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ESTABLISHED CJTJiNE 10. THURSDAY MOKNIKGL DEOEM13ETC 30 , 1897 TWELVE PAGES. o6pir JFIVE
LOOK TO THE EAST
Diplomats Are All Interested in Chinese
Situation.
CAREFULLY V/ATCH / COURSE OF EVENTS
Well Settled that This Country Will Take
Ho Part ,
DISINTERESTED SPECTATOR AT PRESENT
Fartition of China Might Result in a
Change of Ease ,
PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT IS ANTICIPATED
Hint lltiHdln. Will I'rcvcnt
UlHKiciiilierinvnt of the Empire
' / "v to 1'rotcct KM Own.
_ ! ( I Intel-Mill. , I , | ! 'j. '
I' ' WASHINGTON , Dec. 29. The rapid movo-
i , rarnt of events In the far east continues
'to be on absorbing topic In diplomatic circles
1 ) iara , particularly at the embassies and lega-
ttonr1 of the pdwcrs wlilcU are aligning for
nn apparent struggle for Chinese territory.
' There 13 no further talk of the United States
us a possible factor In the contest , as the
recent understanding at a cabinet meeting
la accented as removing this government from
the field of controversy.
At the eainn time an eminent authority
on International affairs said today that a
Attuatlon might develop when the United
States would bo called upon to go much
further than protect American Interests at
the treaty ports In CSilna. This situation
would come , bo said , If tbo scramble for
Chinese territory went to the extent of the
, extinction cf China and the complete ab-
( , sorptlon of the old empire by foreign na-
tlons. fluch was the apparent drift of the
present movement , ho said , and If It became -
came a reality , then a condition would arise
, > ' filmllav to the extermination of Poland.
, Poland had established a precedent In In-
j , tcrnatlonal affairs , he said , and following that
precedent , It China \\a.i to bo absorbed , then
it was a question which the United States ,
in 'common with all the nations of the world ,
must take cognizance of. Until this final
movement occurred , however , It was plain
-that the United States had no Interest In
the fencing of European nations and Japan
for coaling stations and ports on the Asiatic
coast.
In the meantime , however , the , diplomats
are much concerned in the movements ot
their respective Governments.
PARTITION IS NOT INVOLVED.
A leading Japanese diplomat said today :
"I do .cot lock at the question as involving
the partition ot China , and no event has oc
curred thua far to Indicate that China Is
about to bo divided among the powers. The
only tangible 'fact ' is that Germany has oc
cupied Klao Cliau bay and Russia has a fleet
at Fort Arthur. But Germany's action was
' - - _ .rtnkcn to collect an1 indemnity for an indlg-
" "
nlty to German missionaries , Just as It en
forced Indemnity from Haytl.
"Beyond thla Germany may seek to estab
lish a naval station at Klao Cnau and thua
Iav3 a naval base of operations In the Pacific.
But that doea not Involve the taking of my
consldcrablo portion of Clilneso territory ,
T J and It Is yet to bo shonn that Germany will
take more than a coa&t port and such land
Immediately adjacent so as to give the port
proper facilities.
j "If It comes to taking territory the course
of China must not bo overlooked. While
China Is weak Xrom n. military and naval
otandpolnt , yet It bis an enormous number ot
men ready to take the field , while the entire
force ot Germans at Klao Chau cannot ex
ceed a few thpusand men. Even a weak na
tion Is stiong In defending its own territory ,
"There nro reports that Japan would aid
China In an extremity , ibut there Is nothing
In that. Japan doubtlces will net alccio If
there la any reason for acting nt all. Thuo
far , however , I know of no steps that Japan
has taken or contemplates toward taking
part in the controvesy. My Impression is
that it will remain Independent and a nciu
tral observer. Its position will bo much
stronger by such a policy than it would bo
by an alliance at the outset. 'As an observer ,
if It sees that the partition ot China Is at
hand , doubtless It would have some part to
tniic , but for tlio present there is no evi
dence that such at * emergency Is near. "
RUSSIA'S ACTION PEACEFUL. |
Another Japanese diplomat said : "All the
powers have known for the last year that n
secret treaty was made last year between
Russia and China by which Russia was to
bavo the light to winter Its fleet at Port
Arthur. For that reason the presence ot the
Russian fleet nt Port Arthur does not lead
other nations to foir that Russia , has begun
a movement of territorial aggression on
China , pn lha contrary , Russia and China
are nearer together than any other two na
tlorv > in the present contest , and It China
is to get any oulsldo relief it will come from
atitsala. It Is qulto plain , from recent events ,
that Russlii has npt got rtady yet to have
CHna partitioned , and until Russia is ready
for that step It will not occur. Moreover ,
tbero la a misapprehension n.s to Russian
occupation ot Port Arthur. H Is not u land
occupation but Is merely a quartering of the
Russian fleet In the outer harbor , Vladlvo-
stock being Icebound without connection with
the shore. "
A Chinese diplomat said : "Tho alleged
olHclal statements coining from the Chinese
legation have been unwarranted , as the lega.
< Ion has not rccoh'od a word from Pekln
Mnco the first notice was sent that a German
force had landed at Kloa Chau without pro-
ilous notice to the Chinese government. It
is felt , however , that many reports as to the
ecrlousncES of the situation , particularly
those from 'Shanghai , are overdrawn.
