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LOOKS EASY ON PAPER
of What England Will Do in Oasa
of Wat In South Africa ,
NO FORMAL DECLARATION IS NEEDED
Ju t Marok In and Take Pojmslon of
the Oonntry ,
SOME OBSTINATE DUTCHMEN IN THE WAY
Eitimatei Differ as to the Number of Their
Fighting Forces.
DEPENDS LARGELY UPON THEIR ALLIES
Dlfllcultr Experienced In KlmlliiK a
Snttnlilc 8ncce iioror J'nniice-
fotc an AmbnHHfiilor to
\Vaihlncton.
( Copyright , 1S99 , by Associated Press. )
LONDON , Sept. 16. Speculation icgard-
Ini ; the events that would Immediately pro-
oedo and follow hostilities with the Trans
vaal continue to occupy public attention.
It appears 'that no declaration of war Is nec
essary. The process , according to good au
thority , would be e. proclamation by the
British high commissioner. Sir Alfred
Mllner , stating that the convention of Lon
don Is annulloJ and that Queen Victoria has
resumed the government of the country
fe'nown as the South African republic. The
, general commanding the British expedition
ary forces vwuld then bo Instructed to oc
cupy the Transvaal and hold It until a new
government la established. When the coun
try is paclflotl a commission , doubtless rep-
r s ntlns all classes of the luhabltauts of the
Transvonl , would bo appointed to draft anew
now constitution.
T * t all thin IB easier eeid than done Is
ffino palpable , even to the mcst enthu-
% ; a tlo EmgHohmen. Estimates of the
strength of the Boeie widely diverge. John
Morley referred to them as able to put an
nrmy of EO.OOO men In the- field , while the
war officials seem to think that 25,000 is all
they oould jjiudtor. As a matter of fact , their
strength ntlrclv depends upon the assist
ance they received from the Orang6 Free
State and the siativca , which is Impossible
to gauge. The present atuosphere of war
baa enormously stimulated army recruiting.
Crowds of young men surround the offices
nnd dally larg batches take the queen's
shilling.
In Belgium the Dreyfus excitement has
resulted In the Issuing of pictorial post
carda bearing portraits of the prominent
flgurea in the Ilenncs drama and oven re
productions of the handwriting of Dreyfus
and E&tcrhazy.
Queen In tlic Church FlRlit.
The queen has been dragged into the
church fight. She Is quoted as saying to a
> _ clergyman , regarding the archbishop's de-
* clalon : "Surely If Incenso'ls Illegal now It
> tnUst have Ijecn sc-.flfty years ago. Why did
fipy not discover It'sooner ? " This enuncia
tion by the head of the church delights the
ritualists.
Commenting upon the difficulty experi
ence In finding a. successor as ambassador
to Washington to Lord Pauncofote , a weekly
paper cays that Is moro \than \ likely that Sir
Thomas Henry Sanderson , K. C. G. , perma
nent under secretary of state for foreign
affairs since 1884 , will receive the appoint
ment to Washington as a reward for his
Jong service in the permanent under secre
taryship.
T. F. Harvey of Chicago , who made a fortune -
tune recently In the chewing gum combina
tion , has been staying In Ireland , where
ho was born. A section of the Irish party
haa offered him ono of their sure
eeftta at the next election. Mr. Harvey will
not mak Ojdcclston until he returns from
his forthcoming visit to America. Ho has
boon on Intimate terms with the leaders
of the various sections while in Ireland and
eald to a representative of the Associated
/Press : "I believe the prospects are good
for a reunion of all the elements and once
moro presenting a practically solid Irish
front against English conservatism. "
Mr. William O'Brlon'a newspaper , the
Irish People , made Its first appearance In
Dublin Oils week. The self-described organ
of reunited Ireland maintains that all the
Irish fornea must be recast and re-created to
insure success.
Referring to a Halifax dispatch regarding
the strengthening of the Esquimau garrl-
eon , the Glebe says it is gratifying that
Esquimau is beginning to receive appre
ciation as a strategical position , which It
entitles "ono of these Imperial coigns of
vantage which have suffered from sympa
thetic neglect. "
The p ' * r says that a couple of years ago
a British engineer officer was sent to Esqul-
| * malt to Investigate the place , and adding
that It was evident ho saw the futility of
strengthening the fortifications unless
manned by thoroughly efficient troops. "Tho
Canadian mllltla , " says the Globe , "Is as
useful as such a force IB for local purposes ,
but only unless they receive nufficlent trainIng -
Ing In gunnery should they be trusted
with the custody of such a valuable strate
gical position. "
AVar CorrPNiiondenta Start.
Correspondenta of leading London papers
Mart for South Africa today. Including
Mcisre. Melton Pryor , Stevens and other
: wol | known newspaper men. General Sir
George Stewart White , V. C. , former quar
termaster general , whoso appointment to
the Natal command was gazetted last night ,
olio sails today with his staff.
At the Manchester peace meeting last
night Right Hon. Henry Courtney , liberal ,
formerly deputy speaker of the House of
Commons , read a letter from Herbert Spen
cer protesting agalnet the Idea that the na
tional honor would bo enhanced by attacking
a weak nation , lamenting that age and Ill-
health prevent htm from aiding the peace
movement , declaring it Is undeniable that
the Jameson raid 'was nn attempt to usurp
the Transvaal and asserting that what tbo
Outlanders bullets failed to do then they
now hope to do by vote.
