The Omaha Sunday Bee.
PART I.
PAGES 1 TO 10.
J2STAHLISI LED JUKE H, 1871.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MOltNING, BECEMUETJ 0, 1 000 TWENTY PAGES.
SINGLE COPY ELVE CENTS.
SPHINX OF POLITICS
Bilonce of Oonnt Ton Buelow Wins for Him
an Unofficial Title.
CHANCELLOR IS AN AGRARIAN AT HEART
It is Thought, However, that Ho Will Not
Goneent to All His Party's Demands.
SUCCESSFUL TRIP TO SOUTH GERMANY
Eenite'i Amendment to Hay-Pauncofote
Treaty Meets with Condemnation.
ACTIVE SEASON IN SHIPBUILDING LINE
Movement of Population Toward
Ilrrlln nml Coiiriiient Scarcity of
HoimPM with Higher Unit Oe
cnlmi Olllclnl liuiulry.
II K KLIN, Dec. 2r.Tho rcsenl'spccchcs of
Count von Kllnekowstroem, tho ngrarlan
leader, and tho nttltudo of tho Imperial
chancellor. Count von Huelow, toward Iho
agrarians havo furnished t'.iu presi thin
week wlih tho main subject for discussion
without evolving any now Ineis. Count von
Huelow has not uttered a word publicly to
indlcato his position and hlH hIIodco wins
him tho designation of the sphinx of Ger
man politics. Tho Vosslscho Zoltung ns
suracs that tho clinncellor, from his political
association. Is an agrarian, but that his
diplomatic education and experience In for
eign polltlcit render hi in unwilling to concodo
tho agrarian demands wholly, slnco he must
sro that a grain duty of tio marks would
render a commercial treaty policy Impossi
ble Tho Vosslscho Zeltung assumes that
such a duty would causa u tariff war with
the United States ntid Uussia, tho former
answering with measures directed r.galnst
(lormnn sugur nnd tho latter replying by
Increasing tho duty on Oeimau Iron. The
liberal newspapers understood that Count
von Fllnckowstroem's utterances aro In
tended to prepare fo n compromise below
tho extreme agrarian demands, pointing out
that It was Count von Kllnekowstroem who
cheeked the extreme ngrnriali demands in
connection with tho meat bill.
Tho press this week has much commented
on a seml-olllclal nrtlclo In tho Mucncbcncr
Allcgcmcluo Zcllung, national liberal, quot
ing Count von Huelow ns saying: "Ab'ovo
all things, no Internal crisis. '
Von lluclnit' Coucllliitnry .Spirit.
Many of tho papers fear tho chancellor's
conclllntory.splrlt will prevent any vigorous
policies and others Interpret his utterances
as meaning that ha Is realty to s&crlllco
Count von Posadowsky-Wchner. secretary
of stato for Iho Interior. In tho Interests of
a harmonious cabinet. The count's trip to
south Germany, concluding with tho highest
decoration being bestowed upon hlui by the
omprror, gives occasion for the frequent ro
nurk that tho chancellor is on very good
ternm with his majesty. Nevertheless, the
Cologno Volks Zeltung, the leading center
1st organ, sarcastically asks what there will
bo "left to confer 1on Von Huelow wbon ho
actually does something?"
Tho trip has undoubtedly had an ex
cellent political effect. Tho Stultgnrt
Sohwaoblscho Morcur, tho Kcmi-oUlclnl pa
per of Wurtemburg, tcmnrks that tho re
lations with the Imperial government havo
later grown somewhat strained nnd adds
that Count von lluelow's object was to rc
Htoro tho former cordiality, which ho has
fully succeeded In dolni:. "Iloreaftcr,"
continues tho paper mentioned, "Its South
German governments will havo a proper
participation in lmporlnl nffalrs,"
Novirtholcss, tho I'an-Gorman press con-.
iinucs 10 nuncK uouni von liuelow, Tlio
ItholnUtho-Westphnellsselio Zoltung, na
tional liberal, accuses tho chuncollor of
hanging on to Great Ilrllaln's skirts and
expresses fear that this may InvolVo Ger
many In complications with Ilussla und
Franco. Tho Lustlco IJlattor prints a
striking cartoon of Count von Huelow peer
ing Into a looking glass nnd asking tho
question, "Who Is tho chancellor In the
Innd?" Tho looking slass reflects Era
peror William's face.
Tho newspapers this week rofer In an
aggrieved tono to tho continued attacks of
tho Itussian press tipou Germany, Instanc
ing tho dlssemlnntloii of iho Improbablo
Rtory that tho Cologno and Ilerlln nows
pupcrs wcro bribed by the Do Iiecrs com
pany to opposo tho Iloer cause,
llny-Pnuiic efnte Trenly IIhciinxi-i1.
The United Stntcs senate's action on
tho Hay-Paunoofoto treaty Is much dis
cussed. Tho National Zeltung. national
liberal, and generally friendly to tho
United States, dovotes a lengthy leader to
this subject this morning. Tho general
tono of tho press Is strictly condemnatory
of tho senato without sympathizing with
Great Ilrltaln.
It Is announced that an enlarged canal
bill vlll be presented to tho Prussian filet
on January S. The Post, conservativehas
i.lready oponed n war against tho measure,
wnrnlng the government that It will meet
with u severe defeat, as It did In 1S90. Tho
diet also deals with the question of reform
of tho secret police.
