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HITS AT GLADSTONE
Historian Ltcsy Indulges in Borne Oanstio
Criticism of Dead Statesman.
NEW BOOK ON DEMOCRACY AND LIBERTY
Takes a Gloomy View of Events and Tenden
cies in United States.
RESULTS OF WAR FRAUGHT WITH DANGER
Government of Alien People bj a Democracy
a Hazardous Experiment.
CURRENCY MATTERS FAR FROM SETTLED
backset to Good Government by the
Success of Tammany One of the
Most Serious of Situ
ations.
( Copyright. IS39 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Jan. 14. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Historian
Lecky's introduction to the new edition of
his "Democracy and Liberty" has created
a big sensation here , as It consists mainly
of vitriolic criticisms of Gladstone , person
ally and politically.
Lecky takes a pessimistic view of the
progress of democracy in the United States.
He says :
"There may be some difference of opin
ion about the Justice and necessity ot the
nvar recently waged against Spain , but there
can bo no question that this war furnished
conspicuous pfoof , not only ot the energy
and resources , but also of th moderation ,
eelf-restralnt and humanity of tbe Amerl-
can people. The not Improbably acquisition
of foreign territory may react powerfully
on their Internal politics , and It has brought
thorn face to face with a problem of great
Interest and difficulty the possibility of a
pure democracy , without any previous ex
perience , governing succecssfully an alien
people wholly unsuttcd to the democratic
reprcaentatlve system.
"It cannot , however , be denied that In tbe
internal affairs of tUe United States some
of the evils pointed out In the present work
have rather Increased than diminished The
admirable provisions ot the American leg
islation guaranteeing the security of con
tracts will be Indirectly menaced on the
largest scale by the silver party , which ad
vocates payment of all debts In depreciated
coin. The last presidential election , which
resulted in their defeat , showed the'essential
soundness and Integrity ot American opin
ion , but It Is Impossible to observe without
tnUglvlns tbe ascendancy that party has
obtained , not only In the sout'uern states
where former slavery might have depraved
the moral level , but also In the western
states , which ere llkoly to gain greatly In
creased power In the future. It la not In
deed difficult to explain the fact that the
rate of mortgages on land which long rre-
< valldo In the western states Is 30 far higher
than in the eastern , tliat when agricultural
depression came payment became Impossible.
And certainly It H not urprlslng that the
southern states should have resented bitterly ,
tbe enormous scandal of the pension list ,
which Is supported from taxation on the
mhole country , but from the benefits ot
which the states Inhabited by old con
federates are excluded.
"And a very serious event has been the
triumph of Tammany In New York. It has
undoubtedly thrown back the movement to
ward municipal reform , which has been one
of the most satisfactory and most needed
Improvements In American life. True , the
contest was not solely , though It was very
largely , a contest between corruption and
municipal reform. The puritanical spirit
tthlch affects the German population by In
terfering with the sale ot beer on Sunday
projected a new and powerful element Into
the conflict. Dut when allowance for this
has been mode It Is impossible to deny the
melancholy significance of an election which
placedthe go\crnment of the greatest Amer
ican city In the hands of a party with such
\a record of gigantic , notorious and undis
guised corruption. Nor , so far as I can
judge , have the events ot the 1-ist few years
at all diminished the belief of the most com
petent Americans that there has been a
marked decline In the American senate. "
SOCIAL GOSSIP OF LONDON
Mrs. Ilrndley-M--'tin , Looking for sv
Ilouie Great Honors Showered
1'imn President Iicleslas.
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LONDON. Jan. 14. ( New York World Ca./
blcgram Special Telegram. ) Mr . Bradley-
Martin Is now expected to settle permanently
In England. She Is looking out for a suita
ble West End mansion and has been Inquir
ing about the late Karen Ferdinand Roths
child's house In Pleadllly , near Hamilton
Place. However , this would not be large
enough for Mrs , Bradley-Martin's purpose ,
s It In arranged for a bachelor residence
with splendid reception rooms , but very few
bedrooms. Mrs. Bradley-Martin intends en
tertaining on a lavish scale and with the
Cadogan family to back her , Countess Cado-
being her sister and her
gan , son-ln-Uw ,
Earl Craven , she would soon get Into tbe
first society.
President Iglealas of Costa Rica has been
received here with remarkable official cere
mony. A foreign office attache who ren
ders the sdme service to foreign royalties
has been told to rent-tin In attendance upon
fclin while he Is staying as the queen's guest
at Albemarle In Pleadllly. Quern Victoria's
master of ceremonies. Sir W. Colvllle , waited
on him today to make arrangements for his
visit to the queen at Osborne , where .he will
bo presented Tuesday by Salisbury. He re
mains here about three weeks and tws al
ready seen some leading financiers regarding
Costa Rlcan railroad affairs. The prince of
Wales came especially to London from
Sandrlngbam to visit him. Altogether ,
Igleslas Is being treated with a deference
which has opened his eyes to the Importance
attached by the British government to se
curing the good will of his republic In view
of tne building of the Nicaragua canal.
These courtesies are all the more note-
Ivor thy. seeing his visit U unofficial.
