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PROTEST m FRANCE
Cabinet Considers the Possibility of England
'Wt $ Sc'z'.ng ' . Delagoa Bay.
OPPOSITION TO ANY SUCH AN ATTEMPT
Diplomatic Agent Sent to Portugal to
Confer with Authorities ,
DIRECTED TO OBTAIN LIGHT ON MATTER
Wsnts to Know Intentions of the Lislon
Government in that Direction.
V/AR / ON NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS
1'ieneli fill * , eminent IM Coiinlilerltii ;
die liUlNiililllly uf i\ielllliK : | home
iif die OlimiKloiis AVrllvm
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I'AUIS , Dec. 23. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram ) Newspapers
arc dlstiiFBlng seriously the contemplated
Ble uro of Dolngo.x bay by the nngllnh In
order to put a stop to the Importation of men
nnd munitions now going on I have It on
safe authority that the same question was
d ictissed nt ycsterdaj's cabinet meeting ,
the mlntstcrn unanimously deciding thnt
such nn attempt on the part of England
should bo Immediately met with the most
positive objection. Another official who
Mtamls very close to M. Unlcasse , French
minister of foreign nffnlrs , confides to the
ttorld correspondent that a diplomatic .agent
wns specially dispatched to 1'ortugal four
da > B ago lo confer with the Lisbon govern
ment aa to Its Intentions In any eventuality.
In view of the persistent attacks made
upon Kianco by several foreign corres
pondents , the government Is discussing
whether It ohould not oxpi'l a few of the
innit vcnomoiid among them It Is said that
Jlax Nordeau Is most llkclj to bo chosen to
make an cxamplo of
In n recent article In the Deutsche Review
Nordeau once moro assailed the whole
French race , urging as additional proof of
their degeneracy what ho calls the "morbid
sentimentality" shown by the French people
In sympathizing blindly with the Boers be
cause they are the weaker nation.
I received n telegram today from Creusot
saying Filipino agents are now there buyIng -
Ing guns , for which they are required to pay
rash. The firm of Schneider & Co. refuses
to undcrtaku delivery. Further Inquiry
tends to provo that Krupp's Gorman estab
lishment is nlso engagc < l In n similar trans
ition , the Filipino ngents having already
bought and are still buying cuns and am
munition there
Ilerouleile'N Illuu" .
When Paul Uorouleile virulently Insulted
the magistracy , senators and President
Loubot , ho evidently expected to arouse
Trance and &oo the realization of his boast
of ulght month ! ! ago. "If they dared to touch
me nlnp-tcjithi of the population would rise
and Coriio toi&y rotftuo. " But his nols >
manifestation ftll flat. It Is hard to remem
ber when Paris was moro calm than on the
evening when It was learned that the great
professional o' patriotism hnd just been
BcutciiLed to two yeais' Imprisonment Even
the friendly papers ncknow lodged that Ue-
rouledu'n outburst wns pueille nnd silly.
Jean Lamourcux , the beat known orches
tral leadci In France , who died suddenly on
Thuisdaj , was mainly responsible for the
production of Wagner's works at the Paris
National Opcia house In the face of a riotous
opposition some } cars ago. Lamoureux di
rected the mcst perfect orchestra In the
world , his serial of concerts every winter
being n great social as well as musical event
IIo produced "Tristan and Ysolde ' for the
first time In Franco two mouths ago , dying
three days nftcr the last porformnnce. Ou
the bamo day Joseph Dtipont , the famoub
Belgian uivlicstia leader , died suddenly In
nniHbclH , two horns after Lumoureux , whose
fliond ho was Dupont occupied a musical
and moial place scarcely second to the
Fiench lender.
Mrs. Waldou Pell's funeral took place to
day ut the American church on Avenue do
I'Alma. All the notabilities of the American
nnd British colonies were present , as well
as Innumerable French frlcndu. The body
will bo taken to Newport for Interment.
An American maga/luo published here re
cently put forward a project to have the
niusle for thu exposition cantata selected
lifter a competition open to the musicians of
nil count ! Ics I conducted an Inquiry among
inustclanb and exposition officials and find
them unanimously against the project.
They want to have the music written by a
Frenchman. The poem which has already
been accepted is by Botiel , nn eccentric
fcharncter known nil over Paris as the
' Breton Baid "
Tlieulrleiil < .ONnIl | ,
Mrs. Langtry Is stopping nt the Hotel
Hitz until her departuio ft week from today
for New York She was- the main feature
of a benefit given by the Paris Thespians , n
hcdy of British resident nmatcuis organized
for theatricals. The proceeds of the evenIng -
Ing went to aid the nngllsh wounded. The
peiformanco was attended by the Hngllbh
ambassador and members of the nngllsh
colony. A few Americans weio piesent. Mih.
Langtry , tlnd In blue satin , recjted Klpllng'o
\bsent-Mlnded Beggar. " and then passed
among the audience < vlth u tambourine ,
ri'iti rating the refinln Ine , "Pay pay- *
pay1" Coins soon filled the tambourine , the
collection exceeding JROO. Mrs. Langtry
when uskcd whether It was tuio that she
had conio especially to recite , laughc ) and
said "No , I i cully came to get a lot ol new
dresses previous to goiug to America. I
wns glad enough to lend vvhnt help I could
nt the benefit. " She added that her husband ,
Mr Hugo du Bathe , who left Paris Saturday
to go to Kngland and thence tn the Trans-
vaul wab going to fight with her consent nml
"with his mother's approval
S > bll Snnderson'H stepdaughter and the
whole Terry funlly nro strenuously oppos
ing htir return to the staRp. The Callfoi-
nlan beauty stubbornly sticks to her pio-
jeet. declaring the need of something to
fill her empty life Hence a serious con
flict whlrh threatens to degenerate Into an
rpcn vnr
T it Climuu .Meet Ilendi.
