PART 1. HE OMAHA UNDAY BEE.PAGES i TO 8. OOTOIUNDAY ESTABLISHED JUKE 31) ) , 1871. , SUNDAY , , . OMAHA MOKNINGOOTOI 10 1SJ)7 ) TWENTY PAGES. SINGLE COVY 1T1VI3 CMNTS. TOTS TO GET OUT Hohcnloho is Exceedingly Anxious to Eotire from Office. HEOPFERS FOR FOURTH TIME TO RESIGN Chancellorship Crisis Has Now Reached an Acute Stage. * STRAINED RELATIONS WITH EMPtROR Inspired Assertions that AH is Sewno Not to Ee Relied Upon. HARD WORK TO FIND A NEW CHANCELLOR Knlxcr lint llron Looking fur Month * ( or n Siillnlilo .Man , lull TluiM KillIIIN nirorlH Have Hi-en KruliloMM. , / ( Copyright. 16S : , \ > y the Anoclntnl Prcsf. BERLIN , * 0et. 0. In spite of specific de nials , the lolatlons between the Imperial chancellor , Prluao Hohcnlolie , and Emperor "William nre very slralncd. The prince has made hla remaining In onicu Tor another brlet spoil contingent nn two things the presen tation to the nclchstog of tlio military trial reform bill ami no new taxes for purposes of larger naval appropriations. The bill for the reform and unification of the military jional code Is Htlll hanging nre In spite of tlio chancellor's declaration In the Reichstag In 1895 that ho would stand or fall with that measure , and the otuperor'fi strong objection to publicity In the cnse of military trials re mains unchanged , As to new taxes for Increasing the strength ot the fleet , the North German Gazette points out that It Is significant tlio government and all of the conservative nuwspapem are dwelling upun the absolute necessity for such taxes. The Post afllrms that beer will be taxed higher and thot the Import duty on cereals will be raised to 50 marks jioi1 ton , which would yield the government an extra reve nue of at least .10,000,000 marks. REACHES THR ACUT13 STAGE. The Volks Zcltung says ( lie chancellor ths ! week offered to resign for the fourth time and that the clunoellortlilp crisis Is now in an .icute fta'.e. The Cologne Gazette corroborates this and adds : "It Is certain that I * Prince Ilohcii- loho Is In office at the opening of the Itel tag and has to eonfets hlfi Inability to keep his promise to prevent the military reform bill , the UelebiUag will nt once vote want of "confidence In the government. An agreement to this effect was made during the yresent week by leaders of the parties uinstUutliig ihe majority. " The Frankfurter Xeltung usbcrls positively that no understanding has been reached wltli the emperor regarding the military ruforu bill and It Is also said that his majesty liar been trying fo < - months to find a suitable j successor to Prince Hohenlohe. It appears , j however , that all his attempts In this direc tion , especially among the crlnces of reign ing houses and other men of similar rank with 1'rln a Ilbhenlohe , have been fruitless. Prlnco Bhi'ncrclc has repeatedly been np- pealc'l to to express himself on the subject of the government's naval plans , but the only opinion which In has vouchsafed was the statement which he made October 4 In the course of an Interview with a representative of the Schcsscho ! ! Xeltung , that he approved the strengthening of the navy by an Increase In the number of cruisers and by a re placement of the obsolete battleships , but an deprecating a course calculated to alarm the taxpajcrs by what the pr'nco termed a " . " "gigantic scheme. SOC'IALIST CONGRESS. The boclalist convention , Just ended at Hamburg , was a most important gathering. There were over 200 delegates present , rep resenting 2 250,000 votes. The proceedings liavo boon widely criticised ami the conserva tive yrecs claims that now that HIP ( socialists remain strictly within their legal rights they Iiave become much more dangerous. The Hamburger Nachrlchtcn , In am editorial ar ticle , urges the adoption of violent measures 1o suppress socialism. It advocates the ab rogation of the general franchise at Reichs tag elections as being the best means of curtailing the political influence of the so cialists nnd concludes : "If they should then < ry to reach their nlmo by Illegal ways , the opportunity would not be wholly undesirable , na It would offer n , shorter mode ot warfare- against them. " On the other hand the liberal press clalmn that the convention has shown the socialists to bo rapidly becoming purely a radical re * form party. The agrarian newspapers continue ) to de mand vigorous measuiM ot retaliation agalntit the United States on account of the passagenf the Dlngley hill , but the majority of the press Is losing Interest In the matter. The dccreaso In the cvportn of sugar for the quarter just ended Is oven larger than mas feared when the new United States txrlff went Into effect. The exports from Hamburg taso dropped from ? 0,3C2fifiC In 1S9B to ? S79.