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THE OMAHA SUNDAY PAGES t TO 8. . _ $ _ ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 3871. OiMAITA , SUNDAY CORNING , -Al'ftlL 11 , 1807 TWENTY PAGES , GLE v . - COPY 1TIYE CENTS. IT ENDS ffl A LAUGH Parllamontary Inquiry Into the Jameoa Eaid Becomes a Farco. JAMESON AND WILLOUGHBY ARE HEROES Openly Boast Their Connection with the Infamous Incursion , CROWDS FROM THE COUNTRY IN LONDON Thousands from the North Como to See Football antl Tight. QJEE3 RESULTS OF COURT TRIALS Three I.lliol SnllN Ilrnrrt Durlnir tlic AVcuk llltiMtrntc the Vimiirlcx " * JUNticc ! > Their \Vlilcly Vnr > liift Outcome * . ( CoprrlRht , 18 7 , by Pre < PubllehlnR Company. ) LONDON , April 10. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The farce of the Jameson raid Inquiry ends In general hilarity , and IJr , Jameson and Colonel Sir John Wllloughby arc the most popular two men In England today. Thry made no bones at the last of boasting tb.it It they had suc ceeded , all would have been endorsed by the Imperial authorities. Failure has cost Sir John his commission and Jameson his In come , but that will not be for long. Major Hcancy's appearance tn the witness chair furnished the most Interesting episode of the committee hearing yesterday. He Is nn Irish-American , who , as wns first exclu sively stated tn these dlepatchen at the time , carried the dispatch from the Johannes burg reform committee to Dr. Jameson on the frontier , forbidding him to enter the Transvaal. In appearance and manner Hcaney fulfills the Ideal of a soldier of for tune and stands out as the one member of the revolutionary band who entered Into the affair In a spirit of pure adventure. The committee Immediately recognized this. He gave his evidence with such nonchalant can dor that his Interrogators were Instantly disarmed. CANDOR CONVULSES TUB COMMITTEE. He testified that when ho delivered his dispatch to Dr. Jameson , the latter'a laconic reply was : "Well , I am going In , all the name. Will ypu come with me1' The major's answer , repeated with the most mat ter-of-fact air , waa : "Why , of course I will. " This sudden transformation from an emis sary of peace Into a promoter of war con- viilxed the committee , .and especially as Major Heaney obviously thought 'It was the most natural thing In the world. The com- mlttro bus adjourned for some weeks. The horde of war correspondents already hoverliii ! about the chores of the Aegean sea , awaiting hostilities , has been reinforced by lion. William Peel , tbo oldest son of Via- - counfPcnl , formerly , pcaher of the House of CommoiiH , who bag gone out to join the Times Blair. The difficulty , the almost Im possibility , experienced by thu heads of even Influential aristocratic families In getting employment for their sons since nearly nil the government billets have to bo secured not by patronage but open competition Is well exemplified by Air. Peel's acceptance of a post of this description. All leading London newspapers have sev eral men posted nt different points awaiting the expected war. But In parliamentary circles here a peaceful solution of the Cre tan Imbiosllo Is deemed virtually certain. PANOItAMA ON THR STREET. London's main streets present a curious and typical appearance today. Thousands upon tlmutaiids of strutiRo faces were to bo seen in these thoroughfares up to 2 p. in. , their owners dressed In every conceivable English costumi. , Scotch and Yorkshire predominat ing. Thu occasion was the great foot ball nuilcli this beautiful afternoon In the Crystal Palacu grounds between two crack northern clubt * . Sixty thousand people were expected nn Kpoctatnrs , and knockdowns beyond count ing during the Kiime , ut 100 among the to onn on the playing flcld. The contrast between the appearance of the BtrrutH today and on the 2i } of next June will bo. striking , but while thu co&tumes of the men and women on that day will bo vastly moro expensive , It is doubted if they will bu more Interesting or as picturesque im those of loday < > Thu flint public recital by Miss Rosa Green , nn American mezzo-soprano , Is pro nounced unanimously by tbo London press as Introducing a now strong voice of excel lent quality and wide range. Miss Green was assisted by Andrew Ulack , a baritone. QUEI3U THINGS IN COURT. The vagaries of English justice were quccrly Illustrated by three verdicts this week. Miss MurUm Terry , one of a widely known theatrical family , got a verdict of 500 ( $2GOO ) against a newspaper which falsely printed that she Intended to marry her brother-in-law , while Joseph Penncll , nn American artist , assisted by an American colleague , Mr. Whistler , got only 50 ( J200) ) damages from the critic nf the Saturday Review , who has aecuswl him of practical dlshoncvity In concealing the fact that his etchings , transferred from paiwr , wcro really not drawn on the etono Iteelf. Tlicro \ > au the mnial difference of opinion In among tie ! artlotltneiwi , and Mr. Whist ler's teatlmony , bf course , was amusingly cynical. Then a llrm of stock exchange Job to bers recovered a verdict for 8,000 ( $40,000) ) damages for llhol against Robert Houflton , M. P. , on account of a stock trans action dispute. All the big lawyers were In one ortlio oilier of three raseo. The de fendant In the Isbt one tried to corner the Uock of n gold jnlne , and des-plte the rove- at latlona of the ault and the verdict , there poems to bo no probability of any parliamen tary notion In the matter. WELLESLEY'S FAMILY AFFAIRS. The divorce obtained by Colonel Fred Welleslcy , ucclo of. I.ord CowleV , and a Krand-nvphew of the great duke of Welling ton ( whoso own domestic affairs recently oc cupied the courts ) frori hlx wife , Kate in Vaughan , the moist famous of the English n dancers , recalls a aerial eeneatlon cj-catud s ten yearn ago , when Colonel Wcllcsley's In fatuation for her led him to break up hla own liome rnd sacrifice a most promising career. Ha was military attache at St , Petersburg when he abandoned his first wife , a beauti ful , attractive woman and deeply devoted to him , for Knto Vaughan , then the leading . burlciue nctrets In the Gaiety company. Whcii his \vlfo obtained a divorce , he mar ried Ibo dancer and they lived together eouie yean , but , financial dlfllcultle * overtaking jo him. ebo left him for an obscure member ct for traveling theatrical company nameJ Lath- court , nho was the co-respondent tn the suit this week. OLD TIMER IN HARD LUCK. The affairs of Nellie Karrcn , who , with Kr.tc Vauchan , wns a pioneer In the Gaiety burlesque , have also come before the public th'fi week , but In another aspect. Thlp clevir woman was compelled some years ago to re linquish her vocation by a ecrlous Illncra. After yeans of retirement she et ayed a venture In theatrical management with dliuatrouR coneequenccR. She now has been compelled to sell her Jewelry , which TWO long the envy nnd admiration of her theat rical rlvalfi. The public cellmate of their value proved to have been exaggerated , for they fetched togcthei * cnly about 1,60(1 ( ( 8,000) ) . William Ileyman , an eccentric , adventur ous American cycllt-t , having explored the United Stater and Canndi from end to end , la now vU'ltlng London on a cycling tour around the world. He line but little money and Is riding n machine of antique style , patched nnd mended In every part and with cushion line. He carries with him a kit comprising 206 articles , Including a tump bed. Hla bicycle , with full traveling lead , weighs ninety pounds. He Is a mechanic mid earns a living ao he goes by doing odd Jotn. His dilapidated bicycle has been on show thlti ucek In a window on Regent street , where It bos dally collected a wondering crowd. Reyman Is a muecul.ir little man , weighing 172 pounds , Is tanned like a red skin from exposure , rldts In a cycling suit nnd locso side spring boots , all very much the woreo for wear. RECALLS A PLAGUE ) SPOT. Ono of the darkest t-pots on the eeamy fide of London West End llfo has been momen- tarlly Illuminated by the accidental flash-light of police court proceedinpa. William Allen , who figured In the Oscar Wilde prosecution. charged with being concerned In the robbing of a man of good position , who had fallen into the clutches of Ills accomplices at a Coven t Garden fancy drees ? ball. De- tectlvo Inspector McCarthy Incidentally men tioned that blackmailing operations on an up- palling ecttlo had been carried on by thla gang , the victims being perrons of wealth and high standing. The Inspector added that the frightfully prevalent obliquities In cer tain aristocratic leisure , circles tn English life rendered Allen's victims powerless In ha ! handu and that the recent death of a man of the highest social poxltlon , supposed to have been accidental , .B now known to have been duo to eulclde as the result of this gang's nefarious operations , while numnous othir * pasw llvos nf misery in Its tolls. This state ment proves once again that the police arc perfectly aware of the identity of the par ticipators in these enormities , hut are de terred from ' 'boldly dealing with the evil by tiio Influence and family connections of many of thcso who could be drawn Into the net. WEARY OF THE . HIGH HAT. , A crusade has already begun In Londoir agalnst the matinee hat. In view of the coming Jubilee ptrcet spectacles Lady Doug las Gallon , tho. wife of a leading scientist , has written to the newspapers beseeching English women to show some consideration for each other , not to speak of mere men , by discarding on Jubilee day the headgear of the flower garden variety In favor of toques of limited height and narrow rims. She ap peals to.tbejn to Imitate thqiunitelfjshricsapf aged Queen Victoria , Tvho , to-plcafe tier"sub ? I jqcts. Is undertaking a most trying public ordeal. The milliners , having laid In a stock of empire hats , are appalled at the possibility of finding them left on their hands , nhllo the fair sex , so far as their In tense Indignation has allowed them to become como articulate , denounce the monstrou Innovation of' attempting to make fashion' laws subservient to any consideration what soever. Dut they rightly scent danger it Lady Gallon's mere suggestion. London crowds arc no respecters of persons , an once woman's right to obstruct the view bj expensive headgear Is questioned , It Is ver ; likely that Lady Gallon's suggestion will be supplemented by bummary methods on Jitbl- Ire day. DALLARD SMITH. DJiuiioml Julillee. LONDON , April 10. It has been decided to celebrate the queen's diamond jubilee by simultaneously lighting bonfires on hlllii around the const at 10 o'clock on the day of the sixtieth anniversary of her accession to the throne , Juno 20 , 1S37. This Is a great Improvement on the plan followed upon the the occasion of the jubilee of 1PS7 , when fiery messages were sent In all directions from tiie Malvcrn hills. t'oiiiinereliil Coilf. BERLIN , April 10. The commercial code , adopted by the Reichstag on April 7 , con stitutes the second part of the scheme of monumental legislation Inaugurated by the passage of tlio civil code last July , revising , adding to and Improving the commercial laws In the Interest of modern 1rndo and commerce. The whole scheme comes In op eration on the opening day of the twentieth