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PART ONE. OMAHA SUNDAY BEE PAGES 1 TO 8.
TWENTIETH YEAH. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOKNING , MAY 24 , 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBEK 335.
DULLEST ON RECORD ,
. , Present London Season of Social , Dramatic
[ A and Musical Entortainment.1 ,
CAUS.S WHICH HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO IT ,
Financial Depression , tbo Ravagei of Influ
enza and Many Deaths.
CONDITION OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.
It Games the Gravest Anxiety to His Rela
tives and Intimate Friends.
Cll ERED FOR BEING A GRANDFATHER.
Grnnt Demand for Scats at the Coming
Trial of tin : litiucarat Sciindiil
AVuok Operatic
Stnrn.
LONDOX , May 23. The present London
ecason of social , dramatic and musical enter
tainments has been the dullest on record In
uplU ) of the many so-called attractions which
liave been presented. This dullness may In
the main bo attributed to the llnanclal de
pression , the ravage : ) of tndiiunia , the in my
deaths resulting from that disease and the
cold weather which has prevailed at this
usually balmy peiiod of the year.
The health of the prlnco of Wales causes
grave anxiety to his relatives nnd Intlmnto
friends. The malady from which the prince
"suffered so severely In IS90 has reappeared
' 'fforont , quarter and this fact Is looked
UpAs one of great significance. In spite of
his precarious state of health tha prlnco con
tinues his visits to the theatres nnd attends
numerous balls and other entertainments ,
but tliu heir apparent Is carefully guarded
while thus enjoying himself and every care
is taken to prevent him from suffering too
much fatigue.
On Tuesday last the prlnco visited the
liorse show at the Koyal agricultural hall ,
accompanied by two of his daughters. The
same day the nccouchoniont of his eldest
daughter , the duchess of Fife , was an
nounced , nnd consequently the prince and his
daughter. ? upon entering the royal box re
ceived n tuuiultnUHly warm greeting. After
the Ilrst cheers hud subsided a voice In the
gallery was henrd. to yell : "Three cheers
for Grandfather Wales. " A renewed burst
Of welcome cheers followed this remarIt ,
which the prlnco laughingly acknowledged
by rising nnd bowing to the cheering pee
ple.
Although th'i prince of Wales has bcon
Biibpciiiiacd in the brief of the plaintltT in the
Sir William Gordon dimming cose , other
wise the "baccarat scandal , " ho will not ap
pear In ttiu witness box , ns his evidence is
not required. The greatest efforts are still
being made on all sides to obtain seats at the
tiial of this much talked of suit , but every
scat has already been allotted , so thousands
who expected to bo present will bo doomed to
disappointment. The trial commences on
Monday , Juno 1.
At the royal Italian opera this week the
success scored by VanUyclt , the now tenor
from the Vienna opcru house , In the part of
IJos ( Jricux in Massent's opera "Manon , "
which was produced for the lltst time In this
country In French on Tuesday evening , and
the triumph won oy Mile. M. Havinn , u
new comer from the bt. Petersburg opera ns
Marguerite In the "Huguenots. " presented
on Wednesday night , have rather detracted
from the attention bestowed upon Miss Sybil
Sundersot : , the American artiste , who was
the "Manon" In the opera ilrst roferied to.
Miss Sanderson had previously played
"Manon" with much success In Brussels nnd
probably from this fact too much was ex
pected of the young American. On the morn
ing following the Ilrst performance nt Coven t
garden of "Manon" the critics were found vo
nave come to the conclusion that Miss Sand
erson had hardly realized expectations ,
but she was warmly received on
account of her clover nnd vivacious
noting. "Mnnon , " w.lth Miss Sanderson In
the title role , was repeated ou Friday and
again was the American lady warmly
greeted. In spite of the cordial reception
given Miss Sanderson It cannot bo denied
that the thinness of her voice has bncn so
noticed that It has caused a discussion as to
the methods of her teacher , Mnrchcsl , whoso
other pupils nro said to have been weighed
down with a similar vocal thinness , and
doubts are expressed as to the utility of
sacrificing the power and beauty of the voice
to obtain extreme range. The fact is , how
ever , that Mnsscnt's work Is too light for
such a largo house as Covent garden.
