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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 11) ) , 1873 , OMAHA , SATURDAY 2H ( MINING- , OCTOBER 2JJ , 185)7 TW.ELY 13 PAGES. SINGLE CO17V JbUVB CENTS. TAMMANY IN DREAD I Tiger Stands in Awe of the Oitizsns1 Union V Candidate. J.AY3 HE IS THE ONLY FOE IN THE FIELD , Lcatluis of tin Dcm > oratio Mnohino Admit Ills Grcut ftrongth. CHARGES AGINST PRE.ENT OFF.CIALS i Oolonol Gardiner Accuses Administration of Unnecessary Extravagance. DR , PARKHUnST IS OUT FOR SETH LOW Wrtti-K it I.cttiT niulornliiK the Clll- Mt'lIK * Cllllllllllllt' OlIllN I'ONlCll lit llcltlnir ItfNorlN , Iliit l.ltttu Moif ) In \\llKt-l-fil. NI3W YORK , Oct. 22 The word of Colonel Aua. Hlnl Gardiner for It , Tammany hall , * < vani0 nomlheo for district attorney Colonel Ga-'llner la , bees bdt one fee In the field , and * hit fee IK Iho Citrons' union , personified by bcth Low the unloi.'s candidate for major cf O'pater New York. The contention of Colonel Gardiner , which Is also the conten tion of the "regulars" of the republican party , Is that no man who has not a respon sible parlj behind him should be entrusted with tire anmln'stratloi ' > of a city's affairs. "Our Oglit , " ( .aid Colonel Gardiner , "Is tvlth Lou Low represents the Strong ad- in'ilstratioii ' , " ho continued ; and then he proceeded 10 charge the present city govcrn- mc it , which was the outcome of a uon-par- * lsiii movement , with adding $10,000,000 an- niiftlly to the cxpcrihes of the city. On the otlur hand , the sponsors for the existing city government challenge proof that there IILH been a dollar of tae people's money Siunc | dishonestly , assort that never wctc thu streets so well cleaned ns In thu last three ( > citrs , atU tuy th.U there lias been a marked approvement In the morale of the police orce , and all this In spite of the shackles that bind tire hands of all Now York on which kjvcs have been placed and are kept locked by the powers at Albany. Thus tnc contest may bo regarded as In rome measure. a btruggle between partisans and iviii-pnrtiKiiiB , the latter being rcpre- I nted by the Citizens' union and the former by tl.o democratic and republican jarty or ganizations , although the forces of the de mocracy arc divided between Van Wyck and George. J'ARKHURST TAKC3 A HAND. The entrance of Rev. Dr. Parkhurst as a combatant Is one of the notable Incidents of the campaign Dr. Parkhurst Is In Switzer land , but ho has written a letter on the is sues of the canvass. He finds himself sup porting Low , In splto of the latter's avowed opposition to sumptuary laws. What the clergjinan finds to approve most in. the col lege president Is his declaration of Independ ence of party and Individual dictation. To Dr Parkhurst's thinking "PUttlsm , " as he terms the republican organization , Is more to bo condemned than ' Crokerlsm , " which rep resents the regular democracy In the mu nicipal campaign. If tire last one of the CC1.000 registered Voters of Grea'er New YorU It not out at tire polls on November 2 It will not be for lack of exhortation and that of all shades end degrees of eloquence. U Is doubtful If there WJB ever a local canvass In whlclr men of moro note took active part , than are par ticipating In the pending campaign. IJcttlng continues to be feeble and without significance. One table In .a paper supporting M. * Low gives the following as prevailing odds Van Wyck against the field , 5 to 2 , Van Wyck against Tracy , I to 1 ; George ngalrtit the field , t to 12 ; Low against the Held , 1 to 2 There Is no record , however , of any considerable sums having been placed at these odds , MASS MINTING. A great number of po'ltlcal mass meeting11 TV ere. held throughout the metropolitan dls trict tonight and the champions for the dif ferent mayoralty candidates were out In force. Serlator John Kord prca'dcd at it re publican nice'ing hold In the Atlantic casino , thin city , at which General Tracy was the principal speaker , Cnopor Union was tilled to the doom with adherents of the Independence ball democ racy to ratify the nomination of the Tam many ticket The Independence hall democ- lacy has for Its loaders Julius Hnrbnrgor and Urnbt Hnrvle-r and has declared for the Tamilian ) ticket because of the Ra'nca ' law A Cltl/oim' union rnat > s meeting was held nt Clcunont rink In Hrooklyn under the auspices of the German-American Reform union of New York , nt which Dr John W Shlldagc prrsldod. ami the chief speaker was Hon. Carl Schurz Re solutions wcro adopted ( H'liounclng the Tammany hall candidates as "notorloiifly nothing but tools of one main" denouncing the republican candidates ns "equally under the subjection of ono man , " Henry George as "a dre-amer and a theorist who has never studied municipal problmra and whoso administration would undoubtedly bo n fal'ure. " and pledging the support nf the GcrmariH to Seth Low. Charles S. Palrchlld , ex-secretary of the treasury , candidate for comptroller on the citizens' ticket , anil 13 , Wheeler , civil service rx-imlner , epoke at the Citizens' union meet ing of the Tenth assembly district. Henry George made the rounds nf the west eldo In a carriage , accompanied by bio wife end two friends ' Colonel Fred D. Grant presided over a re publican rally tonight at the Central opera lioucc * . There was an audience of 2,000. There Is rebellion In the German Reform Association , The action of the general com mittee In endorsing the citizen's ticket a few days ago Is Iho cause. The united democracy , at an executive meeting tonight , endorsed Charles W. Daj- ton , candidate for comptroller , on the fame ticket with Henry George , tllllo l'lllllllllKII , I CINCINNATI , Oct. 22. The political cam- jialsn In Ohio et out with the lines strong ! ) drawn on the national Imres of the gold standard and the free and unlimited coinage of silver , 1C tn 1 Liter , when the repub licans announced Mark Ha mm for the senate the democrat * tuincd all their guns on him. Now the silver fight Is to be resumed , with \V , J , Uryan as chief speaker. The real ob jcctlvo point after all was the election of a legislature which will choose a United States senator. The work of both parties U In d ubtful Icglblitlve dlhtrlcts. The campaign nil next week will bo hot on both Bides. UllNllllUH CllllffU DlltCtl. HAIUtlSUtmq , Pa. , Oct. 22. Owing to tbe death ot LU banking iiartuer , George W. Jackson of Ilellcfonte , Governor Hastings has cancelled an engagement to spend the last week of the campaign on the stump In Ohio for the state republican ticket and Senator llatm.a. iituitiso.v nori : < > TO in : < ; < > vr.n\ott. lltMini rot-mull } l.auiii'licil at IMItorlal Co 11 % rill Ion. CHICAGO. Oet 22 Mayor Harrison's gubernatorial boom was launched today at the second annual meeting of the democratic cdlto B of Illinois. About 150 editors were present when Mayor Jlarrlsnn was Introduced by President A. L Herofcrd of the associa tion. Mr. Hereford In his Introductory srccch rcrrarked that If Mayor Harrison "atood with bold feet on the Chicago platfo'tn he would bo heard fiom In state and national politics. " Thu mayor In his address of welcome lethe the delegates reaffirmed In most ( xjsltlvc language his allegiance to the democratic doctrine of ISflC and was heartily cheered. Ileforc the adjournment tomorrow night It Is expected a platform will bo adopted en dorsing the 1890 platform for 1900 and pledg ing eve y member to Its support. \VIIIMT TAKHS \ M DIIKV .II'MP. Si.me . PrcillclloiiN Hint It Will Itcacli tli < - Hollar MtirU. CHICAGO , Oct. 22. Wheat today advanced X to 3H cents per bushel under same of the liveliest buying for several weeks , the De cember and May options sharing equally In the demand. Thu market was strong from the sta-t , but toward the close prices were sent spinning under a Hood of buying orders , wh'ch sent December up to 81' cents and May to 98 % cents , whcrei they closed nmld oorno excitement. The sudden renewal of expert demand was the chief Influence , but dry weather talk from east of the Ml.isls- Mp 1 counted heavily. There was some talk ot dollar wheat again at the close. N'iW YORK , Oct. 22 The wheat market roused out of Its accustomed speculative lethargy today with a suddenness and \lior that sent prices up 3 cents a bushel to 97'i cents for Dnccmbor , with a later curb advance - vance to 98 cents. Hullli-h European advices and a heavy c\- port business acting on badly oversold market occasl nod the excitement. Rumois of an unusual cash t ado were- current shortly after the opening. Not only were foreigners understood to have bought liberally at &ea- bsard ports , bU at St. Louis and other west ern markets. The bear stampede , In proportion tion as expert storle-s Incicasel , reaching Us climax at the close with prices at the ley notch for the < ! < iy According to conserva tive estimates about seventy loads were worked at New York and thirty loads more at outsorts Hut owing to scarcity of freight room It was sinpocted that conside ablu bubl- nej = s was withheld for a purpose so that esti mates ot 123 loads all told were credited In many quarters as better representing the bcvabcard business. English and continent il cables were higher , whllo European statis tics wcro all of the most bullish character , with the home fetation rrot far behind. The range on December was , from 94'i to 97'i cents , closing at 97 cents , against 91V4 centb last night. Total sales were 1,170,000 bushels. oii'osis If I'liMlii'il , stiittIII IMit Him on ' 1 rial lit Once. CHICAGO , Oct. 22 Judge Tuthill , State's Attorney Dcnrcn , Assistant State's Attor ney McEvvan , ex-Judge Vincent and Attor ney Phalen had an Informal conference Ih&t- ing over one hour in the judge's irivate chamber t day Luetgert was broii , ; < it Iruo court and the report went abroad that a formal motion to admit him to bail would immediately follow the conference. When the conference was over Luetgert was taken back to jail. No agreement was reached at the confer ence. State's Attorney Denserr vigorous ! } opposed the demand that the prisoner bo re leased on ball , and the upshot of the argu ment was that no formal demand for the pr.soner's admission to ball was made. Ex-Judge Vincent said he would let thu matter rest for two or three days and then make formal application. He nddcd that If the formal demand was dcnl d .1 writ of habeas corpus would be applied for If this action Is taken State's Attorney Dcneen says ho will at once put the Luetgert case en trial again and It Is among the possibilities that he may again bo on trial for his life by the middle of next week. Speaking of the prospects of a new trial Judge Tutirlll said : "I fancy Luctgert will never again bo tried In a court In this county That Is a question which must he decided upuir when the e'ato gets ready to make another movo. 1'rom the wide publicity which thu newspapers have given the evi dence In the case , the marked attention which It has attracted In all parts of Me country and the frenzied Interest which the people of Chicago have taken In the trial , I lurdly think 'he prosecution can find twelve men who have not already tried the accused In their own minds and cither ac quitted or convicted him. That Is the prob lem confronting the state's attorney now , and unless ho solved It by producing the men of course Luetgert