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* OUTSHONE BY ASTOR
Vnndcrbilt Efforts nt Entertaining Royalty
Thrown in a Shadow.
DUNRAVEN IH ANOTHER RACING ROW
Obstinately Opposes His Opinion Against
Two Adverse Decisions.
EDITOR STEAD PROMISES A SENSATION
Will Give Joe Ohamberlain a Ecd Hot
Christmas Presant.
NEW HISTORY ON THE JAMESON RAID
IllifllllH tO hllllU Illllt C.-oll ItllOllVN
unit ( DiiHhlimr Doctor U'crc
Actlnir with CoiiNtMit
lit l.VIIHt.
Copyright , H9C , tiy frees Publishing Company. )
LONDON , Dec. 5 ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram ) The World's
fashion reporter writes. "Whllo the duke
anil duchess of Marlborough wcro enter
taining royalty at Hlcnhclm , Mr. Astor was
entertaining rojalty In London , and , I think
thu laltcr'n entertainment went off with the
most eclat. Two people who were at Hlen-
helin have remarked In my hearing that
the party was a little dull , the concert being
especially depressing. The dticlics'j thought
It right to patronize local talent , and the
artists she brought from London wcio
Mcarcely equal to such an Important occa
sion Then , both the duke and the duchess
are rather now at entertaining and the
palace ! MI big the guests wandered rather
nlmlcsiily about. Some really lost them-
F.ehe.i In the long passages and tults of
rooms All the guests rccm agreed that
everything was beautifully done. Such a
wealth of ( lowers has cvldom been Been and
Iho hiim > 3 Is decorated with pictures , tapcs-
trlea and china worth the proverbial king's
raiipom.
"Tho duchrps' bedroom Is beautiful , In
deed The bed Is rolfcd on a dais and draped
becomingly with pink brocade and real point
lace , while whlto skins are thrown about on
the beautifully polished Hour. The toilet
things are all gold. As for giving a party ,
while mourning , roclety may tx.-t Its mind
nt rest , for the duchess cabled to her father
for porniUsilon and got It.
WILLIE WALLIE'S DINNER PARTY.
"Mr. Astor'fi party was only a dinner , but
forty-four people wire Invited. The gueste
Included the duke of Saxe-Cohurg ( the duke
of Edinburgh ) , Princess Louise and the mar-
quLs of Lome. Among several Americana
present wcro Mrs. Adalr , Mrs. Ronalds , Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Hlgglns. The whole thins
was perfectly done. The dinner table
groaned with plates and was made lovely
with a mass of orchids. Part of the red
drawing room had been turned Into a stage ,
which was a mats of beautiful llowcrs.
Rlchenburg and Coquelln came over from
Paris specially to perform before the party
The prctllesl sight was to see Mr. Astor'a
young daughter , dressed simply In a little
white chiffon frock. enl > Just showing her
feet , with her hair quaintly dressed on tor
of her head. She Is a pretty girl and will
makea grco.1 sensation when presented
ncason after next.
"Rumor sa > s Mr. Astor will not think of
marrying again until she Is married. Some
people say he will never marry at all , but
If he docs , ho will marry a very jaung girl
'Iho mothers of daughters hunt him shame
lessly , meanwhile. One of the > ouag ladles
with whom his name had been last coupled
Is the daughter of a duke. "
COURTESIES AT CHRIST CHURCH.
A modified form of l > nch law was put Into
execution thl week at Christ Church col
lege , Oxford , without app-uently drawing any
notlco from the university or the public au
thorities. The university paper , Isis , .pub
lished a personal attack on Dr. Poget , the
dean of Christ church , which was seemingly
resented by a largo boJy of student1 * . They
paid a domiciliary visit to the author's rooms ,
took him oul of bed , hauled him to a pond on
the colligoquJdranglo and ducked him. They
rummaged among his papers , discovered a
loiter from the editor of Ibis , containing In-
Btructlons on which the Page ! sketch was
written , In which the writer was ordered to
"nmKo as strong as possible without bring
ing us Into a libel court. " Descent was
made uftcrwauls on the editor's rooms , where
he was subjected to a severe moral cis'lgatlan
by the outraged students and only spared a
ducking by reason of his extremely dellcite
health Not a syllable of condemnation of
this exploit has been printed by a leading
English newspaper , except the Chronicle. In
fact It has latliei been commended than
otherwise , not excluding even the examlin-
tlon and appropriation of the olfcndlng
writer's privatepaperu
TELEGRAPH Pt'SHES THE GIFT.
The Dally Telegraph continues to urge lit'
IiropOEul for a nitlcnal Chrlstmia gift to
Ambaiwailor Hajari ! on the attention of Its
readoiH. Its Now Yc-ik coirespondent quotes
Mr Coudert Gookln. ox-Governor Flov.er ,
DlRhup Potter and Provident Eliot of Har
vard as commending the movement In more
or ! oi\s gtmrdi I teruii' . The Telegraph an-
nounccH that among the "Inllueuthl Ameri
cans resident In London Iho proposed gift
IMS created the liveliest salU-factlon. " Hut
not a immo Is given to authenticate these ex-
jiruoilons of approval from London Ameri
cans which follow.
Sir Henry Irving sends a subscription of
5 gulnns , accompanied by a graceful It-tier
Dean Ilfdo of Rochester subscriber 5 ( ? . ' . " ) ,
( Miarle.s Warner , the actoi. glvio I guinea
Thesu are Iho only well known pcuons who
contributed or. ) thing ot the 45 by vvhK-h the-
subscription was Increased tlilt , morning lit.
total la now 1CS ( JS40) ) . It cannot be- said
that the project has > ct tecclved that repre-
Ecnt.itlve Hiipport of which Itn promoter *
ebauld have assured theintiehis before
launching It on public notice The Chronl
do reiterates Its condemnation of tlu tclume.
