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and the one previously mentioned. From
them he VIII get such a picture OF the Man
of Iron as all the rest of the mountainous
Bismarck literature fails To give.
Bismarck in power always held under
his protection and influence certain num-
Der of brilliant men who were known in
Berlin as "Bismarcks lost souls" Lothar
Butcher, the revolutionary genius of the
forties was one of those souls. Karl Marx
had an opportunity TO be one of them, as
did also William Liebknecht, but both de-
clined the offers with thanks. Busch, howS
ever, accepted Bismarck's call; perhaps he
did better to accept 1t than he could have
done far from the influence of the man in
whose reflected genius he achieved his
fame. With all his cleyerness Busch was
not the most pleasing personality In the
world, and in the diplomatic service was
not destined to accomplish any great
things To most persons acquainted with
his life and work 1t must have seemed
a little strange TO read that ''Dr. Moritz
Busch German minister TO Switzerland"
was dead for Busch. the civil servant, al
WAYS had been lost to view in Busch. the
Bismarck story teller. 1t was as If Haw-
horne should be recalled as the Salem
Customs House official" Bret Harte
should get his encyclopaedia Introduction
as an american Consul IN Scotland"
Viewed apart from his association with BIS
marck, little Busch occupied a very small
niche In the world-a niche hardly big
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Senator Murphy. senior member OF the
firm of rockingham. Workman & Co.,
dropped dead at Montreal Thursday.
Thursdays statement of the condition Of
the treasury SHOWS: Available. cash bal
ance, s175. 56S T0i; gold reserve, SIS, 52T. 800.
The distinguished artist, @. F. Watts,
r. A, has made a gift 10 the national
gallery London, of portraits OF Matthew
Arnold, Robert Browning. Thomas Car
lyle. Sir Andrew Clarke. SIR Charles Halle,
the pianist. recently deceased; Lord Law
renee, Sir HeEry Layard. Lord Lytton,
Cardinal Manning, John Stuart MI. SIR
Anthony Panizee, Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Lord Shaftesbury. Lord Sherbrooke, Sir
Henry Taylor, Lord Tennyson and Thomas
Wright, the Manchester philanthrop.st.
Belgium has refused to surrender Harry
Russell the postoffice robber and Ludlow
street jail breaker TO the United States
authorities, and that notorious criminal
in all probability Will never undergo trial
in this country. Belglum's answer TO Sec
rotary Oiney's request is TO the effe2t that,
while regretting its inability 10 do so, the
Belgian government cannot permit the
extradition of fugitive from justice un-
less his crime IS among those mentioned
in the extradition treaty between it and
the United States
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BIsMARCK's BOSWELL.
DR.. Moritz Busch Is Dead-His Rem
iniscences of bismarck.


New York Sun.
DR.. NORTH Busch, who died in Berne No
vemher g, was a crooked little man who
Franco-Prussian war in the massive Bis
marck's shadow. He wrote down his Bis
marck;ana in a thick book which has APP
peared in all languages. In English this
book is known as Bismarck and His Peo-
pie" 1t is the best true story book con-
corning any great man since DR.. Johnson.
In ii Busch told of the doings of that re-
markable collection of newspaper men. I'M
employed diplomatists, and information
junketers who formed Bismarck's camp
following in 1870. 1t is safe to say that not
one of the countless authors who recently
have essayed to be BiSmarcks biograph-
ers has resisted the temptation to plumber
bright things from Busch's work.
If Busch had been anything except
German he doubtless would have given to
the world a Bismarck biography which
would have been second 10 no work of its
kind in any literature, for he lived and
breathed and had his being for years in
the Bismarckian atmosphere. and knew
the old chancellor's political alphabet
from A TO 4. However, being German,
Busch never thought he had devoted
enough grinding study to the acts and
archives which are supposed TO be indis-
pensable TO any proper German work on
such a subject: so he merely left what he
nodestly called Materials for the Life OF
our Chancellor" Anybody who wants to
know Bismarck as he labored, hoped,
feared. suffered, sorrowed. rejoiced. and
succeeded has only to read this volume
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CLEVELAND OFF AFTER DUCKS.
He Again Uses Government Vessel
"a Private Yacht.


