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PART ONE. THE OMAHA Jl -I - PAGES 1 TO 8. TWENTIETH YEAH. OMAHA , SUNDAY MAY 10 , 1891-SIXTEBN PAGES. NUMBER 21. SUGAR BILL PASSED , It Finally Eecsivoa the Sanction of the German Heichstag. SPIRIT TAX AMENDMENT APPROVED. The Trades Ragulation Memra Adopted by a Large Majority , BUSY V/tEK / FOR GERMAN LAWMAKERS. Proposes for Telegraph Service Reforms Postponed Until Novumber. BISfMRCK DECLARES HIS INTENTIONS. He Will Lend mi Active AKK Aj'niiiHt tlio Covcrmiicnt'ri JProJecM Who'll He Taken Ills Seal. | rnpl/r/M / / ( HatlnitlicXtw 1'or/i / Aiinrttltnl l'im } Bnm.iN , May 9. The rclchstag today fin ally pii'ted the .Migar bill by a vote of 159 to I'Jfi and approved the sntrll taxation amend ment to the bill. The house ithon adjourned until November 11 , after giving three cheers for the emperor. The week was full of legislative work. The trades regulation bill , which had been before the house for a year , was passed by n largo majority , The only opponents of the meas ure were the socialists. The closing tussle over the sugar bill arose from an amendment offered by n member of the center party providing that a consump tion tax of 1 * marks ho levied nnd that the i bounties bo gradually abolished within llvo yearn , ' 4 of a mark being given during the ilrst three years and 1 mark for the following two years. The sugar members warmly op posed tl'o ' amendment. Chancellor Von Caprivl supported the p > i > - posnl and declared that If the nmcndnu was rejected the government would bring .1 n bill next year which would inalco no pro vision fora transition period for the abolition of the bounty. Uoou this declaration of thn govcinmcnt's stand in the matter thu opposi tion gave way and the amendment uns ac cordingly adopted. The act of the Brussels anti-slavery con ference was also formally adopted. The proposals for reforms In the telegraph Bcrvlco had to bo postponed until the Novem ber session pending n further report of the committee on the subject. The talk in the lobby attributed the expe dition with which the relchstng closed to the fears of the government of the sudden ap parition of Prince Bismarck in the house with n bombshell utterance against the Austro- Gorman commercial treaty , the government's labor measures and Its general Internal policy. Deputies Stumm nnd Knudorff wont to Frledorichsmho on Wednesday with \ho ob ject of asking the prince what his Intentions nro. Bismarck advised energetic opposition to tlio sugar bill and promised to lead nn ac tive aggression against the government's rolocts when ha took his sent in thu house. Ho declined , however , to tnlio his scat until autumn , when measures Imperilling the in terests of the country would make" his pres ence necessary. Ho used the same language to n deputation of electors of Gcestotnunde , adding tha' , ho was not willing to return to Berlin. The prospect was painful , ho said , of meeting former friends who had separated , from him slnco his fall from power Jlo declared that the experience would Lie like that of living under the snmo roof with n divorced wife. Ho would appear as the leader of any party. His sympathies remained with the old Cnrtolllsts. nnd it grieved him to see the former coalltioi broken nnd the factions attacking each other with poisonous Invectives. The tenor of the prince's speech fulllllc the predictions regarding his attitude In the rolchslag. The prince nuns to form a coali tion of conservatives and the national liberals ngalnst the government. i The emperor's perception of coming danger Incited him to give expression to his stand In his speech nt Dusseldorf , which was nn outspoken menace ngalrst systo- inatio opposition. The papers differ over the exact words used by his majesty on that occasion. The iircepted version makes him sav , after refer ring to the opponents of his labor and com mercial policy. "Ono nlono is master In this country. It is I. None other shall I suffer near me. " The oftlclnl version of the speech was modified after days of ministerial dellb- cinllon on this autocratic trumpet , but the words remain and they will abldu branded In the memory of the nation. If Prluco HIs- marck were n loader In n constitutional httuqlo against "Hlght divine" and mliltlnr- ism the emperor's rush utterance would make n strong weapon of attack. Thi ilont-i in\tpil * ttM in ( \vlilMi Mm I rwh method Is held was plainly expressed during the course of today's ilobato tn the lower house of the Prussian diet on the vote for the Koch Institute. The supporters of thu vote spoke In an auologotlc manner Tlio remedy was severely ciltlclzod by some of the members. Dr. Broomol snid it was ques tionable whether the government had pro ceed with caution In supporting ICochlsm. After considerable debate the vote was passed. The emperor arrived nt Darmstadt today from Karlsruhe. Ho Is going to Sehlltz to visit Count Gnortr. His recent remarks to thf ) students at Bonn srnnied to pndsn both ' the bcor drinking and dueling hahits of the students. His majesty certainly commended duelling , hut not drinking. Ho slid ho Imped that ns long as a Gorman .student's corps ex isted the spirit fostered in the corps hi trials of strength nnd courage would bo preserved. The Imperial encouragement Is n bitter ills- appointment to the agitators against thn duelling practice , but. . the emperor's utter- mice Is entirely In sympathy with the feeling in the German universities. Princess Bismarck Is seriously 111 with rsthmn. She finds great dlftU-ulty In breath- Ine and has frequent fainting attacks. Thn strike of ihe minerIn Wcstpualia has ended In the submission of the men. TIIK ir/i i init . / KIM . rr. ForOnmhannd Vicinity -Fair ; cooler. For North Dakota- Fair Sunday ; slightly warmer , except stitlonary temperature In extreme eastern portion ; variable winds. For South Dakota and Nuluiiskn Fair Sunday ; slightly loolor. except stationary temperature In extreme went portion. For Iowa-Showers ; silently cooler ; north west winds. For Missouri showers ; decidedly cooler