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PART 1. THE OMAHA SUNDAY PAGES 1 TO 8. [ ESTABLISHED JUIsTE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY DECEMBER a 3 , 1890 T WENT Y-lTOUll PAGES. SINGLE COrV tflVto CENTS. IRISH SEEK RELIEF floform in the System of Taxation is the Thing Now Demanded. PAY TOO MUCH TRIBUTE TO ENGLAND Eleven Millions Annually 'in Excess of a Just Proportion , RUSSELL-SCOTT CASE MAY SOON END Retraction of Statements Looked for on Resumption of tbo Trial. STEAD'S ' SENSATION FALLS RATHER FLAT Illx H\ioNtiri- tinIiiwlilo lllxlory of the .IIIIIIOMOII Itiild Proven a tilntineiil lu the Public. ( CnpyrlRht , ! " ! , by Presn PulillthlnR Company. ) LONDON , Dec. 11 ! . ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) A rcmark- nblo movement has begun In Ireland , with the object of obtaining a revision of the financial relations between that country and Great Ilrltaln In accordance with a re port of the recent royal commlfflion , the unionists and the nationalists arc combin ing In the agitation. A leading Irish tory paper predicts this week that the Irish rep resentatives will present a solid front to the British government on this question. \ Ireland now pays 2,250,000 ( $11,250,000) ) a year more- than In fairness she should , and the aim of this new Irish commission Is to obtain not only an Immediate reduction of the Irish contribution , but the restitution of at lenst some part of the money unfairly extorted from her wince the union. The death In prison of ICast , ono of the four defendants In the Russell-Scott crim inal libel suit. Is likely to have an Impor tant effect on the rffliilt of the trial. Lady Scott now declares that she rolled chiefly on Kmto justify the abominable accusa tions she made against her son-in-law , and that his death greatly weakens her case. Lady Scott herself Is lying III with a com plication of bronchitis and threatened brain fovrr. the ordeal of the trial and Its serious poewlbllltlca Tor her having undermined her health. In the first days of his Illness Kast dictated a statement concerning the charges against Earl Russell , which will be produced on the resumption of the trial after Christ mas , This statement Is reported to be a retraction , but ns It remains In the hands of the prison authorities , nothing authentic ctn be ascertained respecting Its nature. If It is a retraction , It will bring the suit to a sudden and sensational end. STEAD'S EXPOSE- DISAPPOINTMENT. Although W. T. Stead's promised cxpos- nro of the Inside official history of the Jameson raid proves disappointing. It has utVAn a.l.l t. alr < mHth.loho - .inplolni--tliat Cecil nhodcs had good grounds for believ ing that the Transvaal enterprise , if suc cessful , would not bo dtetatcsful to the llrlttsh government. Mr. Stead was pre vented from publishing proofs of this In his possession , but he now asserts that evi dence will bo produced before a Parlia mentary committee at the next session , proving to a demonstration that though Colonial Secretary Chamberlain did not countenance the actual raid ho conveniently winked nt the arrangements for assembling Dr. Jameson's force on the Iloor frontier. If this accusation were sustained It would mean Impeachment for Chamberlain , but It Is doubted if so singularly straight a man would place himself In so compromis ing a position. Sir John Wllloughby and other ofllccrs under Jameson , who were tried with him , will testify in support of these allegations before the committee. Rhodes and Jameson nlfo will bo on the witness stand. The reported opposition In Venezuela r to the arbitration arrangement Is not re garded hero as hcrlous as long as the United States government gives no countenance to It. The Chronicle suggests that the Vene zuelan Irrcconellnbles probably hope to use thu opposition of the treaty as a lever with which to upset President Crespo. There Is n practically unanimous feeling among 13n- Kllah politicians that the Urltlsh govern ment linn grino to the utmost limit In the concessions In regard to Venezuela. Lord Salisbury would get a solid backing In re- fUKlng to accede to any further demand by Venezuela. SYMPATHY FOR SPAIN FALLS. Nothing that Spaniards have done throughout the Cuban trouble has BO thor oughly alienated Englluh sympathy from them as their unmanly demonstrations of delight over the reported death of General Maceo. The cynical brutality with which oven the Spanish ollleers have recited the revolting details of Ills murder by one of their soldiers ciua ; < ; od In looting corpses , nnd the statement made apparently with guiitn , thr.t the bodies of Maceo and young Gomez wcro tied to horses' tails and ilrai-'ged for miles , have convoyc'd to the English mind a vivid Idea of the barbarous spirit which actuated .Spaniards on the raid toward the Ci.lians. Hitherto thu reports of Spanish savagery linvo bcon received skep tically , but the Spaniards have now shown themselves before Iho world In a worse light than that in which their enemies had pnllltcd thtfin. 11ALLARD SMITH. _ KPAYI tllMSVII.I , CO ON I'KillTI.VC. Do Xot Consider Hint MIII-OO'N Death I'lifs nn Hud to tinWar. . MADRID , Pec. 12. Those conversant with the plan of tlio Spanish premier ( Unto that ilunc the debate' In the Chamber of Deputies the government has not thought of thu pro posed reforms In Cuh.i , being solely occupied v.'Uh providing means for the success of the war. While they consider the death of An tonio Maceo U a great blow to tbo Insurgents It U pointed out that xumo tlmo must claptic bcforo ! t can bo fully felt , When Macco and nomez were asked at an curlier period of _ the Insurrection whether they would order tliclr followers to lay down their arnu In tlio event that an autonomy was gi.xntc.l to Culm { hey redim.