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* * * ' ' THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA SUNDAY MOENING , FEBRUARY 12 , 1SS8.-TWELVE PAGES. NUMBER 239. UNITED FATHERLAND German Enthusiasm Aroused By n Bismarck's Great Speech. RINGING AND PATRIOTIC WORDS. The Greatest Effort of the Iron Chancellor's Life. ALL LOYAL TEUTONS JUBILANT. Prince William Refutes the Slanders Circulated About Him. HIS DECLARATIONS PEACEFUL. The Condition of the Crown Prince Again * IlccoinliiK Alt Object of Grave Concern The Doctors Keninln llctlccnt A CloHcr Union. Sliu Juinrt Goiilim nnui.iN , Feb. ID. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to the Disc. ] Germany has had it sensational week , beginning with Bis marck's speech , which stirred the whole nation as it has not been agitated since the coronation of the emperor , then Prince Wilhclm's remarkable toast nt the Branden burg dinner , followed by what is to many Ucrltners a very great event , namely , the annual opera ball , and , last of all , the opera tion on the crown prince , every detail of which has been read with pathetic interest nil over the empire. Prince Bismarck in his wonderful speech came near to making Ger many not only united , but also more Prussian than Prussia itself. Countiy parsons who have peasants who can read as well as any ono can , wrlto that the speech has made oven n greater impression among those peasants than among city people , that , literally as Bismarck said , "Tho invader's first footstep on German soil would start a wave of feeling which would bring every CTcrmnn to arms. I met one such person who had been expelled from Prussia for liberal views. "What will happen , " I asked him , "If some of the kingdoms are tired of being ruled by Prussia ! " "No danger there , " ho answered me. "There is not a dynasty In Germany which would not cense to reign within an hour of the time its people ceased to believe it true to united Germany. If necessary wo will all turn Prussian to maintain German unit. " The cnthusiimm which Bismarck roused Is not easy for any ono except those in Germany to understand. His speech , unlike parlia mentary speeches , is well worth reading foi itself , but Its effect Is due to his having put In words what has been germinating in the national mind for the past twenty years. Even that part of his speech which , to American cars , had the familiar Fourth oi July spread eaglelsm , "Wo are the biggest nation on earth. Wo fear no one except God , " scorned to bo all the more pleasing because of its novel sound to Ger man ears. Birmarck's words have not bcon understood to indicate any long jxirlod ol peace , but are taken rather as a tonic to keep the nerves braced to the fighting point. What they have done is to give all Germany a certainty of victory in the nfcxt war , no matter against how many nations it may bo waged. The German telegraph department deserve ! the highest praise for the admirable way ir which it handled the extraordinary volume of telegraph worlc thrust upon it in eight hours after Bismarck began to speak. The amount of local German telegrams is onlj comparable to the rush of telegrams out ol Chicago during the final hours of a prcsl dcntial convention. In addition to the Gcr man telegrams there wore others U all parts of the world. Ono Englisl paper got 5,000 words from its Bcrllt correspondent. Other papers in England Austria and Italy wcro a little behind. Kus sin , Turkey , the Balkan states and France waited so breathlessly that long telegrams went not only to their capitals but direct tc provincial press as well. Add to this tele graph work the cable work to America and you got an idea of why 23. > telegraphers were kept busy In the Berlin ofllco transmitting Bismarck's speech : In spite of the limited time available and the great numbci of languages in which the telegrams were 'transmitted , no great causes of complaint ! were given , and bo perfectly had the detail ! been arranged in advance that , instead o blocked wires and delayed messages , it was safe to file a telegram somewhat later that usual. That which chiefly affected the Ger man Imagination was the message of congrat ulation received by Bismarck from San Fran cUco after the whole of his speech had beer read in that city , but only a few houn after ho had ceased speaking. Prince Wll helm's reply at the Brandenburg dinner has probably already been telegraphed In sum marv. It is"worth repeating , however , as i manly , honorable protest against the way li which ho has been represented , especially ! i the English and American press. "I know,1' the prince said , speaking will some bitterness , "that public opinion , espec tally lu foreign countries , Imputes to me i frivolous desire for warrior's fame God save mo from such criminal levity. I repel Mich accusations with indignation. " After this spirited utterance if there an rumors of war they must bo considered du the twenty pounds ofKtivlarwhich have beoi sent to BUmurk from liussia and not in an , way to the royal prince's