Nebraska Newspapers

    1 , 1890.
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Three Months , , < 2V
KuniUr Uro , On Ycnr 200
Bntunltr IK * . * Jnn Ye&r > . 1 M
TVteklf U . One Y\r W
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OinMm , The TJfrt Ruining.
Bouth Omnli * . Slncr ( lllk. , CrrnT X itnJ Zllh fits.
Council Illuffd. 12 Pent ) Street.
Chicago Office , 217 ri.nmhsr of Ovumcrc * .
NPW York , nixinn 1.1 , II nml 15. Tribune rjulljln * .
.Washington , 1107 r Strctt. N. W.
counusroNDnNcn :
All eommttnlcatlnnR itl.itlnc lo news nnd rdl-
torlal mailer nhould be nddrersed : To the Udltor.
IJUSINHSS I.CTTKRSt
All Innlnesi Mien nnd remittances olinuld tjo
nddrcntal to Tim Hoc Publlnlilns Comtmny.
Omaha. Drafts , cherk * nnd postolllco otilers tel
l > e made ruivnMt In the order of the romtniiy.
THE 11ED I'UIJUSHINO COMPANY.
STATEMENT OF
George U. Tzuchuck , secretary of Tha Hee Pub-
llshlnfr eotnpnny , liclnfr duly sworn , pay * ( tint the
actual number of full mid complete copies of the
I > ally Mornlnc , nvenlng and Bitrvlny lire printed
durhig the month of December. 1805. was as fol
lows :
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19,001 18. , . 19.0C1
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19.0SO 20 . 21,478
19.IM9 51. , . JI.BSJ
22 . 2 < W
7 . 19.121 23 . 21.613
8 . 10.115 ! l . 21. M3
9 . 19.119 : r . i . 17.8M
10 . i 19.107 26 . 21. HO
11 . 19,110 27 . 21,412
12 . 13.11.1 23 . 21,514 ,
U . 11,0.10 29 . 19.HM
14 . It.MS 30 . 21.011
15 . 2i ) , < W > 31 . 20.9J9
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Total . . ; . .CI8.KJ
deduct lon.i for unsold nnd returned
papers . 7,7'J
Net rule. . C10.MO
Dally nvcrni-o . 19,703
ononon a TZKCHUCK.
Sworn lo before tnc mid subset Hied In my
presence this 3d dny of Jnnuary , IMG.
( Seal , ) N. r. KB IU Notary Public.
AVlion Congressman Mercer ROOS nftfr
tiling In coiitfrcsM ho usually guts It.
Wo nro still piiyliiK ? 10.-I5 for the scrv-
Ices of a iiHL'lt'ss screen nt-nt-arms every
time tlm council mods. What n farce
to talk about economy !
\Vo \ 1)OK leave to call the attention of
the Hoard of Education to the example
of retrenchment which has been .set by
the Hoard of County Commissioners.
The presidential candidate who lets
prrass prow under his feet oven nt this
hot-house stnKC of his boomlet can
never expect the plant to bear white
house fruit.
Senator Thurstoii has reason to feel
Bratilled nt the favorable comment
elicited from the press of the country
by his llrst regular speech delivered on
the lloor of the senate.
We now have an abundant water sup
ply In Omaha and a first class flre-
fiKhliiiK force. Hut up to date no in-
Hurance company has given any intima
tion that It intends to reduce Its Jlre
rntps. _
From the time required to get the
vessel fllloar , the St , Paul's * grounding
seems to have been nearly as serious
as the groundings which regularly beset
BO many of our statesmen's political
craft.
The state treasurer Is the only state
officer upon whom the constitution Im
poses the two-term limit All the other
state olllcers are legally entitled to as
many consecutive terms of olliee as they
can p'cnJuade the people lo give them.
Since the city council passed that much
vaunted retrenchment ordinance three
extra clerUs at $75 a month each have
been added to the salary list. At tills
'rate the present reform spasm will cost
the city dearly at the end of the year.
The long cherished hope of n military
training school under stale or national
control may yet bo realized. At any
rate the beautiful grounds and sub
stantial buildings ut the fort will not
be permitted to fall into the hands of
vandals
According to the Chicago Chronicle
the Chicago city council is divided
politically Into two parties honest men
and tyoodlers. The Omaha council
would probably have lo be divided into
three classes honest men , boodlers-and
trimmers.
St. Paul is entitled to the Grand Army
of the Republic national encampment
of 1SI ! ) ( and should not be deprived of
Hint prl/.e by any short-sighted policy
of Hie railroads. "The veterans of the
whole west should stand up for St. Paul
In this contest.
When you read of all the wolf hunts
prosecuted In different parts of Ne
braska , remember that each lupine
slaughter promises to bring forth an
other batch of wolf bounty claims to
haunt the members of the next legisla
ture as a horrible nightmare.
The wonym suffragists will not hold
their national convenllon In Washington
next year. That hearing before a sena
torial committee composed of Senators
Call and Peffer no doubt settled this
question , An * annual experience of that
Kind would be altogether too much even
for the professional female suffrage agi
tators.
The county commissioners have re
duced the number of clerks In Ihe court
liouso nnd pared down their pay to an
extent that a total of ? 7UO annually
will bo saved to the taxpayers of Doug
las county. It Is such examples of re
trenchment In public affairs as this that
give HID people assurance that the re
form movement Is upon us.
The place of ambassador to flennany
will doubtless remain untllled , at least
until the remains of the late Ambas
sador Kuiiyim are consigned lo their
liormanent resting place. In the Inter
val , however , there will be no rest for
the democrats who think they see In
this vacancy their last chance at the
patronage counter for some time to
come.
Our amiable down-hill contemporary
prints a picture this * week labeled , \ . It.
Buchanan which It printed last week
labeled J , Slerllng Morton. The name
picture Avlll doubtless be printed next
.week labeled W. K , Cody and if It
does not do service as the. portrait of a
dozen men before the next campaign Is
over we have been sadly mistaken as
to the inventive resources of the fake
paper.
