THE OMAHA BEE. ESTABLISHED JUKE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOKNING , OCTOBER 17 , 18J)7 ) TV/ENTY PAGES. S1XJLE COPY FtVIO CENTS. MOBS IN EVIDENCE lawlessness Runs Riot in the Suburbs of England's ' Capital. * * * - * s LONDON TOUGHS DEMOLISH GOLF LINKS Tear Down the Olnb HOUEO and Assault the Players. HANDLE THE POLICEMEN VERY ROUGHLY Vestries in Suveral Parishes Call a Halt on Ruffianism. PROPOSED INCREASE IN BRITISH ARMY I'lilille Opinion Apiicnr to Kiiilii Siu-li u Mn\c nn 1'nrt of the ( ii > \ cmilU'llI IliK'KM tot s Ho I > t ( CopjrlRht , li'J" , by the Aiboclntea I'rc'ss ) LONOON , Oct. 10 Tho'English newnpa pern , which arc fond of preaching unctuous Bcrmons on the subject of the "lawlessness of Americans , " have food for reflection In two events In London and Its suburbs this ( week The Honor Oak Golf club possessed ono three-hill link for three years. Finding the property -vas being wantonly destrojedor Btolen , the club caused the ground to be fenced in thus shutting cut the general i ub- llc , to the great delight ot the neighboring residents whoso llto had been made hideous liocnuse of the congregation Micro of drunken , dog-llghtlng roughs from the slums of Depford Thereupon It vv-Jb clalmad that the public's rights were being encroached upon and the agitation against the golfers , assiduously fomented , culminated on Sunday last , when a mob of about 1,000 persona , aimed with clubs and utonos. toro down the fence and demolished everything in sight. I'hoy de- strojcd the golf links and reinforced by over 2,000 othei rioters the mob advanced upon the club house , driving the golfers within , liilcks and logs flow until the club hcusc ; was wrecked. When the rioters were uniblo to dislodge the detei mined members of the club some of the mob leadeis brought bun dles of straw , with the Intention of betting lire to the premises , and they were only prevented torn carrying out their purpobc by the timely arrival of police reinforce ments ? , the tow policemen previously on the eccno having been as badly maltreated as the golf plajcrs Ono of the latter fell into the hands of n do/ten ro'igbs , who pounded him with sticks until the unfortunate player was In a scilous condition. A renewal of the dlstui banco Is expected tomorrow. A somewhat similar right-of-way raid was \vltncss3d at Hllllngdon on Tuesday , when the Inhabitants cf that place opened a road through Loid Hllllngdon's gatno preserves iThe right-of-way tlnough these preserves liad been haired for over thirty } eurs ami vho ground is overgrown with fine timber , which the crowds of villagers felled for n dis tance of halt a mile , also removing the gates , Iron fences , etc. , which were In their way. way.London London rufdanlsm does not end here. The terrorb of the streets ate bo glaring that the vestries of the different parishes have combined in nn appe.il to the home secre tary for additional police protection , pointing out that many of the districts arc living practically in , a state of terrorism , gangs ol lulllans Insulting , attacking and lobbing the Inhabitants seemingly without any icstralnt WEST Al'RICAN QUESTION. Or Hail/ell , the American Methodist Kplscopal bishop of West Africa , In an In terview emphasizes the Increasing dangers of the situation In West Africa , owing to the activity of the French authorities. The bishop H.IJS that unless the best statesman ohlp Is brought to bear upon the Africai problems thu European wars of the ne\i century will bo fought on that c ntlneiit Ho suggebta UK the best solution ot the ptob lorn that Great llritaln should give German > Wulllsih bny and give Franco Ashanti , Huh tirst and all rights In Moiocco and Algiers Franco on her pait withdrawing nil her claims in Egjpt , "which England cannot sin render" The bishop adds that there is Jio doubt King Leopold of Belgium Is re solved to take over the Congo Free State as a Belgian colony in 1900. Already the state is being divided Into districts to be occupied by various Roman Catholic orders. INCREASING THE ARMY. The Army and Navy Gazette voices the opinion of Ililtlsh military men In congratu lating the country upon the fact that the ROY eminent has at last determined to In crease the effectiveness of the army , as al- trocly outlined In cable dispatches. The Oa/otto saju it Is useless to deny that there is reason for alarm at the present moment , adding lint the aimy Is unequal even to ordinary demands , the home batteries and battalions being llttlo better than so many "military nurbeiles , " Continuing , the Dazettu says. "Tho men. arc mostly Imma ture boys and the reseives which would bo mobilised turner certain conditions arc unic- Btralmd The militia , which was once valuable , lias been allowed to run to seed completely and the volunteers are a doubtful source of strength. No patilotlc Englishman cur ri-gi.nl the situation with complacency. H la ch'plorahlo that a nation so prosperous should be paw ericas for a mllltaiy effort be- youil the reach ot her ships' guns. " In other quarters thu old prcpnsalp for a consci li.tlun are again heard. Thu newspapers are poking n great deal of fun t tht litest war ofllce order , prescribing the weight and height of candidates for com missions in tbo aimy , whu must not bo less than fi feet & Inches birch nnd 130 pounds In weight -at the ago of IS , or C feet fi Inches high and 1.1 < - pounds In weight when 21 years old It Is pointed out that under this rule neither Lord Wolseley nor Lord Robeits could have entered the army , while Napoleon , Nelson. Wellington , Jullua Caesar , Alexander the Great and Wlllkim of Orange would have been barrid The newspapers nro bristling vvlth letters