sympathy with th war party. Little Prince William Is air cad * showing something of his father's love fo military matters. If reports are true th youngster has begun to give his govcrnes lessons on military topics , this going a step i advance of even his friend Bismarck , who doc not , as yet , propose to orcnni o a reserve o trained lady soldiers. The German 'polio system would within a week .rum ccrtai New York papers. Uncontly there wei krlnUd hero two cnsutlon l uunv fakci Then came the police nnd in a cold , heartless way , ofllclously denied those fakes and ex posed the author in such n way that It will bo hard for him to get further newspaper worlc. The new system of flying or field army batteries which was recently tested promises irrcatly increased comfort if not cffcctlvcncs of the German troops during active scrvlco. The Windhorst fund has reached 100,000 marks. His little excellency will , bcforo his coming golden wedding , have contributions enough to complete his favorite Hanover church. Berlin expects by next Octobci' to have 1,500.000 inhabitants. DHKAMS OF PEACE. Continued Military Preparations In dicate Their DcltiHlvo Character. ICopj/i'fl'it'SSSbl/ ' ' Vork Arfnctatall'rcM. ' ] BKIILIX , Feb. 11. The peace allusion with which Bismarck's speech Invested the situa tion has passed away. It Is beginning to bo realized that there was really nothing pacific in the speech beyond leaving the czar the al ternative of peace or war , while pointing out the load along which Kussla can retroift if the czar feels himself safe in retreating. St. Petersburg advices assert that the czar eulogizes , within his own circle , Prince Bis. marck's utterances , but Russian official opin ion holds that the chancellor's words and diplomacy are irreconcilable. The Austro- Hungariau league of peace continues to bo , in the eyes of the czar's ad visers , an offensive alliance against Hussla , requiring unabated preparations for inevitable war , and an alliance to coun- tcrposo the league. If the official press of Berlin were permitted to give frank utter ance of its opinion on the situation It would bo bound to concur in Russia's convictions. Military activity continues in full swing in Kussla. The czar had a grand council to night at which every leading general was present. On the Austrian side there is an increase in the number of recruits and officers for tlio landwchr. A largo purchase of Krupp guns has been made , and enormous war contracts for provisions nnd munitions of war have been executed. On the German side the most significant feature is the extension of strategic railways on the eastern frontier. The condition of the crown prince ab sorbs national interest. . The official bulletins give but scant information nnd the doctors are universally reticent in response to private Inquiry. To-day's bulle tin , which states that the crown passed n good night and feels very well , did not relieve lievo the gloom of Bcrlincrs who crowded in front of the palace in silent masses , waiting to give n sympathetic salutation to the em peror. The German doctors , who have been consulted since the first indication of the malady , still continue to hold 'the opinion that the disease Is cancer asserted with peri- chondritis. The crown prince's hfo mny be prolonged under favorable conditions for two or three years without ablation of the larynx. The emperor nnd Prince William were In tensely affected pending the result of the operation. SULLIVAN TALKS. Ho Agrees to Fight Kill ft on More Words to Smith. [ Copi/rf0M JS8S Ity James Gordon OennM. ' } LONDON , Feb. 11. [ New York Herald Cable Special to the BCE. " | Knif ton having challenged Sullivan in a grandiloquent card for a stake oi 200 , Sullivan to-day thus an swers : "I can hardly conceive what Knif tor is looking for , because everybody hero tolls me ho has been beaten or bested by every pugilisl now before the British public. When I of fered to present Smith with JC200 I did nol advance the proposal for the benefit of a mar who was not up to the form to warrant t meeting of such a description. However I'll accommodate Knifton and bet him 2X ( that I stop him in six rounds. But as for fight ing him for that amount , It would bo follj in the extreme. If the eighty-one tanner desires sires to risk his 200 on such a proposal , lot him name a day of meeting at the Sportsmar office to clinch the bargain. ' Smith Is silent now that I have removed every obstacle h ( claimed was in the path to preclude a matcl with mo. I'll extend my time till the cnrlj part of April and fight Smith then for unj amount. Mr. Inncs suits * mo as a stake holder , the referee and battle-ground to be mutually agreed upon. I have no objcctior to milling on the continent , but as I am r party to the agreement and a stranger hero ] am entitled to say where it shall occur. Mj offer of 200 as a gift providing ho faces mo 'for six rounds stll holds good. I h.ivo not been ir what I might call a first class condition foi many years , not even for the many glove contests I