Show LAUGHING AT WILLIAM london press ridicule action of german emperor SAYS HE HAS GONE INSANE sugar interests of the british colonies nies likely to bo arf referred erred to in the queens speech sit at the opening 0 of r parlia Col OM office ca greatly exercised over the question of bounties on the saccharine product agridis too strong for west maco mapoteet teet brigada Bri gadt london dec dea IS 1897 by the associated presse the general opinion ot of kiel Is voiced by a diplomats rem remark ark it is 1 a great pity that germany having an easy sofo and simple though slightly piratical piece at 0 work on hand should not be able to perform it without petting the world laughing tho the papers are full of comments of 0 the subject the tim almi s says the august utterances are worthy of 0 heroes 0 of melodrama and in d would stem high flown to modern ideas if 1 uttered by phillip it II fia aa he dispatched the arrests armada or columbus when ho he started to ca carry rry the tha dominion of spain over the oceans the Ni kalier titter evoked memories of and sedan to eneau race prince henry to keep a stout heart as he faces acci the perils of 0 tho the suez canal and the terrors terror of 0 the china sms seas prince henry peroration was closed by a specimen ot of almost byzantine self abasement unique in the annals of 0 modern europe tho the saturday review thinks the nickname of 0 william the witless Is no longer adequate adding that lie he is mark staring mad continuing the saturday rex tev remarks in spite spile of 0 the tha orn ominous inous fact act that lie he has alienated the newspapers and prote anoni insulted the greatest nobles when they ventured to disagree with i his i extraordinary activity until the tha court coun Is 1 deserted and know throughout germany as tile court 0 of par venues the poor creature continues to take himself seriously rlou riou sly as a sort ot of drill sergeant of diw idenie SUGAR QUESTION the indications point to a passage I 1 in a the lie queens speech at the opening of parliament referring to the sugar in teresta cereals ot of the colonies it will probably pio bably announce that the government lias has tic do tided to propose a conference ot of tile the powers in interested terea ted in sugar suga r bounties it I 1 Is understood the government la Is prepared to announce 1 at such a conference that unless tho the bounty system Is abandoned great britain will impose cours coun lerv allne ling duties the colonial office bas been greatly e since ince the west vest indian comm commission Nalon re reported po arted and since tho ilia discussions in the in which heir richter admitted that should great britain ollow follow the lead of 0 the united states and ta tai count yf ted sugar bugar the tha leath death knell ot of bounties would be sure both germany and france are not anxious to abolish the bounties but neither will abandon them so long aa the other Is tree free to maintain them and to be monopolize the english market the objection of 0 the tree free traders to a prospective measure will v III probably be overcome by a guaranty that the duties will be removed an aa soon as aa the bounties have ceased the signs of unrest in ili the ibe sugar colonies are having effect upon the authorities A west indian planter arites to 9 a friend 1 in I london paying it the standard of 0 rebellion Is raised in favor of an alliance alllan oo with the united states I 1 I 1 mill volunteer forthwith 1 ith we owe all our sufferings to the imperial connection and it Is ia high time lime it was ended england will have a rude 11 JUBILANT the Parnel lites are jubilant a at t ill the in statements made by john dillon chairman of 0 the tha irish party al the meeting of the national federation at dublin on wednesday last who upon that occasion r said add that hat he agreed with mith john redmond the Parn ParnOll elitLe le leader that all sections of 0 the nation allta all ta should arrive at an understanding upon the leading irish questions qu tho the of parliament tho no remarks are interpreted by the Parnell itea as belair a confession of the correctness ot of their attitude toward the liberals I 1 mr air redmond raid paid to a repot of tile tho associated prints press mr dillon at last admits that the by w hoso base orders mr air parnell was deposed bave abandoned home rule we BO 90 a step urther further and repudiate universally and openly any alliance with the tha liberals VOW until he dots does so BO no union of 0 the par nellte with him or his party Is pos abble the westminster gazette volcey the liberal lmont saying baying the party will have to free ree it elf from the thrale dora dom which ur mr dillon seeks its to impose upon 1 it even at the cost cast e of incurring furring tho the displeasure of 0 ills frien friends ita the paper forth urther r admits that it the liberals te rave mr dillon dallon th the pledge do de mandt d they would mould not have leave the slen cecil dericut beix tt chance of 0 returning to power BUNDLED OUT or OF AFRIDI LAND the reverse suffered by gen west rna cotta brigade in the bara bam valley la Is in tho the nature of a di disaster strater the story appears to be that the most powerful force over sent to the border has been handled bundled out ot at afridi A fridi land rieck and crop on top of 0 this comes the news that sir william lockhart tho the british commander ln in chlof Is to invade tho the country in another oll direction the rett rea wils onn are obvious it seems that something must be dorm dono to leve british PreN prentice tICO and aad trus the pass road which tho thes closed about six elx ingo will probably be campara lively ly reopened in the meanwhile the th w worst 0 impression has haa bee acen n created in fix G great reat britain by tho the of 0 the lite statement that the framk and tile 0 of at least tour four british showed derided lack ot of plu pluck in th lie a presence Os of oc tho the native regiments s an ali at the front boy TI tha 1 a wort to 19 that the lie native troops 11 have ave seen tile the cowardice ot of their whilo while comrades and state openly that it any TO TOY tommy Y A eithle to 1 rude to him her hereafter cafter they will hammer loun nier him and the awful 1 thin I la Is they carl can do so no it Is obvious that it the ruL natives tiveS lone lobe tiles r respect for british courage c 0 ge great britaina Brit ains mins coia bold on india L is supa precarious r ec artous the whole limit fault seems to lid ha ins in expecting boys to do mena work 0 and a nd in ang thom adrift just jupt when they ore are becoming toed good the tha campaign cannot end d before march and the cost coal ully fully thirty million will necessitate the intervention tion ot of tl thi Brith ilic t t in gordert to avert bankruptcy oe oc india earthquake la ita italy home dec IS 18 Strong carth earthquake quake hock twelve seconds were rell felt at 1 l 10 this morning at curta curia ili D castello province ot of perugia central centra italy the ili of at houses split many mani fell ell bolla bells rang rane and a panic prevailed among the inhabit inhabitants ancs tin the shocks hocka were registered by the inspru ment here and F means and at velletri Vello trl there was as also alio a slight blight chock felt elt at al Bolo bologna grilL today clays arft urft forged 1 london dec H judgment in tin the case A of spencer clay art an officer of ol 01 guards fa vilo on november alli was acted by bam lewis lewin the london money mone tender to recover due on two ory notes given by lord 7 uni Nei eull with cly clays x R derid loly tt 11 in ia to 10 the effect that clay Is A not bound by the tures lures obtained front from hini him by lord because in effect they were forgeries RUSSIANS AT PORT ARTHUR aqua squa squadron dron of the czar enters the port with chinese sanction st Peters petersburg burK doc dec 18 it Is tin nn trounced that a Is russian Itus squadron under onder rear near admiral hosono has entered P port a rt at ai thur on oil the hie chinese coast ft v ills il lie to entire acquiescence of 0 the Chin enot government government overn ment the squadron intends to remain ill at port arthur arthu throughout the i inter Is due solely to the need of 0 a te m horary winter station ond and ilio ln 0 colvea ves no question of foreign lien or comille occupation or ony any intention I 1 I 1 a I 1 against china germany japan or tiny any other roomer |