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PART I. . .mo l-o
FIGIITEENTH YEAK. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOUSING. JANUAKY 13 , 1880.-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBEll 213
Bismarck Evidently Worried About
the Political Outlook.
HE HURRIES BACK TO HIS POST ,
n , Sick Bed to Again As-
BUmo Control of Affairs.
MANY FOOLISH RUMORS AFLOAT.
The Story of Hla Impending Res
ignation Entirely Unfounded.
THE PRESS ATTACKS ON MORIER.
Tliny Continue With Undlinlnlslied
Severity , Although I" Sonic In-
8tniiccfl Falling of the
Desired lOlTuct.
Itlsninruk Ilnolc to Work.
( f'npurfu'it ' JSSS liu New \ ' < k A * * claM Pms.1
Br.ni.lN , Juii. 12. Prince Bismarck
utlnt Her-
met un his arrival at Berlin w
. . . . . . , -i. "Heiwcnlniror. Hu
bcrt Ulsniprck i > ' " .
. . . . 10 bo in good licaltli , loaning heav
ily on a stick. The chancellor will address
.the reichstag Tuesday in the debate on the
foreign ofllco estimates , sonio of which were
postpone ! until his arrival in Berlin. There
is llttlo doubt that ho would have
remained longer at Fralerichsruho had
not anxiety as to the possible bad effects
which recru.t incidents might have on public
opinion urged him to come 'to Herlin. In
Aplto of the fact that ho had barely recov
ered from his indisposition , immediately on
his arrival ho summoned Lieutenant Wiss-
man to a conference on the East Africa bill ,
Ilcrr Von Beiinignon was also present , and
tbo chancellor will personally defend the
hill , which will bo submitted and passed by
the bundcsrath without Oeluy , and prob-
nbly no disposed of by the roich&tae
by the end of the wcclt. The
question of its adoption is certainly
Insulllcientto account for Prince Bismarck's
hastening to Herlin. Preparations are being
made to convey the impression that its pro
visions -are being energetically pushed
without waiting for the. decision of the-
reiehsfag.
An explanation of the chancellor's anxiety
to return to Berlin must bo sought in the
outcome of the Moncr and GolTchon affairs ,
though no attention should be paid to tlio
rumors , of the foreign press that his resigna
tion Is Imminent. I'lio UU.iohs uiuin .Moriur
have by uo means ceased , and apparently
endless variations thereon arc becoming
wearisome to an impartial public. The
statement that letters from Moricr have
been discovered urging GefTcken to publish
Emperor Frederick's diary will fall of effect
unless the text of the letters is published , as
nobody believes that Morior urged the pub
lication of the alary to spite Bismarck.
The Kolnischo Xcitung , returning to the
charge to-day , socks to throw suspicion upon
Morior's ' political character , ami makes a co
vert slap at the Anglo-Russian negotiations.
The Nerd Deutsche Zcituug , which lias
hitherto held aloof from the dispute , to-night
inserts the thin end of a wedge.
With a view of showing to what extent the
intentions of Emperor Frederick differed
from the tendency of the liberal party , it
publishes an autograph letter from Emparor
Frederick to Prlnco Bismarck , on the oc
casion of the jubilee of the chancellor's
entry Into the army. The letter is as fol-
ows :
"I do not wish to-day to enter upon a lone ;
rulseusslon of the statesmanlike merits
which have bound your name forever with
our history. But one thing I must point out ,
namely , that whenever thcro was
n question of the well-being of
the army and the pcrlecting
of it defensive power and lighting capacity ,
you never failed to lake up the struggle and
ca' ry it through to the end. The army , with
Its ooiiiiiiandor-ln-ehlof at its head , therefore
thanks you for tlio blessings you have con
ferred upon It , and which it will never for
get. "
The Reichstag to-day , after a somewhat
stormy debate , confirmed Herr Goelz , na
tional liberal , as member for Loipslc. The
socialists accused the government oliicials of
illegal practices to secure las triumph over
thp socialists' candidate.
Emperor William will open the landtag on
Monday.
The emperor has ordered thaj. the best
boys and girls in the Berlin schools , both
high and low , shall t > a treated on the evenIng -
Ing of the 2Mb lust to a performance ut the
opera house of Wildenbruch's patriotic play ,
"Die Outzows. " The two oldest sons of the
emperor will bo present at the performance.
The Oulcial Giuetto announces the be
trothal of Princess Louise , sister of the em
press , to Prlnco Leopold of Prussia.
An ofllcer of the French engineer reserve
corps , named Dreyfus , who was recently ar
rested at Strassburg without a passport , and
having la his possession sketches of the fort
there , will be prosecuted for high treason.
A Sydney letter on the subject of the
Samoaii troubles , which appears in the
Frankfurt Xeltung , declares the truth of
the report that the robelllon was Instigated
by Americans , is frankly acknowledged by
all English correspondents in Samoa , all of
Whom deeply regret the action taken by the
Americans. Captain Lcary , the American
commander , Is severely reproached for en
couraging Mataafii , Tliorob'ols , it jsassertod ,
owing to a lack of ammunition , would long ago
have consented to negotiate had not the
American traders promised the arrival of a
steamer from San Francisco with arms and
ammunition. The letter also Indicates that
the turning of the English consulate into a
hospital led to the German complaint that
tbo English offlcl'ali wore allowing sympathy
With the rebels.
SOCIAL UVHXTSAT NICE.
