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ESTABLISHED JU TE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOHNltftt , JANUARY 15 , 1890. 001 ? lr FIVE CENTS.
GOMEZ AGAIN ON THE MOVE
Insurgent Chieftain Urging His Forces to
Destroy Property1 !
TRAIN FIRED AND RUN ACROSS COUNTRY
Or I in Humor of llicItrlicln In Dcnl-
iiu with llic Meniin of TrniiN-
Itorfatloii l the I'
ot ( he Kiio my.
( Copyright. 1608 , by Prrna Publishing Company. )
HAVANA , Cuba , Jan. 14. ( Now York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
Maximo Gomez has ngaln moved south and
cast since last reported yesterday afternoon.
I stated last night that telegraphic communi
cation with Betabnno bad been.Interrupted ,
H develops that Gomez approached the town
of Bcjucal , which has a population ot 7,000 ,
end caused great destruction of properly , na
elated In a prcvicu * dispatch. This evening
additional details ore at hand , Gomez sent
an advance guard to demand the sur
render of the place , which was held by a
. .number of volunteers nnd eighty regular sol-
Mlcrs. The latter occupied a block house on
the public square. When summoned to sur
render , they refused. The firing bscame gen
eral , nnd the Insurgents were repelled from
the vicinity of the block house. Gomez en
tered the town with a bodyguard , and
on most of the houses ho hoisted flags ot
truce. Prom ono house a hostile shot was
dltcharKCd nnd killed a member ot Gomez's
staff. Gomez was greatly enraged and causo.l
the destruction ot all the houses In the vicin
ity.
Hearing of the approach ot a Spanish col
umn , ho evacuated the town last evening
after burning trains and destroying property
OH previously stated. The Spanish troops
will still hold the block houso. The Insur
gents camped outsldo the town over night.
Today It IB reported without details that
Colonel Linares and General Gomez's forces
had come together and an action occurred.
The railway property at the Buena Ventura
siding , between this place and Qulvlcan ,
vrns burned tonight.
Wildly sensational reports are afloat , simi
lar to those of a week ago. The facts are
ns above stated. There ! . . no evidence of
anything more Important having occurred.
No restrictions are placed on my dispatches
tonight.
tonight.WILD WORK OP THE REBELS.
On Monday afternoon a freight train on
the United railway system left San Fel'pe for
Havana. H Included thlrly-slx laden cars
nnd n powerful new Rogers locomotive.
There were two carloads of horses belonging
to the government. When the train was be
tween Uojucal and Qulvlcan It was stopped
by a band of Insurgents. Bejucal-Is a town
between San Fcllpo and Havana , thirty k'.l-
omoters from the latter. After removing the
animals the rebels Ignited nil the cars , re
versed the locomotive and sent It back toward
Ban Pellpent full speed. The powerful draft
caused the flames to rlso high In the air
vvlllo | thei engine was going around the !
curves , passing the astonished country people
In the fields , who stood ns If transfixed , while
the burning cars rushed onward. ' Through
Qulvlcan , there being a slight grade down
ward to San Felipe , the train thundered at
the rate of a mile a minute. The speed was
such that the populace heard the nolso of
the approaching train before It appeared.
Next they beheld It speeding like a torrent of
fire , roaring furiously , through their village ,
then disappearing nnd leaving a cloud of
black smoke behind It.
Bcti.ro reaching San Pellpe a sharp curve
"V-ia encountered , whore the train was thrown
from the track by the centrifugal force.
There was a fearful crash , and the flaming
cam nnd locomotive were piled up together.
The destruction of what was loft of the
train was speedily complete.
IRON BRIDGE DESTROYED.
Near Bejucal there was an Important Iron
bridge , The rebels built fires on the ties and
the heat caused the Iron work to warp so that
the bridge fell. This cuts off communication
between Batatano and the south coast line
ot steamers between Cientuegos , Mazanlllo
and Santiago. They will run around Capa
San Antonio hereafter to Havana. At Bejucal
the rebels burned about twenty houses and
nil the stations and other property of the
railway company.
A small Insurgents' band Is reported near
Auquncnro. A large Spanish force is at
that point.
J said exclusively last night that Gomez
liad Issued an order stopping the destruction
o ( the sugar eaue. Various theories are
advised for this declelon of the Insurgent
chieftain. The principal onea assuin ? that
It Is In accordance with Instruction from the
Junta In New York. If the- burning of cane
is ended the flames will continue to ascend
high In the air no long as any railroad
property can bo reached by Iho rebels.
Gomez will endeavor to destroy the railways
BO. aa < o prevent the moving of troops. On
tha Guana jay division of the United railway ,
which extends Into the Plnar del Rio
province from Havana , Ihe train people refuse
to taltrt out trains , fearing bodily Injury.
The. action ot the captain general In liber
ating Charles Solomon la regvded here as
graceful and generous. Had Ihn young man
been a Spanish subject he would have been
summarily tried by court martial nnd would
have passed the remainder of his life In an
African settlement. The documentary evi
dence found upon his person la of the most
' incriminating nature. Among other papers
, was an offer from a Belgium firm to furnish
' ' ' rifles to the Insurgents.
- Such conduct as that ot Solomon has been
the cause of much cmbairasrmcnt to some of
* . the respectable corrcipondents here , creating
, " ns 1 ( has , prejudice , against them In the
' minds of the Spanish officials because , ot the
Irregular action of a few others. The order
> ct Mart'nez Campos restricting correspond
ents , Issued lust May , was caused entirely
by an alleged New York correspondent cuu-
veiylng funds to the Insurgent cumps.
WILLIAM SHAW 1IOWHN.
li
II13AVV VIHIXft I1UARD AT HAVANA.
CJi-in-nil Opinion that an Important
" *
< \ HAVANA , Jan. 14 , ExclUna news from
the front wns received about noon In a ebnpo
ViSileli prevented Us uccurucy from being
dental. Th nound ot continued artillery
flrtitk was heard south of Rlncon , not far
train Bejucal , the town which w'as attacked
by the insurgents yesterday , with the result
that they were forced to retreat after a
strong resistance by the government forces
i defending .the place , the battle lasting flyu
hours. It Is claimed. Out It U i scrte Mliat
\ ' , tha Insurgents plundered stores In the out-
V'l lying streets ot Bejucal , burned u number ot
II houses und destroyed the railroad depot by
/ * ' fire. Previous to thin they hud burnud the
town of Salud , nnd partly destroyed Qulvl-
> > can. They varied .these operations with
burning freight trains and destroying rail
road engines at , they pushed northward to
ward Havana. This force of Insurgents
is the ono supposed to j > c com-
, uiundrd by Gomez In person , altuVugh It has
\ been Insisted that ho Is rtill in the province
\ of Plnar del Rio , mid that he wan In con-
, yaTllc with Spanish troops commanded by
V General Llnare * . It Is believed that an Im
portant engagement Is taking place , and fur
ther Information Is anxiously expected.