Kxronrs or MAKUFACTURKS.
The stippoilers of the present tnrlff
law endeavor lo give great Importance
to Ihe fnct that since It went Into opcrn
lion there has born some Increase In the
exports of tnanufaclurcd products. layIng -
Ing inttch strops upon this as evidence
that the Tnllcd States Is making prog
ress In tlio world's markets. In trans
mitting to congress the reports of Ameri
can consuls on the commerce and In
dustries of their/respective districts the
secretary of state look occasion lo say
lliat "the recent Increase In the percent
age of exports of mnnufnctured articles
as computed with the tolal of our ex
ports seeing In Indicate iliat the United
States Is upon the threshold of a great
development of this important branch of
International trade , and Ihe conclusion
arrived at from Ihe general view of the
world's commeiclal and industrial nc-
tlxlly Is that what Is most needed to
hasten the development Is energetic ac
tion on Hie part of our manufacturers
and exporters , after a careful study of
Ihe special requirements of the na-
lions whom ihoy wish to secure
as customers. " How far this hopeful
view Is warranted' will appear from a
reference IQ the olllclal statistics of the
exports of manufactured products.
According to the last report of the
Hurcau of Statistics , Ihe value of the
exports of domestic manufactures for
the eleven months ending wllh last No
vember was $181,001,811 , against ? iav
r > 2I ( , ( > r > 0 for the corresponding period of
1SH ! , an Increano of a little over $18-
000,000. Examining the details , It Is
seen that there was only a very mod
erate Increase In the exports of the vari
ous articles of domestic manufacture
with the exception of refined ililneral
oils , the value of Ihe exports of which
for the eleven months of 1805 was In ex
cess of the corresponding period of IS ! ) I
to the amount of nearly $1:1,000,000. :
Thus it appears that about two-thirds
of the Increase In the exports of domes
tic manufactures was supplied l.v this
one article , leaving only about Stl.OOO-
000 lo represent the Increased exporta
tion of more than a score of other manu-
facturered products. Nobody who
knows anything about the matter will
pretend that the large Increase In the
exportation of refined mineral oils Is due
In the slightest degree to the present
tariff. The conditions which created the
foreign demand would have existed if
the last congress had not made a single
change in the tariff. It appears from
the stallsllcs that there has been a
somewhat better demand abroad for our
agricultural Implements , which are the
best In the World , and for our sewing
machines , also superior to Ihose made
In any other country. This attests our
greater Ingenuity and skill and has
nothing whatever to do with the tariff.
There is shown a slight Improvement
In our exports of the manufactures of
iron and stecli but the rate of progress
has been too small to bo very encourag
ing. The most important gain after oils
was In Hie manufactures of lent her ,
which Is lo be accounted for quilc apart
from any tariff Influence , the present
law making no material change from
the preceding in the duties on leather.
If , therefore , the articles of domestic
manufacture which have not been af
fected by a change In the tariff be elim
inated from the statistics of increased
exports it will be seen that there is ex
tremely little left to warrant the opin
ion that "the United States Is upon the
threshold of a great development of this
Important branch of International
trade , " or to brighten the prospect of
American manufacturers capturing the
markets of the world , as was glibly
promised by the tnrlff reformers. The
small gains made by our manufacturers
in foreign markets during Iho past year
as compared with the preceding year
are utterly Insignificant in comparison
with the loss they have experienced in
the liome market from the foreign com
petition invited by the democratic tariff.
A FULI , SKNATH ,
The senate committee -privileges
and elections has decided 1 > 3F a strict
party vote In favor of sealing Mr. Pn-
pont , the republican elected to succeed
Mr. Illggins of Delaware , nnd it is
probable that this action will be ap
proved by the senate , as Ihe claim of
Mr. Dupont appears tobe perfectly
valid. Assuming that this will be the
case , the senate will then contain
ninety members , half of the number
republicans , so that that party will still
not be In Hie majority and cannot be
until March 4 , 1S 7 , when there will bean
an addition of two republican senators
from Ohio and Maryland and perhaps
one from Kentucky. Tills will give a
very narrow republican majority , but
it Is more likely to be Increased than
diminished thereafter , and at any rate
it is safe lo say Hint it will be main
tained for some years.
It will be inleresling to note Ihe rcl-
allve strength of the free silver
and nntl-freo silver forces In the
senate , In view of Iho fact that a
vote will probably soon bo taken on the
free coinage substitute for the bond bill.
There are twenty-four republicans and
llfteen democrats counted as certain to
vote against free coinage , whllo twenty
republicans , twenty-three democrats and
Hie seven populists will vote for free
silver. Thus the free silver men now
have n majority of eleven and it will
be some years before Ihoy arc deprived
if a majority of the senate , so that free
silver agitation in that body will not
end when the measure now under con
sideration Is disposed of.
The nctloti of Iho National Hoard of
Trade , In sending friendly greeting to
i similar body In Circat Britain and ex
pressing the wish that "commerce nnd
religion , representing the great progres
sive and civilizing forces of the world ,
may honorably avert collision between
tlio Kngllsh-spcaking nations , " Is In
Iho right spirit and will undoubtedly
mvo n salutary Inlluonco upon public
opinion In both nations. In tills ago It
s the financial and commercial powers
which tire most influential In averting
ntern.'itlonal conflicts and these have
) eon recently very strongly In evidence.
At tlio outset of what threatened to bu
i very grave complication between Iho
1'nlled Stales and Great Hrilain Hie
voice of the men who rule In the finan
cial nnd commercial world was raised
against war and It ulluuccd the appeal
to passion and to prejudice of the llolltl-
clannnd the demagogue. These1 men
of practical affairs were able to under
stand the possible measure of disaster
and calamity that Would result from
war and Ihey declared against It un
hesitatingly. The Immediate effect waste
to produce a healthy conservative'scull-
ihenl , for as soon as people were brought
to contemplate what was meant there
was certain to bo a change of feeling.