"Judging from the press dispatches there
nppcaru to bo little doubt that the original
purpose of Germany to etiforco an Indemnity
has now developed Into securing a naval sta.
tlon nt Kloa Chau , and possibly more ter
rltory ou the ground that Germany is en
titled to a return for Us service during the
China-Japan war. Hut U appears to bo over
looked that Germany has received dUtlnc
returns for those services , In the granting
of largo concessions , -which , at the time o
the grant , were considered as most valuable
to Germany.
AM1CAULC SETTLEMENT EXPECTED.
"As to the Russian Host at Port Arthur ,
that U not a surprise. A Russian fleet was
. wintered ot a Chinese port last winter , with
tbo consent ot China , as U Involved no eac
rlflco ot territory. What tbo outcome will
be U difficult to cay , but it Is felt that an
inlcablo settlement will bo made , possibly
by the granting ot coast stations , but with
out any serious dismemberment of territory. "
The Gorman officials hero take the view
that there arc but two actual steps on the
part of Germany , namely , the occupation ot
Klao Chau bay , and the dispatch of Prince
Henry's fleet to Chinese -waters. ( Beyond
this , they say , all Is conjecture as to what
Germany -will do , and they convey the Idea
that 'these conjectures as to the absorption
of territory arc unwarranted , by any of the
actual circumstances 'which toavo thus far
developed. That iPrlnco Henry will extend
his Held ot operations beyond Chinese waters
am\ will embrace ( Samoa and Hawaii Is dis
missed : ns absurd , although reports of such a
movement have 'been current.
The British embassy has not received' n
word from , the foreign ofllco on the eastern
situation , tnit In common with other diplo
mats the officials view the situation , as the
most Interesting one now occupying atten
tion. There Is a general disposition to credit
the late reports that a considerable British
fleet la at Port Hamilton , off Corca , and that
a largo number ot Japanese ships are In the
same vicinity. There arc some seventeen
British ships on itho Asiatic station , and. a
good part ot thorn appear to bo centering
about Corca. This , however. Is said to bo
apart from iho general question of Chinese
partition , aniS to relate only to the displace
ment of an English official who liad an In
fluential position In the administration ot
Corcan attains. >
French diplomats say ith&t Prance Is not
likely to take any part In a struggle- for
Chinese territory , If that eventuality comes ,
as Franco already has secured most exten
sive possessions In southeastern China , nota
bly French Tonquln. Itwas M. Patenotrc ,
the late 'French ' ambassador at Washington ,
who carried through the negotiations with
LI Hung Chang by which France secured
this foothold on Astatic soil. Beyond the
sending of the ( French cruiser Jean Bart to
Chinese waters It Is said that the Chinese
situation docs not appear to "have " aroused
Franco , and the dispatch ot this cruiser Is
Bald to liave no more significance than the
sending of the Unltei States ship Ilalelgh ,
which Is now on Us way to the Chinese sta
tion.
PH.V..NCE XOW'MAICKS AXOTHEIl fillAll
lift Filler In IIolHteil Over Hal < X m
iNlninl.
SHANGHAI , Dec. 20. It Is reported foero
that the admiral of the French fleet has
hoisted the French flag on Hat Nan Island.
The Chinese offered no cpposltlon.
LONDON , Dec. 29. A dispatch to the Dally
Mall from Singapore confirms the report of
the seizure of Hal Nan Island by the French.
Hal Nan Island Is off the south coast ot
China , and separates Hie Gulf ot Tonquln
from the Chinese empire. It has an esti
mated area or 12,000 square miles and a
population of 1,000,000 Chinese , exclusive of
wild tribes in the Interior.
'Wnr HIP Only Altcrimtlve.
LONDON , Dec. 29. A dispatch from Pekln
cays : ,
"Tho proposed arrangement for a Russian
guaranteed 4 per cent loan ot 100,000,000 taels
is not yet ratified.
"Tho situation Is disastrous and the qnly
hops Is that England , will render financial
help , and It otherwise war is the only al
tcrnatlve. " 1
SimiM.US AT TUB T2XD Of THE .11 OATH
GrntlfyliiK Increase in the Govern-
iiiont'H iltcoclntN.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 29. The forthcoming
monthly statement of the government re
ceipts end expenditures will show a material
Increase In the receipts from both customs
and Internal revenue. Today's Income from
customs alone was $735,567 , the hlghcsl fig-
urea reached since the new tariff law went
Into effect. Several times during the last
tow weeks the customs revenues have ex
ceeded $600,000 , end according to the expecta
tions of the treasury officials these figures
will bo fully malutalncl for an indefinite
period. i | I , l
The Increase from customs this month
probably will exceed November by $2,500,000 ,
or $3,000,000 , which will leave a surplus for
the month. Independent cf the receipts and
payments on account of Iho Pacific railroad
transfer the total receipts this month would
have exceeded the expenditures by approxi
mately $1,750,000. The returns from Internal
revenue sources show a gratifying loci case ,
and It is nr > t unlikely that the December
statement will show au excera over November
ot ? 1,000,000. i
Altogether the eltuatlcn , fie far as revenues
are concerned , Is very gratifying to the treas
ury officials , who confidently predict that wllii
the exception of January , when heavy In
terest payments are due , there will be a sur
plus for each remaining month of the pres
ent llscal year.
TAKING 13VIIH3VCE JX I.OXG RAM ) .
Xew Kink In the .DvfcitHO of 'Atlolph
CHICAGO , Dec. 29. Unableto convince
the court that the prosecution In the Luetgcrt
cara should furnish the defense with a. dupli
cate stenographic report of the evidence en
account ot the Inability of iLuctgert to pay
for stenographers , the attorneys for the big
sausage manufacturer today commenced try-
ng to take a verbatim report ot the tMtlnictiy
In long hand. The consequence was that very
lll'tlo progress was made. Mr. Harmon says
bo will take the proceedings verbatim If It
takes six month ? , and In case Luetgcrt Is
unable to make arrangements for stenogra
phers to do the work the 'trial , from present
Indications , may be stretched , out Indefinitely.
