‘9. THE W IS__SNABLING War Cloud Darkens Owing to the Chinese Situation. CLASH 70F ARMS EXPECTED Flying Squadron Service, Ow- Faith by Ger- Report That a f5 ' Being Equipped ing to a Break for of many. , .London, Jan. 10.-—The Far Eastern crisis still overshadous all,public ques- tions. throughoutiEurope. A rumor is current that England is about to send out another flying squadron, stronger ‘ even than the One eq‘uipped' at a few- days’ notice just two years ago for the Kaiser's contemplationyThis suggests ' sufficient reason for imperial anxiety at Berlin. , - The rumor is denied at the Admiral- ty Office, of course. > ' ' When the Germans seized Kiao-Chou ,Ba‘y, England protested, as is already known, but it was not ,know until to- . day that‘the German Government gave certain assurances, 'which ordinary persons would call extremely vague, but which, in the language of diploma- cy, vould be described as satisfactory. It now transpires that these assur- anc’s by no‘ means "square with the tert..s of the bargain secured by Ger- m: .iy, and a fresh protest therefore wil have to be made in London. It VVLS doubtless for the purpose of hear- ing Lord Salisbury's new note to Ger- many and of discussing the scheme for guaranteeing the new Chinese loan that the Ministers met to-day. It is likely that the German Foreign Office has armed itself with precedents for its “lease of sovereignty” which forms the basis of the Chinese arrange- ment, but so far as ascertained Lord Salisbury has been unable to,find one, and this will'stiffen his back, for he is essentially orthodox in diplomatic methods. . ‘ The Foreign Office experts are agreed . that the German lease is elastic enough to enable Germany to exploit the whole of the densely—populated Shang-Tung Peninsula, and German exploitation means the keeping of everybody else but. To this England will never agree. That. is why preparations have been made for calling out the naval reserve. It is nearly a fortnight since the an- nouncement of such preparations was made, and itremains uncontradicted for the reason that it was virtually made at the request of the Govern— ment. itself. Your correspondent is now enabled topomplement the original statement by.»the announcement that mobilization . plans have been sent to the naval com- manders at Chatham, Sheerness, Portsmouth ‘and Devonport. Doubtless the .Britishfita’tions abroad ,have been similarly instructed, but your corre- spondent’s informant can answer only for the home stations. Of all the curious rumors which have been current the past week in con- nection with the Chinese question the queerest is surely one which declares that the tiny squadron commanded by Prince Henry of Prussia, now en route 'thhina, is being secretly followed all through its long voyage by three Brit- ish warships. This rumor has .not found its way to the newspapers, but it has taken possession of the West End social, naval and military clubs. The suggestion, of course, is that the position is .so critical that before Prince Henry gets to China there will be war between England and Ger- many, in which event the Deutschland and Gefion, Prince Henry’s ships, will be forthwith gobbled up by the mys- terious following warships. SECOND APPEAL FOR CUBANS. ~ Secretary Sherman Asks Aid of llIunici- gal and Other Corporations. Washington, Jan. 10.—In a second a peal issued Saturday on the question of, Cuban... relief, ’ Secretary Sherman, on behalf‘ of - President McKinley, an- .nouncesthe appointment, with the co— operation of the American Red Cross, the New York Chamber of Commerce and ‘one of the leading representatives of the religious community, of a cen- tral Cuban Relief Committee, with headquarters in New York. The com- mittee is composed of Stephen E. Bar- ton, chairman, second vice-president of the American National Red Cross; Charles A. Schieren, treasurer, a mem- ber of the New York Chamber of Com- Merce, and Louis Klopsch. The procla- mation says: “It will be the office of the committee so organized not only to receive and forward to the United States Consul- General at Havana such money and necessary supplies as may be contrib- uted by the people of the United States, but to invoke in its own name and through the three great interests it fitly represents the concurrent effort of local relief boards throughout the United States and to invite the kindly ‘aid of the transportation agencies of the Untied States for the prompt con- veyance of the contributed supplied to the seaboard and their shipment thence to Cuba. . . -.“Ey direction of the President the undersigned appeals to the people in every city and town, to the municipal authorities thereof, to local boards of trade and transportation.- to corpora- tions and others producing necessities of life,‘and to all Whose hearts are open to the cry Of distress and affliction, to second the_ generous effort now being made, and by well-directed endeavor make-its success, truly responsive to the" sentiments of charity that .have ever characterized the American peo- ple. I“JOHN SHERMAN, " “Secretary of State.” _.,______.__. . Gov. Hastings’ Appeal for Cuba. Harrisburg, Jan. low-Gov. Hastings, on Saturday, issued a. proclamation calling upon the people of Pennsylva- nia to aid the destitute inhabitants .of Cuba “according to their respective in- clinations and well-known philan- thfopy, and as God has prospered them." Mayors Warwick, of Philadel- phia: Ford, of Pittsburg; Bailey, of Scranton, and Patterson. of Harris- burg, are designated as depositaries to whom donations Should be sent. . ’ _ Will of Dr. Evans. . vParis, Jan. 10.——The will of the late » dentist, . leaves almost his entire gor- . tune [of about 20,000,000 francs 'to- eirs 61 bib... .wi‘ I I i I IIIIII’i'IIlIIIIII A Disgusting Habit 'Alto- gather Too Familiar. How to stop It. f It may be a habit. ,, It may be catarrh. But catarrh is dangerous. The habit is disgusting. Catarrh causes headaches, inflamma- tion of the eyes, deafness and consump- tion.