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ON AN UNTRIED PATH
fAmorican People Traveling a Road Against
Which Washington Warned Them.
BEING TANGLED IN FOREIGN POLITICS
Interests of the United States Extend Par
Beyond Their Father's ' Foresight.
BAYARD INCIDENT IS OVERWROUGHT
Smilloy Holds that the Hovno Has Gone
Too Far in the Matter.
TURKISH AFFAIRS VIRTUALLY THE SAME
loii of ( In * Kvtru
IJoeH > ot ( 'nrr ) Mltli It n COMNII-
tlou of Atrooltli-H or AnKn-
Uoii la Arinuiiln.
NCW YORK , Dec. 14. ( Special Tele-
fram. ) When Washington warned his coun-
trym n to have as little political connection
ai possible with foreign nations he can
hardly lmo forcten such a state of things
as exists today. We have a hand In a dozen dif
ferent foreign questions ; Indeed , there Is
hardly a single question In which we arc
not moro or less entangled. Five columns
< > f the last presidential message were de
voted to them. Cuba , Venezuela , Samoa
Germany. England , France , Turkey , ore al
dealt with , and many more. Are we then
drifting away from Washington's policy ? It
l'i time to ask the question , and time for
homo enterprising politicians of both par
ties to e\plaln how far they propose to Icat
this country on that road which Washington
. _ V.r.rned UB > not to travel. Let anybody who
tries to discuss foreign affairs note how
often they become domestic affairs. Thei
ho will begin to form some conception ol
the far reaching effects and Influences and
relations of our modern foreign pojjcy.
Today we have contrived to .get Into a con
troversy with our own ambassador to Great
Britain. It Is not an e-JIfylng dls pute/ nor
do I think the proceedings of the house ol
representatives likely to do us much credit
abroad. Undoubtedly Mr. Bayard made a
iiilytnko , or two mistakes. It was not the
duty of. an Ariorlcan ambassador to criti
cise American policy or American parties
before a British audience. It was not his
duty to discuss the character of the Ameri
can people In the presence of Englishmen
What ho said at Boston about our belnj
oftentimes self-confident and violent , am
needing a strong ruler. Is true enough , bu :
It was not for him to fay. What ho urged
at Edinburgh against protection and the cor
rupting Influence of protection on public
llfo In America Is , I think , not true , bu
again , true or not , ho should have left It
for some one else to utter , and that someone
ono else not an American In a country nol
his own. If we must revltj each other let
us do It at home and not abroad. Above
nil , don't let us send an ambassador to do
It suffer him to do It without rebuke.
SOME OTHER BLUNDERS.
A rebuke and a protest were called for.
The press of America had already adminis
tered them In tolerably strong language.
Whether Mr. Bayard's official chief had also
rcrroachEd him with his fault we do not
know. Those things are between him and
the Department of State. It was a proper
case for cftlclal notice. There I think the
miUnr mlullt llUV 0 rested.
But 1 go further than that. Whether or
not Mr. Bnjard deserved a hca\lcr punish
ment than the censure of the press and of
the department , It was not for the Interest
ot the country that he should be
dragged to the bar of the house
of representatives , threatened with
Impeachment , discussed In terms of vehement
Invective , and icferrcd to a committee not
yet appointed for further discipline. All
that , of course , Is Known at once In England.
It affects both Mr. Bayard and his dip
lomatic usefulness and bis country. You
> > --Tnay see from the comments of the English
press that while they think Mr. Bayard In
Iho wrong at Edinburgh , tlfoy think his critics
In the house and the housa Itself still more
In the wrong.
That Is what I mean by suggesting that
In the Interest of the country the admonition
to our ambassador might well have been left
to the president or secretary of state. A
threat of Impeachment Is ludicrously out of
proportion to Mr. Bayard's offense ; Is Indeed
so cxretHvo that English journals treat It
as a plcco of political levity , and think the
tcene In the housu theatrical and painfully
wanting In dignity. I will venture to sug
gest ulso that thp house might have taken
iccount of Mr. Bayard's services , and for
their sake have let his one error pass un
punished. He has * been an excellent min
ister. He has sustained the dignity of hlu
great olllco. He luffi promoted good will , He
h is Increased the respect and esteem of Eng
land for his country. Does all that entitle
him In no consideration ? A single error , or
tvon two eirorx , do not outweigh all his good
f ilccds.
f ALTERS NOT THU MAIN FACT.
The Turkish situation ma ) be said to bo
Improved In every respect but one , and thai
one Is the killing of the Armenians , which
continues as before. The powers have had
their way about the gunboats , The sultan
ha lujucd thu flrmani. The Dryad Is within
call , and at a word from Sir Philip Currle
will anchor off the sultan's palace. Her
consorts are equally within call. There Is
foino comment on the fact that they do not
actually enter the Rosphorus , and therefore
d3 not teem to he needed. No man can ray
it what moment they may be needed , but that
M hardly the point. It Is the fact of the
continued unity of the powers which Is signifi
cant. The xultnn held out because he hoped
for a ppllt on the question. He jlelded
then he dltccvercd that the concord of E rropo
nag Immovable , Europe and America mean
time have been flooded with dally rumors of
Uncord , There Is an agency , a workshop for
the manufacture of such rumors , juot as ( hero
b a shop wliuro atiocltles are forged as If
there were- not genuine atrocities enough , I
will not say where these Indus-tries arc sit- '
1mted. I may , perhaps , warn the more
cieJulcua that dispatch ? * In such organs of
maudlin ludlcallcin as the Dally Newn and
the Speaker cf London may alvvaya be read
tceptlcully.
SAID'S SAKRTV GUARANTEED.
