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THE OMAHA JPAJDY BE35 : SATUBHAY , KOVEflOiEK 24 , 1894. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. 13. nOSKWATKIl , Kdllor. TEtlWtf OK SUnSCHII'TlONi Dally Bee < wllliout Sunday ) . One ? e r..t 1 ) Daily Dee ami Sunday. On Year . 1000 Klx Months . 60 * Three Jlonlhs . * S fiuiidny lief , Onn Yenr. . . . J jj 6nturifny ! ! < . Otis Year. . . . . . > . ' J ? Weekly Bi" , Ono Year . . . M orncust Omtihn. Tin Tlet Uiillillnir. , , . Houth Oinnlui. Oirncr N nml Twenty-fourth Sts. Council Ilium , 13 I'enrl itrcel , rhlrano OHIce. 311 Ulininlwr f Commerce. New York , no m 13 , II nna 15 , Trlbuna Bldf. Waihlnglon , HOT F trcet , N. W. All communication * relntlns to news nnd edi torial matter ahuiiM bo mldrrttcd ! To tlio Editor. llt'SI.S'i.HH : lKTTiit3. : All bunlnena Irltcin uii'l ' lenilttniiccs should lie nddrexsed to Tlio Ho rubllililnc company , Omahn. Urnflii , iliorUn mid pojloilli-o orders to be made paynlili- lhi nrJir of tlie company. Till : IJUU 1'UIJMSIIINO COMl'ANY. KTATCMKNT OtCIUCCLATION. . OeerKf 11 , Txichuck , sccrelfiry ot Th Hep Pub- llslilnir romt.itny. belnn duly mvorn , nays Hint the nclunl number ot full and compute toplM of tlie Dally Mornlnif , UrrnlnR ami Sunday le ) prlntprt rturliiff the month of October , IS'J * . wn > an followm 1 14 16 , tlll 2 . Jl.tft 17 21V IS . ' . 21,211 4 . 21 , Ml 10 21,112 K . 21 , ( ill 20 21.2S4 C . 21.C02 21 22,71' ' ) 7 . , , , 22,975 n 21,0:2 8 . 21,071 a Ji.037 9 . 21 , IN : i 20.8 10 . 21,611 ! 23 20.R01 n . 21,123 D 20.S56 12 . 21,117 27 21,032 J3 . . ' 21.MC 23 22.1560 11 . 22,811) 21 20.T1S 13 . 25,131 50 20.812 _ Total . 011,407 Less deductions for unsold anil loUirmcl copies . 10,037 Total i M . 'tat.r.o Dally average net circulation . 21,111 ! 01:01101 : it. TXKCIIUCK. Sworn to \ > tlntf me nnd milncrlbwl In my pres ence tills 3d day of Notembcr , 1891. ( Senl. ) N. I' . I-'IJIU Notary Public. Severn ! soimtnrlnl candidates nro do ing some very ijulut but none the less electioneering. Kx-Sicrctnry Hlklits of West Virginia seems to sue tlie title " .senator" nlreiuly prefixed before Ills name. Remove the election booths that still obstruct the streets. There Is no reason for ninliitiiinlng them longer. Tom Heed starts out at the Hub , but Le will encircle the whole country be fore he winds up his political wander ings. ings.We We shall now see whether the of witness fees In the criminal court will sharpen the scent of our slcuthllke de tectives. Speaking of the weather , there Is cer tainly no cause for complaint against the etllcleucy ami moral rectitude of the weather clerlr. Ilnirnll would be happy unless a new plot to restore the deposed queen were discovered at least as often ns once each month. It Is a vain hope that expects Presi dent Cleveland to Incorporate that long looked for letter endorsing Senator I1I1I in his coming annual message. A gubernatorial contest In Nebraska would mean u bitter partisan flglit , the like of which has never been recorded In the political annals of the state. The New York hankers seem to Imag ine that the new bond Issue has been ordered for their especial benefit and that no one outside of New york Is en titled to have a bid considered. Adlal feels better now that his bust has been placed among the niches de voted to the vice presidents of the United States. Hut how much better he would feel If his likeness were to be hung In the presidential portrait gal lery ! A successful contest for the governor ship means Majors as the republican candidate for governor In 1SOO. How would the honest republicans fancy a repetition of the defensive campaign Just closed In a year when BO much will be nt stake ? Mr. Heed Insists that the democrats richly deserved Hie defeat administered to them at the recent elections. Kvcn the democrats admit that. Mr. Uoeil might also have added that the repub llcans arts equally deserving of the suc cess which they have won. The city hits not yet found out what the Thomson-Houston electric lighting monopoly proposes to charge for Its sen-Ice during the past six months , dur ing which It has ceased to rendei monthly bills. When the account turns up look out for another gigantic steal. The grave robbers of Lincoln are no worse than the men who arc endeavor Ing to blow breath Into a defunct polltl cal corpse whose wake was performed on November ( J. The only difference Is the law prescribes heavy penalties upon conviction of the former , while the hitter tor are trying to work through chinks li ; the statutes. The men who are threatening to In stltnte a contest upon the election oi Judge Ilolcomb to the governorshli should not forget that there have been partisan advantages taken to count OH honestly elected oillcluls before , but tlm such action has always reacted to tin irreparable Injury of the party In whose name It Jias been committed. An at tempt to deprive Judge Holcomh o the sent to which he Is legally entitled whether successful or not , would rosul in Incalculable Injury to the republlcai party of Nebraska and might cost 1 the supremacy which now seems so so cure. Tlie Turkish government Is going about It In the right way according to the Turkish inlud. The first step taken to redress the Armenian outrages was th appointment of a commission to find on whether the butcheries really occurred The second step was to confiscate al the newspapers that might possibly con tain some reference to this barbarou action. When the report of the I lives tlgating commission Is presented w liresume another commission will