from friends of the candidates for commlsblons. many of whom are under stood to bo undergoing fattening processes lu order to reach the required weight. ENLARGE TUB DOCKS. There Is little doubt that the Money docks btunl will adopt next week the scheme pro- jios-d for harbor Improvements , at a ccst of $ lfi.Si > 0,000 It Is Intended to provide acccm. icodatlon for the largest vessels , to construct live branch docks and three gravel docks , 1,030 ami S2Q feet long , respectively , ulso tbo improving and deepening of others lu addi tion to ronstrurtlng sheds , covering 250,000 gquaro yuids. The champagne vintage U finished. Owing to the changeable iiummen and wet Sept iu- ; er. necessitating too early gathering of the gmpcs , the vintage will be very medium , ioth In quality and quantity. It Is satisfac tory to tote that reports from Italy , Sicily and Sardlnl are exceptionally good , promMng to add to the reputation which Italian wines have lately been rcacqulrlng. The baronets are about to hold a meeting In London to protect their rights and seek redress for tholr prlovance" . In view of a re cent decision according children , during the legal life of peers , the title ot honorable and giving them precedence of the younger children of barons and ahrad of baronets. The approachment betwe'ti Queen Victoria and her grandson , Emperor William ot Ger many , Is pticceilljY ? apace and It Is now ilghly ptobable that his majesty will pay a brief visit to Balmoral In November , travelIng - Ing on his yncht from Kiel to Aberdeen. In connection with the emperor's yacht It Is eald Queen Victoria Is BO enamored of the Internal arrangements of the iHohenrollern that she has ordcreJ the plans of the latter to be adopted In building the now royal yacht , which has Just been commenced. SP\MSII vrnviinii iti\s ; ASIIOUH. Two Vrinj OIHVt'i'H mill Se-t < 1nl > - ' ' \ 1ii HAVANA , Oct. 1C. The coasting steamer Triton , from Havana to Bahlo Honda , province of Plnar del Rio. has been wrecked between Dominica and Marlel. on Iho north coast of that province. The steamer went ashore this morning during heavy weather , grounding about eight miles from the coast. The purser .and one of the passengers have arrived nt Marlel. They say they have no knowledge icgsrdlng the fate of the captain , fifty pjasengers , soldiers and civilians and the thirty mombcra of the crew of the Triton. The missing passengers Include several well known merchants. The Spanish gunboat Maria Crlstlna and the tug Louisa have left this pori lot . . sceneof the wreck. It is now said that the Triton had on ' . 'oard over 200 passengers , soldiers and civilians , pnd it is feared that they have I I all oorished. In addition to the thirty men pObliiK the Fteamcr's crew. No dotolls I ; | of the wreck , however , have yet been re- C"lved 1'ero. Owing to the heavy s'a that was running the gunboat Chrlbtlna found It impossible- to reach the "scene of the disaster until to night. Only the purser of the ship and one passenger were saved. Among those who wore-lost wore two navy nnd two aimy of ficers , n commissary ofllclal and seventy- seven privates. On boaid the Triton was $31iJO ( ( In sliver to be used for the payment of the Spanish military and naval forces. The Triton , it Is stated , was ovoiloaded It cairlcd n largo quantity of giociries and ammunition and had on board ulnctv-'hiee rifles for the government troops. Ton tit ! ! 1'ul in Di'iilli. CITY OP MEXICO , Oct. 1C The public prosecutor has demanded the sentence ot death on ten people concerned in the murder of Anulfo Arroyo , among them Inspector of Police Vlllavlccnclo , who Is charged with de liberately perjuring himself and taking es pecial pains to deceive Justice in invcntlga- tions , and also Miguel Cabrera , who was second end nohlstant Inspector of detectives Public opinion suntains the prosecuting ofllcer In his demand that capital punishment shall be In flicted on these men. l. * | iriis > CtmfViM'iMM' ClONC'fl * nnilLIN , Oct. 10. The sesslcns of the In ternational leprosy conference closed today vvlth the recoiding of the conclusions uranl- monsly reached. They are as follows : "Tho leprosy bacillus Is the tmo cause of the dKease. Man Is the only animal In which this bacillus lives. Leprosy Is contagious , but not hereditary The isolation of patients Is desirable and under circumstances Mich j as c\ibt in Norway should be compulsory " l''r < * utli Ijiit'riniolilzif ? nil Slum. LONDON , Oct. 1G. The Paris correbpon.1- cnt of the Dally Mall says : The attempts of the king of Slam to obtain an abrogation of the- clause In the treaty between Slam and France which reduces him to the posi tion of a king without subjects have entirely failed. The other Euiopean powers have re fused anything but moral support and the oncioicamcnts of the French upon Siamese territory are likely to increase. SiiniilHli ItciHirt on Ilrr 'il < Unities. MADRID , Oct. 1C. An official dispatch re ceived from Havana says that during a num ber of recent engagements between the Spanish troops and the Insuigents the latter lost 1C2 killed , ninety-seven were captured and 247 submitted to the Spanish authorities. Iho Spanish loss duiing the simo engage ment , the ofllclal report adds , was six men killed an l thirty-eight wounded. lllKlirjii'iit * Driiiniiil Pull I'lll'ililli. MADRID , Oct 1C. Thegovo.nment has re ceived Information from Manila that the In surgents of the Philippine Islands have re plied to the ovciturcs of Captain General Piimo de Rivera , who has been trying to Induce them to tmbmlt , demanding extensive amnesty to begin with , and a full pardon eventually. Still l.njx ( liilm l < > Trliililml. CITY OF MEXICO , Oot. 