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TWENTY-FIRST TEAK. OMAHA. SUNDAY MOKNING , NOVEMBER 1 , 1801-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBER I3i. (
ANOTHER ROYAL ROUE
Young Prince of Orleans Sacrifices Honor
I for a Debauchee's Pleasures.
HONORABLE MARRIAGES ARE IGNORED ,
Opportunities to Attach Hiimolf to Influen
tial Families Allowed to Pats.
HOW HE REQUITED HIS COUSIN'S ' LOVE.
Accepted Her Devotion in Prison Only to
Neglect Her at Liberty.
NOW MIXED UP IN A DIVORCE SCANDAL.
llcfliilt of a Yomifr Man' * Infamy
livery Cluincc for Power
In Franco is Dl8-
Hijmtcd.
IBSt li\i \ Jamti ( Inrdnn { tcnii'tt.\ \
PAHI ? , Oct. 31. [ Now York Herald Coble
Special to Tin : Bnu.1 Princely scandals do
not seem to rno to cease. Each season ap
pears to have Its own. There will soon be no
royal family which has not had one of Its
members mixed in some notorious affair. By
consent until now it Is the English family
which takes the lead , but there are others
who are on the way to pick It up , and the
young duke of Orleans has an apparent wish
to follow the stops of the prince of Wales.
For here ho Is mixed up in the divorce suit
which Armstrong is bringing ngainst his
wife Mine. Molba. Only , to bo a great de
bauchee , one must have certain faults
which are not those. He would
bo holr to the French crown If France
had king. Ho Is u big fellow , fair , plump ,
with u face reddish and low , resembling at
the same tlmo his grandfather Louis Phll-
Jlppo , and his father , comto do Paris ho of
xvhoin Thlors said : "In the distance ho
looks Hko a German and near like a fool. "
The duke of Orleans may possibly have all
the qualities of a good sub-lloutcnaut on con
dition that ho should stay in n small town
where It would not bo possible for him to in
cur debts , but he has nothing of the prince
about him.
Led n Very Free Life.
During the last London season the prince ,
who lived like n Frenchman , fenced every
morning with the baritone Lasalio , whom
Americans' will soon hear , and after
wards breakfasted with the artists
two Kcsko brothers , living with him upon nn
equal footing , which denoted in the young
prince too little pride and too much freedom.
t see him yet , entering there ouo morning in
a gray coat , gray bat. n shirr with pink
stripes , pink cravat , and n gieantiu pink in
his buttonhole , very noisy , laughing loud ,
nnd drinking n glass of wlno which , was
otlored him.
I watched him with curiosity , seeking
whether in this individual one could llnd
traces of race-proof of great origin , and saw
nothing. Whilst looking I remarked that
the prince were a bracelet on his wrist of
leather , with a watch in it , like a woman ,
Ho was then judged : "Ho may do wbut ho
will , ho will never do anything serious.
When ono is descended from the king of
Franco , ono nets and dresses otherwise If
ono desires to play a political rolo. "
It Is long slnco the beginning of the ro-
tnanco which exists bot.ween the prince nnd
the singer. The comto do Paris nt ono tlmo
wished his son to marry his cousin , the
daughter of the due do Chartros. The on-
gngotncnt was oven officially announced.
iDurlng the imprisonment of Orleans at
Clalrvaux forlhaving entered Franco not
withstanding the laws of exile , the young
prlucoss went to see him in his cell which
was a drawing room. There are oven pho
tos of the engaged couple. Butoncooutof
prison the prince bo aiv to amuse himself.
His parents always besought him to marry.
Ho always found a now protoxtto put off the
wedding. There were these about his
father political men who encouraged
li ! in to put it off , in hopes to
make the due do Orleans engage In a political
marriage with tha daughter of the czar. But
they counted without the youth. Due do
Orleans mot Mine. Melba ono day. Bethought
no moro of marrying the Russian grand
duchess than ho did of ttio princess.
All the World.
ThQ romance commenced In London , but
was followed all around Europe , wherever
an encagemonts called Molba. Orleans fol
lowed horavery where , oven to Purls , whore
lie accompanied her disguised n a servant.
The French police got wind of ttio affair ,
nnd the following day , instead of arresting
the duke , Constans had the news published
In his papers. The duke ( led covered with
ridicule. Then the couple was seen in St.
Petersburg , where the czar refused torecelvo
the son of the comto do Paris. At
Vienna thoj met another misfortune.
The dime went up into an open box In the
first rank with Melba , which Is contrary to
nil Vienna habits. The next day the emperor
requested him to leave Vienna. Then they
were soon in the Caucussus , going from town
to town spending much money coming
whoneo ono know not , everywhere exciting
curiosity and criticism ,
They said during these last days that the
romance was drawing to an end , that Melbn
had had enough of the petit duke who loved
lior still. And the end of the history is a
demand lor divorce instituted by Armstrong.
Out of the Itnco.
If the duo do Orleans ever had the least
chance ot reaching power , what has happened
\vould talio It away. In Franco ono does
not want those who nsplro to supreme digni
ties to bo open to criticism. Wo have soon
Orovy disappear boeav.se his soii-tn-law was
jnlxodupin a Inwsu't. The Orleans family
entirely , except tha duo d'Aumalo , whom
everybody reveres , w-U suffer from tna fall
of the duo do Orleans , nnd when ono thinks
tUttl during this tlmo the ether pretender
I'-lnco Victor Bonaparte Is at Brussels con
cerned in an antuagous romance one may say
to ono's self that the republic has all tbo
brick , and that it Is uot the efforts of a family
Who have roii'iicd ever Franco who ever will
bo able to change the form of government.
-r JACQCKS ST. U 1:111 : : .
