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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. PAST I. . 1-8. | NINETEENTH YEAH. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , AUGUST 25 , 18S9.-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBEK 07. PROSAIC PARLIAMENT The Wlndup of the Present Session a Dull Ono. A FALLING OFF IN ATTENDANCE. 9 * Many of the Members Rollovo the Monotony By Sloop ; BALFOUR AND FOSTER COMPARED Smooth Salllnff For the Present Ohlof Soorotary For Ireland. THE UNHAPPY HOME SECRETARY Mr. Matthowo Koundly Abused No Mailer What Position Ho Talecs Gladstone Htlll a Tower ol' t-tronRtti. A Dull Winditp. \CnpurlgM \ 1883 / ) / Jama Oortlin tltnntlt. ] LONDON , August 34. [ Now York Hor- old Cable Special to THE BEE.I Making oil duo allowance for the exuberance of Tim Hcalny and the sarcasms of Mr. Sexton , the session Is flickering out In rather n hum drum manner. There hnvo been very few members In the house of late and those few might frequently have been observed enjoy ing funtlvo snatches of sleep. There nro some misguided individuals who novcr leave the precincts of the bouso from the tlmo it till ' of "Who homo" opens tho'cry goes ro- " through the lobbies. . Sir Richard Temple is ono of this occon- trlc band. Ho has been in every division but ono , which means that ho has novcr been out to dinner or spent an evening at homo or taken part in any festivities of the season except on Wednesdays" and Satur days. All through the year to vote in every division is surely the most modest ambition Which & member of parliament can sot before himself , nnd whatever credit n man may ro- celvo for It ho ought to receive , but It is by no means a proof that ho is of inucn value , cither to the bouse or the country , that ho has boon regular In his attendance in the house. He may spend bis time muddling his torpid brains ever books in the library or linoringinono of tbo quiet corridors upstairs. When the division boll rings bo walks in , not knowing a tiling about the discussion which has taken place , nnd coring nothing whatever about the question nt 'Issue. His Hole object is to keep up his score nnd secure the smites of the whip by voting straight each time. Something may conic of It when parliament Is dissolved and the .dis tribution of prizes takes place. If not , It makes a very good paragraph foi- the newspapers : "So and so stands nt the bend of the division list again. " It looks well and establishes a certain in definite claim upon the party. Apart from that it is , as knowing ones are aware , r.ll hum bug. In making up the accounts of tbo ses sion one cf the things which people ask Is , who has roado a reputation , or who has spoilt one. one.Tho The answer this year must bo that nothing wonderful has been accomplished by any body. Of course , Mr. Balfour still occupies no most prominent position and everybody A'dmlts that ho has douo well. It is difficult for a man not to do well when ho has tbo greater part of the press at his pack , to say nothlpg of a power ful parliamentary majority and the organization of n great party. Tnus sup ported , why should not a man acquit him self with credit ! Every morning ho wakes up to road encomiums on his courage or genius , coupled very likely with a speech from some ardent supporter , setting forth that be is the greatest statesman of the ugc. The only newspapers whoso opinions ho cares for , praise and magnify him forovor. Parliament has placed a rigid law in his hands , and the army , nt his orders , is well drilled aud well armed to enable him to carry It out. Ho has only to IOAVO every thing alone as much as possible und to allow the police and officials in Ireland to go to work iu their own ways. In addition ho must stand the lire from the Irish members in the house of commons , but the reward of all is simply immense , and therefore it must again be said that there is no reason why a man should not do well under those circum stances. Poor Mr. Forstor had u large section of bis own party against him. Ho had to en counter no end of newspapers liberal und tory and ho wus not cordially supported , MOI even by the prime minister hlmelf. How different is the position of Mr. Balfour. Ho has had nothing PO Imrd to face over since ho lias been in the office as the terrible struggle which Mr. Forstor wont through at the tune of the Kllmainham treaty , and yet no ono had called Mr. Forstor a hero , although his life was hourly iu danger , nnd ho know it , but lie wont about his worlc all the same. Lot us do justice to the dead us well as to the living. Mr. Balfour's ' reputation remains about tbo same , for roulk It could not very well bo forced up much lugher. Other members of the ministry are about whore they stood when the season opened. Mr. Smith has no enemy. Ho sometimes miscalculates the time which certain work will require , and announces a programme which can not bo carried out. but that may not bo entirely his fault , Some disadvan tages must inevitably arise from having the prime minister In the house of lords. It can not bo denied that a good deal of time bus boon wasted In measures whicn never had u ghost of a chance of passing through the house of commons , and dozens of money votes have Ucon rushed through the house at the last moment without five minutes' consideration. This Is not exactly n model way of doing business. It would bo very bard , however , to condemn Mr. Smith for It. Ho has the good-will of the entire house of commons , and this be could not have gained If ho blundered continually In the management of public business. Thcro are the usual rumors of his retirement at tbo closeof the session , but you may safely take It for frnmtod that nobody