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' t THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE / SEVENTEENTH YEAB. OMAHA. SUNDAY MORNING. JUNE 20 : 1887. TWELVE PAGES , NUMBER ROYAL BUT SIMPLE , Interesting Pacts About the Personal Lifo of Emperor William , HOW HE SPENDS HIS DAYS. An Early Riser , Light Eater and Drinker aud Bard Worker. PARNELL'S HEALTH PRECARIOUS The Irish Leader Said to Bo in a Very Bad Way , AMERICAN TALENT IN LONDON. Our ActrcuscH anil HlnRtrs and What They Arc Doing Incidents of the Week In Nerlln Vic toria Kcturns Thanks. flow the Kaiser Lives. [ Copi/i IgM 1837 li\i \ James fJonlon lltnnctt. ] Bnm.iN , Juno 25. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to the Uii : . | The following details of the personal llfo of the emperor have boon sent me by a gentleman In a posi tion to bo thoroughly Informed of court mat ters. They give such nn Interesting view of the simplicity of the Gorman Kaiser's life that 1 send them ns received : HIS Sl.r.III'S IN SIMPLICITY. The emperor rises utmost as early as the hardest worked of his subjects , namely , be tween 0 nnd 7. Ills bedroom shows soldierly atom simplicity. The bed in which ho slept nearly seventy years , Is of ordinary pine Without carving or other ornamentation .Ho Bleeps with his head much raised , almost as though ho were sitting up. Tlio covering Is nn Elder down quilt , but In cold weather the emperor throws over tlio quilt the military overcoat ho lias worn during the day. There is little furniture beyond the high clothes press. The solo luxury In the room Is a big mirror , giving n full length view of the Kal- ecr. The emperor has never owned a dress ing gown or n pr.lr of slippers. HIS Mtm.NINO TOILET. As a further evidence of Ills simple llfo Is the fact that until the nttempt on his life nine years ngo the empercr dressed himself with scarcely nny nsslstnnco from the ser vants. Since then tlio stiffness of one nrm , caused by the powder burns , hns made n valet necessary. Over the kaiser's low bed Imngsabell rope leading to the servants' apartments below. Between 0 and 7 , when In health , ho wakes of his own accord and rings for his personal attendants. These kainmcr dlcners are selected by the emperor from among the soldiers of the ucker- inaoiker. Thus a chief was the kaiser's at tendant at the time of the Nobllng attempt , aud jumped from the box scat of the carriage to catch nnd shelter his master In his arms. In answer to his master's Dell , the ncker- macrkcr nnd chief of wardrobe appear to nld In the emperor's rnpld toilet At 7:30 : coffee with milk and n single Cnrlsbnd wnfcr nro placed for his majesty In a room oil his bed room. BTATrnNDiNO TO PRIVATE BUSINESS. From 8 to 10 the emueror gives to his priv ate business that is , to all uinll mntter which comes to him direct Instead of through the departments of state to his private estates , and to numerous personal appeals. During these two hours he arranges with Private Secretary Gehelmratli llork that some peasant who sent plovers' eggs shall bo properly thanked , or that some child who wishes to exchange her picture for that of the king In llerlln aud Fritz shall duly re ceive the photograph. Not specially easy work this , either , for many grown people give their names without address , and chil dren are apt to sign their first names only. Yet there have been postmarks or school lists nnd nearly every one finally receives an answer. I'erhnps during this work the em press rung to announce that she will receive the emperor. If so , the kaiser goes up stairs to pay his morning call. Tim emperor In calllnz upon the empress maintains always a state of spruce now uniform. During this cell the day's programme Is arranged , In vitations for the evening's dinner settled , and generally gossip Is discussed. HIS I'UIII.'IC DUTIES. Afterwards the kaiser goes down again tc his work-room at Unter den Linden , nt the window of which so many Americans have eeon htm. There , In uniform , with the grand cross of the Hohenzollern family , and the order of the Iron cross , won in 1313 , on his breast , ho for two hours receives reports of departmental chiefs. On alternate days come the civil and military chiefs of the cabInet Inot , but Friday nnd Sunday nro free. All Btato documents or nny Importance tequlrc the emperor's signature , and until within t few years ho signed no document without liavlng first mastered Its contents. It Is easj to see , therefore. In what ceaseless work he has spent his life. Moreover , for'public affairs he has no private secretary , but trusts entirely to the departments of state for such work. At 13 come ninny persons who nrc dnlly presented to him. All officers nbovi the grade of major are , for instance , presented sonted to him on promotion. A host of civil officials and distinguished persons nro nlsc presented , so tliat ho may himself judge tin capacltyof nil the state's servants. A I.UNCll COUST1III 11IIKAKPAST. About 12 breakfast : Is often placed foi him on n desk In the corner of the llbrnrj nearest his working room , though , of course lie frequently breakfasts with the empress ? This desk has broad , projecting shelves or the lower half , nnd narrow book-coverec shelves above. On tlio broatl table on top ol the lower half the servant places cold meat bread , and a single glass of port wine. Fre quently between presentations the cmperoi breakfasts hurriedly , after ctnndlng , It If said , like an American before a lunch conn tor ; often , too , forgetting to breakfast until reminded by n servant. The spare time between 13 and 2 Is fillet ! by study of the now laws either alreadj before or to como before the relchstag At 2 ho drives for S hours. Then re no euards around the carriage , lie for mcrly drove alone , but slnco the attempt a assassination an adjutant sits with him When attempts nre made to surround hln with soldiers , the emperor takes great dcllgh in eluding his guard by quick changes 01 route. Coming homo nt I , his majesty o : late sits down In n battered old red chair am sloops for an hour. A curious evidence o his sturdy strength Is that for tifty years hi was never known to rest on the sofa tha was In his apartment. They nre apt to h used as tables , to be covered with books papers and documents. Till' KOYAI. UINXnn , At 5 comes dinner. It there nro no guest ! the dinner is eaten in tbo emperor's apart ments. Usually n guest has been Invited am then dinner Is served In thn blue room abuvi In the empress' apartments. Here , on n largi round Ublo , Is rare silver and china cnoiigl to k up for the