Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 11, 1895, Page 1

T THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. PAGES 1 TO 8. CS0AQTLITIC O ,ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. BULGARIA A MENACE Peace of Europe Threatened by the Little State in the Corner, FERDINAND MUST GO, SOON OR LATE His H::ld on the Throne is Loose and His Flight is Assured. ARMENIAN DISEASE BECOMES ACUTE Reaches Such a Stage that Some Energetic Action Seems Imperative, SALISBURY HAS THE FIRST CHANCE Frauce nnd Russin Await the Annun~ elation of England's F Buck Up Br at Securing Reforms. liey and sh Efforts NEW YORK, Aug. 10.—(Special Tele- gram.)--It is on southeastern Europe that most European eyes are most anxiously fixed. It the convulsions announced by sundry prophets as the necessary and imminent sesult of the murder of Stambule® have not yet happened, it s none the les thought certuin that disturbances must Bul- garls itselt must once more be a source of trouble. Prince Ferdinand’s hold on the throne of that restless little principality is of the loosest Kind. No one doubts that he will be expelled. His overthrow may be a question of weeks or a question of months, but sconer or later he will have to go. The mext man is likely enough to be a nominee of Russia, openly or secretly. If there is no etrong Russian party in Bulgaria there Is a degree of political and national demoraliza- tion which may serve her purpose as well. “It 15 fmpossible,” writes a resident of Sofia, “to describe to you the condition of public opinion in this city since the assassination of Stambuloff. There is no puble opinion. What poltical virtue there was in this people has gone out of them.” The people are weak, and the government is weak. MACEDONIA AND BULGARIA. It has been asserted that Bulgaria was fo- menting the disturbances in Macedonia, and it has been denfed. The truth is that there are In Bulgaria 50,000 Macedonian refugees. They had either been driven out by the barbarities of the Turk, or they left in search of that employment which their own deso- lated country could no longer give them, They are agriculturists, masons, carpenters, serv- ants, and there are not a few of a higher position in life, some of whom have become officers in the Bulgarian army. These are the men who have been streaming across the frontier. It I¢ they, and not the Bulgarians who are taking part in the present Mace- donlan rising, which seems for the moment crushed. Bulgaria as a state has no imme- Qiate or direct political interest in the over- throw of Turkish misrule in Macedonia. She Knows that she will not be allowed to annex western Roumelia. Austria bars the way. Austria has never taken her eyes off Salonica and no forecast of the Macedonian future is worth anything which does not take account of Austria’s longing for a seaport on the Aegean. Macedonla, meantime, is enduring many of the horrors of armed revolt and of the worse horrors of an armed struggle agalnst the Turk, with little hope of success ve in a turn of events she cannot control. Europe must eventually iuterfere, but Europe has at present more than enough on hand in Armenia. ARMENIAN MUDDLE CONTINUES. The Armenian question is chronic. At last it 1s becoming acute. Europe was for a long time skeptical about outrages and oppression n Armenia. They were urged on public at- tention by journals without authority, and in that sensational form which in Europe makes Jittle impression on the public judgment. In. quirles, official and otherwise, conducted in a more sober spirit, at last convinced Europe, and especially England, which under the treaty of Berlin has a special mandate and mission for the protection of persecuted Ar- menfa. It is now some months since the European commission sent to inquire into the condition of things in Armenla reported, Its report was a catalogue of horrors. Demands were made upon the sultan for redress and reform, France and Russia joining in these demands with England, but leaving to Eng- land the first place, which under the treaty belonged to her. Tho sultan first refused to accede, then #ald he would like further information, then promised certain reforms, then withdrew his promise, then, under advice of a new grand izier, agreed to carry out such recommenda- tions as did not conflict with Turkish law. nstantly upon recelpt of this answer Sir Philip Currle, British ambassador at Constan tincple, sent his dragoman to the porte with an officlal copy of the proposed reforms, and the request that the grand vizier would put a mark agalnst such of them as in his opin- fon were contrary to Turkish law. The vizier teclned. He had no authority. ENGLAND UNITED ON THIS, Meantime the general election in England had occurred. Lord Salisbury, who ls for- elgn minister as well as prime minister, was known to have the natlon at his back. The sultan once more changed Wis miud, and promised in a general way that there should be a change of administration in Armenia. But the change was still to leave Armenla under absoluto control of Turkish authorities and that Buropean supervision which alone could Insure peice and order and humanity was still denied. It was in these circumstances that the mesting at Chester was held last Tuesday, over which the duke of Westminster pre- sided, with Mr. Gladstone as chief orator, Singular conjunction of two men who stand at the two opposite poles of English thought and teeling. There has been a personal dlsugree- ment between them, as well as a political antagonism, dating from 1886, and Mr, Glad- stone's surrender (o Parnell on home