Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-12-19

roREfoN NEWS

IrfNHt iV' Ntll WIN HhNt HV fNNWff
N approval. IN Va present shape,
n will stand nU chance whatever III
be, onlng low. semi-ofii ial papers
admit that certain changes are es-
sentlal to the success ~ the measure,
hut they express the confidence that
concession will be offered. They
will be sufficient to win over y ma
jurlty ~ the reichsiag committee u
the support " the bill In form
that will not materially change lts
scope. The implied threat Of the
chancellor, in his speech when the
oil was put 10 the reicbstag, to dis
solyc the house and have new elec.
tion. In the event Of the measure
being rejected, had little II any effect
upon the conservatives. A lobby
report has 10 that the chancellor,
feeling worried at seeing II was im
probable that he would obtain the
assent Of the reichstag to his full de-
nauds, told the emperor he would
gladly resign. His majesty how
ever, Is not disposed to give the
'hancellor any encouragement, in
'etreating under fire. He expressed
the determination to make the army
DILL law even at the risk of an ap-
peal to the country. He assured
Caprivi that he would stand by him
under all circumstances. Notable
features in the debate have been the
omission of all illusions to Prince
Bismarck or any reference to bis
opinions.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 1S.-Tbe
Russian senate has promulgated a
law requiring that Jewish artisans
shall only reside in places where
official boards of trade exist, the pre-
tense being that Jews can thus be
kept more effectively under official
regulation and supervision. Official
)oards of trade exist only in about
10 per cent of the towns in Russia,
| and the decree therefore means a
| vast addition to the misery and OPP
preston under which the Russian
Jews already labor. Many thous
,nds Of Jewish artisans will be com
pelled to remove from the town il
which they are located to enter COM
petition for existence in popu Gus
centers. The object of the new law
is believed to be to start the Jews to
stirring again and drive them over
he frontier, whether other countries
are willing to receive them or not.
The partial embago on emigration
10 America had caused cessation
Of the rush of Russian Jews to the
frontier, and the Russian authorities
who are anxious to get rid of the
Jews without absolutely bayoneting
them across the border, are irritated
by the change in affairs.
CONsTANTINoPLE, Dec. 17.-Four
beautiful slaves were lately present.
ed by the Khedive of Egypt to tn.
sultan of Turkey and placed in the
imperial harem. They appear to
have had IA captivating influence OH
the Sultan, who paid them so much
attention as to excite Jealousy
among the other women. The foul
beautiful slaves were found murdel-
ed in Iheir beds few Days ago, hav-
ing fallen victims to poison. The
sultan is said to have been deeply
enraged when he heard the fate oi
of his favorites, and ordered rigio
investigation and severe punishment
of the guilty, Three eunuchs who
had access to the apartments of the
victims, were arrested on suspicion
of being the persons who admins
tered the poison, and at the latest
accounts they were being subjected
to torture to compel them to confess,
suspicion having pointed out thai
the crime res chiefly on one OF the
concubines who, until the arrival OF
The Egyptian women, almost mon.
opollzed the Sultan's affections.
CAIFFA, Dec. l9-The first sod of
the proposed road-bed of the Caifta
Il Damascus railroad bed was oul
Monday by Mrs Pilliug, wife of one
of the directors. The provincial
governor placed the first stone. The
ceremony was witnessed by the sui.
tan's delegate, foreign consuls, high
Palestine officials and about 5000
other persons. The railroad will
skirt Mount Carmel and the plain OF
Esdraelou, pass through the valley
through Nazareth, cross the River
Jordan, south of the Lake of rlber-
las, aud pass thence over Haoorran
plains to Damascus.
Sr, PETERSBURG. Dec. l9.-The
iral official statistics of the cholera
epidemic Of Russia show l30,4l7
deaths from European and l36,343 |
from Asia,ic cholera since the out
break In the empire.
BERLIN, Dec. 1.-THE city of
Rostock was the scene Friday of the
of the l50th anniversary
Of the birthday of General yon
Blucher, the Prusslan soldier OF
The city was gaily deco