The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 10, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1895. 3 -_— INWILLIAM'S DOMAIN Plans for Only One Week of Activity in the Reichstag. THE DELAY IS EXCUSED. Estimates in the Budget Will In- clude an Allowance for New Warships. VON HAMMERSTEIN IS FOUND. No Effort Will Be Made to Extradite the Levanting Editor From New Zealand. BERLIN, Geryxaxy, Nov. 9.—The an- nountement of the plans contemplating allowing the Keichstag from the third day of December Christmas—only a week of legislative —has created a feel ing of rprise. In the circum- stances a great many members will not care to incur the expense of fatigues inci- dent to making the journey from their homes to Berlin for sake of being present in the chamber for so short a time, espe- cially as nothing is known as to the inten- tions of the M ters to roduce con- tentious meas It is probable, there- fore, that the first part of the session will be marked reat diff y ntain- ing a quorum. All important bills intro- duced in the interval between December, 8 and the Christmas recess will be referred to committees pending the resumption of the sittings of the chamber in January. The official press excuse the delay in convening the Reichstag by the fact that the Bundesrath has not yet decided upon ny legislative programme for the session, a better reason for the delay is Prince Hohenlohe’s well-known distaste for all business associated with the sittings of the Reichstag, he having a positive dislike for even an occasional enforced attendance, as weil as the debates, the incessant party in- triguing, the official wining and dining, and 1 fact almost everything connected, even remotely, with Parliamentary pro- ceedings, Concerning the plans of the Govern- ment, the budget, the revision of the workingmen's insurance laws, a bourse re- form bill and a revision of the commercial laws constitute the part of the programme of the Ministers that is known to the pub- Among the estimates the navy budget alone demands the slight increase of 534,- 231 marks. The ordinary expenditure allows for the construction of one first- class ironclad, three cruisers, one torpedo gunboat and eight torpedo-boats, for all of which estimates are asked. The utmost economy has been observed, and it is cer- tain that the budget will not excite any- body. There 1s one element of disturbance be- fore the Ministers, however, and that is the resurgence of the agrarian and bi- njetallic situation. The Bimetallic League bé&ld a meeting yesterday, and decided to démand that Prince Hohenlohe fulfiil his pledge to arrange for the holding of an in- ternational monetary conference, and, as the first step toward its fulfillment, to negotiate the basis of the conference with the Governments of the United States and France. This having been done, the Kreuz Zeitung announces it is the inten- tion of agrariaus to raise the question of the formation of state granaries, in which stocks of cereais may be stored so asto prevent fluctuations in the grain markets. The demands of the agrarians are des- tined to play a leading part in the session and can be summsd up as comprising state monopoly of grain, the transit of grain to warehouse duty free, an increase in the sugar export bounties and a further in- crease of import duties upon most articles of food. The election by the socialists of Dort- mund of Herr Leutgenau, editor of the Dortmand Arbeiter Zeitung, gives the so- cialists forty-seven seats in the Reichstag. This was the first election held since the Kaiser appealed to the people to co-op- erate with the Government against social- ism, and it is no wonder that the Vor- waerts, the leading socialist organ, exults over the result and answers that “this is the people’s answer.” The count of the balloting shows that Eerr Leutgenau re- ceived 24,455 votes against 21,408 cast for the National Liberal candidate who op- posed him. The Centrists held the balance of the vote, but under the instructions of their party leaders they abstained from voting, and the Socialist candidate consequently | owes his election to the Center. The fact | that Herr Leutgenau was sent to jail for | five months the day after his election really adds to the importance of the vic- tory from a Socialist point of view. The North German Gazette, comment- ing upon the election of Herr Leutgenau, takes the Centrists to task for their passive { attitude and says that the endeavor to overcome Socialism is hopeless if feuds between the political parties of the order prevent-theirco-operation against the com- on enemy. The Centrist organs retort hat the National Liberals have often sup- iported Sucialists against Centrist candi- dates and declare that co-operation cannot be one-sided. The Socialists cf Pforzheim, in the Duchy of