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ESTABLISHED JITNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 8 , 1895 TWENTY-POUR PAGES. COL'Y FIVE CfiNTTS.
WORTH WAITING FOR
' Real Terms of the Oorrospondonco Concern
ing Venezuela May Bo Interesting ,
PU3LIC KNOWS LITTLE OF THE NOTES
Contents of Olnoy's Message and Salisbury's
Reply Not Yet Given Out.
DECLARATIONS OF WAR MAY BE. HASTY
Rush to Arms Should Bo Postponed Till
the Word is Properly Given.
SAID PASHA SHOWS HIS GOOD SENSE
III * lleinilntloii UN H SlirfMvil I'oll-
tlflnii SiHTiTN Mttlc from IIlH 13f-
forlH to Kurupttlic Siillan'n
ItivlintliMi.
NEW YORK , Dec. 7. ( Special Telegram. )
There Is n great deal to be said about tlio
Venezuelan question , but tlio greater part of
It may be deferred till Die facts nre In possjs-
nlon of the American public. I don't know
whether that phase will surprise anybody. I
hope It Kill. The truth Is that the facts arc
not before us. We do not know the contenta
of the Olnej' note , except from the meager
nuir.mary of It In President ClJveland's mes
sage. Still ICES do we know the contents of
Lord Salisbury's reply. The Information thus
far supplied has been mainly from Venezuelan
tout ces. It may be correct , but Venezuela
of course puts forth what she thinks for her
advantage. She Is a party to the dispute. If
the United States arc to be arbiters between
her and Great Britain , still more If we are to
espouse her cause , the people of the United
States arc entitled to know all about the
matter. We want to know the English side
as well as the Venezuelan side. Ifo do
not .we put ourselves at the mercy of the
Venezuelans. They and not we direct our
policy. To that , of course , the American peo-
pla will not submit , nor do I suppose for a
moment that either the president or the sec
retary of state would submit to It , or that
Mr. Olney means us to accept Ills lawyer's
views of n diplomatic controversy as binding.
STRUCK SALISBURY'S IJUSY DAY.
There has ben some complaint of Lord
Salisbury's delay In answering the Olijey
note. Well , Lord Salisbury Is prime minister
nnd foreign minister of the greatest empire In
the world , with Interests and "momentous
IE-SUSS pending In Europe , In Asia , In Africa ,
ultli u European concert to maintain In cir
cumstances of extreme delicacy , and with the
possibility ot a great European war ever be
fore him. If Mr. Olney were In a similar
condition wo should perhaps hold him ex
cusable If he had not found time to deal at
once with n trumpery boundary dispute between -
twoen Venezuela and British Guiana.
Now Lord Salisbury has answered , It is
said , at great length. He has laid before our
government the whole British case , and
spread upon the record the facts , the history ,
the treaties nnd the other evidence upon
which Great Britain claims rightful posses-
Eton of the territory In dispute.
Forthwith we are told In Washington dis
patcher that this statement IH artfully de
signed to protract negotiations , and the
United States aro'actually called upon micu
Is British presumption to conslde.r the
boundary question on Its merits. If lie had
dona less than that wo should probably have
been told that he was treating us with con
tempt. Have wo then made up our minds
tliat England must be In the wrong bccauso
she Is England ? That may do for Senator
Lodge and Mr. LInvingstone , though I be
lieve such a view would be unjust to them ,
or cither of them.
REASON MUST PREVAIL.
It Is certainly not the view of the Ameri
can people. They hold rt-ason niut justice In
respect before all other things. They know
that the honor and credit of this country are
not to bo advanced by the counsels ? of anger
mere Imixitlcnce , or by men who would
prejudge a controversy before they have
heard both sides. There Is In matters of
reason and justice no such thing as an Amer
ican side or an English Bide. They do not
on nationality or on latitude anil
longitude. I hold It certain that the Ameri
can people will conduct this controversy , If
controvert.1 there must be , with regard Ilrst
of all to reason and Justice , and to the dig
nity and honor of therepublic. . If anybody
would Imvo It determined on any other
grounds let him say so , and he will BOOH
see how the American people regard appeals
to mere passion or prejudice In n matter
which affects both the Interests and the good
faith of the country nnd the government.
It IB painful to have to add that Brazil has
rejected , or IH reported to have rejected ,
England's proposal for arbitration about
Trinidad , What uro wo going to do about
that ? Does the Monroe doctrine apply ? And ,
by the way , how la It that President Cleve
land lias contrived to read Into the Monroe
doctrine the other and totally different and
probably Inconsistent and Irreconcilable doc
trine of arbitration ?
SIMPLY A SIDE ISSUE.
The presence * ot Said Pasha In the British
embassy at Constantinople affords an Inter
esting Illustration of the way In which side
Isaues suddenly occur In u great International
controversy. Thu British embassy 1 $ British
cell for ionm purposes , but not for all. The
right of asylum Is what Said Pasha has In
voked. If It were Paris or Berlin , such an
Incident could hardly occur , but In Constanti
nople ! anything limy occur. Said's life Is In
dangei , that Is why he takes refuge under
ttho union jack. Sir Philip Currlo was unquestionably -
* questionably right In receiving him. He
could not refuse hospitality to an eminent
Blatesuun who came to him In peril , The
ioil point U whether he has In strlcUies ? of
International law or of diplomatic usage the
light to protect him wlien the cultan de
mands bin surrender. Probably not , but
there arc emergencies when strict law and
diplomacy have to y | ld to honor and gener
ality and national pride. To surrender Said
would ha to send him lo certain dentil. The *
British anibitfjdof who did that would not.
bo mnbdtuador long ; , und the prime nilnlfUr
who contented to U would huvu a itern
U'cKonlng with the people of Circa I Britain.