Confirmation has been received of the re.
port last night from the eastern provlnvcfc
tl'at the 1 Agent leaders. Rubl , Jui > e Maceo ,
lllviro at others , at the head of strong
force ; * of Insurgents from the proUnce of
Puerto Principe , believed to bo much hotter
armed than any previous forces and to have
born reinforced by filibustering expedition *
containing numbers of Americans , are moving
taut ward , apparently with the Intention ot
UIufgrchiK the Iniutgents now operating In
tliu neighborhood of Havana. Those Intur-
ftnt forces are said to have moved IntU the
lltmcdloa dlttrict and to have moved In a
northwesterly direction from Santa Splrltu
to Remedlos and from there westward.
SPOILED THE SPANISH PLANS.
The presence ot this additional force 01
UuurgcnU moving through the province
of Santa Clara and In the direction at the
province of Matanzas will naturally prevent
vent the Spanish commanders from sendlrtf
Into the Havana district all the troops the )
Intended to draw from Santa Clara and M .
tanzas with the Intention of driving the
Insurgent * now In this vicinity Into the prov
ince of Plnar del Hlo , westward , until thej
were all placed In a pos'.tlon where thej
could either bo exterminated or forced tt
surrender. The captain general has bcrn
forced to met this move by sending bach
toward Santa Clara several columns ol
troops which were on their way through
the province of Matanzas to reinforce hi ;
forces in this vicinity.
The insurgents. It Is believed , will tluis
bo able to continue for , some time longci
their almost unchecked operations and II
the Spa ' /'h generals are not able to pre
vent a junction ot nil the Insurgent forces
now In this vicinity the rttuatlon will be
come moro critical. Estimating that the
Insurgents now have about 15,000 men , more
or less well armed , In this vicinity and they
are reinforced by say 10,000 more well armed
men from the eastward , Gomez will have
under his command quite a fair sized army
and should bo able , all things fairly favor
able , to take the offensive , even against o
Htrong force of Spanish troops defending
Havana.
Of courto these arc the views taken by
the friends of the Insurgents nnd are di
rectly at variance with those of the Spanish
officials , who claim the second Cuban army
advancing from the exist under Knbt and
Jose Maceo docs not number and will never
number 5,000 men. They admit , however ,
that the Insurgent forces commanded by
Catjlto. Josa Agulre and Rego have already
joined the Rabl-Maceo forces In the Remc <
dlos district and consequently It Is to be
presumed that all , or nearly nil , the dif
ferent Cuban bands eastward will join the
army commanded by Rabl and Jose Macco
with the view of pushing westward in the
strongest force possible. Supposing , on the
approach of this force toward the province
of Havana , that the IniMrgont columns now
In this vicinity were to retreat westward In
a body , drawing otter them all the Spanish
troops possible , .the Insurgents would be In
a position ! to hold between fairly large
armies the bulk of the Spanish troops and
would thus be able to operate , Judging from
their previous tactics , In a very successful
manner.
manner.INSURRECTION SPREADING.
Several Insurgent bands , numbering from
100 to 300 men , nro reported to hive gathered
In the provinces of Colon -and Matanzas ami
all of these will help to swell the Rabl-
Macco forces. In any case , it does not psem
psxvlble to deny that th ? Insurrection Is
Increasing In imiportance every day. Practi
cally the whole Interior of the Island , from
cast to west , with the exception of the
large towns , Is In possession of the Insur
gents , jvho have burned everything com-
bustlblei and have levied tribute right and
left under the very noses of the Spanish
commanders , and cutting down the revenue
ot the Spanish government from Cuban
sourc2u SO per cent , according to the insur
gent estimates. '
Under these conditions It Is not astonish
ing that some change In the commandershlp
of the Spanish forces Is expected dally ,
Even the most Intimate frlenda of General
Campoa do not claim- that ho has been half
Duccessful In his operations. The Insurgent
are not acting hastily in any way. They
have plenty of time before them and Intsud
to make the most ot It. They .have a cen
tral government established , at Mcrmosa , In
the province of Puerto Principe. Their
forces are organized in excellent military
style ; they have regular army workshops
and hospitals In addition to the field hos
pitals , depots of provisions and ammunition ,
etc. Their cavalry Is vastly superior , both
In nunrber and quality ) to that ) of the
Spaniards , and the military experts aasen
that the Importation of 3.QOO or 4,000 .Spanish
cavalry from Spain will In no way affect
the situation , aa the Spanish herpes cannot
stand the climate. The weak point of the
Cuban army is Its artillery. They have only a
few guns of ths old fashioned type and a few
modern rapid- firing guns , but they hope
shortly to bo ableto make a very much
better showing In artillery as they expect
yuppllea of rapid fire guns. Indeed , friends
of the Insurgents lure assert that a num
ber of rapid fire guns recently came Into
the possession of Gcn-sral Gomez and that
they were landed not very far from Havana
at that.
This afternoon it was slated upon authority
bore that O-eneral Antonio Maceo Ins plun
dered San Dlsgo do Nunez , quite an im
portant town , n little to the eastward and
southward of Bahia Honda , the port recently
captured by the insurgents on the northern
coast ot Cuba , and In 'the ' province of Pinar
del Rio There t * > ems no reason to doubt
that the report la true and It shows the
Insurgents are extending their opjratlons
from thn small towns lo much larger places
In the province of Plnar del Rio.
MADE AN IMPORTANT CAPTURE.
It Is announced that on Sunday last the
Spaniards made an Important capture In the
person of Jose Ccpero , the second In com
mand of the Cuban column commanded by
General Rego. Ceporo , It appears , wao on hlo
way from Clcnfuegos.ln the province of Santa
Clara , to Batahano , the port south of Havana ,
with Important communications from the
Santa Clara Insurgents to Gonvez and Macco.
The Insurgent lender was traveling on the
Spanish steamship Gloria under the name of
Lorenzo Dupuy and had papers upn him In
that name to show that he was an Amer
ican citizen traveling In Cuba on buslnes ? . He
acted In the most unconcerned manner pos-
? lble , chatted and joked with all on board ,
was enilte famllar with a number of Spanish
officers who wore his tellow passengers from
Clenfucgos to Batabano , and bid fair to suc
cessfully carry cut his mssion , beside ? ob
taining valuable Information for the future
guidance of tjic insurgent commanders * . But ,
as Cepero's bad luck would have It , among
the officers who came on board the Gloria
at Batabano waa a certain Lieutenant Mtn-
apterlo. The latter and Cepero were old
acquaintances , Coporo having promised some
tlnici ago to hang Lieutenant Monasterio at
the first opportunity for having piithed
Cepero's Insurgents very hotly In a pursuit
which the Spanish troops under Uo lieuten
ant carried 'Jut ' once In Santa Clara , When
Cepcr ) caught sight of the lieutenant ho
made n sudden dlvo Into bin cabin and ap
parently busied hlnunlf In preparing to go
ashre while walling for hlo fellow pasoan-
gcii tn leave the oMp. But the lieutenant
had espied him and , communicating hit
knowledge to the other Spanhrh officers , the
utate room occupied by Copero was soon ba-
sieged by a crowd of angry Spanish soldiers.
