PRRT ONE. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE PRGES 1-8 ,
TWENTY-SECOND YEAK. OMAHA , srNDAY MORNING , JA AllY 8 , 1893-S1XTI < ; UNT PAGES. NUMBER 202.
Some of the Leaders Greatly Worked Up
Over the Turn in Affairs.
DULL HEADED OBSTINACY DID IT ALL
Too Anxious to Oat Everything , the Popu
list Senators Will Get-Hothing.
POST MORTEM OPINIONS BY EXPERTS
What Might Have Happanctl if Something
Else Had Bsen Decided On.
JOHN II , POWERS STILL HAS HOPES
ltd Think * Hut Mlilnloi MII.V Vt-t Ha I'.ttchoil
Ui-.I. I ) . Calhiuui Vigorously l'-
pr M"i lilt I'nrumal Vlnw Other
Kvruts at the Capital.
LINCOLN , Nob. , .Inn. 7. [ Special Telegram
to Tnr. Br.r. . ] Independent senators who
Rtendfastly rcfuscil the terms olTurctl them
by the republican quartet uro coming Infer
for their full share of the criticism for the
failure of the Votiihlnation. So great has
been the stress of this criticism Hint they
have instructed several ot their number to
draw up n "manifesto" In which the mem
bers of the republican party will bo inrortncil
of the motives which led them to neglect an
opportunity to accomplish so much. Speak
ing of this manifesto an Independent leauor ,
but not a member of the senate , said this
afternoon :
"I don't know Just what the manifesto will
contain. Neither do I know the manner in
which the Independent senators hope to
excuse themselves to their constituents ; but
I do know that unless they tell the whole
truth in regard to thomattcr I shall do it for
them , and in u manner as widely public as
possible. "
The speaker was William II. Dech. Ho
charges the failure of the republican-Inde
pendent combination upon Senators Dysarc
tind Stewart , with somewhat of vehemence
in his manner , saying that they have proven
false to the trust imposed In them by the
people who elected them. Continuing , Mr.
Deehsald :
Work iirSiiiiill Unrcd.
There arc naturally in every pra-ty a cer
tain number of lltllo statesmen. These men
care more for the. little , potty spoils of ofllce
than they do for the interests of the people
they represent. They would sacrifice the
hope of legislation for the benellt of the people
plo for the suko of capturing several clerk-
.ships and the chairmen of several commit
tees. I would have favored an arrangement
with the anti-monopolj republicans by which
seventeen senators would have stood together
on all matters of important legislation. Then
the oflleei-s of the senate , the clerkships and
oven the committees ceulit have
been given to any party without
In'jury to the ultimate succcsss of legisla
tion. Seventeen members are a majority of
the senate. They can do anything they
please. If a majority report of a committee
iiocs not suit , seventeen members of the
MMinta can adopt the minority report , or
they can reject both reports and refer the
whole matter under consideration to a new
and special committee appointed by thum-
solves. They can take the appointment of
all the committees out of the hands of the
president of the senate. Seventeen mem
bers of the senate , standing together , are
all-powerful. Then , what , was there in tno
action of these petty statesmen in holding ou
for the mere sake of getting a few clerk
ships or a fowofllees ! Their folly is incx-
cusablo and they will find that it is upon
them , and not upon the republicans , that the
responsibility lor their d d foolishness will
result. "
John II. I'uwrro Hnpi-fiil.
John II. Powers , who has been hero all the
week quietly shielding his senatorial boom
from the chilling bll/.wml , expressed to Tnc
Ur.K rcprcscnlativo this afternoon his hope
that the republicans and independents could
and would yet got together. lie is confident
that something will occur between this time
and Tuesday afternoon that will place an
entirely different aspect upon the situation.
lie said today that the independents could
Iwvu hoped for nothing from the democrats ,
even if the combination between them and
the independents hail been consummated j
but ho bellved ami still believes that the In
dependents could have acted with the four
republicans , who torn time held out from the
republican caucus , and that a combination
would have been thu result , to the advantage
of both parties.
Tim fact that the nester of the independ
ent party in Nebraska is still conlldent that
lomu hope yet cxl.itfi for great good to como
out of the republican party Is a pretty good
Indication that a man looks at matters dif
ferently when ho is a candidate for United
States senator than when ho Is simply
running for governor. Mr. Powers believes
that ho might possibly bo fleeted to the sen
ate by a combination of republican and inde
pendent members , but ho recognizes the /act
that he will not. have the ghost of a show in
n combination between the democrats and
Independents.
Scored Another on Mrlrliler.
The men who have taken the Held against
V. O. Strlchler and who have assorted that
they will road him out of the Independent
party or else go out themselves , took another
fall out of the little Omaha attoincy this
afternoon.
It seems that when the contest against the
republican state ofilcials was instituted In
the legislature two years ago , Slrlcklcr was
BO anxious to have a hand In the matter that
lie entered into a verbal agreement with the
leaders of the party to conduct thu contest
untlrely without recompense. lie went at It
and as every body knows the contest ended
In wind , Time wove away tind Strickler hail
grown to become onu of the largo
( ( lid shining lights of the In
dependent party. Ho grow so in
stature , politically , of course , that ho soon
believed himself largo dough to Illl the chair
of thq Nebraska member of the independent
national committee. Ho was recommended
for Unit place by Dech , Plrtlo and Wolf , and
was finally secured In the position. Last
Bummer the trio of Independent leaders worn
u llttlcvrattled and u great deal surprised
to receive u letter from Hon. Mr. trickier ,
enclosing .V bill offSOOfor legal services In
the famous contest of two years ago , H U
needless to sa > that the bill lias not been
-iwld , tiudlt \ \ \ \ \ bo added to the fuel that
1ms already been hcnprd ui > on the lire that
Is 13 utterly fuiibiimu V. O , Strickler ,
Comliluu Cover * i\crytlilnvr. :
The repiibllcnn-dcjiioi ratio combination In
the senate has smashed u choice assortment
of scaatorial boom * and everul deluded
statesmen are now on their way to Wash
ington where they will pick up the threads
of long neglected matters and blow the dust
from the bills they have already Introdui-cd
and only more go through the motions of
serving the people" Nebraska.
