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CRITICISING WILLIAM
His Oouno at Opening of the Reichstag1
Anything but Pleasing.
HE MAKES JNGO : PLAY TO THE GALLERIES
Effect is Almosi the Opposite to What Was
Expected by Him.
IIIS PET MEASURES MEET OPPOSITION
Neither Can Toss the Reichstag in Their
Present Form.
KAISER IS ACCUSED OF EXTRAVAGANCE
( ! ! ? IK illcmliiitcil nl ( lie EitnriiiiiUH Iii-
crcimi * In I'ulillc Dotit Since
Jlln AcecHNlon to thi >
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( CopyrlKht , 1S97 , ! > y the Avgoclntrd
11EHL1N , Dec. < . Politically this has been
n very lively week In Germany , the opening
of the lictclatag being the first feature ot
importance , with the Chinese ijuestlon a
good second. When he made his speech
from the throne In , the white hall of the
castle on Tuesday Emperor William hid
everything urranged to render the scene
impressive. On the landing of the stahB
hung a colossal painting , showing the em
peror taking the oath In the colors , In the
presence of the same Ilelchstag , but the
effect was wholly Inadequate. The majority
of the delegates on leaving the castle openly
und vigorously crHlclned the speech.
The Cologne Volks SColtung , commenting
on the whole scene , sold : "There is a chaim
between the emperor and the nation's repre
sentatives. " Continuing , the Volks Zoltung
reminds' his majesty that slnci1 his aecc'ss'on
the debt has been Increase by 1,500,000,005
rrarks , almost exclusively for military and
naval purposes. "Where docs lull load to ? "
the japer asks.
FATE OP THE REICHSTAG.
As a matter of fact this Reichstag will
Bland or fall with the two Important bills Introduce -
troduce < l by the government on the opening
day the naval bill and the bill for the re
form of military trials , and neither will pass
In the present shape. That may be safely
piedleted. Talks which tha correspondent
hero of the Associated Press bad
make It evident that the opposition
to the bills will not be overcome.
Tlio public objects to the naval bills , chiefly
owing to the septcnnate feature , which
would conflict with the Heldhstag's constitu
tional prerogatives and the SUCCCSSOIB of the
prosenl IlelchsUig during their whole legisla
tive period of flvo years and -longer.
The socialists , and all the radical factions ,
however , object to the bill principally on ac
count of the enormous expenses. The Tage-
blatt says : "How shall wo characterize the
conduct of the government which dares to
put such a bill before the people's represent
atives ? "
The lioersen Courier and other moderate
ropers also condemn the measure and pre
dict Us failure. S'omo ' of the papers , how
ever , especially the conservative organs , up
hold the naval bill.
CHECKING IMMIGRATION.
Ono of the government's arguments la the
memorial accompanying the bill Is Immi
gration. Reviewing the past How to the
United States , It expresses the hope that
with a larger navy anJ a consequent larger
sea trade this nvlgratlcn may be more
largely diverted to the German colonies.
TJO first reading of His naval bill will
take plico on Monday , but unless the gov
ernment Is able to accelerate the proceed-
Ings a vote cannot bo taken until March 13.
The emperor will witness the departure of
his brother , Prlnco Henry of 1'rubnia , from
Kiel for China. It is believed In government
and 'In parliamentary circles tnat the trouble
with China will ncit bo adjusted for a long
lime. The four vessels which are going out
under Prince Henry's command have been
fitted out for eighteen months' service.
In regard to tlio statements of the German
hero of the
man papers , the correspondent
'Associated ' Press learns that no Instructions
regarding China have been sent to the
United States Ambassador Andrew D. White.
PLEASED WITH BADENI'S FALL.
Tha resignation of Count Badenl , the late
Austrian premier , was .received . with rejoic
ing In Germany. The dallies ot Berlin Il
luminated their pages In honor of the event
cr. l the ontlro press expressed satisfaction.
The government newspapers , which liave
hitherto been very e-autlous , express pleasure |
at the count1 * retirement from power. Prlnco '
nimarck's Hamburger Nachrlchtcn voices
the same sentiment.
The centre party has relntroducetl the bill
provl.InK for the readmltslon ct Jesuits Into
Germany.
The budget contains an- Item fixing the
salary of the Imperial chancellor at 100,000
marlis , Instead of r.4 000 marks. It Is said
the Increase Is made In accordance with a
promise the emperor made Prince Hohenloho ,
his prcsint salary being Inadequate In view
of the lavish entertainments expected of his
cilice. The Item will be the subject of lively
attacks upjn the part of the socialists and
radicals.
The city of Uerllu U to float a loan of 03-
SQO.OOO marks for permanent municipal 1m-
nro\cmunts , ot which eum 20,000,000 marks Is
for the purpose of extending tbo sewage
system.
An Interesting case has Juat been decided
by the Saxony government. A Saxon-born
woman , wlfo ot an American professor , otter
obtaining a divorce returned homo to Sax
ony anl wished to resume her rlnhts as a
Saxon subject , to which Hlie American law
offer * 110 obstacle , but thu Saxon government
dccUel against her. She has appealed tc-
the American embasay.
FORM AN AMKRIOAN CLUB.
An American club U being formed under
the auspices ot the United States ambassador
and consul gviieral. A tnomtH-rshlp of 300 U
guaranteed. i
Mm. Whlto ban recovered from her 111-
ni-jH and IHU returned from Paris. She and
her husband now occupy their now residence
on Lcnnlatrasee.
Tim Berlin police this week lutendcd to
expel Mlbs llerz , a. native American and a
daughter ot Dr. Cornelius llerz ot IVinama
fame , who U heroIn straitened clrcuni-
tanea nnJ has been earning her living < i
a teacher of EnglUh and French. At thu lu.
( ercc srlou of the United States embassy a
passport being granted Lr she was per
mitted to stay.
Si-nil Troiiim lu Hunt Africa.
