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SILENT ABOUT CHINA
German Government Gives No Inkling of
Its Intentions.
WAR OFFICE IS MUM ON THE SUBJECT
People Depending Upon English Prcta hi
Details of the Situation.
EXPECTED NOW THAT THE END 13 NEAR
Minister for Foreign. Affairi Boon to Make
Official Statement.
EMPEROR WILUAM CHEERED BY PCPJUCi
VlRnrotiN Korelwn Policy Adopted li '
the Government In IMeiiHlnif to
Hodol > fe rm mi
( CopyrlRlit. HS7. by the As ocl\ted ! Prcji. )
BERLIN , Dec. 11. Throughout the wcclt
a peculiar condition ot affairs has prevailed
so far ts the prera IB concerned. "The
Chinese adventure , " aa the socbllst Schoon-
lack termed the seizure of Klao CX.uu bay
In the HelchstaR , haa ungroased public Inter
est , > et ti.ie government haa not deigned the
least explanation as to what has been dene
or < who.t has been IntendeJ In the future.
What sparne Information , the foreign olllco
has ( limitlied proM > d to be misleading or
stale. This was especially the casiO with Uio
Ha > tlci Incident. The very day the Gcr-
mcr school ships at Port an Prlucs secured
obedloiico io the ultimatum the government ,
Rlirough Its various organs , proclaimed that
u na\lil demonstration wus not likely and
that In any case a decision could not bo
reached for several weoks.
In regard to China , although the English
press ban been steadily furnishing details ,
the government hero clftlmed tiot to have any
ndvlctu from I'cklu as to 'tho ' real condition
ot affairs. < AR the German minister to ChlM ,
Baron von Heyklug , had full power to deal
with the Chinese- government as 130 thought
beet , this was a strange comlltlcci of affairs.
However , It Is nearlng Its end , as = Baron von
Bulo'A' , the minister 'for foreign affairs , will
shortly make a statement In the Reichstag.
The second Itrpartaut news in the cer
tainty that Russ'a will not tolerate a pcr-
mauent occupation of Klao Chan bay by
Germany. The military attache ot a neigh
boring power assures the correspondent of
the Associated Press that secret Information
has reached here from St. Petersburg set
tling this point. Ho says Russia Is now
making preparations to that effect.
Information has reached the United States
embaajy to the same effect. It Is under
stood , however , that Washington will Inter
pose no obstacle to Germany's opening China
to civilization.
APPRECIATE VON BULOW.
Barcn von Bulow's first appearance In the
Reichstag , where five new cabinet ministers
made their debut this week , met with an
ncurcclatlvo reception. Even the opposition
press greets lilm with sympathy. The quick
settlement of tile Haytlan trouble was re
ceived with fiatlafttctlon by the entire press
and nation.
The Jingoes and agrarian papers again
preach the necessity ot a settlement with
the United States. The Deutsche Zeltung ,
the main organ of the Gorman extension
policy , says , after a tirade of abuse of ths
United States for "Intermeddling in Haytl , "
" Von Bulow will draw -
that It "hopes appro-
orlato conclusions for his future policy In
regard to America , whoso Interfering In-
solcnco needs taking down. "
In this connection the remark Emperor
William Is said to have made to the effect
that "this American meddlesome policy mutl
cease , or wo will be oblgcd ] to teach then :
manners , " nnd Inwhich he pointedly re-
Jorred to the necessity of a Joint naval war
against the United States , Is freely circu
lating In diplomatic circles la Berlin.
There has been Quito a change in the
nclchstag'a views on the naval bill , and ll
Is now thought that It the government takc.i
pains to conciliate the center with a prom-
IKO of Its Influence to bring about the re.
'poal ot the Jesuit expulsion act , or a premIse -
Iso to favor the Catholic school pretensions ,
the measure may pass , although It Is said
the scptcnnato provision will have to be
modified , which , It Is believed , the govern ,
ment la unwilling to do.
CRUISER FOR WEST INDIES.
The German cruiser Gclr , which sailed
from Kiel on Thursday last , will bo per.
manently stationed in itho West Indira to
protect German Interests In that part ot
tbo world.
fiio emperor and the Imperial family will
niovo Into their winter quarters in Berlin
about the middle of January. Christmas
and Now Year's will be kept in the usual
wny at Potsdam.
The visit of Prince Henry of Prursla to
Prlnco Bismarck en Wednesday last at Frled1-
rlohsruh wus sympathetically iccclvcd. His
request to touoh with his lips the forehead
his grandfather EO often kissed Is finding
wldc-pcard approval. Excepting the rheu
matism In bis legs Prlnco Bismarck Is In
fair health.
The Berlin butchers and meat dealers hiivo
passed a resolution requesting the govern
ment to reopen the frontiers to moat Import
and to severely restrict the tratllc In , Ameri
can meat. Tiipy say 28,000,000 marks' worth
was Imported in 1S9G at prices with wlhlch
they c.uina compete.
GOVERNMENT IS MUM.
The various attempts of the opposition
members of the Reichstag to draw out the
government's course during the week wcro
unheeded. The correspondent hero of the
Associated Press , however , has ascertained
from reliable sources several Important
tacit. i
First , since Von Bulow has taken the for
eign office the emperor has not keen per
mitted to mtnlOlo with the direction ot af
faire. Ills majesty was only Informed ot
each important utcp after It was taken. In
other vordj , the emperor has "approved , "
Dot "directed. " That the emperor would not
Interfere in foreign politics was made a aluu
qua nou by Baron Bulow before accepting
oinco.
Ills uiijcsty , however , IK reaping -tho bcnc.
