HAVING TROUBLE AT HOME President Orcspo Issues a Proclamation Against the Plotters. LAYING IT TO BRITISH INTRIGUE rolltlcnl ArrrNlH IleltiK Miulf Ilnlly nnil ( lie ( lovcrniiiunt 1'rlnonn Arc I'll 11 IlititiiuetliiK AtnvrlcniiN. isifl , tiy PrrM I'ulillMiIni ? Company. ) CAHACAS , Venezuela , Jan. 8. ( New York World Cablegram. Special Telegram. ) Ficsldent Crespo has Issuc'l a remarkable decree , officially recognizing the existence ol the revolutionary movement. He says that in view of the fact that the country Is on the verge of an International conflict , he rc- Kards It not an revolution , but as treason. Then he cites the section of the penal code declaring treason. Ho asks the presidents of the different dates to ratify his action und ho will also ask congress to net. It Is believed that Crespo'u decree Is aimed es pecially nt * Guzman Blanco or Hojas Paul who are supposed to be treating with Eng land In the Interest of the rebellion. The pennl code says that any Venezuelan con niving with n foreign government agalnsl thl c-ndcpcndcnce , the Institutions or the sov ereignty ot the republic Is guilty of treason It Is rumored that the lenders of the rebel- 1'on will be executed , as the decree asks for authority to Inflict the death penalty , whlcl Is forbidden In Venezuela except In time o war or on occasions of Imminent peril. Ho Jag Paul 1s at present on the Ungllsh Island ot Trinidad. There was a b'g antl-Hngllsh meeting here today. . President Crwpo's decree regarding the revolution tins caused a profound sensation Copies In the shape of "Hying shicts" are again being distributed by the police. What effect It will have. Is yet uncertain. It Is Boverally cnmmcnte'd upon and leading law yers doclar : that It Is Illegal. Another sensation has been created by the Isfuo of an order prohibiting communication between ships and the chore. It Is es pecially nlmed at the American citizen Schlmmcl , the ngcnt of the Hcd D line a LaGuayra. Captain Delano of the Red I line steamer Philadelphia made n protest to President Cret'po this morning against the order. Ho said It stopped work on the vessel. The president replied that the or der was necostarj , but that he would try to except Americana , There Is no ofllcla charge against Schlmmel. Something serious Is brewing , but rumors as to Its character arc vague. The situation h > nlarmlng. Political arrests continue to bo made dally The government prisons are- full and the ( Polytechnic school has been converted Into a prison , the students being transferred to the Academy of I'lno Arts. Admiral Kutowaky ot the Venezuelan navy his sailed with his flagship , the Augusto carrying war supplies to the seaports on the west coast , Thcro was a grand banquet at the Amer ican legation tonight. President Crespo waste to have presided , but Illness prevented his attendance. He was represented by his secretary. General Nunez , who spoke of ficially for him. The United Statea min ister made a conservative reply , which was received with enthusiasm. The guests num bered 00. among them being the archblsnop , the members of the cabinet , the presidents of the different states and all the government afllclals. The decorations were- superb , the American and Venezuelan flags being con- bplciious. The hunts of Washington , Monroe , Cltvelard and Bolivar were entwined with rnre flowers. Thcro were two bands of mu- Elc. Elc.There There will be a reception to United States Minister Thompson on Tuesday at the Union club. The minister of foreign affairs , Mr. Rojas , will go to LaGuayrn next Monday , to- re main a few days. The commissions appointed by President Cleveland give satisfaction here. News of grave- Importance has Just been rc- co'ved from the Giiayana frontier. Tas gov ernment Is notified that troop ? , with rifles nnd cannon from Dcmarara , have arrived nt Cuyunl , a station nt the extreme limit of the English claims In the disputed terri tory , nnd thri scene ot the Uruan Incident , where the English officials were arrested by Venezuelans. The number of thei Invaders Is uncertain. Some of the papers say there are over 1.000 , but that Is probably an exag geration. They are possibly a. few hundred Guiana police. The government g'.v-s no offi cial notice as to what action it will take , It Is probable , however , that It will send Eomo troops to the scene with order ? to be cautious , but at the same time to resist In vasion. The reception given to American residents at the Union League club tonight was the grandest In Itu history. Th ? onthust-iem Is unabated. There Is joy hero over the English defeat In the Transvaal. Caracas was shaken by an earthquake lart night. The shock was of cnsderablo ! dura tion , but no serious damag ; Is reported. W. NEPHEW KING. COWAIMXO THIS KAISISIt'S ACTS. Cmtrnl AiiU'rlt'iin I'TCKH ContrnxtN UN I-'oriniT Attitude itllli III * TrcNt'iit. ( Copyright , 1S9D , liy Tiess rubllelilnR Company. ) COLON , Colombia , Jan. 8. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Cable communication between the Isthmus and Cuba ID Interrupted , , ( The Isthmian press denounces Kaiser William ao lacking In the spirit ot fair play toward Iho Venezuelans , while manifesting It toward the Boers , In that ho supports Eng land's Venezuelan policy and opposes her claims of suzerainty over the Transvaal , though the principle In both cass Is Inden- tlcal. It adds that with the kaiser It Is a question whoso ox Is being gored. The Barbsdoou Herald reports that sup plies of con ) are being poured Into St. Lu cia , where the British naval station Is lo cated. One or tuo coal ships are arriving thcro every day , A Denmrara newspaper says that In the event of war between England and the United Slates there might no longer bo any British Gultna. nor Dominion of Canada , hut on the other hand there might bo a parti tion of tin ) United States and several presi dents where there Is now only one , Acuimoil of l'oimiitliiKTrouble. . ( Copyilghl , 1S06 , by Tirxa I'liWIslilnff Company. ) CARACAS , Venezuela , Jan. S. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Tele-gram. ) Po- lltlcal arreite continue. They now number about COO , N ncty prisoners were removed to the military hospital today. Jose Ola- varrla. brother-in-law of ex-MlnUter Matros , nnd Simon llarcellon , editor of America , are among the elck. The belief Is Increasing that the enemies of the government are being aided by Brtlsh : gold. It Is even rumored that England will furnUh the- rebels with a \vnrshlp. The mllltla enlistments to dale number 11,000 , In the case of boys under 1C tha authority of the parents Is required. Among the applicants have been ten septua ii genarians. W. NEPHEW KING , C'roUcr Xol Comlnu for Home Time. ( CopyrlKlit , U'JO , by I'rvft I'Lillltlilng Company. ) LONDON , Jan. 8. ( New York World Ca- hlegram Special Telegram , ) Richard Croker v. rites hla trainer , Charles Morton , that he will not return to England for some four months. The- first racing event In which be has an entry occurs about that period. Flro broke out In an outhouse in Hie Wantagd stables a few nights ago and burned , with the entire structure the American hickory sulky to which Jockey Sims drove ( ha horse when the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal * made IU famous pro tcet last summer roiicr.s AIIIJ IIKIXM COXCIXTIIATI : . I ml lent I on * tlint n Ueelnltc Itutllc .ti .Soon He I'oiiKlit. ( CopyrlKht , 1830 , by 1'rcns Piibllshlnfr Company. ) HAVANA , Cuba , Jan. 8. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) An Important conflict seems to be pending. The overpowering Spanish columns everywhere In the vicinity ot the small bands ot Insurgents that have been harrying the coun try north of the railways have been called In , Gomez Is evidently consolidating his forces. The Insurgents are In two large bodies. One , under Maceo , Is near Celba del Agua , on the boundary line between the provinces of Havana and Plnnr del Rto. The other , under Gomez , Is west and south of Gunnajoy , over the border In the Plnar del Hlo province. There appears to be no prob ability that Gomez has Intentions on the Vuelta Abajo tobacco district. Havana Is perfectly quiet. The volunteers have not been called out , although a general order Issued gives full details of what Is to be done In caseof necessity. To show the folly of the sensational state ments as to the Insurgents being likely to reach Havana , It need only bo noted that this city Is two-thirds surrounded by water , and there are men-of-war In theharbor. . The only land approach Is a neck or peninsula two miles across , which Is defended by the Impregnable Principe fortress nnd Castle Atarcs. The city Is unusually quiet. Honoro Lalne , the * Frenchman who was with Gomez a week as a prisoner , nnd whoso account of his experiences was cabled to the World , was arrested nt the Hotel Inglaterro tonight on a charge of bringing In treason able correspondence. I have obtained toinc particulars of the engagements yesterday north of the Wort- em railway , between Artemcsla and Guna- Jay. General Garcia Nnvarro , at the head of n strong Spanish column , encountered a part of Gomez's force under Alnceo , near Celba del Agua. The country thereabouts Is cpn nnd contains numerous small C3- tnto.1 with ninny . .tone fences , which ham pered the Insurgent cavalry materially. Gen eral Navarro sent his Infantry In nnd heavy firing ensued. The Insurgents1 retired , fol lowed by Navarro , leaving twenty-three dead on the field. The Spanish lost four officers and about thirty soldiers * . Continu ing his march , General Nnvnrro again met the Insurgents nfter darkness had fallen. Firing continues ] for nn hour , almost at random , guided only by the flash of rifles. The Insurgents withdrew and the Spaniards camped for the night at Celba del Agua. WILLIAM SHAW 11OWEN. SimiMUSKD AT SATOI.M'S STAY. Iternll lo Home Exiiceteil on IIU ISIu- vntloii to the Ciirilliiiiliile. ( Copyrlghtf 1SOC , by Pioss Publishing Company. ) ROME , Jan. 8. ( New York World Cable gram Special Telegram. ) Much surprl ? ; Is expressed In < ccleslastlcal circles here at the extraordinary delay which Leo 5CIII has al lowed to occur between the elevation of Mgr. Satollt to the cardlnalate and his recall to Rome. Various explanations of the matter are suggested. To begin with It oeemo pretty certain that one of the reasons was the desire cf his holiness to give n special proof of sympathy to the Unl eJ St leA n.uen m re curious cxtihuatlon has been offered. It Is , that when Mgr. Satolll was : still tha director cf the Ecclesiastical academy In Rome , he was regarded in some quarters as an adver sary cf the policy which Is still represented with distinction by the papal secretary of utato. Cardinal Uampolla. Mgr. Satolll made no secret at the time , of his dislike of two points of that policy. The first of there was the extreme hostility of Cardinal Rampolla to Italy and the Triple alliance. The next wan his decld-etl leaning toward France. As Mgr. Satolll made no secret of his views they scon were known to Cardinal Rampolla , who conceived the shrewd Idea of quietly icmovlng Mgr. Satolll from Rome , where hlu Influence ovsr Leo XIII might have bc- como embarrassing. The events now taking plade in the- Otto man empire continue to preoccupy the Vati can. According to private reports which have bsen sent to the pop ? by thei oriental patriarchs , the position of Turkey Is abso lutely desperate , and a European war or the complete breaking up of the Turkish empire may occur next spring. The prospect of a great war , In which Italy might joint , alarnu the Vatican , which fears an Interruption of Its free relations to the Catholic world. Above all , thei contingency of the pope's death while a war was raging Is reason for grave anx iety. Mgr. Azarlan , the Armenian patr'arch who resides In Constantinople , sends frequent reports to the Vatican. From these It would appear that the Catholic Armenians ( who number ItJO.OOO souls ) have taken no part In the recent uprising. The old Roman proverb , according to which cardinals generally dlo by three , Is often Justified. Within the space of one inenth four cardinals 'havo died Cardinal Sanz V. Forez , archbishop of Seville ; Cardinal Bcna- parte , Cardinal Prslo and Cardinal Melchors. Within the present year no fewer than ten princes ot the church have disappeared. The death of Cardinal Melchors was the one hundred and sixth which has occurred since the accession of Leo XIII. The foreign and Italian members of the Sacr.d college ar. now almost numerically equal , and death may very soon , for the first time In th history of the church , give the foreign element the ascendancy. WAR SHIPS OO TO SMYRNA. Movement * of llnltri ! StnteH CrulHci-N In TitrUlNh AVntei-H. WASHINGTON , Jan. 8. The Navy depart ment Is advised of the departure of the cruiser Minneapolis from Alexandria for Smyrna. She will arrive nt Smyrna prob ably tomorrow. The Sa'n Francisco Is al ready there , and the Marblehead Is at Mer- tene , 310 miles distant. This doubtless gave rise to the overdrawn reports that a naval demonstration IB about to occur nt Smyrna as a means ot forcing the Turkish govern ment to yield to the demands of the- United States for an Indemnity for recent depreda tions on missionary property. Acting Secrs tary McAdoo said today that there was no significance In the movements of the ships toward Smyrna. These movement * were not directed from Washington , but were brought about by the admiral In command of tli3 fleet In Turkish waters. Only n Peiv Were Kllli-.l. WASHINGTON , Jan. 8. The Turkish lega tion received from the sublime Porto the [ allowing