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WITH 8-PAQE ' E WiOluStrat'etl Annual Review
ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT , IB CENTS.
SEVENTEENTH YEA1 ? . OMAHA SUNDAY. MOBNING , JANUAKY 1 , 1888. NUMBER 197 :
GRODSDLESS GOSSIP ,
ho Berlin Liberal Press and the
\ Crown Prince.
JTTLE DANGER OF A REGENCY.
Jvcrfcarful Liberal Papers Greatly
Exaggerate tho. Facts.
*
j THE CROWN PRINCE'S FIRMNESS.
Ho Will Not Bo Persuaded Into
Yielding Up His Righto. .
\CHRISTMAS WEEK IN GERMANY.
and- the Allied Fowcrti SUM
, 1'rcimrliiK I' r XVnr The I'uhll-
I cnllein eil'thc l-'or eel Letters
ol' I'rlnco l-'ci-ellnuiict.
The Jlo > ; ciicy AflTiUr.
fu'1' ' ' tbf > l > u Jainrs ( iniildii
Bnm.ix , Dec. 3J. J ow York Herald Cable
Special to tho-Jhuj All week we have
had nn animatcdMiIS | ? < rsion regarding the al
leged attempts to induce the crown prince to
resign his rights to the German throne. The
newspaper waste space , eauscd.by the holi
day political lull , has been Jllled with speculations -
lations about the regency proposed in the :
event of the pilnco's succession most of if
In guarded language , but nevertheless not t
pleasant topic , ono would think , forthokalsci
to read about durihg the holiday season
That the crown prince will not assent to the
rcgcney was telegraphed two months ago
and is proved by his recent rather sharp let
tcr , stating that ho is able as well as rcadi
to perform any duties to which , ho may be
called. Ono word In this letter leaves It tc
be inferred that the prince , thinking himscll
ncaicr death than ho really Is , dlel sjgn ai
undated decree appointing a regent in the
event of the IcaNor'u death.
Upon this various papers formed the nhsure
theory that the princo's condition had bcei
misrepresented to the general public as wel
ns to himself , the object being , on the part o :
the conservatives , to induce the appointment
of Prlnco William as egcnt for the crown
'
prince. Prince William is now the kaiser' ;
appointed representative for many formal
events. If appointed as regent for the
crown prince the continuity of the govern
smenl could not bo broken nt any dangerous
risis was , these papers state , thotcmporarili
successful argument used on the crowi
prince. Such ever-fearful libouil papers an
a good deal , laughed at for not knowlni
firstly , that nothing except the kaiser's
direct command could induce the crowi
prince to agree to a regency oven for a day
secondly , for supposing that ii
the event of a regency , there can bo an ,
other regent than Prince William. As on
of a dorcn men in Berlin who know a bou
such matters even when they do not have i
voieo in settling them , said to mo recently
"Tho crown prince will bo emperor when th
time comes oven though ho is emperor fo
only a single day. "
Gci'many has a crisp , snowy holiday wecV
Many cabs are already cm runners , Thler
I gartcn and the suburbs of Berlin have beei
full of sleighing parties. Every other bo
you mce ls swinging a pair of skates. Tlu :
Thlcrgartcn ponds have been swept , but n
yet thu private rinKs ovct shadow them an
monopolize skaters. Skating bring
out a distinctively German sigh
namely , officers booted and spurrc
wearing swordsbut skatingncvcithelessas * !
they wcro Hollanders trained for the wintu
campaign. Various signs seemed to point t
a prosperous Chriftmas. The Berlin pos
ofllce , for Instance , handed C."iOOs,0 , pieces e
mail matter during thu week ending Tuesdn ;
At the Kummelsberg geese fair S5UUpO gees
were sold , but nevertheless the shops an
street fakers complain of dccrcascel sale
Graf Moltko nuulo a tour of the street stand
/in moinory , I suppose , of the times wlic
4 , . t > urt , as we'll as the people , bought at thos
stands , but his example did not bring an
rush of buyers.
, The Berlin , tpostago stiimp e :
change is bcfa ( ilnt ; . ono of tl :
e-ity's sights. A "sfriglo foreign purchase
bought 20,000 marks with stamps at the las
ht'ssjoii. .Business has so increased that
iiuw and largerJiall has occomo necessary.
A gold ring with cr largo and Intcrestin
engraved seal has bscn dug up in the ruin
of Casilo Schocuiiigen , which wast burned I
ION.
ION.Tho
The goods traffic of the Uusslan state ral
TVS has increased nearly 10 per cent in tl
Jijsu 't year.
The right to reproduce for the piano tl
musiu of Weber's unperformed opera , "Tl
Tl reo Pintos , " has boon sold to a Lclpil
llr. i for 20,000 murks.
lev did not stop the ship truffle on tl
Ilhlno until the Sith.
Beilln's American church has been stnij
gllng along fur thlity years will
i out p regularly Installed mlnlstc
It Hi. illy has been decided f
complete the organisation. To-morrow Pro
Dr. Huuclenborg , who has had charge of tl
services for seven years , will bo formally ii
stalled as first pastor. Prof , Dorchester , i
Boston uulvcrsity , will conduct the install
tlon services. Ucv. Dr. Scott , will pi each , SI
teen denominations are represented in tl
, church.
