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    PART ONE. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE.PRGES 1-8 ,
TWENTY-SECOND YKAJt. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , JANUARY 15 , 1893-STXTRRN PAGES. NUMHRR 201) ) .
WINTER IN BERLIN
Gold Has Set a Seal on the Rivers and Lakes
of Germany.
SKATERS HOLDING HIGH CARNIVAL
Numerous Rinks Drawing Great Crowds of
the Moro Fortunate Ones.
CARING FOR THE UNEMPLOYED POOR
Tree Institutions Where Their Wants Are
Supplied at the Capital.
EFFECTS OF THE SFRIKE AT SAAR
Men Certain to He Ilesiten , but thn SoeliilUt
Vote l llonnil to tin Increiixcil
rolltlcn , ItiiilncHvnnil I'lcni.
tire jUl8ciift cil ,
( Copyrttilitfil 1RM by Jnmti ( Iniilnn
BKIII.IS. Jan. M. [ Now York Herald Cable
Special to THE Bnu.1 The weather hero
and nil over the country has been Intensely
cold I passed Blngen a few days ago and
the Hhine was almost a solid mass of ice ,
while the Spree and Kibe have long sineo
frown over. Wlicn Father Uhlne freezes the
weather ts indeed cold.
Here u > Berlin the scenes on the numerous
places of water are animated , for now the
skatltiR mama has got hold of all. The most
popular rcsnrt is the Wcsterstmhn , a mag
nificent stretch of water only ten minutes
by rail iroin the center of
Berlin I fere 10,000 people maybe
bo seen at once of all ranks , day and night ,
for the electric light is laid on , whilst the
military band plays and skaters waltz. At
various points grottoes made of huge blocks of
lee have been erected , giving a highly pictur
esque effect. There are two restaurants on
the ice. and seats are comfortably arranged
in all directions where skaters can rest.
More aristocratic is the Housscau Inscl in
the Thicrgartcn. It In an ideal skating
placo. The Park sea is also popular. Sleighs
there are in abundance , but as yet there is
scarce enough snow to make going very easy.
Winter Tor the I'oor.
The reverse of the medal is the vast
mlserj from the severity of the winter
weather to the working classes. Charity
does what it can. Prince Bismarck once
said "Per Berliner hat elnem olTenen
-Mund , " referring to his natural argumenta
tive powers , "ubcr er hat eln offcncn her/
und ein offenen hand. " ( "Tho Berliner has
an open mouth , but he lias an open heart
'and open hand. " , ) The fact is that Berliners
raise 10,000.000 marks yearly for charity.
Ono of the most practical outcomes
of charity at the present moment is
thu opening of several largo and heated
halls , divided to accommodate men and
women , where , instead of having to resort to
drinking houses the unemployed workpeople
can get rest from early morn till late in the
evening , and purchase soup , colTeo and bread
for a few pfennings.
Meetings of the unemployed are being or
ganizedand if thu bad weather continues dis
turbances arc predicted , Although Berlin
with her largo military force is more than
equipped to repress any such thing , when u
disturbance is expected the military are
merely confined to barracks , as on Thursday
last when two lilscnbuhn regiments were
kept in the barracks in the Uorrischcn
strasso.
I'ent ure * of t ho < 1 ro : t St rllf e. .
As regards the strike In the Saar district ,
time will settle It in favor of the directors.
From the beginning the jncn had not a
chance , owing to depression In the coal
trade , which never before Iris been in so
precarious a condition. A Belgian coal
broker , whom I mot at Saarbruck , assured
m that inforlorco.il could bo obtained at
Cliarlerol at 3 francs a ton. and other quali
ties wcro equally cheap. Ho , like hundreds
of others , was there offering to supply any
amount of Bolgl'in coal at moderate rates.
Ho obtained a very extensive order.
Standing out as an ugly blot in this great
ntriko is the brutality of tlm mitio officials in
their refusal even to glvo audience to the
representatives of the miners. A few friend
ly words might havo. stopped the strike.
They wcro not spoken , and the result will bo
seen at the mixt election In an Increased
socialistic vote. When the historian comes
to write upon the events of tlm present day
in Germany , and the phenomenal growth of
socialism , lie will say the greatest stimulant
this enormous movement had was the no
torious brutality permeating the German
official world.
TitlkliiR of l.rqlslallon.
Politicalli there Is little doing. The mili
tary bill lias gone to a commission , and may
remain there for u Vw weeks , to bo attacked
on its llrst reading. U Is being ponderously
discussed as such a heavy subject should be.
A we , known deputy tells mo that this pro
posed bill will never pass , although ho 1 ? of
the opinion that the Stock exchange tax
will On the latter subject 1 lm\o had an
interview with n representative member of
the Stock exchange. Ho took a most despond
ent view of the situation , and s-iid :
"In the Ilrst place business is terribly baden
on the bourse. A moro unfortunate moment
could not have been chosen for taxing our
business. "
"What effect will it have generally ! " i
asked.
"In the llrst place it will stop the arbitrary
business entirely and it will lend in a very
largo moas'iro to stop speculation , which \
oven uovit has ilouo upon very small mar-
King. The authorities don't appear rte
realign that If business goes badly on the
bomsc.it will diminish business lu other ' ,
directions But , " ho added bitterly , "tho
truth is that wo are in this
country under military rule , where bust-
.1r
ness interests are always sacrificed for
the sake of army ( Improvements , and
the result Is that business Is going to pieces
as f.ist as it can. The lust bourse stencr
nearly did for us. This ono will almost ilo
nwtiy with the outaldo broker and very larg
calls , which will be ruined. His stamp
charges will exceed what ho can earn. In
mj opinion this new t.ix will send our busl-
nr's away to London and Paris , but mind
you ' In. midcd , "the.military bill will not bo
passed jot. and 1 hope it won't , "
Muy Succeed ulth Spain.