Tlio other lunviipupcrh maintain a ulleneo
which would be more significant , but for the
tradition by which a London morning paper
almost Invariably Ignores an > proposal com
ing finm n thai.
DUNRAVEN IN ANOTHER ROW.
Lord Dmmivcn ban been having recent ! }
A chauc-torlullc quart el with a committee
of the CaUhot Yacht club. 11U twenty ,
later Audrey won a race at CnUhot last
August , but iiubscqucntly was dis'iualllled
by the Balling committee , on
protest of giound of Irii'gular
entry Lord Uunruvcn , ot eourte
limited the commltlen'ti doclelon , arguing In
a loBH letter that Iho disqualification vvns
utterly unjust. The matter wm theu can led
before the council ot the Yacht Racing as
sociation , which wan favored with a fl'lll
longer epistle from Lord Dunra\cn , In sup
port of his appeal The council unanimously
uphcll the decision of the Calshot com
mittee , but as Lord Dunravcn , apparently ,
wa-i still unconvinced , the committee has
now In Its own defcnBc , ordered the publica
tion of the whole correspondence. It la n
tjplril example of Lord Dnnr.iv en's contro
versial methods In the point of his obstinate
refusal to acknowledge hU obvious error.
Sir Tatlon Skes , baronet , advertised In
the Timed of today that he will be responsi
ble no longer for debts or engagements which
his wife. Lady Sykcs , may contracl Lady
Sykcs caused a sensation some time ago by
purchasing the famous race horse Matchbox
at llaron Hlrsch's sale The purchase was
repudiated by her husband She has Indulged
In other equaly costly vagaries nt times ,
when apparently not quite responsible for
her action. Lady Sykes Is a sister of Wil
liam George Ca\cndlsh-lleiitlnck , who mar
ried a daughter of Mathurin Livingston of
Stantsburg , N. Y.
STEAD'S NEXT SENSATION-
Mr Stead promises a Christmas sensation
In the form ot a revelation of the Inside
history of the origin of Jameson's raid. Mr.
Stead Is a zealous champion of Cecil Rhodes ,
both personally and politically. He promisee
to disclose evidence proving that Mr. Cham
berlain was privy to the design to Intimi
date the Transvaal. I hear this evidence
consists of certain cablegrams dispatched tc
Mr. Rhodes and Dr. Jameson before the ralil
from semi-official quarters In London , full }
authorized to exprcea Mr. Chamberlain's
views Mr. Stead's difficulty will be tc
make Mr. Chamberlain responsible for these
messages , as that antuto minister certain ! }
guarded himself carefully beforehand from
the possibility of prosed complicity In sc
hazardous an enterprise. Mr. Stead , amlil
all his Inconsistencies , has pursued Mr
Chamberlain with great persistency , sc
something must bu allowed for animus li
his piomlses of damaging disclosures.
Mr. Curzon , under secretary for foreign
affairs , Is rapidly getting the reputation ol
being the most unpopular politician In
England. Even at college ho was notorious
for unbounded conceit , and nucce t ! In pub
lic life , Instead of moderating that quality
has intensified It to a point which Is Jusl
now exciting universal disgust. Ho made i
scries of speeches In the north of England
this week In which ho lectured the press In
such a lofty style for daring to comment or
foreign affalis that all the newspapers
without party distinction , have scored him
for his Impudence. The general verdict ol
politicians Is that his work at the forelgr
ofllce has been so mediocre that unices hi
checks his bumptious proclivities he wll
sacrifice the prospects which his social con-
nectlonn have made propitious.
Word reaches me from an excellent tourci
that a serious native rising Is feared It :
Hrltlsh Honduras. The Information came Ir
the first Instance In private advices to Lon
don merchants concerned In the Honduras
trade. It has been confirmed by Inqulrj
Instituted In behalf of the British author
Itlcs. The failure ot the sugar cane and c
scarcity of silver have plunged the native
population Into great distress and , as tie
measure ot relief Is being taken , disturb
ances are said to bo certain before long.
England Is displaying a determination tc
advance her material Interests In Central
America by negotiating for a direct cable
communication by way ot Ilellzc will
Guatemala. HALLARD SMITH.
riuvii.\M > HAS A fiicuvr CIIVNCI : ,
Spnln Wo ii 1 < I 1\ i-lrollK- I. KillCoil'
filiation , ! IIM ( lit Till * .linic-liiri * .
( Cojij rlBlit ISiiI , lis ProBi I'ulilli-lilne Cutninny )
MADRID , Dec C. ( New York World Cable.
gram Special Telegram ) Intense anxiety Is
felt by all classes concerning what President
Cleveland miy ha\o to say In his message
about Cuba and sulm-qucul action by the
American congress
In official circles this anxletv , though
suppressed. Is oven keener ) than II Is In un-
otllclal quart ! rs Most of the Spanish con
servatives perceive that many people In Sjwln
are Inclined to believe that If President
Cleveland's language Is sufficient ! } concilia
tory to pave the way for an understandlnn
between Spain and the United States , for an
honorable settlement , Implying no Infringe
ment of Spanish sovereignty In Cuba , such an
Impression probably v , 111 be made on the
public mind and on the court Itself , as may
Induce Queen Christine to change the pres
ent war and repressive- policy In Cuba foi
a moro liberal ono.
The government will allow no demonstra
tion when the news of the attitude assumed
by America arrives. The authorities are
Instructed to act energetically.
ARTHUR E. HOUGHTON.
DAYh 01. ' n'AUTN Dl'l I.ICATiiI.
