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MR. FIRM
LIBERALS HOPEFUL.
Chance of Maintaining Coali
tion in Parliament.
r v-r QsSai la Tb* TrtbUE«.l .
LaaAaa, Feb. 19.— There ip no evidence
that the Prime Minister's hand has been
laTCadJ by factional intrigues and l:cle
corner diplomacy. Hot and •- ■"i
Mm have followed on* another a* -«'.c
National Liberal Club during the week.
Bnd there It a. Ball reaction against se
'•- negotiation? and sensational jour
rsElism.. If Mr. Asquith cannot com
mand the coalition groups and secure
the pMßssSe of the belated finance meas
ures no rival can do it on either side of
th* house, «nd a general election la in
evitable.
That 1? On m of the whole matter,
en 3 since an election 3s not wanted by
euy section of the House there is a rea
sonable expectation that it may be
m voided Certainly the prospect of har
monious action among th* three groups
•which are opposed to the Lords* inter
ference -with the Commons' control over
■awSH Is likely to smprcv<? when the
debates begin and Mr. Asquith has an
opportunity tor explaining what he
meant by safeguards and guarantees
and in what circumstances he looks for
rapport from the crown in the event of
* disagreement of the houses over the
**•♦" Loose talk "will cease about ob
taining pledges from the King before
the veto bill has been Introduced or an
sctusl majority either for or against
the budget ha? been ascertained by a
ci-clsive division in th« Commons.
The difficulties of government by three
Independent groups in coalition for cer
tain purposes will >'■■ recognized, and
■m impracticability of Invoking th»
power of th« sceptre until legislation
asjßßaal the Lords has been attempted
end rejected by the privileged hous- will
v. apparent when the Prime Minister
awl spoken. A genera] election cannot
b«= avoided ■ the Nationalist and Labor
Turtles make unreasonable demands and
refuse to co-operate In legalizing the tax
•«:.„. and working out the salvation of
*hf Commons in an orderly way. It
rsa be averted if the independent fac
tion? allow the government to perform
■a primary functions Of raising money
ihroueh the budget, which was submit
ted to the general electorate and appar
ently sanctioned., and then unite in
osrrying thY veto bill with the Ml force
,-• ,v. coalition majority.
Whatever may be the immediate or ul
timate effect of the government's pol
icy, it. is safe to forecast that the sov
#r<ygn will not be subjected to dicta
tion at* dragged into partisan warfare,
nnd that Mr. Asquith will stand or fall
as a self- respecting Prime Minister. Ke
lzcks a majority independent and pow
rrful enough to justify 3 demand Cor
*na2ram«=-es if he ever intended to make
j . ... <,-.- will not be bvßfed by factions
mr diverted from >, rational course of
parkin which makes finance the most
urgent issue and leads up to legislation
<->n the vieto power, with a dissolution in
rive . .-, -As« normal consequence the
faction leaders and Hr. Balfour must
face th" situation if financial chao3 is
produced by the premature downfall of
... government capable of r^stor
■•-c authority for the taxes.
A Cabinet council has teen he l *? to-
r.-.-'- for sanctioning the King's speech.
- ------ Gladstone has resigned the po~t
*>$ the Homo Office, and his successor
rti<2 other ministers have kissed band*
on their new appointment?. There have
*>«><?n official dinner* at the Frim^ Minis
ter's ma Lord Beauchamp's. and Oppo
«-njon f*a£tP .-■ Mr. Halfi m *t and Lcr<l
LanEdewne's. Lord Londonderry's din
ncra have been followed by Mr?. Ivor
Gaest'e [1811 1 for the Liberals at •vTim
bcrne Houf. where the courtyard has
l>e*n roofed over f°r tin reception <?£
two thou«..n<3 avafts- Unionists and
•mart people of «11 parties have been
■p.^loomed a Lansdowne "Reuse, with its
!ca« series of spacious reception room?.
These are the- social preliminaries to an
txcltinf and possibly - momentous w~>*
in British politics, during -which history
msy be ww4f> band orer band-
L K. F-
r/i/' PREMIER'S PLAN.
Ma-i Ask Commons Io Decide
Vr.)i the Procedure.
I'By Tiit Associated Fr«:-:
•Lrndon, Feb. -<• — Tht speech with i which
Kinc Dlwaiel will open ParlJsns'tnt «in Hen
•iiv receded hit majesty's approval and
rlgnatnre at a mSetmg of a .-. Frivy Coun
cil in Buckingham Palare this morning.
Th* new ministers were also pworn in and
received the seals or oSice.
, *— - hay» a'- afiflrefa ircra UK " " '
9 _. Its ■■•■ -;-.'--. by Dai Prime Minis
ter be*r tw-alted with such tense interest
eg en th» terser ef Unas bang* the life eC
t&c 2-cvtrn»«it Premier Asquith, it .- be
ije-v^d, hes Hfijaf ''" plan c eawiiim*' > t
tr. Parlism^nt •« a irt»dle the question of
•tether priority . ■•<!' be given to * «sa>
*<d«?r2tion of the financial bill cr to the
ouceUcs rf th* veto power cf ' v - House '"
Tvcrdf. Should be decide en this coarse. It
la difficult to fc*e ho?,- the Puhmieti could
ivotd ♦•j&portirg , v , Premier** pr*<lil«cti?n
in favor the buflgct. as they have in
»;?t«rd persist 'Etly on the necessity of rcgu
iMTti&nx the finance of tbi country before
zn attack is rp.ade oa tht Hou?e cf Lords.
