Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 30, 1890, Page 4

"Daniel in his THE OMAHA DAILY BEF, BATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1890. ’j‘lll1 DAILY }ll‘,E. E. BOS}:WATER E:mor, 1 UBLISIEED LVERY MORNIN OF SUBSC lll‘ TION, . f Commarce, ina 15,14 And 15, Tl ne butiding i, 516 ourteen th Street. SSPONDENCE, catlons relating to nows and should be addresscd to Ll AN eoment editortyl ranitor Editorin Al busine: be addressd o Onala, Drafts, 1o be made paya puny The Bee Publishing Company vanc!m The Bee 1110 Farnam and $ EWORN STATENENT OF OLRCULATIO Etate of Ne Cerunty of Dolas Geo. B, 1 Publishing J} s «ohuek, socrotary of The . Bea ompuny. does solermnnly swe At e netual eirenlation of Tk DATLY o el onding Aagust %, 1560 was 08 fol- Jows: Bunday. Aurust 17 Monday. Aurust 1§ 410, HUCK. ribel in my A. D, T Publia. Btute of Nelrasla, i County of Donglas. § Prsehuck, | s thint he Is orpiny. il T a8 2 Aul svorn, do- GEORGE B, TZ:CH ICK. L 1afore mo and sulseribod in my W), o this 2d of August. A. D 4 - N Publie, Lanoi DAv's demonstration will be greatall over the country, but atno place will it be more enthusiastic than in Omaha. Tue s report of a hot air goyser in Te ficcounts Roge Missour is misleading. At last Q. Mills was spouting in Tue Tex deepharbor scheme proved in digging a deep hole in ato fortunes between Boston INCIDENTALLY it may be rem that New York has a state arbitration rd, but it is evident the members are not overtaxed with work. steamship oat the record will far- foust for some vigilant one of these days. compani nish a jui #chool of s Poxroo: iniscences, What Omaha and Council Blufls should unite insecuring is a permanent free bridge tomore firmly unite two com- munities whose interests ave practically insepurable. A sTRAIGHT offer of fifty thousand dollars s said to have been made for the governorship of Colorado. Political honors come high in the Centennial state, but tho silk shirt statesmen ravely haggle over the price, T prohibitior state convention re- affirmed 1ts devotion to the so-called principies of 5t. John in proclaiming its mission to be the wrecking of the repub- lican party. A liberal contribution from the democratic campaign fund is in order. S ———en TuE democrats of Idaho have con- cluded the melancholy duty of nominat- ing a ticket. The fact that the Mormons of the Snake river and neighboring val- leys are not “in it” this year, left barely enough enfranchised democrats among whom to divide the empty hanor. ENTERPRISING vesidents of thenorth eide propose to take an active part in the coming interstate exposition and make an exhibit that in itself will bo worth the price of admission, A series of artistically tinted views of the Nebraska Contral bridge on paper will form the center pieco of the collection, flanked with an allegorical sketch of the two mullion dollar postofiice. A KeNTUCKY duel resulted in the death of one and the fatal wounding of theother participant. The Kontucky colonels whoare shouting, at a liboral sum per shout, #6r “our boys” and *‘the home™ in Nebraska, might profitably turn their jaws homeward and pro- toet the blue grass homes from the re- volver and the bowie knife, ——— Tur people of the west have had no more zealous and devoted champion in congress than John A, Anderson of Kan- sas, An active and able friend of the producers, he was never found wanting when corporations sought legislative ad- vantages over the people, 1t is to be ro- grotted that the people whom he has served faithfully and well permitted jealous rivale to encompass his defeat for renomination, E——— TiE ginsticutus will make its appear- ance over the main entrance of the city hall within the next three days. Those who have never seen a giasticutus will experienco o sensation when they look upon this carved image of the pre-his- toric beast that had wings, scales, dragon’s teeth and vulture’s claws. most prophetic vision never saw anything that would resemblo it — Tie minerai crop of the state receives a frosh boost. Ever since the discovery of silver in the canons of the Minnecad- usa, the progressive residents of Cass county folt the necessity of holding up their end, and theirefforts have been re- warded with iron ore galore. With silver, iron and coal studding her under- pinuing, it may be said that Nebraska's foundation is reasonably secure, The walue of this underground ~wealth, how- ever, cuts no figure with the people. The wealth of fertility on the surface is 80 grest that it does mot pay to fritter swiy thne und labor on the winerals be- poath NEDRA '§ FINANCIAL CONDITION FEach special bulletin {ssued from the census department on different topies is a favorable surprise to Nebraskans. The last bulletin concerning the financial condition of the state, by counties, is, when all things are considered, a reve- lation. In 1880 the gross debtof Ne- , by counties, was five million two and six thousand eight hundred and eight dollars, while in 1800 it is but five million three hundred and two thou- Nebraska ranks fifth in in of county indebtedness. Yet when we vemember that during the past te new countics have be counties o built old court magnificent houses-—Douglas and Lancaster being included among them—thousands of dollars have been voted to railroads; improved and substantial bridges have taken the places of the cheaper ones that with 1.x.