Lord Salisbury commented the other day
cu the dllllcultles * of the tultan growing out
of the fact that h had no good men to carry
"it reform * , supposing he wanted them car
r I out. There were uch men twenty y.ur *
ng what linn become of them ? Well , Abdul
Ji.nId ! : has been , on the throtiR just about
* tw nty ycarf , and It I * during his jvlKii that
hew good and able Turks hav ? dliapp.ard.
ttxlle or tire Hi has been llielr lot. Said
In the lad of them the onu Turk whom
lien think honeit nnil capable , lib present
offeng ? la that he has been giving the * sultan
unpalatable advice , tie has refused to re
sume otncc ap grand vizier unless the sultan
would change his policy. To resist the will
of the head of an absolute dt spot Ism Is trea
son , since tr , > aeon In such a despotism means
doing something the despot does not like.
Said was Beaned ! ! In the palace , but released ,
for Is not Constantinople a prison ? Ills
cscap ? was provided apalnst , but the British
embassy seems not to hava occurred to his
Turkish majesty. It le useless to forecast
the results of such nn Incident. Anything
may happen.
SULTAN TRUSTS TO LUCK.
The same may be said of the gunboat ques
tion. It Is well that the six powers should
be agreed on the general principle of Inter
vention In Tmkey. It may scam Quixotic for
the sultan to stand out against them and
Quixotic It would be If It cam * to open war.
But'ttie sultan , despot and cruet though he
be , Is an able and experienced ml Jr. He
trusts to the chapter of accUcnts. He knows
how easy It Is for governments which are
at mid In principle to differ on details. The
gunboat question Is the dUall. The fix great
foreign olllces ot Europe have been exchang
ing dispatches all the week on the question
whether they should compel the- sultan to
Issue the firmans he had promised , or Is
slid to h&vo proml.eJ , or whether falling that ,
the passage of the Dardanelles should be
forced.
Down to this morning no decision has been
reached , or none mad ? public. Until It Is
known all conjectures as to the- Immediate
future are Idle , and now that this qticst'on
In complicated by the presence of Said as a
refugee In the British embassy no guess Is
too wild to t > 2 hazarded. I will repeat what
I quotid not long ago from a statesman
who knew Turkey : "I should bo sorry to pre
dict what Turkey would do In any emergency ,
but if she have a rational , honest and abl ?
COUTH ? clearly open to her , that Is the thing
you nny bst certain she will not do. " The
Ifstory cf the present crisis Is the Justification
of that hard saying.
GOOD SIGN IN POLITICS.
The election of Mr. Lecky , the historian ,
as member for Dublin university , Is a very
Interesting event , and a very honorable
tribute to his eminence in literature. Mr.
Lccky and Mr. Balfour and Mr. John
Morley and Sir George Trevelyan compose
a very admirable delegation to Parliament
from the world of letters. Whether Mr.
Lecky will make a political reputation Is a
question. He resembles In not a few par
ticulars the late John Stuart Mill. Like
Mill , Mr. Lecky Is rtiy , reserved , retiring ,
and with a manner 111 calculated to win the
attention of the House of Commons. Like
Mill , ho has learning and authority. Mill's
learning and authority In matters of philos
ophy , speculative and applied , were never to
the tastq of the House. Mr. Lecky will be
listened to at first with respect. He may
secure for himself ultimately a place of nu-
tlnrlty or Influence In the House , but that
will depend on whether he can conform to
the standaid of the House. In any event , It
la a good Uilng that students of distinction
should bo Invited to take part In the councils
of the nation , especially historical students.
They will at least contribute on suitable oc
casions fomc much needed Information , and
their political opinions will be based on
know ledge.
AHLWARDT'S IMPUDENT VISIT.
The arrival in New York of He-rr Ahlwardt ,
the Jew hater and Jew baiter of Berlin ,
raises the question how far a foreigner may
presume' on that hospitality which the
United States offer , with certain restrictions ,
to all comers. Mr. Ahlwardt visits ) this
country not as an Individual bent en business
or pleasure , but as > an apostle of the gospel
of hatred. He comes expressly In order to
lecture us. Ho wants to stir up an agitation
In America against the Jew. His aim Is to
eet class against class or to set all classes
against a single class or race.
That is what he has tried to do In Ger
many. The JBWP , he says , ore a race so
able , so gifted in affalrti , with such a genius
for the making of money , that no other race
can compete with them , and therefore they
ought to 1)4 put down by force. They are
American citizens , but this foreigner would
Imve us deny them the rights of American
citizens. Ho wants us to oppress and perse
cute a whole race. Well , speech Is free In
this country , but there Is no law obliging
anybody to listen to the free speaker. Mr.
Ahhvardt's mission Is one of extreme Im
pudence , but I Imagine that the sense of
humor In America may be trusted to take
a right view of it and of him , add that he
will elmply bo let alone.
GEORGE W. SMALLEY.
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MEXICO CITY , Dec 7 ( New York World
Telegram , ) El Correo Efpinol , the leading
organ of the Spanish colony hero , praises
PrcB'dcnt Cleveland for what he Eaya on the
Cuban question In lib message , but con
demns In strong terms thn general course of
the American people lur their demonstratlonx
of sympathy for the Cuban ? and their In
imical attitude inward the Spanish military
and civic chlofH In Cuba. El Correo de
nounces ( ho American nation as unscrupu
lous , and udda Unit the allegations made by
speakers at public meeting * In the United
States as to cruelties In Cuba are based
upon the reports of Jlllbiutrri * , ami that
America's ! public men should cxcrclsn their
sentiments of humanity at home by putting
a stop to lynching and the burning of people
ple at the stake In the presence of applaud
ing mob ; . The Journal pronounces Cleveland
an honest , enlightened statesman , whose po
sition on the Cuban question U In strict
adherence to International law ,
VERA CRUZ. Mexico , Dec. 7. < Now York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The
committee of Spanish residents of tills city
which recently shipped to Cuba a consign ,
meiit of mules for the use of the Spanish
soldiery , has received an autograph letter
of thanks from General Campos' .
