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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. SIXTEENTH YEAR OMAHA. SUNDAY MORNING , MARCH 13 , 1887.-TWELVE PAGES. NUMBER 207 EUROPE'S ' 'SITUATION. The True Inwardness of the Matter Ex plained By Prominent Austrians. VIENNA FULL OF WAR RUMORS. How Germany Wishes to Oomplicato Other Countries to Secure PROSPECTS FOR CIVIL STRIFE. Berlincrs Look With Horror Upon Anything Likely to Oauso a Conflict. .DE LESSEPS BERLIN RECEPTION. Frenchmen Greatly Pleased With the Gra cious Treatment Accorded Him. MARRIAGE OF MME. NILSSON. The Pnrlq Munluhinl Council Hliuts Down on Bookmakers The Latest Sprint ! Pnslilons Gnlcty nt Pau Other News War Gossip l-'roin Austria. ( CojwfoMS67 ? < u Jamc * Goiilon llennelt , ] VIKXXA , March 12. [ New York lleiald . \ Cable Special to the Br.K.J Vienna has be come for tlio llmo being the center of nil the wnr gossip. Tinclng these rumors to their origin Is hard work , but I have succeeded In locating two or thrco of Iho men whoso opin ions and words have filtered through half a ( loren friends and the friends' friends have kept tlio city interested. Being well in formed , these men nro necessarily , ns Vienna goes , too much bound by position to allow Intervlewltm To avoid suppressing Interest ing matter , I take , thcrefoie , the alternative of suppressing names. AMHIilCA'H WnONO IMPI'.KSSIOXS. Said one ot these men to me : " 1 read the Herald , and once In n whllo some of the. other American papeis. What strikes me most ns icgnrds American views of the con tinental situation Is llinl none of of you seem to have the lensl Idea of the tuio Inwardness of Russia's relations wllh Geimany. None . of you see lhat Germany docs not want lo tight Fiance , does not want to light Russia , In fact , wants only to get other nations to do Its lighting. Austria and Russia , France and Italy these are Iho two wars laid out by German diplomats. Very clever work they nro doing , too , to bilng them nbout. Consider that Austria Is warned that Geimany wilt not nld Austria lu nny wnr against Russin , brought on by Iho Bulirnrlnn question. Al the samu tlmo there went n note to Russia telling of this warning and dwelling on Ger many's total Indlilerence to the manner in which the eastern question is settled. An in vitation to Russia , you say , Quito so ; in fact , morn thnn nn Invitation , for our gossip has it that n noted , , In fact , you might even say n famous , German stormed up nnd down his room the day after the latest Bulgnilan fiasco and swore that If Germany had had such cowardly fools for leaders there would now be no Germany. in : MKAXT Tim JIUPSIAXS. You think ho meant the Russians ? Well , I have heard others muko the same remark. What Is also curious In the matter is thai Germany knows that wo must.fight Russia if Russia attempts to take Bulgaria. Wo don't ' want to , but wo must. Wo would split Into half a do/.on pieces within a year if wo did not do so. Does It not occur to you thai Ger many still dreads Austria almost as much as It dreads Itussla , nnd would therefore take a double pleasure In watching an Austro-Rus slan war ? I'll toll you why. Germany dreads Austria. Germany has still to go through a welding process like that your civllswar wns for you. It Is very tnr from certain that the South German kingdoms will peacefully allow another Prussian kaiser lo rule them and enlarge llerlln nt the expense of their potty capitals. CIVIL WAH KI.IMKXT. : Why does docs Prussln show delight when yon say the old emperor Is good for twenly pears yet ? Because every wcH Informed Prussian dreads a foreign enemy far loss than ho does Internal jealousies. He knows as wo all know , that under the next German kaiser an attempt at secession will bo made by ono or more German stales. Aushln does nolcounl for much in Kuiopcan politics , but wo are a largo factor in German politics. . Suppose wo choose to endorse the action o any ono of the Gei man states which dcslios to secede from Germany , nnd perhaps even to join our federation. Germany could whip us most decidedly. I know that. But hov about Franco ? Do you suppose Franco wouh allow any small German state to bbopprcssci by Prussia ? My dear sir , you little know Iho innate justice and gencio.slty of France. France would , at any cost of blood niu money , help a seceding state from Prussia Franco would even go to Berlin to sco thai the seceder had a fair trial. Yes , Franco am Austria , aided by a German civil war , could easily got to Berlin. Both nations remem ber , too , that It would merely be a visit re turned rather tardily. Or.llMAXY'S I'OSITIOX TOWARDS ACSTJIIA Germany docs not want Austria destroyer quite , but wo were told some tlmo ngo tha Germany would not allow Kussla to Ink Vienna. Russia was also told so. A clove Idea , that of the Germans , to allow us to b beaten but to gvamntco our capital. I greatly Increases the activity of the wa party hero lu Vienna. Wo arc to bo kept a a barrier against Russia , but so weakenei that some time we will ask admission to tli German empire Ihnt empire which Is , jot know , the dream of all good Prussians , an which includes Belgium , Holland , a little o Russia an * ! a good deal nt this poor Austria bo wo are to light Russia In f tut Iterance o German plans. 1 have no doubt we shall d so. It would bo a big war , crippling boll . sides nnd leaving Germany more than eve mistress of Europe. ' .VtlVSlir. WAXTS r-KACK. Why docs Germany desire peace for Itself Any second secretary will toll you that Ger many has not yet digested Alsace Lorraine. Besides , Germany wants to manufacture and 1 grow rich , whll'j ' the lighting li done by others. What has Germany ( o gain by wnr ? Territory could net bo taken except after war with Russia , which Germany will never will I- ingly risk. Frucel oot a t treat to Ger many as you sitJiti to VUt'ik. France Is the stay r.d comfort of all our used German friends. I only iclib wo htd a Franco powerlcw as an < > i auiy , hut to alt powtrful at elections as to clvo ns an overwhelming , Bovtrnment majority ro time year * . 