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Great Britain and Pranca Corns to
Agreement oil African Territory ,
EUROPE APPROVES OF THE LAST BIG GRAB
French Expansionists Happy in Seeing What
They Believe a Second India ,
WILL HAVE TO CONQUER FIGHTING NATIVES
London Newspaper's Strictures on Criminally
Negligent Hotel Proprietors.
QUEEN REBUKED FOR TRAVELING SUNDAY
London Crnilurrltnl I'nrllnincntnrlniin
Cannot Complacently Cniitrmplntc
SniulnycivHpnpem nnil They
" \VI1I Opponc ( he Kntcrprlne.
( Copyright , 1SW , by Associated Press. )
LONDON , March 2ii. A red letter page In
the history of Africa was turned this week
when Great Britain and Franco came to an
ngrccraent in parceling out the- last portion
of Africa still open to "grabbers. " The
ngrccmcnt reached disposes of hundreds of
thousands of square miles , leaving only
four recognized states throughout the con
tinent Morocco , Abyssinia , Liberia nnd the
Orange Free State.
The settlement has given satisfaction in
Great Brltnln , whore it in considered very
fair for both parties and lias esper.lnl value
in finally averting , as far ns diplomatic
documents can , future disputes. Morerover ,
nn impdrtntit feature of the agreement pro
viding equality In the commercial treatment
ot the territory between Lake Tohad and
the Nile is that it does not hamper Great
Britain In the least , ns its free trade sys
tem would 'have ' secured commercial rights
ot France , while the French concession of
equal rights Improves the English position.
In the face of French colonial protection
this IB a most valuable advantage for Great
Britain , which Is fully appreciated here.
The reception of the agreement by Europe
. is decidedly favorable. The Russians do
not seem to care , the Germans apparently
hope for compensation elsewhere and arc
not sorry to see France's hands full of
colonial embarrassments , while in France ,
except for colonial faddists and Inveterate
Anglo-phobcs , tlhe majority are dazzled by
the emplro secured to them , which they
picture to themselves ns a second India ,
nnd they nleo heave a sigh of relief at
the fact that the matter has finally been
adjusted.
AllRlO-I'llOllPH CoIllPIltPll.
An the Spectator remarks :
"Only French Anglo-phobes are discon
tented and they can only complain that the
English have given.nway what they do not
possess- This criticism Is quite true ; but
Europe has been doing that In Africa for
twenty years , nnd Is going to do the same
Ju China. If Europfl end America have
not a gradually Increasing sovereignty In
the world , all their proceedings are huge
dacolty ; but then tliey nfilrm , nnd , when
nec'essary , enforce that very suzerainty. "
The French government Is hurrying the
bill .to arrange It and it is expected that H
will bo voted by the Chamber of Deputies
Monday. M. Dclcnsse , the French minister
ot foreign affairs , counts on a good major
ity. One good result of the agreement Is
seen In the announcement published In the
Echo do Paris today of the suspension of
military defenses for the defense of Corsica ,
Algeria and Tunis , nnd the return of the
troops recently nenl to Algeria nnd Tunis
nnd the coaat towns of France , owfng to the
tension of the Anglo-French relations.
Soudanese experts predict that the French
will find they 'hava ' n hornet's nest In the
region around Lake Tohad , where several
powerful potentates hold sway. The leadIng -
Ing ruler Is RabtU , formerly n slave in
upper Egypt , who went westward and
carved nn emplro for himself with his
sword. Ho Is now styled the "African
Napoleon , " lias an army of 40,000 men. and
rules the tcrrltorry southwest of Lake
Tohad. Ho Is nt loggerheads with the
. neighboring sultan of Wadal. whose country
A is also included In the French sphere nnd
V who hua nearly 3.000.000 followers among
the Scnoussl and whose troops are said to
bo led by Euns. France's policy Is to foster
the mutual 'hatreds' between Rabph nnd
Wadal ; but It this leads to nn attempt
to subdue either of Item It will have a
tremendous struggle before It , nnd espe
cially in tlio case of Wndal , as thousands
of Senoussl llvo In Tunis and Algeria , nnd
would probably make common cause with
their co-rellglonlsts in Wadal , Involving n
! conllagnitlon In France's North African
possessions. Slntln Pa ha , In an Interview ,
Is quoted ax saying.
"Franco's couqucst of Its now protectorate
will 'bo ' very dlfllcult and will entail many
sacrifices. "
i nnil AVinilxor Cntniitroplir.
The Windsor hotel fire and the execution
of 'Mrs. Place furnish the Speaker with ma
terial for a dissertation on American tern-
jmrament in which the paper warmly defends -
fends Governor Roosevelt. It says :
"Thq execution excited an Indignant
clamor , hut why anybody ebould sympathize
wltih t'ho ' woman It Is difficult to Imagine.