be ai pointed to ascertain whether the pro vluclal soldiers were not Justified I massacring tlm Christiana. If the nf fair In not forgotten when this stage o the proceedings shall have been com pletetl the miltan may ask. the othe Rations what they would like to har him do. ron The defendants in the fitilt against x-Trcasurer Hill nnd his bondsmen to ecovor for the state the amount of pub- c money which was deposited In the lilod Capital National bank nro pur- ulng their old-time policy of delay , laving succeeded In staving off the rial in one court or another for one hole administration extending over wo years , they now seek to keep up lelr dilatory proceedings until the pros- ctttlon shall either pass lute hands not nwllllng to let. the matter drop or shall ie of sheer old age. The members of the supreme court irive shown a commendable desire to xpedltc this Hiilt In which the tnx- nyers of Nebraska have so much nt take. It Is true that they declared nit the district court of Douglas county md no Jurisdiction over the matter , but lion proper representation by the coun- el for the state they agreed to take rlglnal Jurisdiction over It themselves , s'cver having exercised original powers u a suit of this kind they promptly dopted now rules providing for the iimmonlng of a Jury to try the Issues f fact and for such of the procedure M was novel to the court Even now , vhi'ii the attorneys for the defendants skctl for a continuance until April on ccount of the Illness of three of their llents , they refused so long a delay ml set the case over only until next erm , which begins on January 1. The plea for tlje continuance Just ranted Is plainly Intended for the pur- lose of delay. There Is no gainsaying- lip fact that some of the parties are I , but that does not mean that their ntcrests arc without ample protection , n a civil suit It Is not necessary that he parties be actually present In court nless they are desired as witnesses. The case can be presented through at- orneys Just as well. Suppose there vero 100 Joint defendants , It would be inltc probable that some one or other f them would be ill all the time. Would hat mean that the suit should never ome to trial ? The attorneys In this ase will doubtless try the same dodge vhen It Is called In January. Should hey do so the counsel for the state hould object most emphatically. Either Till and his boiulsmen are liable for the tate's deposit Involved In the bank allure or they are not liable. The tax- Miyers want to have a final decision nt he earliest possible moment. The court hould tolerate no further unnecessary elay. ntVKKK3lKXT HA XKIKO. There Is consensus of opinion among veil-informed financiers that there can jo no complete remedy for the difficul ties of our financial system and no per manent relief for the treasury from the mbarrassmcnts to which It Is subject inder present conditions so long as "the government does a banking business , 'he paper obligations of the govern- nent redeemable In coin , which under ho declared policy Of the government neans gold , amount to over $500,000,000. These obligations are a constant menace o the gold reserve oCJ i treasury. Ac- 'ordlng ' to the reponof United States treasurer Morgan the redemption of egal tender notes ( greenbacks ) In gold since the' resumption of specie payments las been. In round figures , $181,000,000 , md of this amount ? 141',000,000 were edeemed during the fiscal years of 1893 nnd 1801 and the first three months of ho current fiscal year. Of the trens- try notes of 1890 the amount redeemed n gold has been over ? ( ! S,000,000. If these redeemed notes had been can celled the liability of the government vould have been reduced to that amount and the obligation to retain a large gold . eservc In the treasury would have been .natcrlally lessened. But as the treas iry Is required to reissue them the gold labilities 'of the government were not . educed a single dollar by the redemp tlon of the notes , lleturning to clrcula- lon through the disbursements of the government they were again available 'or drawing gold from the treasury , anil this process could go on Indefinitely under existing law. Heferrlng to this condition United Suites Treasurer Jordan says It may be necessary to Issue bonds at the rate of 6100,000,000 a year ad InUnitum , and he suggests that It would be far more economical for the government to Issue . ! per cent bonds for every dollar of Its note circulation and let the latter res I ipon the bonds than to go on Issuing n per cent bonds to replenish the gold re serve and then In a few months losing the gold In a perpetual process of re- ilcmptlon and re-redoinptlou. The prob lem that confronts the country , and to which It Is understood the president nnd secretary of the treasury are giving their most earnest attention , Is how to effect a change from existing conditions and establish a system of finance that will relieve the treasury from the rtltll culties and dangers that now beset li and at the same time give the people an entirely sound nnd safe currency Secretary Carlisle , It Is said , desires to see the pressure for gold for export shifted from the treasury to the banks and prompt redemption of notes In coh at the counters of the banks he consider ; Important to accomplish this result. H Is stated that one of the features of hlf plan will be the gradual retirement of the United States notes and of the uotett Issued under the Sherman act , these constituting the paper obligations of the government which are a menace to the gold reserve. The elimination