telegram under yesterday's date ; "Contrary to the assertion made , the In cident provoked by the Armenians at IIIrdjilt lias no very serious Importance. Order has been restored , thanks to the energetic measures taken by the local authorities. Thlity-ono Mussulm-ans and Armenians were killed and fifty wounded. No disorders have taken place anywhere else , " Ilccoiulni ; Alurincil Alioiit the Mlotvern TORONTO , Ont. , Jan , 8. The Canadian Pacific officials hero have received no nowa of the missing steamship Mlowera , and begin to express grav * fearp for the safety of the vessel. The fact that a life boat belonging to the Mlowera was found flcat- Inp In the Pacific , they s-iy , does not necep- sarlly mean that the steamer hat ; gone down , tor the- life boat may have been uashed off by great waves , . They think It powlble that the Mlowera Is drifting about helpleiely. as was the Struthnevl * . Trouble * III Hie. llnytleii Ciililuel. KINGSTON , Jamaica. Jan. . S. New York World Cablegram. Special Telegram. ) I'rouble-s In thr > Haytlen cabinet have arisen , Juo to financial scandals , The minister of public works as cxpslled. Others are ac- cuscd of complicity In a ftheme for feather , ng Ilielr own nests against the contingency 3f the elections re-iulting adversely to tbein , t l > * ald that lllppolytc Is disgusted ultli he situation. Conferred ultli l.oril Sallnliurj- . LONDON. Jan. S. Count von Ilatzfeldt- A'lhUnbeiK. th ? German ainhauiador to Great Britain , had a conlercncj with the marquis of Salisbury this afternoon , CANADA IS STILL OBDURATE Declines to Giro Assent to the Boring Saa Arbitration Treaty. CHRONICLE'S ' EFFORTS MAY BE ILL-TIMED SntlNtinrXot l.lkcly ( n lleetl AiUlcc frnm n I.IIternl OPKHII ( U-riniiu ImliroKllo Mny Iliive Sonic I n II ti < MI cis ( Cop ) right , 180C , by Press Publishing Company. ) LONDON. Jan. 8. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) On Monday I cabled you regarding Lord Salisbury's delay In returning to the president the proposed treaty for arbitration of the Boring se-a seiz ure claims ; that the British premier Imd held It back because of Canada's objection. I msdo the statement then upon authority , but Mr. Norman cables the Chronicle Irom Wash ington today , quoting my dispatch and addIng - Ing : "This1 Is entirely baseless. Canada has formally and finally agreed to the treaty , which only awaits the assent of the foreign office for It to become operative. I reassert that there Is surprise and regret here at this delay. It Is urgently desired that this should bo prescsd forward. As soon as th's Is done the first difficulty will bo removed. " Accepting the great Importance which Mr. Norman gives to this point , I have sought today to put the matter beyond question , at least so far as British official authorities are concerned. Sir Thomas Sanderson , perma nent secretary of state for foreign nffn'rs , was seen at his office , and the Chronicle's statement as above was quoted to him. Ho said : "I am not awara that Canada has agreed , but to make certain I will send you to Hon. Mr. Bertie of the foreign office , In whose department the matter Is. " A messenger was thereupon sent with the World rcpresentatlvo to Mr. Bertie's office Ho eald : "I don't believe the Chronicle state ment < s correct , I have had no Informatloi to that effect , but I will make Inquiries. " He then left , the room and walked In the dlrec tlon of the colonial office , which Is in the same building , and returning In a few min utes said : "It Is not true ; on the contrary that Is all I can say. " CANADA IS OBSTINATE. This reply con. only bo Interpreted from circumstances and his manner as meaning that Canada has refusec to agree. It may bo further sig nificant that Sir Thomas Sanderson said In addition to what I have quoted as from him : "Of course you know , however , that the assent of the British government Is the Important point after all. " Permanent officials of the British govern ment ti > ; ak with far greater authority than do subordinate officials In our Washington departments practically with as much au thority upon .matters . of fact as do the minis ters themselves , The Chronicle Is certainly 'making a vcrj earnest and able effort 'to arouse the Brit ish government , not only to the good policy of arbitration , but Is urging that unless ar bitration Is adopted the United States is still prepared to go to actual war to assert Its main coritentlon of President Cleveland's mt-stage , that not one aero of disputed terri tory shall bo annexed by Great Britain until her title to it Is established by other author ities than her ability to talio it by force. Mr. Norman , apparently speaking by author ity of Mr. Cleveland himself. says in sub stance that the administration will welcome any fair arbitration which shall establish Great Britain's claim to the disputed terri tory and will consider the question settled by that decision , but is absolutely firm in maintaining the .contention of his message ; that falling Great Britain's reference of the question to arbitration the United States will decide for Itself the proper boundaries and that the vast majority of the people are still ready to go to war on the IMIIG. The Chronicle Is sustained by the leading afternoon liberal organ , and ! tonight the tory St. James Gazette Joins with them In urging Lord Salisbury to con sider one or the other of the plans suggested for this peaceful set tlement. The Westminster Gazette refers to a mysterious combination of leading Englishmen and Americans In London who lire engaged In formulating a practicable scheme for arbitration which shall satisfy , amour propre , both countries. All this seems purely academic at this Juncture. OF LITTLE AVAIL. As pointed out In this correspondence here tofore , the argument and appeals of liberal newspapers or liberal leaders are likely to prejudice rather than pemiado a man of Lord Salisbury's personal and political na ture. He boasts that he never reads news papers ; he takes counsel with few men .he conies in contact with , and few men Uar : the courage to give him counsel. He per haps Is as Ignorant as any public man In England could possibly bo of America and American sentiment. Had not this dire peril to England from Berlin suddenly confronted him , It might be predicted as certain that ho would repeat , as soon as he had official cognizance of the president's message- , the cavalier brushing aside of Mr. Olney's con tention In a similar tone In his next com munication to Sir Julian Pauncefato , l > ut he , with all England , has learned In this last week that Great Britain may soon have to flglit for existence. Even Portugal and Italy seem to have joined the combination of hate against the Island Empire. . The response of the British people has been bravo and Inttant. There Is no falter ing note from any part of the empire of rcadlnci'3 to respond to a call to battle with Germany , or all Europe , If need bo. The government has been as prompt In making ready. A flying rquadron Is ordered In commission ; a cruiser Is sent to Dslagoa bay to meet the kaiser's marines there ; trained British troops are halted at Cape town on their way home from seventeen ( ears' servlcs In India. England Is prepared [ or war with Germany at a day's notice. Lord Salisbury will not provoke war with us In the meanwhile the threat from Berlin la a sure guaranty of that. BALLAHD SMITH. Double HllllKllIK 111 MNINU | | > | I | . AUGUSTA , Miss. . Jan. S.