THE OMAHA DAILY , DECEMBER 21 , 1805. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE E. Editor. EVEP.Y MOHNINO. TKH.MM OP smiRcntrrioN , Dally rice ( Without Sunday ) , One Year $ M Dtlly U e and Sunday , On Year 1J W Rlx Month * J JJ Tlirw Month * J JJ ttnnlxjr Ilcf. One Tent J 1 BiturdKjr lJ c. On * Twr * ? J iWeeklx Dec , One Y ar 65 orrici3. Omnln , Th * n nullJIng. . . . . _ , . B.ulh Omnlia. Sinter 1111 : , Corner N ana 2lln st . Council liliiirii , 11 pcatl ntrMl. Chlrnno Olllce. 31 * Cliimhsr of Commcrr * . New York , ttonrni 13. II nml 15. Tribune ni raxhlnetan , 1107 f RtrcM. N. W. connnai'ONur.Kcn. All eommimlrntlom rl tlrit to n "ivi I1" ? . . ! ' torlnl mntlcr nhouM be nrlclrfsicd ! To the Editor. BUSINESS LKTTUnS. All liu lne * Ifllor * nnd r-mlttnncc < f , " " ' ' 'e n-Miri cd lo Tin lice Publl'hlnn Company. Oinahn , liiutt * . rlick nnd ricMofllce onlcis to t made pi > nbl to IS ord'r cf the cnmpnny. Tlin IHR ! I'UHMSHIXO COM1'AN\ BTATKUnNT OP C1HCULATION. KC I ! . 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A Christ mas coloring will be visible In all the regular dep-irlmeiiK Well selected llc- tlon for Chrlftmas reading will be nre- sonted In attractive form. There will lie Chrlytinas poems. Christmas pictures and Christmas sketches and anecdotes Hicclnlly ool'cetPil for Mi liolldny edi tion. All these will be In addition to the regular imexcellud news service of The Sunday Hoe. TIIE OMAIIA SUNDAY OUDKU OP VOl'R NT3WSD13AI.KU. TliL lalcst. rumor Is tlisit of si combine of iiltiinldnt , ' inauufiictui-i'fs. Anil the winter swimm scarce bojnii ! Tin * clinlrinnn of the IJonrd of I'ublle Worlcs coiiBniluliiti'S lilnisoH' niion the unanlinlly with which the Mmiro loc- ti'lno has bocMi onilorsoil. Kx-Oll Inspeclor Ililtnn should have raised the objoctiou that the law croiit- liiK the olHi'o of slate oil inspector was unconstitutional at the time ho was ap pointed to the otllce. If nuy of our .friends in this part of the country want to ialco a trip to South America at the expense of the federal Kovemiuent now is the Hmo to forward applications to the appointing power. the Knights of Ak-Sar-Bpn come to the front with their burnished armor the royal horse guards will put spurs to their horses and make n rapid , If not graceful , retreat to the back woods. Omaha wants to push without delay every enterprise upon which its people are all united. The metropolitan union depot project ami the proposed Traiifi- mlssisslppl exposition are two such en terprises. If there is any one else In the demo- entile party now besides one O. Cleve land who stands out from the rank and Jlle he ought to put a sign on himself without delay , so that the people might recognize him. What a terrible calamity would befall the members of .congress If the exigen cies of the Venezuela complication re quired them to sit In continuous session and forego the holiday vacation upon which they have been so eagerly ruckqu- lug. Chauueey Depew comes promptly to the front with his views on the Ven ezuela message. Dr. Depew would have > n canlption 111 If on such an occasion the reporters should by accident overlook him or neglect to put his words Into told type. The Influence of the Nebraska dairy men unquestionably pushed the anil- oleo bill through the late legislature , but It remains to be seen whether It extends to congress and Is strong enough with Speaker Heed to procure n com mittee chairmanship for Mr. Ilainer. Wo arc patiently waiting for tlio ninn who prgdlctiMl war lu'twuen the Unltud Sink's anil Irent ! Britain In the year ( . 18 ! > r.-i ! to announeo himself. IIu must lip hiding Honipwhere. Wo couldn't pos- Kllily Kot the nation into a serious for eign complication without the aid of the man "who told yon so. " It IH Htlll an open question whether the next council will need a $7 < > a month > . The hiu HorKt ant-at-arinH. caucus : voted to keep man In this sinecure. The. council , on second sober thought , may llutl it prudent to dispense with him. Tint council has no moio need of a special paid scrKoant-at-arnis than : i cut IWH for two tails. Homo of Urn people who were Haying that the repnhllcans would have no illlli- cnlly in promptly reorganizing the senate - ate are doomed to disappointment. Here the holiday vacation Is upon them and no rcor ; anly.atlon yet. The most KallhiK part of the situation Is that good democrats continue to draw salaries as otllcers of a IcKlsIativu body that has ceased to be controlled by a democratic majority. Wlman , upon whose surpris ing fall In the tinancial world so much comment was expended , has been ile- dared by the court of appeals of New York to have acted entirely within hi * leKUl rlshts when ho signed checUs for money which ho was accused of em- bt'ZKlIni ; . This is no doubt n Kratlfylntf decision for Mr.Vlnuin and his friends , snslaliiluf , ' as It does the assertions they made at the time the ueusatioual arrest was made. THE SKA'ATE AVPROrES. The senate iinanlnionsly adopted with out modification tlio house resolution authorizing the president to appoint a commission to InroMlgntc nnd report ns to the true divisional line between Venezuela and Dritlsh Guiana. The reference of this resolution to the sen ate foreign relations committee and the speeches of Senators