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rfWWW" rTWfS1"v" THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE.PAGES PART I. . PAGES 1-8. SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA SUNDAY. MORNING , MAY 6 , 1888.-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBER 323 , A The Emporora Boposo Unbroken For Several Hours. IN GOOD SPIRITS AND APPETITE The Crown Prlneo Becoming DO- cldodly Moro Tractable. GRANDMA GOVERNS THEM BEST. Alarm at the Resurrection of the PauBlavlst Party. DISCUSSION IN THE REICHSRATH. I Called Into Court For Bidding the Editors How to Their Knoca nnd HefiiHliiB Pummcling Them German News. The Kmpcror's Condition. iCopurtgM IKS by New Yortt AMoclatal Pr < * .1 BKIILIN , May C. The emperor's sleep was unbroken for several hours toward morning. Itwaa the best sleep helms enjoyed for many weeks , and ho awoke from it with n good appetite and In good spirits. Ho cannot walk u step , though ho was able to stand occasion ally. The danger is that in the ovcnt of a recurrence of the crisis , with his powers of rcslstcnca have reduced to the minimum , there will bo no chance for him to survive long. The crown prince , though absorbed in extensive duties , confers dally with the em press apart from his visit to his father. This marked change in the crown prince's demeanor was coincident with the visit of Queen Victoria , whose success in councillnt- inghlm proves to bo more enduring than was anticipated. The return of Prince Bismarck's rheuma tism has shown the advisability of an early resort to Ems , but the condition of the cm pcror still forbids his leaving his post. The resurrection of the pan-Slavist party in Russia has awakened alarm in official cir cles. The czar's reinstatement of General Bogdanovituh In Ills former position in the Russian service is but an isolated proof that the open adoption of an offensive policy ap proaches. Tlio czar's assent to the revival of the Slat associations , closed ten ycnrs'ago under an edict of the late czar , has been obtained. General Tohernaieff Will bccoino the president , and a kindred association , the so-called "Slav Committco of Charity , " with General Ignotlcff as presi dent , will nfllllatc , thus forming a formidable body embracing both wealth and energy , The avowed aim Is to Incite insurrections nmong the Slav people and increase agitation until Russia cOmcs into possessions of Con. stnntlnoplo. It is impossible that the sudden reappearance of the three foremost men of the Slavoppil party is n more coincidence. General Bogdcnovich's promotion might have been duo to the influence of his friend Pobodonotzf with the czar , but simul tnueouswiih the Appearance of Stounbard , Tchernabff and Ignatleff , there is a warning of n coming tempest in the unmistakable re vival ot the hostility of the German semi- ofllcial press , preceded by n distinct change in the attitude of Prince Bismarck towards the czar. The Cologne Gnzctto suggests that pan- Slavism has grown mightier than the czar hltnoolf nnd may force his hand and cause him to enter Into a fighting alliance with Franco. The Ofllcial Gazette , of Berlin , in terprets the position in n similar way. It is believed the war party convinced tlio czar that tlio next French elections will return a war ministry , and Russia ought to bo ready o co-operate with Franco. The sensation of the week has been the failure of the manufacturer Hciurich Hotter , whoso works were nt Criraitzschaw. The event attracts attention beyond its Intrinsic imjKirtnncc , as n result of the tariff measures of Russia. The untcrhnus of the relchsrnth has been the arena of some of the liveliest encounters ever known in the Austrian parliament. For three days tlio groups have been forming. Tlio majority has been engaged in n ilorco attack upon Dr. Jautseh , minister of publio instruction , nprcpos of His education budget. For once the members , old and young , of thoTschcquo gnoup , found common cause with the German group , It Is thought from utterly opposite rea sons. The Germans charged Gautsch with organising Slaviation in Austria. Tlio Bo hemian deputy , Kncpck , in the course of a violent oration against the clerical and anti- Gorman tendencies embodied in tlio proposals Of Prince Llchtcnstciii , ns approved by the government , declared that their adoption would lead to a rising of tlio German population of Bohemia. On the other hand tlio Achoquo deputies reproached Hcrr GauUch with partiality toward the Ger mans , nnd charged him with ofllcial corrup tion. Some of the speakers did not share the reflections upon his private Hfo , nnd finally demanded to know why Count Von Taufo kept such a man in his cabinet. Hap pily for Dr. Gnutsch the coalition groups did not Imperil his post. Count Von Tnafo declared himself in accord with his col leagues and that tlio rejection of the educa tion budget meant the resignation of the whole ministry. Throughout the attacks Dr. Gautsch re plied with the greatest moderation. Ho ig nored personal abuse and dealt with general principles. Ho declared that the funda mental line of his programme was to place all the people of the empire upon an equal foot ing , and that