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i - / / ' > _ t f X v I X PART ONE , THE O s B PAGES 1 TO a TWENTIETH YEAH. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING ABRIL 12 , IBM-TWENTY PAGES. NUMBER 2U3. ITALY'S ' BOLD DEMAND Secretary Blaine Must Reply to Kudini's ' Note by Next Tuesday. IF HE DOESN'T SOMETHING MAY DROP. Tbe Rumor Discredited But Roman Papera Qivo it Trominoncs. A DENIAL SENT FROM WASHINGTON , Not Onstomary for Ono Nation to Dictate to Anotber in Sach Oases , WHAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT IS DOING. Preparing Figured Which AVill Show the Italian Government How Jinny OlvJcutionnhlc Citizens \Vo Have Itcccivod. ROMK , April 11. The principal topic of conversation today bos bcon the latest re- j > ort , put In circulation last evening , to the effect that unless the American government made a speedy reply to Premier Rudlul's last note Minister Portorivould bo politely requested to leave Rome and the Italian le gation bo recalled from Washington. Such nn attitude on the part of tbo Italian govern ment scorned so unreasonable , in view of all the recent developments , that last night's ' re port was at first genor.illy discredited. Many of the newspapers , however , today gave It prominence and asserted tholr belief tnat It was substantially correct. They say America will bo allowed until April 14 to ro- ply. Tbo original report fixed today as the limit. The original source of the report seems to Klvo it increased plausibility. This , It Is learned , was a prominent member of the chamber of deputies , who Is an ardent sup porter of Rudlnl and belloved tJ bavo his confidence. Whether or not the premier has actually decided already upon the extreme course In dicated , tt is unquestionable thai this course is under discussion In high government circles and meets with favorable comment. It may bo that the deputy who started the report supposed the decision nau been reached , when the subject wsis really only being considered , and It may ba that the report was given out to test public opinion before tbo cabinet should commit ikclt ab solutely to so grave u step. Dispatches from America hint that Secre tary Blaine has already prepared his answer and that it Is thought likely that ho has al ready sent It to Rome instead of through tba Marquis Imperlnli. , THE tlXC IX HOME. The King Is Offended by the * Picture 4 In American Pnp r . Loxnov , April 11. [ Special Cablegram to Tin : Bii.J ; : A Rome dispatch says that everybody is on the qui vivo for the next act in the Italian-American drama. Crlspl has openly declared that the Rudlni cabinet dnro not iniilto a serious demand for redress upon the United States , and that the Italian pcoplo bavo been held up to ridicule by the vacila- tion of the ministry. The statement that American utterances have had an Influence In provoking the hostile fooling is confirmed. In addition to the press dispatches tlio consul \ general at Now York has kept his govern . ment fully informed of the editorial expres sions of the press of that city. Those are considered us extremely obnoxious In their tone of contempt for Italy's strength , both naval and military. A caricature which Is said to have given personal offense to King Humbert , is ouo In which a monkey figures with a crown on its head and with features bearing a resemblance to those of the king. The clerical or Vatican faction Is alleged to have circulated widely wood cuts of those caricatures as showing American hatred and contempt for tnoqnlrinal. Altogether , what ever the outcome of the dfllculty. the feeling toward America in high Italian circles Is very bitter. Among the lower orders the compli cation is having a contrary effect. The people seem to anticipate that the pales of the American paradise are about to bo shut on the Italians , and there Is a rush to got in before they close. The ports are thronged with Intending emigrants , and families from patriarch to babe can bo scon trudging along the high ways that lead to the points of departure. The authorities are making efforts to discourage - courage emigration , but without effect. Nothing short of bayonets can stay tbo tor rent. Most of the emigrants are said Ui bo hard working and worthy peasants , but very ignorant and dirty. Tha Increase of taxes lias also tended to promote emigration. DM A Homo letter says that contrary to the general impression the Italian army is In a much innro onlclcnt condition than tlio navy , the discipline being very severe , and thu troops uro perfect so far as drill Is con cerned. The mixture of the troops has , how ever , n tendency to loner the standard , the Italians of the south being , as a rule , very distinct and Inferior to those. of the north , who have , so far , won most of Italy's suc cesses. _ Ainrricnii TrnvclcrH Safe , ROMK , April 11. [ Special Cablegram to Tun BniIn ] reply to a number of inquir ies received ni the United States loRatlon in this city , from Americans intending to visit Italy during the coming season , us to whether it Is snfti in view of the agitation caused by the Now Oilcans lynching to travel In Italy , the ofllclals of the legation have assured the inquirers that It Is perfectly safe to travel In this country. They add that not n single case of insult or outrage in which nn Amerl can has been tbo object has boon reported to tbo legation , Italy is too dependent upon tbo mono.vs snant by travelers , wnlch sums are estimated to amount to $1,000,000 annually , to do anything that would cm tall that expenditure , o > pcclully upon tbu part of travelers from the other sldo of the Atlantic , who are consldoied with the English , to bo the most liberal disposers of coin , Ol this sum it Is reckoned that Amer ican travelers spend fully ono-tlftli. It Is further estimated that 811,001) American trav- plow visit Rome each year , most of the ho tels and stores of this city depending mainly upon Americans for support. In any case the excitement supposed to exist hsro has been greatly cxugpl'ralod. So far as the present condition of affairs Is concerned no American nco > l