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* ' " % " ' IT PART I. r FHE OMAHA SUNDAY 1-8 EIGHTEENTH YEAK. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING. M Y 5 , 18S9.-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBER .SAMOABLABDTE8URE The Complications Which Have Arisen Threaten Progress. CODDLED DY FOREIGN SHARKS. ' " ' Outsiders Have Titles to the Whole Country. 7 AN INTERNATIONAL . FRACAS. Threatened by a Gorman's Arrest in Switzerland. THE ZURICH BOMB DISCOVERY. Dr. KnnnnV White Book The Czar's * Proposed Visit to Germany The Catholic Connrcsa nt Vienna. \Vhaf the Commission Proposes. [ Copl/i foMcd tin the Kea 1'orlc ABinctatal'rw.l Bnti.i.v , May 4. The committee of the Banloan conference has prepared a draft of the proposal to constitute a court to dccldo the questions of land tenure In Samoa. The court is to consist ot ono representative of each of the interested powers and two Sa- moose. The complications connected with existing tenurcn threaten to impede pro gress until the committee relegates the set tlement of the questions _ to the proposed court. Sovvall nnd Brandels have been pros- cntjlally at the sittings. Sowalll roved the untenable character of n number of the German land claims , and further showed that the KJtent of the land claims uy ' .foreigners , as bought or ceded , wrji In excess of the area of the islands. Brnndels gave evidence on the validity of the Gorman land titles , "and said ho desired to bo heard on the losses ot the German planters. The committee declined to consider such losses as involving the question of indemnity. Dr. ICrancl rend the land report to the conference , which was accepted. Tt Ger man representatives consented to .lie ap pointment of Buckingham ns American see- rc'ary to the conference. Tfio banquet to bo given by the American commissioners on Wednesday will bo a brilliant affair. There will bo present , besides sides all the members of the conforoiicc , the full diplomatic corps of all countries having representatives ut Berlin. " 'he report of Dr. Knappo , ex-German consul at Apia , wnsMssucd to-day. It is alamo lame defense of his own conduct. In it Dr. Knappo charges the adherents of Mntnafn with raiding the German planters , nnd describes - scribes his efforts to induro the Insurgents to abandon their positions , which In- croachcd upon the plantations. Ho says the disorders In Samoa wcro partly duo to American excitement. The general tenor of the report nnd Its publication nt the present juncture , suggest n latent intention on the , part of Bismarck to'p , Mst in his indemnity demands , The npp&.idix to the report gives the American consul's edict ptohlbltlng the supplying of spirits to the sailors. Dr. Knappo complains that toy flags and handkerchiefs , on which are imprinted the American colors , and i portrait of the presi dent of the Untied States , have been hoisted promiscuously over tha native houses slnco the outbreak of the civil war in Samoa. Ho also says the American and British flags wore hoisted on plats of land pledged by the rebels iu lieu of cash in payment for arms nnd ammunition. The commander of the British cruiser ut Apia , ho says , decided to .support the claiun of the land thus pledged. The arrest in Switzerland , and the expul sion from that country of Police Inspector Wohlgomuth , has suddenly assumed a serious International aspect. The emperor presided nt the ministerial counsel hold Thursday , at which it was decided to demand an cxplana- , tlon of the affalis from the Swiss govern ment , The North Gorman Ga/.etto declares 'VVohlgumtith went to Iho canton of A argon in the legal prosecution of his duties as police Inspector of Mulhaus , and was arrested at the instance of n socialist who was known tc be nn agent provocateur against the German police. Tito Ga/otto slgnlllcantly adds : "Countries bordering on Switzerland inusl protect themselves apaiust the revolutionary effortn \ \ hich the Swiss ofllciuls buth tolerate and y.romoto. " To-day's St. Petersburg Svet says : "Tliu recent bomb discovery nt Zurich demon Btratos the necessity ot foreign states no * longer permitting Switzerland to harbor am : protect murderers. " The ferment ot discontent among the gov crnment groups has Increased since the preemptory emptory closure of the landtag. The re v opening of the rolchstag will bo signalized bj attacks on the government , in which a mini ber of rtatlo'iinl liberals will join with tin prpgrcsslsts nnd contorists. The member ! of the landtag expected that the new incomi tax bill , promised lu the speech from the throne , would bo tabled before the adjourn incut of Urn house. Priuco Bismarck pie ferrcd to drop the bill and close the house bo.lng advised that the long tried docility o - , the government majority could not bo rclici uppn in avoiding a simultaneous conflict litho the landing and the rciehstag. Tin chancellor concentrates his efforts agains the opKbitoii | | In the roichstug , nnd 1 : tecrutly negotiating with Dr. Wlndthorst That able tactician la understood to bo bar gaining for the full value of the contorts : support of the government bills , relatlvi to the profs and thn insurance of aged work men.The necessity of Prince Bismarck' obtaining the ccntcrlst vote to carry eithe : of these measures , becomes pronounced li vlo\v of the strength of the hostile coalition A suialj croup of clerical * led by Hcrr voi Frankcnstt'Ju , tiavo already announced tlicl intention of supporting the government , bu their number Is not siiftlcient to secure : majority , Dr. WjuUtliorst holds the muster , nf-tlio position , General VUB Wordfr , who was sent un special mislci to the czar for the purpose o rninghig for the Inttor'u visit to Bcrllr failed to gat his irajesty'j assent to the prc posal to make the visit the occasion for n dt ; ploy of inlhary ; and naval pomps , Th emperor ileasrcd to meet the czar at Swim mund or Ulcl , uml to acomp.iny him thonc Jo IJerlln , but the wiir refusea to consent t snythlnjj bcyuiiil quiet reception whll passing through IH'rlln on bu return fici Copenhagen , ihepioavilinfi of the Cntbollo . ougrcs nt Vienna tmvo tUeil Uio attention of th tvholiiof Germany , The clciloal press I Justly jubilant over the display of compat ad widenpre.ul orjatil ; .aUon of tbo clcr C ! . The icsoluticcb adopted by 111 cor jrcss hnvo boon accepted iw the pro gramme of the German Catholics. They include - cludo n declaration of the right to demand from the state ecclesiastical control of edu cation , the restoration of papal sovorlgnlty , the prohibition of Sunday trading , the endowing dewing nnd fostering of the Catholic press and the formation of co-operative peasant communities. A bill Introduced In the rcichatag , to-day , gives the church authori ties the power to provide and supervise re ligious Instructions in the primary schools. The 'North German Gazette warns the Emln relief committee that Captain Wlss- mann has no power to permit an expedition to pass through his territory , nnd that Prince Bismarck Is disinclined to permit nn ndvnn- venture which is likely to result in the cap ture of Germans for whoso ransom it will be dlfllcultto arrange. This declaration puts nn extinguisher on the committee. The ox-duko ot Nassau loft Luxemburg to day for Frankfort. A great crowd gathered to witness his departure , nnd ho was enthu siastically cheered. A committee of Chris tian socialists is organizing a banquet in honor of Dr. Stoscltcr. U1OT OVER A 1'IUGST. The Flro Department Turns the Iloso on the Mob. DETROIT , Mich. , May 4. A Journal special from Manlstoc , Mich. , says n parish priest of that place was assaulted on the street this morning , by ono faction of his church members , nnd a general riot resulted , in which both men and women partici pated. The militia was called out to quell the riot nnd the flro department wns also called out and turned the hose upon the mob. After nearly drowning several of the rioters , peace was restored. The sheriff at tempted to arrest the leaders of the disturb ance and was attacked by the women , sev eral of whom wore knocked down. Ton of the rioters have been jailed and a guard is stationed nt the priest's hotiso to prevent further trouble. The trouble commenced tbreo months ago over money matters. The people , to the number of one-third of the congregation , op posed Hov. Father Grochowski , whom they claim has compelled them to pay exorbitant taxes to support the church. Six ringleaders were arrested for assault nnd battery in February , but after n trial were acquitted. Slnco that the trouble has continued , two parties running the church , both selling pews and transacting business. Last Sunday the priest went through the church , asking for the certillcates of the pew-holders. Purlel , ono of his opponents , drew a knlfo nnd told the priest the knlfo was his ccrtiflcnto. A riot ensued yesterday. Women attacked the priest and his faction. Trouble is expected a ain to-morrow. RAIDED THE CROWS. omo Aflsiniboino Sioux Out Cattle Stealing. FOHT CusTnu , Mont. , May 4. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bnn.J A Crow courier rode nto the fort last night , nnd reported that n arty of strange Indians had swept across ho Leghorn valley during the night , raiding ho Crow reservation , at a point about six- sen miles south of Custer and near the old tation of the Wyoming Stage company. The raiders ran oft a lot of stock belonging to the rows and escaped into the hills. Some of ho stolen stock was cut out from the picket incs , within twenty yards of their owners' .epees. Immediately on the receipt of the intelli gence , the post commander ordered out a do- achmcnt , composed of twenty men of the ? irst United States cavalry , and thrco en isled Crow scouts and interpreters , under command of Lieutenant Barber , of the i irst cavalry. They left the post ut 3 o'clock , and will cut the trail at the scene of the depre dations and follow It until the thieves aban don the stock or are overtaken and captured. it is expected that the trail will bo found to cad north , as the courier reports that vari ous articles thrown away by the raiders dcntify them as Asslniboino Sioux. The Crows bclicvo them to bo friends of the small party that raided tills reservation last summer , and ran off a few ponies , but were overtaken by the Crows and literally shot to pieces. _ _ OKLAHOMA SI1AKK3. A Alarshal and Seven Hundred Depu ties AcciiHcd of Gobbling Ijitnd. WASHINGTON , May 4. George W. Cole , of Chicago , who was in Oklahoma when the territory was opened for settlement , hold t conference with Attorney-General Miller this afternoon in regard to the conduct of the government oflieors on that occasion. AccordIng - Ing to his statement , Marshal Jones , ot Kansas , and nearly all of his TOO deputies , took illegal advantage of their of llcial position to irot possession of choice land. Cole said ho was on the spot and was prepared to substantiate his charge against Marshal Jones and his deputies. Ha said further that Marshal Needles and his depu ties wore alleged to bo equally culpable in the matter , but us ho was not personally cognizant of the facts so fur as