their education must bo treated from nn exclusive point of view. Count Von Taafo consulted with the emperor , nnd in rctuiulng Thursday evening told the chiefs of the opposition group that , tie ministry adhered to their intention of re signing If the education budget was.defcatcd , whereupon tlio opposition decided to vote for the budget. Thc.lrsi4lmus.3kMi , however , is but temporary , nnd Dr. Oautsch will bo assailed by special resolutions. It is probable that Count Von Taafo's adherence to him will lead to fatal results In the ministry. During the debate Deputy Lucger accused Herr Swoboda of Moravia of embezzlement nnd the latter demanded nn Immediate inquiry. The committee of inquiry , which is now sitting , Insists that Herr Lucger cannot shel ter himself behind the excuse of words ut tnrcd In the heat of debate , but must pro duce proof ot his charge. Von Schocncrcr's trial was opened InVlcnna yesterday nnd is followed with interest in both Austria nnd Germany. Von Schocncror is the lender of the nntl-semctlo movement in Austria. Ho la charged with forcing his way into the ofllco of the Nuo Wiener Tagcblntt und assaulting the editors. Von Schooncrcr nnd twelve other members of his pnrtybecouilng enraged by rending two special editions "of that , paper on March 8 , ono announcing nnd the next contradicting the death of Emperor William , entered the ofllco nt midnight and ordered the editors to their knees to beg pardon for the Insult to Germany. The editors refused nnd n fight ivlth fists ensued , In which the Von JS chocn- rcr party was worsted. The prosecution cmands that the nccuscd bo sentenced to iay n flno nnd servo n two year's imprlson- icnt. The law permits Imprisonment of 'rom ono to five ycnrs. The socialist fund for the aid of the family f Hcrr Ilnsenclove , the member of the cichstng who became Insane last winter , ex- iceds 1-1,000 marks. The shoemakers strike in Berlin is cxtend- ng. Thcro nro 5,300 workmen out. Tlio imploycrs are weakening nnd a number of hem are ready to accede to the demands of heir men for nn increase of wages. Henry Villard has gone for n sojourn at Weisbaden. Carl Schurz Is making arrangements for n banquet at the Kalsnrhof hotel , at which will issemblo the leading men in politics , science and literature. Sample Anarchist Rantlngs. NEW Yonic , May 5. [ Special Telegram to the Bnc. ] A dispatch from Zurich says : Activity among the refugee leaders of the German socialists has for the last few days been felt all over the German empire , par ticularly in Berlin. The propaganda of high treason has probably nt uo tluio slnco the nnti-soclnlist law went into effect twelve cars ago been so liercely conducted. Thous ands upon thousands of incendiary circulars and revolutionary literature nro turned out on the presses of the propaganda. An an archist circular is given , which points to conflict with Bismarck when the Bnttcnburg marriage seemed merely as nn outward - ward pretext , nnd it says of Emperor Fred crick : "When his majesty's death occurs who will then seize the crown nnd wield the staff of ruler over the ever patient Gorman nation who will decide its life or death ! The dccis ion is near. Tlio fatherland has been a Held of wretched servility on the ono hand nnd impotent rngo on the other. You know the body of nutomnton'butchcrs called the armj has obtained as a barrier against nn uprising , but insidiously the spirit of rebellion has stolen n march upon self-reliant royalty. The same hand that tempered the steel of the surgeon's keen blade has also tlio grand power of thrusting tlio pointed pointed dagger of n Teutonic Brutus. Uo- member , then , the hour of Frederick's death must toll the death-knell of the vnmplro of despotism which has sucked the life-blood of our country , nnd is threat cnlng to make the Germans a nation o serfs. " Johan Most was interviewed about th anarchist manifesto , nnd was much do lighted. "This is merely the first bug ! blast , " said Most. For Assaulting nil Editor. VIENNA , May 5 , Deputy von Schoenerer , who was charged with having forced his way into the ofllco of the Ncuowlcner Tngblat and assaulting the editor , has been deprived of his title and sentenced to four months im prison men t at hard labor , with compulsory fasts on certain days. His accomplice , Gerst- grasscr , has been sentenced to two months imprisonment with compulsory fasts. The Sultan Will Arbitrate. TANGIEIIS , May 5. The sultan has agreed to submit the differences between his gov- eminent nnd the United States govcrnmoir to arbitration on tlio following terms : Tin difference shall bo settled by an arbitration court ; the Moorish government promises that no tlino shall be specified for the pay meat of personal or individual claims , debts or amounts duo on credit. Winding Up Business. LONDON , Muy5. The business ot Morgan New York exchange in London has been ordered wound up under the supervision o" the courts. Preservers of I'uhllo Health. CINCINNATI , May 5. Tlio national confer cnco of state boards of health , Dr. J. M McCormack , of Kentucky , presiding , nnd C. O. Probst , of Ohio , secretary , is now in session Here. To-day was spent in discussing n