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u VVI< \ l‘\ PI]H’I’ OTHER ROYALROUE, Young Prince of Orleans Facrifices Honor for a Debauchee's Pleasures, HONORABLE MARRIAGES ARE IGNORED, Opportunities to Attach Himself to Influen- tial Families Allowed to Pass. HOW HE REQUITED H!S COUSIN'S LOVE. Acoepted Her Devotion in Prison Only to Negleot Her at Liberty, NOW MIXED UP IN A DIVORCE SCANDAL. Result of a Young Man's His Every C In France Infamy for Power in Dige sipated. [Copuright 15891 by James Gordon Bennett\ Panus, Oct. 31, —[New York Herald Cable Special to Tie Bre.|—Princely scandals do sem to me to coase. [ach season ap- pears to have its own, 'here will soon be no royal family which hasnot had one of its members mixed in some notorious affair. By consent until now it is tho English family which takes the lead, but thore a others who aro on the way to pick it up, and the young duke of Orleans has an apparent wish 1o follow the stops of the prince of Wales For here he is mixed up in the divorce suit which Armstrong is bringing against his wife Mme. Melba, Only, to be a great de bauchee, one must have certamn faults which are mot these. He would bo hoir to the French crown—if France had king. Helis a big fellow, fair, plump, with u faco reddish and low, resembling at tho samo time his grandfather Louis Phil- lippe, and his father, comte do Paris—he of whom Thiers said: “In tho distance he 1ooks like a German and near like o fool.” The duke of Orleans may possibly have all the qualitics of a good sub-lisutenant ou con- dition that ho should stay 1 asmall town where it would not be possible for him to in- cur debts, but he has nothing of the prince about him. Led a Very During the last London season the prince, who lived liko a Frencuman, fenced overy morning with tho baritono Lusalie, whom Americans will soon hear, and after- wards breakfasted with the ists — two Reske brothers, living with him upon an equal footing, which denoted in the young prince too little pride und too much freedom. TUseo him yet, entering thero one morning in & gray coat, gray bat, a shirt with pink stripes, pink cravat, and & gicantic pink in his buttonnole, very noisy, laughing loud, and drinking a glass of wino which was ofteved him. I watched him with curiosity, seeking whether in this individual one could find traces of race-proof of great origin, and saw nothing. Whilst looking 1 remarked that the prince worea braceleton his wrist of leather, with o watch in it, like a woman, He was then judged: “He may do wuat ho will, ne will never do anything serious. When one is descended from the king of Fran, one acts and dre otherwise if ouo desires to play a political role.” It is loug sinco the boginning of the ro- mance which exists borveen the priuce and the singer. The comte do Paris at one timo wished his son to marry his cousin, the daughter of the ducde Chartres. The en- gagoment was oven oflicially announced. Duving the imprisonmont of Orleaus at Clairvaux forabaving ontered Frauce not- withstanding the laws of exile, the young princess went to seo him in s coll—which was a drawing room. There are even pho- tos of the engagea couple. But once out of prison the prizco bogan to amuse himself. His parents always besought him to marvy. Fio atways found a new pretext to put off the wedding. There wero thoso about his father—political men—who encouraged him to put it off. in hopes to make the ducde Orleans engage in a political marringe with the daughter of the czar, But they counted without the youth. Duc de Ovleans met Mme. Melba one day. He thought nomore of marrying tho Russian grand duchess than ho did of the princess. Through All the World. The romance commenced in London, but was followed all around Europe, wherever an engagements called Molba, Orleans fol lowed heroverywhero, even to Paris, whero he accompanied her disguised as & servant. The French police got wind of tno affair, and tho following day, 1mstead of arresting the duke, Constans had the news published in bis papers. The duke fled covered with ridicule. Then the couple was seeu in St. Potorsburg, where the czar refused to receiva the son of tho comte do Parls. At Vienna they met another misfortune. The duke weat up into an opon box in the first rank with Melby, which is contrary to all Vienna habits, The next day tho emperor requested him to leave Vienna. Then they wore seen 1n the Caucussus, going from town to town spending much money—comiug whence one knew not, everywhere exciting curiosity and criticism, They said during these last days thav tho romance was drawing to an end, that Melbo. had had enough of the petit duke who loved hor still, And the end of the history is a demand for divorce instituted by Armstrong. Out of the Race. If the due de Orleans ever had tho least chance of reaching power, what has huppened would take it away. In France does Dot want thoso Who 43pire to supreme digul o be open to criticism, We have seen Girevy disappear becavse his son-1n-law was mixed up in a lawsu't, The Orleaus famly entirely, except the duc d'Aumale, whom everybody reveres, wiil suffer from tbe fall of the duc de Orloans, and when one thinks that during this time the other pretender Prince Victor Bonaparte—is at Brussels con- corned 10 A1 ANKIAZOUS FONANCE 0N MaY to ono's self that the ropublic has all brick, and that it is not the offorts of a family who have reigned over France who ever will Do able to change the form of government. JAcQUES ST. UEKE, ce Life. is one - FVERSION ENGLISH OF THE SCANDA Detalls | hea F London End of the Aftair, LCepuriaht 189t by James Gordon Iennett. | Loxnoy, Oct. 8L.