Washington City, Dec. 5.-The president
left Washington City tonight on the light
house tender Maple. to recuperate from
the strain he has been under in the prepa-
ration Of his message 10 congress, on
hunting trip through the North Carolina
sounds. With him are DR.. ORsilly. Com
nander George F. Wilde, naval secretary
OF the lighthouse board, and Commander
BENJAMIN Lamberton. In charge OF the
lighthouse district comprising the sounds.
The lighthouse vessel was well provision
ed. and IL is likely that IL the weather Is
fair the president win not return 10 Wash
ington City before the 18th or l4th or the
month. The Maple was headed for the
mouth OF Chesapeake bay just about dusk,
and the trip began with a cloudy north
west and a rather raw and biting wind,
that is commonly regarded as the best
possible weather for waterfowl In this sec
ton. Unless IL is deemed well to tie up
in the lower Potomac on chance Of pick
ing up some ducks there, the Maple should
arrive at Norfolk tomorrow forenoon.
There she Will enter the Chesapeake and
Albemarle canal. and pass through TO the
upper end OF the system Of sounds which
extend from Virginia clear down 10 Will
mington, n. G.
Reports received by the president indi-
cate that ducks and geese have appeared
In these favored waters in large numbers
on thsiT night SOUTHWARK before the WIN
ter gales. and II is hoped that the trip
Will be even more successful than that
undertaken last spring in the same waters.
when most of the fowl had already start
ed northward. All the presidents COM
panions have made this trip before in his
company, and are consequently well &C
quainted with the best shooting grounds.
IL is expected that the cruise viii extend
as far south as Washington, n c., though
most of the time the Marty will ba further
up the sounds, not far from Roanoke isl
and,
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THE PATRIOTS UNITE.
Gomez and MaceO Join Their
Four Thousand Soldiers,
AND RETREAT IN GOOD ORDER
British Officers Fighting for the Span
ish Tyrant. and Hundreds of Amer
leans Among the Insurgents.

New York, Dec. 5-A special TO the
World from Havana says: The Spanish
column under Gen. SusreZ Valdez met
Antonio Maceo at La Reforrna on Decem-
Der . La Reforma is a cattle estate in
Puerto Principe province. about twenty
miles from the eastern border OF Santa
Clara province. Maceo had united forces
with Gomez on December l. With him
were the officers of the newly formed re-
public. The total fnsurgent force Is esti-
mated al 400. including so cavalry. Gen
Valdez had the Valladelid and Cuba bat
talions, about seventy cavalrymen and
section OF light artillery. Gomez adopted
his usual tactics. He threw out the Skin
mish line and the fighting continued some
time, Gen. Valdez advancing until he oc-
cupied the camp used by the rebels the
previous night. Gen. valdez followed the
retreating rebels, and was Joined between
Jicotea and Rio Grande by column 1900
strong under Gen Alcoa, who continued
the pursuit.
Gen. Valdez in his dispatch TO Gen.
Campos extols the conductAof Leuis
Churchill and Bartes. OF the British army.
who were with him.
St Louis Dec. 5.-The mystery sur
rounding the disappearance on November
IS Of Capt Rosser Roemer, who was IN
command OF the famous Busch Zouaves.
has beea solved. He is now IN Cuba, at
the head OF band of 200 Americans, hight
ing for Cuban independence. and with him
is Sergt Frank Hilligas, also member or
the Zouaves. When Roemer left St. LOUIS,
ostensibly TO visit the Atlanta exposition,
il WAS whispered among his friends that
his destination was much more remote
than the metropolis of Georgia. II was
known that at about the same time certain
leaders in the Cuban cause, with whom
Capt. Roemer had been in consultation,
left the city.
Havana Dec 5.-The steamer Leon
Treee has arrived at Guantanamo with
the battalions Of Principe de Toledo and
Salrustugi. and the steamer Buenos Ayres
has arrived at Cayo Frances with the
Zargosa, Sabre Pavia and Catalune bat
tallons, numbering 6,000 soldiers. Capt
Gen. Campos has arrived here and reports
a good impression of the condition or az
fairs in Santa Clara The ManZanlllo
plantations are planting with grain, and
several Of those in Matanzas are doing
likewise.
Key West, Dec 5.-According to advices
which reach here from Havana, the Gu
bans have won another victory over the
Spanish troops The battle was fought
between Camaguey and Las Villas Gems.
Gomez and Sanchez, with 5000 insurgents,
encountered Gems SuaraZ, Valdez and
Carried. commanding 1880 Spanish troops.
Three hours of desperate fighting was
waged. the Spaniards retiring with loss
Of 200 killed and 300 wounded. Among
the killed were several officers. The in
surgents' loss was about half that OF the
Spaniards. 1t is asserted in Havana that
the report that Gomez and Maceo were
routed was ordered cabled 10 the United
States by Campos to prevent, IL possible,
the recognition of the insurgents by con-
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\ PLOT TO CAPTURE CANTON.
Detection Of the Conspirntors- Many
ChrIStians Among Thorn.

