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, IfJGBRUAR j 28 , 1897-TWENTY-rOUll PAGES.
ESTABLISHED tJUINK 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNINGr
MOST PRINCELY Gl !
Lady allp.co's Bequest of Ait to
Brilhh Nation ,
MANY OF THE PICTURES BEYOND P
j _
Bii Hundred , Everyone a Mastorr.
Included in tha List.
STORY OF THE- GREAT COLLEC
Its Accumulation - Begun by Becky Eh
Lord Etoyno.
HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF HERTI
Devotion of ( Iio Tlilril and Kntirt
the Line to the fititliorliiK of
Art TrniMtirrM mill
ttH ItOMlli.
( Copyrlsht , 1RI7. by 1'rccs I'liUlnliliii ; Comr
LONDON , Feb. 27. ( Now York V
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Some
lulls have been made public of the spli
bequest of her magnificent gallery tc
British nation by the widow ot Sir Kit
Wallace , but many of the following
liavo not been In print before , 1 think.
The collection pictures nnJ nrllcli
vertu Is unctiialcd In any private gc
In the world , Its salesroom value Is
mated at $7,500,000 , though from au ar
volnt ot view , many of the .pictures , no
these of the Dutch masters , are practl
priceless. It comprises the bast part
fatuous collection begun by ( .he third
mils ot Hertford , the original ot T
uray's Lord Steyne. Iio had wealth n
command at a time when , after the
French revolution and the upheaval ci
by the Napoleonic wais , collections
dispersed wholesale , and being end
with unerring taste , he accumulated t
of Louis XVI fun
lection of pictures ,
.ami of china which. In the opinion of
ccsslve generations of experts , docs m
secuml-rato article. '
elude a single
Including all schools ,
ere COO pictures ,
of the inost notable ot Kngllsh colic
" one o
eald to me yesterday : "Every
masterpiece of Us k
veritable
COO Is a
They have Increased t'tionnouBly Ini
Sir nichdrd Wallace was offered $103 ,
BoueliMs which
few years ago for two
Hertford had purchased for $750. Tl
merely an example of 'the ' way In wh
maj&rlty of the pictures have grow
value.
SPOILS OK THE REVOLUTION ,
The Sovrca china , Dutch and Itallai
Is not considerable In < iuantlty , but I
rivaled In quality , taklug rank with
at Windsor palace. There uro stored
spoils , also harvested dmliig the revoli
ary period by the prince resent. Lord
ford lived , almost , wholly In Paris , the
center of the art world , and passei
tlmo between the auction room and lh (
Buses. Iio was a .typo of the cynical ,
uiibcrupulous , wealth
cratlc , brilliant ,
bleinan ; dfcar to novelists , llo died It
and was succeeded by his son , who Inh
lils father's character and fasten'wit
niara'jls died unmi
estates. Thin last
la conn
Ulchard Wallace
-In 1870. Sir
his eon , but
reputed to have- been
wuniuls ha' '
who know most about thel
ways been the moot mystified as to Sir
ard Wallace's parentage and true rolatj
best 'Informed c
Lord Hertford. In the
In Paris and London It ! o be-lloved th
hut his natural half-bn
was not his son ,
' dlffc
years'
sixteen
us there was only
Ilert'.ords were a
In their age * . The
P.lchari
Sir
that
known
lot , and It Is
never let Into the secret ot bin birth.
' Wfe Hlchard held a
Lord Hertford's
Ing
Icsu menial position In his househol
or
waa treated as an equal.Vhun
never
sat on the b
ford drove out Ilk-hard
his brougham. , Klchard mixed exc'Ai
v/lth whom UK
,
v.lth curiosity dealer *
1/ird Hertford passed as much of his
ti his father had done.
There was even a famous
"La 1
as
ot dealers , known
laic well k
Noire , " with the
. They
their head.
Mr. Pplt7.cr at
unit wherever a flno
everywhere ,
agents
was to be obtalnt
collection
of art or
or otherw Uo ,
bribery
Intrigue , cajolery ,
gathered , ami Hertfoi
La Bamle Noire
ways had the first refusal of- their ac
the collection o
tlons. He completed
his death I'-ft ' overythti
father , and on
and effects to
possibly could 111 mutoy
nothing , except Hi
ard , but practically
and heirlooms to the c
tallt-d estates *
who succeeded to the title.
IMPROVEMENT IN THE IlHlt'lTOIt
Hlchard then appeared In society ,
111 * hnndvomo face , fluh flKU.ro and cc
manners accoided well with the posltlc
wealth B.IVO him , Ho was not paitlci
well educated and ho waa more V
than English In appeuvnnvo and style ,
lin had the Hertford pat--ilim for art :
benevolence new tc
liberality and a
family. Ills magnificent nelf-eacriHco
devotion to the PnrMan * during the
made him beloved throughout France ,
utter thu war lilt ; philanthropy and hei
\\oro rewarded by a baronetcy confcnc
Queen Vlctcila , Ho hail formuil an at
iiieut In early life for the woman ho 11
married , from whom he nuvcr wavertd.
wo ? a dancer at the opi-ra , not good lo"
and about twelve \ears his senior , Fc
Laid Hertford preventing them tram in
Ing while ha lived inudo thum cautious
on , his death they were wed , Their BOI
thus IrKttlniatUed , Ho was clover , po
and arcomplUhrd , thu Idol ot his pai
Ho In turn formed au attachment fc
actress at ( he Comedlo Francalse , The r
was foihldden by Sir Hlchard , and si
attonvurd young Wallace was found do
llagatello. Sir Hlchard' splendid maubl
l.onBohaiupi. His death was attrlhuli
heart disease , but there were sinister ru
that he killed himself. This darkonet
lives of Sir Illchard and Lady Wallace ,
former retired from Paillamcnt , whcr
eat as a member for the Ulster com
t'ncy , where he had extrusive fstatc .
nlto retired from society and the gram
tertalnineuts at Bagatelle and Her
Ilodso were suddenly and finally kto
INSULTED BY TIIK QUEEN.
