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    THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE.PAGESIT08. .
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOIINTNG , NOVEMBER 20 , 1S98-TWENTY-SIX PAGES. SINGLE COi'Y FIVE CENTS.
WILLIAM IS FICKLE
German Emperor Suddenly Changes Hit
Mind About Visiting Spain.
RETURNS HOME TO OPEN THE REICHSTAC
Much Bttiinees Necessitates Return of All thi
Minister * to Berlin.
BUNDESRATHTOTAKE UP MEAT INSPECTS
Fear American Law Makirs Will Fora
Measures of Retaliation ,
SHAN TUNG RAILWAY PROJECT RIPENINC
Over Seventy Million Mark * nh
orlbed Toward Construction of
Road to Exploit Coal Mlue * aud
Other Industrial Enterprise * .
( Copyright. 1893 , by Associated Press. )
BERLIN. Nov. 19. Emperor Wllllam'i
udden abandonment of his Intention t <
Visit one or more Spanish ports on his re
turn to Germany by sea and his determlna
tlon to go homo by way ot the Adriatic sea
landing at Pola and taking the train to :
Potsdam via Innsbruck , has given rise ti
considerable speculation as tu the real mo
live of his change ot plan. The ofnclal ex
planation gives the health of the emprcs :
as the sole reason for his majesty's raplc
returning , but Is partially accepted here
although It Is well known that the empres ;
Buffers considerable from seasickness am
dreaded the passage across the bay of Dls
cay , especially In view of the change ti
temperature and the prospects of storm ;
weather.
The Impression among leading politicians
however , Is that the slate of home pollllc
and the inapproprlateness of his propoaei
visit to Spain at the present Junctun
mainly Influenced the emperor's decision
The Imperial chancellor , Prince Hohenlohe
represented to his majesty the ncccsslt ;
for an early opening of the Reichstag li
view of the mass of wtirk that body has t
get through and suggested Novnmber 2
or December 1 for fine opening ceremonies
Bmporer William , who Intends to open th
cession In person , thereupon decided to re
turn directly. The ministers have all re
turned suddenly to Berlin and the greatcs
activity Is observable In political circles.
The discussion of the government's antl
ptrlko measure promises to make the sea
rlons of the Reichstag extremely lively.
Emperor Take * No Chance * .
fIt IB suggested In come quarters that Em
jieror Vllllajn'a roundabout detour from Pelt
Potsdam > , by way of Innsbtuck , capital c
the Austrian Tyrol , was dictated by a pla
Which , since the assassination of the em
presj of Austria and the discovery of a pla
.ttgalnot the emperor's life at Alexandrli
Wgypi , has governed Ills majesty's mov.b
-.b
m * of hls"departure from any place and th
exact route 'to be kept secret until the lac
moment.
The municipality ot Potsdam , where th
Imperial family will reside until the ne' '
year , Is preparing a warm reception fc
their majesties. The burgomaster will rea
an address and the guilds and corporation
will line the route from the station to th
palace and afterward file post the emperoi
The absorbing topic In the German pros
during the last week has been the Llppe
Detmold case. The verbatim publication (
the ' documents which first appeared In
Vienna paper and which were afterwar
copied by the entire German press , enable
the nation generally to form an inlelllget
Idea of Ihe whole niatler. In the verballi
reprint the regent's original letter of cca
plulnt Is shown to have been couched 1
Tory respectful , calm language and that at
parently the cmprror had no reason whai
over to reply by the curt , Insulting tel <
gram forbidding the regent over to addrei
blm In a ulmllar manner again. The cli
cular letter sent by the regent to tt
reigning princess also set forth bU grount
for complaint In a very dignified manne
None ot the answers received to the clrct
lar teller have thus far been divulged , bi
It Is said In diplomatic circles that sever
of the replies received by the regent ai
conciliatory and sympathetic , especially tl
one 'from the prince regent of Bavarl
while the replies of the king of Saxony ar
the grand duke ot Baden counselled moi
moderation.
According to reports from those who a :
near to the emperor his majesty has latel
changed his opinion of the whole case ar
now regrels treating the recent of Llppi
Detmold so haughtily and allowing the ca :
do go trV far oa It has and becoming a m
tlonal scandal. It Is too late , however ,
e top the matter and the Bundcsrath wl
take up the. case at an early opportunl'y.
must deal with two points the regent's fo
tnal complaint against the emperor and tl
protest ot the emperor's brother-ln-la'
Schaumburg-Llppe , against the Diet's adoi
tlon of the law of succession , which di
clnred the regents' lawful Issue entitled
ucceed to < be throne of Llppe.
ltemontrance Aicnlnit BxpaUlon * .
The wholesale expulsions from northei
Schleiwlg , Silesia and Posen are In coi
sonance with the resolutions adopted by tl
Prussian cabinet In spite ot the opposltli
of the Imperial chancellor last summer. Tl
Austrian government has thus far not pr.
tested against the expulsions of Austria'
from.Sllorla and Posen , but the Danish ' go
ernment has , although no reply of any'kli
has been made to Its remonstrances. Tl
Danish press has taken up the matter and
urging the Danes to stop buying Germ :
goods. The Prussian government , neverth
less. Intends to continue the expulsions f
national reasons. The trial of a French sp
Isldor Decoq , for betraying Important mil
tary secrets to France , was opened befo
the imperial court at Lelpslc today. Decoq
accomplices have not been traced , but t !