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tk Ber.j—The first step in an action for divorce was taken today by Captain Charles Armstrong, late of her majesty's service, the youngest son of Sir Audrew Armstrocg of a good old Scotch fawily, against his wife, the celehrated os More m the YEAR. Melba. A solicitor’s clerk left London today to serve the necessary papers on the duke of Orleans, who is in Vienna. It has been known for a good while in the inner circles of the relationship existing between the duke of Orleans and Madame Melba. The duke has been packed off more than once by the comte do Paris in order to cure him of his passion for Madame Melba, but wherever the singor went there Orleans was to bo found. His infatuation caused a scandal in court and society circles at Vienna last winter, when he and Melba ap- peared in a box at the opera. The best people of Vienna left the house. The duke was ordered to leave Russia by the czar for ap- pearing in public with Madam Melba and making it worse by actions that showed tnat ho was completely under the singer's control The pair have frequently been discovered undor compromising circumstances. When Melba wus stopping at the Metropole, Or- leans was 5o frequont a visitor that it was genorally understood in the hotel that there was no necessity for announcing his pres ence. The husband was the last man to hear of all this, as he was traveling much of his time between England and Australia, He has largs interests in Australia, whero ho married the woman, who was the daugh ter of a rich Australian. Her father was very averse to her going on the stage. Mr. Arwstrong is a man of splendia physique and one of the finest fencers, pistol shots and boxers in England, He also possesses a violant temper, though ho is cool-headed enough to know that he must move carcfully in this matter. Those who know Armstrong believe that he will cowhide Orleans publicly unless he obtains satisfaction in the ususl way. Meclba, on the other hand, intends to bring an action on tho ground of desertion. MME, MELBA'S STORY. Started Proceedings Because of Her Husband's Braralit [Copyrighted 1591 by James Gordon Bennett.] Pans, Oct. 31.—| New York Herald Cable —Special to Tik Bk |—No one could have been more surprised than Mme, Melba when, on 'riday afternoon, a smart London solic- tor appeared at her door, and being admitted, served ber with a copy of an application for divorcey applied for by ber husband, Captain Charles Nesbit Francis Armstrong, against her, and citing due d'Orleans as corespond- ent. Over six weeks ago her sol Messrs. Malleson & Mallescn, had filed on her behalf in the high courtof justice of Great Briton, divorce division, a petition for judicial sepavation against her husband, Armstrong, grounds of cruelty. She charges that within threc months after their marriage, which tok place in 1552, and ata time whed she was in a delecate condition, lie struck her witlr bis fist on the check at Port Mackay, Queensland. Thix he did for the purpose of obtaining money from her. T'wo weeks after the birth of her child, in December, 1553, e again assauited her with adriving whip. !n 158, while on board the steamer Bengal, on the voyage from Mel- bourne, he assaulted her twice with his fists, inflicting several injuries. On the first occasion she alleges ho gave her a biow on the ear, knocking her down and causing deafness which lasted several weeks. urther that shortly after marriage and until the spring of the present year, when he left for Australia, he continued to treat her with unkinduess, extorting money and f ing to contribute to the support of their son. In 1887, at Brussels, she alleges he pursucd her with a razor. Iu the autumn of 1889, at Lausanue, he violeutly kicked her and throw a candlestick which struck her a severe blow in the back. Finallyin Fobruary of this year he renewed his ill treatment, Iu March of the present year he extorted £800 from lier, with which he went to Australia and in April ho sent her a very violent leiter. Decided to Quit Him. she, being too much alarmed to £ with her husband, asked for She was first informed of her intention to ask for divorce the Herald's correspondent on Thursday. She then secmed incredulous. The next day petition was served upon her at her home 83 Rue Jfouffroy. This mora- ine sho was seen and smd she was not going to follow the indiscretiou committed by her husband in trying to de cide the case in the newspapers. She said she was mevely anxious to zet vid of her hus- band, who bad been very cruel to her and had taken hor money and nover maintained her. Shesaid it was very hard on the due @Orleans that he should have his name dragged into the affair, as the assertion made could not be provea, and said she had not yet decided what steps she would take in the matter, She entively ridiculed the idea of the du 'Orlewns having been with her in March last in Pavis, when tho press made so much fuss 1n the matter. During that period her house was carefully watehed by tho police, and M. Loze would tell any one that chose ask nim that the due was nov and, shoadded, that was the very time when her husband and ber boy were living with ner, at 07 Champs Elysces. Sno states that she bad ample witnesses to prove the stato- ments she had, made of the cruelty of her husband, on the strengtn of which she had applied for judicial separation She looked upon her husvand's merely as retaliation for the legal steps which she was taking agaistbhim. His action was very sudden and this statement contirmed by Colonel Henry Mapleson, who was present and who said that on the 23th of this mouth Armstrong had come to him of- fered to hand him a check for £1,000 to set tlo the matter amicably. Mme. Melba in her action asks for costs and the care of the child, winch is at sohool in England. To protect him ho has been made a ward in chancery. on Finally coutinue li separation. husband’s through the action SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE. What Was Learned n a Vienna Hotel Keepe |Copyright 1591 by James Gordon Rennatt.