these olllclala were concerned , ho did not care to bo re sponsible for the charges against them. Ho had seen enough , however , during his stay of three days In the territory , to convince him that certain parsons have been given unfair ndvnntngcs in securing claims , and he deemed it his duty to bring the matter to the attention of the proper authorities. The uttorncy-gcnural assured him the matter would bo thoroughlv investigated. Ho snlii be had already heard enough to satisfy him that bomo crooked business Had been perpe trated In Oklahoma , and ho was determined the offenders should bo brought to justice il possible , AN INDIAN MlIjUCMLTM. Tim .ShoslioiiL-B and Arnrmhocs iu Wyoming ; Excited , CiiKYZNXii , Wyo , , May 4 , [ Kpeclal Telegram - gram toTiiK BEK.J The Shoshone and Aru piihoo 'tribes of Indians at the Shoshoni agency in Wyoming , have been unusuallj nntlvo during the pust two weeks. Dolegatci from other tilbe * have been visiting them , councils have been held and various dances Indulged In by young and old. From a mcdi cine man of the Slioshones It is learned thai the commotion is caused by the general bo llcf of members of Iho tribes than an Indlat mlllenluui is close ut hand. A leading medi cine man has predicted that when the snov lias anne and gonu once more all the dcat Indian * will return to life. He also predicts that at the same tlmo al the white men will disappear. Tbo Indian : are intensely excited over the prophesies am out ra precautions are be I UK taken by the enl ccrs of tha aycucy to guard against a possi ble outbreak among them. Trouble * . May 4. The store of H. N Hcinpstcad , piano nnd muslo dealer , wa closed by the sheriff this morning on attach mcnts amounting to about $10,000. Asict : and liabilities not known. HempMc.id ha in builcess licro for twenty-fit e years A TERHIKIC 8TOIIM. Every Tree On the Island of Tnhlta Torn Up By the Hoots. SAN FHANCISCO , May 4. The American bark City of Papeete , Captain Bcrudo , which arrived to-day , brought news of n hurricane which swept the Society islands contemporaneously with the crcat storm nt Samoa. Captain Borudo stated that the worst storm experienced nt Tahltn for the past iwantv-six years occurred during the early part ot March last. The wind did great damage- the shipping , vessels being compelled to seek safety In the open sea. There was not a trco on the island that was not torn bodily from the earth. The streets nro all impassable in the city of Papeete , and thcro is n general cessation of business experienced. On the island of Maltca , which lies opposite Papeete , the storm was more damaging as It was open to the full force of the wind. Great Injury was done to the plantations In all the islands , of the group. Captain Borudo stated them was no truth In the dispatch from Auckland sev eral weeks ago stating the storm had been accompanied by great loss of life. IMXON WAS ALli IUGUT. Ho Killed Ex-Convict Embrco Purely in Scir-Uufoiist > . LATUMIE , Wyo. , Mny 4. fSpcglal Tele gram to Tun linc.'l The ofilcors who went out to Cooper's ' Creek to Investigate the killing of Jack Euibroo , the ox-convict , by Ernest L. DIxon , the ranchman , returned to-dny. An Inquest was hold , and the verdict was to the effect that Einbrco was shot in sclf-dcfonso. Dlxon was to-day released from custody. According to the testimony , Embroo had not only been prowling nround the ranch for two days , but had threat ened Dlxon ; nnd ho had boasted that ho would take Dlxon's wife from him , even if ho had to kill him to do it. Embrco had been infatuated \vith Mrs. Dlxon for years , and was a monomaniac ns regards women , believing that ho had great Influence with the sox. Dlxon ran him down nnd got the drop on him in a thicket , into which Embrco had run after shooting ut Joseph Thavonoll , Dlxon's hired man. Retirement oT Enlisted Mon. WASIIIXOTON , May 4. The major-general commanding the army has published for general information the army regulations as amended concerning the retirement of en isled men. In brief they provide for a combination of the service in the nrmy and imrhio corps In making up the thirty year period required for payment to retired men of three-fourths of their full pay without deduction for "retained nay , " but with a deduction of 1UJ4 cents monthly for the support of the soldiers' homo. The ro- tlrod men will not be entitled to any increase of ro-enlistod pay beyond what has accrued at the date of retirement , nor to commuta tion for fuel and quarters. The commuta tion lor subsistence and clothing will bo thrco- fourths of the allowance to the men on duty. Choosing DolcKntci in Dnfcotn. LEAD CITY , Dak. , May 4. [ Special Tele- dram to Tim BEE. ] The republican consti tutional district convention met hero to-day. Judge D. Carson , of Deadwood , and W. S. O'Brien , of this city , wcro nominated. The proceedings wcro harmonious and but ono ballot was taken. The democrats of this district will not , in all probability , place any one in nomination. B. H. Wheeler , a labor candidate , will probably bo the other dele gate chosen. .a. - A Kansas Postofllco Kohbc/J. TOIT.KA , Kan. , May 4. [ Special Telegram to TUB Bnc. ] The postofflco at Kirwln , Kan. , wns robbed last night. The robbers forced their way through Iho street door , nnd blew open the safe by drilling through the door with tools. The doors wore blown oft the hinges and thrown nearly across the room , damaging many of the fixtures in the ofllce. The exact loss is not known. Mr Monell , the postmaster , says there was only about ? 