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A FATAL AND BLOODY TRAGEDY AT A PARTY. WHISKEY WAS THE PRIME CAUSE. Combatant# Fought In Crowded Room, Resulting: In Three Deaths and Two Radiy Wounded. A pleasant social party given Mon- Jav day nicht night at at Jeffersonville Jetteisonviiie, Ga ua., wm •• burned into a scene of bloodshed, and all on account of one drunken man. m,. P J Z wftg „j ven a t the residence r „f , w W. u H. Califf, a prominent farmer ■who lives near Jeffersonville, to which a number of leading people were in- v ;* e ,l Three men shot to death one woman fatally wounded and a little girl hurt by a stray shot was the result of the tragedy. Among the invited guests was Short Griffin, a young man generally known throughout the oounty. He had always been considered wild and yet net in the bat,it ot attending social eyente while under the influence of liquor, but on this occasion he was somewhat under its influence mi The par i wasorowdedwith so young „ people when Griffin eanfe in. They were singing and dancing, ohattmg and laughing and merriment was at .:“ht“. of ill by . Griffin had been standing t *f the firepiace from the m ute entered the parlor and wa. the most prominent figure in ‘ he °®“- remark was addressed to one Will Hooten who had just ente e room. Hooten, as he entered the room, walked up to the fireplace, and in do¬ ing so rubbed against Griffin. It Was this that caused Griffin to lose his temper and use the offensive language which was heard by every¬ body in the room. Griffin cursed him roundly. Hooten told Griffin he would see him next day, walked into the room on the right and informed his host, Califf, of Griffin’s conduct. Califf went to Griffin and asked him to leave. Griffin cursed Califf as he had done Hooten and pulled his pis- tol. Califf opened his kniffe and put its Blade ' on : Griffin’s throat. CalifFs wife rushed up and persuaded her husband go mto waihev room. Griffin asked for his hat, reached , , back with his left hand and pulled out a large dirk, remar mg. “He has put his knife to my throat and I am going to get him. He advanced to the dooujeadipg in «>e room. AW the tune he rriaohed it Califf met hut. Unffin raised his pis- afaooting tol and fired at Gviffin ^Califf both advancing commenced on each otheFand finally clinching Mx*. Oaliff ran to and caught hold Califf tired four shots 4 and , Griffin ,, _ two. When the firing ceased Griffin and Califf fell apart—Griffin falling in the corner of the room in a sitting posi¬ tion. He died as he fell. Califf fell at his feet and expired in a few mo¬ ments. Near where both fell, C. L. Jones, a young farmer, was sitting in a chair at the time the firing commenced. He was struck just back of the ear by a bullet, and his brains oozed out of the frightful wound. As he struggled in an unconscious state on the floor of the room, Mary Pettis, one of the guests, a little ♦laughter of the postmistress of the place, was shot through the stomach. She ran screaming and fell into a heap » the street. Mrs. Emma Califf, wife of Califf, was shot in the arm. The elbow joint was shattered into fragments by the large hall from the pistol of Griffin. Of course, as the originator of the affair is dead, there is not any proba¬ bility of arrests, but it is stated that had Griffin not been killed he would certainly have been lynched by the people of Jeffersonville. W RECK CAUSES DEATHS. Three Employes Killed and at Least Six Are Badly Hurt. Train No. 3 ou the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad, which left Chicago at 11:34 Wednesday night, ran iutc an extra train near Clinton, lad., at 9 o’clock Thursday morning. Three employes were killed and half a dozen others injured, but none of the passengers were hurt. The dead are: J. D. Rausch, engin¬ eer; G. L. Brewer, fireman; C. F. Deiter, fireman. Both engines were badly wrecked. The baggage car was thrown down an embankment and the mail car smash¬ ed. MISS WILLARD STILL WITH US. After Securing Her Passage She Did Not Leave Windy City. A Chicago dispatch states that Miss Frances W. Willard did not sail for England on the 24th, although her passage had been engaged on the steamer St. Louis. The ohange made in her plans at Buffalo will keep her in Chicago for some time. The Chicago Woman’s Club gave a reception in her honor Saturday. ELASTIC CURRENCY FAVORED. Banker* Meet In Atlanta and Ulscn** , Financial Flans. The convention of southern bankers was held at Atlanta last Wednesday and one more plan of currency reform was formulated and stamped with the approval of the bankers present. The convention was called by the while ^rb.Sf it contemplates e a ,.S„. snob legislation T