O THE OMAHA PATLV ME ; SUNDAY , MAHCTI 1.
COY BRITISH DIPLOMATISTS
England Turns a Deaf ar to tlie Wooing of
Continental Powers.
NOT A PARTY TO ANV COM3INVTIONS
Mrnihcrn of the Ilrlfhunil
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LONDON , Feb. 29. The first lord of the
admiralty , Mr. George J. Goschen , as cabled
to the Associated press at the time , made
an Interesting speech at Lewes on Wednes
day night lact , during the course of which
he said ! "Without betraying secrets 1 may
German statesman -
say that a very distinguished
has been convinced
man , not Prince Bismarck ,
vinced for years that England could not bo
moved to war by anything short of an at
tack on her central Interests In this country.
dangerous fallacy , which
That was a very
has now probably been dlslolged. " Mr. Gos-
chen also remarked : "Tho new gjstcm of
log rolling and bartering for alliances has
displaced the old system of a balance of
power between European nations. England
Is not clever at this game and has held
aloof , although her alliance Is courted by
several groups of powers. "
Those utterances have aroused a great
deal of friction In Austria and Italy. Their
newspapers assume that ho alluded to the
Drclbund when reference was made to
"groups of powers" courting Great Britain ,
and It Is strenuously denied at Vienna that
Great Britain has ever been solicited to Join
the Drclbund.
The Cuban resolution of the United States
senate has had a mixed reception. There
has been considerable feeling In favor of
Cuban home rule , although many distin
guished personages and Influential organs
are afraid to advocate It for fear of reawak
ening the apparently slumbering agitation of
Ireland. The Echo , however , comes out flatfooted -
footed on the subject and says ! "The reso
lution will bo warmly approved by civilized
mankind. There Is not a shadow of doubt
that President Cleveland will promptly act
In accordance. For more than a year Cuba
has been a hell on earth , and the Spaniards
and Turks are on. a par so for as atrocities
are concerned. "
MUST HAVE MORE SHIPS.
The forthcoming proposals of the govern
ment for strengthening the navy cause the
greatest Interest on all sides. Mr. Goschen
will present the navy statement on Monday
and the debate on It will take p'acj on Thurs
day. The consensus of opinion on the sub
ject Is that there Is an universal determina
tion to meet the necessary expenditure of
the moment and protect the country from
the perils of any possible combination of
powers.
The new commander-ln-chlef , . General
Wolsley In the. address which he made on
Thursday In this city advocating Increasing
the navy as Great Britain's first line of de
fense , expressed the opinion that In the
event ot war It would be Impossible to sever
the food supply of Great Britain. His chief
argument was that all the fleets In the world
would not prevent our American cousins , who
are always looking out for money nnd who
have an eye to the main chance , from run-
nlng Into our harbors with cargoes of wheat
and flour.
The British and French negotiations at
Paris on the Niger question have been tem
porarily suspended. The French representa
tives accuse the British of trying to ac
quire control of territory within the French
sphere , and there the matter ends for the
present.
The newspapers of Madrid nro getting very
wrathy at the action of the United States
senate and the evening newspapers of that
city express themselves In even more violent
lent language than their morning contempo
raries. 1 They say that , apart from the' reso
Iiitton. the language used during the debate
In the senate has made a painful Impres
sion. U Is averred''that the allegations of
* the senators are wholly false and that the
Insurgents have no organization , are not mas
ters ot a single town and as for their con
duct , It Is asserted that they have massa
cred the helpless and burned , destroyed and
pillaged plantations and railways. On the
other hand , It Is maintained that the Span-
lards have respected all prisoners and to
call them barbarians Is regarded as an un
provoked and unjustifiable insult.
There has been a good deal of notice at
tracted to the remarkably well directed man
ner In which the Ashantee expedition was
organized and carried out. From the first
there was not the slightest hitch of any de
scription , even In the commissariat.
He welcomes thei statement that the whole
expedition only cost 120,000 ( JCOO.OOO ) . It
will , therefore , bo seen that the British have
made a pretty good bargain In Ashantee. They
have not only acquired n "protectorate. " over
' pra-t'ca'Jy the annexation
AEhnte ? , wh'ch mwns
tion of that territory , but the unfortunate
king , Prempeh , has been fined 50,000 ounces
ot gold In addition , so that the little Ashantee
"picnic" may be looked upon as being quite
a successful affair , and particularly when Its
small cost Is considered.
It Is probable that today's debates In the
House of Commons were among the quietest
on record. Everybody felt sleepy , looked
sleepy and acted In a sleepy manner. As the
slow discussion of the new proce-dure rules
proceeded the house gradually thinned out
uutll It printed quite a forlorn appearance ,
and everybody was glad when the dreary
sitting was over.
Politics during the week have been very
quiet , and there has been more attontlon di
rected toward Washington than toward any
other capital , unless It Is Constantinople to
day , wtiero a fresh and apparently very dan
gerous utatci of affairs suddenly blossomed
out. Thus , strange to say , the possibility of
fresh complications at Constantinople comes
as a relief to the greatly strained minds of
the political leaders bore , for It distracts at
tention In a certain dcnreo from the clpuds
hovering over tbo British empire.
NEW COMBINATION-AGAINST ENGLAND
If reports from Berlin are to bo believed ,
Emperor William of Germany Is actively
engaged In trying to form a now Drolbund ,
consisting of Russia , France and Germany ,
and It Is Intimated that ha would not bo
opposed to a proposition to unite the fleets
of the three countries In an attack upon
Great Britain , which. If successful , her ene
mies hope , should lead to the dis
memberment of the empire , Of course the
plan Is by no means a now ono and' ' has
frequently been previously considered by
much more experienced men than tbo Ger
man emperor. The fact ronmlni , however ,
that the recent warlike utterances against
Great Britain have had a healthy effect upon
her statesmen and others , for they have
opened their eyes to the fact that the Brit
ish fleet , powerful as It Is , Is not as power
ful as It should tie In order to meet such a
combination as the ono Emperor William
la credited with trying to engineer , and
there Is no doubt that considerable strength
ening of the fleet and reorganizing of the
army will be carried out hereIn the prompt
est and moit effective manner possible , The
country now sees clearly that there Is a
possibility that , seine day or other , there
may'bo an all-powerful combination against
Great Britain , which may necessitate the
greatest etrugglo In the history ot those
inlands ; and the people , It seems , are ready
to go down. Into their pockets In order to
prqvldo funds- necessary to arm the nation
in meet such an emergency ,
The Sportsman's club's efforts to Induce
the London Athletic club to reconsider Its
determination not to engage In International
sporU for the present are not meeting with
much success. The Dunraven Incident Is too
fresh In the minds of most people here , al
though sportsmen generally condemn him
out and out , to permit of any probability of
any International contents just now. Then ,
again , pqlltlcal matters have also stirred
people to a degree which renders It ad
visable to- allow the hotheads to cool off he-
fore there are any further trials of utrength
In friendly rivalry. But It Is predicted out
of all this trouble a bettor feeling will arloc
and good fellowship and healthy ambition
will once moro perch over the athletic
arena.