J3.VOWS/I I'KHSIUX OF TUB
Moro DutiillH FnrnlHhed From thu
London Knd of tlm AlV.ilr.
ICcri/HcM tSUt bu JIIIHM ( 'onion fleiitt'tt.1
LON'DOX , Oct. ill. fNew York Herald
Cable Special to Tun BEE.J The llrst step
in an action ' ° 1' divorce was taken today by
Captain Charles Armstrong , late of her
inajut t.v's uorvlco , tbo youngest son of Sir
AnJrow Armstrong of a peed old Scotch
family , against his wlfo , the celebrated os-
kuowa on the stage as Madaiao
Mclba. A solicitor's clerk loft London today
to serve the necessary papers on the duke of
Orleans , wh'o Is in Vienna. It has boon
known for a good while In the Inner circles
of the relationship existing between the
duke of Orleans and Madame Mclba. The
duke has boon packed off moro than once by
the comto do Paris in order to euro him of
his passion for Madame Melba , but wherever
the singer went there Orleans was to bo
found. His Infatuation caused n scandal In
court and society circles nt Vienna
last winter , when bo nnd Melba op-
poarod in a box at the opora. The best people
of Vienna loft the houso. The duke was
ordered to leave Uussla by the czar for ap
pearing In public with Madam Mclba nnd
making It worse by actions that showed that
ho was completely under the singer's control.
The pair have frequently bocti discovered
under compromising circiinntances. When
Mclba was stopping at the Motropolo , Or
leans was so frequent a visitor that It was
generally understood In the hotel that thcro
was no necessity for announcing hU pres
ence. The husband was ttio last man to
hoar of nil this , as ho wns traveling much of
his tlmo botwcen England and Australia.
Ho has larga interests in Australia , where
ho married the woman , who was the daugh
ter of a rich Australian. Her father was
Very nverso to her going on the stage. Mr.
Armstrong Is a man of splendid physique and
ono of the finest fencers , pistol shots and
boxers in England.
Ho also posscsso ) a violent temper , though
ho Is cool-hoaded enough to lnow : that ho
must move carefully in this matter. Those
who know Armstrong bellovo that ho will
cowhide Orleans publicly unless he obtains
satisfaction In the uual way. Mclba , on
the other hand , iutomls to bring an action on
the ground of desertion.
31WK. JIKLHA'S STUlir.
She Started Proceedings Hcuaiiso of
Her Husband' Ilrutallty.
\CnpyrlbMcil \ l ) l bu James ( Jordan Uennett.1
PAIIIS , Oct. ill. | New York Herald Cable
Special to Tun HUB. ] No ono could have
been more surprised than Mine. Melba when ,
on Friday afternoon , a smart London sollc-
tor appeared nt her door , and being admitted ,
served her with a copy of an application for
dlvorcVapplied ( for by her husband , Captain
Charles Nosbit Francis Armstrong , against
her , and citing due d'Orleans as corespond
ent. Over six weeks ago her solicitors ,
Messrs. Mnlloson & Mallestn , had filed on
her behalf in the high court of Justice of
Great Briton , divorce division , n petition for
judicial separation against her husband ,
Armstrong , on grounds of cruelty. She
charges that within three months after their
marriage , which took place in 1SS- , and at a
tlmo whed she vas in a delecato condition ,
ho struck her with his fist on the cliook at
Port Mackay , Queensland. Tub ho did for
the purpose of obtaining money from her.
Two weeks after the blrtn of her child , in
December , 18S3 , bo again assaulted her with
a driving whip. In 18SO , while on board the
steamer Bengal , on thu voyage from Mel
bourne , he assaulted her twice with his lists ,
infilctingsevorallnjuries. On the first occasion
she alleges ho gave her n blow on the ear ,
knocking her down and causing deafness
which lasted several weeks.
Further that shortly alter marriage and
until the spring Df the present your , when he
loft for Australia , ho continued to treat her
with unkindness , extorting money nnd fail
ing to contribute to the support of their son. .
In 18S7 , at Brussels , she alleges ho pursued
her with a razor. In the autumn of 18S9 , at
Lausanne' , he violently kicked her and threw
a candlestick which struck her a severe blow
in tbo back. Finally in February of this
year ho ranowcd his ill treatment. In March
of the ptosontyear ho extorted JL800 from
her , with which ho wont to Australia and In
April ho sent her a very violent letter.
Decided to Quit Him.
Finally she , being too much alarmed to
continue living with her husband , asked for
separation. Slio was first informed of her
husband's Intention to ask lor divorce
through the Herald's correspondent on
Thursday. She then seemed incredulous.
The next day petition was served upon her
nt her homo SS Uuo Jouffroy. This morn-
ini' she was scon and said she
was not going to follow the indiscretion
committed by her husband in trying to de--
cldo the case in the newspapers. She sold
she was nioroly anxious to get rid of her hus
band , who had been very cruel to her and
had taken her money and never maintained
her. She said It was very hard on the due
d'Orlcnns that ho should have his name
dragged into the affair , as the assertion
made could not be proved , and said she bad
not yet decided what stops she would tnko in
the matter.
She entirely ridiculed the Idea of the duo
d'OrlO'ins having been with her In March
last In Paris , when the press made so much
fuss in the matter. During that period her
house wns carefully watched by the police ,
nnd M. Lozo would tell any ono that chose
ask him that the duo was never there , and ,
she added , that was the very time when her
hutiband mid her boy were living with nor ,
at 97 Champ * Eljsees. Sbo states that
she had ample witnesses to prove the state
ments she had. made of the cruelty of her
husband , on the strength of which she had
applied for Judicial separation.