SolilllTN Km , | i , ( . Touuhllt -
I1REST , Dec. D. Serious riots occurred
hero lest evening at a festival of artlllcr-
mcn. There were man } conflicts In the.
slrects , beared merchants closed their shopa
and roticommltsloncd officers and privates
paraded the streets with drawn swords The
soldiers threatened the civilians they met litho
the streets and after they had turned off
the gas supply n handled marine gunnern
madu an attempt to storm the Abcvlllo bar
racks. where the Fifteenth battalion of ar
tillery was quartered. Captain FiKon with
a squad of armed men defended the gateb
of the barracks The assailants showered
stones upon the defending "force- und the
police who attempted to quell the d'sturb-
anco were so roughly treated that their
chief ordered them to retire Inside- their
stations In order to avoid bloodshed. The
Infuriated gunners pursued the policemen
to the doors of their citations , threatening
them with death.
A number of people were , wounded during
the rioting. A sergeant of marines had hlt >
head split open by a saber and la In a crit
ical condition.
Several arrests have been made and the
mllltur } authoi Itlcs are preparing to take
the most vigorous measures against the In
stigators of the riot ,
( iOOU HAINS PA I , I , I.V INDIA.
I'roNiirt-lx for Sin-lour frojiw
( ircnll ) liuprov fil DiirlimViK. : .
LONDON. Dec. 5 The viceroy cf India
Lord Elgin , cables that the vvcck'u ralnfal !
has been good everywhere In South Madras
twu Inches of rain filling at Cuddapili , one
Inch at Nomuch , half an Inch at Hydrad and
ono In the extreme north of the Punjuub
Llyht showers fell In purls of the Northwest
Provlnccu , lloiubay , Decani and thu central
provinces of Rajputin and the Punjiub
Prices have fallen genrrilly In Mailru and
largely In the Deccan portp ot Ilombay. They
are easier In the central prnvlnis and a
bumper crop Is now oxpectcl in South Madras
The kprlng crop proppscts have greatly Im
proved In the south and central provinces ,
cnuldeMbly tx > In the ilateau district. ) and
ftonitnvhal In the NirJdad valley Over 50-
000 mvu are now omplujoil on thu relief
vv orks. *
PENNIES FOR BAYARD
Popular Subscription for the Ambassador
Palls Rather Flat.
MOTOR CAR COMPETITION FOR NEXT MAY
List of Winners of Eicheat Prizes on the
British Turf.
TRIALS OF A FAST AND LARGE CRUISER
Powerful , with Heavy Armaments , Makes
Quick Time on the Waters ,
EXTENSIVE BURGLARIES IN WEST LONDON
Thri-i- Hundred TliotiNiiml Dollars
Worlh of Plunder Curried Oil li >
Till-U I'M 111 II IVW .MlllltllN
lie a oral I2iiKllNh A
( Ccpjrlnlit , 1SW , by the Associated 1'icss )
LONDON , Dec. G. The proposal of the
Daily Telegraph to present to the Unltcil
States ambassador , Thomas P. Hayard , by
popular subscription , a "Chiistmas farewel
gift of respect and goodwill , " suggesting
that It consist of rare and precious editions
of the writings of Chaucer and Shakes
peare , "fo deeply loved by Mr. Dajard , " la
falling \ery flat. The Chronicle admits the
Telegraph's kindly motives , and Mr. Hay-
ord's claim to regard , but It condemns the
suggestion as "Improper and opposed tc
diplomatic etiquette , " adding that "the mere
Idea Is enough to bring cold pcisplratlon tc
the brow of the moat deserving diplomat , '
and suggesting that the ambassador be
gl\cn a banquet In the "familiar Aiiglo-
Saxon way. "
The diplomats and officials arc aghcnt at
the proposition and among Americans here
even Including Mr. Ilajard'n persona
friends a. feeling of disgust Is manifested
at thu Idea of the American ambissador be
ing placed on the same le\el as the populai
cricketer or Crimean \ctcran , for whom the
Telegraph successfully engineered testimon
ials by public subscription. The obvious ex
ploiting of the ambassador at a special ! }
dull season as an advertisement for the
Telegraph Is objectionable , as the maudlin
compliments of the subscribers clearly dem
onstrates One subscriber , for Instance , whc
enclosed 2 shillings (50 ( cents ) , wrote. " 1
ha\o long thought him a decent fellow. '
Another , who enclosed 10 shillings ( J2.GO )
said : "He Is a man for whom I ha\e long
felt reverence. May his country produce
many more such enlightened and worthj
descendants of England. " The representa
tive of the Hallway Workers' union writes
"Though I have never seen Mr. Ua > ard , ]
ha\c read his speeches and It Is my opinion
that no other envoy has done so much for
English societies. " A firm of Christmas card
manufacturers sent 5 guineas ( $20 25) ) , "for
one whom wo would gladly claim as one ot
England's sons. "
It Is learned tonight that Mr. Haynrd Is
unlikely to accept the proposed testimonial
The absence of prominent names from the
list and the fact that only 58 has been sub-
pcribed outside of the office of the Telegraph ,
together with adverse comments cabled from
America , Is responsible for bis decision.
PRINCESS OP WALES' UIHTHDAY.
The birthday of the princess of Wales
who was born December 1 , 1S4I , was cele
brated on Tuesday last all over Great
Drllaln There was a largo house party al
Sandrlngham which , In addition to all the
family , included Lord Kosebcry and the
prince and princess of Wales. In the after
noon the prince and princess of Wales pre
sided at r < tea which they ga\o to COO chil
dren of the estate.
II. J. Law son , president of the Motor Car
club , announces that it Is the Intention of
the club to hold a motor car competition In
May next. The prizes will be given In rc-
t'.iect of design , consumption and cost of fuel ,
but principally spcej , which Is held to be
the most satisfactory test as to excellence of
conetructlcn In a mechanical vehicle.
Lord Hawkc's team of cricketers sails for
the West Indies by the steamer Don on Janu
ary 13.
