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ALL IN ONE FAMILY
English-Speaking Eaces Reminded of Their
Affinity by Death.
ONMIERO OF SOUTH AFRICA 13 GONE
Bir Hercules Robinson , Who Stemmed the
Tide of Jingoism.
V/OODFORD / IS DDING GOOD AT MADRID
American Minister is Wocomo ! Where the
Last Ono Was Not.
WHY GIRMANY DOES NOT FiGHT RUSSIA
Knlxer IlronUN Iiiniilt IteeaiiNe of 11
J'roinlNe Mndc UN Crnnilfutlier
, A'ot ( o llronk I'vnce ItU
thu Crnr.
( Copyright , 1897 , by ! Preia Publishing Company. )
LONDON , Oct. 30. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The death of
Henry George , Lord Ilouncad and the duchess
of Tcclt , all within a few hours , reminds us
Btrlklngly that the world , at least the Eng
lish-speaking section , 'Is ono family nnd tnat
thla family has made gigantic Urldcs lu civil ,
izatton.
The queen's cousin was almost the first ot
( ho royal princesses to abandon the false
dignity conferred by court life and to seek
support of a brcader nature among the pee
ple. The duchess of Tcck was popular In the
beat scnio of the term. Lord Rosuicad , bet
tor known as Sir Hercules Robinson , only
sought the Incognito of the peerage after
liavliig achieved by his own pluck and brains
iho highest pccltiou which the citizen of a
self-governing community could covet. Ho
would have been as great lu a republic as
under a monarchy. It was my good fortune
to meet him during the exciting period at
the Capo of Good Hope when the Jameson
raid had Inflamed party passion to the high
est extreme. Sir Hercules was the most
lieartlly damned man In South Africa , because -
" cause he was too honest to condone filibus
tering , even under the specious plea of as
sociating with It Imperial British luteicots.
It was a magnificent test of moral courage ,
which ho successfully passed. He told mo
that In his cyo the Boer , the Africander and
the English had equal rights before the law ,
and that his business was to make these people -
plo llvo peacefully rather than achieve an
easy Jingo notoriety by stimulating war. No
doubt we shall soon have a biography worthy
of the man and it will Interest Americans
no less than Englishmen to follow the ca
reer of one who commenced life In the service
of his country without rank or fortuna and
remained throughout his long lite filling such
jwldely differing olllces as are represented by
the mcro words , Ireland , Australia and'Soutl
'Africa. '
REGRET FOR THE DUCHESS.
The duchffes of Teck Is genuinely regretted
as she was kindly and unaffected. In youtl
very handsome , she fell In love with the
late duke of Newcastle , but the queen woulc
never coiibunt to her marrying him. In hei
disappointment ehe desired to renounce BO
clety and royal privileges by becoming n
nurse , but this project Queen Victoria also
vetoed. Seven years later , after the duke
of Newcastle married , she met and fell li
love with the duke of Teck , then csteemci
the handsomest prince In Europe. Despite
occasional sllre on the part of the duke , who
. was always rather a blavo to female charms
they were on the whole a happy couple
'About ten years ago they got Into serious
financial difficulties , and as both the queei
and the duke of Cambridge dec'.lucd to as In
them again , their furniture was auctioned li
their apartments at Kensington palace. The
Tcck family then went abroad to rctrencl
nt Florence , and It took them some yeara be
fore they could return to England , as they
had only $25,000 a year Income. In forme
days the duke , according to common report
was wont to eke out an Insufficient Income
by honoring the dinner parties of nouvcaux
rlchce at a fee of $250 ,
TRIBUTE TO HENRY GEORGE.
Henry George's dramatic end caused a. pro
found sensation here. It has fastened at
tentlou more strongly than over on the pro
gress of the Now York Homeric mayoralty
contest. Newspapers of all bhadcs o
opinion publish long memoirs of the npostl
of the slnglo tax , and while his doctrine
nro denounced as mischievous , general testl
niony Is borne to his honest slngle-mlndc
career.
Michael Davltt says : "He was one of mj
dearest friends. I have never met n ma
jnoro absolutely devoted to principle. He re
( rambled Kossuth In his steadfast , unfllnch
Ins lo > alty to ono great Idea. "
Morrison Davidson , a leading radlca
publicist , says : "Ho was ono of the bes
men It was every my good fortune to en
counter. Ho had most comprehensive sym
jiathles. Ho not only cared for economic
Jn the widest sense , but Inherited all th
grand democratic Instincts ot Jefferson am
Jackson to the fullest extent. "
The comments of the majority of the Eng
llsh papers on-the mayoralty struggle ir.uk
It plain thsit they would be deeply dlsap
pointed should Tammany bo beaten , The
liavct proceeded all along on the assumptlo
that the people of Now York are Incapabl
of shaking themselves free from the domlna
itlon of corrupt 'bosslmu ' and the more cor
rupt the bcu-a the better their opinion of hi
chance of securing power ,
INDICATED BY SANITY.
John Hay has made the bst speech of th
season ut the Whltefrlars club , In which h
insisted that the two great Engllsh-spoikln
peoples must bo friends from sheer sanity
Ho also begged the journalists to remcmbc
that each was an unofficial ambassador
bearing the mcstago of ono people to an
other , Hitherto correspondents have though
that In order to bo popular at home the
must say disagreeable things of forclg
countries. So much has this become th
fashion that many newspaper men here lion
cstly believe that Americana In general or
co narrow-minded that they cannot bear
good word for any country but their own
I don't believe In this. On the contrarj
ivhen one nation persistently snarls at an
other there Is apt to be at the bottom olthe
Ignorance or else a confession ot lufcrlorlt )
The German pros has gone mad Injts de
nunclatlon of all that ls English , as well a
'American , nnd If war should result It wouli
te ouo created by the press quite as much a
by the court and kaiser. We used to b
taught that despotic monarchs weru th
cause of war , yet today wo have more Jingo
lam lu the American senate than in all th
cabinets of Europe put toguther.
