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.ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OStAIEA , SUNDAY , OCTOBER , ,
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AIL1IENTOF THE CZAR
Authoritative Statement from the Consulting
Physician it is Eright's ' Disease.
PRINCIPAL TOPC OF BERLIN GOSSP
Begcncy Provided to Oondnct the Govcrn-
ment During the Czar's Stay at Lividia ,
GERMAN OBIECTIONSTO SUGAR SCIIIDULE
Okim the United States Unjustly Discrimi
nates Against Their Product ,
\7 \
MAY ADOPT SOME RETALIATORY MEASURES
Crnzy Aiiiorlcnii Semis a t'l"Ulcngo to Fight
Uinpcrur William n Uncl Iloprcn-
Blvo-MciiMires Acnlnd Socialist * lo-
niHiulcil Wiir on USUTLTH.
f ( Copyrighted Kit \ > y the Associated I'reas. )
BERLIN , Oct. C , The czar's health Is the
topic uppermost In the public mind , and the
possibility of the demise ot the Russian
cmperor is widely discussed. The alarming
reports received here , though not entirely
.credited , cause the liveliest interest , as It Is
known the czar's condition Is extremely
grave.
The cautious Cologne Gazette published a
telegram from St. Petersburg to the effect that
the recency , which will be appointed during
the absence of the czar from Russia , will
consist of the czarewltch , Grand Duke Nicholas
las and Grand Duku Vladimir , who will be
Assisted by a specially appointed council of
ministers.
Nothing , however , according to the
Cologne Gazette correspondent , has trans
pired at St. Petersburg which would tend
lo confirm the reports In circulation regardIng -
Ing changes for the worse In the condition
of the czar. Much depends upon the
"Wcnthcr prevailing at Llvadla during the
czar's stay there. If the conditions are
favorable his sojourn thcro may be pro
longed , If the weather turns out bad his
majesty will proceed to Corfu , where the
chateau of the king of Greece has been
placed at the czar's disposal.
The Berlin corretpondcnt of the Associated
press , had an Interview with Prof. Leydcn ,
the distinguished German specialist , "vho , .
With Prof. Xaccharln , the noted Russian
physician , hns been In attendance upon the
czar at Spala. The professor was asked , In
vlow of the Important political bearing of
the question , to give the Associated press
a definite statement ns to the real nature
of the cznr'H Illness , In order that the actual
state of affairs might be clearly judged.
In reply the professor said ' distinctly :
"Ills majesty Is buffering from Brlght's dis
ease. " Ho added , however , "but the dis
ease is as yet in a mild form , complicated
with diabetes. The latter Is causing diffi
culty In breathing. "
WORKED UP OVER SUGAR.
The news that the German ambassador at
Washlneton hus entered n protcit against
the eugar duty clause of the Wilson bill lias
excited general attention here. The Asso
ciated press correspondent called upon Coun
cillor Hammcn of the foreign office , who has
* the full confidence of Chancellor Von Caprlvl.
I.v
The councillor explained the German view ,
of the matter , saying : "Germany pays out
right export premiums to sugar-producers.
Franco , Austria and Russia pay higher
premiums , but they do not pay them out-
"rlght. The German product Is , neverthe
less , outstripping all competitors In the trade.
The Wilson bill clause , however , discrimi
nates against Germany to her serious Injury ,
as the margin is so close a tenth of a cent
a pound makes a. great difference. ThU
discrimination certainly is not In accord
with the existing trade relations between
Germany and America , slr.ce we are entitled
to the 'most favored nation' treatment.
"Besides , while the McKlnloy law was
Jn force , our representative at Washington '
nd the resident minister made an agree
ment that the treatment ot sugar Imports
from Germany should not be changed. We.
therefore , contend that the clause Imposes
an extra burden upon Germany and one
which Infringes on the existing agreement.
This Is the serious one , as It concerns not
only the sugar makers of Germany , 4 > ut alec
the agriculturists of a largo district of Ger
many , especially tlio so of Saxony , Brunswick
and Anhalt and to some excnt those of East
Prussia and Silesia , whoso best crops are
affected. "
.
Councillor Hammcn continues : "Tho government '
vn
ernment hopes to come to an amicable en
tente and there Is nothing menacing In our
minister's protest. But naturally we may
adopt retaliatory measures In the event of
ofn
the protest being ; unheeded , Such retaliation
would especially pleasu our big agrarian
inui
party , as It would rid them of American
competition In breailsturts and meat. "
ANTICS OF A LUNATIC.
'A German-American , Richard Goerdcler , Is
flooding various police offices with Is
pamphlet , "Flat Justtcln. " Ho was once nn
inmate of un asylum for lunatics. His [
pamphlet recites his experiences there ami
ho is trying to obtain a legacy at I Iain in , West
itch
phalia. Kmpcror William was ch
amused when he received n challenge from i
Qoerdoler to fight a duel with pistols.
Is.cc
" Gocrdeler Insists ho was also a monarch since
"T
he was an American citizen.
Much attention has been attracted to a
pamphlet written by Privy Councillor Ross-
ler , at one time Prince Bismarck's confi
dential advisor , entitled "Social Democracy. "
This pamphlet declares the suspension of the
constitutional dictatorship Is the only tolu-
lued
tlon for Germany's domestic troubles , cc.uaed
by socialist and agrarian agitations. The
emperor would not be C.H absolute dictator ,
Iiut the writer reconimenJi n dictatorship "
federal council. In other words , that parlia
ment bo dissolved and the emperor and federal
sdrt.
eral council have all the legislative powers.