A.NTl.VO IJ/.i"TAV liTi7iTMI ! ACTIVIJ.
CliuriiPil ulth n Plot In .YKHiiNliiiiti
.San Siilvatlor'K-J'reNlileitl.
( Copyrlulitn.1 , ISS3. liy I'rcfs I'uLIInhlnK Company , )
SAN SALVADOR , Dec. 7. ( New York
World Cablegram .Special Telegram. ) Min
ister Costellanos lii received a letter , rumor
has It , from one Juan Gandarjttas , a Spanish
merchant at Sanu Anna , notifying Mm that
certain puritina. cloyo ftlendr. of Antlno Ezetn ,
wer * pngatiil in ft rcnuplracy to aivmfilnala
President Ouitcmv. Although t ; cieey U
lirewrvfl about tlic matter htl.lclal clrcl ,
It U > known that the government hat ivle-
Ri-apbed to Santa Amu , Instructing the
anthoiltlfu there to arr st Immediately several
loading cltlzeni. anil br.nq ; ( hem here- Sev
eral arrestu have also been nSde 'jiii thin
city. | 'r ; timally for complicity 5 'he ' plot.
Wit * mi IIINIIIIO A'liirt ltlkfi
PARIS , Dtc. 7. The police have searched
Mio I < i < ! | ; ligr ) of Gilbert Lenolr , the man when
n i.l u revilvc-r yesterday In the Chamber uf
Deputies and have found ( hire aoms an-
arrli ! tlo lltiratiir * . The g.neral opinion la ,
liow v < r , thet the prlwntr Is Incanc.
SHUTS OUT SHEEP
New Source of Annoyance for American
Grazers nnd Shippers ,
IN INTERESTS OF ENGLISH FARMERS
British Board of Trade Yields to a Popular
Demand for Protection ,
PRESS STILL STU3BORN ON VENEZUELA
Weeklies Adriso Salisbury to Ignore Mr.
Cleveland's ' Implied Threat.
ANOTHER QUEER STORY FROM FRANCE
onriu'sN of ( In * MnrrliiKe Hclntloii
KM iniilliltol In the'ufe of u
Writer ntiil Tito Sprlti * of
tin.Vohlllty. .
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LONDON. Dec. 7. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) A statement
reaches me on what seems to be full authority
that the Urltlth Hoard of Agriculture has re
solved upon prohibiting the Importation Into
the Drltlpli Isles of live slicip , from eltlisr the
Unltnl States or Canada , and that Mr. Long ,
minister of agriculture , will make an an
nouncement to a deputation of English shesp
raisers which will wait upon him next
Wednesday. The ostensible reason Is the
prevalsnce of n scab disease among North
American sheep , but tlif real motive Is the
Imperative demand upon the present con
servative government from rural classes , to
which the government really owes Its e.xlst-
cnc ? , for protective measures In behalf of
agricultural Interests. H Is a fact , Indeed ,
that recently an exhaustive governmental In
quiry was made Into scab disease , but the
experts refused to certify that It is contagious
or Infectious and It nppsars to be a disease
which has bsen for many year prevalent In
England. No measure lias been taken to ex
tirpate It by the state , as Is the case with
really contagious diseases among cattle. I
learn that a vigorous protest will be made by
the agents of the Dominion government , but
PO far no similar action seems contemplated
on the part of the United States. My In
formation Is , Indeed , that the cabinet Is dc-
tet mined to enforce the order wherever there
Is foreign opposition. Our expoits of live
sheep hither Is , 1 believe , considerable.
INCLINED TO HE DEFIANT.
Comment ! * of the English press upon Pres
ident Cleveland's references to Venezuela ore
most significant. The extracts which
have been cabled you by the Associated press
are In the main moderate , but the weekly
presw of today , representing both political
parties , as well as the- dally Journals of the
past week , have been unanimous In expres
sion of the opinion that Lord Salisbury can
not and must not yield to any demand on
our part for arbitration In the cat of Venezu
ela , or other dlspu'e between England and
Amsrlcan governments. Thsy thus deny ab
solutely our right to Insist upon arbitration ,
or. Indeed , to Interfere In any way in even
a tenltorial dispute between Great Britain
and any South American government. The
press generally takss note of Mr. Cleveland's
reference to forcible Intervention , but no
wilier , even in the thoughtful weikly prest' ' ,
seems to contemplate any serious consequences
quences from our posrible future action in
this matter , although Mr. Smalley has
pointed nut In almost dally dispatches to
the Times how deep-seated and almost uni
versal Is the sentiment In the United States
toward the enforcement cf the Monroe doc
trine as expressed , not only In the president's
message , but In the resolutions before both
tiouM.i of congress.
The \\cekly financial journals , commenting
upcn the president's financial recommenda
tions , point out that the apparently hopsless
difference bstween the president and con-
giesii on currency questions must continue
to prevent any considerable Investment of
English capital in American tscurltles. The
Statist today , In view of ( ho Improbability
within the next few years of any satisfactory
ssttleinent of our currency problem , vigor
ously advises Invsxtmsnt In the better classes
of South African securities rather than in
our own.
ANOTHER HIT OF FRENCH ROMANCE.
