Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, December 20, 1895, Page 4, Image 4
TIT 13 OMAHA DAILY Ipfi3ji3 ! FRIDAY , DISCJ3MIU3U 20 , 181)3. THE OMAHA DAILY TKItMlt OP BfllSCIUITIOX. . I.ill > - Tt"t ( Without Htm.lnjOne ) Ymr Dally lice nnJ Sunilny , On Yr BU Month * . . Tktffi Mr.nthn . . JJ BumJnr llf * . Oni- Your ? J2 Kuturrtny Me * , One Tenr ' " Weekly fife , On Yf.ir . * Ot-TICiS. : Omah . Tin IV ? nulMIn * . . , - Koulh Omnlm. Kln r rtlk. . Corner N nnd Sltn ' . C'nunrll IllunV , 11 I'Mtl dreet. t'hlrncn otllrff. n ; c-hiinlirr if Commerc * . New York , Itmm * IJ. II nml IS , Trlliuno IJullJInR. Wflthlnictan , IM7 > ' Street. N. W . All rnmnmnlrntlonii relating to ti w * 1ui torl.il rnntler should ti nillrc ( e < l : To the Editor. All bitumen * letters nn.l remittances hmM > > art < 1rei > Nl lo Th lt > I'uhllnlilnu Compony. Oinntin. Draft * , checks ana poeloincc order * to tw ramie iinvnMe lo th onl'r nf tn "i " 1. " . . T1IR IIBB PUllI.lsmNtl COMPAN HTATUMns'T OF CinCCI.ATtO.V. f Tlie HeI' " " - Oeorife II , Tzwluick. i-eerelnry > llnlilnR rcmimnr. belnc tliily mvorn. nye tlmt ine nctnnl numiiT of full nml complet"1 cuplci of ' " Pnlly Mnrnlnir. i\enliiu nml Sim.lny lice t'"nl"i ilurlns the month of November , IMS. win n fol li ' i , . . . 1 M.JM 1 " ' " 2 11.311 IT 3 W.HJ 1 ! ? -i 4 I9.S3- 19 5. 1S.407 D C 5l,0 t ' 21 5 II.5M ' 22 9 19,241 10 20,075 11 isins I ! 13.HI5 ; . . . . . . . . J M 13 19.0SJ § " ! " ! " ! ! ! ! ' . ! ibim ' 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . , o : M. . .J9.0SJ Tota , M7.234 T.e iieituctlans"fnr unsold nnd returned " ' cople . , . - - ' - Net iale fiworn lo before mo nti.l ptPfpnro this M rtiv of nwmlicr. 1Mi. ( .Seal. ) N. P. mil , Nolnry Public. SPECIAL CHUISTMAS NUMBER. Tim OMAHASUNDAY BEE _ UNlQfR rimiSTMAS FBATUUKS. Tlie next lsu of The Omnhtt Sunday Dec will be n special flirlsttna num ber , with nttrnrllvo lltorarv features particularly appropriate to the np- pronchlng Christmas ho Idny. A Christ ina H coloring will be visible In nil the rcKnlnr departments. Well seVcted llc- tlon for Christmas rending will bo pro- ponted In attractive form. There will be ChrlstmnH poem ? , Christmas p'ctiircs nnd Chilstmns sketches mm anecdotes Fpeclnllv corcctod for this bo Idny edi tion. All these will be In addition to the rrgulnr unexcelled news service of The Sunday Dee. THE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE. ounnu OF YOUU NKWSDKALBU. The JliiKooH tluit : m > not happy now niv llio jliiRoi'S that will 1n % s tlslU > tl with nothing short of a pitched battle The free silver men will doubtless In sist on volliifc war appropriations pay- nblo exclusively In Id to 1 silver clol- Inrs. No , .Tohn null would not thank Undo Sain very heartily for a Christinas lirwent In the shape of a proclamation of war. When the republicans In congress put their thinking caps on they will not bt In such a rush to perpetuate O rover In the while house by precipitating a foreign war. The exports In the city treasury are still checking , checking , checking , and by the , end of tlie month the treiisjirei will have to draw another check foi their benefit. For some reason unexplained , bul easily explainable , the exhibit of arti ficial butter at thl ? State Dairymen's convention was sadly'deficient In speci mens of natural and colored oleomarga rine. The Knglisli are tlie ones who ought to take Hie president's Venezuela message seriously. The war spirit , however , ioi'ius thus far to have attained tin fighting point on tills side of tlie Allan lie only. Tlie deatli of the venerable door keeper , Hnssett , will devolve the duty of turning back the hands of ( lie senate clock to prolong the life of congress next March a year upon some new and untried officer. Now that Congressman Alelklejolm has silled Ills castor In the ring and announced himself as a candidate for the nomination for governor , the Ne braska campaign of 1S ! ) ( ! may lie said to be fairly open. Next ! And now wo hear that tlie ex-city treasurer of Tacoma lias buen convicted of using public funds for personal gain nnd lias a penitentiary sentence staring him In tlie face. But then Tacoma is L',000 miles west of Omaha. Compare I he cable and telegraphic news reports printed dally In The Hoc with those printed in any other paper published In tills vicinity and satisfy yourself that The Hec'ls the only metro politan paper existing In these parts. Watch tlie patent olllce record as a barometer of llio strength of tlie war ieniv. With active hostilities threat ened , every man who lias been holding back a patent halr-trlggcr or a patent knapsack catch will hasten to file tlie claims of ills invention. It Is really surprising that the federal troops have not' yet been called out to prevent tlie obstruction of the United States malls by reason of the 1'hlla- lelplila street railway strike. What lid the street railway companies accept ! onlrncts to carry mall for , anyway ? Secretary Carlisle n year ago pro- Jlcted a surplus of revenue over ex penditure for tlie federal government ) f J'JD.OOO.OOO for the fiscal year. Tlie ictnal deficit Is upward of ? iiXX,000. : ( ) S'o wonder the secretary Is reluctant to refer to the treasury deficit In his an- Jiial report. Utter demoralization In municipal nffalrs Is but the natural seiiuenco of the recent local election. An honest effort was made.to have notlco served through the ballot box that thct people of Omaha had tlretl of corruption In city affairs , but the undertaking failed. Tlio lesson thus taught to officials has been heeded and the closing days of the old