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HAVE A BIG PROGRAM
Eeichslag Will Pind Plenty of Work When
it Reassembles Tuesday ,
GOVERNMENT FINDS ITSELF HARD PRESSED
Difficult to Pick a Winning Combination on
the Anti-Eovolutionary Bill ,
EMPEROR WILLIAM URGED TO INTERVENE
England's ' Attitude Toward Nicaragua Ap
proved at the German Oapitali
JAPAN-CHINESE TREATY MEETS FAVOR
Gorman Intercuts In the l"nr Unit Need
direful Watching Standard' * tomlilim-
tlon with Itumlan Oil Producers
Not Vet Completed.
' ( Copyrighted , 1835 , by the Associated Press. )
BERLIN , April 20. The wheel of par
liamentary politics will resume active work
on Tuesday next , when the Helchstag reas
sembles with a big program before It , In
cluding amendments to and changes In tin
tariff law , the socialist bill defining and
enlarging the rights of assocatlon and coal
ition , and plenary discussion of the anti-
revolution bill. The measure last alluded
to | g the bugbear of the liberals , radicals
and socalllsts , and has been rendered even
rnoro stringent In committee at the Instance
of the members of the center party , who
are angling for the repeal of the anti-Jesuit
laws. The clerical proposals , however , In
some respects out-Herod Herod , and the
government hesitates to accept them , fearIng -
Ing to overstep the mark and further In
tensify popular resentn. nt. The national
liberals , who at first favored the bill , are
now disgusted with the reactionary char
acter It Is assuming , and lia\o deserted to
the sl.le of Its opponents. Thus Its adoption
depcnda entirely upon the support of the
center party , the members of which demand
that the bill bo passed as they shaped It or
not at all. The conservatives , on tlio other
hand , declare they will not consent to place
German Protestantism under the heel of Its
hereditary enemies.
The government Is thus In a dilemma , for
If It refuses the demands of the center party
the anti-revolution bill Is certain to bo re
jected , whllo If It consents to the demands
of the centrists the government will alienate
Its conservative supporters. As a solution
of the situation , those who fear both cler
ical reaction and socialist encroachments
nppeal to the emperor to personally Inter-
vcne , as ho did in the case of the with
drawal of the Zedlltz education bill In 1832
nud bring about the withdrawal of the null-
revolution bill. Such Interposition , however ,
would bo unconstitutional , as In the case of
an Imperial measure the Dundesrath alone
has this power.
SUl'POUT ENGLAND'S POSITION.
The dispute between Great Britain and
Nicaragua Is being watched hero and the
opinion of those competent to pronounce an 1
opinion upon the matter Is decidedly against
allowing Nicaragua to get off too cheaply.
Moreover , the Idea of Intervention upon the
part of the United States Is not received
here with enthusiasm.
The Vosslcho Zeltung , commenting on the
3t
eltuatlon , says : "England represents not only
Drltlsh but European Interests. The Central
American republics have been guilty of re
peated acts of lawlessness against foreigners
and they deserve to bo taught a salutary
lesson. If the United States claim to extend
the application of the Monroe doctrine to
these unruly neighbors , they must also under
take to bear the responsibility of the ful
fillment of their International obligations. "
The treaty of peace between Japan and
China Is favorably criticized In leading polit
ical circles , and the sending of two additional
Gorman warships to the far cast Is generally
approved. The Krcuz Zeltung , referring to
the dispatch of the two warships to reinforce
the German squadron in Chinese waters ,
says : "Let us salute this measure as the
beginning of a radical change In our trans
oceanic politics. "
The Vosslcho Zoltung declares that "Ger
many's place , while observing strict neutral
ity , must bo on the side of Japan. "
The North German Gazette this afternoon
asserts there Is no grounds for the fears
expressed In some quarters that Germany
would Intimate her Intention not to Interfere
In the settlement of the terms of peace ar
rived at between China and Japan , even before -
fore the powers have announced their views
on the matter. "On the contrary , " the North
Gorman Gazette remarks , "tho government .
Is fully allvo to the grave danger which
might arise for Europe , politically and com l"
mercially , as a consequence of the now order
of things In eastern Asia. Germany's Inter
ests are so Important there that the govern
ment would bo guilty of serious neglect If ' -
It were not ( Irmly determined to push our
claims to the fullest extent. "
STANDAUD COMI3INE NOT COMPLETE.
The Hamburgerisch Ilorsenhallo today de
clares that , contrary to published statements ,
no working arrangement has yet been ar
rived at between the Standard Oil company
and the Russian oil Interests. It Is added ,
.
however , that negotiations are proceeding '
and the proposed agreement Is now before
the Russian minister of nuance for examina ,
tion. Ills decision will not bo given before
the end of the month.
Great Interest Is evinced In Imperial cir
cles In the courts of the kingdoms of Ger
many In the quarrel which has arisen In re
gard to the succession In the petty princi
pality of Llppe , which has followed the death
of Prlnce Waldemar of Llppo , who died at
Dctmold on March 20. The prince , it will
bo remembered , made provision In his. will
that Prlnco Adolphe of Schaumberg-Llppe ,
brother-in-law of Emperor William , should
Idm
let as regent during the minority of the son
Of Prince" Adolphe , who was eventually to
succeed Prince Waldemar. The dispute Is ' I
between the candidates to the throne , Prlnco : '
Adolpho of Schaumbere-Llppo and the counts
of BIcsterflcld'Llppe , and It has become quite I
a serious matter. In fact , more bitterness |
could not bo displayed If empires wcro at
Un
Make , Prlnco Adolphe , who Is In possession ,
Is disposed to rldo the horse toward his con
testants , and simply Ignored them In the ar
rangements for the funeral of Prince Wulde-
mar. When Count Earnest of Ulesterfleld-
3ri
Llppo sent two cavaliers with a letter of con
dolence to the widow the gentlemen were riot
received and the letter wai returned un-
opem'l. ' The next affront was shown to the
lllcsterflcUls at the funeral.
