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Tlio Onrili-i Hoe. It imut b ; idi
oven hv thnsn ton small to JMltHrrlbo. but
nrhn xnnik nrmiml anil liny < > f HID news
boy. Is Hi" best niMvqpnpT bclwoPn oni-
Cftso nnd Hi" woUnrn roust.
And coiiRi'css will be with us next
week !
For the reinnlmU-r of the year the
foot bil ; ! of party politics will be per
mitted to occupy tin- foremost plaeo.
It looks us If Pennsylvania lias estab
lished tv vested rljjhl in the clerkship of
the national housu of representatives.
Durliifr the approaching holidays Is
just the lime to show your loyally to
Nebraska by pntronl/.tiiK home Indus
tries.
Some one ought to Invent a device to
enable the sultan to know his own mind
and to carry out his Intentions when he
has once decided what Is best to lie
done.
If this thlnp keeps on much longer
people will go from all parts of tin-
world to the Hlaek sea to witness the
International naval evolutions In prog
ress there.
The hearing of the Slate Hoard of
Transportation on the question of depot
facilities for Onialin has been post
poned , but the agitation for the new
metropolitan union passenger station
keeps right on.
Nothing but the dread of being once
moro without visible means of employ
ment could have Induced Mr. .lacobsen
to claim an election when his own
Judges and clerks , with all their good
Intentions , didn't succeed In counting
him In.
It will take the seventh son of a sev
enth son to explain how Ames received
over 21,000 votes as democratic candi
date for regent of Hie Nebraska State
university while no other democratic
candidate for regent secured more than
17,800 votes.
Secretary Iloko Smith wants to elimi
nate politics from the management of
Indian affairs and to conduct the busi
ness of the different Indian reservations
upon strictly business principles. Very
good. 15ut It has taken lloke three
years to discover this.
The school board finances are at the
present moment In worse siiape than
they have ever been. Yet the hoard
continues to pour money into fads and
frills regardless of the Inevitable cense
quences. The demand for radical re
trenchment must IMS met , and the sooner
the better.
Kx-Coiigi'ossiimn Itland lintl to give up
a free silver lecture that had boon
scheduled In a Georgia town because
only one person could lie Induced to
buy a ticket In advance. And yet Mr.
Itland and his free silver associates
continue lo insist that the demand for
free coinage is steadily increasing.
The Jackson's Hole episode Is reviewed
ii
viewed by the report of the secretary of
war and again by the report of the
secretary of the Interior. Now , let the
governors of Wyoming and Idaho re-
vlow It lu their next legislative mes
sages and the affair at Jackson's Hole
will have attained Its place In history.
A local committee of working men Is
to wait upon ex-Congressman Itryan to
request him lo deliver an address upon
free silver from a non-partisan stand-
"point. Mr. I try an has attempted to
make loyalty to the free silver cause
the test of party fealty. How , then , can
ho talk on this subject from a non-parti-
KMII standpoint ?
The State Irrigation convention ,
which meetH at Sidney DoL-omlu-r 18 Is
the next great convention which Ne
braska will entertain. At this conven
tion the subject of Irrigation will be dis
cussed In all Its phases , practical , the
oretical , legislative and llnancial. Irri
gation is making great progress In Ne
braska. The Slate Irrigation congress
will help to push it still further along.
Things have come to a pretty pass
when the liability of a railroad company -
pany to damages for Injury of passen
gers cuts a llgure in the prosecution and
conviction of a man charged with train
wrecking. To think of weighing a prls-
oner's llfo against the money which a
railroad corpora t Ion might possibly
have to pay In damage suit judgments
suggests u refinement of civilization
which moat people would prefer to
forego.
tiKi'unr or run NM wri r o ; WAK
The annual report of Secretory I/i-
niotit Is n thoroughly priii-llenl state
ment ( if tlio munition * and requirements
of tinnation' * military establishment.
Onr regular nrmy of 'J..OOO enll.stoil men
nml ! ! , U ! ( ! olllcors Is veiorleil | to tie In
e.veellentroiKlltlon , under good discipline
nnd devoted to the service. A marked
Improvement In tlie inonilo of the army
Id noted nnd altogether our sinnll ,
though ample , force of regular * Is shown
to lie In n highly satisfactory condition.
Tlio seerelary renews his recommenda
tion of hist yenr regarding tlio adoption
of the three-linttallun formation , which
lie'says Is the most essential need of the
nrmy. this formation having I't'on
adopted liy the armies of every other
civilized nation. As there Is no differ-
cneo of opinion among military men re-
pirdltiK the desirability of this chniw
and as It would Involve but little addi
tional expenditure there appears lo he
no Rood reason why conpre.ss should not
authorize It.Vhlle public sentiment Is
not In favor of any considerably
Incretiso In the numerical streujjih of
the jinny It will certainly approve what
ever shall ho found necessary to In
crease the ellleleney of the force we have
and it will not be questioned thnt we i
otiKht to keep paee with other civilized
nations In the adoption of advanced
military methods. It Is not unite lo otir
credit as a progressive people that Iho
line of the army has inirterK m % no ma
terial change since the close of the civil
war , thirty years iifo , while durhiK this
period every large foreign army has
been completely reorganized.
