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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAIIA , THUBSDAY , MABOII 20 , 1800 , SINGLE OOPr PIVH CENTS.
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Significant Situation in Politics Brought
About by a Prince ,
LEGITIMISTS SEE THEIR GREAT CHANCE
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LONDON , March 25. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) I have re
ceived nn Intimation from n very responsible
conrco In Paris that a serious political move
ment was Involved hi the recent conferring
of honors upon , or rather In the acceptance
of them , by Prince Henry of Orleans.
On his recent return from an exploration
expedition through llurmah , Slam and Thibet
the prince not only Indicated his vvllllng-
no 3 to receive the crosa of the Legion of
Honor ( founded by Napoleon and now ad
ministered by the republic ) , but mailo a
speech acknowledging the existence of the
republic. That was practically Its first pub-
llo recognition by any member of the legiti
mist family. All this aroused Intensely bitter
comment from bis adherents.
The prince's cousin , the duke of Orleans ,
la the leglt'mato heir to the tluonc of France.
The late count of Paris grandson of Louis
Phllllpc , vvhtwc eldest son , the duke of Or
leans , died before the king after the death
of the count of Clmmbora , united In
his person the ho'rshlp ' of both branches
of the royal family of France. He hail one
brother , the duke of Clmrtrcs. Doth the
count of Par s and his eldest son. the nrcs-
cnt duke of Orleans , were well known In the
UnltcJ States , the father having served on
Dcneral McCleiland's staff , and the ton 1'av-
lng accompanied Ills father on a visit to New
York and Washington a few years ago.
Prince Henry of Orleans Is the elder son
of the duke of Chartres. If the duke of
Orleans dies unmarried the duke of Chartres
will become the heir to the kingdom , and his
Eon will bo the heir after him.
LIFE OF THE PRETENDER.
The duke of Orleans Is banished from
France , and , llko his father before him , has
his regular domicile or exile In England.
Ho has recently come to public notice
through the rather ridiculous proclamation
of his readiness to respond to a call from
France. He even went down to Dovpr when
Cnslmlr Perrler resigned the presidency of
France , and chaos seemed Imminent In the
republic. IJut when nothing happened In
response to his offer to cross the channel , the
duke went back again to the Hotel Savoy , In
J-ondon.
Meantime the petition for divorces of a
commonplace Englishman has made the duke
co-respondent and the story has frequently
bcen ; published that the duke visited Paris
secretly a few yea's ago as a valet In livery
to Mmo. Mclb ) . It will bo remembered that
she denied this absolutely In a formal In-
forvJcw for the World last year , but the
French pollco authorities replied that they
shadowed htm during the whole time of hi ?
stay and wcro positive of his Identity. Most
people In Fiance believe the itory and the
duke of Orleans Is a subject of ridicule on
that account from Dunkirk to Meutonc.
lately tbero has been a rather extraor
dinary revival of royalist Ideas In France ,
doubtless duo to the successful progress of
the radical program under Premier Bour
geois , and the conforvatlve elements seem
to bo gathering for a final conflict. In recog
nition of this apparently the duke ot Or
leans betook himself first to Belgium and
now to Lisbon , where ho Is within easy
roach of the French frontier.
That was the situation when his cousin ,
Prince Henry , suddenly and conspicuously
ncgcnteJ honors from the republic , visited
the Elyseo to thank President Fanre and
inado a patriotic speech at a dinner given
to htm by the count of Dion , one of Gen
eral Boillanger's warmest supporters In the
conspiracy a few years ago to overturn
the republic.
WORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING.
The prince's address concluded with these
significant nerds , referring to the useless
and Idle members of the community , whlcti
might bo considered a jibe at his cousin :
"Men such as the Count Dion ohould give
the Ito dlreot to soured pcsslmtfcts , who ,
themselves Incapable , of producing , desire to
wa around them only hybrids llko them
selves. For my part I. have tried to bear
In mind tlicso two maxima , laid down by my
grandfather , the duke of Orleans , In his ad-
mlrablo remark : 'Bo passionate servants of
the revolution , and know how to make the
people pardon your princely births. ' I think
I have obtained this pardon. By giving mo
the cross of the Legion of Honor the gov
ernment of the republic has Riven men an
absolution which , If not complete for wo
ore still deprived of the rights of citizens
la at least partial.
"Ycu have been good enough to celebrate
the bestowal of this decoration , which Is
dear to me. When receiving me you said
to yourselves that there was one more true
Frenchman In your midst , and you have
shaken the hand of a compatriot , and he
has done his best to deserve well of his
country. "
The speech comes Immediately after the
thanks publicly tendered by Prlnca Henry to
the government of the republic on the occa
sion ot his decoration.
My Informant , an observer In a position
to know accurately the facts , says ho has
positive Information that a coalition of the
legitimists , who arc disgusted with the duke
of Orleans and hopeless of his acceptance
by the French people , of Donapartlsts ,
equally hopeless of the ncccptanca of Prlnca
Victor , or any other Napoleonic prince , and
ot tlm great mass of thabourgeosle , all three
frightened by the progrers and potcntlalltl s o.f
radical Ideas has been formed to force the
resignation of President Faure , and then
to offer Prince Henry as a candidate to suc
ceed him ,
FAUUE AND HIS FATHER-IN-LAW.
I may oxnlaln that In Prance there Is
an extraordinary and peculiar responsibility
upon any member of n family for the
crimes of 'near relatives. President Fnure's
( ather-ln-law , as the World's readers know ,
was a convicted fugitive forger and de
faulter , My Informant rays that the coall-
tlon has no doubt that vigorous agitation
of this scandal- will certainly end In M.
Faure's resignation. His Knowledge of
French politics and pcoplo anj his oppor
tunities to know the most secret ramifica
tions of the former In Purls are undoubted.
If he In correct , therefore , in his statement
ot the situation , the republic may not he far
from a convulsion , perhaps as bloojy a
convulsion an that which followed shortly
upon the election of another prlnco ( Louis
Napoleon ) president nearly half a century
ngo.
ngo.Tho Information herein given Is so perl-
cus and so authoritative I send It to the
World , but It should be added that I heir
from other well Informed sources tint the
young prince's character Is uncertain and
even weak , and there seems to bo no brutal
and ambitious Do Mouiny In Prlnco Henry's
entourage to encourage and even force him
to the point of shooting dow'n a protesting
mob. General Saussler , military governor of
Paris , has apparently given no sign of his
sentiments.
Moreover , I am told that Premier Bour
geois Is fully Informed upon tbo situation.
