Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-11
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days ago, Vice Admiral Tystoff, commander
Of the Russian Black Sea fleet, has brought
against a number OF officials at Sebastopol
The case is expected to excite fierce indig-
nation even in a country well accustomed
TO tales of breach OF trust and misapproprla-
tion OF public funds The Novosti OF St.
Petersburg has been permitted to announce
that gigantic system OF fraud, bribery and
general corruption has been flourishing at
Sebastopol for a long time, although only
recently brought to light; that persons high
in authority, as well as underings, have
! been concerned in 1t, and that some OF the
most influential offenders have been COM
PEELED to resign their positions. The No
vosti does not specify the exact charges
which have been preferred, but names the
statutes under which they will be made,
from which 1t is evident that the penalties
will include loss of civil rights and exile TO
Siberia. Forty-three officials OF various de-
grees have been selected already to appear
before the court martial which is TO open on
December 2, and there is a general appre-
hension in high naval circles that there is
worse behind
1t is now believed at the Indian Office in
London that a terrible famine is imminent
in British India over an area that will ex-
ceed the stricken territory of three years
ago. The area that appears to be seriously
affected comprises 100000 square miles OF
British territory, and 250,000 square miles
of native states, containing in all a, popula-
tion OF over 3O,00O000 This includes five
sixths of the central provinces and also the
southeast Punjab, which suffered severely
in the last famine, and where the gravity OF
the situation is much increased by the de-
pressed condition OF the population.
At recent meeting of the Legislative !
council in Smla, Lord Curzon. the viceroy |
OF India, made statement in which he |
confirmed the report that an extensive fam
inc was inevitable, and briefly outlined the
plan of campaign that he, together with
the revenue and agricultural departments,
had decided upon. The viceroy described !
the methods of relief by poorhouses, gratui-
tous relief, famine works, and the appoint
ment of special famine officers, mentioning
that the existing organization could, with
scarcely a hitch, provide paid employment
for a number, of which those present on
relief work represented but a small frac-
tion. He also pointed out that the govern
ment had at its disposal much larger funds
than at the last famine. The railway and
irrigation receipts would show large in
crease. he said; exchange was high and
steady, and the absence of troops in South
Africa was saving India G11,000 per month
Lord Curzon is now making a tour of the
provinces, and will visit not only Rajputana
and Bombay, but Nagpur, where he will
confer with the local authorities. Before
setting out he was inoculated against the
plague.
Some of the scenes which have occurred
lately in the Austrian Reichsrath have been
jus: as violent as any of those during the
recent obstructionist period. Most of them
have grown directly out Of the withdrawal
OF tho language ordinances. Now however,
the situations are reversed. as the govern
ment is supported by the Germans and at
tackled viciously by the Czechs. The other
day a member went far as to shake his
fist in the face of the minister OF justice,
while some of his colleagues Delted him
with paper. At last things grew so serious
that the president closed the sittings. The
briefly, was the cause of the up
roar When the language ordinances were
repealed the Czechs seemed to have been
under the impression that in practice things
would have been allowed to continue very
much as they have been since the issue of
the language edicts. The new minister of ,
Justice, however. issued instructions to the
provincial authorities calling upon them to ]
establish the status quo ante-that is to say
~ iStuih " tno ic6uldtious III lOICe l"O anu
4 half years ago, an order received with de-
light by the Germans. An Interpolation on l
his matter by the Czechs in the house
brought matters to crisis and resulted in /
he row which has Just been described and :
which is likely to be followed by many 1
,thers as occasion arises.
Within very few days it is expected that ]
AUG will NJ nir,r hot 10 hot,
ha Anglo Egyptian forces and the khalifa. 2
4ord Kitchener and Sir F. Wingate are on
heir way from Omdurman to a place about
100 miles to the southwest, where two
'rigades under Lewis Bey and Jackson Bey G
re being concentrated. The khal!fa is about ,r
evenly miles further on in a narrow val
ey, practically cut of in the rear by the
'agallas, a tribe friendly to the British "
'ht khalifc'a forces are estimated at over T.
O,OOO men. The Anglo Egyptian brigades
ent against him consist OF the Egyptian ar
illery and camel corps, and the whole of the -
oudanese infantry, numbering about 5000 Ii
n all. 1t is said to be Lord Kitchener's in
ention to make a forced march from T,
iharkas, his base of operations, and to sur
rise the dervishes before they can be re- T
nforced by Arabi Daffallas following OF
900 men, which are said to be approaching :
rom the west.
Relations between the vatican and the
Italian government are reported TO be more !
han ordinarily strained just now. 1t ap-
ears that during recent religious ceebra-
ion at Vico Equense the archbishop Of Sor-
ento, Mgr. Giustiniani administered rep J
mand to the canon in charge OF that parish
Or having delivered patriotic speech at
ecent centenary commemoration and having
xhcrted his hearers to love their country
nd to be faithful to the glorious dynasty OF
avoy The speech concluded with a recon-
for young Italians to adopt as
heir watchwords, Religion, Italy, Savoy"
he precise terms OF the reprimand are un-
nown, but the archbishop himself has ad-
lifted that he refused to allow the canon to
iss his hand and advised him curtly not 20
@ troublesome, but ito kiss the hand Of
ally" An offcial inquiry was instituted,
18th the result that Count Bons minister
justice and public worship. withdrew the
tipend paid by the state to the archbishop
T Sorrento and directed that tho money thus
ithdrawn should be expended for charitable