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&Zifajl3h &iTlSrliyfi So&K THE OMAHA UNDAY BEESo&K 1 TO 8. tJTJiNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SUXDAYKOHNnSTG , MAX 30 , 1897 TWENTY PAGES. SINGLE COLT JTJLVti CENTS. > 1 ENGLISH JAIL LIFE Oscar Wilde Write ? of ths Terrors of the Present Methods. CHILDREN SUFFER MORE THAK ANY Little Ones Treated with Official Bigor and Unnecessary Brutality. EACH KEPF IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT Dark Cells and Unw'aolowrm Fara the Portion Served Unfortunates , ON- SOLDIER ACTUALLY D3IV N INSANE Cruvlty f the Union HoMillx In the UxcrtiiriiltiKT of llln llt-nnuu anil III' IK l''loitKeil im n UcniL'dy. ( Copyrl/it , U 7 , by I'm * Publishing Company. ) LONDON. May 2U. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Oscar Willie's powerful letter depleting the horrors rors of the RnglUh prison system has caused n profound sensation. Its effect would have been greater still If It had been written by another person , for there Is an obvious dis position to shrink from taking action on hla assertions , though they bcur the Impress of truth , agonizing , uncxaggcrated truth In every word. The Immediate cause of his writing was the dismissal of Warder Mar tin from lUadlne Jail , whcro Wilde was last confined , for giving two biscuits to three starving children In the prison , who could not cat the repellent prison fare. Wlldo draws an awful picture of prison llfo for children. Then ho describes with touches of frightful realism the process of gradually driving prisoners mad , a result of Kngllsh prison discipline shown In the cases of Irish political prisoners. "Tho cruelty practiced by day and night on children In English prisons Is Incredible , " Wlldo writes , "except to those who have wit nessed It and are aware of the brutality of the pystcm. People nowadays do not under stand what cruelty Is. They regard It as a sort of terrible mediaeval passion , connected with a race of men like Eccelln da Romano and others to whom the deliberate Infliction of pain gave real pleasure. But men of the Btamp of Eccelln were merely abnormal types of perverted Individualism. Ordinarily cruelty Is simply stupidity. It Is the entire want of Imagination. It Is the result In our days of stereotyped sjstcms , of hard and fast rules and of stupidity. Wherever there la centralization there Is stupidity. AUTHORITY IS WHAT KILLS. "What Is Inhuman In modern life la of ficialism. Authority Is as destructive to those who exercise It as It Is to those on whom It U exercised. It Is supposed that be cause a thing Is the rule It Is right. The present treatment of children la terrible , primarily from people -understanding the peculiar phjelology of a child's nature. A child can understand punishment Inflicted by nn Individual , such as a parent or a guardian , ana bear itwith a certain amount of acquiescence. What It cannot understand la punishment Inflicted by society. It can not realize what society Is. With grown people It la , of course , the reverse. The Is qulto limit terror of a child in prison less. less."I remember once In Reading , as I was going out to exercise , seeing In a dlmly-llt cell , right opposite my own , a small boy. Two .wardens , not unkindly men , , were talk ing to him with Homo sternness , apparently , or perhaps , giving him some useful advice about his conduct. One was In the cell with him , the other was standing outside. There was In his eyes the terror of a hunted animal. Next morning I heard him nt breakfast crying and calling to bo let out. Ills cry was for his parents. From time to time , I could hear the deep voice of the warder on duty telling him to keep quiet. Yet ho was not even convicted of whatever llttlo offense he had been charged with. He was simply on remand , "This terror that seizes and dominates a child and It seizes the grown as well Is , of course , Intensified beyond power of expression by the solitary cell system of our prisons. CHILDREN KEPT IN SOLITARIES. "Every child Is confined to Its cell for twenty-three hours out of twenty-four. This Ui the appalling thing. To shut up a child In a dtmly-Ilghtcd cell for twenty-three houra out of twenty-four is eu example of cruelty , of stupidity. If an Individual parent or guardian did this to a child ho would be merely punished. The second thing from vblch a child suffers In prison Is hunger. The food that is given to it consists of a pleco of usually badly baked prison bread and a tin of water for break fast at half-pant 7 ; at 12 o'clock It geta dinner , composed of a tin of coarse Indian meal stirabout ; at 5:30 ft gels a piece of dry bread and a tin of water for Its eup- per. This diet In the caw of a strong grown man Is always productive of Illness ot some llnd , chiefly , of course , dlarrhoei , with Its attendant weakness. In fact , In a big prison astringent medicines are served out regularly by the warders as a matter of course. In the casj of a child , the child Is , as a rule , Incapable of eating the food at all. "One ot the moat horrible things In prison Is tha badness of the sanitary arrangements. No prisoner la allowed under any clrcum- etancea to leave bis cell after 5:30 : p , in. , consequently , If ho IB Buffering from diar rhoea , bo hat ) to use his cell ns a latrine , end pats the night In a most fetid , unwhole some atmosphere. Some days before my release - lease Martin was going the rounds at half- past 7 with one bf the senior warderu for the purnoso of collecting oakum tools from the prisoners. A man Just convicted , euffertns