[ Us of Von Bulow's vigorous policy , for.
throughout the week , \\heiic\cr the em
peror drove through the etrccts of Berlin he
\v.is onthUKlastlcally cheered by the popu-
Her , which la heart and soul in accord with
tha plauv of { ho minister for foreign a.-
talru. For instance , whllo driving through
Untcr den Linden on Wednesday the em-
petur woo hailed by a ciowd with "Bravo ,
your majesty , pitch Into the Chinese. " The
emperor responded by smilingly bowing.
The government baa just completed the
report on , Hie trlchlnous American meat
seized during the six months from January
to July. Etcerpts ot the report furnlshel
to the United States ambassador here show
an enormous Increase In American. . trlclil-
nous meat caaes from Cologne , Urcslau ,
Eft-en , Alx-l.vChipelle , DusseMorf , Bochum
ami Oubcn. However , while a certain per-
ccndige of cases Is real'y ot Amorlcsn origin ,
the fact Is palpable that the whole report Is
bungled and tl : t many of the caeca I.TO
not reported to be of American origin.
At Mr. White's formal request he was fur
nished with the registry number of the
original package nnd other means of Identi
fication , In order -to etmhle him to acquaint
the officials at Washington with the facts In
the cacc and secure the punishment of meat
Inspectors.
Mr.Vlilto will hold bis first reception to
the diplomatic corps on January 8 and h ;
will receive the social utul official world
January 17 and 18.
The American church bazaar nctt = d tha
sum of 10,000 marks.
1'H.iiiY is i oi'ui.m i.i.o.vuox. .
AinerloiiiL I2\ilorcr | Well Ili-oi'lvril In
the llrlllHli Cuiilliil.
( Copyright , ISO ? , by 1'rcss I'ubllrhltiK Company. )
LONDON , Dec. 11. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Lieutenant
Psary's lecture last Mrnday before the Lon
don Geographical society was aa event which
gave a British audience good occasion lo
show sympathy with American pluck and
scientific achievement. There wtw most gen
erous applause , particularly when on the
screen appeared the American flag marking
the northernmost point ot Greenland. If the
Esigllsi public had known beforehand how
Interesting Uils lecture would be no dnubt
the Geographical socloiy would have hired
thit largest hall In London , as It did for Nan-
sen. lAftcr having heard both of these Arctic
truvclera I am forcc < l to repinl Peary as
the moro Interesting feature lecturer. In
deed , the I'eary night will remain proverbial
In London as the one when was heard the
most Interesting lecture ever delivered with
in too memory of living man. Ttoe president
admitted that I'eary had broken all previous
records not merely for the most valuable of
tk'dgo jouriieys , but also for having brought
back thu most complete set of photographs
ever dikcn.
I asked Mr. Peary his opinion about An-
ilrec. Ho said Acidroo had a fighting chance
provided his balloon hal not' ' caked up and
broken down by moisture freezing upon It ,
as sometimes happens on our telegraph
Wires. POULTNE-Y BIGELOW.
OIUCIV 01 ? THE UHUYKUS
Alleged. True Story of tln > Affair XIMV
PtlllllMlldl.
PARIS , Dec. 11. The 'Intranslgoaat ' says It
has ascertained thoTcal story ot the Dreyfus
affair , which Is as follows :
Dreyfus , owing to the antt-somltlc cam
paign , determined to leave the French army ,
and wrote to Emperor William asking to bo
admitted to the German army with the same-
rank he held. The emperor replied through
the German embassy that It would ho pre
ferable for Drejfus to serve Germany la the
post he then occupied. Ho "would bo icgarded
as a German officer on a mission to Franco
and In the event of war would take hlgth
rank In the Gorman army. This Dreyfus ac
cepted.
The Intranslgeant says It Is Informed by
the military attache that before the arres > t
of Dreyfus eight letters were stolen from
the Gorman , embassy. Count von Munstcr ,
the German ambassador to Prance , called
upon M. 'Dupuy. ' the premier , to restore the
letters , declaring that If his request were
not complied with he would leave Franco
within twenty-four hours. Tlho letters were
restored , but -were first photographed. The
photographs were submitted at the trial of
Dreyfus by court-martial. Seven of the let
ters originated from Dreyfus and eight from
Emperor William.
AUSTHIAX SU1I.IISCT IS IN JAIL.
Charged uHIi Preventing Hie TrmiN-
liiirlntliiii of TrooiiK.
( Correspondence of the Associated rrcs . )
MANAGUA , Nicaragua , Nov. 30. Captain
Bassett , an Austrian subject , commanding
one of the Fellas Navigation company's
steamers on. Lake Nicaragua and San Juan
Del Norte river , has been arrested and Is
confined In an Iron cage at San Carlos by
the government of Nicaragua , on the charge ,
made by some person Ignorant of machinery ,
of having disabled the boilers of the steam
boat so as to prevent the government from
transporting troops by his boat.
IMU.VCn 1I13.MIY J11JAUS A M
It Will Include I'roirrjim of
Hi'fiirniH.
BERLIN. Dec. 11. The representative here
of the Associated Press Is Informed .that
Prince Henry ot Piusala , who has been ap
pointed to the command of the Second Ger
man sauadron on the coast of Chlcia , will
visit Pckln , where the Chlncao emperor will
receive him as an equal. Pilnco Henry , It
Is announced , Is the hearer of a messaga
twin Emperor William to the Chinese em
peror. In which Is Included a program of
Chinese reforms.
All UlfU'roiicpN Settlfil.
