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PART I. I THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE ; PAGES 1 ! TO 8 , < ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , MAtlpII 1 , 189G SIXTEEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY PITIi3 CENTS. END ALREADY SHOWN Public Opinion in England Foreshadows the Ecsnlt of Jameson's Trial , POPULARITY OF THE RAIDERS INCREASES Sympathy in Influential Quarters Gimran- tcos Only Legal Formalities. MAJOR HEANEY'S ' IMPORTANT POSITION American Who Bore the Message that Brought on the Raid Escapes. WILL NOT BE PROSHCUTED IN ENGLAND I'ri-Mlilcnt KriiKriT IlotiiniitlH Illn Uctiirn ( 1'rclorlii lie Will < ! Uniim-Mllonril it nil Illn Story Uiitulil. ( Cot/jrlght , 15J6. l > y I'rfss Pulillililiiff Company. ) LONDON , Feb. 29. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The sym pathy for Dr. Jameson anil his troopers Is eo strong anil practically universal In all Influential quarters hero that their trial Is quite sure to be a farce. Little , lnde d , of the real truth la likely to como out , anil it- Is a risky thing for a correspondent to quote even what seems to bo a most Important and veil attested fact concerning the raid. Never theless , the following story concerning an 'American ' comes to mo on such trustworthy authority , and as It Is possible that In the future It may cause somewhat serious com plications. I give It. There Is a certain Major Heancy now In London , of whom this paragraph Is pub lished today : "Major Heancy , the American citizen , who was a member of Dr. Jameson's force , Is at present In London. His movements have not bpen In any way Impeded , nor will he bo proceeded against by the authorities , but bis exact thereabout Is unknown. " HBANKY'S PAHT IN THE RAID. My very authoritative Informant says that President Kruger has furnished the British government with direct evidence of the complicity of the British South African com pany In the Jameson raid. The Boer au thorities have proved that on December 28 this Major Hcaney left Johannesburg by a epeclal train for Mafcklng , carrying a dis patch from the reform committee to Jame- eon. It was the next day and on receipt of this dispatch , that Jameson started on his raid , being accompanied by Major Heancy. President Kruger has also shown that the epeclal train which took Hemoy to Jameson was subsequently paid for by a'check drawn by the Hrltlsh South African company. The question of prosecuting Major Heancy with the root of Jameson's officers , formed the subject of negotiations between the Boer government and the British authorities , and the former had consented to waive the right of prevention , n his case to obviate the possibility of complications with the United States. But a curious dimculty now arlss. lleaney , not being a British subject , would naturally decline to ans-wor to a oubpocina to give evidence on the trial ofvlameson , so that unletn President Kruger reverses his former decision and brings him to. trial at Pretoria. Heaney's highly Important testi mony respecting the origin of the raid will lie lost. The British authorities , for their part , are not too eager to sift the affair to the bottom tom , but Mr. Kruger's policy Is to damage the South African company to the utmost extent in order to check Its power of promoting meting further trouble In his republic , and therefore ho may request or demand Heaney's return to Protorla. MORAL VICTORY FOR THE PAPER. A libel siiljt of great Importance to flnan- o'nl and commercial circles everywhere , In which widespread interest was taken through- ouV Europe , ended this week. Sir A. B. Ferwcod , M. P. , baronet , privy councilor , secretary to the admiralty In Lord Salisbury's last previous government , boss of the tory party In Llveipool and extensively con nected with the shipping Interest there , sued the Ralluay Times for stating that h's con- djct In connection with tertaln companies at Costa Rica rendered him unfit for any position of commercial trust and undeserving of the titles and distinctions , conferred on him by the tory leaders. As this charge was unanswered at the tma ! of the formation of the present government , Ferwood was not offered the ministerial office to which he lind strong political claims , and now that the suit has resulted In Cio jury awarding him only 100 ( $500) ) out of the 5,000 ( $25,000) ) claimed by him , hla chances tor fnturo po litical preferment are believed to be de nt roved. When Mr. Mundclla , the , president of the Board of Trade In Mr. Gladstone's last government , was found to bo Implicated In company transactions far lees shady than those charged , and to a largo extent proved against Ferwood , ho was obliged to resign Ills olllci- , thus Indicating unmistakably the grateful fact that responsibility for trans- nct'cnu Involving commercial disrepute la practically an absolute bar to political office In the English 1'nrllanfrnt. An uutcgraph letter of Charles Dickens was sold here yesterday'In which , on the authority ot Longfellow , h ? tells this story of a dinner at Daniel Welter's , at which the poet was present : "As they fat at tlielr wine , Webster sud denly ordered the lights to be turned out , and a bowl of mie burning mater'al was placed on the table , so thai the guests might see lio\\ ghastly It made them look. As each man stared at all the rest at the weird table , nil were horrified to see Webster with n. reno around his neck , holding It up over the lion I , with his head jerked on one side and his tongue lolled nut , representing a man being