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ESTABLISHED JTHtfE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SUHDAY , DEOJE liJER 20 , 1895 SIXTEEN PAGES. cour Pivia OENT.S.
CREDIT IS CURTAILED
, HothBchild3 Eofuso in Atlvanco to Take AnyMore
Moro United States Bonds ,
ONE RESULT OF THE VENEZUELAN AFFAIR
Dictators of European Policies Decline to
Assume Control of American Destinies ,
ACCUSES- THE PRESIDENT OF BAD FAITH
Bmalloy Insists that the Facts Were De
liberately nnd Grossly Misrepresented.
CALLS FOR CLEVELAND'S IMPEACHMENT
( lint On * Kvlrrtiiu I'viialty
lie 1'nlil fur the Crime of Tliri-at-
H \Vnr
Nn\V YOniC , Dec. 23. ( Special Telegram. )
The HolhschlldH , says , a London dispatch ,
have declined to take any part of a now Issue
of American bonds. The dispatch b from an
authentic source.
There could not be a more significant an
nouncement , nor a better test of the state
Into which American credit In Kuropei has
fallpn slnco President Cleveland thrcalened
Kngland with an unprovoked and causeless
\vnr. The Hothschllds arc , as everybody
knows , a very powerful firm , not In England
only , but on the continent , probably more
powerful , In io Kenre , on the continent than
In England. They are financiers and great
capitalists. No single firm or group of firms ,
or perhaps all o.lher firms tcgelher for the
others never nil act together have an equal
authority In the money markets of Europe.
J5tgp , but they are much more than that ,
"
"tlujy are the trusted advisers , and more than
the advisers of governments. They conlrol
policies and politics. They dictate terms to
cabinets and Boverelgnt' . They are , In some
cases , the arbiters of pcaco and war. H Is
they who find the money for a war , and If
they refuse to find the money a war-making
power Is thrown back on Its own resources
and Is apt to perceive pcaco to be desirable.
In peace the financial barometer of Europe
hangs In the offices of Nowcourt In London
and the riuo la Fltto In Paris. Every busi
ness man knows how dlfTlcull It Is In Europe
to float a loan or a scheme which the Roths
childs have refused to touch. Their sagacity
counts as well as their riches. They have
the prestige of wealth , greater than any
wealth over before accumulated In the hands
of a single family , and they have the prestige
cf generations of almost uniform success.
This Is the llrm , the one great financial firm
and family of Europe , which now dscllnes
nil share In a United States loan. They have
large Interesfo In America and a largo amount
of capital Invested here. They were pirtnsrs
In the syndicate which floated the last loan.
Down to within a fortnight they have been
extending and increasing Ihelr American In
vestments. Now they stop. Why do' they
stop ?
CIUPPLED BV CLEVELAND.
We all know wry. The na-no cf the man who
has closed to us the purses and the sympa
thies of Europe Is Cleveland. Wo have to
thank him , first of all , for the. financial and
political colltudo In which wo find pur-
solves today. A fortnight ago the United
States stood hlgli in credit and In reputa
tion abroad , today they are bankrupt In politi
cal icputation , and so crlpplid In credit that
the foremost cipllallsts of Christendom will
have nothing to nay to a new issue of
bonds. It Is Indeed n , unique feat of hlates-
jnanoMp that a president cf the United States
by a single act , and an act for which he
had no constitutional warrant , should have
all nated from this country the good will and
support of the civilized world. In speaking
last week of the Isolation In which ho ban
loft uu , I mentioned Russia a perhips neu-
trnl. St. Petersburg had not been heard
from. Her press has since fpoken and cpokcn
against UB. That potent volco on which we
had counted as our one possible ally , addo
Itself to the chorus of European hostility.
" For all this Mr. Cleveland Is responsible ,
first , and congrwa second. If congress hud
not passed Ills commlwlon bill , Europ ? would
have seen that the president was powerless
to carry out his fhreat. Congress might
have taved us a great part of the disaster
which has befallen. H would not. It pre
ferred Baying "ditto" to the executive. It
abdicated Ho coni'tltullonal function , Its legis
lative Independence , and Its plain duty.
Under Ibo Influence of motives which I need
not analyze , a republican majority was con
tent to do the will of a dcmocrallc prenl-
dent. Mollvss half political cowardice , half
party calculation , are but 111 hidden beneath
n varnish of mistaken patriotism.
MISLED THE MASSES.
The third responsible author of the calamity
which hus come upon the American people
la tha people themselves , but It was moro
their misfortune than their fault. They
trusted , as they hnd a right to trust , the
prenldont , whom they bad i-lcctcJ. They bo
lUvo. and they are right to believe , lu tha
Mouroo doclrlnoj when their president told
them that the observance of the Monroe
doctrine was In p rll , they naturally row In
Ita defense. They took tlu president's word
for It , as they hail a right to. They cculd
not well Bupposo that the president , In a
solemn paper , In a niofsage to congress , In
n momentouu crlulii , would nilelead them ,
or that ho would ek euch an occasion as
that to hubstllule a epurlous version of hla
own for the true doctrine with which the
name ot Monroe ls Indltsolubly nwjoelatcxl.
Hut ho did , and tlio fact that he did relieves
the- people cf Ihltf country from a great part
of tlulr responsibility for what happened ,
I Imputs no motive. I concede that Mr ,
Cleveland hellevrJ what he said. The fact
remains that the reprciontatloni In his iitcs-
kHKe to coniJrcss were not true , but false.