regime tire witnessing lawless nuts /which must stir an honest citizenship to resentment. And what Improvement may bo expected ut tlio builds of In coming olileutlsT /MT / rom i .i.vn The Kiiropeiiii pro * * unite gt'nrmll. mid also a number of public III-MI who * opinion has been obtained have e.v presicd the view that tlie stand takei by 1'resltlent Cleveland In the Vent xnela matter Is designed for polltpal el fort. This Is nl least suggestive and n like view must hnu occurred to n grea ninny people In this country. It wll Imvo to he admitted that if Mr. Cleve land desires , as l. commonly believed , another presldental term , he played a trump card when he sent tlie mossag to congress urging tlie maintenance o the Monroe doctrine. Heforo he did this lie was assailed on nil hands a being utterly devoid of American sentl iiient nnd patriotic feeling. Tlie for elgn policy of the administration wa as vigorously denounced by democrat as by republicans. Mr. Cleveland wa declared to be In this respect ( lie weak est president tlie country ever had The fact that he went away fron Washington on a hunting expedltloi when ( lie reply of the Hrlllsh prlnit minister to tin- note of Secretary Olne.x was on Its way to the seat of govern inent was cited as conclusive proof o tlio Indifference of the president to Ibis most important issue. He hnd a ver.\ feelile hold upon popular confidence. The note of Lord Salisbury gave Mr Cleveland the opportunity to rohnblli Into himself In popular confidence and lu embraced It eagerly. The Immediate result. In the matter of popular up plause , was all that lie could have ex peeled. He drew to himself men of ids own party who had long been Ii enmity toward him and it Is hardl > ( incstloinihlc that lie Is stronger at this time with his parly than ever before or at any rate since his first election t ( ( lie presidency. Perhaps few wll doubt : that if tlie national democratic convention were held now Mr. Cleveland land would have no dllllcnlty and prob ably 110 opposition In securing a renoin Illation , If lie wished it. That he cat secure It six months hence Is hlghlj probable and In tlie event of war 01 serious danger of war it Is absolutely certain , with tlie chances greatly In favor of his re-election. Are not the republicans In congress contributing to Mr. Cleveland's polltlei : ambition , assuming that lie still lias such ambition , by their precipitate ac quiescence in the most radical sngges tlon of his message anil their proposa to vote an enormous appropriation for increasing the military armament ? Wide do not question that tills was promptei by patriotic motives , but we do doubt tin , wisdom of the haste with which the ma jority in the house gave Its endorsement to a most extraordinary proposal of the chief executive and It Is most gratify ing "to find the senate disposed to pro ceed in tills matter OH more careful and conservative lines. The measure an thori/.lng tlie president to enormouslj increase tlie military armament nnd ap proprlating ? t00.000,000 for that pur pose will. If it become law , place at the command of tlie administration a power which could be used to tin greatest possible advantage in per petitntlng democratic control of the ex ecntive department of tlie government and undoubtedly would ibe so used. A patriotic desire to uphold tlio dig nity and honor and maintain the rights of tlie Tnlted States Is common to tin , whole American people and is to bt fostered and encouraged. Wlienevei and wherever the honor of tlie star > and stripes is to be maintained on him or sea republicans will not be fount wanting In loyalty. Hut republicans will insist that their patriotic Impulse * shall not bu made subservient to the ambition of a democratic executive. ( teen MAX The acquittal of Moat Inspector Frank by order of .Indgo Scott was by no means a surprise. It was foreordained that Israel Krank must receive n vindi cation In recognition of past political service and future political activity In tlio Interest of the dervish contingent. Ills reinstatement by the Hoard of Health with full pay for the time that ho was suspended from duty is lint tlio natural sequence of the depraved con dition of public morals which prevails in Omaha. Assume that the ruling of Judge Scott under -which n verdict of acquittal -was rendered by a Jury without hearing any evidence was based on sound law , how can that fact justify tlie action of tlio Hoard of Health ? Must an officer be convicted of felony before he lays himself liable to removal for otllclal mis conduct ? Does the mere fact that the charter does not In so many words pre scribe the duties of meat Inspectors or any other subordinate olllcers of the city exonerate them for conniving at fraud perpetrated upon tlie city by con tractors ? Is not tlie llrst duty of every public ollicer to display diligence and fidelity to tlio public interests ? Suppose Meat Inspector Prank were still In the employ of a butcher or meat packer and failed to report a theft which ho had witnessed or a fraud which lie hud discovered In one of tlie bills ren dered his employer , would he be re tained In his place for an hour oven If lie did not gain anything for himself by tiio transaction ? In this case Health Commlslsoner Savllle testified that the meat Inspector had been Instructed to check up tlie poundmaster's bills for dog killing. Was it not tlie duty of tlie Board of Health to enforce tills order nnd when evidence is produced that It was violated to < recommend tlio removal of tlie derelict ollicer ? Hut tlio board lias accepted tlio order of Judge Scott bawd upon an alleged technical defect In tlio Imllctmunt ns a clearance paper mil not only reinstated tlio suspended meat Inspector , but approved his salary for tlie period ho has been devoting ills line almost exclusively to political cam paign work. Individually Meat Inspector Frank Is i comparatively unimportant officer. 