Tl.o eiuo'ii'.iging note for Cicrnmn trode
llc-s ! u the fact that its commercial treaty
wl''iKiHu | ! is ( > n the verge of being nitiflwl.
Tli. | iiil.--"r Is taking coi.slderablf Interest d.in
thctxitov aud Ui'tfinif Its signature at the
MI l < t ii.o < uiit. Tills , following tin1 10p
t'iro ' i \ France of the Swiss treaty , Is looked
upon i > s ix double victory for Germany.
At Oldsloc , near I nbeek , the arrest has
just been made of ex Ouiccr Fuschs for high
treason. He was arrested by Baron von
Tausch , who had arrested Schnnclwle.
Fuschs is charged with supplying important
documents to France and Kussia.
The latest court amusement Is a creation
of the kaiser himself for the coming wedding.
It Is a dance which Is a sort of minuet ,
but the feature Is that each dancer bears in
his or her hand a HamliDau. The result Is
highly effective. This dance in days of yore
was always a feature of the royal wedding.
All the ministers are practicing it.
The Ktilscr is in nrignlllccnt lio.ilth Ho la
occupying himself very much with prepara
tions for the coming wedding.
II I" Pirns.Hit to II" u Prince ,
Court gossips tell mo that there is con
siderable pleasure felt In highest quartet-sat
Potsdam at the dtllclal announcement tlr.it
the czarewitch will bo present at the wedding
of Prince I lessen and Princess Mar
guerite. Ho says his visit was
not at all assured , at ono mo
ment , owing to the fact .that at one
tlmo Bismarck had negotiated for the mar
riage of the c/arcwltch to Princess Margue
rite. His visit here Is said to bo credited by
the kaiser to the influence of General Wer-
der. In any case , my informant assures mo
that a great deal will bo made of the czare
witch at the wedding , and he will be made the
subject of special attention and honors. He
will be received by spscial guards of honor
of the garde do corps and then escorted to
the court. It is hoped to thus u make rap
prochement with Kussia , eventually ending
in a meeting between czar and kaiser in
the spring.
Tile kaiser has Just ordered a collection of
'rich presents for the sultan of Turkey , to
cost 100,000 marks. .
Will Iteceivn th CanllniiU.
At the end of this month the reception
will taku place of the two now cardinals , Dr.
Kopp and Dr. ICronicntz. The emperor
wishes them to assist at the wedding of his
bister. lie has expressed to the pope his
high satisfaction at the nomination.
Dr. Koch has bjen summoned by Count , von
Kulcnbcrg , who questioned him on the
probability of further cholera outbreaks.
Dr. Koch gave somewhat pessimistic replies.
Meantime cases are reported from lime to
time In Hamburg and Altoua.
AK.MV HI 1.1. SAI'i : .
Skillful I'len of ChanrilloiVon ( 'iipi-lvl Con
duced the ItclcliHtUf ; .
BKIII.IX , Jan. 14. The opposition is now
beginning to admit that the army bill has a
fair chance of passing the Kcichstag. The
general tone of the parliamentary circles
shows decidedly that the chancellor's force
ful presentation of the government's de
mands and the reasons for them bus
created a strong impression. It Is gen
erally concede I that the chancellor's speech
was a most powerful and skillful plea , and
notwithstanding the statements made by
some members of the Kcichstag it is be
lieved thai it will not have been in vain.
Although the attack made in committee
upon the chancellor by Hcrr Kichtcr showed
no sign of any abatement in the hostility en
tertained by his party for the measure ,
many of the freislnnh/c party desire to come
to an entente with the government.
Among the proposals relative to Uio bill
discussed in the lobbies today was one that
was received with favor by the opposition.
This was a suggestion that the now organi
zation of thu army should not b ? enforced
immediately upon the bill becoming a law ,
but that the changes proposed should extend
over several years In execution. With till *
concession granted by the government the
Keichstag could vote the llrst installment
necessary to the reorganization , and pledge
itself to accede to the other installments
within a fixed time.
roxltlon of the Government , Secure.
In the official circle the question now is ,
not whether the government will get a ma
jority , but how largo the majority will bo.
The center party , which had been violently
opposed to tlio measure , is obviously
weakened and it is only the important soa-
_ tion that is led by Dr. Lleber that is feared
by the government. The natlon-tl liberals ,
conservatives and free conservatives will
abandon their pretended independence , and
already they are preparing to swallow the
whole bill if they are required to do so. A
number of the frclslnnigo party who differ
from Herr Kichtcr ni-o likely to absent
themselves when a division Is taken on the
\ measure. All things considered , the bill
> ccnis practically sale.
The effect of the chancellor's speech was
eagerly watched. Telegrams from St.
Petersburg receive' ' kuiaj o.ate that the
chancellor's words made the woiat sort of
nn impression tVero , owing to the want of
accord buluuii his utterances before the
committee and his previous pacific declara
tions which were recently received at the
German embassy.
These latter remarks Influenced the czar' ?
decision to sand the czarewitch as his repre
sentative to the marriage of Princess Mar
garet. The revulsion of the frlendlv feellii ;
entertained for the German government will
bo intense until Cnprlvl officially explains
ills remarks rog.irdlng Kussia and Denmark.