1 ' ? really do not think Geimtur could to gov erned If Franco were not a bogy , idurnyg nt Iinnd to Ef arij lie voteis to whom the minis try 1-j opr-ojeU. U'Miurck lotto ! cs a spring uud up JUuipt KojUtg r. Thou the alals- try cot * wlitt tt o au nd tt votert j ntf rou vaulrt destroy the main spring of the German gov- eminent. It is a fact , however , that Franco Is now too strong to suit Germany. HOW ITALY STANDS. People say that Italy Is tempted by the offer of liio o parts of old Italy now In France. That Is mere gossip , however. Perhaps - haps Italy Is too good to take territory from a neighbor , or too cautious to light for It. It Is true , though , that such a policy would stilt Germany very well , as Franco would thus be weakened and Italy would In the future bo bound to Germany by fear of Fiench re- vcngu. of one thing you may bo certain 1I Franco 1 will not bo too much wca'vancd. It Is I rccognl/ed too ' .Tell ( j ttio German leaders that a llUJo external pressure Is needed to Keep the German empire in shape. Fiance supplies this. IIISMAIICK'S ci.nvr.u TACTICS. By the way , did you notice how wonder fully clever weie Bismarck's election tactics ? ilolmd apirllament which , In the natural course of events , must bo ro-clcctcd within ten months and which was then quite sure to contain a hostile majority. Suddenly the old statesman turns politician , appeals to patriotism , and Uoulangcr talks once or twice about \vhlto\eal , and In a trice has a majoilty , hound to him hc.irt and soul for tlneo years , and a mlnoilty so disheartened as to be helpless. It was wonderful. Such n man might almost made a nation of Austro- Hunjary. The gentleman who talked as above Is a lit tle bitter against even his own country , but this comes much motu from fear for Its future than from any disloyalty. APFAIK8 AT A Peaceful Feollnc 1'rcvnilca the Of- flcliil Circles. iropt/ifi/ht / / JSS7 li ] } Jninta ( Ionian Hewlett , ] Br.m.ix , March 13. [ New York Herald Cable Special to the Biu.J : The week has been one of Dchcsseps , of picpniatton for tlio still distant Imperial ninetieth birthday nnd of politics. However , ns legntds poll- tics , so lit miy grounded is German fallh In Bismarck's desire for peace thai several pas tors have said liiimhlngly that the mostdnii- gcrousnews of ate Is liio birth of two young lions In Biilia's zoological gaidcns. The fear of wnr , which two weeks ngo seriously affected the thoughts nnd plans of the great mass of Gcimans , Is now so far passed away as to have become a jest. One paper , lor In stance , tells of a panic ciented In a frontier vlllngo by a paillculnr joker who rend with emphasis the weather wainlng of n so\ero depression advancing Irom Franco towaid Berlin. Well-informed opinion In Bcillnac cepts as beyond dispute several political points , which are certainly impoitniit. BUlli : OF OKItMAN PKACK "Germany will have no war. " This is the flrsl axiom among elides which consider themselves politically wise. The light but continuous movements ot troops along tlio French frontier have caused some anxiety , but neither n Russian or Fiench war is Icared. Russia is said to have dually como to terms , therefore it Is thought thete will be peace , at least so fnr as Geimany is con cerned. Those who argue that Germany wishes ngatn to fight Franco either know nothing of the feelings and wishes of Iho German people and those gre.it men who rule Germany , or else they aio hopelessly acidulated by French hatred. No fact In more quickly nor more firmly impressed upon these who meet leading Get mans than the all-pervndlng deslio of peace , urom the kaiser , thtough the chancellor , down to the bootblnck , nil seem to look with horror nt anything likely to cause war. Germany can gntu nothing , but may lose much , by war ; thcicfoto why fUht unless compelled to dose so ? This is the universal feeling ns I find it. "Peace at any price , except at the loss ofGei- man honor or German tenltory , " well ex presses what has been said publicly and con fidentially by oveiy German lender. AS KIlfJAlllKS AUS11IIA. Point the second regards Austria. With brutal kindness , so It Is said , Germany told Austria thai Germany is nol and can never in any wav bo interested In the eastern ques tion. Austria may tight for Constantinople , but if beaten by Russia must expect no Gei- uian aid , unless , indeed , Vienna itself be threatened , when Girmnny would Intervene. All this , according to Berlin opinion , was first communicated to Russia and was tin consideration for which Itussla agreed to re fuse the oilers of France that is Russia takes Bulgaria Instead of helping France tc Alsnce-Loraine. ITALY AS AX AM.V. Point three lies In tlio belief that Italy will , by her heavy armament and general alertness , prove a valuable ally lo Germany , although she will nol bn relied upon as ar ally In actual wnr. Just what bone Is offerci to mnke the dog growl nt the right moment Bcilln opinion does not know. IIKSPIXT FOlt IlISMARCK. The Beilln public seldom paid much atten tlou to Iho iclchstng which , siuce Wcdnes day's vote on septennntc , has showed a spll in the opposition. It Is considered by the public mainly as a place selected by Prince Bismarck to make an occasional importan declaration of his policy. So much so is this the case thai Iho galleries nio full or cmptj according as Bismarck comes or goes. Oi Thursday Prince Bl.smarok walked with his son llei bert from the i elchstng lo his palace on the Wilhelmstinssc. It was quite touching to see the respectful way In which the ciowd followed , All slopped wllh bale head ns tlio chancellor passed. No policeman or guard wns near him. There was no jostling nor noise , but the orderly crowd overywhein as he passed showed a respect almost amountIng - Ing to reverence. Pilnco BUumick walked with a firm tiead , making occasionally mili tary salutes. Ho Impressed mo as both well and strong , nnd showed no liaco of unusual care and certainly none of thai nervousness which come from over.voik or more limn usual anxiety DKI.ESSKI'.V VISIT. The Dol.ossopfj programme has been car- 'tied out as cabled last Sunday. Every Ber lin paper has devoted much space to comments - ' ments on the 'Vrand Franeals , " always of the kindliest typo. His arrival was watched by a group of reporters , who have also fol lowed him dally and who have obtained In terviews. On Wednesday night .ho em press held a special reception In his honor , when ho sat at the empress' table with Voi\ \ , Moltko nnd the crown prince. For awhile thn emperor looked In and chatted with the four. M. Uehesseps greatly pleased the Ger mans by saying that the emperor was younger In appearance than he was twenty