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4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1896. PUBLIC MEN DROP I ON MckINLEY "En Route to Washington, They Call to Pay Respects. Many Sutj:cts Are Discusssed, but There Is No Cabinet Making. Senators Sherman and Thurston Want Nothing, but Oregon Desires Recognition. CANTON, Oxnto, Dec. 3.—Major McKin- Tey discussed many questions with many men to-day. His first extended interview ".was with Senator J. M. Thurston of Ne- braska, who told him about the situation in the West and described at length the probable course of Congress this winter. Major McKinley then had a pleasant | chat with Mr. Chariton, a3 member of the Canadian Parliament, who had some in- teresting observations to make or: the sub- ject of reciprocity and of the establ ment of closer commercial reiations be- tween this country abd Canada. Hon. W. E. Mason of Chicago was the next man to gain the attention of the President-elect. Mr. Mason’s visit was a purely personal one and he stated to Ma- jor McKinley that he was a candidate for the Senate of the United States and only asked fair treatment from his opponents. * Mr. Thurston and Mr. Mason took a ‘drive with Mrs. McKinley, and upon their return for lunch they found that Netson A. Dingley of Maine and Lis son, E. N. Dingley, had arrived. Major Mc- Kiuley had a very long talk with Mr. Dingley this afternoon and Senator Thurs- _ton also participated in a part of the con- ference. Late in the afternoon Senators Mitchell and McBride and Representative B. Her- man of Oregon called on the President- - elect and had pleasant chats with him. | “Mr. Dingley is suffering from a cold and | . Dr. Pnillips, the McKinley family physi- cian, was called in to see him. Upon the advice of the physician Mr. Dingley will -remain over uight in Canton. guest at Major McKinley’s home. Sena- ors Thurston and Mitchell left for Wash- ington this evening. Mr. Dingley expects to set out for the capital at 1:30 o’clock " Friday afternoon. General Stuart L. Woodford stopped off ,on his way to Chicago to pay his respects fo the sident-elect and dined with Major and Mrs. McKinley to-night. Representative R. W. Taylor of this dis- trict arnved from Washington this after- noon and called on the Major. He said the opinion prevailea at the capital that Senator Sherman had decided to become .an* active candidate for re-slection to the Serate. Another caller bound for Wash- ington to-day was Representative M. M, Johnson of North Dakota. There was no Cabinet meeting to-aay. Major McKinley talked with the visitors whiom he took into his confidence upon * questions 'of Senator McBride of Oregon thinks his State is entitled to recognition, and calls it the banner commonwealth of the Pacific - slope, but neither he nor Senator Mitchell made. any Cabinet suggestions to the President-elect. < Senator Thurston of Nebraska said be would not accept a place in the Cabinet if " one were offered him. ‘ Some of the Grand Army men talk of urging their commander-in-chief, J. S. | . Clarkson, for a Cabinet position, but it is not at all likely that Nebraska will be recognized in this way, e INTERVIEW WITH HANNA, Is Going to Washington to Arrange for the Inauguration. CLEVELAND, Onro, Dec. 3.—Mark Hanns this afternoon returned from a two days’ conference with Major ’?Ie Kinley. He was asked: *‘Mr. Hanna, has it been settled whether you are to be the next Secretary of the Treasury, or the next Senator from Ohio to succeed Senator Sherman ?” “Never mind what it will be. You newspaper fellows are smart; but I will fool you all yet.”” He refused to throw any light on what he meant by the remark, only to add that he knew what he was talking about, and that it would all come to passin due time. When asked about his proposed Wash- ington trip, he said: “I will leave for the Capital Friday noon via the Pennsyivania, going direct. One of the chief objects of my visit will be to arrange for the inaugural ceremonies. If present indications augur anything I be- lieve the pomp and splendor attending McKinley's inaugnration will be .the grandest ever seen.’’ “Will you hold any important confer- ences?'’ ‘I will hold several consultations with leading Republicans. I will likely meet Benators_Sherman, Quay, Proctor and others. Icanuotsay who the others will probably be,” “‘Has McKinley determined to call a special session of Congress?” “Not yet. Itisa little early to decide definitely on that point. There are too - many other matters to be decided before reaching any definite conciusion on that score. 1 do not know whether a special session of Coneress will be called or not.” HOW SUFFRAGE WAS LOST. Rev. Anna Shaw Tells of the Influences That Defeated the Women in California. BROOKLYN, N. Y., Dec. 3.