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    THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE PAGES 1 TO 8.
, niSTE 19 , 1871. OMAIIA , SUNDAY , JANTJAlnT 23 , 181)8 ) TWENTY PAGES. SINGLE COPY JFIVE
DOLE m nis MISSION
Hawaiian President Frankly Owns Objct of
His Visit.
FREELY ADMITS ANNEXATION IS HIS AIM
Will Diajusi the Matter with Pres'dsnt
MoKinloy if Possible.
AVOIDS GIVING ANYMUNG LIKE DETAILS
Talks Freely on General Top'.oa with tbo
Visita n on Eoard.
OMAH\ OFFICIALS PAY THEIR RESP.CFS
Mil ) or lloiircx lU-iuln n IJHfKiitlnn to
Vlnlt the DlNlliiKiilNhtMl U
inuii on Iloiiril ( lie < ) \IT-
llinil Iiliallvil.
President Dele of tlio Hawaiian republic ,
tli central figure In a controversy that has
assumed national Imtiortance , passed through
Omaha jcsturday afternoon. While ho was
not anxious to discuss hla mission to this
country , nuil avoided as much as possible
nil reference to the miestlon of annexation ,
ho admitted that he had come to the United
States with the hope and expectation of
securing the annexation of Ia\\all ! to the
United States. He mild he did not fear any
attempt on the part of the Japancbo to se
cure control at the Islands Regarding the
report of the secret landing of a number of
Jajiancso soldiers on the Islands recently , lie
declared thi.ro had been a number of Im
migrants from Japan recently who chanced
t < j ho ex-soldiers from the army of Japan ,
but these made no attempt to conceal their
former occupation and ho believes no alarm
should bo occasioned by that Incident.
Through the snowstorm of jesterday after
noon a sccre of the city fitbcrs and mu
nicipal officials , headed by Major Trnnk E.
Moons , trudged down to the Union depot to
present the compliments of the city o (
Omaha to President Dele of the Hawaiian
icpubllc and to Mrs. Dole. The party of the
chief executive of the little republic off the
Pacific coast tint has succeeded In securing
the nation's attention \\as aboard the cast-
bound "overland limited" train of the Union
Paclflc-Notthwextern railroads , comfortably
ensconced In the prlv.'to car "Guadalupe" of
the Southern Pacific company.
MAY.OR MOORES CALLS.
On the arrival of the train the major led
the way for the eouncllmanic party through
to the library of the private oir. City clll-
ccrs and citizens , more or less prominent , to
tlio number of two score , fallowed , only to
find the preslJent of the Island republic not
prepared for any Impromptu reception.
President Dele had not been apprised of the
| ict tint ho was to receive any civic atten-
t n at this point , and was Indulging In a
llttl nap xvlicn the train rolled Into the
depot sheds. Hastily arranging hla toilet
the touring president soon was In the midst
of the numerous paity of Omahans and
with apparent pleasure hoard the speech of
the genial mayor. Inviting him to stop off
on his westbound trip , at least long enough
to view the grounds aivJ the buildings of
the Transmlsslsslppl and International Ex
position The major told the president what
a great show Omaha \ \ s going to have and
uiped him to see that Hawaii was properly
repiescntcd. President Dele responded
briefly , saying that ho regretted that he
could not stop off at Omaha at this time but
promising to do BO on his return trip In
February If ho possibly could.
The crowd that had assembled on the out-
slJo of the car waa disappointed In not
catching a glimpse of the president of the
Hawaiian icpubllc , or In hearing uvcn a few
words floin him. The president rumalnel
within the car , and as the train stopped but
a few minutes ho had scarcely time to shako
hands with all those who passed through
the car to extend their greetings' . Major
Mooics , City Attorney Connell , Councllmen
Karr and Rlngbam Jnd tuo reporters re
mained on the car and roilo to Council HHiffu
with the president.
ANYTHING BUT ANNEXATION.
President Dele was quite willing to talk
on ) iy subject but that ot annexation of Ills
republic to the United States Ho said that
ho had ao far declined to discuss that topic ,
and did not care to change this rule until
ho reached Washington. He admitted that
the annexation of the little republic wai the
very object of hla trip , and said ho hoped tc
secure a confeience with President McKIn
ley on the matter. Gradually the president
waa drawn out by the questions of the mayor
nnd the city attorney , and In the course ol
hla talk whtlo crossing the long bridge paid
"Them can bo no doubt but that the sentl-
muni In favor of annexation Is very strong
In C'ullfoMila , and e-ipeclally In San Fran
cisco , 1 found In my brief Intercourse with
the people there that they were very desir
ous of the annexation of Hawaii. This la
especially true among the representative * of
the army and navy. All of the military men
with whom I have been thrown In contact
are favorable to annexation. As to the
naval oillcers , I have been In a good posi
tion to learn their opinions , because so
many ot them have visited Hawaii lately. I
have not found one that was not heartily
In favor of the annexation of the Islands. "
"Where do j'ou believe the chief objec
tion comes from ? " queried Councilman Ding-
hum.
"You are In a much better position to
Judge as to that than am I , " replied the
president as ho stroked his lengthy beard ,
"Some people , " continued Mr. Blngham ,
"arguo that the annexation of the Islands
would simply mean to take possession of a
Placet that we would constantly have to de
fend against other nations. "
"Yea , I have heard that argument ad
vanced , " replied the president , "but I do not
believe It Is a good one. The advantages to
this country In the possession of the islands
ore mi better teen tliau when < cio thlnUu of
their Importance In a strategical way. Kar
from being a detriment they would bo of
IKMltlvo value , As coaling itntloni they
\ould \ be of great value. "
MATCHS ! OF DETAIL.
