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Chinese Statesman Makes Sport of Sorao
Solemn British Dignitaries.
BOTHERS CHAMBERLAIN AND SALISBURY
} Personal Peculiarities of Tlioso Gentlemen
Afibid the Celestial Amusement.
HE REMAINS VERY CLOSE MOUTHED
Efforts to Secure a Line on His Probable
Eoport Prove Unavailing.
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LONDON , Aug. 8. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Tl'o feature
of LI Hung Chang's character which has
most struck those who are escorting him
around In this country Is his good humor.
Ho Is perpetually on the grin. When Mr.
Chamberlain was Introduced to him in the
Iloiifio of Commons Tuesday LI was con
vulsed with laughter at the colonial sccrc-
taiy's monocle. Ho kept pointing nt II
like a child , and finally burst into a loud
Kiifr.iw that drowned the voice of the mem
ber who was addressing the House nt the
moment. Mr. Chamberlain , who Is becom
ing an accomplished courtier , made an admi
rable pretence ot enjoying the Joke. It
Is perfectly true that when LI espied two
legislators sitting In their places wearing
the now fashionable yellow waistcoats , ho
observed to Mr. Curon , through an inter
preter : "These surely arc two of tlio grea
men of your assembly. " They happened to
bo nonentities vvho&o names even were un
known to Mr. Cnrzon. When LI was having
an Interview with Lord Salisbury ho Imme
diately noticed the British prime minister's
peculiar habit of Jogging his left knee up
and down whenever seated. LI fixed his
oyc on the premier's knee , pmlled broadly
and then began to Jog his own knca In mimi
cry. This rather disconcerted Lord Salis
bury , who diverted his attention by firing
an awkward question at him about the ob
structions to trade offered by the Chinese
government.
CAN'T PUMP HIM. EITHER.
It Is Impossible to ascertain whether any
diplomatic object has been gained by the
British government through Li's visit. Ho
Is vigorously non-committal in all his oh
scrvntlona , and not an Inkling has been
given of the tenor ot the report he intends t
make to the Imperial council on his return
to Peking. He has been careful to explain
that ho has no executive power and Is slm
ply sent to nm'.rc general Inquiries.
The Cowes regatta has suffered greatly
In btilllancy this jear from two causes
the court mouinlng for Prince Henry o
Battcnberg and the absence of the kaiser
whoso visits In the last few years hai
given great eclat to the gathering by compelling
polling the queen to provide certain semi
state court entertainments at Osborno. The
only royal visitor this season has been the
Crown Princess Stephanie of Austria , who
- again Insisted on coming , although It hai
been hinted to her that the queen vvouh
rather bo relieved of the duty ot seeing
any foreign royalties there on this occa
Bion. The crown princess has a very strong
will ana her reply to this Intimation vva
to engage rooms at tha chief hotel a
Ilyde. Heating this , , the queen had r\ \ <
option but to Invite her to sleep one nigh
at Osborno. The vagaries of the crown
princess are becoming an remarkable al
most as those of her
mother-ln-lavv. th
empress of Austria.
BURKE-ROCHE'S CASE IS PRESSING
A hitch hns occurred In the scttlemcn
of the libel suit brought by James Burke
Roche against Burko's Peerage for pub
Uelilng a statement that he had been dl
vorced by his wife , formerly Miss York o
Now Yoik , The publishers ot Peerage con
Rented a few days ago to a Judgment ante
to withdraw the Issues containing this entry
as far as possible , from circulation. But a
the last moment they withdrew consent t
the verdict against them and the cas
Is now set for trial In the ordinary vva >
Mr. Rurkc-Rocho's retention of his seat 1
Parliament depends upon being able to ills
prove the allegation that ho was divorcee
us the nationalist priests of the dlvlslo
( Keiry ) ho rcpiesents will call upon hli
to resign unless ho , clears himself , I
fact , they nro getting Impatient at hi
delay In bringing the question to an Issu
In the courts
CONSUELO'S GREAT AMBITION.
According to gossip prevalent among he
acquaintances , thu new duchess of Marl
borough has sot her heart on the recover
for the family of MarlboroiiKh house , nov
the town resilience of the prince of Wales
U was built by tha famous architect , Si
John Van Brugh In 1710 for the great duk
ot MurlhorouKh. The rumor goes that
proposition to buy lack the house has bee
made In behalf of the duke to the prince
but It Is understood that the subject caul
not bo entertained nt present , Marlboroug
house 1ms been the pioprrty of the crow
Blnco 1817 , and the prince , even when h
usccnds the throne , could not bell It with
out the authority ot an act ot Parllamcn
But It Is expected that when the quce
dies and the prince removes to Bucklnglmi
palace , the duke of Yoik will not bo avers
to waiving hta right to Marlborough hous
on payment by the duke of Mailboroligh o
substantial sum to enable York to to
euro a inoie convenient modem resldenc
elsewhere In London ,
AHOUT PARNfiLL'S DEATH ,
Mrs. Delia Parncll's hallucination that he
fumoiiH son still liven Is ulmied by her daugh
ler , Miss Anna Pariu-11 , who at Ilia tlnitf of he
brother's Imprisonment asbumed the dlrec
tlon of the Land League. Dairy O'Brlci
who Is writing Parncll's life , vlbltcd Ann
Parncll a fovv days ago at the quiet sea
* ldo place on EnKlund'ti east coast , wher
she nl\vnB pas.et'8 the summer. Ho tells th
World coricepondcnt that In closing a Ion
Intervlow respecting the early life and pel
nonal traits ot her brother , Ml MI Paine !
