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CASE OF THE CASTLES
Mnch Interest and Indignation at Their
Treatment in London ,
DENOUNCE MAGISTRATE MARTIN AS CRUEL
His Action in Piling Such High Bail
Described as Mona trans.
CASTLE'S INNOCENCE UNDOUBTED
Friends and Counsel Look for His Certain
Acquittal on Trial ,
BELIEVE THE WIFE IS IRRESPONSIBLE
Aalnre of tliu Tilt-flu Such n Cnrry
the Coiivlutlon Unit SinIn Kx-
trt-iuclx 1'iMilli.li , II .Not
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( CiiyrlBtit , U , by l're s Publishing Company. )
LONDON , Oct. 17. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The prepos
terously excessive ball of $200.000 , fixed by
Magistrate Martin In the case of Mr. and
Mm. Walter Castle , having been tendered
several times over , both of the accused went
somewhere into the country , taking their
young son with them. Their trunks remain
in the hands of the police , under the harsh
circumstances stated further along.
Martin U much of a crank. Ho U the
magistrate whoso similarly preposterous
treatment of a respectable sewing girl , Eliza
beth Carr , arrested for soliciting a few years
ORO , led to the defeat cf the Salisbury gov
ernment. The Casllca will go before him
ogaln next Tuesday. Until then their where
abouts will be carefully concealed by their
friends and counsel. Inspector Arrow , the
detective In charge of the case , again de
clined yesterday , when questioned at the
Vine Street station by a World representa
tive , to say whether any new charge will
bo preferred against the Castles or whether
nny report has been received from the police
on the continent concerning the foreign
articles found In their baggage. -
At the office of Bernard Abrahams , so
licitor for tbo Castles , his partner , Mr. Hoi-
loway , stated In reply to a similar Inquiry :
"Wo have heard of no fresh charge. The
police would bo bound to notify us If such
a charge were to bo made. Mr. Castle has
withdrawn to a quiet country place , where
lie declines to see anybody. Ho Is much af
fected , while his wife's state of health
which was Indifferent before , Is now seri
ous since her week's detention In Holloway
Jail. When they appear In court again we
hope the preliminary Investigation will be
finished , and the case sent to a higher
tribunal , by which It will be finally dealt
, \vllh. "
" \Vas not the ball fixed at an unprece
dented flguro ? " was asked.
SURPRISED THE MAGISTRATE.
"It was perfectly monstrous , " be
answered. "The intention ot thu magistrate
wan to make it prohibitory , as he takes an
exceedingly severe view of such cases , lu
fact , he i a very unsympathetic gcutle-
man. Ho was astonished when the ball
.was forthcoming , but the gentlemen who
Interested themselves In behalf ot Mr. Castle
could have put up a million If needed. The
securities wcro cither bonds -or persona' '
funds of Mr. Castle. Mr. Guthrlc , a banker
of Idol Lane , has long known Mr. Castle
and was prepared to go security for him to
any amount. Mr. Castle himself had at the
time 05,000 ( $325,000) standing to his crcdl
in a London bank. It Is not true that Lord
llotluchlld Interested himself In the case
but Mr. Castle had among his friends some
of the most Influential people in the cltj
of London who were prepared to do anything
in their power to help him. Everyone who
known him knows him to be entirely Inno
cent and It appears that Mrs. Castle's state
of mind has been equally w ll known to her
friends. "
"How will the case go ? "
"Mr. Cautlo will bo discharged and Mrs
Castle handed over to the charge at * being
unaccountable for her actions.
HAMPERED BY THE POLICE.
"Mr. Castle has been placed at a great
disadvantage In clearing himself by the
nctlou of the police , who have taken al
Ills baggage , papers , account books and
everything else. That Is their usual prac
tice. It causes the prisoners great In
convenience and loss of time. Mr. Castle
has vouchers for the purchase ot many
of the articles found In his baggage which
liavo been scheduled by the police among
the alleged stolen property. But hn
cannot get the vouchers until the
police have concluded their Invcitl-
iattotiE. Many ot these articles
were bought by him to give as presents on
his return , as well as for his own poraoiia
URC. No doubt Mrs , Castle did take come o
them , but most of those she took wcro ut
tcrly useless to her. Her conduct was fool
Isli , lu fact Insane , and the strongest cxpcr
evidence to that effect cau be produced a
the proper time. There hct > been no develop
went in the case since last In court. "
The World reporter then waited on Mr
Louis Welll , otio of the sureties for th
Castles to the extent of $30,000. He is on
of the largest wholesale watch dealer
In London , having extensive office
nnd avarchout > o in Hatton Gar
Uen , the center of the Jewelry trade. He
Is about DO years old and spcakj Engllsl
perfectly , but with a slight German accent
He seemed to tcel the Injustice of the treat
inent of Mr. Castle very much and spoke
.warmly of the action of the magistrate.
"My Intercut In Mr. Castle and his wife. '
lie aaM. "Is purely friendship. When In San
Francisco a rouplo ot yearn ago I was In
troduced to them and they treated me will
charming hospitality. When I heard thin
charge I immediately went forward lu their
behalf and , although I did not anticipate
that the magistrate would fix tuch huge
ball , I feel entirely secure In guaranteeing
Mr. Cattle's honesty in that or aoy ainoun
1 could t-orjuiand. "
i MARTIN HATES AMERICANS.
' "Tbo magistrate in a woman-hater. He
5s also not too well disposed toward Amer
leans , and he never likes , any way , to le
BO his grip ot any prisoner. These pccu
ll.irltleg are , I nm told , notorious among
thoxo who practice In his court.
