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EIGHTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , SUJNDAY 31OENING , SEPTEMBER 0 , 1888. TWELVE PAGES.
/ nTPiM'nMI ' A i A PTPII
CRISP1S C1IARAC1ER ,
Its Chief Elements Said to Bo
Vanity and Ambition.
AN ITCHING FOR CONQUEST.
Ills Recent Interview With Prlnco
Bismarck nt Frlodorlcueruho.
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THE RAILWAY HORROR AT DIJON
Still nn Absorbing Topic Amonw
American Tourists.
ROMANCES OF FRENCH CRIME.
A Natural Kntlicr Murdered Hy
Two Children - Itcmnrknhle : Cn
rcer ol' a Talented Swindler
A Dramatic Suicide.
Vain and AmhitlotiH.
( Copi/rffjM JfASfiy J imf ttuittiin Itfnnrtt. ' }
PAHI , Sept. b. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to TUB Bti.1 ! : Summer sun-
vlilno Imn come at last ! To-day the- thermom
eter registered 24 ° contignuU1 , 74 ° Fahrcn-
liclt. The trees arc fresh and green as in
June , but the crops are terribly damaged.
Grain is almost decimated. Tills year's
grain crop in Franco is iM per cent below thu
the average In quantity mid 40 per cent be
low the average ) In quality. Other crops in
dicate n corresponding falling off. The
boulovatds , however , are bright and gay
with passing tourUts and Parisians return
ing from the seaside or mineral water cures ,
the women to order new ill esses , the men to
array themselves In the gay paint of La
ChoBse yellow. Frn Diavalo boots , Culbrian
lints and fantastic Jackets. The railway
trains aie llllod with setters and pointers
growling and whinning in little iron cafes
with gratings that the French railway com
panies provide for travelling bow wows. The
lashionablo restaurants , the Voisius , Holgnor ,
Foyot , Palllnrd , etc. , are t hi ongcd by strang
ers paying tribute to oysters , red partridge
and quail that are now in full swing. The
king and queen of Naples and Prince Loban-
off , the Hussian ambassador at Vienna , nro
hero and malco dally visits to Versailles and
Fontaincblcau.
The political situation of the week Is an
estimate of Signer Crispl telegraphed to the
European Hot aid by one of its amateur cor
respondents , and which is believed to bo the
exact views of Lord Salisbury and Huron
Mohronhclin , the Hussian ambassador , about
Crispl's recent Quixotic mission to Fricden-
richsruho. ' 1 lie amateur correspondent thus
tl'lcgraphs from Uoyal , where Lord Sails
bury and Huron Mohrcnhoim are absorbing
the iron nnd arsenic of that charming little
watering place : ' 'Cri pl is not only the most
vain , but the most aggressive statesman to.
day In Europe. Ho is itching to become
n great man llko Cixvour. Ha is constantly
pushing and edging Italy's foreign anil
colonial ugrandlzcnicnt. Notwithstanding
his serious check at Mnssownh , Crispl Is the
nialno of Italy. A few weeks ago Crispl
came to the conclusion that the moment had
cotno for a combined attack on Franco. He
felt convinced that Franco was rapidly becoming -
coming stronger and stronger and that un-
lets ho could pcrsundo Germany and Austria
to avail themsolvcs of this phychologlcal
moment that the opportunity for Crispi to
become a great man might be lost. It was
lo persuade Prince Bismarck to make a pro
posed Italian expedition to Tripoli the
ruubus belli of a combined attack upon
Franco that took the Italian prlmo minister
lo Friedcrlehsruhe. But BiMnarck did not
ngrcc with Crispl at all. In foe I what Bis-
inmclc told Crispl at Freldenchsruhu
hr.d the effect to refroldir S.i Teto. Illspl
liiEl&te'd uponscciet alliance between Italy
nnd England by which England's licet would ,
fcl the very commencement of hostilities ,
protect the Italian coast and enable Italy to
mobilize her army in security. This treaty ,
I have excellent authority for saying , exists
nnd will bo a most important factor In the
next war. Thonutcomo of the Fredcrichs
lulu ) meeting Is that Bismarck snubbcO
Cii&pl and told him the tlino had not yel
como Consequently It Is conlldently believed
lioved there will bo no war this
year but there will bo dark spot :
on the horizon for next spring ; .