Continuing , the letter read : "It is ead
to see our government backed by those
whose avowed policy Is expansion , which
less politely expressed , means aggression ,
* nd for which there Is a still less polite
word which Is readily guessed , "
While many individual decisions to boy
cott the- Paris exhibition continue to be
announced there Is no sign of any official
action upon tbo part of any country. As
tbo Spectator forcibly eays : "The trading
clatsea Implore the governments to with
draw from the exhibition , which Is Impossi
ble , became It Implies Interference in the
Internal affairs of an Independent state and
they also threaten to withdraw their own
exhibits , which Is futile , as tholr competit
ors -will Immediately accept the vacant
places. "
M. Mellne , the former premier , continues
his agitation for the convocation of the
French Chambers , He has not yet obtained
euluolout adhealcna to effect his object , but
the support obtained seems to point him
out as likely to head the next government ,
( The treason trial now proceeding la Servia ,
In "which nearly thirty members of the rad
ical party are accused of conspiring to aa-
slst Knozovlch to kill Former King Milan ,
Is disclosing n terrible picture of govern
mental corruption. No tenable evidence has
yet boon given against the radicals and evi
dently the- trial Is ft mere pretext to de
stroy the radical party by Imprisoning Its
chiefs. There is no doubt that but for the
Interference of Austria and Russia several
of them would have been executed.
TRADE IN WOMAN'S ' VIRTUE
airln Supplied by Unprincipled Mer-
clinutn for WnltrenncM In. Iler-
Ilu Hcntiiurnntfi.
BERLIN , Sept. 16. ( New York World
Cabregram Special Telegram. ) The In
crease In the number of Berlin restaurants
employing waitresses has ocasloned a rtso
of the extensive business which has as Its
object the supply of these white slaves.
That thrao girls are practically slaves is
beyond doubt. The merchants engaged In
the trods are mostly Jena from Poland and
Siberia. They are well acquainted with the
eastern provinces of the Gorman empire.
They are continually traveling there among
the. villages and smaller towns on the look
out for suitable merchandise. The Rlrls
must bo young , fairly good looking , healthy
and with attractive figures. The merchant ,
as noon as he hears of such a girl , puts
himself Into communication with her and
by extravagant promises regarding her fu
ture In Berlin persuades the girl , and espe
cially If she feels the pinch of poverty , to
travel to Berlin , where she Is met by the
merchant' : * partner for being put In a way
of earning a livelihood , ttio girl signing a
paper pledging herself to pay a considerable
sum to the merchant 03 her fee. The kindhearted -
hearted merchant Is quite willing to Watt
for pay until the girl begins service as a
waitress. The partner In Berlin takes the
girl around to the restaurants. If she is
a pretty girl she speedily gets employment
In a restaurant frequented by young fcN
fows. Her fall Is only a matter of time.
But the partner la bleeding for her all the
while. He Is supplying her with flno
clothes , with nice room , etc. , and notwith
standing the kindness of guests and liberal
tips , she Is gradually robbed of every penny
she possesses until she finds refuge from
her persecutors on the streets.
The merchants usually have a large num
ber of girls on their hands. They are known
In the trade aa "Boxes. " The partner In
Berlin will , for Instance , telegraph to his
agent In the provinces : "Send mo four
cnses not too large or thick , with nlco rep
ing. " Ho means , "Send me four girls , me
dium height or flgure , and -well dressed. "
Or ho will telegraph for two white boxes
and one brown , meaning two blonde girls
and one brunette. A double-box is a girl
speaking two languages.
There are now over 1,100 girls employed In
this way In Berlin. Although the vast ma
jority of these are poor country girls , It Is
curious to note that many of them are from
the better circles of society. Two of them
are wives of officers , five are officer's daugh
ters , fifteen used to be school teachers ,
eight were actresses , one of them a pastor's
daughter , and , lastly , one of them Is a
Polish countess. Th epolloo have their eye
on the merchants , and unless they mend
their ways there Is a hot time in store for
them.
PUTTING AN END TO TROUBLES
Wow Governor nt Illncllelda Expecta
to RcHtore Order nt
that Point.
BLUEFIELDS , Nicaragua , Sept. 10 , via
Now Orleans , Sopt. 16. Dr. F. G. Bonllla ,
the now government Intendento , has arrived
from Groytown to replace the present In
cumbent , General Antonio Estrada. The
formal transfer of office has not yet taken
place.
The now iutendento has been president
of the supreme court of the nation and left
that high position to assist President
Zolaya In carrying out his reform measures.
The present policy of the government is
announced as guaranteeing protection to
everybody In the coast department and en
couragement Is promised to shippers and
merchants. President Zelaya has deter
mined to put an end to the potty difficul
ties that have caused so much bad feelIng -
Ing among the foreign colony and the gov
ernment official's In the past , and desires
to give the coast a modern and progressive
administration. To that end Dr. Bonllla
was selected as governor and It is under
stood that ho has Instructions to spare
nothing to promote friendlier relations In
the future.
SAVANTS SHOW NO FEELING
Ilrltlnh mul French SclciitlfttH Do Not
Let the DrcyfuH Verdict llrlne
u Coldiiena.
DOVER , England , Sept. 16. The president
and about 300 members of the French Asso
ciation for the Advancement of Science ar
rived hero today from Boulogno-Sur-Mer on
a visit to the British association.
Much has recently been published urging
the British association to glvo the French
association the cold shoulder on account of
the Dreyfus verdict , but their reception to
day showed the British association did not
sympathize with such methods. The French
president klsead President Foster heartily
nnd the mayor of Dover warmly welcomed
the mayor of Boulogne , who responded in
cordial words.
Many prominent scientists made congratu
latory epcecbes. The Frenchmen were en
tertained at luncheon and attended the meetIng -
Ing of the British association.