-F. D. Hathorn. white , and Thomas Wade , colored , were hanged here this afternoon In the presence it 3,000 people. They had been convicted of Die murder of Huthorn'a wife In October ast. Hathorn , who had repeatedly quar reled with his wife and had determined to ? et rid of her. hired the negro to kill her , > aylriK him J250 and a pony. Wade shot her 10 death. After being arrested the negro muds a complete confession. Iliirncil MttlcKxuvpt WICHITA , Kan. , Jan. 8. A courier nr- Ived at Turon , Kan. , at noon today from ukii and the burned district , who say a that lathing ; wan burned but weeds and gome jeiBonal property. The town of lukavas mvcd by llrlng against it. So far no famil ies have been reported. The IIro IB all out uul no further apprehension Is felt. IlrfiiHed to Hour liiKurnoll. LITTLE ROCK , Ark. , Jan. 8.-The mu- ilclpal authorities of Little Rock today re- 'trsed Colonel Robert Q. Ingereoll permls- lon to lecture In this city on Sunday even' up. Ingerisoll desired to deliver a nan- t'HKlous lecture on Shakespeare on Sunday , February 2. MlNHiitirl Murderer Ite | iteil. ! JEFFERSON CITY , JIo. . Jan. 8-O er.io , Stone this evening granted a respite for hlrty days to 1C ml I David of Osuco county , vlio was sentenced to be hanged January 6 for poisoning Frank I > , Henderson , KOVIMIICIII * of Oceim YcNNi'lNi Jim. H , At aiustow Arrlted Anchorla , from New fork. At Southampton Arrlved-Bt , Louis , from Jew York. At New York Arrlved-Nomadlc , from -Ivcrpool. At Liverpool Arrived Legislator , fiom fsw Orleans ; Teutonic , from Now York , ICAISint OOKS TIIKM OXB linTTKll. . Stnntx 7.i'ltnnir Comment oil tlic I2tiroienii | M Inn mlcrritn nttl tier. CHICAGO. III. , Jan. 8. rosttnagler WashIngton - Ington HcMng's newspaper , th'o Staatz Zclt- ung , will say editorially tomorrow : "Kaiser Wllhclm , 'thrf surprlser , ' has again astonished the world and has caused consternation everywhere In England. He especially likes quick action and does things nt which even those nearcst.to him ore sur prised. England's traditional bartering , rob bing and rowdy policy Is gone one better by the emperor , which has caused the English men to be beside thcmrclves. German diplomats and consuls nr8 ; everywhere on the alert , and as they arc always men of Intelligence and action , the entire depart ment of foreign affairs of the German em pire Is thoroughly posted on the doings of the world. "Formerly England always had her say. Now England's prestige Is on the wane. Notwithstanding the wonderful navy of England , nobody fears Its power any longer , as It Is well known that England cannot cope with the navy of llio combined powers , and that In a determined find lengthy war no one would suffer more than the English merchant marine and the people of Eng land themselves , whoso Industries depend upon the Importation of raw material from all over the world , and whoso people couli ! bs very easily starved out If the Importa tions of grain and other food products were cut off from the rest of the world. " NEW YORK , Jan. 8. The Stantp-Zsltung tomortow will say editorially regarding the Transvaal situation : As the Venezuelan question IMS resolved Itself Into a conflict between England and the United States , the Transvaal affair has developjd.Into . serious differences between England and Germany. The terms and portent of that much dis cussed convention of February 27 , 1S84. be tween England and the Transvaal , of which theM differences have taken Issue , shall be dilated upon nt some other time ; today we only wish to take due notice of the childish outbreaks of fury.of the war threats Indulged In by the London mob and tho-London press , and throw some light upon the question whether or not England can afford to ma terialize these threats. Mr. Cleveland's message' upon Venezuela was answered by the- British press , but their torrent ot abusa only lasted a day or so Very soon the precious "sober secoiu thought" gained the ascendancy In the Brit ish mind. They suddenly found out thai the "Venezuela trifle" was not worth 1ml ; of the excitement It had-1 stirred and It would amount to criminal .culpability to make war on account of such a trifle. A similar change of mind will undoubtedly take place as regards the dispute with Germany. The editorial goes on explaln'ng In dctal the reasons of the setback fj von to Drills ! Influence In the course of the list decade , and the progress made by the imirlnes of other countries , Including the United States : "But while the people at large , " . 'It ' concludes "continued enjoying the , t > resttgo of older times , the men at the helm became gradu ally aware of tha enormous changes wrought by time with respect to the position and In fluence of the powers and of England's retro gression. This knowledge of the true state of affairs accounts largely ) for 'the varying shapes- British policy ; tardy and vacillat ing In some cases ; bluffing-nad rowdy like In other Instances , but In eiery "case relying upon the 'kind assistance' ' 'of 'other powers. This last mentioned speculation , however has very frequently proved a failure. The powers have looked through England's little game , and have grown fired -of 'fetching 'England's chestnuts from the grate , ' and more especially to England's .unceasing col onial transgrpsslons _ and 'JAfrlcan raids no sensible power is apt tq lendZoftsjstance.'i CINCINNATI , O. , Jan , S.pWlat the two German dallied hero will sajr 'editorially to morrow In reference to jtho German and English quarrel Is as .follows : Tha Volkei- blatt ( republican ) : The present attitude of England and Germany Is hostile. There , ID no gainsaying .this fact. Thin , however , does not portend war. There will b an adjunt- ment of the differences that , are stirring up both countries qt this present hour 'by Eng land quietly pocketing the- slap she has re ceived at the hands of the Germans. That It was deserved no one but 'Englishmen ' will dispute. English aggressions have ot late been BO frequent . and tended so much to create uneasiness that ' the world owes a debt of gratitude to.tho . German emperor for checking British Insolence and rapacity. We do not entertain the