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AlH.T TTT7yn .TTTTCTI 1 O. 1871. OMAHA. SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 2O* 1898-TWENTY-JTOUR PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.

GLADSTONE is GOING?

'Grand Old Man Can Live but a Pew Weeks

'. Longer.

GRAVE REPORTS OF HIS CONDITION

Constitution Hopelessly Undermined by-

Disease. .

! INSOMNIA ALSO ADDS ITS TERRORS

" Brain of England's' Gnat Statesman is-

Affected. .

PHYSICIANS CAN OFFER LITTLE HOPE

Ken * of ( lie EminentCondition CIIUNCH Sorrow Among

I'ollllclaiiK mill the | 1'ub-' lie ct-

Copyright.( . H83 , by Prefs Publishing Company' LONDON. March 19. <Ncw York World

Cablegram Special Telegram. ) I hear thatthe- gravest reports of the condition Qf Mr.

Gladstone fully confirming the recent In-

formation¬

on the subject. During the lasttwo weeks the affection of the nose has un-

happily¬

made dangerous progress and ac-

cording¬

to an opinion expressed by an emi-

nent¬

specialist , the Grand Old Man's consti-tution

¬

In now hopelessly undermined by suf-fering

¬

and sleeplessness.i.-V

.

rumor , proceeding from a well Informedsource. Is prevalent In parliamentary circlesthat after the recent consultation at Bourne ¬

mouth Mr. Gladstone's family was Informedthat ho could scarcely hope to battle morothan a few weeks longer with the dlscaoo-Jrom- which he Is now suffering and the con ¬

fluent Insomnia. The disease Is declared16 have gone so far that It Is gradually eat-ing

¬

Into the brain chamber.-H

.

was on receiving this report that Mr-

.Gladstone's.

family decided on returning to-

Hawardcn , a change for which ho himselfhad been pathetically appealing to hisphysicians. The news of his serious condi-tion

¬

, and particularly In view of the painfulnature of his aflllctlon , has created deep sor-

row¬

among politicians of all parties , as wellas the public at large.

LONDON , March 19. The Pall Mall Ga-

zette¬

thU afternoon says Mr. Gladstone'sgeneral condition Is appreciably worse. Itadds : "It was his own wish to bo movedto Hawarden with as little delay as possible.-"Whatever

.

the precise nature of the facialpains , neuralgia or the presence of semeunhealthy growth , there can bo no doubtthat though Intermittent , they have occa-sioned

¬

severe suffering , and It necessarilyfollows that his physical powers and heart'oaction have become gravely enfeebled. "

The health of the marquis of Salisbury Isgreatly Improved-

.S.VMSIILUY

.

Ts VlillY TIHEIJ.

Unable LouKcr to Carry the llurden of-thci KnrelKii Olllee.

(Copyright , 1S9S. by the Associated Press. )' LONDON , March 19. The Interest of the

-English political world now centers In themarquis of Salisbury's health and the airis full of Tumors of Impending changes In

the cabinet. In addition to Influenza , thepremier Is suffering from doprc-salon and aform of "brain fag , " ao a friend puts It ,

which will render It Impossible for him tocontinue his present heavy labors , at the for-

eign¬

office. It 'Is believed ho will remainpremier , but the reconstruction of the cabinetIs probable during the Kastcr recess.

The temporary Installation of A. J. Dai-four , the first lord of the treasury and gov-

ernment¬

leader In the House of Commons ,

at the head of the foreign office , exerclsfthe minds of all parties. The liberal union-ists

¬

deny It has any significance likely toprejudice their political status , and Insist

'It Is merely a temporary arrangement. Mr.Balfour has no special training or liking forforeign affairs , bat he Is warmly in sympathywlth hla uncle's views In regard to the prcs-snt

-troubling International relations and

the fact that ho was chosen to direct theforeign ofllco Indicates that his policy forthe present , at least , will be conducted uponthe marquis of Salisbury's lines-

.It.

Is regarded as certain that Gcorgo N-

.Curzon.

, the parliamentary secretary for theforeign office , will be admitted Into the cab-inet

¬

at the first opportunity. Ho baa maderapid advances In the estimation of politi-cians

¬

, especially during the past few weeks.Even his political opponents and Importantweekly papers are Bounding his praises forthe skillful manner In which he has handledticklish questions in the House or Commons ,

AUK THYIMfi TO WHIICIv TUB I.OAX

French anil Hnnxlait Diplomat * Work-In

-K Touet her.-

PEKIN.

, March 19. The recent Inactivityot the Russian * at Pekln ! ) explained bythe fact that the negotiations have againbeen transferred , to St. Petersburg , owingto the dlfflrultle.1 encountered here. Thcoincidence of the French demands beingpresented on the eve of the emission of theChinese loan In London Is much commentsupon , and It Is asserted that Franco antRussia are trying their best to wreck theloan. Upca the occasion of the last vialof the French ambassador to the Ch'neeeforeign office , the Chinese refused to acccd-to the French proposals , and the ambassado-eald that when he next vUlted the foreignoffice he would present itrongcr argument ,

and would even threaten active operationfrom Tonquln end the forcible seizure of acoaling Btallni. The general opinion herela that II is Impossible to disregard thepersistent rumors , circulating In well In-

formed circles , that Russia has abandonedits attempts to lease Port Arthur , but hasoot ceased Ra negotiations regarding fallenWan-

.JMIOSI'ECT

.

OK HKIIF.I.MO.V IN CIII.VA-

.Chancen

.

that It Mny He a FormidableAITnlr.-

LONDON..