-j and salJ they would only consent to I'cwplolo Indupendcncu und & re publican'form flt government. Spain there fore Id convinced that the rebellion nlimt be crushed by force of arms nnd that to.dlscuns reforms at thn pri'-uent moment would bo . equivalent to proposing an arrangement with Iho InnurgentB whleh , at mom , would e- euro A peace which would nut last six mouths. It Is maintained that EO long u the sltlit- ! ; ret doubt o ! Iho miperlprlty ot Spi.ln exluts In Cubrt , Iho war will continue , b'.it that when hernuperorlty | It wtablUhed Spain will consider the ndvUublllty of bruutliig euoli reforms M > hc may think nr ItrSHIA'.H TIII3ATV WITH CHINA. I'riu'llonlly Olvcn tlioiir'x Country Control OVIT Miiiielinrlii. ( Oopyrfuht. UM. liy the Associated PrcM. ) LONDON. Dec. 12. The text of the Rus sian-Chinese treaty , reproduced hero from the North China Dally News , hns aroused consid erable discussion on all sldca and It Is re garded as a matter ot the greatest Impor tance. Some of the newspapers refuse to believe U authentic , ae It would be such a victory for Russian diplomacy. The Specta tor today , however , believes It to ho exact and says : "No forger would have tried so elaborately to protect the pride of China. While securing every Russian object nothing Is ceded openly , but Ru sla la permitted to run a railway to Kyrln and Is expressly au thorised to keep all the troops she pleases to protect the Manchurlan stations , and she is also to fortify Port Arthur for China. No glass Is required to Interpret phrases like tlii-so , which completely Invests Russia with military control of Manchuria and the Llao Tung peninsula. " Continuing , the Spectator says It thinks the arrangement threatens Japan more than Great Urltaln , "which can resist when her commercial rights are threat ened. " Sir Charles Dilkc , In a speech , has ex pressed the opinion that the treaty will place northern China at the feet of Rucsla and that It Is wholly Inconsistent with the promi ses which China made to Kngland , when she left Port Wilton. He favored the reoccupation pation of that fort. Sir Arthur 11. Forwood , member of Parlia ment for tlio Southwest division of I.ancu- ohirc , conservative. In a speech yesterday evening , i ld that probably China would bc- como to Russia what India was to Eneland and that Kngllsh trade In China will bo MI- perscJcd by Russian manufactures. In re gard to the doubts expressed aa to the actual completion of the treaty , the rpcakcr ojld ho happened to know that Russian govern ment enclncors were now In Minchurla studying the proposed railway. The French government , apparently , has at length decided to abolish the penal es tablishment In New Caledonia , which the Australians have long demanded. The con victs will bo sent to Madagascar Instead. OLD STONRS I'ULLBD DOWN. Great Indignation prevails In antiquarian circles at the news that a number of Druld- Ical remains nt Dartmoor have been de stroyed , notably n stone avenue aud several hut circles on Shcrburton common. It ap pears that the rural council contractors broke up the ruins In order to utilize the pieces of stone In mending the roads. Edwin A. Abbey , the American artist , Is ono of those who have been commlslonod ( o paint the frescoes of the vacant spaces In the royal exchange. The announcement that a foreign parcels post will be established lit pursuance of the recent act of the congress of the United States Is warmly received here ; but , there are unpleasant remarks on the alleged nar rowness of the policy of confining the trans nitratou of the parcels to American ves sels. The Dally Telegraph claims to see In this a characteristic example of "a narrow protectionist spirit , " but exprcsecc. the opinion that It would bo found difficult , If not Impossible , In actual experience to limit the post In the "atrictly patriotic llB-nramnlnra- " " ' ' ' 'Sir 'Edward L'awson , the principal pro prietor of the Dally Telegraph , and a large and distinguished shooting party met the prince of Wales at Sir Edward's country place , Hallbarn , licaconsfleld , Ilucklngham- shlre , during the past three days. The party included Daron Russell of Killowcn , Sir Henry Irving , Sir Edwin Arnold , Sir Frank Lockwood , Mr. William Waldorf Astor nnd the duke of Devonshire. The statement made by Sir Thomas Suth erland , chairman of the Peninsula and Orien tal Steam Navigation company , to the stock holders of that concern , that trade with the port of London Is waning , has attracted at tention und is generally endorsed In shipping and mercantile circles. London is declared to be still the leading port of the world , but It Is losing Its prcstlgo as a distributing center nnd goods are being taken direct to continental ports. The two chief reasons given are the exorbitant dock charges and the doarnrss of London labor. RAILROAD STRIKE AVERTED. The trouble with the Northwestern rail road was partly settled yesterday by the Intervention ot the Hoard of Trade. The Northwestern company employes have been agitating for Improved conditions , hinting at n strike which would paralyze Christmas traffic unless their demands wcro con ceded. The railway authorities , how ever , took the bull by the hornet. After they bad engaged mimbero of reliable men they dismissed wver.il of the moat dlsconted , who admitted they would strike if called out by the union. .This caused a general outcry from all the Northwestern employes , and the situation became critical until the railway chief sub mitted the matter to the Board of Trade which arranged an amicable settle ment Involving the reinstatement of the dismissed men and the recog nition of their uulon , which the company has hitherto ignored. The men claim to have won the victory , but the question of the Improvement of their lot U still unset tled. Especial Interest and Importance Is attached to the arbitrary attitude of the railroad ofllclals , and their subsequent change of front , owing to the personnel of the company's stockholders , which Includes the marquis of Salisbury , Lord Rosebery , the duke of Norfolk , and other prominent people. _ IMMAI : , KIIOM < ; i\iit.