There are 103 Afritu students raatric
lated in Berlin's unlvorsh\thls winter.
Mrs. Mary B. WiJJcid salty for America e
the 4th of January.
rtustla nnil the Allied PowerH AoiY
1'rPimrliiR For Mobtlllilci * .
ICopurlyht f 7 l-u Xtw Yvrk Anotlattti Pm ;
Bunux , Dec. 31. The i > c"ur closes wltl.o
he relations between llussla and the ullii
jxwcrs bhtnvhijr ; .uy symptoms of aml-.or
r
tlon. The situation has become ono of the
greatest perplexity , which nothing else than
some authoritative deliverance from the car
or kaiser can clear up. If the New Years
Imperial receptions pass over unmarked by
explicit declarations giving assurance of
pence it will bo held as certain that diplo
macy has failed to check progress toward nn
open rupture. General von Schweinitz ,
Gcnnan ambassador to Hussla , has had
frequent Interviews with Do Glcrs ,
ono result of which has been nn
arrangement for the publication of the forged
documents , but , judging from the tenor of
the article published in the North German
Garettc , the Interviews have left the situa
tion unimproved. No decisive diplomatic Is-
BUO is expected before the middle of January.
After that events will dovolopo with elcct'lc
rapidity.
It Is the opinion of the military authorities
that Austria and Germany will agree upon
winter as the best tlmo for a campaign In
Poland , and If war must bo it should either
commence in February or bo deferred until
Juno. While movements of troops in Poland
nro Increasing , forces are being concentrated
In Hcssarobla , and this fact leads to the be
lief that Kussia either distrusts Roumanians
neutrality or has other plans than the cam-
i.iign in Gallchi. The forces now massed
ilong the border and Odessa lines are ostl-
nated at $5,000 men. Several columns In
outhcrn Hussla are already fully mobll'rcd '
md echeloned along the Pruts and Dniester
Ivors and railways converging to Kou mania.
The Black sea fleet is being hurriedly
equipped for active service. The formidable
jxtunt of thcso preparations give ns'o to
ho suspicion that the czar contemplates
i sudden descent on Bulgaria , while
icting on the defensive towards Galicin.
jregor do Walcn , recently Hussian consul at
1'esth , publishes a brochure under permission
of the St. Petersburg censor , predicting that
Hungary will become n Hussian province.
The pamphlet , which is quoted by the Hun
garian press , increases the eagerness for the
final arbitrament of war.
The text of the forgeel documents nppcarf
in to-night's Uciehs Anzciger , which prints
four lottora , three of which purport to have
been written by Prlnco Ferdinand of Bul
garia to the Countess of Flanders , sister oi
King Carol I. , of Houmanla. The llrst ol
these three letters is dated August
2 . In it Prince Ferdinand says ho woulc
lot have gene so far if ho had not received
nostsatisfactory information from Berlin
: lirough a note written by Prince Uouss , the
German ambassador at Vienna , explaining
the secret views of Prince Bismarck. Prince
Ferdinand enclosed this note to the countess
and begged her to induce King Carol to use
Ills influence at St. Petersburg.
The second document is the forged letter to
Prince Hucss , stating that Ferdinand's tak
ing pQsscssJQuoI the Bulgarian throuo was ti
question of personal initiative to whlcl
the German government cannot foi
the time being give official support
It was not , however , to bo concluded
that the German government would no
give unofficial encouragement to Prince Per
dlnand's enterprise.
"However unfavorable or hostile , " say
the letter , 'tho acts of Germany in UK
meanwhile may appear , the sentiment
secretly cherished by her may ono day b
made apparent. "
The third document is a letter from Prince
Ferdinand to the Countess of Flanders
under date of September 10. Ho says ii
spite of the open war Germany is urgitij
against him ho receives assurances evori
few days from Gorman agents that Bis
marck's policy may change openly in tin
most favarablo manner , Germany's attltud
depending upon the issue of a grave questioi
wh.li Uussia.
In the fourth letter , Ferdinand informs th
countess that , according to a commumcatioi
ho has received from Berlin , the fate of Bui
gariahas been discussed at meetings botwcei
Bismarck , Kalnoky and Crispl , and that th
result Was favorable to Bulgaria. The central
tral powers , ho says , hope that Bulgaria wll
give no occasion to the powers to modif ,
their friendly attitude. Prince Fcrdiii
and denies that any of thcso documents ar
authentic. Ho says there was never anj
corrcspondeneo between him and th
Countess of Flanders. The forgers remain ur
detected. Thereports concerning tlio erowi
prince's condition present the best aspect pos
slole. Prince Bismarck's appeal to th
crown prince to consent to the establlshmon
of n regency , although repulsed , will now b
renewed in view of the danger of nn oui
break of war. Pnly a small court party wil
continue to oppose the regency If the crow
prince remains an invalid.
Vienna telegrams report snow in Hangar ;
to a depth of twelve feet. The storms then
have been the severest expericne'cd.
. _ A thorough search of the barracks of th
garrlrons at Malnza , Breslau , Spandnu nn
Frankfort has resulted in the flndlngof cnoi
mous quantities of. socialistic pamphlets , j
number of soldiers huvo been imprisoned oi
suspicion of having been Implicated In th
circulation of the pamphlets.
Kllraln and Smith.
