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PART 1. /TTV HE OMAHA SUNDAY ESTABLISHED JUNE 39 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY aiOJRNING , JA3TUAKY 24 , 1807-SIXTEEN PAGES. UTVI3 CIS NTS , ON TRAIL OF JONES Irish Members Will Ask for an Inquiry Into Police Spy Funds. TIM HEALY INTENDS TO RAISE A DEBATE Michael Davitt Says There is Evidence to Convict the Informer. SUGGESTED ASQUITH'S ' ASSASSINATION Agent of Scotland Yard Tried Hard to Promote a Dynamite Plot. OPINIONS DIVIDED ON RHODES' ' ACTS mill ArlNliicrntlc CIIHN > N I'm IMC HU DnrliiK I'onr .Moiillit lu the Ijiiiiilon l'o ICnlner to I'oiilliu-j I'rcoa I'ulillalilnff Company. ) ( Copyrlcht , 1S97 , by LONDON , Jon. 23. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram ) The break down of the proaccutlon of Ivory will be de bated In the House of Commons , probably on Monday , on nn amendment to the address In reply to the queen's epccch by Mr. Hcalj demanding a parliamentary Inquiry Into the Administration , of the secret service fund out of which police spies like Jones are paid. Michael Davitt , who Intends to take a prominent part In the debate , eild to a World representative today : "Wo have enough evl- dcnco of Incitement to crime by Jones In Ireland and nf Scotland Yard's complicity In the plot to warrant us In demanding that Jones shall be placed on trial. Wo also have knowledge of communications which passed between Scotland Yard nnd the Irish police headquarter * In Dublin castle showing that Scotland Yard tried to Induce the Irlah po lice to give Jones facilities for promoting a dynamite conspiracy In Ireland. But for once the Irish police declined such ovcr- turcM. "My special Information on the Ivory case compete mo to bollevo that Ivory was an In nocent dtlpo of a gang of police agents. " Mr. F. F. Ta > lor. Q. C. , who defended Ivory , being asked by a World representa tive whether Ivory believed that ho had been led Into a trap by Tynan , Kearney anrt Unities , replied : "Ivory Is a simple , honest fellow , Blow to bcllevo evil of his friends. Ho Is very reserved In expressing an opin ion of these three men , but I can safely ea > that he te doubtful of their Integrity. Ile- jond that I cannot go. If jou want my own opinion from my knowledge of the case I nuv tell you that the entire evidence cov- tra them with suspicion of having played II nf\f futon " Mr. Mclutjro , the former district attorney of New York , who came over to assist In the defense of Ivory , nald to a World reporter : "I had to formally take service as clerk to fin attoincy In London In order to qualify for lulmlswlon to the jail to sec Ivory. Until I did that the homo secretary absolutely re fused to give me permission. I believe that the reason the goveinmcnt abandoned the prosecution was because Informer Jones had bolted from the care of hla Scotland Yard colleagues and refused to appear on the wlt- IICHS utand " "ASSASSINATE ASQUITH. " An American : witness who came over with Lawyer Mclntyro was prepared to testify that Joneti Raid In a meeting of the Irish National alliance : "It Is useless to attic the leleneo of political prisoners by meetings Let us tm-suislnate. Atiqulth , and that will quickly open the prison doors " A World representative was In the House of Commons lobby Friday night when Mlchaul Davitt communicated this circum stance to the former homo secrctarj , Mr Asqulth. Mr. DavlU s > ald : "This fellow Jones , whom jou were supporting out of the eecret service fund when homo secretary , tries to repay you by Inciting to joui as- Mr , Asqultli was shocked at the disclosure. Ho replied : "I assure you I ndver knew of Jo/uo' / existence until ho waj produced nt the How Street police court " .Mr. Davitt answered : "Of course not ; thct.0 spies are the pioteges of Scotland Yard , whom- chiefs , Dr. Anderson and Major ( iosolln , take good care to tell the home ( secretaries nothing of their performances. lint they use them periodically to blacken the ehaiacter of Irishmen by promoting these djnamlto conspiracies. " Mr. Asqulth shook his head mournf'illy , but otllclal etiquette prevented him giving any opinion on Mr. Davltt's statement. TWO OPINIONS AHOUT HHODKS. The consequences of Cecil Rhodes' arrival In England are awaited with more curious , and , In many quarters , moro anxious cxpecta- tlon than has preceded any other event of the kind slnco Wniren Hastings was brought homo from India Tlie people of England , In fact of the whole United Kingdom , are per haps equally divided In sentiment. On one fide are tliojc who regard the Jameson raid os a splendid achievement of Urltlsh daring , and regret that It was not successful ! on the other Hide are those who believe It was merely a morally squalid , though financial ! ) big stock exchange move and a disgrace to Iirltlsh honesty and fair dealing with other people. Hut nearly all of the Influential newspa pers , headed by the Times , and embracing even the liberal Dilly News , favors Ithodes , the South African Chattered company , Janic- ron and his fellows Against this sentiment In the proas there Is practically only the radical Chronicle and Mr. Laboucherc's num. uuumiiy , [ no entire aristo cratic , landowning ami thu speculative classes warmly njmpatulzc with Rhodes. How strong the antl-Hliodcs sentiment Is In the business middle clause ; , among the nonconformists and the proletariat there Is no mcaim of knowing. UHODEb' EFFUONTEIIY. llliodrs' effrontery In flouting ( lie "unctuous roctlludt > " of the i ! classes and the "orchids" _ . o'Mr. ' . Chamberlain , and tlio "Masonic In- \ lluenco" of Lord Illpon seems tlgnlfleont of perltapK two things. Ho has only the evi dence of Mr Cliamberliiln'B prior know ledge ( through Sir Hercules Robliuon and tbu Colonial department otllcliils In South Af rica ) , of Jamcion'fl Intention , though everj- bcjy else In South Africa wo ins to have knouu of It ; and an I cabled to the World three jenrn ago In advance of the publication of the fact nnywhcTO else , Lord Itlpon , I then the llbcrnl colonial minister , was frlglit- 1 curd Into \\hltowflBhliiB the outrageous ' Matabelo wnr on Itliodrs' threat to declare the llrltlah South African coloiilen Itulejifiid- t'nt and to etahll h the United States of BoulU Africa , taking In the Trunovaal and the Orange I'rco State by persuasion or force. Very little has been permitted to appear In the English press In rcVard to this loot clr ciimstancc , but the German press ban bcci full of It lately , and there have been occa slonal minatory articles to the same olTcc In certain colonial neuppaynra. How will RhoJes be examined ? How ecvcre lll the examination be ? Is the most Inter rating and picturesque question of the Inline dlato future here. Today , for the first time slnco Scptembc 3 last , have I been able to do my writing In my London house for any part of th day or to read my morning papern , excep under the glare of 32-camllc electric lights There have not been seven da > s , I believe In thr.se flvo months In which the sun has remained vLilblc from rising to setting There have been weeks of successive day with no gleam of the sun. There have been pcasotip fogs and nlmo t continuous rains Perhaps never In the history of any lam wafl there such a micccf.slon of suicide breeding welts. No wonder England la the one successful colonisation country. CANNOT HAVE HEEN SUICIDE. The mother of Alma Dedunca , th beautiful Hungarian girl who marrlci Mr. George Merrill of New Yorl and died suddenly In the Hole Cecil last November , sends me extracts from many Duda-Pesth journals speaking mos highly of the young woman's social posl tlon , character and accomplishments and a long review of the circumstances of he death , iihowlng that It was accidental Among the proofs Is a letter from the glr to her mother , written an hour before th fatal dose of cocaine was taken for an acli Ing tooth and expressing In most chcerfu terms hopefulness of great pleasure In he future life In New Yoik. Mr. Mcrrltt stll rcmalrs at the Hotel Cecil , A friend writes me from Ilcrlln that a joting New York musician named Spall committed suicide at the Deutscherhoff there on Monday , leaving n letter to COIIHU Dckay , alleging domestic troubles as bin motive. He had about 1,100 marks ( J2S5) ) Ii his pocket. His wife was absent. The Berlin police , who found the body and the letter , did not/ / deliver the letter ta the con sul for two da > s. Poultney Hlgelow has resumed liU rest denco < n London. He lecelved jestcrday a personal letter from > oung Kaiser Wllhcln thanking him cordially for a special cop ; of the tatter's new book , "The German Struggle for Liberty , " which the Harpers have been publishing iieilally. Considering that the book vigorously attacks the kalscr'a great grandfather. King Frederick William III , for being so utterly ninislied by Nape Icon at Jena , It speaks well for the > ouni , sovereign's amiability or filendl } feeling for his old school companion , that the kaiser saya he has read the book through , am whllo ho docs not agree with the .uithor In the Jattcr's estimate of the old king , he still thanks Mr. Ulgclou warmly for the care and study given to this chapter of Ger man history. It Is evident from this thai Mr. Jilgclon's mission to Ilrrlln last scar as a hostile representative of the New York Insurance commissioner against the Prussian ministry and bearing threats of reprisal , ! did not picjudlce Prussia's ruler against him. UALLAHD SMITH. DISCUSS AltlMTKATION TIU3ATV Kiiroitttm PrrsH SliniiH Unit Conti nental > nlloiiMn > nistriiHlful. ( Copyright , 1S07. t > > the Associated Pre n. ) LONDON , Jan. 23 Prom the general tone of the continental pres.i , It Is evident Eu rope looks askance nt the Anglo-American arbitration treaty , aud seems to fear an Anglo-American alliance. The Marquis ol Salisbury's dig at Prince Ulsmarck In hla speech In the house of lords on last Tucsdas appears to have touched a sore point In Ger many. The premier said , referring to the arbitration treaty , "I don't eay It will re move the greatest rlika of war. I do not say It will restrain a Napoleon or a Uls- marck. " The North German Gazette , commenting upon the reference to Prlncp Ulsmarck , re fers to the arbitration treaty as "a treat } to prevent quarrels over trivial detail. ! , " and repudiates the comparison of Napoleon with Prlnco Bismarck , wherein the Noith German Gazette sees "another Illustration of Urltlsh Industrial and commercial jealous ) " The Kreuso Zeltung savs the Marquis of Salisbury , Instead of mentioning the nameo of two powerful personages , would have done better to have openly admitted that such treaties are of little use , "slnco they inuat be repudiated In all Instances In volving vital national Interests. " A singular lawsuit between the rival pre tenders to the throne of France was resumed this week before the civil tribunal of Paris. The Duke of Anjou Is suing the present Duke of Orleans for using the rojal arms ol Prance , on the ground that the Duke ol Anjou Is the rightful heir to the throne , e.a he Is the descendant of Louis XIV. Counsel for tbo Duke of Anjou has cskeJ that the Duke of Orleans be compelled to pay the