The schema has been classed a mad one , ii.l )
la atd only to thuw how the fear of koclal
democracy bc ! . .ns to unhinge the bralas lalof
crlous politician ? . Such proposals , however.
ro grist lo the roc.allit . mill. er..he
On October ! ' llio emperor will attend the
ceremony of dedicating the 132 flags des
tined for the rtjcutly organized Fourth bat
talions ot each reglmunt of infantry. The
ceremonial will be performed with great
pomp In front of Frederick the Great's mon
ument , en Untcr den Linden. A number mof
reigning German princes , In addition to the :
king ot Servla. general * and other notablei ,
will be present. Later a gala dinner will
bo served In the marble ball of the oe\v
palace.
CONSULTING CONCERNING SOCIALISTS.
The visit ot Chancellor von Cnprlvl rs.to
Emperor William at Newbcrrstock yesterday
t given rU < to much lunnlse and specula-
tlon. The general belief , however , Is that
the chancellor's visit was connected with the
proposed exceptional laws against anarchists
which have been urged In many quarters.
The agitators. It Is believed , really intend
the laws referred to should bo applied to
socialists. Von Caprlvl , therefore , opposes
the proposed measures , as he does not be *
llcvo In Iho efficiency of special measures
against them , being of the opinion that the
best policy is to leave them comparatively
free , thus giving the party full scope In Its
Internal dissensions , which ho believes will
ultimately lead to Its disintegration. A new
antl-Eoclatlst law , the chancellor claims ,
would only bind the socialist party closer
together. In any case , It Is known the pres
ent Reichstag would not pass such a meas
ure , but It might be Introduced In the Diets
of the Individual states. The situation , how
ever. Is regarded In many quarters as being
crave , and some politicians even express
the belief that Von Caprlvl will resign unless
he la fully backed by the emperor.
Meiers , Abbey and Grau have engaged Julio
Raschko Lopez , n young and phenomenal
cantatrlco. for five years for Italian opera
work In New York and elsewhere.
A pamphlet , lately Issued here , entitled
"Usury and Its Financiers , " by Herr Krnuie ,
a well known socialist In national economy ,
has attracted the attention of 'the emperor
on account of the many well authenticated ,
sensational cases cited in its pases. Several
arrests oJ local usurers have been made on
Information furnished by this pamphlet.
The author Is preparing an enlarged edition ,
containing many new cases. The suicide of
Albrecht von Ilofen , captain In a regiment
of the guard , was due to the fact his
financial ruin was accomplished within a
few years by a well known usurer , who will
face a court this fall. The captain's family
have directly applied to the emperor for
Justice. Another book , likewise exposing men
and methods and dealings with the same
theme , Is now In press.
REVIVING THE TOBACCO TAX.
After falling repeatedly of passage in the
Relchstnc and after Bismarck , a short time
before his tall , had been unable to make
that body accept his views on the question ,
the offlce of the Imperial chancellor is now
preparing another tobacco tax bill , which
will show up during the . .coming session.
But the present composition of the Helchstag
Is unfavorable to the Imposition of new taxes
and the bill Is not likely to pass.
The Prussian electoral system , dividing
electors in three classes , according to the
amount of taxes paid by each , Is frequently
productive of evil. Thus , In Newstadt , Sl-
lesla , the first electoral class is wholly made
up of tlirec members of one big firm there ,
while the second class has three more mem
bers of the same firm. The result la this
firm has alone elected twenty-four of the
aldermen of the town , while the rest of the
population , represented by 1,231 electors ,
chose but twelve ot the aldermen.
On October 1 direct telephone connection
between Berlin and Bremen , Cologne and
Hamburc was established , the charge for
a three-minutes conversation being " 5 cents.
The receipts for the empire for import
duties and stamp and other taxes during the
past six months have
been greatly in excess
of what has been expected , larger , too , than
they wera during the same period last year.
The duties alone yielded 153,825,393 marks ,
which Is 14,623,916 marks more than in
i 1893. As an outcome of the enormous de-
crease In Gorman emigration , the North
German Lloyd Steamship company has de-
claicd no dividend this fall and the price
fcr steerage passage to the United States
has been considerably lower.
The Royal Academy of Science-"In Berlin i
has just been made the recipient ot the
largest slnglo gift bestowed on It since It
came Into existence nearly 200 years ago.
This Is a fund ot l.GOO.OOO marks , donated
by Ellze Wentzel-Heckman , a wealthy
widow.
Under the auspices of Empress Frederlcka
tjie first club house for ladles has just been
opened In Berlin. The
name of the new or
ganization Is the Victoria club , and It Is
largely patterned after the Alexandria club
In London. Members of the club are to
have the privilege , under certain restrlc-
' . ( Ions , of entertaining In the club house.
The emperor has devoted the sum of 150-
000 marks to the building of a new church
In Potsdam. It Is to be called the "Frledcns
I'aco church" and will be erected In the
poorer suburb of Potsdam ,
Herr Blercr. the German minister to Cen
tral America , against whom a number of
serious complaints were made by German
residents In that region , has been asked to
reply to those charges. In connection with
his case the foreign office In Berlin Is mak
ing a scries of complaints against two other
German representatives In Soulh America.
The German press still Insists , with one accord -
cord , on strict and more comprehensive in-
structlons being Issued to German consuls ,
and ministers In foreign countries ,
Leonora von Moltke , the favorite grand
nelce of the late Field Marshal von Moltke ,
was married recently to Captain Nuelsen.
who Is a favorite with the emperor.
WAS I\I : > IOTII : : > AT WASHINGTON.
OIllcluM I'xpcct German liotullatlon UnlrsR
, tllo MigiirSclirilulfl I * rlnniji'd.