He la the strongest man Franco has pro
duced Blnco aambetta. I have pointed out
tioretoforo tint the real republican sentiment
In Franco has become BO strong and 1ms
permeated the mass of tbo people outside
ot the royalists and the bourgeoisie ( the
French synonym for our money power ) that
possibly no conspiracy can overwhelm It ,
IULLAHD SMITH ,
( rent I'lro In Cnloulln.
LONDON , March 20. A dispatch from
Bombay reports a tremendous flre In the
native quarter of Calcutta , as the rcault of
which many pcrtwnt were killed ,
HUMOUS or MJW THII'MS ALM A\CI : ;
Inllnintlnn tlint Conn try AVmitil Join
thin Country ( n Alii Culm.
CHICAGO , March 25. A special to the
Tribune from Washington , D. C. , saysi Aid
tor Cuba has come from an unexpected
source. It Is said hero that England will
follow the United States In recognizing the
Cuban Insurgents.
An Informal Intimation to this effect has
been received at the State department ami
the status ot the Cuban question has changed
at once , owing to the sudden development.
While Spain has been preparing for an
appeal to European nations against the
United States , Great Britain has quietly taken
the other tack and decided to join with the
United States In helping Cuba. Such a com
munication was not conveyed In an official
letter , but It Is eald Secretary Olney was
given to understand by Sir Julian Paunce-
fete that Great Britain would not only not ob
ject to any action the United States might
take In regard to Cuba , but would even wel
come any reasonable Iriterfe-renro which
would tend to stop the war now going on In
the Island.
That such Intimation was given nenil-ofll-
clally was learned positively last night and
the effect of the Information when It becomes
generally known would be to render almost
certain speedy action by this country.
It Is also thought If the United States
with the moral wipport of Great Britain In
terferes In the Cuban war It will make the
two countries allies and hasten rather than
retard n favorable and friendly conclusion
of the Venezuelan dispute.
It looks as though Cuba Is now assured of
cither Independence or genuine colonial gov
ernment , such as Great Britain gives Canada
and Australia.
LONDON , March 25. It Is offlclolly denied
hero that Great Britain has Intimated that
she would favor the active Intervention of
the United States In Cuba.
AUU 1U2AI1Y I'Oll AHIIITIIATIOV.
Hope" i\nrcNNiMl tlint I'ri'ii-iit NcKotln-
tllltlH Would 111SlUM'I'MKful. .
LONDON , March 25 At the banquet of
the Associated Chambers of Commerce to
night there were present as guests T. W.
Hiisscl , parliamentary secretary of the local
government board ; Rt. Hon. A. J. Mundella ,
ex-president ot the Board of Trade ; Lord
George Hamilton , secretary of state for the
Indian department ; several of the ambassa
dors In London , and a large number of the
members of Parliament. A. K. Rollltt pre
sided.
Charles Ritchie- , president of the Board
of Trade , In his address , dwelt upon the
feeling hero antagonistic to a conflict with
the United States In the present difficulty.
The position has led to the hope , he said ,
that there would soon be a happy solution.
The government had always decided to solve
the difficulty by arbitration , within lines
which , It was believed , would be approved
by England The government went further ,
and said that It would be glad to found a
permanent board of arbitration between Great
Britain and the United Slates. The Amer
ican government , ho continued , was now
considering proposals emanating from Lord
Salisbury , which It was hoped would result
In the cstabllsnment of a system by which
arbitration would be possible In all cases.
( Cheers. )
Hon. George N. Curzon. parliamentary sec
retary ot the foreign office , replied to the
toast "Foreign Representatives. " Ho eulo-
gl/ed the services of diplomats , and paid
a special tribute to Baron de Courcel. the
Trench ambassador.
Till VIj OI ? THC JAMfihOX HAIDERS.
Testimony 11 Ilcpi'tltloii of TetnllM Al-
rellil.l Well Know 11.
LONDON , March 25. The examination of
Dr. L. S. Jameson and his fellow prisoners
who took part In the raid Into the Transvaal
was continued today In the Bo-.v Street po
llco court. Among those present on the
bench. In addition to the chief magistrate ,
were the duke ot Abercorn , Lord and Lady
Coventry and Ladles Pontlfex , Kentwlch ,
Northcote , Sladen , WHsher and Iddeslclgh.
The principal evidence furnished today In
the attempt of the prosecution to prove that
the prl'oners had violated the foreign enlist
ment net related to the cutting of the tele
graph wires , and was a repetition of the de
tails already cabled on the preparations at
Mistaking for the advance of the raiders
and the examination was adjourned until
April 28 to give time for the arrival In
England of witnesses from South Africa.
IjKPT III3II DYI.NG CHILI ) IinillM ) .
Mrw. llontli-'I'uekcr Too " \\Vnlv to
Cllnili ! ) < n tinShlp'M Incl o'er.
LONDON , March 25 Mr. Booth-Tucker
sailed for New York en board the steamer
Majestic , which left Liverpool today. He
embarked with his wife on board the St.
Louis on Saturday last , but just as the
pilot was leaving that steamer a telegram
was handed to Mr. Booth-Tucker sajlng
that his youngest child , an Infant of seven
weeks , was dying. Mrs. Booth-Tucker , who
was accompanying her husband to Now
York , and who has been In bad health for
some time past , desired to icturn , but she
felt too weak to deoccnd the rope ladder , and
EO Mr. Booth-Tucker returned alone to the
city. It Is now hoped that the child will
recover.
aivns Kiiucjim A AVAIIMXO.
lliixt A n KIM- Speedily AVIieMier Ho
Will Conic to Kniiliiiiil.
LONDON , March 25. The Times has an
editorial this morning which warns Presi
dent Kruegcr that It Is Impossible- discuss
with him the essentials of the London con
vention , which fixes the suzerainty of Great
Britain over the Transvaal. "In any case , "
the Times says , "he must decide without
delay whether to accept the Invitation to
come to England. The Invitation cannot
remain open Indefinitely , and If It Is de
dined we must take meaburca to support the
Just claims of the ultlanders. "
Sultan DIxpleiiNeil ullli Aiuerlen.
LONDON , March 20. The Constantinople
correspondent of the Times says that for
the last year Intrigues were on foot be
tween the palace and Osman Dlgma , which
were likely to embarrass Italy and Eng
land. According- this dispatch the Turk
ish minister and first secretory of the Turk
ish legation ut Washington have bcn re
called , owing to the smpalhy ) for the Ar
menians manifested In the United States.
It Is Bald the. sultan has promised Abrim
I'urha 10,000 If ho succeeds In Inducing
the Armenian patriarch to retire.
