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PART 1. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE PAGES SWSWSWSia 1 TO ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY o , 1SWJ TWJ3XTY-TTOUK TAQ13S. 3 COPY PtVE CENTS , tv PRINCESS BUYS TOYS London Oold and Fog Doss Not Prevent Christmas Shopping. HEW LIGHT ON SIBERIAN LXILES Dr. Benjamin Howard Hcports the Result of UisStmliis. HAS WATCHED THE CONVICTS CLOSELY Bays Condemned Men Oan Obtain Partial Freedom in Saghalion. "ENGLAND'S ' OVERTAXATION OF IRELAND V.'tiriu Dclintc I'roiulniMl on ( ho Matter In I'lirllniiii.iit l.oiiilim Itiiillunln Ho Nnl I.II.ihe ( lli'iitMiiil of tli < liai.\\n > ( Coplight , UM , by the Associated Procs ) LONDON , Dec. 19. The weather this week has been of the most dismal descrip tion. Continued cold and fog prevailed all over England and the atmosphere was so dense over the Isle of Wight that the Island wua completely cut off from the mainland for tv.cnty-four hours. Hut , nevertheless , London Is crowded wltb Christmas whoppers , among whonvarc tbo ptlucres of Wales and her daughters , who have dally been btmy buying gifts and nightly occupied in vlslt- Inn the theaters. The prlnco of Waleo has been shooting with Lord Derby. The story that the queen , who arrived on 1'rlday at Ooborno for Christmas , has pro jected a visit to Ireland undoubtedly arcse fiom the fact that tbo duke and duchess of Yoilc will spend a month there In ISO" . After a week at Dublin castle they will inoko a round of visits to country bousea , Including that ot the duke and duchess of Dcvonslilie , that of tbo carl and countcsa of Dunraven , and that of the marquis and mar- chloncss of Londonderry. It IB stated that the duchess ot York will shortly again go Into temporary retirement and U U rumored that the duke of York will be promoted to be a rear admiral on New Year's day , at which there Is a great deal of Ill-feeling , as ho will thereby over step moro than a hundred captains who are bis seniors. Prince and Princess Charles of Denmark start for Copenhagen today , \vhcro they will epend several months. FREEDOM IN SIBERIA. 1 Dr. Benjamin Howard , a surgeon well known In England and America , who , since 1S59 , has made a special study of pcnalogy , has just arrlxcd In England from a fourth visit to Russia and Siberia , undertaken for the purpose ot confirming and biinglng up to date the observations made by him In Saghallcn and elsewhere since. 1SSS. During an Interview with a representative of the Associated press. Dr. Howard said : "The special object ot my last journey , which has occupied six months , was to complete my studies regarding the recapture , redis tribution and means of forwarding Siberian exiles. I have been through every convict and exile prison between St. Petersburg nnd Siberia. I huvo waylaid exile gangs by load , rail and river , examined the convict barges on which they were conveyed when empty and have had opportunities of speak ing to every man on board when they have been full. For hundreds of consecutive miles I have kept observation on the gangs so as to see them under all conditions My object was not merely to confirm or deny statements made by others on Siberia , butte to bring my personal knowledge of the Rus sian penal system up to date. " Asked con cerning the rrault of his obseivatlons , Dr. Howard replied : "In Us main principle of productive labor the Rubslan penal system Is worthy of Imitation. In Its general mal administration It Is worthy of reprobation. " Asked to explain the strangely divergent ac counts ot Messrs. Harry DcWIndt and Gvorge Keenan , Dr. Howard declined to deny or confirm such statements. Comparing the lot of Siberian exiles with convicts In other countries , Dr. Howard re marked : "The result of my experience has been to show that u man's treatment Is largely In his own hands. After a convict's term of two years' Imprisonment Is over there Is nothing to prevent him within three to live jeaitt becoming , within ccitaln geographical graphical limits , a free man. Escape from Saghallcn Is practically Impossible. This holds good In u gencial way with very spe cial exceptions. A political exile or a mur derer In Saghallen lives vSlth bis family In a well built and often pretty four-roomed cottage with Its eouityaidcstlbulo and garden , The Island le populated mocstly by murderers or by persona guilty of similarly factious crimes. Ihcy woik peaceably and quietly on their fauns and walk about the Btreels to all appearances free men. " IRELAND'S OVERTAXATION. Tbo agitation arising out of tbo report of the commission on the financial relations between Great llrltaln and Ireland Is urow- liiE apace und the question blda fair to boone ono or the leading matters to bo discussed at the next session of Parliament. The Irish unionists are taking the matter up and In tend to bring the subject of timfuo taxation of Ireland before Parliament at the opening of Iho session In the form of an amendment in U'ply to the. speech from the throne , callIng - Ing upon Iho sumto refund the 2,500,000 ( { I-1,500,000) ) of ovctttiNMlon Colonel Sander son , conservative member foi North Armagh , Is expected to make the amendment , and tliero Is much speculation In view ot Mr. Morlcy'a attitude regarding tbo position which Sir William Vcrnon Harcourt will ubsiimo In thu matter. The London radicals are In sackcloth and ashes at the decisions of tbo London county council this week , regarding the