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2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1 VARIOUS VIEWS OF CONGRESSMEN Opinions as to What Is the Most Necessary Action. Tariff Legislation Required to Meet the Existing Deficit in Revenues. Gold Democrats Will Join the Repub licans in Defeating the Schemes of Silverites. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 15.—With a view of ascertaining the views of the leading men in Congress as to the proba- bility of tariff Jegislation in the next ses- sion of Congress and as to the likelihood of an extra session, the Washington Bu- reau of the United Associatea Presses has sought the written opinions of a number of prominent Senators and Representa- The replies received show quite a diversity of views and are exceedingly in- teresting. A few of them are as follows: Senator Calyvin S. Brice of Ohio re- sponds frankly and fully in these words: In answer to your request for my views as to the effect of the late National election, I an- swer: First—Itis quite certain that the Presi- dent-elect will, after. March 4, 1897, be sus- tained by a large Republican majority in the House and by a sufficient Republican majority in the Senate. Second—sThe free-silver men will be in the minority in the Senate as well asin the House ot Representatives. Third— That while some of the free-siiver Senators, who have heretofore prevented the passage of Dingley bill, with such amendments as tain a sufficient revenue, will, in view of the result of the election, probably vote with their Republican brethren, it is im- material whether they do or not, as, in my opiaion, a sufficient number of sound-money Democratic Senators will assist the Republi- cans to pass the necessary tariff legislation in the Fifty-fourth Congress to supply the ex- isting deficit in the revenue. i, at Jeast,shall s0 vote, and I understand that Senator Gor- man and a number of others occupy the same position. Yours very iru tives. LVIN S. BRICE. Senator Brice's colleague, Senator Sher- man, who has been quoted at great length in two interviews diametrically contra- dicting each other, one asserting that the Dingley bill would pass, the other saying that there was no chance of its passage and that an extra session was inevitabe, refuses to affirm the correctness of either statement, but writes as follows: In the present condition of affairs I do not care to express my opinion as to the proper tariff and financial legislation of thisor the next Congress. Very truly yours, | JOHN SHERMAN. Senator W. B. Allison of Iowa, chai man of the Senate Committee on Appro- prigtions, vrites: 1 donot think it is practicable to predict what will be done or canbe done as respects tariff and financial legisiation during the last | session of the Fifty-fourth Congress. 1 hope the Dingley bill will pass with such modifica- tions as may be necessary to secure sufficient revenue to carry on the Government. If this cannot be done during the Fifty-fourth it seems to me an extra session of the Fifty-fifth Congress is inevitable. Very traly yours, W. B. ALLISON. Senator Joseph R. Hawley of Connecti- cut, with a modest disclaimer of any de- sire to enter the field as a prophetand a still more deprecatory remark that any- thing he could say at this time would be *‘the cheapest commonplace,”’ adds these interesting remarks: As to the “financial legislation’’ to be ex- pected from the coming session I should hope that a well-guarded, careful bill defining the circumstances under which the executive might issue bonds may be passed. The possi- bility of adopting a satisfactory revision of the tariff (such as might be expected to re- mein undisturbed) at the last session of the Fitty-fourth Congress seems to be very doubt- ful. If the revenues permit it the tatter ought to go over to the extra session of the Fifty-fifth Congress with & view to securing such revision as I refer to. If' that could be had it would probably give th2 country a very desirable rest in the matter lor the next four years. Yours truly, J. R. HAWLEY. Senator Walthsll of Mississippi says: 1 see no reason fo justify the expectation that there will be aany important tarif or financiel legislation at the approaching ses- sion of Congress. 1 canform no opinion es to what will be aone at ‘‘a possible extra session of the Fifty-fifth Congress” in advence of the Senatorial elections to oceur during the com- ing winter. Yours traly, E. C. WALTHALL. The yiews of Senator Morgan of Alabama and Senator Tillman of South, Carolina have already, been published in these dispatches. Mr. Dingley of Maine, chairmsn of the House Committee on Ways and Means and leader of the House, refers to bis re- cently published interviews in United Associated Presses’ dispatches in which he expressed the opinion that there was not the siightest hope of the passage ot the so-calied Dingley bill by the Senate at the next session of Congress and that the House would not propose any- thing further in this direction at the ap- proaching short session. Mr. Dingley adds: This covers all I have to say at present. Yours truly, N. DINGLEY. Representative Grosvenor of Ohio writes: 1do not believe it is possible thet any mate- rial legislation for the benefit of the country can be passed in the Fifty-fourth Congress, Defeat, however crushing, disastrous and far- reaching, seldom convinces anybody of the error of thelr way, and so the Senators who have left the Republican party. in the interest of a few silver-mine owners of the West will resent rather than obey the demands of