Cepero In varn denied hla Identity , claiming
ho wab Lorenzo Dupuy , an American citi
zen and theatenlng his captors with the ven
geance of the United Stato.-C All denials ,
however , were In vain. The lieutenant raid :
"And so you promised to hang jne , Cepcro ?
Well , wo will see It wo cannot hang ; you In
stead. "
When Cepcrq raw that all further denial
wus utelcfs , ho became defiant , frankly ad-
m'llcd his Identity and was conveyed under
n Jtrong escort t this city , where ho Is now
In Moro cattle. Hla trial will not long bo de
layed. The paper ! ' found upon him are
wldf be of the greatest Importance nnd will
probably lead to the arrest of a number of
prominent citizens , Including tovcral new
residing In Ihe province ot Santa Cl\ra. (
Lieutenant Colonel Mlra , with the Tlor-
gana battalion ot Spanish troops , it Is offi
cially announced , linn attacked tlu Vllcta
Farm near Hcrmosa , the seat of the Insurgent
government , The Insurgents , who num
bered about 1,600 , are reported to have re
treated with a lots of twelve killed and
jcvfnly wounded. Lieutenant Mra ! lojit
Ihree of bis officers and ten soldiers were
ivoundcd.
Kiiiimlrou at
VALKTTA. Island ot MaltaJan. . 11 , A
portion of Uie British Mediterranean squad
ron , conmitlng ot ( he biUlesblpi Uimlllles ,
Hood , Anson , Howe and Barfleur and the
erul r3 Hawke. Cambrian , Aatrara , Forte ,
Kcarlc-H and Syblllo , and Iho torpedo depot
9hli ) Vi'lcin and torped > boat Ardent , have
ir-jveJ tele from Salonlca bay.
LOOKS LIKE AN OLIVE BRANCH
President Cleveland's ' Message to Ohamuer-
lain on Transvnal Matters.
GIVES ENGLAND MUCH SATISFACTION
I'renn There Seen thent > KliiitiitK
< he 1C nil In the Iteuui'Nt Hint
llrltlMi Protvetlon lie AfTortlcil
American Cltlr.eiiM.
( Copyrlslit , 1JM , by Press Publishing Company. )
LONDON , Jan. 14. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) All the
ptpcrs hero comment today with appreciation
upon the president's action In asking English
protection for the Americans Imprisoned In
the Transvaal.
Mr. Smalley cables from New York that II
has Inlcnsncil American feeling against the
Upon. The Westminster Gazette says to
night : "When the Americans are made
aware that these outlawed proper ! }
owners are largely Americans , a re
vulsion ot American fooling In
behalf of the view now so forcibly stated by
Mr. Ulioilcs Is certain. 'In the Transvaar .nil
my manngsrs are Americans , " adds lie , with a
shrewd perception of American pride In what
Is American. Add to the statement from an
other source that Mr. Rhodes , from amid
the smoke of this conflict and under n load
of obloquy , U heard saying that his political
career Is not at an end , but only beginning ,
imd there Is. still moro admiration for the
great South African leader , ami Ptlll more
disposition to reconsider the whole subject. "
Ambassador Bayard's application hns also
undoubtedly strengthened Chamberlain's
hands In dealing with the Doer president
on behalf of the prisoner ? , seeing that , 'As
exclusively mentioned In a World dispatch
list week , Krueger appealed at the outbreak
of the crisis for the moral support of our
government In resisting English aggression.
It Is now perceived that Krueger's object
In arresting all the wealthy ultlandors Is
to hold them as hostages for the payment
of Indemnity which he Intends to demand
for the violation of his territory. He could
have got no money out of Jameson and his
men and promptly released them , shrewdly
seeing also that their trial In England would
bo an embarrassment to the English gov
ernment.
AS TO WAR ALLIANCES.
Aa to Lord Salisbury's action In regard to
Germany , or to an alliance with Russia and
France , nothing can bl said , except upon the
merest speculation. Wo are assured on
every hand of the kaiser's surprise and re
gret at the English Interpretation' Ills
Kruegar telegram , and sensitive business cir
cles In the city have no fear whatever no\\
of a German war. Doubtless the new out
break of tli ? semi-Inspired Cologne Gazette
today Is duo to gossip , for It still remains
only gossip of an alleged rapprochement be
tween' Russia and England , and 'Its Implied
Inclusion of Franco In the alliance.
The discussion of arbitration as to Vene
zuela continues actively In the liberal press
and in liberal circles , but the grudging con
cessions In the Times are not credited In
well Informed quarters , -Indicating a serl-
, ous change of heart In Lord'Salisbury. I
feel sure that wo of the United States may
measure exactly and only his readiness to
yield to any salient measure of arbitration
by the growing or decreasing perils of the
.complications on the continent.
Sir Frank Lascelles , English ambassador
at the court of Berlin , has communicated sub
stantially as follows to tho1 foreign olilco in
regard to Germany's position.
"Tho German government "contends that
the suzerainty of Queen Victoria over the
Transvaal became null and void when tlie
convention of 1884 was signed ; They deny
absolutely that they have any Intention of
proclaiming a protectorate over the Trans
vaal , and affirm that their intention in the
question pending Is due to 'their desire to
protect the1 great commercial Interests which
they have In and to the west of the Trans
vaal , and to the fact that In their view the
security of these interests depends absolutely
on the maintenance of the practical Inde
pendence of the South African republic. For
these reasons the German government could
not stand idly by while an attempt was
being made to re-annex the Transvaal by
Great Britain. " ,
Apparently , after Chamberlain's prompt
action , there Is no present menace to peace
between the countries.
NEW GOVERNOR OF GUIANA.