SUGGESTS A NEW OFFICE.
Alfred A. Austin , the poet laureate , Is
itlll meeting much ridicule- , especially re-
girding hU effusion In regard to Jameson's
raid. So much 10 that the nutter finally
reached the House of Common ? yebterday ,
where Mr , J , Parker Smith , liberal-unionist
member for ths Patrick division of Lanark
shire , asked the sovomment for Information
regarding Iho louroiltshlp. Ho mtggeited
that Mr , Austin' * patriotic ballads should be
submitted to the- censorship of the lonl
chamberlain or , he added , "some other min
uter. "
The first lord of the treasury , Mr. A. J.
Balfnur , In replying for the government ,
said ho did not think any dfpattment of
the government was especially qualified for
poetical censorship.
The Unlleil Stales amba Mdor. Mr , Thomas
F. Bayard , was one of the speakers at the
met ting of tlta Seaman's Hospital society ,
which was held nt the Mansion house yes
terday. Replying to the chairman , Sir Don
ald Currle , founder of the Castle line and
an Intimate frleiH of Mr. Gladstone , who
remarked that the queen , the czar and Em-
P'ror William were suppottcrs of the so
ciety ami that It now had the good will of
the- president of the United States , as ex
pressed by tli. projenco cf Mr. Bayard , the
latter , dwelling uprn the seaman's sense of
brotherhood , said : "At sea there are no
such things as troublesome boundary dis
putes , contested sphcrea of action or of In
fluence , buffer stales of othrr conditions of
diplomacy. Scarcely a day has passed wlth-
dut A tokct , of gratitude at.d gcod will belrg
sent by Americans to English seamen tor
heroism for rescues upon the high seas.
When I was attending to my duties In Wash
ington I remember how 'there was a constant
current of thanks and gratitude from Great
Britain to sailors of the United States. Such
acts are healing differences and strengthen
ing the- friendship between the sailors , and
may be the means of binding friendship ami
good feeling In the homes on both sides of the
Atlantic. "
lit. Hon. JaniM Lewther , member cf the
House of Commons , Isle of Thanct , addressIng -
Ing a meeting of fanner ? at Bedford today ,
contended that a policy of protection alone
afforded ths only chance for the permanent
relief of the country. He said that every
Industry , every calling , was threatened by
the unrestricted Imports now being made
Into Great Britain. In conclusion , he pointed
to France , nnd cltfd that country as an ex-
nmplo of the benefits agriculturists had de
rived from the adoption of a protective
tariff.
Tolstoi his replied to the English press
criticisms of hi * "Christianity and Patriot-
Ism. " He says that not only Is patriotism
a bad disposition , but he claims It Is unrea
sonable In principal to love In preference
one's own nation above all others. He con
tends that patriotism Is counter to the first
principles of Christ's teachings and that
Chtfstlanlty makes patriotism superfluous
and a hindrance , like a lamp In daylight.
A sensational breach of promise ease Is
promised. It Is said that a unionist mem
ber of Parliament , whose name Is withheld ,
will shortly be sued for $50,000 and an Im
portant array of counsel his been engaged
by the plaintiff.
BIG PHICE FOR A BOOK.
A Caxton copy of Chaucer's "Canterbury
Tales , " printed In 147S , was sold at auction
during the week for 1,020 ( ? 5,100) ) , although
some of the leaves were missing.
The queen Invested Sir John Mlllala with
the presidency of the Uoynl academy on
Thursday lapt at Windsor castle and handed
him the medal and chain of office.
The bill of the president of the Board of
Agriculture , Mr. Walter Long , to make per
manent the exclusion of store cattle , has al
ready been confronted with half a dozen
blccklng notices growing out of Iho movement -
ment In the country against the measure.
Mr. Herbert Gardner , formerly president of
the Board of Agriculture , has written a ; let
ter to the Times , In which he condemns the
the Irrevocable exclusion of store cattle when
there Is no danger In their admission. Ho
questions the benefits which the British
farmer would derive from such exclusion.
The Dally Chronicle describes the bill as
"protection by side wind. "
Colonel Lake of the Canadian staff has met
a very favorable reception here and Lonl
Wolsley has settled that Canada Is to have
magazine rifles with which to rearm the
Canadian militia. But , although these rifles
are to be manufactured in England , the
Dominion government will have to pay for
them.
The Canadian minister of agriculture Is
now In this city In search of health.
\VAInS OIM3XS THIS I.OXDON SKAbO.V.
Hlx Ijfvoe ProiiilNcx to lie n
Six-Ill ! CriiHli.
( Copyright , 1S36 , by .the . Assoclnted Press. )
LONDON , Feb. 29. The weather during
the past week has been warm and frosty by
turns and Is now warm again. There have
been a number of ministerial dinners , but
the reception which will herald the opening
of the season will be the prlnco of Wales'
levee next week. It will bo the occasion for
an enormous gathering of royalty and aris
tocracy and the duke of York , the duke of
Connaught , Prince Christian and the Prince
of Teck will be among those present. The
United States ambassador , Thomas F. Bay
ard , will present Mr. Edwin Fox and Mr.
lUchlo of California.
The malmrajah of Nepaul promises to lie
the lion of the sjason If he comes to England
as arranged , for ho will bring with him n
princely suite of natives.
It Is now definitely announced that the
prlrco of Wales , out of respect for the
memory of the late Prince Henry of Batten-
berg , will not race his cutter Britannia In
the Riviera regattas. He will merely take
a pleasure- cruise In the Mediterranean. In
cidentally It may be added that the Hlvlora
Is ICES favored by Britishers this year. They
complain of the anti-British feeling and are
gravitating to Cairo as a rule.
The marriage of Miss Lilly Hall Calno , a
sister of fhe novelist , will occur on Thurs
day , March G , at St. George's , Hanover
square. The prospective groom ia Mr.
George D. Day , a well known figure In Lon
don literary circles , who has nctedi for many
years as secretary to Mr. Henry Arthur
Jones , and la himself the author of ono or
two plays.
It Is now definitely settled that the queen
will leave Windsor for France on March
9. She will arrive at the Hotel Clmloz , near
Nice , three days' later , and there be Joined
by Princess Beatrice and her children. A
new road hart been constructed to the Hotel
Clmlez , which will give more privacy to the
royal family. It also affords an approach
to the building much superior to the old
one , as It extends through the handsome and
well-kept grounds of Utio Villa Colcman.