CIIKIUTOHS SHS.V THIS
Sitdlnuthe .AIYiiIrN . ot the
I'lilliiilolphltt Hit nun.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 29. Depositors and
shareholders of the Chestnut Street National
bank and the Chestnut Street Trust and Sav
ings Fund company contlnuo to sign agee-
raenta declaring their approval ot the plan
for the voluntary liquidation of the affaire
of the two Institutions. Deputy Comptroller
of the Currency Coffln says that the ulgna
lures ot more than two-thirds of the share
holders required by law before a bank : can
go Into voluntary liquidation have already
been secured. A commlttco ot the ( tank
presidents was today selected to consider any
amendments which may be offered t/y de
positors to the plan of liquidation.
SWEUTHU.IHT IJ.VSIIUD" K\TH.
Ending of a Lover1 Drive lu
MARYVILLD , Mo. , Dec , 29. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Arch McMaster * and Mlsa Anna Ed.
wards were returning homo last night from
an entertainment la Hopkins , fifteen miles
north ot Maryvllle , whea their team became
frightened. In the runaway that followed
Miss Edwards was thrown from the elelgh
and her brains dashed out on /ence post
She died Initially. Mr , McMaeter was no
hurt , Theyi wcro to have been married In
January. Doth belong to prominent and
wealthy famllleu of Hopkins township , Noda
way cgunty. ' i
RECIPROCITY MUST WAIT
Sidetracked , for a Time at Least , by the
Scaling Question ,
ALL THE COLONIES SHOULD BE TAKEN IN
12 n Kin ml WnnfM Sninn ABHiirnncc the
Convention Will He llntlllc < l Itc-
I UiulertitkliiK nn Arlil-
, trillion Convention. ,
WASHINGTON , Dee , 29. Sir Julian
Pauncefotc , the British ambassador , haa about
recovered from a long and painful attack ot
rheumatism , which has kept him In bed Tor a
good part ot the last three months. The fact
that ho was able to call at tbo State de
partment yesterday led to reports that ,
coincident iwitti Lord Salisbury's declination
ot the proposition to stop pelagic scaling , Sir
Julian had. renewed reciprocity negotiations.
Ills call , however , had no such significance ,
as Sir Julian did not know ot Lord Salis
bury's answer at the tlrno ho visited tbo
State department. As to the reciprocity
negotiations , they have progressed steadily
through Mr. Adam , first secretary of the
embassy , and Sir Julian will now bo able to
give the matter personal attention. The main
Ceslro of the British West lad la u colonies Is
to eecuro the 20 per cent reciprocity reduction
on sugar. What will bo offered In "exchange
has not yet boon determined ,
At the outset the purpose of the negotia
tions was confined - the 'British West In
dies , but the present Indications are that
efforts twill boimado to include Canada among
the colonies receiving the advantages of ro-
cli-roclty. How far this -can bo done , In view
of the failure of the Bering sea negotiation ! ) ,
is not clear , tout It Is probable that the Brit
ish government will prefer to have the nego
tiations embrace all the colonies including
Canada Instead of repeating the action when
the last Jeclproclty treaties were framed , of
confining them to tbo West Indian posses
sions. '
SHAL DIFFICULTY IN THE WAY.
Inthis connection It .may bo stated , that
Mr. Kas.ion , the special commissioner of the
United 'States ' charged , with the conduct of
the negotiations of reciprocity arrangements
and treaties under the tariff act , has not
undertaken to consider the subject ot reci
procity with Canada. This abstention on the
part of Mr. Kasson is attributable to the fact
that the subject of reciprocity , pure and sim
ple , as described. In the tariff act , lias become
so involved with the seal question and other
Issues as to become practically inseparable
from them , and so the entire subject of
Canadian rclatlcas appears to remain In the
control ot ex-Secretary Poster.
It has been expected that tfto recovery ot
Sir Julian would permit of active steps on
the British-American treaty of arbitration.
Thcrola no present prospect , however , that
anything will bo done on that subject and
up to this time no negotiations have beta
opened between the ambassador and the
State department. 'Both governments have
signified a favorable attitude toward reopen
ing negotiations , but the British government
will take no step wtfatcver until a definite as-
suraoco is at hand that such 'treaty ' as maybe
bo negotiated will become effective by the
ratification of the senate.
It la said ( Siat the answer ot Lord Sails
bury on the ( Bering sea qucatlon , hlch Kis
been briefly reported by cable , adds no new
phase to the case , es this declination was
foreshadowed with certainty by the answer
ot Sir Wilfrid Laurler , the Canadian pre
mier , declining to stop pelagic scaling. The
action of Lord Salisbury merely adds ofll-
clal sanction to this declination of the
Canadian authorities. As the Russo-
JapanereUmerlcan treaty mode several weeks
ago for the stoppage of pelagic scaling was
condltlctied on the concurrence of Great
Britain In a similar measure to stop pelagic
scaling , It is presumed that the effect of
Groit Britain's action will be lo nullify tills
treaty.
IMUJSIUEXT 'SIGXS T1113 SEAL 1111,1 , .
lAuiorlcnnM I'rolillillcil from KiiKi'K-
InR In I'elaKia SoalliiR- .
