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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 18, 1895— “COPY FIVE CENTS. SHOWS ITSSTRENGTH Balisbury Government Magnanimous in Its Possession of Absolute Power, MR. GULLY NOT A PARTISAN SERVANT Bpeaker of the House is the COreature of the Whole Body. IRISH LEADERS WRECK THEIR CHANCE Home Rule Hopeless, but Irish Are Prom- ised Conservative Reforms, FOREIGN POLICY OF THE PREMIER Will Look After China In pdl T sx from HBoth Offenders. and Turkey in G ing Red barous NEW YORK, Aug. 17.—(Speclal Telegram.) —What is most striking in the opening pro- ceedings of Parllament Is the conciliatory attitude of the government ministers, who ghow the forbearance which comes from con- sclous strength, They showed it in re-elect- ing Mr. Gully, a radical opponent speaker of the House, ar act of magnanimity which our Mr. Speaker Crisp has ever since been trying to understand and cannot. They showed it in their statement about Ireland. They have shown it with more doubtful judgment in their handling of the Chinese and Armenian questions. In all these matters Lord Salis- bury seems to have said to himself: “It is excellent to have a glant's strength, but tyrannous to use it like a glant.” Altogether the political and parliamentary events of the week In England are extremely interesting and the true meaning of their work is well worth ascertaining. The speakership s a far more important matter than it may seem at first sight. There has never been such a situation before. Mr. Gully was chosen last session as a radical by a radical majority, and as a result of a radical cabal. If ever there were good grounds for declining to re-clect a speaker, the overwhelming conservative mafority of the present House had it. But the tradition and practice of the House of Commons made the speakership a non-partisan office. When Mr. Guily had once been elected he ceased to be a radical. He became speaker, not of the majority, but of the whole House. He showed himselt capable and impactial, If the unlonists had rejected him, as no doubt Mr. Balfour was at one time disposed to do, and put in a nominee of thelr own, they would have set a disastrous precedent. They would have reversed the tradition. They would have given the next radical majority a pretext to turning out Mr. Gully’s sucges- gor. The speakership would thus have be- come the plaything of party. The anclent Qignity of the office would have deparfed and by degrees the speaker would have be- come, what he is with us, the mere instru- ment of a majority for doing the will of a majority. Now, on the contrary, the union- ist leaders have unalterably established and reaffirmed the home parliamentary doctrine, and the authority of the speaker as the in- strument of the will of the whole House is stronger than ever. Mr. Crisp will have to make an effort to grasp the fact that while the American method may be the better for America, the English probably know best what s best for themselves. WHAT IRELAND IS DOING. Ireland was not mentioned in the queer epeech, but, as her habit is, she contrived to mention herself without much delay. It is her misfortune to be represented in the House of Commons by men not one of whom has the gift of leadership or of statesmanship. The situation is such that even a clever politician ought to be able to see that but one reason able and politic course lay before them. They are a parliamentary party. As stcb, they can only hope to attain their needs by parli- amentary means, and their sole hope of a parliamentary majority is, us Lord Roscbery told them last year, to bring England over to thelr views and turn the tremendous English majority against them into a mingrity. In the last Parliament the English”majority against home rule was seventy-one, in the present parliament it is three or four times that, The plain policy of the Irish national- 1sts is, therefore, to do what they can to con- wvert the predominant partner. At least, they need not wantonly offend English sentiment and increase English prejudice against them and their cause. But that is precisely what they begin by doing. They start out on dynamite and sey- enty-seven Irish nationalists vote that Daly is a suitable member for Limerick and ought to be admitted to the house. Daly is a con- victed, and, beyond doubt, justly convicted, dynamiter, now languishing in & British dun- geon. The whole party of Irish rulers vote to transfer him from Porttand prison, where he is usefully engaged in picking oakum, to the floor of the House of Commons, to help make laws for the British empire. They fdentify the cause“of home rule with dyna- mite. Of course they are playing to the Irish gallery. Irish patriots choose to consider dynamite a legitimate political weapon. Again, 1 say, it Is the English, and not the irish gallery which the Irish ought to play to, Their sole hope lies there, but they neglect this elementary obligation of practical poli- ties in order to please their physical force party at home. f LESSONS LOST ON TANNER. So with the Tanuer incident. The inflam- mable little doctor who represents Midcork is allowed by his colleagues to call one of them, not an English opponent, but an Irish home ruler, a liar, and when suspended for this gross offense, to defy the house and the speaker. The sergeant-at-arms has to remove him, and as he goes he shouts “Judas” at Mr. Chamberlain. In short, he disgusts the house and the English people. It was Mr. Gladstone who told his Irish friends last year that they could not expeet England to be- lieve in their capacity to govern their own country if they could not govern