renewal of the lease of the tramvva > s for fourteen years , The radicals made a hard fight against the renewal , but according to the Star London , by tbe decision of the council , haa lost all hope of profiting by electric traction and haa lost 10,000 a > ear , ax the lease wan worth 55,000 Instead of 45,000 , which the company pays , and bus lost all hope of half-penny fart's , which exist on thu provincial tram ways. OH well aa having no sctuilty a > < nnst ! an Increase ot the present fares. Thu efforts eit the radicals , led by John Duma , vv'crc dlitcte-d toward obtaining better condttlona for tbo employed of the trair.vvny companies , but these teps also failed. \Vnl\i * i\triiilllloii K < irmalll > - TORONTO , Out. , Dec. 19. Uaston and Anna l'eli lcr of Detroit , Mich. , amntvd yrutcrJay on the charge of theft , waived extradition In thu police cour.1 today anJ wilt KO buck to Michigan to stand trial , I.AIIOI ciir.in : WINS A i.inr.i , srir. .Inrj nn < l tin- Tory Pnpi-rn I'ralnc lliu i\itOHtirr : < > f HnliulK-rx. ( foimlctit. IkW. by tli AF > clnlc < l PrepB ) LONDON. Dec. 19. The libel suit ot Rev. George Ilrooka against Mr. Henry Labonchcro has resulted In n ver dict for "Labby. " with costs , to gether with the jury's opinion that Truth tonferrcd n benefit upon the public In ex- poiing the "prlnco of begging letter writ ers " who has aroused unusual Interest. The press , with the Times at Its head , hen united In a chorus ot approval of Mr. Labouchero for his continued cxpoauro of Impostors and It K said to have been devel oped that ho has expended tor this pur- poe over 40,000 In lawyers' fee's alone dur ing recent years. Altogether "Labby" la the lion of the week , for , In addition to hid legal victory , there has been Tiiith'a annual distribution o' tojB to the children of the hospitals at Albert Hall , which has been the center of attraction. There were 4,200 dressed dolls on view and 25,000 other toj s. Blackburn ga\c a brilliant exhibition of cluMs at Ualham on Monday , playing six simultaneous games blindfolded against strong playciu. He won five games and drew the sixth. William Morris , the poet , who died Oc tober 3 , left a fortune of 65,000. The so cialists ale greatly disappointed at the terms ot his will. Though Morris often preached community of goods ho has not left a penny to his comrades In socialism. A special dispatch from Vienna says that scandalous rumors arc again current there with reference to the death of Crown Prince Rudolf , and U Is reported that Emperor Francis Joseph recently received a letter de manding 250,000 florins and threatening that otherwise sensational revelations would be published. A second International art exhibition will bo held at Venice In the coming spring. Prof. , Fradeletto will again assume the sec retaryship and so many exhibitors from all paiIs ot the world have already sent In their names that three new halls are to be built to accommodate their pictures. A recent family council of members of the houses of Savoy and Orleans has suc ceeded In inducing the duke and duchccs of Aosta to abandon their intention of an Im mediate separation. The duke of Aosta Is the oldest nephew of the king of Italy and the duchess , to whom bo was married In June , 1S95 , Is the Princess Elena of Orleans , daughter of the late count ot Paris and a sister of the duke of Orleans. Napolcon'e reproach that the British are a nation of shopkeepers is illustrated this week In an advertisement In a London weekly In which , as a bargain , a lady "leav ing England permanently" offers to sell a family grave , to hold five , and Its marble slab. Private letters received hero from Manilla , capital ot the Phlllpplno Islands , state that the Spaniards there are resorting to torture In order to extort confessions and Informa tion from captured Insurgents and suspects. The Instruments of torture uae < l are from the time of the Inquisition and consist of thumbscrews , "Spanish boots , " etc. , which are still preserved there. ACTIOV HAS NOT n.VCITKD LONDON. Si'iinlu Comml M-'K Move WnH I.III-Kt'l ) DlNUIIIIIltCll. ( ( opj rlKlit. lt > K liy Uie Associated Press. ) LONDON , Dec. 19. In splto of the naming news placards the action of the foreign re lations committee of the United States scn- ale In agreeing to report Senator Cameron's resolution providing for the recognition of the republic in Cuba has not caused ex citement In London. Most of the politicians are out of town and the bankers and brokers were unn.ovcd. There was a fall on the Stock exchange In American and Spanish se em Hies , out of sympathy with the down ward movement reported from Wall street , but It was shortly followed by a recovery. The manager of the Bank of Spain and Eng land said he did not expect any great fluc- tnatlon-3 as a rmnlt of the "regrettable ac tion ot the senate committee. " Ho added tint the i a to ot exchange so far had not changed and remained firm , steadied largely by the success of the recent Spanish loan. Continuing , ho ald , "Of course there has been excitement In Madrid , but some action by the senate has been considered In evitable and yesterday's action has been largely discounted. It will not Increase the feelings which Spain will manifest during the next fovv uajs. But I don't look for any markc'l change In the financial situation. " Howard Potter of Brown , Shipley & Co. , tloen not regard any change In the financial situation to bo Imminent , and other bankers