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ff\ NINETEENTH YEAeT : OSAHAT SUNDAy MOKNING , ' EEBKUAEY 1) ) , SIXTEEN PAk\i • NUMBER 230. " I
TAME MAS A PRETENDER
Prlnco Phllllppo'a Roagon for Ro-
turnlnp ; to Franco
HIS DUTY AS A FRENCHMAN
Ho Wlslic.l to Knllst nmt Servo Ills
Country an n , 1'rlvftto Soldier
No Action Tdkon by
V llio Deputies
S , ; _
TVIiv Prince Phillippo lloturnod
[ Covyrltilit JKWbi ; Jamil Wordarj Utnn'.lU\ \
Paius , Fob 8 [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to The Hbb.1 Uii to the tlmo
of cabling tbo fair , curling locks of the
Duo d'Orlcans bavo not developed nny ten
dency to turn gray , as did tboso of the tris-
onor of Chillon The dungeons of thnt fa
mous castle compare unfavorably with tbo
apartment occupied by Prince l'htllippo In
the conclorgcrie This spacious room , which
the presiding ludgo of the assizes Is In the
habit of using as an ofllco , is the ono in
which Priaco Kapolcon once passed a brlof
i term of imprfsontnont It docs not contain a
> - superfluity of f urnlturobut the bed is the best
tbo prefecture of pollco could supply onBbort
notice , and the four chairs are upholstered ,
On being inoarceratod tbo prlnco observed
hat , having passed several years in India ,
no was of n shivery tcinporment , A fire was
lit in bis room nnd the comforts of tbo lnnor
! man were not neglected His dinner ,
" orilcred from the restaurant Du Harroau ,
consisted of the following courses : Cou-
* eommo or turbot , with green sauce ; beef
ateak , with mualirooms ; seas au burro , pears
nnd biscuits and a bottle of palo ale The
prisoner made n square uioal , retired at half
past 10 aud was up in the morning at 8
oclock A good nights sleep had refreshed
nnd composed him nnd all traces of the nor
tous oxeltcniont ana fcverlsbnoss of the
provlous day dlsnppoarod After bis cafe
au lalt tbo prince passed n couple of hours
rondlng the newspapers , of which
Icavo was given him to order
as many as bo pleased , Ho wrote to Presi
dent Carnet a loiter , in whicli ho explained
tbo motives thnt bad brought htm to Paris
Meanwhile Duo d'Luyncs proscntod himself
nt the prison and begged to bo admitted to
bco bis friend , Receiving a reply that such
authorization bad bcou given only in ttio
case of M. Uochor and the prlnco's relatives ,
accompanlod by M. Arthur Mover of the
Gnulois bo called upon M. Constuns , who at
once gave orders that tbo Duo d'Luyncs
should bo allowed to see bis friend Before
, availing lilinBelf of this permission the due
" y called at a flrst-class restaurant and
. Instructed the proprietor to send the best
. J" ho bad to the Imprisoned prince
\ As fjoj : bis sorvlco Prlnco Philliupo can bavo
bottling to comnlala of , for nn old servant of
King Phlllluo yesterday took to the restaur
ant where the Due d'Orloans ' meals are pre
pared tbo late llnon , crockery ware and plat
bearing Louis Pblllipo's Initials , with a strict
recommendation that these articles bo used
only for the son
Mcantimo tbo ministers wore in council at
the Elyseo M. Constnus furnished his col-
H lenguos with all the details rclatlvo to tbo
H ancstof the Due dOrloans ' It was decided
B thut the law of cxpulsion.passcd in.Juue , . .
B 1660 , should bo carried out to the latter and
B that Prince Pbilllppo should bo tried before
B . n proper court This is the eighth section of
the pollco court
It was Just as the Duo d'Orloans was nt-
M tacking bis luncheon that two inspectors en-
H tercd itho room to carry into cfTcct tlio
H , decision of the ministerial council The
prlnco rose from the table without a word
B and followed tbo ofllcors to tbo cabinet of
I tbo procuraur do la Rcpubllquo , where bo
found M. Qucsnay dolieourapaier , the public
) L | prosecutor , aud M , Lozo , prefect of police ,
w xj- Acquainted with the decision taken , Prince
H Phillippo said quietly ;
I "I have not enmo as a pretender , but as a
prlvato citizen "
H In tbo cichtb section pollco court , which
was unckod with lawyers , the prisoner , who
was shown ton scut , bore himself coniposed-
ly , thovgh his face was palo
H "Vou know , uionslour , " said the prosidlng
H mnrlstrulc , M. Turdlff , that there is a law
H forbidding you to return to Franco Why
fl did you roturnl"
H | "I came to Paris , " was the roB -
B ply , given in firm tones , "to
enlist as a privuto soldier I consider that to
J bo my duty as a Frenchman and my right
H as a citlzon Tbo law to which you rcfor ib
a d law of exception which I canuot recog-
I nlzo "
BJ J I. Tardlff romanced that the court was
Bj not concerned with the justice or injustlco of
BJ the law In question but had merely to apply
H& it , Ho observed that the court might con
BP- - - lilor that the prlnco bad been prompted by
BF r laudable sentiment
BT " ' VAt this juncture Multro Buffotson , n roynl- I
BT 1st senator , after whispering to the Duo |
BJ d'Orloans , rcmarliod to the bench that the
Bj law accorded n prisoner thrco days In which
BJ to propnro his defense
BE M. Tardlftagrcod aud granted the adjourn
BJ ill cut demanded
BJ Tbo prlnco bowed , retired from the court
BJ and was conducted to the couciorgorio Dur-
BJ ing tbo afternoon M. Hochor aud Due
BJ d'Luyncs paid a visit to the prlnco , who
BJ chatted with tbcm llghthcartedly After
BJ they had loft bo begged the prison ofllcinls to
BJ Instruct the restaurant keeper who supplied
BJ him with meals to servo dinner at 6 p. m.
