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MILD TONE IS USED
Germany Indicates Qently Why Chambers
is Persona Non Grata.
CHIEF JUSTICE OF SAMOA IS INDISCREET
Desirability of His Being Recalled is
Explained to White.
GERMANS DO NOT COVET THE PHILIPPINES
Only Desire that Their Oommeroa There Be
Mot Interrupted ,
ATTACK UPON THE MEAT INSPECTION BILL
Connlclcrnlile Jncnl Opnonltlon In Kx-
preimril Slenaure In Expected to
Add Material llencflt to Ship
ment * from America.
( Copyright. 1559 , by Atsoclated Press. )
BBRLIN , Feb. 2i > . The United Statea nm-
tnroador , An&rew D. White , has had several
protracted conferences this iwcek with Baron
van Klchthofen , under secretary of the for
eign oflke , on the subject of the recent
troubles In Samoa and has received n num
ber of documents In support of Germany's
view of the situation. The Interviews were
of thu most friendly character.
Au official In behalf of Baron von Buclotr ,
the German minister of foreign affairs , tells
the correspondent hero that the German am
bassador nt Washington , Dr. von Hollcbon.
has represented to the United States govern
ment Informally and in a friendly manner
the advisability of recalling William Cham
bers , the chief justice of Samoa. Tbo Ger
man government Is of the opinion that Mr.
Chambers , since the publication of the letter
to his brother , which appeared in the news
papers of the United States , Is an "Improper
person to represent the three governments
ct Samoa. "
It Is further said that hewas put there in
order to represent the protecting powers and
that for him to criticise one of these powers
"makes him -manifestly unfit to serve any
longer in his present capacity. " It Is only
accessary. It is further pointed out , to re
verse the case In order to show this strik
ingly to Americana.
"Let It be , supposed , " said the German
official referred to , "that such n letter had
been written by Herr nose ( the German
consul at Apia ) would not the ontlro Ameri
can press point out that Itwns flagrant proof
of Herr Hose's unfltness to any longer hold
Ills place' "
Mr. Chambers' letter has greatly stirred up
public feeling In Germany and nearly the
entire press asserts that by the letter Mr.
Chamber * has "glaringly manifested hla un
fltness for h\s \ position.
The same official , speaking of the Philip
pine Islands , said ' Germany only wishes
the re-establlshjncnt of the orderly condi
tions and this solely on account of our com
mercial Interests In the Islands. "
UlncnNxInn of the Slcnt 1)111.
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iKJ-TlJO meat inspection bill IB accompanied
hy a long memorial explaining tbo reasons
guiding the government in the matter. It
gives details showing that the fears ex
pressed thnt a general inspection would
mnko meat nioro expensive are unfounded ,
the cost of such Inspection being only
ono-elghth or ono-sKth of 1 cent per kilo.
It is also set forth that the Importation
of meat will not be rendered more diffi
cult , as the Importers will easily accommo
date themselves to the new provisions.
The agrarians do not like the bill , They
assert that the paragraph providing for re
imbursing by the government of losses to
producers through having their cattle or
meat condemned ns unfit for food , cannot
be thought of , and they add that cattle in
surance Is the onlylremedyfor these pro
ducers. The Tage Zcitung attacks the bill
venomously , declaring that it Is wholly un
acceptable and that it contains- unjustifiable
benefits to foreign Importers. The paper
Bays in conclusion
"For us , the measure will only be ac
ceptable if all the piovlslons relating to
foreign meats are replaced bj one para
graph saying that all the provisions of
this law apply with equal force to all for
eign meats. Unless this Is Inserted -wo hops
the bill will bo rejected. "
Amerleiiit Uxportera Ueneflted.
A careful reading of the whole bill demon-
BtratoK that the fears entertaluefl that It
will render the Importation of American
meats more difficult are In no way borne out
by the facts. An American export now in
Berlin said : "There Is every reason to
hope that the bill , If It becomes a law , will
materially aid our meat exports to Ger
many. It Is more favorable to American
meat Interests than we have the right to
expect. The great feature we have con
tended for , a single Inspection on a uniform
plan , IH conceded outright ,
"The other feature are of still greater ad
vantage to UB and especially the one em
powering tbe Bundesrath to grant easo-
tnents or 'erleichtengen , ' In the Importation
of meats which experience bos shown by
virtue of their methods of production and
preparation ore not dangerous to life or
health , and to omit a now Inspection alto
gether. Under this provision the United
States can claim unrestricted admission of
all American sausage and pickled , cured and
salt meata of every description , for It can
Vie ehonn that there is not a single 0190 of
"trichinosis or other disease duo to Ameri
can meats. This will put this class of Arner-
Uvan meats on quite a different footing than
It has held hitherto. I regard this provision
CIB being ono of the utmost advantage. "
Prof. Stiles lias sent a detailed statement
regarding the bill to Washington and H Is
understood that his conclusions tally with
the above views of the expert.
llutolieri Are
The Butchers' federation joins with tbe
agrarians In opposing the bill and has Is
sued a circular asking for an agitation fund
( o aid tbo agrarians. The federation insists
that the bill should contain a provision for
the double inspection of all foreign meats.
TUo Vosslcho Zcitung says the federation
thus places itself in opposition tothe Inter
ests of German meat consumer * , in rendering
Imports more dinicult and raising prices.