CoinpiirUon or l.oa tlcrx.
The speech is hailed at Vicuna and Bu.la-
Pesth as establishing greater confidence on
the part of the Austrian government In von
Caprivl than was ever felt in Prince Bis
marck.
The Pesther Lloyd , in an article today
commenting on the speech , allules to Bis
marck's double dealing and his tendency to
wi'iti Intriguing with Kussia , even when the
triple alliance was formed , and says that
von Caprivl has shown himself to bo a sin
cere ally who recognized the solidarity of
the interests of the alliance powers.
The Notio Frcio Presso also contrasts the
mistrust of Bismarck and the cunlidouco of
von Caprivl and congratulates Austria , and
declares that tlio alliance with Germany now
means complete accord in the protection of
Constantinople and the Balkans , while It
says ltal.\'s interests are strengthened by
the recognition ; that they r.r j synonymous
with those .if England in the Mediterranean.
There was a lively debate in the budget
committee of the Keichstag today on the
Southwest Africa estimates. Herrcn Scipio
and Hainmachcr , prominent liberals , as
sailed the government for surrendering Ger
man rights to British Interests In Dcmcrra
land. Baron Marschall von Bleborsteln , Im
perial foreign minister , replying to these
strictures , said that no German capital was
invested there , jot their government would
not abandon the colony. Germany , lie
added , had obtained a renunciation from
Great Britain of all claims to territory in
question.
Nothing to Ilu Surrendered.
No scheme pxistod for ceding any portion
of German Southwast Africa to England.
The recent visit of tlio governor of Capo
Colony to Great Britain had no connection
with any negotiations to cede territory. On
the contrary , English capital was rather
likely to assist German development of the
country. The coit.mltteo finally passed the
estimates.
A movement that has been Inaugurated
[ CO.NTINtlCU OX TUIHl * IMOB.j
MARRIAGE OF MARIE
English Public Only Slightly Interested in
the Sigmaringcn Ceremony.
DUKE OF EDINBURGH LITTLE KNOWN
His Official Duties Keep Him Too Oloso at
Work for Much Gadding.
HIS WIFE IS IN EVEN WORSE FIX
Not Well Liked by Even the Pew to Whom
She is Known ,
DEMOCRACY GAINING ON ENGLAND
.Such Tlilnga UN lineal rcn lom nnil Itegal
hlliiBsOnly.Servi ; to Point the
Nearness of the Incxltnhlo
ICml of Monarchy.
ICoiwtoMul IS03 bu Jitmta Gimlm licnnttt. ]
LONDON , Jan. 14. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to THE Bin.--Tho : ] marriage
of the daughter of the duke of Edinburgh
has taken place at too great a distance
from England for people to get tip much
enthusiasm ' about It , but still a good deal
of interest is felt in the career and destiny
of the queen's grandchildren. Tlio advance
of democracy is rapid and irresistible , every
day gaining strength , and in the end perhaps
few of our existing institutions will survive
it , but the personal element in monarchy still
attracts tlio sympathies of the larger part of
the nation , and when any of tlio young folks
get married ho must bo a sour curmudgeon
who refuses to wish them well. Tlio duke
of Edinburgh is not much known in England ,
outside of a certain set. lie has been a good
deal abroad on service , for as admiral of the
royal navy ho has plenty of work on his
( hands and cannot bo accused of neglecting
It. I happen to have had means of knowing
that no man works rarder or has a larger
knowledge of navai .i.Tairs. The whole board
of admiralty would have nothing to teach
him. As far back as ISO'J ho commanded
the Galatea , and went through the grades
until ho commanded the Mediterranean
squadron from 18SO to ISS'J.
Ho Attends to lluslncss.
He has thoroughly learned every detail of
his duties. At present lie is stationed at
Devonport , ono of the royal dock yards ,
but ho might pass down Piccadilly or Pall
Mall any day without half a dozen persons
recognizing him. . Of course , the radical
party delights to remind the public thatPar--
liament granted Him an allowance of 15- ,
000 a year when he came of age and an addi
tional 10,000 a year on his marriage with
the sister of the present czar. He also re
ceives the pay of the various appointments
which ho holds.
His daugllter who married this week Is a
highly accomplished young lady , an artist of
no small merit and a great musician. In the
last respect she takes after her father , who
has frequently anted as conductor of im
portant concerts and is a most skillful
pjrformcr on the violin. He is going to send
his famous Stradivarius to the World's fair
at Chicago on the Invitation of the music
section. It is believed that this is ono of the
finest violins In the world but as I do not
nlay the llddlo I can express no opinion
about it.
Very l.lltln Known.
Princess Marie also is but little known
hero. She is in London only at rare inter
vals. Her mother is not like the princess of
Wales , a universal favorite. She has a rep
utation of being very cold and proud , and
whether she does not like English society or
English society does not like her , certain it
is they do not get on well together ; tlic-io-
fore the duchess of Edinburgh is compara
tively a stranger in her husband' " country.
Tlio young princess makes r.o sacrifice in
going to live out of Englivao
Then it lias so happened that her brother ,
who is only 10 , ono year older than herself ,
is obliged to stay abroad the greater part of
the year , so , that the Edinburgh family , take
them all around , are not the least familiar ,
even by sight , to the dear public. The rad
ical papers keep a steady grumble at the
payment of that 25,000 a year to the duke ,
and say that the duchess is "rolling in
wealth. " That is surely a mean way of
iooking ut it. This great nation has not
sunk so low as to tell ono of tlio queen's sons
"You must life on your wife's fortune. "
Jc might uo difficult to get such an allow
ance from Parliament now , for the radical
element is all powerful. Even when the con
servatives are in power they do nothing but
ponder to It. Lord Salisbury carried out amore
moro thoroughly radical legislation than
Gladstone. I know that lie would urge in
his vindication that ho could not hold the
liberal unionists together upon any other
conditions. This may bo so. but tlio fact
remains that tlio conservative gov
ernment is no check to radicalism.
