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ESTABLISHED JTJ E 19 , 3871. OMAIIA , SUNDAY FEBRUARY 14 , 1807-SIXTEEX PAGES. LE COl'Y FIVE CENTS.
ALL EYES ON CRETE
European Nation ? Look Askance at tbi
Eastern Fireworks.
SPARK MAY SET THE CONTINENT ABLAZI
King George's Action in Dispatchinj
Tlotilla Orcates Sensation.
GREEK NOTE TO POWERS A DARING MOVI
Almost Tantamount to Declaration of Wa
Against Tnrkoy.
GEORGE IS URGED ON BY HIS SUBJICT
HIIH No Choice IjeM lint IH-tliroiieineii
1C lie I OCM Not Kxert IIlniHclf
lit Helm If ot
Crelc.
( CopyrlBlit. IfOT , > y hc Associated Press. )
LO"4DON , Feb. 13. All Europe Is watch
Ins t ] u Cretan fireworks display with th
fircai u anxiety , as a spark may set al
BuroO ablaze. Everybody Is agreed thn
the present moment Is the most crltlca
ulnco the powers Intervened In Turkish al
fairs. The daring action of Greece In scnel
Ing Prlnco George with a torpedo flotlll
to Crete -has caused a flutter In the Et
ropcan cabinets. Telegraphic dispatches o
the subject have been Hying across tb
continent , telegrams from the. cast hav
arrived In rapid succession and the marqul
of Salisbury yesterday had an Interview
with the different ambassadors. The lir
portnnco of these can be gauged by the fac
that Count von Hatzfelt , the German am
bassador , went to the foreign office , al
though he was In such feeble health thn
ho was unable to meet ex-Empress Frei :
crick on her arrival In London ycsterda ;
The Greek note to the powers Justlfyln
the attitude of Greece toward Crete I
couched In such strong terms as to be re
gardcd In official circles as almost tantj
mount to a declaration of war against Tui
key. The note accused the Turkish troop
of siding with the Mussulmans ; said tha
the Turkish reinforcements meant a rcnewt
of atrocities against the Cretan Christian !
nnd concluded with saying that It was there
fore Incumbent upon Greece to prevent a
all cost the landing of reinforcements , nc
only out of sympathy with but as a dut
to the Greek population , "which lias Jui
f m solemnly declared Its determination to ae
ccpt nothing but union with the mothci
land. "
, - This menacing attitude toward Turkey 1
m julto yolto face upon the part of Kin
George , who has hitherto shown a moderati
pacific disposition , and there Is consldcrabi
speculation for the reason thereof. Tli
opinion Is expressed that Greece must b
able to count upon the support of some IE
iluentlal persons and the tolerance of other :
and indications point to Russia as he
backer. It Is contended that the clos
kinship between the two reigning Cam Ilk
must count for something In the preset :
crisis , and people arc asking what passe
I at the conference between the czar an
King George of Greece ut Copenhagen las
autumn. . King George also had a confci
once with Count Goluchow when In Vlenu
i ; and It Is stated the latter advised Grccc
to wait patiently and In the future sh
might reap the fruit which was not yc
ripe.
iPUSHED BY THE PEOPLE.
Apparently King George , pushed by the ns
tlonal feeling In Greece , bus been trying t
expedite matters by a buld stroke. Accord
Ing to advices from Athens the excltemer
In Greece was so great tnat the king ellhei
had to yield or pack hla trunk and leav
the country forever. It Is. stated that Kin
George has admitted that ho had no cholc
between dethronement nnd putting hlmsel
at the head of the popular movement , and I
Is thought In some quail era that the threa
to Eu'nd off his son. Prince * George , with th
torpedo flotilla was only Intended for effec
and as a means of appeasing the clamor r
the populace , But dispatches today sho\
that the passions of the Greeks are thor
oughly aroused. Throughout the countr ;
meetings arc lining held nnd subscription
in the aid of ( ho .Cretans are being raised
Dispatches fronj the European capitals In
dlcato sympathy with Greece , but the gov
ernmcnts fear that If Oiceco Is allowed t
anne ? : Cieto an uprising In the Balkans !
occur and efforts will be made there to tliro\
off thu Turkish yoke. All the Balkan state
except Rouninnla are ready to rlfic. Mace
donla especially Js cageit to ( ly at the Turk
l h tin oat. Arms there , however , are com
partitive ! ) * scarce , although a quantity hav
been Imported recently. Nevertheless , thi
will not prevent a rising If Greece Is In
\olvvd with Turkey , and tin- whole penlnsul
will speedily bo converted Into a huge cock
pit.
pit.This
This is the reason the ; powcr.s now oppos
Greece's annexing Crete ? until the who !
scheme ) for the partition of Turkey Is agrcci
upon by the powers. Several foreign news
papers are already dbrufslng the division o
the spoils , and u French diplomat , the Cointi
do Chaudory , today In nn interview say
bo thinks the cullapso of Tuikoy Is now In
evltable. Russia , ho adds , will probably tali
Armenia , France- will get Syria and Knglam
will retain Ogypt. Many of the conllncnta
notvspapcrs accused Great lirltnln of Inclt
Ing Greece , but the > y add little proof to cs
tabllsb thrlr allegations , The KuglUh paper
generally sympathize with the Cretans am
urge ) thu government not to prevent the an
n ex at Ion of Crete by Gn.oco ,
According to the Spectator the martinis o
Salisbury darn not , In vlow of the feeling1 | i
Great Britain , Join In coercing Greece , Thl ;
journal says : "We do not bellevo there I
any danger of It. But , In any case , thi
Ililllsh people will not outer upon such i
course of crlnio , oven to pnvseryej tbo Euro
pean concert or Kuiopean peace. Horror o
the sultan has gone Into tliclr very souls , '
T.ho newspaper * publUh a Hut of the for
rlgn war ships In Cretan waters. Grca
Britain has four buttlcbhtpa'and two cruUen
tliero ; France has four cruisers ; Russia bv ;
a battleship and a rrulftir : Austila baa t
citHscr ami Greece ban a battleship , a cor
vctte , a cruiser and elx torpedo boat * . Tin
papers also publish comparisons between tin
Turkish and Greek fleets.