The municipality , also , with a view to her
majesty's comfort. Is widening the road
north of the hotel , leading to the Villa
Llzcrb , which la owned by the Compto de
Paris.
The prince of Wales , the duke and duchess
of York , Huron Rothschild , Baron Wantage ,
the cari of Ellesmere , the earl of Faver-
sham and other titled exhibitors , as well
as the lord mayor of London , Sir Walter
Wllkln , attended the Shire horse show at
the Agricultural hall during the week. There
was a fine exhibit of well bred animals.
Lcrd Helper's 4-year-old , Koko , by Harold ,
won the champion stallion prize. t
MA1CK.3 A I.IO.V OF lilt. JAMKSOV.
London PI-OHM Ii-vofc I'IIIK-N to I'v-
ploltiiiir tlit > Trnnmmtl Itiililt-r.
( Coi | > right , 1ESC , by the Associated I'rCM. )
LONDON , Feb. 29 , The arrival In Eng-
land1 of Dr. Jameson Is tbo sonsa.
tlon of the week. Pngcs In the
newspapers are devoted dally to the subject
of the Invasion o'f tbo Rand , the secret ar
rangements supposed to have been made to
accomplish It and the approaching tilal of
the leader of the raiders and his associate ! ) .
The charge of "warring against a friendly'
power" brought against Dr. Jameson when
ho wag arraigned In the Bow street police
couit on Monday last , Is based on the foreign
enlistment act of 1S70 , which was paesed to
provide for tbo Fenian raids Into Canada
from the United States. A precedent Is
found In General Sandoval und Sir W. L.
Call's naval expedition ngalnst Venezuela
In 1887. Their vcru'el , the Juallta , was fitted
out at Antwerp and called and battled with
a Venezuelan vessel. General Sandoval WHS
sentenced to a month's confinement as a
Hut-class prisoner and to pay a fine of 1600 ,
Dr. Jameson will be defended by Sir Ed
ward Clarke , Q. C. . Sir F. Lockwood , Q.
0. , Mr , Edward M. Carson , Q. C. , Mr. C. F ,
GUI and Sir Richard Webster , Q. C. Mr , 11 ,
U. Flnlay. Q. C.Sir Chariot Matthew , Q.
C. , and others will prosecute the raider.
It Is understood Dr. Jameson's defence will
be that ho wag called upon by the reform
committee to assist In maintaining order at
Johannesburg , that the committee was actIng -
Ing under the Transvaal ting , the Boer offl-
clals ha > lng withdrawn , and that , moreover ,
the men accompanying him did not flro until
they were attacked.
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TRIO OF MARINE ACCIDENTS
Big Liner Hew York-Fast Aground Near
Fort Hamilton ,
STEAMER AILSA SUNK INA COLLISION
W. ( "Ijilc HdU'licil to'Prevent
loHlm NO I'llNKl'IIKl'l-d IiONt
or Injiiffil DeiiMt ; KOK tlie
Canstof the Arclilt'iitN.
NEW YORK , Feb. 29. This has boon n
a day of disasters about New York harbor.
For nearly f rty-elght hours a dcnsa fog
has hung over the Greater New York district
and made navigation almost Impossible. Four
steamships , It Is reported , have come to
grief , owing to the mists 'that have spread
over the waters hereabouts , but fortunately
none ot the accidents have been attended by
loss of lite. The steamship Allsa , bound
f'r the West Indies , was sunk In a collision
In the Narrows this aflerncdn. A tew min
utes after being struck , It went lo the bottom
tom and the passengers had an almost
miraculous escape. The American line
ntccmshlp New York Is aground In the lower
bay , and though Its passengers were landed
tonight , the vessel may remain on the shoal
where It now Is Imprisoned for several days.
At dusk tonight the Old Dominion line steam
ship Guyandotte , while passing In through
the Narrows , struck the steamship Georgs W.
Clyde. The collision tore a hole ot such
dimensions In the Clyde that It had to bo
beached to prevent sinking. The latest report
from the- fleet that Is groping about In the
bay Is that the steamship Advance Is aground
In the upper bay.
NEW YORK GOES AGROUND.
Early this morning , during a thick fog , the
fast ocean racer , New York , ran aground
on the tall of the west bank , a mile to the
south of Swinburne Island , about a thousand
yards west of the ship channel.
The Associated press sent a representative
on a special tug , with Instructions to locate
the New York , a taok which was no easy one ,
considering Uliat one cculd scarcely see two
boat lengths ahead through the rain and thick
fog. Shortly after 11 o'clock the lines of the
big steamer loomed up dead ahead , and It
was easily seen that the American liner was
hard and fast In the sand and mud. H lay
perfectly helpless , headed northeast. It drew
seventeen feet aft , nnd fifteen feet forward ,
leaving a space of nearly eight feet bslow
the waterllne visible. One of Cue bladce of
the propeller on the port .side was half ex
posed above water , and from the draught It
would seem that the ship Is Imbedded about
live feet in the muddy and sandy bank.
The quickstep bell buoy bsaro easit northeast
of the stranded steamer , and It lsv just pos
sible that the pilot may have mistaken this
bell for the one > whlcSi Is placed at the Junc
tion of the swaoh and ship channels.
When the tug drew up alongside the ves
sel the passengers.crowded , to the rails and
said they felt no uneasiness , and that there
was no excitement on board. None of the
ofllcera , nor the captain of the ship ctild be
Induced to make any statement In reference
to the accident. The name of the pilot , whs
had charge of the vessel , when It grounded ,
was also kept a secret.
One of the passengers , Mr. Robert Wood-
house of Grahamslown , South Africa , said
that ho was on deck at 3:30 : this morning
when the pilot was taken aboard. About an
hour later the ship came to a sudden stop ,
-\hllo he svis In his berth. When he went
on deck again he was Informed that It was
aground. It was raining heavily at the time
and the ship was enveloped In athick , fog ,
which was so dense that objects on deck
could not have been scan more than twenty
feet away.
away.WRECKERS
WRECKERS GET TO WORK.
The Mcrrltt Wrecking company's boat ,
D. S. Arnott , was the first to Breach tbo
steamer this forenoon , and Captain Gtant ,
In command ot the New York- , Immediately
dispatched one of his officers > on the Arnott
to Quarantine , to make arrangements for the
transfer ot the passengers and malls to this
city. A number of boats wore hurriedly dis
patched to the New York. The work of
transferring the baggage and malls was be
gun at 4 o'clock by about sixty men , who
had been sent dswn from this city by the
company. As soon as the malls and baggage
of the cabin passengers bad been lowered over
the side the first and second-class passen
gers were transferred to the George S. Starr.