pV„. p as will especially help the western and southern states, it is also broad in scope and there is nothing contem¬ plated under it which would be bur¬ densome to the bankers of the north east. ance The^convention but there were was gentlemen small in attend- pres- ent of national reputation. They agreed, all of them, that something ought to be done to change the finan- cial laws so that first of all the south- ^ stateg panhav0 anelaatic currellcy . No one disputed the proposition that there ought to be more currency in circulation in the south and that the laws should he ho framed that if bank- 0ra do not wigb iBSUe more than ^ bave tbey need no t do it. An- other idea which figured prominently was that banks should be allowed to loan money on cotton, pig iron and other commodities. The convention was a single stand- ard body, but there was one delegate who came out “baldheaded aud bare- footed," .. he e.pre.e.a it, for free e ari T| , r,a' 1, HoL'li,l not toke’uny part in tll0 d j BCUBB i 0 n until he was invited—after the plan had been adopted. While he was speaking he had the attention of his hearers and ^ ? tbelasom e good natured shots wh h th0y ac( . ept0tl in tb0 same . . * Th0re wftg nQ debate on tbe reso lii- ;>»»• >«py ^ gQ out of tbe banking business, resolutions contemplate / an in- crease in tbe amount of old and sil . ve r in circulation with better banking £ faciHties for amall townB> aI1 bank8 be on thg sam0 foot j ng under govern- mental control. In order to get a uniform banking system, it is proposed that the busi¬ ness men of every atate should meet and agree upon financial and banking sys- terns which will bring prosperity and happiness to the nation. To secure this, it is suggested that banks with a capital of $25,000 and over be allowed to issue notes to circulate as money on commercial assets. The P ar P ose of ... ,. wa » ° . lan , reform and the P o result the convention is a series of suggestions for national legislation. CURRENCY BILL IS READY. Measure Embodies President . McKinley’s .. , , Recommendations. A Washington dispatch says: The bouse committee ou banking and cur- taa ^ it g a aa animftt ed session Wed- ne-tday. It was agreed that a bill cov- ering the president’s recommendations an d the bill of Secretary Gage and t]iat of tbe Indianapolis monetary commission aba „ 1)e taken up f at the first m00ti after the bolida J a . ()n motion of Mr Cbandl of New H hi tbe Ben(ite d a biI1 Wednesday ^ directing “ the secretary ' of the nayy r0port u on tbe subje t ol a statute in Washington city of the lat0 Admiral David B Porter '. Among the many bills introduced was one granting a right of way through a part of Alaska for a railroad to the gold field and another provid¬ ing for the operation of steamboats on the Yukon river, Alaska. At the opening of the session of the holiday house Wednesday a resolution for the recess from Saturday, Decem¬ ber 18, to January 5, offered by Mr. Dingley from the committee on ways and means, was adopted. The house then went into commit¬ tee of the whole and resumed the con¬ sideration of the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill. MINISTER SERYING SENTENCE. Beat His Wife and Is Saving a Five Dol¬ lar Fine. At Montieello, N. Y., the Rev. David T. Howell, of the Protestant Episcopal church, is serving a sentence of five days' imprisonment in the county jail, imposed for choking and beating his wife. Mr. Howell was given the alterna¬ tive sentence of $5 fine or five days’ imprisonment, and chose the latter. LUETGERT’S SECOND TRIAL. ftausagr# Maker Again Faces Jury On Charge of Murder. After two weeks Bpent in securing a jury, the second trial of Adolph L. Luetgert, the sausage manufacturer, accused of murdering his wife, was commenced at Chicago Tuesday before Judge Gary. The courtroom was 'crowded when the case was called. Every available seat was taken, while scores of curious men and women stood in rows behind the railing, anx¬ ious to hear the proceedings and get a glimpse of the man who is charged with boiling his wife in eaustio potash in one of his own sausage vats. ACQUITTAL FOR COLLINS. Florida’s Ex-State Treasurer Declared Not Guilty of Embezzle ment. A special from Jacksonville says: C. B. Collins, ex-state treasurer of Florida, was acquitted Friday of the embezzlement of $52,000. The defendant did not deny that he was short that sum, but declared that there waa no intention to defraud. Banks in which he had deposited state fund* failed. PAID PENALTY FOR THE MURDER OF MERCHANT HUNT. SWUNG FROM DOUBLE GALLOWS. -- o,,,, Trembled at KealiKation of His Fate While the Other Was Cool f and Collected. Grady Reynolds and Bud Brooks were ballged