years ago. Yesterday M. DeLosseps was re- celved by some scientific men at the Kthno- logical museum. Regret Is expressed hero that ho did not postpone his Uslt until the kaiser's birthday , the fcsthitfcs of which are Inow belnz arranged on a scale almost unprc- cedented. Twenty or thirty kings , princes and grand dukes have already sent word ot their coming. Ihe question ot precedence amons such a mixed crowd of rovaitles Is al- ready puzzling the ablest Gerui&u minds. QUKE.N r.OUlSK'SltlHTUDXV. On Thursday was celebrated the aunlver- sary of the birthday of Queen Louise. As iisnul the graceful statu * In the Tu'ergarten swas walled In by boautlt.il tnittst * of the rarest flowers , while as background apalnst Inn evergreen lives were an intrd sloping | b d ot dellotte aokred i.iwer * serving tc j oiiUInt tfee ( Utuc. lu the u.oruttu the court visited the memorial. All day crowds of people ple passed to and tro before It. K.VI.AIim.VO KUtl'i'N FACTOllY. Asa kind of warning against too great a certainty about peace comes the news that Kntpp's vast cannon factory will bo further enlarged to enable It to fill orders. TALK WITH Till : "OUAXII THANCA ! " . " This evening IsawM. DeLesseps just after ho had had an hour's conversation with Prince Bismarck. M. DeLeaseps told mo to assttio Americans thai In his opinion there was no possibility Of rjtr \ between UP nauyv I Riia franco. " 'hero had been mlsiituler- standings , but Franco had behaved so well hal lltoso weie now removed. He then spoke enthusiastically ot the extreme cordlIt ulityof his recaption by cvciy ono In Berlin , "rom the cmneior down. M. DaLesscs ireakfastcd to-day with the crown prince , During his stay In Berlin ho has talked with nearly every great personage hero. Ho asked rae lo say that his visit to Berlin Is so mroly personal and unolllclnl that it is nntut ral llml no decorallon should bo given to ilni. Besides ho has alieady the highest Prussian order. Ho .spoke pleasantly of his returning to America when t.io Panama canal Is opened. PAU1H1AN POINTS. nocoptlnn nt Ilnrlln 1'ro- hlliltlrit ; Hotting nt Horse Itaccs. ICiipnitutit 1SS l > u Jain * * Qualm /Jeimctt.1 I'Ains , March 12. [ Now York Hoiald 3nblc Special to the Br.E. ] De Lesseps' nearly leceptlon at Berlin Is having n hiost excellent ctrect throughout France. It even cncoutngud n few opllmists to hope Hint it Is after nil not n mere dream that the buintiig questions that now separate the two nations may eventually bo settled by a pencetil ! com promise. But , be that as It may , theio Is no : loubt that the fact of Del.esseps slinking liands with Kaiser Wllhclm , Bismarck and Von Multke , has greatly mitigated the bit terness that the very mention of these three names naturally produces In the breasts of ill Frenchmen. So , whether Do hosscps lias any distinctly diplomatic mission-or not , the mere fact of liispie eitco in Berlin nmplv justifies tlio wisdom of the French govern ment In having urged him to go tlieie. tan morality ol the Paris municipal council against the bookmakers have extinguished all attempts at gaiety this week. The Paris ians have entered so thoioughly Into the ex citement of betting on hoiso racing that they will not bo deprived of their holiday amuse mcnt without a vigoious protest. The Pails- Ian liookmakcrs are , as a uile , very noisy and very unsympathellc Individuals , but the ac tion of the municipal authorities has almost elevated them to the rank of mailyis. i was present Thtirsdavat the Anteuell steeple chases where , as alr ° ady cabled you , the bookmakers , stitick , and for the first time In the annals of the Fiench tuif theio was horse racing without bettluc. It was a cold , windy day , aud nobody took the slightest Interest lu the hoises but gathered mound the laigocoal fireplaces thcro are on the grounds and admired the toilets of the pretty actresses and demi-mondaiiies who weio out In grdht niimheis to see the ex pected combat between the police and the bookmakers , who seemed greatly disap pointed. Prince de St. Gian , president of the society steeple laces , walked about a pad dock accompanied by picfet de laAn and jnefet de police. I asked the prince what ho thought of horsc-rnclng without betting , liesald In the long lun ho found it practi cally impossible to prevent betting. Betting , whether Immoral or not , has now become a hi inly established custom with the P.uislan public. All thct can bo done will be to iciru- late it in such a way as to protect the inter est of the owners of horses ami of the public that pays monoy-tosuppoit horse-racing , I am fully confident Hint tins will be done It all parties keep their tempers and have pa tience. . I also held a conversation with Mr. Henry Kochelort , who never misses an Impoitant liorso-race , and who cxpiesscd the same opinion us do St. Gran. KNOCKING ouTTicKnr IIIIOKKISS. The Purls municipal councllfcls also about to open n campaign against theater ticket biokers who manage to buy up all the best places In the thcateis nnd sell them lu the btrct-ts at exorbitant prices. Sw irms of these ticket vendors have lately made thn theaters unapproachable , and their suppression will be us popular as the campaign against the bookmakers Is unpopular. IIODIHS rillOHTFUI.I.YMANOI.KD. . Mi. llaulf , an American , has just nriivcd heio from Hclfort where ho saw the bodies of these killed by the Melinite explosion , llo says tlio men are ono mass of jelly. Even the bones seems to have been crushed by the tremendous force of the explosion. Ono man , kowevei , had his skull split In two just as if it had been cut in halves by a sur geon's instrument , the two portions remainIng - Ing almost Intact. - LATHST SI'IllXO KASIIIOXS. The fashipns for the present spring prom ise a letuin to simplicity of form lor ladles' diess. The elaborate looping * and drapenes of bygone seasons have given place to flat , straight folds , to trimmings of embroldeilcs and braiding , and to straight drapery al the hack ot the skirt. There is also a return to the princesses style tor the backs of diesscs , sklit fronts and corsage , fronts being .com posed ot lace. For later use flounces aio preferred to wide lace nets. These lace nif- lies are put on In various fantastic style ? , either obliquely or forming points , with an ornament In the head , passementro placed at tlio apex of each point and matching in color tlio material