HOW HI WOKEN CAN
REDUCE THEIR WAISTS.
' i- shows * ptaaeranoe for tha abdomen,
r-hln. ar.kies, hips. «tc.— the quiet spots—
juf t -.. places whtr* U can show th»
Ttiost, or nr-rst- What If to bo don'-">:cr
ri*€ a*;'- <"i^i— arr th*y the cnly uterna'
tjv<?? On •■».-•■ they seldom do the
V Tk.
A 'better j-'lan Jsr routing the 'at is to
«i« th© Jleiusola Prescription Tablet. Or.s
%f .... tf'er mc-a!s and at. bedthna will
the retjwimo reduction »rttbout
hotter. „, _■ or harm. In a few weeks you
rtr be losing ft pcund of Cat a ••*■ Jt wtlt
trap off, m it were; disappear as quietly
iff It f came; remove .uniformly without
„ ev»n ■ icepidoa of * wrinkle or
distress. Meanwhile, '•at and art as usual:
■rfc<r>y , iininUt nothing It U not required,
f Mtrmcla Tablets Sire ased
Get otf tv. o inches of waist I ■■':» ' ''"T"
;>!* mwub f « *t.<J. It can t« dono-cr-rtain
,....,-. . Manno'a l.'i "t i«
fioninjurious c l^ins made «*«*r I ■ Ja
iaso fashionable formuia— 4 <lZ - Marmo'.a.
v r- z v\. Ex «"*3scara Aroma lie, i-> <</
P^tjp^Ttnint. \A'at«?r«, and it costs only eev
-nty-nvt com, dm large cause, of am- «ru?-
F^t, ci ftirtc* rrom Marmoli CO.. 101 :
Pfcittter El<3£ , D«tredt. Mich.
TH E T.Rj B UNE'S FOREIGN NEWS
ELECTION FEARED.
Mirny Members of Parliament
Feel Lack of Money.
:p ,. calf* to DM Trlbun«.l
LenaoiW Feb. 10.-Members cf Paxlla
ment who are threatened -th another
election r-efor* they have paid the bills
for the last one are in a despondent
spirit and are talking about mortgaging
or selling their estates.
It is reported that a peerage may be
in etore for th* chief Liberal whip, and
that it win not be necessary to find a
888 l for him as a Cabinet minister.
The large contributors to the Liberal
fund will be rewarded when the nest
list of honors comes out, but on the
Unionist side there have been enormous
expenditures, with no prospect of im
mediate returns.
ROYALTY IX LO\Doy.
Visit of Prince Henry — Mrs.
Reid's Stay at Cannes.
{■By CatJa t*> Th« MMm 1
London. Feb. 19.— The King and Queen
have been entertaining Prince and Prin
cess Henry of Prussia Informally, -with
assistance from the Prince and Princess
of Wales and other royalties. There
have been family dinner parties, visits
to the theatres and art galleries, motor
drives and other recreations, with a sus
pension of ceremony.
The Empress Marie trill arrive in Bog
land in the course of a fortnight for her
annual visit to Queen Alexandra, which
is equally informal.
The state opening of Parliament will
be followed by the first court, which
will be unusually brilliant, owing to the
recent elections and the large number
cf new members of Parliament. As it is
a hard and fast rule for members of the
diplomatic body to attend the first court,
the American Ambassador will be pres
ent. Mrs. Reid, being in deep mourning,
will not attend the early courts, the wife
<•? the P.ussian Ambassador making
presentations for her. Mrs. Reid, -with
Mrs. John Ward, will occupy the Villa
&L Michael, at Cannes, for two month?,
returning in time to entertain ex-Presi
dent Roosevelt.
ENGLISH
SCULPTURE.
4 "Sporting'" Quadriga —
Statue of Duke of Devonshire.
[By Cable to The Tribune]
London. Feb. 1?. — Captain Adrian
Jones's quadriga for Decirnus Burton's
arch on Constitutional Hill is now ready
for the final process of casting and will
be pr-en from Piccadilly before the end
Of the year. It represents a. peace
maiden with a palm branch and laurel
wreath standing at the back of a chariot
drawn by four horses prancing abreast
of one another. This conventional de
sign is modified by the introduction of
a boy leaning forward in the front of the
chariot and urging on the horses with
uplifted hands, like a jockey. The boy
imparts a sporting character to an aca
demic work.
Frampton's ftatue of the late Duke
of Devonshire will represent, him in his
peer's robes, with the Order of the Gar
ter. The King is expected to unveil it
Then th*> pedestal is ready for it in
Whitehall, opposite the Horfe Guards.
Sir Robert Perks, having withdrawn
permanently from politics, has thrown
himself with characteristic energy into
engineering projects. Among these is
the construction of the Georgian Bay
Canal, which he expects to undertake
in the eounae of the coming summer,
after arrangements have been completed
for financing the costly enterprise.
CALL TO THECABTXET
All Ministers- Answer an Even
ing Summons.
London, Feb. l?.— A Cabinet council was
■ ■■ ■• -i this evening, and was attended by
cil the minister*-. This temporarily re
vived political spacojation, but later it was
lsarDed tliat th« summonses for this meet
tag were Issued on Friday evening and
that the council »a* belated in conseqaenee
of the necessity of attending i Privy • eqn«
<*il - .-!irr in the day.
NO AMERICANS ON BOARD.
Pnn? Willsm 11. Eleven Days Overdue,
•Still Missing.