There U no authority for th-in , and no sup.
port for t > icm , nor for his contention that
the Monroe doctrine U applicable to the
prm-nt boundary dUpulo between Venezuela
an-J IlrltUh Guiana , Against the pickldent
nro arrayed all tht l'e t authorities , American
end Kuropan , who havu expressed an opin
ion. They all repudiate the Olney-Clcveland
vcralcn. They in-iy all be cited < u wUiiessm
at-aln t the pr > ldont. There Is one other
Mltnesii , "even better than they , Man-
roc blmielf. Hlu own itntement of
Ills own doctrine U the best vl-
. OHIO * ot all. Next to that l < the lutc.-pt * .
iatlon and comment , legal and politics ) , p { all
tia ) authorities Known to tlio president , uad
they tirr all acalnit the preildsnt ,
In a complicated quntlon uf mixed fact
* nd law It U uot to b ) expected that ny
nation , na matter how Intelligent or how ex-
Itrloaced In public affair * , would Inttintly
Atttci an Injenlo'Js ruUrepriientntlon. Thin
was not detected at first. H has been ex
posed since , and th ) exposure accounts In
great part for the subsidence of popular agi
tation and the return of reaon and the
usual sound sense and good judgment of the
ptople of the United States. If Mr. Cleve
land count d on the permanence ot the dc-
lurlon which ho created he forgot what
President Lincoln said : "You can fool some
of th poplc all the time , nnd you can fool
all of the people some of the time , but you
cannot fool all the people all Ortime. . "
HE THREATENED WAR.
But the president did more < ind worse * than
mislead the nation about the Monrce doctrine.
In their name , and as their chief magistrate ,
he addrestcd to Or at Britain a wanton threat
of war. That also was a unique act. It
had no precedent , and \\c are entitled to hope
It will have no sequel. Mr. Olmy's note was
unexampled In diplomacy. Never b fore
have mere 111 manners been thought to
stiergthen a doubtful case. President Cleve
land's rnepsago also Is said to have be n
written by Mr. Olncy , and his earmarks of
arrogance Is'upon It , but the president signed
It , and the president alone Is responsible. U
Ig the president who , In th ? ninic ot Hi ?
United States , threatened war. Who gave
him authority to do that ? He has no poncr
to declare war. That belongs to congress.
Has ho the power to threaten what he has no
pow r to perform ? Where docs he get It ?
Not In the constitution ; not In any statute.
The constitution says congress shall have
power to declare war , and any violation of
that would not bo worth the paper It Is
written on. ThereIs no such statute. The
powers of the president are d. fined In the
constitution , Neither declaring nor threat
ening uur Is among thorn. All his powers
as president arc derived from the constitution
and from statutes passed In pursuance of th ?
constitution. Beyond that he has not an
atom of executive or political authority.
IS IT IMPEACHABLE ?
Now , a menace of war Is an entrance upon
the path which may lead to war. It Is an
attempt to force the hand of congress. No
statesman would dream of uttering a threat
which he had no power to make good , II
the president thinks he has power to make
good his threat of war to Great Britain It
can only bo on the theory that ho may co
erce congress. How can he coercs congress'
There are , prlup3 , two ways. He may
create a state of public feeling which would
make war possible. Ho may so conduct a
negotiation with a foreign power as to bring
the country to the brink ot war. Either
would be In violation of his duty as presi
dent. Either would be In derogation cf the
rlgi.t of congress. President Cleveland has
done both. Secretly In the Olney note he
has seized upon a trivial dispute with which
ho had no concern as a pretext for a kind
of Interference , of which war was a probable
result. Publicly In his message he has
threatened what 'secretly he had sought to
provoke. His act Is an encroachment on the
constitutional right ot congress and a usurpa
tion of powers which the executive does
not possess.
Whether ( his offense be legally Impeachable -
able Is a question for the lawyers , Just as
the political expediency of Impeachment Is
a question for the politicians. The people ,
however , are as good Judges of moral guilt
as politicians or lawyers ; perhaps better.
If the president has violated the constitution ,
which ho solemnly swore to preserve , protect
and defend , congress may be thought to
have condoned hla act. It has no power of
condonation , but It might be awkward for
a house which had made Itself his accom
plice to Impeach him for the policy , the
worst feature In which It had approved. The
senate , for similar reasons , would be but
a queer court to try him.
MUST NOW APOLOGIZE.
The people they , too , at first seemed to
accept and approve what he hid don ? . That
will not prevent them from passing a more
deliberate judgment. The nature ot his of
fense was not at first pliln. It has become
plain , and the consequences of It arc dally
more visible and moro serious. Tluy are
not merely , nor mainly , financial. They af
fect the position , the reputation , the political
interests and the honcr ot the United States.
The pretensions ot the president to dictate
to the worU are scouted , The president's
policy Is a permanent blot upon the national
fame , or , permanent If It bs acquiesced In
permanently by the nation. It Is he pri
marily who has brought reproach on us.
It la he who has embittered the fcellngi of
two nations who wish to be friends. It Is
he who has Impaired our credit. It his
friend , Senator Gray , may bo believed , Mr.
Cleveland did not know what he was doing
nor mean what he said. The vice president
alleges much the Bamo excuse ; so do others
whose relations with tha white houe > are
close. But these vicarious apologies will not
repair the loss ho has caused , nor restore
the national reputation he has blemished.
The mistake Is too flagrant. The debjuch
lasted too long. The- Injury Is too deep.
Until the piesldcnt himself retracts or foine-
liotr atones fcr the mischief of which he Is
the author the highest duty of Americans
Is to make broad the distinction between
the president and the people , and to let It
bo eecn that the president has ceased to
represent tlio people or to spt.ik in their
name. OEOIUIH W. SMALLEV.