The personality of Sir Augustus HemminiT ,
the new governor of British Guiana , may
probably prove an Important factor in the
ultimate Issue of the dispute with Venezuela ,
so that it is Instructive to know the opinion
held of him by his ofllclal friends. Ho has
for a considerable period had charge of the
Wcrt African department of the British
colonial ofllce , and was made a
knight commander of St. Michaels pnd
St. George for his services In settling nu
merous thorny questions which have cropped
up in that region during the past ten years ,
He la not regarded as a strong man , but Is
especially notable In ofllclal circles as an able
dispatch writer. He Is rather a Jingo In
temperament , but , being nurtured under offl-
ctal discipline , It is believed that he will
Faithfully cany out the Instructions given
him , whatever their aiaturc. This Is his first
administrative post , and the belief prevails
In the colonial department that he ban only
left headquarters , where he was sure of high
promotion , at the very special pressure of
Mr. Chambjrlaln desires to have at George
town during tbf approaching critical time
a governor whoso mind he knowa end who
lu thoroughly imbued with tli/j / tradltlops
of the colonial department. Ho Is a { 'porting '
man , and is to bo .given a banquet by the
Sportsman's club. It may be added that
Lord Salisbury obviously thinks thsre will
be no Immediate need of his services In
respect to the Venezuela question , since he
does not t'tart for the post until February ,
and his pre\Hcei'3or has returned to London ,
BARNEY BARNATO AND HIS BANK.
Incident to the troubles In the Transvaal
and the frantic financial speculation which
doubtlera gavo- the main Impulse to Jame
son's raid , there waa a scene today when
Millionaire Barney Barnat3 faced a meeting
of the shareholders in his South African
"bank. " It will ba remembered that ho
.aunched this bank upon the market only
a few mouths ago , without any statement
as to Its assets or even Its purposes , with
out so much as K.jirospeetus. Yet the value-
if the shares almost Instantly appro-
dated to such a figure that he
Is undestood to have msde 1,000,000 , or
more In an hour. Today the first meeting of
the shareholders was held to hear a state
ment on these points. The scene Is described
as extraordinary. The meeting was held in u
great glided chamber In the > Cannon Street
: iotel. lu the gallery a gathering of gaily
dressed ladles graced the occasion , lly noon
the the whole hall was pacokd so densely that
there waa hardly room to move , and at the
back self-respecting business men had climbed
upon stoves , shelves and anything thataf-
lonled them point & of vantage. Even behind
.lie directors' table there was an Impregnable
lack of shareholders , und outsider the doer
i crowd of tilled the corridors and stretched
' r fa away up thes talrcatc1 ,
Shortly before 12 o'clock a ringing cheer
lallcil the arrival of a waiter who laid a
nnknrd of ale In front ot Barney's throne ,
and the great man lilmre ) twos not far bo-
iliul. Among the directors of the company
and others who entered with him was Sir
Gcoigu Lewis , Unfortunately , top , at Bar-
itry's entrance a screen fell upon him just
a * ho was taking his seat , Ho made lite
itatcment , but as teen as doubting Jiliare-
lolders begun to ask searching questions , ho
mmodlately bundled up Ids-papers and made
tls escape , jmld Jileseo and general con-
usion. * *
WAITING FOR THE LOAN.
If Mr , Chamberlain's Inquiry Into the
causes of Jameson's raid U at all flar and
horcugh , it Is likely to result In the most
xcltlng chapter of financial hUtory the world
ms ever known.
Acting on behalf ol the World , U cuter' *
correspondents In Berlin , andi tlio Londoi
Chronicle correspondent , the , other day
sol'ght definite Information frpni Die Dented
bank and Blcchroedcr us to whether clthe
hns made tenders for the ncfr United State
loen. Representatives of lioth Institution
declined to confirm , ' or deny th
reports that they had imado sue !
application. It Is , however , tbt ) general Ini
preplan In financial circles , both In Berllt
and In London , that the Dcutsch bank a
least Is prepared to make both an Indcpcnd
cut tender and to form part of the Mor
111 syndicate It the popular loan fall
through. They are awaiting further Infer
matlon before making 'a formal tender. Mr
Raab , one cf the managers of the Lender
branch of the Doutsch bank.gavo the Wcrld'
representative today to undcrcUnd that hi
principals were still acting with the Morgat
syndicate.
"As far as I know , " ho said , "no furthc
movement haa been made by the Mrgai
syndicate , with respect to the band Issue
but the matter Is being conducted dlrectlj
between the head office of our bank In Bcr
lln and New York. It Is Impassible to saj
how much of tho. bond Issue , If any , wll
'
fall to the Morgan syndicate , so I canno
say what our proportion will be. "
When asked If , In his 'opinion , any ap
preclatlvo number of the bonds- will be
taken here , Mr. Raab said : "I have heart
nothing to justify such an oxprctslon. Tht
English arc very patriotic odd they wll
stick together In refusing all dealing ? In
United States bonds until this ridiculous
war scare completely passes away. The situ
atlon Is growing easier , but nst sufficiently
so na to alter the attitude ot English flnan
clory , which was accurately and authorl
tatlvcly stated by the Rothschilds In tholi
cable to the World. "
This feeling undoubtedly still exists amonp
nil great London houses. One largo Engllsl
capitalist , who sent over some weeks ago dl
rectlons to n Now York bink to Invcs
$350,000 in the new loan on Ills account , sail
today that ho hns Instructed his agents tc
nwalt developments until ncrirer the day
whan the tenders will be opened.
IT IS PURELY SPECULATION.
"I confess I am guided strictly by business
reasons , " ho1 said. 'There will not be under
the circumstances In London qny large Invest
ment In the new loan , whether popular or
through the syndicate , except for sale again
to America. Practically all Ihe last Issue ot
bonds has gone back to you. Whllo the
present financial system is maintained In the
United States we buy cnly.for speculation.
The bonds are no longer considered gilt-edged
Investment bonds , and will not be In all
probability until a definite pledge Is given
that your securities will be paid In gold.
"Thero lu also a patriotic sentiment here
and you may bo sure that Baron Rothschilds
consulted with Lord Salisbury as to the
terms of bio cablegram to , the World , In
which ho Intimated that the ( bankers here
would not take away any of the bonds.
"With Germaus It will somewhat dif
ferent. In the first place , they are content
with a small ? * margin of profit than we are ,
and while London Is practically { monometallic ,
there Is a strong bimetallic sentiment In
Berlin in the influential classes. The pos
sibility of even eventual piyirjent in silver
has not such terror to themas to us. "
The report Is current that 11)11. ) & Gordon' ,
the leading brokerage firm which , did much
toward placing the English Investments In
the last loan , were arranging n , syndicate
to make a' ' tender for some $20,1)0,0,000 of the
new loan. Mr. Panmure , Gordon's partner ,
said today of this report : "No , sir , wo are
doing nothing iw.ith this bond'Jlsiue ' , "although
wo took-a fair sliare of tho'labt one. It Is
Impossible- the present condition of things.
There Is the strongest ppsalble ob-
jectjon to taking any I of.1 it here.
