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TALKS TO THE POPE
Editor Brunotiere Has an Intsryiew with
His Holiness.
LEO INTERESTED IN UNITED STATES
His Encyclical on Manitoba Scboils Will
Boon Bo Ont.
ENGLISH CLERGYMEN NEATLY OUTWITTED
Trj to Head Off the Marriage of Leila
Bayard Cook.
CEREMONY PERFORMED IN ANOTHER PLACE
Clvrlrnl 1'nrtj Mcc < n Tilth n Cru lilnn
Ui-rcnt til < hr I tree nt n
for the l.iinilon Schoul
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LONDON , Nov. 27. ( Nuw York World
Cablegram Special Telegram ) M. Bruno-
uerc , editor of Revue DCS Deux Monde ,
World correspondent at Rome , cables that nt
had an Interview yesterday with the
pope , who spoke with him at length re-
gaidlng Ills recent visit to the United
States Ho Informed his holiness that his
book on America was almost finished and
Us striking feature will be Investigation Into
the marvelous financial , social and median-
leal progress of the states The PODO Is
deeply Interested In everything relating to
America and asked for an early copy i
Brunotlero's work. The pope's encyclical on
the Manitoba school difficulty Is now printed
and will bo published shortly.
The movement In the Church of England
against the remarriage of divorced persons
received a remarkable , though diverting , ex '
empllficatlon this week. Miss Leila Bayard I
Crookc cousin of the late American ambas- '
sailor , was to be married at the fashionable j
church of St. Mary Abbott's at Kensington by i
Canon.Grant , who came specially from Port"- |
mouth to perform the ceremony , as Canon I
Pennefather , vicar of the church , refused to i
officiate. Thirty clergymen gathertl In the
church to protest ajwlnst the ceremony , as ,
the bridegroom , Fitzroy Lyon , an officer of !
the First Life guards , had divorced his first ]
wife , but the bridal party never appeared I
and the band of protesting clergyman con- |
gratulatcd themselves on the glorious vic
tory. However , they learned to their deep ]
chagrin later that while they had been wait- j
Ins at St. Mary Abbott's the ceremony was
being quietly performed at another church a
quarter of a mile off. The action of these
clergymen caused a violent controversy In
church circles , their opponents contending
I
that they had no right to adopt these Intim-
!
Idatory tactics against the performance of
what Is a legal ceremony under both Protes
tant and canonical law and the civil law of
the country. Their conduct would he brought
before the ecclesiastical courts were not the
church authorities afraid that an adverse
judgment would be the cause of Irreparable
dissension among the clergy , an Increasingly
large body of whom opposes the marriage of
divorced pusons
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS.
Elections for the London school board
have resulted in the complete defeat of the
clerical parly , which for several years has
had control nf public education in tde
metropolis. The progressives , who were op
posed to all religious teachings have secured
a substantial irajorlty and will reverse the
policy adopted by their predecessors of grad
ually enlarging the scope of dogmatic teacli-
l < Mf in board schools It has always been
the progressive contention that rellg'Icus in
struction Is contrary to the education law
unler which school boards were created Tnls
victory Is the greatest ever achieved by the
nouccnformlst party In London. Tne elec
tions have , low ever , undoubtedly a wider
significance. They prove the reality of a gen
eral reaction against the present povem
inent , whcso nollcy * has been antagonistic to
the board school syctem because of Its ex
clusion of religious Instructions
John Burns who took a leading part on
tha progressive Bide , says "It foreshadows
a still greater triumph for the progressive
party when the county council elections tike
pla-e next March We will then obtain again
a bl ? majority In the council. " Salisbury s
cab'net In undoubtedly losing ground all
a-ound and It only needs a closing up
of the liberal and radical rsnKs to ensure !
unionist defeat at the next parliamentary
elections
NEWSPAPER SUCCESS
Ilurmaworth Brothers can boast the biggest
and most rapid achievement recorded In
English newspaper annals. The net prtfit of
their publications , exclusive of the Dally
Mall , whose success has been phenoiien.il
and belongs to a separate company , has been
for the lest year 178000 They pay a dlvl-
ddid of 20 per cent and carry forward a large
balance. Alfred C. Harmsworth to whose In
dividual exertions and ability this success Is
directly due , began Ills business In 1SSS In a
imall room off Fleet street at a rent of $3 a
week. Ho says' "This business went
through a greater period of adversity than
most ventures. We bad all kinds of difficul
ties of face , and while we can successfully
project any kind of a journal , dally , weekly
or monthly , I can assure you that for many-
months our bustnoia experienced struggles
comiuroJwlth vhlch tboe of other successful
newspapers vvero of little account but out of
adversity came Knowledge and determination ,
and the narrowness of our circumstances
compelled us to probe every detail of news
paper production It was In the course cf
thete Inquiries that we discovered what Is
also true of many other British Industries ,
that In journalism wo were In mmy w-ays
vsce.'ully behind the times"
Mr , llarmsworth bai been Indebted more
to American newspapers than to any other
sourceor bis great HUCCCEI. The Dill ) Mall
Is rua on American lines. The circulation of
his company' * publications amounted last
year to 196.000,000 and the literary pay.
ments reach J500 per dsy. The other old es
tablished London dallies all feel more or lets
keenly the competition ot the Dally Mall ,
and most of them are gradually assimilating
lie features
GIDDY YOUNG DUKB.
