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ESTAJJlilSIIED JUNE 10 , 387l' . CXMAIIA , SUNDAY LOHNINQNOVEMIJEll 7 , 18S)7 ) TWENTY PAGES. S1NGLT3 COPY JT1VE OENTS.
TAMMANrS TRIUMPH
Election in Now York Still tha Wonder of
European People.
CALL IT A BLOW TO GOOD GOVERNMENT
Englishmen Can't Reconcile Themselves to
Greater Gotham's Oholco.
JAMES BRYCE ON HENRY GIORGE
Great Historian Pays His Tribute to the
Dead Philosopher.
riW OUTLET FOR AMERICAN PRODUCE
South Africa n Klelil In Which n T.ooil
Vntilc Can Hardly lie
Up In Food
I'roiIutitN.
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LONDON , Nov. 6. ( New York World Ca-
lilegr.im Special Telegram. ) Never before
lias England taken euch a keen Interest In
an American municipal election as this year ,
and the defeat of Seth Low Is regarded as
o Mow to good government the world over.
'As ' to 'Henry George , I venture to quote from
n letter ot James llryce , for It Is a tribute
to one who will rank Jilgh In American , lit
erature when the world shall have caught
upwith his Ideas and educated people shall
have censed to regard him ns a communist :
"J recollect few things more tragic , "
. "writ's iMr Brlco , "than Henry George's
death at this moment , and am heartily sorry
that the world has lost him. I knew him a
little and rcfcpccted him a great deal. He
was not only a man of remarkable literary
power , but n very sincere and earnest man ,
Who left a moat favorable personal Impres
sion on my mind over since the time , now
more than ten years ago , when he break-
JaBted with me und talked over California
nnd New York ailalrs. It seemed to mo that
ho never got quite Justice In this country ,
I : was In these day's that I remember Henry
Ocorgo complaining that his reception at
Ox foul and Cambridge was anything but
sympathetic ; though It could not have been
BO discouraging to him ns the manner In
Which It was sought to 'Ignore ' him at the
great universities of his own country. "
NEW OUTLET FOR PRODUCE.
While In South Africa I was much struck
by the enormous extent to which the people
of that country depended upon Europe and
JAmorcJa for food supplies , and I am not sur
prised that a shipload of American turkeys ,
chickens , pigeons and ducks Is on the way
to that land ot gold and ostrich feathers.
Who trade should be a valuable one for us and
.Would bo better If wo had first-class consuls
In that country. Trom a letter just received ,
( written by the wife of a prominent official
ot Natal , herself an excellent housekeeper ,
3 quote : "Everyone Is looking very much
concerned Just now , with the prospect of
rinderpest In our midst , everything rising
to famine prices ; butter 4 shillings per pound ,
eggs 3 shillings a dozen ; fowls very small
ones 3 shillings each. " This letter Is from
tbo moat favored part of South Africa , and
prices must bo at least double as much In
the Transvaal. It seems llko carrying coald
to Newcastle to take agricultural products
to ft land where on'y the soil is cheap , but
I am confident that with proper ships and
proper faro on the Journey , there is a splen
did future for a regular trade in food from
( America direct to the cape.
ENGLAND'S CURIOUS BLINDNESS.
From the most Intimate friend of Dr.
Loyds , this Btato secretary of the Transvaal ,
I lioir that ho Is shortly to resign In order
to become the envoy of his country to the
Dutch of Europe. Then wo shall see the
curious result of the Jameson raid , the
.Transvaal dealing diplomatically with the
foreign dfilco of a foreign country , while In
England tier agents are received only at the
colonial olllce. In other words , the Inde
pendence of the Transvaal Is admitted by
every country excepting England.
Thcro la no doubt that the Trans
vaal will make a desperate effort
to secure an outlet to the sea
ait Dolagoa Day , and though Dr. Lcyds
lias exercised great secrecy In his frequent
visits to that port , I doubt not. that ho has
paved the way for such a concession and that
Portugal will allow tbo Transvaal govern
ment to land military stores without ob
servation from other countries ,
The Christmas book season Is now In full
swing , as ! discovered this morning1 on callIng -
Ing at the house of a friend , who had stacked
up on his table about 300 new boys' books ,
all ot which ho had to review for a big news
paper. Said bo : "It la astonishing how boys'
books have Improved In tbo last twenty
years , so that now older people can enjoy
ucti a book as well as youngsters. "
I asked htm which books sold best and bo
Mid emphatically : "Henty's , " which Is the
best tribute to the prevailing good taste , for
lila books have always a historic framework ,
.while at the saino tlmo they arc full of
Iicalthy adventures , I learned today lhat
llenty sold more books In America than In
England , ( or which news I was not at all
prepared , Few books , by the way , could bo
much more romantic than ana telling Henty's
life as c journalist and war correspondent ,
for holias been In most wars ot modern
times , and his health has naturally suffered
from much exposure. Ho Is just now In
splendid health , however , and turns out new
stories with a fertility of Imagination truly
astonishing , llenty Is as modest as ho la
bravo , and , llko Mark Twain , thoroughly ap
preciates Ilio good work of ills rivals. Said
llenty to mo once ; "I read manyi boys' books
loiter than mine und It they do not sell so
iwcll It U merely because I had the start of
them Aiul boys huvo grown * accustomed to
me. "
WHAT AILS THE KAISEK ?