of greenbacks am treasury notes from the currency , how ever necessary to the protection of tht treasury , will not be. found a simple matter. Not only will such a proposl tlou be vigorously opposed by ccrtnli elements In congress , but the necessltj of redeeming the notes by actual casl raised by taxation or by the Issue of In terest-benrlpg bonds presents a difficult ) that may not be easily overcome. Thei the withdrawal of $500,000,000 of clrcn latlou calls for Its replacement by a cor responding amount of some other font of currency , nnd n plan must be devlset that will Issue a currency as sound a that withdrawn or the people will 110 have It. Altogether the question Is com pier nnd full of difficulties , but tlm there Is a general nnd growing sentl ment In favor of divorcing the govern inent frAin a hanking business Is uu questionable. Great Interest Is felt In tha promised pluu to be submitted t cougresH in the executive message um the report of the secretary of the trcas iry. It Is not expected , howcrcr , that ny plan which the administration may annulate will bo adopted by the pros- nt congress. Perhaps the wisest thing or this congress to do would be to ere- to a nonpartlsan currency commission rllh authority to thoroughly Investigate lie subject and report to the next con- TOSS n plan for n new currency system. Vlth the diversity of views on the ques- lou In the party In power It Is hardly osslblc that It can be wisely and satis- actorlly disposed of by the present con gress during the remaining short period f Its existence. 1IIK HATTTiK FOlt JS'IM'BH. The advocates of the frco coinage if silver are not talking as confidently s they formerly did , though they still nanlfest a determination to keep up the Ighr. The late elections were somewhat llscouraglng to their hopes , especially he result In the silver states , nnd they anuot conceal their sense of dlsap- mlntmetit and discomfiture. Nowhere Id the cause of free silver gain strength rom the result of the November dec- Ions , the voice of Nevada In Its ehalf counting for nothing. In Ohio , vhero the democrats made free silver .11 Issue , they were overwhelmingly jcateii , casting- the smallest vote for nauy years. In no state of the south vas the advocacy of free sliver of any dvantage to the party championing It , uid it was not a winning shibboleth In Colorado and other sliver states. The national executive committee of he Bimetallic league will meet In St uls next week , and It la said to be u-obable that the fate of the league will ) e decided at this meeting. An ofllccr t the organization Is quoted ns saying hat If new life cannot be lufiwed Into t Ita promoters are.of the opinion that t should be abandoned. Th'ls official aid that the lack of Interest on the part of silver-producing states Is the most llscouraglng feature about the work. Juless silver producers and the largo uislncss men of Colorado and other nountaln states come to the front at1 nice he saw little hope for the cause of i-ee coinage for years to come. 1'ossl- > ly the silver producers may be Induced 0 como to the front , but It Is hardly u-obablu that the class of Colorado bus- ness men who might exert some Influ ence will waste any time In ti cause so mpromlslng as. that of the free and iiillmltcd coinage of silver at the exist- ng legal ratio. The battle for free sil- , -er , however , is not to be at once and Hterly abandoned. According to report lie Irrepressible Bland , although beaten lor re-election , will occupy a-part of his emalulug time hi congress In the effort : o have a bill for the free coinage of sil ver passed. He does not expect such a ueasure to become law , because Presl- lent Cleveland Is Irrevocably committed against such a policy. Ills veto of the seigniorage bill demonstrated that no egislatlon for Injecting more sliver Into he currency will receive the approval of this administration. But Mr. Bland 1 ml other free silver democrats would Ike to commit the party to this policy through congressional action , and It Is it least possible that they will he able to do this. They might not be able o command as large a vote for a free : olnage bill as was given for the seign iorage measure , but there Is reason to believe that they could muster a suffi cient number to pass a bill. This would commit the party , so far as that can be done by the action of its representatives in congress , to free silver coinage , nnd the fact would be used to array the party for that policy In tlie next mt- llonal campaign. The free silver demo crats profess to believe that as a matter of salvation the democratic party will be obliged to declare for free coinage of silver a nd show Its sincerity by nomi nating an out-and-out free coinage man for president This is what they now propose to work for , so that there Is no likelihood of a cessation of the battle for silver during tlie next two years. The cud of the conflict. It Is pretty safe to predict , will come wlth the re sult of the next general election , and the nature of that result , It Is hanlly possi ble to doubt was very distinctly fore shadowed by the late elections. Ce'r- tnlnly In the event of the democratic party espousing the cause of free silver and nominating n candidate for presi dent in 18915 favorable to that policy the election of a republican president anil congress , not unfriendly to silver but opposed to a course that would place tlio country on a silver basis- would be assured. It has been most conclusively demonstrated that a majority of the iVmcrlcan people do not favor the prop osition that the United States should undertake alone the free coinage of sil ver , and the longer they have to con sider It the greater will be the-numbei opposing It. The silver question nuisl sooner or later find a solution , but It will not' be what the free silver men propose and Insist upon. Blmetalllsn will continue to bo recognized as the policy of the country , but not mulct- conditions which would Inevitably leiu to silver monometallism. 