The ma'n ' gangway was lowered for th'elr
convenience and they left the ship quietly ,
without the slightest exhibition of haste or
anxiety. The Starr proceeded to Quaran
tine , where Dr. Doty was in readiness , and
then came on to this city , reaching the
company's dock at 7 o'clock. Just about
twelve hours later than If'the aclcdent had
not occurred. The steamer John E. Moore
arrived at the same hour with the baggage.
After the steamer bad loft the New York ,
the wrecking company's derrick was placed
alongside for the purpose of lightering the
vessel and at the same tlmo four o ! the
company's tugs had lines to the New York's
larboard and starboard bow. The wind
changed at 5:30 : from south to northeast and
there was a heavy swell on at that time.
The wrecking tugs are all lit readiness to
attempt to haul the steamer off at flood tide
tonight. Captain Hank Williams of the J. D.
Jones said this afternoon that ho was doubt
ful If the ship could be got off without hav
ing Its cargo removed entirely. If the at
tempt tonight Is unsuccessful , It ls > under
stood the work ot lightering will be pushed
as fast as possible , In order to try and have
the New York off In time to sail on Its re
turn for Southampton on the regular sailing
day , next Wednesday.
This Is not the first time this steamer ha
been nnround | n the loner bay. 03 it was
stuck In the mud off Homer shoals about fix
years ago and remained there six days. At
that tlmo It was owned by the Inman line
and was known as the City of New York.
When darkness set In tonight the vessel
was lying on an even keel and stood per
fectly upright , without the slightest list.
RUN DOWN BY A FRENCH LINER.
The Atlas line steamer Ailsa was run down
at 2:30 : o'clock today by a French line
steamer , supposed to bo La Bourgogne ,
while anchored In the channel off Fort Hamil
ton. The steamer which struck the Allsa
pulled away from the vessel and disappeared
In the mist. The Allna carried a crew of
forty men and there were fourteen pas
sengers on board , three of whom were
women. All escaped without Injury , owing
to the prompt arrival of a large tug belong
ing to the Merrltt Wrecking company. The
Allsa left the pier In this city at noon ,
bound for Kingston , Jamaica. It was heavily
laden with freight. A denoo fog prevailed In
the bay and Captain J , W. Morris , 09 a precaution -
caution against disaster , decided < o anchor
his vessel until the fog lifted. Ho came tea
a standstill about half a mile off the Fort
Hamilton shore. A pilot was on board and
both the wblstlo and the fogbcll of the ves
sel were kept going at short Intervals as a
warning. The passangera had just finished
their dinner when the crash came.There
was absolutely no warning. The big black
hull of the French liner suddenly loome'd out
of the mist ami struck the anchored ship
about forty feet from the bow on the port
sldo.
sldo.Tho
The greatest confusion prevailed among
the passengers and .crew. Captain Morris
.decided he would try to beach hla vessel ,
which commenced to fill rapidly. "While ho
was preparing to do no the rescuing.lug came
In answer to the Allea'f , whistles of distress
and look off the passengers and -cr w , who
had taken refuge In the Ht'ginK , It wan at
first reported that one of thu crow had been
killed by the- collision , but this was found
to be untrue.
Ten minutes nftur Iho last person bad loft
the Injured vessel and twenty minutes after
the collision the , \sa ! ( sank , Only nor moko
gtack and spars are now visible. Some of
the passengers were lauded at Fort Hamil
ton und returned in this city by way of
Brooklyn , while the umulndcr came to New-
York on the tug and were landed at th&
barge ofllco.
Captain Morris und the officers of the
Allsa were uncommunicative when se n at
the ofllce ot the company , George Murray ,
the steamer's cook , wan the only member of
the crew who teemed able to give a con
nected Htory fit thf disaster. He was on
deck when the collision occurred. He nay :
"It waa raining cats and dogs and not a
patscnger wan on deck ; no ono but the cap
tain und the man on wat.ch wera there aud
the fog Una dense. Suddenly the Allsa got
a thundering Jounce on the port how ha
sent all thtn ; .y\lvfrlnK nnd dancing below
There was hUrlng \ then to get on .lech
Rvery man tried to pot up the compinlonway
nt tha same > time. A big steamship was
looming up over the side. But wo hnd no
tlmo to wnsU lf was plain to see the Allsa
could not last long.
The watrrt Somrcd In thn gap made by the
French ship as It docs through a canalway
when the * gates arc open , The Allsa quleld )
listed over ml nil. this time the crew nin
the passenger * were. preparing to leave the
ship and go aboard the numerous tugs tha
were- puffing and blowing In the imrro'vs
Thank hoavttHl7 were taken off safely. "
FREN07IMt > ' NHVKR STOPPED.
A. L. 55. CWalKty n patsonger who was en
route to JaMait ! ' , wtion seen at the Astor
houw , said : "When off Quarantine we rat
Into a dciito f-g , nnd came to anchor off
Fort Hamilton , We rang bills and gave
warning ! at Intervals. Suddenly th re was
.1 terrific crash and the ship trembled. We
hsd bcxm run liito by one of the Frsnch liners
We found that sl < to ten feet of our baw
had been cul off below the waterllne. Oi
account of the airtight compartments , we did
not sink at one ? . A lug , the Harold , lying
oil Fcrt Hamilton , started to come to our
rwcue. Toll minuter after the collision the
Allsa begin to founder. We all took to the
rigging. The women acted admirably. ILicrc
way no screaming , but they were nearly
frightened to dwth. Six of the crew took
the lifeboat nnd went ashore at Fort Hjin-
llton.
One woman and one Eontltman Jump-d o\tr-
board and were rescued. Tht > tug Harold
played about us , twenty-five yards distant
not daring to come nearer for fear of the
ruction. In thrw minutes more the Allss
wa < i under water. Then t'.ie Harold came
alongside , and all , with the exception of three
were taken safely aboard and landed nt tin
battery. The remaning thrca wore roscuec
by another lug. The captain and officers of
the Alla were as kind as possible to all on
board. After running Into us , the French
liner backed off and disappeared In the fog
She soundc-J no warning and we knew nothing
of her presence until 'she struck ua"
The Allsa was an Iron vessel of 2,200 tons
and was the cracks steamer of the line.
The Press says the steamship La Bour-
gonno was so badly hurt In the collision that
It had to lay off Fort Wadsworth , and late
last night It waa reported as getting ready
to return to this city for repairs.
The Bourgogne will return to her dock
weather permitting , this ( Sunday ) morning
This word was received by thbso In charge
" ' the French line deck last night. U was
snld there that It was not known why the
vessel returned , but doubtless Captain Pulo-
rot thought It best to return because of the
collision. Hwas also stated that the Bour
gogne was not damaged In the slightest.
THIRD ONE RUN DOWN.
