St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 22, 1891

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— Anne JIMPHREWY’s., ST. LOUIS, Nov. 21, 1891. for to-day for St. Louis arg “i? ’ 5 warmer. cial ToDay, N .. N é | ersey and Chinchilla Overcoats at the Same price, to o'clock to-night: W. Humphrey & Co., Broadway and Pine. —— — Tae VY GUNS. To be closed out at the s = following B2-inch, 101: and 11 Ibs........ .......420 00 e 18 00 ste d, 14 los. 52 50 e rr a 32 00 32-inch, 10t and 11 lbs; list $350...200 00 . — . Lae ae ist $55 ee 30 00 Zee „ 30 00 Z 18 30 c. e 7 30 and 10:2 Ibs . burned my hands and some of the fell on my head. I-was bareheaded a short time my head was dadly Ihe fire could not be stopped this Owever, as itjumped from piece to until the whole Broadway. side e first floor was in mes. took but a few seconds Ithen ran to the signal box near had been sitting and gave the alarm >the Signal Office. Whether the office eived the signal gave it tothe Fire nent or not is more than I can state, assometime later when the fire ap- reached the building. When I gave 2alI threw the doors open to let the in and in this way l received adai- urns. The fire was then raging and I minus my overcoat and hat. A THRILLING EXPERIENCE. pain caused by the burns was terrible en I got out of the place I did not hattodo. It was bitterly cold and i was blowing a gale. I thought the g for me to do was to get home and ctor and bareheaded and without an tI ran all the way to this house and m exhaustion on the door step. connected with Penny & Gentiles for ne yearsas night watchman it was Are Ihad to deal with, and it was t one I eversaw in my life. lam now thatif had been upsteirs or the basement at the time I never ave escaped, so rapid was the spread Are. The newspaper accounts have been rea to me it the first alarm was given by a arket butcher. This is certainly in- as I had given the alarm on the sig- ome minutes before the cry of fire n from the outside. A let me ire did not start in the ment; it ton the first floor near the main en, 1 Broadway near the hot-air pipe. WAS WIDE AWAKE. nan Cummings takes most emphatic to the statement hed an that he was asleep when started. In proof that was ily wide awake at the time he refers strict messenger office which he says that he turned in his 3:30 signals on that he also turned in a fire si had burned himself trying to r burning dry goods. Cummings has sloyed by Penny & Gentiles for years ren a good record by his employers. eis reported resting easier, la restless night. r McGann of the Merchants’ Tele- > said this morning that Night in Cumming’s regular si were ed on time Tuesday morning. 80 fire signal is concerned, he said, ived tnat also, but when it came to re alarm bells were then striking » box at Broadway and Buy Your Furs “stern Fur Manufacturing Co., 1312 et. ————— The Cause of Death. n whowas picked up unconscious reets last Friday, and who after- d in a cell at the Police Station, was ed Richard Murphy, but Nicholas 2 well-known bricklayer, ® years ho lived at 518 South Ewing avenue- e supposed his stupor was due to in- n, but his family and friends say be drinking man. The Coroner’s in. wed that the cause of his comatose and subsequent death was a sudden nof the brain. — — . fair weather, except occasional l, —— Fol. 43.—NO. 7. ST. LOUIS, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVE MBER 22, 1891.—TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES. BY CARRIER, FIFTEEN CENTS PER WERE 1 ae ae ON IN NEW LIGHT. Parnell’s Course in the O’Shea Di- vorce Scandal Explained. Revelations Following the Settlement of the Wood Will Case, WHY THE DEAD LEADER REFUSED TO APPEAR IN COURT. Hitherto Unpublished History Which May Clear a Great Name of Taint— What His Followers in Ireland Say of the Statement Now Made—Peculiar Features Attending the Will Suit Comprimise—English Topics. DUBLIN, Nov. 21.—The report of the settle- ment of the Wood will case has caused much talk inthiscity. The Parnellites have been confident that Parnell would clear his name. The exact nature of his exculpation has been only whispered among the leaders since his death, but to-day the SUNDAY PostT-DIsPaTcH correspondent secured the story from one of the late leader’s nearest friends. When Mr. Parnell first met Mrs. O’Shea she was far from happy with her husband, but as the laws of divorce in Great Britain are very strict, there was no chance of her getting a divorce from the Captain. She isa most charming and intellectual woman and her admiration for the Irish leader gradually ripened into love. Parnell soon reciprocated the affection, but both heand Mrs. O’Shea had too high a sense of instinctive morality to commit any sin. For a long time this went on, the lady not caring forand uncared of her husband and loving and loved by Mr. Parnell. If she had been free or a widow the Irish leader would at once have married her, but tied as she was to Capt. O’Shea, a strong, healthy man, there seemed to be no hope of her regaining her freedom. In Great Britain, a husband may be guilty of adultery and all the wife