( Copi/ife/'it / / ' ISS7 bii Jaiiirs Qunlon Ucnnett. ]
LONDON , Deo. 31. [ New York Heral
Cable Special to the Bun. ] The Ellca
club well named because leading spovtin
members from marquises to knights oftc
pluck their own feathers to give them awa ;
to-day resolved to prepare Kllra'n am
Smith a happy Now Year. A committee o
members consisting of the Marquis o
Qucensbury , Viscount Maddovlllo , Lot-el
Chtuston and do Clifford , Sir John Astlej
Sir William Gordon and several untUei
member * , with G. W. Atkinson , oftho Spo/i
Ing Life , Richard K. Fox and W .l
Harding nnet S. Coleman , honoi
nry secretary , waa formed t
cairy out thoVchcmo. The club proposed t
first , to present Kilrum and Smith each
uiagnlficf nt ,6clt , but the former objcctln
because 'unwilling while continuing to hoi
'the Fox belt"to"take another , his gift will I
instead an olegaijiiilver service for dlspeni
Ing cups that cheer but Jiot iuebi lato. Th
presentation of tho-scrvicc and belt will tub
ilacoat the clubhouse JjitjiiaryM during a
mnquct , William E. Harding is an honorary
ncmbcr and nt the same tlmo will receive a
lub souvenir , RS will Fleming and Mitchell ,
DKSTltUCTIVK
Tlio Opera MOIIHO nnil Court House nt
Krcinotit Ilurned.
Fnr.MONT , Neb. , Dec. 31 , [ Special Tclo-
; ram to the Bnc. ] At 4 o'clock this after
noon the explosion of the furnace under the
stage In the opera house sot the building on
Ire. All the scenery and the inside was do
strayed. The loss Is about $3,000. Minnie
Maddern's company , booked to appear to-
tight , had to cancel the engagement.
Later , flames were seen to break
out in the Dodge county court
muse , located , at this placo. The lire-
nen wcro quickly aroused , and the citizens
were promptly on the ground , but wcro help
ess in the emergency ! The intense cold
weather ami the fierceness with which the
Ire ragcil hampered the firemen greatly , and
the structure was burned to the ground. The
county records nro known to have been
wholly destroyed , and it Is feared that the
llstrict court records have met with a like
'ate. Thev were locked in a vault which Is
under the ruins , and will not bo accessible
until the debris cools off.
Want the Council to K.xplaln.
NnmtAsicA CITV , Neb. , Dec. 31. [ Special
Telegram to the BKI : . ] The city council have
igain placed themselves in a lingo muddl ? .
In April , lbS.1 , the city voted ? 150 000 refund
ing bonds , and bids wcro advertised for
which would bo received until 12 in , to-day.
It now transpires that a contract was entered
Into with a representative of C. H. Venuor &
Co. , of Boston , December 1 , by which that
firm agreed to talto bonds at par , in the face
of an offer from several other responsible par-
tics of § 1,03 and $1.03. The eiti/cns are now
asking for an explanation from the council
anel a satisfactory ono has not yet been made ,
but in the last few days n now complication
has arisen. " The refunding bonds .were tc
draw 7 per cent interest , while the law for
bids the issuing of any bonds drawing a
higher rate than 0 per cent , consequently n
new election will doubtless have to bo held
while . itt,000 ; of the old bonds fall duo on
Monday next.
DyliiKofTrlchlnnc.
OAKLAND , Nob. , Dee. 31. [ Correspondence
of the Bni : . ] The death of Mrs. Clauts
Hartz , a German lady living south of town ,
Is momentarily expected. She has traehlnae ,
it being through her extreme system. A
small piece of the patient's flesh examinee ]
with a microscope shows the trichinae ,
caused by eating raw pork ,
Hon. T. L. Lewis and family will move tc
California in a few days. This evening he
will bo given a grand banquet by the mem.
hers of the lodge of the A. O. H. , of which he
is n member , at the Central hotel. Mr. Lewis
has been a very successful lawjcr in Bull
county anel is now county attorney. Tin
county commissioners at their next ineetin ;
will appoint a county attorney to 1111 the va
cancy. There nro several applicants.
The discrimination by the railroads against
the farmers' union is still being practicee
and the farmers are growing very indignant
A "Ilcliellloii" Ilullct Gauges Death
NounnsNeb. . , Doc. 30. [ Special to tlu
Br.n. ] Charles Heath , a prominent farmo :
living north of this place , was found dead ii
his barn by his son , Tuesday morning. At
inquest was held to-day by the acting cor
oner , Sheriff Coble. The Jury returned i
verdict of death from paralysis causcel by i
wound in the head received during the lat <
war.
Pawnee Clly IJy Klcclric
PAWXKB CITV , Neb. , Dec. 31. [ Specia
Telegram to the BEK.J Pawnee City is il
luminated to-night , for the llrst time in iti
history , by electric light. F. E. Hempstcad
president of the Nebraska State bank , is tin
owner of the plant , which cost 810,000. It hai
a capacity of twenty-llvo arc lights. Then
is general rejoicing to-night over the event.
Indignant MlHsourhuiH.