The ruir.or that the German emperor Is
fcolng out of his head finds strange cur
rency In Europe , but It is only believed by
those- who cannot otherwise explain some of
Ills latter utterances. Among the people
Ittho aereo with him ho Is regarded as per
fectly sane , for among the oillclal and
court party of Prussia the Parliament Is re-
raided as an abomination , and the law ot
the land 1 respected only Insofar as It
manatfs from the divine t\l | | of the
monarch at the Ilerlln court. We are re
garded as Insane for believing In popular
government. What makes the present em
peror's behavior more sliungo than that ot
bis predecessors Is that he hux the courage
of bis convictions , ami says frankly what
uch me" as Frederick WHItein IV only
tinted at vaguely. That monarch fitly years
ago was so much frightened by the Derlln
flboraU that be turned liberal for a abort
liino nud bl brother , the latw Emperor Wil
liam , concealed himself In London for fear
of personal violence. The father of these
two kings also ran away from his post of
duty , but these are not episodes of history
which arc officially taught In the German
schools. Now that the year of revolution Is
to celebrate Its twentieth anniversary the
German aristocracy shivers at the Idea ot
a pcrslblc conflict between themselves and
the people , and Indeed that the emperor at
such a season as this should precipitate a
quarrel of this kind docs look somewhat
like madness.
HAKO ON HANNIS TAYLOH.
The Spanish situation Is complicated by
the feet that Spain stands with one foot In
republicanism and the ortier In monarchy.
Her Internal difficulties are real and pres
sing , and she has herself sought to settle
the Cuban war In a manner fair to both fightIng -
Ing parties. Unfortunately , however , Instead
of assisting In this solution , America sent
to Madrid Hannls Taylor , who acted as
though ho had only one foot In the service of
his country whllo the other stood upon the
prospect of a s at In- the Unlte-d States sen
ate. His Interest was to flatter his Ala
bama constituency by playing jingo , Irre
spective of consequences to any one but him-
suit. When I visited Madrid he hail dis
missed 'Stephen ' Bonsai from the post of sec
retary In order to inaku rooln for an Ala
bama friend. Dental at least luiew modern
languages and Is a man full of native re
sources and tact In dealing with ofllclals.
His successor know no Spanish and Mr.
Taylor confessed to me that he did not even
know where ho was at the time ; he
had been absent two weeks without leave ,
and It subsequently transpired that during a
most critical period ot our strained relations
with Spain the only secretary of the Amcrl-
oin legation In Madrid was away In Paris ,
seeking to secure a salary from a New York
Insurance company. When I called at the
American legation there was no one who
could talk English fluently , and the minister
himself could talk nclUier Spanish nor any
other modern language. He slept In the of
fice , thereby saving his rent. All the tecrel
pipers of our government were cntrusteJ tea
a Spaiilsi ! typewriter , who earned about $0
a week and styled himself "private secretary
to the ambassador. " It was commonly under
stood that the Spanish government read all
of our cipher dispatches at about the Mine
time as Mr. Taylor.
SHOULD FARE AS WEYLEH.
General Wcyler stands a good chance of
court-martial on bis return home. It Is a
thousand pities for flic sake of the good name
of American official life that our government
can do no.hlng to punish a public servant
who has done much to disgrace us In Spain.
Even Mr. Taylor's own colleagues In the
diplomatic oervlce would not receive him so
cially mid the British ambaasador , Sir Drum-
moiid Wolff , tolerated him only for the In
formation It was hlfl duty to extract. There
Is nothing personal In my lemarks , for Tay
lor treated every Journalist with deference
most flittering. The legation during my
visit looked like a picture dealer's auction
room , for the American minister was
speculating heavily lu old masters ,
which he bought cheap because
ot the prevailing hard times.
These he had touched up at a professional
establishment , whereupon they were sent
to London to be sold on commission. Span
iards do not worship the dollar sufficiently ,
and they could not appreciate the splendid
example of the artist set by the dlsplomatlc
representative of our great republic. Per
haps , however , the position of Taylor In
Madrid is best characterized by reference to
the fact that not even such a staunch re
publican and friend of America as Emlllo
Ccstcllar would receive him at his table.
Captain Pcshlne , late American military at
tache In Madrid , knows much more about
thcso dlegustliiig details than a mere passing
tourist , like myself , and If the War depart
ment permits him to speak , he could fur
nish ample jnateriil for action that would
show Spain that we , too , can punish a public
servant when ho has broken the law.
NEW LIGHT ON DREYFUS CASE.
An officer In the French army , Dreyfus , was
disgraced and Imprisoned recently for sell
ing to the German government Information
which the War department desired to keep
secret. We were assured at the time that
the evidence of Dreyfus' guilt was complete.
Today , however , his case Is being discussed
anew , and though the French government
professes to have acted Impartially , there
are many In Germany who believe that Drey
fus suffered because ho was both Jew and
German. Officers whoso business It Is to act
as spies may sometimes find lying neces
sary , and therefore conformable to their
Ideas of honor. Thcro was recently dlalng at
a military club In London an officer of the
German general's staff whcse department
gave him a knowledge of the secret service
In France. There were English officers pres
ent at the dinner , one of whom asked him
If he considered Dreyfus guilty. The Ger
man answered deliberately : "It Dreyfus had
sent any Information to the German gov
ernment , I should have heard ot It. On my
word of honor as an officer and a gentle
man , I tell you that no such Information
over came to us. " It Is easy for the French
government to get testimony of tbla Ger
man officer , as well as that of an English
major who heard It. If this evidence Is ad
mitted It will appear that Dreyfus Is the
victim of a conspiracy to ruin him because
of tls antecedents. I have no right to dis
close the names of the two parties , but they
are both known to mo as truthwortby men.
