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PART I. OMAHA . PAGES. 1-8
SEVENTEENTH YEAE. OMAHA SUNDAY. MORNINQ , MAY 27 , 18SS.-SIXTEEN PAGES. ISTUMBER 344
HO DESIRE FOR WAR ,
The Crown Prince Proves Himself
a Thorough Soldier.
TWO GREAT MEN FOR HIS MODELS
Following After Frederick the Great
and Emperor William.
" " " ' " "
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b PRACTICE WITH HIS BRIGADE.
Veteran Von Moltko Compliments
Him For His Efficiency.
A VISIT TO THE SICK EMPEROR.
*
Tlio Chitngo From Chnrlottcnbcrg to
Frcdcrlckcino Pleases the Invalid
Severity of the Passport RCJJ-
ulat Ions Personals.
Jams Gordon TtcnnM. ' ]
BKULIN , May 20. [ New York Herald Cable
Spccall to TUB Ben. An incident occurred
during the Prince of Wales stay in Berlin
that causes general comment nnd to which
important political significance- attached.
From shortly after sunrise until 10 o'clock on
the morning of the day proceeding the royal
wcildinr , the crown prince had been inanocu-
vcrlng his brigade In Tempelhofllelds. For
the first time the crown prince took supreme
command of the mnnocuvering and acquitted
hlmbclf admirably. Ho succeeded In repuls
ing the attack of an imaginary enemy marchIng -
Ing against Berlin , The various regiments ,
squadrons and batteries of the Imaginary
enemy wcro represented by red nnd white
cloth banners. The cncmlo's attack was
drawn up by Field Marshall Count Von
Moltko himself and the task set for the
crown prince was made as difficult as possi
ble. After four hours' of In
cessant marching , countermarching ad
vancing , retreating , mnnocuvering for
every square yard ol rising grou.nd or cover
the crown prince succeeded In outmanoeuver-
ing his enemy , commanded by ono of the
ablest of the Prussian generals. Led by n
brilliant charge at exactly the right moment
ho captured the enemy's position and after
wards following the example of the late
emperor , the crown prince rode to the his
toric oak tree known as the Kaiser Eich in
the middle of Tcmpclhof parade , and thcro ,
surrounded by n hundred otllccrs. ho pointed
out in brief technical language the errors
committed and the correct moves made dur-
, lng the manocuvcrs of .the day. The crown
prince subsequently was most highly compli
mented by Count Von Moltko on the "quick
ness of perception occurring nnd sound
military instinct that ho gave proof of , and
the .admirable manner in which ho handled
Iho 7,000 men under his command. "
The crown prince felt naturally much
dated , nnd this was referred to by the Prince
of Wales to the crown prince nt the Alto
Schloss on Wednesday afternoon , and it was
then that tlio crown prince said to the Prince
of Wales , "There is no rose without a thorn.
I am a soldier. I have taken two men for my
models Frederick the Great nnd tlio EmI -
I > cror William. I would not be a Hohen-
zoTlem prince If I did not feel convinced - ,
vinced that tho" national existence of
Germany depends on the army. My mili
tary studies give mo greater plccsuro
than anything clsobut , let me tell you f ranltly
that nothing causes ino greater pain and
heartburn than the wild , warlike intentions
that are attributed to me. I am in every way
ns peaceful as the Emperor William was , and
for the people to imagine that I ever dream
of plunging into military adventure , or that
I oven tacitly approve of anything that could
load to a disturbance of the pcaco of Europe ,
is absolutely absurd. " Tlio crown prince
afterward spoke in the most affectionate
terms of his father , the present emperor ,
whom ho sees twice a day.
I passed a very pleasant day yesterday vis
iting the apartments that the emperor occu
pies nt Frledcrlchscono , the famous Potsdam
palace built by Frederick thu Great in 1709 ,
and until lately known as Das ncu Piclas.
The emperor's bed room is on the first floor ,
and is exactly above the very room In which
ho was born. The windows look westward
over a largo stone square , and a line view of
fruit trees and peach orchards Is scon in the
distance. The bed is of medium si/o and of
White enameled wood. Soft Turkish carpets
cover the floor , and the walls are hung with
light grey damask. The only pictures are n
few engravings of Frederick the Great , the
lateemporor the Empress Dowager and Prince
Henry. Tliero Is no portrait of the crown
prince In the bedroom , nor In the adjoining
cabinet Do C.wall. The emperor is delighted
to get to his own quarters nt Frederieh-
Bcone again , which ho always considers as
bis home. The air at Frcderlchscrouo Is
much purer than at Churlottcnburg , which
is low , damp and feverish in summer , and
whcro the inosqultos have began to become -
come unbearable. In the lower parts of
Potsdom thcro is a little malaria , but Fred-
crlcscono is ahlgh and dry and makes a
nlco resting pluco for the emperor before ho
goes to Hamburg.