Lady Wallace hud bc * > n received nl
KiiRlUh court OH her husband's crcatli
a baronet , but two years before her
death she was Informed that her iianu
been struck off the queen's visiting list.
was a gratuitous affront , there bulti
reason for It that was not known ai
time of her orlgltml reception. It li
to embitter the doling jcars of her
Then again , whtu Sir Hlclmrd
fore his death to make over his collet
to the English nation , attaching only
condition that It should be prcscrvci
Hertford House , the government curtly
cllned the bequest , because he had not E
It alto the freehold ot the house. He
greatly angered by this treatment of
offer , and It was feared that this Inch
together with Lady Wallace's French nal
allty and remembrance of the Insult
upon her by the English queen , would c
her to bequeath the collection to the Lot
Hut with rare magnanimity she has v
otherwise , having left the bulk of the
malnder of her property , not to the h (
ot the Hertford title , but to Mr. Scott :
ray , who for thirty years acted as her
band's secretary.
The histories attaching to some ot
pictures and their acquisition would i
a romance. It la well known that a su
French furniture by Itclssner , admitted ! ;
finest example of Louis XIV work ex
was stolen from the Louvre during
of the uphcavala In Parts about 1840. I
Wallace was devoid of artistic lean
but her boudoir at Hertford House
tnlnctl thirty Omi7.es , all among the
finest examples extant of that mpster.
HOUT OF TIIK HEDMOND1TES.
Timothy Harrington's attempt to rei
the Irish factions has failed for the
John Hcdmond , unmindful of the coi
given to him In America , was bulldozed
band ot hie extreme followers Into dccl
to entertain the proposals ot his own
Influential supporters. Mr. Harrington
retorted with a remorseless exposure ol
financial and political bankruptcy of the
.iiondltc faction. 1"J says at the opcnli
this Mission ot Parliament the financial
tlon of that coterie was to desperate , th
pcala for help to mipportcis In the cen
iavlng been frnltlctf. It actually had i :
consideration a suggestion that the
mondltco all resign their scats In Parlla
simultaneously , and throw up the spc
Redmond's lecturing mission to America
the alternative to this extraordinary
pcrimenl , hut his tour was not a flna :
success. Harrington's exposure Is rega
as a deathblow to Iti'dmomllsm. I
thought to be pretty certain that Redr
will tee before long the nocesalty of cai
his lot with the Irish party.
.Michael Davltt intends to s-all for
York toward the end of March with
wife and children. They will go to
Ifornla , Mr. Davltt's native state. The
drcn have been 111 a good deal this w
In London , and a changeot climate
been ordered. Mr. Davltt's visit to
United States will be purely- private ,
will be back In London In about clx w
leaving his family In America for a
RHODES WINS HIS POINT.
Despite his Indifferent beginning ,
Ilhodcn undoubtedly has made a com
conquest of the South Africa committee
admitting everything ho has taken the
out of his opponents' attack. His impc
way of 'defending his laches appeals
slstlbly to the average Englishmen. The
member of the commltU-o who mas
Rh-cdos was Edward Blake , whose legal
and adroitness as a crow-examiner wi
revelation to tha committee , which wa
norant or unmindful of the fact that
Blake IB one of the greatest lawyers
ada has produceil. Mr. Labouchcre , win
been Mr. Rhodes' msL persistent oppo
was expected to "make It hot" for him.
when his turn came yesterday Mr. Rl
thowed hlmaelf more than the equal o
acute , fearless editor of Truth.
The .only Important admission gained
Mr. Rhodes was obtained by Mr. Blake ,
elicited the fact that Mr. Rhodes hai
the slightest evidence ot any kind of
man intrigue In the Transvaal , beyond
President Kruger has said himself In
fcrent ceremonial speeches. Tha predl
was made In this correspondence some v
ago that the solo result of the comml
Inquiry would be lnMr. Rhodes' favoi
Is now admitted on all sides that tl
likely to be the case.
The London Telegraph prints a two-co
lelter , from Its New York correspondent
Ing very damaging figures obtained 4r
trust Investigation.
Mro. Ralph Vivian , formerly Mrs , Mai
0. Roberts , Is getting up a subscrl
among the Americana In London to gl
Jubileu tribute to the queen.
MALLARD SMI'l
SKXATOIl WOI.COTT'S MKSS
rieonis t llnvt llt-fii Ili'wnrrtiMl !
( lOOll Hl'BIM'l' Of SlIlH't'Sh.
( Conyilglit , H'J7 , by the Aesuclateil 1'ren
LONpON , Feb. 27. Several promlnen
metalllsta whom Senator Edward O. We
of Colorado saw hero previous to hi :
parturo are convinced that ho has done c
did work In Europe. Among those who
fcrrcd with Senator Wolcott was L. J. M
editor of the National Review. Mr. N
occupied a. high literary and social poc
here , Is on terms of Intimacy with the
crnment leaders and was In America
Ing the recent political campaign , Rep !
to the request of tbo Associated pruw ,
Maxso writes :
"I have great difficulty In maMng
statement on the bimetallic tltuatlo
Europe , not because It Is discouraging ,
for the opposite reason. It I gave my
Impression of the result of Senator
cott's mUslon , which was conducted
great tact and ability , I uhould be ncc
of unwarrantable optlmUm. There ha :
truth , been a great change of oplnlo
trading and commciclnl nations ot Et
during the last two > cars , though this It
faintly reflecte'd by the ptitE. I am
vincod that It the Incoming ailmlnlstr ,
follows Senator Wolcott's Inquiries with
pose and determination a satisfactory I :
national solution of the monetary quc
will make McKlnley's presidency not
famouh than any of Its predecessors. Ei.
looks to htm for tbo next move. John
does not blpck the way , "
I'livnr Aiurrlfiin CIITN.
