THE OMAHA -SUNDAY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE ] 0 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , JlpNE 2 l , 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
GIVES A COAT OF TAR
Bastardly Outrage Perpetrated Upon Adju
tant General Tareney of Colorado ,
KIDNAPED AT NIGHT BY MASKED MEN
Hackmen Compelled at the Point of Be-
volvers to Drive Them Out of Town.
ONE PROPOSED THAT HE BE KILLED
Leader of the Gang Thought the Treatment
Given Waa Sufficient.
COLORADO CITY CITIZENS ARE INDIGNANT
Driver of the Ilnck ( ! lvo an Acrount of
the AfTulr 1'oilcein.in Who Went to
THmncy'i Itmcue Held Up arid
Ills Homo Tnkcn from Him.
COLORADO SPRINGS , June 23. Adjutant
General Tarsney was kidnapped from the
Alamo hotel a few minutes after midnight
by marked men , taken to the suburbs In a
hack and there tarred and feathered.
Seven unknown men took part In the out
rage.
The adjutant general was left lying on the
prairie. When the officers arrived General
Tarsney could not be found and up to 8
a. m. he had not been heard from. A large
posse is scouring the prairie In search of
him.
him.The
The kidnapping caused the greatest sensa
tion and excitement here as scon as the facts
became public , and also at Cripple Creek ,
to which place the telephone company car
ried the new-3.
Genera Tarsney has been In the city for
several days , attending the examination of
the arrested Bull Hill miners , for whom he
and Colonel Belmont Montgomery of Cripple
Creek appeared as attorneys.
At five mli.utes past 12 o'clock a call came
over the telephone for Tarsncy. The clerk
ecnt the night porter , the only other man In
the hotel office , to call General Tarsney. He
appeared In a very few minutes and stepped
up to the 'phone , lie had hardly spoken a
word Into the receiver when two men , with
maiks on their faces , entered from the
street. One hastily advanced on General
Tarsnty , the other remaining near the door
just Inside cf the office.
"We want you , " said the first masked
man , as the general turned his face from the
telephone on hearing footsteps. The scared
hotel clerk and porter were the only wlt-
Bcsbes.
"What do you want ? " quietly asked Tars-
ney.
ney."We
"We want you to come with us , " was the
reply.
"But I don't go anywhere , " returned
"Tarsncy , at the same lime making an effort
to retreat. -
At this the masked man lunged forward ,
pistol In hand , and struck General Tarsney
a vicious blow wUh the weapon. Masked
Man No. 2 then advanced to his companion's
assistance , Tartney staggered toward the
ofllce counter. He was ruthlessly seized
by the two masked men and hurried toiwrd
tbo street.
STOOD OFF THE HOTEL CLERK.
The clerk did not Interfere. He had been
warned to keep his hands off by a third
masked man , who had suddenly appeared at
the dcor.
In front of the hotel two hacks were stand
ing. Four other masked men were seen
standing there. Drivers , who It was after
wards learned , had been Intimidated , sat on
the cab boxes and the victim was hustled
Into one of the vehicles , the masked men
scrambled Into them , the drivers were or
dered to be off , and up the street the party
moved at a mad callop.
In fifteen minutes Police Captain Galth-
right and Officers Harlan and Henry were on
horses and -riding furiously In the direction
taken by the kidnapers and their victim.
The officers had a poor trail to follow. It
was pitch dark and they only knew that the
masked party had gone out of town to the
r.urth.
It was over an hour before the facts be
came known. The drivers of the two hacks
first brought the news to town. It was that
the masked men had taken their victim to a
point near Austin Bluffs , between two and
three miles out of town , and after removing
General Tarsney's clothes had covered htm
over with tar and feathers.
Sherman Crunley , one of the drivers , told
the following story :
"My brother and I own the hacks. Shortly
before midnight two men came to our stand
and cald , they wanted to engage two hacks
for a drive. They did not wear masks then.
They told me to drive In front of the Alamo.
"I saw the struggle inside the hotel ofllce
and knowing that something unusual was up
I started to drive away but was stopped by
men with masks on their faces and pistols
In their hands. After they all got In the
hack 1 was told where to drive to for the
first time. The seven men compelled me to
whip the horses.
"On arriving at a point near Austin Bluffs
all got out. They made an awful lot of noise
and kept on swearing and making threat * .
Several times on the way out I heard them
threaten Tarsmy'a life.
"Tho party left the hack. , by the roadside
about five miles from tha c ty. Officer Har-
lon came up just as the horses were being
tied to the fence. The seven masked men
pointed their euns at him and compelled
him to dismount. Ills horse was mounted
by the leader of the whltecaps. General
Tarsncy was led through the pasture to a
point half a mile from the road and altno-t
u mlle from any building. Several of th'e
men carried between them a large can filled
with liquid tar. When the leader thought
he had gone far enough so that no outcry
f ujd posc.bly he heard from the road the
pirty stepped and proceeded with the work
for which they had come.
TOLD TARSNEY TO UNDRESS.
"Ono of the men set down the can of tar
and' ' another , drawing a six-shooter , told
Tartney to undresi. A rag was pulled cut
of the tar cm dripping with the fluid , with
which ho was struck time and again , the
cloth being frequently dipped In the can.
In this manner the bick. arms , base of the
head , face and body were thickly covered.
"Another iran drew * a pillow from beneath
till coat , and , pliclng hU foot upon It , tore
It open and with his two hands took out
the feathers and rubbtd them thickly over
the sticky tar.