Edwin Is hum , the American baritone , made
Ills debut In a concert hero on Thursday with
considerable success.
Another American artist , David Blspham ,
who has already been heard in Tennyson's
songs , will probably play the part of the
Duke in "La Dasocho" at the royal English
opera houso.
Mrs , Pomborton Hicks of New Orleans
yesterday afternoon gave great enjoyment to
n party of dlgnillod guests at n concert given
ixt the residence of Lady Dudley. Mrs. Pom-
bcrton Hlclts sang several creole songs In n
duet with Maurei , the tenor. Among these
who were present upon this occasion were
thn princess of Wales and the duchess of
Manchester.
Mine. MargueriteUoPnchmantho plonlsto ,
has accepted an engagement for an extensive
lour of the United States.
An auction at an old countryman's on the
Isle of Man this week revealed a collection
of valuable pamtlnes which hud beei ; forme ,
there by nir American resident early In the
present century. The collection Included n
full length portrait of President Washing
ton , by Ulluert Charles Stuart , the
celebrated American painter , who was
born in Uhodo Island In ITM , and who
died in Boston In IS'JS. Stuart painted three
portraits of Washington , all of which nro ef
grcut value. Other valuable paintings came
to light at the same time ns this portrait of
Washington , Including some pictures of the
Dutch schpols. The discovery will bo
brought to thn attention of the trustees of
the national gallery.
.lohn Henry Shorthouso , the author of
"John Jnglvsnnt , " bus nenrlv completed anew
now novel. It Is entitled "Blanche , Lady
Fnlsnnso , " nnd will bo published by the Mc
Millans In the autumn.
Leslie- Stephen , owing to ill health , hns
been obliged to resign the editorship of The
Dictionary of National Biography , but bo
hopes still to bo able to contribute- that
valuable work.
SKltlOVS
PortUKueuo Selzo n&pr'tlidi Steamer
and Malls.
LONDON , May 'J3. A dispatch received
from Louronro Marquoso , n Portuguese town
of Africa on the nortii side of Uohigoa bay ,
say that the British twin screw torpedo
cruiser Brick P. Goanes , Commander Alfred
Wluslow , has arrived thcro and reported
t hat nsorloutt conflict bus taken place be
tween the British and Portuguese colouUU.
i Commander Wllslow says that the troops
stationed nt lisa Portuguese military poH on
the rlV'irPuugwo have attacked the British
South Africa ccmpnny'a expedition , com
manded by Commander II. II , Johnston ,
Seven Portuguese wcro killed. The British
loss Is unknown.
The British twin rcicw cruiser Michigan ,
lix guas Captain Joseph Rlpon , and tbo
British composite gunboat Pigeon , six guns ,
Commander Henry P. Fiord , hnvo arrived at
Mashenoland , a Portuguese settlement in
boutb Africa.
It was In Bohrcnt , In April , that the Portu-
puc. o authorities geizod the British mall
sacks ami refused to allow them to go to
their destination , as those mulls wcro in
tended for the British colonists In Masheno-
land. The Hrltlsh colonists were Indignant
nt this high hc.nded proceeding on the part
of the Portuguese nnd complained to the
British government about It. When Colonel
Wllloughb.v's expedition reached Behrcat
the colonel applied for permission to
proceed to the Pungwa river In order
to pay the prescribed duties , but
receiving no ntiHwcr in a few
hours ho.startcd without permission and the
Portuguese opened lire upon his expedition
nnd seized the two steamers which composed
It. The Portuguese also seized the mails nnd
provisions nnd imprisoned sixteen members
of the expedition. Colonel Wllloughby en
deavored to secure the release of his vessel
by thn payment of the unual custom duties ,
but the Portuguese officials who seized the
bouts refused to accept the payment nnd
ordered the British ling hauled down and
hoisted the Portuguese llau In Its place. The
Portuguese declare that the British are ex
cluded from the Pungwo river , which Col
onel Wlllotighby's boats were navigating
when seized.