37.11 1 < J WAKH VV. It Is time for the business men am commercial Interests of Omaha to wakt up and join hands In an energetic move incut for a great Industrial revival li our city. Every factor in the com munlty can be united on such a pur pose. There need be neither divisions nor dissensions. The prosperity o Omaha Is a common platform which Is large enough to embrace all within Its compass. It can not be denied that Omaha Jus at present Is still under the dtsadvant age of unfriendly feeling among man } of the towns and cities of the Intcrloi of the state. The antagonism createt by the Ill-fated and unsavory allege ! Business Men's association was eagerlj grasped by the competitors of Omaha and turned to their own advantage This antagonism Is by no means jtistl fietl by the facts , as we have shown tha the real business men of the city heh aloof from the distasteful political or gauliuillon. and when the decisive mo ment came acted In harmony with thel patrons throughout the state and agalus corporate domination. Vet this antago tilsm persists to a certain extent nnd 1 Is only to be expected that It should In manipulated for the benefit of compc ting cities. During the recent cam palKtt Omaha buslnes houses reported frequent losses of trade that were trace bio directly to the prejudice cngcn- ered by the ( political situation. It la t the utmost Wiportauce , not only that 11 the lost ground be regained without elay , but that we again forge ahead ml begin nn aggressive movement for iiorc compfctcgpontrol of the territory aturally tributary to this city. If the Omaha wholeen ers , Jobbers and com- ntsslon brokers will only get together nd work lUjcftyiccrt they will soon bo bio to point to accomplished results. Omaha has UiiJI niitable advantages for upplylng Nebraska and western trade. Icr business men have the resources nd enterprise' . What Is wanted Is omblnod a ml progressive action. The Bee Is Informed that a number f the heavy patrons of the Omaha post- trice , Including leading merchants and milkers Irrespective of party faith , are petitioning the president and the post- naster general 16 appoint ex-Governor nines E. Bt yd to the Omaha post inns- ersblp. This action will meet the np- iroval of nine-tenths of the patrons of ho postofllce. The volume of business ms grown to large proportions In recent ears , rendering It of paramount Im- HM'tnnco that a man of large business xperience and recognized capabilities ) c chosen as a successor to Major Chirk- on. The newspaper references to the novement looking to the appointment of Mr. Boyd have met with popular ap- iroval in this community , the consensus if opinion being that Mr. Boy.d Is pro- milnently the man for the place. Prl- ate advlcefi from Washington Indicate hat Mr. Boyd's appointment may be confidently looked for shortly after the senate convenes next month. . According to the testimony of the men n charge of Omaha's fire department he only way to make the service ef- 'ectlve Is to dquble the number of men on the pay roll and add to the present > qutpinont Indefinitely. We have re- > enlcdly assorted that there Is room 'or Improvement in the lire department ns in other departments of the munlcl- > al government , but the question Is one of Improvement with the resources at mr Command. The further develop- neiits of the Investigation now In prog- ess may throw light upon this point lint will materially aid the authorities n arriving at the most economical way u which the object can bo accomplished. A great many Omaha people would > e tempted to hold special Thanksgiving ervlces If they could only be assured hat the wooden sidewalk nuisance in front of the old Farunm Street fheater site would be abated before snow flics. Odlcmt Cnmparlflnti * . SI. I.otiU Republic. We refer Hon. Joseph Meillll of Chlcaco to Hon. WlllU'tn lfryon of Omaha for a tip as to the value of newspaper ownership In a senatorial ThVdri-Toia Story. OCnlcn&o llecord. The stories of old employes turned out of Rovernment'bltuatlons In Washington em phasize the weH-a.scertalned fact that of the various ways' of wrecking a youns man's career one of the best Is to give him a job at the capital. The Alalmiim CnnibatnuU. Cowler-Journal. Kolb- says trfot } "by the Brace of God" he- ; will beteovimor qf Alabama , December . , and GovernW 'Jones says that "by the grace of God'WVUllnm C. Gates will b covernor of Alabama December 1. As Gov ernor Jones Is n man who alway ? keeps his lowiler dry , flie odDs are all In favor of 3ates. Mint Ho Kccloomccl. Globe-Democrat. No party has a monopoly of the popular favor. Power brings responsibilities which no organization ever yet 'formed was able to meet satisfactorily always. If , when the republicans regain complete control of the government In 18DG , they fall to meet the jouular expectation , however unreasonable hat expectation may chance to bs , they will be driven , out of congress In 1S93 and out of the presidency In IWO. The llculm of Deflperuclooi. Chltano Hernld. Reports brought by residents of the In dian Territory describe a reign of terror as existing there. Business men and property