TKo inllwoy accident at Dijon has cnusci
a panic among Swiss tourists in Franco as Ir
Europe generally. Hallway companies husl
up accidents as much as possible and no\\
this one that happened to thu express trail
by which nearly all Americans going fron
Paris to Switzerland are in the habit of tav
cling , is more appalling than at llrst supposed
OIHI train literally jumped olT the truck am
cnrrumc'd into the other train , knocking 1
into binltherccns. An eye witness thui
descrllcd to a Herald Correspondon
what ho saw at Fouchcrc.s , the plaei
v/ltero the collision took phico. Thcro Is i
series of curves In the road between Blainj
nnd the railway viaduct of Fouchercs
The fit-i.1 thing that I saw on Wednesday
morning at .S o'clock was the locomotive o
the train that was point to Paris. It win
right on Its back with the wheels In tbo air
Just underneath was the head of the cngl
neer , severed completely from the body , Jus
03 if It had bi'cn guillotined. The tender la ;
underneath the locomotive. The carriage
were In n pllq of ruins llko a great pyramid
The cushions and carpets were scattered abou
everywhere , spotted with blood. At Dijon
saw the wounded arriving at the railway stu
lion. They rnmo In an uwlnilunco train
Their cries and shouts and shrieks weio per
fectly heartrending. They were in a mos
( rightful condition. I noticed an clcgantl ,
dressed young lady whose foot had been coin
plctely torn off from tbo leg. She was ar
parcntly bleeding to death. AJl the woundci
wro pluccd In the hospital. I counted ovc
ftrty woimucd uud dead bodies terribly man
glcd , 1 noticed that of nn artillery ofllccr ,
Captain Uuehot. His head was completely
pressed Hut from car to car llko
a huge red Wafer. I counted nine
dead bodies. The guards of the
wagon that lit the carriage that was attached
to the train that was going to Paris said I
was half asleep when the accident happened.
I said to myself , why how fust wo are going ,
then came a tremendous shock. 1 was tossed
on to the floor , there was n tremendous noise ,
the passengers were thrown from their
berths and then the wagon stood still , No
body in the wagon lit was seriously hurt. There
were n few bruises , that was all. "
A gentleman who was in the tram from
Paris told mo : "I was asleep on the seat
of a coupe. I was aroused by
n terrible shock that almost instantly , In ten
seconds , perhaps , was followed by another
shock. Tne front of the coupe was com
pletely demolished. The man who sat next
to mo was smashed nil to pieces and killed.
Ho was an apothecary. Ho put his head out
of the window and at the same instant bang
eauio the other train that caromed olT its own
track and smashed into ours. I got out of the
L-oupo by simply stepping forward through
mt had been the front of it. The cushions
were all torn to pieces. "
There are hundreds of persons now at the
scene of the accident. People como on bicy
cles and tricycles and on horse back from all
imrts of the country. Passengers from other
trains constantly arrive. Wooden tables and
chairs have been collected and n wooden
louse serves as a kitchen , the people eating
mill dtinklng In the open air. The general
iispcct Is like n rural fete. Men , women and
childicn with bottles of wino were there
sipping their Burgundy nnd Bordeaux under
ho congenial rays of the bright September
> un. It is a strange coincidence that
ho same day as the terrible accident a
shepherd was out to pieces by a train
while crossing the line with this ilock near
Vlcrziou. Almost at the sumo hour , n rail-
iVay Inspector who had gene to sleep on the
rails near Torchump on the Crenlavel , was
caught up by an express train nnd killed.
The only crop which has not failed la that
of crime , and especially romantic acts of pas
sion and revenge. 'J ho Corslcan brigand be
ginning with the vendetta about his pot dog
: tnd ending with the bandit's head falling
tinder the bladoof the guillotine , has already
icon cabled you. Two other crimes
have impassioned the Parisian mind
ind nro being talked about throughout
France. The llrst Is the story of the Fer-
rand brothers , Gaston nnd Ernest , who
killed their natural father. The two brothers
were sons of a pretty little contouricro
named Julia Fcrrand , whom M. Honoro
Chcvallercau met and seduced while study
ing law in Paris in 1SCO. The story Is almost
exactly the same as that of Daudet's novel ,
Sappho , but plus the children. In 1STO
Chevallercau separated from Julia to
ilk-lit as a captain of the mobiles.
After the war Honoro sent Julia
n few hundred francs now and then to sup-
poit herself nnd their four children , but the
parents ceased to live together. * hen days
of black misery came , not for Honoro whoso
father was well off , out for Julia and her
four children. One , a girl , died ; another
married. Honoro became msnno and had to
bo shut up in a mad house. The other two
having exhausted every means to support
themselves , and their mother resolved to see
their father and ask him to help them. Once
before they hud culled upon him. but had
been driven away nnd told that If
they came ogam they would bo
chased away. In June , 1SSS , Ernest
who Is a cripple , started to visit
M. Chovallcrcuu , who lived In bis chateau of
Guitardlcru near Parthcnay. Ernest bought
a revolver on thn way and practiced with it
at a tree. As ho did so he said to ins
biother : "If our father carries out his
throat of shooting us nt least wo can defend
ourselves. " They then wrote the following
loiter to their mother :
PAUTIIUNAY , Juno 5 , 1SSS. Dear Mother :
Wo write you this to tell you that wo are
going to see our father. Wo will write you
exactly , what ho bays. Don't bo anxious
about us. Nous t'embrasscur.
< At 1 o'clock in the afternoon they reached
the chateau , tied their hoi so to the gate and
walked in.
"Is the major at homol"
Chcvnlliereuu was the major of the com-
mu no.
"Ho Is not at homo now , but ho will bo
soon , " replied a servant.