BF Koyal friends are glad to learn that the
H prlnco's appetite has not boon interfered
BJ with by the air of the conclergcric ,
BJ Tlio Princes Ijpttcr to Carnet
H Paris , Fob 8. The duo d'Orloans ' has
H wrltton a letter to President Carnet appeal
H ing for permission to servo his country , The
BJ republican majority in the chamber approves
BJ tbo attitude tbo Kovornmont has taken in do-
Bft y cidlng upon the Bluiplo enforcement of the
Bb expulsion law , The loft looks upon the
BJ dukes uct as a inero boyish cscapada and
BJ holds that ha should bo tried ana sentenced
BJ % to nsscrt tbo majesty of the luw , but after
BJ cutenco bo should bo pardoned and sent out
BJ of France , Thus the luw would bo uphold
BJ and there would bo no royal victims of ro-
BJ publican persecution , The right has aban-
BJ doucd its Intention to Interpellate tbo gov-
Bj crnmeut
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I Tlio Doixillus Talco No Autlon
B ] [ Oipi/rltflil lMIj Jainn Gordon Iliinett,1
BJ " Pms , Tob 8. | Now York Herald
BJ Cable Special to Tub HtE.I There was
BJ an uuusually lively sitting In tbo chamber
BJ this afternoon Everybody was on the
BJ qui vivo in expectation that soma
BJ conservative member would lnter-
BJ pcllato the government regarding the
BJ young Duo Phillippo dOrloans ' AU
B . gnllcrlcs were filled with spectators and the
BBJ usual uronry expanse of uascullno black
f * > coals aud bald beads was brightoued by the
BJ dainty gowns and hats of numerous ladles
BJ Hut their expectations were all In vain Or-
BJ Btors came and orators went , but although
they all had n great deal to say and socmed
to think that what they wcro Baying wus of
vast Importance tbcro came out of the thrco
or four hours of continuous words nothing
more exciting ttian the validation of an elec
tion nnd the Invalidation of another Shortly
after 7 o'clock tbo sitting odjournod , the dis
appointed nudlcnco going homo without hav
ing hoard a syllahlo about what was going to
bnppcn to the high-spirited descendant of
Henri IV In the corridors , however , the
general Idea was thnt the prince would bo
condemned to the minimum term of im
prisonment prescribed by law , which Is two
years
I mot M , Lalsant , ono of the prominent
Uoulangor deputies , as ho was leaving the
chamber , and asked his opinion on the sub
ject Ho said : There is no doubt
that tbo Due d'Orlcans ' will bo
condemned according to the terms of the
law ho has deliberately broken , Ho can ex
pect nothing else nnd the government enn
pursue no other course It Is entirely proba
ble , though , that nftor tbo letter of the lnw
bns been tnus compiled with Prcsldeut Carnet
not will oxorclso his power of pardon and
the romantic youth will bo taken across the
frontier , none the worse for a fo.v
days In the conclcrgorlo nnd having
covered lilmself with glory In the eyes of tils
family nnd supporters There was a little
talk of Interpellating tbo government on tbo
subject , uut tbo Idea was abandoned The
government would certainly bavo secured a
vote of coulldonco from the chamber and
they would have had the trouble for noth
ing "
I interviewed several other deputies
and a number of well posted
journalists , nnd In nearly every case the
above opinion was substantially repeated R
"Wnat would have boon gained by an in
terpellation , " oxclntmcd a prominent royal
ist "Kithor wo would have overthrown the
government or the government would bavo
hud its own way In the latter case wo
would have accomplished nothing , and m the
former the prince would bavo remained in
prison until a now government bad como
Into power , which , being inevitably republi
can , would hnvo treated the prince precisely
as ho will now bo treated "
An ICimllsli Pool Plnyrr'H Challenge
LCopj/1 tyhl llOObu James Gonlon llennctt.1
Lomiov , Fob 8. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tub Hee.1 Frenchmen
have ployed billiards in America and Ameri
cans have played billiards In Franco , but it
still remains for an Englishman to cross
cues with an American Mr John Roberts ,
jr , Is willing to bo the pioneer , though not
at billiards Tlio game , as played here , is
not at all like tbo gaiuo as played in the
United-States. Mr Hobcrts could vanquish
easily any Amorlcan player at the English
game nnd there are u number of Americans
who could defeat him at the balk line game
nnd perhaps at straight rail billiards At
pool there is u fair ileid for both sides , as
the difference between the games played on
both sides of the Atlantic are of no cense
quenco Mr Roberts has issued a chullengo ,
tli rough the Herald , to the pool piny era of
America , nnd in it ho offers to play any rea
sonable number of games of nyramid pool
for 500 or 1,000 a side Ho desires that
half of tbo games should bo played In Lon
don and the ether half in the United States ,
each man tojiay his own traveling expenses
nnd the winner of tbo majority of the games
to tnke the stakes and gate money It is not
unlikely that Mr.noberts' , cbullengo will bo
accepted , as there are a number of export
pool plavers in America The greatest of
those , Albert Frey , has died within twelve
months , but Malone ran Frey very close
nnd should tbo cbullengo of Roberts bo accepted
ceptod ho will probably bo pitted against
the English champion
London Nnt > s.
[ C'niyrfM ; 1B00 by James Gimlnn nemutt.1
Losdok , Teb 8. | Now York Herald
Cublo Special to Tub Hek.1 Abraham
Lincoln , son of Mr Robert Lincoln , has for
the Urst time bocn pronounced out of dan
ger Dr Jones or Chicago , who was the
cause of young Lincoln's removal from Ver
sailles , states that tbo malady was blood
poisoning , and that ho is In a fair wav to
speedy recovery unless a relapse should take
place
Ex-Consul General Waller Is back ugalu
in London on some business affairs Ho sails
in a fortnight for America
Agnes Huntington stated yesterday tba >
she had not completed her arrangements for
opcratlo tour , but bIio Is considering an offer
of a thrco weeks tour of Paul Jones in '
the provinces
Minnie . Palmer opens nt tbo Gaiety on tbo
15th.