Baden, have refused to recog- nize the decision of the Social Democratic Congress recently held in Breslau in ex- pelling their delegate, Dr. Reudt, and have therefore resolyved to secede from the party organization. This action has met with popuiar approval among Socialists in the vicinity, and Socialist circles in Baden generslly are likely to follow the example ! of their Piorzheim brethren. The expectation which has been prev- alent in official circles that peace would be maintained in the East is vastly increased by advices received from Constantinople to-day that the six great powers are acting in concert to perfect plans of co-operation in the event of the Sultan’s becoming con- tumacious, and it is understood that the arrangements are so fixed that there can be no discord. In the meantime an in- sight has been had into the matter of Tewfik Pasha, late Turkish Embassador here, as Minister of Foreign Affairs at Constantinople, and that, t0o, is held to be a good sign here. During the period of his service as Em- bn§sador Tewfik earned the high esteem of Prince Hohenlohe and the other high offi- cials with whom he was brought into con- tact in Berlin and he has their full confi- dence. Turkyan Pasha, who has been ap- | poinfed Embassador as Tewfik’s successor, has arrived here. He has had a German education and is well known in Berlin. Baron yon Hammerstein, formerly editor- in-chief of the Kreuz Zeitung. who ab- sconded some time ago and is undera charge of forgery and embezzlement, has been traced to Auckland, New Zealand, where, it is understood, he intends to set- tle. It is believed that his extradition will not beeffected. It is also thought the Government is unwilling to stir up the in- numerable scandals which his return and consequent prosecution would involve. Upon the departure from Berlin of Tewfik Pasha, the Turkish Embassador, M. Herbette, the French Embassador, be- came the dean of the diplomatic corps in Berlin. The Munich Nachrichten is authority for the statement that Louis Stern of New York, who was sentenced to five years’ im- prisonment some time ago for insulting Baron von Thuengen, the Deputy Com- missioner of the Spa at Kissingen, has asked and obtained a respite from serving his sentence. The eldest son of Hon. Clifton R. Breck- inridge, United States Embassador to Russia, has settled 1n Berlin for the winter with the object of taking a course of studies. T0 SUBDUE THE SULTAK Military Occupation of Turkey by the Powers Is Loudly Applauded. One Plan of Delivering Twenty Mil. lion Men From the Destruc- tive Horde. LONDON, Exc., Nov. 9.—The change of opinion in official circles regarding the outbreak of revolution or war in Turkey is traceable to the expectation that the Sultan designs to soothe the internal agi- tation nromulgating a new constitution embodying the leading principles of Mid- hat Pasha’s scheme. Official communica- tions point to this, but at the same time the Sultan’s intention will do no more than put off the evil day. The Spectator, which at present speaks with a voice of greater authority than any other English paper, holds that the Sultan cannot be trusted to effectively grant a constitution. It says that the solution of the situation lies in either the powers occupying certain Turkish provinces or the deposition of the cessor pledeed to reign constitutionally. The Spectator in advocating that the best solution of the question is a military occu- pation, sketches a rather sensational plan try gives the readiest access to the heart of Turkey. Austria, it says, could without delay throw 100,000 men into Macedonia, who could march on to Salonica by an un- defended line. be commanding Salonica by the sea and, jointly with France, sending fleets through the Straits of Dardanelles to Constanti- nople, while Russia would co-operate in Armenia. would be tantamount to the dismember- ment of the Turkish empire, the Spectator proceeds to say that Europe's gigantic armaments could not be better employed than in restoring the East to the domain of civilization. The work, it says, could be accomplished ‘within a year, and 20,000,000 of men would be finally delivered from the destructive horde, which, since it came out of Mon- golia, has ever proved the most brutal influence in'the civilized world. The ar- ticle concludes with the declaration that the experiment would be well worth a certain war, for, to do the Ottomans jus- tice, they are capable of facing the whole world in arms before submitting, but it is the only chance. ‘When the leading Unionist organ writes thus it is evident that the time of the Turk in Europe is obviously closing. — = UPRISINGS 1IN CHINA. Now the Dungans Threaten to Advance Upon Peking. LONDON, Ene., Nov. 9.