PART I. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE PAGES 1 TO 10.
ESTABLISHED JUXE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SUXDAY MOKINTN G , JA3STUABY 8 , 1809-TWENTY PAGES. SIXGLE COPY TI\rE CENTS.
HEAT BILL IS FAIR
Fnuiian Cabinet Dispose J of Measure and h
Qoei to Bnnde > rath ,
MAY INCREASE TRADE IN OUR PRODUCTS
German Chambers of Oommeroa Look for
Better Commercial Favors ,
BUNDESRATH HARD HIT BY MORAL SPASM
Will Suppress Features of Public and Private
Immodestyi
INFLUENZA HAS NO RESPECT FOR ROYALTY
I Jr. Illttlnglinrr Cnlutunlntc * Ofllcer *
i ot Cierinnn Army and I * 1'ronc-
ouled anil Fined Dances
t Coming Ilall.
( Copyright , 1JS9 , by Associated Pre . )
BERLIN , Jan. 7. The Imperial meat In-
opectton bill Is again one of the foremost
eubject.1 discussed by the German news
papers.
This measure early In the week was finally
pasaed by the Prussian cabinet and hai
gone to the Bundesrntb , which , it is un
derstood , will make short work of it , as the
government has already considered it and
the present shape of the bill la virtually
the result of mutual concessions mode by
the scveml governments.
From an authoritative- source It Is learned
that the tusk of agreeing to Its final form
proved very difficult to the South German
Hovornmcnta , especially Wurtemburg and
Ilavarla , which originally opposed any such
legislation , since they thus far have not
j been saddled with trichinosis inspection
mid saw no re son why the whole empire
should bo saddled with an expensive meat
Inspection merely because Prussia wished
it. U was In deference to these South Ger
man ' votes that t'ue Prussian cabinet grad
ually'cut down the demands and a number
of agrarian featurra of the original draft
of the bill were eliminated. Two important
jnodllic.itionB are the dropping of the clause
{ jrovldlng for state remuneration for all
cattle and meat offered for sale , and the
Insertion of a clause , enforcing the Inspec
tion of all cattle and swine slaughtered
for private consumption.
The correspondent here of the Associated
Press has Interviewed a high Prussian ofll-
< ; Ial concerning the measure , who satd :
I'rovlNloni of the Illll.
"For America the most vital and Inter-
' ' '
't ' csting features are that It simplifies and
unifies the method of Inspection and that
the ; 'will bo only one Inspection. There
. ? U1 he no prohibition against any class of
American meat , 'though ' very strong prea-
"urp was brought to brar on the govern
ment to exclude certain kinds , especially
, 'ev.isage , canned meats and lard. The
I llundcsrath , however , Is given full power
-V underY the bill to make lnt ib caafli.ttt. ei
} ccsslty a'decree declaring against any and
all kinds of foreign moat. But such action
will not be taken unless there Is the strong
est reason for It , "
A dlfilcult problem Is the treatment of
American sausage , which Is left to the
Bundcsrath and Reichstag. Nothing In the
whole bill IB devised with the view of 1m- .
podlng or preventing American Imports.
i The whole bill Is fair and Its methods can
not be Impugned even In America. The
foregoing statements were substantially cor
roborated by an American expert now In
Berlin , to wlorn they were communicated ,
i Ho said : "The tenor of the bill shows that
the Imperial government means to treat
American meats fairly and on their merit.
The option was given to the Bundcsrath to
treat American ments with greater severity
I and corresponds with similar power resting
In the fit'crMary of agriculture on our side
, regarding certain German Imports. But the
| , enforcement of the option will require spe-
! clflc proof that American meats are injurious
i and that Is out of the question.
I 1'rt-illutB Inert-lined Ilualnen . .
"Tho bill will not bo an unmitigated
evil for American Interests. Hitherto in
Germany there has been no confidence in
our meat Inspection , but there la almost
acred confidence In German Imperial In-
I ipectlon. Henceforth , any American meats
I exposed for sale will be known to have 1
I been olficlflly proved and the result will bo
I , n corresponding Increase In business , prob-
I nbly doubling our sales. I feel confident
I that the German government will not apply
I the hill unfairly , as It fully realizes that
I there would be no wisdom In such a course ,
I seeing that we hold trump cards In rotalla-
I tlon. "
I The government Announce * that tereral
I loads of American fruits inspected for the
I San Jose scale were recently seized at Ham-
I burg and at Statin. In each case , however ,
I the scales were dead.
I i The German Chambers of Commerce and
| - Industrial associations In their annual r -
I ports this week have referred more or lee
I freely to Germany's trade with the United
I States. A majority of them express the
I hope that commercial relations will become
I closer and more friendly.
I The Lelpslc Chamber of Commerce , one of
I the most prominent In Germany deplores
I the precent uncertainty of the commercial
I relations with both the United Sattea and
I Great Britain and says It trusts the govern-
I mont will ttrlve to the utmost , to re-estab-
I llsh permanently the best relations with
I both countries. The Bund der Industrlellen ,
I The Rhenish Manufactures' association ,
I however , urgej the government to adopt
I "prompt and energetic retaliatory measures
I ngalnat the United States In view of the
I jm'pablo ' violations of the treaty , "
I Spnnm of Moral Reform.
I The Bundesrath It now discussing gen-
I oral bill , the so-called Lex Helnze , framed
E to suppress certain features of public and
I private Immorality. H also affects literature
I and art. This bill is a weakened copy of a
I measure repeatedly introduced In the
Reichstag by the centrists and defeated.