. March 19. A special dispatchfrom Shanghai received hero today says aabout a rebellion hai been started byChinese officials of varlouu ranks at ChangBha , In the province ot Hunan. It U uald-to have spread to all the province ! border-Ing on the Yangtce Kltng , and fears ar-

ixpressex) that It may prove to be the m, formidable ilnce the Talplng rebellion ,

to professedly a patriotic movement.-A

.patriotic movement U being started

overthrow (he Manchu dynasty Jnd avcentral provinces from European centit la euinectcj that the plot exanalthe mandarins , who are alarnprospect of A diversion of pjrt ot-

Jngi to pay tbe Intersil on tbeThe Pekln authorities are cogulzi-

fcul dktratlac tbt

provincial satraps , they ere helpless. Theconspirators are raid to hive approachedBrltUh subjects with Inducements to JoinIn the rebellion , and they have also alsooffered largo unui of money for arms.-

CIIIVA

.

WIM. LRASB TAMEX WAX.

One Condition IM tlmt It Shall Hetnlii-I'ort Arthur.-

PEKIN.

, March 19. China , It Is said , hasoffered to lease to Russia. Tallcn Wan andto allow the proposed railway from Pctura-to Kwang Chung Tu , Mukden and Port Ar-

thur¬

to be constructed , provided Port Arthurremains In China's hands-

.It.

was rumored yesterday that the Chinesegovernment is Increasing the Port Arthurgarrison by 700 men and is also sendingtroops to Tallu and Shan-Hal-Kwan.

The Interview which was to have been hadyesterday by M. Dubole , the French charged'affaires , with the authorities , was post-pcned

-owing to tbe sacrifices In the Temple

of the Sun ,

China , It is asserted , proposes to yield onlyto the demands relative to the province ot-

Kwang SI-

.PARIS.

, March 19. A semi-official state-ment

¬

has been Issued saying that there Is-

no connection between the demands of theFrench government In China and the Chineseloan. The French demands reached Pekln-at the beginning of the month and the nego-tiations

¬

were Immediately transferred toParis , where they are proceeding. The"ronch charge says that there Is no occasiono threaten or menace China with the forcl-lo seizure of a coaling station-

.nitlTlSII

.

COM.MAM1KII IS COMING-

.tefimen

.

to State Object of Hln VlnlttoVimliliiKtoii. .

HALIFAX , N. S. , March 19. The on-nounccment Is mode here that General Mont-gomery

-

Moore , commander-ln-chlcf of theBritish land forces In North America , willstart for the capital of the. United States ,

vhoro General Gascolgn , commander of theCanadian mllltla , Is now reported to be V.'-Btlng

-Sir Julian Pauncefote , the British am-

assador.-

. General Moore will be the guestof the British ambassador.-

Acked.

If hs! trip wes In any way con-

nected¬

with the presence In Washington ofGeneral Gascolgn , General Moore answered

evasively , saying he understood General GJS-colgn

-had been In Washington , but was not

aware that ho was still.In. the United Statescapital. General Moore said he was not at-Ibcrty to discuss a possible AngloAmerican-

alliance , and that all he knew on the sub-led waa what he read in the newspapers.-

IIUSSIA.

HAS ITS CI.AMI.

Acceptance of I'rliiccI-IH Governor of Crete.

CONSTANTINOPLE , March 19. In ccnse-quenco

-of the sultan's direct appeal , the

czar has consented to withdraw hU demandfor ths $3,7GO,000 arrears of the RussoTurk-sh

-war Indemnity which his majesty at

first Insisted should be paid from the Gracco-Turklsh

-war Indemnity. This fact , It Is ol-

eged-

, foreshadows Turkeys acceptance of-

'rlnce' George of Greece , the candidate of theczar , as governor of the Island of Crete.

Steamer n TrainingSlilp. .LONDON , March 19. The steamer which

was cunk wild all cm board Wednesdaymorning In collision with the British bark ,

British Prlnceas , from Leltb ftr Liverpool ,

off Gabbard lightship , Is believed to have> cen the VIIlo d'Anvcrs , a Bellgum govern-

ment¬

training chip , having on board sixtycadets and twenty officers , In addition to Itsregular crow-

.ANTWERP'March.

19. The Belgian gov-ernment

-

training ship Vlllo d'Anvers , whichs reported to have been sunk on Wednes-

day¬

morning In collision wltu the barkBritish Princess , was spoken near Flushingyesterday by a trading vessel-

.Eiiicllxli

.

Cabinet Hax Trouble" .LONDON , March 19.Thero wao an Im-

portant¬

cabinet conference this morning Incontinuation of yesterday's discussion of iheChinese question. It Is reported that GreatBritain requests Russia to give a guaranteethat the war ships of the world will beallowed free of duty Into Port Arthur. GreatBritain In this matter Is ostensibly actingat the Instance of China-

.Xaval

.

Expenditure * .LONDON , March 19. The czar , according

to a special dispatch from St. Petersburg ,

has authorized rn Increase In the ordinarynaval expenditure of 3,000,000 roubles yearlyfor six years , In addition to the specialgrant ot 90,000,000 roubles for naval purposesrecently announced.-

tAHeKecl

.

Dlxooverjof Trlchlnne.BERLIN * March 19. Officials of the Bruns-

wick¬

government report that they lately dis-

covered¬

trichinae In several packages otAmerican meat and the government ofBrunswick has asked the Bundcsrath to-liisuo a decree prohibiting Importation ofAmerican meat.

tin * Army In Morocco.TANGIERS , March 19. The sultan of Mo-

rocco Is dlstandlng hla army. Many of tbegovernors , calds and their contingents havereturned. Several of them have been dis-graced

¬

and Imprisoned. The court Is goingto Marrakfsh to servo the foreign envoys-

.IIAII.KV

.