1'ho amount of the fraud with which ho vas charged with conniving may not mvo exceeded ? T > 00. It Is the example vlilch has been set in his case that in uiy other city than Oniniia would Imvo aroused intense indignation. Hero wo itivo a Hoard of Health Issuing a procla- nation that In Omaha a public officer mujr with impunity jugject his official duties nnd even Mnud Idly by while the city Is being robbed. Here we have llu spectacle of the chief of police us n member of this board voting back pay to a man whom police olllcers have found to have made false reports to his superiors. Here we have tlie next police ' judge of Omulm voting a premium on rascality nnd In favor of a man whom tht > present police Judge after hearing the evidence had bound over to the dis trict court for trial. The action of tlie health board , how * ever , is only In accord with tlio unblush ing disregard of all decency anil the bold defiance of law that has permeated the city hall. When embezzlement In high places Is condoned and Incompe- tency and neglect of dmy whitewashed and rewarded. It would lie unreasonable to expect that a ward heeler who closes his eyes to a swindle amounting to a few hundred dollars should bo taken to task. With the precedents established by tlie council and tlie Hoard of Health In tlio last six months , the people of Omaha should not be surprised to awaken some day and see a sign over the portals of llio city hall "Boodlors and Jobbers only are welcome here. " I'A MJ.IC/KS KXPO.S/ / ; ; > . Tlie speech delivered by Mr. ( Trow of Pennsylvania In the house of repre sentatives on the president's message was a very clear exposure of the falla cies of that document and applies equally well to tlio report of the secre tary of llio treasury , which , so far as the currency Is concerned. Is regarded as simply an echo of Mr. Cleveland's views. In regard to the assertion of ( lie presi dent that the republican tariff system was inefficient for the purpose of rev enue , Mr. Grow presented statistics showing that throughout the entire period during which that system was In operation , after the war , down to the time tlie democratic party came Into power , tlie revenue of the government exceeded expenditures. Tlie period from 1880 to 1S ! ) : was one of unex ampled prosperity In tlie development of material prosperity and tlie growth of Industries , the receipts Into the treas ury for these thirteen fiscal years from the ordinary sources of revenue over and above expenditures amounting to more than $1.100.000.000 , while the ex ports of merchandise exceeded the Im ports more than $1.100,000,000. In that period , with tlie balance of trade all the tlmo In favor of the United States , tlio importation o goltl In excess of Its export was $ < .m,000,000 , and tlio gold In the treasury every year exceeded the $100,000.000 reserve and all gold cer tificates Issued , tlie average excess for tlio years 1SSS. 188 ! ) and 1800 being over $00.000,000. In tills period tlie manufacturing industries of tlie coun try more than doubled In the capital Invested and tlie amount paid to labor , wliilo tlie value of the products of these industries almost doubled. As to tlie statement of the president that the pro tective system impeded our entrance into tlio markets of the world , it Is shown that tlie foreign commerce of the country expanded from $ l.r > 00,0"00- 000 in 1880 to $ lSri7,000)00 ( ) In 1S'.U. , the largest of any year In our history , though 1891 was not far behind , thus showing that there was no trouble in our entering tlie markets of tlie world under republican tariffs , while under the present democratic tariff we are steadily losing ground in those mar kets and surrendering our own market , the greatest of all , to tlie foreign manu facturers and producers. With regard to the recommendation of the president that greenbacks bo re tired , Mr. Grow said lie had no idea that this or any succeeding congress gross , unless it should be overwhelm ingly democratic , will retire what is known as the greenbacks into an in terest-bearing debt. "We liavo substan tially the same currency today that has existed for years past , " said the vet eran Pennsylvania representative , "and so long as the receipts exceeded ex penditures no inconvenience or serious trouble was experienced. " Ho fle- clared that the "endless chain" we hearse so much about began with what ap pears to lo an endless deficit , and it will continue until tlio revenues of tlio government exceed its expenditures. "When that is tlie case why should there be any more trouble than there was for fifteen years before ? Our paper mobey , substantially as wo have t today , was no trouble to tlio treasury of the United States during the time the republican party controlled Its ad ministration. It only began with this new system Introduced witli the In coming of tills administration. " Mr. Grow is u representative repub lican and what lie said may safely'be iccepted as an assurance that the cur rency plan of the president will receive 10 consideration from tlio present con gress. The practically unanimous jndg- nont of the republicans In congress ovl- lently Is that tlie true nnd only remedy for the difficulties of the treasury Is to jo found In providing sufficient rove- uio to at least