1S97 , by Press I'ublUhlnK Company. )
CARACAS , Venezuela , Dee. 11 , ( New York
World Cablegram Gfieclal Tolcg am , ) Prcsl.
dent Crespo officially received' the British
minister today. This completes the recon
ciliation of Great Britain and Venezuela
after a ten years' rupture of diplomatic rela
tions. The difference over the Guiana , boun
dary , which caused the estrangement , has
beert referred for settlement , through the
mediation of the United States , to a tribunal
of arbitration , and the good faith of both
parties In the case Is attested 'by ' the re
newal of oRlclal Intercourse.
Inquiry .Into . Sliimliiril Oil.
'BERLIN , Dec. 11. It Is announced that
the national lebcratz will pursue the Inquiry
In the Reichstag regarding the govern
ment's Intentions as to the Standard Oil
company , which It Is believed will lead to the
tukl'.ig ' of other steps. The Tagctblatt says It
will not do to brutally attack the United
Stall's , "whoso answer would * likely be worse
tl'nu the provocation , "
Trial f I'niKiie Illolrm.
PRAGUE , Dec. 11. The trials of tbo per
sons arrested for participating In the recent
riots hero began today. Up to noon six
canes had beuu dlspoicd of , the prlscticre
being sentenced to from tiircu weeks 4o one
year at hard labor.
Duel Ulileh KlIlH.
BUCHAREST , Dec. It. A duel with
swords baa been fought "between " M. La Hor-
vary , director of the ( Independence Houmalne ,
and M , Flllpesco , director of the Epoca. M.
La Horvary was killed.
Ilrltlxh btiiuiiiT Akhore ,
BRISTOL. Dec. 11. The lirltlsh stramur
Loauzo , Captain Evans , \\hirli til led from
Montreal , November 23 , for thU port , Is
ashore In tbo Bristol channel. .
WOE FOR SALISBURY
Foreign Aflaiia Trouble the Premier and
His Associates ,
FRENCH ANNOYANCES IN DARKEST AFRICA
Oatting Off British Oommnnication Between
Capo Town and Etna.
I'ALOUSY OF GERMANY'S CHINESE GRAB
Graat Ir'.tain Cons'd n the Orient as I.s
Poiaanal Property.
INDIAN EXPEDITION NEXF 13 A FAILURE
.Mnn > - OIllcrrN mill Men Uoiiortcil
Killed , Heavy i\iiondltiirc * In
curred mill the UeMiltN lo
Dale Arc MI.
( Copyright , 1 97 , by the ABFOclnteil Prom. )
LONDON , Dec. 11. Four cabinet councils
In a week arc calculated to arouse comment ,
but It must bo admitted that the marquis of
Salisbury ami his colleagues have a multiple
of matters more or lew Important calling for
a settlement. With France 'trying to filch
slices of ( African territory which Great
Britain Is In the bublt ot colling Its own ;
Germany loosening the "clndi" Albion has
at\\as claimed < to .Vive In China ; while
Great Britain Itself Is trying to grab a little
more country at vurlous other points , and with
the preparation of the legislative program ,
the ministry has no lack of worries.
The onnouncement which the St. James
Gazette made on Wednesday last , "authori
tatively , " ithat the British government does
not expect any further trouble with France
regarding the Upper Nile reglcns , France
agreeing to accept the situation , Is uncon
firmed and probably unfounded , as there Is
no lack of evidence that Kmnpn la ,1 niuor
al tcly pursuing the Msk of seizing the upper
waters of the Nile above Khartoum , thus
cutting the British line of communication be
tween Cape Town and Buez , and the power
ful colonial party In France threatens to
upset 'the 'Mellne ' cabinet should It recede
ftom this enterprise.
FAILURE IN INDIA.
All the forces of Sir Gsnoral Lockhart ,
the British commrnder on the frontier , have
been withdrawn to the Bara vn'ley for the
winter. Thus the largest and best oqulppsu
force ever assembled In India has failed , and
the whole work will h.ive to be repeated In
the sprln ? . About 1,400 officers and meix ,
killed or wounded , 35,000,000 ot roupecs
spent In leas , and British prestige weakened
on the frontier , are the debits , agalnat
which a few mud huts and , gangers blown
up , and probably several thousand natives
killed , are the only apparent credits.
Rumors , too precise to be guesswork , are
current to the effect that the carl of Elgin ,
early next year , will retire from the viceroy-
ally of India and be succeeded by Lord
George * Hamilton , whoso Indian secretary
ship will be filled by Lord Lansdowne , the
present secretary ot state for war. This
would be a good party move , as It would
enable the marquis of Salisbury to place at
the head ot the war office a skilled man of
business who would satisfy the taxpayer
as well as the army , and materially smooth
the path for-the intended popular demand for
militarism.
It Is Intimated that Joseph Chamberlain
may bo transferred from the colonial to the
war office , his place being given as a sop to
the marquis of Londonderry.
PEARY'S WARM WELCOME.
Lieutenant R. E. Peary , the American ex-
plcrer , has taken the town by storm , though
he arrived here unheralded. The news
papers , geographers and aclentlsts are at his
disposal. As a leading geographer said to a
reorescotatlvo ot the Associated Press : "Lieu
tenant Peary has won our hearts by his
modesty , courtesy and learning. We nut
him on the ramo plane with Dr. Nansen , and
have the utmost confidence In his plans. "
On Tuesday Lieutenant and Mrs. Peary
dined with the Ilarmswortbs and on Wednes
day the United States ambassador , Colonel
John Hay , and Mrs. Hay gave a dinner In
their honor. The lieutenant lectured at New
castle on Thursday and on Friday ho lec
tured at Edinburgh. There he met with an
enthusiastic reception from the Royal Scot
tish Geographical society and was presented
with Its medal. Sir Clemcat Markham ,
president of the Royal Geographical society ,
will give a banquet -In Lieutenant Peary's
honor December 14.