can obtain is a judicial separation; to get a divorce she must also prove either desertion, cruelty or drunkenness. These being the facts, there remained but one thingto do; that was to force Capt. O’Shea to sue for a civorce. PARNELL’S PLAN. Mr. Parnell evolved from his brain a scheme by which the desired end should be obtained without elther him or the lady losing his or her own self-respect, whatever the world micht say, and, although the method in which the divorce was caused might be termed a miscarriage of justice, caused by a conspiracy, that is all that it was. The plan was as follows: Mr. Parnell was to be caught in all sorts of compromising situations until Capt. O’Shea’s suspicions were aroused. He was to con- tinue the same until the husband sued fora divorce, and then refuse to appear as a witness in which case a divorce was almost sure to be grantea. Everything was carried cut as arranged, and on the occasion when a, who acted in good faith throughout, nged Parnell to a duel in France, the ter and Mrs. O’Shea were in hopes that the divorce suit would be instituted. O’Shea, however, did not take ac- ton, and the plan was continued, Parnell knowing well that the servants’ knew him ani were actingas spies upon him. At last the desfred end was reached, and Capt. ga gued fora divorce, brought up his ¥ thess¢s and obtained a decree nisi. In no case, hqwever, could any witness swear to the actual committing of the sin, though the actions and situations of the pair were suffi- centin|the eyes of the law to show prima fale evidence that they were guilty of the | accusations. The decree nisi was granted and still Parnell, who would not tell a lie, nd therefore refused to appear in the wit- hess box, was silent. If he had spoken out nd told the truth before the decree was ade absolute, the Queen’s. proctor would have interfered, the decree nisi would have been quashed and there would have been a lasting end to his and Mrs. O’Shea’s hopes. He stood all the calumny, knowing full well that as soon as the decree nisi was made ab- e to — =) tf ute he could, if he chose, speak out and no Queen’s proctor could intervene. Parnell may have broken the Tenth but never broke the sixth Commandment.’’ HARKISON’S OPINION. Henry Harrison, M. P., who was one of the delegates to America, and is a friend of Mrs. Parnell, asked as to this exculpation. lic read it carefully and then said: I am not prepared to say yes or no without an au- thorization from the family. I will say, though, that those of us who have all along believed in the . innocence of Mr. Parneil do not expect a vindi- cation any less positive than this. Parnell told me himself that he would come out of the proceedings entirely cleared of flame. He meant not merely the divorce case, but the ultimate and final proceedings, and these Ican say as a defender of Parnell have not by any means been reached, and the athletic young man's eres flashed as he spoke. The Roscommer Ferald states that William and John Redmond have engaged for Australia. The object of their trip to the an- tipodes is not stated. Warm * 18 U'shea and Mrs. Parnell in would clear Parnell of of practicing any deception Capt. O'Shea. Parnell himself looked forward to the will sult he wife, which was filed but not read in the di- vorce suit, had been filed again in the Wood will case. On those letters Parnell relied for & public disclosure of the true facts of his re- lations with Mrs. O’Shea. It As rumored that Mrs, Par- nell, being a woman of strong purpose and reverencing the memory of Parnell with passionate devotion, intends that the public shall get the full story in anotherand perhaps more complete shape than it could be given in a court of law. She will be urged to follow that course by all Par- nell’s family and friends, especially by those who know the inner history of their strange intrigue. A SAD STORY. The circumstances under which the com- promise of the will suit was made are as Ditiful as anything in the sad story of Par- nell’s intrigue and political downfall. Within a few days of Parnell’s death his widow was served with certain notices in connection with the trial of the will suit, which had been fixed for the end of this month, Mrs. Parnell was atthe moment in a state of complete prostration and unable to attend to any business. The lawyers were pressing and they insisted on the strict let- ter of their rights and threatened that unless Mrs. Parnell attended at once to the legal formalities in question the suit would appear as undefended, and her position be com pro- mised. Underthe circumstances Mrs. Par- ditions of settlement that the other side dg- manded, so that she should not /be worried further about the case. At her lawyer asked for a further postponment, but the other side demurred; finally they were bought off by a payment of £1,000 each. By this settlement Mrs. Parnell gets the im- Mediate use of her share of the property; and as owing to the locking up of the money pending the trial. She had been for some time in very straitened circum- stances; this will be a relief to her. There is some dispute