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GERMANY KEEPS MUM
QiTD3 Out "So OfSoial Utterances cm tie
Chinese Situation.
GOVERNMENT NOT SUtE OF ITS FOOTING
Docs Not Znaw How Par tie Powers Will
Permit it to Qo.
SEEKS ALLIANCE WITH RUSSIA AND GREECE
2cBD.lt of These 'Recotia-tions May Govern
Future Act"on.
PU3LIC ATTENTION OCCUPIED BY CHINA
All Germany Encrr for HellnMr In-
f riuiitinn on tlic Snlijret , lint
tlif rorrlc-n Offlt-r < !
No Mirn. i
it. 1W7. br thr AMnclntcfl Prr-M
BERLIN , Pee. 2B China 1-as occirpled pub
lie opinion to the exclusion of everything
throughout tbe week. The government and
the ft reign office continue reticent , even
tht orcupatlon of Port Arthur having failed
with tbe exception
to rllrlt any official statements
ception of a denial of tbe extravagant ut
terances of the Cologne Gazette and other
-UKuaHy Inspired papers. The rcanon for
this exceptional taciturn ty II s In the rim-
Tile fact that Germany itself d'cs not know
where it stand * or how far the other PDW-
e's will Termit it to go.
Germany , Russia and Trance are still ne
gotiating , and While there U strong pressure
to bring about -another Joint action of these
powers In the far cast equally potent in
fluences are working to frustrate such plans.
It depends largely upon the outcome of
these negotiations as to what Instructions
Prlnr-e Henry of Prussia will find awaiting
lilm when he arrives at Hong Kong early In
February In the meanwhile the mission of
Piincc IHenry may i > e characterized as mainly
& display of spread cigJelKm.
A jomloent diplomat in an Interview
iwith the correspondent here of the Assocl-
j ( . d Press uold : "RutEia's occupation of
Pert Arthur IK permanent. It thereby se
cured a much desired terminus for the
Siberian railroad which wiH finally be ex
tended fiom Vladivoatack to Port Arthur ,
making Rusila th * undisputed mistress of
Manchuria and the -whole of north China.
TERRITORT TO SCRAMBLE FOR.
"Its interests In CElna in no wcy coUlde
wlJi those of Trance , whose sphere of actlcn
IB in south China , Between thcoi Is BJI
immense territory which may eventually be
disputed by Great Britain. Germany an3
Japan , A movement IB now on foot between
Japan tind Germany to arrive at an unfler-
-Etauding : , as Japan * ececlearly that this
- Russiawill nat toler-
course Is the wisest.Russia
c..s Japan In Corea , as it would -upret all
the schemes it has been preparing for the
las : two years. TheieJore , England IB the
tmlr ally Japan , can look to ia the coming
events. That is. if It knows huw to play its
cards and establish a basis of mutual inter-
for which I hear there is considerable
prospect.
Trom a missionary the correspDndent here
or the Associated Press learns that the bay
of Kiau Chan is by no means so valuable
us at rst Relieved. Part of the harbor
freezes durinc three months of the winter.
The hinterland is barren and treeless , and
the nature of the ground necessitates tbe
erection of costly large fortifications in order
to fco'd the bey and adjoining tenitory
nrtlnst attacks. II Germany concludes to
retain it It will have to spend large sums
of money ,
GRIEF OF HOHEKLOHE.
Prince Hohenlotie Is much distressed at the
sudden death of tip wife oa Tuesday last.
He Bpcct the previous three days at her bed-
tide without sleep and his octogenarian frame
lias liecn greatly enfeebled thereby. His
physititas are urgently adding him to re
tire from public life , at uny rate temporarily ,
but the emperor rellcE upon Prlnee Hoacn-
lohe's patriotism to remain iu cffice in the
present critical time , Tbe remains of tfae
prince ! * will be interred on Sunday. The
body WOP consecrated on Friday in the pres
ence of the ministers , military dignitaries ,
etc. , ty the prince blthop of Breslau , Dr.
Copp. In tbe conservatory of the chancellor's
palace. The emperor and empress at Germaay
sent floral wreaths.
At the recrnvenlng of the RelrtsUg the
members ot the opposition Intend to make
much o ! the fact that , according to official
Cgure-s Just obtained , the imperial treosurj
receipts' for the current year rbow a decrssse
of 20.000,000 marlas , Tbey will point out that
in view of the oaval Increase and the re-
orga < izatlon of the field artillery the large
fiddlilonul funds ncedi-d con only be raised
by mew taxes , contrary to the promises of the
covernmcnt
Tie government will Introduce at tbe re-
racvenliig of the Prussian Dipt on January 11
cnotber anti-socialist till , but not so com
prehensive as 'totj one rejected last summer.
Itwill merely apply to private lectures and
unlvereltl1which -will be brought under
Eovemment supervls-ira. t
IMPERIAL FAMILY'S CHRISTMAS.
The Imperial family fussed Chrlttmas in
the Jiew palace in the usual way. The tw
eldest prince * arrived there Tueitdiy from
Ploen , Tht Chrlrtmas tree and the distribu
tion of gifts -were more lavish than hereto
fore , ThU part of tbe celebration teak place
in the Shell tiall Most of the gifts were pur
chased by the empress personally at varloui
Berlin stores. They Included hundreds o'
presents for the ten-ante aad court officials
At a Hecre-i session of the juuabipal coun
rll on Tuesday a New Year's address to the
emperor was adopted for tbe first time it
many years. The address deals largely wltl-
national politics , and is couched in patriotic1
lerms.
f Voluntary collections for naval purpose !
fire taking place among tbe pupils of many a !
the public schools ,
Influenza in a severe form has been spread
ing alarmingly In Berlin. There have been
tbouhands of catet end the death rate is rap
idly increasing.