an enormous majority of the people of the United States that the greatest good shall be the rule of the action rather than the selfish greed of less than fifty soulless corporations of the | Rocky Mountains. Hencethese men who have no future in the Republican party will resist ail attempts to relieve the treasury by any legislation that does not recognize the para- mount interests of the silver-mine owners. The Republicans of Congress will not submit to that, and they will have behind them the overwhelming support of the American peo- ple. Consequently no good can come of the last session of the Fifty-fourth Congress. Ido be- lieve that the Republican party will beina position in the Fifty-fifth Congress to save the country from bankruptey and the industries of the country from destruction. The line of action is & matter which will have to be con- #idered carefully in the future. The confi- denee of the American people in the patriot- i#m and wisdom of the Republican party has ple will destroy the men who attempt it. They will be run over and crushed. Yours truly, C. H. GROSVENOR. Representative Charles A. Russell of Connecticut, a member of the Committee on Ways and Means, says: The patriotic and businesslike duty of the coming session of Congress—the last session of the Fitty-fourth Congress—is to provide revenue for the needs of the Government. That should be done by a proper and reason- able increase of custom duties. It could be eflected by the adoption of the revenue mess- ure (Dingley bill) which the House passed st the last session, or some measure on the same lines, We have gone through successfully an election where partisanship was put eside, and now Congress should put-aside its par- tisanship in providing for the necessities of the Government and doing it immediately. If this be done business will be further bene- fited, and possibly an extra session of the new Congress will be unnecessary. CHARLES A. RUSSELL. Reprgsentative Steele of Indiana ex- presses\b opinion as follows: Ihope that the Senate will agree to the bill to provide temporary relief for the Govern- ment and meet the deficiency in the revenue, and one providing for advertising the sale of bonds and providing for a temporary loan, that were reported from the Committee on Ways anda Means and passed the House last December. Both were, 1n my estimation, reasovable, judicious measures, and if the Senate would agree to them it would put us in such shape as to obviate an extra session of Congress. Iam, very respectiully, GEORGE W. STEELE. LS s D1VISIONS IN THE HOUSE. Many Chonges Will Be Made in the Farious Committees. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 15.—Al- though the official figures of the recent election nave not in all cases reached Re- publican Congressional headquarters, the result of the contests in the various Con- gressional districts is known with suffi- cient exactness to warrant the summary of the political divisions in the House of Representatives in the Fifty-fitth Con- gress. This shows 207 Republicans, 137 Democrats and 13 Populists. In making this division the committee has placea among the Populists Messrs, Hartman of Montans, Newlands of Nevada and Shaffrath of Colorado, who were elected to the present Congress as Republicans; also Judge Baker of Illinois, who was a Republican Representative in the Fifty- first Congress. The other Populists come 4 from Kansas, 3 from North Carolina, 1 from Colerado and 1 from California. Upon/the question of silver the division is sad to be for free silver 153, azainst free silver 204. Two of the Democrats are op- posed to free coinage of silver—Messrs. McAleer of Pennsylvania and Eliiott of South Carolina and five Republicans favor it—Messrs. Hilborn of California, Broder- ick and Curtis of Kansas, Lindsey of North Carolina and B:ach of Ohio. The Committee on Appropriations loses Messrs. Arnold of Pennsylvania, Hainer of Nebraska, Blue of Kansas and McCall of Tennessee, Republicans, and Layton of Ohio and Bartlett of New York, Demo- crats. Other leading committees lost the fol- lowing: Elections—Four Republicans, including Chairman Daniels of No. 1, and three Democrats. 3 Judiciary—Five Republicans and three Democrats. Banking and Currency—Three Republi- cans and two Democrats. Coinage, Weights and Measures—Five Republicans and one Democrat. Interstate and Foreign Commerce— Three Republicans and five Democrats. Rivers and Harbors—Five Republicans and one Democrat. i Merchant Marine and Fisheries—Three Republicans and three Democrats. Agriculture — Four Republicans, one Populist ana one Democrat. Foreign Affairs—Two Republicans and four Democrats. Military Affairs—Three Republicansand four Democrats. Naval Affairs—Three Republicans and three Democrats. Postoffices and Postroads—Five Repub- licans and three Democrats. Public Lands—Five Republicans and one Democrat. Indian Affairs—Seven Republicans and two Democrats. Territories—Eight Republicans. includ- ing Chairman Scrantoa of Pennsylvania, and three Democrats. Railways and Canals—Three Republi- cans and one Democrat. % Public Buildings and Grounds—Three Republicans and one Democrat. Pacific Railroads—Five Republicansand four Democrats. Labor — Three Republicans, including Chairman ‘' Phillips of Pennsylvania, and one Democrat. Patents—Five Republicans, including Chairman Draper of Massachusetts and one Democrat. Invalid Pensions— Eight Republicans, including Chairman Pickler of South Da- kota, two Democrats and one Populist. Claims—Four Republicans, four Demo- crats and one Populist. ‘War Claims—Four Republicans and two Democrats. Reform in Civil Service—One Republi- can, three Democrats and one Populist. Immigration and Naturalization—Three Democrats and one Populist. Accounts —Four Republicans, including Chairman Aldrich of Illinois and three Democrats. Rules—One Democrat, ex-Speaker Crisp. ITALY AND ABYSSINIA, By the Terms of a Mew Treaty Inde- pendence of Kthiopia Is Recognized. ROME, Itavy, Nov. 15.