- GG9 , almost all of It being ttugar from the consular districts of Stettin , Including Dabt- elo and Koerlpberg. The figures for the last quarter were $27GG51 , n deererso of $641,105 , nearly all sugar , A special session of the evangelical consis tory of the province ot Eani Prussia has 3n alinoFt unanimous vote of censure the emperor bccauco ho has broken the Sunday rest Inw by hunting In the foicfct ot Ilomlnten , DEVOTEES OP THE BICYCLE. Princess Louise , wife of the heir to the Bftxou throne , has taken to publicly bicycling in bloomers In the Dresden parks , accom panied by Prince Frederick Augustus , her eldest son. Prince ( leorgc of Oldenburg , an elderly but enthusiastic bicyclist , was knocked down by a coach end his knco GO t < dly Injured that he Is obliged to remain in bed. rrlnctBn Frederick Leopold of PrUtala , Km poror William's sUlcr , recently met with a evcrc accident while wheeling near Potsdam , Pilnco Ulutnaick , It appeals , Is now on en- thunUstle admirer of the bicycle. Ho apt - t > rprea of women riding and regrets that he Is too old and utlff to take part In the himself. Recently Prince lllsmirck began to amuse himself In the evenings by car playing. 1II favorite game la skat for quar ter pfennig points , Representatives In Germany of American tutnufacturers and the United States consuls in this country have noticed lately a grca deal of dishonesty upon the part of German Bunufaclurcj-u , especially at Chemnitz , Frankfort , Sonneberg and In the Hhltie dU ' trlcU. Consul MooaghaL of Chemntts bis Just sent a report to Washington giving the facts and names , not only In regard to Imi tating United Stales goods and pc'oat In fringements , but also regarding Incntrecl In voices. Mr , Parker , a patent lawyer of Chicago , has begun suits In the Gcrmnn courts against a number ot the worst offenders , Robert Grltrshaw , representing a number of Ameri can Iron and machine concerns , Joins In the complaints. The favorite methods ot these dishonest German manufacturers and deal ers arc to obtain first , by contract , the ex clusive representation of valuable American machines and then secure specimens of these machines. Next they abandon all cffot : to cell ony ot them , but Instead they Imitate them closely and place machines on the mar ket at two-thirds of the American prices. Some of these manufacturer * liavo oven had the boldness to enter the counterfeited arti cles and even the American articles them- solver , enameled over , at exhibitions here and elsewhere. One case Is recorded where on some Drldgeport locks the stenciling was re moved and enameled zfrcsh and they were entered In 9 competition for a prize. IIIOCIIAI'IIV OP ALriTnii TBNXYSOX. Volume nf leei | Intercut .Tunt iMxiietl III IiOllllntt. ( CoiiyrlRlit. 1M7 , by tlic AssoclntPO 1'rcni. ) LONDON , Oct. 9. The last week has boon a foiotaste of winter's frost and fogs. The majority of the umart world remain In the country , while the duchess of York has been the only member of the royal family In town. She lias brcn an assiduous visitor to the the aters. The biography of the late Lord Tennyson , the poet laureate , which Is attracting RO much attention just now , Is contained In two volumes of Interest and repeatedly empha sizes the poet's regard for the Untied Stares and his earnest desire that the parent conn- try and Its offshoot nhall ever ciwell In unity. Writing to Longfellow , Tennyson cays : "We English and Americans should all be brothers as none other among nations can be , and some of us , come what may , will always be , so I triiBt. " Tennyson's biographer writes that Emer son. Whlttler , Walt Whitman , Lowell and Oliver Wendell Holmes wore counted among his frlemln and tint through them he kept alive a aplrlt of kinship with their countrv men. Americans , the biographer further sa.\s , not only loaded him with appreciation , but also loaded him with pipes. Writing to the duke ot Argyll In 1S07 Tennyson Eald : "I am sorry I did not see the marquis of Lome ; but I'll call for the calumet sent me IJY Longfellow. It' Is odd that Americans always tend mo rpr& ! and tobacco , as If I cared for nothing else In the world , and thnlr tobacco Is not my tobacco nor are their pipes my pipes , blrdscye and cutty being nnre to my fancy than the costlier things. Hut. however. 1 do not mean to undervalue I.cnsfellow's gift. " LCTTRRS PROM THE QUEEN. Lcttprs to and from the queen are full of Interest. They occasionally touch upon poli tics , but nro more frequently personal. Writing to Tennyson regarding the peerage conferred upon him , the queen said it was a mark ot "my recognition of the great serv ice you have rendered to literature , which IISH ro great nn Influence uoon the world nt Her majesty added : "How I wish you could suggest means for crushing the It. J , , u. . > . . * . -tl' US VtllU > e UOjC.L l * . - IJ v- inulRato scandalous calumny , which they ln- ent themselves. " After a visit to Queen Victoria Tennyson ivroto to her : "During our conversation I 'elt a touch of that true friendship which binds human beings together , whether they be kings or cobblers. " It has just leaked out that nt Newmarket ast week Mrs. Langtry won a social triumph .inder interesting circumstances. The prince