Sherman and Mor gan warranted the expectation that the matter would bo considered with that deliberation which Its gravity de manded. The distinguished senators from Ohio and Alabama agreed that there was no necessity for haste , while endorsing the position of the president , but It would seem that they were over ruled by the loss conservative members. Of course It will be promptly approved by the president , who undoubtedly will lose no time tn appointing the commis sion nnd Instructing It In its duty. That lie will select men with n view to having his conclusions sustained , as suggested by Senator Morgan , Is altogether prob able. Our government having gone thus far In asserting Its right to Investigate the true divisional line between A'ene.xuela and British ( Jnhuia and practically as suming the whole responsibility of passIng - Ing upon the controversy for ns the Venezuelan minister snld a few days ago his country is now little more than n spectator It remains to be seen what course the British government will take. It has been suggested that Lord Salis bury would lake no notice whatever of the commission , but It seems hardly possible that such will be tile case. Had President Cleveland Instituted mi Inves tigation on ids own motion , as ho might have done , the British government could have Ignored It without any sac- illlce of dignity or self-respect , but nn Investigation by a commission author ized by congress is : i very different mat ter and we have no doubt will receive tlio attention of the British government , probably In the form of n protest or of a notice that the commission will not bo permitted to prosecute Its investiga tion on Blrtlsu territory. The course of Lord Salisbury will be awaited with profound solicitude throughout the clvll- Ixed world. Knropenn nations can no longer have tiny doubt regarding the unanimity and earnestness of the American people In their determination to uphold the Monroe doctrine. A v < h\D ISKI.'K rmw.usr , ; : . The withdrawals of gold from the treasury tills week have lowered the reserve pretty close to what the pres ident is understood to regard as the danger point and it Is reported that an other issue of bonds is being seriously talked of. A Washington dispatch states that the president may shortly .send a message to congress on the sit uation and asking legislation author izing the * secretary of the treasury to Issue low rate bonds , and that If con gress does not promptly comply with this bonds will be Issued under existing law , as were those which have been will since the present administration came In. It Is Impossible to foretell what action congress would take on such i recommendation , but It Is more than likely It would decide that there is no necessity for additional legislation. The fact is that under present conditions tlio government would probably llnd it dilllcnlt to dispose of bonds at a lower rate of interest than Is named in the law of 1870 , under which the last three Issues were made , so that there would be no advantage in new legislation. There Is every reason to expect that there , will be a large drain on the treas ury gold reserve within the next few weeks , so that there will not bo much time In which to consider aii3' new leg islation. It would not be surprising if the treasury were forced to arrange for a bond issue before the beginning of the new. year. I'll'Y ' TllK POOR TAXPAYKI18. The confederated corporations will have absolute control of the next city council. Out of tlie sixteen members who are entitled to seats they own at least twelve. Inasmuch ns they will also absolutely control the next mayor they will be in position to do just as they please. They will bo able to vote themselves any privileges they want and to throttle any measure that would curtail their profits , Increase their taxes or exact from them additional or butter service for the public * . Now , why can't the managers of these confederated coiporations , who will own tlio next council soul , body and breeches , save the citizens of Omaha and themselves the needless expense of two extra councilmen - men ? Why can't they agree to leave two seats In the council chamber vacant for the next year ? If they have net apart a bootllo fund for their retainers , would It not be moro satisfactory all around to divide It amoiig twelve men than among fourteen ? In any event they would save free railroad transporta tion , free street railway passes , free gas , free telephones , free water , free electric lights , free telegraph privileges for two councllmen , besides other costly courtesies for their fnmllles and friends. In this Instance , at least , It seems lo us that the interests of the confederated corporations anil the Interests of all other taxpayers are Identical. When men's Interests are Identical they ought Jo come to an understanding and act Intelligently for their mutual protection. nwj/Ji. tiintvi.n OHOAXMR It must bo apparent to the taxpayers of 'Oiitulm that no relief can be secured from city councils unless they are forced to , give relief. Before the. recent city election the council enacted ordinances reducing the number of city hall em ployes and cutting down the salaries of such as were believed to ba overpaid. Since the election the council has 