Wo do not hear any clamor against the
keepers of deathtraps and the victims of the
Windsor hotel do not arnuso that passion of
jilty which was bestowed upon the wild
human beast Justly punished for her crime.
VMcn nnJ women whei rave because A
murderess has nn electric wire attached to
her bare IOR cannot eeo that It Is criminal
to build a hotel which , when a curtain IB-
nltos , burns like tissue paper. We should
tw glad If Governor Roosevelt and a few
resolute , hardheaded men of the same type
force the municipal administration of Now
York to close hotels which cannot stand a
reasonable test of security. Then the re.
formers might nwalt the ruin of Uielr polit
ical careera wltu equanimity. '
The French deputies are now agitated
over thu question of raising their salaries.
A proposal was introduced in the cfaam'bei ' >
ynsterday to increase the senators and depu
ties from 9.000 to 15,000 franc * . The social
ists , who are poor , warmly supported the
. measure. Ono deputy , < M. Arhnldo lioyer.
llrankly supported the proposal on the
f ground that It will place the deputies out
> of the roach cxf corruption , which brought
n Bovere rebuke upon his hmd from the pot
chamber. It appears that the proposed in
crease wan set on foot Iby the wives ot
etruggllng legislators who looked forward
with consternation to an upward < bound of
prlrre during the exposition of 1000.
V Whllo the debate was proceeding one ot
V 'ko daputloj , M. Charles Ferry , republican ,
I f.Totestod against the proposed Increase ,
pointing out that no monarch ever raised
iila own civil list , and another deputy. M
LatlM , ontl-Srmiie , roio to o height to
whK-h his colleisuis were unable to follow
him , by a quixotic motl- to nbolUh sal
aries on the ground that the deputies ought
not to to suhamtxi of poverty at a time
when so many people have cause to .blush
for ttiolr wealth. The motion waa over
whelmingly rejected.
I'opc n n C'liuroli In America.
A representative of the Associated Press
IBS had nn Interview with 'Monsignor
Brlndle , the now coadjutor oj Cardinal
Vau&han. who has Just returned from Home
and who had nn audience with the pope &
week ago. They conversed at length on Im
portant topics , hU holiness displaying bis
jsual acutcneAs and animated and varied
thought. Monslgnor Ilrlrullo says the pontiff
eyes are like those of n boy In brightness
and that ho certainly la not suffering from
any mental deterioration. The pope sat
down nl mass an usual and Intends to take
part In the celebration of April 11.
When questioned on the subject of1 the
popo's views Monalgnor Brlndlo said his
holiness looks upon the domestic differences
In the church In America us a sign of im
mense ncrvouft vitality , but as being In
no way alarming. Ho regards the future of
the church In America with hope In Us unity
and ns 'being n tower of strength In the
councils of the universal church.
Considerable opposition Is developing
against the approaching Sunday editions ot
the Dally Telegraph and Dally Mall. The
government was questioned on the subject
In the House of Commons last evening , a
member asking whether it wag Intended to
legislate against such newspapers or cause
the postofllcc to restrict their advantages
of tranmnlsslon en as to discourage the
practice of eeven-day papers. The govern
ment leader , A. J. Halfour , replied that her
majesty's government had no Intention of
Interfering in the matter. He pointed out
that Sunday papers had existed for a long
time past. The opponents of seven-day
newspapers , however , do not Intend to let
the matter rest. Colonel Duncan Vernou
Plrle , a veteran who organized the relief
of the wounded In Greece during the late
Gracco-Turklsh war , from the fund raised
by the Dally Chronicle , has announced his
Intention to introduce a bill to prevent
seven-day papers on the ground of labor ,
while other opponents of such papers arc
ngltatlng against them on the ground that
It will be a desecration of the Sabbath to
print them.
Itclnikf OUPIMI fur SuiiilnjTrnvelliiK. .
This latter contontlon furnishes the mo
tive for n severe rebuke of the queen In the
report submitted toy the Free Presbyter of
Lome , Scotland , on Sunday observance , In
which It says :
"It Is deeply to bo deplored that the
queen and the royal family have not shown
a happy example to the people in Sunday
observance In her recent Journey to France.