Now that the racing ID over , It Is Interest
ing to scan the llt of winning owners
Thanks chiefly to St. Frusquln , Mr. Leopold
do Uothschlld heads the list with fIC.TCG
( $233,810) ) stake money. Persimmon brings
the prince of Wales next wlti 20,819 ( $134-
019) ) and the duke of Westminster third with
22,010 ( $110,080) ) . Lord IlOEcbcrj It' fourth
with 20.503 ( $102,975) ) . the carl of Derby IB
fifth with 12,843 ( $01.215) ) and M. Lellaudy
ccmes elxth with 11,900 ( $39,530) Mr Pierre
Lorillard won 2,8S2 ( $11,110) ) , the WIshard
etable won 2,327 ( $11.035) ) , Mr. August llel-
mont won , 118 ( $2.240) ) and Mr. Klcharl
Croker won 3S5 ( $1,925) ) .
POWERFUL A PAST CRUISER.
The greatest Interest attaches to the re
cent steam trials of the Mrltlsh cruiser
Powerful , raid to bi > the largest of her ela < #
In the world and the first large IlrltlMi war
ship lilted with water tube bollert1. During
the course cf her long crulso In the chan
nel the maximum power dovcloped was 20,197
Indicated horse power , while the mean of fout
hours' running was 23.8SO Indicated hou
power , raid to exceed that of any war shlj
afloat and only excelled by the two ncv
Cumnlcrs. In the first test , thirty houra'
i'teamln nt G.OOO Indicated horsepower , the
cruiser nmdo 14 34 knots , using four and c
half tonu cf coal per hour , and In the * next
test , thirty hours' utoamlng wit ! ) 18,000 hortc
power , she made tvvcnty-ono knots with fif
teen tons of coal per hour. The la > t test wat
elgit licurs' trial with 25,000 IndlcatcJ hor- .
power under natural draught , which devel
oped n speed of twenty-two and onc-hal !
knots. AD the Powerful carries quite a lieavj
armament for a cruU > : r and mail }
tons of coal the speed It ? con-
sldctcil to bo remarkable and ar
fully justifying the. change to the water tube
boiler. The Powerful , how over , hat > no side
aimer , although she has a protected deck of
four Inches maximum thickness on the
slopei' . She carrlek two 2.2 guns , twelve six-
Inch guns , sixteen twelvo-iraundcra nn-J
twelve three-pounder quick-firing gunp. The
big guns nro mounted on the forecastle and
poop In barbettes , the guns tliemeehej being
protected by n hood. The armored deck li
composed principally of thrco tlilckno-Mcs c
itccl plating , but at the edges , where It Join *
the flda of the ship , two of the skins oi
plating arc dlpcontlnuuj. Coiuviuontly , ttu
axtromu edges of the dock , for a width of r
foot or two , have only one thin of plating
which hay been severely criticised as like ] )
to expcto the vitals of the flilp when rollc
nwy from the enemy ,
The police state that burglaries have been
eo extensive ID tbo wtat end of London dur
ing the past few months that the thieves
got nway with no less than ? ; CO,000 * ( $300000) )
worth of plunder.
The condition of Mr , James III. Hooscvclt ,
secretary of the United States embassy Is
causing anxiety. Ho Is. tutlorlng from se
vere nervous prostration'and Insomnia.
uniiNiiARnrs'NKW lion :
The principal gossip In 'iho theatrical cir
cles Is the advertised fa tjthat Sarah Ilern-
hardt will , during her ntd ; London engage
ment , appear nt the Aifclphla theater , the
rceognlzeil house of melodrama. Her season
In this house will begln on Juno 21 next.
Among the noveltlc * tojbe produced will
bc \erslon of Alfred DcMuisctt's historical
drama , "Lorenracclo , " In vhlch the great
actress will play Lorenzo and for the first
time appear before a London audience In a
male character.
Slucc Mrs. Patrick Campbell's partial re
tirement from the stage hiMiy rumors have
been rife as to her playing an engagement
In America In the ncarj future. In con
nection with these rumors Mrs Campbell
writes to the Associated prcsa : "Mr. Kroh-
man has mentioned thalf ho would llko to
manage an American tour for me next season ,
during which I should' produce a round ot
my London successes. However , nothing has
jet been definitely arranged. "
With Wednesday aftcYnoon'a revival ot
"As You Like It" at the "St. James' Oeorgo
Alexander Is eald to have eclipsed Sir Henry
Irving. Never before lint'London ' seen such
staging and accessories. * Julia Nellson was
the Ideal , so far as appearances went , but she
fell short In acting the .part. Alexander's
Orlcando was generally approved. The sur
prise of the production was the great suc
cess of a novice , eo far ' .is Shakespeare Is
concerned , In Fay Davis , Iho American ac
tress , vvhoso Cclla tho.ciltlca pronounce to
bo a revelation and the best ever seen In
London. It was the opccslon also of the
dubut of another American Julio Opp , who
acquitted herself well < ln , a minor part and
whose appearance and elocution \von the
praise of the now simpers ,
< ; IIIMSI ; i > uocuissivn sociirrv.
M < tiiii > iit ( lint AlttiN t < > Turn < lii %
ri < m < Tv Klmi'lnm. Into 11 Itcnulillc.