'begun to retrace Its steps In the direction of economy by ordinances to restore ex travagant salaries , which are doubtless to be followed at an early day by other ordinances that will completely undo uU that was promised BO freely a few mouths ago. This , too , in the. face of a depleted treasury and the distressed state of the great body of the taxpayers. With tin ) conditions that confront them Omaha property owners have but ono course left and that U to take the matter Into their owu uutuld uud force municipal retrenchment by a policy that will bring their representatives In the various branches of local government to time. The first step should bo nn or ganization of property owners , nnd the next step the appointment of a retrench ment commission. This commission should be composed of men of business capacity who will Institute n searching Im'ulry Into all departments of local government with a view to ascertaining whore the pruning knife can be applied without material Injury to the public service and what economies can bo In augurated in the conduct of tlie public business. When this commission has completed Its work Its recommendations should bo presented to the various authorities empowered to put them Into effect. Backed by nn ovorwhplmlng public sentiment the demands of the taxpayers will bo Irresistible. Should the council or any other branch of gov ernment dare to defy the popular de mand , measures can then be taken to enforce compliance. TUK FlXAXriAI. EFFECTS. Whoever has failed to consider the probable effect upon financial affairs of tlie possibility of war between tlio United States and Great Britain lias Ignored one of the most serious phases of the very grave Issue. This must now bo considered and Its dispassionate and intelligent consideration can hardly fail to exert great Influence in the direction of averting tlio threatened conflict. When the great financial and commer cial Interests of the two countries , so in timately connected , shall have been heard there can be no doubt that they will be found united In the demand that the peace shall not bo disturbed and the governments will be bound to give heed to the demand. Already there Is furnished a striking , though by no means surprising , object lesson of what Is to be expected In the event of danger of war between the Tnited States and Great Britain Increas ing. The message of the president was not Immediately followed by any very marked financial effects. It did little more than cause a feeling of uneasiness and of itself would probably not have produced any serious disturbance , but when It was found that congress , the war-making power in tlie government , was In accord with the president and prepared to go to any length in carrying out the course he urged , uneasiness de veloped Into apprehension , how deep and strong the course of the stock markets yesterday plainly attests. American securities were thrown upon the market In great vol ume and the shrinkage In values in part speculative , It Is true , but none the less a. loss to holders aggregated an enormous amount. Not only British holders of American securities , but hold ers In other parts of Europe , were eager lo unload them. There wn.s practically a panic on the New York Stock ex change. Money on call rose to 2K ( ) pet- cent. There were several faljUirestjpf brokers who , being unexpectedly pressed , could not meet their engage ments. So alarming did the sitnatlo'h become that a meeting of the'cablnet'oV ' ' Washington was hastily called to cdri-- sidTAIt. . This slate of affairs , produced by the mere possibility of war , ought to bring congress and the American people to a realizing sense of what might be ex pected if there should be certainty of war. That , there can be no doubt , would bring about one of the severest panics the country has over known , un settling nil values and disturbing all business. Foreigners would take from us all the gold they could possibly get and a suspension of gold payments would become inevitable. Thousands of domestic holders of American securities would be bankrupted by the shrinkage in value of such securities. The cur rency of the country would depreciate , causing a heavy loss'to depositors In savings banks. Our foreign commerce would be disastrously affected by the cutllng off of our greatest customer. Kngiand , thus most seriously damaging our producers , who would not find com pensation for this loss In the home de mand , even though the government were to put several hundred thousand men under arms. It Is true that British In vestors In American securities and American enterprises would lose heav ily , but there would be no satisfaction In this for American losers and it would also work an Injury which It would take years to recover from. It Is manifestly desirable that the American people shall give serious con sideration , to the , financial and commer cial aspects of this Issue. - We are re covering from a prolonged depression and there is every reason to exnect that with peace maintained tile country will realize within the next year or two a high degree of prosperity. Kvery effort of wise and patriotic htutesmanslilp should be employed to avert what would most certainly prevent the realization of this most favorable promise. It