There were quite gplrltcd debater In the
Hplchitas oud Prussian Diet this week. In
" tlo ) former the soclallrts criticising the Ecvera
sentences imposed on socialist rioters by a
Urvnden court caused violent scenes , Herr
Gradnauer , a socialist , termed the sentences
brutally tyrannical. Herr Reugcr , the repre
sentative of Saxony , took exception to this ,
cafllnc It an abuse of free- speech and appealIng -
Ing to tbe president for protection , athlch
the leftists hooted.
During the debate In the Plot on court
pruotlco the government announced that it
was not ready to follow the United States ,
> IWljjlum aad Or car. Britain in adopting a
6 > sU4U of conditional pardons in the cae or
yotrthful orJtnUinU.
The sovertunuiit * M strongly ropreaentea
nt the seMlons of the German agricultural
council this wt-ok , which re olved to seno
experts to Cuba , Porto Illeo , the Philippines
and the United States to study the sugar
question from the polttt of view of the ex
tent and tiow soon German sugar will be
threatened by the production in those pants
of the world.
Mov enient * of Kiilner.
Kmpcrnr William will proceed to Olaen-
berg about the middle of next week in order
to visit the reigning house , thcnco he will
go to Wllhelmshaven , where ho will btar
on board the flagship during the preparation
of it he marine contingent , whldi 4s to salt
For Kale Chow to replace the troops now
there. His majcs'y will wltnresthe de
parture of this contingent and 4t Is cxpectoa
lie will mlilresi the force. He may then
visit Heligoland to Inspect the dune pro-
ICOtlOHB.
Last jear Hmpi-ror William shot S94 pieces
of game. Including ninety-two boars , against
2,300 pieces the jear before.
Consul General Mason has leased quar
ters on Graftenstra'sp , a fashionable part
of Berlin , and has taken up hi ? residence
then1. Vice Consul General Day has re
signed and Mr Mason s son. D B. Mason ,
tins been appointed In his place. Ho as
sumed his duties thU week.
A further batch of letter ? written by the
late Count von Caprlvl has been published.
They clearly show the patience with vvhlcn
Caprlvl bore all the Insults of his foes , but
oy also show how he felt tholr stings. In
one. repl.vlng to a correspondent wUo wlsheii
to see his honor vindicated , Caprlvi sain :
"It Is hard to bo obliged In one's work to
dl pen < * > with the good will of those whom
one trusts , and It is still harder In old ag
io bo separated from circles through which
one has lived through a long life. But the
hardest of all Is to bo exposed with tleo
hands to public disregard and bo obliged to
look on and tee what one believes he had
created for the good of the state demolished
again. I had to abandon many dear rela
tives in order to remain faithful to mv con
victions I could not foresee this would 'oc
my fate. I remained faithful to my kins
nnd to myself This belief nobody can talsc
from me As for tha rest , people may think
and say what they like. "
SPIRIT OF THE MAHDI RISES
Dexeeriilloii of Ills Tomb nt Khartoum
3InKeN Trouble for tile .SiillH-
Iiur ) ( ioernniciit. .
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LONDON , Feb 25 ( New Yolk World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The fate of
the Mahdi'h head has become n dangerous
topic for the Salisbury government. When
Khartoum was captured the Mahdl's mauso
leum , which was destroyed , the prophet's
embalmed body wrested from the sar
cophagus and dismembered and cast Into
the Nile , the head -was presented Major Gor
don , nephew of the .Mahdl's famous victim ,
who expressed his Intention of presenting it
to the museum of the Royal College of Sur
geons In London. This desecration of the
Mahdi'3 grave was condemned feebly at the
time , but now that the s'amour ' of the Om
durman victory Is pnsslng away nnd its
completeness jeopardized Jiv the rcappear-
ance of Khalifa In strong force , necessitat
ing probably another expedition , a disposi
tion is evinced to regard the desecration as
deeply censurable.
Lord Cramer has justified It as an- act of
policy to preventthe , t mb .from becoming
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dervish superstition. A loading conserva
tive asked In the House of Commons whether
no one had been reprimanded for "this nor
rlble nud ghastly outrage , " no answer being
given , though the Inquiry was loudly np-
plauded The whole mntter is to be raised
In a formal debate and meanwhile , at liberal
meetings in the country * , the government Is
charged with body-snatching , an epithet
that beems likely to stick
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain Is recov
ering from the only serious Illness of his
life He ventured to t > < 5 House of Com
mons last week when only partially recov
ered frcsn a gout attack , caught the grip
and early this week his condition caused
considerable anxiety to his wife and family
He hopes to ibe out of bed next week.
Meanwhile the doctors have ordered him to
completely change his mode of life. Ho
smokes a dozen strong cigars dally , takes no
exercise and vvorl.s Incessantly. He Is now
C2 and must pursue n rational relmo If he
is to enjoy health robust enough to enable
him to pursue a political career. I hear ho
has promised amendment and as life would
toe of no value to him if he were prevented
from devoting himself strenuously to poll-
tics , beyond which he has no ambition and
no concern.