Tho heavy movement of population
toward Ilerlln caused a chronic scarcity of
houses and a general rise In rents. A
conference of over seventy social domo
crntlo aldermen of tho Ilrandenburg cities
mot lu Ilerlln this week to discuss tho
mattor and passed a resolution advocating
various mensures of relief by the munici
pality. Tho Herllner Polltlscho Nnch
rlchten. tho mouthplcco of Dr. Mlquel, tho
minister of llnance, discusses the subject,
opposing restrictions being placed on tho
frco movement or tho population nnd says
the Prussian government Is deliberating
on tho question.
Tho Central Agricultural association of
hunt Prussia has passed a resolution In
favor of half-day schools, as n measure for
tno reiler of tho scarcity of laborers.
Active Year of MilliillillnH,
Tho German shipyards lu MOO completed
250,000 tons of vessels, which Is threo times
above tho tonnage turned out In 18!)ti and a
fifth per cent ubovo tho tonnage of 1S9S
Tho Urltlsh yards built In IflOO 100.000 ton!
for German account nnd Gorman yards built
in 1900 113,000 tons for foreign account
Seven hundred ships. In all over "00,000 tons,
aro building for German account In prlvato
end foreign yards. Forty-eight warships are
being built In German private yards,
A serum against the foot nnd mouth dls
cases discovered by Prof, l.offer described
at tho Paris medical congress Inet summer.
Ii being manufactured commercially, Pur
Iher experiments havo given excellent re
suits.
The Ilelchsbauk, on January 2, will cclo
brato its quartn-ccntenntal by a hnnquoL
Fraulcin lsolodo von Iluclou, Frau Cos
Ima Wugner's duugbter by her marriage
with Hans vou Huelow, was married at
Itayrrutu this eck to Ilerr Hetdler, the
musical conductor.
RISE IN RATES ON RICH RISKS
Iiinriincc Companies Contemplntc
Chnrulnn lllurhrr Premium on
.Millionaire Live lli-rrnftcr.
(Copyright, iW. by Press Publishing Co)
LONDON, Dec. 2. (New York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram.) Tho insur
ance companies of tho world have abso
lutely refused to take any further risks on
tho crowned heads of Europe slnco the
sudden death of King Humbert. This was
to hnvo been expected, for past experience
has shown that when a monarch got tired
of ruling ho Insured his life lavishly and
exposed himself to tho klng-klllcrs. They
did tho rest, saving him tho embarrass
ment of suicide. They gavo him tho glory
of mnrtyrdom Instead. The attempt on tho
czar's llfo by poison was not calculated to
allay tho panic In tho board rooms of the
Insurnnco companies. Attacks upon the
rich, like that upon Uncle TMibsoII Sage,
gave the directors of several great cor
porations much food for subsequent thought
and I hoy have seriously contemplated a
special rate for risks on tho lives of
millionaires.
Tho Introduction of the napthn launch
and the gasollno automobile hns lncroiscd
tho hazard on the rich. Protty soon a re
adjustment must take place. It is not
generally understood by tho glided sports
men who rldo to tho hounds that their In
surance will bo forfeited If they nro killed
In taking a live-bar gate. They love dan
ger nnd forgot that Insurance directors do
not share their enthusiasm. Tho "chappies"
mny drink themselves to death, but let
them bowaro of their automobiles.
BRIDGE WHIST COSTS MONEY
.union .Smart Set (iambic
it tin- (iiniii- nml Itn
(it tors Follow.
.'urlouly
Iml-
(Copyrlght, IHOO, by Press Publishing Co.,
LONDON, Dec, 29. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) There Is
much gossip about high play at "bridge"
(bridge whist) ot tho duko and duchess of
Devonshire's Chatsworth Christmas party.
Tho guests Included the Princ6 and Princess
Demldofr, Lord nnd Lady do Grey, Mrs,
Arthur Paget, Sir Edgar Vincent, Mrs
Hoschoffshetm nnd several other noted
"brlilgo" players. It Is said that nt one
table, where the duchess was, play wns
carried on Incessantly, except for meals,
throughout the whole of Christmas day and
until after 5 o'clock the following morning,
ono player losing $11,000.
Tho "bridge" crazo Is moro violent than
ever In London society now nnd Is followed
by ruinous consequences in point of tlmo
nnd money by tho vast hordo of wealthy
people, who consider It fashionable to apo
the manners of tho smart set. Afternoon
"bridge" parties aro rlfo throughout tho
West Knd, nnd "brldgo" professors aro
earning lnrgo Incomes.
DAILY NEWS OWNERS QUARREL
Umililr tn Agrrp on the Policy of the
Paper a ltcunril the Ques
tion nt Imperialism.
(Copyright. 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Dec. 29. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Th6 Dally
News, tho oldest nnd formerly tho most In
ftucntlnl London liberal paper, Is In troublo
owing to differences among tho proprietors
over Imperialism. It is believed that tho
anti-impcrlallst proprietors will carry tho
day.
Labouchcre sold his shnro of tho Dally
News when It supported Lord Hosebery for
premier on Gladstone's retirement. Ho got
$350,000 for what he paid $5.",000,v but tho
advent of half-penny pnpers, greatly ro
duccd tho valuo of tho oldor penny dallies.
K. T. Cook, tho present editor of tho
Dally News, edited tho Pall Pall Gazctto
when that paper wns bought by W. W
Astor, and was tho first editor of the
Westminster Gazette.
VIBRATION BOTHERS THEM
Pmlcrixriiiiiiil Kleetrlo Trnnslt Pro
moters Look fur AVityn t Ap
pene Overhead HoiiKCoirnr rn.
