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OMAHA IN THE LEAD.
Nebraska's ' Delegation the Center of At
traction at Washing ton.
EXCITING CONTEST FOR THE CONVENTION ,
Now York's ' Original Scheme to Capture
the Juioj Plum.
FAVORS A SECRET COMMITTEE BALLOT.
Thus Her Representatives Dope to Divide
the Western Interests.
QUITE A LITTLE SENSATION IS SPRUNG.
Politicians Spread the Ilcport Thnt a
Occurred Ilctween Blalno
nnd JIiu-i-lMiii FaotloiiH ,
but it "Was
D. C. , Nov. 20. [ Special
Telegram to TUB HBP. ] "No city has any
thing llko an approximation to a sure thing
of securing the convention. In fact no city
can Justly lay claims to navlng the load in
the contest. All Is uncertainty. I dor.'t bo-
llovo any place will bnvo moro than seven or
o'ght votes to start on or that any point will
show much advantage until quite a number
of ballots liavo boon tnkon. " Thcso nro the
words used by the loading members of the
Omaha committee tonight to THE Uni : roprc-
bontatwc , nnd they describe the situation in
four sentences. Nearly all of the contestants
have their headquarters open.
The majority of the members of the na
tional republican cominlttconro on the ground.
The work of the various committees seeking
the convention is progressing lively. It will
not bo before the arguments nro hard that
anything like n rational idea of the strength
of any city can bo had.
Omthi'n ; Original Proposition.
Omaha is making progress toward the goal
by standing firmly by her original argu
ments , that the convention If located in Ne
braska will do moro good politically than it
could if it wont to any other point ; that she
offers umplo accommodations nnd moro po
litical returns than can bo had elsewhere ;
she claim ? to bo in the Gateway between the
east nnd west and to hnvo all the advan
tages of either San Francisco or Minneapolis
and none of the disadvantages.
Acting Chairman Clarkson said today that
It would bo a bad example to give the con
vention to tlio Pacific slope simply because
Ban Francisco would pay the expenses of the
delegates. Ho did not believe n financial
considora'ion should have any woiirht. This
argument is being turned asainst New York
by the eutlro west , which says that city
hopes to get the convention bccauso she
offers to spend ? 100OUO entertaining the con
vention or givn that sum to tlio national com
mittee for political purpose. Chicago continues
to keep in the background , and hopes that a
spirited contest will nriso which will make it
impracticable for the convention to go to any
city In the race. There appears to be no
tendency , so far , to locate the convention in a
city which does not beck it.
( Jotliuin's Secret Hnllot Soiicino.
There was n report circulated this afternoon
to the effect that In Now York an agreement
had been entered into between a number of
the cistern coniinltteomon by which a secret
ballot would bo taken when it came to voting
in committee , and that this was In the inter
est of Gotham , the theory being that some
western committcomon would vote for Now
York if their action would not become known
to their constituency. This started a inovo
on tno part of the representatives beyond the
Mississippi who hnvo twenty-two votes in
convention , for a line of action offensive and
defensive. An undorstandiug ha ? been
reached whorobv these committccmon will
refuse to vote for an eastern city under any
circumstances , nnd will oppose a secret ballot
at any stage of the gntno. The theory is that
with an open ballot uo committccman be
yond the Mississippi would over vote to
locate the convention In Now York , nnd as
thnt section has a majority of the committee
or can control It , the east must coma to the
west.
Cincinnati Hosting On Her OIU-H.
Cincinnati Is resting on her oars , confident
that the contest will yet become one between
sections , nnd that she will bo the compromise ,
being In the center of population. Cincin
nati will present written p'-\dgos from her
newspapers to not boom any candidate and
to give all nn equal hearing , also a written
pledge and plan by which the arra > igomonts
about the convention hall shall bo such ns
will make It Impossible to keep out any class
or faction or pack the hall in the interest of
miy candidate , guaranteeing strict neutrality
and fairness.
This Omaha will also do. The Omaha
committee and the Nebraska co-laborers are
in gooil cheer tonight. They can sen nothing
to discourage them. They believe that Urn
east must go the west , and since they hnvo
moio political advantages and all tho'other
arguments to offer , there Is no reason why
they hnvo not as good , If not bettor , grounds
for anticipating success than any other city.
Omalin'H lloiuliiuartcrH Crowded ,
Their headquarters hnvo boon crowded nil
day with prominent men. This morning the
committee were Joined by a largo number of
other citizens and called upon President Har
rison. The president received them very
cordially , but declined to indicate that bo
had any Interest In the contest for the con
vention. It is a fact that no has done nothing
nnd refuses to do anything , ono way or the
other , In the matter.
Tonight General Hntcholdor , Colonel Harr ,
Colonel Mike Sheridan and Colonel Liming-
ton of the nrmy woronmong the hundreds ot
callers at the Omaha headquarters , Mrs. S.
1) , Mercer's largo and beautiful floral horse
shoe , given the committee before starting ,
bungs prominently from the chandelier in the
center of tlio parlors of the headquarters.
The newspapers of Washington give Omaha
moro favorable mention than any other city.
Krom this evening's Star , which U conserva
tive , never fulsome and Is always fair , Is
taken the following , of special Interest to
IJui : readers :
Omaha woarx n largo smile and lays but lit
tle , t'onlldent competitors , It U suld , had bet
ter watch Omaha. When she U silent , there Is
bomethtng fu\\\x \ \ \ to Happen , fragrant was
the only term that could be applied to the at
mosphere In Omaha's reception room this
moriiliii ; . t'oinmlttejiiiiiii lllchard Smith of
Omaha , who Is generally referred teas "Ulel. , "
In In the liulldlni ; business iindhus the reput i-
tlon of belli ; u limn of prominence , lie-also
has o\ ural friends In the city and they sent
him a htiito and artistic basket of bwuotust
rose a tremendous affair , but an beautiful
as It U fair. Above tuo entrance of the up rt *
luunt national flag * baa been tastefully
draped nnd In various wvys the place had
been hrlzhtnnod up so as to accord with
Omaha's hopcu.
Doing NcoeHH-iry Talking.
Senator Manderson. .Senator I'addock , Kill-
tor Hosowntorof Tim OMAHA HKB , T. 1 , . Klm-
bull and \V. H. Annln were dolnit a larjto pro
portion of the necessary talk and doing It
well.