15th.Tho
The engagement is announced of Miss
Wbltakcr , the American soprano , to Dr
Crowo of Windsor Tbo marrlago is ar
ranged for April
No News of Pimitzn
London , Fob 8 News from Sofia of to
days date makes no mention of tbo execu
tion of Pnnitza and his accomplices It Is
stated that Zankoff and Mathcjcff wcro the
ring leaders in tbo conspiracy Mathojoff
received from the Pan-Slavlst society at St
Petersburg 1120,000 with which to carry on
operations All ml boron ta of ZaakofJ are
now flying for their lives and taking refuge
in Sorvia
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Culled on tlio Provident
Wasiiixotox , Feb 8. A coinmlttoo from
the equal rights convention called on the
ptcsldent today und presented him with a
copy of the nddross adopted by tbo conven
tion Tlio proslaont expressed sympathy
with the movement and assured tire com
mittee that ho would do nil he could within
the law to amelloruto the condition of the
colored people
For Klilniipnint ; n Nnnntor
lln.i' .MA , Mont , Feb 8. Shorlff Pnrkor ,
who was on his way to Uolona with Stnto
Scnutor llreckor , was arrested at Uozoinan
this afternoon by the shoritl of Gallatin
county on tbo charge of kidnapping the son
ntor Ho waived examination und was
placed under bonds As the mutter now
Btands Ureckor Is at liozoman with the
stierlff
Nnvnjo Indians lMolfled
Ddiuxuo , Cole , Fob 8. Rollablo persons
from the San Juan roservatiou report every
thing all quiet with the Navajo Indians nnd
that no further trouble is anticipated , The
trouble originated with a runogndo sub chief
named Costlaua , who had a following among
the bucks , but the older members of the tribe
refused to join bim
Klglitlnirtlio l.otiory Hill
MiSN'KAroi.is , Fob 8. A Hismarok , N.
D. , special says a member of the bouso says
that twenty members of that body have
agreed to sustain the governors ' veto of the
lottery bill when It comes up It will tuko
twenty-one votes to defeat its passage ever
a vote Publio meetings are being bold all
over tbo state to consider the scheme
HlonniHlilp Arrivals
At New York The City of Uerlla , from
Liverpool ; the State of Novadu , from Glas
gow ; the Holland from London
At Liverpool Scytbla , from Uostou ,
WORKINCMEN'S CONFERENCE ,
,
How the Gorman Emperors Appeal
1b Regarded in Paris
EXTENDING THE OLIVE BRANCH
A Human Compendium of Historical
KvcntH Walking the Streets ot the
l'rcncli Cnpltnl The Ilur lnr
nnd the Itnttlo
Onsiilp Prom tlio French Cnpltnl
tCopi/rltffit / lSPO huJamts U.hiIwi lltiuietl ]
Paius , Fob 8. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tub Uee.1 The wcathur
continues cold and gray , Siberian blasts
como down from tbo northeast and drlvo the
grnndo monde , nnd the doml-monde , for that
matter also , to Nice and sunshine
Tlio great excitement In Paris during the
week has been the Heralds instantaneous
photographs of the Mores-Droyfus duel ,
which uro exhibited in all tbo ktsoqucs and
shop windows and reproduced by the Soloil
nnd scattered broaacast throughout Eraoce
This is recognlzod as a now development in
journalism and the camera is lutcly to become -
como as necessary an adjunct to duels us the
doctors or tbo coflln
The appeal of the Germun emperor to
Franco , Englnna , Uolglum and Switzerland
to take part In u worklngaun's conference
at Berlin Is regarded hero as not merely an
doctoral mauouvro , but as n stnecro hold
ing out ot the olive branch to
the laboring classes , and hni in ad a
William II for the moment almost
o , great porsou in Franco , nlthough
no ono believes that tbo Idea can bo carried
to a practical conclusion
Wo have had a series of premiers this
week , Honrl IV has a deal to answer for
His exploits have boon a fnvorlto thuino with
poets and novelists from Hollyro down
wards Mme Pronol' and Llorat hnvo
based upon an incident from tbo llfo of the
vert galant the libretto ol "Mamie
Rosette , " which , with music by M Lacoto ,
was produced Tuesday at the Folios Uramat-
tqucs The plot is ono of those naughty In
ventions which do not easily bear rocltal
Sufllceltto say that King Henri's designs
upon Rosette , daughter ot a gardener , are
choeltiuatod by her lover , Vincent , aldod by
Labollo Consandro who Is helping the
monarch to whllo away his leisure moments ,
nnd naturally objects to a pretty rival Tlio
music isofton charming and always taste
ful M. Hughnot hud a splondtd opportu
nity with n song which Henri IV sings , nnd
took it The fenture of the ovenlng , how
ever , was the debut of MUo Donssvillo ,
who scarcely seems to have the woIht of
moro tnan sixteen summers on her head ,
and who nevertheless sings a war song in a
most spirited fusbion
On lhursday night the Opera Comiquo
gave the luOth performance of "Tcblar-
mondc , " produced for the tlrst tlmo at the
sauio house May 15 last 13y a curious coin
cidence it was ulso the second anniversary
of the debut of Miss Sybil Sanderson , who
sings the title role in Massot's opera , for It
was on Fobrunry 0,1S88 , that she made her
first nppoaranco on the lyric stugo at Am
sterdam as Nanon In the opera of that name
The Americanjjrima donna was In joxcollont
voloo All her principal airs wore enthu
siastically applauded und she was recullud
several times
"Egniont , " translated from Gnetho's '
drama by M. Adorer , was produced at Odcon
Frldav with considerable fu3s. The play
was inountod completely and the act
ing was worthy of a second thought
Francois M. Dumeny made n very effoetlvo
Egemont and M. 'AlbertLumbort's Macblavol
was much aoplauded MUo San Lavllto won
the hearts of all the students of the Latin
quarter by her graceful Impersonation of
Claire
A now operetta by Offenbach and an op-
perotta by M. Lockroy and Do Morvan ,
music M. Alfred Grisar , were nloo produced
Friday at the Menus Plalsirs , both wi'h
mr-diocro success
M. Alexander Dumus has finished the non
play on which bo has been engaged for the
Comcdio Frnncais Ho is not yet quito satis
fied with the ' last act and It will proba
bly undergo some material changes cro the
other play Is produced
Rehearsals of "Ascanlo , " an opera , are