simplicity o ! the cuipei or's private life. Dinner Is usually five courses. Of those , fish with a morsel of wlno nnd n roast , with some light red wine , nro the emperor's favorites. Formerly , like most of Prussia's famous men , ho was n heavy cater. Now , however , the dtfllculty Is to make him cat enough to sustain strength. Wlno he has never been very fond of. Frnlt ho cats with grunt rcllsti , nnd ends the dinner with n small glass champagne. HOW TIIK KVK.NINO 19 SPENT. At 7 or later the emperor goes perhaps for nn act to the opera or theater. Even hero work pursues him , ns ilocumonls are fre quently sent to the opera house for his signa ture. In the evening there are often small companies In the empress' apartments , but the empress Is not always present. Some times work for nn hour or two llnlshcs the day's work. At 11 his hammer denlr Is called. The emperor , when In health , Is fre quently asleep before the last servant Is fairly ut of the room , as was said of tlio emperor luring his last illness. OTIimi DAILY CHAnACTF.niPTICS. * Ills tireless energy from cnrty to late In carrying out equally the smallest and most mnortant parts of his duties arc of great ac count. The discovering nnd handling ot men , together with great kindness In kcep- ng each mnn In lib place , are tlio knlscr's Irons ; personal characteristics. Ho has laid out the path for nil who como In contact ivlth him , from empress to personnl attend ant. Each must do what Is allotted , nnd : nust also keep strictly within these limits. iVith each official , as with each servant , the kaiser speaks only of the duties of his de partment. Formerly the emperor even opened all his own letters ; now ho allows this to bo done for him. Usually the emperor rends no newspapers , but of late Is much rean to. Clippings from newspapers of nil nations nro sent him from lie foreign office , so tbnt In this way ho keeps track of the world's news and opinions when well. Dr. Neon Lauer calls each morning to Ivo a sort of certificate of health. During his recent serious illness Dr. Tlmann slept * n the palace each night , and n servant slept n the room next the bedroom , but ns soon ns the emperor regained sufficient strength to bo out of bed the old routine began ngixln. FAUN ELL.9 HEALTH , The Irish Lender Reported , a Very Sick Mnn. ICopi/rfoM 1SS7 by James Gordon Jtennttt. ] LONDON , Juno 25. [ New York Herald Cnble Special to the Unu.J The crown prince throat doctor , Mackenzie soon to bo Sir Morel and Pnrnell's stomach , with his unknown mysterious specialist who attends him , continue the joint subject of extensive medical nnd political gossip. London physi cians are generally skeptical regarding the optimistic view Dr. Mackenzie takes of the crown princp , who has been enjoying some rest since jubilee day under tlio bright sun shine reflected on his Croydon hotel from the dome nnd aides of the Cyrstnl palace not far away. 1'arnell's habit lias been for years to shroud himself In social mystery , hating always crowds and demonstrations , not sulkIng - Ing , but enjoying that quiet rest nlwnys needed by men who nccopt great mental responsibility , unlike Ulaine , who seems to bo pussy , demanding much , striking back nud nn opportunity ro spurn For instance , visiting the American exhibition this after noon and frontier life , ho hold nn Informal reception , shaking hands with everybody and accepting ofllcinl attentions after the fashion of the mcnngorio of foreign roynltles of the jubilee who visit the show. I'AHNELI. A SICK MAN. "No ; Pnrnell hns not visited It yet , " said one of Ills parliamentary Intimates whom I met this afternoon and whoso first words had been , "If a talk with you , you must treat mo In print nsrt Junlus , or a man with an Iron mask. " "Yes , 1'nrnell really needs privacy now. Ilo is a very 111 man , but ns plucky nnd Ironsldesy , so to speak , as his grandfather nnd nnmcsnko , the old commo dore. Ho looks wasted , worn , fntlgucd and extremely nervous , although ho always ap pears In very good spirits , and when nsked about his Illness laughingly" passes off to more agreeable subjects , nnd If pressed nbout his health ho gets very much annoyed nnd won'l admit to any one that there Is nny. thing moro serious than nn ordinary bron chial attack , lint the fact Is , ho tins had n most serious bronchial attack , besides touches ot lirlght's disease and liver complaint. Ills family doctor , Kttincy , M. I' . , hns forbidden hlm-out after sundown , ns nny slight easterly wind may aggravate his Illness. lie fins been only ouco Inside the house since Friday week , when the crimes bill wns rushed through , lie always appears , oven In June , with n warm scarf nround his throat. The strange thing Is that Parnell , knowing but not admitting thnt ho is very ill , Is being treated by n London specialist for some un known disease , so that not to his most Inti mate colleacucs will ho disclose the special Ist's nnme , even going so fnr ns to refuse te let Kcnney himself , who Is very anxious , tc know. There has bonn some ideanmonir sev ernl medical men that ho Is suffer Ing from softening of the brain but that cannot bo , as ho nc.vei has been more keen and mcntall ) capable than lately. There Is not n particU of truth In the rumor that Justin McCarthy soon takes the leadership of the Irish party , ns 1'nrnell persists that ho will soon t > o bet tjr nnd leading his paity In the house. Hi has still about three weeks' work left , us the report stage of the crimes bill commence ; Monday next , which will probably last r fortnight , when comes the third reading ol tlio bill , Inviting several long nights of de bates. Probably some slight modlficatior will be made in the bill during the repot ! stage , but the bill will almost certainly pas : the thirdreading , , ns already cabled. Aftei these three weeks of hard work nnd ntten tloti , Purncll can , as far ns laboring for Ire laud Is concerned , rest until February next' AN OPPOSITK VIKW. Per contra to this statement , which 1 ; from one of his best observant colleague1) , to day's Freeman's Journal says : "Mr. Par nell's health Is rapidly Improving. Every day his condition shows an advance on the preceding one , and a very short tluio will see him completely restored. " This calm statement Is , however , somewhal weakened by this impatient If not ungry ad dltlun : "Certain tory papers gratify their reader * by publishing alarming accounts. They at tribute his Illness In turn to every fatal anc Incurable disease they can think of. The ] are simply barefaced lies , circulated with tin vilest