Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-06

before the council OF the Yacht Racing as
ISOLATION. which was favored with a SIN
longer epstle from Lord Dunravcn, in sup,
port OF his appeal The council unanimously
upheld the decision OF the Calshot com
mit,oe, hut as Lord Dunraven, apparently,
was still urconvinced, the committee has
now In its own defense, ordered the publlca-
tion Of the whole correspondence. 1t Is Il
typical example of Lord Dunraven's contro-
yersial methods In the point OF his obstinate
refusal to acknowledge his obvious error.
Sir Tatton Sykes, baronet advertised in
the Times OF today that he will be RESPONSE
Bile no longer for debts or engagements which
his wife, Lady Sykes, may contract. Lady
Sykes caused a sensation some time ago by
purchasing the famous race horse Matchbox
at Baron Hirsch's sale. The purchase was
repudiated by her husband. She has indulged
in other equally costly vagaries at times,
when apparently not quite responsible for
her action Lady Sykes is a sister of VIII
liam George Cavendish-Bentinck, who mar
red a daughter of Mathurin Livingston of
Stan'sburg n Y.
STEAD'S NEXT SENSATION
Mr.. Stead promises a Christmas sensation
in the form OF a revelation of the inside
history of the origin of Jamesons raid. Mr.,
Stead is a Jealous champion of Cecil Rhodes,
both personally and politically. He promises
to disclose evidence proving that Mr.. Cham
berain was privy to the design to intimi-
date the Transvaal. | hear this evidence
consists of certain cablegrams dispatched to
Mr.. Rhodes and DR.. jameson before the raid
from seml-official quarters in London, fully
authorized to express Mr. Chamberlain s
views Mr.. Stead's difficulty will be to
make Mr.. Chamberlain responsible for these
messages. as that astute minister certainly
guarded himself carefully beforehand from
the possibility of proved completely in SC
hazardous an enterprise. Mr.. Stead, amid
all his Inconsistencies has pursued Mr.
Chamberlain with great persstency, sc
something must be allowed for anmus in
his promises OF damaging disclosures.
Mr.. Curzon, under secretary for foreign
affairs, is rapidly getting the reputation OF
being the most unpopular politician in
England Even at college he was notorious
for unbounded conceit, and success in pub.
lie life, instead of moderating that quality
has intensified it to a point which is just
now exciting universal disgust. He made q
series of speeches in the north of England
this week in which he lectured the press in
such a lofty style for daring to comment or
foreign affairs that all the newspapers
| without party distinction, have scored hin
for his impudence. The general verdict Of
politicians is that his work at the foreign
Office has been so mediocre that unless ht
checks his bumptious proclivlties he vii
/ sacrifice the prospects which his social con
nections have made proptious.
| Word reaches me from an excellent source
that a serious native rising is feared il
| British Honduras. The information came IL
the first instance in private advices to Lon
| don merchants concerned in the Honduras
| trade 1t has been confirmed by inquiry
| instituted in behalf of the British author
| tiles. The failure of the sugar cane and {
scarcity of silver have plunged the native
| population into great distress and, as nj
measure of relief is being taken, disturb
ances are said to be certain before long.
England is displaying determination tC
advance her material interests in Contra
| America by negotiating for a direct cabl,
communication by way of Belize will
! Guatemala BALLARD SMITH