"When this was In progrcca one of the
ine.n said'Let' * Lilt him , boys. ' This re
mark'was hcuril by the leader , who turned
and rtprimunCcil the speaker very sharply ,
vaylng 'We won't hurt htm , and will
simply give h.'tn what he deserve * . '
"Geucral Tarioty teemed greatly relieved
at tlili , and shook the hand of the leader.
His fear all left him , and he became quite
jovial.
" 'How am I to get out of this place ? '
asked Tarsney.
"The leaiVr told him that a guide would
be left with him , who would show him the
roads and see htm safely cut. After the tar
and feathers had been exhausted Tarsney
was left with this single guard , and the
rest of the men went buck to the carriages.
There was a meeting of twenty-five deputy
sheriffs In Antler * r-ark at 10 o'clock and It
U believed the plot against Tarsney wai
hatched there.
The hack drivers , Sherman Crumley and
Jean McKlnney , were arrested and released
on their own recognizance , as they de
clare that they do not know any of the kid
napers and were forced at the point of re
volvers to take the party to Austin Bluff.
Crumley , who owns both hacks , says one
masked man remained with Tarsney os
tensibly to thow him the way back to the
city. Some of the men wanted to kill
Tarsney , but their leader held them In
check.
Tarsney thanked this man and shook
hands with him.
CITIZENS ARE INDIGNANT.
At the meeting of the committee of public
safety to take action regarding the outrage
reKolutlons were adopted as follows :
Whereas , A most outrageous msault has
been committed upon the person of Adju
tant General Tarsney of the state of Colorado
rado , nnd
Whereas , The law abiding citizens of El
Paso county and the city of Colorado
Springs do rise and protest as one man
nnd denounce the brutal Inpult ,
Resolved , By the committee of safety In
body assembled this day , that the lmprei < -
olon of every law abiding citizen of El Paso
county and Colorado Springs Lelng to de
nounce this lawless and brutal Insult , In be
half of citizens , demand that every effort
be made by the local and county authori
ties , regardless of expense , to apprehend
the perpetrators of this heinous crime , and
enlist , if necessary , the services of ever >
luvv abiding citizen In Colorado Springs
and the county of El Paso.
( JKNKKAI. TAKSNISl'S STOItY.
HlHCnptorxnt Tlmt Threatened to Kill Him ,
but Changed Their Mind * .
DENVER , June 23. Governor Walte Is
greatly excited over the outrage committed
upon Adjutant General Tarsney at Colorado
Springs last night. He has offered a reward
of $1,000 for the arrest and conviction of any
of the participants.
Governor Walte ordered a special train to
leave for Colorado Springs at 11 o'clock. It
was believed he Intended to go to the Springs
In person to assjst in the hunt for General
Tarsncy and the men who kidnapped him ,
but this Idea proved false. Governor
Walla did not go to Colorado Springs , but
sent on the special train a party of detec. .
lives. Mrs. Tarsney and her daughter also
went.
The special train arrived at Palmer Lake
at 1:40. : General Tarsney was put on board
and was taken home. He is badly tarred and
feathered and dazed , but not seriously hurt.
A reporter of the Associated press called
upon General Tarsney at his residence this
evening. His story differs from that al-
Teady sent only In that It Is more detailed.
During the day physicians attended him
and succeeded In removing every particle of
tar , and from the neck down there remains
no tar and nothing beyond an occasional
abrasion of the skin. His face , however , Is
Inflamed , and blistered because of the. kindly
Intended services of a woman who removed
the tar from his face , neck and hair by the
use of coal oil. Afttr finding himself sur
rounded by the kidnapers In the ofllce of
the hotel he was Informed be was tp be
killed. He requested time to write to the
members of his family , but was Informed
there was no time to waste. Then he was
roughly hustled Into the hack and hurried
away. When the open country had been
reached his captors took him from the hack
to a place greatly removed from the road.
ACCUSATIONS AND THREATS.
The masked men , with oaths and Impreca
tions , formed a circle about htm and he was
again Informed that he was to be killed. At
the suggestion of the leader every man who
felt so disposed tcld the general what they
proposed to Co with him , and why they pro
posed to do It.
He was accused cf waging war against the
mine owners and the deputies ; he was ac
cused of handling the state troops In the
Interest of the strikers ; he was accused of
Issuing an order to the troops to fire upon
the deputies with the twelve-pounders , and
finally he was accused of Indirectly being
the cause of the death cf the deputies killed
during the Bull Hill campaign. For this
they proposed to kill him. Every humiliat
ing epithet that profanity and obscenity
could suggest was hurled at him.
When all those who wished had had their
say General Tarsney was given an oppor
tunity to speak for himself. Without a
thought ether than that ho was In the pres
ence of death , but determined to make every
use of his only weapons , argument and per
suasion , that his life might be spared to
hi * family , he pleaded as he had never done
In court. He rehearsed the entire
situation during the time the troops
and deputies were In the field.
He explained to them that he was not
In command of the troops , but that General
Brooks was In command under Governor
Walte , the commander-ln-chlef. It was true
he mingled with the miners , but he had not
tried to shield the leaders by withholding
their names , for he knew their names only
by newspaper and other common report.
When the order to fire the artillery upon
the deputies was given , he was miles away
from the scene. He knew that the men be
fore him but a few days before had stood at
the graves of their comrades who had been
Vlllcd , but as he was not in command of the
troops he was In no manner connected with
their death. If die1 be must , die he would ,
but they had the wrong man , and punish
ment by death would be unjust to him.
