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IE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOKNING , JANUARY 14 , WD1-SIXTEEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY HVE CENTS. CONGRESS HAS ALL Information Concerning the Affairs in the Into Cannibal Kingdom , LATEST HAWAIIAN DISPATCHES SENT IN Cleveland Transmits Them to tbo House with a Brief Message. ' WHY DOLE DECLINED TO STEP DOWN Hiu Exhaustive Eoply to Minister Willis' Demand ) Made Public. QUEEN'S ' "PROTEST" NEVER RECOGNIZED mount's StntotiiGiitA nlicr-illted nnil Stronc Kxeepllon Titknii to Ilia Interference of thu United Stilton In till ! Internal Anilr.i : or the Inliind. WASHINGTON , Jan. 13. The president today transmitted to congress nil corro.-.pondencu relating to tlio lliiwnlliin question since hi * last message. HI * mes.siigo transmitting additional' Hawaiian correspondence , is as follows : To TUB CoNiiEs ! < < I transmit herewith copies of all dispatches from our minister to Hawaii relating In any way to political affairs in Hawaii , except such as have been heretofore transmitted to congress. I also send copies of instructions sent on January 12,1891 , being the only instructions to him Unit have not been sent to congress. lu my former message to congress I with held dispatches NO. ! ! , under date of-Novem- \)3r 10 , 180i : , and also dispatch No. TO , under date of OctoDer8 , 1S03. Inasmuch as the contents of dispatch No. ! are all referred to In dispatches of more recent date , and in- UMnuch as there seems to ho no longer rea son for withholding them , the same is here with submitted. Dispatch No. 70 Is still withheld , for rea- ions that seem to be Justifiable and proper. OHOVEH CLEVELAND. AVIIIlH was r.Uthrul. The last instructions to Minister Willis , referred to in the president's letter of transmittal - mittal as thu only instructions not sent to coneress , are datnd yesterday. They were sent , under cover of a telegram to W. A. Cooper , the dispatch agent at San l-'rauoiseo , Instructing him to forward the following telegram to Minister Willis by the steamer Mariposa today : January I' ' . To Willis , Minister , Hone lulu. Your numuers , 14 tq8 inclusive , show ihat , you have rightly couipichended the , scopa of'your instructions and have , as far as was labour.power-discharged thc oner ous task confido'l in you. . Tno president sin cerely regrets that the provisional govern- , incnt refuses to acquiescu in the conclusion which hU sense of right and duty und a duo regard lor our national honor Instructed him to reach 'and submit as a measure of Justice to the people of the "Hawaiian Islands and their deposed sovereign. { 'resident u Not Arbitrator. W Hilo It Is true that the provisional gov ernment wr.s created to exist only until the Islands were annexed to the United States , Unit the queen lliuilly , but reluctantly , sur rendered to an armed force of this govern ment illegally quartered in Honolulu and representatives of tlio provisional govern ment ( which realized Its importance and were anxious to got control of the queqn's means of defense ) assured her that if she would surrender her case would bo subse quently considered by the United States , the president has never claimed that such action constituted htm an arbitrator in the technical sense or authorized him to claim that capacity between her and the pro visional government. You made no such claim when you acquainted that government with the president's decision. The solemn assurance given to the queen has not been referred to us authority for the president to uct as arbitrator , but as n fact material to a Just determination of the president's duty in tlio premises. In the note which the minister of foreign ntTulrs addressed to you on the ild lilt. It is stated , In effect , that oven if the constitu tional government was subverted by the ac tion of the American mi'iistor and an inva sion uy a military force of the United States , the president's authority Is limited to dcalinc with our own unfaithful ofllci.ils hud that ho can take no steps looking to the correction of a wrong done. The president entertains the different view of Ills ivsponsl- Ity and duty. The subversion of the Hawaiian government by an abuse of the ' authority of the United States was in plain violation of international laws and required the president to disavow and condemn the acts of our offomtlni : ollicluls , and within Uio limits of his constitutional power to en deavor to restore the lawful authority. Handed Over tu Congress. On the J8th tilt , the president sent a special message to congress , communicating copies of Mr. mount's rcuovt and the in- Btructiona given to him ami to you. On the sumo day , answering ti resolution of the house of representatives , ho sent coplc of nil correspondence since March -1,1SS9 , on the political affairs and relations of Hawaii , withholding for sufllctent reasons only Mr. Slovens' No. TO of October , 1S03 , and your Ko. U of November-15 , IS'JII. The president therein announces that tliW'omlltlons of res toration suegestcd by hlurto the queen had not proven acceptable to her and that since tlie instructions sent to you to Insist upon those conditions ho had not learned that the queen was willing to assent to them , The president thereupon submitted the subject to tlio moro extended power and wide discretion of congress , adding the as- uuranco that ho would bo gratified to co operate In liny legitimate plan which might bo doviscd for u solution of the problem consistent with American honor , Integrity and morality. Your reports show that on further reflection the queen gave her un qualified assent In writing to the conditions suggested , but that the provisional govern ment refused to acquiesce lu thu prcsld-.ill's decision , 'Iho mutter now being In tlio hands of congress , the president will keep that body