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ESTABLISHED JUKE If ) , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MO11NING , JANUARY 30 , 18J)8 ) TWENTY PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE C13XTS ,
TENSION IS EASIER
England's ' Threatening War Clouds Arc
Clearing Away ,
CABINET OFFICERS BREATHE MORE FREILY
English FCCUTO Tlnir DemintB ! in
Each Instance ,
LOOK UPON IT AS A DIPLOMATIC TRIUMPH
Eoncn Are Divided L'etwjon 'alisbar/ and
Chamberlain.
OUTWIT THE FrtENC.I AND THE RUSSIANS
Si emit I ii ( a Trentivlth Klni ? AlcnclIU
In Africa , anil Olidtlit Ouuii
1'urlN for ( lie World
In Oil I mi
( t'onyrltfit. MS. by the Amoclnled I'rcFB. )
LONDON , Jan. 29. After an unusually
prolonged period of extreme tension nil
signs point to nn early Improvement In , II
nut u eumpletu Holutlon of , the various In
ternational political problems agitating the
ncrvcN o. Great llritaln. The foreign anil
colonial olllces nro beginning to see daylight
through the darkness which has Ions been
onveloplni ; the far east. West Africa , the
Upper Nllo and India , atid unless signs fall
and Information from the best Informed cir
cles Is faulty tlie marquis of Salisbury and
iMi\ Joseph Chamberlain , secretary of stale
for the colonies , will divide the honors and
Great llrltaln will secure about ull it asks.
So far as China la concerned , this view , in
connection with the speech of Mr. Curzon ,
the parliamentary secretary for the foreign
olllce , at llolton on Tuesday and 'the ' re
ported acceptance of the Hrltlsh loan , is
generally regarded as correct. Mr. Curzcn
foreshadowed the probable success of the
loan negotiations , the achievement of Great
ilirltaln's purpose In keeping the ports free
to the whole world anil 'tho maintenance of
treaty rights whereby "spheres of influence
are tendered Impossible. "
Tim Russian proposal of n loan on the
satno terms as Great Britain was not taken
BorloiiEly. U Is understood that It has not
the money Itself without drawing upon Its
war reserve funds ,
Franco Is dally showing less Inclination
to burn Its r.iugers In a game In which , even
If successful , IJussItt would be the only
gainer , while Germany appears to have com
pletely changed around to the Uritlsh side.
Throughout the situation has never been so
alarming as sensationalists attempted to
paint It. Hence the czar's peaceful assur
ances and Ixml George Hamilton's state
ment In his speech on Tuesday that relations
with Ilussla were- entirely satisfactory will
not have surprised America.
NEGOTIATING IN PAiItlS.
Turning to West Africa , an otllclal of the
colonial ollico says the impossibility of securing -
curing witnesses from the west coast earlier
Is the reason for the delay In the 1'arls ne
gotiations. Some of the most Important
witnesses arrived only last week and they
are now In I'arls. Thus far all the IJrlUsh
demands hnvo been conceded nominally and
"provisionally pending the result of the con
vention. "
Ilut Mr. Chamberlain is perfectly satisfied
the DrltlHh claims will bo upheld , and that
the Krench will bo confined westward of a
line prolonged from the present Tngos-Da-
liomoy frontier to the Niger and along the
right bank of the Niger to Say. In the
meantime ho does not propose to risk being
caught napping by a possible adverse de
cision of the convention , so he Is pushing
troops and supplies to the front as rapidly
-as possible. A new regiment of 2,000 hus
sars has been enrolled at Ibaden during the
last few weeks and dctuchmentB will be sent
to the front as soon as the men become ef
ficient.
In regard to the Upper Nile , tlie Interest
ing news which Mr. Curzon dropped on
Thursday to tlie effect that the ratifications
of the treaty between Great lirltatn and
King M Kiel Ik of Abyssinia have been ex
changed , and that the government hopes
shortly to accredit a direct representative at
tliu Abyssinian court , has given the greatest
satisfaction as helping to solve the ques
tion of tl.o Upper Nile.
The terica of the treaty will not bo di
vulged until It Is presented to Parliament , but
the lilntu dropped nt the colonial ofllce Indi
cate that the agreement Isibjscd on the prin
ciple Hut friendly Abys-Jna on the Upper
Nllo Is preferable to hostile Franco. There-
few , King Menelik will ibe allowed to grat
ify his ambitions In the- equatorial hinter
land In n manner not Interfering with the
Anglo-Egyptian plni.B. As King Menelik is
n trader as well aa < n warrior , the agreement
nlii ) contemplates assistance in opening up
the country and It Is understood the llrltlsn
-will ae < iulro the right to travcmo Abyssinia
and other1 advantages which will become np.
parent as soon a ? Khartoum is recaptured ,
TO EXPLOHK EQUATOHIAL AFUICA.
In thn meanwhile young Henry CavendUh ,
a distant relative of the duke of Devon
shire , Is preparing to ntart again for etpua-
lorlal Africa , accompanied by Lieutenant An-
drown , eight Hrttlsh olllcers and Mr. Hudson ,
who was thn companion of Mr. Donaldson
Smith , the American explorer. .Mr. Caven-
illih will take with him 400 armed men and
ft number of rapid lire guns. AH his ob
jective point Is the Junction of the White
Nllo and the Sabat river at Fobnt , the pui'-
pose of the expedition , it will readily bo HCCII ,
Is 'to cut off the French from reaching
Faslioda , which Is only n short distance north
of Bobat.
Pcsslbly Mr. Cavendish may bo able to
take advantage of the new treaty with King
Menelik and get a short cut through Abys
sinia.Vlillo Mr. Cavendish la personally de
fraying the coat of the expedition It is known
that he has been In frequent communication
with the marquis of Salisbury through the
duke of Devonshire , so It Is safe to nay the
cxpt'd.tlon Is under government auspices.
