The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 8, 1896, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, »NOVEMBER 8, 1896. TURKEY'S: SULTAN YIELDS TO FRANCE Pretends to Be Anxious to Carry Out Reforms in Armenia. Repeats Former Promises That Were Forgotten Soon After Being Made, "SUSPECTS TO BE RELEASED, Indemnity for Church Property De. stroyed and Inostructions for Protection of Christians, PARIS, Fraxsce, Nov. 7.—Advices re- ceived here from Coustantinople show that when the Sultan received a report of * the speech delivered by M. Hanotaux, the French Foreign Minister, in the Chamber of Deputies last Tuesday in response to an interpellation demanding to know - what.action France would take in defense of the Armenians, he sent one of his sec- retaries to M. Cambon, the French Em- bassador, who immediately pressed upon the secretary the urgency that existed for the Sultan to adopt measures that would reassure public opinion and satisfy Europe. The Turkish Embassador in Paris has now informed M. Hanotaux that the Sultan has decided upon carrying out the following reforms: The release of prisoners throughout the empire against whom no charges are preferred; to instruct the police that peace- able Armenians are not to be persecuted, 10 convoke an Armenian assembly to elect & patriarch; to court-martial Mazhr Bey for aliowing Fattier Salvator to be mur- - dered; to dismiss the Vali of Ciarbekir for the share he took in the disorders there; to precisely instruct the Valis to repress violence; to undertake the idemnification of the Roman Catholic convents in Ana- tolia which were damaged during the out- breaks, to assist the inhabitants of the districts which suffered most, and to pub- lish shortly a decree ordering the prompt execution in Anatolia of the reforms granted in 1895 and the extension of these reforms to the whole empire. M. Hanotaux thanked the Embassador for the information and told him that he had precisely instructed M. Cambon to watch theapplication of these preliminary measures. In his speech to the Deputies in response to the interpellation, which was submitted by M. Denys, Deputy for Cochin China, and supported by M. de la XYosse, Hubbard and others, M. Hanotaux said that the Armenian movement would not have taken upon itself such an in- tensity if contact with Europe had not imbued certain Armenians with a desire for independence. The excesses of the Ottoman Government, he sald, had fur- nished legitimate motives for complaint, and when the question assumed an aspect of grave importance England understood the danger of acting alone. A concert was established among the powers, and in Qctober, 1895, an understanding was reached with the Porte that the latter would grant reforms, which unhappily had not been applied. Owing to the anarchy which reigned in the administra- tive spheres trouble ensued and France was bound to use lJanguage the strength and significance of which Turkey unders stood. The powers, he said, were convinced of the necessity of their solid union, but tnere must be no isolated action and noin- terference with the integrity of the em- prre. “Among the fertile results of the recent visit of the Emperor of Russia to Paris,” M. Hanotaux sald, “may be mentioned the precise exchange of views in regard to Armenia and the perfect communitw of ideal which exists in United Europe will give the Sultan to understand the neces- sity of his assuring the security of all his subjects of whatever race. But violence will notaid the violent task of Europe. France does not forget the traditions of the religious protectorate which she exer- cises in the Orient, nor the bonds which urite her to the Otioman empire, but she must proportion her efforts to the extent of all the tasks d=volving upon her.” —_— MR, CASTLE'S GRATITUDE Thanks Embassador Bayard and Urges Him to Further Effort. Mental and Physical Condition of His Unfortunate Wife a Case for the Home Office. - LONDON, Exc., Nov. 7.