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PART ONE * THE OMAHA ? SUNDAY : BEE PflGES 1-8-
TWENTY-F111ST YEAR OMATIA. SUNDAY MORNING , JANUARY 31 , 1892-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBER 2U8.
LET US HAVE PEACE
Pica of a Chilian Paper for Closer Eola
tions with the United States.
CONDEMNATION OF SENOR MATTA'S ' NOTE
It is Stigmatized ns an Action of the Great
_ est Stupidity.
L tOV fcjbll 1/414 VI
KINDNESS FROM AN UNEXPECTED SOURCE
Judge of Crimes Poster Acted Under on
Obsolete Spanish Law.
REFUGEES REMEMBER MINISTER EGAN
Ho In rrcMPiitcdllli u Testimonial Clilll'H
Navy In No Condition to l nnea | i" n
lliittlo An Incident on the
Yorktonn.
[ Sprrfnl CornvjHWlcncc ff , T. AtincMetlViett. ]
SANTIAGO , Chill , Jan. 30. An article ap
peared two days ntro in Lu Detnocracln , n
paper whtch , was recently established In
Santiago , and the tone of the article is
entirely different from anything which has
been published in any other newspaper In
Santiago or Valparaiso. The following Is on
extracti
"Unfortunately wo nro not In possession of
nil the data which It Is necessary to Judge
and analyze iho different features of the
'Yankee question , ' and wo con form our
opinion only on the impression gained by
reading the diplomatic documents recently
published. The mailer of greatest Import
ance is doubtless that relating to the contro
versy ever the attack on the Bultimoro sail
ors. U is useless lo deny lhal Ibis affair was
extremely grievous. Though it is said thatit
was tbo result of drunkenness owing to Iho
locality In which it occurred , the truth is
that two American 'soamon were killed
nnd twelve or fourteen wounded. Perhaps
Valparaiso docs not remember anything of
uch magnitude and with such results. But
notwithstanding Ibis an easy and simple
solution was offered. Wo do not think that
the government at VVasblcgton desired any
thing moro than a prompt and expeditious
Judicial Investigation , so that tno guilty
might bo punished and ibat tberu might bean
an offer of equitable indemnity if necessary ,
and an expression of regret from the Chilian
government for an nccldont quite foreign to
Its will.Vo do not bollovo , either , that our
government would have denied a Just satis
faction , but , unhappily , diplomacy bas not
been In ticcoril wltn this proposition , nnd the
wont of frankness and the expression of
views little meditated have disturbed the
trariqull settlement of an affair which ought
to huvo been arranged satisfactorily already.
Invoked Obsolete Laws.
"But what bos principally called our niton-
tontlon to the Judicial proceedings , is tbo desire -
sire to surround the affair with silence * nnd
mystery , Invoking lo this end the Spanish
laws' on the secrecy of the -summary. The
secrecy of the summary is within the discre
tion of the Judge who conducls it , and ho is
pormiltcd to violate this secrooy at any time
when the case demands it. It 'is his duty to
ascertain iho facts In a case and lo request
assistance from the injured parties , who in
tbls case were the seaman of tbo Baltimore ,
and of tholr representatives , the captain and
other ofllcors of the ship.
" 1'horo Is another unfortunalo circum-
< XBlanco * In connoollon with the Judicial proceedings -
*
coodings , und which ought not to bavo ex
isted , The Judge of crimes at Valparaiso Is
Mr. Fester RocabarroD , a son of Mr. Julio
Foster , who Is at present In the United
States , where ho is making n great outcry
against Mr. Blalno and Mr. Egan , and against
the political party to which' both belong. It
Is stratico that the people In the United
States regard wilh mystery iho result of an
Investigation conducted by a can who is so
closely connected with Mr. Julio Fostor.
1'rotenlH Aenlnat Muttii'a Impudence.
" 'In ' regard to tha other question about tbo
asylum , it is necessary to confess tbo action
of our foreign ofllco bas bcon far from corresponding
spending with iho historical antecedents
which have always distinguished it. But In
the train of stupidities tboro is ono that
eclipses them all. Wo refer to the cablogiam
sent on December 11 by Minister Malta lo
our minister \Vnnhington. . Any ono who
roads Iho document , which has become his
tory , cannot but bo convinced that it con
tains everything but propriety nnd decorum.
_ Wo will not continue iho analysis of ibis
' pabloirram , which would .give us material for
is " long and sad commentaries nnd tbU unfortunate
nato document , which might have passed un
noticed if it had boon transmitted to Mr.
Montt without publication , was put before
the putillu i.i both hemispheres by Mr. Malta
aud was laid before tbo senate , which ac
cepted it in sllonco , and was given to iho
press of our counlry , which praised aud ap
plauded It. Wo have said tbo press , but wo
must also say that at the time tbo cablegram
was published the press was restrained , but
today , when iho 'dictatorship1 has fallou
Kk and wo enter again on a legal and constliu-
Vtlonal regime , tbo first words of tbo democ
racy , modest though they bo , nro a protest
against a document that Is far from repre
senting the public opinion uf Chill.
flluy Ilo ll.miumluiiHly Arranged.
'And ' yet , withal , wo ( Irmly bellcvo that this
most unfortunate quarrel may bo arranged
In harmony or peace. Thu good will of the
American government and tha magnanimity
of the American people are quito sufficient ,
and repeated proofs of both bava already
been given. The nation which gave Grant
birth , auU whoso victorious at my in the
southern robolllon hoard from his own lips
the words of reproof when they desired to
glvo him u national salute , that It would bean
an offense to the vanquished army , which
was stillIn , sight ; the nation ilmt was nour
ished by the lessons of Washington , F/auk-
tin and Lincoln , cannot but bo magnanimous
In Its treatment of a lister republic. But It
Ms necessary that moil of good feeling and
patriotism put themselves lo work and , for .
getting quarrels , hatred and , passions , lend
tholr old In averting this great calamity. Wo
h ve already experienced quito enough.