Boston, Dec Mail advlces received hy
reliable persons i'm this city from Canton
China. today. give details Of an attempt
20 capture the city of Canton by secret
organization for the purpose OF establish
lne an independent government. The writer
says: The plot was exposed October %
when the attention Of the United States
consul Was called 20 a suspicious telegram
from A HougkonE firm 70 It's branch in
Canton concerning the shipment OF certiin
Packages The authorities We're notified
and the packages which proved 90 be five
barrels OF pistols and ammunition label
"a cement were seized on their arrival
ON the same steamer from Hougkong came
500 men who expected 20 AID IN the revolt
The officials. however. captured seventy
five 81 them. The revolutionists had no
weapons. but q was learned that they werN
TO ~ supplied by friends IN this city This
seizure or arms and the capture OF those
Implicated completely thwBrted the at
tempt and thc authorities are now making
diligent search for the leader as Nell as
for more weapons. l. is sad there are
thousands In sympathy NTH she move
ment The HonEkonC papers speak of IL
AS a patriotic movement ard worthy of
support The plan Of the an,zatio7.
which originated i'm Honskoug and was
taken no in Canton. VAS first 80 capture
the city treasury. next 60 dewolish the
vioeroy's palace Ev this iirne they would
expect sufficient al 70 storm the c.ty
They next cVpecied 80 proclaim an indie
pendent government and 20 take meas-ires
to hold the city.
'-The movement involved the Christians
90 a considerable extent. and great excite
ueEt prevails. especially inside the cltv
near chapel Vhica has been used. nm
known '' GRE missionaries as sort 81 rem
devious Tor some OF the consptra tors
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The Seamen's Union.

New York. Dec. 5-The national meeting
of the Seamen's Union of America contin
ued its session today. good part of the
day was taken up in hearing the report OF
the president and secretary. Many matters
of legislation were brought up and referred
to their proper committees Secretary
Thomas j. Elderkin recommends in his re-
port that some action be taken by the con-
vention. for the release of w. Clark, now
serving life sentence at Thomaston, Me,
for mutiny on the schooner jefferson
Board. He also favors that every effort
be made for the passage OF two bills by
congress. one is that which deals with
competent men. by which organization
could be effected. The other bill is for the
adoption OF a system OF inquiry by the
government into the cause of loss of yes
sells at sea. A. Fursuth, OF the legislative
committee. made lengthy report on the
work accomplished in that direction. All
matters that came up were referred to
the committee on ways and means, made
up as follows: Andrew Fursuth. San
Francisco; George Thompson. Chicago;
Martin Augustin. Chicago; oscar Ben
ninger and Joseph II. Williams, New York.
Many of these matters may be settled SO
that they can be made public tomorrow.
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TO LOWER THE SIDEWALK.
Boston Block Pavement at Last &
Come Down TO Grad

Boston Block Pavement at Last 90
Come Down TO Grad
Herman Chap3n has made an application
20 the cts engineer for the exact grade
of Second street so that the Sidewalk n
front OF the Boston block may he lowered.
The sidewalk. since the establishment Of
the Second street grade, mas been CONSIDER
ABLY above the level OF those OF the ad-
joining property. Al the south end tae
wax Is bout ten inches above the es-
tablashed grade. aE5 al the north end I
: ABOUT three and a half inches too higl.
IL has been Ccnteuded that the building
VAS constructed on the grade given Dy tie
then city engineer. whieh proved 10 be n
correct. bat this IS deu.ed BY City I'm
glneer Thomson. who SAYS the pillars con
form 70 the present grade. II = proaa5ie.
however. that the city VIII BE- asked 10
pay the cost % lowering the Sidewalk, or
account OF this clam
The foundation - the Boston block was
LAD ia 49, on me size formerly occupied
by the old First n r. chucch. The build
ing was completed ne following year. ana
was the only business structure OF brick
which escaped the flames I'm the great fire
OF lSss. II was then cccupi-I by the posi-
Office and the old horse car rack on Sec
oad street was upon about the same grade
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as the present pavement. IL is now the
intention TO lower both the walk and the
floor Of each store room. but in Difference
TO the wishes OF the occupants the wcrk
viii probably not be done until after the
holiday trade IS ended.
When asked about the matter, Mr..
Chaplin declined 10 discuss It. except 10
state that the work would be done as
above outlined cit IS a question for the
courts 10 decide said he.
Street Commissioner CT. y. Alexander
said: The floor and pavement appear TO
have been constructed TO conform TO the
old car track, and not 10 the established
grade. Ii does not appear that any error
upon the part of the city engineer was
made. for the building is. in fact. con-
structed upon pillars which conform TO
the present grade exactly"
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The Worlds Eair MCdals.

