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fartvbiffi * * ? PART t THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE PAGES 1 TO 8. ESTABLISHED JUNE : an , OMAHA , SUNDAY MOHNLNG , JANUjAIKY 10 , 1893 TAVENTY PAGES. SING LID COPT PIVH CENTS , AFRIDI WAR ENDED Dnsiy Cavagca Finally Bucoumb to the British Arms , TRIBES HAV NOW G V H UP THE FIGHT Do it BecanBo They Are Likely to Loio Next Yoar'a Crop 3. ENGLAND LOSES HIAVILY IN THE WAR Number of Her Soldion Killed Far Excaetls that of Natives. CUSTOMS LEAGUE TO BAR OUT AMERICA d'ci-MlNli-nt niTort MnUlntf'lii niirnpc tn Cut Oir the Triuli' of Unele bum In the Far UllNt. ( CcpyrlRht , 1W , by Press PubllihtnR Company ) LONDON , Jan. 15. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The war on the Indian frontier agalnut the Afrldls Is nt nn end , At least so said half an hour ago , Field Marshal Lord Roberta. It has been a costly eplRodc , in which n few Afrldl and many English lives have been sacrificed. The tribes which now glvo up the fight do BO because the British troops have con clusively shown their capacity to at least destroy the next j ear's crops. Germany , meanwhile , has triumphed at email cost over the whole of China by seizing an excellent harbor , which It will fortify at onco. The German emperor deco not appear to have consulted the constitu tion or oven to have hold a council of min isters on a step which usually means a war with a foreign power , or at least the send ing of troops bejoml the frontier. This has its advantage for the moment , but would bo a risky experiment In any other civilized country. This much , however , It la bate to predict that while Klao Chau may become useful as a naval fort , It will not attract German colonists , for the trader of Ham burg , vvhllo very loyal In the abstract , pre fers to do business under the English or American ( lag. GERMAN INVASION OF CHINA. Public sentiment In Englanl Iwa main tained dignified utterance regarding Ger many's Invasion of China and Mr. Balfour'd recent speech is applauded by men of all jxirtlca as a national program. He sajs In brief : "Wo welcome Genrans all over the world so long as thoji help open up new- markets , but net If they mean to establish monopolies. " There Is some surprise here that America ehould sit with folded hands while Chinese ports are threatened vlth a form of occupa-1 tion that must prove injurious to American manufacturers , If not farmers. England Is /now / the only great power which colonizes ( or the benefit of all the world , and It Is besides the only country where Americans I enjoy personal liberty. In the dark days i that are coming we shall need help , and now is the tlmo to prepare We have not got a single friend on the continent of Europe ex cepting Hungary , and I see t. persistent ef fort In monarchical Europe toward n diatoms league , whoso object Is the exclusion of American products. LBSI3 MAJESTE. The jcar that clo'cs has beaten the olfichl record In Germany for the laigest number o * lese majcsto actions and also for lallwaj accidents At the same tlmo it Is noteworthy that the Prussian government boasts of n largo Increate In railway earnings If Ger man editors could speak freely they would tell us thit this large surplus represents money that should have uocn spent In Im proving the railway bcrvleo and thus pro- \cntlng railway accidents There U a German coldler named Throencr belonging to the Ninth company of the Kaiser Alexander regiment , who has been over a jcar In arrest and will luvc u couple of jears more to servo In Spandau fortress The authorltks admit that Throcner U nn exemplary workman and the main support of his mother In Alsace over since being re cruited. However , ho has been In jail bo- cauBo ho belongs to a Protestant sect sonie- ivvhat akin to the Quakers and his conscience forbids him taking up arms. Bullying , ca joling nnd hard prison fare have all been tried In vain upon th\s \ modern Luther. It ' Bcema odd that such a case Is possible at such a place In such a year. REVOLUTIONARY ECHOES. Thh jiar , by the way , Is that of revolu tionary echoes. This week the Italian king gave his cfllclal countenance to the fiftieth anniversary of the Sicilian rebellion , which paved tlio way for united Italy. King Hum bert sent his eldest , son to represent him In Palermo and also a dispatch referring to the events of ISIS as "A glorious struggle for liberty. " That struggle went on In France , Austria and Germniiy , every where paving the way for better government. Germany alone lias not frankly recognized the worth of the bravo men who died for love of coun try In that eventful jcar. In Berlin Is a j [ glorious monument to the soldiers who fired into the mob , but the government takes no stops to do equal honor to the citizens who facol these troops. There has been n violent altercation In the municipal council of Berlin regarding a monument pioposcd In honor of those who fell fighting In the streets of the German capital In 1S4S , It was proposed to place an Inscription merely recording that the monument ment was raised by the city of Berlin. But this appeared revolutionary In the eyes of the government , for it scorned to be a condona tion of rebellion. The olllclal press strive * In every -way to degrade the Importance of this historic episode , and perhaps It may succeed , Wu hear little of German-African colonies nowadaji ) , mainly because they offer no In- ducimenU ] to whlto settlors. It was , there fore , with tome surprise that I saw a cabinet order to tlio effect that In German East Africa alone there had been In the last year nine separate wars entitling the participants ito special