motives. BERLIN'S UTTLK UUDOET. \ Very Dull Week at thcGcrinnn Cap Ital. lCoj.r | < 8/ie I&S7 tu Jamc * Gordon Hennt.lt. } UKTU.IN , Juno 25. [ Now York Herald Cable-Special to the BKE. ] llerlln hai been all this week overshadowed by London Notwithstanding the differences In language time aud distance , the effects of the Kngllst Jubilee were distinctly felt here. Few prom luont Americans were willing to leave Lon don before the Jubilee festivities , hone * American as well as English arrival * wen momentarily almost stopped. The news nat urally ciavitatert toward London at suet times , : o that Herllners had no politics , llttli uatlvo gossip and no excitement 'beyoni watching for the emperor's reappearance at the palace window. A SMALL riCTUnK SALT ; . There has been a six days' sale of the sur plus stock of pictures , etc. , from the royal museum. The gross result was only § 15,000 , which , of Itself , shows the nature of the ob jects sold. ACTOUS MUST BIIAVH. Offlcl.il theater circles have been somewhat nnnoycd by Graf llochberg's revival of the old laws against actors In royal thcatcis wearing hair on their faces , but Uochbcrg's authority Is so nbsoluto that beards must como or go as he please. HAND-ME-DOWN MAKHRS OLOOMY. There has been a wall during the week from Berlin manufacturers of made-up dress goods , who sen each year less nnd less American do- mnnd for tholr stock , and fewer nnd fewer American drummers here on buying trips. All this is because America has recently : > cgun to manufacture ready-made garments o a largo extent. FOB AN AMERICAN CIIUBCIT. To-morrow Pnstor Stuckenberg begins meetings nnd collections for building the \mcrlcan church. Union services have been icld In the German church. Now , If nil goes well nnd subscriptions como In , thrro will soon be , near Lelpjlger place , Berlin's first American church. THE CROWN PRINCE'S POTATO CROP. Finally a htory concerning the crown prince. Ho was gloomy during the return : rlp from his Uornstcdt estate , but after a icavy rain began tailing ho brightened no wonderfully. Then , turning to nn old friend , he whispered n word to htm. The attendant gentlemen puzzled their brains In aln ns to what Important decision had been confided to the friend's ear. At last , after nuch exertion , they discovered that his Im perial highness had said , "Thank God , this ralu saves my Uornstedt potato crop. " Gf-rninn Persecution In Franco. lCo ] > i/r/M / ( 1SS7 by New York Associated /Vest. ] BERLIN , Juno 25. The prisoners , Koech- llu nnd ijlcch , who wcro recently convicted of treason In belonging to the French Patri otic league , were to-day transferred from Lclpslc to Magdeburg fortress , and their associates , Schifferman and Trapp to Gratse , where they will remain until their periods of detention expire. Tlio opinion throughout Germany Is that the prisoners have been leniently treated and may yet have their sentences modified , but their only chance of obtaining commutation Is In a cessation of the patriotic league's ngltntlon nnd In their making a direct appeal to the emperor. The tone of the French press tends to Inciting an Increase of the soverttl cs aalnst the French malcontents In Alsace-Lorraine. The position of Germnns In Franco has be come , under social persecutions , barely tel erable. They would bo hunted out of the country altogether but for the protection gnnrantccd them under the Frankfort treaty. The latest anti-German project to which the attention of Berlin officials has been directed Is tlio proposal before the chamber of depu ties making foreigners resident in franco who may bo members of an association hos tile to French Interests liable to line nud to Imprisonment and expul sion. The proposal Is capable of such elastic Interpretation ns to cover nil Germnns so journing In Frnnco. The measure , If sup ported by tlio gorvenmcnt , will bo assumed hero to be directly hostile to Germans and will lead to enerirctlc remonstrance as a break of the Frankfort treaty. The emperor has completely recovered. Ho drove out nt noon to-day , accompanied by the Duchess of Baden , and In the after noon heard long reports from Count Herbert Bismarck. Yesterday ho resumed his cus tom of appearing nt the window to return the greetings of the multitude that dally gathers In front of the palaco. Ho looked paler than formerly , but is still well and hearty. Ills powers of recuperation are marvelous to his physicians. THE ENGLISH STACK. American Actors and Singers nnd AVhnt They Arc Uulng. ICopvrloM 1SS7 by Jam'.i Gordon Rimieft. ] LONDON , June 25. [ New York Herald Cable Special to the BKH.J Mrs. Brown Potter hau a busy week. She rehearsed each morning a new play with the wretched title , "Civil War , " and every evening performed In "Man and Wife" In a suburban theater. This afternoon she gave at Brighton theater the above-unmed new play , which will bo produced hero Monday night at the Gaiety theater. London's Long Branch special went down under Invi tation of Barton Key , one of her American managers. B Her part of Faustino do Bressler seemed to suit her better than Aun Sylvester , but really the best female part is taken by Amy Hosclle. Whatever bo Mrs. Brown Potter's acceptance Monday night it Is certain her audience will then bo ndlstlnsiiishedonc. Places to-day are at a creat premium. TIIK OPERA IN LONDON. The three opera houses continue In keen competition. All their American singers are decidedly In tlio lead. Maplcson , after some 111 fortune , seem ; coming out ahead , as ho undeillncs I'attl next Thursday "La Traviata , " this by arrangement of Abbey , who Is to-day In Quecnstown welcoming Bernhardt. Drury Lane's card has been Miss Arnold- son , who was referred to In n recent dispatch about Nlllson's reception. It Is an Incident worth mentioning how Sweden sends London prlma donnas each twenty years , thus Jen nie Linn , in 1617 , Nlilson in lSf > 7 , Arnoldson lu 1837. "Lohengrin" has drawn well. The Wagner society holds Its nnnunl fete Tuesday at St. George's hall , when the entire first scene of "D.is Khoingeld , " n scene from "Gotterdammnrung Selgufrcid Idyll" will be given , Urnhns. Hlchtcr and n number of eminent artists taking 'part In the proceed ings. Tliesamo day Xow York's contralto , Anna Bulkeley Hills , begins a series of morning concerts for ballads at Princess hall , Picca dilly. Madame Bromont has a concert the same evening , where Mrs. John Woods , daughter of Florence , makes her debut In a recitation , followed by Mr. and Mrs. Dion Uouclcault's sixteen-year-old son , Aubrey , In a similar role. Irving Is