—A dispatch from Shanghai says that a letter received from English missionariesin the southwest of China confirm the statement that the Dungans who recently revolted wore pro- vided with Russian rifles. The leader of the rebellious Dungans has sent an ulti- matum to the Imperial Government an- nouncing his intention to advance upon Peking unless he receive a favorable reply. The rebels are 60,000 strong, and have entirely overcome the imperial forces. Large towns and hundreds of villages have been pillaged, and fields are bestrewn with the dead bodies of women, men and children. SHANGHAI,CHINA, Nov. 9.—The Shang- hai Mercury says that a very serious mu- tiny of Chinese soldiers has taken place at Kiu Klang. The troops refuse to disarm, and defy the local officers. Affairs are in a very critical state. I ARREST OF BRAZILIANS. Officers of the Army Implicated in a Plot Against Moraes. RIO JANEIRO, Brazir, Nov. 9.—The gudden orders issued yesterday that troops in the garrison here remain in the bar- racks and that nobody be allowed to leave the warships in the harbor caused con- sternation. Many rumors were current, especially when it was known that a num- ber of officers of the army had been ar- rested. Later it was known that the Gov- ernment issued peremptory orders to pre- pare troops to leave for the north. The excitement, which was already great, in- creased, and it was rumored that Brazil had determined to aid Venezuela in a war against England, which was considered in- evitable, but this was not officially con- firmed. Twenty-three officers were taken prisoners to Nictheroy, aud from the talk of one of the prisoners it was learned that he was arrested because the Govern- ment discovered a military plot against Moraes. More arrests are expected, O The Missing Ship Spencer. LONDON, Ex6., Nov. 9.—The owners of the missing British ship Lord Spencer, which sailed from San Francisco April 9 for Queenstown, are of the opinion that she was the vessel which came into col- lision with and sank the British ship Prince Oscar, July 13 last. They believe that she also went to the bottom. gt St Mrs. Hearst in New York. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 9. — Mrs. George Hearst of San Francisco is regis- tered at the Hotel Netherlands. A Blaze at Napa. NAPA, CaL., Nov. 9.—Fire broke out last night in the building on First street owned by B. Semorile and occupied by Glidenell & Derchwander, fruit and vegetable deal- ers; O. Barocco, barber, and D. Bansher, saloon. Nearly all the stocks of these con- cerns were destroyed and the building was badly gutted. The loss is about $3000, cov- ered by insurance. Sultan and replacement of him by a suc- | of operations through Bosnia, which coun- | Great Britain’s share in the work would | Though the carrying out of this plan | INSURGENT ADVANCES, |Conflict Resumed in the | Region of Santiago de Cuba. READY FOR A STRUGGLE. | Belief That the Aggressors Will Capture the Eastern Part of the Island. TWO DAYS SEVERE FIGHTING. Another Battle Near Matanzas in Which a Cuban Division Was Attacked. BOSTON, Mass,, Nov. 9.—A dispatch to a morning paper from Santiago de Cuba dated October 28 states that severe fight- ing has once more been resumed; that the entire insurgent army of the east has been drawn to the region around Santiago de Cube and that the campaign of the army would be in the region around that city. The general feeling is that the whole eastern part of the island will be in the hands of the insurgents, as they are each | day making rapid advances, while the regulars seem to be unable to withstand | them. The re-enforcements which were | sent to the city a month ago was the only | thing which prevented its capture. In | fact, for the time being, the regulars | pushed forward a rather brilliant cam- | paign and succeeded in driving the insur- | gentarmy of the east into the mountains | near Puerto Principe. | General Maceo has, during the week, re- ceived large re-enforcements from the de- | partments of the Cuba central and western divisions. This move is viewed as an- nouncing his determination to bring the struggle to a close as quickly as possible. The insurgent army is weil armed and prepared to put up a terrible struggle. At the present time Spanish prospecis in the east are very gloomy. Another dispatch brings the intelligence | of a battle which was fought on October 25 near Matanzas, the details of which have just reached the coast. A Cuban di- | vision of 1500 men, encamped near the field hospital of the department of the in- | terior, were attacked by a body of regulars | about their number. The regulars also had several field batteries. The fighting lasted two days, the in- surgents being strongly intrenched. At the end of that time the regulars were | forced to retreat, losing over 300 men, killed and wounded, and 2 large number of officers. | | | S o~ BALDASANWVS VIEW. | Consul-General of Spain Thinks Reports Are Exaggerated. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 9.—The fre- quent contradictory reports from the re- | bellion in Cuba published in the American press ever since the outbreak of the insar- rection on February 24 led a reporter to call on Senor Arturo Baldasano, Consul- General of Spain, and ask him for a re- view of the situation in the Pearl of the Antilles. “The situation in Cuba is being exag- gerated every day by persons interested in the rebellion,” said Senor Baldasano. “The disturbance is confined to the rural districts. No outbreaks have occurred in the many cities and towns. This very fact shows the fallacy of the reports that a large territory of the 1sland is in revo- lution.” “Do you really think if the planters, who are representative people on the island, did in fact sympathize with the rebels they ‘would burn their plantations?’ “No, sir,” said the general, very em- phatically. “Still over 100 plantgtions and farms have been burned. Forthe crime of remaing loyal to Spain, and for their re- fusal to be freed by a lot of adyenturers and irresponsible people, their property is destroyed. “If the people of wealth and influence engaged in planting, and the people of standing engaged in business in the cities, refuse to have anything to do with the rebels, is not that an eloquent evidence that their cry of ‘Cuba libre!’ does not find any echo in the wealth and business cen- ter of the island? The insurrection started in February, and the only work so far done by the rebels has been the commit- ment of all kinds of depredations. *‘The Spanish Parliament has voted a law granting a measure of autonomy in Cuba. This law will be put in force as soon as peace is restored. The fact is that the bill, granting this measure of self- government to the inhabitants of Cuba, was introduced by the Secretary of the Colonies without pressure from any quar- ters about two years before the revolt be- gan. “‘Does not this show that Spain is ready to grant to the island what is best for the interests and welfare of its people? But the development of the wealth of Cuba and its prosperity will depend more on the united efforts of the large Spanish popula- tion and native Cubans, and their descend- ants, than on any law of self-government, no matter how decentralizing it is.”” e CLEVELAND DEEPLY CONCERNED, 1t Is Said That He Is Anxious to Make No Mistakes. N WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 9. — The Cuban question is giving President Cleve- land great conceru. Those who have talked with him recently say it is plain that this matter is one of grave anxiety for him. He is said to be examining it in every aspect, and giving earnest considera- tion to every suggestion and bit of infor- mation on the subject coming to him from well-informed and reputable sources. He feels that definite deliverance of some kind is expected from him, and is anxious to meet, this time if possible, the wishes and demands of a great majority of his countrymen. It is declared that the President is not, in this case, the confident and aggressive man that he was in the Hawaiian matter. What has changed him is left somewhat to inference and individual judgment. It may be a matter of similarity of the two cases, While there are points of dis- similarity the two cases are enough alike in certain important features to make the recognized, if not publicly confessed, blunder in the treatment of the one serve as a check and warning in the treatment of the other. People struggling for free- dom, and with eyes turned toward the United States, must not be ignored. Ap- peals from such a quarter must be heard and, if possible, heeded. The President, it is said, has learned this. He knows more now about the sym- pathies of the American people and, when aroused, how strong they are, than he did thirty months ago, when he sought to overthrow the Dole Government in Hono- lulu. Itissaid that heis considering the advisability of turning the whole Cuban matter over to Congress and that he will consequently make no recommendations in his message. GOT EVEN A Turkish Official Dismissed by Ameri- can Influence. CONSTANTINOPLE, TURkEY, Nov. 9. It is understood that the Valiof Aleppo has been dismissed in consequence of the strong representations made to the Turkish Government by Mr. Terrell, the United States Minister. The Vali refused to allow the American Consuiar agent to visit an Armenian named Guedjian, who claimed to be a naturalized citizen of the United States, and who was sentenced to several years' imprisonment on thecharge that he wasan emissary of the revolutionists, The eleven Kurds who are accused of murdering Frank Lenz, the Pittsburg bicyclist, who was making a tour of the world, have been taken to Erzeroum for trial. The British Consul will conduct the case on behalf of the United States. WRECKED BY A SQUALL Loss of the British Schooner Riv- erdale Off the Coast of Canada. WITH THE VALIL The Vessel Was Dismantled and Filled With Water, While the Crew Perished. QUEBEC, Quesrc, Nov. 9.