will go free. " m MOILS OK . * . > , I\TII v S.Mllllito III * CullrU ToKftliiT to CoilNhliT IliiMiillnii Viinriiillnii. DENVER , Colo. , Oct 22. A special to the News from Stirvta Fo , N , 51 , Bays : Private Information from a high authority was received hero toJay from Washington that President McKlnley had determined to call a special session of the senate for No vember 15 to consider the Hawaiian annexa tion < ni r iU I on , and that a largo number of western appointments , including those relat ing to the New Mexico judiciary , would bo announced by that date. It Is reported and generally credited that all the new Judged will bo nonresidents. Among them will bo Robert 'Morrle ' of Now York , lecturer on Napoleonic law nt Yale college. , who seeks appointment to ( he Al buquerque district , and Judge Crumpccker ot Laporte , Ind. , who has been tendered , It Is said , the judgeshlp of the Santa Fo dis trict. The animated contest over the ap pointment ot a United States attorney to suc ceed W. I ) , didders Is also more than likely to result In the naming of an outsider for this place , The principal candidate * are ex- Delegate T. H Catron , ex-United States At torney E. A. Flak of Santa Fe , ex-Judge Mc- Klo of Laa Crticcs. V. W. Clany of Albu querque , A , C , Voorbcca of Raton , MllVl'lllrlllM Of OCTIIII VfMMI'lK , ( IC't , - - . At Qucenstown Arrived Indiana , from Philadelphia ; Campania , from New York , for Liverpool Sailed Scythl.i , for Iloston. At Oenoa Arrived Kalfcr Wllhelm JI , from New York via Naples At Olasgovv Arrlved-lllbernlan , from Boston. At Liverpool Sailed Taurlc , for New York. At Southampton Sailed Augusta Vic toria , for New York. At Hamburg Arrived Fuerst Bismarck , from NSW York * t * BIMETALLIC NEGOTIATIONS Correspondence in the Crso is Now Made Public. BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE GIVES IT OUT DcdillN of tin * Coiifi-rciicv llctviccii Kciire'Hi'iiliitl * . of tin * CouutrK'N IlllrrrMril rroiioslt IOIIH Suli- nilttcd li > Woleotl. LONDON , Oct. 22. The correspondence In rcgir , ! to the bimetallic proposals of tha United States monetary commission was Is sued by the British foreign olllce this even ing. The following account of the negotia tions is taken from the official publica tion. tion.At At the conference held nt the foreign office on July 12 , the premier , the marquis of Salisbury , the secretary of state fop India , Lord George Hamilton ; the chancellor ot the exchequer. Sir Michael Hlcks-Hcadr the first lord of the treasury , A. J. Halfcur ; the United States ambassador , Colonel John Hay , and the United States monetary cotn- mlsj-loncrs. Senator Elward 0. Wolcott of C-lorado , ex-Vice President A. E. Steven son of Illinois and General Charles Jackson Paine of Massachusetts were present , "On the Invitation of the Ilrltish premier Senator Wolcott explained that the object of the mission was to ascertain In advance of an International conference the views of the governments and the envoys had de termined to ascertain the views ot the French , Hrttlsh and German governments on the matter ot teaching an International bimetallic agreement. They h-d been to France , where they reached n complete and satisfactory understanding with the French government , and the envoys would have the co-operation In this matter of the Prench ambassador in London. The Benato- then explained that the success of the mission depended on the attitude Great Hrltaln would take and he requested Great Ilrltaln to a-ico to open the English mints , ns Its contribu tion to the attempt to restoio International bimetallism with the United States and France , co-operating to that end. The marquis ot Salisbury asked If France was ready to open Its mints to free coinage , and Senator Wolcott replied , "Yci * " The premier thereupon Inquired at what ratio France would open Itu mints Senator Wolcott said at 15 % , adding tLat the Ameri can envoys had accepted this ratio WOLCOTT'S PROPOSITIOINS. The senator then presented the following list of contributions , which , among others , he suggested Great Hrltaln might make : First The opening of the Indian mints and the repeal of the order making the sovereign legal tender In India. Second Placing one-fifth of the bullion In the issue department of the Bank of Eng land In silver. Third Raising the legal tender limit of silver to say ten pounds and Issuing twenty- shilling notes based on silver , which shall bo fcgal tender , and the retirement , In gradu ation or otherwise , of the ten shilling golJ plccra and the substitution of paper based on el'ver. Fourth An agreement to coin annually so much silver , the amount to be left open. Fifth The opening If the English mints to the coinage of rupees and to the coinage of Hritlsh dollars , which "hall be full tender In the Straits Settlements and other silver standaid countries , and tender In the United Kingdom. Sixth Colonial action and the coinage of silver In Egypt. Seventh Something having the general scope of the Huskltvion plan. SECOND CONFERENCE. The meeting then clcscd and It was un derstood by the parties that the absence of the French ambassador from the proceedings should be regarded as Informal and a second end conference was held on the IGth. at which , In addition to those already men tioned , the French ambassador and il. Gcoflrey , the councillor of the French em bassy wore present The French ambassador was Invited to declare the position of the French government and he said Franco was ready to reopen Its mints to the coinage of silver If the commercial nations adopted the same course , arid he advocated at great length the ratio ot 15 % , Hut , ho explained , Fiance