Photographs of Omaha and portions of
Omaha were scatteied around , and there wiis
altogether a pleasantly businesslike Impress-
Hlnn made upon all vlsltois. Omaha has es
tablished hcadquartcr-i In tlio parlor Just In
side the main entrance to the Arlington.
Tram this point of vantage the Omniums can
sweep down nnd capture any arrivals In
whom they may bo especially Interested.
Across the hallway ate so\eral boxes on
which foreign name" , oildently imprinted
by branding Irons , would Indlcite
that extreme thirst In that \lclnlly
would bo an Impiob.ible soipethln ? .
I'x-Scnatot .Saunders' Inlluoiice at the white
IIOIIHC , duo to thu fact that his daughter Is not
the mother of llahy MeKee , Isonoof the things
on which the folks fiom the hanlts of the Illg
Muddy ate banking mine than a little. The
Omaha contingent has somehow or other be
come piMsuadcd that Cincinnati Is their par-
tlcul-ir competitor and the rivalry between
thetuo cities has toadied an acilto stage.
The Omaha ueoplo say thnt they are prepared
to show that thov nave be tier hotel accommo
dations than Cincinnati and nro ready to
prove the nssoitlon by an actual count of
rooms. 4
Somctlilni : ol'n Sensation.
A statement was published in this morn-
Ing's Post to the effect that at a meeting of
thc Jmaha committee , held nt Senator Man-
derson's house last night , a spirited contest
nroso between the Blalno and Harrison fac
tions. and that In tbo selection of a man to
represent Judge W. M. Robertson on tlio
national committee n wrangle nroso
whether bo should bo a Blaine or Harrison
man , in which the former won by the selec
tion ol John M. Thurston. The statement
proved to bo the sensation of the morning
around the headquarters of the committees
from the various cities In the convention
contest.
There Is not a word of truth In
the statement. Four or live members
of the Omaha committee were put
in nomination at the meeting last
night nnd were earnestly advocated by their
friends , bat there was tbo finest humor
throughout the proceedings , and so far as
Tin : BUG correspondent can learn , and bo
attended the meeting , no ono at the time
thought of Blaine or Harrison' connection
with Mr. Robertson's proxy. The announce
ment , however , crcat6J some spirit among
tlio friends of the two presidential possibili
ties , and it may possibly oncurago some of
them to have n little good nntured tilt now
and tnon just to give zest to the work during
the coming week. Up to this moment neither
the president nor Mr. Blaine , nor any friend
speaking for them , has shown the least inter
est in tno question of locating the conven
tion.
'riiui-Hton or Aniilii AVI1I Plead.
Omaha is making excellent strides in bar
contest. Every Nebrasitan In Washincton Is
lending n hand to Om ilia's work. The polit
ical argument Omaha Is making is showing
its inllucnco. Men who yesterday favored
some eastern point bollevo now the conven
tion should go to Omaha , as it would give
republicanism a strong impetus.
Hon. John M. Thurston is In Now York
and is not expected tioro until tomorrow
morning. These who have talked w-I m
on the subject say bo will rcfuso to vote
Kobcrtson's proxy , but they hope ho can
bo induced to accept. If bo refuses it will bo
because ho believes ho can render bettor ser
vice on ttio outside. Should do decline WI1
Ham E. Annin , who was last night selected
as Mr. Tuur.stnn's alternate , will act for Uob-
ortson. The Omaha committee will. It Is
said , bo thoroughly satisfied for him to take
Robertson's proxy.
Trout the Went Fnlrlr.
Under the caption "Treat the West
Fulrjy , " this morning's Washington Post has
an editorial in which It says.
The gieat west , which has given to there-
publican liaity Its majotltlcs In the past , Is
not unreasonable In asKIng that the next na
tional com ontlon ho hold at one of the great
eltles within Its limits. Tlioyino represented
hero by as clean cut and drlxlm ; lot of repie-
tentative business men as over went foithon
n mission of any kind. They are the architects *
who plunnod and reired anemplie since the
birth of tlio republican patty. Thoh new
states give the republican party Its majority
In the senate.
Tin * great majorities which the wcstcin
states ha\e piled up for tlio p-uty hiuc been
Its safe ( leiieiidenuo In the past. To he sine ,
since the last presidential elections the demo-
eiatle grip and farmers alliance colic have
strncl ; someof them , and If they fcol that a
political porous plaster In thu shape of a '
national convention would imino them'
bieathe easier and \oto faster , It would seem
Re HQIH ] political nursing to let them lme It
The states west of the Mississippi river have
twenty lepiosentatUoson the national com
mittee , within two of half the full number
If the west does not captuio the prl/o It u 111 bo
because there are members of the committee
from that section who do not want It. No
man from this wooly \\est can he that shaggy.
now nn : rmnr is
nt ; ClUon liosi'iu No Time in
IMiiy All Working Hard.
WASiusr.rox , D. C. , Nov. 21. The mem
bers of the Nobratka delegation now in
Washington for the purpose of urging the
selection of Omaha as the place of mooting of
the next republican national convention ,
called at the white house in a body this morn
ing and paid their compliments to the presi
dent. The visitors were cordially received ,
but were unublo to persuade the president to
express n preference for the city.
The members of the adoration fiom the
northwest , favoring Minneapolis as the con
vention city , also called on the presided
later in the day , but tboy were equally un
successful in causing the president to com
mit himself.
The advance guard of delegates who are
hero for the purpose of urging the claims of
Cincinnati for the convention was re
inforced during the afternoon by tbo
arrival of the following parsons : Rep
resentatives Cnldwell ml Storor , W. A.
Tcnnoy , George It. Cox , Rudolph Hynocka ,
1) ti Edwards , S. H. Dunbar , E. O. Esh-
el by , August Herman , H. A. Morohcad , John
GooU , Jr. , D. C. Shearer , Amor Smith , Jr. ,
T. W. Ximmorman , Louis Klnkonborgor ,
Colonel W. L. Robinson , E. N. Roth and 1) .