rule, Thelr meeting ou the same platform marks the unnnimity of English teeling. Mr. Glad- stone's specch s supposed to have advanced the Armenian cause and streugthened Lord Balishury's hands. It dces strengthen Lord Eallshury in one seuse, for it shows Europe und the Turk that on thils Armenian question all parties in England are agreed. Mr. Glad- #lone's prosonce wes evidence of that, but hiv speech was violent and injudicious, and he let locse his rhetoric on the fultan. There was no occasion for rhetoric. The facte are uite berrible enough. Mr. Gladstone, how- ever, bas seldom been happy in s handling ©f forelgu questious, and the oplulons of bis oceur. foreign policy and of his speeches on for- elgn policy held and expressed by European statesmen are of a nature to surprize his American idolators. They shrug their shoul- ders over this Chester performance, and the sultan 1s the stonger, not the weaker, for Mr. Gladetone's intemperate denunciations. WHAT SALISBURY MAY DO. Lord . Ralisbury, however, and not Mr. Gladstone, is responsible for English policy, and he will have to act. It is possible, not probable, that the sultan will consent to real reforms in Armenia and to those rather moderate demands, which It complied with would insure the execution of these reforms. If not, force of some kind must be used. There is the old remedy of sending the fleet to Constantinople. Lord Sallsbury thinks that inexpedient, He fs more likely to send it to Salonica or Smyrna, cccupy one or both of these ports, collect the customs revenue, and 50 put upon the stubborn tyrant of Armenia that kind of pressure he s least able to resist. The Turk is a stolc, and might pos- sess his soul in patience with a foreign fleet in one of hig harbors. But finance Is his weak point, and to an attack on his finances he must presently succumb. Smyrna is the foremost port of trade in the Levant. The Turkish tariff is simplicity itself. All im- ports are taxed § per cent ad valorem. France and Russia, it should be added, both of which at fist impeded and intr'gued against England in Constantinople, have since changed their minds, and M. Nelidoff is believed to be now working honestly with Sir Philip Currie, LITTLE TO WORRY OVER. England and the continent have had a rather quiet week. There Is anxiety in France about Madagascar and evidentiy some doubt whether General Duchene will force or find his way to Antananarivo before the practicable season ends. There is angry criticism, and appar- ently just criticism, on the French war office for its inadequate preparations. Details of disease and death are finding their way home In private letters, rigid as are restricticns upon letter writing, whether pub- lic or private. The French, of course, are casting angry glances across the frontier, where the Ger- mans are celebrating the victorles of 1870 and 1871, Why they should not celebrate them has never been explained. The French listen with not less resentment to the speech of the German emperor at Cowes to the sailors of the German ship of war Woerth. The young kaiser has made so many indiscreet speeches that ong more or less does not greatly matter. is only it he should be prudent and wary that Europe would begin to think something was the matter. When he speaks as he did at Cowes of occasions for further deeds of valor he means no more than a weather prohpet who predicts a storm. land at any rate gives herself no trouble about these belligerent effusions of her queen’s grandson. England is for the moment very much at peace with herself and the rest of the world, the Turk excepted, and the Chinese excepted, and the Frenchman in Siam excepted, and perhaps Venezuela and Brazil also excepted. The unionists are in such good temper over thelr victory that they show themselves mag- nanimous, as in declining to turn out a liberal speaker in the House of Commons. The rad- icals have not begun to recover from their defeat, nor to know whether they have a policy, or what it is. The only faction left with vitality enough or temper enough for a quarrel is the Irish faction. Mr. McCarthy has been attacking Mr. Healy in a violent manifesto a column long, and Mr. Healy has published a violent reply two columns long. Such s the Irish way of promoting that union of Irish hearts and hands without which nos efficlent Irish agitation Is possible, PAUNCEFOTE WILL STAY. The London report that Sir Julian Paunce- fote, British ambassador at Washington, is to be transferred to Berlin comes from a paper not likely to be well informed on foreign office matters. I know of no reason why he should be retired or transferred. The change of administration in England s no reason. It is not the custom in that country to turn out a capable public servant because he is not of the prevailing party opinion on do- mestic affairs. There is but one opinion about Sir Julian Pauncefote and the way in which he has represented his government. He 1s very popular In Washington, and he is one of the ablest men ever sent here from Great Britain, in some important respects undoubtedly the ablest. Of his good will to this country there never was any more doubt than of the commanding capacity with which he transacted the business of his own government. It will be for the welfare of both nations that he should remain ambassa- dor at Washington. GEORGE W. SMALLEY. LAST CONSTITUENCY HEARD FROM. Liberal Orkney Candidate Elected nd Shetland Ixlands, LONDON, Aug. 10.