'Fcr my part , I believe the grand Jurj
.will throw out the case , or. If It does not , the
iudKo certainly will discharge Mr. Ctstlc
there being no evidence whatever agaliu
Mm , and. relieve Mrs , Castle on her recos
nUauco. | | ( a AX Innocent at you or I , am
ehe 1 * tint retponilblti for her action * , nor
lias &be bci'U iluce th birth of her ehlli
( en ye.-us ago. That U well known to hrr ;
rlcnds. Both arc held In the highest cs-
eem by all who know them.
"An Incident that led to their arrest
learly shows his Innocence and her Irre-
ponslblllty. She actually sent a piece of
ur to be altered to a furrier a few doors
away from the one from whom she took It
a couple of days before , and sent It without
removing the name , address and private
mark of the owner. Tbta card Is always
torn off when an article is sold , and the
mcro fact ot Its being on would have been
enough to cxclto the suspicion of the second
'urrler , even If ho had not been warned
already by his neighbor that some ono was
stealing small furs from the West End shops.
If Mrs. Castle were In her right senses
and were an ordinary thief , she would as
soon have given herself up to the police a.i
to have dealt with a piece of fur as she did. "
At calling at Mr. Guthrle's office In Idol
Lane this city , the other surety for the
Castles , the World representative was In
formed that Mr. Guthrlc would not be In
town tcday and no one with authority to
speak for him In the matter was In.
Mr. Bertlnl , manager ot the Hotel Cecil ,
London's mammoth palatial hostelry , said
In answer to a query as to how the Castles
had lived while In London : "They had one
room here between father , mother and boy ,
and certainly one could not say they lived
at all like millionaires , though I cannot
say they did not have everything they
wanted. TLcy had some callers , I after-
won ! heard , and on the day preceding their
arrest Mr. Castle ordered a private room
for a luncheon party of eight for the day
prior to their Intended departure for Amer
ica.
WHAT WAS IN THE TRUNKS.
"They had several trunks and bags , ten
or a dozen in number , and several of the
trunks were of the latest American pattern.
These were packed ready for departure when
they were _ arrested. It came like a thunder
bolt on me , as we had not the slightest
reason to suspect anything wrong with them.
When the detectives came to the hotel to
search their baggage I Insisted on being
present In their Interest , as well as in that
ot the hotel. I refused to believe
there was anything In the charge
until detectives produced from the
trunks , ono after another , the
furs described by them beforehand as having
been stolen. Then U was clear something
was wrong , and espcclolly os a great num
ber of articles of value , many of the same
kind were also found among their effects.
There mere many furs. Including two sable
boas , two sable collarettes , two sable muffs ,
ten ermine tics nnd other smaller pieces ,
then there were , I think , about ten gold
watches , some very handsome , such as ladles
use , and the same number of
clocks , principally carriage clocks. There
wcro a large number of ordinary tortoise
shell combs and seven handsome Ivory and
tortoise shell baud mirror's besides an as-
rortment of tortoise shell and ostrich fans ,
numbering nearly a score. Curiously
enough , there were seven tortoise shell
handled lady's lorgnettes , but without any
lenses In them , besides a varied collection of
gold and -Jewelled studs , rings , bangles ,
brooches , pins and vinaigrettes which filled
a Jong catalogue prepared by the police.
I cannot glvo you an accurate Idea of the
value of the articles , but roughly I should
say they were worth 200 or 300.
. "I must say the demeanor of Mr. Castle
was that of an Innocent person , for ho
seemed more amazed than anybody at the
Inquiry made. His wife was hysterical.
The trunks were removed by the police and
are now In their custody. "
"Wero not the articles such , " the World
reporter asked , "as could bo compressed Into
a small space , so that Mrs. Castle could have
secreted them without her husband'c knowl
edge In these large trunks ? "
HER HUSBAND KNEW NOTHING.
"Most of them were small , " Mr. Bertlnl
answered. "For many. T believe , the police
have slnco found receipts , showing tbat
they wcro purchased , but the clocks , for
Instance , filled a largo space and could
scarcely bo hid In any trunk without at
tracting attention from their bulk. My
theory Is that Mr. Castle gave his wife as
much money as she. wanted , and , knowing
probably that she had a whim for buying
articles of this kind , he paid no particular
attention to what she bad In her trunks.
Besides , she may have done all the packIng -
Ing , as women sometimes do. "
"Did the fact of her taking articles with
'Hotel Cecil' stamped upon them which ,
therefore , she could not possibly have dis
posed of , suggest to you , " was asked , "that
uho was not an ordinary thief ? "
"Well , that would appear so , " was the
reply , "but the police theory on that point
Is that the Hotel Cecil stamp was so minute
that slie- did not sec It upon them. "
"Did you notice anything strange In Mrs.
Castlo's demeanor ? " was the next query.
"No , " said Mr. Bertlnl. "I only saw her
casually while here. She must have been
nn extremely pretty woman. "
"Have any of the articles found been
claimed from any of the continental cities
where they stayed ? "
"Not that I know of , although many of
them bear the names and addresses ol
tradesmen In Geneva , Paris , Dresden and
Brussels. The police are now-corresponding
with the tradesmen , that they may have
evidence on that point when the prisoners
come u again. The article * taken from
the Hotel Cecil wcro two platu toast racks ,
on plated cream Jug and two bedroom
towels , in which the plated articles were
wrapped and put at the bottom of a trunk.
Thrso wcro all stamped. Their value was
niuler 13 ( $15) ) . "
HAD TRAVELED LITTLE.