themselves or the nationalist party. But that lesson was lost on patriots like Tanner, and Tanner is no worse than many another nationalist who sits on the Irish beuches. What were ministers doing meantime? What was Mr. Gerald Balfour doing? Mr. Gerald Bslfour is that new chief secretary for Ireland who was proclaimed a tyrant in ad- vance bscause he s Mr. Arthur Balfour's brother and Lord Salisbury's nephew. His first speech s one of conciliation and good Will, rich with promises of measures to pro- mote the materfal welfare of Ireland. He will do what he can to make the Irish tenant owner of Irish land. He will welcome any non-contentious bill for the relle of evicted tenants which the Irish themselves will sug t. The house rings with Irish cheers as this message of peace is delivered and again whea Mr. Balfour declares bimsell desirous to govern Ireland on Mr. John Morley's prin- ciples. No home rule, of course. To that the government will continue to offer an un- fiinching opposition, Nobody but a lunatic expects them to do anything else. That is what they are there for. NO HOSTILITY SHOWN. But where is there a particle of evidence in the speeches either of Lord Salisbury or of Mr. Gerald Balfour, or of any other minig- ter, of “hostility to Ireland?” There is none. The hostility does not exist. The effort to promote the prosperity of Ireland has been Just as constant among unionists as among radicals, and far more fruitful and beneficial. It is the confession of Irishmen themselves that nobody ever did o much for them as Mr. Arthur Balfour. Why should we not see facts as they are and admit them? Unlonist hostility to Ireland consists in refusing to allow a knot of Irish politicans, representing less than two-thirds of the Irish people, to break up the United Kingdom, oppress one section of Ireland and ruin the whole under the pretense of home rule. There are further object lessons both for the English and for us in the sordid squabbles which go on inside the McCarthyite ranks. Mr. Dillon and Mr. Healy are still contending for the control of the party. Mr. Dillon has a majority. He and Mr. Healy bandy ac- cusat'ons and exchange bad language and keep up their intrigues, and then Mr. Dillon expresses his regret at what he calls the ominous silence fn America and American indifference to Irlsh grievances. He may be thankful even for silence. If American poli- ticlans are not yet emancipated from their dependence on the Irish vote, that body of reflecting Americans outside of politics who turn elections one way or the other are as- serting their Independence. WHAT SALISBURY INTENDS, But enough, and more than enough, of the Trish question. Lord Sallsbury showed, as 1 was saying, the same spirit of modera- tion and firmness on Armenia and Chinese fssues a8 on the Irish. He Is taking “active measures” in China. It fs clear that the Chinese authorities are alarmed and equally clear that their power either to keep order or to punish the gullty is none too great. There are good observers who believe that the collapse of the Manchu dynasty is im- minent. Nothing is so difficult as to form an opinion on the real state of things in China. Foreigners on the spot, ministers at Peking, admirals on the coast, all with means of information we have not, are puzzled, and their opinions are conflicting. But Lord Salisbury, it is safe to say, will have redress for these outrages on mis- sionaries and security for the future, or like Trelawney's Cornishman, he will know the reason why. He will know it also in he admits that the sultan has not vet a sented to the Furopean proposal for the protection of the Christians in Armenia He will give him a reasonable time. The Turk Is apt to take an unreasonable time. Delay is the stock secret of Oriental diplo- macy. Ultimately, &nd before very long, even the Turk will percelve that England is in earnest, and that neither France nor Russia will interfere with her action. It is not of good omen for the Armenian cause that just at this moment should come re- ports of Armenian attacks on Americans who refuse to encourage the vioient party in Armenia. ARMENIAN IDEA OF REVOLUTION. These reports are, I fear, true. 1 have heard privately of two cases not referred to in the published statements. One eminent Kmerican and one Armenfan of high posi- tion were threatened with death by the revolutionary party if they opposed revo- lutionary measures. What are called revo- lutionary measures in Armenia consist in organized provocation of the Turkish rulers and soldiery. The revolutionists think there have not yet been massacres enough. Europe is not yet wound up to the point of armed Interference. The Armenian patriots justify themselves on the ground that massacre ls better than a continued endurance of the persecutions and cruelties systematically in- flicted by the Turks. These cruelties, they say, will end in their extermination. Their sole hope is to make them so horrible in certain districts not too remote as to con- centrate European attention there, otherwise the same horrors will spread over larger areas and tortures and deaths continue till there are no more Armenians. Prince Ferdinand has arrived at Sofia and announced that the enthusiasm of his Armenia. True, reception has consoled him for the murder of Stambuloft. He has since received the metropolitan Clement and some of the depu- tation who went to Petersburg to prostrate themselves and their country before the czar. Two days later Stambuloft's grave was violated and an attempt made to carry off the body. These may not all be acts of the same drama, but they are all expres- sions of the demonstration of Bulgaria. It was once the rising hope of southeastern Europe. It Is now a country in which anything may happen. BEORGE W. SMALLEY. TRAIN WRECKERS TO BE SHO Mexican Gover Stop the CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. 