Another extraordinary trial now before the-
Parisian courts further Illustrated those pe
culiar phases cf FrencSi domestic life which
were so forcibly brought Into public view by
the marquis de Nayve trial , full details of
which I cabkd you some weeks ago. The
plaintiff In this case Is a lady calling herself
Uaroness Double , who was the daughter of
Blard , once a well known French painter. In
her earlier womanhood she gained great tepu-
tatlon und much social prominence as tli ; first
writer of fashionable Intelligence In Figaro ,
over the name of ICtlncslle. Her Income from
her pen was then $10,000 per annum , and her
salon was attended by many of the most
notable men and women of the higher Paris
ian Hoclely , as well as by famous people In
tlie literary and artistic wcrld. She was
llrU married tp a French government official
styling himself vlcomte de I'eyronny , but
who cpp.ars to l.avo 01 ly bee i tl e 111 gl Imate
sou of a nobleman of that name. In the
course of her Journalistic work Etlncello had
occasion to describe for Figaro from the art
collection of Daron Double , once a celebrated
collector. She met his EOII Luclen and t'.iey
ftll In love with each other. The French di
vorce law had not then been passed and slio
got a divorce from IVyronny In the duchy of
Saxp-Altenlmrg. Afterward she and Luclen
wcro married In London , and when the
Nacquet law was passed they ratified this by
uncllicr divorce according to French law , and
another marriage In Paris , Meanwhile , on
thu death of his father , Luclen became Daron
Double and heir to a great fortune. Hut
mctinwhlle , also , h& had again fallen In love ,
tms time with his wife's companion , an Eng
lish girl , and these two eet up another e < -
lablliliment , and two daughters were born
lo them. Ilefore. his death , some months ago ,
lUron Double legitimized these two children
on the ground that hie marriage to Ellncllo
wau not valid , and he left his entire fortune
by will to his children and their mother.
Etlncellt It ) now tiling for her Inheritance as
Daron Double's legitimate wife , but her claim
U contested not only by the thn * ; helm
under the baron's will , but by t'.ie dowager
Haioness Double , who , moreover , auks thu
court to deny to Etlncelle the right to call
hertrlf lUroness Double.
TAXED THE LESSEES.
Mr , W. K. Vonderbllt'a protest agiln-t
ctrUln personal taxes Imposed on him by
the Inv.rncan county council as the Irse
of Lord Lovat'f Jeer forest , Is supplement.d
thu we'k by many similar protests by otlrr
Itss'MH of Scotcli estates. It apnfars thai
these clalnu ar.iui pres n id until ths close
ol the shooting1 ttabon , v.heu ilie ci-ciiplcr ! a
out of the way and can only contest them at
considerable difficulty and expense This Is
an Illustration of the canny Scot'.x ftc nods.
The old rookerltr back of Westminster and
beyond , fronting the main entrance to the
Parliament building , are at last to be torn
down , leaving only Mr. Labouchcre's house
In the old palace , yard standing. This , how
ever , Is a beautiful residency and In no way
a threat of nre to Westminster itbbey.
WILL INTEREST POLITICIANS.
Tankervllle Cliamberlalnc , oni of the rep
resentatives of Southampton In the House ot
Commons , has been unseated en the ground
ot Illegal practices. His father's yacht Ar
row beat the America subsequent to the
great match for the cup , and he himself hai
several limes given the World'y readers his
views on current yachting topics. He Is a
great local figure In Southampton , and when
lis left the court after Judgment had been
pronounced against him , he received a big
popular ovation. He will bo disqualified from
sitting again for any seat In the present
Parliament , but unless the Judges so order ,
he will suffer no further penalty. It will In
terest New York politicians to Icirn that he
was unseated for bribery , but the only offonyi
proved was that his agent paid the railroad
faro of a single voter , amounting to Z shil
lings , but It was believed thatjie treated to
beer members of a political procession.
A fact that will also Interest American
politicians Is this : M. Hanotaux , lately the
French minister for foreign affair ? , retired
from ofllce so poor ho now occupies only a
single third-story room lit an. apartment
lions ? , exchanging for It th splendid onicl.il
residence In Qual d' Orsay. H ? declined re-
oppotntinent on a question of pure principle.
The prosecution recently begun by M.
Meyer , an examining inuglstsrtc In Paris ,
against the agents of an American syndi
cate which took advantage of ( tie scarcity'of
leather to operate a corner In 'tjiat commod
ity , has ended by a decision that there was
no case for prosecution.
I1ALLAUD SMITH.
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HAVANA , Dec. 7. In cplte ot the re
ported defeats of Maximo Gomez and Antonio
Macco by General Jurez Valdez , General
Navario and General'AldccO , the latter being
understood to be in pin suit of tire .Insurgents . ,
who were believed to be caughti botwsen the
column of troops commanded by , these gen
erals , and that of General AldavcIt Is now
stated that Gomez and Maceo , having united
their forces , Instead or bjlng In flight In the
province of Puerto Principe-are advancing
through the piovlnco of Santa Clara. General
AhUve , as already cabled , was.feald to be In
pursuit of the Insurgents' aftjer they had
turned his fl.ink and crossed 'ths line be
tween Clego d Avila and Moron , In the
piovinco of Puerto Principe , on1 their way , to
Santa Clara. .t
Maceo and Gomez , It Is now stated , have al
ready passed the road * frorn Jguara on th
frontier to Talitasco , a little -Aorth of Santu
Splrltu. This news would secpi to be cor
rect. It only from the fact t5wt tiny column
of trocps commanded by CoToneljSegtnra , con
veying 300 mulej loaded witli nmmnnltlon and
provisions feeems to have hid -O bnish Vvl'.ir
the enemy near Iguara , wllh toe. lobs. It U
claimed , of only nine killed. iW ft Is ad
mitted that the Spanish troops had to light
decperately hi order to escape bMng captured ,
and soon afterward the Insurgents w re di
vided Into tw-o corps , one marching northward
In the direction of the Remedies' dlsttrlci , and
the other heading southward ttfRfyivi Iit : rriijk
dad district. From this It would seem that
the Spaniards -must clthec have evacuated
Santu Splritu or else their force of trcops
tin re is ho Insignificant that the- Insurgent
commanders have no hesitation In leaving It
In their rear , although It may bcj reinforced
later by the column commanded by Colonel
Aldave.