~ » muny improvements and 1 counties the debt has in- but ninety-five thousand two hundred and eighty-vhree dollars, the showing is wonderful, This speaks in high tes agement county affi lit of the state it m It d perm proveme stand of our and age. haps a dozen counties in for the man- ccond to o state ¢ free from debt, and \pidly paying out. John- 3 just completed an ele- and But- gant court honse, while Dodge ler will finish two fine buildings this fall. A half dozen counties will vote court house bonds in the spring, but a debt of that nature 1s not to be avoided. 1ch contracts mafle by a county’s peo- ple nre only evidence of their thrift and onter The tenth consus, in its dif- forent branchos, will do Nebraska much It is allan exciting story of the upbuilling of a western state that must eventually become one of the greatest in the union. good. THE TWO WILD WESTS, A cablegram brings the information that Buffalo Bill—our own William— and Dr. Cavver are about to treat the citizens of Hamburg with a ve l’rhh' ild west show, It will be re and started Ml to- wthm, giving their initial performance in Omaha, Thoy journeyed to Now Yorlk and finally, through jealousy and misunde ide open. Cody went to London and Carver organized another troupe similar to Cody’s and rted on o starring tour through Turope. He followed Cody, and aimed. if possible, to give a performance in the sumo city and at the same timo. In Bor- linand Vienna this y Cavver did a profitable business while Cody fell flat. They ave both in Hamburg at the pres- ent time, and have announced an indefi- nite stay in that city. Carver beat Cody there three days and leased most all the available show ground and con- tracted for all the eloctric light. This Left Cody to piteh his tents in “the dark within a few feet of rver’s, and for somo reason Carver isdoing all the busi- ness. This has eaused Colonel Cody's blood to boil, and the feeling of hatred has gotten dian: mock and commonplac ad yearn to goat it in regular westernstyle and for ‘‘bl--ud.” Had it not baen for the civie anthorities they would have come together Monday, and, had they, the peaceable ens of Hamburg would have seen not only a wild buta decidedly wooly west. Our Colonel Cody was the pride of London and Paris—fair ladics sendicg him their perfumed notes in countless numbers, and the Rt. Hon. William Gladstone was {lattered to take his hand. But in other foreign eapitals Cavver has been the lion, and Colonel, the Hon. Biffalo Bull, has been oceupying a back seat, as it were. A consolidation of the \Vihl West is certainly in order, among his cowboys and Ins Thoy want {0 fight. They scorn the SUGAR IN THE TARIFF. Senator Aldrich has proposed an amendment to the tariff bill the object of whichis to seccure reciprocal trade between the United States and countries producing sugar, molasses, coffee, tea and hides, It is proposed that after July 1, 1891, the president shall suspend the free importation of any of these arti- cles from any country producing them which imposes duties or other exactions upon the agricultural or other products of the United States which he may deem to ~be veciprocally unequal or unjust. This practically amounts to saying that if at the date at which the proposed tarift isto go into offect the countries from which we im- port the articles named have not aban- doned all duties upon the products of the United States thereshall be collected upon such articles the duties proseribed in the amendment, Tn the case of sugar the house bill pro- vides that it shall come in free up to No. 16 Dutch standard, and that all sugars above that standard ia color shall pay o duty of four-tanths of one cont por pound. This would enable consumers to obtain a considerable proportion of their supply of sugar freo of duty, because grades above No. 13 are available for domestic use without refining. The in- evitable effect would be the reduction of the price of sugar to the people. But the senate finance committee, or a ma- jority of it, in which all the republican members were not included, changed the provision in the house Dbill so as to make all sugars above No. 13 and not above