THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE.PAGES 1 TO 8 K [ ESTABLISHED JUtfE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SUXDAY OCTOBER IS , 180G TWENTY PAGES. G.L13 COPY VIVE CENTS. 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 , , lumiue. . , ( 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 Castle has withdrawn to a quiet country place , where lie declines to see anybody.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 ' 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 * 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. ' 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 * 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 r i ' * * 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 CoiicoNNloiiM nt Conroreiire < o He llclil lit SI. I T Ocriitmi Clint. ( CopyrlRht , ISM" by thn Ari > oclatfil Tntf. ) 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. ( CcpyrlRlit. ItX. by rrc rubllslilnR Company. ) 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 CforK < * Ale.viiniler'H Cniniiany. ( CopyrlRht. 1SW. by the Associate. ! I'r 8i. ) 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 ,