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TWENTY-3TIBST YEAE. OMAHA. SUNDAY MORNING , NOVEMBER 29 , 1S91-SJXTEEN PAGES. NUMBER 104.
FUN FOR THE KAISER ,
Vagaries of lln 'German Emperor That
x * . Cause His Sntjacta Worry ,
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$ ' GROWlrIG FONDNESS FOR THE STAGE.
Eu picious Similarity of Conduct Batween
William and Lonh of Bavaria ,
HOW HE BADGERS HIS ARMY OFFCERS.
Arb'trary Actions That Dave Qivon R'BJ
to the Gravest Apprahensicni.
EAGER FOR PEACF , BUT READY FOR WAR.
Twice HIIH He Ordered ft
tion or tlio Army , mid Twlco
HUH Ho llulctitGd-Snmmtiniinl
I'ltrlsliui Story.
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PAIII-J , Nov. US. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tm : Bii.l : : It Is not easy
to convoy to the Horala what I hnvo to say
today , for the facts I have to state arc
known only to n few of the Initiated , and
ttioy uro largely the impressions of diplomat
ists and statesmen.
For the llrst tlmo they x\ ill rcvoal ttio true
state of alTalrs in Germany , and moro par
ticularly at the Gorman court. The Gcr-
mnns are disturbed and anxious about the
rumors with regard to Emperor
William's health. It is suspected
that the kulsor is itisano. Vari
ous secret events have given rise to the
fear that the Imperial mind is unhiiiRCU.
The pessimists at court look back with regret
to the old times of Emperor William. They
huvo noticed something strnngo and shifting
In the eyes of the younc bovcr-
cign for aotno tlmo past some
thing which reminds one strongly of
tlio late luckless Louis of Uavnrla. Nor
have their fears boon greatly lessened by
the kaiser's growing taste for the drama , in
which they sco another sinister analogy be
tween the two monarchs.
They wore particularly struck last spring
by ttio inlciiso interest shown by the kutscr
In Wildenbrach'splnyof "DerNcuoHcrr.'Mn
which reference was made to his conflict
with I'rinco Bismarck. Sinoo then ho had
the production of a now nnd worthless piece
postponed in order to attend tlio per
formance. Although this play failed sig
nally the kaiser sent for the author and
talked with nun for a full hour , to ttio disre
gard of the impatience of the public at the
abnormal length of the wait.
SI IIH of Mis liiHUiitty.
Everything relating to tno stapo scorns to
fascinate him just now. Some months ago ho
deputed n general to teach the ballot nt the
.rtUfOjfVlipuso a military dance. A stiort tiuio
miinRl > Aiiiicri his rescript ngainst im
morality , and gave orders tliat the "busi
ness" in certain plays in which the
military characters had to put their arm
[ irouml the waists of pretty village maidens
ihould bo altered.
The kaiser's well known mania for chang
ing his uniform IB another odd symptom. In
London I have scon him tn as
many us cloven different military
nnd civilian costumes In ono day.
On another occasion hu donned an admiral's
uniform at Potsdam to go boating. This
cr ? o of his grows on him. When he gave
audience to I'rinco Dumroni : of Slaai in Ber
lin latolho afflicted the grande tcwuo of the
head of the Order of the Blade Eagle , an
eighteenth century costume , worn only oucn
n year at the festival of the order. Ilo evi
dently wished to Impress his oriental guests
by the splendor of the Berlin court.
Ijikos to Siirpr.no IVoiilo.
His fondness for reviews , for "alarums
and excursions , " Is no secret. Ho delights
In surprising Ills garrisons , nu aliening his
troops and thuir ofllccri at unexpected
moments. When the whim takes him ho
will keep them at their drill all night
nnd day. Lust winter ho traveled
nil the way to Hanover ono day in u baggage
car , to startle the natives. In the spring of
this year , after a banquet with the olllcors
of the Franz Joseph regiment , ho forced the
troops to turn out and maneuver from 10 in
the evening till -I the next mornlrg.
Even these eccentricities have Just bcou
outdone liv his majesty. Ono night lately
ho aroused a regiment of grenadiers and
mad the men inarch out ot ono of the town
gates In dead silcnco and hldo behind
n wall. Then , Having awakoneu
their ofik'ors , ho asked thorn
what had hocomo of tholr troops ,
nnd threatened to punish them for neglect of
duty. Moved by their wretched and despairing -
ing faces , however , ho rolcntod and laughing
ly remarked , "It was all a Joke. 1 maao your
men hldo themselves to hoar what you would
Bay. "
IIlN WorHt
Moro serious sign than all , howovur , Is ttio
kalsor's tendency to o.vtcnil his freak : to
homo policies. A very painful impression
was caused when It bccamo known that the
kaiser had written In the "Ltoldon
Book" at Munich : "In the will of
kings Is the supreme law of nations. " It
would now seem that William has repeated
the aanio idea in an oven moro emphatic
form , when ho received the conservative )
delegations which presented him tholr
homiigo at tlio recent maneuvers.
"Tho duty of Germans , " said the kaiser.
"Is to follow their cnineror blindly and every-
whero. " Ho reminded thorn that there was
only ono master In the land , himself , and ho
milled u speech which ho had made hoforo
the downfall of IVInco Bismarck "I will
break any ono who thwarts mo as I would u
straw. "
\Vho can wonder if all thcso scattered
facts huvo produced u fooling approaching
consternation In Germany. Or If that fcol-
ing has been deepened bv the latest imtiurlnl
utterance , hinting to hU troops that they
may yet bo called to repress internal disor
der.
Serious Tronlilo Antloip itoil.