The Saturday Review says : "There Is a
tlngo of hero worship In the reception ac
corded to Lieutenant Peary which surpasses
the reception of Dr. Nansen. This Is as It
should bo Peary Is of our race , and speaks
our tongue , and It Is only fitting that wo
should fee ) moio warmly for him than for a
foreigner. Moreover , the desperate courage
shown by Lieutenant Peary Is almost un
paralleled In the splendid story of Arctic ex
ploration. "
MAY TRAIN YALE DREW.
C. J. D. Goldlo of Cam'brldge ' , who rowed
for Leandor In the race for the Grand Chal
lenge cup at the 'Henley regatta this year ,
and W. i. Ferule , lyho stroked the Trinity
Hall , Cambridge , crew In the same race ,
sailed for New York today on board the
Cunard liner Lucanta. It Is rumored they arc
going to look Into rowing matters at Yale
and perhaps train , the Yale crew.
"Colonel Hay has done a great deal more
than people think , " said one ot his friends
recently. "Ho has declined over fifty lnvltat-
ttons to make public speeches since be ar
rived In England. "
The member of the British astronomical
society who Is going to India to witness tha
eclipse ot the sun , will tali ? with him a
powerful clnemctograph camera which will
produce five or six photographs per second.
Hu hopes thereby to settle tbo question
whether the appearance ot the coiona
changes during the brief momenta of the
ccllpso. *
Prof. Harmon of Dakota has about con
cluded tils mission to Turkestan for the pur
pose of studying the seeds and plants best
calculated to reclaim sandy wastes. He baa
secured u good collection.
HAY CONFERS WITH SALISBURY.
On Friday afternoon Colonel Hay bad a
long conference with the marquis of Sal
isbury at the foreign office on the subject of
the Behrlng sea. The Interview was ami
cable to both aides , but nothing definite was
arrived at.
Ijnter In the afternoon Colonel and Mrs.
Hay proceeded to Windsor , whcro they re-
celveJ special marks ot attention. The
United States ambassador and big wife dined
at the queen's table , Colonel Hay sitting
' icuct io tier majesty , She was moat kind and
ocrdlil , the convertjllon .listing iin .hour.
After dlr.ncr the qu n , copvjrricd with Mrs.
'
Hay In the tame ea'rilUU tummcr.
A snap shot ot the ramllylKrpup whllo the
czar and czarina were. ntjDni nstadt , show
ing Emperor William with fills arm resting
affectionately on th6'czar's siouldcr , IUB fur
nished n German pjfttogrupjicr with n pic
ture which Is ecUlnst freely. The Berlin
photographer has sklmilly detached the Ger
man emperor and th 'ctar from their sur-
roixdlngo and has made It ippwr that the
two autocrats were phitogn p'lcd alone , after
purposely assuming a friendly pcae. Tiic
pictures appeared In the stores at St. Peters
burg and were summarily confiscated.
SUCCUMIIS TO men nnvsioAi. ii.i.s.
After I.I Hirer I n K Toil Dnyn Mrx. Ml
Klnliry I'IIHNCI * Awn jr.
CANTON , O. . Dec. 12. Mra. Nancy Alll-
ECII McKlnley passed from life at a few min
utes past 2 o'clock this morning with all
her children and other Immediate relatives at
Cier bedside. She did nrt suffer any In her
list hours , but gradually passed from the
deep , ralsled sleep , In which she has rested
almost constantly for Uhe lifit ten days , ( ute
the sleep ot death.
President McKlnley continued his vigil all
day , much as he has the preceding days. He
eat almost constantly In the sick room and
thcro secured about all the rest ho had. His
attention has been almost wholly given to
the patient , watching Intently for the slight
est change. Late Intho , afternoon he and
his wife emerged from the house and took
a few turns on the pofch for exercise and a
llttlo freoh air and little later he and hla
brother Abner had a , similar walk. Aside
from this ho has scarcely been out of the
room. Ho Is kept Intended of the affaire of
state by communications from the White
House , and Judging from the calls of mes
sengers , there are many telegrams of sym
pathy and sollcltlous Inquiry being received
from friends of the mother a ton Ina bus
parts of the country.
Mrs. ( McKlnley wna born near Lisbon. O. ,
In IbOO. In 1827 NIO ! married William Mc
Klnley , a young Iron Tnanufacturer. Nine
children were born to them , four of whom
are now livingHqlen , who has resided
with her mother ; Mrs. A. J. Duncan ot
Cleveland ; Abner McKltiley of New York ,
and William McKlnliy , the president. Her
husband died In November , 1E92 , at the nge
of S3 years. ,
KANSAS CITY OETT1M ! IX LINE.
Mltisaurl MclropoIlN AVIIl IKtil the
KANSAS CITY , Dec. if. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Nebraska cipcsltlcn delegation
WBO met about ninety miles , belowKaccaa
City by a committee of twenty-five from the
Commercial club of this city. On arriving
the entire party were driven , to the Midland
hotel , where a delicious banquet was nerved.
The dining room and the tables were dec
orated with tbo Omaha colors.
After the banquet th Nchrsskans were
escorted to the Commercial club rooms. On
every elde were displayed' ' blrdseyo viewo of
the Trcnsmlosisslppl Exposition draped with
hunting , and the rooms iwere filled with
business men of Kansas , Clty. Frlcu/Hy
greetings were exchanged and then Presi
dent Barton called on' Governor Saunders lo
address the meeting , Thi > , governor made a
brief Tjut polated talk om the exposition , 'He
TVUS followed 6y L. L. , H. Austin of Lincoln ,
who arouoed the enthusiasm of the Kansas
City peoplq regarding the exposition and di
rect railroads to the gulf ] Robert Glllam ,
chief engineer ot the Plttsburg & Gulf rail
road , said the exposition j\as as Important
to Kansas City as to Omaha end ho prom
ised that the people of Kansas City would
support the movement with all their power.