ftpm a vlolen * diarrhoea Jn consequence of the. food. as la always the case , asked the senior warder to allow him to empty the slops in his cell on ac count of the horrible odor In the cell and the possibility of Illness again in the night , The senior warder refused absolutely ; It was against the rules , the man would have to pass the night In this dreadful condition , Martin , however , rather than see the \yretched roau In such a loathsome predica ment , said be would empty the slops him- elf , and did so. A warder emptying a pris oner's slops is , of course , ngalust the rules HELD UNDER OBSERVATION. "Let me draw attention now to anothei terrible thing that goes oa In English prls ona indeed. In prltona all over the world where the system of silence and cellular ron flricment Is practiced. I refer to the lerg < number of men who become insane or weak minded la prison. Iu convict prlsaua tbi IB , of course , quite common , but In ordinary Jails , nuch as that I was confined In , It Is to be found. "About three months ago I noticed among the prisoners who took exercise with me n .young man , who seemed to me tllly or half wilted. Every prison , of course , has Its half-witted clients , who return again and again may be said to live In prison , tint this young man struck mo as being more than usually half-witted , on account of his silly grin and Idiotic laughter to him self , and the peculiar restlessness of his eternally twitching hands. He was no ticed by ull the other prisoners on account of the strangeness of hU conduct , from time to time he did not appear at exercise , which showed me that he was being punished by confinement In his cell. Finally I discovered that he was under ob- nervation , being watched night and day by the warders. When he did appear at exer cise ho always seemed hysterical , u d to walk around crying or laughing. "At chapel he had to sit right under ob servation. Two warders carefully watched him all the time. Sometimes he would bury his head in his hands an offense against the chapel regulations and hie head would be Immediately struck up by a warder GO that he should keep his eyes fixed permanently In the direction of the communion table. Some times he would cry not making any disturb ance , but with the tears streaming down his face and a hysterical throblng In his throat , omctlmca he would grin. Idiot-like , to him- elf and make faces. He waa on more than mo occasion eent out of the chapel to hli ell. Of course he was continually punished. "As the bench on which I used to sit In ihapct was directly behind the bench at the end of which this unfortunate man was placed , I had full opportunity of observing him. I also observed him at exercise con- tnually ; I saw he was becoming Insane , was being treated as If shamming. HAD DRIVEN HIM INSANE. "On Saturday week last , I was In my cell at about 11 o'clock occupied In cleaning and polishing the tins I had been using for dinner. Suddenly I was startled by the prison silence being broken by moat horrl- blo shrieks , or rather howls. At flrat I hougnt some animal , like a bull or cow was being unsklltfully slaughtered outside ot theprison .vails. I soon realized , however , that the howls proceeded from the basement of the prison , and I knew that some wretched man ivas being flogged. Suddenly it dawned upon mo that they might be flogging this unfortu nate lunatic. My feelings on the subject need not be chronicled ; they have nothing to do with the question. Next day , Sunday , I saw the poor fellow at exercise , his weak , ugly , wretched face bloated by tears and hysteria almost beyond recognition. He-walked In the center of the ring along with the old men , the beggaro and larno people. So I was able to observe him the whole time. It was my last Sunday n prison , a perfectly lovely day , the flnest day wo had had In the whole year. And there In the beautiful sunlight walked this pitiful creature , made once In the Image of God , grinning like an ape , making with his bands the most fantastic gestures , as though he were playing In the air on some Invisible string Instrument or arranging deallng'coun- tcrs In some curious game. 'All ' the while these hysterical tears , with out which none of us ever saw him , were making soiled runnels on bis white , swollen face. The hideous and deliberate grace of his gestures made him like an antic. He was a living grotesque. The other prisoners all watched him , and not one of them smiled. Everybody knew what had happened to him ; that he was being driven Insane ; was Insane already. MAKING AN END OF HIM. "After an hour he was ordered in by the warder and I suppose punished. At least ho was not at exercise on Monday , though 1 think I caught sight of him at the corner of the Btojie yard , walking In charge ot the warder. On Tuesday , my last day In prison , I saw him at exfrelsc. He was worse than before and again was sent In. Since then I know nothing of him , but I found out from ono of the prisoners who walked with me at exercise that he had bad twenty-four lashes In the cook Uouso on Saturday after noon by order of the visiting Justices on re port of the doctor. The howls that had horrified rified us all were hla. This man Is undoubt edly becoming Insane. "The prison doctors have no knowledge of mental disease of. any kind. They are , as a class , ignorant men. The pathology of the mind Is unknown to them. When a man grows Insane , they treat him as sham ming , they have him punished again and again , naturally , the man becomes worse. When ordinary punishments are exhausted , the doctors take the case to Justices and there Is flogging. Of course the flogging Is not done with cat-o-nlnc-talls , U Is what Is called 'birching. ' The instrument Is a rod , but the result of the wretched , half-witted man may be Imagined. HU Lum ber Is , or was , A211. I aUo managed to find out his name. It Is Prince. Something nhould be- done at once for him. He Is a soldier and hla Btnlenco te the one of a crmrt-martial. The term Is six months. Three litve jet to ruu. " UALLARD SMITH. I'LUASHIJ WITH WIII'i-UUAW IUJ1I1. John Hull Ulnd ( n llnvu Him nt the JiiMU-r. ( Copyright , U'.C , li > - the Acrcclafei ] Press. ) LONDON. May 29. The news chat White- law Reid is coming here as special envoy of the United States on the occasion of the queen'a Jubilee is received with satisfaction on all sides , The Post refers to President McKlnlcy'a expression on the birthday as being a cordial exprcEsIon of the personal good-will Amer icans feel toward the queen , Americans are already prominent at the Jubilee festivities. In addition to the United States ambassador , Colonel John Hay , Mrs. Hay , John Henry White , secretary to the United States embassy , and Mrs. White , and John Foster , the United States seal com missioner and Mrs. Foster ; wore present at yesterday evening's state concert at Buck ingham palace. llutU-r Iluntcii ' " CONSTANTINOPLE , May liu' . The "ambas sadors of the powers. In their reply to the porto's note ot May 2 $ saying tbe Turkish government contents to negotiate for peace provided the Greek commanders first sign an armistice , and that so soon as this la done the Tuiklsh government will negotiate thn pencil conditions with the ambassadors , the treaty to be signed by ( lie TurkUili and Greek plenipotentiaries In Theshaly announced to day that they do rot object to tbe conclusion of a military armistice , and trill take step * at Athens with the object of eecurlng It. Hut In the meanwbilu they ore of the opin ion ( hat the dltcuttlon of peace negotiations should brgln without delay , I urli < | iiuUtMi In Iinl- . ROME. May 29. ttarthquike fhoclu were J felt t ml-lnisLL licre , at Messina , Iscblt and la | other polcta. JUST TO SEE A QUEEN London is Going Wild Over the Great Jubilee Procession. TURNS STREETS INTO BANKS OF BENCHES Miles of Temporary Balconies and the Like Being Erected. TREMENDOUS DISPLAY OF WAR SHIPS Thirty Miles of Naval Majesty to Be Stretched Along Eolent RISH WILL NOT TAKE ANY PART IN IT \iitlonnllxtN SheMV Their Ilifniinrurnl at livery Opportunity , lint Arc .Not Ahove l.uoUlnur On nt the 1'UHNliiK Show. ICopyrlcht , 1837 , ! > } Press Publishing Company. ) LONDON , May 29. ( New York World Ca- legram Special Telegram. ) The moat strlk- ng feature ot the queen's diamond Jubilee 'cstlvltlcs will be the naval review at Splt- ead June 23. Thirty miles of war snips will be drawn up In the Solent for inspec- lon by the queen. The front line will be composed of twenty foreign ships. The re maining six lines will represent every type and rig of the British navy. The Illumlna- ton ot the fleet at night will be a display unique both for its brilliancy and Us magnl- ude. ude.Mombera Mombera of both houses of Parliament will be guccts of the admiralty on board he Campania , while hundreds ot other steam . - hips , yachts and launches have been char- ered for private parties. Hotel and lodging accommodations throughout the Solent dls- rlct already ere at a huge premium. Special rains will run to London all night , bringing back visitors. The only British colony which has refused o celebrate the queen's Jubilee Is British Guiana , in defense of whose claims against Venezuela England almost provoked a rup uro with the United States. The governing body there has come to tbe conclusion that as numerous needed local undertakings have been neglected for the want of money It would be criminal extravagance to appro priate public money for Jubilee festivities. IRISH WILL HAVE NONE OF IT. The decision of the Irish party to take no share in the Jubilee festivities was a fore gone conclusion , though the English papers profess Eurprlse thereat , Mr. Healy and his followers wcro absent , as usual , from the meeting , yet the Irish feeling will not per mit them to disagree with the decision. When the House ot Commons is Invited next month to adopt an address ot congratulation to the queen , tbe Irish nationalists will either protest or show their disapproval by absentIng - Ing themselves In a body from the Housa during the proceedings. The Times twits them today with the fact that although they have refused to take part in the Jubilee pele- bratlons us a party , sixty-three of the sev enty-one nationalist members of Parliament have applied for tickets to view the proces sion from the parliamentary stand. LeadIng - Ing nationalist members explained to me that they regard the pageant In the same light as a circus or a theatrical entertainment , which they simply look at for amusement. Besides - sides , most of them have given their tickets to friends and probably will be In Ireland before the show takes place. Stands to accommodate 3,000 people are being built outside of the House of Com mons and considerable trafficking In eens Is going on among members. Each member Is entitled to ono seat free and to two seats for ladles , for which ho has to pay $5. Mem- ben ; who have places at other parts of the route are selling their House of Commons scats to colleagues and even to outsiders at 5 guineas each. About 2 guineas is tbe average price of seats along the route , a heavy flump from the price expected. WILLY WALLY'S EXTRAVAGANCE. William Waldorf Aetor enjoys the distinc tion of having paid the largest sum yet of fered for viewing the procession , having se cured for $5,500 Lord Normanton'a bouse In Pall Mall , about three times its present value. The route of the procession through Lon don Is now a line of carpenter shops , stands , balconies and projecting boardings. Three billion cubic feet of timber or 4GM1G tons of wood and iron are being consumed In struc tures for decorations and for viewing stands , some In the form of theaters with boxes , bal conies and galleries. WILb GUT A HANDSOME THOI'IIV. Winner * of International Clienn Mil It'll Hnvv n Guerdon Ahem ! . ( Copyrlulit. 