—Walter M. Cas- tle, whose wife was sentenced yesterday, addressed a letter to United States Em- bassador Bayard this morning, conveying an expression of his thanks for the assist ance rendered to Mrs. Castle and himself by the Embassador and members of the embassy. Castle also urged Mr. Bayard to use every possible effort to effect the release of his wife. He pleaded her inno- cence of any crime. He said she wasmen« tally irresponsible and in a precarious condition of health. A copy of the letter was slso sent by mail to-day to Secretary Olney at Wash- ington. Mrs. Castle will be taken to America immrediately after her release. It is learned that at the consultation of Judges in the Clerkenwell sessiors yester- day a number of magistrates voted for Mrs. Castle’s acquittal, but were outvoted, wherenpon they signed a petition to the Home Office praying for her release. In view of the strong influence being brought in her behalf and the evidence given by the doctors that she is irrespon- sible, it is considered almost certain that she will soon be set at liberty: When taken to the prison yesterday Mrs. Castle was trentef like any other prisoner, no special oraers baving been given to thecontrary. Mr. Casile accom- panied his wife to the prison, and the scene was most pathetic when he parted from her. Mrs. Castie was examined by the prison doctor, who at once ordered her into the infirmary, where she was made as com fortable as possible, and two nurses were detailed to take care af her. Much of the afternoon she was hysterical and seemed hardiy to know where she was. The prison doctor displayed pathy and said; ‘*This woman reat sym- notright, This is surely acase for the Home Office officials,” Other officials of the prison, zccustomed to such scenes, were deepiy sympathetic. The mental and physical condition of Mrs. Castie continues the same as when she was first removed to the hospital in Wormwood Scrubbs prison. She is no better, nor can she be said to be any worse. The prison physicians are of the opinion that prolonged confinement would greatly lessen what chances she may have of per- manent recovery. > The Globe, commenting upon the result of the Castle trial, says: We hope that Sir Matthew White Ridley will not delay in releasing Mrs. Castle. "It is a degradation of justice to pnnish this unhappy victim of a serious mental disease. e American Assassinated in Mexico. GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Nov. 7.— ‘Word has been received here from the village of Ajiji, near here, of the assassi- nation of John Jacks, one of the most prominent American business men of this city. He recently made a purchase of land near Ajiji and evicted the Indian tenants therefrom. This action caused a arty of the Indians to kill him. SR s Plead Justificaiion of Libels. LONDON, Ex~a., Nov. 7.—Lady Tina Scott, mother-in-iaw of Earl Russell, and the two young men, Kast and Cockerton, jointly indicted with Lady Scott for hav- ing criminally libeled Lord Russell, have filed a plea of justification of the libeis which they are accused of uttering. The trial of Lady Scott and the two men comes up Thursday next. T Earthgualkes in Mexico. OAXACA, Mexico, Nov. 7.—The towns of San Carlos and Tucolula, this State, have been experiencing a series of earth- quake shocks during the past several days. Considerable damage has been done and the inhabitants are much alarmed. FLEWING AFTER CARLISLE The Discharged Chief of a De- partment Scores the Secretary. Accuses His Superior of Having Acted in a Treacherous and Tyran- nical Manner. WASHINGTON, D. (., Nov. 7.—Judge W. B. Fleming, who was removed from the position as chief of the law and record division of the Supervising Architect's ofice, Treasury Department, on Wednes- day last, to-day sent the following letter to Secretary Carlisle: z: Our Government guarantees to all its s the privilege of iree speech, 5o that ery man has the natural right to express in a proper manner his political opinions. In accepting office the citizen forfeits neither his civil nor his religious liberty. The eivil service law was intended not to destroy these rights, but to protect them, so that the minor ofticial should "at least be as secure in detend- ing the creed and nominees of his party as would be a cabinet officer in exercising the same inelienable rights. No objection on your part to my activity in the campaign which has just closed was ever meade known to me pending the campeign. On the contrary, I was informed that you held to the view thet you could not consistently remove any man from oflice for exercising the same rights which you yourself were exercis- ing. My removal from office, the first intima- tion of which was obtained from the news- &lpefl while on the train on my return to ashington from my home, was therefore & complete surprise to ine, No one kuows better than yourself the long friendship I had manifested for you, the interest I had taken and the sacrifices of time and money made by me in promoting your ambitions. In view of all the facts it seems to me that I was at least entitled to