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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE.
JUNE 10 , J87J. OMAHA , SUNDAY MARCIE iL 28 , 1807 TWENTY PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
CERTAIN OF NOTHING
English Political Prophets All at Sea Over
Cretan Affairs.
NEAR FUTURE HOLDS MUCH OF MYSTERY
Salisbury's ' Policy and Public -Sentiment
Are Widely Divergent.
CHAMBERLAIN'S COURSE WITH OOM PAUL
Colonial Secretary Shows His Animoiity
Toward the Transvaal.
MAY YET MEAN ENGLISH INTERFERENCE
Hxniiiltiiitloti of AUnrnry Sc'lirelni-i
llofiirc flu * lllinilCN ConiiultlfC Iloliln
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Smith African AITatrN.
( Copyright , 1197 , by 1'rcra Publishing Company. ]
LONDON , March 27. ( New York Work
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Tha Cictar
question Is BO dangerous and complicated
especially for England , among the nations
that no man can safely prophecy the consc
quince two dajs ahead. Theie is no dcub
that Laid Salisbury liab an abundant parlla
tncntary majority to support any policy h <
may adopt , but If It Is very hostile to Crcti
and very subservient to Russia , the delugi
may come Immediately n I lei ward , and tin
government be swept away. There seems m
doubt that the sympathy of the vast ma
jority of the people Id with the Greeks. Al
the great provincial press , , with the Lomlot
Chtonlcle , Is outspoken In hostility to an ]
coercive policy. The Manchvstcr Guardian
the Yorkshire I'oet , the Liverpool Post am
- - the Scotchman may be clU'd. The great dig
' nltarles of the established church are hurdlj
less outspoken und Mr. Gladstone's letter I :
a bugle call.
Mcst significant of all Is the fact that thi
T.mes , while cJIUrlally Kiipportlng the pollcj
of coercion , allows Its Athens correspondeni
to cable dally the strongest appeals in favoi
of n pro-Grecian policy and gives ilia dls
patches the first prominence. Referring ti
ycstcrday % fighting at Maluxa , he telegraphs
. . _ "Tho Christians demand remains the same
M
'CJIvo ua fair ploy. Either let us and tin
Turks light It out , or Btiirve us both ? Whj
give us Cretans autonomy with one ham
and kill us with the other ? ' It is high Him
that the consuls began to dlfcuks the futun
mode of government of the Island with the
Mahometan and Christian chiefs , and pu
nn end to the quite unnecc&sary bloodshed
Tiio Wliolo recent conduct of the powers 1 :
quite inexplicable to the European civilian !
in Crete. "
CORRESPONDENTS FAVOR GREECE.
One hundred and thirty special correspond
ents of foreign newspapers are now gathered
nt Athens , and their specials are nlmpsl
uniformly philhellenic , arousing a course ol
sympathy everywhere , outside of RUstia , ant
the readers of the German government news ,
papers. Their letters furnish inr.st Interest'
Ing details. Dr. Dillon , famous for his Ar
mcnlan letters. Is-In Crete for the Lender
Telegraph. It will interest our active Ainerl
can Veprcsentallves to know that , being for
bidden to accompany the official miralou ol
the powers to announce the proclamation ol
autonomy to the protege of Colonel Vassoa
ho disguised himself as a Cretan priest and
managed to Join the Insurgents at Akrotlrl.
Ho gives moving plctuivs of Christian womer ,
and children living out in caves with only
roots for food In consequence of the blockade
Theio was a furious scene nt the reading ol
the proclamation , -tho Insurgents becoming
fiantic In demanding only union with
Greece.
"Suddenly I felt n strong arm tugging at
my shoulder , and turning round , I saw a
handsome man , armed , but dretsed In cleri
cal garbs , his eyes rolling with patslon. He
rfioutcd : 'You sir , shall F.ee what value \vc
Cretans act upon our lives. You may go
back and tell Europe that you aaw me do
" this , ' and ho seized a long , white-handled
dagger from a bystander's belt and ono second
end later w ruld have cut his awn t hi oat had
not I and others held back his arm In the
nick tA time. With extreme dlfllculty the
dagger was wrested from his group and
Father George Klmdrul Clovlllas was ulti
mately quieted. "
CHiAMIIKRLAlN'S OPEN AIM.
Then there are- the threatened and serlouB
± troubles In South Africa. The original In-
* ' tontlon of Mr , Chamberlain and his party
was to use the South African committee to
whitewash Mr. Rhodes and the Chartered
company , but the colonial Beciotary's now
policy , and ono which ImE oc''asloned pro
found alarm In Parliamentary circles , Is to
utilize the Inquiry In order to establish a
raso for war against the Transvaal , Mr.
Chamberlain showed his hand with cynical ,
plainness In his cross-examination of Attor
ney General Helirelner of the Cnpo govern
ment. Mr. t'chrt'lncr Is a South Afrikander ,
Ollvo Schrolner'a brother , .and a man of
great Influence among the Dutch race. Ills
evidence was anti-Rhodes to such un extent
that ho refused to admit Justification of the
ral.l and declined to assent to the unre
served denunciation of President Krnger.
Mr. Chamberlain's questions were one long ,
scornful , Insulting , menacing tirade against
Mr. Kruger and the Transvaal government.
Coining from the colonial secretary , such a
display of settled a'nlmoslty ' Is deemed to
liuvo great Mgnlflcancc , it Is obvious that
unless Mr. Kruger accedes to the- demands
of the l.'ltlaiuUTs , Mr. ChamherUIn means
that England shall luturfere by force of
arms 111 their behalf.