—The Rey. Anna Shaw spoke in Memorial Hail last evening to the woman suffragists of Brookiyn on the California woman suf- frage campaign. *It was not a Waterloo, it was a Bunker Hill,’’ said she. Miss Shaw gave a full vivid description of the work done in California during the cam- paign. She told how a woman suffrace plank was inserted into every party plat. form except that of the Democratic party, and even there the woman suffragists got a large enough splinter for many of the most prominent Democrats to stand in- dependently upon. She told of the promises of support that came 1o them from every side, until it seemed to her that it was going to-be so easy to win that actually they had nothtng to fight for. Thissentiment she expressed to one prominent politician, who rather dampened her enthusiasm by telling her that those men did not intend to do what they had promised. “Everything looked as if the Populistic party would carry California,”’ said M ss Saw, “until ten days before the election, when chances for the Republicans began to brighten. About this time the Liquor- deulers’ A-sociation, the only organized combatants they had in California, came He is a | public and party policy, | nervous and hemorrhagic blind. " HOPE FOR THE SIGHTLESS. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 2.—Dr. Heber Roberts, whose varied and successful experiments with the X-rays bave at- tracted wide attention, recently directed his experiment to benefiting the blind. The result of these experiments called forth an adverse criticism from Nicola Tesls, which will shortly appear in the Elecirical Review. This criticism was shown to Dr. Roberts to-day and he replied: “Professor Tesla is wrong in stating that I have promised sight to the totally blind. has been made. Interviews have already been printed with me in which I disclaimed the possibility of making practical use of the X-ray on the totally blind with our present knowledge. We know of no material that will retlect the X-ray. The ray must be focused upon the optic lobe if we get the conception of forms, but this is not necessary to-get the impres-. sion of the X-ray and the changinz influence created by passing opacities. “I cannot state at this time what, if any, beneficial results may be obtained from the use of the X-ray with the Long, persistent use alone can tell.” While Dr. Roperts was talking 2 number of students from the Missouri School for the Blind came into his office. | One of them was named Smith. He is abont 18 years of age and cannot see anything. To prove his assertion, Dr. Roberts ! put the boy’s face to the fluoroscope and turned on the current. Between the Crooke’s tube and the fluoroscope the little ball to which the leaden letters A B C were pasted, was adjusted. Smith recognized them. Another student from the blind school named Louis Smith was then tried. He can see lights and shadows, but cannot maks out letters. Ina bright electric light he could not read the leaden letter on the bourd. With the fluoroscope he could read and distinguish them. | ““Professor Tesla says you can’t see those letters with the X-ray any better than without,” said the doctor to the boy. ““Professor Tesla does not know,” he answered. “I know what I see without the X-ray is all a blur.” | “All that has been done so far,” said Dr. Roberts, *is merely ground work. If no advance is made from now on, what has been so developed will be utterly worthless from a practical standpoint. We must simply keep on working in the hope that future discoveries may utilize and make 1t of practical value.” Iclaim, however, that progress to the aid of the Republicans with a large contribution of money. The suffragists pad been indorsed by schools, colleges, persons and associations among the higher classes, but the liquor-dealers were op- »osed to them.”’ : Returning to the topic of.Cnlifornh, the speaker said that the leading Republican clergymen in some places, Who were oD- posed to woman suffrage, urged the re- monstrants to form Repubiican clubs and parade through the streets carrying lamps | on the end of sticks. : Miss Shaw closed her remarks with a resume of the tactics adopted by the Cali- fornia politicians, and expressed indigna- tion that they should promise to give woman suffrage and then withdraw their support. She quoted a California mascu- | line’ sequaintance to the effect that the promise had been given only in a spirit of chivalry, but sucn chivalry she considered an ins! Suffrage, if obtained, would re- lieve women from the need of any such chivalry. : | ‘Miss Carrie Chapman, organizer, a resi- dent of Bensonhurst, who spent the months of the campaign in Kansas, told her experience in that State. She refer- red to the accounts of the movement sent to a New York paper bya correspondent who, it was claimed, obtained her infor- mation from a well-known gambler, and declared that woman suffrage had won the day in Kansas, although the final de- cision of the matter is now in the hands of the Supreme Court. Seectages SANGUINARY KENTUCKY FIGHT. Morgan and Harrison Families Renew a Y Feud—Two Men Killed and Three Fatally Wounded. MIDDLESBORO, Ky, Dec. 3.