Congressmen MeKelghnu. Hryan and Kcm
are In It no longer. They recognize the fact
and have accepted the situation with as
much complacency as they can muster under
the present dismal circumstances , it seems
to be the general undcratandlng here th it
the democrat-republican cjmblno extends
to the end of thu state house , uml
that the new deal embraces both
branches of the legislature. Some
independents affect to believe that they
are in control of the housa with the demo
crats , hut the men arc in the minority and
their views are nourished by other less sm- :
gnlno members. Some of the Independents
take n dl mal view of the situation and as
sert that all hope of favorable railroad legis
lation has gone glimmering.
Colonel ( ' .Uliouu'i Ciimmrnt.
Nothing more severe Ins been said con
cerning the coalition In the senate than thu
strictures passed upon Messrs. Habcoek ,
Mattes and North by J. I ) . Calhoun , the
veteran editor of the Lincoln Herald , the
only straight-out democratic newspaper of
any prominence In tlio stale. In an editorial
appearing in his pancr Issued today ho says :
llsill ) and Infamy art : now complete. Thu
political bustards uml dastards called demo
crats elected to the cnatc as such by demo
cratic votes , Mattes , lliihro.k nnd North ,
ntdcd , nhutlrd , encouraged and guided by .1.
Sterling Merion , who .sought and received HID
democratic nomination for unuM-nor last full
as n rcpnhllcan capper : ind pandi'i-er , have
united with thu republicans to organize the
senate. They liavu hiMrnycd the p-u-ly to
ruin , nml have abantl'inud every pi Im-lple. anil
pielense to manhood and honor. Words are
vain ; wrath Is Impotent ; > .hatnn and humilia
tion are thu shroud of Ni.'brnsljii's democracy.
1'or the future but thuro Is no fill uro lot as
hope and pray there may be a horeaftor.
Clarliit Says Thi-j'ro Siillil.
Senator Clarke of Douglas remained in the
city until this afternoon , owing to a sudden
and severe illness that confined him to ills
bed all of yesterday afternoon. Ho was
able to leave for homo this evening , and be
fore iroing said that a wrong impression
seemed to prevail as to the present status of
thu senatorial situation and the effect of the
arrangement cntureit into between the "big
four'1 and their brother scn.ilor.s. . Ho said
that the original program would be carried
out in so far as it related to
the appointment of committees , independent
of the dictation of the corporate ring. He
declared that the four were Just as firmly
wedded to their original plan as at the
start , and that if it became necessary they
would still vote with the independents in
the matter of completing the organization of
the senate. There is such a possibility of a
disruption in the ranks of the independents
in that body , ho said , that steps would
bo taken to haul up with
round turn any of the members of that
party who might desire and endeavor to scl
out to the corporations. Ho expressed con
fidence in his ability to induce one or two
other republican senators to sign the com
pact within n very short time , and thus bo
insured against possible defeat by the do
Hcctlou'of-ono or two of the independents. He
stated most positively that tin * four hud not
lost their grlpand scouted the idea that there
was any possible loophole through which the
monopoly crowd could prevent the complete
organi/itlon : of the senate along the nntl
monopoly line desired by the four republl
can senators.
Velnraiis of thu Holier.
The following members of the house art
union veterans of the war of the rebellion
and many of them bear ugly scars receiver
in hot engagements. Accompanying is the
name of their company and regiment : E. IV
Hinds of CJago county , company M Firs
Iowa volunteer cavalry ; W. M. Clifford o
Pawnee county , company G Eighty-nliitl
Indiana volunteer infantry ; J. M
Brockmun of Hichardboii county , com
pany C First Nebraska batillio
cavalry and Fifth Iowa cavalry
Edward McVoy of Clay county , con
pany K Fourth Iowa cavalry ; T. S. Goss o
Wayne county , company II Sixth Massaehi
setts'infantry ; J.13. Farnsworth of ICeya
Paha county , Fourth Wisconsin cavalry ;
S. M. KIder of Clay county , company II One
Hundred and Forty-third Illinois infantry ;
J. M. Dimmiek of Franklin county , company
G , Sixteenth Illinois infantry ; .1. M. Ward-
law of Gage county , bandsman , Twentieth
Illinois infantry ; II. J. Mcrrick of Gage
county , company II , One Hundred and Elev
enth Pennsylvania Infantry ; I' . II. James of
Gage county , company 1 , Twenty-sixth Ohio
Veteran Volunteer infantry ; George Cross
of Jefferson county , company II. First Wis
consin heavy artillery ; I ) . J. Urown of
Sowanl county , company II , One Hundred
and Thirty-second Indiana Volunteer in
fantry ; Nathan Johnson of York county ,
company D , Forty-ninth New York Volun
teer Infantry ; W. A. McCutehcon of Boone
county , company K , Twenty-first Iowa in
fantry ; Samuel Fulton of Harlan county ,
company IOne Hundred and Ninety-seventh
Ohio Volunteer infantry A. ' Diekerson of
Sherman county , company G , Second Ne
braska cavalry ; K , Krlck of Kearney county ,
company II , Ninety-first , and company C ,
One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Indiana
Volunteers ; A. Loekncr of Douglas county ,
company II , Twenty-first Now York cavalry ;
W. J. Irwin of Nance county , company II ,
TwentjMirst Illinois Volunteer infantry ;
C. D. Caspar of Butler county , First Dela
ware cavalry and company n , Twenty-second
United States ; 1' . II. Harry of Greulcy
county , company 13 , Sixty-third Whconsln
volunteer infantry , and company D , Thirty-
ninth Massachusetts volunteer Infantry ,
( lost right arm at Antlctam ) ; .1. H. ICyncr of
Douglas county , company F , Forty-sixth
Ohio volunteer Infantry , dost right leg at
Shlloh ) ; Church Howe of N'cmuhu county ,
captain Sixth and Fifteenth Massueiiuutts
Infantry , and on Major Cencral Sodgwick's
slatT ; C , H , ICeukloy of York county , com
pany K , Twento-sceond Iowa Infantry ; .lens
Jensen of Fillmore county , company U , First
Wisconsin heavy artillery ; .1. S , Dew of
Johnson -county , company D , Eighty-fifth
Illinois infantry.