oblivious to the recent Imperti nent remonstrance of the Sunday observance society. He will not use his theater for his own private purposes that day , but gives n large dinner party at the Lyceum-tho old beefsteak club room to-morrow evening , Harris to-morrow afternoon also gives a large luncheon party at his Portland Place man sion. HOTELS AND DRINKS. Americans in London congratulate them selves that In London hotels , under the com mon law of inns , award travelers nnd resi dents tbo liberty of the Litter's own nome tate to wines , while the now fanatic license laws permit restaurants and public nouses here to open from 1 to 3 and 6 to 11 p. m. By the way , talking lately with an American Jurist now residing permanently In * London , ho said : "Many years age 1 was the means of establishing In t tic court of appeal * that a hotel-is a private resi dence of a guest for the time being so that aii Indictment charging burglary on the rooms of guests as on his dwelling house was helil good. Therefore , If tils' dwelling hous < for such a purpose and for Interference with the liberty ot an accused , why not equally the dwelling of n guest when ho wishes to drink his own bottle of wine ? " AN AMERICAS OIRL TO WTD , The London Court Journal announces to day that n marriage has been ttrranccd be tween John Fltz Herbert Vcrnon Ituxton , eldest son of William Iluxton , of the Ardeo house , Ardee , Ireland , and Miss Chlckerlug , only child of Mr. and Mrs. Gcorgo Henry Chlckcrlng , of Boston U. 8. A. The Queen CnngrAtnlatca the People , LONDON , June 25. The homo secretary has received the following letter from the queen : "I nin anxious to express to my people my wnrm thanks for the kind more than klna reception I met with going to nnd from Westminister nbboy with nil my children and grand children. The entluisfnstlc recep tion I met with then , ns well ns on those eventful days In London , as well as nt Windsor ser on the occasion of the jubilee , has touched mo most deeply. It has shown thnt the labor nnd nnxlety of fifty lonp years , twenty-two of which wcro spent In tin- troubled hnpnluoss , shared by my beloved husband , nnd while an equal number were full of sorrows nnd trials borne without his sheltering arm and his wise help , have been appreciated by my people. Tills feeling and sense of duty towards my dear country and my subjects , who nro so In separably bound up with my llfo , will en courage me in my task , often a very difficult and arduous one , during the reminder of my "Ife. Tlio wonderful order preserved o a .Ills occasion nnd the good behavior of the Jiiormous multitude assembled merit mv .liKhcst admiration. That God may protect and abundantly bless my country , Is my fervent prayer. _ In tlio French Deputies. PARIS , Juno 2.J. In the chamber of depu ties discussion of the army bill was contin ued. Kouvlcr , prlmo minister , opposed the amendment exeludlngecclesttastlcal students from enlistment. Ho declared the the gov ernment meant to apply common law to teacners and seminarists. The government's only nnxietv wns to secure the nation's greatness. The amendment was rejected. A Watorspout's Victim. PARTS , Juno 25. A waterspout burst to-day near Quays , at Toulouse , submerging a wash house In which were eight persons , all of whom were drowned. GENERAL SPEED DEAD. Lincoln's Attorney General I'asscs Away Sketch of Ills Life. LOUISVILLE , Ky. , JUDO 25. General James Speed died this morning , aged seven- tv-six yenrs. He was nttorncy general under President Lincoln. _ TJames Speed was bora in Jefferson coun ty. Ky. , near Louisville , 'March 11 , 1812. Ho was the oldest son of A largo family. His father was Judge John Speed , who came to this state from Vlrninla in 1783. His mother was Lucy G. Fry , daughter of Joshua Fry. She also came from Virginia nbout 1793. The progenitor ot the Speed family In this coun try wns James Speed , a descendant of the old chronicle of Knglnnd , John Speed. Ho came to Virginia from England in 10'J5. Captain James Speed , nis grandson , served In the revolutionary war. Judge John Speed , his son. settled In Jefferson county , Ky. , at the beginning of the present centurv. His son James received the rudiments of his educa tion In the county school , and afterwards nt St. Joseph's college at Bardstown , where he was graduated nt the ngo of sixteen. . The next two yenrs ot his life were pasted In the office of the c.lerk of the Jefferson county court , writing. He then nttcndea locutrts at the Inw school of Pennsylvania university nt Lexington. In IKW he opened an office for practice in Louis ville , and , with one exception , was the oldest practitioner of standing in Louisville. Ills llfo wns spent In the practice of the Inw nl- niost exclusively , his puDlic life having only added to his reputation without diverting him from his profession. In 1847 ho wns elected to tlio lower house of the state legis lature In 1840 he was candidate of the emancipation party for delegate to the state convention. From 1850 to 1853 ho was pro fessor In the law department In the Univers ity of Louisville. When the war broke out his notion wns decided nnd prompt In behalf of the union. He was made muttering of ficer for Kentucky under President Lincoln nnd raised 75,000 men. In the first year of the war he was elected to the state senate and served two years. In 1804 ho was called to the cabinet of President Lincoln as attor ney general. His services to the country nt this time were of great value and gave him a wide and honorable repu tation. He remained In this high office until July , 1800 , when ho resigned , . owing to his views In regard to the policy of Andrew Johnson , then president. The same year he wns chairman of the southern union ist convention which assembled In Philadel phia to protest against the policy of Johnson In dealing with southern questions. While ho was still attorney-general the trials of the persons accused of the murder of President Lincoln were brought about. President Johnson , before ordering the trials , applied to Mr. Speed for his Opinion as to whether such persons were subject to the jurisdiction and legally liable before n imlltttiy commis sion. Mr. Speed cave his opinion that they were so liable , and In July of 1SQ5 the reason of tliat opinion was given in a letter to the president. Jefferson Davis having been captured by the military forces was kept In custody at Fortress Monroe as a prisoner of the military authorities , although subject to the order of the civil courts. In Septem ber , 180.5 , the senate of tlio united States called 'upon the