"Brandy and Soda , " two American clowns
who tor > cnifa have been great fuvorltej at
the fashionable- Nouveau Cirque , were both
KllleJ today nt Lille. North France. A
rope of a high trapeze broke while the per
formers were swinging head down and hold
ing only by the tips of their toea , facing
toward cadi other and each plajlng a violin
lin bi'hlnd thn other's back The bodies ,
Mill embraced , wore projected violently
against the partition at thn hows' entrance , ,
fortunately not lauding among the EHH-U- |
tors. "Brandy und Soda" both died within i
two hourn aftei the accident They were i
The ) | IHI | begun with Barnum and i
trarelcO all over the world , The pair
were great mnolclnns and acrobats , ns well
an the iunnlost of clown. " commanded fati"v
mlarlps and were wealthy Kola , rtntnp- i
faur nnd Daudet wrote them up. They were '
also known as the prototype of Oonr.urt's
famnue novel , "Brothers Zcmgando "
Mrs Markay spent ten days In Pails and
ha Ju t left , presumably for her usual tiv j
at the Riviera While here she stopicd at
the Hotel Rltz nnd attended the Transvaal
concert , given there under the auspices of
British anil American guests. After the
concert Mrs Mnckay asked to bo presented
lo Sarah Bcrnhnrdt , who wns the etar of
thu occasion She kl'ned the artiste nnd
gave her n superb Jewel In token of her ad
miration.
Anierleaii IlitrKlnri In 1'nrls ,
Lnst night the ofilcc of the International
Sletp'ng Car company In the Boulevard
Hnussmnn wns entered. The safe wns
blown open nnd completely rilled. Burglars'
tools found convince the Paris police that
the crlmo wag committed by American
crooks. This wns the fifth operation of the
kind this month In which Americans arc
dtiflpectul. In a frlondlv chat this afternoon -
noon the chief of detectives lold mo thuru
were nmplo indications that n gang of
clever Yankee beggars nnd pickpockets de
scended upon PnrlM some tlmo ago , presum
ably coming early In order to acquaint them
selves thoroughly with the city and get
their hands In for the exposition season
So far , except for ono rni stimped ' Cin
cinnati" Inside , and Hi ) ! s referred to.
which were also matin' I In the United
States , the crooks left iu oiuo , and the police -
lice declare them the swiftest act they ever
had to cope with.
C'lciiieiieenu lleilKni ,
George Clemcnceau's resignation from i
L'Autore , the paper In which ho conducted j
his now historically brilliant fight In favor
{
of Dreyfus , Is an event which almost i
monopolizes the gossip of literary and Jour- I
nnllstlc circles. Clemencenu Is by far the |
most terrible polcmlwt In Franco. Ever I
slnco he left the chnmbci , where for
ho was the radkal leader , ho has continued i
to wield great political Inlluence. It Is I
conceded that he elected Loubct president |
by swift and clever wire-pulling done on )
twenty-four bourn1 notice. L'Auroro was
read faithfully ( very day. even by antl-
Dreyfiiffirds , Just to see vvhnt Clemenceau
said. Ills resignation Is announced In the
paper ns the result of grave dissension In
a mntter of policy between him and |
Vaughan. the director , without any hint j
whatever as to the nature of the trouble.
It Is now rumored that Clemenceau re
gained his freedom in order to re-enter
the chamber. Ills enemies , who nlways ac
cused him of being In the pay of England ,
claim that Vnughnn refused to allow him
to continue to favor the British as against
the Boers. As a matter of fact , slnco his
departure L'Auioro has changed Its tone
radically , being much more just toward the
African republics
RICHEST MAN IN ENGLAND
DuKe \VcMinlliNtrr , 'VVlio Iteeeiidr j
IHeil , Is hnlil ( o Haie Viirne |
dial Itejiutndon.
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LONDON , Dec. 23 ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram ) The duke ot
Westminster , who died > esterday , aged 71
jcars , was long reputed to bo England's j
richest man. Ills money was almost en
tirely In real estate , covering the greatr
part of Mayfalr , Belgravln and Pimlico. j
When Harqonrt parsed the Increased Jcnth '
duties bill , the duke of Westminster de1 1
elared It meant an assessment of $15,000-
000 on his heir. ThU would bring his
fortune at moro than $100.000,000 , but it
'
Is assumed to be pretty certain that tbo
i duke has not risen superior to the tempta- I
i tlon to which most English millionaires
have already succumbed , of assigning the ,
j bulk of his property during life so ns to i
j ovndo the full weight of this tax. 1
j The duke's charities were Immense. He I'
was a man of natuinlly fine Instincts with j
n real love of liberty and hatred of oppres- i
filou , modified onlj by his stiong prejudices i
i In favor of the rights of property. Ho was i'
1 fanatically opposed to Irish home rule as ,
[ being a cloak for getting rid of landlords , i
I He gave away Miliais' magnificent portaft
of Gladstone when the latter adopted homo
rule Still Westminster worked unceasingly j
nnd subscribed generously for Armenlnns
nnd for Cretan indi-pen Icnco In the teeth ,
of his clnss and bis part } j
His heir , the earl of BolRravo , Is iiovv
acting ns alde-ilc-camp to Sir Alfred M liner |
at Capetown. Belgravo , who Is only 23 i
years old , was sent to Capetown becautx ; he
wanted to marry Mlf Sheila West , daughter I
of Mrs. Cornwallls West. The duke fanclcJ j
I ho was too young to make up his mind. Bel-
! grave's mother , the countess of firoevonor , j
i married Gcoige Wyndham , M. P. , present
under secretary for war , the handsomest and
rnicot promising of the younger men In the
J House of Commons.