SPECULATORS IN DIFFICULTY
UnulUh Flrnm nenllnir In Went Aim-
trullnu HeuiirltleH Likely to
Go to the Wall.
LONDON , Sept. 10. No failures have yet
boon announced on the stock exchange , but
various firms dealing In Western Australia
securities are reported to be In difficulties.
The checks of eight or nine members of
the clearing house were returned lost evenIng -
Ing by the banks at tbo close of yesterday's
liquidation. In some cases they have been
helped over , but several failures are pre
dicted. Among them , according to the
Qvenlng News , ds a "member who , having ,
as he thought , put his house in order , went
to America to BCO the yacht raco. "
Feared at Kaliaonth.
LONDON , Sept. 16. It was reported
from Falmouth today that four deaths
have occurred on board a Norwegian ves
sel at that port. Fears were- entertained
that they were cases of plague- and the ves-
eel boa been quarantined.
German 8Un > nt ICInn-Cuon.
BERLIN , Sept. 16. A dispatch from
Klau-Chou announces the arrival there
yesterday of Prince Henry of Prussia and
the German squadron In Chinese waters.
Nil liivimloii of 1'erii ,
LIMA , Peru , Sept 16. The government
declares there Is no truth in the report
that a revolutionary invasion of the louth
occurred last night.
TRANSVAAL'S ' REPLY
Placed in the Hands of the British Agent at
Pretoria.
IMMEDIATELY WIRED TO CHAMBERLAIN
Cabinet Will Probably Most Monday and
Fonnnlate an Ultimatum.
YOUNG BOERS HAVE ON THEIR WAR PAINT
Ask to Be Led Into the Field for Immediate -
mediate Action.
CAPETOWN EXPECTS WAR TO FOLLOW
Fccllnir that EnRlnnd Cnnnot Trlth
Continue the Ne o-
Untioim with the
Trannvnnl.
( Copyright , IS99 , by Associated Press. )
LONDON , Sept. 16. Sunday will bo an
anxious day for Great Britain. The reply
of the Transvaal government , It Is known
tonight , has been formulated and Is in the
hands of the British agent at Pretoria.
The wires at the foreign office are busy
with a long dispatch from the British high
commissioner in South Africa , Sir Alfred
Mllnor , to the secretary of state for the
colonies , Joseph Chamberlain , which Is be
ing rapidly repeated to the latter's Bir
mingham home so the contents of the Boer
reply \ > 111 probably r < > st tonight with Great
Brltaln'o colonial secretary.
Unless South Africa is peopled with false
prophets the Boera have cither evaded or
dolled what practically amounted to an ul
timatum from the British cabinet. From
the tenor of their recent communications to
Chamberlain It is hardly expected to do
otherwise. As frequently pointed out in
these- dispatches , It Is presumed action on
the part of the Boers does not make war
a certainty , though It does place the Brit
ish cabinet In a position where It must take
steps so aggressive that war or utter Ig
nominious submission will be the only al
ternatives remaining to the Transvaal.
This new serious phase of the crisis also
gravely Increases the probability that the
Boers will take time and diplomacy by the
forelock and raid Natal , confiscating the
mines , arrest the outlanders for high trea
son and otherwise resent , while the British
troops are In mldocean , what they believe
Is an effort to rob them of their Independ
ence.
Cabinet Will Meet Monday.
If the course of diplomacy is not fore-
smorteued the British cabinet will moot
again and formulate demands far moro far-
reaching than the fast ones. These will
bo transmitted to President Kruger In the
sliapo of an ultimatum. As the members
of the cabinet are scattered throughout the
country , It is improbable a council could be
gathered till Monday night at the earliest
and there Is every reason to 'belloyoVtho
British government will exhibit -no-ninduo
hasta in forcing President Kruger's -hand ,
for it IB palpably more Important to have
1C,000 reinforcements on the scene of action
than to gain the gratitude of the impor
tunate outlanders , who have been for weeks
crying for Immediate aggressive action. The
logic of such a policy must be equally patent
to President Kruger. It is hardly conceiv
able that he win await the arrival of the
British reinforcccnentfa before taking the
initiative. If ho displays such hesitation ho
will strengthen the belief at the very last
moment 'that ho intends to back down , an
impression which has many supporters
among the ultra conservatively Inclined.
President Kruger's rumored refusal of the
latest franchise demands has lost him many
friends in England , and the pro-Boer party
has shrunk to small dimensions. The re
ported formal alliance between the Trans
vaal and the Orange Frea State has done
much to alienate the fooling of these Eng
lishmen inclined to sympathize with 'the '
Transvaal , though it IB scarcely believed
the Orange Free State will take an actlvo
part , moro likely confining Itself to passive ,
unrecognized , assistance , as In the war of
1S80.
1S80.Tho
The selection of General Sir George
Stewart White to command the troops in
Natal meets with universal approval , as
also does the announcement that in the
event of war General Sir Iledvers Buller
wlN take supreme command in South Africa.
Both are men of great experience , bravery
nnd forcefulness.
"FlKhttns Fifth" Sail * .
The departure of the troops from South
ampton for Natal today was marked by such
scenes as have not occurred in England for
many years. Wives , daughters , sweethearts
and friends crowded around the Northum
berland Fuslleera , or as they are better
known , "Tho Fighting Fifth , " on the sta
tions and at the docks , crying , waving bats
and handkerchiefs and cheering , mixing
grlof and patriotism , as men and women do
only when thoee dear to them go to war.
Most of the special service officers wore
civilian clothes , but as many of them were
well known they were quickly recogn'/ed
nnd received ovations. The "Fighting Fifth"
nearly all were the Khartoum medal.