evidence points to German military , men
being Inculpated. The spy was sentenced
elx years' Imprisonment , to ten 'years' lo
of civil rights and to police up ervl lon. T
public prosecutor said : "Decoq was an age
for a French Intelligence department. "
It Is learned that tWlraperlal governme
has been lmoree j < f by the tone of t
American prc s ojrtbe question ot Amerlc
measures of retaliation as an answer to t
severe provisions of the Imperial meat 1
peotlon JfrHl , now under consideration
the government , which has also noted t
decreaaS in the number of agrarian vol
at the last Reichstag elections and Is r
dctlrous of following In the wake of R i
sla In the meat question. Therefore , t
Bundcsrath will 'probably amend the m <
' Inspection bill. One material alteration
likely to be a change In the system of I
gpectlon ot canned meat * and sausaic
Sarnploi only will be tested from each bat
and their examination will viand for t
lot.
lot.A
A notice , circulated by the German ge
rnmcnt , that several lots of American fr
4
have been slopped al Hamburg because the
San Jose scale WAS found among them , ap
pears to be true ; but not a single llvlni
scale was discovered. They were all dead
Shan TniiK Project I * lllpcnlnif.
Germany has made a great stride toward
the realization of the projcclcd exploitation
of Shan Tung by the amalgamation of al !
the small companies Interested therein
The first undertaking of the amalgamated
company will be the construction of a rail
road to Tsln Afu , for which 70.000,000 mark !
lave been subscribed. Another large
amount will be collected to exploit coal
mines and bthcr Industrial enterprises.
Emperor William , from Messina , Sicily
cstcrday sent a dispatch of condolence tc
ho North German Lloyd Steamship com-
iany , upon the death ot UH founder , H. H
Melor , at Bremen. /
As the German ambassador at Madrid
Count von Badowltz , has been unable tc
obtain repayment of overcharges In cxpori
dutlen of which German firms at Manllr
mvo complained to the foreign office , Iht
Irms arc now seeking the Intervention o ;
ho United States peace commissioners.
HIS "FLYER" IS AT AN ENC
Government Time Check Forner li
Found Gnllty of llnvliiK Made
Away with * 70OOOO.
ST. PAUL , Nov. 19. Late this afternoon
after being out twenty-four hours , the Jur ;
n the case of j ! II. Soutlmll , on trla
charged with selling forged governmen
.trae chocks , returned a verdict of guilty
The swindle Is said to have amounted ti
about $700,000.
James H. Southall wa3 until about eight
een months ago chief clerk in the Unltui
States engineer's office here. In that post
tlon he formerly had charge of Issuing tlm
checks to laborers on the government works
From discounting a tow of those himself , h <
came to handling them for outsiders. Th
profit was largo and the demand great , R
: hat ho took to Issuing bogus time checks
selling them among his friends. New Is
sues of time checks could always be eoli
In time for him lo cash such as came due
so that ho was able to evade discovery to
several years , even though no such tlm
checks had been Issued by the governmen
lor the last six or more years. The Southal
time checks wcro sought not only In thi
city but were handled all over this coun
try and as far east as Hartford , Conn. Wit !
the money he realized from Ihe time check
3outhall was speculating In the wheat mar
( tet and backing a local commission house
Last winter ho lost considerable money li
wheat , and finally , In February , came th
exposure. The amount of bogus time check
In the market was unknown , but the mos
conservative estimate was $500,000 , whll
others placed It at over $1,000 ,
000. It developed during the In
vesMgailon after Southall's arres
that the government officials hod ds !
covered the Irregularities In April , 1897 , nni
bad discharged Southall , but did not revea
his operations on his promise to make goo <
what was outstanding. On this holders o
the bogus paper have claimed that the gov
ernment waa liable and ehould make goo
their losses.
DOWN IN AIALANTAJVRECi
rrA- " " ' ' " " " '
9Io t of the Crow Are 1-ont and Then
Are but Three Survivor * ,
One a Panne-inter.
YAQUINA , Ore. , Nov. 19. The list of of
fleers and sailors drowned in the wreck c
the A'.alanta Is as followH :
CHARLES M'BrtlDE , captain.
HUNTER , flrst mate.
N. C. BUSTER , second mate , all of Green
ock , Scotland.
DAVID STEWARD ot Liverpool.
ALECK BECK.
W. E. CROGER.
M , O. PILKINGTON.
JOB CASSA.
WILLIAMSON.
T. LEWIS.
MICHAEL GALLAGHER
DAVID BREEN.
JACOBSON.
PEDRO GREGORY.
JOHN MARKS.
JOHN SMITH , all seamen.
HAMILTON , sallmaker.
The unknown are two cooks , a carpent < > i
sallmaker , second mate and one sailor. Th
body of Jacobson was recovered and burle
yesterday.
The survivors are :
Francis McMahon , a native of Belfast , Ire
land , aged 18 ; John Webber , Tarrytown , 1 >
Y. ; George Frazer , Philadelphia , Pa.
TRAIN ROBBERS ARE FOILEI
Hxnre * > Memienser on 9an < a Fo Pan
engrer Get * a Deadly Drop on One
Man and Kill * Him.