' Ono of the duke's last public pronouncei i
i ments was his reply to an appeal In behalf j
of mediation befoio the outbreak of the ]
war
Ills famous stud , which pioduced more
Derby winners than any slnco the establish
ment of the race , will be dispersed nnd by
his death all bis nominations for classic
events aio void The duke's widow Is a
sister of Lord Cheshnm , who is In command
of the now corps of Imperial Horse now
being raise * ! for South African nervlee.
BROOKE SAILS FOR FLORIDA
iveii u Mujnr Oeiiernl'M hiilntc n *
Meuiuer 1eat en Havana Ilnrlior
( .IIUNIllN Cllll ( III \\Ollll ,
| HAVANA , Dec. 23 General Brooke left I
I at noon for Florida , receiving a major gen- ]
, eral's salute as the steamer left the harbor. !
A squadron of the Seventh cavali ) and two i
batteries of nrtlllery escorted the retiring
govcinor general to the whaif All the' '
, ctremonlfH wore purely military.
The entire consular body made an offi
cial call upon Governor General Wood this
moinlng
Three of the custom house appraisers , ar-
lested on chargcH of fraud , have been sot
at liberty conditionally by order of Collector
, Bliss. Six others charged with receiving
bribes nnd of fraudulent practices nrc now
held at the disposition of the eouit Col
let tor Bliss believes ho has Hulllrlent evl-
I dcnco to warrant the steps he U taking ,
laud expresses tbu opinion that within the
next few da > s all the guilty persons will
be lodged in jail
BRYAN TO STUMP IN THE EAST
> vlirit Kau l < > Meet Ueiiinernde Lend
er * nl WuitliliiKl" " U III Invnile
> > .feme ) ,
NEW YORK , Pec. 23 Regarding the ar-
uiugements for W. J. Bryan's proposed trip
to Now Jersej and New York , Congressman
William D Daly said today.
"Bryan his arranged to meet the demo
cratic leaders In Washington next month ,
and Iho itinerary will be mapped out. I
. have agree.l to accompany Bryan on his
i trip through New Jersey I understand hU
topic will bo Imperialism and trusts and
' thut he IM to speak In Cumden , Trenton and
j Jerso ) City before going to New York Ha
will reach New Jersey probably before
1' ' "
Fcbruarj
ENEMY FOR ALL TIME
McCarthy ] Sees Beginning of Illimitable
Strife in South Africa.
DUTCH | RACE WIIL PROVE AN ETERNAL FOE
Historian Believes Great Britain Has Mndo
Fro ound Mistake.
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PUBLIC CONSCIENCE IS AROUSED TOO LATE
War is Said to Have Been Forced by Jingoes
and Speculators.
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ENGLAND'S ' ' FINAL TRIUMPH IS FORECASTED
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Aut rllnt ! lelle\ i 1 However , M *
mill Lu nil n it r.ueiujWill lie
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LONDON , Dec. 23. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram ) Justin Mc
Carthy , M. P. , the famous statesman , his
torian and novelist , hns given Iho following
signed s statement on "England's Dilemma. "
"While attempting to review the nature. .
of the task Cnglaud has undertaken In South
Afrlcii , I may say I shall do my beat to
regard ' the subject from the point of view
of ' an unprejudiced outsider. I think the
Ungllsh government made a profound mis
take when It allowed Itself to be drawn into
such ! tx war. 1 feel convinced that If the
hcait ' , the conscience nnd the Intelligence
of ' the English people In general could have
been ' aroused In good tlmo to the real char
acter nnd policy of the small group of men
who were pressing the war It would never
have taken place.
"About the ultimata success of British
arms In South Africa there can bo no man
ner i of doubt. Nothing but n combination
of i the great powers against England could
prevent Her ultimate success. Such a com
bination Is not likely to take
. 'lizzie for StnteNinelii j
"How to get out of the difficulties certain
to arise when the war Is over Is a problem
which will test the greatest British states
manship nnd which , for myself , I am con
vinced British statesmanship will not be
nblo to accomplish ,
"Tho fight has been from the first for
complete sovereignty on the one side and
ii Independence i on the other. The Boers had
been i making preparations because they knew
tbeio were men In England who'would never
bo satisfied until England obtained abso
lute dominion over South Africa. Some of
these were Inspired by the reviving pas
sion for Imperialism and by the almost me
chanical reaction against the noble , peaceful ,
conscientious policy of Gladstone , some ,
again , were Inspired by the more Ignoble
passion for ownership of the gold fields. The
preparations of the Boers gave a plausible
excuse for the policy of the war party In
this country , and thus the two parties to
the qinrrcl day by day were stimulating each
other. (
dinner for Miimminliiilty.
"Tho English government would have
done a wise and noble act If It had offered
to | refer the whole matter to arbitration
and had tendered such an offer as the first
fruits of the peace convention at The
Hague. But that was not In the humor of
the men who were pushing thlngii forwiid
on ' this side , nnd the result is n prospect of
almost : Illimitable strife. Of course , I don't
mean that the strife between England and
the South African republics will be Illimit
able. ' Tbo English War olllco will pull Itself
together somehow before very long and
mnKo an end of the resistance offered by
] the Transvaal republic nnd the Orange Free
Statfj | but what comes then7 Whatever maybe
bo the formal condition of peace , wo may
take It for granted them mil bo an end
of even nominal Independence of the South
African republics. The Dutch race will be
down ' In the dust for the time. The Dutch
are ' a majority of Cape Colony and It Is
not likely their alleglence to English sovereignty
eignty will bo strengthened by the bubju-
gatlon ' of their kinsmen.