owners are panic-stricken , and there Is com plete commercial and Industrial paralysis > wlng to the prevalence of lawlessness. The Cook gang and other organized pangs roam up and down the country , - citi zens and travelers , shooting down those who resist and burning the houses of those who do not submit to pillage. Not half the crimes are reported In the newspapers. It Is evident that martial law Is un Insti tution that was established for the purpose of being declared over Just such disturbed territory as that described at the south west , and the army should be there to en force It. _ Where li tils Lender ? Chicago Herald. The west will lead the democratic party hereafter. It will rewrite the doctrine of the party as It has come to us untainted ex cept by New York greed and Jealously. It will Insist upon candidates and standard bearers In the future who will neither falter after a combat In carrying out the will of the people nor conspire before the combut to knock the democratic standard down. The west Is disgusted with the meanness of the thing called protection democracy ; whose other name Is New York democracy ; who.se third name , and all meaning the same odious entity , Is New York selfishness. The east has had Ita day as domtnator of the national democratic party. Now It must come to the west for leadership. Vuirvr of I'upular Id oil , Philadelphia Record. It Is merely a coincidence , of course , but It Is a curious spectacle to see Lord Rose- bery rushing off to Ilawarden In crder to consult his ex-chief. Mr. Gladstone , upon the most Important pending question In British politics , while the young kaiser al most simultaneously Is making prepara tions to obtain the support , or at least the tolerant acquiescence , of liln ex-chancellor , Prince Illsmarck. with regard to the politics of the new regime In Germany , An at tempt Is being made to minimize the Im portance of the projected Journey of Prince von Hohcnlohe to Varzln , but the visit will Inevitably be construed to bs a tribute to the powerful Influence still exerted by the Iron chancellor over the German Imagi nation. Uoth the' kaiser and 1,3rd Rosebery have probably - < lls overed that It Is easier to supersede a veteran statesman than to smash , u popular Idol. Kiolullnii of .Ocean Mearnihlpf. I'lilj delphla Record. The launch at the Cramp ship yard of the largest vessel , ever built In America naturally awakens' speculation concerning the evolution offeteamshtp dimensions wlthli the past half century. The new giant mer chantman , tliarjdx-Uecker St. Louts. Is more than one-tenth iQf a mile long , being 55 feet over all , with , an extreme be m of 63 feet , and a tonhuge of 11.000 tons. Bhe Is surpassed In lenkth , therefore , by six trans atlantic steamers' which now plow the waves cf the "deep. The City of Rome built thirteen years , ago. Is 661 feet over all and the present ) American liners , the Paris and the New York < launched half a decade ago , are each , { $ ) feel from bow to stern The Teutonic ? nl | Jhe Majestic exceed this length by exactly 'two feet , although they have only ! > TA ttti. beam ami 9.C85 tonnage The swift Cunanlers. Die Campania and the I.ucanla. constructed In 1832. mark the high eat achievement of the world In giant vei sets. They are CO Jeet long , with a beam o C5 feet. The longest vessels afloat fifty year ? ago were the Britannia and tlio Hlbernla. each of which were 22 $ feet athwartshlpa. In 181 the 250-foot America , wag built. Then came the 275-foot Asia In 1850. Five years later the 375-foot Persia was launched. Two dec udes passed before this record was beaten In the < 25- foot Bothnia. The Bervla , built li 1SS1 , wu the first ship to surpass the COO foot mark. In half a century Bteamshlp dl menalona have been almost trebled. Three hundred and ninety-live extra feet have been added. The development of rpeed has more than kept pace as well , and , with the advent of triple-screws In the merchan marine , may yet result In the racing o these huso .craft across the Atlantic In the marvelous apace of five days. UTIIKR T.AJtO * T/M.VOWM. Tlio announcement which the new czar corns to have made that ho wilt abolish the ecrct coutt police and the state ot slego or martial Inw and that ho favors freedom ot he press certalnlr sounds us though ho meant to liberalize the Husslnn government. 'ho "secret court police , " however , Is slm1 ply the band of polled ot which It U I ho luty to detect nnd frustrate plans for the ( isfmsslnatlon of the czar , and Is a very small > art of the secret police which overspreads he cmplro and constitutes the chief terror if all educated and liberal-minded Russians , 'o abolish the censorship and to establish In Itissla freedom of speech and of the press , vould , Indeed , amount-to a revolution , and a revolution that would ultimately be most ler.eflcent. Hut It would probably operate at Irst In such a manner ns to frighten the czar vho made the concession Into retracting It. The trouble la not only that public opinion s denied expression In Russia. H Is that iiibllc opinion does not exist In Russia. The iducated classes , so far as they arc not deutlcallth the prosperous and satisfied ! lasses , arc too small In number to constl- ute what may fairly be called a public. The evidence all points to the conclusion that ho great mass of the Russian people are not rlpo for citizenship , and that , It cltlzen- Hhlp were to be thrust upon them , they vould not know what to do with U. No doubt they would llko to be relieved from the exactions Imposed upon them by