Tliu radical members from the committee
BO strongly disapprove of Mr. Chamberlain's
action that they are considering whether
they should not withdraw from Its delibera
tions , The lory jingoes , on the other hand ,
giveMr. . Chamberlain little thanks for his
open espousal of their principles , and con
tend that If bo thiught BO 111 of the Trans
vaal government , as It now appears that be
_ _ _ _ ? ° PS , he should have sent an ultimatum to
President Krugcr long ago. It la generally
agreed that the dUpntch of such a document
will not be delayed long after Sir Alfred
Mllner , the now high commissioner , reaches
the Capo , Warlike operations can best be
conducted there by the Ilrltlih troops In the
kutuinn und earlv winter ,
AI10UT IvMPKIIOK WIU-IAM'S MIND.
Referring to the report thit the young
kaiser in Ituano , a well known KnglUhman
% i nul a professional , now In Ilerllu tclegrt Ue
"
us follow * : "I have It on the best ot au
thority that there Is absolutely nn truth In
the rumor * of au Impaired mind ; of ln < anlt >
in the ordinary meaning o ( tbo term , tlifi
it not a trace , That ho Is nutTed uji will.
Ideas of dlvlue riant and Oiled wltli n uotlou
that he Is the vicegerent ot God In Germany ,
tbjre Is , unfortunately , only too ample evi
dence. Moreover , he Is surrounded by a
thick phalanx of sycophants and flatterers ,
who applaud his every word and action as
the utterance or act ot a dcml-god. This
Is the state of things which undoubtedly ha ;
Influenced his mind and will continue to
Influence It as long as It lasts. The some
what crudely worded solicitude for working
classes , which as characteristic of his
speeches shortly otter his accession to the
throne , has vanished , and Instead we find
him going out of his way on almost every
occasion to stir up a fend between the pro
letariat on the one side and the army anil
the nobles on the other , which may rc.'iill
In most disastrous consequences .for the
fatherland. This is political mariners , II
you like , but It Is proof ot no mental In'
llrmlty on the kaiser's side. The keener !
observers ot the situation In Germany arc
assured that trouble Is brewing and tbit the
near future will undoubtedly see Its out
break In some fhape or another. "
ENGLISHMEN DO NOT'WORRY.
There really seems to bo the feeblest Inter
est poMlblc anywhere In England In the
fate hi America of the arbitration treaty
Hut this virobably Is only because Its defcnl
at the hands ot the senate has been loiif
discounted. The Chronicle , the most stead
fast supporter over hero ot the treaty , speak :
of the senate's last action as "etabblng the
treaty to the baart , " but paitly explains tin
action thus : "Silver men have paid us oul
for our gold policy , for the brutality wlti
which in certain quarters Mr. llryan's can
dldature was treated. Irishmen , opposing o . >
they sometimes fatally oppose their owi
cause to the general cause of human good
have done their best to hinder the compac ;
between England , which they regard as the ! )
enemy , and America , to which tlioy look as
their friend. "
.Mr. Smalley Is sending plaintively pessi
mistic mosiigod. "Th ? senators , " he cables ,
"continue to pretend that It Is not dead ,
though It Li over a corps-e that they arc
holding their meaningless palaver. Their
present proceedings resemble nothing EO
much as an Irish wake. "
Nothing seems more certain at any rate
than that no future proposition for any
treaty between the txvo countries or any
other subject is llkly to receive mui-h sup
port here.
The Paris Temps expresses the continental
feeling. "Rarely , " it fcays , "have the public
and the other contracting party been more
agreeably trifled with. Hut Great Urltaln
has its hands too full from other quartera
to bother much about America. "
SOMC PERSONAL MATTERS.
Among the matters of current conversa
tion in court circles it is said th.it the
young duchess of Marlboiough will not be
able to undergo all the usual fatigues of
the seas-oil. She will crrtnlnly go to the
drawing room , It is said , if her health will
permit , and she may have a few dinner
parties , but she will not , it la thought , at
tempt to give any big parties.
"The icport that the ilulto of Manchester
was going to marry MIi.i Aster Is too ab
surd to call for any contradiction , " said
one of the fashionable et today. "The
duke certainly has not seen Mlns Aatoi
for llve _ or slx ; mojiths. t > o. faras , ,1know ,
nor since'Uie end of leant'season , for hfs
mother , the duchess , has been , I believe , a
little anxious about him. She thought he
was going the pace a little too fast , and
It was at her wish that ho spent the xvln-
tor quietly at St. Moritz , where he was
made very much of by nil the joung ladles ,
and of couisc by the mothers as well. He
is only 18 years ot ago and quite a plain-
looking boy , with a spotty complexion. "
If nothing else made such an engagement
quite out of the question , It would be the
fact that Mli-b Astor herself Is scarcely
16. She is still wcarli'g quite short fiocks
and her hair is only Just turned up. She
Is , In tact , still In the school room , and
only liiio'.ui to a few people who have stayed
at Cliveden or dined at 18 Carlton House
Terrace. Sl.o certainly Is not coming out
this season , and it is not settled yet
whether she \\III even to prebcnted next
year.
London ( society regrets that Mr. Carroll ,
an American ho ban been hunting at Mel
ton Mowbray this eeason , has met with an
accident so seveie as to mean the less of
an eye.
MEMORIAL , TO THE QUEEN.
Several London ladleK of distinction , Mrs.
Arthur Pagct representing Auicrira and
Lady Jane Taylor , sister of the maiquis
of Twccddalp and of the duchess of Welling
ton , being the most prominent , are consider
ing the making of a proposition to the
women of the United Slates to contribute
a Jubilee memorial to the queen , in recogni
tion of her as a woman , as well as a grace
ful International compliment. Their idea *
are extensive. In that they contemplate a
million-dollar ho.spltal , with beds for Amer
ican patlenta abroad. Hut they doubtless
would bo satisfied with an endowed bed
In each London hospital. Those promoting
the Idea invite etpreeslons of American
opinion on the novel proposition before
taking any active steps ,
HALLARD SMITH.