No. 16 paya duty of three- tonths of one cent per pound, and all above the lattor standard a duty of six- tenths of ono cent per pound, Whether so0 intended or not, this change was dis- tinetly in the interest of the sugar trust. The proposed amendment goes still farther in providing a duty on su- garnot above No. 18 and Increasing the duty on all above that standard, Itis difficult to conceive upon what theory senators who have any regard for the Interests of American consumers can support this proposition, Regard- ing tho lessindofensible proposal of the senate finance committes in the bill now under consideration the New York Tvibune said: “How some republican senators of the committee have been in- duced to take the side of the trust, and to favor the retention of duties on sugar from No. 13 to No. 16 in color, has been o mystery te republican voters through- out the country, who are glad to hear that Senator Allison refuses to ussent and will dispute the mat- ter in the interest of his con- stituents and require a vote thereon in open senate. pears excoedingly simple, Removal of duties on raw sugar would not benefit consumeors to the full extent desired, but would simply put additional millions into the pockets of refine if the trust could fix at pleasure the selling price of all grades of refined sugar. Senators who vote to take off the duty from the lower grades are voting to give the consumers the full benefit of the re- Auction of duty. The fact that thb fight on behalf of the trust has been made conspicuously by the so-called independ- entrefinersis significant. It suggests that they would not find'it hard to divide tho plunder with the teust, if consumers could be forced to pay an unveasonable price for all vefined sugar.” It may be that the senators who approve the sched- uleof dutiesin the proposed amendment belio ve it to b necessary to the policy ator Davis of Minnesota has cterized as one of “coercive persua- sion,” but if the sugar-producing coun- tries with which reciprocity is sought ould decline to bothus persuaded the result would be rather severe to the ts of American consumers and very sfactory to the trust, And tho prob- ics are that thoss countries gener- will not be influensed by any such creive mensure, mainly for the reason that they cannot afford to abandon any muterial part of their reveaus from im- ports. This is especially the ease with Cuba, from which wo got more than thir- ht per cent of the sugar wo import, l‘)w indications are, howover, that the policy of compelling the countries south of us to enter into trade reciprocity will be tried, and if unsuccessful the Ameri- can consumor, under the conditions pro- posed, will be worse off than now so far as sugar is concerned. THE QUESTION OF REAPPORTIONMENT. It appears to be generally conceded at Vashington that a reapportionment bill will not be passed at the present session of congress, It is not neces that one should be, as the law pre that a veapportionment shall be ma cvery ton ye nd the last one having me into effect with the Forty-eighth congress the one to be made under the present census will properly become The issue ap- satl all, offective at the olection for the Fifty- third congress, in 1892, The pas- sige of a veapportionment bill might therefore safely be loft to the next congress, and this may be done if the ro- publicans contain control of the house, ot ise a bill willbe passed at the second session of the present congress. It is not possible at present to deter- mine what the membership of most of the states will bs under the new appor- tionmont, because the exact figures of overy state have not been prepared, and for the further vroason that the basis of representation is not de- cided, It generally assumed that this will be about one hun- dred and eighty thousand, the prevail- ing opinion baing that it is not desirable o materially increase the memborship of the house. States which under a largor apportionment than at present would lose one or more members may be expected to make a vigorous fight to rn thowr representation, but there o only u fow such and they will doubt- have to taks the consequences of To: failure to keep pace with the progre: of the other states, It is suggested that while it is true that on the basis of one hundred and eighty thousand some states would lose a representative, it is the intention to again adopt the majority fraction, that is, ifathe popula- tion of a state is too smull for four mem- bers and yet larger than for three, that state will be given anadditional member provided the exeess of population over the requirement for the three members is greater than one-half the apportion- ment figure, Inthis way states which now have o certain number of members, but have not mado a