Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-18
EX.SULIAN IS A CARPENTER
Abdul Hamid, in Prison Villa, Works
Hard at the Bench.
STRAUSS INTERESTS RUS:
Admission Of United states Ambassa'
dor TO Turkey Into Real of Csar
Narrowly Averts Interns-
ttOaal strain.
BY GEORGE FRASER.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 15.-tSpecial to
The BeeD-A remarkable commentary on
Russia's new theoretical law Of religious
liberty is presented In the public announce
ment that the ambassador OF the United
States at Constantinople. Mr.. Oscar
strauss a member Of the Jewish persua-
sion, has received the permission Of the
Russian minister Of the interior to visit 81.
Petersburg. Even the ambss sador Of
friendly power is debarred from entering
the Russian capital without special permits
sion because he happens to be Of the Jew
ish faith.
II would be interesting to know what
would have happened had the minister Of
the interior refused TO grant permission to
Mr.. Strauss to visit St Petersburg. as he
had the undoubted right under Russian
law to do.
Course of Cholera.
The cholera continues TO decline in the
Donetz iron and coal fields as well as in
St Petersburg. but the epidemic is reported
to be spreading In the Noiga provinces. a
coal and iron famine is inevitable. The
/ proposal to suspend the duties Of pig iron
nevertheless encounters opposition.
Abdul Hands Punishment.
| Abdul Hamid. the deposed sultan OF Tur-
key. is in hourly dread OF assassination
/ by his enemies. Since he was sent into
exile. nearly eighteen months ago, he has
never shown himself at any Of the windows
OF the villa. He is convinced that he would
be shot by one Of his foes il he were seen.
! Neither advice nor entreaties, nor even
stringent medical orders, will induce him to
leave the house and take exercise in the
! ga ha in eftsh-
bornly indoors. but nothing will make him
leave the first floor OF the villa. he fears
to trust himself to the ground floor lest
bombs be concealed in the cellars beneath
| He will not go up TO the second floor, for
he thinks the villa might be set on fire
and he would perish before he could escape
victim 10 insomnia, he never undresses
but his thin. bowed figure is seen wander
ing during the night from room TO room
until finally Abdul Hamid falls exhausted
and slumbers fitfully on g couch
Works a. Carpenter.
He works as a carpenter during the day
and recently he finished making a larg,
| wardrobe. Strangely enough. his one de
sire il TO find a purchaser for IT. 1t is no
that he needs the money, but he longs u
convince himself that the work Of hi
hanoS Is OF monetary value be begs hi
warders for leave 10 send the wardrob,
away from the villa to be sold, but thil
request Is refused Invariably. The Turkisi
government fears that within the wood
work there may be concealed some undo
sirable communication to his friends.
Abdul Hamid knows nothing of the out
side world. Neither he nor the two wive
and the servants who followed him int
captivity are allowed TO read any news
papers Abdul Rachim. the only son VIII
. followed him into captivity. has deserte
him. declaring that his father was so petu
) liant and nervous that no one could endur
t life in his vicinity. Durham ed Din. hi
: fsvorite son, to whom he desired to leav
: his crown. has repudiated his father, &C
ousinS him OF having caused the death @
his mother because Abdul Hamid refuse
: to summon competent medical man I
attend her In her illness.
e Two newly commissioned subaltern
D hacked policeman TO death at Moscow
Z They were inebriated and the police ha
0 tried TO keep them quiet