ST. Louis , Mo. , Dee. 31. The remains o
Htivernor Marmaduko were buried a
'Jefferson City this afternoon with im
presBivo ceremony. Considerable Indlgnn
tion is expressed by state officials and other :
because the superintendent of thoNationa
cemetery , Ferguson , did not raise tin
national Hag at half mast , and Adjutan
General Jamlcson telegraphed Senator Ves
at Washington , complaining of the disrcspcc
shown to the memory of the late governor
The superintendent explained that the hal
yards wcro frozen fast , and furthcrmon
that ho had no orders to hoist the flag.
The liord GoiiKh'N Itouxh Yoyngc.
QIT.KNSTCMY.V , Dec. 31. The steamer Lori
Gough , from Philadelphia for Liverpool
which was some days overdue , arrived hen
at 4 a. m. to-day. Level Gough cxpcriencce
terrible weather on the passage. For cigh
days passengers wcro not allowed on th <
upper decks. The hatches were batterci
down , but despite this 'precaution a quantity
of water penetrated below the steerage fron
the seas shipped. To add to the m'series o
the voyage the oil gavoput and at night every
thing was in darkness. All the coal in th
starboard bunkers was consumed and th
steamer , when she arrived , had a heavy lib
to port.
A Small I'ov Suourgr.
CIIICAOO , Deo. 31. An Inter Ocean specia
from San Francisco asserts that small pox i
rapidly becoming epidemic there. The PCS
house not being capacious enough for all th
patients , the city authorities erected a larg
tent on Clay and Kearney streets
The citizens In the ncigborhood wcr
indignant at this act and at a public meetln
to-night , Dr. O'Donncll , the noted sand-lo
orator , denounced the authorities action
Ho then swore out n warrant for the arrcs
of the mayor anel health commissioner on
charge of maintaining a public nuisance
They wcro released on ball. Considcrabl
alarm Is felt over the spread of the disease.
Feir the Colony.
RociiciTcn , N. Y. Dec. 31. Asslstan
Cashier W. N. Smith , of the German Amor
' can bank , is fc'.iCOU , short in his accounts am
has absconded.
HCIIKIUBII , N. Y. , Dec. -Marcus W
Hosbach , cashlo- the Herklmer Natlona
bank loft this city December 13 , and has no
yet returned. Investigation of his account
show a shortage of 15,000 , which ho lost ii
stock speculation. Ho hud been cushio
twenty years.
Frightful KxploHlem of Powder.
LONDON , Dec. 31. Ad vices "from Melhourn
say the French protectorate has been pro
claimed in Wallis Island. Mall advi'-os frou
China state ji powder magazine explosioi
recently at Ahmesy , doing great damage. J
quarter of the buildings in town were wrecked
flfty soldiers blown to atoms and scvcra
hundred Inhabitants killed.
One of Cnrnot'H Cabinet
P.UU9 , Dec. Sl.fahoy , minister o
marine , in the cabinet formed December 12
has tendered his resignation.
DROOPING SPIRITS.
The Great English Conservative
Party Under n , Cloud.
GLADSTONE ANXIOUS FOR GORE.
Ho Will Make An Attempt to
Secure Gosohon's Scalp. J
DESERTERS SPECIALLY HATED.
Thankless Politicians Who Throw
Over Their Best Friends.
MONUMENT TO VALENTINE BAKER
The Prlnco of Wales HtnrtH n Move-
incut lo Pcrpcttmtc Iduontlous-
ness In Itronzc Kccuivlng
Oootl
A Gloomy New Year.
MS7Z'JmiiM | < 7oniem Jlcnnctt. ]
LONDON , Dec. 31. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to the Bic.1 : Members of
the great conservative p'arty scarcely have
the heart to wish each other a happy now
year. Gloom hangs over the hall of the
Carlton club. The certainty of winning the
Winchester election next week and of meet
ing parliament with a largo majority does
not restore the drooping spirits of devoted
torics.OIt is not the demise of the eighty-
seven which affects them but the awful dose
of humble pie which they expected
to swallow before the world , made
and served up by the hands of their
own leaders. Between the fascinations ol
Paris which seem to ho equally attractive ,
whether ono is twenty-flvo or seventy-nine
and the delight of seeing the conservatives
gulping down their nasty me.il , Mr. Glad
stone seems to have been wild with delight ,
Judicial rents in Ireland should never be
touched. That was Lord Salisbury's ulti
matum. Now down have como judicial rents
without notice , without application , without
appeal and Mr. Gladstone executes a wni
dance in Paris and declares that the worlil
has never seen n political party efface Itscll
more thoroughly. .Rational lories there ar (
some can only hung their heads and saj
that their adversary has them on their hips
It is not Lord Salisbury alone that the pit
grim from Hawarden tosses and gores ,
There is a dark reference in his remarks tc
some colleague of Lord Salisbury's who tool
the pledge to uphold the' sacredness of ju
dlciul rents with v\tn'-greater nrdor than
the prime minister himself. Mr. Gl adstono
the reporter says , looked as if ho wcro think
ing specially of some deserter from the liberal
oral party. I am not a Gladstonian , though ,
reader , but I can tell you of what the old mar
was thinking at that particular moment
It was of Mr. Gosehen , and thereby hangs f
tale. On Saturday , July 10 , Mr. Gosehcr
went to n conservative demonstration and
made a long speech. Ho indignantlj
denounced the idea of revising Judicial
rents. "If you nro continually tc
revise rents , " ho said , "purchase
is gone ; it becomes Impossible. Ho tore the
proposal to shred ? . On the following Mon
day ho threw a patent double somersault , ac
cepted the bill for revising Judicial rents , ant
now is ono of the ministers who have put the
measures Into operation. Gladstone novel
forgives. Ho gained Gosehen his seat foi
Edinburg. In 18S5 Gosehen threw hlii :
over and took service under the
tories. His principles being too ipflcxiblo tc
tolerate Gladstouo any longer , /yirtuo wai
installed in ofllco. The ofllco remains , bill
what has become of the indexible principle ;
That was what Mr. Gladstone was looking
for when ho gazed With dreamy eyes into the
bewildered face of the Temps correspondent
Among the men who.aro down for Mr. Glad
stone's most particular and polite attention !