GERMANS GET IT EASY.
Wo have no secret service , and on the
contrary take pleasure In giving way to all
the world such Improvements as wo make
In military cffalrs. An adjutant of the Ger
man emperor , the late General von Billow ,
told mo once , at a time when the public
mind of Franco was much excited about al
leged German spies , that he personally at
tached small Importance to such efforts.
Frenchmen wcro at liberty to Inspect every
German military Instltutlcn with Impunity ,
so long as they did not tamper with the
plans of formications. Ho said that the se
cret service work was very cheap In Franco ,
that the German war office had usually
a number of French officials regularly en
ralary for the purpose of betraying their
trust , and that In Russia It was still more
easy , The real secret of a country Is , how
ever , the rapidity with which troops can be
brought Into the field , and the completeness
with which they can be there maintained ,
The secret Germany has no difficulty In con
cealing. POULTNEY I1IGELOW.
"I.IMlr MliiUlcr" DriiiutilUtMl.
LONDON , Nov. 0 , "The Little Minister , "
with Cyril Maude as the minister and Miss
Winifred Emery as Lady Dabble , was Intro
duced to a most enthusiastic audience at
the Haymarkct this evening , The piece
was excellently mounted and Mr. 'Brandon
Thomas and Mr , Sydney Yaler.itIne as Ellers
and W. G , Ulllot as the earl of Hlntoul did
praiseworthy work. At the conclusion ot
the performance calls WITO made for J. M.
Barrle , the author , but that gentleman had
retreated from tbo theater and In bis stead
Frederick Harrison , oneof the manage ! * ,
iddroued the audience ,
SEE WAR IN THE AIR
London Dally News Much Exorcised Over
. the West African Situation !
ENGLAND AND FRANCE LIKELY TO CLASH
Collision Between Troops is NarroWly
Avoided by Withdrawal.
BRITISH GOVERNMENT PUSHES CAMPAIGN
No Lack of Energy Exhibited in the La os
Hinler'and Region.
PREPARE TO RESIST FRENCH AGGRESSION
On the t'oiitriirj , a ViielllutliiK Policy
In .Shmvii In ( litSoiiiliin , Where
J'VniU'c IN OiierntttiK uilh
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LONDON , Nov. 0. "On the llrlnk" la the
caption under which the Dally News today
editorially discusses the Anglo-French rela
tions and wonders how many times in recent
years Great ijrltaln has been on the brink
of war with France. The same feeling Is
knoun to exist among tiic well Informed of
both countries. The news from Lagos , west
coast of Afilca , on Thursday last that the
French had evacuated Sakl , one of the posta
in the Lagos Hinterland which had been oc
cupied * by their troops in contravention of
the agreement of 18S9 , leaving that place so
soon as the British force sent there by Gov-
ctnor McCallum appeared , shous how serious
HID situation In West Africa has been and
demonstrates that a collision between French
and British troops In thlo Instance was only
averted by the retirement of the former , and
It further shows that such a collision may
occur any day.
Although expected , the definite announce
ment that the Anglo-Egyptian campaign up
the Nile has been abandoned for the present
has been the signal for the howl of disgust
similar In tone to the outburst of the Morning
Post yesterday , which piper , In a specially
displayed editorial article on the subject , de
nounced the government for "Its hesitancy
and Invertebratencss on all great occasions , "
adding that the unfortunate losses In money
and blood are due to procrastination , and
now when the hour Is ripe to vindicate Gor
don and to smash the Mahdl nothing Is to
be done , but a baneful hesitation sets In , a
moral Influenza which paralyzes our states
men.
VACILLATING POLICY.
Similar denunciations have been heard
even from the most aident supporters of
the ministry. The latter's decision not to
continue the Soudan campaign Is attributed
to lack of money and to the impossibility
of finding British troops for this service
until the Indian troubles are over. Any
suggestion that the Egyptian troops have
already broken the Khalifa's back , and are
capable of reaching Khartoum alone is
frowned down until it Is beginning to be
whispered that the Britishers are agreed to
let the Egyptians know how much they are
capable of accomplishing alone. In any
case , whatever the reason for stopping the
campaign may be , It seems to be folly bor
dering on madness to wait until n.ext year
to accomplish .what could now , seemingly ,
be so readily realized while the Dervishes
and other tribes already rescued from the
tyranny of the khalifa are ready to help.
Indeed , the fact that further complications
are threatened would seem to emphasize
the advisability of hastening the recapture
of the Soudan. There 1s no doubt that Brit
ish supremacy In central Africa Is seriously
threatened by the Ficnch , whose unmis
takable Intention Is to draw a horizontal
line across the Soudan und cut off direct
communication between Egypt and the Brit
ish posscsalcns in the center and south ot
Africa , and the knowledge that Great Brit
ain is resting on her oars will cause them
to redouble their energies. The marquis of
Salisbury is urged on all sides to take spir
ited action and It is Insisted that If funds
are lacking Great Britain must advance
them or even supply the amount requisite
to reach Khartoum.
NO LACK OF ENERGV.
While the ministry Is apparently vacillat
ing In this direction , It Is showing no lack
of energy In the dispute with the French
regarding the Lagos Hinterland. The for
eign and colonial officers are most busily at
work and are closely fol'o ing every detail
of the movements made. A special map is
sent to the secretary for the colonies , Mr.
Chamberlain , every nlghi , with the latest
news and movements marked on it with 111-
tie flags.
