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REPEATERS ST ( RIKE A SNAG
PABSONBTd FRIENDS WATCHING REGIS
TRATION IN XIITII CONGRESS
DISTRICT.
SUSPICIOUS WORK IN THE XVITITH AS
SEMBLY DISTRICT-TAMMANY MEN
WHO MAY BE CALLED ON
TO ANSWER.
Tammany Hall heelers who have started In to
carry the Xllth Congress District for Congress
man George B. McClellan with that striking dis
regard for the honesty of the ballot that has
characterized them in the past struck a snag on
Friday and yesterday, and the prospects are
that for the first time In years election "crooks,"
•Moaters" an<". •bums." who have found little
trouble in getting In their votes heretofore, will
tlii* time be prevented from doing it. Herbert
Parsons, the Republican candidate for Congress
against Mr. McClellan. ha* a number of lawyer
friends who are determined that he shall not be
cheated out of his rights. They have started In
co the task of keeping Tammany heelers honest.
and while they are having a hard time of It,
6t:i; they ore doing surprising things.
The XVIIIth Assembly District is the worst
of all the districts making up the Congress dis
trict, and Mr. Parsons was» told a week before
registration that the Tammany men were "out to
do him." What Mr. Parsons lacks Id years and
experience In ward politics he makes up in grit.
ani this fact was discovered on Friday by the
Tammany men.
Among the friends of Mr. Parsons who vol
he!r him were Henry Mosle, a Tale
I^a^rence Lee, Henry
I iney. H. C. Stanton,
... B. Egjieston, G. C. Rafter and C.
W. Stewart. With about twenty other Repub
d^clded to watch the
In • XVIIIth Assembly District
lay. In districts where crooked work
be? respected, they sat with memorandum books
end kept tib on the men who registered. The
ran ". residence and physical characteristics of
every were noted, The Tammany
I • ::ghT thnt Mr Parsons's friends were
igh men. and asked to see their badges.
HTed them off and stuck to
their work.
FIVE ATTEMPTS TO REGISTER A GANG.
At five different times on Friday gangs of
suspicious looking characters marched up to
the r*ace of registration in the Fourteenth Elec
tion District of the viJlth Assembly District,
adjoining the Anawanda Club, in Fourteenth-
Ft., but each time they retired without regis
tering. Toward night, headed by Captain
•Jim" Daly well known in pugilistic circles, and
a man named if anna, proprietor of a well known
Third- resort, they presented themselves
for registration. Hosta and Bggleston were
ready with their memorandum books. Acting
Police Captain Cray, a brother-in-law of Dock
Corcir.iFPioner Murphy, leader of the district,
soon arrived, and demanded of Messrs. Mosle
tn4 Eggl*-3ton their authority for being- in the
registration place. The lawyers said they -were
tars to spot "crooks." Again the gang retired,
vet & a few minutes another set of them ap
r<ir*4. This time nearly every one was a Tarn
n*Dy BiHl officeholder. Each one tad a little
jsaßßTanduTn book, similar to those ns»«l by
I'Qfle and Eggleston.
"Recognize the Tammany watchers and don't
PV no attention to these men," said Gray,
pointing to Mosle and Eggleston.
, Then the new set of watchers began to dispute
among selves, and the place was soon In
sn uproar.
■nake no noise in this place." spoke
• inspector, looking at Mosle
ud Eg| ho were absolutely qutet. The
ued.
'Cl^an all the watchers out," said Acting
Captain Gray, who "happened" to be passing
the place again. Eggleston, Mosle and all the
Tammany men were then hustled Into the
ftr^et, despite the protests of the former that
they had made no disturbance.
As soon as they were outside the place, the
iarcg of suspicious looking characters which
l;ad attempted, to register earlier, suddenly ap
peared, and were received with manifestations
of delight by the Tammany men. Before Mosle
sad Eggleston could get back into the place
fifty of thr-Ff n-K-n had been registered, and It
*a? found subsequently that they were almost
to a man "thirty day" men — persons who had
lived xho necessary thirty days at the residence
Circa.
