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PART 1. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. PAGES 1 TO 8. ESTABLISHED JUNE 30 , 3871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , JANtTAIRY 10 , 1807 SIXTEEN PAGES. SINGLE JPUVE CENTS. PRISON I1ER PALACE Lady Solina Scott Will Not Bo Treated as a Common Criminal , HER LIGHT SENTENCE DISAPPROVED OF Howl of Protest is Baised Against the Lo- nicncy of the Jadgo. ATROCIOUS CRIME LIGHTLY PUNISHED British Opinion Disregards Question of the Prisoner's Sci. IS ALLOWED HER OWN CLOTHES AND FOOD Everything Possible lo He Done to Mnlic the Woman' * * Short Term lu Jail IMenxaut for Her. ' { Copyright. U97 , by Press Publishing Company. ) LONDON , Jan. 9. ( New York World Cable gram Special Telegram. ) The light sen- tcnco of Lady Scott has called out a general ehout of protests. Such unanimity of cx- prenolon by the public press probably never followed the action of an English judge be fore , All questions of BOX seem forgotten. It Is rcmai ked that her crime Is the most atrocious on the calendar , worse than mur der In Its consequences. No man or woman Is safe , It is declared , If such a frightful and false imputation upon his or her good name Is not adequately punished. The chief offender in this case gets only nominal pun ishment. Her two perjured dupes received tlie only real punishment. The judge's dis crimination In this respect , to say nothing of his general leniency , Is harshly and prop erly criticised. The St. James' Gazette the recognized organ of the social rank to which Lady Scott belongs by birth does not mlnco words. After a long review of the horrible features anil consequences of her acknowledged gulit , It says : "The principal was admitted to ball during the trial. Two common persons who lent themselves , presumably for money , to the conspiracy will cat prison skilly and sleep on prison mattresses for eight months. Lady Scott will suffer nothing but the tem porary seclusion from the society she adorns. She will have a comfortable , warmed , wril-llghtcd apartment , palatable food , a sup ply of entertaining literature and In other respects will bo treated precisely In the same way as the duchess of Sutherland , who was sent to Holloway for contempt of court. Wo are qulto unable to understand the ground of tlicso Indulgences and distinc tions. It seems to us that this considera tion for the health of the prisoner is be coming something Hko an abuse. It looks worse because , to bo plain , it only scorns to bo exorcised toward prisoners of the well- dressed classes. Wo do not sec It applied to criminals of the common type , who yet must often find Uiat ono of her majesty's gaels Is less health-giving than Hainpatcad Heath. The fact Is any prisoner , except the tnoro hardened brute without nerves or feelings , Is likely to suffer physically from Isolation , monotony and captivity. It Is part of his punishment that It should be so. Wo recognize It without a murmur each time wo send a man of the Ill-dressed cla'sses , of coursa to twelve months' hard labor. " WILL BE WELL TREATED. H Is described that on arrival at Hollo- way Jail last night Lady Scott , as a nrat- claea misdemeanant , was placed 'In a cell situated In the "B" wing , occupied by the duchess of Sutherland when she underwent a term of Imprisonment for contempt of court , and will bo allowed to add to Its meager furniture at her own expense and under the supervision of Colonel Mllman. She will also furnish her own clothing , a mpply of which waa sent to the prison V ator In the day , and will provide her own T food , which may Include alcoholic drinks , permitted by the prison surgeon , through the medium of the confectioner , who sup plied Dr. Jameson and his companions. She will be obliged to rise at an un fashionable hour , but will not have to per form the menial tasks necessary to main tain her cell In the "applo-plo" order di rected by the prison regulations. That will bo done for her by another prisoner , se lected for the purpose , and paid for her BCrvlceB. h Her ladyship will also bo allowed to pro vide herself with books and newspapers , in the perusal of which she can while away the weary hours , und to receive the consol ing visits of relatives once a week , or oven ottcner If the visiting justices or the prison commissioner can bo Induced to grant the necessary permit. The excitement under which Lady Scott labored on her admission , to the prison nub- Blcleil later In the day and a medical exami nation showed that , although she bore marked evidences of the strains she had been subjcclci ) to durlnc her prolonged trial and had not entirely recovered from the effects of her recent Illness , eho was In a fairly good physical condition. By direction of the home secretary , however , a special re port will be made at an earl ) " date upon tbo tatn ot her health. . MAIILBOROUGHS IN ILL LUCIC. Society has been thrilled 1'n the past few days by the. amazing eertcs of mishaps to members of the Marlborough family. In the present delicate state of health of the Duchess Lily , the doctors feared that the shock of the news ot the serloifs accident to her husband might bo attended with grave consequences , but the duchcas , although at first prostrated , soon pulled herself together and went to Deepdcno to nurse her hus band. I may now state on the authority of ono of the surgeons called In to see Lord William Bcrcsford that at tbo outset not the remotest hope wad entertained of