—News has reached this place of a bloody fight. 1t took place in the mountainous regions of Letcher County, and three men were killed outright and two were fatally | wounded. Full details of the affair have not yet been received, but some of the facts are known. There has been hostility between the Morgan and Harrison families in that county for several years and it culminated during the recent bot political campaign in open guarrels. The Morgzans were strong supporters of Congressman Colson | anc the Harrisons were equally vigorous partisans of ex-Congressman W hite. The result of the trouble did not end the irouble by any means and the two families nave talked very bitterly about | each other. They did not come actuaily in contact with each othber, however, until the day in which the fight took p'ace. On that day William Morgan and his three sons started for the mill. They were fully armed, as both families have been pre- pared for trouble. On the way to the mill they met James Harrison with his two sons, Tom and Henry. A few angry words were ex- | changed on both sides and then weapons | were drawn and firing began. At the first fire of the Harrisons old | man Morgan fell to the ground dead. His sons kept up the fight and a vigorous 1usillade was kept up until nearly all the combatants were disabled. { ‘When tue battie was finally ended only one on each side was left uninjured. In | addition to William Morgan, old man Harrison and his son Henry iay dead on the field of battle, and two sons of Mor- gan, Tom and Caleb, lay fatally wounded. R Ll | NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN., Largest and Most Notable Gathering in New Englend’s History. BOSTON, M2 Dec. 3.—In Association Hail to-day the National Council of ;\\‘omen opened its annual convention. This is undoubtedly the largest and maost notable gathering of women that New England has ever seen. The council was organized by women having the belief that the best good of their homes and of the Nation would be advanced by their own greater unity of thought, sympathy and purpose, and that an organized movement of women would best conserve. the highest good of the family aud state. This outline constituted the prinecipal point of the opening address of Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson, president of the council. It was expected that the Countess of Aberdeen would represent the interna- tional council, but she wasunable to come from British Columbia in time and Mrs. Willoughby Cummings bronght greetings | from her and from the women across the border. Addresses were made by Susan Prescott Porter, Mrs. May Wright Sewall, Miss Susan B. Anthony, Rev. Anna B. Shaw, Mrs. Susan B. Fessenden and Mrs. Mar- garet J, Sands, ALt DRIVEN FROM MNEXICO, Peons Make Life Intolerable for Ameri- can Coffee Planters. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 8.—Fred Getzer, his wife and babe and his father-in-law, { H. C. Namlin, all of Denver, Colo., ar- | rived here to-day from Mexico. They are ooffee planters and were driven from the colony of Metlaltoyuca by the peon up- rising in October. Getzer says the law- lessness was fomented by disorderly peons, who organized 10 prevent the incoming of Americans. He gives a graphic acconnt of the running fight the colonisis had | with the outlaws beginning October 15 and lasting fifteen days. The only one kilied on the American side was A. L. Dennis, a planter {rom Nebraska, though eight were wounded. The American set- tiement was in astate of siege until a band of twenty-five Mexican soldiers dis- persed the veons on November 2. About half the settlers have fled to the States, but will return as soon as President Diaz has assured them protection. e ¥ PREPARED ¥FOE A BLIZZARD, ANorth Dakotn Stations Holding West- bound Freight Trains. MANDAN, N. D., Dec. 3.—Railway of- ficials bere have been advised of very stormy weather west. Westbound freights in the vards and ready to leave have been ordered abaudoned and the engines were sent back tu the roundhouse, General Manager Kendrick and party left here with a double-header for St. Paul at 11:20 this morning. The wind is now blowing from the northwest forty miles an hour and is rapidly increasing in velocity. The master mechanic says he is well equipped for any emergency and every effort w!lrbc made to keep passengers and mails moy- |ing. [0WA SOLDIERS' HOME TROUBLE Serious Charges Against Commandant and Trustees. Warrants to Be Issued for Their "~ Arrest in a Few Days. All Kinds of Mismanagement and Violation of Federal Statutes Is Alleged. DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 3.