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IMBROGLIO
Serious Clash Over Northern Obina Railway
Averted by English Diplomats.
THEY "MAKE NO TRUCE WITH ADAM-ZAD"
Jingoes Bay It's a Busaian Backdown i Others
Say a OompromlsB.
PROTEST AGAINST BRITISH CONTRACT
Adjustment of the Dispute Claimed by Both
Bides as a Victory.
CONSERVATIVES IN FINANCIAL STRAITS
I'roJpp Ml Hrnvy lixpriiilUnrcn for
KitKiiliiK Vi-nr Ni-crnaltnlr > > ' > -
IMixKloti of Ifrntlrr Tn r Htie-
em of Clilcnco Sinn's Hook.
( Copyright , IWf , by Associated Press. )
LONDON , March 11. The British lion and
the Russian boar came to uncomfortably
dote cunrters th ! week over the Chinese
Imbroglio. The newspapers bad nlrez < 5y be-
gin. . to talk of a serious crisis and a grave
outlook , but the diplomatic switchmen
again succeeded In wardlnu oft n collision
tin the subject of the northern railroad , a
conflict being averted by n Russian back
down , according to the Jingoes , nnd by a
compromlpc , nccordlng to more Impartial ob
servers.
The real explanation of the affair ap
pears to be that Russia made a protest
against the British railrond contract partly
us n feeler and partly as a warning. If the
British premier hud shown weakness. RUE-
ela would hove persisted , but in any case
Russia , by its protest , elicited a ministerial
Htntemcnt inthe House of Commons that the
conditions of the loan did not constitute
foreign control. Thus Russia obtained n
pledge that no such interpretation would be
placed on the contract In the event of de
fault , which is u further substantial conces-
' , t.'on to the Russian claims In northern
rnlna. On the other hand. Lord Salisbury
f ored in securing a withdrawn ! of the
Russian protest. But Russia also gained a
point with which It has good reason to feel
GaUsfled.
llrltntn'N I'oitUlon nt Pckln.
The Times thinks Lord Salisbury deserved
considerable success , which" must unques
tionably strengthen Great Britain's position
nt Pekln. The paper , however , sees In the
adjustment of the dispute n triumph for the
pacific and conciliatory statesmanship of
Russia and u practical expression oT the
czar's expressed desire to meet Great Britain
lialf way in the removal of the regrettable
misunderstandings which have hitherto kept
Great Britain and Russia apart.
The Times ndds that It Is sure the British
government is prepared to give fuller recog
nition to accomplished facts In the northern
' " 'iln-pe provlnrcs and to assist Russia in
regulating Its position on the basis of reci
procity. This remark of the Tlznei BHOWB
the British now nccept the RuBslficntlon of
Manchuria as an accomplished fact , nnd they
only expect their government to secure com
pensation in other directions.
The conservative government has pot
itself Into financial straits. The publication
of the naval estimates completes the various
Items of national expenditure , which total
tip to 112.1Sr > ,200 ( J5CO.n2fi.000) ) , being nn
Increase of 4,471.200 ( J22.riR.flOO ) over the
estimates. U is probable that there will be
n deficit of over i4,000.000 ( $20,000,000) ) ,
which it is expected the chancellor of ; t ie
exchequer. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach , will
meet -by it relmposltlon of the former to
bacco duty nnd an Increase of the income
lax to ! i pence.
The suggestion Is made in the press that
the deficit be met "by a suspension of a por-
. tlon of the sinking fund. The city Is op-
* , jioscJ to this as calculated to weaken the
whole financial system of the country in a
Umo not only of peace but of ample rev
enue and great prosperity.
IK-vriim-k for HlKT UxiirmlllnrcN.
A revision in the financial institution is
it-en in the apparent liootnlng condition of
toide. as shown by the Board of Trade re-
lurns. The imports since December show nn
Increase of 1,100.000 ( J5.50U.OOO ) , as com
pared with ISflS. Indicating that the purchas
ing power of the country 18 mill growing.
These BiUlftfaotory figures help the chan
cellor of Uio exchequer in taking u hopeful
view of the revenue for the coming year ,
liut they will not avert the necessity of now
xnxatlou.
Tbo liberal papers naturally make the
most of the government's straits , which are
attributed to extravagances.
Emperor William's message to Mrs. Rud-
yard Kipling has attracted great attention ,
particularly the reference to "our common
race. " The luferonco hern Is that Kmperoi
William thought Kipling was an American ,
nnd especially ns the German papers re
ferred to "the American author , Kipling , "
Umt this IB quite erroneous. The emperoi
waa n reader of Kipling's writings long be
fore he settled in America. His majesty ,
however , knew that Kipling's wife was at
Amerlcnn and thought ho intended to In
clude America when he spoke of the "com
mon race. "
The Spectator today nays :
"Tho emperor is evidently willing tt
substitute the Teuton for the Anglo-Saxor
ns tlio ruling raceof the future. Ho tin'
not venture to call Kipling an American
but , bulng anxious that hlu telegram fctioulc
lie a compliment to the Americans and no' '
the KnglUh , the paper * received n tip ti
describe Kipling tin an American. Knowlni
the German papers as well as we do , tha
is the only excueo we have for their np-
parent wror. "
riili-iiKo Man'N Hook.
"Mr. Dooley in Peace und War. " b :
Peter Dunn , the newspaper man of Chicago
lias met with n wonderful reception here
The book is quoted everywhere and th <
author l spoken of as another Mark Twain
Tlio Spectator today , during the course of i
Jong review of the work , compares Mi
Dunn with Arteraus Ward.