distinction. The governor of this country Is a famous military writer and etrateglst , who knows Russia better than any other German ofilccr. Ho Is destined for a tetter post ultimately , nnd Is meanwhile enJoying - Joying soldier practice euch as It Is. POLICE AS BLACKMAILERS. Some time ago the Gernv.n minister of foreign affairs , Baron von Murtchal , discov ered that the Berlin political police -vaa engaged in blackmailing operatlora wb o object waa to drive him out of olllce. lUrou iMartictifil in a broad , statesmanlike man , n.l guca Is bated by tbo Prumlun landlord or Quaker clsta , who tolerate no ouo but men .fit foudtl t&itof. JJaiOQ lUmhal took refuge I In publicity , anl the famous trial copied In which It was nbown thit the I'rtifrtlan secret police cmplojodi forgers nnil perjurers In the cause of woat they pleased to con- elder the Interests of geol government , ai.l a certiln official named Von Tnusch was con- vlctoil by the court of malfeaMnco In office , nnd of being , therefore , unfit to hold any po sition of trust. Wo now find that a higher court declares Von T < uvch as capable of holding onice of the same rank and salary as ho fortrorly enjojed. The German press Is wholly at a 'oss to understand thU , for It Von Tmifch la unfit to gaum In 0:1 e part of Germany , how can the administration be willIng - Ing to olaco him elsewhere ? AnJ , more curiously still , Von Tailsch Is ( icrmltted to hol'l a corresponding position to the one he enjnjcd , whereas his victim , Baron Marschal , was turned out of oflUe and sent to a vastly Infcilor post. Robert Tabor of Chicago has cstabllshcl an enduring dramatic reputation In the par : of Alexis In Sir Henry Irvlng'o "Peter the Great. " The critics are dMded regarding the merits of the play as a literary compo sition , but It Is a magnificent epitome of Russian history and diameter , wonderfully true histrionically , gorgeously mounted and excellently played. To mo It was absorb ingly Interesting. It Is Htciry Irvlng's beat creation , next to "Don Quixote. " POULTNEY BIGELOW. AX ACT mis TO TIII : Crnvvillnv TinIr ISimllxh C < IIIMIIH llnril OIL ( he htiiKt' . lCV > t > > right. IMS by Prcm I'ubllflilnK rvimpans ) LONDON , Jan. 15. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telgram. ) George Alex- ander's promised production , Paul Potter's "Conquerors , " has < provnkcd a fierce attack from Robert Buchanan , who has himself frequently como Into conflict with the Eng- llsh censor , owing to the daring Incursions Into forbidden ground. Buchanan complains : "Not long ago a play of mine , 'The New , Don Quixote , ' was refused a license on the score that It was Immoral , I protested and after a second appeal after some Important changes my piece was licensed and copy righted. My piece , for which I claim perfect - foct , even austere morality , will shortly bo printed , and I shall publicly ask the lord chamberlain under what Inlluence ho con- dcmned my Innocent work , but afterward stamped his approval on a piece containing the most bestial and revolting Incidents ever presented on our or any stage. " American actors and actresses are filling a largo space one way or another now on tli6 London stage. The three principal parts at the Ljccum are allotted to three American plaj crs Mr. Taber , Ethel Barrj more and 'Miss ' Rockn.an. Irvlng's unique popularity and Influence In the profession have pre vented any open criticism of his apparent 1 prcferenece for American artists , but theio Is much grumbling In theatilcal circles that ho should set such a dangerous example. , Tabor has scored a decided success In the | I most difficult and exacting part of Alexis In "Peter the Great , " while the pathos , dignity and artistic finish of Miss Rockman's Eudoxla have made an Instant mark. Fay Davis and j j 011115 ; Henry Irving are approprlallng honors In "The Tree of Knowledge" at St. James , while Mr. Calvert takes the second leading ! i part In Tree's revival of "Julius Caesar" next J > Saturday , and Mrs. Brown Potter Is to rc- appear at the Duke of York'd next week In "Charlotte Corday. " This Invasion bj Amer- lean plajcrs , a majority of whom evidently have come to stay , Is naturally not relished bj their English colleagues , who are already complaining of the congested btate of the profession and the Increasing difficulty of securing engagements. 101 N ciiimciiiM.vis rim : . i linen Himself Great Orillf lu ( lie Iti- i tlliui Campaign. I ( CopjrlKht. 1S98. b > I'rcss Publishing Companj ) j LONDON , Jan. 15 ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Lady Ran-1 dolph Churchill's extremely clever acting and ( tinging before the rojal party during the Chat worth visit Is still the prominent topic of gossip In society , her \olce Is especially praised and she Is overwhelmed with Invita tions to repeat the performance by which the royalty waa so greatly fetched. She Is , however - over , prouder just now of the mention In dispatches from the Jndlan frontier of the coarago nnd resolution of her eon , L'eutenant ' Winston Churchill. lie was following opera , tlons In a civil capacity as correspondent of the London Dally Telegram and Indian Pioneer neer but at a critical moment tendered his services to the general commanding and ac quitted himself with distinction In action. Still his criticisms of the conduct of opera tions published In the Pioneer of Allahabad afforded the first authoritative and Independ ent revalatlon of 'tho egregious blunders In the conduct of the campaign. These dis closures brought him Into conflict with the military authorities at the front and ho was dlreoted to rejoin his regiment , the Four teenth hussars , which ho has now done. His intrepidity In acorlng hlij military superiors they call by a different name , ibut his state ments have been amply corroborated. Young Churchill Is clearly endowed with all his father's pugnacious resolution. DI\TII OK IM > TIII laTniiinv MRIIT. illov. CluirloKiIiiti > lilnc > UoilKTNnii CllllllTfll tit MIX I'll III ( TH. ( C'upjrlgnt , J&98 , by Press rubllslilnir Company ) LONDON , Jan. 15. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The death Is announced , aged 05 jears , of Rev. Ctarlca Lutwldgo Hodgson , bettor known as Lewis Carroll , author of "Alice In Wonderland , " ouo of the most succcEsful children's Glories In the Englbh languige. Ho Is a very dis tinguished graduate of Cambridge and a writer of European eminence on the most abstruse subjects pertaining to higher nuthe. niatlos. Queen Victoria was so charmed with "Allco" that bbo personally wrote the author to send her his next book Immediately on publication. At first she thought It was a practical joke of questionable taste when she received a copy of the book entitled , "An Elementary Treat' > on Determinants , " and only then she learned of Lewis Carroll's fame es a mathematician. Ills humorous books have- proven Inexhaustible , as well to car toonists aa political and social pjradlsta , and It vvaa caly yesterday when he was breath- Inn his last , the trial scene from "Hunting of Snark" was moat felicitously quoted In the pres at , affording the only known parallel to the rash absurdity of the Dre > f us-EXcr- haz > Inquiry. Lowla Carroll lived In letlre. nient , would never see an Interviewer nor communicate any particulars of his life or work for publication. His children's books have had an Immense and continuous sale at a very high price and had become clawlc long before the death of their author , J.onl DoiiKliiN ArrUt'N. NEW YOHK , Jnn. 15. hotd Douglas of Hawlck , eldcist non of the rmuquls o ( Quccnsberry , was a passenger on the Amer ican liner St. 1'nul , which arrived today from Southampton , He Is on lila way f > Bault Hte Mnrle , Canada , where ho will stay for six months ixt least with Lady Douglas and his two children. Lord Doug las lias considerable property Interest there. Zola is Elated at tlio Prosecution that Hangs Over Him. LOOKS FORWARD TO IT WITH CONFIDENCE Triumphint in the Hopj thit Ho Will Secure Draj fin' ' Libentioa. t WILL EXPOSE THE ATROCIOUS INJUSTICE Says He Forced tka Haucla of tin Govern ment to Take Action , DID NOT DELV ! R CHU1ENGE LG1TLY I'roofn of the Primmer' * Imioeeiii'e Will lie I'rn.lm--il U'hleh Arc Cnmplele mill Otv \ \ helming VImlnmo Uri-j fu.s TnlkH. ( Cop > rlslit , 1SOS , by J'rcci 1'ublHilnpr Comrmny ) LONDON , Jan 1C. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) I called today on Emlle Zola at his I'arts residence to ns- ccrtaln bis vlcwa on the subject of the prose cution now Instituted against him by the } j | French government for his charges against I high military ofllclals In connection with the j I Drejfus scandal. Zola was overwhelmed i with work , having had numerous cnllica , and j | could only glvo a couple of minutes. He ! seemed elated at the present prosecution , and said : "I anticipate It , not only with confidence , but with joy. I did not deliver my chal lenge lightly. I resolved to force the hands of the government to expose thla atrocious Injustice and have succeeded. Should I not , therefore , feel triumphant ? I now am cer tain of the liberation of Dreyfus. It can not bo much longer delajcd. There will at j | last bo a trial In the full light of day. Our I proofs will bo produced. They are com- ] plcto and overwhelming. I cannot discuss them with you , but I ask my friends every- wlicte to raly tlat I am working for noth ing but vindication cind justice. I do not [ ' attack our army. No man has greater ten- ' derncss or greater respect for It. I accuse ! i the military chiefs of conniving In this i gieat Injustice and ehall prove my words. 1 can say no more at present. " "Follow Ing is M. Zola's reply to a letter addressed to him by a committee of the Parisian Students' association In which they expressed their regret at the attitude taken up by him In the Drejfus-Esterhazy affair : "I beg you to tell the committee of the general association of students that I am surprised at the terms of the letter they have sent me. Had I attacked the army a display of feeling would bo comprehensible , but I have not attacked the army. It tenet not attacking the army to wish to throw- light on the deeds of certain chiefs who are compromising It. The confusion that Inter ested persons are trjlng to create between thesu chiefs nnd the French nation and the army Is part of an abominable scheme to stifle all truth and justice. My heart Is rent with anguish when I see the young beguiled by feuch a scheme. What remorse will be ( Vint nftprwnnl. EMILE ZOLA. " I saw Mine. Droytufi today , who , In reply to an enquiry , said : "It lb a calumnious falsehood to state that my poor husbind confessed his guilt. He alwajs protested and continues to protest his absolute Inno- ccncc. A fair , open enquiry is all we need to establish it. " Mine. Drcjfus bore traces In her beautiful face of the ordeal she recently went through She was palo and agitated and spoke as one in a state of high nervous tension. FUVNtri ; is-iuMis ui KOH ITS AIMIY. Hakes Muny SaerllU'i-H for the MIII- tnrj CMtlllillHliilirnl. ( Cop > rlKht , 1S58 , by the Anwutccl Press ) LONDON , Jan. 15. The new phase Into which the Dreyfus case haa entered Is a dis tinct advance. The era or secret courtmar- tlal is over , and a civil and public court will have to Investigate Emll Zola's charges .f persistent distortion of Justice. The be havior of military authority "in burking" the inquiry costs the gravest reflections on the oft asserted honor of the French army , which has shown an obstinate determination to stick together , right or wrong. Outside of Franco all Europe believes Drojfus la the victim of a villainous con spiracy , and the prosecution of Zola has broadened the question , for the whole French army Is now virtually placed on trial. Tne gravity of the situation Is enhanced be cause the whole of France Is In a state of growing hysterical excitement. Temporarily , the republic Is generally supported through out the country , but history shows that sim ilar hystcila has frequently led to violence an 1 chaos. When Franco ! a able to nnal > zo the situa tion , and should the suspicion spread that the honor of the army Is really affected , the consequences to the republic might bo of the most serious descilptlon. The Panama scandals have defiled political life , and the law courts have been discred ited ; therefore , If reaped for the army must also bo surrendered , the desire to change the government may bo Ireprcssiblo , In which cam the temptation for the leaders to divert the attention of the ( f intry to a for eign war will bo well nigh irresistible Hence the deep Interest of Franco's neigh bors. bors.For For the moment Intenho excitement will probably find an outlet In the renewal of the spectacle presented during the IhollMt dajs of Doulangerlsm. Hot altcrcatlon3 In the streets leading to assaults arc frequent , the police are guarding the houses of promi nent Droyfuslans , and It Is Impossible to forcsoo where the arrests will end. Slundrr nnd denunciation are so rampant that the authorities are taking special precautions to prevent the calumniated from taking the law Into their own hands. Duels hive al ready resulted. A monster manifestation is preparing in Paris for Sunday. Allegodl.v it Is antl-Drcytuslan Really It Is anil- semltlc , and unless prohibited It Is feared serious riots may be the sequel Temporarily overshadowed , the movements of the French on the Upper Nile are again becoming unpleasantly prominent to those who imagined that Great Prltaln had undis puted claims upon thoco region * . It U Im material to discuss the exact whereabouts cf the French expedition It suffice * that EC- cording to the bulk of evidence It has ponn- ( rated to Ilahr-Ohnzal , the most fcrll e prov ince of tbo Kgjptlan Soudan , with the dis tinct manJate of its government. If this U true and the declarations cf successive DrHtah cabinets mean anything , M , llano- teaux has brought about a casus belli. Thus far M. Hauotcaux seems to have the advantage , but the same la dangerous. Fear of war with Franco 'will not stop Oreat Urltaln from recovering the Whole Egyptian Soudan and driving out nnyiFronch expedi tions which may bo found thrfrewhen In the opinion of the Marquis of ! Salisbury the proper time has arrived. J In the meantime Prince Ilinry of Orleans is fitting out at Manjtlllcs , | and evidently with the ri'yroval of ? the goTernmcnt , un iirrrcd expedition to autiduc the equatorial provinces which the negus pre ented , claimIng - Ing they had belonged to Abbysslnln In prt- hlstorlc times , but In rcalltv these urovlncen are Identical with those Great Urltalnt \ seeking to restore to Egypt. So , perhaps , there Is come truth In t'.ie ntoiy that the activity of the British Is due to the Eg > p- tlcn intelligence department kauilng that the French AbysiiUitan troops have reached I'lshcda ; that King .Menellk IB preparing re inforcements with the Intention of follow ing up this success , and th.tt a common policy , which H morally supported by Htis- sli , united France aad Abjsslnln. TCicro nre persistent reports of grave troubles threatening Persia. The shah's nov- erelp.i..y haa alwajs been shaky anj It Is now- affirmed to bo rapidly slipping from hlu grcu'p. Indeed , the situation at Teheran Is described as being so precarious that a coup d'etat may bo precipitated at any monitnt. Probably the murder of Greaves , the Englluh tolcgrafh operator , arU , the outbreak at Mek- ran are ccinectcd with the tendency to re volt In Persia. It Is believed In well 'In formed circles that the dtsfatch of Indian troops to the Persian gulf Is duo to geiiaral unrctjt The news that Sir Wllll > J.m Lockhait , the commander of the British forces on the ! < > dlan frontier , has postponed hit ) journey homeward in the expectation of a settlement wl'h t'ho Afrldls , who are seemingly deslrouo of submitting , points to the early cci olualon of the most serious of tlc quartet of "little warn" In which Qroit Britain Is engaged and which will probably absorb the nhslc of the budget surplus. \V\HHH .IIIOIT IMiAAS OP JAP IV William Cnlln mi tin * 4tuHKliui Vinlins- Niiilmfcir Information. ( Copjright , 1 < 9S by the Associate 1 l'reis.1 BERLIN , Jan. ID. Twice during the past week Eiroeror William called unannounced at the Russian embassy and had long con versations with Count von Osten-Snckcn , the Russian ambassador. It Ifl { learned on good authority that the conversations were solelj on the far eastern questions. The emperor is uncertain as to Japan's future steps in regard to China and Corea , and Count von Osten-Sacken , on the strength of recent St Petersburg Information , was able tn enlighten his majesty full } on the subject. The entente with Russia continues undis turbed. The czar , in a. lengthy personal letter , explained to Emperor William , shortly after the seizure of Port Arthur , Russia's Intentions and plans regarding Manchuria and North China. The correspondent of the Associated Press learns -that the whole of transcaucasla. Including the big province of Turkestan , will shortly bft placed under the control of a governor-s'eUeral , probably a Russian grand duke , wio v-111 have practic ally unlimited military adMfiistratlve powjpr. It is believed that by such a measure the welfare of the population of 25,000,000 souls. Inhabiting a territory separated from the tentral government by thousands of miles , can better be assured. The changed relations between China and Germany are strikingly shcnui In the fact that the new Chinese ambassador , who has just arrived , Is accredited to Berlin only , and not to several courts as heretofo-e ; and hU corps of secretaries and attaches lias been Increased from six to thirty. The existing commercial treaty with China will be retained , although In an Interview the ambassador , Guchl Hnan , said : "By the de ire of both countries some modifications will bo negotiated. Generally speaking , Ger many is satisfied with the ( pld treaty , but it desires certain Improvements In regard to the admission of German Iron ware , lamps , notions , etc. , while China wishes better terms In regard to the duty on teas. " The ambassador Is delighted with his re ception by Baron von Buelow , the minister for foreign affairs , which nas confirmed the statement that the relations between China and Germany are excellent , notwithstanding the seizure of Klao Chau bay. The coloniacfllco Is preparing a civil ad ministration for KIiio Oiau , and the Ger man consul , Stcbel , at Shanghai is organiz ing a provincial administration. The first report Is anxiously awaited. It Is Intended that the cus.tom and Inter nal i'ervlco ofllclals at Klao Chau shall be Germans versed In both Chinese and English , so that the commercial interests of the port may be better promoted. The bill asking for appropriations for the expenses of the Chinese expedition cannot be presented until the next Reichstag meets. fJOfeSII' A HOUr THU MM3M , SIJT. Vi-xt SriiMon Will \VlfnrHH Mini ) .Sdirl- lliiH' UrluilH. tCV > p > rlBht , 1503 , by I'rce Publishing Company ) LONDON , Jan. 15. ( New Vcck World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) The next Lon don scascu Is expected to provo a veritable Klondike for some scions bf British aristoc racy. It promises to break the record In the matter of millionaires ready for the matrimonial market. Miss Astor , daughter of William Waldorf Astor , U to make her debut , while Miss Goelet and Miss Letter of Chicago are also expected Tor the season. But England itself Is providing this time some exceptionally eligible parties. Lady Mary Hamilton , the only child aad heiress of the late duke 'Hamilton , Is to be brought out with her , fortune of J8.000.000. Lady Cromartlo , who ln addition to a great fcituno Is a pi'eroKjlu her own right and can tiansmlt Cur title to a eon or daughter even though she marry a commoner , and Lady Margaret Crichloii Stuart , only daugh ter of the multi-millionaire' marquis of Bute , will also make her first appearance In the social thtong , Mrs Bradley-Martin's vvonhlp of lier In fant titled grandEOii , the lielr to Earl and Countrsj Craven , forma the subject of an amusing story. At Balraadan , her Scotch cistlc , Mrs Bradley-Martin haa addptcd the useful and not mi common' practice In large country houses lilted \vlh'guestg ( of affixing a written label on each hod , room door , show- laij the name of the occupant. While Lord and Lidy Craven am } baby were staying rtlth her , Mrs Bfdley-Martln's other visit rs , > ere astonished and diverted en seeing oo he door of t'ue Inby's nursery the usual nd bic.-lng the high sounding title : I'Vlu- unt Ufilnpton. " ' The duV.o and duchess'of Marlborough , en : cavn ! ; ClcsworU f'f'ay ' , wuero they lad been among the gucsta of t'jo duke anJ dacheti ) of Dovonrhlre , go to 8 } * oby Lodge. Melton Mow bray , tar u couple of months cf reguler hunl'.ng. Dijland haa rrt had auch \ hunting season for jears an the present csl It foil not been ( < o Interrupted b > fr nt. TJO duke of Varborough' ! * t able in- ( Continued on Second Page. ) SEX BEFORE BIRTH European Scientists Mncli Interested in Prof. Schenok's Thosry. MANY INCLINED TO BE INCREDULOUS Rotioont Abaut Pronouncing Upon Its Practicability. SUPPOSES HI C\H DICTATE TO NATU.1E DfFera Radically from tha Theory Now Generally Accepted. CRITICISMS OF THZ CORPUSCLE THEORY Mnnj- > onrl > - > nrlNliv < l Women ( ! l > o Illrlli tn llojH , Which In In On- jiUMltloii to the ' .Theory u ( hehrnok. ( t'npjrlnlit , IBIS , by I'rcm I'tilillfliltiR Company ) LONDON , Jan. 15. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram ) Though Prof. Schonck's scheme for predetermining the sex of children excites the keenest Interest In scientific circles still English scientists nro very reticent about pronouncing as jot upon Its practicability. Dr. James Duncan , Henrietta street , Covcnt Garden , one of the most eminent of EnglUh obstetricians , an exception to the rule , said : "I have been fifty-one > oirs practicing midwifery , and al though I have examined many theories have never found ono to bear scientific scrutiny Dr. Schenck's explanation points to the pro vision of suitable nouilshment for women so that the light number of rod corpuscl&i may bo provided required by the malu In embryo. A poorly nourished female , ac cording to his theory , would bo unable to produce malu offspring , but thh Is contrary to experience. Thousands of weakly , anae mic women produce male children. I could point to scores of cases where their Infants have alwas been boys , while , on the other hand , -women of full habit only had female children. Dr. Schcnck