otVnles. . accotdlng to the report , noticing icr absence from the Jockey club Inclosure , asked for an explanation from the stewards. Upon this being forthcoming the prince dis missed It as being aulto inadequate , In view of Mrs , Lmgtry's position as a horseowner and as a generous supporter of the turf. The uoshot was , according to the story , that Mrs. Langtry was Invited to resume her usage of the Inclosure , but Sirs. Langtry , It appeals , was angry at the manner In which the Invi tation was conveyed to her , and she refused to lo-entcr the enclosure unless personally Invited by one of the stewards. This , It \\ould seem , was finally done. W. S. Gilbert announces to an Edinburgh Interviewer th.it ho will write no more plays. Hu says he 'Is disheartened by the erroneous point ot view from which criticism Is writ ten , adding : "London critics attack an author as If he was a scoundrel of the worst type ami I do not feel disposed to put myself for ward as a cockshy for these gentlemen. " In discussing plays , Mr. Gilbert criticised the "poorness and monotony ot English nctlng" as exemplified by Sir Henry Irving , Beer- bohm Tico and Alexander. FALL SEASON OF OPERA. The fall season of grand opera at Covent Gauleii , which the old Carl Rosa company glvo3 each year , was begun Monday under unusually favorable auspices. Several fclng- cifi at the first class have been specially en gaged for the London season , and the mun- aKcmcnt Is negotiating for the service of others. One of tlio stars whoso appearance Is looked forward to with Interest is the Chevalier Scovel , whoso engagement was an nounced by the Antedated press before It became known { a London. Ho will make hla debut In London an 'Tristan , with a com patriot , Alice Esty , singing Isolde. T.io pro portion of Wagner In the season'b bill Is much laiger than ever before. The season , It Is believed , will prove a successful one , though from the standpoint of society not a brilliant cue , because of the absence of the fashionable world from London. Monday Light gave London Its first oppor tunity to hear "La Bochme , " Puccplnls' new opera , which has made a line Impression ou the continent. This was followed by "Tann hauscr , " "Faust , " "Carmen" and "Ilomeo anil Juliet , " The principals In the casts In cluded Messrs. Salvl , Baron Bcrthald , Lud- wlgi Lloyd , D'Aublgne , Alexander , Hevan , a , \V. Feiguson and Misses Bessie MacDonald , Alice Kflty. Mile. Clltzka and Marie Duma. IViAublenr , who conies from the well known Virginia family from Dabneya , but has adopted the French spelling of the name for stage purposes , has been studying abroad Hlnco his last appearance with the Metropoll tan Opera company in New York and Ills style shows marked advance , Theatrical managers arc complaining of bad business and are casting about to dis cover the reasons therefor. Several of the best houses , which are presenting plays with all' the elements necessary for popularity under ordinary conditions , play to half empty rows or to paper , and gome have even been offering good Inducements to draw the pee ple. The general verdict is that the In crease In numbers of the suburban theaters IB drawing business away from the centers. Wilson Barrett has tlgned with William son & Musgrovo , the firm which managed the fortune * of Mr. Bellow and Mm , Potter In AUHtr lla , for a tour of that continent this wlutw. TRANS-MISSISSIPPI AND IN rERNATIONAL EXPOSITION Omaha , 1898 V . . . , ' I' ' DWIGHTHEALD PEDKN ! $ ARCHITECT. MACHINERY AND ELECTRICITY BUILDING. The Machinery lElcctrlclty building Is located In the northo:6t corner of the Grand Court , being cast of the Mines building and ncioss the lacoon from the Man ufactures building. The design Is governed by the general conditions requiring harmony with the other buildings ; the architecture of the group Is modern Renaissance. The building la 304 feet front by 141 feet In depth. 'Thtrp are triple entrances on the main floor level In the center of the main front , and similar groups In the centers of the east and west fronts , with four emergency exits In the north wall. In front ot the building , flnnkingxboth sides of the main entrance , Is an open portico sixteen feet wide , running the entire front of the building. The center entrance fratura projects beyond the portico , thus forming the grand entrance vesti bule. The main lloor covers the entire area of the building. Above la a gallery thirty-two feet In width , extending around the four outer walls. The gallery Is reached by spacious staircases located In the front corners of the building. In the rear cornels are commodious toilet rooms. This leaves a high central court 243 feet long by eighty feet wide lighted from , the skylights and clcrc-ntory windows above the loof. The character ot the exhibits sheltered by this building Is shown by the decoration. The ornamental spandrels and panels receive nil of their motifs and tions from sugges machinery. The cresting at the function