Negotiations tre proceeding in Berlin be
jtween Germany and Austria with a view tt
. kaldluc n International mnferiince U Brut
Vl on the nuhject of tie abolition of sugui
bounties. Prance has intimated iti
i Join in the deliberations.
' ,1 WANTS A TAIUFT VMR.
ot the agrarians , tLe Deutsdbf
fiercely attacks Baron Tbiel-
ng u tariff war on the
Vufcilicbe Zeitunc , how
present moment U not
4tfu&A& . t > olntinc ont
ttiat France nn4 Great Britain alone would
i > rent by a tariff war et that kind.
To the intense ifmazenicnt of the RuCcrcrG
from 'the flood * , tbr Faxon governraeat ha
presented a claim lor payment to all Tillages
and individual owner * who were cMrf taring
the nwds by the urtlHnry. The vtHa t > oJ
Pla en , for Instance. rocoJveS a bill lor 400
marks.
Hen. Cllften R. Bre'l nrt ge , the former
United J sae nrtnteter M St. Petersburg ,
arrlted here , Thnmday to spend the hHMdayK
with his laraUy fit Dr.osnon ,
There will be no joint releration of
ChrUUnas by the American colony of Ber
lin. Several American women have Christ
mas trpE and will attribute gifts to the-
juorchHren of their neighborhoods.
Tie agricultural society has memorialized
the government , claiming thM American
fruit of every kind and many American
shrubs ana trees importc-a Into "Germany
arc infected with the Stn Jest bug , wtlch
is a constant danger to German Iruii grow
ers , it wants a strict examination of all
American fruit , trece anfl Ehrubs. ana a re
fusal to admit them -wherever vermin is
detected.
The emperor lias pretested the empress
'nth a bwautlful ( bracelet , consisting of min
iatures of himself anfl their eevcn chil
dren , set In diamonds. In the cen'er Is the
portrait of Princess Lu'.schen , ibelow it is
the emperor's poriralt in a heart thaped
setting.
UEItKY CHIIISTMIS Kim THC I'OOR.
Dutr nnd DurhruK of Slnrlliorimuli
ArtGrii -r mi ivltli Gift * .
( fojij-lirtit UH7. tiy I'rriif 1'uWlabInc Company. )
LONDON , Dec. 23. ( New York "World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Christmas
cViy. 1697 , will long t > e famed in the villages
surround.ng Elcahelm palnre EE the men-ion
tt-d most festive season1 within living mem
ory. For weeks the duke and duchess of
Marlborough have ie.cn planning how best
to bring home to the minds of their rela
tives frinadfc -SependemtE a sense of the
traditional JoyousircEE and plenty of thU ? holy
festive ! . "Wealth alose could -not have
achieved their purpose ED triumphantly.
It demanjied even more than that ;
the got > 3 will , generosity end high spirits of
the joung duke and duchess , who threw
IhMLselves with wbrSe Lcarts into countless
schemes for providing IH ealy good cheer
but amusement for thoss fortunately jlaced
withla' their reach -or by their hospitality
with them. They make o concealment that
their Intention lias been to bring as much
treasure EE human foresight could devise to
these around them EE a thank offering lor
the birth of their sen ted' ' heir.
This morning nearly the whole party Etay-
ing at the ] > o.lace , including Lady Randolph
Churchill , Ladles Lillian and Norah Spencer
Churchill , the duke'e .elsters ; Lord and Lady
Curzon , Mr. and Lady Sarah "Wilson , hi *
Btctt ; Sen , Mr. and Mrs. Burke , Lord
Churchill. Lord Chesterfield , Mr Milner ,
Joto Churchill , Dan .Milcolm , Earl nnd
Count PEE Jcesy and Countess Cok drove orcn
to "Woodstock church , -where the handsome
equipages and bright costumes ol the lafileE
made a brave end hrilliant fchow. the duuh-
eBS showing a jnagnlficent cloak of Bible and
ti pretty toque , while the duke , wrapped ra
a fur lined c-oat , was most seasonably at
tired. Th's .bright , Irosty mornUg the
church circle WCE crowded. All the sur-
rou&dlng gentrj' had pome , too. In their
finest carriages and clothes to greet the
party from the palace. The Sake and duchess ,
BCI they pasired out through the thrrmg , had
a word of pleasant greeting lor all. Sundry
village chil&ren were out ia great force , and
to these the duchess was specially agreeahle.
for her main object was to make Christmas
the "brightest the little oaee have ever known.
In addition to the house party many guests
were brought back to the palace to luncheon ,
where they saw the tldebcard in the great
dining hall groaning under the weight of ap
petizing Christmas cSieer. A great baron of
beef was lying on the ample silver dish
decked with holly and Ivy , glazed and covered
with Christmas mottoes for the grosser men.
In the evening the house party had a glorious
Christmas dinner , alter which a beautiful
Christmas tree hung -with presents of real
-value for all the guests was lit tip -with
electric lights in the great hall , the ducbeht
herself distributing them among the guests.
Then there WES dancing , end so a day of
gaiety was brought to a close. The party will
receive further additions within the next two
days , and rehearsals for tableau vivants ind
the "burlesque are already in i'ull swing and
will occt-py mcst of the time of ibe guests
until the production on the 30th.
Tebterday the duke and duchess , with Lady
Blandford , Ladles Lillian and Norah Ppencer
Churchill visited "Woodstock end Bladon ,
M here they superintended fje distribution of
Christmas giSta from gorgeous Christmas
trees to school children. The duchess lamest
most cases presented glftE with her own
hands , while ladies Churchill and the duke
assisted her. Then rhe old people came in
( or their share nf good things In the shape
of blaake-tE , cloaks and all kinds of winter
wearing api > arel of the moEt KUbstantial and
re.rvicee.ble kind. A Targe quantity of cool
had crerlouily biea sejit around to the Til
lage houses. The laborers on the estate re
ceived gifts of beef and plum puddings , while
Jat turke- * and game pics from the palace
kitchen bad been cent to the beads of tfce
\urious departments. No cnewas forgotten
tot the duchess was overwhelmed -with ex
pressions of gratitude from young and old
alike. Tiift festivities will be kept up with
three balls within the next week , in addition
to theatricals and dinner parties end enter
tainment ! of all kin da.