sajs his treatment haa been successful In fourteen cases , which probably is qulto accurate , but he docs not tell In how many ho has been unsuccessful. Then how' docs ho account for boy and girl twins ? I am Intensely Interested In the subject , but reserve all Judgment till I have further evidence to guHo mo" Dr. Kldd George , Hanover Square , another leading obstetrician , paid : "I am disin clined to bellevo the discovery. The ex planation of the theory does not satisfy me , and I don't think evidence of all successful treatment conclusive or satisfactory. " Dr. Griffith of Queen Charlotte Lylng-In St. Bartholomew's Tiospltal was much Inter ested , but said : "I do not think much of Dr. Schenck's theory eo far as I have read. A Cambridge scientist put forward a similar theory long ago and gave more scientific data than Schenck has yet provided. " OIM.MOVS OP I'VHIS IJOC'IOCIS. One Thl 11 UN ( hut SchoiiclC Ont > N a ( riiit AViiM. . ( Coj > > rlBnt. 1S9S , b > Press PublishingCompiny ) PAIUI5 , Jan. 1C. ( New York World Cable gram Special Telegram. ) Dr. J. V. Prender- gast , No. 1 Hue D'Anjoii , a leading prac titioner in the British-American colony , t > ald- "Dr. Schcnck goes very far. He supposes ho can dictate to nature. It Is recognized bj the medical profession that there arc more red corpuscles in the blood of males than In the female , but where ho differs from the present medical belief Is in holding that he can from the beginning so modify the ovum In Its development , If carried out from start to finish , that It will be humanly dctermln- able. Schenck thinks sex Is settled by nature form the outset , whereas the accepted belief Is that nature suspends Its decision until the embryo Is ready to take on a male or female form. Such Is not my view , though we must bo iprudont about rejecting any scientific theory , especially coming from a man like Prof. Schenck , by simply asking , 'And what of twins ? ' " Charles liichter , professor of physiology In the Institute of ( Medicine , said : "There Is no physiological law for the germ. Sex may be In cell ab Inltlo , but we are not sure. It Is more probable that the 'cell molecules are moulds which may take one form or another under the Influence of things other than blood and food. It Is wonderful how little wo have penetrated the mystery of the life- giving touch which brings life Into a recog- nlablc being. I do not agree -with Schenck that evcrjthing depends on the woman. If that were so man would be unnecessary. " Dr. .Matlil'Js Duval , chief cmbrjologlcal au thority of France , said : "Therci nre a great many things , even supposing tbo chain of reason'og to bo perfect between the nutri tion of the blood and the formation of cellu Into activities which may completely paraljzp the deve'opment Take digestion. How Is Dr. Schenck to make sure that it will be alwajs nonral ? All very well. Feed the peruon In a certain way and jou will pro duce certain results. We oinnot say more than that. Certain nourishment produces beat , and that heat probably produces life. What form of life In the embryo is likely to bo produced wo cannot say , nor so far ao wo bellevo > et can Dr. Schenck. I regard with doubt the notion that the greater pro- portlca of red corpuscles In the male has anything to do with the ultimate aex of the embrjo. All we can eay Is that males are stronger than females and have therefore more red corpucclcs. But > ou cannot reverse - verso the reaaon arid tny that because the father has iroro than the mother the child will therefore be male , or that b > putting more Into the mother's blood > ou acsuro a male offepr'ag. ' No , I am not satisfied , though , as I eald before , wo must benevo lently wait to tee. " Dr. Cornl ! Senior eavs : "Dr. Schenck Is an entlnisY.tft and being amazed , perhaps , at liavlng elx fcona , must have been captivated by the Idea that he could produce sons at will. But in Incomplete Induct'on Is ro prooj unless the number of cases from which the Induction la madg Is enormous. The ratio "f toy to girl tlrths Is pretty nearly the name In all countries. But the foad mcthcro i. t differs widely. It Is reasonable to naj f tan proluco a weak ch'ld or a itrong child it will , ' b-it even IT thli you may be vvrcng. " Dr. Honcesu ) . prjfttoor 'n the embryoloi- ; al C3 legu of Krarce. > .ld : "Schenck'a re- uarcars are only novel SB records human beings. Prof Yllng of Geneva ha pea lively succeeded In alimenting frogs and fo-Jid by rcedlcg them 01 substantial diet , such os iicat , ho could produce males at wl'l. Thcao rxpcrlraoMs wo lave verified In Parto. The plgccn almost alwajs la > < j two eggs at a time ind nearly alvvaja one U male , ( be other THE BEE BULLETIN , iV > athtr forecast for Nt'rn ' ! r lr , NorthneMfrlyVlnd . Pits * . 1. inRlnnil'n : Afrlill VVur U Knilnl. Zola1 * ( Jroit risht for lire. ) fin. < ] ( n lp About Si'hpiu'k'n Dl rovi-r.r. MI Mnirl' I'lnn * for th Itp ! Mltlou n. TouclnTs unil thn I'dunitlo ml Kxlillilt , 4. Dnlncft of ( ) mliVa Snrloty People , MiMlnl Itrvlctv of thnrpk , K. Ticket ltroknr < Hue HI Iti'ilng. 0. Council HIii7 < I.cicil Mutter * . li % MolniM * I.Uoly Mn.vonill ) Content. 7 , More I'riitentn to the l.tci-nno Ilonnl. Itntcn for llonicMrlirr * . ( lenrntl llooth In Nmv York , H .More Work of t ATulr ( * nt Smith HI In the Doiiiiiln II , Coinmeri lul uiul 13. IMItorlul anil 13 "ItlKhtq of the I > oliiK * of thn 14. In the World 10. "At Diinciin'n The Veir 17. i\eiitn In t 15. Itlejcles u II ) . "Simon ln SO , I'olltrni'M AtlrettorH. Teniliera ure at Oiiiiiluii Hour. Ienr. Hour. IIK. n n. in . ' ! Z I 1- in i ! > 4 ( I n. in - - 1 n , in. . . Ul > 7 ii. in. . . . . . 