in the London news- papers as to whether the will suit is really settled or not. The Standard, which is usually careful and well informed in such matters, says it is settled, but the Cen- tral News Agency claims to have authority — . alleged W e and says the come u re in Janene Pp ore a special jury early O’SHEA’S STATEMENT. Capt. O’Shea took occasion to-day to deny a statement which has been published to the effect that he is in some way a beneficiary under the will the late Mrs. er Mrs. O’Shea, Wood, aunt of the now Mrs. Parnell. The only way he says, in which he ldever inherit any of the Wood nder the terms of the will, would by surviving his former wife; in which case, if the courts were so disposed, they might construe the marriage settlement in his favor; but as the courts have power to modify marriage settlements in the case of divorced persons, itis not likely that in any event he wil] come into possession of the bequeathed property. The Captain also denies the pub- lished statement that he is in receipt of an allowance from the court for the purpose of maintaining the O’Shea children. LONDON AMUSEMENTS. CROWDS GOING TO SEE THE GEORGIA WOKDER— PLAYS AND PLAYERS. Lorpor, Nov. 21.—Nothing on the London stage this week has begun to approach the popular interest in ‘*The Little Georgia Wonder’’ atthe Alhambra. Mrs. Abbott, since her first appearance on Monday night, has aroused an excitement as great as Lulu Hurst did seven years agoin New York. All the London newspapers have given columns to her expert occult experiments, and vi- ciously quarrel over the alleged phenomena. Even the staid Times has opened its columns to letters on the subject. Mr. Abbott is reported to get $1,000 for each performance. The Alhambra is crowded nightly as never before. Besides her regular engagement Mr. Abbott has given many private shows to skeptics. Charlie Mitchell tried to lift her and utterly failed. Every night some stalwart guardsman is on the stage among those who test their strength with Mrs. Abbott, but no one con- quers her. Some of the newspapers claim to know that Mrs. Abbott and Lulu Hurst are the same person. Lulu Hurst, when she ap- peared in New York, was a large, muscular woman, weighing 16 pounds. Mrs. Abbott is small and slender and weighs 16 pounds. She is not very strong in ber muscles. Talking with the SUNDAY PostT-DIsPATCH correspondent to-day Mrs. Abbott said: ‘‘l never had such a success as in London, but I detest exhibiting to an English Music Hall audience. It is too boisterous to suit Ameri- can ideas. Clyde Fitch, who sailed by the Majes- tic, is arranging to produce ‘‘Name- las Prodigy’’ in York in its original form, and not as amended by Mrs. John Wood. Henry Arthur Jones says that if he can negotiate with Daniel Froh- man to produce The Crusaders’’ he will go to America himself to superintend rehear- sals. Horace Hedger has failedto arrange with Marie Halton for Miss Helyett’’ at the Prince of Wales Theater. The part has been taken by Decima Moore, iormerhy of the Savoy. Kiralfy is ripping the Olympic to pieces and arranging for Venice in London. with which he proposes to open the Gay after Gondoliers have been brought to instruct others to a miniature grand canal. Eighteen hundred people are to be employed in the spectacie. Chevalier Scovels’ Lohengrin at Covent Garden is a gratifying example of the American tenor’s capacity for larger work. He has been ben. efited by his sojourn at Brighton. Scovel was in good voice,and gavea refined and pleasing rendition of the ideal knight. There was a house, which gave him several recalls and showed its approval of Scovel’s return to higher lyrical work. Two weeks ago Mr. R. D’Oyly Carte re- vived *‘Ivanhoe’’ at the Royal English Opera- nouse in Cambridge Circus. It was the in- tention to singit on alternate nights with „La Basoche.’’ For some reason ‘‘Ivan- hoe’’ was unexpectedly withdrawn, ana La Basoche’’ is now depended upon to fli the Sir nell directed her lawyer to agree to the con Loom tig **Patruchio’’ in bold and striking yle. f The estimation in which the people of Bel. laced t Rad he work in the inde QUEEN VICTORIA. OLD AND FEEBLE, BUT MAY OUT-LIVE WALES— LONDON TOPICS. ° London, Nov. 21.—The n returned to Windsor Castle to-day 2 Those who have lately seen Her Majesty state that she is ageing fast and has become quite feeble. The recent celebration, quiet as it wos, of the 60th birth- day of the Prince of Wales, seems more thananything else co have brought upon the British public the reali zation that their gracious Queen is growing old. Physi- cians say that her comparative good heath is due largely to the amount of outdoor exer- cise which she takes daily. Notwithstanding age and growing feebleness, and alsothat the Prince of Wales is at present in comparative- ly good health, itis quite within the bounds of possibility, as one hears it discussed on every side that the Queen may outlive her son, and when these conversations begin they\do not end until the possible and prob- able results of such an occurrence are thor- canvassed. announced to-day that the Interna- al