"William "Waldorf Astor is spending Christ-
mar quietly at Cliveden with bla family.
He , too , has been liberally mindful of the
needs uf tilt po r neighbors by subscribing
to various funds , but there it little jollity
at Cliveden , as Christmas Is too clobcly iden
tified with the- bad death of his wife. Mr.
Art or und daughter go abroad to the south
of Europe early in the new year.
Will Coutrfct Dr. Eviuih' Will.
PARI3 , Dec. 25. The will of Dr. Thomas
W. Evans , tie American dentist , which
gives the bulk of his lurge estate to the
Theme * W. Evams museum and institute of
Philadelphia , , probably -will be contested by
relativuawLo are dhsntisfied wilti its pro
visions. Dr. EVUQE made thirty bequests to
member * of his family , but they aggregate
only Jsr.O.tWO. the lemainder of hit iiropeny.
cBtlmated to be worth millions of dollars ,
havfeic b en bequeathed to Oe new museum
and institute , A delegation of flst'Hi ! flwJ
heirc will arrive it Havre tomorrow and
nothlne definite will be known as to the
probable contest until Monday or Tuesday.
Mill Mvrtw
HAVANA , via Kry "West. Dec. iS. Humors
which have been circulated here that Sylvet
ter Scorel , a Kew Tork newspaper corte-
Eiondt > nt , tad 4x-en hanged fcy the insurEents
are untrue. It Is retried that he acfi Eenor
RUiel Madrigal , the Amennr consul at
Ftoutl ? plritu , vcre the ( btuirers of an im
portant dispatch from President McKluley to
3 u o and General Gomez.
OMEN'S CHRISTMAS
Jojons ny is Celebrated at Debarae bj
Kerry Flirty ,
PRESENTS FOR CHILDREN OF ROYALTY
EOET'E Herd and Woodcaok Pie
Oocnpy Sideboard ,
MANY MORE HOUSE PARTIES THAN USUAL
Pormer Americans Amm the Leaders in
WEATHER THE COLDEST OF THE SEASON
FOB : GIirVnr to llrlclitn - < . s MnU-
tlie Dny n It nionablr Our
for Clirlkliiinjt
I f r tlvItlc < K ,
( Cojij-rlcht , 1BD7. by thn AmoclBtea
LONDON. Dec. 28. Queen Victoria
had a merry party at Osbarae.
There was n grand Christmas tree
loaded with presents for the royal children
the members , of the household ind sen-ante1
The party ic-cluBes the Battenberga , Con
naughts , Loraes and AlbanyE A royal baroa
of beel , cut from a Devon ox , fed on the royal
farm at "Windsor and roasted at "Windsor bj
cooks sent by a London caterer , was for
warded to Osborne on rr.day , with the
l/oir's head and woodcock pie , which tradi
tionally occupy the qutea'u sideboard at
Christmas. This j tar's bear's head is i
ge-nulne Hnre de Sandller from the Coburg
preserves in the Thuringlan forest. Chrir.t-
3HEE day was th ecoldest of the seaBon , the
mercury showing 10 to 20 degrees of IniEt.
The prince aad princess of Wales , early
in the week , purchased presents ns customary
from the royal tradesmen who displayed thti
wares in an apartment of Marlborough house
which the royalties selected. The prince and
princes * ? o : "Wales , Princess "Victoria ol
AValu = , the duke aid dtucheBs of Tork , Prince
and Princess Charies of Dccmark and the
duke tnd duchess of Fife all assembled at
Sandrlngham for Christmas , where the usual
festivities took place.
BALL TOR THE TENANTS.
The earl and countess uf Craven ( formerly
Miss Cornelia Martin , daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Bradley-Martin ) jrre entertaining a
house party at Combe Abbey. Ibey gait
their tenants a ball oa ChrlstmaE eve Lord
"William Beresford and Lady BereBlord ( form
erly 'Mrs Louis Hnmmersley of : New Tork ,
ana > later -wife of the eighth duke of Marlborough -
borough , whD died in 1882) ) are also enter
taining at Deepdene.
Of the United States embassy , the ambns-
sidor. Colonel John Hay , end Mrs. John Say
alone remained In town. Henry "White ,
secretary of the embassy , and Mrs. "White
spent the first part of the week at Hatfield ,
where the marquis of Salisbury has been en
tertaining a large shooting party. Thence
Mr. acd Mrs. "Whitewent to Blenheim , "wihere
they participated in Christmas rejoicings
which included two balls and the presenta
tion of two playlets , in which the duke and
duchess of Marlbnrongh and Lady Randolph
Churchill had parts. James R. Carter ,
second secretary of the embassy , and Mrs.
Carter , have goae to Biarritz , and Lieutenant
Col well , the naval attache .of the em
bassy , end Mrs. ColweJl are in Paris.
Lord Alfred Rothschild made his usual dis
tribution of C.OOO pheasants to the omnibus
drivers and conductors , every busman getting
a hrace of blrflh.
EXPLORER JACKSO.VS PLANS.
TAB Boon as Jackson , the explorer , com
pletes the work connected with his Franz
Josef land expedition he will start lor the
north pole. -Informed a representative o !
the Associated Press that his original plans
were in conflict with those of Lieutenant
Peary , except that he Intended to take to the
eaet cosst of the Inland instead of the -west ,
mapping out undiscovered land en route Bui
since he heard the Peary lectures , Jackson
has changed his plaiiK , considering that the
American has prior claims.