\i. IILAXCO. i\-PrcNlilent : of Voiu'/.nelii SIIJ-N He Did \ot ( ilvt * Miifi-o n 1C u If.- . ( Copyrlelit , IS30 , by 1'reen 1'uliMnhlnu Compiiny. ) PARIS. Dec. 11' . ( New York World Cable gram Special Telegram. ) "Jo n'nlpas domic aucun eoutca a Maceo , nl nucum autrc CubHin. . GUZMAN' ULANCO. " Trans'lntlon "I have not given any knife to Muceo , nor to any other Cuban. "OL'X.MAN ULANCO. " Guzman Illanco Is a famous tuildlcr and statesman , nnd the father-in-law of the due do Morny. He was president of Venezuela from 1S70 to 1SS2 , nnd a dominating force In Venezuelan affairs until ISSS. After Itojas Paul came Into power General Illanco left Venezuela. Ho has rtftlded In Paris for y -ar . His cable dispatch to the World shows Mother Inaccuracy in thu Spanish inscription of articles eald to IKIVO been found on the bodies of two Cubans , alleged to bn bodlcfc of .Macco and FrunclKCo Gomcx. Among the articles mentioned wus "a hunting knife , twenty four eentlinetcr.i In Itnigth nnd on Inscription on uhlcli Indicated \vn a prcdvnt from Oenoral Guzman DUnco. " nxiliiii CroiiN Moxtly In Court 8T , PBTKRSUURG. Doc. 12. The Vwtnlk sayfl that Ihu wlntrr cropii In the provinces have born greatly dam- by Ihu drouth. U In added that the , ' : ITOPI are In a catlsfjuiury condition 3iu ! that tboiu of the western a-id north ern prat'lucc * ai In a eojtl condition , QUEEN'S CHRISTMAS Victoria Will Have a Family Party in Her Isle of Wight Homo. PRINCESS MAUD WILL GO TO DENMARK Prince Oharlcs to Take His Wife Homo for Pirst Time Since Wedding. SEAL SKINS BRING BUT POOR PRICES Prince and Princass of Wales Win Prizes at Northampton Uog Show. GOSSIP OF THE LONDON THEATERS Henry Irvlim'N "lllclmril III" Will Adhere to Hie Original Te.vt Tlie IMcec Will - Produced ; \ext Saturday ( Copyright , 1 M , by tlic Associated I'rcfs. ) LONDON , Dec. 12. With nillil and rainy weather during the imst week , London has been at Its worst , and already the exit from the metropolis of distinguished people Intent upon enjoying their Christmas holidays Is very general. The queen will leave Windsor castle for Osborno next 'Friday ' , where she will receive u family party during the Christmas holidays. The party will consist of the duke and duchess of Connaught and their children , Princess Loulso and the mar quis of Lome and the duchess of Albany and her children. There are to bo no festivities of any kind at Oshorno during the winter residence of the court. Mr. and Mrs. George N. Curzon were among the queen's guests at Windsor during the week. 1'rlnco Charles of Denmark and his wife , Princess Maud of Wales , are going to Copen hagen at the end of the coming week for the first time since their wedding. The delay of Prince Charles In bringing his wife home has caused a great deal of dissatisfaction In Denmark and has aroused much comment , It being even Htated that the princess refused to leave her own country. A suite of twcnty- flvo rooms has been decorated and furnished for their reception In the Immense palace near Copenhagen of their uncle , the king of Greece. The fat cattle show at the Agricultural hall , Islington , has been nn unusual success. There were 674 entries , exclusive of poul try , and the queen , the prince of Wales , Lord Itoscbery and the duke of York were big winners. STEVENSON SCOTT'S SUCCESSOR. At n meeting held In Edinburgh on Thurs day to promote a memorial to the late Hobcrt Louis Stevenson , Lord Hosebery presiding , hU lordship alluded to Stevenson as the suc- cesor of Sir Walter Scott , and said that ho desired to see a memorial that testified to Stevenson's passion for Scotland. The first big sealskin solo of the season occurred on Wednesday. Although the offer- JriKO'Wuroi.far.liuluw.Uia usualiuimbcr.bclllC _ only UO.OOO pelts , there was .a great decline , averaging 20 per cent , In prices. The reason given for this Is that the trade In America has not yet recovered from the turmoil of the election and that there was scarcely a buyer or a commission from that country on Wednesday for the really high grade skins which they generally get at any cost. In view of the belief that Hev. George F. Pentecost , the American evengcllst , will probably accept the call to New York , his successor Is being discussed hero and It Is generally thought that Hev. Dr. John Wat- aon ( Ian Maclarcn ) will fill the vacancy. At the Northampton dog show on Wednes day , the prince of Wales' Lapland Sledge dog won the first prize In the class of foreign dogs. The princess of Wales' small lioralz dog Ala took -two first prizes and two special prizes. THEATRICAL GOSSIP. There was a first performance at a mati nee at the Court theater on Tuesday of Hurst's comedy , "A Woman's World , " which turned out to be a weak and conventional production. . The "Circus Girl , " produced on Saturday last at the Gaiety , has been the chief theatrical attraction of the week , and prom ises to be a great success. The music Is eatchy and the topical songs arc bright and pointed. Sir Henry Irving has at last definitely decided upon the cast of "Richard