WASHINGTON , Dec. 29. Ex-Secretary
Poster liad a cbrlet conference with the pres-
Iden after -which the
today , president ap
proved the bill prohibiting the killing of fur
seals In 'the ' waters of the North Pacific
ocean , passed the day congress adjourned for
the holidays. The act prohibits the killing
of seals .by American citizens , except aa they
may 'bo ' taken on the Prlbyloff Islands by the
North American Commercial "company. It
also prohibits tbo importation of pelagic seal
skins into the United ( States raw , dresaej ,
dyed or manufactured * . The penalty lor violation
lation ot the law Is a fine of not less than
$200 or more than $2,000 or Imprisonment
for not more than six months , or both , for
each offense , Including the forfeiture to the
United States of the vessel. Its tackle and
cargo.
Assistant Secretary Howcll had already
prepared regulations under the bill In antici
pation of the approval of the president and
they were sent to the White House this
cvcnlnz for the executive signature. It In
expected they will bo made public tomorrow.
COM1II.VU SC.V1.S AMI UiCH'UOClTV.
I2uKluml 1'lnj'H One fur Advantages In
the Other.
NEW YORK , Dee. 29. A special to the
Herald fioni Washington says : Coincident
with the rejection by Lord Salisbury of the
latest proposition submitted to him by Am
bassador Hay , Sir Julian I'aunccfoto , the
British ambassador In Washington , has re
sumed reciprocity negotiations with Special
Commissioner Ka&aon. Some officials of the
administration believe that on thq linking of
the reciprocity and scaling questions depends
the final decision of Great Britain on both.
Sir Julian Pauncofote's discussion \vlth
Special Commissioner Kasscn related to the
reciprocity treaty giving the West India pos-
eesslons of Great Britain the advantages of
the minimum tariff allowed by the DInglcy
tariff law.
CO.VniACTOIlS GO TO MOAllAGUA ,
1'ri-parluw toMilUe lllilN on CoiiMtruc-
tlon of Ilio Cniial ,
NEW YORK , Dec. 29. When the Panama
steamship Finance salts down the bay on
Prlday It will have on board fourteen of
the most prominent contractors In the United
States , who will go to Nicaragua to Inspect
the survey of the proposed canal. If the
work Is deemed practical these men will form
a company and bl > l for the job. The party
Is under the direction ot B. P , Cragln and
H. L. Cooley , chlet engineer of the Chicago
drainage canal. Most of the contractors were
associated with Mr. Cooley In that Imincnst
undertaking. i
Prom the meager Information In their
pcsBcsilou engineer Cooley estimates tbo
maximum cost ot the Nlcaraguan canal at
$25,000,000. The army engineers eay this la
ridiculously snail , and predict an excess of
; 50,000,000. Others have variously estimated
the coot ot the project'from $00,000,000 to
$150,000.000. ! '
The members of the- , party arc : H. P.
Mason , Chicago ; W. 0. iWlnston , Minneapo
lis ; II. B. Hager , nictrmc-nd. Ky. ; J. N. Jack
son , Chicago ; P. Davis , . Chicago ; Frank M.
Woflhburn , Chicago ; Hdraco E. Stevens , St.
Paul ; J. E. Mnloncy" , Brooklyn ; E. II , Hooker ,
New York ; Arthur MoMullln , Cincinnati ; II
A. Little , New York , and Prof. G. Q.
Wheeler , Chicago , who will act as Inter
preter , i i
T1IIJATI11C.M.S IIV .MAUI.IUmOUGIIS.
DuUc nnil IliiclicMM Don the Sock nnil
ItllNUIll.
( CopyilRht. 1S97 , < liy 1'rctM I'ubll-hlnB Company- )
LONDON , Dec. 29. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telogram. ) I attended to
day a drees rehearsal at Blenheim palace ot
the burlosqu "An Idle Hour , " which Is to
bo produced tomorrow for the benefit of the
Woodstock church restoration fund. Mr ,
Malcolm's play , In two scents. Is a pure ex
travaganza ; It Is an up-to-dato skit on so
ciety , finance and journalism , the Incidents
being locecly strung together and enlivened
by some catchy songst The humor Is rather
feeble , having no Intelligible bearing on any
thing lu particular. ,
The duchess ot Marlborough plays the part
of the Countess of Klondike , a stagey society
woman , and sings ono rather pretty eong
deploring the weariness Induced by society's
whirligig on the Island of Wliltley. She
looked charming In her two chic gowns from
Doucct's , sang sweetly , and when she re-
prccscd her tendency to laugh acted with
some point. The duke of Marlborough ap
pears as a prosperous financier-Septimus
Sand. Ho takes the part very seriously and
looks the light-fisted owner of millions. Lady
Randolph Churchill has the role of a woman
reporter and was full of "go , " apparently
having taken note ot many of the "tricks of
the trade. " The author seemed not to bo satis
fied that justice has been done to his work ,
although It seems to me that the company
made the moat of very scant opportunities.
There was a second dress rehearsal tonight ,
ilr. and Mrs. Henry White have joined the
nartv and will nnnear In a tableau entitled.