I.ATHIl NKWS Kit ( MI 7KITOUX.
TiivKlxli Artillery l > i ntroy the llnr-
rni-kN with ShrllN.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Die. 28 , Additional
udvlccs fiom Xelloun have been made public
here , U appears that the Turkish troops
only bombarded the barracks nt that place ,
these buildings being occupied by the Ar
menians. Tlio explosion of theriiells pet fire
to the barracks aud oblige. ) the combatants
to take refuge In ( light. The town of Zeltoun
la said to contain many thousands of Ar
menians who are at the- mercy of the troopj.
The dragomans ot tun embassies of the
jiawcra have again made representations to
Iho Poite In the efforts being made to save
tlo llvct of the Armenians of Zeltoun and
they liavo been Informed U'at ' the Turkish
commander ! have orders which have been
repeated to them not to molest the noncombatants -
combatants , women or children of Zeltoun.
Nothing la Known hero ot too fate of the
crowdi cf Armenians who were reported to
have bern caught In tbo pas * outsMo of Zel-
touti.
touti.Tlio
Tlio departure of the Black Sea squadron
from Sebaetopol on December 1C for an un-
lino.vn destitution Is much commented upon
hero and has caused Km a lively speculation
as to Its ultimate destination.
Advices received here from Treblzond say
that thirty-five Armenians have been tried
jy court-martial there for taking part In
trouble * which broke out In that city In
Octobt-r last , and BX ! of them have been con
demned to death. The others of the accused
nave been exiled And fifteen of the prisoners
have been sentenceif.to terms of penal tervl-
tuJp varying from five yean to Imprisonment
'or life. The condemned' ' meu Include a
jrlent , a lawyer , two merchants , a professor ,
i carptnter and others of all cla , Includ-
of * Protestant professor ,
CRISIS IS PAST NOW
Tension at the British Metropolis Has Eo-
laxcd.
NOTHING BUT THE FINANCIAL ASPECT LEFT
Confidence Expressed in the Venezuelan
Commission ,
MEN ALREADY CHOSEN ARE SATISFACTORY
Message of the Prince of Wales Highly
Commended.
PLEASED EVEN LORD SALISBURY HIMSELF
TarKT l.culNlnlloii In tin
Uiiltcil MlatfM CrvatoN Much Ulx-
NlttlNfllUtlOII III tllC InilllM-
trlal ClrcloN In Ireland.
( Copyright , 1S95 , by the Associated Trees. )
LONDON , Dec. 28. The most Intense feel
Ing of gloom has been east over the Christ
mas holidays by the showers ot sleet , clouds
of cruel dampness and waves of Icy col <
which have been the weather features of the
week , driving Indoors almost everybody bu
the homeless and the policemen , causing the
streets to labor under a painfully desertec
appearance , and on every hand making the
happy ones hug their firesides with an air
of well-satisfied contentment most pleasant
tq _ ccntemplate. It was one of thoie Chrlst-
mases you lead about , but which you do no
frequently enjoy. Howling , Ice-laden winds
outside * made the interior ot London's most
modest habitations seem havens of most supreme
premo enjoyment. Every little Christmas
tree , however modest , seemed a shrineto
worship at after a glance at the black , de
serted and bitterly cold streets.
The difficulty between Great Britain and
the United States regarding Venezuela Is
still the leading topic of debate and though !
In political and newspaper circles , but Inter
est In the matter has diminished consider
ably , as from the standpoint of politics the
crisis Is regarded as being over , while at
tention centers In its financial aspect.
The reports cabled over that the com
mission which will Inquire Into the boundary
question Is expected to Include cx-Mlnlstcr
Edward J. Phelps , ex-Mlnlster Robert Lin
coln and Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller
have given much satisfaction. All the- gen
tlemen spoken of aa likely tome members o
the commission are referred to here as being
entitled to the greatest respect , and as fur
nishing the assurance that they will ( lea
with the matter In a spirit of the most per
fect Impartiality. The general feeling In con
nection with this feature of the question Is
expressed In the utterance of a London news
paper , which says : "We might as sean ex
pect to see Lord Russell of Klllowen or Mr.
James Bryce lend himself to Jingo Intrigue ,
as to sea men like Chief Justice Fuller , Mr.
Phelps or Mr. Lincoln sit on the- commis
sion with any Intention but that of getting
at the facts. "
NOT SO SURE OP PHELPS.
It cannot bo said , however , that any favor
I oxpscted to bo shown to Grfat Britain and
It la pointed out that Mr. Phelps Is In no
way an anglc-phlle. His attltudo en tht.
Bering sea affair la referred to and It is the
popular belief that he was opposed to re
ferring that quEstlon to arbitration.
The messag ? of the prince of Wales am ]
the duke of York to the people of the United
Statro through the New York Wcrld , which
asked for an expression of opinion on the
Venezuelan dlrputr , has caused a sensation
here , as the action of the prince was en
tirely unprecedented. But the tenor and
language of the message has met with noth
ing but approval. According to one account ,
before sending the message the prince of
Wales entered Into communication with the
queen and with the marquis of Salisbury.
Her majesty , who has followed every devel
opment of the Incident with eagr and
anxlouH interest. Is raid to have absented
readily. The marquis of Salisbury , It ap
pears , was Ies3 Inclined , but discovering that
the action commended Itself to the- royal
family , whoso dignity was most conesrncd ,
ho abandoned his scruples and approved not
only of th& prince's action , but the precise
term ! ) of the message.
WOULD HURT IRELAND.
