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INVITED TO DINE AND SLEEP.
Queens Invitations Issued To Visit
Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle
Berlin Feb. 22.-Lord Salisbury has been
the guest OF the queen at Windsor Castle
since yesterday. He today attended a
council a the castle. The Duke Of Devon
shire, president of the council, and Sir
Matthew White Ridley. the home secretary,
were also present. The queen signed a
number OF state papers.
Her majesty Will entertain number Of
guests at Windsor during the next fort
night. Among those who viii visit the
castle are the members of the cabinet, dip
lomats and their wives, and a few Of her
personal friends, such as the Duke and
Duchess of Westminster and the Duke and
Duchess of Bedford.
The rule is that these guests shall dine
and sleep and the invitations are always
wOrded in this form. The guests arrive
"A 6 O'Clock in the evening. They assemble
in the corridor at $50. when the queen
and the royal members OF the family at
the palace enter the oak room, followed by
the guests.
At S:45 dinner is served, and afterwards
all adjourn 10 one OF the drawing rooms.
The queen convcrses briefly with each
guest in turn before retiring to her rooms
After the queens departure music and
whist are the usual diversions. The guests
can brea kfast with the members Of the royal
household or in their own rooms. They
leave the castle Immediately after break
fast
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JAMESON'S PARTY COMING.
Authorities Take Steps to Prevent Al
Demonstration of sympathy.

Aut uthOritleS Take steps to Prevent
Demonst ration of sympathy.
London, Feb. 22.-Thc greatest secrecy
is maintained regarding the landing in
England Of DR.. Jameson ard the Officers
who accompanied him on his raid into
th6 TraDsvaal.
A host of reporters have gone To Ply
mouth, where the transport Victoria is
expected to lard the prisoners. 1t is eX-
pected, however that the authorities will
outwit them. 1t is believed that the Vic
toria has been ordered to run at slow
speed so as 10 arrive ut midnight Sunday.
A tug will then take the prisoners direct
to special train which will hurry the party
to London. The object of the authorities
is to prevent demonstration of sympathy
and they think that this will be effected
by bringing the prisoners to London at an
early hour.
Among the fourteen prisoners on the Vic
toria is only one American--Major Heany.
Ambassado Bayard has been notified by
mediately, as the government does not in
tend to include him among those who will be
prosecuted.
II is unknown when the steamer Harlech
Castle, with 800 of the rank and file of Dr..
Jamesons expedition on board, will arrive
but when she does, all the prisoners aboard
OF her will be set at liberty and sent to
their homes. Several Americans eamong
this party.
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BIMETALLISM IN GERMANY
Statement of Minister Won Bieber-
stein in the Reichstag.
Declares Balfonr's Statement Regard
ing Great Britain's Attitude Did
Not Agree with Salisbury.

