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Evening star., 1898-08-25
BISMARCK AND HIS ILLNESS.
Iron ChanceIlor's Dismissal by Will
linn His DeaIh Sentence.

DIR. Schweninger gives a history of his
personal relations with Prince Bismarck
and his Illness through the medium of his
friend, Count Won Hoenbruch, editor OF the
Tagliche Rundschau. Says DIR. Schwen-
niger:
My whole thoughts were centered upon
the prince. Now my life seems aimless.
My telegram of July % was in no sense
lie. 1t was directed against the sensational
newspaper announcement that the prince
was afflicted with poisoning of the blood.
When telegraphed you the prince was
particularly well. After a long series of
sleepless nights he had slept seven hours
and he felt fresh and invigorated. He
smoked five pipes, one after the other.
felt no uneasiness in leaving him. He
was indeed well that l invited him to
take champagne, after having forbidden
MIN to take any alcoholic drink since
March.
What, my dear Schweninger, may
realiy drink some Sec again? cried the
prince incredulously.
we drank a bottle and a half He was
once again the Bismarck of old. His pains
had left him"
DR.. Schweninger describes his historical
return to the dying Chancellor He says:
Death was Cue to want Of air in the
lungs Ge imagined that death would re-
suit from sudden paralysis of the brain or
heart- There had always been trouble in
the leg since the St Petersburg incident
but this was by no means SO bad at the
time of his death as at many times pre-
vtously. The rapid closing of the coffin
was dictated by no desire to prevent any
body whatever from seeing the body
Passing from his professional to his pri-
vate relations with Prince Bismarck DR..
Schweninser relates that Bismarck had re-
peated to him again and again that his
dismissal was his death sentence. 1t robbed
him of the whole object of his life. The
hermit of Friedrchsruhe had no field in
winch to exercise his superabundant en-
ergy.
His agony of SOUL" says DIR. Schwen-
niger, was intense. Often did he say to
me. The old Romans voluntarily took
leave of life when they were forced to quit
the scene of their public activity but this
fate is not for me-
Eulogizing Prince Bismarck's conversa-
ticnal powers DR.. Schweninger says:
Il remember not long ago listening to
him discuss particular subject which had
here be better left unmentioned. In his
passion he suddenly clasped his head with
both hands and stormed:
3" If L could but interfere in this dis
gusting business and tell them what re-
suit 1t will have; but, as you know. Schwen-
niger, my trumpet will sound no longer. 1t
no longer holds wind
Mournfully the iron chancellor looked
into the political future. We are advapc-
ing toward difficult and dangerous times,
he would say
Despite his temperament, Bismarck 5
pulse was scarcely sixty to the minute. His
lungs We're magnificent. One breath min
ute would have sufficed him if necessary.
This character" the doctor concludes,
which I got TO know no one else, was
simplicity itself. The phrase no one is
great in the eyes of his valet did not ap-
ply to Bismarck
Evening star., 1898-08-25
OPPOSED TO AN ALLIANCE.
Explorer Stanley Discusses the
AnEIo-American SuggestiOn.

Anglo Suggestion.
Henry NJ. Stanley, the famous explorer,
Journalist and author, once an Ameri-
can citizen and now a member of the
English house of commons, has placed
himself on record as opposed to an
AIglo-A American alliance. IN I; letter
ceived by Maj. ]. e. Pon1. the veteran ly
ceum manager, now in Chicago, Mr.. Stan
ley discourages any agreement between the
two nations. He recognizes the fact that
England and America bound together
by numerous ties and are yearly drawing
closer together, but in spite of that fac he
advises neither nation 10 adopt a lettering
and tangling alliance.
Ever since Joseph Chamberlain famous
speech favoring an. .Anglo-Anerican ali
s,nce, Mr.. Stanley has oeen repeatedly ask
ed by both Enghshmen and Americans 10
express his opinion. Hitherto he has re-
fused, and his latest lettel, witch Maj.
Pond has just received is the firsI piece of
writing on which hs has expressed himself
on the matter:
"Arge ,es-Gazoust, France.
MY Dear Major-With regard to this
Anglo-American alliance. 1t is good
thing for both nations to como together and
shake hands and make a league of friend
ship. But the necessity for tha. is not inn
perative on either side. England is at peace
with the world, though she frets herself
HOW Ilu tieu StueTlcd mas leT enemy at
her mercy, and nobody is going to inter
fere with her. Where is the need for this
hurry?
Thinks He Sees Clearly.
Then naturally. having passed the i'm
pressionable period of my life in America
and born in Britain, having an English wife
and home, 1 feel able to see trifie clearer
than some of those who are all American
or English. 1 have not a particle of preju-
dice, though my duty lies on this side.
My opinion is that we must not be pre-
cipitate. The two nations are gravitating
together and true friendship cannot be
forced. 1t is a slow process, requiring
time. There are many Americans who
have not thought on the subject. There
are as many English who cannot enter
tain the idea. If such people are spoken to
about the alliance they are apt to say
things neither kindly Americans nor kindly
English would like to hear. No, wisdom
suggests we leave the feeling to grow and
solidify.
IF either country were in distress that
would be the proper time to breathe more
life into that spirit of friendship and kind
liness which we know exists and bring the
reserved and proud people together. But
today there Is no necessity for either nation
to think practically about the matter. One
is fat and proud, with its Bank of England
and it's big navy. The other is in a. CULVER
of delight over Manila and Santiago and
glorious heroes, Dewey, Schley and Shafter
THE time is not suitable for speaking OF
alliances If you Americans come out of
that continent and take your share of the
old worlds concerns, you will know better
what an alliance means.
II am yours cordially,
''HENRY NJ. STANLEY"
Evening star., 1898-08-25
THE PYTHIAN ENCAMPMENr.
Investigation of DefcmatOry Reports
is Being Pushcd-DriiIs and Elections

