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I UNDAY BEE PAGES 1 TO 8. ESTABLISHED JU27J3 15) , 1871. OMAJJA , SUNDAY MOHNINGJANUATliT 17 , 1807-STXT.EEN PAGES. QPY IflVE CENTS. II IB DINNER TO WOLCOTT Englishmen Fay Tholr Rcspecto to thor r Colorado Senator. HIS MISSION OF ABSORBING INTEREST Mr. Balfour Says Ho Heartily Concurs in Wolcott'a Ideas. GREATLY INTERESTED IN ARBITRATION Lord Hotbschild Regards the Eocont Treaty with High Favor. FASHIONABLE FOLK GO SLUMMING It IN Xoiv Co UN I lie rod ( In : Correct Til I UK- fur IiOiiiliiniTH In I , I ft ; (11 "Do"VliUe - cliiuiel Dlntrlct. ( Copyright , US7 , by the Associated PrepR. ) LONDON , Jan. 1C. The mission of Sena tor Edward 0. Wolcott of Colorado to Europe Is of absorbing Interest to all Interested In financial matters. Thus far the senator has been content to sound English feeling rather than expound his views , and the dinner which Henry While , formerly secretary of the United States legation hero , gave on January 11 to a number of distinguished people In order to enable them to meet Sena tor Wolcott , was an excellent opportunity for him to do so. Among those present were A. J. Balfour , first lord of the treas ury and government leader In the House of Commons ; the manjuls of Lancdowne , secre tary of state for war ; William Court Gully , speaker of the House or Commons ; Lord do Rothschild and Henry Asqulth , formerly "C net-rotary of state for homo affairs. The dinner "CT T ner was also a striking example of Mr. White's position In England , as there are few men who are able to collect such a gathering at short notice. A representative of the Associated press had a brief talk with Mr. Halfour , who .at first was reluctant to say anything on the subject for publication , on account of his official porltlon. But he remarked : "You can be sure that this Is from no lack of Interest in the cause. However , you may say this much : I have had great pleas ure In mcc-tlng Senator Wolcott , and heartily concur In his Ideas , so far as I have heard them. I am certain his mission will be productive of good results to the cause ot bimetallism In both countries. " Lord Rothschild was of the opinion that whatever benefit bimetallism would derive from tbo senator's mission would bo on the continent rather than In England , adding : "It depends on whatever action the powers that be in Franco and Germany will take. Senator Wolcott will undoubtedly confer with Emperor AVIllIain and M. Mcllnc" ( the French premier ) . Lord Rothschild also said that ho regarded. . Senator Wolcott as an able man , and , con tinuing , cald : "Ot course we , " alluding to his firm , "arc strict monometallism. " INTERESTED IN ARBITRATION. Ills lordship evinced great Interest In the arbitration treaty. "Will the senate ratify it ? " he asked. "I regard it as ono of It not the most Im portant events of the century. Anything that tends to bring the Anglo-Saxon races to gether will benefit both England and America. " The Associated press Is authorized testate state that all the recent reports In regard to William Waldorf Astor. which have been co prominently printed In many American papers are untrue. Mr. Aator not only is not a naturalized citizen of Great Britain , but ho has not the slightest Intention ot transfcrlng his allegiance to the British crown. It _ . is true that ho recently sold a portion of his real estate In New York , but this was purely In the * line of business. The great channel tunnel echeme which has been endorsed successively by Cobdcn , Bright , Gladstone and Leon Say , and condemned - domned by other statesmen , and all mili tary and naval experts has been abandoned. At a meeting of the company on Tuesday It was decided to utilize the borings as n coal chad and proceed to develop the coal seams discovered. At a meeting of the Society for Checking Abuses In Public Advertising , on Thurs day , the chairman , Sir Lcpcl Henry Grlfllu , who will bo remembered in America as ono of Henry Vlllard's-guests on the oc casion of the opening of the Northern I'a- tlllc railroad , said that the government and Parliament must ho told It Is their duty to prevent the disfigurement of places ot natural beauty and historical Interest , though It wau hard , he added , to interdict the farm- , ITS , "who got more from a crop ot posters than from a crop of wlnat. " The Laurentlen library at Florence will thortly publish some COO letters In their entirety , aiul In chronological order which were addressed to Michael Angela by his most celebrated contemporaries. These let ters are from popes , sovereigns , artists and wrltc'ra They have been stored in the Buonarlttl archives and only portions of them have hitherto been published. SLUMMING EXPEDITIONS. The old established ticket agency of Keith , 1'rowse & Co. , which numbers among Its patrons some of the most fashionable Went End folk , has recently announced by cir cular that they will conduct slumming ex peditions through Whltcchapcl nnd the East Knd of London , The terms therefor are high ; It U Imperative that no high hat shall be worn , and the places vlrltcd are "Iho rcsorta of the poorest of the poor" AH a matter of fact the Whlteohavel dis trict Is now eminent for Is respectability. Since the "Jack the Hipper" murders the police regulation ! ) for the entire district have been completely changed , and the streets there at all hourb tire ai safe as the Strand. Thn numerous courts and blind alley ; , ouee dark and vividly suggestive of crime , have been thoroughly lighted , to i that , d plte Us poverty , the Whltechapel district Is not no dangerous as thu corresponding - * pending tencnu-nt I oc.it It It's In New York. Richard Holmes , the librarian ot Windsor Castle , U preparing the material for the authoritative "Pernonal Life of Qui-cn Vic- t torla , " to bo published thl year. The lot- I * tor press will embrace a consideration of y Y' her majesty's position , flrt as prlnceM and ' J daughter , then n queen , wife and mother , S and of Itor reign "lnco Iho death of the prince consort. The wliter has been au thorized to correct certain Inaccurate ulnle- int'nti frequently made regarding thu quecn'd childhood , education uud early jears ou the. throne , nnd the queen will herself ex amine the manuscript. A chancery suit which bids fair to rival the famous case cf "Jarndyco and Jarndyce" will shortly como before the court. U It a claim for the sum of 9,000,000 , and con cerns the right to the Dryma estate In Wales. There have an annual rental of (300,000 and nre capitalized at 0,000,000 , being let out as collcrlcs. The claimant Is Nathaniel Iltchard Thomas , a collier. As may be expected , there are numerous other claimants. EXPEDITION AGAINST BENIN. The Hrltlsh government has not lost nny time In making arrangements to avenge Consul General Phillips and party , maesa- crcd by the Inhabitants of Ilcnln City , weal coast of Africa. About fifteen officers am ! ofllclnh Balled from Liverpool today for the Guinea coast and war stories will follow next week. The Drltlsh vessels on that station will furnish a landing party of COO blue jackets , who , w'th ' 300 Haussa troopa , will form an expedition which will ascend the river In launches to Sapoll. This force will march about seventy-five miles to Benin City , whoso most formidable defense Is a rampart of malaria swamp. The expedition Is provided with machine guns and war rockets , which are Intended to wipe out the king of Uenln. It la expected the operations will ba finished by1 the end of February , before - fore the rainy season commences. The march to Sapoll U expected to be a tlchllah pleco of work. There Is merely a jungle path opened , and ambuscades may bo ex pected. pected.M'KINLEY'S M'KINLEY'S HOME-MADE SUIT. President-elect McKlnley has como In for a great deal of chaff over the Amerlcan- made suit which ho is to wear at his In auguration. One paper caricatures him In baggy garments. The Globe thinks It un fortunate that an artlat of the uamo of Kocval is the most national tailor an Amer ican can nnd. The young Turk agitation Is spreading In the Balkan peninsula. Placards posted on the walls of the towns denounce the sultan In unmeasured terms. One placard , which was torn down by the police of Phllllpolls , was printed In red Ink. This has created a great stir and alarm among the Turks , as it is believed to Indicate a determination to resort to violent measures. The red printed placard read : "Sultan Hamld Is known to bo mad and our religion prescribes us to kill every mad dog. The young Turks , who have hitherto abstained from bloodshed , have now decided to assume the title of revolutionists and In future will use arms against the sultan and his followers. It Is our duty now to kill , burn and ruin everything connected with the Ylldlz kiosk. We shall blow It up. " The proclamation concluded with a call upon the Turks to seek revenge , Inform ing them that the hour to strike has arrived , and adding : "Let every true Moslem do his duty. " A dispatch to the Associated press from Dublin cays that there is no truth In the statement that Cardinal Loguc , the arch bishop ot Armagh and primate of Ireland , has urged John Dillon to retire from the chairmanship of the Irish parliamentary party and to allow Thomas Sexton to suc ceed him. Homo advices Indicate that thcro Is the greatest Interest In Italy over the American Immigration bill. It is realized that If passed It would bo a great blow to Italian Immigration and some newspapers assert that It seems especially directed against Italy , which will bo the heaviest sufferer by having1 the highest percentage of totally uneducated emigrants. The Post contains un advertisement of an English baronet , 78 years of age , nearly blind , slowly recovering from Illness , who has been deserted by his wife , and usks the benevolent to supply him with the neces saries of life. The London News says that Olga Nether- sole , the actress , Is to marry In the spring Dr. Oliver , who is at present in India. THEATRICAL GOSSIP. The company engaged to support Florence Gerard , the widow of Henry 13. Abbey , at John Sleeper Clark's new theater , the Strand , Is a strong ono , and Includes Charles Col- lette. Harry Paulton , Charles Weir and May Palfrey. "The Mayflower" has been secured for London by a .wealthy syndicate , at the head of which Is Millionaire E. Lambert , who has always Indulged In theatrical rrcculition. No theater has yet been secured , but the principal part has been offered to Evelyn Mlllard. "A Pierrot's Life , " the pantomime which attracted so much attention In Paris , is now being produced at a series of matinees at the Prince of Wales' theater. One ot the many suburban theaters has already succumbed to the stress of compe tition. U Is the Empire Theater ot Varieties at Black Pool. Active rehearsals of the new comic opera at the Savoy , for which F. C. Burnaud and H. Lchmaun wrote thu book and Sir Alex ander McKcnzlo 'has composed the music , began last Monday , January 11 , at the theater. For sonic tlmo there has been talk ot a new theater to ho erected near the Alhambra , which should form part of the new Improvements In Leicester square. The dlrrctom of the Alhambra , however , became r.larmed and purchased the available ad jacent property , consisting of the building where Hawk and Uivers carried on their iiiUMlcal agency. A. E. Maxon , the actor and novelist , has dramatized his last novel , entitled "The Courtship of Morris Buckler , " which has been accepted by I'orbes Robertson , who will produce It during his spring tour of the provinces with Mrs. Patrick Campbell in the character of the heroine. The dramatl/ed version of Thackeray's "Esmond , " which W. G. Wlllo left uncom pleted at bis death , has bccu Mulshed by his brother. Another proposed adaptation Is shortly to appear In America , in which 13. H , Sothern will asxumc the leading part. It will bo remembered that Mr. Pcmbcrtoa will be the biographer of the elder Sothern. Franklin McLtay , the Nero of "The Sign t < st the Cross , " Is to marry Grace Warner , daughter of Chnrlca Warner , who plays In the-samc company. Mr. MrLcay will have n strong part In "Tho Daughter of Baby lon" with Mr. Barret , Maud Jeffrey and Lillian Hanbury. Henry Savage Lander , grandson ot the poet , Walter Savage Lander , Is abqul to engage In n Journalistic expedition to the far northwest. Mr. Lander will bo mnom- berod In New York and Chicago , where he lived for several years. Eight hitherto unpublished letters of Mme de Stncl have recently been discovered ami will HOOII bo published. They are all ad- diYMU'l to the Czar Alexander I and Iia\r coimldcrublu hlitoilcal value. AniliiiNiiiiilor ICuxllk nl Mcr. PARIS , Jan. 1C. The United States am- b Muilor. Mr. IJuntls , and bin daughter have arrived ut Nice. PLAGUE m FAMINE Appalling Calamity Hanga Over the Wretched Inhabitants of Indiai ORIENT SUFFERS FROM TWO SCOURGES Authorities took Forward to Terrible Mortality in Near Futnrci URGENT APPEAL FOR PRIVATE CHARITY Lord Mtiyor of London Galls On America for Contributions. ALL EUHOPE TAKING PRECAUTIONS Driintlc McunitrcH to Ho Uiuiiloyoil to Prevent tliu IMiiKiiu from Ol > - tnlnlni ; it Holil un the Continent. ( Copyright , 1S97 , by the AESoclnteil Press. ) BOMBAY , Jan. 1C. Plague and famine arc stalking arm-in-arm through densely popu lated portions of the British empire , thou sands nre dead or dying , and the outlook becomco blacker and more terrible every day. day.Millions Millions of hapless men , women and chil dren are starving and the famlne-atrlchcn districts , having a population ot nearly 40,000,000 , will have to depend upon the hand of charity for food enough to keep body and soul together until April , or later. Other districts , with a population numbering about SO.000,000 , are already feeling the pangs ol bitter privations from food , and this must bo endured well Into eprlng , before perma nent relief will bo afforded by nature. Funds for the relief of the sufferers are being raised on ! all sides , but a very lar e amount of money will bo needed to provide food even for these unfortunate people who live on almcat nothing , from one end of the year to the other. This calamity , awful as it Is In Its In tensity , Is probably no greater than the ravaged of the dread plague he.re , threaten ing to spread , through the fright ofl the na tives of this city , Into other ports of India , and it It reaches the greatly wcn'tcned famine- sufferers , the mortality may bo enor mous. The natives have been reduced by lack of food to llttlo less than living ckele- tons In the most heavily stricken districts , and as such they cannot but fall victims by the thousands to the black plague. The mortality 'here has quadrupled with out accounting the deaths which have oc curred among the hundreds of thousands ol people who have lied In terror from Bombay , In many cases , abandoning their all In the hurried /flight from the pcatllence. Up to recently , Bombay , with' Its population of about 850,000 , enjoyed the reputation of be ing one ot the healthiest cities in India , Its Banltary works being equal to these of the European capitals. But ail this has changed. More than halt ot the population has dis appeared , and these who remain are cither helpless or cannot get away , or are crowding out of the city by roll , water and road , or else contemplate so doing , unices there la a change for the better shortly. The government ofllclals are seriously alarmed , the native phyalclana have nearly all left the city , business Is paralyzed , mlllu clcsed , cr closing , the streets are partly de serted , and on all sides are empty houses boarded up or wide open. The passage of funeral parties through the streets goca on day and night , burning grounds , or ghats , light the skies with their rcflectlona , and line after line of bodies thcfe or at the Paraco burial spota are awaiting consign ment to the flamca or to Mother Earth. HEAVY DEATH UATE. The number of deaths from plague In this city is now estimated , unomclally , to bo over 3,000 , and there are about 170 addi tional victims dally , with this number In creasing as tlmo wears on. The Europeans , however , have been singularly free from contagion up to the present time , only three deaths among them being recorded to date. At Karachi , Poona and Bandra , where largo numbers of refugees have sought safety , the plague has broken out In most threatening form. At Bandra , for Instance , 129 deaths are recorded out , of ISO cases of the plague , causing consternation even among the physicians. In this city thcro are thousands of houses without native servants , nearly all the latter having joined the fleeing multitude. Employers are help less because of the desertion of their clerks and porters and stores are closed on account of the almost utter stagnation of business. The mortality during the past week hero has been unprecedented , while the returns of deaths from remittent fever are extraordi narily high above the plague rate , which is naturally Interpreted as meaning that num bers of people who have fallen victims to the plague have been ofllclally recorded as having died of remittent fever. The government ofllclals are dreading the spread of the plague to the British troops In garrison hero and are proposing to withdraw the European troops and send them into the best place available on the other side of Bombay harbor. On the other hand , there are people who oppose this step being taken on the ground that tbo pres ence ot the British regiments has a salutary effect upoa the populace , which might othpr- wlso start rioting and looting. It U also suggested that the whole city should bo Iso lated , that escape by the land sldo bo pre vented by a strong cordon of troops and that escape by water should bo prevented by the patrolling of armed steamers , HEHOIC TREATMENT , There are people who go so far as to strongly advocate that the only radical euro is to drive the remaining natives from tbo quarter ot the city Inhabited by them , apply the torch to their habitations and burn every place to the ground. They point to the fact that no amount of disinfectant will wipe out the horrible scourge , as the rain and even the mite arc infected and will carry the poUllcneu far and-wide unless the flro cure In adopted. If thh In done , and it now ECt-ms likely , the whole of thu remaining native population will bo driven out by the troops to an Immense camp , which will have been previously prepared for them. There , the natives will bo com pelled to remntn , surrounded by a cordon at troops , until the plague U stamped outer or works lie worst among the unfortunates. The European doctor * arc showing a Hue example to the naUrec. Although many of tliom have as a pirruution oont away their families , they urn doing everything possible , uorlilng nlijht and day in their efforts to ntnmp out the loatluome pestilence , restore the courage of the faint-hearted and on- couragp bunlncNH. Tint camp at Andhcrl U In a particularly unhealthy state nod an outbreak of cholera there ) seems certain In addition to a visitation from the plague. Water Is scarce , and what thcro .Is of It is filthy. Many of the refugees , alarmed by the deaths which have already occurred there , have fled to other points. cotiMin ; 5\vlTii F.VMIXK. p ' Mont AmiallliiK Ciiiiiiiy HiuKtH Over Inlinliltnnlujof Inilln. LONnON , Jan. 1C. For aomo time past everything has pointed to th'u fact that India Is face to facewith the face- moat appalling ca lamity since the British , occupation. The spread ot the bubonic plague came almost with dramatic suddenness' on the famtno and created through Europe a feeling of the greatest alarm. Up to the present the two visitations have been confined to separate areas , but It Is extremely probable that the plague will crc < long rfcach the famine districts , owing to Urn impossibility of pre venting the migration of the panic-stricken natives , and should this turn out to be the case , competent authorities look forward to terrible mortality , as the plague germs will find fruitful soil in the emaciated natives. The Indian government appears hardly to have foreseen such a glgahtlc undertaking as that of relieving the necessities of over 80,000,000 of people , and Its ready acquies cence to the proposition to appeal to pri vate charity Indicates that It now recognizes the Insufficiency ot Its arrangements. The sympathy In Great' Britain Is now thoroughly aroused and rollef funds have been started In all the chief towns. The Mansion house fund is approaching 90,000 ( $450,000) and It Is hoped that the- total of the fund will reach at least 700,000 ( $3- COO.OOO ) , which was the amount subscribed for the relief of the sufferers of the last famine. The newspapers , however , urge that some more drastic measure be adopted and ono of the weekly papers suggests that Parliament vote a big grant or lend India 10,000,000. A representative of the Associated press called on the lord mayor , Qeorgo Phillips , after the meeting at the Mansion house to day. At that meeting a resolution moved by the duke of Connaught , recognizing It to be a public duty to assist In the work of ex tending the relief measures , and a motion of Henry Hobliousc , M. P. , which Invited the county ofllclals and clergy to co-operate In the relief work , were adopted. The lord mayor said he was hopeful that Americans would co-operate , and ho _ wrote the follow ing statement , which ho asked the Associated press to publish In the United States. AN APPEAL TO AMEUICA. "The lord mayor of London will receive with profound gratitude any donations from the people of America foi % the India famine funds. Ho asks the royal family to con tribute. GEOHGD FAUDEC PHILLIPS. "Lord Mayor. " From the European point of view , how ever , the plague is a matter of greater con cern than , the 'famine. AH continental gov ernments are adopting precautionary meas ures at their ports , and'-the Import from India of rags , linen andietherarticles , capa ble of conveying germs It m-ohlbitcd , and it is announced that a Euro'pMi conference will bo held at Homo -conquer the adoption of combined measures to ij-evcnt the