The increasing severity of the passport
regulations makes it extremely disagreeable
that all Americans coming to Germany this
summer shall bring passports from America ,
and that the personal descriptions , etc. ,
therein shall bo exact enough to satisfy
Russian policeman la search of Nihilists ,
vTho pttsspyrts should be stamped by the
German ambassador at Purls , but the i ss
port regulations do not apply to travellers b }
the common route from Paris via Belgium U
Berlin , but only along direct i-out.es on tb (
Alsace-Lorraine frontier. Among the ar
rivals are consular agent Robertson , o :
Firth , Mrs , F. A. Ago and party , of Nc\\ \
Yorl : , Mrs. E. H. Jackson oud party , Dr. H
M. Fibber , of Phlladeldhla , with Miss Kan <
aod lii mother , J. Frances FUbhor
whoso husband was formerly minister
at St. Petersburg , W. A. Smith
Conovcs , Miss A. G. Weber , Chicago , 111. ,
and Mr. Piper , Baltimore. Robert Garrctt
and party , consisting of Mrs. Garrett , Mr.
nnd Mrs. Frlck , of Baltimore , and Mr. John
son , of Enqland , left Berlin Wednesday for
Munich. They came from St. Petersburg.
A. R. Garrctt was In excellent health , stout ,
cheery nnd enthusiastic over his western
trip.
trip.Public
Public opinion through Germany , how
ever , approves the now passport negotia
tions. It is admitted they will prove useless
in keeping out really dangerous persona who
are sure to cvndo them by entering through
Belgium or Switzerland , but the measure is
ivarinly commended on the principle of un *
mlstakably placing on record that Alsace-
orralno are to bo regarded as permanent
German territory and as ft warning to
'ranco ' that it is useless to agitate to have
.hem back.
The Post this evening was the mouthpiece
f the foreign oflico. It announces that if
.he king of Holland dies Luxembourg will
undoubtedly , revert to Duke Adolph of
Nassua nnd thereby become an Integral part
f Germany. The Post also contradicts
premature reports of restrictive customs
duties against Russian wheat or other pro
ductions , putting in abeyance , at least , Bis
narck's economic warfare against the czar.
Although It Is again cold and blustering ,
.ho emperor continues to improve. Ho now
feels moro relieved than on any day since the
operation. When in conversation at the
palnco to-day General Sheridan's dangerous
llncss was mentioned , and the emperor said ,
'I ' hope Sheridan will pull through all right.
I remember him well through the Franco-
Prussian campaign. " When the emperor
: ocs to Potsdam , which will probably bo the
flrst warm , windless day , Sir Morrell will
occupy the room in which the emperor was
born , the kalscrinc taking the next room on
the ground floor.
Carl Schurz is being feted at Hamburg.
Ho told a friend there that if Blalno were
nominated ho would return to take the same
part ho took , m the last canvass.
Affairs in Berlin.
| Copi/7-f07inSJSuj/ 1'ork Asfoctatctl Preti. ]
BmtUN , May 20. The progress of lh < 3 dis
ease in the throat and trachea of the empo ;
ror , though slow , is certain. Without an
nouncing the fact in the bulletins , the physl
clans permit it to bo known that the throat
has become so contracted as to necessitate a
change In the shape of the canula with amore
moro frequent cleansing of the apparatus.
The prince is expected In Berlin
to-morrow. His return is accelerated by the
state of the negotiations with Austria on the
Russian tariff question and the attitude of
the French government toward the Alsace
Lorraine passport edict. Tlio French cm-
bassador has asked for an Interview with
the chancellor , it is surmised with the inten
tion of urging the withdrawal or modifica
tion of the decree. Thus far the passport
decree does not meet with solid approval.
The inauguration of retaliatory custom
measures against Russia is delayed until
Austria is prepared to join in the economic
war. Public feeling in Germany nnd the
opinion of business men concurs in approv
ing the government's projected reprisals.
Accordingly If Bismarck intends to establish
economic measures that will drive Russia to
despair , Germany can rely on Austrian assist
ance tq accelerate events , and so end the
situation which has now become intoler
able.
able.Both
Both houses of the landtag met this even ]
ing in Joint session. Previously the lower
house held a sitting , when Herr Richter at
tacked the conservative national press as
licensed organs th.uwero privileged 'during
the recent chancellor crisis to defend
Prltico Bismarck and Empress Vic
toria. He spcclaly alluded to a
petition to the crown which had been
set afoot In Lcipsio and Brcslau asking the
retention of Bismarck in oflico and con
demning vehemently the action of. the gov
ernment in instituting proceedings against
n progressive paper for reprinting from con
servative Journals personal attacks upon
the empress while allowing the original
source of the articles to go unmolested. To
this ho hoped for a cuustio rejoinder from
the members present.
Military movements on the frontier are
progressing rapidly. An order has been pub
lished for strengthening" the eastern garrison
in the districts of Nlcdcnburg , Soldcn and
Lyck. Austrian military papers say within
the next few weeks the garrison of Yullclu
will bo increased by eighteen battalions.
OAPTUIIKDJUY GIIILS.
Desperado Chamberlain Atralu In Cus
tody Protected Ily Troops.
DHI.III , Ind. , May 2(5. ( Chamberlain , the
murderer of Miss Wittenberg of Montlclllo
who broke Jail the other night and in cscap
Ing brained Sheriff Henderson , was captured
near hero this morning.