some warn- ing and notice before being kicked out of office without even the opporiunity of declining to resign. Hgd IXknown or suspected thatIcould not hoid office under this administration and at the same time exercise the rights of an Ameri- can freeman I would have promptly tendered you my resignation at the opening of this cam- paign. Inasmuch as other appointees of the present administration, including many in your own department, have been permitted to take an active part against Mr. Bryan in the cam- paign, not oniy on the stump but in the work of organization, witbout rebuke or removal, 1t is evident that the csuse of my offending lies not in my actions but in my convictions. It follows therefore that you have used your great office to_suppress freedom of thougit and action and to punish those who dare to differ from you—a thing insupportable in free government—by terrorizing over the weak and humble. For such abuse of public office, which is a public trust, you eannot but be held accountable at the bar of public opinion as weli as by the verdict of history. In conclusion, I can only say that humble as1 am I would rather be & discharged em- ploye of the Treasury Department, discharged Jor doing my duty as I see it for my people, than to be Secretary of the Treasury with s record of selt-stultification such as you have mede for yourself, staring me in the face. This much of a protest I deem it proper to make ageinst your treacherous and tyrannous action. Very truly yours, W. B. FLEMING. e GENERAL BRECKINRIDGE REPORTS. Recommendation That the Confederate Dead be Taken From Trenches and Regularly Interred. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 7.—In- spector-General Breckinridze of the army in his annual report shows that accounts of disbursing officers aggregating over $72,000,000 have been examined during the year. Recommendations to avoid an unnecessary number of entries and need- less handling of the same sum and report- ing it over and over again have been fol- lowed out and a great improvement is noticeable. The National homes for dis- abled soldiers are in fine condition and reports from them show no decadence anywhere. The fourteen arsenals and armories of the army indicate that the officers in charge display excellent judg- ment in the administration of affairs. In the report of the inspection of the National cemetery at Lexington, Ky., it 1s stated “that the Confederate dead still lie in the trenchbes where they were buried after the battles of Perryville and Mill Sprines, uncared for. To make the ceme- tery National in the true sense I strongly recommend that these bodies be moved and reinterred beside those whom they fought in the nearest National cemetery and the care of the Government extended to ail alike,” The colleges at which military instr tion by army officers is given are decla: tobe'in a flourishing condition ana com plishing useful results. e e FREAK BEI1S ARE DUE. Bevere Penance on Many Men Who Lost on Bryan. NEW YORK, N.Y., Nov. 7.—The season of exhibition for those who made eccen- tric wagers on Bryan’s election to the Presidency opened yesterday. This cus- tom in New York is prevalent chiefly among the Germans. In many cases the penance is not so easy as it sounds, For instance, one Bryanite has contracted to roll a peanut a mile with a toothpick; an- other has to eat a sandwich made of shavy- ing soap, and another has agreed to paint a ton ot coal white, taking each particular piece in turn. General J. Madison Drake of Elizabeth, N. J.. will go with bis hair uncut until William Jennings Bryan is elected. In August last the general made a bet with a friend that in case Bryan was defeated he would not again have his hair cut until Bryan was sent to the White House, and as a result of the bet the general already has a crop of hair that isthe envy of local football players. As General Drake does not seem inclined to baldness, he will probably become a character in the State. uniess the bet is canceled, FROM THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN Labor in Conflict With Capital Wins Every Time. Frightful Atrocities in Connec- tion With the Mohammedan Rebellion. DR. M'KAY DIES OF CHOLERA. Port of Shashih Opened to Forsign Commerce—Bonds Fleated—Canal to Bz Built. TOKIO, Jarax, Oct. 20. — The new Japanese Cabinet has made a public dec- laration of its policy, but the terms em- ployed are not sufficiently explicit to indi- cate a practical programme. Suggestions are afforded that the ministry incline to- ward