Lady Curzon , according to private advices
received In London , is only suffering from
a mild attack of entrlc fever , which every j
European contracts within a few months
after arrival in India. Anglo-Indians regard
It as n bad sign for Lady Curzon , with
every precaution taken to preserve her
health , that she should fall a victim so
soon , as It shows unusual susceptibility to
climatic affections. Lady Cur/on will leave
for Simla three weeks earlier than In
tended , but tbe viceroy cannot join her i
there until May. He will make royal
progress alone through lion gal , northwest
provinces and Punjab.
A striking illustration of the elaborate
care taken for Queen Victoria's comfort on
railway Journeys was afforded this woel. .
She decided to cross to France on her way to
the Illvlora by Folkestone for the first time ,
instead * of from Portsmouth to Cherbourg.
The royal spiral train , In charge of her
suite , started Wednesday on an experi
mental journey from Windsor to Folkestone ,
where tbe run alongside the pier , a special
contrivance for the queen's passage from
train to steamer , was tried. The steamer
crossed to Boulogne and there another spe
cial landing arrangement was tested , to
prove in the surest way the practical per
fection of arrangements. Au old woman
servant from Windsor castle , physically as
disabled as tbo queen herself , was taken
In the train and acrots to Boulogne , using
the gangways constructed for her royal mis
tress. The experiment was successful-In all
respects.
Deep concern Is evinced everywhere
throughout Kngland in ( ho serious Illness
of Rudyard Kipling , His loss would bo re
garded as a national one , as he is recog
nized as a pcniub in his own line , and
largely responsible for the great growth
of the Imperialistic spirit In England lu
the last few years. His robust constitu
tion is relied upon as the best security in
his Illness.
Diuiriit en Shown HM | Temper.
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LONDON , Feb. 25. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Lord Dun-
raven U once more showing he cannot enter
Into any manner of contest without provok
ing a quarrel He la a candidate for a
seat on the new county council In County-
Limerick , where his Irish estate is situated ,
und has charged tbe bishop of Limerick
with declaring bowould use his episcopal
authority to make it Impossible for any
Catholic to vote for any unionist candidate
unless the present unionist government In
troduced a Catholic university bill Bishop
O'Dwyer ilonlc * ho used that or any other
threat and Dunrmon is now engaged in a
violent newspaper controversy with him on
the BUliJoot. Locally it Is believed Dua-
rven will not b * elected ,
MfJISII PFFI HURT
JLfnULUJLL 1 L/LL 11UIV. I
Eogret Expressed at Failnra of Joint
Commission to Agree.
UNITED STATES CONSIDERED INDIFFERENT
Criticism is Made on the Difficulty in
Securing an Umpire.
AMERICAN INVENTION SCORES TRIUMPH
Automatic Coupling is Imported After a
Thorough Investigation !
FILIPINO FIREBRANDS ARE CONDEMNED
InnnrKrtilN * Cnnnc LURCH In r > tlnmtlon
of Kiiropc from HceiMil Ilnrlmrl-
tlri KhnllfiTfl Activity Near
Kliiirloiini CntiNCH Itcuinrk.
( Copyright , 1S33 , by Associated Press )
LONDON , Feb. 25 The political panorama
rama has shown a succession of varied and
strlklnR pictures this week. The attempt
to burn Mcoll.i , the funeral of the late
President Fnure , the threatened bombard
ment of Muscat by the British war ships ,
the resurrection of the khalifa and tlie re
ported death of the ameer of Afghanistan
w-cro unfolded to public gaze In rapid suc
cession , while the proceedings In Parlia
ment offered a background of unusual In
terest.
The adjournment of the Anglo-American
commission at Washing-ton has caused a
feeling of deep regret hero and the opti
mistic tone ofthe British foreign olllco ex
planation Is not reflected by the general
public , which as a rule professes hope
that the fresh attempt to reach an agree
ment in the autumn will prove more suc
cessful
The Spectator says "Arbitration seems to
bo a difllcult method of settling Interna
tional disputes. The professional diplomats
have a riglt to chuckle a little. "
lrew 1'lniln Punlt.
The St. James Gazette , during the course
of a long article on America's refusal to ac
cept an umpire , headed : "The Inconsistency
of the United States , " contends that Ameri
ca now refuses what It agreed to in the case
of the Venezuelan arbitration , when King
Osoar was empowered fo appoint an umpire ,
and says-
The English commissioners In the present
case , therefore , have not made a proposal
unfamiliar to tbe United States , yet they
meet with a refusal. Under these circum
stances we are compelled to ask what the
United States really wants. It Knows an
umpire is necessary ; let us choose a man
from the acceptable candidates after dlscus-
tlon with ourselves Unless it makes some
such proposal and offers n satisfactory set
tlement on the boundary line we shall bfc
compelled to suspect cither the sincerity of
its friendship and its gratitude for Great
Britain's recent diplomatic assistance or its
willingness to abide , in a doubtful case , by
ihe'foremost champion and greatest bene
ficiary in the past.
The events at Manila have been followed
here with Interest and there has been gen
eral condemnation of the Filipinos' attempt
'to burn tbe town.
The. Speaker calls it n "suicidal policy"
which win only Injure themselves.
The Spectator says : "If the movement of
the Negros and other non-Tagal races in
favor of Americans Is genuine , it will not
only yield the material for a Sepoy army ,
but vshat Is more important , it will furnish
tbem with moral justification for their
empire. "
A private cable received In London com
putes Ihe loss to foreign merchants by the
bombardment of Hello at ? 3,000,000. Only
ono European , warehouse , it appears , es
caped.