Although the general opinion is expressed
In the special cable dispatch from the
United States that the tariff rcvlslcn bill ID
not llkoly to pass the senate , the measure
lia ? caused quite a flutter in commercial cir
cles. An Irish Industrial organ points out
that the proposed Increase In th ? duty on
wools will Inevitably check the growing trade
and that Irish Industries will suffer In con
sequence. Owing to the great measure of
Interest excited In Irish goods In the United
States by the- exhibits mad ? at the World'p
fair , largo orders have been placed with the
mills and hand loom weavers In remote dis
tricts of Donegal. All this divolopment of
Industry will he stifled if the tariff revision
bill la adopted.
The war scare has had the effect of arous
ing Interest In the American and Canadian
military forces and elaborate and more or
loss accurate companions bttwetn them have
been made. The Morning1 Pott prints a spe
cial article on naval questions in the United
States , during whjcli It points out the alleged
"disloyalty and often the dishonesty of olll-
clals responsible for the administration of th ;
dock yards and construction of the war
ships , " and declares that the naval depart
ment Is a "hotbed of Jobbery. "
< M'i.MX < ; OF JAl'A.VKSU I'AUI.IAMK.Vr
Kniperor CoiiKriitiiliitcH Illx People on
the I'ronri'NH Toiviiril Clvllzatlon ,
YOKOHAMA , Dsc. 28 , The Japanese
Parliament was opened today with the Im
perial speech. Ills majesty said he was re-
lolced at the end of the war with China ,
; hat order had been established In the Island
of Formosa , and that the relations between
Japan and for.'lgn powers \vere more Intimate'
than formerly.
Continuing , his majezty said that the Japanese
nese- empire bad already achieved striking
jrogress In civilization ; but be added that It
ud a long and arduous task before It , Meas
ures would be Introduced , he tald In conclu
sion , to IncreiEC the defens.'s of the country.
Huron Ilamiarriileln Uiuler Arrof ,
BERLIN , Dec. 28. A dispatch from Athens
says that Baron von Himmerstoln , the fugi
tive conservative leader and en-editor of the
( reuse Zeltung , waa arrested there yesterday
by a commlmry of police of thli city. He
i tali to have been staying there for some
tme under the name of Herbert , and bai
lien taken to Brlndlel , enroute to Germany , '
ritlSrAHKI ) KOIl AVAIl TOMOIIHOW.
Veiionoln Itriuly fur n Conflict with
12 n Kin ti < t MOTT
( OpyrlRht , ISM , by I'rtim 1'ubllshlng Oomrmny. )
CARACAS , Venezuela , Die. 23. ( New
York World Cablegram Spcla ( Telegram. )
Trouble seems Inevitable. The excitement
at the first outburst of enthusiasm ban given
place to a determination to fight. If neces
sary Venezuela could bj ready for battle
tomorrow.
Governor Andre of lha state of Wlrando
and Dr. Rafael Seljas , great International
lawyers , had a conference this morning" over
the utttiation with President Crespo. The
government will release the political pris
oners , It Is said , to show a union of all Mc-
tlons against England. Several arrests wera
made today , however , due , It la rumored ,
to the discovery of a conspiracy. Among
the persons arrested Is Mortln Perez , a
brother-in-law of ex-Minister- Finance-
Mates , once chief of a revolution agalni't
Crespo , and now In Paris.
The government received today an Im
portant cable dispatch from the Venezuelan
minister at Washington. A conference be
tween the president and his cabinet was
held Immediately. There U unusual activ
ity , but It Is Impossible to obtain anything
offlclal In regard to the contents of the dis
patch. U Is rumored that It contains grave
news regarding the relations between Eng
land and Venezuela.
A Parlu cable dispatch says , the Russian
officials would llko to see war b'etwecn the
United States and England , vbut that the
German emperor says there lll he no re
sort to arms. ; he wishes the matter arranged
amicably.
A prominent Engllshman'hero In dally com
munication with London says : * "The Guiana
question might have been settled with dig
nity and satisfactorily to bdllT countries li.id
not President Cleveland soht'Ta peremptory
message to congress. Now , England will not
accept the United States' conditions , though
war would be unfortunate ana the English
Interests In Venezuela are great. "
W. NEPHEW KING.
aOMliK THUISATKXS AXOTJU3H CITV.
SiunilnrilN Ii'ciir the Culm UK Arc Mov-
luur 011 ClrufiK-aoH.
HAVANA , Dec. 28. Late this afternoon It
was announced that the main body of the- In
surgents had passed through Amarlllas , on
the borders of Matnnzas and , Santa Clara.
They are said to have burned the railroad
stations at Conteras and La Oiinlllas. A later
report waa to the effect that the last of the
forces of the insurgents had , , succeeded In
effecting the counter march to the province
of Santa Clara , and that all the Cubans have
now retired from the provlnca of Matanzas.
A grand manifestation In tiopor of Captain
General do Campos , In which all classes tried
to show their sympathy wth | the Spanish
commander , took place today . .at the palace.
Ths leaders cf all the Spanlslr.natlonal parties
and representatives of all Alines of business
and Industry were present. Many patriotic
speeches were made. The. speakers were
unanimous In expressing one ; Idea , namely :
Cuba for Spain and with Spain. The en
thusiasm was very great and It , was estimated
that 40.QOO people gathered' . cheering for the
king and queen , the captalq general ajid
Cuba-Espanola.