Time urges , and what wo can Uo with de
corum , let us do today , without detriment to
our honor and our interests , u may soon bo
too late. "
The article In La Domocracla was written
by a man who was chief of the cabinet under
/Balmacedo , and who was at ono time the
Chilian minister iu Washington.
Not Heady for Hitttle ,
It ls the general opinion of American naval
Dfllcnrs and others familiar with the subject
that there is not a ihlp in the Chilian imvy
fully available for war purposes. All the
Vessels received 111 USBRO durlug tbo war aud
v ry llltlo has boon done since then to repair
them , nnd it .is bald that the machinery of all
of them , Including the nunernlda nnd Coch-
rano. ii In very bad condition. Even the
ErasurlMvblch was pjrchased In Europe only
last WOSK , is suld to bo In iho same condition
n * the others. It I * reported that her boilers
nro burnt out and that it will bo necessary
to send her to Europe for repairs before she
can bo of any scrvleo.
SIIIIK "Tim Slur HimiiRlcd IJ.ir.npr. "
A slight inlornnllonal Incident occurred In
Valparaiso harbor on iho nleht that Er-
rasurlz arrived. She commenced using her
search lights about 1 o'clock In the morning
end throw the glare all over Ibo bay In what
was supposed to bo an effort to find tbo
Yorlstowtt. She finally throw the light
across the forccasllo of Iho American gun
boat nnd some of the rays penetrated
through the port to the berth deck where
the watch below was sleeping , the blue
Jackets were aroused from tholr slumbers by
light I , and a numocr of thorn went on the
forecastle and sang Iho "Slnr Spungled
]
Banner" until the Illumination ceased.
I'giin Ilrnicinbrrcd.
Minister Egan has bcon presented by iho
refugees who have bcoti living in asylum at
the American legation for four month past
with n handsome gold curd , which In said lo
bo Iho most nrllsllo affair of Iho kind ever
made In iho counlry. The following Inscrip
tion appears In the center : "To Mr. Pnlrlck
Euan , minister of iho United States to Chill :
In testimony of eternal gratitude for the
generous asylum given under iho protoclion
of Iho ling of Iho great republic which sym
bolizes the roost noble sentiments of human
ity and civilization. "
Itrcrlrcd with rinmurr.
Late on Thursday last a brief synopsis of
President Harrison's second message to the
American congress relative lo Chill's posi
tion In the dispute with the United Slates ,
was received hero , aud in a short lime
Ibo news spread through iho city
that there was no furlhor danger of
war , Iho loner of the brief telo-
graphlc reports showing that tbo United
States was willing to accept Chili's apology.
President Harrison's first message had
caused great excitement here , where Us war
like ullorancos were Ihoroughly discussed
In Iho cafes and other places of public resort -
sort , but the second message caused a re
vulsion of feeling , and the people generally
became much calmer and expressions ot satis
faction were hoard that the dispute bad bcon
amicably solllcd Ibrough diplomatic chan
nels.
Adopted a Respect ful Tone.
For tha first time In four months , tbo
Chilian press Is publishing respectful com
ments concerning Mr. Egan , the United
States minister , and oihor American officials
who nnvo heretofore been Iho objects of
many vituperative attacks , and it is thought
the Chilian newspapers will hcncoforlh be
moro circumspect in tholr utlorances regard
ing Amorlcaand Ibo Americans.
Congress adjourned today.
WEATHER fUUBOAST.
OFFICE OP WnATiiEnBunEAn ,
Oil AHA , Jan. SO.
The storm Is now central north of Minnesota
seta , and a trough of low pressure extends
southward to Texas. Fair , but threatening ,
weather has prevailed over the Missouri
valley. Cloudiness and occasional rains are
reported from the soulbwout. No cold
weather Is yet in sight , but it is more than
probable that the northern slorm will bo fol
lowed from the northwest by a change to
colder weather. Temperatures ranged in
Iho fifties last evening In Kansas and West
ern Nebraska.
For Omaha and Vicinity Farmer ; fair to
cloudy woatbor during Sunday.
For Eastern Nebraska Slightly warmer ,
followed by colder northwesterly winds , pos
sibly with light rain.
VYASIIINOTOX , D. C. , Jan. 30. The strom
has moved from iho middle Atlantic coast to
the south of Nova Scotia. Tbo second storm
has moved from Alberta lo Manitoba , dimin
ishing in intensity. The clearing condition
which developed this morning in Missouri
has moved to Indiana. The weather will
probably clear in the lower lake region and
tbo middle Atlantic states. The temperature
will rise in the Mississippi valtov and the
lake region , and will remain nearly station-
arv elsewhere.
For Minnesota , the Dakotas , Iowa and Ne
braska Generally fair ; cooler by Sunday
night ; winds becoming northerly.
For Colorado Light rain ; slightly colder ;
variable wlndi.
For Missouri nnd Kansas Generally fair ,
except light rain in extreme western Kansas ;
sllcbtly warmer ; south winds.
For Montana Fair ; variable winds.
For Indian Territory and Oklahoma
Light rain ; south winds.
The lower Mississippi rivet will rise.
JlJZIiV I'lXKtlttTUX TJ.LKS.
H Abii es Itoprrsentiitlto "U'utsou
Georgia for 1IU JCc8oliillon.