Yesterday at Twenty-thlrd-st. and First-aye.
thirty "thirty day" men were registered In
ttjrty minutes while Mr. Parsons's watcher was
Siting luncheon.
DATA ABOI'T 1.400 SUSPECTED MEN.
The two days* work by Mr. Parsons's lawyer
fn^nds resulted in getting the names and short
Personal descriptions of fourteen hundred men,
*«•!>' three hundred of whom are 'believed to be
In connection with the registration of some
tf these men. memoranda were made which
rcay require the presence in court of the
lolloping Tammany men: Ex-Assemblyman
palter G. Byrne, now a clerk in the
J-ty Paymaster's office; Andrew Roberts.
o^puty Fhr-rifT; Lawrence Collins. Deputy City
r k; Thomas McGlvn foreman of the Dock
VT P if nment; Oeor Kissel, stenographer in th«
win District court; Alderman Gaffney, Coun
p/' 01 " "Jack" Murphy. Dock Commissioner
Vui l* ■F - Murphy, W. P. Mean, deputy clerk,
District Court; John Hanna, saloonkeeper;
Jim Daly, former amateur pugilist;
S™ "uhm, Superintendent of,- Pipe Yards;
*r°*n I"- Witt, general foreman in Depart
ment of Highways; James Daly, clerk in the
2.1? Cl<4anin £ Department; John J. Plgott, in-
Vc7\ ZTZ T n ["-partment of Highways; Michael
derk in Register's office; William Cahn,
-^ctor in Department of Highways; James J.
Xivf£° n- fhalr^a» of Board of Inspectors,
J*tt Election District, sons and dance artist.
jr'e^T 1 " 8 " 18 wIII be applied for to-morrow for
l'W 11 thf " men believed to have registered
f'trn u y- Su^rintendent McCullagh has been
&ots ; # wllh a I!st of them. More of Mr. Par
thfv , , nds flaw ' hlm yesterday and told him
foßanftT l) " on hand on the next two days,
rt-rtit, to make not. of occurrences in con
**«ld W!th the registration that would serve
*vw IU?I ' üblkan lawyers last night had inter
«f rho Elor '^ s of the way they were hustled out
*t-Ehrt re<rmratJon f laces . but they kept within
« Uaj * £ £ nd Put dov.-n in their little nif-moran
ti', c^ t i son ic exceedingly valuable and per
'.^ o . "* thing likely to turn up as evl
ciaii ",f£ st weU known Tammany Hall offl
*^nd eUtlr^ i' e hlDk that "everything goes"
fj PP F ARDINI:U S URPRISES M'CULLAGH.
EP ' S To CO-OPERATE IN PREVENTIN'O
I think that 'everything goes"
tune.
SURPRISES ITCULLAGH.
TO 00OPBBATB IN PREVKSTISO
'"O* i fOBB ARRESTS BY
THE elections superintendent.
H'TT hAt to the nirprfcM of John McCullagh, the
rinl(l!lsent of Elections for the Metro-
D - Strict,S 'trict, a letter was sent to his office yea-
r «ntliiur«l an flftb pi|[<-.
AES OF THE VOTE IN GREATER NEW
Th» v YORK.
? % D«i, 1aId"1 ald " to-norrow will publish the result
&• Tori » card '" a * Vi; of the vote of Greater
v for Mcl <Jnley and Bryan. In 1836 "The
?4Dt>li ae ' ''8 !»s animate on a similar postal
*» wS.M I ' rf " il '" " 3 th McKlniey would have 2C2.
ytfjg*Hi7 la New fork State He had SM.OOO.
NEW-YORK. SUNDAY. OCTOBER 14. 1900.-2 PARTS. 30 PAGES. WITH ILLUSTRATED SUPPLE MENT. 16 PAGES
AMERICANS THUS FAR CHOSEN FOR THE HALL OF FAME OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITY.