plague * * * - Invading Europe. The Russian government has sent doctors to Persia to watch the progress of the disease and If It appears either in Persia , Afghanis tan or Koshgar , the Uusslan frontier will be immediately closed. The Indian government has dispatched the director general of the , medical department to study the disease at Bombay , and two chief officials of the Egyptian uanltary staff have also gone there to arrange for measures to prevent the spread of the plague to Mecca , which , If it occurred , would probably mean the Invasion of Egypt. The Egyptian gov ernment has decided that if the plague shall appear In Arabia no Egyptian pilgrim will bo allowed to return until the disease there shall have become extinct. Moreover , no pilgrim would In that case be allowed to 1 a o Egypt unless he could , prote ho had means of btibslstcnce for a six months' stay In Hcdjaz , otherwise the laud of the pilgrimage. The Mecca pilgrimage Is' now a source of the greatest anxiety to European govern ments , nnd It is urged on many sides that the pilgrimages ought to be stopped. Jt ap pears that at the International sanitary coun cil at Constantinople the Austrian delegate proposed that the pilgrimages from India should be prohibited , but the Turkish dele gate opposed this on the ground that It would trench on an essential part of the Mohammedan faith. STOP MECCA PILGRIMAGES. The Dally News publishes a long letter advocating prohibition of the pilgrimage and suggests that the European tnlnlstero at Teheran and St. Pctciahurg Induce the shah and the czar to proclaim the closing of the channels- the pilgrimage- , while the Turk ish authorities cloao the port of Jcddah. Great Britain , under treaty arrangcmenta , can prohibit Afghanistan pilgrims from traversing India and can1 also stop the cfllux from Baluchistan. The Austrian govern ment has decided to prevent , o far as pos sible , the pilgrimage from Bosnia and Her/o- govanla. The British Medical Journal men tions a report that six plague caaen have reached Marseilles , but adds It believes the disease.will not eprcad , as the town Is in good sanitary condition. . OK Misru AT HO.MI : . tN Create it IHpturliniice lit ail Inilln Itclli-C .Vs-elliiK. LONDON , Jan. 10. The lord mayor , George Faudel Philips , today presided at a largo meeting at the Mansion house called to promote the workof uldfng the famine mif- fercrs In India. The a cctary of state for India , George Hamilton , ( the Duke of Con- naught and the duke of Cambridge were among those present. TJiq duke of Con- naught movo.1 a resolution .nicngnlznlg It to bo a public duty to asslsf litho work of ex tending the relief mcaaUro. Lord George Hamilton seconded the jiioUon. ami an ex citing scene followed. Hyiidman , the poclal- lit leader , tiled to move , an amendment , that in view of the distress at home but the lord mayor Interrupted , ilm , saying that U was neither the tlmo nor place to move an ' amendment. Hyndman , .however , persisted In attempting to move his amendment , and ho was finally ejected from' the hall amid chcera and a few hisses. The duke of Con- naught's resolution was then adopted , Henry Hobhouse , M , P. , for EaH Somer set , liberal unionist , then moved , and Ho.i , George N , Curzon , parliamentary secretary for the foreign office , seconded a motion In viting the olllclaU and clergy to co-operate In the relief work1 , j Another attempt to move an amendment similar to Hyndman'H followed , but Itvaf ruk < l out of order , and Iho motion of Mr. Hobhouie wan adopted , Illxlit > D Kcjillf' AxxIpTiiiMl. HOME , Jan , Ifl. Blyhpp Kcanc , formerly lector of the Catholic unlverrlty atVneli - Ington , hag been appointed to the sacred con gregation o ( the propicanda sud fituJIcs. DIPLOMATS CONFER Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs Visits Prince Hohenloho ! KAISER WILLIAM GIVES HIM AUDIENCE Matters Eelating to Artillery of Both Countries Are Discunad. G3AIM DEALERS DEFY NEW BOURSE LAW Bitter War Expected Betwosu Agrarians and Produce Exchange ? , POLISH EDITOR SENTENCED TO JAIL AilinlnlHlriitlvc MciixiircN of < liLrrutt - Hlitu CJiivoriimoiii I'rovc Kitdlc , Thin * I-'nr , In Siiilir 'HHliiB rollxli ( Copyright , 1S9T , by the As'oclntt'il Press. ) BERLIN , Jan. 1C. The presence In this city ot Count Goluchowskl , the Austrian minister for foreign affaire , who arrived hero tha ! morning , la understood to bo partly due to the desire ot the two cmperoro to come to an understanding In regard to the projected reorganization of the artillery of both armies. Count Goluchowakl called upon Prince Hohenlohc , the- Imperial chan cellor , soon after his arrival , and this evenIng - Ing was received In audience and dined with UmpcroiT William. It appears that the German military at tache at Vienna had a special audience with Emperor Francis Joseph early In the week and Gave hla majesty a detailed explanation ot the new German field gun , with drawIngs - Ings , models , etc. The German emperor also had a long conversation with Baron von Szogycly-Marlch , the Austrian ambassador to Germany , and with the Austrian military attache on the same oubjcct. Count Goluchowskl will also confer with Emperor William and Prince Hohenlohc on foreign affairs , especially as regards Franco and the HiiFjIan alliance. The appointment of Count Mauravlcff , the Russian minister to Denmark , to be Rus sian minister of foreign affairs In succession to the late Prince Lobanoff Ilustovskl , Is not well received here , EO It Is not consid ered favorable to Germany. Prlnco Bis