The center , which Is the dominant fac-
tlon of the Reichstag , publishes Its Intcn-
tlon of fighting the two leading govern-
I t inent measures , the anti-strike and military
I bills. At the same time It rcfcre to the con-
I slant Increase in lese majeate trial * and
I impugns the motive underlying most of
/ these cares , saying it deplores the growing
9 oaplonage which is bred thereby.
The expulsions from northern Schleswlg
continue unabated and an overwhelming
H majority of the papers continue to complain
of the policy and deny Its political wisdom.
The Cologne Gazette Is an exception to the
nje. It urges all Germans to approve the
nieaiure. which It assorts are nec s ary for
, l > atrlotlo reasons. The central committee
representing all the commercial clubs and
associations of Berlin met this week and
formally condemned the expulsions which the
committee collected statistics to show have
already done a vast amount of damage to
Germany's commerce.
William Hn Inflnensn.
Influenza which seized the emperor last
Sunday kept htm Indoors until Friday. U
waa of a rather serious type and a high
fever weakened the patient considerably.
The disease complicated his majesty's old
ear trouble wlileh caused him severe pain.
The emperor was able to walk out of doors
on Friday with the empress and his physi
cian ,
A cafe in which the ministers of Prussia ,
Bavaria and Saxony figured as prosecutors
has Just been concluded in the Imperial
court at Lolpule. The defendant was a phy
sician , Dr. Blttlnghoff , who was charged
with calumniating officers of the German
army. The offenne was committed in June
last on the eve of the general elections In
a beer saloon at Schwelt , Westphalia , where
Dr. Bltttnghoff noisily held forth on the
subject of the war , declaring the populace
did not want war and If the soldier * were
allowed to take their choice they would all
elect to return bom * instead of fighting. He
also said the soldiers who took part In the
Franco-PrUBslan war were inspired merely
by "Dutch courage" and that It wag the
universal practice of their officers to creep
under the ehelter of hedges. These foolish
remarks were reported to the military au
thorities , who Interpreted them ai being an
accusation of cowardice against tbo officers.
Thereupon the three ministers of war , In
their capacity as official chiefs , prosecuted
Dr. Blttlngboff , who was fined 300 marks.
The doctor appealed to the supreme court ,
which has now confirmed the decision ot
the lower court.
Comlnp ; Birthday Celebration.
A waiter of Chemnitz , named Barthel , has
been granted permission , at his own request ,
to come to Berlin on Emperor William's
birthday , which occurs January 27 , to con
struct on the dinner table of the castle a
bust of his majesty out of table napkins.
It Is expected that at the coming ball the
old French minuets and gavottes and newly
Invented minuet waltzes will bo malnl/
Indulged In , as the empress and court
women have been practicing these dances
lately.
The crown prince , who was born in 1882 ,
has grown much taller during the last year
and even now , only 16 years old , Is slightly
taller than his father.
On Monday last the crown prince , with his
brothers , Eltel , Fritz and Adelbert , visited
the royal theater and went behind tup
scenes. The whole stage mechanism was
explained to them and they were Introduced
to some of the actors and actresses.
According to the Frankfort Zeltung , in
addition to visiting Italy in March next ,
the emperor and empress will visit Egypt.
The publisher of the Grenspote announces
that the German original of Hcrr Buch's
book will appear In a short time.
SHE WAS A KING'S PARAMOUR
Former Mlntren of Alfnuio XII of
Spain nien Pennllrm In the
City of ParU.
( Copyright , 1699 , by Press Publishing- . )
PARIS , Jan. 7. ( New York World Cable
gram Special Telegram. ) Elpa Sanz , mis
tress of Alfonso XII of Spain , by whom she
had two sons , who mirvlve her , just died
In poverty here. She wai allowed a small
pension by Queen Christina , on condition ot
surrendering her lAteJuiband , U tlers. Sh
wa's 'ttflb' ' Found not"to relume practice'
an opera singer. In which capacity Alfonso
met and loved her before his first marriage
and remained attached to her till his death.
She had then a beautiful voice , the finest
eyes Imaginable , an exquisitely rounded
figure , a charming pallor and marvellously
graceful carriage. On coming to Paris she
was preyed upon by swindlers and her al
lowance from Queen Christina gradually
dwindled until In the end she declared she
rarely received It at all. Her sons bear an
unmistakable resemblance to their royal
father. They are left almost penniless , but
doubtless Queen Christina , to avoid scandal ,
will provide somehow for them.
News has reached here that George Mel
ville Boynton , the American who is making
a tour around the world afoot and without
money , nearly ended his life In one ot the
passes ot the Pyrccneea. When in the moun
tains in the darkness he stepped Into a
chasm and fell from a considerable height.
The little donkey bearing the luggage and
provisions stopped Just on the verge of tha
precipice. A donkey driver who passed the
place shortly afterwards chanced to hear
Boynton's groans and rescued him. Ho was
found seilously Injured and taken to Mu
rello. Although Boynton arrived in Spain ,
when there was good cause for disliking
Americans , he has traveled through the
whole country and been treated kindly
everywhere.
Under French law designs exhibited in
France can bo copied with impunity unless
the exhibitor baa & factory in France. This
would operate as a serious detriment to ex
hlbltors at the exhibition In 1900 and exhi
bition officials with the minister of com
merce are drawing up a special law to give
protection to exhibitors from having their
designs pirated.
New York Just narrowly wcaped having
added to its criminal classes a most dan
gerous character named Vornet , a lightning
artist In thievery and swindling. He was
arrested yesterday when doing Havre to sail
for the states. He makes up well as a best
comedian , pantomimic actor or a detective
of the old school. His last haul was effected
in tbo central markets , wh re be stole
400 from a butter merchant. When out
of employment he adopted various costumes
as an officer of marlnri , wearing the cross
ot tbo Legion of Honor. His face la care
fully bronzed by African and Indian suns.
