THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. EIGHTEENTH YEAK. OIVEAHA , SUNDAY MOKNING , FEBftUAKY 24. 1880. TW3SLYE PAGES , NUMBER 254 IT IS A HUGE FIASCO Oollnpao of the Celebrated Oneo Against Parnoll. THE LETTERS WERE ALL FORGED. This Fact Proven Beyond a Shadow , of a Doubt. HOAXED BY A CLEVER SCAMP. Ono of the Moat Romurkablo Ohap- tora In Newspaper Annuls. SOME STRANGE COINCIDENCES. StirprlMPH In Store Kor llio I'rimcuu- tlon Wliloli Will Prolmbly throw Pi c\ Ions KovolullotiH In I lie Shade. Tlio TlimiUeror Sllrncori. | r < > piriitW ( / > Inmum ( Jnnloii Itrnnrti , ] Lovnox , Fub IM. - [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tun Hii.lAn eventful week 1ms ended duiing which many tilings Imvo happened , Pailiamcnt met , but that is not much , in fnrt , tlmt scarcely cxoitod any intention , except for 11 fmv minutes on Fri day night , no particle of interest attached to the pioccudlngs Parnull cieutiil astir do iiounelng Hulfonr for the treatment of an- otlior Irisli member , hut it e.imu to nothing Tlio Irisli loader looked vurv well , and spoke in his customary cold and half conversational Btylo. Ho has been about the house ever Hinco It opened , but ho seldom goes within it Next week wo snail hear inoro of him. Meanwhile ho Is the universal subject of con versation Ills name is mentioned wherever two or tlircc persons meet. The week lias been an important one for lilm , iieiImps the most important of his life , and equally important for Ins assailants. Memo of thorn nro likely to forgot it in a hurry. How do they all stand now ! What can the Times think of the life and ad- ventuics of 1'icott , as related by himself , generally prompted by Sir Charles UussolH "What ovorA body else thinks appaiently is that a man of Pigott's peculiar stump never found a much easier dupe. Ho must have been fairly amazed at his success. A great paper plunged into the most tremendous light at his instigation , without knowing anything \\halcverof his character , without Inquiring how or from whom bo got the lettcis which ho had to sell , and \\uhout the least idea of the road on which ho was going to lead them. You cannot llnd anything in fiction more m- credible than that to me. The entire circumstances , as they were piosonted appear beforeus simply unaeeonnt.iblp. The Times used to be conducted \\ith caution. It would have been very dlfllcult for a follow like Pigott to have got within range of Do- lane. If ho had done 10 Delano would have been most likely to hand him over to a po liceman. Hut ho seems to have found no such dinlcultj dcallnir with McDonald. The letters were pioduccd without envelopes , so there is no proof that they had ever been tin ouglf the post Did that excite McUon- nld's suspicions ) IIo admits that ho made no put tiutilnr inquiries. Canny Scot though ho is , ho took everything for gi anted. It now appears fiom Pigott's own story that ho had hawked himself about for sale forycais hi'foiu ho had the luck to got hold of McDonald. Ho tried to sell out to roster , 13gan , and Archbishop Walsh To everybody lie could lay hold of he was ready to sell anj thing that might bo asked for letters , compromising documents , scan dalous oxposuiea , whatiivci commodity might happen to be in demand. IIo was always hard up , or , as ho o\piesses it , always trying to ralso the wind. Ills life bo's been one of adventure , not to use a much haishcr term. Such was the man into whoso hands the Times entrusted itself blindly. What soi t of u system can the paper be conducted on' Pigolt now says himself tlmt ho can give no satisfactory account of the origin of the lot- tors. It is Htrango that ccatain words should bn misspelt in them , and that Pigott himself made the very same mistakes when Hussell made him write these wouls down. Another queer coincidence is that borne genuine let ters from ICgan and Parnoll which Pigott had got hold of contained phnuos lottoiallv repeated. It is dis puted that ttio letters' style was imitated , as well as the handwriting , and ex- pi essions , such as "Mako it hot for old Forstor , " added to give piquancy to the dish. The whole piocess of manufactuio appeals to be an Innocent letter copied , a few com promising passages tacked onto it , and the production In a Ilnlshi d state offered to the highest bidder. It would not do to say hero , of course , while the commission Is 'sitting , but thcio is soarcclj loom for the shadow of a doubt that tlis ( Is the real origin of the letters. The P.irnollito party Is in the best of spints , and well they may bo , for the letters have htiiiclc the public imagination and if llnalb disci edited nothing can save the other pait of the case. It will bo generally recognized that Pat ncll has had gross injustice done him and llmie will bu a re ictlon of oninlon in his favur. The rational conservatives must BCO this At any rate , they will bo com pelled to BOO it in time. At present the press Is compelled to bo silent , and the full meaning of the ovldonco taken this week may not yo ! bo eonwally understood Hut It Minima vindication of Painell , for smell it will amount to , coming at a moment when Irish members are having their hair cut off in Jail for , mailing speeches and writing loiter * . All this cannot fail to produce an immense effect. As for the effect on the fortunes of the Times , no ono can suppose that it will be bcnellcial. the case is not over , and It would bo tnmfu to pronounce Hunt judgment upon it , but there Is no possi bility of explaining awaj Pigott's evidence , mul that can only bo regarded as disastrous for the Times , Newspaper hlstoi.v contains no wore rcnmiK.iblc chapter. The sensational