knows anything positive on that subject ono way or the oth er. Perhaps Mr , Smith himself may be In that stnto of durkness. A minister of whom the people hour most , especially In time1 ; llko those wo huvo re cently pnbsed through , Is the homo secre tary. It nlwaysod seem to mo the most unpleasant - pleasant and undesirable post in the whole administration. If a mob of roughs takes possession of Trafalgar square , or march through the streets smashing windows , as happened throe years ago , the homo eecrc- tiry gets all the blutne. If he ntuuds by the police ho Is furiously ussullcd if ho does not ho U coudoruuoc by the peaceable portion of the public. If on Innocent young woman Is arrested In the streets ho has to bear the opprobrium. Ho can not do right , do what ho may. It a Judge and jury find a prisoner guilty after a pntiont trial , In which the accused lias boon defended by the greatest advocate In the country , the homo secretary Is denounced as n murderer and flond for not reversing their vcrnlct In twenty-four hours. The adminis tration of Justice In this country Is supposed to rest upon tho.lnstltutlon of trial by jury. Nothing of the kind. It turns upon public opinion , which is formed without examina tion of witnesses and on the principle of re ceiving every statement , especially affecting n dead mnn , without challenge. The hotna secretary Is expected to bo down before this tribunal nt the first summons , nnd yet , If ho docs so , the great body of sensible people throughout the country desplso him , and In the end it is the class of opinion which carries the day. Up on the whole , Mr. Mnthows has passed suc cessfully through this ordeal. Ho is emi nently a just mnn and docs what ho believes to bo right in the Maybrick case. Ho thought the ends of justice would bo attain ed by commuting the death sentence and ho gave orders to that effect. People who wrote by almost every post , threatening to kill him If ho did not commute the sentence , will doubtless feel convinced that they got Mrs. Mnybrick off. The fact is , they were very nicely sealing her fate. What about all the others ! Well , there is not much to bo said. Of course Mr. Glad stone ) remains the first member of parlia ment. Even'those who most dislike him ad mit that ho towers above everybody else In debate. Lord Hartington has well maintained his high reputation. Mr. Morley ha'i not advanced. It may oven bo said that ho has fallen back in har mony with the cause of home rule , which clearly makes no progress. Mr. Chamberlain is stuck fast in a very deep rut nnd it is not easy to see how he is ever to get out of it. A great gulf exists between him und tha liberal party. He has made no really good speech this season , his remarks on Mr. Unght's death being a dead failure , his more recent attacks on "dema gogues , these who appeal to. the passions of the people , " placed him in an utterly ridicu lous light. Sir William Vernon Harcourt continues to bo a brawny fighter , and as a party must hnvo at least ono bruiser in its ranks of the Sullivan typo , Sir William Is approved by many of the Gladstonlans. Nobody else on the front of the opposition bench has done anything worthy of mention , although Mr. Henry Fowler always proves himself a good man of business and crows steadily in the estimation of the houso. Lord Randolph Churchill has been regular in his attendance and has mudo but ono speech all through the session. That on tbo royal grants was n model house of commons speech , and greatly pleased all sections of the members , especially in the conservative party. Once nioro they were ready to ac knowledge that they had nobody to bear comparison with him. Unfortunately the good effect of this speech was soon destroyed by some incautious utterances at Walsall and Birmingham. The main principles advocated on those occasions were sound , but the means ho recommended to carry them out were destined to sot largo sections of tlio conservative party against the speaker. This is naturally highly satis factory to these who manoeuvred to elbow him out of the ministry. Still , it remains a fact that Lord Randolph has no equal in the ranks of his party as a debater , nnd his great abilities in administration tvero signally at tested during the. time ho was at the India office aud in the treasury. His eclipse can not bo permanent. Among the private members some , no doubt , have done very well , but the opuor- tunitlcs are few , especially if they sit on the ministerial side of the house , The ministers want their followers , as a rule , to bo silent. The opposition have more chance , but I 6an- not recall just now anyone who has espec ially distinguished himself. It only remains to bo said that the permanent bores of the house have been rather more virulent than ever , nnd that very liberal subscriptions would bo made up for any enterprising par son who would guarantee to bring tbcso members under the operation of the muz zling order. It might bo deemed unkind to give their names. Let us hope that they may turn ever a now loaf before the time for the next meeting comes round. A MEMIIUK or GKN. IJ3G1TIME ABDICATES. IllppolyteV Terms Agreed to and tlio President ticnvrn. BAi.TiMOiii ! , August 31. A special to the Sun from Port-au-Prlnco ( via Mole , Haytl ) says : Lgltimo abdicated Thursday and embarked on a French gunboat. A tempo rary government has boon formed. The northern or Hippolyto's army , was to enter Port-au-Prince yesterday ( Friday ) . Peace is probable. The United States steamer Kcarsargo , bus moved nearer the city. Ad miral Ghcrurdl is muster of the situation. The NOXVH Confirmed. WASHINGTON , August 21. Acting Secre tary Walker to-day received the following dispatch from Roar