The Coining Mnrrlngc of Ml Ileus-
; toti nnd Mn.lor Blunt.
[ CnnirlaM ISW liy Jitmcs dnnlan 7Iemit.l (
Nice , Jan. 12. [ New York Herald Cable-
Special W Tin : Hnn.j-Americans , who are
legion hero Just now , arc making extensive
preparations for the marriage of Miss Hous
ton , of San Francisco , to Major Tillycr
Blunt , at the American church on January
24. It will bo "the" Atncrlc.ui aff.ilr of the
Ee.ison.
Tuesday , the officers ot the flagship Lan
caster entertained tout Mcc. The old
ship looked ready for anything
except a fight. The leading spirits wcro
Lieutenant Commander Merrill , Ensign
Scars , and Lieutenant Aldoncc. Among the
Americans on board wcro Miss Mattlo
Mitchell , daughter of the United States
senator , and the hello of the season ; Mrs ,
W. Primblc , of Kentucky ; Consul and Mrs.
Hathaway ; Mrs. and the Misses Stone , of
Boston , nnd Dr. and Mrs. Crosby , of New
York.
Lieutenant S.irgcnt has Just left the Lan
caster for the appointment of naval attache
to the legation of Homo and Vienna. He is
succeeded by Lieutenant Comm"13' ' Mcr'
rill. The soli- " ' " exceedingly popular.
r.inn Truxton takes Mr. Merrill's place as
secretary to the admiral.
Amain ; the Americans here are Mr. and
Mrs. Hcndrieks , Mr. Tersehmaeher , Mr. and
Mrs. U. Waltham , R. H. Strength , Dr.
Wischolboesky , Mr. and Mrs. Soalfiold , W.
F. Potter , Mr. and Mrs. Booko , of New
York ; Dr. Loftus Wilking , Mr. and Mrs.
French , Mr. Slater , of Chicago , and Mr. F.
P. Mitchell , of Cincinnati.
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MncUen/.ie'M Censure.
[ Copj/rlu'it ' W ® bu J < iini Uw\ttn fleuiitlt.l
LONDONJan. I'J [ New York Herald Cable
Special to Tins HUE. ] Thu censure of Sir
Moroll Mackenzie by the royal college of
physicians for publishing the fatal illness of
Frederick the Noble creates little comment
here , where the action was anticipated
months ago. It was stated several weeks ago
that the Empress Frelcrick wrote a letter to
the vice president of the eolleiro , asking him
not to press the resolution which she under
stood he was to propose , on the ground that
such a serious expression of opinion might
bo regarded as upon her and other advisors
of the late emperor. But little credence is
given to the story.
AFFAIHS ON TIIK ISTHMUS.
The Kdmiiiids Kosolut Ion Creates a
Lively Broi'ze.
PANAMA , Jan.l.TOn November 21 an
earthquake almost totally destroyed the
town of Guanare , but despite the widespread
destruction , no loss of life occurred.
Encouraging telegrams from private
sources in Paris tend to keep up spirits , al
though this In a trying period of iinxioty for
the isthmus. The uneasiness In the money
market has somewhat subsided , but exchange
rates keep still to an abnormal , figure , vary
ing between 57 and M per cent.
The resolutions recently passed by Mr.
Edmunds In the United States senMc with
reference to European intervention in Amer
ican canal matters are not regarded with
favoring either this country or the other
Spanish-American republics. Newspapers
are coming in now with comments criticizing
the resolution. The general tendency of
opinion as thus reflected in the press i.s that
the republic elTectcd their own freedom from
European dominion , and are abso
lutely free and sos'or.cign states , and
any such action on the pait
of the United States as that suggested in the
resolution would amount to an infringement
of their national rights , in the contract be
tween this government and tlio canal com
pany there is a clause that particularly sets
fortli that no transfer whatever of rights
and privileges can take place , and certainly
that uo governmental intervention could pos
sibly bo tolerated on the part of
FranceIn event , therefore , of any such
occurrence as that anticipated by tlio Ed
munds resolution , it is argued that the
Columbian government would alone have the
right to protest in the first instance , and that
only in response to a direct appeal from her
could any other country assume the right of
interposition. _ _
PLEADING FOIl MAIION10.
A Delegation ol' Virginians Viflt the
I'rcNltlcnt-Kloct.
IXWANAi'ous , Iinl , , Jan. 12. This 'was
Virginia's day with the president-elect , his
principal visitors being n , largo delegation of
prominent republicans from tcu congressional
districts of Virginia , who came hero to urge
the appointment of General William Mahono
to a place in tbo cabinet. They came as a
delegation appointed by the republican com
mittee of Virginia , at its last meet
ing , on December _ 1U , to convoy
to the picsldentcieet'certain resolu
tions adopted at that meeting In the
interest of the appointment o ( General
Maho'ic. They also brought a memorial
signed by the republican members-elect of
the Virginia legislature to the samu elTect.
General Harrison received the delegation
In the back parlor. In his addrcns to tlio
president-elect , Mr. Craig said that they
asked the appointment of General Muhono to
the cabinet because that was tlio almost
unanimous desire of tlio party in Virginia.
Ho made a strong argument to show that
if the south was to have n place in the cabi
net , Virginia should got it , and why. in
that event , M.ihone should bo recognised.
Ho said thai all olforts to break the solid
south had failed , and , in fact , the republican
organisation in Virginia was abandoned
until , In isr.l , Mnhono led the liberal move
ment , whereby over 50,000 ex-confederates
and tiioir sons united with the faithful band
of republicans. As to the opposition against
General Mahono In Virginia it practically
amounted to nothing.
