THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , MONDAY MOUSING , APRIL 20 , 1885. NO. 208
THE WAR CLOUDS.
British Opinion has Yecrcfl with Clii'fl '
The Newspapers which Wildly
Shrieked for War have Changed
And are now Bleating Lamb-like
for Peace ,
Prussian Diplomats Consider the
Anglo-Russian OonfliotEndcd ,
The British Troops on the Nile
Suffering from Heat ,
Tlio llnitlnti Men of AV r being
Armctl anil Ordered to I'nt
to Sea at Once ,
MHITA.IN
A CHANGS 01' IIIllTISH Ol'INlOK-MOrFKRINO
CONDITION OF THK TUOOl'S IN HODDAN ,
Special Telegram to THK UKK.
NKW YonK , April 1'J. ' The Sun'a cable
tays : It ia hard oven for tlio tnott friendly
critic to retain much roipoct for tlio British
people , newspapers or ministers nftor thu last
fortnight. Their opinion has veered with
childish completion and suddenness. News
papers which Bhriokc'd tor war , arc now blent
ing like lambs for peace. The minlsttrs have
yielded with something like to adulation iho
very potnta which tliev declared they would
defend with the last drop of English blood.
The government organs and Gladstone In the
house of commons , still etrenously deny that
1'onjdoh has yielded. Nobody , ho vovir , bo-
baliovoa the denial. It Is amuaiug to neo the
Glodatonu o.gana now declaring that IVnjdi-h
is the soureat of eour grapes , imd tlmt it
really belonged to Afghanistan , possibly , an
the St. Jamea Gazette remarks , it is not right
to fight for 1'onjdeh or Saulfikor , but it in
now plain that they never meant to fight.
Where was the sansu In thi policy of
Baying that they did. Very many
other lories make similar arguments ,
preparations for war pimply intensify the
hurailla'ion , and it Id evident that they only
amount to opera bouffo. Kueaia la not fright
unod becausa the British are buying canned
beef and cruise .
There are persistent rumors that the Brit
ish troops on the Kilo are already Buffering
tortures from heal , and that faci has beou do-
liber.itoly supproB od. Special correspond
ents wno went to tlio .Soud.ia with General
Wolseluy'a addition have now all returned to
KnglanU for Ilia summer holidays and thu
newspapers are dependent for non'ii solely
upon the olficEH. The latter naturally dread
the military censor v.ho3i right and duty it h
to Inspect every dispatch' Bent ttho > prsrx ,
and tlio ollicera try l prevent a total impprod-
sion of reports and tinga them with tha color
of the rose. Tha censorship , however , decs
not extend to private letters written by
BoIdlorM to their relatives and friends
at home , and the real facts are
beginning to como to light through
these letters. One of tha non-commissioned
ollicera In a letter received at London to-tiny ,
draws a very gloomv picture of the condition
of the troops He nays that the huts that
were to have offered them endurable summer
quarters have not yet boon built , and that
the heat in the tants Is simply unbearable in
the day time , with the thermometer aa it fro
qucntly is 112 in the shade. Men have noth
ing to do from reveille until taps but swelter
. under the scorching sun , and from taps to
reveille thay aip kept busy fighting the ver
min and reptiles , with which Ida country
swarms. They cannot even get anything to
re d , tha government having interdicted the
mailing of newspapers to tha soldiers for fear
that they will become demoralized by tin
wholesale condemnation by the press of tin
whole Soudau business. The mon are un
clothed , with the exception of ragged rem
nauta of tha uniforms in which they let
liomu. Tha writer says that it is absurd , as
well ai cruel , to keep the troops in such a
fearful country during the summer , as oven
thoao who survive tin tropical heat will o <
tit for nothing in tha uutumn. Many are al
ready dying from typhus and Ontario diseases
although the sick are neat In daily batche
down the river to Cairo. The writer con
cludeH with the despairing cry : "Apparently
the country don't care a a n for us.
JUUSSIAN-AFGHAN.
TiIK POWEIIH KKKK1NO 1O ISOLATE E.NOLAND
Special toll-gram to the IKB. !
LONDON , April 19. The Kusslan-Afghan
question occupies entirely the attention o
Kuropean diplomacy ut present. An isolation
of England in Kurope is eigerly sought to b
brought about. Thu British empire has no
a tingle friend on the continent. The cab
Inota of Berlin and Vienna are hostile t
Kngland because eho is governed by llhora
btatCBinon. At Vienna the words spoken b
the English prime minister during the Hussc
Turkish war , a short time before his nccosslo
to power nru still Iresh In the memory of tin
public. I mean tha words "Hands off.
