PART I. FHE OMAHA UNDAY BEE PAGES 1 TO 8.
ESTABLISHED JTJUE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOHNlNCr 23 , 1897 TWENTY PAG-ES. nnpv rtVJiJ GENTS.
TALKS 10 THE TOM
Sir Ellis Ashmcad Bartlett Tells His Inter
view with the Sultan ,
GRACIOUSLY RECEIVED AT YILDIZ PALACE
Aldnl Hamid Glad to Sea the Eminent
British Statesman ,
TURKEY WAS SORRY TO GO INTO THE WAR
Ho Desire to Fight , but Compelled to
Protect Its Bights.
REGRETS LOSS OF ENGLAND'S FRIENDSHIP
Sorry lo Pnrt Tilth .lolui Hull , but
Trjlnur ( o 111Contiiit nith the
Support of ( icrmnii- mill
HllMNlll.
( Copyright , 1R97 , by I're'n Publishing
CONSTANTINOPLE ( via London ) . May 21.
( Now York World Cablegram Special Tel
cgram. ) Sir Ellis Aslimcad Hartlott , M. P. ,
dictates for the Now York World correspond
out the following account of his interview
. with the sultan. In granting this Interview
the sultan broke the silence of a life time.
Ho has never before been Interviewed for
publication :
"I had not been twenty-four hours In Con
itantlnoplo when his majesty , the sultan ,
made an appointment for a special audience
nt the Ylldlz palace. The modern residence
of the Btiltan Is placed high up on the sum
mlt of a hill , four mllcii north of Constanti
nople. It Is of moderate size and unpreten
tious In exterior. Hut what the Ylldlz wants
In outside magnificence It gains In the salu
brity nnd convenience of Its position , In Its
size , beauty and Ita lovely gardens , whlcl
slope down to the exquisite shores of the
Dosphorus.
"Just at the foot of the Ylldlz grounds
elands the beautiful marble palace where
lives Prince Mourad , the sultan's elder
brother , who but for a severe mental In
firmity , would bo tha sovereign of Turkey.
The sultan has two other brothers living who
nro In good health. Close to the Ylldlz palac
are now hospital buildings , just erected by
the sultan for bis wounded soldiers. It
these hospitals they recover from desperate
InjuriCH so rapidly as to aiiiarc surgeons
But the average Turk 18 inarvclously healthy
and hardy , never drinks wine or alcohol In
any form and lives on the most frtlgal diet
lience they recover with ease from wounds
that would be fatal to most Europeans.
GIVEN IMMEDIATE ACCESS.
"So soon as we reached the entrance t
the Ylldlz palace my sou and I were takci
at once to the kiosk , not kept waiting in tin
chamberlain's rooms at the entrance , as I
.very usual , even with ambassadors. Wi
ivero then ushered through the central hall
where thcro were many attendants In plain
clothes , silent , watchful , with nolseles
shoes , by whom we"wero conducted througl
an anteroom Into the third apartment , where
Muirlr Pasha received us. 'Munlr Is an ( n
dispensable ) officer of tlie court. Ho is a
grand muster of ceremonies and principal In
troduccr and translator to his majesty
Chamberlains aud Wgh officials rise and fall
como and disappear , but Munlr Pasha re
mains , and well deserves to remain , for h
Is an embodiment of courtesy nnd discretion
A courtier of much bonhomme and charm
Jng manner , ho received ua with great cor
illallty. Coffee and cigarettes were brough
and Muulr listened with deepest Interest t
the narrative of what wo had seen nnd done
I learned from him for the first tlmo tL-a
ArdJIb Iley , n most prorjlslng young office
whom wo hod been much with nt the front
was bis nephew. After about halt an bou
word was brought that the sultan wns > readj
to recolvo u . We were taken to a law
exquisitely decojated salon on the opposlt
zldo of the entrance hall , where the sultan
rcclevcd his visitors. The room Itself Ja
about 40x35 feet , with a parqueted fioor
Thu walls are hung with beautiful tapestry
His majesty stood just Inside the door. H
greeted us warmly , shaking hands with us
NOT A KEHOCIOUS MAN.
"I may tell you of the sultan's appearance
libs exprcrnlon IK the exact reverse of th
pictures aud representations given In s
many of the English and American publlca-
tlonii. The padlshah Is not la the least
ferocious or cruel , or even stern. In figure
ho la somewhat small and delicately made.
Ho has a mild , kind expression , looking as
If he would not deliberately Injure a lly.
Ilia no30 Is long nnd somewhat curved , his
cyo bright nnd very observant. His forehead
is benevolent and Intellectual. The sultan
worn almost European clothes , with frock
coat , rather like n long loose overcoat and
embroidered waistcoat with an order acrosa
It. With Mulr Pasha acting as Interpreter
the aultan niiide particular inquiries about
the accident which had happened to my
on early lu the campaign , when ho bad a
bad fall and suffered a severe cut on , the
lirad.
" 'Sire , ' I icpllcd , 'Turkish army surgeons
dressed the wound with such skill and care
nnd were co kind that my sou soon got all
right. '
"It waa also a fact that the Turkish doc-
tore absolutely refut-cd to take any fcco for
the services. They are a very superior class
of men , having all tbo newest surgical Ideas
and appllanccu.
" 'I , too , " remarked the sultan sympa-
the-tle-ally , 'once had a severe carriage acci
dent and was unconscious tor twenty min
utes. Let me know , gentlemen , ho\v you
. fwcro treated by thu Greeks. '
TALKS ABOUT THE GREEKS.