The young Duke of Manchester , son of
Coasuelo Yznaga , has be u again before the
local court at Cambridge , where a livery
stable keeper named Hopkins obtained judg
ment a&ilnit him for } ! 45 for the hire of
horeca and carrUges Hopkloa failed to get
any reply to his demands for payment and
applied for the duke's commitment to
prison In default This order the judge
tnt.dc , but eutpended ita exccutloa lor three
week * to give the duke further time to
fettle his account. The duchess of Man-
cheater has lost control over her son and re
fuses to make htm any allowance beyond
what he already receives , as ehe has pro
vided for heavy embarrassments on the es
tate resulting from hU father's extrava
gance. The young duke takes tptclal trains
down to Klmbolton Castle for hlmeelf and
cronies and has this week been entertaining
a large party of them at Tandaragcc Castle ,
County 'Antrim ' , for shocotlng. He a'tende all
the principal race meetings and U following
generally In his father's footsteps.
DUNRAVEN'S CHARGES.
George R Askwlth , who lias been ap
pointed junior counsel for Great Britain be
fore the Vetiezuela boundary arbitration com'
mlMlon , acted as Lord Dunraven's connect ( n
the New York Yacht club Inquiry Into his
baseless charges against the Defender syndi
cate , but MrAskwlth was by no means Im
bued by the rancorous anti-American feeling
engendered In Dunraven's breast by bis re
peated failures to capture the American cup
On the contrary It Is known that If Mr. Ask-
wlth's advice had been taken Dunravcn
would have withdrawn tils charges after the
Now York Yacht club Inquiry and apolo-
glzcJ for them.
Lawrence McCarthy , who was probably the
oldest man In the world and the last survivor
of the combatants of Waterloo , has Just died
In the workhouse hospital at Menagh , Tlpper-
ary , In his HCth year. McCarthy was born
In Menagh In 1782 and was according some
months old at the time of the establishment
ot Grattan's parliament In April of that year
Ho had a vivid recollection or the horrors of
the rebellion of 179S , and had attained his
34th year when he fought In the battle of
Waterloo when he was severely wounded.
CASE OF DREYFUS.
The Dreyfus case continues to absorb
European attention and now It Is believed j
the desperate efforts of the French war of-1
flee to prevent the rehabilitation of the 111- j j
starred prisoner of Devil's Island are de-5- ; j
tlncd to failure. I learn on good authority
that Dreyfus Is now practically unrecogniza
ble. His hair has turned quite white. He Is
a complete wreck. Even If the Inquiry being
carried on were to prove the prelude to a
release , life would be more or less a blank
to him. Ho exists that Is all. The only
wonder Is that he still lingers on. Countless
persons endowed with strong constitutions
would already have succumbed to the system
to which he Is subjected Such Is the opin
ion of those who have watched him on the
spot. The letter just reiclved abundantly
testifies that since he hai been settled at
lie Dlablc , Dreyfus has only been rarely vis
ited by the governor. The only officials are
eleven warders told off to guard him night
and day , a couple at a time , who are relieved
ovcrv two hours. They are strictly enJoined -
Joined never to speak to the prisoner unless
for some Imperative reason. Thus Dreyfus
spends days and weeks together precluded
from converse with his fellow creatures.
During the month of July ho dwelt
In a hut situated In the lower
part of the Island , but he was then re
moved to a plateau higher up The structure
he now Inhabits Is about thirty feet In length
and ten feet wide. It Is divided Into two
I rooms almost equal In size One with but two
I windows looking out on a sort of court yard
i Is reserved for Dreyfus , Ingress from It being
through a leer in the partition which sepa-
I rates it from the other chamber , where the
warders are posted. In front of this hut Is
a bit of ground some forty yards In area ,
I Inclosed by a very thick palisade six feet in
height. The prisoner cannot catch a glimpse
of the surrounding scenery , but has only a
dead wall to gaze upon The wretched man
I tried to convert the ground Into a little
garden but the poll Is so poor and rebbly
1 he has given up the Idea. When he arrived
1 at lie Dlable he used to beguile his time
working out algebrlcal problems on a slate ,
but after a while he abandoned the practice
He now passes hours together In reading and
wilting letters His supplies are reduced to
I fresh meat , alternating with bacon , white
i bread , vegetables , salt and pepper. Owing
however to the money he Is permitted to re-
i celvo from France 20 per month , he U able
' to supplement this meager diet. Such 1s the
I life , rather the existence , led by this unhappy
' man. and from which his relatives and
friends are endeavoring with might and
main to free him while clearing his character
as well.
TOIJ SLOW I ! A infill ri.YEH.
v Jnt'Kcj 1,1 VPN In Great Style
In London.
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LONDON , Nov 27 ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram ) Ted S oin
won four races at the Manchester November
| meeting today and Is the most talked-of man
I In Ltodon tonight His style h been crlti-
i clzed , SB he Is an American , but beIs suc
cessful , and London lovea a victor The
sporting papers are devoting columns to him ,
the pr.iuce .of Wales becomes enthusiastic In
spoiklns of h'm ' and racing men regard
him as a phenomenon. Prosperity is a dan-
geraus love , but her emlles and her compll-
in on IB have not turned the head of the
midget wocder. He hao forced royalty to
applaud him and Croesus to open his puree
to him Ted hears It all without vulgar ex
clamation , receives the gold wltli the grate
of a mlllleaalre and conducts himself like
a gentleman to the manor born. Todav he
presented a handsome silver cup worth f50
to le shot for by the members of the New
market club. This la In return for the kind
ness extended to him by the Engl'bh jock-
eye , and turfites are pleated with the gen
erous spirit that the act Indlcatei. They de
clare that Sloan Is a sportsman of the true
'tripe and they would bo glad to have him
remain In "Dear old England , " but Ted U
otlll an American. He came here for glory-
ami money , the courtesy extended to him
must be acknowledged In a substant'al way
and the cup Is meant to do the words. In a
measure at least. The most unusual of the
many honow bestowed on the Yankee Jockey
was the request that ho ride a horse belong
ing to the prince of Wales a few days ago
Another boy h-id been engaged , but his royal
hlghoctst had been greatly Impressed with
tbo work of the young American and or
dered the change. The horse- had no chance
whatever to win but Sloan handled him well
and the prince was highly pleased.