L. W. Colby of Beatrice spoke for the ex
position * In a happy strain , his - be
ing well recelvedi. Before the meeting
"
closed , Councilman D. T. "Mount of Omaha ,
on behalf of the Nebraska , delegation. . , pre
sented chairman W. II. Green with a hand
some gold headed case.
An active campaign has been commenced
In Kansas City to raJso'a { und for a Kansas
City building at the expoaltlon. . aad It Is
stated that the prospect for the success ot
the movement Is very flattering.
( The * Nebraska delegation will break up
hero , those from Lincoln and other points
In. the state going direct to their homes.
The Omaha dclcRatce are due in Omaha at
5:40 : p. m. , Sunday , via the ? Burlington.
COMI'UOMISE I..VM ) GltAXT SUIT.
Settler * Will He Continued In Their
Title- * .
MILWAUKEE , Dcc 'll. The three suits
Instituted by Receivers Payne , Oakes nnd
Rouse against the St. Paul , Minneapolis &
Manitoba railway company , growing out of
the dltputo over land gr&ttts In the state of
Minnesota have been amicably settled , and
an order of dismissal will be entered In a
few days. The Northern Pacific receivers
secure 75,745.33 acres at valuable land , all In
Minnesota , and $89,000 In cash. Most Im
portant of all , however , , Is the assurance that
settlers who nave purchased land In good
faith .from the Manitoba Icompany are not
to be disturbed In their possession , but In
stead , the two companies are to Join In mak
ing the titles good and nmdlng. The Mani
toba company takes 33,053.15 acres or land
and $80,000 In cash , jtio"tbrco suits grew
out of the land grans , mcrdo by congress to
the Northern Pacific , aiiil' ' the grants made
subsequently { o the stale 'of Minnesota and
to the St. Paul , Minneapolis & Manitoba com
pany. The'lands were patented by the United
States after the grant ( o'ho $ Northern Pacific ,
The grants of the n'.fio to the Manitoba
company , made subsequently , encroached
upon the cno made to ! ' tlio Northern Pacific
company , but no actionwas taken until
fourteen years clapsqd , wrfen tbo first suit
was brought. Tbo delay raised several ques
tions of law. In the' consideration of which
the compromise was. reached.
Symlleale Will Jlulld7'tlio Tunnel.
NEW YORK , Deo. U.fr-Tho Herald gays :
A big- syndicate ot NeWYprk und foreign
bankers hns been orBiylzefor 'ne PurPose
of building the underground tunnel , and U
has not only let all the contracts , but It
has arranged with the * Carnegie Steel com
pany for the Iron and gte l. besides complet
ing1 ull of the other arrapgemente , such as
the deposit of $0,000,0X1 rqaduwith the com
missioners. The syndicate Is headed by the
Deutsche bank of Berlin nnd John A.
Stewart , president ot the United States
Trust company , i
MOVt'MIUIltM Of. Co I'll II Vl'HKflN , DCF. 11 ,
At New York Arrfved St. Louli , from
Southampton ; Umbrla , from Liverpool ,
BalloJ Campania , for Liverpool ; .Mobile , for
'
London ; La Bretuno , for 'Havre ; Aucusto
Victoria , tor Naplm ; Phoenicia , for Ham
burg ; Spaarndam , for Rotterdam.
At Philadelphia-Sailed Khynland. for
Liverpool ,
At 'Bremen ' Arrived Munch n , from Dal-
tlnioru , BalUd Dresden , for Uultlmore.
At Liverpool Arrived Adriatic , from TJcw
York.
At Havre Sailed La Normandle , for New
Yprl : ,
At Southampton Sailed Paris , for Nt >
York ,
At Queenstown Arrived Etrurla , from
New York.
ANNA'S ' MONEY GOES
Oonnt Bon ! do Oastellano Blows in His
Wife's Good Ducats.
EH- CANNOT STAND IT MUCH LONGER
Even Jay Gould'-i Millions Are Rapidly
Dwindling Away.
COITIT'S ' COLOSSAL FOLLY UOIS IT
Oounlesp , it is floror'ol , is Seriously
Contemplating a Divorce.
CRA1H MUST COME SOONER OR LATER
Jockey Toil .sionnc Still Continue * to
lie the MoM-TulUeil-Almut Mnn
in ( lie ( iny HrillHlt
Cunllnl.
( Copyright , UD7 , liy Tress Publishing Company )
LONDON , Dec. 11. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The report Is
beginning to bo whispered In selet circles
of London and Paris that serious trouble has
arisen between the Count and Countess Bonl
do Castellatio over the former's Insensate ex-
trauigance. A World dispatch contained the
first information , some weeks clncc , that
even the vast fortune of Jay Gould's daughter
was proving unequal to the drain mide upon
It by the financial follies of Count Bonl.
Information now readied mo from the same
sure source that the question ot a possible
separation by mutual consent , or , If net. by
a legal decree to be applied for by the
couitcss. Is being discussed by relatives and
lawyers acting on behalf of bath husband
and wife.
Matters appear to have been brought to a
bead by the absolute refusal of the countess
to advance any more money to meet the con
stantly Increasing demands for the accom
plishment of Count Bonl's colossal folly of
building a replica or the grand trlauon In
the Avenue Bols do Bologne. The construc
tion of this lordly pleasure house has been
lately Interrupted because the , countess , actIng -
Ing by the advice of her relatives , declined to
glvo anything moro toward the enormous
funds necessary for Its completion on the
scale of grandeur projected by her husband.