SNUIU1ED AT THU FUNERAL.
Count Burnett t'nt his son and brother to
riprcscnt him ana they had the right to
walk In the cortege Immediately behind the' '
representatives of the empsror. Hut at th
last moment the court marshal of the prince
of Schaumbcrg-Llppe i attempted to place them
further back. They , however , Insisted upon
retaining their proper places , whereupon
the were not admitted to the hall where the
me of the Llppe family assembled be
fore the funeral and they had to stand out
side. The members of the Diet of Llppe were
BO Indignant at this treatment that they
asked the counts to walk to the chapel at
their head. Only the self-restraint of the
Illesterflelds ) < prevented a scandal by the open
coflln.
It 1 Is further asserted that when the counts
wished to pay a visit of condolence to the
widow of Prlnco Waldemar they were left
waiting In the courtyard until a lackey came
to Inform them that the princess would not
receive them. The lackey , however , coolly In
timated that the lady In waiting of the prin
cess would do so. The Illestcrflelds declined
this gracious offer. The sympathy of the
population of Llppe , numbering about 128,000 ,
who regard the matter quite tragically , Is on
the side of the Hlesterflelds. The emperor ,
Inor response to an appeal on the subject , has
ordered that genealogists Investigate the
rival claims. In the meanwhile the seriocomic
rlCO
CO fight Is followed with a great .deal of
In .
ADVISED JAPAN TO BE LENIENT.
The Cologne Gazette this evening says that
In view of the pressure being exercised at
that time by t'nc war party In Japan , Ger
many at the beginning of March enjoined the
Japanese government to be moderate In the
terms demanded for peace , urging that the
cession of territory upon the mainland of
China would be especially calculated to In
duce the Intervention of the powers. Contin
uing , the Gazette says that when It was
shown by the published terms of peace that
Japan was not disposed to follow Germany's
advice , stops were Immediately taken to es
tablish an accord > 7lt5i the powers , and a
complete agreement has been reached with
Russia and France. The three powers , Ger
many , Russia and France , according to the
Cologne Gazette , will now take steps to pro
tect their Interests In eastern Asia. The
question of territorial changes will be first
kept In view , against Japan's desire to bind
herself llko a solid girdle around China In
order to bo able to shut off China entirely
from Europe. In case of need , It Is also
stated , the three powers mentioned Intend to
avert In good time any injury to their In
terests. It Is added , however , that Germany
her military prowess on condition that Ger
man Interests are not Injured.
noi'U FUIC / ir.u < / > AT iitcscxf.
Hawaiian Government Declines to Enter
tain tlu > Iilcii of n Pardon.
SAN FRANCISCO , April 20. Mall advices
have been received from Honolulu up to April
13 , as follows :
The government has received application to
return from Fred Wundcnberg , Harry Juen ,
N. Peterson , James Drown anil John Radln.
These men are voluntary exiles and are now
In San Francisco , They wish to return to
this country , but cannot do m without the
permission of the minister of foreign affairs.
Their cases are now be'nc considered.
F. F. Sneathcn , a Plttsburg lawyer , arrived
recently for the purpose of Interceding for
Major Seward , who Is serving a sentence of
thlrty-flvo jears. His rlan was to have the
government pardon Seward on the same terms
that Ashford has been releat'sJ. After con
ferring with Attorney General Smith , It was
decided to let the matter rest for the present.
Mr. Sneathen will make another effort later
In the present year. Scward's brother-in-law
Is Judge Slagle of Plttsburg. Slagle has In
terested himself In the matter , and sent his
lawyer to Intercede. It has been learned that
Slaglo was the direct cause of Secretary
Grcslmm's edict , which was to the effect that
tha Hawaiian government must not execute
any American citizen without first notifying
and laying all the facts before the State de
partment. Slagle accomplished It In this way
Ho called to his aid the services of Quay.
Cameron and McGee , who sought the senate
committee on foreign relations , who in turn
saw Gresham , with the result set forth.
The usual war rumor Is afloat and If reports
from abroad are true , arms have already
been landed on Oahu , or are liable to be at
any moment. It Is not believed natives have
anything to do with the business. It may be >
a part of the filibuster scheme to land arms
In advance and leisurely bring In men to
start the racket , others to come In on the tall
end of the movement. For some timeIt has
been noised around In peace circles that an
other lot of fire arms was to be landed on
Oahu. KoKo Head was the location , and the
shipment would come much as did the muni
tions by the Wahlberg. The Information
originally came from the coast. Men there
have been In correspondence with the detect- t
ives here on the subject. The foreign ofllclals
claim to have positive Information on the
subject.
Samuel Damon returned from California
today. U was said that his visit to San
Francisco was for the
purpose of floating '
the new bonds Issued by the government.
It now turns out that his mission was for
the purpose of buying the Interest of Charles
R. nishop In the local banking house of the '
same name. Damon was successful , and will
take full charge of the business In June next.
The government Is now preparing a com
prehensive law on the subject of land titles
in order to facilitate the Immigration
of de
sirable settlers , especially Americans. The
country la cursed by lease hold titles , which
tie up the transfers of land. These were
made at a time when land was without value.