"La Sercnata. " The most elaborate tableau
Is "Louis XV and His Court , " In which the
duke , the duchess , Lady Sarah Wilson ,
Ladles Lillian and Lora Churchill and Henry
Miller , the widower of the duchess ot Montrose -
rose , are Included. The dresses are very
beautiful and the duchess wears her magnifi
cent diamonds and ropes of pearls. Lady
Randolph Churchill and Hon. Mrs. Bourke
appear In another tableau as "Queens of the
East , " the former looking extremely hand
some In a Byzantine dress. The duchess ap
pears also , with Lord Chesterfield , In a very
striking tableau called "Tho Cardinal's Mis
sion. " Lady Blandford , the duke's mother ,
poses with Lord Chesterfield In "A Scene
from Don Quixote. " , '
All the tableaux have been meet arUotlcally
conceived and arranged. They probably will
bo reproduced later , either at Blenheim or
at Chatsworth , before Ihe prince and. the
princess of Wales. I '
cincin\r xuws'r-uoaa XOIITIIAVEST
* *
AsNiirancen of tAlmnilnitt I'ooil nt
IJiiWHon "City.
OTTAWA , Ont. , Dec/i9. A deputation of
Klondike miners ' wllj > be received by "the
minister of customs on Wednesday next. The
delegation wires that It met iMajbr Walsh
and party encamped at Salmon river , "where
they will have to remain until next -March ,
There is said to bo no possibility of an ad
vance 'before ' then. At that time the ther
mometer registered 72 degrees below zero.
The -delegates also -wire reassuring news as
to the situation at Diwson. They -say that
all danger of famine is passed for this win
ter. A considerable number of 'the ' miners
made their -way down tun Yukon towhere -
food supplies were obtainable from the
stranded steamers. The mounted police then
made such a disposition of the provisions re
maining at 'Damson City as will enable all
hands to pull through tho-wintcr comfortably
enough as regards food.
HEADY TO AUVAXCD OX SAMOKY.
Frcnvli Will Mnlio War oil n Troulilc-
Koiiie Chtcftnln.
PARIS , Dec. 29. The French , It Is an
nounced , have occupied Odenllene and Nall-
baglla. It Is believed this Indicates that an
advance against Chief Samory Is imminent.
Chief Samory Is a West African chieftain
\\ho for over twelve years past lias been the
most dangerous antagonist the Europeans
have had to deal ( with. After ten years of
guerrilla warfare ho was driven out of the
Soudan , but Hie made a swoop upon the fer
tile region of Kong , a dependency ot tbo
French Ivory company. Since then Chief
Samory has repeatedly been heard from. In
August last his forces surprised and routed
a detachment of French troo-ps sent to occupy
the territory which , It Is said , Samory had
offered to vacate.
T1IU1J12 THOUSAM ) M5KT HOMnLCSS.
Scrloutt Fire Sweep * Tliroutjli Port
nu I'rlnct * .
PORT AU PRINCE , Hayti , Dec. 29. At 11
o'clock Ubt night a fire , which assumed con-
Iderablo proportions 04 account of 'lack
of water to supply the pumps , broke out
and destroyed 800" houses , Including a num
ber of warehouses , a hotel , the church of St.
Joseph and its parsonage. About 3,000
people -were rendered homeless.
This morning at flJO : o'clock there wan
an earthquake , the disturbance running
from north to iiouth , lasting half a mlnuto
and causing slight cracks in the earth ,
Thcro were no accidents , but the populace
waa greatly alarmed.
1'laRiif llrcuUp Out Afroxli.
BOStrJAY , Dec. 29.i-Thero has been a
fresh outbreak of nja ue , especially la the
Mandvo district , where tbo Inhabitants are
seeking safety -In fllghf. There wcro fifty-
four now cases of plague and thlrty-Eovtu
deaths from that dbeaE MoJ.iy. The total
plague returns from Bombay up to date are
11,257 cases and 11,882. deaths.
CoiiKrriitulntloiiN < for
LONDON , Dec , 29 , . ' Thla being the birthday -
day of the Rt. lion , William E. Gladstone ,
the usual congfatulatibna were sent to
Hawarden and Cannes , rwhero Mr. Gladstone
Is improving from neuralgia.
Mciulipr of 1'iirllaiiiuiit Drowned.
PUTERHORO , Ont. , Dec. 29. Jotin Burke ,
Q. C. , member ot parliament , -was drowned
In the Ottanbcrry river last night.
Move-meiils of tcvnii Vrxneln , Dec. 21) .
At Now York Sailed St. I'aul , for South
ampton ; Majestic , , for Liverpool ; Kensing
ton , for Antwerp
At Llverpool Arrlveil Corlnthla , from
Boston.
At Bwlnemunde Sailed Norge , for New
York.
At Southampton Arrived Saolo , from
New York , for .Bremen ; New York , from
Now York.
At Marseilles Arrived Scandla , from
New York ,
A3 Crooklmven Passed Britannic , for
New York , i
POPE'S FINGER IN THE PIE
His HolIncES Takes a Hand in Spain's
Cuban Moss.
SSUES A WARNING TO THE CARLISTS
I'owrrfnl Influence of tlic Vntlcnii IN
Aualu Kxcrtcil to Save
1'ortnncn of tlic 1'rc- ,
I out Dynllxty. ,
NEW YORK , Deo. 29. A special to the
Journal and. Advertiser from Washington
says : It Is current news la Catholic circles
that on Christmas day the pope made a very
Important communication to the Spanish
government concerning the Cuban war and
the attitude ot the Vatican toward Spain In
the present crisis.