| Viexya, Oct. 81 (New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Ber I'he Melba divorce case has oxcited considerable interest here, Some few days ago a solivitor repre seuting Captaln Armstrong's interests came here and made inquiries in the matter. As faras L can ascortain he obtained a groat many clews but Jittle or no evidence which could bo used in court. The substance of the story current here is that somewhero about February 20 this year rooms were engaged by one Raphael Saltzer at Saltzer's hotel, hey were two bedrooms, Nos. 4 and 33, and taken in the numo of Mme, de Villiero. The rooms adjoined one another and had connect- fng doors, later a lady and gen- tloman arrived from St. Potersburg and oe: Three days St cupled the rooms. The host of the hotel, when Armstrong had resided at the it when asked if the du Leans had been the 1 all knowled bim, and from that moment was dumb. thing appears certuin, aud that Muwe. Melba left. Vienna ou Mar asked whether hotel, o d'Or ge of One ‘0 der is whon b 4 by the | Orient express for Paris the duke was taking pravo, koown on the stage as ‘\lauumukmu Orient express going east, . OMAHA. | RIDING THE TOP WAVE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. Andrew Oarnegle's Enthusiasm a3 He Starts for His American Home, M'KINLEY TARIFF IS A GREAT SUCCESS. It is Sending British Factories to This Side of the Water, IMMIGRATION RULES, HIS IDEAS ON We Are Getting the Oream of Europe and Ought Not to Kick. MARIE VAN ZANDT ON HER WAY OVER. She Will Remain in of an —~Efrect America American Joke in don—Gossip Concerning Yankee People. | Copuright 1891 by James Gordon Bennett.] Losnoy, Oct. 81.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tuk Bee.|—I stood on the deck of the City of Paris at Liverpool with Androw Carnegie just before ho sailed on Wednesday, Joun Morley had come from Manchester to see the iron king off. “The McKinley bill is working coutly abroad,” said Carnegie, “‘and work better and better as timo goos on. Ican say this impartially becauso the bill has really lowered tie duties in my line of work. Already a prominent British firm has begun to send over materials for locomotives. One important effect of the law is that it is d ing British manufacturers into the United States. Several have sent over ropresenta- tives to establish plants. 'Che great woolen manufacturers of Lecds, Bradford ana othor important centers will bo forced to erect works in America.” *And what do you think, Mr. Caraegie, of the unexpected floou of undesirable immig! tion into America which tho government is now trying to stem?” “Isay, don't touch immigration. Letlt flow on. - We are getting the cream of Burope. T want to ee America groat, really great. We need all tho population we can get. We only have seventeen porsons to the square mile. Thers are hundreds of millions of acres of land where the sod has never been turned. I say, ‘hands off immigration.” The class of immigrants we are getting is so good that European statesmen have complamed to me that wo were not getting a duo propor- tion of the indolent, vicious, weak elements of population. magnifi- it wiil Andrew is Enthusiastic “I'his 1s a glorious hour for our republio. She has the ball at her foet. Sho will kick iv high this time, and it will stay up. My hopes are <o high that I expect when I land in Now York to find a great republican victory Ohio and New York. Tne air is fult of prom- ise. Tam glad to welcome George Willlam Curtis back into tho ropuolican fold. That is where e belongs. This is all. The New York Times is still astray, but ‘while the lamp nolds out to burn’—you know the rest. “Igo back to Amorica wore firmly im- pressed than ever with tho fact that DPresi- dent Harrison is a greater man than the peo- ple give him credit for being. He is an Honor to the republicans, and I told my Britisi trionds who complmn that the pre deut had acted in hot vlood over the Chilian matter to wait for odicial news and they would find Mr. Havrison dignitied and mag- unanimous. Dispatches in the Herald have confirmed my opinion. Tho Herald 15 a great blessing to me, who wander occasionally abroad.” Marie Van Zandt Coming. Not far from Carnegio stood Marie Van Zaudt with her motber. he young prima douna looked sprightly 1 her traveling dro: with a jaunty fur cap on her head. “Although I have been receiving $1,000 a night in Europo for years, 1 am now going to sing for the first time in my own country,” shosaid. “Itisthe greatest event of my life, but T am not afraid to face an Amorican auadience. Mr. Grau sent mo a cablegram, asking me to select a might for my dobut. I replied [Friday, November 30, because thore are thirteen lettors in my name and I believe will bring me good luck. This is the first time I have crossed the ocean many years, but I shall finish my career on the stago in America. I will open in ‘La Sommnambula’ My lawsuit against tho French newspapers that libeled me while I was in St. Petersburg will be tried in Paris two days before my debut. ‘The newspapers offered me money to compromise, but I re fused, Iwant to thauk the Herald for its generous defense of me in my more trying days.” Miss Van Zandt is so superstitious about ler voyage that sue carries in her pockot for good luck a pieco of a blue cravat with which a French soldier hanged himself near Pans o few days ago. It was & romantic and the husband of Miss Van Zandvs drossmaker was tho polico oficer who cut down the corpse. A piece corde dependu is considered lucky by French people and a fragment of the cravat was presented to the American prima donna, Ihave just learned that a Gorman lawyer who attended some legal business for Hermon Schulteize, one of the American commssioners