balance expenditures ind it is reasonable to expect that they vill act upon this conviction by forum- ating measures for raising additional iivenue. It Is absolutely certain that could the people be given an opportunity U this tlmo to pass judgment on tlie Inancial plan of the administration It vonld bo overwhelmingly rejected. A truck farmer has been arrested or tlio terrible offense of hauling garbage to his lands to bo used as for- Him1. Tlie ordinance under which a "arhago contractor has absolute control f every garbage barrel In the city en- tbles the police to make such arrests , 'hey are Jealous of the Interests of the ontrnctor. Tlio farmer doubtless hud ermlsslon of the owner of the garbage o haul It away , and is evidently tin lonest , industrious man. Tlio arrest nay bo according to law , but it Is nu- ust and unwarranted. It may require not u few experiments o lead to the conclusion Unit the ra- lonal way to conduct a State Hoard of mmlgratlon successfully Is to have it uthorir.ed and supported by law. It osts money to prepare data and In- onuatlou concerning the state's re- ourcos and to scatter it broadcast. The bt imJ.n ) W being orgunlwl might ' contract y " county commissioner * to dlslrlbutrJfmy and nil matter prepared by tin ) lUjMi rllvo county papers. .Lot country papery devote one page a month to oxposlflnns of the wealth , resources ami advantages of their counties , extra copies of- which may be purchased by county commissioners and sent to the state board.1' ' r While t'HIijoiis ' of Omaha have led off In mi uiilirlilkliig ( * to form a board for tlio eiicoiit'i'i ement of immigration , It Is expected Vmt .Icudlng men In every sec tion of tlie state- will join In the move ment. The mainspring of this , as well as any other great undertaking. Is money , without- which nothing can be accomplished. The very first essential , therefore , Is to provide ways and means. i'lidcr present conditions the task will not prove nn easy one. The advocates of a West side sewer are very persistent In their efforts to secure the needed Improvement upon lines suggested by the city engineer. There is everything to commend the plan , but no money for Its execution. The cry of overtaxation was never louder than it Is today , and it conies from suburban property owners as well as others. The war fever at Washington ought to give Congressman Mercer's 1)111 for a military training school at Kort Omaha a boost. If tlio Nebraska boys could not be trained to serve as olllcers In time for this war , they can lie for the next war. Spnrrnl ( \ovcl < y ChlcnRo Tlmps-Hcrnld. It is suspected that Boston went demo cratic merely for tlie purpose of showing how different it is from tlici balance ot the country. Actn oil ( lint I'rliirlple. Wai&lnKinn Htnr. The sultan of Turhoy Is a firm believer In the doctrine that n reform should not bj carried any further than Its preliminary spectacular stages. Citliiiii Chivalry. New York World. Ily complimenting their prisoners for cour age nnd then releasing them the Cubans accomplish two objects. They convince thslr friends lu other countries that they are clvlllzeJ , nnd at the same tlmo secura new friends In the enemy's camp where friends arc most valuable. . \ \NNorllnti- Colil Truth. Ijullnnnimlla Journal. "Tli9 two English-speaking nations" is a very nice phrase , but for practical purposes It Is better ID hold that the people cf tills country havs become acclimated and consti tute a nation made up of the blending of the best of other peoples , and forming a new nation to which the name American besf * ap plies. It ! ) mete general use of the- same language which Is upokcn by the English Is simply ( an accident. The fact counts forv nothing , and has not since the Declatatlon ofIndependence. . tor n SuliNld- . tjhlrago Tribune. The Pacific Cable company has asked con gress for a subsidy. It wlslica to be paid for twenty years $25 annually , per nautical mile of cable- , not to exceed 7,250 miles. Thli' would be 5181,250 a year , or the Intsrest at 3 par cent on nloro than $3,000.000 bond/j. In return' tlie1 * wnil-occaalonal government message ? to th ? Sandwich -Islands and Japan will be tieftt tree. If the government wishes to release ltsclf < from the subsidy It can d& so by taking , the cable fto'm , lhe , company at the cost of construction. The promo'tery of this enterprise say tlie Interest on tht > outlay nnd the cost of main tenance will bo about ? 300,000 , which Is the Interest on $10,000.000 of 1 cer cent govern ment bond ? . Th ? T > any bas been "promised" , a subsidy of $10.000 a year by tlio Hawaiian government. 1C they can get one cf $180,000 a year from the United Statey they think that thc-y may get private busi ness enough to cover the remaining $50,000 a ysar. In other words , ths- cable will be a confessedly utter financial failure unless about two-thirds of the expenses are covered by subsidies from this country. The estimable persons who are engineerIng - Ing thlu cool , smooth sclumc say that "their object la net to make any money out ot the enterprise. " O , no , of course not. Nothing but the pure profits of promotion actuates them. But it Is clear that the general gov ernment would make a steady loss out of thlu project. For ths few messages it might send It would pay $180,000 a year , so that the stockholders might get a fair interest on their promotion speculation. CAHI.ISM5 AXI > THE CVItKIS.VCY. Chicago Record : With the message of the president and the report of the secretary of the triasury before It , both containing vig orous recommendations , the burden of tak ing