Nothing definite seemed to bo known by
thp solicitor , Mr. Wclll , or Mr. Bertlnl ab
to thn period during which the Castles hail
been traveling In the continent. They said
about six or seven weeks. They had visited
all the principal cities of France , Switzer
land and Germany , and tags on luggage
showed they had put up at the best hotels
everywhere. Mrs. Cattle bad never been In
Europe before. Mr. Welll spoke of her deep
devotion to her only child , a bright little
fellow of 10 , who was arrested with them
on the police theory that be had acted as
n confederate In attracting the attention of
rhopkecperglillo his mother stole goods.
No evidence sustained the Idea and he was
released. BALLARD SMITH.
Itleli rreoenlH for Hii-illy.
LONDON. Oct. 17. < \ Vienna dispatch to
the Chronicle says the czar has Informed
tlu < prince of Monteneuro that the dowry
of the Prlnetts Helena , hlx daughter , will
bo 1,000.000 roubles ( about $500.000) ) . The
cznr and czarina ordered their wedding gl.'t
to tlto prlncc s upon her marriage to the
prlnc ? of Nr.iilm , In Parle. It Is a diamond
nrnanumt and will cost -.000ou9 traces
tKOO.OOO ) . _
Will Shortly lie Made a HUhon.
LONDON , Oct. 17. A dUpatrh to tin
hro.ik'le from Jloniu lays that Mgr. D
vronnrll. Ihf former ri-ftor of tinAraerl -
4.'i ' v 'lfS- ! > there , will shortly be uudc a
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INDIA NEEDS WHEAT
Famine in Northern Provinces Recognized
ai Inevitable Now ,
AMERICAN GRAIN IS MUCH IN DEMAND
Statist Lcoks on the Drouth as Another
"Orime" Against Silver.
NEW ANTI-BBITISH Ou. BREAK IN GERMANY
Newspapers of London and Berlin Start a
Little War of Words.
LICENSES GRANTED TO MUSIC HALLS
County Council Scortin AlIt-KiitloiiH tif
Immorality In Living I'lc-turoH He-
UulT for fluYlKllniitn Civil-
oral I.iiniliiu GuMHlii.
( Copyright , 1SSC. by the.Assoclntnl Pre * * . )
LONDON' . Oct. 17. The famine In northern
India , which now appears to bo Inevitable ,
causes the greatest anxiety here and It Is
recognized that the Import ot American
wheat Is likely to be the prime factor.
Prices In the affected district have risen
considerably and the California wheat en-
route Is sold In advance at higher prices than
the native wheat , Indicating the conviction
that prices will have risen still higher by
the time the Imports arrive. The India
government has already sketched out vast
schemes for railroad , canal and other relief
work.
The Statist points out that the position of
silver Is most unpleasant , "though , " It odds ,
"the price may be temporarily maintained.
The opinion Is growing that the silver party
will not be successful In the American elec
tions , consequently silver will not receive
the support of United States purchases and
the China demand Is nil. "
Continuing , the Statist says : "The threat
ened failure of the crops In India Is a serious
matter for silver , ns , with a scarcity of food ,
the natives are Inclined to sell rather than
to buy ornaments. Hence the Indian demand
may disappear for a considerable time. Thus
It appears that a ecrtous fall In the price of
silver Is probable until the silver party
gains power In America. "
The letter of the United States ambassador
here. Mr. Thomas F. Bayard , to Samuel nan-
croft , Jr. , of Wilmington , Del. , advocating
democratic support of Palmer and tluckncr ,
which was published exclusively by the As
sociated press In the United States on Mon
day last , and which was published In this
country today , surprises the English , who ,
while approving of the sentiments expressed ,
think Mr. Bayard has committed "a fresh
Indiscretion. "
The Dally Chronicle news placard reads ,
"Bayard Denounces Bryan , " and the Dally
Telegraph says : "To English minds there Is
some Incongruity la an ambassador taking
an active part In political struggles. "
The St. James * Gazette remarks : "Mr.
Bayard's letter Is as sensible aa all his ut
terances , but we fear It Is too sensible for
the great American nation and It Is not likely
to please the mob or wire pullers. "
GERMAN ANGLOPHOBIA.
This week there has been another Anglo
phobia outburst from the German press ,
arising from an article In the London Times.
Commenting upon the attacks upon Great
Britain the Times ascribed them to envy
at Great Britain's material prosperity and
freedom from the "crushing military bur
dens which crlpplo the commercial activity
of her rivals , " warned Germany that British
feeling was likely to be converted Into a fixed
dislike of Germany and hinted that Great
Britain would support the Zwolbund , which
the Times says was becoming stronger and
more compact , while the Drelbund was tend
ing to become weaker. This home thrust
elicited defiant retorts from the German
newspapers.
The Cologne Gazette said : "Great Britain' * ,
convulsive eagerness to annex territory has
Injured Germany , while British conceit and
contempt of German power have wounded
German pride. "
The National Zeltung describes the Times'
remarks as "courting disguised by
threats , " and the Vossische Zeltung declares
that the Drelbund was never stronger and
more united , adding that the most serious
danger to pcaco Is "no longer French and
German opposition , but the conflicting Inter
ests of Great Britain and Russia , . " In conclu
sion the Vosslsche Zeltung says : "Should
the cost of the Franco-Russian fetes have
to bo paid , Great Britain and not Germany
will bo presented with the reckoning. "
The Volks Zeltung and the Hamburger
Ncchrlchten accuse Great Britain of seeking
to harm Germany from detaching Italy from
the Drelbund.