The Influence of the great financial and
commercial Interests of the two coun
tries has since been steadily and
earnestly excrletl and it has been suc
cessful In PO moulding public opinion
Hint there Is now llllle reason to ap
prehend Hint the Issue between the
great Kngllsh-speaklng nations will not
bo amicably settled In a way honorable
to both. The assurances of a desire for
continued peace that were given by
tho" commercial men of England have
been heartily responded to by the rep
resentative commercial men of Hie
United Stales and the governments and
people of bolh countries will not fail to
understand and appreciate the moaning
and import of these expressions of good
will. They may not bo pleasing to those
who would Incite Avar for war's sake ,
or who for political or partisan rea
sons would foment hostility , but they
will bo gratifying to all who believe
that no worse calamity could befall
either nation than a war between them.
J/lAs'T VOUL HMl'HS.
Every Interest centered In Omaha
should bo harmonized for a long pull , n
slrong pull nnd a pull altogether to pro
mote the city's commercial and Indus
trial development. Kvery tangible proj
ect that promises to bring capital into
Omaha nnd to give greater employment
to labor should be encouraged and sup
ported so far as it lies within the power
of our business men. Every snag in the
path of progress must bo removed and
the arteries of trade opened up to all
parts of the territory naturally tribu
tary.
Heretofore Hie trouble has been that
public Interest has been made sub
servient to private advantage. In nearly
every light In which Omaha lias sought
to compel the railroads to accord to It
fair treatment In the matter of freight
and grain rates Omaha's forces have
been divided by Ihe acceptance of
special favors and secret rebates by
shippers whose Influence should have
been exerted in behalf of the commu
nity. In Hie end Iho acceptance of these
special favors has proved disastrous , not
only to tlio city , but to the very parties
who received them. What was granted
as a favor could have been obtained as
a matter of right. Had all our mer
chants and manufacturers pooled issues
Omaha would today bo as large and im
portant a distributing center as any of
its commercial rivals.
It is gratifying that the fact is at last
dawning upon our bankers , jobbers , re
tailers and business men generally that
they must all stand together to accom
plish the restoration of Omaha to its
rightful place on the railway map. In
the awakening of public spirit and en
terprise all minor rivalries and jeal
ousies must be sunk for the promotion
of the common welfare. In this respect
Omaha can well afford to emulate. Hie
example sot by the citizens of other
cities that-have gone through similar
( ! iinnn""ns. ! Tlio only wav these cities
have overcome obstacles in their paths
has boon by a union of all elements and
'
persistent 'and well-directed efforts to
force recognition of their claims and to
carry to successful completion every en
terprise that gave promise of contribut
ing to the city's growth.
Only by massing their strength will
Omaha business men make Hie impres
sion that tells with substantial results.
When working as a solid unit for every
project in which all are concerned no
undertaking , however great , will be bc-
youd the capabilities of a determined
body of Omaha , business men.
Omaha is promised a beet sugar re
finery , designed to finish the product
of numerous mills to be located through
out the slate by Now York capitalists.
Such a proposition lias lieen before the
people of this city at different times.
There can bo lltlle doubt of the ulti
mate success of such an enterprise. It
is unfortunate , however , that tlio plans
of the projectors depend upon the action
of the state legislature next winter in
respect to tlio bounty law. If these
people expect to enjoy the benefits of a
state bounty on beet , sugar manu
factured in the state they should pro
ceed at once to make their Investments ,
thus giving our people somethlpg
tangible upon which to work when the
question of extending the bounty law
comes up for consideration.
Complaints of excessive transporta
tion rates on live stock shipments to the
Omaha market continue to , multiply.
An Ogallala shipper very specifically
points out the result of the Imposition
of higher rales on cattle shipments.
Onr people no sooner relax efforts to
remedy one case of discrimination than
they arc confronted with another. The
Commercial club should without delay
Institute inquiry Into the live stock rates
now In force and sec If something can
not bo done for tlio relief of our stock
market.
Tlio council Is trying to consolidate
the oflieos of meat inspector and city
veterinarian ns a measure of economy.
Why not abolish both ollices altogether
nnd let the horse doctoring be done by
the Job ? To a man up a tree it looks
as if Hie proposed consolidation were
Intended simply to let Meat Inspector
Krnnl : down easy and provide a place
for some spavined politician with a pull
with the now mayor.
If , by chance , Iho democrallc commit
tee in charge of the national convention
arrangements should decide that Chicago
cage has no hall entirely suitable for
the accommodation of that great gatherIng - '
Ing , how the pt-oplo of St. Louis would
get back nt their Chicago friends who
have been prodding St. Louis as having
secured tlio republican national conven
tion only to discover that It is unable
to provide for It.
Wo bollovo it was Cadet Taylor who
took It upon himself to disprove the
HtatL'iuonta made by The Dee to the
effect that cx-Treasurer Holln had mis
appropriated pusauds of dollars o
Interest duo jtlifsschool fund on splioo
fund balance"Tin * ? suit of the schoo
board for $ . ' . " , $ ) deficit and Intcrcs
withheld glreKiThc Heo's disclosures the
stamp of ofllf/nj / pndorsemenl.
Where n .jfolplrr Mny lip 1 1 ml.
Cincinnati Commercial.
Japan now thinks slio can whip the Unltci
States. She 3mQ ) better consult Knglnni
About our fighting qualities before slio bt
Glory | ] lnlk ; * nt ( lie Cent.
< 5lol > n-ncmocrat.
After comitlntr ! the costs the Gcrmnns arc
not pleased with' the Idea of keeping up
nlth England * ! n the construction of war
ships. The resiltt 'ftilRht be a deficit both In
glory nnd the itfaMta treasury.
I'rotrrtn ( lie Inillnn.
Toledo Ulade.
The decision ot Judpe Shlrns of the Unltci
States district court for Iowa declaring tha
Indians who become citizens do not forfel
their old tribal rights Is of considerable I in
parlance. U restrains the fed man's ardent
friends In their widespread efforts to civil
ize the Indian first and then to steal his
patrimony from him.
Wall Street u Tunic.
Philadelphia lleconl.