UOMIMY , Dee. 4. The Twenty-seventh
Bombay Infantry , with a field hotvltal , large
Quantities ot telegraph equivalent , and iov-
cral lakhs ot rupees for Immediate expenses ,
sailed today for the Uland of Mombarn , off
the coast of Zantltxtr , west coast of Africa ,
where 10,000 coolies will be engaged to ac
company the troops. The expedition In under
the direct orders of the British war office.
The Islnml of MombnKi belongs to Zanzibar ,
which Is Included In the east Africa protec
torate of Great Britain. Mombasa Is the
capital of what Is known as the coast prov
ince
IlllKVPUS AIiI'MIll AIISOII IIS I'AlllS.
I.puilH tii ArrniiKrnirtitn fern
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( CopyrlRlit , 1S97 , by Anoclntcd I'tcm. )
PAIU3 , Dec. 4. All political and social In-
tcrejts continue > to be merged In the case of
Alfred Driyfus , the former captain of French
artflery , wo Is alleged to have bccJ unjuslly
sentenced to Imprisonment for life on the
charge of having sold Important plans of the
French War department to agents of a for
eign pott'cr.
Both sides profess > to be pleased with the
announcwrcnt ot the court-martial for Ount
Estcrhazy. The antl-Oreyfuslans contend
that the order cannot be construed as Imply
ing coubtias to the validity of the sentence
Imposed upon Dreyfus , und 'that the Ester-
hazy Inquiry was not conceined with the
Dreyfus case , but was merely a sequence to
the Inquiry of General Pellleux.
On the other hind , the Ureytusans assert ,
that the Inqulryiwlll necessitate the Introduc
tion of expert evidence concrnlng the hand
writing of the memorandum which convicted
Dreyfus , proving H to be In Estcrhazy's hand
writing , and they also propose to Introduce
evidence that documents which were not
submitted for the Inspection of Dreyfus or
his counsel at the time of his trial by court
mart'til were communicated to the ofllccro
composing the court.
As a result of some hot words exchangee'
during the Dreyfus debate In the Chamber
cC Deputies today , Joseph Rclnach , repub
lican member , representing the district ol
Dlgnc a well known iiewfpeuer man , and
author , nd editor of Retfubllquc Francalse
sent his secoeids to M. Mlllerand , the well
known soclallat republican and editor of the
Petlto Rcpubllque Francalse. A duel with
pistols has been arranged to take place be
tween the men. M. Rclnach has already
fought duels with M. Magnler and Pcul dc
Rouldc.
PACIFICATION IM.AXS OF III.AXCO.
Siiuiliril | TollH H < MV He ThlnkN Ho
Will ScM'iiriPiare. .
( Coj-rlKlit. 1S07 , by 1'refs Publishing Company. )
MADRID , Dec. 4. ( New York Cablegram-
Special Telegram. ) Marshal Blanco ofll-
cl'.lly declares ho will not require reinforce
ments , as ho proposes to reorganize the lo
cal militia with loyalist guerrillas recruited
from among the natives of the colony who
are better able to resist the climate aad
luirJuhlps of tropical campaigning than Eu-
roprans. Ho says $8,000,000 monthly Is in-
dlspenslblo for war expenses and organiza
tion of auxiliaries , Improvement In food and
raiment of 'Spanish troops. If the home
government can do this , he feels confident
ho will complete tha pacification ot the four
western provinces before Juno and quell the
rebellion In the two eastern provinces be-
foru the ralny , unhealthy season. Mean
while ho is confident he can Implant home
rule In the western provinces , organizing r.
colonial government and parliament , anJ will
then be In position to decide on ways and
means to complete the pacification of the
rest of the Island. Actually the Spanish
forces consists of 114,060 regulars , 20,000
In the 'hospital ; 53,000 available for oper
ations , the remainder doing garrison duty.
The Spanish press expresses much oitiBfac-
tlcn at the vigor of the operations In Plnar
del Rio and Santa Clara since Blanco as
sumed command. The govcrnmeut has
hounded again the native and foreign bank
ers ivlth a view to raise money under au
thorizations voted by the Ccrtes last sum
mer , but foreign banker ask guavnatcss and
conditions that will oblige Sagasta to agalu
appeal to the bank of Spain and native cap
ital. ARTHUR D. HOUGHTON.
I.VOIAV WAUFAItU UISOO1 It KMNXJ.
KrltlMi ForrcN See m to .Mil Id- hut I.IKIi-
Ileuclnuy.
LONDON , Dec. 4. The InJlan w-ir ccn-
tlnuca on the old lines. The British ad
vnaces and subsequent retirements leave but
a small Impression' ' on the tribesmen , wjo
will not submit. The warfare Is dsoiir : s
Ing , as It promises to be Inconclusive and
looks .is though the resu'.ts might be simmel
up In a nutshell the weakened frontle- ,
angered neighbors.
The uncomfortable suggestion current that
the British regiments with one cr two ex
ceptions have gone through the scrimmage
le-rs creditably than the Sikhs and Ghurkaa
If true , will have an effect oil the native
element extremely grave. For If the Slkhn
get swelled heads and Imagine themse'vea
p. matcli ! for the British It will raise such a
tempest as never was seen In the annals of
India.
UIHT1XG COXTI.MjTlS iTv ItOIIKMIA.
HoiihCN oC llolh HrlircwN mill C/.crliH
AHHJIIlltlMl.
PRAGUE , Dec. 4. At Tabor last evening
the Czechs attacked the houses of the He
brew a and broke the windows of the syna
gogue. Seven rlotera were arrested. The lo
cal foreo of gendarmes was callel upon to
asslft In restcrlng order. A mob of over
1,000 persons at Uraunau last evening at
tacked the houses of the Czechs and In fcpltc
of the efforts of tCje gendarmes smashed windows
dews and did other damage. Quiet wat ; not
restored until midnight ,
lu Prague a military patrol was fired upon
from a houeo on Brejnnstraasc. N-lne of the
patrol were woundsd.