Extreme measures may bo expected if
socialism continues , and it Is hurd to sou
wlmt menus can DO dovlscd to chock the
movement which is swooping on and on
throughout Germany. The greatest of all
the perils to which Hermans are exposed by
William's restlessness lies In his
conduct of foreign affairs , The Ger
mans know now that during Empress
Frederick's visit to Puns the knisor , believ
ing that hi * mother had been Insulted ,
ordered the mobilization of four army
corps * ThU ordur was actually on the way
when the kaiser received n ills patch from
Queen Victoria , Imploring her grandson not
to lot loose tbo dogs of war. WilUa-u culmcd
down after reading this message nnd
countermanded tils instructions.
A fortnight later pence was once moro im
periled. But this tlmo it was Russia , not
Franco , who was threatened. On learning
that the czar had decided not to halt Ip Ber
lin on his recent Journny , tlio halscr's dig
nity took umbrage. Another tnoollization
order was issued to nvongo the supposed
slight to his person , and It was only through
a second Intervention of Queen Victoria that
a conlllct was averted.
IllH Ilnd Temper Hosponnlbk1.
Tno wiseacres say that the t.ucon's Influence
'
ence over'her cramlson will not last , They
fear that some day n trllllne incklcrt will
cause tlio threatened monlllzatloti to hccotno
u fact and that war will result. For my own
part I nm convinced that the young kaiser
desires peace and would perhaps too late ro-
grct a war If It broke out , but
In his present state of mind the
pence of Europe may depend on a lit of Im
perial 111 tempor. His promptness to sup-
ppso that his neighbors nro anxious to insult
him would bo n constant menace , oven were
Europe united. What dangers may como of
It In times llko those , when all the nations
arc divided into rival camps. And now you
sco that though political Europe craves for
peace , sno is at every turn obliged to dread
war.
Victory 1'or the Government.
The government had to defend Itself in the
chamber of deputies today when a debate
arose on the subject of the treaty iti virtue
of which Franco pavs the king of Dahomey
an annual pension of 120.000 francs in ex
change for the protectorate of his kingdom.
As the 1'ronch kingdom seemed unwillir.g to
encourage moro colonial ventures and
the Dahomey expedition was undertaken
without awaiting orders from home , the
ministry thought It advisable to natch up
pcaco with the little king , who , under the
circumstances , could not well bo conquered.
The fnvorito English practice of subsidising
enemies scorned a good expedient. It did not
moot the approval of some doputies. On
pushing the debate to a vote of confidence ,
however , the government today scored n
victory.
The speech of General von Caprivl , the
German chancellor , has had n reassuring
effect on Europe. It is generally admitted
that tlio chancellor is willing and desirous
to see peace preserved , but the hint ho throw
out concerning n possible increase In the
army estimates slightly detracts from
the moro hopeful feeling his statement
has caused. It Is the same old
story. Every ono wants peace , nnd everyone
ono Is preparing for war. Perhaps the
chancellor's optimism i moro real than it
seems. Ho may have felt that it was neces
sary to reassure. It war was impossible ,
ho would not huvo talked no much
about It. In France the Cnpnvi
speech has caused some amusement ,
moro especially the passage in which
the chancellor remarks that the Cronstadt
incident has led to nothing. Hut , you need
only to read the speech to bo convinced to
the contrary. Whatever L may think of the
aims , the utility and the desirability of the
Russian alliance , it is certain that novcr
since 1870 has a Gorman referred to Franco
so calmly nnd respectfully us Caprivi.
JACQDKS
: * or.t IIKHO.
Fought on Many Fields to In ; Held ns
n Swindler.
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Loxnov , Nov. 28. ( Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tun Iiir. . | Colonel
Lochlol Lorimcr Graham has had n
picturesque career. Ho is an American of
the same family as Schuyler Graham of tbo
firm of Schuyler Graham , Hartley & Co. of
New York , gun makers , and might well bo
termed a soldier of fortune. Ho fought in
the Mexican war and was twice promoted for
bravery. Ilo Joined Maximilllan when the
latter landed at Mexico ; at once ootnincd
Maxlmillian's favor and was made aldc-do-
cainp. He fought on the sldo of Austria In
the French-Austrian war nnd was
with the Turks during the Kusso-Turkisn
campaign. Continental Europe then becoming
too peaceful to satisfy the warlike taste of
the colonel , ho cutno to London. Ho had n"t
made much money out of his military experi
ence at least ho did not save much , being
large-hearted llko the ordinary American.
Ho settled In London a few years ago nnd
married an English woman with money.
This week ho was a defendant In a London
police court , charged In the warrant with
obtaining 50 shillings from a news agent
bv moans of n fictitious check.
The prosecutor said the prisoner
cnmo into the shop and wrote out a chock on
the bank , which ho cashed. The check was
returned marked "no effects. " The defend
ant told him ho was a lieutenant colonel and
was farming In the country. Graham was
arrested , and said ho did not intend to defraud -
fraud the man , as ho had money at the bank
In his wife's name , partly belonging
to him , as she received his remittances.
The inspector who arrested him said Graham
admitted ho had received notice from the
bank not to draw on his wife's balance. lie
was remanded. Graham is well known In
American society In London. His defense
will probably bo that ho has had nn account
with the bank , and was unaw.iro when the
gave the cheiuo | that tboro was nothing there
to his credit.
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India In Interested.
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Losnox , Nov. 28 , [ New York Hernia
Cable -Special to Tim HUE. J Lord Cross ,
secretary ( or India , has Just transmitted to
Edmund" . Moffatt , tigont in London of the
United States Agricultural department , a
request , or rather prayer , forwarded to him
by the governor nnd council of the Madras
Presidency. This request Is in printed form ,
and Is for Information regarding the result
of the test for making rain In Texas and
other parts of the United Statos. Ono of the
great drawbacks to India is the lack of rain ,
and the recent tests In the United States ex
cited tbo closest attention tboro. The exam
ple of the American rain manufacturers has
bcou followed , but not with good results , and
the Indian authorities seem to think the
plans adopted in America are moro effective
than any they have tried.