The long-winded negotiations with the
Boers have apparently not Inllamed tbo
British populace. Among the ordinary
classes the excitement Deems less acute than
some -weeks ago. A significant Instance of
this was seen at the Palace Music ball ,
which is packed nightly with all sorts and
conditions from the highest to the lowest.
Topical songs dealing with the probable con
fusion of President Kruger unit the wiping
out of the Majuba Hill defeat were received
with faint applause , not approaching to
patriotic enthusiasm , but pictures of the
Dreyfus case brought the audience to Its
feet , yelling and waving hats and handker
chiefs , and women crying. Curiously II.
Labor ! received the lion's share of the ap-
plauflo , while Mercior and Jouutist were
hlesod , as Emperor William of Germany waa
hissed over the Jameson raid Incident.
You ii K Iloeri Are Warlike.
PRETORIA , Sept. 10. The reply of the
Transvaal government was banded to the
British agent here , Mr. Conyngham Greene ,
at 11 o'clock this morning. It will be offi
cially published hero Monday at 9 a. in.
There are no further developments In the
situation.
CAPETOWN , Sopt. 16. Further telegrams
from Pretoria today confirm the forecast of
the reply of the Transvaal to Great Britain ,
which does not accept the demands of the
British government as a whole , Great ex
citement prevails at Pretoria over the con-
eequeitces which may ensue. The young
Boera are asking to be led into the field
immediately. It is impossible to predict
what will be- the situation after the delivery
of thn reply in London. The feeling here la
that it will bo impossible for the Imperial
government , and undignified upon lie part.
to again enter upon an interchange of argu
ments.
Th Koyal Munotcr regiment has arrived
hero.
hero.LONDON
LONDON , Sept. 16. Indications from all
sources point to the extreme gravity of the
Transvaal situation ,
Pretoria advices , emanating from a Boer
source , say the Transvaal's reply Is uncompromising -
promising and that preparation for a staunch
resistance Is proceeding continuously.
Another Pretoria special , dated Septem
ber 15 , says the situation Is now regarded as
nil but hopelres unless Great Britain re
treats from its position. The dispatch
adds : "Tho governments of the two repub
lics oonsldri5jtiu ! Transvaal should refuse to
concede ngslBEg further nnd It Is believed
the Boers IgV have the support of all the
Afrlkandrf-wiroughout South Africa. "
It Is ncfrjH'finltcly ' stated that the Orange
Free StnBBhm agreed to unite with the
Transvnlj l resisting the British claims.
Of nlfCrMiicrotiB channels through which
South AH n news roaches London not one
gives J Ktlntest hope that the Boer reply
will t Hrorable , the majority taking the
viewB / war Is extremely'probable ,
Thj Bpr representatives hero and on the
contflHc reiterate that tbo British govcrn-
mentTa nllowlng Itself to bo Influenced by
these wanting British dominion over the
whole of South Africa and that conviction
of the truth of this Is so firmly rooted In
tbo minds of the burghers that It Is Impos
sible to Ijopo that they will accept the con
stantly proffered friendly advice regarding
Bottling the matter on Great Britain's pres
ent terms.
Troops Snll for Africa.
The First battalion of the Northumber
land Fustlecrs , 900 strong , and detachments
of the army service corps nnd ordnance
corps sailed on the steamer Gaul at 2 p. m.
today from Southampton cnrouto to Natal
amid great enthusiasm. The men appeared
to bo In splendid condition and openly anx
ious for fighting. The Fuslleera went di
rect from Aldorshot , but many of the officers
of that regiment and numbers of special
service ofilcors started from London , receiv
ing at Waterloo station an enthusiastic sendoff -
off from the largo crowd present. The porters
ters cried : "All aboard for Pretoria , " which
was taken up by the crowd uproariously.
General Sir George Stewart White , V. C. ,
former quartermaster general , who Is going
to command the troops In Natal , sails with
his staff on the Tnntalon Castle from Ply
mouth. Ho left London subsequent to the
main body of the officers.
Though General Whlto tried to keep
private the hour of his departure from. Lon
don a largo crowd was present and gave
him an ovation.
Imiuortalltc'n Captain Corn.
Captain Sir Edward Chlchester , who com
manded the British cruiser Immortallto at
Manila , Is among the officers' accompanying
General White. . He Is going to Capetown
to command the second-class cruiser Doris ,
the flagship of Admiral Harris.
Captain Chlchester said to a reporter of
the Associated Press :
"This is my first march. It Is difficult to
say which way events will turn. My work
is among the hewens of wood and drawers
of water. I am 'to ' hustle between Cape
town and Dclagoa bay , the prospective seat
of war , In the Doris , with provisions and
equipment for the men.
"I look back -with vast pleasure at my
old American comrades , but anojnow. off to
E. different scene of action. ; 1 .am eorry I
cannot see the reeoptlon to AoiniralfDewey
or Join in welcoming eueh a , typlcalvnavy-
man. Admiral DoweyJis" off to lpeacWTwhllo
,1 fear I am offlntn'tlio , thRJf fjto'ar.Tho
scenes aiaYdifianjjed. ithaiVisoftSfQgoA -
> * . ' -
byo. " " - - X-
The crowd cheered lustily as the train
pulled out and pressed around the cars In
order to got a handshake with General
Whito.
IDEAS OF JONES OF ARKANSAS
Senator Believe * In the Democratic
Party ncnfllrmlng the ChtcuKO
riatform Next Tear.