7.—Governor Martinez of the state .of Puebla makes a statement of his relation with Editor Olmos, who was assassinated in the of Puebla a short time ago. The governor shows that he had lent Olnos money and had promised to ald him in being elected to the national congress, and besides had not pressed him for the debt due the state treasury. General Rocha, who was judge of the fleld in the Verestage-Romero duel, has refused to avail himself of his rights as a soldier to be tried by a military tribunal and submits to & jury trial, although it Is possible some of his political enemies may be drawn on the jury that may try him. His conduct is ap- plauded by the press and public. Interest in the approaching trial is increasing and es- peclally as the testimony promfses to be sensational, A boy named Garcia, who placed stones on the track of the Hidalgo railway, the second time causing a wreck of a train, tomorrow will be shot under the new law in the case of persons obstructing the public mails or rail- road tracks. The boy's father has committed sulcide by throwing himself in front of a train on the same road, being frantic with grief over the fate of his son. The new law is being universally enforced and the penalty inflicted in the state of Jaliser for obstructing railway trains. Rallway men from America approve this. Experience has demonstrated that nothing but the death penalty will stop rallway wrecking. The law was in force two years ago and then was suspended, with the result of an’increase in attempt to wreck trains, nes to ravtle Largest Crop for Severnl Yea MONTREAL, Aug. 17.—The enormous yleld of 58,000,000 bushels of grain, which is ex- pected from the crops of the northwest, will be the largest for several years and will mean Increased prosperity to the territory of the Dominion and necessitate some additicns to the rolling stock of the Canadian Pacific rallway to carry the cereals. How many cars will be built Is not stated, but the num- ber Is thought to be comsidesable, WARNING TO TURKEY Significant Utterances of the Marquis of Salisbury in the Lords, DISABUSED THE MIND OF THE SULTAN Not the Unconditional Friend of the Otto- man Empire He Had Been Counted, ATTITUDE TOWARD CHINA CRITICIZED Opinion that He Does Not Appreciate the Gravity of the Situation, STANLEY WELL RECEIVED IN THE COMMONS Anti-Alicn Agitation Renewed the Ministry Questioned on the Subject—Revival ent Mining. and of Inter- Copyrighted, 1505, by the Assoclated Press.) LONDON, Aug. 17.—The first days of the new Parliament have been marked by sev- eral features of note. The most prominent of them was the utter want of color in the queen’s speech; the remarks of the marquis of Salisbury in reply to Lord Rosebery in the Housc of Lords, after the address reply to the queen's speech had been moved; and the suspension of Dr. Tanner for ex- traordinary conduct in the House of Com- mons, during which the latter gave the lie to Mr. Timothy Harrington, who had ob- served that the liberal party fled from home rule, Naturally, the remarks of the marquis of Salisbury on foreign affairs attracted the most attention, and they have given general satisfaction. Their most important feature, and one which was warmly applauded, was the curfous warning which the British premier gave the sultan of Turkey. The marquis of Salisbury said: “With respect to Armenia we have accepted the policy which our predecessors initiated, and our ef- forts will be directed to obtaining an ade- quate guarantee for the carrying out of re- form. We have received a most loyal sup- port from both France and Russia. The permanence of the sultan’s rule is involved in the conduct he pursues. If the cries of misery continue, the sultan must realize that Burope will become weary of appeals, and the fictitious strength whigh the powers have given the Ottoman emplre will fail it. The sultan will make a calamitous mistake it he refusds to accept the advice of the Buropean powers relative to reform: MADE A GOOD IMPRESSION. The premier's remarks have drawn forth strong commendations from the conservative press, while in political circles the feeling prevailed that the sultan was flattering him- self with the belief that the change in the British government would be to his advantage, and that in the marquis of Salis- bury he would find a staunch and uncon- ditional ally. But the direct and un- equivocal language which the premier used on Thursday evening cannot fail to disabuse the sultan’s mind of such an idea, and for this reason the speech has made the best impression here. This was the gist of the comments in the lobby after the speech had been delivered. The marquis of Salisbury’s statement regard to China, however, was less favor- ably received, and it was thought his lan- guage was not strong enough, and implied overmuch confidence in the power of the Chinese government to punish the culprits. -The Globe this afternoon reflects the opinion of ministerialists when it says: ‘“The mar- quis of Salisbury scarcely seems to go far enough. In spite of the courteous assurances of the Chinese ambassador, it may shrewdly be doubted whether the Chinese government intends to give adequate reparation.” The Globe then expresses doubts as to the safety of the British and American consuls going to the scene of the massacre, escorted only by Chinefe soldiery, and adds: “It would have been better to recognize