The movements of the Insurgents throw an
entirely different light upon fu campaign In
Cuba , and If correctly reportiil. would Indl"
cato that the Spaniards baV < > litsn unable to
prevent the advance of ( ho enemy from the
provlncs of Puerto Principe Intd the province
of Santa Clara , and that the combined armies
of Gomez and .Mac3o are ( slrong enough to
enable them to be- divided Into two corps
which are advancing Into the heart of tin
dlstilct where General Ccmpcw hat' made his
headquarters and where about(10,000 Spanleli
troops are reported to have bi'in assembled.
This view of the case Is all the more note
worthy from Die fact that only . ( his morning
It was olTlclally stated here ( Hal the friends
of the Insurgents who exneet'sil Gomez and
Maceo tot move rapidly upon tlm province of
Santa Clara , and later upon thi province of
Matau/as , which would bring ( hem danger
ously near Havana , had been , disappointed at
their failure to do so. '
The reported defeats of 11)6 ) Insurgents ,
classed as having been duj to their "shame
ful and cowardly behavior , " ' "were said to
have de-moralized them , and it was stated
further that the SpanUh official : ) considered
the rebellion to be morally broken , Thcs ?
rapid inovcnic.ua of the Iniurgenls , which
their f i lends hoped they youtt accomplish
"before the arrival of fresh , "troops , " now
eecm tu have actually taken place , and , there
fore , the rebellion , instead of being broken ,
looks as If It were making rapid progress , In
ppllo of the efforts of the Spanish govern
ment. |
Only thin morning , hojfcvxr , the sup-
porterH ot the government , jvcto EO hopeful
of the spA'dy suppression OMlfeInsurrection {
that It waii announced ( nut , they were ex
pecting to be able to reap a'jsood sugar crop ,
and that many of the planters , in view of the
recent events , were preparing for grinding
their sugar cane , At the sime , time It was
admitted that the arrival of reinforcements
celveil this afternoon , and haying practically
olllcUl confirmation , are advancing In two
strong columns through tjhej province of
Santa Clara , where It may b ; eald nearly
the entire effective Spanlih , .forc Iscon
centrated. This startling neua Is In conflict
wllh the government ad vice's , given out
earlier In the day , lo the effect that the
Insurgents were In retreat i through the
province of Puerto- Principe , -The reported
advance of the two columns under Maceo and
Gsmez Into Santa Clara , , and ih , defeat of
tlia Spanlih troops near Iguuraf have caused
B3ine excitement In Havana lun&ht.
I'rolcNtKiiliiNl I-iiflilnir or .Vt'urrot'M.
LONDON , Dec , 7. At a meeting of lite
Woman't ) Llbeial association , 'held at Southport -
port , In the county of Lancaster , Mm Jacob
Urlght presided. The lAjnvtjitloa pawed ( lie
following resolution :
Resolved , That wc ileslro to enter u
imst emphatic protest against the barbar-
Itlf.i known as lynching , bun'mjand all the
oilier tortuiTH pract'i'v" ' ! riaro especially
upon tliii olnrc'l pcoplo In the United
States.
TEST OF ENDURANCE
Question Whether the Sultan's Will or the
Powers' Agreement Will Break ,
ENGLISHMEN ANXIOUSLY WATCH THE END
Newspapers Urga the Government to Stand
Firm in Its Demands.
JAPAN BUYING WATCHES FOR MEDALS
Prince Henry's Trip to Ashanteo Not to Bo
a Pleasure Excursion.
GOES LIKE ANY OTHER ARMY OFFICER
Uovrrniiiont IltivliiK Dllltuiilly l-'hitl-
u Sitlllulont .NtiniliLT n ( Troop *
Siiltnlilo for Hint Kind
of a
( OopjrlRhtril , 1S95 , by lite Associated Proxn. )
LONDON , Dec. 7. While It Is true that
domestic politics have been utterly dull , thu
surprises of the eastern questions have been
followed In England with the most Intense
Interest. Naturally , the main point at Issue
In the cist fircughiut the wj'k was Ih3 QUIE-
tlon whether the sultan would or would not
grant the permits necessary for the extra
gimrdshlps requested by Great Britain , Rus
sia , Austria and Italy to pass ths straits ot
the Dardanelles. The Interest token
In this extra guardshlp question Is
not BO much duo to the fact that
the powers consider It necessary to
have extra protection for foreigners within
easy reach of the Dosphorus as. It Is to the
knowledge that , It Is really a test of the
European accord. If the powers back down
It will be a demonstration that the Turk was
right In believing that the accord of Europe
could not last for any length of time and
that the sultan was holding out until the
eventual break occurred.
Dut should the1 powers remain firm In their
determination to have additional guardshlp ;
In the Hcsphorus , it will clearly demon
strate that the accord of the powers Is cap-
.nblo of withstanding a stronger tet-t.
T.ie British press naturally demands that
Europe should not recede from the position
taken by the powers and that the sultan
should be forced to yield by the pressure
brought to bear upon him. The authorities
.upon International law , however , contend that
the sultan is technically right In his refusal
to grant the firmans demanded.
The curious statement has been made here
that the Japanese government has ordered
18,000 cheap watches from firms In Switzer
land , with the Intention of presenting them ,
Instead of medals , to the soldiers who wore
engaged In the- war against China.
The court newsmen have continued booming
the departure of Prince Henry of Battenburg
( husband of PHnceTis.Beatrice ) Tor the Gold
JCoast of Africa , In order to take part in the
At'.iantec "picnic , " to-called. The newspa
pers have b'een printing details of the alleged
special equipment and of the luxuries which
were to mark the prince's Journey , He wa ,
for Instance , to travel from Euston , London ,
to Liverpool In a special "sleeping carriage , "
and was to be taken on board the Vakana ,
the steamship which was to convey him to
( A/rlca , on n special tender. On board the
Vak'nna he was to occupy a special cabin
fitted out for his accommodation.