( Copyright , 1S9D , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Sept. 10. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) I Inter
viewed Senator Jones of Arkansas at the
Langham "hotel today. The senator Is vis
iting Europe for his health , which Is much
Improved. Questioned on the democratic
platform , ho said :
"The campaign Is too far off to state
positively what the- platform will bo , but
In my opinion It'should be against ImperialIsm -
Ism and In favor of a control of trusts , In
fact , In a general way a reaffirmatlon of the
Chicago platform. It would Involve bimetal
lism and would also Involve a demand for
a revision of the tariff when necessary , for
tariff revision would bo perhaps the more
emphatic by reason of the Dlngley bill be
ing now on the. statute books. I think the
democratic party Is likely to express ItselJ
positively on the questions of imperialism
and control of trusts. "
When asked : "Have you seen the strongly
expressed opinions of Admiral Dewey on
Imperialism and In 'favor of. giving au
tonomy to the Filipinos , " VJones replied
that ho had not hoard that before. "I have
not seen many newspapers lately , but am
very glad to hear It , " said ho.
Jones will spend the next ton days in
Ireland. Ho leaves Quoenstown for New
York on the 30th.
Xcvr Spectacular Drama.
( Copyright , 1809 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Sept. 10. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Cecil Ral
eigh's spectacular drama , "Hearts Ara
Trumps , " was produced tonight In Drury
Lane with extraordinary success. It cer
tainly is ono of the best plays of the kind
over seen In this theater. Violet Van Brugh
takes itho part of a society woman who Is
secretly married eighteen years before. She
undergoes great suffering to eave her
daughter from the knowledge of the sup
posed fact that her father , who Is really
dead , had committed a crime. There Is a
powerfully striking scene at the close of the
second act , representing a Royal Academy
exhibition , whore the mother , In front of a
fashionable throng , destroys the nude picture
of her daughter , obtained by subterfuge by
the scoundrelly earl of Buford , whose ad
dresses her daughter has spumed.
WESTERN RECRUITS ENROUTE
Knn n City Given the New Thirty-
Second IlcKlment Godnpred on
Itn Journey Went.
KANSAS CITY , Sept. 16 , The Thirty-
second regiment , recruited at Fort Leaven-
worth , Kan. , passed through Kansas City to
day , bound for the Philippines. The regi
ment has a strength of 1,263 enlisted men
and forty-eight officers , and Is booked to
sail from San Francisco on September 20 ,
The soldiers arrived here about noon in
five sections over the Santa Fe and disem
barked long enough to parade the principal
downtown streets , which were lined with
thousands of cheering people. At a grand
stand erected for the occasion a set of col
ors was presented to the regiment and .a
band of ninety pieces discoursed music , A
luncheon followed jjnd each soldier was given
a ribbon-tied package of tobacco and
cigars.
Sillier * Strike for Klurht Hours.
DECATUR , III. . B pt. 10. Four hundred
miners and ooal haulers employed by tha
Dccatur Coal company went on a strike to
day for an eight-hour day ,
MoriMlnem Join Striker * ,
MONTGOMERY. W. Va. . Sept. 16. Sir
hundred miners in the Kanawha field and
a similar number on Nevr river joined Uie
strikers today ,
RIVAL OF MARCONI
Sir William Pteece Condnoti Experiment ! in
Wirslew Telephony.
SOUND TRANSMITTED WITHOUT A WIRE
Ecinlti Are Successful and the Inventor Will
Experiment Furthtr.
PLAN TO RIP THE LONDON STOCK MARKC.T
Proposition to Make a Lot of Money on the
Dreyfus Verdict.
SLICK SCHEME , BUT IT FALLS THROUGH
Weekly Ittulgct of Gomlp from the
Capital UoliiRd of
the Very Swell Set
ill London.
( Copyright. 185D , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Sept. 16. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) For some
weoka past experiments of great Interest In
wireless telephony as distinguished from
Marconi's wireless telegraphy have been
carried on near Carnarvon by Sir William
Precco. Four high poles have been erected
at the couth end of Mcnal straits. On a
sandbank across Gwyrfal river , half a mile
off , four similar poles wcro erected. Half a
mlle still further Is a high polo supporting
a cell of wire , ono end being anchored In
deep water. Between these points Sir Will-
lam has succeeded without any Intermedi
ary other than ether in transmitting ths
sound of a succession of taps. These taps
were made with a view of sending messages
by the Morse code. They wcro distinctly
heard at the receiving station by placing
the newly Invented ethereal telephone to
the oar. Messages have been sent
without Interruption for several days. Fur
ther experiments are contemplated. So far
the system yields much more rapid results
thau 'Marconi's , although the sounds are
not quite distinct.
A prettily arranged plan for rigging the
London stock market In connection with the
Dreyfus verdict has come to light. Arrange
ments had been made to circulate a state
ment of the acquittal of the prisoner and
make largo sales on the resulting advance
In prices wdth a. certainty of seeing a relapse
when the truth came out. The promoters
of the scheme were sanguine of success , but
left out of consideration the delivery of the
verdict on Saturday when the stock ex
change might be closed. ThU being what
actually occurred the. whole scheme col-
lapsod.
No Tvork performed at the Worcester mu
sical festival aroused such Interest as
Horatio Parker's "Hora Novlssima , " which
was given the flrst time In England Thurs
day last. Prof. Parker conducted personally
and the oratorio was heard with pleasure , if
not enthusiasm. Much curiosity and expec
tation was kindled 'in the English musical
world by the poraotlotf br the w.ork < ol-\onf
of America's most representative musicians.
The Impression created by the score of
"Hora NovlBSima" is favorable , and a de
sire is generally expressed to hear Parker's
later work , "Legend of Saint. Christopher , "
produced in New York last year. The
soloists were Alblnl , Ada Crossley , Edward
Lloyd and Plunkett Greene. The oratorio
will bo repeated at Albert hall by the Iloyal
Choral society next spring.