going on npaco M. Lasallo Is expected to
score ono of his greatest successes in the
role of Bonvonuto It is probable that "As-
ennio" will not bo produced before the middle -
dlo of March , as tbo scenery nnd costumes
cannot bo got ready before then
A Paris rcportor has paid a visit to Mnr-
shal Clan Robert with a vlo.v to learning his
opinion on the possibility of 'n' ' Franco-Ger
man alliance Ho found the old Bold lor
lying on a chnlso lon uo suffering from
rheumatism , the pain of which would bo
doubled , said bo , wcro ho to speak of the
Germans , In the course of a chat on various
BUbjocts Marshal Clan Roberts rogrcttod the
mothort ot warfare of the old days Every
thing has changed , " ho sutd , with a sigh ,
"slnco the days when I led tbo armies of
Franco , Nowadays n battery plneod nt the
Are do Trloniphe or oven on Mount Vnlorion
could , without itself running the slightest
risk , bring u house down nbout our cars
What merit should wo have in dyllig llko
that at the gooCPuld charges with sword nnd
bayonet , when you lnoited your enemy In tbo
fuco and when the furin francniso assured
us ot victory " Marshal Clan Robert dis
claimed nny intention of following tbo fash
ion and writing his memoirs ,
A now celebrity Is making bis uppoaranco
along the boulevards , Hols a well-dressed ,
intelligent looking youth Ho saunturs
along the terraces of the principal cale ? ,
scanning , tbu faces of the cousommatcurs
Until ho catches Bight of ono that strlkos his
fancy , Dofllng his bat politely , iho thus
accosts the gcutloman ho has slnglod out !
Will monslour bo seed onougb to usk mo
any question ho pleases rotating to the
history of Franco from the tnno of
Sharamond down to Napoleon HI I can
toll monslour the day , oven the hour of the
birtb , marriage or death of any historical
personngo In nlno cases out of ten this
walking cacyclopedia has so wall chosen bis
man that monsieur , thus addressed , asks
him a number of questions , all of which are
answered correctly , to the astonishment ot
tbo person and to the profit of tbo inventor
of this novel method of earning a living
For about a month past a band of burglars
have been exercising tbolr profession in the
suburbs of Paris with equal profit and Im
punlty Ono of thoin was captured on Tues
day uudor rather peculiar circumstances at
Uois Colombes la a villa belonging to a gen
tleman whoso duties of a government officer
keep him la Paris tbo greater part of tbo
day Returning homo lata on Tuesday even
Ing the proprietor of the villa was astonished
to find the door open Walking into tbo din
ing room ho saw a man lying asleep la an
arm chair , whllo ' _ on the table were ar
ranged all the easily portable articles
of value which , the house con
tained The government employe took
bis rovolvcr from his pocket aud shook Iho
speaker roughly The man gave no sign ot
llfo , nnd the astonlshod proprietor was at n
loss until his eyes foil on a half empty bottle
on the stdoboord Troubled with insomnia ,
it nppcnrs that tlio tenant of the villa was in
the habit ot courting sldop by the aid ol
brandy , In which was a strone narootlo The
burglar had ovldontly grown thirsty during
the course of his inborn and had helped him
self liberally to the bottle The proprietor
ot the villa went for a policeman , nnd tbo
housebreaker , who Is an Italian nnd well
known to the police , was carried to the po
llco station , Ills nstonlsbmont on awaken
ing is batter imagined than described
It the example of M. Pierre Rntnondtng , a
wealthy bond owner of tbo Glrondo , ware to
bo generally followed , sulcldo would speedily
grow to bo n line art M. Rnmondltig has
boon spending the wiutor at Nice , where ho
maintained a largo establishment Last ,
week ho went to nu undertakers and
gave detailed orders for n coJln of
a special typo Thoneo ho hied hlmsolf to
tbo cemetery nnd secured n vault largo
enough to hold three coulns "I shall thus
bo nt my ease , " ho remarked to ono of his
servants The whole of Monday ho spent
In writing letters and arranging his pipers
On Tuesday ovenlng , on retiring , ho
strotcbed himself out on bis bed , placed the
muzzle of a revolver uroclsely over his
heart nnd pulled the trigger When the
sorvnnts rushed Into the room their master
was quite dead On a table was found n
note stating thnt the deceased left the whole
of his fortune , estimated at ever n million
francs , to the orphans nnd widows of tbo
Saint Elionno unuo disastar nnd to the
widows of qondnnnes ? ! M. lUuiondlng had
sent a copy of his will to the ministers of
comtnerco and war * ,
Among these who < liavo left during the
week for Cannes audNlco nro Lord and
Lady Lyttyn , Miss Scott ot Philadelphia ,
the Misses Ktnsollawd Mrs Burton of
Urooklyn , f
At the Circle del Union JVrtlstlquo , which
has opoucd its annual exhibition of
pnintings , Cnrles , , the sculptor
exhibits a llfo slzo bust of Ainollo Rives
Chnndlor , which docs not do Justtco In point
of likeness to the authoress aud is consid
ered unsatisfactory * among her friotids
.lullnn Story has contributed a charming
portrait of Miss Emma Ames , and , bv tbo
way , a rumor Is alloat , that the clover painter
nnd the gifted songstress are to bo married
To the same exhibit Ilumphroy Moore has
sent n Japanese study ciileil Madam Chrip-
anlhoino , a small outtqf-doors scene of u
womnn washing ut a well with a child play
ing by her side , ontltled , AuLnvoirSavolc "
The prominent Froncb ' qrttals nro well rep
resented Among iho ; best nro Goromc's
pnntomps , wherein twojlions , dons , disport
tbonisolves among a wclth | of popples and
yellow flowers It Is minutely finished , each
blossom in the Hold boins found and a sleep
ing lioness in the foreground . has a fur
which may bo inspactod under the micro
scope Mora interesting bv the same hands
is a marble bust , said'to ' 'bo the daughter of
Gcromo Uonnat basal large portrait of the
granddaughter of M. G'rovy and a portrait of
' an American lady , which is somewhat crit
icised Carolus Duran's portrait of bis
* "
daughter Mme Gporg < 5S "Feydcan , was uni
versally noticed , ' , " * j' - ' , ' .