hanged , " WOMEN AND TUB UNIVERSITIES. Next Tuerdny the dons of Oxford were to consider the question whether to adm't women students who have pasted examina tions to the lamu degrees as men , Cam bridge will decide the tame question later. Many women have achltvoJ in thes ? examina tions quite remarkable success , and those of them especially who want to be teachers , contend that the manic "A. M. " or "A , II.1' would be ot the greatest professional value to them , There has been n hot and even acrid de bate on the subject , the master of the fa mous Balllol college espousing ( he demand ot ( be women. The Times opposes their con tention , chiefly on the grounds that If women tire admitted to degrees they must likewise Bubinlt to academic discipline and share nltb the othrr under-graduated Its go\emmcnt and renardi. Tte urltrr awumca tlut they can not physically , or , perhaps , mentally , respond to the same exactions as do male students , "but It women secure a share In the gov ernment of the universities It Is Inevitable that efforts will bo made , and will In the end succeed to adapt the curriculum to tbclr iequipments. " The Times maintains that this would bo fatal to the character and prestige of these famous seats of learning. A somewhat cognate subject Is Illustrated In the long reports today of a meeting of the Society ot Women Journalists last night , of which Mrs. Craglo ( John Oliver Hobbes ) Is president. The society seems to be flour ishing. It has a regular solicitor , who In the past year has "recovered money for mem bers duo to them from American as well as English newspapers. " A regularly em ployed physician gives advice to needy mem bers , and there Is much cUe ot mutual as sistance rendered. There Is a benevolent fund , to which the marchioness of London derry , Lord Glcncsk , the counter of War wick , Alfred Belt and Mrs. Craglc herself , among others , have been liberal contributors. The names ot two American women are among the vlco presidents. Mrs. Koto Noel of New York , who re cently msdo her debut on the concert stage here , has been abked In an autograph letter by the duchess of Tcck to sing nt a semiprivate - private concert next Monda ) In which the duchess Is Interested. BUCKINO HARRY MARKS AGAIN. The petition against the election to Par liament of Harry Marl.s , formcily of New- York , for the St. George division of the East End of London , has been attracting much attention for a fortnight. Much1' space of the dally papers has been gl\en to the case. Three hundred and sixty speclflo charges of corruption ot various Kinds are alleged In the petition , but already 100 have been dis missed. St. George's Is one of the poorest districts of London , and the contention of Marks' opponent Is that Marks utlllred the philan thropic societies of the district to carry out an extensive system of coiruption of pauper votors. The opinion of those In court Is that the petition will fall , though It Is al leged tbat the partisanship of two judges trying It , both slid to be torles , Is contrib uting to this result. Sir Wcmyss Reid shows In today's Speaker that he has discovered a fact wbtcb has been Iterated * In this correspondence for weeks past and bas la'tely been the topic of Mr. Smalley's cables to the Times. "With regard to the Venvrucbn ques tion , " ho writes from tht Caileton club , Mr. Gladstone1.1 * old newspaper spokesman , "a strange rumor Is afloat that I can only give for what It may be wotth that It Is owing to Lord Salisbury's personal opposition tbat wo have not yet come to an amicable understanding with the Washington cabinet. I cannot bring mjself to bclle\e this , but It Is a story tbat has found a great deal of credit In political circles , and so I mention It such as It Is. Happily , It Is certain that even If Lord Salisbury were to object , he would not bo able to close the Venezuelan Incident at Uio earliest possible moment. " BALLARD SMITH. COMME.VI'S OP T1IK I.OMJO.V KIMTOUS All Uclleve tlint ( lie Itnltcil HUH Cifiiii- Ton Par. LONDON , Feb. 28. The Westminster Gazette this afternoon , commenting on the Cuban resolutions adopted by the- United States senate , says : "It Is dlfllcult to think of Spain knuckling down even to the United States , especially at a time when she lias Just defied American feeling by appointing a man w-lth such a reputation for beverlty as General Weyler to the captnln generalship of Cuba. The probabilities of the case point to President Cleveland adopting a middle course and Issuing a friendly warning to Spain , which will serve to take the wind out of the jingoes' sails and at the same time convince Spain that the United States has real Interests In Cuba and cannot refuse recognition of the rebels If an amelioration of the Island does not promptly occur. If President Cleveland IK Inclined to go further ho might press home rule onto Spain , offerIng - Ing , maybe , to guarantee the promises of the Cubans. " The Glebe says : "The cenati-'s resolution Is another gigantic enlargement of the Monroe doctrine and should the house of representatives endorse the nenate's resolu tion and President Cleveland yield to pres sure , Spain will be brought face to ( ace with abject submission or war ultli a somewhat stronger power. Should the proud , sensitive Spanish nation prefer the latter sooner than sacrifice Its honor International sympathies will be on Its side. It would be quite profit less of course to remind the Chauvinist senators how keen was American Indignation at the time of the civil war at the Idea of a foreign power according belligerent rights