The citizens of the- province of Matanzas
have been requested to take'ip arms and to
be prepared to meet the 'Cubans In case of
an emergency. . , Hundreds of families , home
less and pennljess , continue ) to arrive' ' at tha
city of Matanzas from varloux points along
the lines of march recently taken by the
Insurgents. These persons report the de
struction to property by reatpn of the burn
ing of the sugar cane plantations and forests
to be very great. It Is reported here that
General _ Gomez and General ; Maceo , at the
head of the Insurgents , are now moving
rapidly In the direction ot ClenfueRoe , In
(
th-3 southern part of the province of Santa
Clara , and It Is feared by .the Spanish officers
that the Cubans hope ) to capture the town of
Cicnfuegos , thus giving the Insurgents what
they are- said to most desire at the present
time a seaport city. , f
It Is reported that General Campos has
cabled to Spain to send him reinforcements
with all possible speed. It in also rumored
that a cable from the government at Madrid
announced that 35,000 more troops would be
sent during January , Including 20,000 under
the notorious Lieutenant General Wellcr ,
LAST HONOHS TO A.VASSOCIATE. .
MhlllHtH mill SoulullHl * TTurii Out to
Stcimlak'M Funeral.
( Copyright , 1S93 , by the Associated PieeB. )
LONDON , Dec. 28. Therfe was a big gath
ering today at Chlewlck of Il'uisLm and Polish
exiles , as well as of English'sympathizers ,
the occasion using the funeral of Scrgeius
Stcpnlak , the celebrated Russian nihilist ,
who was killed while crossing a railroad
track there on Monday lit't. The exiles and
others accompanied the body from Step-
nlak's house at Chlswlck , .to Waterloo rail
road station , where it was placed on board
a train for Woking , at which place It will
ba cremated. John Burns , the English labor
leader , marshaled the procession from the
house to the station. The procession Included
Mme , Stepnlak , Vsra Zassoulltch , Prlncj
Krapotklno , Volhofftky , Spc nee Watson , Kelr
Ilardlo and a delegation from the socialist
federation , headed by u _ brass hand , met
the body at the Waterlog railroad station.
Those who took part In the demonstration of
rrpect to the deceased / nihilist gathered
aiound a largj center lamp outside the rail
road station , and , surroujuUd by red and
hlack banners , a number ot representative
'
socialists made speeches , -j
Doom lu Aiiturctlcyjli'ijiloratlon.
( CopyrlKht , 1S93 , tiy the Afax-laled rres. )
LONDON , Dec. 28. There : Is n boom In
Antarctic exploring Just now > In this city a
syndicate has been formed to send a whale
nnd fishing expedition of two steamer' whalers
of about COO tons , while a tjnullor whaler
will accompany them and take a small sci
entific party under the guldapco of Borch-
grevlnk , tbo explorer. Penr/'ij Jate compan-
on , Astrup , Is also expected 19 be Included
n the party , which will belauded at Cape
Adare or Coulmwi Island. Froin one of
hose points Horchgrcvlnk'1 au'd a couple of
companions will proceed InlTrid ,
Magnetic , meteorological nnd .other obwrvn-
lens will be made. The cxppd tlon will leave
England In August next , . An almost similar
expedition is being fitted out at Lelth.
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CoiitrlliutfH KnnilN fur Cnliiiii HelielH.
Copyright , 1& > 3 , by Prcm ( I'ubllnlilng ' C'uinpany , )
COLON , Colombia , Dec. 28 , ( New Yirk
'
World Cablegram Specla'l Telegram. ) The
Western Courier btatcj that early next year
a branch of the new Hamburg bank will be
pensd In Valparaiso , with Joliann Schroeder ,
llrector ot the NorddeuUcho bank , r. man
ager.
The Isthmian press ccntluues to chow Its
ntercst In the Cuban /eyalutlon by daily
ommenU upon the ultuatlon In ( he hhuJ , It
egards the Insurgents' ocwidias greatly Im-
irovi-d , and predicts that lf Havana ! : taken
> y January 1 , the majority of the citizens
will declare In favor of .tha Insurgents. Dr ,
Agulro , Cuban delegate to Chill , reportu that
a handsome donation hag been made for the
benefit of the cauie.
WITH A LIGHT HEART
Campos Returns to His Work of Putting
Down the Cuban Rebellion ,
QUEEN REGENT SENDS ASSURING WORD
Renews Her Protestations of Faith in the
Governor-General's Ability.
PEOPLE OF HAVANA EXPRESS CONFIDENCE
Leaders of All Parties Unite in a Testimonial
menial to that Effect.
REBELS REPORTED TO BE RETREATING
Mni'co , Gomoi ! mill Itniiilerl' Snlil to
HIIVI- Taken the Hack Track
the SiianlNli Tro | iM
In Clone 1'iirnult.
tOcpyrlRht , 1603 , by 1'ross Publishing Company. )
HAVANA , Dec. 28. ( New York WorM
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) General Cam
pos was In good spirits today when ho started
back to the field. He will rush the large
army now assembled In southern Mutnnzas ,
as Spanish troops never were rushed beforo.
The queen regent , I understand , has ex
pressed anew by cabl her official nnd per
sonal confidence In General Campos.
There was a great gathering of rcpreBjnta-
tlves of the three political pajtles in Cuba
In the square Isabella Segunda. A procession
was formed which marched with bands of
music to the Palace of Arms , hi front of the
government house , and serenaded the general.
Afterward speeches were made assuring him
that the three parties ard as one in his sup
port. So far as outward appearances go the
demonstration was sincere and enthusiastic.