(Copyright. 19(0, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Dec. 29. (Now York World
Cnblegrnm Special Telegram.) Tho pro
motors of the underground electric transit
tubo projects nro still sorely troubled by
tho vibration difficulty. Householders In
Uayswater, whero tho 2-penny tubo runs
eighty feet below the surfaco, havo had pho
tographs taken in their drawing rooms
whllo trnlns wero passing, producing an ef
fect ns though tho walls wcro trembling.
Tho tubo engineers nro conferring to find
means of correcting tho vibration, as fall
tiro to do so may prove fatal to all tho
other tubo projects now hatching.
I havo Mr. Loudonbach s authority to
deny absolutely the stntenifnt that ho has
been appointed manager of tho Underground
railway, with a view to Its chango to olec
trie traction.
PAUNCEF0TE J0SEE THE END
l.oril Siillliury Get PromUn from the
AmliiiNNiiilur to Situ' lle
yonil Ills Time,
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, uoc. -J. tNow York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Lord Sails
bury, according to my Information, has ob
tained n promise from Lord Pauncofoto that
ho will Hot retire from tho Washington
embassy In April, when his yenr's extension
terminate?, but will remain until tho Nlca
ragua canal question 1b settled or It Is
convenient to tho premier to appoint a
sultub o successor. Sir Henry Howard
present ambassador nt Tho Hague, 'has the
strongest claims on Washington, but ho Is
ruled out hecuuso ho married an American
tho daughter of O. W. Illggs of Washington
TRIUMPH OF AMERICAN IDEAS
Pope l.eo'n Iti-ernt Apostolic Consti
tution on MoniiNtlclMU Follow
Archhlxliop Ireland' Policy,
(Copyright, 1900, by PreFs Publishing Co.)
HOME, Dee. 29. (Now York World Cable,
gram Special Telegram.) The pope's ro
cently published npostollo constitution on
monnstlclsm is regarded ns a triumph of
Americanism In Vatican circles. In check
Ing tho spread of new religious orders, ren
dering the admission of novices moro dim-
cult ami authorizing bishops to dissolvo
monastic vows In certain cases, his holiness
lias rompioieiy uuopicti tno measures ad
vocated by Archbishop Ireland.
EPOCH IN SIENKIEWICZ'S LIFE
Twenty-Five enrx Slnee llir Author
of "luo ViiiIIh" Acquired
the llnlilt.
(Copyright, W, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Dec. 29. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Slenklo
wicz, tho author of "Quo Vndls," celebrated
tho twenty-llftn anniversary of tho begin
nlng of h's literary career In Warsaw las
Saturday. Deputations from nil parts of
Kuropo attonded, A national gift was pre
scnted lu the form of a llttlo estate.
Weather About as Dreary as English Oat-
look in South Africa.
TERR BLE STORMS SWEEP THE COASTS
ublic Demands Victims for Disasters to
Eoldiers in the Field.
C0LVILLE NOT THE ONLY GUILTY ONE
Made the Mistake of Patting Aristocratic
Yeomanry in Jeopardy.
CAVALRY FORCE TO DISCARD THE LANCE
Striking Instance of the HrrnkliiK
Uotvn or Old Social Harrier
In h'nRlniul Poor Mnn
(let n FcllnWNlilp.
LONDON, Dec. 29. Miserable rain, fog
and dirt made Christmas week ono of ovll
memory for England. Depressing gloom,
lu thorough harmony with tho weather
settled over tho country. The coasts were
strewn with wrecks, commcrto wns out of
Joint nnd tho public was bitterly digesting
the criticism of tho P-rltlsh army. The de
mand for Major General Sir Henry E. Col-
vlllo s resignation, thrown ns a sop, only
served to whot tho ravenous nppctlto of
those who nro howling for tho responsibility
of tho roverscs In South Africa being
brought home to Individuals. Moro heads
are demanded. Where so many must bo
blamed, It Is felt that the selection of Gen
oral Colvtllo is woefully Inadequate, If not
unfair. Indeed It Is already said that had
not tho yemonary force nt I.I ml Icy, which
Colvlllo failed to relieve, Included some of
tho nobility and other Influential persons,
Colvlllo would never havo been recalled.
Tho bitterness felt by theso yeomanry at
being compelled to surrender because, ns
thoy allege, Colvlllo refused to render tho
nld within his power, has never died out
and It probably will result In ono of tho
most interesting court-martials in tho
annals of tho Ilrltlsh army, upon tho re
suit of which will depend tho fato of
several other high officers, who have proved
uucqual to tho occasion.
Object to the Maoris.
Tho liberal papers comment sovcroly upon
tho ncccptanco by tho War offlco of a con
tlngent of Maoris from New Zealand. Tho
Star says: "Tho effect ot this stupid
blunder on tho Dutch will bo terrible. After
declining to employ Indlnn troops, wo aro
taking n paltry hundred Maoris. This will
not only lnfurlato tho Dutch, but It will
Insult tho Indian troops, who will regard It
as a declaration of their inferiority to an
Inferior colored race. Go on! O, government
of muddlers, oven tho gods could not savo
you from your lnvlnclblo folly."
However, there aro signs of the dawn of
that common sense, tho laolt at which the
Kngllsh critics so deplore in tho military
system, for tho cavalry now going out to
South Africa Is discarding tho lanco nnd
cnrblno nnd substituting for these wenpons
rifles nnd sabers. After over a year s fight
Ing tho authorities hnvo woko up to tho
utter usoIesBncsa of lances nnd carbines,
considering that thousands of Ilrltlsh
soldiers havo novcr seen a Iloer during the
many engagements.