DKSlllKS TO IIU SPKAKKH-

.Telln

.

HU FrleniU of Mix Candidacy" to Sneeeed Ilec l-

.PITTSBURG..

. Pa. , March 19. Congress-man

-Joseph W. Bailey of Texas' , democratic

leader In the house of representatives , willbo a candidate for the speakershlp of thattody next eerslon , Mr. L'alleyas In thecity today In conference with a number ofprominent democrats and to them ho dis-closed

¬

his ambltlcn to succeed Thomas B.Reed , the pressnt Incumbent , Ho thinks hischances for success are go-d. Ho believesfree silver will win In 1DOO and Is anxiousID have Jcseph Slblcy make another contestfor a seat In congress. He favors the can-dliacy

-of J. M. Guffey for governor of the

state.

K. S. Wlllard none * HU Seimon.-CHICAGO.

.. March 10K. S. Wll'nrcl closed

its American ncason last night at Hooley'atheater nnd will retire frcm the stage untilnext fcnfon on the advlcn of hl physician.who wys absolute rest Is required. He willremain at the Auditorium In this city forrest and recuperation three or four weeks.Then ho will fall for England. HU engage-ment

¬

here was for three weeks , and the[

Just concluded , was as me-has ever played In

Venue ! * . Mnr. 10-.if

.

Alsatla , fromWllhelm II , foron ; Spanrndam ,

'for Liverpool ;lo'a , fcr Ham-

SPAIN WANTS HELP

Queen Begont Makes Appeal to EmperorFrancis Joseph.

HEIN TURN WRITES TO EMPEROR WILLIAM

Appeal is Eased on Ground? of Imperial

Relationship ,

6EFMANY AGREES ONLY TO NEUTRALITY

Fositfon of Other Powers Said to Be-

S'milar..

MAY ENDEAVOR TO MAINTAIN PEACE

Situation In Europe Indicate * tlmt-Siutlit Will llnvei to Stand Alone

in the Event ofWar.-

CapyrlRht

.

( , IMS , by the Associated Press. )BERLIN' , March 19. In spite of denials , the

queen regent of Spain has recently stronglyappealed to Emperor Francis Joseph of Aus-

tria¬

to exert his Influence with the monarchsof Europe , particularly Emperor William , tosecure their efforts to restore amicable re-

lations¬

between the United States and Spain.The queen laid special strew on the ncccs-

.stty.

, of maintaining the peace of Europe andsecuring an entente of the European mon-

archs¬

against republican , aggi-e&slve Amer-ica

¬

, and on the affinity of her dynasty withthe Hapsburgs.-

It.

Is understood that Emperor FranchJoseph , while replying to the queen cau-tiously

¬

and conservatively , has actually writ-ten

¬

to Emperor William , endeavoring toelicit a reply pledging the latter to promlsoto tender his good services lit trying tomaintain peace.

Moro recently Spain approached Germanyand Austria with the view of obtaining ns-

suranco-

that theyt In the event of war ,

would assist Spain In t-omo way or theother.

The Spanish ambassador , Senor Mendosedo Vlgo , father-in-law of Senor Polo y-

Bcrnabe , the Spaolsh minister at Washing-ton

¬

, had a conference on Wednesday lastwith the minister for foreign affairs , Baronvon Bulow , when the latter assured himthat , while Germany earnestly desired themaintenance of peace , It certainly wouldnot pledge Itself to anything but the strict-est

¬

neutrality.Spain Is believed to have received the same

answer from Vienna nnd Parts.Senor Sandoval ,. the Spanish agent , has

thus far failed In his efforts as a purchaserof torpedo 'coats and other war ships.

CHANGE IN PARTY POLITICS.-A

.

remarkable change In party politics Isbelieved to bo Imminent. It assures theadoption of the most Important measurespending In the'Reichstag and-Diet , while Itfurnishes the leaders with definite Issuesfor the coming election. The main Issue willbo the commercial treaties now ending ,

which are largely In favor of industrial In-terests and detrimental to agricultural In-

terests.¬

. They formerly met with the em-

peror's¬

approval and brought honors to Gen-eral Count von Caprlvl , the former chan-cello : , their framcr. The new treaties , ac-cording to the government , promise to bomore favorable to agriculture.

The Agrarian election manifesto. Just 1s-

Bucd-

, Is signed by the leaders of the dif-

ferent¬

conservative factions , and by part ofthe rational liberal and centrist parties , thenew amalgamation thus comprising abouthalf the present representation In theRelchetag and over half the Diet-

.In.

opposition to this conbiaatlon all theliberal and radical factions have pooled theirIssued , end they will be supported by thesocialists in upholding the main lines of thepresent treaties. The campaign has beenopened throughout Germany.

The commercial convention , sitting thisweek In Berlin , representing all the cham-bers

¬

of commerce and largo industrial firmsot the country , unanimously parsed a reso-lution

¬

In favor of the present treaties.The centrists , having 100 votes In the

Reichstag , and , consequently , tbo balance otpower , are strenuously oppcsed to forcing a-

new issue as likely to disrupt the party ,

which la already split up on the naval billand military reform bill , part supportingthem and others , mostly the south Germans ,

opposing them.A counter demonstration of socialists and

liberals was made in tionor of the revolu-tion

¬

, the officers of tbe Card du Corps deco-

rated the monument over the graves of thesoldiers killed In the street fights , tbe cm-peror causing a wreath with hla Initials to bodeposited at the foot of the memorial column.

SLIGHTS THE EMPEROR.The strained relations between the prince

regent of Bavaria and the empercr werestrikingly illustrated by the former's Invita-tion

¬

asking his majesty to attend tbo ue-

ivclllng-

of a bust of Emperor William I Inthe Walhalla at RatUbon. altuoutd It wcsknown to everybody that the emperor hadarranged to unveil the same day threectatucs In honor of his ancestors on theSiege* Alice.