least doubt that England will give the soft answer to the wrathful note of Germany. ThexEngllsh government has no choice In the matter. . It may not bo shrinking from the chances of a war with Germany single handed , which Is not In a position to copeyitli the tremendous deus naval armaments of 'England , but Ger man diplomacy Is too caution to expos ; her self to the possibility ot Defeat. Volks Freund ( democrat ) : In spite of all the notes ' about war which disturbs peaceful citizens , wo do not believe there * V1H .b ? war batween England and Germany. * "We are of the opin ion that England has no .more right to exer- c'se a protectorate over the South African rc- publlo than Germany. If the- emperor of Ger many seas fit to help that republic nobody can forbid It. The stronger' should always be on the side of the weaker. Our sympathy Is en tirely with Germany as In the quarrel about Venezuela It Is entirely vlth the United Statoj of America. Wo believe that both quarr-lu should bo settled by diplomacy. Let us bo quiet and keep thb- sword eaeathcd. Formerly England was acknowledged to be the mistress of the seas. , That Is no longer the case. Many of her men'-or-war are anti quated and can do little service. In case of war Germany would be victorious and a rebuke would bo good for grasping England. Still wo do not Ilka war and hope that all will bD amicably settled , MILWAUKEE , Wls. , Jan. 8. The Mil waukee Herald says : The portion taken by Germany In the Transvaal affair has thrown England Into n atate bordering al most upon war fury. Wo need , however , not fear that it will result In an explosion , England , by herMlf. cannot afford to pick a row with the whole world , MILWAUKEE , Wls. . 'Jan. 8. The Mil waukee Press club , at. Us annual meeting tonight , adopted tin following resolution , electing Emperor Wllllanifan honorary mem ber : I , Whereas , It Is reported : that KnJper Wll- helm -threatened with expulsion from beveral English clubs "for conduct which meets our approval < * Resolved , That we. extend the risht hand of fellowship as fellow sovereigns anil elect him an honorary mejnbui- the Milwaukee Press club , nnd that the secretary bo in structed to notify htm nt ; once. Meateiiunt I'erklim 'find Wife Hurt. CHEYENNE. Wyo. , Jan. 8. ( Special. ) Lieutenant Perkins , adjutant of the Eighth United States Infantry' anil wife were badly Injured Mojiday between" this city and Fort lltiBzell. They were'/ driving to town In a juggy when one ot the euafts broke , causing lie horse to run away.Lieutenant and Mrs. i'crklns were thrown Out , " falling against i barbed wire fence. Both were badly cut and bruised , and their clothing torn to " shreds. * * - II mi It Ilobbcm MnUt a Haul. TOLEDO , Jon. 8. A epiclil to the Blade from Fayette , O. , says' Ihb Fayette bank was entered last night by burglars and :53,750 : In money aud aboqt $4,000 In bonds alien. There Is noclow to the perpetrators. The bank wag insured In the Bankers Fldel- ty and Casualty company of New York. Inillutvil for lloblilnK U'U'le Hum. SPRINGFIELD. Ill : , Jan. 8-The United States grand jury today returned Indict ments against George Carson , John Slaugon ind Sidney Yennle for robbing the poet- Dltlce here of $8.000 In stamps on April 8. ? h s > men weie arreJteJ In New York today : uul are supposed to ho uccompllceH of Klf- aran , Uiisse aad Allen , uho committed , the robbery and afturwardt crcaped from the Ludlow utreet Jail , Neyv York. liiiviTiiiir lliiMlliiuxot Hrrloimlr III , HOT 8PIUNO8 , Ark. . Jan. S.-Govcrnor { HHtliiK * of Pennsylvania has been ported i-try pick on Kcverul ocraflonx nine he hun jf-en here , but while he Js Nightly lndl'i > eil lit ) condition In by no riuari * alarming1. He B up und uroai ; J In the rotunda of the notch ON PACIFIC RAILROAD BILLS Ohairman Gear "Will Gall His Oommittco Together Next \Veok , EXPECTS NO RESULTS AT THIS SESSION onopilcM the NrerNNlty nt l.onlxlii tloit lit Order tlmt tlie Covurii- llU'llt' * ItlKlitN May tic 1'rotcotcil nnil KB InUTL-ntM 1'roNurvoit , WASHINGTON , Jan. S. ( Special Tele gram. ) Senator Gear , chairman of the Pacific railroads committee , announces that the com mittee will liold Its first seyslon next Tues day , three bills being referred to It for action. Senator Gear was not enthusiastic over the proypect for any legislation at this rcsslon , but conceded the necessity for scmo meas- urs of relief , else the government 'would In all probability loco It9 Interest In the road ? . All members of the committee- are now here , and It Is understood the different Inte-rcstu will b ; heard before a bill Is re ported. Representative Perkins ct Iowa , who has taken a very active Interest In the O'Brien county , land olswj , today addressed a letter to Commissioner Lamoreauxhereln he ro- cltes that the lands In question ar ? In lilt congressional district , and that a number of parties In Interest hav ? applied to him to secure legislation to allow the settlers to prove up under the homestead law after flvo years' residence , the same as In other cases of homestead entry. He lays : "It Is claimed by some that this right now cxlpts to settlers on there forfeited lands In O'Brien ccunty to prova up In five years' residence nnd receive n patent for their lands without paying either $1.25 or $2.50 per acr ? . " He then addresses the fallowing questions to Commissioner Lamoreaux : (1) ( ) Can theo settlers , on these O'Brien county fcrfelted lands , cither within the granted or the In demnity limits , prove tip afUr five years' rerldence without paying either the $1.25 or $2.60 per acre ? (2) ( ) vlf they cannot , do they have to pay $1.25 .or $2,60 per acre ? (3) ( ) Dog : the time of their pist residence on the land apply on the five years' residence or would they have to reside thcro five yetn frcm February 27 , 1S90 , the time ths land Is opened under the act of March 3 , 1SS7 under the recent Instructions of the secre tary 'of the treasury ? BEET SUGAR MEN DISSATISFIED. The action uf the- republican caucus today In deciding to report the tariff bill to the senate without material alterations , ao II came from the house , has had the effect ol creating considerable trepidation In the minds of thinking republicans as to xvhc-ther they will bo able to pass the bill. Senators Perkins of California and Thureton arc exponents ) c-f beet sugar , their states being largely Interested In that commodity , ant Perkins has , It Is raid , stated ho would not vote for the bill unlsss beet sugar had as much cf a show as cane sugar. Thurston feely as If Nebraska had a right to bs heard , and Senator Allen Is largely Interested in uecurlng 'somo conceslon9 for bots. Henry Oxnard is on the ground , and when Informed of. , the action .of thn caucus was Inclined to fafr hard , thlne * about the emergency measure In 'lts present