Sunday ni > ; ht ; northwest winds. Fur Kaus.1" nnd Colorado - Showers ; slightly cooler ; noith winds. Clui'lnnutl Foninl Street Cleaners. C'iNiiNNiTi , O. , Mny 9. Complaints ngalnst the street chunlng dop.utmontof this city have econ bnth numerous nnd loud thn last year. Yesteulay affairs reached n crisis on Wade street. The women who re- aide on that thoroughfare resolved to set. At S , : ) u. in. Mrs , Taphorn appeared and fctcppcd in the Mroct waving n broom. H was tlio Hlgnal , and Instantly for squares women and chlldirn swarmed out with brooms , hoes , raUc and wioolbarrows. In a moment the nlr was full of dust nnd the work was pushed vigorously. In thirty minutes there were piles of dirt all about the paving , nnd the street began to show beneath the accumula tion of months. In nn hour nil was ready for the city cart. Not satlslled with cleaning thu street the women took a hand nt the sowers. Later in the day the board of alder men npproptlatcd ? 10,000 additional for spe cial street cleaning purposes , # M1.S tT'N .1 .F.IK/ : . .Mine. lllnvnlHky'N Death Not Credited liy ( lilca o 'I heosophs. Ciitcvoo , May 9. Chicago Theoophlsts do not credit the report from London of the death of Miulamo Blavatsky. Among them Is Colonel John C. Bumly , editor of the Ke- llglo-Philosophlcal Journal and ono of the leadltif spiritual publications In the country. "I hive been on thu lookout for such a thing , " jnld Colonel Biindv"About a year ftpo 1 received u letter from Prof. Elllo Cours , formerly of the Smithsonian Institute , Wash ington , and n thensophlst , stating that the madame would probaoly die before long and como to life again and ho warned mo to bo on the lookout. She has died several times , ac cording to the belief of her fol lowers. This Is another ol her tricks , I have no doubt. About twelve years ago I received n letter from some person In New York , claiming to bo an Arab merchant visiting Unit city. The letter went on to say : 'Some years ago while traveling through tlio Sue/ canal I met on the boat a Madame Bla- Vritul/t * ttiin1ltti * tt'ltli it titt tn iirt f\t untLniitu At Cairo she iccelved a sunstroke nnd died , and I saw her burled. Recently wuilo walkIng - Ing down Broadway I mot a lady who was In nil lespects Identical with the lady whom I saw buried excepting that she was a llttlo older and stouter. She said her nnmo was Blnvntsky and claimed to bo the person who died at Calto. Now , howdoyou explain thlsC 1 hud been fighting the Blavatsky crowd for years , nnd 1 saw nt once that It was a scheme put up by her and her friends in Now York to circulate another of their fakes. The letter gave a street and hoiiso ns that of the writer nnd referred to the CJieok consul ut Now York , I nut the matter into the hands of detectives and discovered that there was no such address as that given and think that the Greek consul never beam of the Arab. While Madame Blavatsky was known to bo sulToring from kidney trouble , which , with n combination of influenza , is said to have been the cause of her death , 1 do not believe that she could have died three weeks aw without th j newspapers hearing of It. She was too noted a narson. Why , It was within a few Oays that she was reported as havinir been present nt one of the thcos- ophlc seances and as having received while there a psychic mcssago froai Anna Besnut , who Is lu this country lecturing. " Secretary .Indue Confirms Her li nth. Ni : YI > UI > , May 9 The following has been received fiomV. . M. Judge , the gen eral -secretary of the American section of the Theosophical society : "So many rumors and statements having appeared to the effect that Mndatno II. P. Blavatsky died throe weeks ago nnd that the death was concoalo.l until yesterday , I beg to siiy that a cable Just received by mo fioin the private sccie- tar.i Mine Blavatsky states as follows : 'She dieil Friday , May b , nt ! i : i In the after noon. ' This in our time would bo about 9 o'clock hero and the telegram to me was received coived here between 1 and p. in. " FOUGHT WITH s Ito'iill of n CJimrrel 'I lint AIMHO lu a French 'ihenler. Nr.w YOIIK , May 9. A Paris letter says that recently an incident which seemed of llttlo Importance occurred during n per formance at thoTfccntcrFrancnls. Two ladle1 nnd a gentleman wore In u box. The ladles talked with animation , just as if they had been In their drawing room. Of course the people who bad coma to the theater for the .sake of listening to the Ilay but not the con vorsatlon of ladles found It unbearable. A gentleman and bis wife who sat near the box in which tbo chattering was going on were particularly aunovcd. There came moment when the nuisance grew so ag gravatlng that the gentleman made gesture of Impatience and told his wife in a tone loud enough to bo heard , "When people want to talk they might as well stay at horn and not bore the public in the theater. " The gentleman in the bo\ bent forward and asked the other gentleman to como on with him and give him a few words of ex iilanation. Both got up , went out together In the passage and exchanged cards. On the card belonging to the gentleman In the box- was printed tbo name , "General Do Noguor , ' " and on the other "Oaston Lo Grand. " The day after both opponents met in a gar den at Nuullly , just outside of Paris. This garden .surrounded the rcsldcn : e of M Gaston - ton Lo Grand. General Negrier's seconds were General Kothwcller and a ictired oftl cor. Gaston Lo Grand's seconds were M Do Chnbroe , a councillor of state , and Dr. Dcvillors. The weapon chosen by the gen eral ( ho being the offended party ) was swords. The men were worthy of each other , General Negrlers Is very energetic and llthi In body. Ho practices all sorts of exorcise1 for six or eight hours every day , fencing especially , while Gaston Lo Grand has the name of u first rate swordsman In the world ct fencing. No sooner had the second appointed as the duel spokesman spoken the words "nlleso mosslotirs , " than the general began the com bat with as much fury and .spirit ns if he had been engaged