About three weeks ago it 'became ' known
that It liad liecn represented to the pope
through the usual channels of Information
on this side ot the Atlantic that the cause
of Spain was lost In Cuba. This was so
powerfully Influencing European opinion
that the pope took occasion on Christmas
to address nn Important communication to
his nuncio at Madrid. The pope declares
emphatically that the Vatican upholds every
form of legal government which Is not antl-
Chrlstlan in its character. Ho proceeds
then to discuss the Spanish situation and
calls the Carllsts to account , stating that
they , no less than other subjects ot Spain ,
owe Implicit allegiance to the reigning
monarchy anil must not attempt to use the
cloak of religion to cover purposes that are
ulterior to the proper alms and objects of
the church. This will -tend - to circumvent
the Carllsts and in a large degree will shear
them ot importance , as the main hold ot
the Carllsts has been the positive sympathy
received from the Catholic priesthood of
Spain. It will solve , or at least modify ,
the dilemma of the present ministry.
Following -pronunciamento the pope
deals with the existing1 war and sends his
especial blessing to the soldiers of the
king of Enaln.
Discussing the Cuban question , the posi
tive statement is made that the Vatican
has never made any move that could bo
construed into an approval of the Cuban
cause or disapproval of the conduct of
Spain. It has suggested that possibly the
rigors of war should bo mitigated , out under
no circumstances "has " It uttered a word that
might tend to encourage the parricidal and
fratricidal strife.
Notwithstanding this minimizing the pro.
uunclamcuto is a distinct victory for the
foreign dynasty. The whole influence of the
Austrian court was thrown into the balance
to bring it about. Christiana , the queen
regent , Is a Hapsburg princess and for her
sake and the love the pope hears his godson
the powerful Influence of the Vatican In
Spain has been again exerted to save the
falling fortunes of the present dynasty.
T1ILXKS IT ' .MEANS IXTUIlA'IiXTlO.V.
Th o in a H Cgtrnrtn 1'almn Taken nu Oji-
, , - , . , . . „ . tliiitHttc "View.
NEW , YORK , Doc. 29. "Governal General
Blanco's acceptance of President Mc-
Klnley's request that tbo American people
bo permitted to relieve the sufferings of the
concentradoes la Cuba Is tantamount to
acceptance of I'.ho offer of intervention by the
UnlteJ Stoles la the conflict so long In prog
ress between the pccplo of Cuba and the
Spanish government , " said Thomas Estrada
P'alrr.'i ' , the chief of the Cuban junta In this
city , -to an Associated Press reporter today.
'Us the administration believes that peace
in Cuba can be restored oily by political In
tervention it cannot reject the favorable op
portunity ithat thus presents Itself to inter
vene for the purpose of ending the war la
Cuba , " continued Dr. Talma. "Tho dc-
plcrablo condition of the conccntradoes has
been cau.ssd by the crued warfare wagsd by
Spain , and the government , finding itself
unable to relieve the situation , has applied
ito the Uaited States for aid. President Mc-
Klnloy must eeo by uow that there -Is no
chance for pence to be established In Cuba
without intervention , and living up to his
word as given in his previous message , must
Intervene- end Spain cannot rationally and
consln'.cotly reject such intervention. "
Coming down to the relief plan Dr. Palma
tald : "If the American people are willing
to help the ccacentradoes they should send
food , clothing and ttio like , but no mcooy
that would bo the best plan to follow out.
Money will benefit the Spanish only. "
"Blanco has accepted the American propo
sition as a way out of a dlfllcult position.
Ho knows tba , ' . It would require millions
of dollars to permanently relieve the ccn-
centrodoes under the present conditions. But
the Unite ! States ceo accomplish very lit
tle during the progress ot iho ! wur. The
cnly way to rollvo the concentradoes , and la
fact all Cubans , is to stop this distress by
tbo Introduction of peace and Independence.
Wltapeace restored , the ccacea'.radoes will
bo able to return to their farms cad their
residences. Wo have the money , the tools
and the materials that will set ithe ) people
right at work ugaln.
"Let the American people know that the
best plan Is to intervene for peace. They
should Intervene Immediately. Spain is tryIng -
Ing to shako oft the Ignominy of 'Wcylerlsm'
In Cuba , but it cannot succeed. It Is neces
sary that Uio wcrld should know the results
of that work in Cuba and the world is learn
ing fast. "
C.VXOVAS' ACTS A It 13 A IIAADICAP.
I'rci-icnt Cabinet AnnwcrM Some of ItH
CritU-u.
MADRID , Dec. 29 , In regard to criticisms
of the government's inaction , It Is pointed
out In ministerial circles that the Spaniah
cabinet has Invariably protested "against
the attempts of the United States to inter
vene in Cuba ; that President McKlnlcy's
message 'however Incorrect , ' did not adopt
tbo domineering tone ot President Clove-
land'a ; that the weakness of Senor Canovao
In yielding to the demands of the United
States in the Competitor , Alllanca and Mora
affairs , Increased the difficulties of Senor
Sagaata. in combatting blmllar demands , "
and that anyhow a return to the policy of
Senor Canovas , who It Is alleged sent 200,000
troops to Cuba , and expended ? 2,000 000 with
out result , Is impossible.
HOIII : itui.u WITH TIHJ NEW vu.tit.
Marvltnl Illaiico Ixxurn a Decree on
the tinlijfft.
HAVANA , Dec. 29. Captain General
Dlanco has Issued a decree announcing the
lines upon which the. homo rule government
Is established. Tbo governor general and
executive assume charge of foreign affairs ,
war and the navy and , these with flvo auto
nomical secretaries , the supreme Justice and
the ministers of interior , finance , public In
struction , public works , posts and telegraphs ,
and agriculture and commerce , with the
president of this council , constituting the
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responsible government. The new officials
will take the oath of olllco at 9 a. m. on Jan
uary 1 and .wilt Immediately assume charge
of their ofllccs.
voH the Freiiuli AnilinnHnitor.