condition. , TJ-wouljl not.lvj . ' up hope , ho saldjhat , .the-reppbllcap senators wculd ultimately glvo beet sugar , iome'show. . Senators Warren , Gear and George , con stituting a subcommittee on Interstate com merce , have before them two b'lls of great Interest to stock raisers , slock ranches and shippers , senate bills 1147 and 959. In con sequence ; of the broad subject , the subcom mittee Invites suggestions from those In terested , , Senator Kyle of South Dakota Is going to have gas In the D'strlct of Columbia for 75 cents per 1,000 or know the reason why , and to tills end has asked congress to grant a charter tr > the National Gas Light and Heat company for the1 District , fie also Introduced a bill granting a pension to William Brown Chairman Hepburn of the committee on In terstate and foreign commerce * has appo'nted J. H. Tedford of Rlnggold county , Iowa , clerk of the committee. General Dodge has Invited the Iowa con gressional delegation to be his guesU at Chamberlain's the first of next week. Senator and Mrs. Thurston returned to Washington this morning , and later In the day the senator called upon President Cleve land in the Interest of Judge Sam A. Mcrr.lt of Utah , who seeks to be one of the Judges of the circuit court. The Nebraska congressional delegation has united In a letter to President Cleveland recommending appointment of W. L. May ns United States fish commissioner and holding themselves in readiness to call In a body to press Mr. May's claims , should the chief executive so desire. Dr. F. L. Alnsworth has been ap pointed examining surgeon for the pension bureau at West Union , and Dr. J. Crawford at Waukon , la. , and Dr. Dr. J. H. McCoy at Sturgis , S. D. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS. The Civil Serv.'ce commission today gave out a schedule of examinations U > be held under Its auspices during the first six months of 1S9C. In Nebraska examinations will bi > held at Omaha on April 21 and at Haxtings on April 22. In Iowa , at Dubuque April 23 , at Des Molncs April 27 and at Burlington April 29. In South Dakota at Huron April 20 , at Sioux Falls April 22 and at Deadwood - wood May 13. A railway mall examination for residents of Nebraska will bo held at Omaha April 25 , and for the state of Iowa at Des Molnes April 23. Residents of all three states are- eligible for all positions within the classified service , as none of them have received nloro than their share of appoint ments. Fourth-class postmasters were appointed today as follows : Nebraska O'Connor , Gree- loy county , Mrs. Catharine Hughes , vice Mrs Susie Moore. Iowa Poplar Grove , Hamilton county , O. G. Howard , vice N. H , Bowden ; Prole , Warren county , W. P , Mclntlre , vice Noah Lockrldge1 , removed. Captain Charles E. Woodruff IB rrl'evcd ' From temporary duty at Fort Snelllng , Minn. , and ordered to rejoin his Btatlon at Fort Sheridan , III. First Lieutenant Harry Taylor , Corps of Bnglncors , is ordered before the board of ex- imlners convened in San Francisco , Cal. , for examination , UISCOUHAGI.VG TO COMl'RTITIO.V. ArrrHird for In Oiliioxlfloii to tlut Hciriiliir Ollluv. CLEVELAND , O. , Jan. 8. G. W. Tourgeo , ! X-pojtmaeter at West Wllllamsflcld , O. , and he present chairman of the Ashtabula county republican committee , was arrested by the United State ; ) authorities and brought to this city and placed in Jill. The specific : lmrge against him Is having a large elgn lUplaycd In front of hla Hare with the vords "pot'Jolllce" upon It. This Is considered jy the postal authorities to bo one of the ; rovest cffcnycs that can be committed igalntt their laws. Mr. Tourgee was np- lolnted postmaster at West AY'llllarnt > fleld by [ Veildcnt Harrison , and was removed two rear ? ago by President Cleveland. He con tinued , however , tt < cparate a poitofllce , idling stamps and collecting mall , which le delivered to the mall falnv. Mr. Tour- ; ee claims ho was Ignorant of the fact that 10 was violating any liw. He was urrooteil in complaint of the regularly appointed post- naster. Cotfriuir JuiieM DtiiiKfrounly 111. SAN J-'UANCISCO. Jan. i.-Governor .Inhn ft. Jone of Nevada IB ilunpcrouuly III nt u ioti'1 In thin city , whither ho on me for mc'l- ' c-al tieatment two montha oun. A recent ro- apse hau left him In u critical condition md hla r-covcry ia uncertain. He In cuffer- ng from u complication of stomach I roubles. RACTIIttM Wlilli : I'XAIU.i : TO AMIIUK Sditcliooil Convention In Oktnlioini Coin ex to mi Itiitlnrlonn Kuil. OKLAHOMA CITY , Jan. 8. The town Is filled with delegates to the statehood conven tion which convenes this afternoon. Nearly all of them are In favor ot statehood for Okla- honn , but there seem almost ns many schemes for getting It as ( her arc delegates. A large clement In the convention will favor the formation of a state out ot Oklahoma with the Chlckasaw nation added and with a provision for allotting the other nations of the Indian Territory to come In ns they wish nnd with consent of congress. The delegates who favor a single state ol Oklahoma and the Indian Territory argue that neither Oklahoma nor the Indian Ter ritory alone arc strong enough to support state Institutions , but that united they \\ould bo a great state. A fight was In sight as soon ns the con vention mct-nt 10 o'clock. Frank W. Thomp son , "double staler , " nnd W. T. Walker , n "single stater , " took sldes on ench end of the platform and tried to talk at the s.tmc time. At once the delegates mounted chairs , cnch faction yelling for Its side. Among the clamor , T. F. Hensley , n "double ! stater" nnd n Flynn bill man , was nominated for chairman , and , so soon as his name was ircntloned , ho Jumped to the stage. For flvo minutes he talked against the clamor. Gradually his loud tones ) drowned out the nolso and one delegate after another sub sided nnd listened to his speech. Then the question ot selecting the committee on cre dentials nrose. Chairman llenslcy finally declared carried the motion to appoint five members on the committee. Those opposed yelled nn appeal from the decision ot the chair. From 2 to 2:30 : the delegates. COO of them , ho\\lcd. Then Patrick Nnglo of Kingfisher pleaded for harmony nnd moved that the committee on credentials bo composed of one from each delegation. This was carried and then there was a lively quarrel over the recogni tion of the delegates from the Chlckasaw nation. After wrangling for another half hour , Dick Plunkett , the ex-prize fighter , for merly of Denver , was appointed sergeant- at-arms. lib walked to the stage nnd his great length and breadth of form seemed to nwo the delegates. They quieted down and Plunkett sntd : "Gentlemen : I am proud to b sergeant-at-nrms of this con vention , which sits In the pride of the ter ritory. We want order here , and we have got to have It. " The delegates