III" which will be produced next Saturday night. Sir Henry will adhere strictly to the original text nnd-there will bo no fusion of the com monly accepted Collay Gibber version. The Incidental music which Edward Ger man had expressly composed for Gcorpo Alexander's revival of "As You Like It" has been a feature of the comedy. There will bo a decided change In the cast of "Tho Gay Parislenne" net : week , December 14. The play has now been run ning for eight months at the Duke of York's theater and the business Is still very large. There Is seine talk that Mrs. Patrick Campbell and Forbes Robertson will igaln Join forces , probably on the termination of the actress" engagement In "Tho Sorrows -of Satan , " at the Shaftcsbury theater , and that they will undertake a revival of "Magda. " The United States ambassador , Mr. Thomas F. Ilayard , will distribute the prizes and deliver an address io the stu dents of the llrlstol Merchants Venturers Technical college next Thursday. Mary Elliott Page , the American actress who was under engagement to Oharlcs Hautrcy , and who appeared at the St. James theater In "The Prisoner of Zcmla , " sailed yesterday for Australia , where she will appear In "The Sign of the Cross" and "The Prisoner of Zcmla , " under the manage ment of Messrs Williamson and Mut > grovc. Gcorgo Edwards Informs the Associated press that as yet he has not decided upon the personnel of the company with which next season ho will tour America. It ban not been determined as to the nature of the play which will be given , but In all probability the company will make a tour of the orld. appearing in a round of the Gaiety theater's successes. Marie Tempest will undoubtedly bo the leading lady of the company , The Schubert Centenary will bo duly ob served In London on Saturday , January 29. There will be a representative program of ihu composer's works at the Crystal palace on that dale. The muHlc halls continue to do a largo business. The fourth anniversary of the Palace under the management of Charlo- Morton occurred last Thursday night , De cember in , when so cxci'cdlngly long a bill was Klv < jn that the doors were open at 020 ; o'clock. Mr. YauBwIII will lecture at the I.omlii' Institution next Monday afternoon , hla nub Jcct being "The Dramri aa an Artlal'e Product. " ' i S. C. Lchmann , the fitmoiJB Cambridge oarsman , who la coaching the Harvard crew , sends an Interesting letter to the Dally News describing the Harvard-Pennsylvania foot ball game , which ho Bayjt Is the first American game ho over-saw. Mr. Lehmann says of the game that It vm ono of the most stirring and Invlgoratlngi experiences that has ever fallen to his lot. He had hoard much , ho continued , of tjio roughness nnd brutality of the American Same , but he never saw a finer game played' ' with a manlier spirit. ' | "Foot ball , " the Cambridge man says , "cannot he n gentle gamp , ami a milksop has no part In It cither In England or In America. Hut the game I saw , though violent and rough , was never brutal. Indeed , I cannot hope to sec ft finer exhibition of courage , strength and manly endurance with out a trace of meanness than was shown by these teams. American toot ball Is not so much a game In our rougfj end ready sense of the word as It Is the development of the scries of Intricate tac'tlcaj evolutions. The players go through a c&urso of training ' which no English amale'ur ever had any experience of. " ; HAD XO FOUNDATION IX PACT. Illinium Couoertilnur Slniul- Inir of Ainorlcnn 1'rolnlcn nt Itiimr. ( Copyright , ! . 1 > V Press PuWI lilnir Compnny. ) LONDON. Dee. 12. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) The Rome cor respondent of the Tablet , which Is the prop erty of Cardinal Vaughan 'and the leading Catholic paper here , denies the recent re ports concerning the alleged Intentions of Cardinal Sntolll , hostile to certain Amor- Iran Catholic prelates. This correspondent , known to bo in the confidence of high clr- clco at the Vatican , writes : "I nm In a po sition to deny the rumors , even on higher authority than that of Cardinal Satolll. There exists In Homo no ort of Intention , or oven desire , to correct , still less to castigate any prelates filling American sees. The re moval of the rector of tlioi Catholic university at Washington was dictated by motives of a specUl nature , having application to that given case nnd It alone. It was not a blow aimed at a party , If a party may be said to exist. It did not In any way affect the members of the university staff. There fore , cither and all of Iho measures an nounced as probable with icgard to changes In that body may also be- assumed to have received no consideration In Rome. There Is expressed hero a genuine Surprise by per sons In authority , with most opposite opin ions , as to the origin of the reports. For the rest , a literal acceptance of the letter of hla holiness to the late rector of the uni versity would 'have made -Impossible , or at least unnecessary , any belief In such re ports. Cardinal Satollli has contemptuously described the rumors ln | question as 'Pro testant newspaper reporjn ' " VI3\I37.L'I3I < A liTs NOT Il'liJtiCTEI ) IT. Troll I y SlntulM , lint1 ! * iIInvIiiK Some .11 1 ii no ClimiKCKJ&'Inde- " WASHINGTON , Deo.f J2. It is learned hero that no serious difficulties have been encountered In the VolJ&uolan boundary negotiations sluco they s&'ero transferred 10 Caracas. Its \ .tnjit.vic.aut Messrs. An- dra'de "and' Storr& > < n .T CTt3 cairfdrwthT United States from La GUayartt Thursday last , after having completed their mUslon , which was to secure the ' approval of the Venezuelan government " 'to the terms