at Jeffersonville, Ga., Fnda y for , the . brutal , raurder of M m r C ’ ' Hunt, the Belton merchant. The men died on the same scaffold. The drop fell at 12:17 p. m. Brooks was dead in 18 minutes, but Reynolds was not pronounced dead until three minutes later. The execution private, . but was among the few who witnessed it were the three brothers of the murdered man who had come from South Caro- H na to see justice done. Both men died game. Many expected to see Brooks collapse, but he seemed to have imbibed some of his partners courage, and did not break down. The execution was in many respects remarkable. The condemned men Standing in the vehicle on the ont- side of the gallows enclosure both made short speeches. They professed regret for their deed, though making on ly slight reference to it. The gist of their talk was that they were pre¬ pared to die, and they delivered many a solemn warning to the erowd. Brooks’ neck was broken but Rey- di *' Spotless ’white ' robes ’were pl.-ed around each man as he stood on the trap and the black caps were fitted on their heads. Thus garbed they pre- sented a ghastly appearance. The sheriff then asked if they were ready. From under Reynolds’ mask came the query: “Are you ready, Bud?” Brooks nodded. “I’m ready, too,” added the man who was giving his last moments to thoughts of his associate in life and death. The trap was then sprung. Both white-robed figures shot through, Brooks’ body was nearly stiffened, Reynolds seemed strangling, for his body writhed and drew up for several moments. Both bodies were allowed to hang thirty minutes. They were then cut down and. turned over to the relatives of the dei#*men. > • From Jail To Gallows. At 11:02 o’clock Reynolds and Brooks were taken from their cells and placed in an open phaeton under a strong guard. They rode to the gallows through the principal streets of the town, to a hillside a quarter of a mile distant. A large crowd preceded the vehicles in which the murderers rode, while the people who lined the way fell in behind, very much like a circus parade. Fully 1,000 people were in line. Some of them were on horse¬ back and others in wagons. As they rode away Brooks’ face was ashen and Reynolds’ was pale, too, but he seemed to have good control over himself. Neither one of them spoke. Just before the top of the hill was reached the wagon tongue broke and the horses had to be taken out. Fifty ready hands caught hold of the traces and the wheels, and Reynolds and Brooks rode on to the gallows enclo¬ sure. The wagon was drawn up alongside the coffins that lay on the ground wait¬ ing to receive the outlaw bodies. Brooks trembled violently at the sight of them. The journey to the gallows had consumed 15 minutes. Sheriff Brazleton rose from his seat and called the crowd to order. He said: “The condemed men wish to make their statements. ” They preferred to address the crowd on the outside rather than to make a statement from the gallows. On the Death Trap. After both men had concluded they were conducted to the gallows. Not more than twenty people were admit¬ ted to the enclosure. The condemned men made no state¬ ments on the gallows, and scarcely spoke during the quarter of an hour that was occupied in religious services, aud in binding their hands and feet. tVhen these preliminaries were com¬ pleted Reynolds and Brooks kneeled together and prayed. It was a queer medley. Each spoke words which the occasion prompted. One mo¬ ment Brooks’ voice rose above that of Reynolds; the next moment Reynolds drowned the voice of Brooks. While the condemned men prayed the crowd without the inclosure was noisy and boisterous. As they stood on the trap a man in a tree yelled out: “Good-bye.” “Goodbye, I wish you all joy,” said Reynolds. Brooks was silent. Then followed the inquiry from Reynolds as to whether or not Brooks was ready. At this moment the fatal was sprung. GLASS WORKS TO RESUME. Big Strike Settled and Men Will Work on a Small Advance. A dispatch from Pittsburg, Pa., says: Window glass factories through¬ out the United States will be able to resume work as soon as they can get the furnaces hot enough to begin work. This will be in about three weeks, and means work for about 15 >• 000 men. MORE BLOODSHED EXPECTED As n llesult of the TrnRciIy lu Twiggs County, Ga. Dispatches from Jeffersonville, Ga., state that there is much talk on the of the renewal of the old family feud that has existed for many years be¬ tween the families of Califf and Griffin. Griffin has two brothers and it is thought that when Griffin and Clarence Jones’ father and old man Califf meet there will be trouble. The quarrel on tho night of the fatal fight was the outcome