Omaha daily bee., 1885-11-09

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Russia that there is but little space for
Jurk"v. lut ns have iniimatcd think
the Turkey is nearly cooked and will
soon bc drvourcd or divided up among
other nations This seems g. be the gen
crnl impression bv all with whom
talked, and it is the intention to begin
picking now.
ruE SULTAN DOES not WANT WAR
and although they are making quite q
fuss, my opinion is they will allow the
rrbrlliOus countries TO so and this VIII
reduce their population twelve million
more, bringing them down to about sew
or'rrn million The only knOtty ques-
ton in the division is what to do with the
BOsphorus or Constantnople. Neither
Oi tie great powers are Wiling to give
that to the other. ! suggested to Minister
Cox that VI might be given TO America. l
think that all the powers would agree to
that and believe it to be good thing
for us They need our breadstuils ana
we need many uf their products. IT tho
Uverproduction continues III America we
must find some outlets with our own
ships to some of these countries that can
not produce for themselves The turkish
government Is rotten at the core; it praC-
tiCes deception and teaches II to It's chill
drcn, hence there is no truth or honesty
in them. They will tell II lie and deceive
YOU when the truth would answer better.
They will ask YOU two or three prices for
everything and declare upon their sacred
honor that it, costs them that and that
they cannot take less, but will finally ask
you how much you will give, and II you
are IN no hurry you generally get the ar
tlClc for what you Ctlrr.
We entered Constantnople from the
Black sHi, coming down thrOug .the Bos.
AL, i'm IL ElN. nt4l
miles long and one mile brOad, very
deep, lined on either side by hills similar
to the bluffs opposite Omaha. Ihe tops
are barren but the sides are covered with
vines and trees villas and villages and
fine palaces. The better class of Con
stantnoplc live along this cnannel. Thc
bay or harbor is quite large and
The nation that holds these
forts can hold them ugainstal odds. 1t
can be so fortified that it would be inn
possible to take it. The city as you APP
proaCh 1t by the sea OF MarmorA makes IA
BEAUTIFUL. PANORAMA
and looks quite clean. 1t contains n
pupuution of about one mlllion, inGlud-
ing those on the Busphorus. 1t is iii J..
dud INTO different quarters, each nation
ality live by themselves 1t requires sey-
Grad days time before one can 90 about
alone. There are many new things to
lci RI even for old tourists in fact every
city i'm Europe has something peculiar to
itself. The BaHtarS are the great
attraction and the most extensive in the
world One can wander in them tor
days never firing, seeing the many Inc
rare things they contain. We are be-
Slrged on all sides and in all languages
to purchase. think that every known
language and some that are unknown
are represented in Constantinople. l
fancy that it Is Il pretty tar representa-.
ton OF the time when the language be-
came conloundeu, and makes one wish
that the tower of Babel had never been
built. We gave eleven days to the city,
going on board our vessel bound Tor
Greece under the care OF Minister Cox $
kcvap. We dmCd with the minister the
day before our departure and through
hs influence and in his company we
were perm tied 10 visit the roYhl treasury
and the sultans palace, and saw many
things not allowed TO tourists generally.
There were three persons in our party.
On the steamer from Stockholm we met
for the first time Ex-senator \. w.
Ferry, of Michigan, who, like ourselves,
was out sightseeing, We found him II
| genial travelling companion and were
| very sorry to Stperate few days ago ut
Athens, he going to Syria, Palestine and
! Egypt He is over for his health. Soon
alter he retired from the char OF the
senate, and during the electoral count
| which made Hayes president, he was
| taken down sick and has not fully re-
covered yet, but is improving and will
return to America next spring; We have
had many courtesies extended to us
through our association for which we
are very thankful. Yours,
G. w IINISGER