have won. But I shall bo In fine order before a great while , and ouco prepared pared I would like to talto on Smith and Kll rain , so that I can scttlo beyond any dou'b who Is the champion in reality. I'vo much several concessions now to Mr. Smith. Di as much , nnd sco how long it will take to ge down ttfsolul work. " Much fun is being uiaAo hero over an al leged letter of Lurry Donavan , tnc Jumper stating that he has discovered the Sullivan Smith correspondence to be only a huge , ad vcrtiscmcnt. Gaiety K tiles Paramount. PAWS , Feb. 11. [ Now York Herald Cabl , Special to the BEK. ] The weather wa : rainy to-night Flvo public balls in dillcicu parts ot Paris wcro bold , Includiiigono nt thi opera and the grande military store , at tin Continental hotel. Masks and domhiocs an : pretty little ParUiana dressed as pastr ; cooks | > crmeatctlic boulevards in spite of thi drizzling ruin. Gaiety i tiles paraiuonut. England' " "Warllkt- Movement * . LONIIOX , Fcb 11. The BrltMi wnrofEc has Usucd an order directing that a state inenl bo prepared at each military center dc tailing the facilities for siunmouini ; rewr and strengthening battalions from donot within forty-eight hours In the rvont of a > m biluatiou of the army teccialcy nccc s y. | IT MEANS MISCHIEF. That is What the Situation in Par liament Signifies. A VERY PECULIAR EXPERIENCE. The Pnrnollitos at Sea Because of Absent Loaders. - - THE GOVERNMENT PUGILISTIC. Heady For an Onslaught That Did Not Occur. ARRESTS OF IRISH MEMBERS. Whnt the English Puhliu AVI 11 Hay of These Latest Acts QucHtioiiH Which Need nil Answer The Situation. The English Outlook , [ Copy l/lit ( / JMW ti\i \ Jamcf Onnlun Ilcnnett.1 LONDON , Feb. 11. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to the Bun. ] Tlio prologue to the parliamentary drama is over and no body seems able to interprctc. Wo arc ull quite clear that it is the dullest thing of the kind ever seen , whllo the performance has been strained , unreal and lifeless. A faded , weary air pervades tbo whole house. No one shows any light. The government came back ready to face a tremendous onslaught , but the enemy has vanished. What docs It mean ? Hamlet , In answer to that question , said , "It means mischief. " Ho would probably give the same answer to the great parliamentary conundrum. What wo should judge from the experience of these thrco days is that the home rule fight Is about over and the Gladstoulun forces arc in full retreat. Docs anybody believe that ! Some youngsters' , perhaps , certainly not woll- scasoncd heads , liberal or tory. I think the Parncllltes are rather at sea for the moment. No definite plan is before thorn. Gladstone was absent on the very eve of the session and so was Parnell. There was no time for settling the details of the campaign. Even Sir Charles Kussel's amendment had to be taken back because Gladstone did not ap prove the form. The plum trutli is that tlio opening of parliament found the Gladstonian allies at sixes and sevens. The two chiefs had not met , and even now Dillon. Sexton. Wm. O'Brien , Tim Hcaley and Justin Mc Carthy are all absent from ill health or other causes. Harrington is still in prison and Sullivan is but just out. Altogether , the party must expect to suffer when so many of its leaders are hors du combat. I admit , too , that the government has had wonderful luck. It has put down disorder in London and has shown a firm front everywhere which people like. Why was Palmcrston so popular ? Be cause ho was always in pugil istic attitude , a regular bull degas as the people used to say. They think they perceive the same qualities in Lord Salis bury's government. They have made Balfour - four a hero , surely to his infinite amazement. But now comes the arrest of Irish mem bers in London at the very gates of the house of commons. What will the pcoplo say to that ! It is a difficult conjecture. If a man resists legal scrvlco of a warrant in ono place , may ho now be made to obey the law in another ) That is ono view , but is it wise or judicious to drag members of parliament to jail from under the shadow of the doors ? Docs the government act prudently in thrusting the ugliest features of the Irish struggle under the eyes of the English public ! These are questions on which the fate of the ministry may possibly turn. The pcoplo may make up their minds very suddenly and the roar ol their thunder may .fill the air before next week is over , or now events may bo regarded within the difference. Personally I shoulc have thought the government would do well at least to make its arrests at a respectful distance from the house. Parliament Monday will test the matter tc a great extent. There will bo a great thronp to receive the released members and the latest arrest will bo discussed in the house , Parncll's amendment raising the whole Irish question will bo put aside if necessary Probably a motion will bo moved condemning the government for laying violent hands or M. P's. It could not bo carried but the ministry would not get its usua : crushing