" 'Greek naval officers. ' I replied , 'though
suspicious , treated ua well , but M. Ralll ,
thejirlme minister , was afraid to come In
the daytime from Athena to Piraeus to re
lease UB , ou account of the uiob. All Greek
otllclnls , your majesty , are afraid of the mob ,
and there Jo little real government In Greece ,
there being. * gentral shirking of rc-sponsl-
Wllty on the part of Greek officials. The
Greek admiral wlbhed to hand ui over to thu
civil authorities at Vole , but when I refused
ho had to tele-graph to Athens for Instruc
tions. '
" majeity seemed to quite appreciate
this condition of things , nodding hla head In
assent , and was greatly amused at my ac
count of the harmless extracts , copied from
my son's diary , which were described by the
Gr ekg as compromising documents.
"Uy Oiuyay. . It is difficult lo reallro the
deference with which the sultan Is treated
by all his household. Even the hlcheat offi
cers of state always make a salaam very
low down on entering or leaving the Imperial
presence. Each lime ryen In the rottrsi- (
conversation oiUclal U " -
nu aMrekf d If
)
majesty or nddrcraes him the salaam U rc-
eated. Thus Munlr salaamed after every
cntenco he translated for his majesty In
onvcrsatlon with us. I then broached the
ubjcct of peace , strongly urging the Impor-
anco both to Turkey and Greece of bring-
ng the war to a speedy , honorable tcrmlna-
Ion.
GHECCE WAS THE AGGRESSOR.
" 'Greece nnd Turkey , your majesty , ' I
aid , 'should be friends , not enemies , as they
lave common and formidable foes. A con-
Inunnco of war will only enfeeble both and
benefit Slavs. '
" 'Hut ' , elr , ' answered the Btiltan , with a
leprccntory wave of his hands and a faint
hnig of the shoulders , 'we did not begin tlm
var. Oicece aught to have thought of these
hlngfl baforc rashly plunging Into hostilities
vlthout provocation. '
" 'That , ' said I , Ms perfectly true , and even
the king of Greece ta conversation with mo
admitted , your majetity , that Turkey had re
ceived much provocation , but the Ottoman
arms are now perfectly victorious ; you have
shown to the world the splendid courage of
your troopa , alto their admirable discipline
and good conduct , and your majesty can well
afford , therefore , to display the magnanimity
for which you nro ao distinguished by grantIng -
Ing terms not too humiliating to Greece. '
" 'You have said the king of Greece and
the Greek government feared public opinion
but there Is public opinion In Turkey also
which baa to be reckoned with. Turkish
feeling demands that the Ottoman empire
should not be thus wantonly forced to make
heavy sacrifices with Impunity. ' Hln ma
JiHty said this with decision and almost
animation cf tone.
" ' 1 agree with your majesty , ' I said , 'hut
I consider It would be a great pity If more
blood and treasure are expended , for Turkey
has moro powerful foes than Greece. These
foe would be only too glad to see the war
continued In order that the two only anti-
Slav iK > wcra of southeastern Europe might
weaken each other. Turkey may reasonably
demand considerable Indemnity In order to
cover the heavy expenses of a war which
Greece has provoked. '
CONCERNING CRETE.
"This clearly gratified his majesty , but
ho refrained from cxprcaslng any opinion
on my next suggestion , that Turkey might
rtdo Crete to Greece In exchange for Thcs-
saly and an Indemnity. I said : 'Crete , under
autonomy , would be practically useless to
Turfioy , and If ample guarantees were given
for protection or any good government for
the Mussulmans , the ceEslon of Crete mlgh
be a relief rather than n loss to Turkey. '
"Ills majesty replied : 'Hut Cretan Mussul
mans have been very cruelly and unjustly
trcateJ , on which account there Is bitter In
dignation throughout my dominions. '
"This I also subsequently beard from other
sources. When some 300 orphaned Mussul
man children , whose parents had been mur
dered by Cretan Christian Insurgents , re
cently arrived In Constantinople , there wm
keen competition among the leading Mussul
man families for the honor of taking charge
of these unfortunate children. I said : 'I
think , your majesty , Turkey Is plainly en
titled In any case to such a rectification o
Themallan frontier as would secure her from
future attacks on the part of Greece. There
is no likelihood of Turkey attacking Greece
but It Is by no means Improbable that Greece
might again attack Turkey. Wbea tbo
Ottoman empire Is In peril , Turkey shoul <
certainly hold the passes and line of hills o
which Melouna Is the center , as security
against further aggression. '
"His majesty assented to this by a nod of
approval , whan U was Interpreted to him
and asked : 'What do you think the Greek
government would say to such a proposal ?
"I replied : 'I think it would be difficult
but. not Impossible for the Greek govern men
to accept. '
SOLICITOUS FOR THE KING.
"Tho sultan then , changing the topic , asked
with evident interest : 'How docs the Gre
cian royal family stand with its subjects'7
There have been reports of threatened revoi
lutlon at Athens. '
"I answered : 'The position of the Greek
dynasty la less critical than It was ten days
ago , The fall of Delyannls , whoso vaults
and weakness largely caused the war , hai
Improved the position at Athensas M
Ralll IH a man of more courage and common
sense than his predecessor. The now Greek
ministry has seized all documents of the
Ethnlko Hctlara , and the Greek press If now
denouncing that secret society , which was
formerly omnipotent In Greece. '
"I then added : 'I Implore your majcatj
to bccure an early conclusion of the war
and effect a close alliance with Greece uncle
English auspices. The king had ulway
buforo the war expressed himself favorabl
lo such an alliance , and It Is better for both
that you should be friends. The king am
government of Greece are both anxious fo
an honorablepeace. . '
"The sultan replied : 'Though the fault liea
with Greece for what has happened , I too
would rejoice to see peace ro-establlsh.i (
between us. '
"I added : 'A magnanimous treatment o
Greece by your majesty would have an ex
cellent , effect upon English public opinion
which has been so unhappily estranged fron
Turkey during the last uvo years. Alreudy
public feeling In England Is Improving to
ward your majesty's country , owing to the
favorable Impression created by tlio courage
of the Turkish soldiers , their discipline am
self-restraint. '
REGRETS ENGLAND'S DISPLEASURE.