WASHINGTON. March 25. When In
formed tonight of the advices to the London
Times from Constantinople that he and his
first secretary were to bo recalled , Mavro-
jenl Bey , the Turkish minister hero , made
an emphatic denial. Ho said no ofllclal no
tice of the Intimated recall had been re
ceive J at the legation.
To KfliiHliitf Chief Cl'ircliiT.
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KINGSTON , Jamaica , March 25. ( New
York World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
Honduras Is said to be Intriguing to reinstate
Chief Clarence na the head of the Mosquito
territory. The object to to deprive Nicaragua
of Its Caribbean littoral , It la ualtl , and to
constitute a separate state , which shall bo
allied to Honduras.
TIlOlllllK Hllichl'M I'lllll tO ItC'Ht.
LONDON , March 25. The remains of Mr.
Thomas Hughes , Q. C. , who died at Brighton
on Sunday last , were Interred today In the
presence of a crowd of friends and admirers.
In accordance with the de-sire of the de
ceased , the funeral ceremony was of the
most simple kind. The grave was lined with
Ivy and there were many floral tributes.
lie-lit n Calilnrl Council ,
LONDON , March 25. A cabinet council
wag hold this morning , the exchange of views
being devoted to the discussion ot the
British-Egyptian exptdltlon up the Nile. The
ccmnmndcr-ln-cMef , Lord Woleeley , was pres
ent. General Sir Francis Orenfel , inspector
general of the auxiliary force * , was also
present.
GOMEZ'S ' HEALTH FAILING
Ecbol Chief Forced to Retire from Active
Command.
IS DOING NO SERVICE AT PRESENT
SpnnlHli Onic-er.i Dully Hi-port llm-
lnirHot Him In Action AVlicn
lie In diiletly Hc-ntlnn
Mllc-i
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HAVANA , March 25. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) General
Gomez has finally been obliged to yield to
Impaired health , I believe , and go slow , for
a whllo at least. Ho has had malaria and
constant oxpotmre In the last flvo months
has told on the old man. Ho was last re
ported between Qulvlcan and Guira , but I
have reaswn to know that he was on a sugar
plantation near Union do Los Ilcjcs , Matan-
? as province , two daya ago. Ho Is doing
nothing , and Is In badhcalth.
The movements of General Gomez have
aroused much curiosity among the military
authorities during the past fortnight. Noth
ing has been done by any rebel group to
Indicate the presence of that leader , but It
Is the practice for the commanders of
Spanish columns to report encounters with
the rebel chieftain. There Is no means of
konwlng In most caces who Is at the head
of the antagonistic column , but there Is
more distinction In meeting Gomez than
any other rebel comnundcr.
A man wnq arrested on the arrival of the
iitcamer Olvltto from Key West , Florida.
The pollco found an Insurgent flag badge In
lily clothing.
Elbort Ilapelye , correspondent for the Mall
and Express of New York , has been expelled
from Cuba. The order of the government , al-
legeJ as the rcaron for his attacks on the
government , end especially on the volunteers
of Havana , calling them criminals. Ho
will leave on Thursday's steamer. Corre
spondents henceforth wMl be held to a
stricter personal responsibility.
YOUNG MEN VOLUNTEER.
A new batalllon of volunteers , 1,000
strong , wns organized today. It was made up
of > oung men , similar to the clap ? In the
Natlcral guard of New York.
The DIarlo de la Marino tonight con
gratulated Dupuy do Lome on his diplomacy.
The rebels appear to have changed their
policy. Formerly they destroyed cane fields
and spare * nigar mills. Now they are
burning the mills and houses on planta
tions.
The cable dlppatch of General Campos to
the autonomist leader is regarded as of
much political significance. General Campos
foicthadows his coumj In the Spanish sen
ate , although he has professed allegiance
to the conservative party.
News comco from Santiago that the ex
pedition previously reported to have landed
near Baracoa actually got ashore between
Gunnlianamo ai > J Santiago. There Is a
wretched condition of affairs In that prov
inces Several planters are attempting to
make sugar under great difficulties.
Two rogroes named Berolcse and Perez
will be ehot tomorrow in the Cabanas fortress
for inccndlarlmi.
Consul General Williams says ho has tried
to obtain facts about a young American named
Dygert , paid to bo Imprisoned at GuV.es ,
about whom there hag been a discussion In
the United States , but he cannot oven as
certain that there Is such a person. There
is f > zmo foundation , however , for the report.
I asked General Wejler If he could give any
Information about the case. He replied ho
could not remember any such name and re
quested me to write out what I knew about
the subject. I did so. General Wcyler took
the memorandum and raid he would 1m-
meJIately Investigate. I Informed General
Weyler that the subject had been Introduced
in the United States ssnate.
WILLIAM SHAW BOWEN.
SENT A MJWM'APBH MAX
Spniilsli AutliorltlfH III Culm Can Ret
AloiiK AVIthiiiit Him.
HAVANA , March 25. Elbert Sappleye , the
correspondent In Cuba of a New York news
paper , was expelled from the country today
by order of the Spanish authorities.
The Insurgents have burned the village of
Santa Ana , Including the church , and they
have destrojed by flro a house at the en
trance of Cuevas Bella Mar , province of
Matanzas.
General Ahumada today received the Urbane -
bane battalion , consisting of 2,000 merchants
who have volunteered for military duty. The
colonel In command of the battalion Is the
co-called Cuban railroad king , Arguelles. The
volunteers marched past the palace and were
loudly cheered by the crowds assembled.
General Woyler , who was on the balcony of
the palace , was also enthusiastically grcetiM ] .
In a skirmish between the Insurgents and
a detachment of troops In the Santa Clara
district. Leonclo Vldal , the Insurgent leader ,
was killed. The troops obtained possession
of his body , as well as those of many more
of the enemy's killed.
The San Qulnton battalion , In reconnotter-
Ing In the province of Santa Clara , was at
tacked by the Insurgents , under Fonseca and
others. The Insurgents were eventually dis
persed with grtat loss. The troops lost fif
teen killed and had thirty-two wounded.
The Alamanca battalion waa attacked at
JagueClto by 1,000 Insurgents , under Pedro
Anduardo Garcia , After two hours' fighting
the Insurgents were charged by 250 Spanish
cavalrymen , who dislodged the enemy. The
latter retired with numerous losses. The
troops had i > even men wounded.
It is learnol that an expedition , suppose. ]
to be that from the steamer Bermuda , IIBF
landed between Guantanamo and the city of
Santiago do Cuba , In the province of the
latter name.
Twelve sailors on the Spanish gunboat
Condo do Vcncdlto have died of yellow fovcr
It Is uk'o ' learned that several Americans
member of nn expedition which landed at
Man/anlllo four wceka ago , havo- died of
yellow fevo" .