He succeeded In borrowing a good deal ol
money from military men. On other occa <
dons ho dressed as a priest or friar and
obtained subscriptions for Imaginary chari
ties. Ho also raised money among Dreyfus
ards by representing himself as an officer
who had leave from the army. When ar
rested he wore a garb which was a cross
between the dress of a Spanlih aerenader
and one of Buffalo Bill's cowboys.
There U much talk ot a Bonapartlst coup
d' etat here , but little preparation for it
Victor Napoleon is looked upon as an In
effective leader of revolt , although It 1s quite
possible he may be brought' ' in to become
a figurehead for the new regime If the mili
tary chiefs are courageous enough to use
their undoubted power to overturn the re
public. Prince Victor has not even the
Napoleonic exterior which would count so
much -with Parisians In moments of excite
ment. He Is small , stout , undistinguished
with a heavy dark moustache turned up al
the ends. His eyes are his one redeeming
feature , being bright and sparking at times
It is his profession to maintain the Na
poleonic tradition and he professes profoum
reverence for bis great ancestor , collecting
relics of him from all quarters and almoi
worshipping them , but his Intrigues evi
dently cause M. Dupuy no alarm ,
Oauqnet Oreiron' * and Iowa's Officer *
LIMA. Peru ( Via Galveston ) . Jan. 7.
United States Minister Irvine B. Dudley gave
a banquet lait night to the commanders o :
the Oregon and Iowa. Among those prcsen
were the Peruvian minister of foreign at <
fairs , Senor Prrras ; the British minister
here , W. N. Beauclerk , and other notable
people.
TENSION INCREASES
Ifadaguoar and Egypt New Irritants
BetwMn France and England ,
'THE ' THUNDERER" UTTERS FIERY WORDS
Jritain's ' Assumption of Sovereignty in
Sondan Causes Protests.
LORD CURZON , INDIAN VICEROY , BLUNDERS
fating American ! Originate Kuskii Hall
Institute of Learniijj.
RUDYARO KIPLING COMING ON A
Cecil Rhode * Will Try t * Intlnc * Lon
don Capitalist * to Hack Eztenilan
of Hallway ! Afrlam , Dream
of Imperialist * .
( Copyright , 1899 , by Associated Press. )
LONDON , Jan. 7. All events seem to
vork together In European politics to In-
reaso the tension between Great Britain
and France.
The past week has brought Madagascar
and Egypt forward as Irritants , when the
nutual irritability was subsiding. Even
he most conservative observers begla to
ake a pessimistic view of the relations bc-
ween the two powers.
This Includes those who , up to the pres-
int , have considered belligerency to be due
o mere talk due to supersensttlveness on
he part of France and unnecessary gruff-
nesi on the part of Great Britain in instst-
ng on what It considers to be Its rlgtot.
On one side France seems to foster the
growing belief that Great Britain is de-
ermlned under some pretext , even U no
ilnuslblo excuse arises , to go * o war. On
ho other sldo a large pan of the British
ay their patience has bean strained beyond
endurance bywhat tbsy deem to be the un
varnished dishonesty of French diplomacy.
MudnKUHcnr lilae. Hook.
The last twenty-four hours brought the
publication of the Madagascar blue book ,
which was followed by a leading editorial
u the Times denouncing France in language
so flory ifor that conservative newspaper
hat Frenchmen are reading the two to
gether and are construing them as parts of
deliberate policy Inspired by one mind.
That mind , In the theory of the man in the
street , Is Joseph Chamberlain , secretary of
state for the colonies. Other papers may
storm and scold and not bo noticed , but
when the Times becomes abusive foreigners
nterpret It s the voice of government.
In the present Instance some Englishmen
will place the same construction on Its ut
terances , recalling how the Times led 'the
no surrender" cry over the Fashoda Inci
dent under evident Inspiration. Ono fact Is
certain , public opinion In Great Britain will
not allow the government to swerve an Inch
o avoid - warwith Franca , thinking that if
t roust come this is the best time to have
i.out. , . . _ . . . * .i * , - .
Many people give Importance to the Issue
of the Madagascar blue book almost slmul-
: ancously with the quiet but unmistakable
pronouncement at Khartoum , by wfclch the
British agent there , Viscount Cromer , in
Ills remarks to the sheiks , announced that
Great Britain has set its seal upon Egypt.
If there ever was n doubt In the minds of
European rivals that Great Britain Intended
to foreclose the mortgage on which It has
expended so much labor and blood to secure.
It must have been set at rest by the utter
ance of Lord Cromer , with the -word "pro
tectorate" written In large letters , though
the government's mouthpiece carefully ab
stained from using that Incendiary word ,
A more definite notice that Great Britain's
tenure of Egypt la permanent could not be
asked.
Furtherance of IlrltUh Domination.
The British agent told the assembled
sheiks that henceforth they will live under
the Joint British and Egyptian nags , knowIng -
Ing no sovereignty but that of the queen
and the khedlve , which , of couwe , means
that the latter will be a harmless figure
head. This formal assumption of sovereignty
over the Soudan la more dtitaxteful to
Franco than any other nation and renewed
protests may be expected.