The EngllBh papers are Jubilant at th
jmmpectB of the success of Cecil Rbodei
visit to Hwrlln Mid his coming audience wit
Ilinporor William , which , they say , promise
railroad. It I
well for the Cape-to-Cairo
remarked that it will be n curious meet
ing between the prime mover in the Jame
ton raid nnd ihe author of the imperil
telegram to President Krueger. Mr. Rtiodw
it U understood , is prepared to offer Gut
ninny freer access to the line and a cartal
control over that 'jiortlon traversing Get
roan territory. Germany would secure Im
p.ruut roucesklouB and running powei
t-ver lli ? whole road.
l.onl I'lirroii'd NiiKnr Hill.
( Copyright. 18M. l > y Pre * Publishing Co
LONDON Mann 11 - ( New York Worl
CablegramPi"tinl Telegram.- ) One oC tl
first uits r-l Lord Curiou a viceroy of Indi
has been to approve of bills Introduced Into
the lepMat've ' cmim-ll of Calcutta for the
ImpMltkn 'f a countervailing duty on for
eign bounty-fed * uar. Thta measure Is di
rected nmlnly against American sugar ,
which Nupplieg mo t of the Indian trade.
Mr. MacLean , M. P. , for Cut-din" , R high au
thority in Indian affairs , unld today.
"I shall move an adjournment of the
Houee. of Commons to call attention to this
deplorable innovation of Lord Curzon's. H
will lilt American sugar refiners heavily ,
but that is not my reason for objecting to
it. 1 consider it unfair for the natives , who
already have to pay a heavy import on salt. "
Mr. Mac.Lean is a conservative , but n Bup-
porter of free trade.
Reginald Ward. "The Copper King , " un
derwent a serious operation laM week nt
Walslnghnm house -by which he gained great
relief from tmflerlng and Is now recovering
steadily. The callers are numerous nnd his
reception room is n perfect bower of lovely
oflerlngs of flowers.
The National Zcltung anticipates that Mr.
Rhodes will be successful nnd contends that
his success will not be injurious to German
colonial Interests in Africa. It says coolly :
"Mr. Rhodes is not n favorite here , but
German interests are not so identical with
thote of the Uoers that Germany must for
ever share the feelings of the Transvaal
toward Mr. Rhodes. "
Other German newspapers which were
formerly anti-Rhodes , now approve of nn
arrangement with him respecting the rail
road.
It Is further reported that Mr. Rhodes
nlfco includes In his scheme the construc
tion of a railroad from the Atlantic across
German southwest Africa into Rhodesia.
In tin * Soiiilnn Country.
The latest advices from the Soudan mini
mize the strength of the khalifa's forces ,
though It ha been decided to send an ex
pedition to dispose of him.
General Lord Kitchener of Khartoum will
nhortly make nn extended tour of eastern
Soudan , visiting Knssalla and Sulklm.
A squadron of cavalry has been dispatched
from Omdurman up the White Nile to pre
vent supplies being furnished clandestinely
to the khalifa in Kordofau.
Several cases have come to light pointIng -
Ing to the prevalence of a wide-spread sys
tem of secret commissions , gnawing nt the
root of commercial life , which came as n
surprise to the general public. The Lon
don Chamber of Commerce appointed a com
mittee to Investigate the matter. It shows
that the bribery and corruption are ram
pant In every department of business and
professional life. According to the report
commissions , which easily pass Into bribes ,
are given to firms or ngcnta to secure cus
tom. Then the recipients demand similar
bribes from other firms , and the Btress of
competition necessitates their being paid.
Thus a .form of blaokninll has been Insti
tuted und nlso a system of disposing of In
ferior articles. The committee. In order to
check the evil , recommends civil proceed
ings under the present law and fresh legis
lation making the practice criminal.
NEW TORPEDO INVENTION
liiNtriinitMit of Death tlint Citii He Con
trolled Without the l'e of
IVlt-em.
( Copyright. 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , -March 11. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.Axel Or-
ling , n young Swedltrh electrical engineer
who studied some time In America , has In
vented n torpedo 'whose movements can be
controlled from shore or ship without any
i material connection bet-ween it and its con-
! troller.
Orllng lately gave a demonstration of the
power of 'his invention before King Oscar ,
the ministers of marine nnd war nnd other
notabilities. The apparatus itself is now
j lying nt London do-ks : awaiting nn early
opportunity for its exhibition. To a press
official in London Orllng said :
"Standing on the sea shore or the deck of
n ship I can direct the course of the tor
pedo toward an objective without an electric
wire or other weans of material communi
cation between myself nnd It. Not only
that , but If the torpedo Is not used for de
structive purposes 1 can In like- manner
ibrlng it back to my feet like n boomerang.
If you nsU me to express the general prin
ciple of my Invention. I may soy .briefly it
ds a new means of transmitting motor power
by rays of light. I um not ex
actly prepared to give them n name , but the
light -which 1 transmit by a controlling or
I steering apparatus on shore ( or ship ) to the
j torpedo attachment is transmitted there
! Into electrical induction. The difference
between Marconi's invention nnd mine is
that 1 can concentrate my waves of light ,
while ho cannot do this -with his waves of
sound. I can direct the movements of a tor
pedo as far ns the naked eye or with the old
of a telescope can reach ; that is to pay , from
the shore to the horizon , which Is about elx
miles.
"I can see the whereabouts of my torpedo
even in the dark by means of nn electric
lamp surmounting a rod projecting out of
the water. The lamp cannot be visible to
the enemy by reason of tbo fact that its
shade is always turned toward him. Its
cost is only about $1.000 and its speed
twenty-two knots. It runu ten feet below
thr surface , while a receiving rod Is n foot
out of the water. Then If-the torpedo Is not
used I can bring U buck , which is impossi
ble iu any existing torpedo. This invention
will in time render superfluous the UBO ol
wires for telephone purposes. "
POPE LEO WRITES A POEM
Inillrfx a Ili-uul Iful lliam < -t tr Ail.
lire-UN to fluMutcrn of
Charity.