caving his life. Ills Injuries were ouch as would have killed nlncty-nlnu out of 100 men , but his Immenun pluck and unique vitality have enabled him to pull through them , and ho now Is fairly on the way to recovery. Then on Friday , aa stated In the papers , the duke ot Morlborough had n dangerous carriage accident when driving to incut to the Quern hounds. No bono was broken , because he fortunately wai thrown Into a ditch aoddcned by rain. But for the fact of Us being a wet morning the young Uuchnw would have accompanied him , as uaual , In a carriage to the meet , and In her case , Under the preuent circumstances , a pplll of the kind would certainly Imvo been a serious affair. BALLARD SMITH , Supreme Conned to Aid the Cnr. LONDON , Jan. 9. A Dally Mall dlipatch from St. PoUraburg confirms the report of A decision to create a supreme council to relieve the czar ot routluo work. TIll.Ui OF AX AMniUOA.V IX CUIIA. I.uln Somelllnit llefore Five tratcH Churned with Conspiracy. HAVANA , Jan. 9. The trial of Luis Somclllan , a naturalized American citizen , on n charge ot conspiracy , was commenced yesterday afternoon. The lawyer for tlio defense first requested that thcro should be six magistrates In the tribunal Instead ot five , In accordance with the protocol of 1821 between Spain and the United Statc.1. The request was disregarded. United States Consul General Leo occupied a scat of honor In the court room. Mr. Somclllan was brought from the Jail In handcuffs , but these were token off before he entered the court room. The trial com menced with the reading of telegrams from Key West , one dated Juno 9 , referring to the marriage of Matllde , and also a telegram dated July 2 , from Havana to Somclllan , at Key West , which read as fol lows : Tell Frank Joseph mlssod steamer. Transfer murrlngo until Sunday. ALFREDO. A dispatch from Key West , dated July 12 , was then read na follows : To Alfrcda Gomez , Amparilla street , No. 73. Answer If received cable 29 June by Somclllan mul mnrrlago Matllde.CLARK. CLARK. There was then read n letter of Instruc tions , which was captured from "a prisoner of war by Colonel Tort of the gendarmes , planning the outcome of an expedition which paid : " * When I leave New York for Key Wesl nnd on the day after leavlns will scni ( mother In cnso the first gets lost , BayltiK "Mntlldo's mnrrlngo set for that dny. " 'Major ' General Agulcrrc will Bend forces to protect the landing , making a signal with lights to advise that a gunboat nnd Spanish troops nro absent from the coast. I atrla liberty. S. DE CASTROVERDE. Chief of Staff. July 1C , 1S9G. Mr. Somclllan declared these cable dis patches were directed to his cousin , Jose , who opened the telegram of June 29 before his clerk. Ho said he was personally sick in bed on Juno 23 , 29 and 30. A ward alderman declared that he had received an order from the district Judge to secure Information as to Somelllan's con duct before ho had been Imprisoned. He replied to this order of the Judge that It was publicly said that Somclllan was disaffected to Spain and belonged to the revolutionary junta , but did not name the persons who publicly said so. Thcro were twelve wit nesses who declared that Somclllan's con duct had been good , but there was public rumor to the effect that ho was disaffected to Spain. The proceedings were then ad journed. _ CONGIlATUIjATRI ) V HAI-FOUH CoiiNvrvntlvf * Leader rieaweil at the Outlook for I'eace. MANCHESTER , Jon. 9. Rt. Hon. A. J. Balfour , M. P. , for the cast division of Man chester , first lord of the treasury nnd con servative loader In the House of Commons , addressing a moss meeting here today , con gratulated his constituents upon the great change on the face of public affairs slnco ho addressed them on the same day in 1896 , when ho pointed out that the heart of every citizen of the empire was filled with anxiety at the unexpected troubles which at the "twinkling of an eye beset the country from " United States the Transvaal every quarter , the , - vaal and Germany. Continuing , Mr. Balfour said : "I am glad to say the clouds are now dissipated. " Referring to the Insinuation that the Irish political prisoners wcro released In return for Irish support of the land bill , Mr. Balfour said that the first any member of the ) cabinet heard of the matter was the statement of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach , chancellor of the exchequer , announcing their Intended release. Train AVreeked hy IlehelH. SEATTLE , Wash. , Jan. 9. Advices by the steamship Agapantlms concerning the Philippine Islands rebellion report the wreckIng - Ing by the rebels of a train , at San Marcos , near Manilla. The rails were loosened , for a distance of twenty metres , throwing tbo engine and four coaches down an embank ment. About 1,000 rebels appeared upon the scene and mode prisoners of the train men and passengers nnd took possession of the malls and freight. While the train was being wrecked and plundered another band of rebels set fire to Calumplt , a nearby town. _ Cholera llreaks Out on Hoard Ship. PLYMOUTH , Jan. 9. The transport Nubia arrived hero thU morning and reported many cases of cholera on board among the Lascars and other 'British ' troops. Three soldiers and three Lascars died while on tliolr way here. The Nubia has been quar antined. LONDON , Jan. 9. The St , James Gazette this afternoon says that persistent rumors are In circulation at Plymouth that the cases of sickness on board the Nubia arci not