Several other members made an earnest
talk for Mahono.
General Harrison was an attentive listener ,
and after cordially welcoming the visitors
and expressing pleasure at meeting thorn , he
br'clly ' stated , In substance , that the matter
presented should receive his careful consid
eration , The Virginians expressed them
selves as greatly pleased with their visit , and
especially with their coruial reception by
General Harrison. They loft for homo this
evening. _
To Iiluntiry Kiilin.
LONDON , Ian. 12. The police authorities
to-day informed the magistrate ut the How
street court that Officer Sangcroud sailed
from New York to-day for the purpose of
identifying Johann ICuhn , who was arrested
hero charged with the murder at Primrose ,
Wis. . of William Christen , and who was ar
raigned yesterday on an extradition war
rant. Sheriff Estes , of D.ino county , Wis
consin , Is conferring with the officials of
Scotland Yard ,
Tlio Amateur Oitrsinan.
NEW YOIIK , Jan. 12. The executive com-
uiittco of the national association of amateur
oarsmen met bora to-night. A resolution
was passed to the effect that any athlete
rocogpUcd as un aciateur by the Athlctlo
Amateur union shall bo competent to com
pete In aquatic contests , provided ho has not
violated any of the laws or this association.
1113 FOUND TIIK KDITOH IN.
An Insurance Swindler Thrown Out
of n Printing Olllcc.
STIIVTTON , Neb. , Jan. 12. fSpecial Tele
gram to THE HIK. ] For noinc weeks past n
man named Cash Williams has been circu
lating through Hitchcock county soliciting
farm insurance for the Phoenix insurance
company , from the poor settlers , charging
them usurious rates , in sonio instances two
nnd three times the legal rates. Th
agent would take the farmer's note
for the amount nnd go to n
scalper and discount it. W. C.
Ashwell , editor of the Herald at this place ,
learned of the transactions , and m his last
issue showed up Williams and his scheme ,
warning the farmers of him , Williams be
came very wrathy over the article and to-day
went to the Herald ofllce with the avowed
intention of cleaning it out. Ho found
the editor at homo , who , after hearing
Williams foul language and threats , picked
him up nnd threw him out of doors. A big
brother of the swindler , who went to the of
fice with his brother , was also Informed by
the devil to go , which he did. Peace nnd
quiet now reigns.
Haggcrmnn Capture * ) .
EI.KIIOIIN. Neb. , Jan. 12. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Hii : : . ) George Haggcrman ,
alias Hans Bonus , the dastard who set fire
to John Crate's barn near Schuylcr some
eight or ten days ago , and stele three head
of line horses , has been captured , Hal ford
Doherty , n farmer rcaldlng fourinlle-i south
ot this place , caught him. The circumstances
relative to his capture arc substantially ns
follows : Haggcnnan , weak from loss of
blood and hunger , crawled to Dohorty's
house about U ) o'clock Friday night , the llth
instant , for something to cat. Ho entered
the house while the family were asleep ,
helped himself to all the eatables ho could
find , nnd was about to take his departure
for bis hiding place in the tim
ber near by. but in moving
about the house ho awoke Mr.
Doherty , who sprang out of bed and caught
him. Doherty brought his prisoner to
Elkhorn and turned him over to the Schuy
lcr marshal , who took him to Schuylcr on
an early morning train. Doherty received
f.,0 from Mr. Craig , and will get 55' ) more
from Colfax county on conviction of the
thief. Hnirgcrman Xvas shot three times in
the melee Monday. lie admits stealing the
horses , but denies setting the fi"o. Ho says
that he had nn accomplice who took two
horses nnd started north , and that he know
nothing of the fire until he was near the
town of Rogers , when he turned and saw the
barn on fire.
Rumors of a lynching arc flying fast , to-day ,
and Shot-in" IvUilrna is making preparations
to defend the jail.
Applying1 For I'osillons.
PL\TTs.MouTii , Neb. , Jan. 12. [ Special to ,
Tin : BEI : . ] Messrs. Pcarley and Hayes , two
brotherhood men who were appointed at the
last convention of that organization , which
was held at Richmond , Ya. , as a committee
to visit all points on the Burlington route in
the event of a settlement between the
strikers and the company , for the pur
pose of Informing the strikers on
the course to bo pursued , visited
our city last night and addressed a largo
body of the brotherhood engineers and fire
men at their hall. All the strikers nro ap
parently in the best of spirits and entertain
great hopes of securing their former posi
tions on the road. From sixty to seventy-live
men of this city , including the
firemen. sent in applications to
Mr. D. Hawkworth , superintendent
of motive power. Besides these , applica
tions have been received from men at Wy-
more and other places along the line , and
from several former employes of the com
pany who are now engaged on other lines ,
lor reinstatement , numbering about ono hun
dred in all. It is stated on good authority
that the company will only make selections
from the applicants us they need good mnn.
To Organize n Toucher * Association.
FUGMOST , Neb. , Jan. 12 , [ Special to Tin :
Bni : . ] About forty of the teachers ot Dodge
county met at the high school building in this
city to-day to orannUo a teachers' associa
tion , and to carry out a programme which
had been previously arranged for the initial
session , A forenoon and an afternoon ses
sion wore hold , and the papers and discus-
eussions were of great interest. The organ
ization was made permanent by the election
of the following officers : President , Super
intendent A. E. Clarendon ; vice president ,
Prof. D. A. Cooper , of Hopper ; secretary ,
C. C. Ellwangcr , of Scribner ; treasurer ,
Miss E. Clark , of Fremont. The meetings
of the association will bo hold at Fremont ,
the uext to bo held on Saturday , March II.