American Couplings Endorsed.
An announcement very flattering to the
United States was made in the House of
Commons this week when the president of
the Board of Trade , C. T. Ritchie , promised
to Introduce a bllf to compel railroad com
panies to adopt automatic couplings. Mr.
Ritchie in to doing said that the assistant
secretary having charge of the Tallway de
partment of the Board of Trade , Francis J.
Hopwood , recently returned from a mission
to the United States and reported highly In
favor of Ameilcan systems. He showed Indis
putably that there had been a great saving
of lif since tbo adoption of automatic
couplers on American railroads.
The Dally News , commenting on the above ,
eald "An Interesting feature of the proposal
Is that It Is franHy avowed to be tbe result
of a lessen from experlenco in the United
States. Our public departments hitherto have
not bc-en very ready ( o admit that they had
anything to Team from abroad , least of all
tlio Board of Trade. "
The London municipalities bill , introduced
in the House of Commons February 23 by
Arthur J. Balfour has been well received
generally. Tbe most striking feature of the
bill is the revival of the ancient city of
Westminster , which will comprise the whole
of the Immensely valuable and misy area
from Temple Bar to Knights bridge , and
from Oxford street to the River Thames , in
which are Included nearly nil the theaters ,
clubs , government offices , parks , royal pal
aces , embassies , etc. , and the aristocratic
districts of Belgravla and itayfnlr.
U v.ill be five times tbe size of the city
of London proper with five times Its popu
lation , and It will be a serious rival of tbo
nnclent city of London , whose ratable value
is 4.1DO,000.while that of the city of
Westminster Is 1,850,000. The Imperial
and social Impottance of the new city will
be tremendous.
Khalifa IN Rneruetlc ,
The news that the khalifa is gathering a
host varying In number from 15.000 to
30,000 men , and ia marching on Khartoum
came with a rude shock to ihe people of
Great Britain , who were under the Impres
sion thnt he was at most a solitary wanderer
In the desert. Official circles , however , ex-
pi 4s satisfaction at the fact that the
khalifa Is apparently determined to make
enuther onslaught on the. Anglo-Egyptian
forces as they are confident he will easily
be defeated.
Major General Sir Archibald Hunter , the
governor of Omdunnan , is quoted as saying
In au Interview "I regard the khalifa ns
a nuisance. He Is no longer dangerous and
It will greatly Urupllfy matters If be comes
out and fights "
In the rui-auwhile detachments of British
troops have boon ordered to get ready to
return to Omdurman from lower Egypt and
a strong expedition will be formed and ad
vanced to meet the khalifa.
There is considerable anxiety over the
reported death of the ameer of Afghanistan ,
but up to today Ihe Indian government had
received no confirmation of the story There
la only me Englishman at Cabul , the rest' '
left recently owing to tbe ameer not paying
their salaries Sir Walter Pyne , the head
of the ameer's worksulp , tag left Cabul ,
and arrived In Calcutta today. Ho la going
to America ,
The carl of Strafford , who recently mar
ried Mrs. Samuel J. Colgate of Now York ,
and who as equerry to the queen is nt Wind-
eor , had a fit yesterday Hln wife U at
tending him and the earl U recovering.
OLD WORLD SOCIAL GOSSIP
Cliulntone'o CSrnndelilld Vlslti the
< liireiiIoinlon Siniirt Set linn n
Clime.
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LONDON , Feb. 25. ( New- York World
Cablegram SDflhUelcgrara. ) oscnr Wlldo
has written af f modern comedy which
Horace Fed'dfsfcnAa to produce hero in
May The KsRlll bo anonymous , but It
is so chara Kyic "s authorship could not
possibly t Kealcd. WIMc Is still living
In Par ptput In rnthcr'Btraitencd
clrcumyjm f.
Dortn MprfV , Mr. Gladstone's favorite
grandj has written an entertaining nc-
couM Bpcr reception by Queen.Vlctorla at
Wlfl Bfcastlc. "Having lunched , " Dorothy
s&mj f grand Eorvnni , all In red , cirro to
saytW queen was waltlne. ThoJndlan man
whom the queen likes very much , was at the
door , and the next moment I stood before
the great queen herself , whom grandpapa
had served for sixty years. Slip was Just
like grandmamma , with n white bap on her
head. I curtesled and she kissed , mo. I told
her my name was Dorsle , thnt wopll bad pet
names at Hawarden nnd the queen told me
the pet names of her family. Thn queen
put on glasses nnd asked me io go to the
other side of the room so she could see me
better , nnd then took a little jewel rase nnd
said , 'this is for you' I opencdlt and Pa *
n darling little brooch with a diamond V ,
a diamond R , nnd a turquoise I , and a little
crown nt the top made of real enamel. I
curtesled , kissed her hand nnd said : 'Thank
you very much. ' She looked very nice nnd
kind and I liked her very much. Then the
queen kissed me again and mother and I
returned to town. "
London is In the throes of its tenth annual
grip epidemic. Last week seventy-lour
deaths were directly attributed to that com
plaint. Owing to the outbreak the American
society was obliged to abandon Its reception
In celebration of Washington's birthday
"Wo had made all arrangements , " said
Secretary Van Duzer , "but In a great ma
jority of cases the only reply received to
the Invitations was a letter expressing in
ability to attend the reception on account of
the grip , which seems to victimize our
countrymen in a special manner. Whole
families are laid low. So we were reluctantly
compelled to abandon the reception , the
first time such a thing has happened to any
of our celebrations. "
Mrs White , wife of the first secretary of
the embassy , is recovering from a rather
severe attack of the epidemic. Mrs. Pndel-
ford has also been among the victims , but
is now- about again.