THE CHURCH IN POLITICS.
ANTI-RITUALISTIC CRUSADE CUT LIT
TLE FIGURE IX THE BRITISH
ELECTIONS -AN ARMY
INCTDBNT.
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[BT CABLE TO THE IHIBfNE.]
London. Oct. 14, 1 a. m. — Religious questions
have been virtually excluded from the elections.
The Church Association, which was well sup
plied with money for a canvass In the Interest
of Protestant principles, hns pledged more or
less directly & larjre number of candidates tt>
act in conformity with its ideas of discipline
in the English rhuroh. But, except in two in
stances. It has not thrown its Influence with de
cisive effect against the men who refused to
commit themselves. It has driven several can
didates from one seat to another, and it has
helped to defeat one Liberal, In Sumlerland, and
one Conservative, in Torquay. Its secretary as
serts that its work had been highly successful,
but practical politicians have not been seriously
impressed with the results of the anti-Ritualist
agitation. The chief Ritualistic Liberal, George
Russell, has not been a candidate fur Parlia
ment, so that there has been no prominent Tar
get for Protestant agitators.
It is asserted that the first test vote on the
religious question will reveal a great accession
to the Protestant strength In tho new Parlia
ment. A more reasonable view is that the
Bishops will be allowed a long interval in which
to exert their personal influence ovpt the ex
tremists, and that both parties in Parliament
wil! kfep Ritualism out of politics as long as
possible. •
A three days' conference on Ritualism has
ended in Fulham Palace, after a prolonged dis
cussion of the doctrine of the Holy Communion.
It has been a round table conference in the in
terest of peace in the Church, and Lord Hali
fax has been the chief representative of the
English Church T T nlon. with its thirty thousand
members. Fourteen churchmen, more or less
representative of the different schools of
thought, have attended its sessions, and an im
portant report of the points of agreement
reached will be prepared. As the extremists on
both Bides favor Disestablishment, the genera!
trend of religious agitation in the English
Church is unmistakable. Politicians assert that
Disestablishment cannot be mad? a burning
question in England until it has b<»en taken up
in Scotland, and that the latter result has been
deferred for ten years by the fusion of the Free
and United Presbyterian Churches, which will
be preoccupied for a long pj-riod by th» details
of their new organization.
The few Liberals in sight in the empty club?
at midnight wore not disposed to believe that
the remaining elections would disclose gains
for their party. Threp seats have been won, in
cluding Inverness-shlre, and onf lost on deferred
announcements of Friday's j.Mllir.jr. and all hut
one of the districts, polling on Saturday were
Liberal at the last election. The Unionists will
probably win at least one additional seat next
week, and they already have a margin of one
over their majority of the last Parliament.
The necessity for military reform on a small
scale has been illustrated by a veritable Adelphi
drama upon which the curtain has fallen at
Dover. Lieutenant Kt-r-kett, of the* Royal Gar
rison Artillery, was arrested a month ago, and
subsequently kept under guard of his younger
brother, to stand trial for embezzling or stealing
two half-crowns from the regimental canteen.
He was ■etched when acensod of the theft and
two marked coins were found In his pockets.
The military trial has occupied several riays and
attracted much attention. There was a strong
circumstantial case against him. for two sub
alterns of tho regimental canteen testified
against him, and his superior ofllcers had found
the coins when he was searched The defence
was a countercharge of conspiracy, to destroy
his reputation by convicting him of theft. This
defence was accepted by the court, and the
young officer was honorably acquitted. The
bent figure of a white-haired man lent pathos
to the scene in court. This was the young ar
tillery officer's father, whop" Joy was unre
strained when acquittal was announced.
There are no clear accounts of the riature of
Empress Frederick's malady or the gravity o f
the case, hut there is general agreement that
her condition is critical, and that the aged
Oue«n is destined to have another great family
sorrow darkening her declining years. The
Journey of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught
to Germany is probaltfy connected with the sad
tidings of the Empress's illness. Like all royal
journeys since the attack upon the Prince of
Wales, it was planned suddenly, and the sta
tion for the departure and even the route to the
Continent were changed at the last moment.