I : was an unique event in local politics ,
because hitherto the three parties have always
disagreed too radically to come together on
any public matter. The leaders had been
thoroughly frightened by th > possibility ol
General Campos' retirement when he rcturnci'
to Havana Christmas night. It was a toss
o ! a copper , I am creditably Informed , what
C3urc he shcu'd follow , what action lie shouh
take. Worn out , overwhelmed with chagrin
over the widespread destruction of property
attending Gomez's Mid , conscious of tlio
opposition of a powerful , but corrupt element
which he keeps as far as possible from
robbing th ? government , the veteran soldier
was In a state of mind that loJ him to ask
himself what course to pursue.
K13QRETS HIS POSITION.
General Campos Is a conscientious man ,
and has great regard for order and the
rights of property. As governor general he
felt himself responsible for the preservation
of the sugar cane , the cultivation of which
Is the main Industry of Cuba. He was well
aware that * no human being jcotijj. prevent
Its destruction , for that would , require almost
as many soldiers as stalks Ot canec but that
fact did not relieve hla sonse1 of duty to the
plantation owner ? . Under the circumstances ,
therefore , the demonstration was peculiarly
gratifying to General Campos. The people
who have no axes to grind , who have no
Interest in continuing the war , whose judg
ment Is not entirely warped because trade
Is disarranged , feel that a great weight has
been lifted from their shoulders by General
Campos yielding to the public demand.
I made It a point today to talk to many
Cubans , all ardent sympathizers with the re
bellion , and some being of the class known
on "aborantcs. " All agreed ttiat General
Campos personally Is worthy of thslr re
spect , and that It would be a calamity If he
should withdraw. Ono noted worker said :
"If the Spanish flag continues to wave over
the palaces , I hope Campos will sleep under
It. He Is an honorable , manly foe. "
HOME HULE THE HESULT.
I bcllevo that the question of reform , even
to the extent of real autonomy home- rule
will now become very prominent and I antici
pate a speedy result. The stiff-necked people
who are Interested In maintaining present
abuses In order to fatten themselves and then
return to Spain will bo compilled to yield.
La Discussion boldly points out that the
great obstacle In the way Is Senor Canovas ,
tbo prime minister of Spain. v
The Cubans will not accept any relief meas
ures without guarantees. When General
Campos ended the ten years' war he was
asked for guarantees. Knowing that ho could
not obtain them from his government , ho ex
claimed : "The guarantees are In your own
hands. If the reforms are not carried out
you know how to go out again. " .
This fact IB known to one of the most dis
tinguished of the foreigners resident In Ha
vana , who had It from General Campos' lips.
Ho Informix ! mo today that If the point Is
now reached where General Campos can act ,
ho will have no half way work , but will
have full power or do nothing. The knowl
edge of this enrages the great corrupt , greedy
gang.
gang.INSURGENTS
INSURGENTS MOVE EASTWARD.
Gomez and Maceo are moving cast along
the border of the great Shoo swamp In the
direction of Clcnfugos , following the road
very near the swamp. The raid Is at an
end , The troops are pressing the Insurgent
rear. Gomez Is heading , It Is thought , for
the Scguanea valley , Intending to try to crora
above Clenfugos , near Palmira.
Qulntln Handera was on the Toro sugar
estule below Llmonar yesterday. He Is mov
ing east also. General Prat IB In pursuit.
A column of troops has had an encounter
near Ramon In Santiago with an Insurgent
band under1 Jaime. There was small lessen
on either side.
General Godoy has dispersed a small rebel
band In the Sagua district ,
Generals Suarez , Yaldez and Navarro and
ot'ner generals are following Gomez.
WILLIAM SHAW I10WEN.
llonil Itiiinoi-M ut llvrlin.
BERLIN , Dec. 28. The IJoerBcn Courier
gays that negotiations are proceeding between
the United States government and tome of
the leading bankers of Ilerlln , with tha view
ot the latter taking over a new loan of
$200.000,000.
No AVn Ik n v < i > ' fur
ST. PAUL , Dec. 28. A Wlnlpeg dUpatch
to the I'loncer-I'rees nays : The conserva
tives are organizing to make , a strong tight
agalnut Premier Qreenway at the elections on
January 15 , They do not expect to defeat
him on his school policy , but are making an
attack on his general administration , and al
leging that all the registration lists have
bc > sn stuffed. In this city It was thought the
3reenwuy candidates would have a walkover ,
but ex-Mayor Taylor , It Is understood , will
conteit one of the seats , and as he Is per-
konally very popular he will make a strong
run , Candidates were nominated on both
sides by conventions held In several parts of
the province today ,
THEYfljfe BULLETIN.
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11. AVomiint HIT \Vuyn mill Her World.
IS. Killtorlul anil Comment ,
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14. Winter Spiirtt for Iljys ,
Ifi , Commercliil anil Khniiiclitl.
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tinllnltoil Stilton IN In Kiirni-Nt.
( Ooiiyiluht , U95 , by Associated Piers. )
LONDON , Dec. 2S. Tlio sullen weatSicr
Blest and dampness , which 1ms been a fca
ture of Christmas week , seems to have cas
a gloom over politics In general , although the
Venezuelan question , chlclly from Its flnancla
and commercial standpoint , lias bejn upper
most In the public mind. It takes son
time to convince the average Briton of any
thing , and there has been no exception Ii
the case of Impressing upon the minds o
those In aUitiiority hero that the United States
is thoroughly convinced of the Justness o
the Monroe doctrine as a whole , atthougl
there may ba differences of opinion as to
Its applicability to the boundary dispute be
tween Venezuela and Great llrltaln. In con
sequence the tone of the pres > s and the gen
eral public hero la now strikingly con
ciliatory , and everything possible Is being
done to avoid friction which might result
In further unpleasantness.