Jackson now proposes to proceed via Davis
straits and Baffin's bay up the west coast to
Ellsmereland and Grinnelland and thence
across to the furthest point reached by Aldrich -
drich in 187C , whence he will push north
making in the direction of any land visible
from the coast. The date of ills departure
is unsettled. Jackson will have only one
companion outside of his crew.
Talking over his plans he said : "I hope
to push my ship cor lderably beyond Coburg
Island at the entrance to Jones sound , and a
the furthest navigable point 1 shall establish
a base and thence puhb north -with sledges
dogs and ponies , and with one companion
1 expect to be absent two years. "
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.
In well Informed circles the general 1m
pressloa prevails that the scare in the news
papers and among the public lo regard to
the far east is at least premature. "Whil
the member * of the government are reticent
they are evidently sincere in disclaiming th
leabt alarm. Toe Impression gathered in mln
Istcrkil quarters is that Great Britain i
carefully watchicg events , biding its time
and shot it certainly will aot fall to ac
promptly and vigorously at tbe proper mo-
mt-nt.
It Is Intimated in cuertcrsusual' ? well in
formed on Buch mailers that Germany has , or
wishes to have , an understanding on tbe sub
ject -with Great Britain. Tnls view Is
strongly supported by Prince Heary's -visit
to Queen Victoria at Oeboroe , by his mibse-
quent trip to London and t > y tbe autograph
letter -whlcSi the prince is fold to have taken
to her majesty from Emperor William , of
which confirmation is forthcoming. The em
peror's letter to tfae qneen is regarded as
being u. distinctly conciliatory step upon the
part of Germany.
But there ie no doubt Great Britain if
Quietly preparing for all eventualities. Should
it become clear that Germany and Ruiria
have really commtoced a game of grab Great
Britain WHl lie prepared to arturt 4ts claims
for e division of t&e epails.
At the Chinese emba y the view prevails
that there IB eome understanding between
Gicat Britain and Germany.
The public scare wem * to iiave arisen from
the idea that tie proceedings took Great
Britain by surpriseThlj is impossible , for
Elate itr tatervenllua in the Chinese-Japanese
war it has Ix-en known that Germany bin
only been awaiting u favorable opportunity
to obtain a foothold in C-ilna. acid at various
times it to * been wpsrted that Lappa , Que-
moy sod Amoy had b a .ucured. while a
year ago German chips surveyed Klao Cti'-U
bay , all of which won known at the British
fOTulgn office The reception uf the German
squaorua at iPprtcmouth , the faculties which
tie thrpr were aCnrdea"'i.afl Win be afforded
at ell the British coal Scpatylcc tbrlrway
* o HnngXongprint to the syinpc'hrtlc sup
port of Great Britain. ; i
That Russia d'CR nottext > fiuto Interfere
U thewn by the fart that * rre 2ias net oae
bmlefihlp In the far rirt Bat. o' course.
If Russia docs not lcav fePort Arthur In the
sprlnc It * stav there inny lead to other
gTibMnc The BrtUnb FDvcrnmeat. how
ever. Is apparently not burrowing trouble. It
li p.iinled out that in the rvrnt of Che openIng -
Ing np of three new fnrcicn port * they will
probably be ac little hnnx ul to Shanghai as
Boston. Baltimore and Philadelphia are to
New York.
Meanwhile , not a few1 people regard the
Tiajrg' editorial , expresUas taB tmtlin'at the
Bering sea settlement and iprotertlng against
the "lo'se insinuations oi birl faith on the
part of the United States government whiclh
have been thoughtlessly and unjustifiably
mafle in England , " and Japan's withdrawal
from tbe attitude it had aimimod in con
nection with Hawaii as signifying A desire
for an Anglo-Japanese-Amcrican alllinre.
MONTE CAllLo Pa-OSlTS.
The alleged attempt of the prince of Monaco
ace to "bleed" the Casino coon'pany has led
to the publlcatlrn of a pamphlet fcy a group
of shareholders. Sull of Interesting reading.
"While everybody is Am are that the Casino
contributed JaJ-gely to his revetcucE , fen
people knew that 1beEl3 ; the subsidy to the
prince the establishment keeps up the
Judges , police , lighting , wiler. lostofflce ,
clergy and charitable institutions. Last
neakon's cJ ienditures f th'e .principality ,
apart from the maintenance trf the Casino ,
which was K34,000 , amounlea ID 130.0DI > ,
of which Eum He prince had JT.ti.OOD , the
courts , police , etc. , 0,00fr ; clcriry and
pctools , 9dOOharJtieE ; , IS.ftOO ; prizes for
sports. 11,000 , and thcjiostotfice and losses ,
2.000. The dividends on shares absorbed
576,000 , making a total revenue Tf 1,540-
000 , which the "foolE" of the world le-It at
the Monte Carlo gambling tables.
An interesting itrm is "press subventions ,
25,000. " The pamphlet says it is absolutely
necessary to spend a large sum in securing
i the good will of the continental Tress , and
t is said tihat over half the stories of sul-
iSes are only 'bids on the part of RJveria
ewspapers lor a stare .of the " "boodle. ' "
It appears that the prince of Monaco xit-
ended a recent meeting of the shareholders
nd offered to renew tbe concession for fifty
ears , tbe terms being a cradnai increane
f hlE personal subsidy utniUtlit cum reached
100,000 annually ; a new pori 4o be built at
rest of' 320,000 , an opera , "house to be built
OEtlng 60,000 , and the various other items ,
making a total of 190.00D additional annu
ally. Although the prince lies eigned th :
new concession , dt remains to be seen
vhether the forthcomlngvmeaing of the
hareholders will approve accepting these
exorbitant terms.