OF the Scoville Manufacturing Company.
Of Waterbury. Conn the contractors Tor
the Columbian Worlds fair medals. was
al the treasury department today and an
nounced that al OF the 2l.oco medals would
Re completed and ready for delivery BY
the middle Of the present month. The
medals. which are artistiCauy and other
wise very satisfactory to the government.
are put IN handsome aluminium cases. so
that both sides may be readily seen, and
again inclosed IN wooden boxes. The
diplomas are nearing completion at the
bureau &c engraving and printing. and
both diplomas and medals win he rsady
for delivery some time next February.
The entire cost q the medals. cases etc.
VII be about $50fso
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ger than that of the average man. Taken
with his delightful stories OF his protector.
however. he filled considerable SPACE
and will continue 10 fiji X as long as BE-
marck and his work have chapters IN his
tory.
While relating hundreds OF anecdotes o,
others, Busch was the subject of hardy
a single good story. A few weeks age.
however, the German newspapers passed
round a SEDAN "Reminiscences in which
Busch was the principal figure.
The little man sat his horse on hEi
overlooking a part OF the field lie was
tremendously excited and remarked repeal.
eddy to a correspondent near him:
why in Gods name doesn't our cavs-
ry come up? Thunder and lightning! wty
doesn't 1t come up?"
Bismarck was near by with the empez
and q group of staff officers. AS Bss
reiterated his ordinations with increass
vehemence, the chancellor rode owe i
him and said:
My dear doctor, If his majesty shcsi
hear your comments he would ask at on,s
Who is this trooper general in disguis
Then I should be obliged 10 tell him VIA;
an illustrious place you occupy among be
camp followers. He might even want you
for the grand general staff
Tasx ended the small doctors public com
meE~ on the conduct of the German cav.
airy in action
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LORD sALIsBURY's LETTER.
VIII Probably BE Delivered To Score
fary Otuey.

Washington City. Dec. 5.-The British
embassy expects the arrival today OF the
steamship Britannia bringing the official
mail from the foreign office, which con-
tains the important answer Of Lord Sails
bury TO Secretary Olneys letter request
ing a final definite statement of Great
Brltain's purposes concerning Venezuela
Donaldson. the special messenger of the
embassy. has gone 10 New York TO receive
the mail direct from the Britannia. He
makes a fortnightly trip for this purpose.
carrying the bags OF official mail 10 and
from Washington city. and dealing d.
rectly with the stewards Of the steam
ships. Steamships flying the British flag
are the special custodlans of this class Of
mail and they IN turn transfer IL directly
To the representative of the ambassador.
IL is probable that the delivery OF the an
swer VIII be made II Secretary Olney to-
morrow.
There il no official Information here as
To the contents Of the reply. In dplo-
matte circles no doubt is entertained that
the British are following lines laid down
in tho first statement made I'm 1874 70
tho British policy. In substance this Is
that arbitration will be cheerfully accept
ell for the territory outside OF the Schom-
hurgk line hut within that line no arbi-
tration will he acceptable. as 1t is consid-
cred British soil.
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SPANIARDS SAW MACEO'S MEN.
But the Patriots Went Away-Lieut.
Churchill on the "Battle.''