witnesses for the | .osecu- tlon nro all In , but it is said that tloorgn Lewis and liussoll , betueen them , Imvo still a BUI prise or two In store. Parsons behind the BCCIICS talk of coming mvolalions which will thiow uniting yet produced in thosh.ule. That , it is thought , would bo dlftUvilt , as Pigott's match will bo hard to llnd. They tnlk , however , of being able to prove the connection of ono or two prominent pubho men with the attempt of the Times to ruin Patncll. It Is from the Parnellltes that is most frequently hoard the word "eon- uplnu'.v" pir.v , It Is not probable that nuy politician had guilty knowledge of a con- bplrucy , or that the Times entered Into u plot. They uuy have committed Incredible indin- croUoii' , but conspiracy IJ : iut In tbcirlire. There is ividently no turn for that sort of thing , or they would tmvo had a keener cyo for PlRott , Knssoll will doubtless let something out in his speech , which will occupy a , week in delivery - livery It Is to bo hoped ho will get at It soon , the sooner the better for the Parncll- lie * , who now want the curtain to fall After that the whole case must be considered in the commons So. pract c illy , there will bo another In il without witnesses It will bo some tinio before all is over. Politics have been thrown far Into thu background , nml are not worth talking about. 1'rein Commonlf I.OVIKIV , Feb 23 The Pall Mali Gazette , which on the ll > ti ! Inst said , In com nontlng on the proceedings of the Purnell commis sion , tlmt If Pigott was the Apostle Paul , his solitary word might sufllccj to siisfiln the charges made by the Tunes against thu Par- nellitu members of the commons , m its issue to-day , savs : "Pigott has not been an Apostle tle I'.ml. The dismay In Downing street must be only a degree less than that which prevailed in the Times olll-c. There Is not a tory to day who is not feeling heartsick at thu evidence of the witness , in whoso impeach iblo reputation the Times CJse absolutely depends" The Ga/.otto points out that oven the unionist p ip ers the Telegraph and Chronicle admit that the Times case has collapsed. Continuing , thu Ua/ettesays , "If the conviction Ins now slowly filtered Into the minds of Mr Walter and his stall that they Imvo been cruelly hoaxed by an ingenious and resourceful blackmailer , the only course open to them is to publicly own that they have been de ceived and withdraw their allegations , offer a handsome apology , and p ly the costs tnoy have forced upon the men whom they have traduced on Pigott's authority. " The Star , T P. O'Connor's napcr , com menting on Pigott's evidence before the Par- nell commission , says- " I'lio connection between the Times and thego\eminent is twofold. Tlio govern ment cicated llrst , the commission , and second end , thu Times case. It Attorney Cieneral Webster had not been enabled to play the part of prosecutor , judge mid framer of the indictment , there could Iravo boon no tribunal at all. If he had not assuied Lord Salisbury that the letters would prove to bo genuine , the commission would not have been created , and the unionists never suffered such a blow as by their own piteous admissions inv.uU them. The government ehoso the game , loaded the dice , selected its p ntncrs and ar ranged the rules , and it must pay up now. Thu price is the dissolution of lurliamont. We want to know what the country thinks of Pigott. " Too Clever lly Half. Li vcoT v. Neb , Fub 'M. As showing the feeling among the lush nationalists of lie- land , the following cablegram from Michael Davitt to Patiick ICgan , of this city , to-dny. is given : Uim IN , Fob 2.1. To Pau I iran , Lincoln : Victory is now near at hand. Pigolt is too cleer by half. D m i T. AN OPT ' 10111 TAIjK. A roollsh Girl , an AuuompliH'inl Vil- Ininmula Ilcart-Ilrokoii Mother. Liun : IM r , Cole , rob. 23 [ Special Telegram gramto Tun Urn. ] The saddest case of suiuidu that has luppeno I hcie for a long time occmred this moining About two months ago Mis. Iluiley and two daughters came hero fiom Cedar Kupids , la. The mother suppoi ted the daughters , but Flor ence sobn found employment in a private family , whcio she became a great pet in the household She was a very handsome- young girl of nineteen , and _ soon became a gcncial lavorito and had many udmircis. A few weeks ago she became fascinated with one of her new acquaintances , and the mother soon noticed that her daughter came homo rather late , and ono night about a week ago she did not return home. Upon inquny she found that Florence had been led astray by a polished villian , and that she intended remaining from home. M ho poor mother was heartbiokcn , and vainly did she endeavor to show her daugh ter her erring wa\s , but all to no avail. Yesteiday the gill's lover deserted her , and , stricken with romoiso and ashamed to 10- tuin home , she at an eaily hour this moin- ingwcntto a drug store aud purchased a bottle of morphine , went , to her loom and took the entire contents of the bottle. She was found shoitli after in a semi-conscious condition A phjsician was sent for , but it was too lirto , thu deadly drug having done its work. WII-iIj Clj.YUK SUCCKICI ) OOVlil ) . Important Missouri I'nulHo Clmii Cfi Snlil to Iti ; Ponding. Cincvoo , Pub. 21 } . It loalccd out to-day tlmt W II Newman , third vice president of the Missouri Pacific i.illioad , had tendered his resignation , to take effect Apnl ] . . No reason is given for Newman's retiru-nent , but when considered in connection with the resignation of Vice-President A. L. Hop kins , and tlio changes that aio promised In the board of dircctoip , color Is lent to thu minor that a complete