TTio president also Mid that ( he commer
cial advantage that would accrue to the
United States In case of the annexation of the
Is'aniU was not to bo spoken of sllghtlngl } .
In reply to A question he told he believed
the exports amounted to about $12,000,00r ( | n
value during the last year. When aslted what
political relation the U'ands would hrur to
the United States In case of annexathn he
Mid ; "All such nutations , according to the
treaty for annexation that Is r V"S9d. are
loft with a comralhtion to be appointed for
the settlement of uch questions. This com
mission would also Fettle the question ot
what cl'lzcna of the Island shall exercise the
right of suffrage. "
Ho said that there were a large number
of natives , ot Chinese and ot Japanese who
do not speak the English language and nro
not familiar with American customs. Some of
those are not as Intelligent ne was the Amer
ican negro at tha time of the abolition ot
slavery. Hut as to their enfranchisement ,
ho contented himself with the statement
that the commission provided for In the
treaty would have to settle the question.
Ho spoke of the work of education In the
Islands with some show of pride and said
that Engllnh U taught and American school
methods followcd throughout with apparent
good results.
President Dole la a firm believer In the
advisability of the construction of n trans
pacific cable between San Francisco and
Yokohama , touching nt Honolulu. He said :
"This subject has been considered a great
deal and at present there arc a half dozen
Qyndlcatca considering the matter of
laying such a cable. Wo want a
cable from San Francisco , It pos
sible to get It , but If wo cannot
get a cable from Son Francisco we will take
a cable from Vancouver. We prefer a Cana
dian cable to no cable at all. At the pres
ent time the most progress toward the con
struction ot n transpacific cable by any
one of the many companies formed for that
purpose Is being made not by a United
States company , but by a Canadian corn-
panjI think the original Idea of con
structing a cable between the American
coast and the Hawaiian Isltnds has been
given up. It Is now felt that to pay a cable
would have to be laid clear news to lapan ,
touching at Honolulu. Ot course , there
would bo a greiter expense attached , but
Urn receipts would be so much larger that
such a cable would be more profitable thun
010 between an American city nnd the
Islands alone. "
HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE
President Dole is a tall , slender man , with
hla hali and long beard just turning white.
If one were to look not too closely he mlqht
mlotaku President Dele for cx-Prcsltlent S
H. II. Clark of the Union Pacific , though the
former can boist of a bcaid somewhat longer
President Dele lias a high forehead , and
bright gray cjes that look siuaroly at you
when conversing with him Ho appeared ex
ceedmglj gracious to his callers hero jee-
torday afternoon , nnd replied to their tniny
questions In a pleasing waj , caiefully avoid
ing , however , to get too close to the toplo
of annexation , its merits 01 dcmeilts He
complained somewhat of the cold , as one
might suppose of a man coining fiom the
warm climate ot the southern Pacific Yes
terday's enow etorm was the firt > t lie had
encountered for a long time. 'I his is his firm
trip through the United States alnce 1SOJ ,
and yesterday was the first tlmo he had
been through Omaha since lSi'9. lie expects
to teturn this way about the middle of Feb
ruary. He said jesterday that the Hawaiian
legislature would convene on Februaiy 15
ami ho hoped to bo back tlieie , if
not at the opening of the legisla
tive session , very soon after that event , lie
will remain In Chicago for two dajs , but
docs not know how long he will stay In
Washington. From the Capital "city ho will
go to New York , where ho will attend to
some business and visit his nephew , Her
bert Dole. President Dele Is accompanied
by Mrs. Dole , Dr. Day and his private sec
retary. Mrs. Dole Is a tj-plcal Yankee , and
as a native of Maine still exhibits manj of
the mannerisms of New England. She Is
a delightful conversationalist and jester-
day chatted quite at length with some old
frlonds who called on her at Council Bluffs
about the delights of lite In the Hawaiian
Islands.
PASSING THROUGH IOWA.
BOOND , la. , Jan. 22. ( Specl.il Telegram. )
Sanford 11. Dole , president of the Ha
waiian republic , parsed through this town
this evening on the Chicago & Nortbwcst-
ein road en route to Washington He was
accompanied by his wife , secretary and phy
sician Mr. Dele said he had long desired
tolalt this country once more as he had
not seen It In many yenis. He came not
BS a lobbyist to urge annexation , hue wanted
to spend some tlmo In Washington , where
ho might meet the public men of the nation
and acquaint himself with public opinion In
the country , especially with the manner In
which the president has indicated his good
will. On his trip he hud seen some of the
most beautiful country In the world , but
It could not compare with Ills sunny Ha
waii , which he regarded as Ideal. He talked
of the marvelous richness of the Island re
public , observing that as a native ot the
Inlands it had long been his ambition to
discuss the political and strategic reasons In
favor of annexation and reiterated that he
would not fulfill any of tbo offices of a lobby
ist. He would be pleased to give Information
to public men and assist them In arriving
at a correct conclusion on the facts Involved
In the annexation proposition ; beyond that
ho should take no part In It.
< ; iAnsroM : HIP < > IITII > \ iitvvnic. .
It Miiilrr AHMlwIiiiii-f to Gt-t Into Illx
CarrlnK < * .
CANNES , Jan. 22. Mr. and Mrs Gladstone
drove out at noon today. Mrs. Gladstone
was helped down the steps Into a carriage by
a nurse and valet. Mr. Gladstone wore a
thick overcoat with the collu turned up
and a soft hat , exposing his cheeks nnd cjts.
He descended the steps In the slowest man
ner , leaning heavily upon a title ! ; and using
the balustiadc , and was lifted Into the car
riage. Then ho was wrapped In furs. The
alarming rumors of yesterday regarding Mr.
Gladstone's health were further confirmed
today. Ho Is extremely weak nnd t > o deJected
Jectod from the effect of neuralgia pains tl at
ho expressed a drslro that all were over.
nisTimn\.NCI : IN riii\cn cu v\iiuit.