Whllo Great Britain Is tied hand nnd foot
to South Africa, tho navy, which Is not
escaping tho wave of criticism, is quietly
Increasing its strength nnd morale For
months both men and ships havo been kept
In nu unusual stato of readiness and there
nro now building In Ilrltlsh yards no fewer
than eleven battleships, nineteen cruisers
and fourteen smaller vessels, totaling
noarly 400,000 tons. These excludo vessels
which have been tried, but aro unfinished.
IlrcnkliiK Down Harriers.
Tho breaking down of nil tho social bar
rlors which formerly restricted Kngllsh lit
orary and political llfo wob never better In
stnnccd than by tho appointment this week
of Mr. Joseph Owen to n. fellowship of
Oxford. Six years ago Mr. Owen was n
mill hand at Oldham, helping to support
his poor parents. Ho attneded nt night
tho university extension lectures nud so
much ability did ho show that tho lecturers
got up a fund and sent him to tho great
university, where, with his wife, ho settled
down in a humble cottage. Ho knew no
Greek nnd llttlo Latin. His first success
camo when ho won tho Ilrackenburg his
tory scholarship, to tho surprise of many
learned, aristocratic competitors. Four
years of determined, uphill work passed and
tho tlnal examinations drew near. On n
position In theso deponded Mr. Owen's
whole future. A fow weeks boforo tho
ordeal his young wife died suddenly. Mr,
Owen's friends thought It Impossible for him
to accomplish anything, but the mill hand's
grit stood the strain ana air. uwen gained
the coveted flrst-class, with the degree.
His appolntmont as extension lecturer
quickly followed and Mr. Owen lectured
where, six years previous, he had learned
Tho climax In his career camo this week,
when Pembioke collcgo elected Mr. Owen,
out of all tho Oxonians, to tho lucrntlvo
nnd honored post ot fellowship.
Mlnuture of Witslilnicton.
Thero aro few original pictures of Gen-
oral Washington In England, hence the dls
covory of another miniature Is Interesting,
It Is by Sam Folwell and It dated 1791. An
othor by tho camo artist Is now In tho
possession of the Historical society of
Phlladolphlai dated 1796. Tho now tlnd Is
supposed to bo an cxcollent likeness. It
represents Washington wearing a pigtail,
Glasgow, which the Christmas and New-
Year senBon has mado notorious for thq
drunkenness exhibited on Its streets, hns
acquired possession of nn old mansion
houso situated In a deserted part ot. Ayr
shlro at a cost of 7,000, where habitual
drunkards will bo sent for terms varying
from three months to two years. The
authorities hope to effect cures by maklsg
tho Inmates do farm work.
SIR THOMAS LIPT0N COMING
SportliiR IviiIrIiI of the Trncunt Will
Visit America on lluslnrsii
In Kchruury.
(Copyright. 1900, by, Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Dec. 29. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Sir Thomas
Llpton will go to America In February with
Mr. and probably Mrs., Gcorgo Keppel
Tho visit, which Is on business connected
with Llpton's American Interests, will last
a month.
Tho prlneo of Wales has formed n high
opinion ot Llpton, believing him to bo a
thorougn sportsman, wnno ot course tno
handsome appointment which Llpton has
given to Oeorgo Keppel Is very agreeabl
to the prince, who Is much Interested In
the family,
DREYFUS SEES .ESTERHAZY
French Cnptnlit Look 'on the Man
Who llnil Itiilnril! lllm In
London Dive.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.
PAIH8, Dec. 29. (Now .York World Ca-
blegram--Speclal Tolcgra'm.j H Is now nn
undoubted fact that Cuptitln Dreyfun re
cently spent two weeks ln'Tnrls In con
sultation with Helnach, Zola, Lazarc, Pic-
quart and others beforo writing to Pre
mier Wnldcck-Housscati, which Is regarded
as tho llrst step toward tho Inevitable re
vival of tht case.
From nn Intimato friend 'it tho Dreyfus
family I lenru tho following: Slnco the
Komies court-inn rtlal Cap In I
fus hns
expressed an Intonso desire.
Kster-
haay. Uetng In Paris
ried to go
lo Knglnnd for n few da
early In
December ho left here,
friend, for London. Nc.
nlcd by ti
proposed
u night stroll throw
Thu friend
humored his whim. I
Urso of their
stroll they enmo to
itvurn In tho
poorest quarter of
JJreyfus In-
slated upon cntertn
mero Idle
curiosity.
Tho two men sn
nt a table In n
dark corner. Tho
pants were mostly
seedy looking foreigners
"How Interesting," remarked Dreyfus,
scanning the faces.
Then, suddenly trembling violently nnd
palo as death, ho clutchcd'h'is friend's nrm
and wlilsnered- "Thcro ho Is. seel Srel
Tho demon!"
Supposing Dreyfus wan-, 111 the friend
tried to calm him and lend' him nwny, but
Dreyfus grew quieter, though still ghnstly
white. He was starlng--'niedly at n man
sltttlng nt a tnblo In n-(Untant corner nn
emaciated erenture, with '.restless eyes,
drinking absinthe. ,-
"Who Is ho?" asked hla friend.
"Ksterhazy." replied Dreyfus.
"Yes, It's Ksterhazy," murmured a woman
sitting near.
"Let us go," said tho friend.