resolution offered by Dr. Benjamin Leo , o. Philadelphia , that the conference , rccognlz ing tlio failure of local authorities to admin istcr quarantine effectually in a largo numbci of cases , respectfully urges upon the nationa government the duty of assuming control o qimrantino at all ports of entry. Dr. Hewitt , of Minnesota , Dr. J , II. Rauch. of Illinois , Dr. Barker , of Michigan , Dr. J. P. Kennedy , ol Iowa , and Dr. B. Ryco , of Ontario , Canada spoke on the resolution , but u vote was post poned to Monday. No Accident Occurred. CIIICAOO , May 5 , E , S. Greenloaf , super intendent of tlio Jacksonville & Southeastern railway , telegraphs the Associated press under date of Jacksonville , Ills. , May 5 , as follows ; "Tho report published In all the morning papers of a collision on the Jack sonville A ; Southeastern , stating that two men were killed und many others seriously Injured , is u malicious canard entirely with- ont foundation. We have not had un acci dent and never has a passenger been killed. " The Flro Itecord. ANIIEUSONVILI-E , Ga. , May 5. Last night a tire which originated In a small grocery , bpread and burned up a whole block of busi ness buildings. The town had no adequate lire apparatus. The loss aggregate's tlOO.OOO : Insurance , $20,000. ST , IONACB. Mich. , May 5 , Tlio round house of the Duluth , South Shore & Atlantic railroad , together ' , ith.four engines , burned to-day. Loss , THE LATEST HORROR. Further Dotatls of the FrlghtfXU Ca lamity at Arlington. AN UNFATHOMABLE MYSTERY Not a Oluo as to How Came the Family In the Barn. MANY THEORIES AND SURMISES. Nothing Loft of the Charred Re mains to Denote Foul Play. A LOVE STORY IN THE FAMILY Miss Kininn , tlio Unmarried Daughter , Too Frnntlc With Grief to Throw Any Ijl Iit on the Terrible Catastrophe. Too Deep For Solution. Ani.tNOTON , Neb. , May 5. [ Special Tele gram to the Biin. * | Tlio mystery of the cre mated family still remains the topic of the day , nnd guessing is the only nblllty ono seems to" need In order that ho may use much time about the affair. It np- Dcars that the BEE misinterpreted its re porter's language. Louis , Fred's brother , , vas the hired man for three years past , so that only seven persons wcro burned. ° ° vju * - -VI II I I I U n M i | j C OiT OI1OUND PLAN OF JJAUN. By observing tlio diagram tlio reader will notice that the barn had three apartments The north was the cow stable , the south the horse stable , and between the two the feed room or gang way. On the east was the cal stable opening into tlio feed room. From the west was n largo sliding door , nnd from the feed room into each of the other apartments were small openings for the men's use in getting through the barn. At/ the southeast corner of the feed room was the entrance to the mow and the usual plnco of throwing down hay. Louis , the brother , was found about ten feet from the largo door with his head nwny from the door , nnd it transpires that the cause of his shirt being partly preserved was that no ap peared to have n great many clothes about him , evidently horse blankets , as buckles were found by him. It also appears that the men must have gone out from breakfast nnd gone to shelling corn , ns tlio crib some dis tance from the barn shows a hand shelter stopped with corn in it and n measure par tially filled. While tlio women were doing the work that has been mentioned pre viously nnd the men wore doing this portion of the shelling , the barn was as it was left before breakfast , and very likely a spark from Louis' plpo was doing its Work , BO that when the family discovered the fire the whole of the mow was in flames und the lower story being acccssablo by tlio largo door all rushed In to try to save the horses and cattle , the children following. Over the largo western door there was a mow door , which itis ascertained was always fastened with n string Insid6. Shortly after they wcro all in the barn nnd had gotten some horses loosened , wo will suppose that tlio string , having burnt off , tlio door burst open , and with n rustiand dash tlio ferocious flames enveloped that end of tlio barn nnd extended to tlio door below , and with a strong wind from the northwest the blnzc nnd smoke soon made its rapid rush into the feed-room , only increasing Its force by the draft caused by the hole at the farther end of the room opening Into the mow , which was by tills time partially exposed to the nir by the fastly disappearing roof. Imagining this current rushing into nnd through the feed room nnd fastly filling the whole barn , nnd knowing , as wo do , that the west slldo door was the only ono used to enter from without , and thatrtho door on the north where Fred and tlio two children fell , ns well as all others of the shed stable doors , wcro latched on the outside , oiio can readily sea how securely they were all trapped for destruction and too late to have strength enough loft to break n door open. Returning to Louis' position wo flnd that it is quite likely , ho saw their danger , and wrapping n blanket nround him , tried to push through the flames to tlio outside , and becoming stifled ho turned to go back and staggered down where ho