The 'liberality and enterprise of the young
explorer ( he IB said to bu spending $200.000
of Ills own money In the venture , besides
securing substantial support from others ) ,
have called forth happy congratulations from
the press.
The progressive campaign for the 1/onikm
county council elections on March 3 opened
on Wednesday with a rousing meeting at
St. James hall , which stirringly answered
tlie marquis of Salisbury's attack on the
county council. Karl Carrlngton , who pre
sided , vigorously attacked the marquis of
Salisbury's design , which , he alleged , was a
'blow ' at popular 'representation ' and intended
to silence the voice of united London by
disintegrating U Into many Impotent parti.
( He explained the progressive program to bo
popular control of the water , gas and street
railroads , the better housing of the poor ,
and far reaching schemes for purifying and
beautifying London.
WOMBS WILL TAKE PART.
Thecampilgn promises to be a moat In
teresting one for the moderates , otherwise
the con > < er\atlvr,3 propose to use all the pol
itical inuchlsory of the tory caucus and the
1'rlmrose league and have even enlisted a
Rcarc cf duchesses and peeresses to tour the
corfllltuenc'cn , while the progressives are In
clined to run a sort ot citizens' ticket on
municipal l ( ues alone. John Burro , the
labor leader , genlilly prophesies that many
sorrows will overtake the canvassing duch
esses when campaigning In Hall row.
The liberal newspapers promise n hot
light and the Dally News opens the ball by
flaying : "Thelesders of the lories are re-
eolved to Introduce Into the minlclp : > il af
fairs of I/on do a the peculiar tactics of New
York Knvylng the aiicces * of Mr. Crokcr ,
they will do their best to have the council
of elected partisans on a polltleal platform.
Mr. llalfour , the duke of Devonshire and Mr.
Chamberlain are to make speeches In behalf
of a contractor , a sweater , water companies
and ground landlords. Mr. Chamberlain will
be In his element , from the crown of his
head to the soles of his feet. He Li a typical
Tammany boss , can tip the wink , blow the
gaff , rig the market and run the show. "
The news from Chrlstlanla on Friday last
that the committee appointed to draw up
proposals for the better regulation of the
relations between Norway and Sweden has
. been unable to reach nn agreement , Indi
cates that the tension between Sweden and
| Norway Is fast approaching the snapping
I point , and It IH stated that on the frontier
the arming of both parties is rapidly
progressing , both sides preparing for war.
On the eve of their departure from Hull
on Wednesday the Flsk university singers
made a pilgrimage to the blrtbplaco of Wil
liam Wllbcrforce. They marched up High
street In n body , accompanied by a big
crowd , and were cordially welcomed by the
merchant occupying the room where Wll-
berforco was born. The singers uncovered
and for several minutes minutely contem
plated the surroundings. Then they burst
out singing "John Brown's Hody Lies
Mouldering In. the Grave. " The Incident
mniln a great Impression locally.
The health of King Humbert of Italy Is
again causing uneasiness , the fainting fits
having recurred.
SPANISH MINISTRY i.VLAHMED.
The Correrro , the organ of the Carllsts ,
discussing the visit of the United States
battleship Maine to Havana , expresses the
belief that the Spanish public is Justifiably
alarmed , adding :
AH a fact , It Is the government Itself which
Is seriously alarmed , though every effort is
niiido to disguise It. In spite of the olllelal
statement cf Admiral CervaiMS , the ad
miral of the Hoot , on Tuesday last ( at u
conference with the- minister of marine ,
when ho asserted that the recent cvol.i-
tlons had demonstrated tlie perfect condi
tion of the Spanish HoEt ) , Adtn'ral ' Corvnms
In reality reported that there was not u
ship ready for service ; that the vessels not
actually In dry dock ought to be then1 ;
that many of the boilers were defective ;
that some ship ! were not yet armed , anil
that most of the ves-scls require cleaning.
In view of the porlUly of the United States
It la not surprising that such neglect and
helplessness create alarm.
According to the same paper great Im
portance Is attached to the conference be
tween M. Patcnotrc , the French minister
to Spain , and Scnor Cullen , the Spanish
minister for foreign affairs , who , it is said ,
discussed the action of the United States ,
"as It Is well known that there is great
alarm in Franco at the course of events.
The tact that M. Patcnotre Is Intimately con
versant with United States affairs lends ad
ditional importance to the matter. "
snows ins i'i\i : HAND.
Itlrliiu-il'N llrolhcT PInjN It I , < MV Mown
on llnlMvny Strikers.
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DUULIN. Jan. 29. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Industrial
world Is having an object lesson In the nio-
marckian masterfulness of the Oroker family.
It has attracted general attention to an
otherwise Insignificant strike on the Cork ,
Dandon and South Coast railway. As cabled
heretofore , Richard Croker's brother Js the
manager of that rcod. The men had scarcely
left work cri the strike when he gave t'.iem
an unoxoe-cted taste of his quality. Instead
of negotiating for n compromise , Croker Is
sued Inslanter a tatemont declaring that
they had acted 'Illegally and to the danger
nnd injury of the imbllc by quitting work
without notice. Ho warned the men that
they would all bo prosecuted with the ut
most vigor , that their places would bo filled
Immediately , and not one , under any cir
cumstances , would tic reinstated In the com
pany's forvlce. As n flnal blow , when the
chief secretary of Hie Amalgamated Society
of Hallway Servants of Gretat Orllaln went
fcpcclally to Cork to negotiate with the com
pany , Manager Croker absolutely refused to
bee him cr la recognize the right of the so
ciety to Interfere.