She looked upon her bus Mint's action
merely ns retaliation for the legal stops
which she was taxing against him. Ills
action was very sudden and this statement
continued by Colonel Henry Maplcson , who
was ptcsont and who said that on the - , > th of
this month Armstrong had como to him of
fered to hand him a check for 1,000 to settle -
tlo the matter amicably.
Mine. Melba in her action asks for costs
and the care of the child , which Is at school
in England. To protect him ho has b en
made a ward In chancery.
run Krii >
Wluit Was Learned from a Vienna
Hotel Keener.
Ifnpi/rfflM ISSl liiJcimn Oonfcvi flemi ! Ll
VIENNA , Oct. 81.-Now [ York Hurald
Cable Special to Tun Bni.J : The Mclba
divorce case has excited considerable interest
here. Some few days ago n solicitor repre
senting Captain Armstrong's interests came
here and made Inqulrlo * In the matter. AS
far as I can aioartaln ho obtained a great
many clews but llttlo or nn evidence which
could bo used in court. The suhUanco of tbo
story current here li that somewhere about
February this year rooms were engaged
by ono Kauhaul Saltzor at Saltzor's hotel ,
They were two bedrooms , NOJ. ill and US , and
taken in the iiumo of Mine , de Vllllero. The
rooms adjoined ono another and bad connect
ing doors , Three days later a lady and gen
tleman arrived from St. Petersburg nnd oc
cupied the rooms ,
The host of the hotel , when asked whether
MM. Armstrong had ronded. at tbo betel ,
said yes ; but when asked U the duo d'Or-
leuns had boon there denied all knowledge of
him , and from that moment was dumb , Ono
thing appears corUm , and 'that U when
Mine. Melba loft. Vienna on March 4 by the
Orient express for Paris the duke was taking
the Orient express going oast.
RIDING THE TOP WAVE
Andrew Carnegie's Enthmiasm ai Ho
Starts for His American Homo.
M'KINLEY ' TARIFF IS A GREAT SUCCESS.
It is Sending British Factories to This Side
of the Water ,
HIS IDEAS ON IMMIGRATION RULES.
Wo Are Getting the Cream of Europe and
Ought Not to Kick.
MARIE VAN ZANDT ON HER WAY OVER ,
Slio Will Kcmniii In America HfTcct
of nn American Joke in Lou-
don Gossip Concerning
Yankee People.
( Copyright tsotbu Jam' * Gordon litnnrM
LONDON' , Oct. 81. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to TUB BEE. | I stood on the
deck of the City of Parat ! Liverpool with
Andrew Carnegie Just before ho sailed on
Wednesday. John Morley had como from
Manchester to see the iron king off.
"Tho McICmloy bill ! ; > working magnlfl-
coutly abroad , " said Cnrnogio , "and it will
work better and bolter as tlmo gees on. I can
say this Impartially because tha bill has
really lowered the duties In my line of work.
Already a prominent British linn has begun
to send over materials for locomotives. One
important effect of the law Is that It Is driv
ing British manufacturers into the United
States. Several have sent''over representa
tives to establish plants. The great woolen
manufacturers of Leeds , Bradford and ether
important centers will bo forced to erect
works in Atnorloi. "
"And what do you think , Mr. Carnegie , of
the unexpected lloou of undesirable immigra
tion into America which the government is
now trying to stem ! "
"I say , don't touch immigration. Lot It
flow on. Wo are getting the cream of
Europe. I want to see America great , really
great. Wo need all the population wo can
got. We only have seventeen persons to the
square mile. Thora nro hundreds of millions
of acres of land whore the sod has never been
turned. I say , 'hands oft Immigration. ' Tbp
class of Immigrants we are getting is so good
that European statesmen have complained tome
mo that wo were not getting a duo proportion
tion of the indolent , vicious , weak elements
of population.
Andrew Is Enthusiastic.
'iThis is n glorious hour for bur republic.
She has the ball at her foot. She will kick it
high this time , and it will stay up. My hopes
are so high that I expect whan I land in Now
York to llnd a great republican victory in
Ohio and Now York. Tno air is full of prom
ise. I am glad to welcome George William
Curtis baok into the ropuolicau fold. That
is whore ho belongs. This Is nil. The Now
York Times is still astray , but 'while the
lamp holds out to burn' you know the rest.
"I go back to America inoro firmly im
pressed than over with the fact that Presi
dent Harrison is n greater man than thojioo-
plo give him credit for being. Ho is an honor
to the republicans , and I told my British
friends who complain that the presi
dent had acted in hot blood over the Chilian
matter to wait for oaioial news and they
would find Mr. Harrison dignlllod and mag
nanimous. Dispatches In the Herald , have
confirmed my opinion. The Herald it a great
blessing to mo , who wander occasionally
abroad. "
Marie Van Xni : < U Comiiif ; .
Not far from Carnegie stood Marie Van
Zandt with her mother. The young prima
donna looked sprightly in her traveling dross ,
with a jaunty fur cap on her head.
"Although I have boon receiving $1,000 n
night in Europe for years , I am now going to
sing for the llrst time in my own country , "
she said. "It is the greatest event of my
life , but I am not afraid to face an American
audience. Mr. ( Jrau sent mo u cablegram ,
asking mo to select a night for my
dobut. I replied Friday , November 80 ,
because there are thirteen letters in my name
and I believe will bring mo good luck. This
is the llrst time I have crossed the ocean in
many years , but I shall finish my career on
the stogo In America. I will open In 'La
Somnnmbuln. ' My lawsuit against the
French newspapers that libeled mo whllo I
was In St. Petersburg will bo tried in Paris
two days before my dobut. The newspapers
offered mo money to compromise , but I re
fused. I want to thank the Herald for its
generous defense of mo In my moro trying
days. "
Miss Van Zandt is so superstitious about
her voyage that sno carries in her pocket
for good luck a ploco of a blue cravat with
which n French soldier hanged hirasolf
near Paris a few days ago. It was
a romantic case and the husband of Miss
Van Tamil's dressmaker was the police
officer who cut down the corpse. A piece
cordo dopendu U considered lucky by French
people and a fragment of the cravat was
presented to tbo American prima donna.
