IHE OMAHA DAILY BEE. SEVENTEENTH YEAR OMAHA , TUESDAY l&OBNING , APHIL 17 , 1888. NUMBEKI304. HOIST THE HIGH WIND FLAG , To-Day the Tariff Talkers Will Start Their Long Dobato. FIFTY-FIVE ARE ON THE.LIST. . . Yesterday's Work by Nohraska'n Mem bers Senator Gray AVUl Succeed AVaitc Crook Will Go to Chicago - cage WnBhliiRton Events. Mills and Kelly AVill Open. WASHINGTON BUIIEAW THE OJIUIA UBR , 1 513 FouutnENTii STUECT. > WASHINGTON , D. C. , April 10. ) The tariff bill will bo taken up in the house to-morrow nt B o'clock , when Mr. Mills will make tlio opening speech. He ha * been pre paring n long nnd Inhered argument in favor of the measure. Judge Kelly will follow lilm on the Iloor , nnd there will bo one or two other speeches by members of the co.mmlttce on ways and means , nftcr which the general discussion will begin by members of the house. The speaker has now on his list the names of fifty-five gentlemen who would llko to discuss the bill , but many of them will hnvo to bo contented with printing their arguments. I find that the canvass of the democratic members is entirely wrong , ns fnr ns the re publican members of the house nro concerned. Mr. Payson of Illinois , who is counted ns n supporter of the Mills bill , said to-day that the announcement thnt ho would support It wns n great surprise to him , nnd ho would llko to hnvo It given n wldo nnd posi tive contradiction. "Why , " Mr. Payson says , "I nm utterly opposed to the Mills bill. I nm In fnvor of an enlargement of the free list so as to Include n substantial reduction , If not nn entire nbrogation , of the duty on sugar , with n provision that , It shall not apply to countries who charge an export tax on that article , nnd I will vote In favor of free lumber nnd salt , although I regard the latter as a more matter of sentiment because the nrtlclo Is so cheap. But I will use every in fluence that I can exert to defeat the Mills bill as It stands. I recognize the necessity of D substantial reduction of the tariff and of the present immense surplus. The latter evil can bo cured by the Immediate redemption of outstanding bonds nnd the former by Intelligent tariff amendments , rather than the revision contemplated by this bill. I hold , however , thnt the amendment should bo made by these who are friendly to the sys tem of protection rather than these who nro opposed to It. " "Do you think the Mills bill will pass ! " "I do not. " "Do you think any tariff bill will pass ? " t "I do not know , but if nny should pass it will bo bo a , bill mndo by the house rather than by the ways nnd means committee. " Till ! MINNESOTA lir.MIlEItS. Mr. Nelson of Minnesota , tells mo that ho is not entirely in favor of the Mills bill. There nro some features in the bill that ho does not like , nnd will oppose any bill that contains them. Some pcopjo of his state de- innnd n reduction of the revenue und want several articles placed upon the free list and the duty ui > on others reduced. In this , Mr , Nelson says , ho sympathizes with them „ en tirely , but ho does not approve of the Mills , bill as it stands. Mr. Llnd of Minnesota , Is also opposed to the bill ns reported , particularly that part of it which relates to the internal revenue. Ho says that ho hopes to got a chnnco to vote for tariff reduction at this session , nnd there are many things in the Mills bill ho approves of , but ns n whole ho does not like it , \\OKK OV NlillllAbKA'S J11.MHEUS. In the Bonato to-dny Mr. Mnmlcrson pre sented n hirgo number of petitions from No- brnskn , praying that these features of the internal revenue laws which classify drug gists or liquor derlcrs bo repealed. Ho also introduced a bill 16 pension Mrs. M. Ord of Nebraska. Both the Nebraska senators hnvo received and presented several petitions Intoly sent by their constituents nsking for the better protection of the national park. In the hoiisa Mr. Dorsoy introduced a du- pllcnto of the bill recently presented by Sen- ntor Mnnderson to protect purchasers of lands withdrawn by the executive depart ment ns lying within tholimitsotland grants to aid in tlio construction of railroads , as In demnity lumls. Mr. Dorsoy made money for some time im mediately prior to the assembly of the house to-day. Ho sat nt his desk on the floor nnd put his signature to a now issue of circulat ing notes fur the national bank of which ho Is president. Ho had n Inrgo pile of the bills on his desk nnd his work attracted a crowd of members drawn either by their curiosity or to jibe him. There are n score of national bank presidents in the membership of the house nnd tlio work Mr. Dorsoy was engaged in to-dny was not of nn unusuul character for members of congress. 011AY SAIII TO 11C TUB NEXT CIIIKP JUSTICE. The opinion is growing thnt Scnntor Grny will bo nppointcd chief justice of the United States. All of the democratic senators think so , and two members of the supreme court to-day told mo that the symptoms were such as to convince them thnt Mr , Gray wns the most favorably considered candidate , oven though his immo may not have been do- clued upon. Nearly all of the other candi dates hnvo dropped out of the field. The president told some gentlemen to-day the Wan who will bo appointed will go to the licnd of the bench , ns ho did not propose to promote nny of the associate Justices. There was some tnllc about Melville W. Fuller nround the hotels to-dny , nnd it was reported that ho hnd been sent for by the president to , coma to Washington , but I could find no foundation for the story. Representatives Townshond nnd Luudes hnvo both revolved loiters from Judge Schoftold nsking that his .immo bo withdrawn , ns ho would notncccpt the appointment oven If It were tendered to lim | , for family reasons. XUHUAHCA AN1 > 1OXVA MAIIJHTTF.ltS. . Inner registered sack exchanges have been established as follows , to begin on the JiOth inst : Omnhn nnd Holdrcdpo , Neb , , daily , leave Omaha nt S p. m. nnd Holdredgi ut 10MO p. in. , via the Pacific Junction nni McCook railway ixjstofllco. Omahu am Valentino , Nob. , dally , leave Omnhn ut 10 : M n. m. via the Omnhn and Hustings railwnj postofllco , nnd Valentino at 1:2S : n. in , via the MUscmrl Yulloy and \Vhltuwood rnllwuj postofiico. Changes have been ordered In the time schedule of Iowa stnr mall routes ns follows ; German City to Hornick Leave German