century. j AmerlfiiiiK Kmlmv n lliiNillnl. | LONDON , April 10. The Americans of this city have formed a committee to pro inoto a jubilee fund to endow a hospital for charitable purposes. William Waldorf Antor , Bret Harle , Ilrotigliton , the artist ; James , the novelist ; Lady William Dcrrsford , Mrs , of Bradley-Martin , Mrs , John W. Mackay , Mr. Samuel Colgate and numerous other prominent In inent people are members of the committee. ( icriiiiiii ; ' . of LONDON , April 10. A dispatch from Cape town this morning fays that Admiral Raw- son , the commander of the British squadron South African waters , will sail shortly with sealed orders In the direction of Delagoa bay , It Is rumoicd that he has been order * ! make a demonstration against Germany's attempts to got a foothold In tbo Dulagoa " bay. tcr. en 1'eru SiiNpemlx Silver ColnilKO. LIMA , Peru , April 10. The Peruvian govfu eminent has suspended the coinage of bllver the government mint and has Urnicd n Ui prohibition against tbo Importation of silver fer colnu after May 10 next , : lc lllll IeilcN ( lie Ciinnullilntlon , LONDON , April 10. Tlio Pall Mall Gnwtlo saye Hint J. J. Hill , pieshlont of the Great Northern railroad , dcnlw that his road has entered Into an alliance with the Northern Pacific. Mr. Hill Is quoted us taylnj ; that believes the burlnccn sltuallon Iu tltc or t Invest ( B healthy , thnt the trade current Grwl running moro freely and that America wl will have "u sound monetary system , " Mr. rho Hill Is also reported as saying that "the den tliat high protectlou U nerczsary to Gr foster American Industries In being recog- Grai ul/ed us a myth. " Sti l.uiuont leelliif In He Iiilei-xIcTVed. S NEW YORK , April 10. DanKI 3. La- Ul ] nont. cx-jecretury of war , 1ms arrived In this ind ' city with his family. Ho declined today to Intfrvlowed .13 to his reported selection 1 Ibo presidency of the Northern Pacific 1hi railroad. flft SUAKEDP JJ IN EUROPE Several Ehiftings Now Impend on tu Political Chess Board. READJUSTMENT OF PR-SENT AFFILIATIONS Break Likely to Occur in Eola lions Between Franco and Russia ITALY PRACTICALLY OUT OF D3EIBUND Germany , Bussia and Austria Abiut to Form an Allianoa. ' FRANCE IS TOO FICKLE FOR THE CZAR Urent llrlliiln , Kriincc mill Itnly Ar l.lkcly ( o Pull ToRclher In thu Near Future Oilier I'ollt- Icnl Move * . | ( CopyrlRht , US" , liy the Associated Tress. ) BDHLIN , April 10. It Is understood on good authority that another shifting on th political chCBH board of Europe Is Imminent the relations of France and Russia having been steadily growing worse to the cxten that they are being artificially bolstered ui and the adhesion of Italy to the drclbund being nominal since the financial and mill tary Impotcnco of Italy became glaringly apparent by the Abyssinian trouble , There fore , a new arrangement for preserving th peace balance of Europe has been necessary Slnco last September private letters on thl _ subject h/ive been repeatedly exchanged between . tween Berlin , St. Petersburg and Vleuna and in German diplomatic and pollttca circles It Is considered a foregone conclusion that an understanding baa been reached Italy will but little longer belong to th drelbund , even nominally , and the force o events In gradually driving her Into the arms of Great Britain and France , and It 1 said here , that with the probable speedy victory of the radical party In Italy , thl change will be accomplished. On the other hand the czar and his advls crs are said to be decided that Franco Is too fickle for a reliable ally , and on the bcs of authority the Associated press is In formed that an entente , which will perhap bo followed later by a formal alliance late In the spring and summer will be reached between Germany Russia and Austria. Som of the preliminaries will be agreed upon be tween Emperor William nnd Empero : Francis Joseph during the former's visit ti Vienna , which Is now definitely fixed fd April 22. Three days later Emperor Francis Joseph will visit the Czar at St. Petersburg During these visits the preliminaries for the understanding between the emperors wll bo discussed and will probably be ratified Emperor William's visit to the czar soon after will serve the same purpose. The pro posed agreement Is directed mainly agilns the dubloun shifting policy of Great Britain on the eastern question and the inalnte nnnco'JoP lhoJEuropeanstatUsYnuo.t : * * r-t' EMPEROR SNUBS BISMARCK The fact , which has now become known In spite of reports to the contrary , tha Emperor William sent neither a message o congratulation or other greetings to Bis nmrck on his birthday has been generallj and severely commented upon by the Ger man press , and has rendered the emperor for the time being , very unpopular. Even the centrist press deems It to be an ac nf unpardonable rudeness , and Prince Bis marck Is. said to bo so deeply offended tha ho will never forgive tils majesty. A Friedrlchpruhe It Is said more startling revelations are being prepared for publlca tion , so that the merry warfare between Krledrlchsruhe and Berlin will shortly be resumed. German exports during the past thro < months show curious features. For the consular districts of Hamburg , Bremen Stettin , DanKocnlgBbiirg and Magdeburg there aie enormous Increases , compared with the same period of 1S90. All the Increases were largely for sugar and other foods which have been hurried to the United States to escape the now tariff duties. The othei districts , with few exceptions , such as Glauthau , Brcslau , Annubers , Crefeld Frankfort , etc. , show considerable decrease , Berlin , Hanover and Cuben show small In creases. The Increase In the