top Is composed of cogwheels , this principle being carried out In all ot the decorations. The underlying principle nnd of machinery Is symbolized by the groups of statuary on the top of the building. At each ot the four corners are gioups representing the early of man over the untamed forces of nature. These supremacy forces Injury and the nro represented by wild animals. Men In their youth nre seen subduing them for the simple purpose of escaping preservation ot their own lives at the sacrifice of the natural forces. A higher Is shown the center by supremacy which of the entire design. In th'a , man developed beyond the group , Is the dominating fcatuio youthful stage having wisdom , takes these same untamed , unharnessed forces of nature and harnesses them to bis chariot , making them do his bidding , - gravity. symbolizing- a direct way the service which machinery docs for man In using the powers of steam , fire , clllclty ! and Color enters Into the design with maximum Importance. The ornaments In the panels under the porticos and over the main entrances will bo highly emphasized by small background spaces of strong colors. These nre treated In such a way ca to glvo Interest great to the spectator near by without detracting from the nnd dignity of the view from a distance. The entire general quiet building will be a series of yellow nnd Ivory tones , growing more Intense as they reach the the dull top. culminating In golden statuary full of primitive vigor which Chicago. surmounts the building and symbolizes Its use. The building was de signed by Dwlght 11. Perkins , nichltect , LABOUCHERE IS IN A CORNER Fiery Editor of Truth Oauiht in a Most Unpleasant Predicament. ADMITS CORRECTNESS OF HESS' ' CHARGES OIVIIN I'll ( liit ; lie Wrote I.ctler.s He Oner Denied anil Hint llu U'IIN In Unfair StoeU iiKe OiieriltltniM. ( Copyright , 1S07 , by Press Publishing Company. ) LON-DON , Oct. 9. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Henry La- bouchero's position , in view of the savage persecution to which ho has been subjected by Henry Hess , editor of the African Critic , Is ths leading topic of discussion In social and political circles. Labouchere has ad mitted the authorship of the facsimile let- ers published by Hess , which ho first de nounced as forgeries. He also practically admits he was concerned in stock rigging ronsactlons when financial editor of the London World , but contends ho followed himself the advice he gave his readers. His 'ortune , he declares , has been mainly In herited and made by Truth , his gains on the Stock exchange having boon trifling. Finally he asserts he will never refer ' ° Hess or his accusations again , no matter what Hess may do. Hess now returns to the assault , reiterating In opprobrious lan guage his charge of swindling and cheating against Labouchere , and prophesies La bouchere will bo driven from public life before this day next year. Although Hess [ 9 known to bo merely the cat's-paw of South African millionaires , who have promised to indemnify him to any amount In assailing L/abouchcre , still even Labouchere's friends admit whatever remaining chance he may have had of becoming a political leader has been destroyed by his cynically audacious avowals as to his stock exchange past. It Is rumored that when Parliament meets one of Hhodes' champions will seize an early opportunity of challenging Labouchere on the subject In the House of Commons. La- bouchcro is so Intensely hated by the swells for his attacks on royalty and aristocracy , that all social forces will bo employed to hound him out of public life. WOLCOTT STILL WAITS. -Senator Wolcott declines to talk on the positive assertion of the financial press hero as to the absolute failure of his mission , Ho Is still In communication with the leading Mmctalllsts , but the chancellor of the ex chequer has not yet icturned from the coun try , anil the final conference between the commissioners nnd representatives of the Urltlsh pommner.t will probably take place this week. The Statist , writing on the gold move ments , Bays today : "From both points of view , the ability of the United States to take money from this country In payment for their produce and of the market condi tions , it appear * certain that gold will bo sent. London will , however , have to bear only it part of the demand , In view of the FrcncU purchates of American grain also. A cortUlciablc amount of gold Is now held In Paris , which will be available for shlpmriut to t'ue United States. As yet American ex- exchange docs not make gold eblpnvjntH profitable as au exchange operation , btit ut th' same time there Is no loss. Consequently quently those who are anxious to obtiln Ad ditional money are beginning to take c.iali from Europe. " WHITNEY WILL NOT TALK. William C , Whitney arrived In London this morning , having landed from the Lucanlti at Liverpool last evening. I met him at the Bristol hotel , Burlington Gardens , end handed him copies of cable