Admiral Ghcrardl , dated nt St , Nicholas Mole to-day : "Logltlmo ac cepted the terms offered and embarked Thursday afternoon on board a French cor- volte. It is not known where ho will go. Hippolyto's forces occupied the town Friday morning. Wo fear a riot. I have notified the diplomatic corps that I will do all I can to prevent a riot. The French and English captains will act under my ardors. H U very important that a new minister should bo sent immediately. " The United States Steamer Galena has been ordered to sail from New York tomorrow row morning for Hnytl. She will take at least a week to make the trip. Act ing Secretary Walker says it appears from Admiral Gherard's telegram that the worst of the trouble is over now , still it will bo prudent and necessary perhaps to keep a United States man-of-war In Haytlor. waters for BOino time to come to provldn against contingencies which may endanger American interests. The department of state has not yet communicated with Minister Douglo. on the subject of his Immediate departure for Hayti , as suggested by Admiral Ghorurdi. It Is stated as a reason for delay in sending Douglas to his post that this government U In grave doubt as to the proper authority to whom ho should bo accredited , und while this was something of a problem in Lcgi- time's administration , It has become oven more complicated since his departure , as the stuto department Is In entire official' Ignor ance of the terms of capitulation und of the tenure by which Hippolyte governs. A it Expert With tlio Gun. [ Capyrltiht 1S& ) tij Ja-na < 7onl- lltnnat. ] LONDON , August 31. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to TUB BEE. ] The Comtesso de-Paris is an expert with the gun , On the inoor at Moncss , near Aberdeen , she shot forty brace of grouse from hp"- gun on Friday. NOT WITHOUT ITS IIUMOIl , A Funny Kplsodo in Connection With the Maylirlck Case. | Co ; > yrf0M ISS3 lilJdmts Oonlonlcmi'tt.1 LONDON , August 24. fNow York Herald Cablo-Spoclnl to TUB BnB.1-Tho Mnybrick case was not without its humor. Amid all the harrowed feelings excited nnd the com bative differences of opinions , the shrinking dislike that the convicted should bo put to death , and the suspense which was harder than all else to boar , there came on Thursday last In Liverpool ono gleam of pure , un adulterated humor , which the pathos which lay close to it was not able to spoil. This was the advent of the tilted lady frequently referred to , who took such nn eccentric aud remarkable interest in the fate of Mrs. May- brick. The tilted lady Is the Honorable Miss Blank. . She Is quite well known nnd promises to bo oven more eloquently hoard from In the future , boc.iuso a purer nnd warmer exponent of human sympathy docs not live. She wrote Baroness Von Roquo that she was coming down on Thursday. The baroness sent a messenger to meet her at Edgohlll station , and when the tram ciimo in the Honorable Miss Blank appeared also. She descended with some difficulty from the first class compartment. The difilculty was duo to n largo number of parcels , more or less artistically enveloped m various soft nnd alluring shades of brown paper , which formed her traveling adjuncts. Four major parcels were discovered to contain , through the indiscretion of the wrappers , a loaf of broad , a mackintosh , a brochure on the May- brick case and something else. The smaller parcels were material conundrums whoso mystery has not .vet been penetrated. She began to explain the origin nnd purpose of the loaf of brcud , but quickly abandoned It to state the object of her com ing. Once started upon this topic , she rat tled away ceaselessly like n woodland brook flashing under the sunshine. She was llko a woodland brook rippling away under the sun shine because her eyes wcro bright , her voice was musical and her flow of conversa tion was as far ahead of that of a brook as the delivery of a burstod street main exceeds Umt of n soda bottle with the stopper Inter fering. She said a number of things In a few moments , all difficult to understand. She said she haa written the homo secretary a largo number of letters nnd received so small n return in answers that figures , Roman or Arabic , would overdo the mat'.or if they tried to represent the number. She had called on the homo secretary three times , but that court of appeal had entirely failed to appreciate the honor because the elegantly- bound flunky who guarded the door had de clined to inform him. She also said she had received many communications from Mr. Maybrick , in all of which ho had took the trouble to state that arsenic was his regular food und invariable tipple ; that ho never ate or drank anything else , and would not if he could j in fact that ho was for ursonlo first , last and all the time , and id a , period subse quent to that she said that she know Mr. Maybrick well aud had met him often , all of which statements were instantly evident to the messenger ns baseless fragments of rest less fancy. She was so earnest , however , and so lovingly Interested in Mrs. Maybrick that she commanded all respect. She is a plump little lady of fair complexion and a face that wus far from being not pretty. Sno were a green hat with dead bud and outriggers , 'a white lace scarf in several folds , and her openca blue mackentosh displayed that su perfluity of devotion ttmt is common to these who are female und fanciful. She desired and proposed to see Mrs. Maybrick at once. The suggestion that tlig lawald not permit , and that the jail governor would not let her , .could make no impression upon the steely surface of her resolution. She was invited , however , to Mr. Clover's ' office for a time. During the interview wifh the baroness