Jewish Convention, which Baron irsch has just summoned with a view to ar- riving at a definite relation to the Russian Jews and as to the duty of their European relig- lonists, will be held in London the last of January, The Baron’s purpose is to submit a plan which he is at present care- fully considering and to obtain for it, or some such modification as may be resolved upon, the definite sanction of representatives of European Hebrew asso- Clations. The action of the Baron is due to the adverse opinions which prevail as to the wisdom of the particular scheme he is re- solved upon, andtothe comparative apathy of many bodies to whose assistance he thinks he is entitled. He himself is still wedded to the Argentine project and partially because he is personally convinced of the friendliness of the Argentine authorities. Dr. Edmund Charles Wendt of New York, one of the editors of the Medical Record, has passed through London on his way to inves- tigate the climatic and hygienic sanitation conditions of the Riviera. He is going also to Florence, to Rome and to Naples. His object is to supply correct information to American tourists, many of whom have contracted ailments in these places instead of bettering those they went to cure. As a result scores of Amer- icans are going to Lower California and Florida this winter instead of coming abroad. There was some excitement among theoso- phists when Mrs. Annie Besant sailed for America this week by the City of Berlin. She had expected to sail for India viathe Suez Panal. The intense interest which all classes of Englishmen take in the illness of Prince George of Wales is obvious from the throngs which surround Mariborough House. It will take a week before the fever has run its course and the doctors can give a definite opinion whetber bis recovery is Wkely or not. Anx- lety about him is by Princess of Waies and her daughters are ex- pected to arrive in London to-morrow, after traveling from Russia as fast as steam could bring them. Prince Albert Victor is shooting somewhere in Gloucestershire with some of his comrades of the Tenth Hussars. Meanwhile, the Prince of Wales sticks close to the bedside of his son at Marlborough House, seeing only his most intimate friends, but contriving witbal to have a jolly time. Vanity Fair says that on Tuesday he lunched with Lady Dorothy Neville. On this occasion there was only three other guests. The Princess Edward of Saxe Weimer, Chris- topher Sykes and Mrs. James Brown Potter came from Paris with a stock of lovely frocks and a different tea gown for every day of the week. She is as fascinating as ever. Buffalo Bill has enormous success in Glas- gow. His show is crowded every night. Mr, Cody is trying to arrange a World’s Wild West Show for the Chicago Fair. Cossacks, South American Indians, Arabs and all bold riders and shooters from everywhere are to be represented. The scheme will give great enlargement to his present show. Mayor Grant left New his aunt who lives at Newr Rye, near Belfast, was dying. She is over O years old, and it was feared that her fliness might prove suddenly fatal. This aunt, who ts our Mayor’s mother’s sister, is worth at least @,000 pounds, and has no near relatives, except her nephew Hugh, of whom she is very fond. There is little doubt that her entire fortune will go to him. BERLIN BUDGET. AN AMERICAN PLACED UNDER ARREST—VISITORS AT THE CAPITAL. BERLIN, Nov. 21.—Nelson P. Cook, who claims to represent a Boston newspaper syn- dicate, has been arrested here and is await- ing trial. Heischarged with fraud by the proprietors of the Pfaff Minerva Hotel, where he lived a month without any financial resources. Cook states that he started from Boston wit hi cent in his possession to work his way around the world. The noted American visitors at present in Berlin are Mr. C. D. Warner, Mrs. Gen. W. 8. Hancock and David C. Bell. The latter was sent by the United States Treasury department to explain to foreign Governments the bearing the Ameri- can Customs laws have upon exhibits in transit for the Chicago Columbian Exhibi- tion. Mr. Houghton, the Boston publisher, has been trying to inform Germans about the operation of the American copyright law. He finds them prejudiced, he says, and they cannot appreciate the benefits of enterprise. „Mark Twain“ to day gave a luncheon to Mrs. Gen. Hancock, Mr. Phelps, the Amert- can Minister, and other notabie Americans. The American Medical Society will celebrate Thanksgiving Day witha dinnerat the Eng- lische House. Germany, like France and Switzerland, seems to be afflicted at present with an upus- * 7 “i: ‘ 2 8 7. Ze 2 4 oie 2 complains of de- strength, and speaks as Deng not tar an interview with of Limerick he of hig precarious condi- the Holy father declared, the war waged against n kept what practically a mot being able to understanding in. 7 NO TREATY YET —_— France Aroused Over the Action filled and the time given for the purpose 18 coming rapidly toanend. The note was in form and substance an ultimatum, and the Chinese were at the time informed of its true character, although it was intimated to