The British constitution is for.
sale bv auction and the democratic tide is
ever advancing , carrying away tlio stoutest
harrier before It like wls > ps of straw. The
House of Ixjrds has all but gone , and there
arc many who believe the monarchy will
quickly follow. That , however , will bo the
last ditch , und the fight there will bo obsti
nate and prolonged. It can , however , end
but ono way If the numbers are to prevail.
A MCMIICII or PAUUA.MKXT.
-Money In London.
ian'1 litf Jamu Gonlun llciwett.l
LONDON , Jan. 11. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to Tun BKE. ) Business in
Stock exchange has been quite brisk for
Saturday. In most directions moro or less
llrnmesn prevailed Funds opened a shade
easier , but closed unchanged. Indian rupee '
paper improved .aH' , though no alter
ation has taken place in the prlco rk rf
silver. Following the course of the Now York
market , American railways hare been ex
ceedingly linn from the opening to the close.
Dealings have been active , and u general ad
vance has taken place , including ! , ' & ' in Chicago I-
cage , Milwaukee & St. Paul and Union
Pacific , % In Atcliison and Louisville &
Nashville , j > 4 lu Wiibash preference and
Wabash debenture and New York Central dI I
air ! > 4 to j In . thers. Canadian lines have
been in good tone in sympathy , though very
Inactive , flrand Trunk second preference
closes ut K higher and Canadian Pacific ; V
With regard to the m'ntmj ' shares , those of
South African description have shown loss
llnimess on the whole. In several Instances
they relapsed to a small extent. There has
been very little demand for money , with an
abundant supply of floating capital. Short
loans have been easily obtained at three-
fourths of 1 per cent to 1 per cent. The dis
count market has becu quiet , two and three ;
months bill have been negotiated at l.'f per
cent.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
ItclRlun .MlnNtrr to I.uxciiuliourtr Demi.
l&n'byJitmtf.aont'Hincnn'U. ]
, Jan. 14. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to TUB BHK , ] Count Gaston
) orschot , Belgian minister resident , died
ere Thursday.
( tl.lt F.tblllOXRlt WIXTKX ,
lercnry Scrim tliii Cell'tr mid Winter
Cholera Kii n In the Norlh.
ST. PArt , , Minn. , Jan , 14. An old fashioned
vlnter with frozen mercury seemed about
ettled on the northwest. For three weeks
tltc here his been scarcely anything but zero
cmperaturc and tha minus figures still ro-
wrtcd from west and north of hero indicate
I"tl
tl hat the end Is not yef. . . At 7 o'clock tonight
' t was lf > = below in this city.
Duluth reported from S33 to HO-1 below this
n nornlngand : 0 = to 10 = " below tonight. At
Ftl 'aribault It wan .17 ° below , the lowest of
tlF ho winter and winter cholera is raging ,
F "crgus Falls reports 30s below , Stillwater
81I , Whitehall , Wls. , 45 = , Black Klver
Fulls , Wis. , 30 = , and .tonight nt 7 o'clock it
vas 12 = below at Ii Crosse , Wls. , 0 = below
at Huron , 20s below at Moorhead , 10 = below
nl St. Vincent , 4 ° below at Bismarck and
1 2 ! = below at Minncdosa.
ST. Loi-is , Mo. , Jan. 14. With the ther-
: nometor but C = > nbovo zero at 0 p. m. and
rapidly descending the coldest night of the
season ( seems to bo upon this portion of the
Mississippi valley. Predictions are that tlio
ligures will bo 5 = to 10 = below by
layllght tomorrow. As a result of the cos
tinned cold weather the riversituation grows
serious.
The Mississippi is gorged nbovo and below
the city and steamboat people fear that the
river will freeze over so completely that all
traflic will have to suspend between this and
the cast side.
The river also threatens to free/c over sol
idly as far down as Fort Pillow. It is
blocked now from St. Louis to Columbus , Ky. ,
which is twenty miles below Cairo. The
last time the liver froze over to Columbus
was in Fcbruaiy , ISM.
Other steamboat men think it will bo
March 1 before navigation is resumed and
that tills will bo a repcitlon of tlio winters of
1855-SG. That year the river -was blocked
from St. Paul to within twelve miles of
Memphis and traflic was not restored until
the 12th of March. .
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Jan. 'l-l. ' Since Decem
ber 24 Kansas City and'vicinity have been
treated to but one day of comfortable
weather. On all other days since then the
mercury has hovered in the neighborhood ot
the zero mark. As a result the first skatinir
carnival in the histpry of the city is being
held tonight and thousands are enjoying the
novelty. The thermometer tonight indicates
a temperature of 5 ° above zero.
CIXVI-.LAND , O. , Jan. 14 , John Toothman
and his stepson , William. Stugdale , of Buck-
cyo City , O. , wcro frozen to death on
Wednesday night while returning homo.
Their bodies wcro , foun'd in a snowdrift
today.
DETROIT , Mich. , Jan , it The mercury
dropped last night to. 9 ° below zero.