I'rrxlilciit rimillj MoflnrrN ( lie SI fit UK
Closed.
PARIS , Jan. 22. Owing to the free fight
In the Chamber of Deputies today the ses
sion was suspended. The trouble In the
Chamber cf Danitlos was t'.io outcome ot
discussion of the postponed Interpellation ot
the government by cx-Mlnlster Cavalgnac on
the subject ot the olllclal note on January
17 , In which the government declined to make
public the confession made by ex-Captain
Dreyfus to Captain Le Bruci Renaud , tbo
ottlcer who had charge ot him when be was
court-martialed.
StrlUcrxiUlnitl to Submit ,
LONDON , Jan. 22. The executive commit
tee of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers
has recommended the strikers to accept their
eim"'lo > ora' term * , radically giving the latter
sole control of their shops. If tiijs advice U
accepted work will probably be resumed on
*
Jatiuaiy 31.
Dmaiiiuu * I Inllri > > fiiHliuiM.
HAVRE , Jan. 22. Red placards were
posted hern today , denouncing the Drey-
fua'ans and Inscribed will ) the usual cries
against the Hebrews and lu favor ot the
army.
PEOPLE WILL RULE
Whita Man's Africa is Bound to Eo a
Federal Republic ,
THINGS DRIFTING IN THAT DIRECTION
Struggle Going on Between Oap italisrn and
Free Government
ULTIMATELY IMPERIALISM MUST GIVE WAY
Slowly but Suraly South Africa Oornoa
Forth Into the Light.
LONDON GOVERNMENT IS NOT POPULAR
H ml IT n Hriinilcr Policy tin-
Free State Will Thrim OB lilt
1'etterN anil Klmilly
Mil nil Alone.
( CopxrlRlit. 1 1S. by Press Piibllflilns Company. )
LONDON , Jin. 22. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) President
Stcjn ot the Orange Tree State writes to mo
from niomfontcln that white man's Africa
Is bound to bo a federal republic , thus con
firming what I wrote on the spot Imme
diately after the Jamleson ra.d No apology
Is necessary for quoting from .1 private letter -
tor written by so strong n man ns Steyn
these words "There Is teally no race ques
tion , but there Is undoubtedly a struggle go
ing on between capitalism and free govern
ment , between Imperialism and republican-
Urn In this great struggle I thought that
we eouU rely on the sjmpathy of our Amei-
Ican fello.v republicans. W s I mistaken'
We have our d tllcultles , but wo mean to
settle them ourselves and settle them we
will. "
Stcyn Is a broad , papular , Abraham Lin
coln sort of a man , In 1he prime of lite and
full of charity for those who disagiec with
him. The bitterness of South African poll-
tics would soon disappear with such a man
at the head of the administration , for , to be
frank , the London government Is not pop
ular In South Africa , neither In the newly
opened Rhodesia , nor with Natal , nor even
In essentially English districts From Bcr-
lln I learn that the governor of Germans
the Free Africa , made an address before an
enthusiastic audience. iHc said all he dared
In favor of African colonization for Ger
mans and it Is sign flcant he said nothing
that was not discouraging. He went so far
a to propose legislation hostile to such
Doors as occasional ! ) made their appear
ance from out cf the Cape Colony , the Ger
man governor's objection being that they
moved In wagons and therefore escaped the
German tax collector. It Is rarely thjt the
Gerrr.ian colonial policy has been so unspar
ingly exposed.
JAPAN AND HAWAII.
A Japanese friend , formerly governor of
a province and now resident In Toklo , re
flects well the sentiment of his country and
its friendly feeling toward the powers in
these lines from a letter Just received. The
note of warning is eloquent. "With regaid
to the Hawaiian business the United State. . !
will , I should think , annex the country as
one of their states. As long as they protect
our people and treat them with Justlcci I done
no care , but from the standpoint of the gen
eral republic , why take such a small island
with the prospect of having with It great
future troubles. Surely you must have moio
navy and more army ? "
I discussed this matter subsequently with
a well informed Japanese diplomat here ,
who aa'ured me that Japan would co-dlally
ally Itself with England and the United
States for the protection of common Inter
ests , that Is to say commercial expansion la
the far cast. Germany , France , Rimsii
Spain and Holland , In short , all countilcs
that have Invaded the far fast have at
tempted to hold the territory and exclude
the trade of their rivals. Japan docn not
desire a foot ot China ; no more does Eng
land , nor the United States. Wo wa.it
simply good administration and Lunimerclal
f .lr play.
KAISER TO VISIT JERUSALEM.
Emperor William IB to visit Jerusalem
The German emperor made his first visit to
Constantinople In 1SSO. This year ho will v's t
Jerusalem aa the honored guest of the mil-
tnn In order to look over the site where , ac
cording to tiadltlon , the last cupper vv u
held. Greeks , Catholics and Protestants have
quarreled for centuries over the place. The
Crimean war wns a glustly monument to
Its value In the Chrhtltin church. Its mentor
stroke for the Icalser , a Prc-tcatant prince ,
to acquire It without ablow / and Immedl
atelj * offer It to ho ! Catholic subjects. I su1-
pcct this generosity 'is blended with the ex
pectation that the pope v.lll as 1st In turnIng -
Ing Catholic votca at the next election. It
Is at least a reversal of the Hlsmarcklan
rolicy when Catholic obedience WBS sought
'by ' means of fines and Imprisonment Prlnco
Henry's sailing from Kiel to avenge the
murder of Proptant ( mlsclonarlcs w.a
sanctioned by the blessings of German Cath.
ollc archbishops.