Practically speaking , silver certificates are
now at a discount with the New York banks
on which they are- being dumped by the
cot'Rtry bankers. The dumiwiRO would grow
larger with the passage of the free silver
measure by the senate , even with the cor-
ta'nty that It could not become a law. The
me-race ot free coinage may not disturb
those who can look beyond the maneuvers ol
a presidential canvass , but It Is enough to
bo a disturbing factor In the world of busi
ness.
The llolnUMl MlufT.
Denver lteiulillonii. |
After all the parade nbout the flying
squadron It appears that It was merely for
tl.o purpose qf declaring that England could
put Itself In a position to fight. No ono has
dcr.lcJ that so far ns the use of war ships
ar.nlnst war ships Is concerned England oc
cupies a position of advantage. Hut twlco
ns many ships as the English fleet contains
cculd not protect Hrltlsh commerce from de
struction. A fen- commerce destroyers coulc' '
drive Ei jllsh commerce from the seas ant
thereby inflict a deadly blow upon England's
prosperity and power. The nrltlou govern
ment knows this and It will do everything
l.i Its power to avoid war with any greai
power.
The VIHixlMirff llnUlolleld.
Washington 1'ost.
The slcgo of VlckPburg elands out dis
tinctly _ as one of the principal events of the
war. Its cost In life and treasure , Including
all the movements on land nnd water con
nected with It , was enormous. Its results
were among the most Important of the
achievements of Grant In shaping the course
of events that led to Appomattox. The best
Qualities of the American soldier were II-
lustiated alike In the elcgo nnd the defense.
The survivors on both ddes. ami their com
rades nnd fellow citizens , nsk congress to
mike this appropriation ( for a. national park )
and to do It now , because the land can be
bad at small cost If taken under the pres
ent option. In pplte of the protest from
the Springfield Republican , we shall bo sur
prised If New England doss not vote solidly
for the Vlcksbiirg National park.
A Fniniful'i'iil.ll ' , . Servant.
SprlngfleYil ( ilass. ) llepubllcan ,
Secretary J. Sterling Morton , in the throe
years he has bqen at the head of the De
partment of Agriculture , has saved to the
government and' tlio people from the appro
priations made rfor the support of hla de
partment the largo1 smm of jl.430,000. This
ia a larger saving ! than may appear. The
Agricultural department receives very small
appropriations c6mpared with most other ex
ecutive branches'-df ' Hhe government. They
will kf&'than J3.000.000
average . . a year.
Morton has savtd to the public treasury
over 15 per confer the money placed at his
disposal , where 'the ' 'rule Is to spend every
cent. And wo'lfavd ' yet to hear that the
efficiency of the. department nnd its useful
ness liavo Jn ynj way been impaired.
It Is now promoted by the house csmmit-
tco to devote the sum raved by Mr. Morton
to tlic construction of a building for the
Agricultural department adequate to its
wants. If such a building Is nocJed , the
money Morton saved could not be put to a
more appropriate use. The building would
stand as a monument to the superior hon
esty and efUcicncy nnd loyalty to public
trust of tlilu public servant. It would stand
also to future generations as a crushing
answer to the carpings ot gnrden-seed states
men of the Elijah Morse stripe.
GIIHSIIAM AM ) TIUJIISTO.Y.
The ChnUer tit the IntiiOver the
Grave of ttie K rmer.
Chicago Chronicle.
Defense of the late Secretary "of State
nailer Q. Gresham against the calumnies
of the low comedy Minister Thurston of the
opera boufle republic of Hnwail Is scarcely
a serious task. Turned out , bag and baggage ,
from a cheap diplomatic position hlch ho
had made cheaper than ever by adopting the
methods of a ward politician , Thurston sulked
In Honolulu until the arrival of a newspaper
correspondent with an unlrained nose for
doubtful "sensallcns" gave him -opportunity
to ect forth his alleged wrongs before the
world.
It was matter of common notoriety fn
Washington and In the offices of the chief
newspapers of thj United States that Thurs-
ton was an envoy who saw no Impropriety
In using the press of the- country to which
ho was accredited as an ally against the
administration In , powcr. lie came as the
representative ot a government of doubtful
legality , and at that tlmo thought to bo
ot more than doubtful stability. Ho came as
a petitioner , asking not only recognition of
the government founded on the ruins of the
Hawaiian monarchy , but requesting further
that the United States reach out a protect-
ng arm and malic Hawaii a part of its
territory. Finding the sentiment of the ad
ministration against him on the latter propo
sition , Thureton sought to nso the press as
a club with which to coerce * the president.
Ho was not the first envoy to Washington
who tried tills doubtful expedient. "Citizen"
jenct adopted a like course In 1793 and
President Washington , then emphatically de
nanded of France hit. recall. Citizen Thurs
ton was expelled from the country for as
good rauso and with much less ado by Presi
dent Cleveland.
Konccaw M. Lindls , 'private secretary to
the late Secretary Gresham , is fortunately In
a position to controvert the belated slanders
of Thurston. His statement shows that the
minister from Hawaii had at ail tlmoE. the
ear of the p-cretary of state , that the State
department always co-operated with him In
checking filibustering expeditions from this
country directed jagalnst the government do
ac-ta at Honolulu , .that . the request for
Thurston's recall wasnot , dispatched without
affording him an , opportunity to disapprove
he- charges whlqhj Compelled It , and that
lie psoudo-dlplorajit who Is proved to bo n
wanton blanderer f jtlie dead today was a
whining coward lniU\e , face of charges then.
A living Jacka.1 l"'t ) always better than
a ( lead Hon. TliurstCJi should have bottled
up hla malice uhjll > h re was no one left
\ltli knowledge and with spirit enough to
resent his slandwp o tlio dead.
r on HI oxSTANO / IKSI nwrs.