My last uews from Spain U that Ueuera
Voodford In doing good. That IB saying very
much , for we have unnecessarily wounded
ic feelings ot the Spaniards , who are In
10 main a courteous nod brave race of men.
'here ' Is a strong rtvubllcin party In that
ountry , heartily sympathizing with Cuban
bcrty , as It does with American Influence
n the western hemisphere. Csetclar Is a
warm friend of America , and fearlessly at-
acks his own government In defense of
Cuban rights. But Cnslelar would have no
octal Intercourse with our late minister to
Madrid because of that man's offensive lan
guage and behavior , In ray convensitlon
with Cistelar and with the late prlmo min
ster , Canovtifl , each expressed profound re
gret that the American republic , which they
> oth honored so highly , should have sent
out at ouch a critical time an envoy who not
only could speak no Spanish or French , but
vho made himself Intolerable , even to his
own colleagues. The American mlnlotcr In
Madrid , during the Cuban war , wan a thing
o make Americans blush. He should have
icen recalled and Impeached for misbehavior
n offlce. While drawing salary from the
Jnlted Slates treasury ho was dally hurting
\mcrlean Interests. The Spanlirds would
gladly have listened to a mcfcfiengcr of peace
and good will , but they regarded the late
envoy as a politician , eager to secure ap
plause amongst a jingo constituency at home
and willing to sacrifice his country's Inter
ests to hs ! paltry object.
WILHELM IS NOT READY.
The German emperor Is not yet ready to
quarrel with Russia or ho would have drawn
lit swotd upon the Russian czar when the
alter snubbed his kinsman of Baden. In-
lood , there Is scarcely any Insult Russia can
offer to Germany that Is not crndoncd by the
official press of the kaiser and hlt < pliant old
irlmo minister. Six yeara ngo the Russian
novcmcnt on the Polish frontier was so
ominous that In German military clrclts war
was regarded as almost certain. The Russian
government waa persecuting not merely the
religion of the Hebrews , the Roman Catholic
: 'olcs and the Lutheran Germans , but It was
vigorously rooting out the German language
n all the schools ot the Baltic provinces.
The behavior of the late czar wcs studiously
llscourtcous to the kaiser , as It had been to
ils grandfather , and there was vastly more
provocation towar In 1S91 than In 1870. In
[ hose days the emperor spc-ke very openly tome
mo on the subject of his treatment at the
liands of Russia. Ho felt It keenly ind was
tully prepared for the worst consequences ,
but , with characteristic courage and loyalty ,
lie reminded mo of the promise he had given
to hlrt dying grandfather , namely , that he
would never break the "peace " with Russia.
From the political platform represented by
those words he has never swerved , and these
we must bear lit mind , for they explain
much. POULTNEY BIGELOW.
CKHMASV A.VI ) 1IAYTI AT OUTS.
rillfC IN Hauled U ) vii and War SliliM
.Sent < o the Island.
( Correspondence ot the Associated Press. )
PORT AU PRINCE , Haytl , Oct. 21.
Serious trouble has arisen between Haytl
and Germany. The German minister to this
republic , Count Schwerln , has hauled down
his flag nnd according to report three Ger
man war ships are expected here to back up
the ultimatum of the minister to 'Haytl ' , de
manding an Indemnity for the alleged Illegal
arrest and Imprisonment of a German citi
zen. The affair has caused considerable ex
citement among the native population' and
some of the people have threatened to kill
the German minister and all the Germans In
the place and vicinity.
The nfTnlr grew out of the arrest here a
few weeks ago of a. young German named
Linders. The Germans say that a dozen
policemen entered Linders' house and ar
rested one of his servants. Mr. Linders wcnl
to the central police headquarters to com
plain against this "action of the police , but
was himself arrested charged with assault
ing and attempting to murder police olllcers
in the execution of their duty. Linders was
promptly condemned to pay a flr.o of $48 ant
to undergo one month's Imprisonment am
was taken to jail. Claiming he was Inno
cent Linders demanded and obtained a second
end trial. Witnesses testified that they had
not seen Mr. Linders strike any of the
policemen und that even If ho had done so
under the circumstances he would not have
broken the laws of Haytl. In spite of this
Linders was condemned to pay u fine of $500
and was sentenced to ono year's Imprison
ment. '
While tba affair was purely In the hands
of thu court the German minister could do
nothing to assist Linders In a diplomatic
way. But when the second Judgment was
rendered the minister telegraphed to Ber
llu , giving details of the case and asked
I'or instructions on the subject. On Octo
her 1" , tbo German minister went to the
president of Haytl , Augustln Simon Sam , and
demanded In the name of the German em
peror that Sir. Linders bo set at liberty
and altfj demanded for every day ho ba <
spent In prison twenty-three In all an In
demnlty of $1,000 lu gold , adding that fo
every day Linders was kept a prisoner afte
that notification he ( the German minister
would demand an Indemnity of $5,000 In
gold.
gold.At
At first the Haytlan president refused to
grant the German minister's demand BIH
Mr. Linders remained elx days longer In
prison. This caused the German minister t
notify thu Haytlan government that ao Mr
Llndcro had not been freed he had Imulei
down his flag , and had sent the archives o
the German legation to the legation of th
United States , thus 'breaking ' off all rela
lions with the government. This caused
great excitement hero and disturbance
would have occurred had they not bee
averted by sending Mr. Linders , who wa
threatened with lynching , on board a stcame
bound for New York , from which port ho wa
to leave for Germany. It Is said that th
Gernviu minister , , on the arrival of the wa
ships , will Insist cm the payment of the In
domnlty demanded as a result of the 1m
prlsonment of Mr. Llndera.