and brokers who have been Interviewed on the subject express the same opinion. In oftlclal Spanish circles In London It Is not believed any difficulty will ensue. Spain's government , It Is claimed , is acting with prudence and with the highest degree of state-anmiifchlp. The effect of the bcnato committee's action in Spain will not bo known for a few dajn , owing to the inter ruption of the land wires , on account of the severe * weather , and government censorship of telegrams. Although the censorship Is not rigorous nt present , still a jealous eye Is kept on dispatches emanating from Madrid and elsnvvhero. _ IIUI'tiHT WITH AMiillCA.V : JIONUV. HlilalKO Itallroiul Cliniini-n HanilN anil win i\iuiuifii. . CITY OF MEXICO , Dec. 19. The Mexi can Herald a > s an American syndicate has purchased the Hidalgo rallioad for $2,500,000 In gold and has paid down $25,000 , The line Is a narrow gauge , and runs from thla city to Pacahmi and It h pinposed by the new owners to extend the line dovvn the coast to Tuxpan. The line Is a valuable ono , and an extension will take It through a fertile region. Tuxpan Hi to be made a port. Construction on the new southeastern line from Tebuantepec railroad dovvn to Guate mala will bo pushed. The line is regarded as ono of great Importance , as It will give access to the Guatemalan frontier , and by connecting with tjio Guatemala Northern road , will form the link In the coming pan- amorlcan line. It Is believed tbat within a few years tbo journey can bo made from Chicago and New York to Guatemala. A Monterey paper. El Ebpretador , attacks the Monterey & Mexican Gulf railway , al leging the physical condition of the line has been allowed to degenerate. It la reported that C , P. Huntlngton bag made an offer for Ibo property now managed by the Helglan bondholders. : \IllOHlllll | | | "Ul'NllNII. LONDON , Dec ! ! > . A dMpatch to the Evening Standard from Iluda Pest sajs that i firedamp explosion occurred In a col liery at Rcbllsu by which eleven men were Ulllrd and many Injured , vvhilo other * are Arc-lililnliop VMH | | KliiK Iliiinlir rl. FLORENCE , JUly. Dec. 19. Cardinal I'ausa , archbishop uf Florence , had an audl euro of forty mlnuUs with the king and quern of Italy ut tbo Pitt ) palaro today Considerable Importance It attached to ti-e vitlt. REFUSED BY KAISER Reform in the German Law Courts is Not a Present Possibility. BILL DIES FOR LACK OF COMPROMISE Government Would Not Consent to Amend ments that Were Urged. REICHSTAG SHOWS ITS INDEPENDENCE Military Court Reform Bill May Bo Treated the Same Way. EMPEROR WILLIAM'S ' CHRISTMAS PLANS All ( he InuiL-rlnl Pninlb Will tlfrt nt I'otHiliiin I'rliioilllMimiri'k mill HU I'mnlly Will AMNCiulilc ( it rrlcilrloliHriili. ( OpjrlBht , UM , by tlic Aefoclnttil Pre § ) HERLIN , Dec. 19. Intense dissatisfaction has been aroused throughout the country by the refusal of the government to accept amendments to the courts' reorganization bill , which resulted In Its entire rejection. The Reichstag's labors , for a couple of years , are thus destroyed. The bill was the resnll ) of demands made by the courts , law yers and people alike , for many jcars , tc abolish certain hardships , especially In the shape of Inadequate safecuards for defend ants In criminal cases and defects In the criminal code and court procedure. The government Insisted upon the Introduction of fresh hardships and Illiberal court meas ures In exchange for old ones. Ono of the most objectionable proposals of the govern ment provides for the Imprisonment of op position papers' editors in the event of thcli refusal to disclose the authorship of articles , and the go\eminent declined -to accede tc the granting of compensation to Innocently convicted persons. This attitude of the gov ernment Is certain to mqan tbo loss of many scats In by-clectlons arising from deaths anil resignations of members of the Reichstag. The rejection of the bill , moreover , throws light upon the action of the Reichstag , which Is likely to reject the scheme for the form of military court unless the bill provee more liberal than oxDcctcd. Incidentally , the fall of the courts' bill baa deprived Herr Bcbel of his chance ol raising a debate on the Luetzow trial. He had amassed "a lot of sensational material , which ho will bo unable to use until the sjtond reading of the budget. The case , however , will be discussed In the Diet on the police estimates. Both the Reichstag and the Diet have ad journed for the holidays. The Diet vlll re assemble on January 8 , and the Reichstag on January 12. Emperor William will spend Christmas with his family at Potsdam , the elder prlncct arriving homo to'doy , from tho' military academy at Plocn. The distribution of gifts will take place In the Shell hall of the new palace. All the members of tbo Bismarck family will assemble at Frledilchsruh for Christ mas. Prlnco nianiarck is feeling prcttj well , and every day loads of presents foi him nre arriving from various places In Germany and abroad. Many are coming from America. CORDIAL TO HOHENLOHE. The emperor was present at Prince Hohcn- lobe's paillainentary dinner on Thursday. His majesty was very cordial toward the ehincellor , and in conversation with party leaders , like Loltzow , Mantcuffcl LIcbor and Rlckcrt , he Intimated the hope that the new sacrifices demanded of the fatherland would bo ungrudgingly voted. This remark Is un derstood to have referred to the naval budget and to the now artillery