Theatrical Gomilp.
Miss Clara. Butt , England's leading con
tralto , will sail for America on October 14.
Nat Goodwin and Maxlne Elliott have made
an agreement with the lessee of the Comedy
theater to appear there during the season
extending well liito next year. After a run
of "An American Citizen" Goodwin will
produce several new plays. T. Henry
French has been appointed representative
in the United States of the Drury Lane
Theater company. French will control the
American rights In all Drury Lane produc
tions. In connection with this agreement a
project Is already afoot for the transference
of Cecil Raleigh's new play , "Hearts Are
Trumps , " in Jts entirety with the original
scenery and as many of the original com
pany as can bo Induced to go to New
York immediately after its withdrawal In
December < to make room for the pantomime.
Mrs. Langtry and a well known publish
ing firm have been In communication with
reference to the suggestion that she should
write her reminiscences. At the moment
she Is engrossed in theatrical work , but eho
Is not averse to the idea of a volume of
mcauolrs.
Antor Grows lillieml.
William Waldorf Astor , who is still in
Scotland , has freshly signalized his English
citizenship by giving $500 toward the addi
tional amount required for carrying out the
design for a jubilee clock tower at Maiden
head , near Cliveden. Astor subscribed lib
erally to the festivities of the Diamond
jubilee two years ago. The committee In
charge of the clock tower scheme found
themselves In difficulty a short time ago ,
with not sufficient money to erect the tower
originally designed. Aster's gift will enable
them to proceed with the work.
Hudyurd Kipling , wife and daughter , still
remain at the Manse of Crelch , Sutherland-
shire , where ithoy recently were Joined by
Lockwood Kipling , the novelist's father.
The Duchess of Sutherland recently vial ted
Kipling , who has lately been the guest for
a short tlmo of Andrew Carnegie at Sklbo
castlo. Kipling's leisure is occupied In
fUrhlng and cycling.
A few days ago Andrew Carnegie's yacht ,
Boa Breeze , broke down off Baltimore. The
party on board Included Carnegie , Sir Henry
Fowler. M. P. , Lady Fowler , Sir Walter
Foster , M , P. and Lady Foster , Signals were
miulo < to a passing fishing boat and the
party wore taken oft the yacht , which
landed at Cromarty after three hours fightIng -
Ing against wind and ebbing tide. The
party had to stay at Cromarty for the night ,
returning to Sklbo next morning.
Lady Helen Craven has arrived at Balma-
caan to visit the Bradley-Martina next week ,
The Bradley-Martins entertained a large
party at Inverneca for a highland gather
ing ,
Alfred Rothschild baa startol a private
circus in tbo grounds of his beautiful resi
dence , Halton House , Hertfordshire. The
circus , not far from the house , IB conducted
on the lines of a real circus , the horses ,
clowns , etc. , being of the best , Tlothschlld
brings professional riders from London , and
the performances are also taken Dart ' In by
amateurs. Recently Rothschild added to
1ho attractions of Halton a private orchestra ,
which bo sometimes conducts himself.
Heber R. Bishop of Fifth avenue , N. Y. ,
IK _ now living at Hougbton Hall , Norfolk-
flhfrSTwhlch he has leased till February next
fiom Marquis Cholraondely.
Gould and the KnUer.
Mr , and Mrs. Howard Gould , who sailed on
the Niagara for New York on the 7th Inst. ,
from Southampton , had the honor of an In
terview with the German emperor at Kiel
while on a yachting cruise. Their entry Into
Kiel harbor came under the notice of the
emperor , who was much utruck with the
THE BEE BULLETIN ,
Weather Forecast for Nebraska
Fair ! Warmer ! Southerly Winds.
Temperature nt Oinnlin yeMerdnyi
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7 it. ni i. . i . . Til )
Pace ,
1 nniclnnd'n Pimm for African \V'nr.
Serious Munition In Hit * TrniiBvnnl.
Trial of Wlrelrx Telephony.
German Idea of the Dreyfus Cam- .
llniinii Sure of Ilepnlilleaii Snecenii ,
Clone of the Trnnt Conference.
3 XehrnMkn XOIVN.
State Ione * In Lincoln Fire.
I'olltlcal Convention * In MclirnnUn.
4 XCWN ( if the HxiKiNltloti ,
Fnr Itolilicr Lodged In Jail.
R DotiKlnn County KiiNlonlntn ,
Itepiilillenii Committee OrKiuilEC * . ,
( I DolttKn of Ontnlin Society.
8 Council 111 iifTn l.ooal Mutter * .
Iowa NCMVN iinil Comment.
. 0 2V < Mvn of the llallroadN.
Satnrdny'N lliine Hall tinmen ,
10 DflcKHtcn to MetlunIlM Conference.
Activity In llulldliiK Circled.
11 , Sporting Ilcvlcvr of the Week.
1U Short Storlon of the Dny.
14 In the Domain of Woman.
\iiiunenieiitft of the 1'ant Week.
III "Foilml In the Philippine * . "
17 "UrollcrlcH of DoiioKnl. "
IB Editorial mul Comment ,
in Telesmph Ihie HiilldltiK.
JIO Co in I ii ir Doom of the Home.
Suuiire Mcitl In " Capsule.
11 Condition of Oinnhn'N Trade.
Commercial and Financial New * .
3 Kchorn of the Aiitc-lloom.
Muilenl ItcvidV of the Week.
