Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-04
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Great Dynamite Conspiracy in England
Vanishes Into Thin Air.
PROPOSED REVIEW OF COLONIAL TROOPS
One of Many Projects for Celebrating the
Queens Longest Reign.
CHURCHMEN FAVOR 0lSESTABLlSHMENT
One Railway Passenger in Over Eleven
Million is Killed.
new SOUTH WALES ORANGES IN LONDON
Annual Conference of Roman Cath
oIics Held Mt HcnIcy-Prince of
W-nIcs' Big Turf Winnings
Gossip of Great Britain.


LONDON Oct 3.-The great dynamite
sensation is dwindlng almost to the van
ishing point in public interest. The gov
ernment naturally is chagrined at the fail
ure to secure the leading suspects and thus
work up a sensational conspiracy trial
Consequently it is believed that Scotland
Yard will abandon the proposed arrests OF
minor characters said to have been con
cerned in the plot.
The newspapers continue to publish mum
bers of suggestions for celebrating in JUNE
next the completion of sixty years of the
queens reign. The latest urges special
review of the colonial and other forces In
Hyde park The scheme will be presented
to the secretary of state for the colonies
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, as soon as he
arrives and it is stated that the prince oi
wales Is a keen supporter of the idea
1t is thought that a review of force in
Guiding representatives Of every colony and
dependency of the empire would afford al
impressive tribute to the imperial greatness
characterizing her majesty's reign.
The clergy of London also propose tc
commemorate triple event. the compile
tion of sixty years of Queen Victoria's reign
the 130Nth anniversary OF the founding
of the see of London and the fourth meet
ing of the Pan-Anglican synod of bishops
by making London an archbishopric. The
archbshops of Canterbury and York are
said to be in favor of the project
FAVOR Observation-Disclosures.
The diversity of opinion among church
men on the question of a state church was
evinced at an influential meeting on Thurs
day of the Churchman's Liberation league,
formed with the object of bringing abou:
dtssstabishment and disendowment. Rev.
DR. Simond, the secretary, declared that
both were hindrance to religion and added
that nothing could be more harmful to a
church than the fact that 100 of the clergy
arc subsisting on an income of only fl50
(s750) yearly while thirty-four bishops re-
ceive an average OF $4,000 per year.
There is considerable ill feeling among
the clergy, it may be added, at the fact that
Prof Walpole of New York has been ap-
pointed principal of the Bede Training Col
lege for Schoomasters at Durham.
The fact that the dreaded bubonic disease
has obtained strong footing in Bombay is
established beyond question and the situa-
tion is regarded most seriously. Other
towns have taken quarantine measures an!
the city of Bombay has been placed out of
bounds for troops. The outbreak is at
tributed to rats which are known to have
been infected with bacillus from Hong
Kong.
The Board of Trade report of railroad ac-
cidents during 1895 was issued yesterday.
1t shows thai .,124 persons were killed, of
which number eighty-three were passengers,
though only five persons were killed through
train smashes. The number of persons in
jured during the same year was 4O21, of
which number LOO were passengers. The
total number of passengers carried outside
of season ticket holders was 929, 9,77O9O9.
POKING FUN AT ASTOR
The newspapers are poking fun at the
report that Mr.. William Waldorf Astor has
sold his hotel in order to silence the criti-
cism to the effect that a boniface is not Il
suitable husband for princess. 1t is
pointed out that many peers are proprietors
of hotels, including Lord Walsngham, Lord
Norreys, Viscount Hardinge, etc The Nor
wegian newspapers announce the engage
ment OF Mr.. Astor to Princess Victoria of
Wales as a settled fact.
The greatest interest Is manifested in the
experiment undertaken by the government
of New South Wales in introducing oranges
from that colony into England, in order to
relieve the oversupply of Australia and sup
ply England when the market here Is bare
of other oranges. consignment of LAO
boxes was sold this week and experts de-
clare that the fruit was of excellent quality
and in fine condition.
There was very large attendance at the
annual Catholic conference. which closed its
three days session at Henley on Wednes-
day last. and the earnest views of the
speakers met with uustinted applause. The
bishop OF Birmingham, Or. Isley, Cardinal
Vaughan, Rev A. II. Villers, w. Y Craig
NJ p, Mr.. j. H. Matthews, Mrs. Crawford,
Sir Charles Dilke's niece; Rev. Luke Riying-
: \, the well known convert from the Church
of England. participated. The closing paper
was by Mr.. b. f. G. Costello on The
Mischief of Misunderstanding. Mr. CO :
tello is the late radical socialist member OF
the London county council who married a
rich American wife.
BY winning the Jockey club stakes of $50
600 at Newmarket on Thursday last the
..tnce OF Wales colt Perslmmon brought
total winnings up to Sl14SSO apart
from the considerable amounts which his
royal highness is understood to have won in
bets.
OLD DAYS REVIVED
Ths hlibustering days of Walker found an
echo at Liverpool on Thursday during the
hearing of the bankruptcy proceedings taken
against Mr. Joseph okell. During the
course of his examination Mr.. Okel said he
went to America in 1853 at the invitation of
Commodore Vanderbilt. and that when
Walker seized the commodore's property in
Nicaragua, he (okelD, under the name of
Spencer gathered a band of men to-
gether, attacked Walker and recovered the
property for which, he added the commo-
dore presented him with 100000. Continu-
ing, Mr. okell said that he then went west
under the name of Edward Evers. started
q barrel stave mandatory, and eventually
became known as the stage king" Later
he said he went to Chicago, engaged in the
business aud was ruined by the
great fire, In 1880 he returned to London,
but 1t appears returned to the United States
In 1850 and speeulated in pine lands in Mis-