OK PANAMA bCAXUAI.S.
They Form I.cinlMiur Topic * ( or Il -
I'lihxlnu Uvi'in lii'iiIn I'nrlN ,
( CopyrlKlit , UDT , l-iy the Aprwlnleil 1'nvn. )
LONDON , March 27. The Panama scandals
lave been revived and form the leading
oplc for ( llsciiiblon fveryulipre in Paris ,
t Is stated that Emlle Arton , the Panama
obbyist , who was extradited last year from
England , has furnUhcd proofs against forty ,
line deputies and senators whom bo bribed.
Ex-Deputy St. Martin , for whose arrest a
warrant waj Issued and who was believed to
have fled , presented himself before the ex
amining magistrates this aftcinoon. It Is
stated that Charles Do Lesseps Is now In
Condon preparing documents tending to clear
its father and furnlfhlng the names of
deputies who accepted bribes. Several polit-
cat personages are now being watched by
ho police of Paris to prevent their night.
M. lirlsson , president of thn French Cham-
> er of Deputies , announced lodny that the
Chamber had received application for au-
horlty to prosc'cutn Deputies Naquet , Henri
Marot and Antlde Doycr , with reference
o the Panama dl cctsures. ! The Chamber
leeldcd to appoint s. committee to consider
he application. M. Nuquet uas already left
'arls without mentioning ills destination.
Knur More MIUI lli-Heui-il.
LONDON , March 27. It Is believed that
Captain Haul Jaugcnea , Second Mate .N't-
call , one of the engineers and oue of th < <
flrcmon ot the KrencJ ) line steamer Vlllo de
St. Naralru , which was > srecked oft Cape
Inttirau on thn 7th lust , , have been saved.
The Irltl ) h bark Muria , Captain Adams ,
rom Norfolk , March 12 , for Hamburg , while
uskinj the Lizard today made signals which
IITO understood to ' .nfan , 'Wo have rescued
ho captain , cecund mate- , engineer and Ilre-
cf the Vllle < l4 St.
TURKS TO WITHDRAW
Proposed Solution of the Vexed Question
Concerning Orcto ,
SULTAN'S FOHCES LIKELY TO RETIRE
Seems to Bo a Roisonablo Way Oat of the
Existing Dilemma.
CRETANS WANT TO B PAID FOR LOSSES
This is Enid to Bo Why They Are Seeking
Annexation to Greece.
PINCH OF HUNGER FELT ON THE ISLAND
niiiiii > lncil Women ami Children lllilt
In .MoiiitlnliiN to KNCIIIIO Turku
Weiilthy People Co AVI 111 out
Kuuil Srvprnl HIIJN.
( CopyrlRlit , 1S37 , by the Affoclntcil I'rcEs. )
LONDON , March 27. In spite of the war
like preparations , the prospect In the Levnn
has certainly not become darker during tin
past week , nnd there ur < ! Indications tha
the dlfllculty may be solved by the power.
Inducing the sultan to withdraw the Turklj !
troops from Crete , The situation In Cane :
is a powerful argument In favor of the with
drawal of the Turks. They are being driver
In from the outlying posts ami the news
papers today arc asking ot what usj are tin
Turks If the foreign forces are compelled t (
do their work , ns In the case ot the forslgi
occupation cf Malaxa fort , commanding Sml ;
and Canea , from which the Turks were driver
out.
out.The
The reason for the Cretan resistance" tin
decision of the powers appears to bs tin
vagueness of the so-called autonomy eshcnie
Many competent Judgco who are on the seem
dee'are ' that the Cretans would submit I
given the details showing the reality ct the
autonomy echeme. This is the view of tin
ambassadors nt Ccnj.tantlr.ople , who have
telegraphed to their roFpectlve government !
urging that the dctallu bo not determlncc
upon and that a practical scheme of govern
incut be presented to the Cretai.s , and alse
declaring that the prolonging of the condl
tlon ot uncertainty Inspired great nnxletj
and leaves the door open to eventa cal
ciliated to sericualy endanger the situation
sucli as yesterday's affair at Malaxa.
It IP stated from Klssarno that the Crctar
loaders the-ic want annexrtlon to Greece
under the Impression that autonomy will no
re-pay them for the losses of their property
while Greece would pay them an Indemnity
In full. Tills Idea s'lows that the monc ;
question lies at th ? root of the whole com
plication.
PINCH OF HUNGER.
In the meantime advices from the Intorloi
of Crete- indicate that the Inhabitants arc al-
. dy fCPlnE ! t"0 P'nch ' ot famine. - > vA-spe
clal correspondent who hao Just v'alted the
camp ot Colonel Vassos , the commander o
the Greek army cf occupation , describes tht
journey. He says that In the mountains , al
a place called Stllofaramgo , he heard weird
voices across the deep , Impassable ravine
Istiilng apparently from the bowelo ot the
earth , and adds : "Wo stopped and through
our field glasses Ba\V emaciated women ant
children emerging from a cave high up In the
mountains. They were the wives and chil
dren of Christians , taking refuge from the
Turks and living upon rcots. When we
reached Colonel Vassow' camp at Allklano , we
paw scores of famishing people , once rich
w'ho came begging for food. Several of them
had net eaten for three or tour days ami
hundreds of others wcro In the same condi
tion. The distress was heartrending and
disease ) has now supervened. "
It has been hinted In various quarters that
Germany has virtually withdrawn from the
concert of the powers and one of the French
newspapers even asserted that Emperor Wil
liam alms at a Turkish-Greek war , wit ! ) the
object of recovering , on the conclusion of
peace , the 200,000,000 franca which Greece
ow < ! s her German creditors. A semi-official
denial of this statement was Iraued In Ber
lin today , emphutlcally reprdlating any such
In'entlon.
CORDIAL MEETING.