London. Feb. The Dutch merchant
steamer Pi .- Vi Item 11. v.hich left Am
sterdam on January a for West Indian
ports and Kew York, with fourteen pas
t-engerß and a crew of thirty-eight, and
which should have reached Paramaribo,
Dutch Guinea, on February «. is now eleven
days overdue.
Xothinp ha? been beard of the vessel
r-inc» the parsed Quessant, on the Britlany
coast of France, on January 23. Her sister
Ship, tht Prim Willeuj IV, has joined the
Dutch cruiser Utrecht In the search for
the missing vessel.
The Print- Willeni II wa-s reinsured yes*
terdey at Lloyds' at the hisn rat'-.
ami dam. FebJ I?.— So far as known
at the offices of the Royal Dutch West
India Hail Lin«, the owners, then wen no
Americans aboard the overdue steamer
Frjns V.-!llcra 11.
FAVORS THE KNOX rporosAX.
Russian Paper Says It Would Bare
Eastern Frontier.
Victoria, £ C , I->b. 19.— The 'Novaya
Zhizn," a Raea in paper of Harbin, strong
ly supports the Kr.os proposal regarding
ifanisiiirH, statins; that it offers salvation
to RuEEia, threatened wfth pan-Mongolian
peril. Japan ib enlarging her army and
navy and building roads jn Corea, intending
•- bftcom* tatar of the situation, says
the "Nova ya Zhizn." and the Knox propo
sal, .•' carried out, would save Russia's
eastern frontier. For Russia to oppose the
proposal would mean Japanese bayonets
again being brought against Russia.
Tim "Tnaulm i_" of TnVln makes an attach
On American consuls In Manchuria, i hang!
ins them with ma-king prejudiced reports
and thus endangering the friendship he
meen Japan and America.
COOK STILL SILENT
Says He Wishes To Be Left in
Peace.
Santiago, Chili, Feb. 19 -Dr. Frederick A.
Cook, betes afßanaed an opportunity to-day
to make public a statement regarding bis
«laim of having discovered the North
Pole, end which claim was discredits
by the University of Copenhagen, flatly
refused to f?rant no interview. His tole -■
prefistcn s« that he Tvtehfi io be lefi in
pea *-
N EW-YOR - K DAILY TRIBUNE. STXDAY. FEBRT AKY 20, irno
BRITISH FINANCES
BANK'S RESOURCES.
Cause of Withdrawal from
Chinese Loan Agreement.
!Bv Cable to Th« Tribune. 1
London, Feb. 19.-The Bank of Eng
land is In an unusually strong position
to meet the Treasury crisis, when heavy
borrowing may be expected. There is
an abundant supply of money, since .the
income taxes and other imposts have
not been collected. Meanwhile the gov
ernment has been living from hand to
mouth by the issue of thirty-day bills
until the floating debt of nearly fl^.-
I 00000 must be provided for before the
end of March. Consols have weakened
when there is a prospect of increased
borrowing and depreciation.
Irish land stock, alone with other gov
ernment securities, threatens to absorb
the development grant and Impose bur
dens on the ratepayers.
The ureency of the financial situation
may explain the unusual intimation of
the" Master of El-bank, the first Liberal
whir;, that an important division may be
expected before the debate on the ad
dress in reply to the speech from the
throne. This is interpreted as a sign.
that the budget will be read for the first
time or that a resolution will be car
ried in relation to finance.
"When the national finances are in ex
treme disorder it is not strange that
English bankers have raised difficulties
over co-operation with the American,
German and other groups over railway
construction in China. There has been a
formal withdrawal through the Foreign
Office from the pooling arrangement re
specting the Hankow and Sze-Chuan
line. While matters are now at a full
stop, the complications may be disen
tangled in time, although the difficulties
are apparently insuperable. The North
ern railway undertaking meanwhile has
passed out of sight.
While the United Pts+<*p interest? In
China are keeping the American Am
bassador actively employed here in con
tinuous negotiations, the influence of th 1
Washington government over the Span
ish-American republics is silently ex
erted for the protection of European
creditors. "The Economist" in a well in
formed article to-day on the finances of
Ecuador. Guatemala. Cos* Rica. Hon
duras, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and other
republics acknowledges the beneficial
effects of American influence in promot
ing better relations between debtors and
creditors.
PARIS BOURSE FIRM.
After Week of Feebleness It
Regains Its Tone.
[By Cabi» to The Tribune
Pari?, Feb. 1?. — The Bourse, which
during the week has been irregular and
feeble, with a. general decline in prices,
owing partly to speculative sales for
profit taking:, regained to-day a. firm
undertone.
Rain and flood:- continued to interrupt
the work in the fields. The farmers are
despondent about the wheat and the
vine growers are in despair because the
soil, oversaturated with water. la most
unfavorable to the proper treatment of
vines ot this season of the year.
CRITICISED KAISER
Socialist Caused Uproar in
Reichstag by Bold Speech.
Berlin, Feb. i?.— The session of the Reich
stag opened to-day with a stormy scene
growing out of an interpellation by the
focialtets asking Chancellor Bethmann yon
Hollweg what had induced him in his Prus
sian suffrage speech in the Met to attack
universal suffrage as guaranteed by the
imperial constitution.
Dr. Frank. Socialist member, referring to
the Chancellor's remark that a democratic
franchise exercised an cvi! and a degenerate
in? Influence upon political morals, inquired
whether the R*!chsta=- was willing to hear
such a criticism of universal suffrage from
the Chancellor. Continuing, he asked what
would happen to a Chancellor "who assert
«s3 that in many speeches the Emperor had
exercised "an evil and a degenerating influ
ence."