1C. llaron Hard- enhlckey of Tilnidad fame is here on bual- iiess and wlsVu to buy from the govein- mcnt an Island in 'the Pacific. Ho says hit has not relinquished his claims on Trinidad and stys bo will take the Island yet by force , lloporl i\-r.iniiri'hM IN toVcil. . PARIS , Oct. 1C. According to a dispatch to the Ruppel from Berlin it Is rumored In Gri man court circles that the ex-Empress Frederick , mother of Emperor William , In tends to marry Count von Slckeudorf , the couit marshal. The Rappel is a Boulevard paper and no credence Is given to the report. \iiii > rl < 'iin Iliitlcr In 11 n mil u r r. BERLIN , Oct. 1C. The t'rst shipment of American butter haa airived at Hamburg In excellent condition and found a ready market at prlctb slightly lower than the German , averaging to the American butter maker 24 to 2C cents per pound. XVi'jliT Mu > Mill An ; Tlnio. HAVANA ( via Key West ) , Oct. 1C. General Wcyler last night received telegiams from the government at Madrid Informing him that he would bo permitted to embark for Spain at any time and on any steamer. \llllltllll C'd III III 111' MlN lll > I'N. ST. PETEHSIiURG. Oct 1C H Is an nounced that the combine between the Rus. slan flrms engaged in the naphtha Industry , which expires today , will not be renewed. llt'iir ) AVlilliDliicH iv Illi Ilio ( lui'i'ii. LONDON , Oct. 1C. Henry White , secre tary of the United States embassy , and Mrs. White dlud with the queen yesterday at Balmoral. In Cii'riiiiuo. IIKRL1N. Oct. 10 During the past week snow has fallen and cold weather has pre vailed in western Gtiimauy MIIIII'K KIIR | < ArrUrx at Miulrlil , MADRID , Oct. 16. The king of Siata and suite arrived here today. FOUR GREAT NAMES Young Marquis of BlandforA Down wilh Pfttronymtcs. CHRISTENING OF THE HEIR TO BLENHEIM Notable j Mnrlboroitgh Family Function Fu'.led Through Very Succjss'ully. PRINCE Of WALES STANDS A3 SPONS33 All Manner of Good Things on Behalf of the Bab ) , W. K. VANDERBiLT TAK S AN AC1 IV- PART CrniiiirnllK'i- ( In * Hero of ( he Cc- ollNlnii CnrrlrM lllniNClf ullhViin - tli'i'ful DlKiill } 'riironnli thu Iiuiiiirliuit Details. 1S37 , by Press Publlslilns Company. ) LONDON , Oct. 1C ( New York World CablegramSpcclal Telegram. ) John Albert Edward William are the names given by the prince of Wales , the marchioness of Illand- , ford and William K. Vanderbllt to the Infant maiquls of Blandford , the duke of Marl- ' borough's firstborn , nt the christening today , In the Chapel Royal of St. James palace , | i All eldest children in the Chui chill family I I are named John after the first duke , other- wlso the prince of Wales' baptismal names would have come Ilrst. William is after thu grandfather , William K. Vanderbilt. The i 'christening was a very quiet , select function. | I A good sized crowd , composed chiefly ot well | ' dressed women , gathered at the palace gates to t see the company arrive , expecting a big | ( ' fashknablo j assemblage. Hut the curloua r throng | was disappointed. With the e.xccp- ] tlon ot the prince It was merely a family I party. The only notable absentee was Mrs. j Helmont. As Mr. William K Vanderbllt i was to act as sponsor , Mrs Helmont , for I merly bis wife and the mother of the duchess of Marlboiough , could not participate ; con sequently she chose to stay away. The ceremony was appointed to begin at 11-20 a. m. Punctually to the second the duchess of Marlborough arrived , dressed In pale blue and white silk , looking wan and delicate Immediately following her was the hope of the family , n bundle of white satin and costliest lace , borne by a buxom aiibuin haired nurse , dressed In white , with black bonnet. The duke showed his wife tea a scat In the pew nearest the altar , then went out and received the other guests his two sisters , Ladles Norah and Lillian Spen cer Churchill ; his aunt , the duchess of Buccleuch ; her two daughters ; the duke of Abercora , his uncle ; the countess of Pem broke1 , a cousin ; Lord Churchill , lord In waiting to the queen , and about a dozen Marlborongh women servants. VANDERBILT IS QUITE SOLEMN. Mr. Vandorbllt entered Immediately before the prince of Wales , and having bowed gravely to the ladles bo took a scat beside the marchioness of Blandford , the duke of Marlborough's mother , who shook him warmly by the hand. Mr Vanderbilt -was solemnity personified , clad in a black fiock coat and a white waistcoat. He took up a hymn book and became deeply absorbed in its contents. The princeof Wales , with Colonel Stanley Clark in attendance , was then Ubhered In by the duke , who looked the happy father all over , and took his place neaiest the altar rail. The prince wore a black frock coat , gray trousers and had a flower In a buttonhole. Ho only faintly ac- knowlcdgoj the salutations of the company as thev lose to receive him. He bore h'a most religious aspect. All this time the young duchess was on tentorhookb con cerning the baby's temperature , on which subject she was iceelvlng whlbpered bulle tins from the nurse The noble Infant , which displayed an exemplary temper , evidently was too warm in the multitude of veils and other garments , so an assortment of them was re moved gradually by the nurse and handed for safe keeping to the mother. Subdcan Edgar Shepherd started off instantly the prince was in his place , standing with Lady llland- ford ami Mr. Vanderbllt , and the nurse bearIng - Ing the babe , at the font A wreath of cx- qulsito white flowers was placed around the rim of the font. A hymn was sung , the company standing , except the duchess. The duke stood behind the sponsors , assiduously reading the prayer book. Nothing was more edifying than the devout attention vvlth which