ar ranged In Washington , 'but their detention Is explained by the fact that the Venezuelan executive , after having given Its approval , found that some amendment's of the proposed treaty were desirable. These , it Is under stood , are not of great Importance and arc rather In the nature of additional safe guards than of amendments of the articles of agreement already arranged. Aa tlio matter thus far has not reached the treaty stage , and only the heads of agreement have been Inserted in the memorandum between Secretary Olney and Lord Salisbury , there arc no technical qbstlclcs to the proposed arrangement. WI3YI < KIl'S AUIIIVAli AT HAVANA. i ] < > iiitloii \VnNliliiKliin Nn- tlfled of ( InSueecHH of ( lie Miiroli. WASHINGTON , Dec. 12. The arrival of General Weylcr at Havana , has been com municated to the Span ! t'h legation , the cir cumstances being substantially those given Inthe Associated press dispatches from Ha vana. In addition the factIs made known that General Weylcr brought with him two fxjuadrons of cavalry , haVlng traversed all the regions of Plnar del , nio province and thcnco through Havana province , which , It had been said , wcro overrun with Insurgents. The ( successful march of these two f\tiatlrons headed by the Spanlrh commander Is ac cepted na showing conclusively that these ucctlons are comparatively free from insur gents and that their harries are In no eueli numbers. " as has been reported. Concerning the rcpcrted detention of the ship Laurada at the seaport town near Valencia , Spain , no I'/ieclal / significance la attached to the sub ject , except as Indicating a purpose * on the part of Cuban sympathizers In the United Scales to arouse feeling on the ground that It lu nn American merchantman engaged In commercial transactions. Iiiihorcrn fur I'linaiiin ItolcaNcd. COLON , Colombia , De. 12. The 700 labor ers for Sierra Leona , who ! arrived hero on December 7 on board the Ur.Itlah steamer Castle Eden for work oiftnu Panama canal , ami who were quarantined on account of caseo of small pox bavraq ; .occurred during the voyage , wcro released itodny and lauded at. the Pacific dock. They jam a strong aud healthy lot of men , nml huvo contracted to work on the canal for tweve months at $10 per month with board and .lodging. Sninlnli | ( moon HrK'euf < IIH I'YIcnd. MADRID. Dec. 12. THe qacon regent to- duy received in audience. ) Ssnora QlruJeJa , the wlfo of Mijor GlruJeOa , who commanded the Spanish troops In the1 engagement near I'unta Ilrava , In which Antonio Ma ceo wan killed. Her majesty congratulated tliu major's wlfo and premised tbo royal pro tection for the major's client mi , who ac companied Scnora Glrujeda , The queen also piomlse-il to piy for the bay's education. l.nnilN 1'lvt" Nlilptvrei'Iti'd SnIloi-N , LONDON , Dec. 12. ThiJ Urltlnh steamer Damnra , Captain Clumbers , from Halifax November 20 , arrived hero yesterday and landed II vo members of the crew cf the Ilrlt- | BI brig Victoria , recently from St. Julius , N. F. , which vessel wan abandoned In a Inking condition on December C In latitude 48 , longitude 21. Two mcmbcru of the crew wuro drowned , ' _ lloliiCiirooinoiilH riirW > 'ler Arrive. HAVANA , 'Dec. U. The steamships , Ean Francisco , vMontncrrat , Bufiioa Ayrca and SarlnistcRul , have arrived Jteru , with rein forcements of C,000jroop . Among the pas- jeiiBcrs was the noa of General Woyler , Nt'iv CoiiNiil from Kciinilor. WASHINGTON , Doc. 12. The president IMB recognized Juan J , Pine as contnil of Hcuador at San Francisco. SYSTEM IS DOOMED Von Pultkamer's Police Organization to Qivo Place to a Now Order. SIQUEL TO THE TAUSCH REVELATIONS Baron Marsclml Von Biobersteiu Loses His Standing with the Kaisor. PRINCE HOHENLOHE IS BACK IN FAVOR Hcrr Bchel Promises to Make Seine Moro Startling Revelations , TONNAGE DUES PROCLAMATION CENSURED CIi'vc-lmiiVM Oriler Ccrinnii .StoniiishlpH IH .11 noli Ci > n ill-ill n oil 1C roilK Autl-Ainerlcuii Tlruilo. < CopTlKlit , ISM , by the AMOclntcil IH5RLIN , Dec. 12. The revelations of the Luctzow trial and the arrest of Itaron von Tausch , the commissioner of detectives , are having unimaglncd conssqucnces , ono of which is that the police eystem , aa organ ized under Von I'uttkamcr nnd perfected under Zu Eulcnborg and Von Koellcr , will ba cither modified or abolished. The cabinet hag held dally ECEolons during the week , elaborating a plan for bringing about one or other of these results. The emperor , since his return from Hanover and Huckenbers , has conferred with Count Zu Kulcnbctg , Police Chief Wlndhclm , Prince von Hohen- loho and Uaron Marschal von Dlerbcrsteln , and It Is reported In court circles that his majesty Is In no way aitlslled with the bold public way In which Hohcnlohe and Uiron Marschal unearthed In court the police cuplonagc , whereof they have been the vic tims for years , believing the exposure will prejudice the house authority and German Influence abroad. A scene between the em peror and Daren Marschal at the new palace is reported to have been animated. It Is oven claimed by some of the emperor's entourage - tourago that the minister for foreign affairs tendered his resignation , which the emperor refused for the tlmo being to accept. It Is certain , however , the court clique ID hostile to Daron Marschal , and 1'rlnco Hohcnlohc , with Count Zu Eulenberg , Is again In .the as cendant and unexpected development ! ) may be looked for nt any moment. It Is signifi cant that his majesty conferred with every body on the recent events before he con sulted with Prince Hohcnlohe and Haron Marsclml. The emperor Is convinced of the ncccstlty of overhauling the detective serv ice. It