"His majesty answered : 'I deeply deplore
the liosUlu feeling in England , and wouit
do a great dual to restore thu olil frluidshlp
but unfortunately the conduct of the IlrllUI
ambassador hero lias been a great obstacle
In the way of n good .understanding. '
"I replied : T agrco with your majesty ,
Sir Philip Currlc has committed moat la
mentable mistakes , which have caused much
'
mischief , both to Turkey and England , but
I hope England and British IntercsUlll ut
bo permanently prejudiced by errors of the
minister. '
"Several other nubjects of interest were
discussed , but I prefer not to mention details
which might prove embarrassing In peace
negotiations. I am satisfied the sultan U a
true friend of peace , nnd that the final de-
manda of Turkey will be very moderate.
With a thrcwd or gaining , chaffering , com
mercial people liketha Greeks It Is IICCCE-
vary not to be too easy at first , otherwU-e
terms would be excetolvely reduced.
"The Interview with the sultan , which had
been of exceptional duration , then ended , the
tultan parting with me In the most cordla
nay. He showed by his manner that he waa
much pleated at the Interchange of vlewu
We left with Munlr Pasha , who saw us to
the entrance of the , klotk , and "wo rctutuci
to our hotel.
ONE EXISTING EVIL.
"As fop the abolition of Greek capltula
tlons. the Turkish demands , I believe , are
cntlrel ) sound and jitat , Capitulations are
tlu'urat ot Tui key. Under them all the
mm ofjlu- Levant and Europe obtain en
( Continued on Second Page. )
BRIBE TO IRELAND
Future Reform is Offered Instead of
Immediate Belief.
PROGRAM OF THE UNIONIST MINISTRY
Jew Scliemo for County Qovernraont
Vaguely Proposed
MR , LABOUCHERE HOLDS THE HOT END
Bntorpris.'nj Editor of Truth is to Bo
OrushoJ to Earth.
CHAMBERLAIN WINS WITHDUT A STRU3GLE
I.nek < if Dli-t-ct Proof I'IIVI-N ( lie \Vnj-
fur III * i : t'iiH' front CVnsure
for the Itlilo of
Dr..I tin.
( CopyilRht , 1S57 , liy Tress Publishing Company. )
LON'DON. May 22. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The promise of
reform In county government In Ireland next
year made by Arthur Dalfour , In behalf of
the unionist cabinet last night In the HOUGC
of Commons Is the most Important and the
most unexpected ministerial announcement
made In connection with Ireland since Glad
stone announced his conversion to homo
rule In ISS5.
The details of the new scheme were not
r vealed , but Mr. llalfour said the object Is
to give Ireland an equivalent for the relief
In agricultural rates ( taxes ) given to En
gland , placing the poor law and the county
administration on a broad , popular basis.
I'lio landlords are to be relieved of all the
rural rates. Now they are liable for half
the poor rates , which the government pro
poses to pay. The tenants are liable for the
other half ot the poor rates , and for the
county cess ( tax ) . The government proposes
to pay the county cess.
I talked with several leading nationalists
en the subject last evening In the house.
All welcome the reform , but naturally are
unwilling to commit themselves In regard to
accepting It until they have the details before -
fore them ,
DILLON IS JUST SKEPTICAL.
Mr. Dillon said : "It Is a confession of the
complete collapse of the ministerial policy
In connection with Ireland , and a new dc
partuio of great Importance , provided It Is
an honest scheme on really democratic llnca.
We are asked in effect to consent to a large
brlbo being given to the Irish landlords In
return for a scheme of county government
which we are entitled to unconditionally , end
which has been promised to Ireland over and
over again. When we see the scheme wo
will see whether It Is worth the bribe we arc
asked to give , but at present it would be
ridiculous to express acceptance. "
Mr. Davltt said : "If the scheme Is oa
popular lines it will prove a stepping stone
to homo rule. It Is a long cry to the next
session and I certainly sec no reason to laud
the promised bill until I see It. The pro-
pcoal to relieve the landlord In the future
of paying his share of the rate tor the maln-
tcnanc3 of the poor ho having been the
principal producer of the pauperism In Ire
land is obnoxious to me , but a sound
scheme of free county government would be
an Immense help to the national cause. "
Mr , Ilealy said : "I regard the announce
ment as the most momentous , moat hope
ful and auspicious ever made by a tory gov
ernment in my recollection. Mr. Ualfour maj
congratulate himself both on his statement
and the character ot Its reception. "
John Redmond said : "No statement by
any government whatever In relation to Ire
land has been received with so universal
an expression of agreement. The government
should get every facility to proceed with
the promised bill. I consider that the money
It Is proposed to glvo the landlords would
bo exceedingly well opent If In return we
get a free system of local government for
Ireland. "
James Hurke-Rocho said : "It Is a mistake
to fall on the neck of the government foi
this bill until Its details are known. An
a member of the rank and file of the party , 1
consider Mr. Dillon's attitude of Impartial
expectancy a proper one. We don't know
what restriction's will be bet up In the bill
fettering the action of the new county ou
thorltlcs. "
JUST RIOISTINO A WRONG.
