping the
clnks out of his beard , Senator Peffer has
, bout all the work laid out that he will
10 able to attend to during the preajnt BCS-
lot.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Baking
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nf it .Miifili-rcil Aiiterli-in
iy ( ln > ( J M ci-tiniritt.
CHICAGO. Ore. 0. The Dally News' Wash
InRlnn special say * ! Moro than a ycnr OR
Joseph lllssmaer , n former citizen nt ChlcAgo
wns nRna Mnatd nt Matngnlpa , Nicaragua
nnJ his relate lias been tlnco confiscated li ]
the local authorities of XlcaraKua. notvtltti
ctai'illng Ihe efforts of our minister , Mr
Haktr , to have It turned over to n curator.
Tlio stranRfst part of the astounding storj
Is that Chlc.iRo rclstlvcs , chief of whom I
Ir , Henry Oelgcr , n brother-in-law of the
victim , assisted l > y Consressmnn IMwan
Cooke of ChleaRO , have btn working for n
year to account ttthat was supposed to b
uiiotlier case of remarkable dlsapparanee
This Information , which was communicate *
to Congressmnn Cooke today by Secrctarj
of Stale Oluey will he th ? first authentic
news Dr. OelRcr and the other relatives have
received of the fate of their unfortunate rela-
live.
It Is needless to . ay that State department
nutltorltlos nro astounded at the revelatloni
and that another International complication
will result. Congressman Cookn wrolc to Dr
Oelger of Chicago , rciiucstliiR htm to fnrnliil
necessary proofs lo cptahltah the fact thai
Josfph HIsMiiaer was a natuiallx.ed cltlr.cn o :
America , and as soon as the proofs are m
hand , Congressman Cooke will present the
C.IE-O to the secretary of state and ask him to
den and full Indemnity for the otUraRo.
The dispatch goes on to say thst Illssmae-r
wunt from Chicago to Matagalpa and scttlei !
on a coffee plantation. A letter returned to
one of his relatives sotno months ago with the
endorsement "dead" was the first Intimation
that anything had gone wrong with him.
hist July Sir. Cookc laid Iho ca o before
Secretary Olney. This morning In his mall
he received from the secretary of stale a lot-
ler transmitting a communication from Min
ster llaker of Nicaragua. The hitter staled
that Imsniacr was nssaselnaled and robbed
al a coffee plantation near Matagalpa In
October , 1S9I. "No papers were found giving
Information ns to his citizenship , but ho was
si'pposed to have been a naturalized American
citizen , " saye Minister Maker.
"After his death , at my request , there
being no American consul at Malagalpa , Mr.
Charles T. Manning was appointed as curator
of llio small estale , nnd the government of
Nicaragua endorsed the appointment. When
Mr. Manning applied for possession of the
property his request wag denied unless he
was able to prove Mr. Hlssmncr had been
a citizen of ( ho United States. This proof
Manning could not furnish , therefore the
native authorities appropriated such prop
erty as was found.
"I understand $2,000 In Kohl , a umall piece
of land near Matagalpa , which Hlssmacr pur
chased for $ COO. and a mule and a few cattle -
tlo comprised his estate. It Is believed ho
had a. much larger sum of gold , but no one
seems to know what became of It.
"The chief of the assassins was lynched
and hung up to a tree , and those charged
with the lynching were not convicted. "
Ths dispatch adds : "There Is some sur
prise shown at the State department because
Minister Maker did not report the circum
stance that a supposed American citizen
had been assassinated , with hlo name ( which
wan known ) to the State department , but he
made no official communication on the sub
ject , and his letterfi show that ho was aware
o the details from the start. "
Carter IlnrrlMoii'n Ilmiulitor AVc l * .
CHICAGO , Dec. G. Miss Sophonsba Grayscn
Harrison , second daughter of the late Carter
II. Harrison , and Mr. Barrett Eastman , son of
Colonel and Mrs. P. A. Eastman , formerly
of this city , but now of Los Angeles , Cal. ,
were married last evening at St. James
Episcopal church In this city , Hev. James
Stone officiating. The wedding waa a most
sumptuous affair , no less than 3,000 persons
having been Invited.
mid Ilnir Company ANHKMH. |
FRANKLIN , O. , Dec. 6. The Alpha Paper
uul Bag company has assigned to J. M.