Washington Starv , > In advising this coun-
ry to beware of Corejgn entanglements ft Is
ilghly probable that /George / Washington did
lot Intend to lntlnajto , | that It must do all
of the running cvoryctlmo the possibility of
rouble Is euggc r . -
1'hllidelphla Ledger : The .reading of brief
extracto from Washington's farewell address
after the chaplain's morning prayer might
lave a sobering effect on the United States
tcnate. Should this be objected to as con
suming tlmo , the admonitions ot Washington
against European entanglements might be
rained and hung on thewcill ot the B.'nate
chamber In full sight of all the jingo mem-
> ers.
Chicago Tlmes-IIeralfl ; A proposal from
Great llrltaln for an Dalliance against the
Turk must bo declfhed. The Turk Is part of
tbo baggage ot England on tbo continent of
Europe. Ttiq United State * will not play
iortcr for her. The best tiling England can
do with that particular place of baggage U
o let Russia smash It. "No entangling alli
ances" Is as gooJ American doctrine a * any
vrltten by Monroe.
OTIII3R LANDS THAX OlinS.
Any dlslurbaBco ot the existing political ro-
Intfons ot the powers with Turkey la likely
t9 bo portentlous , particularly tor Great
Urltnln. In many parts ot the cast the Rus
sian border marches with that ot the Urltlsli
colonies. With EnfilnnJ's prestige over
thrown In Turkey , the fanatical population
may be roused to "holy war" against the
Urltish , to bo felt In every part of the Eng
lish realm Inhabited by the followers ot Iho
piophet. Great Urltnln Is not likely to find
HuLslft a magnanimous foe. The great north
ern empire has as Insatiable a grocd for con
quest as over possessed the most dashing ot
Ergland's military nnd naval heroes , More
over , the savage tribes which Kussla rules
with a rod ot Iron nro more to bo depended
upon than the native Indians and blacks
which England has Impressed Into her
strvlce. If the year 1830 Is not a critical
one for Great llrltaln , with complications
bertttlng her at home and abroad , she will
hove much rcison to thahk the skill ot her
ministry as well as to bless providence for
averting Imminent peril.
*
Years ago , before Ilussin gained full pos
session ot Trans-Caucasia , she posed as the
frlond nnd would-bo protector of the Ar
menians. Under Alexander II. many Ar
menians rose to consnlclous rank In thn llns.
slnn government. In the war ot 1877-78 the'
Armenians rendered Invaluable services to
Ilussin In the Asia Minor campaign. Uut
then came the rift fn the lute. Tlio Ar
menians expected Utissla to set them free
nnd mnko them nn Independent nation , Ilka
Scrvla and llulgarln. That Hussla had no
mind to do. She did not want an Inde
pendent Armenia to block her path In Asia
as Houmnnln and Ilulgnrla blocked her pat
In Europe. So she gave the Armenians t
understand Unit they could gain llbcratlo
from the Turks only by becoming Ilus
slanlzed. That they were unwilling- do
As a result , Hussla has over since the
ttcated them all who nro within her emplr
with the utmost severity , harshness an
reprcshlun , and the Armenians have consc
qucntly como to regard Hussla as almost a
much their foe as Turkey Itself.
The position of the Italian forces In Afrlc
Is a precarious one. The success which Hal
at first mot with In her schemes ot cotonlzn
tlon and aggression on that continent eni
boldcncd her to extend her operations. Th
fact , too , that England Interposed no onjec
tlon to her advance along the Hod sea llttora
encouraged her to continue her policy o
expansion , and last year she pushed he
army forward as far ns the mountal
provinces of Abyssinia , made a treaty wit
King Menelok , who had boon recognized n
the successor of Klug John , and obtained
protectorate over the whole country. Meiio
lek , however , soon seemed to bccomo tired o
the position In which he had placed hlm cl
and the Italians often found themselves com
Ing Into conflict with his fighting men. In
December last the whole Italian force , wlilcl
was gathered nt one point , was attacked by a
largo army of Abysslnlans. Hundreds wer
killed and the troops were compelled to fal
back and Intrench themselves In the town o
Makalle. That place was completely sur
rounded by Abysslnlans nnd several flerc
assaults wore made upon It. The place wa
well fortllled , but the water wipplj' ran shor
and the troops were compelled to dig for i
within the fortifications. The troops o
Massowah made several efforts to rcacl
the beleaguered garrison , but were unsuccess
ful , and reinforcements which had been sen
out from Italy were an.xlous'.y looked for.
* * *
According to the recent official report o
the Siberian railway committee , 1.3S5 verst
ot rails had been laid during the last yea
up to the tlmo of the cessation of work on
December 17 , owing to the rigor of tbo
winter. Nearly 2,500 versts of the direct line
have been completed , and St. Petersburg i
now In communication by steam , summer am
winter , with Krasnoyarsk , on the Yonlse
river. There remains lo be built 4,025
vorsts or raiiroau in order to complete tno
Trans-Siberian line to the Pacific ocean ; am
If the speed of construction could bo main
talncd at the rate obtained In 1S9S the worl
might bo finished In little over three years
The section of the road lying beyond Irkutsl
and Lake Baikal , however , will present more
stupendous difficulties to the engineers than
they have yet encountered , nnd the
construction of that part of the
line will , bo necessarily slow. It
should bo remarked that the line to Kras
noyarsk was completed exactly on lime ac
cording to the original program : which goea
to show that "needs must when the devi
( or the czar ) drives" is a pleco of proverbial
philosophy perfectly applicable to Kussla.
.
* *
One of the many etrango features of the re
cent war between China nnd Japan Is that It
appears to have had no Injurious effect on the
foreign trade of either country. On the
contrary , the volume of the trade of both
during 1894 Increased considerably , qulto
Independently of any Increase In the pur
chase of material of war. A British official
report from Japan gives the total foreign
trade of that country in 1891 at 24,572.504 ,
of which the Imports amounted to 12,081-
222 and the exports to 11,891,342 , being an
increase of 1,029,057 fn imports and 403.-
322 In exports over the previous year. So
; horonghly does Japan seem to have equipped
icrsalf In advance for the struggfo that
; he entire Import of war material during
; ho j'Qir amounted In value only to 40,550 ,
cno-thlrd less than that of 1893. Similarly
on official report from Peking speaks of the
year as satisfactory and prosperous for tlio
'orelgn trade in China. Doth Imports nnd ex-
lorts Improved , and the customs revenue
was Increased In every division of trade ,
with the single exception of Indian opium.