I have Just learned that a Uerman lawyer
who attended some legal business for
Herman Schultalze , ono of the American
commissioners Investigating Immigration in
Europe has bean tmulod up before the gen
eral police to give an account as to the
whereabouts of Sctiuitoizo , as n man
resembling Schultulzo has boon murdered
and the police thought It might bo the
lawvor would have some satisfactory ex
planation ,
KtVeet of an Ainnrlu in Joke.
Ono of the funniest incidents occurlng in
London for a long tlmo Is a suit brought
against the Family Eiorald , n most respecta
ble old fashioned metropolitan journalwhich
reprinted a Joke from the Now York Life , In
which ono man aaked another "what caused
lire In Einstein's sterol A defective duel"
the reply to which Is , "No , the insurance. "
Now , it happens that three days before
the Joke appeared in London a man named
Einstein actually had his store burned out ,
and he has brought suit for ? 5JlJ ( ) ) damage
against the Family llarald for reflecting on
his character. Members of the Now York
Herald stall have baen summo.iod tq testify
that Einstein is a common word used In
American humorous papers. Meanwhile
Einstein's wrath increases houily.
The Montana ruby-sapphlro company's
shares were launched on the London market
yesterday , creating much interim hero , and
the stock Is going woll.
ItlcrNtndt'rt Masterpiece Soli ! .
American painters will bo Interested to
know that Albert Dlcrstadt has sola hU
great painting , "Last of the Buffalo , " and
for $50,000. ,
Rosa Bonuour U at work on a painting de
pleting the last of wild IndUn and buffalo
lie from studies mada when the Wild West
was in Paris.
Viola demons , a yountr < Am rcan ! actress
now playing in the American border drama ,
gave an elaborate banquctitt ) h.r friends at
Greenwich thii weak. Many prominent
Americans attended and speeches wcro made
by Governor Booitwaltor.
The faithfulness of Mrs. Frances Hodgson
Burnott to the memory of her dead son Lionel ,
who was the original of . Lutlo Lord Faunt-
leroy , Is very touching. She ha * founded an
asylum for newsboys In Orury Lane and
called It "Lionel's Home , " His working on
a small scale , but she intends to devote a
considerable portion of tier incometo build
up this monument to her son.
Clyde Fytcn must have boon consoled over
the failure of his play last week by the
charming "At , Homo" irlvon In his honor by
Mr. mid Mrs. Douglas Sladon , which was
attended by a brilliant company , Including
many Americans.
The marquis do Loiouvillo has not yet
brought his liool suit against the Herald ,
and all the London barbora , corset makers
and tailors are on the ragged edge of anxiety.
William IClng of Buffalo , well known
among American Bohemians in London , will
bo married to a young Spanish lady hero
this week.
Among the passengers on the City of Paris
tor Now York were Major Boll of the Sev
enth cavalry and wlfoj also Captain Ellis ,
and Claus Sprccklos , the sugar king.
s.iKI&nuitr > .i roncr.
Criticising Our Navy Xews mid Gos-
alp from KiiIand.
( CupvrloM. tiOl. bu Xcw I'ortt AttoclciM I'ren. }
LONDON , Out. 31. The council ot the con-
sorvatlvo national union has in process of in
cubation nn electoral program mo which
promises to outbid that adopted nt the New
castle liberal congress. A circular recently
issued by the council directing the loaders of
local caucuses , In view ot an early general
election , to make n special effort to oppose
the liberal propaganda elicited appeals from
every quarter of tno country for an author ! -
tativo platform. Seml-ofllcially the platform
can bo stated as follows :
Cessation , with the ad./ptl-n of a local gov
ernment bill of special Irish legislation and a
concontratlon of the attention of parliament
on British affairs : extension of popular local
government by the creation of district coun
cils ; allotment of small holdings for laborers ,
administered by district council ; legislation
for tbo arbitration of strilsbs ; a free break
fast table moaning the lowest possible taxa
tion on tea , , coffee , cocoa and a reduction of
duty on tobacco ; the vestlngtOf the power of
licensing in the county councils , with a
provision for the compensation of publicans
deprived of their licenses ; and the introduc
tion of a bill providing for Insurance against
old age.
To these positive proposals must bo added
negative principles naturally belonging to
conservatism , including opposition to church
disestablishment , maintenance of denomina
tional schools , preservation , of peers , privi
leges and rejection of localoptlon ; in the mat
ter of an eight-hour day. In refusing to dally
with which the party loader * will bo firm.
The platform does not , ? tvo the electors a
comprehensive prospect .il reform equal to
that afforded by the liberal programme , but
it is freer from fads aud Jnoro immediately
practical. The liberal oVfumzers , convinced
that the result of the elocfion will bo largely
dependent upon the rurr , 0to , will , arrange ,
a series of laborers' , meetings , culminating In
a conference of agricultural delegates , at
wbich Mr. Gladstone w'ili deliver a final ad
dress before starting for Italy. The conservatives
vatives will bo obliged to bid high against the
liberal inducements.
Although no credit Is given to the sensa
tional cable dispatches from Now York al-
loping that the United States government
had declared war against Chili , the present
situation of affairs lias led to n discussion in
naval circles on tbo chances of n conflict.
An English naval ofllcer , having special
knowledge of the Chilian forces , states that a
war might bo decidedly unpleasant for the
United States at the outset aud ttiat the task
of conquest would not bo an easy ono , al
though eventually the United btatos would
bo certain of victory. Chili can oppose to
the United States squadron two Ironclads ,
ono cruiser , two torpedo crunboats , throe im
provised cruisers and bomo other torpedo
boats and cruisers.