Gaston and Ernust went into M. Choval-
lereau's library and the servant brought them
each a glass of wine. Gaston sat down at
M. Chovellercau's desk and began to wiito
the following tetter :
Our Dear Father : Wo have como to see
you , but do not think we wish just as GasJ
ton wrote the word wish M. Honoro Chcv-
ollereuu entered the room. Ho recognized
his illcgltimuto children and became wilu
with luge. Ho BoUed thowmo glasses out
of which they had boon drinking nnd threw
them out the window and then turning to
Guston he seized him with such violence
that the cripple shrieked with pain , "Lor-
tosortoi , , got out get out , " shouted
M. Chcvclloreau. At the same tltno ho pushed
Guston towards the door. Ernest rushed to
his brother's aid , a struggle ensued , then a
regular fight. Ernest draw his revolver ,
11 rtil it four.times nt his father nnd killed
him. Hearing footsteps , Ernest placed Gas.
ton on his back und ran oft . When ho reached
the gnto they jumped Into their cart , and ,
whipping their horse Into u gallop , started
for homo. A few hours afterwards thoj
were arrested. When their insane brothci
Honoro was told the news ho killed hlmscll
in the madhouse. Ernest is tweiity-foui
years old and Gaston Is twenty-three. The >
were tried for murder ana were acquitted ,
This trial caused a profound emotion
throughout Franco , where almost evcrj
tenth person is the father of illegitimate
children.
One of the most audacious and faschiatnif
swindlers who over figured in criminal rec
ords is unquestionably a stnooth-tonguot
Kcntlcmau , uamcd Altmaycr , who tins jusi
been recaptured by the French police. For
days past the papers were filled with doings
nnd sayings of this hero. He combines In
himself the talents of n Brcssant , a Hurry
Benson nnd a Fred Vokcs. Altmaycr Is the
son of a wealthy merchant of Paris who ,
since his offspring grow unenvlably no
torious , has resolved to change his
nntno. Ho began his career by swindling
his father , showing great Ingenuity In
the process. Later on , when serving In the
army ho got ilvo years' Imprisonment for
robbing his colonel's wife. On leaving jail
ho wove n regular not of crime which proveel
highly profitable and enabkd him to cut a
dash nt Concival and other places ho affected ,
life gentlemanly manners nnd distinguished
face won him many friends. For a tlino ho
was hand nnd glove with the most brilliant
vlveur of the boulevard. The attention
of the police were at last
attracted to him by an audacious
trick ho played on a merchant named Kastor.
Immitating that gentleman's voice ho tele
phoned his ofllco for 40,000 francs which weio
at once remitted. The swindler el id not tuko
the trouble to leave Pans and was arresteel
while quietly taking a stroll in the Champs
Elysees only to escape again by trip
ling up n sergeant do vlllo who
md collared him , but who soon
recaptured and took him to Mazas. Ho got
oft by forging an order for bis own release ,
walking out of the prison while the Judge
do instruction's back was turned for a minute.
Once nt liberty ho resumed the llfo of a
wealthy man of pleasure , dressed well ,
smoked the best of cigars , drove , dined ami
went to the opera , while the police , never
dreaming ho was still in Paris , hunted for
him all over the provinces. His next exploit
was to forgo several largo acceptances which
ho presented for payment to the wife of
Mnlfutiah , Count Camemdo's nephew. The
fraud was detected but Altmaycr evaded
the law again and started on a tour
in Normandy whore , under a score of aristo
cratic aliases , ho managed to amuse himself
very well for a couple of years longer. Ho
was heard of at Aix , where ho gambled and
lost largo sums without betraying himself.
Later ho led the police a fantastic dunce
across the length nnd breadth of the country.
lu one place his fashionable ways blinded
the gendarmes so thoroughly that they
formed a kind of body guard to protect him
from the annoyances of local urchins. In
another place tno local paper announced his
coming In flowery language. At last
us ho was strolling out of Frascati's
the other day ho was arrested.
Ho took his ill-luck with philosophy , smiled
nnd suffered the police to tnko him up to
Paris. Since then ho has been lodged in
jail , where ho has become a general favorite.
Goron , head of the detective force , avows
his admiration for the prisoner and the pris
oner repays him by obligingly confessing all
the crimes imputed to him. The other day
ho told Goron that before a week ho would
bo out of prison. Goron laughed but doubted
bis precautions. If Altmayer escapes again
ho will bo lucky.
A dramatic suicide occurred at No. 121 ,
Avenue dcs Champs Elysocs yesterday. M.
Lcngle , an ex-consul who lives in an apart
ment of No. 121 , told his wife's lady's maid ,
an Alsatian young woman of twenty-nine
named Mnreucrito , that ho did not require
her services longer , but that during his ab
sence in the country she might sleep In a ser
vant's bed In the mansard roof. Thursday
afternoon , in broad daylight , at half past 1
she became desperate and took off all her
clothing. She crept out of the window and
slipped gradually down the slate roof to
wards the gutter. As soon as she got to the
edge the Instinct of self-preservation bocumo
stronger than her determination to kill her
self. She shrieked for help but it was too late
nnd down she fell on the asphalt , of the
Champs Elysees and was dashed Into frag
ments. Death , of course , was instantaneous.
There has been quite a sensation at the
Montmartre cemetery. All the old women of
the quarter declared that every night there
was a resurrection of the dead in the vast
cemetery. That rattling bones and terrible
laughter resounded in the small hours of the
night. The police were informed and a
watch was set. The result was the capture
of seventeen rogues nnd vagabonds who
were in the hnbit of meeting to carouse in
one of the vaults. They were found playing
ccarto on the tombs and drinking stolen
champagne.