JUST LIKE ANY OTHER OFFICER.
All this called for a good deal of ridicule
from the radicals and others until the hue
and cry became so loud and prolonged that
there was a sudden and unexpected change
made In the program , and , Instead ot being ,
figuratively speaking , wrapped In cotton
wool during the- expedition , a ssml-ofllclal
statement was issued tonight that the prince
Is going to the Gold Coast simply In the
same capacity as the other officers of the
British army who arc to take part In the
expedition. He will now be on exactly the
same footing as the others , EO far as living ,
marching , etc. , are concerned , The only
difference In his treatment will be that he
will be attached to the expeditionary corps
In a special capacity of some sort , Instead of
a colonel , which , In spite of the fact that
he only commands a mllltla regiment of the
Isle of Wight , of which he Is governor , would
have given him the right to bo s.'cond in
command.
In spite of the smnllncbs of the detach
ments supplied to the expeditionary corps
by the various regiments , there has been n
good deal of dlfllculty In finding the men
needed , and In tome cases bandmncn , signal
corpa men nnd even olllcers' servants have
been token. The unpopularity ot the expedi
tion Is due to the fact that there is Kuch a
mixture ot the forces and that they nre com
manded by offlcers whom they have not seen ,
much less tened under , It Is admitted that
there Is not n tingle battalion really fit for
this service , and therefore the second
battalion of the Yorkshire regiment , now on
Its way homo from Aden , is to bo trans
shipped at Gibraltar and the soldiers sent
direct to Cape Coast castle for the Ashantcr
expedition , In spiteof the fact that they
have been away from England for about
fifteen years. The whole trouble teems to
be the short fervlce system ,
TROOPS ON THE WAY.
The IlathurBt , with Prince Victor of
ftchlcewlg-HoUteln on board , Is already well
on her way to the coast , as Is the Angolia ,
which carries the first contingent of troops.
The Loanda has also sailed with stores and
come onicers and the field hospital corps.
Over liOO tons of war material and provisions ,
Including thirteen tons of ball cartridges
and any amount of ammunition for the
mountain and Maxim guns , together with a
large supply of war rockets , are already on
their way to the Gold Coast. The troops are
to bo armed almost exclusively with the
Martini-Henry carbine , and the men forming
the British or composite battalion have been
selected with u special view lo tending out
the liralthleEt men procurable , the Ij.'st
shctb and the beet marchers of tht * army.
Not more than UOO British troops proper ,
however , will be engaged , and It U believed
that the entire expedition should not num
ber more than 1,500 men.
The great addition to hie power which the
secretary of slate for the colonies , lit , Hon.
Joseph Chamberlain , has attained is bother
ing his enemies considerably. Mr. and Mm ,
Chamberlain are now vUltliig some of the
uxcluiUe homea In England , and the duke
mid duchess of Devonshire will visit them l
Highbury next week. Mr , and Mrs. Cham
berlain , with the marc ! lonees at SalUbury
and lit. lion , A , J , Dalfour , the first lord of
Ilia treasury , will bo the guests of the duke
and duchem of Devonshire at OlmUworlb.
Thursday last Mr. und MM , dumb ilaln * ? " <
Invited to dinner nl Windsor castle ! n order
to meet Leopold uf Belgium , wno Is- visiting
L'ngUndl"a \ Mi daughter , 1'rinveex Clem-
THE
\\VntlK-r ro
1'nlr ;
1.V r on
AmiTlrnn
.Stiltiiu
( Irrnmiiy
4. < ) hu > .r Him
Tlmo.
St. l.iitiln Stitrlrr * DIortiM Kin-It Other.
H. Stiitn l.oni-t tinIllll CIIMV.
IVrk'n Slu.irr TolN Ills Story.
Hurry I In jtnrd' * limntio llttrrtincv * .
1 , l.ilit Work In I.Drill Stirlrty.
it , Tltiimton on tlio Union 1'iu-ltlo.
0. Cuunrll HltitH l.m-n.1 .Mnltrr * . >
7. .MorKUti'B CJJMlitox In tlio .lury.
I > I > IIKIIH | County Solillrnt' Meimirhil.
K. H. O. Outrun IB Annilttoil.
K ) . Amorlriiii IVdrnitloii of l.ulxir ,
l.nritl I.iilicir Union * Hold Out.
l.lfr'rt Hot 1'noo In Clllrilfeo.
II , Wonmn : llor WIIJH mill Her World ,
1U. Killtorlul mid Comment.
III. SttitiM ( if ( lip ritrltlc KullroixlK.
1 I , llollll'H Shortnge Sueee i > fully Workeil ,
l-ast Voitr nt the Union Stuek Yiti'ilt.
1A. Commercial unit I'iimtu-l.tl Nou * .
1(1. AiiuiKoiiient Not on unit ( iomtlp.
IH. Weekly ( Irlflt of Spurting < lo < - < lp.
KITort of Clxlllzittlon on lllnlx.
It ) . AVheelit l.nlil Away for the Winter.
SO. IHiimomls Hint lluve u History.
When Dr. Holmex Went to Helton ) .
! ! ! ! > "A Woiiiiin Interxenei. "
KehoeN from the Ante Itooin.
' : ) . Terrible i\iirrliiitoe : on thn Purl Ik' .
entlne. The frequent visits which Mr. Cham
berlain has recently made to Wlndtor art- ex
citing the politicians. Two visits to the
queen In a week IH an honor conferred , as a
rule , upon a premier. One newspaper ex
plains this mark ot favor as due to Mr.
Chamberlain having control of all the terms
ot the Aslnntee expeditions , and It Is also
said that It was he who made It possible fcr
1'rlncc Henry to take- part In it.