Dno correspondent explains this by saying
that many of the usual calamities of Avar
were practically absent. No ports were
blockaded , thcro was no harassing of the
merchants , no seizing or overhauling of their
ships ( with a few exceptions , mostly toward
the end of hostilities ) ; In fact , no Interference
whatever with the ordinary course of busi
ness.
Russia has a bettor reason for cnlarg-
ng her war fleet than a mere desire to
outdo Great Britain fn the construction
of naval vessels. Her Black Sea squad
ron Is locked up behind ho Dardanelles
by the public law of Europe , and , more
over , Is not moro than adequate to defend
i r s6uthorn coast. Thcro are only two
ships of the Russian navy In the Mediter
ranean , the armored cruiser Rurlk and a
small gunboat ; practically all the rest
of the Russian fleet has been ent to the
'ur east. Cronstadt has been entirely do-
uidcd of war ships , and there are only slx-
een naval officers at that fortress a num
ber entirely Inadequate for guard duty In Its
arsenals and dockyards. AVlth her broken
ieaboard , each section ot which Is foparatrd
rom the other by an enormous distance ,
tussla naturally requires a proportionately
arger number at oMpa Uinn does a country
vlth a continuous coast lino. Her various
rjundrons cannot bo quickly strengthened by
e-cnforcemcnts sent from one elation to
another , and ahe needs throe vouch ) where
a nation like Germany , for Instance , re
quires but ono. Thora Is no reason ,
herefore. why a proposal to Increano the
tusslau fleet thould bo regarded na a menace ;
and the denudation of Cronstadt of nearly
all war vessels should suffice to prove
hat Russia hay no present expectation of
war.
I'JtOTKCTI.VO JlMIiKICAJVS AIIIIOAII.
Philadelphia Press : Secretary Olney will
le justified In taking the most decided and
vigorous measures to secure the release of
Mr. Hammond , still In prison , and hU Amer-
can associates on ball In the Transvaal. If
ho English Jameson , caught red-handed In
irlvate war and piracy , carried on In defiance
> t orders from homo and the law of nations ,
could \ > i released , the more peaceful part
ilayed by Mr. Hammond cannot justly be
Hints lied.
Buffalo Express : The supreme court of
ho Gorman empire has decided In the case
of R W. lloehme of Brooklyn , a naturalized
American who was arrested In Germany for
laving emigrated without performing lila
military service , that his American natural-
zatlon puts him beyond the pale of German
aw except for acts committed before he
was naturalized. In Russia a naturalized
American named Anthony Kllm&skl has been
arrested and Is In danger of being sent to
Siberia for resisting conscription Into the
lusilan army , This In a common offense of
to Jtusslau government , If the State de
partment took hold ot the matter In earnest
It ought to be possible to Induce RiiMln to
take the tstno view of American naturaliza
tion that Germany takes ,
St. Louis Republic : John Hnyy Ham.
mend , nn American of high character , Is In
a jail nt Johannesburg , lie and bis friends
y that ho Is guilty ot no crime. Dr. Jame
son , who led the assault on the llocrd , has
been released. England demanded It. Henry
Hlto , n naturalized American , wax arrested
at Puerto Principe , Cuba , ns a suspect , and
has , according la dispatches , been sentenced
to confinement nt Centa. ThM , say the
dispatches , means dcfith. El Commcrclo ,
n newspiper of Spain , says that "Cepcro ,
American though ho b ? , should hnvo been
thot as soon ns taken. " In Armenia Amer
ican missionaries are being slaughtered and
the property ot Americans Is being destrdyeil
with a frequency that Is humiliating , It not
horrifying. Frank (3. Lcnz , an American
bicyclist , was murdered by Kurds. With
almost positive evidence against the men
who killed him , they wcro released without
trial or Investigation. Four Armenians who
were arrctted at the same tlmo as nrcom-
pllces , or accessories , are dying In dungeons.
On the Venezuela question England has made
no advances. It certainly appears that this ,
the proudest nnd greatest of nil nations , Is
being snubbed with Impunity by nil the
powers with which It has the Ic.ist friction.
Would not a suspension of "conservatism"
nnd n revival of honest "jingoism" bo more
creditable ?
TIIU STIlANDUIl ST. I'AL'I. .
Philadelphia Inquirer : It l suspected that
Ihe St. Paul doesn't npprovo of New York
and was trying to make a short cut to Phila
delphia , where fche was built.
Kansas City Star : The escape of tlio
several hundred passengers on board Iho
splendid specimen of marine architecture
with their lives cnn bo regarded In no other
light than miraculous. The wonder ls that
she didn't go to pieces and bury her living
freight In the bottom ot the sea.
Philadelphia Ledger : It seems Incredible ,
even though BOHIP reports current bo true ,
that such a thing could hnvo happened If
the ordinary precaution of soundings were
taken , for the charts of that section of the
coast are PO perfect that It would appear
impossible for n cnptnln to proceed far with
out knowing very nearly where lie was.
New York Tribune : Such an accident as
this , by which no lives were lost , nnd nut
even n single person was Injured , will not
tend to lessen the popularity of ocean voy
ages. It Is nn assurance even to the must
timid and apprehensive ot the safety ot
crossing the Atlantic at nil times and sea
sons in steamships ot the type of the St.
Paul , nnd other vessels of her size.
New York World : The misfortune of the
St. Pnul seems to hnvo been the direct result
of a sonpcless struggle between that ship's
officers and those of tbo Campania to see
which could first make port. Fired by this
petty ambition they recklessly approached
the coast In the night nnd In the midst ot
a fog , when common prudonca dictated that
both should lie to and wait for day or a
clear atmosphere.