said"Do
"Do you really believe he Is dead ?
don't. "
MIi PurneU lives'alone , supporting her
eelf by painting on china and other ar
vorkii. Jt u
reuurkublo that mother an
Uughter t * ilitUnce ot several tuousac.
mltci should express the same unaccount-
blc doubts about ParncH's death at almost
10 name time. Flvo people saw Parncll
ead James O'Kclly , M. P. , the doctor , two
ndcrtakcr's men and Mrs. C. S. Parncll.
laving died In high fever the body had to
o quickly confined. Contrary to Mrs. Delia
'arnell's ' statements , his wlfo was tn the
oem from his death until the closing ot
lie casket , except for n tow minutes , when
ho withdrew while O'Kelly viewed the
ody.
ALISnURY'S OPPONENTS IN THE LORDS
The conflict between the unionist govcrn-
ncnt In the House of Lords nnd practically
he bulk of the unionist peers Is ono of
he most remarkable party struggle * ) In the
ilitory of the assembly. An Irish bill , as
always , furnishes the bone of contention.
The unionist government Introduced nnd
Hissed through the Commons n bill clearing
up doubtful points In Gladstone's Irish land
awn and expressly giving certain minor
: onccsslons to tenants which Parliament
jrlglnally Intended to confer , but which In
entlon legal decisions had frustrated. The
inlonlst ministry , consisting exclusively of
andlords , only Introduced this measure be
cause of the peremptory demands from the
Ulster tenants , Including a largo proportion
of unionists. When the bill came up In
: he House ot Lords , Thursday , the Irish
landlord peers , assisted by many English
colleagues , denuded It of c cry provision
of value to "tenants , defeating the govern
ment In several divisions by substantial
majoiltlcs. Lord Salisbury was placed In a
liumlllatlng position , being deserted by al
most cvory follower not holding office , and
compelled to rely for support on lloscbery
and a handful of radical peers.
If the government Insists on restoring the
neasure to Its original shape when It re
turns to the Commons It will bo equivalent
to an open declaration of war on the land
lord majority In the House of Lords , but
It Is feared that Salisbury will rather seek
by a compromise with the revolted follow
ers to smooth over the crisis. The radicals
nro delighted at the situation , which demon
strated that the majority of the Lords put
their landlord interests before even their
loyalty to the unionist government.
BALLARD SMITH.
I.ASICKIl SUCUHUS I-IIIST
XuroniliurK CliCNH Tonriiiniu'iit Ilowii
to the riuul Itiiiliul.
NUREMBURG , Aug. 8. The last but ono
round In the International chess tourna
ment was played In this city today , when
Laskcr , by beating Tarrasch , secured the
first prize to the value ot ? 7CO and r silver
cup and salver as donated by his roya
highness , Oic prince regent of Bavaria. .
Nothing can be snld about the probable win
ners of the remaining prizes , as there arc
too many candidates left in the field. The
nineteenth and final round will bo playe
on Monday. Today's results are as fol
lows :
Wlnawer and Tclcliraan drew a klng'b gam
bit , after forty-ono moves.
Blackburn defeated Seliallopp In a Falk-
bsrg gambit , after fotty-ono movas.
Marocazy beat Charousek in a king's gam
bit declined , after fifty-six moves.
Marco and Tschlgorln drew a Ruy Leper
after thirty-six moves.
Stelnltz beat Schlclchter In a Ruy Ljpcz
after twenty-nine mo'vos.
Jnnovsky beat Schlffcrs in a Ruy Lopez ,
after thirty-five moves.
Walbrodt beat Pillsbury In a Ruy Lopez ,
after sixty-one moves.
Alblu and Porges drew a Gluocco Piano ,
after twenty-nine moves.
Ehovvalter , a bye.
Porges-Shovvalter game In the seventeenth
round was drawn nnd not won by Porges
as previously reported.
TUIIHJTU TO n\ii.vi < GOKDO.V
GIilnvHc SliilcNiiinn IMncrN AVrciitlis
on tin * SoIilicT'M Toinli.
LONDON , Aug. S. LI Hung Chang today
proceeded to Trafalgar square , where one
of the members of his suite placed a wreath
upon the pedestal of the Gordon statue
which LI closely examined with an opcrn
gUss , after which ho made a solemn and
deep obeisance before It. The Chinese en
voy's example was followed by his suite
and the crowd of on-lookers cheered. The
wreath was composed of purple flowers , sur
mounted by laurel , emblematic of victory ,
and had a border of white flowers as typical
of General Gordon's purity and disinter
estedness. It was Inscribed : "To the sol
dier nnd friend ot China a tribute of re
spect from LI Hung Chang. "
The Chinese statesman then drove to St.
Paul's cathedral nnd placed two wreaths
upon General Gordon's cenotaph. They bore
Inscriptions similar to the wreath placed I
upon the pedestal of "Chinese" Gordon's
statue.