Said I'ashi'u abandonment of his refuge at
the British embassy Is another of these une\-
P ctt-d Incidents nlilcli are alvvajs happen
ing. He U said to have returned homo on
| ieiiunal usBiiiaiiotB of wfoty from the sultan
It H most Improbable , Ho KIIOUB too well
the value vf hlK Imperial mauler's pronils P to
1 ? lubjects whom liv chooses to contlder rebel
Sild'a departure from an embassy ,
where he was absolutely secure , Is explicable ,
so far as I can we , only on the theory thai
the powers , or tome of them , hold the gultan
responsible for his health. H Is conceivable
and probable that the sultan was ready to
promts ? an ) thing rather than sec his autlrr ty
publicly and successfully resisted In his own
capltol , and almost at the gates of his palace
Ho would accept almost any terms and the
chances are that the terms Include a guiran-
tee satisfactory to Said and to Sir Thllli
Currle , backed by a penalty too heavy to be
Incurred for the pleasure of dropping his In
subordinate ix-mlnlstcr Into the Borphorus ,
The American minister continues his efforts
In behalf of American missionaries , and takes
a hand occasionally In diplomatic affairs. He
supportH the powers to the' extent that Turkish
ntTalrn are our affair * , but the sultan mny al
any moment tell Mr. Terrell that the United
States Is not a European power , and ask him
something about the Monroe doctrine , ant
whether hands oft In Europe Is not a good
answer to an American power which cries to
Europe hands off In America. What would
Mr. Terrell say then ?
LI HUNG'S STARTLER.
Not the least Interesting foreign Intelli
gence of the week Is Mr. Curtlss' account of
the opinion of LI Hung Chang on the mili
tary power of the United States , and es
pecially on the defenslblllty of the Pacific
ccist. It Is startling to hear that the \et-
eran statesman of China the man whom
General Grant bracketed with I'rlncfr Bis
marck considers us no match for Japan anil
believes we refrained from taking sides with
China because we knew we were , no match.
Ho gives chapter and \erse for his belief.
We have no forts to protect San Francisco
or any other Pacific port. We have no navy
In the Pacific to speak of , and none that we
cculd get there In timeto meet the Japanese
nor capable' of beating them when they met.
Right or wrong , that Is his estimate of the
relative nival strengths of Japan and the
United States. What would this Chinese
Bismarck say if he heard that some of us
had lately been talking glibly of war with
England ?
CRESPO AND THE INTERVIEW.
President Cre po of Venezuela , whether he
has subdued his rebels or not and It seems
probable that he has has accomplished n
more difficult feat and subdued the Inter
viewer. He was reported as saying to a
London Journalist that the lnd ° mnlty de
manded by England for the seizure , Im
prisonment and maltreatment of the Engllsl
colonial police at Yuruan would be paid. H
Is likely enough that he did say so and that
ho will ultimately pay It , but such an admis
sion or an Immediate payment would not
suit the views of some active persons who
are now interesting themselves in.Venezuela. . .
Hence , perhaps , the "authorized" denial by
Scnor Andrade , Venezuelan minister at Wash
ington. His denial , however , Is aery
guarded one. Ho does not deny that the In
demnity will be paid. He only denies that
President Crespo says It will be pild. The
president desires to b ? understood that he
says nothing. That , again , Is probably the
wisest thing he could do. Diplomacy by In
terviewing , or even by editorial writing , Is
never the best kind of diplomacy.
ONE MORE WORD FOR DUNRAVEN.
The accident tc the Germanic has delayed
Lord Dunraven's departure for a week , and
there arc American journals which think It
a good occasion for fresh taunts at the un
lucky yachtsman. They are neither generous
nor American. We might at least recognize
his gallantry In coming over on an errand
which , end how It may , must be an un
pleasant one. He leaves behind him a pub
lic which thinks him mistaken to face an
other public which bitterly resents his con
duct. At least he has ccurage and the cour
age of his opinions. He comes , moreover , to
plead his cause before a hostile tribunal.
The committee hlch Isto Judge him Is com
posed of men who are- Incapable of conscious
partiality. There could be no better com
mittee , If It were necessary tint three of
Its members should b members of the- club
which Is a party In the cause , and all Amer
ican. On that point I will do no moro than
put a question. Let us suppose the case re
versed. Suppose the nice had been sail.d
In English waters ami that Mr. Iselln had
accused Lord Dunraven and the Royal Yacht
squadron of foul play , and that the Ifsue
was to be decided by an English committee
of whom a majority were members of the
Incriminated club and all of them English ,
vvlmt should we think of that ? What should
we say/ /
ON THE DEATH OK SALA.
The death of Mr. George Augustus Sala
elicits kindly expressions of personal regrett ,
hut It can hardly be described as a loss to
journalism. He belonged to an extinct
school , to the pietclegraphlc days , and to
that bind ot writer H which Introduced Into
the newspaper world the dialect which Is
known as telegraphese. Of them ho was
the chief ; nov\ perhaps Sir Edwin Arnold Is
thechief. . None of them vvroto English
Sala used to boast that he had no style ,
which was hardly exact , for he had a very
bid style. But he had Immense Industry ,
unusual powers of observation , a memory
that never let flip a name or a fact , a
familiar acquaintance with I'Emprleve , whom
he persisted In thinking a classical author
ity , and a certain buoyant energy which
never failed him to the last , His misfor
tunes at tha end entitled him to sympathy.
GEORGE W. SMALLEY.
e * In Hot Aliter. .
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SAN SALVADOR , D'c. ' . ( Nrw York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Presi
dent Gutlerre/ has brought a hornet's nestle
, lo n about his ears. He conferred the title
of general upon three ssrvants on his ranch
at Atqul/aya , not one of whom ever served
In the army. Prominent aimy oincluls are
laud In their denunciation of the presidents
abuse of power. Gutlerrz has Increased his
urpopuhirlty by letting It be understood
that he proposes to restore to Carlos Ezeta
certain properly confiscated some time ago.