MURDER DOES HOTI > AT
Pario police statistics Just jmb-llshed
effectually prove that murder-doss not pay
rom a .financial point of view. They enu
merate t-n-cnty-one .murders , ijy which tie
assassins averaged HC ; and all the criminals
were guillotined. The .statistics also cite
ccseE of over 100 moi&ar.-lcES-IamouE mur
ders , .yielding In many caset Irol.nJtiar-rfntK.
The "biggest haul was J5 ! , although in many
cases Harge sums -were .overlooked.
An anti-sugar .bounty league was Jormed
on "Wednesday under the presidency of Lord
Statimore with the object of abolishing or
neutralizing duties. Prominent .firms la
England -connected with suger refining , and
he chief proprietary and mercantile Interests
connected -the-colonies , have Joined the
cague. One speaker emphatically stated
hat unless something was /Hone / speedily the
West Indies -will raise the stars and stripes.
King Humbert recently i ceivcd in audience
ence.Mr. Remsen TVhitehonse of .New Tork ,
and accepted a book < ! -Prinre Amado , the
deceased ( brother of ti ? majesty.
EXCVCLICAL 1VILL HAVE R'O EFFECT
Toronto Glolir Snjfcbo ] QurMion
Cunuot lie , Clunijffrd.
TORONTO , Ont. , Dec. zti Referring edl-
torlally to tbe pope's -encyclical on tbe Mani
toba school question , mide public in Rome
yepterday , the Glooe ays :
"There Is no room for the supposition that
the paper is Issued w-ltbaul lull knowledge of
the facts. So far as federal action is < ccn-
ceraed the metter is settlei and cccnot hr
uasettled. by any ecclesiastical decree. The
situation is not in tbe riicJuem degree al
tered by tie encj-clical , and tie prospect of
federal legislation is as remote as ever. "
PASsnxcirn TIIAIXS MEET iv A FOG.
Trio Xnvnl Ofilcrm Killed and Otliern
PARIS , Dec. 25. Two pzEsenger trains
came into collision at Le Peace du Roussil-
lion , department of Islre , during the preval
ence of a dense fog last night. Captain
Blouct of the cruiser Fondre of the French
Meditenanean squadron , Captain Lota , an in
structor at the military school of St. Cyr ,
tnd M. Mathleu , a nmral engineer , were killed
and fifteen other iiereonswere injured.
Tnrlin Fire t Gix-ct Gnnliont.
ATHENS , Dec. 25. At the Greet gunboat
lActium was leaving thp EiU of Ambracla
today a shot was fired at it "by the Turks' at
Fort Preveca , on the north side of the en
trance to tbergolf. The Actlum and several
other gunboats whibVwere-following it were
compelled to return to thcfr anchorage. The
government has wired o Prince Mavrocor-
date , the Gr ek minister atriConstimtinople ,
instructing him to EEtStie Turkish govern
ment for a friendly explanation of the Inci
dent. \
\o Curb
OTTA"WA. Ont , Dec.85iWhon thown the
iiejn paWlBhed in the iLoadox Morning Pest i
yesterday under . ftew 'Toa-k ' cate to tbe '
effect that the Can&Clan government , at the
request of Great Britain , Jmd orderel the ;
confiscation of sedltaouc pitWcations , R. * W , [
Scott , secretary ot state , -cbaracterized the
story BB utter nonsenBe. "X3aii fla , " he lidded , i
"tas all the independence that IE needed by
a nation , its connection witi Great Britain
aiding to strengthen th t inflfpendence. "
Dot-t.ii'1 IVant I'lurUSUim'fc SleaJ.
BERLIN , Dec. 2fk It i jiuinouDced that i
the German government .declines to yield to j
demands of tbe tfultod plates made during
the reciprocity negotiations lor reduced duties -
ties on American animal producte.
1V > i > -kre SlBrrx btrlkc.
CHATTANOCXJA , TUJ ; Dec25. .
About 4 ( < 0 timployre ia tbe Dayton coal and
iror mliH-B ure out on a ttrike boexiiBt at
u dlcputt * of 10 cents & ton far mining.
Both tbo miners und the opcmtors hnvo no
fur refused all overtures louldng to , o con
ference. It is ntaieJ tonight that several
of the othix niiutit along the -CiuclnnatJ
' Bautbemwill "be
l'ny Mlur fur n
CHIPPLE CREEK. Cole Dec SL-A11
1 tbe larire unfl { irotjxjou * mlnei in thin
I camj ) made a h&iidtipnie CtrU-ltaas ; jin-wnt
> to tbeir t-roj.loyta by allownc ) full ilmt for
an idle day The gin in the
.iimouuts to uUout na,000 , airided
fcevtral tboiiMincm mtntm.
LONDON IS BEFOGGED
Bo Thick as to ImpsSe All
Hinds of
UNTOLD DAMAGE TO CH I5TM TRADE
Ectry , ? oot-Lcdsnl3r Hsons People IB doors
Tires Lose DDTB.
FORE'GN OUTLOOK IS ALSO VERY DARK
Gloomy OhriEtmaE for tbe 3Jatioa
to B.n3e tie "
LONDON EDITORS IN THE DUMPS
Find II DHlle-nll to nii
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LONDON , Dee. 25. { New Tork World Ca-
blcgiam Special Telegram. ) Fog has been
tbe dominating feature of London's Christ
mas. A dense , stifling fog has pervaded the
atmosphere the last three -days. Impeding
buekiesa , blocking railway communications ,
utterly disorganlricg postal delhcrleo and to-
flirting untold loss on the shopkeepers by
Uobplng a large proportion of the buying pub
lic indoors. At S p. m. today tbe tky bt-
camti visible lor the first time in three daj s
end U Is impossible to Bee ia the street * and
bouses without artificial light. The mere de
struction dealt to Christmas goods by the
prevalence of ibis heavy , soot-laden air Is
la Ittelf a Gcrlous item.