The licensing committee of the London
County council considered the music balls
on Wednesday lest. The vlgllants opposed
the granting of a license to the Palace Music
ball on the ground that some of the "living
pictures" were Immoral. But the committee
granted the house a full license and ex
pressed regret at the fact that the vlgllants
had made tbu suggestion referred to , which
the committee considered to bo utterly un
founded. This Is the first tlmo tbo Palace
has been granted a full license and was a
distinct rebuff for the vlgllants. Licenses
were also granted to the Empire theater and
to the Alhambra , although both were op
posed by the vlgllants.
The failure of the Purity league or Vlg
llants' cr.usade against the licenses of muclc
ball Is balled with delight.
As a sequel to the testimony before the
London County council , Madge Kills , the
variety actress , Is suing the league and Mr.
and Mrs. Reed , who have been prominently
Identified with it , for $75,000 damages. Both
the persons mentioned swore that Miss Ellis ,
who was singing at the Oxford Music hall ,
appeared In socks and bare legs , this Im
pression apparently having been conveyed
to their verdant mind * by the double-decked
hosiery , the upper half of light , sometimes
Mesh-color , and the lower half of some dark
design , which Miss Ellis wore. As English
judges and juries are very severe in such
matters , It Is more than likely that Miss
Ellis will have tier hosiery vindicated In a
most liberal manner , and give a Icison Mo
the ' prudes ' who ere addicted to ' prowling. "
FRANCE AFTER MOROCCO.
The outrage upon a French merchant thin
by Moorish pirates has attracted attention ,
as It Is feared In certain circles that France
will do what Great Britain would undoubt
edly do under the clrcumitancet seize the
( .pportuulty to Increase her Influence In
Morocco. Two Frtucli war ships have been
dispatched to support the French minister ,
who has presented an energetic'note on the
subject to the Moorish government. The
Globe says upon this subject : 'at Is worth
while keeping an eye 'upon the French In
Morocco. For years past they have been In
triguing there and maybe they have bar
gained for a free hand tin Morocco as their
share ot the advantages ) ! the Franco-Rus
sian entente. In the mcnnwhlle the news
has been received that a Ilrltlah felucca has
arrived at Gibraltar and reports that * he has
been pillaged of her entire cargo by KIR pi
rates. Ths ! , It will obterred , Is an op
portune Incident and one which should not
fall to give Great Britain an excellent op
portunity to see that her Interests In Mo
rocco arc not neglected. " -
Irish politics arc In th uiual disrupted
state , with no prospects of a united parlia
mentary party for the coming session. It Is
the old , old story over again of personal
jealousies and rival ambitions keeping asun
der what should be , to prove effective , a
compact body of men under.able leadership ,
ready to throw the weight ot their Influences
where and when the great bargains can be
made for Ireland. But , according to the
Healyttc Cork Herald , Michael Davltt Is
negotiating for the union of all the- Irish
sections under the leadership of John Howard
Parnell , member for South Mcath and elder
brother of the late Charles Stewart Parnell.
The jubilee of the Introduction ot the
chrysanthemum Into England will be cele
brated by the- National Chrysanthemum so
ciety at the Aquarium uoxt month. The
celebration marks the 109th birthday ot the
plant In Japan.
The coming winter In Cornwall , It Is
feared , will bo a time of severe trial , the de
pression In the mining , districts having
reached an acute stage. The price of tin
Is lower than It has befn fn twenty years
and In consequence miners arc leaving 'Corn
wall In thousands.
OCCl'I/riSM AV1XS MAXY COXVEUTS.
TheoNOihlnt | CrtiHnilerH tleport Ite-
niiirkntilr SIIHHOCC ( n Hut-ope.
( Copyrlsht , 1SS , by the.Asloelatrd I'rws. )
LONDON , Oct. 17. The bast week has
been cold and stormy , seriously Interfering
with outdoor exercise and imusement. The
prince and princess of Wales , with the Prince
and Princess Charles of penmark , their
daughter and son-in-law , \jcro lu town to
ward the end of the wcckJtiut most of the
fashionable folk remained In the country.
The band ot eight Amerl < gin Theosophlsts ,
which started out to make a , crusade extend
ing over the world , Is Just jnlshlng the con
tinent and will next be Jicftrd from at the
pyramids In ancient Egypt.fwhlch they will
explore.
According to reports rec ifcd by the Theos.
oj'hlsts of this city , the Americans have met
with remarkable success. The society In
Europe has never been as scbng as In Amer
ica and In many large cities no organiza
tion existed among the feir Khcosophljts who
dwelt there. The erueaderstroport that they
have not visited a filnglo tJjty without mak
ing enough converts to organize a branch
and that where branches already exlatcdjhe.
membership has been dmb' ; > sl rnnd"'trcbled.j
Mrs. Tlngley , the leader ofjfflc crusade , is re
ported by her friends to xa second "Blar-
atsky , and It Is said , that ft ere Is no end to
the remarkable things constantly occurring.
She Is credited with knowing all about every
town In advance , without < cver having , been
there and of being able Uo prophesy how
many converts will be made at each stop ,
and ot being able even to describe their per
sonal appearances. f
The Thcosophlsts in Holland wcro very
anxious that their countryshould be repre
sented by a stone In theiorneratone of the
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Occult college soon to , be-bullt In America.
This corner atone Is to bejmade of stones of
various countries , to be fitted piecemeal , and
It Is necessary that the/ component parts beef
of a certain shape and hardnct ? . To find a
stone of any kind In Hoflfctfd" like finding
a four-leafed clover , butplrs. Tlngley , It Is
Bald , hired a conveyance Jjid drove some ten
miles out ot Amstcrdamivjtralght to a spot
where a single stone was und. It answered
every requirement andjriwill shortly be
shipped to America , fj. .