However , the descendants and relatives of
her mujesty are not the only notables who
watch and wondtr at the achievements of
the American jockey. He Is the most talked
of celebrity that has coma from the other
side In recent years. The longer be stay *
the tnoro famous he becomes , and be Is the
cynosure of all eyea In the lobby of the
great Hotel Cecil , where princes and noble
men are thick. The commoner * stare and
the aristocrats regard him In anything but
i patronizing way As for the proprietors
of the Crdl they are at a lots to understand
the lavish expenditures of Slcan. He spends
money aa If It was water but Is never guilty
of display. He bib luxuries curb as nuny
a crowned bead who comes to London can-
( Continued oa Third Page !
THAT NIRKI AFFAIR
Situation Much Mora Grave Than Colonial
Officen Will Admit ,
EFFORTS TO DISCREDIT REPORTS FAIL
Conflict Would Be the Natural Result of
Policj Adopted
FRENCH GOVERNMENT TAKES INITIATIVE
Chamberlain Makes Mistake in Following
Its Lead.
BACKDOWN NOW SEEMS TO BE INEVITABLE
KtulnirraxKinciit Mldit lie Aiulilr.il
lliul n. Curt > oti * lie en Sent to
I'lirl" , CulltiiK Attention to
I'reneh
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LONDON , Nov. 27. The rumor of a con
flict between French and British forces at
Nlklcl , West Africa , Is authoritatively de
nied , but the general credence that uas given
to the rumor shous hon grave the situation
Is Since the initiation ot the old policy of
sending armed bands from Dahomey and
Lagos , led by hotheaded officers , to assert
the authority of their respective nations and
to grab everything In sight which might still
be unoccupied , It might be believed that a
collision v.as bound to occur sooner or later.
Both governments have repeatedly been
warned to recall these roving expeditions
and await the settlement of the delimitation
commission now sitting In Paris.
It Is not difficult to apportion the blame
for this state of affairs. That the Trench
Initiated the eystem of raiding the con
tested territory In West ( Africa is Indisputa
ble , but the "Colonial Columbus , " as Sir
William Vernon Harco t. the liberal leader ,
has nicknamed Joseph Chamberlain , the sec
retary of state for the colonies , has made a
serious false step In following suit. If a
diplomatic protest on ithe subject had been
promptly lodced In Paris and vigorously
pushed the whole question would probably
have been nmlcably settled by this time , but
Instead of this the French have been per
mitted to boldly Invade the limits of British
Lagos territory" , fight the natives and occupy
towns , so that they might more easily reach
and occupy tbo Say-Boussa-Xlkkl triangle ,
which Is the subject of the dispute.
HAVE NO SETTLED POLICY.
So far as known the marquis of Salisbury-
has not asked for reparation , or cvca for
explanation ! ? , and the whole story appears
to be Incredible If Lord Sal'sbury and Mr.
Chaniberlain have a settled policy regarding
West Africa they have failed to make It
known , and all they teem to be doing at
present Is to Imprers the French with the
fact of the British unlimited "squeezea-
blllty"
In the meanwhile another batch of eight
British officers , and noncommissioned offi
cers sails from Liverpool today for Lsgos ,
Wret Africa , accompanied by a battery of
six twelve-pounder Maxlrn-Nordenfelt how
itzers , specially supplied by the colonial
office without consultation with the war
office. It Is computed that when the forces
In process of being dispatched are Joined
to the troops already there. Great Britain
will have 250 offlcers and noncommissioned
officers , ana 4,000 troops In West Africa
Commenting on this fact the eaml-offlclal
Temps of Paris tays "The British troops
will bo received by our troops , who are al
ready do facto In possession and who pro
pose to remain so until the pending nesotla-
tions arc settled by equitable compensa
tions legitimately shared by France end
England Until then we shall not swerve , "
If this means anything It means that
France means to extract further "graceful
concessions" from the marquis of Sal'sbury , '
similar to those In connection with Slam ,
Tunis and Madagascar.
WASHINGTON MONUMENT PROPOSED.
D C. Murray , the noveljst , In proposing
a national subscription lo erect in London
a statute In honor of George Washington ,
Messrs Bayard and Hay have both approved
the scheme The Dally Chronicle , however ,
questions whether the statute might not re
sult In an Imbltterment of relations , and
rays "Like all near rclitlves , England and
America quarrel now and then. Perhaps
some day It might occur to a boisterous
jingo to make the statute of the father 06
his people the subject of an unedlfylng demon -
on trat'on ' "
The engineering conflict apparently bodes
'
111 to tradeism. The essence of the provls-
! lonal agreement Is that "the masters' union"
( masters' federation ) Is to be free to Intro
duce Into any of the federation workshops
the conditions existing In any other wo ? s'.op
without the consent of the tradespeople. The
employers have In mind the question of
piecework , In which the unions have no
voice , prevailing In some shops and It Is the
'
right to substitute Individual agreements fnr
t collective bargains which the masters arc
asking the unions to sign away. If this Is I i
accomplished It Involves such vital changes ] i
In the methods upon which tbo Industry has
[ bltheto been conducted as to mtnnce every
trades union In the country. Indeed the sit
uation Is regarded as being so critical that
there Is talk of summoning a national con
vention of representatives of all organized
labor to discuss the matter.