In n match In the fencing school with mask , plastron and blunted sword. LcGrand's retort was worthy of the masterly attack. Under such conditions the LUlll" " ! . IIIUIU m'b uu iullfj. * \\t IMiU I.IUIU VJUil- oral NcL'Her , who aimed at no less than sulking his opponent full In the body , thought ho had hit upon the rignt point , and ho lunged. LeGraud pairied thu thrust , while his sword touched the general full In tlio chest. At the same moment General Negrler struck back with a "remise" and pierced his adversary's cheek. LeGituul's sword had met one of tlio general's ribs and had been bent lu the blow. Had It deviated the width of a ecnttmo the general would have lieon run through and through , and Franco would have lost ono of her best gen erals. M'.IK.Vf.'K JliLIEll T.tLtiN. ic in I toward to the Nlcn- riiuiin Canal. Ninv Yon s , May 0 Ex-Senator Warner Miller sat in an easy chair in the Fifth Avo- mm hotel nnd entertained his friends with n graphic description of thu shipwreck of the steamer Aguan , on which he sailed from this port for Gioytown ; , Nicaragua , March 11. "Few have any Idea of the value of tno canal to this counlrj,1' said Mr. Miller ton n porter , "but thinking inei. know that it Is an absolute necessity. J hud a long chat with Secretary of tho' Navy Tiney , and hu spoke of thn necessity of the canal. Ho said tome mo that in war alone it woiill bo of Incalculable value. 'Jn such sudi n btato of utlalrs as exists at pioent between tlio United States and Chili,1 said the secretary to mo , ' 1 could send the West India squadron into the Paolllc ocean Inaldo of fort } -eight hours. ' That of course Is an impossibility and wo must \lrtmilly sustain our navy. If the canal existed In fact the money now spent on the maintenance of the Pnclllo Fquadron could bo expended foi the I aofit ol the nnvv In Us entirety , and the futility with which either could bo reached would enable us to s.ivo money in construction , re pairs and equipment. ' The canal wilt post- tlvelv bo finished In six veurs,1' continued Mr. Miller. "It will take ubout f T5.000.1KHI to llnUh it , and nt present wo hnvo spent only about $ . 'itSKJi ( K ) . Our plans are perfect , aad wo know to a pound Just how much wo must excavate , " _ _ Itiin lo\vu nnd Killed. CINCINNATI , O. , May 9. About 0 o'clock this evening two laboicrsVillitun and Irv ing Duncan of Dayton , Ohio , walking along thu tracks of ) tho' Baltimore & Ohio South western , were run down and Instantly killed by a an outbound passenger train , PLEASURES IN PARIS. Thousands , Great and Gay , Enjoying the First Spring Holiday. MULTITUDES RUSHING FROM THE CITY , Parisians Swarming to the Suburbs for a Breath of Fresh Air. OPENING OF THE COACHING SEASON. A Dazzling Turnout in Spring Uniform for the Start. SALE OF THE BOUSETTOIR PICTURES. Valuable Colloetioii of Palntlnzs le- M'HptloiiH ol' Some of Hie Most Prominent Hulijeuts Pictures liy American A Hints. 1K)1 bu Jaw * ( Ionian ltcnnrtt.\ \ 1'oin , May 0. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to TUB Bm.J : Ascension day , the Ilrst holiday of spring , was celebrated by delightful weather within the city limits. There was a multitude of holiday makers , great and gay , and the visitors to the Palais do L'Industrlo , were legion. The Hols do Boulogne was the centre of attraction. There was an Immense throng. Thousands crowded the city conservatories at La Morotto and feasted their eyes on the magnificent grown Azcnlas. Numberless thousands visited thu suburbs and every means of getting away from the city were taxed to the utmost. Spring lias come In earnest and nature's garb Is moro than charming. The road coaching season began this week. Hewlett set the ball rolling with his magnet tooling to Versailles. The magnet looked absolutely da/7llng in spring uniform. The team con sisted of n bay near leader , light groy off , dark grey near wheeler , and bay off. The two near horses recently weru boucht from Baron Hirsch. There was a crowd in front of the Herald ofllco at the start. The weather was wretched , but what matters luat , the drive was well attended. The sale of the Uousottoir collection of pictures toolf place at the Petit gallery in the Uuo do Scze , Tuesday. The biggest price of the sale wasiIl/iUO francs for Bouguer- cau's "Petit Dejeuner. " Eight thousand francs was asked for Mcissonier's "d'Art- ngnan and Aramls , " a rather inslg- insigniflcaut work of the great master. It told forl,0'J. ! " ) francs. Bommt's "Non Plan- gore" brought 10,000 francs. Nothing else sold above 5,000 excentBonnot's "LaCruchot Cassee , " which brought 7.000. Works of American artists were quite a feature of the salon this year. From Etaples In the Pias do Calls where hi resides , P. C. Ponfold sends a rustic interior picture called "Lettro do Jacques. " Ho has also got "Los Adieu , " and John Hed the sculptor has n has relief called "La Prioro , " a child piayintr , leaning forwarn and resting upon the elbows and with upturned hands clasped. Lionel Walden sends a twi light effect on water , showing a bridge on the Seine , nnd familiar rornorquouques and barges passing down stream. In the background wo see invalids and the Notre Dame. It is called "pont du Carrousel a la Tombeo du Jour Chulllcs Hetlcio " Itshows n corner of an orchard , a peasant in short skirts leading n red and whlto milch cow through the orchard to n change of pasture. The clrl carries on her shoulder a big wooden mallet. She Is a typical Normandy peasant. An American woman who always does good and frequently strong work Is Miss Klumpko. This year sbo exhibits "KnSelgne- ment Maternol , " a summer scene. A young mother Is seated In o ( lower grown garden , teaching a little girl out of a book. The scene Is laid In a garden In the charming vil lage of Barbi/on. Her second work Is the dream of Emllo Xola. It represents a room with an open window In the background , showing n imrt ol an old cathedral. A mother and her adopted daughter Angelic , are seen working on some church embroidery , but the girl has for the moment forgotten