to tbe re'oels. " CALLS IT CHEAP JINGO. The St. James Gazette says : "The Jingo eggs , which the president thought proper to hatch In a highly artificial Incubator In December , have produced a brood which will' give him and the statesmen of the United States a great deal of tumble as It grows to maturity. I * is an easy tank to stir na tional self-conceit and pretension to fever heat , but It Is not so easy to reduce the temperature again. The steam developed must be blown off somewhere. After twist ing the lion's tall and the Ulk of Intervening In Turkey It Is now Cuba. For a country which fought a stupendous war to .suppress u revolt of Its own rltUeiu the senate's action goes very far Indeed. The sacred right of any ttate to maintain Its owu unity and to suppress Its own rebels without foreign Intervention was what the north valiantly poured out Its blood and dollars for. But It seems that European govern ments having subjects and tenltyrles In the neighborhood ot the American continent have no rights. The American retort that Lin coln's government Is as good as Christiana's In Cuba Is a bad and dangerous argument which may carry the United States a long way , The- Cubans no doubt have not been well governed and suffer much from an administration which U often lax and not too honest. But If the United States arrogate the right to upset every government not administered according to Us Ideas as under stood In the ruleof public affairs Washing ton and New York will have a great deal to do and they might begin by leformlng Venezuela. The Monrou doctrine Is ot un common flexibility to adaptation and It may say : "Hands off" lo all Europe and "hands on" for the United States where the trans marine possessions of a European power are concerned. This principle IH applied to Cuba , which Is not a part of the Amtr'can continent today. Why not to FIJI , Manilla and New Zealand tomorrow ? ' ' Only I' < i inArtlxlN llonon-il. PARIS , Feb. 29. The Hit of artists upon whom decorations have been conferred by the French government during the past year was liuilo public today by the minister des beaux arts. The Hit a on unusually short one. there being only four names upon It , The only Ame lean mentioned was William Howe , the cattle painter of New York , upon whom was conferred tbe decoration of Olllcer d'Acadfiny. MORE THAN A WHIM Hostility of England and Germany a Per manent Factor in Politics. KAISER DRAWING CLOSER TO RUSSIA Will Personally Attend the Ozar'a Corona tion at Moscow. HONOR NEVER HERETOFORE ACCORDED Reactionists Planning to Modify tbe Elec tion Franchises , FIRST EFFORT TO BE MADE IN SAXONY Emperor mill III * Ilrodirr , Prince llcnrjHnvc llcch Ilccom-llotl DonntloiiH to Itcntorc Cntli- ollc diuretic * . ( Copright. 1S9C , by the AR-oclntoJ Press. ) BERLIN , Feb. 20. The conviction Is fast growing here that Great Britain's hostile at- tude toward Germany must bo considered a political factor of permanence , and that the friendly entente , which has recently grown out of events between Germany , Rus sia and France , must be- made a lasting feature of Germany's foreign policy. The correspondent of the Associated press In this city has been Informed by an official of the fore'gn office that the emperor gives tangible expression of his desire for closer and more amicable relations with Russia and entrusting to General Von Werder , formerly German ambassador at St. Petersburg , and now the guest of the czar , an autograph let ter to Nicholas III , In which Emperor Wil liam expresses his friendship for the czar and promises to attend the coronation fetes at Mosocw. This Is most significant , as It Is the first time In history that a German emperor or king of Prussia has personally witnessed the coronation of a czar , and the emperor will hereby testify openly to his wish for more Intimate Russo-German rela tions. General Von Werder will also bo the czar's guest throughout the coronation fetes. BOUND TO INCREASE THE NAVY. The emperor's determination to render the German navy more formidable and to push the colonial policy of the empire Is shown In his telegram replying to a dispatch of con gratulation on the subject from the Ham burg Colonial society. In tills telegram his majesty spoke of the necessity of "ade quately protecting our transoceanic Inter ests" and of "creating such protection speed ily. " The reactionary parties throughout Ger many arc aiming to modify the constitu tional election franchises , and In Saxony the end will be first practically attained. A bill Is before the Saxon Diet , and Is on the point of becoming a law. It divides the electors Into classes , according- their tax-paying grades , and each class Is entitled to the sime number of delegates. Thus 90 per cent of the poor electors are doubly outnumbered by 10 per cent of the wealthier classes. At a large socialist meeting just held at Lelpslc , fifteen socialist delegates to the Diet re solved to resign and leave legislation entirely In the hands ? ot the capitalist delegates. Fifteen socialist meetings recently held have protested against the slow progress of the city reform plan pending there , and Dr. Stoccker and his following have organized at Fro'nkfort-on-the-Maln ' , a new socialist re form party. Two hundred delegates from places throughout Germany attended. Res olutions In favor of economic reforms for the working elapses and against the accumu lation of capital by monopolies were passed. Tlis party boasts of a voting strength of 1,000- 000 , mostly conservatives and national lib erals. erals.BROTHERS ARE RECONCILED. It is ntated that