Mrs. Townscnd Burden has arrived at the
Hotel Liverpool. Mrs. Brockholta Cutting
leaves to-morrow for London , en route to
America. Mrs. Frederick Noilson is at West
minster. Mrs. John C. Nccscr has arrived
from Bale and is at the Vendomo. Mr. Hob-
ert Cutting , jr. , sallscfor New York on the
22d inst. Dr. Stephen Tyng returned to Paris
ycbterelay. Mr. Edwin Parsons of Now
York and Mr. and Mrs. M. B. ISuforel are at
the Mcuric. Mrs. Brown Potter has re
turned to Paris from Hamburg. Mr. G. M.
Wynkoop , Mrs. Isaao Uronson and Miss
Broiibon of New York arrived yesterday ane ]
are at the Hotel do Londrcs. Weir Mitchell
and family have returned from a tour
of Switzerland. They leave next week for
Spain. The engagement Is announced ol
Miss La Montague to Mr. Frank Pendlcton.
The bride-elect is n first-cousin of Countess
Sala. Mr. Fred Geohard , Mrs. F. Neilson
and Baron Blanc , James Wright , Philadel
phia , nnd his brldo , nco Miss Davics , are in
Paris at the Chatham. Mr. Fred Orrick
Coudert , Miss Coudcrt , Mr , and Miss Chese-
borough and Mr. B.A.Wolcott of Now York ,
sail Saturday next from Havro on La Champagne -
pagno-
A Cyclone at Vcra Cruz.
CITT or MEXICO , ( via Galveston ) . Sept , 8.
Vcra Cruz dispatches state that a cyclone
struck there three days ago. Three largo
vessels were driven ashore and wrecked last
night and several smaller crafts were lost.
As the morning grow the wind Increased In
violence , and now shows no signs of abate
ment. All steamers are detained und work
on all the wharves suspended. A largo
freight bark lias been wrecked Just oft the
shore , The crow nro still on board and are
in a perilous situation. Assistance cannot bo
em.
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' U M. * Xl
A VERY DULL WEEK.
Very Llttlo of Interest Transpiring
at the Gorman Capital.
A GROSS MISREPRESENTATION.
How the Berlin Riot IB Treated By
the Foreign Press.
CAUSES OF ALL THE TROUBLE.
Too Much Rod Tape on the Part of
Ofllclous Police.
POKING FUN AT FRANCE'S NAVY.
The Ainoriunn I'olltlcnt Situation nn
Dished Up For the Itonellt of
German Ncwnpaper
The ; Itnrlln lllotf ) .
S ' 'IJttinct ' duiiliilt
BKUUX , Sept. 8. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tin : Br.r. . ] In spite of the
recent baptism , the military parade , and the
Sedan celebration , there Is very llttlo news
In Berlin , and what there Is comes mainly
from abroad. For Instance , the thrilling ac
counts in the foreign press of Berlin's riot
have been read with much interest by the
Berllners. It Is true that there was nothing
which equalled the behavior of the London
crowd niter the lord mayor's procession
passed by. Several American ladies crossed
thu bchloss and opera squares after
the crowd had surged In without
being Insulted or annoyed. Many
Uerliners of the quiet , respectable sort
aided the demonstration against police red
tape without suspecting that they aided riot
ous socialists , and two Americans offered to
help hang a policeman if that would keep thu
police from closing these squares during the
ceremony , but unfortunately during this
dead season there are foreign papers which
get their news by special Insinuations Instead
of by special wire ; so that the Berllucrs have
all the excitement of reading about their riot
without any of the danger or loss which
would have come with the genuine article.
What socialists were in the crowd were not
of the conspicuous red handed sort , and
every one , whether socialist or capitalist ,
was good natured. Many felt naturally
irritated at being uselessly excluded from
every point from which the parade could bo
seen or concert hcardj- , but the rnosl tragic
occurrence was when a jllrunken man used
the word "d " to a policeman , and the
most dangerous ruffians were a lot of twelve-
year-old lads who felt as American boys
would feel nt being pushed back out of sight
during Barnum's circus parade. Taken as a
whole , the demonstration rather pleases the
nerliners , and they are inclined to favor a
similar protest against all repetitions of such
uselessly brutal police Interference with the
enjoyment of loyal Berlin citizens.
Careless as the young emporcr may tempo
rarily bo of the rights and pleasures of the
Dei-liners , ho seems , nevertheless , to take
decided pcsonal interest In beautifying Ber
lin. Electric lights , which now make Untcr
den Linden nt night one of the most bril
liantly lighted streets in the world , have
been pluced inder his personal attention , and
ho is a careful and interested observer of the
results. When they were first lighted ho
drove repeatedly up and down the Linden ,
after stopping to give an order or to ask n
question.
The Post , conservative and scnii-ofllcial , is
just now poking much fun at the French
navy. Its latest attempt at a joke is to praise
the French forethought in having always
with the fleet a special vessel to pick
up crews of men-of-war collided during the
maneeuvers. The North German Gazette
has also a ( ling at the common enemy this
tlmo poor Sir Morrell MacKcnzIo and la
deftly using the promised publication of his
book in the liberal papers to influence the
elections against the stupid opposition.