General .Morrow' * Hocciition.
SIUNEV , Neb. , Jan. 12. [ Special Tele
gram to TIIK HUB. ] The most elegant recep
tion and ball of the season was given by
General and Mrs. Henry A. Morrow at Fort
Sidney last night. The Post theater was a
scene of splendor and beauty , being hand
somely decorated with flat's and bunting , and
photographs of heroes of the rebellion. On
the stage the entire orchestra of tlio Twenty-
first infantry , under the direction of Prof.
Charles Lamar , discoursed its sweetest
strains during the evening. The reception
look place from S to 10 p. m. , after which a
collation was served to the 105 guests pres
ent. The toilets of the ladies were most ex
quisite. The dancing began promptly at 11
o'clock.
ArrcUod Again.
NKIWASKA CITY , Neb. , Jan. 12. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : Uni : . ] Herman Wneher-
dorf , the Talmago saloonkeeper , was ur-
rested to-day on another charge of selling
liquor without iv license. Ha lias been bound
over to the district court on ona charge , and
there are still thirteen charges against him.
Caned.
SIDXKT , Nob. , Jan. 12. [ Special Telegram
to Tim Bun. ] Uncle JouCleburnc , the oldest
employe on the Union Pacific railroad , was
to-day presented with a handsome gold
headed cane by the locomotive department
here , George Vroman made the presentation
speech ,
"Waterworks- Valentine.
VALENTINE , Neb. , Jan. 12. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bun. ] Bonds for waterworks
to the amount of fi.-fOJ , were carried to-day ,
which will give Valentino a splendid system
of pure water.
The Diilniii ( | ( ) Hilton Advanced.
CniOAno , Jan. 12 , At a meeting of the
traffic managers of the western and north-
\vcstcrn lines to-day , It was agreed to ad
vance rates between Chicago and Dubuque ,
to conform with Davenport and other Missis
sippi river rates , The Dubuque rates have
been kept down while others wcro advanced
because the Illinois Central was not ready to
maico the change January 1 , The advance is
about 0 cents on first class and 5 cents on
second class freight.
Tlio WcatheiIndications. .
Nebraska : Fair , followed In western portions
tions by local snows ; slightly colder , except
in western portions ; nearly stationary tem
perature , with winds generally north
westerly.
lowu : Generally fair , preceded In eastern
portion by slight local snow ; slightly colder ,
with winds generally northerly.
Dakota : Light local snow ; slightly colder ;
variable winds , generally northerly ,
Printers Leave TJiclr Cases.
Wn-KKsiuniiB , Pa. , Jan. 12. All printers
working on throe dally papers lu this city ,
the Kecord , Newsdealer and Leader , went
on a strike to-day. The publishers met the
financial demands made by the printers , but
the trouble lies in some rules of tbo union.
A POLITICAL SALON.
A Woman's Opportunity for Achlov-
ing Lasting Fatno.
THE FIELD IS CLEAR OF RIVALS
And Mrs. Chamberlain Expected to
Rotip the Full Advantage.
THE CRYING NEED OF LONDON
A Fashionable Refuge for All Sorts
of English Lawmakers.
THE PURITY OF THE DRAMA
Arclitloneon Fnrrur'a Views on tlio
Popc'n Crusade Against the The *
nlro SallHonry Hey cot I in j ;
the Democratic Party.
AVlinL London WnntH.
LCopi/rfi/M / tssaini Jamen CoMimJemtrIM
LONDONJan. . 12. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to Tun Uii : . ] American
ladies are establishing themselves In the
very strongholds of English society. Ten
years ago they were few nnd far between.
Now they abound. The number of English
men who have gone to America for their
wives is not to bo ascertained by turn in ir
over the leaves of the peerage. They are to
be seen throughout the comfortable , cjuiet
ranks of English society. It is rare to go to a
dinner party without meeting one of them.
Lady Randolph Churchill , Lady Mandoville ,
Mrs. Phlpps , Mrs. Leslie these and their
"set" are known to everybody , but others
may be found In unobtrusive English homes
all over the country , and nil who know them
admit that there are no better wives or
mothers in England.
Now comes Mrs. Chamberlain , and al
ready there are people who arc mapping out
the future course of life for her. Some
maintain that if she is destined to introduce
a llttlo Puritan elementinlo ; fashionable cir
cles it will do no harm , She will require
more scope for -accomplishments than
can bo found in the city where her husband
made so successful a career in the brass
trade. It is her advent in London that is so
eagerly looked for. Tliere is u great unoccu
pied space ready for heir , u ten-acre lot , as it
were , right in the heart pf Mayfair , waiting
for her occupation. I
What we want is apolitical salon resided
over by a woman at DD\J \ charming , witty ,
graceful and possessing an inexhaustible
fund of tact. Since Lady Palmcrston died
and the Cambridge } house was turned
into n cluli , there has been no
recognized meeting place for all sorts and
conditions of politicians. Whut would
Palmcrston have been . without his wife }
Probably not prime miriister of England. It
was his wife who made him so many friends
that when the time came for n tussle for the
front place "Old Patn.s" following was
found irresistible. Doivn went all opponents
nnd Lady Palmcrston had the pleasure of
seeing her husband at the top , while Johnny
Kussell nnd Gladstone.croaked away some
where on the lower benches.