Pr. Frank's comment caused an uproar
on the right of the Chamber. whence came
many calls demanding that the speaker be
brought to order. President Bpabn
finally called Dr. Frank to order, which ac
tion aroused a counter-demonstratiin of
protest on the part of the Socialists.
Chancellor Betnmann yon Hollweg", re
plied to the interpellation, assuring the
House Chat the universal suffrage of the
empire was secure from any attacks by the
imperial government or the Bunde?rath.
Herr Groeber, Clerical member, pointed
out the conflict between Dr. Sethmann yon
Etollweg's positions as Chancellor of the
Empire and as Prussian Minister-President
Ernst Baseermenn. leader of the National
Liberal party, following, called attention to
the fact that the Chancellor had taken
back nothing and bad not confessed him
aelf to be a believer in universal suffrage.
Nevertheless; Herr Baasennann said that he
was convinced that any attempt to over
throw universal suffrage would usher in
the wildest possible political struggle, and
It would mean the beginning of grave trou
bles and probably of revolutionary move
ments, the outcome of which It would be
Impossible to foresee,
Deputy Lebobour. Socialist member, re
ferred (o the recent street demonstrations
and .--aid that the Socialists meant to con
tinue the protest and that the? were not
to blame for the rioting at Hall*, ;c-umun
ster and Frankfort, but, rather, that the
police were responsible, because they had
Interfered with peaceable crowds. The po
lice, he said, had used arms against un
armed people, wounding and massacring
women children and aged persons.
"The fault," he added, "Is with the ruling
powers, and the blood shed at Frankfort
and Neumunster clings to the fingers of
the Chancellor. The Socialists will con
tinue making demonstrations In the streets.
and perhaps will use stronger methods.
We will bring it to pass that the Prussian
people obtain universal suffrage against
the opposition of the government and the
parties supporting It.
. •It that results in violence, as la prob
able, than a revolution of the people would
he justifiable. The English Stuarts and th«
French Bourbons perished In an attempt to
L !-.- force against victorious and popular
movements.- and precisely so will any such
attempt with us be crushed by the power
<;i the people if you let matters proceed
to far the people will ho read "
The speech caused a prolonged commo
tion through the House, Vi«e-Fr< i nt
Spahn. an Herr Lobebour concluded; called
him to order for his statement that th«
blcod shed in the rioting wns upon the
bands of the Chancellor.
PARIS SANITATION
NO EPIDEMIC FEARED
Inquiry Into Flood Causes —
Effect of Deforestation.
fEy.C^bl- to Th« Tribune.]
Paris, Feb. 19.— Notwithstanding the
continued rainfall, the Seine is slowly
subsiding:. The work of disinfection is
being- carried out so thoroughly and in
telligently that the Board of Health has
no fear whatever of a typhoid epidemic.
In fact, the sanitary condition of Paris
fa satisfactory. The records of throat
and lung diseases during the first fort
night of February are not above the
average for this season of the year.
The commission appointed by the gov
ernment to ascertain the causes of the
inundations and to study means of pre
venting them began work yesterday at
the Ministry of the Interior, under the
direction of Premier Briand. The presi
dent of the commission is Alfred Picard,
v.-ho has organized it into nineteen sub
commissions, each with full powers to
deal with its own special task. The pre
vailing opinion among the members of
the commission favors the creation of a
series 'of reservoirs for the surplus
waters of the Seine both above and be
low- Paris. M. Daubr§e, director of the
departments of Waters and Forests, v.-ho
is chairman of the sub-commission to
find out the relation of the destruction of
trees to floods, thinks that, owing to the
peculiar constitution of the soil in the
plateaus of the affluents of the Seine,
wholesale tree cutting is a principal
cause of the recent flood. C. I. B.
HUBTINFBENCH DUEL
Marquis Campobello. Spanish
Attache at London, Injured,
Part?. Feb. 1?. — Marquis Campobello, the
Spanish military attache at London, fought
a vicious sword duel here to-day with M.
Payer, a well known Paris merchant.
The duel lasted for an hour and a half,
when Payer finally ran the marquis through
the arm. The adversaries were still un
reconciled on leaving tho field. The affair
has caused much gossip in social circles.
NEW CASTRO PLOT.
Man]) Prominent Persons Ar
rested in Caracas.
Caracas, Venezuela. Feb. 19 — The dis
covery cf a new plot against the govern
ment and in the interest of former Presi
dent Castro has caused a. sensation. Many
arrests of prominent persons have been
made.
Disquieting rumors regarding the po
litical intentions of General . T '"'&4 Manuel
Hernandez, leader of the Nationalist party
and formerly minister at Washington, who
is now in Paris, .have alarmed his parti
sans here.
The Venezuelan government has '•"ken
possession of the Jmataca iron mine, on the
ground that it acquired title under the pro
tocol signed by Foreign Minister Pietri and
the American. Minister, W. W. Russell, ex
propriating it. This action of the govern
ment follows a notification sent by it in
January last to the Pan-American Ore
Company, in which Charles M. Schwab is
believed to be largely interested, that it
would not. recognize th« transfer of this
mine to that company, as th« title to the
property ■wag in question.
ROOSEVELT HUNTING.
'Ex-President and Kermit Start
; for Week's Sport.
j Gondckoro, Soudan. Feb. }?.— Colonel
I Roosevelt and his son Kermit started out
, this morning on the steamer Redjaf for a
< week's shooting along the banks, of the
j Bar-ei-Jabel. This trip wat interrupted
• yesterday by the Redjaf running on a
' sandbank.