. Princess Victoria of Wales Is displaying
great talent In designing artistic book cov
ers. At tbe recent exhibition In London
prizes were awarded to two samples signed
by Miss Matthews Weeks and It afterward
iwas learned that Mlts Matthews Weeks and
Princess Victoria were one. The Judges were
Ignorant of this fact , as was the public. Tbe
princess has shown great earnestness In
ceklng to fill a mission of usefulness which
Ij no doubt In keeping with her sutlon. She
fc as evinced an ardent desire to be a genuine
jr Ke earner. Only two years ago pressure
Of family counsel made her relinquish her
purpose ot entering a London hospital as a
professional nurse , a position for which she
tad fitted herself. Now her energy Is tuni
ng Into decorative chancels and making a
peclalty of book binding and designing book
covers , In which she la doing very excellent
work.
EXPECT MUCH OF THE OCEANIC
Steamship Afloat Launched
for One of the Dl * Transatlantic
Line * .
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BELFAST. Jan. 14. ( New York World
Jablecram Special Telegram. ) I witnessed
he triumphant launch today ot the new
White Star liner Oceanic , the biggest ship
ever built. There was tremendous enthusi
asm. Stands were erected to accommodate
,000 spectators , who cheered lustily the com
pletion of the greatest feat of mammoth
hlp-bulldlng yet accomplished. Ismay , chair
man of tbe White Star company , said : "I
do not promise the Oceanic will make the
Atlantic trip ta five days , for her business
is neither to make nor break records , but
; o embark passengers at Liverpool Wednes
day and land them In New York early the
following Wednesday. For this the Oceanic
will have sufficient eneed and a bit over
n case It Is wanted owing to delay by fog
or other causes. Our object In building the
Oceanic Is to provide the most perfect
transatlantic liner afloat. She has every
improvement our experience and that of
ilarlanJ & Wolff can suggest. No expense
las been spared on her. Nothing has been
lurried and everything down to the minut
est detail haj been finished with the ut
most care. Durability , combined with the
utmost efficiency. U cur motto and It has
paid ui. The Oceanic , I am convinced , will
eallze every expectation we formed. "
"What will be her utmost speed ? "
"Ah , " replied Ismiy , smiling , "we never
Ike to pledge ourselves to achieving won
ders ; -we prefer to let our ships speak for
themselves. The Oceanic will be heard from
soon enough , I warrant. " ,
Though policy prevents cither builders or
owners committing themselves they un
doubtedly expect the Oceanic will break all
records In perfect regularity in her voyages
under all conditions. Carlisle , manager ot
Harland & Wolff's yard , when questioned ,
said : "No advantage wao to be gained by
etting Into Liverpool or New York at night.
\ steamer arriving after a certain hour
might as well arrive next morning. We
hope the Oceanic will arrive punctually and
early Wednesday morning. "
POINTS OF NEW SHAMROCK
SomethlnK About the Boat on Which
EnRllh Hopes for America's
Challenge Cup Are Pinned.
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LONDON , Jan. 14. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Discussing Sir
Thomas Llpton's challenger , the Shamrock ,
tha Yachting World says :
'When launched the racer will be found
to be built on lines that the designer , Wll-
lam Fife , found extremely successful in the
past and the only experiment to be tried
will be In the metal used for plates.
"One of the most successful boats ever
built at Falrlle was the twenty-rater St.
Taccd by Frank B. Jamison. The Saint Is
believed to be the fastest twenty-rater
ever built under the present rating rule.
It was rather an extreme boat , approaching
closely to the bulb-fin type with its water
body drawn finely down to the bulb-shaped
keel. It was rather long on flood lines ,
which accounted for Us remarkable reachIng -
Ing powers. The Shamrock will simply be
a big Saint with but little more beam In
comparison. Reaching will be Us strong
point. If it is better than the Valkyrie III
on the water it should stand a very fine
chance of at least holding Us own with the
Yankee.
"Sycamore , who sailed with Cranfleld on
the Dunraven challenger , was of the opin
ion that if Valkyrie Til could b ' -i > " ) <
as well as U ran and went to windward it
would have defeated the Defender.
SPEAK WELL OF THE ALBANY
Considered to lie nn Admirable Boat
of the Most Effective
Xaval Type.
( Copyright. 1S90 , by Press Publishing Co. )
NEWCASTLE , Jan. 14. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The mana
ger of the Elswlck shipyard was Interviewed
today regarding the Albany and he said : "U
Is a protected cruised of moderate size with
very powerful armaments and a speed of
twenty-one and one-half miles , tremendous
coal endurance , being able to steam 10,000
miles on one coaling , and having thick
protected decks. It Is sheathed with wood
and copper , enabling It to keep clean for a
long period and without diminution of speed.
The ordinary steel ship , gets Its bottom
fouled In a very short tlmo and loses two
or three knots. Its six-Inch guns are of the
most modern construction , capable of p n-
ctratlng six inches of Harveylzed steel at
1,000 yards and they can make an effective
practice at a distance of eight miles. Tbe
whole of the guns , firing at a long distance ,
could maintain a perfect hurricane ot shot
and shell. "
Lieutenant Colwell said : "The Albany
gives tbe greatest satisfaction to our own
Inspectors. Norton and Gllmore. I think It
has superior points to the New Orleans ,
which was in very active service for six
months , during which It required no re
pairs and never went Into port except for
coal. Its admirable battery arrange
ment was acknowledged to be bet
ter than any we had at that
time , Us guns having a greater range and It
had a great deal to do with the new make
of guns of the same model to give prac
tically the same results. I think in the Al
bany we are adding a swift , splendidly
equipped cruiser to our navy. It Is the first
war ship launched abroad for the United
States. "
IRISH LITERARY FESTIVAL
Desire of the Projector Is to Awaken
Xew Interest In the National
Literature.