At Iron Mountain ' , i , Mich. , this morn
ing thermometers1'indiiirtod 30 = below.
Tlio thermometer there has batn bslow , S0 =
every morning this weelf.
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Jan. 14. The harbor Is
almost frozeii solid , and thousands are skatIng -
Ing on the Ice. As a result of the suspen
sion of river traffic Plttsburg coal is now
selling for $ o a ton , while Kentucky coal
brings $3.
MIIHII.KSIIOHO , ICy. , Jan. 14. Tlio worst
blizzard of this stormy season has been rag
ing since 2 p. m. The snow is drifting and
traffic is retarded.
i.iTio.triux omit KIXG LKK.
Conclusion at n Suit for tliu Possession of a
1'lno JfiiB.
rori3viun , Ky. , Jan. 14. The litigation
between Nick Finzer and J. D. Maddox for
possession of the $30,000 horse. King L.CC , has
been declared off , a compromise having been
effected. *
The compromise was reached last night.
Mr. Haddox , who Is very anxious to get pos
session of the horse , secured an option on
him until Monday , when he claims ho will
purchase the animal. The horse , now nearly
3 years old , showed as a yearling of great
promise , and as a 2-year-old realized u great
deal of what had been uxpected of him. Ho
was sold last spring for $10,000 and Finzer
became ills purchaser" , but Maddox later
sued in a claim , alleging that Finzer Miul ad
vanced him the money to buy the horse , but
had no interest in him at all. The horse is
ono of the best in the west.
iiitnitinr.K Aaoxr.
DetiilU of tlm town Central Wreck Xcar
Morning Sun , In.
MOHNINO Sux , la. , Jan. 14. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB Br.i : . ] Fireman Mitchell , who
was so badly intured In the wreck on the
Iowa Central near hero yesterday , died to
day and his remains wcro taken to his homo
i-i Keithburg , II ! . Her. M. Miller of Way-
land , la. , is in n prcei.rious condition and not
expected to live. A rod-hot stove fell across
his body in the wrck and lie suffered
horrible agony bofo"o released. J. Meiers
and Elmer Ke-vc are doing nicely. The
others 'vero removed to their homes In Keith-
burg. The wreck was caused by the rear
'trucks of the coach , leaving the track on a
sharp curve Just bufor * reaching the fatal
trestle over Honey creek.
il n
Sioux CITT , la. , .Tail.1 14. [ Special Tele
gram to THE Br.B.J A. B. MeArthur , a
hotel keeper , wrote to James A. Jackson , a
prominent real cstilto man , informing him
that he had informatioua-clatlvo to an affair
of Jackson's and that he1 was hard up and
would disclose It imlcu ? paid $ uO. Jackson
made an appointment to meet MeArthur in
'
his ofilco this afternoon. MeArthur
put in an appearance at the upiwintcd time.
Jackson escorted him \u\o \ \ his private oftlce ,
closed the door niul grabbed a piece of stove
wood and commenced to iiummel McArthur
over the head. Jackson's son ran to his
father's aid and took a part in the affair. But
for the interference of bystanders McArthur
would have been killed. As it is he is very
seriously injured. McArthur will bo prose
cuted for using the mails for this purpose.
Public sentiment is with the Jacksons.
Located in Cuimila.
Dr.s MOI.NCS , la. , Jan. 14. The mysterious
disappearance of Edward Lewis , a l > ook-
keeperin the employ of the DCS Moiucs Parking
ing company , lias at last been cleared up.
Ixjwls was a stepson of W.V. . Wittmer , the
proprietor of the packing house and ono of
the wealthiest men of DCS Moiucs. The
young man is in Canada and ho took with
him in the neighborhood of f.V,000 ) of his
father's money. Ills , wife , formerly Miss
Koso Ankency , left for Chicago a few days
ago , and from there iutcndpd to go to Can
ada to join her husband.
ltc ult uf Temporary Inainltjr.
, la. , Jan. 14 , Richard C. Grun-
ner. a prominent real estate dealer , com J
mitted suicide today by taking n dose of car [
bolic acid , the result of tom | > orary insanity
Ho had i2o,000 life Insurance.
CAUSES FOR ALARM
Affairs Which Put the Peace of Prauce iu
Much Grave Danger.
CARNOT SEEMS DOOMED TO DEFEAT
Efforts of the Panama Agitators Have Their
Effect on the President ,
FOREIGN OFFICE IN STRANGE HANDS
Passing of Ribot Turns the Work Over to
an Inexperienced Man.
AT OUTS WITH ALL HER NEIGHBORS
rrnneo Succeed * In Having n .Seinlihince of
Quarreling lth Nations on All Shies
Losing Her Hunt
I'rcntlgu In Kurope ,
[ Copyrighted 18.13 by Jama Qnittun
PARIS , Jan. 14. [ New York Herald Cable
Special to TncBen. ] Since the commence
ment of the present crisis , which dates
from October 25 , I have always told
the Herald that there would be great
l > olltlcnl trouble , but no disturbance
In the streets. Events have proved mete
to bo right. Wo are nearing the cud , which
the promoters of the Panama crisis desired.
President Carnet is attacked on till sides ,
and the presidential crisis becomes more ap
parent every day. The reproaches
made to Carnet are of a differ
ent kind. The violent anti-Semites
socialists and other extreme parties
say Carnet having been minister in 1SSO ,
at the i same time as Balhtit , must have
known that his colleague was receiving
money from the Panama company , there
fore his hands are not clean and ho must go.