Int cHlturntliiK Ciiliiui Qurxtlon.
LONDON , Dec. 4. Congressman Glllett of
Massachusetts , who has spent t.iree weeks
In Spain studying the Cuban question from
the Spanish poln } of view In hla capacity .is
a member of the tiouae committee on foreign
affalm , sailed from Gibraltar Monday on
Ijioardthe Hamburg-American line ttcamer
A'ug (8to ( Victoria. The United States Am
bassador General Stewart L. WooJforJ , pre
sented the commissioner to Premier Sagasta
and Senor Gulloti , with whom ho discussed
Cuban matters
3lliilMt < TH Cull nn tlic Kinprrnr.
VIENNA , Dec. 4. Emperor Francis Josepl
today received the Austrian minister for for-
elRn affairs , Count Goluchowsky ; the Aua
trlan ( ircmter , Baron von Gautsch von Frank
fiithurn , and the Hungarian premier , Baron
Ilanffy , The latter on Monday next will sub
mil to the lower house ot the Hungarian Die
at Iluda-Pcfith { x-ovislonal enactments main
talnlng- the status quo lu Austria-Hungary , as
regards the Austro-Hungarlan bank and the
commercial policy of the empire.
Ilomli KiploHlou .Vfiir Iliiroclonii ,
BARCELONA , Dec. 4. Great excitement
was caused last evening In the village o :
Monlstrol , CaUlonls , twenty-seven miles
northwest of tills place , by the explosion o
four bombs. No damage wan done and there
were no c.iuiltlu , , , . .
BATTLE OF GIANTS
Employer and Eimlove Soon to Olssh in
Great Britain ,
BIGGEST LABOR STRUGGLE OF CINTURY
Capital Will MaTso an Effort to Crash
Trades Unioniiini
CONTEST WILL BE TO THE B HER END
Strike Which Will Tie Up All Railroids in
England and Ireland.
TIME CHOSEN FAVORABLE FOR EMPLOYERS
Mt-ii'm CumlilnntlniiM Are WiMtkvr Thnii
Tlu-y lluvv IltM-ii for Tnciity
Yi'iirM , lint llrltlNh Triulc
1 Will lie Crlii > lvil.
( Copyright , 1857 , by Pre9 Publishing Cumpnny. )
LONDON , Dec. 4. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Great llritaln
seems to be on the threshold of the big
gest labor struggle of the century. The en
gineering strike goes on , as a conference be
tween delegates from the masters and men
failed utterly to agree upon a basis ot arbi
tration , the masters obstinately refusing to
consider the eight-hour question or to make
any concession to the demands of the men.
Capital has apparently determined to smash
trades unionism In thin country. That Is
the freely accepted explanation of the un
flinching attitude of the employers.
Then , too , we arc fast approaching a rail-
vay strike which will paralyze the entire
railway sjstem of both Great Ilrltaln and
rclaud. Hero again the point In dispute Is
recognition by the railway companies of the
right of the men's trades unions to act as la-
tcrmoJIarles between the men and their ein-
iloyera. The railway companies combine In
declining to confer through trades unions on
men's demands and Ins'st In dealing with
their servants direct. It the railway servants'
trades unions acknowledge this p-lnclple tlry
enow that their power Is gone and though
thcv scarcely have funds to face a universal
o'.rlko with hope of success they are being
rrtalstlbly driven to that last and perhaps
fatal expedient.
The Lancashire cotton trade Is again
hrcatcned with a strike , caused by the ac
tion of the mill owners In giving notice of
" . reduction of wages under compulsion , as
they allege , ct bad trade. The outlook for
winter In Industrial circles all round Is as
lack as it can -possibly be. Labor leaders
are inclined to believe thata widespread
secret federation exists between omployera
ji ono of the grest Industries of the coun
try to make a tremendous effort and tremendous
deus present sacrifices to gst rid of trades
unionism once for all. The time chosen for
this effort Is undoubtedly favorable to em
ployers. The men's' combinations are
weaker than they have been foi- twenty
years , for , though strong In numbers , they
are lacking In spirit and debilitated by dis
sensions. 'Hut still trades unionism cannot
be crushed/ / without a Titanic struggle which
will cripple Drltish trade for ten or a dozen
years to come.
SCANDAL IN HIGH LIFE.
London's highest society Is humiliated by
Ihe despicable story of Lord William Ne.ville'a
frauds. Neville Is the third son of the mar
quis of Abergavenny , a descendant of War
wick , the king maker , and noted as the
proudest member ot the HrHlsh aristocracy.
The Abergavenny family plume themselves
on being scmethlog loftier than royalty , and
they quarter royal arms on their escutcheon.
When Lord William Neville married Miss
Muriotta of the great banking family , which
has since come to smash , ho was spoken -f
by the prince of Wales as "my Ideal young
man. " llo was In the Marlborough bouse
set , and made an effort to keep up with the
lavish extravagance of that luxurious cotorlo
which landed him In financial straits , which ,
becoming more and more dcrncrate , drove
him to fraudulent devices , which have proved
his ruin. Fiicndcr Clay was only one of his
victims , and society goss'p cays ho got In
all nearly $300COO by similar methods from
other dupes. Were ho less Influentlally con-
neted , he would bo pursued und persecuted ,
but as It Is ho Is living In security with
some of his wife's relatives In Spain.
Sam Lewis , the money lender , who , so far ,
is the only looor by Neville's transactions ,
has passed every spendthrift aristocrat In
England through his hands during the last
quarter of a century. He charges his 40 per
cent because ho rays he takes big risks , but
ho has the reputation of acting fairly and
sometimes oven generously. His wife , a very
handsome woman , though now Immensely fat ,
has the best box at the opera ; drives the
smartest equipages In London and her Jewels
are enormously valuable. She Is a sister of
tlio well known woman gong composer , Hcfio
Tcirtile.
SHOCKING LANGUAGE.