the prince followed the hymns and prayers , In. . both of which ho appeared to join. He spoke loud and clearly his responses in behalf of the slumbering Infant , whom he pledged vicariously to all manner of righteousness with a light heart. WOULD TICKLE ANYONK. Thcio was Just a suspicion ot a smile on the faces ot the noble ladies around when the prince stoutly and unfalteringly declared that ho renounced thu world , the flesh and thu devil , and all his works on the part of the unconscious lordling by his side. But oven that did not disturb the equilibrium of the Marlborough babe , which was a miracle oj qulcsencc. Even when the paternal grandmother , the marchioness of Hlandford , got him he nevei moved. When the clergy man took him in his arms the Infant showed the Ilrst and only tign of obstreperousness by making a grab at , the crews of the order of the Bath worn around the neck of that functionary. When the ceremony was over the pic clous infant was handed back to the nurse * , to the obvious relief of the duchess , who had watched his migrations from hand to hand with anxious eye. The prince then stepped foiwaid and led the duchess to the sacilsty to sign the baptismal register , together - gethor with the duke , Lady Hlandford , Mr. Vanderbllt nnd the duchess of Huccloucb. The Interval while this select party was In the sacristy was occupied by the others present in gathering around the baby and complimenting the nurse on his marvelous behavior. HE'S THE ONLY BAHY. "He Is the best baby I have ever minded. Ho gives no trouble to any one , yet he Is as healthy and strong as ho could bo , " the nurse proudly declared. When the prince retuincd with the duchess and the rest to the chapel he shook hands with all the women , who courusled low. Then ho stroked the baby's face and complimented the ditch- j era on Jils hc'althfu ! look. Afterward the I prince advanced to Mr. Vanderbllt , who had ! I stood moio or less apart , and , blinking his j hand felicitated him on the birth of a grand. ' ECU. .Mr Vanderbllt received the piince's cour.eous advance with dignified cor diality , In contrast with Mie rather olncqulous manner In which the no blemen piesc-ut Lad addressed him. Then the party dlsperssd and the babp was taken luck In the Marlboj-oitgh coach to Spencer house. The duke subsequently went to tl.o mairlsge of the marquis of Waterford and Lady Ilcatrlx KHz Mmirlco , second daughter of the marquis of LandsJown , but the duchess was too fatigued to accompiny him. him.The The prince of Wales presented to the babe's parents a gold cup on which nero engraved the data of christening , the ninu given to the babe , the arms of the prince of Wales mil the Marlborough arms. Mr. VnnJerbllt Is booked for passage on the steamship Lucsnla , which sailed from Liverpool today , and will touch at Queens- town on her way to Ntw York. SHOWS rWOHS TO liV.MiTIIY. liojiillv KHiu'i'lull.v Dcviilvil to Her lit \ < -u mnrki't Itiu-cx. ( CopyrlKltt. 197 , liy the Araoclnloil Prcfs ) LONDON , Oct. 1G. The Nowmarket race course has been the center of th ? social world of Great llritaln during the past week. There were large house parties nt all the svvrtll residences in the vicinity , and the prlnco ot Wales , who has been shooting with the duke of Cambridge on the Six-Mile bottom tom , attended the races dally , generally weav ing a dark brown golfing cape. Lady Dcres- ford. Lady Randolph Churchill and Lady Essex , three American leaders of society , wearing the smartest costumes , also were In attendance every day. The feature of the racing week was Iho social triumph of Lily Langtry , even before she became the owner of the Australian horse Merman and the .winner of the Czarcwltch otakts and a fortune - tune In bets. In the exclusive jockey club enclosure she was the best dressed woman land was constantly surrounded by admirers. The prince nt Wales and the duke of Cam bridge vvero specially devoted to her and the pilnce was the first person to congratu- late Mrs. Langtry upon winning the Czarc- witch , while the duke of Cambridge escorted her to the birdcage In order to moot the vie- ' torlous iMorman. In connection vvlth Mrs. Langtry nnd the reports circulated of her marriage or engage ment to Prince Estcrhazy , the lattei has sent a notice to the Times , requesting the i' paper to correct the report of his cngagc- mcnt. but no woman's name was mcn- ] Honed. I , VMSTHY M VA" CUT THIJ I3STTI3. . HIT Iiitc It us tin n ( I'M I'riMTy | ( In Ire land Will Prolmlilj Conic ( ( i Her. LONDON , Oct 17 A Sunday paper pub lishes over the signature of "One Who Knew Him" a sketch of Edward Langtry , the hus band of Lily Langtry , the actress , who died Friday night in an asylum for the Insane. The writer says "Langtry in fifteen long years never set eyes on 'my better half , ' as ho was wont to call her , until ono clay on King William street their eyes mot. Langtry told me that ho raised his lint most respectfully and madame bowed , but it y as tlio greeting of a husband and wife. Langtry never sivv his wife on the stage. The last ilmo I met Lang- try was vvl'cn ho came to town to Initiate certain divorce proceeding- and I then no ticed that my Ill-starred friend was no longer the Langtry of old. Ho was nervous to a degree nnd at times his mind wandered , while ho had ono Insatiable desire to have 'a few words' vvlth 'my better half. " During Langtry's last Illness Mrs. Langtry's soli citors requested that they be kept Informed of his condition. H is possible that she may inherit his estate in Ireland , as he willed It to her by his marriage settlement , nnd as her divorce is not recognized by ( he English law. In nn Interview last May Mr. Langtry said Mile settlement still held. " ljI\ < M I.ONt 111 II FlofMl. ( CopjrlBit 1SS7 , by 1'rosfi PiibllshliiB Company. ) KINGSTON , Jamaica , Oct. 1C. ( New York World Cablegram Special Tglcgram ) Great loss of llfo has resulted , as well as extensive destruction of pioperty from a flood at Mon tenegro Hay , a ssaport on the noith coast of Jamaica , having a population of perhaps 0,000 In some cases buildings vvitn their occupants were swept seaward. In other cases dwellings and business houses were overturnoj , burying the people within. IIHATII or i\-si3NVTon 1'iif.scs SiuliliMily A nnj u < Mliliilprlit at Ills Hotrl In i : < Mitrlc'r. 