What Dlsmirck could not do with violence
this emperor accomplished easily by so't
words , At the fame time , however , his
prime minister , Hohenloho , has fulminated
vlocnt threats against the Prusurn Poles ,
who dare to leave their language and coun
try. To explain Hohenloho's vigor on this
matter remember that his wife was a Rus.
siiin , that such property as he has Is at the
mercy of the Russian gov eminent ; that ho
has a record for devotion to Kucslan inter-
vats and In consequence Is at the service o [
the Russian police whenever a neceeaity
arises for Intimidating Poland , He Is
besides , nearly SO years o'd and has never
shown any disposition to oppose orders from
hU superiors. That he should make a
demonstration against tbo Roman Catholic
Poles Just while his emporcr Is earning the
gratitude of the pope by protecting his In
terests abroad shows that the Russian police
arc busy with domlcllary visits In wars.
CRITICAL TIME IN ENGLAND.
The Urltlsh empire Is passing through a
critical stage with the hostility of all the
world to contend with , both civilized and
uncivilized , The last troops tor the Khartoum -
toum expedition are about to embark , and
Trance hopes to make this expedition a fail
ure. On the Indian frontier costly fighting
still goes on with little to how tor It , One
Irish regiment refused to march to the front
when ordered and was therefore withdrawn
to Peshavvur. Such an act , exceptional
though It Is , easily encouraged the army to
draw sweeping conclusions regarding nrlt-
luu courage. In China England has to face
a too In Russian combination , to which may
possibly bo added Germany. No wonder
Lord Salisbury U cautious and no woodcr
his people marvel nt the Indifference of other
countries tor England as It ll went to war
fighting In the Interests ot American and
German commerce qulto na much as Its own.
I have been getting the opinions ot sev
eral artillery experts regarding the new 1C-
Inch gun for New York harbor. They are nil
Inclined to question tha value of such WR
and complicated "machines " , preferring
smaller ones nnd more of them. The build
ing of the big guns haa ceased lu England
nnd theteforc our experiment will bo
watched with curiosity.
WITH THE SWELL SRT.
London's fashionable event this week was
the wedding of the joung carl of Bridge , the
eldest son of the marquis ot Anglcsy , to his
first cousin Miss Chctwynd , daughter of Sir
George Chctwynd , the famous sportsman.
Doth ot the bride's parents arc noblble pee
ple. Sir George Chctwynd spent a handsome
fortune on the turf , but when It was prac
tically all gone he earned an Income of
about $00,000 a jtar by systematic betting.
Ho Is the only private backer ot horses on
the English turf ever known to make a reg
ular Income at races. Some jeara ago ho
and Lord Lonsdale were rivals In admira
tion of Langtry and had a h'storlc set-to
with canes In a i > ark over her. The bride's
mother was In her maidenhood the beautiful
Lady Florence Pagct. On the evening of the
day set for her marriage with Henry Chap
lin , now a cabinet minister , she eloped w 1th
the marquis of Hastings. Chaplin vowed
vengeance on Hastings , and the next jear ,
when Hastings had 'ill the lumnant of his
fortune staked' on his horse , Lady Eliza
beth , the favorite for the Derby , Chaplin's
outsider , Hermit , won , and Hastings was
ruined.
T/io marchioness of Hastings and her
iiaugtitor , now Lady Uxbrldge , became Catho
lics jeamago. Lord Uxbrldge Is the wealth
iest i.xirtj in the Urltlsh peerage , but he Is
toId to be somewhat cwull.ir He has a
tiiinla for Jewelry. He gave his bride HHy-
Ecvcn presents , all Jewels and of the most
varied and costly description.
Actor Terrlss bequeathed only his countrj
o-fago In Berkshire to Mlrs Mllward
Theatrical people thought he would kave her
n consldeiable slice of his fortune. His per
sonal property proved to bo worth far less
thai $100.000. All that is loft to We widow
In trust for his three childien.
POULTNEY BIGELOW.
UI.OS\S 'IJOWA ' < % TUi : STUIIvlMf. .
I.emliTNrc to lie JJrlteii Out of the
Coitur > .
( Ccpjrlfjit , 11.3 , b > the Af ilntcil Trcm )
BERLIN , Jan. 22 The liberal left of the
Ruich'tai ; seems to have been right in as
suming that Count Pabodowskj , the minister
of the interior , moans to fuither curt.il the
coalition rights of workers. The luquliii-s
Inst tutcd by him among German btate gov
ernments was the llrst move In that direc
tion. It is Intended to shape state leglsli-
tlon and piuctlcc In the different states unl-
family and In such a manner as to serve
two purposes , nameljto render extended
strikes moio difficult -ml to enable tnc au
thorities to have more strict control o.er
stilKc Icadtrs and labor delegates , so as to
gradually drive the latter out of the coun
try.
try.It
It would seem that I ho exist ng laws ,
ought to be sufficient tomeet _ the require
ments from the fact that during the week a
> ear In J.il for the verbal Intimidation of a
scab , while at Lubcck a striker was sen
tenced to nine jnontl s In Jail for tearing up
tiiu time slips cf two "scabs. "
coiiitT Kuvnvvis KHI rutm GV\ .
( > IT T'I liiiiiniiuil DcooriilliuiH Vr < -
Conlrrrcil l > > tht * Kiniifror.
( Ccp > rlBit , 1SUS by tlio Afsotloteil Pins )
BERLIN , Jan. 22. The court festival ? of
the week , Including two which arc iibually
the most impciiiiB , the order of decoration
fete , and the investiiro of the knights of the
blatl. eagle , were far from gay , owing to
the absence of the emprisa and other prln-
ccvcs and the prevalence of Inlluciua In
court circles The emperor hinibclf l > far
from well. The number of decorations con-
fcried was larger than er befoie , totaling
2,009. The Vocrvvacrte thercuron Ironlcallj
icmarks "It U evident that the number of
meritorious coi'slns Increases year hy jear. '
Among these decoraled were Baron von
Thlelmann , the minister for foreign affair , ,
and Count William Blsmutck , both of whom
iccchcd the etar of the red eagle. His
majesty also sent decorations to the high
officers of Qulnam Pjiiba'n arinj- , who were
militarily educated In Prussia.
unns iivvu > ioiin won.