Several women members have been elected
to the London school board and a combina
tion In holcig effected among them to check
thu use of vile language among girl pupils.
It Is a startling reflection that after more
than a quarter of a century of compulsory
education the speech of the masses of men
and women alike In London is Intcrlardtd
freely , though unconsciously , with the most
abominable words and phrases. When Father
Ducey was here last summer he was par
ticularly horrified at the aspect of London
working girl life , and one has only to move
among any crowd of boys and girls In life
cast fiul of London to hear a constant llou
of horrlblo expressions used meanlciglessly
and without any apparent sense of their Im
port. This vicious lang' go has now rpread
In the beard schools with such alarming
rapidity that nothing short of a concerted
movement among the teachers can statr.p It
out. This movement Is now being organ
ized , but It Is a question whether It has not
been begun too late to bo effectual ,
Illamarck's former secretary , now Governor
von Tledemann , delivered n lecture In Her-
llu this week , giving BCVCM ! vivid Illustra
tions of Ulsmarck's marvelous Intellectual
power and quickness. While Hlsmurck was
lunching at Varso ono day Minister Tried-
berg ramo to him with a report on t/ie com
plicated negotiations for the renewal * of th
Auslro-Gcnnan commercial treaty , Seven or
eight points were In question. Dlnrnrck did
not allow business to Interfere with lunch
and went on dictating without delay as fol
lows ;
"As regard * No. 1 , I am willing. No. 2 , I
won't hear of It. The Hungarians must
yield. No. 3 must bo left for subsequent
settlement. "
It oil catno out like a bullet from a plitol.
U was all tettlrd In MX jnlnutrs , tlinuch a
council ef ministers bid be < 4iillficusMng the
points for six hours , without arriving at a
conclusion. I
Again , when , After. the > conclusion of the
treaty of San Stefan ? . m.AWvo-Ilusslii war
threatened to breakout , Count Schouvaloff ,
the Russian ambacnidor at London , resolved
to go to St. Petersburg tolndjuro the czar
to prevent It by a cffligress In Berlin to be
summoned by iUUmarek. The czar con
sented. The count \ienl to Krlcdrlchsruhc
and hnd a. short talk with the prince. Tiie
1 x.i.or then went Into his ante-chamber ,
where Count Herbert Ulsmorck aiiJ Tlcde-
monn were waiting , -and dictated to them
without a moment's hraltancy not cnly a note
to the powers to congress , but also wlilo
clear precision the points to ho discussed.
All the great power * accepted the program.
F1UE SERVICE.
The controversy over the relative merits
of the Now York atiJ London fire brigade
systclna and appliances continues ito agitate
London municipal rulsrs jiul Inhabitants.
The helplessness of the fire brigade In the
face of the recent Jewln-Creiiccnt outbreak
lus frightened the average householder con
siderably ami a thoroughly efficient fire bil-
gade on V.io American plan will be one of the
burning questions at .Uho election of the
county council next March , A newspaper
called "London , " which Is devcted to munlrl-
pjl affairs , iiiaiply scores Chairman Rotten
of the London fire brigade costailttje for his
depreciation of American 'models ( suggested
for his adoption. U rays :
"Colonel Hotton foils back on ilhe old sys
tem of depreciating American fire brigades ,
He HFSDrts that the Lndon brlsaJc can turn
out tooner than the Now York force. Prob
ably this Is true , but wethltix It Is too welt
known ito need arguinent ( o prove that tin
American flro brigade extinguishes firss
aooner , which Is flue , Hat to better training
oC men or discipline , but to the use of the
Improved appliance 'inAmerloi. . Many ot
t.io ) houses aru ofood and owing to thu dry-
nc s of the atmosphere and Inliammablc na
ture of much of the material fires spread
moro quickly 1han In this couiitry , a fact
which should bo considered In any compari
sons. The cffectlvenjss of the chcmloil fl.-o
engine has been absolutely demor-iitrated and
the least the fire brigade committee can do Is
to glvo the system a fair irlal. "
With regard lo the amount of waiter whlcU
the Jewin-Cresccnt fire ( j'rauk a most sug
gestive calculation IMS bjen made that the
area covered by the property destroyed W a
200,000 square feet. The water company
sas 15,000,000 gallons were .used by tiio fire [
engines , or 2,400,000 cubicfeet , of wa1 er. This
amount would have ttovcreJ. the whole site
twelve feet deep with water , on which the
Dally Mall remarks that , 'lf tUo fire brlgads
Is uo : soon provided - with chemical en-
glrcs It will tave to take lifeboats to these
big fires ,
'IJARDAIUTIES ' JN CUBA. I
Spain's barbarous rule in Cuba Is exciting
Increasing Interest in JiUgtend and a pro
found sensation has bcon created by the pub
lication In "Blatk and White" tills week of
a page- , photograph showing t\so suspected iu-
surge-nts bBlng shot'down Iq cold blood out-
sldo of Hayana by four ? regulars a the com
mand of a sergeant. fThtMorcnet.depleted is
most pathetic and revolting. * One ot the vic
tims Is-on Ills knees , hls-'tinds covering his
eyes , facing hU murderers' ; the other standing
with hands raised and Averted face waiting
bis doom. The soldiers atoitaklng deliberate
aim , two at each victim.
In the Fortnightly Review this month L.