the estrangement between Emperor William and his brother , Prlnco Henry of Prussia , has been bridged over , and that affectlqn- ate letters have been exchanged between - tween them during the past month. Prince Henry has abandoned his projected visit to Queen Victoria. It has been favorably remarked In Catholic circles that the emperor has lately made a number of largo gifts for the building or restoration of Catholic churches In Germany. He gave 20.000 marks to two Impoverished parishes of Prsen this week. The number of convictions of leao mae te has been especially large during- the past week. A butcher of Kiel was sentenced lo a year's Imprisonment and a girl , at Pots dam , for speaking disrespectfully of her empress , was sentenced to lx months con finement In prison. It Is considered Improbable that the fugitive Berlin lawyer' Dr. Fritz Friedmann , formerly counsel for Von Kotze. the court chamber lain , and who absconded from Berlin , leaving debts to the amount of 1,000,000 marks , who was recently arrested at Bordeaux , France , will be extradited. His baggage , when examined by the police , was found to contain ] tain a sensational work written In French and making startling revelations concerning Emperor William and hU court. Friedmann Intended to publish the rtory In serial form In the Paris Figaro and with the proceeds start a German new-ppaper in Baltimore , Md. , wbero ho wan going when taken Into custody , The incendiary fires in Berlin and Its suburbs continue at the rate of three or four dally , in spite of the large rewards of fered by the Police Owners' association , Al though a score of arrests have been made , the real culprits have not yet been traced. Circumstances point to trie existence ot a well organized band of Incendiaries. CANAL WELL CONSTRUCTED. Emperor William ban received In audience Colonel W. L. Ludlow , the United States military attache at London , and has ques tioned him minutely as to his conclusions after the examination which Colonel Ludlow has Just made of the Baltic and North sea canal , In addition to his examination of the route of the proposed Nicaragua canal 'and his Inbpecllou of the Suez and CoVlnth canals. Colonel Ludlow reports that the. Baltic and North sea canal U tbe ( Inert piece of work ever finished. The recelpto are ellll 10 per cent below expenses , but they are growing fateadlly. Colonel Ludlow lias re ceived every courtesy possible a ( the hands of the canal authorities. He will leave for Holland next week. The flags were lowered here on Monday last In honor of tbe late ambassador of the United States to Germany. General Theodore Runyon , whose funeral took place on that day In Newark , N. J. Tbe American ball on Tuesday wan a great ucctsu. U vtai LeM on tbat day In honor of Washington's birthday , as the German- Americans of Berlin gave A banquet In honor of the same on the previous Saturday. There was n largo attendance. Bishop Turner of the American Methodist church In Africa has spent a week here , on his way to Liberia. Thocolored , colony of Berlin gave him n , reception. The Flsk Jubilee singers , after a tour ot the smaller German cities , are now gljtjnp nightly con certs In Berlin. They are jilghly praised by the press. Prlnco Blmnarck , In addressing * omo visi tors a , few days ago , spoke , ot colonial mat ters and declared that the trader must go ahead and that the state should follow. Ho expressed himself , however , as being op posed to an extension of the Prussian bureau- cratlo system in Africa , and declared himself against the unconditional abolition ot slavery , faying ho thought It should bo the natural outgrowth of circumstances ) . The prince also said that ho did not believe In , the equality of races. Providence , ho added , had given the negro another destiny than that given to the whites. Ho opposed llltreatmcnt of the negroes , who , he said , "hail something ot the horse , or of the dog In them , but even with them , the system of blows IB anti quated. " The Rcichanzclger tonight publishes a de cree empowering the Imperial chancellor to take the necessary measures to regulate jurisdiction over the .natives of German Africa. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ VISITED 1IY TKItIUlllt3 ( JAl.HS. UticctiNlniiil Count S ei t Iijr DcvnNlnt- iiifr Storing. VICTORIA , B. C. , Feb. 20' . The last wck of January of this year will long be remem bered by residents of the Australian colonies by reason of the fact that It witnessed the most terrible gales and floods erer known on the Queensland ccast. A 'large number of vessels were wrecked and cntlr6 villages de stroyed , the damage ashore alone being es timated at 500,000. T-hc loss of property at sea was not Xb great as that ashore , but the loss of life by , Incidental marine disasters was even .greater. Townsvllle , a small city on the northeast coast of Queensland , seemed , the center of the storm , not a tow or a , ve solln the har bor escaping. Ross Island , a short distance away , was also flooded and many ; lives were lost In attempts to reach'tho mainland with srrall boats. The damage wr&ught by the hurricane In Townsvllle harbor -alone Is as sessed at 250,000 , this Includingdamage to water front property. On Ross Island many houses .were swept away from their foundations. At Ross Is land , tco , the furious wind , upset a rescue boat and Mrs. M" . Hunt andjher Infant , Mrs. ' Gunlman Rowe , the eldes't Mrs' . Howe and a boy named Wllllo Royce wttre drowned. A housemaid In "Judge Chubbs" , employe , while wcdlng toward a punt , wasr washed off her feet by the 