four to travel In Italy , Not Ilcllevrd In WASIIINOTOX , April 11. Secretary Blame wns indisposed today and confined to his room by an attack of gout. In the course of the afternoon the president walked over and consulted with the sccrolary ' respecting diplomatic matters that may lequiro action during the preildont't approaching abtoace from Washington. U is now n matter of positive that tha Italian government hi s uot sent to this Rovnramrut or any of iu roprcsenU tlvM , \ uotlllcatlcu that reply 1 $ to tbo Marquis Rudlnl's note within any specified time. It Is aot customary In dip lomacy for a nation to undertake to dictate the date of correspondence * coming from an other nation , and had Italy adopted this course it would certainly bo regarded with umbrage by our own government ni.d would excite great surprise among diplomats of other nations , whoso customs are regulated by un written but almost immutable law , As stated In Secretary Blnlnc's letter to the Marquis Imperial ! , the government of the United States proposes to deal with the ques tions at Issue earnestly , but with caution and deliberation. The department of state is not contenting itself with a spfclllc inquiry Into tbo history of the antecedents of the New Orleans victims. It proposes to show the Italian Mvernment the extent of the ovll of unrestricted Immigration from which tno United States is now suffering , and this pur pose necessitates plain dealings with the character o' a considerable clement of our population which has largely been re cruited from Italy , so that some Interesting statistics nroin coursoof preparation that will touoh with blunt directness upon a number of murders and outrages committed In recent - cent > oars in the United States by members of the Mulla and other secret Italian organl- /atlons and upon the vendettas that are im ported Into the United States to the disturb ance of peace and Involving peace to our tax payers In the prosecution of the malefactors. Time is required to compile these facts and the department will taito the necessary timo. In high oflldal circles there has boon no change in the opinion that the New Oilcans matter Is being manipulated In Italy to in fluence Italian politics. An Italian Udltnrlnt. Nmv YOHK , April 11-L'Eco d'ltalia has the following editorial : "It is now nearly a month slnco the Italian government sent its first note to tbo cabinet at Washington ask ing for oqilltablo and Immediate reparation for the Italian citizens cowardly murdered in New Orleans. Harrison and Ulaliic , before our minister , who brought them the formal and peremptory note of the Marquis di Kudinl , shed in an admirable duet of Americanized buffoonery tears of sorrow on the pool victims , but in conclusion to Italy Insulted and \iolatrd the existing treaties and gave no other satisfaction tnan presi dential and nilnstcrlal tears. But trencher ous tears , those of the American ministers included , uro not current on the Italian market. The most cunning Blaine , ht.ving once dried up his obligatory tears , , thought that the facts of the New Orleans affair could bo settled In an easy and friendly manner. But the Now Orleans outrage could uot bo so slightly put aside. The slaughter at Now Orleans and the behavior of the Washington government have raised In all European cabinets nu awful question. The United States signed treaties with us , but when the occasion came to put them into action they said they could not consider them , ns ttoy were bound by private engage ments to their states. Can this ambiguity and violation of covenants last ? All Europe bos UacKcd tbu note of the Marquis dl Rudlnl. A recent cable dispatch has proved to the American government that the Italian cabinet Is not joking and that It Is quite c/iual to the occasion in this emergency. The United States must learn that to bold a position amongst civilized nations It Is not enough to have millions of dollars , but It is necessary as a first condition sine uua nun to bo honest. " Only a Ijunvo ol * Absence. Nt\v : Youic , April 11. Dr. Roversl of II Progress Halo Americano stated tonight that ho had been authorized by Baron Fuva testate state for publication. that ho was only going * to Homo on a leave of absence and that ho is still Italian minister In Washington. Dr. Rovers ! further stated that ho believes See rotary Blaine Is a most smart politician , but in this affair ho bos been altogether too tricky ; that his policy exceeds tbo limits of diplomacy. Referring to the recent dis patches from Rome , the doctor said ho be lieves them fictitious or else sent either by Ftonch newspapers or Inspired by the Vat ican. _ Occ'nrcd to Ho Nonsense. NEW YOIIK , April 11. Secretary Tracy said today that the qurrcnt rumors that orders had bocu sent to all the navy yards to hasten work on vessels , guns , etc. , were nonsense. Ho would not talk on the Italian mutter Further than to say that there Is no danger of a coufllct. Bulls for 1-3 n rope. Nr.w YOHK , April 11. Baron Pnva , the Italian minister , sailed for Europe this mom- Ing. Ho will go directly to Rome. HVS'IOX'S A Matter That Is CnusliiK Considerable Trouble. W.i.amxoTox , April 11 , ( Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] President Harrison had nt his dinner table tonight an important quar tette of politicians , for the purppao of deter mining an important question. They were Secretary Foster. United States Treasurer Huston , E. H. Nedokur and Judge R. S. Tay lor , the latter throe of Indiana. The ques tion for determination was Treasurer Hus ton's successor , who has resigned/ Secretary Foster , Ncdokor and Tay lor are reported to have advised the president to insist upon Treasurer Hus ton's remaining In ofilcc. Nedokeralthough deserving the ofllco and coming hero to take It , Is said to have told the president , tb'at It would bo a great political mistake to lot Hus ton go back to Indiana. It Is generally be lloved that Nedeker will bo appointed. Weekly Crop Hiillctln. WASHING rev , April 11 , The weekly crop bulletin sayi : The weather during the past \\oek in the spring xvhoat region , including Minnesota and the Danotos , was generally favorable , seeding well advanced Iu the southern portions of this section and the ground reported in excellent condition. In the west portion of the winter wheat region the weather Is generally favorable for farm work. Wheat and grass nro growing rapidly , The fruit prospect Is excellent. Cold weather retarded farm work ill the eastern portion of the winter wheat region. Fruit escaped the recent frost with little damage. Reports from the Pacific coast Indicate that crops wore greatly improved by recent rains. Farm work is backward in Oregon ; early spring grain Is up and fall grain very fine. The prospects for all crops never better. California reports tlio largest acreage of wheat in the past clcht years , with prospects of n large yield. Timely rains in southern California give encouragement to grain growers. Sugar beets looit well and fruit prospects nro good. Commlssionnr Carter's Tank. WAsniNfiTov , April 11. [ Special Telegram to TUB BRB. ] Land Commissioner Carter has entered upon a task which if ho accom plishes It will make him famous. Ho Intends to bring up all thtj business in local land offices - ficos to date by Juno 1 next. Ho said today that be hoped to havu the alTairs iu the local ofllcos In such shape In loss than sixty days thnt a question will bo settled without any del-iy. To this end ho will give the land of ficers throughout the country such clerical asvljtaiu'0 as umy bo necessary to brinp up tbo work to date by Juno 1 and will throw out the technicalities exacting unimportant require ments of routtnii business Commissioner Carter has a number of important reforms uhlch he will Introduce us rauldly as time will allow with a view to expediting land of- Uco bii'lncss In evuvy direction ami giving plal : : ar.il spouy justice to all. National Capital Noti'n. WJSIMMUOV , April H. [ SpfcnU Tr'cgram to THE Bun. ] Mrs. Owen , wife of the well known ex-congressman of jndlana. ba.s aualclontly r < vnvcr a to prepare toe starting on tha journny to her old nome at Logan , la. . some time nrtxt week. She will stop at Lcjinniport , Ind. , her present homo , for a tvbll * ca the ' .ray. Her son , Fixd Lute , a banker nt Logan , is quite ill , also her mother. Mrs. S. Barrett was today appointed post- mlstreti at Wcsslngton Sprtnirs , S. D. , vlco 1' . R. Bassott , deceased. William N. Parker of ICcokuk , la. , was to day appointed a special agent to allot lands In severally to the Choycnno and Arapahoe Indians in Arizona. The pay is 115 a day and the duties will probably occupy sixty days. Not nn Obstructionist. WASHINGTON , April 11. [ Special Tolecram to THE BEE.J An intimate personal friend of Secretary Btalno Is authority for the state ment that the plumed knight said the other day in n private conversation that ho would not ofTcr obstruction to the wishes of his friends if they insisted upon considering his name In connection with tha presidential nomination. It Is not believed that Mr. Blaine will sutler his name to bo used in connection with the nomina tion. It U known that considerable pressure Is being brought to bear upon Mr. Btnlno to Induce him to not offer objection to tha use of his name at any timo. Dciiinnd lor Kcconvcynncc. WASHINGTON" , April 11. Secretary Noble has Instructed the commissioner of the land fllco to make a demand upon the Dubuque & 'aclfic ' railroad company for tlio conveyance o the United States of all lands hold to have jcen cxceptcd from Us grant of May 15 , 1850. ho lands in question Ho within the state of owa along the line of tho'Dubuquo & Sioux Jlty road. They were declared to have boon xcepted from the grant by reason of existing iro-cmptlon filings and entries at the date of , ho definite location of the ro.id. This action : s taken preparatory to bring suit to recover case tbo railroad company refuses to ro- 'envoy. Defective Government .Machinery. WASIIIVOTON , April 11. The oxpunslvo olnt In a fourtcen-lnch steam pipe in the main boiler house at tbo navy yard blew out oday whllo a loa'c ' was being repaired. loutonant Commander Hondloto'i , U. S. N. . ulfored a severe scalding on the luce anil , vas badly- bruised ; John U. ilardcster , en- jmo tender , scalp badly torn , concussion of ho brain and right arm fractured. Chilian PertH Closed. WASHINGTON' , April 11. The secretary of tntq has received information from the United States minister at Santiago , Chill , bat the government of Chill has declared closed the ports of Chnnoral , Tnltal , Anto- fagasta , Ocopllla , Iqulquo , Calctabucno , Junlnand and Pcsagua. The minister also states that attempts to trade with those ports are liable to confiscation. Kerens Succci.-ds I'ullman. WASHINGTON , April 11. The president has appointed Richard C. Kerens of Missouri n member of the intercontinental rail way'com mission in place of George M. Pullman , re signed. Applied for n Kcfund , WASHINGTON , April 11. The governor of Illinois today applied to the treasury depart ment for a refund of tbo direct tax paid by that state , amounting to tU74,5US. Funeral of General Albert Plko. WASHINGTON , April 10. Tbe funeral of tholato Albert Plko took place today and at tbo request of the dead Mason was marked by simplicity. General Rosrcrnnn Out of Danger. WASHINGTON , April 11. General Rosccrans is considered out of danger. General Spin ola's condition is still critical. ItEFEXSE Of PAhXTX HOUSES. Ho Would Justify Cnsoy's Murder as an Act of War. Sioux FAM.S , S. D. , April" 11. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] Plenty Horses , tbo accused murderer of Lieutenant Casey , wo ; again brought before the U"'tod ' States dis trict court of this city and his pleading to the charge of the indictment was put over \intil Monday. Lonp Bear , father of Plenty Horses , will arrive on Monday from the Rosebud agency with the $350 that the Indian Rights association bas subscribed to delend the suspected murderer. George P. Nock of this city has been retained by the dcfonse. The outlook is that a very strong defense will bo mado. Plenty Horses does not now deny the killing of Lieutenant Casey , and li his defense will argue that the Indians and the whites were at war and that the death of Lieutenant Casey was a calamity of war , rather than a murder in civil lifo. A Tin Htninp Mill. DEADWOOP , S. D. , April 11 , [ Special Tel egram to THE BEE. ] H. C. Wicker , general manager of the Harnoy Peak tin mining and milling company , has just returned from Now York , where he was called a month ago to consult with thojdlroctors of the company in regard to the tln'stamp mill to be erected at Hill City. Mr. Wicker states that plans buvo boon perfected and approved , and that ho is now hero to inaugurate work on the plant which will bo completed and put In operation with all possible expedition , The mill Is to havo. a capacity for crushing COO tons of ore per day , and will begin work by September 1 , Its completion will mark the beginning of a now mining era In the United States , as from it will date the production of tin in this country. Fraudulent Hands Discovered , Ilu-iD CmS. . D. , April 11 [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE.J A sensation was created hero to-day by the discovery that fraudulent bonds of Ponnlngton county of the issue o 1870 are in existence. A bogus $100 bond with detached coupons was presented to the county commissioners today bearing fictitious signatures and clearly fraudulent. The county commissioners are examining the cancelled coupons to determine what amount of interest has been paid on the false bonds during the past thirteen vears. The legal issue was $18,000 of refunding bonds. The late discovery leads to the belief that the overissue Is limited. Smith Dnkotn WhlHky CnsoH. VBIIMII.UON , S. D. , April 11 , [ Special Telegram to THE BEE.J A rod-hot time Is being had In this city over the whisky cases now being investigated by the grand jury. Frank Roberts , tbo detective employed by the Law and Order league to secure evidence against illegal liquor dealers , was yesterday indicted for giving away liquor. This term of court promises to bo the largest and most excltlnir held In this county for ten years. The grand Jury has now been Iu session for five days. Heath of n Prominent Dnkolnn. DEAIIWOOII , S. D , , April 11 , [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] John M. Glllman , a pioneer resident of Minneapolis , Minn. , wherefrom ho removed to Deadwood in 1S77 , died at his residence hero this morning aged a little more than seventy years. Mr. Gill- man was largely interested in Deadwood real estate and Black Hills mining enter- prices , and was one of tbo best known and most highly esteemed men of western South Dakota. A wtfo and nine children survive him. Violated thu l.lqnor Law. VBICMIU.ION , S. D , , April 11 , [ Special Telegram o Tin : BKK.Tho ] trial of the state against 0 , T. Sal mer , a druggist , for violating the liquor law came off today , and the jury , after beinc out one hour , returned n verdict of guilty on four counts. This is tha first real conviction that has boon had ngalast this man after repeated attempts for a number of vcars. Tbo grand jury has reported - ported cloven indictments. 1 ho Klro Heoord , SrniNonuu > , Mo. , April 11. The building occupied by the Ames packing company and the Calboun Implement and buggy company burnca tonight. Loss , f75,000 , PAMELAS .PERFIDY. His Latest Attack on Qlachtono Regarded as Treacherous , ALLEGED COUNSEL WITH DYNAMITERS , it \ v J- What Balfour Claims to'Know About the Accusation. YIELDED TO FEARS OF IRISH OUTRAGES , t The Deposed LeauW'Bittarly ' Condemned by English' Liberals. NO CHANCE FOR A RECONCILIATION , t Pnrncll Admits Privately ± hnt ttic Cause of Home Hulo Has Bcon Thrown Oauk Twenty Years. v [ Cop/H0M | / tSOt ItyJanwi dorian Dennett. 1 LONDON , April 1C [ New York Herald Cable Special to THE BEE. ! A vigorous attempt is being made to bring Gladstone to talk regarding the alleged Interview with Irish-American extremists [ n 18SO. Parncll's accusation is that lifetcok counsel with the dynamiters prior to'tho introduction of the homo rule bill , to which Gladstone gives a round and general denial , but Balfour has indirectly caused the ropubllcatlon of the singular correspondence which took place In July , 18SO , recounting the conversation with Gladstone at Eaton hall , Duke of West minster's. At that time Gladstone told Bui- four thnt ho had authentic Information , not from Parnoll. that there was n po'wer behind Parnell which must bo conciliated or a cam paign of violence and outrage would bo sot on foot. foot.Balfour Balfour said : "WO are to bo blown up or stabbed If wo don't grant homo rule by the end of the uoxt session. " Glaostono ropllod : "I understand the time Is shorter than tGat. " Gladstone does not deny the accuracy of this report , and it is now alleged that Parnoll know of the occurrence at the time , and is determined to press aghast Gladstono. Dr. O'Kcllly's denial that he had an Interview with Gladstone does not , moot Parnoll's charge , which was not directed against O'Hollly. Parnell declares that ho has proof In hla possession that Gladstone yielded to the fear of dynamite outrages and tried to Induce the tory government of 1SSO to do the same. This treacherous attack on Gladstone is much condemned by the entire liberal party as well as by the Irish members generally , including some o Pat-nell's own supporters. It tends further 'to shut out all chance of a reconciliation betwefljjParnell and the En glish liberals. Attempts to restore harmony break down in every direction-the bitterness between the Parnel tM"and-rintl-Parnellitc3 having gradually. Innjjased duringjhqjjasi Week. It has burst oiir avugoly in the bouso of comraorii'Cilone ! J jan havlng-'os good as called Tim Hoaloy liar and incurring the rebuke of the speaker. Parnoll holds aloof from the house , hla'ut'ual place being care fully appropriated every day by the rebels. Money Is short1 on both sides and the poorer members of the party are in great straits. Bbmo of thorn must resign their seats and Parnoll admits privately that the homo rule cause has been thrown back twenty years , but lays the