them that the measures to be taken unless adequate satisfaction was oBtained, were not then of Russia s Premier. definitely agreed among the powers. The ee — Chinese government has now itis said, been wr made acquainted with the decision and has X. De Giers Goes to Berlin to Dine been informed that at the termination of the With Emperor William. period of grace the city of Shanghai and the river from it down to Woo Sung, including the latter town, will be occupied vy foreign fieets until satisfaction is obtained. The business of Shanghai will go on as usual, but the receipts of the Custom-house will be taken and held forthe present. In addition the mouth of the Yang-Tse-Kiang ter for Future Settlement—Shanghai and as much of that river as may be thought necessary will be placed under foreign naval to Be Seized by the Combined Foreign control. There will be no fighting or bom- Fleets in Chinese Waters—How Re- barding, the foreign naval forces amounting volts Are Put Down in Persia—Old | to forty vessels, forming such an overwhelm. World News. ing force as to render any notion of resist - PARIS, Nov. 1. one incident full of sig- or tir e eee . a monde, xa nificance to Europe this week was the visit of er ee eee. ee all expenses of the measure will be defrayed M. DeGiers, the Russian Prime Minister, to out of thé seamen thus oteal Paris, It is surprising that this official and A Eu A SHREWD DIPLOMATIC MOVE MADE BY THE CZAR. ee — The Franco-Russia&® Compact Still a Mat- diplomatie o vast Next tothe occupation of Pekin, which, of striking and effective than the occupation of and Russia has produced during the last six Shanghai could be accomplished. The cus- months, has not o¢casioned more general ex- 6,000,000 taels, or roughly, about £1,500,000. press alone has devoted any particular atten- | This scheme, which, it is claimed, has been tion to it, while the German and English counts for the apparent inaction of the ject. It is possibile that their silence proceeds powers during the past two months and the from their conservative wish to ascertain | in Japan, where the requisite steps can be taken more conveniently than in China it- fore any expression on the matter is made, and this has prevented their discussion of | from shanghai. STARVING IN RUSSIA. dinary circumstances, it may be reasonably | ye supposed they wound have been most ready FAMINE STRICKEN COUNTRY. Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 21.—Theodore A, Of the French press the Gaulois has been most outspoken and from its utterances the European trip yesterday. He went to Nord- hausen, Germany, among other places, to Prime Minister had come to Faris for no less to him and he also spent a a purpose than the very serious one of sign-j| short time in Russia. While in Russia amples of oppression that he personally wit- pire, the treaty between that country and nessed. His American feeling of sympathy France, which has been so much discussed as strong for himto conceal. When asked on the two nations, and which has assumed, one occasion by a Government agent what even as a possible future event, such tre- trankness of a true American who votes the Democratic ticket, ‘‘I despise him. sults. due form to the higher officials, If it had It is safe to say, however, that while M. De been uttered by one of the Russian peas. the head of the French Government—and be But it went in the case of Mr. Volirathe, who has had several no doubt discussed the ques | bad passports duly made out, as well asa the Secretary of State of the United States. any such up to this afternoon, at least, and Mr. Volirathe was ordered to leave Russia that — ’ Berlin Wor- — ome ll | do so. He let at once, In speaking of the terrible condition of the with him. This, of course, as evidenced by | poo the utterances of the Gautois as above Hundreds of the peasantry are starving to death daily in the interior. Their poor French press and people, who evidently! soldier, who, by promises of bread, hoped that Russia would at least show her | rguse fathers to swear their sons into Siber- not lessened by the announcement that M. daughters. The starving Russians betray DeGiers will be received by Emperor Willium | each other foracrustof bread. Though the 2 icomed if they have food to give. an o—cial banquet, also, in t hat city. Why, 2 * 6 h 2 a N 9 they ask, should the representative of a Sometimes the half-crazed, desperate peas soldiery. One instance of that kind table of President Carnot to that of Emperor was reported to me where William it Russia’s protestations are sin- of a father and son to Siberia and the mother programme was purposely arranged to bring about this very feeling in France, and to course, would mean war, nothing more amount of interest that the flirting of France " . — toms revenue of the port last year was nearly citement throughout Europe. The French made known to the Chinese Government, ac- press are thus far almost silent on the sub- absence of the British admiral at Nagasaki definitely the exact purport of the visit be- self. Nagasaki isonly two days by steam the fact of the visit