exports from Sl Merlin Is reported to be 1,249,531 marks , or 77,276 over the first three months of 1800. MAY DAY CELEBRATION. ar With encouragement from the socialist ac party the leaders of the workmen of Germany CO many have resolved to celebrate May day en ha masse as a labor holiday. Great parades , mcntlngs and processions have been planned. m The Employers' federation , founded In 1S9C , ag 1ms , on the other hand , resolved to dismiss W from employment all those who do not go to work on May day , unless they shall have ob- talned special permission to stay away. Trouble Is therefore anticipated. By the emperor's Instructions the remains . Frederick the Great , now In the Garrison church of rottsdam , will be removed and ' . of reburied In a ! flno mausoleum , to be erected strict accordance with the will of Fred- _ orlck the Great , on the terrace of the chateau Sana Soucl. The mausoleum will have . the form of a miniature reproduction of the chateau of Sana Soucl , ' An Interpellation of the government's Intentions 3f tentions , In view of the now United States hi tariff and the reciprocity clause of 1S91 , will coinn up immediately after the Easter holi 1C days. It will be supported by the conserve sir lives , national liberals and part of the cen ei . The seml-ofllclal Hamburg Correspond Ul ents say editorially : "Tho Interpellation "will not servo a use purpose and while the agrarians doubt less would welcome a tariff war with the United StatCB , German Industries would suf therefrom. " Continuing , the artlclo advises the aboil- da lon of the sugar premium , jointly with other .o bounty-paylmj countries or alone. This ar a ticle Is extensively reproduced in tbo Ger of man . . ofnf .press. ing AH tn DuliiKoii llnr. nfhi LONDON , April 10. Thu government lias .ho Issued c. fuither denial of tha report that ) f Brest iBiltaln has proposed to take posses t' of Inyack Island In Dtlugoa b&y , a story' which wn * repeated from Cape Town today , National Zeltung of Berlin , however , ivarncd Its readers two months ago that Be 3real 'Britain was trying to acquire a mill- vl ary position In Delagoa bay , and on the Stork exchange hern It is belloveil the news er true , especlclly as Cecil Rhodes paid a vas nysterlnus > lslt to the continent recently me then suddenly started for South Africa. Yvelte Giillliert Dunlev. . > u LONDON , April 10. Yvette Gullbert denlce I rumor that eho Is about to marry a pr < Yealthy American , ' , lay MAKH AVAll ON tllB SnlUlitiry DrirrnilniHtt. < o llnr Trnnlilr Tilth Oitm-n'nnt. < CopyrlRht , JM7 , by the Aftcrtotfcle.t Prs. ) LONDON , April 10. There/Jure / Indication that the British preparations against th Transvaal multiply Irijinany. directions. I wan scml-offlclally reported during the wee ! that two more rcRlmcnta have been nottflci tin tlti prepare for gerylcif In South Africa , am negotiations are pendlatt 'with Scotch fihl owners for four tmngpjria , to be ready at th end ot June. Though President Krugcr ha court-martialed bis , gr.indson , Lleutcnan Eloff , for using Insulting 'language towar tC Queen Victoria , the .most bitter comment ean bo beard In the clubs and among th I better class of people ugalnst 1'rcsldcn Krugcr. > who it la tiEscrted , haa done a much as Lieutenant Eloff to Insult th quocn. The liberals are oTldently beginning t scent coming troubles arid are raising up warning finger. Truth oA thla subject says "Tlicro Is serious danger that we shall drlf Into war with the Trancvaal. Lord Sails iib bury's government Is apparently bent upo forcing a quarrel upon1 President Krugcr Every occasion Is taken to Insult him , an everything he docs Is misrepresented. I the outcome Is not war , this Is only bccaus the wiser men In the ministry liavc at lengt realized that war with Transvaal dot rot mean a contest with a puny Afrlcai tribe , but a race war , lit which a majorlt of the whites at the Cape and all the Boer would bo against us.1 The visit of King Lec > olfl of Belgium t London j had for Its object , "it now appears the conclusion of a contract by the terms o tlv which a syndicate rent * for a number o years the king's splendid chateau In Arden nes for use as a gambling club. The ground and park are exquisitely attractive and th king Is to build a large hotel adjoining th chateau. The promoters seriously bellev that the place will rival Monte Carlo. None ono apparently protests against this extcn slon of gambling dens. . In Belgium , which ar becoming unsavory , rAt such plays th gambling , however , Is- running high no\ over an exhibition lottery In which Thurs day last n Journeyman mason of Charlcro won 100,000 francs ( (20,000) ) . Each chle prlzo has so far fallen to a laborer , and th result Is that the working classes are unl vcreally Investing th lr savings of years litho the lotteries. / Although the program jot the dlamon * Jubilee festivities are , prafltfcally drawn up with the supposition .that their details wll bo carried out , the Associated press learn on high authority that everything Is con ttngent upon the state-of Ihe queen's health and she will act entirely uportithe advice o her physicians. If' her majesty Is not ver well she will remain'.at iQucklngham palac and If she takes partlnthe ; processjpn an shows signs of fatigue-she will at once leav It and abajidon the plan of'visiting St. Paul- ' cathedral. 