Fog dominates with equal completeness the
annual anticipations und retrospect by which
the English journals celebrated this festive
anniversary with trouble still simmering in
South Africa. A British force larger than
"Wellioglca commanded at "Waterloo retreatIng -
Ing before a horde of -undisciplined hill-
men ia India , with plans for partitioning
China being calmly discussed by Europe with
out even consulting Great Britain , with in
dustrial troubles of tremendous magnitude
elding Britain's rivals in capturing its trade
and with its crmy , by .far the most costly
ia Europe in propcirtl011 to its size , reduced
by universal cocfessicQ to the lowest point
of efficiency , it -difficult for "London's edi
torial writers to lift up their ieartE" and carol
gaily this Chrlstmasti3e , Jubilee year ending
amid trouble and -darkness. The outlook is
felt to be more confusing and portentous of
cifflculty than in twenty years.
CONTINENTAL CONFLAGRATION.
There Is general apprehension that the long
threatened European confiagratiaa cannot
be much further delayed. 2fot the most
astute cod experienced observer dares - venture
ture to predict what a day may bring forth.
This Jnaiinirouhle Bets--beavilyon the hearts'
< of Englishmen. Open avowal Is now' made
iy the nemlofficialorgan of the Indian guv-
, ernment that tbe campaign ias been grossly
amsmacaged and Ihut hundreds of livet have
l > een sacrificed -where ordinary military pre-
cautiru would have saved them. The es-
pedition was originated by the powerful mili
tary .party In the Indian administration
! known cs "medal ihunters. " They are men
who iretunder the taBcticm of peace and
ushed this -war ia the .full expectation of
securing knighthoods , decorations and fat ap
pointments as the result of tbeir expected
crushing the Afrldis. But itbey have heen
exploded by their own petard. Favoritism
end family influence determines inmany In
stances the selection lor command. Experi
enced offieeru without Iriends at 1'ae vice
roy's court were left unemployed in India ,
-while unknown and untried men are given
the chance of distinguishing themselves. As
e. consequence there has been a oeiles ot
unpardonable tactical blunders for which no
amount of courage on the p rt of the British
native troopt could atone.
This ia the explanation offered by the semi
official organ for tie failure of this cortly
campaign. It has already swallowed over
15,000,000. It will probably cost 30-
000,000before ended. It is not oaly a
gross scandal , hut it hampers Great Britain
in every part of the world -wfoere its in
terests are affected , especially io the east ,
where they are in the gravest jeopardy ,
LANGTRT IS AKNOTED.
Mrs. Ijmgtry Is celebrating Christmas with
the depressing knowledge that eome one hao
been practicing extensive frauds on west enfl
tradesmen in her -name. She learned acci
dentally that a Bead street fancy goods firm
had given two silver fitted dressing bags
valued at nearly 11,000 to a sen-ant oa tne
representation that he had come from her.
Other valuable articles have been obtained
from other traders , including a large quantltj
of provisions and costly wines. She has ac-
cordltgly been compelled to ad'jertifce in tbt
papers that she will not t * responsible for
any goods ordered otherwise than on hw
written authority.
A pretty American wedding took place this
week from tbe house of Mrs. Ritchie in
Cadogan Place , when -her cousin , Mr. J
Lorlllard , brother of Pierre Lorlllard , was
married quietly to Mr-Huyshe. Tbe house
looked like a fairyland , with softly shaded
electric lights and quantities of beautiful
white flowers , tbe wedding breakfast table
being a ma of llllc * of the valley. Oily
Immediate relations' and intimate Iriende
were present. The bride was In a traveling
dress , a paquln frock of blue-gray cashmere
with beautiful embroideries. "When she wcot
away the. woie & handsome coat trimmed
hu > vlly with sable. There was a quantity
of handsome veddlng presents , which , after
the boseymoon in Paris , will find tbe way
to Lorillard'e beautiful American home.
STARTLING CHRISTMAS NOVELTT.
It is stated that a Christmas novelty of &
startling kind is much in vogue this season
among the upi > er tea. Thousands of irlcto
erotic ladies , both married and fcltcle , are
tending to their favored friends , in lieu of
hackaeyt-i prekentt-photoptaphe of them-
eelrt * as attirta for bed , . Tnere is , of course ,
lees real impropriety In these plcturw than
in the presentments of the same charming
figures flrctr-ffl , or undressed , for the ball
Doubt bto but n cast by corrtsposdcntc uf the
I Daily Chronicle , which wti responsible tot
tLU Hem. on its truth , ind that jonrcal h
I I been invited to create a sedation bj publhn.
i ing these novel Christmas carde. The ctal
I le : EC has been permitted to pecs unnoticed.
It l uadcrccoa-d that Terriss left a fortune
close on to JSOO.dOO , and much Icterett is
cbown in the dicpaaltloa of thU property , it
heirs slid that Ml-i MUwtrfl will 1 * n.
cone .ruble trcfficliry under tbe will It
is clfco rumored la theatric : ! circles that
, Mlts ML.w rdc wrhdruv.tti from tbe stage
1 it to bt permanent , Ler present ft-elUc I" *
THE BEE BULLETIN.
XVenthcr Fort-mitt lor Nctirmfc
FiUr. SHEli -Older. . Tumble
I. Ofrmnny Mnti on CUln >
Victoria llm it Mrrry riir ) tm .
London Itrvrl * In Anothrr Ing.
Omnhik llrlflc * ' Mpnopnly ltrnka
S. Aftrrmsth f thp Chlraco Flrr.
I > l niitron * I'owdpr E plo lon.
-S. CtirUttnx I > * y t Nrlir k > Capital.
1'ittnl Atrry at lUncn.