sum of 1,000 francs for each day he con tinues to use the royal arms of France. The procucreur do la republlque proposed the rejection of the suit , declaring that it was curious lo find the plaintiff asking a republican court to confer upon him the title of king of France , To still further comp'l- cato matters , counsel appeared for Don Carlos , head of the Spanish branch of the Bourbon family , and pretender to the throne of Spain , claiming for his client the right to bear the rojal aims of Prance. Judg ment will bo rendered next week. All tbo newspapers congratulate the Marquis of Salisbury on his diplomatic tri umph , as shown by the publication on Tues- lay last of the olllclal correspondence be- : wccn Great Britain and Itussla , which jroughl about the agreement of the czar to the proposal of the Marquis of Sallsburj .hat tha ambaseadors of the powers at Con stantinople should formulate reforms for the Turkish empire which should be enforced by the powcis should the sultan prove recalcitrant - calcitrant , to which Prance consented later , after Germany Austria and Italy hod pre viously given their consent. There Is a general feeling that the concert of Europe or coercion U nearer realization than ever jofore. t ) ullli CiiluiiiN i\elinlfil. 'Coin rluht , 1S17 , 1 > ) Pro 1'ulilUlilng Company. ) MADRID , Spain Jan. 2J. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Thu olllclal gazette proclaims amnesty In com memoration of the taint day of the king , but this anincHty does not Include political iffinders or exiles. The reforms to bo granted to Cuba will not be proclaimed until Pcbruuiy. Pre mier Cnnovas himself Is taking an active mtt In piuparlng far the now legislation. n tiny event , the measure ulll not Include OKlslatlvo autonomy Hko that of the Urltlsh colonies , but It wilt contain a clause prom- King that Its going Into effect will depcud upon the state of thu colony. AHTHUH E. HOUOHTON. SPFS NO OFFIfJAfS OIJJL/J / LJJl \ i l\JlrlL/J Senator Wolcott Not Entirely Satisfied wit His Visit to England. NO CHANGE IN THE SILVER SITUATIO England Makes Preparations for Anothc Advance on Khartoum. WILL SEND 10,000 BRITISH SOLDIER Rudely Eesents the Closing of a Privat Park. BREAK LOCKS AND GAIN ADMITTANC riiiou Hull llvvii Opi-ii to I'ulilie 01 Sun < ln > M for 'I'lniv Immemorial Denial Hint tlie Health IN llroal.lllK. ( Cop > right. 1S07. \ < y the As-oclateil l'rcs . ) LONDON , Jan. 23. It la rumored tha Senator Euward 0. Wolcott of Colorado , wh 1ms been visiting England In the Interest o bimetallism , Is not ( lultts satisfied with tb progiesii of his Inquiries bcre. He has bee dclajcd In iiicetlng people owing 10 thcl absence from town , and , of course , ho couli not bo rccel\cd by the marquis of Sallsbur because he had no ofllclnl credentials. Th Bimetallic league , however , lias given Sena tor Wolcott the heartiest icceptlon , and SI Henry I'cundsworth. conservative membe or 1'aillament for the northwestern dlvlalb of Manchester , who was the Urltlsh dclo gale to the monetary conference at Brus soU In 1S92. and Lord Aldcnham , senlo paitncr In the firm of Antony , Glbbs & . Sana , bankers and merchants , and formerly a governor , row a director of the Dank o England , ha\o had long Interviews with th senator and are aiding him In every way pos Bible. Senator Wolcott finds that the position , hero remains unchanged from the time o the Brussels conference namely , that th Uiltlsh government and the House of Com mons ara committed to do all In their powe to secure by International agreement th stable monetary par of the exchange of goh and silver. The Dank of England Is stll willing to keep a fifth of Its reserve In sll ver bard. But In splto of the willingness o Great Br'taln , which has btcn expressed to Senator Wolcott , to bring the mints o India Into nny International agreement Great Britain under no circumstanced wll take the Initiative In calling a now conference forence , crc&idcrlng ns It does that the above offers arc the first practical Htey toward International bimetallism taken b > any government. England now wants to see what nractlca steps other government * ) arc wiling to take The continental row era nro equally unwilling to taket the lead In calling a monetary con fercnce , as they unanimously believe that the United States both by ltd position urn Importance , must take the Initiative. POPULACE UP IN ARMS. The attempt of Sir William Hose , who Is a member of the Canadian bar and who has served in the Canadian mlllth , to shut out the public from the historic grounds of his seat , Moor Park , near Farnliam , Surrey , has created a great deal of Ill-feeling and led to a remarkable manifestation on Sunday when the gates were locked for the first tluio In generations. Hundreds of people , headed by the Farnliam district council , marched to the gates and demanded admittance. When this was refused the councllmcn cut the locks and chains with chisels and hammers brought for the purpose and tlie crowds flocked Into the grounds , cheering for the council. There was much hooting when the crowd passed the matip'on. The chains and fastenings of all the other gates were cut In the same manner. The latest news from Cairo Indicates that the start of the Anglo-Egjptlan expedition to Khartoum may be expected within nix months. The preliminaries are being ex pedited and when Sir Uedvers Buller , V. C. , the adjutant general for the force , ( for It Is no longer doubted that Buller will supersede Sir Herbert Kitchener at the head of the 10,000 British soldiers , who are going to stiffen the backbone of the