The United Slates warships Baltimore and
San Francisco could not attack the Chilian
fleet with anv chance of success , especially
under the dofoiwes of Valparaiso or Iquique.
The Chilian vessels Impcrialoand Aconcagua
carry each a four inch breechloader with
projectiles able to penetrate the armor of the
United States cruisers. If the Cinllans re
mained on the defensive , only the bombard
ment of Iquiquo and Valparaiso could bo at
tempted by the United btatos Ironclads. A
blockade would bo Impossible as the Chilian
torpedo boats would render the efforts of the
American vessels ineffectual. The general
conclusion Is that the American navy would
find the work terribly harrassing.
At the lord mayor's banquet on November
9 , Lord Salisbury will muko the usual annual
declaration ot thopolicy of the foreign ofllco.
According to n forecast , Lord Salisbury will
state that no now step has boon taken by the
French government In relation toEgvt ; that
the reports of a proposed collective Interven
tion by the powers arountruo ; and that no
Europ'ean conference on the subject has been
proposed. Anent Pamir , ho will state that
nothing has occurred to cause the Indian
government any disquiet.
It is not Lord Salisbury's place to refer to
the aggressive energy with which India Is
acting. The government , besides stationing
a consul at Kashgar has sent thither a mili
tary agent under the assent of China. The
war committee Is preparing a plan for the
mobilization of the troops on the northwest
frontier. An army railway corps has boon
formed to relieve the lines having terminus
at Peshawor Those lines are connected
with thu seaport of Kurracho and LIndti nt
Ferozoporo , Jmballa an.t Gbazlbad with the
great railway system of India. These pro-
paratlons Indicate a series of offensive oper
ations In the case of war and not defensive
operations as lilthurto.
The proposal to raise a Hussion famine fund
here is coldly received in city circles and Is
likely to collapse. The well known corrup
tion of Russian ofllcluls rouders it improbable
that oven If i'1,003,000 was subscribed any of
the money would bo used to rollovo the
faminc-strickan people.
Mr. A. J. Balfour , the late chief secretary
for Ireland , has been elected clmucollor of
the University of Edinburgh.
The queen has conferred the decoration of
C. B. upon Captain Shaw of the London 11 ru
brigade.
Ori'lCK 01' WUITIIKII BultHAU , I
O.MA1U , Oct. HI. (
The stor.-n which preceded the cold ave
now passing over us if in Canada. It Is
snowing in Minnesota itnd temperatures last
evening were below freezing from upper
Wisconsin westward. Fair wcatbor has pre
vailed in all sections except the extreme
north.
For Omaha and Vlrtnity Fair and cold ,
with variable winds , aud moderating by to
morrow.
WASHINGTON- I ) . C. , Oct. 01. - For Mis
souri Fair until Monday , colder northerly
winds.
For North Dakota Light rain in cast ; fair
Sunday in wnst ; stationary temperature ;
variable winds.
For South Dakota , Iowa and Nebraska
Fair till Monday , slightly cooler , except sta
tionary temperature In western Nebraska ;
northerly winds.
For Colorado Fair till Monday ; cooler ,
except stationary temperature in extreme
north ; northerly winds.
For Montaua Fair , except light rain In
extreme northwest ; warmer by Sunday
night.
For Kansas Fair tilt Monday ; cooler ;
northerly winds.
SITUATION IN CHILI.
Two Ladloi Visit'n ; : the American lega
tion Plr.o2d Under Ancst ,
ACCUSED OF CONVERSING WITH REFUGEES
Attitude of the Municipal Officials of
Valparaiso.
THEY PROMISE MARINES PROTECTION.
But Their Manner is by no Means Eu-
couraging.
SOME EXPRESSIONS ON THE SUBKCT.
No Advice Offered in Jlcuard to Per
mitting MumOer.s oi the Haiti-
moi'c'B Crow to Visit
the City.
WSJ liyJiiinrs Gordon
VAI.I'AHUSO , Chill , ( via Galveston , Tox. , )
Oct. 31. [ By Mexican Cable to the IlornUl
Special to Tun BKI-.J Senor Arlcgul ,
the intcndonto of this city , gives Captain
Schloy of the Baltimore Ins positive assur
ance that the ofllcors and sailors of the United
States warship will bo afforded all possible
protection In case they should come
ashore. All . the same , In view of
the present state of affairs , ho will
not offer advice in regard to tbo advisability
of permitting any of the Baltimore's crow to
land. While Arlogul will not commit him
self by nn expression of opinion on the sub
ject , it seems that ho deems it best that no
such attempt should bo made fortho present.
The lutcndoato today asked American
Consul McCreary to request Captain
Schley to furnish Judge Foster , who Is con
ducting a secret inquiry into the outrage ,
with n copy of any testimony obtained by
him , so that It may bo used by the court.
I still remain fully of the opinion thai the
authorities desire to proceed in good faith ,
Public opinion about the Baltimore afi'nir
Is not easily obtainable , as beyond
meager details the Chilian newspapers nave
been publishing nothing about the outrage.
They Kejrct tli Outrage.
Nevertheless , among the most respectable
houses , native as well as foreign , the out
rage is the cause of great regret. 1 have
talked with a number of prominent Chilians ,
but no ono of those I have so far interviewed
care to express any opinions.
The general Idea among the foreign resi
dents is that reparation ought to bo made by
Chili. The nowspapars yesterday for the
llrst tlmo since the attack occurred gave
moro than the barest , outlines of the case.