investigating immigration in Europe has been nhauled up beforo the gen- eral police to give an account as to the whereabouts of Scuuiteize, as a man resembling Schulteize has been murdered and the police thought it mignt bo the lawver would have some satisfictory ex- planation, Effcct of an Americn Joke, One of the funniest incidents occuring in London foralong time is a suit brought against the Family Herald, a most respecta- ble old fashioned metropolitan journal,which reprinted a joke from tne New York Life, in which one man asked another “what caused fire in Einstein's store! A defoctive fluet” y to which is, No, the insurance," it bappens that threo days before the joke appoared in London a man named Einstein actually had his store burned out, aud ho has brought suit for 5,000 damage agamnst the Pamily Herald for reflecting bis character. Mombers of the New York Herald staft have baen summoned to testity that Eiwostein is a common word used in Americau bumorous papers. Meanwhile Einsteln’s wrath increases houily. The Montana ruby-sapphire company’s shares were launched on the Loudon market yesterday, ating much interest here, and the stock is going well case is on Sold. interested has sola 3uftalo, will be that v Bierstadt great painting, “Last of the for 30,000, Rosa Bonheur is at work on a pawntiog de- to his and know l\l)A\ M()l(\l\(., )()VE'\IBLR ] picting the last of wild Indiss and buffalo ife from studies made when tho Wild West was in Paris, Viola Clemens, a young - American actross now playing in the Ameriesn border drama, gave an elaborate banguetits har friends at Greenwich this week, Maay prominent Americans atceaded and spoeches were made by Governor Bookwalter, The faithfuluess of Mes, Frances Hodgson Burnett to the memory of her dead son Lionel, Who was the original of Little Lord Faunt- leroy, s very touching. She hns foundea an asylum for newsboys in Drury Lane and called it “Lionel's Home." It is working on asmall scale, but sho intends to devote a considerablo portion of her ncom to build up this monument to her son. Clydo Fyten must have been consoled over tho failure of his play last woek by the charming “Av Home'' ¢iven in his honor by Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Sladen, which was attended by a briillant company, including many Americans. The marquis de Loiouville brought his livel suit against tho Herald, andall the London barbers, corset makers and tailors are on the ragzed edge of anxiet Willam King of Butfalo, well kuown among American Bohemians in London, will be married to a young Spanish lady here this ®eek. Among the passengers on the City of Paris for New York were Major Boll of the Sov- enth cavalry and wife; also Captan Ellis, and Claus § los, the sugar king. s POLICY. has not yet SALISBURY Criticising Our Navy—News a sip trom Enzland, [Copyright, 1891, by New York Associatzd Press.] Loxboy, Oct. 81.—The council of the con- servative national union has in process of in- cubation an electoral programme which promises to outbid that adopted at the New- castlo liberal congress. A circular recently issucd by the council direeting the leaders of local caucuses, in view of an eurly general election, to make a special effort to opposo the liveral propaxanda eheited appeals from every quarter of the country for an authori - tative platform. Semi-ofticially the platform can bo stated as follow Cessation, with the adupticn of a local gov- ernment bill of special Iish legislation ana a concentration of the attention of parliament ou British affairs: extension of popular local government by the creation of district coun- cils: allotment of small holdings for laborers, administered by district cduncil: legislation for the arbitration of strilkes; a free break- fast table—meaning the lowest possible taxa- tion on tea, coffee, cocoa and & reduction of duty on tobacco; the vesting.of the power of licensing in the county councils, with & provision for the compensation of publicans deprived of their licenses; and the introduc- tion of a bill providing for insurance against old age. To these positive proposals must be added negative principles naturally oelonging to conservatism, ncluding opposition to church disestablishment, maintenance of denox: tional schools, preservation of peors, privi- leges and rejection of local option 1u the mat- ter of an cight-hour day, in_refusing to dally with which the party leaders will be firm. Tne platform does not give tho eloctors a comprehensive prospect I reform equal to that afforded by the libagat programme, but it is frecr from fads and inore immediately practical. The liberal ovsunizers, convinced that the result of the elecrion will be largely Gependent upon the rurs. ~ote, will arrange aseries of laborers’ meetings, culminating in a conference of agricultural delegates, at which Mr. Gladstone wil! deliver a final'nd- dress before starting for Italy. The conser- vatives will be obliged to bid high against the liveral inaucements, Although no credit is given to the sensa- tional cable dispatches from New York al- leging that the United States government had declared war agaiust Chili, the present situation of affairs has led to a discussion in naval oircles on the chances of a conflict. An English naval ofiicer, having special knowledge of the Chilian forces, states that a war might be decidealy unploasant for the United States at the outset and that the task of conquest would not_bo an easy one, ul- though eventually the United States would be cortain_ of victory. Chili can oppose to the United States squadron two ironclads, oue cruiser, two torpedo zunboats, three im- provised cruisers and some other torpedo boats and cruiser The United States warships Baltimore and San Francisco could not. attack the Chilian fleot with any chance of