LONDON. Fbb. 27. The murder of
Ullzubuth Camp , a barmaid of 1
worth , In a ralhoad currlago of
London & Southwestern Hue , on
ruary It laot , IH still a mystery and
can bed widespread agitation for the adoj
of American cats. The Hoard ot Trade
taken up the mattiir and Its president ,
C T. ItlUllle , write ! that while no pi a
meftltiK with general approval , yet the c
tion in receiving thu best attention of
department.
A Eomcv.liat similar caio occurred on
Great WeHcru railroad yesterday. On
arrlv.il of the express at Slough to' '
midnight , n Mrs , Churlton was cllteov
screaming and clinging to the footbaar
the train. She charged the olhoi occu
ot the carriage with robbery and aitrm
murd r , A window was broV ij end
carriage was btrewu with money. 'I
were other fcigiib of a severe utrugglo
KtUllimli ! . < < , .I r. , Sliirlv for lion
HAVANA. Feb 'T.-KUxhu&h j.ee , Jr. ,
Senor Lulu Mfro'tf , the conespondfiu n
Liberal of .Mndrttl tailed today for the Ui
States on board ttie Maacott * .
GERMANY AUD CRE'
Emperor William Ncodlossly Entangles
Nation in tlio Matter.
KAISER'S COURSE SHARPLY CRITICI
No Friends to Bo Gained by the Slant
Ministry Has Taken ,
BISMARCK'S ' POLICY IS MORE POPl
Now Departure in Foreign Policy Doas
Suit the Mas3es.
PROPOSITION TO INCREASE THE A
Onvvrmiieiit DcntrvN tu Ailtl 21
. Men to the Already l.nrtfc 3111
Itnry I.mnl Force on n
I'enec KoutliiR.
( Cupyrleht , 1S07 ( by tlic AssoclntcJ Trcn
BERLIN , Feb. 27. It Is the oplnlo
Gorman political circles that the cm |
and the government have ncedlccsly
tangled Germany In the Cretan qucsllor
lla embarrassing developments. A Rclcl
conservative leader , referring to the Bill
said today :
"The admission of Huron Marscbal von
bersteln ( the minister for foreign afl
that German Interests are In nowise Invi
In the Orient ] argues plainly against th
cent coUrae of the government , which
make us no friends , but only enemies ,
which will entail considerable expens
us , If It leads lo nothing worse. "
This Opinion Is shared by nine out ol
men one meets privately , Irrespectlv
party. It la generally said this new
parturo In foreign politics Is radically
pcsed to the old DlsmarcWan ideaa.
tho. centrist press , although antl-Blsm ;
ian , recalls the sounder policies of the
marck regime.
The Hamburger Nachrlchten strongly
tests against the government's policy li
tides evidently from Prince Bismarck's
and the only class which expresses sail
tlon with his 'majesty's proceedings Is
colonial enthusiasts , who also favor hi
gantlc naval schemes.
INCREASE THE ARMY.
The government already has begun an
tatlon of the measures It deslrea to
during the next legislative period of
Reichstag. The most Important Is at
ciease of the German army on a peace
Ing , besides the Ug naval projects , fh
crcaso In thu army amounts to 21,000
mainly to comprise the Third halt !
added to the new forty-two regiments v
will be formed on April 1.
Delegate Aucker and fifty-seven o
have Introduced a resolution In the Relcl
granting members a per diem compenaa
besldes.euher.
This tlmothe , agrai'lans ,
tlona , support It. There is little doubt
. It will
It will be passed bya % majority.
go to the Bumlesrath.
Both houses of the Prussian Diet
now approved the bill raising the salarl
teachers in public schools , which wi !
enforced on April 1. The new "law pro
an average Increase In the salaries of 2i
cent and fixes the minimum at 900 mart
Great Indignation prevails among E
folks at the police ord ; r forbidding ,
March 3 , all traffic In the streets le :
the national William 11
to the site of
meat , which 'Is to be unveiled on Marc
This Is Interpreted as ir.zaning that al
cept a favored few will again be rlglill ;
eluded from the unveiling ceremony ,
the loyal National Zcltung rebels at
E'.normous prices will bo paid for places
which to view the ceremonies. E'lght ' I
garni marks has already been paid for'a
overlooking the s
house
story of a large
Five hundred marks have been paid
single windows and 200 marks for s
seats.
EMPEROR HAS AN ABSCESS.
The abscess on the emperor's knee has
giving him excessive pain , and he haste
to have fomentations night and day In <
to reduce the swelling. The pain comnu
a fortnight ago and hla majesty was tn
to stand upright for several days. Th
the emperor's third case within four y
email ah
removed a
Prof. Bergmann
from his left shoulder In 1S94 with the 1
The Leipblc university buildings , v
have been thoroughly renovated and re
In recent years , will be rededlcatcd
grand ceremony , In the prebunce of the
of Saxony arid a number' of princco
June 1C.
There tins been an epidemic ot Inlli
In the military barracks of Prenzlua.
hundred and fifty men wore prostrated ,
same condition exists at Spandau , Hr
and Koonlgsburg barracks.
The eliarp-ehnotlwK practice of the gu
corps Is now proceeding along , the lln
tlic Potsdam railroad , and on' ' Wednei
for a distance ot four miles , bullets
whistling past the paying trains. Ons
eenger was mortally wounded.