chol era. but bubonic plague. Canadian Uitllrniiil 1'rojeefs. OTTAWA , Ont. , Jan. 9. The Winnipeg , Duluth & Hudson Bay railway is applying in the Official Gazette today for a charter for a railway from a point south ot Lake of the Woods to Winnipeg City , and thence to deep water In Hudson Bay. The Manitoba & Pacific railway is also making applica tion for power to build a road through the Crow's Nest Pass to tbo Pacific coast In British territory. _ Denial from Cnhiiii Sonrees. NEW YORK , Jan. 0. At the offices ot the Cuban Junta in this city It was emphatically denied that any terms of peace had been sent by Maximo Gomez , coramanxlcr-ln-chlef of the army , to Scnor Sagasta , the liberal leader In Spain. Dr. Castello of the Junta saidVo : have received no letter from General Gomez on the subject , and ho would bo the last man to accept such shameful terms of capitulation. " Bermuda Leaves nllh a Tow. ST. GEORGE , Island of Bermuda , Jan. 9. The British ship Bermuda , which arrived hero January 4 from New York , left today , towing the British steamship Tyrlan , Cap tain Crowell , which was towed Into thla port by the Bcllcvna on November 4 , The Tyrlan has been disabled by the breaking of her thrust shaft while on a voyage from Halifax lo Havana. _ Confirmation /orlnehii'H.Treaehery. . LONDON , Jam 9. A Paris dispatch to the Dally News says : "If the report that Dr. Zertucha had offered to guldo the Spaniards over the province of Plnar del Rio In Cuba bo correct It will Increase the belief that Muceo's death was duo to treachery. Gen eral Weyler'a latest measure , prohibiting the ealo oven ot medicines to the rebels , war rants believing anything of him. " fiooil ItaliiN In AiiMlralla. MELBOURNE , Jail , 0. Splendid ralnj liavo fallen throughout Victoria. The recent | hurricane which swept over Port Darwin did Immciuo damage. Many luggers arc mleslng and numbers of colored people wcro killed. ECLIPSES THEM ALL Longest Haign in the Historj of Merry England , PREPARATIONS FOR THE CELEBRATION Victoria's Diamond Jnbilco to Bo a Magnif icent Affair , MANY CROWNED HEADS TO BE THERE Emperor William Will Attend and Moot Russia's Ozar. HIGH THEATER HATS CAUSE COMMENT Hut MnnnirerH Four to ISxpcl 1'ernoiiN Wearing I.ofty IIciiilKunr Lent They Give OffeiiNc to Their I'ntroiiM. | ( Copyright , 1S97. by tlic Associated Press. ) LONDON , Jan. 9. It seems to be settled that the longest reign celebration will be known as the Diamond Jubilee , for the prince of Wales set the seal of royal np proval upon It by the use of this description In a speech. The preparations will eoon begin , as the celebration Is rapidly ossum Ing a magnitude unforeseen when It was flret broached. The prince of Wales , the duke of Connaught and the duke of York will have to bear the brunt of the labor o entertaining , In order to save the queen as much fatigue as possible. It Is roportei that representatives of her majesty arc no gotlattng to secure a large new hotel for the accommodation of the many membera of royal families expected. The Chronicle says that Emperor Wll Ham attaches the greatest Importance to his visit to England upon this occasion , am that ho hopes to meet the czar under hli grandmother's roof and Improve the oc casion to dissipate the misunderstanding be tween Ruesla and Great Britain. The court functions of the approaching season Include five drawing rooms and five levees. The state departments In St. James palace are being redecorated , and the prince of Wales will hold two levcca there prior to his departure for Cannes in the middle of February. The May drawing room will be held by the queen In person , and the rule , limiting the presentees to 200 , will be strictly observed this year. The government has yielded to the agita tion against foreign goods being used In the crown departments , and has Issued a cir cular to the department chiefs to confine their contracts to English manufactures , and In order to prevent the possible palming off of foreign goods by middle mcn only manu facturers direct arc to be dealt with. TO DOWN SPURIOUS GENTRY. A great deal of amusement has been caused by a letter from Hon. . Harding E. Glfford , dated from the Junior Carlton club. QtfTord , who Is a nephew of Lord Salisbury , the former lord chancellor of England , violently lently denounces the Increasing fraudulent use of arms , and wants to form an armorial club , where those of gentle birth may with draw from contact with spurious gentry. No ono will bo eligible unless certificated by the herald's college , so that as a wag remarked : "Its aristocratic members may be safe from contact with spurious pre tenders possessing only unauthorized her aldic beasts , lords and monsters. " The Westminster Gazette suggests that the members should have coats of arms em- ' ( roldcrcd on the back of their coat8 and ( that rings should bo placed outside the club house , to which the noble members may attach their griffons , leopards and lions rampant and couchant when they go In side. side.For For a person "politically dead , " Mr. Glad stone Is still attracting the greatest atten tlon In Europe. Ills Armenian memorial speech at Hawarden , on January C , upon the occasion of the celebration of the birth day of Mrs. Gladstone , has been cabled verbatim to the sultan by the Turkish am bassador. There Is considerable talk In the Canadian colony here regarding Wilfred I.aurlcr's New Year's honors , and the consensus of opinion Is that knighthood was offered to the Canadian