as soon as parliament meets Mr. Gosehen , 1
suspect , stands number 1 on the list.
A week ago the ministerial barometer wa <
at scttlccd to flno weather , but now II
stands at stormy. The premier can disrc
gard the change in the house of lords. Hi :
majority is enormous and invincible. Tc
attack the government there is like trying U
destroy a battery of artillery with i
child's popgun. Lord Salisbury' !
followers in the lower house wll
have to withstand all the fury of repcatei
assaults and on this question of cutt'ngdowi
rents by a star chamber process landlord am
tenant alike are kept in ignorance of the
operation until all Is over. It Is hard to se <
what the conservative members can have tc
say for themselves. }
There is a man performing here
who makes ten changes of dress h
four minutes in full view of the audience
The people see the transformation , but can
not see how it is effected. Whether the per
former's name is Gladstone or Salisbury :
really forget at the moment , but ho is a verj
good typo of the partly leader who flourishes
In England. t
On this New Ycar'sraornlngMr. Gladstom
will bo the happiest man in Venice. Ho I :
perfectly right in assorting that the govern
mcnt has bitterly offended the Irish landlord !
without conciliating the tenants. I
has also practically acknowledged the
Justice of the plan of campaign , yet I
will meet parliament with a lot of men ir
jail for advocating the plan. It Imprison ;
men for giving practical effect to its own prln
ciples. Given that state ot affairs , can yoi
imagine Mr. Gladstone making anything oui
of ill It is not very difficult to do so. The
Venetian gondoliers will all bo struck wit )
the blithe and cheerful aspect of the wonder
ful old Englishman who has como amongst
them. There will bo sport In February al
Westminster. Out will como the scalping
knife of the venerable chief and the hair wll
fly thus suddenly.
Sp prospects of uicu and parties change ,
Once moro Gladstonlans look Jubilant. A
great man at the reform club said to mo to
day : "Wo shall have them out in less than
n year. Lord Salisbury Is cutting away
his supporters at both ends. Wo shall
catch them some night on n
side Issue. They nro getting demoralized.
I wouldn't give that for the government next
year " and my distinguished politician
friend snapped his lingers. Ho may b *
right , but n majority of ono hundred does
not melt away. , Some of It gets
and goes , but then the nucleus remains.
Therefore I do predict the downfall of the
ministry. The dread of Gladstone will but
tress it up , but 1 foretell that there will bo si
fierce and warlike session , In which some
politicians of linn principles and otherwise
will blto the dust. We , none of us
liberals or conservatives know pre
cisely where wo stand to-day or
what wo believe In or how many of our polit
ical tenants have gene overboard. Wo are
like the first dove sent out from the ark. I
hope that In the course of 1SSS wo shall llnel
n little bit of hard ground to vest our weary
feet upon. A MBMIIBII or PAULIAMKXT.
VAM3XTIXIO ItAKKU.
He DIcH In Ignomino of His Hestorn-
tlon to the ; llritlnli Army.
LONDON , Dec. 31. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to the Bii : . ] A movement
started by the Prince of Wales is now on foot
to erect a tribute to the memory of Valentino
Baker. The particular kind of memorial has
not been decided upon , buttholdealswarmjy
supported by military and naval men to
whom the project has been communicated.
It is known how hard Baker's friends and
admirers strove to obtain for him that which
he prlral moro than anything else in the
world the public restoration of his fair fame
by rcadmission into the ranks of the British
army. But the world is still ignorant of the
fact that success had at last attended those
efforts and that had poor Baker lived only a
few weeks longer ho would have had the
satisfaction of seeing his name once again
in the army list , lor I am to-day in a position
to state that the emccn , as the
crowning act of grace of her Jubilee year ,
acknowledged at last the atonement of the
gallant general and actually given royal
assent to Baker's restoration to the Britisli
army. There wcro naturally certain form1
to bo obscrvcel , and , unfortunately , the "reel
tapisin" in the war department is produc
tive of such delay that tho. poor fellow dice
in ignorance. That guerdon for which he
had striven had been won at last ane
that while on Ins death-bed at Ismalla he waste
to all Intents ami purposes , a British ofllecr
Baker's death of course put a stop to the
proceedings , and it is for this reason that ne
royal warrant or proclamation has made
known the fa Z havejrclatee ] , . yWJtl
' "
immense satisfaction the British'"nrmj
learn to-morrow by this statement thai
Valentino Baker died in possession of his
former rank , and this explains what .to manj
military men has till to-day remained a tech
ntcal mystery the military honors "SA-'cordee'
by the British forces in Egypt to the remains
A distinguished general officer , who foi
many years was an intimate friend of Baker ,
and who is also a great favorite with tlie
Prince of Wales , thus expressed "himself tc
mo in the course of a conversation nboul
General Baker : "It is sad to think of this
poor fellow lying on his sick bedbroken wltli
the many disappointments he had experi
enced. All his hopes had centered on the
Jubilee year , yet it cccmcel drawn to a close
without the queen having shown any sign ol
relenting from the stern attitude she had as
sumed from the first. It is easy to under
stand , " continued my informant , "how in
Baker's weakened condition the desire tc
live may have died out , for ho knew nothing
of the pleasant surprise in store for him. .