C. Shears. Governor-elect McKlnloy is ex
pected tonight and ox Governor Forakor to
morrow. Senator Sherman Is also expected
some time before the meeting of the commit
tee on Monday. The full Cinciniratt delega
tion have now taken possession of their head
quarters , and nro prosecuting tbo work before
fore them with yigor ,
Now York City's ' delegation reached the
city about I o'clock by special train , via the
Pennsylvania railroad. Most of them are
stopping at the Arlington hotel , where their
headquarters aro. There were upwards of
UK ) men in the delegation , representing tbo
republican clubs of the city of Now York ,
tbo Hotel Men's association and the gen
eral citizens committee , appointed
to urge before the national republican -
publican committee tbo holding of the
next republican convention in Now York.
Among tbo delegate * aio Hon. Elliott F.
Suopard , General CollU and Senator Ills-
cock. After dinner the members of the dele
gation thronged tbo corridors of the hotel
nnd actively began the work which has
brought thorn hero. Whllo aboard the train
the delegates raised nn additional guarantee
fund of (15,000. This fact was telegraphed
to Mr. Depew and Mr. Coon , who had
remained In Now York to assist In getting
the fund completed.
All Tccl ConJl'.lout.
Minneapolis is making n great push for the
convention. California is making a great
show under the guidance of M. H. Do Young
of the Chronicle , and Omaha's demand Is
being vigorously presented by Editor Rosewater -
water of Tut : Dec.
Colonel A. .1. Blothcn of Minneapolis reviews -
views the situation tonight In thU way :
"Thoro is nn undercurrent favorable to the
northwest , and emphatlcal for the west ns a
whole. The west objects to Now York for
sentimental reasons. The west bcliovcs that
no political aid could como from holding the
ropubllcn'n convention In Now York. The
west Is emphatic In Its declaration that to
hold the convention In the Mississippi or
Missouri valley will give aid to the repub
lican cause.
The west believes that such a wave of on
tbushism would bo created ns to Insure the
absolute control of the party of the entire
western nnd northwestern states , oven to the
reclamation of lown. But the west Just as
radisally believes th.it to hold the convention
In New York is to surrender to Wall street.
While this Is puerility , so far as the actual
facts are concerned , every man here from
Minneapolis , Omaha nnd California would
swear that It would cost the republicans of
the Mississippi and Missouri valleys one-
quarter of the granger voto. which simply
means defeat in Minnesota , lown and Kan
sas , and doubtful results in Wisconsin and
Montana.
' Minneapolis , Omaha nnd California are
emphatic for nu open ballot when the time
comes , that the country may know Just how
each member of the committee casts his voto.
There Is a rumor that the committee are dis
cussing the propriety of a secret ballot.whlch
the west construes to bo in favor of Now
York City. Governor Hill's presence nt the
Ailington gave risd to the rumor that bo was
favorable to Now York's chances. "
The Now York delegation held n meeting
with closed doors at 0 o'clock In the evening.
The Now Yorkers say they will have twelve
votes on the first ballot. They are hopeful
that tbo prie will como to them nnd
tbov have begun to work hard for it. Hon.
J. S. Fassott , the member of the national
committee from Now York and also secre
tary of the committee , said tonight that ho
was far Now York City first , last and all the
time.
Detrol t's advance guard was reinforced to
night by the arrival of a largo number of
gentlemen from that city and other parts of
Michigan. Tlio delegates will have the as
sistance hero of Senator Stocltbridpo and
other officials of the government from Mich
igan. T'noy expect , they say , to got a plural
ity of tbo votes of the committee on the first
ballot. 'Ibo manner in which Detroit cared
for tbo Grand Army of the Republic last
summer , tha delegates say , will Influence
some votes in their favor.
K'ndly Keeling for Onrilm.
The Omaha people say tonight that there
is n kindly feeling In favor of their city mani
fested by the committeemen called upon.
They are fueling ns much encouraged as they
can well feel at this stage of the game. It is
vcrv evident , the delegates suy , that the sen
timent Is fast crystallising In favor of the
convention going west , for the reason that Its
Inllucnco is moro needed in that section of
the country than in any other. Senator I'ad
dock said that there was moro sentiment for
Omaha for the first and second choice than
for any other city contesting for the conven
tion.
tion.Tho Minneapolis people are also expressing
themselves in u hop-'ful strain tonight. They
are not making public any figuroe , but they
say that they expect to have asutllclont num
ber of the votes on tho. llrat ballot , which ,
when added to these Omaha claims , will
make a majority of all the votes cast. Tue
delegates loolr to Now England for some
votes for that section of the country Is largely
intoiostod , in a commercial wav , with the
northwest , and particularly with Minnesota.
M. H. DeYoung , the member of the na
tional committee from California , is gatilled
nt the progress that San Francisco is making
in her tight for the convention. There Is
going to bo n long drawn out contest , ho
said tonight , but San Faancisco will got the
pri/o. The prospects for it , never looked
brighter than they do tonight.
Representative Caldwcll , who Is assisting
the Cincinnati delocMtion , said tbero
was nothing positive ns to the re
sult , but the dologaliun , felt very hopeful -
ful of securidg the pri/o. The citv
of Cincinnati was not nntogonl/Ing any caber
city. Ohio had stood by the principles of the
republican party in tha recent elections and
deserved the honor of having the next na
tional convention within her borders.
The canvassing nmotig the delegates was
kept up until after mldniglr , The lobbies of
the hotels and the headquarters of the
various delegations were crowded with busy
workers. Very few members ot the national
committee , whoso oreforencos are not. deter
mined upon , would commit themselves to
vote for any city. Nearly all the members of
tbo national committee are now In tbo city ,
or are represented by proxies , and these not
here are oxpcctod tomorrow.
irur Tinir KIVKIH.
Newspaper CorreHpomlentH Inunnvon-
ionucd l > y Ijtck of I < \ > ? HoriiH.
iri > i > iiriuMcil IfOl lii/Jdiii-x ( lorlnn llennrtt.l
LONDON , Nov. Sil. | Ne\v York Herald
Cable Special to Tun HIE. : ] The failure to
signal the City of Paris on tbo Irish coast
Wednesday brings to the front once more
the necessity of having a fog signal at Old
Klnsnla Head. As mariners are uwuro , the
Irish coast in foggy weather is the most dan
gerous In the world. Tha water is not very
deep close up to the shore in the track taken
t > y Atlantic liners except at ono point Old
Kiusnlo Head. Here It Is doeu enough , and
from soundings it is Impossible to gauge the
distance from shore , which is moro than can
bo said of any other point. Tbero is a lighten
on Old ICinsalo Hoau , but no fog signal , and
mariners and these interested In shipping
generally hnvo been trying for years to ob
tain the latter.