Churchill on the "Battle.'
New York. Dec. Ga special to the
World from Havana says: Lieut.. Church
i'll, son OF the late Lord Randolph
Churchill, has arrived here from the
field. He sends the following signed state
ment:
ITO the Editor OF the World: / joined
Gen. Suarez Valdezs column at Santo Es-
piritu and proceeded across the border in
to Puerto Principe province to meet An
tonic Maceo. We had very difficult
marches, through wild country, amid
rains and heat. After some preliminary
skrmishing we met Gomez and Maceo
December ,. at La Reforma plantation,
where A battle was fought. The country
is open, and the battlefield, half a mile
broad, was fianked by dense forests. The
enemy was behind hedges, with a forest
in the rear. The Spanish infantry pro-
ceeded slowly TO within thirty yards of
the enemy's position, whereupOn the lat
ter retired. Gen. Suarez Valdez. in full
uniform and on a white horse, rode up
close behind the infantry. He was a con-
spicuous target. Gen. Garcia Navarro,
commanding the advance. exposed himself
in manner no commander is justified in
doing.
Tine insurgents are bad shots It ap-
peared to me that tons of lead passed over
the heads of Gen. Naldez's staff, with
whom | was Three orderlies were wound
ed. The Spanish loss would have been
heavy had the enemy's shots told. for the
troops marched in close order through the
open country towards the position held
by the insurgents. l was much impressed
by the patience. the courage, and, / may
add the indifference of the Spanish infan-
try. The men laughed and sang under
fire. Their obedience was like that Of the
Russian soldiers-implicit. Twenty-Five
sharpshooters, said to be filibusters, were
the only good shots the insurgents had.
RolOff narrowly escaped capture. i re-
turned via Ciego de Avilla TO Burcaro.
and by gunboat 10 Cienfuegos. / was
treated with much courtesy by Gen. Val
deZ Ny general conclusion is that Euro
pean methods of war are almost out OF the
question in wild country where cavalry
Is useless except for marching. winston
Churchill. lieutenant Fourth HussaFs,
british army
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A Gang of Thieves Caught.

Portland, Dec. Through the efforts of
Chief OF Police Mimic and his detective
force and Sheriff Miller. of Clark county.
Wash. a gang of thieves has not only
been broken up and great amount of
stolen booty recovered. but eight of the
gang are now In custody. Those under ar
rest are Con Kelliher, alias Frank Kings
ley, an ex-convlct from Folsom, Cab. pris-
on: Thomas Lyons. alias Thomas Dark.
Thomas Duvalle alias Reno; Thomas
Clark, Mrs. Annie Chase, a sister of kel-
liner; Frank Drake. George Thompson and
Joseph Hughes. the latter an Englishman
90 years OF age, partly paralyzed who al
lowed his river scow to he made headquar-
ters for the thieves. Numerous stores and
residences have been robbed IN this city
Oregon City and Vancouver. Wash. ,iur-
ing the past two months. and most OF these
burglaries have been traced TO the gang
which is now IN custody.
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4 Hotelkeeper Fails.

san Francisco. Dec. Soto Norman has
lost his hotel ana restaurant on Bush
street. ana the place IS now in Coatrol OF
Sherwood x Sherwood. The arm has been
advancing money - Norman for the past
two years. ana when De failed 20 pay they
t.ck $50 acres ~ land in Napa county.
For years Norma1's had been noted as
the Bohemian resort ~ san Francisco. Il
was open day and rsEht. and al prOfes-
seua}s. part 'eD.ar'v newspaper men. tetr-
graph operators ana actors, patron.zeI
the place \0rmau's failure Is due 10 ais
experiments iu Wine mak.uE HIS place
here always pa.4 well oai the profits and
something more were spent In expert
mental vine making.
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Washington city. Dec 1.-THE treasury
department today received a shipment or
si0o. 40 in gold from the Peoples National
bank of Pittsburg in exchange for cur
rency. and 500 from Washington CITY
bank The governments scheme Of paying
eNrress charges both ways on the gold and
the currency returned IN exchange there
for has thus far not proven marked sue
cess. Quite a large number OF shipments
Of gold on these terms have been received
since the PRONUNCIATION Of the new order
twelve days ago. bat the aggregate IS not
as large as was hoped or expected by the
officials
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ARRIVAL OF HERR AHLwARDT.
The Notorious Jewbaiter to Preach an
Anti-Hebrew Crusade in America.

New York, Dec. 5.-Herman Ahlwardt.
of Berlin. the celebrated anti-Semitic agi-
tator, arrived today on the steamer Spree
He was met by several friends and taken
TO the Hotel Meyer, in Hoboken. He was
born December q. 1916, and has been
member of the reichstag four years. DIR.
Ahlwardt says he came over on the solicit
tation OF some New York and Milwaukee
men. and expects to give five lecture in
New York.
1t is said DR. Ahlwardt's mission is TO
start a campaign against the Hebrews,
his doctrine being that they are encroach-
ing upon the wealth of the world and are
a menace to the prosperity of other races.
He does not believe they should hold office,
enjoy the rights OF citizenship, or have
any share in public affairs.