In the meantime another enterprise of the
utmost moment In the furtherance of Great
Britain's domination In Africa is about to
be consummated. Cecil Rhodes , former pre
mier of Cape Colony , the alleged Instigator
of the Jameson raid and the eo-called Na
poleon of South Africa , Is going to Eng
land for the purpose of pushing the Caps
to Cairo railroad , eo long the dearest dream
of the imperialists. A definite proposition
will be presented by Mr. Rhodes to London
capitalists for an extension of the railroad
from Bulowayo to Lake Tanganyka. He does
not pretend it will be a paying Investment
from the start. Its importance for some
years will be political instead of commercial I
and he hopes to persuade the British gov
ernment to smooth the way by guaranteeing
3V4 per cent interest on the bonds to cover
the cost of construction. Mr. Rhodes count *
upon Influencing moneyed men to back their
patriotism with their cash , even if he It
unible to enlist the government on hi * side ,
But one barrier stands In the way , In the
form of the Congo convention guaranteeing 51
the neutrality on the part of the continent
about Lake Tanganyka , which even the auto
crat of Rhodesia will find hard to farce ,
Here Germany his the veto on Great Brit-
aln's advance , which it cannot be expected
to waive without a. heavy Indemnity.
MlieralN Without Lender * .
The liberals present the melancholy spec
tacle of a party without leaders , without
policies , and , worst of all , without cash. It
they could agree upon a policy the man
most closely Identified with the party would
naturally bo chosen to lead them and money
to carry on this policy would bo forthcom.
Ing from its enthusiasts. As it U , they are
compelled to hang out the lgn "to let"
pending the meeting of Parliament.
The glamor of receptions and oratory with
which Lord Curion sweeps into the throne
of viceroy of India quite obscures the merits
of the modest peer , the earl of Elgin , who
takes his leave. Already the newspaper
grumblers are contrasting the retiring vic
eroy's silent , business-like administration
with the speech-making entry of bis younger
successor. The latter has already achieved
one of the tactless blunders which the critics
feared his self-sumclency would ruyh him
into. He has snubbed a committee of the
most respectable residents desiring to pre
sent him with a scheme for the higher edu
cation of the Indians on the lines of the
Johns Hopkins university , which a native ,
JamaUetl Tata , propose * to do with 250-
000 , and the natives naturally are offended.
American * Originate "rtuiUln Hall , "
Two young ; Americans , W. R. Vrooman
and C. A. Balrd , members of the Oxford
university , are Inaugurating a scheme for
the establishment of a college for labor-
leaders , which IB attracting Considerable at
tention. H appears that they came es
pecially from America to carry out th *
project and Mr. Vroomsn Is said to be
known there as a ultrademocrat. The col
lege will be called Husktn hall They have
leased Stebbs house , an old mansion near
Chrlet Church college , nnj ( t will be opened
on Washington's birthday by a meeting In
Oxford town ball. Ruskln hall will accom
modate forty men. There will b no ordi
nary servants , but among the students will
be cooks and ether servants who will get
their board free for four hours' dally work.
The remainder of their time will be nvalla-
The entlro expense of the
board , lodging and tuition will
rj. > ) per week. Fifty gratuitous tul-
be given durlup the first yean
u dent 3 have already been selected for
st year. They are , In , the words of
t organizers , "men Oiplrlnj to be vestry-
in , county councillors , members ot Parlla-
nt , trade unionists and fellows who bar-
igue crowds in the streets and who or-
anlze clubs. " Tbo funds for the scheme
are provided by American ndmlrers of John
Ruskln , tbo painter and author.
KIplliiK Come * on n Vllt.
Rudjord Ktpllns and his family will sail
for New York , January 25 , ' on board the
White Star liner Majestic. They will spend
two months in America , mostly at Washing
ton , which is Kipling's fuvSrUe American
city , and at the city of Mexico , which the
popular writer has not before'vlslted.
'
John Hays Hammond , thg'.A'merlcan engi
neer of Transvaal fame , "Vfho' is a warm
friend of Kipling , may accompany him on
bis I American vUlt. Kipling deplores the
Impression created by hlijfearly writings
that ho is unfriendly to America. He re
cently remarked that he odnllrW Americans
and the colonizing EngllshnT4nand ; the only
men he could not tolcrate'were the stay-at-
home Englishmen.
j 4.
Beatrice Herraden , the Author of "Ships
that Pass in the Night\ \ . .finishing her
most ambitious novel , S jp wlll then go
to California for rest and tojescape crit
icisms , to which she li remarkably sensi
tive. " .
OPINIONS ON MURDER CASE
_ nil ; * f
Foreign llutrctlvrn Tell , What They
Think of tlie M > ' terlon Adnms
Polnoultiir Altnlr' .
( Copyright , 1899 , by Presa 'Publishing Co. )
NEW YORK , Jan. 7. ( Bptxjlfii Telegram. )
Correspondents have laid the * facts of the
mysterious Adams poisoning case before < the
police chiefs of different European capitals
to ascertain their views as to the probable
origin of and motive for the crlme. Their
opinions follow : . < v. '
BERLIN , Jan. 7. ( New vYork World
Cablegram Special Telegraoa' ) Detective-
Inspector Von HuellessemIBerlin's most
famous crlmo tracker , exclaimed Instantly
on hearing the facts : ' V ! * T
"The criminal Is a woinan lThe enttro
story bears the complexion of a woman's
act. In the first place the1.poison , In the
second place the' stiver bottli holder and in
the third the repetition of the.de d.
"I would suggest that the members of the
Knickerbocker club should assemble and
write out the names of thojrwbtnan whom
they may have offended , jllt d ; etc. If the
same name occurs thrlcs ihere Is a clue.