This petition ha.s bocn forwarded by Mr.
Moffatt to Secretary Rusk. It is needless to
suy that , should the rain making experiments
prove successful , India will bccomo vastly
mere important as a producer of brcudstuffs
than sheIs today , and will bo u rival not un
worthy of the United States.
Fliianuu In
IS.1t InJIIIUM fiim/ou / llcnnett.\
MOXTKVIPKO , Uruguay ( via Gnlvcston ,
Tex. ) , Nov. ' , ' 3-IHy M.oxlcan Cable to the
Now York Herald- Special to Tun Hiu.J :
The banks and the people generally aro. op
posed to the increased issue of paper on the
ground that U Iscausiiigcomtnoreial distress.
The banks refuse to accept the demand for a
metallic issue. _ _ _ _
Cllrttom Ollloprs Kllliul.
Losnox , Nor. 23- Three custom * officers
woru killed today by the propeller of a
steamer which they were about to board.
AGITATED MURMURS.
Herr Bcbcl Gautes a Commotion in the
German Roicha'ag.
WLLIAM'S ' ERFURT SPEECH CRITIC'ZSD ' ,
"Bismarck Also Comes in for a Share of the
Speaker's ' Wrath ,
AMERICAN CORN IN THE FATHERLAND.
Minister Phelps Thinks the Demand for it
Will Constantly Increase.
COMMERCIAL TREATY WITH BRAZIL.
Germany Will Try nnd Maintain
CliiNor ItiiHlncHH Relations Witli tliu
You UK Uopnliliu Knee Preju
dice MunHV-Htinfc Itself.
[ CnvurlgMtil IfOI l > v .Vciu Yarlt AmnclaM Prw.l
BIIIIMN , Nov. US. The debate in the relchs-
tag on the budget today was unwontedly
lively. After Hcrr Buhl ( national liberal )
I me spoken In dolanso of tlio policy pursued
by I'rinco Bismarck during his tenure of
oflico as chancellor of tlio empire , and had
commented adversely upon the course
adopted by Chancellor von Cai.rivl , Herr
Bobcl ( socialist ) criticised the rapid Increase
of the imperial debt and of the army and
navy appropriations. Ho contended that it
was inevitable , in the event of war , that a
numborof the Gorman states would become
bankrupt. "How , " ho asked , "could such
immense masses of troops DO long moved and
fed. Expressions had recently been used
which convoyed to these masses of soldiers
the ido.i that they might bo employed , not
only against n foreign fee , but against nn
enemy within the empire. "
Crilioi/ tlio I'jinpRror'H Speech.
Agitated murmurs from every part of the
house- followed this allusion to the recent
utterance of the emperor.
Herr Bobol , continuing , said that with
every thousand now recruits social democ
racy was being moro and moro strongly in
fused into the army. As Chancellor von
Caprivl had pictured Journalists as the only
propagators of unrest , ho felt bound to say
that many orators were also engaged in the
work ot agitation , and cited as an instance
the speech recently delivered at Erfurt by a
high personage.
At this point the vlco president of tbo
rcichstag , Count Ballostrcn , interrupted tbo
speaker , refusing to allow the emperor's
speech to bo subjected to criticism.
Herr Bobcl said ho would Itavo his com
parison in the hands of the public , who well
know that it was not Journalism that spread
a feeling of unrest through the country.
Touching tbo protectionist policy ho said :
"Tho very tariffs imposed by the govern
ment , coupled with tbo military oxpenal-
turos , had created enormous ecqnomlc diffi
culties. The slight reduction In corn duties
in the treaty of commerce with Austria
would nou sufllco to effect the wants of
proper nourishment from which millions suf
fered , the result being nn enormous in
crease of disease , mortality and crime.
"Tho structure of the middle class of so
ciety , " Hcrr fiebol continued , "was built in
a swamp , in which it was slowly sinking ,
probably to make room for another nnd bet
ter social organization. The country had got
rid of ono enemy of social reform when
Prince Bismarck was driven from power. "
Here Count Ballostron again called Herr
Bobol to order , declaring thnt the expression
used In connection with the ox-chancellor's
name could not bo permitted , being directed
against an absent member of the house.
Herr Bobol replied that Prince Bismarck
had not yet taken his seat in the house , nnd
proceeded with his denunciation of the Dover
meeting , whlco , ho asserted , was following
as far ns it dared in Prince Bisnmrk's foot
steps , while assuming the role of a protec
tor of the working classes.
Chancellor von Caprivi said ho believed
the country appreciated the efforts made bv
the government for the amelioration of the
lot of the working classes. The chancellor pro-
eodod to refer to the Guolph fund hill shortly
to bo introduced in the landtag , maintaining
confiscation of the fund and leaving ot the
interest arising thorofrom free of control by
parliament. According to the provisions of
the bill an account Is to bo rendered to tlio
auditor's oflico stating how the monies have
boon applied , and this report is to bo com
municated to the landtag.
CiHineltinj ; AVItli tlio Knssi.ui
Treasury.