itself, which, under or- WHAT AN AMERICAN SAW WHO VISITED THE Vollrathe of Independence returned from a deduction might Pe Grewn that the Russian look after an estate recently willed ing in behalf of the Czar and his Russian Em- Mr. Vollrathe became indignant at the ex- for the downtrodden peasantry was too one that might be made at any time between he thought of the Czar, he said with the mendous proportions as to its possible re- This statement was communicated with all Giers has in his. private conversations with antry Siberia might have been inevitable. certificate of American citizenship signed by tion of such a tréaty, that he will not sign and was given forty-vight hours in which to row he will net carry any any such document r people of Russia Mr. Volirathe said; alluded to, bas grimly disappointed the cabins are constantly being raided by the hand in the matter. This disappointment is ian dungeons and mothers to sell their at Berlin on Tuesday, and has been tendered Government spies are so much hated, they antry savagely attack the spies and even the friendly nation go directly from the dining a family had been broken up by the removal cere? It is possible, indeed, that M. DeGiers’ show that nation that Russia was not pleased toa local prison. The family was a popular one among the peasants and mob. Several hundred strong they attempted to rescue the mother fromthe soldiery when enroute to with the evident as$umption of France that tne garrison. Several soldiers were killed she is willing and ready to enter into such an] in the melee. Reinforcements were sent alliance. out and the settlement was raided, houses wers burned, men were slain before the eyes of their wives, daughters and sis- ters, and babes were slaughtered. The half has never heen told about the terrible state of affairsin Russia. The people of America cannot imagine the indignities offered the people by the ruling powers. They cannot realize the suffering the slaving poor have to endure, from which death is the only possibile relief.’’ FRENCH POLITICS. The smooth surface which tor some months past has been maintained in French politics, has, during the last few days, been consid- erably ruffled by two distinct currents. The moderate Republican party, or perhaps it might be fair to say the Republican majority, upon which the Government depends, has been reminded that both on its right and its left there are difficuities which have been postponed rather than overcome. The action of M. De Failleires, Minister of Instruction and Public Worship, regarding the Pantheon incident has led to a sharp conflict between the Government and the Ultramontane section of the clergy which render less easy the absorption into the re- public of the still outstanding Monarchist groups. On the other hand, the debate that took place im the Chamber of Deputies on Friday upon the interpeliation of M. Ernest Boche brought M. Miller and u. Camille Fel- letan and M. Clemenceau to collision with the Government, and there was a sharp passage of arms between M. Clemenceau and M. De Freycinet. The moderates are afraid that this skirmish may prove to have been a prelude to a re- suscitation of radical opposition of recent years. If this should be the case, the Gov- ernment would again be reduced tothe policy of supporting itself on chance combinations. This would be the old story over again. Gov- ernments, having no homeogenous majority behind them, could have no consistent policy and were obligea to beg for the votes of sec- tions with which they nad no real agree- ments. These were the conditions that led by degrees to widespread discontent, the want of confidence in parliamentary govern- of ment,in which Boulangism found its most FRENCH IN MADAGASCAR. THE WATIVES REBEL AGAINST THE PROPOSED PROTECTORATE. Carro, Nov. 21.—Advices received here from Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, state thatthe relations between the French resident general and the Malagassy au- thorities, which have been strained for some time past, have reached a point where a rup- ture may be looked for. By thetermsof the Anglo-French agreement with respect to ter- ritories in Africa, France, in return for rec- ognizing the British protectorate of Zanzibar, received from Great Britian a recognition of the protectorate of Madagascar established by France, and conceded the latter nation’s demand that the exequaturs of British Con- suls and agents must be applied for through the intermediary of the French Resident General in Madagascar, The Malagassy Gov- ernment refused to acknowledge the right of the Resident-Generalto issue exequaturs to foreign re ntatives. It claims that this right is in tin the Government and per- sists in the refusal to recede from this post- tion. The French are equally determined to they claim as their fertile soil. — * 1 9 little danger „ill result. A g the of any recurrence same phenomenon. in wada is Suarez Bay, which But any return to the state of things in which | ne Fun con r- 1 7 8 the existence of half a dozen cliques and no of France. place and so serious is the present outlook SHANGHAI. that these defences are being greatly WILL SEIZE " 1 inst any 11 FOREIGN POWERS DETERMINED TO moe may arise. A French cruiser that is now iy- CHINA TO TERMS. ing at Tamatave ts held in readiness to pro- tect French interests, and altogether the ad- SHanoual, Nov, 21.