The police cuthosities clearly consider it pru
dent not to have the details of royal Jourreys
to the Continent accurately known In advance
of the departure. I. N. F.
LEAD IX MADMAN'S HEAD.
DOCTOR SAYS HE DTD .NOT. FIRE TT»?r
BULLETS THAT CAUSED DEATH. '"
An autopsy performed yesterday on the body
of George Rhymer, who died in the in---r>r:e pavil
ion of Belle vue Hospital on October 10, showed
that the man's insanity was caused by two bui
lets from a ."-'--calibre revolver
Rhymer was sixty-five years old, and lived
at No. 348 Rodney-st., Brooklyn. He was com
mitted to the hospital for examination on Sep
tember 11 from the Torkvllle Court. He gave
as his nearest friend Dr. Byerman, of No. 891
Lexington-are. The man was examined by
Drs. Fitch and Wildman, the insanity experts,
who declared him Insane. Owing to Rhymer
being a non-resident he could not be removed
to the Manhattan State Hospital, and prepara
tions were being made for his removal to the
Flatbush Institution for the Insane. It was
noticed that he was wasting away, and that his
removal at that time would result in his death.
He was treated for insanity, and in addition for
exhaustion and diarrhoea by Dr. Whitley. It
could not be ascertained what was the cause of
the man's insanity, and after his death it was
decided to perform an autopsy.
Yesterday afternoon Professor Leon LeWald,
the pathologist of Bellevue College and Carne
gie Laboratory, assisted by a number of other
physicians, cut into the man's brain. Professor
LeWald was surprised to find imbedded the
two bullets. One was in the muscles of the in
ne r ( right ear. and the other had gone through
the skull and was lying on the brain, causing
cerebral hemorrhage.
Coroner's Physician O'Hanlon who happened
t<> be at the Morgue at the time, gave it as hi*
opinion that the man could not have fired the
bullets Into his brain.
Professor De Wald said he could not tell how
long the bullets had been in the man's brain.
He said he had been in hospital twenty-nine
days, but haw long before that he had been
shot or had shot himself he could not determine.
He said he did not know whether the man phot
himself or not He will make a minute exam
ination of the brain on Monday or Tuesday In
the Carnegie laboratory.
Borne experts thought that one bullet, which
broke the skull but did not enter the brain,
might have caused a depressed piece of the skull
to rest on the brain. Others thought the other
bullet, which caused a cerebral hemorrhage,
aided in bringing on insanity.
Rhymer's hallucinations were peculiar. At
times he would quote Shakespeare with fine
elocution, and at other times he Imagined him
self to be this or -hat prominent person. Pro
fessor i >.• Wald said the man was in splendid
health for such an age. The brain, except for
the ailments caused by the bullet, was in a
very healthy state.
During the list two years Reimherr had lived
in a scantily furnished room at No. 349 Rodney
st., Williamsburg, which he rented firm "W. J.
Scheuing, a cabinetmaker. He was last seen at
his home In the early part of September, and
seemed to have a hard struggle. When he went
away he was far in arrears for rent.
Scheuing said the dead man was once a
wealthy furniture manufacturer in Manhattan.
His factory was destroyed by fire, which almost
ruined him, as he had no insurance. He was un
able to re-establish his factory, so he became a
wine importer. About eight years ago he went
into the second hand piano business, but his
wife; he told Bcheuing, had no taste for such a
business, and they separated.
A daughter, Mrs. Frank Osmers. who lives at
No. .-•<»!• Bast One-hundred-and-sixteenth-sF.i
Manhattan, came to see him occasionally, and
furnished him with clothing and food. Kelm
herr had a lister, Mrs. Miller, at No. 814 Bloom
fleJd-st.; Hoboken. All his relatives. Relmherr
told Scheuing, were well to do, but had no use
for him. He ai."- home one night last spring
with his head In a shocking condition, and told
Scheuing that he bad been lured Into a saloon
In Grand-st., near the Newtown Creek, where, he
said, he had been drugged, stabbed and shot at.