( Copyright. 1S99. by Press Publishing Co. !
ROME. March 11. ( New York World Ca
ilugram Special Telegram. ) The pope. JUB
jpfore hlE Illness , wrote a beautiful Latli
uexametor addressed to the nuns , under thi
ttle , "The Maidens' Consecrate. " The fol
owing IB a translation :
The Christ Is nigh and His delight It ii
To greet you as Ills spouse's sweetest name
Who by a holy pact to Him HTO pledged.
Fur from the clamour He hub given you
Within the peaceful precincts of your cell
Tu lead a blnmel s * life. You lAisfom tlu-r
Like fragrant lilluK In a garden rluc.
Let Batan spread Ills nets and baleful art *
And with his frown the timid mind o erawc
.IAEUF , Who ever guards , shall tly to aid
And make the wtukesl powerful in the fray
Then nlmll He make your love more a/ocn
glow
And shield you closer In HI * sarrcd heart.
Your souls with wondroun eweetnes
gladdening.
And when at length your happy course i
run
And to you , faithful ones , death shows him
> lf ;
All beaming and with visage mild and kin
Our Lord shall elvu you His suprumes
gift.
From your drear exile He shall luii yo
then
To the celesllul snore and bid y < rj there
Be ever hles. * < id with the light divine.
l'rrtVr Di-ntli to KM I Inn .Meat.
1XNDON , March 11. A gravestone masoi
living at Twickenham , has raubed a tens :
Uon by cm ting the throatB of bin wife an
two children and then cutting hl own throA
All four pornons are dtwd. The only moth
'or the crimes was that the man was n funa
leal vegetarian uiid had been ordered by h
in to eat meat.
PRAISES T11E TROOPS
British Commander at Malta Pleased
American Soldiers ,
SPEAKS IN VERY COMPLIMENTARY TERMS
Struck by Their Splendid Physique and
Steadiness on Parade ,
NONE THE WORSE FOR THEIR LONG VOYAGE
Officers Are Entertained by Britont
Luncheon at the Falnoe.
LATER THEY DINE WITH THE A
IlrKUli niul Amerlcnn Soldier * anil
SnllnrM Krntrriilsr mid the I't-
iiidM Cordiality In In 12vl-
dcncc All Around.
( Copyright , 1SD9. by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , March 11. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The unique
fact of 2.000 United States , troops being re
viewed by the British commander-ln-chlof
at Malta excited the keenest Interest here ,
and doubtless In the states also. The review
was before Lieutenant General Sir Francis
Grcnfell , lately Sirdar of the Egyptian army ,
who won the highest admiration and dis
tinction for the creation of the present Egyp
tian army nnd gained many laurels In two
Nile campaigns. I Invited General Gren-
fell's expert opinion on the American
troops , and received the following cabled
reply , dated Malta , Friday , G:02 : p. in.
"I Inspected the American trops on the
Florlnla parade yesterday. " was much
struck 'by their splendid physique , by the
steadiness they stood on parnrte and by
the fact that they looked none the worse
lor their long and trying voyage. "
General Grenfell's aide-de-camp added
by the governor's direction to the dispatch
that after seeing the troops on parade they
marched past the governor and Admiral Sir
John Hopkins. The United States colonel
and officers were then entertained nt
luncheon at the palace and dined with the
admiral at the admiralty house. Great cor
diality prevails between the British soldiers
and sailors nnd the American troops , who
leave here tomorrow.
The action of the Young Men's Christian
association of Peterson , rf. J. , in refusing
to lease Its ball to the MacDonald Highland
society on the ground that dancing In kilts
is indecent is read with amused amazement
here. 1 asked the marquis of Huntley , chief
of the Gordons , the most famous of all the
highland clans , how he regarded this slight
on his national costume. Lord Huntley sent
the following bantering repl > :
"There is no limit to the eccentricity of
human beings , whether they are confined In
asylums or allowed to be at large. As mem
bers of the local association the young men
of Paterson , N. J. , must be descended from
the heroes of Tooley street , whose trade
it was to clothe the liurian forra divine In
bags.-They- not hail from the Celtic
fringe. "
The "Celtic fringe" is what Salisbury
once dubbed the Irish , Scottish and Welsh
edges of three kingdoms.
KiifflnnirH Inline lixc llelU'lt.
The latest estimate of the deficit which
confronts Chancellor of the Exchequer
Beach places it at $2.,000,000. This In a
year when the revenue is estimated beat
all records by $7,500,000. The deficit is due
entirely to Salisbury's Jingo policy nnd the
mere prospect of an increase of the Income
tax , as well a * other imports , is lolling already -
! ready In cooling the popular ardor for expan
sion.
sion.This
This year there has been a permanent in
crease of Jir > ,000,000 laid on the navy and
JIO.OOO.OOO on the army , the total cxpendl-
j turo of the army and navy reaching the gl-
| gantlc total oT $350,000,000 out of a revenue
| of $ fiiri.000,000.
I These figures in time of peace ore start
ling , ( but the ground for concern arises from
the position In which England will find
Itself -when the present cycle of prosperity
1 passes. While these or still more bloated
1 expenditures are due to expansion craze ,
' which must bo met , it is actually suggested
in ministerial quarters that Chancellor of
I the Exchequer Bea-ch's best plan of dealing
! with the deficit is by suspending the Bink-
lug fund for payment of the national debt.