JIOKTlllT\ I'.lltLIAJIEXT.
Almost Unexampled in the lll.story of
the Country.
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LONDON , May XJ. [ Now Yorlc Herald
Cable Special to Tin ; Bun.l The sickness
and mortality which have prevailed of Into
among the members of parliament nro almost
unexampled In the history of the country.
What happened In the time of the black
plague I cannot say , not having been n mem
her of the house of commons at that time , but
nothing like the present stnto of af
fairs bus been seen In modern
times. Over one-sixth of the total number
of members are prostrated by influenza.
Some hnvo died and ninny more are obliged
to give up nil work. The fact Is the house
hns become a more pest hole. Nearly every ,
body who put his head Into It was almost
Immediately attacked with the prevailing
epidemic. What can you expect when all
lavatories and offices open direct into the
passages and lobbies whore wo are constantly
assembled , the only means of ventilation bo-
lug Into these channels. The tnitc of fumi
gating such a reservoir of sewer gas and vil
llanous odors Is absurd. The whole place
ought to be pulled down and a new house
built with some regard for sanitary laws.
If disease makes further ravages among us
not enough members will bo loft to carry on
business. Perhaps it would bo no great loss
to the country if the house adjourno.1 forth
with sine dlo.
Among the victims is Gladstone , who has
received a far heavier blow than the English
public Is aware of. Nearly a week of fever
consumed his strength and made formidable-
Inroads oven upon his vital power. Few men
of eighty-two could have survived so great a
shock. Ho is still In n condition requiring
much care. 1 doubt whether ho will bo
seen again in parliament this scs
slon. John Morley Is also severely
shaken. Ho is Just able to walk
a few yards with assistance. The attack in
his case having been very sharp. Every
body sympathizes with him In bis Illness.
The leaders of the opposition are sadly re
duced In numbers. Harcourt is still holding
out , but he has been seldom near the contra
of the disease at Westminister , ho prefers
the balmy breezes of Now Forest.
D.iringashort visit to Folkestone I met
crowds of Invalid members crawling up and
down in the sun , hoping to recover lost
health.
A list of the killed and wounded would oc
cupy columns of the Herald. The loss of
poor Sir Hobort Fowler creates another
gup In the unionist party. Ho had
long boon one of the thick and
then supporters of every conservative min
istry. Ho was somewhat eccentric and often
laughed at but his sudden decease causes
general regret , lie was ono of the proprie
tors of the Times , now rapidly losing its old
managers and friends.Valtcr himself Is
nearly the lust of the band. His son , Arthur
Walter , makes a most efficient manager and
has greatly improved the paper since Sir
John's death.
The Times Keeps far ahead in influence of
Its rivals. Not ono of them makes n distant
approach to it In enterprise. The earliest
news and best correspondence comes from
Printing House square every morning , other
papers containing nioro driblets and
scraps. To John Walter alone Is duo nil
credit of having kept up the paper to its
high level. Sir Kobort Fowler had nothing
whatever to do with Us management. Sorao
of tbo penny papers make nioro money be
cause they spend little on news and the pub
lic takes whatever they choose to glvo. The
less they got in a penny paper the bettor
tl'oy ' are pleased. It Is a capital tiling for the
proprietors.
The death of Lord Edward Cavendish was
n terrible blow to the old duico of Devon
shire , now In his eighty-third year. The as
sassination of Lord Frederick In Ptiounix
park nearly killed him , Ho now has but ono
son loft , the marquis of Hartlngton , who
scorns likely to dlo unmarried. Vast
estates will therefore descend to Lord
Edward's eldest son. Over two
hundred and twenty thousand acres
and seven magnificent seats , Including Chats-
worth , Hnrdwlcks , Hall , Bolton , Abbey ,
Holkcr , all belong to the Cavendishes and
will once more dosccndito the younger son in
default of Lord Hartlngton leaving an heir.