To the general public the most inter-
L'stln ; : part of the report of the secretary
of war Is that relating to sencoast de
fenses. The comprehensive plan ot de
fensive works devised nine years apt
contemplated an expenditure of some
thing over $1)7,000,000 ) by the end of the
present year , which would nave given
a very complete- system of defenses , but
there has been expended during this
period only a little over * 10,000,000 , a
rate which , as Secretary Lament points
out , will require twenty-two years more
to supply the armament at eighteen im
portant ports and seventy years to com
plete the works for putting the arma
ment In position. The probability Is
that even the slow progress that has
been made In this most important work
cannot be maintained , at least for years
to come , and the prospect of having an
adequate system of seacoast defenses
within a generation Is certainly not
bright. The secretary of war says that
the amount required for the eighteen
posts is about .fS'.OOO.OOO and the entire
work can be completed within ten years ,
but the problem is where the money Is
to be obtained , except by borrowing , for
tills purpose. It Is not likely that the
incoming congress will make a large
ipproprlatlon for seacoast defenses ,
towover strongly It may recognize their
mportance , and there is little reason to
ixpect that the condition of the national
reasury will be so much improved when
.ho succeeding congress conies In that
t will be enabled to do much in this
lireetion.
The expenditures of Hie War depart-
nent for the last liscal year were nearly
III.OOO.OOO. The appropriations for the
current year are about $10,000,000 less ,
he reduction being principally in tin-
iniount provided for rivers and harbors.
Plus maintenance of our military estab-
ishment cannot be resarded as burden
some when compared with the cost of
such establishments In other great un
ions. It may be worth while to note
hat Secretary Lament has nothing to
ay regarding the proposal to increase
ho strength of the regular army , iirgei/ /
*
> y General Miles Inhls annual report.
AX ( 'All (
It will bo remembered that In the last
congress Senator Sherman submitted a
esolutlon instructing the senate com-
nlttee on interstate commerce to make
nquiry as to the alleged extortionate
barges of the Pullman car company and
o report what would lie a reasonable
ate for the seats , berths and sections
furnished the public. The resolution
vas not heard of after its presentation ,
ilthough it met with the very general
ipproval of the traveling pufillc. As
he Pullman company maintains a
obby in Washington during the ses
sions of congress the suppression of the
esolutlon was ascribed to lids inllu-
> nce.
The Washington correspondent of the
tiilllmori- Sun says that the advance
guard of this lobby has already put in
in appearance and preparations to
stave off congressional Inquiry are evi-
lent. Senator Sherman should , In the
nterest of the traveling public , renew
his call for an Inquiry regarding Pull-
nan car charges and persist in the ef
fort to have it prosecuted. At the time
10 Introduced Ids resolution last year
for this purpose lie expressed the opln-
on that Hie charges are extortionate
mil It Is to he presumed he still holds
his view. At any rate this Is the prac-
Ically unanimous judgment of the trav-
> llng public and It ought to have some
onslderatlon from congress. The Pull-
nan corporation Is not only rapacious ,
ml It seeks to evade , wherever pos
sible. Its obligations to the public , par-
Icnlarly In the matter of taxes. The
leoplo have bonus its exactions with
-xtraordlnary patience and forbearanee
ind It is time they were given some ru
le f. It Is In the power of congress to
lo this and It should act. It Is said
hat memorials requesting relief , coni
ng from various sections and nnnicr-
usly signed , will bo presented early in
he session.
ma J.VHM.VrKitinronr.
The efforts of the commission sent to
he Indian Territory to Induce the live
rihcs to make a change In their sys-
em of government and to place them-
elves In a position to become citizens
f the Hnlled States have failed. It tip.
tears from the report of the coinmls-
Ion , composed of men most friendly to
he Indians , Iho chairman being ex-Sen
ior Dawes of Massachusetts , found no
encouragement whatever for their en
deavor to persuade the Indians , or those
who speak for them , many of whom
are half-breeds and whlto men who
have married Indian women , that their
condition would bo greatly Improved If
they should accept the proposition miulo
to them by thu government , and the
conclusion reached by th
clearly shows that Its members haAe
no hopn that anything can In * accom
plished by such efforts as It lias made
with all the patience and zeal of niin
' most anxious ( o bi < ncllt the Indians.