SIIIIIINI | | liiiiioHit nnd llvporlH ,
MADRID , Oct. SO. The Imports for th
first nine months of 1807 , It Is ofilblally an
nouiiced , have lifcreased 10,741,717 pssotii
as compared with the same period of 1S9C
and the exports have Increased 43,415,13
pesetas compared with exports of the firs
nine months of 1S9G , The customs receipt
fur the first three months ot the preset )
fnanclal year have decrpascd 4,077,371
pesetas.
Tlireatened MrlUe in
LONDON , Oct. 30 , Tbo Pall Mall Gazett
this afternoon , commenting on the threat
ened strike of the cotton operatives through
out the north of England , sjys the lockou
will affect 200,000 persons , and adds that the
etrlko will last for months , entailing a los
of 70,000 , and mean the ruin of the cotton
Industry ,
_
Sultan IleeelveN Aiififll.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Oct. 30. By Invlta
tlon of the sultan the United States mlulste
to Turkey , James B. Angcll , attended th
Selamllk ou yesUrday and was afterwart
received In private cordial audience by hi
TROUBLE IN AFRICA
England and Franco Quarreling Over the
Dark Continent ,
EACH WANTS CHUNK OF WESTERN PORTION
Jecont French Scmi-Offioial Note Aggra
vates the Situation.
STARTS LAND GRABBERS TO TALKING
joadon Prsss is a Unit in the Support of
the Government.
SITUATION IS BRIMFUL OF DANGER
Co n II let Can Only lie Avoided liy
Iluinlllntliiiv Surrender of One
lit tin * I'nrtlex to the
. . IMfTcrunec *
( Copyright , U97 , l > y the Associated Press. )
LONDON , Oct. 30. The African-situation
: ns been aggravated by the Wench semi
official note made public on Tuesday last ami
raiding :
"Tho news from West Africa foreshadows
great difficulties at Nlkkt and In Dorgu.
The Niger company ( British ) , Is sending of
ficers there to Incite rebellion and distribute
arms to the natives. In view of this sltua-
lon French Troops have been dispatched to
the district from Senegal as a preventho
noasure. Moreover , the British negotiators
'or a settlement of the Niger question have
iccn In Paris for over a week , and every
thing points to Great Britain seeking to
make matters drag. Seemingly she does not
intend to discuss the question , but means
will undoubtedly be found to foil those tac
tics. "
Then the situation was further aggravated
jy the reply of the British colonial office , Is
sued tlio same day , declaring that there dlil
not seem to be any reasonable fear of com-
illcatlons at Nikkl , capital of the Borgu ter
ritory , "provided the French government be-
uives reasonably. "
It was added , however , at the colonial
office that Great Britain has taken the de
termination to more faithfully police her
territories , and It the French persist In
trcKasslng complications will naturally re
sult.
BOTH LOSE THEIR TEMPERS.
The wording of the statements , It Is said ,
shows that both sides are Incllcied to lose
their tempers. Even the InexclMble Times
sayo : "If the French are unwise enough to
persist in carrying out the theory of ef
fective opposition constituting a title they
will find that we shall bo reluctantly obliged
to apply It too. "
It Is one of the rare , occasions on which
the press is unanimous. Papers of all shades
of opinion promise the marquis of Salisbury
the nation's support "in bringing the French
filibusters to their senses. "
It Is amusing to hear the world's most
notorious landgrabbers condemning France
for the same policy. France , however , seems
determined not to recede. In fact , the St.
Louu3 speech of the French colonial minister ,
M. Lebon , seems to show that the cardinal
feature of French policy in Africa is the
extension of French Influence from the west
coast to the Nile valley and thence to
Ethiopia , which means an uninterrupted
series of posts and protectorates. In short ,
\\lth excitement rampant at home , there is
Imminent danger of the roving armed ex
peditions meeting in Africa.
SITUATION IS DANGEROUS.
The situation is brimful of dangers and It
looks as If a conflict can only be avoided by
a humiliating surrender of the aspirations
of one of the would-be grabbers of Centra
Africa and the upper Nile valley. Great
Britain has always cMimed the right of su
premacy In the Nile valley. Sir Edwarc
Grey In 1893 Informed France that any In-
veelon of that territory would be regardei
as an unfriendly act and the present secre
tary of state for the colonies , Joseph Cham
berlain , has Indorsed his words. Yet two
French expeditions are now there and Grea
Britain's position In Upper Egypt la thereby
dangerously Imperiled. The lord chancellor
( Lord Hallsbury ) evidently believes in tlio
policy , of the spoils belonging to the victors
and It shall bo the predominating Influence li
making appointments.