of the dress. Very wide elegant snelies , lu soft materials , sucU as ciepo or surah , will bo worn later In the season , caught in largo loops and with long , wide ends falling over the skirt. They can bu worn at the back or at one side , ac cording to fancy , and are shown either plainer or embtoldered , or trimmed with large silk fringes. The favorite color this spring will bo giuy In all Its shades , from the darkest stieet gray to a delicate silvery tone. Black Bilk dresses are decreasing In popularity owing to the Introduction of a now silk fabric known as peau-de-poie , ana which Is at once thick and soft and promises to wear well. Theio Is n determined effort now on foot In the realm of fashion for the suppres sion of the fringe of hair over the forehead or at least to dimin ish the volume and width of the frizzed curls over the brow. Unless a lady has an exceptionally well shaped forehead the pushing back of all of the hair Is extreme ly trying to oven the prettiest face. It Is probable , therefore , that the fringe will bo re tained , though possibly of diminished width , Wo are threatened with the Chinese style of coiffures. But very few faces can stand the straining back of all the lialr. The very high puffs , loops and aigrettes that at one tlmo thieatened to make the ladles' coiffure In the eyenlng rival the very highest of her street hats , have now almost wholly disappeared. Evening dress slippers are now worn with scircety any trimmings , a small buckle of rhluc stone , confining a tiny bow of ribbon , being alone lulmlssable. Black or brown kid slippers are worn wltn dark dresses for deml- toilette , Tbo slipper Is now cut rery low over thu Instep , tne stockl tf bolng embroidered or open worVed'lu a line , lace-like manner. t MLSSON'S WKDD1NO. A Very Quiet Affair in n Dingy Mttle Clinpel , [ roi/rfoiJ } | ? t ( 7bu Jiiinm (7oiinii ( ! Hennttl. ' } PAIIIS March 12. New York Herald Cable Special to the BIIK.J Marie Christine Nllsson's wedding came oil at noon to-day In the dlnpy little chapel do la Compassion , sit uated OH the ground floor of the Madeline. The air was cold , the sky ' 5 cloudv. atul J : tlio Same tlmo that ih& wedding ceremony was being performed In the chapel a funeral was going on overhead In the church proper. The wedding was strictly quiet , only the fam ily and a few Intimate friends , perhaps thirty In all , being present. At three minutes be fore < midday the brldo entered the chapel , leaning on the arm ot M. Ambrolsc Thomas who was half hidden by orders , decorations and an cnoimous fur coat The few guests that had ar rived before the bridal paity were told to < wait In the cold , draughty stone-paved passage. Finally , however , n gorgeous beadle solemnly Introduced them Into tlio icgister- Ing room , wheie warmth fiom the hot water pipes gave cheer and comfort. Then , much to < cveryoiio'sastonlshmont , another wedding party ln\aded the place in all the brilliancy of white satin and orange blossoms , evi dently ' that of some petite bourgeoiso com municant of the pailsh. Kissing apd con gratulations had just begun when we weie summoned to the clinpel , so wo icciosscd the diaughty vestibule , passed thioitc.h n red- cm tallied dooiway , and were Introduced Into tlio most dismal wedding place it Is possible to Imagine. In this chapel arecelebir.ted the mairlages mlxles , when the husband and wife are of dillerent lellglon. It is a long , nairow place , with rows of straw chairs acainst the wall. At the tar end were a couple of velvet covered laulculls for the brld nnd bridegroom , who. after shaking hands with their frlonds.seated themselves at the command of the otllclating priest. In fiont of Count Miranda , and be hind the wlilte-hnlred priest , hung a hand some piece of old Bcauvals tapestry , while on either side , to enliven tlio scene , there were lauiel wicaths. Daylight struggled through the skylight that had evidently not been scoured forthe occasion. The white- haired priest pronounced tin benediction. The cold ring was placed on the bride's linger. Then came a short allocution , and the ceiemony was over. A PI.fcASANT CIlAXOi : . Suddenly a largo , silver-chained and dusky- clad hussler Him , ; back the tapestry and a ulory of lighted candles and flowers was dis closed to view , the gilt altar at the far end of a coirespondlngly built chapel to that In which the benediction had been given. The change was a pleasant'one , for theio a car pet ran along the center of n marble floor , and ail the chads were of crimson velvet. The mass was celehiatcd. The most triking feaimo of the ceremony was ihat not one note of music broke the monotony ot the service. Behind the Couqt and Countess Miranda sat the four witnesses to the mairiuge Count Lew- cnhaupt , the Swedish minister , and M. Ambroiso Thomas lor the countess ; Don Mbarada , the Spanish ambassador , and the Marquis Casalverta for the count. At 1 o'clock was I'oimed tlio procession to the otherwise the above mentioned registry room , whej-o the newly made countess received hearty congratulations. . Till ! llIEIIruM COKTIJMi : . Slio looked radiantly handsome in a charm ing nnd becoming toilet of electric blue val entine , with stripes ; of velvet ornamenting the waist , tunic and edge of the shirt. The waist opened over a skirt of pale blue , trimmed with spongy cropon uo solo held hei e and there with a plcott of ribbons and small windmill bows of blue moire. A capote bonnet of Jot , with bows ot electiic velvet on the fiont and a spray of la France loses , completed t'lo ' attire. Her jewels were sapphires and d'amoiuK ' Attached on thu lett side ot ler waist were the star and order of Sweden , the Jailer In blue enamil nnd diamonds , the former a glittering muss of biilllants Over her lang pittn do suede gloves were u scries of nniio | diamonds and snpphlie bracelets. A frloul who was present at .Mine. Ncilson's jllrst wedding In London years ago , told no she looks younger and prettier to-day tlun she did then , but there uas a ticmcndouscontrast between the gor geous ceiemony [ hen and the dismal one to-day. The bild-groojii looked pleasant and smiling nndL'ry Spanish In his e\cning dress with the ( iterations of Isabella , the Catholic , and the Leirion of Honor. THU Xr.WsTEI'-DAUOIITiil. : Mile. Miranda poked beautiful. She is lithe , tall and giadtful with fascinating eyes like diamonds. Sie seemed very much Im pressed by the cermuny , and congratulated the countess wltlA filial kiss after the bone- diction. Mile. Miranda wore a clmrmine slate grey costnmj of Mlk , with a waist-coat of cream flemish point Attached to the waist was an antiquesilver trinket. A dainty little bonnet of rue Charles , otherwise vine gar pink , threw Ute relief the jet black hair nnd Spanish oy of tlio wearer. A baby front ol loops of iioo ( sathi and tulle , and a laigo bunch of loop , pink hyacinths was completed by atiljgs of the same hue knotted on one side. After leaving tie dbmal , cold , damp chapel the party drove ) to the Continental hotel where a small wcidliiKdejiiner was served. 