COTTON TRADE CRISIS AGAIN.
The cotton tmdo crisis which It was hoped
had passed , Is again to the fore. The oper
atives have contented to arbitration based
on the stale of trade since November 1 , but
the employers desire to make the period from
September 22 to the end of the yeir. Thil
operatives have unanimously rejected this
proposition and their vote will be communi
cated to the employers on Mondiy , when
they must either adopt the views of the
men or precipitate a lockout.
Tl\o'newspapers \ were apparently too pre
vious In crowing over the find of alleged Im
portant Venezuelan documents at Grey town ,
whlrh was Immediately hailed as settling the
case , and as > i useful rebuff to American med
dlers In their neighbors' concerns. The
colonial office now announces that the value
ot the documents Is believe. ] to be altogether
Inilgnlflcaut , and that they will not necersl
tate an alteration In the statement of the
British cate as already submitted
Suffir beet growing hag received a ilecldf"
Impetus In the report of this seatnj'r cr p
In Esrrx en1 Suffolk , where a revival of this
erstwhile flourlshlrg Industry has been at
tended with much encouraging results. Al
ready a factory at Grcenlock has been re
opened ( or the handling of the product of the
experimental plantings. Au scali s ot the
root shtmg It to contain'it.4 ' per cent of
sicchrlne agilnH 13.7 por'cctit In Germany ,
while the English crop nflplis over sixteen
tons per acre , against Germany's average of
tHrtoco tons pcr acre. j
GOLUCHSKl'S WARNING
The warning of Count G luchsVl , the Aus
trian-Hungarian mlqlster lor foreign affairs ,
against "transatlantic : comictltlon" Is much
discussed , and la\yn.rloui y menacing to
America anil endomn * Ktnperor William's
view of the "yellow jicrll'r or as a warning
agalcst a British zollvercln. iBut , probably ,
It really referred to jhe danger of the agri
culture of middle fcuropo being wiped out
by the excessive production of cereals and
meat In the United States , Argentine , India
ASd Australia at the eamo moment.
The question as to who may bo accused ot
taking the greatest liberties with Shakes
peare Is iv mooted one between Augustlu
Daly and Heerbohm Tree , and lias risen a
a reeult of the unpleasantness Between the
two distinguished managers over Mr. Tree's
Invitation to Ada Rehan to oiiptar In his
theater.
Mr. Tree expressed considerable surprise
when Informed that Mr. Daly had accuse. !
him of unmaaagerlal conduct because he
Invited Miss Rehan to assume the part ot
Katherlne In the condensed one-act version
of the "Taming of the Shrew , " given by Mr.
Tree's company , and hnd applied the tolthci
"emasculated" to that version. Ho explained
that the Invitation for Miss Relian to par
ticipate In their perfirmance had been In
tended as a compliment rather than an af
front. In which latter sense Mr Daly ap
pears to have received It. His manager ,
Henry Dana had upon the suggestion of
Mrs Tree called ujwn Mr. Daly and ex
tended the Invitation for Miss Rehan to play
with Mr. Tree's corcnaay. Mr Daly had re
plied that the acceptance of the offer would
be impossible because the company was to
s-l ! for the United Stitcs Immediately after
the clone of the provincial engagement. A
similar Invitation had been given Mme. Sarah
Bernhardt to play In Her Majesty's theater
this summer and the French star bad ac
cepted It.
It.TREE
TREE REPLIES TO DALY.
"The version of the Taming of the Shrew
which I have adapted , " Mr. Tree explained ,
"was the one used by Garrlck , and not an/ /
adaptation of my own So faros the cmascu.
latlon of Shakespeare Is concerned , I be
lieve Mr Daly Is something of an adept at
revising Shakespeare himself. He Interpo
lates songs Into Twelfth Night , and arranges
stage versions which differ considerably from
the orielnals. "
Mr. Tree Is preparing an elaborate pro
duction of Julius Caesar which will be staged
early In January. In this work he has the
assistance of Alma Tadema. Law Is Waller
will have the part of Brutus , while Mr. Tree
plays Marc Antony. In the meantime Mr
Tree will revlvo his ojd success , "A Mans
Shadow , " which had a run of 200 nights ont
Us first London appearance , some years
BSD.
BSD.It
It Is probable that Chevalier Scovel , the
American tenor , will be heard In. the United
States next year In. the "Wagner roles of
"Tristan , " "Tho Meisterslnger , " and "Tann-
hatlsor , " which ho ills studied diligently
thlt year under the celebated MetejerAlois
Janetschek The chevalier , who Is one ot the
best known figures among the Amerlczns
who haveoettled In Europe , has Lot tung In
the United States since 1SDO , hen he was
tenor with the Boston Ideals His last ap
pearance ! n England wis with the Carl Rosa
company , wheni he created the title role In
"Lohengrin , " ot which he gave a masterly
Interpretation In the Intervals of his- oper
atic engagements the chevalier lives with
his family In coo of the finest of the old-
style villas of Florence.