Speculation has been busy the last few
ihonths over the probable marriage of Lord
Hartlngton with the dowager duchess of
Manchester , but that event has not yet taltcn
place , and It will bo time enough to talk
about It when It docs.
Mr.Miiuu or P.UIMAMI\T.
Parnoll'H Party.
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LONDON , May 23.-l.Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tin : Bii.l : There nro
rumors alloat still of n reconciliation be
tween the discordant -sections of the Par-
nelllto party , nnd undoubtedly efforts are
being made to bring about that result , but It
must be quite obvious that the leaders on
both sides are not In a mood to
compose their differences or to forgive
nnd forgot results that have been so
freely exchanged. Self Interest , however , gen
erally prevails in the long run over other con-
bldcratlons and when it is clearly seen that
no more mouoy is likely to bo forthcoming
from abroad for any of the combatants , some
method may bo found of devising a treaty of
peace , or at any rate patching up a trnco.
Paruoll Is nald to bo quite ready for either ,
but his followers who have ahiUea the yoke
are not all eager to * put it oa their nocks
ngnin.
KxjiortHol' i-pcolo.
Naw YORK , MayiW. The-exports of specie
from the port of Now Yorlc tjtjrlng the woolt
amounted toir.iai.tttl , of wliffth rOtiO,2iO ;
was In gold nnd * II,4'J1 ! silver. The Imports
of specie during the week amounted to f-'ls-
O.V1 , ot which KW.157 wus In gold and f7b'J3
silver.
The Auranln , which soiled today , took
f.axtXK ) ) gold consigned to Liverpool and
the steamer La Bourgogno took JSOO.OOO in ,
gold aud 131,000 in Uf or conilguoil to Paris , ' '
AT WORK ON TREATIES
Attention of tlio German Foreign Office Ab-
Borbad in Commercial Negotiations.
UNITED STATES DIRECTLY AFFECTED ,
Arrangements with Italy , Switzerland and
Roumania Progressing Well ,
LITTLE BELGIUM IS ALSO IN IT ,
Effcctj of the American-Spanish Convention
Exciting Press Comment ,
IZAR'S ' SOLICITUDE FOR THE FRENCH.
iensatloii Caused hy n Discovery He-
latinto the French Kxhililtion
nt . losuow A Victim
ol'l'crsccutlon.
Xew rorfcawocfnfcil Prew.l
May 23. The attention of tuo for
eign office is absorbed In commercial treaty
negotiations , some of the results of which
will have n direct bearing on the United
States. The arrangement with Italy , Switz
erland and Kounitmlu nro progressing
towards an entente. Belgium Is also negoti
ating with ( icrinany , but that country Is less
likely than the others to bo drawn within the
customs bund. Husslu's overtures for a re
duction of the German foreign tariff In ex
change for n lessoned tariff on German man
ufactures have been received In n friendly
spirit hero , but the opposition of Austria Is
expected to bar the way to n definite arrange
ment. Austria tried to secure a reduction of
the German grain tarilT in favor of herself
exclusively , She failed In ttiis , however ,
and now raises points ot the Gorman-Austrian
treaty ns precluding a differential treatment
for Russian Imports into Germany. Scrvln
has offered to Join the commercial
alliance on the basis of frooento' of her loadIng -
Ing products swine and cattle Into Ger
many , Austria nnd Hungary. As the Ser
vian exports cross Austrian territory In
order to reach Germany , the Berlin govern
ment wants the Austrian authorities to guar
antee against the dangers of infection from
Servian swine. T.UO admission of Servian
pork into Germany would bo Inconsistent
with the prohibition against American pork ,
which Is acknowledged to bo safer nnd of a
superior quality. The general position of
the negotiations now really gives reason to
expect a formidable central European cus
toms coalition , including Germany , Austria ,
Hungary , Italy , Switzerland , IJoumania and
Scrvm , while Belgium , Russia and Spain
mav have partial reciprocity with tne gon-
crul European bund.