—It is officially stated that King Humbert has received a telegram from Emperor Menelik of Abys- sinia stating that a treaty of peace be- tween Abyssinia and 1taly was signed on October 26. s The new convention abrogates the Uccialli treaty, by the terms of which Italy claimed a protectorate over Abyssinia, and recognizes the complete independence of Ethiopia. Menelik declares free all the Italians taken prisoners by the Abyssinians during the recent campaign, but Italy will indemnify him {or their support while in captivity. Ma- Er Nerazzi, the special envoy sent to enelik by General Baldissera, Governor of Erythrea and commander-in-chief of the Italian forces in that colony, signed the treaty on behalf of Italy. —— REPULSED WITR GREAT LOSS. Spanish Troops Fail to Subdue the Ma- nila Kebels. MADRID, €rars, Nov. 15.—A dispatch to the. Imparcial from Hongkong states the report from Manila that the Spaniards had won a brilllant victory over the in- surgents at Novaleta, the latter losing 400 killed, was incorrect. The truth is that the Spariards attacked the rebel pasition at Novaleta on November 8, but could not carry them, the rebels being strongly for. tified. Another attack was made on No- vember 11, when the Spaniards were re- pulsed with a loss of 200 men. iy b o Home-Coming of the Castles. LONDON, ExG., Nov. 15.—Bernara been now emphatically repeated and de- clared. Auny sttempt by the House or Senate to fm- pede the carrying into law the will of the peo-.| Abrahams, of counsel for Mrs. Ella Castle of San Francisco, said this morning that the Castles would sail for America on No- vember 21, WAR DECLARED ON THE STEEL POOL Peculiar Combinations That Consumers Want to Down. Manufacturers Control the Out- put and Regulate Prices to Suit Themselves. Some of the Concerns Charge H:gher Prices at Home Than for Steel Sent to Other States. CLEVELAND, Onro, Nov. 15.—Cleve- land customers of the companies that last spring formed the big steel pool are contemplating the production of their own steel oecause of the discrimination by the pool in its prices against the Cieve- land factories. The Lake Erie Iron Com- pany is the compauy that started the movement, and all but one manufacturing concern here have agreed to enter into the fight against the pool. The Lake Erie Iron Company will erect an open-hearth plant. The Union Rolling Mills wilt also stop buying billets of the furnaces in the combination. The combination here is secret and all its members are agreed on the one point of war against the pool. The vice-president of one of the big iron com- panies that are fighting the pool gives the following history of its organization and workings: The meeting at which the pool came into existeuce was held at the Hotel Wal- dorf in New York City last April. A writ- ten agreement was signed by the repre- sentatives of the companies which formed the organization and officers were chosen, a president, secretary and so on and a commissioner. The companies which entered into the signed agreement were these: The Car- nezie interests, Jones & Laughlin of Pittsbprg; U. Ainsworth Steel Company of Pitisburg, Bethlehem Iron Company of Bethlehem, Pa.; Cambria Iron Works of Johnstown, Pa.; Lackawanna Iron and Steel Company, Pennsyivania Steel Com- pany, Steelton, near Pittsburg;” Shenango Valley Steel Company of Newcastle, Pa.; Maryland Steel and Iron Company of Sparrow Point, Wheeling Steel and Iron Company, Ashland Stecel and Iron Com- pany of Ashiand, Ky.; Bellaire Steel Company, Junction Iron and Steel Com- pany of Mingo, Cleveland Roiling-mulls Company of this city, Otis Steel Company of Cleveland, Johnson Steel Company of Lorraine, the King, Gilbert & Warner Company of Columbus, Oliver Steel Com- pany of Youngstown, Union Steel Com- pany of Alexander, Ind., and the Illinois Steel Company of Chicago. These are virtually, if not entirely, all of the Bes- semer steel establishments in the country. One of the features of that instrument is the production by the several companies, which is fixed at a given per cent of the total production of all the members of the combination. For instance, the Illinos Company anda the Carnegie Company each was to make about 25 per cent of all the steel turned out in the country. The Cleveland Rolling Mills' per ceant was fixed at about 10 per cent. In case that any company produced less than its allotted share the pool was to vay to it §2 aton for every ton by which it was de- ficient, but if it produced more than the vrescribed per cent it was to pay into the pool $2 a ton for the excess. In a certain bank a venalty fund was deposited, to which every signing company contributed $500,000 to be forfeited upon a breach of the contract. All the transactions of the pool were to pass through the hands of a commissioner. £ Another feature of the contract was that the’ country should be divided into dis- tricts or jurisdictions for the establish- ment of price scales. Pittsburz was made the basis of the schedule. Throughout the Ohio, Mahoning and Shenango Val- leys, the Youngstown and Newcastle or Sharon districts the normal rate of $2025 a ton for billets was to be charged. Pitts- burg, Wheeling and Beliaire, in this juris- diction, are representaiive points. In Cleveland, according to demonstration, steel may be produced with more economy than elsewhere. The pool agreed that billets should be sold for $20.75, and in the Illinois jurisdiction the price was placed at $20 25. Thus, the Cleveland Rolling Mills Company ana the Otis Steel Company were to charge $20 75 at their very doors, though they might send the same material to the Ohio Valley, pay the transportation and charge only $20 25, COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN. Delegates From Many Sections of the Union in Attgndance -at the First Annual Conference. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 15.—The first annual conference of the National Counecil of Jewish Women was formally begun this afternoon at the Tuxedo Hall, when the committee on credentials met to pre- pare the list of delegates. The plan and scope of the organization was outlined in these dispatches last night, it being an outgrowth of the Woman’s Congress at Chicago during the Columbian Exposi- tion. The partly-finished list shows that d#legates from nearly all the prominent cities in the country will be present. Among the number already enrolled ar: Mrs. Julius Alexander, Atlanta, Ga.; M Rosa Somerfield, Baltimore; Mrs. G, We- kowsky, Mrs, Garson Meyer and Miss Amy Wekowsky, Chicago, 1liL; Mrs. Louise Marheimer, Gincinnati, Obi Mrs. P. H. Hamburger, Misses Lau: Amberg and Ida Hannauer, Pittsburg; Mrs. M. C. Benjamin and Mrs. 8. Barets, Depver; Mrs. J. H. Freedman, Detroit; Mrs, C. D. Axman, Kansas City; Mrs, Al- bert Miller and Mrs. E. Lehman, Mem- phis; Mrs. J. Levy and Miss J. V. Mahler, Milwaukee; Mrs. Henry Hahn, Mrs. H. Berkowitz, Mrs. L. Mordecai and Miss G. Berg, Philadelphia; Mrs. F. Joseph and Mrs. 1. P. Mendes, Savannah; Mrs, J. H, Jacobson and Miss B. Sale, St. Louis; Miss L. Cohen, Miss Hetty Abrahams, Miss L. Lenchs and Mrs. Charles J. Grossmith, Washington, D. C.; Mrs. C. Theoball, Mrs. Guthman and Mrs, H. ‘Weil, Youngstown, Ohio. The present officers, headed by Mrs. H. G. Bolomon as president, all of Chicago, arrived yesterday. Additional Western delegates are expected to-morrow, wher the regular work of the convention begins The first formal session this evening was devoted to addresses off welcome. Mrs. Solomon, the president, was in .| charge, and among those on the platform were: Mrs, A. Kohut, president of the local section; Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson of the National Council of Women; Eilen M. Henrotin of Chicago, president of the Federation of Women’s Clubs and the Vice-vresident of the National Council of Women, of which latter she was the prime mover. Five-minute greetings were made as fol- lows: For the National Council of Wemen, Mrs. Dickinson; General Federation of Women’s Clubs, Mrs. Henrotin; Jew- ish Chautauqua, Dr. Henry Berkowitz of Philadelphia; Jewish Historical Society, Oscar 8. Btrauss; Jewish Publication So- ciety, Dr. H, M. Leipziger. Mrs. Solomon, presjdent of the council, responded and spoke of the need of a more perfect organization. *‘Our programme,” she said, “provides for the study of Jewish history and litera- ture and the best methoas of philanthropy to be pursued in small circles. We insisted upon the study of both branches of our work, in order to widen the field for those who have been pursuing one or the other. We encourage our sections to undertake such_pncucu work as their cities seem to require, **At our congress a minor tone resounded for the. affliction of our coreligionists in Russia. The only answer to our prayers Was & mourniul echo of our helplessness; and to-night our hearts go out to our fel- low-beings in Armenia. “Would we know the details of it-all let us read our own history, where torture, famine and cold track with dead bodies our pilgrimage through the ‘centuries. Let us hope for a time when the pure robe of rehigion will no more be trailed in the dust to cover national sins, greed and am- bition. _“We are here to proclaim our convic- tions that Judaism is needed in the world, and in our Judaism are concentrated the greatest ethical and religious thoughts of @ greater number of God-intoxicated souls than have given birth to any other creed.” The regular sessious begin to-morrow. —_—_— CHRISTIAN WONEN IN THE PULPIT. Active Work of the Delegates to the Convention of the Temperance Union. S'l“. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 15.—The pulpits of sixty-eight churches in this city were occupied to-day by delegates tothe W.C. T. U. convention. In some of them both morning and evening services were con- ducted by the ladies. A full attendance was brought out and deep interest mani- [esleg‘. Missionary work and aid for Ar- menian Christians were the leading topics discoursed upon. The programme for the evening began at '8 o’clock with servicesin the Methodist Church, conduced by Miss Frances E.