--It is understood here that the position of affairs in China in regard to the outrages on Europeans and the negii- gence of the Ohinese authorities to take em- ft a i 1. rk 2 | it | 1 started shortly after 11:80 from the magnifi- cent suite of rooms in the Palace, accom- panied by the King and Queen of Saxony, from that of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of and also from the Im- perial apartments. In one of the drawing-rooms of the palace the four pro- cessions met and were mingled into one long line of Princes and Princesses, diplomats oa — the whole headed by the court 0 ° REVOLT IN PERSIA. HOW REBELLIONS ARE SUPPRESSED BY THE KING OF KINGS. TEHERAN, Nov. 21.—The Mujtahid, or High Priest, of the Shiah Sect, which is the pre- dominant religious sect of Persia, its follow- ers numbering nearly 7,000,000, recently fo- menteda revolt in Mazanderan, a province in Northern Persia, The Government took prompt measures to suppress the revolt and a body of troops was sentto restore order and to place the high priest under arrest. The rebels were prepared, however, and made a determined resistance against the Shah’s soldiers. They had entrenchad them- selves and refused to surrender. Orders were then given to attack the stronghold of the rebels, and a long and desperate battle en- sued, but the rebels were finally defeated, after 200 of their number had been killed. The loss of the troops was twenty killed. A large number of the rebels were taken prisoners, and it is expected that summary justice will be meted to them. Among the prisoners is the High Priest, to whose machinations the whole trouble is due. ON AUSTRIA’S FRONTIER. RUSSIAN TROOPS APPEAR ON THE GALICIAN BOUN DART. VIENNA, Nov. 21.—Two Russian army di- visions, consisting of four regiments of in- fantry, four regiments of cavalry anda bri- gade of artillery, have suddenly made their appearance at Dubno, near the Calician fron- tier of Austro-Hungary. Dubno is on a line of railways leading to the Austrian city of Lemberg, and the troops are well situatea fora sudden move into Austrian territory should war arise, but it is strenuously denied by the officers in command that such a pos- sible contingency has anything to do with presence of troops in that particular lo- cality. The explanation given out to account for the concentration of such a formidable body of men on the frontier of a neighboring and presumably friendly state is that the famine prevailing ih certain quarters of Russia has made it necessary to change the location of various corps,and in the redistribution of the forces these two divisions have been ordered into Volhynia merely because that was the most economical disposition that could be made of them. The incident seems to some to furnish com- ment upon the recent statement of Emperor Francis Joseph, made to a party from Galicia, that the famine in Russia increases the chances of war; an official utterence whose depressing effect upon European bourses is still apparent. OLD WORLD EVENTS, MINISTER LYNCOLN LEAVES ROME FOR ATHENS —GENERAL TOPICS. Rome, Nov. 21.—Robert T. Lincoln, United States Minister to Great Britain, who has been visiting this city, left to-day for Naples on his way to Athens, WEAR FRENCH GOWNS. BENIN, Nov. 21.—The league recently formed by the society women of Berlin against the wearing of French costumes or the following of French fashions has been dissolved. The ladies of the diplomatic corps, who all wear French gowns, were the means of bringing about this result; for the mem.- bers of the league, notwithstanding the fact that the Empress was the patroness of the league, preferred to follow the example ot the diplomatic ladies, and thus by their own action broke up the society. ON MOUNT BLANC. VIENNA, Nov. 21.—The attempt to establish an observatory for meteorological purposes on the summit of Mount Blanc has been abandoned, owing to the fact that it was found impossible to sink foundations through the very thick crust of snow and ice on the mountain. It appears, however, that X. Infeld, the engineer, was not discouraged and has resumed operations. The work 64 vances very slowly on account Fo air and a thousand other dai - ties. The laborers suffer severely from mountain sickness and can only furnish an insignificant amount of work, being con- stantly obliged to descend into the valle. Although the cabin in which the engineer and his assistants live is warmed by two coke ovens day and night, the thermometer is nearly always about zeroand ink freezes. Finally violent whirlwinds, which are con- stantly occurring, interrupt the work and cause acute suffering among the men. Their hardships have been so great during the last few days, and the results obtained have been so slight and unsatisfactory, that it is ex- tremely probable that the work will again be abandoned. CABINET CRISIS IN MADRID. MADRID, Nov. 71.