LI Hung Chang was received at the cathe
dral by Canon New bolt , General Sir Rcdvers
Duller , adjutant general of the auxiliary
forces of Great Britain , and representatives
ot the foreign oillce. A guard of honor fur
nished by the boys of the Goidon Memorial
homo was drawn up at the cenotaph. LI
said a fovv words , through an Interpreter , to
the boys , and then departed. The largo
crowd which had gathered outsldo the ca
thedral raised their hats as the distinguished
trftvelcr passed.
Mutiny A in on IT TurklHli SolilIiTH.
ATHENS , Aug. S. The Asty reports thnt
two regiments of the Turkish reserve nt
Janlnu , near the northern borders ot Bosnia ,
which were under orders to proceed to
Macedonia , mutinied and refused to start ,
The remainder of the garrison overpowcied I
ami arrested the offenders.
I'OI.ITICIA.NS ( IO OUT OV TOYV.V.
niluii I.t'iiiltTH NiifinI Siinilii ) ' Jn
llu * < 'ountryllli I'rlciiilN.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 8. It was very
quiet at both the republican and democratic
headquarters today. The lark of visitors
Is attributed to the cxtrorao heat. The
mull , however , continues heavy , and the de
mand for llterntuio from both committees
U enoimous.
Secretary Moicer of the republican con
gressional campaign committee went to At
lantic City today to spend Sunday vjith his
family ,
Chairman Jones of the democratic national 1
committee has gone to Fiostburg , Mil. , to
icnialn with his family over Sunday , He
will go to New York on Monday.
Chairman Apsley of the icpubllcan com-
mltteo left for his homo In Massachusetts
today. Ht > will start west on a tour of In-
Hpectlon about the lOtli , Chaiiman liabccck ,
who will rctuin Monday , will assume
charge.
Chairman Fuulkncr of the democratic
commlttco went to West Virginia today to
spend Sunday with his family.
At the rllycr headquarters the secretary
ea > s that about 1,000 letters are rccelvu
dally , fully one-fourth of them from for
mer republicans , who say they cannot sup
port the gold declaration In the St. Louis
platform. A visitor today predicted ( hat
much of the toUHer vote would KO for the
silver candidate He said he had a letter
from Thomas SpauldliiK , ex-post commander
of SpiiiiKflrld [ iokl , Erie county , New York ,
saying that a majority of the members
would vote for Hrjan , This gentleman said
ttiat thepost was caiupu ed of ICt members ,
of whom1 but lour v ro democrats.
MODEL HARD TO FIND
Proposal to Commemorate the Queen's
Keign in a Substantial Way.
WOULD FOUND AN IDEAL SETTLEMENT
Twenty-Five Million Dollars to Bo Raised
to Build Victoriatown ,
VISIT OF SIR JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE
Great Britain's ' Ambassador at "Washington
Called to London by Salisbury ,
LORD RUSSELL LOSING HIS URBANITY
Chief JiiNtlee n [ niiKliuiil Miiy Talk
About .Mm. ! la > lirlek In Aiuerlcii
HiliiU. of KiiKliiml IlretikH
lo\ni I'reeeileut.
( Cop ) right , 1SD6 , by f.io Associated Preps. )
LONDON , Aug. 8. The "big gooseberry"
season In England alvvajs hrltigs to the
front a hot discussion upon some subject
that it pleases the Dally Telegraph to start.
This year the subject chosen Is "How to
Celebrate the Queen's Reign , the Longest
In English History. " A wealthy soap manu
facturer set the ball rolling by proposing
thnt $25,000,000 should bo raised to found a
model settlement to bo called Victoriatown.
Columns arc now pouring out in the king
dom's newspapers In discussion wherein all
the writers agree that the Idea Is an ex
cellent one ; but no two wrlteis can agree
as to what constitutes a model town , the
fiercest controversialists gathering around
the two items of theaters and drinking sa
loons. On the question ot drinking the
line Is sharply drawn In the matter ol
theaters ; ono division Insists that a model
theater should exclude all tragedies , prob
lem plays and ( he like , and be strictly lim
ited to comedy , faico and light opera. Noth
ing with an unhappy ending Is to be al
lowed in the model town , nor are street
bands that cannot play harmoniously to bo
admitted. Later on the questions of secular
and religious education , rates , taxes , trade
unionism , socialism and anarchy will over
take the correspondents and help to pile
stones on the already dead suggestion.
PAUNCEFOTE'S SUMMONS.
It Is learned that Sir Julian Paunccfpte's
visit to London is duo to tiie. direct sum
mons of the marquis of Salisbury. The
British ambassador was present at a special
meeting of the cabinet on Monday , called
to consider the Venezuelan question and tlio
arbitration scheme. The ofllclals of the
foreign office say that there arc no new
complications In the Venezuelan or arbitra
tion questions and that it is the desire o
the British government to meet the Issues
In a friendly spirit ,
Not for a. long tlmo has the queen been
&o moved by any act of kindness to her
family as she was by the letter from , the
pope , accompanying the picsent ot a masplve
gold antique bracelet , sent b > dim to Prln
cess Maud upon the occasion of her wed
ding. The letter Is Tilled with the klndes
sentiments of affection , such as a paren
might have used , and the missive Is con
sldcicd another proof that the Vatican desires
sires to bo on friendly terms with the
Anglicans.
The competition of American bicycle
manufacturers Is beginning to be seriously
felt in England and on the continent , am
it Is understood that an American firm is
to commence immediately the constructloi
ot a large factory at Coventry , capable o :
turning out 5,000 bicycles yearly. In ad
ditlon , according to the report , the Amerlcai
firm has planned the prompt erection of a
similar factory at Puteaux , France.