He was confined to his home for two weeks. He
began to act queerly after that. Relmnerr"
wish had always been to be reconciled to h»»
wife, but she refused to gee or have anything to
do with him.
The last chance for a charming Fall Excursion on
the Uudsoa River Day Line will be Oct. *>.— Ad*t
BOXERS IN GREAT FORCE
FIGHTING PROBABLY AHEAD OF THE
t
ALLIES' EXPEDITION TO PAO
TING-FU.
Peking, Oct. 11.— The Boxers are in great
force east and west of Pao-Ting-Fu. Chinese
official reports are that the Imperial croops de
feated the Boxers with heavy loss, but intelli
gence gathered from the allies and other sources
indicate that the Chinese troops were defeated.
Tlen-Tsin, Oct. I_.— The expedition against
Pao-Ting-Fu departed In the morning in two
tamna, The Gem**, French and Italian
troops who are to take part, under command of
General Bailloud, head of the Fiench military
forces in China, will follow the direct route to
Pao-Ting-Fu, while two thousand British sol
diers, under Loni Campbell, will make a detour
to the south of Pao-Ting River through a num
ber of large villages supposed to be Boxer com
munities. Both columns will keep in touch with
the boat and train which accompanied them.
A Junk armed with a naval 12-pounder and two
Maxims is with the Peking column.
The expedition will make a demonstration
through a wide territory not heretofore covered
by the allies. While no opposition is expected
at Pao-Tlng-Fu, the commanders believe that
hostilities are possible In the Intervening coun
try.
LI HUNG CHANG IN PEKING.
DTBSNTBRT PREVALENT AMONG THH
TROnrs AT TIKN-TSIN- ADMIRAL
HO DEFHATKR
London, October 14. — A special dispatch from
Tlen-Tsin, under date of October 12, announces
th« arrival at Peking of Li Hung Chang.
A special from Shanghai, dated October 12,
says dysentery is ragisg among the troops at
Tlen-Tstn, and that Count yon Waldersee in
tends to transfer his headquarters to Peking
shortly.
According to a special dispatch from Hong-
Kong, the rebels have again defeated the army
of Admiral Ho, who was pursuing them In a
northeasterly direction from San-Chun, killing
forty and capturing many of the Imperial
troops.
It is reported from Canton, says a special dis
patch from Shanghai, that the rebels have capt
ured Wet-Chen City, on East River, and that
the Imperial troops lost sixty killed. The rebels,
according to these advices, attacked Tun^-Kocn
on Thursday last. If successful in their attack
upon Tung-Koo they will march upon Sung-
Tong. and thence upon Canton.
The dispatch adds that the condition of Can
ton is shaky, as the troops there have been
greatly depleted.
IX SOUTHERN CHINA.
TWO REFORM MOVEMENTS AND THE UP
RISING OF THE BLACK FLAGS.
Paris. Oct. Letters received in diplomatic
circles here throw a somewhat clearer light on
the situation in Southern China, where an anti
dynastlc uprising is now In progress. The re
form movement there is divided Into two dis
tinct parties, one led by Rang Yu Wei and the
other by Sun Yal Sen. The former is agitating
for drastic reforms, but wishes to retain the
present dynasty, while Sun Tat Sen aims at de
posl»g the Empress Dowager and making a
deal sweep of the existing regime. The latter
is lading the present rebellion. The last au
thentic news of him was of his presence at
Yokohama three months ago. But since then
he la believed to have smuggled himself into
Southern China and to be leading the Reformist
rebel forces, his plan of campaign being the
captire of Canton, when, he calculates, the
whole of South China will Join him. In the
event of his seriously threatening Canton. Great
Britah and France, possibly assisted by the
other Powers, would be forced tq oppose him.
which ; would create a curious situation. The
Poweri would then be acting against the rebel
forces n the South, which are antl-dynastlc and
friendl; to foreigners, and at the same time en
gaged h suppressing the Boxer rebellion in the
North, vhioh Is pro-dynastic and anti-foreign.