success, especially under the dolenees of Valparaiso or Iquique. The Chilian vessels Imperialeand Aconcagua rry each & four inch breechloader with projectiles able to penetrate the armor of the United States cruisers, If the Cuilians re- mained on the defensive, only the bowbard- ment of Iquique and Valparaiso could bo at- tempted by the United States ivonciads, A blockade would bo impossible as the Chilian torpedo boats would render the efforts of tho American vessels ineffectual. The general conclusion is that the American navy would find the work tervibly harrassing. At the lord mayor's banguet on November 0, Lord Salisbury will muke the usual annual declaration ot the policy of the foreign office. According to a forecast, Lord Salisbury will State that uo new step has been taken by the French government in relation to Iigyt; that the reports of a proposed collective interven- tion by the powers are untrue; and that no European conferonce on the subject has e proposed. Anent Pamir, he will state tnat nothing has occurred fo cause the Indian government any disquict. It is not Lord Salisbury’s place to vefer to the aggressive energy with which Iudia is acting. The governmont, besides stationing a consul at Kashgar has sunt thither a mili- tary agent under the asseat of China, The war committee is preparing a plan for the mobilization of the troops on the northwest frontier, An army rallway corps has been formed to relleve the lines having terminus at Peshawer These lines are conuected with the seaport of Kurrache and Linde at Ferozepore, Umballa an 1 Ghazibad with the great railway system of India. These pro parations indicato a series of offensive opor- ations in the case of warand not defensive operations ns bitherto, Tho proposal to raisos Russian famine fund 0 is coldly received iu city circles and is likely to collapse. The well known corrup- tion of Russian ofticials renders it improbablo that even if £1,000,000 was subscrived any of the money would' be used to reiieve tho famine-stricken poonle. Mr. A. J. Balfour, the late chief se for lreland, has hoen eleeted chaucellor the Univorsity of Edinburgh. The queon has conferred the decoration of €. B. upou Captain Shaw of the London firo brigade, retary of WEATHER FORE Orrice oF Wearner Bureav, Omai, Oct. 31 preeeded the cola v AT, The storm which now passing over us iy in Canada, snowing in Minnesota and temporatures last evening were below froezing from upper Wisconsin westward, 1Mair weatber has pre vailed in all sections except the extremo north, For Omaba and Viclnity—Fair and_cold, with variable winds, and ‘moderating by to morrow. Wasiixaroy, . €. souri—Fair until Monc winds For North Dakota Sunday in_ west; variable winds, For South Dakota, 1 Fair till Monday, shigh! tionary temperature in uortherly winds. For Colorado: except stationary north; northerl For Montava extremo night, For Kansas northerly winds, Oot, ay; colde “or Mis rtherly Light rain in east stationary fair temperature ; and N western Nevraska Fair till Monday; temperaturd in winds. Fair, northwest; cooler, extreme light by rain in Sunday xcept wurmer Fair il Monday; cooler; SITUATION I CHILL! Two Ladies Visit'nz the Amerioan L' ga- tion Placad Under Arrest. ACCUSED OF CONVERSING WITH REFUGEES Attitnde of the Municipal Officials of Valparaiso. THEY PROMISE MARINES PROTECTION. But Their Manuer is by couraging. no Means En- SOME EXPRESS'ONS ON THE SUBJ.CT. b Advice Off mitting cd in Regard to Per- Members of the Balti- more’'s Crew to Visit the City. [Copyright 1591 by J rdon Benneit.] Varraruiso, Chili, (via Galveston, Tex Oct. 31.—[By Mexican Cable to the Herald Special Pug Bee—Senor Arlewul, the intendento of this city, gives Captain Schley of the Baltimore his positive assur ance that the ofticers and sailors of the United States warsnip will be afforded all possible protection in caso they should ashore. All ,tho same, in view of the present state of affairs, he will not offer advice in regard to the advisability of pormitting any of the Baltimore's crew to land. While Arlegui will not commit him self by an expression of opinion on the sub- ject, it scems that he deems it best that no such attempt should be made forthe present The iutendeate today asked American Consul McCreary to request Captain Schley to furnish Judge Foster, who is con ducting a secret inquiry 1nto the outrage, with a copy of testimony obtained by hum, so that it may be used by the court. 1 still remuin fully of the opinion thav the authorities desire to proceed in good faith Public opinion about the Baltimore affair is not easily obtainable, as beyond meager details the Chilian newspapers nave been publishing nothing about the outrage. They Regret the Oute Neyertheless, among the most respectable houses, native as well as foreign, the out- rage is tho cause of great regret. 1 have talked With a number of prominent Chilians, but no one of those I have so far interviewed care to express any opinions. The general idea among the foreign resi- dents 1s that reparation ought to be made by Chili. The newspapers yesterday for the first time since the attack occurred gave more than the barest outlines of the case. The leaders of te junta will not discuss the merits of the affair. Those who have views about it do mot wish their names to figure in public print. So far our government has been acting only on exparteable vevsions. It is only justand right to await the evidence taken by the Chilian court of inquiry befove proceeding to extreme mensures, I am confident that tho clear headed mea in the Chilian congress will vote in favor of reparation as soon as that body meets next month, The stories sent out from this city and Santiago to the effcct that excitement generally prevails heve over a prospect of war with the United States are not truo, Persons