WASHINGTON , Oct. C. There was little
surprise In official circles here at the Int ma-
tlon In the Berlin cable to the Associated
press that Germany might resort to retaliatory
I I
atory measures against American meat ami
breadstuff * If her
protest against the new
discriminatory tariff on sugar was not
heeded. It was fully appreciated while the
tariff debate was In progress that certain
parts of the bill might bring about embar
rassments with Germany , Austria , Franc ? ,
Spain , Brazil and several other countries.
The German ambassador and several '
other representatives conferred with Sec
retary Gresham on tha subject of the
discriminating duty on sugar from export I
bounty countries while the bill was pend
ing In congress and it
was generally undcr-
stoooil the matter would be arranged In con
ference so ns to meet the objections raised
by Germany and other nations. But with
the failure of the conference all thcso ef
forts came to a summary end , Since then |
the German ambassador has filed a protest
against the discrimination which he alleges
Is made against German beet sugar. The .
Austrian minister has Intimated his- country I
will follow suit. Spain Is seeking through
her minister to secure a new treaty by
which Cuban sugar will gain special byd
vantages. Under these circumstances It dIs
believed the president , when , ha comes to
review our foreign relations In his annual
message to congress , may call attention to
the protest of Germany and other countries
and the desirability ot modifying the tariff
law to some extent.
An official of the Agricultural department
said today the German retaliation possibly
nould be disastrous on the export trade from
the UnKed States to Germany. He hail no |
doubt , under the existing treaty , American
meat products , live stock and the "Ameri |
can has" had been given a market In Ger
many after years of effort In that direction.
Last year the export of meat products alone
reached 16,000,000 pounds , an Increase of 300
per cent from the year previous. A similar
advance had been made In the export of lard
and brcadstufls. The last year American flour
sold In Berlin for the first time In competi
tion with Hungarian flour. Corn meal ,
wheat nnd some rlco has also been exported
under the treaty arrangements. For this
reason officials of the Agricultural
department hops legislation may bo had
that will Insure a maintenance of our pres
ent commercial relations with Germany.
Meanwhile nothing can bo dona to change
the status of sugars from bounty export
countries until congress meets.
The German ambassador to the United
States in a recent exclusive statement to
the Associated press announcing ha had
filed a protest with Secretary Creh ! in nga nst
the discrimination against German sugar ,
said ho was hopeful of legislation at the
short session * of congress , and as ho shows
a very clear knowledge of the presant situa
tion , and , as the Associated pr.'ss cable chows ,
has made the facts known to the foreign
ofllco , it Is believed Germany will defer any
decisive action until congress has a chance
to act If It BO desires when It reassembles
in December.
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JAPAN PUSHING STUAU1LY A11KAU.
Her Armlcn Arc Now .Menticing the Cnpltnl
of the ClilnvM ) Umpire ,
LONDON , Oct. 6. A dispatch from Shanghai
ha today says that the masters of several
Chinese junks which arrived at Che Fee yes
terday : report having sighted a large licet
of Japanese transports escorted by war ships
on Tuesday night. This Japanese licet was
th entering the Gulf of Pe-Chl-LI , and
at steaming westward for some distance
the course of the war ships and transports
was altered to about northeast. All the
Japanese fleet , war ships and transports In
cluded , numbered seventy ships. Their
presence In the Gulf ot Pe-Chl-LI has caused
the greatest excitement at Shanghai and
elsewhere , In London It Is believed that
the . Japanese fleet referred to as having been
sighted Is the expeditionary force consistIng -
Ing . of 30,000 men which left Hiroshima , the
Japanese . headquarters , on September 20 , un
der . scaled orders and under command of
Field Marshal Count Oyama , who was Japan
ese minister of war. Upon taking command
ot the expedition ho temporarily handed
over that portfolio to the minister of ma
rine , Count Salgo. This force composed the
Second Japanese army corps and was es
corted by the Second Japanese squadron.
A dispatch received at New Chwang , Gulf
ot Lao Ton , says that the Chinese are In
full retreat from Moukden , which Is threata '
encd by the advance of the Japanese troops
from Ccrea and the Japanese force said to
have- been landed near Posslel bay and not
far from the Russjan territory bordering on
Corea and the Chinese province * of Man
churia.
Another report which reaches London from
Shanghai says It is believed at the tatter
city that the Chinese forces which have been
defending Moukden have been hastily sum
moned from that place In order to oppose
the projected Japanese landing either in the
Gulf of Pe-Chl-LI or in the Gulf of Lea-
Ton. The Chinese have hurriedly added
to the fortifications of New Chwang In an
ticipation of a Japanese attack upon the
port or a landing In Its neighborhood.
SHANGHAI , Oct. ti. Wang Feng Tsao ,
late Chinese minister at Tohlo , has had an
audience at Peking and was severely cen
sured on account of his Ignorance of the
Japanese designs In Corea.
Two Japanese spies have been arrested nt
Mankln. One of them confessed he had
been furnishing information to the Japanese.
It Is reported 2,000 men belonging to the
Shcng division of LI Hung Chang's crack
corps , now In Corea , have deserted on ac
count of their pay being In arrears. It is
also rumored they have Joined the enemy.
TIEN-TSIN , Oct. 6. The Chinese govern
ment has authorized a firm here to raise
a loan of 10,000,000 sterling. The sum of 1-
OOP.OOO has already been placed privately.
The rates of Interest are not stated.
NEW YORK , Oct. C. A Berlin dispatch
says : Chancellor Vcn Caprlvl has gone to
Hubsrtusstock , where the kaiser Is now
staying , to consult with his majesty regard-
In the situation In China.
J'LA TEH bCUltl'Jt.l SUCCKKV.
Tc-.t of the Sldo Armor for tlio Ilitttlcahlp
Texan.