In th. mean time, Kang Yu Wei Is Inactive,
owing, t la supposed, to the pressure brought
to bear in him by Great Britain, to which coun
try he )W€» his liberty if not his life, for he
escaped from the clutches of the Empress Dow- ,
ager onboard a British warship some time ago. j
At tht present moment there are two armed
movement* in Southern China— that of the Re
formists led by Sun Vat Sen. and the anti-for
eign, pi4B^Mfitic uprising of the Black Flags. I
who are marching north to assist the Empress
Dowager.
A trustworthy dispatch from Shanghai says
that General Liv, the chief of the Black Flags,
has left Canton at the head of a considerable
force, and that he will traverse the Province of
Hoo-Nan. try to cross the Yangtse at Ova, and
then, traversing the Province of Hoo-Nan, Join
the Empress at Si-Ngan-Fu. capital of the
Province of Shen-Se, for the purpose of acting
as her bodyguard.
The dispatch adds it is believed that the
Dowager Empress will arrive at Si-Ngan-Fu
about October 20,
ARBITRATION SUGGESTED BY RUSSIA.
THREE POWERS FAVOR GIVING THE
HAGUE TRIBUNAL. JURISDICTION OVER
CHINESE INDEMNITY QUESTIONS.
Washington, Oct. 13.— The Russian suggestion
that the International Court of Arbitration of
The Hague have Jurisdiction over divergencies
of views arising on the question of Chinese in
demnities was submitted to Secretary Hay by Mr.
de Wollant, the Russian Charge d'Affaires In
Washington. In a note on October 3. It has re
ceived the adherence of the American, French
and Russian governments, thus giving the sug
gestion the approval of three of the foremost
Powers, and strong assurance of Its general
adoption. "Mr. de Woliant's note has not been
made public. It can be stated, however, that
it was the result of extended exchanges between
the French and Russian governments relative
to the six proposals in the French note. It ex
pressed approval of the various proposals, and
then added the new suggestion relative to giving
The Hague tribunal Jurisdiction of indemnity
In case there should be a divergence of views.
Not being a formal proposition, but merely an
incident to the approval of the French note. it
has not called for a formal reply, but the Rus
sian authorities have received a copy of the
American reply to the French note, in which
approval is given to the Russian suggestion, so
that it is none the less effective in giving Amer
ican adherence to th>* plan. It is understood
also that Austria and Italy, and probably Japan,
look with favor on the suggestion.
The movement promises to give the first prac
tical realization to the Czar's movement in
bringing about the International Congress of
The Hague. The Court of Arbitration has re
ceived the approval of the governments repre
sented at The Hague, and Its formal organiza
tion Is in progress. The .Importance the United
States attaches to it is Indicated by the choice
of ex-President Harrison and ex-Senator George
Gray, of Delaware, as the American members of
the tribunal.
CHIEF CULPRITS LEFT OUT.
DIPLOMATISTS AT PEKING NOT SATISFIED
WITH THK IMPERIAL KDN'T.
Berlin. Oct. 13— A dispatch received here from
Tlen-Tsin. dated October I-, says:
At a conference of the diplomatists at Peking
on October s the German note of October 1 was
discussed, in regard t > the first point, whether
the list if ringleaders contained in the Chinese
Emperor's edlol was complete, the conference
declared the names of the chief culprits, Tung-
Fun-Sian and Tu-Hsin. were omitted.
On the second point it was decided that th"
punishment was inadequate.
On th- third point it was concluded that the
penalties must be tarried into effect by dele
gates of the legations.
THK MARCH ON PAO-TIXG.