—A dispatch from Little Meus Light says the steam- ship Canadia has been floated and left for Quebec at 6 o'clock this evening. In- coming and out-going steamers have been greatly delayed here to-day by a snow- storm, accompanied by a northeast gale which almost amounted to a hurricane. The Government steamer Aberdeen ar- riued at Gaspe to-day having in tow the wrecked British schooner Riverdale. The vessel was struck by a squall, which dis- masted and filled her with water. The body of Captain Adams was found in the forecastle. There is no trace of the rest of the crew or of the captain’s son and daughter. The Riverdale when found was two miles off Southwest Point, Anticosti, full of water, with only a foot of her hull vis- ible. She was loaded with flour. Most of the deckload has been picked up off Anti- costi Island N0 HER 10 THE CROWN Physicians Say Neither Czarina Nor Child Can Possibly Survive. the Unable Longer to Conceal From the Czar of Russia the True State of Facts. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 9.—A special cable from London to the Times says: The news that comes this evening from St. Pe- tersburg, through channels that entitie it to full belief, gives a sad and startling turn to the recent vleasant gossip about the birth of an heir to the Imperial crown of Russia. The physicians of the palace who have been in consultation with specialists, ad- vised the Czar that in the natural course of events neither the mother nor the child could survive. A frightfully grave operation was per- formed. To-night the men of science are no longer able to conceal from the Im- perial husband the imminent danger of the Czarina, It is understood that her recovery is con- sidered impossible—that there is no hope whatever. A letter from St. Petersburg dated Oc- tober 15 announced that the Czarina was in seclusion at Tarskoe Selo, and would remain there until the birth of her child. GULDING N SMTA M New Jail to Cost Twenty Thou- sand Dollars, to Be Paid Without Bonds. Residences Built and Imprqvements Made to Cost One Hundred Thou- sand Dollars. SANTA ANA, CAL., Nov. 9.—The Super- visors of Orange County advertised for bids for the construction of the new county jail, the plans for which contemplate a cost of about $20.000. A tax levy of 18 cents was levied this year to cover this expenditure. It will, therefore, be paid for out of this year’s taxes, and the interest on bonds will be saved. There is a good deal of building at pres- ent going on in Santa Ana. Among the new residences erected during the past three months or now in course of comple- tion are those of Henry Carpenter, J. C. Galloway, Mrs. Rosa Lewin, A. Y. ‘Wright, Professor J. P. Greeley, M, Posen- er, J. C. Nichols, Charles Hamaker, G. N. Williams, B. Attley, ¥. H. Chaffee, W. C. Bryant, M. Montgomery, Dr. P. W. Rey- nolds, Tom Knight, George Schirm, J. W. Flagg, Professor R. L. Bisby. These improvements aggregate $45,000. Added to this, the enlarging and beautify- ing of many residences swells the amount, and it is a safe estimate to place the total for building and improvements for the past year at $100,000. Santa Ana’s Streetoar Muddle. BANTA ANA, CaL., Nov.9.—The street- car muddle in Santa Ana is in.nowise being cleared up. The company hasstopped its cars, claiming it cannot pave the line, but the City Trustees are proceeding in the matter of issuing bonds secured by a lien on the track and franchise, which it is expected will be floated promptly. _The streetcar company at one time peti- tioned to have its franchise annulled, but has now withdrawn its prayer. The general impression is that the present company will soon resume operation of the line, or sell it to some one who will, —_— Orange County Oyster Industry. SANTA ANA, CaL, Nov. 9.—Quite im- portant oyster beds have been discovered is Orange County, at Bolso, Chico and Anabeim Landing. About 2000 pounds {:r week of bivaives are being shipped to s Angeles. They areof good quality, and the industry promises to become a leading one. T0 ANSWER DUNRAVEN C. Oliver Iselin Will Reply to the Lord’s Charges of Unfairness. AWAITS THE STATEMENT Other Yachtsmen, However, Are Enraged by the Briton’s Allegations. CAPTAIN TAYLOR IS POSITIVE. There Is No Truth That There Was Jockeying With the Load Water Measurement. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 9.