Berlin, Feb 90 In the Reichstag today
FFeiherr Marschall Won Bic eberstein, minis
ter of foreign affairs, said, in reply TO an
Interpolation by Count Won Mirbach, that
the statement made in the British House
of Commons on Thursday by Mr.. Balfour,
first lord of the trea snry, that IL was not
true that Germany had approached Great
Britain with a view to the conclusion of a
monetary agreement between the two coun-
tries and did not agree with Lord Sails
hury's answer to the communication OF
Count Won Hatzfeldt, German ambassador
to Great Britain, made on February 3. He
then read the communication.
At the conclusion OF the reading Count
Won Kardoff, the himetallist champion,
emphasized the fact that the communication
was worded directly contrary to the reso-
luton adopted by the Reichstag last year,
and was thus worded in order toanticipate
England's declining to take part in an in
teruatioDal congress.
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SPAIN, second vice president of the Reich
stag, will toast the guests. and Herr Won
LevetZow, ex-president of the Rcichstag,
will toast Prince Bismarck.
The suggestion of the latter toast came
very near wrecking the whole function,
neither the Centrists, the Freissings, nor
the Volks-partie being willing to have the
praises of Prince Bismarck sung in the
Reichstag.
Eventually Herr Won LevetZow prepared
his toast in advance and worded ii so mod
erately and inoffensively that the object
ing parties agreed after being somewhat
further urged that it would be lamentaAle
TO celebrate before the entire world the
foundation of the ,Reicbstag without max
ing mention of Priuce Bismarck
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handed over TO the tender mercies of the
YeneZuelans.
In regard 10 the case of Rev. George p.
Knapp, one of the American missionaries at
Iatlis who is accused by the porte OF
having encouraged seditous movements
among the Armenans, and who will go TO
Constanlmoplc for the trial, the representa-
tive OF the United Press learns that for some
time there have been charges against
him of melting and assisting the Armenans
To revolt against the porte. The charges
are undoubtedly made for the purpose or
forcing Mr.. Knapp TO leave the country.
Mr.. Hampson. tie British consul at Bit
lis reported that the charges were alb
surd. but nevertheless Mr.. Knapp was
summoned before the criminal court To
answer 4 charge OF conspiracy. He tele-
graphed 10 the Hon. A. w. Terrell, Amer
lean minister at ConStantinople, asking
him what he should do. Terrell replied.
telling him not To obey the summons. and
added that if he was in danger of arrest
he had better stay in his house.
Mr. Terrell then informed the porte that
he would not allow Mr.. Knapp 10 be tried
in the manner proposed by the Turkish
authorities. Hall Rafaal Pasha. the grand
vizier. answered that be could not stop
the course OF Justice. There is some talk
OF an American commission going TO Con-
stantinopie To examine into the affair.
SEXTON NOW AN EDITOR.
Mr.. Thomas Sexton, who on Tuesday
last made application for the stewardship
OF the ChlLern Hundreds, which is the form
observed when member of the House of
Commons wishes TO give up his seat IN
the house, has left London. He will now
devote himself To directing the Freeman's
Journal or Dublin. The split in the ranks
Of the anti-Parnellites since the refusal
of Mr.. Sexton to accept the leadership of
the party and the election OF Mr.. John Dill
Ion as leader is more bitter than ever.
The Irish Catholic. Mr.. Timothy Healy's
organ, says:
"Our feeling for Mr.. Sexton is one of
sincere pity. He prefers a salaried office
on a newspaper to the chairmanship OF the
| party that has been impoverished by the
policy which he sought 10 impose on the
people. To suppose that John Dillon can
ever be rega rded as the leader of our race
is grutesque absurdily. His admitted
iueapacity will plunge the movement into
constant blunders.'
The Globe says it hears that Notes OH the
Years Naval Progress in 1895" will not
appear, and adds that il is a great pity,
for, To the English-speaking people, this
publication OF the American government
was one of the most valuable of works. I.
Fisher Unwin, the publisher, Will issue for
the STORY of Nations series a story OF
Canada, by j. q. Bourinot, clerk OF the