removing all restrictions upon free- dom of speech and public meeting, and even toward acknowledging the necessity of parliamentary support. But no definite promises are made. Labor is beginning to take its stand against capital in Japan. There have been several strikes lately, and in every case the employers have agreed to the demands of the employed. It is true that the demands bave not been excessive in any stance. Indeed, the sharp rise in all commodities that has taken place in Japan during the past year justifies laborers in seeking in- creased pay. Buttheconflict having com- menced it is not likely to terminate speed- ily, especially as manuiaciurers are begin- ning to be greatly inconvenienced by a scarcity of hands. The Japanese Government has suc- ceeded in getting its 5 per cent consoli- dated bonds included among the securi- ties quoted daily on the London exchange at a premium of 134 per cent, which is con- sidered satisfactory, the guotation in To- kio being a fraction below par. The Javanese Government has decided to establish several new legations and consulates in foreign countries, namely: Legations in Hawaii, Mexico and Brazil, and consulates in Antwerp, Sydney, New- chwang and Chicago. Consulates-Gen- eral already exist in Hawaii and Mexico, but they will now be raised to the rank of legations under charges d’affaires. The number of banks of all kinds exist- ing in Japap at the end of September was 1258, with an aggregate capital of 228,708,- 044 yen. A company has been formed for the purpose of cutting a canal across Japan from the Bay of Osaka to the Sea of Japan. The whole cutting will e 2214 miles and the cost 1){ miliion yen. A case of cholera terminating with shocking suddeness occurred at Wuchang on the 21st of September. Dr. MacKay, whno had been working for five years in connection with the London Missionary Society, was struck by the disease in the early morning and before twenty-four hours had passed life was extinct. Mr. MacKay's work among the Chinese is spoken of in terms of the highest praise. The port of Shashih, in the province of Hupeh, was opened to foreign commerce on October 1. The opening of this port was cne of the stipulations of the Shimo- noseki treaty. Terrible accounts come to hand of in- cidents connected with the Mohammedan rebellion in Kan-su. Itis estimated that 10,000 Mohammedans, chiefly women, children and old men, have died of hun- ger or been frozen to death in the hills and mountains. Those that bave sub- mitted namber 18,000, women ana chil- dren for the most part. Thirty or forty thousand remained under arms among the hilis in the southeastern district in the middle of the summer. The business of seizing and beheading the insurgents was conducted with wholesale vigor so soon as their strength had been broken in any district. An average of sixteen had been decapi- tated daily for two weeks in Si-ning on June 16, and as 3090 heads remained to come off, the sanguinary carnival was ex- pected to go on for an indefinite time. Crovds of people watched the executions, and it is easy to conceive the demoraliza- tion that must have resultea from such prolonged intimacy with bloodshed. The first attempt to form a political party openly in Korea has been summar- ily nipped in the bud. The projector, wak Il of Chemulpo, speedily found himself en route for Seoul under arrest. IN A FLOODED COLLIERY. Eighty Miners Have a Thrilling Experience and Miraculous Escape From Drowning. SHENANDOAH, Pi., Nov.7.—Eighty miners had a thrilling experience and miraculous escape from drowning in Packer No. 2 colliery to-day. The recent rains had caused the flooding of part of the mine and a dam wus built in No. 1to head off the flood and give the pumps a better chance to catch up. Edward Wil- son, a miner employed in No. 4 gangway, noticed the water rapidly rising in this place and investigation showed that the breastwork in No. 1 was breaking. Wilson immediately gzave the alarm inside, but the water rose with such rapidity that the miners were obliged to wade several hun- dred feet through water up to their necks, and before they reached the bottom of the siope they were frequently obliged to swim. One of the men lost his cap bear- ing the mining lamp and was left behind in the darkness. Three miners, aiter heroic efforts, returned and found the misging man floundering about in deep water and so much exhausted that he was hardly able to keep his bead above water. They finally succeeded, however, in get- ting him out. No one was injured. et GUSTAVUS ADOLPHuS BIRTHDAY, Memory of Sweden’s George Washington Still Kept Green. KANBSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 8.