ic- oigani/.ition ol the Missouri P ic-illo company is about to occur. It his recently been icpoitcl ! that S. II. II Claik , vice piesident and general manager , would retire fiom the service ol the comp my very soon , but this is now believed to bi a mistake On llio contriry , tlioso who pro- fcsj to know something of the relation exist ing between Mr. Claik and .lav Gould vcn- tuiu the opinion that the former will bo made president of the company , Gould ru ining. Klles n Complaint. Cine ino , Pub UJ The petition of the Chicago boaid of trade to thu intor-stato commerce commission , alleging discrimina tion apiinst this iMv by ralho ids in charg ing higher tales for the transposition of live hogs than for packing hoi.se products , was Illed o'.vlth the commmionur to-day. All the loads operating between the Mis souri river and Chicago nro charged wiMi Violating thu piovislous of thnjintcr-statit law , which * foiblds unjust discrimination and the giving of undue advantage to n par ticular localitj or description of trafllc. Arc'lllliiko John Polveii. ; VirN'-v , Fub. tin. Archduke John , who some ! li'io ago abiuptlv took his departure fiom Austria , wi" shortly rcsumo service in the army. The uriiululco , who Is a distant coium of Kuiporor Francis Joseph , had to luivo Austria in cunaoqucnco of a direct o/.lcr from the emperor. According to some tumor cuirciit at t'tat time , the archduke had serious quaircl with C'0'i Prince lludolpb. Tlin P III , Fob. 0.1. Kouviur bus aimouncod that the ministry has accepted Its predeces sors' budget , and that a comnu'.tee will be appointed on Tuesday. Tim \Vriitllor lilllloatloni. * For J.'ebrask i and lowai Pair , followed by snow , M-annor southerly winds , POP Dakota. Sni/w , warmer icuthcrly ivl ds , CAIUNHT OOSSIP. Only Four 1'lnces Considered Dofln- Itrly ritcd. ljfniivi'nii , Kcb 'J3 There has been but liltlo cabinet gossip hero to-day. Only four places that nro considered definitely Jlxcd are those of Ulaitio , Wlndom , Noble and Waiummnker. There is considerable talk , however , of the probability that the south will > ot be given another representa tive besides Noble. U is alleged that Noble will go In as the personal representative and choice of General Harrison and the southern representative will 1 o one who has more di rect connection with southern nffairs , and who will bo able to give some practical solu tion of the son them question. Slnco it was announced that Algcr was no longer being consideied , it wasjthought that Unsk was sure of the war department , but within the past day or two that has been considered as oxcccdlngli doubtful , o\\lng to the geograph ical situation. It is icgardcd that the new secretary of agiiculturo will certainlycomo west , nml tends to tluow doubt as to some of those who have been con sidered certain for the oilier positions Thu central westcin states will have three do- paitmcnts-interior , treasury and agriculture ture- and the tntu , postoflleo and nuvv , at least , will go to the east , leaving to the south and Pacific slope the war and Justice Many southern icpublicans who have been hero have uiged that the south bo given thu department of Justice , as it is to that dep irt- incut they look more than any other for the recovery of their lights. This would make the appointment of Judge Spoor not improba ble. Hy others It is thought that the navy , instead of the war , will bo assigned to cither the south or the Pncillc slope. Arrangements for thu mauguial trip have been concluded. U YO.m.'S ASIM NATIONS. Shu Hastens to 1'rc.sciit Her Claims ForSI ntcliood , Cili.H\\n , W.\o. , Pub. ' 'H.-fSpccialTele- gram to TinHi rj. 'ihu admission of four new stales is iccolvcd with much satisfac tion in Wyoming , the opinion being sticngth- cue * , ! that Wyoming's turn for admission will now follow very soon. The Wiomingitcs arc eager and unanimous for statehood. Democrats and republicans alike aio work ing for admission The teiritory cannot be counted as politically sate for either parti , and if admitted as a state is us likely to bu demociatic as republican , even though a 10- public.m delcgato'has been elected for the past three terms. The population of the territory is growing at the i.ito of 15,000caily. . Outside capital is being at tracted to the rcsouiccs of oil , coal and non , ami developments aic being made which aio bringing a huge immipiation into the tcrrl- toiy. A number of lines of railway arc head ing for Wyoming and the coming year will witness an amount of railway giowtli un- piccedented in the histoiy of the teiritory An enabling act pissed duting the picsent year will hntig Wioming in as a state with population ana wealth suflicient to ihal many of the older states. ANAIICIIIST NKKltn AVKAICHNS. IIoill Make Important ll vrlntions On Condition ot'a Pardon. Ciuc\do , Tub 21 Louis Necbo , brother to Oscar Neobo , thu anaichist now serving a term in thu penitentiary for pirtiuipition in the II lymarket affair , returned from a visit to his brother at Joliut to-d ly. Before going , Neobo had a talk with Judge G iry , who presided sided at the trial , on the suujoet of a petition for the prisoner's pardon , an I was told that when Oscar would make a full statement re garding the working and plans of the anar chist gioups , including the .Lehr and Wehr veroin , the steps ho and the others took in the consummation of their , uronosed social revolution ; when ho exposed all the plans and schemes of the defense durintr the progress of the trial , and expressed regret and contrition , tlio Judge would consider the question of signing a petition for his paidon. A statement of the requirements was laid before Oscar , and he agieed to ful fill them. The prison authorities have fin nlshcd him with the nccessiry materials for the purpose , and the statment is probably being written now. FATAL ) UAIMtOAl ) WItKGK. Tlirou Men Killed and Their Ilodien ISiiftied Up. B \xnou , Me. , Feb. 23. A serious accident occuncd to the morning tram from Hanger to St. John near Hoyd's Mills , two miles east of Kingman , at 1U a. in. William IX Mnd- gclt , railway postal clerk , John Campbell , Dnglwh mall clerk , and Hairy Goodman , llrcman , were killed , and binned in the wreck. .1. Augell , engineer , was injured. No passengers were seriously injiiied. The cars caught llro from the locomotive imme diately after leaving the track and the mall , baggage and parlor cais won1 buined , together with .the c\press , mail matter and baggage. _ ilollv Amoriu.in Tars. ffnpj/r/uhl / ivilliii JiimfK fimlon Itrnnctt , ] Nit is , Fob. -Now ) [ York Herald Cable- Special to Tun Hii.l A largo pirty of marines and bluejackets from the Lancaster , who seemed twenty-four boms shore Icavo , came to Xlco this afternoon to llnish their Washington's birthday festivities. A game of b ise ball was played on the parade grounds between picked nines of seamen and apprentices. Tlio weather was very cold and but fo\y \ people siw the game. The ap prentices had an easy time , winning by a score of I" to 9. Next week n minstrel on- teitammont will bo given on board the Lau caster. _ A Topek.i Illuio. TornhA , Kan. , Peb. 23. [ Special Tele- pram to Tin : HUE. ] The building occupied by Plielps Hros , , wholesale dealers in pro duce , was gutted by llio about midnight last night , and the stock and contents damaged to the amount of $10,000. Tlio building was owned by tint Hamilton brothers , and was valued at about filK)0. ( Pholpillios carried an insurance of aboil' $ | , OOU on their stock. The total loss , after the Insurance is paid , is § 11,030 TUe cause of the llro is unknown. A Kansas IjoirMntor Dead TorriKan ; , Pcb , 23. [ Special Telegram to Tin Hcr.J Hon. S. W. Case , member of the honso of lepivscntalvcs from Scott county , died suddenly eaily thin morning of an affection of the lungs He was president of the Scott county bank , aud was for soy ' end jeais engaged in the nownpapcr busiticis. In consequence of his death the house took on adjournment until Monday , I'rlnco Alexander LOMION , Feb. 23. Advli es li.-/o been ro colvod hcic to the effect that Prince Alexan der of Uatlenburg has been ahu.uly mar- rind to the opera singer Louishitfcr. She is twcnty-thrco year of age , of l.umblo parentage - age , and a Catholic. * Another lloyn ! Idiot. Hnitu.v , Fob. ii' ) . Prince Huport , oldest son of Prince Ludwlg , of liav.iriu , heir to the Bavarian throne , is lusano. John Bull JotUouBly Quardlnff His Ocoau Sway. CLOSELY EYES HIS NEIGHBORS. Ho Acknowledges Franco As Prac tically His Poor. WHILE ITALY RANKS THIRD. * Aud Russia Follows Close Bohincr Hor. OUR COMMERCE DESTROYERS. Souret-xry Whitney's ' Pets Gl\un n Complimentary Recognition Albion Strong Niuncrlonlly , Very Solid , Hut Slow. An ingllsli : nvnert'-i VlewH. [ Oipi/i fi/ht I'M till Jain' * ( k > i > lmIcmi'ft.l Lovnov , Feb 2:1. : [ Now York Herald Cable Special lo Tun Hcu.J Thu London edition of the Heiald today contains an ar ticle from an lingllsh naval export , us fol lows : "The subject of national defense is about to be de-ill with in p irlianicnl , and the Iti-it- ish nalion will le.un soon the scopj of the nowinogrammc and the cost , about which there has been so much speculation. John Hull has not got a sniplus to draw upon like his cousin on the other side of the Atlantic , nor the revenues of supmessed monasteries to confiscate for that purpose , like the Mikado. WhatcverGre.it Hritiin does in this way is forced upon her , mid therufoio n sidelight will bo found below in somu buef accounts of what olhur nations are doing or innl > ese to do to increase their na\al .strength. Naturally one turns to Franco Ilist as by far the most im- poitant of the continental naval powers , possessing maritime strength , second only in number to that of this country , and said to be superior in organization , in icadmess for war and in preparation for coast defense. Franco has always paid moic attention to the speed and ste lining capicitics of her ships , and llictcm lies her chief advantage lo day. When Admiral Aubo wis minister of mat me the ship building polic\ was mainly directed to supply fas cruijeis for destroy ing commeico , but Admiral Kr.inthas favored a return to thu construction of aimorclad and belted cruisers. Eleven armored vessels are now in course of construction , five of winch will be complete 1 tliis your and others in lb'10 ' and IVJ1. Two steel clad cruisers to steam over twenty knots are also to bo com pleted within the svjia .period , ami eighteen cruisers of not less tuant 1,003 tons displace ment are on the progr.ivh.mo for 1S33 illwhich includes also several torpedo cruisers Along with the nipid completion of the cruiscis ordered by Aube an expenditure has been authoii/od for the protection of tnc harbois of Cherbourg and Brest , and these- works have nhoady boon begun in many ways. The administration of Admiral ICrantz has been noteworthy and characterized by marked ability and energy. Next to that of Franco for thy present , but some way after it , stands the nmntimo sticngth of Italy , rivaled by that of Russia. The huge monsters that Ittlyhus launched possess questionable v.iluo as fighlmg ma chines , but they carry very powerful guns and have great speed , in the programme of isss 01 it contemplates a gradual incica su in every typo or class of ships from the