To two young ladles , cousins of Chamber
lain , is due the credit of the capture of the
desperado. Lust evening , un hour before
sundown. Chamberlain entered the house o
his undo , William Biddlo , six miles from
Reynolds. The latter is a widower and was
absent from home. His daughters , Ida am
Mary , aged nineteen and twenty-one , kcp
house for him. Their feelings can hardly be
described us they stood feco to face
with the young man who ut
that moment was being hunted b.\
u thousand armed men. Clminbcrhui
was almost exhausted. For the entire nigh
and day hu had dodged about the country In
the rain without a bite to cat or u moment to
rest. When informed that Deputy Sheriff
Hurvcy hud searched the house but an bout
before , no dropped on tl.o sofa for u short
rest. His cousins induced him to remove his
clothing and hang them before the tire to
dry. When ho fell usleep Ida remained u
the house and Mary ran across the Held an ;
told the story to Ralph and Arthur Laurlo
the nearest noighocrs. Armed with shot
guns and accompanied by thrcu others they
entered the house.
Whllo Laurlo drew a he-id on the dcsittrado
the others sprung upon him and bound him
At midnight arrangements were made to
start for tuls place. He was thin taken to
Mcaticcllu where the authorities expected i
lynching , as public feeling against the mur
dercr is wrought up to the highest pitch
Company II , First regiment , state troops , ar
rived ut Monticc.Ho this afternoon , undo
orders , from Governor Gray , to prevent th
lynching. The presence of the troops only
had ttmofftvtoT adding totho'cxciturnimt ani
further 'cur-using the people.
A CHANGE IS COMING.
Brutal Balfour's Fine Balloon la
Doomed to Perish.
A REACTION IS SETTING IN
Against Hla Reckless Policy It Was
Bound to Oomo , „
RANDOLPH CHURCHILL DID IT
Lancashire Operatives Cheer Htm
to the Echo.
CHAMBERLAIN'S PUERILE PLAN.
Tnkinc His Clew From Churchill Ho
Unshcs Forward AVIth n Silly
Scheme For the Amelioration
of Ireland's Ailments.
[ Copi/rfo'it ' ISSBby James Gordon ncwicU.1
LONDON , May i0. ! fNow York Herald
Cable Special to Tim Bnn.1 Although the
members of parliament are scattered all over
the house politics do not stand still. Changes
are getting on , none the less important-bo-
cause some of them arc unseen. They are
making for the direction I have ventured to
prepare you to anticipate modified coercion
If not actual abandonment of that policy of
reform of the gross abuses in Irish govern
ment , and the collapse of Bnlfourlsm , that
grotesque plant that grow up In a night. W
will vanish as suddenly. An active and.pow-
crful cliqo has been nt work for aomo mouths
past sounding the praises of Balfour far and. .
near. Never was any man so wise , heroic ,
fur-sighted ; ho had saved England , regener
ated Ireland. The press , largely controllcdby
the government , which can give early news
the only bribe which It dares to offer took
up the Balfour parable. We , who stood bo-
nlnd the scenes , laughed In our sieves some
times. It seems easy to gull the public , but
it is almost wicked to do it , Balfour himself
must know thut his fire balloon must soon
perish. The papers ascribed to him a merci
less determination to crush , not conspiracy ,
but the whole Irish people , but against such
a policy there was sure to coinoa tremendous
reaction. It is beginning now. A few months
hence and the Balfour legend will bo almost
forgotten , except as a page of corricaturo in
Irish history.
I need not tell you what has brought this
change to pass. Nothing has done it but the
boldness , vigor nnd ability of Lord Randolph
Churchill. In London a man was almost
hounded down for daring to say a word in
his favor. Everybody was against him , yet
ho kept on resolutely contending for his ideas
until the culminating point was reached last
week at Preston , when an audience of 0,000
persons stood up and cheered again
and ogam in response to his
plain declarations on the Irish
question. Remember that in Preston thcro
are very few Irishmen so few that the elec
tion agent told mo they could not bo taken
into account. It cannot , therefore , bo said
Lord Randolph merely won the cheers of an
Irish audience. Tlio people who applauded
most vociferously wore the hard-headed oper
atives of Lancashire , shrewd men in Eng
land , and , "as Lancashire thinks to-day , so
all England will think to-morrow , " says the
proverb , an ominous proverb at this hour for
Balfourlsm.
Scarcely had the echoes of that greal
speech at Preston died from men's ears be
fore a portent was seen In the political firma
ment. The prophet of Birmingham came
forth and gave a sign to his followers. How
Ions 's ' 'l ' nB ° since Chamberlain rebuked
Randolph Churchill in the house for daring
to put in a pica for mitigation of punishment
in the case of Ireland , so fast is tide flowing
that it seems a year. In reality it is less
than a month since 't.10 i govcrnmonmont
practically announced that i meat to post
pone , reformed government In Ireland
till the Greek kalends. Churchill res' ? from
the back scats and protested and rcmlndO :
them of their pledges , and entreated them to
keep honestly to their word and render
Justice to Ireland while suppressing treason.