City dally , except Rundny , nt 8 n. m. : urrivf nt Hornick by ViUO n. in. ; leave Hornioli ilally , except Sunday , at 100 ; ! ! u. in. ; arrive nt fiormnn City by 12 in. Cottngo to lown Fulls Leave Cottage Tuesday , Thursday nnd Saturday , nt 1 p. in. nirlvo ut Iowa Fulls by 4 p. in. ; leave jowa Falls Tuesday , Thursday und Saturday nt t n , m. , r.iul arrive at Cottugo by U n. m. rnooK WILL no TO CHICAGO , General Crook will bo assigned to duty nt Chicago. General Scholleld prefers to re mam m Now York , nnd ns the senior innjoi Kcnoral will be allowed his preference. Cjen crnl Howard might prefer to Icavo Sun Fran cisco for Chicago , but the fact thnt there has lioen n feud between Generals Miles am Crook so long , it I * thought u good reason why Crook should go to Chicago Instead of tc Ban Fruncisco , whcra ho would bo Miles Buucrior officer. A vUNn rou MUS. WAITS , rj'h proposed fund for tno widow of Chic Justice \Vulto has bcuiistuitcd , mid the sub bcrli > tlons nlicndy uKffrejjato over f 10,000 Among tlio contributions are ; Justice 1 ! latch ford f 1,000 , Justice Mathews 51,000 , Seere tary Whitney ff.03. Secretary Fnlrchild J2W John Hay MOJ , Kfcgs . & Co. fcSO , George Dancroft IJnvis $ SSU , 11. H. Warner WOO , Join R. McLean $300. General Nichols L. Andcr eon riV > , B. H , Phillips (100 , Justice Strong 1PO , VY. S. Cox $100 and G. F , Applcby t\W \ rixti'UEs rou TIU. COUNCIL j\nIT \ * in ILIUSO IHJs have bcn oni-ucd by tie | supor.r. cndcnt of tno treasury department for the itindnrd nnd special gas fixtures and clec- rlc Hu'hU for the custom house nnd post- office building nt Council Bluffs , as follows : lomcr , Bruner & Forsytho Mnnufncturing omp.iuv , Philadelphia. $1,1103 ; K. Holllng Co , , Boston , f 1W2 : Scnultz Gas Fixture nnd rfctal company , Baltimore , fc3,200j T. W. Wilmuth & Co. , Chicago , $ lb , V . MlTEU.ANKOfS. Sonntor Paddock Is suffering with nnvcolar abscess. John S. Clnrkson , chnlrmnn of the lown state republican committee , and Jacob Hlcli , of Dubuciuc. nro nt Welckcr's. Iho president has disapproved of dismissal n the cnso of Cnptnln .Tcrnuld A. Olmstcnd , Slnth cavalry , and First Lieutcnnnt MenU ; emery D. Parker , Ninth cavalry , recently .rled by court martial at Fort Douglas , Utah. They will bo restored to duty. Pr.imr S. HEATH. Army Orders , WASHINGTON , April 10. [ Special Tclo- ? rnm to the BEE. ] The following changes In .he stations and duties of officers of thomcd- cal department are ordered : Captain Willtmn H. Arthur , nsslstnnt sur- eon , is relieved from duty nt Fort Nlngnrn , : o take effect on the expiration of his present leave of absence , nnd will report In person to the commanding officer at Fort Bowie , Arizona territory , for duty nt that point , ro- llovlng First Lieutenant Wlllinm D. Crosby , assistant surgeon ; nnd reporting by letter to the commanding general department of Ari zona. zona.First Lieutenant Crosby , nftor being re lieved by Captain Arthur , and upon the ex- lilrntion of the leave of absence granted him In spccinl order No. 00 , March 14 , will report in person to the commanding officer at Jef ferson barracks for duty nt thnt station. First Lleutennnt Charles S. Black , assist ant surgeon , is relieved from duty nt Fort Davis and will report to the commanding officer ut Fort Sidney , reporting by letter to the commanding general , Department of the Pintle. Private Dennis J. Sullivan , Troop I , Fourth cavalry , now with his troop , bovine enlisted while-n minor without the consent of his pa rents , is discharged from the service. Paragraph ! 3 , special order No. 80 , April 7 , 1S88 , Is amended to read ns follows : Cnptnln Frederick E. Trotter , Fourteenth infantry , will bo relieved from recruiting duty by tlio superintendent of the recruiting service , July 20,18S8 , und will then proceed tr Join his now company. With the approval of the secretary nf war leave of absence for one month , on surgeon's certificate of disability , to take effect on the expiration of his present ordinary leave of absence is granted First Lleutennnt Francis W. Mansfield , Eleventh infantry. Colonel Hufus Snxton , assistant quarter master general , is nsslgned to' duty in this city in connection with the settlement of his accounts with the treasury department , to dnto from April : t , 1888 , The leave of nbscnco granted Major Julius C. Tupper , Sixth cavalry , is extended two months. First Lieutenant Francis Woodbridgc , aoventU infantry , will report in person to Brigadier General Wesley Mcrritt , president of the army retiring board , convened ut Fort Lcnvcnworth , order dated May 10 , 18S7 , from tlio headquarters of the army , for examina tion by the board. Commissary Sergeant John Dallaghan , ( appointed April 13,1S88. from first sergeant Buttery II , Fourth artillery ) , now nt Fort Monroe , will proceed to Fort Warren , re porting upon his arrival to the commanding officer , to relieve Commissary Sergeant George M. Seally. Commissary Sergeant Scnlly , upon being thus relieved , will proceed to Fort McKlnney , Wyoming. Paragraph 0 , general orders No. G5 , May C , 1SS5 , directing that the pay department bo reimbursed by the sustenance department for nil nmounts expended In paying commutation of rations to retired enlisted men is revoked. Adjutant General Drum has issued the fol lowing order : By command of General Sher idan , upon recommendation of the chief of ordnance , approved by the secretary of war , mid In accordance with paragraph 4S3 of the regulations , as amended by general orders No. 42 , of 1SS5 , from this office , the values of small arms , ammunition , nnd of the compo nent parts thereof , nro announced ns follows to prevail during the present target year , in stead of values given in appendix C : Jiluut's rillo and carbine firing metallic cartridges , rillo ball calibre15 , per thousand , SIS.fiO ; metallic cartridges , riHo bln"k calibre 45 , per thousand , $13.50 ; metallic cartridges , Ci"-'iio ' ' ! ball , calibre 45 , per thousand , 517 ; metallic cartridges , carbine blankcnlibro 45 , per thousand $13.BO ; metallic cartridges , re volver ball , per thottsrnd , 10 ; metallic cart ridges , revolver blank , per thousand , $ SO ; rillo bullets. 500 grains , per thousand , ? 