Is In accord with the eternal fitness of things that the two most prominent candidates for the prospective council vacancies should be Isaac S. Hascall and D. II. Wheeler. Were not the names of these two eminent guardians of the public welfare attached to the Impeachment charges against Mayor Benils ? Tlio only drawback to their candidacies IK that with them again In the council the treasury would have two watchdogs lee many , The attention of the sheriffs' conven tion is directed to tlie fact that the connly commissioners recently asked the. state authorities for a statement of the fees claimed by ex-sheriffs and the present sheriff of Douglas county for conveying prisoners and insane patients to the pen and to the asylums. Herein Is n prospective menace to a most profit- ublo perquisite and It may bo necessary for tlio sheriffs of the state to form u combine to ward It off. It Is about UH dllllcult to abolish a needless otlleo as It Is to ge't an ofllce- holder to resign. There never was any valid reason for creating the ottlco of attorney for the Board of Education. The city law department has ample time and sulllcient pay to attend to the legal business of the whole city government. There la uo clashing between the city oC Omnlia nnd the school district o Omaha that calls for n resort to the courts , nnd If thcro were a special at torney could be engaged for such case at a stipulated fee. If the school bean really wants to retrench let It retrcncl by plugging up all the holes. The retail Implement dealers In an nunl convention are admonished by President Graftou to abolish the credit system and to require their patrons to pay cash for farm machinery. A mos commendable proposition. N'obodj seems to know why farm Implements have for so many years been sold on long time , largely conditioned upon the outcome of prospective crops. Pay ns yon go Is yet a good rule and Its genera application by implement dealers can not but be followed by beneficial results There Is profit In hogs at ? .1.7. ! { The supply of Nebraska-grown porkers con tinues good despite predictions to tlie contrary. Agents of railroads In tlie northern portion of the stale are antici pating heavy shipments of hogs during Ilio winter. The cattle industry has also shown a decided Impetus , with n most llattering prospect for the winter months. There Is encouragement In these unmistakable signs of Improve ment In the live stock business at the South Omaha market. The secretary of the Associated Chari ties Is calling for special contributions of provisions , clothing , fuel , etc. , for the holiday season. The demand for cloth- Ing Just at this time Is said to be great. There arc , no doubt , tons of second hand clothing cumbering the closets of many well-to-do homes. It is suggested thnt householders take an Inventory of discarded wearing apparel and tele phone the secretary that ho may send for It and put it to further good use. The school board has evidently not made any serious effort to secure com mutation tickets for school children from the street railway company. There is n question whether tlie board Is called upon to take up the matter. I'r ' years commutation tickets for chll- ( Iron have been sold by the street rail way company upon application , and if they have recently been withdrawn from sale the fact has not been an nounced to u suffering public. Economy TlircntuiiM 11 Drouth. Chicago Inter Ocenn. Chicago brewers are economizing , and will close up 1,700 saloons which they are runnfug to retail their schooners. Too Good to llr Ilotliercil. Chicago Tribune. Utah's constitution provides that Juries shall cwu'lst of eight men Instead of twelve. There Is still a feeling in Utah that men are too scarce to be wasted. A Merciful . A populist assorts that this Venezuelan dis cussion harf b n starttd. . for the purposeof making the people forget about free silver. Well , It lo a good plan to forgefa nlghtmara if you can. 1 1 t vo ( he E r r/ . ( n 1- i STobe-Democfot. | . , , , „ T " „ Tithe anil rotten eggs "are"fasifed on "a fel low llke-Ahlwardt - , the Jew baiter. . The thing to an with him Is to let him alone- and take no notlca of hjm. He can do no harm In the empty halls which ohould graet him every where. StntlHtloM CIiiuiKo wHlt ilio .SciiMOii. Indian. iii'ill ' * Jmiriipl. One year ajjo Secretary CarllslCj assursd the " ' ' country In" hla annual report t.h'at th'e deficit for HID fiscal year of 1S35 would not e.xcsod $20,000,000. $ yet It was nearly ? 70,000OOD. He also predlcte-d - that thlu year vie should hav ? \ surplus instead of a deficit , yet thera Is a dcflclt of $13,000.000. In the light of these facta what faith can b placed In Mr. Car- Hsle'u llnanclal predictions ? A Ilully A in o ii K tlie AVcnk. Globe-Democrat. Despite all her boasted civilization and enlightenment England is as barbarous as Persia was In Its worst cVsys. She has always been a bull ? among weak nations , as she- was with Nicaragua , recently , and as she Is with Venezuela now. She respects nothing but force. A Yorktown was needed . .o teach her to piy corns regard to the rights cf her supposed-to-ba-feeble Ameri can colonists In the latter part of the last century. Whsn she forgot that lesson a New Orleans early In the present century i newcd It. If she Imagines the United States is feeble on the water how she will put liersolf In the way of learning this les son over ngaln. TYIjR OF 'I'ltK , JOINTS. Uxtciit of ( In- Liquor HiiMliio.NS In 1'ro- lilliltloii .SI.