Utciioi IN ( lull Cliliii'Nc Arc Still I'lirxii-
IllK tillCIlI'lNllllIlN. .
BEH.LIN , JMI. 22. From Information
v.J.l li hcs reached the foreign olllcc It ap
pears that the German missionaries' troublts
In China are becoming wldezpread and are
leading to now complications between tlu
two governments. The Protestants , as well
as tlie Catholics , have been attacked.
Reports received by the Ucrlln Evt'igell- '
cal .Mission society show that a critical
Btuto of utfalis exists Murderous attacks
have been made upn three of 'Jio ' stations
SKNS OP Titoum.i : IN AIMIKMV.
MHII > I VrrcHlril mill Koxorul TlioiiHiinil
K\l > i-llnl I'm iniin. .
CONSTANTINOPLE , Jan. 22 There la
great uneasiness at' Van , where the police
are making a house , to house search for a
man named Deroyan , a revolutionist from
the Caucasus. Slany * Armenians have been
arested and several U ouuand of them have
been expelled , Tlio Armenian bishop has
resigned , owing to the fmltkeEiUbs of his
Intervention In behalf ot lite co-rcllglonlsts.
AmliiiMHiiilor l'orlrr-l < i\ < u Illniiur
PARIS , Jan. 22. Mmo. and Mile. Fauro
and Mine. Carnet , widow of the late Presi
dent Carnet , were among tlio visitors at the
reception of Mrs. . Itoraco Porter , wife of
General Horace Porter , the United States
ambassador , on Monday last. General Porter
ter gave a diplomatic dinner on Wednesday
In honor of Colonel John Hay , the United
States ambassador to the court of St. James
imlKri > tt u
BERLIN , Jan , ' 22 , German emigration
during 1S97 was the lowest since 187-1. It
only totaled 23,210 persons , against 32,114 In
1890 , and has steadily declined since 1893 ,
when over 70,000 persons emigrated.
'riioiiiuiiilM l-'lrc from ( lit1 1'lniriif.
LONDON , Jan. 22. The bubonic plague Is
terribly ravaging Peonab , Bombay , and the
Deccan. Thousands have fled from Pconah
and Bombay , In each of which cities the
mortality Is 600 to COO weekly.
VVAH SUITS AUI : ouuuuin TO emu.
llaxtrii from boutlifriiVntrrN to thr
111-lio III Him Ixliuiil.
CINCINNATI , Jan. 22. The Enquirer's
Epeclal from Jacksonville , 'Fla. , sajs the
United States cruisers ealkd for Havana In
great haste tonight , and that there -'a ' great
excitement over reports about violence to
Consul General Leo and other Americana.
JAPAN CALLS TIME
Delivers Its Ultimatum with Regard to tbo
Eastern Tanglo.
PROPOSES TO CHECK KAISER AND CZAR
Wants to Know if it din Raly Upon
England for Booking.
CALLS ON J3HN BULL TO FACE THE MUSIC
Will Undertake tha Jjb Mono if Great
.Britain Backs Down ,
LORD SALISBURY DDDGIS THE ISSU
TnlUn II O\cr nidi < h > MlnlHtrr-H ami
( il\cn niv 12iiiliicnl AiiNiivr .
LoniloiierH CiiiihliHT till * Mt-
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LONDON , Jan. 22. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Another
cabinet council , whiHO deliberations were of
the gravest Importance , w > .s held today In
Lnndon under the presidency ot Lord Salis
bury. I hiar on high authority that the
Drltlsh ministry had before them the note
prisuitoJ to Sallbbury bj the Japanese am
bassador stating In definite and decisive
terms the line of action resolved upon bj the
Toklo government In view of the Russo-Ger
man proceedings In China. The J pancse
ambassador was nlio Instructed to ascertain
how far and under what clicumstanccs Japan
could rely upon the support of the llrltlbh
ar.ns In defeating the Rimsn-normau pi.us
for disintegrating China and closing Its ports
to trade. At the same tlmo Japan clcarlj
Intimates Jetermaiatlon to proceed on Us
own responsibility should Great Britain de
cline to jtln action.
I have reason to believe the British o.bluet
repllid In substance that while unaltcrablj
resolved at all costs to resist the closing to
trade of uiij' ports ceded to 01 secured bj
nny European power , they deferred answer
ing Japan's inqu ry on the subject of a. gen
eral far o stern policy pending the result of
itpusentatloas now being made by the
Brit'sh ambabsadors at Berlin and St. Peters
burg. Gossip In well Informed circles at
ministerial clubs this evening after tliu
cabinet meeting shows that the b tiutlon be
tween England and Russia at the present
moment Is consideic'J to bo OTO of cxtiemo
tension , Salisbury having , much to the de
light ot the majority of his supporteib ,
adopted an unfaltering attitude In the nego
tiations , though the government Is generally
supported bj British politic ans of all parties
In offering unlllnchlng res stiiico to Germany
and Russia In restricting China's ttade re
lations. Apprehension undoubtedly exists
among the anti-jingoes that Salisbury maj be
dragged into hostilities as a result ot the
Impetuous policy of Japan. The center of
gravity of this grave crisis , fraught with
such momentous possibilities to the clvillzcJ
v.orld , Is : ic\ shifted to Toklo
IfrniH Arc lli-NorliMl In JaiiiinAlll
Milk i- tinIliinlv
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LONDON , Jan 22 Wh'le ' events ate mov
ing with somewhat dramatic rapidity In the
far east , and complications may any day de
velop a sltuat on ftaught with monicntoub
-angers when the Knc.vn facts ard position
of affairs are analjzed there Is really not
much reason at the piosent moment to sup-
p-su a solution of the crisis will be foui.d
In a resort to war. There Is reason to be-
1 eve thit Jlp omatlc clicles do not feai it
will be neccbs ry to uppeal to arms unless
Jai an breaks from Its members. So far as
the European rowers are concerned the
diplomats throughout arc satislcd the
Chli 2SG "will not break the peace of the
w r'd , " but they have nlwujs feared the
Japanese will prove a firebrand. Unless
Japan can bo restrained from Impetuous ac
tion tlio depaiturc of Its lleet from V'oko-
hnrna today for Chinese waters may prove
to be the striking cf the match which may
lead to a decl ed conllagn tlon.