The conference which the marquis of Salis
bury had In Paris yesterday with M. Hano-
taux. the French minister for'forelgn affairs ,
Is regarded as moat Important , not only with
reference to ths Eautern situation , but nn
bearing upon the general relations between
Great Britain and France. It was noticed
that M. Hunotaux greeted Lord Salisbury
cordially when ho arrived and that their
parting was even more cordial , Indicating
that the conference was satisfactory to both
parties. What actually passed Is not known ,
but the Figaro believes that Lord Salhbury
suggested that the Island of Crete be ce-
cuplcd by two pottcro , ono of them being
Great Britain and the other France or
Russia. Other French newspapers and the
British press believe that the conference Is
a , i > ! in ; of Improved relations and U espe
cially significant , as following the visits of
Queen Victoria and the prince of Wales to
President Fauro. The British premier , wheso
health Is much t > haken , Id expected to re
main on the lllvlera until Easter.
IUI.SSI.Y 1IKCOMKS SUSI'ICIOUN.
'I'liliiUii ' KiiKliinil Would I.lkr ( o Ob
tain I'ONNfMNlon of Cri'le.
NEW YORK , March 27. A dispatch to the
Herald from St. Petersburg says : In the
inobt Important quarters here much annoy-
nice la felt at the signs of the vacillating
policy fJiown by the powers at a moment
tvhen ths greatest firmness la necetsary. The
Feeling hero Is that the other powers are ,
trying to place Russia In tbo undesirable
position of filieddlng Christian blood. The
3tgoloskl publishes a very strong article
in the subject , and thinks England Is going
to establish Itself In Crete , and as Crete
a not what the Dardanelles arc to Russia
the latter would not go to war about It. ,
Crete can only bo pacific by shedding ChrU- ,
tlan blood , which orthodox Ilusula cannot
lo. England has done EO before and can' '
lo It now. In diplomatic plrcles the position
Is looked upon aa very complicated , and the"
jnly yolutlDU would be to allow the Greeks
lo go on and be beaten. It is considered
Ihat after all the center of Interest is en-
llrely concentrated on what la taking place
> n the Greece-Turkish frontier. Russia
ivould probably undertake the pacification ,
jut with another power.
[ > fntro > - One of the TiirkUIt KorU ,
CANEA , March 27. The fighting continued
mill late yesterday at Ncrokuril , half way
: o Malaxa. The fort at Pcrlvolla has been
lestroyed.
Fighting has been proceeding since
ing in the direction of ApoktjYona , where
the Christians arc blockading 'the. block
house , protecting thefort'oftTfbddlng. .
CONSTA\TIXI3 FjGAyiiS-3 ATIIHXS
Cro ii 1'rliipp Slurta' in VAttc Com-
in nnil ot the , rot-pen.
ATHENS , March 27. < Jro'wn ; Prince Con-
stantlne , who is to take } command of the
Greek forces on the frontier , started for Vole
tonight. Ho waa accompanied by the crown
'
princess , who will go as fa'rras Larlssa , where
she will Inapect the arrangements made bj
the Red Cross society. She vlll remain there
two days and then return lo Athens.
An Immense demonstration was made be
fore thc palace previous to the departure
of the crown prince. The ? crowd enthusias
tically cheered the royal * pair , the king ol
Greece , Crete , etc , A deputation presented
to the crown prince a copy ot the resolu
tions which were adopted 'at A. public meet
ing held recently , declaring thai the people
of A them s and the Piraeus were faithful In
terpreters of the senllmcnU. ot the nation
which was ready to make any sacrifice ol
blood or money In the caune of Crete.
Crown Prince Constantine replied as fol'
lous : "Unvo confidence In inie. I know
my duty. Rest assured I shallracqult mjocli
like a soKicr. "
After the family dlnm.t'nt the palace the
To Down was sung tn the palace metropoll'
tan and the king and queen hissed the prince
aneprincess. \ . It Is ofDclallr stated that the
question of declaring wot- depends upon the
present negotiations with ihc powers. Nc
ono on the streets ot Athens' belloves this , al
accepting the departure of the crown prince
as 'Indicating ' that Greece jhas come to t
definite decision to go to'war.
CUKKKS START FOR NATIVK I.AM1
1'nrty of Seventy AnM > vor. Hie Cull o
lti ( ifiirure
NEW YORK , March 27- Seventy Greeki
sailed tor Athens today. Other passenger !
wore : Mme. Emma Eamcs-Story , Alphonsi
Malretto , physician , and 1'lerro Sauls , tin
fourth engineer of the fauhdered eteamshlj
Villo de St. Nazlere. These two of the foui
survivors of the Ill-starred , U'est Indian have
gone to France to give their testimony ai
to the less of the shipThe two othei
survivors arc still in Now York.
Wnr 13\teeti | < l Any Moment.
LONDON , March. 27. A dispatch to the
Observer from Athens says ; It Is stated or
the bdst of authority that war may be ex
pected to break out at aiiy niomcut , mosl
probably near Arta , and less probably neat
'
Larlssa. It Is believed circles
that the presence of Crown Prince Constan
tine will have a restraining" Influence on the
troops , more cspec-lally those now formed In
brigades , thus breaking , th6. Influence of the
national committee , whlc-h > has hitherto beer
paramount , . . , _ '
MureTroiiIili * Ncn v Toknt.
CONSTANTINOPLE , March 27. Disturb
ances are reported from' the village of
Asbath , north of fokat , In iha Clvas district.
.MAXITOUA SCHOOL f < llI3STIQ.V )
r. llel ViilTti , flll l < w pUcuvHi-d Ijj' '
( Copyright } ti'Jl , bytlfi Aitclntca Tiess. )
LONDON , . .March27.1 The visit cf lsr.