Williams , an English resident in Spain who
recently visited Cuba , writes : "I have seen
In Cuba a number of American citizens , hon
est , upright owners of land , whose every
thing was torn from them by the Spanish
troops with peculiar spite In that they were
' '
Americans. The Unlte'd' Statss , from whist
I have witnessed , not only possesrcs a most
transparent right to press for police In Cuba ,
but they have possessed It for many months
and tolerantly forborne1 to put that pressure
Into operation. Because wo English are
too Ignorant or too stupljl to jump upn the
Turk a thousand miles from home Is no
cause why we should forbid our American
cousins to shut tha shambles at their very
threshold. "
Duke and Duchess .Marlborough are very
much to the fore of late. The duchess Is
taking to opening bazars and other char
itable enterprises and IDB figured In two
of these function ? during the last week. She
acquits herself admirably , being both * digni
fied and graceful. The duke Is pushing his
\\ay actively In polities' and Intends to make
the Primrose league ( Tory organization ) a
stepping stone , to public odlcc. This league
Is ono of the most potent forces In politics
on this side of the wctur. It was founded
by Lord Randolph Churchill and It publishes
a monthly Journal to which the duke has
promised contribute some personal recol
lections of Lord Randolph. Even if you are' '
a ducal millionaire your-political aspliatlons
are not likely to bo realized unless you assert
yourself , and this the fluke will do.
IRISH DESTITUTION.
The Irish government Ilias at last been
compelled to officially rcoignlze the failure
of crops antl the consequent destitution which
was denied by Viceroy , Cadogan when the
Worli drew attention tothe giavlty of the
situation clRht 'week's ' ago. Chief Secretary
Bilfour has now sent 'round circulars to the
poor lair boards In the Affected districts , In.
forming them that her majesty's ' government ,
bavlugihad under consideration the question
of crops In Ireland this year , lias authorized
the local government board to Intimate that
It will bo prepared to advance money from
the interest to poor law. guardians for the
purposeof providing seed jxjtatoes and seccli
oats In electoral tlvlslmis where occuplern
of land are general/ ) unable , through poverty
and in consequence of failure ot crops , t
procure a supply for themselves. This meas
ure only provides for next year , but thin
winter acute < 1 Is trees from actual want
the barest necessaries ctt.ilfo . will prevail Im
thesedistricts. .
Aa the letter addressed by Commandant :
Wnlfiln Estcrhazy to i General < le Pollleux *
demanding that ho be court-martialed. Is ot
trading so inuc-ti attention , It may be wclD
to give the full text ;
"Mon , Goncralf Irmocent as I am , the torture -
turo I have experienced during the last fort
night Is moro than mortal 0.111 bear. I , be
lieve you have In your , hands every proof oil
thu Infamous plot that has b < > en got up ( OH
my ruin , but thcsa' proofs must - beat
at a Judicial discussion vrhloh must bo
widely extended a postlble so that ccmi-
plelo light -may be thrown on the matter'
Neither < a refusal to continue the lnvcstlga. <
tlon nor a proclamation of the fact that not
true bill can be found ; against mo can now
assure to mo the reparation to which I am
entitled. As an officer publicly accused Ot !
high treason , I have a right to a court. ,
maitlal , which is the highest form ot mllll
tary justice , and only a decision emauatlou
from. It will bo able to remove ccnsuro bj ;
acquitting mo. I am nure that through m
spirit ot fairness you will ecnd teethe
the I'arU court-martial. "
\HKEES ARE OS TO ! '
Afflitinran Ingannlty Places Ainertctr
Labours nt the Front.
EUROPE SUFFERS FROM COMPETITIO' '
to Soil So Low as Amaricnr
Manufacturers ,
lUJWiAN MiCHANIC BARELY EXIS1 !
* M _
Hiirl H'nthor in United tatea Is in Gooi
Circumstances.
BFfllllJSH CONSERVATISM 13 A DRAG
Ail i > tN the SloweKt mill Mont
MolluiilH mid I
Til cm Ilex * l.li-ut. 1'cury
III Huriipr.
1S87 , liy PresB Publishing Company. )
Dec. 4. ( New York World Ca-
b'Jolgnam , Special Telegram. ) The cry of lu-
tail IIB today , in spite of the military trum-
Helbga all over -the world , the most potent
r''l'3I-o ' Itticiil sounds to him who Is trained to
msulsh between the many forces whlcl
IIMHiencInK this generation. For year *
has been seeking to prottct Amer-
Isujn tlibor from the competition of Europe
VtM Bo ay the old countries are grcaulng bo-
euoD : wo arc iliulciselling tlutn ; not mere ! )
lili ( neutral markets , but In the very centers
to11 protection.
niiic head ot a large German clectilc con-
e'-rm ' Lold me that ho had bid to supply the
Rlfunlt of an electric tram line tn a big En-
gUlB'Q. town , but that the contract had gone
tin BUI American company , which , proposed
Uu Go the work for half the amount. In ro-
eiiariso to my request for a. solution of this
MH'iii" , | fry , I learned ttat the- British trndw
tiiilbas exercise so much tyranny over their
uncrtulicra that n machinist here would not
te 11 lEmved to superintend more than one
triECliliiG at a time , whereas In America
MJaafio Is no such limitation. Thus an Amur
ttoua nucnanlc with high wages proved a
truants economical workman than an English
! My Informer had established extcn-
l\\B \ works in England. He now regrets that
HIM Hid not move at once to America.
AMERICAN METHODS.
ft hi days ago I was In Hopcdale , Mass. , ex-
urrllmlns the marvelous machine works of
'lllil Dr ier company there. I found thirteen
Items worked by one attendant , turning out
ccofJI'Mn ' prints at an astonish lug rate. Asa re-
isn'il ' tbo man who worked thoss looms lived
In H ; cottage us handsome as the house of a
West Point professor , whereas In England
tlliert would have been thirteen men , each
tliirtnip like a laborer. The great engineers'
.Unrjitite now bleeding the Industrial forces of
{ hirKJaml hinges upon claims which Asier-
Il'iUn ' mechanics would scout" as prejudicial
tit * tthelr Interest. "We encourage our me-
it'l.l.nlcB ' : to Invent new machinery , and the
lluft protects them in the fruit of their pat-
Offffls At Hopedalo I was told that on an
ewsirage that company entertains each day
lilwnl half a dozen prepositions for tbs pur-
otesa by them of a patent and of those the
nuiillorlty consist In some slight Improvement
uijjio-ji a. tool , for which they gladly pay a
Itera hundred dollars to any of their work
men In England this Is reversed. The men
li'wD that they serve themselves best by dawd-
I'ltrg ' over their work and discouraging what-
iiwr saves labor or Increases production.