The resort to this rotten financial expedient
in a year or two of Britain's record revenue
is prompted by polltica.1 considerations for
, the ministers. Jt is well known that their
| troubles will begin ivhsu the country is
I asked to pay for their expansionist extrav-
' agances.
| Today William Thomas Jaggars , the Lon-
I don district messenger who sailed from
Southampton today with private letters for
Chicago , was seen at Waterloo station this
morning to ascertain the name of the sender
and receiver of his dispatches. Jaggars said :
"I was told to say nothing to anybody
about rny 'business. "
Hehnd a small portmanteau and leather
satchel containing missives securely strapped
| to his back. He was nervous , hut proud ,
and was one of the most notable of the
American lino's passenger * . The District
messenger company at my request asked
the man who employed the messenger
whether he would give any information , but
the reply to the company was :
" 1 have the strongest objection to ray
name or business being mentioned in the
press. "
VERY SWIFT BALLOON TRIP
German Ai-roniintN Ti-nr Along
Thro null tin- Air itt Ilnle of Ser-
< -ntj Mlli-p. no Hour.
( Copyright. 1R99. by Press Publishing Co. )
BERLIN , March 11. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Three Prus
sian officers. Lieutenants Slegsfeld , Hlnde-
brandt nnd Hurthnuscn , have made th <
swiftest balloon trip on record. Harthausen
a member of the ballooning department ol
the general staff , gave a thrilling descrip
tion of his experience as follows :
"On thti morning of March n we decidec
to nscend from Templehofer field. Tber (
wns a strong , steady northwest wind , oui
plan being to descend at Breslau in Sllesli
and be back in Berlin Uio same evening
Wo had an ordinary military balloon , bu
noavlly ballasted , and we shot up at 12:11 :
along over the plain watered by the Odei
You noticed the speed when lorklng down a
the earth , but looking upward there was u
sense of motion whatever. You felt ufc 1
the balloon was hanging Mill In the hky.
"Wo swept over Breslau nt -height o
4,000 feet In a little less than three hourt ;
We made no attempt to descend , ae tli <
wind wag too strong. AVe were travellni
Blxty-elght miles an hour with ease , smooth
ness and a dellRhtful sense of exhllaratloi
IrnpoMlble to describe. When Breslau wa
patbed the wind increased and we deter
mined to offer no resistance , but to tun
our barks to it. The baJloon gradually roa
and at 7 o'clock we eroowd the Austrian
frontier nt an elevation of & .WO feet at over
seventy miles nn hour.
"We then decided to sink the balloon , and
RiMy brought U to a standstill at the
village of Hugufkn in Gullet * . 484 miles from
Beilin us the crow file * , nt 4 o'clock. This
is the f U > fit balloon trip on reiord. the
previous record bolng li ld by a pair of
French aeronauts who traveled four hours
nt sixty tnlle * an hour. "
Thin feat hns exelted great Interest here.
The three offleert were specially compll-
manind bv the kalger.
WOMEN ORGANIZE
.c . Itct-lilliiK In London < ) < Tf > -
; Mlicr In tinllitmtn of Krn-
trrtml I'nloti ,
'opyrlght ' , 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON. March 11. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) American
women in London held nn inaugural meet
ing Monday , when seventy-six women sat
down to n luncheon In the Medici's room at
Hotel Cecil. Mrs. Hugh Held Griffin pre
sided. Among tl.osc present were Mrs. Ar
thur l-'uy , Mrs. Washington Sullivan , ( Mrs.
Lafayette Do Friese , Miss Edith Griffin nnd
Mrs. Frank Mattox. On the president's
right sat ( Mlsa Elizabeth Robins , author of
"An Open Question. " The principal guest
on the left was Mrs. Croly , "Jennie June , "
who founded Soroals in New Vbrk thlrty-
ono years ago. Other guests -wtro Mrs.
Seth Low. Mme. Antoinette Sterling , Mine.
Belle Cole , who sang delightfully , Mrs.
Jopllug Howe and Baroness von Lutzwltch.
The tables were extremely pretty and dec
orated with spring ( lowers. Behind the
president's chair Amerlcnn nnd English
fings were -drapped. Letters of regret were
read from Mn > . Choatc , who pleaded a pre
vious engagement. Miss Gcnevleve Ward
and Mrs. iHodgson Burnett both excused
themselves on the ground of being busy at
rehearsals. Mrs. GrifDn explained the ob
jects of the society us follows :
"We have nailed our colors to the high
est point of the mast nnd have no inten
tion of compromising for a cheap success.
We wished to form a society that would
represent all the feminine Intellectual , dig
nified and social culture < rf American women
in London. Our first effort wnfc made last
March when it was suggested that a bond
of union and ocinl friendship should be
formed , and this gathering Is the result.
Luncheons will be held from time to time
with the form nnd "backbone of society. It
is intended to keep up the spit It of Amer-
icanlem , but we have no intention of be
ing nnrro-w. We wish to do only what U
worthy of American women nnd hope to
have always with us at these gatherings
three or four honored guests from among
women who have achieved greatness. "
Lady Mary Sa-ckville , the handsome sister
of Lord Delaware , whose tall figure , Titian
red hair and lovely complexion singles her
out when In London drawing rooms , -was
starting yesterday on a visit to Mrs. George
Gould nt Naw York , but met with a se
vere accident at Waterloo station. The porter
ter suddenly slummed the door of the car
riage , catching Lady Marj's right index
finger and crushing it to atoms. Very
plucklly she went on to Southampton , suf
fering Intense ngoi.y , but under the. advice
of a doctor there , who attended the wound ,
she reluctantly abandoned the trip end re
turned to London.