scheme of the em peror. According to the evening papers , hla majesty has little sympathy for the Ham burg strikers , and hoa \ repotted , In speak ing to a guest of the Llmncellor's party to have cxpiessed delight at the opposition of the employers to the "unjustifiable demands" of tbo strikers , and bo Is said to have added that the Uctoty of capital will bo of ad vantage to the worktngmen In tbo long run. run.At At the charity performance at the royal opera on Tuesday the empress especially hon ored Leonora Jackson , the American vie linist. Her majesty called her to the Im perial box and congratulated her upon her playing , whllo making Inquiries as to Miss Jackson's nationality , parentage and study. Emperor William has dismissed from the scivlc-3 Naval Lieutenant Ketclhodt , who re cently killed a lawyer named Jcnker In a duel , nftci seducing his wife. The supreme Prussian court has confirmed the decree of the president of 1'onen forbid ding the display of any flags or colors save the Prussian and German. The government has made eonfldentlal dec larations to the budget committee In the ll khslag regarding tbo projected arming of the nitlllcry. It Is said 177,000,000 marks will bo needed for Prussia alone. The \vholo matter Is being handled with the utmost seciecy In order to Keep the powers , espe cially Trance , In the dark tespcctlng the piot-Uo character of the Innovations. Hen Tilths , edltur of a bocliillst newspaper of Munich , IKIH been sentenced to six months In jail for publishing a sarcastic poem on Prlnco Illsmarck. This U the first mull con viction since tbo full of the prince from power , and It Is significant that the trial occurred In Uavarla and not In Prussia , The Westminster Gazette Ignores .tbo matter editorially. A colorless paragraph , dated Madrid , published here , speaks of "profound Indignation , " and expresses fear of "patriotic diipla > s , " but otherwise there Is a complete absence of news from Spain owing to delays In telegraph. VOTIJ TO CO.VI'I.Mji : TIII3 STHIIvi : , Haiiilinrur DorUrrH Arc \ol Wt lloinly tcl Itt-lllHilllMli ( IIIKlKlit. . IIAMDURO , Dec. 11) ) . A ballot taken by the striking dockers at live different meet ings Held today haa tcsultcd In 7.2G5otcs belli ! ; cast In favor of a continuance of tbo strike and 3,671 being against tbo utrlko con tinuing. The result , which was announced by Herr Legion , a member of the Reichstag , waa received with voclfeious cheers. CluuiilKT Voti-N Doun UlNiiriimiut'iit. PAR'S , Pec. ID. M. do Jfn'.e , In tlo Cham ber of Deputies today , offered a motion that the government summon nn International conferrnca of the powers with the view nf general disarmament and demanded urgency for It. Tha motion v cs oppcttil by die pre mier. M , Mullne , and wag defeated by a vote ) ( ISO to 310 TI.MI : COMTCS soo.v. London Tlii-afrrM Prcnnrlnn ; for the Annual Sonxnit ofjl'tin. ) ( ( VpyrlRhl , IS" * , by ( ha Attoolntnl I'rfft. ) LONDON , eDc. 19. TUP Christmas pantomime has become & inatlonnl In stitution. What the canjlvnl Is to Homo and Paris 1 "Sbo advent of harle quin , clown , col\imbln < ttjnnd pantaloon to the average Briton. Of Is 10-years the theatrical season dates from boxTng day , for boxing day heralds the advent ot pantomime. Thlo year proves no exception to ttho rule , for In London and the outlying suburban theaters there are no less than seventeen separate performances of this popular form of amuse ment. These begin , of course , with the an nual production at the National theater , Drury Lane , whose pcrforhinnco has long been recognized na the moJel with which all others are compared. Thof theme of this year's entertainment la 'Aladdin. " It la estimated that the Christmas pantomimes In London and the provinces give employ ment direct and Incidentally to between 12,000 and 15,000 persons To many poor families whose children nro taken In the season Is a godsend. Thn demand for talent on these occasions Is nlsty enormous. The music halls and various burlesque companies are ransacked for their 'artists. The con tracts with these people usually contain the provision that with the advent of the pan tomime they shall bo at liberty to accept a more lucrative engagement. The new statue of Ibsen * "vvhlch Is to orna ment the front of the Njillonal theater at Chrlstlanla , Is finished ajtd has been sent to Berlin to be cast * It represents U.- dramatist In a long ciosqly-buttoned coat with bla hands behind his back , bending forward In a reverie. Ibsen himself Is sat isfied with the statue. Mlnnlo Palmer has been appearing to only fair business In "The School Girl" at the Standard. Since Its return from America the play has been cntlrclyirowrlttcn by 'Wil liam GUI. author of "Mysvvcetheart. " MIsa Abbey St. Ruth's jfclay , "The Key to King Solomon's Hlche8y\xlll ) be produced at the Opera Comlquc next Thursday , Miss St. Ruth's husband , who , Is a mining engi neer , will take In hand ttho staging of the big scene In the third act- This represents a mine In full working order. The advance booking1 ot "My Girl" re cently transferred from th Gaiety to the Garrlck , shows that the play will run until well Into the spring. At Its conclusion , "My Friend from India" 'will 1 > e produced , to bo followed In turn by a revival of "Ln Pcrlshote , " wherein MIsa iFlorenco St. John will appear. ' The new Armenian opera , which has been In rehearsal for several months , has been entirely rewritten as to the libretto. This proved such an Improvement upon the orig inal that now entirely nejvr music has been written by Cecil Raleigh and Seymour Hicks Adelina Patti Is hard at work rehearsing a new operatic role In "Dolores , " nn opera composed for her by M.'Andre-Pollonnals The part Is to be created by Pattl at Nice , during her spring visit to , < theIUvlera. . Mascagnj has just finished a new opera. ' The scene'Is laid in Japatt.jTho comncaer waa pall an enormous sumiror ttf cpcra by the publishers , k . ifc * . Sir Hsnry Irvlogla. 