The gambling mania is once more rampant
in London society , which has recovered from
ihe severe lescon It received over the South
African and Hooley booms. The gambling In
copper shares continues , though that boom
has reached its summit , and when the Stock
exchange closed society continued Its specu
lation over a newly Introduced card game
called 'bridge. " This game has become
quite the rage. It resembles whist some
what , with the additional JLtracUpn , Uia lt
_ giv es pportjlnitj f ofjji'e j-yib/-is-f icV tJft
clde/a .TSe'-pffnce ' of 1AYulcs has abandoned
baccaret [ for it' and at a party given in his
honor thfs week by Miss Keyser there wore
heavy winnings and losings. In their
anxiety to be in the movement society i
women with more money than brains and
more vanity than either are paying ns high I
ns { 75 to $100 for a course of six lessons I
from professors In the art of "bridge" play
ing , as skill enters Into the game to a con
siderable extent. The expert plnyers who in
troduced It have been reaping a golden
harvest from learners. Losses already have
been heavy in the cases of some smart young
married women and the rage cannot fail
to end in scandal.
Lilly , duchess of Marlborough , has sailed
for the states to see her mother , who is an
nounced to be dangerously 111. The duchess
Is not taking her daughter with her , as she 1
is too delicate to face the possible stormy
voyage. Lord William Beresford will stay )
at Brighton during the duchess' absence ,
under a solemn promise not to leave the
precious infant out of bis sight.
In society it Is insisted the marriage of
two young dukes , Roxburgho and Man
chester , is being arranged. The duke of
Roxburghe's affianced , by report. Is not to
be Miss Astor , but Lady Mary Hamilton ,
only child and heiress of the Inte duke of
Hamilton , and the granddaughter of the
duchess of Devonshire.
The health of Lady Victoria Montague ,
daughter of the duchess of Manchester , is so
indifferent the duchess has let her house on i
Portman square to Duchess Roxburgbe. as I
the cannot return to England until June I
from St Moritz , where , thanks to the large j I
American contingent , they are having a' '
partlculnrlly gay season. A grand fancy |
ball was given at the Palace hotel , of which
'
the great feature was a cotillon , led by ,
Townsend , American minister to Lisbon , who
danced with Mrs. John Jacob Astor , dressed
as a star. The duke of Manchester wore a
white Canadian skating dress The duchess
appeared In a beautiful and mcst becoming
empire costume as Josephine , while the
prettiest dress in the room wns that of an
other American woman , Lester Kaye , rep
resenting Salamboo. The prettiest figure
cotillon was also carried off by an American ,
Mrs Frederick Hartman , as a shepherdess.
In an exquisite floral car from which she
handed around prebonts.
Inquiries elicit the fact that there -will
be no defense in the divorce suit entered
by Henry Le Breton , brother of Mrs Lang-
try , against Lard Grantly , a young sprig of >
aristocracy who compromised himself with I
Le Breton's pretty wife. Le Breton has {
considerable divorce court practice , and is
regarded as a clever lawyer
Great preparations are already progressing
for the reception of representative women ,
chiefly American , -who are coming to attend
the conference of the International Council
of Women to be held In London this sum
mer. The fashionable , Intellectual women
of London society. Lady Battersea , nee
Rothschild , Countess Warwick , duchess of
Sutherland , duchess of Bedford , La/ly
Twcodmouth , Lady Jeuno and many others
are arranging each to take In and look
after a certain number of delegates from
abroad. Their stay will be made pleasant
in every way , and the conference Is ex
pected to give a great Impetus to the move
ment for the advancement of women , as
every country on the globe will be repre
sented.
Senrulilnir Ollli-e of I.eiiKne of Patriot * .
PARIS. Feb. 25 Deputies Deroulede and
Habert were taken today from the prison Do
la Santo to tbe ofllce of the League of Pa
triots where further police ( marches were
made In their presence.
A great number of Thursday's rioters were
Ecntcnced this afternoon to a few days' im
prisonment.
i I'okltlon l
MADRID. Feb. 26 Genfral Rlos , who
command ] tha Spanish trfapps In the Phil
ippines , cables from Manna that the po I 1
tlon of the Spaniards there "is becoming
very Insecure owing to tha movement of tbe i
Insurcenla of the town. " J
Gossip About the Lite President Faura Fully
Occupies the Parisian Mind.
STORIES TOLD WITH GREAT CIRCUMSTANCE
Principal One Centers Around an Intrigue
with a Popular Aotresa.
NEW RULER IS A TYPICAL BOURGEOIS
Mother Still Lives on the Little Farm
Where Loubet Was Bora.