was found with the appearance of extra clothing , nnd Fred , with the _ two children , nnd who knows but also witli thp clinging , relying wife , always so close to her husband , seeing" the situation , rushedjo tlio north door , and finding It fast on the outside , ho remains pounding and lunging and frantically kick ing lit the door , while his faithful wife with' the screaming babe clinging to her nock rushes back to the feed room , either nt her husband's request or from her own presence of mind , to get the axe or a fork , ono or the other of which usually stood by the ladder entering the mow , with which to burst open the door , Arriving there u frantic horse rushes , against her and she falls with her child and the horse soon follows , all three suffocating with very little struggling , nnd Fred exhausted and strangled sinks down with the two little ones at the spot where ho fought for their lives , trying to burst the door open in the meantime. The old lady may bo supposed to have been the second to have fallen , as she was immediately following Louis , tha flrot to start to rush out through the flames. The nxo and forks wcro found near nnd partially under the wife nnd babe and horso. So much for the theory that oil seem to think most explanatory of the incredulous affair. Inexperienced in fires , a wild rush to save the brutes , a sudden bursting of the ilamcs across the entrance , und all are doomed. Aeother theory : 'Your reporter was at the passenger train arriving to-day from Ains-i worth , on which cntno Miss Emma Frccsc , the daughter of Mrs. Frpeso. Miss Emmn is the only unmarried member of the family remaining. She hnpponcd to bo with her married sister nt Alaswnrth , who was very sick nt the time of this horrible affair. Her other sister lives in Kftnsns , nnd Is married to n minister nnmedFrccse. Edward Smith , heretofore named , nnd the sald-to-bo nf- llnnccd of Miss Emma , was delegated to carry the news to her , nnd ho nrrlvcd there on the night folloWinR the accident , but it seems ho had not the courage to break the sad news until within u very short distance from homo on the train , nnd the result was n henrtrcndlnt ? scene , Miss Emma fainting repeatedly from ttio.mcntnl effect of the news. She wan look ing like one insane when she was helped from the train nt this plnco. She was taken to the family of Mr. Smith for the time being , but It Is feared she will uovcr recover from .ho . nwful shock. And strange ns it may seem , the funeral is liostponcd until Monday , though it will bo al most Impossible to linudlo the remains oven .hough encased at that lime. The funeral , vlll bo conducted by the Lutheran church. It is reported by n very credible witness that tlio skull of ono of the adults was mashed in , though it docs not appear in the evidence before the coroner's jury. Yet the nformcr , ono whom no ono will question ns to veracity , insists that It is true. It is also said that Louis , Fred's brother , has for some time sought Miss Emma's hand in mnrrlago , but said to n neighbor that ho had no hopes of ever succeeding. The German neighbors almost to n single ono believe this affair was not accidental , but the result of some foul play. Some say that perhaps Louis and Fred tjuarrelcd nnd Louts killed Fred , nnd the Women nnd children rushing to the fray were nil dispatched by the nxo in the hands of Louis , who half or wholly crazy thenjsct flro to the barn nnd destroyed himself. But a theory for the manner ho mndo wav with himself is not ad vanced. It docs certainly look strange that his bed up-stnirs WHS inrirto up and his room clean nnd tidy BO early In the morning , while downstairs the beds wcro ns left by the sleepers in fact , it looks like Louts had not slept there that night , ' An interview with Miss Emma is very likely to dovelopo some very Important new facts connecting this sad affair with n clue to the cause. But she cannot bo interviewed for some days yet , as she is very much pros- rated. _ _ Army Mutters. WASHINGTON , May oV5- ] Special Telegram to the BCK. ] The hupbWntendent of the re cruiting service will cnufco thirty recruits to be assigned to the Twenty-first infantry and forwanled under proper * charge to such pointer or points in the Department of the Platte as the commanding general of the department shall designate. After arrival In that depart ment the recruits will be distributed equitably as practical ambug the companies of the regiment. * Private Peter C. Mllldr , company 1C , Thir teenth infantry , now , * with his company at Fort Leavcnworth , is transferred to Com pany H , Seventeenth tinfantvy , and will bo sent to the statioV of that company , Fort Bridgcr , Wyoming. V , , The superintenden f the recruiting ser vice will cause thirty cmits to bo ns'signcd to the Fifteenth- infantry nnd forwarded under proper charge to such * point or points in the Department of Thikotn ns the com manding general of the department shal designate. Post Chaplin John F. Dolphin , recently np- pointed. will repurt In person to the com manding general , D6partment of Dakota , for assignment to duty at Fort Snelling , Minne sota. sota.The The discharge of Sergeant Henry Kccrl Company B , Thirty-second Iowa infantry volunteers , July 21. 