Merry. .liel Val , thej 3JZjl.klcgaltt ( to Canada'
to' tlilSTcHVl''ls still causltiK"csdn5lderable talli
In Catholic circles. A representative of th <
Associated prctu 'learns4 on 'nigh authority
that Mgr. Del Val has the fullest ecclesias
tical powers , even to the extent of deposing
bishops who refuse to accent his decision ,
A powerful London churchman said :
'
"I cannot see how the 'passage cf the ac
of the Manitoba legislature cuttleo the cas ?
Certainly Mr. Laurier'a future , together with
that of Ills party , depends practically upon
Mgr. Del Val's decision. t'All the llbera
members from Quebec , excupt three ( of when
Mr. Laurler ia one ) signed the pledge to
settle the Manitoba question- favor of the
rights of the minority. These men canno
act itherwlso or they must resign or be cle
fcatcd at the polla next time. Then the
forty-five Catholic members of the Senate
and Commons , Includlng-iMr.jLourler and al
the Catholic members ot'hU government , o
whom there are about thirty In the Commons
Just Mr. Laurler's majority ) signed a petl
tion to the pope asking him that a delegate
bo sent to settle the question. These mer
in signing such a petition .practically bound
themselves.- accept thtjlr , own arbitrator's
dec'fllon. Should they refuwrjthey must , fron
the church standpoint , .be held to have
violated their word to the pope. It was tills
petition , brought by Charles. Fltzpatrlck , the
solicitor general of Canada , to Rome and
only on assurances that'tliey meant to abide
by the delegate's decision- , that the pope
consented to Intervene.
"Mgr. Del Val Is , therefore , given plenary
power to settle the controversy , discipline.
the recalcitrant bishops aiid" place Mr. Lan-
rler and followers , In caps of their refrsal
to abide by his decision ; ' In'auch a plight as
to practically ruin their political prospects
or fore ? them to turn renegades to their obligations
' '
ligations to 'his holiness , 'As a matter of
fact , Mgr. Del Val Is going to sco Mr. Green-
way at the earliest possible' moment and as
certain exactly how much concession to
the Catholics Mr. Grcenway Is willing to
make , while on his aide M r , Del Val will
state to Mr. Greenway the exact , Irreducible
minimum of the churcVs demands. Mgr.
Del Vnl hopes these vfe'ws will be so nearly
alike as to enable a 'prompt settlement.
Should this bo the case Mgr. Del Val will not
ictltate to beat down -all opposition of the
jishop'H party In Quebec , vrlth mcutnircs as
severe an necessary. Helines not Intend to
combat the. bishops , but lie ) will not permit
.heir opposition to extend ; ] beyond the Ir
reducible minimum , which" ! the .popo has
fixed. " , >
.VtiMlriilluii Colonies Coniliinc.
( Copyright , 1W7 , by th * Am ocluteil Trews. )
LONDON , March 27 Thwwork of binding
ho Australian colonies together Is In full
> rogress. The Australasian federal conven-
lon met at Adelaide Oils weplc- The colonies
of Victoria , Now South 'Wales ' , Tasmania ,
South and Western Australia .sent delegates ,
3 , C. Kingston , Q , 0. , M. Pi' ' , Uie premier of
South Australia/ olCctqd president. At
ho Invitation' of the confprcnce the New
South Wales delegate , lr , Barton , submitted
resolutions embodying the principles of the
new constitution , which' provides that the
lowers , privileged and tcpllory- the vari
ous colonies are to remain Intact. The ex-
luslve power of Imposing and collecting cus-
ems and excise dutii and military and
naval control Is to' be" retted In the federal
larllament , The trade * Intercourse between
ho federated colonies to to bo absolutely
ree. The parliament wblcU wlll bo estab-
Ished will consist ot a jenate/.and a house
of representatives. The yxeejitlye will cou-
Ist of a governor genera ! , appointed by the
lueen , and the supremo' , court , which will
ilao bo the high /Court of appeal of the
oloules , ' , V
Cxnroivltcli'n ,
LONDON , March. 28-rAj pdvutc telegram
rom Algiers eays that the condition ot the
crarowltch , the ciar'a brother , is bbpeleii.
ORDERS AN
Senate Decides to Sift the Gambling Bil
Matter Thoroughly.
CHARGES MADE BY THE BEE ARETAKEN UF
Disclosures in Connection with the Dca
Call for Action ,
HOWELL AND RANSOM FIGHT THE MOVI
Pavagely Attack This Taper anil Denounc
Its Editor Personally.
NOT WILLING TO SMOTHER INVESTIGATE
of the Hcolelit-il I'alr fron
County Knll tit Iniliiou
the Mi-nilM'i-M < <
the I MM no.
LINCOLN , March 27. ( Special. ) After 01
exciting nnd at times exceedingly acrlmo
nlous debate , the snatc late this attcrnoot
decided to moke nn Investigation ot th
charges made by The Omaha Dally Ucc will
reference to the passage of the gambllnj
bill.
bill.The
The sentiment against nn Invcstlgatlot
was strong , but not enough to defeat th
Inquiry. Senators Howcll and Ransom o
Douglas led In the fight against ( he pro
posed Investigation , although they both re
pcatedly stated that if the senate wnntec
to look Into the charges made by The Be <
they were willing to vote for the commit
tee of Inquiry. But both denounced tin
charges as being made na a part ot tin
municipal campaign In Omaha and also tt
prevent the passage ot a lav/ which wouli
result in driving gambling out of Omaha
Senator Ransom in particular was positive
and emphatic in his assertions that the
editor of The Ucc was the friend and sup
porter of the gamblers and that It was tin
editor of The Bee who personally eolicltCM
the Omaha city council to pass an ordinance
to license gambling under the adminlstra
tlon of Mayor Hcmts.