It will bo observed that both Mr. Hcaly
and Mr. Redmond are moro ready to give the
government credit for good Intentions than
Ifl Mr. Dillon , who preserves an Independent
poaltlon. The Inner history of this prom
ised reform Is most singular and proves
that Its origin was not In any spontaneous
dcslro ot the unionist government to benefit
Ireland , but that It sprang from Its efforts
to extricate itself from a troublesome finan
clal difficulty. Last session an act was
passed for England relieving English tenants
of the payment of half their rates by giving
subvention to that amount from 1he Im
pcrtal exchequer. Ireland , though Ito claims
to this relief were stronger than England's ,
got only 11 per cent of relief , compared with
England. The grievance was .submitted . to
the House of Commons by the nationalists
two wtcks ago , supported for the IIrut time
on record by the entire strength of the Irish
party. The government had no answer to
make , and it was tacitly admitted on all
sides that it must glvo Ireland Its full nharc
under the bill In other word ? , 700,000 a
year Instead of 160,000. Hut the chancellor
of the exchequer had made up his , budgct ,
and this money could not be provided this
year without dislocating all his arrange
mentg.
In this dilemma Mr. Chamberlain went
the rescue of his colleagues with an In
genious proposal that the grant of money b
deferred until the new county authorities are
set up in Ireland , by a bill tn bo promfsc
for next session , arguing that Ireland \vouK
be reconciled to wait for the money another
year , In consideration of the reform ol
cojnty government dependent upon It. > Mr
Chamberlain's astuteness baa been
justified by the result.
LARDY GETS A LICKING.
llenry Labouchere has fared very badly In
connection with ( lie parliamentary commit
tee of Inquiry Into the Jameson raid. He
has been all along a fearless assailant o
tlm Rhodoalan parly , accusing them repeat
edly m Truth of being actuated not by Im
perialist motives hut by cupidity and un
scrupulous stock manipulation. Last wee !
ho wrote a letter reiterating the accusation
In the Paris GauloU. At Kfiterday's meet
ing of the committee Mr. Harris , the secre
tary of the Chartered company , gave Mr
Labouchere the He direct , aud at first re
used to answer any question Jic asked until
10 withdrew his charfree or .mibstantlatcd
them by evidence. Tha. majority of the
committee , notoriously Rliodeelun , thereupon
ook the unprecedented course.ot condemning
Mr. Labouchere , and calling upon him to re
tract the charges of prove them. The lat
ter. It Is feared , ho cannot do , as he ban
jeon somewhat reckless In averting things
whleli most people belltvo to be true , but of
A-hlch legal and specific proof , perhaps , can
not be adduced. Mr. habouchci\ > has thus
given the Htiodeslnn party nn opportunity , at
which they hive grasped , of adopting an at
titude of Injured Innocence , and has made
; helr practical exoneration by the partisan
majority of the commltlte raslpr than before.
It h not believed either that guilty fore
knowledge of the raid can be fastened upon
Mr. Chamberlain , for , although there Is the
stroncit no'slblc evWcncc afforded by
cablegrams nnd pcr ori l communications
that he could not havjp been Ignorant ot
what wan afloat , still positive proof ot com
plicity Is lacking. He js now working hard
lo secure nn amicable settlement with Mr.
Kiugcr. foi If that Is effected , the raid nnd
all connected with It wjll lose Interest and
the general disposition will be to let bygones
bo bygones. ALLAUD SMITH.
WII.Ii HUMAI.V l.Til 13 CAIIIM3T.
UlikP of TcttiiiitVlMnlruivn 111 * llos-
Ijrm1.H < m aH Kurt-Inn MliiNtrr.
MADRID , May 2. . The duke of Tetuan ,
the minister for foreign nff.ilrs who tendered
his resignation yesterday after boxing the
cars of Senor Comas , a { Ibsral senator , has
withdrawn his resignation on the advice ot
the premier , Scnor Canovcs del Castillo ,
who , the personal qutn'tton of the dispute
having been closed by the seconds t > t the
two parties deciding that a duel wort not
neceioary. and , lu view of the pendency ut
Important International questions , thinks the
ministry should not be disorganized.
The law Btudcnts have made a manifesta
tion in front of the house of Senator Coman ,
hooting the duke of TetUan. They were
dispersed by the police , i
Scnor Sagasta , the liberal leader , has
Informed Premier Canovas del Castillo that
the liberal senator. ! and deputies will
not attend the slttlnES of either bouse
until they obtain satisfaction on ac
count of the arsault by tlie duke of Tetuan
on Prof. Comrn. They also demand the
rcilgnatlon of the duke of Totuan.
13ACH HAS ttiioi'.vns.Koit ' nivoitcn.
Tt'rrj-M filvoii Tlu-lr .Irvi ilom from
Mnf rlimiiilnlHiitxlM. .
PARIS , May 22. The hearlnR of the cros *
divorce nult brought by A toslo Terry against
his wlfo was resume today -In the fourth
chamber of the civil tribunal of the Seine.
A divorce was granted to both parties on
the ground of adultery aud the custody
of their daughter was Riven to her Brand-
mother , who was orderedslo place the child
In a convent until. BUO Iu'j,18 years od ! , or
until her marriage. 'Tho 'mother will be
allowed to visit the chil'rf and the latter will
divide her holidays ; wlw her mother and
father. Alimony to the ajnount of JSOO per
month U allowed Mrs.wTwry. The court
found that Mr. Terry's marriage was ac
cording to United Sta'teq' ' law , -.Thin will
have a bearing on 'tho property questions
Involved.