3 BIIK WU.Ii < < iA.VK TJIK M'ACIK. The countesse Miranda , In reply to my questions , said : 'I shall not sins any moio In public. " "Not even for clarity ? " I asked. "Well , perhaps jnco In a whllo for charity , " she replied. The count auij countess Intend to pass most of their tliio In London , where they have a superb reslence. t YAOIITNO MATTKUS. The Start of Ifp Coronet and Daunt less DiHCMetf In London. [ f 'opiiriahl 1SS7 u Janus Onnltn llennttt , ] Loxnox , Marci 12. ' [ New York Herald Cable Special to ] The two yacht club houses near tcoidilly were fairly well filled this evenlni T'ho ocean race was eagerlydiscussedJ Home private dispatches trom New Yoik'ab6at ' the Coronet and Dauntless were ( nowi , and again th'esu yachts formed Iheurlnclpal topic of conver sation. I totind U rajwas a general approval of nn official nolle potted up w hlch read thus : Centei-bourd yaJitSrWlll bo pet milted to compete tn a the races of the club during tljo rrtnt yeai .provided their boards are s 'urt-ly ' fixed In any posi tion and sealed to ho satisfaction of the com mittee at or bef o 0 p. m. of the day pro- vlous to the i ace. It Is probable that our races for the iublli prize will take place at ( 'owes on Kridal tiatnrdaj and Monday. July 2l > , SO , and \ustl. I * . W. CMAIII.EWOOR , Se etnry Royal Yacht Club , A yacht owner ils morning writes to the Field presenting Ills objection to this ar rangement , whlctjho argues , Is clearly con- trary to section 8 the yacht raclngassocia- tlou sailing rules. IA writes : "Cmiter-board yachts are not ad IsKable , and It would seem to me that the n : > ( ta com ml I too ought to abide by this rr.le alas the yacht racing asso- elation agrees tu i ; Miftll ho sr.J'ianded. Clearly the objeetif yacht rtcln g ts to de of hull and canvas for a sailing vessel In all weathers , and to dis countenance the construction of purely lac ing machines ; and It Is universally admitted that the yacht racing association rules have been most successful in doing this. " COMMKXTS or TIU : riiKss. The dally press seems lo ha\o caught the yachting fcvnr. This evening's Glcbi edi torially remarks regard Ing tlio all around the tlnee coast ; rac01 "colonel Bullcr Is right in asserting that the race reflects credit on the Hoyal Thames \ adit club. But It will do much more. It will ha\o a boncllclnl effect upon Kngllsh yachting , bring together ves sels of various rigs , and suggest modifica tions In the existing lines. It may also bo expected to bilng about structural Im provements In the diicetlon of seawoithl- ness , comfort and economy. Altogether the race promises to bo not only liileres > llnir , but useful. " This evening's St. James Ga/ette says In aneditotial : "Though not much Is known even on the Clyde the yacht Tlilstlo Is being built to race for tlio America's cup at New York. Little mystery is made of the I act thai she will in every way bo a Ihoi- oughly rcpiescntallvo typo ot the modern British steel cutter. Her keel isbolng formed of semi-circular steel plates , Into which lead ballast has alieady been pouted In a molten condition. The dimensions of thu boat , according to the conditions ot the challenge , will bo posted lo New York within n few dujs. As she will bo launched privately , it Is exceedingly likely that the Ameticans will not obtain till alter the ince the slightest Idea of her lines under water. No tower than lour boats are be in if built In Ameiica lo de fend the cup. The champion of these , after the tiial , will be pitted against the Thistle lor the best out of three of the matches. " Bvthe way yourcoiicspondentatGreenock contiims to the London oillco his interview with Mr. Watson denying thoauthentlclty of thedescilptlon of the Tlilstlo as published In IheBo-iton lleiald. This Intel view the de signers somewhat questioned , but there was simply , sas thu correspondent , a cleilcal eriorin the date of the dispatch. AFFAIItS AT ROME. Tlio K. of Ij. Question Dr. AlcOIynii Still Silent. [ CopirtoWW)7 / ) tis/J'imct ' Qonhn Hennctt.l KOMI : , Maicli 12. | Ncw Yoik Herald Cable Special to the Bin : . ] The question of the Knights of Labor has been definitely transiericd from the propaganda to the holy oil ice. Some months , It is probable , will elapse beloio the matter Is settled. The pope Is titular prefect ol the holy olliee. The acting head on ordinaiy occasions Is Mgr. Sallua , the grand Inquisitor , who Is as sisted by the council of car dinals and monslgnorl , Including Cnidlnal Monaco , La Valletta as secretary , Caidlnals Parocchi , Simeon ! and Ledochowski. Noth ing less like an Inquisition can well bo im agined lhan Mgr. Sallula. llojs the most tolerant and gentle of ecclesiastics. 1 once paid him a visit at his ofllclal residence , which hoshnies with a lot ot chattering wash- ei women and a company of Italian soldiers. When 1 left , although I was a hcietlc , he gave mo his benediction , nt tlio same lime lemindlng mo of tlio famous savins of Plus VII : "An old man's blessing harms no body. " JI'OI.YXX STII.T , SU.KNT. No news from Dr. McGlynn lias bten re ceived by the propaganda. His prolonged silence Is discouraging even to his warmest friends heic. The longer ho delays bis jouinoy to Itomc' ' - less ctmnco ho will have of being restored to Ids pastoiate. The ultramontane party at the Vatican is making a determined effort to regain Its influence. The next diplomatic and administrative- appointments will show whether It Is successful. CAItniNAI , GlIillO.NB IlKbTI.VO. Cardinal Gibbons has been enjoying a few days of rest at Porto d'Aiulo , the ancient nntlum. Ho has been much benefited by the sea breezes. Among the latest ecclesiastical arris-als In Homo is Father Stumpe , of New York , who has been suttVilns fiom an attack of nervous prostiallon. BKECHER HO.