Now , when It Is needed for coffee , sugar and
pineapples , It Is difficult to obtain the land ,
though It Is not occupied ana brings no
revenue to the government.
Czar ISofmo * Press Law Modification ! .
ST. PETERSBURG , April 20. The czar has
rejected a petition which was recently pre I
sented to htm by seven journalists and
literary men In favor of modifications of the
press laws. A commission consisting of the
ministers of Justice and of the Interior and
the procurator of the holy synod , to which
the document was referred , reported advcrss'y
upon It , polntlrg out that the presenting of
collective petitions Is legally prohibited , and
also that the press laws are not antiquated ,
but that they have been repeatedly amended.
The commission added that moreover private
persons are prohibited from calling upon the
government to change the laws of the
country and are especially prohibited from
criticising them.
Porto Will ( tinnge lit 1'ollcj- .
CONSTANTINOPLE , April 20. Sir Philip
Currle , British ambassador at Constantinople ,
has intuit : representations to the Turkish gov
ernment regarding the conduct of the
authorities who are continuing the oppiesslon
and persecution of the Armenians. He pointed
out the danger of continuing this policy and
urged the necessity of a change In the In
terest of the Turkish empire. In reply the
Turkish government asu-.l the British am
bassador that It would send Instruction * nto
the provisional governors In the sense de
sired ,
JAPAN'S ' WAY CLEAR
No European Power May Interfere in the
Peace Scttlomcnt with China.
RUSSIA'S ' GROWL WILL NOT BE HEEDLD
Demand of the Bear that Port Arthur BoNo
Left Carries No Weight.
CONCERTED ACTION OUT OF THE Q'JISriON '
Diplomats Unable to Agree on Term ! for
Meddling with the Mikado ,
LOAN FOR INDEMNITY WILL CCME HIGH'
Chlnii AVill IIuvo to Pay 7 1'cr Cent nnI
Mortgngu Her Itcienuo unil Allow the
Customs tu Ha Administered
by Kurojiciin A cents. I
'
( Copyrighted. 1553 , liy Press rubllshlng Company
LONDON , April 20. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Lord- Rose
bery has only come twice to London in the
past fortnight , and both times cabinet conn
ells were called to consider the Eastern ques
tlon. So far as can be Judged by the ton
of ofllclal newspapers , however , there Is no
the slightest hint that the government mean
to Interfere with the Japanese demands. Thi
opposition press , ordinarily ready to attack
the covcrnment on every point. Is no lesi
pacific In tone. The Times expresses what i
no doubt the exact situation In the state
ment that "The European states having Interests
torests In that part of the world will watc
the progress of events with attention an
anxiety , but for the present , at all events
they have tco many mutual jealousies
glvo the Japanese any serious uneasiness
When the exact terms of the treaty are mad
known Europe diplomacy will probibl
have some show of taking them Into con
slderatlon , but If the Japanese refute , a
they presumably will , to listen to diplomat !
exhortations , It Is dlfllcult to conceive tha
any effective Interference with their plan
need be seriously apprehended. "
CONCERTED ACTION IMPOSSIBLE.
From expressions In tlio leading Journal
\ ot ' the continent , outside of Russia , It I
still evident that Germany , Austria an
France also recognize the futility of any at
tempt to deprive Japan of what she demands
and Rubsla alone continues to protest agains
her occupation of Port Arthur. The hope
lessness of concerted action by the power ;
Is acknowledged , even In the French press
and the general agreement Is that no singl
European power could prevail against Japan
As to the loan of 30,000,000 , tlnanclal an
thorltlcs In London say it could only b
placed hero at 7 per cent , mortgaging China' '
revenue to the lenders. The annual chargi
on such a loan would be 1,800,000 , and Chin
has now free customs revenue of only abou
half a million sterling. The opening of nil
dltlonal treaty ports would largely Incrcasi
this , however , and If It Is conceded In th
treaty China will get the money wlthou
serious difficulty. The lenders will iindoub.
cdly demand that the mortgagoJ revenue
shall bo administered by Europeans ,
CANNOT CONVERT ENGLAND.
Private advices from Inner circles of the '
scheme for the conversion of England with
almost monomaniac persistency. Cardinal
Vaughan , knowing the absolute futility of
such efforts , endeavored to wean the pope
from further attempts , which only weaken
the position of the Catholic church in Eng
land. The pope was Intensely disappointed
at this counsel , and in Catholic circles here
It Is said that the cardinal left Rome earl )
out of favor at the Vatican , where hereto
fore he was persona gratlsslma. Though the
popa's Intellect continues marvelously clear
for his advanced age , his long seclusion In
the Vatican has placed him out of touch
with practical affa'rs and developed a ten-
I dency to nourish chimeras , such as the con-
I version of England , which undoubtedly caused
feebleness almost dally Increases , and grave
doubts are entertained by his entourage
whether he can survive the exhausting heats
of a Roman summer. His encyclical letter to
the English people today has made no sen
sation. At last the official announcement
was made today that work on the proposed
great Catholic cathedral not far from West
minster Abbey Is to begin nt once. Mr.
Bentley , the architect selected , has Just returned -
turned from a long and special study of
European cathedrals , and the model will be
Constantino's Church of St. Peter at Rome.
It will cost 250,000 , and the cardinal has In
hand 80,000 and the site.
SHREWD TORY GAMES.