frankly the importance of the central administration and have insisted upon the dispatch of a court wholly composed of English and American subjects, escorted by an effective escort of English and American sailors.” Mrs, Joseph Chamberlain watched the pro- ecedings in the House of Commons on Thurs- day last, and it was remarked that she looked pale and appeared to have aged greatly. Mrs. Chamberlain is the only daugh- ter of Hon. W. C. Endicott, formerly United States secretary of war. Mr. Henry M. Stanley, who has just been elected to Parliament as a union representing North Lambert, London, met a warm reception when he took his seat Thurs- day last. He was cheered by the members and several of them shook hands with the distinguished explorer. Mr. Stanley seemed to be highly gratified at the welcome ex- tended to him, ANTI-ALIEN AGITATION. With the advent of the marquis of Salis- in | bury to power again, the anti-alien emigra- tion agitation Is again active, the premier having pledged himself in favor of restricting pauper immigration. The Anti-Alien assocla- tion has written to the various cabinet ministers on the subject and the marquis of Salisbury replied, saying the government had not yet elaborated Its legislative program, but Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state for the colonies, in reply said he had 1o reason to suppose the marquis of Salisbury had changed his views on the subject. The replies received are regarded as not being unsatisfactory and the anti-alienists hope that an act will be passed during the session next year to check pauper immigration. It is pointed out that the tide of immigration coatinues unabated. During the seven months ended with July 22,873 allens entered Great Britain, exclusive of 23,312 which passed through Great Britain on their way to America. “Tom" Scott is understood to be fostering the scheme and Mr. Noonan, his attorney, thinks he will be successful in securing Eng- lish capital to build the road. State Senator Tom Wilson of Idaho, in con- versation with a representative of the As- soclated press, recently said: “I have been in Loadon in connection with mining business a great many times during the past few years and 1 am glad to notice this summer that American investments are again looking up and taking their place besides Africans There seems to be a general disposition on the part of the Stock exchange to listen with more favor to any one who has mining stocks to list in London.” STRENGTH OF THE GOLD SENTIMENT The Westminster Gazette this afternoon, commenting on yesterday's meeting of mem- ers of Parliament favorable to currency re- form, says: “It Is true some members of the present government are known to favor bimetallism, but It is extremely unlikely that in | | coBDEN any action such as suggested will be taken. The gold standard party has hitherto not thought it worth while to take any serious action, but were such & resolution as the one adopted at yesterday's mecting likely to be, carried Into effect, the bimetallists would immediately begin to discover the strength of the advocates of a gold standard, Few of the newspapers comment on the meeting at Pittsburg, Pa., on Thursday night of representatives of the United Irish socie- ties, which passed resolutions advocating the use of physical force in behalf of Ireland, but all the nawspapers gave the dispatch a prominent place. The Globe this afternoon says Mr. John J. Clancy, the Parnellite mem- ber, mainly based his appeal yesterday In the House of Commons for clemency in the case of the Irish political prisoners on the grounds that the danger of a dynamite con- spiracy had passed away., The Globe then adds: “By a fortunate coincidence a bright ray of enlightenment comes from Pittsburg on this subject. Bearlng in mind the fact the dynamite consplracy was en- gineered and maintained by the American-Trish, we read with lively in- terest that the Pittsburg meeting was pre- sided over by the mayor of that city. The resolution adopted contains considerable savor of dynamite conspiracy. What does Mr. Clancy think of it as proof of his assertion that the dynamite conspiracy has ceased to exist?” An examination of the winnings on the turf by the prince of Wales shows he has done much better this season, In his first year's racing, in 1889, he won only two small races, worth £204. Since then his winnings have been: In 1890, £600; in 1891, £4,148; in 1892, £190; in 1893, £397; in 1894, £3,499; in 1865, £8,000. CLUB ANNUAL MEETING, Prospects for a M tion of Free Trade Favorable, LONDON, Aug. 17.—The annual meeting of the Cobden club took place today. Baron Far- rer of Abinger, who was for thirty-six years permanent secretary of the Board of Trade, and who has been president of the Statistical society, and who is the author of “‘Free Trade Against Fair Trade” and other economic work, presided. During the course of his ad- dress to the members he said that the pros- pects for more general free trade were favor- able. Australia and the colonies, he added, had not found that protection obviated de- The prespects in the United States were promising, he said, if that country was Tid of its currency troubles, in which case he believed that a period of prosperity was be- fore Americans, and they would find that the modifications made in the McKinley bill had not ruined them, The report of the committee on the Cob- den club, a synopsis of which was cabled ex- clusively to the Associated press last night, was then read and adopted. The report de- clared that the change brought about by the recent general elections is cajculated to stim- ulate the club to fresh vigilance. neral Adop- HOLMES MAY STAND TRIAL TWICE, If Acquitted at Chicago the Cnnadian Authorities Will Arrest Him. TORONTO, Aug. 17.