Show WREiRD MOSLEMS ARE NUMEROUS Far in advance of any nation in the number Moslems under its rule is Great Britain In India alone there are about 60000000 Mohammedans and they outnumber ail the subjects of the sultan more than two to one Besides Be-sides England rules Mohammedans in other parts txi her vast empire though not many in any one place The queens queen-s the sovereign of many millions more Moslems than Christians China is believed to come next as a country inhabited by many followers of the prophet The number of Mohamme dans in the Chinese empire is estimated all the way from 30000000 to 50000000 and the smallest of the gusses Is more than Turkey can match Holland also has nearly or quite 00000000 Moslem subjects in her populous and rich East India possessions Java has fully 25 000000 people and nearly all of them are Mohammedans The Turkish empire is supposed to contain about 23000000 Moslems counting count-ing the portion of Arabia in which the authority of the sultan is not very veil established and is in danger of being be-ing destroyed at any time Therefore its it-s apparent that unless great error has been made in estimating the number of Mohammedans in the Chinese empire the sultan Is only fourth among rulers of great bodies of men and women who believe In Mohammed But among other countries which are dominated by the Moslem element df their population and are under the sway of a Mohammedan ruler the Turkish empire is easily first in num hers and in power Cor evil Cleve I land Herald |