No moro valuable cargoes puss any point
in tbo world than these that pass ' .ho head ,
nnd It seems extraordinary that every pre
caution should not bo taken to Insiiro the
safety of thq pnssensers and freight of the
numerous mngnlllcont steamships that pass
the Irish coast living between Now York
nnd Liverpool. Some nay there will bo u
big wreck , and then propablv n
fog signal will bo put there. Prob
ably no body of men ot thu
same numerical strength cursed the fogs
on the Irish coasts and the lack n fog sig
nal at Old ICinsalo Head moro than the newspaper - ,
paper correspondents who went to Queens-
town to moot Mayor Grant. I'lio failure of
the City of Paris to roach Queonstown t'livo
them a rather dlfllcult chase , and did not put
the mayor in the best tiutnor.
Tbo mayor u atlll In London , staying at
Savoy with Sargcant Cream , Ho says bo IB
going to Belfast to visit nn old aunt who In
111 , nnd that there Is not the slightest
truth in the report thnt bo was going to got
married , Ho does not seem to display much
anxiety to got away to see bis aunt. Ho has
boon keeping away from Ammorlcan corre
spondent ! n U bo had something to bide.
Ho U not ovou rogUterod at A hotel.
KING MILAiT-iS BROKE.
Ex-Ruler of Servia F.ndi Himself Lord of
an Empty Pocket bo ) k.
HOW HE HAS DISPOSED OF HIS FUNDS ,
Recklosi Prodig-Vity J > Pimuttof All Sorts
of Profligate Pleasures ,
MILLIONS SQUANDERED BY THE KING ,
His Ex-Subjaots Sqietzjd to Pay for His
Liosntious HtJjnlrioitios.
WAR MAY NOW COME FROM HIS CONDITION
Hollas K ilon Ilia Cake , Ho
la In a Knir AVny to Get Hold
of Some Onn I2lHc's
Poriton.
IS.1l liy JittncA ( lOiilon 71 ; nitM
Puns. Nov. 21. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tun Bnn.I Politics Is
not always amusing , nnd Just now , when
statesmen In every part of Europe liavo so
many and such grave cases to conceal , wo
owe some gratitude to monarchs line King
Milan , who do something to divert tnclr
fellow creatures. To1 Judge from the speech
of Count Kalnoky to the delegations , Servia
may yet prove a bran'd , of discord which will
klndlo a great European war. But King
Milan is a constont Joy to nil familiar with
tbo secret of contemporary politics.
As you know , King- Milan abdicated two
years ago In favor of nls son. For some tune
past ho has been hiding tn Pans nnd enjoy
ing himself. You might now rocozolzo tiira
In the short , stout , stylishly droisod man ,
with gray whlsicers , wuptn you saw driving
past you on the bouiovnrd in a hired
brougham or barouche. At night , if you met
him nt his club f ho affects the Corolo la Rue
Royalo ) , losing mabo 500,000 francs at bac
carat or poker , you would fool that the des
tinies of Servia were unsafe in hlf bands.
Ho Id Ices n ( jinotl Time.
Queen Natalie must have bad hard times
with her spouse. His Ibvo of pleasure Is un
ceasing and insatiabUi. ' When ho is not
driving or gambling atWgnon's and Josopn's
( his favorite haunts ) , hA'tnay bo seen in the
stage boxes of the fast ? theaters , ogling ac
tresses nnd basking in Ibo smiles of third
rate singers.
i ou could not sny1 that King Milan nas
done much to incroas'o ' the .prestige of the
crow tied tieads of EurJpoV Tnis royal scion
of a race of hop raisoMonce ! elbowed emper
ors. Ho literally ; ' 'Hung ' away his
money. Last ye.ir ho hired n
special train to akb.him to Carlsbad.
That cost him IU.OOO francs. The other day
at the wedding of ttio'dViBtitor ' of a Jewish
banker ho spent 5,000-ffatics on-a bouquet of
orcbidso. His prodtgl'jjty was at the root
of nil bis trouble-si * 'VyTcn bo refgnod in
Servia. Ho thought no'thTng of running ap
to Vienna for a gnmo ofjjfcards , and ono night ,
ho was so thoroughly "cleaned out" In that
city that ho bad to put his crown in pawn.
This cot to the cars of the , omncrorof Austria.
A few hours later Milan's debts were all
paid off. The royal delinquent wont to
thank the emperor and1 pronised ho would
never play again. By nidnight ho bad lost
200,000 more , though , and his crown had
once more gone to the pawnbr ker's.
Hi-mi ht Him From the. Throne.
That day ho forfeited the protection of
Austria. A year later , aster having involved
himself in all kinds of financial
scandals and domestic difficulties with
his consort , ho was forced to abdicate.
But ho was smart cnough.to make his terms
before ho quit the throne. Ho did not abdi
cate till ho had benn guaranteed 2,000,000
francs to wipe out his debts. The Servians
were so glad to cot rid of him that they
Jumped nt the bargain. Ho did not leave ,
however , till some six months later , and
when ho had spent every cent of nls two
millions , ho drifted back to Belgrade where
ho intrigued ngalnst'bis own son.
The Servians soon grasped the situation.
They asked him how much ho would take to
got out. His majesty replied that ho would
go for a million. They crave him his million ,
on condition that ho would leave politics
alone , and ho departed. But ere another
year had passed Milan came to the conclusion
that ho could not live without seeing his
dear son.
"All right , " replied tl" Servian regents.
"Wo will send your son to Paris for a
month. "
This did not suit King Milan's book. Ho
asked permission to realize on his Servian
property , wuieu had been sobod by ttio
reccnts as n guarantee of his good be
havior. The regents hesitated , but at
last consented. Milan promptly mort
gaged his rights In the Danube lisa-
I'rlos and sold the mansion bo owned
In Bclgrand , wltli the estates and narks and
jewels of the crown. Tho-io brought In two
more millions which ho has since squandered ,
A fortnight ago ho appealed to the regents
for a further sum of four millions. In ox-
chnngo for his promise not to cross the
Servian frontier , nnd liU abandonment of nil
his private ant ] public rights In the country ,
oven to his citizenship , they expressed their
willingness to pay him the monoy. But
before ho got n clinnco to collect
it , bis creditors poun6od/ ' down on the king.