Philadelphia Record : Old Ncptuno may
wave his trident In roughest fashion ,
and still the Iron-framed palaces but
rarely succumb to the force of
the waves. But that cold , creeping , heart-
chllllni ; . fearsome mist Is still the enemy
that the stoutest vessel and the keenest pilot
must dread. What o triumph ft will bo
when nn electric flashlight shall have been
Invented that will pierce tbo gray fog !
Springfield Republican : It Is openly
charged that the St. Paul was racing with
the Campania when she ran aground on the
New Jersey coast , and was plunging ahead nt
full speed , In spite of the. fog , only an hour
before her nose struck the sand. If this
htory Is true the captains of both thcso
steamers should be dismissed at once for
criminal recklessness , nnd some means bo
found , if possible , for punishing them yet
moro severely for risking the lives of their
passengers In so foolhardy a manner.
I * T1MHEH.
Chicago Record : Springfield's circus has
ccme nnd gone and there stands Wllllo Mc-
Klr.ley still waiting to show the country
how an Industrious but unambitious nttornoy-
al-law can everlastingly knock the stuffing
out of n lawsuit when lie tries.
Minneapolis Times : Somebody has sug-
geited John C. Spooner as a , possible daiJc
horse In the republican national convention.
Senator1 Spooner is an able lawyer und a
pleasant man to meet , but there are thou
sands upon thousands of republicans an well
endowed with legal talent and amiability , and
they are Just as near the presidential chair
as Spooner will over be. So is Spooner.
New York Sun : Mr. Allison and Mr.
Harrison are , In a sense , contingent candi
dates , residuary legatco candidates. They
may or may not bo JusWTicd in expecting that
the friction of three candidates of the first
class will be greater than the frlctlqn of
two , and that the split and smash will come
all tlio sooner and leave chips enough for
ono or the other of them to fill his basket.
Everything looks smiling for Mr. Merion nnd
Mi. Plait ; that is , everything but n part of
the Better Element ; nnd the Better Element
doesn't count In politics. There is not enough
of It to count.
Globe-Democrat : The declnratlon of In-
dicrn's republican central committee regard-
ng the ex-president is emphatic and clg-
n'flcant. "After a full and free Individual
expression upon the subject , " announces that
Ullveranco , "resolved , that the officers and
nombcra of this committee , each for himself ,
and Jointly , as the constituted organization
of the party In Indiana , hereby express the
ruest loyalty to General Harrison and to his
renomlnatlon and ro-electlon as president of
the United States , should ho become a candi
date. " The committee completed Its organi
sation at the time that It made this dcclara-
Inn , and it named May 7 ns the date for the
ncetlng of Ihe slate convention , which body ,
nmong other things , will choose delegates at
urge to the national convention.
TilI.MAX AM ) HIS HOAST.
Kansas City Journal : In some respects
he speech was undignified even for Tlll-
rr.an. The senator Indulged In personalities
hat W&re dlsCUStlnclv rnlllil nm ! nnnllml
epithets which cannot bo condoned on a'ny
core of partisan hatred or provocation. Wild
charges of wholesale boodllng and uu-
peakablo corruption wcro madu which can-
lot be substantiated nnd which no onebo -
levcs to bo true. A'nnrchlstlc ' predictions of
mpendlng civil strife wcro freely sprinkled
hrough the tpeech nnd altogether the dls-
coursa was perhaps remarkable , and cer-
alnly a vindictive , as any ever delivered
vlthln the sonata's historic walls ,
St. Louis Globe-Democrat : In every par-
Icular belonging to It and attending It ,
ho speech of Senator Tillma'n ' was nn ox-
raordlnary performance. It was especially
extraordinary In Hie fact lhat the man
naklng it could have held this concentrated
cnom so long without an explosion , and It
vas even moro extraordinary In the fact
bat the st'nate ' allowed It to bo made. The
grossly Indecent abuse of the president and
he secretary of the treasury which it con-
ained would quickly subject the offender
o discipline If attempted to bo made
gainst any such exalted officials In a legls-
atlve assembly In any other country In the
vorld. In tustalned scurrllllty this Irruption
ireaks through all records hi the annals of
on cress.
St. Louis Republic , Senator Tfllman's
nalden speech might have scored a lilt If
t had been delivered for the benefit of a
loodlum gang and against another hoodlum
; nng. It contains the Information that ono
United States senator holds himself einun-
! palcd from tbo restrictions which men
Ince the days of Moses have ataoclated
vlth fitness of existence in an established
rder. Ho pretended to epeuk for the
outh. Yet that harangue , dripping with fg-
oble coarseness , disfigured with uneup-
ortfd accusations , Inflammatory , Ignorant ,
mfeellng and flatulent , ii capable of rob
ing the south as oven a sectional tariff law
ould scarcely rob her In years. It can
obi the south of much advancement In wealth
and popuUllen. It etm furnish the flttrActors
ot Iho south with Instruments of mlsrcp-
irsontntlon which they could not plausibly
Inxenl.
Kansas City Star : It has been Tlllmnn's
purpose from the moment of his appearance
In public life to bo "fix-ctaetilar. " He declared
that ho would "stick n pitchfork Into the
president's fat ribs" ns soon ns > he. got Into
the senate. Ho WAS somewhat tardy In car
rying out that truculent thront , slid the car
toonists began to charge him wllh cowardice.
By wny of resenting this aspersion he has
seen fit to IIPU vulgar And Insulting lan
guage In speaking of the president. This Is
an Insult not so much to Mr. Cleveland
as to the pcoplo who elected him. The ex
treme to which Tlllman went 1 n tacit
confession that ho doe.i not consider him
self tinder the same bond ot accountability
to which the regular party organizations
hold their rrproscntntlvcs. He belongs to
n party which can cherish nb hope of suc
cess , and his career will end with the ex
piration of hie present term In the selinto ,
MICIIIIV
llcconl.
"Mnld of Athen ? , ore wo part.
Olvo mo back my pllvcr hcni-t. "
"I can't , " tlio clever ilnnmol cried.
"My new bcnu's picture Is Inside.
Dotroll Tribune.