CHICAGO , III. , Jan. ! 0. "That man Watson
is making a fool of himself , " said Detective
William Pinkerton , In talking to an Evening
News reporter this morning regarding the
policy advocated by Representative Watson
of Georgia in tbo bill ho Introduced into the
loner house recommending that congress
make a thorough luvoiligallon of PlnUorton
Ism and the alleged abuses that had grown
up undents practices ,
"Ho must bo Insane , " Mr. Pinkerton con
tinued. "Ho stales thai wo are practically a
quasi-military organization , fostered by
capital , and consequently a constant menace
to the common people of tbo land. Ho says
that wo employ an army of 1(5,000 ( salariei
men a greater force than the entire rntrular
army consists of. Now any sensible person
knows that Is absurd. It is all bo n. The
fact is that wo employ about 1,000 men , and
every ono of thorn is doing nothing but logltl
mate work. Why , Ibis man is male
ing a laughlug stock of btmsol
In Washington. Only recently I re
colved a loiter from a friend n
mine who Is in cougrcss , and in it bo ox
Elulnod to mo how Watson's associates sa
ack In their seals and smiled down tbet
sleeves whenever hoaroso lo talk on Ibo sub
Jcct , As to the Investigation of our system
that ho proposes , I wish it would bo made
Nothing could please mo moro. Then tb
mouths of these c ran us and kickers would b
silenced , at least for a time , and ibc people at
largo would bo convinced that our employes
are an honorable class of men , and that our
business Is carried on in a perfectly straight
aud legitimate way , "
Illinois Crop StiitUticf.
SrniNoriEi.ii , 111. , Jan. SO Advance shoots
ot the Illinois crop report of the State Board
of Agriculture glvo tbo following figures. TUP
corn and wheat crop have already bcon pub i-
lished. The report shows thai Ibo area de ii
voted lo rye was 171,014 acres , 5 per centlo&s
than In Ib'JO , and that on account of drouth
during the fall , unless there Is a big improve
ment , ihero will nol bo over tbroo-fourths of
an average yield. The area devoted to Irish
potatoes was 10,4.8 : ) acres , producing an
average of 111 bushels per aero. Tbo area devoted -
voted to sweet potatoes was ! ) , S2S acres , the
average yield being 110 bushels. The total
peach crop was 107,040 bushels , aud the
ruling price fl.li
Work of the loitii Semite ,
DES Moist * , la. , Jan. 30. Among the bills
Introduced In the senate today were several
making appropriations for public instltu
tlons , and ono making the second Friday In
April a log'tl holiday , called Arbor day.
After the passage of the house bills legaliz
ing tbo incorporation and acts of tbo towns
of Sao City and Alia , adjournment was taken ,
till Monday uiormug. The house was not In
I eesslou.
COMMERCE IN A STEW
Prance's Now Protective Tariff Goes Into
Effect at Midnight Tonight.
PORTS OF ENTRY ARE ALL BLOCKADED
America's Experience with the McKiuloy
Bill Being Repeated in Franco ,
CANNOT MOVE THEIR MERCHANDISE
Shippers Are Compelled to Bent Vacant
Ground to Store Goods Upon ,
RAILROADS ARE TOTALLY DONE UP
Iluah oT rrclRht Too Vast Tor Any of the
TrniiHitortntlon Lines to Ilitndlo
Countries Affected by the
Operation ,
( CnpurtoMetl HOlliyJtUMs fJonton
PAUIS , Jan. 30. [ Now York Herald Cable
Special to TUB BEP. ! Franco at this
moment is In precisely the same position as
that In whlcntho United State ) found Itself
on the ova of the application of tbo McKiuloy
tariff. Tomorrow she will sea an economic
revolution which , owing to her great wealth ,
she did not need.
The now tariff will mnko of Prauro , after
nearly thirty years of free trade , the moit
utyrn-protcctlonist country tn Enrouo , and
this will have boon the work of tho' dpggod
fanaticism of n few doctrinaires and of the
coalition of a group of politicians whoso
horizon is bounded by their private 1'ntcrosts.
Has famed a Congestion.
What will come of the change only the
future can decide. The .Immediate results
have boon an increase in the work of the
custom house ofllcials , an increase of the
wages of the dock laborers and a feverish fit
of activity In tbo railroad and shipping busi
ness on the frontier. All the great seports
nro choked up with imports which it is
Hoped will bo admitted before the expiration
of the present tariff at midnight tomorrow.
The blocUado is partlculally great on the
Spanish frontier. The Spanish Northern
and the French Mid lines have never known
such an accumulation of freight. At Bor
deaux the shipping hrms huvo , In order to
save time , been authorized to make tholr
customs declarations at the port panilliao.
ICuiih of Goods from Sp.iin.
On the borders of Spain the blockade is
made greater by the inadequacy ofi tbo rail
way rolling stock to transport consignments.
Tbo Chomln du For du Midi people have
been obliged to lend tbo Spanish company
200 baggage cars to help it , and to clear the
stations at Iran and Hendayo. Over 2,000
liters of wine are being brought dally to
Cerebero , a town on Iho French sU of the
frontier. ,
Four hundred carloads of merchandise
have Just been sent from Spain to Hondayo ,
where 200,000 hoctolltlos of wino are now
lying. That port has boon so incumbcrcd by
imports that , by a decree , it has boon closed
since December 35 last , and all consignments
now roach it by rail.
The block at Irun. on the Spanish sldo , is
Just as great. In fact , it is virtually impos
sible ! to got French goods into the town.
From Uovor wo hoar the same story. The
quays are so crowded that importers and con
signees of Spanish exports have boon com
pelled to store tbo goods they received in the
fields surrounding the city. The by-laws
which require a space of two metres to bo
loft frco between the rails at the Rouen
depot has bad to bo modified. An interval
of only half a metro is now permitted. The
steamers arc doing double duty.
" f
Wlll'aiiiko Muttcrs Worse.
Tomorrow tbo rush of business will have
been vastly Increased , althoueh many extra
trains bavo bcon put on by theCompainodqs
Chcmin do Forpo 1'Ouost to facilitate the
transport of wine to Paris.
Tno shipping interests have petitioned that
the oDlcos of tbo customs should bo kept open
until midnight every day until tomorrow ,
but basing their action on a law passed on
the 82nd of August , 1801 , whinh ordains that
tholr oOicos should bo closed at 0 p. in. , tbo
customs ofllcors bavo roiusod to accede to
this request , a proof of the stupidity which
often mars tbo condition of the French
authorities.
