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ESTABLISHED JUKE 31) ) , 1871. , SUNDAY , , .
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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
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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. .
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Chilly.
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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
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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 *