This is u itotal of twenty-seven out of n
possible 100 , or 27 per cent , which Is probably
as good a fallowing ot popular recognition of
the old soldier as can bo .shown by any legis
lative body In the country. Of this number
sixteen are republicans , ton independents
and one is n democrat.
Iliimlii-l I'M ( ii-iK'i-oslly ,
HOME. Jan , " , A decree of general amnesty
will be issued in April on the occasion of the
silver wedding of King Humbert and Queen
Mnrglnnvta. Among the bcnellcarlcs of the
decree will be Italians In the United States
who have failed to render required military
service In Italy. They will thus be enabled
to revisit Italy .U any time without fear of
arrest.
Ciuvo 11 I'nUn ( Vrllllr.ilr of Death.
Losno.V , Jan. T - ! ) . 1 Cohort Graham was
today committed for trial on the charge of
having given u false certllleate of the death
of Matilda Clover.
ANXIOUSLY WAITING
All Europs is Interatd in tha Fate of the
German Army Bill ,
HOW IT AFFECTS THE COMMON PEOPLE
Oaprivi's ' Threat to Enforca Three Years' Ser
vice Viewed With Alarm.
PRICE OF THE CLERICAL PARTY'S ' SUPPORT
It Will Demand That the Jesuits be Again
Recalled to Germany.
SERIOUS FALLING OFF IN BUSINESS
s In tin ; Viirlmn Cities Complain
ot thn I'revalliiii ; l > iilltiL * s A. Scheme
til DlilliCoc't ( irnnin.v' ; < Water
( 'oiir i > i Ne\\ ( I'l-oin r
Xrw Vtirfc Amnclilttd'm .l
13r.iti.ix , Jan. -When the holiday season
came to an end public attention , which had
been somewhat distracted from it by politi
cal affairs , was turned to the army bill.
No measure of recent years affects so
closely the homo life of the Germans and ,
therefore , it is very natural that they
should feel the deepest Interest in thu bill
now before the Kulehstag for adoption or re
jection. The common people have personal
interest in the bill , for should the Keichstag
reject It and Chancellor von Caprivl carry
out his throat to insist upon the full three
years' service in the army it would mean
much to the young men who are the main ,
and In many cases , the sole support of sis-
crs and widowed mothers.
The Reichstag will resume its sittings on
, 'upsday. The committee of the house , to
I'hich was referred the army bill , will meet
m Wednesday. CIvnu-Mlor vou C.iprlvl has
'oqucstcd ' the president of the committee to
sk the membsr.s to cxpuillte their dellbcra-
ions In order to reach the limit decision of
ho Ueichstag , for which , he said , not Ger-
nany alone , but all of tiuropc , waits with
nxicty.
Onprlrl Makrt an i\phur.lllmi. :
According to the belief entertained in
ftlciul circles , the clnnucllor Ins completed
statement giving the private reason for
ho government's denrind for an increase in
ho number of tli6 army effectives. This
cason. it is s-.iid , Is that an increasa is in-
ispensiiblo , not only in thb present bill , but
n any army measure that might ba pro-
lOSC'.l.
The chancellor having nothing more to tell ,
.he committee ought to report promptly ,
but the members representing the center or
clerical party remain in a state of indecision
expecting the chancellor to offer an indnce-
nent that will suffice to excuse their sur-
cndcr when they arc called upon to face
their constituents. The clerical papers hint
hat the negotiations will turn upon the re
call of the Jesuits to Germany as the price
of the party's support. None of those within
the inner political circle believe that the
chancellor uhas committed himself on the
question. In his private dealings with the
.eadcrs of the several parties the chancellor
is displaying much tact , and his course of
action is such as to elicit the admiration o
even his adversaries.
Nothing is now heard of the chancellor' !
retirement from olHce. His position will
the emperor is stronger than ever , and his
development of personal resources , kindness
mid audacity staggers his opponents , who
ire becoming weak under the npprehensioi
that the bill will bo passed without a single
concession of import-nice being made by the
government.
ICmprror William' * Tlirrilt.
The opposition papers are trying to raise n
popular storm over the emperor's recent use
of the phrase , "I will crush those who oppose
me. " The Fresinnigo press assumes that th
words meant that the emperor intends tc
override the vote of the Hcichsf.ig should I
be hostile to the army hill by a resort to , the
application of article .V.t of the German eon
stkutionby which every aide-bodied man maj
be compelled to serve in the army , and urtleli
03 , which enables the emperor to llx tin
strength of the army. The powers of tin
Helchstag over the military budget arc no
clearly determined.