She nrrlved there on the Sabbath , which
must be grief to every enlightened Chris
tian and have a very pernicious inference
upon the giddy , Godless French. "
The Statist prints a prominent article of
a roseate hue from Us special correspondent
In America during the course of which he
eays :
"N'over before have business conditions
here been so sound as nt present. Ono of
the best indications of the present pros
perity is the increase of money in circula
tion. The position of the railway industry
Is another strong evidence of the existing
prosperity. The railway outlays will In-
eurc activity in the iron and steel trades
for months to come , besides giving Increased
work to other trade. ? , and , beyond the rail
ways' demands , other inquiries are Increas
ing. "
The writer -then speaks of the expansion
of the cotton and wool Industries , and
says ; "Indufitrlal activity for at least a
year Is assured , and. If the crops are mod
erately good , for a much longer period. "
Regarding the prospects of railroad stocks
the correspondent of the Statist thinks that
oven if the crops are poor there may not
be serious pressure to poll. In view of the
manufacturing activity and the prosperous
condition of the farmers ; while. If the crops
arc good , prices may go still higher. "
Speaking of trusts , he says :
"The fear Is that the syndicates concerned
hold more shares than they can conveniently
carry nnd In that event there will be a serl-
ous setback In prlres nnd trouble will re-
suit , which will react on the railway mar
ket. The danger , however , does not ap
pear to be Immediate , though the position
of the American Industrial securities needs
to -watched. . "
CURZON IS SOMEWHAT RASH
IIlN AiluiliilHlrntlnii of AfTnlrN In Iiiilln
IN I.llkfly to CIIUNP HcrlouH
Trotiblp.
( Copyright , 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , March 25. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Since Cur-
zen took up the vice royalty In India affairs
have begun to move , but not precisely In
the manner judicious friends desire. His
hasty affront to France over the Muscat
affair , for which nn apology had to be'
offered , was had enough , but now his still
less conslJerate conduct in suddenly giving
the protectionist majority of the Indian leg-
Islatlve council their head Is likely to have
more alarming consequences. Then he Is
talking Incessantly and attempting to give
decisive opinions off-hand on problems on
the Indian government which hopelessly
puzzled his ablest and most experienced pre
decessors.
Curzou , in fact , is giving that most dan-
Korous kind of administration that of a
young man In a hurry. Lord Lytton began
in the same way and provoked the Afghan
war , but after a while found an outlet for
his energies In * .he patronage of the circus
and other liberal arts , which unfortunately
have no attraction for Curzon. If there was
a atrong Indian secretary at home to curb
Curzon's Impetuosity the outlook would be
less disturbing , but in Lord George Hamil
ton ho has to deal with the weakest and
least competent man In the ministry , and
for whom Curzon Is known to have ex
pressed profound contempt. On Tuesday
there will be an Important debate on Cur
zon's protectionist policy , which Is contested
from the government side of the House of
Commons ,
MOVK3IRVTS OF MAIIMIOHOUGIIS.
IluUc nnil DuelimH Are Alioiit ( n Ite.-
turii tu lllpnliclni.
( Copyright , 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co , )
LONDON' . March 25. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The duke
and duchess of Marlborough are returning
to Blenheim , where they entertain a party
for the Easter holidays. The duchess was
accompanied abroad by her blster-ln-law.
Lady Nora Churchill , and was joined by the
duke , who la now with her in Paris , at
Hotel Bristol. They enter into occupation
ot Arlington House next month and Intend
to give Bcino big entertainments during the
Benson.
The Goeleta are also In Paris and do not
take up their residence at Wlmborne House
until May. Lady Wimborne'a family have
had influent * there. It is being disinfected
carofully. Miss Goelet U a most ardent
fekater , a pastime In which t/he excels. Stir
has in fact grace of movement and is one
of the best doncerj. Her Bet Is passionately
devoted to that amusement. Lord Crlchton ,
FT piiiK'Ipal l > ea'j , is equally noted for his
dancing
Reginald Ward wax previous in gains
about after hU > operation and had a relapse ,
compelling 'him ' to return to bed some days.
The copper boom ho started etlll continues.
Between that and seine Judicious. Invest
ments In the Ashnntec gold mines It la raid
Mm. Ronalds has now cleared (350,000. She
eays she will Mop when she makes $500,000.
A marriage h s been arranged between
Captain Cecil Slmondn of the Royal artil
lery , son of General Slmondfl , and Eleanor ,
eldest daughter ot William Easton of New
York and the Bermudas.
MARK TWAIN IS LOOSE AGAIN
N n Speech nt n Ulunor nt llniln-
1'vnt Hint 3lnUe llic
Antlven Smile.
( Copyright , 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co. )
11UDA PI2ST , March 25. ( Now York
World CubleRram. Special Telegram. )
Mark Twain was the principal gueat at a
grand banquet here In celebration of tbo
jubllco of the emancipation ot the Hungarian
press , and in proposing the toast ot the
evening his humorous sallies were keenly
appreciated. The Hungarian liberal min
istry and many liberal members of Parlia
ment were present and the occasion was al
together brilliant. Twain's chaff about the
Ausglekh was specially effective , nnd his
manipulation of the German tongue provoked
roars ot laughter. He said :
"Now we nil nro hero together , I think
It will be a good Idea to arrange the
Ausglolch. If you will act for Hungary I
shall be qulto willing to act for Austria , nnd
this Is < ho very time for It. There could not
be a better , for wo all are feeling friendly ,
fair-minded nnd hospitable now and lull of
admiration of each other , full of confidence
of each other , full of the spirit of welcome ,
full of grace of forgiveness and a disposition
to let by-goncd be by-gones.