At Boulogne , the quays are covered with
English exports watting to ba convoyed to
Lltto , Turcolntc and Koubalx , where the
merchants have been trying to lay in largo
stocks In order to avoid tbo application of
tbo now tariff.
Tno movement of freight trains at Itoubajx
has boon Interrupted. Over 0,000 cars filled
with merchandise are standing In or near the
Koubalx station , awaiting examination.
It In the Snnio i\ery\iliere. :
A like state of things prevails on the
Belgian frontier. At Dolto tbo same tale Is
told. So great is the block that it has bcon
found necessary to divert Swiss exports
destined from Franco to the lines which run
by way of Bale , Mulhouso ana Pot It Crolx.
Tbo Jiirn-Simnsoii line will run ten extra
trains tomorrow on tbo
Parls-Lyons-Medltor-
ranoan road , The stations of Bcilmarde and
Pontolioro are all blocked.
Ulterior Kircot of the lllockade.
The gravest Inconvenience resulting from
the changed tariff Is notlcoablo In the direc
tion of Spain. Seuor Conovui is now playing
Slgnor Crispi's game. Ho nas assumed i
high-banded attitude in dealing with Franco ,
so that tno commorclol strain may throw
Spain Into the arms of Germany , This state
of things , however , Is moro dangerous to
Spain and France. Italy knows what her
commercial hostility to France has coil her
and Spain Is oven loss prepared than Italy to
stand an economic strain , for she has jus
passed through a serious financial and
political crisis , which has threatened the
future of her monarch , and It will bo bard
for her to find a market for her exports Ilk
France.
CountrifH AITVcted.
Tbo maximum tariff will now bo applied to
Italy , to Spain , to Uouinanla , and to Portu-
irul , who U closing her frontier again *
Franco , A rupture with Switzerland ha
been a\ortcd by tbo adoption of a provisjona
modus vivondi yesterday. Belgium ha
today also adopted a modus vlvoudl ,
Tha results of the new stale of affairs will
boon bo scon. There Is reason to fear that
Franco has made a serious blunder Now il
days the policy of states is governed by their
Interests , aim the Interests pf Europe are
Just now antagonistic to France. If Franco
desires to continue the peaceful policy she
has been following since 1870 It Is bard to
understand why she has surrounded herself
with enemies. If on tno othnr hand Franco
is anxious to adopt an aggressive course ,
I how coinci It that she has gouo out of her
vny to reuse the hostility ' bf her potty
plghbors , * ,
The now prohibitionist tariffs ' are opposed
o the liberal spirit of the a o , _ And it can
carccly bo believed ( hat the ? will not lint
ong. JAWJCTS ST. CEIIE.
LONDON-
Ido MRlita In l.lfo ln the World' * llusy
lCoptfr/oif / ? < vl/S3J/ii/irimc.i / ( Ooittin Dennett. ]
Loxnox , Jan. 30. ' [ Now York Herald
able rioccinl to Tun BEB. ] An unofllulal
rial of tno Slms-Blhon torpedo was male
cstorday In Stokes Bay , oft the Isle of
tVrlght , from on Anristronc stdamor. The
rcdgo was manipulated by Sims. Two
uns wore mudo with torpodos. A speed of
vor twenty-six knots was obtained ami
( cpt up against a strong tide , the machinery
vorklng without n hitch. A torpedo boat
nssod through the bay ns the second run
vas being1 made , nnO Sims made the torpedo
irclu 'round her in a marvellous manner ,
> ass the stern of the bant nnd then return as
f to strike her on the beam. The British
( llcors were much Impressed with the
vorklng of the torpodo. An official trial by
bo admiralty will talco place next week.
Itccclicd the I'lctnro.
Frank Carpenter's picture , "International
Arbitration , " which has 'boon presented to
ho queen by Mrs. Caison of Now York , has
icon received nt Brcoklngham palace , and Its
losttnation will probably bo Windsor or Os-
borno. All formalities of presentation and
acceptance were conducted by the American
cgatlon nnd Sir Henry Ponsonby. The plc-
riiro temporarily remains nmldst the por-
rat3 ! of royal parsonages , banging on the
glided walls.
12mhr7zlcr ARliforth ] > cnpcs.
Joseph Ashfortb , who ombo/.zioil over $10-
1)00 ) from the Now x'orlcjinii Brooklyn Royal
Arcanum Building and Loan association ,
vas discharged from Hallpwny jail today ,
after two months' stay thoro. Ho was ar
rested on arrival buro V '
on [ magistrate's com-
nltmont , with n view * to oxtradlctlon. A
rule for a writ of habeas' corpus was obtained
> y his counsel nnd was orguod yesterday.
The prisoner was represented by Poland ,
queen's counsel , and Earl. The other sldo
was presented by tbo solicitor con oral , attor
ney general and Sutton. The information
n the case was signed by Charles
rlodson , cleric to the United States legation.
The matter was argued baforo Justices Haw-
dns nnd Wells. It was'porfectly clear from
tbo depositions that the prisoner was guilty
of embezzlement , or petty or prand larceny
under the American code , bntl would you bo-
love it , tbcro was nothing Ifi tlio deposition
; o show when the ombozzletnout took placo.
It was chown that Ashwirth7os \ secretary
of the association slnc3 1883 : ' but not a single
date connected with the cmlxizzlcment was
mentioned : This was n plccVbf the most ex
traordinary carelessness on { bo part of tbo
association's American cVunsol. Justice
Wells said it seamed odd that not.a . single
date had crept in by accident. The only
question for the court wksT whether any
act of embezzlement or'larcojny had boon com
mitted subsequent to April , 1S90 , when the extradition -
tradition treaty was'ratlHod/Ju&tlco Hawkins
confessed hinlsclf withOt'tjt ( a particle of evi
dence to Show th'ls , anoJVbxLjjjfc-no right to
presume the crlmo hadiboon' ommltted after
discharge . < . - , _ _
'
flalloway an hour 'later and Detective
baughnessy will go homo alone uoxt'wook.