president for Information on the subject of Mr. Davis' trial. In response to this resolution the attorney general submitted n report and entered Into an nrgunient to bhow that , al though originally captured by the military , Jefferson Davis after the cessation of hostili ties was subject to trial only by the rivll courts. In IbGS he was a delegate from Ken tucky to tlio national convention which nom inated Grant for the presidency. In 1875 ho was ngaln made professor of the law depart ment of the university ! of Louisville , n posi tion ho continued to till till Ib70. Mr. Speed was married In ISl'.i to Mls.s Jnno Cochrnn , a daughter of John Cochrnn , n Scotchman who went to Louisville In 1533. They had seven sons , five of whom nro still living. Ho wns always n warm advocate of equal rights to all , aud his inlliiencu In shnping the legisla tion of tlio country to tilts end wns sensibly fetln the troublesome times immediately following the war. I A Fight \Vitli OALVESTON , June.25. Adlspatcti from El Paso to the News says : Intelligence was re ceived here nt a Into hour last night that n sanguinary conflict was.in progress between river guards and smugglers at a point fifteen miles below Pledrai Nexras in Mexico. The conflict Is still In progrws. A scouting party of river guards and police numbering twenty-live men surprised a band ol nbout twenty smuggler * well armed' , with a cavalcnde of twenty paek mules. The smug glers at once showed right and at the first volley two of the guards fell dead. The guards fell back and dUpatched n courier for reinforcements. The smugglers fell back toward tlio Kio Grande twlth the evident pur pose of crossing Hie. river to the American side. The smugglers1 in their retreat arc keeping up a desultory nXIrralsh with the re inforced guards , who are pressing them In the rear. A courier arrived In Pledra * r egras late this evening from the scene ol action , nnd reports the light still in progress and one moro guard killed. The loss of the smugglers Is not known. Wnathcr Indications. For Nebraska : Generally fair weather , southerly winds , stationary temperature. For Iowa : Southerly winds , fair wcuther , nearly stationary temperature. For Eastern Dakota : Southerly , backing to northerly winds , fair weather , nearly sta tionary temperature , , Tny Gould. Has Retired. NEW YORK , JunoSi The World prints a long : Interview with Jay Gould , In which ho says ho has retired from the active manage. mant of his business 'interests. ' ami w'll never return to .any lianl work. He saic he was feeling- very well now. ' An Unnecessary nnd Silly Lot of Questions Propounded to Candidates , THEOLD CLERKS IMPOSED UPON. Wyoming Desert Land Entries Sc- ourcil by Thomas Stnrgls to Ho Cancelled The Cruiser Chlcnco. Terrors of the Civil Service. WASHINGTON , Juno 25. I Special Tclo- rnm tothe HKI : . | Nothing authoritative can > o learned about the recent cx.uiilnntion for iromotlon In the quartermaster general's of- ice under the new civil service rules , but hero Is n well founded report atloat which ecclves credence In department circles hat out of thirty-eight examined but ton ) assed the examination successfully. It Is said that correct answers to many of the questions asked would In no way show the efficiency of the clerks , and tliat these very questions , which would bo easy enough for n young man or wonmn fresh from school , were the greatest stumbling blocks to the oldest clerks , who had been promoted for ef- iclency because they had given their alien- ion for numy years to ofllclal duties and note o school study. Ills said that one man em- iloyed In the disbursing cleik's office made 10 attempt to answer the mathematical qucs- lous asked , and yet ho wns always rozarded as a competent clerk and conducted his ac counts correctly. It Is claimed that the ma- orlty of competitors were so flurried by .ho realization ot the danger of 'alliiro that they could not do justice to themselves. Ladles in particular werenta .llsndvantagc. These who had families do- pcnJant upon their earnings for support were so overcome with fear and nervousness at the danger of being thrown out of employ ment that they wcro made sick , and In ono or two Instances fainted , and had to bo car ried home. The clerks begin to feel that there is no doubt that the promotion exami nations will afford ample opportunity for the discharge ot nil employes whoso services nre to be dispensed with nt the end of the fiscal year In accordance with the law. Indeed , It is said that the civil service commission will soon bo called upon to designate scholarly but Inexperienced persons to fill the plnccs of tried and efficient clerks , who are some what rusty lu arithmetic and geography. Thomas Sturglo' Desert WAsniNOToN , June 2j. Commissioner Sparks to-day took the necessary preliminary steps to cancel fifty-live desert-land entries In Wyoming territory , aggregating in area about 35,000 acres. The commissioner states that the final proof In all these cases Is substan tially the same , nnd Is to the effect thnt by means of ditches already constructed , an ample supply of water Is nt hand to properly Irrigate the land , etc. The special ngcnt of the land office , who Investigated , reports that upon n majority of the entries no ditches thnt would carry water have ever bten con structed , and the few tliat Imvo been con structed were never utilized. What was done was'at the instance of Tlios.Sturgis , president of the Goshcn Hole ditching company and an officer of the Union cattle company. Each of the entries , it is asserted , were made In the interest of one of tlio two companies named or some of their offlcaravxQt fifty-lira pntrymon , seven. llvo In' Wyo mfng , seven In Now Jersey , thirty In New York , and eleven in Massachusetts. Inspector Bowers wont to New VTork. New Jersey nnd Massachusetts nnd Interviewed a number of thp oiitrymen. The Information ho gained shows that Mr. bturgls procured the making of the entries. These foreign entrymen mndo entries merely to oblige n friend , " nud never considered they actually had any Interest In the lands , nor have they hnd any individual water rights. They signed papers they did not ex amine or know the purport of , simply be cause , by so dolntr , they could serve a friend , nnd not one of them ever anticipated any re muneration for so doing. WaRhlngton's Betting Manln. WASHINGTON , June 25. | Speclal to the BRK , | Although thorn are no races In pro gress In Wasiiington nt this season of tlio year , the sports nt the Capital have every op portunity to risk their money on