It U believed thai , the pr.sldent Is moved to
restore the Ezetu prop rty by the fear that
Mrs. Ezt-ta , a Guatemalan , may Induce her
government to interfere In hfr behalf , .
AriiuutH III Ojien Helielllon ,
BELGRADE , Senla , Dec. H. The Arnauts
a i on ml Prlzrend , Albania , are In a state of
open lawlessness. The authorities are power *
less and the Uhrlwtlaiiu are anxious , aa the
oppressor , Mulugclk , his been released from
the prison at SUmbotil , where lit has been
conflnt'd for come time pact ,
to lii > iulf hiiniti cinrii ,
MADRID. Dec. 14. According to a dla-
patch received here from Havana the liuur-
, ; pnts under Ma ceo and Gomez have reached
the mountain of Slguanca , In the province of
.Santa Clara , and now Intend to Invade the
center p.f that province.
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DiielifNH ( > l\tM lllrlli to 11 .Sou.
LONDON. Dec. 14.The duchm of York
gave bit 111 lo a to i at 3 o'clock this mo'rilng
lluih mother and child uro doing well , This
Hit > 'C-orl cluld of Hie duke and duchess
of York Ti'clr I'm offsri'i'B ' Edwar-l Alb r %
waa b ru June . ' 3 , IS' ; ! .
BAYARD WILL WAIT
Has Nothing to Give Out Until Ho is Given
Formal Notice.
THINKS HE CAN JUSTIFY HIMSELF
Intends to Defend His Etlinburg Spo ech as
a Warranted Argument. ,
MATTER COMPLAINED OF ONLY ONE LINK
Language Used as a Basis for Impeachment
Only a Fragment.
ENGLISH AGITATION FOR PROTECTION
"Fair Trnilc'1 MoxMiicnt
mi InipctiiN from K < < lit U
anil IN CiilnltiKiriiunil
AIUUIIK < 'it' IVople.
( Copyright , 1855 , l > y l'rc I'libllflilnR Company. )
LONDON , Dec. 14. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Mr. Small y
cobles to the London Times of this morning
liberal extracts from yesterday's New York
newspapers , commenting upon Ambassador
Bayard's case. He notes that the World
prints , first of any newspapT , the full text
of the now famous EJInburgh address. The
fact that the World and the Herald , known
to be In sympathy with the economic views
expressed by Mr. Bayard , nevertheless
sharply criticise the propriety of such an ex
pression of opinion by an ambassador , has
made a great Impression In Influential
quarters of London's social and odlclal life.
I offered to Mr. Bayard to cable to the World ,
In view of this morning's publication , any
thing he might wish to say In reply. He
expi esses his obligation to th ? World for this
proffer , but says :
"There Is nothing at present which I care
to add to the address , which. I amery
glad , has now received the publicity of re-
publlcallon In full in the World. "
I understand Mr. Bayard's silcnc ; now to
be solely due to a feeling that he should
say nothing whatever upon the tubject until
he Is officially Informed of the action of the
American congress , when his defense or ,
rather , his entire justification will be full
and prompt ; and also that his argument
In the address was upon the advantages of
the liberty of the Individual clll/en In th >
United States , with the least possible In
terference by the etate , and that ths pro
tective Idea , b Ing contrary to the spirit of
this liberty of the citizen , Is to be deplored.
His reference to this point was only one
link In the c lul n of argument as the whole.
TAKING UP PROTECTION.
In connection with the agitation over Mr.
Bayard's address , It Is of Importance to note
the fact that the really living feature of Eng
lish domestic politics at the present moment
Is the apparently widespread movement within
the tory party In favor of a return to pro
tective tariffs as the only effectual method cf
restoring prosperity to agriculture. For some
yeara a certain section of the lories has b'en
coquetting with a protective or , as they
call It , "fair trade" proposition , but the
leaders have scouted any modification of the
English free trails policy as bsyoml the range
of practical politics. But during the past
week , when , owing to the great Christmas
cattle show , numbers of representative agrl-
culturlstu from all parts of the country
were In London , the ministers received a
series of deputations , whose mission was to
Invite the Imposition cf protective tariffs on
various articles of agricultural produce ,
such an barley and hops. The
only minister who expressed approval ol
any of these proposals was Walter Long ,
the minister for" agriculture , who , as ex
clusively predicted In the World last vveok ,
prornlHd to Introduce legislation during the
next cession of Parliament prohibiting the
Importation of live sheep. It Is true that ho
defended this measure on the ground that It
was originally Intended to stamp out disease ,
but the radical papers have denounced It as
being In Us nature protectionist.
Lord Salisbury has been attacked In the St.
James Gazette , politically ono of the most
Influential of the London tory papers , for re
fusing Ills olllc'al countenance to fair trade
suggestions , and a speech he made In 1892
just before the general election U quoted
as showing him to be then In favor of placing
a retaliating tariff on foreign hops.
A meeting attended by se\t ral of the leadIng -
Ing tory members of Parliament and under
the chairmanship of James Lowther , the
Irish secretary In Lord Beatonslleld's govern
ment , was held yesterday In London , at
which resolutions were adopted calling for
a complete reversal of Britain's present pol
icy.
Today the Times , alnno among the London
unionist papers , takes up the cudgel for
free trade. The entire silence of the Stand
ard concerning the meeting , although It was
the principal lory organ , is Indeed highly
significant of a new tendency , and perhaps
a disruptive one In the tory party.
DUNRAVEN STANDS ALONE.