all her sur roundings and is lost tu thought over the bright sunshine coming through the window. "Lo Depart Pour la Pocho" is a stronc wor'j sent lu by L. P. Densar. It has been printed at the root of a largo crucifix. They pray that the smacks which wo see at the other end of the harbor with a crowd of Usher people around them may nave good luck on the expedition on which they are Just starting. Ho like wise sends a smaller picture representing n mother leaning against tbo window sill look ing tenderly over her shoulder at a child asleep in Its cradle. "La Batalllo dCh.Flours" by Harry Finney shows n charming young girl In a black lace dress , ducollctto In point with an Inset of gaazo , bows of silk ribbon at the shoulders , short full sleeves and high , light , yellow gauntlot'i. She Is seated In u Victoria , while the back of which Is ono luxurious bank of tea roses. She has a rose In her right hand which hho i > Just Rclni ; to throw. Although ho ls now in Boston , Vonnnh Is represented In the grand artistic arena by a picture which will , without doubt , be one of thu most discussed canvases in the salon. It is one which savors most strongly of the im- probsion artist school with which Vonnnh has become saturated since his visit to CireU. It represents a poppj Hold. There Is a mass of red In the foreground , nnd lu the center of the field a girl In a gauzy violet dross Is picking flowers. In the center and light ate two ctilldicn , also picking llowers. A whlto horse attached to a wairon is in tno backgroaml. A thicket of dark given n ecs Is broken in the center and there is rising upon a hill n cottage which forms u noti' In lilac. The trees are bathed in a ha/y vlulot light and the whole is suffused with a midsummer gray lilac film. The picture Is a daring one. No ono can deny Its and It has attracted much attention. Decotialn l'rolc .K"n Itelluiou. LONDON , Mav 9.-A letter received hero from Bilboa , Spain , says that Mr. Edward Dccobaln , member of parliament for East Belfast , for whoso arrest on n serious churgn a warrant has been Usuod , was seen recently at Uilboa in company with a lad ) at the ro- llplous sci vice at the seamen's hall. Dr. Do- cohaln declined to give his address , nut ho profcssoJ great interest lu religion and even offered to conduct the bcrvlces at the sov men's hall , Hun on Lisbon ItankH. Lisiiov , May 9. There was a partial run on tbo banks hero today. The government organs declare that the object of the govern ment in authorising tbo Bank of Portugal to coin an Issue of { 3,500,000 In silver nnd to ex change notes for stiver for tftreo months waste to place the Lisbon arid Oporto banks , In view of the condition of the money market , In n position to mce * arit emergency which may arise from the difficulties of the Banco Lusitano. It is bettered that this latter bank will effect on arrangement with its creditors. The officials of the Banco Lusitano have asked the creditors of the Institution for n respite. The affairs of the bank will bo sub mitted to the tribunal of commerce. All the other banks have mot the demands made on them , and It Is now believed that n crisis has been avoided. Iiouvo Hprvlii. , May 9. In reply to a communi cation from the prlmo minister threatening that unless she loft Servla of her own free will the government would adopt measures forcibly expelling her from the country , ox- Queen Natalie has written n letter to the prime minister In which stio declares that dcsplto the threat made to drlvo her from Servla she will persist in her refu al to leave the country. _ Financial Aid for Kocli. BKIII.IX , May 1) ) . The lower house of the Prussian diet today voted 10 , " > ,000 marks for Prof. Koch's Institute. Prof. Vlrchow op posed the grant and denounced ICochlsm , claiming that it had proved a failure. Ho warned the doctors who were uslug the lymph that they ran n great risk if they i ) r- slstcd in treating their patients with the Five * of tlie Crew Drowned. LOS-DON , May 9. The British ship Craig- burn , to Melbourne from Liverpool , was wrecked In n soverO southerly gnlo which swept over Victoria. The vessel was shat tered t and llvo of her crow were drowned. St. I'etorsliurjj Police Sel/.iirei. ST. PFTiiiisnrwi , May U. The pollceof this city have soi/ed a secret printing press and a quantity of revolutionary pamphlets. Many arrests linvo bean made , lu connection with thu sci/ure. \\I1I lie Sluued Monday. MAIIIUII , May ! > . - United States Minister Orubb has wired Secretary Blalno that the .Iraft . of the now treaty of commerce sent hcio for approval will bo Mimed Monday. Wisconsin Forent l < 'ireH. ASIII.ANII , Wis. , May 9. It is now believed that t the worst of the foiest fires Is over , the weather having turned colder with promised ram. There has been no loss of life. ICnriliiiuako Shock nt Kolla. SOFM , May 9. A strong shock of earth quake was experienced inlthis city today. No damage was done. si ccEtlsiin AMJJKIJ. C. A. Parker Apliolhtetl Trnflin Mm- a er ol' tin ; Missouri Pacific. ST. Lot is , Mo. , MB9. It was announced today that C. A. Porker , formerly general freight agent of the GobUl system , had been appointed acting freight tralUo manager of the Missouri Pacific , St. IJouls & Iron Moun tain railway company and leased , operated and Independent lines , injilacaof J. S. Leeds , whom Uould was dbilged'to expel for cutting the sugar rate. Mr. J. S. Leeds , ox-trafflo manager of thu Missouri Pacific arrlvpSjfrom Now Yorn to day. In reply to a { ideation as to how the trouble originated fiXd terminated , Mr. Leeds said : "Theroisrv , , > ry little to toll. I did honestly what4 others were doing dls hopcstly , and I have suffered for it. I had made several 'complaints to the chairman of tho. Western Traftlc . osoclatlon about tho/ unfair nets of competitors and got Do. satisfaction. Then I determined to bring the chairman of tlio asso ciation and all into court and I cut thu rate on sugar for that purroJO. I admitted that in the mooting of the advisory board nt Now York , but I reconed . without my host for