'BEATRICE ' , Neb , Oct 17. ( Special. ) Ex- Senator Paddock died suddenly at the Pad dock hotel at 1 o'clock this morning of heart diSCRhO. Mr Paddock returned homo from the cast a month ago and his health had been falling steadily ever since. Ills physicians have feared the worst for some daH past , but did not anticipate that the end was so near. Ills death was a great shock In the hotel where ho has been making his homo olnco his re turn from the cast , and where it was not gen eraily known that ho was falling. Senator Paddock's wlfo and one daughter vvero with him when ho passed away. The other daughter and his son are in Chicago. Algernon S. Paddock vias born at Glens Kails , N. Y , Juno 9 , 1830 , and received nn academic education and studied law. In 1857 IIP came to Nebraska and four years later was appointed territorial secretary by Abra ham Lincoln. This ofllco ho held until Ne braska was admitted Into the union , perform ing the duties of acting governor during a part of the time. He wan elected to the United States senate for the first time ln > the year 1873 nnd In the year after his term ex pired he was appointed a member of the Utah commission by President Arthur. Ho served on this commission until October , IfsSC , when ho resigned , anil in the following winter was again elector ] to the United States senate to succeed Charles H. Van Wyck. His term expired in > March , 1893 , and since that time ho had boon chiefly engaged in promoting private commercial enterprises LONDON , Oct. 10. Edward Langtry , the husband'of Lily Langtry , the actress , died last night In the asylum fof the Insane at Chester , to which he was recently commit ted by a magistrate , having been found wan- del nig In a helpless condition In that vi cinity. It Is suppose that Mr. Langtry was suffering from concussion of the brain , due to falling down the gangway of the steamer on which he traveled from Dublin to Holy- head. NEBRASKA CITY , Oet 1C ( Special. ) Kablan Illessl. an eccentric character of this city , dleJ today , aged 65 } cars. He was a Swlbs by birth and came to this city nearly thlrt > joara ago. J UNI ATA. Nob. , Oct. 16. ( Special. ) Peter Weber , living tlneo miles touth of town , died ycsteiday and was burled today In the Roman Catholic cemetery near Roseland. He was one of the wealthiest farmers of Adams county. He leaves a largo family. liUATIUCE , Neb , . Oct 16 ( Special Telegram - gram ) - Martin J C'al'el } for ten } ears paat loadmaster for the Hurllngton at this point died toihy at the a 3 ot 47 jears He began work for the company at Linculn maoy years aga and had been a faithful employe. Death was caused by consumption , NO SMASH OS SILVER British Cabinet Not Likely to Split on the Eimotallio Question , PROPAGANDA'S ' EFFORTS PROV : FRUITLESS Move to Commit England to the Oatue Dio3 in the Shell. BANKERS' ' OPPOSITION IS TOO STRONG Sir Michael Hicks-Beach rinds Himsalf in Awkward Preclicaraant , REG3ETS HIS AGREEMENT WITH SMITH I'roiioslltoll Hi'llltlM' to I In- Until * < > f niiKlntiil'H lt 'Ni-r\r I InlliiilN ot tliu 1'iTsi'iil Morui of 1'l-nti'Ml. , 1W , by Press Publishing Company ) ' LONDON , Oct 1C. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telcgiam. ) Iho report that cabinet dissensions are feared hero over the bimetallic question excites amusement in political clicks. The position in regard to . the bimetallic commission is simply thiv The outcry provoked from the banking com munity by the conditional understanding offered In the notorious letter of the governor of the Bank of England to the chancellor ot the exchequer has thoroughly convinced the ministers they made an egregious blunder Their only anxiety now is how best to extrl- ento themselves from the consequences of that proceeding Leading English bimetalllsts , knowing the crucial moment has ni rived In the bimetallic movement , have during the last week flooded the columns of the Times with letters intended to stiffen the backs of the bimetalllst members of the cabinet , but this attempt Is a forlorn hope. The uprising of the eity bankers has terrified the chancel lor of the exchequer , who committed hlmsrlf . to the cchcmc of the governor of the Bank ] of England merely to please Halfoui nnd his j ] other blmc talllst colleagues , The moiiomot- j I nlllstb will not be satisfied with the m re I i silent dropping of Governor Smith's pioposal , but arc demanding an explicit declaration from the cabinet , hhowing England cannot entertain the idea of Joining any bimetallic conference It ib said tonight in influential political circles that the ministers have de cided upon appointing n roynl commission of inquiry into the whole subject which Is the appiovcd method of shelving Indefinitely any troublesome topic. The leport thnt the Empress Fred erick has secretly married her cham berlain , Count Seckendorff , has at last found Its way into the English precs. It is now sometime since this story was first beard. It has all along 'been credited in court circles here and In Go many that Em peror William Is