Chamberlain's former hope , the radicals
rushed forward and threw his shield ovci
the ministry. Ho would not allow even a
suggestion to bo made to allow Justice for
Ireland , at leas'- , within any given limit of
time , she to glvo to her promises to pay at an
unxnown period , but heard her plausible tale
and turned her adrift in rags and misery
as of yore , and now whore is Chamberlain
Ten days have passed since Churchill issued
his ultimatum from Preston. Chamberlain
runs forward with another. "Take mine , "
he cries , "it is the same as Randolph Chur
chill , only much moro so. " Ho throws it at
the head of the public and expects to see the
whole world In an ocasticy of
admiration. Overboard goes the
ministry ; a\vay to the winds fly
Lord Salisbury , dear Smith and
"Tho Nephew of My Uncle. " Popskins is
hero again with a plan , and such u plan. A
million for public works , moro mtUIons for
buying all the Irish lands , reformed local
government , and a bundle of provincial as
semblies in which Irish patriotism may Hud
endless scope for its exercise. The bshcmo is
framed at the wish of Gladstone.
Well , as Churchill , I am inclined
to think that on person it will
dish is Joseph Chamberlain. Everybody but
the credulous author saw at once that it
could not possibly work not oven in Utopia
much less In Ireland. Wbilo the people
could say Chambcrluin has some ideas in his
head about Ireland , a charm of mystery
bangs around him. How he disclosed every
thing to the world as it turns on Irelanc
would cause laughs in Bedlam itself , Amore
moro crazy project for settling
the Irish question could net bo
advanced. Chamberlain has always
been thought practicable and it will take him
sonic time to recover his reputation , even for
Implo common sonw. Ireland is shaking
vith laughter at the project. John Bull
recollects that ho Uover really trusted the
author of the theory of ransom for English
andlords. The papers under Joseph's in-
flucnco are busy Insinuating that ho Is acting
n secret collusion with' Lord Randolph. I
do not bcllcvd' n word of
t , no matter whcro it comes
from. That Chamberlain may now seek
shelter himself behind Churchill's ' cent is
quite Intelligible , and It is not very likely
Churchill will submit to an alliance with
Chamberlain at a time when the Birmlng-
lam craft Is sinking bblow the waters nnd
thcro soon will bo moro and louder cries for
help.
The government's defeat at Southampton
s a heavy blow. Another scat is lost through
.ho eagerness ot the ministerial ring to
prove its firm hold on the country. The
'ormer conservative member has retired
upon a salary of 1,000 and a house and his
successor Is a Gladstonlan. Multitudes of
explanations pour forth from official circles.
You may \fnda in them up to the chin nnd
they are all moro dust and rubbish. Ono
thing is visible , that extravagance and
jobber in England t and uninitl
gated coercion in Ireland have
had their day. It may happen that before
parliament meets again the most docile sup
porters of the government will percelvo this.
In that case no more shall wo hear Randolph
Churchill denounced as a traitor by tlio very
men who would turn traitor to anybody or
anything for the sake of ofilcc. There will
bo a stampede from the ministerial camp ,
but wacthcr it cornel now or a little later is a
matter of small moment. Como It must. At
last the conservative party is on its trial , and
a strange story will have to bo told of its ca
reer since 1SSG , when Its Judgment will bo
pronounced ,
A MEMUEII OF PAULIAMBNT.
THE FIGHT IS ON.
Irish M. P.'B Will Defy the Bishop of
Iilmcrlclc To-day.
1SSS lji Janw * Gordon Bennett. ]
May 20. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to THE BEE. ] The breach be
tween the Irish M. P.'s and the Vatican is
fast widening. To-morrow , in Limerick
diocese , will be road 'from the altars the
manifesto of its bishop , supporting the
Vatican strongly , while a mooting is being
heldiho same day by the Irish members
under a call bitterly1 phrased against the
bishop. Doubtless the following editorial
in to-night's Star , written byT. P. O'Connor ,
represents exactly , the sentiments of the
Irish members and his fellow Catholics :
"Tlio Catholic biahop of Limerick has ac
cepted the challenge of tno Irish members and
boldly proclaims tha right and power of the
Roman inquisition o interfere in political af
fairs of the Irish people."Wo are glad of it.
Bishop O'Dwycr has "done the nationalist
tauso service in forcing the fight. Until ho
had ppokcn the only" supporter whom the
Roman inquisition had found in Ireland was
the rabid orange newspagor , the Daily Ex
press. Now the friends of the Roman inqui
sition are two. It will bo interesting to
watch the result to-morrow. The Issue will
bo pointed for Mr. O'Brien ' , M. P. , and sev
eral other Irish members will attend
the meeting at Limerick to denounce the
papal rescript under the very nose of this
ultramontane p'reltite. Wo do not doubt fern
n moment the result. The overwhelming
majority of the Irish people will support
their representatives against both the inqui
sition and the only bishop in Ireland who has
been the friend and supporter of the co-
ercionlsts. " The expressions , forcing the
fight , accept the challenge , Roman inquisi
tion , the issue will be pointed , denounce the
papal rescript , etc. , are unusually strong
ones. English Catholics , such as the Duke
of Norfolk and the Murquls of Butte are
heard regretting s'uch n course , and Glad'
and Harcourt are already quoted as fearing
the effect on homo rule of this impatient
action of the Catholic M. P.'s
FOURIN HAND.