The appointment of Charles John Darling
Q. C. , conservative member of Parllamen
from Dcptford , to the judicial bench Is se
verely criticised. When It was mooted there
were protests against the appointment am
since It was announced on Thursday last the
leaders of the bench and bar and the pubVlc
of both parties , have severely and openly
censured the action. The present average o
the judiciary Is notoriously low , the wors
examples , It Is alleged , being Lord Sails
bury's appolntec-s. In consequence some un
ruly spirits of the law courts are talking o
organizing a demonstration of disapproval , to
take place when Mr. Darling 'Is ' sworn In
Although ho was called to the bar at th
inner temple in 1S74 and was appointed a
queen's counsel In 188S , he Is said to b
practically briefless. He la , however , a gooc
party fighter. In the House of Commons h
is known as "Deptford's Little Darling. " II
acquired some fame as the author of ai
amusing llttlo work , entitled "Scintilla
Juris. " In addition to this work ho Is th
author of "Meditations In the Tea Room'
and many articles and verses that have beei
printed In tlio St. James Gazette.
Thu anti-grain gambling crusade Is taking
shape In France. The Chamber of Deputlc
has appointed a committee to Investigate urn
report upon tbo proposed prohibition "of spec
uhtlon of grain and urtlclcn of food gener
ally , Almost all the members of the com
mltteo are favorable ) to thu idea of stopping
gambling , but they recognize the difficult ;
of doing so without interfering with legltl
mate speculation , The committee , however
la determined to thoroughly lnvpstlgatpam
examine the reports of commerce and Indus
try and will try to determine where legltl
mate speculation ends and gambling coin
menccs.
menccs.EMPLOYERS'
EMPLOYERS' ' LIABILITY BILL.
The employers' liability bill which wa
adopted on Thursday by the French Chambe
of Deputies 1s of a dramatic character , 1
Imposes upon the employer the payment o
an Indemnity to workmen who are ace :
dentally disabled If they are made Idle'fo
over four days. If a workman 1s disable ,
for life the emplojer must pay him a pen
slon of two-thirds of his wages lost ant
In the cabo of partial disablement the em
ployer must also piy him two-thirds of th
wages thereby lost. In the case of tern
porary disablement the employer must pa
half the wages the workman thereby lose
and ID thu cast ) of death by accident tb
mploycr must pay a pension | o the work
man's widow amounting to 20 per cent
of the wages ho earned In addition to 15
tor cent , for a single child , rtiing to 40 per
cnt for four children \intll th'cy reich the
ago of 18. In the case of orphans the
tension to be paid by the employer Is 20
) er cent of the waffcs formerly $ rncd by the
workman for each child , up to a total of
! 0 per cent. In the c * of bachelors sup
porting their parents , the Indemnity goes to
ho parents. Tn order to secure these pay
ments even In the cvent f the employers'
nsolvcncy , the bill comjhels employers tonsure
nsuro their workmen , agatrist accident.
THE DREYFUSS CASH.
There seems to bo some substance behind
the latest agitation ln | behalf of Captain Al-
'red DroyfusB , the French artillery officer ,
who In 1895 , on conviction by cdurt mar
tial on the charge of selling Important mili
tary plans to agents of a foreign govern
ment , was sentenced to imprisonment for
Ifo In a fortress and who Is now confined
on a small Island of the French group off the
coast of French Guiana. The prlmo mover
In the present steps taken In behilf of the
prisoner Is M. Schurcr-Kcstner , cue ot the
vlco presidents ot the French Sc"nato and
president of the Parts Soctcto Chlmlquc , who ,
like Dreyfuss , U a Hebrew and who Is re
lated to M. Flouquetto and M. Terry , the
former ministers , and 6thcr families of In
fluence. M. Schuror-Kcstuer claims to have
Irrefutable proofs of the Innocence of Drey-
fuss and ho asserts that he knows the real
culprit. The Interest taken In the case by
the vlco president ot the Senate Is said to
liavo aroused the Interest of President Faure ,
and It Is understood that Schurer-Kcstner Is
determined to raise the question In Parlia
ment. Ho has already conferred with the
ministers ot war and justice on the subject.
The Patrlo of Paris tonight , on the au
thority of a member of tile court martial
which condemned Dreyfuss , declares that
the proofs of the latter's guilt Involve a state
secret which might hecomo a casus belli.
U.Vai.lSH COUHT l MOtmVINR.
Lundon I'reNM KnlNOinc In UM I'rnlHiof
( InInti IliielleNX of ToeU.
( Copylight , 1807 , by the Associated Press. )
LONDON , Oct. 30. The weather hero and
on the continent ) continues almost as mild
as In summer , but London on Thursday was
visited by a regular midwinter fog tasting
pearly twenty-four hours. Traffic vas greatly
delayed thereby and there were numerous
accidents. '
Owing to the death of the d'uchesj of Tcck
all the great social arrangements have been
canceled at court and general 'mourning ' will
bo ordered. The newspapers arc making a
great deal of fuss over' trie death of the
duchess , appearing with turned rules and
pages of obituary matter. Hcr royal high
ness was undoubtedly a good woman , but
certainly she was not the Idoj of the people
which the papers make her out to bo and her
great virtues were not recognized until , by
the marriage ot her daughter to the duke of
York , she became the mother of a future
queen of England. Prior .to hat the Tecks
had for many years been In great financial
difficulties and occupied au unenviable posi
tion among the royalties \ < - ' a here and on
"
the continent. , .
The/ story of the 'Chargi1 ' "ofthe Gordon
Highlanders across the free zone at the
storming of Dargal ridge , i. hich has come In
by the India , reveals many instances ol
great personal heroism' and hap produced an
extraordinary wave of patriotism through
out Great Britain. At the music hulls and
theaters , everything which can be possibly
construed Into an illusion of the bravery
and dash of 'tho Highlanders Is rapturously
applauded.