und others she expressed her firm Intention to storm the jail. Upon leaving the oulco she declared that she was going back to London , but instead of taking tbo train she offered her arm to her parcels and escorted them , first through the Northwestern and then through several other hotels. Whether or not she stopped in Liverpool all night was not Known , but she did not co near tbo jail. An Interesting point with reference to the home secretary's decision is the fact that the first suggestion of the position adopted came from Mr. Lawrence Mac , who wrote the sec retary ten days ago a letter , in which ho put briefly and explicitly the point that while Mrs. Maybrick had evidently administered arsenic , Muybrlck's douth from arsenic was far from certain. Lawrence is an old friend of the homo secretary , their intimacy dating back to the days when , they traveled to gether. Another interesting point not yet made public is Mrs. Maybrick'fl own petition. It came from the Walton jail , and was in her own writing. According to law the governor of the jail and the chief officer of every penitentiary is compelled to furnish any prisoner a printed form on blue paper , on which ho can write a petition to the homo secretary. Mrs , May- brick took advantage of this privilege , but her petition , ' as it is now filed , docs not touch upon the main merits of tbo cuso. It is rambling and consists of a general discus sion of the fact that , while she was guilty of infidelity , she was not guilty of anthing else , and that her infraction of ono moral law should not bo used to prejudice her cuso when charged with a fur more serious offense. It concluues with the declaration of her innocence of the crime of murder. Evidently Eiijoylric Himself. [ CnvvrtuM 1S13l > u Jama ( Jordan Jlennttt.i LONDON , August 24. [ Now York Herald , Cable Special to TUB BEB. I District Attorney - tornoy Ridgoway , of Ktng4 county , arrived from Paris yesterday. Ho never looked so big or so well in his life. He left home on July 12 , und will sail for homo on September 13 , and got there In tlmo for the fall term. Ho has had a delightful time , and can say so in English , German and French. On this side of the Atlantic he does not talk United States. Ho followed the Mnybrlok case , and thinks she should huvo been acquitted or hung. An Ann-rloim Newspupar Writer Balls , [ Copi/r'u'it ' ' lS83l > uJainvi Gnriltn Jlcnncit. ] LONDON , August 34 , [ New York Herald Cable Special to TUB Bun. ] Julian Ralph , known as a brilliant newspaper writer from California to Maine , having visited every watering place of note in Europe and the principal capitals , in company with two artlsti who will illustrate his forthcoming book for Harper's , sailed on the Arizona to day for New York. A Gront Find , LEAV'ENWOKTII , Kan , , August 34. About six hundred and fifty bottles of beer were found by the pollco this evening in a disused stable and destroyed. Nobody will claim It , and the suspected owners are temporary prohibitionists. Turks and Cretan * Fighting , LONDON , August M. A dispatch from Crete , which , has been officially confirmed , ays tbero ha * been a sharp eklrinlsu be tween the Turks and the Cretan Insurgents. FORGETTING 1FRAKE. AlBaoa-Lorralno Fat Becoming Bscouollod to Qormany. STRASBOURG GREETS WILHELM. The Cathedral City Gtvos the Prus sian an Ovation. THE SWORD OF WESTPHALIA. Its EJjo { IB Ever Kept Keen , Says tho.Emporor. SOCIALISM'S RAPID STRIDES , The Bavarian Societies Have In creased Their Membership Over Fifty Thousand In Three Years English Isolations. The Conquest of Aliaon-Tjorralno. ( Copyright 1S83 fjj ; A'cic YorH AtMitatctl 1V . ) BRIUIN , August 34. Compared with the visit of the Into Emperor William to Alsace- Lorraine in 187r , the present emperor's visit was a phenomenal success and Indicates the remarkable progress made in Germanizing the provinces during tho. past decade , The emperor made brlof replies to the va rious toasts , etc. , but said not a word at which the French could bo offended. The only incident that can possibly cause anxiety arose from the passport question. The pres ident of the Strasbourg chamber of commerce in being presented to the emperor petitioned him to abolish the present rltrorous regulations. The emperor briefly expressed regret nt bis Inability to do any thing in this direction. By order of Prince von Hobonlohonn imper ial decree was published inStrasbourg to-night expressing the thanks of their majostys for the brilliant receptions accorded them , which the decree says strengthen the conviction that these originally' Gorman territories , inhabited as they are by an honest , intelli gent population will become still more closely attached to tbo fatherland. The oinporor has sent a life-size portrait of himself to Prince von Hohcnlohe. At a gala dinner iu Minister castle to-night Iho emperor , replying tea ; fanstto nishealth , dwelt upon the energy and endurance of the Wcstphalians , whoso principles , ho said , ho imbibed in his youth , { its tutor having been a Wcstphallan. Westphalia has always shown Itself loyal to the Prussian houso. Ho hoped that \Vestphallau sword , which had always kept Its cdgojwoald in the future turo , as in the past , give evidence of its keenness if it should again be necessary to unshcath it in the defence of the newly united fatherland. .Hodrauk "prosperity to Westphalia. " , Copenhagen telegrams announce that the czar and czarina boarded , the imperial yacht ntPeterhof yesterday anil."wore'expected in Copenhagen Tuesday , but ! at the lost mo ment the sailing was postponed , Tne belief now is that the czar will' disembark at Stet tin en route to Copenhagen and have a brief , quiet meeting with the emperor at Potsdam. An