Successful Meet qtiid Drive of u Swell
Coaching Club.
ICopurtgM 1RS3 ton James Gordon llennttt. }
LONDON , May 20. fNow York Herald
Csbje Special to THE Bnn. ] The meet of
the coad'ing ' club took place at noon. Under
balmy breeze * nd kindly sunshine the
coaches were in lm2nd , their tops presented
bright parterres of mldfCPry the new tall-
stick para601swith golden knobs 2nd all varie
ties of floral decorations on lace cmbdV'ercil
silk coverings seeming like shrubbery.
This club , although not so executive nor BO
old as the four-in-hamV-tho meet of which is
next month presented an appearance of
teams , coaches and harness which , perhaps ,
is superior. Three'full chestnut teams , nine
of buys , four of browns , four of greys by
Lord Charles Bercsford and of roans , with
nine of the leaders or wheelers in
mixed shades of color , comprised a grand
show of thoroughbred horse flesh. Tlio
route of the procession was from Hyde paik
corner , the usual popular road , into Kensing
ton gardens , nnd theuuo throutih Qucensgate
to Hammcrsmith-on-tho-Thames. The
- - - morn
ing military manoeuvura and a glorious sum
mer day had brought cast enders and west
cndors to the park inl hundreds and thous
ands , fairly impeding \ \ course of the drive ,
and no especial celebrities participated cither
in the meet proper or as gazers.
r- * ,
Benedict nrid the G. A. It.
WASHINGTON , May CO. Colonel D , A.
Grosvenor , member of the employment
committee of the G. A. It. , testilied to-day
before the house committee on printing , ro-
gurdlug thu employment of boldlurs , sailors
and orphans of soldiers or sailors by the
government printing ofilco. Colonel Gros-
vcnor was asked if the assurance which hud
been made by Benedict to reprcbentatives of
ths G. A. R. , that the law exempting this
class of employes from discharge should bo
observed , had been kept. Ho said it had
not been kept but that a reverse of this was
tlio case. Colonel Grosvenpr further said ho
had visited the government printing ofllco
frequently of late in the interest of his
comrades of the G. A. R. , and that itliad al
ways seemed to him to bo the most dinlpult
bureau of the Kovernmcnt the G. A , R. bad
to deal with an < J where Uioy could expect the
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Icabthulu.
AWAY WITH GLOOM.
Paris Weather Made to Please the
Pleasure Booker.
FRAGRANT WITH SUMMER BLOOM
The Influx of American Tourists to
the Gay Capital.
THE GENERAL BECOMES GRAVE.
Pulllnjr Back Impetuous Partisans
By the Coat Tails.
THE EDEN'S LAST PRODUCTION
' KollA" Proves nil Acceptable Iiiuovix-
tlon to French Theater Goers
1'nrts of the Dialogue of the
Play Hcnlly Intelligible.
Basking In the Sunshine.
tCopi/rf < ; 7it iKSStiu Jamts Gonlmi Hemtett.l
PAIIIS , May 20. [ New York Herald Cable
Special to THE BKE. ] The warmth of
summer has burst upon Paris , every leaf as
serting itself in Juicy effulgence in all the
well known haunts of this city of pleasure.
The Parisian IB essentially tin outdoor ani
mal. While the Bushlcy park , with all its
fragrant chestnut bloom , is comparatively
tranquil , while Kensington garden is devoted
to strollers , hero In Pans thcro is a rush to
verdant corners , and oh what a brilliancy is
added to the bloom when dark oven Ing comes.
The pavlllion D'Armenouvillo nnd n restaur
ant D'Madrid are bright with lights and gay
with the echo of Hungarian orchestras.
Ballets and concerts have chased away gloom ,
The silence of winter and the annual dog
show at the Tuillories has made the heart of
the new Paris season beat joyously.
Quito a nosegay of American swells are
now in the French capitol. Miss Eleanor
Winslow is nt the Metropolitan. Mr. and
Mrs. Harper are at thoBlnda. Mr. and Mrs.
Brockholst Cutting , Miss Cutting nnd Mr.
William Outhoutwcro the American guests
at the dinner given last evening to meet
Monsignor Rostelli , the papal nunciato , at
Mrs. Albert Gullatin's , whoso marriage with
Count "Ronan deChabOt is the big social
event. Amongst others are General Lawton ,
United States minister to Austria , and
Mrs. Lawton is a passenger on the Gascogno
for a brief absence in America. Mr. and
Mrs. Butler Duncan have arrived at the
Hotel Bristol. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lanicr
have gone to London. Mrs. Charles Wntrous
left for London this morning. Mr. Bradish
Johnson June is at tlio Hotel Westminster.