15/rtahl.tIIJ. ' , produced In the usual Lyceum stjlotonight , brought about frequent calls before Iho curtain. Sir Henry Irving made a brief speech In response to the applause from those In attendance. Ellen Terry occupied one of'the stage boxes. Many prominent first-nighters were present. rui\cii niiiToiis DO M > T AOIIKK. Iii I.lln-rlf Sa > H War May Aicrleil i\ -ii If llt-Noliillon IN AilopU'il. PARIS , Dec. 19. La Llbcrte cxpiesses the opinion that congress will ratify the resolu tion of the foreign relations committee of the United States senate , adding : "But war can still bo averted , In spite of the busy- bo lies , \\hoao provocation envenoms the sit uation , for the simple recognition ot Cuba means merely effective jieiitrnllty. Under these circumstances , tho''European powers could not aid Spain' and Spain must not count upon aFsistance. " - La Republlque Franoalse saya : "Tho col lapse on Wall atrcct shows the Americana themselves are not convinced of the wisdom of the committee's action , ,0ne must torn- see the possibility of a bloody war , and what would Spain do then , with tbo Phillpplno Inlands on her hands at the , same time ? " The Temps : "If congress should pass the committee's resolutions It would bo tanta mount to war with Spain. . You can't play with fire with impunity. No doubt theic is a great chance for good se.pse to assert Itself ' at Washington , but the rjsX'is still great that aggressive pseudo-patriotism may triumph. " SIIUAII CHOI" MAY 1112 lIAUVUbTUIl. Siuiln Will "sot KlBTlit UM UllU-MH Wo It-nil ) IiiHtilt Her. PARIS , Dec. 19. A dispatch to tbo Journal from Madrid quotes the Spanish premier , Scnor Canovas del Castillo , as saying that * Captain General Weylcr Intends to author ize the gathering of the sugar crop of Cuba. The Figaro expects that In view of the attitude of Spain , "who is firmly resolved not to draw her sword against the United States except In case of positive Insult , " Cleveland and McKlnley will refuse to sanc tion resolution ! , "calculated to make war Inevitable. " Lo Jour sajs that the * position of the Spanish government will become singularly critical , even dcspciatev'W the event of a rupture with the United * States and points out to the "arbitration of 'faddists" ' that democratic America has twicewithin a year been ready to pass from threats to action. ( > IT III IIII _ _ BERLIN , Dec. 19. A Constance newspaper announces the dlsaopearaijco yesterday of Ludvvlg Hcgee. manager of itho Constance branch of the Imperial German bank. A deficiency In the accounts of the bank ot 350,000 marku baa already been discovered. Slrrl Illllt't Pool Mrftn Monilay. NEW YOUK. Deo. -ArrniiKcmentH wcro completed toduy for- the meeting of the manufacturers connected-with tbo steel billet pool , which la to bu'bcld In this city on i.Monday. Several of Iholargest manu facture ! H who attended tnc-rull meeting' nt the Holland boiiHo on I'lienrtriy conferred yesterday and toduy icsarillnK the propo- Bltlonn to bo considered on Monday. A rcpresentntlvo of ono of tbo largest inllln admitted that'll course ) afiictlon con cerning billet mntlern hail been pretty thoroughly roiiHldc-rnl already. Every ef fort Is being mnilo to avoid publicity of Monday's uanfcmtco , and. wen tbo place of meeting In bclntc-'conccalcil from news paper reporters. _ . ( ionlil lliiH Dliinioiiil Match. NEW YOUK , Dec. jlS. A prlvnto dlu- P'ltcb from dilemma ifcclved by a Wall street firm xtalvs tbut JunnihnrcH of PI i- mend Mutch company wloeftlinvo JUKI been Unnsfcrred to Judge IMvl of Cbldigo , ten slmriH to 1-iUvln ( Jaylil , nnd ten ulmren to 11. E. McCarly. Judge Da\l * IB Mr. Gould's attorney In ClilcusS ) and Mr MeC'nrty l one of thu attorney * ' of the i'or tlni-ntul Match company , tlii'iofore. lhtn IH u-gnriliul na n pr llmlmiry letiiil nitum l > y .Vr. tloii'd nrnlimt thu Diamond Match company. Kd * " win Gould , bi-yonel lUlwlttliiK the correct ness of the Htnlument of Jim tnumfer , de clined to make any ututumcnt. APATHY IN ENGLAND Remarkable Indifference Displayed at the Prospect of War , APPARENTLY WOULD FAVOR INTERVENTION Burfaco Indications Seem to Approve the American Intention , SAD TRAGEDY OF MRS. LECHAMPION Her Life's ' Brief Story Ends in a Most Pitiable Suicide. LABOUCHERE AGAIN A SOCIAL LION bltic < > Home Unto HUM IK-on MirUctl tin- Kill tor of Truth HUM Muilr Ills Continent of TorlcM Com pi olo. ( Cop ) right , 1SOC , liy 1'rccs Publlshlnc Company. ) LONDON Dec. 19. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Ameri can coi respondents of all the London mornIng - Ing newspapers cable alarming prophesies of what will follow It the Cuban resolution la adopted by the senate on the foreign rela tions committee's lecommendatlon , but It la significant thnt no references to the subject U made editorially by any journal , except the Standard Even the Times , which haa never failed for a jear to refer approvingly to the letters of Its regular Cuban corre spondent , who has vigorously and Invariably pointed out that American annexation or protectorate Is the only salvation for Cuba , and hitherto Las bached up all Mr. Smalley's Important rabies by approving editorials , al together neglects editorially hla very war like and hostile vaticinations today. In fact , there Is everything to Indicate , as I ha\c noted heretofore , that the ofllclal as well as the general disposition on the sub ject In England Is altogether Indifferent , If not actually favorable , to American Inter vention of whatever sort In Cuban affairs , I cannot give a satisfactory explanation of this sentlm-nt. or lack of sentiment , gen erally BO foreign to English procedure In such a case , anil elmply note the undoubted fact. The Standard prints a long statement of regret at the prcepect of war and ap peals to the London clergy for their an nual peace sermons tomorrow to appeal to America to bo calm. Its tenor may be gauged by this amusing sentence In closing ing"It Is the merest truism that at the present the United States has no navy that would hold the sea agaluat even the fleet of Spain. " TETUAN SIMPLY WEAKENED. I am Informed upon what I believe to be unquestioned authority tbat the exact truth concerning the famous and much-discussed .cfreuUr' leUor to tho. powers , prepared by the Bpan1slVBOvernment some , months ago , requesting their support of Spain ; In any aggressive movement against Cuba by the United States Is as followa : U will bo re membered that even the preparation of such a letter was at the tlmo strongly afllrmcd and subsequently denied on all sides. The fast Is that a letter was actually prepared by Scnor Canovas. United States Minister Taylor , then rusticating at San Sebastian , heard of It by the merest accident , and promptly informed the duke of Tctuan , the Spanish minister of foreign affairs , that the United States would accept the Issuing of such a letter as an act of open hostility , and that bo would Immediately ask for his passports. After some hesitation the letter was withdrawn , and the Intention of Issu ing one was denied. TRAGEDY OF A LIFE. Never was there a sadder tragedy In the higher classes of English society , nor ono more typical of Its recent moral degener acy than the suicide this week of the beauti ful Mrs. Lcchamplon. She was only 23 years old , the daughter of a noted soldier , of an old family and married two > cara ago Loftus Lechamplon , the son of another old soldier of equal birth. Tbo two had been friends from childhood. The best man at the wedding was young Lieutenant do Cresplgny. an odlcer of Guards , the son of Sir Claude , a famous sportsman and a direct descendant of a Not man chief. Mrs. Lechamplon last month sued for judicial separation , on the ground of her husband's cruelty , and got It. but her husband accused her of improper relations with Young do Cresplgny , and their child was given Into the charge of a third person. The World had at the time cabled reports of the devel opments of the suit , but a fact known only to a few in London uid not disclosed to the public was that the husband and the alleged lover had a fist flght last Hummer at the fashionable Ilurllngliam club , behind an aris tocratic fringe of men and women specta tors , at a I'olo ' mutclir The wlfo was found dead a few mornings ago , with an empty laudanum bottle besldo her , and two letters ; one letter contained her poor little will , leaving her diamond neck lace to her babe , another necklace to Lady do Crcsplgny , and a diamond ring to Claude do Crcsplgny , a son. The other letter left unfinished was to her husband. There was only this sentence. "Dear Loftus : I am aorry to go without your forgiveness. " At her funeral yesterday , besldo the members of her family and all the do Cre&plgnys , Mr. Lechampion , drctsed In deep mourning , drove up and stood with a friend at a little dis tance from the other mourners. I1AYAHD HAD A HINT. It Is gossip In diplomatic circles of London , dcsplto denial , tbat Ambassador Bayard'a long delay in sending a letter declining the Dally Telegraph's suggnitod fund to purchase him original editions of Chaucer and Shakes peare , was due to personal hesitation before refusal , and his declination was finally writ ten because of cabled advice from Secretary Olney. Sir Edward Arnold , the poet and leader writer on the Telegraph , acknowl edged that the Idea wad his alone. It Is indicative of a change In sentiment since the Irinh homo rule Idea has been finally shelved , apparently , that though no unionist would have had a good word for Henry Labouchero before and ho was ta booed In English boclety , ho and his arc wel come today in the very exclusive circles nf even tory society ; that Its members freely visit his house , and that In bis victory thin tuck over the tory psuedo-lltorary man , Ilrookn. who sued him for Jlbel. all the city ncuupjpers , fiam the Times down , warmly congratuleto him. Mr. Labouchcro'ti cynlial but alwa > good tempered pertonal conversa tion n i a It r him a popular man. HALLAHD SMITH. i Cluli Wiuil * ( InIlia FlKlil. LONDON , Dec. 19. The Hollngbroko club offcra a purse of $15,000 for a light between Corbott and Fltzslinuions. THE BEE BULLETIN. Wcnllicr rorccn t for Nclirn Va Ocncmllj nilr ; lU lnR Temperature 1'nRc. 1. rrlniTf N of Wiilrn < loi' < Shopping. 