• VSOljK.SASf V ? < i.IjIj5HAClC"HM.j :
A Southern Republican Postnmste •
Persecuted
Wamiinotox , Feb 8. E. L , Duckworth ,
recently appointed postmaster ut Sharon ,
Talialerro county , Georgia , has ropreseutod
to the postofllco department that ha is pre
vented by threat of personal vlolonco and
hostile demonstrations from taking pos
session of bis otllco It appears that Duck
worthy , who is understood to bo an Inde
pendent republican , was some time ago ap
pointed to succeed a democrat , who with his
friends , it is represented , have since used
every means to prevent bis successor from
tubing charge of the ofllco Threats of per
soual violence and oven of death , it Is stated ,
were publicly made and heaped upon him
On the 5th of tbo present month ho wrote to
tbo postmaster gonornl that he could hold
out no longer , tcnriiig that ho would bo
killed , anu asked that his resignation bo ac
cepted After consultation with the ptcsl
dent and First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Clurksou Mr Wauamakcr last night
telegraphed to him afollows :
Whatever power this dopartmnnt has
will bo used to protcqt _ you und to put you in
possession of the , oftleo to which you hnvo
boon uppointod , Communlcato freely by
telegraph full facts if interfered with
further and immediate notion will bo taken "
Ho also ordered two postoMuo Inspectors
to proceed Immediately to Sharon und investigate -
vestigato the whole matter Atjtorncy Gen
eral Miller ordered a United States marshal
to the bcoiio of the trouble Duckworth was
recommended for ofllco by a largo number of
roputubla citizens
JtESUIIMISBlON I.\ KANSAS
Prominent Itopubllunns Heartily , in
Fn\orof iho Movement
Atciusox , Kan , FobJJ [ Special Tel
egram to Tun Urn ] Tlio recent visit of
the Leavenworth Resubmission olub here ,
when they secured the names of llfty-sovon
prominent republicans as a starter for the
club which it Is proposed to organize on the
18th , has boon followed by tbo united
determination ot the rotill merchants of the
city to light the odious occupation tax Tno
city has many joints und drug stoics which
soil whisky and beer by the drink and In do
flunco of law , but no ' revenue comes from
them The action of the retail merchants , It
Is expected , will forcetbo , authorities to
adopt moans that will get a revenue out of
the whisky business '
Itaduor Jnvaator * 8al\ ) .
Milwaukek , AVis . Feb 8" A Madison ,
Wis , spoclal says | Today the state treasurer
and the insurunco commissioner revoked tbo
llcenso by which the American Building and
Loan association of Minneapolis was per
mitted to transact business in Wisconsin ,
The treasurer will keyp $100,000 In Bocuritlos
deposited by tbo company for the faithful
performance of Ibn Obligations to Uudgor
share holders till buis eatisllod that none of
tbcm will be defrauded by the company , s col
lapse
Chicago Dralnngo Iloudr
Chicago , Feb 8 , Tbo board of drainage
commissioners today passed an ordinance
providing for the imtnodlatu issue ot 11,000-
000 in twenty year bonds , to boar interest , at
the rate of 3 < f per eont They will probably
not be issued at ouce , however , it Is under
stood Legal steps will betaken on bobalf
of certain property owners to test the le
gality of the Issue
Cnuso of iho Tracy Kire
Washington , Tob 8. Experts have de
termined almost beyond doubt that Secretary -
tary Tracy's house was fired by a super
healed steam pipe ,
A BOOM FOR THE SOCIALISTS ,
Wllholm's Attompta to Solve the
Soolnl Problem
WILL WEAKEN THE GOVERNMENT
Instead of Itnllylni ; Itoitnd tlio Kin
poror In Grntltudo the Voter *
CoiiHtruo Ills Cnuso an In
dorsing Socialism
Not nn Ho Hoped
Onpi/rft/it ? 1803 bv K. Y. Annctaltil IVrs * .