Canadian House OF Commons.
4 rare quarto Of Shakespc5re's Per
icies' was sold a few days ago at book
sale here for al7l, a record price.
The Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain,
secretary of state for the Colonies, has ac-
ccptcd an invitation 10 attend a dinner 10 be
| given 10y the Canada Club on March %.
1t is expected at the Vatican that the
| pilgrimage from the United States next
! JGly viii be larger than that Of last year.
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Berlin, Feb. 22.-The FrcissinG and Demo
cratic press OF Berlin hdve published ven
flattering criticisms of the speech deHv
cred by Prince HohculOhe, the imperia
chancellor, upon the occasion Of the Bundles
rath banquet Thursday evening in thecOurst
OF which he dwe!t upon the events lead
ing up 10 the foundation OF be empire.
The chancellor characterized the actor
OF the King OF Prussia IN taking the IeaG
as an agltatoT TO promote the recOnsoIda
tiOn of the German empire by a procla
nation, as a national movement whicl
had essentially assisted the eveErs OF 1870
The old Democrats ana ex-Refuges vii
undoubtedly be proud 10 hear the hghes
official OF the new empire praise theE
work, but the chanccllor's speech is the
only pleasant incident or the entire fiet
OF politics which has now assumed
more angry character than has ever beel
known since the creation OF tine empire.
STRIFE FROM WITHIN.
Even within such compact parties 81
the Centrists and the Socialists there ar
internecinc quarrelsa great deal more bite
than the hostility which obtains betweeI
the opposition groups Nevertheless ths
latter feeling is increasing rapidly as evi
denced by the wrangle in the Reichstag th
other day, when the socialist deputy, stad
thagen. called out in loud voice 10 Gen
Bronsart Won ScheIIcndorf, minister D
War:
You are unworthy of pa yment even n
a circus clown,' This expression beinf
followed by shout from Deputy FrOhne
Socialist, who said:
You would better stay away from IN.
Reichstag altogether
These exhibitions Of rudeness, however
are trivial as compared with the wild scent
at the Agrarian mass meeting held at the
circus busch on Wednesday.
The meeting was attended by 2,OOG
farmers, and whenever the speakers made
an insulting allusioO to any of the member
OF the ministry or their immediate prede
ceSsors, the audience would set up hOwk
OF approval and shouts Of delight
AN EXCITED MEETING.
The mention of ex-Chanceiior CapriviI
name was received with a veil OF Sch vein
hund'' "a filthy person. On the other
hand telegram from the prominent
Austrian deputy, Herr Won Schoenerer.
sending greetings across the frontier and
asking when viii this miserable Bis
marckless period end?" was received wttt
tremendous shouts of applause
one speaker, in the course OF his re
marks, said:
The golden feet OF the throne are crack
ling and reeling, but they will stand firm
whea they are embodied in the ground worl
OF the German peasantry-"
Reference made by one of the speaker
10 the emperor's comment upon Count
Kanitz's grain monopoly. proposal charae
terizing il as simply usury in bread
sturfs." was the signal for prolonged his>eI
and srOanS.
Nobody even attempted to argue calmly
the facts OF the Agrarian problem and al
far as any good was done the meeting
might as we'll not have been held.
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Cuban revontionists fear ;haC~tae new
governor general, Don Valeriano Weyler y
Ncolan, now on the seas for Havana, viii
inaugurate a policy of blood and fire
when he assumes command as successor to
Martinez Campos. Gen Weyler, it is said,
told intimate friends just before he tie
parted for the Cuban capital that he would
issue a proclamation giving the rebels
eight days in which to lay Down their
arms. If the order be not obeyed execution
will be the fate of all rebel prisoners. The
proclamation is to include all abettors
of the revolution, and swift punishment viii
be metcd out to those known TO be in
sympathy with the -revolutiOnists. The
new governor general is an old hand at
the governors business. He was born in
$40 When he was thirty-nine years Old
he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant
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REPORTED SPANISH VICTORIES.
weyler Denies Reports of Shooting
Political Prisoners