BETHLEHEM. Pa. , Oct. C. The Bethle-
hem Iron company plate scored another unqualified i-
qualified success at the proving grounds today
In the prcEence of government officers. The
tested plate was one of a group of Harvey-
Ized side armor for the battleship Texas i. |
i.e
plate shot at was eighteen feet , two Inches
by six feet four Inches , and twelve Inches :
thick. An eight-Inch gun was used , with
Holtzer j projectiles weighing 250 pounds. A
projectile forced out by seventy-nine and
ono-half pounds of powder and attaining |
a speed of 1.C03 feet a second , struck the .
mark fairly and was shattered , the point
remaining embedded In the plate. Not ita
crack of any kind was found. For the
second shot there was a charge of 110V4
pounds ot powder and the 250-pound Holtzer
was fired at the mark with n velocity .Tf
2,004 fet a second. Again the projectile
was shattered and the shot had no effect on
the target.
ON13 SUCTION INOl'KK.lTIVIi.
Trcamiry ! 2c | > nrtinrut Unable to Put Iliu
.Alcohol CtuUBo Into IRort. !
WASHINGTON , Oct. C. Secretary Carlisle
this afternoon Instructed Commissioner Mlllor
ot the Internal revenue bureau to take no
further steps for the present toward carryIng -
Ing Into effect the free alcohol section of
the new tariff bill.
In a letter to Secretary Carlisle some days
ago Commissioner Miller said : " 1 would
suggest that , Inasmuch as I have been n-
able , after a thorough consideration ot the
matter and consultation with a large number
of the most prominent manufacturers , to
prepare any set of regulations which would
yield equal protection to the government
and to the honest manufacturer without offl-
clal supervision , which has not been pro
vided by congress , that the preparation oof
these regulations be delayed until congress
has had an opportunity to supply this amis-
slon. "
Today Mr. Carlisle , In reply to the fore
going , stated : "That until further action eU
taken by congress , it is not possible to es
tablish and enforce such regulations as rand
absolutely necessary for an effective and
beneficent enforcement of the rule. You are
therefore Instructed to take no further action
In the matter for the "
present. The decision
oC the secretary on this matter has. been
awaited anxiously by manufacturing clicm-
Uts In all parts ot the country , to whom
the question ot the tax on alcohol wan one
of vital Importance ,
Attorney Dlnb.incd.
WASHINGTON , Oct. C. William T.
Hutching * of Wichita , N. T. S. Rice , Matoon. >
111. , have bcu disbarred from practice before
patent olllce. I
IN THE ARTOF WAR
"Notes of the Year's NaVal > Progress" Jte-
cites Some Interesting Tacts ,
STORY OF THE SINKING OF THE AQUIDABAN
Features of the Affair as JTotioed by a Mili-
tary Expert.
TORPEDOES LAUNCHED WITH ACCURACY
Black Powder Greatly Interfered with Those
Vessels Usinc It ,
ADVANTAGE OF THE SMOK.LESS ARTICLE
lctill : of Uneagcmrnts Hctwoen
tlio VTnr
Ships Involved In tlio Ilniclllan
Jtovoliitlon iSnlonco of Destruction
Aduiucod Soiorul IVrlods.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 6. In press and
about to Issue In the course of a week is the
volume annually compiled by the bureau of
naval Intelligence , entitled "
, "Notes of the
Year's Naval Progress. "
This work is alwaya of value to students
of naval development , and this year Is of
particular Interest , ' because of the broad
scope of Its contents , and especially In vlow
of its inclusion of an article on the revolt In
Brazil , contributed by Lieutenant C. Rogers ,
Who , as an agent of the Intelligence office ,
was with the American fleet at Rio and was
on eye witness of the operations in that
harbor , ending In the final surrender of the
rebellious Admiral da Gamn.
Lieutenant Rogers describes In great do-
ta the various engagements between the
r fleet and the
government , and as ho
nears the end of the
niat struggle he gives an
account of the sinking * of the famous Iron
clad , Aquldaban , the details of which have
not before been
known In this country. It
seems that after Da Gami's surrender at
Rio the government sent a considerable
squadron In pursuit of the Aquldaban. The
vessel ( was discovered at
anchor In the north
ern entrance * o'f Santa Catlierlna straits about
a mile ' /rom Fort Santa Aguas.
To divert the attention
from the real pur
pose , which was to attack the Aquldaban
with torpedo boats , the-i vessel of the gov
ernment squadron began a vigorous firing on
the fort. Meanwhile the four torpedo boats ,
the Samplao , Sllvado , Ivo nnd. ' Pedro Alfonso ,
steamed along the western "shore until the
Aquldaban was discovered Jit anchor. This
was on the night of April id. The sky was
overcast , n heavy rain rwas falling and the
commander of the Samplao reported It' so
dark that he was less than > 200 yards from
the Aquldaban when he 'discovered her. The
crew ot the latter was expecting a small
steamer from Dcsterlo' , R&dfcmlstaklng the
Samplao'for her , did-not ( IreTnt onco.
DETAILS OF. THE pfrpAQEMENT.
Tho' Aquldaban was' Irsnlng toward the
south. When first seen by the Samplao she
bora on the starboard bowi. the latter there
fore turned'to starboard to launch the bow
torpedo. This , by some mUt iko of the oQlcer
In cli.argo of It , was fired before the vessel
was In position and without effect. The
Samplao then backed and turning under the
stern of the Aquldabani steamed slowly along
the port side , probably not more than
twenty yards from her. In this remarkable
position , however , It was not until the
Samplao was nearly past the battleship that
the starboard after torpedo was fired ; It
struck with terlfllo effect about twenty feet
abaft the stern of the Aquldaban , lifting the
bow considerably above the water. The
Samplao then clashed ahead'at full speed to i
rejoin the squadron.