These high-handed measures have excited
the Intense admiration of Croker's fellow
railway managers and If he can curry out his
daring program he will have Inaugurated anew
now era In the history of railway ( strikes ,
Up to the present time he has not suc
ceeded In filling the men's places , but a
limited tralllc is being kcjit up en the road ,
the railway clerks acting as guarca and per
ters. Croker himself Is working night and day
In all capacities , actuated by his firmly ex
pressed resolution to light the strikers "to
the bitter enJ , " As far as he.Is . personally
concerned , It Is believed that he has the
will and the temper to carry the light to any
and every length. Hut It Is questionable
whether the directors of the company can
withstand the unpopularity of supporting
Oroke > r In the extreme's to which ho Is
prepared to go. Ilut there la no sign of
yielding yet.
The most ttrlklng testimony to Ireland's
freedom from ordinary crime , oven hi what
art * commonly called 'by her Ilrltlsh rulers
the disturbed districts , has just been ihorno
voluntarily by B. J. Lloyd , formerly chief
constable of York. Ho was appointed some
six months ago atlpcndary magistrate at
Cathcrslveen , County Kerry. Speaking from
the bench he said : "I should like to con
gratulate the public and the police of this
district on the fact that after fnur months
of constant attendance ) a resident magis
trate In this portion of Ireland , comprising
an area of 1,000 square miles , I have never
yet had before me a eliigle complaint of theft
and not one case of criminal afiuult on
women or children. Doth thtuo classes of
cases are terribly common In Kngland. I
say ro us an Englishman , where I have lived
all my life until quite recently. I think It
apcaV.B volumes for the people of southwest
Kerry that they should bo so Etrlrtly up
right and hone-tit , considering their great
( Continued on Third
WILLIAM'S BIRTHDAY
Anniversary of Zaisjr's ' Entrance Upon tbe
Scene Duly Coletntetl ,
GERMANY APPEARS TO BE QUITE JOYFUL
Opposition Papers Qivj Much Spacn to
Events of the Day.
PUBLIC PLEASED WITH DDING3 IN CHINA
Bismarck Does Soirn Celebrating on His
Own Account.
HIS ADVENT INTO THE PRUSSIAN ARMY
.Sixtieth Alllll vcrnnry of Illn DnnnliiK
of M panic Is Conic * ( o the Mail
ot Iron ( ilnilnlonc Also
HUM Honor * .
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LONDON , Jan. 29. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram , ) The emperor's
birthday , Thursday , was celebrated today In
Ilorlln nnd throughout Germany with every
mark of popular Interest. Even the German
opposition papers give half their space to
this day alone. The exceptional warmth
manifested just now for the kaiser Indicates
that the Germans nro gratified > by the taking
of Klao Chan ,
Illsmarck It * also celebrating nn event upon
which ho lays much stress the sixtieth an-
nlvcmary of his 'becoming ' n Prussian ofll-
ccr. Tlilj was rather a courtesy title , for oil
Germans of education and meaivj become rc-
serve olllcers after completing their com
pulsory term of work as private soldiers.
Dlsmarck w-as a lawyer by profession , but
throughout his career , which WPS exclusively
civilian , ho always enjoyed appearing In his
cuirassier militia ( landwehr ) uniform. When
he had been prime minister old King Wil
liam made him n general , savying nt the
time : "All your other titles are nothing
compared to the distinction I am now con
ferring upon you of a general of my army. "
When I attended the laying of the foundation
stone of the new Parliament building in Ber
lin , In 1SS4 , Illsmarck , even at this function ,
wore a sword and helmet , as though the
dies' " of a citizen might disgrace him.
Gladstone , this week , can celebrate the
sixty-eighth anniversary of his becoming a
member of a parliament. No military pomp
could have added to the dignity of his com
manding personality.
IMI'IMSONED I1Y BISMARCK.
Whllo on anniversaries , it Is nearly ten
years since Gcffken , a most eminent pro
fessor of International law , was sent to prison
by Hismarck on a Charge of treason. Gcff-
ken had been intimate with 'Emperor '
Frederick while the latter was crown prince
and had prepared for him the state papers
with which ho Inaugurated his short but
Important reign. Geffken was Innocent , but
ninety-nine days In prison so undermined his
dollcato constitution that he never recovered.
Geffken visited mo in London after his release -
lease and the change in his appearance was
striking. After -having seen the Jails of the
Transvaal and compare 1 the results of prison
life there with those upon Geffken , the Doers
seem the more humane. I hear from Prof.
Geffken's family that they will not permit
the publication of their illustrious parent's
memoirs. This Is much to bo 'regretted ' , for
It would form a most interesting historical
picture of political thought.
During the last fifty ye-ars the German
police have cast a shadow over the republic
of let'ers and this alone explains why today
Germany Is almost destitute of modern his
torical literature. When recently In Berlin
I applied to tbe chief of police for permis
sion to look at the printed matter that had
been suppressed by him In the first half of
this century , but without success.
Today there Is no public library In Berlin
which has a half-way complete collection of
the caricatures illustrating the revolutionary
days of 184S. The best Is In the city library ,
while the royal library Is sadly pcor.
BLOW AT GEHMAN SCHOLARSHIP.
A violent opposition Is manifesting Itself
against the German government proposal to
make all university Instructors , Including the
so-called private docenten , subject to gov
ernment discipline. This may prove the
death blow to the prestige of German scholar
ship , for liberty Is as essential to university
teachers as sunslilne is to flowers. American
students can profit by German Instruction In
chemistry and possibly physics , but there are
no tencliers In history , political economy ,
the science of government , or philosophy
equal to our own. The German professor
now preaches to please his emperor and the
pattern of historical writing for the German
court is the Mattery of Treltschke.