—Deputy Attorney General Cartwright was seon this morning regarding the verdict of murder against Holmes, given last night b thie. coroner's. jury, but would make no st<temaent regard- ing any action the crown authorities might take looking to the extradition of the pris- oner, until he had consulted with Acting Premier Hardy. When shown a press dis- patch to the effect that Holmes would be tried in Chicago, he said that he would prefer that course, but thought the police of that city had not enough evidence to con- viet. In fact, he was of the opinion that that plan emanated from the cunming brain of Holmes himself, who was aware of the slight chances against him. He emphati- cally stated, however, that should the United States authorities fail to convict the pris- oner, the province of Ontario would spare no expense to bring him to justice. The croner’s jury evidence is not eligible for ex- tradition purposes, and a week would be needed to get the witnesses' evidence in writ- ten form to get the papers made out here, REVOLUTION IN ECUADOR GROWING, Genernl i Gaining, (Copyrighted, 1895, by Press Fublishing Company.) COLON, Colombia, Aug, 17.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)— Guayaquil dispatches report that Gen- eral Alfaro, the head of thg provisional gov- ernment set up by the revolutionists in Ecua- dor, captured Rio Bambaya yesterday. The newspapers on the isthmus seen to be anxious to have General Alfaro become Ecuador's ac- knowledged chief magistrate, They advise the Ecuadorian government to throw up its hands and avo!d unnecessary bloodshed. Rio Bamba, or Nueva Rio Bamada, is one of the principal towns of Ecuador, having a popula- tion of some 20,000 and being a bishop's see. It is elghty-four miles northeast of Guayaquil and nine miles from the ruins of old Rio Bamba, at the foot of Chimbarago. The former town was destroyed by an earthquake Peru Makes a Den LIMA, Peru, Aug. 17.—(Via Galveston It is veliably reported that the government has ordered the Peruvian minister to Bolivia to demand a prompt reception at Lapas, the Bolivian capital, o1 the prompt return of the rebels captured at Payli, a Peruvian seaport town, The details are obscure, but this is given out as the answer to Bolivia's ulti- matum issued a few days ago. The govern- ment has sent out troops from Cuzzo to restore order in the troubled districts. The news of the expected re{lgluu! outbreak is really alarming. It is claimed the trouble grows out of the arrival of a clergyman ana missionaries from North Ameriea. Some of the citizens and representatives of the local religious socleties called upon the government and requested President Pierola to demand the expulsion of the missfonaries. The fol- nd on Boliv lowing reply was received: “My orders are to protect all who obey the laws, Protestants and Catholice alike.” indorsed the Metrieal System., LONDON, Aug. 17.—The parliamentary committee having the mafter under consid- eration has reported in favor of the adoption of the metrical system of welghts and measures, together with @ recommendation that the system should be made compylsory two years hence. The Daily New’ urges the government to endeavor to get in accordance with the committee a State of Irrita CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 17. much irritation in officlal ecircles here on account of the recent events on the Bulgqrian frontier and instructions have been forwarded to the Ottoman representative to request the powers to caution Bulgaria against permit- ting a recurrence of them, Condition on the Frontier Straiuned. PARIS, Aug. 17.—The Journal reports that the situation on the frontier is serious, owing to the aggressive attitude of the Germans who have gathered to celebrate the vietories of the Franco-Prussian war. The French are greatly agitated and excited over the matter, and trouble is feared, Turkey 1 STIRRED UP GERMANS Comments of the English Press Very Dis- tasteful to Them, SIGNS OF RETURNING LIFE IN BERLIN Emperor and Official Personages Return to the Capital, VETERANS CELEBRATE ON A GRAND SCALE Cities Vote Large Sums for the Celebra™ tion of Sedan Day. BISMARCK TAKING ABSOLUTE ~ REST Declines to Any Celebrations—Germa Receive Deputntions of Kind or Participate Ameri- can Veterans Arrive, (Copyrighted, 1803, by the Associated Press.) BERLIN, Aug. 17.—The holidays are over and things are getting lively again in Ber- lin. The chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe, and the Prussian minister of the interior, Baron von Koeller, have returned. In addition the emperor arrived at Wild Park station on his return from England at 8 o'clock this morning. His majesty looked remarkably well, and there is every cvidence that his yachting and shooting expeditions have agreed with him. He is considerably browned by the sun and is as full of en- ergy as ever. The emperor, however, will only stay here a couple of days, In order to be present at the ceremony of laying the corner stone of the monument to the memory of his grandfather, Emperor Wil- liam I, which takes place at the Schloss Freihit tomorrow. The ceremony will be highly impressive. The German university students’ societfes will take part in it, with their banners. The emperor, later In the day, will be present at the celebrations of the First Guards regiment, in memory of the battle of Gravelotte, at Potsdam, and on Monday the big memorial celebration occurs on the Templehot fleld, where 40,000 veterans will parade. His majesty will be