Before the first torpedo was launched the
Aquldaban opened fire on the Samplao and
her consorts from the fnordenfeldt nnd two
of the C.7-lnch gunk. The , Samplao was
struck thirty-five times In the upper works
and three in the hull by the Nordeiueldt
one-Inch steel projectiles , Oneof them pene
trated the starboard bow , near the water
line ' , damaging the tiller. Two of them struck
a Hotchklss rapid-firing three-pounder , ono
hitting the breech square and jamming the
breech blocks tightly , while 'this other pene
trated t the wall of the gun directly in the
cartridge chamber to the depth of an Inch ,
or three-quarters of Us thickness , but with .
out Injury to the bore so that It could still
be j fired. Excepting a\.cadet \ who lost a
finger . , no one on board theSamplao was ,
hurt. Her escape was djio to the darkness
of the night , coupled with such proximity to
the battleship that the tatter's projectiles
went over.
LAUNCHING TORPEDOES.
The Pedro Alfonso launched two of her
torpedoes. The breaking of a pipe connected
with the air compressor ; prevented the firing
of the bow tube , EO thdt both the torpedoes
were launched from theaafter tube.
The Sllvado was about to flro a torpedo
when her commander discovered that the
Samplao was between her boat and the bat
tleship.
As a matter of technical Interest , It Is
proper to remark that the Edro Ivo left the
squadron with the flotilla , but being unable >
to maintain sufficient steam pressure , fell
out of line and took refuge under the guns
oV the Tlradentesv
The torpedo fired bj ? ( he Samplao was ot
the Schwartz-Kopt type , containing 125
pounds of gun cotton.it .
The attack on the Aquldaban was not re
newed until the next paj' , when It was dls-
cavcred that she > had i > e < { n abandoned by her
crew , who had escaped to the mainland. The
big battleship , drawing ! twenty feet , was
found in twenty-four feet ot water , with the
two forward compartments'full of water and
with a terrible hole In bar. She was floated
and brought to Illo under her own steam.
Lieutenant Rogerfi secured valuable Information -
formation In the wur. He says that the dis -
cipline of the robsls wjis goo3 , apparently ,
and their courage and | -rnvory admitted ot
no question.
The ships generally f-juifit at long range ,
the comirmndern seeming to bo huatnrr'iliijT
their resources from th3 outset. With the
exception cf tne Aquldaban , tney were under
manned and seemed to bo acting on a wallIng -
Ing policy , expecting reinforcements from
tha toutii , -
Th army lugs and launches did service.
They were very active nnd efficient at night :
transporting men an.l iriaterlal , and during
the day did much fighting. Armed with revolving
volving cannon and rapid-firing guns , barri
caded by bales or boiler Iron , nehlml which
\veruurmeil crows , they were ugly antagonists.
Their work In Hlo harbor ahowed that under
the practical conditions ot war only short
resources could well be utilized s auxiliaries
In the defence ot a harbor , rlvei or bay ,
Smokeless powder vns used on board the
Tumanailarc only. Upon tha discharge of
one ot her slx-luch cuna small , yellowish
red cloud of smoke was seen for n few mo
ments ; it dissipated quickly , and at no tlmo
would It have Interfered with her firing.
Great was the contrast when ono ot the
Aquldaban's turret guns was fired ; n thick ,
heavy cloud df snioko that almost enveloped
the ship Mas the Invariable result , drifting
slowly away , unless a strong breczo was
blowing.
LIFE OF Otic AT GUNS.
Ono Important note by Lieutenant Rogers
touches the life of great guns. Ho says that
itcc the reported expenditure ot ammunition bo
correct , the great guns did not give out , for
most of them were- fired ten to fifteen times
111Hi
Hibi many rounds asl Is generally conceded to
bo the llfo of heavy artillery.
Most of the batteries fired almost contin
uously at long ranges and with extreme ele
vation , and at the closet of the reovlt , after
six months use , did fair shooting.
In view of the question which has arisen
slnco the Japanese cruisers defeated the
Chinese battleships at Yalti. as to the actual
value of armored ships , hero Is some Inter
esting Information about the Aquldaban ,
which sustained the brunt of the battles
with the forts. Shei Is a double-turret ship ,
built in 18S5 , citadel and turret armor ten
Inches thick , armor belt seven to eleven
inches thick , speed seven knots.
Sayg the report : In February the port
sldo of the Aquldaban showed that she had
been hit many times , but with the exception
of a bent port shutter , there was no evidence ,
of Injury. The Indentations that were visible
seemed to have been in ado by small pro
jectiles. An authentic report says that dur
ing an action between the ships and the forts
on September 30 this vessel was hit five
times. A six-Inch 'shall passed through the
deck Into the admiral's cabin and burst
there ; bulkheads were destroyed , but no flro
resulted , A six-Inch shell shot penetrated
the starboard side and hit a six-Inch shell
standing In a rack on the gun deck ; the
shell , which was fused , exploded , wounding
ono officer and six men. A third shell pene
trated the starboard sldo nnd without burst.
Ing destroyed the fittings of the admiral's
bathroom.
Another penetrated the portsldo amidships
and burst In n port coal bunker ; the pro
jectile made a hole In the ship's plating of
the Eaino clrcumferenco as Itself ; It also
struck the Inner bulkhead of the coal bunker , 1
tearing two Irregular holes , through which
fragments passed and killed an enlisted man.
The fifth projectile , a solid shot , struck the
| shield of the port bow gun without Injuring
It enough to prevent the working of the
weapon. In addition , several solid shots
struck the armored portions ot the hull , leav
ing only slight Indentations.
J-.ZliTA IlONOKI < : l > 1 > MEXICO.
JIx-1'rc ldont of Snl > ilor anil President
lluz on ( 'oocl Torius.