According to one rumor , an American lady
of tltla Is soon to be proceeded against for
bigamy. Her first husband , It appears , ob
tained a divorce fiom her In England and
her second husband obtained a divorce from
her In the United States , after which she
married an Englishman. Now her second hus
band. It Is said , has determined to prosecute
her on the ground that an American divorce
is not valid in England.
FEARS OF A NEW TROUBLE.
The news that Lieutenant Winston L.
Churchill , > a lieutenant In the rlllc corps ot
the British navy , has been present at tlit
battla of La Trocha , In the province of Puerto
Prlnclp ? , Is creating much Interest among his
friends here , and the newbpa | > 3rs are pre
dicting all torts of complications for Great
Britain on account of his presence with the
staff of General Valdez , the Spanish com-
mandsr. Talking with a reporter of the As
sociated press yesterday. Lady Churchill said
her son was not taking an active pirt In the
[
campaign , but that he was merely In Cuba
on leave of absence. Continuing , Lady
Churchill said that the lieutenant had letters
from the British war ofllce and foreign 1
offlce to General Campos , who had pUcsd him
on his staff , and had thus enabled him to
go to the'front to watch the operations of.tlio'
Spanish'troops. But , tlio. explained , he was
there- merely as a spctao"r ( and was expected
to be back In London on January 1.
The wildest scenes of excitement and dis
order marke.1 the progress of the flrst day's
polling at. Dublin In the election of a BUC-
cssscr to Rt. Hon. David R. Plunkett , con
servative , as member for Dublin unlversjty ,
who has been elevated to the peerage. Wil
liam E. Lecky , liberal unionist , the distin
guished historian , was the nominee of the
professors , and consequently he was univer
sally opposed by the undergraduates , who
assembled In crowds at the entrance to the
polls and assaulted every voter suspected of
favoring Mr. Lccky. They also barred the
college doors and caused scenes of riotous-
ness. The police quelled the disturbance.
W. D. Howells' one-act play , "A Dangerous
Ruffian , " which was presented at the Avenue
theater on Saturday , preceding "Mrs. Pondcr-
by's Past , " was a dire failure and Is generally
berated by the press.
VRXKXUKI.A HKCI31VES THU NOTK.
Only AVimtH the I.Ktle HoHihllc < o
Pny Sixty Thousand. „
( Copyrighted , 1895 , by Press Publlfclilng Cumi'iiny. ' )
CARACAS , Venezuela , Dec. 7. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The
English note Is bald to ha\o been received
hero today. It Is now In the hands of the
German mlnliter. He will deliver It on
Monday to President Crcspo , .when the latter
comes to the capital lo appoint a new cabinet
and to relieve Vice President Acsvulo , who
has been acting president during the absence
of General Crespo. The British government
demands 12,000 ( $00,000) ) for the arrest by
Venezuelans cf Englishmen In English terri
tory , the disputed region on the border of
British Guiana. Venezuela "A 111 not pay It ,
The revolution Is now confined to the s > tatc
of LOH Andes.
Sixteen Pilots 1'rolialily Lot.I.
LIVERPOOL , Dec , 7. While a pilot boat
was attempting to put a pilot aboard the
British steamer Cambrloman , which sailed
from Boston November 27 , off Point Llnas ,
she wai struck amidships and badly dam
aged. Sixteen of the pilots un board became
EO alarmed that they look to a i-mall boat
and cut adrift In a terrific gale. The cap
tain of the Cambrloman says that a big wave
threw the pteamer and the pilot boat Into
violent contact ; that three of the pilots
jumped on board the Cambrloman and that
the rest of the pilots jumped Into a punt and
disappeared. The Cambrloman cruised about
the spot where the punt was lunt seen for
five horns , but no flgni of the auill craft
were dlicovercd , but It It believed that she
was swamped Immediately upon leaving tlit *
pilot boat. A tug boat picked up the pilot
boat.
Proxlilenl llonllln Propnreil to HONKII. |
( CniyrlKlitrU | , Ifc'Jj , by Pirea Putllriiliiff Company , )
TEGUCIGALPA , Hondurap , Dec. 7 , ( New
York World Cablegram Spclal Telegram. )
Prcildent Bonllla will demand a leave of
absence , It It rumored , and dart next month
for Hie United State ? , whence ho will tend
In hlu resignation as president , Congrt-rs
and the press manifest , great Ltlilerneis
toward Borillla. _ _
lllHoiiMe AViiM .Vol Cliolcrn ,
VANCOUVER , H , C , , D.'c. ? . The bark
John B. Gamble , which brought news of the
inlying Hteamer Strathnevls , wu held In
quarantine here , Ju It was reported that ths
had cholera on board. Investigation ahowod
that the dldfuse wan beri-berl , and ai tin.
port phyt.'clan ' did not conilder that u con
tagious ducat's ( ho bark wa released from
quarantine. _
One of llliliilirit'N VelemiiH l.lvlnK.
( ( . 'APlighted , H'A l < y J'i' I'ulilltliliit ; I'onijian ) )
MEXICO CITY Dc. 7. ( New York World
Telegram. ) A veterar toldler who * er\ec ]
under Hidalgo In Hit- war of Independence ,
ha- > been discovered to ba living In thiii d'y '
hale und hearty , at the aye o ! 107. Tiie
! i named 0.noble Accvedo.
GERMANY HIT HARD
OloTclnnd'sKoforonco to Retaliation Creates
n Sensation in the Empire.
MANUFACTURERS DREAD A TARIFF WAR
Agrarian Party is Not Likely to Yield tt >
Any Pressure.
DEFEND EXCLUSION OF AMERICAN MEAT
Fall of Von Koellor Has Not Stopped ths
Prosecution of Socialists.