On the whole , the crusaders have no reason
to complain of .heir rwttptloa in Europe.
They have succeeded iojtjrouslng a consid
erable Interest In thcosophy , and arc fre
quently the guests of nohllUy.
UK : ciiA.MP.vr.XE SAT.K ix i.o.vno.v.
5K.-
Two Tlmniinnil Dozen Sold nt Auction
for .ViMV Yarfcfllnuker * .
( Copyright , ttM. by Un-f-SwoclnteJ 1'rtia. )
LONDON , Oct. 17.rh"B largest quantity
ot champagne ever jau'cUoneJ off here
'
was sold on We'dncaday last. It
consisted of 2,000 f < jcfen _ , and accordIng -
Ing to the advertisements was sold "by
order of an eminent flr'nvof bankers In New
York , " having been Eh'tj ed back here from
that city after having j wn In the warehouse
slnco early In 1S94. Thfja'ale attracted buy
ers from all parts of .Jhp .kingdom and low
prices prevailed , the avago being 35s ( about
$8.50) ) per dozen. IfcfC
Sheen , house , formerlyjthe residence of the
late comtc dc Paris , haS ten rented by what
promises to be the Bnnufttit bicycle club In
England. The house ? a d : grounds are both
magnificent and among he long list of names
of the aristocratic members of the club arc
tbo duke and duchcss pf , Marlborough and
Sir Charles and Ladm.T , "ols.eey ! , formerly
Miss Murphy of CalftgiJia. The honorary
secretary ot the neri r anlzatlon is D. E.
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Iluddleston of Rawstoo a } ! , Cambridgeshire.
Mr. John Haya Haiwninci , the American
engineer who was araqncJ.hc members of the
Johannesburg reform/jtuiimltUe sentenced
to death and BUbscquenB libcrated upon the
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payment of heavy fincyyhas been obliged to
postpone his visit ; TJnJted States until
after the meeting pf'l Is company , the De
Beers Mines , which , w f.-itako place In the
middle of November/'Sq' left England yes
terday with his wUoIa ! a rlp on the conti
nent. g
The weekly record .otjl/aUis from diseases
of the respiratory syetwa ias gone up from
118 for the second we | ) of 'September to 218
for the second weokJjSt/ October , and the
death rate for the sasBj ! periods has gone up
from 148 to 162 , J85f ' .
The carl of. Wlnchel&i nas started In bus
iness aa a butter raojf tnd general provision
merchant in the vleltjItSr o ( Covent Garden ,
under the auspices tat We National Agricul
tural union : He wlilfji'ttenipt to supply
British tables , wlth iM'Neln of the Brltlih
farmer , against foreign. oapettlon.
The content of thiS itudenta . of Glasgow
for the selection ofa lord director of St.
Andrews Is producing' ho Jtrellcst kind of
a political light. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain ,
secretary of ut&te fjBrv be colonies , and Mr.
Auguitlce Hlrrell. lib * 1 member of J'rlla-
inent for the west dlvlt > n o ? Fife and author
of 'Obiter Dicta."calotte Bronte. " "Res
Judlcatne , " etc. , erc rtiBdMalcs , end Mr ,
Chamberlain has be H Iwtly atUcked an a
candidate con plcuoui ( tbe abnence of all
claims , literary hitherto ro-
quired of a. lord dU * t
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PURPOSE IS PACIFIC
Assurances that Rinso-Fronoh Entanta is
Peaceful in Its Ainu.
GERMAN ANTI-TURKISH FEELING GROWS
Authorities Are Satisfied , but the People
Are Qrowintr Ecstlo-s ,
LIEUTENANT STABS A WORKINGMAN
Popular Indignation Aroused Against Mili
tary Brutality.
EFFORTS TO SETTLE THE TARIFF WAR
ItiiHNln In nxpvrtnl to .Hake Important
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BERLIN , Oct. 17. During his brief stay
In thU city and Potsdam It Is understood that
Shlsklnc , the Russian acting minister of for
eign affairs , gave Emperor William and the
chancellor , PrinceHobcnlohe , a full account
of the czar's and czarina's visit to France ,
coupling therewith assurances that the Rus
sian-French entente Is entirely ot a peaceful
nature. Hla majesty Is reported to be satis
fied with these statements , but persons who
were present at the dinner given by Prince
Hohcnlohc to the Russian guests declare that
the German chancellor Is not free from sus
picions. The emperor , however , speaking to
the Russian ambassador , Count von Oaten-
Sackcn after the departure of M. Shlsklnc ,
said : "Nothing , I am sure , will occur In the
near future to disturb those amicable rela
tions with Russia which I cherish so much. "
There Is a growing feeling ot dissatisfac
tion In Germany at the policy of the govern
ment toward Turkey. Crumbkow Pasha , the
German officer In the Turkish service who
brought to Berlin a letter of thanks and
presents from the sultan to the emperor , for
the latter's picture sent to Abdul Hamld
shortly after the massacres at Constantinople
ple , Is reported lo have convinced Emperor
William at an audience on Wednesday that
Abdul Hamld Intends to do his utmost to
restore order and preserve peace In his do
minions. The emperor was greatly touched
at receiving the sultan's costly presents.
Prince Bismarck alto received two priceless
vases from the eultan sent him by courier-
with on"autograph letter from Abdul Hamld ,
thanking the prince for bis sympathy during
the recent troubles. It Is considered that
the German government will continue to sup.
port the status quo In Turkey ; but the entire
liberal press strongly condemns this policy.
j The Vo < sUchcZeltupgf ; for example , pooh-
poohVthe Idea of Turkish reforms and says :
'Every province"must be put'under foreign
domination ; that Is the only policy. "
OFFICER'S POWER SUPREME.