of the same old feud. The Pettis people,, too, are aroused and among the different factions there is so much bad blood now that at any time there may be another shooting. When it was discovered that R. L. Califf had met his death at the hands of another party besides Short Griffin, his father,W. H. Califf, Sr., sought to place the heavy hand of the law on the shoulders of Giltman Carroll by going before a justice of the peace and taking oath that it was Carroll’s hand that fired the bullets killing his son. When the officers in whose bauds the warrant for the arrest of Carroll was placed called at his home, Carroll had disappeared, having in some man- nor received the knowledge that the warrant had been sworn out. He has not yet been found, and his friends make the statement that he will not be, but will make his appearance at the April term of Twiggs superior court, in the event any indictment is found against him. NOMINATIONS BY PRESIDENT. Joseph McKenna Named for Associate Justice of Supreme Court. Thursday President McKinley sent the following nominations to the sen¬ ate: Justice—-Joseph McKenna, of Cali¬ fornia, to be associate justice of the supreme court of the United States. Treasury—Charles S, Dawes, of Illinois, to be comptroller of the cur¬ rency. Interior—John W. Nesbitt, of Penn¬ sylvania, to be pension agent at Pitts¬ burg. Court of Private Land Claims—Jos. R. Reed, of Iowa, to be chief justice; William M. Murray, of Tennessee; Thomas C. Fuller, of North Carolina; H. C. Sluss, of Kansas; W. F. Stone, of Colorado, to be associate justices; reappointments, their terms expiring December 31, 1897. Lewis Miles, attorney of the United States for the southern district of Iowa; Robert Cozier, attorney of the United States for the district of Idaho; .Henry C. Dockery, marshal of the United States for the eastern district of North Carolina. The president also sent in a number of reappointments which were made during the recess of the senate, and which have heretofore been announced. POPULISTS CAUCUS. House Members of That Party Meet and Pass Resolutions. A caucus of the populist members of the house of representatives was held at the National hotel at Washing¬ ton Thursday night. The following resolutions were unanimously adopted, except that referring to the civil ser¬ vice : “Resolved, That it is the sense of this caucus that we will resist all efforts to so modify the existing civil service law as to enable any party that may be in power to fill the different positions in civil service with par¬ tisans. “Resolved, That we are opposed to and will resist ail efforts to destroy our greenbacks and treasury notes, which are, by direct legislation or by the subterfuge of refusing to reissue the same except in exchange for gold. “Resolved, That we are opposed to any scheme , of . enlarging , the ,, powers of conferring n , ut,onal of l la the ‘; ks; that Y to e .°PP° se notes * he power issue designed to have the same functions as money to any , bank, , corporation ,. or individual. “Resolved, That we favor the early consideration and passage of a joint resolution recognizing the independ¬ ence of the Cuban republic. BIG CHECK GIVEN. Uncle Sam Receives S 8 , 500 ,OOO On Union Pacific Purchase. The payment to the United States of $8,500,000 on account of the purchase of the Union Pacific railroad by the reorganization committee was made at New York Thursday through the me¬ dium of a check for that sum deposit¬ ed in the United States sub-treasury in that city. EDUCATIONAL TEST Proposed To Be Made In Uncle Sam's Nat¬ uralization Laws. A Washington dispatch says: A proposition is being discussed to make thorough reform of the naturalization laws on the lines of the immigration educational test bill. That measure has been favorably re¬ ported by the house immigration bill, and will be taken up in the house after the holidays. The committee con¬ cedes some opposition to it, but be¬ lieve the majority recognize the ne¬ cessity for some essential changes. Its effect is to require all immigrants to read and write either the English or some other language. TRAIN ROBBERS CAUGHT. Will Be Tried In Mexico Where the Pen¬ alty Is Death. Wells-Fargo Express company’s special officers and deputy United States marshals have captured in eastern Arazona five of the train rob¬ bers engaged in the attempted rob¬ bery of the Southern Pacific’s “Sun¬ set Flyer,” at Stein’s Pass a week ago. They will be carried to New Mexico trial. The penalty for train rob¬ in that territory is death. THE MEETING OF BOARDS OF TRADE AT WASHINGTON. ATLANTA DELEGATION SUCCESSFUL Delegates From Other Cities Make Vari¬ ous Demands of the United States Government. A