here whose opinions have any weight are not expecting any serious out- come of the affuir unes G to come ze. Do Not Expeet Englund’s Help. I have ho heard any of them belief that express tho Engiand’s aid wouid bo counted on by Chili in case of a conflict. Such an idea has not oeen entertained for & moment, so far as I have been able to find. Minister Egan has been acting throughout all this trouble on his imstructions from his State department. To sum up the present situation, I do not. think there is any cause for alarm. I have boen all through this section of the country and bave neard many promument men say that at the present time, when the government here is still unestablished, and the affawrs of the country arc unsettled, this question should remain at a standstill for a short time, 50 as to allow due consideration. I sincerely believe that all will end well and that certain mombers of the junta intend to act in a man- mer which will refiect to their credit. Two women were arrested last night as they were coming out of the Americau loga- tion. They were suspected of carryiwng let- ters from some of the refugoes to sympathiz- ers on the outside. I do not attach much sig- nificance to their arrest. The rumor that the Chilian logation at Washington had been attacked created some excitemant here, but as tho story was publicly denied today the sensation quickly died out and everything is now quict. GERMAN NEW Latest Information from the Father- and ICopyrighted 1891, New York Associated Press.) Beruiy, Oct. 81L—Following up the recent rescript the emperor has instructed the minstey of justice to brepare a report on the laws reluting to the social evil and to formu- late measures for the extension of the supcr- vision of prostitutes and of the houses re quired by them. In the meantime the police are going beyond the law in order to act in accordance with the rescript in clear ing the strcets of women and their “bullies,” the genius known i France as ‘“Alphonsc” and here as “Ludwigs.” The “Ludwigs" who aro accus. tomed to pervade the Friedrich strasse and Leipgersto strasso, and to haunt the en- trances to beer saloons and concert, halls, did an active midnight trade. From the Bran denburg gate ulong Unterdon Linden, awi beyond the Schloss, recently swarmed with these abandoned classes, but they have now nearly vanished, a number having been ar rested and many others having slunk to their it the passing of the mogal hu ricave raised by the empx Pastor vecker's memorable estimate, which placed the number of unfortanates Berlin at 50,000, ana which was questioned when was first announced, is now considered too low. Add to the number which Pastor Slarecker thought to form the demi monde at Berlin, the bands of “Ludwigs” snd other retainers of vice, numbel probably an. dens to aw ror. Sio g other 5),000, and there is seen a great satelito | army incessautly Warring upon socioty. The press, in its criticism of the imperial edict, approves of the spirit prompting it, though, at the same time, quest ing the wisdom of the emperor in using unconsti- tutional methods of waterference. His advice that barristers should refuse to defend the immoral cases, und his stion that tne public be exelu from court during the trial of ases, aro especially assailed distinet backward steps in logal proceedure, t 1 1\')1 \I\ l FF \ J’A(-h lm\vhm{ to imperil the pure adm'nistt=, 1 cf tho law. Various party organs, the P2 the Freissinnige Zeitung, the Volks Zeituls, \d tho Kleive journal, while they concur "\ proving the excellent intentions of the peror, protest against the means adoptec ty as attacking busines, anization, and tending to d the guarantee of pure justice. ‘The outc of tho ugitation wiil, it is expectea, be the iy troduction in parliament of severely re sive measures, including fogging, and ex tended terms of imprisonment at hard labor In aiscussing the question some papers venture to suggest a resort toa wholesalo systom of regulation of vice. To this proposition, however, the emperor will nover assent, When the reichstag resumes its sit tin on November 17, the social purity bli the Austrian and commerciai treati the demund for new military eredits wili consti tuto the principal ousiuess to be considered. The wilitary crodit, which, it 1s expocted, will amount to 180,000,000 toarks, and will bo distributed over' several years, will be asked on the ground that there is necessity forroform in the artillery service and ex- changes in the clotning outfits of the army Tho question. as to whether new canion should be mado of bronze or steel has beon decided in favor of steel. The extended use of guns of small calibre has also been de cided upnn, I'nerve will also bo presented to the reichstag a report advising the reinstate. ment of the navy und the increasing of the number of ships in German waters and on tne South Awmerican and Chineso stations, The veport that a troaty is being negoti ated with the Unitea States, involving reci procity in the treatment of American grains and porl and German sugar and other pro ducts, excites the anger of the agrarian Their opposition to commercial will be redoubled in the reichstag it the treatics of Austria and America aro pre seated simultancously. Tho centrists, who hold the balance of the voting power, will bo with aifficulty induced to support govern ment proposals having this wide range, I'he czarand his party proceed to Russia via Dirschaua and Kanigsberg. I'ne rail- way stutions at Dansi: were guarded by trong police forcos and a winute inspection was made of tho entire line of railrgad to Wirballen Advices received here state that 350,000 German colonists in tne famino stricken dis- tricts of tho Volga, distributed among twenty-nine parishes, ave perishing unaided ho German committee, formed at Riga, 18 