—The Cabinet crisis con- tinues. Premier Canovus Castello has sum moned Senor Robledo, Senor Elduayon and other Conservatives to discuss the situation. Rumor has it thatthe Premier is desirous of inducing Senor Cammanaho to accept the portfolio of Minister of Finance. Admiral Bernagor, who resigned asa consequence of his recent duel,is to resume the office of Min- ister of Marine, which he has heid for so many years. AUSTRIAN -ITALIAN TREATY. Vrexwa, Nov. 71.—It is announced that the commercial treaty between Austria and Italy will be signed at Munich to-day. The treaty — — is said to give Italy large facilities for the ex- portation of wines, olives, fruits and mans- All the newspapers have editorial on the Sunbeam ona West Indian cruise in January. The legendary tree at St. Helena, which has for so many years shaded the tomb of Napoleon I., has died, and visitors, whoare very rare now-a-days at the lonely island, can no longer secure leaves of that rif i 4 1 ii 1 i upon swarms of fleas, coming from po one knows where, and trom which it has be- | E f : i | ; i i 2. 9 = 45 1 4 2 7 fi i CZAR'S UKASE. — — — It May Lead to a Revolution in the Great Empire, Count Tolstoi’s Demands in Behalf of the Stricken People. HE IS READY TO AID A REVOLT AGAINST 4 THE GOVERNMENT. “4 * How the News of the Imperial Decrees Affects the World’s Markete—The Views of German Bankers on the Situa- tion—It Is a Measure of Retaliation Against Germany—A Semi-Official Statement From St. Petersburg. BERLIN, Nov. 21.—The ukase of the Russian Czar prohibiting the export of wheat is the leading topic to-night tn the German capital. Certainly it was not a surprise, but still it emphasizes the belief that in some degree it is a measure of retaliation for the failure of Russia’s Finance Minister to negotiate a loan from Berlin bankers. The asco which the French syndicate made of the last Russian loan has enormousty in- creased the financial difficulties of Russia, M. Vishnegradsky has been forced to relieve the syndicate of £3,000,000 of the £20,000,000 Offered, The public official denial that the Rothschilds have taken over 45, 000, 0 is partly true. Bonds amounting to £8,000, -.- 000 have been placed in the Rothschild: keeping, with no responsibility at- tached to their future issue through the firm, and the French syndicate re- HNeved of a burden of £6,000,000 which the Russian treasury hoped to receive. Thus Russia instead of having realized sixteen millions on the loans obtains only nine miimons. The refusal of the German Govern- ment to permit bankers to bolster up the Russian credit ends for a long time to come the chances of Russia borrowing money abroad and strengthens the chances of peace. A statement published by the St. Peters- burg Oficial Messenger on the condition of the imperial finances and its relation to the famine was telegraphed here to-night as an authoritative declaration, Aiming to minimize the dangers of the situa- tion, the statement Degins by announcing that stocks of grain after the prohibition of ex- port will be sufficient forthe population un- til the next harvest. A falling off tn the rev- enue is admitted, but the Oficial Messenger Geciares that this will not substantially in- fluence the equilibrium of the budget. The sum of the Oficial Messenger’s statement is that Russia has plenty of grain and au abund- ance of money for the time being. TOLSTOI'S DEMAND. Count Lyof Tolstoi has published an ener- getic demand that the government declare without delay whether the stock of grain is sufficient to last through next summer. Count Tollstolt advocates the purchase of corn in America, in time to protect the country from famine and the terrible social disturbance that is certain to attend sucha condition of affairs. Tolstoi contends, from bis own personal calculations, that the stock of grain will not be sufficient, and that the Government’s reply guaranteeing enough to feed the people until the next harvest if falsi- fied, will lead to a revolution in which Toistot says he will ald. Count Tolstol’s daughters, Latiore and Marie, have opened a free refectory for the famine-stricken near hig estate. All those persons who are in dire necessity here geta good meal but they are forbidden to take food away with them, the Count foreseeing that if they were allowed te carry food away they might barter it for drink. In Berlin at noon the quotations for wheat for November and December delivery was 733 marks per 1,00 Kilos. Later wheat has fur- ther advanced two points on the strength of the ukase. THE IMPERIAL DECREE. NO WHEAT TO BE EXPORTED FROM THE cr DOMAINS. St. Prise, Nov. 71.—Contrary to the announcement made a few days ago that nothing further would be done in connection with the question of exporting wheat from Russia untilthe Czar’s return from Lividia early in December, a ukase from His Majesty was issued to-day prohibiting the export of i came the the export — fractional decline from the opening tions. Eraziiian securities, however, vanced a point. American rafiroad stocks snowed an ann a result of the