In addition to the feeling aroused
by President Cleveland's Venezuelan message ,
there is stronger doubt th n'fieretolQro tc
whether the United States .bovernment may
exerclso Its option of paying otherwise than
In gold. That feeling has doubtless been
Intensified by the recent action of the presi
dent , but even it the Venezuelan question
were settled , libelieve this uncertainty would
still operate for a long time' to check Eng
lish investments In any securities of the
United States. "
Manager/Smith / of Payne < & Smith of Lom
bard street , the London agents for Bleich-
roeder of Berlin , stated positively that Payne
& Smith had no knowledge whatever of any
plan , Intentions or arrangements of Blelch-
roeders in regard to the now loan.
BALLARD SMITH.
TAKING CARK OF AMERICANS.
Will Look After Our Cltl-
zeiix In ( lit * Triuixvn'nl.
LONDON , Jan. ' 14. Many friends of the
Americans at Johannesburg called today at
the United States embassy ] hero and made
'
inquiries regarding their sa'fetyj but Ambas
sador Dayard had no additional news for
them.
When Secretary Olney's Instructions re
garding the request made to thcj government
of Great Britain to provide for the protec
tion of Americans In the Transvaa'l arrived
yesterday , an attache of the .ynlted States
embassy was Immediately seni'to the foreign
office. There ho was escorted/to / the colonial
office and Introduced to the secretary of
state for the colonies , Mr. Joseph Chamber
lain. When Mr. Olnoy's request had been
made known Mr. Chamberlain ; Immediately
said : "We shall be very glabto \ use- our
good offices In behalf of 1119 .United States. "
Shortly afterword a brief formal note was re
ceived by Mr. Bayard in which Mr. Cham
berlain In the most kindly terms repeated the
assurance that Great Britain Would do what
ever was possible to protect 'the ' Americans
in the Transvaal.
It Is learned that official communications
have been ecnf to the United States em
bassy today indicating a much better state
of affairs In regard to Venezuela.
JOHANNESBURG , Jan. If Mr. T. H.
King , one of the American engineers who
are among the membera of the .Reform
union , arrested hero upon charges of high
treason , has been escorted tp Vreterla , hut
It Is expected ho will bo liberated In a few
days. The Intervention of thp United States
In behalf of the Americans will , U Is be
lieved huvo a good effect on the prospects of
Ihe treatment of the prisoners.
LONDON , Jan. 14. Mr , " WHb , , the friend
ot John Hayes Hammond , ' * the American
mining engineer , member 'of .the , reform com
mittee ot Johannesburgnpw under arrest
theru on the charge of high treason , made
another call upon the United , Statts embassy
today and had a long Interview , with the
United States ambassador. Mr. Thcmas
Bayard , It IB understood that .Mr. Wlltz
was Informed that the UnRqd/JS tales Is
Inadequately represented In Transvaal and
urged another appointment "
AMERICAN' COMMISSIpW
CliliifMe Inelliieil to .Atojiiu ' / r Tlielr
Conduct Toirnril tllNJiuiirleM. (
( CopyrlRht. 1598 , by Press I'ubllshlni Company. )
CHBNOTU , China , . Jan. 14 ; ( Via Tien-
Tsln. ) New York World Cablegram Sppciol
Telegram. ) The UnltKl States Chengtu com
mission , consisting of Consul Read , Lteu-
.onant Commander Morrcjl and Mr ! Cheshire ,
will leave Chunkhlng , a city in the province
of Szchuen , Wednesday by the Yangtse Klang
route. One Immediate result of the com
mission's arrival here was lnat the repre
sentatives of all the missions' destroyed In
: he Chengtu riots have now returned to
3hcngtu. The rebuilding of the mission
loutes will begin Immediately.
The officials throughout the province , and
no re particularly thole atiChcngtu , have
omitted no opportunity to make * a public
nanlfestatlon' of their consideration of the
American commissioner ! * , ' whp were received
with great ceremony wherever they went , as
nen of the highest rank. The Chengtu ofil-
: lals have furthermore assisted the American
ilcthodlsis to purchatrj 'outfight additional
jioperty , thereby upholding bpJoro the peopio
the terms of the Bertbemy convention , as
amended with , reference to ( ho. purcljaio of
property. The China Inland mission has
eaeed for a term of years , too oinb'a ) build-
ni ; occupied by the American commUslon
vhlle at Cheugtu.
The c ininiuloners have great confidence In
he friendliness of the pretent viceroy , Wang
Wen Shao , successor to I.I Hung Chang.
" * " " " " - - " '
i"r
"V r ft
REFORM COM.MITTEE IN JA11
Sixty-Four Members Imprisoned on th
Ohargo of Treason.
THEIR BANK BALANCES CONFISCATE !
All Property of the
Likely to llty Porrcllrtl to
the ( lovrrmticut
Soon.
( CopyrlRht , ISM , bj- Press rubllnhlnR Compnny.
CAPETOWN , South Africa , Jan. 14. ( Ne'
York World Cablegram Special Telegram
Sixty-four members of the ultlandors rt
form committee , who" have been , nrreste
by the Boer authorities on the charge c
treason against the republic In conncctlo
with the expedition from British Africa
have been Imprlojned at Pretoria , at Joel ,
Email village near Vryheld , and at UUIcl
helm , In the Or.ings Free State. Jamc
son's men have l n sent to Natal for trla' '
All Is qulot now. The mines nre workln
and tOicps In Johannesburg have been re
opened. The bank balances of the "reform1
prisoners have been Impounded , and thcl
property will probably bo confiscated. Ex
change Is high , but steady.
The burghcra nre petitioning for the re
moval of the English suzerainty. Th
Orange Free State sympathizes with Presl
dent Kruer.cr.
Ex-Premier Cecil Rhodes Is at Klmberly
where lie waa given a hearty reception b ;
the people. He raid tint the Idea sccmc <
to luvo got abroad that hly public carec
was ended. He remarked that the contrar ;
was the truth , as hiy career was only Jut1
beginning. In this firm belief he was encour
aged by the confidence of his friends li
Grlqua land and elsewhere. Ho would llv
und continue to di much good and * uscfu
work on behalf of South Africa.
Dr. Jameson's name was greeted will
cheers. Sir Hercules Robinson Is still n
Pretoria. Nothing lo known as yet with re
opect to the settlement of the questions be
twccn the Boers and the English. Jamosoi
and hla officers nro in the jail at Pretoria.
TRANSVAAIj ARTILLERY INCREASED
VolkuratHl I'liNNCH a Vote of Tlmiilo
to TlioMC Wlio A I ( II Them.