Latterly I arrived In Prague , 1m the course j
of a canoe cruise , and was made welcome j
at n splendidly nipo'nted ' rowing club called :
Regatta. They owned nineteen boats of dif
ferent capacities , and the membership rep-1
resented fls sturdy a lot of young Germans
as one could wish to meet. Now I received ,
from tticni a photograph showing the dun
house after a visit frojn their Bohemian or
Cze-ch fellow citizens. The boats make a
picturesque one , sufigestlvo of n railway ca
tastrophe. They are piled about helter-
skelter , every ono banked to oleees from
sheer hatred of anything German. A moro
total wreck or moro unjustifiable outrage I
can scarcely recall. Race hatred today Is
the only political issue of any consequence
l Austria and France , and oven somewhat
In Germany. Thcro Is something comic Iti
the thought that Germany and Austria , with
lliclr vast stane'lng armies , cannot protect
the life and iiroperty of their German sub
jects. The press of thcfio countries regards
America as a failure when lynch law showa
Itself among us.
SOUTH AKRICAN NEWS.
The news from Soutlj Africa Is Important
that Masuva lies surrendered lei Basutoland
and that peace Is established once more
under Ilritieh auspices. Masuiia begged mete
to present him with a caetoff coat or piir of
trou&ers when last 1 had the honor of an
audience * with lilm In his royal palace. He
Is ono of the last ot the negro kings , and
English rulu alone kcii > s him and his very
fertile country from being absorbed by thet
Boers. IluBUtoiceid Is rich In mineral , but
the blacks of that country arc wlfio enough
to threaten death to any man who shows
familiarity with a theodolite or a mining
Implement.
Yesterday In conversation with one of the
largest American promoters of electric car
companies , u friend of mlno said : "This
engineers' strike , If It had succeeded , would
have put Kngland out of the Held as nn In
dustrial competitor for all time. Kngland
Hoods the most perfect machinery and the
most Intelligent mechanics in farder to com
pete with America. Instead of ! that she has
been governed by trades unloUImn to such
an extent that American machine shops can
bo seen nt every turn. ( } ? ot instance , right
here on this spot I cnnnot bxly the stuff I
need as cheaply or as godd as.u can In Ger
many or America. Even' common Iron pip
ing I Import from America. " \
This American Is equipping electric cars
not only In England , but In Mexico nnd
Portugal , and Is buying i'herc he can get
his stuff best for the money. Ho confirmed
what I have frequently insisted upon , that
we should have n better consular scrvlco or
else abolish U entirely and place our inter
ests in the hands of some friendly power.
The great strike Is ended , happily in the
sense that each can shake bands with the
other , each feeling that he has gained some
thing , while neither has been humiliated.
The men will come to ee that the Interest
of their children , If not of themselves , is
Involved In making labor free and efficient ,
particularly In view of the severe competi
tion of other countries. llut In many minds
Germany In particular has cut so heavily
Into English trade that It will be many
years before the effect of this strike will be
111 a do cood.
BERLIN WELCOMES YVETTE.
The story of John the Baptist and the
songs of Yvetto Gullbcrt are dellR'jtlni ; the
Gorman capital. It Is nearly BOO years
since the evangelist made food for ulay-
goers , and Its promoters are anxious to bring
the pay ! to America. . The reception of
Yvctte in Berlin proves conclusively that
whatever the feelings ot bo Krench may be
toward German singers Germans are ready
to welcome their old enemy.
London may cxyett a dramatl ; nnd musical
treat this season , If I am justified In sur-
misjng that Edwin laham of Chicago and
Dolor of Boston arc In cfcxotlatlan with a
famous Irtpresarlo here with a view to
leading parts in a new popular ciiera , whc o
scenn is laid In the days of Albert Durcr.
r am not at liberty to say that on this sub
ject , fee no agreement has yet been made ,
bu I I ftave heard these artists tested both
for singing and actlns , and they are eaally
'
the best lu the field today.
POULTNHY BIGELOW.-
i\ciisn IMMSS MAUKS MKIUIY.
I.nmloii Killdii- * Smile Aver Unit Ilc-
< 'flit lilr.vclc Inulilrul.
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LONDON , Jan. 29. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The press
hero Is making very merry over the claim ot
the diplomatic privilege ) set up by the
United States embassy Decretory , Henry
White , in behalf of his eon and of Spencer
Eddy , ambassador Hay'ii private secretary ,
when they were arrested for riding bicycles
on a country road slilepathbut ; the position
of .Messrs. White nnd Eddy ; that If the dip
lomatic privilege were leftj to lie In abey
ance , any Instance , however trifling , a prec
edent would bo createfl which could bo
quoted against the prtviijgo when It might
bo important to assert it. They had no per
sonal wish-to escape'th- consequences of
(
'
a trivial Infraction , of lora' , bywaya and Ihe
requirements of cases have Jbeen satisfied
by the statement to the effect made through
Ambassador Hay to the foreign secretary.
The panegyrics In memory of Charles
Vllllers , the "Father of iho House of Com
mons , " have been somewhat rudely Inter
rupted by a well authenticated report that
although ho had drawn a cabinet minister's
second-class pension erf $6,000 for thlrty-
ecvcn years , ho left $050,000 to his nephew ,
Montague Vllliers. Only six of these pen
sions nre sanctioned by law. They are
given only In recognition of distinguished
service to the- state to foreign minsters who
are without private means sufficient to
maintain themselves In a suitable position.
This obviously could not ho honestly claimed
by Villlers. The radical members feel so
strongly this grievous abuse of the pension
system that they Intend ( o press the gov
ernment to Inquire If a part , nt least , of
the money paid to Vllllem cannot bo recov
ered out of the estate. There la no chance
of anything of the kind being attempted by
the government , but the matter will be
raised as a protest.