Havana, Feb. 21.-Gen. Aldecos de-
feated yesterdly the forces or the Come
command. Some time LATER he met others
of Maceos command i'll the Morales plan
tation. inn!cling upon them several losses.
among them one officer.
Two troops OF the cavalry brigade of
Gen. Aldecoa, commanded by Col. Maroto,
Obliged the enemy TO couptermarch, urder
the fire of the infantry, killing eight.
Col, Hernandez -dcfcated the enemy in.
TeDda Melena, near Jargco. zaEd over
powered near the town~of Ta-Catalina the
forces OF Maceo, which were rjnuencbed
in good positions, capturing two of these
positions at the point or the bayonet, and
dislodeing them from the, Others success
svely.
The enemy made the hist st;Trd in the
above mentioned town and began to fire
it. being unable to succeed y9the quick
movement of the troops and only snc-
ceeding in burning few houses in the
suburbs.
In the Sancti Spiritu dist rlct Lieut.. Col.
Armillam defeated five times in different
places the insurgeut leader, Serafin San
chez. and later defeated the rebel leader
Tello.
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TOAST FOR PRINCE BISMARCK.

Proposal Came Near Wrecking the
Plans for the Empire Celebration.
Berlin, Feb. GA council of the elder
men of the empire have succeeded after
long and difficult negotiations in framing
a program for the celebration OF the
foundation of the empire, which will Sc
cure the attendance of representatives OF
all the political parties except the So
cialists,
The occasion VIII be celebrated by
grand banquet, March 2l in the hall of
the Reiehstag Baron Won Buoi- Beren-
berg. president of The Reichstag. will toast
the emperor: Herr Schmidt, first vice
president, will toast the empire; Herr
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morrow. Mr.. Rockcfeller's is largely in
stocks and securities. The dukes is
principally in real estate. It's value and
earnings are little affected by outside
causes. For century indeed the only
variation has been an Increase of value and
Of rentals. The duke is interested in many
commercial enterprises and railway and
other corporations, but, as was said, the
bulk Of his belongings is in the nature Of
real estate, business blocks, market places,
honses and farms. Hts inconie ranges from
$4,000,600 TO S5,000,0 900 annually. 1t is
not SO great as that of several Americans,
whose aggregate wealth is much less than
that of Westminster, but if their returns
are larger their risk is greater. The dukes
belongings, real and personal, amount to
about SI75, 100000.
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PEACE ON THE CABLES.
Manifesto From English to American
arhit ra I iOniStS

London, Feb. 22.-The Anglo arbitra-
ton commission have asked the United Press
TO publish the following telegram sent by
the commission TO the chairman of the ar
bitration demonstration held in Phladei-
phia today:
Hearty greetings to our American kins-
men who are celebrating Washington
Birthday. We join with you in doing honor
to your national hero by advocati ting fra
ternal union through permanent court of
arbitration for the peaceful and honor
able adjustment of all differences arising
in the English speaking family. Rt. Rev.
Brooke Foss Westoott, Bishop of Durham;
Lord Playfair, Very Rev. F. W. Farrar,
Dean of Canterbury; Sir John Lubbock,
Lazy Henry Somerset, Mrs Fawcett, Rev.
Hugh Price Hughes, William R. Cremer,
Dr. Clifford. and DR.. Parker, pastor of the
city Temple
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CELEBRATED IN BERLIN
American Colony Observes Birthday
Anniversary of Washington

Berlin, Feb. 22-Mr. John b. Jackson,
United States charge daffatres, enter
tanned the American colony in Berlin at
his official residence this afternoon in
celebration of Washingtop's birthday.
The Washngtons birthday banquet which
was TO have been held III the Reichshof
Hotel has been postponed, uptQ February
%, when it will be held ia the Kaiserhof
Hotel.
The banquet Will be furnished by the
American colony and the proceeds devoted
To charity The German-American WASH
iDgton Club celebrated the day in their
quarters in the Jaegerstrasse under the
supervision OF MIR. j F. Eckstein, the
president OF the club.
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general, and appointed captain general 0f
the Canary Islands, This was his reward
for what Spain considered his brilliant and
heroic work in the san Domingo campaign
He made proud record in the Carlist war
i'll the Spanish peninsula. On account 0f
his interest in the public institutions Of
Santa Cruz and building its military hos
pitaI and other public edifices he was pro-
GAINED the adopted son OF Teneriffe. His
SUCCESS as civil leader as well
as a military commander caused
him 10 be sent as captain general
OF the Philippine Islands, % which
country he brought peace and happiness
Since his return to Spain he has held the
highest military positions in Barcelona
ana Catalonia. If the new governor generals
barbaric threats be put into execution ~
is possible the whole civilized world VIZ
cry out against Spanish sava gerry.
The morning times., 1896-02-23
JOHN MORLEY RETURNED
Irish Statesman Elected TO Vacancy
Caused by Retirement of VIII.