'current and aro'w'ncd. Sandy \Valker was drowned while trying to cross Victoria bridge , where the e.wss six feet of water on the rails. Many steamers were overdue at different potnts nlong the coast and It was feaied that1tlify' had been wrecked. The Hst of knowu shlnp'jp.g ( lisas- , ters complied on the cesFAtiopJ oftthestorm Is as follows : Alexande.r-1'EJe : .Ticr , Iron ? CIO tons , lost ; Adcinlde , small woo Jen steamer of thirty-nine tens , sunk at Townsvllle ; Ellen , lighter"on the rocks ; Star of Hope , steatrjer. iiWty-olgnt tons , sunk at Towns vllle ; Florence Elliott , lighter , sunk ; Nebo , lighter , sunk ; Heather Belt , steamer , stranded Inside the breakwater , on , the rocks ; Nau tilus , government steamei 260 tons , owned by the Queensland government , wrecked In- sde the breakwater on tn'e rocks ; steamer Hopper , owner by the government , also sunk ; Presto , Iron bark , lost ; Ada Dent , steam lighter , sunk ; Laura , p'assanger steamer , 982 tons , lost. The passenger steamers Ara- mac , 2,111 tons ; Guthrle' , 2,300 tons , and Helen , 1,809 tons , were _ all badly damaged , the Helen being still p'lled on. the rocks. ' % The bteamer Lavlnla was'wrecked with the lots of all hands. " ' * Three weeks before this great storm a hurricane visited the. Ha'pal poiip and In Llfuka In the neighborhood of 200 houses ( were blown down. " The damage 'to the cocda'nut trees was so great that It will take tho.Mslarjd fiom two to three years to recover as a producing district. Shipping suffered severely. The Norwegian bark West Australian and the German bark Wasung , loaded nt'LlfuIa , were both driven ashore and' abandoned , the former having between 400"'apil 500 tons of copra on board. The German schooner Adele was also wrecked. I' ( . ii i ii -i MOUI3 THOOPS AIUIIVE I flOM SI'.VIN. Still OUicrH Are on die AVny from ( lit * Mother Coiiitry. HAVANA. Feb. 29. The steamers Snn Fcrnandlno and Colon arrived hero today from Spain , bringing reinforcements of 4,000 troops , consisting of the Almansea , Albeurna , Gulpusecoa and Infante battalions. They were given an enthusiastic reception. General Weyler will publish another cir cular after all the reinforcements have ar rived here from Spain. The excesses committal } at Guatao and Punta Brava are said to have been the work of the military mayor of { Mariano , the Mar quis do Cervar , who Is a Cuban. General Pando telegraphy tlat he believes Macco and Gomez have paESCfi three miles from Managua , goingIn tbe direction of Leja Paula , and toward the Sierra llijrrena. Gen erals Prat and Oralas ark purwlDK Macco and Gomez , and the goverjunen fhan already sent by steamer north aacl ' .south . on the coast and by land fourteen batulloiis of In fantry , nine squadrons of cayalry and four teen mountain guns to reliifyrco General Pando In the province of Santa , Clara. Of ficial advices are to tlmj'ctfncttibe Spanish troops have succeeded In bringing about the separation of Gomex. and &f c o > It Is be lieved Gomez will be forced ; to go back Into the province of Santa Clarajhije Maceo will bo compelled to retracehi * * , steps westward through the province of Ilavaiu. It Is 10- ported he now has In lit command only 1,400 Insurgents. The reformists now assert.tha the war will operate to put an end to all prgtqiccttf of re forms In the near future. Those , demands for reformation In the method flf the odiulnlb- tratlon of government In Cubs , they assert , are lu reality tbe cause * of the Insurrection. Iliillriinil , Mfn Quit. ( Copyright , 1 6 , by l'ris PtjblUhlnie Company , ) COLON , Colombia. Feb * 29New ( York World Cablegram Special Telegram. } The engineer and the rcadmatter of the Panama railroad have resigned. Suyx .Simln In Itrfilly lilud of J | . MINNEAPOLIS , Feb. 29.-Colon l II , F , DomliiBuez of the Cuban Junta , now In this city , this mornlny'-tTecelveil a letter from a high otllclal In'the State depart ment at Washington , maintaining that tlio action of the senate yesterday 'would ' be halfU | with dellKht by the Ktianleh cabinet. The lnttr\entlon of the t'nltnl States would permit Hpaln tu wdtylraw fiom Cuba with honor , whereat otlpiwlte ihe would bo forced within * : x raonlha lu ( U up. | QUITS HIS POST Oousul General of the United States at Havana Resigns. RESENTS CRITICISM FROM CUBAN SOURCES Eofnsed to Aid the Insurgents in the Slightest Wa7 , WAS BOTHERED BY QUESTIONABLE PERSONS How American Citizenship is Utilized for Illegal Purposes. MANY REBELS FIND IT PROFITABLE iirr * l > > tli < > Dldturboil Ixlnml CoiitcMipInU' Wnr Midi Ilic American ll ' | nilillc Without Four or IloMUltn. ( Copyright , 185C , by Prtfs Publl.itilnp Company. ) HAVANA , Cuba , Feb. 29. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Dlarlo do la Marina publishes the following : "The American press announces that Mr. Williams , consul general of the United States at this capital , has presented his res ignation. The announcement , we are confi dent , has been published In the Interest of the rebels to Influence the congress at Wash ington at this period when the subject ot belligerency Is under dlRcuxslon. " I know that Dlarlo has n wrong Impres sion and that the Stale department Is al ready In possession of Mr. Williams' letter of resignation. Ho has been for many years In the office and has gone through terms of democratic and republican presidents with honor. During his long residence In Cuba he has always been a man of affairs , has filled tlio highest positions and has always enjoyed the confidence of business circles generally. Since the rebellion began the