"The man who believes the Imperialist
party In England , be it toiy or liberal , will
leave to thcso republics any substance of
Internal Independence Is too credulous a
pi'rson ' for the atmosphere of modern-poli
tics. Therefore , this wnr will , according lo
my conviction , bequeath to England a new
enemy In the Dutch-descended population
of South Africa. What a population sprung
from such aneestiy may do history will tell
to future gencrntlons. Pcrhnp Motlcj's
'Illbo of the Dutch Republic' may give to
anxious students of the present day some
help to forecast the possibilities of the
years to come JUSTIN M'CAKTHY. "
ENGLISH CHEER FOR "BOBS"
* t tnlile fiudierliiK tn WltneNN IIeinr
lure Itojalty .loxdeil by die
Crush.
LONDON , Dec. 23 Field Marshal Lord
Roberts , who is to a sumo command of the
British forces In South Africa , left Waterloo '
station at noon today , amidst scones of
enthusiasm vividly demonstrating the na- ! ' i
llonal Interest In the event and the belief I i
that the departure of the general can be
accepted as a guaranty that whatever can
be done In South Africa will bo carried
out by thoroughly competent hands anj on
carefully matured lines. Although only ,
pilvlleged persona wcro permitted to enter1 |
the station , this did not prevent the gnth- [ ' !
eilng of Immense throngfc at all the ap- i
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proachtM nnd otbci places of vantage , j
who cheered repeatedly ns "Bobi , " nccom-
pnnlcd b ) hl.s wife and two daughters , drove '
up Seldom has the terminus witnessed !
such nn Inspiring send-off Every ap-
peaianco of the field marshal was the ! gual
for ringing huriahs. liiEty shouts and good '
wishes The moment the veteran com
mander arrived he was suirounded by mili
tary ofllccrs and othci friends and held a
scml-prlvato reception In the -Aniline ; room.
After personal leave-takings Lord Hoberta
reached the platform , whore general greet
ings and parting vvoids were exchanged.
Many women pressed eagerly forwarj to
got u last handshake , express deep sym-
phy with the distinguished soldier In his
recent bereavement and bid him God pee1.
One woman , with her e > es filled with tears ,
exclaimed :
"God bless > ou and bring you safely
back to us. "
This wUh was echoed and re-echoed In
varjlng phraseology Sjy hundreds thronging
thn vicinity of the train.
As the general Joined his wife and diugh-
terb nt the door of the saloon carriage ho
was speedily furrounded by distinguished
statesmen nnd military men , Including A
J Ilalfour , the marqule of Lanfcdowne , Field
Marshal Sir Donald Stewart and Lieutenant
Colonel Carlngton , the queen s euerry >
Lord Wolsclcy and othcra arrived late and |
It required all ( ho efforts of the pollen to
clear a passage for them.
Scarcely had the comminJcr-ln-chlef
joined Lord Hoberts when a great cheer
announced the approach of the duke of Cam
bridge The crush was so great that the
duke. In spite of police protection , was eo
hustled that moro than once ho gave verbal
expression of resentment at the rough
treatment he hnd to submit to , and the
police redoubled their efforts , finally en
abling the duke of Cambridge to reach
Lord Roberts , though In the confusion the
police thrust aside many of thisc who wcro
best entitled to remain , Including Lord
Wolseley. who , houo \ took the rough
handling of the | > ollcfl BI-liumoredly The
women present euf | 9rmuch from the
crowd , but their plnV appeals were un
availing to stem tjPJBusb
Renewed rhccrl flFralded the duke of
Conuaught'b arrlvK VTheu rousing cheers
momentarily dlvifljjV | attention from the
hero of the houn Hn prince of Wales ap
peared nnd gij V Lord Roberts In the
most cordial 'J fr. The prince and the
distinguished J Vrnl engaged In earnest
conversation * | Hurnl8hcd ti striking cen
ter to n notable"'group , which Included no
less than five field marshals. Lord Rob
erts , who was In mourning dress , looked
fit for anything. In spite of his G7 years
he was straight nnd soldierly , nnd his rug
ged features reflected determination. At
the tlmo the train was due. to start the
prlnco of Wains again shook hands with
Lord Roberts and spoke n few words to
the general , of which the phrases "God
bless jou , " "Good luck to you , " wcro
caught by those near by.
The prince nlso said
"Good-bye , Bob. u hnppy Christmas , a
prosperous New Year , and every possible
luck In your Job"
Mr. Balfour bade Lord Robertc a similar ,
farewell Amidst the din-enthusiasm and
excitement no ono heard the signals for de
parture , and hi consequence the train wns
moving while Lord Roberts was still on
the platform with his hick to the carriage
door. The farewells were abruptly ter
minated and ho wns forced to make a some
what undignified s.-ramblo for his scat. As
the general disappeared In the saloon car
riage a final lusty cheer was started nnd
continued until the train passed out of sight.
The exceeding grave view taken In some
quaitcra of the present crisis Is evidenced
by a circular signed by Attorney GoncI
Webster , Solicitor General Findley and Gen
eral Sir Evelyn Wood , adjutant general , to
the effect thnt the position of public affqlrs
Is so critical that a greater part of iho
regular forces will bo required abroad nnd It
becomes Imperative for the purpose of homo
defense that the home volunteers should be
augmented and urging thnt every member
of the legal profession not debarred by age
or paramount duty enroll himself as an ac
tive member of tbo Inno of Court or other
volunteer corps.
FRENCH-CANADIAN IRE IS UP
Stronir I'rntcNtH A uln.it iitliii ; Mili
tary Alii to nrltaln LlliernI Mem
ber Ili-nlKii" HlN ' at.
NEW YORK , Dec. I1 ? . A special to the
World from Ottawa says :
When the first Canadian battalion was
sent to South Africa strong protests against
giving military aid to Britain came from
the majority of Premier Laurier's following
in Quebec. Rebellion among his supporters
was only quelled with the assurances that
the Canadian forces woulUbe paid by llrlt-
ifltf tfnfl that no mole miitlugentK wotild bo
furnished. The offer and acceptance of a
second battalion has caused open revolt.