The likelihood is .that the culprlt is en
actress or variety artist who-jtas been hissed
off the stage by some medrtwrV of the club. ,
T think' " lt"hardly likely , thaC the poisoner
will try thla method a third time , but pos
sibly another attempt may be made by bon
bous or cigarettes. "
VIENNA , Jan. 7. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The chief
of detectives , Court Chancellor lurka , eald :
"No similar crlmo has ever been com
mitted In Vienna , except In connection with
anarchist conspiracies , which are presum
ably excluded In this case. All the circum
stances should be known before a clue Is
auggestable ; whether the writing is dis
guised ; 'whether It is a man's or a woman's ;
whether the packing was done by an expert
i I or an amateur hand. From the attempt on
two members of the same club it might be
thought that a rival club hopes to damage
Its prestige , but Intimate knowledge of the
life of the recipient must neceuaarlly afford
the safest clue. "
BRUSSELS , Jan. 7. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The chief
commissioner ot the detective police here
says :
"I am struck by the want of forethought
shown in opening an anonymously sent
packet and allowing another person to
swallow the contents of a vial without first
ascertaining that it was sent In good faith.
At ) the attempt was directed against more
than one man I should say it was an affair
i of money , unless there Is a Borgia of crime
j at the bottom of It and she has reasons for
vengeance against several members of the
club. I should like to know more of the
relations , If any , which existed between the
two members of the club , of whom one
died , before declaring 'that there was a
woman In the case. "
The assistant commissioner said : "I
think either it Is a woman's vengeance ,
; \vhlch eerms somewhat probable from the
nature of the attempt and the persons In
terested , or It Is an affair of money , prob
ably of a testamentary disposition , which
renders 'the ' disappearance ot one of the
partlea necessary , or it may be simply the
work of a criminal lunatic , such at may be
I I found in all Urge cities. But I am much
j | surprised at the action of the nephew In
j taking home with him a bottle anony-
i mously sent through the post and allowing
j his aunt to partake of the contents without
due precautions. "
j PARIS , Jan. 7. ( New York World Cable-
i gram Special Telegram. ) M. Cochefort ,
chief of the Paris police department , gave
j | i an opinion on the Knickerbocker club
i poisoning cose today as follows :
"One cannot proceed according to logic In
these cases , because nine times out of ten
the perpetrators are In an abnormal state
of mind and therefore act abnormally. So
that acting logically may only confirm one
on a wrong track. One of our maxims hero
Is , "Chose du cercle , chose de femme"
( A club affair , a woman affair ) , and possibly
it Is so In thlfl case , In which , also , Its
adroitness , subtlety and cowardice would
point to the perpetrator being a woman. It
docs not seem a case of obtaining lucre , butte
to be rather the crime of a passionate
woman , perhaps a jealous one. Another
possible hypothesis Is that the perpetrator
may be one who has lost heavily at cards ,
who gave no I 0 U and who wished all
knowledge of hla loss to be concealed and
the loss Itself avoldtxl. The crime of poison
ing Is rare In France. There has been no
similar case of an instructive kind In recent
years. I believe It Is common in Italy. The
contents of the bottle were possibly changed
between the club and Cornish's house and
the police should seek to find what connec
tion there was between the men concerned. "
Weylvr Given a On mi net ,
MADRID , Jan. 7. General Wcyler , the
former governor general of Cuba , gave a
banquet yesterday to fourteen generals and 1
admirals and a number of other high
ofllclala. Toasts to the regeneration of the
country and the reform In the army and
navy were drunk. The guesti made
speeches In which they expressed tbo hope of
uortlv see General Weyler In cower.
IRVING IS HIMSELF
Leader of British Drama Ready to Re-Enter
Stage at Euter ,
REPORTS OF RETIREMENT ARE GROUNDLESS
Barnum's ' Freaks Hold Alleged Oonreution to
Resent Their Title.
ADVERTISING DODGE IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY
i
As tor Sues Newspaper for Making Him
Object of Ridicule.
CHOATE'S ' NOMINATION IS WELL RECEIVED
Illn Imminent Alilllllex Remarked Upon
l > r I'renn and IVmonnl Popularity
! ItecoKnlied-KliilltiK Will
Conic to America.
( Copyright. 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Jan. 7. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Henry Irving
replying to Inquiries regarding his health
and future plans , writes :
"BOURNEMOUTH , Jan. 6. All thanks for
the courtesy of your Inquiry. The report
of my retirement Is absolutely without
foundation. I begin work again at Easter
and with my friend , Ellen Terry , look for
ward with delight to meeting our American
friends and cousins this fall. I am quite
well again and only resting. "
This statement dliposcs of the rumors
that Irving contemplates retirement and had
dissolved partnership with Ellen Terry.
The Lyceum company is now preparing for
a tour of Great Britain under Ellen Terry'e
management. It has also been stated that
Irving is in financial straits , which report
the World correspondent denies on the high
est authority. Irving's princely generosity
to all connected with him , his disregard of
financial considerations in the pursuit of
artistic success leaves him relatively a poor
man considering the great income , esti
mated at $100 , 00 a year , which he has
earned for twenty years and compared with
fortunes accumulated by other actor-man-
flgers actuated by a purely commercial In
stinct , but he If ) in no need and Is confident
of maintaining to the nd his position at the
head of the English theatrical profession.
The fact that during the last two seasons
he has sustained some los inspired the
theatrical profession by which he is held
in universal esteem and admiration to pro
pose to him a grand benefit which It was
fully expected would realize $200,000 , as ft
would be HUpported throughout Great Britain
and the United States , but when this pro
posal was put forward privately ho declined.