1807 , by J'rces Publishing Company. ) LONDON , May 29 , ( New York World Ca- blcgram Special Telegram. ) Mr. Hcnniker Heaton , M. P. , who originated the Interna tional chess match between the United States congress and the House of Commons , which begins Monday , tells me that Mr. Arthur Walter , the principal proprietor of the London - don Times , has placed 10 guineas at his dis posal to buy an elegant trophy for the win ning team. "Our present Intention , " oald Mr. Hcaton , "is to buy a set of gold and sil ver chessmen , which would be handsome and at the eamc time emblematic of bimetallism , but nothing is settled. " "Whleh team do you expect will win ? " asked * the correspondent. " \Vell , " was the answer , ' "I am afraid the American fellows will beat us. I hear they are being coached day and night by Plllt-bury , while our fellows are making no special preparations as far ad I know. Our two best men , J. H. Parnell and Horaca Plunkctt , are Irishmen. If they succumb , it will be a bad outlcok for .UP. " General P. A Collins , the retiring United States consul general at Lonaon , will be en tertained at a private complimentary dinner at the Hotel Cecil tomorrow night by John Dillon. Among the other guests will bo John Morley , Edward Blake , T. P , O'Connor , Michael Dayltt and Captain Donelan. Sinnlnri1 > .Ail I Id pule Trouble , MADRID , May 29. The Heraldo publishes a pesMrulatle article declaring ( bat tbe United States la preparing to "Intervene , with perfidy In Cuba , " and asking If the Spanish nation will swallow the pill , and what will be the consequences of the "sad denouement of the question , " TnrUx Ot'iiijijthe > 'vutrulone. . ATJIKNS. May 29. Tbe Turks have occu pied a position at Tsopanotos , In tbe neutral zone. The Greek government baa protested against Ibis movement to the representatives ol tbe SMAUT AMKIIICAN9 ? IJff , I.O.MJO.N. Snrll Sel line Anolli [ IlrliujAVeeU of ( Copyright , U9T , by Tre tfhiltriilme Company. ) LONDON , May 29. ( fWjv- York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) This week has seen the debut of Mlsa dojkt. tier first ball was at Mrs. Arthur Jjunes' . ho wore a pretty white frock , simply made , but chic. It was n grand affair , with ; all the prettiest , smartest omen present : - * At Mrs. Oppenhelm'n flower ball there wcro no less than six duchesses , but tow honored her by acquiring new frocks. Among the few were Lily , duchess qf Marlborough , who wore a white satin , with bunches of whlto Hies growing up from the lie in of the skirt nd a big white Illy on Iho shoulder. In icr hair was a. diamond Illy. Mrs. Arthur i'aget was In palo pink satin , veiled In lilac ullc , sprinkled with diamond ilcwdrops. All round the foot of the dress were orchids lalo mauve , pale pink , paleyellowi orchids. There wcro orchids also on the bodice of icr gown , and she were the prettiest cap of rchlil leaves , crammed full or diamonds and astencd with n diamond comb. Mrs. Jack Leslie embroidered her' own dress , which ivns of whlto satin , with , an ordinary red flower pot applied on in.red t\ylll , out ot lch came a great broach' ot flowers , which went across the front of lier skirt right up no shoulder. The youngjducbess of Marl- lorough ware an ordinary chiffon frock , with a llttlo wreath of May blossoms in her hair nd a clutter ot May bloasums tuclred Into ' her bodice. Mrs. Cavendish Bentlrick.gave a dance and : otllllon tonight which was very smart. Earlier In the week Mlts Van Wart gave a very plcacant afternoonpifty to about 400 smart gucs'.e. . MARLBOROUGH TAKES THE LEAD. ItIs conceded thathe ( duke of Marl- orough had the handsomest , best appointed , best horsed turnout at 'the ' Four-ln-Hand club opening meet In Hyde park. Hla team consisted of three magnificent light bays and a brown. They coat $ SJ > 0 < f. The coach and harness were new. The 'duke ' , who Is a promising whip , handled the reins skill fully. The duchess "eat1 Dcalde him on the box seat , looking anything but her beat , being pale , thin and nervous. Her costumu could not bo seen , as , owing1 to the showery weather , eho wore a waterproof. Twenty- seven coaches mustered. The duchess of Portland , on her husband's ciacb , was gen erally voted the most beautiful woman there. They have only managed to collect $7,000 for the American dlamondsjubllee fund and they may consider thems'clves very lucky It they manage to get $10,000 together , since no ono seems Inclined to follow .Mrs. Ralph Vivian's lead. She is act , perhaps , quite the person to undertake euch a bis thing. Al though her friends have helped all they can , It is something very like a fiasco. Mra. Mackay , one of the blggesfaubscribers , gave $500. Mra. Astor $100 , ParkmaonSharpe $100 , Lady Gray Egerton $250 , while Eome people for Instance.Mrs. . Ronaldsand. . Mrs. Paget , who coljected nearly * 200 f.trher In Paris are. .getting subscriptions , together. Mr. j\etor , has bis .fjist concert June 1 PaderewskUte to.pIay Jit , a tabulpus price , something like 1,000. -4- The Derby , which to to 'bcf fun -Wednead Is regarded by the knojjffn ? as a "dead cer tainty" for the Irish-owned horse , Galteo More , pntwhom odds are , laid : of 3 to 1. Next pomes Lord Roaeberry's" Velasquez , which was a hot favorite until recently beaten easily by Galtce More , arjd now otanda 7 to 1 against in the betting. At one time Plerro Lorlllard's Berzak .had la strong following , who expected him to repeat the victory ot Iroquois , but his chances are now rated at 25 to 1 , at which figure the owner Is said to have backed him to win 30,000. The beet racing prophets concur -in placing Ber zak second or third. The field will be small , consisting ot only eight horses. POB.1I COMES PIIOU , TIIC VATICAN. I'opc Leo Invoked , the Mime nnil TOUCUCN flic ; X. ) re. ( Copyright , 1637 , by the Associated Press. ) LONDON , May 29. < The pope has Just completed a Latin popra of eighty stanzas , pointing out' the duties of frugality and the cvlU , of gluttony. The poem Is full of charm and quiet humor. His holiness Bays * "Pay attention before all to cleanliness , .that the table ap pointments be spotless , -the glass bright ' and napery Immaculate * , and that from the collar comes the purest'wfne'ot the Albanian hills , which cxhlllratcs' the spirits and keeps away trouble , but don't trust Bacchus , so don't be frugal In diluting wine with water. " ' ; , Ho continues : "Obtain irom healthy grain well cooked bread. Eat sparingly of chicken , lamb and beef , which are mst nourishing to the body : Meat should1 botcnder * and with- rut abundant fiauces .or-'Yoot vegetables , which spoil It. "Fresh eggs are 'excellent , ' , whtther raw or slightly cooked. Drink en abundant quantity of foaming milk , It nourfEhe Infants and as. elsts old age. Also h'oneyt that celestial gift , but of this frugally. . "Add to these sweet herb * , presto vegetables and garden supple ? . 'Addj ripe fruit , ac cording to season , especially tender apples which , with their pink tlqta brighten tbe banquet. _ . $ "Lastly comet ? drink , whUh la hard seeds of Mocha sends you a Wily sipping , 'black liquor that comfortspe ! heart. " The Pope adds , thitr bjk following "thew pre/ccpta a man may live ' , to ft Iwajthy , strong and good old age. i Tbe second part of the poem ; cons bta of a graphic description. . ot..a , banquet which Is largely composed of flysUrt , . high spiced venison , fole gras , - > btc. | "el the end of which there is sometimes ifrife and ccnten- tlon and almost always bodily * d'sorders. " AS TO HiaU JIOM ) ' . ' HL'SPKNSIOJT. Coiiuervntlvc I'uiivrx XfiY It WIIH nil Anl-Ill ) < ii ScOieiur. " ( Copyrlsht. US7 , by' the A oclated Preis. ) LONDON , May 29. Tha suspension ot John Redmond , Parnellltq leader im tbe House of Commons , on Friday laslp'fqrr a week , tnd his companions in misfortune/ William Red mend , member fpr Wesf.pUre. and WlllUrn Field , member for St. Patrick's division of Dublin , who were removed from the House by the sergeant-aL-arms7 > for being grossly disorderly in calling , attention In committee * tee , to the overtaxat6n ! ot Ireland , which was also John Redmond's crime , can resume their seats on Monday. The conservative papers ridicule the scene and claim It was & put-up Job , the conserva tive explanation being that Mr. Redmond beard the Dlllonltes had adopted a manifesto setting , forth their reaimirf ( or not taking part In th queen's Jubilee , whereupon the Parnellltes determined v'p ° n 'be icheme to get suspended , and those fay.orable to them to pose as martyrs and tike tbe wind out of Dillon's sails. Thd plan , euppobingtbe conservative al legations to be well tiMil , waa certainly a partial tucccsi , us the wptralons ot the Parnellltt * have creaUd considerable In- lereat In the Dillonltej' manifesto. SULTAN'S ' A SLY DOG Eulor of the Turks is Playing a Double Game ai Usual. AFFECTS TO FEAR THE ISLAMIC PARTY Makes This a Pretense to Oontinua th ) War Against Greece. NEGOTIATIONS REACH ANXItUS STAGE Powera Are Unable to Tell What the Turis Will Do. GERMANY IS BACKING UP THE SULTAN Attitude of the ICnlnfr'n Covernnieiii Ullvltn Another l roU-Ht from Ulnil- Htone Critical l'oltlou of GrceU Itnynl K ( Copyright , 1S97 , by the Acsoclftted 1'rfM. ) LONDON , May 29. The negotiations at Constantinople have entered upon the anx ious stage , owing to doubts ot the real In tention of the sultan , whether he Intends to resume the nar or not. A spirit of con ciliation Is ahown at the Ylldlz kiosk toward the ambassadors , but the Turkish govern ment is playing a double game and Is In citing public opinion secretly to oppose the abandonment ot Thcesaly. The sultan affects to be greatly afraid of the Islamic party , and the attitude of tbo grand vizier as shown by the report which he presented to tbe sultan on Satur day last urging that tbo crown of Islam was fully determined to retain Thesaaly , and tendering his resignation in case Abdul Hamld differed with these ideas , baa strengthened the suspicion that the sultan Is prepared to plead that Islamic pressure Is the reason for not yielding. Advices from Thcasaly show that the agents of the Turkish government have been calling on the Mussulmans and the Span- lab Hebrews to protest against tbe evacua tion of Thessaly and the few Greeks who have not fled dare not refuse to Join in the movement. The TurkUh newspaper , Saba- huy , which only publishes