The other senators who said they wen
opposed to the idea of an Investigation , al
though willing to vote for one , wcro Mutz
of Kcya Paha and Graham of Frontier. The }
declared that the charges of boodllug were
not specific and that they were 'unworthj
of the notice or consideration ot the senate
Both proclaimed that every senator wht
voted for the gambling bill was an hones
man , although they agreed that the bill , lil
lee many others , had been paescd In a
hasty and unbecoming manner.
The demand for an Investigation ot the
charges made by The Bee was made b >
jScnatpr Murphy .of G.age and warmly seconded
ended by vigorous remarks from Senators
'TaTfjot-of Lancaster , Caldue11 ? of Nuckolls
Dundas of Ncmaha , Conaway of York one
Farrell of Mcrrlck. The matter was brought
to the attention of the senate-lnimedlateij
after the p.ocn recess by Mr. Murphy , whc
nroso In his place and called the attention
of the senate to the editorial which nppearec1
In the columns of The Dee this morning.
Mr. Murphy sent to the clerk's desk and
had read the following :
Whereas , The Omaha Dally Dee of todnji
editorially ci.iurges that .senate fllo No. 33i
known ns the gambling bill , WNIS passce
through the senate by the Influence ol
boodle , nnd that the editor of- The Uee la
In possession of positive Information that
a large Hum of money ' ns raised by the
gamblers or Omaha nnd South Omaha to
secure the passage of this bill , and that a
part of such money was paid for that pur
pose ; and
Whercns , Tie origin and authorship of
said 1)111 ) la wrapped In mystery nnd wan
railroaded through the senate with uuch
undue hawle that It casts a suspicion on
the measure ; therefore be It
Resolved , by the scnato. That n commit
tee be appointed by the president of the
senate to investigate such charges ot
bribery nnd corruiHlon reflecting on the
honor of members of thin body with full
power to collect evidence and report In full
to the senate the result of such Investiga
tion.
INQUIRY ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
Speaking of the resolution Mr. Murphy
said the charpes reflected seriously upon the
honor and Integrity of every member of the
senate who intentionally or Innocently voted
to pass the gambling bill. The people of Ne-
brnska , he said , had already been made aware
of the dlcgraceful methods by which the
bill had been railroaded through the sifting
committed and the senate , and they would
not rest satisfied until the charges made by
The Bee were proven true or false. If the
senate- refuted to make the Inquiry Into tlio
truth or fulelty of the charges the people
of the state of Nebraska had a right to be
lieve that the chargen were true. If a man
charged with crime stands before the bar
of Justice and enters no plea the court will
enter a plea of guilty. Innocence always
courts an Investigation nnd the guilty never.
Mr. 'Howell of Douglas asked that the
resolution llo over ono day under the rules.
He fald no member of the senate should In
sist more , strongly upon an Investigation than
himsplf. Ho was the man The Dca was after ,
ho said , and ho was not afraid of au Investi
gation. The senate had rescinded Its action ,
however. Ho believed that the bill was more
practical and would bo more effective to sup-
prefH gambling than the present law. Per
haps It should bo amended In some par
ticulars and the penalty made more no-
vere. But the charges of Uoodllng , ho noted ,
had been made by two republican news
papers. No one , he said , had seen anything
in the World-Herald In regard to the bill.
As for The Bee's charges , they were simply
part of the local campaign In Omaha. He
thought It only fair to the majority party
In the senate that the , consideration ot the
resolution bo deferred until Monday ,
At this point Mr , Ransom , of Douglas en
tered tbo senate chamber and asked for tbo
reading of the matter under consideration ,
Mr. Dundag of Ncmaha heartily agreed
with the remarks made by the senator from
Gage ( Mr. Murphy ) . He said that If there
was anything In the chargfa ho wanted to
know It. He was a member ot the sitting
committee and ho waa not satisfied with the
manner that committee had been railroad
ing business.
Mr. Mutz of Keya Paha , another member
of ( he Bitting committee , asked Mr. Dundas
If ho believed the sifting committee bad
been unduly Influenced in connection with
the gambling bill ,
SIFTING COMMITTEE BLUNDERED.
Mr. Dundas believed not , but he declared
that the sifting committee blundered in re
porting the gambling bill the way it did.
ta for himself , be had been disposed to vote
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Wtnthcr Force-nut for Nebraska
Ins Cloudlnffsj Warmer.
"Kl" . fll l H
1. Knglnml l ] Viri1 Ovpr I'orplRn Affitlm.
Turkey MlEL Btlrn from Crctn ,
Spiiuto tel ltlciitn IH Mpnilipr * !
.Milor Itifr Wn Monumental Thrift.
2. Ninth WirfgH KmtoMci Mniirp * .
i\I > i > * ltli > ljg Bui > : i tr > itli > ii Arbor liny.
Story of H Bt-omiitoilittloii Cprtlllrnto ,
3. Oiimtm IIJ B Ariiltrnry C'mp.
Some No B1 WnthliiElim ( Inolp ,
the T.irltT figures.
4. T.n t Wpij Hhiritit Snclnl Circle * ,
n. .1. Sterlli Hrtnn Wrlcninpil Homo.
0. Count-It vMMl.ncnl .Mntlrr * .
limit lliiiiklni ; Hill Called Up.
7. Wnr Ulunil In South Africa.
8. Chronology of Savnu l > i > ul I ) y4.
10. Woiimn : lle-r Way * nnil llor Worlil.
11. "The Miitnlilo Mntiy. " Concluded ,
la , IMItorliI : nnil Cinniii : < nt.
1U. U.ioth ! Aiii.'rlcuM rnmlly of Actors.
AmuHnmcnt NotiM mill eitmlp.
.11 iiOo In Oniilri mill ninowhuro.
Clnliimntft Auk nn Art-omitlng.
II.Vllnriio * Who TpMlllpil Ton Well ,
in. Coinmrrrlnl nnil rinnurlnl New * .