‘Willard. At 11 o’clock in Ex- position Music Hall aevotional exercises were cnnducted by Miss Agnes E. Stack of England, world’s secretary of the W. C.T.U. Mrs. Elizabeth W. Greenwood, world’s and national superintendent of the W. C. T. U., preached the annual sermon. At 3 p. x. the Armenian relief mass- meeting assembled, Miss Willard presid- ing. In presenting the condition of the Armenian Christians and the demand for immediate and generous relief Miss Wil- lard became dramatically eloquent and the audience was stirred by deep emotion. She was followed by Miss Rebecca Kri- korian, a native Armenian missionary, dressed in the costume of her country, whose report of personal knowledge of outrages committed by the oppressors of Armenian Christians was a graphie plie- ture of Kurdish ferocity. Addresses were also made by Rev. F. D. Greene. secretary of the Armenian relief committee, New York; Miss Margaret Leitch, Ceylon; Rev. W. H. Palmore, St. Louis. The ex- ercises were interspersed by appropriate vocal and instrumentdl music. The best result of the mass-meeting was the forma- tion of a local relief committee to supple- ment the work of the general committee at New York. The sub-committee of the executive committee of the National W. C. T. U. having the finances of the union in charge reported last night in favor of leaving the plan practically as it is, requesting an offer of $2 a year from each society in ad- dition to the regular dues. Nothing was done in regard to the general foreign agency, but it is presumed that it will continue it work for a time at least. A regulation bas been made, however, to the effect that no solicitor from the Na- tional committee can go into any Stateto ask money from unions without the con- sent of the zeneral officers of that State. The following committee on appropria- tions was appointed: Mrs, S. Fessenden of Massachusetts, Mrs. White-Kinne of Oregon and Mrs. Marion Dunham of Jowa. The appointment of organizers and evangelists was left to the general officers. e Godspeed to Bishops. DETROIT, Micr.,, Nov. 15.—Members of the general missionary committee of the M. E. church. and visiting clergymen in attendance upon the sessions occupied the pulpits of the local Methodist churches to- day. A union mass-meeting was held at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the Central Methodist Chuch, which took on the nature of a farewell and godspeed to Bishop J. M. Thoburn and Bishop J. C. Harizell, res ively mission superin- tendents of India aud Africs, who leave immediateiy for their fields of action. The church was crowded. Bishop J. H. Vincent conducted a Chautaugua vesper service in the same church at 5 ». M. o sy Derath of William Wallace Bruce. LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 15,—William Wallace Bruce, aged 76, died to-day sud- denly from bronchitis. He was Lexing- ton’s wealthiest citizen, his property be- ing in realestate. He had already divided $100,000 among his six children, all daugh- ters and had about $300,000 left. He was a brother to Colonel Saunders D. Bruce, edi- tor of the Turf, Field and Farm; the late Benjamin G. Bruce, editor of the Live- stock Record, and the late Dr. Morrison Bruce. —_—— Forgot It Was Loaded. PITTSBURG, Pa., Nov. 15. — Joseph Sterba, aged 22, a miner employed at the Bower Hill mines, was shot and instantly killed this afternoon by his friend, John Schultz. His head was almost plown off With a shoteun ‘which Schultz_claimed to have forgotten was louded. Schuitz way horror-stricken at what he bad done, and attempted to end his life with the same weapon, but was prevented by triends. bl g Orin W. Thompson Dead. LINCOLN, Nesr., Nov. 15.—Orin W. Thompson, a railroad man of prominence, for years connected with the Burlington, died here to-nmight, following his return frem Chiufo yesterday, where he had been for several weeks under hospital treat- ment. He was prominent in the business and social n’: of the city. He leaves a family well provided for. Lty Seriously Injured at Football. LAFAYETTE, Isp, Nov. 15,—During the game of football yesterday between Perdue and tne Indianapolis Training School, William Ailen of Indianapolis was struck on the temple by snotber player and stunned. He now lies at a hotel in a very precarious condition, and his parents have been summoned. 896. QUESTIONS THAT WORRY GERIANS Public Interest Is Excited Over the Interpellation in the Reichstag. But the Government Will Not Be Embarrassed Concerning the Course of Bismarck. Attempts Made to Suppress the News- papers That Exposs the Bruta'ity of Army Officers. [Copyrighted, 1896, by the United Associated Presses.| BERLIN, Germaxy, Nov. 15.—Public interest has been greatly excited over the promised interpellation of the Centrist leaders in the Reichstag to-morrow, de- manding tbat the Government disclose the nature of the Russo-German neutral- ity treaty, the existence of which from 1884 to 1890 was revealed in Prince Bis- marck’s recent articles in his personal organ, the Hamburger Nachrichten, and an explanation why the agreement was allowed to lapse. Applications for ad- mission to the galleries have been enor- mously in excess of the capacity of the space devoted to visitors, and a full at- tendance of members of the Reichstag is also assured. It was given out last evening, however, that it is not the intention of the Centrist leaders to press the debate upon the inter- pellation concerning the revelations of Prince bismarck to the extent of embar- rassing the Government, but it is never- theless certain that the debate will be a very spirited one and likely to lead to sharp exchenges of personalities. - Itis aiso understood that Count Her- bert Bismarck, who it has been suggested was responsible to a ereat degree for the publication of the revelations—thoagh no- body now believes that he was—will take part in the discussion of the Centrist mo- tion. An article in the Hamburger Nach- richten indicates that the line of the ex- Chancelior's defense of his course in making the disclosures will be that it was in the interests of the country, which ought to learn the motives which actu- ated the late Chancellor Count von Caprivi 