Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-19

tne natives. some OF the natives objected
to the swallowing process and took to the
woods with such weapons Of war as they
could procure. insurgency gave the laps
some exercise for a few years, but they
( nally buried the dead and corralied the
living. Mr.. Smith says the remnants OF the
rebcllious natives, $1,000 In number. are
herded together In large corrals. sur
rounded by live wire fences, and guarded
by large detachmonts OF police. The sexes
are risidiy separated, with a view to the
ultl-tinctlon OF the race. Every square
mile OF the cultivsble territory Is utilized
In raising tea and sugar under Japanese
supervision. This new government built
steam and electric railways in every
needeu direction. opened fine ports. con-
structed roads and bridges, water works,
electro light plants, and set n hustllng
pace for every subject Of the Mikado, who
followed the flag to the island. Material
prosperity under efficient and stable gov
eminent Is evident on all sides. Taihoku,
tho capital OF the island, has a population
Of ITO GEO. and has been transformed into
q modern city. Wide streets have been
opened, and wherever a native house stood
In the way of street Improvement, OBJ
structed park plans or other public pro-
ject, II is swept away, and the owner given
such compensation as the authorities see
tit. There are a few schools devoted to
rudimentary education. Separation OF the
races, such as San Francisco proposed and
Japan resented, Is carried out in Formosa
schools, the natives not being allowed in
classes with apanese boys and girls. A
few native policemen constitute the sum
total OF native participation in the govern
ment. In every way the supremacy Of the
$500 l. ir.r--..nl ,,uOn tho nntivNa
and opposition, commercially or other
wise is not tolerated. In the opinion Of
this American observer, the change
wrought in Formosa by Japan in little
moro than ten years is a triumph OF en-
liehtened despotism.
Raisuli dead? And Perdicaris hving'
The notorious Moroccan kidnaper ana BAN
ait is said to have been put out of busi-
ness by poison. 1t is only a report. posi-
bly a means Of enabling the picturesque
bandit to read another instsllment OF his
own obituary. Just a plain ordinary panolt
with extra large ambitions, was Raisuh.
when in May, 1904 he challenged the WORLDS
attention by seiEing and carrying OH MT
Ion Perdioaris, an American citizen hVlhs
In Tangier, and his stepson, Mr., CromWell
Marley, q British subject In the spring OF
1904, Raisuli made an especially notaple
coupe by capturing Mr.. w. B. Harris, cor
respondent of the London Times, whom he
held as a prisoner until he was ransomeo'
Even this feat of banditry did not eaten
the nublle ave to any extent. Raisuli then
made a master stroke by descending, May
is, with a large band upon the splendid
chateau Of Mr.. Perdicaris, on a hill only
four miles from Tangier, and carrying OH
the wealthy owner and his stepson into the
mountains. Representatives In behalf OF
the captive American were quickly MADE TO
washington by the many Trenton rrlenus
Of Mr.. Perdicaris, and Mr.. Gummere' con-
sui general at Tangier was urged TO make
every effort to obtain Mr.. Perdicarls re-
lease. American warships were sent 10
Tangier as a persuader and secretary OF
state Hay issued the ultlmatum, 'Perdl-
CARTS alive or Raisuli dead" Mr. PERIL
CARTS was given his liberty and the incl
dent closed.
King Albert l, the new ruler Of Belgium,
ls reputed to be a gentleman and a scholar
and AN expert in engineering, The latter
qualification is largely the result OF a stu
6ious visit to the United States some years
ago In. this swing around the republic he
lodged all the social functions he could,
nreferrine to see the wheels go round In
h,r shops and mills. When he struck
Pittsburg the mighty captains of industry
there showed him through the endless
miles OF big works until his tongue wal
hanging out of his mouth, but he was
hanpv He wanted to pitch camp and stay
a wear. Which was good evidence of the
stuff he had in him, for most visitors are
keen 70 get out OF tina city of unholy
mirk. money and madness by the first
train. The prince and George Westing-
house hit It Off like long-lost brothers.
Everything that concerns industry has the
right f-wa with his attention, especially
the sciences. He's we'll vi on electricity
metalIurgy and economies, and has lee
tured on these subjects considerably more
than once.
'Ireland's prominence In the political at
fairs of Great Britain at the present time
is rtvailed by the recrudescence of Gaelic
origins outside Of the Emerald Isle. Until
a very recent period Germany supplied
all the printing in Gaelic characters that
was to be had in Europe, the art being
wholly lost even in Dublin. German col
Ieses and libraries contain almost as
many Gaelic documents as Ireland. The
Gaelic revival at home restored the print
ing art and Gaelic books and newspapers
are now quite numerous and multiplying.
most interesting feature Of the re-
vivai, however. is its development across
the English channel. Throughout Bel
Eium and France there is a veritable
Celtic wave arising that finds It's force,
not alone In the study OF the Gaelic tongue
but IN the claims Of Irish descent being
made by the best families Of these coun-
tries. In these, as well as in all Europe.
Irish exiles for centuries have sought the
prizes Of life denied them at home and
achieved merlted distinction in every line
Of action. The continental stream was far
less noticeable than the tide to the west,
but IL made up I'm strength and native
ability what 1t lacked in numbers and
loft its impress in each, The present re-
vival abroad springs from the Irish lit
erary uplift at home, stimulated, doubt
less. by the persistent political cohesion
OF the people and their tenacious struggle
for racial autonomy.
A wonderful bit Of railroad was re-
Gently opened to travol in Norway, con-
Meeting the capital. Chrlstiania, with the
west coast port Of Bergen, surmounting
the widest sort Of mountains at a sum