The delicate fluMi lied her cheeks
As they neither of thorn failed to note , t
For they fnuiul It , when ttio BUS the/
tnriipit up ,
On the slccvo of his best Sunday cant.
Tribune.
There's n conlldenee man , they say ,
Whose- patronymic ia Kay ,
And liln friends n'l claim
He lives nji to tlm mime ,
For he's nlwnys after the Jay.
Richmond Ulrpntch.
Unto tbo pessimist this Is
Llko every winter ulneo the "biz"
Of making- winter bus nprlz
In line of nature's gon'ial bent ,
"The winter of our discontent. "
Washington Plnr.
The leap yonr youth uxclnlmed , "Oh , how
My foul with fonr It strikes !
I'orhn)9 | new women bold will now
Pursue mo on their bikes ! "
New Yolk Tribune.
Jlv nolfrhhnr's n maiden of forty ;
She's culled n new woman , 'tis true
IJut. ovi-n though dyed and made over ,
Sho'Il never be equal to new !
Detroit Tribune.
Infurmnl reception ;
( JiifstB coldly greet.
Nothlnir to say ;
Nothing to eat.
Imll.innpolU Journal.
Ho practiced plnilo technique.
And tlio reason was not far to pique.
Hu had mueh less hnlr ,
His head being bnr < ? , . . . . ,
Thun would servo to proclaim him a frlquo.
THIS XKW WAR KHM.OWS.
Atlnntti Constitution ,
Folks don't know what they're nskln' for ;
This country Is n fiift one ;
But these here chaps that's wanliir war
Was never in the last onel
An' so , they see tlm flags nlof ,
An' when iv chip's In sight
They're mighty quick to knock ft oft
An' holler loud for light !
'Course , If the trouble come along ,
When once they did begin It
We'd nil join In the batllo song
An' mighty Boon bo In It !
But when I hear some fellers roar ,
( An1 often 1 run ] inst onu. )
I know the ones tlmt'H wnntln' war
Wns never 111 the last one !
LEADING SPECIAL FEATURES.
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE *
SON OF HEN ALI :
A new serial story by Joel Chandler
Harris commences In this iBsje Mr. Hnr-
rls tells this story of Jifo us ft was HVPI !
nn " Alinrnrnmhln Plnpp. In iniUUlO
Georgia , "before the war , " and while
the civil htriiKRlo was in progress. In the
same quaint style that plcahed bis read
ers so much when ho wus telling of
Hr'cr Hnhblt nnd the other denizens of
Mr. Thtmblellnger's queer country "that
lies next donr to the world" llustor
John and Swestcst Susnn and Drusllhi nro
In the story , too , but their visits to the
queer countiy do not form the frame
of the narrative.
NEW YORK IN NATIONAL POLITICS :
Last week wo gave nn article on
Mnlne In national politics , showing that
although H Is one of the smallest states
In the niilnn In electoral strength ft In
exceptionally strong In the national legis
lature This week we Klve nn article by
the same writer , "Daniel Strong. "
show-Ing thai New York , although nn ex
ceptionally stion ? stnto In elections , has
for many ycuis had llttlo Influence In
congress It Is an unusually Interesting
article from a political standpoint just
at this time.
OBSERVATIONS OF MARION CRAW
FORD :
The famous novelist In nn Interview
with Frank G. Carpenter , the veteran
newspaper man , gives his Impressions of
Turkey , tosethcr with n number of In
teresting btorlcs which ho picked up In
the land of the sultan What he thinks
of several other novelists.
TOLD IN THE BARBER SHOP :
Freaks and fads that Invade tlio chair
of the tonsorial artist Styles change In
hair cutting1 and whisker trimming Jimt
u In clothes Pccullarltlea of the buld-
hcadcd man.
IN WOMAN'S DOMAIN :
A linen f > easoi Idealized muslins ,
brown Brenncllnes and batistes , new soft
skirtings nnd Marie Antoinette dimities
among tbo ndornbln novelties for the new
year A rare sliado of hair that sells for
ono dollar nn ounce Ingenious mirror
devices for the madam's dressing room-
Sketch of JIary Lord Drake , daughter
of the new governor of Iowa The art of
hed-makhiK understood liv few Latest
fashion note's GOHS ! ) > about fuinoiin
women Attractive articles for femlnlno
reading.
THE COMING GENERATION :
The * hero of Now Ulm. nn episode of
tlio Sioux uprising of 187(5. ( told for the
benefit of hoys and frlrls who llko stories
of adventure Wonderful ll h , lizards und
frogs that My without wings Prattle of
-thn vniinirsterH IJnllirhtful readlnir for
the little folks.
WITH THE WHIRRINC ? WHEELS :
Interest In eastern cycle shows assures
a greater bicycle boom next summer
than ever before New things In bicycles
recently brought out Wonderful Im
petus In local wheeling circles What
Is golntr on among' the members of the
Onmha wheel clubs.
'
TIII3 WEEK IN SOCIF/TY :
A week filled with mnnv weddings
Great prora-atlons for the Kountze Hurna
mnrrliiffo UcceptlonH and kenslngtons ,
card parties and similar entortnlnnienlu
Out of town vlsltois Increasing In
number Movements und wheieubouts ot
Omaha society folk.
FOR THE THEATER GOERS :
A review of n llgbl week Very or
dinary attractions , und patronage to
match Prospect of hotter things to como
A mornlnir with the scens-palntorn
On the brldgo und In Hie r.'Kglng1 ' loft
The halt held out hy the iilay IIOUKCS
for the week to como General gossip of
the footlights. T
THE WORLD OF SPORT : i
Review of the week's sporting events-
Interest In the flHtla tournament on tlio
Moxlcnn border Increasing Activity with
the gun nnd rod Gossip about the base
ball players TJmcly JIOWB for sportmnun
of all kinds.
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doine.-itlii telegraph service The New
York World's ppeclnl foreign corrcspond-
( inco Unrivalled xpuclal news service
from Ni'hrnfJcii , Jowa und the western
Htntc's Well written and accurate local
nuws reports ,
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