Caused by Retirement of VIII.
London, Feb. % The election in the
MOnuose burghs TO fill the vacancy i'll the
House of Commons caused by the retire
ment of j. S. Will, Liberal, TOOK place today
and resulted in the return OF the Right
Hon John Morley. who was chief secretary
for Ireland in the last Gladstone cabinet.
In the last general election Mr.. Morley
stood in New Castle-Upon-Tyne but he was
swept under by the great Unionist wave
which carried that party into power with
majority of 152. The vote today stood:
Mr.. Morley, Liberal, 1866; Mr.. John
Wilson, Unionist, 2,572. Liberal ma ajority,
1923.
Atthelast election Mr.. VIII ma iority was
1,132. This Mr.. Morley has increased by
SCI, although stout fight was made
against him on the ground that he was
nothing if not a supporter of home rule to
Ireland and had nointerest in Misunderstanding
to Scotland, where the Montrose burghs
are situated. ThediStrict includes Montrose,
Arhroath, Brechin, Forfar and Bervie.
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His Grace the Duke ot Westminster,
honest Tlan. sleeps easily. Though his
children number some seven living, and
he has grandchildren too many 10 be
Eeckoned readily, yet he has no fear for
the morrow. The duke is probably The
richest man in the world. Ii Hung Chang
has been rated higher, and Americans in
their pride claim greater wealth for Mr..
RockefelleT, but. everything considered. the
Duke OF Wcsininsier's holdings viii
ooubtless top those of the Chinaman and the
American. He is certainly The heaviest
owner of real estate in the world. There
IS considerable uncertainty as to the title
OF property In China. IL is the subject s
today; IL may be the emperor's or il may
be parceled out among other citizens to-
The morning times., 1896-02-23
RECEIVED MRS RUNYON.
Empress Presented Wife of the Dead
Am ba ssador With Photographs


Berlin, Feb. 22.-The empress received
Mrs RunyOn, widow OF Hon. Theodore
Runyon, late United States Ambassador to
Germany, on February 10. Mrs. Runyon
called at the palace 10 thank her majesty for
her kindness and sympathy and also for
the purpose of taking leave OF the empress
in formal way
1t was at that time Mrs. Runyon's inten-
ton to return home in May or June. but
yielding to the desire of her daughters, She
is now thinking OF remaining permanently
in Berlin. Mrs. Runyon's married daush-
ter, Mrs. Haskins is so pleased with Berlin
as a place of residence. that she expects
that her husband, upon his return from
America whittier he went with the body
OF Mr.. RuGyOn, Will take up his pcrma-
nent abode here.
The empress presented Mrs RunyOn with
signed photographs OF herself ana the
emperor. The kaiser visited Mrs. Runyon
st her residence on February 90.
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Maxim Is Armlng Tricyclcs.

London, Feb. 22.-Hiram Maxim has
fitted to a tricycle. a machine with two
maxim guns. each weighing twenty five
pounds. and capable OF firing 600 shots
per minute. Each machine carries Il thou
sand rounds of ammunition. Mr.. Maxim
says that he is supplying these armed tri-
cycles 10 some Of the European armies.
The morning times., 1896-02-23
COLON BIA WILL BUILD
Cauca Railway Construction WillPro-
ceed Pending Action of Congress-

Colon, Feb. T.. Mr.. j L. Cherry, who
holds the concession for the construction
Of the Cauca Railroad ia the republic of
Colombia, has arrived in Buenaventura.
1t is said that the Colombian government
has suspended the cancellation of the con-
ccssion for building the road and has en-
tered into arrangements with Cherry for its
continuance, subject to the approval Of
congress, which will meet in July next.
IN the meantime work will proceed on the
terms greed on between the parties inter
ested.
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MIR BALFoUR'S CHANGES.
Active Discussion of the Proposed
Method of Procedure in Commons.

