The herald., 1897-06-13
BY Action of the Jubilee
Committee
A CHANGE OF FRONT is SHOWN
WITH REGARD TO BERMG SEA
QUESTIONS
A Disposition Shown to Discuss the
Question Now-British Personal
and Political Gossip

Associated Press Special Wire.
LONDON, June R.-(Copyright, 1879
The past week has seen the arrival Of
numerous military detachments from
The colonies to take part in the queens
jubilee festivities. The official program
as published has given umbrage to the
owing to the utter absence
Of recognition of the civil and industrial
side of the queens reign.
The Daily Chronicle is very outspoken
on this subject, especially at the omit
ting of the speaker Of the house of COM
mons and of Mr.. Gladstone. and asks:
What kind of show is it that gives
a prominent place to the soldiers OF
Emperor William and to the represent
atives Of Turkish barbarism, and ex-
cludes the greatest living English
speaking statesman Of the age?
THE SEALING QUESTION
The attitude of the British govern
ment regarding the reopening Of the
Bering sea question has recently under
gone some notifications. Whereas some
weeks ago it was believed that Lord
Salisbury was averse to the question
being discussed until the date arranged
by the Paris award-viz., next year--ai
the present moment there is disposi-
tion to discuss the matter now.
Inquiry at the foreign office fails to
elicit what this change is. The greatest
reticence is maintained in the matter
Also at the American embassy, the Off
cials declining to discuss the matter.
John w. Foster, who Is now in St
Petersburg, Is expected back in London
en- July 1st. He did not call at the for
eign Office during the few days he was
In London, but he had conferences witd
Ambassador Hay, and on the day pre-
vious to his departure he had an in
terview Of nearly an hour with Mr.
Liebes of the North American CONNER.
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Bayard's term of Office regarding tn
false statements alleged to have beer
made by Canadian sealers respecting
the size of their catch. During the in
terview Mr.. Foster. asked as to the prop
osition he was to lay before the Rus
sian government, replied that he would
not know until he got to st. Peters
burg. Mr.. Foster was informed by NJ,
Liebes that his going to Russia and any
arrangement he might make there woulj
not be binding upon England, as Great
SO far as he could learn, would
Go nothing in the matter until the five
years specified in the Paris award had
expired.
Mr. Liebes reported that he had re-
ceived from his own people on the islands
early this month reports showing that
seals were scarcer than ever, and that
the take this year will only be one third
of last year.
The Russian agent, who has been In
London trying to find out whether there
is any truth in the assertion that q
large percentage Of the pelagic skins
lying in London are females, found that
He has been summoned to return to Rus.
sia.
A MURDER STORY
An extraordinary murder story comes
from Phillipopolis, Bulgaria, where a
captain, Boitcheff. prefect of police
and Novitch. a gendarme, have been ar
rested on the charge of numbering Anna
Simon, beautiful public singer, and the
mistress of the captain. The latter, 1t
appeared, became tired of Anna and de-
termined to get rid of her.
With the aid Of the prefect and the cap
tain's brother she was chloroformed
and taken in cab to the banks of the
Marltza river, where a gendarme was in
waiting. The latter then threw her into
the water. The prefect of police has con.
fessed. He says he was told by Captain
Boitcheff that Prince Ferdinand of Bull
garia had ordered the woman to be, kill
ed In connection with this declara tion
1t Is pointed out that the accomplice of
the captain was court gendarme of the
princes palace, Captain Boitcheff was
one of-the cadets who assisted in the kid
mapping Of Prince Alexander of Bulgaria.
driving the carriage in which the latter
was transported to the coast.
Prince Ferdinand. when he succeeded
Prince Alexander. took a fancy to Bolt
chef, had him educated and attached
him to- the suite Of Princess Marie Louise,
with the rankof princes adjutant. Bolt
cheff's liaison with Anna Simon was
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Boitchef made rich marriage recently.
when the liaison with the unfortunate
singer was much talked Of.
A NOTED NUN
Princess Adelaide. widow Of the first
Don Miguel of Braganza, the former
head of the royal family Of Portugal, is
to take the black veil tomorrow when
she will be received as profexsional a
choir nun at the Benedtctine abbey Of St.
Cecilia Of Salesmes. She is the mother
Of the present Duke OF Brag aganza and her
six beautiful daughters have all made
brillianh matches; one as the wife of the
late Archduke Charles Louis Of Aus
tria, expected to be empress of Austria ;
another married the brother of the en-
press of Austria, who Is an accomplished
oculist, and, assisted by his wife, treats
eye diseases gratis.
PARIS WICKEDNESS
The police Of Paris recently raided a
house where the revolving corruption Of
young children was carried on. The
men found there were liberated, and 1t Is
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