premier , but It was thoroughly prudent to decline It , as Laurlcr is vir tually an untried man and Great Britain had better wait and sco what he will do. The general Impression prevails that he will bo sworn as a member of the privy council when he comes to England. BREACH OK PROMISE CASE. The action for breach of promise of mar riage brought by Mabel Duncan of "The Geisha" company of Daly's theater here , against Captain Arthur Blngham Crabbe , late of the Third and Eighth hu&sars , and now of the Royal Irish regiment , has been set for trial on Monday next. Mies Dun can , who Is a" very pretty young woman with a limited experience on the stagecsks for 150,000 damages. She Is only IS yearn of age , and Is the daughter of Adam Sey mour Dlckson Duncan , who under the name of "Mr. Klley-Kllycath , " formerly owned the famous race horse , Euclid , and whoso dUasttous experiences on the turf Induced him to desert his family , which eventually caused his daughter to take to the stage as a means of supporting herself. On her mother's side , Miss Duncan I * , related to the Earls of Bradalbans and Laudcrdale. BUhop Hartzcll of Cincinnati , accom panied by Dr. Fowler and Prof. Camphor and wife , sailed from Liverpool for Africa a few days ago. The object of the bishop's journey la , first , the establishment of a lospltal at Liberia , -where Dr. Fowler will jo placed In charge , and whcro Prof , Cam- ill or and his wife will engage In missionary work. From Liberia Bishop Hartzell will proceed to the Congo and , In fact , make an Inspection of all the African missions under the care of his church. Since ho arrived In England , three weeks ago , Bishop Hartzcll has spent over a week In a hos pital , where he was obliged to undergo a tmrglcal operation. The operation was very successful , and he recovered rapidly , and left hero In tbo best of health and spirits. The party arc taking a largo quan- Ity of hospital stores , which they bought In Mow York and London , NOTABLE AUTOGRAPHS. A recent mlo of autographs held In Lon- doi was Interesting as showing the estima tion In which various American presjdents and other notables connected with the hla- ory of the United States are hold In Eng- and , A letter of John Qulncy Adams irought G shillings ; Thomas Jefferson , 10 shillings ; Jurat's Madison , 12 shillings ; James Buchanan , G hlllluga ; Andrew Jack son , 12 shillings ; Chester A | Arthur , shillings ; Jefferson Davlg , ' 0 h'Ullngs ; H. F Lee , 2 guineas ; Mlllard iKlllmW , 4 shlll Ings ; J , A. Early , 4 ahlUlngan"'Stonewall Jackson , 2 guineas ; General LoiiKntrcct , 1 General Forrest , 4 shillings , 4 pence ; General oral Hancock , 7 shillings ; Napoleon , II Joseph Bonaparte , 7 shillings. An auto graph of Dickens brougfit { 2 ; Carlylc , shillings ; Tennyson , 9 ebliljnga. Much comment baa been ; aroused by th Action of the board of guardians at Bourne mouth. At a recent meeting of the board , letter was read from the manager of local theater , inviting tbeV inmates of th workhouse to visit the Christmas pantomlm at a matinee specially arranged for the ! enjoyment. The proposal' to allow th paupers to nttcml was regretted by a vet of 10 to G. ' There arc many Impending changes of a Important nature about the'once aristocrat ! and now notorious Leicester Square. Th site of the many noble jTcsldenccs of former day are now occupied by the Emplr Music hall , and on the went side , by nu mcrous restaurants and French hotels o unsavory reputation. Ono of these , th Hotel do L'Europe , and numerous adjoin ing houses have been acquired by the com pany known as "Baker Pros. , " and wori upon the enormous hotel and cafe which they propose to build on.Jthe site will b commenced almost Immediately. The larg block at the opposite or' cast corner o Leicester street , has also been bought b capitalists and another restaurant will b there erected. Another corner has also bee sold for 45,000 ( $225,000) ) . The house nroun the corner once occupied by Sir Isaac Newton ton will aUo be demolished. SALE OF RACING TROPHIES. An unusual sale has just taken place a the Hotel Drouct , Paris , of all the racing trophies , cups and shields won by the stabl of Lcfcvro and afterwards the Joint stables of Lefevre and Baron lo Grange. The fines piece there was the Ascot cup , which was purchased by M. H , DC Young , proprlcto of the San Francisco Chronicle , for the mid winter memorial museum , " San Franclaco This so-called Ascot cup that Mr. Do Young purchased was In reality a large colld olive shield won by Lcfcvrc's great horse Ladlslas , in 18S3. It te { wo feet and clgh inches in diameter , and has six raised clr cular panels. The center panel Is a beau tlful piece of sllversmlth'o band rcpouss work , the subject being St. George and th dragon. It was the work 'of Hancock o London. r The theatrical novelty of tbo week was the first performance at the Avcnno theater on Saturday last of "Tho Men ! About Town , ' which turned oul to be a dire'failure. Tbo managers of various London theaters following the examples of the American managers , arc agitating the question o ladles' largo hats In places' of.amusement ; Several of the British managers have been Interviewed on the subject ! They Include Sir Henry Irving , Charles Wyndham George Alexander' ' and "William Greet Messrs. Irving and Wyndham are. both o the opinion that the mayprrcstfl ; entirely with the public , and that any Mform'mus come from the outside. 