from the Chlckasaw nation were recognized and the committee on cre dentials retired. At 8:15 o'clock tonight the statehood con vention came to an Inglorious end. At thut hour the committee on credentials , having be-sn unable to report , owing to the strife between the "hliiRlo staters" nnd the "double stalc-rs , " Chairman Hensley declared the con vention adjourned sine die. For half an hour afterward the utmost confusion prevailed and finally , when the uproar was approaching the proportions ot a riot , Sheriff Dsford turned out the lights and ordered the dele- gales from the hall Into the ctreet. This , It Is belUved , will end all organized effort to secure statehood from the present congress. IMIII.ADICMMIIA'S [ < ! .ICi : CUAFTUItS. TttXtliiiiuty Ailtliieoil llrfort- viiiiin Sonntorliil Coiiinillti-c. PHILADELPHIA , Pa. , Jan. S. Freeh sensations were developed today bsfore the senat Investigating committee. Martha MeyerSrf formerly keeper of a disreputable house In Inquirer street , testified that for twenty-two years the house has been a "good thing" for the police. She claimed to have paldrPollc6rran'Sllngerhas ) eums"ofmoney at 'frequent" Intervals. " 'She refused him money once and was arrested. After she had been In prloon several days the matron told her she was discharged. Outside the prison she met a detective from the dis trict attorney's cfllco named Burnsldo and a lawyer , who prevailed upon her to go with them to her banker and draw $100 , which she gave them. Hnrnslde could not be found today. Ex-Policeman Taylor gave additional testimony as to his partnership with Ser geants Green and McManus In running a disorderly house. Sergeant McManus IB one of the city's "praying policemen. " being a leader of revivals , nnd this testimony has caused n decided sensation. COUXTHY 1IAXKH SHIP I.OOI.I ) . Si1 ill lo Nw York'SlmpIy for Htornni- NEW YORK , Jan. 8. It Is learned from a number of prominent banks In this city that they liavo been requested often In the past few days to open gold accounts. These requests have come from customers , Includ ing some banks In the Interior. The banks , honever , have Invariably responded In the negative to such requests , citing the fact that they would not be Justified by their clearing house agreement In opening gold accounts. The result has been that banks with large vault room have- received a good deal of gold In the last few days , _ which they are now merely holding as safe deposit agents for the account of country banks. Some ot this gold has come from points far west of .Chicago and bankers say that if the amounts so held could bo announced It would be a genuine surprise to the street. Most of this li gold that has not been In the treasury vaults for many months. ( JOVI3HXOIL AVKIjLS" Kcc-oniiin'inliidoiiH to ( he I.cn for Coiiiluc-tliiK' IHnli'H All'Mlm. SALT LAKE , Utah , Jan. 8. Governor Wells today cent his message to the legisla ture. It Is a long document and contains recommendations as o the management of the various state Institutions. He recom mends the Issue of A per cent bonds to pay the present Indebtedness of the state , amounting to about $100,000 , and the neces sity for a larger revenue , by Increased taxa tion. Ho fctrongly urges the necessity for maintaining a thorough public school sys tem. He favors a law to prevent discrim ination In railroad charges , suggests the adoption of the Australian ballot byatem and Jevotoa considerable space to the subject of Irrigation. Hcrvimt ConfosHfd to UKItoMici'y , BOSTON. Jan. 8. Hose May Abbott , who has been undci surveillance uf the police Filnco last Tuesday , confessed today that the Btole J3.MO woitli nf diamonds and bonds from the homo of her employer , Mr , Thomnn II. lluibeclc of this city , last Monday night. She HnyH Hhc WIIH iieramuled to commit the crlmo fiv GcorK * Thotiff , u young filond of the Uurlieclic. Thong proinlncd to take the Blrl away from Iloston , and , Mut itlU'Kts. [ minted roseate plctuies of how they would live together In Homo oilier Htnte. After the robbery tlmy both went to ths Providence station and bouKht two llcki'ta for Provl- lence , hut Thong left the girl there and lias not been arrested yet , Four VHcrim * of JKli : SHU I.lvliit , ' . NKW YOIUC. Jan. 8. The Society of the U'nr of 1812 held Its annual meeting In the 2lty hull today , In ucooi'Jancjviih tlio jsual eur.inm on the unnlveivnry of the bat- lie of New Orleans Jiict'aon'u ilny. Itv. ! Moigun Dlx WBMeeteeud nt pris'itcnt ' for Iho ensuing year. 'Ihu ncerotary u-.nl obit uary notice's of Ilia late Co'nn'txloi ' Henry llrucc. nnil Kills O. C'ov-ihover ; of the war ' ) f 1812. He icpoitcil that there wcta but four veterans of the war naw u'.lve. The HO. ; lety In now composed of nliK-ty iinn.benj. .Sllitpoil tin * I'riMonrr Auny. MADISON. Win. , .Tun. 8. Kil Taylor , who tilled Officer Knox of Vcvny two weeks HBO. , vua brought to ( lMudUon \ jail at midnight 'or ftafc keeping. Shortly befote that time n neb moved on Vevay Jail lo Htilnn him up , Sheriff liant.'i received u Up. anil , liclorn the : neb arrived , the oltlcpra. with Tavlor , wore m tli ? way lieie. The Mullen ; Jail is IKUK | prepared ucalnnt nn uluu-k , for it Is guid in effort will bo imulo to fct ut Taylor to- ilfiht , _ x \VlHouiiblii I.t-tflMliiliirt * lo Court-in- . MADISON , Win- . Jan , S. Governor 1'phum ma decided to cull u special smslm > < f the eglilaturo to reiippolnt the legislative < lln- lictB accnidlng to the luxt rensiiM. 'I'M lute liao not been finally cU-termlnc'l , lint It ivlll probably be Tuetday , February IS , ARE ON THE VERGE OF WAR Be ) a lions Between Germany and England. Daily Becoming Moro Strained , TALK OF A EUROPEAN COMBINATION or WIlllnm'M Kvtrnordlnnr- - trrfi-rriH-c In the Triinivnnl AtTitlr AroiiMOH the ItrltUli I'nlille to n State o ( 1'ury. ( Copyrighted , IBM , t'J' the Associated Press. ) LONDON , Jan. 8. The gravity ot the- polltlral crisis hero Is Increasing Instead ot diminishing. The attitude of Emperor Wil liam toward Great Britain In the matter or Dr. Jameson's frcebootlng expedition Into the Transvaal upon closer study seems to. have been deliberate and long and carefully planned. The Transvaal Incident , It would appear , was the pretext seized upon by the emperor In order to enter the field as atv active opponent of Great Britain's policy or aggrandizement In Africa , and her little- misunderstanding King Prcmpch ot Ashantcc , together with her support ot Italy's warfare against Abyssinia , are be lieved to ho the Irritating features which. finally Induced his majesty to show hla hand. Of course , this la only a sample ot the rumors In circulation here , but It show * . the drift of the wind and has served to Incense cense- the British to a degree not witnessed ulnca war with Russia was threatened some- ye.im aco. To make matters