1 U | i , in. . . ! > N n. in io : t | i in. . . : to it nn -i -i ii , in. . . : ti ur H. in 1:2 r p. ni : n 11 II. ill -I 0 p. in li ! > 7 | i. in UK female. There Is no embrjo 'n the egg. It Is only by fecundation th-U the egg acquires life. Among some animals one can tell earlier than others ; In the case of a fowl's egg. five dajs after It Is Mid. The deter mination of aex depends on mcny thlngo of which wo know nothing. For all wo know the egg may be alread ) determined as to sex before tile embrjo enters It " hliik SelienekN Axvertluli IH AVronp : unit Shoiilil lie DlNdiintfil. opjrlK'it , If IS by Press PubllihliiB Coinpnn ) ) VIENNA , Jan. IB ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Prof. Gust.iv Braun , director of the obstetric department of a great hospital , sajs that Schenck's asser tion Is the most Improbable and should bo distrusted. However H Is Improbable not to deny the possibility. Another flrst rate authority , Prof. Chrobak , sajs : "Everything pertaining to the sub ject Is much shrouded In mjstery. No serious man's observations on the subject can bo refuted without good grounds. Whenever Schenck explains his discovery European scientists will give their whole attention to it. " Phjslologlst Slgmund K\ner said : "If Schenck's discovery holds good It Is of the very first importance nnd will change the course of the world. Not much work haa been done by Vienna scientists along this line nnd preat respect Is entertained for Schenclc's work. " Prof. Von Hueltenbrenner , director of the Caroline 'Hospital ' for Children , said : "Prof , iSchenck will have first of all to prove that the ovum Is sexless. If he proves this he may bo believed In c\crj thing else up to today. Hemay have found there Is wisdom In the old peasant's belief that In years fol lowing a good walnut harvest more boys are uorn man in otner jcars. me women cat more nuts and this disposes them toward bringing forth bojs. " All Vienna piofcssors and scientists are Indignant with Schenck for having published Ills discovery otherwise than through some scientific body. They arc consulting whether Schenck has not committed a dibclpllnablc offense. lion over , all admit If ho can prove Ills assertions he has scored the greatest scientific discovery of the century. lcv Sis 'io in ; AT THU IMPOSITION. DeelileN to Itillse Klf ( > 'I | IOII MIII | Dollars lars for ( hat I'lirfioHt * . TOPEKA , Kas. , Jan. 15. fSpecIal Tele gram. ) Kansas will expend at least 150,000 for an exhibit at the Omaha exposition. All doubt as to Kansas participating In the ex position was renewed today at n conference between Governor Leedy and the general nttornejs representing the Kansas railroads U. P. Waggoner of the Missouri Pacific , M A. Lowof the Hock Island and Charles S. Gleed , a member of the board of directors of the Santa Fe , In response to an Invitation from Governor Leedy held a conference nt the state house. Mr. Waggoner was the chief Rpokcsman and he Informed the governor that the railroads would donate $15,000 and unite In an effort to Increase the amount to $25,000. The governor believes firmly In the suc cess of the exposition and Is very anxious to have Kansas represented. He exprcs-ed the opinion that other Kansas Industries and the people will contribute $25,000 , for which ho will lmio l a call to the citizens the flrst of next week. The Interest In the Omaha exhibition hai Increased wonderfully In the Bin to during the last few weeks. The pcoplo now hold the opinion that It will bo a success , and they realize the folly of permitting the stuto to miss the opportunity of exhibiting ior resources , Governor Leedy said : "I have always re gretted that the Kansas legislature failed to make ample appropriation for a suitable Kansas exhibit at the exposition. Up to this time I have feared that plans for an exhibit would fall , but I rejoice to say all loubt IIQH been removed , Kansas people never fall to uphold the Intercuts of our Ktnto and I have [ insurances of liberal dona tions from bankers , businessmen , farmers , the state agricultural and horticultural so- clptlcs , the bdiools , mine operators and manufacturers , In fact from all classes of people , and I am confident wo will now bo abla to join with our sister elates In making : ho exposition the moat successful affair of the kind , over attempted In the west. " The governor will leauo an address urging the Importance of the exposition and a Kan sas exhibit and will auk for contributions , to the amount of $25,000 , making tha total $50,000 , He Is now making up a committed to assume the management of the details "Kansas will bo wellrepresented" Bald the governor , "and Kansas people will attend , ! hope In thousands , " Movement of Oi-can Vcuxelx , Jan. 15. At New York Arrived St. Paul , from Southampton , Sailed Worm , for Genoa ; , a GascsBiie , for Havre ; Umbrla , for Liver pool ; PutrlD , for Hamburg ; Kurnmslu" , for Glnfgow , Scotln , for Maroelllts At Southampton-Snlled-at. Louis , for NewYork. . At Oluiijow Arrived Anchorla , from New York , At Amsterdam Sailed Amsterdam , for New York. At Queenstown Arrlved-'Auranla , from Nuvv York , for Liverpool. MISSOURI ON HAND Tnkoa Stops to Exh'blt ' at the Trans- niissisiijipi Exposition , PROPOSES TO ERECF TWO BIG BUILDINGS Wealth and Resources of the State to Bo D.splayctl , DELEGATIONS FJRMULATE THEIR PLANS Will Not Bo Outdoao b ; Any of the Other Ctatos. COMMISSION SPENDS TIII DAY IN THICITY HtixtlcrM VN | | < Oninlin and Deehle In hi > cnil * .1O , < I ( > 0 lu I'lne- liiH Their Slati * In the I'niiil ItnnUH. , The Missouri EvpoilUonccmmlsslonorocame , they saw , but , unlike the Immortal Uomnn , they were