On the other hand , serious politicians say
that Carnot's honesty is above suspicion ,
but that his political incapacity lias been
proved by the existing crisis.
The president's role is exactly defined by
the constitution , nevertheless having the
right to clioso Ills ministers ho ought to have
selected men who would better have re
sponded to the necessities of the existing sit
uation. For two years past Carnet
persisted in retaining the same worn-
out political advisers He has not. they say ,
the grandeur necessary for the chief of the
state , therefore ho must resign his position
of power.
With the French political temperament a
campaign commenced In this way always
succeeds. But it is alarming to see Franco
in sucli a continual state of agitation.
.Some Serious Itellccllons.
The Panama trial is still the question
upon which public attention is concentrated.
Tlio public is much moro anxious to know
the names of . the .persons- who have
been dishonored than to consider the
dangers which threaten the tranquility and
peace , of Europe. Franco is in tlio .way
to lese all the advantage she has obtained
during the last two years. It is truly sad to
see a man like Kibot , who Is thoroughly cog
nizant of all international questions , obliged ,
for political reasons , to quit the foreign
office and bo replaced by the lawyer
do Vlllo , who up to the present has only
been minister of agriculture , and who cannot
bo au courant of the nun.erous delicate
diplomatic questions. Thus it is that Franco
has always lost her chances , for the situa
lion around Franco and Europe is bad.
Tlio impression produced outside Germany
by th6 discourse of Caprlvi is absolutely de-
piui.iblo ; nobody can understand why the
German minister should thus attack the
pacific intentions of France and Kussia. Tlio
same impression has been produced in every
country.
Franco is completely estranged from
Switzerland on account of the rupture of the ,
commercial treaty. Of course , Switzerland
does not think of making war , but wo have
lost the sympathy of that valiant little
people.
In Trouble AVith Others.
1 he refusal o continue commeicial rela
tions with Spain and Belgium delights the
enemies of Franco.
We are always upon a footing of semi-
estrangement with Italy , while our relations
with England have taken again a disagree
able turn on account of Morrocco. It is
plain that England is vexed at the success
of the French mission and desires to regain
the inftucnco obtained by the French gov
ernment. She has not been able to hide
her bad temper , and English public
opinion , always pleased to bo hostile
to Franco , is encouraging the ministry to
pursue this coin-so.
It is plain , therefore , that the French in
ternational situation is far from what it
should bo. If I have always been an optim
ist during the last year in my forecasts
regarding the political future , ' I am
now obliged to change my opinion.
Franco lias not , I think , for a long while
been so surrounded by hostile feelings , and I
fear that Kusstan friendship , which is not
based upon any signed treaty , will not servo
under certain circumstances to counterbal
ance thib hostility. JACQUES ST. CURB ,
Turin Hulls rncUcil to llenr th ( iovcriimcnt
Dcnonnceil for C'orrnptne H.
I'AHIS , Jan. 14. In response to tlio mani
festo issued by the socialistic deputies the
Tivoll Vauxhall was packed to tlio doors tills
evening with socialists of all shades of
opinion , bent on discussing tlio Pan
ama scandals. The speakers de
nounced the corruption of tlio old bour-
gcoiso government as brought to light by
the Panama canal investigation and Citizen
Ouezo was especially bitter in his language.
He called attention to tlio Guclph scandal
in Germany us illustrating the general cor
ruption of the existing forms of government.
The meeting unanimously adopted a resolu
tion in favor of general amnesty to all po
litical prisoners and also approved the dec
larations of tlio manifesto under which tlio
meeting had been called. The manifesto
was signed by socialist leaders and is as
follows :
'Opportunism has been engulfed In the
quagmlro of bloodshed ut Fourmles and the
mud from the Panama scandals. As it sinks :
it threatens to drag thu country und the re
public to ruin. In this emergency safety can
only come from the ranks of the nation's
'sB
workers. Tlio system of delivering
up Parliament and the presidency I-
IIs
dency to a handful of criminals
must bo abolished If tliu republic is to
bu a republic of honesty and to maintain the
position it holds with so much glorj in the
van guard of the nations The political
constitution of the country must bo revised
by a constitutional assembly with Imperative
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Omalin and
/ 'dir < irm r ; VttrhMt IP/mis. /
Pace.
1. Winter Hold on Uernmny.
MitrrliRe of I'l-lncci * Mnrlc.
SltimUun In I'renrli I'ollllc * .
Nebraska' * I.cgU ! ilurc < ! < ( a Start.
! ! . KUIIHIIH Still Il.tH Tuo I.euUtnliirc * .
More ( Inuranlces llt < nl cil In Air.
H. WiioliliiKtiin > i < .
ItdllroncU After tin * sc.dpri'ii.
I , IMItorlil anil Cuiiimrnt.
i"i AIIIIII MIIHOII Arri'Unl for .Mnrdrr.
I'alul Acc'l.li'iiti at l.hiroln ,
(1 , Oounrll llhllVi I. oral Nou .
Siilidll Aipiilntril | the 1'opcV A
7. Sp.irtlni ; ( ! li | of Ilin Season
K. Oninha In u Mnolrnl Way.
Where Do llx-.seimtor * Co ?
10 , Snine Anrlnnt New Meilc-.in Cinloim.
I'attl's Illnli to VinliUloimSliiKern ,
11. Onuilia'N Triiiln lte le eil.
Oriiln , 1'rniliice anil l.hn Stock.
1' , ' . l.nt : Week III * > nelel.t.
Sinker's SlinoTn Wrerk.
13 , AVnkeinan on Ills WanilerliiRx.