blame on the Gladstone Interference resolutions. The New York Union League club Immi gration question m6t with a good deal of sympathy hero. Public opinion has grown up very strongly In favor of placing the whole question of foreign immigration on n totally ctlilerent basis. .England is also be coming alarmed , at the .Importation of pauper foreigners , disorganizing thu.labor markets , and throwing the native workmen out of em ployment. The Union league resolutions will bo used with much effect in parliament. A demand will ho made in the house of commons Monday niglit-for the prosecution of Horatio Dottomly and the other promoters of Gallgnanl , and similar companies for hav ing wilfully decclved-lho public. The mover in tt o matter is Pitt Lewis. The liberal Unionist , however , cannot interfere. it PAHUAMENT. Over Europe on Bicycles. [ Copyright l&l I'll Jama Gordon BenncU , } LONDON , April IU [ Now York Herald Cable Social to TUB BEE. ] James Nolan of Brooklyn and A- Austin ol London have just reached London after a journey through .Europe on bicycles for nearly ton months. They wheeled through Franco , Spain , Portu gal , Italy , Austria , Hungary , Turkey , Russia , Sweden , Nbrway , Belgium , Hol land and Germany , JChoy were well treated everywhere. The Inman line poojijo say they have doubt of the City of Paris sailing from Liverpool May 13. The Royal Lnnccur , commission gives gen eral satisfaction. The liberal press thinks that the majority report will bo favorable to tbo sons of toll. . Death has been busy among the members of tha house of commons this year. Since parliament reassembled fat tbo end of Janu ary , Brodlaugh , Lynoch , MacDonald , Bar ing , and now Cavendish Uontlnck , have died five members in about ten weeks whllo another member , Mcucau , has vacated his seat on becoming maatflp Jn lunacy. Alto gether , slnco parliament was elected in 1SS8 uo fewer than 113 vaoAtcles have occurred , and of these fprtytainp were caused by death. Won't DctSturved. LONDON , April 11 , [ Special Cablegram to THE BEE. ] The devotion shown by Lady Dunlo to her husband In supporting that un fortunate individual since ho was discarded by his father , the owl of Claucarty , has caused a feeling In nor ; favor oven among the higher circles of English /society , which had persistently frowned b > jtUupon the erratic young lord and his wife. It is said that Clan- curly is endeavoring to starve tha couple Into separation , having /ailed to break up the marriage by stratagem. Lady Dunlo has BO far kept the household together. Lord Dunlo loves his wife , but can earn nothing toward their living. Ho has. received offers to ex hibit himself in various capacities in music hulls and cheap shows , but his wlfu would not permit him to accept them. There is talk of u theatrical performance for her benefit. An Opinion of Undo Sum's Nnvy. LONDON , April 11. [ Special. Cablegram to THE BEE.J Tbo Glebe in commenting on the leader in the Times pn the American navy says : "N.one of the ' new American war ships appears tobo , very formidable. It Is some consolation to know that in the opinion of competent judges , the Inferior length and weight of these American vessels leave them no chance of catchlug such steamers as City of Paris or Teutonic if a contingency , which wo certainly hope is in the highest degree Improbable , should make it necessary to use theio racers. His a matter in which wo may honestly corgratulato ourselves that the gov ernment of the United States has determined , backed up by its enormous wealth , to create a navy and Indulga in speculative experiments attempting Improvements on all that has heretofore been accomplished , anil bringing to task the energy and cleverness of the most ingenious nation in the world. Wo would be very dense Indeed if wo did not protlt by lessons to bo learned from Amer icans. " 11 IS Jl AHCIi AS A VAXMtlltATK. Contest at Gocstoiuiuido Proportions of a Political Contest. [ Cori/rtu'it ' ISSl tin iVto VorK.ts oc ( < if d 1V M BnitUN , April 11. The electoral contest at Goostomundc , whore Prlnco Bismarck's ' can- dldacy for the rolchstag is opposed by candi dates belonging to the socialist and progress ist parties , has assumed tbo proportions of n great political event. Prlnco Bismarck has dollnltely accepted the candidature on the ossuranco that ho will receive a triumphant majority. Accepting Bismarck's reappear- mice in the reichstag as certain , everybody asks what his line of action will bo when there. Ho himself states that ho will sit only if political events rcqulro his interven tion , Count Herbert Bismarck has told some of his friends that events seemed likely to laston his father's presence In the reichstng. 'essimlst views of the foreign situation pub- ishcd by tbo Blsmarcklan press generally conclude with tbo suggestion , that the irinco's continued absence from politics 1s md for the country. No doubt the renewal of the European crisis Is the motive for rinco Bismarck's resuming a leading role. Prof. Dclbruck , the eminent free conserva- Ive , in an article iu the Prous Slcso Jahr- nicher , predicts misfortune to the princeor : ho government. Either the ox-chancellor , iosays , will overturn the government to callzo power or ho will bo crushed and end its llto In gloom and shatno. The Hamburger Nachrlchtcn denies that It s the Intention of the prlnco to offer any vehement opposition to the emperor's foreign > olloy , but , proceeding to glvo authoritative i'lows on the sltuatloii abroad , the Nach rlchtcn discloses that the prince's Ideas are directly opposed to the policy of tbo govern ment. In a discussion of tbo question as to wbottier Prince Bismarck will try to form a party , Gregcnw art publishes a letter of the [ irinco to George Winter , in which ho says : "Though 1 ilesiro to see formed n great iiomogeneous parliamentary majority , I fear It Is n vain wish. " These expressions clearly denote some in tention to attempt to construct a potent parliamentary group. Hamburg socialists threaten to muko a riotous demonstration in Gccstemundo on the day of voting. They will send con