By the way , It Would bo well if the Now
York Police "department" were a trlflo moro
careful in its' selection of detectives sent
hero. Some roont specimens have not
shown to advantage so far as sobriety is con
cerned.
To Fight ttio 1'off.
Movements are on foot in various quarters ,
aavlntr for an object tbo ab'atement of the
smoke and fog nuisance. The London fogs
which decond upon the town are bad enough ,
but nre made almost unbearable to the
aoaltblcst and most robust poo-
[ ilo by smoko. Some extraordinary
facts were elicited at / an Interview
granted yesterday by tbo ; lord mayor to n
deputation from South \Valci' who wanted to
Introduce anthracite coal oV house purposes.
It was shown that this coal ts largely used in
Paris , Berlin and other continental and
American pities which orijoy an ntmospbore
absolutely pure compared with London's. '
The deputation hold that/anything / tending
to abate the fog nulsanco should bo given n
fair trial , Sir John Pulojtoa , who introduced
the deputation , said there were 100,000 houses
In London and 1MO,000 chimneys. On oold
days about 40,000 tons of coal are consumed ,
emitting 8SO tons of sulphUr. His argument
was that anthracite is cleaner and cheaper
if householders could only 60 made to under
stand , Tno mayor thdught the deputation
made a clear case , not ior trade purposes , but
for the public \vs.lfaro , and promised his
earnest support.
Cun't Dodge the Publican.
Americans in London' for business or
pleasure object most strenuously to paying
the income tax , and many' are the straits
they find themselves In In dttompting to do
so. The moomo tax ofllos Is' the most per
sistent , yet at the samo'tinio the most cued
naturodof a'l British governmental mstltu <
tlons , They will take your figures if you
refuse to talco theirs , If you swear to your
own , but they never plvo up. The popular
oxouso is thai of Hamilton ; Grifllth , who is
now very ill at Tunbrldgo Wolls. Ho refuses -
fuses to pay on the ground1 that ho has no
ncomo , but Is living on hti capital , vVt.on
accused of having a hou o.'tio said It was
Mary Anderson's.
Died In Kugtani'l.
Lucy Sumner Rogers of Boston died at tbo
priory at Iloonarapton-hjfiir-Putnoy * last
weak , and was burled torauflfSrily at Konsal
Green on Monday , The bidY , will bo tatton
to Boston. According to ) | .bo medical cor
tlflcato , she died of "o'xhadjJJon from melan
cholia. " She was bora la 1615. Near the
priory is the convent of thkf Sacred Heart ,
In which are several LVraorlcan girls.
Not long ago the daughter1'jof Colonel Mur
phy , who Is introducing American com in
Europe for the AgrlculUr'il | department ,
took the veil there. Miss ' .filrophord of San
Francisco , laid to be a woajttJy woman , entered
torod the convent ycstordiy , The suporlor-
ess of the convent U a sfs r'of Countess
Din by. Ono of the Inmqtos is a sister o
Krrlnglon , the English1 diplomat who prevented
vented tbo Vatican from being too friendly
wlh the Irish political party ,
Minlslor Lincoln is at the legation once
moro , completely recovered. Ho had an in <
torvlow with Lard SplJsbury Wednesday.
lie \Vorlcod the Family.
Sampson , tbo strong man arrested at Xov
York , played a nasty trick on n man whose
worst fault 1s perhaps 'vanity. . ' , , Bernstein
the man in question ; l/ltroduced his wlfo t <
Sampson at the aquarium. IIo foolishly
tnought to grow : Jii his wife's gpod opinion
because of his aotiuointanco will'
Sampson. The"tattor fotina Mrs
Bernstein as vala as hcr husbaud , and In a
short time got nearly 1,000 in money and
Jewelry from hor. Then ho skipped to
America with another wcmau.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Strong Opposition to the Proposed Now
Gorman Education Bill.
IT IS A MEASURE SEVERELY CONDEMNED
Von Onprivi's ' Fnrncst Advocacy of Emperor -
poror William's ' Pot Schomo.
OPPOSED BY PEOPLE OF LIBERAL VIEWS
Its Adoption Would Orcato a Rupture in
tlio Oabinot ,
EMIN MAKING VICTORIOUS MARCHES
He lliiR Itrtitrncd to III * Old African
Haunts Concert by American Coinpos-
crs III Iterlln Measures of Uolli'f for
Jewish Kxlles From Husnla.
ICopyrigMctl biVcio | 1'oifc Associated Press. ]
Bnitux , Jnu. 30. The debate on the oduca-
lion bill In the lower house of the Prussian
Diet today was conducted with loss acrimony
on all sides than has previously marked the
discussions of the measure. The dcbato was
closed bv agreeing to refer the bill to n com
mittee of twenty-eight. In tbo early stages
of the discussion , Uorr Lichtor nnd other
frolslnnlgo loaders opposed the remit tin ? of
tijo bill to the committee until the house. In
n plenary sitting , althar approved or rejected
the loading clauses of the measure. The
frolslnulngo loaders had reason to fear that
the bill , after disappearing from the house ,
would bo handled privately by a prejudiced
committee and would bo returned with its
substance unaltered. The national liberals
shared the frolslnnlgo leader's reluctance
against allowing the bill to go to the com
mittee as long as the government appeared
to bo determined upon agreeing to no compro
mise.
Would ItcMilt In 11 Rupture.