On his return to Gondokcro from the
. hunt the former President will stay here
[ one or two days before visiting the L,ado
: Enclave and Mongolia Province. In Lado
Cclonei Roosevelt ill dine with the Bel
gian comntandaist. and while in Mongolia
ha will visit the governor of the province
| All the member; of the Smithsonian Eci
entlfic expedition are in good health.
Berlin, Feb. I?.— Former President Roose
| velt, replying to an official inquiry, tele
| graphed to the Foreign Office from Gorido
! 1-ioro to-day that to expected to be in Ber
| lin between May 1 and May 11, coming
j here from Paris, which city, contrary to
1 expectations her*, be will visit first. He
! v. ill be in the French capital during the
j last few days of April
Mr. Roosevelt has an engagement in Lon
; don for May 15, and so will be obliged to
leave Berlin a day or two before that date!
j Nothing has been decided as yet regarding
the manner in which the distinguished
i American ill be entertained here
ROOSEVELT EMISSARIES orr.
Westerners Start for Africa to Urge
Return Via Pacific Coast.
Tbe American liner St Louis, sailed yes
terday for the last time from her old pier,
No. 15 North River. On her return from
Southampton she will dock at the Ameri
can Line's new pier at the north end of
the Chelsea improvement section
Among the passengers on the St. Louis
were F. G. Creels and F. G. Bourils, of
Denver, who are on their way to Khar
toum, Africa, to meet Colonel Roosevelt
and urge him on behalf of all th«? boards
of trade in Denver and west of it to re
turn to this country by way of the Pacific
Coast. L. M Howland, th« special Treas
ury agent in Paris, als ■ was a passenger
on the St. Louis. Mr. Rowland came here
recently, a day late for the marriage of
his daughter to Magistrate Kernochan
ENCOURAGED BY CAPDINAL
Archbishop of Paris Advises Catholics
r,o Unite at Elections.
Paris, Feb. —The Diocesan Congress,
which has been occupied- with the public
school question, concluded Its deliberations
to-day with the adoption of a resolution
affirming invincible attachment to tha
Church, "the benefactress of the people/
and pledging the employment of every
means to protect the- faith of the children
and liberty in teaching.
Cardinal Amlette. Archbishop of Paris
declared that the Catholics would be vic
torious if they united at the corning el» -
tions.
MR. BRYAN IN VALPARAISO.
Valparaiso. Feb. It.— William J. Bryan,
Mrs. Bryan and their daughter arrived
here to-day and were welcomed by a
targe party of government officials • and
Americans. They will spend two days here
and four <!a>s .i Santiago, proceeding
thence to Buenos Ay tea.
ELEKTRA'IX LOXDON
A udience Enthusiastic — Sing
ers Warmly Applauded.
IBy Cable to Tha Tribune. 1
London, Feb. Covent Garden Tras
crowded to-night Tilth dazed enthusiasts
and smart people eager to hear the last
word in advanced music. They had paid
high prices for the privilege of witness
ing the first performance of "Elektra"
in England and were easily convinced
that they had their moneys worth. They
were highly enthusiastic, although a
two-hours' performance in the dark,
v/ithout a break for gossip, ■was a test of
endurance, and the complexity of
Strauss's music -"-as mastered with diffi
culty.
It was a great night, with King Ed
ward. Queen Alexandra and Prince and
Princess Henry of Prussia in the royal
box. The Countess of Warwick, the
Marquis of Ripen, Lord Howard <3e
Walden, Lady Spayer, Alfred de Roths
child and other social eelsbrlties were in
the stalls.
The American soprano Edyth "Walker
sang and acted with intensity and emo
tional power, and while seldom off the
stage had the force in reserve lor the
strenuous part of Elektra. Another
American singer, Frances Rose, as
Chrysothemis. fascinated the audience
with her beauty, grace and vivacity in
the light music, which contrasted
strongly with the tragic solemnity and
impassioned fervor of Elektra. To these
fine impersonations were added Herr
Wiedjann's Orestes, FrSulein Milden
burg's Klytemnestra. and Maurice
Doisly's all cf the leading
parts being well filled.
The sacrificial . procession of sheep,
oxen and captive pigeons wa3 well man
aged on the huge stage. There was a
chorus of eighty voices, and there were
11 5 players in the orchestra, some with
Instruments made in Germany and never
before seen here. The conductor was
Thomas Beecham. the evangel of mo
dernity in music. There were more than
a dozen curtain calls at the close.
THE LONDON STAGE.
Opening of Repertory Theatre
— Bourchier at the Globe.
[By Cable to The Tribun* i
• Tx>ndon, Feb. 19. — Apart from •--» most
promising opera season, the theatres
conducted by Charles Frohmau offer dis
traction from politic?. The opening of
the Duke of York's Theatre next week
as a genuine repertory house is an event
of exceptional Importance. With John
Galsworthy and Bernard Shaw as the
playwrights for the week, and remark
ably good s-tace management and acting,
the experiment will be tried under the
most favorable circumstances.
Arthur Bourchier will also appear at
the Globe Theatre under Mr. Frohman's
management in "The Tenth Man."
KOSTA XD B ÜBLESQ UE.
"Chan feeler' Ridiculed on
Stage—-" nto ' Praised.