would not consller the reopening of the mints of India alone as being sufficient guarantee to permit the French government to reopen the French mints to the free coin age of silver , ENGLAND DECLINES. Sir Michael Hicks-Reach then definitely an nounced that Great Ilrltaln would not agree to open the "English mints to the unlimited coinage ot silver , and whatever views he and his colleagues might separately hold legardlng bimetallism , ho could say that they were unlteJ on this point. Haron Do Courrcll said as a personal sug gestion , that among other contributions he thought Great Britain should open the Indian mints and also agree to purchase annually 10,000,000 pounds sterling of silver for a scries of years. Senator Wolcott accepted the proposal that the British government should make this purchase with proper safeguards and pro visions as to the place and manner of Its uee. Since this conference the British govern ment has been considering the proposals and finally made the reply handed the United States ambassador yesterday and cabled ex clusively to the Associated press , INDIA'S REPLY. The reply of the government of India , upon which Lord Salisbury based his decision , Is a long document , giving an emphatic nega tive to tbe proposal to open the India mints It saye : "Tho first results of the suggested meas ures , It they were to succeed even temporarily rily , In their object , would be an Intenoo dis turbance of India trade and Industry , There would bo a sudden rise In exchange , which , If the ratio of 15 % to 1 were adopted , would be about 3 pence the rupee. Such a rise would be enough to kill our export trade for a time at lead until the public were con vinced that the arrangement would bo per manent and have the effect Intended. "Tbe paraljbU of trade and Industry would be prolonged and would be accompanied by acute Individual suffering. None of tbe ad vantages expected would bo attained and the country would pass through a critical perloj , which would retard Its progreis for years , Its action would "be dlastrous alike to the etatc , to Individuals tnd to trade generally. The ixchange value cf the rupee , having rk n suddenly , would fall equally suddenly to a point fir lower than the present level , probably to i > pence and even lower. Such a fall , apart from other disastrous results , would necessitate additional taxation to tbe amount ot many croretf. " The reply then proceeds to point out that tbe proposed agreement nould bo a much. moro serious question Tor India , than for the Vrltcd States and Franco , as tbe whole risk cf disaster would fall upon India. If the agreement broke down the United States and. Prance could take prccauliqng against a dc- ple'lon of their gold reserve * ; but In In ! a the rupee , when the collapse came , would fall headlong and the government would have no remedy against fluctuation In the exchange value of India's standard ofalue with the fluctuations In the viluc of silver. "For , " continues the reply , "If the Indian mints are reopened to silver now U will be practically Impossible for the government ever to close them , ami It It were poislb'.e It would bo only After very largo additions had been made to the amount of silver cir culation. " Aftc. noting that the effect of the adop tion ct the schemes would probably be an In- crci&e In prices In Prance and the United States , but n decrease In India "a change w.ilch Franco and the United States would contemplate with equanimity , but which would be Impossible to India" the reply suggests that the United States Is partly Inspired In making its proposals by a fear of experiencing conic difficulties and dangers which India has already surmounted , after years of embarrassment. STAHLE EXCHANGE IN SIGHT. Then follows the opinion that India Is on the point of securing a stable exchange cf Ifl pence per rupee and It would bo cxcesd- liiKly foolish to throw away the position al ready attained by an acceptance ot pro posals which. If they filled of their Intended object , would place India permanently undo" the silver standard with all Its adm.ttcd dis advantages , "Nothing but assured success could Justify India In joining Irr the experi ment and our belief Is that the experiments will fall to secure n permanent ratio nf Ills to 1 Ono reason for this conclusion Is that the at range-men t would rest on too narrow a basis. The union of two count lea , with a third lending assistance. Is 11 very different thing from the International union ot a ma- jcrlty ot the Important countries of the world advocated by the Indian government In dispatches forwarded In March and Juno , 1S92 , and In February and September. ISSfi Wo doubt whether any two or three natlors In the world , unless one of them were Great Hrltaln , could establlOi the required sta bility. It Is certain that France , the United States and India could not. " CAUSE OF PROUAULIf FAILURE. The reply then proceeds to discuss various reasons why the experiment would not suc ceed ) Plrst 1C Franco and the United States , seeIng - Ing the prospect ot a tOial disappearance of gold coinage bcfoie the price ot silver has been raised to the intended latlo , might tuko measures to prevent tile export of gold. Second Either country might bo reduced to paper currency , In which case the agree ment would c'asrf to operate. Third A three-sided agreement would bo open to greater risk to termination by ono or two parties than a many-sided Interna tional agreement , by which eith-r Franco or thg _ United States might some day think some other nation was bencflttlng at Its ex pense and thls'vvould lead to discussions as to the expediency of the tormlantior. of the