fully advised of thu situation and will lay before U from tlmoto time the re ports received from you , Including your No. it , heretofore wlthheUCnnd all the Instruc- Hum cnt to you. In thu meantime , wbllo hooping the department fully Informed of the course of events , you will , until further notice , consider that your especial Instruc tions upon this subject have been fully com piled with. OucdtiAM. U'linl tlin Ctirwln 11 rimlit. . The last dispatch received frmn Minister Willis , enclosing President Dole's reply to his demand for the retirement of the pro visional government Is as follows : Mr. Willis to Mr. Grcsham. No. 10. LnfutioN op run U.simt STATUS , Hoxo- I.KI.U , Dec. 23,1803 , IBMIdnltrht. Sir : Presi dent Dele has JiHt delivered In person at this hour ( .uidnight ) the answer of the provlsdonalgovernrnent , declining for reasons therein stated to accept the decision of the president of the United States , a copy of which Is herewith enclosed. The revenue cut ter Corwin Is under sailing orders and will leave hero in a few minutes for San Fran cisco. The captain has been Instructed to slow up , If necessary , and enter the harbor of San Francisco at night and to deliver In person the dispatches Nos. 13 , M , 15 , 10 , IT , 18 and 10 to our dispatch agent nt that place. The object of this is to enable the president to receive these ofllctal communications before - fore any intimation of their character can DO telegraphed I will on Tuesday acknowledge tlio receipt of the answer of the provisional government , notifying It that the president of the United States will bo Informed thereof and that no further steps will betaken taken by mo until I shall have heard from him. I shall deliver' a similar communication to the queen. The already greit excitement prevailing here and the peculiar conditions surrounding this people , prompt tlio ubavo course which I trust will meet the approbation of the presi dent and yourself. I think it proper to neknowledco in this public way the eflleicnt services rendered to the government of the United States by our consul general , Mr. Mills , since my arrival at this ilnce. AMIBHT S. Wn.us. ( Enclosure , answer of the provisional gov ernment. ) Dolo'H Keply to Willis. President Dole's rnply to trie United States minister is as follows : Mr. Dole to Mr. Willis. Hosom.1. ' , Dec. 23 , 18U3. Sir : Your ex cellency's communication of December 19 an nouncing the conclusion which the president of the United States of America has arrived at respecting the application of this govern ment for a treaty of political union wluh that country , and referring also to the domestic affairs of these islands , has had the consid eration of the trovernmont. While it Is with deep disappointment that wo learn that the Important proposition which we have sub mitted to the government of the United States , and which was at llrst favorably considered by it. has at length l > oen rejected , we have experienced a sense of relief that we are now favored with the first official Information .upon the sub ject thud lias been received for u period of over nine months. While wo accept the decision of the presi dent of the United States declining further to consider the annexation proposition as the final conclusion of the present adminis tration , wo do not feel Inclined to regard it ns the last word of the American govern ment upon this subject , for the history of the mutual relations of the two countries and of American effort and infill- enco in building up the Christian civilization which has so conspicuously aided in giving this country an honorable place among independent nations , the geographical graphical position of these Islands and the importance , to both countries of a contlnu- nnco of tno p rod table reciprocal commercial interests which havoJoug existed , together with our.weakness . rfs a foreign "pdwurnil point with convincing force to a practical union Between 'tho ' 'two countries as the necessary logical result from the conditions ncntioued. * Will Istm Work for Annexation. i This conviction iseiuphasized by all states men' ovcr'a'long' period In favor Of annexa tion , conspicuous among whom are the names W. L. Muey , William II. Stewart. Hamilton Fish and James G. Blaine , nil former secretaries of state , and especially so by the act of your last administration in negotiating n treaty of annexation with this government and sending it to the senate with a view to its ratification. We shall , therefore , contmuo tlio project of political union with tlio United States as a con spicuous feature of our foreign power , con fidently hoping that sooner or later , It will bo crowned with success to the lasting benefit of both countries. - * The additional portion of your communica tion referring to our domestic affaiis. With a view of Interfering therein , is n new de parture In the relations of the two govern ments. Your information that the presi dent of the United States requests this gov ernment to "promptly relinquish" with the question , "Aro you willing to abide by the decision of the president ? " might well be dismissed in n single word but for the circumstances that your com munication contains , as it appears to me , mlsstatcments and erroneous conclusions based thereon that arc so prej udicial to this government that I cannot permit them to pass unchallenged. More over , the importance and menacing char acter of this proposition make It appropriate for mo to discuss somewhat fully thu ques tions raised by it. Wo do not recognize the right of the president of the United States to interfere in our domestic affairs. Such right could bo conferred upon him by the act of this government , und by that alone , or it could bo acquired by conquest. Doclrlnu ( if Noninterference. This I understand to be the American doc trine conspicuously announced from time to time by