3.s5 ; carbine bullets , 405 grains , per thousand , $ 1.57 ; revolver bullets , iijO : grains , per thou sand , J'J.fiO ; cartridge primers for small arms , per thousand , OOc ; small nrm powder per pound , 18c. How Anderson AVoul-1 Solve It. WASHINGTON , April 10. Mr. Anderson of Kansas , has introduced n bill which proposes n now solution of the Pacific railroad prob lem. In regard to It Mr. Anderson says : The bill Is drawn with the purpose of provid ing n feaslblo method for operating the Pn- ciilo road after its acquisition by foreclosure of the government's mortgage , n method which shall nt once yield the United Stntes nn Insured income on its investment nnd also .secure the pcoplo tigainst the abuses of dis criminations , pools and monopolies which prevail nt present. For this purpose it en- nets the government shall purchase first the mortgage innds with the surplus in the treas ury in protection of its own second mortgage , and after foreclosing the Inttor that the road shall bo operated ns a public highway nnd bo open to nny carrier of fn-ight upon payment of uniform and regulated tolls for the use of its tracks. Nebraska and lown 1'eiifilons. WASHINGTON , April 10. { Special Tele gram to the lire. ] The- following pensions were granted Ncbrasknns to-day : Originn' invalid Martin L , Mcrrilleld , Republican City , Increase F. M , Snydcr , Clear Water ; J. B. Chrisliunso , David City. Ucissuo II. J. Tyneke , Aloxandiia. Original widows , etc. Minors of Jnmes E. Gllmore , Blanche. Pensions for lownns ; Originnl Invalid T , J. Daniel , Decatur Citv ; Jolin Crookschnnk , Kuthvcn ; Albert Shoemaker , Ulverton ; George W. Ormsbco , Sioux City , Uestorn- tlon hnd reissue F. M. Williams , Uock Knpids. Increase J. L. Tanner , Cedar Knplds ; Peter Hess , Prolo ; Mark Mann , Ottumwn ; A. J , Oulnn , Now Sharon ; Henry Grieve , Cusoy. Hoissuo S , G. Blylhe , Norn Springs , Original widows , etc. Eliza J , , mother of J _ . Z. Provost , Villisca. Vetoes Thrco Pension BIIU. WASHINGTON , April 10 , The president to day returned to the senate unsigned the nets granting pensions to Hannah U. Lnngdon , Bettio Mansfield nnd Laura A , Wright , Thcso acts are vetoed on the ground thnt the deaths did not result from injuries received during the wnr or sickness incident tc army service , nnd until It is estnblishcd ns n policy that all soldiers' widows should bu pensioned it is unfair aud unjust to muko ex ceptions in fnvor of only such as procure thu passage of special acts. The American Conference. WASHINGTON , April 15. The conference committee upon the bills which have passed both houses providing for a conference at Washington next spring of representatives of the various American governments , reached an agreement to-day , The bill will appropriate 575,000 , will declare that the sub- loots to bo discussed must bo fully spccillei : iu advance , nnd will authorize the uppolnt in oat of a committee of ten delegates--six bj the president , two by the scaute imd two bj the louse , Postal Chunses. WsnisoiONVApriUn. ( Special Telegram ta the 13KC.1 Thonamoof.Uiurostoftieo ul Dmlray station , % .le.d { Willow county , Neb , was. to day changed to Danbury , Tbo office nt Bnlsorn , Sherman county , Neb. , will bo discontinued , April 20. The following Iowa ixjstmasters were np pointcd to-dny : Ferdinand Mlttng , Fcnton , Kossuth county vice Frank Pompc , resigned ; George W. Hammers , Hebron , Ailiilr county , vice Mrs. May Carrier , resigned. Nominal lonn. WASHINGTON , April 10. The president this afternoon scntto the senate the following nominations : Kobert Clavcrt , of Wisconsin , to bo surveyor of customs for the port of La Crosse. WIs. , and W. T. Wnlthnll , of Mis sissippi , to bo consul of the United States nt Dcmercro. _ Favor BurllnRtou'B Ilulldlng. WASHINGTON , April 10. The scnnto com- mlttco on public buildings nnd grounds , nmong others , to-tiny passed favorably ui > on the bill for n public building nt Burlington , la. , to cost tlUO.OOO. _ , A BOY MUUDEUEU. * A Youth of Eighteen Kills One nnil Woundi * Another Companion. AitMouiiDALii , ICnn. , April 10. [ Spccinl Telegram to the BKU. ] While the Schlltz Brewing company's bottling establishment was burning nt 13:30 : this , morning four young men stood on the corner of Fourth nnd Osngo streets watching the flro. Three othero approached them. The two crowds hnd hardly Joined when four pistol shots were fired In rapid succession. One man fell dead shot through the heart and another stnggered with n fatal shot in tbo leg und breast. The attacking party scattered in every direction. The dond nnd wounded were removed to their sovernl homes. Thomas . .Fitzgeraldvas killed. Ho was twenty-two years old and lived with his parents. Joseph Pinuctt was the name of the badly wounded man. His ngo wns twenty-two years. Charles Tlernnn , n boy eighteen years old , did the deadly execution , Ho Is now under arrest in Kansas City , Kns. , with his two nccompllccs , Edwnrd Kcdmund nnd Edwnrd Klrwin. A post mortem was held on the remains of Fitz gerald this morning. The men had quar reled Just before the flro took place over trival matters. They were all mechanics. Chief Tcrvles heard threats of lynching , so he wisely removed the men to the Wynmlotto STANFORD'S STUainLlNG BLOCK. AVhy the Senator's Presidential Aspl- ratlous "Will lie Disappointed. S4N FRANCISCO , April 10. The .statement thnt Senator Stanford's name would bo urged for the , presidency before the republi can state convention of California , boo brought out largo numbers of expressions from the papers of the coast. The Chronicle , in n lending editorial to-day , says there is n fatal objection to his candidacy , although his private life anrt character nro irreproachable. Every offense which has bucn charged against the Central and Southern Pncifio roads would bo heaped upon his shoulders. It urges Stnnford's iricnds to persuade him to abandon a course which can only lead to disappointment. Condition. New Yoiuc , April 10. In the official bulle tin issued at 8 this morning , it Is stated that there was no material change in Conkling's condition , nnd his pulse and temperature were about the same. The patient slept for four hours during the night , and was still asleep at 8 o'clock. About 10 this morning Dr. Barker an nounced that Colliding Had passed a very cpnifortablo night. The physician now places Conkling's chances of recovery as ono in five. Ho says