Bismarck In IMiO , went to Avar llrst am
got the Prussian Diet to vote an indemnity
afterwards. Now through the Hamburge
Nacht Kichtcn , Dismurck ass'iils the cm
pcror and Chancellor von Caprivl as intend
ing violations of the constitution. Ho warn
the members of the Koichstag to defy tin
personal will of the emperor , calls upon then
to vindicate the rights of parliament , am
cautions the government against the uncon
stltutlonal practices which endanger tlto
unity of the empire.
The ofllcial organs deny that the emperor
used the hui'-'iiago as attributed to him by
the opposition. They suggest that , if the
language was used at all , it was directed at
military personages who are unfriendly to
the bill.
It is probable that the emperor used the
tin-eat generally , If ho used it at all , not de
signing to attack the privileges of the
Ueichstag or any particular office. The war
ofllco Is taking action nntlctii.itory to thu
passage of the bill , ordering now arrange
ments in the recruit divisions throughout
Germany.
Kminnaiis Drrrranc In Himliii-kn.
The proprietors of the leading stores in
Ilerlln concur in their statements that the
holiday season Just passed showed an enor
mous decrease ( per cent ) In business-
that period of the year. It is stateii that
depression prevails everywhere in thu em-
plro. He-ports from Frankfort and Kiel
agree Unit the marked doL'llne in trade In
IbW can ho attributed to the bad Irirvcst of
SSs'J ' , the cholera epidemic and the growth of
competition without a concurrent expansion
of unfavorable tariffs.
The strike of the miners is expected to
collapse next week , owing to the lack of Iwth
popular and trade support. Appeals abroad
for aid have met with no ivsjionso. Thou
sands of strikers and their families are in a
starving condition , and this fact tends
greatly to weaken the backbonoof the strike.
This strike will bo but another instance of
the futility of miners1 associations , without
means , attempting to light the combined
capital of the mine owners.
A German savant prajrasos to disinfect
the Klbo and other rivers by means of elec
tricity. He claims that 1111 elcctrle current
passing through the water will cause a
chemical change that will kill cholera and
other germs. Ho says that sewers can bo
disinfected In a similar manner ,
Horse .11 tat at I'uuil.
An exhibition of horse meat and the food
stuffs derived therefrom will open hero In
March. The butchers. And dealers In sau
sages are organising a , boycott against the
sellers of horse meat. '
The Jewish community of Berlin having
finally decided against sending a petition to
the emperor fof protection against the out
rages pr-rpi'tratcd upju them , a number of
malcontents Imvo I'cMgnod various offices
held by them. - i
Princess Matilda pf Saxony , a niece of the
king , is dangcrousrrtill with smallpox.
The Kclchsniuclgrr , referring to the re
cent article in UioJjYoerwnrts , In which it
was said that mniiy'nioii prominent In public
life hail been beneficiaries of the Guelph
fund , says that the government had sup
posed that the receipts considered last
spring concluded this whole affair. Decep
tion and forgeries , tlio Uelchs.imolgor says ,
continues , arc evident from the fact that
when any draft wa made on the fund for
secret polUlc.il purposes the only vo uchers
were receipts signed by the chancellor or an
ofllcial ho dcsignnteilifor the purposes. These
vouchers were burned after the accounts
had been made up. JNo form of the receipts
mentioned by the vierwarts over uxisted.
Souir liinlilo History.
Thu Kelehsan/.eiger's statement regarding
the so-called Guclplj fund revelations Is the
subject of much comment. The statement Ib
accompanied by a mass of correspondence.
This correspondence gives an interesting
history of the circumstances concerned with
the alleged receipts furnishcd by the Yoer-
warts. .V secret paper from Minister Von
Bulow , written inApril / 'of 18'J-J , describes
visits and correspondence had with
Captain Miller , u Wjurtcmburg army officer
on half pay who. it is alleged , has had the
receipts in his possession , and a gentleman
named Lunge , a soiv of a Zurich professor
who is a iitilumlizeuTcItizen of Great Britain
and a correspondent ] of English , American
and German paK | rs. Minister von Bulow ,
in the report referred to , says that Lunge
had a ( rood reputation and , according to
Captain Miller , had'been induced to dlvulgo
the matter because'ho ' considered that the
Duke of Cumberland had been unjustly
.realed. . J
Captain Miller alleged that he obtained
ho receipts from a 'mysterious Berlin per
sonage who supposed that Captain Miller ,
laving been dismissed from the army for
nsubordination , would bo willing to expose
the affair in revenge. iCaptain Miller , how
ever , assured Minister von Bulow that ho
lad no desire for rovcngo and therefore pro-
losed to burn the receipts in order to prevent
their falling into dangerous hands. Lunge ,
ilso , was willing toj have them destroyed ,
since the agreemontj between the Prussian
government and the duke of Cumberland
lad explained his motive in desiring an over-
lure. ' >
Keri-lveil an Anonymous 1.otter.
At the same time Minister von Bulow ro-
'eivcd ' an anonymous letter declaring that
Lunge was the author of a coining pamphlet
on the "reptile fund , " and adding that
Lunge possessed fniv ' , similes of receipts and
the whole affair wa 'ii swindle.
The ne.xt docuineigjie received was from
Herr Jordan , secret ' _ of the German lega
tion at Berne , desertfcwUjii visit.toXaptaln . !
Miller's house. IJcrH5or3un"says < tiatvIn
the presence , or Lunge , Captain
Miller showed ' him an alleged
receipt for 10,00 $ tlmlers , the sig
nature being cut put and scaled in a port
folio alleged to cohtuin other signatures. In
the course of the conversation Captain Mil
ler announced his intention to bum the lot ,
but Herr Jordan , having been instructed not
to bo n witness to any burning , turned his
back on the lire and kept it in that position
until they were burned.