very great increase in population during the past decade, may yet retain their mombership on the majority fraction, The prosent member- ship of the house is three hundred and thirty, and there are few who do not re- gard this number as too large for the best interests of legislation, but it will probably not be found practicable to pre- vent a slight increase, in order to do justice at the same time to those states which have made great progress in pop- ulation and ure entitled to an incrensed representation, and not - to* deal too soverely with states that have made little or no advance. In any event the question of reapportionment is likely to be one of almost infinite trouble. Tug Indian bureau has recently re- ceived the roport of the census of the Sioux tribe of Indinns. The supervisor found thav at the Rosebud agency in South Dakota there were 5,166 men, women und childven, As the Indian of- fice for several yoars past has been dis- tributing rations for 7,500, the depart- ment commenced to wonder what had some of the other 2,334 Indians and the rations, lnvlmn Agent W right was asked to expluin, and he promptly demanded a recount, The recount was ordered and only about one hundved and twonty-five more Indians could bs found. An in- vestigation has boen orvdered. It Mr. Wright could only have secured the as- sistance of a St. Paul consus stuffer, how it might have covered a multitude of rations. COMPLAINTS are very numerous from owners of property outside of the busi- ness district of the wanton destruction and pulling up of sidowalks that are still in fair condition and their replace- ment under orders of the sidewalk in- spector by new plank walks, the cost of which Is tuxed up ugainst the property. This is & havdship on a class of tax- payors that are for the most part hard prossed to pay their ordinary taxos. There is no valid reason why any sidowalk in fale condition should be torn up merely to give contractors a chance to lay o new one. The board of public works should take this matter in hand. Bo- fore any sidewalk is condemned by the iuspector it should be also viewed by some member of A¥p board. That would boas much in the inferest of the side- walk inspoctor as of the property owner. Grading confractors should bo re- quired to replace sidewalks in as good condition as they found them, and where they fail to do o they should be made topay for damagé done to sidewalks they have torn up and fail to relay in #ood condition, ——— THE inasguration of stock trains from Towa points to Omaha is an event of great significance, ' It demonstrates that tho Towa roads fully realize the import- ance of the Omaha, market and can no longer afford to discriminate against this city and in favor of Chicago. For years Tie BER has urged upon the manage- ment of the stockyards the importance of secking business in the western half of Towa, but whatever ef- forts were made in that direc- tion were nullified by the foolish long haul policy of the railroads. But the market prospered and expanded despite corporate discrimination and be- came such a source of profit that its de- mands now secure prompt attention, The result of the new movement cannot fail to prove beneficial to all concerned. To the stock-growers of western Towa it means a profitable home market, insur- ing prompt sales and a great saving in time. To the railvronds it means a double haul—the live stock to market and a return in dressed form. The market will be materially stim- ulated, surrounding indusiries en- larged to meet the demands, and the receipts and manufactured pro- duct largely increased. For this grati- fying change credit is due to Manager Babeock, whose energy and persover- ance, coupled with his knowledge of railroad men and methods, enables him to successfully cope with the corpora- tions, ACCORDING to the democrats of Indi ana the country is plunging headlong to destraction. The only chancs of salva- tion is to place the democracy in power. It is ovidont tho th: ad- ministered two yoars ago rankles in tho party breast, and the depthof the wound inflicted may be measured by the fustinn and fabrications displayed in tho plat- form. They serve toshow the desporate straits to which the Hoosier democracy has descended. In charging the repub- lican party with all the crimes in the political catalogue the dem- ocrats scek to throw dust in the oyes of the public. But intelii- gent people outside of Indiana cannot be blindod by chaff. It is only necessary to consider the source. Coming from a party which has wrecked the finances of Indiana, overturned the will of the peo- ple expressed at the polls and blackened the history of the state with official scandals, they are beneath contempt. The attempt of the Hoosier bourbons to hold themselves