Uchmn , Feb 8. Publio opinion Inclines
to the view tint the emperors socialistic
propositions will never load to any practical
result It is already recognized us altogether
*
lmprobablo that the invttod European powers
will consent to tuko part in the International
conference proposed
England , Franco , Belgium nnd Switzer
land are named by the emperor ns t nvolvcd
In liis schemes , but this use of the names of
tboso states bus boon made without nny
uudorRtanding with any ono of thoin His
mnjeaty , in fact , only says bo desires that
the nmbassadors of these nations bo sounded
on tbo subject , but ho does not oven direct
the opening of negotiations , and , in fact ,
none hnvo boon opened Not a slnglo stop
has been taken toward learning whotbor
tboso powers approve of such n conference
It has been published that Switzerland ac
cepts the project , but this is nn inference
based upon the fact thnt Switzerland horsclf
formoily endeavored to lnitiato bucIi n pro
ceeding The report li not based upon the
exlstonco ot nny ofllclnl document It maybe
bo also n misunderstanding , the Swiss con
vention actuallv to ho held being con fused
wltn the conference of Williams RCheme
On the contrary , tbo probabilities point to
the summary refusal of the powers to join
the scheme if even they are over evicted
The marquis of Sullsbury docllnod the Swiss
Invitation to the labor conference It does
not foliow thnt ho would refuse nu Invitation
fiom the emperor of Germany because ho re
fused ono from the Helvetian republic , but
Indicates at least tuat in Downing street Just
now they do not take kindly to political
moonshine Tbo French press ns a whole
troits the mere ldoa of the conference as an
insult Tbo Swiss even do not sc < nn to like
the notion thnt the move may Interfere with
their convention In Mnv ami nro exclaiming
against nny such Interference
The obvious futility of the general prop
ositions touched on in the rescripts has led
to the report that the conference will Icnoro
the subject of minimum wages and limit It
self to the consideration of the industrial
employment of women nnd children , the
economic nnd ether aspects of the Sunday
labor aud the oight-hour day move But
even if the sebemo should got this far and
bo restricted , as thus suggested , it is con
idorcd that no practical end eould bo
reached If any Important fact Is to How
from these decrees it will be from that part
of them which proposes Internal changes ,
new labor legislation and reform of Iho re
lation existing between employers und
workers
The council ofslrUoUviiot a body that
posscsses' .m any degree the conlldenco and
good will of the populace , and worklngmon
murmur at the notion that Irv is the mrst to
Rit in judgment upon the laws that are , to
inlr Into the new Utopia It is said , there
fore , that the emperor will reorganize the
body , which is composed of eighty mem
bers Ho proposed to appoint a certain num
ber of workingmen to assist in its delibera
tions The effect of the decrees upon the
electoral canvass Is that they actually tend
to help tbo socialist party This is a sur
prise , because at first it did not look that
way Indeed , the theory that the decrees
were played as a great.stroke Boomed to bo
confirmed by tbo Btaggorinc effect they had
at first npon tbo nociulist propaganda , for
they seemed to make Bocialisui Itself unnec
essary ; but sober second thought Is to the
effect that the decrees nro un Imporlal recog
nition that socialism is right and wise , and
that what It proposes is necessary for the
country
Thereupon the people any :
"If this is what we need It is hotter to have
this irreat reform carried out by its friends ;
and why should wo now abandon them to
put tno good cause into the bands of these
who hitherto have always been Its onemlos "
Hence , tbo socialists accept tfio emperors
decrees as the monument of their victory
ever the chancellor , whoso reported douun-
clatlons of their ideas as purely chimerical
are now forcibly quoted against him Voll-
mar , speaking at Munich , said that tbo
party hailed with lejolclng the prospect of
Improvement nnd progress rovonlcd by the
emperors nttitudo , but Insisted upon the
necessity that socialists must close up their
ranks in order to make sure the realization
of the nmperor's promises , Horron Hobol ,
Siuger and Liobknecht held a consultation
before permitting the authorized criticism
that appeared In the Bcrlmor Volksblatt
They agreed upon an artlclo in the same
vom us Volluiar's spocch , nnd advised tbo
workinemen to accept with wolcoiao the
approaches from the throne that approved
and justified their own theories , but to uc-
copt all this with an ultimate rcllanco upon
their own strength ; to trust the emperor ,
but to keep tbo party together
Tlio first practical conclusion drawn Is that
the labor candidates will take the place ot
Importance legally assigned to the Carta
Hers Since the publication of the decrees
tbo socialist central coinmlttoo has Increased
the number ot its candidates and now con
tests 210 districts The campaign work by
the cominitleo is u dlsplaj of marvelous ac
tivity , oncrgv und Intelligence Muny con
tributions of money bavo been receive !
from outsldo ot Girmnny , and the
largest of tbeso is from Amurloi
Tbo Borson Courier reports that the
emperor , who is colonel of a Russlau rogl-
mont , has boon notlflod from St Petersburg
to attend the Russian army maneuvers in
tlio autumn Count vou Moltko accompanied
by several ofllcors will visit Strussburg ,
Mctz and Thlouvillo in April ,
An army order lias been issued to the effect
that at the military casinos no officers shall
bo served with moro thaa ono gluss ot spirits
before noon und never with nbsiutbe This
is luteudod to chock a habit thut has becoino
a part of tbo llfo of the frequenters of tbeso
places , where before the dinner hour they
toss up lor drinks all around , nnd as a con
sequence all afternoon duties are pcrformod
witli much muddled brains
The cx-Arcbduko John of Austria , now
called Herr Orlh , has bought the tradiug
Btcamor Erzhcrzog and has hired a crow
Ho will bo bis own first mate and bo intends
to make trading voyages from Tiumo to the
Levantine ports
Vice Admiral Sir Authony Hosklns of tbo
British navy gave a dinner to the Union
o'ub at Malta to Prince Henry of Prussia
and the officers of tbo German squadron on
Thursday Prince Henry In replying to the
toast of his heal'1 spoke of the sympathy between -
tweon the Germ , i s aud the English ns es
pecially notlcoa V slnco the Emperor Will
lam has been created an admiral of the Brit
ish navy
Mluister Phelps and wife were invited to
dinner by Prince Bismarck to make the
acquaintance of the family and drink a glass
of Rhontsh wlno over tbo settlement of the
Sninoan troubles Tbo dinner hour was au
early ono nnd the only person present ex
clusive of the family was Dr Schwoniilngor ,
After dinner they adjourned to the library
nnd the chancellor lighted his long plpo and
sent for some whisky Ho said It wns n recent
cent gift from a friend In the United States
Tims equipped for n social bout , the chan
cellor proposed nnd all drank the health of
the prcsldeut of the United States ,
Tlltni ) OK UNtlliHIl HUMS
C.itindlnuN Doninnd dm KsttiVillslinient
nl' Independent Nationality
MoNTiir.u , , Feb , 8. [ Special Telegram to
Tin : Hkc.J At the close of a lecture hero
Inst night before tbo Notional club by Ulrio
Bartho , editor-in-chief of Lo Locteur , R.