IIB ASKED FOR DEATH.
When he had concluded , the men held a
conference and decided to give the general
100 lashes. When Informed of this General
Tarsney requested them to shoot htm , as
he could never survive the punishment and
death by the bullet would be merciful. Then
the leader turned to ono of the men and told
him to get tils Implements and do his work.
The man spoken to went away and In a few
minutes returned with a pall of coal tar , a
brush or rag and a feather pillow. The
general was disrobed and the coat of tar and
feathers applied. When the dirty work was
finished and the general was daubed from
head to foot , he put on his clothing. He
was then faced down the road and the
leader said to him :
"Hoswelt lies In that direction ; go down
that way and don't turn back. Keep straight
ahead. Don't ever step foot In Colorado
Springs or Cripple Creek again or your life
will pay the forfeit. "
So unexpectedly bad life been given the
tortured man , to great the strain through
which he bad passed , and so severe were
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CHOKER COMING BACK
Has His Ticket in His Pocket and Will
Sail Next Wednesday.
DOESN'T ' FEAR THE LEXOW INQUISITION
Went Across to Escape Malaria and to Pee
Behtives in Ireland.
HE IS POSITIVELY OUT OF POLITICS
Has Some Fage Suggestions on Tariff and
Tammany to Offer. ,
SAYS HIS PRIVATE AFFAIRS ARE HIS OWN
*
Nolnxlj's IlaMnms Mow Much or Wlmt Kind
of Property lie Onus or How Ho
Got It Bought 10 A\old
n Dcnio.ist ration.
( CopjrlRhtea 1EM tiy 1'reti Publlnhlng Company. )
KILLARNEV , Ireland , June 23. ( New-
York World Cable Special to The
Bee ) Richard Croker has secured his re
turn passage on the Majestic , which will
sail from Liverpool next Wednesday for New
York. The World correspondent was re
ceived this evening by Mr. Croker , who smil
ingly asked w hat the World w Ished to know.
"Your movements are giving concern to a
great many people on the other side of the
Atlantic , and the statement Is made that
you are flying from the Lexow committee. "
Mr. Croker planted his hands deep down In
his pockets and said :
"In fact. In that statement there Is abso
lutely not one particle of truth. My reason
'for coming over here was that I suffer from
malaria , and so does my boy , and an ocean
trip was recommended , and I thought a
short run through Ireland would benefit us.
Here , " he added , assuming a rocking chair
motion , "Is a proof that ought to confound
the people who vllllfy me. "
He drew from his pocket and showed to
the correspondent a passage ticket for the
return journey to America by the Majestic , a
ticket for Mr. Croker and his two sons.
"J arrived on the 10th , and on the 19th
went to Liverpool and booked my passage , in
order to obtain a good berth. "
"You did not run away , then ? "
"Of course not. 1 had a touch of malaria ,
and , as I hove said , that Is why I am here.
I did not intend to stay here long , and my
principal reason for returning now is that
there Is serious Illness In my family at home.
I would not , however , allow these people to
say that their statements have any Influence
on me. "
When asked regarding his views on current
politics , ho tapped the floor and , looking
very wise , wagged his head , and said"I am
out of politics now , and know nothing of
them. " ,
A suggestion by the correspondent that ,
like Gladstone , he might retire and jet take
up the cares of ofllce again and do greater
things softened lilm. The comparison was
pleasant to him. When the tariff question
was mentioned he said :
"The tariff is very embarrassing. " " Then
he looked up and added : "People are in a
confused state about It. They don't know
what to do. Business is down. " t
After another pause he said : "People
want something done that will settle busi
ness. "
In reply to an Inquiry as to whether he
had seen all the harsh things that have been
said"of him In New York , he answered. "Yes ,
I have read them all today. I am used to
that kind of thing for about thirty years. "
The correspondent asked if he would have
any objection to sajlng in what his principal
wealth consisted , Mr. Croker exclaimed-
"That is exactly the Information they want
and what I refuse to give. My private af
fairs are my own. You can say that the
World has been hounding me for years. "
Mr. Croker thereupon threw himself back
In his chair. The correspondent's Intimation
that Tammany will be the weaker for the loss
of his controlling power drew forth another
expression of modesty.
"There are plenty of young leaders In Tam
many who will be able to take my place , that
Is If they don't quarrel. As to my hurried
leaving of New Yorkj I came away suddenly
so as to avjold a demonstration and so as to
have my friends trooping down to the pier. "
LOOKING FOR RELATIVES.
Mr. Croker said he wished much to look
up relatives he claims to have in Cork and
Limerick. His grandfather halls from
County Limerick and his eldest brother
Henry , who was In America for some years ,
is located in the same district. These and a
nephew , who Is a traffic manager of the
Cork & Bandon railroad , he wishes to visit
before returning home. Up to now he has
only found one relative , that is his mother's
brother , Richard Welstead of Bally water ,
County Cork , a man of 90 , famous for his
short horn cattle. On being asked what the
outcome of the Lexow Investigation would
be replied , "I can't tell anything about It. "
He went to bed early last night. This
morning he and his secretary joined a party
of tourists bound for the Gap of Dunloe.