Francis Bourrara , the liberal member
from St. Johns , Quebec , has resigned his
seat In parliament In protest and others are
likely to follow.
De Monet , the liberal member for Li
Prairie , Quebec , has Just written to La
Patrlc , the French liberal organ in Mon
treal , piotestlng against a second Canadian
contingent and declaring his Intention of
voting against Laurler on that question. He
sajt , the tlrst contingent wns sent as a mat
ter of politeness , but he will not stand the
sending ot another contingent without con
sulting parliament and the people and If
tweuty-nve of his constituents ask for his
resignation ho will hand It In ai a protcbt.
Ho quotes Edward Blako's remarks about
the war being unjust and opprcssivve and
thinks Canada.hnn no right to mis up In
foreign wars.
OTTAWA , Ont , Dec 23 A dispatch datcnl
Belmont , Cape Colony , has been recchcj
at the militia * llepartment from Colonel
Otter , commanding the Canadian contingent ,
reporting all well.
Colonel Evans of the Yukon field force ,
who Is expected to command the second
Canadian expedition , has arrived nt Tncomi
from Davvson and will como cast nt once ,
BULLER A GREAT GOURMAND
Ilrltlnli Oriternl IN 'Voted for the
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LONDON , Dec. 23 ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram ) General Sir
Hedvers Duller , in addition to being the
\\caltlilcst man In the British army , IK al o ,
a noted gourmand. ' Before leaving England
his chef planned for him a different din
ner dally for three months ahead , the menus
comprising the rarest and costliest delica
cies French nnd English comestible makers
could provldo. Each dinner was packed In
a separate case with the date on which it
was to bo eaten on tbo cover and the menu
Inside. The chef has Instructions to keep
'on providing his master with Lucullian
feasts ns long as ho remains on the cam-
palgn. Buller's devotion to the table IK well
known and I hnd these particulars from a
military officer concerned In the com-
mander-ln-chlef's transport. It Is no dc-
togatlon from General Buller's courage or j j
military ability Mhlch , dobplto the Tugela
river affair , nre beyond question , Ho works
fifteen hours dally or moro If necessary and
never spares himself In any way. But ho
must have good feeding.
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DENIAL OF THEJ'EACE STORY
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No ' ' Vudi In die
Itennrl
PARIS , Dec 23 The Trench foreign office
dcnliti Jho statement of the Pari.i corre
spondent of the Dally Mall of London that { :
Dr. Levds. the European icprcscntatlvo of
the Boers , has asked the services of M.
DelcacBO. the nililster of foreign affairs , in !
the cause of pea e.
IteeriiltM fur Hoer Ami ) .
CINCINNATI , Dec. 23 Thlitj-fivo re
cruits for the Boer army were examined
hero today Those who passed will bo for
warded tomorrow. It Is believed Dr. Lc > ds ,
the European representative of the Trans
vaal. Is fuinlshlng the means The recruits
will go from hero to New York and expect i
ihenco to go via Antwerp to Dclagoi ba > . |
j
IrUh llulxi ! Mouej fur llnei-M , !
CHICAGO , Dec 23 At a meeting of the
United Irish societies tonight $5.000
was pledged toivard pa > lng lor an ambu
lance service to bo tent to the Boers It U
expertuJ J100.000 will ultimately be realized
In Cblrafo and vicinity.
I" * 4 IMl mf'TTT t f"rPI I\P
SAD CHRIS 1 MASIDE !
Quson Victoria's Palatial Oastle the Gloom
iest Home in All England ,
DESPAIRING GLOOM PERVADES IT ALL
Horrors of the Transvaal War Wellnigh
Overwhelm the Aged Queen.
ALMOST BESIDE HERSELF WITH GRIEF
Viands for Ohristnm Feast Filed High Are
but a Solemn Mockery.
S.TTLEMENT WITH POLITICIANS COMING
Moil Ilcftiinnnllilr for die Outbreak of
llOHlllltloN Will lie ClllllMl tO till
Acciiuutliiu : After tinAVnr
Is O\er.
from rlcht. 1SOD , by Press Publishing Co.y
LONDON , Dec. 2.1. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) No homo In
England at Chrlstmastlde Is In n profoundcr
or more despairing gloom than Queen Vic
toria's Windsor castle. Unfortunately the
\cuerablo queen Is far more gravclj ntlllcted
by the South African disasters than Is
thought discreet the public hero bhould
know.
H Is learned fiom an unimpeachable gonna
that when the tidings of miller's rc\cr ? o
cnmo at midnight Friday week the queen
was almost beside herself with grief. Wolse-
lc > , who happened.to be staying nt the
castle , was sent for and a special train Im
mediately ordered to tnkc him to London to
forward nil further particulars. Wolseley In
trying to console the queen spoke of the
\.ar being n necessity as a discipline for the
nation , whereupon the queen rebuked him
IK the presence of her ladles , sajing.
"War Is only justifiable to establish peico
and for no other end. "
ProfoundKla ! ( -l.
The q" 'n remained up some hours wait
ing fuit. .r nowu As throughout Saturday
riono came she was profoundly agitated and
restless. Even her afternoon drive was re
duced to a third Its usual length , so great
was her anxiety to hear the tidings the first
rosslble minute. As night cnmo on without
relief her anguish became Intensified. Re
sitting all persuastlons of her attendants
she sat up throughout the entire night weep
ing and prajlng. Sunday she was completely
worn out nnd slept In the afternoon Instead
of driving. Only under the influence of her
pilnclpal dresser. Lady Stewart , who has
moio weight with her than any of her
daughters , she was Induced to go to bed
Sunday night.