A report was circulated hero that Maximo
Gomez la n very sick man and Is FUfferlnj
with a hlg'J f"vcr. It ID for this reason , It
Is said , tha' ag avoided all engagements
with the SpJiiiji of Into and hae remained
quiet , leaving the actlvo conduct of the cam
paign to Antonio Macco and bis other lieu
tenants.
TIIIMC A CO.M'MCT IS Cr.HTAI.V
.Spanish I'ri-NM Ilt-clnri-N tli < - United
MlltH Still IICIIIIM Will' .
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MA Dili D , March 25. ( No * York World
Cablegram Special Telegram , ) There Is
widespread anxiety regarding the determine-
tlon which may bo arrived at by the con
ference committee on Cuban resolutions of
the two houses of the Amerjcan congress ,
Most of the newspapers express the belief
that a conflict is only temporarily avertel
and the United States may ) et adopt a
resolution In favor of granting belligerent
rights to the Cubans.
The neus from Cuba has caused a pain
ful Impression , not only on account of the
IncomprohcnBlvo collision between Span'iVi
columns , but also on account of the general
aspect of affairs. The results of operotfw *
are considered unsatisfactory and oven
crltlcUed by military men.
In striking contrast Is the optlmlom of the
ofllclal world , particularly among the minis
ters , who say that Scnor Dupuy de Lome , the
minister at Washington , Is an sanguine as
General Weyler' In forecasting that all will
end well shortly for Spanish rule In Cuba.
PrcNliU-nt Illnpol ) tn -porli-il Dcinl ,
PARIS , March 25. The Haytlen bank has
received news ( hit President Hlppolyto had
died of apoplexy , The Haytlen delegation
haa no news oil the subject ,
TOR CANADIA.V T.OYAI/TV.
Jonepli Clininlicrlnln ll * tiAinl tn n
Tiiitxt Ilefore the CaVniltx Club ,
LONDON , March 25-'Dr.t Montague , Sir
Robert Herbert , General Gaiwcj ; . Hon. Ste
vens Hill , Admiral McCllnfock , Sir Bartlo
Frero Colmcr and Messl * . ' W. 1 $ . M. Tom- -
llnson , S. Gcdgc and T. T , Bucknlll , Q. C. ,
members of Parliament , and many Canadians
were present tonight at the dinner given to
lit , Hon. Jo'eph Chamberlain , secretary of
date for the colonies , by the Canada club.
Mr. Chamberlain replica to a toast to Lord
Aberdeen In wljlch were coupled the names
of Chamberlain and Montague , . The
colonial secretary was given an en
thtislastlc reception as ho rose to
reply. He raid ho felt honored to
be associated with Dr. Montague , and It
was n grenti pleasure to meet the many rep
resentatives of the trrcat American colony
which stands first among tl/o / Kindred nations
forming the British cmplrcl Ho had visited
Canada and had met many of Its leading
statesmen , notably the great .Sir John Mc
Donald , that most Imperial-minded man ,
whoso guiding Idea It was to maintain In
tact the local Independence of Canada In
close alliance with the mother country. At
limes ho did not have un ragy ( oad. There
were many prominent men on both sides of
the Atlantic who had once assumed that
It was the manifest doetlnnf Canada to
bo absorbed Into the great rcaubllc * n Its
southern frontier. ( Cries of "No , never ! " )
Mr. Chamberlain contlnuil"Tint was the
opinion. It Is nn ancient controversy and
I will not refer to It now ct'qpt to nulk
the contrast between the doubt and hesita
tion then and the dotonilnatlon now of
every son of Canada to maintain tli'1 local
constitution In his special Identity , an-1 at
the same time to dra.v closer the bondc
which unite him with the great parent
state The recent Isolation that eec ued to
threaten us evokol from nil the rolcnies ,
especially from Canada , an outburst of loy
alty and affection that reverberated through
out the world , which testifies a Fcutlmont ,
deeper than words can express , and -which
dispelled the Idea that Bucli''exp'reslonH of
loyalty and affection word superficial and
would not bear the test cf Ecrlous ro'illlct ,
00 that if war broke out , the mother coun
try would be loft to her fate and the tel
onlcs could take care of themselves.
"Tho shadow of war did darken the horizon
zen , and to none svas the shadow mo"e om
inous than to our fellow cltlrcns of Canada.
This dlbcusslon wns emphasized by the ie-
batcs in the Dominion Parliament and the
moral was summed up In the eloquent speech
oE Mr. McNelll , who Is quoted as having
said : 'From the British people , one people ;
to the Integrity of the common empire. ' Tl.ls
rather struck the right chordtwhcn he said :
'The empire of Great Britain ,1s the common
heritage of Its sons , and Is no ! the appaudage
of the United Kingdom. ' Many speeches
were made to the same affect In the Domin
ion Parliament , and resolutions were passed
by acclamation/ , repeated alltis/on / being made
to the opportunity which every community
In the empire was bound. , to' ' seize , and the
hope was cxpre cinl that , , something would
bo done to bring us nearer.
"We share that hope , " ' continued Mr.
Chamberlain , "and ask you not to allow this
demonstration , this almost universal expro
sion of loyalty by all the colonies , to pass
away without a serious effort by colonial and
Imperial statesmen to transform these high
sentiments into practical rpsults. "
Mr. Chamberlain then rpvleweil the gro-vth
ot the feeling : , for Imperial federation and
"
Eald : "Although" experience hoe shown the
final realization of our hopes of feJeiatlon
Is a matter of such vast magnitude and great
complication that It cannqt be undertaken
at the present time , it Aoy > not followjjon
that account that wo should , giro.UP-our , au-
plratlons. It IB only a prool tfiat Se must
approach tho' goal differently and not try
to do everything at oncejbut , must & } ck the
line ot least resistance. Th boldest might
shrink appalled before n aUjpipt to cieatc
a n6w gpvernment fortho , British empire
with powers of taxation and .legislation ovtr
countries separated by thousands of miles of
seas , W ° may , however , approach this de-
olrablo consummation by , " a1 process of grad
ual development. Wo may endeavor to es
tablish some common Interest ! ) and common
obligations , to deal with which it Is natural
some sort of representative authority should
grow up The greatest obligation is the im
perial defense. The greatest Interest Is the
Imperial trade , The former must be reached
through the latter , as wn , the case In the
creation of the German , 'empire. At first
the Reichstag was convened to deal with
the commercial Interests of the German
a'ates. Gradually It embraced national and
political objects and bccanjo the bond of
unity and the basis of the1 empire. "
Remarking that It was natural that Canada
should take the Initiative * 'Mr , Chamberlain
cited the resolution of the Ottawa conference
In favor of a custom arrangement between
Great Britain and the colonies , and also Mr.