believed to have intimated to his mother that as long as the marriage is kept peciet ho Is willing to ignore It , but If avowed he will be compelled to take measures to punish them both as provided for in the family statutes of the Hohcnzol- lerns DEATH CLOSES TWO SCANDALS. The death of Sir Charles Mordaunt , after n short Illness , revives memories of the great divorce suit of the century in which he was petitioner and the piince of Wales , Lord Cole , Sir Frederick Johnston and others vvero co-respondents. The shame and anxieties of that suit turned Sir Charles Mordaunt sud- drntly from brightness and gaiety Into settled sadness and gloom. lie never re covered from the effect of the ordeal , al though he married again. The daughter born to his divorced wife , the paternity of which bo repudiated , was brought up by Countcfi Dudley , and is now Marchioness Bath The divorced Lady Mordaunt was a woman of great beauty and personal charm She lived for bcmo years after the divoice on the continent , but latterly has icstded nt Mel bourne , wheio she ekes out a dissipated existence on an allowance of $1 000 a year , mnde by her sister , Countess Dudley. The death of Edward Langtry In the Chester lunatic asylum took place when .Mrs Langtry was entertaining n select paity of sporting friends nt dinner at the Savoy hotel , In celebration of her haul of $200,000 Wednesday In bets on her horse Merman , which won the Czarowitch stakes. Since her husband had been taken to the asylum the officials there had had no communication of any sort from Mrs. Langtry. Were it not that he possessed a small private Income he would have been treated as a pauper in mate. By the irony ot fate tills Income now passes under the marriage settlement to swell the hoard accumulated by the famous Jersey Lily. Edward Langtry was a pretty worthless type , anyhow. He left his young and beautiful wife to her own devices when they had only been married a couple of years. While she was whirling In the vortex of London society , ho was contentedly yachting and drinking around the coast. Ho was as utterly Indifferent to bor as she to him The only thing that can bo tald In his favor is ho steadfastly Ignored the oppor tunity presented him nt the outset of her career of taking a certain position in society as the husband of the Jersey Lily. He was complaisant , but not of the shameless type , who would openly benefit by such a position For some ye-ars back Edward Langtry dis played the lift ) of dissipation ho had led. Ho was originally a good looking , gentlemanly young fellow. When I saw him a few months ago at Southampton be was bloated almost beyond recognition. The bridge of his noho had been , broken by falling when under the Influence of liquor. He spoke with amazing freedom about his wife , but with out a UUCP of feeling. Ho was thoroughly demoiallzcd at the end of the shiftless llfo ho had led and had lost even the manners ol a Bcnitleiran , by mixing so long with tipplers. The Wastrelstown asylum authorities have decided to hold an Inquest , as It Is believed the Immediate cause , brain attack , was a head Injury of some kind. PATTI HAS BEEN VERY SICK. Adelina Paul's III nets has been much moro serious than she admits ; In fact she was threatened with pneumonia She Is staying at Hotel Continental In Paris , and tlrxt caught a slight cold , which confined her to her bedroom. She was then informed by the maid , who had learned the fact from the hotel servants , that she was occupying the same room her first husband , Marquis do Caux , had died In This gave a tremendous shock to the Diva , who is exceedingly super- etltlous , and she insla'ed on moving Inatanter Into another suite , Just vacated by tbo grand duke if Metklenburg She thu < * caught a chill , which came near leaving such serious consequences Earnest Terah H olcy baa bce < i filling a good deal of space In the public eye hero THE BEE BULLETIN. Weather IVrprnut for Tirc-iitcnlng , North WliuN Pnifc 1. l > olni ; of I.uuliM * I. ( union Mnl , ClirlMi'iiIni ; tlu > M.irqul * of Itliiiiilfurtl , Mhrr'n Slum U Very Slim. Urrmiuty WitiHe Reciprocity Trcivty. y , Mel Itcilllrlil Ilim to Slum III * Iliuiil. I'liiiii Mr the Wlntor ( , 'arnlval. iliul | ; < > srntt IHMinrft Attorur ) Illllirrt. n. ilinlRt' Pout unit lll Uncord. Sti * r I'liyn for I'lipulUt SppnkiT * . I. In it AVook lit Oitmlit Hiirliil Circle * . Aiming tin' l.m'.il Mualvl tils. r . Si'imlor Alllioli Spriks lit ( Met I'liiiul. I'dltor Alicll llc'plli'M to ( itiriitiiii ( ) . Cniincll UliifN l.ociil Mutter. * . .Mttrlirll t'onfiTi'Mco Iti-mlj to ( 'loir. T. SitiU'tluy'n ( liiiui'4 on tlin ( irlillron. Ki'iM'ptlcw to t'osftlo > t'Unpros , Union Stock YiinU llniticli Out. H. rntuiiMl ofllllu n It stritln ; . t'.ixliiR Strni-ti In Nnrtli O ti.iiiu. 11)Voin in : Her U'ujH mill Her World. I 1. C'oiiiiiii-ri'liil mill rininrlil Ni'v\J. t4. ! IMltorlul mid CoiiHiicMt. HI , Si.nn r.MturiM of thi 1'irlt lltpotltlmi. I'lllilliI'rtni'lltlmi of Di-i'Mlc , 1 1. I'.tlioi'K from tli Anlu Itooiiifl. AiiiiiHi'inrul NotiM mill ( l.isilp , 111. "flu' r.iHtliroiik Clrli. " IT K itiprt II irr rt Aithy \ lluiiu. 1H. "Minou Halo. " , ll . Wi'i-klj ( irlit of Spirting ( liuslp. . In tinWorlil of Whirling WlU'i-li. HVIV AcnnipMIS roi.n w\vn. .N on i1. 