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Ill till' World of Wliri'li. a I. lllgliu.ijit nf 11 ol > I'aliMtlnr. hl'A.MHH M2U'.HI AI > iitS All 12 lll'SV. I'orrlRH Olllcllll , HiMtii < r , SII > H tlif Cocrumclit HIIN CiiillllH-lli-c. ( CopjrlRlit , mil ! , lis thu AffoclnlPil 1'rcxs. ) MADRID , Dec. 19. The decision of the United States senate committee on foreign relations to report Senator Cameron's reso lution for the recognition of the republic of Cuba has caused n great ncnsatlon here. The newspapers enlarge upon the signifi cance of the Joint compared with the con current rciolutlon , and reproach the govern ment , especially the Spanish minister at Washington , for having been over-confident. The ministers here decline to talk on the subject. It In expected that a cabinet meeting will bo held tomorrow In order to discuss the situation. A foreign olllclal In an Interview today with a representative of the Asso ciated press said that while the government regrets the action of the senate , It does not think that a col lision with the United States will follow , as the tlmo elapsing before the bouse can adopt the senate resolution will "ser\o to calm the hasty thinkers In the United States and mod erate the noisy patriots of Spain who will doubtless Indulge In much of the same kind of talk as the jingoes In America. " Ho added "In case the house concurs In the senate resolution. President Cleveland's declared policy , as shown In his message to congress and In Secretary Olncy's state ment , backed up by a majority of the people of the United States can be relied upon In Spain to prevent hostile action. The talk of the newspapers of Madrid and New York cannot bo accepted as representing govern ment policy or desire. For Instance , the statements In , the preen that Scnor Canovas has been sounding the European powers re garding the support they might extend to Spain In case of war with the United States , Is absolutely untrue. N'n tin ally , Spain ban the sympathy of several of the powers , as the question of United States Intervention In Cuba may tomorrow be a question of similar Interference In Martinique , Saint Thomas or Jamaica. Dnt Scnor Canovas has not taken a step to seek support for Spain. Ho has never bcllc\cd that the matter would become a question of war and ho and the duke of Tctuan ( the minister of foreign affairs ) have been acting with unceasing prudence , a\old- Ing every possible thing that might lead to serious complications. Scnor Canovas has had unbounded confidence In Minister Tay lor and ho has belief In ofllclal professions of United States friendship. Mr. Taj lor and the duke of Tetuan arc warm friends. For tunately , the cartes does not assemble be fore April so the situation Is shorn of pos sible embarrassments to the government from the fcrvldncss of Spanish patriot- Ism. The situation Is not alarming , as I do not believe tkat America will go further than wild talk. " Although the resolution of the foreign re lations committee of the United States senate - ate did not cause surprise here , It has re awakened Indignation , and Is looked upon as proving that the attitude of the Americans Is regarded as making war almost Inevita ble. Spain seems to bo prepared for the worst and Is appealing to International sen timent to condemn America. The Spanish press Is divided In Its opinion of the subject. The Epoca , ministerialist , considers the adoption of the resolutions as doubtful , owing to the "contradictory wordIng - Ing , Including the Independence of Cuba and friendly peace offerings In one resolution. " The Epoca also hints that President Cleve land will veto the resolution , should It be passed , and "Itlll thus have a weakening effect. " The Naclonal condemns what It classes as the "unpatriotic attitude of the Spanish press" In attacking General We > lerand other Spanish generals , claiming this hurts their prestige with the army. Hut the Naclonal considers that war between Spain and the United States Is Impossible , "men should the resolutions be adopted , " owing to the "dis astrous effect which It would have on Amer ican finances ; " thinks America "only alms at autonomy In Cuba , In order to secure spe cial advantages in a political-commercial treaty , tantamount to a monopoly of Cuban trade , " and also expresses the opinion that the Spanish government should establish the I'orto Itlco reforms voted by the Cortes , while postponing the reforms In Cuba "un til the rebels arc crushed. " El Correro , liberal , advocates granting Im mediate reforms , or oven autonomy to Cuba , "to satisfy the Yankees and obviate war. " The Iniarcal ; ! , although attacking Cap tain General Weylcr , advocates crushing the icbolllon by arms as the first necessity , and advises the government to prepare against the possibility of war with the United Stall's. The Heraldo condemns the hesitation of the government In relying upon the friend ship of President Cleveland , who , the Heraldo adds , Is "Impotent to overrule public opin ion In the United States , which Is bent upon quarreling with Spain and Babbling up Cuba " El Liberal counsels the government to act Immediately , adding : "For Spain's future la Involved In regaining at Wanhlngton the time lost In Cuba. " The Correspondent-la de-scribes the action of the foreign relations committee of the eenuto aa "precipitous and Insolent. " M rii > * NOW riiiof uf I'liik-p. KANSAS CITY , Dec. 19 , The Hoard of Pollco ComrnlKHlnnvrH tonight uppolnted Henry H. Julian to HUCCM-I ! the Intti I/ . 