SICIUS AIU2 OlK.lllI\i VI' A HIT
Koiv HlO of MKM I'leree the Win
ClouilN In Ihe : : * .
( Copj rlglit , 1W7 , by the A oclr.tf < l I'm * . )
ATHENS , Feb. 13. Tliero Is n change fo ;
the butter -hero today , The people are be
coming calmer and tbo public olticlalu an
Jietraylnc anxiety ad to the o\entual out
come of the demonstration of Greece In
behalf of the Cretan Insurgents. U Is now
known that very Btrong pressure has been
brought to bear upon King George within
the past twenty-four houre , and that equally
strong pressure has been exercised upon the
sultan of Turkey in order to prevent an
outbreak of hostilities between Greece and
Turkey. The latter country Is understood to
have agreed not to send troops to Crete
and the powers In return are believed to be
restraining Greece from actively Interfering
in Crete. At the same tlmo there Is evi
dently danger In the direction of Thcasaly
and Macedonia , for Greek troops are being
hurriedly dispatched to the frontiers and
reports from Snlonlca pay that the Turks
are quietly mustering an army corps there
In order to be prepared for emergencies.
The situation In the Islam ! of Crete 1ms
somewhat Improved. Desultory fighting is
still reported , ar.i > It la stated here that
the Insurgents are practically In possession
of the whole Island , with the exception ol
the larger towns. If this Is the case , the
union of Crete and Greece having been
formally proclaimed , the Independence of the
Cretans from Turkish rule Is almost a fait
accompli , and It Is difficult to see bow the
pre-exlstlnB order ot things can be restorcel
without Joint action upon the part of the
powers and a military occupation of Crete
by the foreign fleets. In offlclal circles licit
this outcome la not believed lo be possible ,
and there is a disposition now to qutctl )
allow events to take their natural oouree
the Idea being that Crete Is practically fret
and that the Island lo likely to remain at
unless subdued by the powers. The ques'
tlon to be discussed , It Is s.tld , U whcthci
the powers will permit the Cretan Insur
gents to enjoy their Independence ant
eventually ally themselves with Greece.
iie > iD THIS i-owmi.s HKSPO.VSIIII.I' : :
TiirUH Ascribe the Cretan Rebellion
( o Kiirniieiiii Meddling.
( Copyright , 1897 , l > y tlic Associated PICES ) .
CONSTANTINOPLE , Fe > b. 13. There Is a
disposition In official circles here to hold
the powers responsible for anything that
may happen In Crete. The sultan has been
prevailed upon by the ambassadors to re
frain from sending reinforcements of troops
to Crete , and he has been Informed that
the powers have decided not to permit the
landing of Greek troops In Crete ; that the
whole matter Is In the hands of the powers ,
and that the sultan's entourage at least IB
Inclined to believe that the powers may
have a falling out as to the disposition to be
made of the Insurgent Island.
The council of ministers , It Is seml-oftl-
clally announced , has decided that Turkey
will remain pat&lvo pending the efforts o (
the powers to prevent direct Greek Inter
vention In Crete , but It Is further stated If
the powers are unsuccessful In these efforts
the Turkish government will be compelled
to begin military operations on the Thessaly
frontier ; or. In other words , Turkey will
declare war against Greece , and promptly
tnvado the country.
This Is no rumor from diplomatic circles.
The decision of the porto on the subject
has been formally and officially communi
cated to tha different embassies and the
Turks are In earnest. There Is no doubt ,
however , that the willingness of the sul
tan to apparently bow to the will of the
powers In the present Cretan crisis was
largely due to the Impoverished state of
tbo Turkish treasury. Money In no small
amount would be needed to send an army
corps to Crete , and this money Is not yet
forthcoming. The situation Is a grave one
beyond doubt , and an usual the sultan is
calmly reckoning on coming out of It ahead
by trusting to the Jealousies of the powers
and the advent of the unexpected.
ARMS FiioM niimscn Ann I.AMHCD
Prince Oeoriie'N Fleel AecoinpUsheM n
I'orllnii of UN Mlsilon.
( Copyrlcht , 1S97 , by the Associated l'rc = s. )
CANEA. Feb. 13. It Js reported hero this
morning that the Greek toipcelo flotilla com
manded by Prince George of Greece , which
arrived here yesterday , has succeeded , in
splto of the vigilance of the foreign war
ships , In landing during the past night a
quantity of arms , SCO cases of ammunition
and 300 cases of provisions intended for the
Cretan Insurgents , who arc-gathered In large
numbers on the hl'.ltop-s of this town. It Is
also stated that the Greek war ships have the
Intention of landing _ a Greek company of
artillery , eighty Greek arllllciymcn and , some
guns ,
Tim Cretan Insurgents , after proclaiming
their Independence of Turkey and the union
of Crcto with Greece on Thursday , formed
a provisional government. The Cretans arc
now In possession ot a largo part of the Is
land and are thieatcniug the Important
towns. The landing of blue1 jackets and
marines from the ) foreign fleets Is con
templated , according to report.
It Is reporte-d that a Turkish ship which
attempted te Icnvo Herakllon today was
forced to return by a Greek cruiser.