Aside from thesa political roaiona there ar
economical motived which cause an unfavor
ah'o feeling toward England. England Is rt
garded as being ouo of the causes of the do
tiresslon of Europoin industries , therefor
Kngland must bo put down , For tins IUIBO
Austria and Germany are on th
tide of Ilusua. Vat this reason Knf
land is isolated iu Europe , Internalloni
treaties and agreomoats are appealed to fo
the purpose of prohibiting Knglleh vessel
from passing through the Dardanelles am
entering the Black sea. The tint supgestfo
has como from Berlin and the cabinet o
Vienna haj joined ia the diplomatic action
A prominent diplomatist intimated to m
that tbo compacts made at Sklerniewlco ar
now apparent , At the meeting of the thro
oinpororj the action of Kurope against 1'ng
land was agreed upon. To ha sura at proseu
the war between Uuuilft and Kngland has no
been , but full preparations for such an even
are madd here. In the first place , Poland ha
to ba token Into consideration. In order t
pravent an Insurrection In that countij
Auitrla and Germany are going to Incnua
their garrison In Gallicla ancTin tha nn.viiK.-
oJl'osfm. But such li not the only IntUeuc . .
of eventual war betwfan England and Ilium. ,
bLould J.ogbu. ' , in nplUj of iho tre&tlw of f
Jarls and Berlin , force the Dardanelles ,
: iould the ccutrtllty of the Black tea be
lolated , then the opening of the whole Ori-
ntal question with nil Its complications Is
mminent. In such an event not an Asia but
'urkey Is concerned , the Kcoskn and Mur-
h b rivers easily become of great moment In
European politics.
niRBlixn Diplomats Consider the
( An lo KuRsInn Conlltut Knilcd ,
pocial Telegram to the BEE.
BKHLIN , April 10. In the best Informed
Iplomattc circles hero the Anglo-Russian
onfllct IB considered to bo virtually at an
nd , nt least 10 far as any danger of war is
unearned. It Is assumed as positive hero
lint England's answer to Russia's modified
oundary scheme will bo a futther step
oward a conciliatory settlement
THE AFGHAN 1KHITAT1ON.
CARGOES AND CONSOLS.
LONDON , April 18. Fully 200 Kngllch ves-
els are peeking cargoes of grain now nt
) dc98A , Tagaur g , and other parts of the
Hack Sea and Sea of Asof ,
12:30 : Consols opened at 974 for both
Money and account , but In a few minutes do-
dined to 9Gj > , reacted to 97i and have fallen
gain to SGj [ . The maiket is unusually qutot.
lussuu securities opened at 891.
WAIl IS IN THE AIR.
Notwithstanding thn advance in consols nnd
lussian securities war Is In the London air ,
s witness the press opinion of this morning.
? ho Times pays : "Aro wo then to leave the
meer to his own devices after engaging him
n a conflict with Kuasia , for which his un-
iJed forces are inadequate ? And if wo dee
o , can we not expect that the Afghans will
deem themselves betrayed , and throw thorn-
el ves into the arms of a stronger power ? "
It ii reported that Wadriingtun , French
minister at London , telegraphed Deb'roycinot
hat there bad bean no tour of war between
Cngland and Kiraia. They have agreed upon
i plau for settling the Afghan question.
The Times , in speaking of the Afghan
mention , says : "Muthing happened within
ho past three or four da > R to justify a cbango
n public attitude. Even it the government
prepared to give Kuesia what nho nlready
iccupiep , it by nomeatH follows tlmt the
.rouble is r.t an end. "
2 0 p. m , Consols 00 13.10.
THKCIl'HKU IHHl'ATCII
of Sir Pater Luinedcn giving his report of
, he 1'enjdch innduat has been interpreted and
copies have been distributed among the
cabinet. Nothing more is publicly known
; h n was stated by _ Gladstone , in the htmso of
commons last nvtiiiDP , ni several hours were
consumed In deciphering the dispatch. It is
jeheved to contain a full report of the battle
and ovonta leading to it , 03 viewed by Kng-
'
'iehmon nearest the scene.
A KOTICK TO TIIK TOllTK.
Dispatches received here this afternoon
'rom Vienna and Couetantinopla state that
Amtrio and Germany hai warned the portn
; lut the Berlin treaty will be annulled if
cither the English or Husaiau war ships nro
allowed to pa-H through Ilia Bosphorus in
event of \ynr lotwcen Krtpland and Kussia.
Tlio liiitiah government is chartering
fltenmorR belonging to the Peuinnular nnd
Orient.1 line , anil tr.insfoiniing them into
armed cruisers.
WATCHING AT O1DUAI.TA1I.
GIIIIULTAII , AprillS. Hcc4U oof the rn
> orts that llussian iron clails arc moving in
, his direction the British gunloat Grappler
> ai beau ordered to cruise up and down the
Straits of Gibraltar nightly.
IIUilllCaOING ENGLAND.
BEIILIN , April 18 The press here generally
'pcs the opinion that Hu < eia is nuinbug
uf Kngland.
TIIK CZAK 18 HOPEFUL.
I'AIIIS , April 18. A Ittisuau prince hero
ia received a personal telegram from the
oztr of Russia , in which the latter conveys
m expression cf strong hopes that peaca will
je preserved between Kugsia and Knglacd by
meats of mutual concessions.
THK ITALIAN NAVY.
LONDON , April 18. Dispatches from Horn
to the Kxchange Telegraph company states
that the Italian fleet is being fitted out for :
movement to the Baltic Sea and that a ntim
bar of seamen engaged for service in the Red
Sea have been recalled with a view of chang
ing their destination.
The same dlipatcheays that the Italian gov.
eminent is prepaiioc ; another naval expedi
tion , which , it is understood , will bo kept in
readiness to go to the Black aoa whenever
necessary ,
PEACEFUL INDICATION.
PAIUS , April 18. Do Kreycinet read to tha
French cabinet at n meeting this afternoon a
number of dispatches concerning tha Afghan
dispute between Russia and Kogland. All
dispatches indicated that peaceful
iJeas prevailed among all those occupying
positions of coitrol on both aides , and that
the powers not directly engaged In the quar
rel arc exerting theirlntluenco to secure main-
Ulnanco of poacs.