BROOKLYN , Feb. 29. Hardly bad the
steamer Allsa disappeared from vlow In the
waters of the Narrows when two other
steamers come In collision hardly three-quar
ters of a mile from the scene cf the first
accident. The George W. Clyde ot the Clyde
steamship line was run Into by the Quynn-
dotto of the , Old Dominion line fleet , and
had to be run ashore In order to prevent II
from sinking. The ship was beached on the
Fort Hamilton shore. In the Narorws. The
accident occurred abut 5 o'clock. A thick
fog prevailed at the time. The Guyandotte
toro a hole fifteen wide In the Clyde's side.
Thrce tugboats .happened to bo in the vicin
ity nnd all of , them at once made to the
scene. They tled , fast to the disabled vessel
and backed It into shore. They were helped
by the steamer's engines , and the speed of the
vessel was so great as It approached tha
Khoro that It was , Jammed in for quite a dis
tance. It Is , now. resting on a sandy bottom
In less than fifteen feet of water. No at
tempt will 'be hiade to float It until morn
ing. " > 0 _ _
xovKi/riKs' ; LOMIOX TIIHATEIIS.
Xc v I'lnyn Win SIIOCOHH for the I.i-ml-
liiwr Avtoi'N In Tinm. .
( Copyrlfiht , 1SSC * by the Associated Press. )
LONDON , Feb. 29. The only theatrical
novelties of the week were the
premiers at the Lyceum on Thursj-
day of "For the Crow'n , " which made a hit
( Forbes Robertson scoring a great success
'and Mrs. PatrlcU ' 'Campbell . not being con
sidered strdng In" her part ) and De Woedon
Grossmtth'B premiere on Wednesday of "The
Romance of n Shop Walker , " by Buchanan
and Charles Marlowe. The play Is of strong
character , but GrossmltU's part only earned
him moderate success.
The melodrama , "Trun Blue , " which ID
shortly to follow "Cheor , Boys , Cheer" at
the Olympla , Is now > ln thorough rehearsal.
The drama will have suparb mounting and
spectacular effects. The hero and heroine
will be played by Mr. Alfred Bucltlaw and
Laura Graves , respectively.
Next Monday afternoon. March 2 , an
original sight will be wltnersed at the Prince
of Wales' theater. The management nt that
tlmo will give a performance of "Gentleman
Joe , " to which all the cab drivers of the
metropolis are admitted free of charge.
Miss Nelly Farren has not surrendered
the lease of the Opera Comlque , her retire
ment from Its management being only tem
porary. After Sir Augustus Harris has pro
duced the new Irish opera , "Shamus
O'Brien , " at th's house , It will revert to Mies
Farren , who has In contemplation a now
play something after the order "
, of "An Ar
tist's Model. "
Arthur Bourchler Is contemplating an
American tour with his highly successful
royalty play , . "The Chill Widow , " after finish
ing his provincial tour , which begins after
Easter. "The Chill Widow" Is now nearlng
Its two hundredth consecutive performance In
London. *
The now play at the Duke ot York's
theater , now aealn under the management
of Horace Sedger , will probably be pro
duced on April 4. Instead of "The Gay
Partslennc , " the title of the Paris original , It
will bo called "Tho French Girl. " Ada
Reeve has been engaged for the principal
part , and Violet Robinson and Mr. Wheeler
will also bo In the cast.
Despite the fact that Mrs. Langtry lost
most of her Jewelry , there seems no lack of
precious stones forming an adjunct to the
splendid gown she wears In the second act
of "Gossip" at the Comedy theater , 'In the
character of "Mrs. Barry. " It Is stated
that Mrs. Langtry will surely appear in
America next year , her season bglnnlng In
New York early In the autumn.
The prlnco of Wales and the duke of
York will perform two Important functions
today ( February 29) ) . The former will lay ,
with ( Masonic ceremonies , the foundation
stone of the new bulldlne of the Sussex
county hospital at Brighton. The duke ot
Yorfc presides at the festival dinner In aid
of the Victoria hospital for children. The
banquet wll ) be given at the Hotel Metro-
pole. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
RUIN OF THE : TOWIV IH
Ieft X < illilnfirof _ tht * IiiHiirKcut Stronjr-
liolil oil Take MoiiriiKiin.
( Copyright , 1E6 | , by the Associated I'ress. )
MANAGl/A , Nicaragua , Feb. 29. Advlcee
' '
received ber re to the effect that In the
bombardment. ( Ojf , Momotombo , a report ot
which has arcf , y been cabled to the As
sociated prew , tbla town , the stronghold
of the Insurgent was laid In ashes. The
ruin of Momtifonrtio Is reported to have been
complete. j\ \ , 'lasurgent ' ' naval vessel was
sunk by shells , .from the Government eun-
boala. Fully , fwsnty ot the rebels were
drowned. TJie.iEOvernnient guns were han
dled by D. Dt-Perry of Chicago , Canal Agent
Welser and Ihfrt 'Americans , who were active
partlclpanta'ln'till ' the fighting. The Amer
icana practlci3lK'3ittl charee of theeovern -
ment boat , < JurAie tbo battle. Preparations
have been modft 'or an attack on the Iron
ists early to/ior/ow ) ( Sunday ) and a big batr
tie will be had.- Hard fighting on both sides
Is expected ,
CuhniiN 'Kliitcil nt thrCMVH. .
JACKSONVILLE. Flu. , Feb. 29. When
news was received here that the Cuban
belligerent rights resolution had panned tbo
senate , the Cubans of this city were wild
with delight. The cunrion belched forth
salutes for every state In the union and
for Cuba. Firecrackers were exploded all
over the city , and skyrockets Illuminated
the heavens , Americans joined with the
Cubans In a popular demonstration.
Flrr In the Ilr > - Gou < l DUIrlet.
NEW YORK , Feb. 29-Flre in the dry
gooda district today did damage to the
extent of about )200,0 < X > . It broke out In
the live-story building In Thomas stieet ,
occupied by Ui > ham , Trucker & Co. , and
W. L. Wellington , wholesale dry foods
dealers. The llremen were much hampered
by the narro\vnesa of the street , but suc
ceeded In exUnirulahlnt ; the tlmnua , fire
and water doing about equal damage ,
INTO RECEIVERS' HANDS
Confirmation of Rumors Concerning th
Baltimore & Ohio Road ,
NO MONtY TO PAY MARCH INTEREST
.lull il 1C. CiMvntt ntiil On on
(1. Mnrrn.v Ntimed UN llrrrlvcfK
OlllclnlN Dciil.-.l the l
to fluIlint Moment.