Egyptian army ) starts ; for Khartoum , he will probably find but little to Impede a rapid advance on this side of Berber , There Is no reason why Kitch ener should bo superseded , except on account of his youth. Sir Herbert Kitchener was born In 1830 , and Sir Kedvers Builcr was born In 13,19. But It Is felt that a veteran U needed at the head of the expedition which Is to make the Important advances to bo undertaken. It is understood , however , that Sir Herbert Kitchener will bo given the com mand of the army of occupation. INTEREST IN DIAMOND JUDIL5E. Interest In the queen's diamond Jubilee Is augmenting cvcr > where , with universal preparallono to celebrate- the sixtieth an niversary of her reign. West end rents have already doubled and large numbers of the aristocracy who usually let their houses 'or the season are remaining In town. Iccent cable dispatches from London to the Jnlted States , stating the health of the queen o co bad that she shows some evidences of nranlty , leads the Lancet to declare on authority that the reports are absolutely un true and that the condition of her majesty lees not give any cause for anxiety by her ncdlcal advisers , apart from that naturally attaching to old age. Mr , Ulchard Dobell has started for Ottawa. The Chronicle saja that Mr. Dobell , while In England , ban had exceptional opportunities of making known In olllclul and commercial circles the earnest desire of the Laurler ministry to co-operate In every way to establish an era of good will In Anglo-Ameri can relations. Few of Mark Twain's many friends know of the plucky fight he Is making with ad- crslty , nor how badly ho has been utcJ by ortunc. In a word Mark Twain , whu , a couple of yea re "ago thought himself a rich nan , In today worse than pcnnlleKn. Hlnco its return from Africa , a few mouths ago , IB has been living In very modest lodgings nd working all day and every day at a his- ory of his trip around the world. With the proceeds of this book he hopes ta bo able to > ay off his creditors and leuvo something for ill family. Ho lost practically ever ) thing vhcn Webster & Co. failed , and the lecture rip around the world which he undertook vltli the hope of retrieving hit fortunes did not turn out a financial success for him , > o , over CO years of age , In poor health and In strange country , America's greatest hutnot- st IH perhaps working harder than ever be- ore , WEARING A PAPER SUIT. A student of chciuUtry named DuPay started last week from Paris to travel around the world In three- years , walking wherever possible. His object Is to prove the weather- resisting qualities of paper , ho having under taken to wear n6 other clothes than those made of that material. A largo crowd gath ered outside the newspaper omco > from which DuPay act out. He , gooo to America. The recent appointment of Mgr. Lulgl Orcgllo Dl Santo Stefano , who was already Cardinal Camcrlonge of the Holy Roman church and subdean of the eacrcd college , ns head of the sacred college , elves him the best chance to succeed the present pope , and Is taken as Indicating that his holiness , In thus accumulating power In the hands of Cardinal Sonto Stcfano , desires to accentuate his wish that the latter should succeed htm The approaching wedding Is announced at Nice of the mother of the Princess do Chluiay , who has been already twice mar ried. ried.The The only notable event at the theaters during the week was thp appearance of the Car Rosa company ntltho Garrlck , with molcrato success. The ? announcement Is made that Forbes Robertson will shortly ap pear In a new five-act play written by a now dramntlst , having for lts subject England's greatest naval hero , Lord NclMn. Mrs. Pat rick Campbell will as'ftalo the part of I ady Hamilton. The announcement has awakened the greatest Interest lridrajiitttlc _ circles. Mr. Pcnley will shortly cancel his contract as manager of the Globe theater , and that house will for a short lime pass to the man agement of Mr. J. L. Sh'lne , who will open there with a now piece of which he Is him- telf the Joint author 'with D. Christie Murray. wnnics iticoiti ) ix I'Aiu.iAMnvr. Doliiili'M In ( In- Common * Clmriii'tfr- IjTlI llltll IJtlllllOSM. ( Copjrlslit , 1S07 , by the Associated Prctn. ) LONDON , Jan. 23. Parliament opened on Tuesday last with an unusually poor at tendance and lack of animation. The state ment of A , J. Balfour , Jfllst lord of the treasury and government leader in the House of Commons , regarding Irish finances , has removed the moat Important barrier tea a speedy adoption of lh $ address In reply to the speech from the throne. Mr. Balfour said the rojal commission , which had In vestigated the financial condition of Ire land and reported that country to be over taxed to the amount of 2,750,000 had been guilty of sins of oml.'vlon and had refused to discuss large classra of facts which should be Investigated , .Therefore , ho added , the government proposed to take steps to complete the Investigation..Mr. . . Balfour now hopes the address \ \ 111 bo voted early ; next week. With the exception1 the proceedings yesterday evening , whnp. Sir Henry Ho- v.arth , conservative , representing the south dlvhlon of Salford , moved an amendment censuring the government for releasing the Irish political prisoners , ' which called forth a heated defense of the action of the home secretary , Sir Matthew White Ridley , upon the part of Mr. BalfGUr. who declared Sir Henry's attack was nn lirnnitatlorr upon the 1-onor of the vvholo 'treasury bench and meant that he himself 0.1 ! his jcplleaguca were unworthy to fc'ad