On the occasion of the centenary of M
22 , the emperor will Isuo an amnesty de
the provisions of which only exclude
dercrs and Icse-majesto offenders.
KNEEBS MAY BE PARDONED.
Robert Kneebs , the American horse
undergoing Imprisonment for racing
marc Bethel on the German turf under
name of Nellie KnseLa , will probably hi
eluded In the Hat of purilony.
Countess von Grlebno\v \ , formerly Miss
Rhodes of Savannah , Ga. , Is the first
In Germany to enter her trotters for
yvar'h races.
Count von Rottenbcrg , curator of the ]
university and son-in-law of th ? late
Walter Phelpa , has Incurred the wrat
the whole centrist prets and party I
paper on "Melanchthon and Liberty
Thought In Unlverolty Teaching. " The Vi
zeltung and the Germanla fiercly attack
There hav * been many recent cases ol
pulsion of American citizens from the rcl
tand , and In every Instance the Ur
States embuEsy has been powerless to c
a revocation of the ordr of expulsion
the relchstand la not Included In the It
of 1SG8 with the North German fedcra
Some of the cases of expulsion are deyer
of sympathy and special consideration ,
iiotlilnu could be dons , For Instance , a y
named Reno Gulraud of Colmar was vlf
his ilylcg parents , when he was turned
of the house and escorted to the fronttc
the police , Gutrand Is a naturalized An
tan , residing at Worcester. Mab .
O i frproil notion of Fri-m-li I'orl
PARIS , Feb. 27-In the Chamber of D
ties today , the premier , M. Mellne , repl
tu -juestlou on the subject , deulcd that
crisis In the pork trade ot F ihco waste
to Imports ot American porkj < it was
less , therefore , he added , tq Jncreaso
Import duties on America port , .Tho cr
ho exclaimed , was duo tb Frcncfi over
ductton , and ho would ci Oint homo ;
hereafter la used In UioYFrenck army
navy. jj ; _
M1WS OK KAMI \ K 1MSTU1
Inillnti Itcllof ComjuJijutoiV ! Nc
Monoto lli'lp tliV StiirvtnKr.
LONDON , Feb. 27. Loril lcorgo Hamll
the secretary ot state for India , has
nlahcd the following exclusive statcmcn
the Associated press :
"Tho people ot India of all clatfica and
mother country from her m'ajeity dowiu
arc much touched with the ymt > alhy and
cratlty shown by the- United States and I
ada toward the queen's subjects In 1
who arc now suffering from , famine. Alri
largo sums have been ecn't from Canada
contributions of wheat ami .maize. have 1
promised from the Unlte-d States , and
thcr assistance Is understood , . to bo con
plated.
"Tho central relief committee ot I
reports that It can make bsttcr and i
prompt use of gifts of money , than of
trlbutlons ot grain , toluabla as the li
are , to enable thos-a now receiving rte
to start afresh at the end ot the fan
which Is one of ttw , avowed objpcts of
relief fund. Money Is essential to , the
trol local committees , on which serve
anthroplc men of all racco and faltlm ,
eluding American and European mlsi
arlcs. They administer the1 funds , bea
Ing great personal care and diligence In i
Ing the moneys received go as-far as pos
In relief and help oulelde of the bare
slstcnco wage or dole which the govern ]
Is dispensing to those who would oth r
starve. In every famine district there
large number ot respectably persons , who
losing caste and die rather than seek
llcly for government aid. To thpse help
only come through the relief committees
great good has already becoi done In
direction since the committees vero for
"Slnco January th ° ro- have been cha
In the famine outlook : Thq provlnc
Punjab , In parts of which famine was
prehended , will , thanks to the favorable
tcr rainfall , escape with 'perhaps partial
trers In some of the aiuthernJlstrlcts.
In parts of the northwest provinces an
the central provinces ) ahd possibly nls
one or two districts ot Bcngal nd Bon :
the prospects are worse than jjvere ar
pated. In some districts" , twenty ' , per cci
the whole population Is already' , receiving
crnment relief and the proportion may
'
mately reach thirty per cent. . In pro
famines ten to fifteen per conchas beer
largest proportion of the -\vhole _ popul :
at the worst , tlmo over thp whole
affected by famine. T F i " 'M0118 ' of
plo are now receiving , daly. | relief from
government , and before the' end ot
thceo numbers must roafch higher totals.