( IV > P ) right , ISM , by the Associated l'rei' ! )
LONDON , Dec 5. Sun1 Vat Sen , the Chi
nese doctor , who waa dnaped by officials
of the Chinese legation Lore , and who waa
subacquently released on < the demand of the
marquis of Salisbury , lies published an arti
cle hero. In which hc(6ay8 the value of LI
| (
Hung Chang's head will be determined bj
the value of the Information he has taken
to China ancnt the doings'and power of the
Chinese abioad. Sun Yat Sen says ho was
the leader of the cansplrary In Canton in
October , 1895 , to establish a. constitution for
China The society which he belonged to
wns the Hlng Chung \Vopy , meaning "Chi-
ne o Progressing flocloty. " Ho says It has
a powerful organization1 In America with a
center at &in Francisco , , and headquarters
at Now York. Sun Yat Sen , further states
the American chief \yaltct Fong. the first
Chinese graduate at Stamford. Conn , and
that his principal colleagues are graduates
of Yale , Harvard .tfnd blher universities
The article Includes' { I'Mtcr , dated at Chicago
cage , from Wong Chln'JJfc ! , who claims the
movement lu the Unitetl States Is In good
shapd. Many aUemptajStourompass Sun Yet
Scn'o dcath are preillcVi'Jff
N\V ! ; YORK , DctrCl = 5ffiJu rles amoug the
Chinamen of this clty Vy "a representative
of the Associated prcqs , establish the fact
that the Hlng Chung Wocy has a largo and
rapidly Increasing membership , both In this
country and China. Prdmlncnt Chinamen here
when llret approached'vcto \ei-y reticent ,
but when they were fissured their names
would not bo raado public , they consented to
talk about the matter. ( Several of them
acknowledged that there was such a ooclety
In existence , but not cue of them would say
that ho was a member. As to the purport
of the organization , It was generally con
ceded that the Chinese subjects wcie dissat
isfied with the rule pf the emperor , and
they were cognizant of no other way to
overthrow the emperpr's power than bj
secret means. None. , of those questioned
would acknowledge that fho headquarters
of this Boclety existed In this country , but
ono or two Inadvertently apoko of leaders In
San Francisco and New York Ono of the
bent known Chinese merchant : ! In this city
said the movement warf for the overthrow
of the present goveinmont'ln China and the
substitution of a republican form of gov
ernment. Ho sold the organization was more
successful In point of numbers than the most
sanguine expectations ofthe leaders had
looked for , and ho claimed that lu the United
States nlonj Its adhorvnts could be num
bered with six figures. Quo more bold than
the others volunteered Ihja statement "I
cannot , " ho said , "disclose anything with
reference to the work of the organization ,
but when the tlmo comes to strike a blow
for the overthrow of the present dynasty
and the formation of a republic on Ameri
can lines , the sstcm of government now
existing In China will reecho a seveic
ahcck , and I think wo will win. Were I
In China , mv head would , pay the penalty
for these woids. Out I think I have Bald
enough , Just enough to gl\o you an Idea of
how far-teaching our bpclcty'n woik haa
gone. Llko all secret bodcs , we ha\e to bo
'
reticent , and while our v\'ork Is being car
ried on with a great deal of Eeciecy , wo
liave no feai of ltd ultimate success. "
As to the \alue ot LI Hung Chang's head
to bo determined by the-value of the in
formation he acquired during his Euiopcas
and American trip , none of those lutciviewed
would nay anything furtlltr .than that they
knew nothing of the arranec'incnts made J > y
the cmpcioiv.lth bis ambassador when ho
sent him on hla trip around the world
CHICAGO , Dec. 5. According to Wong
Chlu Fee , editor of theChinese News In this
city , China lu on the eve of an upheaval such
as Is now going on In Kubi. ( Ho was tonight
shown the reports In the' wbleo from London
to the effect that Sun Ya { Sen was a mem
ber of a society having-fcr Ito object tie
liberation of China from Its present dynast )
Ho said the report v.w true and that he
would ha\o preferred to h up the story cccret
for omo tlmo longer , but u < j It wan out he
wished to confirm It Itv every particular. The
El&t of liib statement ! a tint there ID In the
Plowcry Klngdcm a society called Hlng Clung
\Vcng. which Is alllol to t'j'e Liberty league
of Americanized Chlnamvn in this country
and to a tlmllar organization In England. Ho
Ka'i the object of the association wuu to f.
away with the oxcluHvoncEo of thu Chinese
kingdom and open It up to modern civiliza
tion. The present dynasty , according to
Wong Chin Koo , will be aked to got cut
und If It refuses It will bo put out Only
rca cubic muihods will bo at first employed ,
but If these uro not eucceisful then an ap. eal
will bo nude to arms and England and Amer-
ci will bo ap'u'd to rujjznlio the rcferin
party an belligerents He slid thu nmon
that Sun Yat Sen wag kidnaped by tr.r
Chlnoio embjuy In London wat < uololy bo-
IIUKA ho was known to be a member of -
raform party ami that If the Chinese govern-
moiit had succeeded In gutting him to Chlin
Hi ) heid would have be n cut off at once
The reform movement , Ir scheduled to begin
active operations In the very near future.
LAUGH IS ON CURZON
Wonderful Ooncoit Exhibited Lately by
British Undersecretary.
IMAGINES HIMSELF AS FOREIGN MINISTER
Entirely Ignores Lord Salisbury , His Cu-
porior , in His Spzcchcs.
THEN GOES AND ROASTS THE EDITORS
Protectionist Tendencies Among the Con
servative Bank and File.
PLUNSOLL GOES AFTER THE TRUSTS
"Siillot-M' Pi-lend" I'ropoHCM 11 Purlin-
iiKMitiir > IIM ( NllKiitlun of Trnili-
Co in hi n I'M \\hlcli An-
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( CopjrlRlit , UWi , b > the Aoroclntrd I'rc" ! )
LONDON , Dec. C. In political circles
there has been considerable laughter o\er
the speech which the parliamentary under
secretary for the Foreign ofllce , Mr. George
SI. Curzon , made on Wednesday at Manches
ter and In which , completely Ignoring the
marquis of Salisbury , ho depicted himself
as alone bearing the burdens of foreign af
fairs. As n tcstilt e\en the staunch conser-
\atlvo papers rebuke his conceit. The Pall
Mall Gazette thinks the conclusion to be
drawn from his speech Is that the govern
ment Is blessed beand measure in Its For
eign office secretary. Mr. Curzon also rcail
to the editors a severe lecture on the way
they should conduct their newspapers He
said their news Is always unreliable and that
their correspondents hang around the vari
ous foreign offices with a "sparc-ns-a-coppcr"
sort of a cry.