PARIS , Feb. 13. The Oaulols today , re
ferring to the detail question , asserts that
when the king ot Greece was In Paris In
November last he Informed the * French gov
ernment that being no longer ublo to ichlst
the aspirations of the Greek people and being
awnro ot the unfriendly disposition of Hua-
sla , ho was compelled to draw closer to Great
Britain and Austila. The Oaulols also de
clares that a sensation 1ms been e auscd In
diplomatic circles on receipt of the report
that Emperor William of Germany yesterday
announced his adhesion to iho policy of
France and Kursln In the oast. This has ,
however , led the Gaulols to warn Germany
that Franco will not lo o sight of the ques
tion of Altaco-Lorralne.
VALETTA , Inland of MaltaFeb. 13. The
Ilrltlfh flrt't class gunboat Harrier , the first
clas gunboat Diad , the third clans gunboat
Blazer nnd the torpedo destroyer Ardi > nt ,
left hero today to reinforce the- British fleet
In Cretan watfii * . The first ctaevi battleship
Ramllllrs will leave bure on Monday for Ihe
si\mu place ,
eitiiics : Kicni'TiiniCHFKUOJI oiunsrr :
Cnncn "Wilier Niiiily | | Shut' OH anil
TIII-UN Will HiKoreed tu Surrender.
LONI10N , Feb. IS , A dispatch lo the
Chronicle from Atlirr.fi bays Pilncu Gcorgo
and the flotilla which he coniinaml.s has
been ordered to prevent any traiuport with
TurkUh troops on board from approaching
Crete. Grpclun troops are rapidly being Bent
to the frontier as a precautionary measure ,
It Is reported In Athens the Insurgents have
cut off the water supply of C.inea. Thlo
and the scarcity of food will probably force
tbo Turku to Kiiriondrr the town. It la said
that two regiments of recruits will be called
under arms at oricr. Inasmuch us thu Turks
etlll refuse to allot ? Christians to leave
Hctimo , the Grrclnn government appear. ; to
have decided to uie serious nirasurc with
ar. Mna of coercion. The union of Greece
and Crete was proclaimed after divine tcrvlre
yesterday ( .Thursday ) , In four provinces in
Cictf.
A dispatch to tiio Chronlile from Rome'
Page. )
OUTDOES THE RIPPER
Latest London Sensation a Shocking
Railway Murder.
BARMAID KILLED ON A LOCAL TRAIN
Her Slayer Does His Work and Gets Away
with Ease.
QUICK TIME ACROSS THE CONTINENT
From London to Japan by Rail in Nine
Days.
POET LE GALLIENNE IS AGAIN MARRIED
Grief for UN Klr t Wife In Lost In
I.IMC fur HlH Second "Xel-
HUU'M KiielmiitreNs" a
( Copyright , 1S97 , by Pren Publishing Compnny.1
LONDON , Feb. 13. ( New" York World Ca >
blcgram Special Telegram. ) Not since Jacli
the IMppcr's audacious crimes has London
been so stirred as by Hie mysterious murdei
of a barmaid Thursday night In a local train
between Hounslow and London. The most
remarkable feature of the crime , showing the
desperate charactur ot tbo murderer , Is that
In five minutes frsm entering the compart
ment ho had killed Mi victim , rifled hoi
pockets , huddled her body beneath the seal
and cscapu.1 at the next station. There art
two vagus 'lens giijgb&lea , but up to tiu
lime of writing the detectives arc In pos
session of no tangible- evidence beyond the
discovery of a blood-stained chemise's pestle.
The police are proceeding on the hypothesis
thai the murderer left the train at the first
station reached after the perpetration of tht
ciline , being unmindful of the possibility o !
his leaving the compartment while the train
was In motion , creeping along the foot
board to the first empty compartment , then
escaping easily In the crowd at Waterloo
station. A pathetic aspect Is Imparted to the
tragedy by the circumstance that the mur
dered woman's fiancee -vas awaiting her at
Waterloo station , when her lifeless body was
taken from the railway carriage. Although
experience has shown that the construction
of English railway cars Is especially favor
able to the committing of crimes of ihlf
kind , still there was no appliance In the com-
partmcnt to enable .inv one attacked to com
municate with the guard. The English
newspapers are clamoring for the adoption
of the American style of railway carriages
as the surest preventive of such crimes ,
Moro than eighty prosecutions by women
blackmailers , who entered compartments
where single men were traveling , have been
heard In London courts within a year , anil
doubtless many hundreds of victims dare not
face the exposure of prosecution.
QUICK TIME TO JAPAN.
Plans are already being prepared by. the
Belgian state railways for service to Japan
when the Transslberlan railway la finished
which will bring Nagasaki within sixteen
days of London. The Nerd express by way
of Dover and Ostend covers the distance to
St. Petersburg In fifty-two hours , and a
train running at the speed ot limited trains
between New York and Chicago could travel
from St. Petersburg to Peking In five days.
That is the Journey from London to Peking ,
which now takes thirty days by the Atlantlc-
Amerlcan-racltlc route , and could be made by
the proposed service In eight or nine. Until
the Joking branch la constructed trains will
run over the line across Manchuria from
Nertschlnsk to Vladivostok , thence to Na
gasaki , which Is COO nautical miles. The
new railway , therefore , in two years will
communication with
bring Europe into quick
countries containing 450,000,000 souls a third
earth's surface.
of the population of tha
The famous duchess of Devonshire , who
bought parliamentary votes for kisses at a
historic election in the last century , has
found an Imitator in a. barmaid at Bexhlll
Arms , Eastbourne , who has utilized a
ciipld's bow mouth for a far worthier ob
ject. She 'lis very pretty and has numerous
admirers among the bar-frequenting men
of the town. When this week the mayor
opened a fund for the Indian famine suf
ferers this young woman placed a money
box on thB bar and Intimated that every
one who put a shilling In" It might have a
kiss. Within halt an hour she was klsbed
by every man who entered the saloon , ac
cumulating 20 shillings for the fund. Hut
this novel mode of collection drew such a
crowd to the bar that the proprietor put a
stop to the entertainment , though not until
the barmaid , as the money box proved , had
been kissed eighty-seven times In less than
three hours.