'Miv'Greet frankly states that he would be ad to refuse ad mittance to all offenders , but Is afraid to make the attempt. An Interesting and successful experiment has recently been tried wlih the orchestra at the Empire Music' halt. 'For ' some tlmo It was noticed that the Instruments elk not sound as exact as they ought to , am various schemes and alterations \ycre pro posed. The orchestra al tills house num bers some sixty pieces. Finally the leader Mr. Wenzel , got the directors to have a specie of platform Bounding board placet along the foot of the orchestra , and thin bottom was filled with six Inches of broken glass and charcoal. The result more than realized what was anticipated. The version of "Tho Sorrows of Satan , ' which was produced oi Plymouth , has achieved considerable succcea. It is probable that "The Gay Parlalcnne' at. the Duke of 'York's theater will bo fol lowed by a musical play of which the libretto Is by Messrs. R. Ho'rnlman and E. II. Kelly , and the score by a composer named Clutson. The American comic opera , "The Doctor of Acantara , " will bo'pcrfoisned for the first "time In England by the London Or chestral society , on Tuesday , January 19. Mile. Jcanno Nuvla at Now Orleans has Just signed a three months' contract as the leading cantatrlco for the opera season at Cannes , which bcgfiis on Friday , 'Janu ary 15. RUSSIA GAINS A Kill.11 FOOTHOLD. Sends OHIciTH to Drill mill Organize tinCo roil li Army. SAN FRANCISCO , 'Jan. 9. A correspond ent of the North China Dally News says : Russia Is gradually securing a firm foothold in the penlncula of CorDa. A few weeks ago a number of Russian military officers arrived o drill the Corcan army/ Among these were .on noncommissioned officers ( the number to be Increased in the near future ) , who oc cupy quarters within the Inclosuro of. the now palace. These are'to act as a sort of bodyguard to the king , who will doubtless soon leave the Russian 'legation and occupy the newly built palace In the foreign settie- ncnt of the capital. Rufsfaua have also re ceived several concessions , o'pe of which Is ho cutting of timber in the north end of Dagelct Island , oft the east coast of Corca. I'rvilleiM Woleott AVtll Pull. LIVERPOOL , Jan. 9-rThe steamship Cam. janla , which arrived hejo today after leav- ng Now York on Saturday-jMt , had a most stormy passage , encountering .strong"gales and high seas all the wayjover. Senator Edward 0. Wolcott , wiia Ii updciutood to be Isltlng Europe in ih , < * interests of bl- netalllsm , was In good liiaUh when ho anded hero. Ho read with' Interest the dispatches from the United States during tbo veek , but refused to eay anything except hat the work ho had in hand lies chiefly In London , to which city ho Is proceeding Im- nedlately , LONDON , Jan. 9. The Speaker , commont- ng on thu mission of Senator Wolcott , rays that nothing is likely to rciult from It. Nut Sutlnlleil ivIth the Verdlal. CONSTANTINOPLE Jan. 0. Advices re- clvcd here from Marnsh announced that lazhar Bey , who has. been om trial charged vlth being responsible for the murder of Father Salvators , an Italian priest , at the onvent of Jenldjekle , at Maraeh , haa been acquitted , but ) the sultan , at the Instance of l\o \ French und Italian ambassadors , It olit- ng on the bey'n punishment , haa ordered a jew trial. I'rlnee of Wales InvlU-H llayard. LONDON , Jan. 9. The Dally New * says t has heard that the prince of Walca lisa ndlcatcd to United States Atnbacsador layard and Mrs. Bayard that when con- enlent to himself and tlm prlncws ho will 10 glad to entertain them at Bandrlngham. The date of the visit has not yet been fixed. PRUSSIAN ARTILLERY Emperor William Proposes to Have I Boorganizsd , EFFECT OF EDICT AGAINST DUELING Press Criticises the Measure as Not Buffi ciontly Sevoro. PAPPENHEIMS WILL NOT BE DIVORCED Countess Will Continue to Live with Ho Gay Husband. ADULTERATION OF WINES AND BEERS Germany Shown hy StatlHllvx to 111I tircnt Sinner lit Sending Im pure ltiiiorM to the United Statcx. , ( CopyrlRht , U07 , by the Associated Prons. ) BERLIN , Jan. 9. Emperor William on Tuesday had a council of war at which Baron von Gassier , minister of war , and Gen crals Blucmcnthal , Walderseo and Winter fold were present. His majesty supple mcntcd his recent address to the generals on New Year's day by directing attention to the reorganization ot the German artillery After pointing out the similar movement in France , his majesty asked for the opinions of these present. The exact decisions of ( ho council are variously given. From Vienna it Is announced that the same question Is bolng discussed by the Austria : military authorities. But military writers In the German press , especially In the lib eral organs , urge the government to awal some definite action upon the part of Franco before committing the German army to a specific type of field gun. Emperor William's dueling decree cllcltcc general comment In the German press dur ing the past week , and It Is the genera opinion ot the newspapers that the decree does not go far enough. The famous Lcip sic university professor , Carl Binding , crlti cists the decree in a historical article in the Deutsche Jurlsten Zcltung. Ho dc nounccs dueling as a relic of barbarism , am nayi. : "Ho who , after seducing a man's wife and destroying a happy union , crowns his infamy by putting a bullet Into hla vie Urn's heart , Is a murderer. Wherein lies the honor of such a man ? To a guillotine with him , and not honorable confinement lu a fgrtrcss. " Dr. Neumann , the bacteriologist , has dis covered and perfected a new scrum for the treatment" tuberculosis. This scrim Is obtained from the blood of goats , after the latter have been treated for months In a special manner. The scrum Is entirely harmless und docs- not produce fever nor physical disturbance. , COUNT PAPPENHEIM'S CASE. The statement made In a New Yorjc news paper that Count Pappenhclm has insti tuted divorce proceedings against his wife , formerly Miss Mary Wheeler of Philadelphia , a daughter of the late millionaire Iron manufacturer of that city , Charles Wheeler , Is unfounded. The count has not commenced such a suit , nor decs he Intend to begin proceedings for a divorce against his wife. The friends of both parties. It is stated , still confidently expect a reconciliation. The wife's entire fortune was only $60,000 and It Is asserted that she has never made Count Pappcnhelm an allowance. The latter is pronounced to bo a nice , kind-hearted fel low , very fond of his wife , and always treated her well. But , being a gambler and continually in debt , bis wife frequently helped him. Their income was practically confined to the Interest on her fortune , and they lived chiefly on his Impoverished es tate In the Bavarian Alps. Slnco their sepa ration three years ago Count Pappcnhelm has neither asked nor received a cent from his wife. Recently , In Berlin , he expressed to a friend the hope of a speedy reconcilia tion with the countess. The old mines found near Albaurth , Ba varia , wh'lch ' until 1C79 yielded considerable gold , have been subjected lo an official ex amination , which shows they are still very productive. A test gave an ounce of fine gold In throo-huindred weight of ore. The mine's will bo reopened and worked on a Fargo scale. Two new measures have bsen promulgated with the view of the Germanlzatlon of Iho Prus&lan Poles. Ono ot them prohlliltH all Polish recruits from talking Polish within the barracks or during actual service. Prince Regent Altreclit of Brunswick Is dangerously 111. Ho Is suffering from Influ enza and his life Is in Jeopardy. According to the military budget , which will bo presented to the Reichstag on its re convening , the peace strength of the Gor man army for the coming year will bo 23OSS officers , 78,217 non-commissioned officers and 479,229 privates. BISMARCK'S NEW YEAR'S GIFT. As a New Year's gift , the Berlin Artists' society , of which Frlnco Bismarck has been an honorary member slnco his eightieth jlrthday , will present him a costly diploma , which Is an unique masterpiece of Indus trial art. Tho'centerpiece Is an Iron plate with verses engraved upon It and surrounded with bronze ornaments. It Is framed In curved wood , decorated with trefoil and oak eaves , which figure In the Berlin arms. The upper patt of the frame Is adorned with the arms of the society and the Berlin bear , sur mounted by an antique sword and ulilelJ. vlth the German eagle encircled by a green crpent. A device representing "St George and the Dragon" Is carved on the lower part of theframe. . The Voerwarts , during the course of an rtlclo highly praising the arbitration grcoment between Great Britain and the Jnlted States , save : "Atlcf these two couu- rlcs , which Jointly represent a larger power ban all the military countries together , mvo agreed to submit their differences to court of arbitration which will render var Impossible , may wo not hope that the nllltary countries will also some day come o their senses or bo brought to them ? " The officials of the United States embassy icro have amassed an cnormouu amount of tatUtlcal , scientific and expert Information f the prevalence of adulteration of German wines and beers exported to the United States , A portion of the documents will bo ont to Washington , and copies will bo lub- mlttcd to the foreign office hero In support of the contention of Americans that Germany s as great a sinner In food exports aa the United Statcu. The Agrarian preen just now uses a very gKrcflslvo tone against the United States , n the last lanue of Its official correspondence ppcarccl the Kiuarlw "Tho Yankee lu his THE BEE BULLETIN. W Wcnthcr l.'orccast for Nebraska Fair ; Warmer ; Variable Winds. 1. f.iily Hcntt'ft SfMitenrn Hhnckn I.o ml on. 1'lium for Vlrtortn'n Mrrnt .lulillco. ( Jrrniiin Artillery to Ho Unnrgitntccit. Colonel Ility to Succeed Unyiinl. 3. lloiuo Itntily to Vote on Ton-crA Hill. Imlt.'in Supply Urpot for Ointlm. Oregon Short I.luc Solil nt Auction. 3. Nc-lirixhit'H inpclorni Votnrn Vrennrot rurolcul Trial In I'ollro Court. 4. I.mt Work In Omnlit S ; > el : l Circle * . Tariff Hearing * \VinliltiKton. . A. Hid * for ixpo : < ltlon Site * Opcnril. St. .lolmV Collrglntn u I'arlHli Cluireli. 0 , Council Hlun * l.ocut Mutters. South Dukiitn I.cRUlitttvu ( Irlst. 7. Weekly Urlit or Hporttng OoMlp. AiiiUHiMiirnt Noti'i nnil rnn | > pcts. . I ) . Ono Quiet Dny at Crcciln Ciitnp. How n Liquor I.U-piiHO I * Scctiroil. 10. "Tlin Mutitlilo Miiny. " Slory of the TOXH * StrugRlo. 