-iU-x. Wnslilnjiton Post. Although Intemperance , is on th ? decline Iri the United SUles , because ItubrUty Is be coming less reputable and more unproHtab ! ? , the facilities tor the manufacture and sale of , Intoxicants are not decreasing. In the country at larg there are 232,235 firms or Individuals holding national government llcsiu'js ' lo make or sell Intoxicating drinks. If wo asstims the present population' to be- 67,000,000 probably a low flgure we have- ono federal liquor license for every 230 in habitants. Of course. New York , with Its great preponderance of population and large cities , heads the list. No let * than 41,176 licenses are required for the Empire sUtJ , Illinois holds second place though a long way In the rear with 17,833. Ohio Is third on the list with 15.817 , and Pennsylvania fourth , with 11US. The politician and the social economist will b3 especially .Interested In the statistics of tlu < Internal Revenue bureau relating to fed eral liquor"licenses In prohibition states. The national garn-nnunt docs not undertake to protect or iMfinH' ' violators of state laws , but It gets reveiini.1' ' by the salu cf llccn s In prohibition.sUtss. the holders thereof taking their chances ur local prosecution. Iowa has 5,213 persorptor firms holding permits to make or selLllqWcr. That | y about 0113 llcsns * to100 Inhabitants , or one to each 100 of voting cltlzcnJ. " Kansas , with a population of 1,427,00 ( 41 2,070 licenses , or ono license to every ffl&Cl/ihabltints. Maine makes a somewhat , fffjnot much , better showing than the wf-sterfctwlfilbltlon statss. Sh ? has had a proWbltlwjUw for moro than forty years , and new hfi3 prohibition In her constitution , nut , with IT opulatlon of Ctil.OSG. she has 1,148 | Iceni | . or one to every 675 Inhabi tants , Supf&big one In four of her citizens to be malar at 21 or more year * , she lias cnj license * ! fvery 141 voters. And yet a majority om efc voters vote for prohibition as often a ' ff liavo a chance. They eay the law.hfM .Jtwholeionie Influence In the rural uccU * ifcd they- prefer to hold on to It In. spite "Mffli * Impossibility of enforcing It In cltasyriiMown ! . They manage to get alons wlthSuf o- much friction as attends the operation * ' of their brethren In Vermont. We do not go ? reports of the jailing and fining of Maine's best cjtlzena for treating their friends , OTIlttll LANDS TIIAOl'nS. . More Important than Russia's process ot assimilation In Central Asia It the belief that for many years she has had a number of shrewd and skillful emissaries at work among the Mohammedan subjects of the Chinese empire creating discontent and dis sensions. How well she has succeeded Is shown by the fact that there19 a revolt ot the followers of the prophet In Eastern Turkestan and Kan Su which Is rapidly spreading , the authorities at Peking beliiR seemingly unable to cope with It. Russia's territories bound these parts of the Celestial empire on one side , and , therefore , Russia ohrewdly paw that If the. revolt bfcnme too serious for China to handle alone , she ( Rus sia ) would be requested to intervene. fivery thing has come out as she expected. She has been asked to send an army to suppress the rebellion nnd If she docs so and suc ceeds In restoring order she Is likely , as a reward , to obtain a largo addition to her territory. Hut there Is another phase to the matter which cannot be looked upon with equanimity , especially at this Junc ture , when there seems to be a danger of a Moslem uprising In Turkey. Might not a revolt In thnt country so Inflame the Mo hammedans the world over that they would unite In a war of extermination of the Chris tiana ? It may surprise some pcoplo to know that there are so many followers of the prophet In China , and that while there are 16,000,000 of Mohammedans In the Turkish dominions In Europe nnd Asia , there are nearly 60,000,000 Mohammedans under the rule of Queen Victoria In India , and 9,000,000 ot them In Persia. What would a rising of Islam mean to the world ? It really looks as though upon the Gor man government rested the responsibility for the prolongation of the anarchy In Eastern Turkey and the continuance of the mas sacres and barbarities there. Germany Is conceded to bo the only power which has held back In the negotiations for a basis on which united action of the powers could 1)0 undertaken , and Germany has Insisted that the porto should be given all the time it wanted In which to Inaugurate and carry uut the promised reforms. The German navy had the smallest representation at the gathering of the fleets In the Levant , and : he German embassy is the only one that las not an extra * guard ship at Constanti- lople. All through the troubled times in that city the German ambassador Is said , o have kept aloof as much as possible from the representatives of the other powers , while all the'time In close communication with the porte. These arc all evidences of lerman Indifference to the fate of the suf- 'crers in Anatolia and Armenia , and of an apparent determination on the part of