agreement , discussions only less cfrlous than actual termination. " > "For these reasons alon.o , without con sidering objections to the particular latlo proposed , we do not hesitate , " continue the authors of the reply , "to recommend that your lordship refuse to give the undertaking de sired. We shall be willing to consider what effect the co-operation of any other nations , if secured , may have on the pioli'ems but wo believe that our best policy is to link ourselves to Great Urltaln , " TOO HIGH A RATIO. They then proceed to argue that the ratio of 13' < . to 1 Is too high. "Differing so widely from the cxIuMnB ratio It would immensely Increase the difficulty. Indc-ed , if It could bo secured and maintained succecvsfully , wo should object to the ratio Jn the Interests of India and wo reconimind your lordship , on behalf of Inula , to decllne ( to participate In or to do anything to encourage the formation of a un on based thereupon. "As wo have already pointed out , the sud den rise in the exchange value of the rupee would bo so disastrous to Indian Industries , especially planting , In which Europe capi talists aie largely embarked , trot In our opinion the true Interests' India demand that any measures to attain stability of ex change for gold and silver should bo based upon a ratio not generally differing from 1C perce to the rupee. Any advantages from a considerable rise In exchange would bo far outweighed by the resulting evils. " Having discussed the probable effect In various directions upon India's local Inter ests , the dispatch recommends a reply In the negative adding : "We pre urno a union based on a ratio low enough to cult our In terests would not bo acceptable to Franco and the United States. " WHAT MIGHT HAVE HEEN. In conclusion the official dispatch Intimates that the present proposals might have been favorably considered In 1S92 , "but the ux- perlcnco of the last tow years has made the position very different. " It also notes that "the conditions unJer which wo have bad to reply to your lord- Fhip's dispatch preclude our consulting with the commercial and banking communities , of India , " but , "even had anpther reply been possible , It could only" have been after the fullest preliminary consideration by our banking and commercial ( bodies. " The dispatch Is signed V Lord Elgin , the viceroy of India ; Sir pcoruo Stewart White , commander In chief ot tljo nrlUsn forces In India and extraordinary member In the coun cil of the governor general , and by the fol lowing ordinary members of the council : Sir James Westland ( flunicljal member of the council ) , Sir John Wopdbuin , major gen eral , Sir B. H. Collln , Hon. Mackenzie Dal- zelt Chalmers and Hon. A. C. Trevor. The correspondence concludes with Lord Salisbury's diupatcth to Ambassador Hay , the contents of which ha fl already been ca bled. THOUIIM : is nun TO OVKIUVOIIIC. Major llaiulj H < MMM rrx .Sulllrlciitl- Start llonif. PARIS , Oct. 22 , Major Mcees P. Handy , the special commissioner of the United States to the French International exposition of 1900 who was seriously 111 yesterday , starts to night for Havre In a special compartment of the train. Major Handy will be accompanied by his vvlfo and by Lieutenant A , C. Baker , his assistant. Thence tbe party will gall for Southampton and will start for borne on Saturday Tbe friends of the major say that anxiety to complete his mission previous to the reassembling of congress and the final effort be made to attend tbo banquet ten dered him by the American Chamber of Com- mcrco on Wednesday last caused bin break down. The physician who was called to attend Major Handy found that the latter 8 heart was affected and that absolute quiet Is Indispensable , thougb bis condition no longer causes serious apprehension. NEEDS AMERICAN SYMPATHY Spain Unab'o ' to OonciHits Onb\ Without Unitirt tatas' Aid. QUEEN REGENT AND SAGASTA ARESIXC RE the nimonlt ) f tin- Tin It anil tinAri'iiiiiiilntliin. . ' Hialiar- Illlt llllll > tO In the Knil. ( t'opjrlB'jt , 1F17 , lij Vrtff I'nbUiihlnt Commn | > . ) \DRID , Spall. , Wednesday night ( by way of H.iyonnc , franco , Oct. 22 ( N'ow York World Cablegram Special Telegram ) A high diplomatic personages who has special means of accurately Judging Spain's motives , psstticd me today that the queen regent and the SagaMa government arc s ncero both In their wish to obtain the sympathy of the Amcrlcin government and to conciliate the mrjnrlty of thcCnbans cspceHlly the whites , whom the now policy alms to detach from the Insurrection. " .Many obstacles may retard the realization of the federal program , " this high diplomat continued "Firstly the condition of the Island makes the executing of reforms and the taking of election ? very difficult. Sec ondly , the division In the autonomist party makes Its support unreliable , just when the government wants It to be the cornerstone of the new regime. Thirdly , the ambiguous attitude of the so-called Spanish party , the constitutional union , mikes mischief , as Its pi offered support Is conditional on the gov ernment making no large extension of elec toral franchise , cs that \\onld deprive them of the control of the municipal and provin cial councils and the Insular assembly. Foul thly , the creating of a local assembly with a responsible executive Is exceedingly unpopular In Spain and Is combattcd oven by lii'luentlal liberals and newspapers like the llcraldo and Imparclal. "Fifthly , mllltarj men share the opinion of Generals Ulanco , 1'arrado and I'amlo , that rigid mllltarj occupation of the four west ern proviacss of Cuba and very active opera tions In the two eastern provinces are Indis , pensab'c