"Lot us not waste this golden , this
beneficent , this providential opportunity. I
nm willing to make any concesulon you want ,
just BO we get It settled. I am not only
willing to lot grain come In free , but am-will-
Ing to pay the freight on It and you may
send delegates to the Ilelchsrath if you like.
All 1 require is that they shall be qulot ,
peaceable people like Vour own deputies
nnd not disturb our proceedings. If you
want the gegcnseltigenseldbeltragendenver-
haltnlEniasslKkeUcn re-arranged and readjusted
justed , I am ready for that. I will let you
off at 28 per cent , 27 , 25 If you insist , for
there Is nothing illiberal about me when 1
am out on a diplomatic debauch.
"Now , in return for these concessions , I
am willing to take anything In reason , and
I think we may consider business settled
and Ausglelch Ausgeglosohen nt last for ten
sclld years , and we will sign the papers in
blank and do It lierc and now.
"Well , I nm unspeakably glad to have that
Ausglelch oft my hands. It has kept me
awake nights for anderthaacb Jahr , but I
never could settle It before , because always
wtoen I called at the foreign office In Vienna
to talk about it there wasn't anybody at
home , and that Is not a place where you can
whether It is a mistake
go In and see for yourself
take or not , because the front door there is of
a size that discourages liberty of action and
the free spirit of Investigation. To think
the Ausglcich Abgemacht at last. It is a
grand and beautiful consummation , and I am
glad I came. The way I feel now , I do hon
estly believe I would rather bo just my own
hurablo self at this moment than para
graph 34. "
Paragraph 14 is the proportionate contri-
button , the paragraph on which the Aus
glelch broke down.
LITTLE HOPE FOR IRISH UNITY
IJinVrent Fa oil OHM of l nr y Are Di-
vlrteil liy AlmiiHt HopclcuM
oiiHlpN mill Ml
( Copyrlcht. 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co. )
DUBLIN" , March 23. ( New York World
Cablcsram Special Telegram. ) A most se
rious and apparently the most promising at
tempt to unite Irish nationalist members of
Parliament since the Parnell split will be ] ' I
j made In the city hall here on April } , a conference - ,
| feronco to which all nationalist members of' i
I ,
, Parliament from all sections will assemble J
| I
j on that day with the object of arriving at I '
! a basis of unity and a common action for the
I future In and out of Parliament. This conference - |
ferenco is the result of energetic measures 1
taken by a Limerick corporation to ascertain
the feeling of ether public bodies having ,
I
nationalist majorities throughout Ireland on !
the subject of reunion and cessation of in- ] I
trrneclne strife. Dillon and a majority of | .
those who act with him accepted the Invita- | i
tlon to the conference at once. Healy and |
several of bis colleagues also signified their i
Intention of 'being ' present , but John Redi i ;
mend has not yet replied' ' . j
Unfortunately there has been a hitch In I
connection with the proposal put forward ]
by him which may render the whole effort
at unity abortive. Early In March he sent
a resolution adopted by his party to Sir
j , Thomas Esmonde , acting chairman of the | !
I Irish party since the resignation of Dillon j
' and the suspension of the election of his1
j successor , proposing that before the Dublin { '
j ' meeting there should be a preliminary con- j I
{ ference of all Irish nationalists In London
to decide If possible upon a scheme of agree
ment to bo submitted to the Dublin confer
ence. Though this proceeding -was consid
ered by Dillon and1 other members of the
llrsh party as rather superfluous , they still
urged Ksinondo to summon a full meeting
j
of the party quickly to consider Redmond's |
suggestion , but Eamondo was taken III with ; ,
influenza nnd has been disabled a month ,
and as no one was empowered to act In hla
absence , he fixed the meeting of the Irish
party to consider Redmond's proposal for
Tuesday. March 28 , the date Parliament ad
journs for the Raster recess ,
Healy In his paper accused Dillon , Dlake ,
Davltt and T. P. O'Onnor with having ar
ranged this most inconvenient date , when
few Irish members will still be In London ,
in order to thwart Redmond's proposal and
prevent him from joining the conference in
Dublin. These members , however , have re
torted by showing that they protested from
the first to JOsmonde'a delay In calling the
meeting and warned him that March 28 was
fatally late. Esmonde , In fact , committed o
blunder , imperiling the whole chance of suc
cess of the unity movement for the present ,
the Interval between March 28 and April 4
being Insufficient to admit of the meetings.
Redmond may refuse to have anything to
do with the Dublin conference and there Is
no hope for results , whether it be attended
oven by Healy and his followers , If Red
mend withdraws , as almost surely he will.