as'superiors in honesty and administrative ability 1s the height of insolence. In ten years the party has swelled the debt of Indiana from half a million to three and a half million dol- lars, and the last democratic legisla- ture, like its predecessors, distinguished itself by adding half & million doilars of debt to the burdens of the taxpayers. And the condition of Indiana illustrates the condition of every state controlled by the democrats. THE Globe-Dimoerat punctures the claim that the Grand Army encampinent endovsed the service pension scheme. Out of ons thousand and seventy repro- sentatives of the order at the encamp- ment, less than one-third voted on the proposition. Of the numbar voting, ono bundrod and seventy-four wera for and one hundred and sixty against it. Over four-fifths of the total representation manifested by their absence and votes their approval of existing pension logis- lation and their opposition to schemes at present impracticable. The fact is that much of the agitation for service pensions is engineored by Washington claim agents, Tue Standard oil company has the territory piped from the Indiana line to Chicago and a flow of natural gaswill be turned into the city by the lake in a short time. If nature is called upon to supply gas, all hope of selecting a fair site before 1895 may as well be aban- doned. Wrrn tho Humoy and West Leaven- worth lines added to the record of the census office, Omaha is second only to Boston in electric street railway mile- ago. Needs Investigat New York World, If there is “‘nothing to arbitrate” in tho Central railrond dispute, there is a good deal to investigate. Let the state board put in its probo. —_— On the Fence. St. Louls Globe-Demoerat. The supreme council’s position on the strike is very like that of the gentleman who announced himself as in favor of the Maino liquor law, but against its enforcement, pro by el Ml The Troublesome Interview. Clevetanid Leader. Mr. Chauncey M. Depew is an eloquent after-dinner speaker, and a jovial good- natured man, but he finds, in common with all men who talk much, that interviews, like chickens, will come home to roost. e A Rara Av Kansas Oty Journal, With one accord the newspapers of New York city deplore. the accidental death by drowning of Mr, Walter Howe, chiefly bo- cause o was an honest man in municipal politics. Thero are enly a few of them left. ————— A GOOD IDEA Hamrroy, Neb,, Aligust 28.—To the Editor of T'uz Ber: Dr, Rosewater’s idea in re- gard to the regulation of the practice of medi- cine and surgery, in my opinion, is a good one, and would give tho best satisfaction in general. A state board of medical examiners, properly organized to compel every physician n the state to pass an_examination in all the branches by law, at least ouce in five years, would unquestionabiy sift out all the husks mm the medical profession in the state. physician is very apt to neglect his study ' #row rusty and should bo forced to keep up with the tide of progress. A reading physician would have no trouble in passing au examination, but the slug; would fi itdifieult. Tho profession of s ing is of no moro importance tha tico of medicine, aud from @ financial stand - Joint, It is less significant; yet the legislature | ted laws which compel every teacher d institute and pass examination, or bis certificate is vevoked, I am decidedly fu favor of a state board of medical examin- ers, comprised of ¢ alopathists snd homasopathists, I{,-:npo. ot 1y, L B Hostaw, M. D, OTHER LANDS THAN OURS, Tho report of the Trish land commissioners on the condition of the potato crop all through Ireland fully confirms the statement of the newspapers that the blight is uni- versal. This state of affairs makes the out- 1ook for the people of Ireland a very gloomy one, and in the absence of any provision at home for their relief the consequences may be sorious. Already they are being advised to refuse, as a matter of self-preservation, to pay their rent. At a mdoting of tho National league in Dublin a few days ago Mr. Timo- thy M. Healy said that nothing stood be- tween the people and staevation during the coming winter. The government was ropre- sented a8 bolng most anxious to provide em- ployment throngh the buildingof new rail- w , but how could the rallway act recently passed be held to prove the government's in- tention to meet the coming famine. Be- sotted stupidity marked the wholo conduct of the executive. It might not bo logal, he said, for tenants to withhold their land rents during the period of distress, but the man who should pay his rent and leave his family to starve would bo little better than an assassin. Was Iroland, heasked, to bo placed again in the position of a mendicant before Burope and Americat 1 it should be