the authorities of your government. President Jackson said In his mossago'to con gress in 18il ; ( : Thouniform policy and prac tice of the United Statesi Is to avoid inter ference , In disputes which mostly relate to the Internal government of other nations and eventually to rccognlzo the authority of tlio prevailing party , without reference to the merits of the original controversy. ' ' This principal of international law has been consistently recognized durne the whole past Intercourse of the two countries , und was recently reconfirmed in the instruc tions given by Secretary Urcsham to Com missioner Blouut on Murnh 11 , 181KJ , and by the latter published In tlio newspapers in Honolulu inn letter of his own to the Ha waiian republic. The words of these in structions which I refer to are as follows : ' The Unlteit States claims no right to Inter fere in the political or domestic affairs or tlio internal conflicts of the Hawaiian is lands other than Is Herein stated | referring to the protection of American citizens or for the inirpiiso of maintaining any treaty or rights which they possess ) . Thu treaties be tween the two nations confer no rljcht of in terference upon what the then minister based hl.s right of interference. Your communication is without Informa tion upon this point , except such as may bo contained in the following brief and vague sentences : "Sho ( thequeen ] was advised and assured ny her ministers and leaders of the movement for the overthrow of her gov ernment that if film surrendered under pro test nor case would al'tcrwanis bo fairly con- bldcred by the president of tlio United States. The queen finally yielded to the armed forces of the United States then quartered in Honolulu , relying on tlio gooa fniih and honor of the president , when Informed of what had occurred , to undo tlio action of the minister and reinstate- her In the authority which shu claimed as the constitutional sovereign of the tiawaain islands1 ; also , "It becomes my further duly to advise you , sir , the ex ecutive of the provisional goveiniiient , and your ministers of tlio president's dotcrimmt- ' .Ion of the question which your actian and that 01 the queen devolved upon him , and that you are expei'tu.l to promptly relinquish to her constitutional authority. " l Ucri-dlniic | lllmint'4 lirpurl. I4umloratand that the llrstquotation re fer * to the following words of ttio second , iCti.NTl.SfKl > U.N UKCO.SU JMUB. ) .vo Jir.oon rr.i.s SUED. KvcrythliiE Quiet nt Honolulu When HIP City of rolling Stilled. f Copi/rfj/iffcl / by tlie Assoitate-l P jj.1 SAN FIIAXCISCO , Jan. 13. Tno steamer City of Peking arrived hern this morning three days overdue. There had been much excitement over the nonarrlval of the Honolulu lulu steamer and many sensational stories wcro allo.it. Hut nt 8:25 : a. m. the watchman caught a gltmpso of the long delayed City of Peking six miles out. Although n wait of several hours was In prospect bcforo anything doll- n I to In the way of fresh Information could bo had from the steamer , and therefore from Hawaii , the excitement was renewed In the city and everything was astir on the Corwin. Government officials , newspaper men , mer chants and the community wcro on the qul 'Vivo , probably more than at any tune stnco the llrst intelligence cf the revolution at Honolulu. Bets wcro numcrouD as to whether or not there had been fighting , with odds oven. The steamer brought the follow ing advices : ICiidlcal Influence Increasing. HONOLULU , Jan. G. The United States cutter Corwin took : thn last official advices hence and by the Wiirrimoo thu demanl of Minister Willis on the provisional , govern ment was forwarded to the press. Siuco then the government has decided that It was better to publish the reply of the Hawaiian uovcrnment. Although at. first refused to the press officially , It Is now avail able. Every influence was' brought to bear on President Dele to have thu reply published sooner , but lie refused and until tlio present it lias not leaked out. Next in Importance to the demand and re ply which have passed between the pro visional and the United States government Is the now political forcu represented by the American leapuo and the executive commit tee of the Annexation club. The crowing strength of the radical party , which is now able to claim nt least two-thirds of the American vote in Hawaii , Is directed toward a larger repre sentation in the government than was secured by it when the provisional authority was first established. It having been an nounced that Vice President Hatch would resign from the advisory council to accept the ministry of foreign affairs , a movement at once began to put Walter O. Smith , rad ical leader of the American movement In Hawaii , into the vacancy. Resolutions to that end wcro passed by both the American league and the executive committee of the Annexation club. In both instances these votes were unanimous. 1'oltticnl Differences. It In bollovod that the present differences may lead to a new distribution of places in the legislative branch of the government nt the hands of the men who created the present government. The present differ ences have taken the form of a test of strength between the now political forces which have arisen in Hawaii since the de mand of Minister Willis for the provisional government to stop down and out. As put by the radicals , it seems to be a question whether the corporations representing ttio sugar plantation shall rule the country or whether the government shall be carried out by a majority of the loyal citizens of Hawaii. No real crisis has yet arisen and should such arise it will bo averted by a vacancy being created in the councils , which will be'llllcd b.v a popular representative of the people. In an interview Tliurstnn Interviewed. "In an interview had with Minister Thurston yesterday , he said : "Of the many persons direotly interested , Mr. Blount took he testimony of about sixty royalists and only a.fow.suppo'rtcrs of'thoipro isonal gov ernment ; one out of four- members of the ex ecutive council , three out of fourteen mem bers of the advisory council , two out of thir teen members of the committee of safety , two out of three speakers at thb great mass meetings , one of twenty-three line and staff officers engaged in the revolution and none of the Jouos-Wilcox cabinet in office two months preceding the downfall ot tlio mon archy. "But , " added Mr. Thurston , in a significant way , "he took all the testimony of the members of the Colburn cabinet at great length , who were in office but three days.1 It is further learned from prominent roy alists , who are believed to bo reliable , that after United States Willis had made his de mand upon the provisional government ho heard that the ox-qucon Intended to except several individuals from her guarantee of Amnesty. It is reported that thereupon the American minister spent a portion of the evening In question at Washington place ursruing-with the ex-queen and urging her to change her opiniou. It is said that 'she re fused to do this , and she oxeeptod from am nesty President Dole , W. O. Smith , atorney general ; Chief Justice Judd and several others. Ilnvo Ilecn I'a'haly The Patriotic league has lately held a meeting of their executive committee at which long speeches were made , and it was determined that a me morial should bo sent to the president of the United States representing the feeling and attitude of the natives of Hawaii , hs re ported by their loaders , relating to tlio pres , ent stand taken b.v the royalists of Hawaii. in brief , they claim that they have been falsely represented through tlio republican administration nt Washington , and that they are awaiting the action of the demo cratic administration , in whom they have full confidence ; that they will stand upon their case as nrcsented to Mr. Cleveland. They have determined to take no action at present , although they claim that , like the provisional government , they are prepared to go into the fight on moral grounds , If not with arms , which , they suy , have been wrested from them. At n meeting hold lately the royalists determined that the grounds upon which they stood were : First -That the provisional government acquired power , not. us revolutionists , but a ! HID dictation of Minister Slovens und the Unilcd Htau-H forces. yiicond , Tliat In any event Ihoy considered tlio wholu matter must , bu referred to und set tled at Washington. Third , In euso of such determination thp now monarchy was to liu protected by the forces of thu United Stale.- ; , and that the Americans were to bo dlsarmrdvltliln MX months uy the aid of tlio United Hiatus troops , The public Journals have been making it hot for Minister Willis. George Munson of the Star has Iliad an affidavit , In which ho virtually declared that the United States minister has uttered falsehoods in an inter view. Dr. Trousseau has also been called to account for his statements In Blount's re port , and has repeatedly apologized. 's ST.VTKMKNT. llo Hn * No Fcitr/ < fur thn I'lilurti of tlio 1'ruvNlunnl ( liivrrnnirnt. SAN FitANi'isco , Jan. 13. Minister Thurs- ton tonight wrota the following for pub lication : "Tlicro is no livelihood of thcro liglng any radical yhange In llosjlulu for the present Matters are in suspanse , uwaltlns develop ments In Washington , and I do not be lieve , anything will bo done In the immediate present. Tlio sujiwtors of tlio government are united and unanimous lu their approval of the course taken by President Oolo , while the royalists have utterly lost hope slucp the queen's notion conccinlng amnesty to members of the pro visional government has come to light. Stie is condouiued by them imspaiingl.v for her action , even thu roynlUl organs doing so arbitrarily. The provisional government w never strong as It today. Korao of the foreign correspondents speak of Inter national differences. I have Ju&t spent two weeks In duily communication with leaders , both lu and out of tlie government , and found nothing out the must cordial feel ing ami earnest determination ao xtund and act together. Bnslntbn is ut\i standstill und the htram at txi.spen&u has been und is great , but 1 heard not the sllulileat sug- tiou of weakening or compromUe. " CAPRIVI'S , GENIUS Crisis with the Consamtives Straightened Oat by the OhancallorVSlill , AGRARUN. OPPOSITION IS APPEASED Conciliated by Concessions nnd Disarmed by Plans of the Government. ADVANTAGES OF THE RUSSIAN TREATY South German Farmers Will Bo Materially Aided by Its Provisions. BISMARCK'S MEMOHS ALREADY PRINTED Kntcrp'rUtni ; l' UIIhcr In StnttKirt i'ur- clituog tlio Muniucript nnd < let Hewn Volumes Itcndy to lusiio After the I'rlaco'a Ocitth. ISSlnu I'reM I'MMt'ngCom\Mnv.\ \ \ BEHMN , Jan. in. [ Now York World Uablo Special to TUB BEU. ] The political crisis , Which undoubtedly prevailed hero in spite of official denial , caused by differences be tween Chancellor Gaprlvl and the conserva tives ever tlio Russian commercial treaty , seems now to bo mostly at an cud. livou pronounced Bismarck organs , which are the over-sc of friendly to Caprlvi , now admit the fact. This is proof that Caprlvi Is not quite the incapable statesman ho is repre sented by his opponents. The termination f the quarrel Is the Immediate outcome of correspondence between the Ksst Prussian Conservative union aud Caprivl. Cuprivl showed Hue diplomatic tact in the matter. Instead of trying to. provoHo the agrarian party by opposition ho has tried ( and suc ceeded ) to conciliate them by meeting them half way. IIelp < tlio rarmliiff Ulnmeo. Your correspondent Is Informed on good authority that the new. commercial treaty contains a number of considerable reduc tions in former