I huvo authority for saying that the Royal
Yacht Squadron's answer to the Now York
Yacht club declining to take any action what
ever In HIP matter of Lord Dunravcii's '
charges or tholr Investigation Is a part of a
settled plan resolved upon from the beginning
of the controversy , A story was current In
the clubs generally n few weeks ago that
Lord Dunraven's pamphlet was about to be
adopted by the Sqtradrnn as its own , until It
was remembered that this could not bo done
except with the name of the prince of Wales
attached as commodore , Of course this was
not to bo thought of , for International rea
sons , so the story ran , and hence Lord Dun-
raven Issued the pamphlet on his own re
sponsibility , I Investigated the report lit the
time and found not only that It was entirely
unfounded , but that the committee of the
Squadron has throughout declined to have
any otllclal communication with Lord Dun-
raven on the subject of his charges.
INTERESTING DIVORCE CASE.
I have had occasion to 8 nd to the World
recently some very ciirloua stories from the
French courts , Illustrating peculiar features
of French domestic life. Two even more
extraordinary episodes of married life on this
side of the cliannM were b fore Iho British
courts yesterday. One of them has an In-
crest for Americans , since the erraig wife
was an American , though her maiden name Is
car fully concealed In His reports of the
llvoice prcctfdlngs. She was married In
1 S9 to Charles William Hardlf , the well
known landscape pairiUr , and air asioclate
lumber of the Royal Scottish Academy They
haJ two children , After ( he d th of Ilia
eliKr child , the husband , sent the wKe on a
rcund of visits to friends In order that the
might recover hnr health and peace of mind.
\\hlla away shv wiot regularly and af
fectionately to him. Something brought him
to London , and , going to the house ot n
friend she was supposed to be visiting , he
found she had not been t icrc. Then she
disappeared altogether for nearly four
months , when he got a cible dispatch from
her , sent from Australia , asking him for
money to return. He sent the money , met
her on her return and took , her homo to
Edinburgh. But she agiln disappeared , A
month later he cabled to her father In
America to come over. The three met In
Liverpool , nnd the wife confessed that she
went to Australia with n man named In the
proceedings. Divorce was granted to the
Inn-band , however , for the wife's Infidelity
In London , the corrispondent being Courtlco
Pounds , the tenor In Gilbert and Sullivan's
operas , who wag a favorite In New York a
few years ago. The testimony v.ns that the
huebind ne\er suspected either the wife's
truth or affection ,
TRAGIC IN THE EXTREME.
The other case 19 n tragedy which hcs
profoundly stirred London. For the Infi
delity ot the wife In this care also thers
seems no explanation. She and her hus
band's eld r brother wcr found ot midnight
In a room at the Grand hole ) , the fashionable
hostelry In Trafalgar squnrf , each shal
through the breast. She died next day and
In Is dying In a hospital. 'Her husband , n
Mr. Galjoway , Is a brokcr In Bristol , who
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gave his wife and four children every com
fort. Her mother tcstlfle.a that they were
the most devoted couple she had ever known.
The wife's dying message was for her hus
band , who , she said , was "A feplendld man. "
The elder brother was a confirmed invalid
atvl Inebriate , racked constantly with rheu
matic fever , contracted while an army offi
cer serving In West Africa , Mrs , Galloway
was In London to nurse htm , with the full
approval of her husband. 'She dally wrote
to her husband loving lotWrs. When the
door of their room was broken In she only
said : "I am not his wife ; I loved htm. " The
brother would say no more than : "I cannot
tell why I did it ; It la too horrible. " Whether
the woman was really unfofthful may never
be known , since death must , soon follow
Major Galloway's present , unconscious con
dition , and li ; kept silence as to their rcla-
t'ors. ' ,
PARALLEL FOR BARbARA AUB.
Two other cases bjforp the courts this
week will also ba of much , interest In New
York. The first , apropos ot Barbara Aub's
accusation , was the acquittal by a London
jury of a IC-year-oll girl charged with per
jury , accusing a man of assault. The ver
dict was that "the prisoner. In .bringing the
charge against Mr. Searle. stat ° d that which
was not true , but when tb'e did so she wan
laboring under an hallucination land did not
wilfully tell that which she knew to be
false. " The astonished Justice Hawkins
asked If the jury really b3lle\ed her not
guilty for that reason. The foreman reiter
ated the opinion expressed in the verdict ,
and the girl was accordingly discharged.
In Manchester a man who had been a po-
llco officer for over twenty years , with a
good record , was accused in a public meeting
of having been Intoxicated , some ytars ago
In company with two dltn-e ulablewomen. .
The charge was-made by R-iv. Mr. Kelly ,
the Dr. Parkhurst of tha "municipal cru-
uado In Manchester , TheN policeman sued
him for libel. Tho-jury gave the ofllcer a
full verdict of Innocence'of itiff clergyman's
charges , but would not give ! him damages ,
nor award to th ? plaintiff his costs , thus
mulcting the policeman In about $1,000 for
proving his innocence. The { case has been
prolific of letters to the newspapers , pro und
con , on the question whether ; any ratepayer
has a right , without subjecting hlmsMf to
damages lor libel , to moke , p"ubllc charges
against a ( police ofllcer. The newspapers
generally uphold the verdlcton , , the ground
of public policy. The policeman's chief
writes to the Tinus : "Where ! is the English
man's sense of Justice who thinks It right to
put some 40,000 men at the mercy of any
ratepayer without .he- . chance of defending
himself , save by paying coste on both sides. ' "
BEAT THE BA IK HARD.
The biblical aphorism , that "whosoever
hath , to him shall be given/ has Just bsen
strikingly exemplified by .the experience at
Monte Carlo of Weld Jol and Frank Gard
ner , two of Multl-mllllonalrp Barney Bar-
nato's partners. Thsso gentlemen made a
coup twelve successive wlnsr on the. red
at the Casino there , receiving 380,000 francs
( $7(1,000) ( ) from the table. Be'lng satisfied ,
they returned to London and.cel.bratcd the
event by entertaining thlrfy of their friends
at a red dinner at the Savoy'Jiotel on Thurs
day nlcht. All the decorptlons were > red.