\OKir > . Tributes to Ills Memory From KIIK- llsli Clergymen. [ Coj/i | lulit JSS * ' < u Jamca ( lO/iioii TJmtif'M ' LONDON , Maich 12. [ New York Jlciald Cable Special to the Bri : . | All the Lon don papers contain long cables about the Heecher funeral. The leligloiis weeklies Issued to day contain poitraits , wllh comments - ments on the life and death of the great American preacher. It is understood that several noncontormlst clergymen will to- moirow preach funeral sermons , notably Dr. Paiker of the City Temple. The Rev. A. R. Hawes , a popular Church of England clergyman who Is well known in New York as a writer and lecturer , paid a tribute to the memory of Mr. Heecher last evening' in his church. Ho referred to the early antl-sla\ery struggle thus : "In that great cause only a few men at first stood firm. Among them were Lowell , Emerson , Wendell Phillips , Suinner and. last but not least , Beechcr. 'He's a slave , ' wrote Lowell , 'who dares not bo in the right with two or three. ' In those days to bo In the right meant to be pelted with rotten eggs , to bo assaulted in the street , and to bo cut by your Irleiuls. Hut In these days Bcecher's voice thundered lorth tha anthem of freedom until the land wns awakened from end tq end. Lincoln used to say ( hat Heecher was thogicalcst motive force he'had in thu north ! Whatever may have been his errois , ho was n gieat man , a great orator , and a laigo hcaitcd friend to humanity. U will certainly not be possible to make up the history of tlio United Stales in the nineteenth century without giving a foremost and honorable place to the name of Beecher. " Already an Kngllsh publisher has an nounced that a biography of Mr. Beechcr Is In preparation , and boys are selling his sermons In pamphlet form In the vicinity of Fleet stieet. _ PLEASURE AT PAU. Winter . , Hnsldoiits Reinforced by Snarthqunko Refugees. lCojtjf/it./SS7 | ? by Jatnw foitl < > > \ nennrtt , ] PAU.fi March 12.-Ncw | York Herald Cable Special to the UKI : . | Pau is over flowing with visitors , for besides the regulnr winter residents , many American , English and Husslan caithquakc retugccs from the Riviera ) have aiflved here. Many of these refugees are still so badly frightened that they refuse to take a room upstalis and will put up with any room : ; on the ground floor rather than mount a stalicase. I.r.XTKX AMU8KMEXT8. Now that Lent has begun there Is little to record in the way of galtlcs. Mrs. Lawrence , however , had private theatricals which wuro very well done. The nctors were Mine , do Curulra , Comte Rene de Montebello , M. do Cuadra , Mr. Graham Stewart , M. de Lns- scnce and Count li ! ne do Astorg. It Is In tended tn for.n an amateur dramatic club iiiixt season. Mr * . Mfstonimti Williams gave a brillmt bill Thundny. The olt ! tounmincil for Mr. Lawrence's cup was very wrll disputed and eauscd great excite ment. Tf.e si'lllnlottery , nmuuntlngtoa lin-e- ; gun , v rs tsKen by Colonel McLaren nnd Mr , Hep' ' . * Yirc. Thu imip'i ' coveted c ip , whirls U'v y hsiu'.jome , was won by Mr. Itltehlo after six days' play. The weather has been brilliant for the last month , cold and bracing , with plenty of sunshine. Another Con * tilr * sy xptcil. ) SOFIA , March 12. A Russian named He'ccl ' recently brought bands of Monte negro desperadoes numbering tlfty men each IntoSotia with n > lew of creating an Insur rection , The plot \\as dlscomed and Heloot and a portion of his followers decamped. The others were arrested and have confessed that they were paid to como and do what ever they were Instructed to. A list of mem- bet s of the uovernment party was found In Ueloof's lodgings. Some of the names on the list weio iniukcd. and It Is presumed that the conspliatois Intended assassinating them. Two more of the leaders In the recent In surrection lia\o been sentenced to death , and 12r > other participants In the revolt have been sentenced to prison. Tlia PAIIIS , March 12. A sharp earthquake shock wns felt thioughotittho city vesteiday. For a tlmo there was a general panic and hotels and bourse were emptied ol their oc cupants in a few seconds. The people were , ho\\c\er , soon rea smed. It is found that many walls ol building1 ; in various parts ot the city were cracked by the quake. MONTI : UAIILO , March 12. The re- cureneo of cai Unmakes In dllVorejit points In the lilvleria has Induced a fresh nisli ot ( lightened pleasure and health seekers hero Irom Nice , Cannes and San Ucmo. All hotels hcio are again crow ded. MA8HACI1U8KTT8 DEMOCRATS. Spanker Carlisle Mnkcs n Speech nt tlio liny State Club Itnnquct. Bosiox , March 12. Among the guests at the Hay Statti club banquet to-night were : Hon. John G. Carlisle , Hon. W. M. Spilnj-cr , Hon. Jeff Chandler , Stllson Hutcliins , A. E. Stevenson , General J. M. Coisc and General W. 8. Rosocrans. Dinner o\er , President Taylor rapped to order and In a brief speech Intiodticcd the principal , John G. Carlisle , whoso chief virtue , ho said , was that ho had been denounced by Senator Hoar. As Speaker Carlisle rose ho was greeted with great applause. After expicssing his thanks for his coidlal reception , he said : You must permit mo to tender the sincere thanks of the Kentucky democracy , not only for what you have done hi the past , but also for what they know you Intend to do In the future. You will not permit Massachusetts to remain always a re publican state. Old prejudices are passing away. Massachusetts Is alieady moving towards n democratic position , with the Hay State club In the front , and your brethren IIODO to see her on the rlcht of the line In 18158. Carlisle Mild : Hv the constitutional doctrine of states rights , the democratic paity stands to-day as It always has stood and us 1 titisl it will stand hereafter torevcr. | Loud opplausoj. Twenty-live years ago the tendency to carry this doctrine to a dan- gcious extreme was threatened from quito an opposite direction , it Is quite common now to hear gentlemen able gentlemen In con- giess and elsewhere contending for the oxer- else of power by the general government over particular subjects simply because the states refuse to do so or because it is thought that state legislation might not bo entirely effec tive. The argument Is that whatever tlio states will not do , or cannot do , must bo done by cotmrcasortlio