NOT ENCHANTED WITH HIS ADVANCEMENT
I'oNlllon nnd IMitlen Prevent Her
from * > eeliiK Her lloj ( inln Kventn
AVIH lie Fevt ill 121)ncr 1'nliiec
Dnrlni ; ZVCVT Itenhue.
( Copyright. 1S35. by Press Publishing Co )
PARIS. Fob. as. ( New York World Cable
gram. Special Telegram. ) Socialist Leader
Sebastian Tatire , no relative of l ho late
president , has published In 1'cho du Petiplc ,
since copied In other papers , a circum
stantial nccount cf Wllx Paurn's last day to
substantiate the report that he was stricken
at the house of > t leading actress for whom his
admiration' is declared tohavn'been notorious.
Sebastian further prints a plan of the
Klyscc rooms , showing the late president
hnd had a private door constructed lending
through the gardens to the Rue de Lelysee ,
through which it was his wont to depart
secretly to keep his assignation. This whole
story Is denounced by Temps ns a fabrica
tion , but the Impression created by Its
circulation has induced M. lo Gall , Faure's
secretary , to give n narrative accounting for
every hour of the president time during
the day of his death , but Sebastian points
out Lo Gall is unable to account for nearly
two hours of the president's time in the
afternoon other than by stating he had re
tired to hie private apartments , nnd this
was precisely the hour at which It was as
serted he was taken 111 at the actress' apart
ments This bcandul Is the only matter
affecting President Faure In which Parisians
now take the slightest Interest.
Druraont alleges Abbo Herzog , who at
tended the president , returned from sacristy
la madclelne before 8 o'clock and Informed
his fellow priests he had seen the president
dead , but not at the Elysee , and had as
sisted to place the body In a carriage for
conveyance to the Elysee. Drumont's theory-
was that the president was poisoned while
keeping an assignation. There has been no
satlsfa ory explanation offered of the delay
in summoning Madame and Lucle Faure to
the bedside if the illness originated in the
Elysee.
TheAutorito alleges President Faure had
hnd repented warnings of a weak heart and
deliberately elected to commit suicide by
energies In iwlld revels. Lie
e burden. He
who threatened a 'full exposure of "the "
alleged fact" that his wife's fortune , for
which he married her , -was the proceeds of
gross frauds , for which her father had
fleeced others It Is further alleged thnt
the families who -were ruined by Madame
Faure's father had repeatedly appealed to
Faure for some restitution to raise them
from penury , but he steadfastly refused
help.
Peed for All
Paris discusses nothing but this accumu
lation of Fnure scandals , which , -whether
well founded or not , have gained currency
and credence throughout the country. Lc
Gall's minute statement in refutation only-
tended to give importance to rumors whlh
might otherwise have vanished from recol-
lectinn in a few days
Loubet will inaugurate a new Koclal
rogimc nt the Klyece. While occupying
the palace of Luxembourg as president of
the senate he has lived -with extreme sim
plicity. He Is a typical French bourgeois
with a taste for the classics. He cultivates
his mind ince&'antly , but has made little
change in hU mode of living His table
has oftener the old-fashioned garlic spiced
dishes of the Meridional , whence he sprung ,
than the new-fangled Parisian confections.
His guests of iste have been more fre
quently academicians than politicians , and
ho { 103 said since his election to the presi 1
dency "I am too fixed In my hablta to
change now. I shall bo Emlle Loubet at | j
the Elysee , ns I have always been. The
dignity of the presidency cannot be en- !
tranced by nny adventitious aids. " |
The Midi takes the elevation of its late
mayor to the highest position in the state j I
with little enthusiasm. Frederick Denis , I
whose sister Is Madame Loubet , owns an
ironmcngcry store in the little town , bis
father having como there an a tramp from
Plcardy , finding emplojment In a nail-
smiths. Madame Loubet grewup in this
shop whern her father prospered , leaving n
fortune of 300,000 francs to her brothers.
This was long after she had married M.
Loubet , who proposed for her when 6 tie was
only 18. Frederic ! : Denis , describing the
new president , said : "Emlle Loubetwas
always up at 6 , retires punctually at 11. He
Is simply a good fellow and an honest one.
His father was a plain peasant , whp lived
by the sweat of his brow. The family farm
where Emilo was born is at Marsanne , four
miles from here His mother lives there ,
though S6 , nnd is clear of eye and a good
walker She still wants to do everything
far herself. Emlle has passed through every
grade of civil authority from municipal
councillor to president. The only regret we
have Iswe will not see him as often as
formerly , and M le Protool will doubtless
make It difficult for us to get at him in
Paris. I have no political ambitions I am
an Ironmonger and shall so remain. I have
worked hard for ray living. Eralle must
keep to the rules and order of economy
which have brought him to hla high posi
tion or he will soon be ruined. I doubt if
he can spend much money In excess ct his
official Income. He has a son and daughter.
The former is his private secretary. The
latter , Margurlte , is 27 , and the wife of M.
Soubeyran De St. Pierre , magistrate of
Marseilles. "
Mother n Tyjilenl Pennant.
The president's mother when seen at her
farm exclaimed"Ob , my poor Emlle , As
it was I ea.v but little of him. Now he has
gone higher btlll , I shall no longer tee
him at all "
She la a typical old peasant -woman , with
sunburnt face tbo texture of parchment , but
with a fine expression -withal , A bright
glvani In her eyas is noticeable alee In her
son's.