GKNEHAIj FOKEIGN NRAVS.
DKATH OF A SIILITAIIV WUITKII.
BHUSSBLS , April J8 General Alexis Henri
lirialmout Is dead. He was born io-1821 and
was a vo'umiuous ' writer on military subjects.
OISIAN DIGNA'S ADVICE.
CAIHO , April 18. Osman Digna has written
to the nmeor of Berber , advising him not to Gght
any morp , bc-causo tin 1'ogllsh are building a
railway to Berber and Osman Dlgna'd force is
dispersed.
TIIIED OF HIS TI1II' .
IX5NIWN , April 18 The Prince of Wales
leaves Ireland on the 27th inst ,
A 1IANK POLICED.
THE HAGUE , April IS The police have
taken possession of the premises of the Hague
Banking company , which lias failed under
Binplcious circumstance' * .
J'llANCK AND IGVPT.
OAIIIO , April 18. Franco demanded of the
Egyptian government an unconditional re
opening of the printing office of tbo Bosphore :
Egyptian , which recently wai forcibly sup
pressed. Franco also demanded the punish'
rnent of the police and other cfiicIaU who took
part In the act of suppression ,
A HPANIS1I CONSPIBACY.
1'ABIS , April 18. Lo Paix announces an
outbreak of a military conspiracy on a vatt
seals in Spain.
Ht'BSIAN WEN.OF-WAB OnDEKKD TO POT TO BKA ,
Sr. PBTEitaDcna , April 19. The arming of
men of war at Cronstadt continue ! , Orders
were issued to-day to have all put to sea.
Advices from Samarcand state that General
Koni'iroff's victory over the Afghans has
fuvoiably impressed the Inhabitants of Bok-
I hara.
I LONDON , April 1 -rngliih engineer offi- 1
cors have been sent to Alexandria to Inspect
the forts and to report uf on the best way to
put them In an immediate ttato of defence ,
JAPAN WAIVES Hin CLAW.
SHANGHAI , April 19. A protocal haa been
signed for the withdrawal of the Chinese and
Japanese troop * from Coroa , Japan waives
her claim to an Indemnity ,
CHINKSE VICTOnT.
Hose KONG , April 19. It Is reported that
there has been severe fighting in Western
Tonquin between the French and Chinese
troops , The Chinese claim to Imo been vic
torious but admit that they suffered heavy
lostos. _
THE NOIlTaWEBT KKBELTjION ,
THE WHOLE COUNTHT COMPLAIN OF MALAD
MINISTRATION.
ST. PAUL , April 18. It is reported that the
crew of the steamer "Northcoto , " wh'ch wa
to have been tent up near to Clark's Crossing
with supplies , have refuted to proceed in
view of danger from attack by the rebels.
It ii also reported that the government
steamers are stuck In the mud on the Sas
katchewan , above the Red Dery liver. There
Is plenty oE water below that Dolnt. Gen ,
Middlolon telegraphed orders to have Copt.
White , with his troops of fifty-two
pcouts , proceed forward at unco.
Col , Dulmet , in command of the Sixty-fifth
battalion , returned hero here from Colgarry ,
thoroughly dingus ted with Gen. titrango. Ilo
would not eervu under him. Au olfort was
made to keep Col , Dulmot hero , but , being a
member of commons , ho exorcised his privi
leges , defied the military authorities and took
his way , Ho was heard to express himself
with Rroat wcrmlh aa to the mansgoment of
affairs in the northwest by the dominion gov
ernment. He said Sir Hector Langovln nnd
other ministers had not como to the country.
They had traveled all over It in Pullman cars ,
They Lad not found n elnglo discontented
man , hut it only took him a few days to find
out that the entlro country was discontented
owing to maladministration of affairs hero ,
THREE INDIAN PUIBONEIIS ,
ST. PAVI , . April 19. The Globo'a Winni
peg epeci.d cays : A dispatch from Clark's
UioisliiL' tells ol the capture near there of
three Indians , one of whom proved to be a
cousin of White Cap , chief of the Sioux In
dians now with Kiel. They explained that
White Cap'd baud was Induced to visit Rlcl
by a promise ( if plenty provision ? , nnd the
band had lieeu forced to stay , They said
Riel wai at his house at Baiccic , Ho had
J .0 half-breeds nith him and seven prisoners ,
Middleton cant one of the Indians to report
to White Cap what he had seen and to tell
him to return to his reserve. Middleton
jiromiaed thai ndian a toward if ho brought
Kiel's prisoners with him , A dispatch Ironi
Calgory siyn , considerable anxiety IB felt hero
for KJmoi'tnn nnd tha north country. Tha
Btagu duo Wednesday has not yet arrived.
TUB SASKATCHEWAN.
SwiFr CumiKNT , April 18. AH immediate
advance of the Midi tnd battalion to the south
Saskatchewan crossicp la ordered. It will
roach the crospiug on Sunday , Steamcn
loaded with Ptores and a Galling gun for Mid
doton [ , will be ceco'rted in the dangerous tri [ :
down the StMcatchowan to Clark ) Creasineby
the right wine ; of the battalion under Cul ,
WillUtne.