Washington special says: The Atlanta, Ga., chamber of commerce delegation secured unanimous action Thursday on the resolution for uni" fortuity in quarantine regulations. The regular order of the meeting was suspended to allow ex-Governor Bullock and Mayor Collier, of that city, to present the matter to the con¬ vention, arid after this had been done the resolution was unanimously adopt¬ ed. This reads as follows: “Resolved, That wo recommend such leg¬ islation by congress as will unify the quar¬ antine regulations for protection against imported dangers to health, in such manner ns to give the least possible hindrance to trade and travel consistent with safety.” The resolution was worded in this way, so as to permit of no clash by those who believe the states should control quarantine regulations. Mr. Elliott, of Philadelphia, read a paper in favor of the establishment of a permanent tariff commission. A res¬ olution urging upon congress the cre¬ ation of such a comrriission was adopted. Mr. Eckert, of Chicago, on behalf of his committee, presented a report intended to correct the evils of the sale of mixed flour. The report fa¬ vored the adoption of such legislation as will define the manufacture, sale, importation aud exportation of flour. The report was adopted. Mr. Thurber, of New York, present¬ ed a report that congress amend the interstate commerce law so as to per¬ mit pooling by railroads under the supervision and control of the inter¬ state commerce commission to the end that unjust discriminations may be prevented, and responsible, uniform and stable rates be established. A majority report on this resolution was presented by Vallandingham, of St. Louis, in behalf of four members of the committee, strongly opposing the pooling proposition. The resolu¬ tion prec’pitated a discussion which lasted an hour or more, uuder the ten- minute rule, Mr. Vallaudingham and” others from the west taking strong grounds against it. The Pooling Proposition Adopted. The advocates of the pooling propo¬ sition were practically unanimous in favor of it only when placed under the supervision and absolute control of the interstate commerce commission which should have absolute power to revise and correct excessive rates or other evils that might come to its at- tention. The resolution favoring pooling, as submitted by Mr. Thurber, of New York, was finally adopted by a two- thirds vote. The remaining resolutions, that greater uniformity in the classification of freight is necessary, and that the interstate commerce commission should, if necessary, be empowered to formulate and make effective such a classification; that the national board of trade deprecate all movements look¬ ing to the government ownership of railway lines, but advocate a wise, firm and continuous supervision over the operating and management of these great agen- cies in a n matters affecting their rela- tions with the public in the conduct of interstate commerce; that the national board of trade re-affirm their approval of tbe bin known as tbe aut i- sca lpers bill At 2:30 o’clock the board, by invita¬ tion, made a call on the president at the white house. M’MILLAN FOR SENATE. Tennessee Congressman Makes Public Announcement of His Candidacy. A Washington special says: Hon. Benton McMillan, of Tennessee, in response to inquiries from represents- tives of Tennessee papers, has an- nounced his candidacy for the senate before the state legislature in case an extra session was called by Governor Taylor. WILL REDUCE WAGES. Noticeg to That Eifcct Posted In Pall River Mills. Advices from Fall River, Mass., state that notices of the proposed re¬ duction of wages posted Tuesday an¬ nounce that the reduction will begin January 3d, 1898, the details to be given out later. The manufacturers’ committee an¬ nounced that the committee voted to recommend a general reduction of wages on all departments on the basis of 11 1-49 per cent. The committee also recommends that tho salaries of all administrative officers be reduced the same amount from the present figures. M. DAUDET DIES. Was An Eminent and Well Known French Author. A special cable dispatch from Paris states that Alphonse Daudet, the au¬ thor, expired at 8 o’clock Thursday night. He was dining with his family and was in excellent spirits, when he was seized with a sudden syncope. Physicians were summoned, but ho died almost immediately. Alphonse Dandet was born at Nimes, May 13, 1840. TWENTY-TW!) SAILORS JUSSI Left Wrecked Probably fiteniner In Boat* nixj^fl ■ Lout. A San Francisco dispatch says: H certainty as to the fate of the oveiSB JH steamer Cleveland, which sailed cember 4th for Seattle, was en^H Wednesday by tho receipt