The mere outlay on the costliest marbles
alone In said to be fabulous , while It was
proposed that the palace should Include a
theater gorgeously decorated by the principal
living artists and provided with the mcst
perfect modern scenic appointments and an
auditorium largo enough to scat DOO guests.
BONI'S MANIA.
The extravagancies of Count Bonl In all
possible directions amount reaHy to a mania.
jEverythlng ho gets must bo several degrees
moro costly ami ram itiin Is possessed even
by hla wealthiest friends. It Would toke'tne'
wealth of Monte Crlsto to satiate his gar
gantuan appetite for throwing away money
Except that he Is rather worthless ana ut
terly conceited no-thing ibeyond Idiotic extravagance -
travaganco Is alleged against him. Much
sympathy Is felt with the countess In her
unfortunate marriage Into which the glitter
of a great title and the glamour of a fa
mous family drc/w her. She Is naturally
qulot , retiring and amiable , without any
apparent desire to take advantage of the
social position which her fortune has se
cured tor her. She is. In fact , rather a lay
figure In the Castellano household , and the
financial demands of her husband must have
been startling Indesd when she waii spurred
to resin them. The talk of a separation la
regarded by friends of the family as rather
a last attempt toput the screw on Count
Boni by frightening him Into putting a curb
on his expenditures than a serious project.
But all the same he Is so devoid ot senr-e
and so monstrously vain that an ultimate
crash cannot .be averted very long.
ALL EYES ON SLOANE.
How large Is the space filled by Ted Sloano
In the English racing firmament Is evidenced
by the unprecedented amount of gossip con
cerning him and his plans published In the
sporting press. Although ho stated positively
to a World representative the other ove'nlng
at the Ho el Ccsll that ho w'as "for Amcrha a *
soon as possible , " a story has since been pub
lished hero that ho Is negotiating with Mr.
Flelschmann to release him from his Amer
ican engagement for next season GO he may
rldo here. Sloano Rays ho maltee $75ODO a
year In the United States , whllo one of the
first sportlnt ; authorities In England told me
today that Sloane could not possibly earn
moro than $35.000 on the English turf per
season. The qucetlon Is , therefore , whether
Sloano Is KO ambitious to rldo In the colors
of royalties , dukes and earls , that he would
make the sacrifice of half hls ncomo on that
account. Sloano'a friends lough at the sug
gestion.
MONEY DOES IT ALL.
Lord Charles Beresford has crc-itcd on
unpleasant sensation In the highest social
circles In England by a characterlatl'rtlly
courageous denunciation of society's shame
less worship ot wealth above all things.
Speaking at the Vagabond club annual din
ner as guest of the evening ho declared that
money was now everything among us. Money
would buy access to what Is known as the
very beat society , and lot anybody come to
England with enough money , no matter
whether It had been gained honorably or
disgracefully , there was no door which ho
tould not hope to enter. In the old days , ho
averred , It was not so but money was' de
stroying our old pride our old chivalry.
When In the "best "
a man society" com
mitted a dishonorable act. Indeed a crime.
that society banded Itself together to screen
him , Instead ot hanging him to a tre-o and
casting his body Into a ditch. Lord Charles
prophesied the ruin of the empire unless
tbo dominion of money could bo made < o
CCUEO. The allusion to Lord William Ne
ville's swindling ot young Spender Clay Is
not moro pointed than are the prlnco of
Wales' partiality for Nouvcaux riches and
both are bitterly resented by smart society.
But Lord Charles la no respecter of persons
In such matters. He Is Independent of the
patronage of the prlnco of Walco or any
coterie , however smart.
0. MacMurrogh Kavanagh , third secretary
of the llrltlah embassy at Washington , who
haa juet died , was the got > of one of the most
remarkable men who over sat In tbo House
of Commons. His father < was born 'without
either arms or legs , but was a man of great
ability and Indomitable will. Despite his
phynlca ) disabilities he was a splendid horse
man and a constant follower of the Carlow
hounds , being strapped to bis horse and
holding the reins by hooka attached to his
arm stumps. Ho was a most unpopular land
lord and was swept out of tbo House of
Commons at the general election following
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Weather Forfcnut for Nebrnskn
TnlrVntmer ; ; Baulhcrly Winds.
Pace.
I. < ! prninn Sllrnt on Chlnoc ytirntlon.
S.ilUtmry In it rock of Trouble.
Counter CttitiiUino After Olvirso.
< ! o prl of llutrcil Kulo * In Kuropo.
a. Miller Wlni the .Slx-Diiy Unco.
Arfulra nt South Om lm.
3. Dcr.inUliiK XalirniU fi l Nalilic.l.
I. Society r.ionts of ho Tint Wook.
fl. Utpitltlon Co.Ur. ctr Are tliutlln ? .
At in leu 1 Niitox nnil Mention.
0. Council llliiTi t.iril MiHorM ,
Krp.irt of lo.vn St.ito Auditor.
7. Coulter Mny Yet Ksrupe Trlnl.
Mirtloy' Ili-iil i no i I'loil for Oolny.
Iimiranee Compiuy Illrvctora Uulile.
8. Omnliit Kootlt.ul U ( liithcruil III ,
10. "Simon n.ilc. "
11. Cotntnerclitl itml Plnnm-liil None. *
IS. Killtorlul unil Comment. >
in. In the World of Aimiimimnts ,
14. Kclioet of the Antu Itnoint ,
III. "Ilhoo.ihii- I'ropliet. "
In the riehl of Kleetrlclty.
IB. In the Domulii of Wonui'i.
ID. SugRixtlonii for llolliliy Presents.
Athletic * In the High Schu.il.
KO. llulloonltiK In the Navy.