The Imperial Zallvcreln had an Inning at
the congress of the agricultural union In
Manchester. A big bevy of conservative
members of Parliament was present and a
resolution was adopted urging the estab
lishment of a union Lord Masliam expressed
the opinion that Mr Joseph Chamberlain ,
the secretary of state for the colonies had
failed because In his proposil the colonies
took frco tiado as a baslx His lordship
suggested to let the colonies Impose their
own duties , simply giving Hrltlnh goods the
advantage of 10 per cent. Mr. Robert Yei-
liurgh , member of Parliament for Chester ,
has come forward with the draft of n scheme
to carry out one of the protectionists' pet
Ideas , a national storage for wheat an a
pick-me-up for Hrltlsh husbandry and as a
reserve of foodstuffs In tlip event of war. He
pioposes that the government build forty
granaries , each divided Into ICO silos , and
capable of storing 2,500,000 quarters of
wheat. The silos will be 100 feet high , fif
teen feet across and will bo built of brick
or concrete , according to Mr. Yerlmrgh's
plan. Every arrangement Is to bo made for
shifting , airing and cleaning the grain. It
Is estimated the capital outlay will bo 21-
500,000 ( f07,500,000) ! ) , and that the annual
cost of the storage will bo 282,000 ( $1.410-
000. ) If the scheme Is adopted Great Ilrltaln
w 111 thus have a permanent reserve of 10,000-
000 quarters of wheat
PLIMSELI , AFTER THE TRUSTS.
Samuel L Pllmscll , the sailors' friend ,
whoso work In behalf of sailors , passengers
at sea and shipping generally hab won for
him world-wide fame. Is launching another
crusade. This tlmo he Is attacking the
tilists. In a long letter to the newspapers
ho points out America as a sad example
of the pernicious effects of such organiza
tions. He savs "Tho epidemic of rapacity
has reached Europe , whrre , as In America.
It may bo expected to spread with sudden
and unexpected rapidity" Mr Pllmsell
winds up will ) a proposal that Parliament
oppol it a select committee to Inquire Into
the whole subject
Lord Mayor Phillips Informs the Asso
ciated press that no date has been vet ar
ranged for the proposed banquet to the
United States ambassador , Mr. Uaynrd , but
that the Marquis of Salisbury , to whom the
matter has been mentioned , received the
suggestion with the utmost kindness and
cordiality.
There is much Interest around a letter
In the London Times , signed "Old Fashioned
Patriot , " explaining the patriotic instruc
tion given to American jouth. Ho tells
how , not only the bo > s , but the girls. In
the United States , nro dillled In giving a
military salute In the schools to the stars
and stripes , and suggests that the same
system be Introduced Into Hrltlsh schools
This letter has been reproduced everywhere
and the Glebe warml > supports the idea ,
adding"Tho union Jack stands for moro
than the star-spancled banner , recalling a
long and glorious past "
The Imperial eouncll of Russia will fchortly
consider the proposal of the minister of
Justice to abolish the present s > stcm of cxllo
In Siberia by administrative order.
HOWARD DISAGREES WITH KENNAN.
Prof Ucnjamln Howard of New York ar
rived hcio on Monday from Russia , after a
prolonged further study of the forwarding
system of the Slbei Ian exiles , and ho starts
for New York thortly to fulfill a promise
made to Judge Daley to lecture before the
Now York Geographical soclutj. Prof
llowaul emphatically opeoca Mr. George Ken-
nan's stories of RussHii cruelty and sup
ports Mr. Harry Do Windt's writings on the
subject
The English court Is repented to bo still
In a state of apprehension concerning the
lllsmarck revelations. It appears that the
queen and her late coiiflort , Prlnco Albert ,
corresponded confldentally for many ycara on
political family affairs with old Emperor
William , when the latter watt simply king
of Prussia , and It la understood most of
these letters , originals and coplts , are In thu
possession of Prlnco lllsmarck , and fuithcr
revelations may therefore bo moro piquant
In their poraonal touches.
The jcar 1S9C has proved a rare harvester
[ or the company promoter. It IB estimated
lliat 141,760.000 ( ( $70S,7GO,000) ) of shared In
illfferont concerns have been offered to tbo
public- during the past eleven months , being
Iho hlghcut amount In Mineral yearn past , or
C 12.000,000 ( $210,000,000) ) above the uamo pe
riod In 1S95 , and double thu amount of 1891.
Over 13,000,000 ( (65,000,000) ) weie offered last
month.
Thu con.rrander-ln-chlef , Lord Wolaeloy.
speaking on "Modern Armies" at Edinburgh ,
( aid ho believed the Chlneeo wcro designed
ibovo all raccu to bo a great military and
nuval conquering people , and ho added that
If ho was glvun a free hand and allowed to
select from English olllcera as Inutructoru
liu would bo undertake to raise , In a couple
sf years , a great Chlneso army which would
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| Europe
ROOSEVELT TOO ILL TO TRAVEL
Janus R Roosevelt , sccietary of the United
States embassy , who has been III for some
tlmo , called at the United States embassy
today looking poorly. He said he was
still nery sick man and wanted to start
for homo today , but the doctor forbade htm
to travel until he Is stronger.
M. Sardou has reccntlj divulged the name
of the new play which ho has Just completed
for Sarah Ilernhardt. The drama Is called
"Splrltlomo" and will shortly be produced
at the Renaissance theater. Nothing has
jet been stated as to hov\ the dramatist will
treat the theme , but one of the characters Is
a Prench doctor of materialistic tendencies ,
while another Is a Scotch doctor.