The leaders of tVo junta will not discuss the
merits of the affair. Tnoso who have
views about It do not wish their
names to Cg'uro in public print.
tie far our government has been
acting only on oxpartcablo versions. It is
only just and right to awnlt the evidence
taken by the Chilian court of inquiry bofovo
proceeding to extreme measures.
I am confident that tno clear headed men
in the Chilian congress will vote in favor of
reparation as soon as that body meets next
month. The stories sent out from this city
and Santiago to the effect that excitement
generally prevails hero over a prospect of
war with the United States nro not true.
Persons hero whoso opinions have any
weight are not expecting any serious out
come of the affair
In Not I'j.xpnct Bn lun d's Help.
I have ho hoard any of them express the
belief that England's aid would bo counted
on by Chili In case of a conflict. Such an
idea has not oocn entertained for a
moment , so far as I have been able to find.
Minister Ecan has boon acting throughout
all this trouble on his instructions from his
State department.
To sum up the present situation , I do not
think there is any cause for alarm. I have
boon all through this section of the country
and have noard many prominent men say that
at the present time , when the government
here Is still uncstabllshod , and the affairs
of the country nro unsettled , this question
should remain ut n standstill for a short tlmo.
so as to allow duo consideration. I sincerely
bollovo that all will end well and that certain
members of the junta Intend to act til a man-
iner which will relloct to their credit.
Two women were arrested last night as
they wove coming out of the American lega
tion. They were suspootod of carrying let
ters from some ot the refugees to sympathiz
ers on tbo outsido. I do not attach much sig
nificance to their arrost. The rumor that
the Chilian legation at Washington had been
attacked created some excitement here , but
ns the story was publicly denied today the
sensation quickly died out and everything Is
now quiot. _
Latest Information from the Father
land.
ICnpj/rftfMcvJ / , Kew Ynrlt Aiaiocfateil I'rcft.\ \
Buiti.iN , Oct. 31. Following up the recent
rescript the emperor has Instructed the
ministry of justice to prepare a report on the
laws relating to the social evil and to formu
late measures for the extension of the super
vision of prostitutes and of the houses re
quired by them. In tbo meantime the police
nro going beyond the law In order to act In
accordance with the rescript In clear
ing tbo streets ot woman and their
"bullies , " the gonlus known In
Franco as ' 'Atphonso" aud hnro as
" " The "Ludwlgs" who
"Ludwlifs. uro accus
tomed to pervade ttio Frlodrich strasso and
Lolpgcrsto strasso , and to haunt the en
trances to beer saloons and concert balls , did
on active midnight trade. From thq Urnn-
donburg gate along Uutordon Linden , away
beyond the Schloss , recently swarmed with
these abandoned classes , but they have now
nearly vanished , n number having been ar
rested and many others having slunk to their
dons to await the passing of tbo mor l hur
ricane raised by the omporor. Pastor Slo-
vockcr's memorable estimate , which placed
tno number of unfortunates In Berlin at
60,000 , and which was questioned when it
was first announced , Is now considered too
low. Add to the number which Pastor
Slarockor thought to form thodoml monde at
Berlin , the bands of "Lu'lwlgs" and ether
retainers of vice , numbering probably an
other .VJ.OOO , and tnoro Is soon a great satcllto
army incessantly warring upon society.
Tha press , In Its criticism of the imperial
edict , approves of the spirit prompting It ,
though , at the same tlmo , questioning the
wisdom of the emperor In using unconsti
tutional methods of interference , ills advlco
that barristers should refuse to defend
the immoral cites , and his suggestion
that the public bo excluded from
court during the trial of sucu cases ,
are especially assailed as distinct
backward steps in legal procecdure ,
proving
j > ror , protest against the menus ndoptci. - ,
uH majesty ns attucknic the buslnosV '
Judicial organization , and tending to drM\
the guarantee of pure Justice. The outco ) .
of the limitation will , U Is expected , bo the IV
troductlon in parliament of severely repres
sive measures , Including ( lodging , mid ex
tended terms of Imprisonment at hard labor.
in discussing the question toino papers
venture to suegost n resort to a wholesale
system of state regulation of vlco. To this
proposition , however , tbe emperor will never
assent. When the relchstau resumes Its sit
tings on November 17 , the social purity bill ,
the Austrian and commercial treaties , the
demand for new military credits will consti
tute the principal uuslnoss to bo considered.
The military credit , which , it w expected ,
will amount to ISO.OOO.OOO marks , unit will
bo distributed ever several years , will bo
nsked on the ground that there U necessity
for reform In the artillery service and ex
changes In the clotnlng out 11 U of the army.
The question. s to whether now cannon
should bo made of hronio or steel has been
decided in favor of steol. The extended use
of guns of small calibre has also been de
cided upon. There will also bo presented to
the rclchstng a report advising the reinstate
ment of the navy and the increasing of the
number of ships In Gorman waters and on
tno South American and Chinese stations.
The report that a treaty is being negoti
ated with the United State's , involving reci
procity In the treatment of American grains
and pork and Gorman sugar mid ether pro
ducts , excites the ungcr of the agrarian
party. Their opposition to commercial
treaties will bo redoubled in the rolchstug If-
the treaties of Austria and America nro pre
sented simultaneously. The centrists , who
hold the balance of tlio voting power , will bo
with dlflioulty Induced to support govern
ment proposals having this wide range.
The czar and his party proceed to Uussla
via Uirschaua and luunlgsborg. The rail
way stations at Dansu were guarded by
strong police forcof. mid a minute inspection
was made of tbo entire line of railroad to
Wlroallun.
Advices received hero state that ! 150,000
German colonist * In tno famine stricken dis
tricts of the Volca , distributed among
twenty-nine parishes , are perishing unaided.