present there and will afterward go to Wilbelmshohe, where the empress {8 staying with the younger children, Her majesty fs slowly recovering health, and it is sald that the emperor remain & week at Wilhelmshohe. Po- litically, the relations between Germany and England have almost monopolized public at- tention and are the occasion for a general discussion by the entire press. This has been Dbrought about by several editorials in the London Standard and Daily News, which were extremely distasteful to Ger- many. In fact, the Hanover Courler even went 0 far as to say that the emperor's periodical visits to England were not ap- proved by the nation, as they merely served to increase British insolence. AROUSED THE GERMAN IRE. An article in the Standard, especially ad- vising the emperor that his aim ought to be to show himself worthy of his maternal ancestry, has aroused a perfect storm of indignation. In fact, the entire press has glven vent to a violent burst of anglo-phobla, with Prince Bismarck’s Hamburger Nach- richten in the van. But even the official press, including the North German Gazette, has joined the outery, and there is no doubt that just now England is the country most hated by Germans, The memorial celebrations of the battles fought against the French in August, 1870, continue to be the order of the day. The bat- tle of St. Privat was celebrated today at Pots- dam, throughout Saxony and in a number of the smaller Prussian garrison cities. At Spandau a number of veterans’ associations are giving a big fete. The various battle- flelds around Metz are being visited by thou- sands of veterans and other visitors, and a monument has been placed on the battle- fleld of Vionville, in memory of Prince Fred- erick Charles. From the whole of Germany wreaths and other decorations have been sent by the tens of thousands in order to decorate the graves of the German soldiers upon the different battlefields. Everything is being done by the German authorities along the line of the frontier of France in order to avoid hostile meetings between French and Ger- mans, and passing the frontier line is discour- aged and not permitted at all in the case of large parties or bodies of men carrying in- signia. The annual pilgrimage of the Ger- man Catholics from the Rhine provinces to Lourdes has been forbidden, out of defe to Frengh feelings, The city council of Berlin has voted the sum of 50,000 marks for a public celebration of Sedan day, the only members cpposing the motion being the socialists under Vogtherr, who spoke of “the bloody deeds of a war needlessly undertaken.” The city counclls of Colagne, Dresden, Barmen and Stuttgart have voted 10,000, 25,000, 20,000 and 6,000 marks respectively for the same purpose. Dortmunde and a number of other s will distribute large sums of money to the veterans, and Herr Krupp, the famous big gun manufac- turer, has given 1,000,000 marks to his work- men’s pension fund in honor of the present memorial time. In addition, Roesicke and other prominent brewers are making presents to the veterans who are among their em- ployes. BISMARCK DECLINES TO PARTICIPATE. Prince Bismarck, who has declined to take part in tomorrow's fetes, is still enjoying ab- solute rest. He occuples himself solely with the affairs of his estate and declines to see all deputations. He is not expected to make any exception in favor of the German-Amer- ican veterans who are now visiting here, The crown prince, Frederick William, on Monday next will be placed a la suite of the Second Grenadler regiment, in which the em- peror served with the rank of lleutenant when he was a youth and of which 1s still colonel. The quartz strata in the Taunus mountains, between Loden and Wisbaden, has been dis- red to be auriferous. Specimens which have been tested have shown gold in appreci- able quantities, First Lieutenant Kreff of Bavaria, who is the author of sensational pamphlets on German military tariff entitled “Splendid Misery,” is to be tried by a court of honor, Mr. Louis Stern, the dry goods merchant of New York who was recently sentenced to a fine of 600 marks and to imprisonment for two weeks for having Insulted a government official at Kissingen, is still at Munich trying to obtaln a modification of his jail sentence by the prince regent of Bavarla, Influence has been brought to bear for Mr. Stern, and he will undoubtedly get his sentence of im- prisonment converted into a fine. Mr. John M. Mackay kas arrived here from Hamburg, but she has iot been vntertaining much. She expects her son here soon from Trouville, and when he arrives things will her will ence to he THE BEE BULLETIN. Weather Forecast Fair; for Omaha and Vicinity— Continued Cooler; Varlable Winds, Germans Dislike English Comment, Silver Propagandists Are Active, 2. Nebraskn Rate Cases Held Up. L oln Winsand L Talk About Defender's Chances, Brice Men Bolt at Cincinnatl, 3. Bigamist Buckner Goes Scott Free. Boy Killed by Cars at Fremont, praska Politics Belng Warmed Up. New Witnesses Against Durrant, 4. Last Week in Omaha Societ What the New Theater Is Like, nker. Themse rist of Sporting Gossip, turday on the Kace Tracks. e State Fair Gro Hills,” e at the Start.” 