awaiting the d latory assent the St. Peter burg authorities to send reliet to the colon ists under trusty persons. In addition to the suffeving cansed by tho want of food, the Volga districts are being *avaged by opidem- ies of scurvy and typhus fever. The st g peasants’ houses and all other buildings in which they are likely to find puunder, in order to secure the moans of obtainirg food, are being ransacked by starving peasants. The autborities of the stricken localities cn deavor to suppress all information, being un- willing that the true condition of the people should become known At erand oflicial dinner given this even- ing by Hon. William \Walter Phelps, United States ministor to Germany, tho features of the menu were different preparations of Amgrican corn and bread made of a mixture of corn and rye flour in differeut proportions Among thoso presont were Baron and Bar- oness Von Marchali, Baron Von Berlepsche, minister of commorce, and Baroness Von Berlepsche, Herr Miguel, imperial minister of finance; Baron Von Rottenburg, Baroness Von Maltzahn, Mr. Poultney Bigelow and wife, Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) and Mrs. Clemens, Barouess Von Zedwilz, Si Edward Mallet, the British ambassador, and o and duke of Halsted umporiers of American pork casionally exncrience some difliculty in got- ting their goods through the custom house owing to defeets ir. the wording of the Amer- 1can certificates of inspection. In some cases where the wording of the cortificates is at all inexact the customs authorities detain the imports. TEN THOUSAND LIVES LOST. state rman oc- Awful Destruct Caus:d arthquakes in Jaipane Loxnoy, Oct. 81.—A private dispateh re- ved hero from Jupan says the loss of life by the recent, earthquake on tho island of Hondo and othor pluces was very great. Over 2,000 s were killed and 18,000 houses destroyed in the prov- ince Nagoya. Five thousaud vouses were destroyed and that uumber of persons killed at Gifu. The towns of Kane and Kasamatsu aro also re ported destroyed, together with fifty miles of railroad. It is estimated that the total loss of life may bo over 10,000. There have been many wrecks about the Island of Hondo as i consequence of tho disturbance on by the e Islands. were of Great Loss of Life, Loxnoy, Oct. 3l.—Dispatches received from Hiogom, Japan, say that the terribla carthquake which occurred in that country on Wednesday last destroyed the towns of Nagoya, Gifu and Ogaki. All the public buildings and most of the smaller structures in these places were 'thrown down A fire which started among the wrecked build- . PRGE(b 1-8. l amg—— 1\ [T\IBI‘ R flti. T s T R S TR T WAR CLOUDS ABROAD. | Chilian Complications the Source of Muoh Talk in England, FIERY DISCUSSIONS FREQUENTLY HEARD. General Impression Provails That Peaca Will Be Continued, MARKETS NOT AFFECTED BY RUMORS, Pulse [ Commerc'al Regarded as a Very cot Ind.oation. AMERICAN SECURITIES ON THE RISE. wropean Railway Managers AR inally e That They Must Combine for the Protection of TrafMic Districts, (Copy Loxnoy, Oct. Cable - Special to (ght 1891 by sames Gordon Bennett.) 81 [New York Herald e Ber Vothing 18 talked of among Americans in London but the chance of war with Chili. While all agreo that the United States should compol Chili to make proper amends for the outrage, 1 bhave scon not ono American who does not regard Minister Egan’s presence in Chill aggravation of the situation. Tho majority sympathizo with tho views expressed in the London Times. You can hear fiery discus- stons on the subject in tho hotols and clubs where Americans are found. The general impression is that there will be less war talk after the New York and Ohio cloctions are over. Meanwhile the groat Amorican bird is screaming in at the top of its lungs. here is no belief here that the Chilian af- * will como to anything serious and in consequence the markets havo been littlo af- fected by the warlike ramors from Washing- ton. Americins, it is contended, have never been averse to a reasonable settle- ment of iuternationai disputes, oven under circumstances of greater aggravation than at present. Views of Chilian Oflicers. Therefore it is anticipated that sufficient time will bo allowed for the investigation of the circumstancos of tho attack on the crew of the Baltimoro, and Chilian ofticers in Lon- don believe th overnment will make reparation, esy if Minister Igan has no hand in the negotiations. The feeling ageinst hum is keen. The entive diffi:ulty is traced to his mapagement. The movements in the Stocic exchange are based upon the theory that the approaching war is an utter failure. Much greator un- casiness secretly exists with regard to Egypt. Tho recent speesh of the Fronch foreign minister is regarded as s warning that English occupntion will not be vormitted to go on much longer without trouble. A large section of the English pohiticians are in favor of an early withdrawal, and when pariiament meots strong pressure will be brought to bear upon thoe government with that end in view. The Ezyptian bond holders will then have to reconsider their position. s an Loadon liy Amcrican *tocks Secu Allis well in American railrond especially on Reading and Atchison. many Euglish investors have burned their fingers severely in Reading stocks, and the bulk of the public looks upon them with suspicion, but some new buyers are coming forward and the western and southivestern roads are strongly supported in consequence of the prospects of iner 1 business. The great railroads in Europe are begin- ning 1o recoznize the fact that it does not pay to compete with each otuer for traflic running through the same district. Tue Caledonlan nd North British companics are the first to lead in the movement which scems likely to extend. They propose to divide the traffic and