000 in the safe , but a number of regis tered letters came iu on the night mail. They wcro opened and their contents are missing. Death of n Prominent Journalist. jErpcusox CITV , Mo. , May 4. | Special Telegram to TUB Bnu. ] Major John N. Ed wards , editor of the Kansas City Times and ono of the best known newspaper men in the west , died at the McCarty house' in this city this morning nt 10 o'clock of heart disease. Both houses of the general assembly ad journed this afternoon In respect to his mem ory. The dead journalist will bo buried on Monday at Dover , Lafayette county , this stato. A Great Steel Combination. CHICAGO , May 4. The last formality in the much talked-ot merging of the three great steel manufacturing concerns , of Illinois , was completed , to-day , without a hitch. The new corporation Is called the Illinois Steel company and constitutes the largest combi nation of steel Interests in America. The capital stock Is $25 , 000,000 , of which § 18,000,000 , have been paid in. The "VVrullii'i- Indications , For Nebraska : Light rains , preceded in eastern portion by fair , colder westerly winds. For Iowa ; Fjilr in eastern portion , light rains in western portion , cooler in western portion , warmer iu eastern portion , southerly winds. For Dakota : Light rains , cooler , winds shifting to southerly. A Penchant for Panta. CHIC too , May 4. C. B. Eshclinan , who , by personating his uncle , Reuben Esholman , a well-to-do merchant of Mt. Pleasant , Ia. , induced the Mulono Pants company , of Malone - lone , N. Y. , to send him on credit UOO pairs of flno pants , was arrested hero to-day. * Arrival of the AVIoland. Nr.w YOHK , May 4. The steamship WIcland , from Hamburg , which stopped at tne Azores to pick up passengers of the steamer DanmarK , left there by the Missouri , arrived off Flro Island this afternoon. Steamship Arrivals. At Llvcroool The Celtic , from New Yorlt , At New York The Umbria and Nevada , from Liverpool , and WIclnnd , from Hani' ' burg. At New York La Gascogno , from Havre , Vesuvius Threatening , Nil-LES , Mny 4. The volcano of Vcsuviuf U in an alarming state. Streams of lava arc coursing down the mountain on tbo Pompeii s me. Authorized to UOK ! " Business , \VASIIIXQTOX , May 4. The comptroller o : thoirurrcucy to-day authorized the Noitt Platte National bank , of North Platte , Neb , to begin business with a capital of $75,000 , i Keiitunco Approve. ! . WASHINGTON- , May 4 , The secretary 01 tuo navy bus approved the sentence am findings of the court-martial lu the cusc o Lieutenant William C , Strong. LIVING LIKE DIMES Our Cotnmloslonors . 'at ' the Borllu Snmoan Oonforonoo. * FINE APARTMENTS IN SUITE Things That Look Llko Intentional Personal Snubs. MR. SEWALL IS UNRECOGNIZED Because of the Part Ho Played at Apia. GERMANY LIKELY TO RETRACT Anil Yield to the United States Every thing Demanded in JTtccnrd to the South PaolUo Islands. Bottling Samoa's Status. 1SS3 l > u Jamt Oonloit licnnttt. ] BBULI.V , May 4. [ Now York IIcraJ ] Cable Special to TUB linn. | The great Sauioan conference lias begun Its labors , and It Is not assuming too much to say that an other fortnight will sea them brought to n satisfactory conclusion. It is true , neverthe less , that the diplomatic sparring , thus far , has not resulted altogether favorably to the cause of Brother Jonathan ; but the plain truth is that Germany has abandoned nil hope of converting Samoa into a tributary kingdom , the cnorgotio resistance ) of the na tives coming as a surprise lu the flrst place , while England's refusal to bo madu use of In securing the islands for another power , spoiled Germany's chances of securing pos session of this much coveted real estate in the South Pacific by moans ol diplomatic negotiation. Iho chancellor , like the skillful old diplomatic general that ho is , knows that the best way to cover one's retreat is to worry the enemy advancing in one's tracks , ns much as possible. Ho made the flrst dl- ilonmtic steps taken by the American com- nlssloncrs hero , dfllcult.in ! order to lend a deeper ring of graciouaucas to the surrender ho has determined on. In ills opening speech , which was made in French , ho refused' to allow Lieutenant Buckingham , or , for that matter , any ono else to net as especial recording secretary for the Americans ; and perhaps the little onisodo at the opening of the exposition , when Bates and Lieutenant Parker were refused admission to the hotel where the ein- [ icror stood , Decauso they did not appear at 10 o'clock ' in the morning. In full dress , may perhaps Imvo their origin in this feeling. The Americans , however , had the good sense to keep their tempers under these small annoyances , consolad by the fact that If they remain cool tbajvnrfi-Jsure to have the best of it in the ond.yrTUesa ' gentlemen arc , in the meantime , 'very comfortably lodged at the Kaiserhof , the champion big hotel of Berlin , conveniently near both to the for eign oQlcu in the Wllhelmstrausso ana to the American legation ) which faces the hotel. Along the whole length of the great hall on the second floor , where John , the colored'messenger. . from the state department , and a polyglot courier , a Frenchman' 'stand guard , lies a spacious suite of apartments , provided by the liberality of Unclo'Sam for those whom ho has deputed to lookout for his interests in Germany , Each of the three commis sioners , has , of course , a private parlor and bedroom of his own , whllo in the middle of the suite a long drawing room , splendidly furnished , with a balcony ovcrlooicing the Mohrcnstrasse , scrvcs'as a general place of