I The commission therefore recommends
that Hie I'tilted States establish a terri
torial government over the live tribes
and extend the Jurisdiction of the fed-
| cral courts In the territory , expressing
, 111. . ' opinion that there Is no foundation
! for the pretense that treaty obligations
dt-bir the government from Interferi-iieo
in the present condition of affairs In the
, territory , which is represented to be
steadily going from bad to worse.
i The one dark spot on the map of the
j Pnlted States Is the Indian Territory ,
, nnd It IH perfectly obvious Hint sooner
i or later radical measures will have to
] lit- adopted to remedy llu < wrelchcd
stallof affairs that exists tin-re. Then-
Is practically no law there , for what
I is called law Is a sham , It Is the refuge
of the hiwlo.ss and the desperate , there
Is no security for life and property , ami
the commission states that four-llfths of
j the Itoo.ooo population have no citlzen-
! ship. No other country on earth would
| tolerate so anomalous and dangerous a
condition of affairs in Its very midst
and our government having made all
reasonable and proper effort to Induce
the Indians to Accept a plan that would
remove the existing evils and inure to
their henellt should proceed without
further delay to exercise Its authority
over this region and bring It under the
rule of law and order , it Is high time
that this reproach to the nation were
removed , even If It be necessary In or
der to do so to Ignore some treaty ob
ligations.
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It Is a rule of newspaper ethics to
refrain from comment upon Hie merits
of a case in court while it Is pending
and undecided. The Hoc has no dis
position to discuss the guilt or Innocence
of thu defendant In the Spoerl case at
the present time. It has given its read
ers full and accurate reports of the
testimony In the case , upon which'they
can form Individual opinions as well
as tins members of the Jury.
Hut The Heo cannot refrain from re
ferring to the unheard-of proceeding In
this case whereby the custody of the
jury , both during the trial and after
Hie jury had retired to arrive at Its
verdict , was given over to a bailiff who
testified as one of the witnesses for the
defense. The bailiff in charge of a jury
in a criminal case has every opportunity
to talk to the jurymen and to influence
their opinions. He accompanies them to
and from their meals , escorts them on
more or less extended walks , taken for
the sake of exercise , and alone has
access to them and communication with
them while they are consulting in the
jury room. It Is the regular practice of
the bailiffs to discuss different subjects
with the members of the jury while , in
their custody and It is no uncommon
thing for them to discuss the case upon
which the jury is deliberating.
To hand a jury over to a bailiff who
is known to have publicly expressed an
active sympathy for the prisoner on
trial would be an aet , of'at least doubt-
fnl judicial propriety. To continue that
bailiff as the custodian of the jury after
he had volunteered to give expert testi
mony as a witness for the defense and
had appeared on Hie stand to impeach
the evidence adduced by the state is as
close to tempting fate as It could well
lie. It may possibly have been an over
sight or the result of unintentional
neglect , but the pernlclousness of the
practice will hardly be disputed. Kvery
man accused of crime Is rightfully en
titled to a fair and impartial trial before
an unbiased judge and a jury composed
of mon open to conviction , but lie Is en
titled to no more. In this instance had
Hie defendant been permitted to name
the man to take charge of ills jury ho
would probably have made no different
choice from the man to whom that duty
was assigned.
TllK 3IAXITUIIASSL' / ; .
The report that Manitoba is on the
verge of rebellion , by reason of Hie con
flict of authority between the Dominion
government and the authorities of that
irovlnco , growing out of the school ques
tion , Is not Incredible. When the Issue
was raised some lime ago as to whether
the Koinau Catholics should lie allowed
to maintain parochial schools In Mani
toba the authorities of the province suc
ceeded In doing away willi the schools ,
notwithstanding the opposition of the
Dominion government , but this was not
allowed to be n final settlement of the
'onlroversy. At that time this people of
Manitoba , a very large majority of
whom are Protestants , threatened lo re
bel If the government Insisted upon per
mitting thu existence of the Catholic
parochial schools .and the situation be
came so menacing that a truce was ar
ranged with a view to bringing about
a compromise. It appears that efforts
n this direction have failed and that
n anticipation of the Dominion govern-
iit'iiL taking action for the restoration of
he schools the authorities and the Prot-
stant people of Manitoba are preparing
to resist even to the point of rebellion.
Without considering Hie merits of the
ssue , It may be said that if a rebellion
should be organized In Hie province the
Dominion government might not find It
in easy task to suppress It. Such a
conflict would , however , bo altogether
leplorablu and It Is to be hoped a way
will be found lo avert It.
While the well-to-do residents of this
city were filling up on Thanksgiving
nrkey nnd concomitants , thu wants of
the needy weru supplied by thu Asso
ciated Charities , whose store rooms
were filled with contributions from
school children and generous-hearted
nerchants and manufacturers. There
s Inllnlto satisfaction in the knowledge
hat this charitable organization Is fully
equipped for the winter season , and
that no onu who proves worthy of help
ii-ed suffer for want of thu necessaries
if life.
The university extension work which
ins been commenced In ( his city with
ho assistance of the faculty of thu Ne-
jraska State university Is an educa-
lonal enterprise which Omaha people
Hhonld encourage. All the larger cities
of the east have taken university ex-
tension UR sid It has uuqitcstlonih1 : >
tU'i-ntupllshui reat good In bringing
HIP best li rjrf'ttnii In literature , sclencp
: and art hum.to the people. Omaha
I should mh < ju'ult > ct..lts . opportunity to
reap Hie riMitli > r of this work.
i The Junior and senior classes of the
I Omaha High school will soon engage In
I an oratorical contest. This laudable
J nndcrtaklni : deserves Hie commenda
tion of every pittron of Hie ptiblh
schools. It would he In perfect keepIng -
Ing with the spirit of Hie occasion foi
j some one to offer a gold medal for the
. successful contestant. Americans are
I natural orators. All they need Is early
training. The power of the orator Is
as great lodny as it was centuries ago.