tholr favorite flyers , nnd there nro thousands of dollars put up on the Sheopshead Bay , Lex ington and other meetings every day In the week. Washington has n number of very successful pool rooms whore the dopartmen t clerk , the official and the stray member of congress can invest on ills judgment In sums from SI to Cl.OOOor more. One ot thosa places is located within two blocksof the treasury de partment , nnd every day at noon a crowd of clerks will spend a greater portion of their lunch hour watching thn blnck boards on which the odds are announced. Slnco these rooms became fixtures In life at Washington , the bucket shops hnve reported n large falling off in business. The uncertainty of the wheat market and the dullness in the oil exchange have frightened the deposi tors of margins Into some new scheme for nt- tcmptlngto increase their holdings on the 100 per cent plan. It Is a lamentable tact that when the mania for the gambling table takes hold of the department clerk , nothing short of 100 per cent profit will satisfy him , consequently quently the pool looms and the lottery shops nro enabled to draw from the government employes hundreds of thousands of dollars in the course of a year. Several attempts have been made to check this gambling mania but without success. Last year a bill to pro hibit pool sellinu passed ono house of con gress , but died in the other , and so long as men nro determined to back their judgment of horse flesh wltii their money , the book makers will continue to reap n rich harvest ninonc the cli-iks of the iintloual capital. The Capital's Ilonl I ; state Itoom. WASHINGTON , Juno 25. ISpecinl to the BEK.IAll this real estate boom in Washington or rattier in the suburbs of Wasiiington , reminds mo very forcibly of tlio methods adopted by the boomers In the west , " said n gentleman who has spent many years west of the Ohio river. "Only n short time ago 1 was In Wichita , Kan. , just when the boom In that town started. Wichita wns a very comfortable little city of 4,000 or 5,000 Inhabitant ! , and these Inhabitants were doing very well In their legitimate business when three professional boomers struck them. These men first bought up options on all the real estate that was for sate In the city. Then they went to n mnn who hnd lived In the town ovnr since It was founded nnd offered him $12,500 for a piece of land with a brlctt store on It that was not worth n cent over 84,000. Of course a sale was made and thn cash wns paid over. They took care that every one should know jut what t hey hud paid for the property. Then the boom started. Everyone owning n foot of land within the confines of Wlchltn nt oucn raised his tiguies to conform to those secured for tlio property just sold , and trading In real estate began on a largo scale. It was not no ticed that tlio original hooincr.s sold out all their holdings , Including the options , until niter they hnd moved out of town. Within a very short time , these snmo fellows went over the same mode of business away up in Ashland , WIs. City lots which were filled with old stump : ) , rose In value from 8100 a piece to S'-.WO or 33,000 In several Instances , and there was every Indication of an enormous Increase In the growth of the plnco , Ono day the Inhab itants of Ashland , who might be tailed old residents , were surprised when they arose In the morning and saw a sign which reail soiuethluir like this. 'This boom has moved to Sault bto Marie.1 Now that hamlet Is about to enjoy the bone ! ts of n first class boom , the suckeis-will bo nipped , and the 'boomers will capture the boodle. Thn reH estate speculations In the suburbs of 'Wash ington are conducted oh very much this sauio plan. A year or so ago , a company was organized and n few acres of Innd WaS pur- chnsed just over the Maryland line , for which from S73 to S125 per acre was paid. Tlio company laid out n few streets , rave their own a rural nnnin and had n magnificent irosppptus lithographed and started to sell ots. They began on the auction plan nnd tlio first sales wcro made at the price of 5 cents per square foot. Slnco that tune there invo been several other sales and prices linve lumped In some cases to'Jrt < < f cents per sqtinio loot or something like S10.000 an nero. This ; s not the only luslance , but already Wash ington people seem lo have gone crazy on : he subject of town lots and prices have en hanced enormously. It Is a fact thnt In some of these suburban towns values to-day nre enormously higher than they nro In tunny portions of Washington , where water , gas , n'wcrage and other conveniences are to bo ' had. A Product Ion nt ICnglnml. WASHINGTON , Juno 25. [ Special to the IliiK.I It Is a singular fact that the United States , while strong In resources , Is entirely dependent upon foreign countries for the gold nnd tinsel which ts used In decorating : icr officers of the army nnd navy when on dress parade. A military officer , no matter what flag he fights under , must have n ccr- Inln amount of glitter obout his shoulders or lie cannot do justice lo the government which employs htm. Epaulettes and shoulder knots are ns essential to n well regulnted nrmy or navv as are Iho guns and ammunition used on the enemy. Yet , In spite of the fact that there nre some six or seven thousand officers In tlio service of thn United States who must liavo gold cord , go' I luce , nnd gilded epau lettes , there Is not n.s.iiulo manufactory in fho country where this "war material1'can bo made. Kvcry piece used In the dcooratlon of the uniforms of the regulars , ns well ns thn vast quantity which goes to adorn tlio militia of the dlllerent states , all comes from England. An officer of the quartermaster's dcpaitmcnt of the army tells me that the rea son that none is manufactured In this coun try is the fnet that the plant necessary to es tablish tlio business on a paying scale would cost a million dollars at least , and thnt there Is no nbsoluto evidence thnt the stuff could bo made hero as cheap ns in Englnud. At nil events no ono has yet had the hardihood to risk so grc.it n sum In the establishment of n business which must necessarily bo rc- stilcted. PrnsrctUIng Illegal Wood Cutters , WASHINGTON , Juno 25. | Special Tele gram to the. Br.n. J The secretary of the In terior , after investigation , has requested the attorney general to Institute criminal suit against Alvln C. Dake , O. B. Morrison and Charles McArthur , of D.iko , Colo. , for 59,000 cords of pine and spruce'woo J cut from gov ernment lands in Colorado , and to Institute civil proceedings against D.iko and