On April lit Buroif Mursehal von Bicber-
stein , secretary of tho- imperial foreign de
partment , askeu Minister von Bulow to
break the relations with Miller and Lunge.
Later , in reply to a { telegram from Ministei
von Bulow , thc'foroign secretary percmtorily
repeated the order.
DOn May ' - ' . " > Count von Munstcr reported to
the foreign ofllco in Berlin that an attempt
was being made to find a publisher in Paris
for the Giiclph fuml pamphlet. The foreign
office in reply sent toJParis an account of the
>
Berne negotiations : md expressed tlio
opinion that the attempt was a blackmailing
scheme of the worst kind.
KII.IKVIU : : HIS
ClmrlrH il I.rssrp * Milken H Full ConfosHlo
In the ( lOvernmtMit.
PAUIS , Jan. 7. There is now no doubt but
Unit Charles do Lessops has told the govern
ment everything lie knows , and it is said
when lie completed tlio statement ho ex
pressed hlmsclf'ns greatly relieved and said
ho felt for years ho had been bearing a bur
den of suspicion which ought to attach to
others. The single desire of his father and
himself hud been to bring tlio Panama cana'
enterprise to a successful termination , but
blackmailers had talten them by the throats
and the company had been compelled to buy
support and aid which , in the interest of the
good name of Franco and for the benefit o
the thousand French investors , ought to
have been given freely and us a matter o
public duty. Ho hoped the people of Franco
would place the responsibility where It be
longed. Fantu followed do Lesscps' cxumpl
and made a full confession.
Mention him been made heretofore of the
fact that Dr. Cornelius Here , oneof the men
Implicated In the Panama scandal , has pro
cured from the legation hero an American
passport. The true story of tno manner In
which tlio piissjiort. was secured is some
what interesting. Herz went to tlio Amer
ican legation and asked forono , but when it
was refused passed the matter off by saying
that he wanted oic' ; only for his wife , and
she being a native American this was read
ily granted.
MM. Baldgaut , Dlondln , Fontaine , Cottu
and Charles do Lpsseps were examined
simultaneously by'.Maglstrato Framiuovlllo
Unlay. The. confrbplntlon of the men led to
vehement altercations , the terms of which
could bo heard outside the court room. The
magistrate afterward held a conference with
the procurour Rene'rul.
.Ni. j/iubet , minister of the Interior , lias in
formed his colleaguesthat in view of the
disturbance at the anti-Semitic'meeting at
the Tivoll hall lust night a long disused law
applying to such meetlnu's will henceforward
be rigorously enforced.
SuppnrU thu Army Kill.
Bum.IN , Jan. T.r The Cologne Gazette , in
an article supporting tlio army bill , pub
lishes comparative statistics showing that
Germany occupies the lowest imsltlon as re
gards taxation , and tlio most favorable po
sition as -gura tlio public debt , of all the
countries of Kurope. "It is a mistake1 , says
the Gazette , "to assume that Germany has
reached the'limit pf her tax-bearing capac
ity. "
ltti lu'H Now Mlnlitcr.
| Cujj/i-l//if / | / / il IKKIliu Jamet Gonbin llcnnctt , ]
PAIIIS , Jan. 7. ( Kew York Herald
Cable-Special to Tin ; UKIPrince : ) Can-
tucagno , thu new Kusslun minister to Wash
ington , is now In Paris anil will bail for New
York on February 3 ,
IN FOR MORE PLAY
Queen Victoria is Making a Decided Ohnngo
in Her Way of Living.
SHE IS INCLINED TO BE MORE SOCIAL
Osborno lloifn the Scene of Sovonl Delight
ful Old-Foshiouod Entertainment ? .
ROYAL ACTORS IN TABLEAUX VIVANTS
Duke of Oommught and Princess Beatrice
Head the List of August Performers.
ALL THE NEIGHBORS WERE ASKED IN
( icmiliin Old-Time KtiKllili Uiiipllallty
Shown by tlio QIUTM for thn I'lrsl
TlinoSlnco the Heath of
the 1'rliK'c-Coiisoi-t.
[ Copyrtghtctl JS.W by James Ronlrm
LONDON , Jan. 7. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to Tim Bii : : . ] There can
bo no doubt that Queen Victoria is making n
change In her habits , which many ot her
loyal subjects look upon with great interest ,
mingled perhaps with surprise. She is re
laxing to no slight degree the privacy In
which she has lived , and is entering into
social festivities , which for many years have
been banished from court. It is very likely
she is doing this more for the sake of others
than to please herself. She may feel that
the younger members of her family ought to
have n little amusement occassion-
ally , and that while they live
with her they cannot get it without
her permission. There is Princess Beatrice ,
who is always with the queen , and whose
children are there quite as much. The
Duke of Connaught's children are also a
good deal with their grandmother. Alto-
ccthcr there are a good many young folks
about , so that the queen may naturally have
felt it was in some sense her duty to modify
the austere jcclusion in which she has lived
since the death of the prince consort.
Has a Cheerful Xaturo.
Tlio queen , herself , moreover , is not
of that morose , brooding disposition ,
which many people attribute to her. She is
naturally of a cheerful teinpcramcnt. No
one has a more thorough enjoyment of lively
or amusing conversation. That was always
said to be one of the reasons why she first
took so strong u personal liking to Disraeli ,
who told her lively stories of what was going
on in society , and related them with
that dryncss and gravity which every
body found irresistible. She can be
serious enough upon proper occasion , as
most people who have to transact business
with , her llnd outf but.sho can also unbend.
ifl1tienUBUeUs : knowntobo'one of the most
charming women in the world , as well she
may be , considering the enormous range of
her knowledge and experience and the vigor
of her intellectual faculties.