The German committee , formed at Hign , is
awaiting the d latory assent of the St. Peters
burg authorities to send roliel to the colon
ists under trusty persons. In addition to the
suffering caused by the want of food , the
Volga districts are being ' avaged by epidemics -
ics of scurvy and typhus fever. The starving
peasants' houses and all oilier buildings in
which they are likelv to lind plunder , in
order to secure the moans of obtaining food ,
nro being ransacked bv starving peasants.
The authorities of the stricken localities endeavor -
doavor to suppress all information , being un
willing that the true condition of the people
should become known.
At a irrnnd oflioial dinner given this even
ing by Hon. William Walter Phelps , United
Slates minister to tiurintiny , the features of
the menu were different preparations of
American corn and bread made of a mixture
of corn and rye flour in different proportions.
Among those present were Baron and Bar
oness Von Marchnll , Baron Von Uerlopsche ,
minister of commerce , and Bareness Von
Borlopsoho , Herr .Miguel , imperial minister
of finance ; Baron Von Hottenburg , Bareness
Von Multzahn , Mr. Poultnoy Bieolow and
wife , Samuel L. Clemens ( Mark Twain ) and
Mrs. Clemens , Baroness Von Xedwiiz , Sir
Edward Mallet , the British ambassador , and
the Misses Currio and duke of Hulstud.
Gorman importers of American pork oc
casionally oxpc-rionca some difficulty In getting -
ting tbclr goods through the custom house
owing to defects ir. the wording of the Amer
ican certificates of inspection. In some cases
wnero the wordincr of the certificates is ut
all Inexact the customs authorities dituln the
imports.
TJ5.V rilOUHAfil * l-U'tiS ZOST.
Awful UcHtriiution Caused by the
KartliqiialcoK In .I.ijmncHn Island * .
LONDONOct. . 31.--A
, - - private dispatch re
ceived hero from Japan says the loss of life
by the recent earthquake on the island of
Hondo and other places was very great.
Over 2,000 persons were killed and 18.000
houses were destroyed in the prov
ince of Nagoya. Five thousand
houses were destroyed and that
number of persons killed at Gifu. The
towns of Kane end ICasamatsu are also re
ported destroyed , together with fifty miles
of railroad. It is estimated that the total
loss of life may bo over 10,000. There bove
boon many wrecks about the Island of
Hondo as u consequences of tbo disturbance.
Great li < > -.H of Life.
LONDON , Oct. ill. Dispatches received
from Iliogom , Japan , say that the torribln
earthquake which occurred in that country
on Wednesday last destroyed the towns of
Nngoyn , Glfu and Ogaki. All the public
buildings and most of the smaller structures
In these plaios : were 'thrown down A
lire which started among the wrecked buildIngs -
Ings In Nagoya completed the work of de
struction in the most crowded quarter of the
place. It is estimated that the total number
of persons who lost their life by the disaster
exceeded ! ) ,000.
Many vessels _ nro reported to have boon
wrecked In the vicinity of Ilioeom and dur
ing the seismic disturbances the waters in
the lakes in the surrounding country were
violently agitated.
A few portions of the Nlpson islands escaped -
caped the earthquake and Kobe suffered com
paratively little damage.
The number of Europeans who losutneir
lives by the terrible vlsitat'on ' is small.
The various wagon roads are blockaded by
the immense heaps of debris. Traffic on the
different railroads is suspended and all the
telegraph lines nro entirely prostrated , thus
shutting1 off all communication with the de
vastated places. In consequence full details
of the awful catastrophe cannot bo learned
for several days to come.
Uravory Rewarded.
VICTORIA , B. C. , Oct. ill. The United
States government has aunt a gold watch and
chain to bo presented to Captain IX D. Uoop
of the British bark Norcross for the rescue
of tno crow of the American ship William G.
McGllvray in August , ISVj ;
DKKl ) O7' ' ' A COII'.Utl ) .
Fatal Shooting of a IliUtlcHlMirg ,
MihH. , Woman.
HATTIRSIIUIIO , Miss. , Oct. ill. An attrOi
cious deed was perpetrated at the residence-
of Mr. J. M. Williamson , publisher of the
Democrat mid mayor of this city , early this
morning which resulted In the speedy death
of Mrs. Williamson. About midnight Mrs.
Williamson was awakened by eomo nolso In
her room , and , quickly awakening a young
lady who was sleeping with her , sprung out
of bed and rushed to the crib where liar
baby was sleeping. Just us sbo reached
the baby she received a pistol shot In tlm
breast , Ttio pistol was so near her bodv
that bur gartmmts were burnod. She sank
to the Moor and a man was seen by her com
panion to escape through u window , Mrs.
Williamson cilod soon afterwards. Mayor
Williamson is absent. The man was not
rncognizad in the dark. Much excitement
prevails. _ _
DcNtrnotlvi ) Pralrlo MroH.
MOMENCK , 111. , Oct. (51. ( Destructive proirlo
llros are sweeping the country east of thii
city between the Chicago and Indiana coal
road and tno Kxnkakeo rivor. The heaviest
losers this far are the Cnatlield Bros , , ono
half mile east of hero , who lost all tbolr ( arm
building , including 4,000 bushels ot grain
and a largo amount of hay and Implements.
Further east and south the ( Ire swept ever a
dozen farms , burning several hundred tons of
bay. Fanners have been plowing tosavutUelr
buildings and chock the further progress ot
the llames. Unless the stiff south wind
abates the loss will bo much luruor , as the
fires are still burning.
WAR CLOUDS ABROAD.
Chilian Complications the Source of Much
Talk in England ,
FIERY DISCUSSIONS FREQUENTLY HEARD ,
General Impression Prevails That Pcaoa
Will Bo Continued ,
MARKETS NOT AFFECTED BY RUMORS.
Commercial Pulse Regarded a ? a Very
Cbrrect Indication.