majority. That would bo a bcttei opening of the ball for the opposition thai : the tume , dreary business of this week. Gladstone and Harcourt are absent , anc there Is a row of empty bcuchcs be hind them. Scarcely a dozen Irish mem bcrs are in their places. The boxes or the sides are twadding away to a jadci audience. Who could suppose that vital is sues wcro at stake ? The opposition muf > ' dash in on Monday or the people Will say'ii ought to bo taken out and burled. What Is going on behind scenes ? Hicks Beach , they say , does not approve of Ba' ' four's methods , and means with Handolpl Churchill to attack the government. Then U no truth In the latter part of the rumor , though the first part Is near the mark Bcuch mny bo asked to succeed Stanley a the board ot trade. There must bo sovcra ministerial changes before long , but as for i cave against the ministry In onj quarter , It cannot be. Note care fully that Randolph Churchill has had ui Interview with Lord Salisbury , the first slnci his resignation. What may follow that , win can say ) Not a cave , anyhow. Die con scrratlvc party mny have some Internal dif fcrcnccs , but they still stand in solid pha lanx when Gladstone's charge sound : In their ears. The * same spirit fire the opposition , talk of dissensions among Par noil's lollQwm being groundless. His worsi troubk'.ij that ho Is ulono and In weak health Glddttor.c looks fairly well but time Is plafi Ir.g Mc-.Ht to his activity. Morlcy has en Irrfly recovered ) Hnrcotirt Is fat ml ruddy. Smith Is cheerful and hearty. Balfbur's legs seem o luivo grown longer. His manner , even , is more languishing and ladylike than ever. -orcl Hartlngton still sleeps like an Infant. Sharloy Bcrcsford tacks briskly about and is preparing to pour a raking broadside into the irst lord of the admiralty. Goschcn fidgets n nnd out , his head filled with big financial schemes. The members generally seem already borcu to death. The part of the voting ma chinery la liRlo noticed until they arc wanted. Why do they tnko so much trouble to eet elected to parliament ! Some of them would bo very much puzzled to toll you. A Mr.Miuit OF PAIIUAMCNT. ASSAUI/rlCI ) A PIIKACHEU. llloodthlrsty Attack on Itov. John I'utcrgon nt Mlndon lown. MINIIKX , la. , Feb. 11. [ Special Telegram to the BII : . ] Almost a tragedy occurred liere this evening when Henry Hcsley at tempted to settle an old feud which has for some time existed between himself and Uev. John Peterson , pastor of the German Evangelical church. Hesley met Peterson ut August ICavcn's place and proceeded to attack him a la Sullivan. Mr. Peterson suc ceeded in making his escape nnd sought n place of concealment.1 In the mean time Hesley declared ho would finish the preacher , and arming himself went gunning for him. The constable was called upon to arrest Hesley but was somewhat timid about risking his life. Not finding Peterson nt his residence , Hcsloy shot the net dog in the dooryard and began his search elsewhere , Leaving his shotgun at his room ho visited the store of John Stuhr to call Mr. Stuhr to account for having asked the constable to ar rest him. Taking off his coat and vest Hes ley made an assault on Mr. Stuhr , who stepped back , caught up his revolver , and had not the constable , who by this time lyid been reinforced , arrested him , would prob ably have put a stop1 to his thirst for goro. His case will probably to investigated by the grand jury. Must Get'Perm Its. Sioux CITV , la. , Fob. 11. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE. ] A ethod of attacking the illicit liquor business was begun to-day by the arrest of the driver of the Sulzer brewing delivery wagon. He is charged with illegally transporting liquor. The pro hibitory law provides heavy penalties against any common carrier or any other person foi transporting liqvors , without having first se cured a certificate ) fro'm the county auditoi that the person to whom It is delivered if authorised to sell it , The brewery driver had no such certificate. The fact is that many oi the customers of the brewery are keepers of holcs-in-the-wall. ThcVbrewory secured from the board of supervisors a permit to manu facture and sell beer for "culinary pur poses , " and under cover of such permit has been enabled so far to supply the lllicii traffic. The Law an4 Order league has de termined to break up this business , nnd will watch and arrest the brewery driver when ever ho goes forth without the necessary permit. j Laying It on , the Governor. DKS MOINES , la. , Feb. 11.4-Special [ Tele gram to the Br.E. ] The bbiird of railroad commissioners to-day submltto'd their reply to the resolution of the house asking whj their report had not bo : n published before this. They state that it was submitted tc the governor on December 1 , as required bj law , and has since then been out of theii control. It is understood that the report was not delivered to the state printer till the middle of January , six weeks after it came Into the Rovernor's hands , and it is reported that