The assurances of peace giver by M. do
Glcrs , tha Russian foreign minister , during
his stay In this city , had n close connection
with the negotiations of the Russian govern
ment with Berlin financiers Despite the
recent declarations of the government
against German capital propping up Russian
finances , several big firms hero and at Frank
fort sent agents to hold a secret conference
with M. VlshnogradsKl , the Russian minister
of finance , whou.lio passed through frankfort -
fort on his way to Paris. Tha reports that
the lluanclers were coquetting with the
Husslan treasury becoming known has
caused a revival of the attacks Uy the press
upon Russian llnm.co. These attacks are
partly inspired by the government , whoso
position in tbo matter is unchanged.
It is announced that the emperor will su
pervise the formation of n commission for
bourse reforms , His majesty asked Herr
Miguel , Imperial minister of finance , to pre
side over the deliberations of the commission ,
but the finance minister declined to act and
suggested that Herr Rocho , president of tbo
Reich hank , bo selected in his stead. The
ultra conservatives are endeavoring to make
bourse reform , coupled with the Jewish ques
tion , n plank In tholr party platform.
At a mass.mooting held hero under the
auspice ? of thoantl-Sometio league , at which
2,000 persons wore present , the proposal to
place restrictions upon the operations of
Jewish dealers in finance , on the boursu and
in commerce were vigorously applauded.
Ainerluim liiHiiranutt Companion.
The conflict between the four great Ameri
can lifo Insurance companies , the Mutual ,
Now York Life , Uormanla nnd Equitable ,
and'tho tlnanco nilnUtry , over the law oblig
ing those companies to Invest the premiums
received in Gorraany In ! ! . ' pur cent Priis- ,
slim consols , continues. Some of tliCbo com *
panics receive nearly 5,000,1)00 ) marks yearly
In premiums , and this money they invest at
A per cent. ( Ion. William Walter I'hclps ,
the American minister to Germany , has HUC-
certafully interceded .vith Herr Miguel , the
imperial ilnnnco minister in behalf of tbo
companies , and has secured a revocation of
the government's demands with a proposal
of obtaining a repeal of tbo law. Mr. Phelps
bos called the attention of the uiinUtcr to
I
the fact that German Insurance companies ,
which operate largely Id the United Stntcs ,
nro permitted to do InHtnws on depositing
guarantee sums. The American llfo Insur
ance companies dolntr business In Germany
nro willing to accept it sfibitar arrangement.
Corn In Germany.
Minister Pbclps , on Thanksgiving day ,
attended three celebrations of the day. At n
speech delivered nt banquat Mr. Pbolps
appeared to anticipate a reduction of the
corn tariff. Ho said : "Tha Amorlean pig
has entered the Brandon burg gate , but it is
still hungry. By Christmas , however , it
will have nil It wants -choap and enough.
"American corn pr'omUoa to assume nn
Important piaca In tno manufacture of soap
in Gorm.my. Hitherto the manufacturers
have used Ilusood oil proburod In Russia , but
owing to the fall nro of tlj6 crop there they
were cotppcltcd to look In other directions
fora supply of oil. But Indian llinoo , ! oil
was tried , but the experiment was unsuc
cessful , and they are now obtaining their
supplies from Cblsaijo imd the chances are
now that the trade will co.ual yO.OOU.OOO or
10,000,000 bushels yearly.1
Mr. D. C. Boll , ageiit of the United States
treasury , is of the opinion that ttio industry
once started will nssumo Immense proper
tions.
A dispatch from Hlo do Janeiro states that
the Gorman minister to Brazil on Thursday
had n conference wlththo Brazilian minister
of foreign affairs regarding the negotiations
for a commercial treatybatwcen the two
countries. The conference , the dispatch
adds , resulted favorably. ,
On Tuesday of next .week the king of
Denmark , Incognito , will visit the emperor
at Potsdam.
I.O.MHJX GUAS// ' .
Hits ol'SoniHlal , 1'cifionnl Chatter and
Items of Minor Importance.
lCoi/rfo'i | f'l tU > l liu-TamfJi ( JnnlnnJcnncM /
LONIIO.V , Nov. 23. [ Now York Herald
Cnulo Special to Tun Dec. ] The dukoof
Orleans' people are making strenuous efforts
to settle the case In which ho Is corespond
ent. George Lewis , his solicitor , is work
ing through all channels to bring in-
llucnco to bear on Captain Armstrong.
Ho has said that the duke nnd .Molba will
sign an affirmation that tuero may have boon
an indiscretion , but nothing worse , between
them. Depositions in the ease tell different
stories , and besides , this is not Mclba's first
affair. Captain Armstrong has so far de
clined to sottlo.
The Evelyn-Huolbort case keeps cropping
up raoro or less regularly. The public pros
ecutor is expected soon to say whether or
not ho intends to move in the caso.
The latest variety 'theatre novelty is
Aama , a r'rench girl 15 years old , n giantess
eight foot high. Doctors say she mayigrow
two feet higher.
Sirs. .MnyUrlcvk'a Caso.
The Maybrick case is omnipresent. I have
just received a letter from the countess do
Ropuos , dated at Rouen'asking mo to thank
the American women who have sent her money
with which to try nnd .rrloaso the convicted
lady. She has put this "money " in the hands
of a big firm of London solicitors , ana she is
now trying to work up a subscription among
English women. Apart" Irom thp countess
do Hoguos , a.sollcltor Ji * fnod Elworthy is
busy in appealing to member's o"f parliament
on his own hook In behalf of Mrs. Maybrick.
Ho wants parliament to Institute n measure
whereby some tribunal other than the secre
tary of state and the Judge at the trial should
bo established , with tbo , object of enabling
wrongly convicted persons to prove their Innocence -
nocenco ntter grave errors of cither Judge or
jury.Tho
The big cruiser I31ako , which has been ac
cepted by the English government , goes to
her North American station ns the llagshtp
of Admiral Hopkins. if she should bo
broucht Into New York hrabor on a friendly
visit she will make a decided sensation.