The* regent's Invitation was evidently In-

tentionally¬

wnt too late so that it was Impofislblo to change the plans. The emperorreplied to the slight characteristically bydeputing Prince Fi-cdcrick Henry , the young ,cst and least Important of tde Prutslanprinces , to attend tue ceremony at RatUbon-In his behalf.-

In.

court circles It Is said Emperor Wil-

liam¬

ollll moat unpleasantly rcmembera hisicceptlon at Nuremburg last summer whenthe people shouted Insulting epithets at him-

.It.

Is believed In parliamentary circlesthat an Important resolution will be In-

troduced¬

In the Diet by the Agrarian lead-

ers1-

Vcci Mendel and Ring , asking for a uni-

form¬

and rigorous Inspection of meats at-

fiontler stations , and urging the govern-ment

¬

to exert Influence to secure a similardecree from the Bundcsrath. If It bopasst-i the measure will be a hit at ell for-

Ieign meats , Including American meats ,

the United States consuls fear It may be-

conctrucJ unfairly and seriously injureAmerican Imports.

The sugar manufacturers of the Rhine , at-

a special meeting Just held , have requestedthe government to kiform them definitelywhether the proposed conference on thesugar bounty question Is to meet at Brits-tel: . There U widespread complaint at thedelay and uncertainty. The belief that theconference would meet In February hadlargely affected tales aiU purchases and Itifailure to meet would have a disastrous citedupon prices.-

Th.

first large auction ot American

horses took place In Berlin 'U jl week. Allthe prominent sporting men attended , Includ-ing

¬

Prince Karl Hugo von HObenlohe , thePrlnco of Thurm arid Toxli Baron vonFuerstcnberg. The blddlrjg w4 lively and3W horses were sold In clglity minutes.Drivers and riders averaged from 700 to 900-

marks. . The agrarian press Is indignant amithe Kreuz Zeltung expreated the hope thatthe government will take steps to prevent"cheap American hortea from Injuring do-mestic

¬

horse breeding. "The mission of Cardinal Kqpp , bishop of

Dre-lau , to Rome Is much commented upon.Advices from Rome Indicate that It has beena failure , the people deciding to continueto recognize French protection of the Cath-olic

¬

missions In China. Franco has beenactively opposing Cardinal Kupp.

SPANISH IMtESS siitnVS*

HOSTILITY !

IloniitH of It * Country' " PrenTcmi nnd-rreillot * Victor- .

(Copyright , 1S9S , by the Associated Press. )LONDON , March 19. Madrid advices of

Wednesday say the government organ ElGlobe assumes a much bolder and loftiertone than lately. It compares the UnitedStates to "an Immense Maine floating be-tween

¬

the Atlantic and the Pacific , some ofwhose crew having lost their heads , areseeking to force open tbe magazine to blowIt up. " President McKlnley , as the com-mander

¬

, Is represented as "doing hla bestto restrict his unruty crew. "

El Globe attributes the loss of the Maineto "bad storage of Its enormous quantity ofexplosives , arising either from too hastypreparations for war or from want of properdlsclpl'ne on board. "

El Globe remarks , In parenthesis , that the"agents were entirely Internal ," adding :

"But there may be external agencies thatwill bring about the national downfall towhich the unlcn Is directly heading. "

spondeacla , El Globe remarks :

To this ..wo maj ; add that the declarationsattributed to the kaiser Emperor Williamof Germany declarations which iwere soughtto be denied , are new confirmed fresh Insuch nn authentic manner that all doubt hasvanished on the subject. Wo mention thisdeclaration of the kaiser's , not that wo placethe h po ofl our safety In his , or any for-eign

¬

aid , but In order to complete the plc-

of

-ti

the dispositions of the European chan-celleries

¬

respecting thla evenL,Spain has shown tlmt It can prepare Itself

!In silencennd with greater , efficiency thanIts adversary , but 'apart from the attitudeoj Spain there undoubted exists externalngcnts who may exert a most dismal In-

lluenco-

once it Is set In motion. Wo esti-mate

¬

ns worfo than a defeat a Europeancoalition against the United State's.

The paper referred to-then enumerates thepossible evils it foresees for the UnitedStates and closes with the following reflec-tion

¬

:

Into this civil plight the cupidity of n fewhas placed the na-tlon i.slilcH lvos) peacefullyanchored between Atlantic nnd thu Pa-cific

¬

| and which today finds' itself In thedilemma ot havingto retlro'to' 11 nd Itself In-a. much worse position than Spain , which Intruth, Is greater In spirit Uiar > Jn body.

The Hersldo , Independent , , Is In anequally happy mood. While Admitting It Is'among, the first to polat tcBpanlsh de-

fects¬

It confesses "It'can only smile at cee-Ing

-| the Yankees devoting themselves to thedifficult task of trying to frighten us byclamor] nnd warlike dlsplay-

.Contlnulng. ' -

the Horaldo coarores the ottiT1tudo of the United States' to that of a-

"boulevard swaggerer, who flaunts his dol-lars

¬

to attract the attention; of a fine ladypassing; by ," adding that, Spain , "like awoman of good breeding , confident In itself ,will continue on its course-Wravo and alctie ,and will' pay no attention to foreign posing. "DAVITT DEKBXI1S HIS POSITION-

.Im.lHtx

.

that the ISn llHh Arlittocracy-UetentH America.