The waiters wore red shirts pml red gloves ,
had red buttons on thelr coats and carried
red napkins. The room was'draped In red.
The electric light shades nejfjed. Immense
bunches of red geraniums wVj-e on the table.
The menus were printed In red , with a rou-
letto table on the back. . Lest bis guests
might emulate his good fortune , Joel Im
proved ths occasion by preaching a homily
on the- uncertainties of IhL gaming table.
But It rnay * be said that fw every person
ruined at Monte Carlo 10Q were broken by
the South African boom , which was Just as
great a gamble , and out ofUileh , the hosts
made a larger coup than the' luckiest player
ever could at Monte Carlo < J
WHERE THE PRINCE } SvAS HURT.
William Waldorf A tor wan u fellow guest
with thu prince of Wajes , at the shooting
lodge when a few hot gralns pf powder were
forced Into hla royal tjlghiiesb' right eye.
Although tha Injury was trifling and of fre
quent occurrence , the accident was shouted
by the London newsboyo until late at night ,
and the newspapers made jt the event of
the day , '
Infanta Eulalle has be n'the ' guest ( his
week of another Ameilcan * lira. Walter Wl-
rrans , wife of the famous /iBtol shot.
Mr. Gordon of J. 9. Morgan & Co. . Pier-
pont Morgan's London Uoue. said today :
"So far as we know the rppjrt of a new
United States loan Is jfntlj-ely unfounded.
We have no knowledgft'thatj such * a loan U
Impending. " BALLAHO SMITH.
OH ml III Opinion ' „ / > < ; ii/iicln.
( C'opjrlKlit , ib'jj , iy j > r ( > B1 , itqMijiiiins Company. )
LONDON. Deo. u. ( New- York World
Cablegram Special Tele ni. ) James C.
Carter's argumnt before 'thf Baptist Social
union In New York , that Jim territory In
dispute between England ' apd'i ( . Venezuela Is
British by settlement , U commented upon
here , Arr evidently well Informed corre
spondent , writing to the .London Chronicle
of this morning , controvert this , He doubt ?
If tliere is arty considerable settlement , of
Englishmen anywhere In tlio disputed terri
tory , either as prospjctor * , traden or settled
rnlni-m Prefacing his article with the re
mark that "It Is Impossible to conceive any
thing so mischievous as the deliberate at
tempt to hoodwink Great llrltaln Into the
belief that In this unreliable , though danger
ous boundary dispute with' Venezuela , the
national honor U ut stU , " U expressed
Ills conviction that "Brlllib t ttUment ru-
bdvea itself Into the letting of a number of
gold washers and prospector * of varioux na
tionalities with Ihe'r negrQ laborer *
hired for four month shift * -looso upon the
country , and the vending ot olllclaU' , pcl'ce
In dud d , there t > Icok after them and take
the tithe of their looty. "
RUNYON TAKES IT UP
Oalls Germany's ' Attention to Discrimina
tion Against American Interests ,
SOCIALISTS THE CENTER OF ATTRACTION
Herr Bobol's ' Speech Attentively Listened
to by the Ministers.
LIEBKNECHT MAY SPRING A SENSATION
Booked for n Speech This Week on
"Socialist Baiting. "
GERMAN MARKET FOR GERMAN PRODUCTS
CoiiMprrntlte OrHrniiM Kmlorwe llio I3x-
cliiHloii nf Aiiu-rlenn MoutB
ini | > eror Tri-iitril Ilir Ofllcprn
of the IlrleliNtiiK Culilly.
( Cop } right , 1S93 , by the Associated Press. )
HERLIN , Dec. 14. The references which
President Cleveland mnilo to the restrictions
placed upon American trade and Insurance
by Germany In his recent message to congress
have ben followed up by definite action upon
tlio part of Mr. Theodore Run > on , the United
States ambassador here. Mr. llunyon has
already Initiated diplomatic representation on
the subject of the vexatious restrictions placi
upon American meat Importations and Insur
ance companies , and the outcome Is aWaltec
with Interest.
The four days of the budget debate In th ?
Reichstag were devoid of Interest , save for a
couple of Incidents. The utterances of General
Bronsatt-Von Schellendorf , the- minister ol
war , In reference to reform In military trials ,
the fourth battalions and the two years' serv
ice and the fierce socialist attack on the gov
ernment by Hcrr Debel. It Is now officially
admitted that the fourth battallonu are In
every sense a failure and have reduced In
stead of Increased the efficiency of the regi
ments. The two yens' s.rvlce question Is
still under debate.
Throughout the week , however , the socialists
stood In the center of public attention. Herr
Bebel's Impassioned recriminations against
the existing order of things were listened to
with tapt attention , even by the chancellor ,
Prince Hohenlohe , General Bronsart-Von
Schsllendorf and the conservative leaders.
His bitter slaps at the emperor elicited
vociferous applause from the socialists , and
his historical quotations , showing that in
Prussh revolutions have always been made
from on high Instead of from below , were
esptclally apt.
LOOK FOR A SENSATION.
A passage-at-arms occurred this afternoon
In the Rpjphstag between Herr Holder , the
socialist leader , and Dr. Von Boettlcher , im
perial secretary or state , for th.e < Interior ,
The laUer , In reply to a taunt , rejoined that
ho would never stand In the way of socialists
wfio chose to criticise In the Reichstag
Immorality in the higher elides of society.