Colliding is quite strong , comparatively speaking-owing to the amount of nourishment ho lias been taking. Conkling's condition was unchanged at 1 o'clock this afternoon. Dr. Barker called about Oo'cloek , but only remained a few minutes. Ho said : "Mr. Colliding is greatly Improved , nnd his chances for recovery are greatly increased. " When asked if the critical point had been reached ho said : "No.tiot yet. " To-night was the first time ho had lakcn n glass of milk in his own hand. He took twenty-seven ounces of nourishment since the afternoon visit of the doctor. Alderman Conkling loft the house soon after Dr. Barker. He seems much more hopeful and told n reporter ho now thought Ills unelo would recover. i The Solid South. NEW ORLEANS , April 10. [ Special Tele gram to thoBniJ Tho. young dcmocracysup- porting a ticket bended by Joseph A. Shake- spcaro for mayor and General G. T. Beaurc- gard for commissioner of public works , against the regular democracy , are making n vigorous struggle for a free ballot and a fair count. Mayor Guillotto has sworn in up wards of 1200 ! special officers for election day , by whom Winchester rifles are to bo curried on the morning of election day and they are to bo distributed at points near the polling places , ready for duty nt n moment's notice. This notion of the young democracy will uo nn excuse for the sheriff swearing in n few thousand deputies , and nothing is more likely than n collision of forces on election day. Yesterday the conference committees representing two rival wings of the democracy were in session seeking an agree mont ns to the management of tho- polls on election day. They failed to ngreo on the matter of arms nt the polls , the young democracy insisting UIKHI their right to como out with their Win chesters. Governor Wnrmouth has issued n spirited address to the public dcnaunclna Governor McEnory for bad faith in this campaign , Steamship Arrivals. Livnnrooi. , April 10. ] Special Telegram to the BEE. ] Arrived The Parisian from Baltimore. PLYMOUTH , April 10. Arrived The Mo ravia from Now York for Hamburg , SOUTHAMPTON , April 10 , Arrived The Elbe from Now York for Bremen , GIABUOW , April 10. Arrived The State of Nebraska from Now York. PiiiiAi > iUMiiA ; , April 10. Arrived The British King from Liverpool. NKW You * , April 10. Arrived The Leer- dam from Uottentnm , the Hermann from Antwerp , the Hovla from Copenhagen and Curistianla. The Flru Hceord. LOUISVILLE , April 10. The Evening Times special from Owensboro , Ky. , says : Last night a fire burned a half block In the heart of the business portion of the city , Qrdinor- lly the flro could have cosily been controlled , but the waterworks company had shut down without notice to the city , and the flro de partment was for the time useless. The loss is placed at tl50,000. Insurance , * T5,000 , , fitonmor Runic. LONDON , April 10. The British steamer Belin , from Antwerp , had her bows steve In nnd wns afterward seriously dnmnged in a collision off Deal in the ton , with the steamer Vena from Balboa , The Vena sank and six teen of the persons on board lost their lives. Favorable lleport. WASHINGTON , April 10. At a meeting of the river nnd harbor committed this morn ing it was agreed that an offer * should bo made to-day in the house to suspend the rules and pabs the river nnd harbor bill. Suits Against llall'our Withdrawn. LONDON , April 111. The actions brought bj Wilfred Blunt against Balfour , chief sccro tnry for Ireland , and Police Magistrate Byrne , for false imprisonment , have been withdrawn. Home Policy , PAIUS , April 10 , None of thb French pa psrs hero regard Boubinger's success in any other light than as n protest against th home policy cf the government , , POOR OPINION OF BOULAEER , A Paris Journalist Makes Little of the QonoraVs Aspirations. SUPREMACY BEYOND HIS REACH , Circumstances Different From the Time of the Fall of Frnnco In 1862 No National Gunrtl In Exist ! nco Now. Cnn Never'Do n Dictator. tSfS ti Jamu Gordon Dtnnttt. ] LONDON , April 14. [ New York Herald Cable-Special to 'tho BEB.-M. | Blowllz In the Times , writing from Paris and repent ing.ML interview With General Boulnnger , adds : ' 'Louis Napoleon talked exactly In this strain from 1843 to 1851. He , too , wished only to bo president of the republic , but when president ho ifindo himself an emperor and n president , Bbulnngcr might become a Gcorgu the 1. Madness cannot bo reasoned with. The causes of his success defy analy sis ; it cannot bo explained or combatted. Universal suffrages has its freaks and to try and stem them it is hopeless. General Boul anger and his setcllltcs , have invented noth ing ; they simply imitate precedents , and uni versal suffrage was nothing clso. They de mand , like Louis , 'Napolcon , revision and dissolution. They arc ready , Ilka him and his abettors , to risk everything. There is still the alliance of anarchists and absolutists , and Just as Loul Napoleon said , the empire was In peace , so General Boulangor says ho desires n peaceful regeneration of the coun try. The whole game has been played bo- boforc , but the only thing still incomprehen- blo is how it can lead to General Goulongor's dictations. If the national guard existed it would bo easy enough , for that body [ always aided revolt , but as matters stand the general would not find a single regiment to follow him. Moreover , the day when a French regiment would bo capable of making a prouucinmento In favor of a man who no longer belongs to It , would bo that of the fall of Franco in 1852. The troops shouted ' \rivo , L'Empcreur , ' but the empire was virtually in existence. At pres ent it would bo a military revolt against es tablished power. This Irreparable misfor tune is yet to fall 004 Franco. "Without the national gnard , without the army , without the government is it not Impossible to explain - plain how General Boulangor is to attain supreme premo power in the position ho has decided on and wishes to claim. "Hut there is always a chance to bo taken into account. It is certain that the general will not bo opposed by the police. M. Floquct is not hostile to him ; neither is M. Goblet ; no one expects resistance from M. do Frey- cinct , and M. Camellias supplied no means of resistance. In thimvay it might happen that an cmcuto without the nation would suc-x cccd. Assume