"I feel confident that the people of
United States , having oe r Jpcen eloi
reilly to appeals for help > rrorathls com
will , when .the atjove fa.nts' arp know ' :
" < ' '
them , rcapond" \vUn''tnelf-ae < :5i t6m6' < } *
crosity- " '
f-- ' ,
. CtlVltltl A < itHloHtU > N lllMMt , < HO' , I
from Xittnritlt CAIIHCN. *
( CopyilRht , 1ES7 , \ > y I'rcps fubllshlng Comp : '
, MADRID , Spain , Fell , 27. { New
World Cablegram. Sjlecfarj Telegrai
Spain's foreign mlnUtcr Jhe duka of Tel
has cabled to the Spanish , legation at
.Ington the contents of a , telegram from
marquis of Ahumada. the.actlng captain
eral at Havana , , stating ; , that an ofllcla ]
quli-y shows that no blapio 'attaches to
ofllclals ot the prison , tpjtha'other ' prlso
or to the authorities of Guanabacoa for
death of Dr. Ruiz. The' ' marquis adda
both the Spanish and the American ' pi
clans have officially certified. that R
death was duo to conepijion ot the b
and there was no Indlcatlqnjof a blow <
'
ill treatment. -
All the newspapers , ' expert the caul
ministerial organs arc echoing the exti
Irritation ot all classes' of h.o Spanish
plo and sevarely censure' the government
advising the queen to grant Sangullly lip
Several papers believe the Incident wljl
to the resignation of 'the Canovas m
try. Gneral Woylcr steadfastly ' opposed
pardoning of Sangullly.- ' ) }
Senor Segasta made' -'following si
ment to the Herald : ' 'Tho'goVernmenl
lleves that yielding evcry'lfllng will apji
the wrp.th ot the United 'States , unmln
that that Is just the way , toMiialie them c
more and more. Thoi/goyei-nment / has
rled out a war policy J > y conceding ref (
under conditions that will produce no re
except that of giving thejn ntcqtlge Irora
beginning. It would bo Impossible for S
Canovas or any one eUp 'to' execute the
forms. The rainy scjiBc nfwlIl come
peace not having been , act ' leyed , the prol
will thua bo made more co'nplpx. Such
ditlons make It lm.possiblu [ to calculate
sequences. " ARTHUR | E HOUQHTO
i > iV'Kiui\cis : : ; AHU vxo MOMIC
.SiiinlMli 1'i-fiiilcr SliyH , 'l'roiililc-
UnlU-iI NliitfrrlH TrUlnl.
MADRID. Feb. 27. tho' premier , S
Canovas del Cabtllln , at a cabinet coi
today , at which the que n regentf Tresl
declared that the dlffefpricejwlth the Un
States In regard to the treatment pf ]
onera was without ImpoHiyicj. ' Ho added
an Impartial Inquiry liito the , death of I !
who died In' prison linddr clrcumsta
which led to the report' ' ttjat he had 1
beaten to death , showed ; tbat tbo doctor
plred from natural cauocsj J
SIIKHMA.V KAVUHH A . 'nilll S'l'A
HUH .No Kt-nr of IlM 1'mygUliiK it V
i , Illi Spnf- ( _
DES MOINES , Feb. 27. Majpr Hoyt S :
man , brother of Senator Jplm Shprmai
Ohio , lias just returned fr < j\n \ > p. visit to
' "
latter and says tuo'"iDconjlngisccretarj
state will icako every effort ( o protect An :
can citizens In Cuba and ( criticises the p
cnt administration for npt .doing so.
favors sending a battlcalip ) to.aualnstn ! | ;
and thinks It would not p oypke war v
Spain. f
Kurt * Cui'i * fur KU-iloniiiiiln.
LONDON , Feb , ST.r-Tnnb says that
release of Mrs. William _ _ Castle
been followed by an , alarming '
crcaso of kleptomanld , ( n' ( ho West End
London. Ono leading storekeeper states I
ho has been , obliged to take the law In
own hands , recognizing the * futility of li
proceedings and In view ot the fact that
dltgraco of the arrrstv ' etc. , falls upon Ir
cent members of t'hoj famllle * . This et
keeper says that ho'ft'afched a well-ti
lady and caught her stealing several tlr
finally bo took her , , ho Mys.i to lila prli
olfice and offered uorttnp choice of ar
or summary chastisement tt.en and th
She accepted the latter and the proprl
left her with hla slater , tha nuuagerusi , '
then birched the lady until the latter hey
( or mercy and eel maly swore never to 0
again.
CRETE MUST SIM.
Ultimatum of tlio Great Powers Must
Respected by Greece.
SALISBURY'S ' PROPOSAL FOR SETTLEMI
It Will Probably Do Approved by 0
Interested Nations.
ALL DEPENDS ENTIRELY UPON GRE
Athens Government Wanti to Admini
Crete as Austria Does Bosnia.
NEWS FROM TRANSVAAL CAUSES A S
Action of tlic Vnlkxrniiil UciulrrH
Coiitrnctn niitl ConccNHloiiH UIIBH
iivy IleclliiL-n on Stock
KxchniiKc Follow.
( CopyrlBht. 1807 , by the Associated Pros
LONDON , Feb. 27. The next reeve In
Cretan game Is anxiously awaited ,
cording to the news of the continent ,
marquis of Salisbury's proposal for a sc
incut of the difficulties Is not yet form
endorsed by the powers , but It Is belli
It will be approved , or the premier would
have made the public announcement on
subject which ho did In the House of L
on Thursday last. Active communlcat
are still proceeding between tlio different
ropean cabinets. The marquis of Sails !
presided today at a special meeting of
cabinet at the foreign office.
Whether the solution ot the Imbrogll
peaceful or not depends entirely upon Grc
and the dispatch from Athens Indicates
resistance to the powers Is still sti
among all classes throughout Greece
that a declaration of war with Turkey wi
bo received with great enthusiasm.
The latest Greek proposal Is said to be
Greece should administer Crete as AUE
administers Bosnia. But It seems to
agreed on all sides that peace can onlj
maintained by leaving Crete part ot
Turkish empire.
The marquis of Salisbury's propo
have been 'received ' with favor , not only
the British , but by most ot tlie conttne
newspapers. However , In the ? meanwl
military preparations are proceeding ai
in Turkey and Greece , whllo everythln
prepared In south Russia for the trans
of a big Russian army to the Balkans wl
over this step fnay be deemed necessary.
Telegrams from Vicuna also declare
Emperor Francis Joseph has had repci
conferences with the Austrian mlnistc
war , tlm plans for the mobilization of j
trlan forces on the Balkan frontier 1
been drawn up end that horses are ialr <
'
being- purchased for , nilHtary uses <
According to advices from the si
TJaikan" * s'tales , ' war ' 'pripa'rations' 'aro
icppdlng 4hero secretly ; In short , all
p'artles concerned are quite prepared foi
explosion any moment.