Antonio Terry Is RAld to bo engaged to
marry Sybil Sanderson , the prlma donna
who was named by Mrs. terry as a co-re
spondent. Mr. Terry , In the action juot
ended , charged Mra. Terry with Improper re-
latlono with a man not named.
OIIAM1II3III.AI.VS OFFHIl TO ICUL'GEH.
Dr. LeyilN CnrrloM it CnnuiroiiilNc I'rn
iiHltloii IlitcU tn Africa.
LONDON , May 22 : The Dally Chronicle
says this morning it understands that Dr.
W. J. Lcyds , who has been here for some
tlmo on a confidential mission for the South
African republic , will take back to the
Transvaal Mr. Chamberlain' proposals for a
settlement cf existing dlfllQUltlcs , and that
there Is every prospect for a settlement that
will bo approved both In England and at the
Cape , The Chronicle says that Mr. Cham
berlain and Dr. Leyds had a friendly per
nonal Interview.
STUH.VCiTIIBXS 8PAMH1 ! ! JU.VISTIIY.
Opinion of Mtiilrld I'rt-NS on tin- Senate
Ilcnoluiion.
MADRID , May 22. The newspapers here
consider the adoption by tbe United States
eenate of Senator Morgan's belligerency reso
lution to be a very grave step. They say It
will tend to strengthen the premier , Scnor
Canovas del Castillo , in checking the pro
posed liberal attack on the ministry.
Mn.NRI.IIC JOINS AViTII llliltVISIIKS.
Emperor of A ) > > 'KHIII Will OIIIIONI * tin-
IlrltlHli UiiKMllllmi.
LONDON , May 22. The Rome correspond
cut of the Times saya ; "I learn on the best
authority that Emperor ( iMcnellk of Abys
sinia is arranging to cj-operato with the
Dorvlshes against the .Anglo-Egyptian expe
dition In the Soudan. "
I'roHTtln/r ( In- lUJynl Family.
LONDON , May 22. A special dispatch
from Vienna bajs that , tlje Austrian cruiser
Kron Prlnccfd Stefanlo has baen ordered
from Salonlca to , Phacra' | , near the Piraeus
( the port of Athens ) to remain there .at the
disposal of the royal fomlly'of Greece If re
quired , to convey them from the country ,
Klllllrr Knclii , , Vut Dcuil ,
WOBRISHOFt'EN , IlavarJa , May 22.
Thcro Is no truth In the ! rcp0rt which orlgl
iiated In a dispatch from Paris to the Dally
Chronicle of London todi'y , tayiag that Father
Knelpp , famous throughout , tlic world for
Ills water cure , U dcad.v'-Jrt\Uier ' \ Knelpp la
dtlll alive and somewhat better ,
I.OHNI-H tft I''riMieU'i
LONDON , May 22. The losses of husbandry
In Franco by. the recent frost ehow the
datnago done to the'crppa to.ba tantamount
to a dlsatstti In fourteen departments , The
government ia askjnu for a flr t grant of
"
5,000,000 frw'ca to aid "the farmcrr ) and fruit
'
growers.
AVIMII'I" OF UKHI.N l'VUIF10 OAHH.
Siinliiirii , nt St. Paul , Ilcnli-M
l'rn > > r iif IN-Ulloui-rx ,
ST. PAUL , Minn , , May 22. Judge Dillon
of 'New ' York finished lita argument In the
Unlpn Pacific Intervention proceedings late-
yesterday , and Mr , Coambi' , for the peti
tioner , made the closing argument on buhalf
of the petitioner , the Credits Commutation
company.Mr , Coomba In bis remarks today
endeavored to show that llicrcWA no au
thority In any of tha acn : of congroai for- the
contemplated foreclosure tale , JiTdgo San-
born dUjKxs ( t of the application Into this
afternoon , His dtcaon ! ! ) thuu elated : "The
prayer of the petitioners li denied , not ft
matter ot discretion , lull because , In our
opinion , they da not mcta iiirTlolont fag In ( o
show ) that the petitioner , ) litvo a Ugal right
to Intervene. " An sjircal wes allowed to the
United Btatttt circuit ccuit of appeal * .
WALES AND WILLIAM
Hoynl Undo Deliberately Insults His
Imperial Nephew.
ONE WAY OF AVENGING GREECE'S ' WRONGS
Heir to England's Throne Will Not Eaoa
Yachts Against the Kaisar.
SEVERAL SMALL SOCIAL SENSATIONS
Ono in Connection with Don Carlos Gets
Maoh Attention.
ANOTHIR DIVORCfD WOMAN IS BARRED
She llnil lloi'ii I'rrxt-tittMl n ( Court , lint
This IN Piililli'ly CiiucclliMl IIN
the Iti'MiiU of tin
Inquiry.
( Copjrlglit , U07 , by 1'icss I'litillsliliiK Company )
LONDON , May 22. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The prince of
Wales' withdrawn ! of Urltnnnla from racing
until the contest of the Queen's cup during
Cowcs week has been the oource of moro
gossip and speculation In the highest circles
hero than any event of the past week. This
unexpected decision is well known In the
prince's ect to bo due to two causes , the chief
of which la a desire to Inflict n deliberate
open snub upon the Gcrninn emperor by de
clining to enter Britannia In the rnce for the
kaiser's Jubilee cup from Heligoland to
Cowcs , June 22. Britannia , In fact , will not
meet the kaiser's Meteor nt all this season ,
and. ns at present advised , the prince will
not even defend th , ° Meteor challenge shield
at Cortes , another prize given by the kaiser
which Drltnnnla at present holda.