The most certain sign of a dull week in
Germany is the printing of editorials on
American politics. This week must there
fore have been excessively dull , for every
paper has had at least one such editorial-
Many editors evidently had to look up
America on their atlas before fooling com
petent to discuss its politics. Some appar
ently , in the hurry of editorial work , turned
to South America , but all the same their
remark * were full of interest. The National
Xoitung , for instance , represents the average
German opinion with the omission of the
average geographical and historical errors.
It contemptuously dismisses the coming
election with the following :
"Every one thought that 1683
would be frco from the shock to business
Interests which is common in American
election years. Then the senate defeated the
fishery treaty and President Cleveland
brought the retaliation bill. Both proceed
ings are more election tricks , but played on
dangerous ground. The republican party ,
glorious under Lincoln , has become worse
und worse. Naturally It allies itself with
those extreme protectionists from whom It
derives its election funds. Candidate Harri
son daily becomes more of a nullity. Blalnc
Is the true leader. Ho is chauvinibtlo in at
tempting to hide his party's deficiencies in
reforms. Cleveland bus protested against
the reelection of any president , but allows
himself , nevertheless , to bo again a candl
date , put forward by the convention inccllnB
nt St. Louis , nnd composed almost entirely
of paid government officials. Cleveland as
candidate recognizes'only his party audits
election tactics. Hecaubo the democratic
wire pullers demanded that Blalno should
bo out trumped ho has brought forward his
retaliation bill. "
In short , according to this kind paper and
that , the average German opinion , which it
undoubtedly represents , is that the United
State's harbors tVKHXK ) ( ) fools governed by
some thousands of wlro pullers who are
thieves ; officials who at best nro hypocrites :
and subject to quadrennial fits of Disunity ,
during which the wlro pullers fight and pick
the lunatics' poclcets-all of which so exactly
cxchoes the opinions so continually expressed
privately by the Germans that Ills a relief to
iiavo It at last said openly for the instruction
of would-be German emigrants to America.
In iKilltics there is much speculation as to
the effect on European relations of having
Greece so strongly bound by marriage to both
Germany and Uussla.
The now cavalry sabres were first used lu
the regular maneuvers at Hamburg. There
Is a melancholy smile at the announceiinent
that the kaiser will attend the so-called fes
tivities connected with that city's entrance
Into the Imperial union.
In Dresden n through telephone line to
Berlin causes real satisfaction. In Berlin
there is equal pleasure at the construction of
a sixth big hotel ,
Among the personals are the departure of
Colonel Shannon and wife , of Maine , for
Paris. Arrivals , Mrs. Captain Manloy of
Washingtonen route for Italy ; Mr. Horst-
mnnn of Now York , and Madame Bar-
melster of Baltimore.
i\OMSII : FHUIT GKIMVKHS.
They Itcnllzn tliu Fact That They Are
Hc'hlnd the Tlmcfl.
[ riijij/rfyhl / t$8l > y Jamc * diinlon Unmet ! . ] ,
LONIH > .V , Sept. 8. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special toTnr.Uin. : ] Gladstone's re
cent speech on fruit farming has apparently
instigated the confcre'tico of fruit growers at
Crystal palace to-day , where a great debate
was heard and Interesting papers read full
of truths nnd sound practical advice. It was
agreed on all hands that the business of fruit
growlnjj is not carried on In the
United Kingdom in the best nnd
most profitable way. This was the
confession , personal or vicarious , or of the
fruit growers themselves , but a variety of
pleas were put forward and excuses offered
in extenuation of the admitted shortcomings.
It was claimed that English fruit growing
suffers from bad inheritances from a former
ago ; that space is wasted and Imperfect
crops obtained because the olJ fruit trees are
not the right sort to satisfy modern require
ments. The tenant will not plant trees and
cxtenel thocultivation _ _ of fruit , for when his
lease ends in steps the landlord , takes pos
session of the improved property , nnd then
the title owner has still to bo reckoned with.
Commenting on this conference the Times
to day turns from joining in the Dritish
abuse of Cleveland and his retaliatory mes
sage to tlattery of the the American worship
pers of pomonn , and In the course of a lender
, snys : "Xho fruit markets of .Now York"nro
in singular contrast to our own. There Is a
wr Uli supply there , nnd an nil around ex
cellence of quality not known In this coun
try. For many miles inland , and stretching
far back on both sides of the Hudson river ,
Now York is covered with fruit trees. The
demand has grown with the supply and be
come almost universal among all classes.
Thcro is no reasonin the world why London
should not bo equally well served. "
This morning I saw at the Junior army and
navy stores on Regent street ICO American
watermelons , lately arrived per a fast Ger
man Lloyet steamer , rapidly selling at six
shillings , or ft 50 each. Doubtless soon when
John Ilocy , who is now hero engaged in ex
tending to Europe the ramifications of the
Adams' Express , shall perfect his schemes
even all the hitherto presumably perishable
American fruit can bo lavishly and profitably
brought to British tables , as are American
apples by the millions.
CONCERNING COI18ETS.
An Eminent Authority Favors Them
If Used With Discretion.