" TKAN3VAAL MATTERS.
The action' of the Voiksraad. as cal
from Johannesburg yesterday , In adop
a law which , by anyjudgment of the 1
court , can bo annulled by the Volksr ;
rendering all contracts and concessions
safe , has caused a great stir' here ,
matter arosa out of a dispute between
American engineer , U. F. Brown , and
Transvaal government , with reference t
mining claim which Brown pegged out.
Volksraod. at the Instance of the govi
raont , passed a law nullifying his cli
This law was decided by the high courl
January 22 to bo contrary to the const
tlon , and Brown , who had sued the govi
incnL for a declaration of rights In his fa
or in default , demanding $5,000.000 , won
suit.
President Kruger has now procured f
the Voiksraad a law which prevents
judges from overruling any statute on
ground , , of constitutionality. The " attor
general has stated that the new" law
enable the Voiksraad to confiscate the p :
erty , without compensation , and his st
merit concerning the rand has excited
'
mining market. On tbo Stock'excha
frightened holders of various stocks
throwing their shares on the market
heavy declines have ensued.
The British newspapers loudly denoti
the news as Intended to enable Presk
Kruger to "put the screw" on the ram
the event of a refusal of the governrr
to pay the Indemnity demanded for
Jameson raid , The papers point to
significant fact that Inasmuch as the i
rand law violates the London convcntlo
battalion of the Suffolk regiment , numl
Ins 7GO men , has been ordered to Afi
Immediately.
JAMESON RAID INVESTIGATION.
There Is continued comment provoked
the free and easy way In which the |
Itamcntary Inquiry Into the Jameson i
Is bqlnc conducted , The commlttcen
Colonel Cecil Rhodes and counsel have
sumcil the air of a pleasant family pa
especially at lunch time , when the tal
ro strewn with sandwiches , whiskies
sodas , etc. Colonel Rhodes Indulges
stout and sandwiches. Mr. Lahouche
examination of the witness proceeded <
Ing the luncheon period , and , as the mot
of both were occasionally full of eandwlcl
the encounter lacked dignity. Cole
Rhodes usually replies to questions v
short lectures on empire making. Ho
now perfectly at homo , smiling , nodd
iml prefacing his replies with frier
isldes ,
Tho. friendly attitude of Joseph Chaml
lain , the - secretary of state for the ci
nles , towards Colonel Rhodes , Is n
marked. A Significant Incident occur
yesterday. When' Colonel Rhodes was
jilalulng the position desired for the ra
Mr. Chamberlain Interjected that It wo
thus become a "privileged province. " '
witness said "Yes. " It Is pointed out t
this phrase' , "privileged province , " has b
repeatedly used to describe the Intended
turo position of Crete , and Colonel Hhot
luring the Inquiry , has never ceased to
list upon the Cretan analogy.
The House of Commons yesterday adop
i supplementary naval estimate of 500i
wringing the total expense of the navy d
ing the present year to 22,330,000. 1
-normoua figure Is nearly double the (
it tbo navy fifteen years ago.
RUS3IA AND JAPAN , -
Murh attention has been attracted by
Iluseo-Japanese treaty , published In the <
: UI messenger this week. It gives t
tutala and Japan the right to station a n
.ary force In Corea to protect their set
ucnts ; the two parties agree to lend Ji
Inanclal aid to Corea In vase of neccst
ind Russia mews tbo right to conatrui
THE BEEJ5ULLETIN.
VTonther Forocatt
Sho'
1. 1'rlncrly ( Jlft
Ceriimtiy' *
( Irocro Mny lln
.loo llnrtlry In
2. Stutc
lowii Mnn Too tlic Draw.
3. 1'rnun Among :
Itoniiruin inul I * ' * Appiut.
1'rrnlilont C'lir ! B I'orrcloiuro
4. I.nst Week In U Qncliil Circle *
B. Atilt-Tlckct-SrnlpltiR 11111
Icci Onmn nt 1'olltlrs ,
Objection * to Forest
0. Council lllulT * I.ocitl Mutton * .
AViiriucr Wruthcr In Novmlu.
7. Aiinidrnii'iit Notfn Hint Oosslp.
. " ' Out.
llrokrn Itnnk "Muy 1'ny
8. Chronology of tlio t.uit Wrok.
AVutrr UucKtloit In Still Unicttlod.
0. fJowim for the IiiiuiROrntloii Ccrcin
Why 1'Niplo Are ItlKht Itiutdeil.
10. "Tho Alutitlilo Muiiy. "
11.Voiimn : Her Ways unit llrr Wnrltli
13. Kditorliil nnil Co.iinioiit.
13. Note * on the Critical Study of Hint
14. Coiiiiiu-rclnl uml I'lnuncliil NC\VB.
in. Curocr of f.ynuin .1. Hugo.
17. Tlilril Annuiil Cycln Slio\v Forecmt.
18. Htory of Wheel ClulM In Om.tlit.
10. Wlipvl lUoful In llinlnc/ct.
Hi-iiilnlsi'eiicfs of Some liygnno line
HUtory of the lllryclo Trnilo.
20. I'opiilur Hum Out of Oiunhn.
TnkliiFT Cnro of the Wheel.
IMeohiinUiii of Your Mount.
21. llloyrlo Ultlo nt rnnullHO O.ulch.
I'nuuiiuitli : Tires uiul the Trint.
ZS. Weekly Crlnt of SportliiK ( lonnlp.
Wheelliicn unit the lto.nl I'jobloin.
US. Kxp.Tt ( lueitcs on the UlR Vlght.
4. "Aiirou In the \Vlhl Woods. "
telegraph , line from Seoul to the fron
Corea retains full liberty In home and
clgn affairs. Both Ru sla and Japan sui
the king , permanently assuring order.