The news from Sakl and elsewhere bhowti ,
that the British governors In west Africa are
determined to stop any further French ag
gression. Immediately after the occupation
of Sakl became known at the British foreign
office , the marquis of Salisbury sent a
strongly worded dispatch to the French for
eign office , saying that If a conflict Occurred
the responsibility would rest with France ,
and he also cabled Governor McCullum to
Instruct the officers of the British expedition
sent to that place not to allow anything to
prevent the re-occupation or any British ter
ritories thus passed on by the French or
other European forces , To this Is probably
attributable the hasty retirement of the
French troops on the approach of the British
forces ,
A statement made on yesterday by the
parliamentary secretary of the colonial office ,
the earl of Eelborno , that the carrying out
of the government's policy will have the
effect of opening the British Nlg r company's
territories to all trades , shows that the gov
ernment Intends to take over these terri
tories.
DISCUSS CUBAN QUESTION.
The Spectator today icpeats Its arguments
of last week on the subject ot Cuba and
comes to the conclusion that when President
McKlnluy gives his decision It will bo for
war.
war.Several
Several of the English newspapers today
severely criticise the action of Hannls Tay
lor , the former minister of the United States
to Spain , In publishing his views of the Cuban
question In an American magazine. The
Pall Mall Gazette says that "he Is getting
even with President McKInley becauae the
latter did not keep him at Madrid , " Contin
uing , the Pall Mall Gazette remarks : "Mr.
Tuylor fin da no difficulty In forgetting that
all the Information he has seen fit to di
vulge was obtained In his official capacity
and therefore under the seal of secrecy , "
The Sun says : "One of the Inconveniences
which result to sensitive Americans from
their system of government by the ring and
gang Is that America la often shamed abroad
) > y the mea scut to represent , her at foreign
courts. It Is not long sine * kll In crnatlonat
decencies were outraged By'the conduct of
Mr , Eustls , who allowed himself 11 be drawn
by a reporter Into silly b'ra filna about the
helpless position of Canada , , ami now It Is
Mr , Taylor , who left Madlld in bomethlng
llko disgrace , and Is taking n cvengo as
shameful as It Is clilldlnH ( n repealing the
private affairs ot the enibatsy. "
ENGINEERING DJSPUTR.
"While an early conclusion ot the engin
eering dispute Is doubtful ( he air has been
partially cleared by the disclaimer ot the
Intention of the employers to break up the
unions. There are also signs .that the amend
ment proposed by the Beard of Trade may
lead to a meeting between the disputants ,
as while the leaders are out\mrdly firm the
men are showing a more conciliatory spirit
since the places of the strikers hive boon
filled with nonunlonlsts. Tbere Is scarcely
room to doubt that the employers will finally
win , for the resources of the employes arc
rapidly becoming exhausted ns shown by
Iho manifesto just Issued by ; their executive
committee , admitting 'that In order to win
the strikers must bo aided tjy the public to
the amount of $50,000 weekly. In addition
to the engineering strike , with threatened
strikes In the cotton trade and among the
fallroad eir.ployrs , the mudille' In the labor
world Is dally growing wqrsd. The recent
police records of the east .ahd ot London
read like the days of Deadwood , Dak , Re
volver shootings have occurred almost dally
and on Wednesday there word no lesa than
four committals to trial for primes of that
description. Ono was the cai-o of a boy who
had killed a girl , another \\os of u youth
who seriously wounded a woman , and a third ,
a man shot his mistress , 'nud the fourth
episode was that of a. boy 'who discharged
a revolver In the ylt of a music hall. Earlier
In the week a boy of 16as' shot by a gang
ot youngsters because he refused to fight , and
on Monday a bullet crashed through a watch
maker's store , narrowly massing the propri
etor. The Royal Free hospital recently had
ten patients suffering fiomj bullet wounds.
In short , the possession of'icvolvers Is now
so common In the cast end Uiat residents of
that district appeal dally tb'jtho magistrates
and police for the adoptlonof measures to
put an end to lawlessness , r
PELAGIC SEALING.
The British officials regard , the prompt
agreement arrived at between the United
States , Russia and Japan,1 providing for a
temporary suspension ot pelagic sealing , as
a vindication of their refusal to ciiter Into the
conference and as a demonstration of their
contention that an understanding existed be
tween the three countries' , " It | s not llke'.y
that Great Britain will consent to stop seal-
Ing. Her majesty's government confidently
expects a settlement of the question by the
United Stateo purchasing thq Canadian In
(
terests.
In spite of life statement made by Mr. Hal-
four , the first lord of the treasury , In his
speech at Norwich on Thursday evening , that
the government had4no de lrej of aggression
on the northwest frontler.ot India , but sought
only to maintain the present frontier , there
Is little doubt th.it the trial m'a'de by the
punitive expeditions noV nj3ed wltb the
tribesmen Mil be followed by 'tho u.jal .
piece ot grab. The mllltary > dfspotB.4iMnd4
demand am ? public opinion" In-'Great : Brltafn
manifestly favors a permanent military oc
cupation of the territory practically con
quered by the British troops.
It develops that the estate of Mrs. M.ir-
garet Ollphant , the' ' author , who died on
Juno 25 , is under $23,000. It was left to
her adopted daughter.
Dool Wiin
HAVANA , via Key West , . Nov. C. Recent
events tend to confirm previous announce
ments relative to the nonestaibllshment of
autonomy In Cuba. The gpvernment through
Marshal Blanco desired to make use of the
Influence of the autonomists With the Cubans
by giving to autonomists oillclal positions ,
but no formal overtures el \ autonomy have
been made. The autonomist pirty distrusts
the action of the government leaders and at
a recent meeting , It Is said. declde < l not to
accept the cfflclal overturesfun.tll autonomy
should have been c.-UC'bllntHl lu the Island.