—The returns of the election held in the Orkney and Shetland islands, which is the last constituency to be heard from, are in. The returns show the liberal candidate, Sir L. L. Leyell, bart, has been returned. The following is the result of the vote: Sir L. L. Leyell, bart,, liberal, 2,360; R. M. Fullartin, Q. C., conservative, 1,508; liberal majority, 780. At the last election Sir Leyell had a majority of 1,000 votes, showing a loss of 220 votes. The return of Sir Leyell adds one more to the opposition number, which is now 260, and leaves the government majority at 151, with a conservative majority of eleven over all other members. the BABY STEWART DIES IN PAIN, Eleventh Vietim of the Chinexe Ax- aults on Missionaries at Hwa-Sang. yrighted, 189 Publishing Company.) FOO CHOW, China, Aug. 10.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—Baby Stewart is dead, the eleventh victim of the massacre of the missionaries by the Chinese at Hwa-Sang. One of the murderers of the Stewarts has been caught and confesses that they cut off the hands and feet of the wife. Mrs. Stew- art was frenzied and fought till hacked to pleces. Foo Chow is cut off from Peking. The Chi- pese say the Iele?r-ph lines are blocked north of the Yangtse river, The American warship Detroit is coming. Times Comments on Tammany, LONDON, Aug. 10.—The Times this morn- ing published an editorial on the split in the New York police commission, in which it says: “It i3 greatly feared that Colonc. Girant's action will stir up all the old forces of corruption and misgovernment to renewed effort. It is probable that the mischief done by Lis (ndis- cretions eanuot be undope. Tammany will straln every nerve at the autumu election and will perhaps succeed, it bas succeeded after previous disasters. Its success would be a public ealamity,” | 8kippers and Sailmakers Talk of the Cer- | on field the | OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11, 1895—SIXTEEN PAGES. WILLING T0 TAKE IT Yachtsman Wills of Great Britain Shows His Magnanimous Sporting Blood. CHANCES VALKYRIE'S ~ WINNING FOR Various Points of the Big Racers Cautiously Compared in England, DUNRAVEN'S PARTISANS ALL CONFIDENT tainty of American Defeat, EAGERLY WISHING FOR A LIGHT WIND Valkyrie Built for Salling in a Slack Wi rried Over the Waller Case. Breeze Over Smooth ter— France W (Copyrighted, 1895, by Press Publishing Company.) LONDON, Aug. 10.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—1 am afraid English sportsmen, despite the general im- pression to the contrary, do not take defeat easily. While their sporting and da'ly news- papers rang with contemptuous abuse for Cornell for accepting a racs on a technicality I have counted five conspicuous events since and flood, in which a horse or a | yacht has been awarded a race on mere tech- nicalit’es, and the owner has not failed to accept the award, nor has any newspaper hinted that he should not have done so. In| two of these events yalty has been concerned. Last year Mr. Frank Wills, the well known yachtsman and owner of the Am- phitrite, stated in the yachting world his ex- treme anxiety to arrange a match with Mr. Brooks' American yacht, Lasca. At Cowes this week his Amphitrite met Mr. Palmer's American yacht, Tampa, and was very badly beaten, but Mr. Wills promptly entered a protest that Mr. Palmer had violated the rules by employing a few extra men and on this trifiing technical'ty was duly and prop- erly awarded the race and cup; but Mr. Palmer, so far from kicking as did the Lean- der men against the decision of their own umpire, very good humoredly told the com- mittee that he deservedly lost the race for not studying the rules beforehand. The German emperor's act’on in explicitly ruling out any American yacht from the con- test for his cup has aroused much comment. | COMPARING THE CHAMPIONS. Mr. George Gould writes as follows in reply to the World correspondent’s request for his views regarding Defender and Vigilant: “I am too far away to express an opinion on the racing in America, having no information ex- cept what I gather from English papers. From their accounts T should judge the new boat is a great success." Leading British yachtsmen are Indisposed to commit themselves to any opinion com- parative of chances of Valkyrie and Defender. Lord Dunraven when questioned by your cor- respondent at Cowes today said: “I am simply unable to form a definite opinion on the merits of the two boats. All I can do is to make the best provision in my power for every contingency, so that nothing shall be left undone to insure the success of Valkyrie." Beyond that he could not be induced to speak. Captain Cranfield’s brother said: “‘I have no doubt in light winds Valkyrie will lick De- fender's head off. In my last letter to my brother Bill, on board Valkyrie, I ad- vised him on the first intimation of any al- teration in Valkyrie to go over her side and pull ashore.” Tom Jay, skipper of Ailsa, which has been racing all the season with Britannia, takes a wholly different view. He said em- phatically: “It is no good. Money spent on the Valkyrie might as well have been thrown into the sea. She won't be in it with De- fender.” PRAYING FOR LIGHT WINDS. Ratsey, the sallmaker who declined to make a suit of salls last year for Vigilant lest it might enable her beat Britannia, expressed a guarded opinion. “In light winds Valkyrie will beat both Vigilant and Defender, but in a breeze I consider there will be little to choose between them. I am now buflding at my loft the largest mainsail ever made In Zurope to be sent to New York for Valkyrie about the 17th inst.” John Cranfield, another brother of Val- kyrie's skipper, who was master of the new crack 60-rater “Hester, said: “Should Vigi- lant not be greatly