—Through- out the United States citizens of Swedish birth or descent will this evening celebrate the anniversary of ‘the birth of Gustavus Adolphus, whose memory is as highly honored in Sweden as is the name of Washington in the United States. In this city the celebration takes the form of a demonstration 1n Music Hall, and spécial trains are en route this afternoon irom different parts of the State, as well as from Toveka, Leavenworth, Lawrence and other Kansas cities. The memorial oration will be delivered by Rev. Dr. C. A. Swenson of Linsbury, Kan., and there will be a Bwedish costume tableau representing the evening before the battle of Lutzen,in which Gustavus Adolphus was kiiled. Shot and Killed Bee Dunn. PERRY, 0. T., Nov. 7.—Frank M. Canton, one of the bravest deputy mar- shais of Oklahoma, shot and killed Bee Dunn at Pawnee last night. It is said the killing occurred over an old feud Canton planned the capture of the Dalton gang, and Ree Dunn, who was under in- dictment for harboring outlaws, killed sev- eral of the outlaw gang. It is said thbat Dunn had repuudF; threatened Canton’s life. Dunn was formerly a rich cattle- man of Kansas City. RUDE END OF A ROMANCE. Charles Fisher, a Wandering-Piano-Tuner, Arrested for Inducing a Harvard Girl to Elope. HARVARD, Iin, Nov. 7. — Charles Fisher, a wandering piano-tuner, who a short time ago induced Miss May O’Con- nor, the daughter of a weulthy resident of this place, to elope with him, was brought back from Chicago by the Sheriff of this county to-day. They were met at the ce- pot byun indignant crowa of Harvard citizens and the authorities with difficulty protected the prisoner from being vio- lently dealt with. He was hastened be- fore Justice Card, who held him in bonds of $1500 on the charge of abduction and then the prisoner was taken to the Wood- stook County Jail. Fisher came here from Chicago a short time ago and induced Miss O’Connor, in the absence of her parents, to elope with bhim. They were apprehended by the Chicago authorities and, it is claimed, had not been marriea civilly. Miss O’Con- nor is at her home. e KA Killed His Scoundrelly Brother. JACKSONVILLE, Fra., Nov.7.—Near Hague, in Columbia County, John Rob- erts killed his brother, Nathan Roberts. While John Roberts was away from home Nathan called and attempted to assault Mrs. Roberts. The husband returned, surprised his brother and shot him dead. Mrs. Roberts is in a serious condition. A MANIAC'S AWFUL WORK Cuts the Throat of His Wile, a Hired Woman and Himself. Crez:d by Jealousy and the Election Excitement—All Three Will Probably Die. NASHVILLE, Texx., Nov. 7.—A fright- ful crime was committed in this city at an early hour this morning. One person was killed, another mortally wounded and the murderer then attempted his own life, For some months past Thomas Lynch, a hard-working mechanic who lived on Allison street, in the Eastern suburb of the city, has been acting very queerly. His friends insisted that he was crazy, but as none of his acts were violent his family refused to have him shut up inan asylum. It was believed that Lynch was insanely jealous of his wife, who was quite a comely and attractive woman. Lynch was also greatly excited over the election. He took deep interest in the financial question and would talk for hours about the oppression of laborers and how much money was needed in the country. Last night he went to bed quietly and seemed to be in a happier frame of mind than he had been for months. Early this morning he rose stealthily, and going to a drawer he took out a razor. Creeping over to where his wife was sleeping he delib- erately cut her throat. Leaving her mor- tally wounded he went to the room where the hired woman slept, and, taking her by surprise, cut ber throat. Finally, satisfied with his awful work, he attempted his own life, i Lynch and his wife are now in the hos- pital, and it is believed that they will not recover. —_—— A BRILLIANT EVENT, Annual Chamber of Commerce Dinner at Delmonico’s. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 7.