IS beIES fusneu-DFIiAA ana Etectfohs
The Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
at indianapolis, went into executive session
at o'clock yesterday morning and ad-
journed at IL o'clock. Much routine busi-
ness was transacted, committees were ap-
pointed and reports were referred. The
| representatives have begun to get ready for
the hard work which is before them.
Representative Gale of Massachusetts re-
signed from the investigating committee
| appointed yesterday. and George NJ. Hanson
of Maine was appointed to fill the vacancy.
Representative Bangs of North Dakota was
made chairman of this committee, and the
| members at once adjourned to begin their
work.
The committee was ordered to report this
morning, and it has a great amount of Ia
Dor before it. An effort will be made to
find out the author of the reports circulated
against the officers of the Supreme Lodge.
and all those who it is thought can throw
any light the subject will be summoned
before the committee and asked to give any
information that they may have
Supreme Chancellor Cclgrove appointed
John H. Alexander of Virginia and William
B. Gale of Massachusetts supreme tribunes
These appointments are for six years.
At Camp Colgrove the prize drills began.
In class A the three companies that drilled
wera No. 0 of Kalamazoo; Yellow Cross,
No. S5, of Alliance, Ohio and No. 2S of OF
tawa, Ill.
The drills took place at Newly Oval, Dear
Camp Colgrove. The first prize in, ,thi5 class
is 81 500, the second s., Loo, third 1900 and
fourth $500.
In the afternoon a cavalry drill was put
Up by the 81. Joseph, Mo-, Huzzars, the
only troop entered. Tha prize is $500, and
It Is a question whether it win be awarded.
| since there was no competition Several
| thousand people witnessed the drills.
The Knights of khorassan elected the fol-
lowing officers: Sublime venerable prince.
J. NJ. Stratton, Philadelphia; imperial
prince, John A. Hinsey. Chicago; imperial
| basha, James G. Owen, Evansville. Ind. ;
| imperial kadi, H E Parker, jr., lesburg,
H.; imperial secretary, H. w. Belding. St.
Louis; imperial treasurer, C. A. Fraze, Car
| den City, La; imperial adool, A. j. Hess,
| Sidney, Ohio; imperial ifsir, j. j. Sawyer,
| COYingtOn. Ky.
Evening star., 1898-08-25
MckINLEY'S DEMAND FOR LUZON.
Spaniards Will Resist the Cession OF
Their Most Important Island.