Now is the time for Hie Commercial
club to strike while the Transmlssls-dppl
exposition Iron Is hot. What do the
congressional delegations of neighborIng -
Ing states think of the scheme , and will
they nld In Its accomplNlimentV It
will not bo dilllcnll to enlist the hearty
co-operation of the Nebraska delega
tion In congress , lint It may be less
easy lo convince congressmen of other
states of Omaha's claims In the prem
ises.
Americans in Kuropo regularly cele
brate In their own modest way the holi
days that tholr friends In this country
observe. Thanksgiving this year was
no exception lo Hie rule. The Thanks
giving dinner whether eaten at home or
abroad is it truly American institution
and Hie observance of Hie day by citi
zens sojourning In Kurnpo illustrates
the strength of the ties which hind
Americans to America.
We were almost on Hie point of de
luding ourselves Into Hie ht-llof that
the mouthy pugilists had about sub
sided when the wordy warfare of the
valiant Untie fighters has to break out
once more In all its vehemence.
Tlio Illuh l.oiiCMOltir.
Washington Star.
Mr. Hryan of Nebraska liny stated tint It
tlio democracy Hlinulil tloolaro for gold lie
would leave the pcr'y. ' It would be an Im
pressive dernrttir ? , but since tlio recent elec
tion Mr. Bryan would have some dllllculty In
posing na a pioneer Immigrant.
Alllnon nndilirnsUn. .
Deliull l'i < . ' ? 1'rr M.
If Senator Thurstoii be reliable SIcKhiley
can count on a solid delegation from Ne
braska. But republicanism In Nebraska Is
of a very cliangeablD character , and It will
lu strange if AII.Is.un does not prollt by that
yearning cry-for a-western man.
Tli < > llcoil Platform.
Chicago Tilbmie.
Senator Chandler's prophecy that Heed will
l > j nominated on : i bimetallic platform must
not bo understood to represent Mr. llwilUi
financial opIifltfniC1'eople who go forth forte
to BOS a Retii shaken by the wind of the
free-silver shoutrs will be il.sjppolntoj.
I.lfo lii Tin-Key.
/Voik WuiUl.
Thanks to 'the vigorous language and en
ergetic action * of-Minister Terrell , the safety
of the American missionaries" in tlio dis
turbed districts ot Turkey Is said to be
assured. It woTjld be a mU'take. however , to
suppose thatVjtiis rassu rancs -satisfactory. > .
The right or bur"missionaries 'and ' of all
jtber } Americans In Turkey does'not mean rt
'mere"-I'&ape'1 " ' trim.ir 'cruel 'death ; It' nVehns' "
an alisoHito guatanteo from molestation or
danger of any kind. In other wordy , It
incanu such a condition of law and order as
the present government of Turkey Is unable
and unwilling to grant.
Uiiwlrlily MiiJorlHt. * .
Philadelphia llecord.
The most critical tlmo In the life of
political parties Is not when they are en
gaged In contest for mastery , but after
ward , when , victory having been achieved ,
they undertake to deal with the results.
The division of the spoils and th ? peril of
administration test to the .utmost party
vigor "and vitality. Between 'this time and
Thanksgiving day a year hence If the re
publican pary with Its unwieldy preponder
ance In congress and the ticklish task before
It In choosing u presidential candidate and
marking out a policy of procedure does not
fritter away its strength and lose Its hold
upon popular favor It will Indeed be re
markable.
IOWA I'll ESS COM.MKXT.
Sioux City Times : Secretary Morton's
chemlsto at Washington have demonstrated
that corn grown In Itusfia Is not as fat as corn
grown In Nebraska. This fully offsets his
ticknowKdgment that the meat inspection In
his department Is of no use.
Burlington Gazette : Iowa could be a
democratic ftato If a man ot snfllcicnt sen51 ?
and strength cduld bs procured as manager
to get the vote out. Two hundred thousand
democratic votes would have won this year ,
and we have moro than that In the state.
Vet only 110,000vere cast. According to
the slate census just completed 100,000 votert
In Iowa stayed away from the polls this year.
It may be set down for a fact that the demo
cratic state- committee used no effort what
ever to get the vote out.
Waterloo Courier : Among the Interesting
matters developed by the Iowa census Is the
fact that there weie .10,147 births and 12,730
deaths In this state during the year 1S91. The
population of the state ls 2,038,00 ! ) . ThU
gives a death rate of C.01 iwr 1,000 of living
population , which la a most remarkable one
jnd cannot bo duplicated In the United States.
These statistics show thut there are thre ?
births to each death. The natural Increase
of population by birth Is 37,111 for the year ,
nnd for the census period of live years nt
this rate It would bs 187,055.