ar mored battleships through the proteclcd cruisers , of winch class this nation owns some splendid spscimerts , down to the speedy torpedo craft and see-going tug. Hussin stands fourth in importance so far us relates to its naval strength among liuro pcan uowois. The piogiauimc of shjp build ing for this nulion dates from Ibbl , and ex cept that it is likely to be completed in a shorter space of time than originally contem plated there seems to have been little or no departure from its main linos. In addition to the then existing ( loot it was proposed to build nineteen lint class battle HhliH , four second class and ten first class cruisers. The minor clads nru now being turned out at the i ate of three or four a year , and the cruisers neatly in fast. Two battle ships are on the stocks and four more cruisers have been or dered. In the iialtio It was only owing to the early closing in of the ice that another batllo ship was not launched last \ear. The now admiral of the German navy is being entrusted with thu thorough rehabili tation of the naval service Not only had Germany practically ceased to add to bur Iron clad navy sinci ) ivji ) , bu't had never 10 placed tnose ships which from ago or acci dent had become insufficient. Luoking to what Hussia was doing in thu Haltieund to the ginwinur needs of her colonial development it would have been strange it GUI many hud still icmamed Idle. The proginmmo for I'ssO- ' 01 , which has now | ieon aulhorucd , includes the constrtictien of ton coas > t survlcu batllo snips , four foreign sorrlco bittle shins , seven protected mid four partly protected cruisers , bcsidca torpedo craft. Although the est of tills programme is to bo charged to several budgets , the vessels are all to bo ready for use wilh the completion of the Haltlu and North sea canal. Uy IS'Jl ' the Unltud States will possess u navy which Is bound tto bo n factor In any consideration of the question of nnvai su premacy. The Texas batllo shin , now build ing ut the Norfolk navy yard , ami tlio Maine batllo ship , to bo constructed at the Now York navy yard , are looked upon by Ivtigllsh experts as llrst-rato vessels of the class they represent , but It is in icgard to her cruisers , or ootnmorce destroyers , as Secretary Whitney calls them In his annual report , that the United Stales looks at present like running the English iccord very close. The t'hailoston , Nowall , liiiltlmo , Philadelphia and San Francisco will b protected cruisers which any power w > uld bo proud to own , While the United Stiites , so far as their opponent in con- cei nul , was absolutely supreme at sea , her commerce was utterly rulnoJ by the depre dations of half a dozen fast vessels acting on well conceived and ably oxceuted plans. It was iho action of these vessels telling on Iho insurance rates that dU the damugo , and no ono In England to day appears to believe that her cruisers are HUfllcloiil to prevent a similar raid on her commerce if she went to war. While such a belief is prevalent , it Is not oven needed that there should bo a sot light. War would cause a puilo and the prohibitive rates of insurance would rule. It is for this roABon und because It U neccssaiy to restore con fidence that the government is going to In- croa o the navv , but even now they are hardly henit whole in thclr cndcavors to put matters on a square foundation. H KN.I A M txtTo.NSTAX T. The Eminent Krctioli Palntor Pny lllljn TrlhtitP to Amei'lcun Art \Tnpurlatit \ t < $9 liu Jitiii-i do I'iI'nii'U.l / Puns , Feb. 'Jl [ New York Herald Cable Special to Tin : Hur. | A correspondent of the Herald spent a ple.mnt hour yesterday nfteinoon \ \ ith M. Hjnjamin Constant at his studio In lleleue. Ho found the distin guished nitist enthusiastically delighted - lighted with his visit to the United btntos , from whenceho leturnod lost Mondiv bv thu Noimaiidic , utter a stay of nearly threw months During that tune M. lienjnmin Constant found llmo 10 visit many of Hie principal cilies of thu union to ex amine the public and private' nit galleiies and to make a number of studies of Amei I- can scenery , which , ho says , Ins almost tempted him to turn his attention to his landscape paintinc. In reply to n quc Mon about his Impres sion concerning art in the United Stales. Mr. Benjamin Constmt slid the public collec tions I saw in Now Yoik , Moslon , Philadel phia and elsewhere me well selected and admirably ariangcd. They form good commencements for what will doubt less one day become important museums. They prove that love for ait is widely sptead auung Ameilcan people iiml that theie is no lack of good taslo in such mailers on the other side of the Atlantic. Another tiling that struck mo very forcibly while visiting those collections was tlio fact that all of them owe their existence and their artistic value exclusively to private initiation andmmiillceiiee. What you Amer icans call public spirit is ceitainty \ery common among rich men of iour coun try , mid it is exercised wit'i great Judgment so fur as nit matten are concerned. There seems , however , to bo very little public spirit in thine who have llio management of Iho public affalis of Now York CUy. For example , il H p.tvotl in a way that would bj n dlsgineu to the poorest piovm-ial town in France. The streets , with few exceptions , seemed to mo to 1 > J nlwaj s over anUle deep with mud , or elsu covered with si tliicic stratum of dust , while somu of Ihcm nro Illlhv be.iond description. It appears tlmt this primitive state of things is not duo lo any lack of money , for I was lold that the budget of New Yoik is twice us l.ugo as that of Pans , but it seems that the bulk of the appiopnations