dispatch to the London Standard from
Madrid, by way of France, says:
"A very unfavorable impression has been
caused in Madrid by kilograms attributing
to President Mckinley the intention of in
structing the peace commissioners to insist
upon the cession of Luzon, that American
commerce should have the same footing as
Spanish in the Philippines, and that Spain
should pledge itself that none of the Span
ish colonies should be ceded to European
powers. If such are the intentions of the
United states government the negotiations
are sure to be laborious even if an under
standing Is ever arrived at. The Spaniards
consider the cession of Luzon, their best
and most important island to be a death
Flow to their prestige and sovereignty in
these regions, and that this would be ire
trievably weakened and crippled by the
presence of Americans in the heart of their
colonies.
Commercial equality with the United
States In the archipeiagoes would annul
the only advantage and compensat ton
which they might have expected to have
derived Tor the cost and sacrifices which
have been necessary to maintain their rule
In the archipelagoes. The separation OF
church and state would be more unpal-
atable to most Spaniards. and would create
grave difnculties In their relations with
the Vatican and the church. let alone the
powerful religious orders in Spain which
are always disposed to side with Don Car
los against the present dynasty
Last. but not least, any pledge to re-
IRAN from ceding any part to the powers
would displease many statesmen and peo
pie OF all classes, who are daily more and
more inclined to advocate the sale of the
Spanish archipelagoes to the highest bid
der and especially to continental powers
most likely to be I'm position to arrest the
growth of American political and CONNER
cial influences in the far east
Nothing could be better calculated than
the pretensions attributed to America To
develop In Spain the visibly growing desire
10 cease all connection with the Philip-
pines. and thus oblige the United States
government to assume the burden Of the
responsibilities of their government, which
powers. and tending, in any case. to entail
Tor the United States more trouble and
sacrlhces In men and money even than the
occupation and paciication of Cuba
Even the lower and middle classes seem
to think this, and thus in both directiona
wrongs Inflicted ~
Evening star., 1898-08-25
c. G, SLOAN & 90, AUcTIoNEERs. i4o5 ST.
CHANGER1 SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
MD UNlMPRONED REAL ESTATE IN TIE
Gfih OF WASHINGTON. DISTRICT OF CO.

AND UNIMPR0yfD real. EST1 1TIs n Y ms M
,puF IiIf OF WASHINGTON. DISTRICT OF CO.
BY virtue OF DEGREES Of the Supreme Court Of the
s s St o@iunhla PASSED "n she 18th and 18th
ua!s OF lyeceInber, 1850 In equity No lG s95
wherein Lee L. Turner and others arr colnplaInants
sna ,h EInily a: Mickey and others deiendHnts
the undersigned trustees will sell at public auc-
ton In front Of the several certain pIees or par
lying and being in she city OF Washington bis
trlct ol cnumbia the respective parcels and prem
aSs d m nerehafer described on the respective days
say y on " MElNESDAl. THE ENENTH DAY OF
PAST FOUR O'CLOCK Pm. the south "a feet
front Of lot 1s6 and the north I2g, feet of i ISS
all I'm square No. 1896 formerly known as saaars
No 26 in that part II the District lately known as
me city OF Georgetown. said parts Of said lots
being improved by three twu-story hrick houses
tween M street north and the Chesapeake and Ohio
. III Thereafter on said day. and at the hour of FIVE
0ISSh IN. the west % feet OF Dot CO hy
known as square No. y3 in the late CITY Of George
town, improved by two-stoIy frame dwelling and
street west, North street -'''i
IhsreafieT and on the same day, and the hour
square No. ls, unimpnuved. being the west 2S feet
'front.' Itont o. saln St 10y the depth Il "a feet 4
Thereafter, aud on TIL RSDAY. THE EIGHTH
DAY OF SEPrEMBt.R. lses at the hour of FIVE
two two-story frame dwellings known as Nos.
259S and 2SlO L street northwest. aud
the hour OF ld i@fi FIVE mst9S9 k day %
the north 2O feet Of lot 10 10y the DEPTH If IS feet
"a Inches, in equare No. 4sO, fronting on sth
street between and o streets nurthWest and
improved 10y two-story frame dwelling
Terms OF sale prescribed by the decree. One
thlrd OF the purchase money each parcel sold
to be paid in cash and the balance In two equal
lnstslments. payable in and two years re-
spectiEely, with interest at six per cent per an
mum from the day Of sale. the deferred paym.nts
to be secured by deed deeds of trust on the
premises sold. or all cash, the opti n Il the
purchaser. deposit Of 5000 on each iece or
parcel OF property sold VIII be required at the
lnle OF sale Terms OF sale 10 he complied with
within ten days from day Of sale otherwise the
trustee reserves the right 10 resell the property
at the risk snd cost Of the defaulting III r,hs ser
or purchasers, after five days adv-stis.maut Of
such resale IN some newspaper published IN Wash
lngtOn, ID &. All conveyancng. recording, &c,
at cost Of purchaser.
EDWIN FORREST, Trustee
3l7-3Ig AZ St NV
GEORGE L. HAMILTON, rrnstee
au25-d&ds 6fh ana y SIS n ~
Evening star., 1898-08-25
ARBITRATION PROCEDURE PLANS.
Nothing in Detail VIII BE Given Out
Till End of Conference.