ihe party , the de- batu In the Commons had been tedious and only- enlivened by an amusing Incident on Thursday when Sir Wilfred Lavvaon , radi cal , representing the Cockermouth dlvlnton of Cumberland , depleted British legislator In the grotesque position of breaking the lawj of the country dally Sir Wilfred qucs. tloncd the attorney general , Sir Richard Webster , Q. C. , regardlnu the sale of liquor within the precincts of the House. Sir Richard had to reply , apild a continuous roar of laughter , thai after a profound In quiry into the matter , lie had come to the conclusion that the sale of liquor within the precincts of the House WPS Illegal , and that the only remedy wa.1 to pass a short act exempting the House from the licensing law. The followers of Sir Wilfred Lawaon , who Incidentally Is president of the United Kingdom Alliance for the Suppression of the Liquor Traffic , arc Jubilant at the at torney general's admission , and It Is hinted they Intended to flic an Information against the speaker. But they nro , not likely to carry out the threat. When the question of alleged overtaxation of Ireland comes up for. discussion the Scotch members Intend to suggest that the financial position of Scotland be Included In the Inquiry. llaftli11Illi VIKJII ! InilliiiiM. CHIHUAHUA , Mcx. . Jan. 23. At Rojalcs , west of here , In .the heart of the Sierra Madre range , a largo force of rural guards icsterday had a battle with a band of Ynqul Indians who had started out otu their winter raids of pillage and murder against the 'nrmers and miners of thai section. The ndlans had already murdered all the rnem- icrs of two families and were about to make a raid and an attempt to sack the village of tosalea when the force of rural guano or state troops arrived at the place In response o a message and made tha attack on the ndlans. The fight was a desperate one und resulted ID flvo soldiers being killed. I'lirllniiiciil IN I'roroKtitMl. OTTAWA. Ont. , Jan. 23. Parliament has < ecn formally prorogued until the 8th of March next. _ MH. IIHMO.TAKUi } I2KCttI'TIOV Joi'H Xot AKroi * Hli 3mlKf > I.OC-ICU'H Ili-flHlou Klli-il Kvoeiitly. WASHINGTON , Jan. 23. Since the decl- ion of Judge Locke some days ago at Jack- onvlllc , Fla. , In the case of i the suppcaed illbuster , the Three Friends , Attorney Gen- ral Harmon has given the question raised > y the ik ferine careful consideration , and IBS reached the conclusion that the dcclalon vas not good law. The dci-lalon v.as to the ffect that the law Inhibiting the outfitting nd departure from the Uiilled States of rill oil oxnpdltlon.3 ta nlil a oea'nlp In Its rnn. agalnet the lawful authority of a na- Ion with which the United Btatco Is on rlendly terms , doca. not apply to the Cuban nsurgcnts , they not being a people within bo meaning of the law. The attorney general takes a view directly n opposition to that announced by Judge jocke , nd In order that the matter may 10 broUo * . . to a speedy determination ho as applied to the United States supreme ourt for a writ of certlornrl on the United tatcs court of appeals at Now Orleans , ill- ectlng that the case be at once certified o the United States supreme court for rial. The attorney general , In speaking of the natter today , laid that If Judge Locke'n In- erpretatlon of the law , that thcio expedl- Ions are not political , U cor rent. It necctina- lly follows that per < enD eneagf < l In them uro ilratos and that ha was seriously contilder- n the question of arresting tlipm u sueh rho attorney general Is very much In earnest n this matter and It Is not at all unlikely iut heroic itepi will bo taken to put & otop o the expeditions which are constantly being 3t afoot lu aid of the Cuban Insurgents. SYMPHONY IN WHITE Beautiful Qovrn Causes a Sensation at Emperor William's ' Court. IT IS WORN BY AN AMERICAN WOMAN CoJtumo of Satiu with Gold Embroidery aud Silver Tinsel , AI3I1 13 RESPLENDENT IN UNIFORM Oouit Functions This Winter to Ba Very Numerous and Brillmut. SOCIALISTS HEARD FROM ONCE MORE I'rotcxt AKiihiHt t'roiuiNiil of lli-rlln Tou ii Council tii SiitMiil Twenty 'I'lioiiHtituI MtirliH oil Memo rial of William 1. ( Cojij right , 1S1" , by tlic A'soclnteil I'rciu. ) BERLIN , Jan. 23. This > ear's presenta tion at court was more brilliant and waa marked by a larger attendance than for many jears past. Both the native and for eign prcsentcea at Wednesday's ceremony Included n number of distinguished people. The toilettes of the women were specially billllant , and It was generally agreed that Mra. II. G. Squires , wife of the second sec retary of the United Statco embassy , woie the meat beautiful gown and cicated a uen- satlon. Her costume consisted of a ilrcsi1 of whlto satin , with gold embroidery and silver tinsel , ornamented with pink rosea whoso challlscs sparkled with dew dropa represented by diamonds. The train was of gold brocade. The United States ambassador , Edwin P. Uhl , as one of the latest comets , wcs pre sented last , with the French ambassador , the Duke of Noallles. A number of other Americans were presented , Including Lieu tenant A. P. Nlblack , the United States naval attache , and Prof. Guy V. Thomp son of Yale and Mis. Thompson , recently Miss Uhl , Mr. and Mrs John D. Jones of Washington , Micsca Uhl and Ulman of Chicago cage and Miss Amy Hoacock. Among the members of the arliitociacy presented were the Princess Ljanarnee Paraons and her daughter , Countess Jane L > anar. Emperor William was resplendent In uni form , wealing all his Prussian orders. Both he and the empress wore the orange ribbon of the Order of the