Thus a malign fate seems to dog every at
tempt to restore unity to the Irish factions
and Dillon's retirement , inspired as it was
by < bo best motives , may result in leaving
matters oven worse off than they -were be
fore. The Irish party has no real chairman
at present , his selection being deferred at
Dillon's suggestion until after the Dublin
conference. Hut if that conference proves
a failure , then the possibility of agreeing
upon a chairman Is more remote than ever.
I'ni | IN Iiuprovlnir.
ROME , March 26. The pope is steadily
gaining strength. He eats well and his
mentality Is as bright as ever. He cele
brated mass this morning without requir
ing aid of any klnJ. and he will probably
officiate at mass at St. Peters on one of
the first Sundays after Easter Dr. Lap-
pcnnl and Prof , Mazionl visited his holiness
today and expressed the greatest satisfac
tion at his condition.
OIL TRUST I8SECORE
5 ? r
Its Victory in IntroMgK Low PUih Oil
ENGLISH COMMONatGRET THEIR HASTE
M-
DnpHcation of Molffllnnx. Affiiir in Walford
Insane Asylum.
WOMEN'S ' RIGHTS AGITATES THE HOUSE
Several Modern Sunday Papers Will B
Launched in London ,
" .
PLAN IMITATES GREAT AMERICAN DAILIES
Illvnl SheeU Will SnrprUc Hie EIIK >
lUh Public by JournnUntlo liinoTH-
tlon to the Kntlre Dlimppro-
Imtton of SnuuntndaiiH.
( Copyright , 1S , by Press Ptlbllshlns Co. )
LONDON , March 25. ( New York World
Cablegram -Special Telegrnin. ) "I think the
methods by which the Standard Oil trust
succeeded In preventing the House of Com
mons from excluding low flash murder oil
from this country are infamous , " said John
Burns. M. P. , to me yesterday. "Tho lobbyIng -
Ing carried on exceeded .anything known
here before and the speakur of the House of
Commons , having been fully Informed of the
expedients resorted to by Standard Oil
lobbyists , -will take steps to prevent a re
currence of such monstrous' scandale.
"The Standard Oil people after all have
only won a temporary victory. From what
I have gathered of the opinion on the min
isterial benches I can state that there are
many members there who supported the gov
ernment In rejecting the. 109-degree flash
point now recognize that they made a gross
mistake. They will have nn opportunity of
correcting the error when the government
bill proposing the 85-flash point Is Intro
duced , and I am convinced that the govern
ment will bo compelled by the pressure of
the opinion on Its own side to accept a
compromise , raising the Hash point at least
to 95.
"It Is disheartening , the extent to which
the House of Commons Is ut the mercy of
big financial interests. When President
Ritchie of the Boardof _ Tradn proposed the
compulsory introduction of the automatic
railway coupling to save the lives of rail
way servants , the railway Interests com
pelled him to climb down within a few days
and virtually abandon his bill. It results
the same way when the London county coun
cil endeavors to get power to secure con
trol of London's water supply. The great
water companies can defeat us by big ma
jorities , who vote directly In the teeth of
public Interest. But the Standard Oil trust
has no grip bore compared to that held
by railway and water Interests , and" will lie
compelled either to sujjVtY ufe 'oil or to
v
sacrlQue Its Britioli traSV *
Burns' opinion on the oil question repre
sent those of the bulk of the liberal mem
bers , while the general feeling In parlia
mentary circles le ttat the recent decision
settles nothing.
PolKon for a YonriK Girl.
The young girl , Caroline Ansel , an Inmate
of the Walford Lunatic asylum , near Lon
don , was poisoned last week by cake mailed
to her by some undiscovered person. Lay-
ore of phosporous were Inserted In. the cake ,
of which several Inmates partook , all becom
ing 111. The police authorities hero are sat-
Isfled that the crime is an imitation of the
Mollneaux affair , us that species hitherto
has been perfectly unknown In this country.
No motive whatever is discoverable.
The provision in the London government
bill now before Parliament , rendering
women eligible for election to the fifteen
new London corporations proposed to be
1cr ited , Is already arousing strong opposi
tion. Arthur Balfour , who IE personally
sympathetic toward the extension of
women's public rights , got the provision Inserted -
sorted on the understanding with members
of the cabinet who are against it that the
House of Commons should have a free hand.
to expunge it if it were so minded. Legal
opinion taken eaya women could neither be
aldermen or mayors under the bill as It
stands , which disabilities women's rights
supporters are energetically working to get
removed.
Balfour'E proposal Is opposed mainly on
the ground that it creates an anomaly , as
women would still bo Ineligible 'In any
municipal corporation otlacr than London.
There Is also a formidable body of opinion
/here / hostile to old-fashioned sentimental
grounds to women being admitted to any
deportment of public life. The division on
this question Is not on political lines at
all , as Is apparent from the fact that Henry
Laboucihere , the soundest democrat In
England , Is one of tbo most determined op
ponents to women's rights , while their
warmest advocates .are among the lories.