Nothing in Detail VIII BE Given Out
Till End of Conference.
No meeting of the joint arbitration com
mission was held yesterday. Both the
American and Canadian commissioners are
at work on plans for procedure, and Will
compare notes and decide upon plan at
the joint meeting today. One point, how
ever, has been determined. Nothing in de-
tail of the commissions work will be given
to the press until after it's work is finished.
This has been agreed upon by both sides.
The reason for this is to prevent, as far
as possible, the demands for hearings be-
fore the commission. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
and Senator Fairbanks have both stated
that it would be impossible for the COM
mission to grant general hearings.
For this reason it is thought general
discussion of the work in the press would
tend to bring to Quebec daily delegations
of persons anxious to be heard, and re-
suit in great annoyance and delay. On
the most important questions expert teS-
timony will be heard, and where local
interests are to be seriously affected a sim
gle representative of the interests may be
heard Beyond this, the commissioners
say, they will be unable to grant any re
quests for hearings. Briefs and documents
on all questions will be received and given
attention.
from Newfoundland, arrived at noon yes
terday. Last night Sir Wilfrid Laurier
gave dinner to the commissioners at the
Garrison Club, and in all the speeches was
expressed sentiment that the work of the
commission would be carried out in a most
amicable way, and that the results would
be of lasting benefit to the two great ma
tions.
Yesterday a rumor was going about here
that the conference would, at the joint
meeting today, adjourn for an indefinite
period to meet at Washington. There ap-
pears to be no foundation for the rumor.
1t is quite possible that the commission
may take recess after two three
weeks. but the commissioners on both sides
stated last night that no adjournment
would be taken until after the work had
been carefully looked over and both sides
had become satisfied as to what could be
accomplished in the way of general ad-
5ustment Of all questions to be decided
The state election in Maine, in which
Congressman Dingley is interested occurs
about the 10Th Of September but Mr.. Ding
ley says that he will be able to attend to
all his duties in connection with the COM
mission. Senator Fairbanks and Senator
Gray are also interested in the elections in
their respective states, but do not init
mate that 1t will become necessary for
them to postpone the work of the commits
sion because Of the elections If an ad-
Journment be taken early In September It
will be with the mutual consent of the
commissioners on both Sides
Evening star., 1898-08-25
PEACE UNIONS ANNUAL FEAST
President Loves Explanation Ahou
the Letter to the Queen naua..A


the Letter to the Queen Regent.
The annual feast of the Universal paaoe
Union opened at Mystic, Conn.,. Yesterday
1t is the thirty-second meeting of the union
and has attracted many peace leaders
President A. H. Love of PHILADELPHIA
called the meeting together at 1870 an.
The sessions will last until Saturday
AT the mornings meeting letters of re-
gret were read from President MCKINLEY.
ex-President Cleveland, Senator Hoar and
others. A letter from Jules Cambon.
French ambassador, was also read. It
thanked tho union for kind sentiments ex-
pressed on account of his efforts for peace.
In his annual address to the association
President Love clears up many of the facts
which have not been made public. He says
in part:
'There has been a trial of faith. There
has been cruel prosecutions and severe
criticism. We have been dispossessed OF
our rooms because of our letter to the
queen regent of Spain, imploring her to
prevent war by still further concessions.
We directed letter and mailed it April
p to the queen regent. War was declared
on April %. Our letter did not 60 but was
returned unopened. AS our letter was writ
ten before the war and was for peace we
opened the letter and sent IT to Washing
ton with the word that we did not mean
to act contrary to the government or in
any way Inconvenience the President The
letter was received with the instruction
that 1t could be sent through our peace
bureau at 'Berne, Switzerland. This was
done.
THE letter, as published, was garbled.
the principal parts were omitted. and the
manner of sending 1t falsely stated"
Belva A. Lockwood. in her annual report,
says that the Spaniards are not such bad
fellows after all, and that the Cubans are
not all angels, and do not yet appreciate
the great blessing that we desire to confer
Evening star., 1898-08-25
DOWN IN PORTO RICO.
A Washington EOy Describes the
Island end Its PeOpIe.