BARSTOW , Cal. , Nov. 19. The flrst sec
tlon westbound Sante Fe train No. 1 we
stopped two miles west of Daggett carl
this morning by men seated on the tendc
of the engine. Engineer Bunncll was con
fronted by two 45-callber revolvers and 01
dercd to stop , but this order was countel
manded and the train proceeded for aboi
a mile and was then brought to a standstl
at the cpmmand of the robbers , who ev
dently expected to meet pals at this poln
In this they were not disappeared and tr
robbers ordered Engineer Bunnull to carry
twenty-pound bag of dynamite to the ej
press car. Messengers Hiitchtnson an
Dlakely appeared at the door of Ihe exprei
car armed wl'.h guns. The robbers fire
at Blakely. who , locating them by the flas
of their guns , returned the fire , killing or
robber. The dead man's left eye and
that side of his head was torn away. Tl
other robbers stampeded and made Che
tucape. A posse Is In pursuit and it Is e :
pccted thnt at least one of them wll 1
captured shortly. The dead man has not bei
Identified. It Is .thought . thai the men we
novlcea at the train robbing game. Tbi
secured no hnnty.
CORPORAL SCOTT IS FINE
Soldier Sentenced by the Court i
Pay * 25 for Committing
an Aanlt.
CHEYENNE. Wyo. . Nov. 19. ( Spec !
Telegram. ) Corporal William Scott of tl
Twenty-fourlh United Stales Infantry , wl
on Monday night last * shot three of b
comrades lu a saloon row In this clt
pleaded guilty today in the county dlstrl
court to the charge of aggravated ossai
end was sentenced to pay a fine ot | 25 ai
the costs of the suit , In sentencing tl
prisoner the judge stated that he had be <
lenient nn account of the previous goi
I rrcord of the prisoner , who was one of tl
i men mentioned for special bravery In tl
i J assault on San Juan In the Santiago cai
palgu. TUe testimony in the case show
that at the time of theshootlcg a fight w
In progress among a number of recruits
the Twenty-fourth and knives and rozo
were being used Indiscriminately. Sco
who was under the influet.ee of llquc
undertook to stop Ihe row by firing ti
shola into the crowd of struggling me
wounding U ree ot them.
CARLOS TO BE KING
Ohangt of Dynasty , Though Peaceful ,
Fending in Spain.
QUEEN REGENT GIVES UP HOPES FOR SON
Alphonso Will Never Eeign and Queen' ?
Family Will Qnit the Country ,
WAITING NOW FOR .END OF PEACE TREATY
Finally , When Affairs Quiet Down , Don
Carlos Will Abdicate.
PRESS SEES NOTHING BUT GOOD IN AMERICA
United States-Canadian Conference
Watched with Some Nervousness
Lest It Pat International
Friendship to a Severe Strain.
( Copyright , 1S98 , by Associated Press. )
LONDON , Nov. 19. A curious report In
regard to Spain's future government Is cur
rent In diplomatic circles which , from Its
ource , Is entitled to weight. It Is that there
wouM be a change of dynasty but a peace-
ul change. The queen regent la Bald to
bo convinced of the hopelessness of her BOB
ever reigning and has , upon the advice ol
ho emperor of Austria , decided , soon aftei
ho peace treaty IB signed at Paris and
every one now regards this as only a ques-
Ion of dajs to quit Spain with her family ,
aud Don Carlds will bo proclaimed king.
Everything is reported to be already ar-
angcd and the army and clergy are al-
eged to be eager for the change. Accord-
ng to the program Don Carlos , so soon at
hlngs arc running smoothly , win abdicate
n favor of his son , Don Jamie.
Theru 13 much agitation among the Fll'
plno i tprceentatlvea in Europe over the
Philippine situation. Agoncillo , the repre
sentative of Agulnaldo , who has been it
ParU watching the proceedings of the peace
commissions , starts for Washington today ,
It Is learned that on Wednesday last hi
called a meeting of all the Filipinos In ParU
and London to meet him In Paris , when t
committee was formed with the object ol
doing everything posslbfo to Induce France
to recognize the so-called Filipino repub
Ic.
ARtilnaldo to the Filipino * .
A telegram was lent to Agulnaldo ask-
ng for Instructions and the following replj
s said to have been received : "Insist upoi
absolute Independence. Otherwise flght u
the death. We are all united and the gov
eminent la progressing smoothly. All th <
mlependent tribes of the mountains an
submitting to Agulnaldo and the chlefi an
bringing presents of gold. "
Tlic statements made by General Weslej
Merritt In reply to the appeal of tne Fll-
plno Junta of Hong Kong to the America !
> cople have caused Indignation among th <
* . IncensoU- *
Filipinos.Theyare. specially
: ho euggcstton that thsy would loot -at thi
den of being governed a * a colony. Tht
Filipinos of Paris are sending a dispatch t <
President MsKlnfey protesting against th <
assertions made.
' The Liberal cartoonist pictures Mr. Jo
seph Chamberlain , secretary of state foi
the colonies , Sloan-like , bestride a gallop
Ing lion and catching up to other patrlotli
orators , with the remark : "I must burr ]
up with my lion. I am a little late. "
In fulfillment of this sentiment thi
colonial secretary has made three speeches
handling the whole field of Great Drltaln'i
forefgn and domestic policies In his custo
mary ungloved and Breezy fashion , whlcl
has brought upon his head a storm of angr ;
retorts from continental politicians.
Their organs remarks that no Englithmai
speaks nowadays without throwing compll
raentfi at the United States and one pape
charges Mr. Chamberlain with becoming re
markably bold , "since Great Britain baa In
duccd America to promise to fight her bat
ties , " to which the Spectator replies :
Wo trust the American public wll
clearly understand that we are not seeklni
n. hard and fast political alliance. We d
not desire to go beyond the acknowledg
mcnt that If we or the United States ge
our backs to the wall the other Anglo
Saxon will be at his side. "
See Nothing bnt Good In America ,
The English newspapers are unable to fin
anything but good in the trend of affair
in the United States. They even discuss th
Dlngley bill in a friendly tone , the Stalls
finding In the acquisition of colonial terri
tory a hope of relaxation of the high tarll
In the United States themselves. It eon
serves that it would be a startling anomal
if the Dlngley tariff was maintained In al
Its prohlbitlveness In the United State
while the new possessions were open to th
trade of the world.