Oachller on account of two judgments against
lie company. It has been organized but
ibout a year and lias a bonded Indebtedness
> f $60,000. Assets and liabilities not stated.
Die company employed 100 men.
Knnlly Hun ( lie Illoclcnde.
NEW YORK , Dsc. G. A special to the
tlerald from Havana , Cuba , says a rebel
jlockade runner , loaded with arms and muni
tions of war for the revolutionists , has suc-
: ceded In lauding her cargo near Muriel.
THE UK ; IK.
New York Sun.
If things that have not had really
The ring of the real coin ;
If potatoes' , for Instance , were mealy.
And beefsteak was nil tenderloin.
If goat meat was Southdown mutton ,
Anil butchers hnd civilized fouls ;
If collars were easy to button.
And buttons were glued In their holes.
; f women's tongurs wcro not waggy ,
And swout little babes never cried ;
[ f trousers never got baggy.
And shoestrings would always stay tied.
tf money was made by talking.
And never a man WHS n rogue ;
If distance did not mean walking.
And car farca were not In vogue.
[ f crops \vofds were not reproaches ,
And hisses ne'er meant to betray ;
[ f mosquitoes were only cockroaches , i
And Jersey a , lit place to stay.
[ f your frowns , dearest Mnu < ] , were ca
resses ,
Hach pout but the sen ! of a Men ;
It you ever hud quite enough dresses
Oh , then , wouldn't living be bliss !
Ml HTM IN iniV.MI ! .
Chicago
I m\r you in my dreams last night ,
friend :
I knew I slept and likewise dreamed , tt > \
WllMl -
We mot jou coldly jmsscJ mo by , nnd
wide-
Awake. you \\oiild Jiave boned me fern
n tenl
Judge.
' Oh , I nin MiiRle from choice , " said * ho
In n low nnd winning voice.
Hut she glnroil nt the speaker savagely ,
When he npUecl her "From whoso choice ? "
Eton Slnr.
"The way Is long , " he said , "nnd hard ;
And yet , ambitions , I would bo
So great--so well pioclalmetl the Imrd.
They'd inime ix good cigar for me. " * " >
Chlciigj Tillnine. >
And now the Kln r * nf beer will wear
Still higher nnd higher collar * .
For .Mn'ciirct Mather 1ms compiomlscd
For * 100uot ) .
_ , . . . .U Jomnnl.
She FBW n inonte , but did not sweivo ,
Although It must have shocked her.
She Inn ! to inuke a show of nerve \
She wns1 u femnle doctor. *
Potrolt l-'ic'o Ticsv
My noble steed ! My gallant steed !
utHin thy back I'd mount and lly ;
Hut tbou art doomed my people need
Moio sausages than beefsteak pie.
" .Myvlfo Is n Jewel. " he wald with a plgh ,
"More precious thnn silver or gold ;
And O FO warm-hearted ! Perhapi that is
v. hy
Her feet nre so awfully cold ! "
LKAD1XO SPKOIAL KEATUUKS.
THE OMAIIA SUNDAY Ite
A WOMAN 1NTHUVRNKS :
Contlnuntlon of llobcrt llarr's fnscl-
imtlng serial story that 1ms been run
ning In The Sunday- Dee for several
weeks pant and has founil ucli favor
with Its renders. Illustrated with re
productions of specially prepared draw
ings.
FKDEUATION Ol T.AllOR CONVKN.
T1ON :
Forecast of the wotlc of the forth
coming minimi convention of the Ameri
can Kcdorntlrfn of l.iilur. to be held In
Now Yoik City next week , by the leadIng -
Ing mtmibeiH of that organization , John
Mcllrlde. Samuel ( lomperH and John 11.
I.ennon Hi-view of the local labor Held
Industrial notes on points of Intelost to
labor and capital In all parts of the
country.
SCHOOL DAYS Ol' " DU. HOLMES :
HomlnlHODncew of Ur. Holmes' expert-
enee us a school boy at Cambrldgeport
and Andovcr Stories told by Holmes
himself at class reunions nnd gathering : )
of his hchoolmatea New lights on a
great inun'o early career.