Lady Edmond Fiiamaurlce , formerly Caroline
line Fitzgerald of Connecticut , w'ao has toeen
111 with typhoirf ' .vgr ( , . M. lieijsideuce ; , 2
Green street , Iw'fTLnn , i r r "couvales-
cent. It win bo recalled that sie ! got tier
marriage with -Fltzmaurlce annulled in
1SH4.
1SH4.Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. Plerpont Morgan , jr. , who
have been staying 'With ' Pierpont Morgan ,
sr. , in Prince Gate , have taken the house
2 South Park Lane , formerly occupied by
Miss Van Wart.
Lady Randolph Churchill's second son ,
John Churchill , has gone to Khartoum ,
probably to receive an appointment under
the sirdar.
( Mrs. Goe-let hnd a uronll dinner party for
the prince of Wales tht > evening before his
departure for the Riviera. Other guests In
cluded the carl of Pembroke , the duke and
duche s of Marlborougb , Earl and Countess
Carrlngton. The engagement had been
fbtd for a ooupc ! of weeks and was orig
inally intended to have been on n large scale ,
with the object of launching Mrs. Goelet
on the London Benson with a big boom , but
the death of the prince's nephew made It
Impossible for him to attend the formal
unction and a majority of the invitations
had < to be canceled , each guest being politely
notified of the reason. Still as the dinner
was given at nil , though of such restricted
dimensions , the jrucsts thrown ever were
by no means placated. May Goelet is again
seen about as the constant companion of
.he beautiful Lady .Evelyn . Crlchton , which
gives renewed vigor to the report of her
probable engag mont to Lord Crlchton.
STEALS HIS FATHER'S WIFE
Young : Thoroiiuhliroil TT Yorker
Full * In I , ivo Trllli ] | | Htep-
iiiotlit-r mill I21oim.
: Copyrlght. 1S99 , liy Pruss Publishing Co. )
BERLIN , March 11. ( New York World
" 'ablecrnm Spnclal Teleprnin. ) A Now
Yorker named Frank has just sprung into
unenviable notoriety here Frank was a son
of a big Slleslan land owner by his first
marriage in South America , and the old
man. feeling feeble , invited him to come
mine to help manage the property. Ilia
father's second wife Is only 28 and very
pretty. The eon mod * love to her , and after
a short courtship the pair decamped to
Berlin , Frank taking -with him valuables ,
chiefly bonds , to the value of $50,000. The
father discovered his JOBS in time to tele
graph to the authorities at Berlin to await
their arrival , but Frank left the train a few
stations before Berlin was reached and
arrived nt the Capital by a local train. Bj
this ruse he mystified the police , hut thej
Kept on wntchlng and the career of the sin
ners wns short. On the night of theli
arrival , as they were leaving Alexandei
Platz theater , a police officer Invited then
to the police station. The wife has beet
liberated for the present , but Frank Is stll
confined , charged with the theft ol a wife
She alleges that the money was her dowry ,
and as she bad decided to leave her husbanc
she maintains Ebe was justified In seizing It
TO IUIIASI : : ; I > IUMIHS
Iti-doulilcfc KfTor < H to Kce )
SimnliirilM In CuMoily ,
MADRID , March 11. It is reported hen
that Agulnaldo has redoubled his opposition
to the release of the Spanish prisoners nov
in the hands of the Insurgents hocaubo Gen
eral Polaveija. now minister of war , causec
Dr. Risul , who drew up the statutes _ nf thi
Philippine league and was , therefore , prac
tically the instigator of the revolt on thi
islands , to be * hot in Ib'JG.
Movement * of Oi-oan Vmni'lut Miirrh T
At NOW York Arrived St. Paul , iron
Southampton ; Island , from Stettin. Sallei
Lucauia. for Liverpool.
At Antwerp Arrived Noordland , fron
Philadelphia.
At Copenhagen Arrived Norge , fron
N w York.
At Havre Sulled LaTouralno , for Ne\
York.
At Southampton Sailed St. Louie , fo
New York.
At Philadelphia Arrived Corean , Iron
Glasgow.
MAY RILL THE FAIR
Serious Strike Menaces the Success of the
Paris Exposition.
TOO MUCH RED TAPE IN THE MANAGEMi NT
Organization of Officers Which Prevents tie
Tranesction of Business ,
DEMANDS OF EXHIBITORS GO UNANSWERED
French Women in a Temper Over Their
Proposed Building.
MAY BE COMPELLED TO GIVE UP PROJECT
I.iilior In Sinililn-il In lli < > l.rtllnn of
Contrnctn niul Srrlon * romll-
tliuiN Stnrc thr MnnnKi
incut In the Face.
( Copyright. 1SP9 , hy 1'ress Publishing Co. )
PARIS , March 11. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Although It
has 'been ' kept quiet , the exposition of 1900
Is acaln menaced bv n serious strike. The
consequences of such a disaster cannot be
estimated and might altogether prevent the
great fair.
There Is great discontent not only In
Prance , but all over Europe , and iu the
Oriental countries , over the delays in
answering tie demands of exhibitors , who
have been left months without replies. In
deed , it appears us it the object of the ex
position administration was to prevent par
ticipation in the affair as much as possible.
This may be due to the overwhelming num
ber of demands which have poured Into the
commissioner general's offices.
Women in l-'rancc are in n pretty temper
because they have been unable to obtain a
definite reply to their demand for a build-
Ing. They have Jl.000,000. which they raised
themselves , nnd as yet do not know whether
they will be allowed to use It or will be
forced to return It to the subscribers.
The whole trouble lies In the amount of
red tape and the organization of ofllces
which prevent the transaction of business.