An extraordinary Instance of military bru
tality has occurred at Karlsruhe. A work
man on entering a cafe accidentally pushed
the chair of Lieutenant Merned Brucssewltz ,
who demanded an Instant apology. The work
man , who was not aware that he had given
cause of offense , declined , whereupon the
lieutenant drew his sword and would have
run the workman through the body but for
Interference of the landlord. Then the work
man tried to escape , followed by the officer ,
who overtook the fleeing man when the tat
ter's way was barred by a locked door. The
lieutenant , who was Intoxicated , no sooner
reached the workman at the door than he
ran him through the back and killed him.
No proceedings have yet been taken against
the officer , whose punishment anyway Is
likely to bo nominal , on the ground that lie
vindicated his honqr. The affair has excited
the utmost Indignation.
A case similar to that of Lieutenant von
Brucssowltz occurred recently at Mannheim
and the liberal members of the city council
there ere petitioning the government to for
bid officers and private soldiers from parad
ing the streets with deadly weapons.
His majesty has pardoned Captain Rott-
berg , who killed a merchant named Lchnker-
Ing In a duel In Dulsberg , after rue culprit
had served five months out of his two years'
sentence.
Emperor William will attend the unveil
ing , nt Porta , Westphalia , of the monument
erected there In honor of Emperor William
I at a cost of 1,500,000 marks. It consists
of a series of stone terraces , on the summit
of the Wlttendcn mountain , 150 feet wide
and 110 feet long , with a cupola open all
around , In which Is a statue of the late em
peror , twenty-three feet high.
SETTLING THE TARIFF WAR.
The Russo-German tariff conference will
open shortly at St. Petersburg and It Is be
lieved that a settlement of the. differences
will bo reached before the end of the year.
Rusla's Important concessions will be the
lowering of freight rates on Russian railroad
lines and a more liberal Interpretation of the
treaty of 1803 , which has lately been literally
construed to the detriment of German man
ufacturers. Germany , on her part , will cease
the excessively stringent hygienic supervi
sion of Russian cattle , heat , cereals , etc.
These stringent regulations have almost
destroyed trade. The government Is prepar
ing a bill to fix a graduated scale ot taxation
for all firms doing an annual retail business
of 100,000 marks and upwards , excepting
thoio dealing solely In agricultural products.
The Diet has already rejected a similar bill ,
but the agrarians believe it could bo passed
through the Reichstag.
Twenty-six American women have ma
triculated for the next term ot the Berlin
university.
The United States ambassador , Edwin F.
Ulil , has recovered from his attack of rheu
matism and gave a farewell dinner yesterday
to Lieutenant Charles E. Creedland , the
United States naval attache.
Mr. George Keenan , the United States-con
sul at Bremen , will give an official banquet
on October 29 , the centenary of the establish
ment of the consulate of that port. The urn.
ate of Bremen , Mr. Uhl. the members of the
United Ktatefl embassy hcru and a number
of American consuls will be present.
The members of the American and British
embassies and the ellto of the American and
British colonies hire were present at the
debut hero tonight of Miss Leooa Jackiion ,
an American violinist.
n Slnliii * of ( turcii Vli'tiirln ,
LONDON , Oct. 17. A special dispatch
from Bombay announces that a bucket of
tar wai poured over the statue of Queen
Victoria ( hero durlvs the night , and that a
pair of old * anda'M were tied around the
' of tbo statue.
THE BEEE BETIN.
_
Weather Portrait for J >
Knlr ; Slightly U Hs'arlnble Wlmlc.
1 , ( 'me of the CuMlov Hilt.
ruitilne In linllit ufl Hrent Vnrt.
VMt of the Cziir MJ BBtc-e.
Whpnt Ifns ( June otnrnooln.
2 ltu le.4t o > All MeKlnley'n I > ; y -
Thoniniu K Shout for Sonnit Money.
V i > r 1 > pilo4 | Ticket Prote t .
n. Alouey Not U Creiiture of l.iv. .
No fuon \ on the CUy Tleket.
I'otmllMH Iliixo n family Iio\r.
1. lMt Week In Onvilri Sorlnt Circle * .
K. State Y. 1 * . S. U. i : . In Contention.
II. of N. Win * from Dn.uin College.
Veter.nm Vlnillentp Thenmelves.
0. Council IUnT ( < l tenl Mutter * .
AfTiilm nt South Oinuliii.
? . Atmmement Notet nnil < Jo lp.
U'hilt tile .Mni > lril Penplu Are Doing.
10. "Tho WUtiril. " C'oneliKlon.
11. Woinnn : Her \Vay unit Her Worhl.
I'i. IMItorlnl nnil Comment.
13. Meanre of the I'olltlenl 1'nMm.
1-1. Krlioe * fr.im the Ante-ltooii. :
Cii' liliiy ! > Air the I'ninlly I.lnen.
13. Conunirolil : nnil 1'lirincltl Nuxr.i.
( Iniln Shipment' ) Itplni ; I'mheit.
10. C.r.Mt Ittrt In the KirthV Surfuee.
Kketeli of > ! < < Neit ( lovernor.
1H. In the Worhl v , 'els.
Weekly ( ; rl t of N ' - Oimlp.
1O. "Thn ( Ireat Arrow.s * ? k' . , ,
lliilTnlo Kill In u Now fi Stfaf'i ,
Martin I.tilherV AhlilliiK 1'vivr.
t ! ( ) . Their Temper Tented by Ilefent.
In It n Crime to lie Kleli ?
i.ottn itosiiiinitv i.\ coon SIMHITS.