'Then again her majesty may enl go to ,81. Paul s cathedra- | Hoa. Wayne MacVeagh , the retiring Unltci States ambassador to Italy , will be the firs of the retiring American 'diplomats ' to reac ! homo , as he sails for , New York on April 10 ' The authorities of-o hjy. royal mtlltarj tournament have accepted the offer of th cyclist corps of the Tvyeilsbcth Mlddlescj voluntejfa to furnish a. carn'of men to'felv displays at the fortbcncjljiB-'tournanent $ In June , ijluattttlng _ thV 'j ssllillltles. ot lhi cycle * < from "a 'military1' pylnt of view. TlT performance will co'halst ' of riding over ani surmounting obstacles , firing both from tin ground.and the saddle , and carrying wounded men. men.TUo authorities of Scotland Yard hav finally untangled a largo.consplracy to black mall men In high' social _ position In th West End , which has been , successful fo years past , owing to the. fact that th victims were unwilling to prosecute. Ii fact , rumors got so faras to state that th blackmailers have not stopped at murder am have committed many of the * recent assault In the streets at night- which have been so frequent as to draw the attention of Parlla ment. An alleged mernbcr of the gang was committed for trial yesterday at the Olc Ilalloy and sensational developments are ex pected. Lottie Collins , who In private life Is Mrs Charles Cooncy , has brought "action agalns ono of the weekly papers for an alleged llbe which appeared In Us Issue ; of December C Miss Collins asserts .that- imputations o vulgarity were made against her respecting her performance during her , recent engase ment at the Palace Music liaJL The case wll bo tried In May. . A KIXO ( inonnis riiius TO AVKIIT WAII Snlil to He MuUiiiK ICri-ry KITort ( o ICt-ep ih'o IVtfce. LONDON , April 10. The J"arls correspond- cnt of the Tln > es aays A friend who'knows and likes the king of'Greece ' , and who Is wol ! acquainted with his Views1 on the present complications , assures mo tjiat King George has made and Is making "every effort to prevent war. I am convinced that this state ment Is tlis actual tru'fh. Tue Greeks know well as anybody that Ifyar broke out , It would | be , according to/tho expression of a prominent diplomat In Perls , not battle , but massacre. No ono has any conception of the dlniculty there would be In stopping the | maraacres , or preven ng Hhe Turks from , giving free rein to their carnage , and reserving the Greeks from the barbarities their conquerors. 'Np onjc supposes for a moment that the Greeks vould resist the Turkish arm } In Tb'eEsaly , The most sanguine of their 8UppoYlerit > merely hope hat at certain well fortified and well chosen points the Greek army might delay for a 'ew hour ? , or for a few dya , the advance the conquerors. . The , surprising thing Is hat King George , hts eonrjjtjors and Greece lerself , knowing thls > fehould Vun the risk of nich horrors by marching loathe frontier and seeking a collision wtb ) tholTurks. ( UO1I13IIT K.MJI2II3. GKTf/'OVT / . op JAIL. * * * Seven Muntliu Ilavc H'etui Deiluc'lfil friini HIM Sentence. BERLIN , April KL It waa > learnsd today that Robert F. Kneobs , the American horeo jwnor , was released , from prleon on Thurs- lay. Knecbs on February"5 was sentenced nine months' imprlcoiitnent and to pay flno I of 1,000 marks , be ldsl > elng deprived his civil rights for'lwo years , after hav of been convicted of-trotting the mare Bethel In races on the German tracks under name of Nelljo Kneebs. Ssven months this time was dedJcted , from the sen- cnco In view of the fact 'that be had al- cady been In prison for that period. ICneel.eti' Mnr Will Jle Solil. to BERLIN , April 10. The trotting mare , lethel , or Nellie Kneebes , which was seized vhen Robert K. Kneebes , the American loraeman just released from prison after serving a sentence on the charge of ringing , ian arrested , will be sold by the govern- nent at public auction. The lowest bid at vblch will bo admitted ( 15 OOP mark * . .oiiilun StoeU U chaiiKu leiire * etl. LONDON , April 10. There wa a de- ireEsed feeling on the ; .Stock exchange to- , duo to the eastern crlali. j DECLARATION OF WAR Hostilities Said to Have Been Declare Between Turkey and Qroeca , SITUATION AT ATHENS VERY CRITICA Today is the Anniversary of a Horribl 1 Mftssacroof Greeks , RECOLLECTION MAY SET PEOPLE AFLAM Bottsjs Them to Such an Extent That The Will Not Withdraw , TURKEY EAGER TO ATTACK GREEC AnxloiiN ( o Tench n Iicnxoii tn Ivln SuhjeetH I'j\iecN | ( he 1'uivcrN to Aciiiilcxci * 111 the CliiiNtlNuiueiit. LONDON. April 11. A rtlspatch to th Observer from Home says that It was report cd at midnight that war hail been declare between Turkey and Greece. ATHENS , April 10. Midnight A rcpor has been received from Larlssa to the ctTcc that the Insurgents have occupied Daltlno beselglng 800 Turks In the barracks. The have already sent nine Turkish prisoners t Kalambakn. A telegram from Larlssa , dated at o'clock Saturday afternoon says the Insur gents fought an engagement with the Turk Three posts , Phoenicia , Pcnllcntza and Sea tosblbaBsl , wore abandoned by the Turks The Insurgents then burned the posts. Th fighting still continues. . The commander of another Turkish pos opened fire on the Greek post of the Prophe Ellas. The commander of the post and Greek sergeant were wounded. The live llest kind of a fusllade followed , but th Greeks having occupied several points com rounding the Turkish position , the Turk then ceased firing. Heavy firing was hear all day In the direction of the Vclamlst frontier. RETIMO , Crete , April 10. 