[By Cable to Th« Tribune]
Far is, Feb. 19.— A delightful and frisky
little "reVue" in two acts, entitled "Voila
la Comite!" ("Here Comes the Comet!*'),
by Michel Carre, the principal part of
which is an extremely witty and sar
castic burlesque on "Chanteder," was
produced last night at the Theatre dcs
Capucines with brilliant success. It. is
written in verses like those of Rostand,
and presents a perfect orgy of puns,
rhymes and deft word play. This delicate
irony and quizzing banter aimed at the
poet of Carnbo is a great hit with th€
public of th? boulevards.
"Antar," the heroic drama of Chekri
Ganem. at the Odeon. is, in the opinion
of Paris students, the strongest and best
play now running in Paris. It will, ac
cording to present arrangements, be
brought out next season simultaneous];/
in New York, London and Berlin.
GIRL SHOT TX DUEL.
Sir Women of Cracow in
Affair of Honor.
Berlin, Feb. 11.— A duel between two girl
students took place on February 6 at Pres
terlitz, a small village close to the Austrian
frontier.
The combatants, who were studying
medicine at Cracow, had fallen in Jove ■with
a. young medical student named Breitner,
who made love .to both of them In turn
and avoided becoming engaged to either.
The rivalry for his affections led to a quar
rel and the exchange cf blows.
The two girls considered themselves
bound by the same rules of chivalry that
held good among th«ir male companions.
Consequently Ilonca. Ilnetzky, who re
ceived the fir?' blow, challenged O.'ga Met
zeroff, who struck her, by sending- two
other girl students as h«r seconds. O'ga
Metseroff obtained two more girl students
as her second?, and the four seconds ar
ranged that the duel should take place in
German territory to evade the Austrian au
thorities.
The conditions arranged -^ere pistol
shots, st ft"f'<* n paces, to be exchanged
unu) one of the two combatants became
disabled
The duelling party creased the frontier
a* sunrise and proceeded to a secluded
spot lit the forest. The two combatants
exchanged four shots before either was hit
At the fifth shot Ol;?a Metzeroff was
wounded In the left shoulder, and fell in
th* enow fainting and bleeding profusely
Two ?ir! medical students had come to
render first aid In case of necessity, and
ufttr bandaging the wounded girl she was
conveyed back to Austria and taken to her
home. The victor, Ilonca linet;;ky was
warmly greeted by her fellow* women stu
dents.
ACQUITTALS IN OLGA STEIN CASE.
St. Petersburg. Feb. I?.— M Basunoff anil
M Arunson, prominent lawyers, who were
associated with Osaip T. Persament in tho
defence of Olga Stein, accused of embezzle
meat, were acquitted to-day by the court
before which they were charged with eon
ntving in the escape of the woman from
this country.
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MULA! HAFIG MAY YIELD
Tangier, Feb. IS.-Advices received to
day from Fez indicate that Mulai Haflg is
now likely to sign the financial agreement
with France. It will probably be lea days
before the courier bearing: th» French »i
.Imatum to the Sultan returns.
• 2ELAYA REACHES SPAIN.
Vlgo. Spain. Feb. 19.~Ex-Presldent Zelaya
of Ntcaragua. « ho arrived h<*re yesterduy,
I
MANAGUA MAY FAL
CHAMORBO NEAR CITY
Madriz Government Reported
To Be Ready to Move.
San Juan del Sur. Feb. 1? -Genera!
Chamorro. according to the latest ad
vices, with a large body of insurgent*,
is within a short distance of Managua.
His column this morning bombarded the
steamer Managua near San Francisco
del Carnlcero. on the lake, about twenty
five miles northeast of Managua City.
The. steamer escaped without damage.
* Mounted scouts sent out from Tipitapa
are watching Chamorro's movements
closely. It Is reported that the Madriz
government will be transferred to Leon
in case Chamorro forces the lines at
Tipitapa. An engagement at that place
is certain to take place within the next
twenty-four hours. It appears as if
Managua would be captured by Cha
morro without much fighting.
Dispatches received here at first de
clared that General Mena. commanding
the insurgents, had been defeated in the
fighting around St. Vicente, but later
dispatches indicate that this news was
false. Ths fighting still continues with
in a short distance of Acoyapa.
After three days' hard fighting around
San Vicente and. Santo Tomas. within
a short distance of Acoyapa, the revo
lutionists under Generals Luis Mena,
Matuty and Zeledon were defeated by
General Vasquez. This is according to
official advices received from Vasquez.
who reports also the death of -'clone:
Mata, the Colombian.
The first two days of fighting were
completely in favor of the revolutionists,
but a thousand reserves, who were op
portunely brought up, gave a decisive
victory to the forces of the government.
Managua, Feb. 19.— A train for Gra
nada to-day was turned back at Sabana
Grande, and this gave rise to a thousand
wild, unfounded rumors. For a time the
city was panicstricken, fearing- that the
revolutionary forces were at the very
gates.
The revolutionary sympathizers spread
stories of the wholesale defeat of the
government troops at Tipitapa and San
.Vicente, of "the taking of Slasaya by
Chamorro. of an uprising in Granada, of
the tearing up of the- railroad beyond
Sabana Grande and of other serious con
ditions, none of which as yet has proved
to be true.
CONSULS MEDIATORS.
International Body Offer* Its
Services for Peace.