what Is endorsed by the TurkUh government , congratulates tbe Inhabitants of Thessaly upon their al leged decision in favor of Turkish rule and polnto out the blessings of the Ottoman regime - gimo to tbe Christians , who , It Is claimed , will benefit by lower taxes and exemption from -military service. BACKED BY GERMANY. The sultan's how of resistance to the powers Is generally attributed to German backing , but It is rumored that negotia tions between Turkey and Russia have been prppeedlng this month relative to tbo evunt- ual .julnjinlstratlon. by Russia , of a. portlou of Asia minor , Including Rlzeh , in the south east corner of tbe Black cea , and ; the terri tory up the Joruk river. Germany's atti tude throughout the crisis has brought forth another denunciation from Mt. Gladstone , who , writing to Poultney Dlgelow with reference to tbe latter's history of the Ger man struggle for liberty , Bays : "The union was a great work , favorable , we hope , to the peace of E'jrope. There remains , how ever , something to be desired , namely , that the government may cease to misrepresent the nation by basing Its foreign policy on contempt of humanity and justice. " No confirmation has been received of the news contained in a dispatch from Constan tinople to the .Morning Post of tbls city , saying the embassies there have received word from their respective ministers at Athens that tbe position of the Greek royal family Is so critical that the king Is prac tically barricaded 'In his palace and , Is mak ing preparations to leave Athens In order to escape the fury of tbe populace. Advices received here from Athens say that elabo rate measures have been taken to preserve order. Besides tbo redoubled police and gendarmes a civil suard has been recruited from the most trusted citizens. Consequently , with the presence of the foreign war ships at Phalerum , It is not thought that any revolutionary movement In Athens could succeed. In those provinces , however , a very bad condition of affairs exists. The criminals who were released from , tbo Thes- Eallan prisons on the eve of tbo Turkish occupation have formed Into bands and are pillaging right and left. SAVES TUB SCLTA.V A SCOIUXG. SjtenUer ItnloN Out ni Order n O.IICH- tlon UN < u the Ilurtlett Interview. ( Ccpj right , U9T , by Pre Publishing Company. ) LONDON , May 29. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) Sir Ellis AEh- mead Dartlett'a Interview with the sultan continues to bo eagerly discussed In parlia mentary circles. Several members of Par liament framed questions to tbe government concerning the sultan's attack on tbe Drlt- Ish ambassador. Tbe first question laid upon the clerk's table In the House of Com mons was by Captain Donelan. It reads : "To aik the under secretary for foreign af fairs whether bis attention has been called to tbo Interview of the honorable member for the Ecclesall division of Sheffield In a speech that member declares that tbo iul > tan said to htm , at a special audience at tbo Ylldlz kiosk , that tbo conduct of the Brit ish ambassador had been a great obstacle In the way of a good understanding with England - land ; whether such an attack by a sovereign on an ambarsador of a friendly power Is In accordance with the uiageu of diplomatic etiquette , and whether the government In- tendd to take any step to secure the with drawal by th ; sultan ot tbls Injurious , In sulting reference to tbo British ambassador. " Tbe clerk informed Captain Donelan that tbls question was not In order. It not being usual to permit queetloce to be asked In tbo House of Commons referring to outside statements made by members of tbe Home. Captain Donelan not being satisfied with this , requested that tbe question be laid before tbe speaker for tbe supreme authority of the House. Yesterday he received a note from tbe clerk reading : "I have shown your question to the speaker. He Is of tbe opinion tbat It Is not in order. " This de cision , which excites great surprise , rules out other intending questioners also , but they declare their Intention of referring to the sultan's statement on the flrut debate on foreign affairs In tbe House. Irelniiil Cannot I'nrtlclpatr. LONDON , May 29. John Dillon , chairman ot tha Irish parliamentary party , presided to day at a meeting of twenty-six Irish mem bers of Parliament , Mho adopted resolu tion declaring tbat the Irkh parliamentary party is uoiljo to , tafce pej ( IB tbe THE BEE BULLETIN. VOalhtr Forecast for N Generally fair , Warmer. Pace. 1. Horror * of I.Ifpin KnglUh .li I.n nil nn ( letting Keiuljr for if Sulttin PIiiy n Double linn/ Police Corruption In Hsrllij 2. llonno Shy on 11 Quorum. Sennte Tnlln Turlrf A Tariff on lntl In Ore. 3. Cronril Wat did tllP Whncf Onitht Itrnt * UlitfTi i U Ynlo Crew ltontVUcon Henry ThiitiniK Coininlt j 4. I Tit Won'c In Onulii TlinrMoii Itlflc" ! Drill l > . A , tnlvrr ) < Hy of Xc UlRli Srhonl Co \ VlI'nte \ \ tlio ltit.nl to I'lorence. 0. Connrlt IllutTit I.ocil Matters. 7. Kalioen from thu Auto Kixini * . OniHlin Wrlromrs the AVooilinen. ItVourini Her \Vi ) < < ii'.nl liar Wor111. 11 , "Three Piirtiirra. " Anu-rlcan < JIrl' Hecor.itlon Dny. 13. IMItorlnt nnil Com in cut. 1.1. 1'hoehp Coiixlim Mukoo n Dcnlnl. Anintcmcnt nnil Mutle.tl .Mutters. Cliroiiolnsy of n Urn it Week. 14. .Storlc * by Army lliiiuorlMd. in. Coniincrclnl nnil I'limnclnl Xewn. 10. Stories of Sonio Herola Warrior * . IIo\v Peat Cli nge Into Co.il. 17. Secret of ] Iunie > Ponulnrlty. Nehrnsknn * In Aliiakii : ! Polities. 18. Weekly ( ! rlst of Sorting ( ln < sl | ) . Trenilirny of Ynlo on tha Itnec. 