"Denver" Smith , the American heavy
weight pugilist , who has expressed his
anxiety to arrange for a meeting with James
J. Corhett or Robert Fitzsirnmons and who
recently arrived here from the United States
only remained In London two days , and
sailed for Africa on Saturday. During his
stay hero he called at the National Sport
tug club , saying that be wanted that or
ganlzatlon to put up u purse for a matcl
between Corbctt or Fltzslmmous and him
self ; but the matchmaker of the club dc
cllned to entertain the proposition.
BANK'S NEW DEPARTURE.
Much commotion has been caused In flnan
clal circles In the city by the fact that th
Dank of England , which heretofore has re
fused to have its name mentioned In pros
pcctuscs of limited liability companies , hai
agreed to receive subscriptions on behal
of a paper manufacturing concern which hai
Just been turned into a limited company
under the title of "A. M. Peebles & Son
Limited , " the prospectus of which is nov
being advertised In the dally papers In Lon
don and tbo provinces. The total shan
and debenture capital l'i 305,000 ( | 1G25,000.
This new departure of the great bank I
viewed by all the smaller bunks with dls
may , as It Is recognized on all sides tha
It the Bank of England Is open to rccclv
subscriptions on behalf of other Intendcc
companies It can practically monopolize thl
line ot business in the future.
The JamcEou trial has developed what ha
been growing more apparent with cue !
succeeding month , namely , the markci
change which has taken place In the cour
of the lord chief Justice , Baron Russell o
Klllowen. At the bar ho was one of th
most approachable , urbana of men. Nov
his lordship takes notice of everything tha
seems the slightest derogation ot the dig
ally of his court. During the last day o
the trial ho sent several times to dlrcc
that ladles In the crowded gallery shoul
sit down , and no matter how fearless lead
Ing counsel may bo ho cuts very short tbel
protests when ho decides ho will not listen
Lord Russell goes at once to the Unltei
States , now that the "long vacation" ha
begun , and ho will doubtless express hlmsel
there In private on the Mnybrlck case , In
which ho still takes considerable interest.
London has reached the absolutely stag
naut part of the theatrical year not ye
disturbed even by rumors of autumn novel
ties.
Ccnr 1VIII Vlwll
ST. PETERSBURG , Aug. 8. It has been
Jecldcd that the czar and czarina shall vlsl
Vienna , Berlin , Copenhagen , Balmoral , Paris ,
and Darmstadt , In the order named , accom
panled by Prince Lobauovrostovsky , the mln
liter of fore'gn affairs , during the months
of September and October ,
UotliKclillil mill 1,1 Iliinir OluiiiK.
LONDON , Aug. 8. The Times announce
that Lord Rothschild and the manager o
the Maxlm-Nordenfeld Gun and Ammunition
company bad au Interview with Li Hung
Chang itaterdajr.
IOTTKST HAY OP [ Till ! SUMMHII.
.ni-Ko C'lllox Suffer Terribly from tlie
SMII'B Sc-orclilnpj. HIIJH.
CHICAGO , Aug. 8. Tlls' ) has been not
only the hottest day of the year , but the
lottcst August day In the history ot ob-
crvallons In Chicago. The morning was
ho hottest Chicago has ever hod. The
icat today was to Intense that at 10:30 : to-
light the records show ten dead and sev
enty-five more or less seriously prostrated.
Vo such deadly temperature has ever been
experienced In this city. There arc many
nstnnccs of men anil horses having been
driven crazy. At 3 o'clock today the thor-
momctcr registered 98 In the weather
ovcr , but In the street In the shade It
was 102. The. death rate of the week has
doubled , All the city and private anibu-
anccs were insunlclent 19 carry oil the
stricken. Among the deaths reported from
lent today arc :
FRED MARKS.
MICHAEL GLENN.
CHRIS HOLD.
JOSEPH HANNAN.
The wind was southwest and blowing
steadily. The air was not so humid as on
rcsterday , which made the fearful heat
more endurable.
ST. LOUIS , Aug. 8. This week has been
ono of the hottest vveekb on record In St.
Nouls for many years. I'oday ' , for the third
successive day , St. Louis has led the en
tire country at 7 a. m , , with n temperature
of SG degrees. Piom then on until 4 o'clock
this afternoon the temperature rose at the
rate of 1 degree or more an hour. At that
tlmo the thermometer ? In the signal service
bureau registered 100 degrees In the shade ,
the highest point ot the ) day. The record
on the streets and In exposed places was
over 110. There were a great many pros
tiatlons , n number ot them resulting In
death.
Telegrams from i > olntsiIn southern Illi
nois show that the intense hcnt still pre
vails thcic , and that many prostrations ic-
sulted. The hottest weather ot the sea
son at Springfield was recorded today , it
being 98 In the shade. The Wnbash railway
s
way shops there closed temporarily , Busi
ness was almost suspended at Lttchfleld
and two men droppc'd dead from the effect
of the heat. At Muscoiah the past week
has been one of unprecedented hot weather.
The temperature has gone about 100 In
the shade dally , and reached IOC yesterday.
The record today wns 102. There have been
many prostrations from the heat there , but
none have proved fata ) .