Illi-IULsh conservatism which Is an excellent
tlbtiag to a certain extent Is Just now giving
Ilrl'tts3i | ' commercial prestige a setback.
CONDITIONS IN GERMANY.
Simile Berliner , the Inventor ot the gram-
Hll'Uone ' who knows German and American
I Industrial conditions equally as well as an
iCKlicnsivo employer of skilled labor , and a
! l.le observer of political causes told me
Cli the way over from New York that the
niii.ion American workmen are superior to
ill one of Germany Is because our pioplo arc
i > Miys trylnB to save labor , whllo In Gcr-
iimEmy "the children are educated to believe
llt.ut the slowest and most fatiguing meth-
liIs ! arc the best.
"For Instance , " he explained , "a German
Uacs not understand what I mean when 1
M.r | that I am by profession an Inventor. In
fluncrlco. invention Is as much a. profession
us manufacturing , and the government cn-
wniragfs machinists to patent their Improvc-
n.eiits. In Germany , on the contrary , when
| ; tiring an invention lo bo patented I am
13-Bo.tcd with extreme suspicion and forced
te > BKlit against a mass of official prejudice
w'htlch Is wholly abaent from the Washington
rpttent oilier. '
Mr. Berliner did not Intimate that the
0 fiman oindals lock zeal for what they eon-
cellro to bo ttoolr duty , but that ithcy are not
cnjpablo of appreciating the Importance to a
of o. simple 'Improvement devoid of
aSUboralo theoretical novelty , The mere
of the needle's eye at ono end rather
Itban 'the ' other enabled the sewing machine
tla tttaln Us present perfection. If Howe had
Brwuglit thlo Hrst to the Berlin patent office ,
tlbxi German governnicnt would have refused
Its grant him a patent on tiao ground that
lilinc proposition was not Intricate enough for
u ( German official to record.
AHCTIC EXPEIUENCB3.
D loutenunt Peary was my fellow pasjongcr
0 IK the Lucanla. Ho will address on Monday
u.lgti | < , for tlio first time , tbo audience , which
itiMstUutcs for explorers their highest trl-
1 the Ilo'il Geographical society of
! London. It tceira only a few nights ago that
1 beard Nansen tell of tils polar hardships ,
iunl to follow close upon the liecls of so suc-
' | : tisul a hero will bo no light tcsk. There
Uro ssmo points of resemblsr.ce between the
Wcrscman and tlio New Englandcr that
p1 inch me when I first had the opportunity
ff muklng a comparison. Peary la a "down
CRsler , " from Maine , a graduate of Bowdoln ,
nail trained In the hardy living and thinking
of Hut stern coa t. Nansen Is the ombodl-
Dwnt of t'ja hardy Viking lace. Both aia
puritans In their Indifference to physical lux
ury ; both are bill beyond the average of
mankind ; bdtli spare and wiry , with deads
'grpct , fearless , commanding confidence.
„ peary atlrlbuten much of his success to
tiltio total absence of tobacco on bin cxpcdl-
Uiloi ) and the fact tint spirits were never
enri-cd out at rations , but only as me-llclnc ,
rTvbicc7 , In his opinion , affoo'a the wind In-
tjurloutly , occiijilc's preebus .spaco In a man's
Btcanty. outfit and Is the means of wanting
laud ] precious time , Necdlnn to say , his
uicsulti amply justified * lm In this , for he
tmaJo a sledge daali across Greenland whltii
K-llptcd : all previous records for distance
Hovered and difficulties overcome.
.Uldo from the prcpanitlons ho made for
IItls next expedition Lieutenant Peary Is ar-
for the publication o ( hla book fil-
THE BEE BULLETIM.
AVonthcr l'or cnst for Ncbtnska
Knlr : Wdinifri Nortlipa ttrly Wind * .
ope
t , Morn Crltlrlnnift of the IUI rr.
OlRiintlc llior SlrucBlp In Kuropj ,
Ynnkco Suprntiricy In Mnnurnrtnrr * .
ICiimlillii ) ; * ofVnroit tlio Uoiitlnrnt ,
S. ( liitllno r Now KxpiiKltlon Illtl.
CniiRT KH XVIII On Slow on Unlit ,
n. Mmllllrntlou ( in I.ltn Stuck Kite * .
AfTuIrn tit South Oiimtm ,
I , ivnntn ofVi > rc lu Onmhn Hoclrty.
> > mlRe Oordoii AVrltrx n l.oltrr.
fi. Nrlirimknim Stnrt for Trxn ,
K ! * | > | | | Klllliilni ; on Union I'.irltlr ,
New Homo for Itojn it-lit ( Jlrln.
Kloctrlr WlrliiR lo Ito I'rotrotPil.
(1 ( , Vouncll llliilT.i I.'icul M.ittcri
Aniiunl Kriiort ot lonit KiillniniU.
7. Krliont of lh Atlto-Koo'M.
Stock Sliliipcro Sluy t.i n Their 1'imrs.
H , New Muvu In tlm Km ! HIT t'n c > .
Court > VllncH < < fH to Iti-crlru t'lill Tiiy.
10. "SliuiMi Diilo"
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I 4. 1-Mlltirlul mill C'oiiiiniMit.
Ill , t iilrnt NrWH of tlio l * piHltlon ,
1-1. In tinAVorlil of AnuMinucnU.
Ill , Travnllni ; I.llinirlfB.
111. In t > iv Doni'llil of Wonnili.
JO. "Wlilrh WUH thu Cowuril ? "
Jl. SlKlit * In YrllowrMwin 1'iirlt.
L'niuiilii I'lxiMl for Troulilo ,
4'J. SiinrtliiK Itt-vlvw of tlitiV M'lc.