McNelll's resolution In the Canadian legls'a-
turo on Tuesday In favor ot ani ad valorem
duty on foreign Imports. Although ho fore
saw a very serious dislocation of trade with
England If such n proposal'1 > ecame effective ,
Mr. Chamberlain assorted the proposal
merited respectful consideration.
"This proposal , " Mr. .Chamberlain pro
ceeded , "would Involve atloabt , a small duty
on food and raw material , and would Increase
the cost of living and the pressure on the
working classes. It would alto tend to In
crease the cost of production , and would
thereby prejudice us In cornpctJng with for
eign countries in neutral " .markets. It Is
useless for us to shut otrr'eyes to these facts.
In return wo should get a-very small con
sideration In the shape of a preference ,
maybe 2 rer ccjnt , and , per iapo oven B per
cent , In competing with foreign manufactur
ers In the colonial markets ,
"This Is a very startling proposal for n
frco trade country , and seenis Mn Its present
form Impossible for us to.adopt. I am n
pronounced free trader , but at the same time
1 am not so psdantlc that Insufficient advan
tage were offered I would not consider a de
viation from the strict dogma. But so far
no sufficient 'quid pro quo' 'baa been offered
to Induce England to take certain losses ,
and the possible loss In revising altogether
the present commercial polcy. | The prefer
ence would bo much Ririaller In the case of
British koodo Imported' ' iqto the colonies
than In that of colonUUgoads Imported Into
Great Britain. It Is still more Important
that our foreign trade In EO | gigantic In prc-
poitlon to tha foreign trade or tbe colonies
that the burden of taxation would fall with
much greater weight upon the United King
dom than upon the oolongs. "
Mr. Chamberlain then proceeded to Invlfo
the colonies to continue. thlr efforts , and
ho expmscd the opinion , | hjt the marquis ot
Rlpon's dlijmtch to tlfb governors of the
colonies on this imbjcct In 1895 bad not
closed the doorp to mpre favorable proposals
which might be advanced in the future , and
ho called paitlcular attention \ Lord Rlpon's
statement that arrjlnjjr.ment creat
ing a customs union comprising the who'o
empire , by which the aggregate revenue
might be equitably proporMoricd among the
principal communities , would In principle
be free from objection. , far , Chamberlain
regarded this as an alternative , and not , as
It was generally regarded'an Impossible al
ternative ,
i
Apologizing for speaking ion the subject at
suoh length , Mr. Chamberlain added that ho
epoko for himself aonct. | but that the subject
was so Important that he desired to provoke
a dlncualon , above all In the colonies. "It
ID a dream , If you like. " eald he , "but It Is
a dream no man need bp ashamed of , to
create nn empire greater'and rnoro potent
than any history has ever known. Nothing
can bo done , however , In any direction until
Great Britain and her colonies have decided
upon Imperial unity founded In common
weal. " The t-peech cf tha colonial secretary
throughout was listened to with the greatest
attention and his various nplnls were cheered
with enthusiasm ,
IlrutherM Klitht ni gulirr * .
TORONTO , March 25. Late last nigh :
while returning from a parade , two brothers.
Frank ard John Find ay , ircmbera of ths ov-
einor'a guard , quarreled , tnd In the tight
which ensued. John struck Frank with his
tuber , Injuring him to such An extent as to
cause hla death at tbe harp tul tcxlay. John
has been arrested for murder.
LOOKS DARK FOR ENGLAND
Turkey Appeals to Franco and Russia for
Support.
ITS RIGHTS IN EGYPT ARE IGNORED
( it-cut llrltnlii'i * CiitiiiuilKii In ( he Son-
dun Mn > 1'roMto llu tinSpurk
\VUIuh Will Sot All
Alilncc.
CONSTANTINOPLE , March 25. As a re
suit ot the extraordinary cabinet council ,
which lasted throughout Saturday , the Tuilc-
Ish government has Issued an appeal , ad
dressed to France and Russia , asking them
to Intcrvcno with the object ot regulating
the affairs of Egypt. Germany , It Is added ,
was also requested by the Porte to exercise
Its good offices In this sense. Instructions
were also dispatched to the Turkish am
bassador at London to make representations
to the marquis of Salisbury , but their tenor
Is not known.
In well Informed circles It IB declared that
the action of the Porto Is duo to the counsels
of Franco and Russia , the governments of
which countries , It Is claimed , have sub
mitted that the present Is an opportune
moment for Turkey to raise the question
of her suzerainty over Egypt , being prac
tically usurped by Gicat Britain.
The government syndicate. It Is alleged ,
premised Turkey Its support In the matter.
There Is no doubt that considerable an
noyance Is felt by the Porto at the fact tint
Turkey was not consulted In regard to the
advisability of dispatching n British-Egyptian
expedition up the Nile and the feeling of
Irritation has been Increased by the khedlvo
also Ignoring the Porto entirely. Reproaches
have In consequence been addressed to the
Ottoman commissioners In Egypt for not
taking steps to crcv rit tnc organization of
the expedition , ns It is feared that the
effects of the advance up the Nile will bo
felt elsewhere than on the frontiers of
Egypt and that the Arabs of Yemen ( the
principal division of Arabia , adjacent to the
strait of Bab-cl-Mandcb ) may bo encourage !
to fresh hostilities against the Turkish
authorities.
ONLY A MORAL EFFECT.
In diplomatic circles hero it Is believed
the steps taken by the Porto to protest
against the expedition tn Dongola will not
have more than n moral effect , and , though
It is admitted that France and Russia will
refuse their consent to the use of the
Egyptian reserve fund , It Is generally under
stood that nothing short cf the armed In
terference of those two nations will prevent
Great Britain from pushing the Soudan cam
paign. Indeed there are people who bcllcvo
that the appeal of the Porto to France ,
Russia and Germany to intervene will have
an effect In Great Britain contrary to the
ono hoped for. Whllo It Is known that no
great enthusiasm exists In England over
the prospects of another bloody and ex
pensive campaign In the Soudan the appeal
of Turkey to the recognized enemies of
Great Britain for Intervention may mouse
the war spirit of the British Isles , and so
the sultan may play Into the bands of British
statesmen while aiming to do the reverse.
The more this view of the case is con
sidered tbo more plausible , it is asserted. It
becomes , for prominent Englishmen of both
.parties have already declared themselves
against the proposed Soudan campaign and
the expedition-might have been allowed to
flicker out after the cccupatlon of Akashelf.