Society is profoundly exercised over the
question whether or not the authorities In
tend to prosecute Lady Sykcs for perjury
nnd forgery. She apparently Is the least
concerned of any one. She Is to be seen
at the theaters and about the west end Just
OH usual. She Indignantly denied the report
that she had gone abroad. She says she has
no Intention of altering any of her arrange
ments because of the result of the recent lit
igation. I hear on official authority that the
attorney general has advised against pros
ecution on the ground that Sir Tatton's ovl-
denco would be essential In order to obtain
n conviction , and acting to the English law ,
n husband cannot giver evidence against his
wife In a criminal casi . Besides , Sir Tattpn
privately told the attorney general that he
would absolutely refuse to glvo nny evidence
If ( summoned. The result of such n prosecu
tion would bo merely his Imprisonment for
nn unlimited tlmo for contempt of court.
Meanwhile Sir Tatton'R lawyers nro nego
tiating with money irndpr Jny for n set
tlement of hla claim , Although Sir Tatton Is
under no obligation 16 do so ; still Jay , If
illssatlsfied , might forco- the authorities to
lake action against Lady Tatton , which con
tingency the husband' desires by all menas
pohslblo to obviate. He offered Jay payment
of thn principal of the'sum advanced with
Interest at 5 per cent * bnf tbo money lender
Is holding out for better lerms.
Troiihli- ( lIollvln'H rnpKal.
LIMA. Porn ( via /Mlvkton / ) , Jan. 29. Ac-
: ordlng to a dispatch from t i Paza , the nom
inal capital of Bolivia , that city has been
ilcclared in a state of ! ego. SCclla. Klorea
nd other personages belonging to the op
position have been lxuh > hed.
I'olli'c I'rnlillilt n .Di'HiouHlrnlloii.
ROME , Jan. 29. The police have forbidden
the holding of the , denvSnstratlon which had
been arranged by the royalists for Sunday
to demand the abolition of customs dutlen
on brcadstuffs.
MovrnifiilN i f Oc < * nn"V > i > lMt Jim , - ! > .
At New York-Arilvecl-Ni > w York , from
Sjiltlmmpton. Sailed Ilelgcnland , for Liver
pool ; Manitoba , for London ; Rotterdam , for
llottcnlnin ; I.a Champagne , for Havre ;
Campania , for Liverpool ; Phoenicia , for
Hamburg.
At Soutlmmpton-Sallcd-PnrlH , for New
i'ork.
At Havre Sailed IrnQnecognc. for Now
i'ork.
At Genoa Arrived Werra , from New
I'ork.
At PhlladclpMn-Sailud-Helgenland , for
Liverpool.
At Liverpool Sailed Luoanln , for Now
i'ork.
At Antwerp Sailed Wostern'nnd , for New
V'orK
At Ilottcrdam Arrlvcd-Wcikendani , fivm
Now York.
Reports Eogarding tha Grand Old Mim Are
Greatly Exaggerated ,
HEARING AND SIGHT ARE IMPAIRED
In All Other Rcspacts Every Orjan is
Perfectly Sound ,
INTELLECTUAL-POWERS ARE UNIMPAIRED
Neuralgia Likely to Leave Him When
Weather Grows Warmer ,
( KM ! RULE STILL DEAR'TO HIS HEART
. \Ki-il Stiiiiiiiui ntiil III * Wife ICvhlhll
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LONDON , Jan. 29. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) I nm now
able to place before the public the who o
truth about the condition ot the foremost
Anglo-Saxon of the ago , 'W. E. Gladstone.
The extreme reticence observed by Mr.
Gladstone's family concerning his present
condition has created an Impression that It
Is critical. Nothing baa been published In
the English papers beycud formal , vague
bullct'ns and It la Impossible for any Jour
nalist to obtain access to him. llut the
facts below given arc from the mouth of a
member of Parliament , who has lunched with
Mr. G'Mddtonu since the alarming rumors
gained currency last week.
"You may assure Mr. Gladstone's American
admirers , " said this man , "that the reporto
regarding him have been greatly exagger
ated. Except for Incrcas'rig deafness and
the failure of sight of one eye , every organ
In his body Is perfectly sound. That Is the
doctor's latent report and I can corroborate
It from personal observation.
"I have known Mr. Gladstone for years
and I can eiy without hesitation that ex
cept for neuralgia , ho Is as well today as he
was two years ago. Unless the neuralgia Is
conquered It must eventually wear him out ,
but he Is In no Immediate danger. The
paroxysms of pain are frightfully severe ,
they seem almost to paralyze him for .1
moment ; but when they pass off he regains
Interest In things at once. I met Mr. and
Mrs. Gladstone at lunch at Ellenroc , James
Wyllle's lovely place at Cap d-Antlbes , the
day succeeding the publication of the- first
alarimlng rumors concerning his condition.
Ellenroc Is about eleven miles from Cannes.
It Is delightfully situated and Its gardens
enjoy European fame. Mr. Wyllle and Mr.
Gladstone's brother were formerly partners
In a noted flrm of Liverpool cad Calcutta ,
BO there was an old connection between
them.