marck's organ , however , the Hamburger Nachrlchtcn , in an article today expresses the oplnloln that the appointment of Count Mauravleff dots not signify an unfavorable change of Russian policy toward Germany and declares Germany , and not Russia , will be responsible for any change in the present friendly relations. The action ot the grain dealers in consoli dating their Interests and defying the new- bourse law has stirred up the agrarians , whcfio press , headed by the Kruesa ZcltunK , Is now agitating the formation of a fanners' pool , with a view of checkaiatiijg the deal ers and to arranso for th.6 direct sale of their produce. It Is suggested that the farmers form "sale associations" and dis pense with the middleman. An open and bitter war between the agrarians and former members of the produce exchanges Is now expected. EDITOR JAILED. The Prussian government Is finding that the Polish agitation cannot be auppreascd by administrative measures under the ex isting laws , and la preparing a bill for Introduction In the Diet , giving It greater powers to deal with the agitation. In the meanwhile , the Polish press continues Its treasonable utterances , and the leading Pol ish organ , the Poscn Kuryer , waa heavily flneJ this week and its editor sentenced to six weeks In Jail. The police alno made i-e- peatcd searches of the offlce of the Gazcta Roblncza of Berlin and Its chief editor will be prosecuted. In the Relchsland ( Alsace-Lorraine ) , the government Is dealing with greater severity with the anti-German propaganda , and the Gazette de Lorraine , the leading organ of the French population , has been forbidden to print olllclal news In French. Emperor William , since the removal of the court to BTlin , has resumed his customary life. Ho taken long walks In thd Thlergar- tcn every morning in company with the empress ; or , If It is wet , walks alone , and returns to the schloai and listens to reports until noon. After that ho gives audiences until 1:30 : p. m. While strolling In the Thlergarten his majesty IB frequently seen watching the ekatcits on tbo big lake. Owing to unpleasant encounters with overcurious - curious civilians during the hunts near Berlin In November , the emperor has given Instructions for the big court hunt at Buckow today , that the whole territory bo enclosed with roycei and barbed wire , and numerous guards will be stationed there In order to prevent Intrusion. Only holders ot personal cards of Invitation will be allowed to enter. It Is understood that the negotiations of Austria and Germany with France with a vlc/w of abolishing sugar , bounties have failed. Much stir has been caused In Cologne , ow ing to thf order of the military governor , General Lclpzlger , that no military assist ance be given to the carnival and that no olllcers bo allowed to attend It , because atone ono of the Foils sessions of the Cologne Carnival society an Ironical speech was made referring to the Brusewltz affairs , which was considered offensive to the army. As the promoters of the carnival depend upon army horses to draw cars , It Is feared that It will cither fall through or turn out tq bo a poor affair. HIGH-HANDED MEASURE. The radicals and national liberals Intend to question , in tbo Reichstag , the govern ment's right to Imprison editors for retim ing to reveal the authorship of Information. They Intend to propoao a special law to render tmch high proceedings Impossible In the future. It appearw that the Ruslsan minister for the Interior 1s responsible for the prosecu tions which caused friction between himself and Prince Hohenlohe , who dlsapproveu the preliminary fctca In honor of the centcn- nary of William I's birthday , which are al ready occurring. The Pan-German students' federation made a big demonstration at the Philharmonic hall on Thursday. The stu dents of thu Veterinary College of Berlin will hold a meeting next Monday , and simi lar celebrations upon the part of the r indents of Goettlngcn , 'Marburg and Glcsscn have been arranged for February 15. The urrangcmento are now completed for a big national festival In honor of the ceuten- nary on ilurcb 22 , In Berlin , The emperor Is taking great Interest Jn the movement and has sanctioned the program , which hen been drawn up by a representative body of cltlreni and municipal authorities. I to .mala featured nio the unveiling ot the national monument near the odilccs , on March 'it , and a big parade on the following day. THE BEE BULLfeTI Wcnlhcr rorccust for Snowj acnernll 1. Wnlrntt Opt * n Dinner nt I.omK I'lii KIIP iinil fninlnn In Itulhi. Clrrnmnjr uml Atutrln In Conference. \Vom1mru of thu World UtlllcuUU- * , S. NrhriKkit May Ho ltr < lt trlctiul. Onmlm I In nl ( Siu > luaiirnnrc Company. R > lliimm u Ciindliliitii for Kotmtor. Klo I.nuU In tlio ItiitliitliiK. Im\n'n Sporliil l.i'KlHlutho Hi'Mlon , I , I .a it Week In Oimih i Society. n , Caiiilldiitt'H for tin1 , lu < 1ir lil | > . II , S , ( liiiilmut < ) ( > < to lliniRkok. 0. Coti-ii'll Ilium Lnctl M'lttcri. 7 , Iliuiil of ItohliciM Itrokvn Up. H. County < Jt Hninn 1'rco AdUco. 1) . Sum Crops from Dry Itogloii * . 10. "Tint Mutiililu Mituy. " "Tim Junior I/tniplliitur. ! " 11. Woiimn ! Her Wuy < irul Her World. 12. KilKorlnl mill Comment. 13. Ti > iiiii < 44oo'ii Crntonnlil Sliou- . Sumn Curium Ciirk crctv I'oiill * . 