Now , however , the British may be spurred
to push onward to Khartoum , as there Is a
great difficulty , It Is pointed out , between a
graceful .backdown In the face of popular
opinion In Great Britain and a humiliating
retreat In the face of the adverse repre
sentations of Franco and Russia.
It Is true , it Is argued , that tbcro are only
about C,000 , purely British troops In Egypt ,
but this number could be promptly Increased
by drafts from India and Great Britain
and the task of "driving" the British out
of Egypt , as suggested by the more fiery
of the French newspapers , might be mare
difficult than calculated upon by them.
DIFFICULTIES TO BE ENCOUNTERED.
If tbo ostensible object of the Anglo-
Egyptian Nile expedition Is to be accom
plished , namely , creating a diversion which
will relieve Kassala , It must be done speed
ily. The distance from Wady-Halfa , the
southern boundary ot Egypt , to Dongola , Is
about 300 miles. But the route Is a most
arduouo one , even for the black troops of
Egvpt , and especially so at this period , on
account of the low water of the Nile , neces
sitating the employment of Immense num
bers of camels for transportation and the
possible building of a light railroad. Then ,
admitting that Dongola Is reached without
serious reverses , which Is by no .means
certain , that place Is not likely to capitulate
upon simpletons. A siege may be necessary ,
and the 20,000 to 30,000 men the mahdl may
muster there , possibly under Osman Dlgma ,
may prove more than a match for the 20,000
British-Egyptian troops which will reach
Dongola after a most wearisome march from
Wady-Halfa. Then , even with Dongola
fallen , Kassala Is not necessarily relieved ,
and the capture of the latter place by the
dervishes would threaten Suaklm and Tokar.
The possession of Dongola , It IB explained ,
Is necessary In order to defend Egypt against
dcivish raids. It consists of a fortified
town In the district of the ( same name.
Locally , the place Is known as El Ordeh ,
and It was the headquarters of Sir Herbert
Stewart's troops In 1881. An advance from
there In the direction of Berber can hardly
bo made until August or September.
Therefore the Soudan campaign , It Is held ,
would In all probability have died out had
It been allowed to take Its own course , but
Intervention will bo likely to make what
was originally a party measure a national
question , uniting all parties for the defense
of Great Britain against Franco and Russia
Corrrc-tH l.oril
LONDON , March 2C. Lord Edmond Fltz-
maurlco. In n two-column letter to the Chron
icle , says the statement of the Venezuelan
blue book that the negotiations between
Earl Granvllle and Guzman In 1885 were
without reference to the boundary dispute Is
without foundation. The negotiations , he
Bays , were designed In the event of tbo fail
ure of direct dealing with Venezuela to
provldo an Instrument by way of a general
treaty of arbitration for the settlement of
the boundary trouble. Lord Salisbury , he
adds , cancelled the treaty on the ground
that ( t was unfair to refer territorial dis
putes to aibilratlon.
I'rcnoli IlliK'UiuiillrrH St-ntt-not-il ,
PARIS , March 25. Ulrlc de Clvry , for
merly editor of the Echo do 1'Armoe , and
Count Lionel Werthcr de Cestl , two of the
men who have been on trial for some tlmo
past on the charge nf blackmailing the late
Max Lebaudy , the young millionaire con
script , who died In the military hospital at
Amello lea Bains , were sentenced today to
thirteen months' Imprisonment and to fines
of fiOO francs each. 77ie other defendant ; ,
Including Annan J Roscnthal , otherwise
Known as "Jacques St , Cere , " formerly of
the Figaro and at ono time correspondent In
this city for a Now York newspaper , were
acquitted. .
AKiilnwt Hi-foriiH-rx.
LONDON , March 25. A Pretoria dispatch
to the Times cays It Is rumored there that
the tltuatlon Is rorluua , This dispatch also
wyo : "Prcr'dent Kruger will not go to
England , Mr. Chamberlain has requested
an Immediate reply to hlo former note of In
vitation , and President Kruger has asked
for an extension of tlmo for m answer ,
Doer feeling Is running high against the re
form leaders , whose position will bo critical
In the event of further friction. "
Corrfi'tluiiH In the llluc Hook.
LONDON , March 25. An addition to the
Venezuelan blue book , In the eliupo of a list
of ths errata , with tbe ncceerary corrections ,
was If sued this evening. The corrections
made are those to which attention has al
ready b.'sn drawn.
VOTKS roil TIII : ATUICAX
Mlnlntrj Mnkrn nn Important Ntntr-
incut Com-t-rnliiK ICn
ROME , March 25. The Senate , by a vote
of 109 to C , has adopted the credit asked
for by the government for contemplated
eratlons In Africa consequent upon the de
feat of the Italian army nt Adowa. The
amount ot the credit Is 140.000,000 lire. The
speakers -luring the debate pointed out that
the attitude of Gro.at Britain showed the
Anglo-Italian alliance was nn accomplished
.fact , and rested upon a more solid basis than
mere treaties and protocols.
Baron Blanc , minuter of foreign affairs
In the Crlspl cabinet , In the courjo of debate
on the African credit In the senate , do
dared that when the documents were pub'
llshcd the policy of the former ministry
would bo justified. In the meantime the
nll'.ance ' with Great Britain was known to
bo an accomplished fact and Italy's position
ns n maritime power was secured. More
over , ho continued , It was well Known that
Italy had now become the effective bond
between Great Britain and the Drelbund. On
this double basis Italy's safety was finally
dotcrm'ned. She wns able , with her perfect
freedom and Independence , to occupy her
self with the affairs of the country nt home
and In Afrcln
The duke of Sermoneta , thc > minister of
foreign affairs , replied on bchnlt of the gov
ernments. Ho said the position of Katoila
was regulated by n protocol of April 1891
"The right of the Egyptian government , "
the duke continued , "are Buspcnded , and not
renounced. If the Dongoln expedition
conquers the Soudan and Great Britain de
sires It we must restore Kassala.
The duke of Scrmoneta continued that the
alliance of Italy with Great Britain was
founded on real sympathy , but It was an
alliance of sentiment , and the previous cab
inet wan Wholly responsible for It.
The duke of Scrmoneta added that the
previous cabinet was responsible for the
African disaster.
Scnor Sarocco , who was minister ot pub
lic works In the Crlspl cabinet , challenged
the government to produce documents. No
ordero were given , he said , by the previous
government to prosecute a war to the knife.