During the coming week Herr Lleblcnecht
Intends ( o deliver a speech on "Socialist
Baiting , " which is expicted to make a great
sensation. The socialists have Introduced
lens strings of bills in the Reichstag , in
cluding proposals to eliminate from the penal
code the paragraphs against lese majeste ;
for a law of a liberal tendency on the
right of association to replace the special
laws of the -various states of Germany ; to
make the eight-hour work day obligatory
everywhere : to make the franchise uniform
throughout Germany and to amend article 31
of the code so as to require special authority
from the" Reichstag for the Imprisonment of
a member of the Reichstag.
At twelve mass meetings In Berlin on
Tuesday evening , addressed by socialist
members of the Reichstag , a uniform protest
was adopted condemning the < government
methods of destroying the socialist party or
ganization. In the fourth election district
of Berlin , where 5,000 people were present ,
Iho polica dissolved the meeting when the
election of a political representative was
proposed.
The Abendblatt of Stettin 1ms collected and
published data showing that since August
1 there have been sentences of thirty-two
years and sl\ months In Jail and five
months' Imprisonment In a fortress Imposed
for lose rnajcsto in Prussia alone.
It is now certain that the successor of
Baron Vou Koeller as Piusslan minister of
the Interior will be Baron Vender Reckc
Vender Horst , piesldent of the province of
Dusseldorf. The latter has engaged himself ,
before taking the portfolio , to follow gen
erally the emperor's program In fighting the
socialists and aiding husbandry ,
EXPRESSED THK MODERATESviews. .
The reply of Baron Von Blebersteln to
President Cleveland's ' message to congress Is
considered a moderate expression of the. gov
ernment's opinion.
The Krcuz Zeltung , the conservative organ ,
which has been somewhat silent since the
disgrace and flight of Its fotmer editor , Baron
Von Hammerstcln , has finally recovered Its
volco and In a vigorous editorial says ; "Next
to the measures dictated by health , we con
sider that the government must be acceded
the right and duty to do everything possible
to keep the German market for German
cattle. The same applies to American bacon.
In both cases German ugilculturo must claim
as a right the enforcement of a policy In Its
own Interests as opposed to those of foreign
competitors. "
The agrarian legislation Is significant.
Emperor William failed to appoint Von
WllanowlU to the post of minister of the
Interior on learning that he was opposed to
the projected sugar legislation , and the cab
inet now , Hunks to the emperor's Initiation ,
s united on this question ,
The manner In which his majesty received
.ho presiding officers of the Reichstag has
been unpleasantly commented upon. lie did
not shake hands with them , and his belmvlor
was extremely reserved and frigid. The
whole audjencff lasted but three minutes , and ,
'
contrary'To custom , no reception by the em
press followed. It is understood that the
emperor desired to show his displeasure at
the fact that the three temporary ofllcers of
the. last session , all members of the- opposi
tion , had bean re-elected ,
Ilaron Von Stunim Von Tardeff visited
'rlnce Rlmnarck at Freldrlclitsriihti this week.
The prince expressed regret at Herr Von
Ivooller's dlsniUsal , saying he wait the only
Member of the present cabinet who under
stood how to deal with socialism.
The -Misses Sutro , t"o young women from
Baltimore , nieces of Adolph Sutro , were the
central figures of a larg vzd ! Instrumental
concert at Slniwcairdfnce Friday , The
ladles are eve llent musicians , very popular
a Pie \mfrlcan colony , and nuny members
bf the elite were In attendance , Among
ftE BULLETIN.
r Nctirnki\
\Vnrnicr ; Poulhfily
rage
I. OrlftliirlMBMBTriim
Ilajnnl Will Itefer UN .ItnllMiatton.
Itiinyon 1'reientn the Cnmplulnt.
A\nr In Cub i N lte.il Nnvv.
2. Rrimbllean Nittotml ( Juiivrntlin C\lle.I.
Allen (1. 'I Illinium's Simple riiner.il.
Ntr.iiiKP Stnry of lovt.i Liner * .
Srotrh Ship Itiillilerii Still Out.
a. Coniilrae.v | Charged In the lull CHIP.
Coiiiiclltiuin-IUeet liilt ) l Diet.
AITiitrH lit Siiulh Oiimhii ,
4. Iii t Week III Loral Sot-let ) .
rt , Llneolu .Muti AltiiiMt Lync'lifd.
( I , Council lllnfTH I.mil Mutter" .
T. Quern A leturla n I'rlrn Winner.
Comment on the Itnyiiril Incident.
8. rian for AilverllKliiR Ainerleii.
iT-MierlT : ( < Oliargpil ultli Sli-irt i < ; cii.
10. Huelt AVeihllni ; lit St. I.ouU.
1'thoeH from the Auto Kooiin.
Lite Hey mill th ( langei.
11. Anui eiiielit Note * iiml ( lixslp ,
"Mn lc l Mitttem In Onmlm.
IS. IMItorlnl nml Comment.
ii : , 'Mystery of thn Mlntlrtoe.
Co-Opernllve Home Iliillillng Noted.
14. Liihor Iteimilliitet SoeliilUm.
in , Cniiiiiierilul nml I'lnaiieliil Nevvn ,
10 , Astt-onomer Lingley on thu Sun.
18. Woman ! Her WUJH nml Her World.
10. "A Woman Intervened. "
ai ) . Value of Irrigation DemoiiHtrateil.
Tent of the Travellnj ; Trolley ,
al. In Memory of the .lay Treaty.
1'lay house tlmt Muilu it Ueeonl.
aa. "In llolila'H Wood. "
Some ( leneral SporlliiR ( loftslp.
aa. Whiter Waynof Wheolmen.
those In attendance upon the concert were
Mr. Redman Wananuiker , son of c\-Postmas-
tsr General Wanamaker , and his wife.
The storm at the beginning of the week
swept over Germany and did much damage.
The now coast defenses of the Island of Heli
goland were demolished and the old embank
ments were totally destrojed. All the Islands
In the North sea suffered severely , and the
high tide destroyed large quantities of goods
stored In warehouses near the water.