In u New Hole.
Mr. Gladstone has become n factor in the
soap advertising world , for today ( Saturday )
ho was given n reception nt Port Sun
Light , where big soap works are situated.
Tno road from the station'to the works was
draped with crimson cloth streamers , Hags ,
banners ana triumphal arches. Next week
wo may expect to sco theox-promior's picture
on soap advertisements and accompanying a
testimonial.
Poultonoy Blgolow of Nowf York will boone
ono of the lecturers next Wednesday before
the English friends of Russian freedom.
The Dutch of London nro to have a restau
rant which It is expected will rival anything
in Europe. The proprietor is to bo ICrasno-
pollsky , owner of the celebrated restau
rant nnd winter garden nt Amsterdam ,
supposed to bo the Jlne'st of its kind In
Europe. It was opened tonight on the site of
the unsuccessful Frascatl. Count von By-
landt , the Dutch minister , presided. Ono
hundred nnd sixty covers were laid , nnd the
company was In every way worthy of the es
tablishment.
Alcinilonod by Her Kmployer.
Bertha Randall , whoolnlms to bo an Amer
ican girl from Ohio , ncd .19 , has boon admit
ted Into Plymouth workhouse in a dcstituto
condition. She had boou employed by n
showman , who left her hphind because ho
could not afford tovy \ , her traveling ex
penses. She received 4 shillings n week ns a
mermaid and olcctrlo Imly ,
vV. W. Durant and family are nttho Savoy
hotel waiting for their yacht , which is ox-
peoted at Southampton jfrom Now York ,
going for an extended cruisa in the Mediter
ranean. 1'
Mrs , W. J. Florence traced on the Umbrla
today. She was on the continent when sno
heard of her husband's ii snoss , nnd hurried
hero as cjuickly ns possibly. The ilrst avail
able steamer was the IjFtijbfia. During her
.stay hero sbo was called upon by nearly nil
the prominent mombors'of the theatrical pro
fession of both sides , dorl by Mrs , Maokay
and many other menibertW London socioty.
Undoubted ( jr tlcutinla.
Among the visitors atho United States
consulate this week tVos u gentleman who
brought a letter of Introduction to General
Now. This letter statcfl the bearer was
chairman of a committbo composed of Torn
Ochtltrco , Dick \VIntersnjith of Washington
( who is supposed to pbspcs * even n liner
Imagination than Ochlltreo ) , Susan
B. Anthony nnd Georpo Francis
Train. This committee , the letter
said , begged to offer General Now
the presidential nomination of the farmers'
alliance. It furtnar stated that the bearer of
letter might require an dacoslonul loan of 110 ,
and the writer bogecd General Now to lese
no tlmo in setting up u v6und of drinks , as
tbo chairman ot the committee possessed a
consuming thirst.
Senator X.ob Yanco of North Carolina , who
has been in Europe some time , intends to
sail for homo in n couple of weeks ,
Mrs. Norton , mother of Mme. Nordlca ,
died hero today ,
Slid Did Not Mink.
LiVKiii'ooi , Nov. 2S. U lia boon learned
that the coasting steamer that was in colli
sion with the bark Harmonic was the Holou
Craig. Sha aid not , sink us reported ,
IN MIGII'a BAD SHAPE
England's ' Financial Situation Does Not
Offer Any Signs of Mondinj. '
ALL BRANCHES OF BUSINESS SUFFER.
Much Anxiety for the Future Felt by the
Well-Informal Ojos.
BARINGS AND THE BANK OF ENGLAND.
Story of the Ojinbino Which Floated the
Consols at tha Kcftnding.
BULLION IS RUNNING LOW THERE NOW.
Ijess III the IlanU's Vnults Tlinu Kvcr
licTore nnd a Grontor Drain
l'\pcutcd Dim-
Outlook.
Oont/m 11tnn'ft\ \
LONDON' , Nov. 'JS. | Ncw York Herald
Cable Special to TUB Biis.1 : It cannot bo
denied that business Is tn n voiy bad state
hero , and there is no prospect of its getting
better. Imports aud exports alike nro
falling off. The great staple industries
of the country are suffering severely , and
enterprise seems to bo dead. Even the
book publishing season is uncommonly dull
for the tlmo of the year. Nobody has any
money to spend , now that the Americans
have gouo homo. Consols nro only a trifle
above U3 , and nil of Mr. Goschon's devices
cannot push them higher. Lord Salisbury
nnd the president of the Board of Trade
have plainly warned the nation during the
last week that the commercial future is to bo
regarded with much anxiety.
No wonder then the people lly from the
Stock exchange , nnd that no more now com
panies nro boiug brought out. What Is the
reason of oil this ! First , the adverse influ
ence of hostllo tariffs , which gradually are
drawing nil Iron line round English indus
tries and preventing their development.
Next the Baring callapso , which under
mined half the city , and left the other half
afraid to call its soul its own.
Hnrin H and the Government.
But there Is always the Bank of England
in the background. It Is n pity it was over
induced to como Into the foreground. Most
people now sco and admit that It would bavo
boon far hotter to have lot tlio Barings go ,
thai for the Bank of England to have
departed from its , old traditions its safe
line of business for the purpose of propping
up a private firm , which had boon guilty of
the grossest imprudence and folly , it can
only bo done for a time.
"Yos , " is the reply 1 sometimes hear , "but
bow could the Ban It of England , as a gov
ernment Institution , rafuso to help tbo Bur-
ings , when the Barings had helped them1 !