—C. D. Fullen, Federal attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, to-day announced that he will next week swear out warrants for the arrest of the commandant and trus- tees of the Iowa Soldiers’ Home at Mar- shalltown on charges of violation of the Federal statutes for the protection of pen- sioners in their rizhts to their pensions. ‘I'he officers against whom informations will be sworn out are: CommandantlJ. R. Ratekin and trustees 8. B. Evansof Ottumwa, J. J. Russell of Jefferson, A. T. Birchard of Marshalltown, C. L. Davidson of Hull, L. B. Raymond of Hampton and John W. Morton of Washington. They will be charged with the violation of sec- tions 4747 to 4749 of the Revised Statutes. Nearly two years ago the management of the home determined that it was nnfair to the Btate to maintain a home for soldiers who received pensions and unless the pensioners paid a part of their pen- sions to the institution. Accoraingly, ia the interest of discipline and of justice to the Siate, a rule was adopted requiring that all pensioners pay to the home all their pensions in excess of $6 per month. The pensioners were required to deposit their pension certificates with the com- mandant. The inmates took the matter to courc and the Marshall County court held against therhome. The Supreme Court of the State reversed this and upheld the rule. Then the matter was taken before the Legislature and an attempt made to enact a law overriding the rule. This failed and the rule is now beir.g enforced, the money raised being turned over to the support fund of the institution. Attorney Fullen discovered that the | rule seems to be a violation of the statutes referred to, which make it 2 misdemeanor, punishable by fine and imprisonment, to hold or attempt to enforce any I en against a vension. He will swear out informations under these sections and the officers will be brought before Judge Woolson at vnce. The statute provides that for such offenses the offenders may be taken arectly before the court without indictment. The same rule that is enforced in Iowa prevails in the State Soldiers' homes of several other States, and if the court de- cides against the Iowa inshitution it will apply to all alike. The only exception made by the Federal statute is in the case of the National Boldiers’ and Sailors’ homes, which are allowed to hold in trust for pensioners all their pensions above $5 per month, to be turned over to them at their discharge, or to their heirs in case of death. No part of it can be confiscated. PERILOUS PERIOD PASSED. The Mayor of Chippewa Falls Thinks the Town Is Now Out of Danger of a Flood. CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis., Dec. 3.—At midnight Mayor Landley believes the town out of danger. The water has been falling slowly but steadily since 4 o'clock this afternoon and the only danger now is from posgible breakages of dams above. The Little Falls dam is reported to- night in a very safe condition. River ex. perts and loggers have made a thorough investigation of the gorgeand claim the water will bhave fallen sufficiently by noon 10-morrow to permit merchants to move back into their pldces of business. The Government engineer who is here examining thesituation pelieves the gorge will not go out suddenly, but is not pre- pared to say whether ornot dynamite éan budge it. It is believed he will not author- ize such an attempt to be made, The bustle of excitement of yesterday was followed by a day of comparative in- activity. The only business transacted was such as the flood made necessary. The freizht and passenger depots of the Wisconsin Central and Milwaukee roads are in a sadly demoralized condition. Tne Milwaukee freight depot stands at an angle of forty-five degrees, and the fact that it 1s tied to the railroad tracks with strong cables alone prevents it from falling into the river. The water eddied around it all day, slowly eating its foun- dation. Mayor Landley has received numerons telegrams proffering assistance in case aid is required, but replied that none was needed, and that the ciiy was in good con- dition yet so far as danger to life is con- cerned. A heavy snowstorm has set in and more ice is forming. Reports from the farming country are distressing. Hundreds are homeless and all their personal effects were swept away by the relentless waters. The total damage done tn the city to date is estimated to be $100,000. Faieh en s WILLARD B. PERKINS' WILL. Handsome Gifts to Religtous and Edu- carional Institutione, LAWRENCE, Mass., Dec. 3.