Seen WnlUliip : in l.onilon , Careleotl } '
Clinlllnir rvltli n Yoiintr Krleml.
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LONDON , Oct. 17. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) I saw I/wd
Rosebcry In London this morning walking
with Reginald Balllol Brett , the oldest con
and heir of Lord Eshcr. The former prime
mlnHter WPS dressed very unconventionally
for the- season In a cult of dark blue serge ,
with a bowler hat rather the worse for wear.
Ho seemed to be In capital spirits and hlo
companion xvas laughing heartily at his sal
lies , though Lord Rnscbcry hlrneclf , as Is
his wont , looked as solemn as a judge. They
p.\s < > ed along the crowded walk which leads
Into Oxford street near Regent Circus , obvi
ously without being recognized by any of
the many people encountered. Lord Esher
IK a tory , but his son Is a liberal.
The fact that Howard Gould's Niagara has
been awarded permanently the cup given by
Lord Dunraven for the contest over the
Castle Yacht club course had hardly been
referred to In England. Niagara won It last
year easily. This year Lord Dunraven's own
( twenty-rater Audrey finished first and Niag
ara second , but a protest was made and al-
l9\v jlon the t ciulcal ) ground that Audrey
\vas not properly entered ; although yachting
gossip has It that the real cause of the com
mittee decision was the very sharp practice
of Audrey's sailing master , against which
two English contestants vigorously pro *
tested.- The cup' baying been awarded to MrJ
Gould In two successive contests , he now be-
"coaeS tae tfnr.v - 'hather ho will' accept
under the circumstances or not seems uncer
tain. Lord Dunraven U the commodore of
the club , and the committee's decision Is
significant of a changed deposition In En-
gllih yachting authorities.
WILL BRING HER TRIUMPH HOME.
Just now Miss Ella Russell , a Cleveland
soprano , who fron marked success In Ger
many , Italy and Russia in grand opera and
last year at Covent GarJen , Is singing In
great English music festivals prior to her
departure for the United States , her first
visit since she- has attained her reputation.
She Is Mine. RIghlnl In private life. TIT
husband was formerly an cUlcer In the Ital
ian army.
Not within a century has England been
vUltcd by such continuous tnJ heavy stormy
weather as this autumn. That fact has
prompted the mot that the year has witnessed
the longest reign and the longest rain In
history. Records published today show that
the total period of Kiin&hlnc In October , so
far , as has been eighteen hours. September
was almost as bad. The average sunshine
In six weeks has been less than two hours
a day , many successive dnya being without
a glimpse of that luminary.
Thomas Lloyd , the editor of the great
financial weekly , the Statist , and the best
recognized authority on finance of the En
glish press , Is sending weekly cables from
New York on the political situation. Today
ho inclines to the belief that McKluley will
be elected , "but the people , " he adds , "na
turally fear eclf-dcccptlon , owing to the liopr
being father to the thought. Reports con
cerning the opinions of work people and
farmers arc very contradictory. The cost of
the election will be enormous and the losses
caused by' the alarm Ftlll felt are Incal
culable. " BALLARD SMITH.
XI3AV I'lj.VYS AXI1 XK\V I'l.AYHOUSKS.
( 'OXMI | > of ( he London Tlionlerx
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LONDON. Oct. 17. George Alexander
xvlll open his v.-Intcr season next Tues-
jlay , resuming the run of "The Pris
oner of Zcnda. New plays by Mr.
Pinero and Mr. Carton will follow. In No
vember Mr. Alexander will begin a series of
afternoon performances of classic plays. Ho
has gathered about him a company that , for
strength and talent , Is not usual In London
in these days of syndicate theaters. Among
those already announced are W. II. Vernou ,
II. H. Vincent , Allan Ayncsworth , Henry
Loralne , George P. Hr.uley , James Fernan
dez , H. V. Esmond , Henry B. Irving and
Fred Terry. The ladles Include Julia Nell-
son , Fay Davis , Ellle Jeffreys , Mabel Hack
ney and Dorothea Balrd. Edward Terry re
opens his own theater on Wednesday , with
"Lovo In Idleness , " the new three-act com
edy by Louis M.'Parker and E. J , Goodman.
Two new theaters are to be built at Dcpt-
ford , one by Mr. Mulholland , who now owns
the Metiopolo at Camberwell , and the other
by C'ssy Graham. This last will accommo
date an audience ot 3,000 and will be called
the Broadway.
H. V. Efciuond has completed his three-act
comedy for Charles Frohman.
A requiem mass for the repose of the < oul
of the late John W. Mackay , jr. , will be ccle.
bratcd today In St. Joseph's church , Paris.
The famous Shepherd's hotel , at Cairo , has
been sold to a hotel syndicate having u num
ber of hotels In the Orient.
AfKlinii TrllifM Growing Warlll.e.
BOMBAY , Get. 17. Further outrages have
been perpetrated by the Afghan tribe of
Marrlo on the Quetta railway in IlelueuUtan.
A party of gangmcn at work has been
murdered cnJ the tclcgai ! > h cut. A detach
ment of the Bombay Infantry which pro
cceded to the ucent by ix i-pcclal train uas
fired upon , The stations between Hurtul
and Barkach are "ecupled by troops and
tbo line In patrolleuT'
WHEAT IS ON A BOOM
Grain Markets Around the World Are in a
lever of Excitement.
PRICE MAKES ANOTHER BIG JUMP UP
December Reaches the Dollar-and-a-IIalf
in San Francisco.
ADVANCE IS DUE TO LEGITIMATE CAUSES
Crops Are Short in Australia , India , the
Argoutmo Republic and Rursia.