The city hospital is overcrowded with
rroslraUon cases that have been coming li
dm Ing'the past two weeks ; and there Is
hcarcely room for more. City physicians
say that the like has 'not been known be
fore for many years. At the1 morgue bodies
are brought in so faaj that thu superln
tondent had hard work keeping track of
them , and he is crowded for room. At onu
tlmo todav there vvcVc twenty-seven corpses
there , awaiting identification. Todaj the
list of those who succumbed to the hea
and tiled Is us follows ; *
GEORGE JEFFERSON , ail0 aged colored
mau. , ? *
RUDOLPH BonnyrOER baker.
JOSEPH" OLCY.'baiter.
"HENRY ALDERS.
FRANK STEEL , late 'of ' Chicago , and
superintendent of the Iron construction o
the Century building- ' 1- '
MARTIN WALL , 'foreman ot stree
workers.
MRS. ELIZA JOHNS.
JOHN DAUMLEV , laborer.
MRS. MARY HEICKER. .
CARL KOHLEF. cgcd G. A. R. veteran.
W. W. MONTROSE , bookkeeper for Park
livery stable.
MRS. HELEN WALKERTON ,
THOMAS OGLEMAN , laborer.
EDWARD MENK.
MAGGIE ALDROE.
UNKNOWN MAN.
A telegram from Moberly says that the
Wabash shops there have been closed be
cause uf the heat. One thousand men an
idle. i-
CINCINNATI , O. , Aug.,8. The temperature
turo here for three Jays has been In the
90s , except for yesterday , when the maxl
mum was a trifle balow 90 , The maxlmun
today was 02. Eight prostrations occurrec
here this afternoon when people were on
the streetu witnessing the bicycle parade
by tens of thousands. This makes Uvelv
cases In three days , tWo of which were
fatal.
EVANSVILLE , Ind. , Aug. 8. Evansvlll
seems to bo the center of the torrid wave
that is sweeping over ( the country. Fo
three days the thermometer has rcachec
above 102 hi the sho.de. There were two
deaths yesterday as a result of sunstrok' '
and ten prostrations pf various degrees.
NEW YORK , Aug. S.-Throe deaths o
persons prostrated yesterday by the heat
were reported to the police this morning.
Ono of the victims was. Philip Frank , a
letter canlcr ; one was Matthew Murphy , a
'longshoreman , and the other Henry Duke ,
38 years of ago. Five prostrations had been
reported up to 11 o'clock. A decrease in the
humidity and a brisk breeze have brought
some relief to suffering humanity , although
the temperature at noon was about as high
as it was at the same time yesterday , 8fl
degiccs. The total number of prostrations
oillcially reported today was thirty-eight.
Nine deaths and Corty-tfireo prostiatlons Is
the beat record for today.
DES MOINES , Aug. j8. ( Special Tele
gram. ) With the thermometer at 93 and
excessive humidity this lias been another
oppressive day , resulting In two deaths and
several prostrations , Joim Gardner , aged
10 , was overcome by IjVat.Jn 'front of his
restaurant at 306 East Walnut , and died
In a short tlmo. Ho leaves a family. Sam
Broun of 1330 East Des.Molnes street was
overcome during tfie .flfcht and died. He
leaves a faintly , The paving gangs quit
work today under orders from the foremen ,
after two or three prostrations had oc
curred , ,
JEFFERSON , la. , Aug , 8. ( Special Tele
gram , ) The heat today'JiM ' broken all pre
vious records , rnnglng.fron } 300 In the shade
at 11 o'clock this forenoon , to 106 at 2 this
afternoon , and 100 at 4 o'clock.
Hot SprliiKN McKlnU-y Club ,
HOT SPRINGS , 8. D. , An ? . 8. ( Special , )
A McKInley club with , about 200 members
was organized ) u this place Thursday night
by the election oC the following officers :
President , Hon. S. E. Wilson ; vice presi
dents , M. L. Kanablo and J. F. McClung :
secretary , H. I > , Clark. ! treasurer , \V , R.
Morgan , The next regular meeting of the
club will be held on Monday evening when
a very Interesting program wUl be rendered.
Much enthusiasm is manifest by the mem
bers and the club will bo a power in 'Fall
River county during the campaign.
Hon , Colonel T. Crawford , candidate for
jcongrcss , will speak In this city on the
evening ot the 12th Just. Captain Lucus ,
Mayor A , R. Anderson , 3. E , Wilson and
other prominent Bills speakers will also
address the mcettoe.
IGNORES THE PEERS
Salisbury Decides to Knock Out Their Irish
Laud Bill Amcndinouts.
U HUNG CHANG WILL HURRY HOME
Short Stay in America Caused by Humors of
Intrigue in Olmin.
IIS APPEAL TO ENGLAND FOR HELP
Thinly Veiled I hraso Which May Have an
Important Meaning.
SALISBURY GETS CREDIT FROM FRANCE
llrltlxh I'rrinlcr Ai'lciiovvlftlKfil lo
Have DOIIO the lllurlit TliliiK til
lo Join In H ItluoK-
itilu of Crete .