—The will of Willard B. Perkins has been fited for probate at Colorado Springs. The Law- rence General Hospital gets $50,000 and | the high school gets $2000 to be awarded in nrizes to pupils; $24,000 goes to Colorado College, part for a building and the re- mainder for a permanent innd for schol- arships; the Lawrence Young Men’s Christian Association gets $5000, the city of Colorado Springs $3000 and $6000 each goes to Columbia College and the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology, to be expended every fourth year for traveling scholarships in the architectural depart- ment, The deceased lived here many years and went to Colorado Springs two years ago for his health, e RYAN WILL NOT MEET GREEN. Declines the Contest Because of the Treatment Accorded to Bob Fitzsimmons. SYRACUSE, N. Y., Dec. 3.—Tommy Ryan, champion welter-weight of the world, matehed to fight ““Young Corbett” (George Green) in San Francisco, says that he will decline the contest. The rea- son for his refusal is the treatment which Fitzsimmons received in his fight with Sharkey. Ryan is willing to meet *‘Young Corbett’’ in any other city. BI'A.NFUBD‘;I’AIB ATHLETES. Co-Eds Practicing for an Intercolle- giate Basket- Ball Game. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL., Dec. 3.—The co-eds have no intention of giving up their share in atbletics and are already g;acucing for an intercollegiate game of sket-ball should the Berkeley girls chailenge them. Inasmuch as they. de- feated the Berkeiey team last year, it lies with Berkeley as to whether another game will be played this year. The Stanford co-eds are expecting a challenge and are taking time by the forelock in order to be ready for a game should it be desired by their fair rivals. If any game does take place this college year it will not come off until next spring, and it will probably be after the holidays before the Stanford girls can learn whether Berkeley desires a match. At the present time there are twenty- 1ive or thirty girls playing here and many more who would enter into the game if it shouid bedecided to get up a team. There are several basket-ball teams in the neigh- borhood with which games will prabaily be arranged later. —_— TURFMEN ON STRIKE, Light Purses Cause a Tie-Up an Fon der Ahe’s Track. 8T. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 8.—Chris von der Ane’s racetrack at Sportsman’s Park was the scene of a tnique strike to-day. The purses offered have undergone a series of reductions for several weeks and npw the pest offered is $125. This morning &1l the owners on the day’s programme called on “the boss” and asked him to increase the purses. This was refused and the owners refused to allow their horses to run. The track was idle to-day, and when entries for to-morrow were czlled for there were no responses. A compromise may be made to-morrow. Sl S Stanford’s Tennis Champions. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaL, Dec. 3.—Arnold '95 and Koetzel '96 won the championship double in the men’s tennis tournament by defeating Hill, ’98, and McNeil '98. The score stood 6—4, 5—7, 9—7. But three sets were played on ac- count of their length, All were closely contested and “‘deuce’” points were the or- der of the match. Unless Picher '98 and Freeman '99, who boid the championship of last year, see fit to challenge Arnold and Koetzel the latter gentlemen will be regarded as the champions, it L2 ke Stud Purchases by Haggin and Mackay. LEXINGTON, Kv., Dec. 3.—At the Easton sale to-day it was reported Can- dlemas, the 13-yeur-old brother of St. Blaise, was <old to J. B, Haggin of Cali- fornia for $15,000. Mr. Ha ginalso bonght imp. Order for $26,000. W. 8. Barnes of this city was the contending bidder. Victorine, aged 9 years, the dam of Orna- ment and Whyota, went 10 John Mackay of California for $10,000. Mr. Mackay also bought Calvier, a 14-year-oid stallion by Prince Charlie, for $4000. t ————e Winners on the New Orleans Track. NEW ORLEANS, LA, Dec, 3.—8ix furlongs, Domingo won, Montell second, Belle of Ford- hem third. Time, 1:233{. ® Six fur ongs, Robert Lunner won, Ivery sec ond, Pommery II third. Time, 1:23}5. Five furlongs, Doomful won, Dawa second, Henrica third. ' Time, 1:0814. Seven furlongs, Linnetie won, Mrs. Brad- shaw second, Pa-cola third. T % Six furlongs, Frank Janbert won, J. H. Graf- second, Sammie Young third. Time, 1:2214. TO OPEN THE HELLESPONT. European Fowers {o Consider a Project That Will Solve the Turkish Problem. LONDON, Exa., Dec. 3. — The Daily News will to-morrow say that the vpowers will shortly consider a project having for 1 its object the occupation by Russia of the northwest corner of Turkey, formed by the Bospirorus, which, together with the Hellespont, will become entirely free to the vessels of all nations. The forts along the Hellespont will be dismantled and the vowers will assume the protection vf the Hellespont and Consiantinople. The paper adds that the project provides for the Sultan retiring ircm the rulership of Turkey. SRS WEXLEK'S MONETAKY DECREE. Gold Eills to Be Called In and Replaced by Silver Notes. HAVANA, Cusa, Dec. 3.