1. W Her Ways and 12, Editorial and Co 13, 8 Histor ment. Utter Rout of 14, Echoes fre Liberals, ¢ Room. o Jackson's Hole Settlers to Answer, 16. With the World on W be considerably enlivened. Mrs. Mackay's chief friends now are M. H. DeYoung, propri- etor of the 8an Francisco Chronicle, and Mrs, DeYoung. She gave a dinner party of ten yesterday evening on the Kursaal. Henry Zollner, editor of the York Liederkranz, who is visiting here, has been the recipient of many honors in musical cir cles, The first detachment, numbering 200, of German-American veterans has arrived here, They are nearly all from Chicago and west- ern states. Dr. Chauncey Blster The American and English families were present at a dance at the Kursaal Wednes day. American women who were much ad- mired were: The Misses Halstead, in salmon pink; Boyland-Raymond Rogers, in blue; Ban- croft-Davis, in green; Koster, in white tulle, and Irvine, in blue. The belles this season are the Misses Bancroft-Davis, Koster, Hal- stead, Boyland, Irving and Raymond-Rogers, Mrs, Weinberg gave a grand dinner at her fine house in Frankfort last week. Among the guests were Countess von Hatzfeldt and her daughter, Mrs. Villiers Forbes, Dr. Hal- stead, Mr. Boyland and daughter, United States Consul Mason and lady and Miss Oppenheimer. s REMEMBER A KINDNE! M. Depew has arrived at Drillinnt Socinl Gathering in Honor Officers. (Copyrighted, 1895, by Press Publishing Company.) TOKIO, Japan, July 20.—(Special Corre- spendence New York World—Special Tele- gram.)—A luncheon party, given at the resi- dence of Mr. Sannomiya, grand master of ceremonles of the imperial household, to of- ficers of the United States navy, was es- pecially 1nferékling on account of ineidents of the recént war it commemorated. When the port of Ying-Kow, in Manchuria, was occupied by the Japanese, the presence of foreign residents made it desirable that the business of transferring the civil ocentrol should be managed with extreme tact and discretion. Under ordinary circumstances an attache of the foreign department would have been delegated to represent the govern- ment. But the Japanese are capable of breaking red tape in case of need, and it was decided to appoint the best qualified man without regard to precedent. Mr. San- nomiya was chosen for the duty, which turned out to be even more arduous and exacting than had been expected. The anxiety and toil of his brief term of authority would have been almost entireiy without rellef but for the kenial encourage- ment he received from American naval of- ficers, to whom he had until then been a stranger. The gentlemen in charge of the United States ship stationed at Ying-Kow Qi not consider themselves prohibited by any imaginary obligation of neutrality from manifesting pleasure at the arrival of a brave and civilized army to take the place of the cowardly rabble against whose ex- cesses they had been guarding the alien resi- dents since the beginning of the war. Nor Qid they hesitate to follow their neutral im- pulses and offer suitable courtesies to the new comers. By many pleasant devices Captain Emery and his associates of the Petrel endeavored to alleviate the hardships to which the Japanese officials were at first necessarily subjected and to make them understand that they were free to com- mand the services of the Americans, whom experience had made familiar with the situa- tion in various practical ways. As long as Mr. Sannomiya remained Ying-Kow the friendly intercourse thus established was cordially maintained, and ever since his return to Japan he has awaited an opportunity of signifying his appreciation of the good will generously bestowed on him and his countrymen. The occasion pre- sented itself with the appearance of the Petrel this month in Yokohama harbor. In- vitations were fssued for one of the hos- pitable entertainments which have made the Sannomiya mansion noted in the capital to a large company, of whom the members of the Ying-Kow circle were centainly not the least warmly welcomed. The appearance of the United States minister and Admiral Carpen- ter as the principal foreign guests gave as- surance that the gathering was in compli- ment to America, and Its naval significance was apparent from the attendance of Count Saigo, the minister of marine, Admiral Ito, the hero of two sea fights, and others of the Japanese service. Brilliant soclal gatherings are frequent here, o frequent indeed that few particular occasions are prominently remembered, but the kindly and fraternal sentiment which in- spired this reunion imparted to it a very unusual charm, and the associations which it happily recalled are not of a character that can be lightly forgotten by the partic ipants, Sympathy Is sometimes stronger than Interest in crealing ties of internal good tellowship, in Waur Office Crentes a Stir, LONDON, Aug. 17.—Some talk has been arouséd here by the issue of an emergency letter from the War office, slgned by the principal medical officer of the home depart- ment, asking the city authorities and the guardian boards whether in the event of war and invasion they will be prepared to allow the War department to utilize the public firmaries for the mobilization of the army corps for home defense, The War office is reticent, and it fs impossible to obtaln the reasons for the issuance of the letter, Cardingl Gibbho " Qu TOWN, Aug. 17.—Cardinal Gib- bons has been In England during the past two weeks visiting places of religious and historic interest, together with Bishops Riordan, Foley and Hogan. He will sail in the morniug on the Campania ng Home, SILVER IS GAINING English Bimetallists Are Pushing Their Olaims in Parliament. BELIEVE THEY HAVE MADE GAINS New Members of the Conservative Party Believed to Bo Friendly, OTHER SIDE IS NOT LOSING TIME @old Standard Men Working Hard in Ine terest of Their Schemes, JUSTIN = M'CARTHY IS TO RETIRE Will Resign the the Irish Chairma and to ship Turn Party Over Henly's Leadership Within a Very Short Tin (Copyrighted, 1895, by Press Publishing Company.) LONDON, Aug. 17.