DEBUT OF AMERICAN ARTIST.
Another American artist who Is malting
her London debut this season Is Helen
B rtam , late of the Bostonlans , who replaced
Florence St John In "La Perlchole" She
liaa also 'been ' engaged for tro chief sieging
part In Oscar Barrett's Christmas ope a
"Cinderella" which la billed for the Gar
rlck. In this opera Cissy ; Loftus will figure
as Cinderella and Fred Kaye and John F.
Sheridan as the ugly platers
Mr and Mrs Sydney Dreiv , who have been
giving their sketch. "When Two Hearts Are
Won , " at the Tlvoll for several iSonths , have
secured EO firm a hold on the London public
that they will appear Monday night at the
Alhambra , the principal music hall In this
city. The conclusion of their engagement
there will have given them a season of eight
months In England. Then they contemplate
a Parisian debut In a French version of the
same sketch , which 4hey are now studying.
They were among the artists selected for the
DrLry Lane benefit last week , which enlisted
the best attractions from all the London
theaters The American couple are co well
satisfied with their reception la England that
they expect to remain here perhaps for some
years , and are talking of attempting a re
vival of "Tho Rivals. "
CHITICISM& OCUH.VN DECIIEUS.
I'nlillcutloii In the Knzcttc CausfH
ConNlilfrulil ttxclti-iniMit.
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MADRID , Nov. 27. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Though the
long expecte'd royal decree gazetted today
caufcil an extraordinary sensation and elic
ited animated comments from the lowest
to the highest classes in the Spanish capital ,
Its adversaries pass the mildest criticism und
keep In the dark , whlfeUhe conservatives and
protectionists utter ) han > ber expressions ,
which are echoed In thdlr leading papers.
They already announce that they will make
opposition to the colonial policy in their
electoral platfrom ( p the coming , general
election and foreshadow much parliamentary
obstruction when trie bill for Indemnity will
have been csked fjr by royal decrees. All
this big talk will amount ) to nothing , as the
government Is sure , llkeilta predecessor , to
obtain un overwhelming majority In the sen
ate and congreis that will lodorte Its policy
as a whole. The nation will , If It accom
plishes the objects Sjnu'arda hare most at
heart , jirorapt peace ranl ; consolidation of
Spanish rule In Cuba. Tliia feeling explilns
the anxiety pervading ell classes and the
earnestness with which tbcy look forward
to the impression theideprees are fervently
expected to make lu the West Indies and
the United States , Spaniards feel like men
when they have made Up their mind to stake
their oil on a bold vcature. Friends of the
government fee ] sure pf Ita success , as they
consider the new pdlloy entitles them to
expect the gratitude of the colonists for the
benevolence of the McKlnley government.
Representatives of Cuban par tie ? at Madrid
seem satisfied with all the main features of
the new constitution , especially the part
g tariff autonomy.
ARTHUR B HOUOHTON.
M4DKID. Nov. 27. The lndu trlal dclc-
gitts from Ootalcnla have retun.ej home
dUsatlfcfled with ( be manner In which tbo
Spanish cabinet received tbc-lr protests
against granting autonomy to Cuba and Porto
R1C3.
KAISER IS CAUTIOUS
Consults with Russia Befora Taking Action
Toward China.
HIS PLANS APPROVED AT ST , PETERSBURG
Occupation of Kiao Ohau Will Probably
Bo Permanent.
GERMANY LONG SOUG ITTHE OPPORTUNITY
William Credited with Des'ro to Forestall
England's ' Ambition.
KCI HEMRY- COVETS NAVAL GLORY
( icrmnii rr M Demand * tlmt the Oo\-
eriinteiit Take PonNChvlaii of the
Cliliicno Iln ) UK
i \Vnr McnMtirc.
( Cop ) right , 1SJ7 , by Hie AMoclntcd
DEHLIN , Nov. 27. The presence of Emperor -
peror William at Kiel upon the occasion of
EW earing In the naval recruits has faad the
expected effect of clearing the situation , so
far as Germany's attltuilc toward China and
Haytl Is concerned. Within two months a
squadron of eight fine crultcrs , having on
beard 3.5CO men , will uc assembled In Coi
n-so waters , and the fact that Prince Htory
of Prussia , brother of his majeaty , Is to com
mand half this force , lends probability to
rcpoits current In goveminent circles that
hot work Is expected , ns Prince Hcnrj's
great ambition for years baa been to win
naval laurels.
Furthermore , the correspondent here of the
Associated press has been told by man who
were at Kiel upon the occasion referred so.
that Eaiperor William , In conversation with
Admiral von Knorr , commander In chief of
the Imperial navy , and with Prince Henry ,
made use of the expression : "We must
forestall England "
This remark was made while the emperor
was enlarging on the situation In Chlni and
dwelling on the fact that the advantage
gained by the quick action of the German
naval forces In Klao Chau baj must bo fol
lowed bj an adequate strengthening of the
squadron by forces available.
EMPEROR MAKES INQUIRIES.