The Statist does not doubt the Unite
States fully recognizes this and adds :
"International cordiality has obtatne
such warmth that the foreboding is otte
heard from the man-ln-the-street that I
may be impossible to maintain It wlthou
cooling. As a politician put It , antagonist !
Interests may be developed which may lea
tna Americans to discover that we hav
always been arrogant , land-grabbln
Drltons and we may remember that we hav
always considered them blatant , offenslv
Yankees. The United Stales-Canadian con
fercnee Is watched with some nervousnes ;
owing to fear that it may put the frlendshi
to strain. "
The czar has given new proofs of his de
termination to rule the Russian empire ov
the heads of officialdom , which strengthec
the belief that the peace proclamation vre
the enforcement of his personal will.
Crop Condition * la Russia.
Persistent rumors hare reached the Riu
slan capital for months past of crop failure
throughout Europe and Russia and the czar
Inquiries on the subject have elicited stei
eotyped replies that the story Is exaggen
ted ; the ministers being too absorbed wit
diplomacy to Interest themselves in tt
famine sent the minister of agrlcultui
on a tour and he conferred with the loci
officials , who threw dust In his eyes.
The czar has now commissioned two <
his personal adjutants to learn the facts RE
report upon the efficiency of the local off
clals. They have been Instructed to de ;
directly with the people and to Ignore a
officials. The Russian press rejoices at th
and declares that bureaucracy U panu
stricken at seeing Its control threatened.
The French appear to be satiated wit
agitation and are willing to accept whai
ever judgment the court of cassation wl
render In the Dreyfus case. Only a few i
the demagogues who achieved notoriety I
identifying themselves with the affair kef
up their furious denunciation ot their a :
tagouUt.
The prosecution of M. Urban Gohlr for b
publishing the book entitled , "The Arc
Agatnit the Nation , " promise * to hare set
atlonal effects upon presidential aspiration
Oae ot the chief counts In the Indictment '
the army Is the mismanagement of the Mad
agascar expedition , resulting In the waste
nt lives and money. M. Uupuy , the premier ,
who tj the Instigator of the prosecution , has
his eye on the Elysee palace. MM. Faur *
and Cavalgnac are barriers to his ambttloni
and M. Dupuy la credited with the sinister
motive of exhumlnp the scandal In order tc
fix their responsibility.
English Magistrate on Glove Content * .
Sir John Bridge , the chief police mag
istrate for London , boldly gave a judicial
ratification of old-fashl ncd British sporting
standards In committing for trial the offi
cials of the National Sporting club , whc
were concerned In the flght In whlcl
Thomas Turner was fatally Injured. 1ht
magistrate declared that It would be frfTe.a (
misfortune If glove contest * were
to be Illegal. He said It was n
and laudable for youths to. becorflbx | -
ing experts , but he added that be y Mt n-
pelled to declare the tight lllegafjHausi
the contest was for money.
Sir Baden Powell. M. P. , who
ber ot the British commission
ring sea In 1891 , apd British
the Joint commission In Washlnj rain 1892
is announced to be at the polmjjHaeath.
An Identical paragraph aPP ns | | ' today'i
papers saying that the earl ot ufSE rd. who
It Is said , is to marry Mns. Samu'el J. Col' '
gale of New York Is a passenger on bean
the White Star line steamer Teutonic , whlcl
sailed from Liverpool November 16. Thi
rarl la wealthy. The family name is Byng
the present holder of the title Is the fourtl
carl and he was formerly a lieutenant col
encl ot the Coldstream Guards.
MANY RUSHMGTO HAVAH/ /
_
Large Number * of Fortune Beclteri
Crowd the Street * of the
Cnban Capital.
HAVANA , Nov. 19. ( Via Key West.-
Hopes of a more speedy solution of th
Cuban situation , now that the Paris con
fercnee Is thought lo bo near a conclusion
have already exerled a beneficial Influenc
here. A more healthy and confident wuu 1
noticeable in all circles. *
The yellow fever scare , which luckily ha
gone no further than a scare , has no
apparently kept Americans from cumin ;
here In great numbers. There have beei
no new cases reported during the last fort
night , and from now on , with the adven
of cooler weather. It Is eafe to say tha
the yellow fever season is over.
It Is Important , however , to point ou
that at present Cuba offers no inducement
that Justify the presence here of swarm
ot American adventurers who come stekln
fortunes or even lucrative employ inenl
Many arrive with only a tew dollars li
their pockel , expecting to find something t
do. The result * la that in a fortnight thel
money is gone and they are begging In th
streets. Havana Is crowded with .men an
women able and willing to work finding 11
employment. ,
Foreigner * are necessarily unacquclnte
with the local Industries and no bulldln
or engineering work U ; betng undertake
just now that would call for the eerv
ices ot outsiders. An Irruption ot Ameri
can artisan * and laborers' now would bo
fresh calamity. The .number ot unemployc
Is dally Increasing , a * tha deported Cuban
return. Every steanTet'Vty mijri , vTb
natural oonsequence"ls that'rue , llstiof - hoKl
ups , " assault * and burglaries is eteadll
lengthening and the police reports show a
alarming development of crime. Crime I
turn U greatly aggravated by an luad , quai
police system , especially since the recer
dissolution of the orden publlco force :
whose acquaintance with the haunts ( .f vie
and the lairs of thieves made them pat
tlcularly efficient.