LONDON , March 19. A lively controversyhas been kindled between Michael Davltt andthe Dally Curonlcio by Mr

*Davltt's attack

on the suggested alliance between the UnitedStates and Great Britain. 'The Chronicle ,

whlcti upto the present has been the mostfrlei.dly paper toward the Irish , rebuked Mr-.Davitt

., In Its Issue of yesterday , for his cable

message to a New York nejrapaper , sayingIt will "HI serve the Irtelujcause ," and de-claring

¬

that It Is "absolutely" untrue that theEnglish ruling classes are In sympathy withSpain and hostile to America. "

Mr. Davltt retorts with'a letter whichwill bo published on Monday , buttressing hlostatement that the ruling claeaes arc hostileto America. "Ho quotes the, "organs of thearistocracy" during the Venezuelan dispute ,

and Inquires how they can be reconciled with"the present hypocritical 'professions offriendship toward the republic. "

Continuing , Mr. Davltt asserts the rlghi-of Irishmen to voice Independent views ofGreat Britain's foreign policy , "In spite of thewishes ot the E'tiglUd' friends of homo rule , ' *

and asserts that the Anglo-Stucon in AmericaIs a myth , and makes the, statement thatIrishmen , Germans , Frenchmen , Dutchmenand Norwegians constitute thrce-four'.ds ofthe Americans of today , adding that thechildren of these races "will not permit theirgovernment to form <in alliance with thatpower wtilch Is distrusted by eftory civilizedpeople , an alliance which wpuld seriouslyImpair the unique mtual Influence It excr-cl'ics

-' among all nations , owing , to Its pacific

and acnaggrorslve International'policy. . "MIIMOUIAI. FOIl AlrFUKI ) Till : GUIAT-

Anierlea to He AHkeil to Join In n31 III tar >- Ueiiionntryiitloii.L-

ONDON..

. Marsh 19. At a. largo and In-

fluential¬

meeting Just hold at Kie Mansionhouse , a resolution won rassed In favor of anational military ccuuncmaratioa of KinsAlfred the Great ( who ww.'born In 819 at-Wantage

', Berkshire , nnd who* lled in 901 , and

:was burled at Winchester ) , -Including theerection of a memorial at Winchester.

The maycc of Winchester .expressed the' (

belief that all the Euglkh speaking peopleou (it to Join In the movcmiot , adding that

w s particularly 'a In which"our American cousins ml&br uqlte to honoi-a common ancestor. "

The mayor further told fth t he had writ-ten

¬

to Prcsldcr.t McKlnley , and bad receiveda reply to the effect that be felt great In-

dividual¬

Interest la the celebration.-

It

.Queen VIctccia wrote a Better approving

the movement.LouLi Dyer cf the Chlcego Historical eo-

clcy mide a speech "0.1 a'(1'escendant( of thePuritans. " He defended them against Uiocharge of rifling the gravus of the Wessexkings , and eatd lovers of hlatory Inthe United States were grratly Interacted lnthe proposed memorial.

The United States uuta 4ador , Colonel JohnI Cay, ban been placed on the (frimmlttec ap-pointed

>

to promote the mqvrmtot.-

llriMviixoii

.

GUCK fu ISIimlck.LONDON , March 19. Ccmmander Wlllard-

H.. Brahmen , U. S. N. . ban gone to vUlt theElswlck works. Commander Browneoa ,

Hiram Maxim and others Jmd a long con *

fcrcnce at U Uolte4 8U.M mbaeey thU-morolac * '

*

UMEST IN HAVANA

Spaniards Ccowl at Americana

Eold Threats.-ivwri

SWEAR THLY WILL MASSACRE THEM ALL

Will Rise and Out Throats if Waris Declared ,

BLANCO UNABLE TO QUILL AN UPRISING

Captain General and Momenta Autonomists

Practically Helpless,

MOB VIOLENCE POSSIELS ANY MOMENT

Palace Olllclnln All Scott nt the Idcitthat the Maine Wan Wrecked

by nn Exterior ,

Force.

(Copyright , IMS , by Pre. ii PublUhlm? Company.HAVANA (via Key West ) , March 19. ( New

York World Cablegram Special Telegram )

Havana for Americans Is still a volcano thatmay break forth any moment. Quiet It can-

not¬

bo truthfully called. There are no riotsIn tbo streets ; no dally Insults to Americans ,

only scowls and muraiurs whenever anAmerican passes a group of volunteers or-

orden publlcos. In SpanUh restaurants wait-ers

¬

will Lrlng nn American dinner a littlebit

jslower than they will any one's else.

Spanish officers ett the llttlo round tables willnudge each other and whisper "Un-Amerl-cano , " while they look at you with on ex-

of

-pr conYblned pity and scorn

A rich Cuban , a conservative man of greatrefinement , whoso family Ifl now In NewYork and who expects to return there him-

self-

, said today : "I asked a Spanish colonelat the Union club last night whether ha ex-

pected¬

thcro would bo war between Spainand the United States. 'No , ' he replied , 'be-

cauao-

the Yankees are afraid to fight. ButI want to tell you , though , that If their gov-

ernment¬

In Washington , does ever declarewart , on the first night the news reachesHavana wo will rise and beginning withGeneral Leo we will do to every Americanand every reconcentrado thus' and he threwtack his head and drew his thumb acrosshis .throat. 'If you Americans do not under ¬

stand1 how a Spaniard can Tiandle a knife ,

when the storm breaks your heads como offquick , sir. ' "

That Is It when the stcrm breaks every-body

¬

seems to take It for granted It cer-tainly

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will break and quickly too , In spiteof all Blanco nnd the moderate autonomUtacan do to postpone It. '. - Dr. Congosta said today : "Yes , there arerowdies and rascals In Havana , aa there areeverywhere else In the world. Men have

"been sandbagged within three blocks of theWaldorf , haven't they ? Is the United State *government to blame ? In just thojmmcway , If some of the lower elements heTb at-

tack¬

an American they blame us for it. Woall done all in our power to protect

Americans anJ everyone else. "Everyone at the palace , In the mediaeval

blindness that characterizes all , Spanishminds , Is ridiculing the idea ot the Malnoexplosion being caused by ao exterior cause.Blanco will not even allow the subject to bobroached to him. Ho regards as a personalinsult to him an expression of the slight-est

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doubt that the Maine disaster was theresult of an accident.-

SYLVESTER..