Dsa Molnes Leader : The progreso of the
movement to place a bron/.o fllgy of tie ! late
Justice Samuel F. MllUr In the supreme- court
room at Washington will be watched with In
terest by all lowans. In many respects Judge
Miller was the greatest man Iowa has ever
produced , IIo won for himself the highest
place. In the esteem Of the nation , und as a
jurlfc't ' ranko wTtfi Jmrshall or Story. lie be
longs to the nation whoso laws ho did eo
much to Illumine and expound , but In another
sento ho lielonc ! ten Iowa , the early nursery
of his genius and tho8tato _ to which lie always
turned with prld .and affection , In the con
tributions needo.l for the etctue It IB only
fitting that Iowa/money B'.iould prominently
appear. J
Cedar Hapldy Republican : Another point
relative to fra/croal , Insurance companies as
affected by the r/rant decision of the supreme
court , which mysit/iwt lj ° lo > lt pW't ' of , Is the
unfortunate sltintUm In which thousands of
men who depart upon this character of Insurance
' '
surance would.'Uo'/iilaccd , were Ilieso com
panies to bo ilMyp/jAut of Iowa , The anchor
which these myn/Ui/ught / they had placed to
windward for Jmv-ccurlty of their families
would be lost.Thousandti of them would bo
unable to relnsuro and they would go to their
graves burdened by the sorrow that they mun
leave their loved _ onea to Ptrnggle- unassisted
after they were gone. The legislature will
be compelled to do something which shall
permit fraternal Insurance companies to do
business In Iowa under proper regulations.
OTIII3U LANDS Til AN ( U US.
In vl w of the numerous p l.ice plots at
ConMnntlnople and of the Imminent danger
that prevails of the sultan's disappearance
either by means of asMRslnatlon or otherwise ,
It Is worth wlills remembering thnt the suc
cessor to his throne Is not his eldest ? on ,
Mfhcmmetl Islim , now In bis 25th year , but
the present caliph's younger brother , Me-
tieir.mod Rp lind. n man of some CO ytnrn ,
the law of succession providing for the In-
lurltnuce of the crown not from father to
ion. but accord Ing to seniority by the male
descendants of Otlimnn. the founder of the
dynasty. A sultan Is only succeeded by his
eldest son In the event of there being no
unrip or poiiJln of greater age. There Is ,
however , a danger that In the. event of the
death of the present ruler of the Ottoman
empire an attempt may be made to restore
tn the throne Sultan Murad , who , after reign-
lug for four months In 1S7C , was dcponxl on
the ground of Insanity , but who Is now al
leged by many people In Constantinople to
have recovered his reason. Should the latter
really prove to bo the case , It may bo taken
for granted Hint the next sultan will be
that one of the two brothers who offers the
strongest guarantees of opposition lo western
reforms and progress since the task of de
ciding the- matter lies In the hands of the
Shelk-I'l-Islam and of his clergy , who. like all
.bigoted followers of the prophet , abhor every
thing thnt savors of the foreigner nnd of
Christianity , This In turn might result In
the Interference of the great powers In behalf
of the more progressive of the two brothers ,
nnd would probably precipitate the Inevitable
disruption of the Turkish empire.
* * *
The Turkish government has never had any
power over the Kurds. Their numbers nro
unknown , although It Is believed that there
tire nearly 2,000,000 of them In the Turkish
dominions , while those In I'ersla nggregite
fiO.OOl ) . Nil attempt has ever been made
to govern them beyond a collection of rove-
line ; ihey are despised nnd distrusted. They
nre brigands and thieves , and yet have ns
haughty n pride , ns If they had been de
scended from n line of kings. They have a
literature and music , and although outwardly
professing Mohammedanism , are in reality
nothing but pagans. While roaming con-
I'louly between Turkey and I'ersla , they In
fest Armenia , pillaging , burning , outraging
and murdering , and sometimes terrifying even
the Turkish soldiery. Attempts have been
made to organize n Kurdish kingdom , tind one
of them came near being successful. If
the present upilslng should spread through
all the tribes , the Hiiltan would have a
Htrnggle on his hands that all the soldiers of
the empire could not end.
The success of ( be young Czechs In the
recent elections In Hohemla may result In the
cmparor ot Austria-Hungary going to I'ragnc
and bring crowned king of Uohomla. This
has been the ambition of the Dohomlan people
ple , especially of the younger Czech element ,
for many years , nnd It ha ? b2en understood
that the emperor has not been averse to
doing so , any more than he objected to being
crowned king of Hungary at Hudapest , but
the lnfliicntl.il German element In Hohmla
has until now successfully opposed any such
ceremony. The Germans are In a numeri
cal minority , but hold most of the wealth
and a Hrgt ? pan of the- territory of Hohemla ,
and have thus ben enabled to practically
govern ( he country , aided by a division
nmong the native Czechs Into conservative
nml radical wings. The radicals , or young
Czechs , ha\v baen growing strong rapidly of
late , and whin the recent election for mem
bers of the Itohemlan Diet wag ordered the
leader of th ? conservative , or old Czech
party , announced that his following would
makeno contest for seats , leaving the- field
clear for the young Czechs. The result Is a
young Czech majorlly In the Diet , which
means n radical government , and the possi
ble restoration of this ancient kingdom teat
at least th ? semblance of a standing among
the natlonu of the earth.