that after this election in" Nerd 20,000 idlers and reckless people , who arc always in Paris ready for a tumult , were to inarch to the Elysco shouting 'Vivo Bou- langerl' Alas , Carnet , what would happen ? Neither M. Floquotpor Ml Goblet , friendsof General Boulanger , would , resist. As for M. /Froycinet , ho would lose no time in appointing the general to bo the head of hjs staff , a place which , in consequence of the refusal of it by General Warnet , has remained vacant ; there would then bo a complete change , for General Bou- langer would become the head of the army , which would obey him as its chiof. If , on the other hand , General Savassier receives directions to maintain order , the demonstra tion would break down and the future dicta tor would sustain an Important moral defeat. In the absence of such a step or something of the kind , I can 's o nothing but very slow means to bo employed , the final success of which wouTil bo doubtful. "Tho Boulangist microbe has now reached 'such a state of development that that some prompt and decisive measure must bo taken cither for or against It. The present situation cannot continue much longer. Unfortunately for General Boulanger , and fortunately for France , the dictator candidate has not Paris with him. Twenty thousand rioters are but an insignificant minority , even among revo lutions. Boulnnglsm cannot mnko a revolu tion , for the artisans are against rather than for the general. Whatever agitations , elec tions , uprisals and resignations occur , neither the chamber nor the sonata will agree to de ter action on the constitution so as to enable General Boulanger to turn them outof doors. Even now ho is nobody's man just because ho wants to bo everybody's , and ho has no majority in cither house. Failing in this ho has nothing. Ho will never have such a majority in the present chamber. The place hunters are witli him , but those there already will resist him. If the conservatives are really the honest men they have been taken for they will Join In ward ing oft the danger and in preventing the In evitable disasters following a supremacy which would bo regarded as n premeditated challenge against the peace of Europe. Franco knows what she risks in proclaiming such a man , and this is Just why all cool ob servers are persuaded nho will open her eyes in time instead of deliberately plunging into the abyss , According to M. Joflln , the so cialist's municipal councellor who went down to oppose General Boulnnger , the peasants are led to behove that ho is a natural son of the first Napoleon by a Hubslan princess. Prophetic almunacs are distributed which Use the 7th of May , 18'JO , for his defeat of the Germans. " A Significant KInotlon. [ Copurtolit tK3by James a < inlon Jleitnttt.l PAIUS , April 10. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to the BEE. ] Boulangcr's election has been followed by another which Is equally significant. At n meeting of the managing committee of the Liguo des Patri- otes , Paul Derpuledo was rcolccted honorary president. Several prominent gentlemen representing moderate patriotic views at once resigned , * M. Ferry K.vcorlnlcs Him. PARIS , April 10. [ Special Cablegram to the UKE. ] Ferry , in a speech at Eplnal to-day , denounced General Boulanger us a mutinous soldier. Ho admitted that the chamber of deputies had abused its power in order to incite a 'ministerial crisis , but in defending the senate ho said the Boulanger crisis proved that direct suffrage was not infallible , and showed the danger of a single assembly and the necessity of the senate. The existing situation was a plagiarism of the second of December , Ho perfectly recognized again the hypocritical , equivocal and threatening formulas of that period. Ho would support the Floquct cabinet , and ho called upon It to assume an active militant attitude toward Boulangism and to concen trate republicans against the plcblscltary C&cariuu movornont. , The return of Ca > Enrism .would , lead to foreign war. Franco would lose the-esteem of the rest 'of Europe if a secou'a tiino In forty years she should bo , * o 'onl ! : > R totr.ksm'sdioc'-ity for genius a Catallno for n Washington. AH good citi zens must reuse themselves to combat a aversion to Crcsaristn which had always eft shameful , bloodstained tracks in the his * tory of Franco. A Letter From the General. Pintc , April 10. General Boulanger has written n characteristic letter to an elector of the Department of Nerd , in which ho says Lho Ifith of April will henceforth bo marked In the annuls of Franco as tho'dnto of her Iruo deliverance. Ho praises the electors for Lhclr perseverance and patriotism , and says they understood his profession of faith , al though the politicians did not. "What Frnnco demands , " says ho , "and what the electors have affirmed through my name , la the necessity of a constituent assembly , be fore which all ambitions will bo effaced , and which will glvo the people the larpo place they ought to occupy under n republic. This has always been promised them , but system atically withhold. Together wo will labor to make the republic respected and Inde structible. THE EMPEHOll AVOKSE. Alarming Developments Yesterday In the Condition of Ilia Throat , tCopi/rfflftt JKSB by Jama Gorton lennctt.\ \ BCIILIN , April 10. [ Now York Herald. Cable Special to the BEE. ] Many American medicals understand how too many cooks spoil the broth. The emperor Is suffering now from conflicting doctors. 