PRETORIA , Jan. 14. The Volkeraad mcl
today and authorized the government tc
incrcaro the state artillery force by 400 men
They also adopted a government resolution
thanking the Orange Free State for Its sis
terly assistance , and also Sir Hercules Rob
inson , governor of Cape Colony , and Sli
Jacobus DeWet , British agent at Pretoria , foi
the powerful supports they had given to the
TransvaaJ government , and for their efforts
to prevent bloodshed. A message was read
in the Volk'sraad from President Kruegar , In
which he comments on the causes which led
to the dastardly plot against the state and
government. He was firmly resolved , the
mrrs-age 'said , to maintain ' .he sacred rights
and interest : ) of the republic and to establish
the same on a firmer and scc'ircr foundation ,
The brief sitting of the Volksraad then ad
journed till May. *
Owing to Uo excited feeling among the
iiurghers , calm and dispassionate legislation
In connection with the recent eventswas. . con-
sldered impossible. ' " " ' P ! > " ' " I
Dr. Jameson and the officers of his raiding
expedition and political prisoners , number
ing sixty , are still In the jail here , and ore
well cared for , pending the final decision be
tween Sir Hercules Robinson and the TransVaal -
Vaal government as to their fate.
JOHANNESBURG , Jan. 14. A thousand
arrcpd andfihounted burghers traversed the
streets of this city today , causing great ex-
oltcment , and 1,200 others are outside the
city , and will ride through the town tomor
row In order to exhibit their fighting strength
to the miners and to gratify the men.
The Globe this afternoon pays It thinks
the pacific complexion of the Venezuelan
situation Is due to Emperor William , add-
ng : "The moment the German sword rat
tled , Brother Jonathan ceased to finger his
revolver. Secretary Olney's appeal regarding
: he Transvaal , coming from the author ol
the enlargement of the Monroe doctrine , Is
an olive branch. Nor has reciprocity in
friendship been lacking on our side. "
The Belgian government , In addition to
the United States government , has asked
Great Britain to watch the Interests ot Us
citizens in the Transvaal. In consequence
f these representations , Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain has wired to the governor of
Cape Colony , Sir Hercules Robinson , ex
pressing arfprehcnston that the pumorous
arrests made will disorganize the Rand In
dustries , Inquiring what the prisoners are
accused of , whether ball will be allowed , and
what are the penaltteo for the misdeeds of
vhlch they are accused.
BERLIN , Jan. 14. The North German
Gazette declares that no communications on
tbo Transvaal question of an apologetic char
acter have been sent to London from author-
tatlve sources In Germany.
IIARNATO IIANIC HAS DONE WELL.
I'rcHliloiit MnU CM a Fluttering : Slntf-
iiiput nt tlu * Annual MeutliiKT.
LONDON , Jan. 14. At the statutory meot-
ng oi ! the Barnato bank today a very largo
number of persons were prosjnt. Barney
Barnato occupied the chair. In dealing with
ho assets ot the bank , he said that the
hrce companies belonging toths / bank could
repay 90 per cent of their capital , and that
he others could repay their capital ten
lines over. Continuing , Mr. Barnato de-
ended Mr. Cecil Rhodes , ex-premier of Cape-
own , and Dr. Jameson , who led the raid
nto Transvaal , saying ho did not believe that
ho Invasion of the territory of the South
African republic was premeditated.
Again referring to the affairs of the bank ,
, lr. Barnato said that In spite of the fact
hat they had gene through nn unprccc-
ented financial crisis , and that the dcpre-
lation of South Africans had been from 120-
100,000 to 130,000,000 during the lat six
months1 , tha bank could declare a dividend ot
0 per cent , which would have been doubled ,
10 asserted , under favorable circumstances.
A vote of confidence In the chairman and
Irectors of the Barnato bank was passed.
liter the vote had been taken , some ot the
hareholders attempted to question Mr. Bar
nato , but he hurriedly adjournjd the meet-
ng and with the directors left tbo hall , from
which * they were followed with hooting and
Isslnf. _
. .ouiil Relief AnHoc'lndoii Oreiinlrntlon
LONDON , Jan. 14. Sir Phillip Currle ,
British ambassador to Turkey , has reported
o the marquis of Salisbury that thirteen
acal committees ; to distribute relief In Ar
menia have been established under consular
Ulcers and American missionaries. He adds
hat $250,000 to $300,000 will bo required be-
ween now and spring to tave the Armenians
f Anatolia from starvation.
Will I'llHl MfllllH Of
NEW YORK , Jen. 14. Spencer Frank ,
halrman of the Armenian relief committee ,
nnounces that It the Turkish government
vlll not permit the Red Cross society to aid
lie sufferers In Armenia other means are
vallablo for accomplishing the same end
nd Insuring the applications of subscrlp-
ions to the purpose for which they worn
esltned , _ _ _
lliilliin * Not Wanted In llraill.
RIO DE JANEIRO , Jan. 14. The Brazilian
overnincnt has concluded a contract for the
mmlgratlon of 100,000 foreigners , Italians
e.ng excluded from the provisions ot tha
ontract. _
Chill WuiitM to lliirriuv.
BUENOS AYRE8 , Jan. 14. The Chilian
overnment asks European bankers to ad-
ancs to It 2,000,000. pending the floating of
projected loan of 4,000,000.
STATE ASKIM ) FOR A HKCUIVKIl
Report of the Itniik IXiiinlncr Allege
l3\trnviiKntice.
MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 14. The America
Ixxin and Savings association went Into th
hands ot a receiver today , application to th
court having bsen made by Attorney Gencr :
Chllds. Major W. D. Halo was named n
receiver.
The action was an entire surprise < o th
officers ot the association , who know nothln
of the move until Receiver Hale , accom
punlcd by two deputy sheriffs and armc
with the order of the court , arrived nn
took possession.
The attorney general was moved to actlo
by reason ot information filed with hit
by Bank Examiner Kenyon , Among 'th
reasons given for the application wer
Charges that In 1SS9 the officers Illegal !
Inveotcd $202,000 In the capital of the Gcr
man-Amerlcin Flro Insurance company
that the management had been grossly extravagant
travagant and unbusinesslike , and that th
laws of the state governing such association
hava been ropsitcdly violated. It Is charge
tttat James II. Bishop , president , and F. 1 :
Stoncman , financial agent , have token n
steps to recover money Illegally Invested.
Secretary T , E. Bishop called a mpotln
of the directors Immediately and It Is can
sldered likely that tlw receivership will b
resisted ,
The expenses of running the assoclatloi
for seven years are placed at $072,442 , ani
the earnings at $1,054,051. From the balance
anco should bo deducted $250,000 lesson th
Insurance company Investment , leaving bu
very little profit for the stockholders. Fo
thrco years the association has taken n
now business , but has been very cxtrava
gantly conducted. The salary list for on
year was $3BG82. Ino bank examiner's
May 1 , 1S95 , report shows rewurccs o
$2,286,519 , Including $49,837 rejected assets
cash on hand and In bank , $153,984 : Th
mortgage loan account footed up to $1,015 ,
72C , of which $241,325 was In the attorney'
hands for foreclosure.