1. Iltilf Inch ofViit < T I'alls In This Vli-lnlt > . Hour , Don. Hour. DTK : . n n. in . ll > I | i. in . Is it n. in . i < | i ! p. in . no 7 it * in . . . . . . IU l p. in . . fi I N n. in . Ill ! p. in . .M n. n . II ) r p. m . f.1 10 n. in . n o p. m . r. i 11 . i . I- 7 p. 111 . r i 11 : in . in The cold wave which an hod heio from the northwest Friday night brotiRlit a inln with Itlilch seems to have been quite gen eral In the \stern halt of the slate. The- nicclultutlon In Omaha was 0.13 ot on Inch. \Vaimcr weather Is promised for today. in the last few davs. He has Just purchased .tho I town resilience at May fair of the liitu Lord ] Hlndllp , head of the Alsopp's brewing firm I Iloolcy paid $1,000,000 for this mansion , and i Is moving Into It Immediately. Illtheno when ' In London he baa lived at the TCI minus hotel 1 of the .Midland lailway in the Insa- lubiious Huston road , Besides buying up a tow more Joint stock companies dining the week , Mr Iloolcy has floated a newspaper entcrpiise < with a capital of $ ; ! ,7fiO,000 , In tended to compete with Sir George Now lies , Ilarsworth's and 1'eatson's multitudinous weekly and monthly publications. He Hun offered \ New lies $7,500,000 for all bis publi cations , which offer was politely declined. Ai/rin ( SUM ) \\nviui. . IlrltlNh Ciililiii'l DlKfiisNCN < li < - Mim- ctar.v ( liiONlIiin. LONDON. Oct. 16. The Btltlsh cabinet th's morning held Its "first autumn mecthiK at the foreign office. The piomler , Lord Salisbury , presided and all the ministers , ' \ltli the ex ception of L rd James , the chancellor of tin ? duchy of Lancaster , Viscount Cross , lord privy seal , and Mr Walter Long , the presi dent of the Hoard or Agriculture , were In attendance. The meeting lasted two hours It is uudei'stoo.l the question of reopening the Indian mints for the coinage of silver was not decided , Imt it Is added that the matter was discussed and w III Miortly form the subject ot further communl-atlons between - tween the chancellor of the exchequer , Sli Michael IIIcks-Bcach , and the United States monetary commission In addition to discussing the sliver ques ( Ion , It is understood that the cabinet min isters were In deliberation upon the Anglo- FrcMieh situation In West Africa , and In le- vlowing tlie- Cretan airangemcnts. In spite of the1 btntcment that the question of the reopening of the Indian mints foi the coinage cf sliver w 111 form the subject of fuithrr communications between the chan cellor of the exchequer and the United States iroretaiy commission it is believed that the British government bab reached the decision not to enter Into an international monetaiy conference. Furthei meetings vvlth the American commissioners will beheld hold simply because they were previously arranged , ns cabled last week. In rcgaid to India , It may be rcgaidcd as certain that the mints will not be reopened at present , or until the Indian authorities aio fully pre paid ! , and though the decision rests vvlth Downing street , It Is certain tnat the vlev.s ef Simla will prevail and It Is known that the Indian authorities oppose the stop. No moro definite Infoiimiilon can ho ob tained with regard to the action of the cab inet , but theio IK every reason to bellcvo that the government's position IH , as before stated , that it will not enter Into an Inter national monetary conference1. Messages received from members of the American commission say they have received nn Information with regard to thu action taken at the cabinet council today , hut they hear that a statement will be lesucd next week to the effect that the government will make no suggestion to the Hank of England PH to any alterntlon of its prcnent reserve. The government cannot In any event do more than make a icconimendatlon to the bank , KO the statement that thu cabinet had decided that the bank should maintain a full gold ( standard is Inconcct. Thu puss association sends out the follow ing seml-ofllclal statement tonight : "Tho cabinet considered the subject. In pursuance of the pledges given In Its name by , A. J. Dalfour , first lord of the treasury , and Secretary .Michael Hicks Bench , chan cellor of the exchequer In the House of Com- monci , when the resolution favoilng cooperation tion In securing a stable money parity ex change between gold and sliver was passed " 'Iho chancellor of the exchequer and his colleagues still maintain the position then taken that the government cannot alter the gold standard in the United Kingdom. But they have In thu Interval consulted the In dlan government with regard to the opening of the Indian , mints and a reply lias been re ceived which it Is understood Is htrongly averse to the proposal. Owing to the dlllleul- ties In India and the opposition In other quar tern the cabinet felt they were unable to give an Immediate undertaking to leopun the Indian mints , but they apparently arc not Indisposed to enter Into further negotiations , and It is expected that , as Iho outcome of today'H cabinet meeting , the United States commltfcloners will bhortly have another In terview with Sir Michael Hicks-Beach and that diplomatic communlc-itloiib on the que-H- tion will be continued with the foreign pow ers moro Immediately concerned In the re habilitation of silver" In spite ot the above , however , It is genei- ally believed that the government has fully decided to taj "no" to the proposals pro scntcd by Mr Wolcott. Mr Stevenson left London ycnterday for Rome. WANTS RECIPROCITY Qornnny Willing to Enter Into Treaty with United States , NEGOTIATIONS ARE ALREADY UNDER WAY Mnking Slow Pnc ? , Mainly on Account of Cnbinot Orisis. EVERYTHING WAITS ON TIIYT QUESTION Great Decrcaso in German Exports for Quarter Eliding September 3. CAUSED BY RU H TO EVADE DINGLEY BILL TrriitcuiliitiN lliiHti * Diuiiloj ril III AN tempt to Col Mori'linnillNC Into Inllfil M nil's II cf ore IIIH \ IH'coiiK'N n l.m > . 