They saw that bo had 'come to tbo end of his
resources , and thai his1 ex-subjects would done
no moro for him. Thoy'attached the money ,
and If Milan over gota'ritfo.OOO ' of his 4,000,000 , ,
ho will be lucuy. „
HlH Political Importance.
His majostv , of coursp.Ms deeply incensed
nt this treatment , but' ' the Servians are
happy nnd the public is ninbsod. The political
rosu'th ' of tbo affair may bo serious ,
for , although ho has nbJfcatoJ , , King Milan
Is the heis apparent to tha Servian throne ,
and nt ho event of his child's death might
yet succeed him.
A revolution In llolsrrado might bo dis
astrous to Sorvla. H would bo oary to over
throw the llttlo ttlntj , who Inn uo strong fol
lowing , and this would mike a breach for
Russia , who , ns everyone knows , has olwnys
Ihhed to re-ostabllsli her influence in Sorviit.
Austria , on ttio other hand , could not look
on such a change romorbd. She holds Milan
in loservo as a last card. Is the Russopblles
wore to overthrow the reigning chlld-ulnir ,
Alexander and Russia hurled her troops into
Sorvla on prctonco of restoring order , Aus
tria would bo forced to make a counter
stroke. War would bq declared , and from
Servia It would bo spread nil over Europe.
France , lee , would bo dragged Into tun
quarrel , for It would bo impossible to pre
vent her from helping Russia.
The emperor of Austria no doubt bad those
grave contingencies la his mind wtion ho lot
( nil tlicio pessimistic words the other day.
In furls , nt alt event ? , this Is believed to bo
ttio real explanation of Uio Imperial speech.
It seems sad thnt the lives of countless of
thousands of men should bo endangered because -
cause King Milan Is hard up mid needs moro
money. .T vcquns ST. UIHE. :
l.O.\lU\
MiUtc-i-.s of lilt-rest to People on Itolli
of tlie Atlantic.
IkOt liv Jniiien ffonfnniciiiicll.l
LOXIIOX , Nov. 21. [ Now York Herald
Cable-Special to Tun Bnu.l The Herald's
immigration story created much fear nnd
nnxlety In tlio minds of persons Interested In
smuggling omiiriMiils out of the cotintrv. All
the steamship oftlclals whom 1 have seen
state solemnly nnd positively that their par
ticular line Is not at all interested in carryitnr
paupers to America , but , on tlio contrary , Is
doing all It can tn avoid Uio risk of being ac
cused of trying to eotnonss tlio dofe.it of the
law. Thh of course is the usual lav of the
steamship olllco , and the protestations of in
nocence must bo taucn cum gr.ino sails.
The Herald also opanod the eyes of various
English societies Interested In pauper nnd
criminal emigration to the fact that not only
in the United States , but also in England ,
the country to which the scum of the conti
nent Is shipped , the matter will bo n leading
subject for.dlseussion at the next session of
commons.
I'rluoc George's Condition.
Pilnco George's Illness has Increased his
popularity , which is shown by the fact thnt the
gates of Mnrlborouph house lodge nro daily
besieged by a heterogeneous crowd of dukes ,
lords , commoners nnd workingmen , all anx
ious to road the hourly bulletins of the
patient's condition. No distinction is made
between the nobles nnd lower classes. All
nro treated with the same courtesy and
politeness. For Instance , I saw yesterday a
worklngman holding in his hand a slip of
paper containing n bullcttin , and over his
shoulder was looking the duke of St. Albans
on ono side and Lord Ebttry on the other.
The prlnco of Wales Has been constantly by
Uio side of his son , only leaving him to take
his meals nnd go on short walks. I saw
Wales last night walking nwny from Marlborough -
borough house with a pair of dogs as com
panions , looking dejected nnd worn. His
soul is wraopcd up in George , who Is bis
favorite child.
"
Horrors of Sliiivrcck. .
The Herald received the details of the
wrecking off the Borodlna islands ,
Japan , of the American ship Kif-
sap of San Francisco. The inon
were on an uninhabited island for
twenty-eight days , living on hard biscuit
and canned meat , saved from the wreck.
The Island was twenty-four miles distant
from the mainland. The biscuit and meat
gave out , and the men subsisted on crabs and
a spdclos of snako. The captain and two'
men finally rowed to tbo mainland and all
were taken off by a Japanese steamer.
The Herald's Copenhagen correspondent
telegraphs that the Danish navy is excited
over the suicide of n cadet on account of
having. A court-martial is ordered In tlio
cases of a number of c.ulets said to bo respon
sible.
Among the rallers nt the Herald office thib
week wore ' 'Buffalo" ' Jones of Nebraska ,
who has just delivered n herd of buffaloes to
Mr. Loytand at Welsti Pool. English sportIng -
Ing men are much Interested in buffaloes
nnd Jones will probably bo asked to bring
over another herd.
Mike Kelly , the base ball player , who came
to London from Ireland at the beginning of
the week , loft today for Paris. Kelly's
ignor.inco of the vuluo of English money
caused him much distress , for ho has boon
uiving half sovereigns as sixpences and
.shilling lips to bootblacks , no says Europe
is a grc.it country , but ho will have to play
base ball every day in the year in order to
make money enough to keep up the paeo.
What impresses Kelly most Is the fact that
everybody says "sir" to him.
HniiMliiK a IteliuioiiH Weekly.