IJAL/TIMORK. Mil. . Feb. 20. The Haiti
more & Ohio Railroad company , one of the
oldest and moot extensive transportation
systems In the United States , and until re
ccntly ono of the most profitable , has con
fcsseil Its Insolvency and gone Into the hands
of receivers. John K. Cowan , Its president
and Oscar 0. Murray , Its third vice pros
lilcnt , will hereafter operate It for the bciicfl
of the creditors and bondholders under the
direction of the United States court. This
action was taken tonight after a prolonged
utrugglc agalnot the- Inevitable , and was the
Immediate result of the failure of the di
rectors to negotiate loans to provide for
Interest and other payments about to bo due
For several years the road has been losing
money , and while the collapse , coming a
this time , was a surprise to many , 1m
few believed that It could bo averted mucl
longer. Since the last regular meeting of the
directors two wecku ago , Major Alexander
Shaw , chairman of the finance committee
and President Cowan have spent a great dea
of time In New York , endeavoring to borrow
enough money to provide for a larg ? floating
debt and payments of Interest amounting to
$400,000 , falling due on Monday next. Mr
Murray , the other receiver , who had bcjn
third vice president of the Big Four system
was Invited to accept a similar position In
the Ualtlmore & Oh'o pjrvlce. Ho con
sented , and his since been acting In that ca
pacity. Mr. Cowan Is also a member of
congress from the Fourth Maryland iTIs-
trlct , and h the leader of the democratic
opposition to United States Senator Gorman.
Ho Is 51 years old and a native ot Ohio.
The Baltimore & Ohio system Includes
2,065 miles ot railway , extending Into all parts
of the country east , of the Mississippi river.
It w3s one of the first railways built In the
United States , and for many years was con
sidered the most reliable nnd profitable. Un
der the management of the late John W.
Garrctt ot this city it attained on enviable
position among tlie > Interest-eirnlng and dlvl-
dMd-paylng lines In the country , and Its se
curities wore looked upon as gilt-edged. Its
stocks and bonds are laigely held for In
vestment purposeu In this city , where the
receivership Is looked upon as almost a pub
lic calamity. Johns Hopkins university Is
one of the largest holders of Its preferred
flock , and the loss of revenue from that
source will be keenly felt by the Institution.
The stock of the company Is $30,000,000 , di
vided as follows : First preferred. $3,000,000 ;
second preferred , $2,000,000 ; common am !
scrip , $25,000,000. Its bonded Indebtedness ,
according to Poor's manual fcr 1S05 , Is $75-
000,000 , and Us floating debt Is thought to
bo between $10,000,000 and $12,000,000. It
owna and leases twenty-nine different roads
In Maryland , Virginia , West Virginia , Penn
sylvania , Ohio and Illinois * . Including some
of great Importance. The Baltimore & Ohio
company Is the guarantor for rents amounting
to $1,157,350 on leased lines , nnd for Interest
on bonds In double that amount. Its charter
was granted In 1S27 , and soin ? of th : great
est historical eveflta oX the last century cen
ter around It.
Charles F. Mayor , who succeeded John W.
Garrett as president , held the place for five
years , until the clcctlcn of Jrtm K. Cowen
to the presidency , a few weeks ago.
NEW YORK , Feb. 29. Interest In the ap
parent culmination of the crisis In the af
fairs of the Baltimore & Ohio road domi
nated other considerations In today's as In
yesterday's stock market. The stock closed
at'a net decline of 1374 per cent for the
week , the fives of 1925 at a loss of 14 % cent ?
and the consol fives of 198S were offered
down to 97 , sellers , as against IOC , the last
previous sale. Rumors unfavorably affecting
the financial credit of the company have
become an old story In Wall street during
the past year , and have been set down by
offlclala of the company to bear operators
both here and In London. The non-payment
of the obligations of the company has been
repeatedly predicted , but upon each occasion
the money has been forthcoming , and within
the last few days President Cowan has bsen
heard from to tlie effect that March Interest
had been provided and that there was a
fair prospect of a satisfactory readjustment
of the company's affairs. A syndicate was
recently formed to prepare a plan of reor
ganization , Involving the issue of a collateral
loan for another three years to take up the
floating debt of the company. A proposi
tion had also been considered to establish a
line to bo called the Baltimore & North
western , embracing the Plttsourg & Western
and the branch of the Baltimore & Ohio
from Akron to Chicago Junction. All of
these projects -were to bo conditional upon
a satisfactory report by Expert Stephen Lit
tle as to the financial condition of the com
pany. The pronounced weakness of the se
curities has predisposed the traders to take
the worst possible vlow of the outlook , an.1
officials of the company , both In Baltimore
and In this city , were today mute when In
terrogated an to the condition of affairs. Up
to the close of business It could not bo
learned positively whether the March In
terest had been provided.
UxcIuNlvc Contract ! * Not Vnllil.
BOSTON , Feb. 29. The full bench of the
supreme court today rendered a decision In
the case of W. B. Jldder of Concord against
the Fltchburg railroad , practically forbid
ding exclusive contracts between railroad
and express companies.
liUCICKT SHOP MK.V 1M1ICTKI ) .
Civic Ft'ilernlloii of Clilcnivo NcciireH
11 Ciroiit Victory.
CHICAGO , Feb. 29 , The grand jury today
voted true hills against 2S2 persons accused
of conducting bucket shops In Chicago. This
practically covers every bucket shop In the
city , forty-nine In all. The grand Jury's ac
tion Is the result of an investigation carried
on by a committee' ot the Board of Trade
and was made under the direction and by
tbo aid of the body of public-spirited citi
zens known as the Clvlo federation ,
The committee of the Board of Trade was
composed of John Hill , Jr. , II. H. Leech , W.
H. Chadwlck , S. II , Greeley and D. W.
Storms. It spent three months In collecting
the evidence. Not only are the proprietors
of the bucket shops Indicted , but the chalk-
ers , telegraph operators , bookkeepers , porters
ters , * In fact every one In any way con
nected with the bucket shops U Included In
the Indictments.
The presentation of the evidence was a sur
prise to the grand Jury and there was op
position on the part of several members to
taking the matter up. State's Attorney Kern
Informed the jurors that In case they re
fused to take the bucket shop cases up he
would be compelled to call a special grand
lury. It was decided after some consider
ation by the jury to hear the evidence.
Capiases will bo Issued Monday for the ar
rest of each person Indicted. This wholesale
Indictment of. bucket shop operators was
never before equalled In Chicago. State's
Attorney Kern remarked : . "It Is a clean
iweep of the bucket shops' ' and people have
jeen demanding that the bucket shops be
wiped out , Many times before Indictments
have been found , but Invariably the evidence
was weak and convictions could not bo ob
tained. Now I am assured the evidence
a strong and convictions may bo had , "
\VATHIII :
Kalr'nuil SIlKlilly Rolilrr , with Xorlli
\Vlnilit for \t-liriiNUn.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 29.-The forecast for
Sunday Is ;
For Nebraska nnd Kansas Fair ; slightly
colder ; north wlndx.