—The Herala prints the folluwing interview with C. O. Iselin on Lord Dunraven’s recent statement regarding the Defender- Valkyrie races. Mr. Iselin was at his home, “All View,”” on Premium Point, New Rochelle, when seen yesterday. He had read the Herald’s cable dispatches giving the charges made by Lord Dunraven, and it was evident that, as the managing member of the syndicate which owned the Defender and the mem- ber who was responsible for her work in the cup races, he felt that the charges were aimed at him individoally. “I have read the charges as printed,” he said, “but I am not now prepared to make a reply or any statement, and for this rea- son: When I have replied to some state- ments published as baving come from Lord Dunraven it has happened that he has retorted that he did not utter the remarks to which I objecied. ‘‘Now I will wait until I receive a copy of the London Field. As the statement is four columns long I want to see every word of it. I presume it is over Lord Dun- raven’s signature, or, if not, is a report of what he may Lave said in conversation. Then, when I know fully what Lord Dun- raven says, and satisfy myself that the re- marks are authentic, and I find that he charges me with such conduct, I shall surely make a reply.” “What would your reply be to any man who would formulate such charges against you?”’ “My reply would be that he was notonly a liar, but a blackguard.”” “And if Lord Dunraven has made or does make such charges those character- izations would apply to him ?” “I sav,”” Mr. Iselin responded, *‘that any man’’—and he emphasized the ‘any’— *‘who would charge me witb such conduct is a——liar and a blackguard. And in saying that, I want it to be understood that I am fuliy responsible for what I say. A man who makes such statements against me attacks me and my honor and must accept the consequences.”” Captain H. W. Taylor of the Hattie Palmer, which acted as a tender to the De- fender in the yacht races, was seen this afternoon in regard to the Dunraven inter- view. Afterreading the article he putinto very emphatic language his opinion of Lord Dunraven'’s veracity. “Nobody interested in the Defender lived on her, or her tender,” said Captain Tay- lor, quoting from Lord Dunraven’s state- ment. “Well, her crew slept on the yacht and they ate on the tender. Itisnotso that we lay alongside her all night before remeasurement took place. “We lay off Forty-fifth street all night. The Defender did nothing that was not strictly fair. There was no juggling with ballast and no cause for any. She was the faster boat, and that is what is troubling the Britisher.” CAUSES INDIGNATION. Dunraven Scored for His Criticism of the Yacht Races. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 9.—There is great indignation in the New York Yacht Ciub over Lord Dunraven’s stalement in the Field of London to-day, alleging un- fairness in the race, a comprehensive synopsis of which was exclusively cablea to The United Press here last night. The members could not find terms strong enough to express their contempt of Lord Dunraven’s deliberate insult to the whole American people. The opinion of the club was expressed in one member's comment when he said: “It is more than an insult. Itisa deliberate outrage; one that proves Lord Dunraven to be no gentleman.” All sorts of ideas have been put forth as to the proper treatment of Dunraven’s statement. Many members suggested ig- noring the matter as being beneath the dignity of gentlemen. Others think that his resignation should be demanded from the New York Yacht Club, of which he has been a member since 1893, the occasion of his first challenge. It is intimated that in the event of his resig- nation not being tendered he would be ex- pelled from the club as unfit for member- ship. COLLAPSE OF A BOOM, [ Continued from First Page.] ship-building deadlock on the Clyde and at Belfast. From being a topic in small type on an inner page, it advanced at a leap Wednesday to a place of first import- ance, and during the nextfew days so waxed .in magnitude before the popular eye that it threatened to absorb all other subjects. None too soon it was announced last night that steps had been taken to se- cure an early settlement of the difficulty and, though pone seem to know just what the steps are, the assurance is accepted generally as a great relief. There seems to be good reason to be- lieve that the Clyde masters’ action in locking out their men because Belfast was idle was to have been merely the second move in a campaign having for its end nothing less than the smashing of the whole group of trades union organizations with which the shipbuilders now have to deal, and which was deliberately begun by Harland & Wolff at Belfast. It appears that Tyneside, the Thames and other yards were to follow in due course, and that after a certain period of complete stagnation the experiment of introducing non-union labor was to be started simul- taneously at all points. This policy seems to have been resolved upon last August as the direct