dispatches re specting the mayoralty contest , 'ccelved while ho was crosulng the Atlantic. He read them with evident Interest , and said ; "They certainly Indicate a Irigb state ot confusion and excitement. " lAfikcd for his views of the situation , he answered ; "I am away ( or rest , the first for about two years , and I maintain as an Invariable rule on such oc casions not to be Interviewed on matters at home , " i The mayoralty contest In New York Is ex citing au unprecedented amount of Interest here. For the first time the ordinary news paper reader Is beginning to gain a dim com prehension of the ramifications of New York municipal politics. The comments of the , - London press , It Is needless to say , are couched In that tone of unctuous rectitude to which they are prone In dealing with af fairs of all other people. There Is a univer sal recognition , however , of the tremendous being w ged by the Citizen * ' union In the cause of pure government , although ac companied by the doubt that the people of New York have energy to fluke themselves free from the dominion of 'machine poli ticians. This Is the general trend of the comment here , chiefly In the tory press , which at the same time Is the unflinching champion of the most unrepresentative and corrupt corporate body In existence , the cor poration of the city ot London. AFFAIRS OF THE "LANGTHYS. " Edward Langtry Is still confined at the Chester lunatic asylum and the doctors sus pect him to bo suffering from paresis. Ho has lucid Intervals of considerable duration , but the physicians say Tils condition Is so bad ho hao been plaped In the hospital ward of the asylum. Thorp , ate some olgns of his having suffered an Injur ; ; to the. head , -but this Is bellev5d to be rathcr-tho result than the cause ot his demented condition' He Is' ' kept under observation tor' suicidal tenden cies , but has developpd none since his re moval to ths asylum. . For some time back he has shown symptoms ot mental aberration , especially by his recent proceedings In Paris , when he went about telling every one of his suit for divorce lie had Instituted against the Lily , which was pure hallucina tion. Hard living , extending over twcnty- j five years , seems to have brought the natu rally strong man to the present pass. Mean while Mrs. Langtry has not taken the slight est notlco of her husband's sad plight. She was at the Newmarket and Lslcestcr races this week , absorbed in the performance of her horses , betting with her customary cau tion and success. She was $ he heroine cf a remarkable Incident at Newmarket this week. She had possessed for some years a badge giving her admission to the coveted Jockey Club enclosure nt Neumarket. On Wednes day one of the stewards noticed she no longer wore the badge , nnd was In the public en closure. Ho made Inquiries , found an olll- clous club functionary had deprived her of her badge for some very slight Infringement of th9 rules. The steward considered the punishment altogether too severe for the of fense and sent the badge back to Mrs. Lang- try. She , however , returned It , saying she would not accept It unleps returned to her with an apology by the hand of the official who had taken It away. This humiliation the ofllclal declined to submit to , so the Lily still remains outside the select enclosure. DONI DOES A LITTLE BUSINESS. The Count do Castellano recently pur chased the steam yacht Valhalla for $120,000. He went for a cruise off the coast of Nor way for n few weeks with the comtcsso and a small party of friends , including Prince and Princess do Polx , Comto and Comtesse do Ganay , Comto and Comtesso do Beaumont. On his return to Dieppe he sold the Valhalla again for $150,000. Dr. Charles A , Berry of Wolverbampton chairman of the Congressional Union of England and Wales , since Spurgeon's death the most Influential nonconformist divine and pulpit orator In England , sails for America , .by the Teutonic on October 2T , for a 'visit ot six weeks. He informs mo he will preach , at Plymouth .church . In New York on the Sunday following his arrival on "Beecher's Influence as > a Preacher and Theologian In Europe , " Hq will also preach In Newark , N. J. , on November 14 , Chicago November 21 , ami Boston November 28 , but his most Important deliverance will be at Washington on the Sunday preceding the opening of congress , whproLhls text will be "International Arbitration.Ho hopes ho may bo able to Influence | or good the de liberations ot congress on the International arbitration treaty to bo brought up this ses slon. slon.Mile. Mile. Santaserio , daughter' of the former Queen Isabella , baa just died from hydro phobia In Paris , Sh contracted the disease by allowing her pet dog to lick her lips. This Is the flrtt case oh record In which rabies have been contract ! except by bite , and the circumstances are established be yond dispute. The dog was not supposed to be mad at the time , and did not develop the symptoms until the day before bis