Could ho but have realized the certainty oi
his restoration the poor fellow would proba
bly have been living still. The queen's par
don came too late and all that his sorrowiii ( .
friends can now do is to join in raising a tribute
buto to the memory of ono who was far bet
ter than many whom the world delights tc
honor. "
Pei-minnl 1'olntH.
PAIIIS , Dec. ai. [ New York Herald Cable
Special to the BII : : , ] Howell Osborno is ir
Paris.
Mr. and Mrs. Kalph Hicka are at the Hole !
Maurice.
Mr , and Mrs. Livingston , of New York
are at the Bristol.
Mr. and Mrs. Qwinco wiU/lcavo the Hole
Divihino next Tuesday for Beanltz.
Consul General and Mrs. Hnthhono will re
celvo New Year's callers Monday , at S
Champs Klycees.
Minister and Mrs. McLnuo will give a re
ccption to-morrow from I ) to 0 o'clock at 70
Avenue Mareeau.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carroll , ( ne <
Susanne Bancroft ) , have arrived in Paris
They stopped a day at the Hotel Maurice
hut have gone to the Hotel Brighton unti
their departure for the Hiviera.
Mrs. Anne Sheldon Coombs , the authoress
will leave for Nice Tuesday evening.
Mr. George Armon and family are at tin
Maurice.
Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Bowman , of St. Paul
nro at the Bend.
Mrs. Charles Gordon Clark leaves foi
Cannes next week.
Mrs. H. H , Wctmoro and Mrs. W. T. Mat
thews , of Now York , sailed onthoNormandii
to-day.
Christine Nilsson leaves for the Ilivicrt
the 20th of January.
Sara Bernhardt nud Nilsson think Mrs
Brown Potter has improved her theatrical af
fairs by signing a contract with Henry E
Abbey.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Watrous have gene t (
Glovencr.
Mr. G. Morgan Brown , Jr. , of Boston , J :
stopping at the Hotel Do Lathcnco.
Dr. E. H. Bryan , United States consul ill
Lyons , and Alexander Hamilton are passim
gors on the Normandlo for New"York.
Miss Louise Burckhardt gave a dinner List
night mid later in the evening Mrs. Tabor
gave a dancing party.
AVIiat KiiRxIn Desires.
Vir.xsDec. . ill. The Neuo l-'relo Prc-wo
publishes a letter from St. Petersburg which
says liussla only desires nn unreserved re
turn to the Berlin treaty , that the whole of
Europe shall declare everything that happens
In Bulgaria since Prlnco Alexander left that
country illegal. Uussla , however , will make
no sacrifice to restore the legal status there.
Germany should ask Kussla to guarantee
neutrality of Bulgaria In the event of Euro
pean complications.
DOCH Not Want
ST. PISTKHSIIUCI , Deo. HI. Persons In po
litical circles hero profess to bo astonished at
the constantly repeated assertions that
Uussla Intends to cross the frontiers of
Austria or Germany. The war , It is said ,
has no idea of occupying Bulgaria , but Is re
solved not to recognize the present state of
affairs. If no change occurs in the govern
ment of that country , the Bulgarian q.iu'stlon
will remain an open ono so far rs Hussia Is
concerned. Russia does not desire to make
Bulgaria a Uussian province as Hounianla
separates Kussla from Bulgaria. The recent
military movements were taken si ely for the
purpose of assuring the safety of the frontier
T11IO DKMOCUATIC CONVENTION.
Chicago I'olltloliuiH DNoiisfiliiK the
ClinnccH of ScuurliiK ' <
CniCKio , Dec. HI. [ Special Telegram to
the Br.iThere : lias been no cessation of
effort In the work of the committee appointed
to secure the democratic national convention
/or Chicago , " said S. S. Gregory , chairman
of the committee , to a reporter. "So far as
wo knoW or have been able to learn the ad
ministration , or the president's friends , have
expressed no opinion as to where the eon-
rAitlou should bo held. As far ns I can trace
Jlho rumors , the statements that have been
made recently that Mr. Cleveland did not
want the convention to como hero are founded
on some reiinii ks made by Senator Farwell
to that effect , but why the senator should be
especially in the president's conlldenco on a
strictly party matter I do not know. "
"Goudy has a grievance. " said a well-
known democrat to-day , "when the seat on
the supreme bench of the United States became -
came vacant ho began at once to lay his
lines to secure the place' . Ho feltjnoro
than confident that ho would bo appointed
ami when the honor was given to Lamnr it
made the Chicago jurist very sere against
the administration , who , ho .seemed to think ,
owed the place to him. I don't know that
Gowdy was over given any encouragment for
his ambition , but ho chcrNhcd it daily and
when ho was disappointed the blow was se
vere. It is all the moio painful because ho
cannot show it or complain of it without
letting it ho known how badly ho was hurt.