come to a working arrangement which must lead to an immediate reduction of the expenses of both lines, This example will be followed before long in Luglacd; better days for shareholders are conscquently ap- stocks, A great cor ings in Nagova comploted the work of do- struction in the mast crowded quarter of the place. Ivis estimated that the total number of persons who lost their life by the disaster exceeded 3,000, Many vessels. aro reported to have been wrecked in the vicinity of Hiogom and dur- ing the seismic disturbances the waters in the lakes in the surrounding country were violently agitated. A fow portions of tho Nipson 1slands es capéd the carthquakeand Kobo suffered com paratively little damage. The number of KEuropeans who lostetneir lives by tho terrible visitation is smail, The various wagon roads are blockaded by the immense heaps of dobris. Trafic on the different raitvoads is suspended and all the telegraph lines aro entirely prostrated, thus shucting off all commuuication with the de vastated places. In consequence full details of theawful catastrophe canunot be learned for several days to come, Bravery Rewarded, Vieroria, B. C., Oect. 81.—The United States government hos sent a gold watch and chain to be presented to Captain D, D. Roop of the British bark Norcross for the rescuo of tie crew of the American ship William G McGilvray in August, 1850, wE L 4 cow. Shoot of a Hattiesburg Miss., Woman. HaTriesnurg, Miss., Oct. 31.—An attro clous deed was perpetrated at the residence of Mr. J. M. Williamson, publisher of the Democrat and mayor of this city, early this morning which resulted in the speedy death of Mrs. Williamson. About midnight Mrs, Williamson was awak ed by some noise in her voom, and, quickly awakening a young lady who was sleeping with her, sprang out of bed and rushed to the crib where her baby was sleeping. Just as she reached the baby sho received @ pistol shot in the breast. ‘The pistol was so near her body that her gaements were burned. She sank to the tloor d a man was seen by her com- pauion Lo e pe through o window, Mrs Willlamson aied soon ufterwards, Mayoi Williamson is absent. The man was not recognized in the dark. Much excitement prevails, RD. 'atal Destructive I MomexcE, 111, Oct. £1.—Destructive prairie fires are sweeping the country east of this city botween the ¢ Indiana coa road and the Kankakee river. The heaviest losers this far are the Cnatfield Bros., balf mile east of here, who lost all their farm buildings, iucludiog 4,000 bushels of grain and a large amount of hay and implements. Farther east and south the fire swept over a dozen farms, burning several hundred tons of hay. Farmers have been plowing to save their buildiugs and cneck the further progress ot the flames. Uuless the stiff south wind abates the loss will bo wmuch larger, as tho fires are stll burning, bicago and one proaching. New lines cannot bo started or built so cosily as in the United States for a special act of parlwment must be obtained in ch enso and searching inquiry is irst made as to the need of the proposed line, Their Lines Are Sccure. If it appeurs to bvo likely to inflict injury on a road nlready existing and doing ite work well, there is no chazee of getting the act passed, cousequently the English roads stand on u much more secure footing in tnis recpect than in America, A line gotten up by strikers and blackmailers is a thing un- licard of heve. Thonew plan of railroads working with each othier attracts much at tention wud may possibly revolutionize the entire railrond system here. Considerable dissatisfaction 1s felt by large numbers of holders of Now Consols at the low price which now seems pormanent, They formerly got # per cent interest on Consols that stood at 108, now they get 2{ por cent only with Cousols at 95, It is alicged that Goshen induced bankers to keep up. the rate at au artificial value until the public had come in and then thore was a heavy drop in Consols, The once favorite security on kng- land is falling into second place. Goshen, in an elaborite defense of his finuncial policy, put forward this week, is singularly careful 1ot to touch upon this unpleasant topie. NEBRASKA'S PRODUCLIVENENS, Not Equalled Anywhere in the Middle states Today. Newanrk, O., Oct. 31.—|Special Telegram to Tup Bek. |- By far the most satisfactory and successful aay’s work in any one city since the Nobraska exhibition train left Fort Wayne, Iud., and perhaps the most thor- oughly succsssful of the entivo tripup to this time, bas been today’s work in Newark, T'he fact of this boing Saturday and the reg- ular marker day of these eastern towns has brought the farmers in large numbers from the couutry for many miles around, The weather has been exceedingly fine and warm and apparently every ablo bodied man, woinan and child of the city has come out to the sights of which the Ne- ka exbibit_ has been chiof. less than 7,000 or 8,00 people have be shown the Nehraska wopder today and of these far the greater number would be desirable as citizons of the Nebraska prairies and towns of the state, @ or four times as many farmers have visited the train here as at any previous stop. The great productivencss of Ne- braska’s soll, coupled with the comparative ease of cultivation is fascinativg those men who are tilling lands that have grown thin and poor ard which must carefully and thoroughly enrviched each your to make them av il susceptiblo of profitable cultivas tion. Oue visitor who offered, beforo seeing the exhibit, to bet #00 that Nebrasks could not equel this neighborhoor in the pro- duction of apples, promptly withdrew his offer ou an inspection of some of the displays of tho train, Sunday will spent 1o | Columbus and Monday stops will be made at | Plain City, Urbans, Saiut Paris and Piqua | in the order named,