III. Norther. ! Alptlrt'it Ullm tto n-ul People.
18. "Annul In the Wllil Woail * . "
11) . In tint Worlil of WhceiH.
How BprltitiT * Aru 1'repircil ,
SO. Weekly ( Iriwt of Sporting Cosnlp.
for the bill because It had been Introduced
by Senator Miller. He had a great deal of
confidence In Senator Miller and felt that
the senate contained no man more honest
than he.
Mr. Mutz again asked If the senator from
Ncmaha meant to Insinuate that any member
of the sifting committee had been bribed
Mr. Dundas denied any ouch Intention.
Mr. Mulz said he was opposed to the reso
lution for an Investigation. The senate had
already -proved to the people that it could
not bo bought by the corporations. He did
not believe the people wanted an Investiga
tion of the charges made by The Bee. The
charges were not specific enough.
"Is not this editorial In today's Bee spe
cific enough ? " asked Mr. .Murphy.
Mr. Mutz replied that It was not. He
wanted specific charges with the name of the
senator or snators Implicated. And lie
wanted , too , ho said , the names ot the e-'ni-
blcrs who raised the money and the names
of the men who handled It. If the charges
had come from the stock yards or railroad
corporations and had affected some legisla
tion which had been hotly contested and It
had been said that money was used to de
feat legislation In the Interests ot the people
then there might be some basis for nn In
vestigation. He confessed that the bill had
been passed In a hasty and Inconsiderate
manner ! but ho did not believe one hasty
action should be followed by another. He
thought consideration ot the resolution
Uioiild be deferred until Monday at least.
Mr. Farrell of Mcrrlck protested against
any delay. Ho s'ald the people of the state
had a right to know whether the tenators
who voted tor the bill were guilty or not.
It a committee was to be appointed he
wanted it appointed right away ,
RANSOM'S PLEA FOR CLEMENCY.
: ThenMr. Hansom of Douglas took the floor
for"iaje'n'gthy speech. In which he. argued
against" the resolution , but In'faveir of Its
adoption. He said up in Omaha the people
never paid any attention to newspaper
charges , especially when made In The Bee.
Ho said there was not an honest man In
Omahi who had not been attacked by The
Bee nt some time or another. A short time
ago the people of Omaha listened to the
charges made by The Bee against another
man , named Howcll , and at that Investiga
tion it was proven that the editor of The
Bee was the man who had been trying to
foist upon the people of the city of Omaha
an Indebtedness of $8,500,000. He asked the
senate to remember that two years ago
Rosewater sent his resignation as n ineuibci
of the republican national committee to the
republican state convention and that the
air of the convention hall was filled for
forty-five minutes with the hats and hand
kerchiefs of the icpubllcans who were glad
to see him leave the party. Now ho was
back In the ring , whip in hand , trying to
run the party. Ho said there was a local
campaign going on in Omaha , and that un
less Rosowstcr could dictate the name of the
man who was to bo elected mayor he pro
posed to break down the reputation of every
man who aspired to that position. He said
that Ilosowater was now trying to besm'lrcli
the character of his colleague , Mr. Howell ,
because Honcll was a candidate for mayor.
When Rosewater's evidence was taken it
would bo found that It amounted to nothing.
There was no sense in keeping the legislature
in session at an expense of $500 a day or more
to help make political capital for the Omaha
campaign. He declared that In the present
campaign an effort \\a being made to wipe
out the ring In the city hall and that It waste
to protect those rings that Rosewater now
sought to smirch the character of Mr. Howell -
ell , who , If elected , would wipe out the "nest
of vipers. " Ransom alluded to the charges
that the editor of The Bee hud attempted
to make a man named Oxnard a senator
from South Dakota and asked If that was
the kind of a man to charge dishonesty upon
the senators. Ransom then turned IIH ! at
tention to the gambling bill. Ho declaicd
It was only a little bill. It only cove-red
ono printed page and proposed only to re
duce the penalty against gambling In order
that gamblers might be more easily con
victed. Ho declaied that Rosewater Im
ported a Plnkcrton detective from Chicago
and made him chief of police , but that gam
bling went on Juet the name. Two years
ago the city council passed an ordinance to
license gambling In Omaha nnd not one
word of critlrlbiu appeared In The Bee.
"Vca , and Ilosowater personally appeared
before the council and solicited tbo passage
of the ordinance , " Interjected Howcll.
Concluding . Kant > om bald that he did
not believe In making an Investigation un
less Eomo single senator had been charged
with accepting boodle.
WILL DENOUNCE THE UEE ,
Mr. Talbot sent to ths fecretary's desk an
amendment which the chair declared out of
order pending a motion to suspend the rules
In order that Murphy's resolution might be
paused over the objection to Us consideration
raised by Mr. Howell ,
Mr. Howcll asked the senate to vote unani
mously to Buiju-nd the rules. He aald Mr.
Talbot'a amendment provided tfiat If nothing
came of tbo Investigation that Rotcwater
should bo .denounced by the ton.ito as a liar
and a scoundrel.
The motion to suspend the rules was
agreed to by unanimous voto.
Mr. Murphy cloned the debate. Ho did
not know , he faiil , whether there vvau any
politic * , In the charges made by Tha BCD
or not. lie did know , bun ever , that as ono
of the fenatore who had Innocently voted
for the bill that he had been plated under
suspicion. He wanted that nusplclon re
moved and placed where It JuKly belonged.
( Cootiaued era Filth Vage. )
MAYOR SAVES MONEY
His Private Sewer Built at Expense of the
Oity Treasury ,
HE IS AIDED AND ABETTED BY WINSPEAR
Fraudulent Orders Are Certified to the
Comptroller as Correct.
CITY EXECUTIVE SIGNS HIS OWN VOUCHERS
Attempt Made to Cover it Up Under the
Name of Eopaira.