All were provided with lunches of sand
wiches and bottles of beer. The ex-boss
sat silent , but open-eyed , In the hotel car ,
just back of the driver. Now and then , in
response to exclamations of delight from
fellow passengers , he admitted that the
scenery was very beautiful. A drizzling rain
set In , and became a steady downpour be
fore Kate Kearney's cottage was reached ,
and Mr. Croker lapsed into passive abstrac
tion. When the party descended to the
lake boats at Lord Brandon's cottage ho
looked as if he would have enjojed a prompt
return. He bore three hours of dripping
rain with only an occasional break In his
taciturnity. He confided to his listeners
that scenes of equal beauty are not rare In
America. At 4:30 : he reached the hotel
again. _
Opinion or America.
LONDON , June 23. The Morning Post ,
commenting on the decrease of emigration to
the United States , thinks the decrease Is due
less to the exclusion laws than to the fact
that the west has had its day and that the
tide of emigration has turned toward Africa.
"The omnipotence of capital In the United
States has grown Into almost intolerable
tyranny and has driven the farmer and
workman to the wall. "
Alexander Going to bee the Sultan.
BELGRADE , June 23. King Alexander
starts for Constantinople tomorrow. His
majesty entrusts the regency to his ministers
during his absence from Servla.
Atrhl on Ileorgantxatlon Denounced.
LONDON , June 23. The Times In its
financial article describes the AtchUon reor
ganization plan as fully as bad and In some
respects worse than txpccted. It says It Is
surprising that tljij London bondholders' com-
mlttco has accepted such ncheme. Such
precedents only encourage American railroad
men to extend roodi rlghUand left and trust
to an occasional spoliation of English rights
when their extravagance bears Its natural
fruit of bankruptcy .
TWO ! Il'Nimi'I > MINKUS II Hill MI ) .
Latest Estimate * 1'lace the Nt-.mber of
Klllell Ht Eighty.
CARDIFF , Wales , June 23. A dispatch
from Pont-y-Prldd , Glamorganshire , says
that a terrible explosion occurred this after
noon In the Albert colliery near that place.
Two hundred minors arc burled beneath
the debris.
Their fate Is unknown ; but It is believed
that a large number of them have been
killed.
It Is estimated eighty miners were killed
either by % the explosion or by the falling
earth and rocks. Several parties of volun-
tecrs In the work of rescue descended Into
the pit this evening. Every possible effort
Is being made to save the Imprisoned miners
who are yet alive and to rescue the bodies
of the dead , hut the galleries are so choked
with wreckage that It Is feared the sur
vivors will not be reached until tomorrow
morning. None of the rescuing parties
which went down tonight have jet returned ,
and this Is taken to Indicate that great diffi
culty is being met in reaching the place
where the miners are entombed. The en
tire population of Cllfink and hundreds of
persons from Pont-y-Prldd and other places
In the \lclnlty gathered about the mouth of
the pit this evening , 'anxiously waiting for
news from below.
A dozen or more boys are. among the num
ber entombed. Late tonight some of the res
cuers came to the surface and reported that
they had penetrated Into the mine for a dis
tance 1,200 yards from the bottom of the
shaft and had found five men alive , but
badly Injured. They also found thirteen men
who had been killed. This information
spread rapidly among the crowd at the plt'f ,
mouth and the excitement grew In intensity.
Those who had friends or relatives In the
mine asked with ea er'strained faces If they
were among the dead , pf course no Informa
tion could be vouchsafed them as the mine
officials did not know the names of the killed
and many of the bodies were so badly burned
that identification by the rescuing party un
der the dim light of their lamps was Im
possible.
The five men werq brought up the shaft as
soon as posibl * andUie , doctors present did
everything In their power to alleviate their
sufferings. Shortly after the five live men
were brought up" , the bodies of those found
near them were raised to the surface and
placed In a shed near the mouth of the pit.
Here several of them .were Identified by their
clothing. While the. , crowd was assembled
about the shed twenty men and boys In a
semi-conscious condition were brought up.
They had aparently set been Injured by the
explosion , but had jpJlaled the after damp.
Had they not been .found when they were
there _ is no floubt that they would alj , have
been 'surrogated. As the iilghk advanced the
Impression grew that O e loss of life would
bejn excess of the. flrSVerftraaUST
The rescuers who Jiave- come io the surface -
face _ report that they have s > een a number of
b'odles go pinned under the debris that Jt Is
impossible as yet to extricate them. They
also say that Judging from the appearances
of the faces of the bodies tnat death In many
cases was caused by the dreaded after damp.
This gas is hindering the work of the res
cuers , the fans as yet not having succeeded
In freeing the pit of It. In the further
workings , the ventilation of wlilch has been
almost completely destroyed , the gas must
be present in large quantities , and this fact
militates against any hope of saving the
men Imprisoned there.
4 a. m. Four more bodies were discov
ered and brought out after midnight. Many
of them were so terribly scalded that the
flesh almost dropped o/f them , necessitating
their being handled post carefully. It is
more than probable tliaUaMarge number of
dead will never be identified.
STILL ON THli UHEAKKKS.
Italian Chamber of Dcputli'p Has Another
How Oter Flnanto.
ROME , June 23. iTJiere were1 turbulent
scenes in the Chamber of Deputies during
the debate on the government's financial
measures. The radical leaders , Cavllottl
and Imbrianl , started the trouble by declar
ing that the ministers should have advised
the crown to make sacrifices in the civil
lists. Slg. Imbrianl made a vehement at
tack on the government and was catled to
order by the president. A heated discussion
next occurred on tne prpjiosltlon to Increase
the salt tax. The proposition was adopted
201 to 135. Notice was then given of sev
eral resolutions demanding the exclusion
from the Chamber of Deputies of members
implicated In the bank scandals. An uproar
followed the announcement of the resolu
tions.