A painful scandal is agitating one of the
minor courts of Germany clooely connected
with the British royal family. The eldest
daughter of the heir presumptive is reported
to bo In a delicate condition of health , the
cause of her trouble being a lackey of the
court , whom she Insists upon marrying.
The czr and czarina yesterday concluded
their visit to the grand duke and grand
duchess of Hesse at Darmstadt. While there
his Russian majesty strolled tbiut the streets
aim loresis. imt two uussian police agents
always kept him In sight. The Imperla
party visited the theater at Darmstadt n !
most nightly , and suddenly , in the middle o
the first act. the gas , except on the stage
was turned down to the lowest point , In or
der that the Imperial party might be able
to seat themselves unobserved.
A paragraph appears in the papers this
week calling attention to the neglect o :
Thackeray's grave In Kensal Green ceme
tery. It Is overrun with Ivy , which obliter
ates the Inscription.
XI3WS FKOM T1IK INIMA.V WAI1S
of ( lie Ileeeiit Capture of
ScnipiiKliii 1'aMH.
SIMLA , Oct. 30. Special dispatches re
celved hero today from Gundakl announce
nounco that owing : to the difficult )
In getting transport over the Sem
pagha pass General Sir William
Locklurt was unable to attack Araghan.
pass , thirteen miles from the Afghan fron
tier , but ho has been reconnolt
erlng In force the enemy's position
which seems to be strong and was heh
by masses of the Insurgent tribesmen. Th
valley around the pass la thickly studded
with villages apparently full of. grain and
fodder.
The comparatively easy capture of Sem
pagha pass was ) due to a maneuver of General
oral Lockhart , who feigned an attack upon
the enemy's right , which was Immediately
reinforced by the eommaurlcrs ot the In
surgent tribesmen , but by'so'doing the chlo.
weakened their center and the British com
mander. acting with great quickness , thre\
the main column of hla/trgopn against th
enemy's center. The trlb'es'men were thu
taken by surprise and. the'lr'leaders did no
have time to recall the forces sent to re
Inforce their rlght--end thy were obliged
to abandon their pbsltlons , as a < hurrlcan
of shells swept entrenchment after entrench
ment , which were immediately occupied by
the British troops. Only four British sol
dlers were killed and twenty wounded during
the engagement.
Woleolt StnrlN Home.
LONDON , Oct. 30 , The/ / chairman of the
United States monetary commlfcalon , Senator
Wolcott of Colorado , arrlve.il In London frou
Paris last evening on hlai way back to the
United States , The eenajor'a visit to the
French capital Is claeeed as being mysterl
ous , as he had written to the United States
ambassador to France , General Horace Porter
ter , saying that he would not return to
Paris , but would proceed direct to America
The French government , It la ynderutood , Is
not Inclined to take any further steps lo the
matter.
The. Cunard liner Campania , which mlla
from this port for Now York today , has 01
Its passenger Hat tbo names of Senator Kd
ward 0 , Wolcott of Cplorado , chairman o
tbo United States monetary commljfilon , and
Mra. Wolcott and General Charles Jacksoi
Payne of Massachusetts , also of the monetary
tary cominiaalon , and Mra. Payne.
W1IICI1 RACE FIGHTS
ntcrosting Question is Sprang cu the
British Pnhlio.
TESTIMONY TAKEN FROM DARGAI PASS
hllant Oharga of Gordon Highlanders in
Favor of Scotland ,
NOVEL ACCUSATION AGAINST THE IRISH
lint that They Avoided a Fight Lacks
Serious Consideration ,
ailN DALY COMING HERE TO LECTURE
Dlxiiiitioliitcil III HIM r.nterirlne | of
ItniinliiK- for Ma > oiof I.lin-
erlek , lie TuriiH to the
Viilleil State * .
( Copyright , 1S8"i by l'rcs < < Publishing Company. )
LONDON , Oct. 30. ( New York World Ca-
) legram Special Telegram. ) The gallant
and victorious charge of the Gordon Hlgh-
anders at Dargal , after two English regi
ments have failed to carry tbo position , has
atoused keenest racial rivalry. A correspon
dent has even suggested In a London paper
that the British government should offer
special Inducement to Irishmen and Scotch
men to enlist , as the modern Englishman ,
reared In towno , Is degenerate , Incapable ot
the dash and bravery essential. There are
strange rumors concerning the conduct of the
Itoyal Irsh regiment. The official explanation
Is the men are saturated with malaria , but
another story has It they sulked and refused
to advance when ordered. The Royal Irish
regiment beats as high a record as any In
the British arms. Heretofore a disinclination
to fight Is the ono falling that has never
been alleged against Irishmen by their ene
mies. The official story Is believed to bo
the true one and the other merely an Inven
tion to divert attention from the defeat of
two English regiments at Dargal.
John Daly's candidacy for the mayoralty
ot Limerick has bsen abruptly terminated
by the decision of the registration author
ity that he doca not possess the necessary
burgess qualification He leaves Queens-
town for New York tomorrow to po on a
lecturing tour lu the United States until
next spring. Ever since his release from
prison last fall Daly has been perpetually
shadowed by detectives , who followed when
ho left Limerick to join the steamer at
Queenstown. Daly Is now quite robust , al
though he was a complete wreck when re
leased from prison. In fact he was released
only because It was thought he could not
live. I
CAMPAIGN OP EVICTIONS COMMENCES
- 'Thn Irish landlords ate already fulfilling
John Dillon's prediction to the World lasi
week by inaugurating an eviction campaign
so as to get the last farthing out of the
tenants before their little savings and prop
erty are oitcn up by dlstresa this winter. In
County Clare , among the very poorest class
of tenants , evictions are already begun. In
some cases the tenants by selling everything
have been able to make a settlement , but are
thus left absolutely destitute to face the win-
tec with Its appalling prospects. The break
down of the nationalist organization , through
factionalism In the Irish party , delivers the
people bound hand and foot into the power
of their oppressors.