MADRID , Dec. 29. The queen regent to
day received 01. Jules rutenotre. the new
French ambassador to Spain , with grout cere
mony , seated on. the thrcao and surrounded
by the members of the cabinet and. the dlg-
eiltarlea ot her court. The palace guard ren
dered military boners. ,
M. Patenotre , when presenting his creden
tials , read an address enlarging upon < ho
sympathy between the two countries and upca
the goad wishes of President iKauro for the
happiness of Mio royal family and. the great-
ocas of Spain. The queen regent replied In
a similar strain.
Stcnincr LoiHlfil tiltli Cntlle
HAVANA , Dec. 29. The ( American slcnmer
Solcdad , Captain Pancr , which cleared from
Mobile , Ala. , with cattle for Drluckcrhoft ,
off Matanzas , struck on Punta Guanas , the
reefs off the port of Matanzas , and soon aft
erward eank. The captain , his wife and the
sixteen men composing the crew of the Soledad -
dad were saved and are being cared for by
United States Consul Drice.
CATCHES SUCICCHS .AMI TIIISIIl COIN.
Smooth Wall Street llroUer Who Num
bers DiincN by Tlioimnudx.
NEW YORK , Dee. 29.-iV warrant Is
out for the arrest of Ilcury
Oliver Goldsmith , one of the best
known men ofWall street. Tbo specific
* '
charge against 'him h grand larceny in the
first degree , for appropriating a check for
13,000 , tSie property of Oscar A. Wlcssncr of
Drookljn. The officials of tbo district at
torney's office says that Goldsmith has men-
aged to get away with something like $500-
000 by operations similar to those which
brought the E. S , Dean company before the
public.
Goldsmith was Indlcted by the grand jury
on Tuesday last. Detectives have followed
clews all over New Jersey , Pennsylvania ,
Boston and other places , but so far Gold
smith has eluded them. Goldsmith and a
man named Webster operated under the firm
name of Hoyt & Co. George Hazelweldo and
William A. Mitchell , who were their brokers ,
wcro arrested three weeks ago for their cart
In the operations , but the charges against
them have not been tried. They were dropped
from membership In the Stock exchange , but
It was upon their evidence the grand Jury
found the Indictment ngalnst Goldsmith. The
latter is about 35 years old , and , in the
opinion of t'.io district attorney's office , ho
was ono of the shrewdest men who ever en
gaged in Wall street speculation , after the
manner of Dean & Co. They ray hU victims
nro numbered by the thousands.
CXA3IIM3 IXSf'IlAXCU ' COJII'AXIES.
rinn. to llo < ( iilre nil Kviiniliiatlou of
TliHr li'liinncON.
DENVER , Dec. 29. The Idea of making
an examination of the accounts of the big
eastern Insurance companies by the state
authorities Is again being agitated. The
newest plan of procedure Is. to form a com
bine of all the Insurance commissioners of
western and southern states and compel the
companies to submit to having their finances
audited and the result made public.
Insurance Commissioner Vivian today re
ceived a communication from J. II. Klpp ,
commissioner ot South Dakota , giving the
details of the plan and urging upon him the
advisability of co-operating In the movement.
Mr. Klpp says that the commissioners ot
Arkansas , Washington , Minnesota , North
Dakota , Texas , Oregon , California , Nebraska
and Kansas has been asked and a majority
of them have already agreed to Join.
The laws hero do not permit the Insur
ance commissioner to call for an examina
tion or provide for ono unless by consent of
the executive. Commissioner Vivian will ,
therefore , reply to the South Dakota com
missioner that ho will have to bring the
matter before the governor ,
SKIIIOL'S FLOODS IX XOUTIIWEST.
flrcnt 'Duniinfe lit Properly , nnil Scv-
ornl LIvt'N Ili'portcil Lout.
CHICAGO , Dec. , 30 , A special to the Rec.
ord from Tacoma , Wash. , says : Floods have
caused damage estimated at $1,000,000 In the
northwest during tbo last tlirco days. The
Northern Pacific , the Canadian Pacific and
the Great Northern tracks are washed out
and traffic is almost piispendeil. In more
than a dozen western Washington valleys
bridges , fences and farm property have be-on
swept away. Several persons liavo been
drowned In tbo uppr Cowlltz anil Til ton
river valeys. Stock bos been drowned in
nearly nil the valleys now Inundated. Four
teen Inches of rain has fallen since. Sunday ,
accompanied by warm winds , which have
melted the snows In the mountains , causing
th greatest winter floods over known hero.
Traffic between Tacoma and Portland , Ore , ,
is entirely suspended because of the ullilea
and Avashouts. Toledo , Kelso and other
towns on the Cowlltz river are partly flooded
and the river Ii still rising ,
SOLICIT puurr riton XKIIUASICA.
llllnoli Horticultural ! * Wunt
Mlnle lo n.xTtllill.
SPRINGFIELD , III. , Dec. 29. At today's
session of the State Horticultural association
a resolution -was adopted appointing a com
mittee to petition tbo Nebraska state com
mlttco to provide lor a dull exhibit. .
THRIFT ! MR. BEE |
Turns a Trlok by Soiling a
Mileage Booki
PREVARICATES TO COVER UP HIS
Prof , Dawos' Assistant Qota Himself Into )
All Kinds of Trouble ,
ACTION MAY COST HIM HIS FAT
Other Patriotic Fusionists Waiting to
'Into the Place ,
DAWES RUSHES IN HOT HASTE TO LINCOIH
GOCK to Coimnlt the I'nrtp I.cntlcr %
About the Mutter Sum lie Doc _ ,
N | Aot ICiiorv Whnt , | l. , *
, M to Do. , (
LINCOLN , Dec. 29. ( Special. ) 0.V. .