There is talk of the resignation of Mons
Plcard owing to the conflict -between the
Chamber of Deputies and the exposition ad
ministration. The deputies have Just passed
the following important vote :
"The chamber invites the government to
make the administration of the exposition
respect the decision of Parliament. "
This direct rebuke has been keenly felt
by the exposition administration. Com
plaints from nil sides caused the action of
the Chamber of Deputies , notably the com
plaint that the commissioner general and
his colleagues awarded the contracts for
the work of construction to several mil
lionaire firms in spite of the will of Parlia
ment , which intended the exposition to
profit the laboring classes. The larger con
tractors sublet their contracts nnd us a con
sequence wages wcie reduced to j. mini
mum. This Tesulted _ in the first gennral
strike and is the cause of the menace of a
second strike.
RESCUED FROM A MADHOUSE
Counti-HM of Durham , After Seventeen
Yrtirn of HopclrNN IiiNimlty , lle-
COVITH Her Ht-iiMon.
( Copyright. 1STO. by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Mnrcti 11. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) London so
ciety Is astounded by an even more extra
ordinary recovery of mental powers after
long years of derangement than that of
Lord Sefton , whose cnse was described in
a recent dispatch. The countess of Durham ,
after seventeen years of apparently hope
less Insanity , has completely recovered her
reason , and is now staying at 'her husband's
country seat. She was the heroine of one
of the most curious nnd exciting aristocratic
causes celebre of the past half century.
When she was Miss Mllner the young earl of
Durham , one of England's wealthiest peers ,
fell madly in love with her. She was in good
! society , but he was deemed one of the best
| catches of his day. so she was regarded as
exceptionally lucky. Miss Mllner WES a very
jtnll , handsome blonde , with peculiarly beau
tiful ejes.
Within six months of the marriage Lord
Durham became convinced that lilB beautiful
wife was mad. She was entirely insensible
to hl affection and passed most of her time
In a state of complete abstraction. Every
thing wcs done to rouse her. but in vain.
Once ulien In n brilliant party traveling In
a special saloon train to Yorkshire , Lord
Durham made the experiment of kissing an
other lady , the beautiful Countess DcGrcy ,
1 before his wife's eyes , to Fee If she would
tfke any notice. She was Indifferent even
; to this provocation , so all the party con-
, eluded there could bo no doubt of her in
sanity.
After that she got completely out ol
control and went out early In the morning
till late at nleht , having walked aimlessly
' through countrs1 InneB or London streets the
, whole day , returning exhausted with fatigue
i and hunger , her dress often covered with
mud. Finally at a grand ball at the duke
of Abcrcorn's Hnmpden house the unfortu
nate lady was undressing herself in a ball
room when her friends succeeded In coaxlnp
l her away. She hnd then to be removed to
I an asylum , where she has since remained.
j Lord Durham instituted u suit for divorce
i on the unprecedented ground In England that
[ lile wife was mad when Bhe married him. but
] ! the court held , after a protracted trial , that
pre-marital Insanity was no ground for di-
1 vorce. They have not met r.lnce her release
' i last week , and the earl's friends say It is Im
pcsslble for them ever to live together iiKait
' i after what has happened. Lady Durham
'
shows no desire to appear In society nnd
will probably pass the remainder of her dayi
In seclusion. Her brother , Henry Mllner
who married the late duchess of Montrose
and her sister. Lady Gerard , uro with hei
and the report describes her as having re
tained her beauty and youth in a marveloui
manner.
1'nin-r for London.
( Copyright. 189. by Press Publishing Co. ;
I LONDON , March 11. ( New York Worlc
' i Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Sir Edwari
Lawson , proprietor of the Daily Telegraph
hag stolen n march on Alfred Harmaworti
by completing all arrangements for a Sun
day issue of the Telegraph with fcuch cor. )
' ' . plete secrecy that not a hint of hie linen
j tlon was known until he advertised the nev
j paper. Harrasworth , it U un Jnmnod. bat
, I ibcen arranging for a Sunday million of tin
' 'Mail ' , which may ( .till bring out a hair
i i penny paper , as the Sunday Telegraph Is ti
1 be n penny sheet. There is a great openlni
; for a good Sunday paper In London. ? 1
| though the difficulties of distribution ar <
' very serious , as the railway bnokstalU an
i ringed on the Sabba'h and the ordinary die
I tributing agencies don t work.
THE BEE BULLETIN ,
Weather Forer-ast for Nebraska
Fair , Colder. NorthweM Winds.
Pace.
I Stillii * of tlir Chlnrnc IntltroRllo.
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Itnttronil C'olllklon lit Lincoln.
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H Council HltilTfc l.ot-nl MntUTN.
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rninim-rvlnl nnil Plniiiu-lnl > < - vn.
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1-1 In tinDotiiiiln of AVomnii.
1J > In llic A nniniMiiflil Worlil.
Munlcul Hc liv l of 111.V - -U.
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17 l.n 1 lili.c of MIIKC Conolnvx.
SKclcli of I'luliiAVhll mnrh ,
IS Kultorlnl nml t'oiimiriit.
III Slc'iul'x Delirium of l-'rnnt-v.
The World' * Oct-nii fiihlt-n.
1'Vrtllltj- AliiKkiiii Soil.
-'t .Monnrrli of the < irlzr.Hi > ) > .
Slorjof tlit" VlrKlnhiN M n im-re- .
1'rliocN of tin- Ante Hooin.
1M Ooi GON After filler \Vliltv.
TO ADVANCE ON THE JUNGLE
Aiiifi-U'iniN Pro purr to Dt-Nrrnil on
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rilllilno HrlirlN.
MANILA , March 11. 3:15 : p. m. Extensive
preparations nn > being made for a general
advance of the American forces. The move
ment will probably take place soon. All is
quiet , however , along the line.