appears Von Taus > ; h has powerful and Influential backers. His trial has been fixed for three weeks hence and It Is not doubted that It will develop new and PCII- Kttlonal facts. UtUlniere8tlng4p note thdt 'Count Her bert Ulsmarck visited his fattier tula week and the next day the Hamburger Nachrlch- ten canto out with an urgent demand that the backers and patrons of Von TauDcli bo unearthed and punished. D13IIEL HAS A TALE TO TELL. Herr Debel , the socialist leader , has an nounced that at a mass meeting next Tues day ho Is going to make interesting revela- tlona regarding the supporters of Von Tausch. The socialists Intend to move In the Helchstag to eliminate from the criminal cede the so-called spy paragraphs. Ono of the meat sensational articles of the week ap peared In the Vorwarts , the socialist organ. It was entitled "Signs of the Times , " and In It the rottenness of German political life was cxposod nnd compared with antc-rovo- lutlonnry epochs In France. The Eulcnbergs , Count von Waldersco and the Blsmarcks are openly charged with having prompted Von Tausch lu his pat-t doings. Five hundred thousand copies of the Vorwarts wcro sold on Tuesday before Von Dorso , Us editor , was arrested In the otreets. The remaining copies of the edition were contlscate.l. The Vorwarts will bo prosecuted for slander. Nearly all the German papers etre-ngly condemn the police system and agree that further disclosure : ) are Imminent. President Cleveland's proclamation restor ing tonnage dues has caused a great otlr In government circles , where It Is violently con demned. It Is believed that Germany's re monstrances will lead to their withdrawal. The Kretiz Zeltung says : "As a matter of fact , wo have many more grudges agatnt't the Americans than they have against us , for it Is an cstabllshe.1 fact that German uugar pays America more than the treaty regulations fix. This Is not oven denied by tlio Americans and that alone would enable us to retaliate by some such measure. In fact , it Is Indispensable If the United Stater loads our ships with duties such as arc not Imposed by European countries. Ccroji | > , cotton , butter , apple ? , and especially meats , are all open to retaliatory treatment on cur side. Americans need us moro than wo need them , though wo do not deny they are good customers of our manufacturers. But If what Is ald of McKlnley's Intenlloim proves true , tlia Vankecu themselves will rid us ot any remaining Bcruples. As McKlnley Is only the tool of the great monopolists , wo may know what to expect. " The other agrarian and conservative newspapers , tuch at < the Tagllschu Rundschau and Dcutscho Zcltung , print cdltcrlal articles of Ilko tenor. AID FOR HAMBURG STRIKERS. " Big collections have been mads hero In behalf - half of the Hamburg strikers. The sum of 1C3.000 marks was collected In ono diy hero for their life , The ficilallstD hive called fix hugo ma 3 meetings for Tuesdiy to express their sympathy with tlio btrlkcrs. The meetIngs - Ings will bo addrcseod by the tioclallst mem ber u of the Reichstag. There have been a number of excesses during the strlko at Hamburg and numerous arrests have been mndo. The Btrlkere , however , nro now weak ening and at their meetings today there wax a strong feeling In favor of pojo negotia tions. They appear Inclined to patch up their disputes , as It In stated that , In spite of the largo sums of money collected for ; them , their fundu are running out. The mcctlngu today adopted resolutions In favor of coining to an agreement with thn employ ers and u conference In to bo held to deckle ' upon thu competition cf a board of concilia tion. The strikers Inflm that they do not desire supremacy and claim they only with to settle the question of wages and the cmln of labor. They deny also that they Intend , if peace ID concluded , to btart a now strike uu teen OH pon&lblo. The Ice In the German north rivers \u \ already very thick ami navigation ha been entirely stopped except In Riu Baltic cam ) , which thus far has not been frozen , Another defensive league against agrarian THE BEE BULLETIN. Weather Korccntt for I'rolably Showers ; Wnrmcr. 1. Irrlnnd Him New Crlov.uieo. Quern Vletorln'H t'lirl tmin : 1'liun. ( Irriniiii Pollen Sy t m 1 IU > mrtl. CuImM * Suy Murrii Wtti Hrtrnyod S. South OmniV ! ro < < tiiin > ( < Site. IltiieU IIIIN Stlner * 3. Hrportd of Six StiitiCli Wlllluin l.i-o l Pound < llninil Iibinil Uot Sr < 4. I.UV oc In O in'nS \Vllh tlio Anmtciir I'lui n. .liiekNoiiliini UIIH.V KMii \Vebiter DUctmoH Itnte Hi by Uvd in u KoMii'm ( I. Council lllurfn Local M i 7. Knil of the I.OHK llle.vd Anummioiit Note * und ( .Minle mill Minleliiiii In < AITalr.H nt South Onmlri H. O irfit.v Oriliiiiico Poelutv.l luv.illd. II ) . Air. Itoto.riiter on WoariuV SulTr.ign It. I..harty'a Visit In Trrn Top 8.1110 N.itliuiil Illi i 12. Killtoi'liilund C'oaimuat. 13. Wild Vlilon * of UhiHt ( Ire.ite-it Itiillnmd la tliu Worlil. 1-1 , Illicit llnwlc Warrior mill Stiitositinn in. Co nmeroliil nml I'ln.nieliil Nmv * . SiiZiir Itcrt Culture In tlio Ivnt. 10. KeliocM from tlio Anto-Kooitii. 18 , "Tlio Miitnhln Mnny. " 10. Woman : Her \Vuys and Her AVorld. 