The examiner figured that $ lnG6,313 wa
totally Inactive assets , while only $921,20
produced any Income. Maturity of stock wa
therefore very remote and Indefinite ,
unrosnn A CKLUSTIAL DIPLOMAT
CIitiieHC I'olltlcliuiN nt the ConM IIiivi
n SeitHiitlon nf Tliulr Own.
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 14. The Chronlcli
saya that LI Yung Yew , the Chinese ccnsu
general in this city , has received a dlepatcl
from tha Chlnesa minister at Washington re
moving him from his position and appolntln ;
Fung Yung Hun , the consul's former score
tary , aa his puccessor. As LI Yung Yew wa !
supposed to be extremely popular with the
powers at Poking , his removal IMS cansei
much discussion in Chinatown. LI Yunf
Yew's dismissal la ta some extent wrappet
In that mystery which surrounds all Chinese
matters of ntkto. It Is sensational when It Is
consMered that he 1-as high court connection !
In Peking and was the Intimate friend am
counselor of the presoot Chlncaa minister nl
Washlngtcn. He was appointed consul gen
eral to this city in 1S91 , after serving his
emperor In certain diplomatic visits to the
countries ot South America.
At the Chinese cnsulate the attaches sa >
that Yew's removal from the post la but
preparatory to bestowing further honors upor
Ills head that he Is t bo appointed a special
agent of the emperor to negotiate a treaty
between the court of Peking and that ol
President Diaz cf Mexico. Merchants ! r
Chinatown say that the. change Is duo to the
fact of the war that has been going on for
months between the .Sam Yuns and the See
Yups , two of the Six' companies tha't"contro " , ' ]
Chlneeo business affairs Anicrlda , | , .
IMPLEMENT- MEN IN SESSION ,
Member * of tlic NuurnNkn AuMocliitlon
AililreNH Tlielr Ilretlirvn.
KANSAS CITY , Jan. 14. The first ses
sion of the seventh annual moating o ( the
iVestern Retail Implement and Vehicle Deal
ers' association was held here this morn-
ng. Committees on registration , resolutions
and Auditing were appointed , and little else
was done. T. R. Whlttaker of Lorton , Neb. ,
and J. A. Mclyiughlln of Craig , Neb. , pres- :
lent nnd vlco president respectively of the
Nebraska Implement and Retail Dealers' as
sociation , addressed the convention. The ao-
soclatlon did not get down , to the regular
program until this afternoon , when Presi
dent Robinson made an address on the phases
of western trade for the past year and the
growth of the association. An exhaustive
cport by Secretary II. J. Hedge of Abilene ,
Can. , covering the affairs of the association
luring the past year , was also made. The
convention will continue tomorrow and
Thursday , with sessions both morning and
afternoon. Moro than 100 members are In
ho city. _
INCREASED THE TRUST'S TROUIILES ,
Viiotlier Suit Flleil for DUHOliitlon
of Nntloiinl Lliixeed Oil Company.
CHICAGO , Jan. 14. Further legal pro
ceedings were commenced In the circuit court
against the National Linseed OH company
) > the filing of a bill by Louis A. Coquaru
of St. Louis. The complainant asks for n
dissolution of the company and pending thin
ho appointment of a receiver. The bill ,
n general terms , sets out- much of the name
natter contained In the Information filed
> y Attorney General Molonoy. A somewhat
similar bill hau been filed In the United
States court by the present complainant
against the company. The complainant ownn
13,864 stock In defendant company.
n addition to the charge of vlo-
atlon of tin ) j-tato laws , The
> rescnt complainant complains that the do-
endant has fraudulently Increased its cap-
tal stock and Is about to Improperly Ue-
clare dividends. It la also declared that
ho stock of the concern has been ui > 2d for
mrposes of speculation , having been wn-
orcd with a liberal hand.
nrexton Cliui-oli' Itcnv Settleil.
CRESTON , la. , Jan , 14. ( Special. ) The
Icthodlst church trouble was settled last
night. At a general meeting of the congrc-
; allen the members of the choir agreed to
ergot past differences.
John Gaeton , a Plensanton township
armor , began nult for divorce today. He'al -
cges that he detected hla wife and nn In-
urance man In a compromising position , and
van thrown out of Ills own house.
Com in I Hoi- HUH tli
GRAND RAl'IDS , Jnn. H-The stand-
ng committee before whom the charges
against Ulshop-elpct Wlllliims of the Mur-
quelto diocese will bo heard will meet here
on Ttimsday. The charges nre In the POK-
sesyjon of Ilov. D. Campbell Fair.
They Include the chnne that Williams
nude In IKO contributions to tbo dlocrsan
und conditioned on hla own r-leetlon und
1-ut many delegates voted for him fearing
hat otherwise the fund of tZj.W ) would full
und the plan for n new > llooese collapse.
t Is now denied that Dr. Williams was a
urge contributor. IIo Is vrry wealthy.
i
DlHiiHtroiiH Freight Train Wreck.
KITTANNINO. Pa. , Jan. H. Two BCC- *
lens of a freight train on the Allegheny
Central railroad collided on a bridge over
ilahunlng creek today and the epan of the
irldgo giving way the engine , caboose nnd
hi co oil tanlt cars were precipitated Into
he water. An explosion of the tank cars
allowed nnd the wrecked cats weie Von-
lunUxl. Six trainmen were liad'.y Injiued ,
lut none. It In thought , fatally. Tlielr
iame have not been obtained , The prop-
rty damage was very heavy. -
CloHe.il ( lie NehoolH nt Perry.
KANSAS CITY , Jan. ll.-A npeclu ) lo the
Star from Perry , Old. , eays ; The ulty u-
itrlntendent of public nchoolx , UH n lust re-
, ort to pi event mixed schools In Jl'crry ,
rilerecl every rchool closed this morning
mill ROrno coinpromlju 'could be inude > > o
hat oil parties' could lie ( satisfied , OHlc-era
rated nt-vcral co'oic > d children In the High.
chool this morning under protest from
tachers jind superintendent.
Kohliei ! mi OruKon I'oMtuiuuti-r ,
PENDLETON , Ore. , Jun. ll.-1'oBtiniistcr
ohnson was hc'.d up by a masked nmii last
night and compelled , nt the point of u pis-
el , to hand over tWO ot the postoftlcc
mcnoy.
WAR SHIPS READY FOR SEA
No Indication as Yet ns to the Ultimata
Destination ,
MEN ARE PREPARED FOR A LONG CRUISE
Fleet Kvpcptril In Take to
the HlKh SCIIN Next Sntiirilny Un
do r Scnlcil Orilorn with Hit
Dentltmtloii Uiiknuiiii.