conquered conquered by the evi dences on every nUo tint the Tranomlssls- slppl and International Exposition Is to bo all that Its rame Implloo. Thej came on a mfFolon of Inquiry and thcj were Inspltcil bjwlnt they saw Thoj came with the Idea that their state might , porutblj , take eomo part lei the exposition In ordci that It might not bo said that Missouri was not repre sented , but thuj went awaj singing the praises of Omaha and the exposition and declaring that not cnlj wou'd the state bo represented by an exhibit which should over , shallow that of everj other state In the union , but that MlFcouri would expend at leaat $50000 In making a display thit would be creditable not alone to the state , but to the exposition In which they assumed a full larlncrshlp Interest. A buslncw meeting of the comm'ssloa was held before leaving Oiraha and It was decided that a state buildIng - Ing coating at lea-U $10 000 should be erected and also another building in which will bo exhibited a collective exhibit fiom every county In the state , showing the a-ilcul- tural , horticultural and other resources of each countj , the build rig to bo erected of .Missouri pine ard to bo It - > lf an exhibit of ono of the resources of the state. The entirepnrtj returned home last night and before leaving each member of the dele- gitlon expressed again anJ again hlj hearty Interest In the exposition a-J h'n ' dctcrmlra- tlon to do h a utmo.it , upon his return home , to arouse the enthuslah.n of his nolghbaro to the pitch his own Ideas had -itta'ncd. HEPUESENTATIVn MEN CO.ME. The delegation ai lived In the city jestcrday on two Hiirllngton trains , ono section of the party coming from Kansas City nnd the ether from St. Lauls , with many additions from Intermodule points. Im mediately upon their arrival the visitors went direct to the Mlllard hotel , where they took breakfast and where they were met a little later by the reception committee ap pointed to look uftei Uioli comfort. The Missouri Exposition commission Is represented by Clark II. amiJ- son , president , of St LoJls ; G. A. Atwood , third vice president , of Spilngfield ; F. E. Marshall , treasurer , of St. Louis , M. V. Cairoll , secretaiy , of Jcffeisni City , K AI , Stcrrctt , amount t > cciclary , of St. Louis ; E. T. Abbott , r. W. Maxwell , II. M. Davis , A. J. Flcml-ig , of St. Joseph ; J. II. Hedgpeth of Hochport , Jjhn F , Rlchardo , Pnll E Mull 10 , V , ' . \ \ Morgan and George W. Fuller of K.msa.s Cltj , J. N Uallard of Montrosc , W. II Allen of Clinton , 0. C. Davidfion of El n.radc Sprites , J. W. llald- win and J. N Dulbj of Sec1' Ha , J. D. Tolhcm of Fujette , H W D.vlng of Jclforrion City ; H. A. Hloisom , P. J Tcainny , W. II Plielrs , C. P. Walbrldge of St. Loulfl , J. H. llerk- siilio of Wlncua , C. A. Ejiiery of Carthage , John H. Taylor of Joplln aid C M. Manlier of Webb City. la addition to the St. Loulu members of the .state commlbslon , nearly all of whom ae members of tSio St. Louis commission , the latter was represented by J. A. J. SchultL L Culver , Lawtenco 0. Branch , H. S Tut tie , H U. Todd , Ed ward S. Lewis , John P. Cany , Charles E. Whitman , L. E. Dennis , C. A. Cour , Tom L. Cannon , J. II , Kcntnor and W. H. Mocie , all of St. Louis. The Kansaa Olty contingent Included the following In addition to these who are ciamed as members of the state commission : C. D. Parker , Hugh J. Me- Oowan , W. P. Tilckett. A. H Davidson , M. C. Uoss , George C Hale , II. W. Evans , George T. Lynn , It G Weber , J , It. Alercer , S. D. Stokeley , J. P. Brltt , Fred S. Ilullono , L. W. Shouse , F. D. CrabUi , O. W. Phllbrook , J. K. Durnham and C C H iiley. The other members of the party wore A. W Warren of St Joseph and Clifford Ilarr of Mcritrose. GO TO THE GROUNDS. After everybody had bsei made acquainted with everj other body Prraldent Wattltn mounted a chair In the lotunda of the hotel and gave the vlsltaia a brief outline of the cx ) > osltlon and what they might expect to aeo at the grounds Ho cal'cd their attention to the fact that the expos.Ion In course of preparation Is not to bo cm Omaha affilr nor a Nebraska show , but Ls a great exposition of the nwaurcco of the great tiatiKiniHSiBSlppl region which wa.i originated by an organiza tion compcHcd of delegates from Missouri , as well as the other transmls Isslppl states Ho Eald the people of Omala and Nebraska have done all they oin do to make the affair a , success and they look to the people of the other tranemltslhalppl elates to le d their nss.BUnce. IJy this tlmo ppeclal trains of street cars wore In rtadlneM and the visitors weie coin Insldo of them. When the grounds were reached the party alighted and entered the main court. Presi dent Wattles explained the namirt and pur poses of each of the main buildings , pointing them out from the east end of the lagoon , and the whole party then made a circuit of the main court , vls'tlng ' the otaff shop In Urn Mines building and going Inblde of the other buildings. The bluff tract wa visited and the visitors weio shown- the north tract. Like all the other visiting delegations , tha MlEsourlans expressed considerable surprise at the advanced etago of the preparations and the evident magnitude of the under taking. They admit without reseive that they had not expected U ) see preparatloim on iuch a grind scale and they compllmeatol the management very highly on the beauty of the building. BANQUET THE MISsWJIUANS. After looking over the grounds thoroughly the cam were boarded for the return trip orti the party reached the hotel about X o'clock , where It wau entertained at lunch by tbo executive comroHtec. The party wu eated In the main dlnlns