111S GRIEF IS ASSUAGED.
Richard lo Galltenne , the poet-critic , was
married civilly yesterday to Miss Julie Nor-
regard , a clever young Danish woman who
has worked for some time In London. She
was "tho sphinx" of whom so much Is found
In his later writings. Le GallleniiB lost his
first wlfo two years ago. She was only
18 years old , Ho mourned her death In
some particularly poignant elogale verse. Ills
attachment to Miss Norrcgard has been
known to their friends ( or some time , but
It was fancied that he enjoyed his liberty
too well to marry again. Ills now book , al
ready published In Now York , was arranged
to be Issued here on the day of his wedding ,
as likely to stimulate Interest In It.
The patilotlo drama "Nelson's Enchant
ress , " devised to hit off the present Jingo
taste of the public , apparently has missed
Its mark , Even the accomplished acting
ofj Forbes nobertson , who gets up In mar
velous resemblance to the accepted portraits
of Nelbon , has not proved sufficient to re
deem a piece constructed by so amateurish
a hand. Lady Hamilton's wanton Incon
stancies are Impossible ot treatment with
fidelity to nature for stage purposes , and
Mrs , Patrick Campbell , though she looked
pretty In a succession of artistic costumes ,
tailed to realize the exquisite physical grace
and charm of Romney's famous model. Her
acting was equally unconvincing and In
the one strong emotional scene In the play ,
her parting with Nelson , she utterly failed
to respond to Forbes Robertson's fine ren
dition , The author of the drama , which
wae produced under a pseudonym , Is Miss
Phlpps Hornby , the daughter of Admiral Sir
Geoffrey Hornby and granddaughter of an
officer who fought by Nelson's side at Traf
algar ,
HARRINGTON 13 HOPEFUL.
Strenuous and hopeful effort Is being made
by Timothy Harrington , the most Influential
member of John Redmond's parliamentary
'ollowlug , and Archbishop Walsh , to reunite
tbo warring Irish factions In Parliament.
All of Harrington's stipulations have been
accepted by the Dublin Freeman'e Journal ,
i
representing Dillon , except th3 prdposal thai
John Redmond bo chalrmhn of'ttiereunited
party , that being a point which only the
party Itself Is competent to dc6ldc. Mr.
Harrington said to the World's representative
In the lobby of the House ) of Commons lasl
night ! "I am most hopctul'.of success. Every
decent nationalist In Ireland and out of It
now fully recognizes that the present state
ot things Is a disgrace ta our country. Ol
course , there are firebrands In different
parts ot the Island who da not wnnt union
at any price , but not a solitary Influential
Parncllltc throughout the party has opposed
my scheme , Dublin , our stronghold , hae
Ghown no hostility and tbo Dublin Dally In
dependent , our newspaper , 'which at first
violently attacked me and. my proposals , hat
significantly moderated Its tone within the
last few days , finding Ita.lrrccpncllablo at
titude lias elicited no support from the Par-
nclllte leaders or tbo rank and file.
"Mr. Dillon and his friends have been
most sympathetic and conciliatory , while
Mr. Hcaly has not raised any opposition. 1
am convinced that John Redmond , when he
lands from the Britannic , will' be found
equally reasonable , and that' ' the dissensions
among the Irish nationalists will be sooi :
at an end. A reunited party will rekindle
the old enthusiasm throughout Ireland and
America , and by following a policy of ab
solute Independence ot both English parties ,
homo rule can be again quickly forced tc
the forefront of British politics. "
IT ALL DEPENDS ON REDMOND.
"AH now depeuda on John , Redmond , wlie
has been on tha ocean since thla new move
ment received Its Impulse , He must have
been deeply Impressed by the counsels In
favor of unity addressed to Jilm by every
friend ot Ireland ho met ; ln the United
States and Canada and I look for a benefi
cent effort of these counsels on his return. '
The World representative' state or
the authority of Mr. Dillon , that ho will nol
allow any personal consideration to eland
In the way of settlement , but will assist by
every means In his power. Mr. Harrington
know this when he made his proposals foi
reconciliation. One result' ' 'of the reunion
with the Parnellltes would , bethat Mr. Hcnly
would be Included In the oblivion ot the
past , and that any one who promoted furthei
dissensions would bo banished from public
life. IULLAUD SMITH.
_
KOII swuirr OUAHITVS SAKE ,
Great llrldilii .Makes a Jtolulile Hecurcl
In Heiievolciscie.
( Copyright. 1S97 , by the A i&clalcd Press. )
LONDON. Feb. 13. Great Britain Is
really honeycombed wltU charity. The
famine fund Is now nearly 275,000 ( $1,375-
000) ) and Is Increasing ; at the rate of 10,000
(150,000) ( ) dally. The prlnef of Wales' Diamond
mend Jubilee scheme to extinguish the an
nual deficit ot the London hospitals has
been taken up with enthusiasm by the
press and the Dally Telegraph's shilling
fund , started on Monday , , now amounts to
100,000 shillings and Is Increasing dally by
about 5,000 shillings. All' the other papers
are also receiving contributions. "
Wolfe Barry , president of the Institute
ot Civil1' Engineers , warns British manufac
turers that they must w.ukf up to the fact
that American castings are be'lng used In
the new underground tunijSls' 6t" > lA5hdor ( !