A torpedo destroyer to be driven by a tur
bine engine at forty-six miles an hour Is
now being built on the Tyne by Hon. Charles
Parsons , whose torpedo boat , Turblna , was
the sensation of the Jubilee review at Spit-
head. Mr. Parsons , In reply to inquiries
says : "I liellevo I have surmounted the dif
ficulties attending the application of my
turbine engine to large craft. Marine en
gineers have claimed there would bo a tre
mendous waste of steam and fuel , but I have
provided against that. I Uopc shortly to en
gine a torpedo destroyer guaranteed to go
forty-five miles an hour , and she will prob
ably achieve fifty. If the torpedo destroyei
fulfills my expectations there will bo no
serious obstacle to engine an Atlantic llnei
to run at the same speed. "
TOD SLOANS CATCHES ON.
Ted Sloano , Pierre Lorlllard's Jockey , who
was Imported especially to rldo In the Cam
brldgeshlrc stakes , has compelled admiration
for his horsemanship here. His manner o
sitting om a horse , so different from the
English way , excited criticism , but It i
now admitted , when Sloane keepa on winning
races as bo does , It Is childish to condemi
his method. Sloano himself Is convinced h
actually wen the Cambridgeshire on St
Cloud II , and that the race was unfairly
given to Comfrey. That It was a questloi
of Inches Is not denied , but Sloane's claln
to have won Is absurd. Ho rode two winner
yesterday , and the cleverness he displayed
In both cases Is eulogized by sporting writ
ers , His reputed , wealth and lordly way
are much commented upon by English cracl
Jockeys , who , however successful , are Jockeys
oys all the time. While here Sloano Is occu
pying a sutto at the Hotel Cecil , and ha
returned from Newmarket each evening.
Lord William Bercsford , who Is no mean
judge , milntalns If Sloano devoted himself
to tbo English turf , he would be at the
top of the tree In the first season.
Bcrebohm Tree has been offering the most
tempting Inducements to Ada Rchan to join
him , but Miss Rehan cannot ho got to sever
her present connection with the Daly com
pany , although Tree offered her a salary
understood to be twice as large as Ellen
Terry Is paid by Irving.
Mrs , Laugtry's mourning period has not
been unduly prolonged , She raced her
horses at Newmarket again this week and
was there herself , attired In exquisite mourn
ing , escorted by the now Inevitable Prince
Estcrhasey ,
FAMILY AFFAIRS OF A DUCHESS.
Curious revelations concerning the Internal
domestlo economies of the duchess of Man
chester's family were made In a suit tried
this week at the Cambridge anslzen. Mrs.
Savage , housekeeper at Kimbelton castle ,
the Manchester family seat , which has been
closed for some time for financial reasons ,
was accused of stealing certain ornamenta
from the castle. It was shown , however ,
that Mrs. Savage had Incurred considerable
liabilities providing entertainments for
the young duke and his college chums from
Cambridge , for which she lias not been rc-
copcd. The duke frequently brought over
parties of eight or ten students to Klmbel-
lon and required Mrs. Savage to have lunch-
con or dinner for them. Tills wa done
without the knowledge of his mother , who
discharged Mrs. Savage when she asked for
repayment for her expenditure. Eventually
the prUoner wui discharged by order of the
_ . . . .
at lAm-V , Hf\ : -
THE GEE BULLETIN
Weather forecast for Nebrnka
Pair : Warmer ; Vnrhblc WlniU.
1. Drntli Toliits Out Anglonxon < AlUnlty.
Wnr Cltiiul * linns ; I ow Over Afrlrn ,
Orc-Ht riRhtliiR In Kant Indlnn Wnr.
ttrrinnny OrowlR at IMiiclry's Turin .
X. ( lucking nt thp New York It exult.
Wind-Up of the I'olttlrnl CninimlRii.
CnndldiitcH In the Hcvcrnl Htule < .
3. Y. W. V. A , Contention nt York.
llnnqurt to rrctldctit McKlnley.
NOVCH l.ttm | , oi t In n Mine I'lro.
4. I.mt Week In Oniului Social Clrrlci.
IS. Itrpnhllriin Itnlly In Honth Omnlut.
I'mlilnc WorU on tlio Kxponltlon.
Humored Uclny In Union I'nrlllp Solo.
Mrl Itrdllrld'A l.iilior Union Ilccord.
0. Council lllulT * I.ocnl .Miittnr .
7. NrhriKkit l onti MUnoitrl nt Foot Hull.
.Many ContoUi on the Urldlron.
10. Woman ) HIT \Vuy and Her World ,
11. Coniiiicrrlnl nnd I'limnoliil Nc\v .
12. IMUiirlnl nnd Conunctit.
13. KdlHoii'N I.utoHt Merlmnlcnl Wonder ,
II. Anuiirmeiit Not CM nnd < ! ( > s lp.
.11 ml i > , nnd Us Dewilern.
I'rliocH from tint Ante Itonin * .
10. "Tlio lllK lloolt. "
17. Sketuhof Irrlitnd'fi Joitn of Arc ,
All lIllllotYCCIt IiVRIMllU ,
18. "Simon Univ. "
10. llesnlt of I/ito Shooting Tonrimincnt ,
Soniu ( lixulp from the Orldtron.