departments of the general Kovernmont , and that independently of these specific giants ot power It Is the right and duty of the government to exercise a sencral supervision nd contiol over all tlio concernsj'i of the people. Mr. Vresldent , tfiis Is not demo- ciatict itacMttlo as I understand It , and it never' vrnt. [ Tremendous cheers. ) The speaker said further : It Is not my pur pose , gentlemen , to discuss the revenue ques tion upon this occasion. It is too lartro a subject to be presented fully In thn tlmo at my disposal and too Important a subject to bo treated hastily. It Is enough to sey that In my judgment the government has no moral orlegal rightto impose taxes upon itsciti/ens except for the purpose of raising revenue to defray its necessaiy expenses and pay Us just debt. M'Oml choeiing.J - Whenever it goes beyond this It disregards , in my opin ion , the plain purpose for which the power of taxation was conforied upon It. ( Loud applause. ] Congressman W. M. Springer , of Illinois , was the next speaker. Ills remarks \\oro chiefly upon finance. Ho spokn of the largo surplus In tlio treasury which congress had been unable to luduco , and in this respect con ir less1 had failed to do its duty. It taxes were levied by tlio government upon prop erty it would be the easiest thing in the world to tret rid of the surplus , but as our taxes are levied upon consumption andns the taking ofT of the tax upon any particular article will re duce. the price of the aiticlo to the consumer those who are engaged in the business of disposing of these articles are fearful that such action will embarrass them because they will boeontiontedby a continually falling market. If wo cannot get rid ot our surplus In any other way we can pay onr debts with It and that Is doing a great dc.U. So 1 hope the linanclal centres of the country will possess themselves in patience and not fear a linanclal crisis by hoarding unneces sary money in tlio treasury. It will not bo hoarded. It will bo paid out upon just debts , and the people of the future will nave that much less to pay. ( Applause. ] At the next session ot congress I am sure that the demo- ciutic party will bo equal to the occasion , and if the surplus Is not then leduoed it will not be the fault of the dcmociatic majority , A Prize Fight In I'lillndoliihla. rini < AtKii > niA , March 12.-Special [ Tele gram to the BKK. ] Forty politicians , pro- tcsslonal , business and sporting men paid S5 each to witness a light to a finish at an early hour this morning at a well known resort In West ritllndelplila/ The pilnclplos were Jimmy Murray , n well known Yoik light weight , and iillly Tully , of Kensington. Muiray tipped the scale at 135 pounds , and Tully weighed ISM pounds. Two-ounco cloves were used. When time was called both men came together at once. They countered , but Murray's blow was the most effective and lan'ded on Tully's neok. There was luht sparrlngfor thenext minute , and then Murray caught Tully on his neck with his left and Tully fell to the llopr on his face. Ho was quickly on his feet , however , and the round ended In a clinch. In the second roun Munay knocked Tully down.twice and diew llrst blood by an upper nut on the nose. Tully was very weak In the third round aud Murray finished him with a lett hand blow on the chin which knocked him senseless. Tully lay unconscious for forty seconds , and when he recoyoiod was too \\eaktostand. Murray was dcclaied the winner. In Canada. OTTAWA , Out , Mardi 12. [ Special Tele gram to the HUB. ] It Is thought In oillclal circles that no legislation will bo necessary during the approaching session of parlia ment on the fisheries question , the assent of the Imperial government having hcmi given to the bl'.I ' passed at the last sesMon , It Is consldeied that this will meet all the re quirements of the case. In order , however , to meet any dldiculty which may arise from the enforcement ot the retaliatory hill passed by the Amcilcan congress , parliament may heasbed-to make provision for the governor general and council to deal with any emer gency. AK usual on thn approach of a now session there Is a lame crop of applications from manufacturers asking for alterations In the taillf to suit the requirements of their special lines of business. It Is questionable , however , whether thu government will per mit of much further tinkering of the tariff , as the tendency of numerous changes Is lo create a feeling of Unrest In the mercantile community , Oastile.r A fronted. NKWAUK , N. > . , March 12. TUn cashier of tlm publishing linn of V/s. ior A Co. , Now York , was anestid at Ills' her : * tn tuy for j finlii7/lliiir Sji'.ooo. ' lie w. i tfoiusittfd tu 'si ! l.dct.\ulj : ) ot , ijL Ji j ! .L , , j [ VIEWS ff IHEjfEiilOJTKH , Edmunds Interviewed On tbo Shortcoming ! of the forty-ninth Congress. THE ADMINISTRATION A FAILURE Ho Thinks Cleveland Will Ho Uciinm- Inn ted lint lionises to Talk About tlm Itcpittillonn NOIII- ineo Ca | > tlnl NOXVB. Senator rdnuindH Interviewed. WASHIXO rex , March 12. [ Special Tele- to tlio . . The Star grnm Br.K.J to-night de votes n column to an Interview with .Senator Kdmunds. llo was asked first what hu had tosayielntlvo to the failures of congress , llo said In substance : "Ono who tins the welfare of thu country nt he.irt must leel dls- Appointment nt the condition In which pub lic business has been loft. 1 do not Intend to criticise those who arc responsible for the business nor to npply any epithets. 1 sup * pose thuy know the wisdom of their own ac- llons. Under the constitution , " ho said , 'tho senate has no right to oilgluato ro\cnue legislation. The power to collect lovcnuo \ expios-sly with the house , and It IB hold , and properly so , I think , that this Includes the POWIT to ri'ducc revenue as well. IJy design or otherwise the house failed to soiut us nny lovcnuo mcasuiuand joti can see that wo wuro helpless. 1 Hlmll not attempt to locate the blame. 