Apiiollitiiifiitn hy , lllliniM > .
HAVANA , Nov. C. It Is affirmed that the
president cf the autonomist party In Cuba ,
Scnor Galvzs , gave a note to , Marshal Blanco ,
who thereupon proposed In a cable message
to the government the appointment o ! the
following named provisional governors :
Province of iliavara , Jose' Bruzon ; Plnar
Del Rio , Marcos Garcia ; Puerto Principe ,
Rafael Vassalo ; Santiago de Cuba , Enrlquo
Caprlles , and Ulntanzas , Pablo Tonarely. The
last named Is a reformist , but all the others
are members of the autonomist party.
Trouble Over ( JrorU Ciihliicl.
ATHENS , Nov. 6. Threats have been
made by M. Dolyannls and his supporters
that they will attempt to overthrow the
cabinet at the first opportunity that offer,5 !
after the reassembling of the Boule. The
government seems assured of a majority of
the parliamentary group extept the Del-
yar.nls group. Should tie ) ministry be de
feated King George , It Is claimed , will hesi
tate to resummon ' .M. Delyannls to form a
new cabinet.
I'nriloii fur < 'oniii'llliir | C'retv.
HAVANA , Nov. C. It Is Fcmf-olllclally ob
served here tint If the crow of the American
schooner Competitor , whoso trial will again
begin on Monday next before a naval cour ;
martial , are sentenced to death or Impris
onment , they will bo ptj.-doned by the gov
ernment at Madrid. *
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M.'Tl.'O. ' ' *
ALBUQUERQUE , N. M. . No , . Atlantic
and Pacific passenger tral'n No , 2 from the
west was held up by four men pear Grains
station , ninety-five miles wtsipjf this city ,
at 7:30 : this evening. After blowing open the
express safe the robbers wreejieil the train ,
which caught tire , the express , baggage and
smoking cars being totally destroyed. It iu
not yet known whether they were successful
In obtaining booty , but It Is thought a large
amount of money was carried1 b'y the train.
The robbers had boarded the train at some
point further west , and when , near Grants
one of them boarded the engine , and , coverIng -
Ing the engineer with a gun , ordered him to
stop the train. The coaches were cut off
and left at the stock yards. The rest ot
the train was run out a mile and a half
frcm the station , where the express safe wa
dynamited.
After robbing the safe the robbers re
versed the engine and made their escape.
The engine and baggage car ran at a terrific
rate until they struck the coaches which were
standing near the stock yardB. Thu cars
wcro wrecked and caught fire , four of them
being burned. Fortunately the passengers
had all left the coaches before tbo collision
and nine were Injured.
A late rumor has It that the'flremao , Henry
Able , who was compelled by the robberu to
run tbo engine when ( he coaches were left ,
was killed by the explcelou when the Bate
\va blown op o.
IN DREAD OF SILVER
White Metal a Bogie Which tha London
Market Shies At.
SEE BRYAN ONLY IN LATE ELECTION
Financiers Look for n. Qwat Uprising of
Piat Money Oranks ,
STRANGE STORY OF A P.IINCE'S BUH1AL
Body of Henry of Battcnbarg Said to Have
Fed the Fishes ,
AMERICAN WH-ELS WIN A MORAL VICTORY
ISuyooit "f KiiKllxh Milker * Turns Out
a IlooiiKTiintr nnil the YiuikcoN
( ift Attention Iiitciuli-.l
for Tlirlr HIvnlM.
( Copyright , 1S97 , by I'lrsi PublMiIng Company. )
LONDON , Nov. C. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Operations
of Wall street bears have tended greatly to
deepen the distrust occasioned In financial
circles here by the result ot the New York
election , The slump In prices Is accepted
as the most substantial possible proof of the
apprehension of free silver's coming within
the pale of practical politics In the United
States. This view Is expressed by financial
writers In all the papers. The Statist , not
only the ablest , but also the sanest and
Icn.H alarmist of them , In discussing the
possibility of a democratic victory In the
next congressional election , says : "In such
case It Is almost Inevitable that the battle
of free silver will have to be fought over
again two years later. Looking at the mat
ter at the present moment It Is not surprising
that 'the democratic revival should unfa
vorably affect the Now York Stock exchange ,
and should Induce a very general fear
among observers. We shall witness before
very long a great uprising of the sllverltes. "
DEFENDING VAN WYCK.
The extraordinary Interest evoked In Eng
land In everything appertaining to the Now
York mayoralty contest Is strikingly shown
by the prominence given 'by ' the Times today
to a letter signed , "New Yorker , " dated
Paris , In defense of Judge Van Wyck. The
writer's purpose Is to convince Englishmen
that Vau Wyck Is a man of great personal
distinction , a judge whose decisions arc
always legally sound and memorable for"
he- literary ability with which they arc ex-
pres eJ ; an Independent politician , who
founded the county democracy in hostility
to Tamirany , and who from his general
chatacter and antecedents < wlll be an Ideal
first magistrate for Greater New York , sub
mitting to no bossing , even from Croker.