The following appears in today's London
Builder , a paper devoted to architecture :
Wo ooiigr.itnlato that evidently olcms jour
nal , thoClunclimnn of Now Vorlt , which boasts
Itself to nu "tin1 onlv Iilustr.itud dommilim-
t onal weekly , " on the manner In which It
procines tlio Illustrations which It seems to
think so gieat a locoinmondatlon. At the be
ginning of the year x\o commenced publishing
a monthly series of Illustrations of English
cathedrals fiotn < lriulir9 at a consldeiablo
cost , with pi.ms which In sumo eases wore the
result 14 ! a great deal of careful moisnio-
inont , and In other cases were lent for publi
cation In ( inr liases by societies or Individuals
\vho maUo a special study of certain oiitho-
dials. Those the ( . 'Iiureliinan lias been hys-
tomatlcally lupioitnelir. ; as Itu own ,
very hadly and coarsely , It Is true ,
hut with good Intentions no doubt. Ac
cording to the piesont condition of the
ennyilKht lav In America , which 1 % a disgrace
to the Unite 1 State" government , tlio journal
which plunders In this war Is within Its lo al
rights. Though some American journals are
ut all events hotter than Amoiloan law , it in
significant to note , However , that a New York
Journal whoh , from Iti title , claims to bo a
more or less religious publication , will think
nothing of purloining a whole series of Impor
tant llliiHliiitlnns fiom an English journal
without us I ; In' , ' the consent of thu latter , with
out oll'eilni ; compensation , and without oven
the common decency of acknowledging the
sonice of Us plunder.
toinliiK Home.
Among the passengers on the Majestic this
weak were E. Cavendish Bontlnck , M. P. ,
Mrs. Calvin Brice and family , Clodo Fitch ,
Mrs. H. II. ( junior , C. Oliver Esolin and
family , Korbos Lollh , Miss Onatlva , lion P.
Staubyn and Cornelius Vandorblllundjfumlly.
llIt III' IXIU.ISS ,
Itnily of Fall Itlvur County Hnncli-
iiiiin Koiiml In thu Had Imiulf ) .
HOT SriiiMi * , S. D. , Nov. -Special [
Telegram to Tut. Bun. ) The skeleton of i\
man with u bullet hole in the center of the
skull , recently discovered In the Baa Lands
by two cowboys hunting stock , Is supposed
to bo that of a Fall Klvor county ranchman ,
who loft homo last July to lee it up stoolc
In that vicinity and has not boon heard of
slnco. Ho Is supposed to liavo been murdered
by the Indians.
A very valuable ! stone claim belonging to
John L. Burke of this city has boon hold for
cancellation on tbo ground that land only
valuable for building stone Is not u proper
subject for n mlnor.il entry. Tills rullim
creates great excitement hero , ai very val
uable property is jeopauli/od
Dr. Roboit lloul who was recently brought
to the soldiers homo hero has boon adjudged
Insuno and wa * taken to the insane asylum nt
Yankton. S. IX , thu morning.
r Murray a Having Maniac.
Ru-iiix , Mich. , Nov. 21. Dennis
Murray , the freight engineer who oseapoa
from the Into \ \ rocic on the Grand Haplds &
Indiana road near Mnnton , Is now violently
Insane In the jail at Cadillac and constantly
bogs to ho killed. His wife , who Is with him ,
Is also nearly cru/ed Shoiinan the on-
ductor of the freight U still a fugitive. U
was reported that ho snot himself In thu
woods near Manton , but It Is boliovud that
thu story oilginatcd with parsons wtio wished
to throw the olllcors oft tbo tracK.
Advice * from I'lttsuuru. I'u. . ai tatheolfeot
th.it the coal fsmlnu oiUtlng In thu uaut will
boon bo roll > ed ,
qucs'.lon of exporting wheat from Itussln
until the czar's returnfrom Livadla early In
December. A ukn - yom his majesty was
Issued today prohlv & . \ the export of wheat
nnd wheat product u Russia. This pro
hibition , which wii\ tlnto effect Monitor
next , will bo execute - or the same condi
tions ns thuso govorntio prohibition re
cently decreed ngalnsu , ' , ix port of oats.
* ; . V"
\
vinv.Kio'ft ma i\ ' / : Mii.r
DccrocH ( ii'otinil Out I -si- Than Von
Can Count'
CIIKMOO , III. , Mov. 'JO.-Si.ectol | to Tun
BRI : . | Everything Is grist whleli comes to
the Chjcago dlvorco mill. C.isos of all de
scriptions , from the complicated matrimonial
evolutions of a Gertrude Whliliu Potter to
the pros.iic sorrows of MM. Ole OhMon , are
Oispotcd of with nuatnois and dispatch. I
s.iould bo pler.sed to add also , \\itlt strict im
partiality , but there is not wanting evidence
that the disentanglement of the very inter
esting hymenial knot wrought by Miss Whit-
1'ig's fair lingers \\ns conveniently screened
from the curious eyes of reporter * and the
general public by tno accommodating iu.U ; of
of Judge Hot-ton.
It Is u mistake , however , to suppose that
decrees are kept HUe ready-made clottnng , in
assorted lots , to be handed down on applica
tion and the payment of the customary prlco.
As already related In Tin : BII : : , Mr. William
O. Murphy of Omaha , erstwhile of Lincoln ,
fell Into this error some lima since and as n
result I * still held in unwilling bonds. Mr.
Murphy , who looks like n sturdy , honest young
man with n good day's work In him , ap
peared before .nidgo Horton and told how
wnon ho corrected his spouse In this city in u
manner deemed perfectly proper in Black-
stone's time , ho was sent to the Bridewell ,
and when he got out she had .sold thu furniture -
turo and llod to Lincoln. Ho wanted a dlvorco
on ttie ground of desertion.
"Whero have yuii ueon since January ! "
asked the court.
"In Omaha nnd Lincoln some of the time
In Chieaco. "
"When did you come back to Chicago after
being in Nobraskaf"
"Yesterday. "
"Wnen arc von gome back to Omahni"
"Well , I wanted to go tomorrow , " said
frank Mr. Murphy.
"Law says complainant must be a resident
of the state , " remarked bis honor.
Humanity is presented in all the varying
combinations of the kaleidoscope and fre
quently the scones nro quite ns picturesque.
Tnlto , for instnnco , the case of the wife who
left her lord to tread the stormy path of llfo
alone because the ungols called tier. Al
though the mottior of an interesting and in
creasing family , she he.ird a volco which
summoned and would not bo denied. So she
departed and her place in the household
Knew her no moro. btmilar was Uio case of
the man who was married and took his wife
to Milwaukee , left her and followed bis con
science Into the church.