—The one bhundred and twenty-eighth annual din- ner of the Chamber of Ccmmerce at Del- monico’s on November 17 will be one of the most memorable in the entire history of that body. The sound-money triumph has communicated a degree of enthusiasm to merchants only comparable with the greaf victories of the war. The banquet will be notable for the array of distin- guished guests who will be in attendance. Among these are President Cleveland and his Cabinet and Vice-President-elect Ho- bart. Mr. McKinley also has been invited, but may not attend. An invitation has been sent to former President Harrison, but it is not known whether he can accept it. Governor Mor- ton will be there, together with Governor- elect Black and Mark Hanna. The list of speakers has not yet been made out, butit will in¢lude some of the most noted orators in the country. Cmimetns LUTHER LEAGUE CONVENTION, Chicago Prepares for the Accommoda- tion of Many Guests. CHICAGO, IrL, Nov. 7.—Many distin- guished men will be brought to this city a week from next Monday by the second annual convention of the Luther League of the United States and which will be in session for several days. Among those who have wired for hotel accommodations are: United States Senator Wellington of Maryland, Knute Nelson of Minnesota, Jacob Miller of New York, Rev. Dr. Scheele of Staunton, Va., and Rev. S. B, Barnitz of Des Moines, Iowa. The hail of the Young Men’s Christian Association has been engaged for the business sessions nn]«lt the spacious Auditorium for a grand rally. ——— DEATH FROM APOPLEXY, David Blakely, Sousa’s Band Manager, Falls in His Office. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 7. — David Blakely, manager of Sousa’s band, died suddenly this afternoon in the Carnegie building, Fifty-seventh street and Seventn avenue, from an attack of apoplexy. Mr. Blakely was apparently in the best of health all day, and at about 4 o’clock his typewriter went on an errand. When she returned she found Mr. Blakely lying on his face on the floor of the office. A physi- cian was hastily summoned, and when he answered pronounced Mr. hl-kely dead, probably from a stroke of apoplexy. e e ARMENIANS FDf HAWAIL Move to Introduce Them as Laborers on the Sugar Plantations. HONOLULU, Hawam, Oct. 38L—A movement, is started which is meeting with general favor, to introdunce Arme- nians as laborers cn the sugar plantations. L. A. Thurston believes that they can be transported at low rates by the large Russian fleet now carrying railway sup- BHQI and Russian peasants from the Black ea to Viadivostok. The Armenians could be transferred at Japan to sieamers running to Honolulu. It1s believed that they will make a very desirable class of citizens, E e Borowe- Corbin Weddinag. BABYLON, L, 1, Nov. 7.—Miss Anna Corbin, youngest daughter of the late Austin Corbin, and H. Alsop Borrowe were quietly married in Christ Episcopal Chureh at West Islip at noon to-day, g ey Fatal Boiler Explosion. POTTBVILLE, Pa., Nov. 7.—The boiiers at the Centralia colliery, near Ashland, op- erated bylll;adhn}qh Valley Coal Com- pany, exploded this morai il one man and badly Injuring four ehers. MY PROSECUTE PRIACE BISHARCK Disclosing of State Secrets to Come Before the Reichstag, But the Ex-Chancellor Is Too Popular With the People to Be' Alarmed. YET HURLS BACK DEFIANCE. England’s Claim of Predominance in South Africa Vigorously Disputed by th: Germans. BERLIN, GermANy, Nov. 7.—The Reich- stag, which will resume business on No- vember 9, will have a short session, but it will, nevertheless, have an extremely ex- citing one in the discussion of promised interpellations by various political lead-rs upon the question of the right oi Prince Bismarck, or for that matter, any ex- Chanceilor or Minister to disclose state eecrets. The truth concerning the revela- tions made through the mediam of the Hamburger Nachrichten, especially re- garding the Russo-German neutrality treaty, alleged to have been made at the Foreign Office in Berlin, is that only Prince Bismarck, Count Schouvaloff, the Russian Embassador to Germany, and the late Emperor of Russia, Alexander III, had any knowledge of the uuderstanaing until after the accession in 1888 of the present Emperor of Germany through in- formation which he received from Vienna. The Freissinnige Zeitung and many other politically biased newspapers are having a great deal to say about the Reichstag impeaching Bismarck for mak- ing the disclosures, but that sort of talk is* arrant nonsense. Even if public senti- ment does not quite approve Prince Bis: marck’s course or understand his motives the public still so implicitly rely upon the ex-Chancellor’s patriotism that the Gov- ernment could not possibly face the na- tional uprising which would manifest i self against his prosecution. Prince Bis- marck is well aware that the country has a complete