The effects of the American convention
with Spain has begun to excite press com
ments. Hamburg papers denounce the con
vention as a permanent blocking out of the
Gorman trade with the Antilles. Tboy'con-
tend that the German-Spanish treaty of July ,
1SSH , affords n basts for the foreign office to
interfere.
Until the pending European treaties seem
to bo secured no pressure upon Spain will
probably be tried. As soon as these are ar
ranged the special privileges which tbo con
vention ncxmls to America will bo contested
by the combined powers.
The situation of Franco , which country is
menaced with commercial Isolation , dictates
the government's policy of adhesion to a mod
erate tariff admitting of reciprocity treaties.
As far as Germany is concerned tlio French
government appears to rely upon the main
tenance of the Frankfort treaty as Insuring
Franco the "most favored nation" treatment ,
but among the critical political consequences
arising from Germany's commercial alli
ances a denunciation of the Frankfort
treaty Is now freely discussed
In olllcial circles. Count von Sehouvaloff ,
the German ambassador to Russia , who is
now in St. Petersburg , supports M. Do
Glors , the Russian priiuo minister , In pro
posing n commercial entente with Germany.
M. Vlanguli , M. Do Giers' assistant in the
foreign onico. who is a strong Pan-Stavist ,
having great Influence in the czar circle , uses
bis power in the negotiations as tending to
weaken the alliance between Franco and
Russia.
A sensation has been caused by a discovery
relating to tlio French exhibition at Moscow ,
which gave the czar an occasion to show bis
solicitude for the French. To avoid woundIng -
Ing the toolings of the French comtmtto the
exhibition , which was in need of funds
secretly applied to the Jewish and Rtisslat
capitalistsGrnnwalU and Pollakoff , and cot u
loan on depositing 1,200,000 tickets ns secur
ity. Grunwald and Pollukoff became In
volved In a nuarrcl with the committee and
claimed control of the entrance money of the
exhibition. Tie | rupture led to n scandal.
The czar was incensed that tbo fair should
have fallen Into the hands of the detested
Jews and today It was announced that the
projected visit of himself , the czarina nnd
their family depended upon n settlement be
tween the committee nnd the Jowlsh loan-
mongers. If the matter is not speedily set
tled ho will abandon his visit In order to
avoid giving offense to Franco by going to
Moscow without patronizing the exhibition.
Ho lias tent the promoters of the fair an
angry demand that the presence of the Impe
rial family as an assistance to Jewish specu
lation is impossible. His Ire has also been
Increased by the fact that during his stay In
Moscow ho desired to lay the foundation
stonn of the monument to bo erected In
memory of his father and also to open the
first exhibition ol the central Asian products
hold In Russia. The whole programme has
been dropped. The czar will now send the
Grand Duke Vladimir to Inaugurate the
monument , himself remaining In St. Peters
burg. A message plainly expressing the
czar's Indignation has been telegraphed to
the Mo.scow authorities , stating that the
original French promoters of the snow must
buy out the Jews.
Rev. Mr. Ayers , n young An'cricnn clergy
man , who has been preaching in the c . .gllsli
chapel horn , has bcon the victim of n peculiar
persecution. A young Gorman woman took
a strong fancy to him nnd tnadu It n habit to
attend the church nnd gaze obtrusively In
rapt contemplation at the preacher. She fol
lowed him about the streets nnd finally wont
to his rooms , She forced him to move from
one boarding house to another to elude her.
She threatened to commit suicide before his
eyes unless ho listened to her suit. The
American minister , Mr. Phelps , was finally
appealed to by Mr. Ayers. Mr. Phelps com
municated with the lady's family , nnd it
being evident that her mind wns unbal
anced , she was sent to an asylum.
Olllulul li ! > u IH Drop.
ATIIIPOX , Kan , , May SSI. | Special Tele
gram to TUB BKK. ] Governor Humphrey
this afternoon appointed ex-Mayor S , C. King
nnd S. R. Stevenson police commissioners in
place of W. II , HuHkell and C. W. Uonnlnir ,
removed. W. L. Johnson , the democratic
member of the board , Is not disturbed , Has-
kcll nnd Bonnlng were removed because
they bolted the regular republican * ticket In
April. It U said to bo the governor's dcslro
that the now board shall remove City Mar
shal Toft who was also active In opposition to
the republican city ticket.