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LONDON , Jn. 14. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Ireland Is to
have an Irish national and "literary" thea
ter. The project Is being promoted by the
Irish Literary society in London. W. B.
Yeats , a young Irish poet of promise , origi
nated tbe Idea. In answer to a question he
said today :
"The scheme will take the form of a dra
matic festival to be held in Dublin every
iprlng. Tbe first Is to take place next
May , when two pliys will be produced.
These plaje will be literary and national
In the true sense. One wtll be verse , on a
mediaeval theme ; the other. In prose , will
deal with a subject of modern life. It Is
hoped that the new movement will give
not merely enthusiasm , but definite intel
lectual Ideas and new forms of literary
expression to wh t is a most interesting
awakening of national life in IreUnd , con
sisting In the drawing together of all
creeds nd parties la the service ot their
country.1 .
GOOD FOR THE HEAT
War Investigation Will Help Btuineai in
Foreign Countries
SUCH IS AMBASSADOR WHITE'S OPINION
One Satisfactory Inspection is What is Most
Desired.
GERMANS DEMAND THIS ONE CONCESSION
Their Feeling Toward United States is
Steadily Improving.
AGRARIANS ALONE SHOW AGGRESSIVENESS
nnndesrath Inotr Considering a
Meat Inspection Dill Which Will
Give Satisfaction to TliU
Conntrr.
( Copyright. 1S99 , by Associated Press. )
BERLIN , Jan. 14. The United States am
bassador , Mr. Andrew D. White , said to the
correspondent of the Associated Press today
for publication :
"Our relations with Germany are thor
oughly good and are steadily Improving. I
look to the proposed meat inspection as a
step rather calculated to help 'than ' hurt us.
What thinking men on each side wish to
secure is a single inspection which will be
valid throughout the empire and supercede
tlie various local Inspections , which are often
prompted by a panic arising from Isolated
trichinae cases , Justly or unjustly attribu
ted to foreign meats.
"We have been laboring to obtain this In
spection for a long time and now have strong
hopes for a successful Issue. There are un
reasonable men on both sides of the Atlantic ,
but we believe the reasonable men here and
In America are greatly In the majority and
they are more and more understanding the
Importance ot good relations.
"Regarding the acquisitions In the Pacific
and elsewhere , the feeling of the two gov
ernments U excellent. The German foreign
office rtiows every desire that this state ot
things should continue and that the German
officials In every way work In harmony with
us. In the Pacific , as elsewhere , there la
not the slightest cause at present for Ill-
feeling arising out of tbe ambitions of either
power and all questions are being steadily
placed on a. better footing. "
The Bundesrath considered the meat iln-
spectlon bill this week and the favorable
view taken of the measure by the Americans
Is corroborated by the fact that the agrarian
press this week severely criticised the bill.
Attack Sclentlfle Attache.
The Deutsche Tage Zeltung , commenting
on the Colonge Gazette's discussion of .the
bill on January 9 , when that paper took
the ground that the measure would be In
no way detrimental , but rather advantageous
to the Ami-rleaa meat , dclcrlbos the measure
" and grovelling
ure as "being unheard of
before the United States. " and predicts that
the Reichstag will not confirm such a bill.
The Detusche Agr. Corresponze. organ of
the Confederation of Husbandry , which
recently fiercely attacked , the scien
tific attache of the American em
bassy for having In the German
press disposed of false statements se : afloat
by that body , goes even further than the
Tage Zeltung , heaping abuse upon those
who are responsible for framing the bill
and on the measure Itself , declaring It Is
utterly impossible for the Reichstag ma
jority to endorse some of the essential pro
visions of the bill , especially the one dele
gating to the Bundesrath Its own powers of
prohibition.
On the other hand , the liberal press Joy
fully welcomes the moderate provisions of
the bill. The Vosslsche Zeltung says : "If
the agrarians had their own way Germany
ere this would have been In the throes of
a tariff war with the whole world , England ,
Russia , Argentine and every agricultural
and exporting country. "
The Tageblatt remarks that It a
Rhenish paper la correctly Informed , the
bill will not be approved by the agrarians ,
for the Tageblatt adds the latter declare
that they Intend to have It framed so as to
pre\ent American Imports. This causes the
Tageblatt to say : "It * ould be an enjoy
able symptom If the government began to
show a little more backbone toward tbe
agrarians. "
Decrease In Snccar Exports.
Official statistics of German exports to the
United States show they amounted In the
last quarter In the northern half of Ger
many , excluding the Elttau consulate , to
112.703,161 , compared with $9.024,917 In 1S97.