For Oklahoma und Indian Territory Fair
and colder ; southwesterly winds.
For Iowa and Missouri Fair and dlmln-
siting cloudiness ; colder , north wlmtu ,
For South Dakota-Fair ; llfiht , north
winds.
For Colorudu-Fulr ; colder In the cant
portion ; Hunt , north winds.
For Wyoming Fair ; Hllghtly colder ]
lorth wliitiH , bcuimlnc variable.
For Montana Cloudy and thivatenlnir ,
with light HIOW ; warmer In ttia western
tort'.oii ; noilheust wlnUa , \
< ll'AUlini.lM OVKIl A TASTOH.
Troiililcn of y.lon llniitUt Cluircli lit
I'olive Court.
A row In a meeting ot the congregation
ot the Zlon Baptist church , ( colored ) , Filday
nlcht , over the question of the retention or
rejection of Pastor J. T. M. Morrison , re
sulted In the nrreft of n member of the con
gregation , J. H , Bean of 1620 Oho ! street.
The trouble wac > the culmination o' n 10113
drawn-out dluattsfactlon with the pastor.
It appears that at thi ? meeting on Fri
day nlsht , which waxed hot , Bean made n
determined iffort to compel the pastir to
recognize his mother , to whom he had lint
spoken since he acc * pte.l his charge. Itl
the course of his argument Ili-an Invited Iho
pistor to step outs.df > th ; church doors nnd
meet him. The pastor refusal the Imita
tion , but Bean's Implied threat , together
with his actions while giving vent to It , war
thevsM to b5 Bumrjent grounds for the ar
rest. He was dlscharRJd yesterday by Po
lice Judge Gordon , who declined to have
anything to do with church quarrels.
When Pastor Morrison left the church
bu'ldlnR. ' two shots were fired by parties
unknown , and In his hurry to get out of the
way of the bullets , Iho pastor fell backward
down a clalrway and was Injured. John
Hcauford. a member cf the congregation , Is
suppowd to have fired the shots , anil Mor
risen has swora out a warrant for his ar
rr t
tWilliam
William Beuford and George KelloRH wer
arrested lart night on suspicion of havln
fired two shots at Rev. J. T. M. Morrison o
the 7lon Baptist church. Both parties clali
that they are not the people who did th
firing and claim that they were not present a
the tlmo the trouble took place. ICcllogg wa
rclcised on furnishing ball and the heirln
of both cares Is set for Monday morning.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS
Thursday evening , at the First Methodls
church , there will bo a concert for the bcno
fit of the South Omaha Young Men's Chris
tlan association. The program fallows :
Violin Solo . F. H. Ailetnmn
Renillng . J. II. Gllla
Song . Paul Ueresfor
Music Junior Military Hand . ' . . . . .
C. Ij. Shook , Lender.
Violin Solo . Tlioniax Clur !
Pluno Solo . Mln.s Illggln
Unit I'llJ-llilir the | . 'lreiin-n.
No more city warrants will be laiucd to
the members of the fire department for
ujme. months. Tlie fire fund Is virtually ex
haustcd , less than $200 remaining In the
fund , to last the department until ncx
August. All the firemen can do Is to flic a
claim against the city when their wages are
due , get the claim ccrt'fled ' by the proper au
thority , and wait for the time when tlie cllj
will have Dame money. These claims wll
not draw Interest.
"Women AVIII lie noitorn.
The women of the South Omaha ITosplta
association will try their luck as editors am
reporters March 4. Airangements liabeci
made with the managers of' the Dally Sin
for the exclublvo use of the papsr on that
day. The paper will be called the Easter edl
t'on ' of the Sun. All of the work on the
paper except typesetting and the press work
will be done by the women. It Is expected
that about $200 will be realized by this means
for the hospital.
City OoxMlp.
W. B. Southerland of South Bend is visitIng -
Ing relatives In the city.
The Municipal Reform league will meet
Tuesday evening In Geary's block.
Mrs. Scott Harrell returned yesterday from
a trip to her old homo at Clarlnda , Ia.
George II. Owens of Thayer was In the
city yesterday looking over the cattle mar
ket.
Robert Harris of Missouri Valley was In
the city yesterday , the guest of J. F. Rich-
hart.
General Kelly and Colonel Saulbury wll
apeak at the Young 7110118 Institute hall this
evening.
During February the fire department made
six runs. Tliu losses by flro amounted to
about $2,200.
P. J. McQrath. head cattle buyer for
Cudahy at Chicago , Is spending Sunday with
friends In the flty.
The Seventh Day Adventlst meetings In
the Postofflce block have continued for the
: ast month , with Interest.
The two months' receipts of 1806 show an
ncrcaso of 901 sheep , as compared with
January and February. 1895 , but a decrease
of 9,522 cattle and 99,853 hogs.
Monday evening Samuel Dennis post. Grand
Auny of the Republic , will give an old-
'ashloned camptlro at the hall over the
South Omaha National bank. The Woman's
Relief corps will assist.
William Sloano ot Albright died Friday
night. The funeral services will bo held at
.ho First Methodist church at 3 o'clock this
afternoon under the auspices of the Modern
Woodmen of America. All members * of that
01 sanitation arc requested to meet at their
mil at 2 p. m.
Captain William Kelly received the news
of his brother's death at Newton , Ia. , yes
terday afternoon and left nt once for that
ilace. James Kelly , the deceased , was well
cnown here , especially among cattlemen.
lo contracted a sevcro cold about Christmas ,
rom which ho did not recover. The funeral
vlll be held Monday. .
.StmlyliiK tli < - > I'urltnii Itt'volutloii.
The English civic history section of
Unity club , at MB meeting last evening , took
up the BUbJcct of the "Purltnn Hevolu
tlon. " Miss McDonald , In n paper PII
titled , "Legislation of the Long Parlia
ment. " viewed In n most thorough man
ler Unit eventful period In Kngllsh his
tory so full of events ) of the greatest Im-
lioitanee to thb future of the Anglo-
Saxon rnce. Mr. Herring followed with a
paper on "The 1'urltan State. " The dis
cussions , which cnrne nfter eacb paper ,
served to bring out more fully the character
of thu Koveiiiment and the condition of
society In ICnglnml at the time or the
Puritan ascendancy ,
Gliiyi'omli mill Smith lloiiiiil Over.
Stanley Clnycomb. the alleged grave rob-
jer , AVIIS arraigned before Justice Foster
, 'CHlenlnj- afternoon and pleaded not guilty
lo tlio charge. He was bound over to ap
pear In tin- district court , tne bonds belnit
ilaced at ( l.OCti. Uo could not furnish bail
ind wan taken to the county jail to await
ils trial , Monday March tl.