HUlIt TO TIUJ 11KITISII THHOM ! .
Sun Horn to thu.Duko nnil DuihchH
nf York.
RICHMOND , Eng. , June 23. The princess
of Wales arrived at 'the White Lodge this
morning. The doctors have been summoned
and It is expected that the duchess of York ,
wife of Prince George | of Wales , will shortly
be accouched. "
The National Observer says that Queen
Victoria will defray rJl the expenses of the
confinement of the duchess of York. If a
son Is born be -Immediately be made a
peer , probably by-receiving the title of carl
of Kent. ' f
The duchess of 'Yprk , wife of Prince
George of Walesliejr presumptive to the
throne of the United Kingdom , was safely
delivered of a
University
LONDON , June 2S.-J-The marquis of Sails-
bur } * spoke at the foria l opening of the Uni
versity Extension congress. On the dUcus-
flon of the university extension report ,
which was adopted , iVr. Rolf i of Phfladel-
phla made the Icadlnp speech on the ques
tion of how to secure thorough study of the
various subjects while preserving the popular
side. Mr. IlQlfe suggested that the lectur
ers should devote oo day of each fortnight
to personal coachlng'Of the earnest students ,
the additional expenses to be met with en
dowments. Mr , Hullfr of Chicago agreed
with Mr. Rolfe. At/but / 900 member * of the
congresn vvero present at the reception at the
Mansion house. Interesting manuscripts ,
printed books of the seventeenth century and
records of antiquity were shown them by the
corporation library committee.
Affluent to a MlnUter.
VIENNA ; Jane 23 , General Krlcgbammer ,
the Imperial minister of war , broke bis
arm today In a carriage accident.
Ctrvr vVpro
LONDON , June 23-VThe British steamer
Rheo , from Bllboa , was wrecked during a
toe near Utb&Bt. The crev wa tared.
f/iTiriT1 pnipr r n ATTTPT *
COURT CIRCLES QUIET
Departure of Emperor William Gives the
Berlin Diplomats a Best ,
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS F03 HIS. MAIL
Steamers Will Leave the Ooast Every Day
to Meet the Imp.-rial Yacht.
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VON KOTZ'S ' ARREST CREATES A SENSATION
dhnracters Discovered on a Hotel Blotter
Lead to Bis Apprehension ,
DETAINED IN HIS OWN HOUSE
Itrport thnt the Obnoxious Letters Are btlll
Heine Iteccufit IVi-plto Von Koil's 1m-
prlhonmtnt Ituii.om Ihut llu 1.1 111
boon Ho Itclfufcfd from Custody.
BERLIN , June 23. With the departure of
the emperor and empress for Kiel jestcrday ,
In order to be present at the regatta , added
to the fact that their majesties will , after
the acquatlc contests , proceed on an extended
maratime tour , political life has come tea
a standstill and the diplomatic world of
Germany will relapse Into a state of repose
from which It may not be arouse until his
Imperial majesty returns from his vacation.
With the help of the Norwegian government ,
an extended mall and telegraphic service Is
being organized In order that the emperor
may , while In the northern waters , receive
his dispatches and mall matter daily without
being compelled to touch at the various
points along the coast. Coasting steamers
will leave Norway every day while Emperor
William Is cruising off the coast and will
meet the imperial yacht Hohenzollern at
prearranged places.
The arrest of Von Kotz , one of the mastcis
of ceremonies , which made a great sensation ,
would have caused a still greater commotion
had It not been for the fact that It soon be
came known that his father 'died Insane ,
which has given rise to the generally ex
pressed opinion that the prisoner Is also in
sane. The affair , however , has caused a
great shock In aristocratic circles , where
Von Kotz and his handsome wife played a
prominent part. A singular accident re
vealed what the most vigorous police inquiry
for four years past failed to disclose. The
anonymous letters , It seems , were written in
printed characters In order to avoid detec
tion. Some weeks ago the blotting paper of
an aristocratic club on the Paris es Platz
was found to have the Impress of the hated
characters. This evidence was followed up
and led to the discovery of similar pieces of
blotting paper In Von Kotz's office. Suspicion
grew stronger when one gentleman of the
court made a statement to the. effect that
tVon Kots , during the course of a conversation
which took place , let flrop some remarks
which were Identical with the aspersions
contained In the letters.
VON KOTZ SAYS HE IS INNOCENT.
Von Kotz declared himself innocent , but ,
as appearances were against hlm > , he a ked
to be detained In custody .In his own in
terest on the ground tnat If the anonymous
letters were still received during the period
of his detention. It would prove his inno
cence. The paper adds that the anonymous
letters are still being received In spite of
Von Kotz being In custody. Von Kotz Is a
lieutenant of the Uhlans. He was marked
for his eccentricities. He left the army with
the rank of captain about ten years ago , but
has since remained a la suite of his regi
ment. This accounts for his arrest by the
military authorities. If You Kotz had left
the army entirely the civil courts would have
dealt with his case.
At Potsdam today there was an uncon
firmed rumor in circulat'on ' to the effect
that Von Kotz would shortly be relased from
custody. Should this turn out to be true , it
would seem certain the military authorities
are in possession of evidence which clears
Yen Kotz from the serious charge made
against him. However , everybody will a > k
himself or herself this question : "Who Is
the author of the long series of anonymous
letters which have caused trouble In nearly
every aristocratic family In Berlin ? "
PHELPS REMEMBERED IN BERLIN.