Jimmy Mlrh&M A aln Shawn III *
4. I. t T 'rcU Ia OaixhaY SncUt AVhlrl.
A. Cliri tnia Uolnc * In < > amli .
( I. Cnairit Bluff * tnml Muttrrn.
mt for Iow ' L
s It lr v ol tSr
In tbr World of \ VhlrrlnjVhw < l .
5. I'lan to Iniprorp Scliool Hoard.
10. "Slmoa l > mifir
11. In thr Itnmala \Voman. .
12. nJUarlal ud ComnirnL.
13. Nrhrm k Th iknclvln.s In IBS I.
Thn Arhlrvcniont * of 1RP7.
1 . In the World of AmatsuirnU.
Coaiuirrclal nad Fluaucl&l Ntm.
10 , "Andy Cnnirrnn , Divrr. "
ing that ehe. could never act again after the
awful shock she has endured.
TJUCB 1AI.UJUD WITH GOUU Xr
Ilc.tnrnrd . Klondike- Miner MnlccM n
YORK , Dec. 25. Jftmes L Clements ,
tbe "Eldorado King" of the Klondike , at
the Lalayette Siotcl last night , display ed one !
of the costliest. If aot the costliest , Christmas - ,
mas trees w hleh will be seen tbe world i
round. It weald make Santa Claus himself j
stand and blink inwonder. . On this richly' ,
laden three were 750 JUO gold pieces and nug
gets and presents worth $5.000 , which brought
the total upctD J50.000 , Lafct year the man
who fixed t-p the Ciirlstmas tree dined on
Christmas day in the Klcndike off a piece ot \
cariboo meat , -with the > top of a tin lard
bucket for e plate and his fingers Bervlng
the purposes of Tcnlfc ted lork. The tree oc
cupies Epace In the Hotel Lafayette and thorae
fortunat" enough to be allowed to feast their
eyes -upon this prodigal display of wealth
were granted permission by their owner to
Blft J20 gold pieces through their fingers ,
to life double Siandfuls of gold nuggets and
guesE how much they were worth , and every
visitor carried away a little nugget , whether
" 'The Eldorado King" had ever seen them
before cr not. Mr. Clements arrived in New
York about two weeks ago with his wife aud
two children. Yesterday he purchased a
tree five feet "hl-h and hod it taken to his
rooms in the Lafayette- Then he carried in
his presents. "When they "were displayed on
the tree by tlswife" hewent to the express
office and got three sacks of caribou skin con
taining his nuggets , worth J30.000. From there
le went to a safety deposit company where le
"had nowed several day's liefore $15,000 In
. $20 gold pieces. "With much trouble the nuggets - .
gets were- strung on strong silk cord and
hung about the tree. On tbe table at the
base of the trw ; the gold pieces were dumped.
A central office detective was detailed to
watch the tree
JHHS. LfHTG HUT'S nn OTHER IXSAMS.
effort Made to I'rov - it In n Family
Knlllnjr.
CHICAGO , Dec. 25. The attorneys for
Adolph L. Luetpert have received a rtport
from the superintendent of the insane - asylum
lum at Pueblo , Colo. , cu the mental condi
tion of Herman Bicknere , the brother cf
Louisa Luetgert , who dfeappeared twenty
years ago and was recently discovered
locked up in the Colorado asylum. The de
fense will -endeavor to put this docurmat in
evidence and if the court refuses to admit
it the superintendent of the spylum himself
will be brougfat here to testify.
According to the superintendent's report
the mental aberration ofMr * . Luetgert's
brother was brought on by excessive drink
ing rather than ks an inherited trait , al-
tbougli a family tendency to Insanity -might
have been elded by the liquor , Blcknese dis
appeared from Chicago twenty years ago , after
fciu wife had applied for and .secured a. di
vorce -on account of his blbulou * faablts. It
was because of the latter circumstance , it is
taid , that no effort -WOE made by the rest of
the family to trace him. It was known he
had gene went tmd nothing was heard of him
till the defense received word from the Colorado
rado asylum that Bicknese had been there at
times Jor ten years.
LEITCR CLIQUE REJECTS WHEAT.
InKlKtinir on Strict Ini-iicctiou of All
CHICAGO , Dec. 25. A question ns to the
quality of about 6,000 bushed of wneal in
Che hold of the steamer Iron King , belonging
to the Seaverns company nod which It ten
dered no tbe Lelter clique as contract grade ,
bis developed the fact that the bull crowd IB
intilntlag 011 the strictest Inspection of all
wheat tendered lor December deliveries.
"When thU wfaeat was first tendered Itwat
refused by Lelter. who asserted It was not of
contract quality. In this he wus backed up
by We board -of appeals tbe Board of Trade
Later , however , the beard reverted its de-
clnion. The Letter people refuned flatly to
w to tbe new decision of the board and
noir it Is bald tbe case will be taken to the
Board of Trade directory or to the courts.
TASSEXCEJK TRAIV I * DITCHED
Mixt-ourl I'lirlflr Ont at Omnlia HUB
nil Acc'Ulrnl.
ATCHKOJC , Kan. . Dec. 2H. The Missouri
Pacific touthbound limited passenger train
which lerft Omaha at 2:05 : o'-elock this after-
roon was ditched betw ten Becker and Willis ,
thirty miles aiorth of Atchlsan. ot E o'clock
tonight Tie leader , the combination bag
gage and mall car and tbe chair car left the
track. Tbe combination car turned com1
pletdy over. J. J. J'lkt , the baggage tnd cx-
prt-Fi ( messenger , was painfully > bruised but
no one was seriously hurt. Tne p&Bbt ngeis
were transferred to a Bpecial train.
m Kluut l.
DELAWARE BREAKWATER. Dec. 23.
Th * steamboat Jtmeii A. Carney from Mo
bile , for 2Cfw York , which went aihore on
the beach opposite tbe Marine faoepMal
j Thuredny night , iloatwl thi * morning , up-
j parcntly inluct. It proceeded to New York.