tingents for the purpose of making u lively time. Exact details concerning Russian move ments on the frontier prove that the Increase of troops along tboGalaclan frontier amounts to twelve battalions. Thq St. Petersburg government will acquire all the southern Hussion railways sj ns to form n direct line from the BlacK sea to the Baltic. Tbo plan is of great strategic importance. Tbo report of the abolition of the restric tions against American pork is entirely pre mature. The truth of the matter is that the government will not withdraw the restrictions until now Ameri can measures are put lute ; oporntion. Probably live swine will bo admitted flrst , following the precedent of llvo cattle. The importation of American cattle grows apaco. If it developer iu I ho satno ratio every mouth It will soon assume enormous proportions , OlUclal Hamburg figures show that the 1m. portaslon In January were 144 head , Febru ary 451 and March 811. The reichstag has resumed the discussion of labor reforms. The socialists , Frohmo and Bobel , have renewed their accusations that the emperor's projects favor the masters at the expense of the men. The Roichsan- zoiger says that the a emperor hoped that the house would sorloualy back his project so as to enable the reforms to como into force this year. Ho is chagrined to find thnt the delays of pro cedure are so great that there will bo no chance to apply the law before January next. The Relchsan'/elger ; Is not 'sanguine In pre dicting oven that date. * The commission of tbo rclcbstag on postal telegraph referrals examining the accusa tions made by a croup of journalists against tbo telegraph olllcials acting "ilroprlo motu. " It is hardly ciodlble , but It is true that sub- ofllclnls sometimes ref use to accept dispatches inimical to the government and suppress phrases or mutilate expressions wtilch they deem are hostile to the authorities. The di rector of telegraphs admits the oxUtenco of a private circular is sued recently revoking the former regulations and authorizing employes to ex ercise their Judgment in refusing telegrams and to cut out displeasing phrases , The Berlin press has suffered loss than the pro vincial press , but the former has joined in a vigorous opposition to the censorship. The commission has censured the director and the latter'S orders have either been with drawn or so modified as to leave the press freedom. Empress Frederick has agreed to open the international art exhibition , Despite the Paris incident several leading French artists will send studios to the exhibition. The emperor will po to Alsace-Lorraine nt ttio end of the month. Ho will make a tour of the fortress , The prefecture of Motz Is preparing to glvo him a reception. Plan of Campaign Abandoned , DUIIMN , April 11. [ Special Cablegram to Tin ; BCK.J A sensation has been produced throughout county Limerick by the action of the tenants of the Glenshnrrolus estates in abandoning the plan of campaign which they adopted amid great enthusiasm and with expectation two years ago. For a time funds poured in from other portions of Ireland and from America whenever tbo tonnuts needed assistance , and the prospects seemed bright for tbo success of the movement. Gradually contributions fell off , The tenants - ants , after n plucky light , had alroadv found themselves reduced to poverty when the final blow came with the outbreak of the Parnell leadership qaarrcl and decline of or ganized funds. For the last six months they have not received a farthing from any outside source , and they uro on the verge of starvation , many deaths among them being , In fact , directly traceable to a lack of sufll < clout , food. Men at last announced that they could no longer see tholr wives and children suffer , and that they would submit to the inevitable. Today , therefore , a delegation of tenants waited upon the agents of the estates and rqquustod to bo admitted to tholr former holdings upon the owner's terms.- Vici > in Hlcl > Places. BELFAST , April 11. [ Special Cablegram to THE BKE. | A warrant was recently Issued in this city for the arrest of Mr. Kdward Do Cobaln , member of parliament for East Bel fast , on the charge of having repeatedly com mitted indecent assaults on boys , Mr , Do Cobaln succeeded in making his escape , how ever , and disappeared from the country , going , It Is Dclloved , to Spain. Today an other warrant for his arrest was granted and efforts will bo made to take him Into custody as soon as possible. The accused man is n prominent member of the Ornngo Institution. being deputy grand master for Ireland , arid in the son of a Wcsleyan minister. Ho Is about tlftyrOno years of ago and has been u lumber of the house of commons slnco 1085. Imprisoned lor Their Act * . AIIIKS , April II. Chief Admiral Solder and several generals who signed the manifesto against the Mitre-Uoen coalition , have bocu arrested'and Imprisoned for so do- lug. , Another Insurgent Vlo'ory. Iquiqui ! ( via Galvcston ) , April 11. News bos just boon received hero that Arlca and Tocna have been captured by the insurgents and that the department of Tocna is In the band * of the congrosi party who now control all northern Chill as far south as Coptapo. No fighting occurred , the government forces llcclng toward * " tontior of Bolivia. \-f.f \ \ Aimtr nn HclchHr.tth Op\- \ VIENNA April 11. Emuoror F\"j \ \ Joseph - soph ojiencd tbo rclcbsrath todltHls majesty dwelt upon the desire for pciun - ifestcd throughout Europe. Ho s toll European povcrnmonts had given hint , " \r- nnco which donated that peace was til \t essential object of tholr endeavors , Tigjy : added , combined w 1th the Irlcndly reluwrts now existing between the powers of Europe , justifies the hope that peace will prevail for many years to como , thus enabling tlio mem bers of the rclchsratn to continue tuelrlabors undisturbed by war or other serious compli cations. Continuing , the emperor said the government of Austt in was endeavoring to bring about n readjustment of tbo politico- commercial rotations between Austria and foreign pouors , 119 far as was necessary and deslrablo , with the object In vlow of con cluding conventions with foreign powers simultaneously and for n long period. Timothy Harrington SatlnMed. LONDON , April 11. In an interview today Timothy Harrington said ho was satisfied with the resolutions passed Friday by the Irish National league of America at tbo loun- ell In Cincinnati in icgard to tit. Interchange of views between Parnell and himself and the president and secretary of the league. Harrington declared that ho and Pnrnell would bo glad to receive any suggestions from the American executive committee and would welcome any assistance from America with a view to arbitrations to settle the ex isting troubles in the Irish party and effect n reunion of the warring factions. PrioHtM Arri'ttied. DUIIUN , April U. l&poclal Cablegram to Tin ; BEE. ] At the trial today of the Par- ncllltcs , who wcro charged with having dis turbed n MeCarthylto meeting , three priests who were among the largo number of per sons arrested nt St. Carrick-on-Stinunon yesterday for refusing to appear as crown witnesses , were compelled to go on the wit ness stand. Two of tlio prisoners anirmcd their innocence , but pleaded guilty in order to free the priests mid were bound to keep the peace for cue year. The other in honor was discharged. Provident Invited to Victoria. VICTORIA , B. C. , Aprl 1 11. Mayor Grant today telegraphed to President Harrison In viting him to visit Victoria during his trip to the Pacific roast. Should the president ac cept it is understood that a British war ship will bo detailed to convey the president from Puget Sound to Victoria. Two Members of Pnrllnmont Dead. LOSDOV , April 11. The death of two mem bers of parliament Is announced today. Ono Is Thomas ICeny Tapling , conservative , of South Leicestershire. The other Is Colonel Charles Joseph Theopillus Hambro , also conservative , who sat for South Dorset. May Day Mnnit'cstntioiift. VIENNA , April 11. [ Special Cablegram to THE Bui : . I The government has Issued an order prohibiting tbo proposed manifesto- tatlons on May day. The government also refuses to grant a holiday on May t to the persons employed in the state factories. Two Hundred Families Starving. HALH-AX , N. S. , April 11. A dispatch from King's ' Cove says 200 families are in a condi tion of actual starvation. NEW WAFFIV ASSOCIATION. Revived Humors of Interest 'to West ern Knllroml , Circles. * CHICAGO , April 11. ( Special Tplojrrani to TUB BEE. | In connection with tlio revived rumors of a proposed Western Trafllc associa tion next Tuesday , is regarded with interest In railway circles , the question of rate cut ting. It will bo a prominent topic of consid eration , and upon the exorcise of the power to discharge offending ofllcmls by the advis ory board's direction will depend many hopes as to the value of tbo now association. A month or two ago the Atchlson was bittorlv reproached foralloged manipulation of rates. Recently the Missouri 1'acillo has been placed iu the pillory. The cutting of sugar rates charged against that road will doubt less como up for consideration , but tbo Missouri Pacific Is also accused of having manipulated the rate of St , Louis boor shipments. Ittwas said yes terday that conclusive evidence was on hand o ! the wrongdoing of the Missouri Pacific. A recent report of the tonnage of that road gave a week's movement at ? ,000 tons , with a revenue of about 17 per cent , while tbo Atchlson reported for the same week 15,000 tons , with a revenue of 14 per cent. The ob vious discrepancy between the tongago and the per centairo of receipts of the two roads suggest tin unstable ratio of rates. WcHtern Out Hates. CIIICAOO , April 11. [ Special Telegram to Tin : DEK. ] The western roads which have been maintaining rates , are beginning to innr- mer against the recent cuts. It was stated today that out of St. Louis east the rates nro being slashed right and loft , and nearly all the eastbound business from western points Is being diverted from the northern lines to St. Louis on account of the cut rates nITordod , and roads that have no connection for St. Louis , or poor ones , are getting but little out of the business. It is al o rumored that Col orado business 1s getting a little mixed over two or thico cut rates that have been made. Dickinson BAI.TIMOHI : , Mil. , April 11. E. Dickinson , general superintendent of tbo Baltimore & Ohio lines from the Ohio river to Chicago , has resigned. President Mayor says that Dickinson has been urged to return to the Union Pacific- , and has boon tendered a re sponsible position and a much larger salary , and they could not advise him to decline. USELESS JllMiirAllV I'OSTS. Orders for Tholr Abnndonm > nt on the Texas Frontier. SN ANTONIO , Tex , , Apill 11. [ Spocta Telegram to THE ilEpj--Tho immediate re ault of the visit of the secretary of war to Texas l an order received hero today for tbo abandonment of two military posts on the frontier Camp Langtry and the post of Del Rio. The troops there will be sent to For Clark. i'ho land and improvements will bo sold. Tbo abandonment Is in pursuance o ! the policy of the war department to concentrate trato troops at a few largo posts. The people on tlio border of Toxns are bitterly opposot to this , having lately petitioned from two sections for troops to protect them from Mexican outlaws and marauders from across the Rio Grande. The small posts have bcon the only tafo-gunrtls of the Inhabitants. EX-SIJXA'JOJt IXGAI.I.H Invited to Deliver -Memorial Ad dress on ( lonerul Khcrnmii. A'ICIIISON , Kan. , April 11. [ Special Tclo- gram to Tin ; Bwi.J Ex-Somitor John J. Ingalls wa's invited by tclogragh yesterday to deliver n memorial address on General Sher man before a joint session of the Now York legislature , and It Is probable that bo will ac cept. lie. Will lii-otnre. A-rcithoN , Kan , , April 11.