The death of Hon. William Walter Phelps ,
ex-United States minister to Germany , has
called forth a great deal of sympathy here.
Mr. Phelps' memory was fitly honored by
Dr. Stuckenberg , chaplain of the American
church In this city ,
The hot weather which has just set In has
proved the best ally of the bojcotted brewers
and the socialists will need all their strength
to resist its influence upon the thirsty workIng -
Ing people. Last Sunday a large and popular
beer garden was overflowing with drinkers
of lager , regardless of the boycott. The
small beer houses and restaurant keepers ,
who have suffered the most from the boy
cott , are doing their utmost to have the dis
pute between the brewers and the socialists
fettled by mediation. A continuance of the
hot weather , however , Is likely to render any
mediation superfluous.
The newspaper report that the only son
of Herr Buhl , a member of the Reichstag ,
who Is heir to an Immense fortune , Intends
to enter a monastery , has created a sensa
tion , and particularly as his father , although
a Catholic , is a national liberal and opposes
the politics of the centrist party. Herr Buhl
owns the famous Dledcshelm vineyards.
The Imperial Yacht club regatta at Kiel
opened today with splendid weather. There
was a brilliant company present , Including
a large number of naval officers , court at
tendants and others. The fetes of the week
at Kiel will Include a grand court ball on
board a first class war vessel.
Cholera Ituporlcil In Uriel am.
LONDON. June S3. A dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph company from Paris says
there have been sixty cases of cholera and
fifteen deaths at Jemeppes , a village of Bel-
glum , near Liege. A dispatch from Brus
sels , however , averts the disease Is but chol
erine and that the deaths reported cover a
period of six months
Collldrtl III the Aton.
LONDON , June 23. The British ship Chicago
cage , Captain Sendel , which arrived at Bristol
tel on the Slst from New York , reports hav
ing been In a collision vUtli the steamer
Blarney In the River Avon The Chicago had
three bow plates stove In and her port anchor
broken , _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'opu'n Knryrllrnl ,
ROME , June 28. The pope's encyclical , a
forecast of which liai already been cabled to
the Associated preee , has been made public.
It Is much rmiarnej that the letter Is ad
dressed to "AH princes and peoples" Instead
of , as usual , to the archbishops and blthc e.
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Weather for Dunlin ami Vlclnltv
Ui-iicrall ) Pair Early Mor.ilnj Showers ,
Pajre.
1. I'ownnlly Outrage In Polora Io.
llc > C'rtikrr i CoinliiK illoine.
Kmptror VUllliim'R Mimmrr Outing ,
l.urkjItitlihrlu Win * tlio lli-rhy Agnln.
2. Hock IMnml lU'friilo Oliitlni.
Triinld Tourimim-nt In TmiRle.
3. I'rcolilrnt Will Pur No Income Tut.
Insulin In In Politico Omo .More.
4. l.n t Work AIIIOMC thn Sorlnl Tropic.
U'lmt tinChurchr * Offer Totluy.
0 , Lincoln anil Nrtimiilcn Nenn.
! ( < < ! l | u' niiil Army Account * .
Wyoming Democrat * hi n ilnngle.
C. Council Htud * Local Stutter * .
7. i'rnnrli .Milken III * Denliil Kmphntic.
AfTnlm tit South Onmtiii.
8. ( icrniniift Utility for the Ontnc * .
Multitciinnce of tlio I'uMIc Turku.
IO , "I.our < lc , " by Kintlc.nln. .
11 Womnii : Her WIIJR nii'l Her VVorlil.
13 , Killtorlnl mill Comment.
Surprised nt the ' ( hoot Honnl.
13. ClilnnV Orcnnlrcil HcRRiim ,
.Munit H lKU > a < rViir Story.
10. Onmhn'R l.orul Trade Condition * .
Tlimiiclal nnil Cniumcrclnl Mutters.
I.lie Motk .Markets Kexlcut-il ,
10. ( irlftt of Ucneral ' porting Ooniilp. -
l.UXIHX TI1K.I TlllCA I. M.M.SO.V.
Surah Hernlmrilt Itenctvn Her Trlumplin
Huforu 11 London Audience.
( d pyrlKhtrd 1W < tjy the Associated Press )
LONDON , June 23. The event of the
week In the theatrical world of London has
been the reception which Mme. Sarah Bern-
hETdt , the great French actress , has met
with at Daly's theater. On Monday last
the audience assembled reached a pitch of
enthusiasm seldom seen In England , and
this was In the face of the fact that the re
markable acting of Mine. Cleanora Duse , the
croat Italian actress , has led people to Im
agine that a star of unusual magnitude had
arisen and that It was destined to eclipse
the waning light of the gifted and versa
tile trauedlenne who has M > long held the
scepter of power over the stage. But Bcrn-
hardt proved herself sublimely equal to the
occasion and demonstrated bejond any
doubt that she was still the magnetic attrac
tion of old and that she had lo&t none of
her wonderful qualities of flexibility of voice
and dramatic file , and that so far as per
sonal appearance Is concerned she seems
to defy the ravages of time. After the third
act of "Izejl , " Mme. Bernhardt was re
called elcht times , and it seemed that the
audience could not shower too much applause
upon her. When It Is taken Into considera
tion that It was a cold-blooded , phlegmatic
Encllsh audience which was thus stirred up
to the highest pitch of enthusiasm It may
be safelr concluded that la divine Sarah
must have exhibited remarkable dramatic
power. "lze > l , " as outlined In these dis
patches some time ago , Is a four-act "sacred
drama , " by MM. Armand Sylvester and
Moran , which has had a long run at the
Theater do la Renaissance In Paris.