In the southern half the German exports to
the United States amounted to J8.815,189 ,
being an increase of $626.539. The total increase -
crease for the last quarter amounted to
about 13,000,000 , mainly due to sugar ex
ports , which came to a standstill during tbe
last quarter of 1897. The total exports lot
1S98 , however , show a decrease when com
pared wtth those ot 1S97. This also is
mainly traceable to sugar , ot which from
the Brunswick consulate alone the exports
diminished over $2,500.000.
The semi-official Berlin Post , summarizing
Germany's export trade for 1S9S , says , re
ferring to the United States , that excepting
the one Item of sugar , Germany's exports
were not nearly so poor as it was at first
feared they would be.
A strong movement In favor of a pro
tectlve tariff has been set on foot by the
horticulturists of Germany. A meeting of
over 1,000 of them has addressed a strongly
worded petition to the imperial government ,
reciting their reasons for demanding protec
tion. Tbe minister of the interior , Count
Posadowsky-Wehner , has summoned the
president of the organization to furnish him
additional information on the subject and
there is a belief that the government In
tends to frame a tariff measure to me t the
horticulturists' views.
A sensational high treason trial Is on for
next month at Lelpslc. Tbe prisoner , a Pole
named Goldhumer , claiming to be a dealer
In precious stones , was arrested at Metz on
his arrival there from Paris. It is laid the
evidence collected directly implicates a num
ber ot high government and military officers
in France.
Military System Unsatisfactory.
Some stir has btcn created by the fact
that the government organ , tbe North Ger
man Gazette , the Kreuze Zeltung and other
Inspired Journals this week have publUi
editorials representing that the two rears'
military system adopted In 1S95 has not
proved a success. Tbe exceptionally large
number of officers retired from tbe War
temburg army corps at the Instance of the
emperor has caused deep-seated dlssatis
faction. The Wurtemburg newspapers point
out that there are now 150 retired higher
officers , many of them under 45 yean of
sge , compared with seventy-ceven In active
service.
There U some anxiety In official circle * re-
ncy of the
It Is feared ,
may enl'aSgerrthe success of Uio coming
German and "Prussian loans. These loans , It
Is nW seml-offlclally set forth , amount to
far leW than 200.000,000 marks , uhlch it was
orlglcnlly expected would be the amount.
Considerable- Indignation Is evinced at the
unfavorable reports emanating from London
concerning the economical and financial
conditions of Germany , especially the state
ment that the leading English banks re
cently declined to accept Prussian bills for
a large amount. This statement is declared
to be utterly untme and calculated to un-
'avorably Impress the German bourses with
respect to the Impendldg loans.
The National Zeltung. In an Inspired arti
cle , points out that the present financial
; lghtaosa Is solely due to the extraordi
nary expansion of German Industry , which
has absorbed Immense quantities ot capital ,
adding : "This led to a rise In the rate of
discount , and a slight decline In Prussian
and Imperial loans. If. however , the finan
ciers allow time for recuperation ot capital ,
and If the German financial undertakings
abroad are restricted for a short period
o a. rate ot discount , which , from per
fectly natural causes. Is higher In Germany
than In France and Great Britain , It will
speedily diminish. In the meanwhile there
Is no necessity of hastening flotations ot
loans , and there Is Co reason why the rate
should be raised above the present 3 per
cent. "
Wnldernee'n Silver \Vcddlne.
Count and Counters Waldersee ( the latter
was formerly wa * Miss Lee of New York )
will celebrate their stiver wedding April 14.
It Is understood the emperor Is planning to
mark the event by a special distinction.
Prince Max of Saxony , who renounced his
chance to the throne in order to become s >
poor priest , has fallen dangerously 111 ot
typhoid fever at Dresden , while visiting
relatives.
The young crown prince , Frederick Wil
liam , has become a flno marksman. He
wee out shooting last week. Out of a
total of 520 hares , which panned out twenty-
six per gun , the crown prince himself killed
forty.
Count Frederick von Hohent&al , who
figured In sporting circles here , and who on
being sentenced to six months' Imprison
ment for beating a railroad official , fled to
America , Is now petitioning Emperor Wil
liam , through a lawyer here , to suspend th&
punishment because of a medical certificate
which states that he Is not fit to endure im
prisonment In his nervous and debilitated
condition.
The American ambassador here has ac
cepted the chairmanship ot the testimonial
dinner tendered to the' new consul general
at Berlin , Mr. Frank Mason , by all the
American consuls of Germany. It will be
given on the evening of Washington's birth
day , on which occasion Mr. Mason will bo
presented with a loving cup.
WEDDINGOF , THE GREAT DIVA
Wclnh Village and Paul's Castle
Dressed In Holiday Attire for
the Occasion.
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LONDON , Jan. 14. ( Now York World Ca-
Diagram Special Telegram.Pattl sends
the following special messaj o In response
to congratulations :
CRAIG-Y-NOS , Ja'a. 7 < . Thank all most
heartily and cordially for their kind congrat
ulations on my approaching marriage. I
have no fixed plans for the future , but hop *
some day to visit America again profes
sionally. ADELINA PATTI-NICOLINI.