In this connection the correspondent of the
Acsociatcd Press learns that within three
days of the rcce'pt of the news of the
murder of the German missionaries ,
the emperor , through the German
ambassador at Vienna and St Pe
tersburg , made confidential Inquiries te
to whether Germany would be opposed la
Chinese waters In case circumstances
should render the seizure of territory
necessary. The replies obtained were who'Iy
satisfactory It was because of Russia's as
surance that' arfrcD hand would bo given
Germany thBt Emperor William-was so ex
traordinarily attentive to Prince Tlnsky , the
commander of the Russian cruiser Vladimir
Monarch , which vessel was at Kiel upon the
occasion of his majesty's visit to that place
The German newspapers , are almost
unablmous in demandlcg that Germany
seize the present opportunity to obtain ade
quate and tangible compensation for Its sup
port of China in the peace negotiations with
Japan in 1S3G The Dsutsche Zeltuni ; Is the
mouthpiece of this feeling when It eays
"We rejoice to say that vvo thus give a
guaranty that the Germcn empire senda
out a fleet with the firm purpose of obtain
ing tangible results on the ccast of the Yel
low rea , for It is for the second time a
Hohenzollern prince hoists his flag against
exotic piracy , and we are certain he will
only return crowned with laurels. "
SHIPS FOR HAYTI.
In regard to the troub'e between Germany
and Haytl the Imperial war ship Gefion will
proceed there as soon as It can be fitted
for ser , and will enforce the demands of
Germany , backed up by the German govern-
racnt school ships , Gnelzencau and Stein
Somewhat late , the German press now
i does juitlcs to the assistance received In
| this matter through the intervention of the
United States minister at Port au Prince.
The semi-official Hamburger says "It is
certain that if the United States at the crit
ical time had assumed an unfriendly attitude
the situation would have become more
dangerous. The mere fact of Its geographical
situation shows that America's Influence Is
paramount at Port au Prince. The atoear-
cnce In this Instance of an American fleet
would have sufficed to have Intensified Haytl's
cpposltlcn to Germany's demands , as the
Haytlans would have seen therein an Indirect
assurance of support. "
The tariff on sugar and petroleum Is oc
cupying the attention of the press extensively ,
jThe negotiations between the German sugar
'syndicate ' and the owners of the refineries ,
'after ' pending for months , have ultimately
j failed , and the plan to form a pool has been
| definitely droioed , at least for the present , as
rainy of those Interested have decided to re
main outside. The purpose was to guarantee
each member of the pool a premium of 2
marks per 100 kilos In land , consumers to
pay Double and exporters to recei\o a like
Mini from the trust.
STANDARD OIL INFLUENCE.
In uplto of the action of the south German
dealers after the announcement that the
Mannheim Pure Oil company , a competitor
of the Standard Oil company , had purchased
Jan Island In the Rhine on which It Is proposed -
| posed to build gigantic tanks , to exclusively
patronize the Mannheim Pure Oil company
the Impression prevails In commercial'circles
that tbo German representatives of the
Standard Oil company have won the tight
and will crush all competition. The Voa-
slsche Zeltung says :
"Evidently In accordance with an agree
ment with the Standard Oil company the
Russian petroleum dealer * have withdrawn
from competition In the German market. "
Of the petroleum Import of the current
year America furnished 53,642 tons and
Ruesla 43,000 tons. Report * from Bremen
end Hamburg dhow- the Standard OH company -
! pany Is now virtually alona In the field ,
| The appeal of the Austro-Iiungarlan min
ister for foreign affairs , Count Golucbowtkl ,
aslclng Europe to unite against American
competition. Is variously commented upon
here. Ths liberal and radical newspapers
condemn such a step. The Volks Zeltuug
tay :
"It ! s tail ! ) teen who would have to pay
the bill vvhea all the European agrarlast
are united. TLe people of Europe who abso
lutely nct-d for their dally breed lh cereals
of America , India and Auitrla would hive
to sacrifice unto 3 millions at the altar ot
internal agrarlclim. That U the meaning
of It"
The Vorwaerta taja ; "A tarltt Wir begun
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Wralhtr Forr-a t for
Partly Cloud ) , Wanner ! Variable WlnJ
t. Interview with Tope too.
Drtitll * ( if the Nlkkt Dffrnt.
The Knl cr In drawing CMtitlnu * .
ropulUtft Hiut Permanent school fiuul
3 , I > oltiR of ( lie Armlciny ot Silence * .
Mnrtln Tlmr.t Toll * 1IU Story.
3. Qiircn Mrtorli n Kiitcrtalnrr ,
I'uglllvt * DcBrrml Upon Onmtit ,
4 , DnliKr * In flip < itrli l Worlit.
0. I'rttlcrrw Oppoirt Annexing llnwnll.
I'mnto Ttilevn Mint On to Triton.
0. Cotncll liluT4 ! I.ctl M itter <
Sequel to n t'hnrcli Trltt ,
7. HI ; Copper Il eo ery In Wyoming.
( icneril Ncw of the rurthcrAcjt. .
8 Nr ! > rA UB'i to Clinrffe on Toxin.
10. "Sliititn Dnle"
11. Commrrrlil mil riimnclnl Nu\v .
12. IMItnrlal mill Comment.
13. School KxltlMt for Nelinxkt.
Itnllroiil CoMimlMlon Mnkrt n Illunilcr.
14. In tlin World of A'niMrmriiM.
KchocM of tilt * Ante Itoom ,
10. "llonmnrn of the Scutcheon. "
15. In the Doni-iln ofVonii i ,
1 ! . Ill the I y of Portr NHo.
Uoiv "I.iMi ; MujcMte" I * Uv uloil.
21 , T i > nn Shorn of IU Charm * .
rnlntlnl Curt for Kiltuaj Mi Kimtcs.
23. Spirting Kctlcu of the Wvek
23. In the \Voriit of Uhlrrlng U heel .
24 Revolution In T.inirtnjj 1'rjcemm
l'roin | < nl Tunnel Umli r Xi w York.