Inspired article in the Cologne Gazette on tbo results of the emperor's visit to Os- berne , says the relations petwoe n England and Germany are beginning to bo much more friendly. Owing to the opposition of the radicals in parliament , the English govern ment is compelled to proceed cautiously toward rapprochement with Germany. The Gazette adds : "Whether the czar comes or not there is small hope that the relations between Russia and Germany will improve. " r The Novoo Vromya nnd other loading Russian papers are making open bids lor Turkish support as a counto'r balance to the powerful combination of the central European powers. The ministerial council has decided to re assemble the roicnstug iu the middle of Oc tober for the purpose of submitting to it sev eral important measures. Prince Bismarck and Herr Oslschaeger had a Ions conforcnco to-daj on the subject of the negotiations between the various Ger man governments regarding the new repressive socialist laws. The po lice have prohibited the circulation of a pamphlet which the socialists have just pub lished , with a view to enlisting public sym pathy. The Silosian Gazette publishes sta tistics showing an uninterrupted growth of socialism. The city of Berlin in 18S2 con tained twenty-four socialist secret societies , now it contains over 100. Bavaria in 18SO had 1,031 societies with 53,030 members. She now has 3,300 societies with 132,000 members. Referring to the report that a deputation of Cretans were going to solicit Emperor William's protection , the Post says that such a stop will bo in vain , as the emperor has en tered into no obligations for the protection of subjects under Turkish rule. It is reported that TJppo Tib's son has sr- rived In Zanzibar , and that he will mediate between Captain Whs man and Bussiros to restore peace. The recent rise In the price of diamonds has attracted the attention of German opera tors who had made extensive purchases of Dobours shares In the London market and Intend to have them quoted on the Berlin bourse. The Dobeers mine practically con trols the market. The Idea is to limit the production and thus maintain prices. FAU < ED FOR HALF A BULLION. Tlio Dlahler Waiiou Company of 81. Paul GOOB 10 thhWalI. ST. PAW , , Minn. , August . | Special Tel egram to THE BKK. ] ThejJ. H.Mahler com pany , of this city , ono of tle { largest carnage and wagon houses In the . \vost , mada a vol untary assignment to-day jfor tbo benefit of its creditors to exrCongrcssman John L. McDonald. The statement of assets und lia bilities has not ff t been tiled , but from the magnitude of the compony'ta operations , the liabilities will not fall short of halt a million dollars. The failure caused a sensation In commer cial circles , us the company has been doing a business through the west second onlv in im- portan co to that of Studebaker Bros. U is learned that the company has been in finan- clal straits for several months , but the ofll- cers mortgaged their properly and expected to wea thor the storm until to-day. A lane amount of paper fell duo und wus allowed to go to protest. The ofllcera of the company uro J. H. Mahler , present and treasurer ; L. 13. Clark , vice president , and II , M- Miller , secretary. The company has been in business twenty years. Plerrcj's Bohnnl Hoard innotlnii. PjKimE , Dak. , Ausust 21. [ Special Tele gram to TUB HEI : , ] ! The city election " 'today to vote bonds of 810,003 to build wird school houses carried by a Hrjo majority , bairn ; practically unanimous. Kcnlc-statodeals are growing lively , and tlio > lj full of excur sionists. DUNKAVISN'S ' IiKTTlSIl , The Titled Ynuhtmcit Writes Con cerning Vnlkyrlc. lOopl/rfflfit / ISX > ' ) ) / JrtmM Qnntnn flennitt. ] LOKOON , August 24. [ Now York Herald Unblo Special to Tim UKE.J The following communication baa been received : To the Editor of the Now York Herald : I llnd that an erroneous impression as to my action with respect to the America cup challenge prevails In soiuo quarters , and as It Is duo to confusion to cablegrams that re cently passed between the Iloynl Yacht squadron and Now York Yacht club , I wish to explain the true position of affairs. Re ferring to the Royal Yacht squadron's cable gram on the 4th lusttho New York Herald's London edition said that the reply received" from the New York Yacht club was that the "Valkyrlo may prepare , " and this mistake was repeated In many other journals. As n matter of fact , tlioso words formed Iho con cluding paragraph of the Royal Yacht squad ron cablegram , which ran ns follows : "Your Interpretation of the deed and the suggestion that the objection In our Icttor of Juno 27 can bo overcome , niters the case. The challenge holds good , provided the cup can bo hold subject to n challenge under the Volunteer-Thistle conditions , and provided the necessary extension of time bo granted , tbo Valkyrie may prepare. " The reply from the secretary of the Now York Yacht club , dated August 0 , was : "Cablegram to Smith received. When you withdrew your challenge for Urn Ameri ca cup the committee was dlsclurgod. A meeting of the club cannot now bo called un til its return from the squadron's crulso. " The trnnbposltlon of words , though no doubt unintentional , may have an effect , Im portant to mo as It may seem , to cast the responsibility for not sailing on my should ers. Had the Royal Yacht squad ron received n message saying that the Vulkyrlo might prepare , I should hnvo considered such reply as indicating that the terms mentioned in the Royal Yacht squadron cablegram would bo agreed to , IUH ! i would have at once prepared my vessel to cross the Atlantic. It is obvious however , that the Now York Y.icht club's mcssugo convoyed nothing that could