The loss by Spanish officers ot their mon
Influence over their men seems to have jut
awakened fresh misgivings among then
selves , as the officers are much more incline
"
than formerly to return to the mother"coun
try.
try.The example ot the Havana guardla civil
was emulaled on Thursday evening by th
guardla civile at Matanzas. There was
regular mutiny there , though It was final !
subdued by the ame persuasive measure
adopted here.
Havana Is "wide open. " Gambling floui
tshes. The Chinese dally lottery , or tt
Chinese "charade , " which gives the bank *
thirty-five chances against one in favor <
the player , Is conducled at full blast. Th
Institution Is the curse of the lower classi
In Cuba. Formerly more or less successfi
attempts were made to keep It within cei
tain llmlls , but In the present chaotic atai
of affairs the Chinese bankers or pool sel
ors are reaping their harvest along wll
the other gamblers. While the situation I
therefore , somewhat more cheerful , the cot
dltlon of the public mind can be eummc
up In the single word , "waiting. " And
is a state of expectancy and uncertainty thi
will bear close watching.
YELLOW FEVER IN WASHINGTOI
Civil Engineer Who Caught the Dli
ease In Nicaragua 1 * the
Victim.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 19. Archie S. Ml
lef , a civil engineer , aged 32 years , slngl
died In a hotel In this city yesterday aftei
noon from what the physicians have pn
nounced to be yellow fever. He had been I
Washington two days , having come froi
New York City , where he arrived Monde
from Nicaragua , where he had been sim
last April. He left there about two wee )
ago on a steamer bound for New York , bi
which stopped at Port Llmon , Costa Rlc
an infected port. After registering at tt
hotel he went out and was brought bac
unconscious In the afternoon. The patlei
died In the afternoon without recoverir
consciousness. An autopsy was perforate
which Dr. Woodward , the district heall
office ? , says leaves no question as to tl
nature of the disease.
FIREARMS ARJEALL IN US
Gxcltement Still Run * High In Pan
Between Striker * aud KegrpeS )
bat There I * No Outbreak.
PANA. 111. , Nov. 19. No outbreak o. .
currrd today between the negroes and strll
Ing miners , but the continued free use <
firearms keeps up the excitement. Tl
women aud children living near the Sprlni
sldo and Fin than mines were removed ti
day to other parts of the city. Major W. 1
Butler has taken command of the rnlllt
and says he has Instructions from Governi
Tanner that will enable blm to prevei
trouble.
RIOT PENDSAT ANNISTO
_
White Guard * Attempt to Arre
Dranken Negro Soldier and a
Row Ensues.
ANNISTON. Ala. . Nov. 19. A Hot Is Ir
mlnent here. Negro slldlers Interfered wll
the white provost guard as they were a
resting a d.-unken negro soldier. The n
gro was tonally land&l In the jail , which
now surrounded by an angry mob of whl
soldlcn clamoring for his blood. The fee
Ing la inteuc * and more trouble U feare
MEDAL FOR BRAVERY
Queen Victoria Confers England's Highest
Decoration on a Subject.
ACT OF CONSPICUOUS DEVOTION REWARDED
\
Hardj Engineer Risks His Life to Bare His
Companions on Torpedo Destroyer.
SERIOUSLY SCALDED IN THE ATTEMF1
Saves the Boat and Crew bj Fixing Uj
Defective Boilers.
GOSSIP ABOUT SIR THOMAS LIPTOr >
III * American Ilunlncii * I * to n <
rioatcil a * a Joint Stock Company
Next Year Mr . Brown-
Potter Serloualy- .
( Copyright , 1S9S , by Press Publishing Co. !
LONDON , Nov. 19. ( New York World C\ (
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Alber
medal , England's highest decoration to
bravery exhibited otherwise than In action
was conferred by the queen today on En
glnecr Toman of the torpedo destroye
Foam , for nn act of conspicuous devotion
A high pressure cylinder on the Foam burs
while undergoing a speed trial. Toman In
stantly ordered all the rest of Iho stal
from the engine room , which was fllte *
with scalding steam , then alone ho tool
every precaution to prevent further damag
from accident and confining the steam t
Ihe boilers. Twlco he essayed to leave th
engine room , but was twice driven bac ,
by steam and was seriously scalded. Ill
hands were almost stripped to the bone
But for his plucky conduct serious loss o
life must have occurred , as the broken en
glno would have driven a halo In the bottot
of the ship.
It was rumored at the Stock cxchang
today that Llpton's American business wll
be floated as a joint stock company carl
next year. The capital mentioned Is J10 ,
000,000. On Inquiry at Sir Thomas Llpton'
office this afternoon , It was learned that th
report was premature , but not denied I
substance. Llpton's $4 shares In his Drills
company were quoted today at ? 0. s
Mrs. Potter Serlonitly III.