1 am reminded to-day of the time when President Qarflcld was under treatment Now , as then , the press discuss the "case freely. Between the German physicians and consulting Sir Morrcll Mackenzie , the situation is n trying one , notwithstanding his birthday gifts Included a gold bowl formed of all the gold coins of the reign of Frederick the Great. The seven doctors , including .Prof. Sonaor , the cele brated surgeon of Augusta hospital , who con sulted twice to-day and meet again ut 11 to morrow morning , however agreed the bron chitis Is limited and no trace yet that pneu monia will' supervene and add fresh complication's. .His apprehensions are duo to continuous high temperature , higher than can bo accounted for solely by the prcscneo of bronchitis , while the local condition detected as yet do not in them selves suffice to account for the high temperature. The fact prevails that something exist which at the present is nol possible to ascertain. At the evening consultation ho thought the hjgh itcmpera- turo which prevails may buduo to the forma tion of an abscess which from time to tltno empties into the tracchca and again closes. It is now 11 p. in. , and I hear the adult members of the imperial family are as sembled at Charlottcnburg castle and will remain there nil to-night. All about the palace wear serious faces. Prince Bismarck arrived nt Cknrlottcnburg at 11 n. m. Ho did not drive up to the main entrance , but passed through one wing to the emperor's room , where ho remained some time , Joined by the crown prince , who had been attending to his military duties all mSrnin'g , and who came direct as soon ns parade was dismissed and spent a long itno at bis father's bedside. The empress , Au gusta , who had boon prepared for the bad news by Prof. Van Vorgnan yesterday , also drove otit to Charlottenburg. Under the cir cumstance's it is probable Queen Victoria Will not visit Berlin. The Emperor's Condition. Bnm.iN , April 10. The doctors In at- tcndanco upon Emperor Frederick held a consultation to-dny and decided that bronchitis was limited and that no pneumonia was present. Dr. Mackenzie fears that pneumonia will set in in consequence quence of the emperor's continued high tem perature. At 05 : ! ! the emperor's condition was the same the fever had not abated. Prince Henry , his son , arrived from AVnlhclmshafcn early this morning. All of the family of the emperor are now assembled at Charlottcn- bui'g. The crown prince qnd Bismarck had n long conference with' the emperor this afiernooii. 7:15 : p.m. The emperor is now in a high state of fever , and thorc is no improvement in his other symptoms. Bunr.iN , April 10 , 8:15 : p. m. The emperor is very weak and it is reported inflammation of the lungs has set in. Toward evening ho fell nslcop. At an evening conference of the doctors concerning the emperor , it was found the fever and bronchitis were unchanged. It is undeniable that Dr. Mackenzie this morning believed the emperor's end was approaching. The empress urgently summoned the mem bers of the family to hasten to the castlo. The Crown Prince William galloped from Berlin and arrived first. He was soon fol lowed by the Empress Augusta and others. Prince Bismarck was at the bedside an hour after receiving the summons. There is a marked discharge of bloody mucus from the emperor's ' throat , uud the swelling Is pro gressing downward. Prince Bismarck , ac companied by the minister of Justice , had another interview with the emperor this evening , when his majesty signed an order appointing the crown prince to net as his representative. Better reports have been received from Charlottenburg. The emperor left his bed and sat for awhile in an arm chair , and about 4 o'clock showed himself at the window of the room. The crown prince remains at Charlottcnburg for the present. At midnight all the members of the Im perial family wore summoned to the em peror's bed aide. The worst is feared. MATTHEW AUXOLD DEAD. The Noted English 1'oefc mid Scholar r\llrcH Very Suddenly. Livinirooi , , April 10 , [ Now York Herald Cable Special to the BIE : , ] The sensation hero to-day Is the death of Matthew Arnold. It seems ho loft London Saturday morning to meet his daughter , who had wired from the AuranlantQuceiiRtown , His bister , Mrs. Cropper , the favorite daughter of the Uugby Dr. Arnold , and her husband reside In a charming suburban residence called "Tho Dingle , " whither the poet went on arrival , The evening was one of the first spring ones of the season and there was a bright now moon , which , after an excellent supper , at tracted the party out doors for a walk. There was a sprightly conversation , in which refer ence was made to certain criticisms about Mr. Arnold's pupcr on America In the Re view , and especially wherein ho was twitted with ageing. To show his exhuberancc ho proposed to Jump a low railing near Mr , Cropper's house. Failing at several attempts ho was determined to limp it eventually , and did so like a light-hearted boy. No ill re sults appeared , but Sir Andrew Clark had warned him against sudden exertion. Ho slept well and breakfasted well Sunday morning along with Mr. and Mrs. Cropper and Mrs. Arnold , who was a daughter of the late Justice AVelghlmnn. Ho attended ser vice at a Presbyterian church , expressing the pleasure which the discourse had given him , At luncheon ho was playful and happy , and after it ended Mr. Arnold walked out with his wife. Ho had not gene far along Dingle lane when suddenly ho foil forward and never spoke again. The occurrence took place immediately near the house of Dr. Little. Ho was at once carried there , but life was extinct before ho rras taken in the house. Two hours afterwards his daughter arrived and was met at the landing by rJtr uncle , who discreetly broke the sad news. She and Mrs. Arnold bear the stroke well. It hnd long been feared. Ills father died ns suddenly of anzlnn ncctoris. Jits litre Work. ICopi/Hoht tsss bu Jamts Gonlan KtmitH.1 LONDON , April 10. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to the BF.R. ] All the Lon don evening and morning papers have editorials on Matthew Arnold. Perhaps the best paragraph of the many Is this fromi the St. James Gazette ! "Ho was an exponent of the gospel , of these two most excellent things , 'Sweetness ' nnd Light,1 and none can deny that ho practiced It with rare persua siveness , fidelity nnd power to a generation not much disposed nt first to heed the message. Thin lesson Mr , Arnold spent n largo part of his llfo in impressing directly by his didactic essays nnd directly by his poetry nnd criticism ujwn British Philistinism. We'll not nay that the British Philistine la dead , but at least ho is ashamed. Matthew Arnold's ropier found Its way through his tough hldo and caused unexpected qualms nnd prickings In his gross Interior , from which ho has not recovered. So humble are the sons and to abashed the daughters of Phlllstla Just now , that the younger generation may find it dlfll- cult to bcllovn there was ever any great oc casion to assail them with arrow * of raillery reasoning and satire , but let them qucstlqn their ciders as to the tone of middle class society In England not very