to complete the pacification and can only produce results In a few months If the United States stop entliely filibustering ex peditions and all other ass't'tance ' to the In surgents. "SKthly , the prolongation of the struggle , with Its tcnlblo drain on the Span.sh finances and embarrassments , pending to the tune of $8,000,000 a month , on top of the $400,000,000 alieady spent early this winter , will force Spain to pledge more sources of peninsular revenue to raise money to go on with pacification In Cuba. "Hence the anxiety of the court and the government to focuro the good will of the United States , which Is shown In the adop tion cf a new colonial policy , in making promises to settle the American claims after pacification and In holding out a prospect of advantages for American trade and capital In the Spanish West Indies. "Views on the delicate matters are ex changed between the two governments with reserve , chiefly at Washington , as usual hitherto. Probably nothing of them will be placed officially on record. The prevailing opinion In court and official circles In Mad rid Is that the American government shows a temporizing and friendly disposition. " ARTHUR E HOUGIITON. PI'.OTnST AGAINST FILIBUSTERING. MADRID , Oct. 22 , Senor Sagasta , the premier , presided at the cabinet council to day. Thu drift of the proposed reply to the note by the United Steles , presented by Min ister Woodford shortly utter his arrival , was unconditional and was unanimously approved Its fnll text Is not jet published , It Includes a statement of the government's decision to grant autonomj to Cuba and a protest against filibuster ing expeditions from the United States. The council approved unanimously the proposJl Introduced bj Senor Moret , minister for the colonies , to grant amnesty to political prisoners In Cuba and Porto Illco , Prior to the meeting of the council Senor Sagasta had a long conference with the queen regent. Senor Grrllon minister of foreign affairs , today denied that there had been the least disagreement between the premier and him self us to the course to ho pursued , adding that he had communicated to Senor Sagasta the contents of all the dispatches with Senor de Lome at Washington. An official note , published after the cabi net council. Intimates that Senor Grrllon read Senor do Lome's dispatches to the cab inet and described the measures which the foreign ofllco had taken at Senor do Lome's rco.ncbt on the subject of filibustering. The ministers expressed "their regretful aston ishment at the passion , displajcd In Havana dispatches published In New York Cltjr. The council approved the Instructions given to Marshal Ulanco as regards his political policy , which are In accord with the terms of the reply to the Woodford note. M , \TID iioiiUM.oun's si ccnsson. Voii IIiH'liMt Sulil to Iti * ii ( IronI Kii\or- III * nidi ( InKnlNir. . IIERLIN , Oct. 22. It la said that Haron von Iluclow left the German embassy at Rome with the greatest reluctance and only accepted the foreign portfolio under a sense of duty and from patriotic considera tion. He Is a great favorlto with the em peror , and If ho Is not already appointed Prlnco Hohenloho'fl successor It Is probably because ho < loca not care to take the p./st at such a critical juncture. Daron Marschal von Uleberstcln. the Ger man ainbasnador to Turkey , has arrived hero for ton days' stay , after which ho will proceed to Constantinople. Ho appears to ho In excellent health , Despite Hcrr Duck's statement on Mon day last at the meeting of tire Central As- Boclatlon of German Industrialists , which was air earnest protest against the danger of a customs war , the agrarian press , no tably the Kreuz Zoltung and the Post , la quite ready to embark In a customs war with the United States. These papers contend - tend that Germany should turn elsewhere for petroleum In case the United States should impose a prohibitory duty. All this Indicates that diffcrenees of opinion are likely to e'xUt on tiailu treaty matters In Prlnco Hohtnloho's special committee. Hope for Mlx-r IK DC-nil. PARIS , Oct 22. The Temps today , re ferring to Great llrltaln's refusal to ogreo to the prop xals of the United States mone tary commission , eays : "Thu British govern ment has not hesitated to disappoint the holies of thcso who counted upon the re opening of the Indian mint ) and the main- talnlng of an International monetary rrn- ference. Now It la only n risk to 1 cep alive the unfortunate Illusions NoboJy will now dare to talk of the pretend jd Ir.cl'na- tlons of Great Britain to change her cur rency , and as nobody will have the Im pudence to demand for Franco a coinage re- THE BEE BULLETIN. Wcnltitr I'orocntt for Xtbrankn 1'nlr , Cooler ; Northerly Winds. VfiRt 1 > T mini my DriMil * titi ! CltlrniV Union , llliiid.tlllr Corfcrruro CorriMpomlciu'c * .Sputa NIIM | A nrrli'in Syiup Uhy. llurtl \ } ' < llmi N.iipa Win n III * ; 1'olnt. iii 1'crrj S Until on the 1'mlil Service , II. t'rncriMK nf CintilT llnr * ! * ) ' * TrUl. Smith 1) iluit i Olhior ! t'p In Court. I. 1'illtrirlil utiil ( ' ( i-iiiiirnt. fi I'orriM'i inilo tro In SMintPiIrr I'mi' . lrlvuti > tlitmmonil Otitr.io ItivrMtK ilrcl ( t. Cimticll ItliifTi l.ornl MitltiT * lo n SI Uii I'.ilr I'roo from li-it. ! 7. llnl lliiraiMt ltncM ut I.miUv MH > . l.OPIll tlfp llllh'UU I'lltll'l ll 14111 , riii'iuclitl Iti'vhnv of Illlt Wi'i'k , H. Anot'iT Ithl UT fur the Ualini I'ltrlllc. Smmi St ito K\p isltlou I'luiift. t > , Oriiu < r Clin-nln id Kill l a 1'rlari-to i. Nvu ( lnlil I'li'liU on th Yiiktia ! U\er. i : | ili lint ; Holler \Vrrn * t * u ItiilliUni ; . ll ) . Sunn ItltH of rmiilultiilinilp. . 