The dramatic nnd .sensational features of
the Robert Kay Hamilton scandal , without
Its strange ending , ate furnished in thu cnso
of Richard O'Gorman. Mr. O'Gorman is a
Tnespinu and told in sonorous tones how
ho had loved Martha Jane Jones , alas !
not wisely , but too well , Accordingly
when bo ono day received a telegram
announcing an interesting event in the life
of Miss Junes and .signed "Tho Nurso" ho
bravely faced the orchestra and Miss Jones
took the proud name of the O'Cormnns. At
this stage in the drama it developed that tlio
offspring toward whicn ho had with such
prompt gallantry assumed the paternal rela
tion was In reality the daughter of u woman
named Mitchell , which had been loaned for
the occasion. But nltnough be consented to
overlook this little interpolation , Mrs.
O'Gorman , nee Jones ttirow up her part and
doscrtcd him.
Despite the , fuel that Sailor Mnreelts
launched his bark on the matrimonial lido
under the most hallowed auspices ho took
Minnie Plllath for his own on Christmas
day , I8s7 he has been running before the
gale most of the time over since. Not onlv
did she address him in "the most unpolished
uiction and refuse to cook his meals , but she
repeatedly muttnod with force and arms. In
all these encounters .Mr. Margetts never
lifted his hand , ho .says , solely on account of
her sex. But ho dill ) noted down thoao little
incidents ns they nceuncd , and a smile
played upon the countenance of the court as
no submitted his record. Here is an extract
from the log-bools :
October 1 , ISsS , at I'.n Clybourn Place.
Struck mo with tin pan on head , severely
hurting me.
March I , 1SSO. Struck me in fucowith list.
November , ISb'.l. Malleimislv ntUomptod
to take n.y life , and for that purpose soiled
largo butcher knife , and in o\ory possible
m.inner endeavored to Kill me.
Ssptcmber , 1VJO. When nt inv mother's ,
sbo threw saucer , hitting moon Head.
Wriirht Street. Throw bowl , hit mo in
eye. blacuoned ; nnrro.vly oseapeu stiiking
child.
January 1(1 ( , 1391. F.ico. list.
In addition to all this Mrs. M. taught their
offspring to cal | him names nnd in obedience
to the maternal mandate ho frequently di
rected his father to go where the thermome
ter never falls below 21-J b'ahrcnnoit.
Another tragedian , who was brought Into
the world under ' .he plebeian patronymic of
Francis Peter Schmidt , but wno lor piofos-
sionid reasons adopted that of William Staf
ford , obtained n decree because his wlfo in
sisted on becoming u star. Her only qualill-
catiou scorns to have been the possession of a
name which looked well on the bill boards.
Evalyn declared that it was a cnso of star or
suicide , so without her knowledge William
organised a company nnd the mnnairor ou
traged Mrs. Stafford as the central attraction ,
The company turned out n s.ul failure. Then
for the first time shoulscotctud that the com
pany was controlled by her huslj.uul and that
sue was instrumental in losing his money.
She uocama enraged , \ovved she was uono
with act hie and husband and she left htm.
The last ho hoard of his wile said Stafford ,
she was a Christian scientist.
Mr. W. H. Krot/lnger has demonstrated
that a man cannot become trul > honorable cx-
oflicio , for although ho has been to the legis
lature and carries the usual prefix , his- con
duct has been most reprehensible , according
to testimony olfeicd In.lungoShepard's court.
The Hon. William had a bad habit of
waiting his wife up in the middle of thu
night to ctioko her until her face boc.uno of
a dark blue hue , according to their testi
mony.
Ho also took considerable plo.isuro in
knocking her down stairs. In nil William
made himself so uncongenial that Mrs. Krot-
/.Ingor aslted for a decree and permission to
take her llrst husban 1's name , Duggan
"with whom'sho ' said " 1
Hlckox. , , never
had unvsueh tioublc , but ho Is now doacJ ,
poor man. "
Quito In contrast Is the complaint of Cyn
thia Gray bolero Judge Collins , who , among
other causes for separation , alleged that
Adolpli took her out riding with his cousin
ono day and whllo orivlnir through the city
Insisted that she should sit In his lap. Cyn
thia didn't llliu this public display of marital
nlloction , mid tola the court so in plain
terms.
Joseph Karbnckcr , who out its his living In
searching thu highway and bjwav , not for
sinners , but scraps , tuitcd liihoi Harris
bibermann to find him a wlfo lie said ho
was worth elO.OUO and would pay > -i. > for the
service. Mr. Karnaoher was mtro < lueed to
Mis. Anna liloomsteln , u widow with live
children. Mrs. Bloomsteln wanted $ - . " > < XJ lor
a dowry , but Joseph ottered her . ' 00 on con
dition \tliitt sbo should peddln after the
nuptials , and they were married. Then the
Into Mrs. Illoomsteln throw him out of the
house utid Hied u bill for scpuiate mainten
ance on the ground of desertion.
Space wllf not permit me to nnlnrgo upon
the sorrows of tlio young man whoso girl-
wlfo left him bocnuso I.e wouldn't let her
parents adopt their baby , of Mary Sampson
wno told tlio court she was wedded without
her knowledge ; of Mr * Knorst who fell In
love with u livery utahlo helper and per
formed the ulndly ofllcc of soaking his bead
under the pun > i. after ho ban Imbibed too
ftcely or of the untort'innto ' Mr Dlx whoso
wlfo left him be uuxo he couldn't dance.
Llfo in a Chicago divorce court Is full of
romances and all Of thorn and alike. "And
NO they were married uud lived unhappily
ever afterward. ' ' F , A ,
RUSSIA IN GOOD SHAPE
I'lenty of Money nntl Wheat in That Coun
try for Present Needs ,
GERMAN LAWYERS ARE NOT WANTED ,
They Are Forbitltlon to Pnotico in the Bal
tic Province ofRussin ,
COUNT TOLSTOI IN THE ROLE OF AN ALAR
lie Threatens to Join a Revolutionary
Movement in the Uvont of Fond Results.
DYNAMITE IN.A GERMAN EXPRESS CAR ,
Arrest ol1 an Anie.riunn In Herlin for
Heating n Ilntol Murk Twain
Gives a Dinner \O\VH Kroin
tin ; Ii'atlicrland.