Happily there Is no doubt that his health 1 *
quite restored. He takes long walliB and
drives every day about Bournemouth , but
he is resolved not to repeat the mistake of
last year , when after an Illness he resumed
work prematurely. Mrs. Brown-Potter , who
has made a complete recovery , resumes her
port in the "Three Musketeers" on Monday
night. MriC Tree will fheo re. ume"'th'e'sub-
uldlary part of Anne of Austria. Brown-
Potter has promised her a bumper of wel
come on her re-appearance Monday , her tri
umph having shown that she possesses high
hlEtronlc possibilities. Lole Fuller is prov
ing nn Immense attraction at the Lyric
thc-iter with her new serpentine dance. The
effect exceeds In variety , beauty , color and
movement any of her past achievements.
Unrniiiii'fl 1'renn Ilnreon.
The advertising resources of Barntrm'e
Press bureau under the direction of Tody
Hamilton have never been more effectively
displayed than In the accounts published In
the British press of an Indignation meeting
of freaks presided over by the bearded lady
to protest against her and her fellow human
curiosities being any longer termed "freaks. '
A long repressed sense of wrong at the
epithet by which the press and people of
two continents have conspired to Insult
Annie. Jones and nor comrades found ex
pression in indignant protests In which the
skeleton dude and the human pin cushion
warmly Joined. They do not explain why the
present Is deemed the psychological moment
for a revolt nor courd they agree upon any
term sufficiently comprehensive to cover all
their peculiarities as a substitute for
"freak. " Some suggested "misfits , " others ,
"human curiosities" and "abnormal phenom
ena , " but the meeting ultimately adjourned
until Monday without reaching any conclu
sion. The inot amusing feature of the
affair Is the unsuspecting gravity with which
thla clever ruse Is treated by several London
papers
Waldorf Astor is pressing a libel sull
against the proprietor of the Dally Mall
for nn account published In that paper and
In New York of an Imaglnery dinner party
given on the Cliveden grounds on a sec
tion of the famous California redwood tree.
Aslor states in hU pleading that the whole
account is a pure Invention and has held
him up to public ridicule. Ho has llsteO
the suit for trial at the ensuing tilting1
before a special Jury and has engaged Sir
Edward Clarke , Q , 0. , ex-sollcttor general
as leading counsel , while Alfred Harms-
worth has briefed Edward Carson , Q. C.
who now stands at the head of the Eng
lish bar , as his fighting counsel. Ho was
formerly at the Irish bar , and was Arthur
Balfour's chief agent in the administration
of the Irish coercion. Legal and genera'
opinion concurs here In regarding Aster's
suit absurd , but he has been angered because
Harmsworth refused to apologize for whai
was a palpable fake.
The duke of Marlborough's appointment
as paymaster general merely gives him a
status In the government and a starting
point for further moro important prefer
ment. The paymaster generalship is purely
an honorary ofllco without pay or specific
duties , but he will be detailed to assist War
Secretary Lansdowne with war office bus-
ine'ss In tbo House of Lords. Small bills
coming up from the Commons belonging tone
no particular ministerial department will
be committed to the duke's care. The duke
takes politics very seriously and Is certain
with his energy , Influence and brains to
come to the front in tory governments of
the future.
Clionte'omlnntlon I'opulnr.
Joserd Cbonto'E nomination to the ambas
sadorship here Is hailed with > i chorus of ap-
proval , though one bigoted tory paper , the
Globe , has been endeavoring to prejudice
public opinion by recalling bis humorous
advice to the Irish In America to return to
assist Gladstone to carry home rule. This
advice the Globe seriously treats aa Incite
ment to Invasion , but this attack Is un
heeded. Cboate's high character , great
record and splendid gifts are recognized ant
extolled unstintedly. His greeting publlshec
on Christmas Is widely quoted In the press
with approval ,
Fltz Henry gave a reception in bis beau-
tlful rooms at Qurenegate on Wednesday in
honor of Mian Burns and her fiance , "Lulu'
Ilarcourt. It was largely attended , seeing
tlmw nwnv faiblonable oeonle are at country
THE BEE BULLETIN ,
Veather Forecast for Nebraska-
Par tly Cloudy ; Warmer ; Variable Winds.
'ace.
1 ( if > rtunu 31 1nt HIM IN Tntr.
Uuiclnnil "ml Krnnrc Airnln nt Out * .
Aotor Irtliiu < i Illnmelf Avaln.
JucUionliui Club llntmuct.
3 > 'el > ra kn Mow * .
I.cKlKliito ItuHtlliiK tar riacen.
KfMriiey Imlimtrlal School Muddle.
I U in nlm Society Snlrl.
r I'liin to Ount .Slotm-nliprn.
Krport on ( Icrninn Snr linen Hank.
) in n hit t'lty llond.i Sell Well.
U Council IllufU I , oral Matters.
I MVU > < mill Comment.
SiuinUli Cliihn for Indemnity.
South ItllWolil l , Klllllllve DnlllK" .
8 TtirnliiK Point In n Career.
"Tlie I'nlc ( Jreeii Uo , "
II Sporting ; Hevleir of the Week.
12 In tlu > notnuln of Woman.
lit A inn Me me lit IXevlew of the Week.
Doing ! In the Mnnlcnl World.
14 Kclltnrlal nm ! Comment.
15 Life A in on it the AricentlneB.
1'ntrlot Shrine of Te.ia .
10 "Tin111 nek IoiiRla . "
17 Coiulltlon of Onmlia'K Trnile.
CommerHal nnil Flnnnelnl > w .
ID Kuliov.t of tin' Ante lloom ,
TOM n of I'ullinnn Cnlluinei.
JOeirn of the Itiillroiulii.
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louse parties. There were present Mr * .
> lackay , whn again Is beginning to entertain
t her lovely house on Carlcton Terrace ;
Countess Hoasmore , Mrs. Konalds anil many
thers. Miss Hums left Thursday for
abroail , whore the will bo Joined by Mr. Har-
ourt on her return from Riviera. MUi
) urns proposes arranging for but part of
ler trousseau In Paris.