Recent attacks on Chamberlain by the
Standard and other important tory papers
are part of a preconcerted plan to compel the
liberal-unionists to become torles In name as
well as In fact. With the exception of a
fen' divisions In Scotland , there Is really no
substantial liberal-unionist vote outside
Birmingham , where Chamberlain's personal
Influence ts paramount. The liberal-unionists
have now fifty seats , but It the torles refuse
, to vote for their candidates they would not
I carry ten. The torles have naturally become
quarrelsome , and this gives the Irish mem
bers occasion for many jibes and much ex-
ultatlon.
The foul Wlldo scandal continues la grow
In Intensity , but I have the authority of
Scotland Yard for saying that the prosecution
will almost certainly stop with those now
before the courts.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Lord Dunraven Is now on his way homo
on board McCalmont's yacht , Glralda , but
his secretary said today that there was no
truth In the report that the prlnco of Wales
means to go to America for the cup races.
Cassells have asked Mrs. Gertrude Ather-
ton , the Now York authoress , now In London ,
to write them the next novel for their well
known series.
President Elliott of Harvard sailed with
his wife for homo today. Ho says his stay
In Egypt has been of great benefit , and he
feels himself quite well again.
Michael Davltt , who called for Australia a
fortnight ago , has just lost his favorite child ,
I
Kathleen. She was 111 only three days. The
news has been cabled to the Seychello
Islands , In the hope of catching the steamer.
Davltt has three daughters surviving , but
Kathleen was the oldest and ho was touchIngly -
Ingly devoted to her.
Torts lo lie Opened la Commerce ,
SHANGHAI , April 20. It Is reported here
the new places that have been selected to bo
opened to foreign commerce are Chen-Chu ,
Kaltong-Pu , Peking , Shao King and Huchow.
New J'urlnencio Mlnltter \Vmhliifton. .
LISBON , April 20. Senor Thedlm has been
appointed Portuguese minister at Washing ,
ton.
OlLllKtlT \\JllTlXti \ \ A KjEir Ol'ltUA.
HU llcccnt Trip to JamMen Purnliheil
.Much of the Mntetlnl ,
( Cop > righted , JWS , by the Atnoclalctl Press. )
LONDON i , April 20. fliere has been con
siderable ! Interest manifested as Ib whether.
iVIi . S. Gilbert , who has not yet returned from
his trip to Jamaica , has been at work on
another opera. It ts now stated he has been
so employed and that his next production
will > be colored by his recent trip to that
Island.
Henry Lee , the American actor , has been
very successful In his character sketch "Great
Men , Past and Present , " In which he has
been for the past week appearing at the
Palace theater His makeup In the different
characters assumed Ii remarkable , and the
illaloguc and musical entertainment are ar-
Istlc and pleasing.
Easter week was marked by the production
of an unusual number of new pieces at the
, ondon theaters. The Adelphl led the way
on Saturday last with Fylts' and Bclasco's
The Girl I Left Behind Me. " On the same
evening Mr Toolc , though recovering from
his Illness but shortly , reappeared at his the
ater In "Thoroughbred. " At the Strand thca
attc
tcer , whore the run of "A Loving Legacy , "
ended a fortnight ago , n new farce , In three
acts , by Messrs. Simula and Raleigh , enti
led , "Fanny , " was produced on Monday even
Ing , and turned out to bo a poor plcco of
work. Then a new romantic drama , e-ntl-
tled , "The Work Girl , " was brought out at
the Surrey theater , and on Tuesday last
Gomyns Carr reopened the Comedy theater
with the long announced play by SarJou ,
"Delia Harding , " which Is known In the
United States as "A Woman's Silence. " Mr
Carr has completely recast the play , but It
was practically a failure , the plot and Incl-
dents belonging , according to the London crit
ics , to the school of the circus tent drama.
GROSMITH FUNNY AS EVER.
Wecdon Grossmlth on Thursday last pro
duced at the Vaudeville theater "Tho Ladles
Idol , " a successor to "The New Hoy. " The
play Is not a remarkable one , although Gros
smlth was as funny as evrr. Esme Berlnger , .
who has been In Grotsmlth's company for the |
past ycrr , and whose sister was the original
"Llttlo Lord Fauntleroy , " scored a success
in the new play.
On the other hanJ , Mr. Terry has postponed
the production of "The Passport , " by Messrs.
II. C. Stevens of Yardley , to Thursday next.
The future movements , of Mrs , Patrick
Campbell are creating the liveliest cxcitemen
In theatrical circles. John Hare was anxlou :
to secure her for his tour in America , when
flie would have played In "The Second Mrs ,
Tanqueray" and "The Notorious Mrs. Ebb
smith. "
lleerbohm Tree wanted lier to renew lie :
contract with him In July , and a tempting
offer to appear at the Lyceum was nndo by
Forbes Robertson , who will commence management
agoment In the autumn ; and finally new part
In plays by Plnero and Sudermann formed
the bait thrown out to lure her to anothe
theater. It was thought that in all proba
blllty Forbes Robertson would bo the fortu
auto man , and , In that case , a revival o
"Romeo and Juliet" at the Lyceum was t
bo expected. Ilut It Is now announced tha
Bceibohm Tree will shortly revive "Fedora , '
with Mrs. Campbell in llie.title role , .and.J
seems probable that she will remafn wit. . .
him. '
JOHN HARE'S AMERICAN TOUR.