[ Oripi/rfuM ifOI tititlif Xr ic Viirtf . \ > ic > tt > itf > l riot 1
UI.IIMN , Nov. 'il.Tho papers of this city
tonight , on nppirontly good crounds , associ
ate the Russian ukase , prohibiting the ex-
poitof wheat and wheat products , with tbo
failure of the overtures of M. Vlshncgradskv ,
the Russian finance minister , to Herlin llnan- >
clefs to reopen tlio German market to the
Russian loans.
The KreuzCellung states that the govern
ment definitely intimated that the guarantees
offered by Russia did not sufllco to Justify
ofllcial approval of Gormnn credit being ven
tured In the loans. It is understood that
diplomatic approaches throuch Count Von
SchouvalolT , the Russian ambassador at Hor-
lln , on the attitude of the government , re
ceived an equally decisive ro'mfr.
THO llasco which the French syndicate
inarto of the last Russian loan has enormously
increased the financial dilllculty of Russia.
M. Vishnegradsky has been 'forced to ro-
llovo the syndicate of i'8,000,000 out of the
.L'20,000,000 stcrlinir offered. The publlo'
olllclal denial that the Rothschilds have
taken over JL'5,000,000 is partly trim. Uoiuls
amounting to 8,000,000 have been
placed in the Rothschilds' keeping , with
no losponsibillty attached to their future ;
issue through the linn , and the Frencti syn
dicate was relieved ot the burden of UiOUO , ,
000 which the Russian treasury hoped to re
ceive. Thus , Russia , instead of having-
realised 10,000,000 on the loans , obtains only
0,000,000. The refusal of the Gor.nnn gov
ernment to permit bankers to bolster up tha
Russian credit ends for along time to como
the chances of Russia borrowing money
abroad and strengthens the chances of peace.
Plenty ofViion * for tlio ProHeiit.
A statement published by the St. Peters
burg Olllclal Messenger on the condi.llon ol
thu Impoual finances and its relation to tbo
famine , was telegraphed hero tonight us an ,
unautborltatlvo doolur.Uoln , aiming to min
imize the dangers' of the situation. The
situation is , substantially , that Russia ,
has plenty of grain nnd nn abundance )
of money for the time being. Tnls is
reassuring to the Russians who nro
under the scare of famine. This class ,
Includes Count Tolstoi , the great Russian
social reformer , who fans published un oner-r
getlo demand that tbo covornuiont declare ,
without delay , whothca the stock of grain la
sufllcient to last through next summer.
Tolstoi contends , from his own personal cal
culation , thai the stock of grain ulll not bo )
sufliciont anu that the government leply ,
guaranteeing enough to feed the people until
the next harvest , if falsified , will lead to a
revolution , in wnich Tolstoi says he will rid.
Count Tolstoi's daughters , Lntlono and
Marie , hnvu opoiiod a free rofiaotory for the
famine stricken near his chateau.
Itiissian Hostility Toward Germans.
Tlio report that ICmpmorVilllam is irolnrf
to St. Poecrsbutg during the course of tha
winter to intercede with the c/.ar to dca
more gently with the Germans within tha
Ualtio provinces is Improbable In the face ot
the attitude of the government toward Rust
shin finances.
A fresh Instnnco of the hostility ontor-
talncd In St. Petersburg for the German ,
element has been given. An order wai
issued today forbidding that persons bo am
tliorlit'd to practice as lawyers in Uio H.iltio
provinces unless they bo of Russian cx <
traction. Many Germans nro thus debarred.
A mysterious explosion occurred today in a ,
mall wagon attached to n train bound foi <
Hallo. Two postal employes were so badly
scared that they Jumped out of the window
of tholr train and were hurt. The carrlaga
was set on lire by the explosion and was en
tirely consumed.
The malls , comprising 000 post pa rcolf. nndl
a host ot letters , were destroyed , Including n
number containing remittances of monoy.
NoUon P. Cook , who clulms to represent n
Boston syndicate , has boon arrested hero and
is awaiting trial. Ho is charged with fraud
by the proprietor * of the PfalT Mineral
Hotel , when ) ho lived for a month without ;
any financial resources COOK status that hu
started from Boston with 1 cent In his pos
session , meaning to work his way around tha
world.
Mr. Houghton , tlio Boston publisher , bail
boon trying 4o Inform Germans about the
oper.itlon of the American copyright uiw Ha
llm'.s them prejudiced. The ( ioniums , hu
sayi : , cannot sppreciato tbo advantages of.
enterprise.
"Marie Twain" today gave the luncheon In
Mrs. General Hancock , Hon. William Walter
Phclps , the American minister , and other
notable Americans.
Herr Wormuth , the Gu-mnn imperial com
missioner to the Wet Id's fair in Chicago , in In
Munich , working in the Interests of thu fair.
The American Medical society will coo- !
brato Thanksgiving day with a dinner ut tlit }
KnglUh homo.
Garden ) KosullH.
Ciiicuu ) , 111. , Nov. ! ) ! . - till1 } Held trncl <
muddy.
HIM race. three-iu | uloiof a mile. I.ltllo
Mtduct won , Ti > n MOVIMH second , M. Alb. mi
thilil. Time : : . ' | , Iliits nlf
t-ccoml ran. , half of n mile.ViiodpiM liiiS
\MIII , Ittd I'llncobuvon I. Hun Ton thud. Time ;
: .V7.
.V7.TblrJ inci1 , thiei-fiiarlui.s | of a mile. Tha
Helicon uon , C'o > tt Itlca second , 1'iolllgati }
thhd. Time : li'.tili.
Fourth race , three-iiuarters of a mile.
Spt'Odmwt uon , Annlo Ul.irU .second , ( 'onmiiii
thlid. Time ; lil. : :
v I'ltlli rncii. flvu-nlghths of u mile. I'niatlllii
won , Ulenoltl second , Jennie * , third , 'llmui
liiH. : :
Sixth race. tUo-Hirhths of a mile. DuliV
Nobles won. ( iiey ( loose second. limr < aii ! < l
third. Time : 1:10. :
Hululnn Mlnci-H Killed.
i. * , NovI. . T.vo miner * vure ?
killed by an explosion at Norchnln collier/
yesterday. _
St. Paul l < nert > 1 with Bmm.
Sr PALL , Minn. , Nov. lil.-Ovor h tf a
foot of snow foil la tbu city and vividly tUl
morning ,