Crop HrospuctsFiiinncml Outlook ,
Special telegram to the BRI : ,
NEW YORK , April 19. In the presen
Btato of diplomacy a grain gamble , based on a
as to the outcome of the Rusio-Knglisl
imbroglio , is not BO certain n thing aa w.i3 th
famous ) Rothschild speculation in English
consols , baaed on the bringing to London
tbo fxcluslva news conccrninp the battle
Waterloo , The ups and downs of wheat dur
ing the last three weeks form a jagged line o :
prices. Of the May wheat options have been
as follows : March 2 , 891c ; April 1 , 804'e '
April 10 , 97Jc : April 1-1 , S1.04 ? ; April 18
97c. Tim reaction would have been disai
trous in the extreme but for the sustaining In
fluence ot bad crop news. The price of whoa *
to-day Is so entirely a social theme tha
about everybody is coming to watch
it , us ono among tha few barometers of na
tional llfo there was at no time a very aub.
fctantlal casr in the war prospects for advanc
ing the price of wheat * as already pointed
Russian wheat surpluses would find an outlet
by rail across the country , should there be no
war as now appears probable , shipments o
wheat from the Black sea points must at onci
bo heavy. On tha whole it must bo said tha' '
the present prospects are for good averag *
crops. Wo have a largo wheat crop and i
very low price. This was bad , buc a shor
crop and only mcdsrato prices might bi
worse.
Three weeks scores show another adranca
In the numbers of morchantlle failures. Th
surplus revenue of the New York banks i ;
this week about 850,000,000 , During th
greater part of the week the bulls in Wai
ttrtct had things much their own way , but
the decline Sunday was so great that out of
twenty-five leading stocks twenty closed below -
low last Saturday a figures. From week to
week , however , the bulls have the advantage.
The ranee of prices id so low that that _ the
bears talk of still a lower pries. The simple
thuth Ia that dally did weekly fluctuations
are of little general Interest. The promise is
that they will be lew interesting. for the
corning summer. Nearly all leading securities
are now higher than on December 31 , 1881.
Wall street ij to have ono of the dullest of
summers.
Siou\ City Lnilirs FiglitlnK tlio Sa-
loons.
Sioux Cirv , Ia. , April 18. In opposition
to the petition of tha business men of Sioux
City against the strict enforcement of the
prohibitory liquor law , the ladies of Sioux
City , to the number of nearly six hundred ,
bavo united In a protest against the toleration
of the open saloon. Nearly all the leadlnc ;
ladle s of the city have signed this protest , and
the Journal of to-morrow morning will pub
lish the paper , with a full list of the signers'
names , The business mou'd petition Is claimed
to represent ten millions of dollars , The la
dies say that their protest represents nearly
five hundred husbands and nther and more
than ono thousand children. Tha t Iguatures
to the protest wore aocurjcl inl oss than twelve
hours time , Tha Udleu say that with addi
tional time it would have been easy to have
largely swelled the list. Ono leading lady ,
whu was on the committee to obtain signa
tures. Bald It was mush better than a prayer
meeting' . )
A Good Onmo or Hall.
Special telegram to the BKE ,
KANSAS Cur , April 19. To-day witnessed
an exciting game between the Kansas City
and Omaha clubs , Five thousand people
wore present. The following ia the score ;
Kansas City HO 1 B
Omaha 0-4
Cralle & Jonea , real estate , room C , Crelgli
ton block
OUR SICK HERO.
General Grant's ' Heal Mncliluiiiroyefl ,
both General aid Local ,
But the Present Eelief is Consid
ered Only Temporary ,
The Physicians Held their Eegular
Weekly Consultation ,
And Agree as to the Treatment of
the Case ,
They Object to his Being Moved
at Present ,
As it la Fen red It Might llrliiK About
n Condition Detrimental to
the Patient.
GENEUAkGUANrS CONDITION ,
HIS I'KESENT KKI.IKl1 CONHIDKI1E1) ONLT TEMPO
KAHY.
Special telegram to TIIK BEE.
NKW YonK , April 19. There Is no reason
to believe that General Grant's protent relief
is more than temporary. His family felt to
hopeful to-day , however , that they discussed
several plans for the summer , and decided to
rent their Long Branch cottage and take the
Rcnoral to the CaUkllls. This will not occur ,
thouRh , for several weeks yet , but the pi ysi-
ciaus are not so eanguino of the future. A
change in General Grant's condition within
the. next wcok would not surprise thorn , they
rather expect ono than othorwieo. At any
rate they regard the talk of removing him as
premature , A well known phjBic.iu and au
thority In cancer wag asked to-day his opinion
as to the nature of General Grant'd ailment
and the diacueblnn about the doctors said :
"General Grant has epithelloma or eleo the
doctor * bavo worked in the dark for eighteen
centime" . That is the only foundation on
which miy different conclusion can bo
arrived at. Seven physicians emiuont in their
profession , two of them leading experts .on
earners have diagnosed thn case nnd there is
not one of them who will not risk his reputa
tion on the assertion that General Grant is
atllicted with epithelioina. If ho recovers it
will ba the first case of epitholloma ever cured
and as such it must and will fro on record on
the medical world. There cau ba no mistake
in the dingnosis. The microscope makes no
error ? , Besides this , every ono who has made
thu diagnosis his announced his conclusion
instantly , aud without hesitation. Professor
Sattorly Waite of the Post Graduate collegi
spent two days in making a microscopic i
examination of the cll nests , and Baid tha !
there was not the slightest doubt a ? to the
disease. The physician who made this state <
ment gradually became moro interested in his
subject as well as moro emphatic. Continu
ing ho said : "Theroro ia a bare possibility
that Gen. Grant will livi
through the cummer. His physician !
think as I have reason to know he will dl <
within two months. That is , the cancer wil
prove fatal In that time. No one looked foi
its final development rtioner. Epithelloma ,
however , so far as wo ktt > w now. means death.