Mrs. Brown-Potter's condition is still ej
tremcly eerlous , though hope of her hccov
ery Is held out today for the first tlrao. Sh
was 111 on Monday night , but Insisted on aji
pe < tri > .g in "Tho Musketeers , " despite
strong Injunction by her doctor , who accom
purled ber to the theater and remalned-dur
Ing the ) .crlormancc. She was much wore
on reaching homo that night , her tempera
ture being 105. Sir John Porter was calle
Into consultation Tuesday and diagnosed be
Illness Ufa plcuro-pneumonla. Since then he
condition has been very grave , but the ha
mejiour's.sleep-last jilght HjMalher an
Ing with her and Mrs. Urquhart , who wa
much ailcclcti , Informed me today : "If m
daughter survives this serlou lllnese , whtc
I am sr.rry to say Is still doubtful , she can
not be- moved for weeks and must the
be taken by easy stages to the south c
France. Her Inslstance upon praying Mon
day night turned what might have bee
only a eeverc chill into this dreadful lllnea :
I only see her tor a couple of minutes eac
morning. She nas three nurses and tw
doctors three times dally. Mr. and Mn
Tree are constant in their inquiries , as ar
many friends. "
What makes Mrs. Potter's breakdown pai
tlculaily sad Is that as Milady In "Muskei
eors , " she had made her first real aucce ;
In London In contributing largery to th
triumph of a play which promises to rcallz
a fortune for Tree.
Date for Puttl'a Marriage.
Adellna Pattl has fixed the first week I
February for her marriage to Daron Kodei
strom. Ho has already received warm lei
i ters ot congratulation" from the prince an
I princess of Wales , the duke and duche :
of York and the czar and tsartta. It hi
been elated that Baron Kedcrstrom w :
s-metlme director of the Swedish gymns
slum at London , but I am Informed thi
this Is a mlsdcscrlptlon of his pos.tlon I
relation to that Institution. Ho was famoi
as an athlete In Sweden and Is one of tt
moat expert living exponents of the Swedle
gymnastic system. His advice In foundln
and organizing gymnasiums on the SwedU
system has been much In request In Lor
d 'n , Berlin , Vienna and Paris , and whi
engaged In similar undertakings at Pa
early this year Adellna I'atll met him. Hewn
own performance of gymnastic exorcises
the acme of manly grace and lias won f <
him numerous medals and trophies In ami
teur competition in Sweden. As nlreac
stated Kederslrom is Ibe typical 'handson
Norseman , with perfect physique and wit
nlng manners and he Is gifted as a vocalis
Barry O'Brien's "Life ofParnell" hi
occasioned considerable stir , for. althout
Mrs. O'Shea-Parnell refused him access
the Irish leader's papers , he got highly li
teresllng statements from Gladstone , Chan
berlaln and various other prominent pe
sons , of their relations with Parnell. Oi
fact brought out by Chamberlain It th
Mrs. O'Shea was personally the Intermedia :
between Parnell and Gladstone during tl
negotiations that led to the Kllmalnha
treaty in 1881 , while his declaration In dea
Ing with Parncll'B career that "all gre
men are unscrupulous , " Is very strong
criticised. T. P. O'Connor has entered st
for libel against Barry O'Brien for a
Irlbutlng Interested motives to him in h
action at the time of the Galway electli
In 1SS5 , when the Irish party was almo
split because Parnell insisted on forcli
Captain 6'Shea forward as a candidate. Tl
general result of Barry 0'Brlon'n blograpl
Is to exalt Parnell at the expense of i
those associated with him , and consequent
has not been too well received by any Irli
section.
To Vilt the Queen.
Lord Lady Curzon Kedlcston has bei
"commanded" to pay a dine and sleep vis
to the queen at Windsor next week. Th
Is a special compliment to Lady Curzon b
causa she was unable to accompany 'b
husband to Balmoral when he went lo ki
the queen's hand on his appointment. Lac
Curzon was so cccupled with the arrang
mcnts for her departure the IStb of Decen
ber that she has been seen little In socle
and. now Curzon Is going around blddli
adieu f r both. Ills successor In Parllame
for Fouthport. Sir Naylor Leyland , Is
bad health and has left for St. Morltz.
The ycung duchess of Marlborougb was
London Thursday and lunched at tl
Prince's restaurant with Lord and Lai
Curzon Kcdleston , Lady Itandolpb Church
and Mrs. Arthur Pasel , the duchess wea
Ing a magnificent costume ot the fine
caracal , such as the smartest Parisians anew
now wearing.
The wedding of the earl of Stratford ai
Mrs. Colgate will not take place In Paris
; originally arranged but In the United Stat <
THE BEE BULLETIN.
\Vcntlicr Forecast for Nebraska-
Cold and a Norther
rage.
1 KnUer William Change * III * Mind
Uoii Cm-Ion to lie Spain' * Klag.
Drcyfn * Will Itetnrn to PnrU.
Medal Awarded for nravery.
2 Pronto" * of the War InvcHtlgatlon
Talc * of Philippine Inlander * .
R Nchranka New * .
Democrat * Swallow the PopnllnU
4 I.nit AVt-ek In Omnhn Society.
5 Hxponltlon to Ho Held Next Year.
Plan * of the Illlnnl * Central.
0 Council HlufTn Local Matter * .
7 lown New * and Comment.
u ; In Olden Time.
Dnylluht Train * In Demand.
8 Tli- Game at Council II In It * .
Harvard Ded-at * Yale.
NehrnMUa WIIM | from Denver.
Ilohhom Filled with IliicUnhot.
10 Sporting Review or the Week.
11 'With the Wheel * and Wheelmen.
New * of the Itallrnnd * .
Exposition llUtory Cane.
Plan * for Itcpn Inn : Faruam Streel
IS DalntlcH for Pie Illter * .
Why We Should I'e Thankful.