trust in him and makes use of this influence as a shield to defy the Gov- ernment. The ex-Chancello?, through his personal organ, the damburger Nachricnten, is still firing his big guns of defiance, and an article in that paper therefore, while it does not in the least alter the position of the controversy, shows that the Frince has no disposition to back down. “Prince Bismaick’s opponents in this matter,” the Nachrichten maintaias, “are not the people of Germany, but the party newspapers. Everything that the Prince has done has been for the best interest of Germany.” ¥ This utterance is regarded as pretty con- clusive evidence that the oid Chanceflor has no fear of the result of the submission of the whole matter of his official acts aud the subsequent disclosure thereof to the verdict of the people. After the interpellations in regard to the Bismarck disclosures are disposed of it is the intention of Herr Ricuter, the Radi- cal leader in the Reichstag, to raise a de- bate upon the question of the suppression of the practice of duelling, and in the course of the discussion to demand of Prince Hohenlohe, the Imperial Chancel- lor, an explanation of the murder of Herr Siebeman at Carlsruhe, a few weeks ago, by Lieutenant Baroo von Brusuvitz, for which crime the lieutenant received frsm a military court the nominal sentence or four years’ confinement in a fortress and dismissal from the army, a sentence which nobody believes was intended to be car- ried out. Besiaes discussing the questions, the Reichstag will also deal before the holiday recess with a bill for the conversion of 450,000,000 marks of 4 fi“ cent bonds into 3)4 per cents, the bill running varaliel with & simiiar measure in the Landtag converting three and a half milliards of Prussian 4 per cents into 314 per cents. The anti-English furor whnich prevailed in Germany a short time ago has been aroused by the publication here of a wired summary of the speech delivered in Edin- burg last eveming by Lord Sneloourne, Parliamentary secretary of the British Colonial Office, and son-in-law of Lord Sanisbury, in which he declared that it was well that the world knew that Great Britain would never admitarival in South Africa, where the predominance of the Queen was permanent. Commenting on the language used by Lord Selbourne, the North German Gazette denies the existence of any Eng- ilsh right of predominance in South Africa, and the Neuste Nachrichten says that the English claims to predominance in South Africa which will always be con- tested are based upon nothing beyond jingo pretensions. The National Zeitung says:~ “Knelish politicians may continue their arrogant shouts about British predominance, but they must know that England is destitute of power to enforce it.™ Thejtalk of Lord Selbourne and other English politicians is mere pothouse language.” The bill, which has been approved by the Bundesrath, increasing the annual Government subsidy to the North German Lioyd Steamship Company by 1,500,000 marks in consideration of the establish- ment by that company of a fortnightly mail service to China continues the con- tract of the company with the Govern- ment fifteen yvears. Since the Nortn Ger- man.Lloyd Company was first subsidizea in 1883 the amount of goods shipped by their vessels has risen from 74,000,000 marks to 140,000,000 marks annuaily. Chaplain Dicksee of the American church and his wife, gave a reception to the American colony at their residence in Kurfurstenstrasse on Tuesday. The at- tendance was a veritable crush, ail of the members of the American official and_so- cial circles being present. Mr. and Mrs, Dicksee were assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Uhl and Mrs. Patterson, the wife of J. C. Pat- terson, the Governor of Manitoba. The American barytone Arthur Vane- wyk will give a concert on November 10 at the Saal Bechsteit. Miss Groewelt, a protege of Miss Uhl, gave a concert this afternoon. Mr. A. Loreher has two busts on exhi- bition at Schultes Art Salon. They bave been very favorably criticized by the Ber- lin press. J. L. Taylor, general European agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad, with head- uarters in London, has been visiting erlin and has had an interview with Herr Thielen, Prussian Minister of Pub- lic Works, being introduced to the Minis- ter by J. B. Jackson, first secretary of the United States embassy. It was Mr. Taylor who made the arrangements for the transit through the United States re- cently of Prince Hilkoff, the Russian Minister of Public Works and Railways, and assisted him in getting his special ealoon carriage across the Russian fron- tier upon the occasion of tbe Minister’s late tour of inspection of foreign railways. United States Embassador Uhl requests the United Associated Presses to correct the statement made by some correspond- ents of American papers that his daugh- ter, Miss Lusy Uhl, is engaged to be mar- ried to a student in Yale University. The gentleman to whom Miss Uhl is engaged is Professor Guy Thompson, a member of the faculty of Yale University. Death of a Noted Theologian. PARIS, Fraxce, Nov. 7.