Washington, <». t. l.'V— The Japanese Legation
has received a dispatch from the Foreign office
a: Tokio. containing a report from the Japanese
Consul at Tien-Tsin, to the effect that *he allied
forces of Great Britain. France, Germany ami
Italy would, "n October 1-. march on Pao-Tlr.g
in thrte columns, the risht under the B
commander, the centre under the German, and
the left un.it-r the French, and the Japanese
commander wouid take charge of the defence of
Peking
EXCITEMENT I\ MEIWAS TOWN.
FEDERAL ATTORNEY SEEKS TO SHOOT COUNSEL.
El Paso. Tex.. Oct. 13 (Special).— Both El Paso
and Juarez. M.xi co. W«*« stirred with excitement
to-day when Lie Romero, Federal Attorney for the
Northern District of Mexico, drew his revolver in
front of the Custom House in Juares and attempted
to take the life of Senor San Francisco Mallen. the
Mexican Consul In El Paso. Other officers near by
ran In and prevented a. murder. So enraged was
Romero that he then attempted to shoot those in
torferlng. '"it was disarmed. The affair was the
outcome of long 111 feeling, but no one anticipated
a sensational end.
Romero and Mullen have had differences several
times and the former was recently Informed that
he was to be transferred to Oaxaca, in the south
ern pat of the republic. He attributed this to the
effort! of Beflor -fallen. and for a week had been
searching for him and openly declaring revenue.
After the difficulty to-day Roniero disguised him
self by putting on ranchero dress, and this after
noon wai seen in hiding looking for Mallen. The
official circles of Juarez are excited, and several
altercations occurred to-night. Under the Mexican
law the Federal Attorney ie the highest authority
In a district, and no one tn Juarez will dare to ar
rest him.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
MWSOFTWO CAPITALS.
LONDON.
LORD SALISBURY'S POLICY IN THE FAR
EAST A MYSTERY.
THE GOVERNMENT'S TRIUMPH IN' THE
ELECTIONS-GENERAL BULLER'S RE
TURN CAUSES SURPRISE-AMER
ICA CONTROLLING EURO- RsV
JBM CAUSES STRPRI3E-AMER
ICA CONTROIJ.IXG EURO
PEAN EXCHANGE.
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London. Oct. 13.— Lord Salisbury's court* la
the China affair in cynically described by its
critics as "an aimless game of hi nt the slipper."
It has been played in a darkened room, for the
leader writers of the leading Journals have not
known what was going on. and the British
policy In the Far East has remained an In
scrutable mystery. The best explanation which
is offered by those behind the scenes Is that
Lord Salisbury has remained in the background
because he could not count upon the support cf
any power, and would only have rxposed him
self to rebuffs if ho had taken th Initiative.
He would have acted differently if the United
States Government had been willing to co-oper
ate with him; but when he perceived that tha
State Department was respecting Washington's
warning against entangling alliances, and that
France. Germany and Russia would not tolerat*
British leadership, he determined to make his
Influence felt In the background. "While Russia.
Germany and France have presented proposals
for the settlement of the problem. Lord Sails
bury has contented himself with revising them
in minor details and with promoting a general
agreement among the Powers. He has avoided
giving offence to France, Germany and Russia,
has saved England from the humiliation of hav
ing proposals of her own rejected by envious and
Jealous Powers, and has kept British diplomacy
In reserve as a conservative force to be applied
at the right moment in the m. - effective way.
This may be an optimist's view, but it is tho
opinion of those who have the best facilities for
forming sound Judgments upon public events.
It will be a notable exploit If England, embar
rassed by the South African war and distrusted
at the outset by all the Powers, succeeds in
convincing them at the end that she is every
body's friend except the Chinese Empress's
when that astute intriguer is trying to play off
one Power against another.