the governor has held it back till his own idea on the railroad question should be carefully digested by the legislature , for il is known that the commissioners do not agree with him in all his positions on ralhvaj control. The Town Licglslntnrc. DBS MOINES , la. , Feb. 11. The senate committee have decided to make a favorable report on several bills , including the follow ing : To authorize the railway commissioners te change the names of railway stations in certain tain coses ; for an act to provide greatoi safety for passengers on sail and steamboat ! on the inland waters of Iowa ; also a favor able rcDort on the joint resolution licensing railway conductors. " The tide of petitions Is beginning to turn it favor of railroad legislation providing for i reduction of rates. In answer to the resolution inquir Ing why the railway commissioners re port has not been published and dis tributcd , the commissioners presented ni explanation of the following Import : Abon a year ago the executive council decided after the commission had handed over the re port to the governor , that ho was rcsponslbli for its publication and not the commission The facts of the matter are the report wa handed the governor In proper time but hi held it over until his inaugural was wrlttei keeping it seven weeks , and after that th delay was caused by the printer boini crowded with work. However , portions o the report are now in print. The following bills were passed : Relating to the time In which suit can b brought against cities for dangers with HI amendment that unless notice bo given thrci months after injury , no person can comment suit. ' Giving legislative assent to the congrcs sional act of March 3 , 1887. Providing for the establishment of ngricul turnl experiment stations and approprlatlni therefor. To appoint and org'qniai a board of trustee for the Chirlnda insane hospital to take th place of the present bpard of commissioners ' The house committees mado'favornblo ru ports on the following bills : The Hohemini oats bill ; making appropriation to the Stut .Agricultural society Of $15.000 ; to dctcrmln the liability in sulU for personal injuries am that the jury Khali determine the question o comparative negligence. A number of other measures were intrc duced and several engrossed. Creston'd Building Activity. ' Cnr.sTOtf , la. , Fob. 10. [ Special to UK BEE. ] Property owners hero attach consld erublo importance to the fact that T. J. Pot ter , who owns city property hero , has re ccntly given a local architect Instructions t submit plans for a three-story brick buslncs block to bo crectetVon one of his vacant lot near the poatoftlce. Contracts are made fo all the rooms , to be ready for occupancy Jun 1. It is understood however , that Mr. Pot tcr had thin In view merely us an invcstmcn over a year ago when ho purchased the lots Contracts are out for a now business blocl for John M , Gibson , bunker , nnd work upo the now city hall and Congregational ehurcl will gq forwaril us soon us. the wcathc permits. A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW How the Prlnco of Wales Is Consld- orod in Paris. A WHOLE SOULED ENGLISHMAN. His Great Bonoflconoo and His Sym pathy For Everybody. A GOOD JUDGE OF EVERYTHING. Ono of tbo Useful Agents of Inter national Poaco. HE VISITS FRANCE'S CAPITAL. Jlccclvcil AVIth Open Anns By AH , AnxloiiH to Pay Homage to Queen Victoria's Son and Coming Heir. Tlio Oenlnl AVncs. [ Copi/rfo'il ' WM//James / [ fJorclmi Jlcnnrtt. ] Pxurs , Feb. 11. [ New York Herald Cable Special to the Bui : . ] The Prlnco of Wales arrived tit the Hotel Bristol to-day. Ho Is probably one of the most useful agents of international i > caco in two hemispheres. Wlillc Austrian , German and Italian politi cians discuss the vexed question of massing troops on the ticklish frontiers , while the bourses of Europe arc being moved by sinister or optimist rumors , the heir of the Uritish throne goes on constitutionally and quietly giving a helping hand to every eood and every perfect work. To him the Paris exhibition offers more Importance to the pence of Europe than the calculations of statesmen or the eventual fate of little or big Bulgaria. The prince is related to everybody , nnd as a royal scion ho can affectionately kiss more princes than any living potentate. His oldest sister will , or may bo , the German cm- press , the king of Greece is his brother-in- law , his sister-in-law is the empress of Rus sia , his mother-in-law is queen of Denmark , Prince Waldcmar is his kinsimtn. Ho is , in a word , the bright spot in divided and har- rasscd Europe. His arrival in Paris must therefore always bo n big and happy event. Who does not remember , in 1877 , Paris had just recovered from the reactionary shock of May 10 , the French republic had just made its great point , but there wcro rumors In the air that Tillers was dead and Gambettn was rising. MaeMahon was dolefully puzzled. Amid this came the Prince 'of Wales. The effect was electrical. In an instant he showed that ho was before all things