custom duties on agricultural products. Among other items the rates on cheese and hops are reduced by Russia. The now treaty , then , is likely to provo as bene ficial to the agricultural as to the Industrial interests of Germany. . The reduction on hops is especially for the benefit of the south Gerr.ian farmer. Not oven liis enemies can now deny that Caprivi has displayed statesmanship in bringing about this result in negotiating with stubborn Russia , Through all Caprivi's perplexities the emperor steadfastly sup ported him , und a few days ago presented to him several valuable ol.l paintings , to bo hung in the reccption'rooins of'the chancel lery. That Caprivi does not entertain any idea of resigning is a\ipiront : from the fact that only last weeic lie contracted to havo. the large garden of the 'ihuncellery altered , liisinurclc's Momulra Printed. The press is still divided in opinion as to whether Prlnco/ViSiniiSok's niemoirsi have been printed or not. Your correspondent has reason to'beliavo that' the memoirs have been printed by Cottn of Stuttgart and are awaiting the prince's death for publication , according to the prince's own wish. The memoirs fill seven largo volumes and Cotta paid Bismarck ? l''o,000 for the privilege of publishing them. Bismarck received over 3,000 congratulations on , Now Year's , an in crease of over 500 over last year. About lf > 00 were from Germans living abroad , of which 1,000 were from tAmonca. The llrst telegram came from , tlio' prince regent of Bavaria. Most of tne oMi6r German federal princes sent congratulations. The emperor sent none. As is his custom every year , Prince Bismarck addressed a loug letter of congratulation to the icmpcror , for which the latter thanked him through his cabinet. Health of tlio I'rlnce. A friend who saw the prince last week tells your correspondent that Bismarck's health now gives Hula to bo desired. The pale , haggard look is gone , but almost inces sant neuralgic pains , especially in the cheeks , trouble him. In-aplto of repeated attacks - tacks of that sort lately the prince loolts rosy and fresh. The A prM correspondent's informant says : "HIs.-faco is beginning to show the beauty of oldago. . His features are moro Interesting now than formerly , and every one who has had Iho privilege of gaz ing on thorn has carried away with him an mdelliblo impression. The prince's eyes re tain their oft-admired brightness , although at times they betray the solemn tranqullity of old ago. His mental faculties and physi cal activity are unimpaired , His marvelous memory is not dimmed. " Kldo of i > I.ittitcimnt. Tlio emperor's spirits are rising and ho is indulging again In military practical jokes. A few days ago ho suddenly appeared at 5 o'clock In the morning at the barracks of the Dragoon guards , called them out on thu common and then called to the front Lion- tenant Count von Weldeal , who is known to be a tine horseman. Tlio emperor handed him a letter , bidding him at once to depart and deliver it to the klngof Saxony , the purpose - pose being to have thb.count try whether , and If succea nl , to O.otermiuo in what time It would be possible to accomplish tills , not traveling on highways'but by sldo roads and through territory between Berlin and Dresden , suuposed tp ba , occupied by nn enemy. The count sot out , attended by a sergeant , and arrived at Dresden after a ride of twentytwoliou'w. . Ho rested only three times during this. whole Journey. Ho and the horse arrivcii In an exhausted state. Tlio king received the liuu- tcnant most apilably and took the letter from his hands. During the audience von Weidenl appeared visibly fatigued. Im mediately after the nudlcnco ho fainted away arid was taken into an adjoining apart ment , where he recovered in time to join the royal family jit tb,6 dinner table In the evening at the king's sitci'ml request. The count returned to Berlin , not on horsaback , but by mil. There Is nothing extraordinary in this mission , but thcro is n regulation thut every cavalry lieutenant must make every two or three yeaw a distance ride of some twenty-four hears , The choice of locality and time , however , has usually been left to thu otllccr. I ? iiirtu right. Baron Von KalUenapp has issued a volume entitled "Political Rssays , " in which he dts- cussca Germany's homo nnd foreign pol icies. Tlio author cbnslde"s war between Germany and Russia ; inevitable , llo exclaims - claims : "As wo uro bound to go ahead aud light , as tlio diplomatic world aud the world lu general bcliovrs , let us go at it at once , Kvery day of Iho present luzy peace adds danger to the life of thu nation. " Fortu- ualely the barou'a vluw are not dictatorial. Germany being on the point of ratifying the German-Russian commercial treaty , the chances of war may bo considered lutlnltoly email. A military Journal announces that Krupp has offered for sale to the American govern ment the giant pun exhibited at Chicago nt n comparatively clioap price , in order to save the enormous expense of rcshlpplng It to Germany. immigration from tlio port of Hamburg during 1SU3 footed up fiS.STO , against 108,800 in 1803 and 141,33d In 1891. These are the lowest figures since 18TI ) . She IVug Cortnlnly Queer. A queer miser died hero thli week. She was the widow of a builder named Weiss. The old woman lived for ye.irs on alms re ceived from neighbors , for she was not ashamed to beg her daily bread , She was taken 111. The doctor.who called four times , charged her S marks , but could not get his money. After she dle.l her belongings wcro collected. , A oag containing bank notes and stnto bonds worth $ , " 0OGt ) was hidden In her bedstead. A mechanic In Dresden Inherits this wealth , which will bo considerably re duced by the income tax olMcc , which will deduct an Income tax foi" many years. Oliolnrn in Upper Mlnnlu. Two cases ot