improved since racing here, the new Valkyrie will beat her by twenty minutes on a fifty-mile course. From that it may be seen her chances with De- fender are good. Though Valkyrie is at her best in light water, I belleve she will hold her own in any weather.” Captain Carter of the Britannia declared: “It is impossible to arrive at any contlusion as to the merits of the respective yachts on the basis of Defender and Vigilant trials, be- cause Vigilant has been altered since we saw her here, but how much improved I eannot tell. I think it quite possible that we on this side have never heard and don't know the utmost that can be done with Defender. I consider that in light winds Valkyrie is very fast, but cannot say whether she is faster than Defender. I do not blame Mr. Gould for declining further races with Defender, for had I been treated in the same way as Vigi- lant complains of being, I should act like- wise. I am Inclined to think Valkyrie can carry more sall than Defender.” WORRIED OVER WALLER. The Paris press Is making much of the formal recognition of Tamatave in Madagas- car by the English fleet as French territory, but while expressing great satisfaction that the English cruiser Marathon on entering the port thus gave formal recognition to French claims by hoisting the French flag and firing a salute of twenty-one guns, the French newspapers note with anger that the Castine, an American gunboat, neglected to pay a similar compliment to the flag, when moor- ing In the harbor a few days previously. The World's Paris correspondent writes that there is an uneasy feeling in government circles regarding the Waller incident. The opinion freely expressed of the American ex-consul has been far tod hastily judged, and that un- pleasant consequences must follow if the United States persists in its demands for an officlal copy of the proceedings at Waller's trial. The Dreyfus case Is again exciting inteuse interest in Pal A naval lieutenant of Jew- ish extraction, M. Weyl, was recently at- tacked in a most virulent manner by writers in La Libre Parole and Nouvelle Revue, the alleged reason for the attacks being that Weyl had attempted to defend Dreyfus, con- demned for supposed treason. The articles were of the most sturrilous description, and M. Weyl consequently prosecuted the editors of La Libre Parole and the Nouvelle Revue for libel. The jury recognized the libelous character of the articles, but merely sen- tenced the editor of La'Libre Parole to a fine of §10 and the payment of $5 damages, while Mme. Adam, patron saint of French Jingoes and editress of the.Nouvelle Revue, escaped all punishment. She was recognized as responsible for the publication of a series of unfounded libels on the character of M. Weyl, but no fine was imposed because Commandant Z. had considered M. Weyl's ideas as subversive,” and because the writer of the articles, although guilty of the gross libel, had been “actuated by patriotic ardor.”” M. Weyl was, moreover, muleted in the cost of the latter trial. The World's correspondent at Bamberg tel- egraphs that while Mr. Louls Stern must go to prison on the sentence for insulting a German official, his prospects of successful appeal are favorable, . THEY DO LIKE ENTERPRISE. The World's exclusive publication of the detalls of the Kwa Sang massacre has un- doubtedly made a great fmpression on the English reading public. A few years ago the Herald was practically the only Ameri- can newspaper known in England or on the continent. The World's exclusive publica- tion of full particulars of the sinking of the English warship Victoria, cabled back from New Yori te newspapers here, first directed the attention of the foreign public to its en- terprise in collecting news at any cost from any part of the world. Its account, also ex- clusive, of the Japanese barbarities at Port Arthur also made a great impression, and this was quickly followed by republicatic when cabled here, of the World's almost daily dispatches, well fn advance of any news published elsewhere, giving fullest in- formation of the troubles in Nicaragua and the attack of the British fleet on Corinto. The public bere, in fact, had to depend en- tirely upon the World's correspondence for its knowledge of those events, of such interest to England particularly. No English paper had a single spectal dispateh from Nicaragua during the entire perlod. London papers, while giving full credit to the World in the news columns, naturally do not refer edi- torially to its achievements, but London newspaper men privately discuss with admira- tion and wonder the feat and still more the expense of cabling from China several ‘thou- sand words, furnishing complete details of the massacre of missionaries, who are not even Americans. BALLARD SMITH. URGED TO TAK OMPT ACTION, Cngland and United States pally Interested in Ghinese Events, (Qopyrighted, 180 by the Assael ress.) LONDON, Aug. 10.