Leaving nit the posalullltj of war the
d.plomatlc game Is most Intel eating. The
marquis of Salbburj Is slow In plajlng his
tiumps ; but uiiirss Russia and Trance have
eomUhlnK up their sleeves it would appear
that he has ,1 decided advantage , for the
British premier has forced Russia to show-
Its hand. It no longer conceals the fact
that It regards the whole of Manchuria and
the Llao Tung peninsula as being its exclu
sive prey ; but , by Insisting that Ta Lien
Wan be maJe n treaty port , the marquis of
Salisbury has countered the Muscovite de
signs on Port Arthur , for the latter Is of
little strategic value without Ta Lien Wan.
Fiance , of course , resents the proposal to
open Nan Nlng , which would clash with Its
cxehsve Intcrtsts In Tomniin while both
Ri'sala and Trance are deeply concerned In
Gicat Rrlt > l.'i's claim to extend the Bur-
uu'so railroad Into the Chinese province of
Yun Nan. Trance has secured privileges In
Yun Nan which would be seriously dlscom-
inodid bj the British railroad diverting to
the north the commerce of such a rich
piovuce , while .1 railroad from Itugoon to
Shanghai ( which wouU be the natural out
come of Gre. t Britain's demands ) would ho a
disastrous competitor of the great trans-
asl tic line ( from Samarcand to Port Arthur )
which Russia IB no laboriously constructing.
Throughout there seems to bo an under
standing between Germany and Gicat
Britain , but Germany , at the .me time , has
so skilfully played Us cards , alternately
caressing St Petersburg and London , that
the lelutlons between both capitals are bet
tor than for a long time past ,
The firm , confident tone of the British
ministerial nttoninces merely notice Riibbla
and Trance , emphasising that Great Britain
dre * not Intend to recede from the main
points of the position It has taken up , and
the cabinet ministers are merely vo'clng the
determination of the country , which recog-
iUiM : that If Great Britain gives way now It
will only It'.vo to fight the battle In the
future , when the completion of the Siberian
railway will render It more dldlcult to count
t pen a bloodless triumph.
While , therefore , the piesent situation Is
admittedly pregnant -with possibilities , It
need not bo assumed that peace IB endan
gered and war will follow If Great Britain
maintains the ground It has Mlen up.
Wil l liullfH t Minin Mount } .
LONDON , Jan 22 , A great deal of ex-
coptlon Is taken to the proposition , of Secre
tary of State for the Colonleu Mr. Joseph
Chamberlain to grant aid to the Wcat
In < Ilrn , which U only another name for a
bounty. It U evident that should the Ku-
rupoau fioveruuenu Innlit upon retaining
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Weather Percent ! for Nebraska
ThrcntcnlnB , Variable Winds.
1. rrrMitont Onlc T lln to Tlin l i > o.
Pfiultitcjr IllRolow' * Wci'klj I.rttor.
Jupnti Cnll Tl n on llnuliinl.
Minn. lroj/u TolU HIT frimlilr * .
S. 1'orRfcl lUllroul l'inr ) > IMicovnrel.
Prrltjr I'.MtM for Spintir Alloi >
3. Nun * from NpltrnVcn't St itn U.tpllnl.
4. In Onmlm Soc-lctjV ( > ly Whirl
I'liiiin for OponltiT New roxtolllcr
fl , Nrlimtkit C'ountlon ut thn litpialtlon ,
(1. Council lllulTn I.tinit Mutter * .
lovrnin Mill VUlt Oitmhi Son
7. l.uptgrrt on tlio Ktmnl Vtiln ,
Morn Untdii 1'irlllc hmlji
H. DriiKKlut Slintili'r'ii I.lcemu
Wurnuit Holder * Hue tlig City ,
10. In tlin Diimtln of Woiiinu ,
11. Commorrlitl utiil I'lnnirhil Nona ,
13. Killtirlitl mid Ooiiinont ,
Kl. Kclme-t of din Auto Itii'i m.
Curd Ciitnliigiiu ut thn l.lliriry.
14. In tliu Atiuuniitoiit Worlil ,
Minimi Ilorlcwiir t'lV i-i-lc.
10. " ,11m , " lij llcirk-tt.i I'ntt Tmo.
Snliuon 1 tilling In tlin VV'iMt ,
17 , Siortlii | | ; Kuvlun of tlioVoe'f. ' .
IH , Wlu-olmon ami I''ielr IViU ,
11) . "Simon Ilnlr. "
HO Woi > of Consul ( Jener.ll.
Co-oprmttvo Home Iliilldlni ; .
their bounties , Mr. Clnmborlaln has pre
pared to make the boutitj of the West Indies
permanent The preponderance of opinion
seems to favor counteiuilllng dutlra similar
to thcbo ot the United States In the event
of the failure of the' Bni.ssc'ls conCeruiicc.