Gen , Grant may get well enough to walk on
the streets , but he is lit bio to die at any mo
ment from the sudden growth of the disease , "
"Do you look for another reverse in his con
dltion within a fortnight ! " asked the corres
pondent. "I do , " said the doctor firmly ,
"The physicians would not continue on dutj
at the house if they did not share their opin
ion with mo. I have noted that Gen. Grant'i
four serious attacks come unexpectedly ani
without warning. What reason Is there tc
suppose that the next ono will not come I :
the eamo manner ? "
THE NATION'S PATIENT.
OBKATLV IJITOOVKD.
NEW YORK , April 18. General Grant fell
into a qutot sleep immediately after ten last
night and slept well until two o'clock this
morning , when he awoke , took nourishment ,
goon fell asleep again until five , when heawoke
and nourishment was again given him , lie then
slept lightly until six , whtn he awoke fully ,
took collee , dressed and is now moving quiet
ly about the rooms. Pulse and and tempera
ture nominal.
Last night's refreshing sleep wan another
stride towards Gon. Grant's recovery. From
10 until 2 lie slept without being troubled
with cough which has hitherto caused him
much pain. He looks much improved in
personal appearance , and will , it Is expected ,
take a drive out to-day or to-morrow should
the weather permit ,
OEH. CHANT MUCH IMl'BOVEI ) , THE PHYSICIANS
WEEKLY CONSULTATION.
.
NEW YonK , April 19. Everything patiod
quietly at the Grant mansion last debt.
Cyrus W. Field drove to the house at 0:45 :
o'clock this morning and bad a short conver
with the general , who , he said , he
found teoling and looking much batter than
on his previous vlilt. lie said the doctors
would not allow the general out just at pres
ent , the air was so chilly. At lltfO o'clock
the general appeared at the front window and
teemed to enjoy the bright sunshine which
streamed in upon him. People passing on
the other side of the street noticed his pres
ence , most of the men lifting their bata , which
the general recognized with apparent pleas-
uro. About the same tlmo Jcaeu Grant went
out for a stroll with his little daughter Nellie.
Shu saw the upturned faces on the other side
ff the street , and look up to the win
dow where the general stood and
quickly placing both hands to her
lips and threw a Viss at him. "There's
grandpa , " cried the child as iho did BO , and in
response General Grant nodded to the uhild
and smiled , At 2 o'clock the entire staff of
physicians met In consultation held at this
hour , Drs. Barker , Sands , Hhradjr and Douj ? .
las present. General Grant was found to ho
In an improved condition both general and
local ai compared with the last statement.
The physicians in attendance are and have ,
been in entire agreement concerning this case.
Signed J. U. DOUGLAS , M. D.
CEO. V. BHKADY , M. J > .
Unless an unforseen change for the
worse OO.UH , there will not be
another general consultation in week , Dr ,
rSbrady will not call again until Wednesday.
Dr. Douglas will bo in cbargo and will remain
nights If Gen , Grant desires , The other doctors -
tors are to bo In readlnesa to respond to n call
from Dr , Douglas should A changatako plac.
The general this afternoon , for the firit time
In many dayt , ileptan hour upon his bed.
Gen. Gcorcro I' . McOlcllan , Sidney Dillonand
Alox. S. Webb called In tbo aftoiuoon.
THE aiNEltALjIaiUNT A3 GALLANT AS SVKB.
NEW YonK , April 19. Senator Leland
Stanford , accompanied by the Key , Dr. J. P ,
Newman , entered the Grant residence about
8 o'clock to-night and they remained for two
hours. When they emerged from the house
Dr. Newman said ! "Grant is wonderfully
cheerful. Ho thought that Mrs. Stanford
came with u , and ho walked down stairs to
the pailor to welcome her. He found out Lii
mistake and \vas escorted back to the library
a < ? aln by way if the elevator. Doc or Doug
las CMHO again about 9 o'clock and said there
would bo no bulletins during the night. Gen
Grant will bo without any medical attendant
to-night. I
IBB OPEHA FESTIVAL/ .
COL. HAl'LESON'S HHHF.WI ) VINA.NCIEIUNO ,
Special Telegram to THE BIE.
CHICAGO , April 19. Speaking of the opera
festival , the Herald sayi : " Whllo the festi
val has not boon a source of profit to any
body but Maplosou and his artists , 't Is n
matter of congratulation to the local mana
eera that no less baa boon entailed upon the
gunrauttcs , the managers have had a good deal
of hard work , but that they expected. They
won encomiums on every hand and have the
satisfaction of knowing that they provided
the Chicago multitude with grand opera on a
magnificent scale , at prices that could not
have availed in any other way. The total re
ceipts of the festival have boon In even figures
$120,000 , Out of this bum the guarantors
were , by the terms of their contract , per
mitted to withhold their advance of $20,000.