tbo board decided to consider simply tbo cut and would not go into the , other question. It is true that I cut the rate on my own responsi bility nnd without coiisu'tation. ' Mr. ( Jould nnd other ofllclals of the Missouri Pacific did all they could for mo under the circum stances. " "Will you go to the Union Pacific ! " "I do not believe I could bo cmoloyed there under the rules of the Western Traftlc asso ciation. " "Is there any truth in the statement that you are to be cared for by the Missouri Pa- cilicl" "None in the least , That Is all bosh. I am out on the cold world , that's all there is to it. " "What will you do in the future ! " "I expect to remain In the railroad busi ness , but I have no plans now , in fact I only arrived from New York"this morning , " Western Olllclnls Indignant. CHICAOO , May 9. i-otno of the western roads that ore not In sympathy with the Chicago cage & Alton in its fight with the eastern roads are very indignant at tbo attltudo taken by that 'company en the question of excursion rates to points In the territory of the Central Traffic and Trunk Line associations. Tholr wrath Is augmented by tbo clafm made by the Alton to the fact that their competitors are respon sible for the failure of the \Vestorn Passen ger association to ng o uoon special ratoi to the Grand Army of the Republic encamp ment at Detroit and the National Educa tional association of Toronto. The general passenger agontof a western road said today : "Wo are all willing -and nnxlou * to sell tickets nt ono faro for the round trip at botn of these occasions. ThO association tuu been unable to so legislate on account of the nega tive veto of the Alton. That road refuses to mnko a through rate to Detroit for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment and the national educational convention. It declines to make anv through arrangement that will allow the Michigan Central , the Lake Shore , the Big Four and ntlinv Amor- lean lines to participate In the business. " A largo number of'western railroad offi cials , however , concodu the Alton's right to defend Itself against ( b/e attack of the east ern roads and maintain that any company under similar circumstances would do the .samo thing. > The Hock Island bas..fuod with Chairman Finloy of the Wc.stcrn"PassenKer association n charge against the -'Atohlson , Topuka & Santa Fo accusing tlm dlter road of cutting the passenger rate froin.Clileago to Denver. It Is claimed that tickets were sold by scalpers over the Attffcion road ntjs , , * > o , whereas the regular tariff's ' f 10.55 , and that those tickets were obtained by the brokers at the ciry olllco of -Atohlson. . ftlio. Ollice. NEW Yoiik , May 9- The directors of the Louisville. Now AlbanJ- & Chicago mot today and decapitated Mr.V L firoy- fogle , who was president bcforu the Br'ce-Thomns ' Interest secured control. The board placed upon tecord n statement exonerating Mr. Breyrpglo from the chaiges of improper conduotwu he was at the head of the company. The board adopted a reso lution abolishing the oKlco of assistant to the president , which had boon created as a tem porary one to flvo the nuw m"aimgment the benefit of the president's experience. Preliminary Trial of Crant/ . Linnim , Mo. , tyny 9--Tlio preliminary examination of James CranU of Sallna , Kan. , charged with the mTiicler of Mrs. Helen Nel son Barber of Manhattan , Kan' . , whoio dead body was lound on thu crest of n hill near Lindcuman two week * ugo tomorrow , was held hero today. Sovnnil witnesses were ex amined , out nothing IB addition to the facts already published was developed. Four of the twenty witnesses for the state were ox- utniued , nnd the .nriudjourned until Mon day. Tin ? OIIFFYS FAMIFY llllj V/UJjLu / ) J 1 .tiltilLili Londoners and Amaricans Gather to Qrcot Her Majesty , THE GREAT POPULARITY OF VICTORIA. Imoit Ojraploted the Seventy-Second Year of Her Age. PRINCE OF WALES V RY ASSIDUOUS , Stories of Diflermois yith His Mother Said to Bo Sheer Tnventicus. ALARMING FEATURES OF LONDON LIFE. Iiillnon7.a HecoiuliiK l.pldemlo and Kiitul Madame UlavatsUy n Vic- tlni of the Disease ) C I3lec- tlon Surprise ! * . tropi/rf.hl / 1X11 liit Jnmrg Qnntnn llcnn'U. ] LONDON- , May 9. I Now York Herald Cable Special to Tun Urii.l Londoners and numerous American visitors hero have had a good opportunity this week of seeing the queen and most of her surviving family , and Immense Huongs have gathered In parks and lu streets to welcome them , Year by year the curiosity to see the quean increases , partly on account of the length of time she has occupied the throne and partly from her great and universal popularity. Considering that she will ttils mouth complete her sev enty-second year her health is wonderfully good , the only ailment that troubles her being - ing chronic rheumatism In ono of her knees. On this account a small pony carriage or bath chair Is provided for her wherever she goes. But on her visits to frl nds she goes about without any dlfllculty with the aid of a stick. She continues to bo an early riser and gets through a great deal of business before most people are astir. The ladles In w.iitine have to bo on the nlort , for their royal mistress tolerates no Imperfect service and does not like to have stupid poo- pie about her. Yet , though exacting at times , she Is the kindest woman in the world to thosci who are faithful nnd diligent and never forgets or neglects an old friead. That she prefers old to now servants per haps accounts for her preference for the vet eran statesmen of the da ) over their younger rivals. Yet she has always paid marked at tention to rising public ) men of either party , the reigning family having no politics , or none that the world need know anything about. The prluco of Wales Is always assiduous. His attentions upon his mother are unlike those of any of his predecessors of the housn of Guelph. They made It the principle of their lives to quarrel with the sovereign. The present heir to thecrown has established a now precedent In that regard. All stories of differences