With this shrewd old man died the politi
cal salon. A few shoots of it survive. Lady
Dorothy Nevilla has supplied a pluca of
refuge for distressed politicians at her little
house In Charles street , Berkeley square ,
but people only drop In when "so disposed , "
It was do rlKUcur to be seen at
Lady Palmerston's Mrs. Chnnbcrlain : has a
ball ut her feet nnd can do anything she likes
with it. Lady Mandovjllo and her sister ,
Miss Ysnaiga , are two of the best known
American Uidics in England society , out they
prefer the bright and amusing side of life ,
and everybody would be exceedingly as
tounded to hear that they had taken up
seriously with politics. Lady Randolph
Churchill is universally popular , nnd she has
shown that she is capable of cutting ns dis
tinguished a figure in politics as she has
done In society. No lady has presided at
more Primrose league meetings or
worked harder for the conservative
cause. The tory worklngmcn under
stand that and glvo her an immense
reception whenever she appears among
them. In doing this work she has aroused
some Jealousy. Lady Randolph can well
afford to treat these Jealousies with Indiffer
ence , and whenever her husband returns to
power her house , no doubt , will bo the polit
ical ccntcrof London.
Meanwhile the social political salon and
the "Judicious mixture ! ' does not exist. That
is the great need of ( ho day. Such of the
younger liberal members of parliament as
are not welt connected never get a glimpse
of fashionable life , They wander on the
outskirts of the promised land. They are
asked to u reception now-iuid then , but that
counts for nothing. Their party is out of
oillco and no.swell . / end" din
ners are given ' , iuy more. People
ple with money belong chiefly to the
seceding section of liberals known as union
ists , Lord Ilartlngtou never did much in a
social way , but now ha will do nothing. Sir
William Harcourt Is notan entertainer. Mr.
Gladstone has not thcjf means. Lord Hose-
bury has the means , butthe Is a hquso lord.
Thu now salon must bo opened by the wife
of a member of the loxyer house , the de
pository of all power in these days. Cir
cumstances point to Mrslciiamuorliiln as the
only lady who combines all the necessary re
quirements. She Is young , highly attrac
tive , accomplished and rich , for her husband
is rolling In money. If Mrs. Chamborlaln
wishes to do it she c > in eclipse the fame of
all her fair companions from Mrs. Wash
ington to Mrs. John Hlgelow ,
Mansfield produced this evening "Sho
stoops to conquer" at the Globe. A bumper
tiousc assembled full of curiosity to see a
mingling of American and homo actors in so
thoroughly an EnpHsh piece. Knto Vaughn ,
graceful and llthsouic ns ever , made a charm
ing Miss Hnrdcastle. Lionel Hrough wat at
his best In Tony Lumpkln. John L. Sul
livan ns Hastings held up the American end
ol the plank wi.th great credit to himself ,
giving n very smooth rendering of his part.
This Is the more creditable as ho had only
three days of preparation. Among those
present wcro Princess Caroline Mural , Huron
Do Chusslron nnd Lady Gordon Lenox.
Everybody is anxious to see how Manstleld
succeeds In Hlclmrd III.
Clement Scott hints that ho Intends to re ]
vivo Gibber's play , but Mansfield advertises
Shakespeare's original version. London
theatre-goers consider that a revival of Gib
ber's piny would bo n melancholy anachro
nism ,
I had along talk to-day with the profound
theologian , Archdeacon Farrar , nppropoa of
that portion of the pope's encyclical condcm-
Ing the modern nrts and drama. "I do not
think , " said the archdeacon , "that his
sweeping assertions apply to En
gland and America as much
as to the continent. Indeed , for my part , I
don't ' think that the stage of those countries
was over purer , bettor or moro Instructive
than It Is to-day. The Rcncr.il tone of the
drama has been elevated. The plays and
actors are not on the same level that they
used to bo. One sees the actor received
everywhere nowadays , nnd deservedly so. "
Minister Phclps , who represents dignity
in the obscure house ho rents , Is preparing
to say iidieu in a month. Ho is perhaps the
most popular foreign representative in
London , nnd the lord mayor's din
ner will reflect the earnest respect
entertained for him here , though Americans
seem to be supremely Indifferent to the ab
sence of tbo British minister.
I received Information to-day which en
ables me more strongly to emphasize the
statement cabled a fortnight ago that Lord
Salisbury intends to boycott the democratic
party , nnd will not consider the appoint
ment of a Washington representative until
after March.
Billy Maloney has no intention of return
ing to New York , so one of his friends told
me to-day. He is paid lee well to keep
away. "What will bo the result of the com
ing boodle trial ! " 1 asked a certain person.
"Colonel Fellows will try Cleary , who was
once acquitted , first. Cleury will be again
acquitted. Fellows will throw up his hands
and declare that the public sec it is im
possible to convict these men. "
The mime of the speaker would surprise
many people in New York.
In the controversy between Prof. Hixley
and E. L. Garhett on the exposures of spirit
ualism in this evening's paper , the latter
makes the statement that ho believes the
Fox sisters never made a confession , as
alleged in the Herald , and that the sisters
were personated by two scheming women.
Ilixley treats of the association as a Joke.
Mrs. Senator Stewart , of Nevada , and
daughter , Miss Stewart , are now at Monte
Carlo.