mistress died. When dying she retained sufficient consciousness to forbid her distracted rela tlves kissing her lest they might got con taglon from her , < Lole Fuller's new flame dence has been an Immense success at the Empire music hall. It Is considered the most effective perform once of Us kind she has yet Invented , Dur ing the fortnight she has been giving It she has signed contracts for two years' engage ments on the continent , some at nearly $1,500 a week. When her lour weeks' run at the Empire tcrmlnatea she goea to Paris , Vienna Berlin and will be teen on the Illvlera In the spring. Earl Innlsklllen , who i Lonl Cole was the principal corespondent In the historic ( Continued on Fouiih Page. ) LITTLE SHY ON SOLDIERS Great Britain Hustloi for Troops for Its Numerous Small Wars.1 AT ITS WIT'S END TO FIND MEN ENOUGH Ton Thousniicl Xeeileil to Adil Perma nent l''uree ol' Army Volunteer * Yel He Sent Aliroiul. i JCopyrlBht , 1697 , by the Atwoclntefl Press. ) LONDON , Oct. 9. Lord Woalsey , com mander In chief of the British forces. Is making desperate efforts to surmount the difficulties which Great Britain Is experienc ing In finding troops for Its numerous small wars. That the government is at Its wit's end to secure the additional 10,000 men which Parliament will bo asked to add to the per manent strength of the army , Is shown by the plan elaborated by the war office by which the volunteers of Great Britain will be liable for service abroad In case of war. Up to the present It has been Impossible to call upon them for duty abroad , except In exceptional cases. The position Is regarded as threatening to smash up the volunteer forces. In addition to the proposition to make the volunteers liable for service abroad in case of war the government will Introduce an army reserve bill during the next ses sion of Parliament. According to this meas- ur-s It Is proposed to enlist 5,000 reserves at an extra rate of pay , thus forming a reliable force which can be drawn -upon at any tlmo for use in the small wars. AN INFEKNAL OJULLET. The British government Is also considerIng - Ing the adoption of an Infernal bullet Invented - vented In Birmingham. This bullet Is made of lead and Instead of being conical , the top Is level and has a cuplikc cavity. On enter ing the flesh this bullet acts like a punch , cutting n clean , round holc.i which does not close. The bullet begins to expand Immedi ately after entering and after it has traveled - . eled six Inches It produces a Jagged hole three or four Inches In diameter. The bullet is said to bo the most terrible wound pro ducer known , and It Is a question whether Us use would not .be a breach of the Inter national convention. ' i In spite of the French ballons D'cssalo suggesting a European coalition to turn Great 'Britain ' out of Egypt the evacuation of that country by the British troops was probably never KO remote aa now. Indeed , the signs point to the deposition of the khcdlvo of Egypt , 'whoso ' attitude lately has not been so submissive as the British agent , Lord Cromer , desires , In which event a British protectorate will Inevitably follow. Russia , It Is said , has effectually snubbed the French efforts to make the Egyptian question a European one , WEST AFRICAN DIFFICULTIES. The difficulties In West Africa , between the British and the French , which were foreshadowed In dispatches on October 2 and which have been brewing since 18S9 are assuming the form of the French expedition , consisting of COO soldiers and 2,000 car riers , which has started from Porto Novo , on the coast of Dahomey , for Mlllkl , whence It proceeds to the Hinterland of Lagos , accord Ing to reports. But It Is said this move ment is really to reinforce the French troops , which arc already occupying Mlllkl , and docs not augur well for a smooth settle ment of the question of the ownership of Mlllkl , and It Is possible that the diplomatists will awake to find themselves saved the trouble of the delimitation negotiations by serious events on the spot , for It Is known thai the British colonial authorities are taking active steps to prevent the French force from encroaching on British territory. Further trouble may be added to the situa tion by the fact that the French officials are said to have pressed natives of Ligo and their canoes Into the service of the expedition. As Lagos Is a British colony , this action on the part of the French Is not likely to ( MBS without strong protests at least. BRITAIN ON THE ALEUT , Thus far the marquis of Salisbury , or Mr. Chamberlain , the secretary of state for the colonies , who are generally credited with be ing the power behind the throne at the pres ent moment , have not shown a sign of yield , ing au lota of the British claims In the Hin terland and -the authorities at Lagos have been preparing for isome time past to circum vent the French plans. They liavo already sent reinforcements of troops and gunboats to the front and on Friday they ordered Captain Frederick Lumart , B thoroughly ex- THE BEE BULLETIN. Weather Forecast for ICebrnska 1'nRp. Generally Tnlr. Sauthcily Winds. 