"You must be very happy , madame ? "
Madame Loubet raises her eyes to tbe
sky with an expression denoting she was
not en happy as might be Imagined. Then
she aika4 did I know her hutfband , con
tinuing "He < was a blen travo hommo.
1 have happlncs thinking my son reaem-
tiles him. I am well aware I ehall no
longer see Kinlle. It is lll.e that In life.
Vv'o brlns uo our children and when they
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are grown up they cease to occupy them
selves vith us. "
She was evidently worried , and every
fresh attempt to get her to talk about Emlla
only produced fresh rhapsodies about her
huaband.
The president's wife Is more retiring even
than himself She was content with his
position an president of the senate because
it entailed no public parade and they could
live as quiet as they diked. She has sent
for her daughter at Marseilles to help her
In taking up her now station. She Is
stout , gray-haired and dresses richly , but
without attempt to follow fashion. She
Is motherly , with the eoftmanner of the
south , not epeaklng anything but the bet > t
of French. UnJer her sway the Elyseo
palace -will revert to the bourgeois style
of Grevey's , - whichwill be more appropriate
than the air of slate affected. Uy Faure.
I'rciIlctH a Stormy Term.
Mile. Couesdon , a woman who claims to
be the terrestrial agent of the Archangel
Gabriel , was consulted respecting the pros
pects of Loubet's presidency She predicts
it will only last a short time , that there
will be great disturbances and Loubet will
pass away , lllle. Couesdon refers with
pride to her recorded prediction a year
ago that Faure would never open the ex
position , of 1500.
pretty American -widow , .has
Prince
Valletort and Lord and Lady Delaware.
Mrs. Laws is reputed hero to have $150,000
income , and having youth In addition to
wealth and beauty , has many eligible ad
mirers.
EARL OF STRAFFORD IS ILL
He In Mrlclccnullli I'nrnljnlH "vVhllc
On Uilty to the Queen nt
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LONDON. Feb. 25. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The earl of
Strafford had a paralytic seizure yesterday
moraine ; at 10 o'clock nt Windsor castle ,
where he was on duty as equerry to the
queen. The seizure occurred In the break
fast room and the earl was quickly con
veyed to his bed roam nnd Sir James Reid ,
the queen's private physician , summoned
Remedies were applied and the countess of
Stratford and his daughter , Lady Susnn
Byngwere telegraphed for and arrived nt
the castle In the evening , when the earl
had somon-hat rallied. The countess stay.'d
up with him the greater part of the night
and he was better this morning
I was received by the countess of Strafford
nt Windsor castle this afternoon , who said ,
in reply to an Inquiry "The earl Is much
better today , In fact almost completely him
self again. The Illness -was sudden , but I
hope the danger Is now passed "
As it has not been deemed necessary to
call In any specialist , it Is evident Sir James ]
Reid has no apprehensions at present The j
countess of Strafford was privately received
by the queen this afternoon , who expressed I
her great concern at the Illness of the earl , j
one of her most trusted and oldest servants.
NEW LONDON GOVERNMENT
WcfttininMer AVIII Overshadow In Ini-
Iiordincc the Anelent C'or-
Iiorntlon of London.
( Copyright , 169 ? , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON. Feb 23 ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram ) London , un
der the new bill introduced In Parliament
by Arthur Balfour Thursday , Is , for ad
ministrative purposes , to be split up Into
sixteen municipalities , which will absorb the
powers now possessed by vestries , each hav
ing a mayor. The liberals regard this as a
retrocesslvo measure , but the county
council ls not to bo deprived of any
of Its important powers and as the Idea of
having a mayor for each district Is dls- '
tlnctly popular the bill Is certain to pass |
unaltered in the main. Tbe city of Westminster - ,
minster will be the largest and roost Im
portant new municipality , as It will Include
all the fashionable and the greater part
of historical London , all the royal palaces ,
parks and. houses of Parliament , with a
population of 300.000 The city of London
Is left untouched with Its ancient corpora
tion , but tbe city of Westminster promises
to overshadow it in the future , probably
with ( be duke of Westminster for its first
lord mayor.
NOT TREATING THE CZARINA
I'ruf. Selienlc I'IIK | nt Ile t Ituinnr * an
'I'hI Score Wlileli I'retnll In
Ilo > nl Circled ,
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VIENNA , Fob 26. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) I zaw
Prof. Schenk yesterday with refer
ence to the rumor of the czarina
being subjected to bis treatment with
a vlow to securing a male heir Prof.
Schenk said. "I have beard nothing of
tbo czar's or czarina's Intertat In my theory ,
I have not been and do not expect to be ,
consulted In any case , for I know tbe Rus
sian court physicians are hostile to me and
professedly to my treatment They may be
adopting It all the same , though If success
ful I don't expect to set tbe credit. "
WEDNESDAY THE DAY
Time Set by Political Prophets for the
Election of a Senator.
CAUCUS 1UESDAY NIGHT TO SETTLE IT
Principal Candidates Have Beached a De
cision on Thii Point.
THIS TIME THE THING WILL GO THROUGH
At Least the Surface Indications Beem to
Point that Way.