The operatic and dramatic performances
given before her last year indicated her de
sire to bring herself more in contact with the
world , but the most striking occurrence has
been her sanction of tableaux vivants ,
which Princess Beatrice has been
the prime means of getting up
at Osborne during the last ten
days at which place the queen has hitherto
avoided anything approaching bocial enter
tainments. It is associated with her
heaviest bereavements. ' Seldom , indeed ,
have strangers entered her household until
tlio Christmas and Now Year celebrations
wore all over. This is the llrst year in
which she has made any signal departure
from her custom.
.Mntlo a Duvliluit lilt.
The performances which have taken place
at Osborne were not given merely for the
benellt of her own family , but strangers
were invited , some of them entirely un
known , except by positions or names , to her
majesty.
Wednesday last , for instance , n goodly
number of the residents of the Isle of Wight
were honored wltn invitations , and I dare
say some of them will never ccaso to talk of
the wonderful tableaux vivants , in which
the chief parts were played by th duke of
Connaught , Princess Louise , Princess
Beatrice , and their children. "What a sight
for these heavy respectable provincials to
see Arthur , duke of Connaught , playing
King Alfred in the neatherd's hut , being
roundly scolded for allowing the cakes to
get burned. Descriptions of these wondrous
tilings will keep many an Isle of Wight
homo quite fashionable for at least twelve
months to conic.
Then naval officers who happened to bo
near at hand were bidden to the nhow. It
cannot , therefore , bo said that the queen is
scltlsh in her enjoyments. She treated her
ir.-ighbors with true old Kngllsh hospitality ,
just as the prince of Wales treats his nt
oandringham. There was a very bounteous
supper spread in the dining room , and it is
needless to say that all the arrangements
were of the most perfect kind. As for the
actual performances , a lady who was present
informs mo they could not have been more
beautifully rendered even if tlio aclors and
actresses had been taken from the real
stage. Tnc duke of Connaught and Princess
Beatrice won especially loud praises , the
queen applauding just us heartily as any.
She Can Help tlm I'layrrs.
Now Unit the lee Is fairly broken , it is
hoped the queen may do a little more to en
courage the regular drama , which stands
sorely In need of a lift from some quarter or
other. I have never heard of theatrical
business doing so badly as it Is now. Kveu
Irving found it expedient to reduce tlio num
ber of his stalls and assign more space to the
pit , which Is always crowded , but then there
is a great difference between paying u half-
crown and a half-guinea for your seat. To
expect tlio queen , In her 71th year , to go to
the London theaters again would bo un
reasonable , But when a play Is acted before -
fore her , great people are scUcd with an
eager desire to dee It , who otherwise would
Imvo felt no interest. In that way the queen
* T.ay materially help the poor players , who
just now , are very i > oor Indeed , and many
fervently hope she will do It.
A MEMIIEII or PAIU.UMCNT.
nuiii.iv.s IJMMI'I.OVII : > .
Chief Secretary Morlry Ciiiulderliii ; H I'liin
to Cant Tor Thrin.
Dfiu.ix , Jan. 7. Messrs. Dillon and
O'Brien had a long interview with Mr , John
Morley , cjiief secretary for Ireland , Their
object was to urge ui on Mr. Morley the pur
chase by the government of tracts of grazing
land In Coiinuught as a solution of the ques
tion of carlub' tor the unemployed In Dublin.
THE BEE BULUETIN.
H'eallitrfor Oinalm ami'lttntli \ \
Fiilr ; ll'iiniiv ;
1'iigr.
1 , Situation at Lincoln Now.
tlenn.my't roiiili- | Only U'al
( Jni-iMi Vlrlnrla Helm In fur
1'ranco Still Torn Up ( Ivor r.illtlc.i
' ! llti lni > s In < 'onjr "n ViMtonl > y.
Pa < ttii ; r thn Army l'o < t Trailer.
Heath's VVa liln lon l.vtti-r.
OI > rrvliiK St. .liu-lnon' D.iy.
It , shm * Clty'N riimni'l : > l Crash ,
Some Spot-tin ; ; Topic * .
I. IMItnrlal Mini Comment ,
n , l.liieoln iihil Xr ! > r.nl < . NIMV .
U. Council Hindi l.m-al NVvv.
irnrt : Stull' ! I.IIMMVItr.utnil ,
7. Last UYcU In Mirliil Circle * .
It ) . SmaliiM Whnare Partner * .
I'ahtin's I.-itpHt I'reahs.
It. Oni'.ilia'H liiinil Trade Ke\leucd.
Contiiierrl.tl and I'hmnrlal.
1'J. In Omaha' * Mii.tr.il Ctrclri.
SluirtliiKSiirprlM-s ol IHII'J.
1Vlril ! Srlit > ; il ilittiltmItucultr. .
Secret Society All'tlri.
M. At the Theaters.
1 , * . I'orthu U'omi'ii i'otlis.
They urged that these tracts of land should
be dlIdcd Into small farms and then rented
to tenants at fair prices.
Mr. Morley promised Unit ho would give
the plan close consideration.
Spolic Kindly of the IrUh.
LONDON. Jan. 7. John Morelcy , chief sec
retary of Ireland , made a speech tonight
that Is noteworthy on account of Its
breathing frcndltness for the people of Ire
land. In thecoursa of his remarks ho said
thai the government was persuaded that
migration was preferable to emigration and
that the government would do Its best to
meet the wishes of the Irish , but he feared
that It would bo impossible to do anything in
the matter during the coming session of
parliament.