Dreyfus allowed htmself.'tn be led away,
but stilt with his eyes fixed upon tho man
who had ruined him. Ilut'Estcrhnzy, ab
sorbed In his own despair, 'n,ovcr recognized
Dreyfus.
FALLS IN LOVE WITH A LION
Can nil I n n Actrc-NN In PnVU t'renten n
Sensation liy Her Peculiarly
HccUIcxn Action.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press TubllshlnK Co.)
PARIS, Dec. 29. (Now York World Cubic
gram Special Telegram.) A Canadian
woman calling herself Edith Chcrson, who
was formerly n. London actress, has been
a constant spectator for tho last ten days
at tho Follcs Ilergeres, vhero a German
animal trainer, is exhibiting! u troupo of
lions. When tho Hons appear in their iron
cago tho woman appears .fascinated, and
sho habitually stands near tho cage of u
particularly ferocious lion named Mcnellk,
who seems to huvo captivated tho woman.
Last night tho climax occurred. No usher
was near and tho trainer .was .occupied by
Hons In another cage. Suddenly .Edith sprang
onto tho stflgc, dashed to jUjo Tcago whero
Mcnellk was growling ab'd, showing his
teeth, und, pressing horhpad "ngalnst tho
railings, touched Mcnellkj.'oad.
Tho beast turned quickly una ' fcprahg
open-mouthed ngalnst tho bars. Tho spec
tators wcro horror stricken, but tho woman,
unscathed and undismayed, knelt so as to
stare tho Hon lu- the cyo and then stroked
his head. To everybody's amnzemcnt tho
great beast slunk back to tho furthest
corner of bis cage.
Tho audience applauded wildly, but tho
tamer called nn usher nnd had the woman
escorted outside, with tho notification that
sho would not bo admitted hereafter.
CHURCH MAY GO FOR TAXES
Catholic Killllcr for HnRllNli-Sprnkltin'
Worshipers In Purl Likely
to lie Sold.
(Copyright. 100O, by Press Publishing Co.)
I'AIUS. Dec. 2U. (Now York World Cable
gram Special Telegram.) St. Joseph's
church for KnKllsh-spcnklng Catholics,
which Is to bo sold for unpaid taxes unless
$4,000 is forthcoming beforo January 1,
numbers many Americans In Its congrega
tion. No less thnn threo millionaires
havo been married thero In tho last Ilvo
years.
Mrs. Mackay was formerly a parishioner.
Talleyrand used to bo a rcular nttondant.
Tho former rector. Father Osmun Cook, an
eloquent Irishman, who was n conspicuous
flKure In fashionable colony circles, was
transferred to Ilulgarla two months ngo.
Tho present rector, nn Kngllshman and n
stranger In Paris, Is at his wits' end. Mean
while CountHBs Spottlswoodn Magkin Is
working energetically to ralso tho amount.
O'BRIEN'S CAMPAIGN GROWS
On III llrturii from nn Kuyiitlnu Out
line He Will Attack KiiKlnuil
In lleail KnriicM,
iCopyrlRht, 1D00, by l'ress Publishing Co.
DUDI.1N, Dec. 2, (Now York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) Archbishop
Walsh's support of tho now Irish party Is
considered ns most Important. Tho Par
liamentary fund Is steadily growing and
John Redmond has won general admiration
and esteem for tho tact and courage ho has
displayed In tho management of tho con
vention, William O'llrlon, who suffers
from chronic chest weakness, now has n se
voro attack of pleurisy and has been ordered
to Egypt to recruit. As soon as ho is con
valescent an active agitation will bo In
augurated by tho United Irish league to
expel from tho Dublin corporation all tin
nationalists who failed to vote against the
address to tho queon when sho visited Dub
lin. Somo of theso hnvo apologlzod, but
thoy nro marked down for exclusion never
theless. SUPPORT AMERICAN PRELATE
French Prlcntn OrKiiulxc to KIt-viitc
ArchlilNlinp Ireland to l1 mil
lion of Cardinal.
(Copyright, 1M0, by Press Publishing Co.)
PAIUS, Dec. 29. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram,) Influential
French prlcstB and laymen nro organizing
an Independent movement to induce tho
Vatican to appoint Archbishop Ireland
cardinal. They cite tho American prclato's
affection for Franco and say that tho moro
liberal, wide-awake churchmen of that sort
are tho better for tho change.
GOOD CHANCE FORTHREE OAKS
KiiteriirlnlitK MIcIiIkuu Timvii Mlnht
T?nll- Settle Till Inter
cstlnu Dispute,
(Copyright, 19), by Pref Publishing Co
PAIUS. Dec. 29. (Now York World Cable
gram Special Telegram.) Tho motion
mude In the municipal council to glvo to
a Paris street tho name of somo American
elty has encountered a divergence of opin
ion. New York and Chicago are both find
ing vigorous cbamplous.
ho
mil
sh rates
ocelli
DEMAND WITHDRAWAL Of
SUBSTANCE Of
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Following Ih not tlic rxnet text, but Is In substance the contents
of tho tbronk'iilnp letter sent Mr. H. A. Cudnliy:
Mi". Cmluliy: Wo nro siiitprlspd to sco (lint you huvo offoivd
n rowiird of $'J.",(K)0 for thu nrrowt and conviction of the
"TUHNK UlilniippoTS." Didn't think you would do Hint, ns wo
treated you fair and thought you would treat us lair.
Now, wo bavo this to say withdraw that, reward, nnd
ltave the withdrawal advertised In the newspapers as much
as you had thu reward advertised, or we will pet another one
of your children this tlmo one of the llttlo girls, and It may
not po as well with her as It did with the boy. You know
wo can do this. If you doubt It Just remember how easily wo
pulled off tho other Job.