CITY OF MEXICO , Oct. 6. Since hlg ar
rival in this city General Antonio Ezeta ,
. the fugitive1 ex-president of Salvador , has
been the recipient of distinguished attentions.
He lias been received by General Dluz at the
presidential castle at Cliaultcpec and two
hours were passed In conversation , General
Hz eta leaving apparently well satisfied with
his interview. Ha was entertained at dinner
by General Doscrido Marqaez and Various
military officers were Invited to meet-the
distinguished , " Central _ American. General
Kzeta has also visited the Paso de Reforms ,
and expressed his admiration of the fashion
able and splendid turnouts. General Ezeta
passes most of his time nt the Spanish Ca
sino club. He. has visited the opera and is
an unremitting attendant every morning at
the Cate baths.
The general will leave for Toluca In com
pany with a relative of his , Dan Manual
Ezeta. The general will return to this capi
tal on Monday next. General Ezeta Is anx
iously expecting the arrival of his fellow cap
tives , Generals Coloncho and Holanos.
The leading topic of conversation in the
I city Just now is the proceedings connected
with the famous Romero-Verastegul duel In
the Chamber of Deputies. The proceedings
began with the reading of the evidence taken
In the case , Including that given by the
seconds , in which they stated before the
judge of the Sixth demarcation police court
that Verastegul's death was caused through
the accidental discharge of his revolver. The
evidence was very voluminous and Its read
ing took the whole day. It Is understood
that the committee will report In favor of I
Castillo , Carlo and Prleda being relieved from I
their positions as senators for having acted
as seconds , It Is generally believed that the
case will go back to the second criminal
court for trial.
run KINO.
1
Portuguese Xnvnl Otllrorn Draw Up a Mani
festo to llio Nation.
MADRID , Oct. C. According to advices
received here from Lisbon the greatest ex
citement prevails at the cap'.tal of Portugal ,
It is stated that a large number of Portu
guese naval officers , aggrieved at a certain
cently made at the opening of the Portu
guese Cortes , drew up a manifesto In the
form of a protest addressed lo the nation.
No names were attached to this document ,
but Its authors are known to be men of high
Importance and Influence.
The police have arrested the man who
printed the manifesto , and the greatest ex
citement has been caused at Lisbon by this
action upon the part of the dissatisfied naval
ofllcers. In connection with the disturbance
It Is reported that the minister of marine ,
J. A. de Brlssac Dos Neucs Fcrrelra , will
tender his resignation.
The Portugucso authorities , according to
the advices received here , have refused tor
allow any news regarding the action of the
naval officers ana Its probable consequences
to bo telegraphed abroad , and the result Is
that this Information had to be sent hereby
by mall from Lisbon.
HHASOM I'OIl Till ! OAHINUT MKUTINU.
CJoicrnuicnt About Itcaily t Inter
fere In China ,
LONDON , Oct. G , A d'spatch received
here from Berlin says It has been learned
an authority that the meeting of the Ilrltlih
cabinet was called ta discuss a proposal for
combined action on the part of the pouera
to Interfere and prevent the overthrow of
the Chinese dynasty , which , It was claimed ,
would result In anarchy In Iho empire and
the masiacre of Europeans. One power , It
Is said , favors a compulsory settlement of
the Chlnete-Japaneie dispute , The dis
patch adds that Sir William Vernon liar-
court , chancellor ot the exchequer , aupportej
this view of the action to be taken , but
Prime Minister Rosebery and a majority of
the cabinet believed active Interference
would be more dangerous than noninterven
tion , and U was decided Great Britain should
not Interfere.
The London Missionary toclety hag re-
calved a telegram from Hankow stating all
the missionaries there are well and that they
apprehend no trouble.
ArrtHted for Conspiracy ,
MONTREAL , Oct. 0. Lyman Brown , he
New York millionaire , baa been ed
THE BEE BULLETIN ,
Weather rorccast for Nebraska Ti ln.v !
Light Unmii North Winds ; CoUl Wave.
1 , Himln'n Hitler I * Dying.
fJcntlo Art t KlllinR I'roplr.
l ) Tll II. Mill Will Ititn ,
2 , lumtriliiri * < if u 31 ii J urn Mincment.
MrKlnlcy tcuU | lit SI. Paul.
Oirmlm 1'np * Name Thrlr Ticket.
Stuto Political l
3 , Methodism ami Crop
Theatrical New. * HIK !
4 , Quiet Week In Local Society.
0 , NrliriKkn Truc'linm In He-onion.
Sugar licet I'lant for Onmliii ,
fl. Council IllulTn I.nciil Matter * .
7. C : < > MI nml ( ) iimr mi tlio Orlillron.
Illicit ( liven Another IilckluE ,
n. AVIint the Iliimlm Churclic * Arc Doing.
10. rntipcru 1'nclaiul CarcH for.
Collection * r Uoitly I.imn.
KcluicH from tlio Ante Ilooni ,
11. Weekly < lrl t nr Kporllni ; linnglp.
13. Editorial tiuil Coiiiinntit ,
13. Condition of Onmlui'x Jolililnic Trade ,
Mtturdi.v In tlio World or Commerce.
lA\o Stock Market * Kmliuved.
' 10. Sight * III III. ' Capital of China.
llimmiirp * Amoiii ; Itojulty.
, 18. Woman ! Ilur WUJN and Her World ,
10. Some Short Sumluy StorloF.
Captain diiuk t'r.itvfortl In I.uiinun.
Cry for Kcforni In ConRtaiit.
here on a charge of conspiracy preferred
by his doUEhtcr-ln-law. Some weeks ago
Brown's son was arrested here for fulling to
provide for his family , and It Is alleged that
ho was spirited away by his father.
Arri-mlnic Americans nt lllitellrld * .