RISE OF NEARLY FOUR CENTS IN CHICAGO
Liverpool , llerlln nnil 1'arln Alno lle-
liort Very Strong MnrkrtN I
Foreltin I'lirt'litiNon nt
1'lKiircM In Mew York.
SAN FRANCISCO , Oct. 17. Excitement
In the local grain circles , especially wheat ,
runs high. The markets throughout wcro
active and booming , and the local market IB
keeping up Its end In great style. In the
local speculative markets today , the highest
point during the present excitement was
reached , when December sold for Jl.&O per
cental , against $1.41V& as the best price paid
yesterday. The opening figures this morn
ing were $1.4714. an advance over yesterday's
opening of 9V4 cents. The lowest point reached
today for December was $1.4C'.4 , while yes
terday's lowest figure for the same option
was $1.3S. After the Sl.tO mark was reached
today , December gradually weakened , until
at the close It had reached a flguro below
the opening , viz. : $ t.4G'.4. May wheat took
practically the same course as December ,
opening at $1.60 , an advance of 9 cents , then
going to J1.51 < S , . and then receded to $1.4S ! & ,
at which figure It closed.
The total sales of the day footed up 202.-
COO centals , of which 110.000 w ( . " Jrckil > v'r
and the balance May.
Prices on spot wheat arc based on a call
board basin and are purely nominal , nobody
excepting those requiring the cereal at the
moment buying at the prices asked , Each
succeeding day for the past week has shown
Improved prices until today pot wheat Is
held for J1.40 to $1.42 . for No. 1 lots and u
high as $1.45 Is asked for choice milling
purposes.
The Bulletin says : "Tho recent Improve
ment In the price of wheat Is timely. U Is
not confined lo , any one section ot this
country , nor to' the country Itself. The
price haj advanced in all parts
of the world , and Is duo to legit
imate causes. First came a drouth
In Australia ; which cut down the last crop
In the colonies very materially. Later the
ndvlcee from Adelaide Indicated great need
of rain and the next crop there may bo
dwarfed on that account. Two bad years In
succession In Australia ore Improbable , but
not Impossible. The crop In the Argcntlno
Republic Is short for the same reason and
this Is also true of .India and Russia. The
spectacle of California shipping wheat to
Calcutta Is ono the world has never bcforo
beheld. "
FOUR CENTS ADVANCE IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO Oct. 17. After a icsslon seldom
equaled 'for its excitement and the heavi
ness of Its transactions , December wheat
closed today at 75 % cents , an advance of
a clean 3 % cents slnco the closing bell ot
yesterday's board. The closing figured wcro
not the top ones by any m"ans , for shortly
before the noon hour 7G1.4 cents was being
bid for the December option. The advance
Is attributable to but ono thing , tbo re
markable strength of the Liverpool , Berlin
and Parisian markets. Everybody was
watching the cables. They have been show
ing big advances for several days , and for
eigners undoubtedly hare long1 lines ot
wheat. It was the general Impression
that there would bo no reaction until they
unload , and In view of the failure of the
India crop , and the shortness In Russia and
Argentine , this seemed to be a rather remote
motecontingency. .
Every offer o ! wheat made to Europe to
day was accepted. I-lvcroool closed with an
advance of 2 pence per cental. London
reported an equivalent advance. That
started the fun. When the opening bell
sounded a perfect roar went up from the
wheat pit , where a seething , struggling macs
of excited speculators were trying to buy
wheat which was not for sale. December
opened at an advance of 1 % to 1 % cents and
almost instantly advancea unotber % cent.
Then for a while prices held comparatively
steady. There were plenty of speculators
who were willing to accept the profit In
such an advance , but their offerings wcra
eagerly snapped up.
News calculated to "boost" prices con
tinued to pour In. One of The most In
fluential Items was A dispatch from San
Francisco , reporting two more cargoes en
gaged for Indian ehlpmcut. Late Berlin and
Perls cables were very strong and It was
stated that all tbo grain tonnage on both
coasts had been engaged for months ahead ,
one significant fact being the Inquiry for
salting vessels. There v/as no stopping the
advance. Up It went until 7C'/4 cents had
been recorded , or osaetly 4 cents higher
than yesterday's closing figures. Even at
that quotation there wan.little to sell , but
enough was ofti'icd to cauxc a reaction to
75 % cents at the dose.
The oldest speculators were astonished at
the strength displayed. Talk was heard that
If today's advance Ix any criterion of what
Is to come , that cldnrado of wheat specu
lators , the dollar majlc , U once inoro la
sight.
BULL CAMPAIGN WELL UNDER WAY.
NEW YORK , Oct. 17. The hull campaign
In wheat was marked today by another sen
sational advance In prices and a heavy trade.
The total trannactlons In futures aggregated
9,780,000 bushelh. The dealings wcro largely
among room traders and on professional or
ders from the west , although them was un
mistakable evidence of u broadening outsld *
trade. Prices started uu one-half cent abov *
last night's figure * did during the session
were elevated 1 cent more. May ohoivcd tba
moat strength , touching S47i cc-nti , or an ad
vance of 3'-t cento over last night and 7U per
cent over the close of ipst night. As fast as
one set ot trader * sold out their wheat a new
ict would take their places , thus malnt&luln ; ;
! a constant demand , which [ ircvtntc-d any
burdensome accumulation. Cables were ex
ceedingly strong and acted on the nula-
I spring of the advcnce. Today upwards of
200,000 bushels w ru taken b'y foreign houses.
Tbo corn and oats markets were both ktlMU-
lated to unusual activity by the Jump la
( wheat 2nd sliov.cj cojd udvuuc-'i ,