1804 , is amended to take effect April 13 , 1804 , his muster Into service as first lieutenant , same company and regi ment , July 22 , 1804 , is.umcnded to date April 14 , 1SU4 , and ho is mustered for pay in said grade , during the period embraced between the aforesaid dates. ' Paragraph 2003 of the regulations are fur ther amended to read as follows : Officers of the army , except when upon Journeys for which the draw mileage , clerks and agents in tlio military service traveling under orders on public business , post quartermasters , scr gcants , commissary stewards and other non commissioned ofllccrs of like grade , ser geants of the signal service , general service men when traveling on duty without troops and , when necessary , invalid soldiers trav eling under orders , shall bo allowed ono double berth In n sleeping car or the custom ary stateroom accommodations on boats nnd steamers. Where an extra charge is made for such accommodations ofllccrs of the army traveling as aforesaid shall also bo allowed ono seat In a day iwrlor car. Those allow ance will bo provided by the quartermaster's department if practicable when transporta tion In kind is furnished , * * Private Theatricals \VnshlnRton WASHINGTON , May 5. The National thej ntro was crowded to-night witli n notable , distinguished nnd brilliant audience. The occasion was n performance given under the auspices of President nnd Mrs. Cleveland and n committee of ladles very prominent in the social Hfo of the capital for the benefit of n fund from which It is proposed to pro cure n st.atuo of George Washington for pre sentation to the French republic. Nchrntikn nnd lown PonnloriH. WASHINGTON , May 5. [ Special Telegram to the Bui : . ] The following pensions were granted Nebraskaiis to-day : Increase Tim othy Cosgrove , Mound. Reissue James H. Showalter , Unadllla. Pensions for lowans : Original invalid Nathan S. Snow , irambarg ; Abrum J. Staats , Wnpello. Increase Thomas McClure , Web ster . Mexican sut-vivors City. Henry White- man , Pierre , Superintendent .Vnsli WASHINGTON , May 5. F , E. Nash , general superintendent of the railway mail service , has tendered his resignation to the post master general , to take effect when his suc cessor Is appointed. Ho proposes to devote his attention to hi private business nt his homo In Wisconsin , , which ho left nt the solicitation of Vilas , who was then post master general. * Civil Service JSxamlnntloiiH. WASHINGTON , May 15. Civil Service Com missioner Lyman wll ) leave Washington soon to organize boards of examiners nnd to conduct the first examinations nt Columbus , O. , and DCS Moincp , lit. Ho will bo In Co lumbus on the 10th anil nt DCS Moines on the 1-tli of tlio present month. Xfo Moro Trwnhlo Fcarod. MONTOOMEIIV , Ala.j May 0. Tlio troops re turned from the t > ccno of the trouble in Lowndes county this afternoon. They as sisted the sheriff jn arresting a number of the negroes for whom warrants were out. The presence of the troops had n good effect all around. It is thought the trouble Is all over , The deputies -who were shot uro doing well and ono of them was on duty Friday. It is not known that any of the negroes wcro hurt during the trouble. Lllitniiif > Strikes a School. CLEVELAND , May 5. Lightning struck the country school house 111 Delaware county yesterday afternoon. John Bowers , aged twelve , was instantly killed. The teacher nnd twenty other school scholars were thrown from their chairs und benches to the floor , remaining unconscious for half &n hour. SHE WANTS A BEAU M. Viotorlon Sardou'a Explanation of Boulangor's Popularity. FRANCE'S FEMININE INSTINCTS. The Great Playwright Gives His Vlows On Politics. MUST HAVE A CROWN ABOVE IT. Ho ProphoaloB the Overthrow of the Present Qovornmont.i AIMEE'S TREASURES AT AUCTION. Many llnro Jewels nnd Much Costly Furniture to Go Under the Ham mer Victor Hugo's DrawIngs - Ings Shivering Spring. Tlio Republic Doomed. [ Copi/rlu/it / 18S8 li\i \ James Gordon ItcnncU.l PAKIS , May 5. [ Now York Herald Cable Specialto the Bni.l M. Vlctorlen Sardou , the king of French playwrights , received the IlcraUl reporter's card the other dny. As lie entered his medievally draped drawing room on the ground floor of M. Sardou'a resi dence on the Guncral Pay , Juno Hading , the divorced uradamc , nnd Victor Koning lilted out. out."Now "Now what am I to toll you , " said M. Sar- dou. "I hope you do not want mo to talk politics , for God knows I have haa enough without making nny declarations outside of my pieces. The fact Is that many of my al lusions are in the nature of things. Look at Dora , ' which was reproduced the other night at the Gymnasc. That was written twelve years ago nnd generally would apply equally to the present situation. My pieces have always had a political flavor about them , what may bo called 'philosophy poli tics. ' This was the case in 'Rnbagas' and in other pieces. " "I suppose , chor maitre , that you have marked political leanings ? " "Of course I have. I hate and execrate a republic. There is no secret about that. I believe as a Frenchman with a fair shore of patriotism