While Dr. Morrison tells in "The Times" to
day with dramatic force the detailed story of the
siege of the legations, public opinion here re
specting China is in a state of utter bewilder
ment. But there Is little sympathy for Imprac
ticable proposals such as the prohibition of the
Importation of arms and the establishment of a
line of military posts between Peking and Tlen-
Tsln. Commercial England desires the shortest
possible Interruption of ordinary trade relations
with China and a speedy settlement which will
not place the Government there at the mercy of
every foreign aggressor or compel it to rtnvova
the capital inland from Peking.
The elections are virtually completed by tha
results of pollings announced this afternoon.
Seven elections tak* olace to-day, and as many
next week. The Government's triumph Is com
plete, since it retains the immense majority
which It had at the time of dissolution. The
most that the Liberals can say Is that "khaki
enthusiasm" has not increased materially that
majority, and that it falls short of the majority
at the last general election. The usual com
ments are heard that, it will prove an un
manageable majority, and that the Government
would be stronger and safer if the balance be
tween the parties in the Commons were closer.
The same morals were drawn five years ago, but
the heavy battalions remained session after
session in unimpaired discipline. Ireland has
gone strongly Nationalist and Welsh Liberalism
has gained ground, but England and Scotland
have demonstrated by a large increase la the
Conservative-Unionist vote their sympathy with
the Imperialist policies. The United Kingdom
at the close of the most important campaign
since Waterloo has taken a broad rather than,
a narrow view of national obligations and des
tinies.
"While there is a good deal of fresh blood la
the new Parliament. Mr. Winston Spencer
Churchill is the only young man with promise
of potency of a great career, and he is In a fair
way to be spoiled by flattery.
Sir Redvers L'.uller's return to England Is a
great surprise to military men here, who had
expected that he would succeed Lord Roberts.
It is Interpreted as a sign that Lord Kitchener
will be left in command In South Africa. This
result causes satisfaction In two quarters. Tha
Aldershot gang is relieved, because It dreads the
transfer of Lord Kitchener to London, where ha
might turn the military service upside down if
allowed by Lord Salisbury to have a free hand;
the South African community here la also
pleased, because it Is weary of what it describes
as Lord Roberta's "softhearted leniency." and
regards Lord Kitchener as a rough and resolute
soldier who will not be swayed by sentimental
considerations, but will restore order in the two
new colonies by drastic methods. This feeling
is shared without doubt by a large section of the
public, which reads \. ith Impatience the ac
counts of raiding operations by General De
Wet's burghers and the Transvaal train
wreckers. General Buller has been relieved of
command and allowed to return in advance of
Lord Roberts In order that he may not suffer
the humiliation of being set aside in favor of
Lord Kitchener. As Sir Frederick W. E.
Forestl^r-Walker. Lord Methuen, Sir Francis
Clery. Colonel William G. Tucker and possibly
other generals outrank Lord Kitchener, other
changes will be necessary. Lord Kitchener's
promotion may be a short way out of the dif
ficulty.
The army of occupation has not yet been ma
terially weakened. The Natal and Cape Colony
volunteers are disbanding, the colonial forces
are returning to Canada and Australia, and the
London volunteers are recruiting their energies
at sea for the tremendous welcome which
awaits them here, but the regulars still remain
in overwhelming strength for police work.
Financial conditions here are dependent to
a large extent upon the resources and invest
ments of America, which, as the creditor na
tion, now controls European exchange. Tha
chief problem of the money market from day t.>
day is whether New-York and Chicago will
transfer gold from London to Berlin or call it
back to America, for healthy remittance* ara
constantly due from Immense purchases of ex
ports from the United states. The increased
financial prestige of the United States In the
markets of th % world Is regarded by commer
cial classes here as a common sense argument
which will carry the American election for Mr.
McKlnley. This inference, with the record of
betting in New- York, suffices to convince the
CENTRE OF AMERICAN METROPOLIS
la Grand Central Station of the New York Central
In Cd Street. You can reach It In from half a mlnuf a
to fifteen minutes from 77 New York hotel*, J%
clubs and a theatres.—