Hcndce , assistant superintendent of the In *
stltuto for the Deaf and ; Dumb at Omaha , l
trouble ami an effort Is being made byj (
prominent populists hero to secure his dis
missal from the institution.
The story Is that lost summer Hcndco
came hero from Hutchlnsou , Kan. , and waft
given a position on the Weekly Independent ;
local populist paper. The editor sent him !
out on a trip to solicit subscriptions and pro
vided him with n. GOO-mllo editorial pass
book to use In his travels. About this tlmcy
It being evident that a new superintendent
of the institution at Omaha would benp -
pointed , Dawcs and Hcndco , both of whom
were employed on the same newspaper , wero-
amonc the applicants for the place. Dawes-
was successful , ami thiough the strong
recommendations of Editor Eager , Chairman
Edmlstcn and'other leading populists , Mr.
Dawcs appointed Hcndco as assistant super
intendent , and employed Mrs. Hemlco as ono-
of the teachers. At the llmo this raised :
quite a howl among the populist politicians ,
who thought that the plums should have-
been distributed among the residents ot tho-
state.
It seems that when Hcndco went to Omahtt
ho still retained the mileage book , which
was numbered L 10 , 8558. Two weeks ngo >
the editor of the Independent learned from ,
the general passenger agent that the boojc.
had been taken up from a stranger between.
Hastings and Denver. Eager at once wrot
to Hcndco and without intimating tha ho-
" "
had. heard anything from the passenger.
agent asked for , tbo return' the mlleago
book. Hendco wrote back that howas un
able to do so , as ho had. used it all up going ;
back and forth to visit his brother lu Sallno
county. ' '
CALLS HIM DOWN HARD.
The next letter written by Editor Eager
\\as a sorcher. It Informed Hcndco that ho-
'
had not caly told an undignified falsehood ;
but 'that ' ho had Injured the trlcodiio liad :
been instrumental In getting him his present
fat pcaltlon , and that the only thing ho couldi
now do WOB to own up to 'the ' whole matter.
This brought a full cciifcselcu from Hendee ,
In which ho saya that lie was very hard up
and cold the editorial mllcago to a "ticket
broker. Ho said thero'was 387 miles loft
in the book and ho made 'tho ' sale on De
cember 15 , receiving $4.E5 fcr the mileage ,
Eager has cent the whole correspondence
the passenger agent < to prevent his paper
from belag blacklisted by the railroads
through too act of Hcndco , and in the mean
time ho is making an effort to get the as >
sls'.ant ' superintendent discharged. In thl
bo'lias the willing aid of a number of prom
inent populists , who argue that If Hcndce can
bo disposed cf there will bo room for tbo
appointment of ooo or two patriotic No
bniska fusIonUts fill the vacant places' .
Superintendent Dawcs came down from.
Omaha this evening to consult with the party
leaders regarding the Hcndeo matter. Ho
stated to The Bco reporter that the Bltus >
tlon was a very embarrassing one. Ho felt
that the most serious part of the affair waa
the deliberate falsehood Hendco had written
and ho wn/3 sura there would bo a strong
demand to have Hcndeo discharged. Mr.
Dawcs did not know what action ho would
take until ho had taken counsel with others ,
Ho frankly admitted that ho did not knowi
what to do ,
III2LIiVKS lHiVKU.4 IS IXXOCB.VT.
to Franco to Do JuHttcc to
CoiiilciiiiiiMl CUim.
CIUCAGO , Dec. 29. Adolph Mcaco , a.
prominent JowUUi lawyer of thla city , dcllv-
crod an address before the associated lodgro
of the B'nal IJrlth this cvculnif , In which
ho rovlowcd the evidence In the case ot
Captain Dreyfus , saying that the only con
clusion to bo drawn from it was that the
p.ccueed was innocent. Mr. Mosco con
cluded as follows :
"To Franco wo call tonight 'to awalfen lethe
the great 'wrong which , contrary to its
best traditions , It haa thus far upheld
against the protests of < the outside world
ami the protests of lovers ot liberty In
Franco. To the prisoner on Dcvll'u Island wfi
tender our sympathy and ivorda of"he r
and encouragement. We would not have
him surrender his convictions nor -wlycr la
the least in tbo firm Justice of lita nitlvo
land. "
WILL1 3IISIST iI.V 03IAIIA 'XI3XT YEAH *
H n r viral nnd OynccoliiKlcnl AnioclnJ
tlou .Dc-clilcn oil Till * CHy ,
DENVER , Dec. 29. The Surgltar tp&
Gynecological association , which hab'4)eep In'
session hero for two days , this evening chose
the following officers for the coming year :
President , D. B. Falrchlld , Clinton , la. ; flrnt
vlco president , Charles Uyron Nichols , Dtni
ver ; eecond vlco president , IT. p. Mljes , SsU
Lake , Utah ; secretary and treasurer , G. HJ
Simmons , Llacoln Neb , ; executive bo rd ,
Lewis Schooler , Dca Molnes ; S , iJottm /
Omaha ; H. K. Pcarso , Kaunas City ; C , Vre * > ,
man , Denver ; O , I ) . Campbell , 8 | , Joseph. '
Omaha was selected us tbo place fo thd
next meeting , -which will be held duritw
Christmas week , 1898. f Z > * 'I- ( \