a man of business. Ho said substantially to the committee : "Let us take our coats off to this exhibition and let us pull It through , " and he did so. Possibly the priuco may render the same service In-1688 that ho did just cloven years ago. Tbo exhibition ques tion must bo decided , and perhaps while the prince is in Paris the vexed question may bo solved whether the great show is to take place fn 1889 or n little later. In any case his royal highness will bring matters right. How few know anything of the life of the Prince of Wales. Ho is supposed to bo a king amongst social swells and a regal sybarite. The real truth is that ho is one of the hardest working men in Europe. Much has been said' concerning the 30,000 dossiers of M. Wilson , the ox-Dauphin and President Grevy. The figures scarcely cover the number of docu ments in the pigeon holes of Marlborough House. There is not a single enterprise likely to benefit the world of which his royal highness has not a written account in a com pendious form. In flvo minutes the prince could tell us all about the channel tunnel , the Panama canal , drinking fountains , cattle shows statistics , telephones , ambulances , schools of cookery , aid for discharged pris oners , electric tramways , immigration in short , everything. The prince Is in every thing. Ho spends half his fortune in beneficial locomotion. Ho gives diamond pins to genuine celebrities , ho lays foundation stones , ho gives tone to the English hunting field , ho is an'Officer , a bencher , a mason among ma sons , a naval officer , an art patron , a judge of horses , cigars and cigarettes , a believer in the robust traditions of the prize ring , an all- around admirer of good and beautiful women , a Jolly good fellow. There are other phases in.the prince's character which those who know him well will testify to. Ho is n fast friend and large-hearted Englishman. When the late Colonel Baker was iiiHorsekmongor lane the good , lenient prince visited and com forted him. There ' are scores of instances of his gentle gift of sympathy which makes the prince loved by all. "Tho prince , God bless him , " is no idle word. Ho is the coming king , and as such there is a touch of sym pathy between him and every English speak ing man on tills wide earth , bo ho British subject or American citizen. In Paris life his royal highness is only an extension of the busy routine of his daily existence. If ho bo not king of Franco and Navarre , ho is the king of Lutctia. He un derstands that the two cities arc within a stone's throw of each other and their pulses beat in unison. When ho reaches the Calais pier and sits down with the common of mortals in the spacious refreshment room , his brightbluooyesseem to say , "vivola Franco. " When at lust ho mounts the staircase of the Hotel Bristol it is evident at once that ho is a Parisian to his finger ends. The visitors crowd up to see the princo. The book is covered with living signatures , the good old names of respectful and affectionate friends. No politics hero for him. The president of the republic and the Orleans princes , Galli- fect and Clcmcnccau , ail the ambassadors , the Princess of Fugan , the Countess do Pour- talcs , the Countess do GrcfTulho , French and English officers , Homan bishops and Anpcll- can clergymen all vie With one another in paying homage to iho genial son of Queen. Victoria , who comes to republican Franco , with his arms outstretched and the harbinger of pcaeo and prosperity. , Leon Gambetta was a great admirer of the priuco. Ho was inti'oduced by Sir Charles Dilkc at a breakfast ivcn iq honor of tils royal highness , who took kindly to the effusive tribute. They talked Joyfully to- jcthcr of friendship between the two na tions. At the end of the meal the prlni'o shook hands with Gambctta and said : "Au rovolr , Monsieur Leon , " for the constltu- loiml prince Is always clover and full of : act. act.Tho The prince's life In Paris is quite misunder stood. The fact Is that lie rcall/os that Par- .slim life must bo patronized. Sarah Bern- hardt , Judic , Jcannu Grimier , Theo Coquclin and a host of others are for everybody. He's ever ready to visit a [ winter's studio or patronize rising sculptors , He knows the Hertford hospital nnd once javo his arm to Miss Leigh nt the laying of a n fountain stono. Ho takes the princess , when she accompanies him , to tlio Cafe Anglais or Lyon , and he fi'cls It his duty to bo present at n first night or ilof show when ever he la In the French capital. Once ho gratified her whim by taking her on top of an omnibus from Madeleine to Uustillo. Tills is what wo may call an all-round Drlnco very humane and more thoughtful of others than himself. It might bo supposed that all this betokened too much familiarity. Ho would bo n bravo man who would act upon this theory. Ho would probably find that the most dignified nnd frigid gentleman in Europe was the Prince of Wales. Any at tempt nt liberty is at once resented and the luckless obtrudor very soon put into his place. Tlio Princess of