Lomeux offered the following resolutions :
Whorons , The chamber of deputies nt
Ottawa has adopted nu address to her
majesty , the queen , mnong other things , that
It is the desire of the Canadian people to
porpotunlo the political boiulj which nt
present exists between this country and tbo
mother country , be it
Resolved , That It is the opinion ot the
National club that said address to her
mujesty , the queen , was Inoppnrliiiio uudor
the circumstances , and will have no other
result than to nltonato from us American
sympathies nt a moment when public
opinion calls loudly und energetically for the
establishment of closer commercial rotations
between the United States and Cnnnda
That whllo wo profess slucoro admlrntlon
for English constitutional government , we ,
the members of this club , desire with nil our
hearts the establishment of independent
nationality in the vast domains of British
North America fieo from nil European
attachment
The resolutions , which were adopted nmld
cheers , caused big excitement among the
English residents ot Montreal when their
tenor became known
XIIK IOWA DEADLOCK
A ProlMlilllty That it Will Bo Uroken
Tomorrow
Des Moixfs , Iu , Fob 8. [ Spoclal Tele
gram to Tub Hue ] Unless some obstrep
erous member upsets the arrancemouts , it Is
probable that the deadlook iu the house will
bo ended on Monday or Tuesday Iho conference
foronco committees have been working on
definite uropositiuns today Tbo democrats
submitted the firstoffer , which was thut tliov
bo glvon the sceakcrshipnnd one-third of the
minor ofllcos , nnd the committees should be
divided by letting the roDubllcans have first
choice , taking three , nnd then alternate tor
the rest As the republicans have deter
mined to hold on to tbo speaker , they did not
accept that So thov hnvo prepared a counter -
tor proposition , nearly reversing the demo
cratic proposition
The chief difficulty in the way of any
agreement lies In the fact that every Individ
ual member wants to help dictate the terms
The conference committee would settle
thlngsnicelxlf/leftto thcmBolve , but when
they report to the caucus the music begins ,
aud several members orToacb side object and
'
insist upon different terms
To illght closbs the "fourth-week ofK the
deadlock Tbo domocratlo governor-elect Is
still waiting outside , nnd the democratic
clubs throughout the state that wore comma
to the inauguration have drilled nnd inarched
till they uro footsore already , aud no sun
motis yet A few expectant ofllco seekers
still bold on , waiting for the change of na
ministration If the deadlock should be
broken on Monday or Tuesday the Inaugura
tion will probably take place on Thursdoy or
Friday of next week
The IIouhc
Des Moixcs , la , Feb 8. In the house this
morning Dolph introduced a resolution of
sympathy for Socrotarlos Blnlno nnd Tracy
and it was unanimously ndoptod Three bal
lots were taken on permanent speaker , all re
suiting in ntlo , after which tbo house ad
journed till 2:80. : The republicans went into
caucus immediately ,
There were eighteen pairs in the house
this afternoon After taking six ballots the
house adjourned till Monday afternoon
TUB AKAPAHOU9.
An Interview With Chlol * Illnok Conl
llugiii-dinir Ilia People
Cinncxxi : , Wyo , Fob 8. [ Special Tolo-
grnm to Tun Uee.1 Black Coal , chief of
the Arnpahocs , has been intorvlowed at Fort
Washable , on the Wind River reservation
Speaking for the Indians , bo says they are
willing to relinquish u Btnall portion of the
reservation , but ns for dividing it up to
severalty the chief says : "I would rather
die tbuu to consent to it " Should this re
sult , the rights of the Indians will bo ron
tinually encroached udoii , umi soon the
Indians would have nothing He wanted to
see schools established of the best kind
they could get for the thorough education
and elevation of tbo Indians Under tbo
present conditions the Indian is not self
supporting , and , In fuet , are wholly unnbio
to support tbomsolvos As an indication
that the Indians were improving iu this di
rection , ho cited the fact thut ho himself as
sisted his wife by doing all the outdoor
chorcB , whllo his wife did the inside work ,
filmt n Detective '
Kaxsas Citv , Mo , Feb 8 , Ed Findlay
shot and killed Joseph Curr this afternoon ,
Findlay is a politician , and ono of tbo best
known sporting mon in the west Curr Is a
private detcctivo who Findlay long ago discovered
*
covered dogginir his foots tops , and whom bo
bad arrested once It turned out that he
bad been hired by Findlay's ' wife to shadow
him and report his misconduct , Slnco that
tnno Findlay und Carr have been bitter
enemies , the two men met this nftornoon ,
exchanged n few ungry words , and then
Findlay drew a revolver and fired six shots
Into the detectives body Findlay was
locked up
A Tcrrlfio fins Kx ( > : osloii
St , Paui , Minn , , Fob , 8 , This ovonlng an
explosion in tbo washing and condensing
room of tbo St , Paul Gas Light company re
sulted in tbo death of Daniel Desmond und
lii Injury to four others , Tbo forcoof the
oxulosion was terrific , buildings for four
blocks being shaken , the building itself
wrecked nnd the report of the explosion was
heard for a mlle or moro
ICiitaxivo , Pa , , Fob 8 Two workmen ,
Marley and Dunmlro , at the Phwr.Ix brick
works , curried a ligbtod lamp into a kiln
where natural gas wus escaping , und caused
uu explosioa Both were fatally hurt
Tlio Woutlier Forecast ,
For Omaha and vjclnitvs Fair weather
For Nebraska und South Dakota ; Local
raltis or snows , variable winds , cJlder Mon
day morning ,
For Iowa : Warmer , fair , followed by
local rains , southerly winds ' '
MR , EITZGERALD'S ' ADDRESS
The ProBldonl'a Apponl to the Irish
National LonHtio or Amorlott .
ONE LAST GRAND EFFORT , '
Now'Hint the Tj rant Landlord ItoclS
Is the Tlmo to llnook Him Out
lutddloiia AttnclCN of
Ynnkco Torlo-i.