result of the overwhelming Tory triumphs at_ the elections, which the masters interpreted to signify that public opinion in England was ripe for a determined attack on trades umionism. But tbis ecalculation failed to provide for the contingency that England might at the date set for starting this crusade be greatly excited by the men- ace of a foreign war. The scheme might have worked bad this been a profoundly peaceful autumn. As it is, all England, since it awakened to the realization of what was going on, hus been simply purple with rage at what seems to be nothing short of a treasonable con- spiracy to wound her in her most vital part. It hapoens, too, that as the contest shaped itself, arguments seemed to be largely in favor of the men as against the masters at Belfast, and unquestionably dead against the employers, so that there is practically no dissent from the popular demand that somebody in authority shall make Harland & Wolff accept the best terms that they can arrange with the men and open their yards. The fact that this firm gave §50,000 to the Tory campaign fund last July, and furnished even larger sums at the more critical stages of the fight against home rule, nevitably associates them in the public mind with the present Government, and, in a sense, makes the Tories responsible for their sonduct. This feeling impelled Gerald Baliour to undertake the task of conciliating in ear- nest, and even if he fails there are signs of a similar pressure in Scotland likely to break up the Clyde masters’ combination. The Duke of Cambridge, apparently, bas been checked by somebody in the career of oratorical lamentation upon which he embarked as soon as he learned that he really had to retire. That he should feel very sore, and even say a few hot words on the subject, was taken for granted, but to have him going around the country spluttering denunciations of his treatment by the Government at mess tables and other military gatherings where assembled officers, remembering that he is a prince of the blood, could do nothing but feign a sympathetic air, was too much of a good thing. The common explana- tion is that the Queen bade him stop, but it is doubtful if the Queen takes any part whatever in public affairs. Her state of melancholia, precipitated by the death of young Clark, is understood to grow worse instead of improving, and it is obvious that her bodily health is failing rapidly. Meanwhile, the whole army feels a glow of enthusiasm at the spectacle of Wolseley in the saddle. His first speech in office is praised honestly on all sides as admirable in form and tone, and his selec- tion of aids-de-camp to represent the volunteers and the militia, as well as the regular army, is hailed as a sign that at last the British military spirit is to be utilized for the good of the country instead of for the benefit of one small and not overvaluable class. This is truly an age of change. To- night, for the first time in history, mem- bers of the Middle Temple were allowed to bring non-legal guests of their own to the regular hal! dinner. The experiment thus inaugurated will be watched with great inter st. At present laymen can only be brougnt in on one or two specified nights of each term. but if the innovation proves satisfactory, probably three other inns of court will follow suit with expansion. Dunraven’s pamphlet is printed pretty fully in the Times, but most of the other papers only briefly summarize it. The press comment on it is strictly perfunc- tory, several journals having apparently quite forgotten what they said at the time. One ‘would think that as the ancient corporation of the City of London ap- proaches the long impending erisis in its existence it would strive to arm itself against its enemies by strongly strengthen- ing its personnel at the Mansion House and other civic posts. To the contrary its chosen officials for the past ten years have been an infinitely poorer lot than in the previous decade. After the disastrous ex- perience of Isaacs there is now the melancholy spectacle of Renals, whose state dinner to Barnato Thursday evening evoked a general groan of disgust. The papers are printing lists of the guests in display type as sufficient com- ment by themselves, but the Times goes further and dignifies the event with a sol- emn editorial protest. The discovery that Renals’ famous visit to Bordeaux was not unconnected with the commercial inter- ests of certain great wine importers puts a finishing touch to his mayoralty which the City men are ashamed of. His successor, ‘Wilkin, whose procession gave to Fleet street and the Strand a rather more ornate show to-day than usual, is said to be an ordinary respectable sort of man, but there are evidences on all sides of a feeling in the City that this is no longer good enough. William Watson’s