‘ . * - ‘ . The habit causes humiliation. Catarrh and habit should be cured. That they can be cured and have been cured, and in Norwalk, too, the following is proof: Mr. H. L. VVoodworth, of 1 Burbank street, South. Norwalk, says: "I have been troubled with catarrh ,for some time; my head and‘nose seemed .pretty well stuffed up, and the quantities of matter that ran into my throat at night would cause me to' hawk, spit and‘often gag in the morning, before I cOuld clear my throat. tam-h Cure at Plaisted’s drug store,and already these symptoms are very much better. My throat is finely free from all matter in the morning, and my whole head feels much clearer.” By the use of California Catarrh Cure perfect cleanliness of the‘ nasal passages is‘se'cured, and the peculiar properties of the herbs used in its production. not. only cleanse the mucous membrane of all puriform matter, soothing and al- laying all inflammation, but also. effec- tually destroy all forms of fungus which may grow in the throat and nasal pas- sages. . ' It. has cured cases of almost total deafness, restored the ability to detect. odors to persons who had almost for- gotten what an odor was,,and has cured cases that surely would have resulted in total blindness. Let no one who has suffered any of the evils of catarrh, hesitate to secure a bottle of California Cat-arrh Cure, with full faith that he will obtain relief and cure. California Catarrh Cure is sold by all dealers; 50 cents, three times as much one dollar. BRYAN ATTACKS SECRETARY CAGE. the Silver Situation at aChi- cogo Banquet. Discusses Chicago, Jan. 10.—William Jennings Bryan attended the Jackson Day ban- quet, given under the auspices of the W'illiam J. Bryan Club, at the Tre— mont Saturday night, and made the principal address. Among the other speakers were Samuel E. Morse, editor of the Indianapolis Sentinel; Mayor Taggart, of Indianapolis; Congressman Cobb, of Georgia; Congressman Lewis, of Washington, and D. J. Campau, Democratic National Committeeman from Michigan. In the course of his address at the club banquet Mr. Bryan said: “It seems that every generation pre- sents a combat between the producers of wealth and the money changers. The latter, conducting their campaign in secrecy, fasten themselves upon the body politic, and prey upon industry until their hold is broken by an awak— ened and indignant public. “The present Secretary of the Treas- ury, Mr. Gage, is eminently fitted to be .the instrument of the financiers in their effort to complete the scheme commenced twenty-four years ago and continued without interruption. ' “He possesses a" sublime faith in the superiority of money over man and a supreme contempt for the rights, the interest and the opinions of the people at large. - “He knows that in the campaign of 1896 the party composed of bolting Democrats was the only party which dared to declare the "gold standard a blessing. “He knows that at the polls 99 per cent. of the voters registered their op-n position to a single gold standard, dif- fering only as to the means of_ secur- ing bimetallism. He knows that the President sent a commission to Europe to beg other nations tohelp us get rid of the gold standard. “He knows that the maintenance of the gold stan‘d'ard'means unmerited ad- vantage to the money owning and the bondholding classes and undeserved punishment to the vast majority of the people of this country and of the civil- ized world. ‘ “Yet in spite of'his knowledge of all these facts heis deliberately planning to iasten the gold standard perma- nently upon the people of the United States. ' . “Mr. Gage knows these facts, and yet he is seeking to organize a money' trust more dangerous not only to the industries, but to the liberties of the people, than all the other trusts com- bined. Under such circumstances the memory of the hero of New Orleans ought to be invoked in every State, county and hamlet to arouse .the people to a sense of their danger.” He referred to the reductions of wages of cotton operatives i New England, and said: ' “Is this the result which they pro- claimed would follow ‘the opening of the mills instead of the mints?’ If our enemies .boast that they have bur- ied bimetallism we point to these wage reductions as the weeping willows which have 'sprung up about its tem- porary tomb.. Why is net some court asked to enjoin the employers from uniting together to reduce wages?” “Since the last celebration of Jack- son's Day’,” he said, in closing, “thou- sands of political prodigals have re- turned to the old home, and thousands more are growing weary of the husks. The reception of those who have re- turned has depended upon the spirit 1):: Thomas, W. Evans,’the American , .cheerrmarked'lts close, .. v p . , which animated the prodigals. “Those who have come back ac-. knowledging the binding force of the Chicago platform and willing to work harmoniously side by side with the brethren‘who went not astray, have been taken into full fellowship and their wanderings forgIVen. But those who have swaggered back, boasting ,of their intention to remodel” the house and -revolutionize the method, have 'found neither the fatted calf nor the a .banquet' hall. , ’ “Unless Pall political omens fail, the. ' twentieth century will open with the. money of the Constitution restored and the motto, quual ‘rights to all and spe- cial privileges to‘none,’ the controlling principle in, all, departments of the Government. Then will all our people sing 2.. new song of apnation redeemed." Mr.’ Bryan's _ address was frequently- Interrupted by‘applauSe, and a hearty” I got some California Ca-. ’ s -. 1 BE 7 n v midis G GAZET TE .r \. 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