SCOVEL-

.CAIIAI.LOS

.

RELIEVED OF OFFICE

AVnnted to lAuhlut In the PendingNegotiation * .

NEW YORK. March 19. The Spanish min-

ister¬

at Washington relieved J. IM. Caballos-of further duty on the Cuban autonomistcommittee. Whether the notice from SenorPolo was a surprise to Mr. Caballos Ispurely a matter of Inference , as. In reply te-

a direct question , Mr. Oaballos merely saidthat ho was not surprised at anything. Hodismissed OB groundless Any supposition thatthere existed any friction between Spain'srepresentative and himself because of amuch quoted Interview with himself whichho had disavowed.-

Ho.

eald : "I have just been Informedby the Spanish minister that I am not to act:as an auxiliary member of the committeeappointed by the autonomist Cuban govern-ment

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to negotiate a commercial treaty , andthat this action on his part Is taken onaccount of my being an American by birth.-In

.

having accepted the position about tendays aga it was with a desire on my part ofassisting , if possible , the members cf thecommittee In a technical manner , but then-oment 'that I found , as reported by the

the powers to be granted bythe autonomist government of Cuba , thecommittee In Washington will probably bomuch enlarged , permitting them to extendoutside the negotiation ot a commercialtreaty , I consider that my acting on thecommittee In any official capacity would bo-

a delicate position , due -to my nationality.-"I

.

have r.o doubt that the best Interestsof America rest In no safer hands thanthose of President McKlnley , and In express-Ing myself as I do , I but voice the sentimentof the conservative element of this country. '

AUTOXOMY IS A HAVU MISTAKE

Former SiianUh MlnUter Slehn (or-He turn of Wej-Ier.

BERLIN , March 19. The Lokal Anzelgerpublishes a dispatch from Madrid giving thesubstance of an Interview with the SenorIlomcro Iloblcdo , the former minister of Justlce , In which he classes Cuban autonomyand the recalling of General Weyler as beingthe gravest of mistakes and adds : "GeneraBlanco Is unable to subdue tbe rebellionwhich Is worse than ever , and the situationIn the field U most critical. I do not knowhow far the Americans mean to go , but Inany rase Spain prefers war to humiliationNobody likes to die , but sooner death thanshame. No Spanish government could pro-pose the cession of Cuba for money.

' 'It was a crime to dissolve the Cortes athis critical time. I hope everything goeswell , Lut I much fear tbe contrary. Whenthe poor queen and the dynasty , who musassume the whole responsibility for the confilet , may both be swept away. "

Movement * or the Fleet.KEY WEST , March 19. The United State

court of Inquiry into tbe low of the battlechip M&ln continued Its ecstlon today 0-1toard tbe UnlteJ States bat'lcahlp Iowa

The survey steamer Bache arrive! thimorning from the Tortu&is Islands. ThUnited States cruiser Montgomery called ilsitmorning for the Tortugas with ( welvc-Incshells for tbe fleet. Tbe battle hlps Mai-oachUEuettB

.

and Tcxea will leave the Tcr-tujai Inland ! today for Hampton

EE BULLETIN.P-

orccait

.

for Nrbrmkn-S Knlr ; Variable Winds-

.tf.

.Xmrlnn the EndSpain Ankii AiiHlrla for Ilelii-.Ireat

.( t'nrriit' In Havana.-Ctibann

.Slow Iy. Starve to Heath.

2 Maine SurvtVbrir Tell Their Story.dimmerM. . JUrjiew on Spain.-

i.

: Kline lie- Moore Indleted AKaln.Hartley HiilliiK IM UnmttlNfactory.

4 I.a t Week In Omaha' * Soelnl Whirl5 llcliearlnir on the Smyth Motion.

.Military Camp for theK&pOKltlon SlainpN Are Artlntle.-

tl.

Council IllnfTn l.oenl Matter * .7 lena I.t-Klxlatlve ProeeedInfix.-

InterMeholiiMlle.

Foot Hall Scheme-.EnRtlnlitucii

.Win at Chew * .

8 KniiftiiN City nud the H&ponltloii-.Itnld

.on Filthy Hake Shop * .

10 "EllMMii ," by Itlder HiiKKtird.11 Commerelal anil Financial XI-TH.12 Editorial and Coiiiinent.Ill Pannnia'n Coxtly Ditch.-

KehoeM.

of the Ante-lloont.Footpad CSetn Fifteen Yearn.Terrible Tale of n 'Voynire.

1-1 Theatrical Ilevlenof the Week.-Mitnlcal

.llevlew of the Week.

1(1 "Patty'w I'ereexmloii. "1S-1O In the Domain.of Woman.20 Hattlenlilp In Action.

Two Floatlnir Ameimln.21 A Forty Yearn' ''Anniversary.

Our DaddleM lth n Jnif On.22 In the SportltiHT World.2:1: Amonff the Wheel Crank *.21 Electrical War Uevleen-

.Strnnne.

Fate of Old Title * .