10 , I r win IIH flilef of police , 'llm appointee. In u lawyer uf excellent reputation mid nn c-x-mcmbur of the Mluauurl leuUUUurc. WAR WILL FOLLOW Adoption of the Onmoron Resolution Means Conflict with Spain , MADRID GOVERNMENT WILL NOT SUBMIT Imperial Supremacy in West Indies Must Ooutinuo at Any Cost , POPULACE GETS ANGRIER EVERY DAY Public Press Voices Popular Sentiment Favoring Present Policy. LIMITED AUTONOMY IS OFFERED CUBA CIIIIOMIN * I'l-oKrnin In ( o Ai-i-niiKo a. I'rnolliMil Home Halt- for ( lie iNliinil ConlliiKi-iit on Wry IIT'H MurerHN. ( Com rljjit , ISM , liy l'rpi < ruMMiIng Company. ) MADRID , Spain , Dec. 19. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The decision of the United States rcnato com mittee on foreign relations to recommend the adoption of the Cameron resolution rec ognizing a republic In Cuba has caused n profound sensation In Madrid. The newspa pers here , without exception , declare that Spain will never peacefully assent to Cuban Independence , and'that no government that consented to entertain In any shape or form such n suggestion would live twenty-four hours , as the feeling of the Spanish people Is nnanlmoiM and determined to maintain Spanish rule In the Went Indies at any cost , oven at the risk of war with America. Hut the newspapers icgard the position of President Cleveland and Secretary of State Olney as correct and friendly toward Spain. They hope President Cleveland will post pone as long as possible the carrying out ot the joint resolution of congress , even should It become law. Political and mllltaiy circles are much concerned and Irritated. The leading states men , and 4-speclally Senors Sagaata , Merct and Castcllar and Marshal Martinez Cam pos , are at a loss to understand how the American congress can adopt a icsolullon recognizing Cuban Independence and directIng - Ing the United States government to Inter vene between Spain and the Insurgents , when President Cleveland and Scretnry Ol ney solemnly declare , on the testimony of Consul General Leo , that the Insurgents lack even the condition warranting recogni tion of belligerency. ITS POSITION STATED. The Spanish government has positively- Informed the American State department how far It Is possible for It to go to meet the views of America , promising the early conceding of administrative autonomy la the Island of Porto Illco within the lines. traced by the homo rule bill which passed the Cortez In 1805 , and Hie. granting of similar autonomy to Cuba just as soon aa the military campaign there takes a moro- dcclslvo turn In favor of Spain. Premier Canovas will announce his Intention to glvo to Cuba administrative autonomy , n inoro liberal tariff making possible closer com mercial relations with the United States and a certain amount of political and eco nomical autonomy compatible with the Im perial Interest. Dcyond this no Spanish. government Is likely to go. The present temper of the people and of the army would render very dlllluilt the advent to ofllco of a liberal or any other cabinet suspected of harboring any Idea. of suffering dictation by the United States. The public Is getting angrier every day and : more Impatient with Wcyler and the other generals In Cuba for not pushing the war moro actively. TRUST TO CLEVELAND. In conversation today with Spanish politi cians and journalists , both Premier Cano vas and the duke of Tetuan , Spanlbh for eign minister , said they feared no Immedi ate or even later warlike consequences from the recognition of belligerency or of the In dependence of the Cubans by the American congrcso. Doth persist In believing that President Cleveland , his cabinet and the thoughtful people of the United States will do their best to delay and minimize a policy of which the effects are visible alieady In Wall street and In financial quaiters In the United States and Europe , Scnor Cunovuu and the duke of Tctuan arc not Inclined to believe that even such iccognltlon would lead to war If It were platonlc and not fol lowed by Intervention. The latter the Span ish nation would never allow Its government to tolerate. The premier and foreign minis ter expect BtiUi Btictcfcs In Cuba as will avert a conflict with the United States , ARTHUR E. HOUGHTON. LONDON , Dec. 19. ( Now York World Cablegt am Special Telegram. ) The Im portant statement by the World's Madrid correspondent , forwarded today through the London bureau , concerning the Spanish government's disposition In this crisis , maybe bo accepted as authoritative. Mr , Houghton - ton has been In Madrid for a quarter of a century as the concupondcnt of London's most conservative newspaper , the Standard , Ho Is persona grata at the Spanish court , and In government circles at Madrid , and besides U on terms of confidential friend * ship with United States Minister Taylor. HALLAUD SMITH. _ .SI'ANIHII I'ltiMliil : : U1I1TIO I'ACIPIO. .Hn > n ( In * Adoption of Kfkolulluu Mil } ' > < ( Ill-Inn ; \\iir , MADRID , Dec. 10. Sonar Cano\aB del Gag. tlllo today had a long Interview with tha duke of Tetuan , minister of foreign affairs , and Admiral Ilcranger , mlnlitcr of marine. The subject of the discussion was kept se cret , but It IB understood that the member ! of the Spanish cabinet are lonildorlng tha Introduction In ( bo near future of political and udmlnUtiatlvo reforms for the colonle * of Cuba and Porto Itlco. Such oitlon , 1C tnH'ii , It Is believed , will lead to a recou * structlon of the cabinet. gcnor L'unsvaa do ) Cuutlllo , In au Interview ,