Black Eagle. The cm- press was dtcfscd In a gown with a train of silver brocade. The court function this winter will bo vrrv ntmiprnun nn.l brilliant. A nnccial feature will be.a-coatumo ball , the designs for which were drawn , at the Instance of the emporpr by Prof , von Heyden. They faith fully represent the costumes of 1797. The function Is In honor of the centenary of hlu grandfather. Emprrar William gave lil.s annual dinner to the members of tbo diplomatic corps on Thursday last. At the table Mr. Uhl wan seated at a considerable distance from Iilfi majesty , who , however , converged cordially \\ltli him on non-political subjects during the evening. The kings of Saxouy and Wurtemburjj , the grand duke of Baden and the prince regen of Bavaria will bo present at the ccntenar colctratlon of the birth of William : Wllberbrucb hn written the dramatl legends of "William , the German , ' for per fnriuancc that day at the opera hotue. 1h iiuslc was specially compcacd by Hummel. SOCIALISTS PROTEST. The discussion by the Berlin town conn ell of the proposal to spend 20,000 marks on a memorial paper on the life of William raised an outburst of Eoclalist hostility The socialist spokesman , Dr. Zadkt , firmly pro tested against this "sacrifice to persona worship of large sums which coult bo better spent lu relieving wlnte distress , " adding "I also protest agalns the wholesale distribution of pamphlets litho the municipal schools , as I have no con ildenco that Emperor William's biography represents the historical truth. Liberty- loving citizens remember the dear dcpartoc ones who tell In the streeti of Berlin fight Ing for the people In 1S48 , and at the same time they remember the attitude of William then prince of Prussia. Wo know that In this protest we have the support of all workIng - Ing people , who do not forget the law which for twelve jcaru made them outlaws aiu deprived thousands of their families of an existence under the reign and " 'Itb the consent of King William. " The North German Gazette discusses the foregoing under a leading editorial headed Anarchism lu the Berlin Town Council" and declares that socialism and anarchism are Identical and urges that everybody on the sldo of lav ; and order must resist the socialists' destructive work. The CeutrliUs In the diet have declared against the government bill to amend the existing law of associations , drawn up In older to enable It to suppress the Polish agitation , and a sensational debate In the diet oa the Polish question Is promised on Monday , when Hcrr von Czailliiskl , the Polish leader , lalsis the debate on the forcible dissolution by the police of the Poltali maEs meetings In the eastern prov inces. Czarltnskl will bo supported by the entire Polish party and by the Centrists. KAISDR IGNORUS HERBERT BISMARCK. It IF stated that the action of Cmperor William In refusing to meet Count Her bert Bismarck at the wedding breakfast last week of the daughter of Count von Weil- dell , minister of the Imperial housoho'd , who was married to Count von Blsmarck-Hohlcn , ta which the Bismarck family had been In vited , Is duo to the discovery that Count Hcibert Is at tbo bottom of the von Tausch- Norman-Scluibcrt Intrigue , and a nuw Hl/j- marck prces law Is expected. It Is now asserted that Prof , Loydcn went to St. Petersburg recently and ex amined the old wound on the skull of the czar , the result of the attack made upon him by a fanatic In Japan whllo hlu ma jesty was touring the world &H c/srowltih In company with Prlnco George of Greece. The professor Is said to have found a bony excrescence pressing upon the brain nnil causing headaches , hut hu advised agaliul an operation at present. Ho I * also cred ited with reporting the condition of the czarina as satisfactory , Influenza In spreading In Berlin , The prin cipals of all the public and private school ! have been directed to vend t'unie all tlio children attacked. St-vcral thotuand c&sci have been reported , but ( ho number u' dcatbii from the epidemic ore few. Dr. Wrodo , editor of Die Krltlk , U hulnn prosecuted for lea mejcsto In an artlclo on THE BEE BULLETIN. IASH ; IN THE BANKS Wcnthcr Vorec.ot for Nrtirnfkn i Know riurrlcn. Much 1. Ivurj'A ( ! n o nnil I'tiRltili 1'ollctv AVoloott' * Ml lim Not i Stirrt"Hi Ann'rlruii llruutynt Uormiuij'ii Oil M r WVI Ni < l > ni < < kii' * Ciitli Held III tint llinUn. l ' ' . Kximiltlon Mto Still t'lincttlinl. CtittniK rilril Agultiit Spilu , : i. Up let 1'rlou for I'lilcm Tni-lllr. I : < ! > < It lmimml < Groitrr Uniformity. Unliin I'tirlllu ForcrliMiirc IlrgltK. I. I/iit Week In Onmtii Viilal Circle * . 11. M S , Pliiuforii : I'utt mill I'rrirnt. . Sturm hi I'pprr MI-uU lppl Vnllcj. Urntriu-ttxo I'lrc In SiiiiiliiHlt ) , O. 0. Council ItliifTi I.oriil M.ittcr * . louu Coilo ItcnlMTi Kriutoiiiljp. 7. AiiiiiKptnrnt Xotva unit < ! IMS | | > , 8. Keliocn front tlui Ante Hiiomi. t ) . Skrlrli of Colimul llojcott. Oiniili.ru Olilrit Sod il Club. 10. "Hut Mtit-ililo Mnny. " \Vlii-n ( Irint Ciitiilncil | th .Mllltln. 11. n'onmti : llorV } 4 mill HIT World. 1U. KilltiirliU ami Comment. 13. SlKiillluuirtt of u Church Oilier. Kt > tlrw of u VV rcVx HNtorj. 