justify mo in assuming that the match could tuko place and In getting ready for sen , as the season was getting fur advanced , and , as making duo allowance for the tlnio neces sary to prepare the Valkyrie for sea , run her ncross and get her In trim for racing ! on the other aide , it hud become evident that I could not possibly rano In America thisyear , oven if I laid the vessel up there for the winter. I sent the following cablegram to J. V. S. Oddsc , secretary of the New York Yacht club , on the lOtn lust. : "Havo anxiously awaited n definite reply to'the squadron's last cable. Even if a satis factory answer bo now received there is no time to prepare , cross and race the Valkyrie. Cannot sail. Have written. " This cablegram I confirmed in the follow ing letter : $ "ROTAI. YACHT SQUADRON CASTLE , COWES , August 10 , 1SS9. Dear Sir : I have this date sent you the following cablegram : 'Hnve anxiously awaited a definite reply to the squadron's lust cable. Even if satisfactory answer bo received , no tlmo to prepare cross. and race the Ynlkynp : Therefore can't sail ' this year. Havo'wrlt'ton. ' It would take mo at least a fortnight to prepare my ship for the voyage and two or three weeks on your side to got ready to [ race , and it is the advanced season of the year when a quick run across cannot bo anticipated. It Is obvious that if any answer satisfactory to the Royal Yacht squadron is returned to their cable of the 4th instjl could not bo in time to race. I ain therefore reluctantly compelled to recognize that owing to circum stances beyond my control a match is ou.t of the question this year. You will pardon my pointing out that if , the committee of the Now York Yacht club had agreed to either of the propositions made in my letter of Maj 4 and June 21 , the result would have been different. In my letter to you in May I begged that a match might bo sailed , aud any difference between the two clubs as to the terms upon which the cup was to be held in the future settled afterwards , and in my letter to Mr. Smith , of Juno 24 , I said if the Now York Yacht club found themselves un- nblo to offer the America cup as a prize I was anxious to sail against whatever yacht would have boon selected to defend it , either for a prize of equal value or for nothing at all. I cannot but express my great regret that neither of the propositions were accepted. Had they been so , and assuming , as is suggested in your letter of July 10 , that the difficulty about the now deed of gift could bo overcome , matches would have taker place. I am sorry that the Now York Yacht club looked unon the letter of the Royal Yacht squadron , dated Juno 27 , as a withdrawal of my challenge. The Royal Yacht squadron refused to con firm the challenge , subject to certain conditions , affecting future challenges , to which it took exception. Such a conditional refusal to ratify might , I should have thought , boon looked upon as a definite with drawal. Notwithstanding the impossibility of racing this year , I bopo the Now York Yacht club will reconsider the cablegram of the Royal Yacht squadron of the 4th insf. , and , If a satisfactory answer Is returned , I trust that my challenge may bo considered as merely postponed , as in that event tbo Val kyrie will bo ready early next season to meet any vessel that could have sailed acrainst her had the match taken place at the tlmo originally proposed , I have the honor to bo yours very faithfully , DUNHAVUN. This letter , I ttilnk , covers the whole case with the exception , perhaps , of ono point. ThoNew York Yuctit club notified mo in ( their letter of July 18 , that the following resolution was passed at the fourth general meeting of the club : "Resolved , That the Now York Yacht club do not put up u special cup for competition In the match with tlio Vulkyrlo , as suggested in the earl of Dunraven's Icttor of Juno 34 , 1SS9 , to the chairman of the America cup committee , but that all club events bo open to him and that the earl of Dunravon bo notified by the secre tary. " The Now York Yacht club appears to huvo misunderstood my letter of Juno 21. I made no point of the special cup. Neither did I suggest that the New York Yacht club ebould put up any prl/o whatever. What I said was , "I attach no importance to the na ture of the prlzo. All I care for Is the inter est belonging to a fair competition between tbo two vessels. If the Now York Yacht club find themselves unableto , offer the America cup as u prlzo , I shall bo ready on my part to sail against whaUvcr yacht Is selected to defend it , either for a prlzo or equal value or for nothlny ut all. " The italics I huvo added , and If there was any doubt about my mean ing , it was farther elucidated in a letter of the same date to General Paine , In which I said ; "Icannot , however , afford to race for a largo sum , but should bo glad if the sum , If any , that wo sail for bo such as to enable the victor to buy something commemorating the event , " I may add that no further Intelligence hnsbeen received by the Royal Yacht squadron up to ilato. DUNIIAVEN YACHT , VALKVHU : , COWES , Au gust SW. till'B HAD IjOST ITS MGIIT. The Dentil of His \Vlfo DrlvoH n Chi- CHKO Mart to.fitiloidc. CiiioAno , August 31. [ Special Telegram to Tnr. BKK. ] Thousands of traveling men throughout the states will bo surprised to learn that Samuel Koionb\ , who has boon on the road over since ho was big enough to crawl into n railroad car , has taken his own life. life.Ho Ho has boon despondent for n number of weeks on nccount of the death of his wife who dlod two months ngo , and shortly before noon to-day ho went to his residence nt Twenty-ninth street nnd Fmr nvonuo , nnd going to the bed room in which his