that our national temperament is entirely anti-republican. Franco has female instincts and she consequently wants a beau. This is the secret of the Boulanger business which is the beginning of the end of the re public. In America a republic is rational and the best form of government , but Franco people always want to know who is the man. If you say a parliamentary gov ernment , they change and grumble. ' ' "What do you think will bo the end of the present situation } " "Well , let mo keep to my trade. I am so uncertain that I have nothing in stock- - Sarah would like something and Jane. Hnd Ing wants a piece and Coquclin is going awny. I think politics have something to do with all this. Bonapartism is all off. Prince Victor is too much of a gamin and not the best sort of gamin. His father is too old and too unpopular. Ah , if the prince imperial had only lived. Kcmcmber I am not talking poll tics as a politician , but my ideas are well known. " "And what about royalism ! " "Quo voulez , vousj Franco has got her soldier with plumes now. Tlicro may be another ono after him. Tlicro was another general jind that it was Duo d'Aumalo. Ho had the plumes and ho had merited them. Lo Cotnto do Paris is an admirable man , but of course ho cannot bo expected to ride a black horse down the boulevard. I am cur ious to see how the young Duo d' Orleans turns out. " "But do you think that the republics will soon breakup } " ' "Yes , through an emeuto. The municipal council or some other precious gang will turn Paris upside down. The nation will natur ally uo anxious , congress will lese its head and then the king will come and wo shall have a truer republic in Franco than wo have had since Louis Philippe was driven out : A constitutional government with a crown at the top of it. " The meteorologists will look back with wonder to the long , long Paris winter which is only just giving up the ghost. Spring will liavo been almost suppressed tlila year. May is n delusion. Ono night wo have a bitter cold and freeze , nnd next comes a sub-tropical heat nnd wo broil , the doctors rubbing their hands over our misfortune. Americans , wholmvobegun to crowd in on their way south , speak less savagely of blizzards. Since the chamber of deputies broke up politics liavo given us a rest. Nothing troubles us but Paul Deroulcdo and his part of the divided league patriots , the Derouled- ists. The minority liavo changed the rnlson do etro of their organization , affecting to think the republicans of the day have so crippled the prestige of Franco that It is Im possible for her to go to war , They exist as a factor in some politics , only with Revision nnd Boulanger ns the watch words. "Lo brav general" finds them useful. On Wednesday , the 10th inst. , all the household effects of the lateMile. . Aimee will bo sold at the Hotel Do Houx. The cata logue is long and Interesting and Includes jewels of rare quality nnd beauty , handsome - some furniture for salon , dining and sleep ing.rooms , sets of books , paintings , silver und gold table services , porcelain , bronzes and toilet articles. Among other objects which will bo put up at auction the first day is Aimco's watch , a dainty bit of gold with chain trinkets , Aimco's stage orna ments include a gold diadem , tbrco large pairs of pins ornamented with topazes , a number of gold and silver purses , Chato- luin watches , bracelets , buckles , rings , brooches , turquois buttons , scarf pins and many dainty articles ot ladles' ' .finery which will bo disposed of. The curious will have plenty of scope for speculation In wondering where the diva's trinkets came from. Inter est at the sale , however , will surely center in Aimco's bedroom suite which will show the intlmo side of her Hfo. The furniture Is of the Louis XV order. The bedstead Is beautifully carved. It has four grooved columns supporting n canopy of transparent rose silk on which is n border of knotted whlto bed fringe. The curtains are mada of whlto crepe chlno shawl , embroid ered with pink roses nnd having n border of old gold satin with antique embroidery. At the bottom of the hangings falls a knotted white fringe. Another bed is of mahogony wood , Louis XVI. In style , upholstered in antique silk. A Louis XV. sofa is of red and Whlto brocaded satin. The dining room chairs arc of the Henri II. style in red silk. Six Dutch chairs madoof ornamental leather , several handsome mantel ornaments of silver and bronze , n few old books , n Boaumarchais , two volumes of La Fontaine with cngravlngsj Rosscau's "Control Social Uotif" nnd Do la Brcllono's "Ln Payscnno Pcrvcrtio" complete the collection. The exhibition of Victor Hugo's drawings and Jwood carvings , which was opened nt Petit's gnllery yesterday is n rovalatlon to most people. In ills long days of exile on the lonely rock of Guernsey the poet spent hours sketching , letting his pen stray over the paper haphazard sometimes , using a pen or pencil for correction , contending himself with n mateli or a piece of sharpened wood dipped in ink. The friends of Victor Hugo treas ured the scraps and some were later used na illustrations to the poet's works , others have boon given play in private