cholera , ono fatal , appeared last wcok in Mvslowlts , IJppor Silesia. Both patients wcro young girls. This out break is remarkable because the wnolo of Upper Silesia , on account of Its pure drink ing water , has been exempt from cholera. Dr. ICosli , president of the Imperial bank of Germany , has Issued an announcement modifying last Tuesday's reduction in the bank rate , saying that since the close ol the year the bank has been materially strengthened , though it stilt is not as strong as at the same period in the past two years. Tlui Imperial bank rcc"ivcs plenty of gold from abroad , bscauso of Its favor.iblo rate of exchange. It.is true that the money de posits have dccreassd 43.000,0 1) marlc.H , but that Is of no consequence in view of the low rate of interest in the-open market. Dr. Koch concludes : "Within n short time a further reduction is probable , as the for eign markets also have an abundance of money. " THAT ItUSMAN TltKATV. Germany's Itvluhstng Will In All 1'rolinblt. Ity Adopt It. . tCojii/rffjhtar / , 1RJ , Ity Hie Ataaciatal lrf.ai.\ \ BEIIU.V , Jan. lit. The advisory council on duty will assemble on January 17 for a dis cussion of the Russian treaty. This meet ing , however , will be- merely of a formal nature , the views of the individual members having been entertained during tlio previous discussion. The prospects of the adoption of the treaty by the Reichstag have brightened recently. The provinces bordering on Russia have suffered heavily from the tariff war , and , as they are ropresontoj almost en tirely by conservatives , their votes will almost certainly assure Its passage. Miguel's Defeat. Dr. Mixucl. the minister of finance , has this week practically suffered his Hist great dofcat since his appointment to his present onico. The decision of the center party to oppose the tobacco tax has demolished the chances of buccess of ills financial schemes as a whole. In splto'of Count Posadowskv's'declara- tiou , whfch stated that the government and tfie center part were not-willing' to-agree'to- a tax on ortlficlal and sparkling wines , which would yield 5,000,000 marks , and to an in crease of customs duties on foreign tobacco , yielding a like sum , the wine and tobacco bills will bo referred to a committee , and though it would be rash to count , without Dr. Mlquel's skill as a statistician , it is prob able some such modification will bu accepted and that the government will only raise a barely enough to cover the Immediate mili tary necessities. Against the wish of tlio government , the senior committee of the Reichstag ha ; ; de- cidided that the remaining financial meas ures should bo discussed by the committee already appointed to discim the stamp duty bill. This committee today adopted the amendment of Herr Singer , socialist , subjecting foreign shares , owned In Ger many , as well as homo shares , to a tax of 1 } per cent. Trenty with Spnln ltitlflecl. : The Reichstag has finally adopted the provisional commercial agreement with Spain. At the commercial congress today Herr Ahlers of Hamburg , referred gr.Uofully to the eflleient protection extended to German trade at Rio de Janeiro Uy the Gorman navy , and tlio congress adopted a resolution ex pressing the hope that the government would abandon the plan of placing ship building under state supervision and declar ing that tlio chambers of commeivo can only adequately represent these interests of the country's trade and industry if they are con sulted beforehand m reference to new bills projected by the government. The arrest of the two shoemakers , Koonig and Hildebrandt , in this city , on Djcembor 11 , has caus d a rumpus in the socialist party. At n meeting of anarchists and socialists , following the arrests , it was proved the arrest of the two mon was insti gated by Hcrr Bocck , a social democrat and a member of the reiclistag. The wildest scenes greeted the announcement and Ilorr Bocck was Invited to attenn a mooting in order to dofeir.l himsulf. Instead of agree ing to defend himself before a mooting of anarchists and socialists , Herr Boeck sent the committee a sncarlng latter , slating ho was willing to appear before men appointed to examine him , but refused to account for his actions to a "mob" mooting. The read ing of this letter Increased the ra-.ro of the meeting and a resolution w s passed , unani mously , to the effect that Herr lUcck was no longer lit to ropnisant the labor party and that ho must resign. Tlie quarrel between Herr Bocck and the anarchists and socialists arose from tlio fact that liocclc resisted the proposed shoe makers' strike , of which Kounlg and Hildo- brandl were leaders. City I'lipriivnmnnt * . The city council has adopted by a small majority the long disputed proposal to widen the Kouniss Strasso , leading to the tichloss- Plat/ , and to demolish several buildings in the PlaU which obstruct the viuwoftho palace. This Improvement will cost fl.OUU.OUi ) marks and Ilorr Slngur proposed the crown shall defray half the cos : in making this Im provement. The Vourwaerts annouuco the publica tion of the long expected third volume of Karl Marx's \vorr : on "Capital , " and it will appear in September and will deal with the general and special laws of profit. This vol ume will conclude the theoretical portion of the work. The fourth volume will contain n historical and oriuca surve v of the theories of pecuniary profits. The XuKnnft publishes an article , said to bo Inspired oy Bismuiv ! : , repudiating all rn- spanslbillty for Hcrr Blum's chargPH iiguinsi Count von Arnclm und for the contents of the hook , In general , The article referred to Prince Uismurctc refuted to read THE BEE BULL OmalM unit 1'aae. ' 1. Oldvolnnd'n l.ntctt llaw.illnil Cnprlvl ni n Statc4iniii. Workmen rinncud to tic tliJ { 3 , .SohnnfTiir nnd Ivm nt n Tip. i'lniu to Impoiicli Iho H , Whisky mill the Uoutoorati. Iowa's Sonnturliil Unco. ( Ironvonor on tlm WlUou lllll. 