many years ngo , and they will discover what Mr. Arnold's work has been. " Gladstone Foretells Victory. LONDON. April 10. [ Socclal Cablegram to the BEE. ] A brilliant reception was given by Lady Sandhurst this evening. Gladstone , Morley , Husscll , McCarthy , and many other noted liberals were present. Gladstone de livered an address on the history of the last fifty years. It was , ho said , a history of pro gress. Moreover , It was simply a history of liberalism. They hud progressed greatly since the general election , although at a dis advantage , owing to the secession of the unionists who had great social Influence. But In his opinion the unionists were the greatest enemies of the union , and ho did not blame the nationalists for co-operating together. In conclusion , ho said the pros pects were hopeful in the extreme , and ho advocated energy , as triumph was certain in the end. An Audience with the Pope. ROME , April 10. [ Special Cablegram to the BCE.J The pope to-day addressed a party of Austrian pilgrims. After com plaining of the unworthy position in which the church was now placed , ho commended them for uniting love for their sovereign and devotion to himself , and appealed to thorn to demand the independence of the holy see. Double-Leaded Leaders. ICopi/Hu/it ; sss bjiJamf * Gordon Ilcniiclt. ] LONDON , April 10. [ New York Herald Cable Special to the Bnc. ] All correspond ence from Berlin and Vienna in tlio morning papers , and tlio leaders , are exceedingly pes simistic about the German emperor , and tno Times double heads its correspondence , "Critical State of the German Emperor. " A Peasant Uprising. BUCHAREST , April 10. The peasant up rising is extending. Several village mayors have been killed. Largo bands are assemb ling with the avowed object of attacking Bucharest. Special trains , are bringing troops from Maldavia to protect tlto capitol. Seal Fisheries Conference. LONDON , April 10. Negotiations in relation to the Behring sea seal fisheries were re sumed to-day. A conference which lasted an hour , was held between Dcstall , Russian ambassador , White , acting American min ister , and Lord Salisbury. MORE ABOUT ItEOEU'EU SCOTT. Evidence of an Attempt to Swindle n Nebraska Man. OnniaiN , Kan. , April 10. [ Special Tele gram to the Ben. ] The Bni : is highly com mended for its Influence in exposing the cor ruption of 'Cully Scott , receiver of the land office hero , and now that tlio people arc as sured that this man Scott's record will bo shown to the world its correspondent can get all the information ho wants. Another steal , in which a most worthy cit izen of Nebraska , Judge Thomas , of Falls City , is the victim , was made known this morning. Judge Thomas has n timber claim in Sherman comity , upon which ho lias met ajl the requirements of law. One of Scott's most pliant tools started a contest on this land , alleging want of cultivation with the evident object of securing service by publication , and Judg ment by default. Judge Thomas being in formed by a friend made defense , the evi- dcnco being overwhelmingly in his favor. Then Scott , who has charge of the cohtcst department , failed and rcfustid to pass upon the ease and allowed It to remain In the olllco unnoticed for more than twelve months , while dozens of other contests have been heard since and sent to the general laud office. Finally Scott's tool procured a fraudulent rellnnulshmont purporting to bo signed and acknowledged by Judge Thomas thereby cancelling the land , and sold tils thirty days' preference right to Willard II , Daily , who entered the land. Major J , W. Pcarman , agent for Thomas , notified him of the fact and.Tudgo ; Thomas at once made aflldavit that ho still hold thu original receipt issued to him by Scott as receiver ; that ho has never relinquished his right to the tract and that any Instrument purporting to bo such is false , fraudulent and forged , The fact that the contestant In this case is known to bo a vqry closoand confiden tial adviser of Tully Scott , gives foundation to the belief that the receipt has been du plicated In this us well as other instances. TWO IOAVA MEVjamillSUKIJ. Strong Probability That the Murderer AVilllln Lynched. CiiEVENNi ) WKM.S , Colo. , April 10. Satur day , while N. B. McConnell and John Morri son , two young men from Iowa were , passing the house of IJYedorlcic Baker , two miles north , the latter commanded them to stop , They paying no attention to his orders Baker fired upon them with a shot gun lauded with slugs , The driver was uninjured , but McConnell nnd Mhrrison were riddled with shot and died in five minutes. Baker was arrested and to night fifty armed men went to tbo Jail and demanded of the deputy sheilff to turn the prisoner over to thorn. The officer refuses to do BO nt 2 a.m. , but the men ( .ay they are determined and will take Baker out and hang him before mornIng - Ing , if they have to tear the Jail down to get him. Tlio probobilltles are that the mur derer will bo hanging from n , tulcgruph pole before daylight. j > Grain lintes llebtorcrt. CHICAGO , April 10. The Burlington road , In accordance with Its promise , restored grain rates to-day. Seven days' notice gave shippers a great opportunity , and it Is said no Ices than twonty-fivo hundred cars of corn and oats shipped ut the reduced rate are now en route to Chicago over the Burlington. Delayed Trains , MINNEAPOLIS , April 10. A Gladstone , Michigan , Journal sp.eclal says that numer ous washouts aro'reported along the Chicago & , Northwestern railroad ana -traluo liavo been- delayed , . EXETER IS BADLY SCORCHED. The Village Suffers a Forty Thous and Dollar Firo. MORE "SMOOTH" INCOMPETENTS Nelson Inflated With n Ten Thonsnudl I3lazo nnd Ilnssott Struirglca With n Pralrlo Scorcher Nebraska News. Exeter Severely Scorched. * EXETER , Nob. , April 10. Fire started In Cubblson's brick building nt 3 o'clock this morning , The building nnd contents are n total loss $40,000. Solomon & Nathan lese P3" ,000 on stock ; $10,000 , Insurance. The fol lowing buildings were burned and thole stock saved ; Grant's drug store , McNcnl'a hardware store , Kry's ' barber shop , Honn'a boot and shoo store , Obcrholtzor's furniture storeNornpon's confectionery , Reed's laun dry. Strothur's printing onicc , First National bank and Lewis' tailor shop. Dr. Johnston's