E. S. Wlllard was accorded n most cordial
welcome at the Comedy theater upon his re
appearance In London after hie American
tour. But Mr. Willard's company was con
sidered "by"the critics * to be Inadequate and
his play , "The Middleman , " Is pronounced to
bo behind the times. As a result the. Comedy
theater audiences during the vscek have been
slim.
slim.Another
Another event of Interest In the world of
theatricals was the appearance of Julia Nell-
son and Fred Terry , both of whom have for
a long time past been members of the Hay-
market Theater company in the melodrama ,
"Shall We Forgive Her ? " at the Adelphl
theater on Thursday last.
Tyrone Power's "The Texans" Is pro
nounced by the London critics to be conven
tional and crude , but It met with a sympa
thetic reception at the Princess theater on
Thursday.
The queen has taken a box for the Drury
Lane season of German opera , which opened
on Tuesday last with a fine performance of
"JValkure. "
In order to meet the competition of the
triennial Handel festival , which opened at
the Crystal Palace on Thursday , Sir Au
gustus Harris has decided that Jean do
Reszke is to appear on the festival days next
week in his favorite operas , "Romeo and
Juliet , " "Faust" and "Lohengrin. "
AMERICAN ACTRESS COMPLIMENTED.
Eleanora Calhoun , the American actress
who was formerly engaged to Hon. F.
H. Winston of Chicago , formerly United
States minister to Persia , and who has ap
peared with success at the Haymarket thea
ter , London , and the Odeon theater , Paris ,
after having studied at the Paris conserva
toire , was invited to the journalist's and
llteratcur's meeting at the Comedle Paris
ienne at Paris on Tuesday with the view of
showing whether It was posMble for a for
eign actress to gajn a perfect mastery of the
French tongue. Miss Calhoun selected the
role of Hermlone In Racine's "Andromakue. "
She was at > slbted by Paul Mounojind her old
Odeon comrades. The audience Included the
United States ambassador , Hon. James
B. Eustls. the British ambassador , the
marquis of Dufferln and Ava , and a number
of eminent French authors. Although Miss
Calhoun has not lost her American accent
she sustained her part with great success
and was warmly complimented.
Mr. and Mrs. Kendall are again back In
London and endeavoring to work the long
arrears of their social engagements. Mr.
Kendall , who had a nasty accident on the
voyage home , breaking one of hla fingers ,
Is still obliged to carry tils arm In a sling.
Miss Olga Nethersole , who In appearance
is very like what Mrs , Kendall was In her
younger days , Is going to the United States
In the fall of the year. She has made gi
gantic strides In the profehhlon during the
last two years , and her performance In
"The Transgressor" at the Court theater
called forth enthusiastic praise from the
mcFt unemotional of the critics. During
her visit to America Miss Nothersole will
appear In Clement Scott's version of
"Denlse , " with which she will probably
open her ensuing season at Daly's. Like
Mrs. Beerbohm Tree , Miss Maude Millet
and other actreskes who have made their
mark , Miss Nethcrsole was a governess
before she went on the "boards. "
At the prebent moment no play by Mr.
Plnero Is being performed In London , al
though Henry Authur Jcnes , the great rival
of the author of "The Second Mr . Tan-
queray , " has , during the past week , been
represented at two theaters at the Comedy
by "The Middleman , " and at the St. James
by "The Masqueraders. " In the autumn ,
however , either "Dandy Dick" or "The Cab
inet MlnUter" Is to be revived at the Court
theater , and Mr. Plnero's new serious play
Is to follow "Money" at the Garrlck theater.
The matinee of Malcomb Salaman's "A
Modern Eve" at the Haymarket has been
postponed until July 2.
Owing to 'Mrs. Langtry'i sudden with
drawal from the cast of "A Social Butter
fly , " the Opera Comlque will be closed to-
nltbt anJ will remain closed until a new
play is rcidy for that house.
WON IT HANDS DOWN
Vankuren Rides Boy cl Santa Anita an
Easy Winner in the Derby ,
LUCKY BALDWIN'S LUCK HOLDS OUT ' ]
Fourth Time His Colors Have Led at Uia
Finish of the Great Rico.
. i. .
EASTERN FORM WAS NOT A MONEY SAVER
Oracia frcm the Now York Tracks Wcro
Heavily Backed and Easily Beaton.
DOMINO , THE FAVORITE , ABSOLUTELY LAST
llookiniikcni Itcnt > nil IIUIIICIIM < llnrvcut RB
thiijtcsiilt of tlio California ! ) ' * Hollow
Vlctorj Covered tlio Dlntiinco
In llccord Time S:3G.
CHICAGO , June 23. Today , for HID fourth
time since tlie American Derby was Inaugu
rated , the black Jacket , red maltcse cross and
cap of Lucky Baldwin were first under tlio
wire. His bay colt , Hey tl Santa Anita , 40
to 1 In tlio betting , won the race cosily by
six lengths In 2:36 : flat , equalling the best
tlmo e\er made In the race. Senator Orady
finished second , and Domino , favorite. In the
betting , was absolutely last.