Active Discussion of the Proposed
Method of Procedure in Commons.
London, Feb. 22.-Therc is much dis
cussion over the proposal Of the Right
Hon. A. J. Balfour. first lord of the treas
ury, to change the procedure of the house
Of commons. Fridays have hitherto been
set aside for the discussion of members
private bills.
Mr.. Balfour now proposes that hence
forth Fridays shall be devoted TO the dis
cussion Of the government estimates, which
discussion must be completed in twenty
Fridays. The older conservatives join
with the Irish members in strongly opposing
the proposal
Mr.. Balfour's plan is based on an article
written 10y MIR. Joseph Chamberlain, the
colonial secretary, which was published
in the Nineteenth Century in December,
1890. The article was entitled, Shall
We AmericaniZC Our InsIitutions?''
The morning times., 1896-02-23
Business Troubles and suicide

Toronto. Ont. Feb. 22.-The body Of
James Scott, who for many years was one
OF the leading retail dry goods merchants
here was found under a bridge in the
Rosedaie ravine today. II is supposed to De
a case of suicide, with financial troubles as
the cause.
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SURPLUS FOR THE NAVY.
B.ll in the Commons to So Dispose
of Part of the Budget.

u
London, Feb. 22.-Mr. Sydney Gedge,
Conservative, WHO represents Walsall in
in the House OF Commons, will, on Monday,
propose to Sir Michael Hicks-Beach,
chancellor of the excheQuer, in view OF the
high price of consols and the intended
heavy expenditures on The navy, that the
government shall immediately bring in
bill enabling the expected large surplus in
the budget TO be used for naval purposes
instead OF applying il to tie reduction or
the national debt by the purchase of con
Sos.
Mr.. Gedgc's proposals viii become i'm
medately popular. The budget surplus
will probably amount to six million pounds
The papers adduce expert statistics to
prove that the national debt is being paid
off unreasonably fast.
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Laureate Austin Praised

London. Feb. 22.-Max NoIdau, whose
work on degeneration has caused 81 much
comment, has printed a highly laCdatOry
estimate of Mr.. Alfred Austin. he poet
laureate. He says he considers Mr.. Austin
TO be the most perfect embodiment of
Anglo-Saxonism in the literature of our
time.
The morning times., 1896-02-23
WANT JAPANESE TRADE
German Foreign Office Negotiating
10 Increase Eastern Commerce.

~ IIlN-I '-th7>- H@'''@' -
Berlin, Feb. 22.-The foreign office ans
tie ministry are rapidly cooperating. Wit
the object OF obtaining q larger share o.
Jananese trade for Germany. A German
commercial journal is 90 be published
in the japanese language. the aim 81
which viii be TO make German merchandise
known to the japanese.
The paper viii be printed IN Berlin art
circulated throughout Japan gratis IL
addition to this, j German ccmmiSsior
viii be sent in behalf of the several Ger
man chambers of commerce to China ane
Japan for the purpose OF studying tH'
conditions of trade in those count rieS
with view of supplying accurate infor
ra+fontbereoftot he German manufacturers
and shippers.
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The following dispatches have been re-
ceived at the Spa nish legation:
Havana, Feb. 21.-Please emphatcally
and absolutely deny the reports of the
correspondents OF executions since my ar
rival. Since am in the island not single
execution has been made.
CAPT. GEN WEYLER."
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MONOPOLY ON CIGARETTES.
Colombian Government VIII Put Up
the Sale for Five-Y ear Term.

Colon. Feb. IL The Colombian govern
ment will put up at public sale III the
month of July the monopoly for the sale of
cigarettes. -
The concession is to Ee fer the period Of
five years, and the following is the price:
First year. $500 600; second year, $780,
o00; third year, $420,000; fourth year,
$450,000 and fifth year, $500,0o0.