1n severing the bond between Russia and Germany which existed from 1884 to 1890. If the Government is able to explain this action on the part of Prince Bis- mareck’s successor to the Chancellorship, the Nachrichten says, it will be a very easy matter to tranquilize Germany by show- ing 1n what way German relations with ! the other foreign powers made a Russian alliance unacceptable. *“It will be equally important,” tne paper continues, “to as- certain whether the policy of England ex- erted an influence such asdid not conform to German interests, and tke question whether a powerful neighbar like Russia was riot in closer sympathy with Germany than with Germauny's adversary in Eu- rope (meaning FKrance) i1s one of the grandest importance,”” N This line of argumeni, however, does not meet the charge that the ex-Chancel- lor committed a breach of the law in dis- closing state seciets and is rather of the character of an insufficient apology for his course—an apology which only out of deference to the great name of Prince Bismarek can possibly be accepted. Prince Bismarck’s persistent attacks upon his successors and the crown as well are supposed to be based upon the pre- sumed leaning of the Kaiser toward Eng- land and has a distinct connection with the ex-Chancellor's old feud with the Em- press Frederick, to whose influence he has attribated the thwarting of his Russo~ German policy. Nobody suspects the Prince of being actuated by other than patriotic motives, but his bias for his per- sonal opinions has always made him in- tolerant of opgos on. A majority of the press of all shades, while discussing the matter from their respective political view, are rather sympathetic with the oid Chancellor than otherwise. The speech recently delivered in White- haven, England, by Lord Lonsdale, who is an intimate friend of the Emperor, in defense of the Kaiser's course in sending a telegram some months ago to President Kruger of the Transvaal Republic con- gratulating the latter upon his prompt and effective-suppression of the Jameson raid, has greatly udded to the anti-Eng- lish feeling ‘{nvflllng in Germany and heightened the suspicion that English famity influence. is still very much too strong in the German court. Lord Lons- dale’s explanations of the Emperor's course certainly do not make amends for his unqualified assertion that the Kaiser was never hostile to England’s policy in the Transvaal. Commenting upon Lord Lonsdale’s speech the Vossische Zeitung says: What- ever may have been the Kaiser's senti- ments the whole of Germany was glad to see the English get a lesson from the Boers. The popular German antipathy to Eng- land, however, does not impl; general acceptance of Prince Bismarck’s pro-Rus- i policy... The Reichsbote shrewdly ts out the danger of acceaing to Rus- alleged endeavors to reconcile Ger- many and France, and adds that Germany must first know the price at which France will abandon her ideas of revenge. If France now wants to oust England from Egypt and make France the master there, the paper says, it will make England Ger- many's enemy, while French pride will | be increased and lead to a greatincitement to wipe out the defeat at Sedan. The- semi-official Hamburger Corre- spondenz speaks in the same strain, argu- ing that Germany cannot assist in an at- tempt to drive England out of Egypt un- der any ctrcumstances. s A project is now before the Bundesrath connected with' the reform of the military judicial procedure which includes the creation of a supreme military tribunal, but the Federal Governments disagree as to the advisability of the measure, so the bill will be postponed until later in the session. 3 The sentence of Lieutenant Baron von Bruosewitz, the murderer of Herr Siebe- mann in a cafe in Carlsrube, has been confirmed, and the disgraced licutenant is now a prisoner in the casile at Ehren- breitstein. 8ince the crorping outof a great number of military scandals of late, the authorities have endeavored 1o sup- press all mention of them by the press, and the consequence is that they are not now permitted to be made the subject of free comment. The Treves Tageblatt has been seized by the authorities on account of the paper ‘having published an article which was officially alleged to be insuiting to officers ‘of the German army, and other journals have been warned against continuing their comments upon current reports of military abuses. The article published by the Tageblatt was In reference to the case of Lientenant von Brusewitz, whose confinement is believed to be merely nominal. Two street venders of illus- trated papers containing pictures of Bruse- witz's murder of Siebemann have been ar- rested in Berlin and their papers confis- : gard to Cuba, and agree that it is hisin- have orders to hinder in every possible wg{ the sale of the papers. he Berlin Tageblatt’s commentis upon the Emperor’s speech to the recruits on Thursday, in whidh his Majesty is alleged to have atterward addressed the officers surrounding him, but purposely spoke in 50 lowa tome that only those very near him could hear what he said, were errone- ously conceived. The Tageblatt’s article implied that the Kaiser was merely pre- tending to frown upon the abuses which | have been committed of late, but it is aow known that his speech was a sharp protest againgt the practice of officers subjecting soldiers or civilians to rough treatment. Germania, the Centrist organ, announces that Count von Hompesch, who will lead the debate on the part of the Centrists upon the motion of that party in the Reichstag