Apropos of Mr. Hare's American tour a
lepresentatlVe of the Associated pre s called
upon that gentleman yesterday evening. H
\.as found In his dressing room , utter th
third t act of "The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmlth , " '
and said : "I have long been desirous o
visiting American , which I have never jo
seen. Hut America is so vast that I have
always shrang from the task. I know that
all artists worthy of attention receive kind
and generous receptions there , but you sse
when a man has been lor many jears playing
to a home audlenco he finds them all old
friends and blind tc his shortcomings. "
"It was really Bret Harte , " he continued ,
"who finally confirmed mo In my idea of
going. I was dining In his pleasant com
pany , and something was said about my
visiting America , when ho brought his hand
down with a friendly thump and said : 'You
are Just the man for America and Amerla
It , the place for you. ' "
"What plays shall you produce there ? "
"Well , I have hardly decided , " ho replied.
"I don't sail until next January and my
plans arc not fully made. I don't Intend to
have a very large repertoire , however. I
shall probably produce the'play now running
here , 'A Quiet Rubber/ and 'A Pair of Spec
tacles. ' When the latter play was produced
I think I may say without vanity that It
was a marvelous success Yet , strange to
say , when It was offered in New York It
was not so popular. "
"Will Mrs. Campbell go with jou ? "
"I sincerely hope that such an arrange
ment may to arrived at , but it Is still too
early to determine. It will , of course , be
necessary for mo to toke a largo company
and I shall spare no effort to make my tour
a success. "
Mr. Hare could not confirm the rumor tint
E. S. Wlllard would take the Garrlck theater
during his absence.
Henry Irving has to get through a dozen
or so of revivals this season In order to
complete , after his custom , the repertoire
which ho will take with him to America in
September. In some of these , and especially
as Rosamond In "Becket , " and Hero In
"Much Ado About Nothing , " Julia Arthur
will make her first appearance on the London
stage. ,
One of the first of this Interesting series
of reproductions will bothnt _ of the Corslcan
Bros. , but before this probably on the
27th Instant the singularly attractive pro
gram furnished In "Thcj Story of Waterloo , "
practically new to London play goers , and
the absolutely now 'fbonQuixote" will be
presented. Both of these will bo preceded
by the clever llttlo work of Mr. Pinero's
early days called "Bygones. "
STAINED GLASS SLEEVES.
Worth's establishment at Paris has Just
created for an American. ladjr A unique sleeve ,
which represents a stained glsq window. The
different lights are marked out by raised pip
ing a contrasting color to the sleeves. The
panels are exquisitely painted In rich , sub
dued colors. The owner pf this remarkable
production paid a large sum to have the
model destroyed. ,
Mr. Thomas Stevens of New York was
married to Mrs. Frances Mary Barnes , w Idow
of Prependary Barnes of Exeter , Just before
Easter. The lady Is tlio mother of Mrs
Arthur Bonchler and Misses Irene and Angela -
gela Van Burgh.
The Sun says the life of the prlnco of
Wales Is Insured for 3,200,000.
Mrs. John W. Mackay has arrived In
Paris , accompanied by her daughter , the
Princess Collona.
Slgnora Eleanora DUSD , the Italian act
ress , signed a contract Irj Paris on Monday
last with Harry Miner of New York for a tour
of the United States , wHIch will begin In
November next at the Fifth Avenue theater ,
Now York City. Slgnora Duee will be sup
ported by her cnvu. company.
CHEERED BY CAMPOS
Arrival of the Pield Marshal in Cuba Gives
Spanish Soldiers Heart ,
INSURGENTS MEETING SERIOUS REVERSES
Attacks on the Government Forces Fail Al
though Made with Desperation.
WADING REBELS WERE DISAPPOINTED
Prisoners at Guantanamo Toll the Story of
Their Landing anl Capture.
EXPECTED TO MEET ARMED ASSISTANCE
Instead They Kncountorcd Spinlsli Troop )
V.liu riirauctl ho Vigorously Unit tlio
Inimlrrn Wcro boon Itun to
Kirtli mill i : Hlly Taken ,
( Cons rlRhttd , 1893 , by Prcis PubllOiInc Company )
SANTIAGO , Cuba , April 20. ( New York
World Cable Special Telegram. ) The ar
rival of Field Marshal Campos In Cuba has
aroused the Spanish eoldlcrs to unwonted
activity. ( A sharp engagement was fought
Thursday at DOS Camlnos , fifteen miles
from here. A force of 200 Insurgent cavalry
attacked a small fort garrisoned by Spanish
soldiers under a sergeant , but could not
get Inside , being repulsed with heavy lo s.
Perlqulto Perez's band had a brisk
skirmish lately with a battalion o
Slmanca's regiment at Palmarito , near
Guantanamo. The Spanish commander
Colonel Boscha , reports having captured tcr
prisoners.
The World special correspondent In east'
ern Cuba has visited the prison In
Guantanamo where Adjutant Frank Agra
monte , Juan Llniontn , and fourteen others
of General Maceo's revolutionist followers
are confined. The prison ts a ono-storj
building , with an Interior court , near the
plaa. It is surrounded by Spanish soldiers
The prisoners wcro much disappointed because -
cause they were not met on landing by the
armed fcrco promised by General Macco.
WEIID IN SORG STHAITS.
They were chased by Spanish troops from
llaracon and faced n strong detachment of
soldiers from Guantanamo , in addition to
Indian scouts employed by the Spaniards
They had no food on the march save sour
oranges. When captured they were too
weak to walk 100 yards. They surrendered
voluntarily.
General Thor Crombet was In command of
the expedition until after the landing , when
General Macco assumed direction. General
Crombct was shot by an Indian boy 1G years
old. Ho flr H ! his last cartridge at the boy's
father and was standing behind a trco when
killed. There was jealousy between Macco
and Crombet.