Although the attitude of people In authorltj
and these not In authority here Is peace
ful , the possibilities which the future may
bring forth are not by any means over
looked. This Is shown by the sires ? laid by
the St. James Gazette this afternoon upoi
the latest advices from British Guiana and
the commercial and military outlook In thai
colony. The St. James Gazette has from
the llrst , and up to the presjnt time , had
the good fortune to ba distinctly ahead In
announcing nil the developments on tills side
of the water from the Venezuelan question ,
and there Is , therefore , a s-hrewd suspicion
that It has beJn more or less directly o ,
Indirectly inspired by { he secretary ot Uatc
for the colonies , Mr. Joseph Chamberlain.
Consequently , more than ordinary Interest 1&
manifested In an artlcl : which It published
today , ' giving prominence tothe mall nrw
just received from British Guiana , In wlilcli
It is announced that at a meeting of Influential
residents of British Guiana recently hell at
Georgetown , capital of that colony , a provi-
Klonal board of directors was appolntd lor
a company which is to bo known as. the
British Chartered company , organized for
Hie purpose of developing ; he Intirbr of
British Guiana.
Tills board Includes among Its members Eomo
of the hading commercial men cf the colony
and some of them arc men who have hitherto
been Identified with the sugar Industry of
British Guiana. This marks a decided change
of thosa prominent In the planting Interests
of the colony and the Idea scorns to be to
start a chartered company In the colrny and
Invite homo capitalists to enter Into the
urdertaklng. Tils now development IH mainly
duo to the dispatch of Iho secretary of state
for the colonies , Mr. Joseph Chamberlain , In
September last , asking If the local capitalists
of British Guiana were prepared to take up
a large concession In the northwest portion
ot that colony and develop the mineral and
other resources of the territory. At that
same time the hint was clearly conveyed to
the people of British Guiana that If their
capitalists were not In a position to take up
%
the matter there were people in Great Britain
who were able and ready to do so. It now
remains to bo seen whether the government
will grant a charter to this company , In view
of the fact that It has as compHltors the
home syndicate which has already made pro
posals to the local government , which proposi
tions , however , have not been accepted.
The St. James Gazette adds that there Is
"no reason why Mr , Chamberlain should
delay his decision In the matter , and it (3 (
a fair Inference that his dispatch of Septem
ber was a countermove to the Venezuelan
concession made to Americans In February ,
and It may bo fraught with larger consequences
quences than appear at first eight. "
In another paragraph of this article the St.
James Gazette says : "Hitherto the Inspectors
of the British Guiana police have bogn uni
formed civilians , but they will now b !
strengthened by the addition of Captain John-
stone and Lieutenant Cobb of the Ilrltlah
army as sub-Inspector * . Their appointments
were announced today and are significant of
the rapid transition of the British Guiana
police Into a military force. Captain John-
stone , wo apprehend , will Instruct the negro
police In the working of Maxim guns. "
A sign of the Interest taken hero at present
In American military matters Is found In the
fact that the Army and Navy Gazette today
[ uiblUliod short biographical sketches of all
the American generals.
The little Ashantee "picnic" hag not been
entirely forgotten In the face of the graver
complications threatened In the west and
up to the present everything In connec
tion with the British expedition being sent
agalni't King I'remph appears to have gone
well and smoothly. The main body of the
expeditionary forca leaves Gold Coat * today
and the advance guard has already reached
the river "I'rah , " The malarial fevers , which
are more dreaded than the Ashantees , have-
not yet been felt to any extent. Only a
Few soldllers , chiefly West Indians , have
> een affected , and only one died from the
effects. King I'remph hat sent several tern-
porlzlug messages to the British authorities ,
jut no notice has been taken of them and It
s generally believed he ulll right \\lieri the
expedition enters the bueh.
1'arllanient will bo asked , when It real-
semblea , to vote a special pension of 1,000
| S,000) ) yearly to the duke of Cambridge ,
ate commandor-ln-chlef cf the forces , As
colonel of the Grenadier guardi , the duke
draws 111,000 , which U held to be an In
adequate sum In view ot Ma length of scrv-
ce ,
Demanded Indemnity from Turkey.
LONDON , Vic. 28. A dlipatch from Con
stantinople iay that the tjnlted States hat
demanded from the porto the payment of a
urge Indemnity for I be * lots sustained by
American tnlirtonarlci in Asia Minor ,
GERMANY KEEPS OUT
Hns Troubles Enough of Its Own Without
Fathering England's.
FOREIGN OFFICE SOUNDED BV SALISBURY
Combined Diplomatic Action Against the
Mouroo Doctrine Hinted At.
ROYALTY HAS A BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS
Little Princes Each Presented with a
Miuiaturo Military Riflj.
RAKING UP THE VON KOLZE SCANDAL
Kinporor Kvlili'titly I.ONIIK | ; 1'nltli li
tillCorillllll IIOIimtMIJNf HoiUMVC.ll
in : orN tu A111 < nil lu > American
Kxlrnilltloii Treaty.
( CnpyrlRht , 1S53 , by the AfsoclntyJ Trf.'S. )
BERLIN , Dec. 28. German feeling In the
Venezuelan dllflculty items to be veering1
round , although the government studiously
refrains from an expression ot opinion. From
an ofllclal of the for Ign olllce , however , It
has been learned that several diplomatic at
tempts have been made by Great Britain
during the past week to get Germany to join
In a movement looking to combined Kurn-
p'nn diplomatic action opposed to the latest
nM'llcntlon of the Monroe doctrine. Tlicso
efforts have thus far met with noncommittal
answers , nnd until things assume a muck
more serious arpcct Germany will keep ofll-
clally aloof from the whole question. Popular
feeling Is c'rtalnly more favorable to the.