—The main features of the world of politics the past week have been the massacres at Ku-Cheng, Mr. Gladstone's speech on Armenia, the celebration by the Germans of victories during the of 1870- 71 against the French, and Mr. Justin M Carthy’s appeal foy harmony among the Iris members of Parliament. The Ku-Cheng mas sacres are now attracting the earnest atten- tion of all Europe. The British press praises the World for its enterprise in securing two good exclusive interviews on the subject from Foo-Chow. The pope is said to have written to Emperor Willlam, asking him to take the Catholic missions in China under his protec- tion. Great Britain and the United States are urged to take prompt actiof im the case and some interesting developmefits are expected. The utterances of Mr. Gladstone have been both praised and condemned by the press and in brief are recognized as a slap at Lord Rosebery and a pat on the back for Lord Salisbury. INTERVIEW WITH GLADSTONE. Rev. George C. Lorimer, D. D., of Boston, Mass., pastor of Tremont temple, who is now in this city on a vacation, and who is well known throughout New England, was invited to lunch with My. Gladstone, who invited his visitor to accompany him to the Armenian meeting at Chgster on Tuesday last. After the luncheon Dr. Lorimer had a couple of hours' conversation with Mr. Gladstone In the latter's library. They dis- cussed the various aspects of the Armenlan tion, Mr, Gladstone laying the greatest ht upon the co-operation of the United States in the matter. Mr. Gladstone sald: “I am desirous to have America specially interested in the work of Armenian reform. Whenever England has had dealings with the sultan his government thinks it is actu- ated by some ulterior motive. But as Amer- ica occuples 8o independent a position and is so far removed from the seat of European politics its public opinfons will have great influence in the east.” Dr. Lorimer informed a representative of the Associated press that Mr. Gladstone spoke these words with con- siderable feeling, and the Boston divine re- marked: “No one could fail to be convinced that the storles of the Armenian outrages have moved Mr. Gladstone deeply." Dr. Lorimer was much impressed with Mr. Gladstone's wonderful vitality and fire. The deep animation during his speech which he made in the town hallat Chester thrilled the audience. The correspondence between a Turk, Khahil Khalid, Asiatic Turkey, and Mr. Gladstone, on Armenia, was published today. The for- mer accused Mr. Gladstone of uttering state- ments based upon hearsay evidence alone, which,. the Turk claimed, Is getting the rn people at enmity with each other, causing much bloodshed, raising political d:s- putes and withholding from the Turks liberty and progress. Khalid adds: “It fs little worthy of you, who have won a name as a great man, to persist in abusing individuals and a race merely because they are Moham- medans.” 7 THEIR OWN WGRSY ENEMIES, Gladstone on Thursday last replied to the Turk, saying: “I make no charge against the Turks at large, but against the Turkish government. 1 make charges of which they have been proven guilty by public authority, In my opinion | have been a far better friend to the Ottoman empire than the sultan and his advisers. I havé always recommended the granting of reasonable powers and local selt-government, which would have saved it from the horrible losses. This good advice was spurned, and In consequence Turkey lost 18,000,000 of people, and may lose more. Pray weigh these words.” Mr. Justin McCarthy's *‘appeal for har- mony" is not likely to bring about the de- sired result, according to welk informed Irish- men, as he wound it up with a hot attack vpon Mr. T. M. Healy, which is hardly cal- culated to restcre harmopy in the ranks of the Irish national party. The proceedings n the House of Commons are pat likely to be prolouged and will prob- ably be confined exclusively to the electicn of a speaker. Both houses meet at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The commoners, led by the clerk of the House of Commons, will repair to the House of Lords, where they will hear the royal commission read. On returning to the House of Commons the ceremony of the election of the speaker will occur, and the house will adjourn untif Tuesday. Tuesday and Wednesday will be devoted to swearing In" the members of the House of Commons and the queen’s speech will be read on Thurs. day. In the independent labor party report of the recent elections Becretary Tom Mann states the members of that party are more than satisfled with the result of the elections. Princi- SURPLUS OF DIGNITY German Officials Decline to March with the Common Herd, WATCH FIRES SET ALONG THE RHINE Grand Finale of the Celebrations Will Be on the Anniversary of Sedan, COMPLAIN OF THE CANAL MANAGEMENT Ship Owners Insist that the Fees Charged Are Exorbitant, MAKING IT UNPLEASANT FOR AMERICANS omei ce the ¢ earing Than viction of Mr. Stern % More Ove Carlsbad Ever. —Crowds € Greater to n ning ™ (Copyrighted, 1895, by the Assocated Press.) BERLIN, Aug. 10.—During the past week celebrations have been held throughout Ger- many in commemoration of the batiles fought by the Germans against the French during the early part of August, 1870. The most significant were probably those at the foot of the natfonal monument at the Nieder- wald on Tuesday and Wednesday, and yes- terday 1,600 members of Bavarian mil- itary bands made a patriotic demonstration there. For the big celebrations of August 9 on the Templehof field veteran organi- zations will parade with banners before the emperor and galleries will be erected to accommodate 18,000 spectators. Unfavorable comment has been aroused by the fact that the government will not offi- cially take part in the celebrations and Baron von Tiedemann, governor of Bromberg, in a written refusal to join in the Sedan parade explained that it would be against the dignity of royal officials to march through the streets beside plain civilians. Complaints at the unsatistactory manage- ment of the new Baltic canal continue to arrive from all German ports, and especially from Dantzic and Stettin., Cases are cited where the expense of passmg the canal trebly exceeded the benefits derived there- from, and ship owners strongly appeal