20. In the World of Whirling Whorls.
SK ( ) ( SUNDAY WI3ATIIKK.
Xo .Miiterlnl CluuiKc In Teiiipornture
Is Anticipated.
Hour. Den. Hour. Hen.
R n. in . 1:1 : i p. in . n ! >
( I a. in . I- U p. Ill . ( ! ! !
7 n. in . iu a p. in . oi :
S II. Ill . It -I p. ill . Rl
i > n. in . 1-1 n p. in . ( ir
10 n. in . I ! ) ( t p. in . HI !
11 n. in . fii : i 1 7 p. in . tii :
12 in . ru
Yesterday's weather was a continuation
of the delightful article furnished tluriiiB
the few previous days. The same quality Is
promised for today.
judge , her plea being that she had been
presented with the ornaments by the duke ,
or had taken them with his knowledge nnd
COt'SOllt.
Society Is much fluttered by the ciows that
Lady frauds Hope ( May Yohe ) after four
years of married life Is looking forward
confidently to an Interesting event. Should
It prove a son , then the succession to thu
Nowcsptlo dukedom , will be assured through
the pretty American ex-soubrettc. Lad }
Franc's and husband are at present staying
at the Savoy hotel. She may often be seen
driving In a carriage In "the- West End , al
ways accompanied by a uniformed nurse.
She has greatly changed in appearance , hav
ing grown exceeding stout. Curiously
enough the visitors' list at the Savoy now
also Includes Earl and Countesa Orkney
( Connie Gllchrist , 'the dancer ) . Earl anrt
Countess Clancarty ( Belle Hilton , music ball
performer ) . All three of tbcse mesalliances
have turned out singularly happy.
FIOUIU.VC ! O.Y CJ.N'IO.V PACIFIC SAI.n.
London IlailktTM ArtKO < lalln tilth
tiovi-rilllieilt. .
( Copyright , 1ES7 , by Press Publtstilng Company. )
LONDON , Oct. 30. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Wo have had
no negotiations In Central Pacific , but re
garding the Union Pacific and Kansas Pa
cific , we are In communication with tha
government and don't feel at liberty , pend
ing these negotiations , to make any communi
cation. COATS.
IIOUCHTOX UHTimXS TUB MO.M3Y.
CiivvM Up ij < ii,7OO : of I IIP Ainqunt He
.Stole.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. . Oct. 30. Wdltjr It.
Houghton , the pcstal clerk arrcs < . ] for theft
of a $14 000 money package , today returned
to the olllcers ? 13,700 which ho had concealed -
coaled In the barn and a chicken coop at his
residence.
MYSTKHY SI ItllOl MS .MUI.IIAI SRIl.
Pretended Anent of MeKlnley At-
teniplH t Cuinmll Snlelde.
HONOLULU , Oct. 23. ( Via San Franciseo
Oct. 30. ) Major Sam Mulhauser , who says
ho halls from Cleveland , 0. , made a futile
attempt at suicide on the 22d by shooting
himself through the breast with a smal
caliber revolver. He will recover. Mul-
hauber's mission In the Islands seems to he
enveloped In a great "Seal of mystery. When
lie passed through San Francisco on his way
hero the newspapers printed Interviews with
him , in which ho stated ho was coming
hero as the facial messenger of President
McKlnley. This statement was stoutly
denied at Washington. When ho arrived here
Mulhauser denied over having made such a
statement. When closely questioned as to Ills
mission hero , however , ho led one to Infer
that ho was hero on a political mission , Ho
assorted that his father nnd Mark Hattna
wore fast friends and tlmt ho might have
any political preferment ho sought. Ho. also
said ho was close to McKlnley and carried a
photograph of the president and his wife In
the casing of ills watch. Mulhauser also
stated that ho had taken a great Interest In
politics , having been connected with the dis
trict attorney's offlce In Cleveland , and having
run Inst fall for the state legislature , un
successfully , however. He also professed to
correspond for several nowspapcis. The
major has spoken of having accomplished u
great deal of work while hero. Ho was n
frequent caller at the American legation
and also at the government building , although
the government officials profess to know
ciothlng of his personal business ,
There Is every probability that Honolulu
will Ini the near future become og.iln a port
of call of the line of the steamers between
Hong Kong , Yokohama and Portland , Ore.
According to Information received hero the
Oregon Hallway and Navigation company
has signed a contract with the Nippon-
Yozen-Kalsha line to ro\cr three years.
According to tlio agreement , the steamship
company Is to establish a monthly service
between the Orient and Portland , with the
understanding that Honolulu ohall be a port
of call and the service Increased if the
growth of trade will warrant It. In the
event of annexation the Oregon Hallway and
Navigation company will enter Into the Is
land trade with a vlinv to competing In the
sugar trade , as It is understood that alt
sugar will go east by rail and the com
pany believes that It will rccuro a big share
of the traffic ,
Senator Frank J , Cannon ( of Utah Is a
pashenger on the steamship Peru , returnIng -
Ing homo after studying the operations of
the gold and silver standards in both Japin
and Chln/3. The other two members of thu
commission are Richard V. Pettlgrew of
South Dakota and ex-Senator Duliois of
Idaho. The latter are expected on the
Coptic , three weeks from today.
HITS GERMANY HARD
Dlngloy Law Makes Things Unpleasant for
Onr Teutonic Brethren ,
DEASOFTHE NEW GERMAN AMBASSADOR
Dr. Von Hollobsn Oonssnts to Talk fo *
Publication ,
SUGAR QUESTION OF VITAL INTEREST
Now Tariff Declared to Bo a Violation of
Existing Treaties.