AGRARIANS CAPTURE A FAVORABLE V/IND' / '
Iteiuitrk of the ICntiieror niicuuriiRen
Them to Deiiiiinil the llovlMlun or
All Coiiiiiierelnl TreulleN Urn ,
It tin ; on ( iKe * n Dinner.
tOopyrlslitod , U93 , liy lite Associated Ptefs. )
BRULIN , Dec. " . President Cleveland's ,
strictures on Germany's treatment of Amer
ican food exports nnd Insurance companies In
his message to congress have created a ( sen
sation here. The government thus far ,
through Its organs , has not replied to Mr.
Clcveland'fl veiled threats , and the only scml-
cnlclal statement has been that of the Cologne
Gazette on Wednesday last , in which refer
ence was made to the disadvantages under-
which German sugar Importers to America
suffered , nnd contended that the Inspection
of Amorlcin pork was merely of a local na
ture , which did not warrant the differential
treatment of German Imparts to America.
It Is added that American Insurance compa
nies were only subjected to the same regula
tions as all sncli Institutions in Prussia , and
concluded with the lemark that such ques
tions should not be decided In a moment ot
anger , but settled in a manner agreeable to
both countries , after careful consideration ot
all that may be said for and against It. It
was also stated that there was no doubt that
this was also Mr. Cleveland's desire.
The Berliner Tageblatt rtmlnds the govern
ment that It had been warned not to take
too severe measures agalast American Imporl * .
and Itmirancu companies.
INDUSTRIAL INTI3URSTS TIIUnATKNED.
The radical FreUlnn'ge ' 5Jltung says : "Our
Industrial Interests are threatened all the
mere because the agrarian party will not fall
to drive Germany Into a tariff war with'
America for file purpose of excluding en
tirely American cereals. "
The action of several Mates , such a : MIs-
sourl , regarding German insurance compa
nies Is keenly watched , nnd the whole mat
ter will ba thoroughly ventilated In tlio
Reichstag , the Intention of the frelslnnlgt
party and the national liberals bslng to pre
cipitate n dlscnsJlcn of the subject during th
coming * week at the flrst reading ot the
budget :
<
' Mr. Percy Bartholon , the United Staten con
sul at Mayence , has written a letter lo the.
precs In answer to t'he ' public statements of
the president of the butchers' guild there
that American lard Is made fiom diseased
hogs. Ths consul says : "If all the presi
dent's statemcntH were tru ? nobody in the
United States would be alive by now. "
A representative of the Associated pr ss
had an Interview during the wffk with Count
von Mlrbali , the well known conservative
leader , on President Cleveland's congressional
mess-age. The count said : "The Amrclcani
are totally wrong In menacing us with tariff
reprisals. Germany lias done no more In
shutting out American food shifts of no
toriously Inferior quality t'lan hygienic con
siderations and careof the people's welfare
demanded.
"The trouble with the American Insurance
companies , I understand , IK solely due to
their unwillingness or Inability to comply
with our Insurance law ? . No more1 IH asked
of them than of our own companies. We will
not bo expected to favor foreign companies
moro than our own. "
Herr Rlclitcr , leader of the frelslnnlgo
party , paid to the Associated press representa
tive : "This tariff war between the United
States and Germany li the natural outcome
of the tariff policy pursued by both Hides In
favoring ; raw products ut the expense of the
manufacturers. It Is hlg'n time that both
countries should come to an amicable under
standing on the subject. I ffnr , though , that
things will grow worse before they grow bet
ter , for our agrarian party hcrei Is much
stronger this winter than a year ago , and Is
bent upon making trouble. In order lo fOKter
Its own Interests , It refuses to recognize the
fact that Gemany IH no longer an agricultural ,
but an Industrial nation. I think , however ,
that thn agrarians will be once again de
feated in the Reichstag. "
PROSKCUTIONS CONTINUB.
Tlio fall of Baron von Kceller , late Prus
sian minister for the Interior , Is sllll the
sensation of local politics , hut It lias not led
to a cessation of the- police campaign against
the socialists. The courts will bo kept busy
fcr months to come with caBfi created
through the orders of Von Koellcr. .Indict
ments have been found In the Berlin courts
against Herr Llebknecht und Herr Brbel and
sixty-seven other socialist lenilors. In addi
tion , three editors of the Vorv.aertv , the KO-
clalltt organ , are now In jail nnd the rest
of the editorial staff of that paper Is under
Indictment. Besides these c.ites , nix socialist
members of the Helchstag have been Indicted
and Kdltor ICwald of Brandenburg has ben
tentencod In Imprisonment for lese majeste ,
Kdltor Dahlo of Chemnitz was sentenced to a
year's Imprisonment for the snmo offense.
Kmptror William Is reported OH saying to
Prlncs von Hohcnlohe at Hit * dinner given by
Daron von Hammeruttln-Loxtiton , the Prus
sian mlnlttcr of agriculture ; "HomethliiK will
have to be done for our suffering agrlcul-
turluts before It In too la to , and I hope tlia
Reichstag "I" 'nlie ' 'I'1" ' tllm : to t-ee I hi' ne
cessity for some action. "
The agrarians meant lo profit to Urn utmoit
by thU favorable wind , end the federation ot
farmers , nutting at OoerllU , adapted a resolu
tion demanding a revision of Hie commercial
trcatlci , and that notice be given of the In
tention ot Germany Irrmlimtu all fnvorfil
nation treaties ,
Mr . Scott Blddons U to play In private
theatricals before * Kinperor William at the
new palacePotsdam , during tlio coming
week.
The emperor has directed lluil all tils clill-
( iien bo taught ehortliund , und ho ban been
practicing slioitlmnU writing dnrliiK Hie jmbt
three months ,
Mrs. Theodore Runyontte \ ot the- United
Slates ambassador to tin many , gave a re
ception , which v , a < largely utiemkd by Bomci
rf Iho best people In IK-rlln , Ian Monday , and
N. It. Slater of Washington lit'M a reception
UTO en Tuuday I t. tt < ' ' . > many dlatln-
Eulthtd people wire yr'.iwit ,