LCopi/i tjlit ( ISSSliy Jama Gnnlon llcnurtt.
LONDON , Sept. 8. | Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tim Br.c.l English news
papers in all localities have rcpubllshed Mrs.
Cleveland's social ukase against the bustle
and some fashion periodicals also , all ap
provingly. But the medical protests against
corsets were yesterday set at defiance at the
sitting of the great British association in
Bath , once the most famous watering place
known to fashion , by n paper from the pro
fessor of patholygy at Cambridge and his ad
ministrator of pathology , in which the
decided opinion was advanced and main
tained by illustration and precedents that
"tho slight pressure involved in wearing
stays had a beneficial effect , and that reason
able lacing increased mental will and phys
ical activity , " Several medical gentlemen
attacked these views , but these were vigor
ously upheld by Miss Lydia Barker , who
said "a moderate degree of tight lacing con
duces to woman's comfort and improves her
appearance. " In the face of this , the view of
a high university authority , endorsed by a
scientific lady , It may bo worth while to
American pathologists to settle the question.
*
The TronhlcH In Tnnun.
Hnti.ix. Sept. 8. The following onicial
dispatch has been received : The German gun
boat Moewo went to Tnnga , where the Ger
mans were about to assume administration
of affairs und sent a boat ashore with a rc-
connoitering party , The natives fired on the
party and compelled them to return to the
ship. The next morning two boats were dispatched -
patched to the shore and they were also at
tacked. ThoMoowe's guns were then opened
on the plaeo anet n detachment of marines
landed , which succeeded in dispersing the na
tives. The sultan of Xansibar has dlspatchtd
troops to punish the insurgent * who fired on
the German boats ,
Fuller's Nomination Assured ,
MASON CITY , Iowa , Sept. S [ Special Tel
egram to TIIU Bun.J Late advices from
Floyd state that the county will Milcct a
solid Fuller delegation , which practically
ends the contest. Out of the 177 votes in
the convention ho will doubtlcos niccivo ( VS
on thu first ballot. McHiigh and Sweeny
are not all likely to combine , both being
friendly to Fuller , und It Is expected that
early In the balloting Fuller will receive the
nomination.
A IJruto Publicly Whipped.
BAiinin , Ont. , Sept. 6. James Glennlo ,
aged fifteen , was given to-duy six of the
twelve lashes ho was sentenced to receive for
committing an indecent assault on a girl of
six
THU xnw YOHIC nU
A Conlldcnt I'VHInn For Iti > | iulllunii )
SlICCChM ,
Niw : YOIIK , Sept. 8. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Urn. ] The atinouncomi'nt In a
democratic paper this morning that gloom
prevailed at thu republican national head *
eiuartci-H because the democrats hud sile-h a
wild and enthusiastic gathering at Madison
Square garden is simply absurd on the face
of the fiasco that occurred. There was a
lingo of disappointment exhibited by several
republican leaders because Judge Thurimm
was unable to get off his frco trade speech.
"It would hnvo helped the republican cause
by many thousand votes , " said a prominent
republican.
The Judge is all right to-day that is , fora
man of his nelvanred je-nrs. Ho is naturally
feeble , but has a strong will , and wishes to
carry out the programme of the Dcmoe-rat
national committee. The Judge retired Inst
night in a fair condition and nwoko this
morning and dce'lurcel bo hud a good night's
rest , and felt equal to the tusk eif Hpouklng
to-night. Dr. Goldlhwalte reported the
patient doing well , neldlng , "Being old , his
stomach Is easily deranged. " Ex-Seimteir
Barnuni had the same ) sad , depressed look
that was notio.iblo vesterdav.
Colonel Bradley B. Smiilley , collector at
Burlington , Vt. , and a JrnYrsonluii demo
crat , tiled manfully to conceal his real feel
ings when a reporter tihkenl. "Do jou really
think , Colonel , that Judge Thurman will live
until election I"
"Why , young man , ho will live the term of
four yearn as vico-prcHipent and then bo able
to remain active In politics. "
Several democrats \ve-io present nnd failed
to concur with the e-olone-l in his optimistic
remark. They fdioeik their heads ami said
nothing. It Is evident to them that the col
onel Is talking for publication.
General t'assius Ge > oelloo , of Kentucky ,
whe ) has known Judge Thiiriimn many yours ,
said he did not believe he would live ; until
the election. The general said ho was satis
fied with the outlook reported by orators In
the field. Ho had no doubt about the repub
licans neing able to carry Indiana , Con
necticut and New York. Not a etay passes
but that good news comrs from all parts of
the country. The percentage of calns , na
already reported In New York state , will
bring such a largo majority down to Harlem
Hridgo that the deiiiocralH will bo completely
overwhelmed. The ; Luke Clminplaln region
is reported as showing great defection among
the elemocrats and also Uennsaler county.
ENTHUSIASM FOIl J1A111CISON.
Itcv. UcAVIttTalmaiio Talks on 1'oJltlcn
nnd Ollie-r Alnttcrx.