meeting for the party. These gentlemen breakfast , as a rule , when they please , but 7 o'clock in the evening sees them all united in the great drawing room at the dinner table. Ex-Consul Sou-nil and Lieutenant Parker have no ofllcial existence for the powers that be at the foreign ofllco in the Wilhelraenstrasso. The reports , published in certain newspa pers , that the commissioners had had speech of Prince Bismarck himself , arc in correct ; all their transactions , hitherto , have been had with Count.Herbort , as secretary of state for foreign affairs , but all these little slights and mortifications are but Iho prelude to the granting to America , on the liart of Germany , of all that America or the United States , rather , claims In the matter. The first move in this galno of surrender was made on Wednesday , when the scml-ofllcial journals announced that King Malictoa had been released , and was consequently at lib erty to return to Samoa and take his chances thcro aa u pretender to the throne , If ho chose. If the Germans have a weakness it is a fondness for being apollgized to. The Ger man semi-ofllcial press published Bates' declaration to Count Bismarck under the heading of "Hates' Apology , " whereas the fact is that Bates did not withdraw ono single statement ho had made with regard to the action of the German oflicials in Samoan affairs statomoni.s that needed no further confirmation than tUo action of a German chancellor with regard to these very oflicials. Bates simply stated that , if ho had known , ho would have reserved h's ' comments , and it took rather u strained Interpretation to make of this un apology. Nor was poor Maljetct'a to bo allowed to depart without un ripology , The Nerd Deutsche Allgemoino , in announcing his release lease , stated that-'oa , Mulletoa's arrival at Jalult , of the Marshal jjroup , bo talked the matter over with. othcrtSamoan chiefs ; and , rccognizinc the error o-bls way , expressed to Erard , captain of thj * German man-of-war , in the most solpinn manner ( in fuisllchci welso ) his rcgrotfor His former behavior. He , at the snino tlmo , adds the article , begged that his majpstl , the emperor , mighi consider what had happened as expiated His majesty was thus ojipcusod and Malictoa was released. f' Count Herbert Ulsularck's skill in con ducting the negotiations up to tnls time ccr tainly go to show that'he Is no unworthy do sccndant of the greatest minister Europe hai ever seen , and that the lattor's teaching ! have fallen on no unfruitful soil. Advocates of civil service reform lu Amer lea wi'l Hnd mutter for argument in the facl that had Germany insisted that the negotla tlons at the conference must have been con ducted in French , clear diplomatic right would have beeu oh Germany's side ; and , Ir that case , the conference- would have beer carried on In a luiurifago with which only ont American commlbKioner is acquainted , li would bo no , disadvantage to the Unitei States if thcjf | > o8so sed , as the Germans do a sUto examination ( stauU exummon ) foi all diplomatists and consuls of whom it Ii exacted that they ilull know French , al diplomatic usages , and fcUO i general outline : of famous treaties ns are given In Prof. Bluntschll's ' excellent work on the subject , Sowcll ia stopping at the Kalsorhof with the American commissioners , but the Gor man government has simply Ignored his oxlstcnco. No ofllcial cards have boon loft for him.and tno oftlclal dinner nt Count Herbert Bismarck's to-ulpht will bo hold without him. His plucky action and out spoken words at Apia are remembered , and not forgiven. On Wednesday the members of the com mission went to HclTort's , the great Gorman photographer , and wcro photographed singly and In n group. rAnSONSOHWElNKUHTH'S CLiAlM Pliiylni ; the Pnrt of | the Messiah Mnlcrn Him Illuti. CHICAGO , May 4. [ Special Telegram to Tun Br.E.J George W. Cowdry , .of 8'it War ren avenue , this city , ono of these referred to yesterday ns having had their homes broken up by Scliwolufurth , the alleged Messiah , talked of his trouble nt some length to-day , ho said : "Yes , these pcoplo have caused mo n great deal of trouble and suffer ing. They have broken up my family. I think Schwelnfurth nothing but n confidence man , working upon the faith of silly women for personal gain. Ho went onto that farm nt Hockford with nothing. And ho Is no w worth between JJO.OOO and $ " 5,000. These Hcckmanllcs came to my house until I finally ordered them out , nnd threatened them it they came around again. But my wife goes to their meetings nt Lake View ; mid the worst of it is that she always takes my live children with her , nnd they nro all Bookman - man lies now. I have tried to keep them from being contaminated. But she always slips them awny , , The oldest is nineteen and the youngest six. Mrs. Cowdroy was scon afterwards and asked if she bollovcd In the divinity of Schwelnfurth. "I do. I know what I am talking about. Mr. Schwcinfurth is the only true nnd sinless person , nnu only through him can the world bo saved. Of course you do not believe what I am saying , but it is our duty to tell the world ; nnd If they don't believe they must bo lost. " Mrs. Cowdry has five children. The oldest Is n young lady of about eighteen years of age. Mlbs Cowdry Is quite uretty , and her faith in the Hockford pretender is profound. She said that thcro would be no trouble in the family If her father would only believe n Mr. Schwelufurth. Mrs. Cowdry is tnlk- ng about Mr. Schweinfurth , nnd what ho would like to have her do. She carries outlier lior leader's