Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05


Reggie refused to allow them the usual adj
vances Of about SO. which each workman
gets about that time. As usual. the strike
was reported at the palace and the sultan,
being just then in the middle Of the con-
fusion caused by the murder OF Redvan
Pasha and the Punishment Of Bederhans,
was greatly worried when he heard OF
strike OF some 800 people. which seemed
80 him too much like a revolution. 80 he
gave orders to imprison the riugleaders,
the two principal OF whom were immedi-
ately eNlled. and ordered the payment by
the Reggie OF double advances to the others,
who were TO resume work at euce. They
did so, but soon went on strike again, de-
mandng the release of their leaders. After
two days hard work by the police trying
to Induce them to work. the prisoners
were released and work resumed on con
dition that the exiles should be brought
back. but Il may not be possible TO fulfill
this agreement, as exiles in Turkey often
vanish In a very mysterious manner.
Spain. since the loss OF the colonial EN-
pire. has made surprising progress in pros
perity. according To a recent consular re
port. Yearly budgets now show a surplus
OF from s10OO0.OOO to sl2,0O0,OO0 in lieu OF the
former deficits. The floating debt OF the
Bank Of Spain, amounting to $3.50. 700 900, has
been reduced to tsO,000o0o partly by the use
OF annual SURPRISES and partly by the
issue Of and 4 per cent treasury bonds
taken by the Spanish people. The gold pre-
MUM has fallen from lis per cent In
1898 to % per cent. The 4 per cent bonds,
which sold at % during the war with the
United States, are now at a. The people
since the war have put sa0Oc0.00O in ships.
S45VO0,Ooo in sugar factories and $4,000 900
in electric plants. mines. etc. Attention Is
being given to home agriculture and other
home interests hitherto neglected. Rail-
ways are needed and their utility In eiv.
! ing opportunity for the creation of wealth
is beginning to be duly appreciated.
| L'Bcho de Paris prints an interview with
rag officer OF the French Mediterranean
| squadron, In which the officer declared that
| the maritime authorities were constantly
receiving threatening letters from sailors
! OF anti-militarist views. They had also
been warned the officer added. that the
anarchists at Toulou were boastng that
| they had selected six men from among the
sealnen, stokers and gunners on board each
/ battleship and cruiser of the squadron
who had taken an oath TO render the ships
/ useless at A given signal by tampering with
some vital part. These men had also been
directed to steal ammunition when possible
and cause explosions.
| Continuing, the officer said that special
measures had been taken to Illustrate these
| plans The torpedo lieutenant Of every
! ship had been ordered to keep all deto-
majors and cartridge caps under lock and
key in his own cabin.
!
The government bill FOR Increasing the
number OF members of the Prussian cham
Der from 4Ss to 443 was passed over the
votes of the radicals. A radical amend
ment in favor OF direct and universal suf-
frage and the secret ballot was rejected by
1888 votes to 81. conservative deputy
Herr Camp made an interesting calculation
regarding the changes which the adoption
of direct and universal suffrage would en-
tail in the composition of the Reichstag.
| OF the 397 constituencies which elect repre-
sentatives to the Reischstag by direct and
universal suffrage 2S6 are Prussian. OF
| these 104, or about three-sevenths, elect the
same persons to the Reichstag and to the
\ Prussian chamber under different systems
of suffrage. Herr Camp calculated that for
the remaining Prussian constituencies uni
versal and direct suffrage would mean a
change in the political representation Of
about fifty seats, The social democrats
he asserted, would win thirty-two and the
clericals seven while the radicals would
gain ten, but would lose four, so that the
advantage which they would reap would be
| unimportant II is worth noting, however
that the transference OF nifty seats TO the
clericals and the left would make diff
ference Of 100 votes on a division and would
paralyze the reactionary element in the
Prussian chamber.
NJ Meline has been giving his opinion OF
the French Confederation de Travail and
its demand for an eight-hour day. in the
Republique Franchise The only result, he
says, would be to diminish production and
consequently the amount of work to be
done, while it would increase the price OF
French goods to such extent that il
would be impossible for them to compete
successfully on the foreign markets. This
would mean a loss of several miIliards
which now go to feed the working classes
In his opinion the working men OF England
Germany and Belgium would not be tsker
I'm by such a sophism. because their pro
fessional education is more advanced anC
because their leaders have the intelligence
and honesty to advise and instruct them
In France. he says. the revolutionary party
has an entirely different end in view. i
designedly opposes the education of thu
masses and binders the real progress be
cause It wants not worklngmen who arr
satisfied, but workingmen in revolt and I
aims only at developing among them a rev
dictionary frame OF mind. He concluded
at IL not reform. not even Of the worlSinI
day. that Is sought by the occult revolu
tionary government OF the Confederation
de Travail 1t has put forward the eight
hour day because. for one thing, 1t Is
simple idea that can be easily grasped b!
the meanest intelligence and for another
because It is absolutely unrealzable ant
has no chance of being accepted either b!
Industrial interests or by parliament"
The opening OF the new railroad line iron
Abu Hamid TO Katrina. In the Sudan. vii
give great satisfaction not only to mer
, chants. who will thus have access TO tn
markets Of Dongola, but also to tourist
and antiquares. 1t has been built. entirel
with native labor In eight months. undo
, the direction OF Macauley Bey. and Mid
: winter Bey. This. for 1SS miles Of railway
is almost a record, for the district is hill
: and diticult for engineering The terminus