worse , It Is now re ported that the Transvaal republic will demand an Indemnity ot ! $2,500,000 from .Great Britain as one ot the results of Dr. Jameson's In vasion ot the little Dutch republic. If this turns out to he the case , no dnubt will bo entertained that Emperor William In hl recent Interview with Dr. W. J. Leyda , the becrctary of state for the Transvaal , . prompted this demand and may also liavo announced his Intention of supporting It. Under these circumstances and In view ot the war preparations by land and sea now being vigorously pushed by Great Britain It Is not astonishing that thcio was an ominous nous drop In consols which , as much as any thing , Is a clear Indication that the gravity ot the political situation Is not newspaper ex aggeration. , Dispatches from Berlin announce that Emperor William had nn Important confer ence. this morning with Dr. Kayser , chief ot the German colonial ofllce , and that further dispatches have been exchanged between. Berlin and Pretoria. PREPARING FOR WAR. Great Britain Is evidently determined not to be caught unprepared for war. The report that orders have been sent to Portsmouth , Davenport and Chatham for the Immediate * commissioning of a flying squadron of war ships Is confirmed this afternoon , and has. caused a profound sensation In alt circles. The flying squadron la ordered to be ready for B3O by January 14. Tuesday next. It \\I11 consist of the following ships : III'VUNOIJ I'lrat cities Kittlcshlp. 14.150 tono. four C7-ton Ktms. ten 0-Inch qulck-drlng imif > , thirty-nix Miulk'r rnpM-fli InR fnins ; eighteen Inches side armor ; rpoeil , IT'.i ' knots. HOYAU OAK Klift clajs battleship , H.ISO tons , four CT-ton Riirn. ten li-lncli iiulck-nrtnir Runs , thirty-six smnllcr rnplJ-llre Bins ; eighteen InchM of hlili armor ; speed , 17'4 knots. OIHHALTAn Fln-t class Mee ! crulEfr , 7,700 lon . two 22-ton cuns , ten G-lnch quick-firing- Kuns , twpnty-four smaller qutck-llie gutu ; Bpccd , , l .7.ia. knots. - two 22-ton guns , ten 6-lnch .qutcH-Hrlng sune. twenty-four smaller qulck-llio films ! speed , 20 knots. I , , CHAHYIIDIS Second class steel criilser , 4,360 tone , two 0-inch quick-firing KUHS , eight 4.7 iluIck-Mtinx guns , t.ilrtern smaller quick-firing guns ; Fpuptl. 19 7-10 knatn. lirjHMIONE Second clncs steel cruiser. 4SG H tons , two C-lnch qutck-tirlnK nuns , eight 4,7 nulek-llrlng guns , thlrteon smaller quick-firing guns ; speed , 1910 knots. In addition , Koar , . Admiral Harry W. Raw- son , C. B. , In command of the Capo ot Good Hope and West Africa station , has been. ordered to proceed to Delagoa bay , on board the flagship St. George , a first clas > 3 steel cruiser of 7,700 tons , two 22-ton guns , ten C-lnch quick-firing guns , twenty-four smaller quick-firing guns , speed , 19 7-10 knots , and he Is now on his way there , accompanied with another cruiser , with nil possible speed. EMPEROR WILLIAM'S PLANS. The German emperor. It appears , had planned to land a fore ? of Germans at Delagoa bay In order to assist the Boer ; against the British , and only deslgteJ from so dolntj when he learnsd of Dr. Jameson's defeat anil capture. This , It Is claimed , Is proof that his message to President Krueger , congratu lating him upon his victory over the British , and his majesty's reported announcement to Dr. W. J. Leyds , the secrstary of state of the Transvaal , that Germany refused to recog nize any suzerainty over th : Transvaal , were well weighed moves , and the result of a prearranged - arranged policy. Admiral Bedford has. also ben Instructed to roporf. Immediately to the admiralty what additional steps are necessary lo reinforce his squadron , and they will be tent to him a promptly as possible. Besides thesa preparations , the greatest ac tivity le displayed In all the dock yards , making ready tor a call for the commissionIng - Ing of more ships as soon as needed , and the * naval rotervo lists ore being prepared la readiness for an emergency , The military authorities no longer attempt to ccrfceal the fact that they are actively ; preparing for the possibility of war. All the rfilments of the British army , army reserve * volunteers , militia , etc , , liavo been ordered to make Immediate returns ot their strength for mobilization ; but ao yet no further steps In this direction have been demod necessary. Among the volunteers and mllltla there Is a Dtrong feillng In favor of enrollment for active service- and en all sides the great est enthun'asm Is displayed. There teems to bo a feeling here that Great Britain has wtooil all she can t-tund in DIP way of studied opposition on thn part of Germany , oven If the latter IB barked by Franco and Russia , which l not considered to be by any means certain. The comrrtandlng officers cf the differ ent reglmentu of volunteers have been over whelmed with letters from the men under thnlr command , wishing tobo enrolled for active Borvlco , TROOPS FOR CAPE TOWN. At the War ofllce thla afternoon It was Elated that the troops returning from India or bound for that port of Hi British cmpir * Imd been ordered to call at Cape Town before the crlcls occurred and all that li necessary ia to Instruct their commanding officer * to land drafts at the cape. It was further mated that a detachment of troops Is now on Its way to Capo Town to relieve the irocns there and that the latter will bo Instructed to remain at the Cape for the present , so that double forces will shortly be available at Cape Colony , betide : the Indian trocpa on passage , which can be landed there shortly. Without desiring to be In any wa'y sensa tional , It can safely he said that the war spirit la hovering over the British umpire- , and that people of all clausi-s are eagerly , supporting the attitude of the government n resenting the attitude ot Germany toward Great Britain , The pros Is unanimous In Its approval ot the preparations of the naval and military authorities and the nuwnpapers of all shades of opinion agree us to the manner In whlcU Germany's attitude muct be met. The Globe , for example , eayi this after noon : "There Is absolutely no difference ot opinion among Iirltons In their keen resent- nrnt of the wholly unprovoked affront put upon this proud land by Emperor William and liln foolhardy eoimstllorn. Iiutead of working England harm with the Ameri cans , | lie emperor's Insolent Interference haa re-vlvnO the- feeling of klnxhlp and l making easier a friendly arrangement of the Yen * D7.iii'lan question. It may l > a added that ( hire l little doubt hut the Chronicle's Washington dispatches i a vi ) had a very cooj effect litre In showlnu lat : it l more than likely that Great Brit ain | u uning In Hie boundary dispute , and , 'rjlnwtig ) ! the f'hrorlclu'k correipondent' * fcugg > 'loi 'hat gome nuani of arbitrating the I. att r thould be promptly found ,