10. In the Worlil of Whirling Wheels. 20. To the North Pole hy llitlloon. Ocncrnl ilntnes I.onc trcet. tlon ot the Jubilee on the "ground that the demonstration Is not tlmply commemorative of the private and public virtues of the monarch , but la mainly on imperial Jubila tion over the development of the principles of Belt government and the growth of prosperity , wealth , comfort , etc. , In which Ireland has not shared. " SPANISH l.llliil A I.S IIOPC TO WIN. llelleve the Kiul or the Cnnovnm Sllti- iNtry IN Clone nt Huml. ( Copyricht , 1857 , by Press Publishing Company. ) MADRID ( via Bayonne ) , May 29. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) I have succeeded In getting statements from several leading liberals concerning tbe Intentions and opinions of the liberal party and Its chief In regard to Cuba , the United States and Spain. In the first place , according to these lead ers , Senor iSacasta never said' that the Span ish armies In Cuba held only the ground they stood on ; his observation applied only to the provinces of Santiago and Puerto Prin cipe , and wae made on the authority of telegrams from Captain General Woyler. Secondly , Senor Sagasta never exprecsed n willingness to discuss the sale or inde pendence of Cuba , as neither he nor any Spanish government could admit such a sug gestion , which tbo whole nation would refuse to entertain. Thirdly , It called upon by Queen Regent Christina to take offlco , the liberals would unhesitatingly accept , 'because they are con- -vlncnd that thcy'coiild carry out the home rule policy In Cuba and Porto Rico in a spirit better calculated to win the support ot the majority of Cubans and sympathy In the United States and Europe , than the methods ot Premier Canovas and Captain General Weyler and their conservative allies In Spain and Cuba have done. Fourthly , the liberals have throughout voted supplies for the war and for the re form ? , for the pacification of the colonies , though they have always disapproved of the delay In the execution of the reform policy and of Captain General Weyler's conduct of the war and hla recall would be a natural consequence of their entering the councils of the regency. Fifthly , a question of dignity having forced the liberals to leave Parliament , they in tend to persist In obstructing , leaving to the cabinet the entire responsibility ot the con sequences of the dictatorial policy at borne and In the colonies. They will not return to Parliament unless Canovas disperses with the services of the duke of Tctuaii , and even then patriotic and dynastic considerations alone will Induce them to take part of a government whcse policy they find fault with i tor many reasons. Lastly , Senor Sagasta and the liberals de plore a crisis wblch they deem serious , rhlcfiy because tbe logic of events and cir cumstances rrako people In Spain and abroad naturally suppose that the Issue may have an influence on the relations of Spain and Cuba and the United States. I am able to add , despite the natural re serve shown by the liberal leaders , that most liberals still hope tbat the queen regent will decide In their favor next week , when Prem ier Canovas raises the question ot confi dence after the vote ot the money bills and previous to the close of the session. ARTHUR E. HOUGHTON. u.vcovEimc I'uiiMC cuooicnn.vBss. InvcntlKntlonN In Mniichenter nnil Ac- eiiHutlotin In I.oiuloii , ( Copyright , 1S37 , by Pros * Publishing Company. ) LONDON , May 29. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Two ugly police scandals are attracting some notice here , but not nearly as much as they would hove attracted In New York , had they oc curred there. At Manchester an Inquiry Is being made lhu > the wholesale charges of corruption agolps the chief detective , super intendent and t\\a \ men. Systematic black mailing , protection of disorderly places and connivance at violations of tbe excise laws In consideration of bribes from saloon keep ers have been proved. In London vndetccted robberies from rail way and other vana In tbo itrcets have become - como EO common tbat | he Van Men's araocla- tioii set private detectives to catch the thieve ? . Tbo rc&uU Is that the van men have charged certain members ot the Scotland Yard detective force withi , being In colluilon with thieves and baveidemanded an Inquiry. But the home secretary bos thrown tbe aegis over the detective department , and refused to permit any Inquiry , except one conducted by Dr. Anderson , the head of tbe Incriminated department. This tbo van men decline , and the matter will Jie raised shortly on their behalf la the Houeo of Commons. Only last week Lord Dunsany , who lost a ivatch at a. fashionable West End restau rant , cbarged tbe detectives with working In concert with tbe robbers. He has been threatened by the officers concerned with a libel suit , -but It remains to be tten whether bo will be prosecuted. The supposed theft of the Don Carlos brace let from a young Spanish beauty visiting here turned out to be a practical joke. The bracelet was taken , by a it-lend. The ex- pcwure of tbe fact that it had been given to her by Don Carlos , although It Is a royal heirloom which be Is solemnly pledged never to part with , baa caused him grievous trouble. The uoman has returned to Prance. The party of which ha wai a member came over for the jubilee , but has been broken "P. j ? ? th EC.mcJl. , POLICE CORRUPTION iUrtling BoTolations Am Made in tha Von Tnuscli Trial. ARE ACCUSED OF MANY IRREGULARITIES Torjury , Treason nnd Forgery Are Laid at Their Doors , NO ONE SAFE FROM MACHINATIONS Much Important Testimony is Withhold by the Witnossjs. EMPEROR W.LLIAM GROWS LCDNOMICAL , oil ( iron nil of KMM-IIKC , ta Attciul CorKcoiiN IlniuitU't 1'rc- linroil for Him nt Knit Mnnctivvrn. ( Copyright. 