Mr. William E Burford of this city has
received a letter. dated July 81, at Ponce
Porto Rico, frorn his son Lawrence, who is
a member of the fifth detachment of the
Signal Corps and under the immediate COM
mand of Capt. William IL Lamar After
recounting the incidents of the sea voyage
to Porto Rico. young Burford describes the
landing at Guanica:
1T is Il small coast town. that has
beautiful harbor. Gen. Miles was landing
5000 troops. II was quite a sight Nine
large transports were anchored inside the
harbor and were alive from stems to SternS
with men all busiiy engaged i'll unloading.
On shore supplies were being landed. troops
We're marching, tents Were being put up
and large numbers of mules and horses
Were being landed and put into cOrralS.
We were not landed there. however, but re-
ceived orders to proceed Immediately to
Port Ge Ponce. fifteen miles east, on the
southern coast. After waiting several hours
for transports. the fleet got away conveyed
by the magnificent battle snip Massach
setts, the cruiser Dixie and two or three
gunbOats. among which was the little
Gloucester. that sunk the two torpedo boat
destroyers of Admiral Cervera's squadron
at Santiago. Next morning We We're met
by the cruisers Columbia and Cincinnati
and Immediately steamed into the port
No Remittance.
"Our transport was in the lead and three
fellows and myself were standing on tenn
porary signal station erected right over
the prov of the steamer. So we got un-
obstructed view of the town and country
as we steamed into the harbor.
Quite a resistance was expected. as
there was a larage force of Spanish troops
here; but they evacuated the town at the
last minute. and our troops peacefully took
possession of the place without the slight
est disorder. Guards were Immediately
stationed throughout the town, and by
evening business quite lively and the
natives We're out in crowds, laughing and
shouting. and wherever force of our SOL
dlers marched they were cheered all the
way Since then our army has been heav-
lily reinforced and has captured everything
in sight without very much lighting.
The Country and the People.
THE Signal Corps headquarters was in
the cable station at the port, but has since
been moved TO the city of Ponce, place of
coo inhabitants situated three miles in
land and near the foot of a chain of noun
tains. The country is beautiful. with its
hills ard valleys covered with tropical trees
and bushes Sugar cane grows in vast
fields and cocOanut and banana trees are
everywhere. The people are nearly all col
Ored and are as dirty as any ever wish to
see. They are very friendly, however, and
do nearly all our work for US. The fruit is
not nearly so plentiful as / supposed and
what they have they charge almost as
much for as they do in Washington.
Evening star., 1898-08-25
CHIEF OF THE BLACK FLAGS.
Lao Yu's Operations in the Southern
Chinese Provinces.

From the London Graphic.
The Black Flag chief who has been caus-
ing the trouble in the southern provinces
OF China is known by a number of names,
properly by that of Liu Yung FOok, but
he is better known as Lao Yu, while an
other alias is that of Ii Yum Ting. He be-
came celebrated as the chief OF the half
Chinese, half-Annamese army corps, which
played such a prominent part in the
Franco-Chinese war. Formerly he was a
lieutenant in the great army of the Taip-
ing rebel chief Wang, and after the col
lapse of the TAPPING chiefs he removed
with his family to the Kwang-Si province
and made his home in the city of Kun
Chow.
On May - Lao Yu arrived at Canton
with a bOdygUard CT $500 (since then this
has been reinforced by 1000 mem, and
pitched his camp outside the north gate
OF the city. He brought his men from
kum-Chow, in Kwang-Si, near the Tonkin
frontier. They came down the West river
and carried things with a high hand
throughout the route. Every town was at
their mercy. and they levied bIackmail in
every direction, the provincial troops and
Manchu bodySCards making themselves
scarce as soon the Black Flags made
their appearance. Conflicting statements
have been made about the arrival of a
large body OF troops in a Chinese city but
d story thdt AT least merits slight cOnSid-
Grafton IS 10 the effect that the real ruler
of the Two kwangs, Wong Chen San,
chief OF the Likin bureau. is in common
with several of the discontented high Off
clals or the central provinces, very much
dlsgusted with the weak policy of the CEN
lral government and is in league with
tEem 10 prevent, if possible. the cession OF
any more OF the territory of China to for
elsh powers or TO cause grave complica-
Ilohs with western nations. Wong Chen
Sen and Niceroy Tan. therefore, in the
month of February last, Invited the Black
+ lag chief to visit Canton to consult on
measures FOR the protection of the Two
kwangs against foreign invasion The
chie1 came 10 Canton and left soon after
iCr the Tonkin frontier and the result is
ne Is there with pretty strong force.
which Is being drilled regularly. and is
armed with modern quick firing weanous
Some say that the French are at the hot
tom or the business and have been and are
encouraging the Chinese local authorities
% oppose the extension of the British
frontier in the direction of Canton. II is
more hkely that he, being ambitious. looks
forward TO viceregal power, obtained by
force II necessary