The peculiar land system of Russia Is n
sulllclcnt reason for her fierce seal for terri
torial expansion. The peasants live in vil
lage communities ! , each of which has enough
land to support the community In comfort ,
but not enough to maintain any large Increase -
creasoIn population. Such Increase must
seek new lamb and form new communllles.
H Is tha throwing off of the surface popula
tion that has led to a great flow of settlers
over the Urals Into western Asia. Since the
restrictions with regard to voluntary emi
gration to Siberia have been removed thou-
wiuls of emigrants have crossed the border.
Such conditions Ktlmulate the ruling class to
provide new Melds for settlement. Hussla's
natural outlet is northern and western Asia
In this Held sha is
supreme and likely to re
main so. When flie turns toward European
and Asiatic possessions of Turkey she will
meet firm rivalry from the- western powers-
nevertheless. It Is easy to predict that when
the Inevitable day comes , he It near or far
when the Turk Is expelled from Europe ,
Hnssa ! will not be > the least to gain by It
A power which successfully assumed the
bold position which she took In the Japanese
war , and carried her point without a single
Kuropsan nation daring to protest , Is not
likely to lose her share in any future division
of Turkey.
* * *
Wlillo the Cuban Insurgents obstinately de-
cllno to be suppressed , and , on the contrary ,
uaein to have turned tha tables on their
foes , the Cuban question has also bacomo
a grave issue In Spanish politics. The threat
ening cabiuat crisis at Madrid may ho traced
back to General Mirtlnez Campos' dcclara-
t'cn upon his departure for the field that
nothing could save Cuba to Spain but a
liberal concession of political and economic
autonomy to the island colony. It Is. a
strange feature of the situation In Spain
that the ministry ot that nrch-conscrvatlvo ,
Canovas del Castillo , ojeniD Inclined toward
a policy of reform , while the critics who con
demn the lack of firmness on the part of
the government In dealing with the rebellion
and who Insist upon making the uncondi
tional surrender of the Insurgents an In
dispensable preliminary of any parley about
autonomy , nre found chiefly In the ranks of
the Spanish liberal party. Before the rival
politicians of Spain shall have compromised
their differences ths Cuban patriots may
settle the question In their own fashion.
Tn k I ii U' Tim iIty ( InTopKnot. .
Pi I Is tu rK Chronicle.
liHiifr people are running for president now
In order to be spared the- trouble next year.
Tin * CriMV Killtor oil CoiiHccrnllon.
New York Hun ,
Hon. Julius Sterling Morton , secretary of
agriculture nnd editor of crows' stomachs ,
has been caught with his mouth open by a
St. Louis reporter. "Why , " asked Mr.
Merion of himself , "should President Cleve
land be opposed to n third term any moro
than a bank president. "
Wo understand that Mr. Cleveland Is not
opposed to a third term ; but listen to the
volco of the editor of crows' stomachs :
In n brink the business Is entirely con-
lined ( o thu management ot the llnam-es of
mnny people. If n bank prusldont bus
proven himself competent nml faithful bu IH
ro-c'lccted , not only unen or twice , but
dozens of tlniCH. Tlio business of u govern
ment l ( hat of managing nnd preserving
the Intercuts of thu people of n nation , nnd
ir.tilntalnlng life , liberty , und property ; ami
If u bank president la elected many tlnifH ,
why ahuuld It not bo so with the president
of tlio United States ? "
So ther.o Is no reason In Mr. Morten's es
timation1 Why Mr. Cleveland should not (19 (
president as long as ho lives , and no reason ,
we suppose , why Mr. Morton should not be
secretary of agriculture and editor of crows'
stomachs during the fa mo period.
What we miss In Mr. Morton's Interest
ing remarks U a definite assertion of what
Is going to happen to the country In the day
when It Is deprlve-1 of Mr. Cleveland's
valuable services. So far as wo know , Im
mortality lo no accompaniment and adjunct
of consecration. Who will or can innnago
and preserve the Interests of the people and
maintain life , liberty , and proi > erty If Mr.
Cleveland should have a nt of Indigestion
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
Bakin
or pet sulky and strike ? When n 111.111 be
comes Indispensable it Is natural tn look for
ward with fear nnd trembling to .1 tlmo
when the universe will have to get along
without him.
Mr. Merion awes It lo science to cxplali
how , It anyhow , the world can keep on
wagging without the magnate of Buzzard's
bay to wnc It.
.MOIITO.Y STAHTS A (1.VI.13.
Indianapolis News : The high winds arc
explained. Hon. J. Sterling Morton Is awaj
from his post.
N'cw York Sun : Morton of Nebraska a
third termer ? Why. of course ! Kvery otlie
pocket gopher In the United Slates Is will
him on that question.