The prlnco of Wales has agreed to open
the now Davy Faraday laboratory of the
Rojal Institution shortly before Chrlstmun ,
but the date has not jet been definite ! ) an-
nouijccd The prince has nlwajs taken a
great Interest In bolcntlflc experiments and
of late has frequcntlj been present at Pi of
Dewnr's lectures and low temperature ex-
pi rlmcnU with liquid air.
The National Fat .Stock show opens on
Monday at the Agricultural hall , Islington.
The show promises to bocry successful ,
the entries of cattle sheep , pigs and car
casses already numbering 712. The total
\alup of the prl/co offered amount to 3 S22 ,
which includes the 160 challenge cup. pre
sented by the queen , which Is awarded with
a gold medal worth 15 for the best beast
bred by any exhibitor ; 2,230 Is allowed for
cRttlo prizes ; 1.145 for sheep , and 349 for
pigs. The president of the show Is Sir Wal
ter Gllbey , Hart.
Some definite shape Is being given to the
frequent newspaper demands for n memorial
to the late Robert Louis Stevenson. A meet
ing was recently held In the rooms of the
Scottish Arts club , Edinburgh , with this ob
ject In view and Lord Rosebery was made
president and empowered to take steps for
the furtherance of the movement by public
meetings or otherwise.
IIISEN'S NE\VPLAY.
Ibsen's new- play will bo published next
week , appearing simultaneously In Nor
wegian , Engllbh , German , French and Rus
sian. The title of the drama is "John Gab
riel Dorkman. "
A celebration of the 100th anniversary of
Schubert's birthday will take place at Vienna
on January 31 next , at which all the musical
Eoclctloi of that place will bo represented
The program will Include the best known
works of tint mauler , Including the overdue
of the opera "Plcr-a-Ilras , " the chorus of
"Mlgnon , " the chorus of "Chants dcs Es-
prltes do I'Eau" and two fragments from Ida
co'ebratcl serenade for contralto and w omen's
chorus On the name date a Schubert exhibi
tion will ho started , which will comprise , with
the ast'.stanco cf the city of Vienna and
various private collectors , some of the exist
ing autograph and manuscript compositions
of the great musician , as well as a number
of curios which once belonged to him.
Edward Rose continues to bo Inundated with
ccnimisHons for dram ay. Mr. Hose has de
clined to dramatize the "Heart of Prlnco
Oara "
Mr. Plncro Is hard al work upon the li
bretto of the Savoy opera. Mr. Comyns Is
collaborating with him on It.
The success of Henry Arthur Jones' "Tho
Rogue'o Comedy" attracts much comment In
Lcndon. The phy when first produced nt
the GurrlcK theater hero by .Mr. Wlllard at
tracted but scant attention and the popular
Impresslcn that Mr. Jonej' powers at ) a dra
matic arc on the wane was largely Increased
by tlil. , his latest phy.
Sir Henry In Ing announces that ho will
ho prepared to unveil the statue of Mrs. Sid-
dons at the end of May next.
Early In January n i-plcndld collection of
diamonds and other procloim clones , which
formerly belonged to the French crown , will
bo told at AniEterdim. Tlio collection also
Includes two .Mantel ) 1 nets , which belonged
to the Empress Eugenie , with 311 fctoncu ,
weighing moro than 2CO carats , hairpins , nccK-
lets and brooches , ono of 581 brilliants and
705 rose diamonds , rubles , bapphlrcs and tur-
'juolsey.
Lord Rcrebcry will preside at a lecture
given by Sir Walter Ilesant nnxt Monday on
' LondonItu History and Ito Grcatnest > "
A pcrformanco of Vcrdl'H 'Talstaff" by
pupils of the Rcy.il Collcgo of Music will bo
given at the Lyceum theater next Friday
afternoon , December II.
It Is also reported that she will play "Mary
Magdalene" during this engagement.
iilr'i : ! Terry has abandoned any Intention
of appearing In "Richard HI" when pro-
luced at the Lyceum. This IH duo to an al-
cgcd need of rest. The withdrawal of "Cjm-
iclluo" li * announced , after A run of a little
over two months. It Is the general opinion
that Irving hau never been men to less ad
vantage than In the character of lachlinn ,
oven when his pcrformanco of "Macbeth" Is
remembered. _
12rurlii I.onrM Ilrr I'mprlli-r ,
QUEENSTOU'N , Dee. n The Cunard
iteamer Etiurla , C'aplnl i Ferguson , ( rom No > v
York on November 2S for Liverpool , which
arrived hero al 10 o'clock luut night ami
proceeded on her vo > age , ban fclgnaltd that
she has lo'H a propeller blailo , which will
delay her arrival at her tit utlnutlon.
I'li'iil ) nf Mrn for tlu > S
HAMBURG. Dtc. f. Only 1C9 men remain
at work on the utato < | im > s ; but ( here are
over 1 100 men working on iho Hamburg-
American steanicru and no moro are re-
julicd.
NONE GUILTY ESCAPE
Gorman Government to Oloan Out All the
Alleged Intriguers.
LUETZOW TRIAL GROWS SENSATIONAL
Libel Trial Develops Into nn Affair of Grent
Importniico.
INTEREST IN THE HAMBURG STRIKE
Berliners Believe it Win Instigated by
British Shippers ,
BRUSSEWITZ TRIAL TO BE REOPENED
Kiilscr llrurs of I'urllifr liiiiuiKliif ,
IJI I illnetanil lli-riixi-M ( o Viiro\c | |
11C IIttllt SCHlCIH'11'llNNI'll
I IMIII ( III * Ollll'IT.