W-hen Prince 'Henry of Battcnberg died
on a British war ship .oft the wcs't coa'st o'f
' ' '
Affltfa , It w'lll'be re'hiembeFed , It was'Stated
the embalming process had to be abandoned
owing to the rapid decomposition of the re
mains. Consequently the casket was not
opened on Its arrival In England. I now
hear from reliable sources that the widowed
Pihiiccss Beatrice recently received informa
tion that the body of her husband was not
only Hot embalmed , but wJs actually burled
at ecu. and that the casket brought home
and Intcr.cd with such pomp and ceremony
at Whlttingham tturchas empty. This
seemingly Incredi'ole tale was related with
so much 'circumstance ' that the princess de
manded leave ot the queen to have the
casket opened to set her doubts at rest.
Queen Victoria , however , refused to consent
to this course. This refusal has greatly
strengthened the belief , pre\alent In the
Isle of Wight , that Prince Henry's remains
are not In the vault ot Whlttingham church
at all , but have long blnce been food for the
fishes in the Atlantic. The story of the
burial at sea originated with sailors on
board the war ship on which Prince Henry
died.
died.VICTORY
VICTORY FOR AMERICAN WHEELS.
The boycotting of American machines at
the National Cycle show to be held this
month nt the Crystal palace has commended
Itself BO little to cycling sentiment that Mr.
Peach , secretary of the national show , has
been trying to explain away'the action of his
executive. He now eays the refusal to grant
space to American exhibitors was merely
due to the want of room. This excuse Is re
garded as slmp'.y grotesque. American ex
hibitors have been none too well treated , even
at the Stanley show , which opens at Agri
cultural hall , Islington , next week. Though
they have not been excluded en bloc , they
have been accorded less space than at any
preceding Stan'cy show. The action of thcso
shows , which are controled by English man
ufacturers isjiierely Interpreted by cyclists
generally us proving the Mellowness of the
Incessant protestations of English manufac
turers , that they fear nothing from American
competition. The boycott has operated rather
as an advertisement for American wheels
tbin otherwise and there is a movement
among American firms In London to organize
a show of their own at Westminster aquar
ium.
COMPARISON OF METROPOLI.
A very interesting comparison between
Greater Now York and Greater London Is
pub'lshed this week in the local government
journal. U says Greater London Is double
the size of Greater New York and has more
than twice as many policemen , but only half
the numbes1 of firemen , There are four times
BS many scholars in Greater London's public
schools , but only 25 per cent more teachers.
London lias more public libraries , but not as
many In proportion to Its popu'atlon , while
It han only half as many hospitals as New
York , Thcro are nine more cemeteries In
New York , where a church or chapel Is pro
vided for every 3,000 persons , whllo in Lon
don ono is provided for only every 4,000.
London's municipal debt Is 35 .per cent less
per head of population than New York's. In
New York organized charity relieves ono
family In every ZOO , \\M\c \ In London one
family out of forty-five Is relieved by rates.
In the point of crime , especially houscbrcak-
Ing New York Is worse off than London , the
latter hiving only about 100 more cases , wltb
double the population.
MYSTERY CONFOUNDED STILL.
The Von Velthelm mystery , of which paitlc-
ulars have been recently cabled , becomes
more puzzling than ever. Von Vclthelm , an
American citizen , a resident of Chicago and
American consul at Santa Mirta , Colombia ,
was allged to have been murdered and lilt
body cast Into the Thames. His reputed
body was exhumed after three months' burial
and fully Identified by the widow. News
now comes from South Africa that Von
Veltheim enlisted lu the South African
mounted police on the 1st of July , this year ,
under the name ot Kurt ; that he 1s now at
Ye.vburg la Cape Coloiiy ; that be admits
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Weather Torccn't for Ntbrn-'kn
Tnlr ; Wnnntr ! Southerly Winds.
1. TnmmnnyV Triumph Hliorku Kurnpwiiu.
Wnr O or Went Afrlnt In IVurcil.
Silver In Knglnmrn tlrrnt HoRlp ,
Ki l or Wllhi'lm Take * i Vnrntloii ,
S. Itrconlnf tl.imct on the ( Irlillron.
3. Nchrn k > \ Uoliirim ' Come la Slowly.
Ohio Itrpiibiu'nnn Win In Court ,
4 , I.uat Wvok In Oiunhn Snclnl Circles.
B. New Seal Cnn\Ptttlnn Is Signed.
Itciport on the Union 1'iiclllc.
0. Council ItlutTn I.nrnl Muttcru ,
Trunk Xurnk ll : iily for Trlitt.
7. D.niRhm County' * Xmv llotiilt for Halo ,
( Jhllilrrn'N lutorott In the KipinHlon ,
B , lltirlliiRtnu tJet Itnhl of 11 Now I.lno.
Wllry IHpoxcn C'orpcirutlon Mothoiln ,
10. AVonmtil Her \Vuyn iintl Her World.
11. ComniKrclul nud rinuiicliil No\r * .
I" . IMltnrlnl unit Comment.
ii. : Ciinicrn SiilmtUutril for Theodolite.
Why Diibuquo Alilormrn Are Inillctcil ,
14. Amusement Nntm mill ( Umlp ,
Keliors from thn Antu ICtinnm ,
It ) . Stnrlrt for the liny * nn-.l ( llrls.
18. "Simon. Unl . "
10. Weekly ( trltt of Sporting Oonnlp.
UO. In the World of Whirling WhoolH ,
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A shower of rain visited Omaha last even
ing , and at 7 o'clock 0.01 of an Inch had
fallen.
being the real Voiv Veltheim , and that the
published descriptions and portraits of Von
Veltheim tally exactly with his appearance
and personal peculiarities. The widow still
Insists the body she Identified was undoubt
edly her husband. This strange confusion
of Identity has excited great Interest both
hero and ut the cape. .