The kalsar baa promptly evinced his an
noyance at the open slight by causing It to
bo announced that ho will not visit Cowes
In August. The prince and the kaiser have
been notoriously unfriendly for years , but
the bitter anti-Greek policy of the latter has
Impelled the prince to give this insulting
i chuff to his nephew.
The othT nnd secondary reason for the
prince's actloi\ , ) that his finance ; ! are more
than usually atraltcncd , while the demands
upcu them In connection with the Jubilee
festivities will be exceptionally heavy. He
saves a substantial sum by putting Drltannla
out of commission. The prince has done
nothing of late years more calculated to en
hance bis popularity with his own people
than his frank display of hostility to the
kaiser.
HOMANCE OF THE PRETENDER.
The name of Dpn Carlos has Just cropped
up here under peculiar circumstances. An
advertisement In tbo Times today offers a
reward ol i 000 for the recovery of a dla
mend and emerald bracelet with the Spanhsh
coat of anna , medallion and "Carlos" cn-
giavcJ on the obverse. It Is alleged to have
been lost either at Daly's theater on Tuesday
ulght or between there and the Hotel Cecil
lit the Stn.ml. The IOSLV turns out on In
quiry lo be a very beautiful young Spanish
woman , who arrived In London only a few
dajs befoie , accompanied by a duenna , put
ting up at the Hoto.1 Cecil for the Jubilee.
Her name h s not been allowed to leak out ,
but It Is admitted that Rho went to Daly's
lo too "Tho Geisha" in company with a party
from the Spanish consulate. It is said that
eho has long been a favorite of Don Carlos
and that on the night In question she waa
wearing magnificent Jewelry , most of which
had been given or lent to her by Don Carlos ,
who Is the herlditary custoJIan of many valuable -
uablo articles , which have been used aa per
sonal ornaments by several generations of
the family. There was a crowded audience
at Daly's and the woman with her attendant
bccamo separated from the other occupants
oi the box. T.iey were met In the vestibule ,
however , by a courtly young Spaniard , the
prlvato secretary to ono of the vlsltow , who
conJucted the two women to their carriage
and aw them drive away to their hotel. In
the hall of the hotel a gentleman relative
met them and was taking the arm of the
advertiser when ho exclaimed : "Your brace
let U gone. " The distress of the lady was
extreme. "I saw It on my arm as I passed
the box office coming out of the theater , "
was her reply. Her escort took her back to
the carriage , where they were rejoined by
the secretary , and all drove to the theater.
The acting manager had the building
searched , mustered the whole staff and ques
tioned and cro mestloncd < everyone ; In
fact , made a most exhaustive inquiry , but
without avail , Tiie womun was advlacd to
ociul for the police , but this suggestion
only intensified her distress. Eventually she
admitted that eho objected to police Inter
vention , lest there should be some scandal ,
as the bracelet , fche said , was given to her
by a would-be king and If It became known
that ehc- had brought It to England uuveral
very eminent people would get into serious
trouble. Considerable persuasive power had
to bo brought to bear before she would con-
suit to employ a firm of private agents. The
bracelet has not yet been recovered and the
mysterious owner has left the Hotel Cecil to
avoid awkward Inquiries.
SL.UU AT LILIAN'S PEARLS.
Tlio appearance of the two duchceoca of
Marlborough , both wearing magnificent Jew
els , was the grea.t event of the rjucca'a drawIng -
Ing room. My fashion corrfapondcnt wrltcij :
"Uvorybody noticed that Lilian , ducbces
of Mariborough , had on a rope of pearls , which
was almost as Impeding as that worn by the
rrlgnlng duchess. Some people eay It la
a Hplondld present she has allowed herself
on account of her eon and heir , but others
seem to think that the pearls are merely a
magnificent Imitation , for which she prob
ably spent 1100 or GO In Paris , and the 1ml-
teillon would not be detected when worn
with her real pearl and diamond crown and
other pearl and diamond ornaments.
"A lady who wag vciy much admired at
the drawing room wsn Mra. Tarn , an Amer
ican who has Juet appearrJ In London eo
rlety , but had not gone Into the very smart
cst set. Of course there was the greatest
excitement about her flret appearance ,
"Mra , Oxden Godot and daughter looked
very nice , The daughter was beautifully
drosscd by 1'aquln In tllver and white , and
really looked wonderfully well. They ay.
her engagement to Loi\l Vallotort U already
arranged , but others say that th will make
an oven greater match and thcro arc several
younK , eligible dukes. The Ogden Goeleta
are In ono of the beet houses In London , but
cvtn Wlmbourno Hou o cannot compare with
th lr nmnilon Iti Par la , which In really mag
nificent , Vi'ltli jRinen dtcoretlom and lomo
marveloua antiques dl&ptued about the cplcn-
"The young duke of Manchester la not lu
THE BEE BULLE
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(1. Council llluffii I.ornl Mnttrrn.
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JlrKlcilry .111 HIM Ills Dignity.
yn. Hey I.lfo In Aloilrril ( Irrorr.
Curecr o ( Dihvuril Ilvi-rett lluln.
town. NoboJy seems to know where he Ifl.
He Is very wild , nnd has ( jone off somewhere
abroad.
"I hear that Sir Robert Peel Is to cress the
Herring pond to marry Mrs. Langtry. but
this Is a mere rumor. It Is far more likely
that If Mrs. Langtry marries again , she will
try to make a realty good match. "
PRESENTATION PUI1I-1CLY CANCELLED.
The announcement that Mrs. Her
bert Crosslcy's presentation at the
last drawing room has been can
celled , has caused a flutter In
society. Mrs. Crcssley Is extremely beau
tiful , has a large fortune , and Is considered
ono of the best dressed women In London.