British newspapers comment on the ti
and declare It virtually constitutes the
atltutlon of Russia for China as the doml
power at Seoul.
The Saturday Review says : "Thoro 1
doubt that If Russia's military and r.
forces In the Pacific were not at the moi
Inferior to Japan's Corea would already
been formally appropriated. But Huss
playing a waiting game , and can affor
do so. "
A story from Nice is published , accor
to which society there Is agitated by a E
dal affecting an Austrian , Count Pechy ,
a Chicagoan , Arthur .Barclay. . It apr
thai during a game of bacarat , at the ]
Uerranean club , a dispute arose , In
course of which Count Pcchy remarked
"Stupid Americans "who did not uhders
the game should not Jbe allowed to play
game. " Mr. Barclay made a hot retort
which the count demanded an apology ,
gentleman from Chicago consented to a ;
glze to the club , but refused to apologl :
the count. Ths latter thereupon challe
Mr. Barclay , but the American's sccpndj
elded that their man' ought to apologize ,
spite of-thls advice , the American sent a
sonal letter to the' count , offering to fight
to thc-dettth.wlth revdlvers , without sel $ <
at a distance not exceeding ten paces ,
also to make a sldo bet ot 40D francs ,
survivor to take the stakes. Count P
politely refused. The Medlterannean
bus closed Its doors to Mr. Barclay.
HITS OP THHATltlCAIj fiOS
I'nrlw MniuiKi'rfl Arc WrcMtlliiK v
the HlKh Unt duvxtloii.
LONDON , Feb. 27. The hat questloi
agitating Paris , where the theater n
agcrs are all anxious to abolish 1
tUt they are encountering many
( lenities In the way of so doing. Sarah B
hardt offers to unite with the other mana
In an effective crusade against the obnox
hats.
hats.The
The weather during most of the past v
has been warm and springlike and llo-
liavo been blooming.
The latest addition to the list of r
dramatists la Princess Charles of Dcntn
formerly Princess Maud of Wales , who
lust finished a one-act comedietta ,
xvhlch Ellen Terry Is so enamored
Sir Henry Irving has accepted It for
Lyceum theater.
Ella Russell , the American prlma do
will leave England next Saturday for Ai
lea and Immediately upon her arrival t !
will join thu Gran Opera company at
cage , where she will bo beard In a nun
of opera performances. Mies Russell
remain In America during the entire sp
ind will be heard In the leading cities.
The melodrama "A Free Pardon , "
ichloved but a limited success at the Olyi
theater and will bo superseded there by
naval drama , "The Marines of England,1
which Lord Nelson Is one of the characl
Rehearsals are now In progress of "
American Belle , " a code opera by II
3caton , ton which Slbley Ward has wrl
the music. The play will have Its
presentation at Cheltenham.
Mine. I'attl appeared at Nlco last J
lay night , February 22 , In the now PI :
"Dolores , " written and composed by M.
tonals.
IIKUUI3ST.H TUB I'OPK TO
Intervention of tli I'OTVCTM Tcmli
-Multi' MOH | < MIIM .More llnlil.
NEW YORK , Feb. 27 , A dispatch to
Herald from London nays : A corrcspom
n Athens tolcgiapha that the Roi
Catholic archbishop cf Athens has sen
llspatch to the pope asking his hollnesi
nedlato between Greece and the powers
states that the lutcrpojltlon of tha pov
ias had a had effect in that It has led
Moslems to believe that Europe IE bel
: hem In their cuinb.it with the OlirlBtli
\H a result there nro 8,000 Moslems fl |
ng besides the Tuiklrh soldiers at C'ai
ill heavily aimed , parading the streets
be city Kivl ( jftauinllng the blood of
Christian dogs who have dared to qucsi
he right of tlip Turks to rule them , '
omblnej forces Unit have been landed
ho several powers number only 800 men
.Morn Attention I'nlil tr. Pruiiui * ,
CopyrlKlit , 1197 , by rium I'ulilUtilnit Compa
HAVANA , Cuba , Feb , 27. ( New y
iVorld Cablegram -Special Telegram
vlarlana Flamand , a French girl , 18 yi
> ld , was arrested In Santiago on the 1
in suspicion of having communicated ;
er lover , an Insurgent. The Fiench coi
eported the case to his government and
.oldijo demand her rolrusc. He did so
ils , uviand ) ) was promptly Krantt-l.
-V THOMAS G. ALVOHD , Jl
Sii | > n Ci'i'i'U
OAN6A , 'Feb. W. Th * Greek sU-a
riieseuti , after luudlng pro ! < ) lo/i urnJ am
iltlon at I'latanU for liu ! Oiti'lix , touk
lOJnl 100 prliwiKil'B. Itvas ntcppsd
5rip3nla by an llullan war alilp nud
iikeu to Suda bty.
BARTLEY IS TAKEN
Oriminal Proceedings Oommonccd Against
Ex-SUto Treasurer.
UNDER ARREST FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
Charged with Taking tlio State Money fo
His Own Uses. >
'AMOUNT IS OVER HALF A MILLION
Fourteen Counts in the Information Filci )
Yesterday nt Lincxjln. '
SURRENDERS HIMSELF TO THE SHERIFF
l-'orninlUy of Arrrnt DlNiteiiNciI wltU
l > y the AiitliurltlfN niul Hull
Fix oil anil Knrnlnliciltf
the 1'rlsoncr.