that jovernment to protect rather than to coerce he porte. * * * The convention between England nnd Egypt which was signed the other day Is expected o do away gradually with th ? Institution of slavery in the latter country. By the-new aw the punU'hment ' for slave-trading Is In- cieased lo fifteen years' hard labor , while-the aontenco of tleath may bo Inflicted for the nutllatlon of male slaves. Every head of a family In whoso harem there are slaves un- srovldsd with certificates of manumission will 19 liable to the fine and penalties Imposed or sales , purchases nnd exchanges between ajiilllca , as wc-ll as for attempts to hinder lavey from procuring their frodom. Repetl- lon of these offensas will Involve double penalties. The captains and crews ot ves- > 3ls carrying slaves wilf bo liableto ( In ? and mprlsonment , as also the owner , It ho Is an accomplice , and his veiuol and cargo may be ) confiscated. The same measures are to > o applied In the case of versels which are , nonly equipped for the transport of slaves. 2very one arriving with domestic slaves muot cclaro the number of them on landing and vlthln fifteen days at the manumission ofllce , where h& will receive a corresponding numbtr f freedom certificates. II wag proposed rglnally | to Issue merely a one-clause de- rca declaring that "th ? status of slavery Is bollshed , " but both native and English opln- on , having regard to the conditions of ths puntry , considered that success would be bndored 'more certain by the adoption of a radual method. It Is difficult to explain the purpose * of the persistency of the detractors of Presl- j dent Fauro in their campaign of slander I against the head of the French republic , un- ICSLI it b ? to precipitate a political crisis by compelling the resignation of the preri- dsnt. There are probably a large number of deputies In the French Chamber who dare not have recourse to the ordinary metho of a vote of "no confidence" against th3 Bourgeois ministry lest their vote be auarlbed to a fear cf exposure through the "policy of purification" Inaugurated by the cabinet ; hsnce the furtive eff.rt to accom plish th : < downfall of Bourgeois through the retirement cf Faurc. It Is to be hopeU that the president will not assist official rascality In France to gain a victory by Imitating his weak-kneed predecessor In re signing lily post'of duty , no matter how irksome his position may bs made through tha inslncero support given him by the Parisian newspaper presu. The Intimation that the secret presu subsidy of 200,000 francs placed at the disposal of the Elysee Palace bas not been "wisely dlptrlbuted" among the newspapers throws a curious sld-llght upon French political and journalistic morality. * * The strongest desire of the young Czar Nicholas , according to the St. Petersburg correspondent of the London Times , Is to educate his people , lily wishes In this re spect are- Indicated by his abundant notes penciled on the margins of reports from ministers , Governors , and others , all of which he attentively peruses , after the fash ion of hi * , father. Every passage referring to the lack of education Is uuro to bo under lined and annotated with remarks of regret and with Instructions to the authorities con cerned. His journiy through Siberia seems to have Impressed upon him , not only the Ignorance of tli'o Russian orthodox masses , but also of the many heterodox native rnca , such as the Kirghiz and Burials. One result io Ihe arrival In SI. Pelersburg of Ihlrly-two Mongolian Burials from Siberia to be. edu catcd here In a special school purposely es tablished for that puropse. In order to bring them Into close contact with Christian civil Izallon Ihsy ore lo be lodged In private fam ilies , but on lite condition that no attempt Is to be. made to interfere with their religion. Some are even to bo lodged and boarded In the families of Protestant residents , * * * Nobody need be surprised at the news from Madagascar that' the Hovas Imvo risen In an effort to- drive auth the Europeans. They are a valiant race , and their numbers are so much greater than those of their conquerim present on the island that the temptation to recover Ihelr lost Independ ence must beset them continually. If tha bushwhacking campaign which cccms to have been begun by them affected only them selves and the French Intruders , tlio rest ol the world could afford to look on with In difference ; but , unfortunately , the natives do not discriminate closely between the French and other foreigners , and peaceable visitors from other countries are likely to feel tie ) effects of the struggle , as several missionaries have already done , having lout their property and been compelled to fly for their lives. It Is probable that Madagascar will bo an unsafe country for either mis sionary or business enterprises for some time to come. iHOllltloil II 111 ! ' Qloho-Democrat. The Isolation of England , concerning which English journals have much to eay lu a pathetic vein , looks to a person outside llko the natural result of a settled policy of absolute selflshneiis , Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Go/i u. . . . . . Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PUBE n.voi.n Kansas City Star : It Ihcra U any Ing down on the VenezuMan question tt wl not bo on this side ot the Atlantic. Kansas City Journal : England Is as lur prised and grieved to flnd that Uncle Sai still has n backbone as America Is sur priced nnd delighted. Washington Post : So the challenge Issues Wo hnrc struck Great Hrltaln's shield untl It rings again , and our gage lies' there to him to lift who will. There Is a new cxhlla ration In the air. A. rich Olympian Ichor nil the nation's veins. Milwaukee Wisconsin : "Ure t llrltal Must Back Down ! " say the headline writers Uut the United States Is at present under democratic tulmlnlstratlon. Mlildle-agei men remember the democratic shibboleth "Fifty-four-forty or fight. " We didn't ge 51:40 : , nor did wo fight. Globe-Democrat : Knglnnd's swagger wn conspicuously absent when Itussla In 187 tore up the treaty of Paris of 1356 , dictate by England , and moved her fleet Into th ninck-sca. If llussla had been ni veak na tlon llko Venezuela or N'lcaragtm Drills ! vengeance would have been swift and re lentlcsa. Louisville Courier-Journal : The Monro doctrine will be maintained , and the Unltci States and Albion will not drench each othc In blood over a dispute rpgardlng a strip o foreign real estate of but little consctjucnc to cither nation. Go on with your Christ mas shopping undisturbed by the fear Urn you arc liable soon to bo drafted for a sojer Cleveland Plain Dealer : British opinion Is profoundly stirred , but the British cahlnc will not- commit the mistake of entering on a war with the United States whoie horrors with the vast developments In the ma chlnery of modern warfare , would dwar those of the wars of Napoleon , and whoso re sult would assuredly be the loss ot Canada to the British crown. Indianapolis Nous : Let It be understooi that our Interest in the Venezuelan dispute Is not duo at all to any love or regard fo the Venezuelans. The fact Is that , speak Ing bluntly , wo despise them. Wo ore In terested In their behalf , not for their sakes but tor our own. Any enlargement of Ilrlt Ish power on this continent we bellevo to be detrimental to our Interests ; that la the whole thing. Chicago Times-Herald : The Monroe doc- trlno Is na more novel than others Great Britain has found this country able to Insert In the International code , nnd after the mas terly elucidation of It by Secretary Olney , who rests the doctrine broadly where It belongs - longs , on the base , of a nation's right to pro tect and purpstuate itself Great Britain will yet In practlco , and ultimately by avowal , ad mit that this "novel principle" has also been Inserted In the International code. Chicago Tribune : Undoubtedly the IJrltlsh government does not relish the Monroe doc trine. Out It must take Its medicine whether It likes the clew or not. It Is not a question of British preferences , but of those of the Inhabitants of this hemisphere who do not desire any more European Intermeddling with their affairs. So the more these truculent English papers have to say now In denuncia tion of the Monroe doctrine the harder will It bo for them to toke thfr back track , as they will have to a little- later on. Buffalo Express : The English diplomats and the English papers may bluster , as they are now doing over the Venezuela dispute , but those Americans who take this bluster seriously have a poor conception of Interna tional politics. Let war-talk be laughed down. The United States , even If It had not a ship or gun to back Its position , could well afford to stand boldly and Immovably for Its rights , conscious that Great Britain would In the end come around rather than Imperil her commercial Interests. . MIRTH IX HHVMI2. Washington Star. , It's mighty cur'us how a trust Play smash with people's pelf. It either busts the other folks Or else U busts Itself. KniiHis City Journal. "When I get the lay of the land , " ho said , "In the lecture field , things then Will come my way. " And so they did , Hut he got the lay of the hen. Chlcnco Tribune. The safe Hew open , nnd there Inside A receipted BUS bill lay. The baflled burglar Blmolc his head , "I've come a little too late ! " he said , And lie mournfully turned away. New York Herald. "Where are you going , my pretty maid ? " "To my Christmas shopping , pa , " she Pa drew'a check and wiped his eye , And thought of the coming buy and buy. Inillnrmiiolla Journal. "Maid of Athens , ere we part , Give , oh , give me back my heart. " She heeded not the words lie said , But gave the marble heart Instead. New York Recorder. "If you will give your hand to me , I'll tell your fortune true. " "No doubt , dear count , " the maid replied , "And you would spend It , too. " New York Weekly. The bonds most sought for by n duke With mortgaged patrimony Invariably you will find Are those of matrimony. Indianapolis Journal. Remember In thy days of stress , The fewer bosom friends you make , When time brings fame and prominence , The fewer friends you'll need to Muihe. TIIK MONROE uocrnijiB. IxinJon Punch. I'm the Yankee , to whip .ill creation , And own all creation nl-jo ; If rivals should geek explanation , I tin them the tmmo of Monroe : > 1 II tip them tlie name of Monroe , The doctrine called after Monroe ; And ' ( Isn't surprising Hint I should kcer rising Whilst holding Hint doctrine Monroe ! Of the universe * I'll bo director , Tlml's quliii In ncoord with Mionroo ; Ami If there's no room for the others , The others , of courm , have to go , \\hcn I tip them the nimc : of Monroe , The doctrine named after Monroe ; Though to them abhorrent , with ma It It current. Then bin rah for old Snap-up Monroot Krom the president's chair It was stnted , 7 I.lkp rooster our englo will crow ; And If lcs i-r fowls kick up Miliullp ? , \ \ c'll tip 'em the mine of Monroe. The magnanimous nama of Monroe , The doclrlno named nft * r Monroe ! O er world-wldo dominion * a-wavlng lt pinions Our eagle \\lll squeal-for Monrool Thus I'll blow myself out , and my llxlngs From ocean to ocean shall go. And from pole to polo also ; all hemispheres \ , Pan out for me ask Monroe ! Ask oaloptn-hnndi'd Monrool The iloctrluo Improved of Momuct Some folks think this way hard , but I shall tell Hayurd To stick to the text of Monrool Our ambassador must be-In London A smnit go-ahead plciilpo , And , If Salisbury does uut up dldos , Must tip him the namit of Monroe ; Kxplain to him Mr. Monroe , And the dottrimcalled after Monroe. Then , If things look siiulll'y , back down In a JIITy , And drop for the present Monroe ! SPECIAL CHUISTMAS NUMltEU. THE OMAIIA SUNDAY DE& A WOMAN 1NTKUVKNE3 : niMltilltif * Inatiillmfim nf lln Harr' Intel eating serial that has eti- tcitnlned ltn readeis for the past two ) months Well executed Illustrations , re produced from original drawings. HRIOIIT ClfHISTMAS STOKIKS : A collection of llctlon appropriate to Clnlatnms time reading A tale In quaint dialect , illustrative of Christmas union * ? the common people Christmas anec dotes and Christmas poetry. YK YULKTimO OF YOUR : Origin of the Christmas celebration- Christmas devotions In the period of the fathers Mummeiles of the mlddlo ages 1'ecilllar Christmas customs In former centuries and In Kuiopean countries at the present time. CHILDHOOD OP CHRIST : Dean Fuirar of Canterbury contrib utes an appropriate article on the leg endary Infancy of the Savior Sin gular Incidents related by the apoc ryphal gospels concerning the early days of Christ Few authentic facts on this subject. SANTA AT THE WHITR HOUSR : Frank G. Carpenter , the well known Washington correspondent , writes one of his characteristic letters , purporting to be an Interview with Hunta Claim about Christmas in the white house. In which hi * brings out many Interesting nnd curious facts as to Chrlntmas cele brations there by presidents of by-sono days. CHRISTMAS D13COUATIONS : An Illustrated paper explaining how the plainest of homes may be made a. bower of beautiful green by the taste ful arrangement of a few festoons nnd wreaths mound the walls and windows and upon the chandeliers. CHRISTMAS tJVITH THB CHILDREN : A delightful little Christmas story by- Herbert 0) . Ward , told In simple lan guage , specially for the Jlttle ones- Costume dollies representing the pcoplo or all nations ns appropriate holiday gifts Prattle of the youngsters. CHRISTMAS FOR THB WOMEN : Novel and adorable follies of the toi let described In a holiday fashion let ter and pictured In well drawn Illustra tions Delicacies for the Christmas day- table Charity work of fabulously rich and beautiful women Facts about the- fashionable dreremakerti who cater ex- clu-'lvely to the upper crust of New- loik society Fashion notes and news notes about famous women , CHRISTMAS TIME SPORTS : Holiday grist of lively sporting gos sip Review of the events of the weelc , nthe rc'lm , , or sport Gun and rod still In evidence Horsemen commencing1 to discuss their plans for the coming season What Is going on In local sportIng - Ing circles. SOCIETY HEADY FOR CHRISTMAS- Preparations for gay times during the holidays being made by the socletv set More rumored engagements Social eventB of the week past Weddings , re- csptlons. dances , curd parties galore- Movements of the society folk ? CHRISTMAS MUSIC AND DRAMA : Special departments , under the super vision of qualified critics , devoted to tlio current music nnd drama Forecast of mu lcul nnd dramatic events In store for the local public. UNEXCELLED NEWS SERVICE : In addition to those brilliant special features. The Ileo will give Its reiideru the benefit of Its unexcelled now serv ice-Compare The IJee with I In would'bo. competitors nnd judge for yourself. THE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE. UUY ITritEAD IT ! If You'd Be Posted As to where the really useful and reasonable priced gifts for men and boys are to be had we'd suggest a visit to the Browning-King- . Our special offering is an imraence line of ties to bo sold at 50 cents , though they are the sort that would ordinarily sell for 75e 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 Tecks , imperil flowing ends , bows , imperial teoks , club ends , de joinvilles , and every late fashionable tie. Special holiday articles. Turkish bath robes , lounging robes , smoking jackets , studying gowns and house coats of every description. Handsome handkerchiefs - kerchiefs embroidered silk suspenders 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 reefers leggings ties hats caps and children's furnish ings of every sort all on 2d floor. Browning , King & Co. Southwest Corner Fifteenth nnd Douglas , OMAHA. EVENINGS TILL CHRISTMAS.