Tciiiiicrnttifo n ( Oninliii
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by the United States on Europe would be
answered by closing the markets of the
Un.ted States of America. The first measure
of the powerful big republic across the
ocean would be the embracing of all Amer
ican countries , 'including perhaps the Eng
lish colonies there. Into a pan-American
tariff union , by which the UnlleJ States
would create large and assured fields for
supply and sale , and would narrow the
export of their adversaries still further"
The Cologne Gozttte , discussing the cen-
tlnucnco of the deficit In the receipts of the
United i'ates , says "Tne new office of Com
missioner Knsson ( the United Stitcs reci
procity commissioner ) , under these circum
stances appears to be nothing more thin a
regular recruiting oflUo to Induce nations to
come there , for commercial treaties would ot
cojrso utlmulato the Imports of the United
States and ccuseouently tfao tariff receipts "
United States Consul General Goldschmldt
says the present export figures for the
United States show an unmistakable In
crease. From October 10 to November 15 the
cxportc in his district amounted to 2,118 S5s
marks , as against 1S45SG2 'marks for the
sjme period ot 1SOS , an Increase of IS per
cent. Reports from other consular districts
show , with few exceptions , similar Increases
DECORATING THE EMUASSY.
For the Intcrlo- decoration of the Germany
embassy at Homo Emperor William has
furnished Prof. Hermann Prell to supervise
!
the work , end he Intrusted him with the tcok
of reproducing three ancient Teutb-Ic myth
ological dcalgrs typifying "Spring , " "Sum
mer" and "White , " which are in the Kais-
crslautern of the Bavarian palat'nate '
Prof Qulddle cf Munich , author of the sar-
cas'io "Callgou" pamphlet on Empcior Wil
liam , has been nominated by the people's
; p rty for member of the Reichstag
The attendance at the Berlin university Is
the largest on reco-d exceeding 0,000 , in
cluding nearly COO Americans , at which num
ber forty-threo are women The i-pace for
th's ' large attendance Is wholly inadequate
and the government intends to enlarge it by
using tbo academy building.
J. F. Wlllard. a resident of Berlin , and a
j nephew of Miss F ances Wlllard , has star'cd
; on an expedition to Bokhara and Asiatic
Russia to study the habits of criminals and
vagrants The Russian goveinmcnt has
furnished him with free transportation
throughout the empire and the Russian
newspapers comm nd the enterprise.
Prlnco George of Ruceia received the
United States ambassador , Andrew White ,
on Tuesday last.
TOHTLHI2II I.Vro A COM"iS iION.
> ta < riiiMit of fill In IK , % < llclntr Tried
for llonili TlirovvliiMT.
BARCELONA , Nov 27. Great Interest is
felt In the trial now in progmfl here of the
two men , Callals and Enrique , accused by
Aschcrl , Instigator of the bomb-throwing
outrage during the procession of Corpua
ChrUtl , In the spring of last year , of throw
ing bombs at a strike meeting In 1SSC , when
several persons were killed and many others
Injured.
Callals was lately condemned to twenty-
years' Imprisonment as an accomplice of
Aschcrl In the Corpus Chrlatl procession
outrage. During his trial on that charge
he confessed himself guilty of the bomb
throwing of 1SSC. Drought ijov , to trial on
that confession , ho alleges that It was ex
torted from him by torture at Montjulch
fortress , and his statement that hewas sub
jected to torture Is confirmed by the testi
mony of other convicts called as witnesses.
Enrique , arraigned with him on the charge
of bomb throwing In 188C , was acquitted to
day.
day.With regard to the assertion of CallaU
that he was tortured , Lieutenant Portas , and
others called for the prosecution , deny that
there Is any truth In the story , and the
weight of evidence is against Callals ,
The public prosecutor demands a sentence
of Imprltonmcnl for life In his caoe. "
RIUM\N sn.UNcn OALSIJS
Ili-llrf thnt Ilii l I mliTHdimU the
OiMMipntlon of China.
BERLIN , Nov. 27. The persistent silence
of the government regarding the Intentions
of Germany at Kiao-Chau bay , though prob
ably caused by the necessities , of diplomatic
negotiations , 1 beginning to be regarded
with considerable anxiety.
It l . .believed that Immediately prior to
the occupation by Admiral Von Dederlch
&na the German cruiser Division the govern
ment notified IU Intention to Itusfla as a
friendly i > ewer , and that a virtual agree
ment cxIatB under which Germany may keep
Klao-Cbau and the bay , while Rutala be
comes the predominate power In Corea ,
which U tantamount to annexation ,
Mil M r Iii iir fn ( Klllril ,
MADRID , Nov. 27 The captain general of
the Philippine Islandi , General Prlmo dc
Rivera , cables from Manilla that the ineur-
gcnts of that colony held a meeting but could
nou.arrlv at any agreement and slirttd tor
htxne , but , the dlipa'ch ' oil ill "They were In
tercepted by Spaulth troops , who killed many
ol them. "
TURN ON THE RECORD
Popnlista Take tha Back Track on the
Echcol Funds.
AMEND THEIR ORIGINAL PROTESTATIONS
Whit Was Blnok Two Years Ago Now
Appears Very Whito.