Chancellor Von Oapvlvl's speech on the
bill yesterday showed no sign of any alspo
sitlon toward conciliation. Since then , however -
over , private negotiations , in which llorj
Mlquol , the Prussian minister of commerce ,
have elvon rise to the hope tnatlho government -
mont will assent to remodel the clauses BO as
to divest the measure of Its most obnoxious
features. This departure Is duo to the govt
eminent realizing the strength of coalition
of modern conservatives , national liberals
and frcislnniqos. The chancellor calculated
that out of the 42S members constituting the
douse , the bill will got the support of 232 ,
consisting of centralists , conservatives nnd
several independents. This estimated ma
jority has been reduced by the threatened
defection of a number of conserve-
lives. Doubtless the government can
still really force the measure , though
with a depleted majority , but It would
result of a rupture * ln "tho" ministry , the
inevitable dissolution of the Diet and. the
formation of astrongr and united liberal
party , booked by popular agitation , which
would eventually overturn the government
and load to a general reaction against the
emperor's policy , so , today. Chancellor Von
Caprivi'ttliered his tone of aoflant hostility
to ward the national liberals. After cedar-
ing that religion nnd education wore In
separable ho denied desiring to domineer
over the liberals. It was the liberal's coali
tion , he said , that aimed to domineer over
the government. The national liberals de
signed to use the bill as a lover in forming
a great liberal party , but ho added , "I accept
the conciliatory attitude of toaay's party
organ nnd'I now thlnlt the menace to create
an opposlng'coalltlon only a soap bubble that
has already burst.
In the Uefenno ofltellRlous Liberty.
Mr. Frlodburg , an antlliberal , , replying to
the chancellor , said that a coalition against
the government were a more hypothesis. It
might happen if the defense of religious liberty -
orty throw the parties together.
Herr Rlckort , the frolslnuigo loader , de
clared himself as opposed to any compro
mise. It was impossible , ho said , to altar
the measure so as to make it acceptable. If
'
over it became a'law It would prove useless
as a weapon against the social democracy.
It would ruin education , ana would place
the schools under the rule of occloslastists ,
who were less concerned with genuine cul
ture than with enforcing their belief tn dog
matic croocJs. His party was ready to op
pose the bill to the bitter end. The govern
ment , no declared , would find Itsoltfncoto
face with an unceasing conflict with tbo best
elements of the nation , whoso llfo depended
on the results of the struggle.
Chancellor Von Cnprlvl , upon the con
elusion of IlorrUlckort's address , again arose
and commented on tbo opposition of the
national liberals as Implying only three
possible conditions. These condltlyns , ho
said , were that olthor tbo government must
enter into a lasting C9rnpact with the national
liberals an Impossibility In 1'russla , where
tbo actions of the government depended on
the king or tbo party must take the govern
ment in tow , a condition that the government -
mont would oppose to the last , or tbo parly
must allow Itsolt to bo towed by the govern
ment , an arrangement ho would not bupnoit
to the national liberals. The whole tenor of
the chancellor's remarks Indicated his do-
si ro to avoid a final rupture with tbo national
liberals.
Threatens to Disrupt the Cubluot.
The bouso is now adjourned until Wednes
day. In the meantime the situation is ono of
duspendod crlils. Ministers Boottlohor nnd
'
Herr Furt'h will resign with Herr Mlquol if
the emperor dooa not allow tbo chancellor to
assent to crucial amendments.
Minister von Zcodlltz , olono in the cabinet ,
urges that no concessions bo made. As a
minister after the king's own heart , Von
Zcodlltz has boon decorated with tbo inslgna
of the order of the Ked Eagle of the tint
class. It is probable that the issue of the
struggle will bo to precipitate the general
election , which is duo in tbo autumn. The
liberals ore confident that the bulk of the
Prussian electorate will vote against the
government.
Prlnco Bismarck declines to commit him
self olthor for or airalnst the bll ) . A corre
spondent of a national liberal paper plainly
tried to obtain an Interview with him on the
subject. The Hamburger Nnchlchrlsion ,
Prince Bismarck's organ , a-lopte an uncer
tain tone. It twits the conservatives with
becoming a tool of the government and
with ceasing to bo u party having ft policy
for the interests of tbo country. If the Ham
burger Nachlcbriston's article was inspired
by tbo prince , it is evident that Mo cblelly en
joys tbo struggle ns likely to insure disaster
to the government and render the ompcror-
klng unpopular.
A report whlcu Is credited by tbo court
circle is current to tbo effect tbrt tbo grand I
duke ot Baden has written to the king on
the grave consoqucncfl of u popular uprising
against religious coercion. Tbo grand duke
Is a man of liberal ideas akin to those of hit
deceased brothcr-ln-lnw , Empotor Frederick.
Ho has , however , small influence with his
nephew , Emperor Wllllaui.
Ituck In Ills Old Stumping Ground * .
The Vosslcno Zcltung publishes east
African advices under date of January 5 ,
showing th&t Kmln Pasha Is making a vic
torious inarch to his old quarters. After
several battle with the natives of Unyonoro ,
ho has arrived nt Mngungo , at the northern
bond of Albert Kynnza , where ho was wel
comed by hundreds of his former troops. The
absence of dates and details throws doubts
on the reports.
The Jewish rollcf committee is making
preparations for mi Increased inllux of Rus
sian emigrants. ( Joncral Gourkt , governor
of Warsaw , has authorized Herr Prunau , the
Warsaw agent of emigration , to organize an
extensive system of deportation. The Hus
sion government will facilitate wholesale departures -
parturos by giving free railway transit to the
frontier.
A concert of the productions of n number
of young American composers was given to
night nt the concert hnus In Lelpslgor strasso.
The . hall was crowded with music lovers.
Prof. Urban led the orchestra. The features
were a suite for stringed Instruments , com
posed by Elliott Schcnck , nephew of the late
American minister , Mr. Pondlcton ; n jostl-
vnl overture by Otis Boise , u symphony uy
Tho. KraUe nnd u dcclamatlc overture by G.
W. Chadwick.
JHIASUKIM : OK .ECONOMY.
rinnncliil Condition nnd KfTorts
to Iinpro\u It.