11 , Commercial unit I'limncltl : Now * . ( Icrnmn-Amrrlc.iin Arn Or in. In thu World of VVhcrlH , Cutting Off Smiltiiri IIIHIICI torn. < lrlnt of Sp.irtlng Coislp the "undiplomatic" New Year's reception , In which his majesty was ridiculed. Lieutenant Colonel Gacdc of the war min istry hr.a been transferred to a email gar- ilson as a mark of Hmpcror Williams dis pleasure at his relations with Von Tnusch , the former chief of the Get man secret polit ical police , who Is standing trial on four charges of perjury , forgery and treason. An unusual number of exptiMloiw of American cltlzetn from Germany have been lately oidcred , one case being that of Max Siemens , who kept \\ill-luio\\ii cigar store In thte city. Ten American citizens were expelled this week. The embassy Is pow- crlcsa to do anjthing In the matter. Secretary Squlc's gave a dinner tonight to Mr. and Mrs Uhl. Much comment has been caused by the fact that thf > Princess of Saxc-Mclnlngen , lm- pcror William's sister , has been seen thla week riding on horseback man-fashion In the Thlergartcii. The betrothal Is announced of the heredi tary prince of Sa\e-Coburg to Princess Keo- dore , daughter of the hereditary prince of Saxe-Melnlngen. The hereditary prince of Saxc Coburg Is the eldest son of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gothu , otherwise the Duke of Edtnburg. Among the Americans In Berlin are M II. DeYoung , proprietor of the San Kian Cisco Chronicle , and Mrs. DoYoung. PI.ACUII : M\VS M > T HUASSUUIM. KciirH flint the liifcclloii May Vcl Itfiu-li LONDON , Jan. 23. The plague news fron Bombay Is not reassuring. The govern meat sanitary commissioner linn rcportcc seriously on the slttnitlon ; but Kngllshmcr icgnid the chances of the plague getting 11 foothold In Oicat Britain as remote , owing to the excellent sanitary conditions. But on the continent , the feeling of alarm has clearly Increased during the past week and the continental prc&s demands the mos rigorous Inspection of evoij thing Imported fi oni India. Some excitement was caused li Purls during the week by the shipping of a mnall steamer , bourn from Londcn to Pur.s at Bougl nlk a village on the Seine about four miles noi th of Versailles. A rumor spread that the steamer was Infected with the plague , and It transplicd flic had on board carpets and bedding from .India. But It developed later they had been stored In London for the past six months and ( lie authorities allowed her to proceed to Paris Along the unsanitary ports of the Medi terranean llttoial giave fears are expressed that the plague will bo Intioduced on the steamers coming from India , and the Prench minister of the Interior , M. Barthua , has ordered large quantities of anti-plague serum to be prepared and sent to the French poi In. At a meeting of the council of public assistance In Paris , a note of alarm was btruck In a remark that Infected Indian carpctb may alrcad ) have been brought into the French capital. Dr. Brouardel , more over , stated that the danger of the plagiio teaching Curopo was Imminent ; that Ihe provcntatlvo means of Franco only exlnted In rudimentary form , that France could do nothing to prevent tho. entrance of the plague , and could do lltt.e to combat it. These grave reniaiKs from Dr. Brouur-lel have created a deep Impression , nnd at thu cabinet council held at the Kljtiee palace today the inlnlbter of foreign af fairs , M. Hanotuux , and the minister of the interior , communicated to their col- leugues and tbo president , the sanitary measures adopted b > the government. These. Include forbidding pilgrims from leaving Tunis , Algeria and Scncgambla for Mecca this jcar , and President Fuuro has Kilned a deciec Imposing uevcio penalties upon tbo Import of merthanduc from the in fected parts of India t > iiough otlu < - ports than Marseilles , Paulllac , St. N'alzaro , Havre , Dunkirk and Algiers. The Italian sanitary council has cnnnlil- crcd the situation , and It N understood that U advises against the piojcct for a general quarantine , an being commeiclally ruinous and Inefficacious , In Germany the plague IB viewed through Anglophabo glasses , and Cheat Britain Is attacked for allowing herself to bo lulled Into a feeling of false security by the In dian authorities and the Bond street press , sshlch Is charged with trying to conceal the real danger existing. I.fTorlx lo Purify llniiiliii ) , LONDON J.n , 23. A dispatch from Bom bay to the Daily Mall EBJH : Plfty doctors of the India medical service will arrive here shortly. There are now 1,000 people engaged n cleansing and purifying the town. The panto here Is as great as ever. The appall- ng HUililciincss of death from plague drives ho native' wild with fear. No further canes lave occuircd at the government housed owing to the burning of thu servants' louses , ami this IH taken as a strong argu ment for similar ineaaurta" a larger ticalo. Train I'luiiKrx Over n I'rrclpli'e. ( Cui'HlK'it ' ' , U97 , by l'rc H I'ubllnliliiK Company. ) KINGSTON , Jamaica , Jan. 23. ( Special telegram. ) Word has been ucclvcd hero if a terrible railroad disaster In Barbu- doon , A train plunged over n precipice. illllng a largo number of passuigcrd. Nn Ictulls arc given , [ 'i-i-iii'li ( ioirnminl lln > I'lol nrcx , LONDON , Jan. 23. A Dally NCWH ilbipatcli rotn Port * says the Kovernrnent hax pur- Ihe Ilourslu * gallury , paying the > 1,000,000 for tbo pictures and | < 00- 00 for the Bciilpturia , Joro Light on the Situation Concerning r Nebraska's Exchequer , BARTLEY'S ' SETTLEMENT NOT COMPLETE Depends on the Supreme Court's ' I -isloii on Questions Submitto.l. MESERVE AND THE STATE DEPOSITORIES Now Treasurer Asks the B.inks to Furnish Now Bonds. WORKING OF THE LAW IN THE PAST l.rtli-r OI > HtrCM ! lu Most CIINOS , lull IK ii u re it In .SomeVlillo it ( jrnic ( tiieNtlon IN ItnlNi-il In 1'our li LINCOLN , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) The most Interesting featuio of the new administra tion of the state government Is.tho settle ment between ex-Treasurer