The queen's entourage marvel at the vital
ity she displays In the face of this tcrrllle
stialn , and It she survives It hletory will
ha\o afforded no more amizlng example of
the spirit and heart vanquishing the Infirm
ities of tbo ace.
The usual elaborate arrangements are be
ing carried out to keep up Christm.- at the
castle with the customary regal style. The
sideboard In the great dlulng-ioom Is
groaning under an enormous biron of berf
roasted whole and decorated with the royal
monogram In shredded horseradish , boars'
heads elaborately ornamented , huge turkejs
In all manner of tempting guises , spacious
game parties and the whole febtooned wiO
holly and mistletoe , a gorgeous gastronomic
fabric which , Ilko all other conventional
customs this season , Is a mockery of agony ,
eating out the aged queen's heart and these
of her subjects.
Tlir- War roc-llnjr.
The war feeling has now entered a nc
phase. All questions of antecedent pollcj
are 6unk. It Is a universally recognl/cd ne
cessity that Drlt.iln must assert Its fmprem-
| acy In South Africa or submit to a com-
I pleto disintegration of the empire. That
ton\lctlon accounts for the enthusiastic response -
| | sponse to tbo call for \oluntecrs and the
present temper of the English people Is tint
no sacrifice is too great to enable them to
win back their shattered prestige.
Lord Chcsham's Imperial Horse , ! 1,000
strong , have volunteered thirty times over
and eveiy volunteer corps throughout Eng
land , Scotland nnd Wales , almost without j '
exception , places itself unreservedly nt the
disposal of the authorities. But behind this |
frank acceptance of the demands of patriotic |
duty there Is a growing , grim , earnest determination - |
termination to bavo a severe reckoning !
afterwards with those responsible for this
vvar and with the depaitments whoso cilm- !
Inal negligence has left the ilcbest country .
In the woild at eo perilous a disadvantage j
in artillery compared with the little Hoer
state.
Ministerial Intriguers are actively pin-
cecdlng to ehlft responsibility from ono to
| I the other. Chamberlain's friends nrc attacking - '
tacking Beach for his alleged refusal of
funds. Beach's following aio turning nn
atsault on the War ofllco and Lansdowne Is
averting Indignation to Wolselej , who al
leges If his advice had been adopted long
ago Hngland would have been perfectly
i arrred. All concur that Chamberlain's race j
j Is inn and that he will be the filst minister
! to be thrown overboard if a reconstruction
| of the cabinet Is not obviated by some de
cisive successes In the field.
KIMBERLEY LIKELY TO FALL !
Ion Prevail * It Will Sneeiiinli
If HuerM Capture feed IdiuileN
He Milt lie Mini.
( Copj right. U'JD. by Associated Press )
LONDON. Dec. 23 Not for many jcars
past has Great Britain fared mit-li a situa
tion as confronts it this Christmas Yet to
meet It I hero has arisen a new Britain ,
which by lib virility and pluck extorts ad-
mltatlon even from Its bitterest contlncnt.il
critics. Slnco tbo boae-tftilness has dlsap- [
peaied from the British prcea the comments ,
of the foreign papers , at least such as aie |
printed hero , are couched In tones fai more j
fair and friendly than when Ii was hclltncj ,
a speedy victory awaited General Duller. ,
Though Great Biltaln's plight In South' '
Africa seems loiipoiarlly critical thn Asso
ciated Press learns that the Boeix me
straining every ncrvo to i er-uie the media
tion of President McKlnley toward a favorable - i
able peace But anvono with Iho slightest j
knowledge of British feeling qulckl ) apprc-
(
elates that not one person In a million con- j
templates any result but an ultimate ) British I
tilumph and all .lections unite in saying thlb i
imut be secured , no matter what the ccsl '
I Icnco the Beer agentH themselves have only' '
flight hopes thnt mediation would hn ai-
Iceptcd. though believing , If Piesldent Mi-
Klnley could bo persuaded to proffei It. Lord
.Sallbbnr ) , though perhaps bound Iu tefuse , i
would lese humniiltarlan sj in pat by In thu
United States und thus dlvcit to the Doors i
much wavering sentiment.
The Associated Prres is informed from
excellent sources that no offer of mediation
Kill be accepted by Lord Salisbury iu any
THE BEE BULLETIN ,
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Pise
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lilnntii * . ( lirlMinaMlile In l.uuilun.
Mine DliaMler In renni.o lnnlii. .
2 lteiurl tin I.euilelle Survej.
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H \elirn < iUii NIMVIK.
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tintre Cuufervvlt'1 Mnruilii.
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( .lirlsliiiiiM in * die Nevviluoi.
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Invvu News anil rnininenl.
7 OiniiliaN I uiiiinerelnl ( lull.
I uluilel stntMeiiliert. ' * ! Penlli.
Ililvv Inter Sit lei fur lien.
S 'i\ee1. ' * , SinrdiiH | Met lew.
tl ( liiiulia'.s llullilax Trade Ilieetlrnt.
I iiiian Unj * * * WnrUnlmii.
Hut her : \ nlees Ills lirlef.
H ) In die Uninnln uf Wuinnn.
11 Weel.liiiiiNeineill Itevletv.
vVeeKlj Mttileal llevlevv.
I lirlxtinn * VliiNle In die I Imrelien. j
12 L 'I'urlnl anil liiniiiienl.
lit \iiiidi'N Depart incut.
11 " 'lite l le uf die \\lnilN. "
1 < rutiilllliiii iif Oiniiliii'N Triule.
( . uiiiinereiiit anil rliiniielnlevvw. .
17 ' . IIIIPS o * ' Cie Vnle Itliuiu.
( lillilieii's Letters In sunlit t Inns.