ofllco , Maulo & Sloan's law ofllco. Nelhnrt's photograph gallery nnd Hoynold's dental jfileo were In the upstairs of the Cubblson building nnd were totally destroyed. The cast sldo of the street was saved by hard work. The opera house was saved by pull- In ? down the building next to itTho wall was diunngcd. Thu waterworks afforded no assistance. The fire originated in the base ment of the Cubbtson block itiid is a mystery. Incendiarism Is suspected. It will be built in brick as soon ns possible. There were , thrco narrow escapes of gentlemen sleeping' in the Cubblson building from being burned to death. _ AH Smooth aq a Gang Saw. LINCOLN , April 10. [ Special Telegram to- the BEE. ] The smoothness In which B. & M. trains are operated was Illustrated yesterday In n wreck that occurred on the southern line pf the 13. & M. nt Kcsturson. The wreck : was a head-end collision between passenger train No. 40 nnd a freight. The intelligent" engineer of the freight train wnj signalled jo back from the station aul then pull in on the sidetrack. Instead of this , however , ho pulled ahead out of the depot to bicklnont siding , nnd the result wan that the passenger train was met beyond the switch and both engines wrecked. It Is understood that the scab engineer will bo protected ; .t the expense of the conductor to add to tho' assertion that the road ia employing only' competent engineers , A passenger from Omahatoday on pass enger train No. 6 related his experience trav cling behind n scab. At Omaha a delay of ' forty minutes was experienced on account of the competent engineer not having nir' enough to release the brakes. When tho' train finally started it mudc the trip to LUK coin in two hours and a half , running part of the time ilfty mlles nn hour , and the rest ol the time about fifteen miles an hour , rolling through the yards Into Lincoln , however , nf u rate of forty-five miles an hour. All ol which kept the passengers In a state of morJ bid excitement. The Other Side Say Ho AVns Kljjht. MAniiin , Nob. , April 10. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE. ] In the preliminary hear ing of Robert Clarke at Grant , who was ar rested on complaint of John McICenzio for riot nnd assault , the defendant was bound over to the district court. The defense offered no testimony whatever. Tho.chargo agnlnst Judge Hastings of predudice nnd partiality made in the Omaha Bui : of Sun day , was entirely unwarranted. Every de cision mndo by the court mot with the ap proval of every attorney present and is- * lully sustained by law. This correction is- due Judge Hastings , who in his official posi tion is winning the good opinion of all Ih9 law abiding citizens of the county. A Ten Thousand NELSON , Neb. , April 10. [ Special Tele > gram to the Bin. ] A bluzo last night de stroyed eight buildings , valued at 10,000. They were insured for f 0,700. , The losses- and Insurance are as follows : Thomas Har- vine , building. 52,500. insurance $1,400 ; Mealy & Goodrich , stock of groceries , S3,200 , iiiMirnnco 1,700 ; Mock & Schourer , capon- tor shop , JbOO , no insurance ; Griffith & Schorcr , jewelers , fi,80 ! ( ) , insurance 53,100 ; E. W. Kmlcr , building , 81.200 , insurance ? 575 ; Love Hvtzcl , drujrpist , ? 1. > 0 , no insur ance ; A. G. Robinson , furniture , f3,500 , Insurance - suranco $1,000 ; J. R. Robinson & Son , con- 'fcctioncry. &J25 , no insurance ; W. J. Mc- Kcnzlc , tailor , loss small. The origin of the lire is a mystery. Icinil > li < ; im Olub Organized. Ilouwr.oi ! , Neb. , April 10. [ Special Tclo- gram to the Bci : . ] A republican club oC some fifty members was organized hero to night with the following officers : President , L. M , Ilopwood ; vice presidents , Hon. C. O. Charleston and 1. E. Austin ; secretary , Asa Lewelllng ; treasurer , A. P. Erickson , nnd an. executive committee of five members , Tlio Mandamus Kofusod. GIIAXT , Nob. , April 10. [ Special Telegram , to the BKI : . ] The mandamus asked for to compel the commissioners of Clmso county to call an election for the relocation of the county sent was denied on the ground that an election could not legally bo hold until two years from lim dnto of the last election. This will settle tlio matter until July , nt , which time another vote will bo taken. * DestructivePralrlo Fire. HASSKTT , Neb. , April 10. [ Special to the Bun , ] A destructive prnirlo fire swept over the country north and northwest of Bassctt , Saturday , burning several houses , barns , etc. Among the losses are Mrs. Bcuch'o resi dence and nil Its conUmlH , und Mr. Kramer's barn containing1 some hundred bushels of corn. Tlieso two losses amount to $1,000. The pran-io was covered with a heavy coat of old grass uud it was by the hard and untir ing efforts of the town people that the vil lage was bavcd. An Early NohniBlcnn Dead , NnuiiA&KA CITV , April 10. [ Special to the Bic. : ] Charles II. Cowels , one of the oldest tettlern of Nebraska , died lust night nt lila homo northwest of this city. Mr. Cowels ranio to Nebraska in IWiJ nnd served in. the territorial council In 1&M , IbftO , 1867 and Ifcdl , nnd was qulto u prominent figure la territorial politics. A. Good .MectiiiK. SCOTIA , Neb , , Apiil 10. [ Special to the I3cij : General Vim Wyck spoke hero this evening to a largo audience. His remarks were well received , nnd his position on the question "Labor" wa1 * unanimously endorsed. In KlnlHhod , SBWAIIO , Nob. , April 10. [ Special Tele. gram to tlio BEU 1 Finish McLean , drug gist , assigned to-day. Assests about $2,500. , The banners hero have about $1,000 Indobt- ! ? ediicts unsccuicd , Itocklcss .ssroN , S. C. , April 10 , [ Special Telegram to the Bsu. ] At the lust session , of the legislature an net was passed granting pensions of f5 per month to disabled confed erate veterans or widows of veterans , Fifty jj thousand dollars we.ro appropriated , nnd the ' \ > treasurer autborl/cd to borrow ns niucli - ' * * more as needed. The pension board is now seriously ulurmcdnt the way applications are pouring in , It would rcquiro nt leant i'200,000 to pay those on file , Muny good aol- dlers icgonl.tlm law u a mistake , but nro afraid to take slops to becure its repeal. Tar- pu.vcrs uro alaraicd at the prospects of addi tional burdens , and apidtc&nls who nro b Lititoiu off ni'o htsvir-K somctl.lui ; to any , '