1 say meicly that for the good of the country the condition of affairs Is unfor tunate. If money sliould ho constantly pil ing up In the tieasnry and should not bo paid out you can see what the result would bo. After a whllo all the money of the country woulu bo locked up. There mo two theories as to whether It Is best to have a largo income and coirus- pending expenditures , or to have a icduced nnenue. Cmtalnly , howuver , an accumulat ing surplus should be paid out as far as may be for proper purposes. I am In favor of ic- clucing the rovcnno of the government , not , perhaps , to the extent bomu gentlemen bo- lloro would be proper , but to a considerable extent. " Ho referred to the tallnroof thu pro vision tor national defenses and other mat ters and to the unseemly rush of appropila- tlon bills thiough the senate at the l.tst mo ments of the benato to offset shortcoming ? of the house , Speaknlg with a gentle Irony of the senate's yielding to the pressure , "of. eoinso , " ho said , "they won't do It any more. It Is always so. But they thought It better to yield than to encounter the supposed evils of a called session. 1 did not aprco with them , as you know. I think It would have been more patriotic to have given the bills proper consideration , allowing them to go ' through the rejjnlnr order , and- If they failed let the responsibility ho when ) it belonged. When the District appropri ation bill was signed It was a deplorable thine " he fitild "but these , , who are responsi ble Imposed upon tnclrown executive falsifi cation of the rccoid. It was not known to him , I believe , but It was ten minutes after 12 o'clock on the 4th of March when ho signed the District of Columbia bill datlmr.lt on the Kd. They gave him the bill ana ho took their woul for it and affixed his signa ture. It the question should be raised and the matter taken-to court it would ccitalnly decldo that the signature was Illegal and the hill could not be a law. Notwithstanding all * tliat lias been said to the contrary , there catr bo no doubt In the mind of one familiar with the law that the picMdcnt has no right to sign a hill alter congress has adjourned , 'It ho does his signature does not ninko the bill a law any more than my plgnatuio would. Hut ho dated this hill'tho 3d of March. I don't know that that would do. 'It might DO required to bo proven that the date was erroneous , Bythocoircct tlnm It was one or two minutes to 13 o'clock when the president leached the capital. The sen ate clock was bet back , as everybody knows , which was afrand and a deception , a thing 1 did not permit to be done during the tlmo 1 presided whatever clso 1 permitted. " "Will not all this have an elitet on poli tics ? " asked the repoiter. " 1 think the people are Intcllluont enough to llxthoiesponslbjllty and to correct the evil. Any man who has the good of the nation atneart must deplore this manage ment of aflalrs. " Speaking of the demo cratic administration , he said : "in all frank ness , 1 must say I do not think It has boon a success. Whatever the deslies and Inten tions of those at the head of alTalis may have been It has been Imposslblo for them to fol low out a successtul policy with the weight of a party so composed upon their shoulders. With such a broad ilold of administration the president must have others to rely on for assistance. Hut placlnu reliance on hlH party must Inevitably lead him astray. With the tremendous pressure of the party behind him ho has been forced Into numerous errors. All presidents , perhaps , huvo made some bad appointments , but none , I think , have been betiayed so often as has In a party composed of men who honestly believe that the Interest ot the country demands that they should' have > control of affalis. Ida not question their honesty In this opinion who think that the end Justifies the moans. The party work- cis , the men who have worked In the wards and bulldozed and stuffed ballot boxes aud claim the lewards are not suitable to peiform a public tiust. A largo percentage of Mr. Cleveland's appointees have been cither In competent or improper persons , or Delngeom- petent , have been rascals. Some of trcsomen he has selected without Knowing nnvthing about thorn ; others ho 1ms appointed upon theondorscmenl of members of congress of : his own party , who have not hesitated to betray - tray his confidence. With Homework a tnblo of appointments could ho made which would show an Immense proportion of rascals , i do not say that it would amount to n majority , but certainly none of Mr. Cleveland's * prede cessors were as often betrayed and pulled both ways. "Ho has been ptilfod both ways,1' the senator continued. "Between his civil service reform pledges and Illegally pressme , sometimes ho has appeared to hold to ono nnd sometimes to yield to the oilier. Ho seems to stand half way between the two. Ono day he his : declared that a good ofliclnl who was n republican should nol be dis turbed. At another tlmo ho has yielded to tremendous paity pleasure. But there nro republican still In oillco and then wo should five him credit for what he has done , as In the casn of Hie preacher who was good four ( lavs Ip the week and wenloft on a lark for 1'vo days , * wo should give him credit lor the good there Is In him. ' " "Do you think the democrats will renonil- natxi him ? " asked the reporter. "Yos. There is no ona else tlmy could run wllh any chance of success. They cannot nominate anyone else tind hope to succeed. " "Would ho hold tno republican voles hegel gel before ? " "As between two evils they would vote for him , though ho has not lived nn entirely to to what they understood to bo his promises. They mnv not see how he should have done better wllh his partv. and they may not wio where thev will find a man who will do as well. " "What do you think of the chances of Iho republican party In Ibf-s1' ; "Uellevlng Hint the republican paity rep resents thn best principles of government , ' ) nnd having confidence | p tha Intellluonca or the people and their nhllltv to discriminate , I j expect the republicans to be restored to pow " er. "That depends upon Hie nominee ; docs I \ not ? " suggested the Star man. , "IVs ; but having conlldence In the wls- A dom In my paity 1 think It will nominate a jond man. " 't "Who nro the prominent men now to the * front ? " "Ah * , excuse mi * , hut I do not earn to speak * of that. Many thine * may l.r.ppcn within > f two yents. " . KX-SEXATOIt OIIADV TALK ft. j EvStntn Senator ( Jrmly , of New York. IB In 3 the city nnd has opinions on Cleveland's \ ch.inces which he Is willing to expri us. Mr. ' Grndy said | n answer lo nn Inquiry ns to . Hill's strc-nirlh as u Pi ! rt : ' : t..i ) iulM In * Uf : "Mi. 111(1 ( \\uhn-iliit-uln llit'htrongrsl i tunti will the iloninc-jUs IP IhejUlyut N W V ' . 3 , ' im