corrupt ifflclals , and In Russia all officials appear to be corrupt. Hut the dcslro for a more lib eral and representative government Is enter- alned only by the educated class , which Is numerically Insignificant , though the consequences quences of repressing It are by no means In significant. * The dominion of Russia takes In about one-sixth , of the land surface of the globe , and one-fourteenth of Its Inhabitants. The death of the sovereign of so much territory and such a multitude of people Is an event of utmost moment In the political concerns of the world and Is likely to be followed by changes of policy In the administration of : he empire which wilt open a new page of ilstory In tbe west and In the east. The .ate . czar was on the throne nearly fourteen years , his predecessor's reign having just cx- : ceded a quarter of a century. In this nterval the policy of the empire has been : onslstently In the direction of the preserva- lon of peace , except In BO far as It hns been iccessary to subdue an occasional eastern trlbo which stood In the way of the Russian advance , but how It may be In the case of : ho now sovereign Is yet a problem. There s a strong party In the country , represented with particular force In the army. In favor of doing something besides regulating the 'ntcrlor concerns of the country and gnard- ng and occasionally pushing forward a few furlongs Its frontiers. The new ruler may JO Inspired with this aggressive disposition , or , on the other hand , ho may bo Inclined to illng to the moderate and peaceful policy of ils father and grandfather , which , It must be said , has not protected the empire from serious Internal discontents nor been popular enough to ward off from the sovereign the constant peril of assassination. An outside war. In the opinion of many Russians In the army and out of It , would subdue and oxtln- ; ulsh a host of perilous domestic discontents , : hreatcnlng to the dynasty and even to the whole fabric of society , and they may bs right ; on the other hand , they might come out of such a conflict with less prcstlgo and lerhaps less territory and population than : hey now possess. * The revelation as to the financial condition of Bulgaria will prove a disappointing sur- irlso to alt tlioso who have hitherto ) oen led to bellove that the economic situa tion of this Balkan state was of the most prosperous character. This belief was fos- crcd by the late I'rlmo Minister Slambuloff , whose report on the finances of his country are now shown to have been of a decidedly mendacious character , and the new premier , Stolloff , who owes his education to the American missionaries of Roberts college at Constantinople , deserves much credit for his courage In making a clean breast with re gard to the real condition of affairs. What the effect of this confession will bo In Bul garia Itself Is difficult to predict. The Julgarlans are the most Industrious , economi cal and thrifty people of eastern Europe , with a praiseworthy horror of everything In the lature of debt ; and Inasmuch as their lla- jllltles and their constantly growing heavy nirden of taxation only date from the election of PrinceFerdinand to the throne , It Is quite possible that their democratic Instincts may get the better of their loyalty and that they nay decide to rid themselves of the costly luxury of a sovereign and a court before they are absolutely enslaved In the same nanner as their neighbors , the Servians , by the greedy financiers of Pesth and Vienna. * * "The agitation In favor of universal suf frage among the laboring classes In Austria Is dally Increasing , " writes- the correspondent of the London Times In Vienna. "Although It Is with evident reluctance that Its true proportions are admitted , It Is now forcing Itself constantly with unmistakable signifi cance on public attention. The conspicuous self-confidence of Its promoters Is derived in a great measure from the knowledge that their opponents are divided among them selves. The working classes present a com pact phalanx against a loose coalition of the conservative elements , which will scarcly sur vive Its first attempt at practical legislation. The labor party In this country finds another source of encouragement In the con sciousness that the crown Itself is desirous ot seeing the suffrage extended. The fact Is that the opponents of a liberal extension of the electorate are awkwardly situated. They are pressed for concessions both from above and below , and nobody doubts that It they are compelled to yield , BB they probably will be , the present party organization In Austria will undergo a substantial modification. The grouping of parties In this country Is also closely bound up with questions ot nationality that It Is not regulated , as It Is elsewhere , by abstract principles of policy , but In a great measure by racial considerations. It Is hardly necessary to say that this Inevitably weakens every parliamentary coalition. The working classes thus owe their growing power not only to their own exemplary organization , but also to a great extent to the fact that the coalition opposed to them consists of so many heterogeneous elements. " Spain's now cabinet , although Senor Sagasta remains at Its head as premier , differs radi cally from Its predecessor In that It Is of a strongly protectionist character , whereas the outgoing administration was committed to frco trade. The new ministers announce that their first step will bo to withdraw all the draft treaties ot commerce which have been under negotiation for some time