wife died , ho tired n bullet into his brain und expired almost Instantly. Mr. Rosonbaum , who for the last eight yours had been the head salesman for James II. Wnlkcr & Co. , came down to the now shoo store of tbo firm nttho corner of MarKct and Adams streets , at 8 a , in. to-day , nnd chatted pleasantly with- his assistant for about an hour. Suddenly he became morose nnd commenced to talk to himself. "What Is the trouble with you , Sam ! " asked n member of the firm , who nolicod the sudden change that came over Mr. Rosen- baurn , Mr. Hosenbuum nt first did not take any nottco of what was said , but when tbo ques tion was repeated ho remarked sadly : "Oh , I cannot get over it. " Ho then went homo , and upon arriving there killed himsclt. Mr. Rosonbaum was fifty-five years old , nnd leaves quite n largo estate. Ills sales during the tlmo that ho has been with James II. Walker & Co. have averaged $1,000,000 a year. Rosenbaum was n wholesale salesman al most all his life. Ho worked In Milwaukee before ho cnmo to Chicago , and In this city was with Carson , Porio & Scott , and then with A. T. Stowttrt & Co. Upon Mr. Stewart's death the branch Chicago was re moved to Now York. James H. Walker , formerly Chicago manager for Stowurt , or ganized the firm of James H. Walker & Co. . and took Roscubaum in us one of his sales men. TUG OKOMX CASE. Botli Sides Exiirens Themselves ns Heady For Trial. CHICAGO , August 34. [ Special Telegram to THE Buc.l Both the prosecution and the defendants in the celebrated Cronm case aver to-day that they are ready for the trial next Monday. At least all the attorneys for the defense have expressed themselves ns being ready und willing to go on with the trial , with tlio exception of Attorney Forest , who says he can't toll and will not know until court opens to-morrow. There are VOKUO suggestions offered by those who are in position to know that this eagerness to go on Is merely a bluff .on the part of both the prosecution and defense for the purpose of prompting the other slao _ to ask for a con- tlnunnce. However MrTEongoneckor states ' ' in'vo'ry emphatic term ? that the stato'Wants rib further delay , nhd'wlll ask for no con tinuance under any circumstance. There U much speculation as to what course the de fendants will pursue. Some of the suspects may demand a separate trial , and thus draw out the state before the main conspiracy case is tried. Another possibility is that some of the defendants may ask for a continuance , while others of the accused may demand an. Immediate trial. Judge Longonccker ex presses little four of this , however. Will Move For Separate Trials. CHICAGO , August 24. 'rho attorney for O'Sullivan , Martin Bunco and ex-Detective Coughlin notified the states attorney that when the Cronln case comes to trial , they will move for separate trials for their clients. The states nttorncy will resist the motion. MUKDKHED AND CKEMATED. A Wyoming .Ranchman Shot and Then Burnctl. LAIUMIE , Wyo. , August . [ Special Telegram - gram to THE BCK.J The mystery surround ing the murder of Roburt Burnett , the eccentric Polo Mountain ranchman , has at lust been solved. Dwlght Rockwell , who was arrested as an accessory , to-day made n statement to the effect that Burnett was shot down in his cabin by George Black , uftcr which Black und himself took the body to a gully and cremated it. Some of the bones wcro afterward concealed in a gopher hole , nnd Rockwell conducted the officers to the place this afternoon. All the testimony at the Inquest confirms the Rockwell story , Tlio murder wus the result of land troubles , both Black und Burnett claiming the right to the ranch the latter occupied on the Fort Sanders wood reservation. Wind Wracks u Circus Tout. TOLEDO , August 24. This afternoon a heavy ram nnd hail storm passed over the city. It struck a circus tent , lifting the can vas nnd throwing the tent over on ono side , crushing down the seats. A wild scone of terror resulted. In the panic women fainted and children screamed. It is a miracle that there wcro so few casualties , The most se rious case was the breaking of the log of u young girl , but over 100 people suffered bruises and contusions. Cruiser IJItlH Wantrd. WASHINGTON , August 21. Advertisements were reissued to-day from the stnto depart ment for bids for the construction of the three 2,030 , ton cruisers , for which excessive proposals were opened Thursday , The now advertisements have certain important dif ferences that are expected to Induce contrac tors to offer bids that will full within the ap propriation. _ Mt the Flro Witli KCI-OHCIIO. Dnevmi , August 24. Durlntr the present month twelve persons Imvolost their lives in this city and vicinity by using kerosene to start the lire. To-day's record shows two more added to the list. Mrs. Dulmadgo , the mother of the assistant fire chief of the city , und Mrs. Jeff Orr , of Durango , wore fatally burned while pouring oil from a can into the stove. A MiH tssl | > i > l Election Foaturn , JACKSOX , Miss , , August 24. At Newman's grove yesterday a general shooting match occurred at u primary election , which re sulted In tho'dcath of W , H. Brads ton and the fatal wounding of W , l'Bradstou. . Three others , Hawkins , Jim Lamer und a man named Toud wcro badly wounded. Tlio Weather Nebraska Generally fair , cooler , winds shifting to northerly , Dakota Fair , generally cooler , northerly winds. Iowa Fair , stationary temperature except in western portion , slightly cooler Monday , southerly shitting to westerly winds. POINTS FROM PARIS. Natives From the Troploa Complain of the Cold Woathor. THE SHOOTING SEASON OPENS. Phonannts nnd Sparrows Will Have to Keep Shady. A SENSATION ABOUT SARAH. Bornhardt Exhibits