"How was that ! "
"In this way. When Mr. Goseuon brought
forward his scheme for the conversion of
the national debt , it was necessary to got the
support of the great bankers and brokers ,
or it could uovor hnvo been carried
through. A previous chancellor of the
exchequer bad failed because ho failed to
'square' the city. Mr. Goschon did it only by
giving n commission to the ban leers , and
they In turn did everything in tholr power to
force customers to exchange old consols for
now. Otherwise the government must have
redeemed them at par. It was necessary to
keep up tbo price about par , and this
was done by the bankers holding well
together. Ths Barings were conspicuous in
this city. They bought immense blocks of
consols and hold them until the llrst heavy
blow fell upon them. This was the notice of
the Hussian government of Its intention
to withdraw its cauh balances from their
custody. The Barings were obliged to sell the
consols to tlio tune of nearly 8,000.000.
Of course prices fell. Consols tipver recov
ered , neither bavo the Barings , and now
South American stocks are all at sixes and
sevens , and the Bunk of England must make
good Its guarantee to the Barings. Of
course , it can do thnt , but its prestige is
badly Injured nt this moment. "
ISiilllon KiinniiiK Low.
Another great drain is being quietly and
Insidiously prepared. The movement has
begun In Russia , but will not stop there. Ac
cording to my Information tno United States
will shortly tuko a hand in it , nnd then wo
shalKscosomo curious things. At present
the stock of bul'lon ' in the Bank of England
collars Is below what it was last year , and is
likely to remain so. The withdrawal of any
largo sums now must causa u sensation In the
city.
city.Amid
Amid all this uncertainty American railroads -
roads of the bettor class ulono remain un-
snaKcn. The markjiL has taken the course I
foretold weeks ago. All foreign securities
are neglected , and if Englishmen continue to
hold their consols it is oecauso ihoy cannot
get out of them , or there would bo n much
larger rush for American investments than
wo see oven now.
HIS J-.ITJtElt'ii SA1UKK.
Ijato Lord Ijytton'H llcrnilltnry Super
stition and < -onnltivonL'HH.
[ CowrluMcil. tSOl , tin Jamu Oonlnn Ilmnrtt. ]
LONDON , Nov. 23. ( Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tan Buu. | The late
Lord Lytton was not regarded with any
favor by the Foreign office , although ho hud
the good luck to secure some of the greatest
prizes In connection with it. There was u
prejudice against him because ho was a
"literary man. " Thoordlnary English ofllelal
likes to huvo to deal with plain humdrum
people who have no ambition beyond com
posing a business letter. Mr , Disraeli had
hard work to llvo down- the prejudice
ngainst himself on account of his having
written novels , A certain public man of the
present day who has held high oflico is HO
ignorant of English literature that ho has
never road any book except n novel , and on
ono o-icailon when ho was witnessing n per
formance of "Hamlet" hn niked tlio chief
actor how tUo play ended and what bccumo
of Ophelia. Ho wanted to know , bccauto ho
could not stop to see thu termination.
Another well known politician never read uu
English author except DIcKons. That is the
sou of men dear to the oCtloial mind. Your
clover fellows who have road everything uro
apt to make it exceedingly uncomfortaulo for
these who haven't.
1/yttoii Family Kcuil.
Lord Salisbury is frca tram these preju
dices , perhaps , oocauso ho was once a lit
erary man himself uml worked pretty bard
for his own living , ilo sent Lord Lylton to
Paris. There the hupplost part of his lifo
was spent. Much of that llfo was clouded Dy
rucoiiections of the turmoils which sur
rounded bis father' * homo. Tbo feud
between lather and mother novcr
\
ceased , and , unfortunately , it could nt
bo kept from the knowledge of t'ao public.
Lady Lytton wrote attacks upon her
husband under all sorts of disguises , and
gossips were always well provided with
fcod for scandal. Tneso things made n deep
nnd painful Impression upon the sensitive
mind of young Lytton. It gave him that
melancholy turn which Is visible In all his
poems.
Parents can leave children no legacy moro
fatal to peace of mind than the recollections
of an unhappy homo.
From his father , Lord Lytton , ho had In
herited not only nn Imaginative but n highly
superstitious disposition. Ho firmly behoved
in his father's power to hold mysterious Intercourse -
"
torcourso with beings not of" this world.
Ho assured mo on ono occasion
that many of the Incidents In
"Xanoni" nnd 'A Stiango Story"
were real nnd not Imaginary. The wonder
ful ghost story called , "Tho Haunted nnd
the Haunters. " perhaps the most thrilling
overwritten , was also , the late Lord Lytton
believed , founded partly on fact.
Ho showed mo some horoscopes cast by
his father ot the eminent men of his day. 1
can answer for it that they had
all turned out remarkably accurate.
Disraeli's futnro was most exactly foretold
at the tlmo when ho was still a moio dandy
standing about In Lady Blosslngton's salon.
In fuel his father believed thoroughly In
astrology ana would have liked to try his
hand at alchemy , but that was rather too ex-
ponslvo a pursuit fern mati of moderate
resources. The son shared most of thcso
Ideas , only ho was too wise to lot the world
see much of them. An astrologlcol-splntual-
istio ambassador might not take the taste of
the public in the present day.
OncTaalc 'Mint Failed
The late Lord Lytton sot himself piously to
the task of writing his father's memoirs , but
broke down halfway.
"Why was that ! " lie did mo the honor
once to put that question to mo , perhaps because -
cause I had at the time Just published some
political memoirs of historical importance ,
involving great labor nnd trouble. The
answer I gnvo was that ho had boon llko
IJobinson Crusoe had built a boat on a scale
which prevented him getting it into the
water. His plans were colossal. Ilo printed
nearly every scrap of paper he could
lay hands-on. Ilo could not bring himself to
destroy anything which his father had writ
ten. Therefore ho was not the man for the
work. The llrst volumes fell dead from the
press , and the worlc was novcr completed.