with the foreign powers and to prepare a reform of the tariff on high protectionist principles. This prospect has created widespread satis faction In the manufacturing districts of Catalonia and Biscay , as well as In the agricultural districts ot Castllla. Senor Gamazo , the leader of the protectionist party In Spain , has been appointed president of the Royal Commission Intrusted with the duty ot revising the tariff , and In view of tlie popu larlty of the defeat of the free-trade pi.rty among nearly all classes of the population , the new cabinet Is likely to be long lived. A ministerial crisis Is threatened In Vienna as a result ot a disagreement among the ministers and deputies with respect to the question .of universal suffrage , which strongly pressed by the labor party , and finds favor with the crown. The conservatives are bitterly antagonistic to the proposed electoral reform and are working vigorously to postpone action. However long deferred the extension ot the suffrage may be , all the Indications point to Ita ultimate accomplish' ' ment. Austria , In this respect , la at present considerably behind other European powers and the emperor Is anxious that he shall come Into Una with more liberal monarchies His partiality for universal suffrage has made him an Immense favorlto with the common people , and It Is felt that the power of the conservatives U bound to bo greatly weakened. The Austrlans are a happy and prosperous people , and the lower classes maybe bo eafely entrusted with the franchise. KLUUD , HKOHSff , Ht.O01 > . Courlcr-Journ.ll Kolb 6t Alabama , irho several weeks ago subsided under a demo cratic majority nsalint him of over 27,000 , lias been revived by the old republican cry of "fraud , " nnd Joins the pack with the desperate hope of getting some of the wool. But ] It will continue to bo with Kolb , a * It has 1 been heretofore , a case ot "all cry anil no wool , " A republican congress has noth ing to do with the scat to which Kolb nsplrcs. Indianapolis Journal : Reuben F. Kolb , the defeated populist candidate for governor of Alabama , says In a published manifesto that "by the grace of God" he will take his seat on the 1st of December , while Governor Jones says that William C. Oates lias been duly elected . and "by the grace of God" shall bo Installed In the office. From what the Jour nal knows ot Alabama politics and election methods. It does not bellove that the grace of God Is a factor In the case , but It would bo right well pleased to see the pending con test tried In an honest human court. Washington Star : Those who know Reu ben Kolb are satisfied that a physical conflict Is Inevitable ; that he will Insist upon what he believes to be his rights , no matter what the consequences may be. William C. Dates Is not unknown ; he has many times partici pated In scenes quite ns exciting as are likely to materialize In connection with the present trouble ; ho , too , will stand up until the last moment for the rights and privileges which ho believes have been conferred upon him by the peop'.o of the state which ho repre sented for so long a period In congress. Gov ernor Jones makes modest statement to the effect that Gates 1ms been elected by the fairly-expressed will ot a majority ot the voters In Alabama and that It will be his duty to see to It that Oates Is duly Installed In his office. That the power of the state will' be used in behalf of Dates Is certain. The question now Is : Will the Irregular forces of Kolb be tufficlcnt to overawe or defeat the Instruments who will be summoned by Governor Jones ? THE CU3IICAI. Harper's Bazar : "Why do you think Jen kins has political aspirations ? " "Whv ? Why. because he likes to have men slap him on the back and call him Old Horse. " Plain Dealer : Did you ever eo n man who didn't know how preaching ought to be done ? Inter Ocean : "Who Is the new boarder ? " "He's one of the greatest Inventors of the age. " "In what line ? " "Kxcuses for not paying his board. " Milwaukee Journal : When n man of mid dle life gets time to think about himself he cannot help wondering how he has en dured so much. Indianapolis Journal : "Mversby was tell ing me that he had a dream that an angel appeared and told him that he would go straight to heaven when he died. Now , what do you think of that ? " "Oh , that's Just like him ho couldn't even dream the truth. " Chlcajro Tribune : "The greatest advan tage a Boston girl 1ms over the rest of us. " sighed Miss Wellalong , laying aside the volume she wus reading and taking up one with larger print , "Is that the world never looks upon her spectacles as a sign that she Is growing old. " New York Weekly : Actress ( angrily ) Did you write that criticism which said my Impersonation of "The Abandoned Wife" was a miserable failure ? Critic Ye y-e-s ; you sec , you looked so Irresistibly beautiful that It was Impossible to fancy that any man could abandon you. Chicago Record : Mr. Mlldeyes ( seeking a reconciliation ) You're prettier now , Emma , than you used to be. Mrs. Mlldeyes ( still angry ) That's right- tell me to my face that 1 used to be homely. Boston Transcript : Mrs. Plnsnlce I think ; It n great wickedness to read a newspaper on the Sabbath , nnd I don't understand how professing Christians can do such a thing. Brother John ( Interrupting ) Thought I saw you reading the paper last Sunday , Susan. Mrs. Plnsmce You saw nothing of the sort. I was merely looking over the bar gain advertisements. GOLLY , WR'LL BE THERE. Mlnnonpolls Times. O Thnnksglvln' day Is comln' and we're feelin' mighty