consul gen eral has been peste-ed by the demands of naturalized citizens of the United States , who swarm In Cuba. They secure American papers and live In Cuba , performing no acts ot citizenship that are beneficial to the United States. At the same time they seek to avoid duties to tjielr country , In which they actu ally reside. There naturalized citizens , many ot whom have fraudulent papers , not Infre quently come In contact with the govprn- jinent. tometlmes to the point of being ar rested and Imprisoned. Some of Uictc nat uralized citizens havp been actually engagc.l In making war on Spain when arrested. They lhave expected the consul general to set them free , and In certain cases their friends have openly abupcd him because he has not done so. THoy. will not or cannot understand that " ' " > ' ' than Xmertcan"clUzors'nave" ( 'no more'rights Spanish subjectsthar ; the iilSlTfiJ y r ? 'tween"Spain ' and the United States makes' Americans In Spain or In ihe Spanlnh colonies amenable to Spanish law , civil and military , although they must be tried for military offenses by a civil tribunal an exceptional privilege Ho other nation enjoys. Cubans , when naturalized , generally appca- to regard iholr American citizenship as some thing to benefit themselves , without expect ing , to do anything for the country of their adoption. Some of their pertinacious claims have caused Consul General Williams much trouble. He Is a conscientious man , who has a great regard for official propilcly. NOT IN POLITICS. President Cleveland's proclamation , direct ing cltl/ens If observe the neutrality , has the same force In Mr. William * ' eyes as a clause of the constitution , Jn other words , lit. LSI a thoroughly honest servant of Hie United States , one who knows and cares nothing for politics or policy , and thinking- only of duty and the letter cf the law , the book of con sular instructions being only ucond to the bible In Importance. Both books lie on his desk be-tlde him while ho Is at work. Lately certain correspoidents of American newspapers have got. Into trouble. Some of them have delicately violated legal aiders of the government ; others are suspected of doIng - Ing 93. Some of these have blamed Mr. Wil liams because he has not done thing * he knows he la forbidden to do or cannot do under the regulations governing his oflice. Ho | 9 sensitive to the criticism that has been made tjf his conduct. He Is a man of property , not dependent on his salary. His family resides In Brooklyn. There Is no rea son , other than honest pride In bis oflice , why he has continued In It. Tnere. Is "every rea son to believe that Mr. Williams has the confidence at the president and the secretarj- ot state. AS TO A SUCCKSSOn. Vice Consul General Springer I1) well quali fied to conduct the oflice. He has been nearly thirty-three years In It , and is an expert , as \\ell as Mr. Williams , in the Intricacies of Spanish commercial and political law. He In the logical successor of tlio consul general if a change Is to be made ; , and 'no Is highly es teemed by all classes of business men who come In contact with the consulate. The adoption by the United States enatr > of a sympathetic resolution regarding Cuba Is received with outward pdnslveness. Sym pathizers with the rebellion are naturally dis appointed , for they understand u classes Cuba with Armenia in practical Importince. Span- Itli officials take their cue from Madrid , and profess to be entirely happy. Senor Cantvaa , the Spanish premier , soys there Is nothing In tlie resolution to fliake tlio friendly relations between Spain and the United. States. He said the energetic and brilliantly clllclent minister of Spain at WashIng - Ing , Senor Ie Lome , will remain there. La I.uclia , the leading republican newspaper In Havana , points today to General Grant's letter giving the icasons why lit- would not' grant belligerency during the former resolu tion. tion.La La Dlsciisilon , a newspaper In closer touch with thet rebellion than any other , says : "As can bi > seen In anollier part of the naper , the United States jrenate has approved the resolu tion propoted by the foreign relations com mittee. It t > tpld us that the bouse of repre sentatives will not approve thin resolution and that President Cleveland will khep up his friendship toward Spain , This dos not take much importance off the retolutlon of ( he rotate , As with tlmo the belligerency might bring on war between the United SUtcu and Spain , the public powers and tlit- free Amer ican people , wltli more sense than the poli ticians , will know how to avoid that eltua- llon , In which , maybe , the worst part would not be for Spain. " In our telegrams fiom Madrid It will be seen that Senor Canovas has pronounced con soling words. In this be has fulfilled hla duly a * a government man. WILLIAM SHAW UOWBN , THE BEE BULLETIN. Weather Tortcnsl for Nflirn kn Generally l"nlr ; Slightly Colilfr. 1. .lnmrnn > Acqntttnl Alrcmly A Antl-KnclUti Srntlinrnt In ( Irrnmiiy. Conmtl wminm * Lrntrn Itnvnim. Hpaln Quito Willing for Wnr. 2. HrltMi Dlnlomntft Are rilrUttium. 