"It wss a rainy day. Mr. Gladstone drove
over in nn opera Victoria and I eaw him on
hla arrival. He was pale , as usual , but
quite- alert and his voice posseeaed all Its
strength and sweetness. He were a eeal-
llncd overcoat , black ohawl over ha ! shoul
ders , a light bronci hard felt hat and a suit
of Ilght-hucd tweed. I asked him as he
alighted how his neuralgia waa. He re
plied , pointing to ono side of hla face : 'This
side la absolutely Ignorant of the other'n
sufferings , which I con only term terrlflc ,
making ine wish aimcat at times that the
end would come. '
NERDS A GUIDE ,
"Then as he was being shown through ths
entrance hall he laid hla hand 03 h'a host's
arm nnd referred to his Impaired sight , Mid :
'I now want guidance rather than to bo a
guide. '
"He displayed all his wonted kccricss In
gathering Information about everything that
attracted him. He reneweJ his acquaintance
with several fine works of art hanging on
the nails and cxqu'elto ' Htbclots In the cabi
nets. He singled out with unerring taste
the gems of the collection and expatiated
on their points of beauty with the knowl
edge of a connoisseur.
"During luncheon he ranged from topic to
topic In the cheeriest vein , giving his op'n-
lon on everything , even the china on which
the meal was eerved. Ilclng Informed It was
not French ho eald : 'French china la pretty ,
but brittle , I always think English china
lia > 4 sounder and moro duiablc qualities. '
"Ho made n hearty lunch of chicken ana
light 'pudding , with a glare c-f champagne.
Ills participation In general conversation was
Interrupted only 'by ' his deafnesii. When al
lusion was made to the death of Charles VII.
Hers , the father of the house of commons , ho
said : 'I 'bellcvo It was Vllllers' great dcslro
to llvo to a hundred. I hnvo no such dculre
and shall bo well content to o whenever
It ple-ascs God to call me. ' This last , with
a pathetic note In his voice , but with ob
vious sincerity.
" At another time It was observed that the
nenrcwt point of land facing him acrotu the
Mediterranean a ? he sat at lum con was the
silo of ancient Carthage. He quickly re
marked : Tarsus ? Surely not the Tarsus of
St. Paul. ' On ( being corrected ho ent nn
n a de&scrtatlcn on the history of Carthage ?
is though It was the ono topic that en
grossed him. Ho did not take coffee , but
lay down for a brief rest after lunch , nnd
Irovo back to Cannes before sunset. Ilia
inly allusion to current politics while at
Hllcnroc showed that t'.io Irish homo rule
: auso still , to use his own phrase , 'holdu the
leld' at home. When waiting for the dessert
lie asked one ot the KULYUH : 'Tell mo how
ire affairs going on In Ireland. Is there any
: hanco of the parties becoming united ? ' Tlie
reply being In the negative , 'I had hoped
.hat theiy would , ' liu f-ald solemnly , 'by unity
uid perseverance they can secure all they
, vant. '
INTELLECT UNIMPAIRED.
"These words ho uttered with Impressive
feeling. Lord Hemlal mentioned a clrcum-
itanco that showc-d how entirely unimpaired
irn Mr. Gladstone' ! ! marvelous intellectual
> owers. Gladstone was speaking a few days
jeforo of a certain Anglknn bishop whoso
ippolcitmerst ho hud defended once In I'ar-
latnent half a century ago. He mentioned
.hat ho did so with peculiar zest , because of
- . sermon which ho had heard him 'preach
ivhcn ho Gladstone waa only IS years of
igo. He thereupon quoted the text upon
ivhlch the Ecniion wan founded and gave
n' eloquent abstract of the bishop's exposl-
lou of It. Seventy years had elapsed since
10 had ht-arJ that sermon.
"Ttii affection between Mr. and Mrs.
ilaiUtonu Is mrst touching. Though both.
o somei extent , are Invalid * , they sleep In
ho name room , refusing to bu icparated.
This U attended with some inconvenience
THE BHE BULLETIN.
W thtr Forecnfl for N'cbrntkn
ThrvatcnltiK ; Warmer ; Southerly Winds.
P fte.
1. Hunipciiii .YfTuIrn Are Mnri < ( Jiilot.
Olchrutlin ; the Kil : rr'n Illrtlulny.
t'nmlltlnii of ( llud tnni > 'ft Itcnltli.
Ionium I'lciKcil with ( InKipoiltlun. .
S. 1'liun to llmuit Oiimlm' * III ; Slmw.
0. lnvr tlgitlmt : nf the I.uluir Qii
I > l : iHlrmu ( Nillltlou In Mulnr.
4. U'l'cUV UupiU'iilm-i In Onmhii Six-
r. . Allrn unit tin' tiiillun
Mnrtrtirlll Itu * Illn Own Trouhlv
fl. Council [ Huffs I.ociil Mutter * .
I'li'iulMi tlmililc Murder In li
7. rr < HTOUilK ( if ( ho City Cm
AITiilr * 4t Smith Oninlui.
8. Uomlf. right Over I'uM Trfj
Illg lliuirli of Miini-y I'm !
Many Valiiiihlc DORK l > ltj
1 ( > . In thn Diiiimln of Wom
II. CoinmiTclul nnil I'limiicli
13 , Killturlul anil Cninini-nt ,
III. llt'lmr * of lhu.Vii ( Itixiin.
14. DoltiRH itt tinOiniili : ! Thou torn.
Mu lnil Hot low of thn Week.
HI , Ymitli'it Mi'imrlinrnt.
Dim n Sinitli In War Time.
17 , Sportingltevlcr of Iho Week ,
18. With llut Ulcjcle Crunk * .
H ) . "Simon D.dc. "
SO. Slorli'H of Writ milliter Ahlioy ,
to bo'th , as when the night nurse comes In
to attend to the wants of ono she can
scarcely avoid awakening the other , both
sleep so lightly. Dr. Frasick of Cannes Is
most assiduous in his attention , and even
In the middle of the night he will call nt
the Chateau Thomiu to see whether his
services arc required. The other night he
had a curious experience. For the llrst tlmo
ho had given Mr. Gladstone n mild sleeping
draught , and being anxious to ft ml how It
would operate bet c.tmc up after midnight to
the chateau. Talcing off his boots so as to
make no noise , ho stole up 'to the bed
room. The night nurse , taken by surprise ,
gnvo a scream , awakening everybody around ,
Including Mr. Gladstone , who had been en
joying a sound sleep. Dr. Frnnck had re
frained * rom giving his patient narcotics ,
owing to his age , but ho believes that Mr.