13 Condition of Omaha' * Trade.
Commercial and Financial New * .
IS Politic * and the Army Canteen.
1O India Under Great Btttnln's Rnli
IS In the Domain of Woman ,
in In the Amusement World.
Munlcal He * lew of the Week.
Cchoc * of the Ante Room.
America' * Demand * on Spain.
2O "The Illnck Dongla * . "
21 Raliy at HI Cnney.
22 editorial and Comment.
Ul The Argentine HcimbMc.
25 Dr. Scnn on Army Hospitals.
Yesterday' * Temperature at Omnlu
SATURDAY'S FOOT UAII < GAMUi
Harvard , 17) ) Yale , O.
Nebrnnkn. llj Denver , 10.
Carllnle , lit Illlnoln , O.
LehlKh , Rt Maryland , O.
Amhernt , 111) ) William * College , IB.
Kentucky , 1O | Vanderhllt , O.
whither the carl of Stratford sailed Wednei
day last to join Mrs. Colgate and be Intrc
duced to her relations. Queen Victoria r <
celved Mrs. Colgate privately at Bnlmor ;
and was most favorably Impressed by hei
lu fact It is believed Mrs. Colgate will r
cclvo one of the queen's famous Kassmei
shawls as a wedding present , a favor n
ecrvod by the queen as a special mark <
distinction.
The death Is announced from Bremen <
Consul H. H. Meier , the father of the Qc :
man parliamentarian and one of the grea
cst of Germany's merchant princes. He
Meier , who started his commercial cart *
by managing his father's branch ot tl
shipping business with Great Britain ai
America established a permanent claim
tarn * in his own country as the original
ot direct shipping communication betwu <
the founder of "tho North German LIe ;
Steamship company as well as the Bromi
ban ! ; , which developed Into the pre e
j Dresden back. To his Initiative are al
i due , numerous telegraphic , mining and ral
way enterprises in South America , Whl
have helped to create a marvelous pro
porlty for German trade In that half of tl
American continent.
Female Architect.
Miss Ethel Mary Charles Is to bo En ,
land's first female architect , She has ju
completed her time In an architect's om
j and is to be admitted as an associate of tl
1 Royal Institute of British Architects ne
month. Miss Charles has gained sever
prizes for design and Intends to open i
office In a leading West End street. Tl
profession of architect is held by the pape
hero to be peculiarly adapted to the talen
and requirements of women.
KAISER ABANDONS HIS VISI
Change of Temperature Render *
Inadvisable to Cull at Span-
Uh Port * ThU Trip.
MADRID , Nov. 19. The Spanish gover
' mcnt has received dispatches from Sen
Monteros Rlos , president of the Pea
commission of Spain at Paris , detailing tl
Investure of President Fuure with the 0
dcr of the Golden Fleece , bestowed upi
him by the queen regent , and giving furth
particulars regarding the peace ncgotlatloi
i President Fauro has conferred the grai
j cordon of the Legion of Honor on t
I queen regent.
I An official dispatch from Illlo says i
situation In the Visayas Islands Is le
grava than alleged. The Insurgents' t
tack on Illlo Is denied.
According to the government offlclf
there is no truth In the report that ce
tain prelates are conspiring against t
Spanish government. Count Von Pad
witz , the German ambassador , has of
clally notified the Spanish government th
Emperor William baa abandoned his t
tended visit to Spanish ports "owing
the change in temperature in the Medlte
ranean. "
FATE OF ENGLAND FORECAST ] ?
ParU Paper Sinn * Death SOUK with
Ten-Year Limit.
PARIS , Nov. 19. The Rappel today ,
threatening Great Britain with Fren
hostility In the future , says : The blundc
of Great Britain In the Fashoda questl
have Irritated Europe and have excited t
appetite of the United States. England a
America can scarcely continue to agr <
Canada Is very tempting after Cuba , a
then Jamaica , British Guiana and the caj
IV decade hence Great Britain will be caug
between Europe and the United States a
that day will bo Grc-at Britain's death.
Elude * Immigration Comnillon ,
QUEBEC. Nov. 19. Patrick Flanagt
who served fifteen years In English prlso
for connection with a dynamite plot , a
was detained here by the American Imn
gratlon staff , has disappeared. He left
the Grand Trunk for Montreal , presumal
enroute to the United States.
Spaniard * Die on Transport * .
PONTA DEL CADA , Nov. 19. The Bp
Ish transport Andes has arrived here fri
Cuban ports with a number of Span
troopi. During the voyage there were twe
deaths on board the steamer and many
the soldlera were dangerously 111 on arr
Ing here.
Favu a llomnn Senator.
ROME , Nov. 19. The Official Gazette a
nouncea the appointment of thirty new g <
ators , Including Baron Fava , Italian a
bassador to the United States , who w
however , retain the cmbaisy at Wanhlr
ton.
German Royalty la Sicily.
MESSINA , Island of Sicily , Nov. 19 1
emperor and cmpreas of Germany arrh
here yesterday , and will resume their voya
tomorrow.
DRE\FUS TO RETURN
Prisoner on Devil' * Island Will Confront
His Accuser * ,
COURT ORDERS HIM TO BE PRODUCED
Order for Bis Repatriation to Be Issued , in t
Few Day ,
AfttlDREYFUS PRESS RESORTS TO ABUSE
Vilifies Any and All Friends of the
Unfortunate Officer.