11. Woman ! Her WuyH unit H 'r Worhl. It ! . IMltorlnl und Comment. in. llypnntlmii und Mi'illenl Science. Whun ( Ir.iut Met llliilno In 'H4. II. In the World of Whirling Wheel , in. Commercial und riimncliU Xntm. arrogance and hatred of Germany knows hardly any bounds. The United States has sought many occasions during the last few years to quarrel with Germany. The un justifiable differentiation against Germany sucar and salt and the levying ot tonnage fees upon German shipping speak eloquently In this respect. If this could happen under President Cleveland , how much moro may wo oxpcct under McKlnley ? Yet we are ex pected to bend our backs to them. " The exports to the United States during the last quarter of 1896 show a general decrease , compared with these of 1S95 , except In sugar , which shows a big increase. The ex-Empress Augusta received the United States ambassador , Mr. Edwin F. Uhl , In audience on Monday last. C1IIMAY r.013S AFTI2II HIS AV1FK. I'rlnccKH IN Snlil to Have Ankcd for 1'ollce I'rutectloii. ( Copyright , 1597 , by Proas 1'ubllslilng Company. ) LONDON , Jan. 9. ( New York Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The World's "correspond ent at Buda I'estli telegraphs : "Thd prince de Chlmay Is making trouble. His luggage has arrived here , but ho has stopped at Vienna. The princess bus asked police protection. She wired to her brother at Cannes : 'Please come ! Am very afraid of Chlmay. ' Her brother arrived today from Cannes. " I The brother referred to doubtless Is the young ward who eloped two years ago with Lady Eders' maid , abandoning his wlfo and two children. The World's Brussels correspondent tele graphs tonight : "Tho Princess do Chlmay has written privately to old-tlmo friends here : 'Since leaving my husband and children I am 'the unhapplcst woman alive. ' "This moisage may have led the prince to seek reconciliation or some understanding with 'his wffe , by which , for the sake of the shlldrcn , she will give up the gypsy to rave further scandal. It this be true , It will perhaps be the most dramatic feature of this most extraordinary of recent tragic comedies. But ( hero Is a chance of a hos tile meeting between the prince and the gypsy lover. " SliorkH lit Svciln. . STOCKHOLM. Jan. 9. There were two earthquake shocks at Chrlsttanstad at 3 o'clock this morning. They were accom panied by a loud rumbling and many houses wcro shaken. _ Advocates Uniform Time for Sea. LONDON , Jon. 9. Mr. Sonford Fleming has a long letter In the Times this morning In advocacy of the government taking steps to secure a unification of time for use at sea. _ Sir CharlcH Tupiier'N Iti-tnrii to Canada LONDON , Jan. 9. Sir Charles and Lady Tupper will sail for Canada on the Allan line steamship Mongolian on February 4. I.oril Mayor's Indian Famine Fund. LONDON , Jan. 9. The lord mayor of iour don , Rt. Hon. George F. Phillips , has opened an Indian famine fund. nirosrrons. Collatui-al SecurltleH Ieft with Dreyer Ilimlr DlNiioNeil Of. CHICAGO , Jan. 9. Sensational charges concerning the business of E. S. Dreyer & . , the bankers , whose assignment was forced through the collapse of the National Bank of Illinois , were made In Judge Free man's court today In an Intervening petition brought In behalf of Mrs. Maria Lcicht. It la charged that property mortgaged as security for a note tor ROOO , upon which Mrs. Lcicht has regularly paid Interest , had been disposed of without her knowledge. The schedule of liabilities as prepared by the receiver will bo greatly increased if other charges of a similar nature , soon to bo made the subjectof petition , are substantiated , as similar mortgages rchcdulcd as assets will really become liabilities. The Economist tuys today , referring to the Dryer failure : "Tho depositors In the bank will get little or nothing. The statement which has been prepared shows that the jank was an empty flhell with some $ MOO- 000 of liabilities when It closed , with only f9,000 cash on hand. " SKHIOtIS THOI.LI3V ACCIUKXT. Several I'erxoiiH Injured In n SnniHhiiii at .Minneapolis , MINNEAPOLIS , Jan. 9. A Great Western icsscnger train ran Into an Inter-suburban rolloy car tonight , Injuring a number of > assengers , ono of whom may die. Tlio In ured nro : W. W. RIDDLE , professor of mathematics n the State university , sustained serious njurlcs about the head , probably fracture of the skull ; may die. B. 8. Oakley , student at the University of Minnesota , seriously cut about the face and lead ; wlU recover. Miss Helen Austin , student at the university , cut about the scalp and badly hocked. Miss Erlckson , Injured about the head and body. F , W. Stovers , motorman , cut about the icad and face , right arm fractured ; recovery uncertain , Daniel Johnson , motorman , seriously cut about the head and badly shaken up ; re covery uncertain. MI.MSTKIl Tvil.MH IS DVIXi ; . Attnelc of I'lieiiniiiiilii I.eiidx to Other ' HerlniiH CoiniillfaMoiiN. SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 9. Latest Honolulu dvlccs , dated January 1 , say United States Ilr/litor Willis is very low and his death s expected any moment , The attack o ; pneu. nonla which 1m Buffered In California haa ed to other complications. The doctors have Ivcn up hope. At the request of Mm. Wll- , prayers were- offered In the different lurches on Christmas day. BAYARD'S SUCCESSOR Colonel John Hay Generally Conceded to Ba the Man , CHOICE , PLEASES THE BRITISHERS London Pnpors Pay Nice Things About the Coming Minister. ANOTHER INDIAN FAMINE PROBABL Unrest and Discontent Among British Sub jects in the East. POPE LEO'S ' HEALTH IS VERY DELICATE Coiulltloii of the IIcnil or the Catholic dim-oil In Very DlNitiletliiK _ ( io.ixlp ns to IllH 1'roha- hle SuooeNNor. ( Copyrlslit , 1S97 , by the Ansoclntcxl Prcus. ) LONDON , Jon. 9. The appointment of Colonel - onel John 'Hay ' to succeed Thonias F. Bayard as United States ambassador to thi court of St. James appears to bo regarded hero as a settled thing and