The track and weather were perfect for the
race. Neither could have been Improved
upon. During the early part of the afternoon
a gentle breeze blew from the south , not
enough to Interfere In the slightest dcgrea
with the running , but when the Derby horses
were culled to the post , there was not enough
air moylng to carry away cigar smoke. Be
tween 2:30 : and 3.30 o'clock several smart
dashes of tain came down , but they were
shortlived and In no way affected the track ;
or had any result on the race , ta\c to make
n few betters rush to put money on Hey el
Santl Anita , who Is a mud horse. Had there
been no promise of mud , these bets would
never have gone on , as there were very few
who believed that Hey el Santa Anita hail
any chance on a good track against such
cracks as Senator Grady. Domino and
Dorian. The saddling bell for the Derby
rang at 3 45 , and the bugle calling the
horses to the post bounded five minutes later.
Alcenor was the first to appear on the track ,
and was followed by Resplendent. Both
horses were cheered as they moved past the
grand stand. Despot , carrying the green and
white colors of Ed Corrlgan was third , and
Prince Carl , Orlnda and Iley el Santa Anita
left the paddock in a bunch The horfcea
paraded past the grand stand In the order
named , Domino , Dorian and Senator Grady
coming down the stretch from the stables
and bringing Into the parade from the rear.
The eastern horses were cheered to the echo }
the vast-majorlty of the-publlo being on ono
of the three to win. The homes cantered
slowly to the -starting po t , where Starter
Pcttlnglll was awaiting them. t
PUT THE CRACKS IN A POCKET.
After a few attempts the flag fell to a
good start , all the horses being well bunched.
Domino was away first , with Despot at his
neck , Iley el Santa Anita third , the others in a
bunch , with the exception of Senator Grady.
who was off last and In a bad position. Al
cenor went out to make the running , and at
the quarter was leading by a length , Domino
second , half a length In front of Prince Carl.
Resplendent fourth , Orlnda fifth , Iley el
Santa Anita fclMh , Dorian seventh , Despot
eighth and Grady last. As the horses turned
to come toward the grandstand they were all
bunched clobc up against the rail , Domino.
Dorian and Grady being pocketed , without
an earthly chance of getting through. Aa
they flew pabt the stand , Rebplendent col
lared Alcenor and leading by a length , Prince
Carl being third by a head. Garrison hero ,
got out of the pocket in which he had been
held and pulling Grady to the outside sent
him to the fourth place. The senator waa
running easily under a strong pull , and
seemed to have any amount of speed In re
serve. Domino was running leisurely In
fifth place , Dorian was eighth and Vanlcurrn
had taken a strong wrap on Iley el Santa
Anita and was last by anpth. .
Just before the three-quarters was reached
Garrlbon made a play , which , In the opinion
of many , lost him the race. He sow a
chance to get the lead , and , loosening up the
rein on Grady , he sent the brown son of
Iroquols to the front like a flash. Ho passed
everything In front of him as though they
were standing still , and then , pulling over
next to the rail , he kept the Senator going ;
as though be was making a runaway race of
It. Taral on Domino and Vankurcn on Rey
el Santa Anita evidently held this opinion ,
for they at once cut loose and went after
the senator at a smashing pace. At tlio i
mile Grady was a length and a halt to the
good and running like a scared dog. Hey :
el Santa Anita had come up with a rush from
seventh place at the three-quarters and waa '
second , a head In front of Aleenor. Domino j
was fourth , a half length in front of Resplendent - !
ent , Prince Carl , Dorian , Oebpot and Orlnda 1
In tbo order named , the latter tiring fast. j
ALL , OVER BUT THE SHOUTING. j
After leaving the mile post Vankurcn gava j
Rey cl Santa Anita his head , and the colt j
began rapidly to clone on Seater Grady. Ho j
was on his flank , then at his h ad , and then
began to draw away In a mariner tlfat left j
no doubt whatever that unless some horse In I
the bunch could run past Senator Grady and " |
catch the leader the Derby was over then j
and there. At the mile and a quarter he waa j
three lengths ahead of Senator Grady and j
running strongly. Prince Carl cime up to third ]
place and was a half length In front of Doin- I
Ino , on whom Taralwas now making every j
effort. As they turned Into the stretch Rey I
el Santa Anita kept his pace and opened up. J
daylight between hlmt.elf and Senator Grady I
In a way that was heartbreaking to thoso. j
who had money on Grady and Domino. H I
was full four lengths In the lead and drawing : j
away at every Jump. Taral called on Born- i
Ino for a final effort and the colt responded ; 1
gallantly , but his time had come , and tbo- \
horse who had never yet been beaten could V
could do but little toward Improving his posl- 1
tlon. Despot carne up with a ruth and pasted ; s
Domino. . Dorian cloved on him and gained at $
every stride , It was all up with Domino. I
and Taral , recognizing the fact , pulled him. I
up and galloped slowly In. An the horses. I
mared the wire , Key el Santc Anita opened I
up six lengths and had speed to spare Qrodyj Jj
was coming hard , two lengths nhead of Dea- jjl
pot , who had come very fast through th I
utretch. Vankuren sat leisurely on Saot * -fl
Anita with hU hands down , now and then J
turning hit head to watch Garrison and Ken. 1
ator Grady The Baldwin horse won by 1 -I
lengths , pulled up and bad speed to throw ! I
away. Senator Gndy , who might have itoo t tl