Nr.w YOIIK , Sept. 8. The Hev. DoWltt
Talmngo has rcturucel homo from an ex
tended preaching tour through the south nnd
west. Ho told a reporter ho had had a de
lightful summer , and that ho had had an
opportunity to study ciops and politics , Of
the former lie said : "They are not a failure ,
and 1 woulel like to corrce-t the impression
made by the reports telegraphed. In Georgia
1 never saw such crops before. Thcro was
a strip of drought in Indiana , but the rain
came in abundance In time to save the crops.
In Michigan the same was thccaso. " On the
political situation the Hev , Talma go said :
"In Indiana , notwithstanding all that
has been said in the newspapers ,
I never saw so much enthusiasm for
any candidate as among republicans for
General Harrison. " Of tbo tariff question
he said : "People talk of this as a new thing.
1 remember when I wu six years old hearing
my father discuss 'this Ptmio < iue'stlon. Tills
question will go on for the next soventy-llvo
years , and in I'J.IU bo just as much a question
as now. 1 , not bcmir a partisan , undertake
to say that the two great political parties
will never get this question settled , because
one says a high tariff is best for everybody ,
nnd the other that low tariff is best. They
do not admit the fact that a high tarilf is
best for some sections , nnd a low tariff or no
tariff at all for others. The eiucstion , if over
settled at all , will bo settled by a compro
mise. "
"What impressed you most while travel
ing } "
"Tho largo number of splendid men and
women with which this country is filled. "
AN OUTIIKKAK FKAUED.
Troops Bent Out u > AVntcIi the felon *
nnd Oilier Tribes.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Sept. 8. The quarrelb of
of the Sioux , Crows , Picgans and Gics Vcn-
tros have recently become violent , and a
bloody war , in which the four tribes intend to
take part , seems imminent , Yesterday after
noon General linger received a telegram an
nouncing that a war party of Sioux Indians
had left the Poplar Iviver , Mont. , agency fern
n raid on the red men of the Crow agency.
The general at once issued an order to Troop
D , First cavalry , under command of Lieuten
ant Oscar J. Uron , to move from Fort Custcr
to Bull Mountain Station , Mont. , for the pur
pose of watching the crossings on the Yel
low Stone between Custcr station and Bunt
ley , and covering the point specially
where a party of Sioux on the Yel
low Stone were recently killed by Indian
scouts. The full strength of tbo troop is em
braced in tbo detail for this eiutj' , and
Lieutenant iirown will take 100 rounds of
carbine and twenty-four rounds of nistol am
munition per man. The troops will take te-n
days' rations and move in the lightest possi
ble marching order. Second Lieutenant
George L. Byram , First Cavalry , with four
non-commissioned olllccrs and
- twenty-one
men from Troop 1C , Fir t Cavalry , have been
sent to Custer Station , from which point
they will proceed down the Yellowstone to n
point near und opposite the Big Porcupine
river , watching all the crossings that a raid
ing party of dismounted Sioux would bo
likely to cross , remembering that the river Is
low and that the Indian ? may take new cross
ings not familiar to the troops.
TIIK YKIjIjOW FKVI3II.
The Sltiiatleni nt Jacksonville Dally
( rowing Weirsc.
Nr.w OIII.IIANS , Sept. b. A Jacksonville
special says : Nothing favorable can bo said
to-day. It Is the hamo old story of fever
spreading with amn/ing rapidity , more
Ocaths and no outlet fortho survivois. A
heavy gale prevailed all night , the wind
blowing a hurricane , while torrents of ruin
added terror to the scene. To-day it is
elnmp , chilly and uncomfortable. It bus a de
cidedly bad effect on the sie'k , and as soon as
the hot sun comrs out again now cases will
probably bo numbered by the hundreds.
Convictions I'nr 1'olycninv.
SALT L\KC , Utah , Sept. 8. [ Special Tele
gram to Tins Bni : . ] United States District
Attorney 1'oters to-day sent to Attorney
General Garland the facts In answer to n re
cent icsolutlua introduced in the house of
representatives asking for the number of
convictions made for polygamic offenses in
Utah. The records show sixtce-a convictions
for polygamy , under the Jaws ofWi , 407
convictions for unlawful cohabitation , under
the laws of l S' } ; 8 convictions for fornica
tion and 8 for adultery , uitdor the laws of
The total flnei collected amounted to
> lr. I'tilitzcr'tt Condition.
NEW YOIIK , Sept. 8. It is reported that Mr
Joseph PuliUer , proprietor of the New York
World , has already suffered the total loss ol
one cyo , and the other Is throato-ied. It had
beccn his intention to hull from Franco for
New York several days ago , but the physi
cian attending him forbaelo the trip. To
morrow Mrs. Pulitzer anO child ! en will sail
for Europe to join him , bvl-ij ; r ummoned by
a cablegram.
, . , i i
The Weather Indications.
For Nebraska : Fair weather , slight
changes In temperature , variable winds ,
For Iowa : Fair weather , alight change !
in temperature , wcstflrly winds.
For Dakota : Fair weather , stationary
tCDineraturo , variable winds.
FOREIGN POTPOURRI.
A ModclloBomo Prcso GHUBOO u Fric
tion Dotwoon Rome tuul Berlin.
PERNICIOUS REPORTS SENT OUT.
Which Loud Bismarck to Protest to
the Station Government.