This left S10G.O.O to bo divided between
Maolcson and the association , each receiving
$53,100. But the wilcy colonel has been
smart enough to pile up a heavy bill of "ex
tras" on the directors. For instance , the ex
tra sum he bad to pay Nevada
was charged to the association , BO it ia
understood to have been numerous other bills
which did not happen to bo provided for in
the original contracts. To cap the climax ,
yesterday the colonel is said to huvo waited
upon the managers and with a pleading voice
asked for a "lean" of SI.COO upon his person
al obligation. There wad , of uourto , ft demur
to this , but the gallant Impressario rhruggod
his shoulders , and intimated that if ho could
not raise that amount to help him , got his
company to New York. Ho could not prom
ise the nppEaranco of any of his people at the
performance last evening. The colonel had
the amateurs where ho usually gets such people
ple , and of c.urso they bad to coma down ,
They "loaned" the § 4,000 ami presumablj
took the colcnel'a note. This $1,000 togotlie
with $5,000 previously wheedled out of tin
association by sharp practice , reduces tb
available resources of the company to abou'
? : ! 5,000. Thlf. it la believed , will pay all out
standing bills and enable the managers ti
strike the clean balance sheet. The note o
Maplesou's for 51 COO , if one waa taken retire
cents the profits of the undertakiog. Tlii
note will probably be deposited in some trus
company and permitted to draw interest for
few hundred years , when the principal an
interest combined will make n haudsom
nucleus of a fund for the permanent endow
ment of a Chicago Operatic Festival. Tin
descendants of Mapleson will no doubt cheer
fully contribute the note and its accumula
tlons for this purpose.
COL. MAPI-K30N'S 80XGDHID3 MIGRATE EAST' '
WABD.
Associated Press.
CHICAGO , April IS. Tbe opera festival
season ended to-night with one of the larges
audiences present at any of the fourteen per'
formances. The patronage was phenominall ;
larfo throughout , the average attcndanci
exceeding 7,000 upon each opera , making th
total attendance exceed 100,000. Dunn ;
the present w ek the weather has been very
bad , but in nowise diminished the crowd
This was illustrated on Tuesday night , whe
Patti and Sealchi sang. The night wa
very stormy , but , with between 10,000 anc
ll.OCO in the auditorium , fully 3,000 won
taken away. On Patti's night premiums o
825 wore paid. On tbeso nights the numbe :
of tingle admission tickets sold exceeded th
natural capacity of the hall , and the admis
slon money was refunded to those who cou'
not secure even comfortable standing room i
the largo foyers and allies. It was a pecullai
sight , n thousand people clamoring to get '
and five hundred or more taking the
money back nt the door and strugglln
to got out. The management , In recogn'
tion or the work performed by Mile. Scalchi
and the evident laver in which she was hel
by the public , presented her with a magnifi
cent testimonial Ia > t night. The manag
ment of the festival Is naturally exceeding ! ,
well pleased at the success of the unJertak
ing and there is a promise of a yearly preien
tatlon of opera on a largo icale , with a post'
bility that a commodious opera house will b
constructed with n view to Its presentation.
The gross receipts will bo about $1:15,000. :
NO OMAHA POOIj.
RATES BETWEEN CHICAGO AND COUNCIL BLUl'FH
ANI ) 01IAIIA IN AN I'NBKTTLKn CONDITION.
Chicago Times , 18th.
A meeting of the general managers and
freight agents of the lines interested In the
Council Bluffs and Omaha tra/lia / was held at
Commissioner Midgloy'a offica yesterday , hav
ing been called to consider the present demor-
s'allzcd condition of local rates on freight from
and east of the Mississippi river to those
points. The business was formerly pooled ,
but the agreement expired December 31 , and
was not renewed , Rates were fairly main
tainod In the interim up to October last ,
when J. F. Tucker , of the Northwest
ern , was appointed arbitrator , retaining
that position until Jan. 1 , when he resigned.
Since that tirr.o things bavo been drifting , no
open cut havincr boon made , but many special
rates granted , and this practice became eo
common that the St. Paul concluded to bring
matters to a crisis , aid with that purpose In
view ascertained the lowest special rate that
had been conceded and made an open rate on
that basis. The necessity for some notion
was at once apparent , and the meeting called
as dialed. Tha result waa a prolonged session
extending from 11 a. m. until 5 p , m.
At first everything moved along most bar-
moniously. All of the roads were repro-
Bonted , and there seemed to bo no difficulty
In fixing up a pool. The provisions and gov
erning rules bad been ( greed upon , and the
association waa looked upon as a fixed fact , so
much BO that the question of the commih-
sionersbip wai under discussion , when ad-
journment for lunch waa bad. Upon reas
sembling , however there was a now develop-
ment. Mr. Marvin llughitt. o ! the North-
wottcrn , appealed upon the scene and
negatived , on the part of bli road , all
that had been done. Ho wonld ogtoo
to no pool that only Included local bull-
nesj up to the Mlsioutl liver , and insisted
that businejs destined for points b yond miut
bolembraccd in its provisions Ufore his road
would become B parly to It. Of course this
was A firebrand. It was trending on the
Western Trunk Line association's frrcmrici ,
and hirmony aud pools became a thing of tlio
past. Mr. Hughitt's petition , as it is under
stood , is that his road will not enter into any
agreement until loino conclusions are reached
upon the tripartite troubles and the ju'Uto of
the North we stern's attitude conceded , inat
is a rather remote possibility just nt pres
ent , and the date of lU realization onoot
iose thlngi about which no ono dnro proph-
isy. As a consequence , yesterdays ettorla
: amo to naught and freight rates between
> olnts cast of the Mlitksippl and Council
Huffs and Omaha will remain in raltlea
rendition. It Is not known whether any fur-
, her action will be taken about the matter
tor the present or any moro efforts made for
m accommodation. St , Paul ( till quotes
> pcn rotes , and the other roads will noCesian-
jy meet them , and a jcramblo for the business
on shippers' own terms will bo the result.