somehow or other mitugo to slick to thu lingers of these who Imvo the spending of Ilium. I cinriot help feeling sui- piised that so practical people as the Americans should Maud such a stale of things so patently but to go back to art , I confess that I was literally astounded at the number and neb ness of private ait collections I saw m every Ameiican city 1 visited. Nowhere , not even huio nor in Kngland , are there so many and such private pictuio galleiies. It is true that thcso do not contain many canvasses by the old masters , but it is no oxiiggci.ition to say that they contain many of the best works of nil the contemporary schools. GOUijD'S TKUST SGtlEUE. l ( DlfloiH Hulicully From tin : Inter- Stnto AfirccnuMif. CIIICMOO , Feb. "J [ Special Telegram to Tin : Her. ] The Now Yoik telegram which announced it as a pait ol .lay Gould's plan of campaign to bulldo/e the outside lines into signing thu president's agreement was fully discussed to da.\ among railroad men. Said ono ol the signers of the agreement : "Tho tclegiam looks plausible , but I know that part of it is wrong , and I believe the whole of it is. To begin with , Gould's trust sehcmo is entirely different fiom the inter state commerce railway association , and from beginning to end Gould bus had nothing to do with us. If ho had seen his way clear to do so , hu might havu untaconucd us , for the agreement 1ms given his trust scheme a black eye. The scheme proposed to whip the outstanding roads into line may ha a good ono , but Vto won't try it. It might suc ceed to havu one line cut rates on an out standing line , the association to pay the do- llciency , but it would make a verj unfiiondly member when at last it was forced into the i units. There is every reason to believe that the auruemcnt will be practically unani mous. Thu Illinois Central and Huillnglon & Northern will not Join , but they will keen the spirit of the agieomcnt. " TI1IJ .MAIUNI3 TAMtS. IIo Wants to AVipo Up n Portion ol' Colorado Witli Smith. Dr.vvhi : , Cole , Feb. 2 ! ) [ Special Tele gram to Tin : HHP.J Lo lllancho and IM bmith , the pii o lighters arrested Thursday night while oniragod in a mill , were ai raigned befoio Justice Palmer to-day , lloth pleaded gullly lo pi i/e lighting , and were lined $ . . ' 5 and cosls each , which they paid. "Tho Marine , " who was so unmeicifnlly handled by Sinilli during the two rounds last Thursday night , is out with the statement that hu was taken at n disadvantage , and hiiffercd thereby. Ho fnithor assoils that u purse ol § "iOt ) lias boon laiseil , nml tint ho and Smith will inert inside of ton days In a lit ; lit to a llnish , and tlmtlio ( LuHlnncho ) will then show llio Denver lad what easy g.imo ho Is. ' ! will meet Smith , " s lid LoHlanelio , "niid wipe up suvuial sections of Colorado with him , It wlll , show him what it means to meet n man who unduislamls his business. 1 was plajing with him the first tound the other night , and had ho not got in scratch blow the lusnlt would have boon different. " In the meantime Smith is i > aid to bo anx ious for another "go , " and is not losing any sleep over "Tho Marino's" talk. Weekly Hold. C\UOIKKII : , N. Y , Foo. 23. Mrs Frank Leslie sold to W. .1. Arkoll , of .tho Judge , her weekly illustrated papois , both English and German , the transfers to bo made May 1. Mrs Leslie will retain and personally direct her othur publications. Arkoll re fuses to state the price paid. IIo f > a > b that thu policy of the weekly will remain the same aggressive and independent. tin ) Itittcliurt ) . Sr. J03BI-H , Mo. , Fob. 2J. [ Special Vole- gram lo TUB HII : : ] It Is said that during thu past week big Jawed steers havu ucon slaughtered by local butchers and the moot sold to the public Several of the suspected butchers nro bolng boycotted. The cattle weiu consigned lo commission men fiom Kansas points. There is much excitement. A hlKiial Oflluor KM toil. ST. Lous , Mo , Peb. 21 James Cass.ldav , the signal olllcer assigned to tlio Illinois slatu agricultural olllco at Sprinu'ilold , was run over and Inslanlly killed by u train at an early hour this morning. A Klrciiiinn Falnlly IVn/.nn , WARIIEN , Pa , Feb. 2J At a lira hero to-day , which caused n loss of $ 18,000 , two llrcinetvfiro ! sevcrel } fro/.en , ono oC whom is not expected to iccuver , PA IMS Illlzznrd .Suddenly l nvelopes tlio City lu P\Mi , I'ob. 20 [ Now York Herald Cable Special to TUB Hni : . | At ' ,1 o'clockes , - terdaj morning Paris was startled by a meteorological phenomenon. Tlio sun was shining brightly , the sky was clear , the weather cold and the wind due north. Sud denly , and without nn instant's warning , it became daik as night A black cloud en- \elopcd the entile city nml snow foil in blinding thickness for n few moments. Tin n Iheio was an aclllal bh//aul. Horses trembled and ran into each other , and carts and cabs came Into collision This lasted for eighteen minutes Then the blackness mid snow suddenly vanished as If by magic nnd tlio sun shone brightly again Hut in that shoit space of time the city uns covered \\ith an inch and a half of snow. The Seine is still rising. The work at the exhibition Is Interrupted by the Hoods The Spanish section is completely submerged , nnd thu wooduoik of the Poi tngcse section is nil nlloat and goini , at seven Knots an hour down the river. The Panorama Iransatlan- tiqno is now washed by the stream , and un less ihu cold , drjealher that sot in at 11 o'clock this evening' continues , serious consequences quences are feared. The setting of the chamber jesterday was a very tame ono. Thu deputies accepted Ihu now cabinet as a sort of choice of evils. Tlio new