with the queou are sheer in- volitions , mother and son being bouiul to gether by tics of tUo closest nlTcctlon. On Thursday when the queen went to the naval exhibition the prince walked by her side pointing out all the objects of Interest and answering all her questions with promptness - ness , whtchloft the great naval authorities nothing to say. People are always delighted to see them together , an < l if the princess of vVales is also of the party their satisfaction is complete. During her drives in Paris this week tno princess has fairly divided popular honors with the queen , and certainly she has the advantage of beauty on her side , and as for youth she scarcely looks a year older than when sbo ilrst landed In England. The rush to see the princess as she passed was almost as great as that to see the queen , as the former makes her appearance nearly every day. The old coinp'alnts that the queen will not llvo in London are bcldoin hoard now , most sensible people admitting that the presence or nb- hcncoof the court could not possibly make that Immense difference to trade which some have fancied. The usual drawing rooms are held and money Is spent just the same His also recognized that the lady with so many claims to public respect and who cannot live in the smoke and fogs of the city , has a right to choose her own place of residence. Abundancuot exercise in pure air is .abso lutely necessary for the quean , and the most radical of her subjects admit that after a rolirn of fifty-four years she may bo allowed to enjoy those advantages. Every detail of public aflalrs still passes through her hands , The Ilrst thing she did on her arrival at London this week was to have an interview of over nn hour with Lord Salisbury , during which no doubt every domestic and foreign question of Importance was touciied upon. This week she returns for another drawing room and then she will not long remain at Windsor. Hard work will have to be done by the prince of Wales and his worst cnomy cannot allege that he neglects any uart of his duties. Mr.Miinu or London Siniill Tn I ic. [ rep tohl Wit liuJun-t dorian nennttt. 1 LOS-DON , May 0. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tin : Biiu.1 One of the principal and certainly most alarming fea tures of London life at present is influenza. It is a different variety from last year's , that worried patients , this kills them. Several prominent men succumbed lately to Inlluen/n , among them Dr. M itfoo , the arch bishop of York. H attacks all classes. Amongst the latest sufferers hero aio the Marquis Granby , Sir .lotin ( jurat , Lord ICnutsford , a do/en members of parliament , several eminent queen's counsel , and t wo clerks , at the table of the house of commons , nnd their nbsonco Is nude neces sary , The appearance of their assist mis tn ordinary apparel looked queer without gowns and wigs , but only clerks are allowed to wear them. Tno assistants are barred out , Several government departments are greatly harrassod , and In the war dopirt- ment the under secretary's assistant and Stanhope's private secretary are down. U is almost impossible to tell how the country feels over the bye elections. The government presumably. wa never moio comfortable , yet at Harbourgh , In Leicester shire. which returned a conservative In isy ) by 1,1:1 : $ majority , returned u Gindstontto yes- tcrday by IsO majority. One hardly over hears Parnoll's name mentioned now , nor Is It often scon in print. The member for Cork has become ati ordi nary parson , worse In fact , for though ho may have a few followers ho dooms to tmvo few or no frlcmU , George Derbyshire , Inspector of the Lon don bankers' clearing honso , the largest financial institution In the world , today ob tained n position by suecetV ' Pocoolc In 1S.V2. Ho Is very popular \ generally Uuowii as "Old Darby. " The body of Madame IllnvatA who died yesterday afternoon , will bo \ Intod at Woklng tomorrow She was aui victim of influenza. Her death was in it lure of n surpilse , but a mild one , a ! , o had dropped out of sight. 10nny ICHcajie of Two Smooth Workers Who Were TrntiiMl. | | Wu Kin oo , In. , May -"Judge" Baker and "Dr. " Howland , the two conlUlcnco men brought hero from Fnvottcvlllc , Ark. , for swindling 1) . O. Ellis , n farmer of this county , of . ' 1500 last August , had their preliminary examination today. Ever since the men were brought hero they have ueen In correspond ence with fi tends In different parts of the country In nn endeavor to ralso funds enough to compromise or to furnish nnll. Todin Bob Ljons of Kansas I'ltv catno hoio and ntTootod a eomnromlsu with kills by icfumling him , It Is said , $ -00 of the limnev taken from Ellis , Kills agreeing to pay all tlio expenses of the arrest and the costs. The men were then released on f UK ) lull each and loft on thu Ilrst train for parts unknown. Another I'olo I'luj ' or. Siot \ Cm , In , May 9. ( Special to Tin : Br.i-In : | the practice gamu today of the Slotiv City Polo olub U. T. PattlcU was thrown from his puny and severely Injured. Ho had reached out to stilko a ball and becoming overbalanced ho was thrown upon his head and shoulders and knocked insensible. The Sioux City club bus , boon peculiarly unfortunate. It was on thu same urounds last fall that Fred Close , a wealthy English banker and ono of the most unthusi- nUlc polo riders in the country , was flung from Ills pony and almost Instantly killed , 'Manning Dostrojed liy Fire. BOONT , In. , May 9.--Tho llro at Manning this morning was the work of an Incendiary. It broke out In Uio postolllco block and de stroyed the postoftlrc , throe dry goods stoics , three groceries , a restaurant , three saloons , a Jewelry store , a drug store nnd n clothing store. A number of the upi cr stories of the burned buildings were occupied as apart ments. Very few goods were saved , the high wind causing the llro to spread rapidly. The loss exceeds $ li ! ; > ,000 , with but little insur ance. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Crop ( ondilIOIIH , Dns MoiNi'M , In , May -This week's Iowa weather crop bulletin reports the estimated damage to fruit by the recent frosts nt 10 to 15 per cent In the southern districts nnd .1 to 10 per cent In the northern districts. Corn iilnnting Is progiessing well and early planted corn is sprouting and looking healthy. A lack of rain and the low tempera ture has checked the heretofore rapid giowth of trass nnd grain , but no permanent injury has resulted to field ciops. lee Miillmtt in Kec > verlii - Fovmt , la. , May 9. Joseph Mulhntton. of nntlnnal fame as a newspaper writer , who recently had brain tumbles In Chicago , is hero under surgical treatment anil Is In a fair way of recovery. It was discovered by tropanmg the skull that a portion of the bono was penetrating the brain. The bono was carefully removed and the patient Is now do ing well. Burned to Death. EMJIUTSIIUIIO , In. , May- . A llro was started In this county near Huthvcn ycstor- torday which ran onto the promises of Mr. Ennls , burning his barn , with ton head of horses.Vblla endeavoring to save the horses n twenty-year-old sou was caught In the flames nnd burned to death. Change of .t Siorx CITV , In , May 9. | Special to Tin ; Bii.J : : T. A. Clayton has arrived hero from Omaha to accept tlio place of asMstant man ager of the Western Car Service association. IIo succeeds J. L. Schonch , resigned. Killed by Mtsox Cm , In. , May 9. ( Special Tele gram toTnn Bin : . ] Ilarmau Uust , n wealthy farmer living seven miles north of Ackloy , was killed by lightning this forenoon while engaged in planting corn. FA nut SVXttAY t'flJA'f. . ' . V. M. C. A. Convention KcMdntlon on the World'N Fair. ICxxsts CITV , Mo. , May Immediately after the devotional exercises this morning the commlttco on resolutions presented ics- olutlons to the Young Men's Christian nsso- clntton International convention on thn sub ject of the world's fair. The resolutions pro vide for an exhibit of the association at the fair , and conclude as follows. Hesolvod , That this convention of Young .Men's Christian association Mould respect fully but most earnestly join In tbo request of many other representative Chilstlnn worl < ets of tills country to Ihe mummers of the Colum bian exposition to be held In Chicago In the your Ift'U ' that they keen the o.\iosltlr | n closed on Hiiiiday Indiiforun.o to what no hullovn the practically uniiiilinous sentiment of all the churches nlth which MO are united , and In ao- eoidaneo with the \iiinplosut by the ecnlon- nhil exposition In IbTll. After considerable spocchmnklng by all In favor of the resolutions , Colonel C. 1C. Dyer of Minneapolis offered a motion that the s'cc- rotarlos all over the country write to prob able oxlilbitora , asking thoni to make the ap- poaraiico of their oxhlbltions contingent upon the closing of the fair on Sunday. "I think " said ho ' 'that , , every right minded manufacturer or merchant will withhold his display until ho gets assurances that the fair will bo closed on Sundii } . " This motion nnd I ho resolutions were unan imously adopted and this secretaries were in structed to convey to their associations the scnso of the convention ami to urge Immed iate and active work on the subject. The following telegram was received by the secretary from C A. Brady , president of the Young Men's ' Christian association trav elers' convention , now bolus ? held ut Cleve land : "The commercial travelers' circle ex ecutive committee In session sends greeting , praying the ronv.intlou will remember the quarter million fouls of our crafts. Ho- urcws xlil. " The secretary - to answer the telegram for the convention , sending from Kphcslans vl-ll ) . This afternoon replies were received from the training .schools at Spring-Hold and Chi cago. The distinctive feature of the physical work of the association was treated of by Luther Gullck uf Springfield. Mass , The as sociation work tn foreign mission lands w'tts tilsctissod , the ptpor on that suhjcct being read by C. E. Dyer of Minneapolis , Minn. The last regular session of the convention was held when the association work In ool- logos was considered.- President W. A. Quaylo of Baker university made the princi pal address. Tomorrow the various pulpits of the elty will ho filled by Y. M. C. A. dolomites mites , who will apeak of association work In lu-i various phases. i.\in-i'i\in ATS jtr.i-rr. .South Dakota Delegates to the Cln- cliinall Convention , HtnoN , S. D , Mav -Special [ Telegram to Tin : Bur. ' , At a meeting hero this nftcr- noon of the central committee of the Indo- rpendent party ol South Dakota , attended by thirty members , twenty-six delegates , headed by United States Senator Kyle , were ohnson for the Cincinnati conference on M iv 19. 'I ho delegates were Instructed to use efforts for the rcadoiitlon of the platform of the farmers' nliianco and labor conventions in St , Louis without alteration , also for the adjournment of the conference until Fnbrunry next for ll'ial notion. ' ! ; . B , Cummhifrs , editor of the KunillM , and J M. Pease , rdltor of the United Labor Unzottc , were chosen delegates \ a meeting nl the reform press association at Cincinnati In connection with tbo confuroncc. i UNDER THE COVER. Peep Into the Dish from Which Boyd's ' Soup Was Sorvodi HOW THE DECISION WAS PREPARED , No Discussion of the Points at Issue Evoi Had by the Judges. SNAP JUDGMENT ON THE DEFENDANT , Writ of Ouster Prepared and Served With out Consent of the Ootirt. HOPES OF THE CAMP FOLLOWERS , Why tlohu WntMMi'H ll < id Is De manded I'laiiH That \\cre Oier- turned lievelat IOIIN Prom ised for Hut Future. Live nix , Nob. , May P. [ Special to Tun Bir. : I The week that has Just closed will bo memorable In the political annals of No- braska. Tno impeachment of Hutlcr , the defeat of Hitchcock , the election of Van W > ck , the opening scenes of the late legislature , have each marked an epoch lu political history. Each of these exciting Incidents witnessed the downfall of political dynasties and was fraught with far-reaching consequences , It is now beginning to dawn upon thought ful