Hartley anil State Treasurer Meserve. And > et the pub lic has had but little Insight Into the woik- Ings of the transfer. The goveinor and the treasurer have preserved n dlgnllicd ict- Iccnco In regard to the matter. Treasuicr Mescrvo's Invariable reply Is that the set tlement Is being niidc In cash and that no certificates of deposit or other evidences of Indebtedness ate being accepted Cash Is being turned Into the treasur ) ovcry day. but neither the treasurer nor his prede cessor will say how much. The new treasurer has refused to accept certificates for the state funds In the de pository banks , leaving the matter open until the supreme court decides the question to bo submitted It on the first Tuesday In Pcbrunrj ; but while refusing to accept cer tificates Treasurer Mescrvo has Intimated to the depositor } banks that h will receipt for nny amount of cash they may wish to turn In on account. AH soon as ho had taken possession of his ofllco State Treasurer Mcservo addressed n letter to the oIllclalH of all the solvent depository banks defining his position nn I requesting them to turn their holdings of state funds back Into the state treasury as soon as possible. He stited further that It any of the banks wished to continue as state depositories they might do so , but that ho preferred them to furnish n now bond. Many of the depository banks nre ndoptliiK the treasurer's suggestion nnd urc forward ing their holdings to the stito treasury , some of them In bulk nnd other * In Install ments. Two banks bavo furnished uew bonds. DR\LINO WITH DEPOSITORIES. It will be Treasurer Mescrve's policy to Eccuro new bonds > from all stnto depositories. Ho docs not wish to be understood ns ques tioning the bccurlty , but ho thinks It will bo better for all parties Interested that the depository law be enforced In spirit as well as In letter. Many of the depository bonds now on flic with the auditor date back to the first jcar of Governor Crounse'H admin istration , In 1893 , while still many moro date back to the second jcar of Governor Cronnsos teim. The following statement showH the depository banks approved by Governor Croum > o and his associates , At torney General Hastings and Serictnry of State Allen. Included In the list Is the amount of state funds held by each bunlc at the end of the fiscal jcnr , November 30. 1S9C : TliHt National , Alma 38,912 American i\changc National , Lin coln 1221.1 Merchants' National , Om.iha 2Gri34 AdaniH County bulk , Hastings 1. < 5I First National , llluo Hill U97 Nebraska City National S.3S3 Capital National , Lincoln 23G.MI First National , Crete li.OOO St. Paul National M25 State Hank of Curtis 9.0C7 City National. York 2,000 First National , Tobluu 6C0 ; First National , Columbus 0,121 National Unnk of Commerce , Omaha. 12,000 CltlzciiH' Bank of Gencv.i 3573 German National , Hastings 1,291 Geneva National 4.62J United States National , O in aim 9,093 Flr t National , Heatrlcu..r 2,803 Fir t National , Filcnd 5,774 Flrot National Ornnlm 25r.37 Merchants' of Lincoln 0,370 Uultalo County National , Kearney. . . 1,499 First National , Aurora S.G7S Globe Savings bank. Omaha 12s2 First National , Auburn. . ' . . . . . 3.0.V.J uouniy iNaiiuiuu , unuu. . . n.uu. Union National , Omaha 50,181 rir.st National , Huntings 4,231 Nobranka National , Ornnlm 7.713 Comineicl.il National , Omaha 3.&M Omaha National U3OC1 Buxpcndo'J. BANKS AND BONDS.MKN. The bonds of the above named depository banks were approved during the years 1SU3 and 1891. The list of Tjondumen , together with the amount of well bond , U an follows : First National bank , Alma , } WOW , bonds men. William aaalln , C. C. Burr. 13an Sulli van , A. L Burr and U. 1J. Mudgutt , Am rlcan Kxchnneo National lunk Lin coln , (300,000 ; liomlxmcn , H. II Hurnlwin , A. J. Snvvyor. D. U. Thompson , 13. IJ. Hrown. J. II. MeMurtry , A. N. Field , Low la Cliegory , 13. Flnnity. ! ' " W. Little , H. W. Jlurnham , D. O. Ullns and O M. LimbertHon. Merchants' National bank , Omaha , } COO.- KO ; boiidumen , Frank Murphy and I ) , U. Wood. AilaniH County bank , Ilngtlngx , r < Q,400 ; londHinuii , J , M. Hevvull , Leopold Hnhn , A. 11. Van Sickle , Q W. Klrby l.-Mrut National Hank of Hlne Hill. J20.600 : bondHinun , Henry Gund , C. Kochlcr. Fred Kick. II. Kuhn , Jacob Ooll , J. F. Grlrnoa , \ C. HuHchow , ChrlH raaslcT. A. Koplsch tnd J. S. Hoover. Firm National bank , Ord , 110,000 , bnndH- ncn , P. AIortuiHcn , H. A. Uabcock , O. W. Mlckelwalt , J. It. Wlllliimii , 13 , N. Mitchell. Nebraaka City National bank , JWOOO ; LiomlHincn , David Brown , Itobert I'ayiif , tobcrt Lorlon , J. C. WatHon , Thcndoro ! e > Helilug , I''rfd lieyMchlag , W. L. Wilson. Cap tal National bank. Lincoln , 1700,000 ; jonilsmen , 0. W. Monlicr , It. C. Outcult. I''irHt ' National bank of Crete , 120,000 ; londiiiiun , J. L. Tldball , D. 13. TliompHon , C. A. IlnniKi , U H. DcnlHon , II. L. Fuller. St. Paul National bank , I20.00Q ; liuridonun , W. J. Piiul , M. F. Paul , J , N. Paul. Btatu IlanU of Curtln , } JO,000 ; bondHinrii. H , P. Ualicr , Tyiti N < > | BOII , H. H , C'ur/en , City National bank , Vuik , $10,000 ; liondti- ncn , 13. 13 , Brown , J. It. I'krHon , 13. H. CopMey , N A. Dean , M. lloivull , 1) . C. Cermi , O C Fisher , Ilicnanl Brooke , U ' . Boiithwortli. i FliHt National lunik of TobtiiH , $10,000 ; oncletneii , William Burke , L. 13. Houtliwldc , V. 0 Soi'thvvlck , J V. Aliiavvortli , 8. K. * fuiuirnilcr , Htanloy Larson , Arclilu Mo < Cllop W. H. Taylor. 13. Lect. First National bank , t'oliimhUH , $ 0,0001 ) onddincri , Andi'uon llroj. , A , AnilrrtiOii , C > 4