Lord Lytton had his desire. He died in the
city ho loved bettor than any other.
Ono thing ho was half afraid of
Kenilworth , his ancestral homo. Although
ho especially loved to live there , ho believed
it was haunted by a ghost of n peculiarly un
pleasant character , in thosnapo of a boy who
came Into your bedroom nad indicated the
tlmo and manner ot your death. A cele
brated man was once staying in the house.
On retiring to bis room after dinner ,
ho saw the boy. Ho thought it was
a robber and asked him what
no wanted. The figure made no reply in
words , but drew its hand slowly across its
throat and fell back Into a chair Tbo guest
ran toward it but found himself standing bo-
fern an empty chair. Not long afterward be
start.le E'.iropoJjy ' cutting his throat. The
incidoiit somowhaf dfsiurbs ( ho serenity of
the ordinary visitor at Kenilworth House.
The late Lord Lytton believed that ho had
seen strange sights beneath the old roof.
Decidedly ho preferred the British embassy
in Paris.
DnlTorln Will Succeed.
If Lord Salisbury does not transfer Lord
Dufforin to Paris it will bo surprising1. All
good things full into Lord Dnffcrln's lap
There Is no relation of Lord Salisbury's who
Is eligible for this particular post , and n pri
vate secretary could not possibly bo thrust
into it , therefore ono can imaclno the priuio
minister saving , "Let Dufforin have it. "
If the Egyptian question nssumo nn acute
form , ns it may do at any moment , England
will have tha ablest living diplomatist on the
spot to deal with it. Lord Salisbury is ox-
cocdingly anxious not to liuvo his term of
oflico marred by any quarrels with Franco.
A disaster of that kind would Indeed settle
the business of the great unionist ministry
once for all. A MIMIIIU : : OP PAHUA.MKNT.
I'.U'IllOTIV 1XDKKI ) .
President Montr DooIinoH the Itcward
OiTercd Him l y < till ) .
[ Ciiplirtali'dLtS ! ) ! huJainrt dnrihii Ifcinie'M
V'ALl'AitAiso , Chill ( via Galveston , Tex. ) ,
Nov. 28. [ Bv Mexican Cable to the Now
York Herald Special tbTnn BIK. : ] Presi
dent Monti has imperatively refused the pro
posed reward for his distinguished services
in the late conlllct betwenn the Junta and
Balmaccdu. The resolution was offered by
Deputy Jordan In tha lower house of con-
press. Moutt says that ho desires no com
pensation for what ho did , as ho was actu
ated only by n duslro to servo his country's
best Interests.
The Chilian budget shows the following
estimates for IMli ; Expenses , $ rif)00UOO ( ) ) ;
Income , ? .M > , (100,000. (
Senor Ordonez , the Spanish minister to
Chili , has been ordered homo. The Vone/u-
olan government paid nt Caracas n short
time ago a .sum of money to Spain. It is now
reported that Senor Ordonez's accounts nro
short. It transpires , however , thnt the
errors In the accounts were made
by the secretary of the Spanish
legation. Minister Ordonez , while responsi
ble for the acts of his subordinates , is in no
way colpablc In the matter. His long diplo
matic and nat'iil services place him beyond
the breath of suspicion.
The reported arrival of the Yorktown on
November 21 * was incorrect , nltnouph I ob
tained my information from Captain Schley
of the Baltimore. The Yorktowu has not
yet arrived hero. She Is duo about Decem
ber 1.
iiovxit TO rnuiT.
HoKtllcH in Hlo Grande do hill Hel'iiHo
to Como In ,
[ rojruM ) ) ( l t > 0lbi.lnmr ] < ! oih > n lltnnrtil
Uio JANKIHO , Brazil , ( via Gnlvcston , Tex. ) ,
Nov. US. ( By Mexican Cnblo to the Now
York Herald-Special to Tun Bun. ] I'resl-
dent Polxotto , through his minister of war ,
has ordered the chiefs of tttu
Brazilian army forces to return
to Hlo Grande do Sul. Ho has
Issued n manifesto demanding that
tMo revolution in thnt state bo stopped nt
onco. it Is reported that the Insurgents In
Hlo Grande do Sul are not Inclined to comply
with President IVUouo's demands. If the
rnvolt Is continued , 1'olxatto will iibo all the
power at Ills command to put It down.
Papal Nuncio Spchrcni hat been relieved
from duty.
The Brazilian onlcluls deposed by the in
surgents in Hlo Grande do Sul Imve it is re
ported , boon ordered to return to tholr posts.
It is nUo said that the Junta linn decided to
maintain Its position , The mobilization of
the national guard bos boon ordered. The
governors in the states of Burcglpo , Alairons ,
Babla and Moraubas are tald to have been
deposed.
I i
WANGLED OR BRUISED.
Hear End Collision at Toledo , Oh'o ' , Re
sulted Very Seriously.
NUMBER OF KILLED AND W3UNDED ,
End Railroading Ro-.pDnsiblo for the
Accident ,
PASSENGERS SCALDED BY TNI STEAM ,
Fastened in the Wreck of the Slnttorcd Oat
Many Have Marvellous EECIIUS ,
SCREAMS OF AGONY FROM THE WJUNDED ,
and Fireman of tlio Train
lhlo Tor the AuuldiMit KJ-
cape Unhurt Ouo Car TeloB-
oopcd List of tlio
Toi.rno , O. , Nov. ' . ' $ . The Lake ShorO
was the scene of n serious run-in ncculeuC
this evening on the Boston .t Chicago special
going cast , which loll Chlc.igo at 10'IO : a. tn.