Tills statement pioduced an uproar In the
senate , but Slgnor Sarccco proceelcJ to tviy
"Let the senate Judge between the duke of
Sermoneta and the Crlspl cabinet. If vic
tory had smiled upon ) Italy the present
ministry would not have boon In power. "
This itntemtnt evoked a storm ot groans and
hisses from the cabinet supporters , mlnglcJ
with cheers from the opposition The
prcoldent exhorted the senate to be calm
The marquis ill Rudlnl , the premier. In
his reply accepted the responsibility for the
duke of Sermoncta's remarks , which , he
said , ' were provoked by Baron Blanc Ho
proceeded then to condemn the previous gov-
einment , whoso policy of sending a handful
of men against a strong military power
he had never approved. Regarding the re
lations with England , the premier said they
were those of tradition and affectionate
friendship. It was therefore strange that
Baron Blanc , the former minister of foreign
affairs , claimed the honor o having effected
the alliance. The position of Italy with re
gard to Kassaly , he continued , brought her
Into Intimate relations with England. The
government wished to maintain Erythrea In
a strong military position , but It would re
nounce all desire of conquest In Tlgre , and
would not Include n clause for a protectorate
In the peace treaty. That , he tald , was
not a surrender , because the pro'ectorate In
Abyssinia was never established , and was
a mere ambition of the previous ministry.
Such , sail the premier , were the conditions
under which the government would continue
the war if It was unable to conclude a worthy
peace.
LONDON. March 20 The Rome correspondent -
spondent of the Standard savs : "Premier
Rudlni's statement to the Senate that the
green book could not be published because
the documents relating to tha surrender of
Makaloh disappeared when Colonel Galliano
was taken prisoner at Adowa , has produced
an Intense sensation. "
AliiKltuii Iloniiilar > Report Sulmilltcil.
OTTAWA , Ont. , Maich 25. The report of
the Alaska boundary commission was pre
sented to the Senate tonight , It Is signed
by both Commissioner Geoisre William Ward
Duflield , superintendent of the United States
Coast and Geodetic survey , on behalf of the
United Statci ? , and W. K. King , chief as
tronomer of the Interior department , on be
half of Canada. The report contains little
of what Is new , but refers to maps and other
documents which do not accompany It. The
last paragraph of the report , which Is unani
mous , says : "It Is understood and agreed
that In slqnlng this report and In regard
to the maps tint have ben submitted , It is
not affirmed or admitted by the commis
sioners that there lo authority for the ap
plication of names ussd to designate the
various places , bays , channels , Islands , etc. "
llnrk Tv\nlii 1'iitlrHj Hi-covcrcil.
LONDON , March 20 News has been re
ceived here that Mark Twain has completely
recovered his health and that he sailed from
Bombay for Mauritius and Capetown , Ho
has sold the copyright of a new work for
10,000.
COURT IHSCIIAlinnS Mllb. DAVIDSON.
I'l-OHrriltloti Fulled to nxtilhllili tilt-
Clinrm- nil III Mt Her.
SAN FRANCISCO , March 25. Mary A.
Davidson was acquitted after a brief hearIng -
Ing today of the charge of having extorted
$500 from Rev. C. 0. Brown. The clergy
man and the police detective , who testi
fied merely to the anost of Mrs. David
son , were the only witnesses for the proee-
cutlon , and the defense presented no evi
dence. Dr. Brown on the stand repeated
the story of how Mrs. Davidson told him
ho had been discovered In a liaison with
Miss Overman , and of how , after several
interviews , ho paid her $500 , taking her re
ceipt therefor. In order to Eccure a con
viction It was necessary for Brown to admit
that ho was Induced to pay the money
through fear. Tl.la the minister refused to
acknowledge , although the question was
asked In half n dozen forins by his coun
sel and by the court. Brown admitted fear
of exposure when Mis. Davidson first told
him of her alleged discovery , but ho emphat
ically denied any feeling of fear at the tlmo
of the actual payment of the money. Ho
said his solo object In paying the money
was tn enable him to bring Mrs. David
son and her mythical principal to justice
Brown's attorney , who assisted the district
attorney In the prosecution , declined to ask
the jury to convict on such testimony , and
the court had no recourse- but to Instruct
the jury to acquit. This they did without
leaving their Beats.
IloTlllilK- till * IllillilllN.
CHAMBERLAIN , S. I ) . , March 25. ( Spe
cial. ) Tie. Slctix Indians at Yankton agency ,
and Incidentally many of the merchants in
towns near the reservation , have been made
happy by the distribution ot another Install
ment of $20,000 among the Indians. In ex
pectation rf the payment the Indians have ,
during the past thre ? months , purchased
many articles which they deemed necessary
( or their comfort , and the obliging business
men , knowing from past experience that an
Indian usually pays his debts promptly when
lie has money , consented to wait for their pay
until the Indians received the present pay-
mint. To render assurance doubly sure the
creditors gathered at the agency whllo the
payment was being made , n practice that Is
not permitted at many of the Sioux agencies.
Mov eiiK-iitx ofOc-i-nii Vt-HMflx , .Mnrc'h ri
Now York Arrived Km , from Bremen.
At Southampton Arrived Saalo , from Ntw
York ; St , Paul , from New York.
At NE-.V York Ea led Steamers Teutonic
for Liverpool ; New Ycrk , for Southampton ;
Wcsternland , for Antwerp.
At Liverpool Sailed Steamer Majestic ,
for Now York.
At London Sailed Mississippi , for New
York.
At Southampton Sailed Spree , from Bre
men , for New York.
At Rotterdam Bulled Sraarndam , for Now
York.
At Glasgow Sa'led Sarmatlan , for
Dotton.
At Philadelphia Arrived I'cnnlaud , from
Liverpool , . |
ONLY PART OF A VICTORY' '
Pottlgrow Gota on tbo South Dakota Dele
gntion to St , Louis.
TIED UP WITH M'KINLEY ' INSTRUCTIONS
Alto IiiNlructoil tn Vote for .Sound
MomPleilKoil Illiiinclf In the
Convention tn Obey lii-
Htruet lonn ,
HURON , S. D. , March 25. The republican
stnti convention today declared for McKlnlcy ,
for nrcsldcnt , and reaffirmed the financial
plaiik ot the Minneapolis platform of 1S'J2.
The convention was called to order at noon
by Chnlrini.n Jonnson. Z 1C. Kocrns oti
Splnk county wns chosen chairman , the va
rious committees appointed and n recess
taken until 5 o'clock , when the convention
reassunblcd William Gardner of RapliI
City was elected permanent chairman. C. T.
Bates of S'oux ' Falls and P. C. Murphy of
Brooklngs were chosen secretaries.