1. OiTiimnVrt CnliliK't frluli .Aliiro Acute. llrnry I.iilxmi'hno In : \ Corner. ( irent llrKnln .NctnlK Mc > ro SnUllrrs. DoiiKluH Comity Kt'piilillfan C'liiivciillon. S. riiins fur tli Cornum VMIn e. 3. ArRiimi'iitH hi It.tllot Conte f C'l ; i > . I. l.ii > it AVook In Onmlm Social Circles , 5. MeKcnim Decides Xot to Appeal. ( J. Council IllulTo Local Mutter * . I.iu-lRert KIIM-B III * .Mill.I it lilt. 7 , Siitnrct.ij'H Clinics on the Clrlillron , lloHton Dropx Another ( liiniii. 8. Another Hl liI of Il.-illroaiU Sell led. 10.Vonnui : Her Wnjs aml-Hcr World. 11 , Commercial.inn.inimiii'lal ! > 'oirs. IS , Kitltortnl anil Comment. ii , Illxtory nf Union Vaclflc Itucclvergliln , 14. Aimifciiicnl Notes anil OoHilp. Among ; I.ovnrft of Music. Kcliocs from thr Ante Honing. 10. "Tom Kellcj'H llonut Hun. " 17. Dissertation on the Hniiililo Cent IMcco. 18. "ShroirRliiiry" ConuliiHlon. II ) , Weekly firlst of Sporting Ciosolp. ! ! 0. In tli < ! World of Whirling Wheels. Wl.VI'KH'S AUVAXCK 17HIIRIi1VI3S. . < hoVentIler IH Gcttlniv Quito Chilly. Hour. ! ) , . , ! . Hour. Ues- . n " > " . : t ! > 1 11. in . . - , 1 0 " ' " . : is a P. in . r " ' . n : t p. in . r,7 f . : > -i p. in . no J > > . n r p. in . rs 10 " ' . -I. , 0 | i. m . r 7 11 " > . ! 7 p. in . nj The approach of winter was heralded yes terday by a cool wave that made itself felt hereabouts. The day was clear and pretty , but fall ovcrcoalt ) were brought out of their tryetlng place. The maximum for the day was CO degrees , and the minimum 38 degrees. Fair weather is predicted for today , with rising temperature , perlenced officer of the Iloyal Niger company who has served In the Afghan war , the Soudan campaign and the Burmese expedi tion , in addition to seeing much service In Africa , to go to the front. All the steamers from Liverpool to- the west coast of Africa are taking ofllcers , troops and I urge quanti ties of munitions of war. In addition to this attempt at coloniza tion of the French in Africa Franco Is ap parently preparing to swallow -tho kingdom of Slam. The Tcmju , organ of the French foreign office , enumerates the differences with Slam In such a manner as to lead to the belief that the French government In tends to try and force Slum Into vassalage unless Great Britain Intervenes , SPAIN'S ' CONDITION. An American diplomat who has Just ar rived hero from Madrid says the condition of Spain Is oven worse than the correspond ents depict. Whoever Is sent to Cuba , ho added , will attempt to buy off the In surgent leaders. The diplomat further gays that the Spanish government is KO hard pressed for money that It Is attempting to sell all the public lands anil buildings that can possibly bo spared , Not only have the soldiers been unpaid since last March , but the pension lists are In arrears. All social Intercourse between the Ameri can minister at Madrid and the Spanish ofllclals and the diplomatic corps had been suspended for more than a year , This was partly due to the -fact that Hannls Taylor , the former United States minister to Spain , was persona non grata to most of the members of the diplomatic corps. For eighteen months Mr. Taylor had not been on speaking terms with the French and Austrian ambassadors and with the papal nuncio. The rupture with the French am bassador was because Mr. Taylor protested against being omitted from the lists of guests at a reception given by the ambas sador , .Mriiriivuu ( > i'M lit n ( Jolit HIIHN , SAN FUANCISCO , Oct. 9. Advices state tbst Nicaragua Is endeavoring to establish n gold standard , and will use temporarily the gold coin of the United States until Its own coins can be. substituted. The government will discontinue the use of silver temporarily to induce Importation ot gold. lunilenriitli AiloiU Niitul Hill. BEHLIN , Oct. 9. The Dundesrath today adopted the naval bill Introduced by Ad mlral von Tlrpltz , the secretary of the navy , providing for an expenditure -110000,090 marka , to c.ttcnd over a period ot tevcn yean , i TICKET FOR WINNING Republicans Hold Their Convention foi Nomination of County Officers. iATIIERING IS HARMONIOUS THROUGHOUT Hoinirod , McDonald , Baxter nnd Bodwol ] Rouominntsd by Acclamation. lANDIDATES GENERALLY SATISFACTORY Nominees Eccoivo nn Ovation When Thoj Appear Before the Convention. LEAR CUT RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED ovrrntir llolrnntli IM Ct'iimireil for Xut - \otMtiiiiUniE rriini llnrdoy IlifciriA - 1IU Blind. , SIlcrKT IOIIV W. Mvl\AIr Jlerlc DAVID .M. IIAVKltl.Y i'1'ciixiifcr „ < ; ituur. ; itniMitou ? ( lliil > - Juitwc . . . . lltVIM ! F. IIAXTUH ( ( Ulster of l > eeil TIIIMIS S. CllOClCttll. 'oronor MMA I1. SWAXSO.V iiilierliilenilent. , lilMVIV ,7. IIODU'KMi Comity CoiiiinlNslonvr l'lrs ( IN- irlot A. C. 11AUTI3 This Is the ticket nominated > Uerdny ntt- TIIOOII at CiclKliton hall by one ot the largest and most cnOiusluBtlc county eouvpntlons ever hold In Douglas county. While several of the candidates'were lonomlnatcd by ac- cl.