Managua, Feb. l?.— consular body
resident here voted to-day to offer its good
offices as peace mediator between the gov
ernment and the insurgents under General
Estrada. The move is considered an im
portant one. for, beyend the international
character of the body, the members are
versed in Nicaraguan affairs and are men
of more or less influence. The American
Consul is J056 de Olivares, a native of Cali
fornia, who was appointed from Missouri
on June 23, IPOS. -
A committee composed of the British,
Italian and Spanish consuls was appointed
and later visited President Madriz, who was
found to be in sympathy -with the object
of the consuls, but unwilling to state- the
terms upon which be wouM make peace
with the insurgents.
The •. consuls also communicated with-
Rear Admiral Kimball, asking him to
transmit by wireless to Genera! Estrada, at
Bluenelds, a message in which the consuls
deprecated further shedding of blood, offer
ing the mediation of the consular body and
asking the insurgent leader to submit the
terms demanded by the revolutionists.
. The governments acs commissioners,
General Aurelio Estrada, Rudolfo Espincso
and Fredarico Sacasa. to-day sent a mes
sage to Bear Admiral Kimball, commander
of the American naval forces in Nica
ragua!) waters. The text is not made known
here, but is supposed to embody a request
for the transportation of the commission
from Greytown to Bluefields on a United
States warship.
Admiral Kimball replied to the telegram
from General Aurelio Estrada and the
other peace commissioners, saying:
"I am always desirous of aiding any ef
fort in the direction of peace and will as
sist any authorised commission which will
show me that it possesses authorization or
directions to act.". .
President Madriz has signed the law
validating the debts contracted by the revo
lutionary party.
The telegraph operator with tha govern
ment army notified General Toledo to-day
that the fighting at St. Vicente ceased at
5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when the in
surgents retired in the direction of Santo
Tomas. This is accepted here as meaning
a government victory, but no word has
been received from General Vasfjuaz.
The United States Consul, Mr. Olivares,
""ho has returned from Matagalpa, esti
m-tes the casualties during the recent
fighting there at fourteen killed and sev
enty wounded. The non-combatants were
not harmed, although nearly every house
was struck by Maxim shots. The owners
are preparing claims 01 several hundred
dollars each. The loss to Americans is
chiefly in the matter of cattle and horses
killed or requisitioned.
A MEXICANS RETURN.
Matagalpa Reoecupied —No
Bombardment of the Town.
Washington. Feb. —A majority of th*
Americans who were driven from their
plantations In Matagalpa province, Nica
ragua, a few weeks ago by tha threats and
depredations of Madriz's army, have nearly
all returned to their homes. Consul Oli
vares, in a report to the State Department
on his visit to Matagalpa, states that th»!«?.
was no actual bombardment of that town
by either army.
At the time Consul Olivaxcs left there
♦he iladnz forces had reoecantad Mata
galpa, and Chamorro and bis army were
thought to be moving toward Tipitapa.
The Americans in some parts of UM prov
ince complained to the consul of losses in
cojtol and livestock takßfl by the Mainz
army.
The State Department has received no
communication from Consul Olivares at
Managua. Nicaragua, indicating that there
had been a meeting of the foreign consuls
at that capital, m that any meeting was
purposed with a view to tend at Ing their
goeel offices to the two contending parties
in the interests of peace. Neither has the
department authorized Mr Olivares to take
part in such a conference, although such
authorization would not ba regarded as
essential by the State Department.
Before carrying into effect however, any
plans which tlu> consular body might main
it would be absolutely necessary fur tha
United States anal first to obtain 0m
sanction of this government to hia partici
pation therein.
It became known to-day that one •■( th*
i nil* .1 States war vessels in Corinto liar
bor was offered as a meeting place to con
sider terms of peace some weeks ago. when
thu Madna and .Estrada commissioners
wen unab'e to agree- as M a place of
AIXAWAY'S REVJRW
In imet end '••r'i»Tiv fashion tha mar
ket has this week broadened „->^
strengthened— no important stock furth
er declining— Ion? list advancing ma
terialiy. And what thl3 -trouW g« n
with clearness to thrrr is that cct>3
dene* returns, liquidation ceases.
Of special consequence is th» contiruH
investment buying from, alffMsl En»
ropean capital seized . the opportunity
afforded by Wall \ Street hysteria. *■>
accumulate large quantities of divid«ii
payin? storks It is. o! course, «if.
evident that American railroad and in
dustrial shares of first class character
are selling on a basis which combine
safety cf capital ml laiianeai " to
come yield to a degree unobtainable
anywhere el*?, "With mon?? all over ts<»
world lending on the cheapest ba3ia, It
is Inevitable that capital must tern to
such securities as ar» daily gsin^ at
bargain prices on th* New York ftsra
Exchange. Clamor agsJaat eoryonsajsji
exaggeration of possible political Jug,.
encca. agitation of every kini f^'n«BM
by the bear party, cannot subtract 'eiw
dollar from the real value cf any rallroit
or Industrial stock. Quotations can *r
manipulation "be temporarily tovanfj
but naturally— return to a jtat
lev»l— and that is precisely • .- proc?ss
now going en. The foreign buying natsi
is weil seconded by investors in our cvn
country— notably by the smaller capi
talists—as revealed by the malntatsM
activity of "cdd-lof " houses. And this
species cf buying exerts lasting, so».
taining effect, removing In »he arrrefar*
a large volume of stocks from ib%
"lisa ting" rapply.