( CopyrlRlit , ISM , by the Assoelntoil I'rcm. )
LONDON , Aug. S. The conlllct In the
Hoi'so of Lords over the Irish land bill has
been the political sensation of the week. The
newspapers are full of the subject nnd there
Is much speculation as to the outcome. U
Is a lent ; tlmo since a tory government has
received such a slap In the face from the
peers and the ministerialists have taken a
very serious view of the situation. How
ever , on Friday the situation somewhat Im
proved , as a result of the cabinet council ,
which considered the critical state of affairs
and decided to practically restore the meas
ure to Its original condition on Its return
to the House of Commons , and It Is now
hoped that thu landloid peers have been
persuaded to refialn from further contest.
All the ministerialist newspapers today tnkc
n more hopeful view of the case , and It
is expected that n compromise will bo ar
ranged , which will yet admit of proroguing
Parliament on Saturday , August 15.
In reference to the debate In the House
of Lords on the Irish land bill , there Is the
curious fact that the martinis oC Salisbury
completely resigned his functions as leader
of the House to the secretary of state for
war , the marquis of Lansdownc , and this ,
sajs the St. James Gazette , "lends force
to the impression that Lord Lansdowne is
in training for the leadership of the House
ot Lords , If not for the picmlcrshlp. "
CHANG'S AMERICAN TRIP.
Outside ot the defeat of the government
In the House of Lords , when amendments
were made on Thuisday to the Irish land
bill in spite of ministerial opposition and
the possible consequences of this further
demonstration ot the inability of the ad-
mlnlstration to carry out its parliamentary
program Li liuni ; Chang has been the
.center of interest duilng the week. The
vlcinlty-ot Lord Lonsdnlolsjnansion , on Carlton -
ton house terrace , the temporary residence
of the Chinese envoy , is thronged dally with
people who are anxious to catch a glimpse
of the distinguished traveler , nnd ho is
cheered by the crowds outside the house
every time ho appears. The newspapers
publish columns describing bis movements
each day , and the government oulclals are
treating him with royal honors.
The plans for LI Hung Chang's visit to
the United States have been greatly cur
tailed. He will hurry home , and it is hinted
that this is duo to'Intrigues against him In
China. He will arrive in New York August
21 , Trlday , nnd will hold his first icceptlon
on Saturday , the following day. On Sunday ,
August 23 , he will take an early tialn for
Philadelphia , where he will lunch and re
main for a few hours. During the after
noon ho will proceed to Washington , where
he will icmaln a week. He will then go
direct to Vancouver , B. C. , where ho will
embark for China. He much regrets that
ho cannot stop at Chicago. In Washington
ho hopes to see all the secretaries after
his audience with President Cleveland , when
ho will present his credentials.
ASKS ENGLAND'S AID.
A phrase which LI Hung Chang used In his
speech before the China association at the
banquet tendered him at the Hotel Metro-
polo Inst night is commented upon today.
He is looked upon as having pleaded for
the assistance of England in case the Inde
pendence ot China Is threatened from within
or without , when he said :
"Our Interests nro parallel. Wo sliould
like to be able to reckon upon the support
of the commercial power should our inde
pendence ever bo threatened from any quar
ter. "
This Is Interpreted here as referring to
Russia and to the Kicnch from the direc
tion of Tonquln , and the Dally Chronicle
says ;
"This may have a political significance
which cannot be missed. That LI Hung
Chang , after enjoying the unstinted and
even overdone hospitality of these two na
tions , should appeal to Great Britain in a
thinly veiled phrase for help against them ,
if necessary , Is the- most striking fact of
his tour. "
PRAISE FOR SALISBURY.
Intense Interest is being manifested In
Europe over the developments of the In
surrection In. Crete , whcro general fighting
Is expected at any moment. After de
nouncing the marquis ot Salisbury for
breaking away from the European concert
by refusing to join In a blockade of the
Island , foreign opinion seems to bo chang
ing and now even the French press admits
that the British premier stopped Europe
from committing a gross mistake and stilling
the legitimate struggle for Cretan liberty.
In England the vvholo country sides with
the marquis of Salisbury and would will
ingly see Crete detached from the Turkish
empire. Telegrams received hero today de
clare that Hcrakllon , which Is filled with
Mohammedan refugees , only needs a spark
In order to set a general massacre going ,
although the piesence of the British and
French war ships In the harbor Is appar
ently having a salutary effect.
But Turkey Is certainly In a very bad
way just now , ( or , in addition to the In
surrection of Crete , there Is a t-ou of Insur
rection aided by the Greeks and Bulgarians
proceeding In Macedonia , where the Turk
ish troops have been repeatedly repulted ,
and the Druses uprising Is engaging the at
tention of the Turkish government In an
other direction. Under the circumstances It
U astonishing that there are people who
really believe that the dismemberment of
the Turkish empire Is again contemplated ,
and that Great Britain may now be willing
to see this take place , even U It Is only in
order to set her continental enemies lightIng -
Ing over the spoils.
Advices received here from Abyssinia In
dicate that there IB a prospect of A reopen-
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10. In the Whet-ling World ,
Ing of the Italian war In the autumn. King
Mcnclek is apparently preparing for hos
tilities and has recently iccclvcil largo
quantities of arms nnd ammunition. Con
sequently the Italian commander , General
Baratlerl , Is conferring with the government
at Rome with the view of the adoption of
the necessary counter measures.
\VOII 1C OF A'l5.MJ7.UiiAX i\IM3KTS.
Prc-lliulniiry Sliod'hi-H f < lic PI mil
Itfport Comini'iuTil.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 8. During the past
month the work of the Venezuelan Houndai )
commission has entered upon a new stage.