the Omaha Grant Smelting company jointly to recover $150,331 for 1,703,000 bushels of char coal , the prod net of the wood that was cut From public lands. It seems that the smelt ing company , nt tlio head of which Is ex- Governor Grant , n prominent democrat of Colorado , purchased the charcoal from Dakn and his associates , and tt is claimed that the company had no knowledzo as to where tlio wood that ptoduced ttio charcoal came from. Civil Scrvico Changes Hccommendoil. WASHINGTON , Juno 25. The secretaries of local civil boards at several of the larger cities called hero to confer with the civil ser vice commission , with a view to establishing a uniform system of examinations through out the country , nnd to exchange views upon questions affecting th o civil service system , concluded their conference this afternoon. One of the most Important questions dis cussed wns one of amending tlio present rules so as to provide for the examination nnd marking of papers of applicants for po sitions nnywhoro in the customs or postnl service , by the present centrnl board ot ex amination loqnto.il la Washington , enlarged bv n permanent detail of ono or moro efficient officers from each of several of more Impoitaut local offices in the country. Ills claimed tliat by tills system of examining papers , uniformity in marking and greater promptness would bo secured , nnd that It would relieve the system of nil suspicion even of favoritism. Mason , secretary of the Now York postollieo boaid , nnd Donovan , of the Chicago custom house , were appointed a committee to present in writing tlio views of the secretaries upon this subject. The secretaries unanimously favored rnis- ttio minimum ns n standard of eligibility to certification from slxtv- live to seventy-live , except as to mich places as require' special or technical qualifi cations. They nlso favored tlio discontinu ance of the Uftcen-ycnr limitation ns to the ngo of clerks In frcncr.il , except In spcclnl cases , nnd nlso to raise tlio minimum limita tion of ago of letter carriers from sixteen to twenty-one. The commission will soon place the matter bcforo the president for his approval. Mrs. Cleveland Back Home. WASHINGTON , Juno25. [ Special Telegram to the BKI.J Tlio president met Mrs. ' Cleveland nt the depot thls'mornlui : and ns they rode up the avenue to the executive mansion they appeared as happy as on their bridal morning. Even Hawkins , the veteran driver of the presidential carriage under sev eral administrations , wore n smile of jov on tils ebony countenance at the return ot the white house mistress. Colonel Lamoiit fol lowed In his open wngon , driving a line pair of rondsters , accompanied by Mrs. Lament nnd t heir children , who had gone to the sta tion to meet him. The gallant colonel nlso were n look ot pence and contentment with all the world. Cleveland's Many Invitations. WASHINGTON. Juno 25. iSpeclal TeJo- gram to the BKK. | Mayor Denny , of In dianapolis , having in n' recent letter urged President Cleveland to nccopt tlio state board of agriculture's invitation to nttend the In- dlnnn fair , tins received a reply from the president staling thnt he regrets that his plans for the niitumn are not sufficiently ma tured to enable liim to send any definite re ply. The president is to visit Philadelphia next September during tlio progress ot the ceremonies incident to the coiihtitution.il convention celebration. The Cruiser Chlonjio. WASHINGTON , JuuoSV-.Special ) Telegram to tlio Br.K. ] Orders have boon given to iho bin ran ol construction of the navy depart ment to have tlio cruiser Chicago , now nt Now York , placed In the drv dock , cleaned nnd patnti'd , preparatory to going on n trial trip up Lonit Island Sound , which will prob- nbly bo ordered within a month's time. Coming nround from Chester to New York , tliu Cruiser averaged thirteen knots , nllhough the furnace doors were open n great part of the time , nnd particular care was exercised not to injure the machinery by foruiiu thu speed. Military Matters. WASHINGTON , Juno 25. ISpeclal Tele gram to the JiKK.l Captain Doujlas M. Scott , First Infantry , lias been granted throe months' sick leave from recruiting station hero. hero.Major Major Edward B. Willlston , Third artil lery , Is ordered hero from Fort Itiley , Kan. , via Chicago on spi-clal business connected with thopiojrcted nrmv school ut Fort Ulley. First Lieutenant Cornelius C. Cussick , Twenty-second infantry , now at Columbus barracks Ohio , will relieve Fir.il Lieutenant Alexis It. Haxton , Fitleenth Infantry , on Monday , as reurulllnt ; olliccr at llarrls- burb' , Pa , All Well in Chicago. WASHINGTON , June25. Th < ? neling comp troller of the currency has received n tele gram from Bank Examiner Sturglf , saying that affairs In Chicago have resumed thi-ir normal condition , and that the niimiu'tmiunt of the Ainerlr.au Exchange National bank Is honest nnd rcllnbio and Its depositors well protected. A. ci. u. w : MII.WAUKKB , ' Juno 25. The supreme It'ids'o of the Ancient Order oMJnlted Work - men to-dny'ndopti'd n new ritual. Louisville , Ky. , was chosen as the ne\t ulaceof meeting. A new constitution IshMni ; considered ami the sewiou li.n , neen exK-iulcd-uuti ; 'i'ne > - , .dny. GUNNING FOR CYRUS FIELD , Gould and Sago on the Warpath For Theif Late Partner , THAT CAUSED THE BIG DROP. The \Vn\\ \ \ Street Mncnntcfi Slnuchtof All Tliolr Krlcnita In Their Lute Manipulation of Btooki Yesterday's Market. Tlio Stock Market Manipulation , Nr.w Yonic , Juno 25. ( Special Telegrnnl to the ltii.I : : It seems to t > o the general be * lief that the Hurry In Wall street , wlilcll began yesterday morning , Is at nil end nnd that the market will bo In good condition to-day. The Times , this morning , s.iysr "It Is no libel to say that there are people Id' Wall street who do not credit all the state ments made by the Gould crowd yesterday. Gould and Sago called loans by the whole sale. They did their level best to corncs money. They tumbled baskctfuls ot stocls on Iho market. The break was of their own designing. So believes everybody who pre sumes to have nn independent opinion In Wall street. It wns their own Westerri Union and Missouri Pacific aud Manhattan thnt they used to slug the market with , And ? ' if they were not gunning after Cyrus FleluT every Indication seemingly wortli attention' Is all wrong. It hns been nn open secret Una many a day that Gould and Sngo do not love Field , for nil Iholr spoclntivo co-partnorshlu with htm. ItussclH Sago Is on record ns predicting thnt a time wns coming when Cyrus * feet will co