Mr. R. C. Shannon , ex-United States minis
ter ut Pahoma nnd Mrs. Shannon left this
.morning for Carlsbad. But certainly Paris
was never so alive with good Americans
since the exhibition of 18rS as this year.
It seems a sin to touch French politics in
such a paradise , but Boulanger , alas , is still
at work. While ho plots there never will bo
peace for the radicals or the Gambettists.
The Boulangists are evidently gaining
ground while their enemies are perfectly
frantic. The general has thrown off the
mask and stands forth as a downright pre
tender. His public utterances daily grow
bolder. They culminated in an interview
which has Just appeared in Figaro. Said
Boulanger : "I have been pushed to the front ;
there I am , and so long as I am wanted there
I shall stay. Whatever the people may tell
you I have only promised two things the
revision by means of a dissolution and re
form of the social laws , or perhaps I should
say of social manners. Whcro my promises
nro concerned I shall go to all lengths. I
cannot succeed at once. I learn that it
would be quite possible for mo to precipitate
events but I have regarded it as ray
duty not to engage the country
in disquieting adventure. Industry and com-
mcrco dread anything like a crisis. I hope
to gain my ends calmly and logically by the
mcro force of things. What is called Bou-
langisui is spreading like a tree with almost
mathematical regularity. I am striving , I
assure you , to pull back my too impetuous
partisans by the coat tails. "
f All this is very grave and the result has
been u series of conclaves , ending up with n
sort of ccuucU of three of the good ones oi
Venetian pattern , beaded by Clemonceau ,
lisnc , n former Gambcttfci ; and Goffrln , n
very doubtful creature of the cul'"uunist
order. These three , like Herod , Pilate
and Calphus , have Joined hands against
the dreadful Boulanger , who takes it all
with u light heart , seeing that ho has ball
ads and barrel organs on his side. Menu-
while M. Wickers Hclmcr , another deputy
suggests the delightful idea of a congress on
tha 14th of July , which , seeing what has
passed since the last national fcto of the
same date , is simply diabolical , The fact is
Boulanger seems to have the devil's own
luck , although probably Boulanglsm will
spoil Galliffct , or Sussicr , or anybody
bcforo it has run its course. To-night the
right had its Innings at the Hotel Continental.
They mean , of course , to pull Boulunger to
their own Bide without his personality , but
they will not succeed.
Hycro's wine poisoning affair Is still mak
ing a terrible sensation. Day after day moro
illnesses are reported , and if M , Dovillcncu
had not been arrested ho would
have ran a good chance of being
lynched. Some of the victims have dreadful
convulsions ; others are partially paralyzed
or have their hands and legs swollen ; in
other cases the eyes arc unnaturally diluted
and the patients have all the appearanceof
being insane.
The production of Mine. Mansoncttl and
Angell's ballot at the Eden theatre , with
premiere danseuse Mile. Cuppinl , second
premiere danscuso Mile. Legnanl Loan-
ara , M lie. Labatirolla , M. Monti ,
Michael Angcli and M. Cuckoll In
"Et i1 on Revient Tonjours et ses Premieres
Auiourc" operetta , with Judio and Graulcr ,
having ceased to draw at the Eden theater ,
the management last night went back to the
play with which the house flrst mndo itself a
name in Paris. "Rolla , " the newest Mila
nese importation , is n work of the typical
Italian pattern. Thcro are any number of
moving allabllcs , the premieres dansouscs are
as nimble as ever , the imislo by M. Angel ! is
fccblo and the costumes are moro Italian
than tasteful. In ono respect "Rolla" differs
from most of the ballets wo have seen at the
Eden. Parts of It nro really almost intelli
gible. The great Mansottl docs not attempt
to show us evolution theories In action ( ho Is
content with the easier and less pretentious
task of Illustrating a single love story. On
the whole ho has succeeded. Rolla , the
hero , is a poor sculptor who Is beloved by the
daughter of n Florentine noble. Ho has a
rival in his patron , Costa , but t batiks to his
good genius and the Intervention of Michael
Angela his passion is at length rewarded by
the hand of Elonora. The interest of the
ballot centers , however , in the plrouotts
and capers of the sculptor's inspira
tion , embodied in the comely and graceful
form of Mllo. Capplnl , tlio new star of the
Eden theatre. Mllo. Capplnl Is not so ethcrlal
on one might expect nn Inspiration to bo ,
but she has grace and good enough for two
sculptors. After the pas do la 1' attraction ,
with which the ballet opens , nnd the pas do
demo In the fifth nnd last tableau , she was
raptuously applauded. M. Vincent ! , her
partner in the pas , divided the
laurels with her. Mile , Legnani , the
second prcmero danseuse won all hearts by her
agility In another pas with M. Branclfioro ,
but prettier than all wcro the characteristic
danso do trlboucts nnd the rustic polka
danced by fourteen sweet llttlo maids who
ought to have been in n nursery. The stag
ing of "Rolla" Is rather shabby and the color
arrangements in some of the tableaux would
have turned the real Michael Angela's hair
gray.
The bank note frauds sensation increases.
Crctidly on Nulso refused this afternoon to
accept or cash any bank note. This moans
that the fraud is much greater than at first
supposed nnd every testimony goes to show
the manufacturing of the false bank notes
was at or near Barcelona.