IS > e > vi uf die ll.llru-ilN.
shape or form. The popular conception of
pcico la tint It must como tluough the Idol
of the arm > , General Hobcrts , and his not
lesj adcreil chief of staff , General Kltchenei
The country la prepared to wall Indefinitely
for that cveiitualltv The fall of Klmberlej ,
Ladvsmlth nml Mafckliig would not maks n
paitlclo of difference , for this stoical res lv >
Is thoroughly Imbedded In the hearts of the
people , who for the first time In the mem
ory of this generation Invc drank deeply
of the cup of mllltaiy defeat and dlsgiac. ?
Any othei defeats that the futi.ro hold far
the British , except entire annihilation , are
anticipated by the scathing criticism which
the nation has Inlllctcd upon Itself.
Estimates of the duration of hostilities
vary from three months to a > car. The
lack of news this week has by no means
been taken ns an Instance1 of the adage re
garding no news A very general Impres
sion prevails that Klmberley will Itkelv suc
cumb. An otllcer of tbo South African
company , who has nn intlmato knowledge
of South Africa tells the Associated Press
he. believes thnt if the Boors capture Cecil
Hhodes they will bhoit htm Nowhere more
than on the block exchange has the lack of , '
Information caused extreme nervousness. H I |
is leallzcd that if Kimberley falls He Beers i
mines shares nnd interests will shrivel to !
nothing , while the chartered compan > 'H
vast issues will lose what llttlo bottom
they have left.
It Is learned by the Associated Press Ihit .
I
the great financial housas of London have
combined to s > upplv money to Insure no large
failures on Ht'ttltng day. December ' . ' 8 , al
though the small fry may suffer. Unless
this action hud been taken acveral well-
known hoiibes , not of the first Importance ,
but of largo proportions , would. It Is said ,
bavo to go under. This concerted precau
tion has , to some extent , restored confidence ,
but the market Is btlll panicky , many people
believing that the most serious crisis his
not jet been reached.
IRISH WARRIORS LUKEWARM
Ilnlf-Ilenrteil " .er * . lee of I liter IM Hit
ler lMi ] : > ! tolntiueiil ( o die
AVur Ofllee.
( Con.v right , 1S19 , by Press Publishing
LONDON , Dec 23. ( New York Woild Ci-
blegrnm Special Telegram. ) It Is an In'enso
disappointment to the government that Ul
ster , so vociferous In its loyalty , has sent j I
fewer volunteers than any other pait of Ire
land. It also supplies fewer poldleis It has
transpired , too , that William Vance , form
erly under agent to Earl Anuoslcy nnd a
piomlnent Orangeman of Comity Cavan , was I
In command of the Boer forces at Nicholson's
Nek which compelled the surrender of over
1,000 British sold'ers. '
The British goveinment ban resolved to j
.stop all supplies of foodstuffs for the Trans
I
vaal. Notice hns been issued to Bhlppln,1 ;
I
companies trading in British ports and South
I
Africa that nil freight consigned to Lorenzo
Mtirqtirz or to nddiease ? In the Transvaal or j
Orange Tree Snte must be landed at Capo. '
town c.r Durban , such Inndlng being re
garded as a fulfillment of tbo company's
eoiitiact with comlgnois.
The duke of Mailborough's offer of service
has been provisionally accepted , but It Is
much doubted whether he will pap < the phjs-
Ical trot , pvcn thouih ; It U being iclaxcd. j
The duchess Is bearing up well , though her J
anxloty regaidlug the possibility of her hit"- '
i
band being accepted Is plainly observable.
She never raised an objection to his volun- j I '
tcorlng , recognUlng I' was his duty. Earl
Dudley , who Ul o Marlboiough fills a minor
appointment In the government , alto volun
teered , but ! H lame , although a splendid
(
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I'm IniNliiNiM "I 'Mini 'ia ni | > t < iii. I
SOUTHAMPTON. Dee 2 On arriving at
Southampton General Hoberts wan heartily
cheered by thoiifiindti of peoplen he
bearded tlm Dunoltui ( ' .mile between a guard j
of matlncH and blue jackets there was a
renewed outburst of applause
Krii ) : iN Cll > \IM | | HrlKiiiH. ]
KANSAS C'TV. Dec -Subjects ! of j I
( iic.it Britain living In luuitan ( "lt > have 1
rcnti United $ lf22 to the fund for the ie- j I
Hi. " of the families of British FnldUis flgnl-
j
Ing in ! "outh Africa The roi'trlhtition was I
iLiulltcd to the lord niajni of London I
ALIEN CONTRACT LABOR LAW
I uiunilNHliiner uf I nun It1 rut Inn I'mv-
ileil * . Mox l < uvv IK HeliiKlulaleil
Ha Mm : Int en 11 < tu tin UN ,
*
PITTSBURG. Dec 2.5 Tenence V Pow-
dirl > , commtaMloncr of Immigration , wns In
Plttshurg tnJii > nnd held a confereni" wilt )
Immigration Iispeitor Robeit D. I/ivtnn of
this district on bUNlncaH connected with the
department Mr. l'oudorl > said the alien
contract labor law IH being violated nnd the
li'SpuctorH all over the country are looking
foi evidence. He says an unusually large
ni.mbcr of foreigners who in rived In New
\ork have railroad tickets foi Pltigburg
'Iho niinibi r of immigrants , Mr Pnuilerly
f > ae. Is groaier than at anv tlmu uliuo IShl.
IIo K.IbU ( IK nn linllcailon if prosperity
Mr Powdtrly has kept a iccord of for
eigners who bi.ve como to this country dur
ing the first five months of the pruent IU-
ral } car ami It shows , m Increase of II u * > 3
over the number last
ENTOMBS FIFTY HO
Explosion Wrecks Coil Works Near Town
of Brownsville , Pa.
MINERS ARE OVERCOME BY AFTER-DAMP
Iloartrcndinp Scenes Among the Relatives of
the Burled Minors.