Jl ! , In tlio World or Whirling WliccU
nt Otuiilisis
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nultar.eously In both cauntrlcs. The proofs
of this two-volume work 1 was allowed to
read , but of course 1 am preclude 1 from nct-
Ing It more th.in to venture the opinion that
It will nol disappoint 'those who expect n
( successful traveler to nls3 tell < i good story.
I'OUUTNEY BIGELOW.
III1IS 3I1S MOT11I2U 1-VST KAIin\VI2lI. .
I'ri-slili'iil McKliilpy l.pnvi'M Cmiton
for WiiNliliiKtoii.
CANTON , 0 , Dec. 4. Sadder scenes were
never witnessed than the leavetaklng of
President McICInlcy from his dying mother
his attcuioon. The carriage wan early an-
immccd to convey him to the special car at
the Pennsylvania dcrot , awaiting the arrival
of the regular eastbound train. But to the
cry Jast possible moment , the president ic-
malnoil at the old homestead.
Bcfv.70 leaving the house he and other
members of the family went to the bedside
of the dying mother. Ho looked at her long ,
spoke to her lovingly and stooped and ten
derly kissed her. There was no response , no
movement to lndlato tl.at she recognized
licr > n. Ho remained In a stooping posture
for some time , hoping that he might receive
some sign that she knew or felt his presence.
It did not come. With feelings of dcepe-.it
emotion he it last left the room.
. It was a strauge coincidence that almost
Immediately- following the departure of the
president , the mother should suffer o relapse.
The attending physician has again announced
that the patient cannot regain consciousness.
The president left Canton at 2:05 : this
afternoon , Judge Day , assistant secretary of
state , accompanying him In a special car.
The president has definitely arranged to re
turn to Canton Tuesday morning , leaving
Washington Monday as soon as he has com
pleted his. duties in connection with the
opening of congress. Mrs. McKlnley will
accompany him , as will also Mrs. Abner
McKlnley and her daughter , Miss Mabel , of
Now York.
The near friends of the family are nearly
all at the homestead , Including the surviving
children , several grandchl'dren and Mrs.
Abigail Osborn , Mrs. McKlnlcy's sister , and
mother of William McKlnley Osborn , 'consul
general to England. She arrived l'"st ' night
too late to receive a sign of recognition ,
and , with the others , to keep a close vigil.
Miss Grace McKlnley tame from her college ,
and William Bowman and Stewart Duncan
arrived late this evening. The Ust three
aru grandchildren.
Shortly after midnight the patient rallied
slightly , but was still unconscious.
MOTOR CAIIS ClU.MllK AT DGTKOIT.
Three Men Are Kllleil mill Mimy Are
Injiircil.
DETROIT , Mich. , Dec. 4. Two suburban
cars , carrying some twenty pasecsgera , and
both running at a speed of twenty-five miles
an hour , collided cm the Detroit & Oakland
electric railroad at 1 o'clock this afternoon.
Three men were instantly killed and a tcoro
Injured seriously. The dead :
JOHN SAVAGE , superlntcadent of the
road.
CIIAHLES M. WII1TEHEAD , motorman.
JOHN KELLY of Detroit , book agent.
The Injured :
Frank Mcllugh , motorman , leg broken and
Internally Injured ; LoulH Harncck , seriously
bruised and Internally injured ; Mrs. John
Doty of I'ontlac , two ribs -broken and other
wise. Injured ; aged mother of Mrs. John
Dotof Pontlftc , badly crushed and leg
broken ; John P. Madden of Leonard , legs .ind
nrms badly bruised ; Peter Hempel of Du-
trolt , hole cut ! n leg , face cut ; Mr . E. II.
SniHh of Detroit , legs and face badly
bruised ; Warner Goodalo of Lapqer , severely
bruised ; Mrs. Warner Goodale , face cut ,
body bruised ; A. E. Robertson of Walnut ,
Oakland county , leg badly cut , hand crushed
and shoulder bruised ; John RIegcl of Pon-
tlac , compound fracture of the leg.
A half dozen others were more or less
cut hy broken glass and bruised.
The collision came near a gravel pit about
midway between I'ontlac and Dlrmlngham ,
at the foot of two steep grades , down which
the fated cars ranat full fcpecd. The Im
pact was terrific. The ears were drlvrn
half through each other and crushed to
pieces.
Superintendent Sa\age was In the motor-
man's vcetibule operating the outbound car.
Both his legj. were cut off and hl dead
body was frightfully mangled. Motorman
MeHugli. who stood behind Savage , narrowly
cecaprcl a ulnillar fate.
liiNiinlly I'lfii HIil Xot Work.
BT. T.OL'IS , IXC4. . A Hpeclal to the 1'onl-
D ! ? atch from Iliirrlsonvlllc , Mo. , cayH :
A verdict of murdur In the first ilc-ureo wan
returned today in the cane of K. H'Mtu
Sopor , who butchered hl wlfo anil two
children with an ax nt their home in
Archie , Mo. , April 21 , 1M1. Hereditary In-
uanlty was the plea of tlio defense. The
jury wag out sixteen Jiourn.
I'oltei'H Form a Comminution.
IMTTSniJKG , Dec. 4. The manufacturers
of white granite and ueml-porcelaln ware ,
who IIHVO been meeting at East Liverpool ,
O , , ( luring the last week , formed n combln.u-
tlon under tlio name of the Ohio Valley
Potter * ' exchange , The object of the ex
change Is to establish and to maintain a
uniform selling list.
RUMBLINGS OF WAR
Oonfl'ct Botwion Popular nnd Djnastio
Qoverninent Not Iiuprclublo.
*
AUSTRIA THE ARENA I-OR HOSTILITIES
=
A
Collision Between Gzoo'c ' and Slav the Oanso
of tha Tnublo ,
PEOPLE ON THi VERGE OF REVOLUTION
Row Which May In.vy.V3 All the OthJP
European Nntions.