United States as the cause of the whole
trouble Is coming to bo understood.
The Christmas meditations of the Ginuim
press are , \\ilh few exceptions , rather m'lan-
cl'oly , dwelling upon the unsatisfactory Hate ,
of German domestic and foreign politics ami
the economic situation. By the Imperial
court , Christmas was cclihratcd quietly. The
distribution of gifts took plac In the new
palace at Potsdam , whcro each of the Im
perial princes had a tree to himself , and
their parents had a grand tree to themselves *
Among the gifts received by th > empress waa
a miniature tree of malachite , from the czar.
The throe elder of the princes were most
pleased with presmts of miniature rlllcs oC
the type of 1SS8 , made especially for thorn
at the Spandau factory , with which arms they-
will learn their military dilll. Presents were
also exchanged betue n the emperor and hla.
allies , the sovereigns of Italy and Austria ; ,
and the German army , thiough the command-
In. ; captain , and a delegation of his own com
pany of , the Guirds presented his majesty
with a package of Christmas cakes.
LOOKING OVEIl NAVAL PLANS.
A few 'days ago the emperor received Dr. .
Wlegand of the North pcrijjan Lloyd's steam
ship company and Admiral Sauden-Blbran. .
chief of tiio marine/cabinet , to examine they
letalled report bf Iho plans for the no\y
North Qfcrmaii Lloyd steamers now building :
nt Stettin , which , with the steamers of the
same company at present undergoing recon
struction , will be built on lines and plans ,
designed to make them teivlceable In war
time as auxiliary cruisers. The emperor-
showed himself to bo thoroughly Infoi'mcd on.
all points of naval architecture.
An alleged expression 01 ins majesty s uur-
ng his visit to Breslau Is now going the *
rounds of the press. Speaking ot the regl-
ucntals , ho Is quoted as having said : "Tlio
cowardly German bourgeoisie cannot be relied
upon In warfare against hoclallsm. "
Dr. Fritz Frlc < linann , one of the best Itnown
awycrs of this city , who , aa cabled to the
Y&soclatcd press on December 2.'t , Is mlsslnir
fiom Berlin with a scandal attached to hla
absence , Is understood to bo In London , ,
vhcru he Is writing an authentic story of tha
Count von Kolro case for publication. Dr.
Frlcdmann was Von Kolzu's counsel when the *
alter , about eighteen months ago , was in
vcstlgatlon , charged with being the author-
ot the series of anonymous letters sent during :
that period to the members of the highest
aristocracy In Germany. The affair canned
qulto a Efinsatlo-n at the time , as Von Kolzo-
w.ta one of the masters of ceremonies of tho.
Impellal court and nothing Recmcd too bail
for the anonymous wrltw to Intimate. la
fact , the anonymous missives are said to have
caused the most seriout family troubles , Voii
Kolzo was afterward re-leased from custody ;
and has apparently ben cleared of the >
charges brought against him.
DISTINGUISHED PERSONS COMPROMISE !
Dr. Krlodmann went to Paris as Von
IColzo's legal representative In order to ob
tain statements from the much-talke-d-ofr
woman who1 professed to have a thorough
knowledge of the wliol * affair. Dr. Krlcil-
mnnn'H book , It Is understood , Is to bo full
of HMisatlons reflecting upon distinguished
persons moving In the highest elides of Il r *
lln. Gambling debts are stated to have ln <
( lucnccd Dr. Frlcilmann'o dcp.iiturc.
Diplomatic negotiations have- ben resumcil
bstwccn the American embassy and the Ger
man foreign olllco , with a. view of sottllng
ono way or the other , the propowd changea
In the extradition treaty , The United Statt *
claims that extraditable crimes should ba
more precisely defined.
The presence here of Mr. Poultncy Blgc-
low as the representative of the America *
Insurance companies , touetlicr with the en
ei-BCtlo representations of tin. United Statra ,
ombarsy during the past fortnight , and thci
fall of Baron Von Knollcr , the Prussian mln
Inter for the Interior , who was the prlm
mover In the unceremonious exclusion o {
the American insurance companies from *
doing biiElness In this country , are lookeii
upon hero as hopeful lgns that the matter )
will be Anally and amicably adjusted , though ]
this will probably take monthsto ucconir
pllnh. ,
Mrs. H. G , Squires , wlfo ot the saconit
secrelnry ot the United States emba * yj
gave u largo Chrlstmaa party In the G H
man fnnhlon on Wednesday last , The Unlte-I
States ambatuador , Mr. Theodore' Kimyon.
Prince Chlka nnd Baron Lcets noie uinonu
the a present at Mn. tiiiulrek' Chrlitmal
party.
The pope has ronveyeJ to Hmpcror AVJllai |
liU warm acknowledgment of IIH | inajo ty'
rtadlnecM to graut the ptnnliklcn uectesarji
for the Interment of the remains of th *
Cardinal Paul Mlcheri lu Cologne citbo *
dral.
It l sUteM now that J'rluce Henry ot
Prussia will represent Umperor William ul
the approaching coronation of the r/.ar atj
Mcecow.
,
> llyNi > ui'l Tuiiolivr * ' Anuulntluu ,
MISXICO , Mo. , teo. ) H.-Thfc Northtati
( UKouri Teacher * ' aifovUtlou adjourned to
duy. Tha snoclatlon paMed a rwolutlonl
ndemnlnr tu * proposed ) oniltutlonal
ii'iidiiu'iit making Ilic leyn ) age for ud
mlp.ilon to public r. hocl 5 initud ot t y rf