David Dudley Field Is making prepara
tions for a trip to Egypt.
Mr. and Mrs. William Struthcrs , of Phila
delphia , have gone to Paris for the winter.
Colonel Hughes Hallet Is suffering from
partial paralysis , the. result of rheumatic
fever. Hope.of complete recovery are
abandoned.
TIIK WOOIj GKOAVEB9.
The Schedule Desired to Ho Incorpor
ated In tlicTnrilf Hill.
WASHINGTON , Jnu. 12. This morning the
senate committee on finance heard a dele
gation from the National Wool Growers' as
sociation. The principal address was made
by Judge Lawrence , of Ohio , who spoke in
support of the incorporation into the tariff'
bill of n wool schedule prepared by a com
mittee of the association and submitted to
the committee. The schedule pro
posed divides wools into three
classes clothing , combing nnd carpet. The
duty on wools of the lirst and second class
shall be 11 cents a pound , including the hair
of the Alpaca peat , camel , llama , and like
other animals. The wools of the third class ,
valued ut 12 cents a pound or less , shall pay : i
cents duty ; valued at over 12 cents , ( i cents a
pound. Prepared wool shall pay extra duty ,
according to the character of preparation.
Wastes , compound wholly or In
part of wool or worsted , thirty
cents a pound ; woolen rags , shoddy , etc. , 20
cents a pound , Wools dyed or otherwise
prepared beyond scouring or wasning shall
pay the same duty as manufactured wool ,
Nearly all the delegation took part in the
hearing. President Harpstcr insisted upon
the committee's rccognl/.ing that President
Cleveland had made the issue of frco wool
In the recent election , and that the woodmen
had won.
At to-day's session of the wool growers'
convention , resolutions were adopted request
ing prominent merchants and dealers to con
sider the subject of establishing a bureau for
the purpose of concentrating statistical information
mation relating to the supply and demand of
wool , nnd also asking them to establish a
system of grades of wool which will abolish
"sUto tornm" or substitute a scries of stand
ard grades embracing all the wool grown in
the different wool producing states.
TM ? Hond MiiHt Hs Sold.
CHICAGO , J.m , 11 , The big suit against the
Chicago & Atlantic Hallroad company , in
which the Farmers Loan and Trust company.
the Erie Railroad company , and the first and
second mortgage bondholders wcro Inter
ested , has buon decided against the Chicago
& Atlantic. Judge Groshum directing that
the mortgages bo foreclosed and the
property sold. The suit w.is an
Important ono and has been watched
with Interest by railroad men. The lirst
mortgage is for fO.MM.OOO. By direction of
the court any surplus remaining alter its
imymont of these bonds and Interest is to bo
liold for the benefit of the second mortgage
bondholders , according to their respective
rights In equity. The second mortgage Is
for f 5,000OJO.
This Now
Ciuctoo , Jan , 12 , The general managers
of the lines west , north west and south west of
Chicago , who have been striving for two
weeks to agree on plaus for the formation of
passenger trafllo In their territory , completed
.heir labors this evening , The result was
.he adoption of the plan proposed lust Sep
tember , with various amendments and modi-
Hcatlons. The discussion in regard to com-
nUsions was settled by fixing a nominal sum
o be paid eastern agents for the sale of
tickets over western lines. This may bo
subject to further amendment In case the
ircsldcnts should agree to abolish the com
missions.
A Itoynl Hud'erer.
THE IlAfiff , Jan , 13. The king of the
Netherlands has suffered a rclapso and Is
now considered In n dangerous condition.
THIO NOTOIUOUS VAN DYKH.
A Humor That He Una Bern Arrested
on tlio Itavnrlnn Frontier.
[ fopj/rfu'it 1SS91 > V Jdintt Unnlnn n.'iui'tf.l
YIIN.VJan. : . 13. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to'Titn Hcc.-lt | is" prob.iblo
that the great American swindler , known nil
over Europe as Van Dyke , has been cap
tured at SImbiich , a small station on the
Bavarian frontier. The arrest was caused
by nn attempt to swindle the Jewelers hero
In the same daring manner which proved so
successful In Liverpool , London , Paris and
Herlin. Yesterday ho called on the
well known Jewelers , Messrs , Granlch-
stadtcn , In Central squ/iro. After soloctinu
diamonds to the value of 1-1,000 florins ho
presented a'card bearing the immo of Lord
Shnftshurv Plantagonct. After deciding ,
after some little hesitation , to buy out the
whole place he ordered the diamonds sent to
the Grand hotel. The linn sent a clerk with
him and two clerks behind to follow him ,
At the tiotcl the fellow saw the game was
discovered iiiul disappeared through the
smoking room , when It was ascertained that
ho was not n guest of the hotel. The police
in all parts of the country were notified , and
several hours later the news was received of
the arrest of n lellow. who answers every
detail of the description of Van Dyke. If It
proves to be him his European victims will
see that ho buys no more diamonds for sev
eral years.
TIII3 DAKOTA liKGISljATUHIC.
A Hill Providing i'or tlie Australian
System of Voting.
BisMUtri ; , Dak. , Jan. 12. ( Special Tele
gram to Tin : Hut : . ] In the legislature to-ilny
a bill was introduced providing for the Aus
tralian system of voting for Dakota , with
the main features of the Sexton bill as ap
plied to New York. At present thera is not
a majority of the members in favor of the
adoption of the system , but it is gaining in
popularity as it i.s being discussed. Under
the present system of elections In the terri
tory there is greater opportunity for fraudu
lent voting , and no way of reaching tlio
guilty parties , save by accident.il discovery
or confession , In the senate there is a con
test pending at the present time , and heforo
it will bo decided the objectionable
features of the present law
will be so thoroughly ventilated
that there Is good reason to expect the adop
tion of the Australian system.