BApplicatlon was made by the executive com
mittee of the Wyoming Stock Growers MIIO
: iatlon for paes privileges for employes accom-
> anjing stoek. The meeting tf fused the np-
illoatlon , Aibitrator Boguo tilling that the
uody did not possess the powsr to deal wit h it ,
and could not coneWoj It until a call had been
Issued for n aencral meeting of all lines party
' ; o the agreement , nt which time the matter
. ould be presented aud dd-lslon m&de. Iwn-
line matters relating to Utah and Colorado
iraffic wore discussed nnd dispoted of , there
selng no points of special Interest to bo con-
lidcted. _
\n Irtlot SctH a iloueo on Flro nnd
nuil Cremated Four People.
RKADIXG , I'a , , April 19. About fou
'clock this morning a Cro occurred tn a fraun
ulldlng several miles from the city in which
our persons , Harry Wcrtzel , aged 11 ; Charle ;
iVerlzel , ngod 13 , sons ot the proprittor ,
, nd Fred Wetaelger , brothers , If. and 2i
years of ago , were burned to death. Th
: auso of the fire was n mystery until Danny
[ ( .noil , n half willed vagabond , appeared air. !
elated that ho came to the place aboul
.1 o'clock last night nnd inado A bed for him
iclf and fell asleep about 3 o'clock this morn
iiiar , nwokc , found the iiro nearly out , put 0
loma coal , and than concluded to walk over t
i noighborV house , a mile aud a half distant.
When he reached there ho saw the fire. The
coroner held an inquect and placed the re-
poiuibllity of thohioou Kuoll.
Thn Illinois
Srni.VGFlKLD , April 18. In the house this
morning there was no quorum present and
the time was taken up on the biialne B of in
troducing unimportant bills . and reading
others the the first timo.Voet ( dcm. )
again o ered resolutions to have the depart
ments investigated , but they were laid on the
table.
table.Welch
Welch , of Cook , offered a bill providing
that the manufacturers of goods or wares of
any kind bo compelled to hive thorn plainly
stamped for identification ,
In the Bonnto the judiciary committee in
troduced a bill preventing the paleot uleomar-
gar i no butter. The balance of the eession
was devoted to reading bills a second time.
In the joint assembly eight senators and
twenty-nine representatives answered to the
roll call. Morrison received 10 , Logan , the
balance scattering. Adjourned ,
Tlio Iron and Steel Workers.
PirrsBuna , April 18. The national conven
tion of the amalgamated association of iron
and steel workers , called for the purpose of
adopting a scale of wnges for the ensuing yeai
from Juno 1st , met hero this morning one
was still in session at midnight , short recesses
having been taken for dinner and supper. A
few minutes before midnight VIce I'reeident
Kernrr left the closely guarded room In which
the convention IB being held and stated that
it had been decided to ask for last year's scale
510.50 per ton for paddlinp , A conference
commlteo will be appointed and coneultation
with the manufacturers will probab'y bo held
on Wednesday next. The manufacturers in.
sist on a reduction in the scale of 28 per cent.
iTouro 1'neuruonla.
ST. Louis , April 19. Dhpatches from Ful i.
ton , Mo. , state that the people of Galloway
county Sare t greatly discouraged at the
failure so far to stamp out pleuro pneumonia
among the cattle m'that county. Loading
Block men of St. Louis will make a personal
appeal to the governor for an extra Hessian ol
the legislature. It ia stated that tbo cattle
interest In the Btato has already suffered a
depreciation in vnluo of over half a million
dollars.
_
Tlio Sr. Ijouls Mystery.
ST. Lotus. April 19. The president of the
board of police commissioners has laid all the
particulars of Mr. Preller'a murder befort
Secretary of State Bayard and the British
minister at Washington and asked their co
operation In arresting the murderer and briug
lug him to justice.
CIVIL SERVICE.
Finds Loopholes Plenty in the
Civil Som'ce Law ,
And bo will Take Every Advan
tage of the Law
To Dismiss Republicans and Fill
their Places with Democrats ,
He has MadoaList of Four Hun
dred Employes
In the Treasury Department , with
their Political Views ,
Ho Can Klnil ono Democrat In Every
KlK > it Applicants who Have
Kxnmlnntlon ,
IMPENDING CHANGES.
I'LEKTY Of LOOl'HOLSS IN THK CIVIL PK&VJCIt
LAW ,
Special Telegram to the BEE.
WASHINGTON , April 19.Thcro are rumors
numerous of Impending changes In the land
and Indian o Hires. Some of tbo principal in
cumbents have been led to bollovo that on
account of their snecli.1 knowledge , they will
bo roappolntod. Indications are now that
mcst of them will not bo , nnd there Is icaaon
to think that some of the moro experienced
men ore uimvilhug to'remaln indefinitely to act
as tutors to the Ignorant now-comerp , unless
they have moro definite assurances than ha\o
been Riven of the tccogmtion of the civil ser
vice principle , their service , and of their re
tention , The drift , hownvcr , In all depart
ments Is towards removals. A gentleman
high In authority , recently ( aid that the crowd
i f oilicu peckers would leiuo Washington.