NEW STAR AT THE OPERA.
Paris has two stage Idols at present , and
Is worshipping them with the fervor which
Parisians only can display. They are Mile.
Akte , the now prlma donna at the Opera ,
and Loie Fuller. Akte has taken Paris by
storm. Her appearance In "Faust" was so
sensational a success It had to be repeated
three times In the course of one week to
enable opera seat holders to prostrate them
selves at the new shrine. She Is not only
a singer the like of whom nothing has been
heard since Pattl's greatest days , but an
actress of posl'lve genius. That Is the present
verdict of Parisians , which may be exagger
ated , but lias some solid foundation. Atke , In
concluilon , Is a native of Finland and ex
tremely pretty. Lole Fuller's flame dance at
Folles Fiercest * bos created almost ns great
a furore. Boxes are taken days In advance
by the elite s-oclety , ministers and diplo
mats. The other dijy Sara Bernhardt and
her grandsons were' entertained by Lole
Fuller at aprivate , seance and Sara expressed
herself In 'rapturous phrases ot the dance.
Tha manager "of'Folles Bergcse Is pressing
Lole Fuller to extend her engagement until
Juno at a high rate of payment.
ENGLAND TO INCREASE ITS ARMY.
In the by-elections hero the growth of
liberal strength Is the most marked when
the ministers' speeches are devoted to argu
ing for. an Increase of the army as essential
to the safety ot the empire , and the Inten
tion evidently Is to spend the anticipated
budget surplus next year on enlarging the
army. Chancellor ot the Exchequer Beach
at first contended that the fullest possible
efficiency was not obtained for the grcut
expenditure already made oa military serv
ice , but be was overborne by his colleagues
and now the principal measure which It
promised for the next session will bo devlsei
to carry out the pallcy of the military party.
All this talk about military matters , together
wltb veiled hints from the ministers of lurk
ing dangers of a great war , have produced
a feeling of unrest , and the cabinet Is al
ready suffering for the alarm It has created.
It has now become ono of the commonplaces
of Jingo writers to point to the United States
as the country most likely to attack Great
Britain.
CO.VSIDRH IT AS AI'OCIIVIMIU , .
Hoimin AiithorltlcH Ilo Not ItcKiiril the
I'llate Itcport IIH Aiithentle.
( Copyrlsbt , 1S97 , by 1'rcbs Publishing Company. )
ROME , Nov. fi. ( New York World Cable
gram Special Telegram. ) In pursuing my
Inquiries respecting the alleged discovery of
Pontius Pilate's report to Emperor Tiberius
on the crucifixion of Christ I obtained an
Introduction from Cardinal Satolll to Prof.
Stornalllo , the director of the Vatican li
brary. The director said :
"There has been to discovery made of any
absolutely new document'referring to the
crucifixion. We have two documents pur
porting to be from Pilate to Tiberius on that
subject , but ono Is from the fourth century
and the other from the llftb , but undoubtedly
being apocryphal as far as such can bo as
serted , H Is certain that the judicial docu
ment did exist as Tertulllan mention ? U. "
At this point Prof , Stornalllo called to him
a celebrated Jesuit scholar , Father Erhle ,
author ot the magnificent book on the Borgia
apartment recently presented by the pope to
President McKInley. Father Erhlo showed
copies of the existing documents and ex
plained the technical and other grounds on
which the scholars voted them apocryphal.
Prof , Stornalllo is preparing for publication
wlHiln a few months a. book on the subject ,
together witii on uccount of Important dis
coveries In tha Vatican archives ,
me .S.VM : oi < v HAWAIIAN SUUAH.
ThtiiiNiinil Tout ) IHxiHixril Of to
New VorU I'lii'llex ,
HONOLULU. Oct. 30. ( Via San Francisco ,
Nov. C. ) The Hawaiian Star announces that
contracts have been Hlf-mied In New York
for 80,000 tons of Hawaiian bugar of the crop
of 189S , Another largo block of sugar will
be taken by the now refinery at Port Costa ,
Cal , This contract la with the combination
of eugar planteis outside of tlioso controlled
by Sprcckela , The deal will be of great
advantage to the planters , for It has been
consummated upon better terms than they
have heretofore obtained , and It settles
definitely in what direction Hawaiian sugar
will go , The first ship to load will be the
Tilllu Starbuck , now In port. A number of
vcaicls of the Sewall Hue will be chartered
also ,
It Is understood that Prlncets Kalulanl
will renviln but a few dayo In Honolulu ,
when she will leave again for a tour of Eu
rope , She has requested In advance that no
tutertalnment or any demonstration bo ar
ranged for her honor and will decline abso
lutely to take any part or even discuss poli
tics. The princess denies any Intention of
visiting or conferring with the cx-qucen and ,
from guarded Intimation , would ecm to de
sire to give out tbo Impression that she lo
not lu tympatUy wltb tbo ex-u.uceu'e cause.
I'M ' FOR THE KAISER
Germany's Emperor Takes a Few Days
Off at Liebonborg ,
IS ROYALLY ENTERTAINED BY EULENBERG
Listens to His Own Songs Sung by
OhilclUh Voices ,
PROPOSES TOAST IN IMPROMPTU RHYME
G.OOS on a Hunt and Spent * n Poor ,
Fatigued Boar.
DEVOTES TIME TO STUDY OF-RUSSIAN
Hook .Mini IMihllHhetl In llrrtln Con-
tlllllN ClMINtle Crltlt'Ulll * < lt IIIH
y for I'NiiriiliiK I'nno-
( loiiN of tiiivernniciit.