Hcictoforo the efforts of the commissioners
have been directed mainly to securing the
evidence upon which the final report Is
to be based. The work from now on will
laigely consist In examining and classifying
the information already obtained. The Brit
ish government , It Is presumed , has put
Into Its two voluminous blue books all the
Information upon which it relies in support
of Its claim. The Venezuelan government
has done the same thing in its three volumes
of transcripts from the Spanish archives.
Independently of this , the commission has
been searching on its own account. The
Congressional library in Washington and
many public and private libraries In vari
ous parts of the country have been ran
sacked for historical and cartographical in
formation. The archives at The Hague ha\e
been gone through with a thoroughness that
not even the zeal of Great Britain 01
Venezuela has heretofore attempted , and
as a result Important documents which the
" "
world "thought" lost or destroyed have
been unearthed. This work , although not
yet terminated , Is ncailng completion.
For some months past Sir Clements R.
Markham , president of the Royal Geographical
graphical society , has been In communica
tion with the secretary of thu commission
and has furnished valuable Information on
the subject of the Schomburgk line , ac
companying It by copies of maps on tile In
the Colonial olllco , some of which have
never been published. While information
Is looked for fiom Rome , from The Hague
and possibly from other places , the bulk of
the evidence is In and the question now Is
to determine what It Is which that evidence
establishes.
In order to solve this problem a number
of preliminary reports nrc being prepared.
Among those may be mentioned special re
ports upon the geographical and physical
characteristics of the region In dispute ; re
ports upon the evidence furnished by the
300 or more maps which have been published
slnco the discovery of America : reports upon
the facts ot occupancy and settlement , as
given by historians and special reports upon
the same facts as developed by the docu
ments from Dutch and Spanish archives ,
critiques upon the arguments of the Uritlsh
and Venezuelan governments us these ap
pear in the British blue books and In the
Venezuelan brief. These icports are being
prepared for the most part by thn commls
sloncrs at their respective summer homes.
President Brewer spent several days this
week at the oillce ot the commission In
Washington. Ho was joined on Thursday
by Mr. Mallet-Provost , the secretary , ami
the two spent the day In consultation ,
President Brewer has gone on to his homo
in Vermont , and the secretary will remain
for some days In Washington.
CUUSIII.VO JinKHAT FOR Hl'AMAHDS
\ > UK Confirming the Ciilinii Victor )
A rilled rd Ni'nr SniilliiKo ,
NEW YORIf , Aug. 8. Among the passcn
gers on board the Ward line steamer Nlag
arn , which reached this port today from
Santiago dc Cuba , were the sister and eoi
of General Lucrct of thu Cuban insuigcnl
army. They were obliged to leave the
Island for their own safety , nnd with the
greatest dllliculty managed to reach the
steamer at Santiago from a iimall boat.
They went on board with n number of per
sons who were bidding adieu to frltmdu ami
were secreted In ono of the state rooms
until after the steamer left the haibor.
General Lucrct , with n force-of Instil gent
troops , bad Inflicted considerable damage
to the Spanish lines of trnnspaitatlon In
which the Udo ot dynamite pla > ed a vcrj
Important part. Much railway proper ! )
and bridges have been destroyed In this
manner. In consequence Captain Gcncial
Woylcr warned Lucrct that unless ho ceaseci
that mode of warfare the government would
retaliate by blowing up thu icsldcnce of
his family near Santiago. The family
being duly warned Immediately abanduucil
their liomo.
Other passengers arriving by the Nlagura
report that the Spanish troops miffcird a
crushing defeat In the battle fought near
Santiago on Tuesday , July 28 , The Span
lards were ordered to attack the Inmv-
gents and three bodies of troops were or
dered tor leave Manzanlllo , Guantunamo au < ]
Santiago respectively and to march on the
insurgents , who were supposed to bn a short
distance from the city of Santiago. On
the approach of the first Spanish column
the news was brought to the Insurgentc thai
the enemy was approaching. General *
Gomez and Garcia Immediately gatheiei
their troops and succeeded In engaging each
column before they could effect a juncture
The Spaniards met a crushing defeat , leav
ing numerous dead and wounded on 11.f
battlefield. The hospitals and private houtt'e
at Santiago were reported 111 ltd with
wounded Spaulsu troops.
IIOIIENLOIIE REMAINS
Story of the Qonnnn Olmnccllor's Hoaigna *
tiou Meets n Prompt Denial ,
TROUBLE OVER IMPORTS FROM RUSSIA
Treaty Tariff Bntes Increased by Means of
Vexatious Fees and Duos , '
EMPEROR WILLIAM HAS A WET VACATION
Leaves His Yacht on Rainy Days that Ho
May Eco the Sights of Norway.
\ '
KAISER AT WORK ON A NEW PICTURE
liiK die Iilcii of n CHIMIIM Port
trn > liiur OK * Army I'rotootliiK the
Artu nnil liuliKlrli-N tviutek-
fllH tO 1'lllllt It.
( Copj rlclit. 1S06 , by the Affoclntcd Trees. )
BERLIN , Aug. S. A tlltpntch to tha
Neusto Nnchrlchtvn fiom Munich today do *
nlcs the report that Prince Hohenlohv , the
Impel lal chancellor , has re-signed , and snyu
that the sole object of his visit to Wllholm-
shohc , where Emperor William Is staying ,
was to mnku a loport ot nlTnlrs In the east.