6 p. m. Desul tory fighting occurred all day today In th environs of Candla. WAR OMUIJS IlOVlllllXr. N13AII Critical Tluiii liver. ( CopyrlRht , 1S07 , by the Associated Press. ) LONDON , April 10. Short of an nctua declaration of war between Greece and Tur key , the situation could not posoibly b graver 'than It Is. Tomorrow la the seventy fifth anniversary of a day the Greeks hav only too great cause to remember- with horror rorho massacre by the Turks of-40,000 o the. Inhabitants ot'tho Island , of Selp durln * " " thla , triv connection with the little the"powetv have done" by their vaunted concert , Is no likely ito put tiie Greeks In { he humor t withdraw now ; even though King Georg and hid ministers are surprised at the 1m mens'o army Turkey has unexpectedly pu ( upon tie frontier , well armed and organized In spile of her supposed want of resources and many foresee , the futility of fighting Tur key If the powers are determined , as the ) threatcnd , that neither combatant shall ge advantage therefrom. Whether , once th flghtlna commences , the powers will be abl to execute their threat , la a question o the future. The danger of the situation Is In the fact that Turkey la undoubtedlj ra anxious to give tlio Greeks a leason and ha : la only thuo far been prevented from dolr.g EX th by the Influence of the powers. thot The orders which Edhem Pasha , the Turkish re kish commander In-chief , received from Con OS stantlnoplo when the Invasion became knowi in were to speedily ascertain whether any sol inhi dlers of the regular Greek army were amonc hikl the Insurgents who crossed the waters. Telegrams this point but It bo grams confilct upon , may In supposed that Edhem will not stop to In of quire too carefully If there are euspectci ofTI Greek officers among them. The countrj TIw | around Kranla and Grevcna Is very fertile In well wooded and watered and crossed b ; ( II narrow roads or bridle paths , where it Is Im ! IIu possible to move large bodies of troops , bu then extremely favorable to guerrilla warfare. The on Turks have an entire division of Infantry he cavalry and artillery at Greveno , under the ca command of Hakkl Pasha. Their posltlors HI ! are much stronger than thoaa of the Greeks HIL opposite and It Is believed It will tax Prince to teAl Conotantlne to the utmost to prevent some Al Alw of his troora from flying to the help of theli w compatriots. Interest In Crete Itself will now lapse am L should war break out the Greek fleet wll ov ovX Immediately proceed to attack the Turklsl ! X Islandu. The warships of the European da fleets now there will hardly BUfilce to pre JlAt vent the Greeks from taking action. At OMINOUS RUMOR. lie Oil An ominous rumor , received In London today lie day , is that the duke of York , who Is a captain - Al ( tain In the royal navy , Is to Join the British of Channel squadron , after leaving Lord Woles- afl ley at Gibraltar. The channel squadron was Intended to form the mainstay of tbo we Jubilee ' review , but In the event of war , It in will bo Impossible- the war ships composIng - inhi Ing It to take part In the celebration. hini Tbo duke of Gonnaught , who commands . ho the Aldershot district , while Inspecting the .Inul Suffolk regiment today , previous to Its do- J0 parture for tbo Island of Malta , to replace the jj | troops which have been sent to the Island of uu Crete , exhorted them under any clrcum- f stances to uphold the prestige of the British army. I > So far as the powers In the concert ore ,0 concerned , the position today appears unfoc checked from what It has been during the (0 ( week. It IB understood that the blockade nd Greece liangi fire because some of the j powers decline to send the necessary war he ships , saying that as Great Britain possesses v. the largest fleet , she ought to endure the brunt of the work. Great Britain , how- fu ever , la reluctant to constitute herself the f0r policeman of Europe and discharge a dliWB tasteful duty. This state of affairs applies n France and Italy , and certainly to Admiral } K Canavcro , the Italian officer In command of j the allied fleets , who offered to resign rather pro than take part In the blockade. In so an doing , he represented the feeling of the Ital nation , but In the Interest of the con cert of the powers , he was. advised to remain hla post. Great Britain , Prance and Italy favor con cessions which will enable Greece to recede cc from her present situation. Russia and rain Austria appear to be rather undecided as to to what courts to pursue ; but Ruitla la credrei Nel > rnkn- jflKe pYotmble Hum ; South Winds. ' ' " " " Kia ll romr n ( Jooil Joko. 1 "lltlent Alllniirrn In iunipn ; Clmtigo. Wnr Declared In thp lint. Iteritnl of the Monti I.pffliil.iture. 2. County A ! t * Tlmo | n MoorrV Cine. 3. Death of Honttor It. \ \ ' , Viiurhncii. t'nttlo I.OM04 onVyomln * K. IIROI. llhicklmrii ( lot * Ituiter liullcte.l , 4. tan Week In o.nnliit Social Circle * . B. Imlluti Supply Deceit for Onmhii. Ilitiuo FrlttnM Away Tlmo. Komitrn 1'nrlc C'rcntcd. 0. Council Ilium I.oenl Mnttorn. lo u I.rcMutltc ItudRet. Mother Trloi to Dr.nvn llrr llntilpi. 7. router I > celling to Hun for Mityor. Mooroft IhilliiKliimu In Sixth Witril. 1O. "Throo I'nrliiorit. " Cotnplptlon of the ( Jruilt Monument. 13. Kdltorlut mid Comment. 13. Chronology of n Doml Wenk. Another Olnpt r o t SuMiloi. CifOprr.itlvo lloiui : Ititlldlng Notcn. in. Comiuervliit unil riimnrlnl Nours. 1(1 ( , Amerlrti'H AlxirlKliml I'tople. Wllken llootli'H fiiuturo nnit Dcnth. 17. Wocltly ( Irlst of Sporting ( lonlp. 1H. In the World of WhocU. 111. Woman : Her \Vn > n nnd llrr World. 