Franklin Sinclair , a native of Philadelphia ,
who was arrested at Hanover during the
latter part of October while trying to kill
and rob a messenger of the Relchsbank , has
been sentenced to ten jears' Imprisonment.
Sinclair said that the motive for Ills crime
was his deslro to obtain money with which
to pay his passage back to the United States ,
Later reports fiom the city of Hamburg
and vicinity Indicate that property there to
the value of 6,000,000 marks has been de
stroyed by the recent storm. The northern
half of the famous Hambuch castle , near
Manhelm , was badly wrecked.
V.O IIOI'H roil IMIOTKCTIOMSTS.
Lord Siillxliurj ItcpllcM to n DolrKH-
( llll of UiiKllHh KnriiKTN.
( Copyright , ISM , by the Acwclntod Priss )
LONDON , Dec. 14. The feature of home
politics during the week here has been
'h development of a marked advocacy of
prot ctlon. The cattle show at the agricul
tural hall , Islington , has been the occasion
for mustering In London hosts of rcprcs ° nta-
tlves of every branch of Industry connected
nl'h husbandry , and the cabinet ministers
have been overvvh Imed with deputations , urg-
"ng them to take steps to prevent British
ignculture from being wlpsd out by foreign
competition. The course Miggested to the
government lg n tariff upon a vailfty of
Imports.
The marquis of Salisbury , replying to one
of these deputations , said that he could not
hold out ths slightest prospect of protec
tion , and explained his famous speech at
Hastings in 1S92 was mlsundeistood. 11 =
added that when he denounced Cobdenism
and urged the country to arm for an attack
upon the wall of tariffs he never believed or
expcc'ed a restoration of prot ctlon.
This , with the replies of the other min
isters , was extremely disappointing to it
grtat bcdy of the supporters , and the severe
criticism of th ? sturdiest conservative organs
wl.lch followed crea'cd quite a sens-itlon.
The St. James Gazette congratulates the
ministers upon "pleasing the radical press ,
whose caresses , " It adds , "may console Lord
Salisbury for the distinct chllllires of the
unionist papers. "
The Standard remarks : "Under a min
ister thus pledged to free trade , the firmer
should , have free tiade In the matter of
ougar ; fair competition against for Igners.
Foreign governments should be Informed that
unless they cc-ase pajlng a bounty on sugar
a duty equal to that bounty will b ; levied on
it at our ports. "
The Morning Post says : "Lord Salisbury
would be far more In touch with the senti
ments and u Ifh a of the masses If he de
fended and expanded his protection icmarks
at Hastings. The bnt of public opinion IK
directed strongly and 111 inly to a f > pecdy
alteration of the fiscal system , which only
hurts those vvhc employ It. "
I'orllu II ml n 'IVrrlliliTrip. .
ST. JOHNS , N. K. , Pec. II. The steamer
Portia arrived here safely today. Her cap
tain reports having a terrible struggle with
wind and weather during the whole of the
voyage from Halifax , a hurricane having
raged all the way. The enllru deck load ,
consisting of 400 barrels , had to be thrown
overboard. The wheel was carried awa ) and
the stearlng gear Injured.The steam pumps
also gave out. Two of the crew were dashed
against the rail by the , heavy eea and se
verely Injured. The whole ship woo thickly
coated with Ice. The tcliooners iillce and
Lake Albert are ashore on a dangerous part
of the coast.
of i\-l : > reHliIent Morn l ) 'iul.
it , I'M. by I'lPss JMbllklilnu l'oiiipin > )
COSTA RICA , Dec. 14 , ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Mrs , Inez
Augulral do Mora , wlfu of the late ex-presi
dent , died Thursday , President Mora Ib re
garded by many Costa Ricuna as the Lest
president this country over had.
Mini ) Traveler * at Vcra Crux ,
' VI3RA CRUK , Mex. , Dec. 14. ( New York
World Telegram. ) This city Is filled with
travelers. Steamships are arriving crowded ,
and trains from Mexico City are bringing
aige numbers of people bound for New
York , Havana and ISurope- ,
In InvniliKi'iimliir. .
NEW YORK , Dec. 14 , A special to the
World fiom Colon , Colombia , says : A dls-
mtch from Quito , KcuDdor , uyH the present
'uglllves ' from that country are massing on
the Colombian fiontler and prepailng to In-
yado Icuadr ,
MlnlliK hull Decided.
SALT I < AKi : , IJec ll.-Tlm suit of the
Marlon Cold uml Sllvir Mlilng company
UKulnxt M , T. Clluliorn , Involving the lltlu
a certain mining clulniH In tinPainp riojil
llHtik1 ! , valued at ul > out Sl.boOOOO , VVIIH du-
cldvd by Judge .Merrill toiKiy In fuvoi of
Glbborn , _
( iiioilM ( in I | | III .SiiioKe ,
TOUT SMITH , Alk. , IH'C H.TtiP large
liy ( ioodx Htoie of W. J , KcliolH uis de-
utiovi'il by lire ejily tills morning , l.o n
> JOOW , purtlully covered by Inauiancv.
CUBAN WAR SPREADS
Now Districts Being Involved in the
Stnifjglo Daily.
SPANISH FORCES AGGRESSIVELY ACTIVE
General Oliver nt tbo Head of n Strong ,
Column Pressing Insurgents.