Rudyard Kipling and family Intend revisiting -
visiting the United States shortly and hav
booked berths by a Cunarder on January 25.
Kipling Intends to stay seTeral months and
jrobably will visit California and Canada.
Among the passengers by the Servla today
are : Victor Cavcndlih. M. P. , and Lady
Evelyn Cavendish , the daughter of Lord
jansdowne. They are enrouto for Cana > i
.o stay with the new viceroy. Lord Victor
Cavendish , a nephew and heir of Uuke Ie-
ron hlre , whom he cloeely resembles In ap-
jcarnnce and temperament. He IB of the
eamo ohy , unpretending dlsiiosltlon , but
with considerable ability.
Mrs. Arthur Paget was the only EnaMnh
guest at a high state official dinner In honor
of the czar's name day given by M. De
3taal , Russian ambassador. This was a very
great distinction , which many of the smart-
jst women of London eoclety mu t have
onvlod pretty Mrs. Paget , na the Prussian
embassy Is the most exclusive of all. M.
de Staal agrees with many oilier people In
regarding Mrs. Paget as one of the most
charming and attractive of English society
callers.
RtiMRlnti Dlncourtoiy to Cinr.
Striking evidence is given of the distaste
with which the czar's peace .rescript Is re
ceived In Russian official'circles by the
Russian censor's treatment of editorials in
the English press on the subject. What
the Dally News says In Its Christmas cdl
torlal In praise of the czar's peace project
was blocked out completely by the censor
In copies circulated In Russia. It appears
that the crur himself reads the Dally News
regularly , so this Indignity to his peace
policy will be brought to his personal no
lice.
Poultney Dlgclow Is slowly but steadily
recovering frcm an attack from dysentery
brought home with him from the Philip
pines. Porno days since his condition WOE
serious , but later bulletins tire satisfactory.
Special significance Is attached at the
present Jucturo to the kaiser's decoration ol
Alfred Rothschild with the Prussian Order
of the Crown. This distinction Is conferred
In recognition of Alfred Rothschild's philan
thropic work , which , like most of that of
his family , has been exercised privately.
By singling out a Rothschild for honor II
Is believed that the kaiser Is desirous ol
showing his disapproval of antl-semltlsm
which threatens to overwhelm France
in ono of the greatest catastrophes in its
history.
BOMBS EXPLODED BY LIGHT
FnnioiiN AnMtrlnn Inventor TelU of a
llenilly MUHllr for Uite In
Warfare.
( Copyright , 1839 , by Press Publishing Co. )
VIENNA , Jan. 7. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Ian Szcze
panck , the famous Austrian Inventor , de
clared today concerning his latest discov
ery , by which bombs can be exploded by
the action of light on land or sea , which
promises to revolutionize warfare :
"In this matter I have only adapted ex
isting contrivances to my purpose. There
are certain Inductors in which the electric
current is released by the effect of light.
When ultra violet rays are directed upon
the cathode the spcrk tiles and by Introduc
ing this Into the bomb an explosion must
follow and release the electric current ,
can fire my bombn any distance by electric
light and can reach certainly three , perhaps
five , miles. The bomb Is provided with
small Inductor or accumulator Into which
the current is conducted in the usual way
Thus you lay bombs of any power across the
line of march of the advancing enemy. Whci
the latter reaches the place where the bombs
are laid the electric light Is suddenly turncc
on them and an Instnnt explosion follows
Daylight or any but electric light will no
affect the bombs , as has been erroneously
stated.
"I have also perfected a scheme for will
izlng Marconi's wireless telegraphy for ex
ploding bombs. In this case the Inductor
In the bomb Is provided with a tube filled
with metal chips , which release the electric
current when the electric undulations reach
it. The advantage of this system over the
other Is that the electric current works upon
the bombs whether under ground or water
The undulations would be directed upon the
enemy and when he reaches the place where
the "bombs are concealed there must In
fallibly bo an explosion and destroy him
It would ba easy to follow the movements o
tbo enemy's fleet , directing the undulations
upon them when they reach that part of the
tea. where the mines are laid , which woult
then explode with devastating effect.
"Again , by employing an ordinary se
lenold cell for keeping the ends of the cur
rent apart daylight would make the boml
explode. There Is another way by which thl
discovery can be utilized with deadly effect.
A wall of light could be directed upon th
enemy's position and shells provided wltl
Inductors bolng fired would explode on
touching this light , so that every aboil wouli
bo utilized and the difficulty of aiming ur
mounted. "
Szczepanck then demonstrated all tbet
experiments perfectly In practice , using a
miniature apparatus. Ho 1s convinced tber
In a great future before this discovery.
'it '
Democr ta Paj Tribute to the Memory of
Old Hickory ,
OAST HERO OF BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
Jombers of Local Jaoksonian Olub Obierte
the Occasion ,
ISTEN TO A FLOW OF REASON AND OF WIT
Many Doted GueitA from Abroad Assemble
Around the Board ,
PEAKERS SHUN SILVER QUESTION
National lumen , IncludliiR that Pcr-
tnliiliiK < ' ' Acquirement of New
Territory hjtliu United State * ,
at LniRth.
Democracy , not as established by the text
jook of the Chicago platform , but more In
iccord with the new tenets recently ad-
nnccd by Judge S. P. McConnell of Chlcaco ,
vaa exemplified by masters of the art at the
uinunl banquet of the Jacktonlan club nt
he Paxton hotel lust night. But while the
( acksonlan club Is considered by many as
ho guardian of the political fortunes of W.