KUIIHIIH Crop Outlook.
BiuoCiTV , Kan. , May'Ja. ( Special to TUB
BKE. ] A steady rain has bjcti falling since
last Friday. The ground U wetter than over
known before. All lagoons and basins ore
full and running over. Prpnocts for crops
were never bettor. The acreage of all cereals
nro as largo or larger th.ln last year.
VHA It I. TOX'S CAONJflV J ETTKIt.
The Alton's General P.tBftctiBor Agent
to Chairman Muley.
CMKMOO , May 23. Chnlrnvin Flr.loyof the
Western Passenger association has no reason
to bo antagonistic to the Chicago fc Alton's
position. Ho devoted a portion of
his time today to n pnrusnl of that
company's answer to . the chnreo that
it hnd violated its agreement in refusing to
advance Its rates from St. Louis to Chicago
nnd from ICansas City to St. Louis. The
document was written by General Passenger
Agent Churlton , who began It by calling
attention to his former announcement
that the Alton could not In justice
to itself aisont to any advance In
ascs during the existence of the boycott
hat has been imposed upon it by its eastern
onncctions. Ho went on to pay : "At the
ecciit meetings you held Hint the foundation
f the Western Passenger association vns
ho principles of equality and that the whole
urposoottho agreement was ta preserve
hut principle , which has now bcon do-
troyed by the boycott , nnd you declared It
o be the duty of the members of the ussocln-
Ion to take steps to place nil lines again on n
Doting of equality as prescribed by the
grecincnt. If the association ignores Its
bligations under the agreement , by what
Igtit can you or it hold us to nil your obllgn-
lens under It , and especially as In the
iresent case wo simply tnko action In the
direction of maintaining that equality
vhlch you Insist Is the essence of the agree-
nent. Wo are maintaining the agreement In
pirlt , white the association Is disregarding
t both In loiter and spirit. "
The letter argues that the chairman's
ullng is not consistent , claiming that
f ho was rl-ht In ordering tlio rate advanced
'ram St. Louis to Chicago ho was wrong In a
'ormcr case In ruling that the rate from
Cansas City to St. Louis should.be reduced ,
as the condition In St. Louis wng much worse
vhcn the advance was ordered than the con-
lltlon 1 Kansas City when the rcductloa
vas allowed. It Is further argued that the
xnver of re-storing rates Is not vested In the
chairman and that his ruling in this
case Is therefore out of onicr. In conclusion
dr. Charlton fires this shot at the eastern
oads : "Wo are boycotted for expressing nn
opinion In favor of paying n lair com
mission. The payment for comtnls-
ilons Is permitted by the Western
. 'asscngor a'ssoclntlon agreement ; commis
sions arc now being paid by ninny of
ho lines boycotted. Indeed n number of the
Inos between Now York nnd Chicago nro
paying commissions amounting to $1 from
> few York to Chicago nnd Slu nt Custlo Gar
den on California business. Even the board
of rulings , which orders tbo boycott against
us , at the same time officially authorizes
ho payment of commissions. It boy
cotts us for paying commissions nnd it
authorized ttio payment of commissions in its
territory and other commissions nro paid
without its knowledge. For expressing an
opinion in favor of paying reasonable com-
nlsslons wo are boycotted by lines that are
paying unreasonable coirmlssior s , nnd the
iVostern Passenger association , of which wo
ire a member and which . permits the pay-
ncnt of commissions , takes no action. "
Gharjjed with Crookedness.
KANSAS Cirr , Mo , , May.VvJ. The Atchlson ,
i'opoka & Snnta Po Is cliargca by three of
ts competitors westot t iH Missouri river
with giving transportation v' ) influence trafilc.
formal charges were sent p the traffic de
partments of the roads ntf-Jmcago yesterday ,
ind In. ' . nil probabilltythniatter will bo
akon u'p at the next inoo.lljig ot the Trans-
Mlssouri Freight association here.