PORTSMOUTH , Jan. 14. The nrst-clas
battleohlp Revenge , flagship ot the flying-
squadron , carrying 732 officers and men ,
Roar Admiral Fred T , Dale In command , the
first-class battleship Royal Oak , 712 officers
and men , and the first-class cruiser Gibral
tar , G44 officers and men , and the torcpdo
catchers Handy , Harland and Havoc , .each
carrying fifty men , were commissioned at 9
o'clock this morning. The usual salutes were-
fired and the scene wan very effective.
Between 8 and 9 o'clock there waa quite 0
procctvjlon of carriages going In and coming-
out ot the dockyards , bringing from tho.
depot the officers of the ships drafted on
board the ships composing this portion ot
the flying squadron. There was nn early
morning parade ot sailors and marines
alongside the vessels just prepared for sea , .
the men being all In their white working.
rig. Both corps ot marines were the whlta
foreign service helmets and were escorted
Into the yards by bands of music. They
were received with enthusiastic cheers by
crowds of people gathered at every available
point.
The reserves arc under orders to bo ready
to leivc the harbor as soon , as possible and
will awnlt the arrival of the other portion
of the flying squadron , coming from Chat
ham and Devonport , consisting ot the first-
class cruiser Thcsus , the second class
cruisers Charybdis and Hcrmotne and three
st-claEu torpedo catchers , carrying over
2,000 officers and men. All ot the Ikot
named vessels were also commissioned this.
morning.
U Is understood that Admiral Dale la
under orders to tnko the flying squadron on
Saturday1 from Splthcad to Bcrehnvcn on the
south coast of Ireland , with scaled orders.
relative to the future movements of his ves
sels.
sels.The officers and men have all prepared :
for a long absence from England and In
some quarters It Is believed that a tour of
the world Is contemplated.
THROWS TIIK in , AMI : A.MISUICANS
HcfiiHUd to C tntt < * iiiiii tt the Invanloifc
of the TrniiHvnnl.
TORONTO , Jan. 14. Mr. Percy Ireland ,
who 1ms just arrived from South Atrlca as ;
the representative hero of a company which
ID to hold an International Industrial ex
position at Johannesburg next May , speaking-
of iho difficulties In the Transva-al.blamea the
Americans for the Jameson raid fiasco. Ho
sayrj that when ho left Johannesburg six.
weeks ago the ultlandcrs were mov
ing In expectation of Jameson's In
vasion and that all outsiders except
iVmoricans were prepared to welcome him.
rlio Inhabitants from the United States otood
n their way , however , and to their efforts
was doubtless due the doctor's throwdown ,
These Americans , though they 'resented Jloer
oppression , wero. opposed to any movement
that might end In the Trnnyviml becoming-
a colonial possession of Great Britain , The
reason they gave for this attitude wast that
f Great Britain came Into possession , of the
country , the high wages obtainable there
now would be reduced before the rapid Influx
of Englishmen .that would tollo v.
MIND HEADERS GUESSED WRONG.
Ncrni from St. I'ctcrnbnrfr
I'rovt-N tn lie Untrue.
ST. PETERSBURG , Jan. 14. It Is semi
officially Mated that there H > no foundation
whatever for the alleged St. Petersburg dls-
latch cabled to Now York by a news agency
and claiming to furnish the substance of th
czar's answer to the autograph letter from
Emperor William. It Is not true that the
czar told Prince von Radolln , the German
ambassador to Russia , that ho entirely con
curred In the views and alms of Emperor
William and It Is In every way Incorrect that
lie czar added that thp German emperpr
culd firmly rely on his support and the sup-
iort of the platcu friendly to Russia , namely ,
France and the United States ,
III lo also untrue that the Russian minister
'or foreign affairs , Prince Lobanoff-Ros-
ovsky , who was alleged to have been present
at this Interview between the czar and
1rlnco von Radolln , commanded an antl-
Sngllph policy. The whole ot the alleged
dispatch Is closed In semi-official circles here
aa being an Invention upcn the part ot the
nowB agency. _ '
R RISEN WAY SURE OF A MAJORITY.
Oiiionltloii DOCK Nut Even Expect to
Drfcut Him.
WINNIPEG , Man. , Jan , 14. There Is no
doubt in the minds ot the Grccnway govern
ment but that It will sweep the country In
ho general elections for Manitoba , tomorrow.
The solo Issue Is the national school'policy ,
xcept In the French constituencies , and In
one or two divisions , where local affairs have
overshadowed the schools ury. Special dls-
latclics tonight from all cunatltuencles where
contest ! ) tnko place point to the certain
cturn of Grccnway candidates In
jxtccn constituencies , while the
cmalnlng fourteen will ho divided between
oppositionists , Independents and French
nembcrs. The- opposition leaden * conccdo
defeat , but are hopeful of winning enough
04U to * fight Greeuway more vigorously
then the school question comes up In the
new legislature. Government supporters , are
confident of the result. The recent split at
) ttaua over the attempt to cocice Manitoba
ms greatly'stiongthened tholr position.
*
flliU'f Auto ! Will lie Almuut. '
BERLIN , Jan. II. It la rumored that the
icalth of Field Marshal von Blumenfeldt
vlll not permit hl taking part In the festivi
ties and duties attending the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the procUmat'vn ' of tha Gcr-
nan empire of January 18 , mid as Prlnco
Bismarck , for the same reason , IH also com-
telled to bo absent , the two most conspicuous
lying representatives of the most' stirring
events which led to the establishment of
ho German empire will not be present , thus
robbing the celebration of a great deal of
( s attractiveness. The field marshal hod
boon designated to bo > the btsarcr of the 1m-
> orlal banner. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hnllliii ; Hclinoncr GOCH to I'lcocv ,
VICTORIA. B. 0. , Jan , 14. The sailing
whooner Kllmney , thirty-four tons , M , Hul-
grain master , nd carrying a crew of four
whiten , lu reported to have gone to pieces
on the west coast of this Island In the gale
f last Saturday. Meager particulars only
re obtainable and It la not known whether
he crew survived the disaster-or not. The
Cllnmey wni built two yearn ago and the
resent year was her third sealing venture ,
MiiiiiuiiniiiM 7in T vii-iii ,
LONDON , Jan ! 14. Several newspapers to-
ay discussed the Canadian crisis. The
Jlobo says U conoldors the school question
ho most serious one which has arisen since
ho federation , adding ; "It the Manltobans
emaln obstinate , they inunt cither bo com-
clled to yield to federal force or the gov-
rrment will connive at an assertion of
tutu's rights which will threaten the la-
eerily of the Dominion , "
Klf ( < M-ii SIIiirM Killed. '
JIACHRISGHOSTRAU , Silesia , Jan. 14.
A disastrous fire has occurred In the
lennlnlglldo coal mine with much loss of
Ife. KKteen bodies have already been ro-
ovcred , and seventeen Injured miners hayet
been taken out.