to-morrow in regard to the | Hamburger Nachrichten’s disclosures, | will avoid as far as possible the introduc- tion of the name ot Prince Bismarck into the discussion, and further says that Baron von Buel-Berenberg, the president of the Reichstag, will intervene if the de- bate assumes a personal character. There may be some stormy scenes in the Chamber if the President does intervene, as the present presiding officer is not pos- sessed of the suave mauner which charac- terized his immediate predecessor in the office, Herr vor Levetzow, and conse- quently cannot so easily command the house.” The Germania also says thatin the final speech on the motion the Cen- trists will propose the order of the day and avote of confidence in the Govern- ment. For the Government Prince Ho- henlohe will have the support of the members of the Right, but the Left and the Socialists wilt maintain an aggressive attitude throughout the debates on the Bismarck and Brusewitz motions. A petition containing 76,000 signatures will be presented to the Reichstag, asking that a bill be drafted reforming the mili- tary law in accordance with modern ideas. Herr William Liebknechshas written to the Socialist organ, the Vorwaerts, cf which he 1s the editor-in-chief, saying that itis a mistake to consider the Armenian agitation the touchstone of Liberal poli- tice. All the rebellions that may occur in the Turkish empire, he declares, will only advance the interests of Russia. Hesym- pathizes fully with all oppressed peoples, he says, but in the preseut Oriental crisis the Turks are subjected to a combat against annihilation and they have the same rights to protect themselves and the same rights to maintain their existence that other rnations have. 4 According to an article in the Berlin Neuste Nachrichten, Dr. Raffel, Justice of the Peace at Dar-Es-Salama, German East Africa, has been appointed Municipal President at Samoa, Chiet Justice Ide hav- ing declined to serve another term. 3 A swindler, pretending to be a courier of the Vanderbilts of New York, has been | conducting operations in Bremen and | other ports with considerable success. His method is to engage rooms at the leading hotels for “Mr. Vanderbilt and party,” who are to arrive on a certain steamer. He orders the best apartments in the establishment and draws up and <igns an agreement for any sum that may be de- manded, after which he borrows what he can from the landlord on the pretext of being temporarily embarrassed, owing to the delay of his remittance or for some other reason, and disappears. The Berlin newspapers comment freely upon President Cleveiand’s attitude in re- tention to assert the right of the United States to dictate Spain’s future policy toward Cuba. Some journals argue that the corollary of the British submission in the Venezue- lan dispute will be a strengthening of American pretensions on the lines of the Monroe doctrine. According to the Schlesische Zeitung Premier Meline persuaded the Czar while the latter was in Paris that the projected reforms of the currency of Rus were in- opportune, and that the Czar ks accord- ingly checked the schemes of Mi'de Witte, the Russian Minister of Finance, for a pure gold standard of currency. The po- sition of M. de Wttte asa Minister, the the paper says, has consequently been | greatly shaken. OUT. OF MAPLESON'S COMPANY. Mme. Darcle and Sig. Demarchi Will Re- turn in Disgust to Europe, Claiming a Violation of Contract. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 15.—Mme. Darcle and Sig. Demarchi, members of Colonel Mapleson’s Imperial Opera Com- pany, this evening gave out a statement setting forth that “owing to violation of contract and inability of Colonel Maple- son to pay, they had severed their connec- tion with the Imperial Opera Company and would return to Europe Saturday.” Colonel Mapleson late to-night said: “The new Imperial Opera Company does not owe either Mme. Darcle or Sig. De- marchi one cent. On the contrary, she has over $1000 of our money. This money was paid them by the directors as an ad- vance. The understanding was that they were to sing until that money had been earned, when we were to advance them oth- er sums. Mme. Darcle has sung but twice, and despite the advance money she held at noon to-day appeared and demanded $220, and he asked $180, which we paid rather than have a discussion. When she sang the second time a similar demand | Sovereign and Foreman Bishop agreed to other States which have followed your advice against_electoral tickets we will not get a nfnglefielecmr, and I fear not many Congress- men, #fany. You mrlzm‘y cannot mean, however much‘ you may have favored a miadle-of-the-road policy in the beginning, to advise your friends todo that which at this time would be the most effective agency in placing in power Mc- Kinley and_his backers—the trusts and mo- nopolies. Can any personal or party injus- tice, however great, justify us in being respon- sible, either directiy or_indirectly, for placing in power the stock jobbers, monopolists, trusts, the British gold ring, and all of the combined robhers of the people and enemies of good goveryment? In ihe namgof onlrnse:il and Sfllzeglgkm‘m' manity, whosé prayers to-day go up fr e fons of homes for Willium J. Bryan in his heroic and marvelous struggle against the minions of corporate greed nm?u:e hellish gold conspir- 8cy, let us sink every other consideration and hold up his hands and do the fuil duty of Americans and patriots. Let us remember that itis a suffering people and a betrayed republic, and not Democratic politicians, that to-day call for our help and demand our serv- ices. Bryan will be elected and the Govern- ment redeemed if every patriot does his duty. Let us do ours. Therefore I beseech you tochange at least that DAL 91 your letter which gives advice which, followed, would surely help the common enemy. If you do not, then you, yourseif, must assume the responsibility of giving such adocument to the public at this time. Yours truly, MARION BUTLER. Hinton’s New Position. 