DIAMONDS AVITII HISTORIES :
nomnntlc traditions tlmt surround nH"
most all of the famous great diamond *
of the world Tules about the Great
Mogul Sketch of the known history of
the Koh-l-nnr Hoyal diamonds with pedl-
giecs Diamond stories of till kinds.
SOCIETY IN DECEMBER :
A week of uotnblo weddings Dancing1
parties still lend the social functions
Another Uehulnntn launched nt n formal
leceptlon Air is full of rumored engage
ments Entertainments of , thJ ( week
Movements of the society folk.
IN WOMAN'S DOMAIN :
Charming effects for dress combina
tions In chiffon , spangles , fur , velvet
nnd lace now displayed by the lenders
In fashion Goivlp about noted women-
Fashion notes A page of IntereHtlmr
reading mutter selected for the special
benellt of our % vomen patrons.
WHEELMEN STILL ACTIVE :
Speculation rife ns to the models for
Iho coming year The question of brakes
arousing discussion Shiibby treatment
of bicyclers by the railroads New York
policemen experimenting with wheels im
uiljuncls to the service What becomes
of the old wheels a perplexing question
In the local wheel clubs Omaha bicy
clers and their doings.
FOOT BALL AND OPEUA :
Combination that overtook Chicago
Thanksgiving time Bright , newsy , KOS-
slpy letter nbout Chicago people and
things contributed by Miss Stncla Crowley -
ley , who draws comparisons that nre of
particular Interest to readers of The
lice In Omaha.
THE COMING GENERATION :
"Adrift on a Whale , " n fresh story of
ndventuro for our youthful readers-
Figure skating and how It can be mas
tered by learning the four Important
strokes Prattle of the youngsters.
THE WOULD OF SPOUT :
Hunting and flphlng- the early win
ter Aftermath of the big foot bull
matches Unse ball enthusiasts already
at work on next scasonSs projects
Critical review of sporting events of the
week In amateur and professional circles.
UNEXCELLED NEWS SEUVICE :
Unexcelled cable , telegraphic and locat
news service George W. Smalley's re
view of current European events The
Now York World's special cable dis
patches The full Associated press re
ports Unequalled sturt of special corre
spondents and local reporters.
TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE
BUY IT ! JIHAD IT.
. .Free Photographs , .
Wo am Rlvlns nn order on nine-
hurt , for li do/en Unblnut Photos of
the purchiisur of ? 1 worth of cuodH In
our Ohllilion's Dojrirtimint. This
olToronds ! . Ifi. owing ts the im-
poiilhllity of llnlshlnv no tulvou after
tlmt date In tlmo fur Uhrlitiuas.
That
. . . .
"Cwttin9 'Em Down Sale"
Will be a genuine clothing
event. Better get down
early Saturday.
Clearing out all odd lots of
hoys' and children's Ulsters ,
Cape Overcoats , Long" Pant
Suits , 2-Piece Suits , Novelty
Suits , Reefers , etc. Full par
ticulars on 8th page of this
paper ,
Big Bargains in men's
wear as well ,
Frivolous Figures on Furnishings.
An odd lot of Cluctt's high grade Kc A fine lot of odd Undershirts , oil glzos ,
Iwlncn C'ollura to close , just half from 31 to 11 , rt-BUlar Jl.OO and 11.25
price 2 for 5i5o grade clcmlng them all out at
A choice lot of Cashmere Mulllera , . . . . . . . . . 50ouuvh
regular Mo and 75c crude , to clofu ] ilr ( bargains In odd lots of gloves
them 2fto such closing them out at much less than
A lot of penulno Shaw Knit CoUwold vulueu.
Half Hose , regular 40c grade Christmas novoltlcH In
furnUhlngii
now
only 2&o In. U's wlsu to make an curly uo-
A very line 40-h'augo fast black Half leclton.
Hose , with while feet , regular .Je
grade Holnir to close them put See 15th. Bt uhow windows for dlnplay
at , Ji&olfulr of big bargalnti ,
Browning % King & Co
Southwest Coruer Fiftsantlt aud Douulus , OMAHA.