Henry Smith , the burglar who entered
the house oC Mrs , Donaldson , 1722 Dodge
Btreet , Thursday morning , wan given a
preliminary hearing before Judge Gordon
, 'CEtenlay afternoon , Hewas bound over
n $1,500 bonds to appear In the district
court.
South Side Wlici'lmeii to Mcot.
The wheelmen of the South Side are re
quested to meet at 8:30 : this morning at
National hall , Thirteenth and Williams
streets , for the purpose of organizing a South
31do Wheel club. The proposed club U to
bo run without due , but nevertheless will
be furnished with club rooms. It In estl
muted that tlioro are In the neighborhood of
200 wheelmen In the southern portion of the
city.
Jnini'M .Hlei > lii-iinoii AnNiiultPil ,
Yesterday morning Ike Thompson , one
of Jamca Hteplienuon's burn bunds , became
angered at hlu employer and OHBaulted him
with n [ iltchfoik. He knocked him down
and then sttuck him with the fork bev-
eral times over the head. Steplienaon
was not HeilouHly hurt , but 1ms a number
of painful brul esi. Thompson left the
premises , and lins not been found , A war-
runt Is out for lila art eat.
lN Iti JVi'lirnnl.'u ,
OMAHA , Feb. 28. To the ISdltor of The
Dee : Please Inform me liow long a judg
ment will hold In the vlute of Nebraska
und how It may bo renawcd.
A CONSTANT niSADHR.
A ns , A judgment In tlila state holds for
Ive ycuru und may bo renewed by Issulm ;
execution every live yearn. For details
consult a lawyer.
I.li-i'iiMfii.
Permits to wed were Issued to the fol-
owing parties yesterday ;
lamn and Residence , Age.
fcnry Luellije , Douglas county . 25
ilulclien Mutthuk , Douglat ) county . 23
August JoluiHOii. Urotna , Neb . . . . . . .23
Jessie Nelson , Washington county , Neb. , 21
, lorrls Neor. Omalm . . . . , , , . , . , , , , . .28
losa. Itcgonberfr , Omaha . . . . . , , , . .1 ! )
lovi-niciilM of OIM-UII Slfiiiuurii , Kilit ,
At Beyrout Arrived Fuerst Bismarck ,
rom New York ( on a cruise ) .
At iLIverjwol Arrived Nomjiidlo , fram
New York. ,
READY TO HEAD A REVOLT
Ballington Booth Announces Ho Will Or-
gnnizo n Now Army ,
MANY FORMER COLLEAGUES WILL JOIN
Properly of the ( Mil OrKniilrndoii la
111 * > ntnc Will lie Tiiritt-il O CT
to Thoxe Who Siiececilotl
Him.
NEW YORK , Feb. 29. The World to-
mot row will publish the following : Balling-
ton Booth Is making plans for an Indcpcndo it
American Salvation army , of which he ntil
his wife will be the leaders. Ho announced
the decision to start such a movement yes *
terdny , but It will bt > several weeks before ,
ho can tell Just on what lint's the work will
be undertaken. The deposed conininnJcr fcald
In regard to the matter : "I have recolvcil
a largo number of letters and telegrams
from people In all | urts of the country , tuanjr
if them auxiliary members of the- Salvation
niniy. The practically unanlmoim j.ontlment
expressed In them Is that Mrs , Booth and I
should organize and lead an Independent
movement , Mrs. Booth and myuolf nro
strongly Inclined to comply with these do-
mands. In fact , I may say that such nn
organlratlon will be established. Consider
able time Is needed , however , to perfect the
plans nnd details at such a widespread move
ment. It will be essentially American 111
character and we have ulrealy lecelved
most cordial pledges of support from men nnd
wumen o' prominence In nil walks of life.
Although most ef our former associates In
the army have given their allegiance lo the
new commissioner , they nro watching ovtry
movement made by us with the dcepast In
terest. From many of these people I have
received messages assuring me of their per
sonal devotion.
"Information reached me today of Iho
resignation of. Staff Captain Blanche Co < In
command of the Maryland dlvHIon , with
headquarters at Washington. She ! un
doubtedly the best spsclal worker In the
army and her Influence cannot be underrated.
t may say three more high olllcers , wl-oso
luiniCR will bNsutprlHlng , will soon nnnouncu
their resignations.
"Already seven secretaries of district aux
iliary organizations In eastern cities have re
signed , carrying with them many persons.
who huvu hitherto been valued supporters ot
the army.
"As to the property of the army which Is
Etlll In my possession , It will bo turned
over In due lime to those In power. "
Bnlllngton Bcoth has prepare. 1 a long
statement In the form of n letter , which
will ba sent tomorrow to bib fornur com
rades. It relates to circumstances of the
dissensions among the leaders , and emphat
ically denies that ho resigned , but declares
he was forced out of the army.
"Threats were thrown out as to evidence
supposed t be held against us , " writes the
ex-commander. "In place of calm and Irv
ing persuasions , they spoke with bitterness ,
threats and cutting Insinuations ns to our
motives. Oh ! None will ever know tha
darkness of sorrow nnd the agony o ! disap
pointment with which we went out of cur
l > elovcd national headquarters , with the sting.
Ing words and the threatened curses upon
us nnd our little ones still stabbing our
hearts. "
Commander Eva C. Booth and her lieuten
ant , Colonel Alex Nlcoll. left their olllce In
the national headquarters of the Salvation
army in West Fourteenth street , early to
night. They had bsen waiting nil day to
hear from Balllngt n Booth through counsel
reprosontlng the former commander , on the
ono side nnd the Salvation army on the
other , but up to the time of their departure
to their respective quarters for the n'ght , It
was said no Information had reached them
from Mont Clalr , N. J. , where the cx-coin-
mander Is reported to be Indisposed.
I'oriHAS Moninnn 'run n
Him AKuliint Hccrnt Snclt'tlM In Xot
AllNollltt * .
CHICAGO , Feb. 39. The Review , a
Catholic paper of this city , publishes an Im
portant decree of the Roman proganda , given
In Rome under date of January IS , 1S9C ,
which modifies considerably the decree
previously Issued from that tribunal In con
demnation of the wicletle.5 of Otld Fellow's ,
Knights of Pythias and Sons of Temperance.
Catholics who had belonged to thofe societies
jeforo the condemnation decrees cro now al-
owed to leave their names upon the rolls of
Lhoso societies and to pay Into the treasury
assessments whenever pecuniary loss and
detriment would follow from complete sever
ance of ties. The general prohibition still
remains as to any other participation In tbo
iroceedlnga of the societies Particular
: ascs , however , offering dlfllcultles to prlcMs
n their spiritual directions' ' nro to be ro-
'crred for adjudication to the apostolic dele
gate at Washington , Instead of being sent , as
icrctofoie , to the congregation In Rome.
1856 1896-
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