The prisoners were taken from the battle
field to Jamaica , a small station on the rail
road , four miles beyond Guantanamo , and
thcnco to the prison , where they are now
They are kindly treated. It Is the policy
of the Spaniards to avoid severity.
General Maceo Is not openly denounced ,
but there Is a strong feeling against him.
A itumsii SCIIOOMI ; .
Two of the Uron Killed and tlio Ship
Taken Into Port hy u Spanish Oiinliniir.
KEY WEST. Fin. , Aprlil 20. It has been
reported here by the master of the British
schooner Gertrude , which arrived from Nas-
suu today , that a British smack which plies i
legularly between Long Key and Nassau
was fired upon by a Spanish gunboat and two
of her seamen killed and the schooner taken
to Santiago de Cuba by the gunboat. Great
excitement exists at Nassau over the affair
VVns f > ot ClniKlng tht > l.'thelriMl.
KINGSTON , Jamaica , April 20. The arri
val of a Spanish cruiser at Port Antonio close In
the wake of the British fruiting steamer
Ethelred from Boston Is now said to have
been a coincidence but not a chase. Captain
Hopkins , master of the fruiter , thought he
was being pursued Into English waters and
so did the spectators on shore , who were
considerably wrought up about It. The com
mander of the war ship explains that he put
In here In search of some Cuban Insurgents
who are said to have escaped Saturday for
Jamaica. The fugitives the man-of-war was
looking for have landed safely on the Island.
Ilonlitn Captain LroHinuin'ft Ktor.v.
HAVANA , April 20. Senor de Lome says
It has not > et been proved that the asser
tions made by Captain Grossman of the
steamer Alllanca were correct and It might
bo presumed that the events narrated by the
captain had not occurred at all to the Al
llanca , but to an English steamer belonging
to the Atlas line. He said that taking into
consideration the sagacity and diplomatic
character of Mr. Cleveland , who certainly Is
not very Impressionable , ho did not believe
that any Important difficulty would bo met
with In settling the matter ,
Foreign OMlcc I'loiids Ignorance.
LONDON , April 20. The officials of the
British foreign ofllce declare they know-
nothing of the letter alleged to bo the reply
of the carl of Klmberley to the answer of
the foreign minster of Nicaragua to the ul
timatum of Great Britain. The Exchange
Telegraph company asserts the British For
eign ofllco Is still occupied with Nicaragua's
reply and that steps would already have been
taken to press home our ultimatum If It'had
not been ascertained that the British demand
was delayed In transmission.
Numerical Strength of tlio
MADRID , April 20. The Imparclal today
publishes a dispatch from Havana stating
that the Insurgents In the province of San
tiago de Cuba number 8,000 men. The dis
patch adds that two new bands have ap
peared In the vicinity of Baracoa , province of
Santiago de Cuba ,
I'HMrngor * liy tlio Cainp.inln.
LIVERPOOL , April 20. Among the pas
sengers sailing for New York today on board
the Cunard line steamer Campania are Mr.
and Mrs. John Jacob Astor and child , and
Signer Foil , the singer.
Cliltral Held A cut nit the Knoiny
CALCUTTA , April 20. A dispatch from
Simla received here today eaya that news
has reached here from Cliltral showing that
the fort there was holding against the enemy
up to Wednesday last.
ICurtluiuakei In ( iipo V'crilo Iilnml * .
ST. VINCENT , Cape Verde Islandi , April
20. Several earthquake shocks have been
felt throughout the Capo Verde Islands dur
ing the last few days.
Occupy a Mal EUiy Fortren ,
PARIS , April 20. An oWcUl dUpatch r - .
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Wenthcr rorccnst for Nebraska for Sunday
Showers In the east ; fnlr In the west portions
cooler In the southeast , warmer In the extreme
west portion , winds thlftliig to north ,
Tuge.
1. Herman Itrlclutng'a I'.itenslvr Program.
iliipnn Mny llnvo Her Own Way.
Spanish In Culm Knrourngud.
Itottcn Itcconl of the I
3. Lincoln Aijluni Cane further Muddled.
> ew Points In the Durrnnt Caso.
Waller linn lleen Taken to rranco.
3. ICctlgloun Work Among the rtoliller * .
Senator Illnckbnrn for 1'roo Silver.
4. I.ant Week In tha Miclnl VVorlit.
l.rfect of Theodore Ihomit' VUlt.
B , Name I lumen for thu St.tic 1'nlr Display
Comml loncrn llothcred About tniiil ,
lowit Kotda viuUo Ttiolr Antwor.
0 , Council Hindu I.oeal .Matters.
7. Omaha Again Defeated liy Ono Itun.
Simmons Wins from Dr. KIce.
I'armcr I'nrns I * Champion Now.
10.oman : Her VVajd nml Her World.
11. Weekly Crist or Sporting Gojslp.
13. r.dltorlal and Comment.
13. Prof. Coin's lingu * School.
Oner\anco ! of Arbor l > nj.
AMiy MlnlRtcr lliurftton Left.
IB. Condition of Oim.ha'n .loljbliiR Trade.
. Commercial nnd 1'lnanelal News.
l'eainr < 8 of tlio I.lvu stock Trule.
10. Marill Gran of Hunnmrk'g Capital.
17. "Vlcn of the fllon line * " IV.
Itlihop Ncuman on ( leneral Urant.
1H. Watervi as n of Clilna.