She was divorced from her first husband only
a few years ago , and thereby was disqualified
according to the rule laid down by the
queen from being received at court. She
waa presented by Lady Denbigh , a leading
Catholic peeress , 'which Is explained by the
fact that Mrs. Crosslcy became a Catholic
hertolf some time ago. Report has It that
the presentation was also made the subject
of a handsome pecuniary consideration , but
no ono believes that Lady Denbigh has any
knowledge of such a transaction. Lord Den
bigh Is an officer of the Kirst Life Guards ,
and ouiy a few weeks ago received an ap
pointment In the government as lord-ln-walt-
Ing on the queen. His family claims descent
from the Hapsburgs , and Is Altogether at the
top of the aristocratic tree. But the greatest
feather In his cap Is that the novelist , FieldIng -
Ing , was of the same stock. The curious
fact remains that two other women presented
at the same drawing room labored under the
same disability as Mrs. Crosslay , but their
prfientatlons have not been cancelled. My
fnihlou correspondent says that the full otory
of the cancelled presentation Is this :
"Mrs. Crcssley first met her present hus
band five or six years ago , when -she went
to nurse his first wife through nn Illness and
fell in love with the master of the house.
Soon afterward they ran away together , but
the first Mrs. Crotwley did not divorce her
husband until severed years afterward , so
that two children were born before they were
married. Soon after their marriage they
came to live In London nnd Mrs. Crosslcy
turned a Jtoman Catholic , a very good move ,
as the Roman Catholic priests do so much
to aid their followers. It was Cardinal
Vaughan who made the point of her being
presented. He firot asked the countess of
Pembroke , wife of the loid Stewart , to pre
sent her , and when this lady refused he ap
pealed to Lady Denbigh , who , being a Roman
Catholic , consented. Then the first wife see
ing the presentation In a newspaper wrote
immediately to the lord chamberlain's ofilce ,
and by doing this caused inquiries to be
made ,
SHE IS IMPOSSIBLE.
"Somo people eay that the prince of Wales ,
who had met the present Mrs. CroBsley In
Paris and had taken offense at something she
had done or said , also used his influence
against her. Of course , socially speaking ,
Mrs. Crossley Is Impossible from now , but
she appeared at the opera last Saturday
night and was very much observed , as she
Is a pretty woman with bright , golden hair
and blue eyes and a very graceful figure. "
Every one is talking about the 25,000
anonymous donation to the princess of Wales'
fund , but I happened to have seen somebody
who saw the check and It Is now well known
who really gave It. It was Mr. Llpton of a
certain commercial fame. No doubt he will
reap his financial reward , as the advertise
ment ta all the better for being so big. A
great many ot Mr , Aster's friends tried to
make out that he had glcvn the anonymous
donation , but , as ono of the royalties ob
served , If Mr. Astor had given It he would
not have given It anonyinouGly , The anony
mity , however , is merely a matter If Imagina
tion.
POINTER TO PRODUCERS.
The HtatUt today said : "Tho receipts In
the United States from customs alone during
the last two montha were about double of the
average for the came months In the thrco
prtci-dlnK years. These figures are 'In
structive , firstly , as showing what a disturb
ing Influence upon the trade of a country
constant changes In the tariff exercise and
how for the tlmo being the } make business
a gamble ; bccondly , bef-aueo they prepare
uii to expect a. largo falling off In American
purchases of European goods for many
months to come ; and thirdly , because for
the tlmo bclntj they have put an end to Ilia
daflclls cf revenue , which were no marked
a feature for some years past , and jave
actually given very considerable surpluses
for those two months. "
As to bimetallism , the league sends
mo a circular beginning : "Tho council of the
Bimetallic league has decided , in response
to numerous requests ( lift the annual meet
Ing of members and friends should this year
bo convened hi one of tlm Industrial ceiuern ,
to hold tbti muetlng In Manchester , and
the lord mayor of that city has kindly
granted the use of the parlor 'In the town
hall for the purpose , The date flxeJ I.- .
Wednesday , June 2 , ah 2:30 : p. m. "
Lillian UuBEell'n milt for divorce from hei
latent husband , Slg. Giovanni I'eruglnl
otherwise John Chatterton , will not bo op
posed by him. Ho baa not seen Miss Rut-
sell elnco their brief honeymoon In the haunt
In West Btreet , Now York , which ended In
a quarrel and charge * of cruelty inadu by
her. When Peruglnl was lat > ( hero ho tahl
to Intimate friends that under no clrciim-
etanccs would ho eee or speak to Lillian
Russell.
UNANIMOUS IN UTTJ2RANCI2.
Nothing la moro roinuruablo than the nl >
solute unanimity ol' ' the English and furclxr
press cj all partial In agreeing that Turk'ltl >
( Continued on Third Page. )
SLAP AT THE PUBLIC
Gorman Government Desires to Curtail tha
Liberties of the People.
REACTIONARY MEASURE IN THE DIET
Associations and Political Meetings PlaoocJ
Under Police Control.
CAUSES ANOTHER MINISTERIAL CRISIS
Chancellor Ilohoulolio is Voted Down by
His Colleagues.
CAUSTIC CRITICISM OF THE EMPEROR
llorr ItlclitiiDcclnrcN In ( he llclclin-
IIIHT Hint tlit * Ccriniiii People *
Cannot llo ( iiivoriiod
( Cowlight , 1S97. by tlic Anfoclnlcil
UE11L1N. May 22. Another ministerial
crisis lias grown OU ( of ulo curious mniinor
In which the Imperial chancellor , 1'rlnco
llohcnlohc , nominally fulfilled Ills solemn
promlsa In Introducing a bill for the abolition
of the most liberal paragraph of the old law
of associations.