A bill providing for the taxation of rail
roads on their lands and and other property
was introduced as the natural sequence of
the bill repealing the gross earnings law.
The new bill takes in the tele-graph compan
ies and provides a plan of wopi'rty taxation
which , if adopted , will add greatly to the
revenue of the territory from this source.
The Western Union Telegraph company ,
with over four thousand miles of lines in the
territory , has paid but a little over $ ; ) ,000 in
taxes during the past two .years , and it
will he a difficult task for the com
pany's lobbyists to prevent the passage
of the bill , A bill , was introduced appro
priating money to defray the expenses of
the territorial militia to participate in the
Inauguration .ceremonies.r.at .Washington
March 4. There is some doubc ns-to whether'
tlio farmer members of the loelslaUiro will
consent to the expense , hut 'as they are
nearly all republicans and jubilant over
Harrison's election the militia is hopeful.
The bill extending the time when taxes for
1SSS shall become duo , until October 1SS9 has
passed the house and will pass the council
without opposition.
y
Hnrkcr SUCH I lie Coli-stlnl.
PiiiTAi > ii.rniA : , Jan. 12. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : HIIJ. : ] The litigation between Eugene
Do Mitkiowltcz , the Chinese representative ,
and Wharton Barker , of this city , arising
out of n dispute in the schema to obtain
from the Chlneso government concessions to
introduce certain systems of telephoning in
that country , assumed a new phase to-day.
Miticiewitc/ filed his bill in equity against
Barker last June. A rule was taken to-day
by Barker on the plaintiff to show cause
why security for tlio payment of gl.SOH and
costs should not bo entered. The affidavit
upon which it is based sot ? out that Wharton
Barker has a Just defense ngaiiistjtho ; whole
demands of plaintiff ; that he is advised t..at
tlio probable costs , including the foes of the
examiner and master , would be about 1T > 00 ;
that it i.s difficult to determine whether the
plaintiff has n permanent iilaco of uliode'anil.
"that complainant is impecunious and largely
in debt to manv persons , " and that if the
plaintiff should be defeated the defendant
believes it would bo impossible to recover his
costs unless security is ordered by the court
to bo entered. . .
The Hiissian
'
ST. PuTKiisnriio , .Tun. 12. The Russian
budget for ISS'J has been issuad. It shows a
surplus of ViOO.UOU roubles , in a statement ac
companying the budget the minister of
tinnnco declares Unit the satisfactory pros
pect for the coming year Is due to the sin
cerely pacific policy of the czar , which has
caused tlio uemovnl of all occasion for a con
flict with foreign powers , and points out
the objections that have been made abroad
to flouting the now Russian loans. He attri
butes all trouble In Moating thu Russian
loans to the blind hostility of the f'oreiKi' '
press , especially that of Germany , and to im
prudent speculators.
Rcliuron Ainuriuan Pol ( loo.
NKW YOIIK , Jan. 12.--At the dinner of 'the
Commonwealth club to-night , lion , Carl
Schurz said : "Tlio politics of this country
are in a deplorably corrupt condition , and re
formation Is a moro important quoUion
at present than either free thado
or protection. Some people say that this
statu of things cannot no remedied , yet the
condition of English polities was much
worse not many years ago , and to-day Eng
land Is the cleanest nation , politically speaking -
ing , on the face of the earth. "
Tlioy IiiMlNton Admission ,
SANTA Fi : , N. M. , Jan. 12. A statehood
convention was held hero to-day ut which
delegates were present from till parts
of the territory. A long reso
lution was adopted which , after
setting forth numerous reasons for
admission , says : "It iu resolved by the
people of the territory In convention assem
bled , representing every ponton and po
litical party therein , that wo insist upon and
demand admission into tlio federal union ,
Suicided to Ksuapi : Creditors.
Oswiino , Jan. 1 ! ! . The body of ! { < ! V. W. L ,
Parker , rector of the Christ Episcopal
church , this city , who mysteriously disap
peared on November ! ! 0 , was found on the
lake near here this morning. It is now cer
tain that thu unfortunate man , who con
stantly gave to the needy moro than ho
could afford , committed suicide to escape his
creditors ,
Ktruck AK'iluit I'ioiii ) World „
CINCINNATI , Jan. 13. About two hundred
carriage painters strook to-day on account nf
a change made by the proprietors from time
.0 piece woric , which the men assort will re
duce their wages.
A no ) her War Cloud ,
LONDON , Jan. 12. Diplomatic circles hero
are agitated concerning Sainoun affairs , ami
the pOKSibili'.y of a ruuturo between Ger
many and America In being canvusiiod.
FROM SUMMIT TO BASE
A Hill Near Bolffrndo , Frnnco , Ron'
In Twain.
ALL THE HOUSES CANTED OVER ,
The Inhabitants Bndly Frlghtouoil ,
But no Lives Lost.
POLITICS RED-HOT IN PARIS.
BonlaiiHor Fools Confident , But His
Rivals Just na SaiiRuluo.
FOGS ENSHROUD THE CAPITAL.