11 , Continrrrlitl mill I'll ! klii-l ll Ni'w * . lit "A ( liuno of QnlxotlN.il , " i > \ \ OP uMHyrimir.it Weather Clear unit llrlKlit mill Teni- lifratnrt * Mllil. One could Inrdlj ask for n pitas-inter day nil round than was > ten1iy. . There was an abundance of sunshine1 and the atmos phere wss eleir , whllo the weather was In vigorating. Kor today the meteorological seers promise fair and warmer weather pudlated by our neighbors v.e rumot ng'.In have1 full confidence In sound crrnncj " VCCOHIM.lSIl 'I'lir.Ill UIUM-II'M Korc'i-M > lnUt' n > liMc that ll - iirKanl/i'N \nl\rH. ! | SIMLA , Oct 2J I ) spitches received todaj from Kharnppa announce that the plan of canipilijn against the Insurgents has been so far successfully carried out tint a jurctlon has been crTe ctctl near Kharappa between the llrltd'h forces under General Sir Voatman lllggs and General Sir Wil liam Lockhart. After the storming and cap ture of Dirgil rldgo on the Sarnana range by the troops of General lllggs on Wednes day afternoon the plan was for the latter to push on fin as to hold the frontal hills nod then continue his advance to Kharappa , where he was to Join forces with the column rrnder Sir William Lockhart Tnls has been done , and the t\o columns are rrow camped about two rnllos from Kharappi. The British troops met with only flight resistance , but the enernj is massed on the hll.s around Kharappa and desultory fir ing Is proceeding Captain Arnold of the Dorcestershirc regi ment , Lieutenant IMngwell of the Gordon Highlanders , and Lieutenant White of the Slkhas are among the British officers se verely wounded. In addition tothoao whose nameo have alroidy been cabled. SIMLA , Oct. 22. A dispatch from Khur- rapha says It Is Impossible to pralso too highly the conduct of the Gordon Highlanders at the storming of Dargal ridge. When Brigadier General Kempstcr rcall/ed that the British fire , aldeJ by the mountain battery from Fort Gullstan , could not dislodge the enemy , ho went forward In person to rnovo the Gordon Highlanders and th = third Sikhs Into the fighting line for a Bj'stematlc assault. Colonel Mathlas , com mander of the Gordon Highlanders , addressed his men In this stirring appeal : "Men of the Gordon Highlanders : Our general sajs that position must bo taken at all costs. The Gordon Highlanders will take It. " The men gave a ringing cheer and when the advance sounded they bounded after their leader , the olllcers at the head When Ihcj came down the slopes after the successful charge they were spontaneous ! ) * cheered by all the other regiments The Gurkhas be haved well throughout the engagement. Cap tain Hoblnson of the Gurkhas acted with the greatest gallantry. He led his men across the fire /one ; finding the force there Insuf ficient , he retrrrned alone over the .death trap. Ho vvac mortally worrndcl whllo leadIng - Ing the second rush to support tire first con tingent. Many ae.ts of heroism are recorded of the rank and file The total casualties were 134 and the Gordon Highlanders lost twenty-nlno in the rush through the line of flro. General Wesmacott's brigade Is now en camped In the Pahanky valley. Ho has cleared the enemy from the heights and do strojcd their towers. LONDON , Oct. 22 Largo drafts of sol diers have been ordered to bo got ready to reinforce the eight British cavalry regi ments now In India , A i\prcHsi'H ( hi * llopi * II * lla > liiNilr | < > I3i * r > mil * to Do HIM lu ( > . CAItLSRUIin , Oct. 22 Kmpcror William jester day Inspected the monument irr honor of his grandfather , William I , erected on the Kalserplatz. Rcpljlng to the burgo master's nddrcsn , his majesty said : "This monument Is a ixilladlrrm which strengthens us for the great aim we have In view. Just as It was a pleasant and popular custom In Berlin for over ) body ho- fore commencing the day's work to go anl view the emperor sitting at his writing table window and then proceed to their duties more cheerful of heart , bo may every one who beholds this metal monument find therein exhortation to Joyfully do his duty for the welfare of the town and fatherland. " Ills majesty concluded with calling for three cheers for tire grand duke of Baden. WOIIIIIII'M ChrlHtlim Trni | > critiirr t'nlon TORONTO , Oct. 22. Delegates from all parts of the world have gathered In this city for the World's Woman's Christian Tem perance union convention , which was for mally opened tonight with a banquet given In the pavilion by the city of Toronto and resident members of the visiting delegates The absence of Lady Henry Somerset from the convention proceedings U being greatly deplored. DIIIIIIDCI-M from riooilH , ROMn , Oct. 22. Unusually heavy rains and floods have done serious damage about the districts on Ancnna , on the Adriatic , Rc- canatl In Macreata on the Mil rene , and at Rlrnlnl All these towns are partially sub merged. Railway transportation has been stopped at many points , the brldg H have collapsed and In the Ancona district there has been some Iocs of life. IllMiuart'U Coll/lnril / to till * IIoilxc , BERLIN , Oct 22. Prince Ulamarck'o throat , It Is announced In a dispatch from Krledrlchsruhe , has been affected by the re cent bad weather and he U unable to take Ills usual out-of-door exercise , SMYTH GIVES IT UP x Unrtblo to Mnko His Gaso on tlio Line * Mapped Out , VICTORY FOR THE BARTLEY BONDSMEN State Defeated in the Trlnl Ecforo Jutlgo Powell , HEARING COMES TO AN AB'UPT ENDING Attorney Gononvl Smyth Orders a Dis missal of the Case. WILL ASK A TRIAL AT N.XT TERM OF COURT Court llolilN That tinllouil of the Kx- Miitf Tri'axiirci * WIIKt' or le- Aiiro\ | h > lloliMiiah. The bondsmen of ox-State Treasurer Hartley jesterday won the suit