The bill Introduced In HIP Diet U purely
reactionary , Its provisions placing all po
litical meetings and associations wholly and
exclusively under police control. Prlnco
Holtcntohc , 'Haron ' Morschall von Hlcbersteln.
Dr. von lloettlchcr nnd Dr. Miguel were out
voted at the cabinet meeting which fixed the
wording of the bill by the 1'russlan minister
for the Interior , Daron von dor Ilecko vender
der Horst , the reactionary member of the
cabinet , and his six colleagues , Huron vender
der Recite von dcr Horst being the nolo
author of the bill. As It wan certain that
the measure would bo overwhelmingly de
feated If Introduced In , the Reichstag , It was
Introduced In the Diet , where the conserva
tives have nearly half the seats. The deci
sion lies with the national liberals , and three
or four of their votes would Eunice to give
the bill a majority.
In the meanwhile , the Reichstag has taken
the matter up and has pronounced against
the measure. The two days' debate In thfc
Reichstag were the most exciting and Inter
esting of this session. The speakers ex-1
pressed themselves with energy and fear
lessness of the emperor's reactionary ten
dencies and the evil Influence of his Irro-
spotsible camarilla , which created a scnaa-
tlou throughout Germany. Herr nlchtor'B
speech was especially y bitterly sarcastic.
Among other things he B.I Id that the German
people "could not , as In the case of Ruisla ,
bo governed autocratically1. "
Numerous rnass meetings against the Diet
bill have tjee Ti ltlj .slxty-flv * of .tUeni 'n
Berlin alone. On Thursday , tli'o cnj.lro
"
press , with the single exception of part "of
the conservative press , vigorously dcnounc d
the measure.
AIMED AT SOCIALISM.
That the bill Is mainly Intended to bit
socialism Is admitted ; but , the Vorwnerts ,
the socialist organ , says : "It ECCII\B' that
socialism cannot be killed by any measure.
Bismarck foiled In the task and Von dcr
Uecka will fall In a worse manner. "
The whole cabinet Is nowj-unanlmously at
tacked by the press , and In tbo Reichstag
Itsolt a number of speakers called upon the
ministers to resign. The speakers of the
center party , though usually most moderate ,
taunted the government with Its evident In
tention of provoking a coup d'etat , and
openly charged the ministers "With Violating
the constitution , as legislating on the right
of association Is specially reserved by tb "
constitution for the Reichstag , and not for
the Diet. The whole International political
situation U such that Important surprlcos
may bo disclosed at any moment.
Emperor William and his family stayed
nearly a week at Welsbadtm , where a serlra
of elaborately prepared and magnificently
mounted performances at the theater have
been given. Monday the Imperial family bad
with them in the Imperial box the gratyd
'duko and grand duchess of Hesse. The pub
lic appearance of the young couple was evi
dently brought abont In order to Bllesco"
the scandal about their reported separation ,
and the emperor toe It pains to publicly show
his affection .for both the grand duke and
his wife.
At a banquet at Welsbadon on Tuesday
Emperor William , In toasting the czar , cre *
atcd astonishment by referring to the tatter'
as "my dearest friend , " n term hitherto only
used by his majesty when speaking of Em
peror Francis Joseph of A'tiBtrla.
The long delayed trial of Ilerr von Tauacfr , '
the former commissioner of the tccret' po
litical police , who was arrested on December"
8 last , on the clcwe of the sensational L'u- <
zow-Lceherc trial , at which I'rlnco Hohtn *
lohc and Huron von Illcberstcln were among"
the witnesses , has finally been fixed' for'
Monday next. Among the witnesses HUtn-
nuncd are Huron Marschall von Dlebcrcteln ,
Count Phillip Eulcnbcrg , the German ambassador - "
bassador nt Vienna and poaslblc future chan
cellor ; cx-MlnUtcra von Kocller and General
Hronsart von Schcllendorf , I'ollce President' '
Wrlnhelm , Ilcrr Uebel , the eoclallot leader
nnd about fifty newspaper men , besides' a
number of officials In the different mlnla-
trlfH. The trial will probably last a wetk.
The Hclcliatai ; debate on the abuse of tlio
lesu majentc paragraph of the penal code la' '
bearing fruit. The Lelpzelger Zcltung , the
official orgatv of the Saxon government , pub
lishes an article deprecating the habit of'
the emperor of talking freely an various
BtibJectH and occBslonn , adding that It ' 'di
rectly provokes replies from those tlicnn-
selvca lilt and leads to a maw of wholly1 un
necessary Iiro majesto cases , "
The present of the sultan of Turkey to
Emperor William , a largo collection of coatlyr
ancient Turkloli weapons , has been placed
on view In the royal arsenal in Icrlln. ! >
The Mucnlch Krel I'rcsso issue of yc&ter-
ilay was confiscated on account of an edi
torial satlrUlng the emperor , and Its editor
was unrated In bed at midnight.
The not ? style of rlflo has been Introduced
and will be tested In a practical way In
the army. The whole Jaeger battalion of tbo
guard already has thin rifle , It Is loaded
with gaa cartridges , enabling several ahoU
'a be fired without icloadlng , The men hav
ing thcno rifles In their potsciiiion. are
pledged to the utmost secrecy regarding the
construction of the weapon ,
Paul Potter , representing the heirs of the
late George lu ) Maurlcr , liaa arrived In Her-
lla to take the proci. " < ] of the unauthoi
zed use of h)4 ) play airl old vcruloou ot
Trl.by , " now being pt'rfn"ined , four of thetfl
Iierllu , and many at ( he provincial the-
(3 ,