Luno.Y , Jan. 80. The government today
introduced in the Cortes n hill reducing ofll-
ciul salaries from 6 to 20 per cent , Increasing
property taxes and raising the tax on bonds ,
including these on the interior debt to 'to per
cent. In addition the bill asks for authority
to subsidize charities whoso Incomes n diminished
;
ished , nnd to negotiate the conversion of the
Interior debt , holders ot olthor having option
to pay the foregoing tax.
iVtnong other proposed economic measures
s ono that provides that the now Imposts nro
.0 remain in force until the end of the finan
cial year 1SS2-93. then bo reduced If possible.
The preamble contains n plain statement
of tno condition of Portugal's finances , and
estimates placing the deficit at 10,000,000
: nllrols , the floating debt at 24,000,000 milrols
and the aggregate of governmental advances
t to financial institutions at Is,000 milrols.
Intimating that a further loan Is impossi
ble t , the govornmob expresses the belief
hat the carrying outof tbo proposals in the
bill i will oxtincnlsh tbo dollclt and appeals to
the t courage ot tto nation to choose between
t bo required sacrifices and dishonorable
bankruptcy. | The bill created an excellent
| mprcsslon in the chamber.
TAKING AN INTlUtUST IN I'OMTICS.
Hungarian Voters Kngtigo In Mnny right H
With Serious KvHUltB.
BtiDA PF.STII , Jan. 80. Election riots nro
reported from many places in Hungary. In
a ( disturbance of ibis kind at Tossakoock | ,
ono perzon was Killed und many wounded.
In a riot at Czlcso thrco persons were killed
and.flflo.on severely wounded , while BanfTyo
Hunya'was also Iho scene of a serious con-
llot. In the last named lown all the mem-
bora of the election committee and muny
olbor persons were wounded , two of them so
seriously ibat they havosinco died.
Will Kxhll.lt Conditionally.
ROMII , Jan. 80. At n roconl mooting of the
International Society of Artists of Homo , it
was voted that the society taxo part in tbo
Chicago exposition , provided that the diplo
matic relations between Italy and the United
Stales bo ro-oslabllsbod when the time ar
rives for sending forward tbo exhibits. It is
certain Ibat Italy will contribute a largo and
fine exhibit for the fair. A committee was
appointed to take charge of all matters per
taining to tbo exhibit. It is hoped the gov
ernment will place a vessel of war at iho
disposal of exhibitors to carry contributions
to New York.
Not Pica mint to Any of Them.
LONDON' , Jan. 30. The Times correspond
ent at Paris says : "Tho Gorman emperor
wanted to have Archbishop Kopp made car
dinal at the December consistory , but tbo
pope , Instigated by Cardinal LodochowsUi ,
declined to appoint him. It nppoars .there
fore that the- appointment of Cardinal
Io < loctio\yBki as perfect to tho.propairanda
will please neither Franco , Germany , Russia
nor Italy. Twanty-two moro bishops have
adhered to the archbishop's circular protest
ing against the government's action against
the church. "
ELECTION IlIOTS.
A Iliiiigurlnn Mob Destroys a 1'olllng llooth
nnd Thrco 3Icn Killed.
BUDA PESTII , Jan. 30. A fatal election riot
occurred at Stoln-am-Aagor yes to relay. A
crowd of opposition supporters stormed nnd
demolished a polling booth and destroyed the
voting records , necessitating another elec
tion , Then the mob made an attack upon the
gendarmes and tbo latter fired , killing thieo
of the rioters and Injuring u number of
others , Order was finally restored by a de
tachment ot infantry. An election conflict
also occurred at Arad , In yesterday's ' elec
tion the government secured fifty scats and
the opposition slxly-nlna seats.
'ii AlliilrH Arn Critical.
LONPOX , Jan. 80. The Dally Graphic today
publishes a manifesto Issued by the Hunslan
komstoVB ( local administrative bodies ) , which
Is composed of country gentlemen and land
owners , on the fammo In Hussla and the in
adequacy of the government measures to af
ford relief. The manifesto declares ; "Tho
calamity is only In Itt initial staao. Spring
will dlsclosd its actual proportions. How
will itond If tbo eovornmcnt does not change
its attitude ! Society will bo in a state of
bankruptcy , political enfeeblement and dis-
inotnbormoiit. Russia , in a popular uprising ,
would bo deluged with her people's blood.
No one can foresee the end. "
s on u Strike.
LONDON , Jan , SO , Six thousand engineers
employed in the works on the rivers Wenro ,
Tynn and See , bavo struck In consequence of
a dispute regarding the payment for over
time.
_
Adopted tlio Commercial Trciltlci.
HOME , Jan. 80. The senate has adopted
tbo commercial treaties with Austria and
Germany by a vote of 104 to 5. A proposal
to reduce tbo wlioat duly wast rejected.
I'loodo III Kcotlund.
LONDOX , Jan. 80. A * part of the city of
Perth , Scotland , Is inundated and In many
portions of the counlry tbo railways are
flooded.
Trouble * .
QUEIIEC , Jan. 30. Felix Gourdoau , leather
and hides , has assigned. Liabilities , (74,000 ,
lucre-need Demand for Coal.
, Pa , , Jan , UO. The Increased
demand caused by tha recent cold weather
prompted the Pennsylvania Coal company to
put two moro of their largest collieries In operation -
oration near Pillston yesterday. This will
glvo employment again to many hundreds of
tneu aud boy * .
WHO SHALL BE KING
Much A ronscd in the British
tlio Succession ,
SOME POsBlJiES OF THE SITUATION !
OontingoucicuB'l ' cstcd by Iho Death oi
thdK < f of Olarouco.
ANOTHER CASE OF PRINCE CONSORT
Complications Which the Ascension of th.9
Duke of Fifo Might Otwso.
.IVES BETWEEN HIM AND THE THRONE
So Itiiincdlnto Danger of the ( Irnmlitou of
Kim , < ) ordon Itt'iichliiR tlio i\ultcil :
IWtlon-Ucalth of the ( lood
QIIPOII Vletorhi.