Parisian Llttlo Bits.
PAIIIS , May 26. [ Special Telegram to Tnn
BEE. ] Joseph Ernst Rcnaud , the philologist
and author , has been appointed a grand ofll-
cer of the legion of honor.
In the chamber of deputies to-day M. Poy-
tral , minister of finance , stated that the
Bank of France was not responsible for the
forged notes in circulation nnd therefore re
fused to cash such notes. Tlio state , how
ever , might require the bank to reimburse
the innocent holders of counterfeit notes.
During Thursday and Friday the bank
had cashed 23,300 500-frdne notes , only one of
which had been found to bo spurious.
SALOON FIGHTERS.
Sunday Closing Movement to bo
Boomed in ChlcaRo To-day.
CiiiCAOo May 20. [ Special Telegram to
THE BEE.J Great preparations are being
made for the anti-Sunduy saloon meeting
which is to bo held hero to-morrow after
noon. At that time the heaviest gun that
has yet been fired against the saloon clement
will be touched off , with n combination of
the most powerful of the church organiza
tions of the city to follow up the assault.
"What wo w.xnt to do is to take a practical ,
common sense view of this question , " said
Bishop Fallows this morning. "Wo want the
common council to understand that the better
clement and the general sentiment of the
citizens are in favor of passing this ordin
ance. The feeling , so far as my knowl
edge goes , is unanimous. There is no dis
senting opinion regarding the feasibility of
passing such an ordinance. First , of having
these saloons kept at a distance from schools
or churches ; or secondly , that the saloons
fihoula bo closed on Sunday. On
those two points thcro is but ono ex
pression , and that is of condemnation
of the action of the council in
refusing to pass that ordinance. There is a
very determined feeling , and a very largo
number of the foreign element nro in favor
of it , and there is no reason why they should
not bo , as there is no restriction of liberty ,
nobody's right's are trampled upon , and
neither could their rights bo interfered with
in closing the saloons on Sunday. Thcro is
also a very strong fooling on the part of our
Roman Catholic friends , as I learn from
others who have come in contact with them ,
I think thcso two points will bo brought
clearly and distinctly out at the meeting to
morrow. We must not try to do the Impos
sible , but wo must take a practical and commonsense
mon-sense view of It. "
"Will this not bo an issue in the municipal
campaign next spring ! "
"Oh , yes , it's bound to come , nnd so far as
I can gather the feeling is that there is to bo
no holding back in pressing the matter to an
issue. "
C. C. Bonnoy , In speaking of the movement
said "There has been im-
till : morning , : an -
nicr.sb Ch , ; " ° of l > ublie opinion in Chicago on
the saloon questic : ' within the last ten years ,
especially among foreign born citizens. If u
fair vote rould bo taken it cnldhbow.ti very
large majority in favor of closing o Bnloons
on Sundays and removing them from iil0
vicinity of schools and churches. A promi
nent German-American told mo recently that
ho could get hundreds of saloon keepers to
sign a petition to close on Sunday. AH to
whether it will bo un issue in the next local
campaign , I think that question is a llttlo
premature , Ask mo later , when the national
campaign is over. AH to the meetings to
morrow , I think wo will have n very enthusi
astic one , "
The meeting to-morrow will bo addressed
by Dr. E. P. Goodwin , Bishop Follows , Dr.
A. W. Bolton , Dr. J. H. Barrows , Dr. Will
iam Fuwcett , Dr. F. W. Gunsuulus , Hon. U.
C , Boniioy and other prominent clergymen
and laymen ,
Fatal Gas Explosion.
MONTIIEAI. , May 2fl. A now gasometer nt
the gasworks at Hochelcga exploded bet ween
Sand 8:30 : this morning. Thcio were sup
posed to have beer , from twelve to twenty
men in the building at the time. Five bodies
hano already been taken out , the" remainder
uru burled in the ruins.
Up to 10:30 : this morning seven dead bodies
hud bean taken from the rums. Most of the
bodies taken out wcro only fclightly bruised
and it Is supposed death was caused by suffo
cation. Men who wcro palntlnc on the roof
wcro blown fifty feet in ( no air , but escaped
serious injury , It it vupposod that us many
as thirty were moro or less injured , * The
building is an cntiro wreck. The explosion
was caused by leaking gas becoming ignited
by u lantern which ono of the men foolishly
carried into thu building.
A Suulllni ; Match.
Losuox , May 2 < 5. The Bculling matoh be
tween George Bubear and Charles Carr for
| 50p a side took place over thu Tyne cham
pionship course tp-day. Bubcar won by two
lengths.
4 p-p n-p tr'p'\T'n
Mn 01 < ' KENf ,
Interview With tlio Alleged Dyna'I \
miter in Prison. , < |
A FRIEND OF DR. GALLAGHER'S
The Main Evidence Which Secured !
His Conviction. . I
HE IS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN
A Pact Not Matio Known During
Hla Trial.