The resolutions adopted declared for ft
protective < nrlff , reaffirmed the .Minneapolis
financial plank , unless the St. Louis conven
tion adopts a later statement , and Instructed
the delegates to the St. Louis convention to
use every legitimate and honorable means'
to sccuro the nomination ot William Me-
Klnlcy.
The election of delegates by districts re
sulted as follows : L. I ) French ot Yankton ,
R. F. Peltlgrow of Mlnnehnha , C. O. Sher
wood of Clark , D. A. Mlrener ot Davidson ,
Dive Williams oC Day , H O Meaclmm o
Potter W. V. Lucas of Fall River and W. E. ! J
Smcad of Lawrence. *
Previous to choosing delegates n resolution
was adopted requiring all nominees to go
upon the floor and declare for McKlnley
and sound money , and not only to vote , butte
to work to accomplish this end. This waste
to force an expression from Sena'or Pettl-
grcw. The senator stood In the center of
the convent'on hall when called upon testate
state his ; position , and declared that ho
would bow to the will of the majority ; Mnt
while he hnd followed n course which the
future BCLincil to Justify , he was willing now
to go to St. Louis and comply with the
wishes of iho state convention by voting for
McKlnley and sound money.
Directly after the adjournment of the con
vention seven of the delegates hold a cau
cus , at vvhlc'i they resolved they would not
permit Senator Pettlgrcw to go ns chairman -
man ; neither would they permit him to bo
upon any committee at the national conven
tion.
V AWVTltr.lll OlM'OHTtiMTY
.ll--lCliilt-v Men In TexiiH MiiKe n 1'iior
IlNtlninto of TlieliMrenulli. .
AUSTIN , Tex. , March 25. The state re
publican convention did practically nothing
In the matter of selecting delpgatcs to St.
Louis at the daylight session today. It waa
1 o'clock before the convention was called
to order. This delay was the result ot
Cuney , the Allison temporary chairman , dick
ering with the Reed men about his com
mittees. The Reed men dcm inded of Cuney
a full representation on committees for their
support In electing him temporary chair
man. They have every one of the commit
tees ns a result , and the chairman , ot each
is a red hot Reed man. As soon as the
committees were aniftmnced the convention
adjourned until G p. rn.
Early this morning the McKlnlcy men an *
nouncod practically that they had given up
the fight , and only wanted n representative
on the St. Louis delegation. The confession ,
was too open , however , for the Reed-Allison
men , and they kept a close watch on them
all day.
At a late hour tonight the convention hail
not been organized , and was awaiting tlm
report of the committee on credentials. This
committee , of which a strong Reed man la
chairman , has been In session since noon
and will probably not conclude Its labors be
fore daylight tomorrow. In the meantime tho.
convention adjourned tonight at 8 o'clock un
til 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. The com- ,
mlttces , w'th ' rare persistency and constant
legularlty , counted the McKlnley men out
and Reed or Allison men In.
The convention has now been ca'led ' to
order for two days , and has as yet done
nothing. The planning has been steadily goIng -
Ing on In the convention , however , and the
matter has now reached that point where ,
the McKlnley men arc In n position that' *
they will not only lose the state , but may
possibly not even be honored with a position
on an Instructed delegation. The McKlnley- ,
lies continue to keep a bold front , and Bayii
they will have a representation on the dele
gation , but this IB not generally believed.1
They are regretting deeply , now that It la !
too late , that they overestimated thclrj
strength last Monday and refined fusion with
the Reed men , at a tlmo when , by giving
only one delegate out of ( he four , they
could have swept the ? convention , and could
have sent an Instiuctud delegation to St.
Louis for McKlnley. They overlooked their
opportunity , however , and now the Allison-
Reed men , In combination , are triumphal. ! .
As an evidence of to what extent the cre
dentials committee Is Knocking out McKln-
loy men , they decided to throw out the
Grant delegation from Grayson county , which
Is Grant's own county , and ho la the leader
of the McKlnley forces In Texas The mat
ter was afterward reconsidered aril the dele
gation was allowed to cast half the vote ot
that county through courtesy to Grant , The
McKlnlcy men , many of whom are white )
men , are thoroughly worn out , and are leav
ing for homo tonight , saying they neo no
reason for staying here , Cuney has oorralleil
his following , and they announce they will
remain hero for a month longer If he wants
them to. It looks ns if theCuney forces are
trying to wear the McKlnley men out. The
executive committee Is rapidly unseating all $
those who are remaining , and the outlook for
tomorrow Is extremely gloomy for the Me- 5
Klnley faction. The committee on permanent
organization will tomorrow recommend Cuney ,
as permanent chairman , and thus the Mc
Klnley men will bo effectually shut out , To
morrow will settle the matter , and It la
safe to predict an Instructed Reed delega
tion , with one Allleon man on It and thrco ' <
Reed men. *
I'rohlhltlniilHt-i Ailnpt n HnilKc.
PITTSBURG. March 25. The executive
committee of the national prohibition party ,
met here today to arrange dutallu for tha
national convention , which meets here In
May , Those prcrent are Chairman Samuel
Dickey , Michigan ; Secretary W. T , War-
well , Now York ; Treasurer 8 , D. Hastings.
Wlbcoimln ; James A. Tate , Tennojece ; J. j ,
II. Cranlleld , Texas ; A. A. Stevomi , Pcnn- I
sylvanla. It was decided to distribute thrca
general admission tlclfctn to tuch delegate *
and allow the local committee fJOO. The/ /
chairman stated satisfactory airangernenta \
have been made for thu transportation ol |
the delegates , A button , confuting of a X
blue field , white rose In the center , and )
with the word "Prohibition" at the top
In white letters , and the motto , "In hoe
Blgno vlnces , " at the bottom , was adopted ]
as the ofllclal emblem of the party. Tha
committee will meet again In PltUburg on
May 2G , just prior to the opening of tba
convention. 't ,
lleinliiiiiirtern for Mc-Klnlej Clulm ,
CINCINNATI , March 25. Colonel W. D.
Caltree of Columbus , O. , vice president of
tli'c Ohio League of Republican Clubs , mem
ber of the committee thai secured the exposition -
position building at St. Louis for Iho Mc
Klnlcy clubs , called at the Associated press
oltlce last night to nay that Exposition hall
will have room for all the McKlnlcy clubs In
the nation. He desires to accommodate alt
of them In Exposition hall , and to that end 71
Invitee the presidents and eecrotarlen ot all - * ' !
McKlnlcy clubs In tha United Btatcs to ad fll
dress him Immediately on the subject.
Tallinn \o IIInlN from ropnllnn. ( I
TOPEKA , March 25. Cyrut Leland , Jr.i
chalnnan of the republican state central
committee Interviewed by a local reporter/