1 I. Wi-okly ( ! rHt of S , ) ) rtli : ; ( lo-nlp. in , CommiTi-l il 111 I riniitirl il. 1(1. ( With thn WhcrU In Winter. STOItM IIKADKII TOWAllI ) OMAHA. SIHMV , North \VtiulM anil it Colil Wave ArtSuhiMliilnl. . Lite last evening Weather Forecaster Welsh received Instructions from the Chicago cage offlce to hoist the Inland storm signals. The Chicago offlce predicted that the rain that had been falling during the day would turn to snow ; that northerly winds would blow , nnd that It would be much colder toJay and tomorrow. SI.VIKU.V Him.MiD TO DUATIt. l.lNt Of PfltlllltlcN llUTCIIHCH III tllC IlnlliiM Orphan Home I 'I IT. DALLAS , Tex. , Jan. 1C. Sixteen llttlo glrs ! and boys arc dead as u result of last nlght'E flro nt the Btickner Orphan home , and nine others ate seriously burned and crushed. Three ot the Injured , It Is thought , cannot recover. The flro commenced about 10 o'clock Fri day night nnd raged until the bojs' dormi tory was destroyed. 'When the ashes had cooled enough to admit of a eearch scores of sympathizing friends and neighbors began the sad task of flndlng the bodies of the flvo whom It was known had perished. The search had hardly been Instituted when the terrible truth that there were more than five bodies In the ashes became known. The search continued until dawn , when sixteen bodies had been found. The dead ore : OSCAR JACKSON , aged 13. BIRDIE BHITTON , aged 13. MARION BRITTON AND MILTON BRIT- TON , twins , agtd 10 , all of Dallas county. CARLOS JONES , aged u , of Hunt county. WILLIE RICHARDS , aged C , of Collins county. GROVER CLEVELAND YARBOROUGII , aged 13 , of Smith county. PRESTON CRIBBS , aged 13 , of Fannln county. WILLIAM MILLER , aged 7. of Laniar county. EUGENE BLACK , aged 8 , of Callahan county. . iy Hwvjia,5 , its. vn > - * ' * * ' * VIRGIL NELSON ; aged 10. ot Marlon county. RICHARD MARSH , aged 10 , of Dcnton county. ARTHUR EDWARDS , aged 10 , of Wise county. OSCAR HOWARD , aged B , of Cherokee county. RAY KING , aged 9. of the Indian Terri tory. tory.THOMAS THOMAS O'BANNON , aged C , died at 1 o'clock this afternoon from his burns. ' Seriously injuicd : Dan Grace , aged G , fatally burned over two-thirds of body. Earl Doodle , aged G , badly burned ou back. Charles Boyd Friend , aged 10 , seriously and probably fatally burned on head , face , hands and arms and Injured on the head from jumping from the second story. Richard Zurmwaldt , aged 12 , seriously burned on head , face and neck. Sadie Brltton aged IT , hands burned and ankle sprained from a Jump from the occ- end story. Walter Blocklngton Ynrborough , aged 8 , both hands burned. Bcnnlc Ware , aged 11 , seriously Injured ; not expected to live. Jim Scott , aged 10 , burned , on both Icga. Samuel Henderson , aged 10 , burned about face , bands and arms. IIAO A JIMS KXI'KIHTION IIK.VIJV. CIIIIML of Hip ArrpNt of the Ciiliiin Cciiri-al , IlololT. NEW YORK , Jan. 1C. The Herald thin morning ssys : General Carlos lloloff , sec retary of war for the Insurgent Cuban provisional government , has Just completed the formation of one of the largest military organizations over prepared In this country in aid of the Cuban cause. The disclosure of Roloff's plans led to his arrest again. Senor Baldanu , the Spanish consul general In Hi In city , WAS notified that Roloff wan or ganizing 1:1 * expedition. The filibusters are said to be ready to Ball at a moment's notice. The Cubans purchased for the expedition 2,000,000 cartridges , C.OOO Mauser rifles , four rapid firing guns , 2,000 gun cartridges and a largo quantity of dynamite , in addition to hospital stores unxl camp material. This entire expedition was organized in a cigar factory In the lower part of the city. A son of Jose Marti , who was killed at the begin ning of the revolution in 1895 , joined the ex pedition as an aide to General HolofT. 1 KH.HI-OIJTIO \ OT TOLSTOISTS. ItiiNKlnii CoviTimiout Tu U ON .Severe- MfllMircHKiiliiHt AlllleronlM. NEW YORK , Jan. 1C. The Evening Post's evening copyrighted London cablegram today saya ; The spread of Tolstolsm among the educated and professional classes of Russia has led to a spirited atatu of erusade against the Tolstolsts. In some villages ono out of every ton Inhabitants IH un avowed Tolstolst , and there are many more secret adherents. A notable accession Is Prlnco Dltnltry Chll- koff. The houses of tmspccted persons are being searched , Tolstoi's work are confis cated and Iho owners are entered In the police black book. Sumo active ToUtotsts have mysteriously disappeared from Puv- loka , and U li feared they have been sent to Siberia , Others have had their children taken from them. It Is Mated that the coun cil of stal has coimldcrod the rnie.itlon of ToUtol's expulsion and only refrains lent un attucR on PO great an authority and thinker should rally hln forces to Ma ulde , ROME , Ja"n.i10.--Massowau advices arc to ' thn effect tlmt'"a body of di'rvlslU'K , believed to bo the advance guard of the entire dervish forces , has entered the Kedareft district and Is moving on Agordat. The Italian govern ment Is concentrating all the troops avail able neir AgorJat , which 'U well defended , FIGHT GETS HOTTER War Among Woodmen of the World Maj Inflame the Porost. BREACH BETWEEN ALPHA CAMP AND ROOT Sovereign Oommandor is Accused of Going : Beyond His Authority , TRIES TO COLLECT ASSESSMENTS DIRECT Notices Sent to Nonresident Members Bring On Mora Trouble. SOME CAUSTIC CORRESPONDENCE PASSES from Clerk Allen ( < > the of the Order Clvcn tu the I'ulillc for reriiniil. Moro differences than these mentioned In yesterday's Bee exist between Sovereign Commander J. C. Hoot of the Woodmen ol the World and the olllcers nnd some of tlm members of Alpha camp. These additional troubles , however , seem to have grown out of the