—The official gazette issued yesterday contained the decree of Captain-General Weyler, order- ing the redemption of the present gold bills within fifteen days and a new issue of $20,000,000 in silver bills to replace them, The decree aiso increases the duties upon imvorted goods 5 per cent. The new silver bills are receivable for the payment of all taxes except customs duties. & ko 4n Invalid’'s Lady’s Fatal Leap. NEW YORK, N. Y., e, 3. — Eliza Cummings, a widow 55 years old, of Hills- boro, Onio, who came here to be treated for nervous prostration, committed suicide this morning by jumping from the fifth -floor of the Hotel Empire, ~ BRITISH EMPIRE LEAGUE MEETING London's Lord Mayor Pre- sides Over a Notable Gathering. Absolute Unity Is Urged by Several Distinguished « Speakers. Plans Discussed fcr the Protection of All Possessions From Foreign N.val Attacks.” LONDON, Exac., Dec. 3.—The Duke of Devonshire, addressing the British Em- pire League, to-day at a meeting of that organization at the Guildhall, said that the idea of imperial unity was progress- ing in some of the colonies as a practical movement, though those engaged in the movement were in some degree disap- pointed. Lord Salisbury and Mr. Cham- berlain, he said, were insympathy with the 1dea, but probably the time had not yetarrived to settle the proposals of the Ottawa conference. Still the develop- ments were tanding toward unification, R. R. Dobell moved that the meet- ing proceed to the election of officers for the league for the ensuing year, and the motion was carried. The Duke of Devon- shire was elected president. A. J. Balfour and the Marquis of Dufferin were among the vice-presidents chosen, and R. K. Dobell, J. McDonald, Sir Donald A. Smith and 8ir Charles Tupper were chosen among others as members of the council. All the elections were unani- mous. Mr. Dobell delivered a speech in which he said that Great Britain stood in the glorious position of having discarded all attempts at a retaliatory policy. Canada, he declared, was second to none of the colonies in her loyalty to England. Canada admired the wonderful success of the United States, but had a greater ad- miration for tbe forbearance and gener- osity which this country hasshown toward the United States for the last twenty-five years. There was great reason to hope, he said, that these sentiments had not been thrown away, and the time was com- ing when the United States woula appre- ciate them. The Duke of Devonshire said that the merchants of London might suggest the means of establishing a better understand- ing between the home Government and the colonies. Through the agency of the league great progress had been made in receat years for colonial defense. The culonies knew exac.ly what the Govern- ment would undertake in case of an attack, and also what would be expected of them- selves. The Governmént attached the greatest importance to the renewal in some form or other of naval arrangements with Aus- tralia. He hoped that the time would soon come when another conference would be held to consider thatarrange- ment and extend it to the oid colonies, and expressed the hope that the oppor- tunity would be taken to reopen the dis- cussion of the whole question of" colonial defensec. A Tne Lord Mayor, who presided, said that the most fitting manner in which to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the reign of Queen Victoria would be to lay at the feet of the first lady of the worid:a great scheme for the absolute and perfect unity of the British empire, [Great cheering.] Tne Duke of Devonshire, in the course of his remarks, said that the colonial de- fense committee, consisting of representa- tives of the war, colonial and admiralty offices, had desired him to make public to colonial citizens the principles upon which the plans of the colonial® defense committee was based. He proceeded to explain that the plans consisted of the maintenance of Greai Britain’s supremacy at sea upon the basis of a system of im- perial defense against attack from sea at all places likely to be attacked. The com- mittee, he added, would advocate the cre- ation of adequate fixed defenses ard troops sufficient to cope with any possible enemy. ENGLAND AAND EGYPT. No Probability That the British Troops Will Be Withdrawn. LONDON, Exg., Dec. 3.