21. ( ins nnd HH Miirvi'lom Nuture. In the 1 'It-Id of Klortrlclty. l3. Weekly ( Irlut of Spnrtlng ( loiilp. BH. From the World of WliocU. ! M. HrlllluntVnndrror.4 of the Air. claims has been formed at Kiel , with a largo membership. l\l ItAD.V IX .SPANISH WATKIIS. Aiitorloau l llllniMloriiiK : VI-NNI < I Trlon to Kilter Viileneht llnrhor. MADRID , Dec. 12. It now transpires that tint eoml-olllclal stnfenu'iH published by the government organ , El Imparcial , on Novem ber 9 , that the American Cuban filibustering steamer , Laurada , recently loaded at Messina , Italy , would not touch at Valencia , Spain , hut that her cargo was Intended for Valencia , Venezuela , was made with the view of calmIng - Ing any excitement which might have been aroused In Spain upon the subject. The cir culation of the report that the Laurada's cargo was Intended for Valencia , Venezuela , and not for Valencia , Spain , had an addi tional object In view. Besides calming the feelings aroused at Valencia by the an nouncement that the notcU filibustering steamer was to put In at that port , the statement regarding the shipment of the cargo to Venezuela was planned for the purpoce of giving the Laurada people an opportunity to reconsider their determination to put into the Spanish port of Valencia , the report having been widely circulated that the Laurada was to bo taken to Spanish ports with the object of provoking a demonstra tion and bringing about trouble between the United States and Spain. In the meanwhile It is understood efforts were made to per- euado the Laurada p oplo from , carrying out their project of landing at Valencia , Spain. The United .States consular agent at Qroyo , four miles from Valencia , Theodore Mcrtens , telegraphed to Mr. Hanuls-Taylor , tbo United States minister here , asking for Instructions , and warning him of the angry feeling pre vailing at Valencia. Ho said the port authorities had decided If the Laurada ar rived not to allow her alongside the quays , BO as to prevent the possibility of an attack upon her. In addition , the local authorities at Valencia took stops to energetically sup press any autl-Laurada manifestations. In spite of the representations made to those Interested , In the Laurada and her cargo , she appeared off Valencia on Friday , and to day continue ) ! maneuvering about the coast. Her captain was apparently undecided whether to enter the harbor or not. In the meanwhile , It Is further stated , Mr. Taylor cabled to Washington for Instructions. Dis patches from Valencia today announced the merchants and shippers of that place. In cluding the foreigners , had resolved not to assist In discharging the cargo of the Lau- rada. The newspapers here and In this city have expressed the opinion that the voyage of the Laurada to Spain was deliberately undertaken with a view of provoking a clash between the United States and Spain. Senor F. Cos-Gayon , minister of the Interior , In an Interview , says that as the papers of the Laurada are In order , the ofllclals at Valen cia could not prevent her from entering that port , even if they should make the attempt. The consignee , however , having stated that she had no cargo for him , It Is not likely that she will enter Valencia harbor. It la reported hero that the United States government has Instructed Mr. Thcodoro .Mortens , the United States consular agent at Grao , to u'lvlnc the captain of the Laurada not to attempt to enter tbo port at Valencia. If the captain of the Laurada Insists upon en tering the harbor , ho must take the responsi bility. U is now stated at Valencia that the mysterious pteamcr which has been hovering off the coast during the last twenty-four hours la not the Laurada , and that the Lau rada la not expected to arrive at Valencia until Monday. WASHINGTON , Dec. 12. The trouble arising over the attempts of the American steamship Laurada to enter the port of Val encia , Spain , has been fully communicated to the authorities here. Scnor Dupuy do Lomo , the Spanish minister , was at the State department today and it Is understood his main purpose was to confer with Sec retary Olney regarding the Laurada. No announcement has been made of the atti tude of the United States , hut there. Is good reason for believing that both governments will act together to prevent sensational de velopments. A careful watch hnu been kept on the Laurada for many months and It is said her present movement to a Spanish port Is designed to precipitate an outbreak and some Indignity to the American flag , which clio files. As an evidence of thin , it Is pointed out that the Laurada has chosen to go 'totlio ' Spanish port which hax shown the most excitement during the present trouble. It was there that Undent rlotu were aroused and an excited mob throw stones at the American consulate. As allowing thu character of the Laurada's trip , the watch kept upon her discloses that Mho went from Halifax with a cargo of tipples to Swansea , \Valca , and thence to Naples , Medina and Palermo , Italian ports on the Mediterranean. From Palermo she vailed for Valencia , for the ostensible piirK)30 | of taking a cargo of oranges nml of coaling. It la ( inserted , however , that thlj proposed entry Into Valencia ' encia In not madc'ln good faith , HH the usiiul place of coallnt ; for chip * leaving thn Mediterranean IH tit Gibraltar , where tlio facilities are ample ; al to that a cargo of oraiiKttt might have been secured at any of tbo Italian ports where jlio Mopped. BETRAYAL OF MACEO Dr. Zotuclin , the GenoraTs Physioin.ii , Lctl Hhu Into n Spanish Trap. ' GIRUJEDA SIMPLY THE HIRED ASSASSIN Outtttis Allowed to Cross the Trcchix nn $ Thou Ihot from Ambush. PLOT WAS HATCHED BY AHUMA3A Woyler's Desperate Cchemo to Mnko Up fcr His Continual Failure. DETAILS IN A LETTER FROM CUBA UroUior of Coiiornl Curlllo Tollji Story ami Mmiy | IIOIOII < H In Support of It Afu A till no I'll. JACKSONVILLE Fla. . Dec. 12. The Citi zen tomorrow will contain the following rela tive to the death of Antonio Macro : Justo Carlllo , n well known ttuban of this city , brother of the Cuban general , Carlllo , has received the following letter from a trustworthy correspondent In Havana , coin firming the reports of the death of Antonio Maceo and showing that hu was killed by treachery : HAVANA , Dec. O.