Somn ThliiRS Women Arc Wearing
Actors anil Arlrcs'i's' DoliiK" *
1 t. Oil ccr U'nj * to Ciiln a l.hlnc.
Ifi. i\rlnlvi'ly : Tor the Women.
HI. Secret Society < io ilp.
mandates. We must organi/.i' a government
by the people through the medium of uni
versal suffrage. "
DmelopnientH In Ilin Scunilnl.
PAIUS , Jan. 14. The police deny there-
port that fresh prosecutions are impending
and now arrests to bo made for complicity in
the Panama canal frauds. The committee
of investigation of the Chamber of Deputies
had a dull session today. A rcpoit received
from a subcommittee which had examined
the Iraoks of certain bankers formerly con
nected witli Arlon , revealed nothing worthy
of note ;
Magistrate Franquovillo concluded today
his examination of M. Uaihut. The state
ment tnat the ex-minister fully confessed
the bribery charges is continued , and it is
expected that Baihut will be put on trial as
soon as the present trial is concluded.
At a meeting today of llfty republican
deputies it was decided to represent to Pre
mier Hlbot that although the fullest light on
the Panama scandal was necessary , yet
the Interest of the republic demanded that
the affair bo brought to a rpcedy settlement.
IClocleil to tlm Acaileinv.
ISHIbu Jitniri ( litiilitn Itciuirtt. ]
Jan. 14.-New [ York Herald
Cable Special to.TIIR . Br.i : . ) At a
meeting . of the Academy of Moral and Polit
ical Sciences today Geuor.il F. A. Walncr of
Boston , vice president of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology was elected a cor
responding member of the section of polit
ical economy In place of the late Emile rtc
lavcleye.
o
sv.iiui rin : Titvsr.
I'ropojod ConcrccHlon.tl InvcftllKiilInn of the
\Vliltky Alfiilnt.
CniOAOo , 111. , Jan. II. President Greenhut
of Pcorlu , cxeculivo officer of the Distillers
and Cattle Feeders association , was today
asked what he thought of the resolution in
troduced in congress by Kepresentativn Bur
rows of Michigan demanding' investiga
tion of the whisky trust , which has attracted
so much attention during the past few days.
'It looks to me , " said President Greenhut ,
"as though it was introduced simply as a
matter of buncombe or for some ulterior
purpose. The Distillers and Cattle Feeding
company is a legally organized corporation
under the laws of Illinois , and as snch is
subject to the as is any other corporation.
All the information asked for by Mr. Bur
rows can bo ascertained by simply asking
any mercantile agent.
When anybody attacks the purity of our
goods , he attacks not only us , but also the
internal revenue department of the govern
ment. The revenue department could , and
would , If called upon by Mr. Burrows , assure
him that the product manufactured by us is
pure and not adulterated in any manner
whatever. As to the intimation that the
company is doing business in violation of the
law of the state of Illinois , it is absurd in
every particular.
"The rebate system , " said President
Greenhuthas been tested in the courts
and has been found assailable. "
President Greenhut was i.'ked for his ex
planation as to why the stock of the com
pany lias depreciated to such an extent dur
ing the past few days. He said :
"I cannot say , unless it be by the numer
ous sensational articles which have been
published. I attribute these to interested
persons who desire to break the price of the
stock , even in the face of the fact that the
company Is in a stronger financial condition
than at any time in its history. Although
the company practically controls the whisky
product of tlio country , it Is constantly im
proving the quality of its products and I defy
anybody to show that the company's goods
are impure or th'it its methods are illegal. "
Antlcty tit tli" llnnin of tliu .Slatemnan
Sommvlmt Itcllincil.
WASHINGTON , D. C. . Jan. II. Mr. Blalno's
physicians , after their visit at 2:30 : this
afternoon , gave out the filhnving bulletin :
Mr. Hlalnu pacil u icstln > - , nl lil , but Is now
brlKhtur tlinii for several days
past.
past.Up to 7a : : ) this oveniiiff neither of the doc
tors hail returned to the house. The family
are apparently very much encouraged at the
improvement noted in the condition
of Mr. Blaine , and Uiis was
evidenced by the fact that Miss Hattie
Blaine and James G. Blaine , Jr. , came out of
the house tlijs evening for a few minutrs
airing and to engage In it snowballing bout.
This has been a good day for Mr. Blaine ,
the best ho has passed In its entirety for two
days. Dr. Johnston visited the house at 10
o'clock tonight , remaining only a few mo
ments. He said that Mr. Blaine was
passed an easy , comfortable day.
There were but few callers during the
evening and at 11 o'clock as usual the house
was closed up for the night. Dr. Johnston
stated that ho would not remain during the
night unless sent for , and from Indications lie
could see no reason for that.
To Hutllu un Old Score.
Emu , Pa. , Jan. 14. Homer Tnto , the man
arrested on the charge of wrecUng pusicn-
ger No. 1 on the IMttsburg d Ohio un De
cember y , made a confobsion , In which ho
admits placing three crussnes on the track
wlh the purpose of wrecking the train to
hcttlu an old score against the engineer and
conductor. Ills only dofunso is that he was
drunk when ho did it.
Will of u MlllloiMlrr.
SAN Fiuxnsco , Cat Jan 14 - The will of
tlm late Edgar Mills was Hied for probate
today Tlio estate is valued at over 11,200-
000 and Is bequeathed to his thrco children.
MADE A FAIR START
Dclugo of Embryo Laws Commenced IQ
Botb Houses of the Legislature.