MM > TIII : iiiiiiisu .SHIPS AWAY.
HiiHMln OlijeelN to 'I'lu-lr rri-sem'O In
t'liliu'HiWnlcrx. .
ST. PnTURSUURG , Jan. 22 A bcml-oin-
clal communlcatloci , purporting to emanate
from London , K.IJS that the British war ves
sels nt Port Arthut have been ordered to
louvo theio without dclaj' .
LONDON , Jan. 22. In spite of the stite-
inent of the foreign ofllco there ! b rrabon to
bcllcvo that the withdrawal of British war
ships from Port Arthur Is duo to the great
Irritation In Russia at their presence there
and to the strong leprcscntatlons ot the Rus
sian government on the subject.
Next week there will be continued coal
operations at Portsmouth , with the view of
testing the facilities for coaling a licet in
case of an emergency.
Regaidlng the scml-ofllc'iil statement made
public In St. Petersburg to3ay the following
aeml-olllclal note was published In London
ths ! evening : The British vessels which re
cently v.tslted Port Arthur merely touched
theio in the course of their ordinary cruli.cs
ind would maturallj leave after a chort stay
The question of calling and departure Is one
at the discretion of the British admiral on
the station. "
er TlinmiiH IH In London.
LONDON , Jan. 22 The United States
minister to Sweden , William Wi-lgcry
Thomns , and Mrs. Thomas aio spending a
week In London. They will btart for Stockholm
helm on Tuesday.
wn.n in. ! / / / viti ) irun WIST.
limn and MI H < > url Ilurlt'il Under ( lit-
snon.
OTTUMWA , la. , Jan. 22. ( Special Tele
gram ) The worst bll77nrd In years Is rag
ing in this city tonight. Over n foot of
snow lies on the ground and It Is still snovv-
1ns Imrd and drifting badly The wind is
blowing a gale from the north west and the
mercury Is steadily falllni ? Street car traf
fic Is blocked find the rnllroads have aban
doned their freight trains The storm Is
general throughout southern Iowa
MILAN , Mo , Jan 23 ( Special Telegram. )
The vvoist bllz7ard this locality has ex
perienced for five years Is raging bore to
night. It began blowing at 3 o'clock this
morning and has continued all day nnd to
night the wind Is blowing a perfect gale ,
badly drifting. All trains will be delayed
tomorrow. The mercury Is down to zero.
KANSAS CITV , Mo , Jan 22 The heaviest
anowrctorm of the season prevailed last night
and today throughout northern Missouri ,
Kansas , eastern Colorado nnd northern and
western Oklahoma. In Kansas nnd the terri
tories the snow Is from throe to eight Inches
deep In Kansas City the nnow'all hao been
about tight kiches , while reports from fur
ther north in .Missouri Indicate fully a foot
of in w. The snow will greatly bonellt the
winter wheat crop. Until tonight the wcithcr
las been mild. The snow- has bun moist
and there has boon llttlo drifting to delay
rallrcud tiatllc. To ilght the weather Is grow
ing colder and ncvoial polnln In Missouri re
port a high wind , which threatens to nerl-
oinly Impede rail raid traffic.
WICHITA , Jan. 22 The most liberal snow
storm of the soaEon fell here last night and
todaj It was not accompanied by BOVCVP
winds , HO ilut the talhoad tralllc was not In-
tcrfeied with. Wheat growers ore Jubilant
and are of the belief tlat the moisture In this
f01 m will nourish and protect the crop
tWouRli the dangerous winter period.
ST JOSEPH , Jan 22. It hai been snowing
here since last midnight. The fall l.as reached
eight Inches and IB of gieal benefit to winter
wheat It Is still snowing hard
SRWARD , Neb. , Jan. 22. About an Inch
of snow has fallen hero since 0 o'clock this
inornlntf.
IIUMBOLDT , Neh. , Jan. 22. ( Special )
Snow covers thn ground In this vicinity to
n depth of seven inches and U still falling
There Is tie wind.
NEBRASKA CITY. Jan. 22. ( Special ) -
Snow has fallen continuously today anil Is
l early HX ! Indict ] In depth. Moro than three
feet of snow has fallen lnco December 1 ,
the heavlcBt fall recorded In recent years.
Fall wheat Is In flno condition.
( iltVMJ 1SIM > MAN >
IIII | > C//CM Umif > from Vrniniir .1 Co. ,
ll > - U lioiil He AVllH iuitl : < ! ) i-d.
SAORAM13NTO , Cal."jan , 22. C. E. Maher
of Grand Inland , Neb , ntartcd cast tonight In
charge of a police officer to answer to the
charge of embezzling the money of his em
ployers , Atmour & Co. Manor walked Into
the police station last night , asking to bu
locked up. Ho taltl that ho was a traveling
salesman for Armour & Co. , that ho had been
drinking heavily , and , having been entrusted
by his erroloyers with a largo sum of monej ,
had squandered It. Word was subsequently
received from Armour & Co. stating that
Ma'aer woo wanted.
iinciitx of Uri'iin VrxtirlN , .Inn. X' .
At New Vork Arrlvud-SuinlnoK' , from
Jacksonville ,
At llrcmer Haven Sallcd-Stutttart , ( ot
New York ,
LOVELY WOMAN'S ' WOB
Veil Again Lifted from PrivAte Lifo of
Matlamo Drayfiis.
FFER3 ON WITH 11-3 C.ILD3EN
Oaos in Total Iijnonnco of Tlulr
Father's Ortiol Tato.
MOTHER IS TIIIIR ONLY TEACIIEt ?
Crrafully ShiclcU.Thcm from Shafts c/
Public. Soora.