--Special [ Tele gram to TIIK Br.E.J It Is probable that ICx- Senator John J. Inealls will accept a proposi tion to deliver thirty lectures during tun present year for tl5OW ) . Killed by n Knlllnc Wall. CINCINNATI , < ) . , April 11 , By the fall of a wall along th wfibt ildnof Kace itreot at the corner of Fifth Ihls Mfternoon , where stone masons Uf-ro ln.ilng thu foundation of a building , two people wire killed and several painfully , but not lorloucly butt. FASHIONABLE PARIS , Events That Interest Society at tbo Trenail Capital. WEALTH , BEAUTY , LOVE AND SPORTS Rivaling the Famous Fetes of tbo Days o/ tbo Empire , SOME OF THE GREAT LADIES OF FRANCEi tntuonsoly Rich , Ohnrming niul HaudsomO null Very Oharitnblo. OLO BECOMING A POPULAR GAME * ell Known Men Who are Interested in Its Success The Often Post- t ponoil Gjmkhnnn Huocs. , \romi \ > fiM ifflt tiuJamti Oonlan Itdinrtt , } 'AIIIS April 11. [ Now York Herald ] 3ablo Special to THE BEI- . ] There Is i > utter In tbo fashionable world of Paris In , ntlclpatlon of the costumes to bo worn at lie ball to bo given by Prlnco do Loon and ho Diichcsso do Gramon.'o \ shall have oatumes which will equal In every respect lioso of the famous fetes given In the days f tbo empire. Thollrstactof "Lohengrin" and the famous not In the third act , was played \Vedncs- - ay evening at the . residence of the 'icomtesse do Trodern , nt Vondome , before n audience including all the dlllotantl ashlonablo society. The Vlcomtosso do rcnden is n daughter of Constant Say , sis- or of Princess Amcdeo A. . Broglio , lothor of the Princess Ernest do Llgno , nd Is related to all the haute- oclctlo of Paris. She would bo nn eminent rtlst were It not that she is one of the great adlos of Franco. She Is tall ui : pen forte , as superb arms , hair of a dull blonde , blue ; yes , and has the handsomest diamonds la 'aris , and a largo fortune , of which tbo ioor get n share annually. Princess Constantln Gootsclmkoff gave hcfr irst solreo of the season this week. Thd lamUomo hotel Hue do Varcnno was a blaze f light. The floral decorations wcro mag- iltlccnt. The hostess wora a handsome ollotto of whlta'satm embroideries , river vecds in her hair , n green butterfly and A. plendld diamond brlolet. Among the guests , voro Huron do Mohrcnholm , M. do Giors , 'rluco Vogoridy , Princess Sophy Galltzlno Comtcssodo Cholscul , Lord and Lady Lytton , ( Vrlstorchl Boy , Prlnco Orloff , Bardn mid Baronuo Alphonso do Rothschild , Another social event of the week was thft louse warming of tho.Comtcssu doChaumont Jullry. The guests were composed of th Ino lleur Parisian society. Polo is takiiig root in Paris and is making- vigorous strides towards becoming popular. Svcry day in the old grounds where the- game flourished some years ago , and which 1 * itunted in the Bois do Boulongo , where fool > all has of Into been played , may bo nocn n tody of athletes hard at practice. They in * chide such well known men as Due do Luyns , " 'omto ' Ch. do LaRoohofoucauld , Prlnco do "oix , M. M. Pablo do Escandon do la Gurdo , banquette , Multro Michael Ophrussl , Comto Dharlos do Morng , Comto'do Urlbarron , and .ho Raoldwnl brothers. Already there Is a food show of ponies on band , twenty-seven n all. Very shortly the club will bavo it * colors , pink and bluo. At present there is & . ack of a thorough understanding of thogama visible , with cue or two exceptions. NovcrJ .holoss there is plenty of good material to form a team , worthy and representative , witbj 'ablo do Escandon and Raoul Duval , both excellent riders , to load. Wo may expect U > bear much of the progress of tbo Paris pold ilub in the course of timo. I hens' : hat there are possibilities of T. S. Kennedy , .bo famous Hnrliiighairf , bringing a team over hero. Lot us hope so , us ho will thereby do an Immense deal towards improving the game hero. The often postponed Gymkhana races cnmo off at Palo this week. There was a largo at tendance. The close of the meeting was a travesty. The race was J. O. Groan's Idea. He won the flrst price In the costume of an Indian bravo , Comto Reno do Astorg ap peared In a beautiful Arab costume , and public opinion awarded him second prize , bulj. Lhojudgo's didn't. In the thread and nccdlo race Lilly Kane threaded the needle in the quickest time on record , At Nice the cry Is "atlll they como , " Monday night the yacht Sultana , owned by Tronor Park of Now York , under Captain Curtis , arrived from Marseilles , She sailed ttio Atlantic , calling at Madeira , nmti Bermuda , and touching at Glbrulter. Sh < > j steamed 317 knots in twenty-four hours Irii crossing tbo Atlantic. Park stayed atNicoj- a few days , then sailed for Constantinople. Tbo weather Is capricious at Nice lately. There is tropical sunshine there now and moio visitors applied for seats on the Comet than could bo accommodated. To ROMI : , April 11. [ Special Cablegram to TIIK BIE. : I Herr Cahonsly , a member o the centre party in the Prussian diet , arrived in this city today. Ills visit to Rome Is fop- the purpose of presenting a proposal to tha Vatican to the effect that U assist Gorman , and other emigrants , who Intend to find a homo in America. The matter will hi referred forred to the Soclotiis do Propaganda Fldo , an organl/ntlon charged with Urn manage ment of the Roman Ciithollc missions. This society will examine into ttic matter and will issue a report theioou , AnnrcliNlM Kontouuod. PAIHO , April 11. [ Special Cablegram tfli TUB BKK. | Two prominent aimrchUtc/ \Vllllam Calamy and Brovll , bavo bcon sea * teticed to two years' Imprisonment each for selling copies of the London International , the biilo of which Is prohibited In France/ FixtromUt newspapers are loud in tholr de- * ] nunciatlon of the judgment of the court and ) demand to know whut Is to become of tlio liberty of thu press If such outrages are tcf bo permitted under a republican government. TIIK WKATItKU For Oma/m / rtml VIctiMy Vatr } iatlonai\ ( \ ) t'.m iterative. lnr Xtln atha lat \ ' at u lentfjiratm ( . 1'vr l < ju".i l'iilr ; winds tluf liny to southerly [ u < irm r. , Kur South Dahota Kifr ) louthcttu wlndtf tear mer , _ Indian ! Tire on hlioop Herder * . Cur-ros , Ariz. , April U. Sheriff Oluoy re * ports Indian * vhootlng lute and driving awa/ A part ; of sheep herders twenty-five mlloi from here between Boulu auii Holornonvlllai Trouble U fear d ,