SI , Automatic Typc-Sottlnc Miiclilno.
as. SiiurtliiR Uitvlow of thn Wcoc. !
at. : Ill the World of Whirring Wheels.
the foul dntloti of the land league , but ho
lived for 'many years subsequently , a pug
nacious defender of landlord rights. As ho
could not stand the House of Commons
passeJ 11 special ordinance giving him leave
to speak while boated , which ho frequently
did. In the sanio way his vote was taken
In his place and ho had not to pass through
a division of the lobbies. According to looal
tradition In Ireland ( Mr. Kavanagh's de
formity was a Judgment on. his mother , who
broke the arms and legs oft a crucifix which
she found In a servant's loom , to show her
distaste for such Catholic emblems.
Lard Malcolm of Poltalloch's marriage to
Mrs. Lister of New York has excited sur
prise , as when ho left England It was staled
ho was going merely after extensive prop
erties ho owns In the West Indies Ho was
the tallest man In the House of Commons ,
standing six feet , five Inches , and bread In
piroortko. a typical gigantic Scotch hlgli-
lander. IIo owns large estates In Argyle. and
is the head of n clan bearing bis name. He
was n widower and C3 years of nge.
The latest among marvelous discoveries is
l-a I'cmmo Hongten. a woman wlio is de
scribed as being able lo read with ease
through opaque bodies. Dr. Fcrroul ot Nar-
benne has found aud Introduced this phe
nomenal woman to his colleague , Dr. Gra.ita ,
professor In the medical faculty at Mcnt-
peller. .The wotn-jn succeeded In reading at
a certain distance a letter envelope which
had been covered with seals , also posted , us
an additional precaution.
LABOR SITUATION.
Official estimates show that 201.G38 work
men wcro affected by strikes during the last
year , and that the loss thereby entailed to
British trade was ? 75.000,000. The Industrial
situation has somewhat Improved during the
week , for although the engineering strike is
na nearer settlement the threatened concur
rent strikes In the cotton Industry and rail
roads have been averted , at least for the
present. That a titanic struggle between
trades animism and capital Is Impending Is
still true , for employers and the federations
are determined to pursue each other.
Muih speculation has bcn excited In finan
cial circles of the city by the announcement
of the Impending retirement ot Carl Meyer ,
for many year ? the right-hand man of the
Rothschilds' Lcndon house. Ill health Is
given as a reason , but many believe that
Mr , Meyer has boon offered a partnership
In another great house , whereas In the
Rothschilds he had merely a salary ot $10,000
a year. 11 to pretty wife's portrait , by Sar
gent , was the picture of tlio year In this
season's academy.
The Statist , discussing the outlook for
American securities , says : "If a dlaposltlort
Is shown by the senate to act wisely , the
Improvement talkc-d about as HUely to occur
may bo witnessed and be maintained , but
there are no clear Indications that the senate
will receive currency proposals In the right
spirit. "
KOINC. OVI2HI\.M > TO KI.OMHICU.
I'urlyov Camped on Grout
.Slave Ijiiki- .
CALGARY , N. W. T. , Dec. 11. N. W.
Warmolcs of Chicago , leader of the War-
moles overland expedition to the Yukon , ac
companied by Edward Bock , arrived Jicro last
night from Fort Resolution on Great Slave
lake , 1,200 miles north of Calgary , where
the rest of the party , twelve In number , are
camped for the winter In a substantial build
ing belonging to the Hudson Hay company.
The Warmoles expedition left Chicago Au
gust 25 and reached Fort Resolution October
25 , going down the Athabasca river and
Slave lake , which took ten dajo. Warmolcs
will not return until bprlns , when
tic will return with his thrco children ur J
additional supplies. All are reported happy
and well supplied with provisions , Including
fresh 111000 meat and the best of 'Whltullsli.
The trip to Tort Resolution was nmdo with
out accident ajid the party Is emphatic in
Irs opinion that the all-Canadian water route
Is not only practicable , 'but ' ( he easiest and
uhe-upest route of all , When told t'mt de
rogatory reports had appciitcd Isi Chicago
concerning the Edmonton route , Warmoles
and Bock were InJIgnant They cay that any
man who condemns the Edmonton route docs
not biiso his remarks on facts.
On the return trip Warmolcs and Bock
walked from Resolution to Fort Smythe ,
225 miles , packing their provision ) ) with the
assistance of an Indian. At Fart Smytho
they eecured u train cf dogs and went along
thu ice on tbo edges of the river lo Fort
Ghlppewahero additional doga were
boijght , with which they reached Heart take ,
210 miles north of Edmonton , which town
was reached by team. The whole dlsMice ,
some 1,200 miles , was covered In thirty-cue
days' actual itravcllng , the remainder of the
time being spent .bunting bear , moose and
other animate ,
They report having pasted several bars on
the river whcro 110 u day per man could bo
made -with bird work , but as their destina
tion is the headwaters of the Peel river they
did not stop. The people along the route
b3t , Hudson Bay officers , Indians and half-
breeds , treated the Klonllkers well and gave
them every aulstance. The two traveler * are
In first-class health and nay they never fcl
better In their liven. They leave for Chicago
tonight ,
GOSPEL OF HATRED
Dominates the Actions of the European
Nations ,
TRUST TO SMOTHER LIBERAL SENTIMENT
Universal Military Scrico Bocoraas aa
Engine of Oppression !
GERMAN NAVV BILL STIRS UP STRIFE
It Will Pass Boouuo Mnny Dare Neb
Oppose It ,
EVERYTHING STEPS ASIDE FOR FORCE
Kulnor'nCovennmnt Trent * AH Pub *
lie KnteriirlxeH rennrloiinl- >
( Order that the Navy
> I Hi * IiiereiiNeil.