The president , no doubt , listened to Mr.
Goudy's suggestions in making most of the
appointments to the federal ofllces in
Chicago , and Mr. Goudy had come to con
sider himself , in a measure , the representa
tive of the administration in Chicago and
Illinois. Goudy was good enough to run
things here , but when it came to selecting a
United States supreme justice , his influence.
fell short. That is the real reason why he
docs not care a cent whether the next demo
cratic convention comes to Chicago or not.
An effort will bo made to swing Governor
Hill's influence in favor of having the con
vention in Chicago. A letter has been writ
ten to him suggesting to him that were the
convention hold here. It could bo arranged
that ho might visit Chicago during" the ses-
tsions anil-thai he wcukLjlififithere , on their
own soil , the western untr southern delegates
who , In consideration of his staying out of
Cleveland's way in 1SS8 , would support him
in 18U1It is proposed to tender Governor
Hill , should ho and theconvcntioncorno here ,
a grand banquet and reception and toast him
us the future democratic president of the
United States and to pledge him the support
"n 1W2 of the Cleveland men of 1888.
No formal reply has been received to this
letter , but it is understood that the New
York governor thinks favorably of it , and if
ho should conclude that such a course would
.bo to his benefit ho will decide to advocate
'
the claim's of Chicago and if ho does so wo
get the convention.
" "If Hlll'says the convention must como
here , como ! t will. Cleveland cannot afford
to differ with Hill at this stage of the game"
was the way an old time politician phrased
the situation.
Severe Storm ut Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE , Dec. 31 , The snow and wind
storm of last night and to-day has been the
most extensive storm that has occurred in
this section for two years. At daylight many
streets wcro almost impassable and trafllc
was conducted with great dilllculty. Trains
on all roads were from two to three hours
late. Freight trains were generally side
tracked during the night and the crews
directed to keep the tracks open for regular
passenger trains. Six inches of snow fell
all over the southern part of Wisconsin and
as far north as Green Bay and Stcvensporl.
In the extreme northern part of the state the
fall was somewhat heavier. The wind
drifted the snow biull.y. During the storm
the 7 o'clock St. Paul fait masl from Chicago
collided with a standing train at the now
union depot , demolishing the engines mid
wrecking two sleepers. Nobody was hurt.
The ! l-'lro Record.
HiCKsvii.u : , O. , Dec , 31. Fire broke out
this morning in the business center and before
fore it could bo checked at all had wiped out
the greater part of the town. The homeless
people ave being taken euro of by their more
fortunate neignbors , which latter class com
poses a small proportion of the : i,000 Inhab
itants , and helu is coming fiom adjoining
towns. The loss will reach lK.OOi ( ) ) .
Pi'.onu , 111. , Dec. Ml. The mill po/tlon of
Woolner Bros. , distillery No. 8 , was de
stroyed by flro this evening. Loss ; onK , ( ) ,
fully covered by insurance. A weighhian ia
believed to have perished in the lire.
The Irish IU'M IIO and Beeoher.
Nr.w Yoitu , Dec. . ' 11. The New York muni
cipal council of the Irish National league in
tend soon to present to Mrs/.Henry Ward
Beecher a cot of resolutions oppressing sym
pathy and regret , of the society lor the death
of her husband and its respect for his mem
ory. These resolutions are drawn upon
heavy paichment , fastened In the form of a
banner upon a stick of dark colored wood ,
either end being mounted with knobs ot
brass.
Fnmilv "ml PartneTHhinQiinrrclH.
Cllic\oo , Dee. ill. A. C. Keebler , president
of the Keebler Manufacturing company , wai
arrested to-day , charged with the cmbo//llii { !
of $ li > ,000. Ho furnished bull and was Im
mediately lo-arrested on another warrant ,
charging him with the larceny of a desk ami
chair. The arrests were made at the in
stance of Albert Nathan , wtig was arrested
several days ago charged by ICcebler with
embcAtlomont. The matter appeals to be
family and partnership quariels.
Steamship Arrival * .
MOVIU.K , Dec. 31. [ Special Telegram
to the Bnu. Arrived-Tho Dlevonla , from
Now York for Glasgow.
QiiuENbTowN , Dec. 31. Arrived The Urn-
brla , from New York , the Assyrian and Bal
timore , from Baltimore.
New YOIIK , Doe. 31.-Arrived The
Waesland , from Antwerp.
The Imht Span Finished.
MINNEAPOLIS , Dec. 31. The last apan of
the International bridge over the i apids at
Sault St. Marie was completed Jimt befoic
noon to-duy amid universal lojolcing.
Gladstone ArrlvcN at Florence.
LONDON , Dee. 131. Gladstone arrived ut
PJoicnce to-day.
BiVnnr G'umpanlnl was received with much
enthusiasm InSjr. Fr.iiifli.co.
MPOPFS 1I1RIIFF
1 l/l Ju 0 J UDlLajJur - * .
Catholics in England Propnring to' '
Colobrnto It ,
A HALF CENTURY OF PRIESTHOOD , " K *
Completion of Fifty Yonrs of Hta
Ordination ns n Prolate.