directions to the letter , and the children are taught to trust In and rovcrenco Mr. Sohweinfurth , whllo they must not bo- llove anything their father may say on the subject. LAND The tiniid That Helen < ; H to Neither State Nor Territory. YANKTOX , Dak. , May 4. iSpccialTclcgram to Tin : Bic. : ] Between the Nlobrarn river and the Missouri , and between the Nlobranx and Koya Paya rivers , forty-third parallel latitude , is a point of land , embraced in the great Sioux reservation. It origjnally ba- longed to the torritoryiiofiBakoJta > JjutafewJ years ago an act of congress' made tho'forty- tblrd parallel the southern boundary of Dakota , from the Missouri river westward , and declared that this point of land would become part of the state of Nebraska , upon the extinguishment of the Indian title there to. This practically leaves it out of any state or territory lor the time being , and it would bo a veritable "No-man's Land" but for the fact that it belongs to the great Sioux reservation nnd is the Red-man's land. The progressive white man has , however , fastened his covetous eyes upon this patch of ground. Settlers are assembling at Niobrnni and nro quietly slipping across the Niobrara river nnd occupying claims upon the tract above described. They are occupying it as individuals and as colonies , but as they in crease in numbers they will doubtless organ ize for mutual protection and defense. Un der the several acts of recognition .by the government this is Sioux territory. It does not become n part of the state of Nebraska until the Indian title is extinguished , but the Indian title can only bo extinguished by a treaty agreement. PUBLIC P1UNTEK , PALME 11. Chicago's Ex-Postmaster Likely to Capture the Place. CHICAGO , May 4. [ Special Telegram to Tun BEH.I A dispatch from Washington in local paper , to-day , said that the president had telegraphed ox-Postmaster Frank W. Palmer , asking If ho would accept ho posi tion of public printer. When a reporter called on Mr. Palmer , ho said the telegram was erroneous ; but ho did not deny that ho had received some communication in regard to the Washington Job. "The president aid not ask mo whether 1 would accept the appointment or not , " said Mr. Pulincr. "But the dispatch contained pleasant news did It not ! " ho was asked. "I can not say. " laughingly replied the ex- postmaster , "I will only say that the dis patch published was incorrect. " Mr. Palmer is always an affable gentle man , but this morning ho was particularly so , Evidently the communication was o : a very satisfactory nature. THIEIl MONEY SNATCHING. A Hey plaices un Unsuccessful At tempt at Thcl't. NEW YOHK , May 4. [ Special Telegram to TUB BEK. I A young English lud , hardly eighteen years old , snatched n $ . " > 00 packugo ot bills from the hands of a depositor at tha .Bank of the Metropolis thls'uftornoon , and ran. Inspector Byrnes happened to bo pass ing at the moment and shouted to two police men to run the boy down. A Broadway ofllcor took up the chnso across the lawns of Union square , when the fugitive tired three shots from a revolver into the ground. At this moment ho ran into the arms of a park policeman. Inspec tor Byrnes has never seen the lad before and ho refuses to give un account of himself , The package of bills was returned to the owner , and the boy was looked up to await further inquiries by the police. 150 Miles Ahlazp. AeiiuM ) , Wis. , May 4 ; Furious tires nro ranging in the northern Wisconsin forests and unless a heavy rain soon falls thcro wll bo more loss to property than has been alicady reported , Railroad men arriving over the Omaha road to-night report the for csts from Ashland to Clear lake , 150 inlles ablazewith many thousand feet of ties bolni destroyed , and some towns are endangered Paymaster Smith , WASHINGTON , May 4. The nuvy dgpart incnt has not been formally advised that As sistant Paymaster Smith has been found but an order was issued this uiorulne ruTTov ing him from duty on the Essex and order Ing him to settle his accounts , It precedents are followed it Is believed at the rtepmmei ! that a court martial as Inevitable. AME1UOAXS IN .1EUUHALEJI. Personal N'nrr-Ulvo of Ono or the Pil grims Ui Palestine. [ Onpl/rfohl IStOliu Jnmet Gonion litnnttt. ' ] JEHUSALnu , April 31. [ Now York Herald Jablo Special to Tun BKE.I The pilgrims rom America loft Cairo on the 4th of April > y special train for Ismnlla , where , ttyj fol- owing morning , wo took the steamer up the Suez canal to Port S.Ud. Thouco the Egyp- Ian mall steamer convoyed us to Jaffa where vo landed on Saturday morning , April 0. On ho afternoon of the same day wo loft in car. Inpcs nnd traveled to Hamloh , where wo topped for the night at the Franciscan hos- ilco. In Iho morning , Sunday , the journey vas resumed nnd nt 4 p. m. , the same day wo ntcrcd thn city of Jerusalem and dismounted outsldo the city , opposite Howard's hotel , vhero wo wore mot by the American consul and largo crowds , who had como out to BOO ho first American pilgrims. The reception was vary enthusiastic. The American flag which 1ms been brought by ho Misses McCurtons from New York , nnd ho beautiful banner of the pilgrims occu- ilcd the central position in the procession , L'ho psalms , "Laetntus Sum , " "Laudato Domlnuin , " "Oinnos Gontcs , " "Bcnodlctus" and the hymn , "Avo Maria Stella , " with the 'Mngnlltcnt ' , " were sung ns wo marched liioiiRli the Jaffa gate , the principal entrance 0 the city , up to the church of the Holy Sepulchre. After the veneration of the tomb of Our 31vino Redeemer , wo proceeded to