-Denr Friend , Justo : Our brave general. Antonio Maceo" , and tho. greater part of his HtnlT have boon murdered by the Spaniard * , tiho Spanish major , Qlru jcd.i , acting the part of usHMssln. with Dr. Maximo Xotucha a an assistant In the horrible rible drama. Convinced that notwithstanding his enor mous army , ho could do nothing nunlnst our gallant leader , who had so repeatedly , defeated the Spanish generals In Plnar del Ulo , Weylcr conceived the Idea of appeasing his beaHtly Instincts by cold-blooded mur der , anil making the best of secret rclo- lions between Dr. X.etuelia and the Mnrq'uls of Ahumada , ho planned with the latter hla hellish scheme. Weylcr took the Held , and In Ms nbscnco Ahumada proposed through Xetucha a con ference with Macco , to lake place at n cer tain point In the province of Havana , with the view of arranging plans for the crs a ' lion of hostilities. The basis wan to bo Cuba's independence and a monetary Indem nity to Spain , together with certain advan | tagea that should bo agreed upon for Span- \tl\ \ commerce and Spanish capital Invested here. To carry out the plan It was arranged that orders should be given to the detach ments of troops stationed on the Iroclm in the section l > et < , veen Marlcl and Guanujtty , to allow Maccolth his stuff to pass the military line. line.WEYLICU WEYLICU AGKKKS. Tlmo was required to mature these nr- rnngeineiUH nnd to glvo them all the ap pearance of truth : Ahumadu feigned that before noting ho miiiH imiko them known to Weylcr for his previous approval. Thl explains the Budden arrival of Weylcr In Havana unel hla prompt return to Plnar del Rio. The conditions and place of the meetIng - Ing having been agreed on , Macro crossed the t'rocha over the road to Quanajay with out being molested by the forte , but ns noon as IIP arrived at the place decided upon ho and bis party were greeted by a tremendous volley from Uio troops under Major Olru- jcda , who lay conveniently In anibmli. Most of the ollleers on his HtalT fell with General Mnceo. Xctucha IH nlivo bfcalixe ho wad aware of the nclierne and remained In tliu rear. The Spaniards know where the bodies are , but arc bent on feigning Ignorance to blot out the vestiges of the crime. Havana and all Spain urn rejoicing be cause , In their stupidity , they hope the < war may end lth KIP death of thin-leader. Far from It. The spirit of the Cubans has Brown more ardent , and today they are resolved to make every sacrifice before surrendering their arms to their relentless tyrants. In the province of Havana , In which our army IK least numerous and has the least moana of defense , the Cubans arc operating with greater and greater activity , and not a. day passes that wo do not hear In this city the llrinK on Cuan.ibacoa. Tliu Spaniards may treacherously murder Homo of our leaders , but no rarfhly power can annihilate the spirit of liberty Mowing now ns over over the Cuban people. CONFIRMATORY INCIDENTS. Joaqiiia Fortune pointed out yesterday the fallowing facts , which , In his opinion , cor roborated the statements in the foregoing letter and Indicate that Macco Is really dead : , "First LaLucha published an article last Saturday In which It wao ft a ted that on the previous day Major Glrujeda had had an engagement with an Insurgent force and had killed thirty-two Cubann , not named , at pre cisely the place In which General Maceo was murdered. "Second The first dispatch from Havana reporting Macco's death , which was received on Tuesday , Plate J that Major flru- ! jeda hud previous knowledge of the bars * that General Marco WJB to ride. "How did ho acquire that knowledge ? " "Third Weylor publicly attributes the glory of the event to the marrula | of Aim- m.ida , who has not been nway from Ha vana. Why should not the glory bo given exclusively to Major Glrnjeda , who had the goad fortune , if the encounter wat < an acci dent , to como unexpectedly on MUCOO'B party ? "Fourth From the first , even before con vincing proofs had been offered , sucli aasur- anco was expressed at the pulaco an Indi cated a preconcerted plan. "Fifth Xetudm'w previous conduct. It novr appears , IH not altogether free from blemish. "Sixth--A mnnlfost contradiction appears between what IH wlil by the authorllleu In Havana and what the Spanish mlnlu'er ot foreign affairs announces In hla confirmatory telegram to Minister dc Lomo at Washing ton. Thfl Havana mitliorlUen distinctly bay they have been unable to HCCUTO the body ol Macoo , whllo the telegram from Madrid trtatcu the body ban been Identified , This version was transmitted to Madrid to glva thu homo government full assurance of thq fact , whllo it was later thought fit to con ceal the truth from the prcns In Havana. In order to conceal the dastardly crime. " MOIU3 W5TAIL.8 OF TIIU MURDL'R. CINCINNATI , Dec. 12. The Commercial- Tribune special from Juckn nvllo ! , Kin , , says : J , A. Huau , agent of the Cuban junta In this city , received a long letter this noon from hl confidential correspondent In Ha vana , giving full ilctallu of ihu ubsaBslmitloa too foul for civilized natlona ot the earth to tolerate. "Yes , " * ald Ilimti , "Macco IH dead , but Cuba will live long , The ilcuth of no one man can crush the brave uplilt of the pa- trlotH of Cuba who uro fighting gallantly for liberty. " The letter of Mr. Huan alvuu virtually tlio Karno account of ihu ninbuitc.ulo und death ot MACOO tin has biien already given by the Associated prer tnnlghl , Mr. Huan anld to- nleht. Tim .Spjiilui'ja say tlicy do not Uuuw