1597 , by 1'rcF * PuMMiln ? CtompnnyJ
LONDON , Dec. 11. ( New York Worm Ca
blegram Sneclal Telegram. ) "Where In llu
civilized world la there a larllamcnt so en
slaved , so devoid of Influence as the Gor
man ? " This W3 * the bitter question hurleJ.
by Rlchtcr on the floor of the Reichstag 'n
Berlin to a bench full of Imperial officials.
This sentence was rart ot a vigorous speech
directed against the preiiosal of the German
government to nuke a largo Increase to the
navy. The stata ot things In political Ger
many Is not encouraging to the friend ot
liberty , because It In but too plain that the
powers cti high are disposed to treat Parlia
ment as a mere debating society. The gov
ernment controls DO much patronage and BO
much of the press that when It chooses to
sound the Jingo bugle there Is llttlo power
to orpcso It.
I have little doubt that the naval hill will
pass because liberal members of the Relchs *
liK have assured me that they could not
afford to make an Isiuo on n matter whcro
patriotism might bo Involved. The real con
stitutional struggle will bo made on a ques
tion of strictly domestic Interest where the
Jingoes will net he nble to-.lnjuro the Issua
by talking of national orcstlgo. For Instdnce ,
the fight may come over the Judicial pro *
ccdure In military cases. This would bo ot
I
slight Importance In our country , but In Ger
many , where every man Is inoro or less sub
ject to military discipline , It makes a power
ful difference to him whether court-martial ?
Is to be with or without the protection or cca- I
stltutlonal safeguards. At present these courts.
are somewhat secret and the accused Is much
limited In his right to counsel. The govern
ment has promised a better law on the sub
Ject , but eo far an I can see the now ono-
Is llttlo better than the old. It appears to.
have been drafted In the barracks , nnd to
.leave in the hands of the prosecuting officers ,
all pow-er regardlog the manner In which
the trial shall bo conducted. As a political
fight an Issue of this kind will bo InterestIng -
Ing , and we need not wait longer for It.
GOSPEL OF HATRED.
The state ot things today Is Indeed very-
much as It was In 181C , after Napoleon , had.
been , shipped to St. Helena , when u > handful
of divinely anointed soverelgnb orgcnlzcd a
corrupt trust , whoso business It was to
smother liberal sentiment wherever It might
show lleolf. In ISIS this combination was
violently disrupted by a ecrles of revolu
tions In Pails , Berlin , VIccna and a. few
other minor po'ntfl. ' In. . that year French
and Germans fraternized , so did Germans
and English. Slcco then the gospel of
hatred has dominated and universal military
service has become an engine of oppreeslon
Ittle dreamed of by the men who first con
ceived It In 1815.
Germany , which used to bo regarded ae the
moral factor In the European concert , icow
seeks adventure In the far cast , and talks ;
of foreign war as lightly as did Imperial
? rance. Whllo recently In the Berlin. Royal
Ibrary I was struck by the fact that the >
> ulldlng appeared to bo anything but fire
proof. The librarian said , sadly : "Wo pe-
.Itlon llio government repeatedly for better
quarters , but they need all the money for
the army and carnet spare any for us. "
The German , echoolo and scientific instttu-
.lons are being starved IB order that some ?
ttttcrlBs may bo added to the artillery.
The lant Klx months have been filled with
most shocking railway accidents In Germany ,
nearly all of which have been traced to
penurious treatment at the head of the gov
ernment. Examples like this can bo multi
plied In order lo cxpl iln where the surplus
Is drawn from that Is to hulld new ironclads
and mibtildlzo unpiofltablo colonies. But the
popular struggle that V.-.IB nmothcrcd In 1815
and again In 1848 Is breaking out afresh
where least expected ; Poland Is once moro
becoming a political power ; the Slave , who
have hated ono another HO long , are now giv
ing ono another comfort , and we may Boon
hear that the Bohemians , who have long1
1 coked upon Gc'imany as tholr enemy , have
made common canto with the Poles of Aus
tria , Germany and Ruasla for the achieve
ment of Independence. Hungary , by the cx-
ercls3 of remarkable political sagacity and
military bravery , hr no\v come to bo the
strongest unit In the Danube country , and it
requires but an understanding between the
Slavs and the Magyain for Austria to disap
pear from Europe , The burning questions ,
after all , are these Involving the underlying
of what was done hy the no-called Holy Alliance -
anco of 181D.
181D.LA.BOR
LA.BOR . PUOULDMS.
In England the ciiKlr.curfi' strike continues
to Impoverish employer and wotkmcn alike.
Politicians are iifrald to talk plainly for fear
of losing votes , but It In clear that If KIIK-
land Is to rutuln the g'nuid It hag lost in
dustrially the British workmen must learn
In work as hard and Intelligently as the
American. Trades unions may bo good In so
far as they assist men to their rights , but In
England they have goun too far. Hero In
J/orrdCM the principal of a polytechnic school
told mo yesterday that If a carpenter at
tempted to come to his school In order to
learn something ot metal working every
mttal worker In thr- school would bo forced
to leave by order of 'tho ' union , An all-round
mechanic In England Is utmost an Impossi
bility. No workmen In the world gcta so
much pay for Inferior work as do those ot
England , and they would not get on If tioy
tried to transplant themselves to American
soil unless they made up ttiulr minds to
adopt American mc'tlioJs.
POULTNBV UKHSLOW.
Heft rep KNlliiiurr |
MAGDEBURG , Dec. 11. The repoit of Mia
statistical association en the tugar beet crop
of 1S9S gives Germany l.BOO.OOO tons ; Austria-
Hungary , 830,000 too , and France , 779,004