POLICE AUTHORITY ARE ON THE WATCH
They Are Aware at a Plot to Mnrdcr
TliONc Prominently Connected
with the Cnm. lle ela
tion * of Rtcrltair
( Copyright. 1SDS. by Press Publishing Co. )
PARIS , Nov. 19. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Each suc
ceeding step toward the vindication of Drey
fus provokes the antl-Droyfus press lo frosli
efforts of unscrupulous calumny. Le Solr
publishes a statement by a former woman
servant of Maltro La Borl. Zola's counsel ,
that she heard him say once : " 1 am con
vinced that Dreyfus Is guilty , bui money
can do anything and Iho Jews have It. "
La B rl's contemptuous refusal to notice
this fabrication Solr Impudently Interprets
Into an admission of the truth. Meanwhile
showers of threatening letters are received
by the court of cassation , especially by
President Loew , a Judge of Ihe very highest.
Integrity. They are nil under special police
protection.
For the same reason Madame Dreyfus
llvca In strict seclusion close to Paris ami
Mathleu Dreyfus , acting on the advice of
the profecl of police , never vcnlures out
unaccompanied aflcr dusk. The precautions
taken by the police show clearly that they
have knowledge of the exlsience of a con
spiracy to murder those prominently Idenll-
fled with the Dreyfus agitation , but an
afraid to arrest the conspirators.
Kntcrhasy' * net elation * .
The first monthly Inslallmcnt of Ester-
hazy's revelations Is promised this week
and the commandant atlerapis lo whet the
public appetite by stating in the profaca
the reasons actuating him .for making the
threatened disclosures. He now denies hav
ing confessed to forging the bordereau and
asserts ;
"I have no Intention of trading In state
secrets. This I leave to Dreyfus and Pic-
quart. 1 shall say In this book only what
will be Btrlclly useful for my defense and
shall not Intentionally compromise anyone ,
but have made up my mind to exculpata
myself completely from the unmerited
shame Inflicted upon m-s by politicians ami
their servile magistrates. I shall tell their
Intrigues , .unroll thclc. maneuvers thcli-
abuse of authority. * their turpitude and
prove that I would be better Judged by Iho
scum of our prisons than by many of our
French Judges of today. "
His animus Is specially directed against '
Cavalgnac and General Uoget , "who broke
me and flung me as a living prey to the
pack. "
Esterhazy' motive In Issuing the book In
parts Is perfectly appreciated. Ho hopcu
. frighten the Individuals compromised Into
buying him off , but Esterhazy Is so thor
oughly dlHcrcdlted now that no unsupported
allegation from him could Injure anybody.
Dreyfna Will Iletnru.
The order for the repatriation of Dreyfus
Is certain to bo Issued within a tow days ,
The court of cassation directed nn Inquiry to
bo opened with him by cable with a full
knowledge that such means of communica
tion would prove Impracticable and his re-
turj would become Imperative. That fact
Is now recognized and Judge Loew Is de
clared , with the assent of all his colleagues ,
to have already drawn up a peremptory de
mand on the minister of Ihe colonies for the
personal production of the prisoner. The
court is anxious to a\old any action calcu
lated to embarrass the government , so the
presentation of this demand will bo made
at the most favrrable possible moment ,
probably when Plcquart's Innocence is
proved and the popular anti-Dreyfus preju
dice momentarily checked. The whole situ
ation , however , Is still full of possibilities of
trouble and the conviction ' remains universal
that the acquittal'of Droyfus will bo fol
lowed by a revolution.
SPAIN GIVENJLAST CHANCE
Propoal for Arbitration ncfncd and
Final Condition * Indicated
Clearly.
( Copyright , 189S , by Press Publishing Co. )
PARIS , Nov. 19. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) At the request
of Presldenl Day Iho meeting of the Joint
peace commission , fixed for today , was post
poned till Monday. The American commis
sioners have received further very volu
minous Instructions from President McK'n oy
on which the commission staff has beea
working day and nlghl , bul silll Judge Day
was nol ready to submit thorn to Ihe Span-
lards today. These Instructions deal ex
haustively with the polnls raised by lha
Spaniards In Ihe last memorandum , and It
Is believed to indicate Ihe financial com-
peiuatlon America U prepared to give In ro-
latlon to the Philippines , as well as a dctlnlta
proposal respecting the purchase of a coal-
lug station in the Carolines. The proposal
for arbltrallon President McKlnley Is do-
Glared to have declined , aa It would bo re
ferring to another tribunal a question which
the commission Is both empowered to anil
capable of deciding.
ATTEMPTS TUB LIFE OF EX-KI\G.
Milan Suffer * Several Annoyance * In
.lourncylnir Through lU-aliu.
LONDON , Nov. 19. A special dispatch
from Bucharest , published this afternoon ,
says two attempts have been made recently
upon the life of ex-King Milan of Servla.
The first , It appears , was on a train between
Kragujcvesc and Nlech. A number of peas-
anls attacked Ihe former klcg'a car with
pistols and stones , They smashed the windows
dews and wounded lomo of the members of
hs ! suite. Later , at Nisch , a man dressed
as a student and armed with a revolver ca
tered Milan's bedroom , but was arrested be
fore ha'could attack the ex-king.
UBAZIMAN CAUI.XUT A\XOU.\Cii > .
Gronp of MlnlHter * Who form New
AdnilnUtralloii ,
LONDON , Nov. 19. A special dispatch
from Rio Janeiro says a new cabinet has
been formed as follows ;
Minister of Finance fienor Mutlnbo ,
Minister of War Senor Mallet.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Senor De-
magalhai.
Minister of Marine Senor de Sllvelra