The question of inclusion of women proin-
Ises to be a most interesting point of con-
fllctjn the London government bill , but it
Is lully believed that Inclusion will bo
carried.
IlfiriniiTortli Second toone. .
Alfred Harrasworth lost no time In re
plying to Sir Edward Lawson's attempt to
anticipate him in .starting a Sunday paper.
Harmsworth advertises tlmt on the same
day on which the Sunday Dally Telegraph
IB published he will Issue for 2 cents two
distinct Sunday papers which must , liow-
ever , bo purchased together. One of these
will bo a Sunday edition of the Dally Mall ,
containing all Saturday's news , while the
other will be an imitation of tbo Sunday
magazine of New York papers , but with
fewer llluntratlons. Harmsworth now
operates the biggest printing establishment
In England and states that the dally and
Sunday editions , unlike tie Sunday Dally
Telegraph , will be produced by two en
tirely different staffs. Both proprietors are
keeping the date of the ilrat publication it
secret , but it Is believed it will bo Easter
Sunday. Harmsworth had the preparations
far advanced for the issue of his Sunday
paper when he was surprised by Lawson'fl
announcement. It Is felt In press circles
here that this is only London's first step
In tfce direction of Sunday newspapers on
the American pattern and that all tlio other
London dallies will Boon be compelled to
follow suit.
So awful does this peril spem to be to
some Sabbatarians that Captain Pirle , M. P. ,
asked Mr. Balfour yesterday In the House
of Commons -whether the poreriiment pro
posed to interfere to prevent the great in
crease of Sunday labor wftlch will be en
tailed amcng all those connected with the
publication and distribution of Sunday
paper * . Mr. Balfour replied that SunJay
papers wera not an entire Innovation even
In London , ana Sir Wilfred Lawson. no rel
ative to the pr prletor of the P.i'ly ' Tc'e-
graph , appositely Inquired whether , If the
suppression rt Sunday labor is dtelrable , it
would cot be more utctlal to stop the
THE BEE BULLETIN.
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publication of Monday than of Sunday
papers. But Captain Plrlc was unconvinced
and he Informed your correspondent after
ward that -he will introduce ahill Into Par
liament after Easter rendering the publica
tion of Sunday papers illegal where they
entail seven days' labor on any person con
cerned. It is needless to say this bill will
never proceed beyond the introductory
stage.
Grip ClnlniN Itn Ylptliun.
All continental capitals are suffering from
the ravages of grip. London recorded 150
deaths last week , Paris seventy-four , and
Berlin ninety-three. These are the highest
figures yet known for this complaint. It
Is also prevalent nt Nice , where It had
many victims. At Pan nnd Biarritz ac
counts all point to the present visitation
being of a very severe type. The disease
also seems to have an extraordinary knack
of attacking prominent people everywhere.
In Berlin the war offices are almost -"tabled
i by the prevalence of the epideni. and In
Paris several eminent doctors nnd scientists
are among the victims , while here almost
every member of the ministry and several
prominent members of the House of Com
mons have been laid low. Doctors are as
much at sea as ever about It , but they
have come to the conclusion that the .worst
epidemics have followed spells of damp ,
muggy weather such ns we have had re
cently. In fact , the last ten days have been
our first taste of winter this year and the
Intense , .unexpected cold has. qivcn tlis In
fluenza mlcrobo a fresh start on his de
structive career.
SLOAN SLIGHTLY OFF COLOR
American Joclcry Xul Hlillnpr I'p ' < o
IIlN 1'rcvloiiH Itcciinl on KiiKllNll
Trnc'l.H 'I'Ills Venr.
( Copyright , : SM , by Press Publishing Cn. )
LONDON. March 25. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Ted Sloan
"has not begun this Reason with his usual
overwhelming success. Ono win and two
seconds out of five races Is his record , not
up to ihls average. The win , too , was only
a dead teat. W'hen ' Sloan was wclghlng-ln
after that performance Lord William Beres-
ford said :
"I suppose you > have been doing a good
deal of riding in the states since you were
here. "
To this Tod.nettled by the remark , tartly
replied : "Yes : a lot of riding In cabs. "
Ted does not take his ill success sweetly.
T. Loatcs Is regarded ns his strongest rival
here , and when he ran pecond to Louteu
tlio other d y It wan remarked by track
followers that that was the thirteenth time
Sloan nnd Loatrs 'hod ' run close flnlstits ,
which ended every time in favor of Lontcs.
So the English sports are beginning to talk
already , though somewhat prematurely , that
Sloan will not bo on top when he rides
here throughout the entire season. He Is
consequently now selecting his mouths with
even more care than before , and has de
clined several offers made him tUls week.