rpry. And yc'rc whcttln' up our appetites for bait ; x Everybody get In line for turkey-sauce and pie , And mind you , honey , don't be getttn' late ; Get out bright and early And tog up In yer best ; Democrats are In this Just like all the rest ! THE T.ILKKH. Washington Star. Day after day , year after year , The echoes pulse to his tireless voice ; In vain are your efforts not to hear ; He doesn't give you the slightest choice. Like the sail that beats on the wreck's gaunt mast. His larynx flaps In the endless rush Of air , from his brazen lungs , a blast That , ruthlessly startles some sacred hush. Like the waves that dash on the trembling BiUUlS , Endless as time In their dreary roar , His flow of language the place commands ; Thoughts flee like birds from the storm- swept shore. But Justice Is sure ; supreme , though slow. Perhaps , 'midst the outcast souls some day , A demon will fix him In voiceless woe. While another bore tauntingly has his say. LEADING FEATURES THANKSGIVING The opening chapter of Bret Harto'a latest story , "Clnrcnco. " will appear In Tlio Sun day Bee. The fame nnd rare accomplish ments of this talented story-teller are the > 9 best guatunty of the lilgh quality ot his new production. The Itcc Is confident that 1 no blighter attraction could have been se ' cured. The story Is copyi Ightud , Illustrated t * and exclusive with The Bee in Its territory. The page devoted to subjects of special Intciest to bays nml girls li adding to the popularity of The Sunday Bee. Chapter IV of that capital story , "The Lost Opal of Mysore. " lll lend the page. Followlntr this are brief articles : "A Thanksgiving Game. " "Spiders. " "What U Cost to DIscover - y cover America , " "The First Thanksgiving. " ' etc. A story by Octave Tlinnct , "The Happy Thanksgiving of the Uurglnr nnd Plumber , " Is of extraordinary literary merit. There Is not n , dull line In the Interesting and original mutter composing the woman's page. The Purls fashion letter Is within Itself a distinctive feature that will com mend Itself to feminine taste. A description of the game of basket ball , a popular nnd graceful tnmo ; that has found favor among girls , will be read with Interest. Descrip tion Is also given of Thanksgiving souve nirs , charming' new fuvors for fushlonubia women. New Ideas In fancy work , rcclpua r for toothsome cakes , how to make paper frocks and miscellaneous fashion tips all go to fill the page to completion. An Illustrated description of the new local club house on Douglas street will embellish the society page of The Sunday Bee. Every Important social event of the week will be faithfully chronicled. Colonel J. W. Nichols tells nn Interest ing story concerning the assassination ot President Lincoln by J. Wllkcs Booth , many of the features of which have never before been published. For some months prior to the assassination of President Lincoln tha famous "BiicktnU" reglmont , of which Colonel Nichols was a member , served as a bodyguard to the president. One of the young men about town relates his experience nt n sitting where ho and a few other younR bloods tried Indulging m hasheesh , n. drug which produces about the same effects ns opium. To a reporter this young mnn tells a tale that Is replete with startling Incidents. The nddrcss of Dr. W. O. nodgers , who went from this city ns a delegate to the National Fraternal congress , now In ses sion In ItulTalo , N. Y. , Is given In full. M It contains nn exhaustive history of fra ' ternal societies , showing that they existed centuries before the birth of Christ. The sporting department will , as usual , teem with Interesting nnd original matter. Thanksgiving day's great gridiron struggle between the Universities ot Nebraska anil Iowa Is outlined In advance ; the sports of forest. Held and stream entertainingly treated , the ball Held thoroughly trodden over , and , In fact , healthful nnd manly athletics of all kinds Intelligently touched upon. The remarkable success of Japanese arms In China has nwakcned universal interest In all that concerns the modern Napoleon of nations. Until Japan accepted the chal lenge of China nnd proceeded to whip tno oriental giant out of his boots compara tively little was known of Japan's develop ment , either In arms or In peaceful pur suits. The lessons Japan Is now giving China demonstrate the elllcacy of modern Influences. It Is no less remarkable than the development of her manufacturing In terests , which Is treated In Sir. Frank Carpenter's letter to The Sunday Bee. The weekly letters of Mr. Ilobert P. Per ter , from various points In Great Britain , hnvo hitherto dealt with the Industrial and economic features of English life. In his next letter Mr. I'orter will treat of several striking features of social life. Conspicu ous among them nre the annual pageant and Installation of the lord mayor of Lon don , nnd the feast that follows. This gor geous show Is one of the ancient Institutions of the world's metropolis , but U Is declin ing In popularity , while the feast Is calcu lated to promote involuntary suicide , Mr. Porter also presents proof of the wide spread sentiment aroused by southern lynch- Ings nnd Its effect on southern credit. The dawn of better times , Minister Bayard's ( lattery , and phases of London journalism unite In making the letter one of the most Interesting of the series. YOU WILL HAVE TO a SAIL IN EARLY To get to our sale Sat urday It's the biggest thing we've done this year. See third page for particulars. Browning , King & Co.,1 Reliable Clotliicrs , S. W. Cor. 15th and Douglan.