J. Bryan and Is the leading democratic or
ganization In Nebraska , the homo of thu tree
liver champion , that much vaunted topic
vas touched upon but lightly. Kx-Governor
Mtgeld , with his Inclslveneis , made a sim
ile reference to bimetallism with the ratio
at 16 to 1 and then talked of municipal own
ership of public utilities.
Congressman Sulzer of New York , who
him been linked with Mr. Brynn as the tall
of the ticket for 1000 , with bin enthusiasm
n 'the cause , barely mentioned tlio
money question , but talked of trusts iiud
nonopolles. Kx-VIco President Stovenion ,
profiting by his years of experience , shunned
he wcred ratio and its subject matter and
alUfd against expansion. Mr. Bryan him
self , In his letter of regret , made only a
ouchlng allusion to his dream of ' 93 and
then deplored the selfishness of trusts anil
applauded the patriotism of those who op
pose expansion. And the smaller fry , the
ocal speakers , seemed to have been
prompted by some moving spirit and
u a measure avoided free coinage
ai they would contagion. Some of
th * speakers alluded to Mr. Bryan as the
democratic nominee in 1000 , but nothing
was said to Indicate that this was the Bryan
who sacrificed everything to "free coinage
of silver at 18 to 1 without waiting for the
consent of any other nation on earth. " Yet
t was a democratic gathering and It nc-
ceptcd the new Issues and the neglect of the
ittllowod rallying cry with an enthusiasm
suggesting that possibly there had never
jecn a Chicago platform or a campaign at
1896.
Scnnon of Ilniid Shaking ,
For two hours before the banquet began
the lobby of the Paxton was crowded with
democrat ? . In fact that was almost the
condition all afternoon , for from 3 to fi
o'clock a reception was held for the speak
ers from outside the state , which was At
tended by many of the faithful , glviug an
opportunity for the exchange of Ideas be
tween the politicians of the cast and west.
At 9 o'clock sharp the members of the
Jacksonlan club and their friends , wlio had
previously formed In line on the second
leer , marched down the main stairway Into
the dining room , to the music of an or
chestra of eight pieces stationed In the
ordinary. The line was by two , and It
divided at the door of the mnln dining room ,
a file going around on either side to tbo
head table.
The speakers' table extended across the
east end of the main room , and from it at
right angles , leading to the west , were 11 va
other big tables. In the ordinary three mor
tables were set , the total seating capacity
bclni , close to 300 , and every chair was oc
cupied. The tables were decorated with
potted palms and blooming plants. The
menu cards contained a photograph ot An
drew Jackson.
Tlio banquet room was tastefully decorated
for the occasion , and suggestively demo
cratic. On the east wall bung a large pic
ture of W. J. Bryan , draped in national col
ors. On either side , in the corners of the
room , the stars and stripes were suspended.
On the north and south wnlls there were
stars of red , white and blue , with the fa
miliar face of Washington in 'the center.
Around the room were hung pictures of
David II. Hill , Thomas Jefferson , Adlal H.
Stevenson , Allen G. Thurmun , Andrew Jnak-
son and J,111103 E. Boyd.
Kd P. Smith , president of the Jacksonlan
club , presided , and at his right sat Adlal E.
Stevenson , cx-Oovcrnor Holcomb , Attorney
General Smyth , A. C. Shallcnberger of Alma ,
Judge George W. Uoane , Congressman-elect
John S. Kobtnson , T , J. Doyle of Lincoln
and Dr. A. H. Hippie. On bis left were
John P. Altgcld , Governor W. A. Poyntcr ,
Congressman William Sulzer , Dudley Smith ,
C. T. Bride of Washington , D. C. , C. V.
Gallagher , John S. Martin of Chicago and
Land Commissioner Wolfe.
1'ont I'ruinllnl.
At 11:05 : the toastmaster called for order
and congratulated thos present that thty
felt at homo at a democratic banquet. After
further remarks ho read a telegram from
Norman K. Mack , editor of the Buffalo
Times , regretting his Inability to be pres
ent at the banquet , and the following letter
from W. J. Bryan :
LINCOLN. Jan. 2. Hon. Ed P. Smith.
Omaha : Mv Dear Mr. Smith I nm very
sorry that a previous engagement will make
it Impossible for me to Join the muinlipru of
thu Jncksonlan club In celebrating the an
niversary of the battle of New Orleans.
Wo are passing through u struggle simi
lar to that which the national bank forced
upon the democratic party In the days of
Jrickson. and the contest must end now nn
It ended thru unless our people have Icwt
Interest in their own welfnie. The Increas
ing brood of trusts , led by the money trust ,
the parent of all the others , will soon make
representative government a farce If they
cor.tliiue to furnish the campaign contribu
tions to elect odlclals and then wcuro Im
munity from punishment because of such
contributions.
Two now questions , militarism and Im
perialism , have been thrust upon the country
as a result of the war , but they can Boon bo
removed from the arena of politics If met
at once by the disciples of Jefferson and
Jackuon and oolved In hocordance with
democratic principles. Thoen who prize In
dependence themselves are willing to grant
It to others ; thoue wh.3 rely upon reason to
advance their cause deny the necennlty for
an Increase In the permanent military es
tablishment. Lot thaw advocate H colonial
policy who have lost faith In HHf.govem-
mont : let tlioco turn to force who discard
Justice.
Itegrettlng that I cannot be present to
aid thn members of your club In extending
a cordial welcome to your distinguished
guests , I am. Very truly yours ,
W. J. BRYAN.
Volre from Crete.
Mr. Smith then announced that among
the guests of the banquet -was a man who
hud Uio honor to have seen Andrew Jack-