0 "Aiiron In the Wild Wood * . " Itcd with the dcslro to allow the Cretans to decide their fale by a plebiscite. GERMANY ENCOURAGES TURKEY. Gcimany declines to yield on < any point and besides ehe Is encouraging Turkey against Greece and refuses to content to the broad scheme of autonomy for Crete which has been proposed by the other powers. There Is a rumor at Athens that Germany has at last been Informed that since she. makes' no sacrifices she Is not In a position to dic tate. If this Is true the concert of the powers may still become something more than a mere name. In spite of official denials It Is believed that a treaty of alliance between Servln , Bulgaria and Montenegro Is on the eve of conclusion. The treaty , however , will re- qulra Russia's approval and will pledge the three states mentioned to defend the Inde pendence of their Joint territory. It was this news which produced the strained rcla- tlons between Bulgaria and Houmaula and led the Bulgarians < o talk of retaking Dubrudja , which was followed by both Bul garia and Iloumanla massing troops on the frontier. Sir William Vernon Harcourt's motion to discuss the government's policy toward Greece before Parliament adjourns for the Easter recess Is not expected to have Im portant results. Ho simply wishes 'to make his position clear before the members dis perse for the holidays. His refusal to be drawn Into moving a vote of censure against thu government made the recent debate on that subject rather languid. There was a very small attendance In the House of Com mons during the past wuck , the members being glad to get away , hoping for more oxcltlng times on their return. Powers Will Illoclc tin * PlrnciiK. LONDON. April 10. A special from Vienna , says It la authoritatively announced that all the powers "have now agreed to block the Piraeus , the port of Athens , and that they are now , sending relritorcements for that pur- "pcas to the Mediterranean squadron. PROMPT RELEASIi OF PRISONERS. SnntilHli Authorities NIMV Act .with Ail- inlriililc IlHiueli. | Copyright , US" , by Press Publishing Company. ) HAVANA. Cuba ( via Key West. Fla. ) , April 10. ( New York World Cablegram Spe cial Telegram. ) The story of Colonel Jose Amelva of the Insurgent army Is romantic. He was with General Hivora when that chief was captured. He escaped , but presented himself and was put tn Cabanas , and was released with astonishing rapidity when he was found to bo nn American citizen. Colonel Amleva fays Hlvcra had only 102 men when he was surprised by 3,000 Spin- lards. He fought till he was wounded , and then ordeiod 'Amlova to retreat with the other wounded , while he stayed to cover the retreat. Eighty-four of the Insurgents escaped. General Hlvcra was shot twice moro , and fell with Terry and Baccaola by his side three against 3,000. Terry wcs killed after being taken a prisoner. Colonel Doucassl took command of the fly ing Insurgents and sent Amleva with a guard six to Gomez to report. All were wounded. The party were surprised by thirty soldiers , whereupon ! they scattered. Amleva dashed Into a cane field and came out again at a distant point. Seeing soldiers approaching , threw away his arms and papers. When the soldiers seized him , ho told them ho was his way to present hlmsolf. On Thursday was taken to Cabanas fortress. He bad carefully concealed hla citizenship lest Its be shot. Ho sent a note secretly to General Lee < , who , finding that Amleva was regis tered at the consulate , wrote to General Aliumada that he wan an American citizen who ! had surrendered and should bo freed. Amleva got a prompt reply from General Lee that hla olork , Senor Torca , would bn over in the morning. The colonel did not expect action by the authorities for several days , and went to sleep. He forgot that Cleveland and OIncy were not now In odlcn. midnight Amleva was awakened by a lieutenant colonel , who saluted him. Ho ilmo.it thought that he was dreaming when Jicard read an order from General Yhumada directing tbo Immediate discharge Amieva , an American citizen detained jftcr presentation. "Why did you not tull us before that you fore an American citizen ? " asked the gov- on irnor. Amleva was taken from his cell to flag room and given a bed. In the morn- ntf a captain wab detailed to escort him to city. All the soldiers and officers pa nted him ae ho passed out. On the steps of met Consul Clerk Torca coming to ECO ilm. Amleva will return at once to thu Jnlted Etatea , though ho can remain hero ho HO Amleva IK n dentist , educated At Flat- UHh and Baltimore. In March of last year sailed from Cuba to Tampa In a fifteen- boat to carry dispatches from Gomez the Junta. Ho returned on the Dauntless < JolnoJ Rivera's forces. Ills release furnished ft precedent for discharge of American citizen * , Joseph Cepero and Charles Aguerlo. C pcro sur- endored and has a pardon signed by General by Turin , yet be has been In Santa Clara jail fourteen months. Aguerle was on bis to Havana to surrender , Ho has been In Cabanas six months. The release of both Inpo po hould be demanded at Washington. an Melton , the Competitor prisoner , IB Im- ca roving In health a little. Hlii detention Is and outrage. THOMAS G. ALVORD , JR. j T-- - . . . _ . , j BO IIVIZHA IS IX OAIIANA FOHTKISSS. Ibo tben - - en riiliau Gent-nil nnil ] IU Fellow " " onerM Arc iu ISxeellrnt th HAVANA , April 10. General nuts Illvera , at ccompanlcd by Colonel liucallo , arrived by of at Ilegla today. They were transferred th'wl ' a tug boat and conveyed to Cabana for- wl , ijotli seemed la txcellent of PARTY CAME FIRST Lnto Legislature's ' Life Devoted to th Political Issues , WORKS TO SECURE POPULIST ADVANTAGE Sixty Days Spent on Mojsnros of Only Fnrty Interest , GENERAL ISSUES PUSHID TO ONE SIDE Clear Track for Anything Backed by tlio Popocntio Leaders. BRIEF REVIEW OF TIIE RECENT SESSION Mnlii I'olntH of the Prlncltiiil Illll That 1'iiMNeil Holli UoiixeN mill , Intent n ( .Some TliuC Fnllell. LINCOLN , April 10. ( Special. ) Th twenty-fifth session of the Nebraska legisla ture adjourned at twenty minutes of 12 o'clock , noon , today , after having been con tinuously In session since January C. It was thi > close of probably the longest session In. the history of the state. From the time It met until It finally adjourned , the legislature , considered CS3 house rolls and 384 Ecnato flies. Of Iho aggregate of 1.0G7 bills Intro duced , 133 were enacted Into laws and sub mitted to the approval or rejection of the governor. Up to this afternoon the chief executive had not vetoed any one of the 13J bills submitted to him. Of Ihc bills sent to the ' governor , eighty-two were house rolls and the remaining fifty-one originated In the senate. Of the total number of bills passed during the entire besslon , seventy-four passed between the hours of 12 o'clock Thursday noon and 5 o'clock last evening , The legislature turned Itn first attention to the consideration of party measures. The first efforts of the two houses waa directed to tbo enactment of a law which aimed to ascertain the result ot the election last No vember as far as the adoption or rejection of the conntllutlonal amendment relating to judges of the supreme court waa concerned. The rsturns made to the State Canvassing Uoaid showed that the amendment referred to had failed to receive a constitutional ma- Jorlly. EAGER FOR A RECOUNT. There was a general pressure from party newspapers and party leaders for a recount of the ballots and one of the first steps of the party majority was to provide for such a recount. The third bill Introduced In the senate and the fifth in the house provided for a legislative commission , to recount the ballots. The house bill was poscd , but the senate returned nn entirely new law. The work of counting the ballots had been partially t'onipleted'when nn Injunction of the courts made the enactment of a now law necessary. The recount was completed under the now Inw and the result proved con clusively that the amendments had failed to carry. The effort to enact the original recount law was accompanied by the work of unseating four representatives and ono senator elected as republicans from Dougls county. Nothing In the history of the ricsslon created moro party J strife or more bitterness of feeling than , the act by which the republicans from Douglas county were deprived of their scajs. Neither the house nor the senate listened J1 to the evidence In the contest. In the liouso the whole matter was rcfencd to a com mittee , which disagreed In Its report and recommendations. The senate commlttco unanimously recommended that the repub lican senator bo retained In his seat. Doth recommendations wcro rejected under the pressure of party necessity mid the fusion candidates given their scats. After the recount law nnd the Douglas county contest had been uUposed of , the fusion ! majority turned its next attention to the work of making new charters for tbo cities of Omaha and Lincoln. Doth charters wcro | passed as party measures , the protests of prominent citizens of both cities being disregarded. * - The constitutionality of Ilia Lincoln charter Is to be tested In the courts , whlhi the Omaha charter has been accepted. The first election in the city of Lincoln , under the now charter , occurred last Tuesday , and the fusion party , which hod hoped to reap the benefits of the new bill of rights , was defeated by on overwhelming vote. WASTED ITS TIME. The slxly working days allotcd to the legislature by the constitution wore fully oDcuplsd In the recount measure , the contest c.iscs and the charter bills. Rut eleven bills were enacted during tlio first sixty days of the session. With the distinctively party measures out of the way tlio legislature turned Its attention to the enactment of gen eral laws. Hut the dpys for which tlio mem bers could draw pay liad paired and every man was anxious to return , liomo as SOOD as posslb' It was under these circumstances that the legislature established the prece dent of passing bills without consideration In the commlttco of the whole. In the fienato a sifting committee of seven members was appointed , This commlttco took possession of all bills on general file. Its first report recommended that twenty- ono bills be taken from tlio files nnd placed their final passage without considera tion or debate In the committee of the whole. The bills wcro for the most part short ones and of little general Importance. The plan worked well , and , encouraged by the success Its new departure , the sifting committee recommended similar procedure on other and moro Important bills. Hills by the dozen were placed on third reading and passed with no pictensc of consideration. In tlila manner some of the most Important bills of the session were enacted into lair. Emboldened by the xurcess of tlio sifting commlttco , Individual members , by making effective combinations , advanced their own favorite bills to third reading In the eann manner and frequently bills wcro ordered engrossed for their' final paeoago before they had been read the second time as provided the constitution , REGULATING TUB CORPORATIONS. The presence of an overwhelming majority both branches of ( ho legislature gave the populist forces full opportunity to enact the anti-corporation lawn which bad been advo cated from the stump. In party platform * In the columns of party organs. To Bomo extent these party measures alined at Intercuts of Incorporated companies were enacted Into law. First , the bill regulating prices charged for yardage and feeding tbo South Omaha clock yards wag passed , after a bitter struggle. In tlio senate. Then tenato followed this bill with others which Imposed a tax upon the gross earnings express , telephone au < l electric light com *