—Mgr. Maurice le Sage d’Hautecoeur, the celebrated French theologian and preacher and mem- ber of the Chamber of Deputies for the arrondissement of Brest, in the depart- ment of Finisterre, died to-day. SPAIN SPHRS FOR TIME Promises to Crush the Cubans in Sixty Days or Evacuate the Island. Regarded as a Clever Diplomatic Move to Forestall Action by President Cleveland. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 8.—A Journal special from Washington says: Informa- tion of the most startling character re- garding a correspondence between Presi- dent Cleveland and the Spanish Minister, Senor Dupuy de Lome, concerning the future course of this country toward Cuba, was current here to-day. It is said that a few days ago the Presi- dent, in a semi-official manner, sent to as- certain from the Spanish Minister whether he bad any information that he might be willing to give regarding the future course of Spain toward the insurgents in Cuba. To this suggestion Senor Dupuy de Lome is said to have returned a letter in which he assured the President that within sixty days from the date thereof (November 1), Spain would have crushed the revolution or withdrawn her troops from the island. To this astounding rejoinder President Cleveland is said to have replied, on the followin: day, that he wouid consider that information imparted by the Spanish Minister as sufficient to justify this Gov- ernment in Gelaying any action until the expiration of the time named, and by that same token he would feel justitied in recommending recognition of the Cuban republic should the Spanish Government fail to restore peace within two months. 1n the opinion of those who know the Spanish Miunister this move on his part is | regarded as a clever diplomatic attempt to forestall any action by the President based on the report that Consul-General Lee is believed to be about to make, and tosecure a postponement of action by the executive until the winter campaign shall have been inaugurated. Dl FR a4 DESULTIORY WARFARE. Slight Skirmishes and the Execution of Prisoners Still Reported. HAVANA, Cusa, Nov. 7.—General Munoz reports from his camp at Manuelito that the Spanish forces continue to advance into the interior of the hills. They have destroyed a number of rebel huts ana taken some prisoners, Maceo is retreat- ing further into the hills. Jose Carmenat Nieves and Pascasio Cardenas Gomez were shot at Matanzas yesterday for the crime of rebeltion. The general staff has received advices that General Castanellos has left Minas, Puerto Principe, with 3000 men, moving ip the direction of Cascorro. It is known that he has had an encage- ment with the rebels, bat no details are obtainable. It is supposed that the rebels he encountered were commanded by Gowez and Garcia. The military authori- ties here claim that the insurgents were defeated, and the concemtration of the rebel forces prevented. A fusion of all the local political parties is projected, each party folding its flag to gather under the National banner for its preservation. - A meeting to consolidate the Union will be held to-morrow. ey DEATH OF LOUIS BOAS. Was One of the Fowunders of the Ham- burg-American Line. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 7.—Louis Boas, a retired merchant and one of the founders of the Hamburg-American line of steamers, died suddenly to-day from heart disease at the home of his son, Emil L. Boas, New York agentof the Hamburga- Anmerican line. The deceased arrived from Europe this morning and was met at the ier by his son. He appeared to be in the gesc of health, and with the exception of contracting a slight cold had enjoyed a pleasant passage. He was driven fo his son’s house, where he has made his home for the past five years, and after greetings from the latter’s family sat down on a soia and while in the midst of a conversa- tion was overcome by a fainting spell. 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