ALL ARE WEARY OF THE LONG STRUGGLE
CniKllilnten nml Memhrrn Arc NCMT la
.More Trnctnlile Mood nml Mora
Likely to Vleld Than
Knrllor In the dime.
LINCOLN. Feb. 25 ( Special Telegram. )
Wednesday next Is now set down by all the
political prophets as the day when th *
United States senator IB to bo made. Thl
conclusion is reached from the fact that tbo
principal candidates and their representa
tives have come to an understanding which
is to materialize In a republican caucus to
i be held Tuesday evening. The supposition Is
that tbo plan is still a sort of optional
ballot , but that the Thompson forces who
wish to vote becrctly are to be enlarged by
the infusion of at least fifteen secret votes
from the Hay ward column and that then
fifty votes will be required to effect a bind
ing nomination. H is tnkcu for granted
that If enough republican members to elect
can be brought into a caucus they will keen
at the caucus work until they are Jolnca
under ono banner and then finish the con
test by casting their ballots as agreed ia
Joint session of the two houses.
While there have been so many false
alarms about proposed caucus schemes , these
on the Inside profess to believe that this
time there will be no gigging back. This
belief Is strengthened by the well-known
fact that members arc becoming more tired
and more willing to accept other candidates
than their first choice. For six weeks they
have been balloting until they have re
corded themselves thirty-one times without
apparent material change In the looks of
the tally. This week precedent was broken
by taking a second ballot Thursday for the
first time. This was without result , but
still a pointer that the Hayward
forces will try to force the ballots further
this week. The lobby has thinned out since
adjournment , but It promises to bo bigger
than ever the coming -week.
of the CloNliiK Dnjn.
There Is a vast amount of work to be ac
complished in the matter of the discussion
of measures before the two branches dur
ing the remaining days of the session. Aslda
from the passage of a large number of "cura-
'tlve bills" the senate has passed only a few
bills , and a large number of Important
measures ore stlljxm'tua-sencral fllo or held
anscornmiitoen Jicmhara with pct rn'Mxaarci
In tow are already tieginnlnK to rcallzo lhat
the time for getting them through both
houses is rapidly being shortened , und the
usual hustle and rustle of the closing days
will soon be on in earnest. While a motion
to recommit a bill a few -necks ago did not
meet with much opposition from its sympa
thizers , such a proposition from now on will
have decided opposition , being looked upon
as an underhanded scheme to kill the
measure thus attacked
Judging from the dally petitions received
and letters addressed to the members from
all parts of the state , the pure food bills
that have been introduced in the house by
Representative Jansen and in the senate by
Senator Talbot are the most popular meas
ures before the legislature. The bills pro
vide for a food commission and are looked
upon by the agricultural classes with espe
cial favor , ns it Is conceded much can be
done for the food and dairy Interests of
the state by proper legislation. This Is only
one of several verj Important bills that are
jet to receive consideration.
The Cornell Uxpoxurei.
Since the startling exposures of the In
surance methods in vogue under Auditor
Cornell , the public is interested more than
ever In knowing how the various Insurance
measures that seek to correct present evils
are faring at the bands of the lawmakers.
S. F 74 , the most Important of all tuo meas
ures In the senate , as it removes the In
surance department from the auditor's con
trol and places It under that of the gov
ernor , has not been reported upon by the
Insurance committee. The committee has had
several sessions to consider the measure ,
which has necessarllj taken a largo amount
of time , as the bill proposes nn entire revi
sion of our insurance laws. At the present
time the members say they are waiting to
see what the house is going to do with a
similar bill , thinking that time can be
aved by waiting. They want to consider the
amendments suggested by the Louse com
mittee.
The lieutenant governor la said to have
discovered some ' "snags" In his strict "anti-
pass" measure. Hallway postal officials
have examined the folll and say that It would
prohibit the giving of passes to postal clerks
by the railway corporations As this mat
ter Is regulated by federal acts , and all
contracts lor carrjlng the malls include
contracts for such transportation as may
be asked for by the postal authorities upon
their requisition , they say the bill as drawn
by the president of the senate would bu
unconstitutional. President Oil belt's atten
tion has been called to this matter , and
be has said ho will Investigate the polnta
Involved.
There In another large body of "profes
sional" men In the state who are not likely
to accept the bill -with open arms and they
don't rldo on passes either. That class com
prises the ministers of tbo gcspel. At the
present time all railroads allow them half
fare , but tbo ' " "
president's "anti-pass" bill
na > 8 the railroads shall not discriminate in
order to allow ono person any advantage
or cut In the rate that all do not enjoy
alike The author of the bill gays be doca
not believe In newspapers receiving mlleagu
in pay for railroad advertising In their
newspapers , but think * the corporations
ghould pay cash the same as anyone else ,
and when the editor wants to take a ride
Jio bbould do likewise.
Coimliler It n Jok .
Some of the members of the senate do
not scorn to take the bill In a serious strain ,
which ia not remarkable since the fusion
forces did not "grasp the golden oppoi-
tunlty" two > ears ago to enact such a law.
Ono member was heard to inquire of an
other during the wick whether or not they
should "Joke the joker" and pa s the bill ,
The chances for the Jokera balng Joked ara
not the brightest In the world
While the gocd resolutions of the ma
jority In the senate at the beginning of
the session to be economical la the way of
cm&love * have not been fractured to i > uck