-vm.itlon without a roll rail , there was a sharp fight for the remaining placed. But he contests wen- fought out with an appar ent absence of lht > blttcnicHS that usually characteilzes political hat I Ira and the suc cessful candidates wne In oarli CRSB made he unanimous mtmlnees of I ho convention. The make-up of the ticket as completed wna generally satisfactory , nnd It was the univer sal expiefsloi ! of thc > di'lojcntpa , is they left the hall that It was one of the strongest Icltoto that Km ! ever been placed before the voters of the county. Chairman (1. K. Williams of the county 'cntral ' committee palled the convention to order. Secretary Tuttle rend the call and Dr. S. K. Spaldlng of the Eighth ward waa ntroduccd UK temporary chairman. Ho ex cused lilmt-elf from making n speech , as the convention had much bu.slncss to transact which would stifllcU'iitly occupy Us time. J. A. Tucker nf the Sixth waul was made sec retary and J. G. Kulin ot the Fourth ward nsslhtant secretary. There was a contest from jreArdlo precinct and on mellon of Captain H. E. Palmer the following committee nn credtmMals"was-np- pointed : A. C. Powers , T. W. Blackburn , N. C. Pratt , II. L. Burketl and W. W. iBInij- ham. A motion that no proxies ho permitted was laid on the table without debate and the delegates occupied the Interval whllo the committee waa out In Industriously lobbying n behalf of their candidates. The report of tlio committee on credentials was road by A. C. Powers. It recommended that the regular delegation from McArdlo bo seated nnd It was unanimously adopted. The temporary organization was made per manent , and on motion of H. L. Livingston the following committee on resolutions was designated : Fiank Whllmore , A. iH. Mur- doclc , Louis Burmcster , W. II. Hanchett , J. J. Boucher , D. II , Christie , 'B. ' Cl. Burbank - bank , A. L. Heed and E. M. Bartlett. FIVE OFF IN A BUNCH. The convention then proceeded to nomi nate a ticket. N. C. Pratt moved that na there wan no opposition to the renomlnatlon of John McDonald and Oeorgo Helmrod for sheriff and treasurer respectively that the rules be suspended and they be nomi nated by acclamation. The motion waa amended to Include In Ing F. Baxter for county Judge. George Mcllrlde for surveyor and E. J. Bodwell for county : mpcrlntcnd < jnt. It was 'then carried by n. unanimous veto and with marked enthusiasm. Jtulgo Baxter was railed to the platform , where ho expressed his earnest appreciation of the honor nnd declaicd that ho was at the service of the county central com mittee to work for the ticket from top to bottom. George Hclmrotl wan also railed for and given nn ovatloni as ho a c mlcd the plat form. He Bald that when he was nomi nated for his first term he had promised the people a business administration , and ho had fulfilled his promlro. Hepeated volleys ot cheers followed the huge form of John McDonald as ho passed up to also tender hla tlmnke to the conven tion. tion.K. K. J. Bodwell mid George McBildo were also compelled to appear and in each Instance there was n repetition of the ( 'iitliiielastlc reception that had bicn accorded to their predecessor ! ! . The rest was not < iutc ! so easy. Register of dcedtj was the next place to hn filled and Qeorgo C , Thompson of the Ninth ward. It. S. Berlin of the Third , Fred limning of the Second and T. S. Crocker and John 'f , Dalley of the Eighth were nominated. 'The first sensation of the ballot wan when the South Omuha vote went eolld for Berlin , I3ach candidate received the support of hi * own delegation and the votes of the remain ing delegations were pretty well scattered. After the roll was called the Pailoy votes In the ICIghth ward werci changed to Crocker and the Sixth ward nwltchcd ( o Crocker , The First ward offhct this by throwing nlno votes to Berlin , and the Second went from Bru- iilng to Crocker. CONFUSINO SKCniJTAUIES. It was red hot then and the Ninth wurd made It mote to by changing nine vote * from Thompson to Crocker. The Fifth 'Ond Seventh lluw to Berlin and It became a neck and neck race , with Crocker slightly In the lead. But the Incettant changed ot the votes of nearly every delegation in the convention were made In the midst of e > uch nn uproar that the Bcrrctarli-H becamehciioUsnly -en tangled. They finally announced the vote : Berlin , SC',4 ; Crocker , 57' j Thompson , 44j Brunluu , 12 ; Dalley , 7. This v.ra plainly an error , but no one lul a definite Hei wheio tbo mistake had oc curred. The Crocker debates declared 'that their man had I'fcn counted out and -Ibu friend * of Berlin oxdtcdly called on tlio chair to declare their man the nominee. Them waa a decided ccmfimlon for two or three inlnutct , but Mr , Berlin put slop to ell urrli-ilnatlonu by voluntarily renouncing the pdvantago that the mlitike of the ocr . tnrlcH had given him , "I never took an uu.'ulr advantage el *