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Where tlio rifht Dlit Not Come Off. What tlio Wheelmen ! > < > and Sny. TIJIIIC13Y IS Hll'13 KOIl HUVOI.T. Hxtriiorillnnry I'rrpnmtloiiH Made In Supprt > < iN Any ItprlNlnur. ( CbpyrlRlilril , 1805 , Ijy llip Affoclatrd Press. ) CONSTANTINOPLE , Feb. 29. ( Via Sofia , Ilulgarla. ) The police and military authori ties have been taking stops for some tlmo past to get at the facts In what seems to be a widespread conspiracy , with headquarters In this city and branches In many parts of thp Ottoman empire. Affairs yesterday and today reached a point when It was judged that energetic action could no longer bo dc- lajcil and over 200 Armenians and numbers cf Turks have been arrested. The Turkish officials claim that the arrests are made slnlply as a precaution against the possibility of hostile manifestation against the sultan , Abdul Hamld , upon the occasion of his visit to the Topkapou palace , In the Stamboul quarter , today , upon thei occasion of the mldramazah festival. Extensive military and police preparations , bave also been taken. The route to he followed by the sultan will bo lined on both sides by picked troops ; behind th& soldiers will bo the uniformed police and mingling with the crowds will be swarms of secret police , who have Instructions to arrest any perbon , Armenian or Turk , who may act In a manner calculated to arouse suspicion. Thus many more arrests will be made before the sultan passes through the streets , and the authorities will be greatly relieved If the day passes without a ecrlous disturbance. There is no denying tbat the Turks are rapidly 'becoming .far mpre dangerous to the' ' rulojof Abdul. Hamld .than , the hnltcrushed * Atmcnlans , although the-revolutlenury agents of the Tat'ter' arc still burlly at work , but tl-elr plan of campaign seems to have under line a decided change , for they appear to have become convinced that their only hope of any kind of redress In the nature of partial Eclf-government lies in the young Turkish party. Thla continually strengthening party Is be coming bolder as time elapses , the murmur ing among the populace Is more distinct and It has reached the ears of the palace offi cials In an unmistakable manner , causing the utmcst uneasiness and anxiety. Outwitting the hostile powers when secretly backed up by Ilussla Is a comparatively easy task when compared with confronting a possible up rising of a strong section of the Turks them selves. The Turks are Incensed against the Armenians for the agitation which they have fostered , but they are also very bitter against the long continued misrule ot the palace people. Thus the Armenian agitators have really been playing Into the hands of the government , and It la only now when the disturbances and their sequences have subsided that the real situation Is becom ing apparent. Therefore , the feeling among the Turks against the sultan has nothing to do with the Armenians , the treatment they have been subjected to or their alleged grlev- anceo. It is due to the wrongs suffered by the Turks themselves and t e terrible op pression of the secret police and tax gath ers. Among the lower classes hero the matter might not go further than the plundering of the palaces , etc. , the ousting of the palace favorites and a probable Improvement thereby In the general situation. It takes a good deal of abuse of power , however , to ouso the Moslem population to this pitch of ovolt. Hut among other classes of the population the feeling ot discontent Is far deeper and much moro serious. The Softas and the Ulemah , the army and the 'navy are fairly ripe for an outbreak , as Is well known at the palace. The army and navy , It should bo added , may bo calculated to follow the lead of the Uloliam and Softas In anything , and when It Is admitted that the two latter classes are ilangciously dis contented , the situation Is Indeed critical , Then , agajn , among the ofllclal class gen- c'rally , the deposition of the button Is eagerly looked forward to now , no longer as a vague possibility , but an a decided proba bility. The young Turks demand a constitution , a paillament and free Institutions , and there are people bold enough here to predict that they will get their demands. What the Turko are looking for Is a real leader. When ho appears It Is fafe to pre dict that tlio rule of the palace favorlto will noon bo ended , ono nay or the other , by deposition of the sultan and by the placing of some other man In his place , or by the adoption of a constitution and Parliament , which may make material changes In every hing throughout the empire. The ambassa dors of the powerd are keeping their respec tive governments fully Informed icgardlng the situation , but the presence of the extra Kunboatu hero U now a matter for congratu lation among them , as there Is no longer thu tame fear as before that a disturbance here would tesult lu great danger to the foreign population of Cont-tantlnople and It * suburbs. IilentllU'il Di'iul .AHHiiimlii , JKFFKHBON. WIs. . Feb. 23.-Tho would- be aepuhsln of L , M , Smith Is a man nanird John Wjlsht , who was laid off last Mon day because of lack of work. It Is supposed - posed that he committed the deed In u spirit of revenge. A body has been found In the ruins of the faelo'iy buined beyond Identification , nupposed to bo Wright. Wright leaves a wife and two chlidien. SAN FIIANCI8CO , Feb , Sfl.