Acquitted of All Illniiu- ,
LONDON , Jan. 7. Ylco Admiral Fairfax ,
lord commissioner of the admiralty and com
mander of the Mediterranean squadron , lias
been acquitted of the charge of neglect of
duty in connection with the stranding of the
British warship Howe , at Fen-ell , Spain , on
November" . It was shown that the cause
ot the stranding was the defective character
of the charts supplied to the navy.
IKKI'MVI IKITIKS Cll.llKiKl ) .
I'lne lihlco ARpncy Onlclals .Yrouioil liy Iff.
iiHtiniu : : ullh IVciillar Conduct.
Siorx CITV , la. , Jan. 7. [ Special Telegram
to Tun BKI ; ] Dr. 'Eastman , the agency
physician of Pine Hidgc , whoso discharge
and removal from the agency , Captain
Brown , the acting agent , demanded because
ho had sent cast disquieting reports of its
affairs , was in the city today and tolil in
detail his side of the controversy.
Shortly after the Pine lildgo war had sub
sided , tlio Indians who had remained
friendly during the fracas filed claims with
the government for depredations committed
by the hostlle.3. These claims aggregated
$200,000 , but were cut down one-half and a
spfifiiiil' ncVoft congress -was iiassod appro
priating 100,000 in settlement of the claims.
Last May Special Agent Cameron was sent
out by the department to disburse the
money to the Indians at the rate of 50 pei > .
vent of Individual claims. Three days be
fore the time set the Indians began to come
into the agency. A post trader named Fin-
ley was on intimate relations with G. P.
Comer , chief clerk of the agency and Special
Agent Cooper.
"A day or two before the disbursing , " says
Dr. Eastman , "Finley had in his possession
the pay roll or shoots containing the n.aines
of all Indians to whom money was coming ,
together with the amounts which each wts ;
to bo paid. Ouidcd by this list the trader
gave the Indians credit up to tlio limit of the
roll and such as exhausted the amount by
purchase of goods were on distribution day
given receipted bills Instead of currency.
The distribution as described by Dr.
Kastman was very peculiar. A railing was
fixed close to the wall permitting the In
dians to pass through In single file. They
were crowded up against each other like
steers In a branding pen and finally thus
came to a place where there was a clerk and
two witnesses , a pay roll and u. pen and Ink.
SOIHU ill the rinll.ms ObjuotiMl ,
The name of each Indian was taken .is ho
passed the wicket , and then the clerk had
him thrust out his hand and touch the pen ,
the witnesses standing by to see that it was
legal. One of these witnesses was"a Mr.
Black , brother-in-law ot Special Agent
Cooper , and the other was a Mr. Hyde , a
brother-in-law of Captain Brown. The
special agent sat at ndesk twenty feet awny ,
and as each Indian came along paid him
what was mipposcdly duo him by the list.
Many of thu Indians wore umiblo todlstln-
uish the denominations of the bills , and In
Mich cases the agent would flutter the bill In
the air and ask tlio witnesses if this was not
a ten or that a five dollar bill. The answer
was invariably affirmative.
But when the Indians got ontildo and bo
gnu to compare notes and consult those who
know the currency they found , Dr. Eastman
claims , that some had been paid only one-
fifth of thclv allowed claims , and others
fractions less than one-half. These were
such as had not already traded out their nl
lowance. Great dlssiitlsfnctlon developed
later imd Dx1. Eastman uctod as a clerk to
write out the complaints of homo IndKiis to
the department.
Special Agent J. II. Clsno was sent out to
Investigate , but Dr. Eastman claims tlm
the Investigation was a farco. only ono In
dian being usked questions touching tin
real point , and tlio special agent nt once at
tachlng himself to Captain Brown. The re
port lias not been published.
Dr , Eastman's charges so far nro more
matters of infcrcnco than direct. But lir
docs not make charges about the purchase
of beef In the reservation and supplies whic ;
are of a serious character , but rest on usscr <
lion , although ho claims the proof can bo
forthcoming.
IX mil MXTKKKS'r I1HUU.ITIO.V. .
Iti'V. Coinvny , of Mill C'cillrgr , Will VI/,1
Oxford , IliiKhiud , fur I'olntiirM ,
ST. I'At'i , , Minn. , Jnn. 7. Hov. Dr. Johr
W. CVnwuy , editor of the Northwestern
Chronicle , the Catholic newspaper whlcl
has led in support of Archbishop Ireland' ,
Farihault school plan and also strongly oj
posed Cahcnslylsui , loft tonight for Oxford
England , whcro ho will make a special study
of the system In vogue in thu Oxford colleges
Ho goes in thu interest of tlio Catholl
college which Is soon to be opened here
which has been richly endowed by Prcslden
J , J , Hill of the Great Northern railroad , mi
the faculty of the now institution will boon
of the chief mutters for his attention. It'
generally understood that Archbishop Ire
land Intends to make the Hill academy th
leading Catholic : educational Institution of th <
United Status , next to the Cathollu imlvcralt
at Washington , wboso tcopo Is somuwha
broader.
NO LIGHT IS SEEN
Murky Clouds Still Darkly Obscure the Sky
of Frouch Politics.
EVERY TURN BRINGS FRESH TROUBLE
Moro Arrests Hinted At , But No TurtLc *
Action in That Direction ,
M.BAIIIUT'SMANNEROFIIANDLING ' REPORTS
For n Bribe Ho Falsified Documents Timid
in by His Subordinates ,
PRESIDENT CARNOT MAY YET RESIGN
When rarlhiment ICrsiiinri Its Sc ilmi Tlierft
Is Apt to ! ! Stiiuu Very Lively
Sccnm Sniiill DntiRcr of a
rupuhir Uprising.
