Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-24

pletely stopped the shipment OF coal by
steamers from Herakle, and had the coal
conveyed by sailing vessels belonging TO
members OF his own family. The conse-
quence was that when recently the war MIN
kter desired the naval authorities to pro.
vide q steamer for conveying the newly
appointed commander OF the Turkish troops
Oh the Greek frontier to his destination,
they were unable to do so, and a Greek
tug had to be hired.
Prince Ferdinand OF Bulgaria and the khe-
dive OF Egypt have Just received official re-
minders that they are vassals OF the sultan,
the porte having demanded of them the ex-
pulsion as public enemies of all Greek sub
tects now residing within their respective
territories. Both Of the potentates thus ad-
dressed Will find compliance with this de-
mand rather difficult II not impossible. The
Greeks are the merchants and money-chang-
era OF the Balkan and Levantlne states, and
their numbers in these countries may be
counted by tens OF thousands. Although the
decree cannot be literally carried out, 1t may
have the effect OF placing the Greeks against
whom 1t Is directed In a condition OF out
lawry. In Bulgaria and Egypt, as well as In
Turkey proper. they will hereafter be subject
to summary imprisonment and will have no
civil rights whatever, not even a local stand
ing In court to enforce pecuniary or other
claims against Turkish subjects.
There are signs OF the coming OF another
constitutional struggle in Denmark. The rela-
tions between the ministry and the parliament
or Folkething, are strained, the lower house
having materially reduced or wholly rejected
a number of the military items in the budget
while the ministry has objected to certain
transfers of taxes from the state to the com
munes that were recommended by the house
committee. For the past three years there
has been complete harmony between the two
political parties In Denmark, and the ministry
has accepted what the lower house has done,
even although 1t has not always been sat
isfactory. But this feeling appears to have
undergone a change. and the ministry, al
though 1t claims to be non-partisan, declares
that 1t VIII make no compromise that might
DO construed as a departure from the pol
ley that 1t has laid down for itself. King
Christian has been spoken of, on account of
his numerous family alliances. as the most
successful father-in-law in Europe, but his
proverb'al success may fail him when he
locks horns with the representatives of the
people.
The war in Uruguay has thus far been
favorable to the insurgents, who probably
at this time number not less than 20. 900
VI ulc men. lueT ltdutT, belltEdl SdIdlNd,
is a military adventurer of the type so
well known in all the countries of South
America, and a politician infamed with am
bition. Could he overthrow President
Borda, get his place, and dictate the coun-
try's destinies from the governments house
at Montevideo, the object for which he
wages war would be gained. He seems to
have won nearly all the fghts in which
he has been engaged. and he is strong in
thn nuatnrn mart nf tho rpn1h1ip Rnt all
of Uruguay, outside of it's capital, is thinly
populated, so that little Importance can be
attached to his successes. His aim is to
reach and capture Montevideo, the possess
sion of which would mean a complete vic
tory for him. The main body of the regu-
lar army, reinforced by the National Guard,
is stationed there, and he has not dared
to come within fighting distance OF 1t at
any time.
The cars order, that convicts sentenced
to Siberia shall henceforth be carried by rail
instead of being forced to march thousands
of miles on foot, Is In the direction OF mercy,
and will be received as an encouraging sign
Of progress in one of the least progressive
governments on earth. The stories told of
the convicts' railway journeys make them
seem bad enough in all conscience, but they
are better than the marching of gangs Of
men and women, shackled together, for
weeks and months, always under the lash Of
cruel guards and withCat consideration for
sex, age or physical condition. Siberia, itself,
1t said to be not a bad country to live In,
and It may be that the widespread stories
OF barbarity to the people sentenced to that
region have had an ameliorating effect in
their treatment, so that hereafter their lives
will no longer be so hard as they have been
represented to be heretofore.
II seems almost Incredible that within a
short distance of Paris, and surrounded by
telegraph and railway and the thousand and
one wonders Of modern civilization, a pop
ulation OF French citizens should be living
In caves, In much the same way as, and
with many OF the customs of, a thousand
years ago. These people seems to constitute
almost an independent state, as they are
not subject to the general laws and are not
interfered with by the authorities. The
caves in which they dwell are situate at Ely,
in the Department Of Eure. Some travellers
who recently visited them describe their con-
dition as infinitely worse than that Of many
Of the savage tribes in the wilds of Africa.