Qpnorons Axslstnuoo KxprcteiL
Ltxcot.X , Neb , , Fob 8. President Pitt-
gcruld of the Irish National league of Amer
ica today issued tlio following address to
thnt organizations
To the officers and members of tbo Irish
National Lcagua of America : Since the In
ception of the proBOtit Irish movement , now
noarlng its hour of final triumph or sere de
feat , the Irish exiles or theirchildren In
America have boon the chief supportund the
mainstay of the national struggle The
continuous financial assistance rendered
from the United States and Canada to
the pcoplo nnd lenders of Ireland has
boon the result ot organization The mil
nlt)02tit ) aggregate created by the ninny con
tributory Btreams of Irish-American goner
oslty could never have been attained had the
movement depouded upon the uncertainty of
spasmodic local action Our enemies have
recognized the troinondous force of organ
ized offorb as a most potent aid to the Irish
cause , and they nro now usorcismg all their
ingenuity nnd utilizing their itiimcuso ro-
BOtircos to destroy and nullify Its liitluuncos
by trying to crcuto disorganization und dis
trust among the friends of Ireland Secret
sorvlco money is being exnondod nnd
subsidized agents nro employed to scatter
iuuundoos , to make false allegations und by
every urtltlco to dissomlunto slanders iu
order to dtsiupt the national Irish organiza
tion in America
Bo tbo impolllng motive what it may , a
hostile press Is being utilized in this country
to supplement tbo unscrupulous but defeated
efforts of the London Times to discredit not
only the national officers of the American
league , but the trusted and able leaders ot
the movomout In Ireland whom till now you
hayo bo loyally obeyed and bo generously
supported
The Chlcaeo Times of the 3d instant says
" Hold ' Is the
editorially : no convention ,
advice to the executive of the National
league In Ainorlcn from the gentlemen ever
the sea , But send us moro money ' As to
the money part , thnt has boon tbo cry from
tlmo Immemorial Slnco ISili the ono ugency
of the lcaguo alone bus collected $ . ' " ) < > ,000 ,
nnd tlio demand Is for moro for men who nro
living ns members of the British parliament
on the funds being raised in America , and
living on the fat of tlio land , or gossip docs
thoin gieat Injustice "
Iu the Chicago Herald of the sumo date
wo rend : The prugrammo of the league on
t
both sides ot tbo ocean is idontlcal and uu-
mlotakablo Moro funds and loss Investi
gation is tbo cry everywhere no convention
lor the last three years and Parneli wants
uono for Jbo proaent * * * • Nothing is
so por/ectly delightful to the froo-baudod
patriots whom Ireland soads to this country
us to lay aside their oarn'ngs until they ac
cumulate enough to buy a draft and then
blow the whole ntnount into the hands ot a
lot ot Irresponsible prcCo slonal uitAtors
for unknown purposes "
Brother Irishmen , Is not this the taugungo
of tbo London Times nnd tbo tor/ organs
that for generation have been spitting their
contempt upon every effort ot the Irish
people to ameliorate tbo condition of their
country Does it not scent ns it the Plgot-
Flauugun hirelings uafllod In Engl.ud had
transferred their vile operations to America !
In this emergency wo rolv upon your man
hood , your devotion , your common sense not
to bo misled by Salisbury's leptilu press ,
his subsidized priest rovllors- , and tboso
stormy petrels of faction who are now try
ing to demoralize your ranks
Rest assured that the ignominious defeat > •
ot tbo London Tunes will bo tbo fnto of its
puny imitators on this side of the Atlantic
The tlmo has como lo appeal to our bettor
nature und to have trust und coaflJouea in
oursolvcs Tbo Iilsh people in Ireland are
setting us a grund cxumplo They are con
ducting tboinsolvos with a zeal , a dignity
and adisclplino unprecedented m the annals
of the human race Uonerousas your con
stituents huvo been , noble as have bean your
sicrlflces , and magnificent ns your efforts
hnvoidbeep , thoyQaro far from oqunling ,
under llko circumstances , the manifestation
of these qualities by the people In
Ireland To instance we refer you to the
alacrity with which they contributed In an
inconceivably short space of tnno $10,003 to
the defense of the loader in whoso parson
the Iilsh nation was nresontod in tbo Into
Times forgery Wo instanca tbo magnani
mity with which the peasantry of Ireland
have within the lust two months raised
$150,000 moro-for tbo same cause , which is
now being in turn contested upon
tbo Irish hillsides The Tenants
Defense association bus boon formed
and is being maintained to defeat
the lust despairing effort ot Irish laullord-
Ism This insatlablo octopus which has so
long fastened itself upon the flesh und fed
Itself upon thu blood of the Irish paoplo has
at last boon brought to gaze with terror uuon
Its imminent doom The Irish landlords roe
oguUo that their tenure of property , fouuded
iu robbery aud maintained by tyranny , is
nearing its end Forced sales of their es
tates is now a living Issue uontestod by two
great English parties , The vital question of
the hour Is which party shall antici
pate the ether in the framing ot an
Irish laud bill doslgnod to give peasant
proprietorship to the people The law of
eminent domain U undoubtedly going to bo
Invoked and the purchase prlco of estates
must bo determined on tbo annual rental
accruing from their use , The lundlords hope
to soil ut u fictitiously exorbitant figure upon
a showing of their rack-rent roll Our
people have wisely discerned ttio cunning of
this movement , und are bravely determined
to thwart It ut any CJit To this end the
tenants of Soutli Cork , Tipporury and ether
counties ara making common cause and nro
going forth from their holdings , leaving
tbo cstato * to , present a valua
tion approximate to their real worth
according to the existing prlcos of agricul
tural produce These tonnnts who uro thus
heroically surrendering the accumulations ot
years in a common causa deserve to ba sus
tained Will wo refuse them succor iu the
most genulnosacrlilca on tbo altarof liberty !
Most of us have had cruel experience in the
Iniquitous system of land tenure in Ireland ,
aud no Instructive words ot mine are needed
to apprise you ot the crucial oxigouey ot the
hour I look to you confidently to move to
support your kith and kindred in their gal
lant struglo against the famine breeding sys
tem of Irish landlordism ,
Looking back upou their noble past bat