They would soon tea whether the ndmlulttra-
tlon could get the democrats into oflico.
There nro many loopholes iu the civil ser
vice law , and so far ns thu treasury is con
cerned. Chief Clerk Hlgglna is relied upou ,
the natiotml democracy expects him to do his
duty. Ho has aheady said to have prepared
a list of1,000 names of messenger ? , laborers ,
copyists and persona employed In like capac
ity , who do not technically como within the
civil service rules , and who are to he removed
nt Iho demand of the hungry and the thirsty.
Opposite the natr.c of each person are set
forth all the facts necessary to be known when
appointed , politics , and by whom recommen
ded , Another list Includes the tames of all
clerks and chiefs of division ? , snowing the
date of the appointment of each , his politics ,
by whom recommended , whether appointed
under the civil acrvico rule ? , etc , All in
cluded In the first list can bo discharged , aud
their places filled by the i ecrotiuy nt his
pleasure. It In understood to be the Inten
tion to "purge" this list by discharging every
person therein named , before July lit , who
IB a republican. Higglns has diicovered also
that of the clerks In the classified rervico
, comparatively few was appointed einco the
civil service law and regulations became oper
ative. In the matter of dismissals the secre
tary of the treasury possesses full
power , but the appointments can bo mado.
only in the manner provided by law ,
] here again Higglns is ready with a sly sugges
tion , "It ia tine , " ho reasons , "that when
wo want a clerk we must chose ono out of
four , whoso names have been sent us by the
civil service commission , or else reject nil
and have the nnmcH of four other persona cer
tified to us. It will bo strange if we can't find
at least ono democrat in every eight persona
who have paesed the civil service examina
tion. " In other words , unless careful and
intelligent observers ) who are his friends are
greatly mistaken , Iliggms proposes to sup
plement the civil service examination iu each
case with ono of his own invention to dis
cover whether or not the applicant is a demo
crat. In conversation with his Intimate
friends Higgins makes no secret of his purpose
to take advantage of every weak spot in the
civil eervice law and regulation ,
The Telegraphers Want Their Extras
Kcitorod ,
CHICAGO , April 19 , Two hundred tele
graph operators in the employ of the Wentern
Union company In this city held n meeting
this afternoon and unanimously adopted the
following resolution :
Resolved , That tbo officers of the WcBtern
Union are respectfully requested to re
store the extras on the same basis OH they
were before the reduction took place. Thu
operators present held that as the extra pay
for extra work was cut during the dnll season ,
now when business is active it should bo iu-
stored ,
March April May
When the weather grows warmer , tliat
cxtrcmu tired fedlnc , want ot appetite ,
dullness , languor , anil lassitude , allllct
almost the entire human family , nnd Kcrof-
ula nnd other diseases caused l > y humors ,
manifest themselves with ninny. It IH lin-
possltlo to throw oft this debility and expel
humors from the hlood without the aid of a
rellnblu mcdlclno like Hood's Harsaimrllla.
" I could not sleep , and would gut up In
the morning with hardly llfo enough to get
out ot lied. I had no appetite , nnd my
tace would break out with pimples. 1 bought
At no otlirr season Is the nystem so sus-
ceptllilo to tlio beneficial ellcctH ol a ro-
llalilo tonic nnd InvlgoPant. The Impure
state o ( tlio blood , thu dcrnngcd digestion ,
nnd the weak condition of the body , caused
liy Its long hattlo with the cold , wintry
Masts , all call for the reviving , regulating
nnd restoring Influences so happily and
effectively combined In Hood's Harsaparllla.
"ilootl'H Harsaparllla did mo a great deal
of good. I had no particular disease , but
\va tired out from overwork , and U toned
mo up , " MJIB. 0. K. SIMMONH , Cohocs , Ii. V.
Hood's Sarsaoarilla
a bottle of Hood's Barsajiarlll.i , and soon
began to sleep soundly ; could get up with
out that tired and languid feeling , nnd my
appetite Improved. " It , A , SANFOHD , Kent <
" I had been much troubled ! > y general
debility , Last spring Hood's Sarsaparllla
proved Just the thing needed. I derived an
Immense amount of benefit. I never felt
better. " II , 1' . MILLET , Uoston , Mass.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Sold by all driiKKlbts. f 1 ; six for tc. Made
only by C. I. IIOOU & CO. , Lowell , Hess.
JOO Doses Ono Dollar
" For BCVPII years , spring and fall , I had
scrofulous sores como out on my legs , and
for t\\o years was not frco from them at
all. I suffered very much. Last May I began
taking Hood's Harsaparllla , and before I had
taken two bottles , the sores healed and tbo
humor left me. " 0. A. AIINOLD , Arnold , Me.
"There Is no blood purifier equal to Hood's
Sarsajiarnia. " K.fl. | VHKLI-S , Rochester , N.V.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Bold by u1l druggists , tl ; nix for $5. Made
only by 0. I. HOOD & CO. , Lowell , Mass.
IOO Doses Ono Dollar
V tilery coftere ,
"Because
osfiere recognized
Smoking Tobacco anb
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