A correspondent who visited Cralg-y-Nos
today found active preparations being made
at Paul's picturesque and splendid home in
Swansea valley -for the Interesting cere
mony of the 23th , which by Pattl's wish
taken place In the Roman Catholic church
of St. Michael at Beacon. In return for the
kindness with which Patti has always treated
the inhabitants of the district It has been
decided the corporation of Beacon shall turn
out In state on the occasion of the cere
mony. Traffic In the town will bo di
verted from the upper part of St. Michael
street and an awning erected down the
beautiful avenue ot Glamorgan street. TUe
Pattl suite will arrive by special train from
Cralg-y-Noe at 10 a. m. and be met at the
station by the mayor of the corporation and
prominent townspeople. The wedding
equipage , consisting of six carriages drawn
by splendid horses , will be placed at the
disposal of the party by the mayor. After
the ceremony , which will be performed by
Bishop Mostyn , vicar apostolic of Wales ,
assisted by the Catholic clergy , the party
will return about 11:20 : to Carlg-y-Noa cas
tle , elaborate arches being erected along the '
route of the profession , whilst bunting and
flags fly from the castle. The military band
of the famous Third Battalion Southwest
Borderers will head the procession. Colonel
Morgan , the mayor , will give a large dinner
to the working classes of the district on the
evening of the 25th in celebration ot the
event. Pattl Is busy nlsht and day with
arrangements to receive a large party of
guests at Cralg-y-Nos for the wedding tf
tlvltles. The bridegroom Is expected tvo
days beforehand.
PRAISES THE POLICE FORCE
Bx-Chlef McCnllneh Think * Havana's
Peace Guardians Will DC a
Credit to the City.
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HAVANA , Jan. 14. ( New York World Ca.
blegram Special Telegram. ) Ex-Chief Mc-
Cullagh , who will assist In organizing the
new Havana police force , thinks the force
will be a good one , and that General Menocal
has the opportunity as chief to make m
great reputation , as he comes in close con
tact wtth most of the anti-Cuban elements
and can , If wise , placate and please them.
General Julio Sangullly , accompanied by ,
four aides , today sailed for Tampa , Fla. ,
whence he proposes to proceed to Washing
ton to protest against the attitude assumed
toward him by Major General Ludlow , mili
tary governor of the Department of Ha
vana. '
Yesterday General Sangullly called on
General Brooke , governor general of Cuba ,
and for tue'fin/r , / , time gave his version ot
the Alblsu theater'affair. He showed Gen
eral Brooke General Ludfow's letter , order
ing htm , Sangullly , to stay out of tbe city
and not to wear his uniform.
Singullly , who had not seen General Lud >
Utw , 701 a note of Introduction to him from
Gonu , i ! Brooke , and sent It to General Lud
low , together with an Inquiry as to when
It woul't be convenient for him to see the
general. To this General Ludlow replied
that be could not see Sangullly , and the
latter , before leaving for Tampa , wrote to
the governor general a full statement of tbe
ease. General Sangullly considers that the
Cuban army has been Insulted In his person.
Captain Greble , General Ludlow'g ad
jutant , today found thirty families in one
tenement , most of them absolutely without
food , the children naked and many of them
sick.
sick.The
The patrols report hundreds of cases of
destitution , all of which will be relieved by
the systematic distribution of rat lone b >
the authorities. Toe ra'ions as Issued con-
sUt of eight ounces of bacon , twelve ounce *
ot flour and meal , with coffee and sugar.
It b possible that a ration of rice , beans
and vegetables may be substituted. |
JOHN BULL UNEASY
Fearful Uncle Sam Will Decide Hot to Keep
Philippine Islands.
FORAKER'S SPEECH UNNERVES THE BRITON
He Thinks the Senator Represents the Views
of the President.
WOULD SHATTER THE PROPOSED ALLIANCE
Withont tha Islands We Conld Not Help
England in China.
THIS THE POINT WHERE SHOE PINCHES
Union Won 111 lie Valueless to Orent
llrltnln If America Decline * to
Maintain It * Position In the
Far Kant.
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LONDON , Jan. 14. When the American
correspondents succeeded In Impressing upon
the British mind that Senator Foraker , In
his recent speech In the United States een-
ate , spoke only for himself , when he sug
i gested that the United States might eventually -
tually withdraw from the Philippine Islands ,
a distinct sigh of relief might have been
read between the Unco of the newspaper ? .
Everyone Here assumed that because the
senator was from the president's Mate he
was speaking for the president , and the
declaration made not only succeeded In giv
ing British public officialdom an unpleasant
shock , but It fell like a dash ot cold water
on the ardor of the British for an Anglo-
American understanding. They began to
question ntiat was the profit ot this friend
ship If America did not propose to back up
Great Britain's policy In the far east by re
taining the most important base of opera
tlons In the event of war over Culna.
The Incident hue illustrated how deeply
the late war has left the United States en.
tangled In the world's policies , for one ot
the foremost arguments advanced against
Senator Foraker's suggestion was that tne
United States owed it to the world not ta
disturb the balance of power , and not to
furnish a possible subject for war by throwIng -
Ing the Philippine Islands Into the field to
be scrambled for by the colonizing nations.