Now If you aro half as smart as you showed yourself to
be tho other tlmo you won't show lids letter to thu police, or
to anyone. It's your affair, anil no one else's. They couldn't
do anything lo help you anyway, as they are a lot of dubs and
fatheads. They have bceii at work on thu other case two
weeks and are a thousand miles from thu llrst chic. Thu chief
knows I'at Crowo Isn't In this.
You've got your boy and wu've got the money, and both of
us ought to be satlslled. Let the matter drop right where It Is or
thoru'U "bo one empty chair" In thu "Ciitfahy mansion."
SAY A LAST LONG GOODBYE
English Writers Take Eetrospectire Glances
at Century Juit Ending.
AMERICA RECEIVES MUCH ATTENTION
Sir KiImIii Arnold Send ".Motherly
Kiss" to DuuKlitci- Columbia unit
Utlicrn Semi (irrrtliiK"
'ot no I'rlrndly.
lIONDON, Dec. 29. Reviews of tho year
nnd century will fill the weekly nud dally
papers. In tho latter nnd tho broader Held
tho writers tlnd great satisfaction that
America's part In England's history llgurcs
prominently. Sir Edwin Arnold signalizes
tho new century with a sonnet.
Creeling Columbia, England says:
I send theo n motherly kiss and bcnlson,
lovo mo or love me not.
llap what mny Imp my pride and prayers
watch thy bright course begun,
Thou dost uphold the lessons learned from
mo nnd siieakest my Shakespeare's
Hpeeeh Ood go with thec.
Columbia answers:
If thy foes too much dure I think wo sluill
bo no moro kept asunder
Than two great clouds lu heaven that hold
tho thunder.
All Arc Not no Friendly.
That Sir Edwin Arnold's views aro not
unanimously shared can bo Judged from n
letter of Mr. Cunnlnghamc-tlranam (a
former member of Parliament, who In July,
1898, wrotu u scries ot articles most Insult
Ing lo Americans In tho Westminster Ga
zette), which Is given a plnco of honor In
tho Saturday ltoview. It Is tho most bitter
nrraignmcnt of Anglo-American friendship
tent has appeared for many day. The
writer derides the nflcr-dlnncr speeches of
Scr.ntor Depow, Lord Salisbury and others
nnd declares that this friendship has ro
suited only In kicks for Great llrltnln in
the cases ot tho Venezuela, San Juan, Ala
bama nnd Uehrlng sea awards. He nays:
'Wo went on putting ourselves upou our
diaphragms, making certain that all thoso
kicks wcro but symptoms of affection und
love tho Americans bore us. For tho moral
support wo gave them In their brnvo punch
lag of their brother Spaniards thoy gavo
us nothing of a kindred sort when wo
started in to thrnsh our brother Ilocrs.
Lastly, on top of all our condescensions,
like n cold bath upon a drunkard, come tho
clnuscs of tho senate In tho Hay-Paunccfoto
treaty, to which wo are commanded to as
sent to kick number twenty, nnd I suppose
Lord Salisbury is going to turn his nmplo
shoulders to receive It nnd assure tho kick
ers of his distinguished consideration nnd
thank thorn for tho energy with which It Is
bestowed. It seems Impossible, so tho ex
ports toll us, that tho canal could bo de
fended, even though fortified, In enso of
war, but though the liar, damned liar, and
expert Is a person almost proverbial In
this commorclal ago. It looks as though
wo had voluntarily by our mean and sense
less conduct In tho Spanish-Yankee war,
placed ourselves In tho position of n man
who, having lost tho world, Imagined ho
had gained his soul, but on consideration
found his prize was mero hypothesis."
EnKllili Cnnltnl "Will Follow l.'annl.
In connection with the proposed Nica
ragua canal It Is said that when tho United
States definitely decides to build ono of tho
greatest shipbuilding concerns in England
will simultaneously open on ono of tho gulf
ports nn Immcnso shipyard. Several steel
manufacturers tiro also cald to bo consid
ering tho ndvlsabihty of establishing Amor
lcnn plants.
Tho Manufacturers' Itecord, speaking In
bohnlf of English trndo, says: "Tho men
who have dominated tho metallurgical In
terests of tho world for so many yenrs,
whoso trado ramifications extend to every
civilized country, are not tho men to yield
to American supremacy without sharing In
It by becoming n faotor In Amcrlcn's pro
duction. To theso giants of Industry It Is
not very material whether tho source of
production Is England, or Pennsylvania, or
Alabama.
"Tho pooplo of America should welcome
tho Income of this capital, not only (cr
Its material benoflts, but for that close
kinship Into which tho United States nnd
Great Hrltaln would bo drawn."
DcNlKUi-r WntNon's TcstliiK Tank,
Gcorgo W. Watson's desertion of thu
Hendersons and his employment by tho
Dcnncys, who havo never built sailing
yachts of nny description, to construe Sir
Thomas I.lptcn'i second America's cup
challenger, has created much discussion
and 'hitherto bus not been explained.
A representative of tho Associated press
learns, howover, that Mr. Watson was In
fluenced by tho benefits of tho Dcnneys'
testing tank, which he first tried with tho
yacht I.yslstrnta. After this ho utilized
tho tank for a series of experiments to de
termine tho best hull shnpo for Shamrock
II beforo do signed tho contract with Sir
Thomas Llpton, Ho Is convinced that ho
has discovered a hull much better than ho
has ovor designed,
The testing tank Is In reality a pond 200
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SECOND LETTER
uner ot Kcwara.