For some tlmo past the government ,
goaded by the Agrailans , has rendered the
Import of Russian products , especially meat ,
cattle , horses , pigs and cereals , very dtfll-
cult. Contrary to the treaty stipulation ,
\c.\atlous fees and inspectors' dues have
been Imposed , amounting In many cases to
1C to SO per cent , added to the icgular
tin Iff rates. Russian fresh pork has also
been excluded under the pretext ot loglcnlo
precautions. In addition , largo shipments
of Russian rjo and wheat have been re
fused entry on the plea thnt they were
detrimental to health. Russia has now ,
made the most vigorous portcst against
this treatment nnd , the Novoe Vrcrayn ,
states , threatens icprlsnls. Atistialla la
adopting the same policy against German
goods , especially hides , which Germany has
adopted against Russian products , and , aa
a result , the industrial and manufacturing
circles ot Gel many nro alarmed nnd Intend ,
to urge the government to icservo Ha
boomerang policy.
WALKS WHEN IT RAINS.
Empcior William's Norwegian crulso has
been rather n failure this year , owing to
bud weather. The emperor amused himself
on wet dnjs with long walks to'places of
Interest Inland. Every Sunday the em
peror conducted divine services upon the
upper deck of the Impel Inl yacht Hohcji-
zollern , upon which occasions ho rend a
honMly" freely Interspersed with his ovm ro-
marks. The hymn singing wan very flue ,
as there was a full hand and a trained
choir of 100 sailors on board.
The emperor also occupied his leisure
moments during the cruise in composing a
march in honor of the Moscow coronation ,
which he has dedicated to the czar , and in
elaborating the Idea for a now picture as
a pendant to his wonderful yellow plnguo
picture. The motive ot the new work is the
protection of the arts and Industry by the
army. Prof. Knackfus , who painted tno
> cllow plague , has been intrusted with the
task this tlmo. The outline of the picture
is thus described : "Under a Gothic arch
stand ideal female figures personifying the
arts and commcice , against which a menac
ing cloud Is advancing , nnd from which ;
rloud emcigo terrlfjlng hostile figures. "
The picture will bo published ns the other
wai.
wai.Tho
The proposition to incorporate in court
practice ot the different German states a
paiagiaph making the conditional paidon of
law bieakers depend upon their emigrating ,
which was discussed at Uio German lawyers'
congress , Is being favor ibly received In Im
perial and legal circles , and a cominlttco
of experts , headed by Pi of. Von Cuny , U
now drafting a government bill on the sub
ject.
CZAR GETS A SCARE.
In spite ot denials It Is generally bo-
llnved that Prof. Mendcll , the Insanity
Fpcclnllst , has been sumironcd to St. Peters *
burg to attend the czar , who Is said to bo
In a state of extreme neivous excitement
owing to the discovery ot renewed Nihilist
activity. The czar IB icpoited to bo la
houily dread ot his life , and hundreds of
arrests have been made the past fortnight
at St , Pctcislmrjr , Wai saw , Kleft and Mos
cow. Thcio were several suspicious occur
rences during Emperor William's recent
railway jouincy and they have caused the
police to decide to Increase their precautions
on all future trips. A double Inspection of
the 11.'tele and a now minute system of
signaling are a part of the precautions to
bo adopted.
Slnco the London congress the feud bo-
tvvccn the socialists and anarchists of Oer-
inany has been Intensely bitter , and thcro
is now a complete split , The Murx socla-
IlatH deny the others the right to call them
selves socialists mid to woik with the party.
Tenlflc heat und sovcic storms have pre
vailed In many pails of Germany durlnn
the week. Thlrty-flvo persons died of sun
stroke at Konlgsburg. In Saxonu Switzer
land , a cloudburst and lightning have dona
great damage , and a Baltimore tourist ,
named Eiigcno Bliss , was killed by llghtnlnc
during a mountain excursion from Spandau.
Thn German press dwells on the fact that
by the amalgamation of tha three last lnda- <
pendent firms at Mannheim , Bremen and
Now York , the Standaid Oil company con
trols the petroleum market ot Germany and
the Starts-Durgor Keltuni ; rails upon the/ /
government to take vigorous steps to prc-
vent a sudden rlao In prices. '
Mr. lUnry D. Allen , representing a Joint
committee of congress , has just arrived la
Omnaiiy to specially Investigate the com
mercial und uitUtlc uses of alcohol and
the German legislation on the subject.
The United .States ambassador , Mr. Edwin'
P. Uhl , and his family have started on
short trip to Humswlck and IIIIdcnhelia ,
Mr , John B. Jackson , secretary of the United
States embassy , and Mrs , Jackson have )
gone to Trouvlllc , Franco , for a few weeks ,
Mr , Frederic C. PenneM , the United States
.consul at Cairo , Egypt , Is at present In this
city , Mr , Wayne MacVcach , thu United
States ambassador to Italy , Is making a
ahoit stay In this city. Dr. G , W , Bulley ,
U also Ucro liiquhlng Into the hospital uy
tern of Bet Un with a view of adopting som
of its featuics for the new hospital It *
New Mexico , whlih the Santa Ke road 1 1
to elect , i
The ciar has tent un Intimation that lit
will airlrc with the ciarlno at Dreslau dur
ini ; tub call ? part or Eu