LITTLE MOPE FOR RECIPROCITY TREATY
( ierniuii Coveriinieiit Continue * to IK-
iitirf PriilpNt of tintliilloil Stnr
ICiiilmxNy AKiiliiMt ( lie ICveln-
xloii of Anierlenn Meat.
( LVipyrlKht , 1S9T , liy Hip Afsoclntcil 1'rrps. )
IIKKLIN , Oct. 30. The new German am
bassador to the United States , Dr. von Hclle-
pcn , recently Russian minister to Wurtora-
burg and formerly (181)2-03) ( ) ) German minister
to the United States , left Berlin on Wednes
day last to spend a fortnight on his family
estate prcvioun to his departure for America
on bcurd the North German Lloyd steamer
Wllholm dcr Grossc November 9. Ho has
received several unusual marks ot distinction
and confidence from the emperor during the
week , and the king of Wurtemburg has con
ferred his highest decoration upon him , the
grand cross of the Order of the Crown. Be
fore Dr. von Hellcben left this city ho was
Interviewed by the correspondent of the As
sociated press , as his mission la of special
Importance In view of several qucstlonn In
which the countries nro Involved , notably
the tariff and the Saimnu question. In the
course of this conversation the newly ap
pointed ambassador said :
'I wonder I have not got diabetes ; I have
been so dosed with sugar In Berlin. I mean ,
of course , the remonstrance of our sugar men
against the unfavorable sugar Import pro
visions of the Dlngley tariff and explana
tions nnd technical discussions I have had
to listen to nt the various meetings.
A VITAL QUESTION.
"Tho sugar questlcn , 1 am sure. Is what
Interests us most vitally and strikes ua hard
est of the new tariff , and against that
breath of our existing treaty with the
United States vigorous protests will ot
course bo renewed , It Is as yet too early to
tell In which branches ot Industry the
Dlngloy tariff most affects German exports.
Another throe months must elapse before that
cm bo determined , but I am quito certain
that many of its provisions hit Us hard.
Those question ' I i-onsHer , and fio' oes my
government , as belng'of the first Importance.
The Samoan and otheY questions are com
paratively second. It Is fortunate that th
United States Is represented here by BO well
meaning a man as Mr. White. In gclng to
America I go to a field I know by previous
experience , with the best of Intentions , and
by that I mean the Intentions of my govern
ment as well. "
RECIPROCITY TREATIES
As to what his Instructions wcio regarding
the conclusion of reciprocity treaties with
the United States Dr. von Hellcben would not
glvo a direct answer , but ho Intimated that
In a general way ho wae Instructed to open
negotiations. He said he was personally ! ac
quainted with both Jchn A. Kasson , the new
special commissioner on reciprocity treaties
appointed by President McKlnley , and Mr.
Kasson's secretary , Chapman Colcman , for
many years secretary of the United States
legation In Berlin. The new ambassador IB
lu vigorous health and Is prepared to enter
upon a hard siege for the country's sake at
Washington.
In the meanwhile the German government
has continued to Ignore the announcement
made by the United States embassy that the
latter Is able to open negotiations on the
subject of reciprocity , and neither has the
government replied to the protest of the
United Stafs embassy against the exclusion
from Germany of American live cattle and
fresh beef. The embassy In fact expected no
direct answer to either of these representa
tions , but It believes Dr. von Hellcben will
carry with him the answers.
AMERICAN BICYCLES.
At the request of the foreign office Consul
Goldschmidt has furnished complete figures
regarding the exports to the United States
during the past two ministries. In regard
to the demand of the German bicycle man
ufacturers for an Increase In duty on Amer
ican wheels the correspondent learns that
a movement Is on foot to comply with It.
Hitheito American wheels luvc been ad
mitted Into Germany under the tariff sched
ule governing Imports of Iron and steel ,
while lu the near future they will bo under
a rrelasslflca'lon , classed as vehicles , on
which duty may bo put as high as 150
marks.
In connection with the Bavarian Dint's
motion to terminate the most favored na
tion clause of the treaty with the United
States , It Is pointed out that the Dmidcsrntli
alone has the power to settle the ques
tion , and It Is added .that the report credlta
the Biiudesrath with favoring the abroga
tion , but thus fac Russia opposes It In splto
of strong agrarian pressure , while Saxony
and Bavaria and some of the smaller states
favor the abrogation. The liberal and com
mercial newspapers clcclaio such a tcp
would bo deplorable and rc-fer to the re-
nowcd demands of thn United States for the
withdrawal of the prohibition against impor
tation of American beef as being a pleco
of Impudenco.
The court of last retort ha declared the
Prussian government's recent action In dis
solving meetings at which the Polish lan
guage was used to be unconstitutional and
Illegal.
GERMAN EDITORS PROTEST.
The national congress of German Journal
ists and writers at Lelpslc has petitioned
the Reichstag to change the existing laws
m as to prohibit the present mode of punish
ing press offenders by treating edltora as
common malefactors on a par with thieves
and mil rile re rw , keeping them In chains and
dungeons and giving them the same fare as
common criminals. A series of Instances In
which editors have recently been ( shockingly
and Inhumanly treated In prison accom
panies the petition ,
Emperor William , for some time rant , ban
been greatly Incensed at the unfavoratlo
comments made lu the American and British
newspapers upon his personal characteristics
and he baa row Instructed the chief ot hi *
literary bureau not to submit to him any
clippings of this character.