30. Hoomlnt ; Lincoln for the Presidency.
! > oiiio htorles for the Hoys.
celved here from the Island of Madagascar ,
via Port Louis , announces that the French
troops have occupied the fortress of Am-
bodlvohlbc In the northern part of Mada
gascar , after a vigorous attack. There was
no loss of life on the French side.
JUMPS ON Till ! MU.IT1A.
Criticizes thu Kailer WeoU Display of the
VolnntrurH at \ \ Indoor ,
( CopjrlKliteil , 1S1" , bj the Associated" Prets )
LONDON , April 20 The past week has
been mainly remarkable for a considerable
display of amateur soldiers , and from It has
arisen a small tempest , which may result In
permanent good to the auxiliary forco. The
British volunteers , whoso great } early pe
riod : of training Is at Easter , are divided
Into two parties those who are desirous of
doing serious soldiering and those who pro
fcr making their annual holiday a sort of
a picnic. This jear the bulk of the vol
unteer regiments of the London district were
aken to Windsor , where , with the guard
battalions from Aldcrshot camp , some paltry
maneuvers wcro carried out , and on Easter
Monday there was a big review , In the
presence of the duke of Connaught , young
est son of the queen , the general In com
mand at Aldershot , Prlnco Christian of
Schleswlg-Holstcln , Lord Methune , com
mander of the Thames district , and other
war ofllclals , and all the royal servants
'rom ' Windsor castle.
The Times-In a leading article on the
subject , takes the duke of Connaught and
the other military olHclals sharply to task
for ordering "such a burlesque of real sol
diering , " Baying "four days were misspent
on rehearsing for a rojal review. " The
comment of the Times has led to much
correspondence on the subject , the writers
in a number of Instances thanking the
Times for its criticism of the military of
ficials responsible for the review at Windsor
ser , and saving that the criticisms are In
the real Interest of the volunteers.
The queen has decided to discontinue here
after the early drawing rooms. She vvlli
hold four drawing rooms after Easter.
The queen's ostrich , which was presenter
to her majesty by n South African queen
and which was recently given to the zoolog'
leal gardens , died Tuesday last , much to
the queen's regret ,
\SSACKll )
.Numbers of Armenian * Thrown Into n Pit
nnd llurnml with Petroleum.
CONSTANTINOPLE , April 20. The com
mission which has been sitting at Moosh ,
Armenia , discussing the Armenian atrocities
has heard a number ot witnesses respecting
the socallccD pit massacre. According to.
the stories of certain refugees early In the
vcar , the village of DJellegoozan was th
scene of a devilish outbreak of ferocity upor
the part of the Turks and Kurds. It was
stated that from 100 to 200 men , women
and children were bayoneted by the Turklsl
soldiers and their bodies thrown into
pit whllo many of the victims were stll !
alive. In order to destroy the evidence o
this massacre , the soldiers poured pctrolcun :
on the bodies and set fire to It , and when
this failed to destroy all the traces o
the crime , It was also stated the soldier ,
diverted a mountain stream from Its coursi
to the pit to wash away the mass of hair
burned bodies. The evidence received by
the commission on this subject Is so con
dieting that the commissioners have decide
to reserve expressing their opinion on th
subject until they have the opportunity o
paying a personal visit to DJellegoozan
when attempts will bo made to locate then
pit. I
Apart from this report , the representative
of the powers are convinced of the ncccs
slty of drastic reforms and base their action
In demanding that the Turkish governmen
Inaugurate reform measures more on th
unsatisfactory condition and bad admlnlstra
tlon of Asia Minor than on the result of th
commission's Inquiry.
ItUSSlAN IltlbS IS NOT SATISI'IIMJ
Kicking ARalmt the Cession of I.lao TUIIR
I'cnlninla to the Japs
ST. PETERSBURG , April 20. The news
papers here are unanimous In dlsapprovln
the conditions of peace between China an
Japan. They are opposed to the Japanes
acquiring territory on the main land o
China.
The Ncvoo Vremya declares that RussI
cannot tolerate the cession of territory nort
ot the Gulf of Pc-Chl-LI , adding : "Japa
may have WcI-Hal-Wel and any territory 1
the south. A revision of the treaty by th
European powers Is necessary , as we bellev
that England Inclines to a separate under
standing with Japan. " Finally , the Novo
Vremya says emphatically that Russia can
not allow Japan to acquire the Llao Tun
peninsula. The newspaper then urges qulc :
action on the part of Russia ,
The Novostl favors the Idea of an Euro
pean conference to discuss the matter , bu
doubts Its solidarity ,
China Necnrei u I.iinn In Clrrmanjr.
BERLIN , April 20. The Chinese govern
mcnt has concluded arrangements here for
loan ot 30,000,000 marks at 0 per cent Inter
est. The syndicate which has taken up th
loan Includes the National bank and Yonder
heydt & Co. ot Berlin , and L. Brehens & Co
ol Hamburg.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
LI Hung Chang on Chlneio Holl.
TIEN-TSIN. April 20. Viceroy LI Hun
Chang , the Chinese peace envoy , hag arrive
htro in good health from
N A ROBBERS' ' ROOST
01110 of the Inside History of the Late
Nebraska Legislature
WALT SEELEY THE MAIN MANIPULATOR
Morions Corporation Adjutant anil Void
Oorruptor Behind the Sccno' .
AMPANT SENATORIAL ROAD AGENTS
Jloso Combination that Controlled the
loodla Curing the Entire Session.