( Copyright , U57. by tlio Amoclnlnl Pros ! . . )
BERLIN , Nov. 0. lOmpcror William of
Germany spout the forepart of the week at
Llobonberg. the estate ot the Enlcnbergs ,
where ho was splendidly entertained by
Count Philip von Eulcnberg , who IIIIH for a
long time past been a great favorite of his
majesty On 'Monday , after thulr return
from the hunt , thcro was n banquet , during
which an invisible choir of youthful voices
sang , one nftcr the other , the songs com
posed by the emperor , with n text written by
his host. A string orchestra of picked per
formers , specially sent from Ilerlln , fur
nished a low accompaniment. The emperor
was In great spirits and proposed a toast In
Impromptu rhyme.
The emperor and empress on Wednesday
attended the annual St. iHubbcrtus hunt In
the arnnewald. During the afternoon a big
wild boar , nftcr having been hunted for over
an hour and having swam through the lalto
In the forest , was approached 'by ' a group ot
riders , among whom were their majesties.
The animal 'having spent Its strength
clumsily roamed about the ground ami
finally rolled under the hoofs of the om-
pcror's horse , which thereupon baited. His
majesty , however , finally stopped his steed ,
dismounted ami speared the boar.
Emperor William Is devoting much of his
time to the study ot Russian. . The letter
which ho wrote to the czar during the lat-
ter's stay at Darmstadt was In excellent
Russian.
A book written by a former judge of the
Imperial court , Ilerr Otto Mlttelslaedt , haa
appeared under the title of "Before the
Flood , " and creates a sensation. It criticises
In detail the political development of Ger
many under the present emperor and uses
vigorous , plain language In condemning Ills
qiajcsty's meddling In every sphere of the ,
government. II also 'blames the ministers
and the 'higher classes for their reactionary
vlows and a lack of constitutional modera
tion. The book has started a storm of press
criticism , commendatory and adverse.
AT THE PARIS SHOW.
Tile decoration of the German , section of
the Paris exposition of1900 will bo deter
mined upon after a national competition In
which the decorative artists of Germany
have been Invited to compete.
The editor of the Volkswaeht of Dreslau.
who commented upon 'the ' frequency of rail
road acelden.'s . In Germany , has been In
dicted for insulting 'Hcrr ' Thlolcn , the minister -
ter of 'public ' works.
Baron von Thlclmunn , secretary of the
Imperial treasury , lias returned here after a
trip , during 'which he visited the various
courts of South Germany and Saxony. In
conversation with the correspondent hero of
the Associated press he said there were no
Important new financial plans under con
sideration and expressed confidence that
the pending tariff questions -with the United
States will foe satisfactorily solved. "There
could not be any doubt of 'that ' , " ho added ,
"if the same conciliatory disposition existed
at Washington that exists on the part ot
Germany. "
A meeting \\as to have been held hero on
Friday next to express sympathy with the
Gorman minority in 'the ' Austrian parliament.
The plan contemplated addresses by Austrian
delegates who were known to hold extremely
lad'Ical views. Fearing that speeches by
these men might give offense to the Austrian
government , the police Issued un order today
prohibiting them from addressing the meet
ing. In consequence of this action tiie pro i\ \
posed meeting ban been abandoned.
According to statements made by tbo
United States consuls In Germany , the Ger
man bicycle manufacturers will now begin
to Import parts of American bicycles and
ueo them In the construction of their own
wheels.
Dr. w. Opnuais ot tuo I'atnoiogicai JIMU- '
tuto of Goettlngen has accepted a call to \
the chair of profecsor of pathology In tb
University of Missouri.
COMPLAINS OF SUGAR TAX.
The Magdeburg Zcltung , the leading orpin
of the German sugar manufacturers , com
plains bitterly of the "unjust treatment" ot
tiio United States -Imposing an export
duty on German sugar. It claims that Ger
man sugar Is differentiated against In favor
of French , Dintsh and other sugars.
Count von Rollenberg , the son-in-law of Iho
lute William Walter Phelps , United States
minister to Germany , Is being made war upon
by Baron von Struinm lu his newtpapcr or
gans for the purpose ot ousting him from his
present olllce , that of curator of Berlin uni
versity , because the count publicly declared t\ \
himself In favor on the right of combination tf f
upon the part ot the worklngman. The Post
thereupon oills lilm a revolutionist.
The Agrarian press warns the public ,
against purchasing or using1 American wheat
or flour , claiming the latter Is admittedly
grorely adulterated with malzo , "thus render
ing It inferior In quality mid Injurious to
health. "
The United States ambassador , Andrew D.
White , returns here from his leave of absence ,
today , and 'Mr ' , John B , Jackson , secretary
ot the United States embassy , and Mrs. Jack-
eon start for a month's leavn to Italy.
Mnli'Iinoiiliil Jtiiiinir Dfiilril ,
LONDON , Nov. C , The announcement that
the brother of the khedlve of Egypt , Prlnco
Mahomed All , la engaged to be married to
an American woman whom ho met In Europe
and that In consequence he has offered to re
nounce tbo succession to the khcdlvlate la
order to obtain the consent of the khedlve ,
is authoritatively denied.
In Kav < ir of
PARIS , Nov. C. A largo mass meeting
waa held In this city this evening In HUP-
port of the British engineering wtrlke ot
which resolutions were adopted reacturlnu
thu htrlUerz of the moral and financial sup
port oftheir French brethren. Tberewo *