that the management be taken out of the clutches of the bureaucracy and be governed on a business basis. The government, how- ever, persists in declaring that the trafic is increasing daily, and especially in Danish, Swedish and Norwegian vessels, and that the fees charged are not exorbitant. The program for laying the corner stone of the big Kaiser Wilhelm monument near Berlin castle on August 18 has been deter- mined upon. The emperor and empress will leave the castle on foot and walk to the spot where the corner stone has been placed. Prince Hohenlohe, the chancellor, will then hand his“majesty a document to be placed in the hollow part of the stone. The emperor will read this document aloud, a trowel and mallet will be given him by Count Locher- feld and the president of the Reichstag, Baron von Buol-Berenberg, and his majesty will perform the ccremony of laying the stone. The Lutheran hymn will be played by the bands assembled, the officating clergyman will pronounce a blessing and the ceremony will be ended. KING ALBERT ESPECIALLY INVITED. Grand preparations are being made for the celebration of Sedan, September 2. Throughout Prussia the Protestant churches will hold special services, and King Albert of Saxony will come to Berlin by special invitation of the emperor and will be the recipient of unusual honors, as he is the last surviving army commander in active service. About a score of the other German princes and rulers will be present, among them being the prince regent of Bavarla. A grand Scpfenstrick will be executed In front of the Berlin castle during the evening by all the bands of the guard corps, and during the night preceding the celebration hoth shores of the Rhine as far as the Dutch frontier will be illuminated by bonfires ar- ranged by the veterans. The result of the Stern case has made a most unpleasant impression among Ameri- cans at all the German spas here. Similar regulations to those apparently infringed by Mr. Stern prevail everywhere and the pun- ishment of the New York merchant serves to stimulate the German officlals to fresh annoyances. More than one of them has already been heard to remark in substance, “You Americans must conform to our cus- toms.” At Carlsbad a number of Amerl- can public men are stopping and they have all especially been humiliated by the ap- parent failure of the United States embassy to accomplish anything in the matter. They add that it is safe to say that the case will have far-reaching consequences, Nearly 35,000 patients have visited Carlsbad since May, the number exceeding the record by 4,000. The greatest increase in the num- ber of visitors has been among the Ameri- cans, who are by far the largest foreign element. Lodging houses have been crowded, but the crowds are now thinning. There is much complaint among the visitors at the exorbitant prices charged at the hotels and the vexatious rules and a tax imposed by local authorities, which invite a constant repetition of the Stern case. STERN ADVISED TO APPEAL. Mr. Louis Stern has been advised to ap- peal to the ciemency of the prince regent of Bavaria, who, it is sald, is sure to change the sentence of two weeks' {mprisonment and a fine of 600 marks into a mere fine. It appears that the Bavarian government it- selt expected that Mr. Stern would be sen- tenced for insulting the public offictal men- tioned in the case. Mr. Phillip D. Armour of Chicago completed the Carlsbad cure on Monday and has de- parled. Among the prominent Americans now at Carlsbad are Senator Vest of Mis- sourl and Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCormick, F. H. Winston, Conrad Seippe and Hunting- ton Jackson of Chicago, President Ledyard of the Michigan Central rallroad, Judge Dillon, leading counsel for the Western Union Tel- egraph company, Lady Isabel Smith of Can- ada, Charles T. Pulsifer of Boston, Base ball has been Introduced at Hamburg, where it is played on the grounds near the lawn tennis court. One of the best players is M. Levi Comte Leon de Janso, There are fewer Americans .at Hamburg than there were a short time ago, but next week there will be a big incursion of tran atlantic visitors. Mrs. John W. Mackay ai rived at Hamburg today with a large party, including Mr. M. H. De Young, proprietor of the San Francisco Chronicle. They engaged the whole of the second floor of the Hotel de Russia. Dr. Chauncey M. Depew and his son are expected at Carlsbad shortly and the prince of Wales, the Grand Duke Michael of Russla and the graud duchess of Mecklen- SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. THE BEE BULLETIN. _rCOURT REFUSES IT Weather Forecast for Nebraska— Falr; Warmer; Varlable Winds. arces of One Trouble, i en Not Always Chivalrous, German Officlal Sustains His Dignit Judge Hopewell Dentes the Tnjuncth . Moores Denounces A, P, A, Proceedings. ow the Knights Will Mar Work of the Indian Stu Denby Has Charge in Chi Yachting Week at Cowes Was Dull, in the Northwest. Last Week | tal Circles. Ambdng the Omaha Musicluos. . Dorgan Leaves the Penitentiary. Tailstos Crops In Chase Ce Council Bluffs Local Matters. Kansas City Tea Weekly Grist o die Bald Makes & New t in the Six Day R . Pushing Work at t “In a Hollow of Her Ways cky Shot, a Story. Editorial and € rganizing th ie & Western, 16. Everything on Whirling Wheels, berg will arive there on the 15th. Mr. Mrs. Bdward Kemp of New York have just left. They made themselves very popular by starting shooting matches among the sol- diers, to whom they gave several hundred marks as prizes. Mrs. Willlam Metcalf-Bliss Hamburg, where she and staying at as generously