He employs himself ns usual In the even
ing playing billiards with his secretary nt
Hotel Cecil. He is going out very little
and has little social Intercourse with the
English crack Jockeys , among wliam he is
not beloved.
RHODES' MISSION A FAILURE
German noveriiinent Nol InpIIiiPil to
Furnlull KlnniiPlnl Ciiiiriinlecu of
ItulIronJ Sir lif me.
( Copyright , IBM , by Associated Press. )
BERLIN , March 25. The result of Cecil
Rhodes' mission to this country Is generally
Bpoken of by the press as equivalent to a
failure. The financial papers laugh nt the
Idea that the government will furnish guar
antees of the financial success of that part
of the projected Cape-to-Calro railroad
which is to pass through German East
Africa ,
The Berlin correspondent of tbo Mngdo
burger Zeitung , writing In this connection ,
says :
"Mr. Rhodes may be shrewd enough in
asking Germany to take the financial re
sponsibility of this part of the road , but , wo
think , ho Is welcome to build the road with
means of his own raising. Germany has
not the slightest reason to guarantee the
interest. "
\e\v Yiu-lil I'roinUpu Wonder * ,
( Copyright. U93. by Press Publishing Co. )
GLASGOW , March 25. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Yachtsmen
am greatly interested in plans for James
Gordon Bennett's new steam yccht designed
after his own Instructions by Watson and
being built by Dennyse of Dumbarton. It
will bo the largest private yacht ever
launched except the LlvadU , built for the
czar In 1ESO at a cost of $2,500,000 , The boat
Is ten feet longer than the splendid pair of
yachts constructed for the Ocelot brothers ,
and It will have considerably more beam.
It will have a straight stem and only one
mast , which will he placed behind the fun
nel. The engines will be made with the view
to fulfilling Bennett's ambition to create a
new yachting transatlantic record. If suc
cessful It will mark a revolution in Btc-uni
yacht designing. By the way , the prince ot
Wales' faiurus crack boat Britannia , now the
property of Daniel Copper , is to be sold by
auction at Cowet , May 10 , unless previously
disposed ot 'by private contract.
General Otis Finds it Difficult to Subdue the
Filipino Rebels.
American Loss TwentyrSix Killed and One
Hundred Fifty Wounded.
Natives Fire from Their Trenches on the Advancing Americans and Then
Take to Their Heels and Disappear in the Jungles Uncle Sam's
Brave Boys Bush Fearlessly to the Front and Drive
the Rebels Before Them with
Victorious Shouts.
( Copyright , 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co. )
MANILA , March IM. ( New York World CnliK'Kratn Special Telegram. ) I
was personally with Otis' brigade nt tbo center. At . ' 1:15 : notion ceased Tor
the day and General Mi'Artbur's Hue was bent around I'olo. Wbeaton's brigade
of tlio Third and Twenty-second inl'n ntry and Second Oregon was at tbo rear
of Mnlahou. forming tliu left. Otis'brigade of the Third artillery , Twentieth
Kansas and First Montana , was on the I'olo Hide of the rlvor between Tnht-
papa and Haghng. llale's brigade , comprising the Tenth Pennsylvania , First
South Dakota and First Nebraska , occupied the opposite sldo oC the river
adjoining Hall's brigade , protecting the rear.
Through brush and bamboo groves the Americans charged without once
faltering. The Filipinos prepared obstacles and Ingeniously constructed
many trenches to frustrate our advance. Their loss was much heavier than
ours. The artillery was morally effective In driving them out of the trenches.
The Third artillery crossed the river first under heavy fire on the left and
met the severest opposition. The closing Incident of the day was the capture
of the bridge near Tnlapapa by the ' .Twenty-fourth cavalrymen , Captain
Wheeler , at a distance/ seventy-five yards. Lieutenant Critchlow , with the
three-Inch guns of the Utah artillery , at a range of 100 yards , drove 300 of
the enemy out of the Kay river to a position at Talapapa. Six cavalrymen
were wounded. FREDERICK I'ALMEIU
American Cnnmnltlm.
MANILA , March 2t > . 8:15 : a. in. Twenty-six dead and 1GO wounded In a
hospital Is the latest statement of the American losses in the engagement
with the Filipinos.
Today's fighting furnished a specimen of the difficulties with which the
A merit-ails "have to"contend. . Tne Filipinos never , except nt Mnhibon ; per
mitted' their opponents to get within several hundred yards of them. They
would fire a few volleys from their cover and then scuttle back to another
cover , repeating these tuctics for miles. Many of the trenches had gullies
and connecting paths through the cane and brush , enabling them to re
treat unseen.
The problem the Americans have to face is to drive or lure the Insurgents
to light In force. The trenches seem thinly manned , except In the vicinity
of Malabon. The Americans are fighting a hidden foesutd , therefore , they suf
fered greater loss in proportion than did the enemy.