1"7 , bv the Amoel.itc-il Tress. ) HCULIN. Oct. 1C Sean after thu now United Slutos tailff went Into effe'et the of ficials uf the Ami1 ! lean embissy Informed the ( icrinait go\ eminent tint the United State's was willing to begin negotiations for a leclpioclty dent > under clashes 3 and 4. No answer of m > kind has thus far been . made , but pre\n.itloiiR | are nctutlly making . to open negotiations , although the pace la vorj slow. The question Is being thoroughly considered In the imperial department ! ! at the Interior and tlnance , as well as the CJcr- ninti foreign ofllco , the ollleials of that do- parlment being engaged In collecting and. compiling etitlstlcs foi ascertaining not only thu effects of the new tailff of the United States upon the different branches of Ger man Industry but with a view of the possl- bllltj of extending new branches of goods into the Geinmi exports One of the prin cipals who is conducting thlb vunK is Ilerr \Vurmnth , the foimer Hotmail commissioner at the World's Columbian exposition nt Chicago cage , while ( lie statistical branca Is wholly In chaige of Itarou vou Thlollmann , foimerly ( term in ambissador at Washington and now becretpij of the Impel lal ticasury. The fact , however latent , thai the cabinet crisis la still on and Is considered to only end with Iho ilcpatt'ni * of Prince Ilohenlohe , neccs- saiily letjids the whole work of the lecl pioclty tiealy prcllminailcs. DHCItKASi : IN nXl'OHTS. Erroneous and misleading icports as to the effects of the new United States tariff on German Industry continue to appear In the press. Consul Genetal Goldsihmldt has just compiled an oliiclal list of German ex ports , fiom which It appears that there has been a great decieaso In cxpoits for Iho quarter ending September SO , largely duo to the verv great haste In crowding exports to America , prior to thy Ilngley bill becom ing a law , hut the decrease In the whole of' Germany is only -11 per cent and not DC per rent , as reported by the Kroui Zeltung. MGoldsohmidt points out that the de- crcaso is mostly In sugar , evidenced by the fact that during the thiid quarter of 1806 the sugar exports fiom Germany to the United States were valued at $ GCG9,9E5 , while In the second quarter of 1S07 , antici pating the passage of the Dingley bill , the exports of Gentian Migar were neaily douljlti that amount , namely $ K,9SOC97 ! , but for the thli ( ' quarter of 1S97 the sugar cxpoits to , the United States wcr < - under $900,000 In value. The Migar expoits during the fiscal jear of 1800-97 ending in August amounted to $30 227,608 , showing an enormous excess a i compared with normal years. CHOW1UNO KXPOKT9 How teiilllc was the crowding of German exports in anticipation of the Dingley bill becoming a law Is shown by the fact that while dining the second quaitu of 1SOG the figuieweie only $ it,837IDS : for the Ilorlln district , during the second quarter of 1897 the amount i cached < 21S59,1C7 for the Berlin dlstilct alone , compiislng only the northern half of Geimany , while for the 'whole ' of Gernain the figures were about $ iil,000,000 against $20,000,000 for the same quarter In , 1890. In other words , the German pxportern discounted their tiado In anticipation of the pap.sagp of the Dingley bill for a whole qnaitcr In advance. The German press herewith with a few exceptions Ins not 1.Joked Urn above facts squarely In the face. I2von the Cologne Gazette , which ha.s Imnienso Influ ence In western Gcimany , publishes thin week statistics claiming to show the disas trous effects of the Dingley tariff act. PHKSS COMMENT. The National Xcltung says"Hveryboay has known that the Dluglcy tin Iff hill would , injure German Industry , ntul the1 question la what can be done on the ( ! enr n side to neutralize the Injury. A tailff war such as the ogrutlaiiH want would only render the situation more acute " The Detitscho 55i'ltuii' < , a leading agrarian organ , after speaking of the continual flow of money from imope to Ameilca says"It It should prove that the commercial Inter course between Europe anil the United ; Stales continued as at present to nuccbsltato an outflow of gold to America and a chronlo stiffening of the Kuiopoan ironey maiket the Ihiropiaiv countries which this > car will have to pay about 500000,000 marks for Ameilcnn c'crc alH In excess of their exports will bo compelled to organise joint measures for sclf-defenso. " Under HH-KO clrcumstanceH It Is not sur prising that the growing feeling of animosity agalns * the United States Hints expression even in the liberal and national papers which have hlthcito been friendly to America. It Is significant , for Instance , that Ilerr Max Schlppcrel , a socialist member of the Holcha- tag , has declared In behalf of the other forty- EPven socialists of the houte the willingness of the boclallHt faction to aid the govern ment in any measures calculated to bring about a state of commercial Inteicliungo with the United States more favorable to Germany than at present. VICTIMS oiLISI : MAJIJSTK. The sentence Imposed on the editor of the Hamburg Kcho , Heir Itelnbold Hten/oi , who was committed to eight months imprisonment after being tried on the thai go of leao nm- jesto , in asserting that King Leopold had habitually rncourag d gambling , and who ha beun Hlnco rcleabcd on 5,000 murks' ball , 0114 the case of Jlerr Llebknccht , the ooclalUt leader whobo appeal to the supreme court agdlimt the sentence of four month ! . ' Impris onment panned on him In 1895 for loao ma * jefcto committed In his speech at the opening of the socialist congress in Hrculau In Oc tober of that year , lias been < l ! inlsst-d , whloh nrciBsltutc-B his undergoing thu term of ImprUonmoiit , continue to agitate the newspapers and periodicals of every ubade ot opinion , who demand that the Ilelchatat ; aboU Uh section M of the pen * ! code , under Ilerr Steiuel vva convicted.