FIFTY-FIVE BILLS WERE INTRODUCED
Measures Leveled at Corporations tuul Other
Things Launched on Committees.
BOODLERS BEGINNING TO FEEL SCARED
1 Much J Talk Concerning Proposed Investiga
tions and Their Probable Outcome.
HOUSE COMMITTEES FULLY ORGANIZED
Speaker ( lullln Announce * the Names of
Tlumo Who Will ( inlile the Wheels or
the Machinery Work of the
Hotly Yestenlny.
LINCOLN , Nnn. , Jan. II. [ Special Telegram
to the Bie. : ] Fifty-one hills wcro introduced
in the two houses today , and this was
only the opening of tlu > work of proposed
legislation. There are nearly three
times as many moro in the hands of am
bitious legislators , who are only waiting an
opportunity to spread their ideas before the
people. The general trend Is along tlio line
of anti-monopoly legislation , and professed
enemies of corporations will have roiintlcss
opportunities to show their devotion to the
Interests of the people before final ui lion Is
taken , even on the bills already Introduced.
The telephone , telegraph and stock yards
companies are the objects of especial con.
sideratlon , and no less than live of thi > llfty *
ono bills already in tin1 hands of the i-lcrk of
the house and sevri'tary of tlm senate de
mand a radical reduction in the charges im
posed by these corporations.
So eager were the members to unload seine
of the proposed laws that they refused to ad
journ for the week until this waa done , and
efforts to secure a morning adjournment until
Monday afternoon were miavailiiig in both
houses.
Onlyn I'cw ICumalneil.
The senate managed to muster the neces
sary vote shortly after convening in the
afternoon , but there wcro soaivoly half the
senators In their seats at the time , as several
had been excused at the morning session ,
and others left immediately after roll
call. It was the same iu the house so far as
the t unusual number of empty seats was
concerned , and the speaker was compelled
to refuse a numberof applications for permis
sion to go home , at the beginning
of the noon hour , in order to insure n
quorum 1 at the afternoon session.
A dozen applicants were told that it would
be necessary for them to answer roll call nt
' 2 o'clock , and they would then bo excused.
Fully twice as ninny of the legislators will
spend the Sabbath In the city as were lioro
a week ago , as the recos * is so much shorter
that it would not pay them to go home.
Senatorial booms will wax hearty or droop
and grow pale during the next forty-eight
hours as one of the results of this
state of affairs. And this suggests
the fact that the multiplicity of candi
dates for senatorial honors is going to de
velop a fight that promises to bo a long and
bitter one , and it is heloved ] by many that
when it finally simmers down to n close con
test the question of partisanship will notcut
as much of u llguro as many have been led to
think.
Hot After tha Itooillnrn.
The action of the house today in conneu-
tion with the proimsltion to employ counsel
to assist in the prosecution of tliu indicted
parties in the boodle cases encourages
the hope that there will bo a rigid invcstiga'
lion of all the slate Institutions , and
that many transactions that are believed
to have been questionable will bo
required to stand careful scrutiny under a
strong searchlight. Certain , too , is It that
( hero are many persons in this locality wjio
would bo resting more easily If they could bo
assured that no such investigation would
taku place. The penitentiary ring has
been very active in endeavoring to
block any move that might be inado
In this connection , and it is asserted
on apparently very good grounds that
0110 of the new county officials who will huvo
a great deal to do with the prosecution of
the indicted defendants is completely la
their power. This is what led to the move
on tlm part of many members of the legisla
ture , who desire a vigorous prosecution , to
have the attorney general lend his
efforts to those of the county attor
ney of Lancaster countv. The county com
missioners have employed ex-Coiinti Attor
ney Snell , who looked after the cases before
the grand Jury , to assist in the prosecution ,
but there are many who do not believe tnat
additional assistance would weaken the
prosecution. The statement has been made
that there Is hardly a criminal lawyer of any
prominence In Laneastorcounty who could be
secured who would push tlio case as it should
be pushed , and there is a general senti.ncnt
among these who are desirous of having the
ease tried for all it Is worth , in favor of securing -
curing the services of some notrd lawyer
from the outside. The names of Judge Keeso
and ox-Attorney General I ese have been
mentioned in this connection , and It lias been
suggested that the legislature would do well
to employ some such talent , in case the
members really deslro to have a direct rep
resentative of their o'vn In the case.
There Is a well defined dread among the
defendants and their lawyers that cx-F.irm
Boss Hubbard will yet put In an appi'.iranco
and turn state's evidence , and k Ifj rumored
that In such an event thcrn would be uuch u
shaking up of the dry bones as would bo
heard all over the staic- for muny a day.
IllKh lle.nU In Hunger.
Ill regard to the statement that lias been
made to the effect that certain officials nar
rowly escaped indictment , the authority la
none other than the atati'incnts of members of
the grand Jury , and not only that , but It is
also stated that the most strenuous efforts on
the part of the interested parties was all
that prevented such a sensational de
nouement. OIIQ of the argirnonrs used
was that such n course would prejudice
the case of the parties before the legislature ,
as an Investigation by that liody was sure to
bo made. A similar argument is noiv being
advanced to prevent an lnvc tiKutlim It Is
Net forth that parties are now under Indict *
incut und that anv Investigation by the legis
lature would only result in prejudging their
cases and prejudicing them before the
trial Jury In the criminal rourt
that U scon to nit upon the cases. Although
n comparatively unknown lawyer Is ostens
ibly the counsel for Gorham Holts In the
habeas corpus case now pending ,