the Casn > Jbvn , the hospltlum of the Franciscans at Icrusalcin , whore quarters were assigned us , The respect shown to the members of the American pilgrimage by the Turkish soldiers has been quite marked. The visa on our tassports by the Turkish counsel nt Now Yon : , appears to bo of no value , us nn order from the American consul , warning us of the icccsslty for procuring n regular Turkish lassport , if wo wished to proceed a Beyrout , cost all the members of the second nnd third sections the haudsouio sum of 7j } francs , in addition to the sum of o francs , which wore paid to the Turkish con sul before wo left Now York. Of the X francs paid here. 5 go to the American con sul. Not cnco have wo been asked for our tassports , American or Turkish , since wo eft Hoboken. The visa of the Turkish con sul at homo was said to bo good for Alexan dria , Jerusalem and Constantinople. Natur ally there was some indignant feeling over the matter , and the conclusion naturally reached Is that a passport is a very orna mental , but very dear nnd useless piece of paper. As the majority of the pilgrims pro cured the American passports through nn agent , and paid $5 therefor , it is safe to say that the American pilgrims have paid over fCOO for passports alone. When we got to Boyrout wo will see what necessity there is for the last. All the sacred places in and around Je rusalem have been visited. The majority have made the trip to the Jordan and the Dead sen. The very impressive ceremonies of Holy Week , reacting tno events of 1,000 years npo , on the very spot where they oc curred , were well attended. The wild , and 1 might add disgraceful , exhibitions of the superstition and fanaticism of the Greeks , in'tho reception of tholrso-callcd holy flro , whTcTTls tp oil iIesc i'd' dlrocV from heaven , was also witnessed by the pilgrim" . On Monday morning , April 22 , the pil grimage proper to Jerusalem closed. The first and second sections loft nt 7 o'clock fern n tour through Palestine , to Nazareth , the sea of Galileo and Beyrout , whence the members of the second section start on their return trip , and the members of the third on a trip to Constantinople. The members of the flrst section will leave hero on Wednes day morning by coach , for Jaffa , thouco by Alexandria to Paris and homo. DK. IUEKNAN NOT INDICTED. Most of the Asylum Troubles Attrib uted to Overcrowding. CHICAGO , May 4. Contrary to expectation , the gr.md jury to-day completed Its work without indicting Dr. Kiernan , superintend ent of the Jefferson county insane asylum , as accessory to the murder of Lunatic J3urns , for which the asylum attendants are now awaiting trial. In an extended icport on the condition of the asylum the jury attrib utes most of the evils thcro to the extremely overcrowded condition of the institution and the inadequate number of attendants. So horrlblois the overcrowding , the report says , that a large number of the Inmates are obliged to sleep two in abed of Uirec feet in width , and the beds have to bo so located for lack of room that many times the attendants , particularly in the female wards , must crawl over the patients In ono bed to glvo those at tention who are in the bed beyond. , FEAUFUIj FUEL. An Italian Puts Dynamite Torpedoes in an Kuomy'H Utovc. CHICAGO , May 4. The police were this afternoon informed of a dynamite outrage near the Grand Trunk railroad tracks in the southern part of the city , last night. Apaity of Italian laborers occupied an abandoned freight car. Yesterday they decided to go to New York , and all left except Micliaelo Rochl , between whom and the rest a feud existed , Before leaving , ono of them , sup posed to bo Joseph Doffublo , put n number of track torpedoes into the stove , and when Rochl lighted the flro to cook hi- , supper , there- was un explosion which burst the steve into a thousand pieces and wrecked the car. Rochi was dreadfully Injured , and Is lying at the county hospital at the point of death , Wants Another Divorce. WASHINGTON' , May 4 , [ Special Telegram to TUB BEB. jThe j wife of Charles Waiving , who was formerly a painter in Bond street , Brooklyn , but now in Omaha , IP suing for a divorce from her husband for the second tlmo in the supreme couit of King's county , New York. Twelve years ago King llrbl went to Omaha and his wife got a divorco. Four years later ho returned and a reconcil iation was effected , nnd the parties were ro- married. Five years ago he again tired of the cast and rnturned to Omaha. Judge Batrlott yesterday reserved his decision , $ l)0.00n lilbcl Hint. Bosiox , May 4. S , W. McCaul , chairman of the Judiciary committee of the Massachu setts legislature , as counsel for Samuel Fes- eondon , trousurer of the Capo Cod Ship Canal company , ha sued the Boston Trav eller for libel , laying the dampen at $100,000 A Court i'rcHpiitation , | (7ojyr/y'it ' 1883 l > u Jamci Uordon lleniutl.