\Copurtglitttl \ tSXl hi ) James ( Jonlmi llennttt. ' ]
PAUIS , Jan. 7. [ New York Herald Cublo
Special to Tnr. Hr.r. | Once more I am
compelled to commence my dispatch by sayIng -
Ing that the state of affairs is not satisfac
tory , and , as the public says the sumo tiling ,
it is obvious that the political situation la
none of the brightest. Hut two days sep
arates us from the resumption of the sitting
of the Chamber and the commencement of
the Panama trial , and the situation remains
the same. Wo have not yet reached thu end.
of the mud-stirring and nobody knows when
wo shall , livery day brings some fresh
proof of Irresolution and illegality in the po
litical world.
At the present moment the names of live or
six well known deputies are mentioned as
being about to bo arrested , but the arrests
are not made. Nobody desires them , but it
is really hhamcf id to draw upn list of the sus
pected , as in lilK ) . The arrest of ox-Minister
Haihul alone appears certain.
llalluit Cluinci'il the Itcport.
Up to the present M Baihut is accused of
having received W)0OtK ) ) francs for falsifying
the report of Engineer Uousscau , who was
sent to Panama in ISSii. This report con-
eluded that the termination of the canal
was impossible. M. Baihut , then minister
of public works , changed the sense of the
report and M. Uousscau did not dare to pro
test against the action of his chief.
The accusation of M. Baihut bus led to the
discovery of quite a scries of the same na
ture. M. Baihut is said to have attempted
to corrupt a number of senators and depu
ties , and administrative employes , and in
fact played in 1SSH tlio same role as did
Huron do Uclnach In 18S3.
" \Vlmt gives a more dramatic character to
tliis case is that M. Baihut wan Informed
against by M. Armcugand , UIQ municipal
councillor , whoso wife ho hud gone awny with *
Artneugand had Imown all -the facts for a
long time but only waited u favorable , mo
ment to avenga himself by denouncing th -i. .
ex-minister. ' ,
Significant Symptoms.
The very sorry anti-Semitic meeting held
last night was the first time since the com
mencement of the Panama scandal thaft
there have been disturbances in the streets ,
They were not very important , as only about
1 , IKK ) persons were promenading the boulevards
vards , shouting , "Down with the .Tewsl"
and only some ! IOO went to the front ot ,
Rothschilds' house , shouting , ' -Death to the
robbers , " but the symptoms are curious and'
nay lead to the fear of more sorlous troubld
on Tuesday upon the reassembling of Parlia
ment. There is , however , no danger of a
revolution or ot serious trouble for tlio people
are not armed. There is a possibility of 4
little clashing In the streets.
Every precaution lias been taken. Tlia
troops will bo confined to their barracks.
Carnnt Slny Kptilttn.
If tlio sitting of the Chamber becomes too
stormy the resignation of tlio ministry will
bo the certain consequence , when the reslg
nation of President Unrnot would not bo slow
to follow. It is probable then that General
Saussler would bo named president ot Uio.ro-
public. He is very strict and would knovr
how to maintain order in tlio strcots.
General Saussler Is a moderate republican ,
who has always held aloof from political
strife. It would bo possible to arrive to a
conccnti-iction in favor of ilia name , which
would prevent the accession to power of any
particular coterie. In the meantime Ger *
many is preparing now military laws , whllci
poor Franco is forging with her own hands
the arms with which servo to bo used against
her. .lACQur.a ST. CIIIB.
JtO.lSTUIt 01' lllH CKI.VK.
.Mlsn I ! . O. AyroH'Mnrilei-rr YlititiHacrnmonto
and 'I'dl I H tlin Story ol 111 * Tm-illilo Droll.
SAOIIAMHNTO , Cal. , Jan. 7- The prelim
inary examination of Englnooi' George
Jeffries on the charge of the murder ot Miss
1C. O. Ayres , the Brighton telegraph oper
ator , was continued today until Wednes
day next. The Bee publishes fijrtlier par
ticulars of the tragedy today and states that
the crime was committed by u Swcdo ranch
hand between midnight and " o'clock on the
morning of December "V. Miss Ayreu was
Hiirprised by the entrance of the Swede and
was able to utter : i cry , when she was dealt
n heavy blow In the mouth which prostrated
her to the floor and knocked out
several of her teeth. The Swede , with a
blunt instrument , smashed her skull and
silenccd.hcr voice forever. A slow match
was then lighted and It was not long before
the station was in flames. Whether any
money was secured from the house , or from
some person for the perpetration of the
crime , Is not absolutely known , but it Is
known that the Swcdo came into Sacramento
thu morning of thu murder and with his
pockets full of money and proceeded to make
n tour of down town resorts. Ho , after con
suming a quantity of liquor , spoku boast-
Ingly of his tcrrlblu deed.
As boon as the facts of the tragedy became
known , Constable Swift sot out at once to
Brighton and to the ranch whcro the Swede.
had worked , but the latter had loft the
place , It Is stated that ho announced to OIIQ
of his associate , whom ho mot In Sacrc ,
incnto , that ho was well supplied wlti |
money and intended leaving town us soon a >
ho could.
.Movi-mciiti of Ocean Stoamrri ,
At Klnsalo Passed Michigan , from Bo
ton for Liverpool , ,
At'Antwerp Arrived Pcnnard , from Nc\T
York : Illinois and Pennsylvania , from Phlltv
dclphla ,
At Liverpool Arrived IJovie , from No\V
York ,
At Baltimore Arrived Weimar , froni
Bremen. '
At Boston Arrived Missouri , from Lee
don ,
At Lizard Sighted Waesliiuil , from Nev ?
York for Antwerp ,
At No\v York Arrived Li * Dourgoj/ue.
from Havre ,