Minneapolis Journal : Is Secretary Mortoi
running the democratic party ? Ho seems to
think he Is , and , perhaps In the nbsonco o
any better leader , IIP might as well have the
Job.
Chicago Tribune : Secretary Morton's nt-
tempt to elect Orover Cleveland presldeni
next year Imllc.ttea thnt Secretary Merion
thinks this * U Ills last. cli.inc ? to advertise him
self.
Chicago Record : Secretary Morton , while
advocating a third term for the president
neglects to ndd tint a wcond term of cabinet
ministers might also bo a highly desirable
thing.
Cedar Unplds Republican ! Mr. J. Sterling
Morton , rnlnbow-chaser-ln-chlef of the demo
cratic parly , Is hugging to his heart a delu
sion of gigantic proportions. Ho says that
the democratic party Is to win grandly next
year with Cleveland ns Its candidate nnd the
single gold standard for Its platform. Mr.
Morton does not particularize. He would bo
tnoro Interesting If ho would do thlp. Mr.
Cleveland and a single gold standard platform
could not command enough support In a large
section of the country to maks n campaign of
any kind.
ii AM ) ! > TIIIH\VISI : .
Among living statesmen Mr. Ooschen prob
ably writes the worst hand. He Is extremely
short sighted , and one day In the HOURC of
Commons he picked up one of his own memo
randa , and , after vainly trying to make It
out , exclaimed : "A man who writes like
thul ought not to be In public service. "
In the ncn * woman's bible , Mrs. Stanlon
Insists on putting Kvo betoro Adam , Her
contention that Adam caino after Kve Is n
reasonable one. Moat of Adam's civilized
sons venerate tlio father's example , and not n
few regret the modern trimmings fnicli as
gaslight , transparent blinds and parental
wrath.
One of the members of the new Baltimore
city council Is Dr. J , Marcus Carglll , a
colored man. Ho was born In Georgia , at
tended the Atlanta university , and Is a
graduate of the medical department of
Howard university. He was elected to the
city council by a phenomenally largo majority
and Is widely known and respected In IJnltl-
inore.
Two celebrated passengers on the steamer
Marlposa , which sailed from San Francisco
a few daya ago , wore Mrs. Robert Louis
Stevenson and Miss Kate Field. Miss Field
was bound for Honolulu , where she expects
to find some material for stirring articles.
Mrs. Stevenson Is enroute to her old homo
In Samoa , though she will tarry for four
months In the Sandwich Islands.
The popular notion of Henri Rochefort as a
bohemlan of bohcmlans Is erroneous" . Hu
nevef- drinks -wine , liquor or coffee and does
not smoke or gamble. He 1ms a striking
head , with an enormous crown of whlto hair
nnd a powerful forehead. Ilochefort has been
one of the mos > t assiduous of art collectors
nnd used to possess , If he does not now , a
unique collection of bronzes by the great ani
mal sculptor , Harye.
Stand back and give Chicago a chance.
The social achievements of Gotham In cater
ing to the effete titles has somewhat nettled
the Lake city , but It will presently dl-
tlngulsh Itself. His royal nibs , Mohammed
Omar All Khan , the Nnwab Dosoda , will pull
himself and his name Into town soon and so
ciety Is Just palpitating to embrace him.
When It comes to rushing the Khan Chicago
can set New York a hot pace.
TO A SOUTIIKKX GIIU. .
Buffalo Commercial.
Her pycs
Would match the southern skies
When soutliein skies were bluest ;
Her heart x
Will always take Its part
Where southern hearts are truest.
Hrlsht pearls
The gems of soutborn girls ,
Her winning1 smllu discloses ;
Her cheeks
When admiration speaks
Were only southern roses.
Her voice
J5v nnturo nnd l > y choice ,
K'en those who know her slightest
WII llml
As soft ns southern wltxlH
When southern winds are lightest.
Her laugh
As light as wine or chaff ,
IJronkH clear nt witty sallies.
As brooks
Hun bubbling through the nooks
Of all her southern valleys.
Such youth ,
With all Its charms , forsooth
Alas , too well I know Hi-
Will claim
A song of love nnd fame
Sung by some southern poet ;
Eut che
In future years maybe
These verses will discover
Some time
Mny rend this little rhyme
Sung by a northern lover.
MlltTII IN ItHYMU.
I'hlbdelphln Krcont.
Tlip linker nnd the nctor
llnvc nrt within their fouls ;
Thry l ) th remain n factor
In Just creating rolls.
Cincinnati Test ,
She tnya Mie en n't afford n cab
I'JM' nses she must curb.
lot when she walks upon the street
Her carriage Is superb.
"The clothes don't make the man , " slid
sighed.
In language pnt :
IIo saw her bloomers nnd lie cried :
"I'm glad of that. "
Washington Star.
So many suitors ban she bad ,
She's gotten printed blanks ,
And forwards to cnch lover fad
The words , "Declined with thanks. "
New Yoik Mercury.
A cross-eyed man , whose glances
Arc Inclined to go nstray ,
Should not llnd fault with people
If they can't see things bis way.