Mr. Barry skys : 'JA decade "agcTtJto idbofof
American's exporting c.aEUfijjs , to England
would hayet een laughed' a . Now It * Is n
fact. I do not "believe that the United
States can seriously cdmi [ > etc | hut , neverthe
less , the thin edge of thpeflgo Is a cutting
one and must bc respected. ' !
(
The annual dog sho\Yai the Agricultural
hall , Islington , has 3.073 entries. The sen
sational features of the show were the pur
chase of the collie Orrasklrk Emerald for
1,500 ( $7,500) ) and the fact that the fox ter
rier puppy Donna F.ortuna , ' bred by Red
mend , the famous fox terrier breeder , ( car
ried all before It and was eventually placed
over Its Illustrious dam' , hilherto regarded
as unbeatable.
To celebrate the queen's diamond Jubilee
the teetotalers here propose 'to secure 1,000-
000 additional signers o' [ tjie pledge. On a
selected day1 every home In'ngland will be
visited by their canvassers ! The queen Is
a patroness of the movement.
The .duke of Marlboronght Js going In for
extensiveracing. . His b9rst > 3 , will be trained
by Marsh of Newmarket , .who trains for
the prince of Wales. The cjuchcss Is Inter
esting herself In the stable" as well as In
all the other departments ot the duke's
estate. r.
Much Interest Is taken In the promised
volume from Mr. Gladstone on the subject
of the papal bull to the Anglican orders.
Mr. Gladstone , in announcing the fact , says :
"I leave to properly qualified persons the
exposure of the pope's feeble arguments. I
offer a few comments' upon the strange
want of forethought , courage and prudence
which lie. exhibited. " '
t
The government has 'decided not to merit
the reproach of the last session In falling to
use the conservative majority , and will close
the education bill debateno / later than
Wednesday next , even If ItUs obliged to re
sort to closure. I
Great preparations have been made In
Dublin to welcome Joiin Redmond on his
return from his American trip , Mr , Red
mend Is confidently looked to In many quar
ters to materially con'trbuto ) toward set
tling the dllteienccs unions the Irish mem
bers of Parliament. Arch&ishop Walsh Is
bent on determined actlonrto end * a situa
tion which he considers t0 bo Intolerable ,
though It has been cleared Jup bomcwhat by
the absolute refusal of bnum's1 Sexton to re
sume the leadership.
It Is considered posslble tha't Dr. Nansen
will soon start on an ArftaVctlc expedition.
Hennlker Hcaton and others have promised
to handsomely contribute I toward the ex
penses , but thb matter Is In abeyance pend
ing the decision of the government In re
gard to sending a government expedition.
If the latter step Is [ 'no I adopted , then the
scientists will tak.o the. matter up ,
The marriage between C ralhgsby Disraeli
and Miss Sllva will take'placo at Saint Mar
garet's , Westminster , on Thursday , March 2.
One of the most Interesting features of
the Paris exposition will ' .bo 'the exact re
production of a colliery. Mo underground
with Its many details' will be depicted.
Thirty-two colliery coinpVnleiwin take part
In the work , which will 'be ' constructed on
Trocadero hill , t _ , , . ,
Wlll , UK WKlMHJiiKU IN AVVOMI.VO.
Joint Schsli.H of 'the .I.i-Klxlutiirr < < >
,
CHEYENNE , Wyai Feb. 13 , ( Special
Telegram. ) A Joint committee of three mem
bers of the house ami two otembers of the
senate was appolntSl todayv $ o make ar
rangements for a Joint eissloii of tha legis
lature on Wednesday/nfjft a | which to re
ceive the cominllteefrpU ! tUe TransmiesU-
slrpl Exposition dlr ttrir.'H-is believed the
legislature will makji k tuiBcfeut appropria
tion to have the sHutf $ f Wyoming credit
ably represented 0 } the * x'pipton | ! The
exposition committee will reach here from
Omaha on Tuesday next , heajtd by Precl-
ilent WaUIei-
TRIES TO GET EVEfi
German Reichstag is Hard at Woil
Bolstering Up Tariff Laws.
WANTS TO KILL AMERICAN COMPETITIOf
Present Eolations with Bussia and Unitot
States to Bo Modified.
MEASURES TAKEN FOR SELF-PROTECLOf
* . ,
Something Must Bo Done to Hold Tradi
and Increase It ,
DREAM OF EMPEROR WILLIAM'S LIFi
IlcHlrc ( o Make ( Jorniau Xnvy KM I'IMV
crful nit UN Army Ix lIlH
CoiirNO Criticised ! >
the 1'rcMM.
( Copyright , 1S97 , by the Associated Press. )
BERLIN , Feb. 13. Tbo declaration In thi
Reichstag by Count Posadowsky. secretar ;
of the Imperial treasury , that the so-callci
autonomlc tariff will be adopted by Ger
many has created a sensation In commercla
and financial circles , as It Is the belle
that such a tariff , at the expiration ot UK
existing commercial treaties , will be msct
as a weapon against countries whoso com
petition the agrarians dread the most am
against the United States , even before then
The new tariff will bo prepared jolntlj
by the foreign office and finance department
The first stage ot the work Is Just begun
Expert statements are being obtained froir
every point ot the- empire In order to gel
an accurate picture of the condition of tin
various Industries and trades , and espe
daily husbandry , so as to fix precisely tin
degree of protection needed In each case
The new tariff , based on this Inquiry * , will
bo passed by the Reichstag In tlmo to be
used as a means of pressure to conclude
favorable commercial treaties dating fron'
1903. The scheme provides for general ant
specific tariffs. The latter will be grantei !
to treaty nations and the former will be
used against nations with which German )
has no treaty. All the present treaties will
bo terminated and there Is no doubt that
Germany'B present relations with the
United States and Russia will be consider
ably modified. The competition Is yearlj
becoming keener and more dangerous ; but
the government believes , with suitable
measures In the sense Indicated , Germany
can largely protect herself by Increasing
the specialization of her products and rais
ing the quality of her goods.