action or of refusing to act falls upon congress. What will It do ? What use will Speaker Iletd make of his power over the house ? New York. Mall and Express : The report Is a disappointment. It lacks accuracy , and , still worse , it lacks hlrness. All Its state ments of fncts and figures are adjusted tea a theory which the country has already Indignantly repudiated and condemned. The defects of the- report are , however , only the reflections nf tha defects and abominations of this discredited and disgraced adminis tration. Kansas City Times : Altogether , Secretary Carlisle's report Is the simplest and clearesl statement of the administration's policy ye ! made by any one. ItIs a financial primer , In a sense , and no ono who has the welfare of his country at heart , nnd who expects to do his duty ns n voter next year upon this great question , should fall to give Mr. Carlisle's report bis nonpartlsan , mature and careful consideration. Indianapolis Journal : All the past figures of the secretary reveal a constant and large deficiency , nnd his figures which are pre dictions really point In the direction of a deflcle-ncy , even If a smaller one. Yet with all his figures pointing to a deficiency , he urges the retirement of 'the legal-tender notes as a remedy , 'andthe ' , only one. It Is amazing th-at. so all ) ' &j1nati In Bomo respects could have proposed a remedy so wholly Irrelsvant as to be preposterous. Chicago _ J > est : Mr. Carlisle's argument. If not guoss-vjpfk , Is dangerously close to It , Nor Is the jnerp fact that the cash balance In the- treasury Decernbsr 1 was $98,072,420 In excess of the told reserve on that day any JustincsjUon for the- belief that there is no itec sslty for "further taxes. " To nssume li Rthls condition of things will continue lftjt } , take > unbusinesslike chances , The wcakrtes > pf Mr. Carlisle's position Is the uncertalhtnns to what the Wilson-Gor man law SylJJ yield. The only safe course U to M flr tfhij4t that It cannot fall to yield oncuglu - Wltt-fr ' IndlanappfeSMcws : It is tlmo to have done with all Uqftficomplloited and awkward machlnoryA.TDlteVsecretary Is right. It may ba that the udatilj-edemptlon of the greenbacks would not UayS'Uie remarkable and hnmtdlato effect wlilcM.ttii' thinks It would have , but [ t would at least remove a source of evil and of continual danger. But congress Is evidently determined to postpone the day of genuine resumption , and there even seems o be BCine doubt as to whether It will glvo : ho secretary the authority which he asks 'or In the matter of Issuing bonds to nmln- aln the reserve. Buffalo Express' : The secretary ihould at eait have stated hit * reasons for thinking hat receipts would greatly Increaoj f he bad any reasons. The report of the bureau of statistics shows that In the four months ending with October the receipts were eia by $3,500,000 than In the corresponding our months of last yc-ar. There Is not a act stated In the secretary's report which congress can rely on asa basis for Ifglsla- lon. There ls but' one thing for congress to do with this report. It should appoint a special commltte * ) to examine the books of he Treasury department and learn the true condition of the flnancei. FOR A DEFENSIVE ALLIANCE Representatives of BrazU ( Vouozaoli mid Mexico Consult Sncrottiry Olnoy , PROMPT ACTION BY AMERICAN REPUBLICS \i < tr Kiitiiu'lntloii n f < tu- Monroe Doc trine .11 njlirnil ( it it ConitilitiUliiii .Vorlli , Contra I nml .South Amrrlfii. WASHINGTON , Dec. 19. A meeting nt llio Stnto dcpnrtiiient to.lay between Secretary Olney and the minister * to the United States from Venezuela. Mexico ami Brazil IB under stood to liavo Involved Important considera tion affecting our Soutli nnd Central Amerl- can relations. Although the matter has not j-ct taken definite official form , there Is reason to believe that all of the republics of South nnd Central America will communi cate officially with the United States their htarty approval of the enunciation of the Monroe doctrine made by the president and Mr. Olnty. It Is understood , also , that ser ious consideration Is being given by the South and Central American diplomat ? to an international convention to be attended by all of the republics of North nnd South America , somewhat similar to the Pan- amcrlean conference , but with a vlow to political rather than commercial alliance , on the general lines of the Monroe doctrine. lAS WOK 1C llliVIKWHD. Socrelnry Olnpy TriiimniltN Sonic Cor- re.ipoinlciu'f ( o tlic1 Sriinti- . WASHINGTON , Dec. 19. The president today made response to the senate re K > lu- tlon of December 4 calling for Information received by the Sln > department respecting affairs In Turkey. The response Is In the shape of n report by Secretary Olney , sum- Diarizing , but not Including , the official corre spondence , nnd beginning with the massacres at Moosh In August , 1S94. In substancs the secretary's report recounts all that lias been done to protect American citizens against the rioters ; shows that while their property has suffered In two Instances they have- not bean Injured In person ; quotes Minister Ter rell as estimating the number of Armenians killed at 30,000 ; nnd after citing ssveral case-s , wherein naturalized Americans have ben oppressively treated , states that proper steps have been taken to secure Indemnity In all cases and to protect our naturalized cltzns ! In their treaty rights. Secretary Olney says the- number of Ameri can citizens in Turkey Is not accurately kccwn , but there arc 172 American mission aries scattered over Asia. Minor and numbers