The leading editorial writers fell to cro-
clalmlnc most strenuously that America's
duty to the world at large , as well as to the
Flllolno. should constrain It to establish
civilization , and throughout the British press
and in the club rooms and streets only
one voice was heard. The principle ot the
consent of the coverned. all contended , does
not apply to people who are incapable ot
formlnc a rational opinion upon which to
base their consent , and that the United
States stood in the place of parents to the
Flllolnos. and must regretfully chastise its
rebellious children for their owu good. Many
drew a parallel from the so-called coercion
of the south into the union.
The solemn Spectator flippantly inquires
whether Senator Hoar does not chastise his
children when they are naughty , and 1m-
aelnes s Louisiana coneressman talking
"consent" after the military occupation
whereby the state , after Its purchase from
Napoleon , was reduced to order. The Spec *
tater then asks If the Americans are going
to give up Texas and hand California back
to the Mexicans , saying It believes great
races , when the hour of opportunity comes ,
expand greatly , regardless of arguments.
Make Them Good CltUenn.
Continuing , the Spectator remarks : "We
believe the Americans are to be one of those.
Fifty years hence , under their control , the
Filipinos will be orderly , law-abiding per
sons , like our own Hindoos , with a taste lor
acquiring money , and the foible of believing
that rhetoric is an admirable substitute
alike for thought and action. "
The power of the trades unions U gone
so far as Great Britain is concerned. The
British employers are forming a gigantic
combination to fight the workmen with their
own weapons. The engineering federation
which proved so powerful In the recent
strike , has Invited employers In all the
trades to "crush the tyranny" of trades
unionism. One object ot the combination late
to secure legislation favorable to the em
ployers.
Tha Railroad Review asserts that one
firm haa placej $175,000 at the disposal ol
the organization's parliamentary committee ,
though how it could bo expended lesltl-
' < ily docs not .
appear. If such a thing
. .oned In America It would be called
a "corruption fund. "
The second object of the organization Is
to secure for employers freedom to make
contracts with Individuals , Instead of with
the unions. The employers pledge them
selves not to negotiate directly with strik
ers , but to deal through the committee of
the organization.
The backbone of the scheme Is found In
an arrangement by which any firm fighting
a strike will receive Indemnity equal to
its average profits. Even the Dally Chron
icle , the worklngman's organ , warns the
labor leaders that they have been carrying
matters In a little too highhanded a man
ner and admits what everyone knows , that
thetandard day's work fixed by the unions
the capacity of tbe average man
-will not permit their members
to exceed the standard , and also assert the
'rights of workmen to take holidays when
ever they please , regardless of their em
ployer's Interests , and protect them for so
doing. The employers complain they can
not Induce Idle men to work , even at the
high wages which prosperity warrants. The
Chronicle admits that there are many work
men living on the union funds who coulc
get employment U they choose.
The American society Is taking steps to
stop the notoriety attained by George Gour-
and , who , of his own motion , assumed the
leadership of the American > lng of the
Anglo-American movement in London. Col
ocel Gourand first came forward on the
occasion of the arrival of General Lord
Kitchener of Khartoum In England.
Gets In Movlntr Pictures.
The colonel was conspicuous in the klne-
toscopo pictures shown in the music balls
tome time ago. Since then be his deluged 1
the papers with letters , writing always in
the name of the United States army , or of
the Americans In London , signing a string
of titles to his name , ofwhich the firs !
was "one tlmo assistant Inspector general
of artillery on the staff of General Sher
man. "
Ho pledged tbe Americans to contribute
f.1,000 to the fund for the erection ot tbe
Gordon memorial college at Khartoum , and
Issued a circular 'with glaring headlines , re
questing contributions to found a chair ol
science.
The colonel's last appeal is for money for
the Englishmen who enlisted in the United
THE BEE BULLETIN ,
Forecast for Nebraska-
Pair ; Westerly Winds.
Page.
1 Rlndntonc Criticised by Lecky.
IiivcMluntlon Help * Ment Trade.
John Hull 1'iiraiy Aliout t' .
Htiroiic In lit Our Debt.
2 MnuruliiK for IlliiKley.
Declares tar Independence ,
H New * ot .NrlirnnUn.
Work of Pierre Lawmaker * .
4 In the Oninlui Polite World.
MectlMit of tinIIIT ) TH.
! } Vncrlnatloti to Iteeiime General.
Nix ( iullty of Contempt.
Council In n Dilemma.
O Council Illurtu mid Vlclnltr.
llnclic * Murder Trial.
7 White Cnn Method * at Den Moltirs.
Lohby tit Lincoln Tnkeii Kent.
5 DniiKrrM ot liiMierlnllmn.
"The llo y Hnlij" ( Story. )
O All the Sport * of the Week.
Home for All Good Women.
1In the Domain of Woman.
1 I'lny IllllK of the Work.
In tli < > MiiHlcal World.
1-1 Kdltorlat mill Comment.
15 < ) | e n I n K In Aruentlnc. I
Stnte'ii Fundamental Lair.
1(1 "The HI nek DoiiKln * . "
17 Condition of Onmhu Trade.
Commercial and Financial \eTi.
II ) DnliiKM of Fraternal -Societies.
CnlehliiK a Sin 11 Itohher.
21) linn n llnllrond of IIIn Own.
Temperature nt Omaha ye terday
Hour. DCK. Hoitr. Dec.