aii l shrewd men of all parties that the decision of the supreme court by which lioyd was ousted and replaced by a man who had not even been voted for at the last elec tion will do moro to unsettle and disturb politics In this state than anything that has happened in her history. The prevailing sentiment outside of the barnacles and lick spittles who swarm around Governor Tliuvor like a lot of Illcs around a molasses barrel is that Tin : Hi r. struck the keynote when it pronounced the decision a monumental blunder. U Is scarce ! } credible that intelligent republicans nru so bat blind as not to see that the ousting of liovd will dri\ .20,000 democrats over Into the alliance and makes the state doubly doubtful , not only In the election of the no\t supiomo judge , but in the great campaign of 1MU. The most deplorable feature of the de cision is not .so much the fact that a majority of the court declared Jloyd Ineligible , but the manner in which the decision was reached , and the way In which the writ of ouster was issued. The people of Nebraska will doubtless bo sui prised to leiian that the most important decision over unido by our supreme court was lendcrcd without a discussion of the Issues and merits ot the case by the Judges of the court. Never during the entire proceeding was thnro n conference hold at which Judge Maxwell was permitted to express his views or Interchange views with his colleagues. Judge Cobb was out of the stuto several weeks and Norval , the youngest man on the bench , Is the ostensible author of the majority opinion to which Judge Cnbb appended Ills name after n private con sultation In which the oldest justice on the sumcmo bench was entirely tgnoicd. Immediately after the opinions wuro lllod Judge ( Johb left the court room with Governor - ernor Thnyur , John L. Webster nnd Judgu Mason. } In went to the clerk's olltco and or dered the writ Issued without the consent of his associates. A few moments afterwards John U. Howe , attorney for Hoyd , came Into the court room and asked for time to read the opinions before the writ issued , so that lie could advise his client and amend his answer nnd conclude what to do. When Maxwell and Norval learned that the writ ot ouster had Loon surreptitiously Issued Judge Maxwell Indignantly churacteil/cd the pro ceeding as beneath the dignity of a court. Ho cited the rule of the court that the defendant - fondant had a rluht to his motion for u rehearing , and that In no event couhl any writ Issue msido of forty dnj's , uiiK&b by express order of the court. Norval agreed with Maxwell that the proceeding on the part of the chief justice was Irregular and in TIO- lution of the rule of the court , yet ho did not have the coinage to join with Judge Maxwell for a lecall of the writ. When the highest tribunal of Nunraska takes snap Judgment In a case of such magni tude , that lion attracted attention far and wide , ovorv citi/cn must blush for shame. Thai Bovd's ' summary taking oft was pre concerted is proved by the fact that Peniten tiary Contractor Mosfer was on hand In the capital an hour befoio the decision wax ren- dcied and piomptly presented himself to sign Thavcr's bond. Not content with putting the party In a bud light thu intriguing barnacles and sun- Mowers who huntr around the uxocutlvo chamber are clamoring for the scnlp of Colonel - onel John O. Watson , chairman of the state central committee. The chief cause of his offending Is the fact that ho allouul Hoyd to letaln him as Judge advocate of the state mllllla , n position to wlildi ho hnil boon form- erally appointed by Thuyor. Young Kossy Hammond , who was to have boon superin tendent of ctispidoivs and executive boot black for Hlelumls , falls in with the lickspittles and clamors for the Immediate - mediate decapitation ofViitann as chair man of the .state central committee. It is not likely , however , that thn committee will undertake to gratiiy vimllrtivn .spoilsmen or disgruntled dead duck * . Everybody knows that the republican state officers would have walked the plank had it not boon for Wat son's tactics In preventing the Independents , from counting nut Ho\d and the whole repub lican tlekot fioin top tn bottom Thn inoro fact that Watson accepted an honorary posi tion without pay and an empty title from a democratic governor docs not mnko him a traitor to his party any moro than thn re publican judges In Douglas and Lancaster counties who accented commissions from Bo > U. You may look for some very Interesting revelations as icgauls the plots and counter plots that culminated In the ousting of Hoyd. 'Way ilown deep 1 happen to know that there Is Intense - tense disappointment in curtain quarters , The programme. laid nut in thu foloral build ing was to have Majors made governor , Thayer Is too fussy , and not tractable. enough for l ho machine politicians who want to en gineer the next state and senatorial cam paign , and seine of thor > patriots aio awfully disgruntled and snail ns .March Imros. Homo of thcso pnoplo are Duginninir to bo fright ened ovur the prusjh'ct that Thajrr will bo a candidate for senator next j oar and nroposo In trim his sails with a view of capturing the alliance vote. An ITiiltu-Uy Illi th. Niw : YIWK , May -The blith > ostcrdfiy of a dnughtor to James Hooker linn mmly at his home , No. lit Madison n\vn > io , was of oven more Inlnrust than usually attaches to fcuch occasions , from the fact that the child would have been the talr to the largo fortune of the dutches ) ! of Mai borough hud It only ! cm a boy. The dulchoss enjoys onlj the In- i mn from the cstntn of IKT former husband , Louii Unmoral } , during her life , fur by his Will all Iho property will at her death go to the oldest son of J Honker Ilaun rsly , or If there Is i.o such sou to various charities which wore named. Tor this reason the sox of thu child was ot moro Importance than In nrdlr.arily thncaso. Mr. lUmniorslv had the misfortune to lose his only .In ighter , tin In- ternUing child about tvreu'.y iiumtti * oUt , only two wecl.s ngo , Mr1. Uanu.ernly formerly Miss