THE COMING MEETING AT ROME.
Elaborate Preparations Bohur Made \
For Wllllam'H Reception. >
A BUSY WEEK FOR THE EMPEROR.
Ho Display * un 1C IK-my That Mover *
Ail in I rn t Ion ol'All Com m out n
on the ! Fishery | ) ! H-
Italy nnel
\CawiitQlitltt8liu \ Acid 1'oiA Jnwdlffel I'rni. ]
Brill iv , Sept. S. Friction has been caused
jctwecn Homo and Uerlln by the comments
of the Italian press on the emperor's visit.
These comments have led to a request being
sent to the Italian govei nment to use its In-
luonce to prevent the newspupcis misrepre
senting the meaning of the visit. Prince
Dismarck's telegram to ttio pope , Intimating
that the only object of the proposed visit wane
: o secure an alliance between Germany ami
Italy , and thereby the addition of half a mil
lion men to the Get man army , and that the
[ inpal question was quite outtlde of It , was
an outcome of the same difficulty. Prepara
tions for the recaption are going on in Homo
on a largo scale. The i.opo has ordercel
all the prelates and oflh'ors of the papal
household to bo In readiness from October
0 to cany out the reception programme
with the greatest pomp and solemnity.
Emperor William Is displaying an energy
that might have moved the admiration of
Frederick the Great. On Thursday , after a
hard day's work , ho boarded a Hpe-cl.il train
and proceeded to Uombrowka , arriving there
at 4 : . ' ! 0 Friday morning. After taking break
fast , the emperor drove ten miles ami en
gaged in a review of the sham fight , The
rovlow ended at 9 o'clock , after which the
emperor drove back to Dombrowkn and re
turned to Potsdam , arriving atI o'clock
Friday afternoon. The emperor will proceeel
to Brcmcrhaven , and thence \Vllhelm- -
haven , where the military manoeuvres will
bo concluded. The manoeuvres will last
from the 13th to the Ibtli , during which time
the emperor will live under canvas and inure
himself to campaigning.
The German press devotes much space to
comments on the fisheries dispute between
the United States and Canada. The ma
jority of the papers conclude that the rejec
tion of the treaty will bo merely on a party
vote , and will bo without serious results.
The Cologne Garotte says : "All the dis
cussion can but servo to foster
both Canada and the United States In the belief
lief that England has no business in North.
America. " A Hamburg correspondent , on
the contrary , believes that thn rejection of
the fisheries treaty will lead Canadians to
seek closer relations with England.
At the closing sitting of the Catholic diet
at Freiburg , Windthorst devoted a speech to
nn argument that the restoration of the tem
poral power of the pope would add to Bis
marck's glorious achievEments toward the
world's peace.
Btnrtlcd ( lie ;
lit /SAS ; / ) / Jama ( Jonlon Hewlett. ]
LONDON , Sept. 8. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tin : Bii : : . ] Sunday mom-
Ing ingrnius reportois wrote up the White
Chapel murder in the style of Eugene Sues'
"Mysteries of Paris , " nnd the two half
penny evening papers aided them by horribl *
fancies and bo have startled the cast cndors
with alarming fairy tales. Hut the latest ex
amination shows the affair a lov , brutal ,
common place murder. For instance : The
details about the leather apron of Lovf , turn
out morbid fancies , as the leather front
found was claimed by a mechanic who
dropped It. The details , the depth of the
wound , disgusting operations , etc. , prove to
have been curiously magnified by the penny
liners. The police think the deed was done
by some jealous feminine night-hawk of low
British type , who are always much worsrj
than the creations of Sue , Gaborla , etc. , and
arc almost unknown tluoughout the states.
The London Ktoolc
ICeij iitlfllit 1H4 ! tin Jciintt Uuitlun Ihnnt.lt. 1
LONDON , Sept. 8. | > 'ew York Herald
Cable Special to Tnu Men. | Business In
the house was quiet as usual Saturdays , still
prices in most cases nro higher. Americans ,
much to everybody's surprise , clo&cd good.
In Wall street .several beais were caught
short and In endeavors to repurchase , prices
were foi ecu 'f per cent over parity. The
best houses heio believe that Milwaukee
will pay IK or 2 per cent for the half yonr.
The llttlo business done has been entirely
confined to room traders , and covering
shorts. Norfolk preferred , Loulsvlllcs
and Northern Pacific preferred gamed 1 per
cent. Grand Trunks were firm , nnd on a
report of a further advance in rates , scored
1 point , whilst Canudns made % . Diamonds
still form the leading topic , but prices were
not so good as yesterday , owing to realiza
tions. Ths house was half empty and busi
ness restricted , owing to the approach of
settlement , which commences Tuesday.
The Bwrdltili
CHICAGO , Sept. 8. This was the closing
day of the Swedish Baptist general confor-
enco. The conference decided to accept the
invitation of the Baptist theological semi
nary , at Morgan Park , to reunite the denom
inational seminary , now located at Strom-
burg. Neb. , with their Morgan Park Institu
tion. Prof. E. Sandell und Prof. N. M.
Morton , both of whom have been long Idcn-
titicil with the Nebraska Institution , worei
unanimously chosen to fill the
ut Morgan Park.