COURTESIES FROM THE QUEEN. , - <
teWBM
Victoria Sends Lee Tokens of H ?
High Regard.
CRITICISM FROM A CRANK.
The I'cllcnn Clnl ) eif Tjoneton
Int ; u Happy New Year Ent r
tulnnient l'oiKllraln
anel Smith.
'
IJOO'H Scml-Contennlnl. "
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lOipi/rti/M / J.W lii ] Jd/iifs e7 ilonltmiflt.1
LONDON , Dec. 31. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to the Br.i : . ] Great pre
parations have been inado in all the Catholic
churches hero for coincident participations
eif the clergy and congregations In the Jubilee
celebration ut Homo to-morrow. The pM >
ttcipation of the Protestant government ol
England In this has become already a them *
of much discussion in the pulpits and prcM
and notably upon the Duke of Norfolk's mis
sion to the Vatican and the queen's Jubllloe
gifts to the pope. The most violent of all
these great criticism has been made by Key ,
Jacob Primmer , of Edlnburg , a shepherd , M
old Weller might have called him , whose- *
celestial bosom has been fired to ungovern
able rage by the exchange of thcso Jubilee
courtesies between the queen and popo. Ho
declares that'her majority has sot light stare
by her coronation oath , the act *
of settlement and the eor.stltutloa
of this piotestant realm : 4hat. *
she has virtually excluded herself from th
l > osscsslon of the crown and government of
the country and her subjects are absolved ot ,
their allegiance. All this the moro moderate-
anel not less non-conforming clergy have
answered that this open mission is more sat *
than the oh. hole-and-corner
isfuctory - - diplo
matic work sometimes heretofore used. It 1 *
cited that Lord John Husscl's government
established formal relations with Pius IX. It
Is argued that the Roman pontiff has bccotM'
n spiritual power in England , \\Ith whom tkcJj
government should keep on the best poc jMf i
terms. Official statist Ics show that his reM
lous subjects in Great Britalnand Ireland
number nearly seven millions , and that , af
empress aim queen , Victoria' ' claims th * ,
allegiance of nearly ten millions
men and women who vcmjrato Lee XIV
as the head of their church and the
Stfl
kcci > cr of their conscience ; Unit within
territorial limits of the British empire the
are twenty-llvo Catholic arch episcopal till"
ninety-six Episcopal sees , nineteen vicarial
apostolic and ten prefectures apostollo. Thcj
Catholic population Is represented in parlia
ment "by thirty-two peers and eighty com
moners. A Roman Catholic is a member of
the cabinet and nine carcllguauarles are "in"
the privy council. Foi ty peers , twenty hol
ders of titles and llfty-ono baronets
acknowledge the pope as their spiritual pas
tor and master. ,
The most notable defense will bo in the
January number of the Nineteenth Century
Review by Bishop Vaughn , entitled "Lboi
XIII and the Civil Power to An Ap ] al to
Common Sense. " Defending the pope at the
outset of the article , this prelate says : "Had
the pope complied with the proposals of the
Italian government the whole Christian world
would have declared that , In a moment ot ;
weakness ho had yielded to the Italian revo
lution and become a salaried olllcliil of tjui
Italian government. The consequence would
havo-bccn that the freedom of his | > ontiflcal
acts and decisions would have become liable
at any time to bo called in question. It trill
bo seen distinctly , when the figure of Len
XIII shall stand on the hori/on of history ,
that ho Is contending not only for the prin
ciple on which the stability of thrones
must rest , but for Christian order ;
that , by refusing to surrender his
sovereign Independence to the forces of
atheism and resolution , ho has maintained lit ,
reality the Imlcpcndenco of Christianity itself.
No , ho is not opposed to the democracy. On
the contrary , ho Is a'friend to the people.
Tlio spirit of his policy is drawn fiom ; those
pregnant words of , his divine master : "I
nave compassion on the multitudes. " Neither
Is the pope afraid of the people. Let the
pontiff's place bo free and independent anel
he can speak plain truths wherever needed ,
whether to kings and governors or to the
masses of the people. " The bishop , after
many more premises , contends that "tho
frontiers of no emplro are so long
drawn out or so exposed to alack ns our
own , but the pope's Jurisdiction cvcrwhero
overlaps them. The presence of his religious
authority is therefore both within and with
out. " And the bishop's tcrso conclusion as
to the semi-mission to the vacation Is this :
"Is It , then , surely wlso and expedient to ac
cept his offer of friendly relation } "
A tolcgranf from Rome to-day announces
that tlio queen's offering , a superb golden
bowl , will bo used to-morrow by thu pope
during tlio celebration of poritllleial mass.
Two .Mon Killed.
Nr.w YOIIK , Dec. HI. Two gua exhausting
engines in the Equitable gas works exploded"- *
lu-nlght , demolishing the engine hoiibo and
damaging property for blocks around. En-
gincer Plaisted was killed and n street cor -
driver on the First Avenue line was bloWa
from his cur and fatally Injured ,
A Grocery House Iliirnecl.
MbMi'iiiH , Twin. , Dec. ill. The wholew.lo
in cif ory house of Porter McCrca and an nd-
Joining stoi were destroyed by lire to-uleht.
Losses njrgifgatu f'J0,000 ,