patter , patter , patter Deacon Bngo'rf poetical description of Brother Field on a dead run. Mr. Field , according to common tame , is loaded heavily with Manhattan. Gould has been a leaner of money to tha. Henry S. Ives crowd and ho called $0,000,0XI- yesterday. Though Gould hns boon ndver * ' tlscd n good deal lately as n patron of IvesJ nnd though the two have had ynchtingpnrties together , nnd'thougli ' Ives has been iccog- nlzsd In money quarters as Gould's chosen Instrument for settling the big telegraph wnc through n Baltimore & Ohio dcnl , still close" observers Imvo not been mislead Into the idea thnt Gould was quite nil that tlill theorizing popular opinion wns suggested. When somebody remarked to Gould that I veil was n young man to be conspicuous in Wall street , Gould's quite observation was : 'Well. , It often happens that Wall street's greatest financiers nro young men. How old was Ferdinand Ward ? ' Ills relations with IvoS were quite Intimate enough to give him In * formation as to when nnd where the tuuclt tntked nbout syndicate wns weakest , nnd Jay , Gould has a habit of utilizing his Informa- * lion. i "As Is nlwnys the cnso after a day of un usual oxr.ltemcnt In Wall street , the corri dors of the Windsor hotel were crowded Inst nltfht by brokers anxiously diccusilng tha situation and swapping theories about the probable future course ot the market. The > worst was over it was generally agreed. Jesse Scllgman predicts tliat within the next few days it will bo discovered that gold Is on , , the wny heio from Kurouo nnd that tight money is no longer a danger. Other banks with foreign connections gave Mr. Sellg- man's opinion Indorsement. Largoloanson- stock collateral were made after the market closed yesterday ns low ns G nnd 0 per cent. The contingent thnt Is always on pnrndu asC possessing 'Gould information , ' wcro nmontt Iho weariest citizens tliat this town cau'i boast. Everyone ot them all was. caught loaded up with stocks at ) top prices. Itusscll Sago and. Jay Gould Imvo slaughtered every ono ot1 their 'friends , ' ns their hangers-on love to > . ) label themselves. Jav Gould offers ns nn excuse - . , cuso lor his wholcsnlo cntling of loans thntf ho thought stocks were cheap , nnd ho could use his money to better advantage In the ? market than ho could bvhaUn" it out on ! loans. That sounds well. People who nro bullish love to hoar thnt they Imvo gained1 such n recruit , but it isn't quite bochecring- as it might Imvo been It It had hap pened to come along bolore this .same recruit hnd completely wiped them out. " > Snturdny gives only two hours for business , nnd there wns no demand tor stocks nt the opening nmontr the loan crowd , aud very lit tle for money , which lunged 0. 7 , 9 , 8 per cent. The ioolinir was decidedly feverish , and the expected recovery made slow progress - ' gross , though London came inpercent , higher with orders for Keadlng , Liike Shore , Krio and oilier stocks. Still , pilccs were below - low the Now York closing of yesterday * Upon anticipation of an unfavorable ban Is j report the bears began hammering , nnd soon' ? 1ml wenkenod the list down @ 4 points : ! With the declaration thnt the sub-treasury would nt once pay out the July Interest on bonds , amounting to $0,000,000 , a stronger feeling prevailed , nnd prices recovered par- , tinlly. The best opinions expressed about yesterday's panic nro Hint It wns started through heavy liquidations' ' by n recently formed bull pool Identified ? : with'the best deal , nnd then other rumors' were seized hold of to run the market down. . It Is confidently asserted thnt Gould bought' n large line of his own stocks nt the decline. " The hank statement was so much better thnnf hnd been expected thnt It strengthened tha stock mnrker , which closed firm at good * prices , about the best of the aav. A shrink age ot over 8:1,000,000 : in deposits , and a losa of nearly a billion leenl tender reflected tho' shipment of over 5 , < .00,0 < Aln ) currency lo help out the western wheat deal. The deposits aro' the smallest tor any week of the year , but tlmy are 810,000,000 more than for the last week In December last. Money will undoubtedly rnle close through July. The total sales for the day were 170,075 shares. * Death of lllondln's nival. NIAOAIIA FAU.S , Juno 2.r . Steve Peer , a local celebrity , who outdid Blondtn In daring ; feats around Niagara and recently crossed on n llvo-elghts-inch cable , Is dead. Ever since ha did the daring net ho has been drinking very henv'ly. ' This evening nbout 7io : ! Peer went out unobserved with John Gllloiplennd astrnugeinnd later wns scon In the same company near his rope. AH ho did not show up by 8:30 : nnd no trace of hint could be dtscoveii'il elsewhere It wns con cluded ho must have got on hl.s rope nnu tnllrn liom It r tumbled over the bank , and'1 ropes and lanterns were procured , nnd Peer's luother , with nnotlicr man , wore lowered down , nnd near the Pottom ot the Incllno found his lifeless body badly nut nround the he.ul. The body was raised to the top of tha precipice by means of ropes. The general pellet Is thnt he attempted to walk out on tha cable and lost his tooting nud tell Into the abyss below. Virginia City's Kittomhed Miners. V inotMA CITY , Nov. , June 25 , Unavail ing oiTorts were repeatedly made to-day to r esc no the six miners remaining entombed In the burning Gould & Curry mine. In which five miners lost their lives last night. The lire was extinguished nbout noon to-day aud tlio cage sent down , hut was drlvon bank : after It had reached the 1,030-foot levt'l. ' Itu- lays of miners nr tunnelling through liom the Consolidated Virginia mine ami expect to reach the plnc > ) of the imprisoned miners by noon to-morrow. The dnmnge to the nilno from lire Is very slight. It Is known tliat tlio Imprisoned men wore alive at 2 o'clock this moinlng , which has occasioned gieat energy on iho p.trt ( if the relief parties , holding out the hope tliat the miners may still bo alive when the tunnel is completed. Mnrtilo Mlnu Dontroyod. CAIIBON. Nov. , Juuo 25 , The Monocounty marble quarry , t > ! xty miles from this city , was completely destroyed by the recent earth quake. The marble was broken up In cubes not over a foot square. The ledge was ovet live miles long and 400 feet wide , containing a- line uradu of marble , ranging over seventeen1 shades , from pute white to blnclc. T bo mint was valued at 81,000,000. | Our Kjicolo KxpnrtB. \Siw : YOIIK , Juno 85. The exports of spt'clo'trom tlio port of No'.v Yotk for tha work were. SWMlOO , of which 3-JO.WO w * ' 1