2t ISiiKlaiul Ucnlren nil Ally.
handsome proportions of the vessol. Ho sent
on board his aide-de-camp to ascertain to
whom the yacht belonged and obtain per
mission to look over the vessel. Mr. and
Mrs. Gould at once sent the necessary per
mission and their respectful compliments to
the emperor , who promptly returned to the
vessel with his aldo-do-camp and received a
hearty welcome from Mr. and Mrs. Gould.
His majesty was taken over the vessel and
shown the beautiful fittings , and went Into
ecstasies over the onyx settings which
everywhere abound. Ho visited every part
of the fillip and was full of admiration over
everything ho saw. Ho asked a number of
questions as to who was the designer of the
jacht and by whom it had been fitted up no
luxuriously. Gould replied that IMrs. Gould
bad been allowed to exercise her tnsto as to
the Internal arrangements , that she hoe
carte blanche In carrying out her fancies.
The question of cost had been altogether n
secondary consideration. Finally his majesty
asked that ho be permitted to send fats de
signer on board. The wish was readily
granted. The emperor waa very courteous
and expressed the very great pleasure his
visit had afforded him. Later on the em
peror's designer visited the yacht and the-
Impression was created that his majesty was
desirous of owning a yacht of similar design
.qrd-dimpnsjoDa ' > W j ,
Lady Curzona flrst viceregal season at
Simla was brilliantly successful. Many
people were afraid that with the rich Ameri
can vicereine and her rich American rela
tions It would cost them more or as much to
live In Simla than to como to England. But
the season , while expensive at all times at
Simla , has not been moro so than usual.
Lady Curzon Is most popular socially ana
her fortnightly dances at the viceregal lodge
are always crowded. Nevertheless she has
acquired quite a regal manner. In her dark
evening frocks and diamond tiara she looks
very like Du Maurler's pictures of the
duchess of Towers. Among other big dances
of the season were these of the Knights of
the Black Heart and the Celestials , both of
which were attended by Lady Curzon and
her two sisters , the Misses Lelter. The
Knights of the Black Heart are sundry
Bachelors and grass widowers who have
banded themselves together for tbo benefit
of Simla society. Their ambition Is to glvo
a big picnic at Annandalo every season , to
\\hloh the viceroy and the whole of Simla
are Invited , and dance at the town hall.
M'KINLEY MAY NOT GO WEST
Poiinlblllty that the 1'renldent May
Not Make Illn Intended Trip
to Chicago.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 1C. ( Special Tele
gram. ) President McKlnley may abandon
his trip to Chicago and the west after all.
He had unado all arrangements to bo pres
ent at the laying of the corner stone of the
now federal building on the Oth of Oc
tober , but the rows which "havo been brewing
ing there during the past few days , owing
to the difficulty among labor organizations ,
may lead him to reconsider his determina
tion. In fact , it was said at the White
house tonight that tbo chances are the
president will not go west at all.
The request of Major General Otis for the
assignment of Major J. N. Morrison , as
sistant judge advocate general , to a posi
tion on his staff win bring about a number
of changes In the staff at Washington.
The judge advocate general's office Is com'
posed of ono brigadier general , one colonel ,
thrco lieutenant colonels and three majors ,
and under existing conditions of volunteers
five majors of volunteers , Colonel Thomas
F. Barr , who Is the senior of the corps , and
J. W. Clouse , senior lieutenant colonel , have
already announced their candidacy for the
position which will bo made vacant by .the
transfer of Major Morrison. It Is under
stood that Lieutenant Colonel K. II. Crow-
dcr of the judge advocate genoraf's depart
ment , now In the Philippines , Is anxious
to como homo , and It Is rumored that ho Is
almost physically Incapacitated to perform
the duties of bis office an the utaft of Major
General Otis , There Is reason to believe-
that ho may bo assigned to the position now
occupied by Major Morrison , It Is the most
reliable position in the department , aa the
assistant judge advocate general In the main
has all opinions and decisions to prepare ,
while the judge advocate general assumes
the responsibility for their utterance. Major
Morrison expects to leave not later than
tbo 25th of this month.
Private ! ) J , S , Wells , George T. HIgglns
and WllNam 8. Osborn of the hospital corps ,
now at Fort Crook , have been transferred
to Angel Island , Cal.
Private Matthias Haasls , Troop K , First
United States cavalry , now at Fort Nlo-
brara , Is transferred to Troop II , First United
States cavalry. He will bo sent to tbo Bta-
tlcn of that troop at Fort Mcade , S. D.
Charles A. Lee was today appointed post
master nt Potter , Tama county , Iowa , and
Cary Humphrey at Illyrla , Fayctte county ,
Iowa.
Ilerllii Treaty May Stand ,
WASHINGTON , Sept. 16. Bartlett Trlpp ,
the 'American representative of the Samoan
commission , had another conference with
the president today on the confidential fea
tures of the work of the commissioners at
Apia. There Is a suggestion that the main
features of the government recommended
by the commission may bo put Into effect
without modification of the Berlin , treaty.
NOVEL TEUTON IDEA
Dreyfni Not Convicted for Spying for Ger
many , but for Eusiia.
STORY IS GIVEN CREDENCE AT BERLIN
M , Delcawe's Hurried Visit to St. Potaro-
burf ; Oiled to Support Theory.
EVIDENCE GIVEN AT SECRET SESSION
Verdict Severely Condemned by German
People of All Oreedi.
TALK OF BOYCOTT ON PARIS EXPOSITION
Ilnlk of the People Airnlt the Action
of Cirfiu llrltiilii nnd the United
StatCH mill Will lie Guided
Thereby.