At daylight the rebels were caught workIng -
Ing on nn enfilading trench nt Caloocan
and were shelled by n battery.
Desultory firing nlso took place at San
Pedro Mncntl. The United Stntes cruiser
Charleston has relieved the armed transport
Buffalo on" Paranaque.
The last "batch " of Spanish soldiers , num
bering 885 men , excepting a few who are
in the hospitals , were embarked on board
the transport Buenos Ayres today.
WASHINGTON , March 11. It was posi
tively denied In the adjutant general's office
today that any dispatch had been received
last night from General Otis regarding n
conference with General Lawton. It is well
understood that General Otis IB only await
ing the arrival of the remainder of his rein
forcements tp Inaugurate an nctlve campaign ,
though the department has heard nothing
from hira on this subject.
The War department , accordlnn to Its
officials , is waiting with quite as much in
terest us the public some definite news from
the Philippines which will show Just how
General Otis Intends to utilize General Lawton -
ton and his reinforcements in the campaign
against fhe natives. It has been quite gen
erally understood , without official confirma
tion , however , that General Lawton on his
arrival would be assigned to active command
of the operations In the field , leaving Gen
eral Otfs more time for the administrative
duties of military governor. In which posi
tion he corresponds to General Brooke In
Cuba. The fact is that none nave very
general instructions have been sent to Gen
eral Otis , and the department avers that it
has not tied the commanding general's
hands with any hard nnd fast orders.
The probabilities are that General Lnwton
will take a very active part in the offensive
campaign soon to begin. His training in
Indian fighting has peculiarly fitted him for
his present command nnd General Otis Is
well acquainted with his capabilities. One
of Lawton's numerous Indian sobriquets be
ing literally trantlated is "The-Man-Who-
GetsUpnndFights - in-the-Mlddlc-fif-the-
Nlght. " It was his sunripe dash into Slboney
that sent the Spanish detachment there fly
ing to Ln Gunsimas , leaving Its breakfast on
the fire for the Amerlcnn troops to eat. The
department fully expects Lawton to spring a
few like surprises on the Filipinos and is
awaiting news ot the field campaign with
proportionate interest.
LOUjSIANA PURCHASE FAIR
.Mcmlx-i-N of MlNNourl I.c UIntnriIlnn -
Utictcil hj- the KxiMiNlllon
CuninilMHlon.
ST. LOUIS. March II. The Ixiulslann
Purchase World's Fair committee tendered
a banquet nt the Mercantile club tonight tf
the members of the Missouri legislature tt
hot before them the proposition to hold i
Louisiana purchase centennial in St. Louii
in IdOS.
Over three-fourths of the meroberB of thi
legislature attended nnd to n man fnvorrt
the holding of the centennial. Ux-Governoi
Francis presided and In his opening addresi
fctnted the fair proposition which was en
thusiastically received. Speeches were mndi
by tbo following legislators :
"City of St. Louis. " Senator Burkltcad
' 'Kansas City , " Senator Young ; "Grand Oil
Missouri , " Representative Coltrane ; "Thi
Louisiana Purchase , " Representative White
cotton ; "Thomas Jefferson , " Senator W1I
son ; "Tho Father of Waters , " Scnnto ;
Schwcichardt ; " 1S03-1H03 , " Rep'rcsentativi
Atnlck ; "The Committee of Two Hundred , '
Representative O'Fallon ; "Tho State'
Duty , " Senator Farrin.
FOUR BLACKMAILERS CAUGH1
Atli-nipt to i\tort Money hy Thri-nt-
< -nl n K KriinK 11. Coopi-r , llrnil of
Ilie Ii-inrlint-iil Store.
CHICAGO , March 11. Four men wore ar
rested today , charged with demanding $30' '
blackmail from Frank H. Cooper nf Siegel
Cooper & Co. The men arrested wen
Jacob Erb , attorney , Frank Schounfeld , at
torney ; Frank Iteppetto. private detective
William Fcency , alias Williams. It Ji
charged that they attempted to extort tb >
money from Cooper by threatening to ac
cuse him publicly of a revolting crime.
( i -tM the I.iirtnriMiiliil. .
SOUTH BEND. Ind. , March 11. The thin
woman to receive the Laelare medal Ji
Mary Gwondolin Caldw&ll. now the marqulsi
de Merlnville , the fact ti the award to hei
being made known today by Ur Zahn of th <
University of Notre Dame. The medal ii
glvon in recienltlun of dl tlngul hed nerv-
icua rendered for religion , education < > i
morale. Madame Culdwell was the chic :
founder of the Catholic fulvercuy o ;
America and her contribuMr-n of ? ! iuo.00 (
luuclu the bfglnnlue of the Inulltute possible
DIES AT THE DEPOT
Congressman Greene Passes Awaj 'Whilo
Going to Take the Train.
DEMISE ATTRIBUTED TO HEART FAILURE
Grim Reaper Comes Suddenly and "Without
Warning.
BODY IS TURNED OVER TO THE CORONER
Deceased Had Just Returned from the
National Capital.
HAD APPARENTLY BEEN IN PERFECT HEALTH
Urlf-Kntlon from KenriiejArrlrpN In
Oiniilia Thin Mnrnlnu to Take the
Hotly oT Ilie CnnifruNNiuuu
Home.
At 7 o'clock latt night William L. Greene
nf Kearney of the Sixth congressional dis
trict of Nebraska was apparently half ,
hearty mid in the full enjoyment of Ufa
with nil Its pleasures , domicile , social and
political. At S o'clock ho hud Joined the
great majority , utid the nwful majesty of
dun'U ' wns Htnniped upon his fnce ns he lar
In his last sleep on the cold mosaic floor ol
the Burlington station In this city.