AMERICAN SECURITIES ON THE RISE ,
Kuropcnn Hallway MamiKorN Finally
A reo Thnt They Must Combine
for the Protection of
Triifllo Districts.
( tan tin .mint * (3oi\lmi fl'
LONDON , Oct. 31. [ Now York Herald
Cnblo-Special to Tin : BKI.J : Nothing is
talked of among Americans in London but
the chance of war with Oliiii. While nil
OKI-CO that the United States sbonld compel
Uhill to muUo proper amends for the outrnKO ,
I have soon not ono American who ( lees not
regard Minister Egan's presence in Chill ns an
aggravation of the situation. The majority
sympathize with the viowj expressed in the
London Times. You c.ui hear llery discus
sions on the subject in the hotels and clubs
where Americans nro found. The general
impression is Mint there will bo loss war talk
after the Now York and Ohio elections nro
over. Meanwhile the great American bird
is screaming in London ut the top of its
lungs.
There is no belief hero that the Chilian af
fair will come to anything serious and in
consequence the markets have been little nf-
fcctod by the warlike rumors from Washing
ton. Americans , it is contamlod , hava
never been averse to a reasonable settle
ment of international disputes , oven
under circumstances of greater aggravation
than nt present ,
VioWH orCfiilinn OIlloerH.
Therefore It Is anticipated that sufficient
time will bo allowed for the investigation of
the circumstances of the attack on the crew
of the Baltimore , and Chilian officers in Lon
don bcliovo their government will make
reparation , especially if Minister Egan has
no hand in the negotiations. The feeling
agtiinst him is keen. The entire difficulty is
traced to his management.
The movements in the Stocic exchange nro
based upon the theory that the approaching
war is nn utter failure. Much greater un
easiness secretly exists with regard to Egypt.
The recent speech of the French foreign
minister is regarded as u warning that
English occupation will not bo permitted to
go on much longer without trouble. A largo
section of the English politicians are in favor
of'nn en'rly withdrawal , and when parliament
moots strong pressure will bo brought to
boar upon the government with that end In
view. The Egyptian bond holders will then
have to reconsider their position.
American Morkx Secure.
All is well in American railroad stocks ,
especially on Kcadincand Atclnson. A great '
many English Investors have burned their
lingers severely In Heading stocks , and the
bulk of the public looks upon them with
suspicion , but some now buyers are coming
forward and the western and southwestern
roads nro strongly supported in consequence
of the prospects of increased business.
The great railroads in Europe nro begin
ning torococnlzo the fact that it does not pay
to compete with each ether for irufllo running
through the same district. Tim Caledonian
and North British companies are the llrst to
lead In the movement which seems likely to
extend. They propose to divide the trafllo
and como to n working arrangement which
must load to nn immediate reduction of the
expenses of both lines. This example will
bo followed before long in England ; better
days for shareholders are consequently ap
proaching. Now lines cannot bo started or
built so easily as in the United States for a
special net nf parliament must bo obtained In
each ciiio and searching inquiry is llrst made
as to the need of the proposed line.
Their LincK Are Secure.
If It appears to bo likely to Indict Injury
on a road already existing and doing Its
work well , there Is no cbnuco of getting the
act passed , consequently the English roads
stand on u inunh more secure footing In tnis
reoueut than in America. A line gotten up
by strikers and blackmailers is n thing un
heard of hero. The now plan ( if railroads
working with each ether attracts much at
tention and may possibly revolutionize the
entire railroad bystom horo. Considerable
dissatisfaction is fell by largo numbers of
holders of Now Consols nt the low prica
which now seems parmanent. They formerly
got ! I per com Interest on Consols that
stood at lull , now they got -Jff per cent
only with Consols at U5 , It Is alleged that
Goshen induced bankers to keep up the ratu
at an artificial vnluo until the public had
come in and then there was n heavy drop In
Consols. The once fnvtorlto security on Eng
land is falling Into second place. Goshon. In
an olnborita defense of his financial policy ,
put forward this week , 1 * singularly cnreful
not to touch upon this unpleasant topic.
XKIIIt.ll > K.I'A riUHWVl 11'ttKUHH.
Not Initialled Anywhere in tlm Mltfdln
Miitrti Today.
NUW.UIK , O. , Oct. ill. [ Special Telegram
to Tun BIK. : I By far the most satisfactory
and successful day's work In any ono city
slnco the Nebraska exhibition train loft Fort
Wuyne , Ind. , and perhaps the most thor
oughly suco-'ssful of the ontlro trip uu to
this time , has been today's work in Newark.
The fact of this being Saturday and the reg
ular market day of these eastern towns hui
brought the farmers In largo numbers from
the country for many ndles around. The
weather has boon exceedingly line and warm
and apparently every able bodied man ,
woiii.in and child of the city lias como out to
RCO the sights of which the Ne
braska exhibit has huen chief.
Not less than 7,000 or WO people
have been MIOWII the Natirabka wondori
toaay and of those far the greater number
would be dnslrablu as citizens of the
Nebraska prairies and towns of tha 3tato ,
Three or four times us many farmers have
visited the train here us at any previous
stop. The great productiveness ot Ne
braska's neil , coupled with the comparative
ease of cultivation Is fascinating tbeso men
who are tilling lands that have grown thin
and poor and which must bo carefully and
thoroughly enriched each year to mnko
them at all susceptible of profitable cultiva
tion. Ono visitor who offered , before seoinit
the exhibit , to bet ISOO that Nebraska could
not equal this ni'lghborhoo.t In tha pro
duction of apples , promptly withdrew bl
offer on an Inspection of some of the displays
of the train. Sunday will bo spent in
Columbus and Monday stops will bn made at
Plain City , Urbana , Saint Paris and Plqua
lu tbo order named.