4. I , ant Wctlc In l.ornl Sorliil YVhnt the Ultiireh People Are 6. .Stnto ( 'nnr4 In the Federal Court. Dplnicy round Oilllty. Winter hpnils Callloriiln' * Spring , 0. Council ilulVi l-icit Newt. Sluionii Didn't ( lot u ( Inine , 7. Uiiiiilui .SnndlMgged liy n Chicago I'rriiehcr. To Fur'oll n ltnll\vij-'n ; Olnrtrr. OiiUtmiin lit thn ttm'iiil : : City. 8. Air.ilrit lit South ( ) niili : . I ) . Dc'vulnpment ot Munlrlp il ( iuvurnincnt. 10. GrlHU-oId'K drill ol Co-nip. Kchnci Strom the Aiitcromn 11. Lovely Wonmii'rf Idlest l-'uil. 1" . Kdilorlul nnd Comment. 13. Looking Into thn I'ii t. l > rit la I. 'ill r Congress , AIIIOIIK (111 ( ! liiHiir.iut'O .Men. 1 1. Onto/Mis of I ho Cupllnl. t.f. Omnliii'ri roriil Tr.ule Itcvlntrpil. CoiiuncralHl nnd Mninclil ; : Nnir . I.lvo fctorlc .Utrl ; < 4 < . 10. Mlllenliim nt l/ihur llnroiun. t'o-Opunttlvo llomu HiilIdhiK * Swudo 'jcttloiiiciiM of I'ulK 1'minty. the book before it was published , and ac cuses Blum of converting surmises into f.ictH and of unoarililng all the old charges ajulnst Count von Arnuim with the view of pvovlng the uselessness of trying to show that Count von Arneini never did anything dishonest. The article mentioned also says the writer appreciates the desire of the youneor Count von Arncim to defend the honor of his dead father. IlliuMH.iloii ot tlio Tolricco Tux. The Reichstag today resumed the discus sion of the tobacco tax. Baron Riedcl , the Bavarian minister of nuance , declared his government fully approved the measure. Baron Hamnierstoin advocated the substi tution of a hour tav. Herr Bechel , nnti- Semite , was called to order for reproaching Chancellor von Capriul for his alleged fail ure to keep his promise in regard to the means to bu taken to cover the increased military expenditures. Count Posadowsky , secretary of the treasury , declared the pro posed tax on luxuries and a higher bourse tax than already proposed , were imprac ticable. The Yossische Xeitung relates a painful incident which occurred last night at the meeting of the German Chamber of Com merce iu connection with the commercial congress. Ministers Pootticher , Borlopach aud AHqucl were present , and Hcrr Michel , president nf the Maycnce Chambar of Com merce , was toasting the ministers arid in so doing he eulogized Herr Bcrlepssh , but he criticised Dr. Mlquel's financial policy. This caused Miquel to retort excitedly , stating ho had not attended tho'jbannuet in order to bft attacked In an after dinner speech. What did they really want ? The minister of rinanco asked , Tlio , army bill was passed and money " to defray the cost must too be obtained. Yet , directly ho had made any proposals looking : to that end everybody condemned them , but nobody sug gested useful substitutes. At the co-.elusion of his speech Dr. Miquel angrily quitted the hotel where the banquet was held. The other newspapers do not mention this incident and simply report that Dr. Miquel dwelt upon thp necessity of new financial burdens and of not sacrificing the future for the present. The emperor gave a bauquot tonight to the ambassadors and ministers und their wives at the p.ilace. JUST WAITING A ClIANCK. Prominent Ilrazllliins Suiil to Ko lu Favor of 11 Monarchy. \Cupiirl \ lilnl 1S3J liu Wic Anmctute'1 l'ress.1 LONDON , Jan. Ul. A letter of the Associ ated press correspondent nt Pornumbuco dated December ! il , received hero today , says the Brazilian government guardship Parnahba was sent north suddenly upon the pica that her services were needed in order to supprcls an Insurrection of convicts upon an island used ns a convict settlement , but he adds that the dupartuto of the ship from Pernambnco was really ordered from fear she \\-ouU join the rebel fleet. A feeling os distrust and treachery per vades all ranks of Brazilians. Tno hotter classes are all In favor of a monarchy , and the very governors of the states are anxious to join thp rebels , but dare not for fear of tlio military. If Admiral do Moilo could capture thl place all northern Brazil would join him at once. ANOTIllSIt Fiy/IK. A uln tlio Hnizllluii ItclirM .licet wllli n Sevi'to SrtlmuK. Rio IIB JiNr.iiio , Jan' , in The rebel * this morning prepared fornn attack in force upon Niothcroy and Rio do Janeiro. The in surgents cut the cables across Rio bay and were apparently proparjd for combined action. An early engagement took place between the rebels on bo.ir-l the ships and the govern ment forts. The encounter was hot while it lasted , but the artillerymen manning the guns of the governmunt fens did good exe cution and caused the war ships to rotiro. I/itcr The rebels timdo their attack on the city nnd it resulted iu unaTlier flizle. WOULD hl.NK WITH OOI.OUS rl.TINfJ. Nlotlicroy Crow Would I'lcht Well mill Not Mil-render to Dm ICiiomy. SofTiiAMiirox , Jan. 1 ! ! . In an Interview , Lieutenant Coiuvay , formerly of the Nlottio- roy , said that many false rumors had been circulated by the scamon in regard to thu Nifthoroy. Theru were still , ho said , 170 Americans on board thn dynamite cruiser , and the lieutenant asserted that in casooi an engagement with the ciiumy they could bo counted upon to fight well and that If the Nlcthoroy was sunk hv a rebel slmll she could bo counted upon to go down with her color.i Hying. _ rnrllifiDtMii.iniU on llio Milhm. LONDON , Jim. ID. A dtspateti tothoStand- ard says : Tlu government bus instructed General Marl Intv. Cimpos , the commander at Mellllu. to demand of the sultan that hu pay an indemnity of i'l.OuO.OOO and assent to ttio establishment of a neutral 7.0110 MO meters broad around the Spanish frontier nt Molillu in addition to the demands already published. The only demand that Is likely to be resisted Is the largo indemnity. IHicIrtiCt'il fur Lack of livldencr. Dfiit.iN , Jan. ' ! ! ) . Mcurns and Nolan , | iho two men charged with being concerned in an attempt to I'.tuse an explosion at A.d- boroiigh b.irracKB nnd suapoctod of Uio murder of ono of their companions wuro dis charged vcstcruuy , utvlug to the lack of eYidcnc.u. FELL WITH A BRIDGE Brooklyn Workiugmcu Moot Death Whi ! Returning from Work. COLLAPoE OF A FRAIL STRUCTURE Sixty Men nnd Boys Loft Struggling in led- Ooltl Water. EIGHT OF THEM SINK , NEVER TO RUE Heroic Efforts JJtitlo to Save the Victims ol the Accidoat. MANV NARROW ESCAPES ARE RECORDED or Them Sin U , Never to Hue Heroic Jlll'orts Uludo to S.