EMPEROR WILLIAM'S LIFE DREAM.
Emperor William's remarks at the par
liamentary dinner given by Herr Mlcmel ,
, minfsUr of finance , strongly urging that
Ihe * strengtli of the Gorman navy to In
creased and advocating a coalition ot the
conservatives , Imperialists and national lib
erals , In order to carry out this patriotic
work , have been commented upon through
out the empire and the papers say that It
Is evidently still his life dream to make
Germany as powerful at sea as she Is on
land. But nearly all the papers , even the
conservative organs , maintain that his dream
Is unrealizable , and the centrists , as the
strongest party In the Reichstag , lare
deeply offended at being omitted by the
emperof-Jiom his list of the national par
ties. Th'e leading centrist organ , the Volks-
zeltung , .says definitely that the centrists
will not support such Inflated naval plans ,
adding ! "And If the Reichstag is dissolved
for rejecting them , the elections will only
put the government in a worse position.
The election cry of 'new vessels and new
taxes' spells a sure defeat for the govern
ment. Let the conservatives and national
liberals consolidate. They still will be
powerless. "
The agrarian mouthpiece , the Deutsche
Tago Zcltung , also flatly denounces the
naval scheme. It claims that the national
parties will only unite under the banner
of agrarlanlsm.
Articles published In the French press
as to the advisability of a Franco-German
entente against Great Britain are followed
with much Interest. Prince Bismarck's or
gan , the Hamburger Nachrlchten , says ;
"Much as we llko to welcome In the Inter
est of peace the choice of France In favor
of Germany against England , yet wo dd not
bellevo French politics will yet make such
a choice. France Is ready temporarily to
co-operato with Germany In the Instance
of the far east , or In the African colonies
when directed against England , and espe
cially if Russia sanctions It , but wo do not
bellevo for1 a moment that France , under
any cirmustanccs , would relinquish her
hopes of recovering Alsace-Lorraine and re
gaining military and political preponderance
n Europe , "
The Prussian minister for the Interior ,
Von der Recko Condor Horst , Is preparing
a hill to so reorganize ) the Prussian munici
pal electoral system as to deprive It of Its
present plutocratic character.
OOI.O.V .SHOUT O.V imi.VKI.VO WATUII.
Uniirffcilciitfil Drouth Driven Poor
I't > 0ili | > (11 Dire K&irciultloH.
( C-opyrlBlit , 1807 , tiy I'rcea Publishing Company. )
COLON , Colombia , Feb. 13. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Colon
la suffering from an unprecedented drouth ,
It has no water supply system and tbo poor
are obliged to use unwholesome well water.
Dire results are Imminent. A fortune awaits
any American capitalist who will lay pipes
to bring water to this city from .FrIJoles.
In order to obtain laborers from Jamaica ,
he Panama Canal company agrees to do-
xwlt with ] the Jamaican government 3
'or each laborer , to cover the cost of his
return home ,
Admiral Montt , former president of Chill ,
called from here yesterday , by way of
Jamaica for New York.
Da ) aril TnlUH lo llarriMv Ilo > - .
LONDON , Feb. 13. Thomas F. Bayard ,
United Slates ambassador , yesterday ad-
drresed the pupils at the famous school at
Harrow , As ho came upon the platform
accompanied by the headmaster of the
school and Mrs. Ha yard , 620 students gave
ilr. Bayard a trcmcndoui ovation. During
ho course of his speech Mr. Bayard alluded
o America and General Grant. His state
ments were ontliuilagtlwlly received. Ho
a I uo paid a high tribute to Sir Robert Peel ,
wlce-prime minister of England , and other
talesmen formerly etudents of Harrow
chool. At Ibe conclusion of the addreca the
tudenta sang "Auld Lang Syne" and gave
three cbccrs for Mr. Bayard ,
THE BEE
Weather Forecntt for ;
Ocnernlly Tnlrj
Pnce.
1. All Kttrouo Looks
Shneklng Crime onimil > ii Train ,
Oernmns Kovlne Their TnrlfT.
Imposition 1'luns draw Apace.
2. Hook Afcritt Swindles Omiihn People.
3. Imposition Aipri | > | irliitliui In Sight.
Condition of Stain riniinrrs ,
4. I.n l Week III Onmlm S ehil Circles.
A. South ( ) mil tin Clxll Serileo.
Do Ariuond PleiuU for Culm.
Stigiir Trust Iiiventlgiitlnn.
0. Council Ulnffn l.ornl Mutter * .
Womnn Huffnise KrutrlctliniH lit lown
7. Weekly ( Irlot of Sporting ( JosMp.
Ainong the Wheels In Winter Time.
8 , ICchors from the Ante Itooiu.
I ) . Some Sure Sljcim of I.iingetlty.
10 , Woninnt Her Wiiyo mid Her World ,
11 , "Tho Mutiililo Muny. "
12 , IMItorlnl and CouiuiOMt.
la. Notes on the Study of History.
Itotlew of a WeeU'ft r.vents.
Current Comment on Amusements.
14. Ui llroul : Are Not Cutting HntuR.
1 < I. Commercial nnd rinanrlnl Newx.
Swell Society Men Swindled.
10. "Aiiron In the Wild Woods. "
Why I'utU'H Volet ? I.-.ists Su Well.
MADAM MOIMKSICA IS VKUY 1I.I
Cclclirntcil AutroHH HnlTerliijr from nt
Attack of AlMieiulloltlN.
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 13. Mine. Mod
Jeslta will not bo able to act again till
year. She baa cancelled all her engage
ments and her company Is now In process o
dlsbandmcnt.