HEY MADE THE CORPORATIONS PRODUCE
Eullrnnils 1'njojed 1'erfcct Immunity Whllo
All Other Companies Were Held Up bjr
the ( lane " 'B ' ' "cl' 1 > ot "nntllcil
by Oil Itoom Agents. ,
LINCOLN. April 20. ( Special ) Much has
jcen said and written of the frailties of the
cccnt legislature , but It has remained for
toloncl Walt Secley , ex-private secretary ot
ho late lieutenant governor , to glvo cxprcs-
lon to the true character of the men vvha
iresumcd to represent the people of the stnto
if Nebraska. Ono afternoon shortly after the
ipenlng of the session Mr. Secley happened
0 be In n peculiarly loquacious mood , and to
\ gentleman sitting near lilni ho unbosomed
liimself In the following monologue-
"Yes , I am hero again , and I am sure I
don't know what would follow If J should not
bo here. None of them ( with a deprecatory
i\avo of his hand toward the body of the
senate before him ) know their business.
Nearly all of them are green. Even If n
nan comes hero for a second term he lina
generally forgotten the llttlo lie picked up
n his first session. I am what you might
mil the master ot ceremonies , for I direct
he whole business as I have done for twenty-
two years , and I have the whole matter In
my little finger. There are many strings
not seen , of course , and on every ono ot
those strings U ono of the boys. All these
strings I hold In my hand and I make tha
boys go , stand up or sit down Just as I sea
fit well , Just like the figures in a puppet
IOW.
"All of them come to me for help and ad
vice , because they have to , and I tell them
i\liit they have to do and what they have to
say. In fact , as far as the republicans In
the senate arc concerned , llttlo or nothing la
done without my knowledge and approval ,
and they know It , too ; and If there Is one or
another who does not llko this state of things
10 has to be satisfied anyhow , and even If ho
docs kick he has ( o help carry out the plans
1 make or the schemes I propose. "
For once In his checkered career Mr.
Seeley , unconsciously , perhaps , ppoko tlio
truth. The senate was a puppet show and 5io
pulled the strings. Never In the history ot
Nebraska was the senate ( o completely under
the sway of the corporations and political
road agents.
A legislative session entirely dominated by
corporation Influence was the natural se
quence of a political campaign In which the
corporation Influence predominated from the
day of the state convention down to the very
hour when the polls were closed on the CtU
of November.
Jt was a railroad campaign pure and sim
ple. When the campaign had closed and the ' , '
result at the polls had been ascertained by a
count of the ballots , the emissaries of the
railroads , never relaxing their vigilance for i
a moment , began the work of organizing the
legislature.
RAILROADS OPEN HEADQUARTERS. ;
The republican state central committee , or 1
rather the few men llko Majoro , Morrill.
Secley , Agcr and Johnson , who claimed to
represent ' Uio committee and who really '
formed the kitchen cabinet of the railroad '
boss , opened up "headquarters" In the Lin- '
dell hotel for weeks before the time flxedi
for the legislature to abscmblo had arrived.
The republican party was not responsible for
these so-called headquarters. The rooms
designated as "republican headquarters"
were really the railroad headquarters and
were filled with the railroad runners who '
liad taken It upon themselves to organize the
legislature In a manner that would ensure ,
railroad supremacy In every standing com
mittee. J
It was at thcbc headquarters that the
speakcrshlp was decided upon before the *
legislature had assembled. It was at these
headquarters that the standing committees \
of both houses were primarily agreed upon.
Even the names of a majority of the '
elective and appointive officers and employes
of the house and senate were decided upon
by tlio members of the little coterie of rail
road politicians who claimed to be actlns
for the republican state central commlttco. j
From a legislature BO organized the peoples
had llttlo to expect and nothing to realize.
It ; Is true that for weeks after the organ- *
zatlon of the house the speaker and the cor
porate Influences behind him had much dlfll-
culty In bringing the majority under the :
control of the lash. The majority actually ; '
believed for some tlmo after the session
commenced that the republican party Itself , v ,
unhampered of all outside Influence , was
really In control ; but the persistent efforts *
of the speaker , supplemented by the work ' ,
of the lobby contingent , soon brought the ;
republican majority to a state of completa
subserviency. Men llko Tom Majors , R. D.
Schneider , J. H. Ager , J. W. Johnson ant ] '
C. II. Morrlll worked assiduously to con
vince the -stubborn members that It was tha
republican whip that was cracking over
their heads Instead of the corporation lash , 1
and In tlmo the men who were at first In
clined to exercise manly Independence sur
rendered and lulled their conscience to sleep
with the Idea that they wcro following tha
mandates of their party. 5
EFFRONTERY OF THE SPEAKER.
The house was completely under the con
trol of Speaker Richards and
, that other" u
well selected agent of the railroads , JIarrI- . .
son ot Hall. Richards had been made speakei v
against all precedent , Richards had never %
served In any legislature and , as far na . ,
general knowledge goes , had never seen tha
legislature In session. What he lacked la
experience , however , he made up In subllma
self-asjurance. HU rulings have been with
out a parallel In the legislative history of
Nebraska. Ho trampled parliamentary law , '
under foot , and throughout the entire session '
assumed the right to personally declda
whether a vote should be announced , whether *
a resolution or a motion should bo put to ,
the house , whether the Journal of tha day's
proceedings should contain matter Introduced
for the purpose of record , and whether th
Journal Itself should bo read upon demand
of the house. Upon critical occasions , when
circumstances termed to threaten the succeis
ot measures which were being railroaded
through the house by the ring , the ipeaker
took the unwarranted liberty of chgnglnu
the wording of a motion that had been uiadii
and tent to hla dealt In writing. Oa OttUJ