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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 ! <