Hundred * of C'ab-i Got Lost , and
One Conchcr Drives Down the
Stone StepM ol'tho Selno
Kmlmnknicitt.
A Freak of Nntttrc.
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PA HIS , Jan. 12. | New York Herald Cable
Special to Tun Heel An extraordinary
freak of nature took place Thursday near
the llttlo villageof Belgrade. A largo hill
Just behind Belgrade suddenly split open
Just as if nn earthquake had taken place.
Tlio crack in this hill reaches from the
summit right do'.vn to the base. The crack
Is ? "it ) metres long and averages seven metres
in width. A bed of marie lias been found In
side the hill. Unlike the famous mountain
that gave birth to the ridiculous mouse , no
premonitory symptoms were heard of this
strange accolicpmcnt , which is believed to
have been caused solely by the rain. All
the houses of Belgrade have been canted
over by this freak of nature , and Jen of them
have been completely capsized. The Inhabi
tants lied into the street , and no lives wcro
lost. This occurred at 1(1 o'clock in the
morning. Had it happened during the night
the loss of life would have boon great.
Skating has disappeared like magic. Tlio
weather is mild and damp. A regular Lon
don fog had things all its own way during
the past six days. The fog was so thick on
the Avi'iiuo Champs Elysecs that hundreds
of i-abs got lost , anil the coachcr of cab No.
lli.T'.i'J In trying to land his faro at 10 Conor
le Heine , drove down the steps of the Seine
embankment , cab , horse , faro and coaoher
rolling down pell moll , head over heels.
The horse was killed by the shaft
running through Its stomach , but
the faro and the coaebcr were unhurt. The
fog lifts every now and then for ten or fif
teen' minutes and tllRclosesto : the cyca 'o/ the
Parisian a perfect kaleidoscope of election
posters red , green , blue , purple , violet and
pink. Not since 1S71 has thcro boon such
political commotion in Paris. The excite
ment is becoming contagious. Everybody
seems to think the day of Judgment fixed for
January 17.
Tlio interview with General BouhinRcr
published in thu European Herald has fairly
terriliod France. The throes of the election
In Paris arc becoming moro and more In
tense , but a few old parliamentary hands ,
like John Lcmolnne , feel perfectly confident
of the future , no matter how the elections
turn out. John Lcmoinno told mo yesterday
that a Parisian election is always very lively
and exciting.
M. Jacipjcs.tho republican candidate , firmly
inpcs to command all the opportunist , radical
and communist votes of Paris. He began
life as n red-hot radical and is well known to
nil revolutionists of Lille nnd the north of
Franco. In ISIS he. was a schoolmaster and
president of the club DCS Sabots. Ho used
to make eloquent speeches , nnd Instituted
stump speeches at the meetings in the coun
try , where unlimited ham and beer were
provided. Both Houlangcr and Jacques are
erpr.illj" confident of success. '
Never before has thcro boon ijnch heavy
election bets as at present. The latest odds
given at the Jockey club are seven to five on
Doulnnpcr ; one to three on Lbbnnno , anil
ono to 10(1 ( nn M. Jacques.
The fog nnd rain is driving nil the fashion-
.ible world to Nice and Cannes , where the
weather is bright and clear.
THIO NTUS AUUUHljf ) .
Drill nl Slimier , nf u MoMuu'-aml Her
Bon Hy .1 Nnu > ' ( > . -
BIRMINGHAM , Aln , , Jan. 12. At Prat
Mills , five miles from this city , to-day , Alir.
J , ICilian , wifq of a mechanic , and her sou
Willie , nine years old , were munlored by o-
icgro , The woman and boy had been
n the woods 'n short distance )
to drive up their cown. They inu
a negro , who told them ho could show them
where the cow was. They followed him a
Khoitdlstanco , when ho turned and struck
Mrs. Kulhin with n heavy club. The boy
screamed for help nndvns lm ,
mediately brained } jy the negro ,
J'ho boy died almost Immediately.
Mrs. Killnn was removed to her homo and
I veil long enough to describe the murderer
and give the particulars of the crime. Tho'
negro fled , but Is being pursued by n pobstf
with blood hounds nnd will bu lynched if
caught. So far im known there was no mo
tive /or the crime.
Al'itir tlij Ilnytlnn Kopuhlla
Nr.w YOIIK , Jan. 12. The At'las Una
steamer Allsn , which cleared .yesterday for
.he Kingston and Jamaica outports , sailed
Train here this afternoon , She curried a ?
lassengcrs Captain Smith , of Boston , and
, weiity-ono men. who will bo landed at Port >
lu-Pnnco with directions from the owner of
, hu Boston steamer , Ilaytlen Republic , ti
irlng that vessel to Huston , The sloop of
war Ynntlo Is still at ( jmiraiitlnc , Lieutcn-
mt Mills and three muiphnr.s of the urow are
n n very precarious condition ,
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Tcrrlhlo MuHnn Dlunsior.
MADIIIII , Jan. 12. The British stcuuier
'Ham , bound from Liverpool to Hong Ken ? )
was wrecked of ! the islands of Lissaraga , it
group twenty-live miles northwest of CorV
iniiu , to-day. Four women iiassengorK , the
ship surgeon and four of the crew wcro
Irowned.
AVunt. TirniiKli | Ilio It'o.
Oiwnao , N. Y. , , lun. 12. Stephen Hu sell
ind hiM bon , while" tl.shlcg through the Ice ut
Sandy Creek , in this county , .vt'storlvtyvur j
Irowned.