arranged to provide a tea party for 200 of the poor of the city next Saturday. She will be as- sisted by several pretty girls, who will fin- ishthe evening with a dance. The Bruns- wick boyeott, existing for fifteen months, has ended in the complete surrender of the work- men, who numbered 3,000, Lieutenant Colonel von Hagen of the artil- lery_guards has committed suicide by shoot- ng himself with a revolver, owing to finan- al difficulties, during which he was com- pelled to borrow money at usurious rates. According to the new regulations of the ministry of education women will be ad- mitted to the university in order to study dicine, dentistry and pharmacy. Burglars have robbed the miracle working shrine at Clausen, in the Rhine.province, of the golden jewel studded church vessels and of the contents of the offertory The government has Issued an order that henceforth the German officals are only to admit such American pork and sausage as Is officially stamped and labeled ‘*‘Microscopi- cally examined” in addition to the regular in- spection. The United States ambassador, Mr, Theo- dore F. Runyon, returned to this city today. An excursion party of eighty Americans Is making a month’s stay in Berlin, TO OVERTHROW MING DYNASTY. Li Hung Chang's Plan to Rid China of the Tartar Yoke. (Copyright, 1595, by Press Publishing Company) HONOLULU, Aug. 1.—(Via San Francisco, Aug. 10.)—(New York World Correspondence— Spectal Telegram.)—A revolution in China to overthrow the ruling dynasty is to be started in a few weeks. The plan has been quietly laid, not only through the Chinese empire, but wherever representatives of the national- ity live. It is well known to those in the confidence of the Chinese that the revolution ks been brewing a long time, but on ac count of the prodiglous scope of the undertak- ing preparations necessarily had to be made with extreme care and secrecy. The coup was about ready to be made before the late war between China and Japan, but the breaking out of hostilities compelled postponement. The present fs said to be a most opportune time for one of the boldest strikes for liberty ever known. The dissatisfaction among the Chi- nese will culminate in simultaneous outbreaks in Canton and in neiguboring provinces. There the revolutionists wil begin their task of overthrowing the Chinese empire and es- tab ishing in its place a purely representative republican form of govermnent. Interral dis- sensions will crop out as if spontancous. Then before the rulers are aware of it toe whole empire will be in arms. Advantage is to be taken of the helpless condition of the present Chinese government, thereby pre- venting a strong opposition. LI HUNG CHANG BEHIND 1T. The story of the contemplated.revolt in favor of a republic in China on the lines of that of the United States was told to your correspondent by a wealthy Chinese resident of the islands who is among tne chief sup- porters of the movement. He is a trusted agent of Li Hung Chang and has taken a leading part in inducing loc# Chinese to enlist, return to China and take part in the conflict. He declares that Li Hung Chang hes been secretly plotting for a number of years to overthrow the present dynasty of China and proclaim himself emperor. The Chinese both at iome and abroad have been Interested in the movement through promise of heavy rewards and glowing accounts of the progressive nation he would make out of China. Trustworthy agents were sent to the ‘United States, Canada, Cuba, Hawail and other places where Chinese live in any considerable number to form a branch of what Is commonly known as the Chinese progressive nolitical society. Assess- ments are levied on each member, the total amount being transmitted-to an agent In Canton. Allied with Li Hung Chang are many educated Chinese, who have been edu- cated in American colleges, and through these, with powerful friends at court, the scheme has been worked to a point where the blow is #aid to be ready to be struck at any moment. Celestials have been returning to their native land with thelr savings, Most of them are versed in modern warfare and ac- customed to handling the latest make of fire arms. A number of forelgners have been taken into the empire to instruct the Chinese in all branches of warfare, Arms have been bought In America and England and will be available at the proper time: GONE HOME FROM HAWAIL In the Hawallan islands, where there are some 25,000 Chinese of all classes, those able and willing to join fortunes with the revolu- tioniste have been picked. During the past tew years possibly 3,000 have left these fs- lands to take part in the insurrection. La Chung, a wealthy Chinaman, Is now in China, | whither he was called by Li Hung Chaug He has been an active agent of the move ment in (b se islands. Through him hund:els have enlisted in the ranks of the republicans. Chung Is at Hongkong, where he is safe from possibls artest and summary punishment should tis misslon be known. He carried with bim over $1,000,000 from Honolulu which had been saved and pald into the fund for the coming war. The ChTuese heré are at a loss f0 keown how the matter leaked out, Will Grant No Injunction in Police Come mission Case, DECISION BY JUDGE HOPEWELL YESTERDAY' Finds Churchill-Russell Appointees Are Prima Facie Commissioners, BUT THE OLD BOARD STILL RCMAINS Cannot Be Put Out Except Ly Process of Law, CLAIMANTS NOT ENTITLED TO USE FORCE of the crs uw Action 13 to hey Were—Co Lawyer Ranx Judge Hopewell, sitting in court room No. 1, yesterday afternoon handed down his de- cision on the injunction proceedings brought by