of a telH tfl gram from Captain Hall, master of ship, to the owner, Captain CharlSM Nelson, of San Francisco. Mg From the rather indefinite details ■ far is received total wreck it appears the that west the steanj er a on coast Vancouver island, in Barclay sound, twelve miles north of Cape Beale. Twenty-two men put off from the *hip in small boats. None of these boats have as yet been heard from and it is feared they are lost, although it is possible they may have landed on the coast of Vancouver island at some remote point. The captain, chief en¬ gineer, purser, three sailors and one fireman, who remained on board the Cleveland, succeeded in reaching the shore safely. The only passengers on the ship were W. L. Deittrick and Frank Ger- than, who are among the missing. The vessel and cargo were valued at $75,000, on which there is very little insurance. The Cleveland was built in 1865 and was formerly an Atlantic Liner, run¬ ning between Halifax and Queens¬ town, under the name of Sirius. ACTOR ASSASSIN ATED. Stabbed to the Heart as He Was Entering the Theatre. At London Thursday night, William Terriss, the well-known actor, was as¬ sassinated, being stabbed with a knife as he was entering the stage door of the Adelphi theatre. Terriss’s assassin is supposed to be a former super. The murderer rushed at the actor as he was stepping across the pavement from his cab, and stab¬ bed him just below the heart. As the actor fell his murderer was seized by people who were outside the theatre. The wounded man was carried into the theater aud doctors were called from the Charing Cross hospital, but Terriss expired in fifteen minutes. The assassin had the appearance of a foreigner and wore a long cloak. He was taken to Bow street police station, followed by an angry crowd. His name was given as Archer, The mo- tive of the crime is not yet.kB&-wa, Terriss was the actor’s stage name, his real name being William Lewin. WORKING FOR UNIVERSITY. Prominent Women Hold Important Meet ing In Washington. There was a meeting of prominent American women at Washington Tues¬ day to discuss plans for a George Washington memorial building in con¬ nection with the proposed national university in that city. The meeting was secret, but it is reported that the ladies expect to raise $250,000 for a memorial building to be devoted to the administrative offices of the university, it was suggested that February 23d, Washington’s birthday, he made a day 0 f national offering to the fund and that the children of the public schools throughout the country ‘should he in- T i te d to contribute 1 cent each to the fund, Among those present at the meeting were Mrs. I. S. Boyd, of Georgi*; Mrs. Hope S. Campbell, North Carolina; Mrs. M. K. McNeill, South Carolina, an d Mrs. Alice B. Castleman, Louis- ville, Ky. MUST PAY INDIANS. Railroad Ties Are Seized to Enforce Pay- * raent of Royalty on Timber. Half a million railroad ties, scat! tered over 115 miles of the Missouri! Kansas and Texas railroad betweeil South Canadian and Red rivers, havJ been seized by the Indian police to era force the payment of over $60,000 dua the Choctaw nation as royalty on tha timber Fully from which ties the will ties be were seized] cut.] as many along the Choctaw, Oklahoma amg Gulf road to enforce similar claims. TREATY IS RATIFIED. King; George Approves Agreement Be¬ tween Turkey and Greece. A dispatch from Athens, Greece, received Thursday announces that the treaty of peace between Turkey and Greece has been ratified by King George, and that it will be dispatched b y a special steamer to Constantino- p i e . A later dispatch states that the sul¬ tan has ratified the treaty of peace be¬ tween Turkey and Greece. PREACHED AGAINST CRIME. Ministers in South Carolina Pulpits Dis¬ course on One Subject. A Columbia, S. C., dispatch says: The invitation of Bishop Ellison Ga¬ pers, of this diocese, to all other de¬ nominations to join the Episcopal cler¬ gy Sunday in attempting to check the murder fever in the state was general¬ ly accepted. The conference at Florence passed resolutions to accept the invitation. Bishop Capers preached in Orange¬ burg on the line of his address to the clergy, but made a point on the pre¬ vailing habit of carrying concealed weapons by all classes of men in flag rant disregard of law. CHINA “KNUCKLES” TO GERMANY. Russia and Franc© Displeased at Wil¬ liam’s Precipitancy. A special dispatch from Shanghai asserts that China will acquiesce in Germany’s retention of Kiao-Chou. Russia and France are irritated' at Germany’s precipitancy in thus pre¬ maturely disclosing her plans to Eng¬ land and Japan in a manner likely, says the dispatch, to defeat the object* in view.