Kl. tiotils lleiuilillc.
An old alligator
Lived down by the liny ,
And swiped pickaninnies
When they cnmu his wny ;
All day he Iny sunning
In n one-eyed imp ,
And the snakes mill the turtles
Said be hail u great wimp.
ricic MT : UP ,
Tim boy stood on the burning deck ,
Whence nil but he bad lied ;
Tin- rest bad sklppod because they kncvf
The heat would Kill 'em dead.
The boy wn game , bo would have died ,
A noble death and true ,
Had not Homo villain shouted : "In
It hot enough for you 7"
T11K 1H3ST PAl'UH :
Tim OMAIIA SUNDAY BUR
A WOMAN INT1CKVHNKS :
Another Installment of Robert llnrr'.i
fascinating .story of American experi
ence In London , told In attractive lan
guage nnd Illustrated with well drawn
pictures.
DISPOSING OF THIS NRZ PKRCKS :
General Nelson A. Miles , commander
of the American army , contributes an
Interesting chapter from bis forth
coming book , lu which he deals with
the results of his successful campaign
against Chief Joseph nnd the Ncz 1'oroea
Indians.
SOM13 LOCAL A. P. A. HISTORY :
Story of the trial of live lending lights
of the A. P. A. order on charges of re-
voallng secrets ot the star chamber
organization culled from the original
documents In the case Insldo vlow of
the workings of the proscription Junta ,
given by the impcrs thnt came Into the
possession of The Heo during the recent
local political campaign.
GOVURNOU MORTON OF NEW YORK !
Sketch of the man \vliow name will
bo presented by the Kmplro state dele
gation to the republican national con
vention for presidential honors Influ
ence exerted on him In hN younger days
by Webster and Lincoln Personal char
acteristics.
H13 LIVK8 IN PI3RPRTUAT , FEAR :
Sultan of Turkey In constant dread
of assassinationHchlnd the scenes
with Abdul Hninld Frank Carpenter
relates reminiscences of his visit to gor
gcous palaces of the sultan with his
numerous wives and multitude of serv
ants , his treasury of pinto and precious
stones.
NEW PACRS IN CONGRESS :
Something * about some of the men who
nro about to commence their congres
sional careers as the successors of noted
congressmen The new senators nnd rep
resentatives not all Inexperienced In pub
lic life.
SOCIETY A-UOOMING :
Soclnl events of the week Just closed
More buds launched on the society sea.
Many noteworthy weddings Pleasures
plenty In prospect Out-of-town visitors
Movements of Omaha society folk.
WITH THE ARMY OF WHEELMEN :
Storing the blnycle In the winter
time one or the porploxlnt- problems of
the hour In many households The wheel
as a juiit of the military equipment
More nbmit bicycle makers nnd bicycle
prices What Is going on In local
wheeling circles News of the wheelmen
all the world over.
IN WOMAN'S DOMAIN :
Suggestions of picturesque costumes
for fancy dress ChrlMmas party toilettes
Celebration of the birthday anniversary
of the Princess of Wales at Sandrlnghnm
Fancy stationery used by members of
the smart Pot who live up to precise clt-
quetle llrldal superstitions prevalent
among the girls who make wedding out-
llts Fashion notes and go slp about
noted women.
THE WORLD OF SPORT :
Aftermath of the foot bull season-
How the different college elevens came
out on the score card With the gun and
rod Prospects of the base ball men-
Comment on all the sporting events of
the week.
THE COMING GENERATION :
Walter Cninp'o famous font ball story ,
"The Substitute , " concluded Prattle of
the youngsters and other bright bits for
youthful renders of The Sunday Uee.
TIIE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE. '
"
UNEXCELLED ! HEAD IT !
Saturday at Half Price.
For Saturday we've taken a broken line of over
coats and marked every
one of 'em just half price.
There are splendid Beav
ers rich imported English
Kerseys -Ch i n c h UI a s
Elysians Montagnaco
etc , , etc. It's the rem
nant of fifteen broken lots
- that we put in this special
sale to close out the lines.
Bear in mind these are
broken lots and in some ;
sizes there isn't a single
garment , and in others there
are only two or three and
some instances only one
i'n other there are 11 or 12 garments.
Here's the way they'll be sold :
Were. . . . $12.50 $18 $20 $22
Now $6.25 $9 $10 $ u $12.50
It's scarcely necessary to remind the public Unit Hroivnln ? , King1
& Co. never "fake" half prlco moiuis juat ono-hulf the regular
marked price.
MEN'S $6.75 SUIT SALE.
Wa'vo mudo a cut on a line of splendid all wool l > 1uuk Tin but
cloth men's suits , that are usually Bold fur 810 TJioy are In a good firm
wcuvo splendidly trimmed with all wool serge lining and uro latest
cut cack fatylo it'd a splendid dura bio business suit that will give good
service and look wall for the entire winter Komoinboi1 Saturday wo
Bell It for $0.75 a full line of sizes from ! M to11. .
Browning , King & Co.
Southwest Corner Fifteenth and Doujjlus , OMAHA. .