the present Board of Fire and Police Commissioners agalust the Churchill-Russell board, to restrain the latter from interfering with the possession of the office. The injunc- tion as prayed for is denled, but the plain- tiffs, 5o the court decides, have the right to remain peacably in possession of the office and its functions until otherwise ordered in a proper proceeding. The effect of the decision, therefore, Is to place matters in statu quo, the old board be= ing given the sanction of the court to res main in possession, exercising its functions until otherwise ordered in a proper legal proceeding.” . When court convened at 2 o'clock Judge Hopewell ascended the rostrum and glanced hurriedly over an immense crowd of specta= tors. For a full hour prior to the announce= ment of the decision the crowd had been steadily filing in, every seat avalluble being taken long before the opening of court, while the aisles were packed, filllng completely the entire area of the court room almost to suffocation. Within the enclosure, facing the judge, were a great many attorneys, poli- ticlans, and city and county office holders, including the representatives of the present and new fire and police boards, with their respective attorneys, The judge was a few minutes late, and lost no time in getting down to the reading of his opinion, which he had placed in types writing, and read without comment. Its reading was watched with the closest attention and the drop of a pin might have been heard in the room while the court ran over the history of the controversy, detafled the examination he had made of the cases, finally winding up with a refusal to grant the injunction, but granting a permission to the plaintifis to remain in office until the question of a right to its possesion is decided in the legal trbunals. TEXT OF THE DECISION, The opinion rendered by the court Is as follows: This is an injunction proceeding. The plain- tiffs have filed a petition and affidavits. The dants have flled an answer and afl- davits, all positively verified. From the rece ord thus made up, these facts appear: The plaintiffs, together with Howard B, Smith and V. 0. Strickler, have for several months prior to August 1, 1895, constituted the Board of Fire and Police commissioners for the city of Omaha, and have exercised the functions and discharged the duties per- ining thereto. The sald George P. Bemis a member of said board by virtue of his ce as mayor of said city, the other meme bers by appointment under the law in relas tion thereto as amended by the legislature of 1863, which vested the appointing power in the governor alone. The law relating to the appointment of fire and police commissioners in cities of the metropolitan class was again amended by the legislature of 1895, provid- ing that said board shall consist of three members, to be appointed by the governor, attorney general and commissioner of publio lands and bufldings. This law went into ef- fect on the 1st day of August, 1895. On the 2d day of August the defendants, W. J. Broateh, Paul Vandervoort and A. C. Foster, were appointed as fire and police commission= ers by the attorney general and the commis- sioner of public lands and buildings, the governor being notified and refusing to act with them. On the same day the sald de= fendants qualified as such police commissions ers and held a meeting, at which they elected their chairman and secretary and fssued or- ders to the fire and police departments of the city of Omaha, and claimed to be in the exerciso of their duties as such officers prior to the commencement of this suit. It fure ther appears that the cily council recelved and filed thelr oaths of office and officiak bonds, despite the fact that the order of this court had been issued, of which they had notice, restraining its members from taking such action until plaintifts' application for an injunction in that particular could be heard and passed upon. It also appears that Howard B. Smith and V. 0. Strickler refused to act with plaintfts after August 1, 1895, But the plaintiffs, George P. Bemis, Charles H. Brown and D, Clem Deaver, have possession of the offices and records of the board and are cxercising the functions of office and are in control of the fire and police departments of the city, and say they are such officers de facto and claim to be such officers de jure, basing such contention on the grounds that the law of 1895, under which the defendants were ap- pointed, 18 unconstitutional and void, and further, If valld, that thelr appolntment is frregular and not in compliance with the terms of the act. CONTROVERSY FURTHER OUTLINED, The plaintifts aver that the defendants will, unless restrained by the order of this court, attempt to obtain possession of the offices belonging to the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners and will attempt to exe ericse the functions and powers belonglng to this board to the exclusion aud Injury of these plaintiffs, and -will seriously interfere with the integrity and discipline of the memhers of the fire and police departments of the city and bhine der and obstruct these defendants {n the per= formance of their duties, and will binder and obstruct the board so as aforesald constituted by these plaintiffs in the exercise of its funce tions, powers and authority and threaten the peace and good order of the eity of Omaha. The plaintiffs further aver that any right or title which the defendants may have ta the offices in question can only be Ntigated and determined by a proceeding in quo ware ranto, which can ot any Le hrought im exercise