RESCUING PARTY DOES HEROIC WORK
Fourteen Bodies Brought Out of the Mine
Through Vuntilntion Shaft.
MINER'S ' LIGHT CAUSE OF EXPLOSION
Mnlu Minfl Totally WieeKeil Tlilrt >
Vll-lllllN Mill Dill Of llcilCll Of die
HIMCIICIN l.ltlli * Mope tliut
Aure Alive.
PITTSBUIIO. I'n , Dee. 23 A report to llio
Post , ( rntn Brownsville , I'n. , snvs :
"Thoro Is scarcely nny hope that any mau
In the pit Is now nll\e "
Thcto were the welds of Mine Inspector
James Bllck. nttorcil by him nt 10 o'clock
tonight as he stood nt the mouth of the
Urnznell mine. , In vvhct.0 depths thirty men
are entombed. Tlmt they will Rot out nll\o
Is exceedingly Imptolnblo nnd their mothers ,
wlvi'i nnd slsjors mourn them nn dead. The
Impilsoned men ha\e hern without > \\t \ or
food. They nrc. separated from eager searchers -
ers bv walla of debris which foil when the
explosion took place nnd blocked the tend to
liberty.
At " ' 20 this morning the death-dealing b a l
was lorpcd. Owing to n shortage of can
loss thau the usual number of men entorcil
the pit. The mine Is thnt of the Stockdiilo
Coal company , and lies four miles from
Brownsville and fourtcon miles from Union-
town. It Is known as the Brazncll mine nnd
lien near n .station of that nomc tin the Red-
stone Creek branch of the Pennsylvania rail
road.
At 5 o'clock this morning Fire HOBS Jamei
Hadcllffo went through the mlno na usual ,
nnd found gas , or "flro-damp , " In two places.
He noticed about four Inches of gas In the
main entry about 100 yardi , from the main
shaft nnd about an equal quantity In n room
on a slflo entry a short distance away. Tlia
fiio boss reported the presence of the gau
but Inform * . 1 the superintendent that It was
all right for the men to enter. The men
were lowered Into the mine In the cage , de
scending the main shaft , which Is vertical
Krom forty to fifty men had entered the
mlno and dispersed through 11 when the Kit
was Ignited In some manner not yet discov
erable * A tremendous explosion occurred.
Its force must have reached evcr7 ann ia
the mine. The cage In the main shaft , which
was tit the bottom , was blown Into spllnten
and the hoisting machinery wrecked. About
1,000 feat from the main entianco was an
air shaft , also vettlcnl and brick lined It
was torn by the blast nnd the bricks were
blown to the \ery top.
Altogether there were from forty-five tc
fifty workers In the mine. The men do-
bcomlcd In the engo of the main shnft from
eight to ten at a time.
Hci-.l'.cR I'miiIIIMidi ( Jrlcf.
A moment after the fifth load h.id de-
bcended there was a roar that shook HIP
Immense Iron tlpplo nbo\e the shaft and
reverberated from the hills. There wns no
need to tell what had happened rraiitlo
v omen and frightened children dashed out
of their dwellings just across the rnllro.id
tracks nnd lushed toward the mouth of the
shaft. They weio drl\cn back by the smoke
thnt pouted up from the mine. A minute
later cveiythlng was quiet. A moment later
the big engines stopped and the fans word
I'usbed.
There was no possible way of aiding tha
Itr prisoned men through the main haft and
a ruin was made for the ventilating shaft
liju > arils nwuy. This Is 112 feet deep ,
bilckcd Insldo tn strengthen It , nnd had
Iron steps from top to bottom. A shout
came from below nnd It wns known tint
not all were killed , but who hnd drnwn
the few prices In the lottery of life and
death ? The anxious ones nt the top waited
n few momenta for the men to appear. They
did not conio and an InvcMlgntlon was madii ,
It wan discovered that the explosion had
torn away the brick lining of the shaft ,
taking with It about twenty feet of the Iron
ateps The men below weio In a trap.
Piomptly n rope und bucket wan lowered
and the men brought up. The first wns Albeit -
beit Meeso , 13 years old , a trapper , lit
wns iincdiiHcloiia anil wan tlea In the bucket ,
Tenderly ho wn.s lifted out and remedies ap
plied , hut without avail. Ho gasped omn
or twlco and wan dead , n victim of nftei-
damp. Thnt told the whole utory of the ills-
nstcr. Plrcdamp had exploded In the mine ,
I'ourtecn men wcro lescued by the bucket
and rope. All of them weio nick mid some
half fainting. They were given rentoratl\ea
and went to their homes , r > o\cral having to
bo carried
Mnlu Slinfl HccHiCN Atlciilliin ,
N'o more men appearing at the foot of the
air Miaft , attention was turned to the mull )
shaft , fiom which the afterdamp was pour
ing out In n thick \oluino 'Iho fan wai
crlpplr < l and th cngcu would not woik.
The first thing tn do wan tn start tlm fan
This was accninpllshPd by 10 " ! 0 a. m. and
Iho nflerdamp began lo foice Its way nut
df the \entllatlng shaft. The brattlccii In
the mine which guide thn air through the
workings hud been wrecked by the explo-
a'on
( iradu.illy the nlr around tlid main shaft
bccamo purer anil nt S o'clock the firm body
o' rescuers descended , the CUKCB ha\lng been
tnnpoiarlly mpalred. U'hun they got within
ter fret of the t ottom the cage stopped A.
mi-ss of wreckage wiu > piled up at the bottom
tom of the shaft. With their faces black
ened and burned und their rodle rtUlorted
laid ao\un men The letouere Hlarted to
clear nwuy Iho dthrlM , but It va slow ,
hard work
Pit Uo8B William Tbuma * and thrct