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THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for Nebraska tlenerally 1-nlr
hikI Much Colder Sunday; Fair and fold
Monday; Winds Uecomlng Northerly.
Pago.
1 Von Iluelnw AVIiin Title of Sphinx.
Hull ClirUtuiiiNtlilc lu Uimliiml.
"WrltcrN lllil Fnrcucll to Century.
Cintiiliv Home Awuln Threatened.
li CIiIiipnc AViiiiIn Point i:ilnlucil.
Mlil-ltoiiilcrH Confer nt St. I. "ill.
London Firms Fnll In lliinclicn.
:i
Lincoln Co in mere I nl CIuIi'k Thrift.
South Oiiinlin IMcctlon Itcvlcncil.
.MlNNiiurl Wo in a n Sliootn llcf inner,
t 1'nilctN Could Put Slop to HiicliiK.
Clo eland on I'rcNlilciit'n Term,
r. PcttlKrcn- on IIU Siiii'n .Mishap.
IIITcr .Made for DuuImIi InIiiiiiIn.
I! I. nut Week III Omiihii Society.
7 Joe .Mnly Probably Murdered.
AtrnlrH nt South Omaha.
.Moroni Win a lliiril llui'C
H Council IIIuITm Local .Mutter.
Ilotv it tioiiil Town Huh tlriMvu.
In vcnI luatlni; Fireman' Itccoril.
! Iliihhl Friinkllu on Jpn'n Position,
to (illiupNCN of Hie Sportlun; World.
It Some .Volatile Kvrntn of the Year.
I- Womniii Her Way nml Wlilni.
I.'l Aiiiumc input nml Mnslcnl .Vote.
14 Killtnrlnl nml Comment.
15 Itovltw of a lliun?talil f'entnrj-.
Hi ".Vorninn Holt."
17 ('ommcrclnl nml Flnniiclnl Xcitn.
I'rcNlilcutN to Support Itiites,
It lllvorcc Suit 'lie Dp Properly.
-O Annuity I'linil for Tcnchcr.
Temperature nt Onialia A'cstcnlny:
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SHOOTS HIS BRIDE AND SELF
Omaha .Mnn Crenle u Srnmitlon by
F.ntllnK 111 Honeymoon rrltli n
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DBNVEIt, Colo., Dec. 29. (Special Tclo
gram.) G. W. Hohblck, a stockman of South
Omaha, tonight In Denver shot his wlfo nnd
himself. Ho will die, but tho womnn will
probably recover. They wero married in
Denver on Christmas.
Mrs. Hobblek's namo before marriago was
Ida Chambers nnd sho lived with her
mother, who keeps u boarding houso nt 1431
Champa street. Tho two havo been there
slnco their marriago and It was thero that
tho shooting occurred. Tho cnuso of Hob
blek's action, so far as can bo learned, wns
moroly n petty quarrel. The ofllccrs be
lieve, howover, that, he bail reasons which
they havo so far been unablo to discover.
Hp hnd been drinking, but this Is not be
lieved to bo tho primary cnuso of tho trou
ble. Mrs. Hobblek's wound Is not serious. Tho
bullet struck hor chin nnd glanced off. In
shootlug himself Hohblck placed tho muzzlo
of the revolver to his temple. Ho will prob
ably dlo beforo morning.
Hohblck Is associated In tho slock busi
ness with his brother, n, F. Hohblck. Ho
mot Miss Chnmbers In Omaha and camo
hero to marry her.
PINGREE SETS PRECEDENT
Michigan Governor Pnriltiiin Lnwycr
DiNlinrrcii liy the Supreme Court
On Charge of Contempt.
LANSING, Mich., Dee. 29. Governor Tln
grco has pardoned Charles It. Mains, n
Uattlo Crock lawyer, who brought tho par
don to tho secretary of stato's olllct from
Dotrolt this evening. About two years ago
Mains used language dciogntory to Judgo
Clement Smith, whom ho accused of a con
spiracy to ruin him. Ho was given a hear
ing In tho supremo court on n chargo of con
tempt and wns disbarred.
Governor I'lngrco, In grunting tho pardon,
soys that Mains was not. given nu oppor
tunity to prove the truth of his chnrges and
that he has Buffered great loss In being de
prived of tho right to practice his profes
sion, This Is tho llrst tlmo In tho history of tho
stato that a pardon has been issued to nn
attorney disbarred from practicing Inw nnd
the courts may not recognize Its validity.
WALES IS NOT COMING OVER
licporl Tluit the Prince Would Sec
the Ynclit Itaee Prove With
out Foiiuilutlnn.
(Copyright, im, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Dee. 29. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Tologram.) Tho roport
that tho prince of Wains proposed to visit
New York with Sir Thomas Llpton for tho
y.'ii.' lit races was brought to tho nntlco of
Sir Francis Knnllys, tho prince's private
socrotnry by your correspondent, who to
duy received tho following reply;
"SANDKINOHAM, Norfolk. Dee. 28, 1900.
Dear Sir; Thcro Is no truth whalovor In
the report to which you refer. Yours faith
fully, FHANCIS KNOLLYS."
I HI REWARD
Kidnapers Threaten Another Raid on the
Cudahy Houeehold Plock.
DEMAND THAT SEAPCM BE ABANDONED
Unless Howard ii Withdrawn Child Will Be
Stolen and Torturod,
LETTER RECEIVED AT HOUSE THURSDAY
Thrown Into the Yard and Pioked Up bj
Seriant on Notification.