The loss of ( lie Filipinos had formerly been estimated , from the number
of the bodies found scattered in the swamp and through the brush. A larger
percentage of the enemy's wounded died- than of the Americans , many of
them perishing from neglect , the Americans naturally attending their own men
first.
first.The
The wounded , after treatment In the field hospitals , wore brought to the
hospital by train. Several trips were made from Galoocan to the city.
The first load to start for the city was composed largely of bandaged
soldiers , who shouted , " ( Jive them h I , boys. "
The gunboat Helena and two army boats command Malabon , but the
authorities desire to avoid smashing the town , where there is much valuable
properly belonging to foreigners , and where arc located warehouses of most
of the Manila linns.
GENERAL OTIS HEARD FROM
Ofllclnl DlNpnU-lic-H .SenI \Vimlilnn- -
titii from Cipiipral lit ( 'oiiiiiianil of
( AiiiPrlciiii Force * .
WASHINGTON , March 25. The War de
partment late tonight made public the fol
lowing dispatch from General Otis :
"MANILA , March 25. Adjutant General :
Perfected northern movement not yet com
pleted. Otis nnd Hale brigades , with
mounted troops Fourth cavolry , the turning
column , mot with heavy resistance over dif
ficult country and are campnd tonight six
miles cast of Polo and six miles north of line
from which advance was taken up. Wheat-
ton's 'brigade at Caloocan drove the enemy
one and a half miles north across the river.
Hall , on extreme right , encountered consid
erable force and routed It. Fighting heavy
near Calo 'can. Movement continues In
morning. Our casualties about ICO twenty-
five killed. Enemy lest in killed alone 200.
"OTIS. "
WASHINGTON , March 25. General Otis'
description of the battle Is contained In
the following cabltgrarn , received at the
War department this morning :
"MANILA , March 25. Adjutant General.
Washington : McArthur , wi'.a two brig
ades , commenced advance on Novaliches ,
northwest oCnloocan \ , In center of the
insurgent lines nt daybreak this morning ,
advancing rapidly and successfully , suffer
ing little. From Novallchee McArthur will
swing to left and ctrlku north of I'olo ,
ing little. From Novaliches McArthur will
press forward at the proper time ; Hall's
brigade , on the old line north of Pasls , Is
demonstrating west of the pumping sta
tion. Enemy 12,000 htrong on the lines. 1
am endeavoring to take fraction In re
verse , OTIS. "
The following belated dUpatch reached
the War department this morning :
"MANILA , Mardi 21. Adjutant Gen
eral , Washington : City quiet ; business
j.Togr'essIng ; no indications of excitement ,
fighting far beyond city limits ; firing can
not be heard ; old battle lines surrounding
city maintained and city cannot bo safely
uncovered , OTIS. "
H was stated at the War department that
the expression of General Otlu , "Am en
deavoring to take fraction in reverse , "
means that , whllo ostensibly making a feint
nt the front , ho Intends to swing to the
rear and attack the enemy on the le'ft. The
dispatches of General Otis are forwarded
to President McKlnley an soon as received
nt the War department.
In computing the time nt Manila when
the fighting began It Is said that ttio battle
has-been - in progress more than twenty-
four hour * . War department officials do
not attempt to conceal their belief that
the fighting has been very severe and that
the American losses are no doubt quite
heavy.
Tlip Other OilN llrnril From.
LOS ANGELES , March 25. The following
, cablegrams Bent today from Manila by
i Brigadier General H. G. Otis to the Lei
! Angeles Times touching upon today's en
gagement , are self-expluimtory :
"MANILA , March 25. 0:05 : n. m. To the
Times , Los Angeles : My brigade haa
pierced tlio onomy'a country after a brilliant
advancement and severe engagement. The
rebels were Kteadlly pressed back nil along
th lino. The battle is still In progrcsu.
Four brigades are engaged. The enemy Is
vainly attempting to make a stand at
Tallglian river , 4,000 strong. OTIS ,
"Brigadier General. "
"MANILA. March 25. 10:20 : a. m. To the
Times , Lee Angeles , Cal. : Crossed tbo
Rubicon. OTIS. "
REBEL FORCES ARE IN A TRAP
Ion of ( he Operiitloiin of
( he Troop * In DIP lny'n
A roil ml .Maiillu.
WASHINGTON , March 25. Major .Simp
son , chief of the Bureau of Military In
formation , was here during the day taking
fragmentary information of the moveinenti
of battalions and brigades and so assembling
them as to glvo on tlio military map a com
plete picture of today's theater of opera
tions. As explained , tbo field of today's ac
tion Is as follows :
Back of Manila , at a distance of about
seven miles from the water front , sweeps a
great semi-circle of American troops. This
are Is about twenty mil en long and em
braces about 1.000 men. It is cut midway
l > y the Paslg river , which forms a natural
military division. To the eoulh the arc li
under the command of Major General Law-