Instituted against them by the stnto to recover the , half million dollar defalcation In the state treasurj when Hartley left the olllce. At 2.45 o'clock In the afternoon Attorney General Smyth moved to dismiss the case without prejudice He was corbelled to do this mulct n iullng of the court to avoid the other iiltornrtlvn of forcing Judge Powell to take the case out of the hands of the jury and to Instruct It to bring In n ver dict for tlm smietles. In accordance with the motion the cace was dismissed and the Jury was discharged Theeai o Is now In a position where It must be- tried again , but not until the nt'\t term nf court The victory for the honilbinrn was won on .1 question of law whether or i.ot the approval by the governor of the bond of Hartley on the first ilaj of the term , January IS'lu , was essciutlal to make the bond a valid and binding instrument The bond had been approved by the governor four days afterward , January 1) ) , ISO" I10ND IS NOT VALID. Judge Powell decided li.it the statutes of Nebraska absolutely ami unqualifiedly re quired that the approval of the bond should have occurred on the first daj of the term ; that by the failure of the governor to ap prove It on that day the olllce of stile treas urer bcifimo vacant ; that therefore Hartley was not actually Btnte > treasurer , but simply acted In that capacity , th.it the bondsmen had signed the bond of Hartley as state treasurer and as > nothing else and that there fore they could not lie held liable for hla acts , as acting state treasurer This decision upon its face holds Governor Holcomb solcl } culpable for the failure to recover , for Ihc rcaaon that he dd ( not per form the duty that waa plilnly laid down In the statutes , nut Attorney General Smyth comes In for n share of the blame , Inasmuch as It would have been posMblo for him to have shown that the honi'nmen had waived this Irregularity In the approval of the bond. WAlVnil DOI3S NOT COUNT. When Hartley offered his bond to the governor on January J 1SU5 , according to the statutes , the governor was not satisfied with the sureties and tho-eforc did not ap prove It. Oni the follow Ing day ho handed It back to Hartley to get additional sureties and Hartley did sccuio the signatures of W. A Paxton. sr. . Thomas Swoho and Cadet Taylor of this city With those additional slgnatuics attached Hartley again presented the bond to the governor and the Instrument was approved on. . January 9. 1895 Hut at the same time that Hartley piesentcd th bond he also gave thj governor an agree ment , signed by the six origlrnl bondsmen , that they would waive an > Irregularity produced by the glv Ing ef the bond back to Ilaitley to get additional si nctureu and that they would remain on the bond with the additional signatures secured CASK NOT WILL LAID. ThU waiver was fclgned after January 3 , l&'Jj. It would therefore have bhown that the bondsmen Knew at that time that the oflleei of state treasurer was vacant and that they waived that fact. The Introduction of the waiver would have effectually estopped them from making the defcnt-o that they were released by the failure of the governor to approve the bond b > the statutory date. Hut In Irlh petition In the case Attorney General Smyth set up that lhe bold had been approved legally on January , ) IWi. Hy this allegation he was deluirel from Introducing the wnlvcr to show that It was approved four dajH afterward. The attorney general fought dcfcporately to get the waiver In aa evidence , hut failed 1'Imtlly Judge Powell gave him permission to file an amended petition , In vvMch ho coul 1 tea up the alver , but the court stated ihst ho would have to dlsrnlHS all tliu pioiinili.n already held at the cost of tli ntate uml continue the trial until next term Atlmney General Smyth refused this piu.ios.llon and went ahead with the CAHQ wltii thu result of Ha dismissal jesterday. SMYTH DUmNDS HIS COURSH. Tire decision which brought the trial , after a duration of four wee > kb , to such an abrupt ending , was delivered vostorday shortly bolore noon. At 11 o'tloek Attorney General Smyth bid Introduced .ill the rebuttal evi dence he deiilrrd and then announced that ho wished to n.iku a rc | Ui'St of tire court. This request was that the court announce Its ruling on the quebtlon of the approval of the bond In ardor that the state might know vsjrat next to do , In connection with the request Attorney General Smyth took occasion to defend his conduct of the case and attempted to tlyow uron Judge Powell some portion of the blumo for the condition In which the case wan In. Attorney General Smj.th said that In open ing the case four weeks jpo one of his first Kteps hud been to Introduea thu bond Itself In evidence. The approval nf the bond was not Introduce * ! over an objection , the court an nouncing that In Its opinion thin was net a material point , but would hear argument on the matter later RnlylnK on the under standing that the court considered the ai- ( noval an Immaterial matter the * btaloefteJ Its case. This condition of things continue 1 until toward the end of the defense , when the sureties brought up ( lie quedlon of thu approval of the bond by attempting to nhow through ex-Seel clary of State Piper that the bond had not he-en approved on January 3 , 1895 Iho question was thug squarely put and the court finally heard argument upon It. The court still Intimated that the approval VVUH not material and thereto'o gave ( ho defense the opening and cloning , whim , under the rules , the state was entitled to that. Two days afterward the argument was cloned and the court still gave no Intimation of Itu l > usUIon , saylni. that It would not l > a 114