found necessary to appeal to America and Australia, no part of the assist- ance thus obtained ought 0 go to any man who hada paid rent during the last twelve months, Lot the landlords support the rent puyees, The farmers ought now to give an carnest of their intention to grapple with the impending distress by paying contributions tothe central fund. If this advice is taken, ! ¢ followed, ¥ bo repeated fn Ireland before the s over the experiences of havdship and cruelty which in the past have com- manded the sympathy of the civilized world. o Although Lord Salisbury was singularly unfortunate in his home policy during the patliamentary session recently t he has been far more suc 1 nations. his d has he st Not only eeded in negotiating treaties of a more satisfactory nature to England with Germany and Francoin connectiou with the partition of Africa, but he has also within tho last weok effected a friendly settlement of tho disputo with Portugal about tho torri- tory on the Zambosi and was on the eve of pu-upnung a war be- tween the two countries in the early part of last spring, Under the terms of the treaty just concluded England retains the Shire Highlands and Mashonaland; and, moreover, she reccives tho promise of a first op- tion of any portion Portugueso Af- vica which the government may bo unxious to of in the futvre, of Lisbon dispose This latter clause is of particular im- portance, in view of the fuct that Portugal is already in the debt of the British government to the amount of several millions of pounds sterling, and that not only is her treasur; empty, but that she has, moreover, failed in all hor rocent attempts to borrow mono abroad. It is quite possible, therefore, that in time the whole of the vast Portuguesejpos- sessions on tho east coast of Africa may pass into British hands in return for British gold tendered at & moment of prossing noed at Lisbon. The fact that the treaty suould nave given as much satisfaction to the Portuguese us to the English themselves is in itself an oloquent tributo to Lord Salisbury’s diplo- macy and to the cleverness which he dis- played in averting a conflict from which his country could have reaped no glory. Russia is not without grounds of complaint, against Germany, and whether, remember- ing these as he must do, the czar will be ap- peased by anything the Emperor Willian can offer, is a question which ouly time can answer. Not the least of theso relates to the violations of tne treaty of Berlin, which whilo most obnoxious to Russia was accepted and has been adhered to. But the treaty has been violated by others to the czar's detri- ment, and if Germany has not openly con- nived at the offonse, she has not raised a handto avert it or relress it. Not only has tho Porto failed to pay the monoy indemnity promised to Russia and broken its pledge to protect the Christians in Ar- menia, but steps have- been taken in defi- ance of the treaty to create in the Balkans a strong Slav monarchy avowedly hostile to the czar. Alveady Bulgaria has annexcd castern Roumelia, and her leading politician, Stambuloft, is now preparing for similiar en- croachments in Macedonia by procuring from the porte the appointment of three Bulgavian bishops in vhat country. Aro these things to pass without remonstrance on the part of tho central powers? Was the troaty of Berlin a compact, of which the czar was meant to be the dupe! Are the provisions which despoiled or trammeled Russia to be enforced with rigor while all the concessions to the claims mado good by battlo muy be set at naught? If such be the fixed policy of Germany, what has the czar to losd by war of which poace is not rapidly depriving him? . s Bighty-threo years ago the islet of Heligo- land was captured from the Danes by a Brit- ish fleet under Admiral Russell, and seven later it was formally ceded to Great Britain by tho treaty of Kiel. Today the representatives of her majesty will withdraw from it, and tomorrow, it is expected, Em- peror William will drop in, on his way homoe from a visit to the Isle of Wight, to Inspeot his newly-acquired possession. The opposi- tion which at first manifested itself in Eug- land to this surrender of evi o small and insignificant a tion of British territory was short lived. The fact that the islanders ware German in everything but their allegi- ance deprived of much of the weight that it might otherwise have had the objection that they had not been consulled in the matter. The objection, moreover, has been fully met by a provision in the Agreement bill securing all their immunitios to them and giving them the option of elect- ing to remain British subjects. The appeal to sentiment based on British dislike to any cession of British territory met with littlo response when it became evident