is generally well re ceived. The Speaker says : "The selection will give the greatest pleasure to this country. " The Speaker then proceeds to pay a com pliment to him as a man of letters and of the highest personal character , adding : "It is no light task to succeed such a man as Mr. Bayard ; but wo do not think wo exag gerate In saying that Colonel Hay Is better qualified than most men to perform the task satisfactorily. The author of Jim Bludsoo and the 'Pike County Ballads' Is certain , of a warm welcome front the British public , oven If his personal considerations were far less marked than they are. Wo may fairly hope that American ambassadors In London will have an easier tlmo In the future than In the past ; but. In any circumstances It Is well that a man of Colonel Hay's repute Is appointed to the pest. " The speech of Mr. Bayard on Wednesday , at the banquet of the Article club , was chlclly significant to those who recently talked with him and know that he was smart ing under the severe criticism passed upon him In America and that ho would endeavor to strlko back. The Impieeslon given throughout Mr. Bay ard's remarks was that ho was being blamed for having tried to promote kindly feeling between the two countries. Ho assured his hearers , however , that "with the sentiments of the best people In England , there Is a corresponding sentiment In the Unltf d States among the native-born men of that country. " This last remark was looticd upon as being- an obvious allusion to Irish hostility to Mr. Bayard. CRITICAL INDIAN CONDITION. The views of Lord Roberts "in his autg- blography just published , on the possibility of another Indian famine , have attracted considerable attention. . In spite of the enormous progress made by the Indian army ho warns Great Britain that "tho signs of the spirit of unrest and discontent which , sowed the seeds of the Indian mutiny are being revived , " and ho attributed this to the reappearance of old faults In the admin istration of the Indian empire. The govern ment , It appears , has become more and moro centralized and departmental spirit Is strong In each department In the line of progress lu pushing measures obnoxious to the natives. The legislative , fiscal and Judicial systems have developed beyond the Intelligence of tbo natives. Lord Roberts also doubts whether the Idea of converting the Indian priests and nobles Into English noblemen had been carried out with sufficient caution. The St. James Gazette takes a grave view of Lord Roberts' remarks and fays : "In the situation pointed out by Lord Roberts , combined with the activity of the faddists at home , and the presence at home of acci dental , or unanticipated grievances , there are materials for a conflagration , which an ordi nary Englishman would have dlsmUacd as Incredible. POPE IN DELICATE HEALTH. In splto of official denials , Hie reports that the health of the pope Is very delicate are confirmed by private advices. According to news from Rome , received by Cardinal Rich ard , the archbishop of Paris , the condition of the pope Is very disquieting. The death of Cardinal San Felice greatly affected ha ! highness , as San Felice was Pope Leo's probable - able Ruccccaor to the pontlflco , and ho re garded -Drelbund ay a possible means of bringing about a reconciliation between the Qulrlnal and the Vatican. Emperor Wil liam , when ho visited Naples last aprlng , asked Cardinal Sun Felice what attitude ho would take up If elected pope , but the dis tinguished prelate declined to bo drawn out. In view of Pope Leo's condition of health , It Is stated that some of the powers have al ready signified their wishes regarding the succession , France , Belgium and Portugal favoring Cardinal I'urlchhl , the vicar gen eral of his holiness , while Spain , Austria and Russia support Cardinal Vannutelll , the pre fect of the congregational Index. The weather continues to bo of the worst description. Along the rlvera In Tunis and Algeria visitors are suffering from cold and lain , and in Great Britain there has been a steady downpour all the week. A hurri cane prevails hero today , over the northeast coast and the Thames la flooding , especially around Windsor. Children Found Dead In lied. MURRAY. Ky. , Jan. 9. Quito a sensation hot ) been created hero by the mysterious death of two children of Milt Booker. They went to bed well and hearty' , and this morn ing the two were found In bed dead and a third dangerously 111. Booker himself acts as If ho had been poisoned also , but thlo la doubted , ilia wlfo died recently and slnco then ho has been despondent and attempted to get other parties to keep the children. The whole affair Is mysterious and the core ner' * Inquest failed to throw any light oa the matter. llloyelo Mllenwe Heeords ( or the Year. NEW YORK , Jan. 9 , The Century Club of America has Issued Ita tables of centuries , double centuries and mileage for the year 1890 , in part an follows : Colorado , Mrs. E. A. Hint-hart , Denver , 17,173 ; Illinois , R. E. O'Connor , Chfiago , 14,178 ; Colorado , P. C. Wright , Colorado Spring" , 1UOO ; Missouri , 0. B. Easton , St. Louis , 9,7C9 ; Nebraska , L. T , BroJstone , Superior , 8,451 ; lown , J , A , Polluter , Ottumwa , 9,300 ; Colorado , L. 0. Wahl , Colorado Spring * , 5,303. ArreNletl for Poisoning Ills Wife. ROCHESTER , N. Y. , Jan. 9. Aspecial to the Pcat'Exprres from Batavla eays How ard Benham lias been arrested tharo on a charge of having poisoned hid wife wltb urmiilc acid.