SIGUANCA VALLEY AN OBJECTIVE POINT
Troops of Both Sitles Baing OoncentnUod
in that Dircctiou ,
DECISIVE BATTLE IMMINENT THERE
UcliclM AHi'Kfil < < > Hi * AiilliiK | IllQ
Torch InMniiy 1'nrlx f thu
iNlniul I'er Tht-lr I'melii-
tniitloii. i ,
1W , tij I'ICM PublMiliiK Compnny. )
HAVANA , Cuba , Doc. 14 ( New York
World CaMigram Special Telegram. ) There
nro mare Indications of active work In the
field now than at any previous time slnc < >
the revolution bgan lost rebnmry. General
Campos has established hcadqiiirtcra at
Clenfuegos , thirty miles from the ertnnco-
to the Slgutncaill y. Gomez and Macco
have reported In the Slguanca > alley. They
were pressed sharply the last two days by
General Oliver at the head of a strong col
umn. He tncoantered the InnirKents near
Mabigirlsa. Colonel Palanca ltd the \nn-
guards. Tlip Insurgents retired before tha
Spanish advance and got Into the valley.
The Spanish loss was considerable , but no
details or' furnished. The main body of Iho
Insurgents , under Samlcra , evidently have.
Joined Gomez and Maceo , coming by way ot
Guinea do Miranda village , cast of tha
Slguanca valley.
With Gomez ore Leaders Mlro and Cebrcco.
H Is stated that the different bands moving
about Santa Chra provlncj have been or
dered to report In Slguanca. Alfredo Rego
has had headquarters In that valley since.
Junc\
SPANISH TROOPS IN TORCE.
Spanish troops are pouring Into the country - .
try about the Trinidad mountains. Several
columns are on the way or have arrived from
Santo Esplrltu. The Spaniards no doubt
will have 25,000 soldiers In that station by
tomorrow.
The Slguauca alley' Is rich
a plain , sur
rounded by the high pecks of the northern
tier of the Trinidad mountains. The Inlet Is
narrow. The- numerous streams In It are-
Hanked by sharp ascents , covered with dcnso
tropical egctatlon. Before the war the val
ley contained numerous herds of cattle. IL
| s about twenty miles long by live or six
w I dc- .
The Trinidad mountains form a conspic
uous landmark , looking from Cicnfnegos. The
highest peak is about 3,200 feet. The wholft
group fit mountains covers an area of about
thirty-five miles by thirty.
If the Spanish troops appioach by the natu
ral Inlets they will meet strong natural point *
of defense. Some are utmost Impregnable.
In the small lateral valley where Rego has
had headquarters only a single horse carr
pass. Some points In the path command the
hillsides the entire distance.
REBELS APPLYING THE TORCH.
Reports continue to come In of the burning
of houses , ranches nnd cane fields by In
surgents. They burned CCO acres of cane be
longing to Towler , the British \lce consul at
Cienfucgos. Fowler Is an aged man , has
lived fifty years In the country , and married
a Cuban woman.
Political circles are agog over the changes
In the Spanish cabinet , The retirement of
Romero Roblcdo Is viewed with pleasure by
the friends of thu liberal policy of General
Campos , for Robledo conti'nntly opposed It.
December 15 Is the dale when Ihe great
sugar estates of Santa Clara province usually
begin work. All have had notice that prop
erty will be destroyed If operated this year.
Three new battalions areto arrive from
Spain Sunday , those of Cordova , Cucnca and
Cuba , The weather Is uncomfortably cool.
WILLIAM SHAW BOWEN.
vrs nriia AMITHHH TOW.V.
CoiilllrlliiKVenn Com-i-rulnu ; Hie Oi-
nil I u UN of ( Joiner iiml Maeeo.
HAVANA , Dec. 14. It Is re-ported hero
that the Insurgents hove buined the town of
Manlcaragua , not far from Slguunca , where
Gomez and Mace wore reported to have mus
tered their foicen. Manlcaragua Is an Im
portant tobacco market of the province of
Santa Clara.
A dispatch received here from Clenfuegos
announces that the Insurgclils under Maceo
und Gome/ were defeated at Mabugula , near
Manlcaragua , tlio tuwn In Santii riara which
lu raid to have been burned by them. Gen
erals Oliver and Palanca comrnandsd the
government forces.
Robl , the Insurgent lender , with a utrong
force * and a Galling gun , has attacked the
fort at Vcntau de Casanova , province of San
tiago do Cuba , The Spanish girrleon wna
compelled to abandon that fortification and
entrenched Itself In the neighborhood , Tt.o
Insurgents finally retired.
A serious outbreak has ( incurred out "In
Mlnas , a town ultuated on the railroad near
Nuevltau. The * d It-patch which announced
the engagement says that the seventy gov
ernment guerillas of Captain BMssego fought
400 Insurgents under Roderlguez. The gucrll-
QB and InEU'g'nts foaght abreast The former
lost a lieutenant , Ardlete. nnd thirty privates
killed , and had nine woundeJ. The Insurgents
lost Colonel Oscar 1'ilmclon , Lieutenants
EshlnoEca and Rcclo and tlxty-two men
killed. The number of Insurgents wounded In
not known.
News received hero from Plnor del Rio , cap.
Hal of the province of that name , says tbat
the parents and two brothers of a government
scout have been hanged near thcro by tbo
Insurgents.
The Insurgents have captured two lighters
on the Sagua la Chlca rhcr ,
A band of negroes recently raided tlie
Salome Pong residence on the Holedad planta
tion , tied up the men und annulled the wlfo
and daughter of thu planter. They ulna
stole all the money available ,
> llnlxerlnI (
MADRID , DC. H , Count-Vnldozera hai
jcci appointed minister of juvtlce , In sue-
cession to Stnor Rcrnero Y , Rohlndo , who re-
Hlgiitd on account of Ihe municipal scandals
and alto an a res-ult of hit , disagreement with
he course puuucd by General Campos In
Cuba Senor Lln'rus Hl-.erjn waHtoday ap-
iolit : ( J minister for public M rks. Ho uuc-
; "cilcil Senor Hosrh , rfs gr d , who la
mpllcutcil In the municipal uvndulx ,