ot our citizens in business , DCSKICS nauiranzeu Armenians temporarily residing in Turkey , and that probably the whole number of those persons Is between COO and GOO. The bulk of the American clement Is found In the interior of Asia Minor and Syria In quarters remote from our consulates. Isolated and Inaccessible except by difficult mountain journeys. Says Secretary Olney : "Under these circumstances , in the midst of the alarming agitation which for moro than a year past has existed In Asia Minor , it 1ms been no slight task for the representative of the United States to follow the Interests of these whose defense necessarily falls to his care , to demand and obtain the measures Irdlspansiblo to their safety and to act In stantly upon every appeal for help In view of real or apprehended peril. It Is , however , gratifying to bear testimony to the energy and promptness of the minister in dealing with every grievance brought to his nolle ? and his foresight In anticipating com plaints and securing timely protection In advance of actual need. The efforts of the. minister have had the moral support of the pressnco of naval vessels of ths United States on the Syrian and Adanan coasts from tlmo to time as occasion required , and at the present tlmo the San Francisco and Marblehead an about to bo Joined by the Minneapolis , which has lately been ordered to the eastern waters of the Mediterranean , the squadron being under command of Rer Admiral Selfrldge , an officer whose record Indicates the necessary discretion In dealing with whatever emergencies may arise. " Continuing , the scretary says that while the physical safety of our citizens appears up to the present to have been secured , their propsrty has been destroyed on at least two occasions. The meager reports from the Harpoot riots cf November last show that American mission property was destroyed to the estimated value of $100,000 and the Porte has been notified that It will be. . held re sponsible for full satisfaction. The value of the property destroyed at Marash , No vember 19 , by the burning of the American missionary school of science has not been ascertained , but after Investigation Indem nity w'll also be demanded In that case. Apart from these general incidents Secretary Olney reports upon several cases of indi vidual citizens who suffered In life and person in Turkey , beginning with Lenz , the bicyclist , whoso murder was unearthed "with Lhe efficient aid of the British consul at Srzeroum. " At last accounts five or six Kurds and Armenians were to be put to trial for the murder. Gcorgo Webber , n naturalized American of Belgian origin , was killed by Inhuman treat ment whllo under arrest In disregard of his passport and the punishment ot the guilty oindals lias been demanded and an Indemnity will probably be claimed. The premises of Dr. Christie , a well known American missionary at Namroun , were In vaded by an armed mob. The assailants , though arrested , were discharged by a Turk ish Judge , but the United States steamship Marblehead being sent to Merslno to In- vtftlgate , the eight persons accused were tried and confessed and though through Christian intercession light sentences were Imposed , the judge who first discharged the prisoners was dismissed. Secretary Olney says at this point : "A signal rebuke was administered In high places where responsi bility really existed nnd was abused , coupled with tlie establishment of the Important principle that American domicile. In Turkey may not be violated with Impunity. " An American citizen named Stupe , of Ger man birth , was killed in Constantlnonlo bv an Insane Turk , and though sentenced to death , this was commuted to fifteen years' Im prisonment against our protest , the protest blng based on the failure of the court to ad mit the American dragoman on the appeal proceedings. Secretary Olney next treats of arrests of American citizens In violation of treaty rights , of which there have beeu a number , "Although the treaty liifxpross terms gives to the ministers nnd consuls authority nnd power to punish American offenders and absolutely excludes their Imprisonment by Turkish authorities , the Ottcwan govern ment , whllo admitting to this extent the English rendering of the treaty , has on fre quent occasions assumed to Imprison citi zens of th ? United States on criminal charge * ) and denied the right of agents of this goVermnetn to effect their punlohment. A fruitful source of such assertion of authority Is found In the ca j of persons of Arnu'nlan origin naturalized in the United States and returning within the territorial Jurisdiction of Turkey under circumstances uuggestlng their complicity In the revolu tionary schemes alleged to ho rife In Asia minor. Holding , as It must and should , that no dis tinction can exist under the statutes of the United States between native and naturalized citizens , so that It Is as clearly the right and duty of this government to extend the full measure of 1U protection to the one ag to the other , and finding neither In the tre-aty nor In our JurlaKctlonal legislation any dis tinction as to thy character of the criminal offense charged , but on the contrary gselng that by our laws our ministers and consuls have express Jurisdiction over charges of In- ourrecllon and rebellion when committed In the foreign country by American citizens as well as over leaser offensefp of a similar char acter , this government Is unable to forego Its rights In the prernlsei and cannot relinquish jurisdiction over any citizen , ven though after naturalization' returns to his natlvo land and