Temperature at Omahat-Hour. . Deir. Hour. lien.-

R.

n. ni US 1 | i. > n. . . . . . -I *O n. in IM 2 | i. in -IS7 n. ni :M : t 1 . m r8 n. m 'It -I p. m no-n ii. in ill n it. 111 -in

10 a. m ad ti 11. m to11 n. m -It 7 p. ni Ill12 m 44-

VI3IIY STHOXO PAUL TO DRAW TO-

.AnierlennKnKllHh

.

Alliance Can Staiulthe World.

(Copyright , 1S3S. by Press Tubllshlnj ? Company. )"

LONDON , March 19. ( New York WorldCablegram Special Telegram. ) I have beenat pains to secure opinions ot some dis-

tinguished¬

English public men removed fromthe arena of political strife and yet mayfltlll be taken as representing the best klnj ofEnglish sentiment without suspicion of theirbeing Influenced by any party bias on theuggestions coming from both sides of theVtlanllo for an alliance or understanding bc-

ween-

the United States and Great Britain.Viscount Peel , ono of the most eminent oflong line of great men who have filled the

Ignlfied and coveted position of speaker ofho House of Commons , present head of theamlly of historic political fame and himselficcupylng the foremost position In the cs-

eem-

of all classes of hs! fellow countrymen ,

replied ta a request for his view in the fol-owlng

-weighty words : "You ask mo to cx-

prcM an opluion on an alliance between theJnltcd States of America and the UnitedClngdom. That the mention of the posalbll-ty

-of a close union of the two countries In-

ho event oC war should have been receivedwith enthusiasm throughout America ,

coupled with the undoubted feeling prevalentn tRIs country, shows , In spite of superficial

and transient differences , that there Is aroil and solid foundation of mutual sym-pathy

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and respect between the kindred races.That ''the two nations bound together In an-offennlvo and defensive alliance would bo amatch for any combination of hostile powersthere Is little doubt , and the contingencyof such an alliance Is In Itself the main se-curity

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for the maintenance of the peace ofthe world. "

The duke of Westminster , one of the mostnotable figures In the British aristocracy ,

whoso sympathies have been s generouslyexercised In behalf of tbo oppressed Chrls-

Unltcd

-tian subjects of the sultan , replied : "In an-.swer

.to your request for my opinion on the

desirability and practicability of an alliancebetween Great Britain and the United State ? ,

I venture to think such an alliance betweenthe two English speaking races would on allaccounts bo most desirable for both , but Ican give no opinion upon Its practicability.Docs not the fundamental policy of the

States rest upon the principle of non-Interference In all European affairs ? "

The duke of Sutherland , a young noble-man

-of Immense wealth and territorial pos

sessions , which he personally manages en .model lines , who was selected be-cause

-of his reputation as a thought-

ful , hlgh-pronoipled representative ofhis order , replied : "In ar.awcr toyour question I think there can be-

In this country ricnlro a close alliance withthe American people , and such an alliancewould bo of the greatest possible benefit tothe two nations. I venture to believe Itwould bo the accomplishment of the desiresof those who have the best Interests of bothcountries at heart. "

AXX1KTV ItniU.VS I.V MAIlltll ) .

All EiiRer for llcport on the Maine(Copyright , IS9S , by Press I'uhllslilnir Company.

MADRID , Ollarch 19. ( New York WorldCablegram Special Telegram. ) The great-est

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anxiety reigns In official and politicalcircles about the American report on theMaine disaster nnd probably the publicationof the Spanish report will be held back untilthe American report Is known. The desireof the Madrid government Is to avert a con-

flict¬

on such a delicate question If possiblewithout exciting ! oo much popular feelingand the press In Spain. Marshal Blanco hadadvised a postponement of the departure ofthe flying squadron and docs not want It obeyond the Canary Islands , whereas themarine minister wants It to remain thcrountil It can bo joined by the firstclass-ciulrer , Maria Thcreea , a olster ship of theVlzcaya and Oquendo , because the torpedo ves-

sels¬

and destroyers are not making thevoyage In full war trim. Blanco complainsof the Madrid lingo papers' tone havingcrippled his parleying with the rebel elilcfu-

.ARTHURK.i.

_ . HOU011TON-

.MclhodlhtH

.

jii: ! or eCHESTER , IM. , March 19. At today's ses-

sion of tbe Philadelphia MethoJIst EpUcopalconference Rev. Ames Johnson of Phlladcl-phla offered resolutions endorsing the actionof President MclOoley and congress taken Inthe SranLsh-Aincrlcan troubles and pledgingthe loyalty of all Mcthodlats to the govern-ment. The rcsolutlctis created iin outburstof enthusiasm , many mlnlitcrs epeaklng Infavor of them. They were adopted with a-

hurrah. .

Vemivlim In forWASHINGTON , March 19. The* dynamite

cruiser Vesuvius , which has bean orderedliere to tave IU guns repaired , arrived at thenavy yard thl morning having remalnca

the Indian Hrad proving Kroutid overnlg'Jt. It Is expected the work iieccitary onthe ve rl can bo completed wiltiln fifteendaya. Lleutfr.ant Ccinmaudtr John K. Pills-bury

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I* lu command.

STARVING TO DEATH

Sony Fate of the Rcconcontndos in-

Havanai

WAITING IN DUMB DESPAIR FOR THE END

lie-riled Together in Wocdjn Sheds LikeIrate Beast ?.