Mr. Greene cnme to Omuhn from Lincoln
on Friday evening nnd put up ut thc rcarte
hotel. Hr hnd been nl the state capital
for some dnys , having cnmo up from Wash
ington to witness the election of a Nebraska
henutor. After spending Saturday greotlng
tils friends nnd attending to business In
town , he took n hack about 7:45 : In Ilie evenIng -
Ing to catch the Durllngtou train to Lin
coln.
Congressman Grecno wns accompanied oj
three friends , hound for the same train. 3.
C. Reeves of Madison county , n farmer ; F.
B. Prince , n hotel keeper of Madison , and
T. 1) . Donovan of the Madison Star.
On reaching the station Congressman
Greene- was observed lying back In the SPB !
of the hack us If usloup and every effort
was made by his companions nnd the pnb-
Benger director to arotme him. He was
borne in an unconscious state to tha waiting
room of the depot nnd In answer to a tele
phone message Dr. S. H. Smith was soon
In attendance. On looking at the body the
doctor pronounced him dead nnd advised
the railway authorities to summon the core
ner. His advice was Immediately followed
and In a few minutes Coroner Swansnn had
gathered the facts and the body wns re
moved to the morgue. Death was attributed
to hearr failure.
At the post-mortem inquest held at Cor
oner Swanson's ofllce an autopsy was per
formed by Dr. Mflroy and the jury returned
a verdict of death from the excessive use
of alcohol.
Onri-pr of tinDtronMtd. .
William L. Greene of Kearney was born
on a larm In Plko county , Indiana , October
n , 1849. He removed with his parents to
Dubois county in the tame stitt-e , where dur
ing Ills irly youih .ho worked ra a farm
In the summer months and attended school
in the winter. In this way he acquired nn
education which fitted him to enter the
academy at Ireland , Ind. , which Institution
he attended for three years. Mr. Greene
then nigaged In teaching and followed that
profession until ho began the study of law.
In 1876 he wus admitted'to the bar In
Dloomlngton. Ind. , and began a successful
practice in the Indiana courts. In 1SS3 ho
removed with his family to Kearney , Neb. ,
which was his homo at the time of hir.
death , nnd there resumed the practice of
his profession. In his practice lie- has bcim
successful and has mndoa general reputa
tion as a criminal lawyer , as well as on < > of
the foremost populist orators. In politics
he was a democrat until 1SW ) , when ho JolneJ
the populist party nt the beginning of that
movement. In 1SD2 he was brought before
the legifalature as a candidate for UnllM
States senator acid came within two vote
of being eleetcrl 'to ' HIT the position which
William V. Allen has juut rellnntilthed. In
ISM he. wnh clectod Judge of the.Twelfth
Judicial district. Ho wns circled to thp
Fifty-fifth congress as a populist , receiving
lfi.37S votes , apalns-t l-i.841 votes for Addl-
fron K. Cody , republican. His majority over
Norris Brown In the o.lection Ittut full was
2,014 , he bolng re-elected to ofllce by n vet *
of lf. , r > .
Sorrow nt K iirm-y.
KEARNEY. Neb. . March 11. ( Special Tel
egram. ) The news of the midden death of
Congressman Greene in Omaha was received
here about 8:30 : and rpread rapidly thfoiieh-
out the city. It has cast a deep gloom
among his many friends and the members
of his family are pnmtrated with griof. A
delegation leaves on the midnight train for
Omaha to escort the remains to his horns.
It consists of Norris Drown , John T. Mal-
1 lulleu , C. W. Hoxle. K. O. H < mtrUor"nnd
) C. H. Scott. They expect to reach hero at
j S 30 tomorrow afternoon. Nn arrangements
i have been made In reference to the time of
the funeral.
ADMIRAL SCHLEY LIONIZED
Hit S ] rh for the ( ( iinkcm , n Tribute
lo Orvrrii. IN "IliiptnroiiNlx
PHILADELPHIA , March 11. Admiral
Schley was the guest of honor tonight at
the annual banquet at tlie rive O'clock
club , ono of the. prominent dining organi
zations of itjlB city.
The admiral was lionized by everybody
nnd 'his speech in responding to n toast to
Admiral Ce.rveru was rapturously applauded.
HB | tribute to a fallun foe was beautiful ! )
expressed and hd paid the highest tribute
to the character of the Spanish officer.
Admiral Schley expressed his hearty ap
proval of tbo law recently pnseed by con
gress rt-organlztng the navy. He said thi *
republic had nt last followed the oxampln of
ItuuBja , Germany , France und England and
made. It jraKlhle for the seaman , who by
( its valor adds to the grandeur of bis coun
try , to achieve a commlmloiifd portion In
tlio navy.
DiEttngulhhed guests present worn : Sen
ator Thumon of Nebraska , Senator Keun
rf New Jersey , Admiral Melville , Captain
Clark , late of the Oregon , nnd Congress
men Loudonslager , McAlecr , Cannon and
Boutolle. .
iHllllfllll SI I IK0t AfTlTtl'd ,
PUEBLO , Colo. . March 11. Application
of the Roxanna Gold Mining company , to
i putont what Is said to be the richest por-
> tlon of the land on which the Isabella Gold
' Mining company IB producing large quant i
1 tlcu of cold WUB denlod thU afternoon. This
j is considered u victory for the IwihuJIu.
! lu-iniitiii orViiiii Mi-vuii. '
TOPKKA. Kan , March 11At 11 16 today
Governor Stanley Ismu'd an order removing
i from office State Insurance Ccmmlntiuner
, \\ebb Mi Noll.