( Copyright , ISO ) , by Associated Pr a . )
BERLIN , Sept. 16. Though the govern
ment has taken pains to preserve Us equi
librium , the result of the Dreyfus trial hns
tremendously shocked the German people ,
irrespective of creed and politics. The bitter -
tor liisult Implied by the total disregard upon
the part of the Rcnncs court of the official
Rulchsanzaigor's declaration of Dreyfus' Innocence -
nocenco Is deeply felt here. Owing to the
peculiar relations with Franco these ncntU
mouts liavo not found full vent In the press
nnd the government organs have even done
'their best to smother them. But In conver
sation the real feelings of the people , In
dignation and almost contempt , nro univer
sally nnd freely expressed. A amoll major
ity , composed of nntl-somltes and some
agrarians nnd conservatives , more or lees
approved the sentence.
The Hamburger Nachrichten , formerly the
late Prince Bismarck's organ , made Ituelf
their mouthpiece , asserting repeatedly that
the evidence against Dreyfus this tlmo was
no moro than had previously been made pub
lic and that Dreyfus had been convicted not
for spying for Germany , but for Uurala , clt-
ing a mass of alleged evidence in support
of this assertion.
When these were disputed and rldlaulcd
by the bulk of the press the paper said it
was derived from a source excluding all
doubt of Its authenticity and correctness and
was corroborated by several competent per
sons. This view was shared by a number
of prominent papers , Including the Deutsche
Tages Zeltung , the Staatsburgcjr Zoltung and
others.
Not Snrnrlned at Conviction.
The co-respondent hero of the Associated
Press has Interviewed a prominent foreign
official , who said :
"The government was not surprised at the
conviction of Drnyfua. The Rclchsanzelger's
publication was largely for the purpose of
depriving the world of the charico of saying
Dreyfus had tngain boon sentenced because ,
GtrmanjHftptjHlene Yo postponed.tho' - '
llcatlon iMil'Tho lant moment as wo' sup
posed it would rather hurt than benefit the
accused. Regarding the publication of the
Nachrichten wo think It likely .the . paper is
making the publications on seed authority.
"Concerning the talk of boycotting the
Parla exposition , it Is not Germany's part
to put herself In the foreground in such a
movement. The official relations of France
and Germany have not suffered in the least
through the sentence. There Is no Intention
on the part of the government to Join In
any directly unfriendly stops against Franco.
The best proof that wo do not mean to sus
pend preparations for the exposition la that
the chief commissioner , Herr Rlchter , ( has
Just started for Paris. "
This reported connection of Dreyfus with
Russia Is also common talk In diplomatic
circles hero , where It finds credence. It is
also elated that evidence of this was pro
duced at the secret session at Ronncs , and M.
Dclcasso'e hurried visit to St. Petersburg ,
just before the court-martial rendered its
verdict , Is cited In support of this theory.
On the question of joining in a boycott ,
public opinion is divided. The big majority
favor actlvo participation In the exposition ,
whllo a number of lending and .Influential
papers , llko the Vosslscho Zeltung , Frank
furter Zeltung and ToggeblaU advocate ab
stention. It Is said a few Important and
several commercial associations have de
clared their Intention to abstain , but these
so far are the exception and not the rule.
The bulk of the people seem to await the
action of Great Britain and the United
States , and will bo guided thereby.
GOTHAM'S LOW BANK SURPLUS
Now Within n Quarter Million of the
Minimum I/liiilt of Iiccal
IlciiiilrciMCiitu.
NEW YORK , Sept , 10. The statement of
the clearing house banks issued today
shows a practical exhaustion of the surplus
reserves , which stand at $275,450 over legal
requlremonta. This circumstance is gen
erally attributed to excess payments into
the United States subtreasury during the
last two months of about $18,000,000.
A comparison -with 1893 when the Baring
panic occurred shows that the banks re
ported on July 1 a deficit of 11,251,000. This
waa increased to $16,000,000 by August 12
and < the associated bonks Issued clearing
houEo certificates for about $80,000,000 to
Udo over the crisis. During this tlmo for
eovoral weeks there was no statement Issued
indicating the Individual standing of the
banks. On September 28 a surplus over legal
requirements existed of $23,600,000. The rec
ord for excess reserves was reached on Feb
ruary 3 , 1894 , when $111,600,000 was re
ported. The highest this year was $41,000-
000 on May 27.
COAL OPERATORS INDICTED
Grand Jury nt I'ana , 111 , , Hold Opera
tor * for Inciting Hint During
Miner * ' Htrlku In April.
SPRINGFIELD , III. , Sept. 16.-A Pana
bpeclal to the State Reglwter says : Tbo
September grand Jury , now In ecsslon , have
Indicted the following coal operators for In
citing riot In this city the 10th of April lost :
C. T. Penwelt , Wnrren Pcnwoll , Q , V.
Penwoll and Louis Schlerbach or the Pen-
well Coal company ; Louis Ovcrlioltz , D , J ,
Overholtz and J , W. Kell of the Springfield
Coal company ; Walter Pultcrbaugb and
Julius Broehl of the Pana Coal company ,
also Captain D , II , Hart and wife , and Mr.
Frorer of Lincoln , 111. , of the Pana Coal
company ,
Considerable evidence has been secured
against the operators and tbo indictments
have created a great deal of excitement In
this city.
„ Uentroyn a Town ,
KINGSTON , Jamuica , Sept. 10. Since the
i.uwagi ! of llu ; ret tin cyclone a continuous
BerliM ) of thunder utorms have been re
ported from the inountalnouH districts
Newa of the latest casualty In from Llttlo
1/onJon , In Mum-heater , which rciioi'ta its
complete destruction by llt'litnlnff , but with
no fatalltlta.