that the ad- vantages secured in East Africa asa part of tho bargain were of immenso value, Tho recog- nition of the British protectorate over Zau; bar, the delimitation of the “spleres of action” on the mainland, and, above all, the establishmeat of cordial and mutually help- ful relations with Germany, were qui seen to be wonderfully cheap at the price; and 50 dislike of the bargain s00n vanishod. In place of this comparatively worthless bit of territory Great Britain has securod a vast spheve of influence in Africa, which will un- doubtedly be worth millions to her. King Richard on Bosworth Fiold would nave given his kingdom for o horse; Great Britaln Lias exchanged a rock for a kingdom. s The newly acquired territories of France in Africa comprise nearly the entire region enclosed between the upper and middie cour of the Niger. Together with the count still further south, which France claims by virtue of treaties mado by Captain Binger, France may now be said to have un- dertaken the control of nearly four-fifths of the entire between the Sahara desert and the ( st of the meridian of Gr X new protectorates than that the country is chiefly an plateau, quite thickly populated, Mohaminedanism, divided into several rather stroug native gov- ernments with little armies that fight on horseback, and in part the home of that su- perior and conguering race, the Fulah, who are spread over au enormous territory, Barth converted to e in 1353 and Krause and Binger in very re- cent years are practiclly the only European authorities on theso countries, whero they made journoys of considora- ble extent. Many towns are found con- taining rude Mohammedan mosques, and in the southern part of the country, visited by Captain Binger, the people are tolerant in their roligious opinfons, If this information is accurate it practically settles the question of the Niger. England, which through the Royal Nigor company has a prolominant in- fluence on tho largo native state of Sokoto, will control the country through which a lit- tle more than ono-hirdof the lower Ni gor flows. The upper river for nearly two-thirds of its entire course will be in the hands of the Irench. This last political movo illustrates the rapid progress of ovents in Af QOnly a little whilo ago this was g pointed out as one of the largest piccos of un- explored Afr Today wo are told that the agents of F'rance hive mado treaties with its pooples and { the French flag over them. Another interesting fact isthat this move- ment brings under the iufluonce of I'rance a number of powerful Fulah ki sreat people, supposed to numd out six million souls, are the most unique and nteresting of African races, and they are probably des- tined to be the predominating native fiuflu- ence throughout the Souda Denmark is to sond a party of navigators to explore the east coast of Greonland, The proposed expedition will not attempt to reach high latitudes and will push no farther thun 73 degrees north, making Franz Josef fiord the northernmost bo ry of the expe- dition. From this point southward tothe 66th degree of north latitude the coust and the country will be thorou, tudied. The object of the expadition, as adily be imagined, is for scientific research rather than geographical exploration, although care- ful maps will be made of all r ns visited. Men will accompany the oxpedition who will beable to make intelligent and valuable me- teorological, maguc d astronomical ob- servations. The laws of winds, tides and currents will be faithfull, X logi formations will be examined as thor- oughly as possible and the fauaa and flora of the region will be carefu! mens collected. Sinco it is not, the object of the expedition to reach the farthest possible northern poiut, the two years of its absence will not be fraught with so great dange those which beset the expeditions of De Long and Greely, Still, they will not be unmixed with huzard, +e Theopening of the Mombasa & Nyanza railroad, a couple of days ago, marks the be- ginning, perhaps, of the important work of opening up Jast Africa to civilizing influ- ences away from the coast line, Mombasa is on the cast const, a littie north of Zanzibar and almost directly cast of the lower part of Lake Victoria Nyanza. With hishways of commerce opeucd between the nmavigable Nilo and the lakes, and theneo to t coast, a work which can be accom- plished in much less time than was required to develop the interiorof this country, Africa, which has already become an important field for pioncer colouists, will soon be sottled by large bodies of European emigrants, n In the persccution and banishment of the Jows the czar of Russia is merely ropeating the blunders of bigoted monarchs of past ages. Ferdinaud of Spain and Louis XIV. of France inflicted