galleries where they take an honorable place beside the draw ings of Doro or Jacquo Callot. In some moods Hugo ns an artist outdoes Dore , while at times the likeness of the two men's inspirations is positively startling. Thcro are over a hundred and flfty.drawings in Petit's collection , small and ijrcat , from the tiny sepia sketches to great and striking pen and ink compositions of the Guorncsy period when Hugo's inspiration was the loftiest , and truly ho saw visions. FIRED THK FEMALES. The Methodist General Conference Excludes Women Delegates. Nr.w YOUK , May 5. Bishop Hurst decided on the point of order raised yesterday that Dr. Buckley could not continue his speech. The committee on fraternal delegates re ported that they had arranged for a reception to the foreign delegates Tuesday evening. Bishop Andrews made the announcement of committees appointed by the bishop. General Fisko took the floor in favor of women as dclegatcu. Ho said there was nothing in the law of the church which says lay delegates shall not be women. It would be revolutionary to turn women out by vote of the general conf c rcnco , and the ( church' ) could not afford to exclude them. "Aro wo so cowardly , " oskcd.Goneral Flskc , "that wo would refuse to admit women for fear she would fill the place of man ! " Kev. A. J. Kynett , of the Upper lownion- fercnco nnd secretary of the church exten sion society , favored the admission of women , nnd said that the Baptists nnd Con- grcgatlouallsts admitted them to their con ferences. Rev. D. H. Moore , of the Colorado confer ence , contended that women should not bo admitted. Ho offered a substitute to all the previous substitutes. It was to the effect that the eligibility of women lay delegates having been challenged on constitutional grounds , it was of the most importance that no doubt should exist in regard to the intro duction of women without giving an inter pretation to the rule of the church and dis claiming all intention of establishing a prece dent by the action now proposed by the reso lution. The substitute further provided that during October , 1890 , a general election shall be hold in each church , and that all members bo called upon to vote cither for or against the admission of women as lay delegates. Should a majority of the church bo in favor of the admission of women as lay delegates , then the general coufcrenco in 1892 can complete the change. Unexpectedly Ilcv. A. C. Pendleton moved the previous question. The motion was recorded nnd it looked at if the question would bo settled then am ] there. Considerable excitement existct while the vote was being taken , when the announcement was made it was discovered that the motion was lost. The vote stood nyos , 187 nays. Kcv. W. T. McElroy of Illinois was in favor of women , while Rev. D. Gray , presl dent of the district female seminary of Willlamsport , Pa. , was opposed to women , being present while the vote was bciut taken on the question. After seine desultory discussion an ad journincnt was taken until Monday. An Old lowan Doad. DUHUQUE , la. , May 5. General Warner /Lewis , ono of the most prominent men o this region , died late last night. Ho do sccnded from ono of the old families of Vir ginia , where , in Goochlnnd county , ho was born In 1805 , being n distant relative of General oral Washington , Ho came to this region In 1828 , served in the Blackhawk war , was a member of the territorial and state Icgisla lures , and served an speaker of the house Ho was surveyor general of Iowa , Wiscon sin and Minnesota under Presidents Plerca and Buchanan. Ho was very popular am highly respected. His wife , a relative o General Lafayette , survives him. They lived together llfty-soven years. Tnscott Found DHS MOI.ST.S , la. , May 5. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE. ! It Is reported to-night that Tnscott , the Chicago murderer , has been seen at Kingsloy in Northwestern Iowa and that detectives are now on his track. CciiRiircil the Ijiiwyor. * IOWA CITV , la' . , May 5. The committee o lawyers who have been investigating the case of Attoinoy A. E. Maine , against the county clerk , Max Otto , in winch Maine charget Otto with altering the filing mark on n lega document , reported to-day entirely exonerat ing Clerk Otto nnd severely ccnsurini Mnlno. _ _ Governor Itiihlc For { 'resident. MILWAUKEE , May 5. The republicans ol the Fourth congressional district to-daj elected Henry J , Baumgartnur and Charles A. Cliupin delegates to the republican con ventlon , Rcbolutions were passed eudorfaint Governor J. M. Husk for president. Politician ) * . DETJIOJT , Mich. , May 5. Daniel J. C Hampau , collector of the Post , and William G. Thompson , ex-mayor of the city , two o Detroit's most prominent citizens , um brothers-in-law , had a personal dispute this afternoon ending in a fierce fight In whlcl Thompson was badly whipped. "Went her Jndlcritlons. For Nebraska Kuln , followed by fair weather , wanner , fresh to brisk winds becoming coming northerly und diminishing in force , For Iowa Cooler , fulr weather , followed by local rains , fresh to brisk southwesterly winds. For Dakota Warmer , fair weather , wind becoming light lo fresh easterly. . BERLIN IS PLEASED. May Flowers and Green Grass Ron * dorLlfo Moro Eudurablo. THE KAISER'S MANLY STRUGGLE. His Domlso Deferred Fills His Loyal Empire With Joy. SCHURZ THE LION OF THE HOUR. Feted and Feasted as an Evldonco of Friendship For America. BOULANGER IS ON EXHIBITION. A JjifB-SIzo Wnx Figaro of "Dcr Gen- crnl" Attrnctlng Attention in a Shop Window Movements of Americans. They Sup In the Open Air. ICori/Hoht J8S8 bu James Gonton ncnncM.1 BniaiN , May C. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to the BKK. ] Superb spring weather has taken Berlin almost by storm , Tlio trees in the Linden ami Thlcrgnrtcn nro nt last fringed with grass. Kroll's ' summer opera opens to-night nnd nil Berlin now1 breakfast nnd dinner in the open air. Out door Hfo on the spree has full swing. The kaiser's gallant struggle ngnlnst tha fatal catastrophe still continues to give Bcr- lincrs n breathing time. In several churches prayers wcro offered to God to end his terri ble sufferings , but tlioso prayers for death have been severely ridiculed by the German press , and to-morrow such prayers will bo discontinued. The manifestations of Bynl- pathy from all parts of Germany is mosb touching nnd unbounded. Carl Schurz yesterday's call by appoint ment upon the crown prlnco nnd his dlnnof with Bismarck are spoken of as two tnoro very pleasant evidences of Germany's kindly feeling towards America. The conversation with tlio crown prince turned largely upou American affairs , in which ho showed not only a lively Interest , but information and sympathy , ending by desiring Schurz to express - . press nt homo the pleasure given the Ger mans by American sympathy on the occur rence of the death of Kaiser William And with the sufferings of the present emperor. The dinner with Bismarcic was most informal , Prince Bismarck came In directly from a ride in the Thiergarten nnd Count Herbert front the foreign ofllco. The princess ana hoe daughters wcro also present. After dinner the grand-children came in. Prince Bis marck stretched himself nt full length on a lounge , lit his long pipe and the rest drew their chairs around him. Hero again thq conversation was largely about America , Bismarck asking questions and talking anfi matcdly about American Hfo nnd American frnulccns for over two hours. Schurz was considerably tired by the week of festivities , but leaves Berlin in good health nnd high spirits , charmed with the place and greatly ' pleased by German good feeling toward ; ' | America. Schurz leaves Berlin Sunday morning by the 8 o'clock train for Hamburg ; Boulangcr crops up everywhere. A Berlin statistical ! has discovered that nine thousand caricatures and political squibs of the bravo general have appeared in Germany during the past two months , and Hero in Berlin ono of the most popular spectacles is a window in the Kaiser arcade near Untcr den Linden , in which a wax Hfo slzo figure of "Dor General" is exhibited In full war paint. Tha general wears the plumed cocked hat of A French general nnd nil his decorations. His coat , his whlto breeches and top boots have been obtained in Paris from General Boulangcr's own tailor and bootmaker , so that thd chest measurement nnd exact proportions oi the popular hero nro now as familiar to Ber- llncrs as to Parisians. Hundreds of men , women and children are seen every da standing looking at this wax figure , whllo the efligy of President Curnot in an adjoin ing window is scarcely noticed. ; I over heard a stalwart cuirassier remark as ho stood looking nt the resplendent efligy , "When the general comes to Berlin ho will find u chungd of uniforms nil ready for him. " The famous "Rovenunt do la Rovuo" has at last been set to German words , and is being played and sung la the Berlin concert halls , nnd the go and snarj to tills catching air seems to bo keenly rel ished by the Bcrllncrs , The opening couplet in German is : "Wo 1st cln Prcussc , Dnss Ich inn zcrrelsso. " Luther Wlshard , the college secretory of the Young Men's Christian asso ciation has arrived in Berlin after a five-year tour around the world , undertaken with the view of establishing Christian asso ciations , cplieges and universities throughout the world. Sunday evening ho addressed the students of Berlin university. Doctor W. K. nnd Rev. C. H. Butler , sons of the chaplain of the United States senate , have como to Berlin to study. They go soon to Vienna. Colonel Price , president of the Scran ton bouid of trade , has como to Berlin to make a special studyof municipal affairs. Mr. Dean und Mr. Stcclc , of Scronton , are also here. Mrs. Dr. Scovll and party left Berlin for Vienna to go thenc3 to Knglund. Alexander Ryanch , of Now York , with his daughter and Miss Fink , are in Berlin. 1 Dr. Frederick Dernburg , editor of tha National Xcitung , leaves this week on tha steamer Soulo for u pleasure trip to the 5 United States. A Ciiliforiilii Lynching. ST. HELKNA , Cain. , May 5. John Wright , who shot and killed a- young man named Budd Van in tills town nbout two weeks ago , was taken from the jail by a mob ot mucked men early this morning and bunged ! to a bridge ut the. end of the street.