NEW ORLEANS , Oct. C. Hlueflehls ad.
vices are received via steamship John \VI1-
son : Calvin C. Ausbcrn of Plttsburg , the
wealthiest American resilient , has been ar-
rested for participating In the July riots ,
although he can prove he was attcndlne a
dinner and took no part In the disturbances.
Ho has laid his case before Captain O'Neill
of the United States steamship Marblehead.
Zclaya has consented to permit American
prisoners to land In Ulueflelds anil settle
their affairs , although still considering them
exiles , and not entitled to trial , General
Ortiz has escaped fioin Imprisonment at
Managua , and a revolution will doubtless oc
cur soon. Ortiz has promUcd to restore the
Ameilcans : In nlueilolds.
Worked thu rorlujjiieae. for Amu.
LOUIIEN2O StAUQUEZ , Dclagoa Bay ,
South Africa. Oct. 6. The situation of affairs
here grows worse. Great hopes were raised
In regard to the services which would be
rendered by Sheriff Maputo's men , who
offered to aid the Portuguese against the
Kaffirs. The chief's men arrhed here yes
terday and were given arms from the
Portuguese arterial , but this morning they all
fled , taking their weapons with them.
Vatril for I'ruiMlnm \Vordlilp. .
BUDA PESTH , Oct. 6. In the upper house
of the Hungarian Diet tlie bill granting
liberty of worship to all religious beliefs was
adopted by a majority of three. Caullnal
Schlauch , the Servian patriarch , and thu
Roumanian and orthodox bishops opposed the
measure , declaring that the ecclesiastical pro
posals of the government wouM'ruIn society
and the state. * "
Another cnnatflunl Turn In tlio Affairs of
.J. NaRle.
CIIEYENNEi Wyo. . Oct. 0. Another chapi
tor was cnacttd tcday In the sensational
escapades of Mrs. Emma J. Nugle , widow
of the late Erasmus Nagle. It will be remembered -
membered that in July last on an Informao
tion being filed by Daniel S. Swan , clerk of
the district court of Laramle county , a jury
decided that Mrs. Nugle was mentally Incompetent -
competent to manage her own affairs. Judge
Scott thereupon appointed W. A. Robins of
this city as guardian of Mrs. Nagle , whose
estate was valued ut $125,000. He Is also
the guardian of George II. Nagle
, an 18yearc
old son , with an estate valued at $200,000 ,
and was formerly one ot Iho administrators
of the estate left by Mr. Nagle at the tlmo
of his death In January , 1890.
Today Walter R. Stoll , attorney for Harriett
Hlbbard , a sister of Mrs. Nagle , ( lied a petl-
tlon in the district court to hnvo Mr , Robins
removed as guardian of Mrs. Nagle. In this
petition some sensational allegations are
made. The guardian is charged with gross
mismanagement , not only of the estate of
Mrs. Nagle , but also that of her son nnd thu
estate dl the la < e E. Nagle , of which they
were the Joint heirs. The plaintiff alleges
that the appointment of Mr. Robins as
guardian was procured through a conspiracy
entered Into with one Fred I Ices of Rock
Island , III. , who induced Mrs. Nagle to con
sent to the appointment by representing to
her that she would bo freed from certain
obligations which she had contracted to pay ,
The plaintiff avers that Mrs. Nuglo Is of
perfectly sound mind , and able to manage
her own estate , which Is now being mis
applied , and asks for an accounting and the
discharge of Robins ,
Mrs. Nagle , shortly after her husband's
death , married Charles A. White of the
London Graphic. AVIilte gquaiulereil about
$100,010 ot his wife's money and ab comlci
with securities amounting to $125,000. Attor
ney Stoll recovered the securities and als
secured a divorce for Mrs , Nagle , nnd has
now an unsatisfied claim against her a
$13,400 , for services retideied. Robins Is ono
of the leading business men of Cheyenne , and
the filing of the suit has created a sensation
M'.tOtFlU .I.V/X.IT7O.V.
llrlce'8 C'oinmUtrn DlijacU to the Ciovcrn-
mnut Director * ' Plan.
NEW YORK , Oct. 6.-U Is seml-offlclally
stated that the plan of reorganization of th
Union Pacific railway and branches mad
by the government directors docs not mec
the approval of the reorganization committee ,
of which Senator Brlco Is chairman and Mr ,
J. Plerpont Morgan a member , The com
mltteo believes the Anderson plan Is workti
out on a basts of earnings , unfair both ti
the property and security holders. It Is als
Btrongly questioned whether the rate of In
lercst on the. new general blanket mortgage ;
should be as high as 3 per cent , for th
portion ot the Issue to bo given to the gov
ernment. The committee believes , however ,
that the publication may impress congrcu
with the necessity for prompt action lookln
to the arrangement of the t'nlon 1'aelll
debt to the government ,
Uluiat ot tin Mldilleiotvu llxnli Failure.
HAHRISBURO , Pa. , Oct. C. As a setiuel |
to the failure of the Mlddletoun National
bank , cults were entered In the Dauphin , !
county court by M. Nead , receiver of the ,
bank , and others acalnst Ihu Raymond &
Campbell Manufacturing company , the MU-
illetown Flouring .Mill company and Eduaid
Raymond , Joseph Oimphcll and others for :
amounts aggregating $130,000. There la a
mortgage of $ ir 0,000 against tha plant ot
the manufacturing company. Among , Klor
who brought suit were the following t'h > m i
leal National lunl ot New York for $ j.i.1ixi ,
AN extern National bank of rjiilau , , j fur i
J5.000 , Myerhtown bank , for Jl.OOU. I
HILL HAS ACCEPTED
Reluctantly Consents to Lend the nomocracy
of the Empire State ,
dUCtl PREFERRED HI3 PRESENT POSITION
Has Everything to Lese nud Nothing to
Gain by the Contest.