United States Ste?l ccntinu-3 •- Js«
dominant, raarket-^is? Sorns other
stocks just now are having wider fiucta
ations, but Steel, both in. vclusa- if
transactions and in steadiness of cjjwart
movement, is beyond question t&a mar
ket leader. It is impossible to dismiss
Steel from consideration In reviewing
current security market conditions. Th 3
widespread influence it exerts is felt tn
every department of commerce and
finance. That Ste«l trade conditions
continue to be more than excellent
means that general conditions are of
the same character. The outlook for " v --
Steel Corporation for 1010 13 Hal of a,
record year, which nothing but unfore
seeable disaster can interrupt. From
311 st the revenue point of view the pres
ent 5 per cent yield on Steel common ii
a strong attraction to investors— for in
vestors well know that the Corporation
is earning over and above all fixed re
quirements, sinking funds and asjgea al
lowances for betterments, at least tfcr*»
times as much money applicable to con
men stock dividends as it 13 now dis
bursing Clear"- dividend increase mm
come before Ion?. And Steel corr.aiffi
stock holders know— have learned thro^
actual inspiriting experience— that ttw<
can rely upon faithful administration of
that property. Of course, the effect of
increasing dividends is certain to M r?
fleeted in the market price of CM com
mon shares— that matter will adjsst It
self automatically. Realization of t&et»
conditions is inducing absorption ef
Steel common by foreism and home in
vestors. Manipulative drives against th*
stock are welcomed M vantaee points
for buyer?.
One characteristic of »** oaVM
hardly to be re&arded as encc-arasin^ ' ?
suggested by the fact that M Urge a
proportion of activity continues centers^
in about half a dozen stocks. Talon
Pacific, Reading- and .Hod: Island *r«
all stocks of Intrinsic value beyond ***!
is denoted in market quotations: but It
hardly inspires popular OovManal in •■
naturalness of a. market to find just *
little group of stocks BMsjagssHal
Stock Exchange activity. Out of ties*
stocks, and such others a - have awi ex
ceptional conspicuousness durisf the
'.veek. a loner abiding short interest lw?
been driven, "; rT ~; record of much «§•>
ulative sacrifice. For example, '- ■'" 1 "
prominent commission house yesterday
— . was dlaensßdai of a change li a
single customer's account, representin?
the conversion of 1250.000 bear proSt?
into a 550,000 loss— '-• " >n the upturn
of barely a week.
Yet, what observers are impressed t>>'
i? that there continues to be in larz*
majority bear sentiment among- VTaU
Street, professionals. They sold •*•*■'
freely at virtually top-notch prices -*n<i
piled op tremendous paper profits jr. -
rush; but they who were short of s s t
common at PdVere stil! more ext^r.-iye
ly short around 75; and so in Reaafns
the biggest short commitments " ere J l
the bottom— 160. irirr.e« '-- " r ._
ceding i twenty point rally. =-ri r
changes like these are destru-ti.-^
bear bank accounts, however much t..er
rr.siv be survival of linguistic pessumsrn
a month and more cf bear canapaigxn
is overcome in the rallies of a «««
so. Still holds the rtile that an A?n^;
can bear is a gentleman who. i3tn
graphic language ol Mi aiorsan. ■•
to go brr: I
Thomas V,'. La-xson. though **"" or!?
inaf prophet of the recast sgfmft is or
cupyins the unique position of luvin?
"turned" at tha very bottop ~^ c ;
which, of course, is tra-nsl; i by T a
Street into ccrroboraucn of its Wni h -^
theory that Lawscn 1? the Bpeetuam
intimate of Standard en
In current security market *£»**
much undue stress is laid upon the gl
ance of trade- situation It is uggj
able that diminished exports are e«Eg
dent with increased imports, but ta.r
are especial reasons for this. The -*•-*';_
exports is mainly in foodstuffs, But £■
causa there is any shrinkage In f*«-* f
demand, but because '->•* gra ll f-lf -ll i *.<,
American demand is rapKW - VTrtr»
point where we shall cCVir^ f tny"ts
all that we can raise. fade* a ,
ports of manufactures •■ inc^ ! ,:.. .
exports of foodstuffs decreas ,ll- l D -„«_>
just now. are unusually -' 'c " V~
of approaching dates when a-
taxation goes into effeei » v 3,
But even with this situation in * ' es .
ence there is immense -'*-" .71, "" w hK- Vi
portatlon of American =- f l - c - .. jri
do not figure in -balance ot VL U 5 ore ijn
tistics. Barring houses w" ll .^ -^6
connections estimate that ■•"I,!
since the recent stock market . to€k »
least $300,000,000 of bonds ■•- d^;, - ir
have been purchased for «W^«ggt
and shipped abroad Our '--^ "Tji,
clearly shows that there is inpt-Jj, , l 4
iurbing in our financial condition. * *
are abundant at the easiest or r»i-
There are some disturbing glMßi>^L
the situation. Current political - c ' '-' "*
ments do not challenge enthuaia*?-- V
the Legislature and at TViHungtan *»
in the courts ars sensational p055.3U" 1 -
that in some phases seen «*** f^
threaten national resentment. In _
disclosures is there an invitation to a»
thusiasm. And in this is !3na r ; <3^ I J.
the fact which has b«eonw [too W«i«w
fl^dlv clear, that in the Wall => ir f^,?:7L
ket « have" at present relatively
nincant public speculative Pf^^igS.
Men of great wealth have been buyi~F
seem disposed still to continue buying,
hut the man of ordinary calibre U »
hardly discoverable in any ww > toc * „f^
cbane^e quarter. Many have been^ rog4
all have been scared. And the «••
mark up of prices is 11 ' t
brinsr this element immadUtel., oa«.s
ind'-steows unir.^*^
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