KAISER IS WRATHY OVER CHINESE AFFAIR
Crur Mlu-ly lo AKNH | | C.-miniiy
liooil Port Homo
I'Mliorr In tlie-
i , Cflcxtlnl Kinplro. [
( Copyright , 1F97 , liy Prcs I'uI.llsMtiff Company. )
LONDON , Dec. 4 ( Now York \Vorlil Ca
blegram Special Tclrsrani. ) The smashing
of heads In Bohemia la Inevitable when a
Ocriiian minority comes Into < olllslcti with
a Czech or Slav majority In a Rtimll Indus
trial country , where each looku upon the
other not merely ns u rival In trade but aa
a hereditary enemy as well.
It is ominous that on the ? vo of tha fiftieth
anniversary of the revolution of 18 IS renewed
rumblings are heard whlrh may easily lake
on the sh.-o ( of a conflict between popular
and dynastic govornmcntfl. Pcrlicps It Is for
this that Eurcno is Hiking of war , hoping
thereby to dlstiact attention from domestic
affairs.
Tim German emperor rays that the honor
of Germany is nt staku because two mis
sionaries were killed In Shan Tung , China. I
visited tUat province dice , though not ns a.
missionary. While there I had occasion to
observe several missionaries , however , and
over slno then whenever I have read of
one missionary less I have been Inclined to
Klvc the Chinamen the benefit of extenuating
circumstances. Indeed , frrm the obvious
connection between the grabbing of now ter
ritory and the disappearance of missionaries ,
ono Is Inclined to construct a theory ot
colonial expansion biscd upon the practical ,
If not spiritual , value of missionaries. I
liavo yet to hear of a genuine Chinese con
cert In China , but If Germany holds fast to
Klaoehou there will be In the Fatherland re
newed faith in missionary enterprise.
The only mlssloi.ary that has ever made an
Impression In China Is the locomotive. An
American just home from Russia tells mo
that the czar's government has ordered about
100 American locomotives for the Siberian
railway , and that this read does not propose
to limit Itself to Siberia , but will exercise
Its missionary influence by cutting straight
through the Celestial Umpire. Considering
the complaisance which Chancellor Hohcti-
loho has shown toward Russia , it would bo
strange Indeed If the czar lu turn did not
assist Germany In securing a good Chinese
port. In fact , is It not excellent politics for
Russia to inaugurate her transchlneso
scheme by becoming a sort of party to the
crime ?
In the midst cf all this war scheming. It
Is refreshing to reflect that the triumphs of
America are such as all mankind can enjoy.
I'OUI/TNEY BIGELOW.
OIl.VVITV OK AL'STUI IX SITUATION' .
HlHtiirli * HovoliiHnii > luy Occur nt Any
Miiiiirnl.
( Copyright , 1597 , Ijy the AsHoclatcd Press. )
LONDON , Dec , 4. International questions
have been temporarily overshadowed by the
gravity of the situation In Austria , where
things are as gloomy ae imaginable. In
addition to- the Imminence of civil war the
next few houra may witness a historic
revolution In the relations between austrla
and Hungary , which might mean the- re
construction of the map of Europe.
It la hardly an exaggeration to my that
the forces arc drawing up like contending
armies. The Germans have appealed to their
compatriots on both sides of the frontier ,
and are apparently prepared to run all risks
to keep the hated Czcchtr in subjection.
The Czechs make no secret of the fact that
their final aim is to abolish the dual empire
and make It a triple empire by pMc'tig ' Bo-
hemk on an equal footing with Austria and
Hungary. To grant the o ilrmandn would
set Hungary en lire ard destroy the founda
tion' of the prcfcnt Imperial fijctcm. It looks
as tnough the employment of force I
the only solution ot the question. But against
which faction will It ho used ?
The provision of the Aussllch bill , or
agreement to protract for a jear , Instead of
ten years , the compact between Austria and
Hungary , pending arrangemcntM for a longer
compact , Itj , If possible , a question more
grave than the threatened civil war , The
Hungarian diet has given IMron von Gautsch
von Franentliiirn , the Austrian premier , until
Monday next In which to i-tato whether ho
can rca.-'onably expect the Ausgllch bill to
pass , aad falllcg to receive a decisive
answer , Barou Ilfoffy , the Hungarian pre
mier , will Introduce on Monday a bill by
which Hungary will act Independently as re
gards the dutlcvj to be levied , coutlnuanco
of commercial relations with Austria , and
the charter of thi > Auntria-Hungarian bank.
The compact between tlio two portloca of
the dual tilato thus laps , and though the
status quo may bo mainta'cod tmoporarlly ,
Hungary will cUahltah lib c'.alm to the right
of Independently disposing of these questions.
It l.i easy lo too .hat victory will only whet
the Hungarian's appetite and that It will
bo 'but a short stop to the dissolution of
Austria , which , ! ci turn , will hurl up Into
a furnace of 'orrlblc pcoelbllltlcn ,
Apparently tuo only hope to escape is that
the personal ascccdency of the old emperor
will once again enabo ! him to solve an appar
ently Imptssiblo KltnatUn. Falling In this the
Kelcbflrath will be dissolved ctid a reign ot
absolutism will begin In Austria , and tech
nically Hungary will l.avo resumed Its Inde
pendence , the first top toward a federated
an distinct from a dual Austrian-Hungarian
monarchy.
I'ojie TrouUlnl ullli llluMinindxiii ,
LONDON , Dec. 4 , A dispatch to the Pall
Mall Gazette from Home , vubltahed this
afternoon , eayo that the pope has not been
enjoying hla usual health recently , Dr ,
Lapponi , the jiopo'B pbjalclan , has been
obliged to adopt special prccautlcns agalntt
the weather and hzs Increased the number
of hot eand baths which his bollnces has
boon taking from once a week to three
tlmco In the week. Tab * , It IB explained , l >
the only way by- which tbo doctor can coun
teract the rheumatic symptoms ot tip
'
which , according to thj'dltpltch , recur