MEN AND WOMEN SLOUY SICKEN AND DIE

Simple Farmers Irlven fr.ni Homo by-

Weylcr's Oidarsi

RAPID RAVAGES OF DISEASE AND DEATH

Slrrk Volunteer * Sit Arnnnil nni)Smoke ClKiirctlfN , While 'I'liclr-

StiHerlnur Kellim men -SlnUInto the (Jravf. '

CCVpyrljrlit , 1S03 , by 1'rom Pitbllnhln ? Comrmnr.HAVANA , March 19. ( Now York World

Cablegram Special Tclegrani.1 In. all of thworld thcro Is no sadder place than Lc-

Fosos , the last homo of the reconceutrados.There la where they wait In a kind of dumbanimal despair for death to end It nil. LoaI'oncfl Is a monument to Spanish system.Right hero In the first Spanish city of thewestern hemisphere , the capital of Cuba ,men and women and children starve andsicken and lle. Every <Jay within the nnllg-of a cheap wooden shed , while sleek volun-teers

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smoke cigarettes In the sun outside ,men , and women too , who have committedno crime , who only know the mcanlag ofwar from their own awful experience , arc*

slowly starved to death.Almost all of them arc loyal Sp.inlanln ,

but they have been unfortunate In being InCuba. Nearly all of the reconcctitrados nowIn Havana have been all tholr lives smallfarmers In Havana province and Plnar delRio. Their market gardens supplied the ta-bles

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of Havana. They are a simple agri-cultural

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people , who , like their fathers be-

fore¬

them , are Ignorant of any other calling.When Weyler Issued his oJIct compellingall the country people to assemble and liveIn tbo towns , those farmers obeyed. Thcrowas nothing else for them to do. Theyknew no more about fighting than they didabout shopltceplng. They flocked IntoHavana and bt-gan to starve. They have beenstarving ever since. Their homo la LasFosos.

Inside the old city wall of Havana earthhas been filled In under It and has formeda sort of terrace overlooking Morro Castle.Ai-

cithe base of the wull are the sjjcds und

thoitses of the street cleaning ''lopsrtmpiit.Opposite| to them Js Los FOSCB. .Literally*Iranciated los"fogoa means the casements.U Is well named. The grpirad-Avhoro Itstands U low. The terraces on the oppositewall are far above them. LOB Fosos Is lowand damp. It was formerly a storehousenow It Is a hospital In which there are about400 cot beds and SCO roconcentradcs. Ther iIs not a single person of all these who canbo cald to have health. Most of them nrovery 111 and many are dying. Yesterdaywhen I referred to It as a hospital the doctorin-

focharge became Indignant. "A hospital la

sick people , " he salJ. "These are re-concentradcs.

-. " SYLVESTER SCOVEL-

.CIAll.V

.

IIAUTO.V AM ) Till : CUIIAXS-

.Havana.

.. OIllelnlM anil I'rexx ''Itlilleiilotin * IIt-il CriiNM Leader.

HAVANA , March 19. Miss Clara Bartoa ,

after calling upon Captain General Blanco ,at his buggcstlcn visited the heads of thecolonial government. The autonomist *treated her with such distinguished courtesythat slio broached to them the subject ofthe allotments of lands to poor Cubans , cn-guglng

-to furnUh their houses from America

end also to superintend any colonies thusformed. Miss Barton uas told that the mat-ter

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would be carefully considered. After shehail left the officials said :

"Wo are Spanish ; does she. think she canmake Yankees of us ? Her desire must b-

to Americanize the Creoles. "In a eoml-ratlrlcal editorial , entitled "All

for Humanity ," La Lucha today refers tothe fact that Spain Is entertaining the peo-ple

-with a carnival and Cuba Is deeply In-

terested¬

In the coming clcctlcni , while theUnltol States seems to be entirely devotedto humanity. The editorial says the relictwork Is so widespread and fo greatly variedhero that It Is Impossible not to sucpcctthat there Is rome other motive for It thancharity and hints at a desire to AmericanizeCuta. The paper says of Mlfu Barton'soffer to build houses for the sufferers that"In time these might grow Into Yankeecolonies , with the stars and stripes floatingfrom each hoiiEC. " The editorial is writtenlu a gcod-humorcd tone.

I.lveljTim ON atav >- YarilM ,

NEW YORK , March 19. The work onvessels In the navy yard In Brooklyn Is be-ing

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rushed along as> rapidly as pcsslblo.The Board of Inspection visited the May-flower

¬

again today. It Is generally under-stood

¬

that Commander James D. Miller ,

who Is In charge of the Department of Yardsand Docks at the navy jonl , has been as-signed

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to the command of the Mayflower.-At

.the commandant's ofilcc one of the at-

tached¬

acknowledged that the monitor Ter-ror

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has been ordered south. It was saidthat the vessel probably would leave Itsmoorings off Tompkln vlllo before Monday ,

<iiin mill L'ablilleeovereil. .HAVANA , March 19. Ono six-Inch gun and

a valuable cable were recovered today from ,

the wreck of tbe Maine. The bodies of twoof tno Maine victims were sent to Key Wcitthis afternoon by steamer. Chaplain Chad-

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wick Is revising the list of the bodies ( butfar taken frun the wreck. Ho inclines tothe belief that a larger number has bfcnrecovered (ban has been stated , but willknow positively as to this In a few daya .

Terror Ordered to TnrtusriiN.NEW YORK , March 19. The monitor Tcr.-

ror.

his been ordered to leave this port andJoin the squadron under command of Ad-

miral¬

ElcarJ at Dry Tortugas. CaptainLudlow , commanding the Terror , received(orders from the Navy department to hjvo hl-

vctscl start for the couth at once , and prep-

arations¬

are being mode to hove the Terrortall on Tuesday morning.

Order * to Itiinli Torpedo Iloati.BATH , Me. , March 19 , Orders from the

Navy department have been received at theBath lion works to rush forward to comple-tion

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the torpedo bojti Dahlgren and Craven.The hulls will be completed H i-lght week *

and the boats will bo rcudy for launchingla a lew month *.