Mot nut-lit * uf Or iiu T - bIts Drr , 5
At New York Arrived Euro7 > e , from Lon
don ; St. Paul , fiom Southampton. Bulled
Lucanla , for Livrnool ; La Nurmanflle. , for
Havre , Isiarid , for Copenbugen ; Amtti-r-
Ctw , for Rotterdam.
At Sou hampton Sailed St. Louis , fur
New York ,
'
, At Liverjosl Arrivea Vnibria , from New
JYork
THE MIES
Port Arthur Eoute BreaVe Dorn ti
Bridge Itrricr.
OMAHA GETS A FREE EASTERN OUTLCT
Gift to Uis Jobtsre from
New Railroad.
NEW TARIFF SHEET DDES THE WORK
TJjcEt Fridge Toll' Absorbed nad tt
Arbllrarj Disappears.
EMBARGO REMOVED FROM LOCAL TRAFF.C
New Field Opened to Omaha and Bauti
Omaha Shippers.
COMPLETE DETAILS OF THE NEW DIAL
Tariff Sbrrt for tlic Llnr Knilirncri
iu tlirI'ort Arthur 5-fctriu
C M vr * All CluxkCk at
MiliiurutK.
When the jobbere of Omaha come dowix
town to business tomorrow morning they
will find that Santa Cltus has left in their
stocking the greatest Christmas present that
has fallen to their good lot for many years.
The present is the absorption of tbe muca
despised bridge charges on all freight ship
ments into Omaha and South Omaha over
the Omaha , Kansas City & Eastern and the
Omaha t St. Ixmta railroads , -which have
lately been made a part of the Port Arthur
Route The Christmas gift was anoounctfl
yesterday in this city end is intended lor
use on and after December 27 , 1BH7.
The new Joint tariff on all classes and.
commodities of freight between Council
Bluffs , Omaha , South Omaha and all sta
tions on the railroads tiomed wns issued ct
Quincy , HI. , on December 22 , but was not
received here until yesterday. The effect nf
the new tariff in brief is to abrorb all the-
bridge tolls on shipments of freight via the
Port Arthur Route into Omaha and South
Omaha , placing these two cities on the came
basis as Council Bluffs on all shipments
Irom points onQiat Erstem. Heretofore the
Omaha & St. Louis and the Omaha , Kansas.
City & Eastern rallroadE , like all other Iowa
railroads , have discriminated against Omahn
hy adding to their .freight rates into Coun
cil Bluffs < tbo .bridge charges "for. Bhlpmentts ,
destined for Omaha and South Omaha , The
Omaha & St. Lauir and the Omaha , Kansas
City & Eastern railroads hove had BO
through freight rates into Omaha nnd Bouth
Omaha , but have obtained the rates into-
these points by adding the bridge charge
ci $4 to the Council Bluffs rates. As a
Christmas gift to Omaha and to appropri
ately celebrate the union of the lines jnal-
It-C the concession with the Kansas City.
Pittsburg & Gulf system , John A , Sargent ,
General freight agent , has announced thct
BO ior HE his line it concerned this hrldge
toll of J4 Is to be absolutely done away
with and not at all fcy increasing the rates
rom Iowa and Missouri points to such in
extent that the bridge to'J of flwill be
covered.
BREAKS A RECORD.
Thus for the first time in the history of
Omaha railroads this city and .South Omaha
are placed on the same basis as Council
Bluffs regarding shipments over Iowa rail
roads , TVhat tbe effect of the itfdepenfleat
action of the Omaha St. Louis and Omaha.
Kansas City & Eastern railroads -will heon
the Burlington , the Milwaukee , the North
western and the Rock Island the lines that
have steadfastly opposed tie absorption of
the Missouri river bridge tollp cannot ie
stated , but may only be surmised. There
are those who believe that some of these
lines will early follow the lend of the new
road. It is believed that the Milwaukee End
the Rock Island roads are in the best posi
tion to absorb the bridge charge , and some
railroaders 'last night expressed the opinion
that the Rock Iplard and the Milwaukee
would follow suit within thirty days. But
this Is the veriest conjecture and the anly
thing that 1s absolutely known is that the
Omaha & St , Louis aud the Omaha , Kansati
City & Eastern railroads hove led the way
in a good cause and that through their Initia
tive Omaha merchants will be able to enjoy
that -which they "long have sought end
mourned because they found it not , "
EFFORTS THAT FAILED.
The lilttory of tbe many and varied effort !
ot Omaha merchants tri secure the ab
sorption of tbe bridge tolls , granting to
OmLha tbe same privileges nu shipments
from Iowa BE enjoyed by Council Bluffs , 'ex
tends over moro than a dcr-ade. Appralu and
threats have in turn been made to the four
ID WE. lines handling Omaha traffic to absorb
the apparently unjust bridge lull -of $4 per
car. and neither the one cauroe nor tbe other
brought imccebE. Boycotts were talked ot ,
but proceeded no further than talk for tbe
reason that all four of the lines stood to
gether in their refiii.al to absorb the bridge
charge , and in this course they eeemud to he
encouraged by the Union Pacific , the read
owning the bridge , which up to date has bwo
practically the only bridge unnd between
Omaha and Council Bluffe. Freight rote
committees of Omaha merchants have loen
formed for tbe one purpose ot securing the
absorption ( if tbe bridge churcce and tht
commltuct. have -unvaryingly adjourned tin *
die with their mlulon : left unaccomplished.
The protest crrn progressed no Jar an lie
Interstate Commerce . .commissionwhere it
' vat recently decide ] in ( atiif of tbe lew *
I railroads and ugalnfct the Omaha Cosuner-
, cial club tiy the vote of one commlwlewr.
| tbe cbmplaintii of th Orauhi r romnciJj club
{ on tiili occttlon charged the low * . r&U *