CHARGES FOR OVERTIME AND SUNDAYS
City \ViirrantN SI Kuril Iiy llrnntcli In.
tllonte tluil He Allonril ( he Fore
man to Draw 1'ny livery
Day lliirliiK Kelirunry.
According to the records In the city hall
Mayor William J. Broatch stands practically
self-convicted of having converted to his
own private use labor nnd materials paid for
out of the public f'liuls.
Aided and abetted by James II. Wlnspcar ,
sou or Inspector , William J. Broatch has had
built at the public expense a private sewer
connecting his store building at 1211 Harnoy
ttrcct with the alley sewer In the rear.
When ordlncry citizen ) find It necessary
to build private sewers connecting with the
main soweM , tluy are compelled to employ
a licensed drain layer to make such an
Improvement , Not only must the drain layer
have takn out a license , but he must toke
out a permit from the Board of Public
Works and have the proposed connection
platted and approved by the city engineer.
Ordinary citizens also liavo to furnish their
own pipe and other material and pay for the
Ichor Involved In putting It In the ground.
But the laws and ordinances are nothing to
Mayor Broatch. With the co-operation ot
the seuer department he has had the material
furnished at the public expense. Ho has
dispensed with the cost and Inconvenience ot
obtaining a permit and has had the work
done by city employes , and paid for by the
taxpayers. Mayor Broatch did this only a
month ago. and the records , accessible te >
every citizen , furnish conclusive evidence ot
the fact.
FIVE MEN AND A HORSE.
Mayor Broatch's private store building on
Harncy above Twelfth street was originally
connected with the alley sewer by a four-
Inch soil pipe. This pipe has been taken up
and replaced by a new six-Inch pipe. The
job was done by the regular employes ot
the sewer department , February 17 , 18 , 19
and 20 last. The material was procured
from the city contractors , the C. W. Hull
company , by a requisition Issued by Deputy
Comptroller Sackett , on nn order from J. II.
Wlnspear , the. head of tha siwer department.
The daily reports of the sewer department
show that five , men and a borne were em
ployed on the job for two and one-half daya.
and four men and a horeo for ono lay. The
time ot the men was turned In on the regular
pay roll for February , and , together with the
bill of the C. W. Hull company for material
was Included in the regular appropriation
ordinance , passed March 2. The warrants
were signed by Mayor Broatch and wera
Issued on the following day. The material
was ordered and the work done on the order
of Sewer Commissioner Wlnspcar.
The original order on which Deputy Comp.
troller Sackett Issued the requisition for th <
mateiial is No. 870 and Is now on fllo In th <
comptroller's office. It calls for thirty feel
of six-inch plpo , four pieces ot eight-Inch
quarter bsml , two and one-half feet flftccn
Inch sewer pipe , ono place eight-inch one-
eighth bend , two bariels German Portland
cement , 2,000 No. 1 sewer brick , six barroli
Louisville cement , two square pointed shovels
and two manhole covers In two pieces. Tin
requisition was duly Issued. It Is No. 13774
and is now on file. The bill was rendered
February 25. It Includes an Itemized Hat o (
the supplies stated above and the amount 1
$32.18.
CITY DOES THE WORK.
The fact that the work was done by th <
employes of the sewer department Is also t
matter of record. Inspector George Reid )
who acts as foreman of the sewer gang ,
makes a dally report , which shows how tnucll
time each man put In and where he worked.
The report for February 17 Is as follows :
Repairing sewer In district No. 4 , In alloy
between Hninoy and Howard nnd Twelfth
and Thirteenth slrcctn :
Per
Hours. Hour. Ami
George Reid , fort-man 10 . " 0 13 d
Sum Campbell. Iahnn > r..l0 ,17'/j 1 7
William Iliitton laborer..10 .20 20
L. C. SamlH. laborer 10 .15 1
Ilutton's hoibu 10 , G El
Total JTrt
O.i the following day tla . aino mon worked
with tliu addition of William Burroll. whc
received 1C cents nn hour. Tills made tin
pay roll for the second day $10.2C. That ol
the third day was exactly similar and tht
sumo gang worked during the forenoon ol
February 20. Tills made the total amount
which tbo city paid for the labor expended
In building Mr. Broatch's private sewei
J.1U7.
The explanation contained In tl/a dally rev-
port that the work was done on the sewer
In the alley Is a manifest attempt to cover
up the real character of the work. In the
drat place the dnaln eowcr Is an cightccn-lncli
plpo and six-Inch plpo was purchased and
m.cj In the work. How olghtcen-lncb ( ilpa
: an be repaired with nlx-lncb plpo la not easy
Df explanation , Moreover , the occupants ot
Die business houses which connect with tha
illcy In block 150 , which IH the block In
incfitlon , state that all the work that waa
: lone was done on Mr , llroatcli's premises ,
rho men were at work there for nearly four
lays and the fact that they -were taking up
Ihi plpo which led from the basement of tba
Droatcb building and replacing It was gen-
irally notircd. In fact this much In admitted
Liy the employes of Ilio newer department ,
FOREMAN ADMITS IT.
Foreman Reid , when asked where the six-
nch pipe that wan necurcd by Iho rcqulal-
lon mentioned above wan used , eald that it
iva * to fix up a sewer connection In tbo alley.
In reply to a direct question ho admitted
hat It waa Broatch'n private sewer. Ho
iddcd that not all the plpo was used. Tba
oinalndc'r wan taken In the tool house. Ho
lid not knew how much was taken to tbo
eel bouie. It wan mixed up with other plpq
ind could not now bo Identified. Ho eel *
nlttcd Ihat the work was done ) on tbo daya
mentioned nrovo. In reply to the ejuery ot
ivbo bad orels-ml him to replace the con-
icctlon he * suld that his orders cauie from
IVlnipcar. lield uddcd that bo bad hear ,