STANDS BY HIS PARTY IN TIME OF NEED
Its Very Existence is Involved in the Pres
ent Stnigglo.
VIC1CRY OR DEfEAT THE PARTY'S ' ALONE
Dniilct I.ockwooil Accepts the .Nomination ,
for I-lciiteimnt ( lorrrnor Clmrlm
V. llroivn of Ko
for Judge ,
NEW YORK , Oct. C. Senator Hill and
Congressman Lockwoad , candidates on the
democratic ticket for governor and lieutenant
governor , respectively , wcru formally noti
fied ot their nomination today by tha com
. mittee , , who also sent a letter ta Charles P.
. Irown of Newburg , who Is nl present a
j ustlce J of the supreme court , telling ; him. of
ils selection by the stnto
committee- a
candidate for judge of the court ot appeals.
Mr. Cockran , addressing Senator Hill ,
spoke | as follows : "The notification com
mittee ' appointed by the Ktato democratic
committee have Instructed mo on their be-
lalt to tender you tlio nomination that was
made you by that convention al Saratoga on
' he 2Gth ot lost month.
"Your nomination has aroused In Iho caun-
ry a spirit ot democratic revival nnd demo
cratic hope , which form tlio chief plank In
lie bildKO over which the democratic hosts
will pass to victory on election day.
"This Is a time when every man In our
I ranks must como ta the front. As In time
' ol war the women and children manned the
ramparts , now the democrats ot the state
demand that you shall lead once moro to
success the democratic party , of which you
are a member , and which stands now upon
lie { .amo principles ( hat It has represented
'or ' 100 years.
"Wo appeal to you now to come forward
and lead us In our hour of difficulty and
ilanger as you led us In our hour of victory.
Wo ask you to head us once more , and In
spire the enthusiasm which has before led
us to victory before the first blow hod been
struck. "
Senator Hill , In accepting the nomination ,
said : "Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Committee : for the courteous manner In
which you hav formally notified me of the
recent action of the democratic convention I
can only express my sincere thanks. It Is
unnecessary foK me to _ reiterate to- you , who
were present at the gatherlnc , that the nom
ination was as unexpected by mo as It was
unsought and undcslrcd ,
I'RI3i.'KRS i TO RBMAIN IN THE SENATE.
"Seven of the best years of my life were de
voted to the service of the state In the dis
charge of the high and responsible dutlM
of the great ofllcc of its chief executive , iind
i had never expected nor Intended ta rcsumt
Its | | tremendous burdens again. While keenly
appreciating the high honor conferred In
being Humiliated for a third time by one's
party for such nn important position , yet I
cannot but feel that personally I have every
thing t to lose and nothing to Rain by the
contest to which you summon me. The
gubernatorial olllce has no longer any at
traction t for me , nnd personally I prefer to
remain In the senate , where the duties were
gradually becoming' mare congenial to my
tastes and where I
believe I could more ac
ceptably serve tha Interests of this great
state , but personal considerations must
have 1 no weight \\hcrc the public duty
Is 1 concerned. Tha democratic party ,
anil particularly In this slate , Is confronted
with \ a gieat crisis , which" substantially In
volves \ Its existence as a political organiza
j tion. Our opponents , taking advantage ot
their t temporary and accidental supremacy In
the t legislature and In the constitutional con
vention. arc seeking to fasten upon the people
ple j of the state a Fyetem of apportionment
of icpresentation , which virtually gives the
republicans control of Iho legislative depart
ment oC the state for twenty years to come
a system based upon territorial area rather '
than population , founded upon Injustice and
Inequality and designed to enable the minor
ity rather than the majority of the pcoplo
to control the state. The very life of our
party U at stake. Resides , the control of
tha next house of representatives may de-
liemf upon the election here.
WILL ACCBl'T THK NOMINATION.
"The democratic convention having , agalnut
my protest , selected me to lead In such a
crlHls , and although I exceedingly regret
Its action and especially ' regret rny verdict
was not adopted' In regard to representa
tion In the convention Itself , and while I
have Eought during Iho
past week , as per
sonal and Intimate polltlc.il friends well
know , not only to heal and harmonize po
litical factional differences , hut lo secure
some other candidate who would be accept
able to every one , In whose- favor I would
gladly retire , hut which has not prove !
feasible , nnd recollecting that the democratic
party of this state has honored mo In thi
past when I solicited its favors In the dayi
of Its sunshine and prosperity , I cannot
desert It now In the hour of Ha danger and
In this great emergency.
"It Is a time when personal sacrifices are
demanded , when Individual preferences must
bo subordinated to the general good , and
when there must be exhibited a lofty pa
triotism. If we win this contest It will ba
the party's victory , not mlno ; If we lose , U
will be the party's defeat , which will ba In
volved In my own. Personally , I am largely
Indifferent to the congequenca of the strug
gle. A duty con Iron IB me and I shall per-
funn It , let the result bo what It may ,
"Gentlemen , I accept the nomination which
you , In behalf of the democratic parly In
New York , have tendered me , and relying
upon the undaunted courage of the demo-
cratlc musses , their fortitude under adverse
clrcunifitances , their loyally to their prlncl-
pics , which truly represent the people's caufe
I enter upon the contest ttllU the dctermlna-
tlorj that no honorab'e effort on my part
ahull be spared to achieve micceso , and with
that confidence which Is an earnut of assured -
sured victory , "
Mr Lockviood , In aceeptlriR Ihn nomination
lor lieutenant governor , inuke briefly.
Hon Charles K , Iliown , who was today
nominate. ) to be Juclpo of tha court of flp-
p-als. lias written a letteto CongrewmM
Cockran ucct.pl.UK thu nomination *