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1IERLIN , Doc. K Public attention ilitilns
thu pist week 1ms boon equally illvlilnl be
tween the ilockera' strike anil tliu Luctzow-
Leckert trial. Tlia latter Interests the em
peror pnrtlcnlhrl } ntul special representa
tions lm\c been niailo to htm byl'ilnco
Hohcnlolio anil ll.iion Mareclmlon Hlobcr-
stcln. the minister for foreign affnlrH. Tlio
Foreign olllco hail a corps of shorthand re-
porteis to take testimony verbatim with a
view to prosecuting the other persons In
volved In the Intrigue against the present
anil past enblni-ts The Foreign ofllce anil
Prince * llohenlohe are iletermlncil to make
a clean sweep of the Intriguers and prose-uto
all the nilpilts About fifteen persons , In
cluding ne\\bpaper men , detectives anil ot-
flclals \nrlcms offices are likely to be ar-
lalgnod anil sent to Jail on the charge of
cnlumny or blackmail Ills majesty Is es
pecially Incensed at the fact. Incidentally
brought out In the trl.il , that his confidence
In certain prisons has been misplaced or
ahtiboil In the past and the emperor will rc-
quliocry satisfactory explanations of Count
\on Eulcnbcrg's connection with the niat-
tir.
1 tarrii Marschnlon Hlolicr.stoln also In
tends to weed out a number cf unreliable
minor officials with which th" foreign o"co !
has boon honocombeJ. In addition the edi
tors of several Ilerlln now ( .pipers anil a
f.ilng of ccrrespcndcnts , who lm\o been P H-
Ing us repisltorlcs of special conn lenccs from
high placet , will also bo branded as Im
postors.
The dockers * strike In generally regarded
as h.ulni ? been Instigated by Ilrltli.li agitators
aiming In the Interests of British shippers.
Tlio whole Industrial press IsolclnK this
con\lctlcn and the whole socialist press re
futes it. A Urge ship ounir declarer that
lie has ample proof of this charge.
The emperor Is having special reports - >
ports of the trtrlko developments
nt to him and ho has express-oil
the opinion to I'rlnco Hoheiilolio that
It the strike Is not settled at the end of
the coming week the Imperial government
Is to Intervene and Insist upon arbitration.
nuDGET DERATE WAS TAME.
The budget debate In the Reichstag wai
not as heated and Interesting as these of
prn\loiiH jears , and the attendance was
small. The most striking feature of the de
bates was Herr Ulchtcr's arraignment of
the government anil Herr Illckcrt's charge ,
supported by proof , that the cabinet Is di
vided on the mo t essential points. AH to
the navy , Herr Hlchtcr sajs It Is governed
by thrco powers , the naval department , the
private na\al cabinet of the emperor ami
the emprror himself , and that each has ar
rived at a different conclusion.
A crank named Neumann , from Strasburff ,
tried on Tuesday to gain forcible acccsi
to the emperor at Potsdam , under the Im
pression that his majesty was able to com
municate to him exact Information about
an Imaginary murder. He was sent to aa
asvlum.
Umporor William on Tuesday attended
the first performance of Wilbur Uriah's
new drama , "Henry IV of Germany , " and
personally congratulated the poet.
Prlnco Henry of Prussia , who on Wednes
day started on a fortnight's crul&c In Scan-
illna\ian waters , with a small squadron ot
Ironclads , Is to ha\o command of Ilio homo
fleet , which Is to bo formed next spring.
It will consist of six divisions , of which
an Ironclad and two dispatch boats will
form the first , and an Ironclad und the ro
se ! \o divisions of the Germ in ocean , Ilaltla
and Dnnt/lo and llotlllau of torpedo boats
and watch boats will foun the other di
visions.
The emperor has not approved of the
sentence Imposed upon Lieutenant DIUFHC-
ivltz ( four months' Imprisonment In a
rortrrfcrt and dismissal from the army ) for
killing a mechanic who had accidentally
knocked up against the lieutenant's chair
while entering a cafe. Some new and ugly
DViiUncc Is said to have come to the surface
ft'id his majesty has ordcied the case to bo
reopened for a new trial. Part of the fnsh
evidence Is said to refer to the damaging
antecedents of Ilnistjev.lt/ and the n > ut lu
reported to show the fact , which was not
llflclcsed at thu trial , that the olllctr ran
the sword through the body after listening
to the apologies of his victim and appeals
Tor meicy.
GERMAN SHIPS JN THE \I/TIC. .
Tlio first annual olllei.il report of the Hal-
tic rannl has just hcon Issued. It shown
that 10,531esscls pabbed through It. Of
these ships 7,531 were steamers 'Jlio Oer-
inan vetnuls number 11,007 ; the Danish , 812 ;
the Swedish , 33i > . and the Ilrltluh , IE ) . The
lines amounted to 827S7U marks , which Is
780.000 marks below the expenses of run-
ling the canal.
Dr. Rclivvclnlngcr Is now again In ultcnd-
anco on Prlnco lllHinarck. He was sum
moned to allay thu distinguished statesman's
insomnia.
The ItilBKO-Gcrmun tariff commission linn
loncludud Its tcsslon , but the report will
lot bu published until uftci hot * * governments
mvo teen and approved It. It lu umlerMood ,
lowever , that the result In In thu natura of
i compromise. ( Jeimany IH to diminish tliu
efltrlctlon on Russian food Import * , cattle ,
meat , etc , and If the t'overmnont
this agrecimcnt , It will be Important
o America , aa the sanitary restrictions on
.ho ImportH of American eattlo and incut uro
> aifi | on almost Idontluil readout ) us these
ivhlch Iiuvo canwjil tjo restriction of the
rnporta of the Itmulan product and which
ire now nbuut to ho mltlKCtcd. Thu Unlteil
jtatfH nnbaray lu clohc-ly watching this
' ( atimi of thu cu !
A fair for tlm hcnuflt of the American
'lrU club will bu livid cm December It ,