Wales loves Paris. Slio is the companion of the Princo. When ever she crosses the channel with him her bright and ever juvenile face charms every salon into which she enters. Every after noon she drives in the Hois , nodding pleasantly to English salutations as if she saw in them the welcome of an old friend. Once , when she was here , the wife of an English clergyman told her of a poor stable man who was formerly at Sandringham and who was dying. "What is his unmet" said the princess. "Hyncs , " was the reply. "Oh , I rememborthepoorfollowpcrfcctly , " said her royal highness . _ "Let us go nnd see him. " Off went the future queen of England and the lady in a hired cab to a dingy street in the Terues. They climbed the six flights which led to the sick man's bedroom. Imagine the poor man's Joy when he saw his former mistress by his side. After a few words of sympathy , the princes wont away , leaving 50 to solace the patient. The Princess of Wales shares her husband's ideas about I'nrls. She Bends for actors , actresses authors to her box. She visits jjjo salon. She goes wherever high position allows her to go. Darby and Joan is her maxim. Sometimes she gets frightened when she hears of Louise Mitchol and other dreadful revolutionary persons , but she is soon reassured when she is smilingly told that If the people only have time to look at her face they are not likely to attack her , she remembers that when the amnesty was granted Jules Voiles wrote her a beautiful letter , thanking her for the shelter which England gave to the proscribed communists when other countries would have none of them. The Prince and Princess of Wales are undoubtedly the most popular royal per sonages who visit Paris. WALES AND WHISKY. A London Paper's Editorial Comment 011 the Affair. lCoi/r/ ) / < ; 1SSS by James Gordon llcnnett.\ \ LONDON , Feb. 11. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to the BEK. ] The Star has n double-leaded editorial on the alleged con versational disturbances at the production of "Araian" nt the Opera Comique by the Prince of Wales In his box. It says , nnd this is copied into the late edition of the Pall Mall Giuetto : "Suddenly , as the people wcro straining every ear to catch every word from tlio pallid lips of Mrs. Bcere , there came from the royal box a loud bum nay , that is not the word loud conversation. At first even the well-trained audience in the stalls was startled out of Its propriety and looked around with a shock. It was soon seen what was the matter. Before the whole audience the Prince of Wales was speaking not in a natural tone of conversation but in such a voice as you would expect If he wcro shouting from one end to another of a largo field. As to the people on the stage and the people in the house , his royal high ness acted as if they were all thin air , or us if ho recognized and wished to flout their ex- istanco. Tlio shouted conversation was not a momentary outburst. It went on continu ously for at least a quarter of an hour , and though It was less audible in the latter hours of ttio evening , it broke out afresh pretty often. Upon this serious social Incident the Her ald correspondent who wrote the notice nb'out the play and 'sat it through was ap pealed to. Ho had sat on tlio side near the royal box , but neither heard nor had seen anything of the kind. Two or thrcoothci auditors have this evening bcon asked about the charge , as well as some behind the scenes , and all say the same. The negative testimony is not so strong as affirmative evidence , it Is true , and it Is at least to be hoped that the Star was in an eccentric orbit when It twinkled , as above. The polite attention of the priuco during any performance nnd ffis deference to tin comfort of others behind or fronting the footlights have been often commented or favorably. Besides , ho presented ills per sonal compliments to Mrs. Bernard Bcere , who is his friend , and would do nothing U injure her. The Crown Prince Doing Well. ICojiyr/u/it / / J8SS In/ James florilon H'.nnttt. } S\N KCMO , Fab. 11. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to the BEK. ] The crown prince sat up in bed a while this afternoon with no fcvor or pain , The ordinary treat ment of the larynx has been suspended for a few days. Prince Henry and the three princesses witnessed the battle of flowers ol Via Carll this afternoon. Flowers In grcal quantities wcro thrown at them. The crowr prince-slept splendidly last night and c.oiitln ' UCB doing wclL . ' , ' . . . . ' . : > t "A HORSE ! A HORSE ! " OIoso of the Great Exhibition at Nottingham. PRESENTING THE PREMIUMS. The Queen's Plates Originally Given to Encourage Racing. A GREAT DECLINE IN BREEDING. Strong Inducements Being Offered to British Farmers. KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS * ANIMALS They Mnko n Good Iniprt < s < < lei > and Sc euro Second Pi-lzi : American Dealers niBsntlNlled With the Show. Thoroughbreds. [ Cu | > j/rfu'i / ' ( iSSSbuJamt * 'ion/on / NOTTINGHAM , Feb. 11. [ New York Herald Cable Special to the