-ivo tlio Vletlmi ot tlio Areldeiit Muny .Niirrow i : > - cnjiot Are Kocordml. BIIOOKI.VN , Jan. IU. An Iron bridge o cK Newton crock , Wiliiamsburg , was thoscono of a serious accident lust night. Workmen rcluriilnggfrom work assembled at the cn trance of the bridge nnd waited for the open draw to close. Thcro are two draws hi the bridgo. Ono draw was open to permit , of the passage or several ttis. The workmen crowded each other as they awaited the opening of tint gate which would permit them to pass over tlio temporary struoturo which has been erected pending the completion of the now Iron bridgo. Without Wnriilnir. Suddenly sixty men and boys rushed oin on the bridgo. They had scarcely gene thirty feet when the structure ) gave way and every one of them was plunged headlong Into the creek. The water at this point is about nine feijt deep. Those en shore who saw the accident screamed and called to ho captains of the two boats to como to the rescue of thosi struggling in the water. Planks were thrown out nnd the crews of the boats Jumped into the creek and saved many of tho"persons. . I.Ut of tlio Dcuil nud Injured. OF.OUGK MIMA MICHAElJ < .Mmi. I'ATItK'IC UIKIIUTr. JOHN KKinVI.N. iiron MAIJKK. AIK1UST I1UJ.M. I'ATKIUK KKU.V. NICHOLAS LOGAN. All are from Willlamsbur ; The Injured are : Ti.Moriiy CAXXO.V of Green Point , Injured leg. JOHN TOUSEV , brulsod legs aud contusion- of the scalp. .lou.v McAvov , bruised legs and contusion of flic scalp. .ANDREW BIIIINS. Jj. DltBXKI , . JOHN ICBM.KY. The three last wcro. bruised and lacer ated. . \ . . All were removed to St. .ToWs and St. Catherine's hospitals. A score or more are slightly injured. TtlST W.llTKIt JPJlt TllKM. How tlio Mutnljclo Succeeded In Wiping- Out Cnitnlu | Wilson's Commiind. CAPE Tows , Jan. 13. Details of tlio mas sacre of Captain Wilson's party by the Matabelo wcro received hero today. The news from Bulawayo shows Unit Captain Wilson and his mon made a hard iigl.t and died gallantly , flghtinir to tlio last. Some natives who arrived ut .Bulawayo la order to surrender their arras and make terms with the British commander admit that they were present when the Wilson de tachment was destroyed. They say that Captain Wilson , who was in pursuit of King Lobcngulu , suddenly came upon a strong de tachment of MatalK'lo headed by the King himself. The latter was nblo to mount ; i horse and fly before the British advance. But when the information was convoyed to the king that the Wilson party was few in number , some reports placing the detach ment as only forty British troopers and 100 or so auxiliaries , the king managed to got tne Matabolo to make a stand and prepare to take the small British force In a trap. Instructing the center of his force to con tinue retreating buforo the British troopers who were pressing their horses onward through the Matabelo ranks In the hope of capturing the king , the right and loft Hanks of the Matabelo impls were instructed to deploy to the right and left and to gradually converge inward so as to taka the Biltish force on both flanks and In tlio rear. The British troops , under the impression that Iho Matabelo power was entirely broken , pressed onward after the king , keep- lug up a running llro upon the running Malubclc , which withdrew the attention of Captain Wilson from the maneuver which the king had planned. In the meantime the mounted portion of Captain Wilson's force had become separated from the native auxil iaries who were on foot and formed tlio rear guard of the small forco. Whou King Lo- bongula saw that the British were sur rounded on thrco sides , ho made a stand upon some high ground and ut the same time the Mutauclo on the flanks bairau inov- imr Inward and the fate of the British do- tachmcnt was sealed. When it was too late Captain Wilson saw the trap into ulilch ho had fallen owing to his overeonfldunco and thu Impulsivu desire of the troopers to capture King I/Jbongula. Hurriedly having the halt sounded , Captain Wilson gathered his men together and pre pared to retreat upon the dismounted par- tlon of his command In the hope of bolug nblo to make a stand against the enemy , or falling in this to sell their lives as dearly as possible. It was lee late to avert complete. defeat , and tlio llro of thu Matabslo soon bccamo BO galling that the British forces were compollnd to halt as their horses wcro being stiot under them and nothing but dutitli or surrender was before them. Thou bfg.in a g.ill.int light to the death * From behind lliuir dead liorscH the British troops kept , nil a continual llru from their carbines upon the steadily udvan. lutr Mutii- belo , and when the carbine ? , were no lu.igur of imo owing to 'he. proximity of thu sn JITJ enemy , they drew their revolvers nnd awaited the lust rush of Iho natives. It was not long delajed , and then followed a brief hand-to-hand conlllci during which sword and revolver met nisagatand club only to bo swept down beneath the onward rush of overwhelming numbers , and tlnii , beneath a shower of assagais , the trooper.1 * llghilns gallantly to the last und firing oven when upon their hni'rs and dying , met death. Durln * Uio latter part of the f land mud by the troopers ngjlnst the Mutubolu , not a man of the Hnilsii forcu was uuwoundcd. and some ot them had received at It ml *