ICopurioMctl IStt liuJitinri Portion lltnnttt. ' ]
LONDOX , Jan. yo. [ Now York Herald
able Special to THU BEE.I The profound
cnsatlon which was created by the death of
hodultoot Clarence Is , ot course , subsiding" ,
iut the possible rotults Of that event on the
uccosslon to the crown still alTord much
oed for reflection to these who look a IHUo
.head.
Undoubtedly ono of the immediate cftocta
f the duko's death has boon to strengthen
Uo bold of the crown upon the country.
Once moro the domestic instincts of the poo-
ilo have bcon forcibly attracted to it , Tha
ucon's letter has been read with sym-
atby la every homo. She understand *
ho English people , nnd how to stir
heir emotion. Her regards for family ties
Ivos her moro power over the nation than
> ny considerations of state. The same thing
made George III. popular to the last , In splto
f all the mistakes ho mado. Ho tiuvor.
hocicod the domestic proprieties. The public )
iked to hoar of his sluing with Urn queen ,
reading to nor while she worked or played
in the harpsichord , or nilvlng freely with
visitors on the terrace nt Windsor castle ,
hero ho was plain old "Farmer Ooorgo , "
Ivlng chiefly on vegetables and sometimes
dining with the children In the middle of tha
day and almost or quito losing his reason
ivlion any of them died or acted oadly.
HUH 1'oundod I ho Throne Allow.
In tbo same way people now like the queen ,
uocause I in all domestic matters she is ono of
t .homsolvns. Sbo may bo said to bavo ro-cs
t .abllshed the dynasty , which was severely
s bakon by G.orgo IV. and not strengthened
by his successor.
The prince of Wales , too , has a flr.i.or hold
upon the country than over boforo. People
'ool for him in his proal sorrow And have
marked bis devotion to hli wlfo and children.
,
f there were , any harsh feelings baforo on
account ot the unfortunate baccarat u.iso and I.
other Incidents , all is forgotten now. They. .
, vcre nt worst but trivial faults compared
with these of George IV. The prlnco ot
Wales' afll lotion hat toftoned all Lard
noughts , and ho stands second to hit mother
inly in the respect and afToction of the na-
.lon. .
Xo doubt this seems a very Inappropriate )
moment to talk of the marriage of the re *
malulng son and presumptive heir of tbo
crown , but the circumstances are such as to
make the subject ono of great importance to !
tbo country.
Here' * u Thought That Annuli.
To speak fraudly , the prospect of tbo suc
cession of ono of the children of tha duke of
Fife gives anything but satisfaction. To the
people it mav not bo of much momsut that
the aristocracy Is horrified at the thought of
a comparatively now man being placed even
.bom as pnnco consort , or falling , that of
his children becoming kings aim queens ot
England. Of course , the peerage books ,
with pudigreos made to order , trace the duka
of Fife , but ho seems of a junior order alto
gether , and MacdulT has little to do wltji tha
descent of the duk > of Fife on his mother's
sldo , Ho comes from ono of the daughter *
of the famous actress , , MM. Jordon , by
William IT. Perhaps some ole >
fashioned prejudice may uo still
felt on that score , but n general idea is that
it is not good for a subject to bo so near to
the succession to the throne nnd that some
very awkward complications and dlfllcultles
might arise out of it. j
Tnoso contingencies wore never seriously
rngardod until the death of the prlnco of
Wales'oldest son. Now they uro , aud the
conviction spreads that it will not do to
allow matter * to remain too long tn the
present stato. That is the reason for tbo
wlsotbitt i'rlnco Goorgc should marry a
soon as possible after the period of mourning
Is ovor. Where the throne is concerned it is
necessary to look to all the probabilities of ,
the future.
Miiy T.lvo Sinnj' Veiirn.
Jho queen Is in good health und will only
bn 7 ! ) nojct may. She has a ilno constitution
and lives under the healthiest of conditions.
Hard work and a great deal of outdoor exer
cise suit her porfoctly. She takes long drives
In an open carriage dally. Mr. Gladstone la
equally a firm bollovor In tbo virtues of fresh
air end constantoccupatlon , and ho is Junket *
ing around at 83. George III relgnod sixty
years and lived till he was 83. There is no
physical reason why tbo queen should not
equal the record , though under much happier
csrcuinstances , The prlnco of Wales also It I
strong and hearty , though ho has boon terri
bly shaken by his recent bereavement. f
And then there la Prlnco George , upon
whom all tbo rest turns. To see him for
tunately married is now the great doslro ot
the nation. A MKMIIBU or PAIII.IAMBNT.
' Uuimdu'H I'ulillo Debt ,
OTTAWA , Ont. , Jun , 30. The public ac
counts of Canada for the last llscal year bavo
bcon lejuodi Tboy show that the revenue
on account of the consolidated fund was f30t
670niO , and the expenditures ) U,3 > il,507 ! , ;
sbowlnir * surplus of 325,74:1. : Tlio total
debt of Canada Is placed at * 3b'J&rJV."J5. ( tha
assets at | .ri3UOOiUU , and tbo not debt at
)7,8QU,030 ) , an increase during the year of
t375,810i
The trndo returns for the pa t nix month *
uhow that the valueof exports for the six
months ended December ill last , win } 7I-
7)3,019 ! ) , against W3BII,310 for the corresponding
spending six months of the preceding year , a
not incrouso of f jb'JO,83tl. .
Hi i in *
( irunil Duke Coiuliintlno Iliirlud.
ST. PeTciiHiii'itu , Jan. ItO. The remains or
Grand Duke Constantine , uncle of tbo czar ,
were yesterday removed to the fortress of
St. Peter and St. Paul , whcrj they wora
deposited In tbo cathedral. The czar , Prlnco
Oscar , crown prlnco of bwodon , and all the
grnud dukes In Petersburg folloucd the pro *
cession.
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Tno Klllod anil hftun Injured. >
LOXDO.V , Jan. ao. Two mon were killed
seven dangerously Injured by the colUpso Ol
a public hall at Ilfratouito. \