SAYS HER HUSBAND WILL SOON BE FREE
linn ( InMost Implicit ConlliliMU'c ID
Iniioooiicr of ( lie Clinruc ;
AKiiliixt Him Three VrnrN
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PARIS , Jan. 22. ( New York World Cable
gram Special Telegram. ) "You van my I
authorize this Intel view , " said Mnd.imo
DrejfUH at her fnthcr'H residence , Rue Cha
teau Dun toi'ay ' , "but a Btntement from mo
ami my children Is Impossible , ns my advo
cate hns absolutely forbidden It I am
deeply grateful for the sjmpathy my case
Ins e\cltcd In America , but m > children
cannot say that , BH thoj have boon kept
lu complete Ignoiancc ot their father's f.xte.
I tell them ho Is on n service for his coun
try bojond the sea but cspeota to como
homo again very soon. Poor llttlo things ;
they nro too joung to understand Joinno
Is only 1 and l'loire > C I teach them my
self , don't let them go to school You nslc
mo to say how 1 feel with regard to the
horilblo punishment Indicted on my hus
band What shall I say ? I am desolate nnd
Buffer as much na he docs. An 1 told you
at our labt Interview , there never wen , In
the whole world , a bettor husband or more-
affectionate father , illut our trouble Is nearly
over We believe we are on the point ot
succeeding The government cannot refuse
much longer to disclose the whole evidence.
Then mj husband's release will bo only a
few weeks off. Monslcui , Imagine my tor
tures , ono minute In dc&palt , another con
fident that it will como out right. Tula
agonj lias been prolonged tluee jears , hut
wo alwajs hoped. "
Madame here withdrew to procure the
orlglna's ' of her husband's letters wrltteu
to Maltro Dcmango after conviction , showIng -
Ing the falsity of the statement that he had
admitted his guilt.
M Iladamard , her father , fcald with emo
tion : "She is a noble woman. Her misery
has been bojond realization. At llrst she
was prostrated , not because she believed
her husband guilty , but because of the dis
grace In the family for the children. You
have read what the papers said about
his mistresses. A heap ot lies. But It la
alwavs so In France. "
Madame now returned w Ith her husband's
letters , of which this Is the substance : "I
have Just leal nod that I am accused of tl'o
Hist crime a soldier can be charged with.
However little I am prepared for it , I hope
some providential chance may reveal the
guilty party. I go to n punishment worao
than death , with my head high and with
out ii blush. I Bhold have preferred death ,
but jou encourage me by Baying tint no
Innocent man can be etermlly condemned.
I rely upon you to decipher this horrible
mjstery. "
Hero llttlo Plcrro , n fall-haired , hand
some boy , entered the room and as his
mother bent over him chc was In teats.
So the pathetic Interview ended.
MINIMC is A nvMiiciiois PUTOH.
Ills Wrath VroiiKt-cl ( ) \ < > r tinTrniiNfi'i -
Of IVIlMNlllll.
LONDON , Jan. 22. An usual there Is every
explanation of the Midden rush of British
troops to Egypt , except the right one What
reallj seems to have happened Is that Col
onel Pai > ons , while cnroute to take over
Kp.Es.ila from the Italians , found ; King Men-
cllk of Abj.vilnln In the greatest stage of
vvi.ith at the mil lender of the town ( which
Us majesty regardedl as part of hla domain )
to the Egyptians , and lie wjjj mobilizing an
army with the Intention of asserting his au
thority. If King Mend He should bo acting
as suspected In concert with the mahdl , the
danger of the situation Is greatly enhanced.
llM-IU'lliciil OMT Irluli Ulrrllon.
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DUBLIN J n. 22. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Intense pop
ular excitement prevails hero over the defeat
of Count Plnnkctt , Pnrncllito , for St.
Stephens' Green division , by the unionist ,
Lawyer Campbell. Compared with the last
contest the unionist majority wna reduced
two-thirds , because the nationalists of all
parties united against the ministerial candi
date. The night before the polling John
Dillon appeared on the sumo platform as the
Pariiclllte candidate , inakini ; a Htrong appeal
to all his supporters to sink their differences
In a patriotic effort to wiest the sc.it from
the unionists. This was the first time since
the split that any member of the Irish party
has spoken for u Parnellltci candidates and
may prove the first real step toward ultimata
reunion. Irish nationalists , ParnellltcH and
Dlllonltcs worked manfully In unluou
thioiighout tlio contest. Count Plunkott In
tends to petition against tlio validity ot the
return of his opponent on the grounds ot
fraud and forgery ,
H In Iri-lnnil ,
( L'ojiyrlKht , IVjS , by 1'iibK I'tibllPliliit ; f'otiipnn ) )
DUBLIN , Jan , 22. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram ) Owing to
grave reports of distress In the wcut and
southwest counties , months ago predicted by
the highest Irish clerical author tics and
denied hy the Irish government , Chief Secre
tary Balfour haa now been obliged to semi
special Inspectors to the anVcttd dlstilctsto
advise on relief measures to bu adopted At
i meeting of the IiUh party , presided over
by Dillon , this week It wan resolved to bring
the matter of distress befoio the House
o ! Commons Immediately after Parliament
meets.
Ci-riiiiin 1'lccl > < * CIH IIHiiforrcinriit.
LONDON. Jan. 22. A special dispatch
from Berlin uayu : In view of the dispatch
of a Japanese fleet to Chlmao waters tliu
N'oustiiHclirlcliten demands thut Germany
Immediately send two torpedo dlviulons to
Klag Chau bay.
Will Ulll-rr ( III * KlnK of Sllllll ,
LONDON , Jan. 22. It U rumored that
Kmpcror Krancld Joseph of Austria will
she tlj amiounc-o the betrothal of the Arch-
dUchitXH KlUabuth , daughter of the lat
1 Crotvu Prince Rudulph , to the king ot Spalu *