identify himself with Its po litical conspirators. The right to try to punish our citizens 'or offenses In Turkey has been so often and ibly upheld by the successive secr tarle of itate since contention on the subject was Irat broached In 1872 , that no diminution of our claim can be considered at thin Important uncture. Consequently the Unite ! State * mlnl t r At CotiMsntlnnpIo Ji.n born In- nlriirlo.l to claim All right * under the fourth * rtlclo of the trtnty of 18,10 , And to offer and try Any American citizen charged with insurrection , rebellion , tvditlon or like of- fctisp , or , In thp ( went of mieli offer being rrflined , to drtn.tn'l ' the nlease of tlif ac cused , In.ntmicli , however , ax this govern- intnt docs not contest the pinttnonnl right of n sovereign state tn exclude or deport for adequate cause And In n prupT manner , liens whose resort to Itn territory may bo pernlclotiM to the safety ot the slate , the re- IMJ < O of such persons upon condition of their loivng ! ths country , 1 not galns.itd. The secretary quotes Minister Terrell AS notifying the porle th-it If tno of the Amor- lean women teachers of the-American schoo' ' of HatlJIn was Injuml he. would demand the head of tl"v "kalm.ikam" of HadJIn. Mr. Olney clos.l .is follows : "At the prcfont moment the temporary lull In the turhulcncn Is believed to be more ap parent than ronl. A telegram Just received from the minister under date of December 1 ( ! expresses the gravest apprehensions con cerning the ultimate fate cf American cit izens In the disturbed regions , unless the appalling massacre * can bo stopped by the united efforts of the Christian powers. He Ees no hope , however , of a European con cert to Hint end , lie says that If the mis sionaries ? wish to leave Turkey he can pro cure their transportation to Christian ports. If the men wish to remain he con get escorts for all to the scacoast , whereupon the men can return , but he adds that the women and children should quit Turkey. " M'lnr I'rnituutloii of I'riiiico. WASHINGTON. D. C. , Doc. ID. The of- llclnl statement of the vlnlago ot France for 1S95 , transmitted to the State department by United Slates Consul General Morse at Paris , shows the total production to liavo been 20,228,000 hectolitres , a roJuctlon of 12,365,000 from last year's product , nnd of 1,114,000 from the average of the last ten years. The dccreanj Is accounted for by heavy rains early In the season. The au tumn temperature , however , exercised so happy an Influence on the quality of the wines that , notwithstanding the reduced v'ell. ' the value of the vlntng ? Is 830.000,000 francs , as against 920,000,000 francs last year. XIMV Antl-Slnvory Imiv. WASHINGTON , Dec. 19. United States Consul General I'enfleld at Cairo , Egypt , has Informed the Stnto department that a new anti-slavery law will soon come Into opera tion In Egypt supplanting the convention of 1S77 , which was found to bo defective n year ago , Inasmuch as It provided penalty for the purchaser of a slave , but for the seller only. Another provision of the law Is the abolition of trial by court martial and the substitution of n civil court composed of nntlvo European Judges. Whllo any Egyptian slave may secure freedom upon de mand , many choosa to remain In nominal bondage for food and shelter. Condition of ilic TrciiKiiry. WASHINGTON , Dec. 19. Today's state ment of the condition of the treasury shows : Available cash balance , ? 174G51,030 ; gold re serve , | 72G05,530. Alilirnrilt : Vet "Wantoil in CHICAGO , Dse. 19. The Jews hnve sent a registered letter to Herr Ahlwardt , the German. antl-Semltlst , asking him not to In clude Chicago In his lecture tour. Then In sinuate-that If he does como here they will give him a warm reception. The letter was written at the request of prominent members of the Jewish club. AND OT1II2HWISE. All quiet on the Orinoco. Missouri and Iowa are involved In a bound ary dispute , but Mr. Monroe Isn't in It. Mr. Cleveland nd Mr. Olney belong1 on the reservation. They speiik the language of the tribe. The son of General Campos was recently captured by the Cuban revolutionists. Ho was exchanged at his par value. A few carping1 patriots ) Insinuate that Cleveland and -Salisbury are Jealous of the laurels plucked by Corbett and Fltzslm- mons. Jacksonville , ill. , claims to have the origi nal simon-pure drummer by of Shlloh. That drummer lays Banquo'a ghost and Washing ton's body servant In the shade. Mr. Clevsland displays considerable ability In the tall-twisting line , but his method Is delightfully crudes compared with the charm of the Omaha tribe in wagging the dogtall. Some unknown person , has contributed $1COO to New York's conscience fund. If the fund had what rightfully belongs to It taxpayers might take a vacation for a year or two. St. I ouls has figured It out. The town propos'as pulling the legs of 100,000 persons nt the republican national convention and di viding | 2,000,000. That's a fair return on an Investment of $100,000. A suggestion possessing the novelty of originality has been tendered Secretary Car lisle to assist him in eliminating deficits. Procure a supply of canlno tails and draw on the Omaha treasury. Ex-Empress Eugenie has recently deposited her will with a prominent London attorney , In which , true to tier pledge , she has left a legacy to each of the 5,834 male persons of France born on the birthday of her sxm , Prlncn Louis. Detroit's pugnacious mayor was put off a car In that city because ho would' not pay a five-rent fair , Iml InnlKrd on IwvlnR * lt ticket * for A iiiiAMcr So It ippc.ir.i that thcro Is one city In theUnllcd 8tM < whoso mayor does not rMe on A pan , I'lllsbuty , the American Chens clnmplon , In attending the Intrrnitlonal CICM ) tonrn - tn on I In St. I'elcr.oburg and has hnd a mag * nlflcrnt reception thc-ro. Ity the nay , Pillsbury - bury ticouiA to ho n living contradiction to th theory that the nblenl diplomat ! ) are the Uwt chss players and yet even h-nuy learn omcthlng In Hussln , William O. UrAdloy , the first republican governor of Kentucky. Is not sure that bo may not be nominated for president , llrnd- Icy Is not A dud * * For years he ha worn soft white hat at nil p.