ministers came into the chamber in In dian llio nnd look llielr scats on their benches Just as if they were going to have llielr photos taken. M. Tiiard mounted the tiibuno nnd made his appeal lo the chamber to como to a Iruce. Mr. 1'irard's appeal was received pleasant ! ) and uith n spliit that leads to the belief that his cabinet in ly after all wealher thu slui in. : uoss. A St. iJosepli Katlior Scnrolilni ; Poi1 .1 I 0111 ; loit Son. ST. .losnn , Mo. , Feb. S.'l. [ Special Tolc- giam lo Tin , Hi rLast ] .lum * Kddio Cam- oion , the eight \ ear old son of A. A. Cam- ei on , a well known citi/en , was kidnapped bi two men. The c.ihO excited much inter est at the time Largo luw.nds were oflorod for the retiini of Hie child. When slolen , the boy was phn ing with his twin brother , Fred , at a point near the old slock iaula. Two men nppioached them ami asked them to go with them and they would gi\o them plenty of money and ponies to i ule , Hoth of the little follows at Hist icfuscd lo go , but upon being told that they would ruHiin again in a little while , Kdclie Joined them. Fred did not go homo iininodi.ilelv , thinking that Kddiu would icturn piesently , and it was not until a late hour that the parents weioawaiu of what had h iimonud. The polite were notified mid a \irch nuUitiiled in thu city. Telegrams \\eru sent to cilies nnd adjoining towns , but to no avail. The family had given up all hones of evei iigam seeing their son , until litllu Fred eameiun- mng liomu Friday nftcruoon and divulged the information tint hu had seoi. the two men who had taken his brother away enter a saloon on South Sixth hticct. Mr. Cameron went directly to the saloon and the two moa were pointed out lo him. Hu made them diunk nnd when thoroughly imbibed with liquor ho dicw from them tlio whereabouts of his long lost child. Ho was told that after enticing the child away they took him to Fort Scotl , Kan , , where they said the boy is now doing thu cowboy act. They say that Hddie is an e.xpeit rider and throws the lasso equal to any of them. At tins moment a man by the name -of Jircckenridgo en- teied the -saloon , and not catching the driftof the convers ition , told the Fergusons that Mr Cameion was thu father of thu boy. 'J ho men , upon hearing this , look to their heels and skipped thu town. Mr. Cameron took the Main eaily Tuesday morning for Fort Scott and hopus to head the men off and secure the boy. Telegrams received this evening in St. Joseph arc to the effect that tlio kidnnppeia will bo captured before morn ing. ol Vctorniis. CIIK A.O ( , Fob 2. ) A consolidation of the rival post and camp sj stems of Ihe Sons of Yelcians was completed hero tod.ii. It was done at n conference be tween Colonel A. L. Conger , of Ohio ; Coiporal Tiuincr , of Now York ; General Thomas Ucnnctt , of Indiana ; Col onel John liurst , of Illinois , and Colonel George M. Dcvljn , of Michigan , representing - ing the Grand Army of the Republic , and Georgu W. Marks , of Hiooklyn , commnndci- in-c'iief of Ihu post isteiii , and G. 13. Abbott , of Chicago , commandcr-in- chief of the camp system. G. A. K , men were elected as aihllrators. In linnnoiiblng or compromi/ingtho differences between the two Junior oigani/alions it was decided that the new body should bo known us the camp system , and shall use the fratoinal lillu "comrade" in place of "blether. " The titloi of oniccrs blmll conform to Ihe usage of the Grand Army of Ihu Kepublic , except that i-.unp- . may orunm/o dull coips , which , when equipped , may employ stn.it military title ; , . Tlio oilier details aru left to Ihu two eommandur-in-clilufs of the consolidating bodies , uxccnt tlmt it is pro vided that Ihu membership bidgo and chuitei of tlio camp system r.hall bis used , and the insignia and rank of Ihe post 1.3 s tern. The nifdiual Woilil. [ Ci > ) li lulit / SsSiIitinex / | l ! i'in II iinctt ] PAIUS , Feb. 2J.Now | York Herald Cable Special to Tin , Hi'.ii.j Lr. ) Charcot's now Ireilment of mtisculir iriognlaiity , , s coming into vogue. It consists in suspend Ing Iho patient by the arms for a few minutes daily until cuicd This , It appears , stimulates the clr dilation of the blood inlio pails affected Uvcry day about a do/en patients given up by their doctms come to Salputner for tie.a incut. They aru an a rale very nervous on being taken for tlio hist tune to llio i.ipai- | atus , but hubrnit cheerfully afterwards Among ihu cuics is that of a Fiench writer of nolu alluded lo in Daudeit's " 1m- mortol. " Another case of ambulating automatism has Just declined In the person of 11 mulwifo who pet funned the functions of her ofllcu while in that peculiar state of unconsciousness. She remembered nothing of the operation on coming to herself twenty-four hours nf- lerwaidn , Hell \Vinn Anollicr Ciisi . WAPIIIMIION , 1b 23. Commissioner of Patents Hall to day rendered un Important decision In the matter of Ihu pxliiions of Gray & McDonoiigh lo icopen Iho Hull telephone - phone intei fcrcnces and to bet aside thu ( Jo- cision of Commissioner ISuttcrwoith , rcn dcrcd on ' .Urch 'I , ISSTi. Thu decision covers 131 typo written pages , and ruviowc the whole hKlory of the telephone contorts. The commissioner refused to reopen thu Inter- forcnccb and icnflliius tbo uuaid of pnoiily to J3U1. GOSSIP FROM BERLIN. Dlplomntlc Dinners Now the Order of the Dny. " " * THE CHANCELLOR OVERWORKED. , IIo Coinpltxlns Dittorly of the Action. of Colonial oniohile. A CONSUL'S ABSURD -SCHEME. Llttlo Contldonco Expressed In the Now French Cabinet. THE EMPEROR AGAIN UNWELL. Quant ilicH ol' SoclallMtlf Iilteiv Destiojcd llj llio Police Kinln Itcllel1 i\i : > cdltiou It.illaii Loan. tt.iiiiiiet. | HKIIIIN , Pob. 21. Dlplomatii ! and minis terial dinnois aio now the order of the day , and aio eagerly discussed as affording In dications of peisoual and International rela tions Hismaickesteiday ga\u n dinner to the moinbeis of thu hmcr housu of Piiissian diet , aud during the scrvmir of coffee , com plained of the heavy labuis created for him by what ho termed the "so called colonies. " Ho asciibcd the blamu for no small poitlou ol his dinicnltles to thu action of the colonial otllci.il , who he said fioqucntly acted with out icquisito knowledge of the cncum- stances , and especially aid not know how to ticat thu natives. It was impossible , the chancellor said , to allow ti ivial disputes to introduce any discordant elements in Geimunj'.s iclations with the u-rcat friendly pox\eis , as the slight est distill banco prevailing between imperial government and foreign states might have thu most pit-judicial eftects upon German commeicial.ind business relations. Hismarck is said to have been gi eat ly annoyed nl tlu consul's proposals to annex Simoa , and the Vobsiche Xc'itnng'a question as to what would be thought of the consul who lelo- giaphcd aproposil lo auuoxClinch or Lnxom- berg , is behoved lo bo identical with the opinion of the eh mcellor. In explanation of the icpoilud ordering of CiCiman squadron lo Samoa , Ihu Nalional X.eitungobsei vcs that the impending punish ment of Mataafa will have no effect on Gctmany's iclalions with Englander or America , llio n ht of Kngland lo inlcr- fere in the mailer not being contested in any quarter. Tlio lepoit must , however , bo re ceived with leseive. The squ.ulron Is pio- viiioncd for Poit Slid in outer , piobably , to bo in t easiness to piocccd to east Africa , or to await a development of affairs. U may at least bo assumed that the squadron will only go to Samoa m tlio event of the American Kovcinment proving exacting or unioason- abic. abic.Hismnrck's Hismnrck's desire to avoid ioloiil.il troub les is duo in a lai go mc.is.niu to thu uncer tainty of llinopuan politics , especially these of Franco. The North German Gazette and other leading German papers predict the over- tlnowoflhu Tn .nil cabinet within a few weeks. Hismarcit's opinion , that a crisis will icsult m the accession to power of Gcnci.il Honlangcr , is well known , as there. are few pei sons who do not regard Ins tri umph as a near piobabdity. Tlio cmpei or is far fiom bom ; ; free fiotn painful earaches. 1'ho lecent changes in tire weather gi\o him much trouble , lie is obliged sometimes to havu i ucnui so to mor phia in aider to obtain a few hours' ' sleep. Ho will honor by his nresenco Count von Schcllcndorff's faiewell dinner us minister of war , on the J7tli hist. The police llnd the utmost difficulty in pre venting cnti.\ Into the country of socialist literatuic punted abroad. Duimg the past week numerous domiciliary visits Imvo been. made to chiefs of the socialist party , and the searchers discovered a quantity of pamph lets , et . , ready for distribution , intended to influence \otrrs in favor of tlio socialist pro- 5 paganda. iho king of Wurtomhiirg is suffering fiom u sevei o catarih ntlack. The Peters Umln roliief expedition will consist of 10 ! ) small soldieis and iJOO carriers , are now being engaged at Xan/tb.ir and along the coast. The force will bo well organized and led hi eight Germans. Several young Get man ofllcers in search of African ad venture have obtained thu umpuior's permis sion to accompany the expedition. The armory of the expedition includes Winehor- ler imuflo loading , Hcmington and Snider lilies for the natives , and specially designed elephant i if Ion for the spoiling members. Thu success of the ventiuu is much doubled heiu. 1'ven if the expedition penotr.iU'H lor hu\oml Iho coast , it lu not expujted tlmt it will ever roach Wadolai. The efforts of thu Hcilln banks to obtain iho new Italian loan , though veiy porsislcnt , fancd ol eflcct , and Kionch IntrignciH nro accused of additionally iiushmg up Uussiau securities and trying to fiustratu every oper ation which IL.ili attempts with ( ! ormuii aud Knglish lirm-i. An aiitUlavcry sociuty is being formed In AUiico-LoiMlnu under tliu iiresldunoy of DepJ tilj ( iuenU'r. The llrit mcuting , it Is ox- jiecled , will In : huld m Airil. | 'J'hu Piinco of ildccl.-Pnrmont has re- tuined lo Cashel uith his daughter IClUa- helli , after a winter nojourn at Hamburg , His health la much Impiovcd. HCIT Vnn llulow will sail foi a tour of the United Slates about the middle of March. Ho will give sixteen piano locltals and cou- liiclhomo on huatral eoncorts. Miss Van /.unit v/ill appear at the llorlln opera housu In Mai ch in Delinu's "Lakmu" n Italian. The Neve Fivso Presso of Vienna defies that Prince Alexander of Hatlonburg 4s about to contract a morgmaUo mairlage. A comiiiittoo of the loivrr house of the Austrian parliament has heard the ovldunco of twenti live labor experts of all nationali ties on t'li ' ) propjsiion | t ( . establish chiimbuiH of labor Thu mujoilty agreed thai thu iiroposud chamber would udoqnuicly ieprtH- cut thu biisinesu and poli'iral ' inloicsts of woritnifii , provided that the iiilof ! electing eprcHcnlulnos m ptiliamont was granted. Near ! . , all cljinamlcd unUcrHil fran < luso , 'J'ho Tn i III' Uoforiui'i'H , C'UKMbo , Puh 2J. The ( nmmiltco of nlno npiiolntcil by llio icc-onl tariff luform conven tion. selected New York as the headquarters of the national oryaiiUition , elected David A , Wcills president , and appointed Hv rott i' . Wheeler. 1 < It. Uowkcr amlGoirgoII'iyen I'utnam memtieis of the extcullso commit tee. It u.is Kbolicd to tbtuuhih uluo a per- uiaiiciil buicuu