Ill-feeling aroused by the disagree ment that was detailed yesterday. They are so serious that the assistance ot the local courts may be called In to adjust them. During the early days of the order , In 1890 or 1S91 , some members were secured who lived In towns outside the city , where thcro was no camp organized. For awhlla these members paid their assessments ami dues directly to the general headquarters. They were celled mcmbcrs-at-largo. After ) Alpha camp was organized and In working order thesa members were turned over to It and placed on Its rolls. As years went on the number ot the nonresident members was Increased , particularly fiom Illinois. On account ot certain bcctlons In the constitu tion of the order It cannot do business In Illinois. Therefore , when members have been secured from that state they have been turned over to Alpha camp. These Illinois members consist chiefly of traveling men. It appears that after the sovereign com mander and the camp got Into a dispute over the question ot a separate jurisdiction , the former took stepn to take away these non resident members. Ho Informed Clerk C. J' . Allen ot Alpha camp of this movement and also told him that hereafter these mem bers would pay their assessments and dues Into the general headquarters as mcinbcrs- at-large. He ordered the clerk not to try to collect from them. Clerk Allen In reply Informed Sovereign Commander Hoot that ho would take no orders from him and also called him down In no very gentle manner , as the following extract from the letter will show : ALLEN WniTKS TO ROOT. "By what authority do you assume to glv mo directions not to collect from the mem bers ot Alpha camp , ot which I am clerk , their dues and assessments ? rienuo state also by what provision of law and by what authority you take upon yourself the prlvl- Icgo of notifying the members ot Alpha camp not to pay their dues and nsnoFsmonta to the camp of which they are members ? I would respectfully Inform ypu that Alpha camp still exists , Is very competent and fully able to carry on its business In accordance with the constitution and laws , and we shall continue to collect assessments from all our members In the future ns wo have In the past , and also that proceedings will bo In stituted to recover every dollar of money collected from members of Alpha camp by the sovereign olllcc. Also that Alpha camp will appeal this matter to the March cession of the sovereign camp , if you persist in the action outlined in your letter. If a member of Alpha camp docs not wish to continue as such , thcro arc ways by which he can law- 'nlly sever his connection , but they will not jo taken from Alpha camp by any act ot arrogant dogmatism. I had always supposed. the constitution und laws governed the sov ereign commander , as well an any one else , nit It seems the sovereign commander la over and above the laws. It might be well 'or ' Alpha camp to ascertain just what power the poverclgn commander dors possess. " The camp olllcers maintained that the sovereign commander was acting directly In violation of the constitution ot the order. As proof of this , they cite the section of the constitution which defines a "mcmber-at- argc. " This section follows : POSITION OF ALPHA CAMP. "A member in good standing In a camp , at the tlmo of its simpcnsloii or dissolution , may , within sixty days from the date of Its suspension or dissolution by the sovereign camp or head camp and upon the payment of all arrearages and CO ccnta to the sov ereign clerk , or head clerk , receive from him a card , upon which he may be admitted to nombcrshlp In any other ramp. In the same urisdlctlon , If prctcntcd within thirty days 'rom ' Its date , accompanied by thu prescribed camp fee , under the restrictions required for the reinstatement of auspcnded members. Provided , that any member of a suspended or dissolved camp who shall be refused mem bership in another camp , after having com piled with the foregoing miulionicnU , may , ipon dispensation of the sovereign com mander or a head consul , he a meinbcr-at- arge. In such cwnt ho shall pay his as sessments to the sovereign cleric , or head clerk , also W annual dues , payable scnil- annually In advance , and It In good standing at his death , his bcnellclary certificate shall bo valid. Proofs of death of ouch members shall bo made an the sovereign commander or a bead consul may direct. " According to this section the members ol Alpha camp allege ( hat they did not rc- : uno addition to any of tlu-ao non-renlJent membcro , and that such , therefore , cannot jo termed meinbcrs-at-largc. Therefore , they lold that Sovereign Commander Root has no right to order them to be such , If they do not voluntarily withdraw. HOOT WILL NOT DOWN. Despite the communication of Clerk Allen , Sovereign Commander Root 'ncvprthclcsn ' cent notices to these ne/nr ldciit inunbcrH , In structing them to pay their anaetimenta and luc Into the uoverelgn olflcers In the fu ture. In retaliation the camp has also sent notices to tb'-ao ' members , culling their at * trillion to the section of llie constitution ami : he followlim comments from G , B. Thomp son , consul commander of Iho camp ; "Such magisterial preemption aa tills cannot bo Buffered to paes by unnoticed. \lphu ramp will protect Its nonresident members equally with the resident ones. Mont of you remember how , without on/ ranting whatever , your dueu were Increased from f3 to f4 , 0 per annum , That act wan iinrnnn upon the oflleera and members of Mplm camp an euddciily , In fact , more uo ,