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< l n. m ! t- I p. in -
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States army , helped to defeat Spain , and
were afterwards discharged , of whom he
saja there were many. This was taken
up by some of the papers as corroborating
the assertion ot Mr. Cunningham-Graham
that the best fighting in the Spanish war
was done by Englishmen.
The -whole business has made Americans
a laughing stock , and the executive commit
tee of the American society has Issued a
letter to editors and others declaring the
colonel has no warrant to speak for anyone
but himself.
Ex-Congressman Bourke Cockran Is a
passenger on the American line steamer
Paris , which sailed for New York from
Southampton today. He may re-enter pol
itics on the Issue of "Imperialism. " The
former congressman said he felt strongly
on the subject , adding that this was a stage
In the nation's history at which no cltb.cn
who had convictions was Justified In hold
Ing aloof from the conflict. Out he did not
think an Interview was the proper inealum
for declaring himself , and he wouH take
other means to do so In the near future.
John W. Bookmaker of Ohio , whose views
on Russia were published In a dispatch from
here to the Assolcated Press under date ol
December 22 , Is returning to the United
States 'With the Intention ot writing a uook
describing his three months' travels In
Siberia. Incidentally this work will be a
plea for an American alliance with Russia
instead ot Great Britain , He saya his ob
servations In this country have strengthened
his pro-Russian views , and adds :
"The Interests of the United States aiu
England are radically antagonistic , and the
attempt to foster an alliance U an artificial
movement , so far as England is concerned.
It has not captured the hearts of the people
and Is merely a political device with two
alms. First , to divert America's attentlor
from conflicting Interests In Its own hemls-
phere. Second , to make tbe United States
Great Britain's cat's paw In Its diplomatic
game in the east. It thinks that If it can
point to the United States as an ally It will
be able to extort better terms from Russia
"What America wants in the east Is trade
and It will do mofe by co-operation with
Russia than by antagonizing Russia. The
latter already practically controls China
and will give tbe United States what It
wants if friendly. It would be madness for
England and America to attempt to coerce
Russia Into concessions. The combined
tlons of the world could not whip Russia
uny more than they could the United States
The moat tCiey could do would bo to bom-
bard a few coast towns , while Russia's rail
roads could pour so many soldiers Into China
that any the United States and Great Britain
could send would be a handful In com
parison. "
END OF RELIGIOUS IMPOSTOR
Succeeded In Extracting I.nrtte Sums
ofMoney from Illch , nut Weak-
Minded DupeM.
( Copyright. ISM , by Press Publishing Co. ;
LONDON , Jan. 14. ( New York WorK
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Henr ;
James Prince , the founder of "The Abode o
Love" at Ctiarlynch. Somersetshire , one o
the most remarkable
religious pretenders o
the century , has Just died.
Prince originally was a clergyman of the
Church of England. Fifty years ago ue
conceived the Idea of starting In business
as a divine personage. To promote this cul
he founded "The Agapemone Abe Jo o
Love" of the children of the resurrection
a condition for admittance to which wai
obtained by possession of a substantial for
tune and belief In Prince's divinity. Severa
weak-minded women flocked to Prince' ;
Agapemone , which was carried on In splenali
form for years , Prince getting large sums o
money from his dupes.Miat went on with
in the walls of the Agaperaone no outside
ever knew , but It In currently believed tha
Prince revived for the benefit of his follow
ers the saturnalia of Rome. In two In
stances relations of women who Dad Jolnet
Prince's Agapemone recovered large sums o
money he had extracted from thera , but : hi
sect continued In prosperity. Two year ,
ago a new Agapemone , costing JIOO.UOO. was
opened near London. Prince lived to be a !
years old. His work Is to be carried 01
by a nephew.
BIG IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES
Parliament to He Asked to Anthorlii
the Kxiieiitlltnrc of Vast Sums
of Jlonejr.
( Copyright , ISM , by Press PublUhlntr Co.
LONDON , Jan. 14. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Powers are
to bo sought from Parliament by private
bills during the ensuing session to authorize
the expenditure of over 60,000,000 on new
railroads , tramways and water supply
schemes In England. One bill alone brought
forward by the London county council to
cut a new street from Holborn to Strand
seeko authority to expend 5,000,000 ,
while a water supply shemo promoted bj
the towns of Sheffield , Derby and Leicester
will cost 12,000,000. Vast as this aggrecate
expenditure Is , It representn scarcely more
than half the outlay to be Incurred shoulc
all the private bills presented this session
pass Parliament. It Is the largest total on
record and denotes Immense prosperity is
finding an outlet in extraordinary Induatrla
activity.
EUROPE IN OUR DEBT
Thirty Million Pounds the Figure Placed on
the Present Trade Balance.
GREATER PART OF IT OWING IN BERLIN
Condition Furnishes a Topto for the Finan
ciers of the World.
NO BOUNDS ON AMERICAN ENTERPRISE
Expansion of Trade in the Last Eighteen
Months the Marrel of Economists.
CAN ONLY PAY THE DEBT IN LUXURIES
United States Can Lire Within Itself
and Have Millions to Sell Amer
ican Worktnnn Mont Produc
tive In the World.