\ \ LONDON , May 4. [ New York Herald Cable--Special to Tin : Br.u.Ll''Utijiuint ] Borup , military secretary of the Unit.id States legation , and Mrs , llorup were pre sented at Friday's drawing room. The Nevada Arrive * , New YOIIK , May4. The rttoauuhlp Nevada from Liverpool , before reported us having been soon at zuit proceeding nidor ono an glue , arrived off Flro jUmi this afternoon ' about the same tlmo that the ioiuurVic : - land i'.rnvtj , PARIS ffl SHOWTIME. Everybody Crowding in to See the Exposition. ANGLO-SAXONS IN GREAT FORCE. As Usual the Cntorors are Ronpina a Harvest. THEATRICALS SOMEWHAT MUSTY Ernporor William Will Visit tha French Capital A NEW PLAY BY EMILE ZOLA. Gounod Is Not Coming to America The Kainous Comnouor lu Too Old to Cross the Sen. Sunday nnd Alonday Ceremonies. ICopitght ; 1SSO bu James Oonfoii UcHii'tt.1 PAIUS , May 4. [ Now York Herald Cable- Special to Tim HUE. | At last this city ia fa vored with a spell of real exhibition weather and everyone Is on the tiptoe of expectation for the two ceremonies of Sunday and Mon day. The Inauguration of the great show is , of course , the subject of polyglot comment , ' In every known tongue , by the myriads of foreigners who already throng the capital , much to the dollght of the Purls bonifaccs , who , ns anticipated , nro reaping a rapid and plentiful harvest. Let them beware , lest the fnto of the hotel sharks who killed the Vi enna exhibition iu 1873 befall them. It is needless to snv that the Anglo Saxon sscins to have supplanted the native Gnul. In all the popular parts of Paris this ubiqui tous language is hoard universally , from cud to end of the city , and in every known ac cent , from that of Inverness to thutof Texas. The most inveterate Gaullphobe could not , just now , deny that Paris is really the center of the world. The auxiliary shows are , perhaps , less attractive than was expected , and no Im portant theatrical novelties nro announced for the season , manngors doubtless opining that their old repertoires are attractive enough for the barbarian Invaders. Military music will , however , bo a great feature , and the lively strains of the martial airs nro heard from every point. A sensational rumor which emanates from Berlin , says the London correspondent of a weekly , is that the Gorman emperor has doj tcrmlncd to come Incognito to BOO the ex hibition. This causes much amusing com ment and speculation as to the disguise ho will have to assume to get safe hero and back again. Boulaugcr's blue spectacles might prove useful. Among the scarce theatrical novelties ol the season the Theatre Libre gave a per- formanca of "Madeline , " a now threo-act drama , written by EmiloCola in his youth. It was written in 1SGO , since which time It has slept forgotten in the retirement or a pigeon-hole. It is a pity that its slum bers should have been disturbed by the enterprising manager of the little theatre in the Boulevard Strasbourg as neither the public nor literature has gained by its production. The plot is the story of n woman , who , towards the end of her career of shame , cornea across a man who is willing to marry her , without asking any embarrassing questions concerning her past. Madeline becomes Mine. Hubert , nnd is happy at first in her husband's love , next in her own affection for the baby that makes its debut in duo time upon the congenial sccno. But Jacques Guuthler , an old lover , also an old schoolo mate of Hubert , is intro duced into the action with tha result that Madeline's happiness Is wrecked. She is finally driven to cbcapo from her intolerable position by poison. The play only scored a success d'estlmo ' nnd it did not deserve oven so much. It was rumored yesterday , that a party by the name of Louis Nathal , of Now York , was in Paris and had arranged with M. Gounod , for a tour in America for next season. Tlioro is , however , not ono word of troth in tha report. This evening a representative of tha llcni'd ' called on the illustrous composer , at his residence ju the Place Malcshorbcs. M. Gounou was just leaving the house , but kindly consented to bo interviewed , nnd , in answer to tne statement us above outlined , ho said there was not ono word of truth In It. Ho nad not seen or over heard of suoh a person. , "I have had no such proposition from any one , and , if I had , I should not entertain It for a single moment , " said M. Gounod. "Jt IB a source of much pleasure to me to know that I have so many warm friends nnd ad ] inlrors in the United States , but at I tola you n year ago , 1 am now too-old to think of going so far away from homo. No , there is no truth whatever In tne ronort. " COTTON It ProdiicoH Ilnlookcdl'or anil Valua- alilo Iti-HciliH an Cow Feed. W \siuxnTON , May I- The agricultural de partment has bocn milking an analysis of butter from cows fed on cotton jiood meal , which produces unlookcdfor results. Tha analysis shows remarkable points i 1. A low percentage of volatile acids. 'i. Aphcnomlnally high melting point. : ) . The strong pcrslstonde of the reducing agent. The first point is of importance ns showing thai the mixing of cotton seed with the feed of cows In the south will tend to rulse tha molting point of butter , thus making it more suitable for consumption in hot climates. Prof. Wiley says : "Tim results are of great Importance , since they show that butter derived from a cow fed on cotton sued meal might bo condemned as adulterated when judged toy ttio amount of volatile uclds present. Since cotton seed meal is destined to bo a cattle fi ; d of great Importance , especially in the southern part of the United State. This in a fact of Interest to analyUts and to dealers , KELAT10N8 WITH CANADA. The Senatorial Commission Pay Chey- rnna it Visit. CUKYBX.VB , \\'yo , , May 4. [ Special Tele- pram to THE Uuii.J 'J'he senatorial commis sion on American lelatlons with Canada paid Cheyenne a visit tc-duy. The party were en- to/tnlned by Govornpr Warren nnd Uelogato Carey. They made many inquiries about Wyoming's resources , and expressed tha opinion that no obstacles would be placed In the wuy of the early tUmlsslon of the terri tory as a itatp. The ro'nmissloners are Bcn atom lloir , Pngti , Allisou and Halo , They left for lie PAfiSi cCJtl tb ! <