1S37. by the AtsocUtetl I'r . ) I1ERLIN , May 29. The trial of Hcrr vcn Tausch , tbo former chief of the secret polit ical police , charged with perjury , trenuou and forgery , which began on Monday last and continued through the week , monopolizes public attention. The proceedings will last at least for another week. Though a num ber of revelations have been made showing the rottenness and moral turpitude of the Berlin secret police there Is n general Im pression that much Interesting Information has been withheld by Von , Tausch and by Baron von Luetzow , the chief witness against him , especially regarding the Intrigues ot high dignitaries to "queer" a number ot paet and present ministers. The presiding Judge repeatedly expressed ! Indignation at the network of corruption and baseness Into which the depositions ot the defendants threw light. Von Luetzow ad mitted that the names of well known citizens were frequently forged to receipts for money received as compensation for spy service. Von Tausch said the police commissioners necessarily had to shield the criminal acts of their subordinate agents , otherwise no po lice commissioner could accomplish anything. The president revealed a number of dam aging incidents against the owners and ed itors of Berlin newspapers. Herr Schweln- bcrg , the owner of a Berlin newspaper , was charged with receiving an annual bribe of 30,000 marks from the Dlsconto society. It was also elicited that Norman Schumann , who was Implicated In the scandal which re sulted in Von Luetzow being sentenced to sixteen months' Imprisonment In December last for writing scurrilous articles against members of the present cabinet and the em peror , was paid by Von Tausch for Instituting make-bfllevo Inq'utrics Into the authorship of those articles , and for- accusing Innocent persons of writing them. ; CABINET MAY COLLAPSE. The government's virtual defeat In tbe diet on the law of associations bill has aroused considerable Interest In parliamentary cir cles as to whether Prince Hobenlohe and tbo ( ; i cabinet will survive it. The resignation of Prince Hohenlohe , the imperial chancellor , Baron Marschall von Bicberstein , the minister for foreign affairs , and Dr. von Boettlscher , the imperial secretary ot state for the Interior , are still In the emperor's bands , and Just now it Is said that Dr. Mlqucl , the minister of foreign affairs , may become the successor of Prince Hohenlohe. Dr. Mlquel , however , Is In poor health. As an Important outcome of the agitation due to the law of associations bill , the people ple of Prussia have decided to take part Iu the future diet elections. There was another sensational trial this week , the prisoners being charged with trcasonablo acts In favor of Russia , commit ted at Theme , the most important Prussian fortress on the Russian border. Fahreu , a fortification master , and a court ofllclal named Albrccht , wcro the principal defend ants. Several Russian go-betweens fled the country In time to escape arrest. The evi dence showed that Important military secrets , especially regarding the equipment of the Prussian frontier fortifications , had been be trayed. Fahren was sentenced to four yeara penal servitude and Albrecht to elx months' Imprisonment. Much astonishment is expressed at thb re fusal of the emperor t * > . nd the gorgeous banquet offered him in % . . .nection with the fall maneuvers by the city of Wiesbaden. As the solo reason for his refusal , hla majesty cited the largo expense and the luxury of a feast costing 25,000 marks. According to an official repofrt , 235 foreign ers have been expelled from Germany tills year. Ot this number forty-six were Amer icans. Mra. Richard Olncy , wife of the former secretary of state , is on a visit here to her daughter. _ RXTHXDS MK13 OP TUB CAIII.VUT. Spniilnh I'riMiiIrr Will SiiNuoiuI of the Cliiiinbrr. MADRID , < May 29 , The political crisis hero continues. The ministers assert that the premier , Senor Canovan del Castillo , In tends to suspend the sitting ! of the Chamber next week In order to postpone until Octo ber the overthrow of the ministry. I'rof. Anilree nnil HM | Hullooii. ' ( Copyricht , 1W7 , by tlio Associated Pre s. ) LONDON , May 29. Prof. Andree , tba Arctic balloonist , has left Gothenburg for Spltzbergen , whence he will renew his at tempts to reach the north pole or rather to pits over It by balloon , Prof. lAndreo Is accompanied by Messrs. Strlndberg , Svvcn- denberg and Twenket. They hope to reach , Spltzbergen on June 1 and to bo ready to itart on their aerial voyage by June 20 , five weeks later than last year. They take a number of carrier pigeons with them and firmly believe that this time they have every. chance ot success. The arrival here of tbe famous brothers , Jean and Edouurd de Rezeke , who are al most as popular hero av they are In Now- . York , has given a much needed linpetiw t the opera season. , I.lfe Sentence for IteKlolde. ROME , May 29. Pletro Acclarlto , tbe ant archlfit. who on April 22 last attempted to stab King 'Humbert while the latter was on his way to the races , was sentenced to the gallcya for life. Accalrato appeared cynical throughout tba trial and shouted : "Today It IB my turn ; tomorrow It will be the turn of tbe burgcri * Kovcruntnt , long live the revolution ; Jynj live anarchy. "