incaleniable injury upon their respective countries by banishing many thousands of their most industrious subj and u supre: in manu- While the emperor of all tho Russias is imitating these examples the fatterars of despotism are telling the world how wise a monavch he is and how much he is devoted to the welfare of his subjects, to bo suve. —— POLITICAL CHOW CHOW. macy The returns frem Nance county, Mr. Meik- lejohin’s home, show that that gentieman has asolid deiegation. The report that he would his own county for the con; sional nomination was what, fn tho classio language of tho west, is known as & ‘“cam. paign lie.” Anallinnee pienic was held near York Thursday, and the speakers of the day wore Harlan and McKeighan, Mr. Harlan made a logical argument for the principles of the republican party. McKcighan proposed his usual panaceas for the relief of maukiud, in- cluding all the visionary schemes in the cata- logue. It was charged in the course of Har- lan's remarks that McKeighan had defended Cleveland's pension vetoes. Mr. McKeighan denied that ho bad done any such thing, but Mr. Harlan had the proof in the shape of documents, and the great democratic-green- back-alliance-temperaneo orator was_obliged towilt. The result was that hundreds of farmers were disgusted with McKeighan's harangue and pledged their support to Har- lan. Colonel Bentley, chairman of the prohibi- tion state central committee, was the loudest in favor of a prohibition ticket. Tho fact that he failed to be nominated for governor has caused him to believe that prohibitionists are ungrateful as well as republics, General Van Wyck speaks in_Omaha Mo- day, and it may bo that he will “throw some light upon the question as to whether or not ho will uccept the congressional nomination in the big First, Young Mr. Bryan, the tariff oracle and or- ator, is makinga campaign all over the dis- trict. Flo thinks that if ho keeps up his lick until November 3 he will not be beaten over six thousand. The democratic party of Nobraska has pre- sented three Bills to the public—William J. Bryan, William A. McKeighan and William H. Thompson, Tho public will undoubtedly reciprocate next Novembor by giving the democratic party astand off. THE Growing Discord in Armenia—Turkish Arme- nia threatens to oceupy the attentlon of tho world In a very short time, It all indications donot full, by & resort to arms, Frauk G. Carpenter, the very brilliant correspondent of Tak Ber, glves an Interviow with ex- Minlster Ostar L Straus under the above caption, in which the diplomat does not take a rosy view of the situstlon betweon Russia and Turkey. The Loves of tho Otoes—A stirring tale of the long ago, with Nobraska City und the coun- tiy roundsbout as Its locale, when tho Otoes and Pawnees held dominion In Nebraska. A tale that almost rivals the tragedy of “Romeo and Jullet,” not in the brilliance of its sotting but In its tragic end- ing. Phe Brillianey of Southern Women—The inim- itable Bab, who has interested and amused thousands of lady readers, writes most en- from Groen Briar Springs, Va, of tho south, and pays a de- npliment to tho brilllancy, the boauty and the charming naturalness of the southern wo “Lhe letter toems with When Raby war sick, we gave hor Ceatorls, When she was a Child, sho eried for Castorls, When she became Miss, sho clung to Castoria, When sho Lad Clildren, she gave them Castoria, bright deseription and unaffocted nalvets. Quite up to Bab's woll known stylo. The Tarantulas Treed Thim—A graphio story of an encounter with tarantulas in which an explorer is compelled to take to a troe i order to escape the venomous bites of those big spiders. A vale that alnost rivals somo of those fold by Henry M. Stanly tn “Darl est Africa." ling by the Occan Wave—~Rev. William Justin Harsha has Just roturned from a visit to the oceanand he entertalns o Bre man with many delighttul reminiseences of Nistrip. Hetellsof the cosmopolitanism of Conoy Island, the exclusiveness of Manhat+ tan beach, and Incidentally ho tellsof tho profussional bathers, which can not help but intorest the membors of tho fair sex as woll as the male gondor, Penelling the Lodge Rooms. the secrot soclety rooms cribed by a momiber of Bk staff who as chargo of the “grip" department. Tho dolugs of the seerot sooloties aro also largely sot torth, making this foature of the paper of speclul Interest. Men the Electric Wheel-The dungers, the trluls and tho enjoyments of the motormen wiil beset forth In SUNDAY'S BEE inun cs- peclally Intoresting manner. We all are fn- terested arly come under tho class of “publio nts!" It s o fuselnating 1ifo, this play= ing with electrie and_the motor ford an opportinity 1 tell something about their work. 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