Gladstono's sound constitution will enable
him 1o shako off the neuralgia when the
weather gets warmer.
H.vs DK.VTII iiritT.s IIL.VNTO
MnriliT of Insni-Kcnl I.onilor If
( InSiiimlxli ( 'IIIIHU.
( Copyrlfiht , IMS. by 1'rcss Publishing Company. )
HAVANA , Jan. 29. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram The killing
of General Aranguren has aroused much ex
citement In Havana. The death of Maria
Sarsa , his mistress , to severely censured on
all sides. The shooting through a frail hut
known to contain a woman , without chal
lenge or any means given for escape of the
ncticombatants , has by Its savagery , lest
Illanco all the ground Spain gained by the
revulsion of feelings over the killing of
Colcnel Hulz by Aranguren. The Spanish
onicers arc apologizing for It. The Spanish
troopa still hang to Weyler's way ot shootIng -
Ing at everything seen alive. The
Spanish olllcers arc all actuated by the great
wish to revenge their comrade Hulz's "mur
der" as they term It.
Although generally exaggerated , tlio affair
Is bad c-nougb. Three columns of Infantry anil
cavalry did not lire n combined volley nt
the house and sleeping Inmatca. Only about
forty men did the killing. The rest of the
1,200 soldiers thickly encircled tlio whole
"manlgua" or thicket , where the hut was.
Four days before the affair , one Iloblna , n
member of tlio Aranguren band , was cap
tured by the irregular cavalry of tlie Ilclna
battalion. Ho agreed to guide the Spaniards
to the house of General Arangiiron'n inJfi-
trcss In Laplta , near Campo Florida , a town
twelve miles from Havana. She had been
moved every time Aranguren' ' had warning
that his nest was known and Maria Sarsa
would have again escaped with her life had
the troops come a day later. The remark
able thing was that with the very finst few
shots which started General Aranguren out
of the house were fired , ho had written a
note of acknowledgement of a warning of
this very attempt on his life , oont by a
friend In Havana. He had been In this place
only one week , having moved from San Joa-
ejuln. Such appointments are always kepi
concealed , oven from the leader's own men ,
for fear of just what occurred. So Aran
guren had very few with him and no guard
was kept. SVLVESICH SCOVEL.
SKI.KRTK AV A I'l'lt Ol'lt I ATI ) TU.VP.
million ! Humor In Spri-lnl Srrninn on
'U'lllliiinx' ' lllrllnln.v.
( ( ' 'pytlKlil. 98 , by the Associated 1'rcts. )
DEKLIN , Jan. 29. The peculiar appositeness -
ness of the text of the special sermon on
Emperor Wllllain'o birthday , "lie still and
know that I am God , I will bo exalted amcng
the heathen , " has attracted a great deal of
attention and It IB now explained that the.
emperor himself selected It. It Is suggested
that the adding of the word "Chinese" would
make the passage perfect.
The mo.U severe criticism has boon aroused
throughout the country at the hcntenco of
two month ® ' ImprUonmemt In a fortress Im
posed on Herr Trojan , editor of the Klad-
dcradateeh , on Tuesday last , for cartooning
the emperor In December last by represent
ing Frederick the Great , Napoleon. Alexander
the Great and Loonldaa reading thn speech
of Emperor William , delivered November
IS , whin ho eworo In the guards reerultR ,
upon which eiccaslon his majesty remarked
that It was necessary to bo good Christians
In order to bo good solJIero.
Even the conservative newspapers pro
nounce It an atrocious sentence nnd It is
oilcl to be directly duo to theemperor's In
fluence , as hU majesty was furoiiat ! the
cartoon and lias given strict Injunctions that
Hcrr Trojan bo confined at Wclcheelmunile ,
situated In aT fe'ver-lnilen dUtrlct , where
Herr Wrcdi , another critic , encountered the
most severe malaria.
The Kl'iilderadatch'n IFHUC of today waa
confiscated , owing to the publication of a
cartoon In which Herr Trojan satirically
criticised h'a sentence. He aUo published
two poems to the same effect In the came
Issue.
Herrcn Schmidt and Walther. two Alsa
tian cdltorp , were also linprlioned during
the laet week on the clvirge of lew ir.ajcstu ,
for publishing an Irc/nlcal irtldo en the em-
[ icror'B birthday. IU-rr Sladthagc : ! . a ( so
cialist member of the Itch'h.UuK. hax alno
been sent to prison for uU weeks for leu
majc to <
IOWA MEN INSPECT
Uawkoyo Logislatorj Look Over the Great.
Exposition Q rounds ,
GET PERSONAL EVIDENCE OF GREATNESS
of th3 Enterprise is Most
, ' Forcibly Porno Homo ,
M
XPRESS WONDER AND ADMIRATION
Enthusiasm of Visitor. * Finds Free Voic
During the Day ,
IMPORTANCE IS FULLY SET FORTH
liiinclioon n ( tli > Mlllitril Serve * (
( ilvo nil ( liiiirliinl- | | for lix-
i flinnm * of lilfiiM mill le-
( nllcil ICxiiliiiiiKliin.