-The resigna tion of Chief of Police Patrick Prow ley lu announced. Chief Crow'oy IIUK la-en rou- rtotfd with the police department of llil city flnce 1650 , matt of Ihe time us likf Hlu leulgrmtlon U due to 111 lieullli. TIME TO KliEP COOL Leading Spanish Statesmen Realize the Seriousness of the Situation , PREMIER COMMENDS THE PRESIDENT All Parties Decide to Actively Support tha Ministry. PRESS TAKES A MORE RADICAL VIEW Nation Advised to Prepare for a War with- the United States. EXPRESS NO FEAR AS TO THE OUTCOME : One XruKimiier IIIIIK | ( he I'nltc ' * StntvH UN n Xntlou of Trmlri * Uctolil r Mnrtlul ( llllllllll-H. MADRID , Feb. 29. Scnoc Canovas del C i tlllo , president ot the Spanish council , lu an. Interview today on the recent United Statca senate resolutions and the prospects for futuro- legislation In America upon the subject of Cuba , raid : "Up to the present time President Cleveland land has acted correctly , no matter what may be said of the resolution passed by tho. senate. " Senor Sagasta , formc-r prime minister of Spain , said : "Spain should act with energy and prudence. I most foir the bad example- of America's action , and the effect It wll ) hive upon the rebels. " Senor Morel , foreign minister under Senor Sagastu , a well known leader of the demo cratic liberals , said : "I believe we now fln4 ourselves In the presence of the greatest cal amity which could possibly bcfull Spain. " Senor Emilia Castblar , the famous Spanish republican , said : "Tlio circumstances are In deed most , serious. We of Spain must not da anything" to contribute to ttie complica tion. " Senor Pldal said : "The occasion demands calmness. America has no pretext for tho- recognition of the rebels , according to all thft- usages of International law. The Cuban In surrectionists are veritable bandits and an archists. " Nearly all the members of political parties decided to support the existing government and ministry. All of the leaders agreed that It would be necessary to act with great prudence and energy and that Spain should1 prepare for all emergencies. The Epoca , commenting upon the situation , says : "Wo do no fear the aggressions of our enemies upon our coasts or upon tbe. coasts of Cuba. The Spanish government , will take nil the 'necessary measures to de fend our rights In Cuba. Spain will put dovja this .rebellion without "heeding the exprei- tflons7of bad taste uttered by tbo friends of , the filibusters. " " * El Heraldo , In an editorial , says ! "Tut- Irritation Increases In all minds In consequence quence of the vote taken by the Arncrlcaa senate. " The same paper In other columns , predicts large popular agitations In Spain In consequence of the existing trouble la Cuba and possible complications between ttie- United States and the Spanish government. IMPAHCIAL IS HEADY FOR WAH. MADIIID , Feb. 20. The Impartial , refer ring to the action of the United States aenat * . In regard to Cuba , says tbat the International situation lo very grave , adding that the rec ognition of the Cubans as belligerents by the- United States Involves the danger of dally conflicts. The Imparclal also accuses th Spanish premier , Senor Canovas , of "excess * of pattcnco before Yankee pride. " "Spain , " continues the Imparcla ] , "must prepare for every eventuality. Our maritime resources arc not great , but wo have not before us a gigantic naval power. Our hu mility has been badly construed and our- enomy. Instead of being appeased , thinks she- s could treat Spain as she could Turkey. A firm and resolute attitude would have galneoT us more consideration , for wo arc not EXV weak as to render our hostility Indifferent tea a trading people which have no warlike- qualities. Moreover , Spain Is not Isolated in Europe. " The Correspondence asserts the vote of the United States scnnto on the Cuban ques tion has created a profound Impression la this city , adding : "The extraordinary majority shows that the senate Is entirely liaUllcTli United States' recognition of the- rebels I * a graver event than lias happened to Spain , * for a long time. " El Liberal devotes an article to showlnp that "nothing lu more unjust and moro op posed to law than the recognition of the- rebels , who are only bands of filibusters , and who do not represent the Cuban people , of whom a majority are faithful to Spain. They are merely the factions of a sivage. Incendi ary minority , wHilch Is striving to obtain liooty by pillage. Such a minority cannot change tlio power established by a nation , supported by historical rights. " The article concludes with the declaration hat "the pretcntlonn of the chambers nt Washington In begging Prosldent Cleveland- o present his good otllces for Ilia recognition of Cuban Independence IE Inconceivable. Against such an attock upon the sacred1 cause of the country , Spain will not be found ivantlng In Hie supreme energy and vitality of resistance , and Spanish toll will be- ilrenched with the fruitful blood of HIOFO who- mve never submitted to the affront of any 'orelgn Intervention , " Other newspapers express theme lve In about the same terms , or demand "what right lias the United States to meddle In affair * ivliloh are the exclusive concern of Spain ? " PAIIIS , Feb. 29. The Temps , alluding to- ho resolution of the United States senate In regard to Cuba , says : "The United States- : IBR had nn eye upon Cuba for a lone time an > l the vote In thn Honate Is no mirprlsfr. If 'resident Cleveland axplre * tn re-electloij he had better obey the resolution , Spain mu t follow with anxiety the > events which are patting and In courno nf preparation at Washington. " The rtrpubllquo FranralPC expresses the- opinion that the vote of the United States wiato la a "grave breach of International courtesy , adding : ' 'The language of th r rutor would Justify the strongest protect. " Cupful" Ifrituey Co in I ii u : Home. SOUTHAMPTON , Feb. 29. CapUla Ilonney. the American citizen wlio wat one of Dr. Jameson's officers engaged In the Trans vaal raid and who w i shipped with his com panions on board it Ilrllleli troopship ( rom South Africa and liberated at Port Said , la a paeuengcr on board the clfamsblp St. Louli , which sjIKl fioin this port for New Yurie today.