—The Daily Standard, commenting on the decision rendered at Aiexandria in the famous case of the caisse of the Egyvptian debt and the Government, will say to-morrow the absurd decision will not have the faintest effect upon the Egyptian policy of the British Government. Should Great Britain be asked to pay the amount neces- sary to satisfy the judgment, the Stand- ard says: “Her position in Ezypt -will be greatly strengthened and her sojourn there proionged. If the matter be ar- ranged in any other manner the political maneuvers involved in the decision will be baffled. Egyptis the only portion of the Turkish empire for which humanity need not blush, and itis a crime against civilization to ask Great Britain to evacu- ate the country, but she would consider it a crime if she should consent to with- draw.” 2 —— SCENES IN THE REICHSTAG. Herr Licbknecht's Fierce Discussion of Leading Questions Meets With Repeated Reproval. BERLIN, Geruany, Dec. 3.—In the Reichstag to-day Herr Auer, Social Demo- crat, severely criticized the action of the Hamburg employers in refusing to sub- mit their dispute with the striking dock laborers to arbitration. 3 Dr. Von Boetticher, Imperial Secretary of State for the Interior, said that the terms of the proposal jus!lfled the em- ployers in refusing to accept it. He adqed that Tom Mann, the English labor agita- tor, had expressed his dissatisfaction be- cause the strike bad been premature. As a matter of fact, a concerted strike of the dock laborers at every port in Europe had been planned. Herren Auer and Liebknecht had pre- viously denied that the English agitators had fomented the strike. g In the course of the discussion of the question Herr Liebknecht, Socialist, severely criticized the remarks of Admiral Von Hollman, the Secretary of the Navy, concerning the conduct of the sailors of the German cruiser Itlis, who cheered for the Kaiser as the ship went down with nearly all hands off the coast of China. The speaker declared that the Itlis was unseaworthy and that the. sailors who were lost showed no more courage than thousands of miners in the course of their work. The president rebnked Herr Liebknecht for his remark, detracting from the bravery of the sailors. Herr Liebknecht said he had heard threats that the Reichstag might be dis- solved if the naval estimates were not assed. There was a certain person be- ind that threat, he said, who would do one thing to-day and another to-morrow, nobedy knowing what he might take into his head to do. This condition of things was unworthy of the Reichstag. ! The President again called the speaker to order. Resuming his remarks Herr Liebknecht declared that the trial of the editors now in progress for alleged libel against Baron Marschail von Bieberstein and others showed that base intrizues were on foot in the higher circies. Concluding, he said that the socialists would vote neither men nor money for militarism or navalism, S et TRIAL OF BERLIN EDITORS. Prince Hohenlohe Takes the Witness-Stand and Throws Light on German Jour- nalistic Methods. BERLIN, GermaNy, Dec. 3.—The trial of the editors—Baron von Leitzow and Herren Foellmar, Lecker and Berger— charged with libeling Count von Enlen- berg, Freiherr Marschall von Bieberstein and Prince Alex von Hohenlohe, which was bezun here yesterday, was continued to-Gay. i Prince Hohenlohe was called t6 the wit- ness-stand and in answer toa question said that the assertion that the defendant (Lecker) had interviewed him meant nothing at all. Under the pretense that he had an important disclosure to make Lecker had forced his way into the official an'e-chamber at Breslau and accosted him (Prince Hohenlohe) at the door, asking a question upon some matter or other of a wholly trifling nature. It was possible, he said, that Lecker had asked if Count Kapnist would suc- ceed Prince Lobanoff as Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, to which question he received the answer that the witness knew nothing about Prince Lobancff's successor and had no time to wasté. The whele in- cident, he added, was utterly insignifi- cant. Baron Marshall von Bieberstein was called to the stand. He said he was not acquainted with either Baron von Lietzow or Herr Leckert. Under the supposition that he had been approached by a reporter at Breslau, who was unable to take notes in French, he said he bad written out the Czar’s toast for him, whith was verified by a Russian official. The wrong version of the toast, he said, was due to the mistake of a re- porter. Afterward it appeared that Baron von Lietzow was the author of the asser- tion that the false version had emanated from the Foreign Office. . Sy DECLINE 10 ARBITRATE, Employers Satisfied With the Status of the Doek Laborers’ Strike. HAMBURG} GERMANY, Dec. 3. — The striking dock laborers held several meet- ings this forenoon to discuss the matter of the refusal of the employers to submit the dispute to a board of arbitration, and it was decided to ask the strikers’ commit- tee to declare a general strike. 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