WHY THEY AVOID DOUGLAS COUNTY BONDS
Buying Stnto Warrants to Help Themselves
and the Brokers ,
GOVERNOR HOLCOM3 AGAINST HIMSELF
I.ettor Written I.nut Vrnr In Which tlio
1'rcnriit Attitude uf tin- Hoard ot
Educational I.anilHiind KlindM
Wan Comlcntiicit ,
LINCOLN , Neb , Nov. 27. ( Special. ) Th
populist state officials who constitute tha
ttate Board of Educntlon.il Lands and
Funds have a great scheme for keeping their
hands upon the money belonging to the per
manent school fund Ileforc the popullsta
came Into pavvei tbej were loud In their
denunciations of Hartley and his associates
for refusing to Invest these trust funds In
bonds as contemplated by the law Governor
Holcomb , It will be remembered , made great
capital out of thp fact that he had exerted
himself repeatedly but In .vain to have the
Idle school funds converted Into Interest
bearing securities But no sooner was tha
lenubllcan b ard supplanted by a populist
board than the populists turned their back *
completely upon their former profesalons and
they are now engaged In using thU money
in a gigantic warrant speculation.
Just after the last election returns wer
announced showing that the- bonds voted by
Douglas county for refunding purposes and
In aid of the e\po'-itlDn were carried the
state house officials sent nut through their
organs the statement tint the board had met
and agreed to bid for $100 000 ot the bonds ,
but that tin-5 had no expectation of having
tholi bid accepted for the reason that they
would not bid moie than par for them ,
in the face of the certainty that other bid
ders would offer a good premium. "The.
state board is Iiandl-appcd. " said this semi
official proclama'ii i ' H its competition
against outside b ilclrrs for the Dcuglai
conaty bonds , In that there is no means by
wtich they can b.d iro-e than par value for
them The bends are regarded an an excel
lent Investment and if the beard could prop-
erlj use "the school money In paying pre
miums on them it Is more than likely It
would do so. The matter of the purchsao
I
of the bonds has been under consideration
for some time by members of the board * 1
and the corcluslcn to enter tbo lists as a
bidder met with tha unanimous approval ot
all the members '
GREAT LOSS TO EMPLOYES. 1
This hts been fo lowed up more recently
by another announcement emanating from ,
the some source lauding Treasurer Mcserve
for Ms great work in finding Investments for
the permanent ichool turd nnd tolling of the
noble EJcril'ces ' U'd ° rgone by the state house
employee in se lirs to h'm rcar'y $3,500 of
salary warrants at par when If they hawked
them about the markets they might pcsslbly
have secured a sn--.Il frsctlea of 1 per cent
premium on them amounting to $17 on the
whole sum In order to pave the way for a
treasury statement slowing the large
amount of school mor .y uninvested In the
treasurer's hands the public Is Informed that
the treasurer Is now at a great disadvantage-
In the Investment of the school fucds la
warrants because be has to compete with
warrant brokers who are willing to buyr
them up at onc-ha f of 1 per cent premium.
"If the treasurer' it ccatlnues , "was driven
out of the market as an Investor of tho-
school fund and compelled to make arrange
ments to put the school funds In other secu
rities , the warrant brokers would have Just , ;
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that much better chance ot successfully
bearing the market. "
Ths ! Is very plainly part and parcel of .
grand scheme to head off the investment of I
the ttate school fund In county bonds and
keep the money In the hands of Treasurer ii
Mwerve , ostensibly for the purpose of In
vesting In Htale warrants With the return ,
of better tlmei and the prompter payment
of taxes , the outctandlng warrant Indebted
ness of the fctate Is being gradually re
duced , and the populist officials see clearly
that within a short time the supply will bo
eo curtailed that the treasurer will not bo
able to Invest the rconcy in warrants unless
he pays the same premium which rulea tbo
market. As those warrants are all going t
populist employes and appointees , the pre
mium will be gathered In along with thelt
monthly salaries and be equivalent to an
Increase of so much per cent upon tlielr
earnings If the money on the other hand l
thrown b ck Into the hands of the treasurer ,
he will be able to follow the footsteps or
Hartley , by farming It out among favorite-
banks Just now he may perhaps have a.
smaller amount of money In the permanent.
school fund than his predecessor , but
should the suit on ( ho Hartley bondsmen ,
pro e successful and tlie school funds em
bezzled by Hartley bo returned to the stato.
be would have over $500,000 at his dis
posal for this purpose
MAY EASILY BUY BONDS.
As a matter of fact there Is nothing what
ever In the law to prevent the state
board from buying the proposed Issue of
Douglas county bends at a premium , or ot
making a 'bid equal to or greater than tha
best bid which any private Individual may
make. On the contrary , the practice baa been
common for the etato board to buy county
bonds at a premium It has Invested In
bonds on a basis as low as 4 per cent In
terest paying the difference between that
rate and the > rate on the face cither In a
lump sum or by detaching Interest coupon *
from the bonds The Irunt funds , for ex
ample , hold nearly $350,000 worth of Lan
caster county bonds upon which the people
are receiving Intereit only at the rule of
4 per cent. There Is alto a block of $77,000
of Otoo county bonds which are drawing
only 4 per cent and the $19,000 of state re
lief bonds -which recently became payable
bear only 4 per cent Interest. There Is no
reason , therefore , whatever , why the ttato
board should not take up the entire bond
lb ue of Douglas county at a rate equal to
4 per cent , and If U made such a bid It
would be reasonably certain to secure them.
Governor Holcomb U a member ot tha
State Board of Educational Lands and Fund *
and if be tai ecquletced In the new policy ]
of the board be has uttered a most remark *
able change of tuart. It la hardly a year & & 4