MYSTERY SURROUNDS THE PROCEEDING
Mr. Cudahy Decline to lie llluffril by
the Criminal, lint Will Continue
Pursuit of tlic Ml
crranl. E. A. Cudahy. the millionaire packer, has
received a second communication from tho
men who kidnaped hlu sou. This time, us
formerly, tho letter comes In tho nature ot
u threut nnd says In substnncc that unless
ho withdraws his offer of $25,000 reward for
tho nrrcst ami conviction of the bandits
tbey will kidnap nnothcr of his children.
A reporter for Tho Dee called upon Mr.
Cudahy at his homo last night, but was not
permitted to see tho letter, lie seemed
very much surprised that Information con
cerning it had reached others than tho
Immediate members of his family and tho
chief of police, nnd was rather vexed that
ho had been unablo to keep It from tho
press. Ho said:
"1 regard this aB my own prlvato affair,
nnd feel that It doesn't concern tho publlo
In any wny. No one hns seen It, except tho
members of my family and tho chief of
police. I can't let you see II, nor any
other newspaper representative."
Mr. Cudahy seemed to labor under tho
Impression that Chief Douahuu hail "tipped
tho letter on"," but this does the chief n
gravo Injustlco, ns tho Information did not
como from him or from nny ono connected
with his ollleo. Mr. Cudahy had forgotten,
probably, that ho repeated tho subntunco ot
tho communication to several gentlemen
tho day nfter It nrrlved.
Ilcllvcrcil Like the First.
This second letter, Ilka tho llrst, was
thrown over tho stono wnll into tho Cudahy
yard, SIS South Thirty-seventh street, cither
liitn Wednesday night, Docombcr 20, or
early on tho morning of tho following day.
About 7 o'clock Thursday morning sonieouo
called up tho houso by telephone and asked
If Mr. Cudahy was In. A servant replied
that bo was.
"Well," said tho voice over tho 'phone,
"you tell him lo go out in tho front yard
nnd look near tho gnto and ho'll And some
thing that will Interest him."
Ileforo tho servant could ask ho It
was talking tho man rang off.
Sho delivered tho message to Mr. Cud
nliy and wns told to go out and see what
sho could tlnd.
A moment later sho returned with a
plain whito cnvclopo, upon which wns
written in a cramped hand, with pen nnd
Ink, tills nddrcss. I
"M. E. A. Cudahy, City.
Personal and Prlvato."
Mr. Cudahy opened It and found threo
sheets ot plain, yellow paper, similar tn
that used lu tho llrst communication,
closely written In black Ink. Tho lmml
wns Identical with that of tho letter of
December 19.
Siilistiiiico nf the Letter.
Tho contents of tho lotter, obtained from
a gentleman who had seen It and heard
It read, Is In substnnco ns follows:
Mr. Cuilnhy: Wo nro supprlsed to hen
tliut you havo offered a reward of $2.",0
for the arrest and conviction ot tho
"T1IHKH kidnappers." Don't think you
would do that, as wo treated you fair nnd
thought you would irent us fair.
Now, wo huvo this to say withdraw thnt
rnwnrd, nnd hnvo tho wlthdruwal udver
tlsed In tho newspapers ns much ns you
had tho reward advertised, or wo will get
mother one of your children this tlmo ono
of tho llttlo girls, and It may not go ns
.well with her ns It did with tho boy. You
know wo can do this. If you doubt It Just
remember how easily wo pulled oft tho
other Job.
Now If you nro hnlf ns sninrt ns you
showed yourself to bo tho other tlmo you
won't show this letter to tho police, or to
nnyono. It's your uffulr, nnd no ono olso's,
They couldn't do anything to help you, nny
way, nn thoy nro n lot of dubs und fat
heads, They havo been nt work on tho
other caso two weeks und aro a thousand
inllcn from tho llrst clue, Tho chief known
Pat Crowe Isn't In this.
You'vo got your boy nnd wo'vo got tho
monoy, nnd both of us ought to bo satis-,
lied. I.ot tho matter drop right where It
Is or there'll "bo ono empty chair" In tho
"Cudahy mnnflon."
Tho letter, llko tho first, was not signed.
Decline tn lie llluffril.
Mr. Cudnhy's llrst Impression upon read
ing tho communication was that ho would
keep It to hlniHolf. Ho showed It to his wlfu
ami sho wns of tho samo mind. Sho also
advised him to further comply with Its re
quest and withdraw tho roward, but ho
answered that ho would havo to glvo thnt
phoso of It somo consideration. Later,
however, he arrived at tho conclusion that
It wns a debt ho owed society In general
lo do what ho could to dlscourugo kidnap
ing, und dotormlned nt nnco to take Iho
chief of police Into his conlldcnce.
Saturday ofternoon, taking tho letter with
him, ho called upon Chief Donnhuo nt hla
prlvato oflloo and hold a consultation with
him which lasted threo hours, during
which they went over every phnso of tho
Chief Donahue was sttn by a reporter
for Tho ISeo at a lato hour last night and
was na much surprised ns Mr. Cuduhy to
Irani that Information of n second lotter
iia4 reached outsiders. Ho refused abso
lutely to dlfcuss iho matter and icferred
tho leporter to Mr. Cudahy,
Sluiilllciint In Mnny Wiijn.
Tho rerelpt of thin communication Is
most significant in several ways, Its Ion
dem y Is, llrst, to Indicate that tho kidnapers