Br.i : . ] In the cattle market hero n fresh chapter In the history of liorso breeding was closed to-day by tlio judging of thoroughbred stallions for the queen's premiums and the ending of the show. The queen's plates were originally given to encourage horse racing , and in George's time lovers of racing had no greater ambition than to win his majesty's guineas. < Picking up tlio queen's ' plates was the last j work of champions of the turf until twcnly years ago when a hundred guineas weight forage ago over ten inllcs was not considered worth training for. The result of this was thai only weeds competed for the premiums. The British army was short ol 3j ? horses. The guards even wcro half-mounted on animals not up to the aver age quality of omnibus tiorsos. AU agitation on the matter in tlio house of lords , headed by Lord Ulbblcsdate , resulted in the trims- ferrcnco of the grant from the racing track to the agricultural show yard. It was the first of these showa that has made Nottingham ham pleased with Itself , for 111 thoroughbred stallions have been paraded bcforo a larga company of its citizens and guests. Tlio Duke of Portland , master of the horse , is lord of the manor in this ancient town.t ( His place , Boelbcck Abbey , within , a short distance of hero is a famous riding school , the largest in the world , almost as largo as Olympin , nnd is all underground the late duke spent millions in burrowing , the whole place being a long net-work of subterranean terraces , beautifully lined and decorated. The present duke is popular in the neighborhood and puts himself as much IA evidence as the late duke hid himself la the dark. His horse , St. Simon , which is second only to Ormondo in racing fame and the soundest of tlio stud , was inspected in the box by a largo number of pcoplo from all quarters. I The duke is chairman of the royal co minis * t"A appointed to make Inquiry into tha whole question of horse heeding in England , ] an inquiry which is expected to bring out A great amount of valuable information. I Major General Kavcnhill , chief of the car * airy buying department , one of the commis sioner * , , has given his opinion that England' cannot look either to Canada or the United States in times of mobilization for horses , undr' * there is little sccrot , therefore , la stating that the British government Is now ' doing its utmost to induce British farmers to ' breed horses suitable for all branches of tha | service. French and German agents huva j been purchasing England's best stallions and ; marcs for their government establishments \ over since the last war and It seems now almost as if Englishmen wcro taking up th qucsti * of bleeding utility horses when it is < too late. ' England pays on an average $1,000,000 pel annum for cab , carriage and 'bus horses , and It is thought that she might OH well spend ai ( .v that money among her own agriculturists. II ' ; is intended to start a stud book for thcs ( ' utility horses , and this , it Is expected , would * ' give a sort of directory of horses , and so ' middlemen , who keep much of the profits , ' ' won't b6 wanted. A welcome to the Duke of Portland ha been arched over every street. Ho came iq with his party and all the royal commissioners | on liorso breeding wcro present except Lord j Hibblcsdate , who is In India. The jockey club division were hero In strong force , nnd Jem Lowthcr was to bo seen in earnest com \ vcrsation every now and then with the duko. Gcorgo Barrett , one of the exiled jockeys , was looking over some of the horses ho has ridden , and among the old hunting faces waste to bo noticed the veteran Jack Anstruthoc Thompson , of the Fife hounds , once mastov of the Pytcholey and the oldest huntcrman N In England. Ho was as usual dressed in an old coaching attire. Mr. M. Cookson , o ? Morpcth hounds , was there ; also Mr. { Fcnwyck , Mr. Harvey , Mr. Bailey ana j Captain Warnir , master of the famous Qora \ hounds. The duke of St. Albans had a big > < party , and there wcro In the grand stand at ona ; time many of the hardest-going Lady Gay " spankers in the hunting field of England , in. eluding a well-known countess who came with her arm strapped In a sling. Alto * \ gether It was such a sporting gathering us t has seldom been seen in England one , la- ? deed , In which Whjto Melville would Imva j rojolccd. i The veterinary surgeons condemned six * out of every ten of the horses. Tills fnctt shows how many unsound thoroughbred ' ' horses have been traveling In Britain of lato. , Tlio queen's pi cmiums of f25,000 wcro up- plctnentcd with the usual grunt of fi.OOO la . flvo equal premiums allowed by the Hoyal ' - Agricultural society. The flvo wlimem ot ' these latter premiums n o ull good , fate horses but fourth raters so far u ' the liorso breeding of England is concerned * - \ Out of the thirteen horses chosen during ' thti day Kentucky's Blue Grass was , in tb opinion of the bctt hunting Judgcir present ' j the bast iiv the show and took 'the prize la I class U. The Blue Grass remains a