( Copyright , 1S , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON. Jan. 11. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) At this mo
ment the great banking houses of London
are confronted by aa unprecedented state
of affairs. Europe , more particularly Ber
lin , Is America's debtor to an enormous
amount. What the precise figures are
neither Rothschild nor the Bank ot England
would venture to specify when I called. One
and all agree , however , In putting It at no
less than 30,000,000 , a circumstance un
precedented In financial history. Europe
finds herself for the first time in debt to
another continent. The topic is the only
one discussed In European financial circles
from the establishments of the Rothschilds In
Vienna , Berlin and Paris , to the Bank ot
England. At the same time the heads of the
financial houses which control Europe's
purseatrlngs arc In no way concerned at the
novel position In which they are placed.
Had It been brought about eighteen months
ago they might have been alarmed. Any
abnormal disturbance of the financial equili
brium of the world is the one object they
setUhemselvcs to avoid. America's circum
stances are very extraordinary at the pres
ent time.
"When the Spanish-American war broke
out , " declared Lord Rothechlld's representa
tive , "no one could have foretold the enor
mous outburst of enterprise In tha states
or the unprecedented expansion ot trails
which followed upon America's victory. Her
harvesta of course have been very good ,
but the present state ot affairs Is most re
markable. You see th United States , a
self-supporting country , exports enormously ,
but Imports very little. The consequence la
her relations to the rest to tbe world are
those of a creditor toward a debtor. The
business of the world Is carried on by
means of capital In actual circulation and
this is now practically , to tbe extent at
least of 30,000,000 , the property ot the
United States. There is no reason to sup *
pose this will stop to long as America' *
policy ot expansion continues. 'Take Cubs >
for example. American trade with that
Island always has been good , but Just
Imagine what its Industrial value will bo
when America has it in hand for a few
yenrs. In the Philippines the tame thing
will happen , -but on a smaller scale. The
rujult must be that with America's In
creased activity In commerce and Industry
the balance to her credit In the general
trade account of the world will go on grow *
Ing and growing and Europe's Indebtedness
to her will deepen proportionately. "
Pay It In Diamonds.
"What Is to become of Europe's credit ?
These things adjust themselves. If America
Is In need of money she will recall It and
vice versa. Then again , America's pros
perity reacts on her at home. For example ,
the value of the diamonds exported to New
York In 189S was three times what It was
In the previous year of 1S9T. and was duo
entirely to America's prosperity. "
At the Bank of England the opinion held ,
of American's commercial prospects are
even brighter. Samuel Stewart Gladstone ,
deputy governor of the Bank of Eugland ,
was very emphatic : "You see America
stands no nonsense from trades unlor.3 ,
which hamper enterprise so much over hero.
It strikes me the American workman is s
smarter man altogether , he Is more- in
genious , self reliant , puebful ; moreover , his
activities are not cramped by societies
which tell him how many hours he Is to
work. As a matter of fact , regarding
America's prosperity , her outstanding ac
count with Europe dates further back than
the termination of the Spanish-American
war , though It was that , of course , which
gave It such a remarkable Impetus. Apart
from the harvests , look at the receipts of
American railways for the last five years ,
and railway receipts are after all in mod
erate times the true Index to the condition
of trade , and you will see the totals have
been Jumping up steadily. A nation Is like
a private firm ; if business develops it means
bigger profits , bigger credit to otr r people
ple , hence It Is we have Europe's present
indebtedness to tbe United States. British
confidence In the American securities uni
Industries has undergone a remarkable
growth In recent years , notwithstanding the
fact the productiveness ot Europe as a
whole has been on the increase. "
A similar story was told by Mr. Plerpoot
Morgan , Jr. , "who said : "Ludicrously Im
possible Is the attempt to say what are the
actual figures of America's present trade
balance ivlth Europe. " According to Lord
Revelstoke's firm , the famous Barings of
Blshopgate street , "Most of the trade bal
ance bos found its nay to Berlin , where
money happens to be much dearer. Too
many companies were floated with Gtrman
capital last year and many were over
financed. The trouble began to come months
ago. when America's present account with
Europe went up with a ruth. Too consequence
quence Is American credit reached a quarter
whers money fetched the moat Interest. Ber
lin Is practically living at tbe present time
on American money , and there are other
capitals In Europe similarly placed. "
Wark .Starts to Serve Sentence.
( Copyright , 15W , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON. Jan. 14. ( New York World Ca
blegram SpeclU Telegram. ) A Liverpool
correspondent telegraphs that ex-Lieutenant
Wark left Liverpool yesterday for Stafford
to commence to serve his sentence ot three
years' imprisonment. Replying to a sym
pathlzer at the railway station , who told
htm to keep up heart , as the time would
soon pass , Wark said thli last blow bad done
for him. He did not know bow to thank
the people of Liverpool for their kindness to
him and bis. Tbe prisoner looked well.
Cecil nbodes In In London.
LONDON , Jan. 14. Cecil Rhodes arrived
In London from Capetown today. There Is
considerable Intercut In his viilt , which i *
connected with the scheme of Joining Cairo
and Capetown by railroad. He will endeavor
to get the government to guaranty the In
terest on the bonds of a railroad trots
Buluwaya to Lake Taaghnlfca ,