—(New York World Cable—Special Telegram)—The Bimetallio league of England is showing great activity since the meeting of Parliament, and the probably extravagant claim s made that a majority of the new conservative members are favorable to their views. It is certain, however, that the movement has its chief support from the land holding class, as in Germany, and the largest proportion of new members represent that class. At a meeting held last night under the presidency of Sir William Houldsworth, M. P., a number of other members of Parliament were present, including the marquis of Lorne, just returned from the Midland constituency, and a parllamentary committee Was formed, “whose function should be to promote an international conference for consldering what measures are desirable to remove or miti- gate the evils resulting from the constant fluctuations and growing arvergence in the relative value of gold and sflver, in accord- ance with the resolution adopted by the House in February last.”” Perhaps even a more significant fact is that the opposing gold standard defense assoclas tion has also redoubled its efforts in the way of meetings and appeals through the publie press. I receive also many circulars from the assoclation, doubtless sent broadeast over the Kkingdom, setting forth arguments ope posed to bimetallism. Nothing, however, can be done by the government or Parliament toward a proposed conference before the winiter session, if then. Meanwhile London financlal papers maintain a bear tone toward American investments, until there is a definite settlement of our currency ques- tion. The Statist admits today that the loan syndicate has so far shown remarkable ability in checking the outflow of gold, and that the autumn exports will remove the danger for the present year, In January or Tebruary the ‘Statist predicts that gold will be aguin shipped abroad on a large scale, and a new loan will be necessary. This, however, is on the assumption that congress will not pass, meantime, a satisfactory cur- rency measure, a contingency the Statist considers practically hopeless. A short wheat crop in America is generally expected here, The cable was published here this morning that Croker expected to sail at once for New York to again take command of Tammary, but at his London house it is denied that he has any such intentions. He is today at Newmarket and his family is at Lowestoft. The Suffolk solicitors of Miss Eakins, who secured a verdict of $7,600 against young Powers of Rochester for breach of promise, say her case is practically hopeless, since the defendant is on the continent and an action would not lie in the American courts to en- force the payment. 1 can repeat the prediction made some weeks ago that Justin McCarthy will résign the chairmanship of the Irish party before the opening of the next session. Healy undoubt- edly won an unexpected victory yesterday and the party is hopelessly divided. British liberals are also discussing a change of lead- ership, although the radical Chronicle today glves its verdict for retaining Rosebery. If a change is made probably both Rosebery and Harcourt will be dropped and Asquith chosen. Lord Lonsdale is declared to have expended $200,000 in the four days' entertainment to the kalser at his family castle in Cumber- land. Not only the family servants, but all the retainers on the estate, were provided with speclal uniforms for the occasion and money was distributed broadcast by Lonsdale to the surrounding villages to enable them to decorate in the kalser's honor. He will return the visit at the kaiser's speclal invita- tion in the autumn. It is mentioned that one of the kalser’s presents to him was a gold clgar box with the imperial crown and arms in magnificent rubles and d'amonds, which cost §$6,000. BALLARD SMITH, Have Made Several Arrests. HONG KONG, Aug. 17.—The commission appointed to Investigate the recent massacres of missionaries and thelr far at Ku Cheng, which left Foo Chow on Tuesday last, has arrived safely at Ku Cheng. Ime portant arrests have been made In connection with The natives are qulet and appear to be much alarmed at the arrival of the commission. T of Mr. R. W. Mansfield, the dcting British consul at Foo Chow; Mr. J. C. Hixson, United States consul at Foo Chow; E. L. B, Allan, British consul at Padoga Island; Revs, Bannister, Gregory and Starr, and Lieutenant Evans of the Uulted States war ship Detroit, together with a number of Chinese officials of high rank. The commission is escorted by 100 Chinese braves. lies the massacres, commission consists Corean Ministry Hax Collapsed, ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 17.—The Vremya publishes a dispatch from Vladivostock saye ing that the Corean reform ministry has col- lapsed owing to a conflict of opinion with the qieen In regard to the organization of the palace guards. The minister of the interior and Jeader of the reform party, who fled to Japan when he was charged with belng cons cerned with the Japanese in the plot to cape ture the king, recently Instigated a mob which attempted to wreck the Japanese lega tion. The legation would have been destroyed had it not been protected by soldiers. It is added that the Japanese minlster hurriedly returned to Seoul in order to restore the prese tige of Japan, Robbed the City Treawury, MONTREAL, Aug. 17.—Great excitement was caused by the statement that $40,000 worth of securities have been purloined from the safes of the city treasurer In the city ball. City Treasurer Robb admits the truta of the story in so far that the securities are missing, but the man who has charge of them, William McDonnough, s sick in bed and cannet be se