8T. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 15.—Chairman Day of the Southwestern Traffic Associa- uen yesterday announced that the execu- tive officers’ had elected E. H. Hinton of San Francisco general agent of the Pan- ama Railroad, to fill the vacancy in the board of administration caused” by the deaih of Major Walde. Mr. Hinton’s name was submitted by the Southern Pa- cific traffic management, after a confer- ence with Mr. Hinton at San Francisco, and he has agreed to come'to St. Louis as the Southern Pacific’s representative on the Southwestern board. Codmhtedme The Knights of Labor. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Now. 15.—At this morning’s session of the Knights of Labor convention, O'Reilly of Brooklyn, Cooney of New York, General Master Workman act in connection with the tight work coopers of Rochester in their efforts to compel the Rochester brewers to use home- made packages, instead of machine-made goods from Cincinnati, Milwaukee and other Western points. o 2 B Many Deaths From Fever, 8T. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 15.—A specialtoa morning paper from the City of Mexico says the people of the State of Guerrero are terror-stricken over the ravages made by a contagious fever which has, by some physicians, been diagnosed as yellow fever. During the month of October there were 880 deaths reported from the fever throughout the State. People are fleeing from their homes. B Upon Statutory Grounds. 8T. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 15.—Mrs. Sarah B. Matlack has been granted a divorce from her husband, Charles P. Matlack, upon statutory crounds. Miss Alice R. Starbuck of Chicazo is named as co- respcndent. The Matlacks are prominent in social life here. HIP, HIP, HURRAH! Don’t look for any sensation here—nothing un- usual happens in our big stores—we just go right along every day giving better values than any other store west of the Rockies. For little ones wearing their first panties—very nice All-wool Suits, Zouave jacket, nicely trimmed, for ages 3 to 6—$1.50. Boys’ Reefer Suits, with broad collar, braided, neat effects in plaids and plain colors, ages 4 to 12—$1.75. - Boys’ Cape Overcoats, very neat and dressy, newest patterns, for ages 3 to 12—$2.50. For big boys, ages 12 to 19, a for the $220 was made and we paid again. “Now the whole truth is here. Accord- ing to the terms of our contract Mme. Darcle was to sing forty times during the season and she wasto be paid $1200 for each performance. Our contract with the signor was similar, he also to sing forty times, receiving $900 per night. I cast Mme. Darcle in ‘‘The Huguenots.” He criticized and did not admire the madame and said so. I gave her the part again and found, much to my infinite regret, that she could not draw. As she was too hign priced an artist to play without large returns, I decided to hold her for other cities where she might be a favorite. To this she demurred, saying she should have the nine performances each month, asagreed. I was compelled to refuse to do s0. She no doubt felt dissatisfied because she had not made a better showing here good All-wool Suit for $5. and naturally was a trifle piqued. *‘The same state of affairs existed in re- gard to the signor. Then they made usa proposition to return to Europe and ter- minate the contract. Qur attorney in turn told them what the directors would do in regard to the termination of their contract. . The' offer was refused. We have ludl trouble with these two artists only. All the others have been pr. ‘Yaid ana aresatisfied. Lo el “You may say,” said the colonel, in conclusion, “that we have not in any manner violated our part of the contract.” —_—— BUTLER TO WAISON, 4n Interesting Communication Conceyn- ing the Letter That Was Suppressed. WASHINGTON, . C., Nov. 15.—Sera- tor Marion Butler, chairman of the Popu- hst Nationat Campaign Committee, to-day made public the following letter which he addressed to Mr. Watson two days after the receipt of his letter of acceptanc WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 26, 1896. Hon. Thomas E. Watson, Thoms: Sm: Your letter of acceptance Saturday night. It had been detained in the Postoffice for want of sufficient postage. You, in effect, advise Populists not to sup- port the joint electoral tickets that have arranged in a large number of Btates. Is it possible that you fully appreciate the effect of such advice? At least, upon reflection, you must know that if enough Populists should follow such advice it wouid mean the defeat of Bryan and the election of chlllh{.' Besides, 1f your advice should be followed by enough Populi-ts, the Peopie's party would not have a single elector in the electoral col- thé States where we have joint elec- .| cated by the police, who state that they | 1e n toral tickets we will get everi elector that we do get; and besides, it is in those States where we will get the buik, if not ail of the People’s party Congressmen, In your owa £taie and Otthers Fail Consalt DOCTOR SWEANY. 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