Mine. Modjcska was taken 111 Tburs
day with what was supposed to bo an at
tack of colic. She became seriously 111 am
her physicians feared appendicitis. She tin
proved slightly , however , and no opcratloi
was performed. It Is stated that Mm a
Modjcska had not sufficiently recovered froti
her late Illness to stand the strain of :
change , and when she caught cold ecrloui
results followed.
Madam Modjeska Is suffering from an ag
gravated case ot appendicitis , but her phy
sicians decided tonight to avoid an operatloi
an long as possible. They say there Is no
Immediate danger and the will probably re
cover.
UUl'OIITS OK A CU11A.V VICTOttY
Attempt of the SliiinlNli to CriiHli I
HoMpltnl In rlmir del Itlo FnllN.
( CopyrlRlit , 1S37 , by Press Publishing Company. )
HAVANA ( by way ot Key West , Fla. ) , Feb.
13. ( New York World Cablegram Special
Telegram. ) Jose Barrio , a dashing Cuban
leader , Is credited In today's reports with a
victory north of Plnar del Rio City. Barrio
was entrenched near the heights of Plnai
del Rio with 450 men , guarding a hospital
and a reserve supply of provisions and am
munition. Colonel San Martin heard of the
camp through a faithless Cuban and pre
pared to attack the place early in
the morning with 700 men. His troop ?
approached the place the night pre
vious secretly , as they supposed , and bcaled
the heights to get a foothold above Barrioft
camp. The Cuban lea.ler very cunningly
phanged. Ills Ijaso when be learned through
hlsspies _ of San Martin's plans and when the
Spanish leader woke up ho found Barrio
above him in an almost Impregnable posi
tion. The Spaniards thereupon started to
retire. Waiting until half had gone down
the steep heights Barrio descended and In a
quarter of an hour had annihilated the rear
guard. Then he harassed the main col
umn , killing nioro than 100 In the running
fight. San Martin's detachment finally
reached the ma'in military road and the in
surgents left him. The Spanish less was
moro than 250 men. Barrio lost r.bout forty-
three.
On the retreat the Spanish troops came
across ft camp of thirteen paclflcos men ,
women and chliareu and put them all to the
sword.
CUt'HI. nUTCIIERY IIV SPAMAI111S.
Tw-e'iUy Pncllli-ON Shot tii IMeeuH liy
Weyler'H Soldier * .
CINCINNATI , Feb. 13. The Commercial
Tribune's special from Key West , Fla. , says :
"A letter from Matanzas today tells of
the cruel butchery of a camp ot paclficos'
by a band of Spanish guerrillas under Major
Consartez. The paciflcos were encamped
near a lake ten miles south of Matanzas.
They were afraid to come Into that city
because smallpox and other dlseabc& were
so prevalent. Major Consartez was sent
to bring them In. Surrounding the camp ,
: ils soldiers burst In upon them with wild
yells , shooting as they advanced. Five fell
at the first fire , two being women. Alarmed
and scarcely knowing what to do , the others
dashed Into the shallow waters of the lake ,
indeavorlng to hide under the leaves of
the big lllly pads and other large leafed
plants. The Spanish troops selected their
iiiman targets and coolly began shooting
nt them , killing at every shot. The Bcrcams
and agonized entreaties of Urn poor fren
zied wretches were terrible , Some soldiers
threw down their guns and refused to fire.
The offers ot the Cubans to sutrender wore
ccclvcd with shouts of derision and the
mtchcry only ceased when not a head was
visible. Major Consartez's olllclal report
elated that his detachment bad been at
tacked at the lake and that they killed ten
nsurgcntB in the fight that followed ,
Twenty paclflcos , men , women and children ,
were killed. "
r/ ' COMJ.M.V SLIPS llAVKVMJIt. .
Peojile of llaMinii An.xloiiHly Atxilt-
IUK tin * DfveloiHiifiitN.
HAVANA , Fob , 13. Rumors continue to
> o eprcttd abroad that Gomez lia.s extricated
ilmself from General Weylcr'n column ! ) and
a on the march toward Iho west , It Is
even said that he Is near Colon. Four them-
earn ! troops left Havana on Tuesday morn-
ng for Colon , and the columns of Castillo
and Arangueren are In Matanzas marching
east. General Woyler has loft Santa Clara
and la now ut Placotus. The events which
may happen In iho next few days aio
awaited here with intenao excitement. An
expedition Is reported to have nafely landed
at Maria La OorJn , on the north coaat of
> lnar del Rio province.
COX < ltiil : : OK 1112 COXllUUIIKIi ,
Ia I.iieha SnyM Calm HIIN < iot 1'iint ( lie
Stnuf Where ! Alrt Gnu lli > rilvrii.
HAVANA , Feb. 13 , La Luotui , In lt edl-
orlal column , tays that In reality an or-
; anlzed political party does not exist lit
: uba. No person has any right to BHsumo
o represent any of these political parties.
There exl t In Cuba today only two feel-
ngs and these scntlnionts arc now dlsputlnt ;
or supremacy by a preponderance of yhecr
orce of anna. Without dttemipUiiK to mlr
up strife , It may bo said that It bus been
utermlned that It U simply a robu of con-
uer or be conquered , Tins Is the situation
a understood by the Inhabitant * of Hill
ountry and If there is uo material peace
Uero can be no moral peace ,
EXPOSITION IS MOVING
Directors of the Transmississippi and Inter *
national See Light Ahead.
ARE PLANNING FOR THE MATERIAL WORK
Decide Upon the Nine Main Buildings for
the Grounds.
GRAND SILVER PALACE TO BE A FEATURE
G. A. E , Structure Designed for the Display
of War Souvenirs ,
STATE LEGISLATURES TO BE VISITED
Dion Cernldlne ot CIllciIKO ICnuaitetX
nx Suiierlnteiident of. CoiiHlriietliui ,
mill AVI11 Arrive Tomorrow
to Ill-Kin Work.