new volume of poems this week broke the record at the Bodley Head for advance subscriptions. The por- trait frontiespiece suggests,even more than the poet’s face itself, an extraordinary re- semblance to John T. Hoffman, which I have commented on heretofore. A magisterial decision at Bow street has been obtained in a case of the Exchange and Mart, which upsets the whole conten- tion of the Internal Revenue authorities about publishing fac-similes of postage stamps. The proprietor of this paper,was summoned Thursday for the offense of possessing dies imitating the Cape of Good Hope stamp, and the treasury strove hard for conviction. The magistrate said that the possession was prima facie an offense, but that a lawful excuse had been shown, and the case was dismissed. It is under- stood that Somerset House contemplates carrying the thing to the higher courts. HaroLp FrEDERIC, OREGON CITY TREASURE. Search for Gold That Went Down With @ Wrecked Vessel. PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 9.—A company incorporated for the special purpose began operations at the fails at Oregon City to- day to raise buried treasure below the falls. In 1859 the sidewheel steamer Portland was carried over the falls and wrecked. In the steamer’s safe wasa sum of nearly $3000 and other valuables. The safe went overboard when the steamer's backbone was broken, and Captain Smith Jamison and a deckhand were drowned. A com- pany of steamboat men believe they will 1ind the treasures,after having been buried thirty-seven years in the bottom of the Willamette. LA RETURNING TO NOGALES, Engineer Schoonm.aker Released From a Mexican Prison. NOGALES, Ariz., Nov.9.—John Schoon- maker, the engineer held at Guaymas, Mexico, by Mexican officials on a charge of running his engine over and killing a drunken Mexican, has bzvintervemion of the State Department at Washington been released, and is on his way home to Nogales. Arizona Immigration Act Invalid. PHENIX, Ariz., Nov. 9.—Chief Justice Baker, in the District Court to-day, ren- dered a decision against the plaintiff in the case of Immigration Commissioner Jordan against the county of Maricopa. It declares that the Immigration Commis- sioner act of the last Legislature is illegal, and will be the basis for a refusal on the part of all other counties in the Territory to pay the salary demands of local mem- bers of the Territorial Immigration Com- mission, ACTIVITY [N JAPR, Great Prosperity Follows the War Against China. LIAOTUNG PENINSULA. The Demands Made at the Con- ference for Its Res- toration. NINE MORE MEN EXECUTED. Bravado Shown by the Murderers Implicated in the Missionary Massacres. TOKIO, Jarax, Oct. 25 (via Vancouver, B. C., Nov. 9).—Great commercial activity vrevails in Japan. Large sums expended in the provinces on account of the war, wages earned by the land-transport coolies and an unexpectedly good crop of rice have produced such prosperity that a sud- den and marked appreciation in prices has taken place in almost every class of com- modities. Railways are doing a great business, and an air of general prosperity prevails, Kirishi-Yama, a volcanic mountain in Kagoshima, the southern province of Ja- pan, recently broke into violent eruption. Two men and a woman who happened to be ascending the mountain at the time were killed. A conference to discuss the restoration of the Liaotung Peninsula was opened at Peking on the 17th inst. The Japanese plenipotentiary demanded : First—Indemnity of 30,000,000 taels. Second—That the Chinese Government should pledge itself not to cede the penin- sula to any other nation. Third—That Talien, Tatung and Taku- shan should be declared open ports. Ta- lien is on the east coast of the peninsula within twenty-two miles of Port Arthur. Takushan and Tatung are on the Yalu River. Jupan’s object is evidently to se- cure the peninsulas of Korea and the Regent’s Sword by opening them to for- eign intercourse, A batch of nine men have been executed at Chengtu for participation in the Sze- chuan riots of last May. They wore a red cloth, headgear and colored paper aprons, the costume of braves, as they marched to the place of execution, conversing merrily with the crowd and singing war songs of ancient heroes. ' Many other prisoners re- main under arrest, charged with participa- tion in riots, and it is not quite clear why these nine men were singled out for capital punishment, unless a measure was in- tended to be deterrent. The men that made such a savage attack on Dr. Sheflield in Tung Chow three months ago and nearly accomplishing his death are confined in Tung Chow prison, their hands free, but.their feetin wooden stocks. They threaten, if they ever get out, to kill every foreigner they can find and to make mincemeat of Dr. Sheffield. 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