MISTAKE DISCOVERED TOO LATE *
A Vlult Hy a. Solicitor Lends
Young Man to JJollovo tlio Amer
ican IjcK'itlott Would At
tend to tlio Case.
Bolmont'B Fcnlnn Resolution.
ICopyrtuht tsss lu Jamet ( Ionian llcnnctt. ] 6
LONDON , May 20. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tun BEE. | The con ?
grcsslonal resolution of Mr. Perry Bclinont ,
directing Inquiry into the case of Convict
Kent , whom the congressman described ad
having been taken up by Consul General
Waller , suggested a visit to that official tula
morning. The consul general said ho know
nothing as yet about what you call the fcnlaa
resolution of Mr. Belmont beyond what ha
read In the Herald dispatch some time ago.
Ho never had been instructed
to make inquiries Into the/
case of Kent , alias Coutln , who woai
sentenced to pjual servitude for lifo on the
charge of being implicated.in . a dynatmtqr
conspiracy. 1 have sent two dispatches or *
the subject to the state department
Washington , where they can bo seen
presume. It would bo extremely impolitic )
for mo in my semi-dlplomatio position tq " "
inform as to dispatches.
I made a fair and minute account '
of my investigation. I flrst went
to the lawyers employed in the case ,
amung whom was Sir E. Clarkov
There I found that the notes of the triat
nmounted to over 1,000 pages. Ho told mq
the trial was fair and Impartial , but the gov
ernment did not know Kent was an Ameri
can subject , for Kent und his council wcro sl-
leut about that or it might tiuvo made dlf ;
fcrenco In the mode of proceeduro. Sir E.
Clarke added the prosecution rolled mostly
on the fact of Kent's having known Dr. Gal
lagher , tlio main conspirator.
"Under permission of the homo oflico I in
terviewed Kent nt Chatham prison , where t
found him a cheerful and good looking younff
man of pleasant manners. In the course ol
the interview , during which his statcmont
was taken down in writing by my secretary ,
Kent said lie was born in Ireland and subsequently -
quontly became a naturalized American
citizen , having worked in New Yorlc
and elsewhere in tlio states and
served in the militia nt Philadelphia. , ill
During his residence in America ho had never
been convicted in fuel , to use his own lan
guage , a policeman had never laid hands oh
him. Ho first met Dr. Gallagher In Now
York , when ho went to him for medical as
sistance. Previous to that ho had iiovcrsoen
Gallagher , cither in America or elsewhere ,
nor hud ho mot him in London until the trial.
Kent then gave the details of how ho was ar
rested , all of which came out at the trial ,
adding thut no dynamite was found upon
him or at cither places ho had lodged. Asked
why ho did not apply to the American gov
ernment for assistance during the trial , ho
replied while awaiting trial at Millbank a
gentleman came to him and represented hiin-
solt as an American solicitor. Kent , think
ing ho was attached to the legation , mada
no further effort to Interest tha
American authorities in bis behalf
during the trial , being under
the Impression that the American solicitor
was working up his euso in that respect.
After the sentence , however , Kent wrote the
legation on the subject nnd received a reply
from the secretary ( stating that Minister
Lowell was out of town and that ho could
not himself move in the matter. Kent
strongly protested his innocence , but said
ho , had nothing to complain of in the pri
son treatment. I forwarded Kent's
statement to thodcpartment at Washington ,
adding Unit whether the man Is guilty or not
guilty , the prosecution was extremely suo-
beHsful In convicting him on such evidence.
Personally , 1 believe things would have
turned out much better If Kent had made
known nt flrst that ho was an American cltl-
Dom Pedro is reported as rapidly recov
ering.
Mrs. Cleveland and party visited Princeton
yesterday ,
Boodlef McClaughrey , of Chicago , was you
tcrday pardoned by Governor Ogle by ,
B , H. Jones , bank defaulter from Stafford ,
Kus. , was captured In Plttsburg yesterday.
Cooler , followed by warmer , w'th ' local
rains , are the weather predictions for to-day/
The chocolate factory of C. D. Hiooks aif
Dcnham , Mats. , burned ycstcrJuy , Loss
fbO.l'OO. '
Nine hundred and fifty-three women , wn
f'iriiis In Iowa , and only eighteen arc c.i2fy-r
Ing mortgages.
Henry O. Billings , a hat manufacturer ot
Kouth Farmhigham , Mass. , bus assigned *
Liabilities f 100.UM.
Advices fiom Huyti pay another revolution ;
is threatened and troops have been sent to
protect American citizens.
Thg people of Limerick have resolved to
hold the league meeting to-day in tjiito of
the warning of Jilsliop O'Dwyer.
William H. Leo. who shot his stepfather ,
Banker Uawson , in Chicago , has been drilled
his liberty on hubc-as corpus proceedings.
Provisions are being made fora upcclal , - >
train of 400 delegates from northern states
and territories to thu St. Louis convention.
William A. Howe , the American byclelist ,
In the contest at Yarrow to-duy , had bh
collarbone broken and received inteinul In *
Juno .
The assignment of boats in the space sot
apart In the democratic national convention ,
for working reporters has been completed ,
Tlio total number of press weals provided ur *
2,400.