LINCOLN. Feb. 27. ( Special Telegram. )
Ex-State Treasurer Josnph S. Bartlcy was
this afternoon placed under arrest , formally
charged with the embezzlement ot state
funds to the amount of $537,762.93. No for
mal arrest was made necessary , as Mr. Bart-
ley , shortly after being notified by Sheriff
Trompcii that Ihe warrant had been Issued ,
walked to the sheriff's , olllco at the court
house. and surrendered himself. Later In the
day he gave bond and his case was continued.
The a'rrest of the ex-treasurer created no
surprise. It had bcon expected for some
days past that prosecution would ensue.
Some delay was occasioned by the exigen
cies of the case , but yesterday the attorney
general announced his determination to take
action today. The' complaint prepared by-
Attorney General Smyth was filed with the
judge of the county court of Lancaster-
county a few moments before noon today and
the warrant Issued and placed In the hands.
of the sheriff. Mr. Bartlcy had been notified
and sent word that he would be at the court.
house to accept service at about 2 o'clock !
At that hour ho had not arrived , but no.
anxiety as to his whereabouts waa expressed' , .
as It was known that he was busily engaged :
In conference with his bondsmen. A few
moments after 3 o'clock he arrived at the *
court house and accepted service on the war
rant. i
BOND FIXED UP.
Ex-Treasurer Hartley was at the office of
his attorneys , Harwood , Pettls & Ames , until.
after 12 o'clock tonight. County Judge Cocli-
ran came down from his residence and a.
bond for $50,000 was fixed up and signed.
The names of thcso bondsmen were , on ad >
vice of the attorneys , ictused to tlo press.
representatives tonight. Judge Cochran refused - .
fused to glvn them out am ! Bartlcy said ho-
did * not know the names ot the whole list.
Attorney WI S , " Summers wllj lie in the caso.
for the defense. "Bartley Bald , that It bad , .
becnj.oucp agreed with Attorney General ,
Smyth that all preliminary proceedings.
should bo postponed until Thursday , Marck
4 , but that at 5 o'clock this evening he had.
Insisted on , a. bond and It bad been exceed
ingly. difficult to find bondsmen at that lato-
hour. The matter was practically adjusted.
out ; of court , ca Attorney General Smytli.
left for Omaha on the 6:05 : train and his
deputy , EJ P. Smith , cwas not present at.
the adjustment. It Is Bought that Ih'ls '
'
bond given tonight Is but 'a temporary ouo-
and that another Is to 'be ' given next Thurs
day. * County Attorney ilunger was not pres
ent and the matter was arranged solely be
tween Judge Cocbran , Mr. lUrtley and his ,
attorneys.
TERMS OF THE INDICTMENT.
The complaint under which the ex-treas
urer was arrested comprises fourteen counts.
In all and Is signed by Attorney General C.
J. Smyth. The first count charges Hartley
with having on May 1. 1835 , embezzled and.
converted to his own use the sum of | 180-
101.75. The second and third counts repeat
this charge , the only chungYa made being ;
In the wording so as to meet all the legal
requirements. This amount was the sum
appropriated by the last legislature to meet
the deficiency In the sinking fund created bjr
the failure of the Capital National bank la
Lincoln , In January , 1893.
The fourth count of the complaint charge * .
Bartley with having on January 7 , 1897 , con
verted to his own ueo and embezzled the-
sum of $201,834.05 , this being the amount of
the warrant drawn by the auditor of public
accounts for the principal and Interest of tho-
appropriation referred to In the first , second
and third counts. The fifth and sixth counts
relate to the embezzlement of the sarno-
monoy.
The seventh count charges the ex-treas
urer with the embezzlement of the sum of
{ 537,762.93 , and the eighth count repeats the
charge in different form. This If ) the total
amount of money due to the state over and
Including the amount covered In the first
six conn ' .a of the complaint , '
The ninth count charges him with the em
bezzlement of the nuin of $335b78.08. This la.
the amount duo the state n IJo from the
amount due on the sinking fund warrant.
above referred to. The tenth and eleventh.
counts refer to the tiamo charge.
Following are the Bignem of t'X'Stute
Treasurer Hartley's last official bond , to
gether with the amount for which they
qualified :
Nuthun B. Hnrwood , , . { 200,000-
F. M. Cook . , . 100,000
A. 13. Clark . , . 300,000-
John II. AmcH . , . , . 200,000
Jlmrk'B A , ilunim , . . . . , , . 50,000
Mury Fitzgerald . . . . . . . . 300,000-
Ed J. Fitzgerald . 200,000
C ; . C. McNIsh . , . , . 120,00(1
13. E. Urown . . . 200,000
I'lioinaa Bwobo . . . 100,000
Jadet Tuylor . , . 23,000-
\V. A. I'uxlon
.VKKAIHS AT TIIIJ I'HXITJiXTIAIl W r
U'urdun CnllM Attention of I hi ) ov
crinir mill Ilu Ntli'M l' | > thu Menu If.
. LINCOLN , Feb. 27. ( Special. ) The , en-
tto had a warm ccuilon this forenoon with-
3ut accomplishing any marked results.
riicro was au evident desire to crowd' busi
ness more rapidly than In the pawl , but as
Ihe "crowding" was undertaken without
radersblp every senator crowded In a dlf-
'crent direction. As a result there was a
; reut deal of confusion , -Thirty eonatora
'Iguetl a communication to the president of
.ho senate asking for a strict enforcement
'A the rules for the remainder of the ut-j-
ilun. Thb presiding officer stated that ho
tvould do what hu could to enforce order In
! ho future. The rules which tlio senator *
liked to be enforced are Nos. 2 , 3 , 4 , S , 0 , .
' uui ) 11. The rules all relate to decorum
n debate.
Mr. Lee tent to the eecrctary'u deak and.
lad read a letter written by Warden
.0 Goveruar Holcowb calling attentoj | )