Gront Nerve at Her Husband's Fuaoral. AMERICA AS THE HOME OF ART. Superb ItonibrandtR Purchased Jly an AdmlrorVliltclav Held En- tcrtnl'na Representative Work * li\K Men nnd Women. at tin ; French Cnplt O. 1SSO 1)JmiiM | fJoixton Itcmietf.l PAIMS , August 24. iNow York Herald. Cable Special to TUB lui ) : . | The weather continues cold and windy nnd wo have find showers of rain every ton minutes. Slnco noon the tnormoinotcr has registered M de grees Fahrenheit. The Egyptians , Algerians and nil the dark-skinned inmates of. the ex hibition nro in despair nt what they call winter weather. Tholr tooth chatter nnd they look as If they would llko to go south again , To-morrow the shooting season opens in most of the departments near Paris. All day hundreds of chasseurs , In highly theatrical costumes , russet leather leggings nnd mcdimvul caps with feathers , have been driving to and fro m cabs with guns slung ever theirs ho uldt-rs. Hundreds of setters nnd pointers nro whisking about ever the asphalt , and , altogether , Paris 1ms a very sportsman-like appearance. Every Parisian who owns or can borrow a gun and dog will bo out early to-morrow banging away nt nil sorts of gnuio , from pheasant down to little sparrows. Sarah Bernhardt , who has so wonder fully impersonated death in all its phases , bus just had a painful experience of its dread reality on the occasion oC the funeral of her husband , Damnla. A report was spread by the Rappel to the effect that when the body/ was carried down to the ground lloor of the house the coffin was found to bo too small , and It took nn hour to make It largo enough. "During the operation , " said the report , ' the body wus placed in an arm chair , and Hcrnhnrdt had the courage to support the head on her shoulder for sorno tlmo. The sight was blood-curdlingand created sadness among those present. " w , In consequence of this statement Dr. Gaunul , the physician who superintended the ombalmont of the body , baa wrltten'tho following Icttor to the editor of Rappel : "Bonding an article in Rnppol relating to the sad incident said to have taken place at the funeral of M. Damnlu , I beg * "correct involuntary errors. The coffin was of tha ordinary size , but on account of the difilculty of lowering it from the first to the ground lloor I proposed to tiavah Bernhardt to leuye it down stairs nnd bring down the body in an arm chair. The body was not immediately placed In the coffin simply because , according to the Greek rite , the latter had to bo blessed by a priest before hand. It was then that Sarah Bernhardt held her husband's head. This ceremony over , the body having boon placed in the coffin with the visage uncovered , touching religious chant * were cntoned , which caused Bornhardt to shed abundant tears. Mine. Sarah Born- hardt's courage was oven greater than wa stated In your paper , for sne was present during tbo whole process of embalming , which was most trying on account of the ad vanced state of decomposition of the body , and she Insisted upon herself arranging her husband's ' hair and board as ho used to wear them during his life. " That westward is the irresistible destiny of pictures , ancient and modern , collected in Paris , has again been exemplified by the fact that Princess de Sagan has sold to an Amer ican three superb Rcmbmndta that formed part of her cullery. Minister Whltclaw Reid and Mrs. Reid en tertained at breakfast to-day Scripps Lcaguo of Worklngmcn's expedition. Mrs. Lenora M. Barry him the scat of honor on the right of Mrs. Reid , and Miss Emma Durschlog oc cupied tbo right of Chuuncoy Depow , Among those present were Norman J. Coleman , Julian Hawthorne , General Franic Summer- villo Tucir , Prof. Riley nnd Napoleon Noy. Mr. Reid , Mr. Depow and Mr , Napoleon Noy honored the occasion by appropriate speeches. THE MILiMONAlUE'B VICTIM. Tlio Jollot PrlHoner's Story Corrobor ated Ity 1IU Mother. CHICAGO , August 24. To-day developed another installment of the real life "ro mance of a poor young man. " The actual name of the young fellow who , under tbo name of George Dunning , is serving a four- year term iu Jollot prison ns the result of his love for H millionaire's daughter , is Ernest Dunnlvant. His father , nn old Chicago printer , died four years ago , leaving a widow , seven daughters and two sons. Upon the earnings of Ernest thd tuinlly were de pendent after the death of his father until the boy went to prteon. Since then the family existence has been maintained by a severe struggle. The mother was seen by a reporter to-day und corroborated the story told In these dis patches yesterday about her son , giving the story in detail , She said that the million aire's ' daughter cama baok to the city last year after a Ions absence and called on her ( Mrs. Dunnlvant ) and spoke indignantly of Ernest being In prison and wanted the moth * or to wrlto to him how much she thought of him and how much she would help him when ho got out. The girl said aha herself had been practically In prison during her absence from Chicago. Mrs , Dunnlvant added that HO in o time last year nn attorney wus recommended as a man who could not bo bought off. J went to him nnd ho said he Would assist mo. He wanted some letter * from the girl. The attorney said hu had made this same millionaire settle for two Hcrupo.s ho hud got Into , and by showing tha letters to him would get Erncit pardoned out. I cava him the letters , and that was the last I ever heard of them. " Stuuinshlp Arrivals At London Sighted i LaCampugno , from Npw York for Havre ; the Ohio , from Phila delphia for Liverpool ; the Hamuionla , from New York tor Hamburg , At Now York The Servia nnd City of Belfast , fro i" Hamburg ; the Umbria , from Liverpool