Iowa's prlile WUR touched ypsterday. It IB
not likely that the representatives of the
gro.it tranamlsslKtppI atate will rest con
tent under the knowledge that to great a
showing Is Ito bo made of the resources of.
the peerless empire uf which Inwn Is BO
large a part and the state they love PO well
may take no part In II because of i.o funt'n. '
It was the greatest delcsatkm that hn. jot
Bought pcroonal knowledge of the Kiounda
nnd buildings ; the msiterlnl evidenceof
things that are to be In the way of a Trnr.B-
tnlsslsslppl tind International Exposition.
Governor Leslie M. Shaw headed the delega
tion , and with him came Lieutenant Gov
ernor Mllllman nnd moro than 100 members ,
of the legislature. The pnily war tlii-iluvl
by citizens and newspaper corrcKpoi-dents to
swell the. total 'number ' to nliovo ICO. It
ciime on a special train over the Rook Island ,
arriving hero a few moments before noon.
So many false statements have been circu
lated regarding the exposition , so many
charges have been made that the cxpiudtlon
was nothing but an "Omaha show , " and tlio
legislative appropriation was to be for the
benefit of Omaha people instead of for-
Iowa's Internet that the exposition manage
ment determined to Invite 'the entire legisla
ture of Iowa and the state olllccia to como
to Omnhu nnd see for themselves the exact
situation and then decide- for themselves at
to the motives of the people who wore t < >
Industrious In attempting to deceive the.
people and their ofllcers.
Unless the members of the Iowa delega
tion toyed with the truth , they were both
delighted Mid convinced by their trip to the
grounds. Without exception they declared
that what they had eeen had surpassed by
far their most sangulno expectations and
they were amazed at the grit ami energy
which had conceived and carried to far to
ward execution so gigantic a project. Whllo
the members of tlie legislature were very
guarded in their expressions regard'tig nny
appropriation for state representation , a very
careful canvass of both IIOUHCH warrants the
assertion that an appropriation of J40,00a
will probably bo made , which will make tho-
entire Iowa appropriation just $ .10,000 , J10.-
000 having betci appropriated by the last
legislature for preliminary work with the
prom'ee of an addltlmal appropriation.
TAKING CAKE OP THEM.
The big delegation was mot at the Tenth
street depot by a , reception cxiunltteecom -
Sin.sed of the full board of fifty directors of
the exposition , together with the .following ;
citlzera who ore not members of the board !
J. U. Sheeon , E. IleneJIct , Major T. S.
Clartaon , Frank Colpetzer , Dr. S. R. Towne. .
A. R. Orcutt , K , II. KobliiBon , R. K. Ilodglns ,
J. H. Macumber. together with H. W. Ma-
cumber , W. L. Culbcrsrci and J. H. Hunger-
ford of Carroll , In. , and A. R. Anderson of
Hot Springs , S. 1) . To meet the women of
the visiting delegation a special committee *
was on hzrad , consisting of Mrs. G. W. Wat
tles , wife of the president of the exposition ; .
Mrs. W. P. Harford , chairman of the exe
cutive committee of the Woman's Hoard of'
Mnnogeis ; Mrs. S. II. Towcu > , n director of
the beard ; Mrs. Draper Smith , Mrs. A. L.
Reed and Mrs. K. P. Klrkendall.
There were about 1HO people In the party ,
twenty-seven of them being women. Nearly
100 were members of the legislature and tho-
others were stnte onicers and newspaper
representatives. Governor Shaw , Lieutenant
Governor Mlllimaci , Secretary of SUto Dob-
pan and numerous other state olllelal hcadc > l
the delegation. As soon an greetings wcro <
exchanged" the reception coinml.ttee guided
the visitors to the Tenth street viaduct
where carriages were In waiting for tho-
women anil special motor cars for the men.
As soon as all were sc.itcd the start was
made for the cx caltltci grounds. The- car
riage ? ) and the cats reaching there at the
same time.
The main court was llrst visited , the party
entering the gateat the southeast corner
in the rear of the Auditorium , which con
cealed the other buildings fronv the view
of the delegation. The local commlltco led
the party Into the Auditorium , which IH not
enclosed , tlie staff contractor not having
commcmced on thin building yet. It looked
rather bare nnd uninviting and the raw
wind which had frcu circulation through
the timbers aJded little to the comfort of
the visitors. The inalo chorus whldi hud
been formed o i the train coming from lies
Molnen took pei-ucsnion of the stage und
sang "The Fceig of Iowa" In an animated
manner.
CONVICTION COMES SUDDENLY.
Klllng out of thn Auditorium , the party
wended Itu way over the frozen ground jiast
the end of the * Miner liulldlni ; to where a
full view ot the main court might bo ob
tained. The beautiful sight xcomcd to burst
upon tin ) visitors llkn the HUH after a rain.
Exclamatlonx of surprise and amazement
were heard on every tilde and mich rcmark.i
as "Say ! ain't thin great ! " and "I didn't mip-
pugii you had anything llko thl ! " were ut
tered In profusion. 1'rtt.ldont Wattles ex
plained 'briefly ' the namcu und pointed out
the lotuth'ii ' of the several bulldlngx ami
then led the way Into tlio Mines building ,
Thu visitor * * piled the local committee ) with ,
all manner of iucstloiiH | regarding the de
tails of the plans anil the status of exposition
affairs , the ncnators and reprc cntative >
from the Ilawkeyu state manifesting tho-
liveliest Interest In the project , which
seemed to bo Just dawning upon them. They
examined the buildings and their decorations
In Iho most critical manner and absorbed
Information at such a rate that soinu of.f \
local rt'priBcntntlvts wore hard pushed
supplyi the demands made upon them.
The entlro clrrult of the main court w
made anil every 'building ' wan Itiupectdl
thoroughly. The utatf shops were YU1U < 1