-asona of the yt > Ar , And never donned a. frock coat until hit Inauguration as governor. Ho l n good ] natured. plain spoken man , fnnd of n lively story and not especially fastidious Ui bit tastes. IIIIAIH.IM ? WltOOI'.X. Chicago Uccord : Hlow nt llrlton. Cleveland Plain Dealer : Keep Off. Chicago Tribune : War on Every Up. Chicago Chronicle : Sounds Ilke Fight. Dubuque. Telegraph : Give In or Fight , Detroit Free Press : Direct nnd Vigorous Denver Kepubllcan : England Must Halt. Chicago TlmcH-Herahl : Hold to Defiance. Chicago Inter-Ocenn : Has n Warlike Loo'n. Knng.t < i City Journal : Grover Stands Pat. Kansas City Times : A Freeman's Trumpet Hlast. Sioux City Journal : Now , John Hull , Show Down. St. Louis Itepubllc ! Cleveland's Hold Stand. Cincinnati Enquirer : Halt , John Hull , or Fluht. Denver News : England Must Arbitrate or Fight. Globe-Democrat : Presages War with the Hritons. St. Paul Olobo : Cleveland Heslsts British Aggression. St. Paul Pioneer Press : The Monroe Doc trine or War. Cincinnati Commercial : John Hull Must Arbitrate or Fight. Cleveland World : If the Hesult He War , Then Let It Come. Milwaukee ErrailiiR Wisconsin : Great Ilrlt- lan Must Hack Down. Louisville Courier-Journal : The United States Stands by Little Vonczueli. SOUTH l.\i HKI'M.KrTtO.NH. I'hllailp * hln Uccord : Get the hung ol It the tQ'Istmti ! ) stocking. Texns Slftlngs : If the concolt was tnken out of Rome penpto there wouldn't be enough of 'em left to hung clothes on. Chicago Tribune "I " : judgo. obscrval Illvora. who hnd just llnlflied romllnir the president's mes-WRe on the Vrnczufln situa tion , "that the longer be bunted the madder he trot. " Yonltcrs Statesman : Crlmponbenk Ar < V you Koliifr to the masquerade ? Yeast " - ' Yes : 1 expect to. How lire you going ? GoIng - Ing broke. That'll be no disguise. Brooklyn Life : In the Soutli pen Surely you remember Mr. Twaddle * , who preached the gospel to your trlbo ten ypais ngo ? Oh yes ! I remember him well. He was delicious. Indianapolis Journal : "Wlmt , n real loco motive with a real whistle on the stage ? Wnsn't tlie nolsn deafening' . ' " "I didn't notlco It particularly. I wns sit ting behind n theater party. " New York Weekly : Magistrate You say this man nf Fan ] ted you. How did It hap pen ? Colored Citizen I briiPhed again' him , an' 10 payed I was "too fresh , " an' then ha salted me , sub. Chicago Tribune : "I don't think It's fair , Joslnh , " said Mrs. Chuswater , ns the nt- tendanta bathed her sprnlned iinkle with soothing lotloiiH nnd wrapped bandees about t. "You'r the one that always carries he accident Insurance policies nml I'm the one that's always gettinghurt. . " Cincinnati Enquirer : "Women don't Imvo any ronl nfTectlon for each other , " said the man on the suit barrel. "They don't , don't they ? ' sneered the man on tlie nail koff. "Just let a woman go along the street In n now but nnd notice how carefully all the other women loolc after her. " FAMILIARITY. ChlraRi ) Hocoril. The trolley Is a monster of such frightful mien That to bo hntod needs but to bn cceti : Yet seen too oft , familiar with Ita pace. Wo llrst endure , then welcome nnd then cline. _ A si-AH ( > \\iiir : s \VnnlilnRton Star. In Eummah time , do woods dey laugh Hecauso dey couldn' see No blossoms nor no fruit ter coi'ut Upon de cedar tree. nut ho Jes' kpp on n-growln' An' be dldn' say n word , Tor da sneerln' nn * dc pccrln' An' do fool In' dat bo heard. An' ho saved his leaves In autumn When de uddahs threw 'em off , An * ho minded his own liislH'"H [ An' ho let 'em scowl an' scoff. Hut de patient mos'ly prospah , An" dom wooda Is gwlnoler grniin When ilcy sees dat cedar BOhgoous With Its Christmas gof's full blown. NOTICE : Holders nf orders for nhologrnpa should in es = ent them at Itlno- linrt'.s ill nnce.ortliuy mii.v nnt gut thorn fur sevi'i ill wii > ls. Here's an opportunity for tha ladies to g-3fc the sovt of presents gentlemen will appreciate. We've procured an immense Una of fine ties all the very latest thing's. They were purchased to be offered at a uniform price of 50 cants as a holi day leader , though they are the sort that would ordinarily sell for 75s to $1.00 The whole east win dow is filled with them , and wo have thousands inside Remember this is a special sale of high grade neckwear Choice for 50c Tccks , imperil flowing ends , bows , imperial toolw , olub ends , de joinvilles , and every late fashionable tie. Special holiday articles. Turkish bath robes , lounging robes , smoking jackets , studyingppwns and housecoats of every description. Hanisoma handkerchiefs - kerchiefs embroidered silk suspendei'3 mufflers gloves night shirts hosiery umbrellas and many other holiday gift articles. In children's department there are big reduc tions to close out certain lines children's roofers leggings ties hats caps and children's furnish ings of every sort all on 2d floor. Browning , King & Co. Southwest Comer Fifteenth uud Douulas , OMAIIA. fiTOPEN EVKN INGS TILL , CHRISTMAS.