The directors of the Transmltslsslppl and
International Imposition held their regular
weekly tneetltiR yesterday under auspices
more favorable to the success of the vast en
terprise than at any tlmo since the * .matter
was first broached. They saw their way
clear at last to take definite steps toward
the building of the city which Is to exist for
six months In the northern part of Omaha ,
and have within Its limits displays of the
resources and development of most of the
twenty-four trausmlssleslppl states , and pos
sibly ot a few states not so classed.
The dlrjctora decided upon the imturo
and number of the main buildings to bo
erected. Thcro are to bo nine of them.
They are In general to bo such bulUllnRs us
ware at the World's fair , except that they
will be more compact. Two or three de
partments will bo managed under one roof.
Two new departures In exposition buildings
have been decided upon. One ot tlitoo Is a
building for a Grand Army of the Republic
display , In which souvenirs of the nation's
wars will bo exhibited. The other Is a
Sliver Palace , in recngnltlon of the marvelous
wealth of the mountain states , and a descrip
tion of which waa published In the exposition
number of The Ileo a few weeks ago.
Apropos to this decision by the directors
came the acceptance by Dion Oeraldlnc of
Chicago of the position of superintendent ot
coiihtructlon , a position ilmllar to the ono
he held at the World's fair. Ho will ar
rive tomorrow and enter at once upon his
duties.
PROSPECT OP STATE PARTICIPATION.
The outlook for a generous appropriation
by the state legislature has materially Im
proved during the past few days , prominent
members of the dominant party In the- legis
lature assuring the managers of the exposi
tion that the bill is none the less sure be
cause of having been delayed In Its pas
sage.
Senator William Dv Scliaal ot'Sarpy county ,
a populist , has Introduce * ! a bill jirovldlns
that agricultural societies in the state may
take the aid they receive from the thx levy
created for that purpose , and use It In mak
ing a display for their counties at the expo
sition.
Three different parties ot friends of the
exposition will visit the Ifgialaturos In tli8
transmlsslsslppl states and advocate a suit
able appropriation for a creditable display
from those states. One of these parties wU |
leave tonight for the west ; pne will leave
toinonow for the north ; and later another
will leivo for the south.
The women ot South Omaha and Council
Bluffs have followed the action of their
sisters In this city , and have held enthusiastic
mats meetings , In which they have elected
two members of the Hoard of Lady .Managers
for each city. Mrs. A. II. Towl and Mrs.
A. A. Munro were chcsen from South Omaha ,
and Mrs , J. R. Reed and Mrs , . S. C. Key for
Council Bluffs.
IIUCIDK ON Tim .1IAIX iilil I.
KMinxIfloii Dli'i-clorN I'liui for Nine
Main Slriliilnri'N UN n .Sfurtrr.
The general appearance of the grounds
of the TransmlBsisslppl Exposition Is be
ginning to aEfiume tangible form , and al-
eady the dim outlines of Iho main build
ings which will form the central portion
of the great fair are beeomlni : visible. The
lumber and names of the principal buildings
o be erected on the groumlH were determined
it the regular weekly mcetlnt ; of the execu
tive committee of the exposition , held yes
terday afternoon at the Commercial club
ooms.
The committee , after a full discussion of
: ho matter , passed a resolution providing
for the following nine buildings , which
will constitute the nucleus around which the
nlnor buildings will be assLinbled : Building
No. 1 , Agrluilture , Horticulture and For
estry ; No. 2 , Mince and .Mining ; No. 3 , Manu
factures and Liberal Artu ; No. 1 , Fine Arts ;
No , D , Klcclrlclty and Machinery ; No , 0 ,
Auditorium ; No. 7 , Tha Nebraska Building ;
SJo. 8 , Grand Army of the Republic Build-
ng ; No. 9 , The Silver Palace.
In the discussion icgiirdlng thcpo building !
ho idea was advanced trfat the Auditorium
mlldlng should bo made a model of the
world-famed temple In Salt Lalto City , a
lulldlng renowned as having the most pcr-
cct acoustic properties of any auditorium
n the world. This Idea met with great
aver with all the mcmheis of the oorn-
nlttee present , and it was tacitly conceded
hat no better plan could be followed.
Manager KlrlicnJall of the Department of
lulldlngs and Clroundo announced tlmt ho
lail eccuied the hcrvlcts of Dion Geraldlno
as general superintendent ot construction of
ho exposition buildings and grounds. Ho
ecommonded his appointment and tlio coin-
nlttco endorsed the appointment , Mr.
Geraldlno occupied a similar position In
onncctlon with the World's fair and waa
ilghly locommended to Mr. Klrkendall by
ho highest ofllcerH of the Columbian cx-
)03ltlon. Mr , Geraldlno will arrive la
) maha tomorrow and will enter ct once upon
ilu duties In connection with the work of
lie Department ot Buildings and Grounds.
A rule waa adopted by which all the rcgu-
ar employes of the exposition will receive
tiolr pay on the "rfct day of each month , coin.
nencltig with the Jut of March ,
WILL VISIT MCOISLATURES ,
A party of directors will start west to-
lent to visit the atuto capitals and appear-
ng be torn tbo legislatures to urge tbo pan-
ago of bills making &ppruprlatioim for state *
xblbltg at the exposition , The party will
n headed by President Wattles and will
omprlso the following : G. W. Wattles , G. M.
Iltchcock , J. U Wubsler , W , H. Popple-
on , Clement Chase , H. B. Palmer. Tha
arty will vUit Topeka , Denver , Cheyenne ,
! at Laku City and otaer points , tbo route