In the edge of tlio city the roads run
under the Miami & Erlo canal , through
n tunnel some sovonly-llvo feet long.
Some 'JOU yards east of the tunnel Is a
turgot. The Lake Shore train passed through
the tunnel , but not getting the signal at the
target to como ahead , put 01 , bruUos nnd
slacked up. The southoound express on the
Flint & Pierre Marqnotto road , which goes
over the Lake Shore tracks to the union
depot , came through the tunnel Immediately
after the inka Shore tram and plunged into
the rear coach.
The Lake Shore train was vostibulod , but
nn ordinary day coach for the accommoda
tion of way passengers was attached to the
rear , and It was this which suffered. The
Flint A : Marquette englno ploughed Its way
through the car until the pilot was moro than
midway of the coach. The seals ami lloor
were torn up nnd tlio unfortunate passengers
bruised nnd mnimcd , and badly scalded by
the escaping steam from the broken pipes.
The crash is described by these who hoard It
ns tcrnllc , and was followed by screams of
agony from the \\oinnlecl.
The time of the arrival of the Flint &
Marquette train Is1:5.'l : , that of the Lake
Shore 4f : > r thus giving but two minutes bo-
twccn them. The former train seems to have
been n couple of minutes behind tlmo. The
engineer ot tlio former train says that Just as
ho was coming to the tunnel , running fast ,
ho saw the lear lights of the Lulto Shore
traln/and believing It to bo In the tunnel , ami
Knowing n collision was Inevitable , ho shut
off steam and both ho and his 11 re in an
Jumped , escaping with n few bruises , they
knowing that a collision in thu tunnel would
give them no chance for life.
The list of casualties reported nt this hour
is as follows :
Lint of tho.KUIod nnd Wounded.
MRS. SUSAN McCOY. Uuwson , III. ,
dead ; had in her pocket a card of Dr. McCoy.
Saginaw , Mich. , and two diamond rings.
Her infant , IS months old , killed in
stantly : her son , aged 8 years , badly scalded
and dying.
Mus. J. MrDo.VAU ) , Now York , burned on
the fnco and hands , not fatally.
Miss IlEi.KN MvKns , IIS7 Prospect street ,
Cleveland , badly Injured ; will probably dlo.
Mus. NKI.SOX , Toledo , badly scalded.
S. T. WAI.KEH , Gosiben , Ind , , injured , but
loft on next train for homo.
C. J. AM > iitMN : , Kiversldo , 111. , bruised
nnd scalded.
D. TAVI.OII , Hyde Park , Boston , badly
injured , but not fatally.
Josm-n Luinuo , Peoriu , 111. , Injured In
abdomen.
WAIIIIEX L. POTTKII , scalded.
II. VAHJIIN. Auburn , N. Y. , on route to
Cambridge , Mass. , bruised and scalded.
TIIOMIS MiQumiN , Elkhart , Ind. , badly
hurt , will die.
JOHN COXWAY , bruised.
Miss DOI.MI : FIHIIUII , Toledo , severely
scalded on arm.
Mns , GU.I.OWAV , Toledo , severely bruised.
The severed hand of n laboring man ,
prooably a brakcmnn , was found in the
wrecked car but so far the Injured mun lias
not been discovered. It is possible his body
may bo found in the wreck.
The Lake Shore train , as soon ns it was
stopped by tno target , sent back a brakcman.
Ho ran about fifty foot to the mouth of the
tunnel and wnvod his lantern across tbo
track. The tunnel was full of .smoke , but
the ongiuccr of the Flint & Pero Marquctto
train , whicli was already in tha tunnel , saw
the signal nnd also the rear lights of the
doomed car. Ho shut off steam and ho anil
his fireman throw themselves lint on the
lloor of the , cab .so astfto bo protected by tbo
boiler. Both escaped unhurt , except a severe-
shaking up.
The LaUo Shore oniclals are inclined to pu
the blame on thu Flint & Pore Marquctto
train. The engineer of the train Is n new
man and it was his llrst run over the road.
ll.llt JIUJtl.lXH'lOXllKVK. \ \ .
Fll'tcon FrelKlit Cars SnuiHlied to
INeueti and Ono Mien Hurt.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Nov. liO. ( Special Telo-
trrain to Tun Biu. : ] A disastrous wreck
'occurred this morning about It ! : 15 o'clock
on the Burlington about ono milo east of
this city. Fifteen cars of u heavily loaded
freight train were .smashed to pieces. A
brakeman was hurt nnd other members ot
the crow had a narrow escape.
I'HSTII.KM.'JS JAW KI.U/A7A
lii tlio Famino-StrloUen Ills *
trlcts Dying In ( jtirito NiunherH.
ST. I'RTCiiHiiuiiri , Nov. W. Stories of the
distress caused by the widespread famine
continue to bo received with painful mo
notony. Death and pestilence , caui-oil by tha
character of the food to which the people )
huvo boon compelled to icsort In their effort *
to prolong llfo , nro doing tholr work , anil
dailv ino mortality increases. Many of the
Inhabitants of the various stricken province *
are migrating from ono part of the country to
another hoping by some btroko of fortune 16
improve ttioir conditions. As they nro abso
lutely peuullcsa they find the tasK of procur *
Ing broad equally haru everywhere.
'two Fatal Ktojtmcr C > | IJNIOIIH.
LONDON , Nov. M. A dispatch from bhlcldd
says three workmen In u launch \\erii killed
by n passenger steamer crumbing into tholr
Deal.
LivKiirooi. , Nov. Us. A small steamer cri <
gaged in tbo coasting trudo was sunk In the
Mersey by a collision autt tlio entire croyy
was drowned.