/ 'OK KISSIAU 'If IS WlffS.
Boston Pollccni tn Arrests n Citizen on
That Chirac.
BOSTON , Mnss. , Mny ! i3. A good ninny
queer things are done in Boston , but the lat
est oddity was the arrest ! iHt ; night of a man
and his wlfo for kissing each other on the
street. The policeman whoso fine sense of
jroprletlos of life led him to make the arrest
of the couple was Patrolmen McUulro.
The culprits wcro Mij 'nnd Mrs. Earl
Noycs. That is the namay'thoy gave in court
liut ns the young couple move jn the best so
ciety In East Boston , and us the husband is a
prominent boot nnd shoo dealer , their real
names wcro not given. Mrs. Noycs , as she
called herself. Is n handsome young woman ,
mid these who saw her in/ourt this morning
did not blame her husband for kissing her ,
even on the street. But they were not on
thn sidewalk ; they wcro in a doorway waitIng -
Ing for a car. They had been visiting n friend
nnd hnd remained until a late. hour. As thcro
ippeured to be no ono In' ' , , sight Mi * . Noyos
put his arms around his wlfo and kissed her
three or four times. Policeman McUuIre ,
who had been standing in n doorway on the
opposite sldo of the street , saw the kissing
and interposed nn objection In the name of
the law. Mr. Noyos told him It was none of
his business and refused to move on when
ordered to do so. That jnado the policeman
mad and ho arrested the husband ana wife
for disorderly conduct.
In court Lawyer Pelton , who conducted
the defense , characterized the arrest ns the
most outrageous act ever.performed by n po-
licoman. "Is It n crime.lie asked , "for a
man to kiss his wlfo on the street ? If people
are to bo arrested on such trivial matters as
this It would not bo safe for a man and
woman to walk together. "
Judge Burke said ho did not think the ar
rest such an outrage , ns the fact of their kissIng -
Ing each other on the street was certainly nn
unusual action to the officer , who did not
know their relations to * each other. He
thought it would have been bettor for then
to have dofciTCd theirMsslug until they hai
reached their home , but It certainly was no *
a criminal act for them to kiss each other on
the street. He ordered their discharge.
n'AX'iti A SEl'AItATJttX.
Suit for Divorce In Ono of Marylaiid'H
lilt ; Families.
B.u/riMoun , Md. , May 22. General John
Carroll of the "Caves , " n member of ono o
the best families In Maryland , Is the defend
ant In a divorce suit brought by his wife
Mrs. Mary Carroll , once a belle in local so
cicty , and oven now , though over forty years
old , cno of the handsomest women In tbo
state. *
It wns not generally knojvn that there wns
trouble In the Carroll household. The
charges mndo by Mrs. Carroll nad on which
she bases her complaint hnvo stirred th
families ot both husband and wlfo. Mrs
Carroll says that for so'mo years past th
general bus treated' hpr cruelly , and tha
that ho hai on various occasions selzei
her by the throat. Whenever he was unde
the influence of llqnor. his conduct wu
excessively vicious. It U also alleged tha
ho has directed her not to return to th
"Caves , " their residence la lialtimoro county
nnd to rcmova her belongings therefrom
Mrs , Carroll also snys tlinV hu has refused t
pay necessary bills nnd ha frequently urge
her to seek a legal separation. Mrs , Currol
nsks for the custody of her two younge
children , ono u bnbo in arms , and for n suitu
bio allowance of alimony ,
General Carroll Is a mohibor of the Mary
land club. Ho was married to his present
wlfo in 1870. when she was only eighteen
year * old. They have four children living ,
the oldest about twenty. General Can-oil Is
a son of the late Nicholas Carroll , n descend
ant of Dr. Charles Carroll of Annapolis , who
belonged to the family of lull Carroll of Ire
land. General Carroll Inherited considerable-
propnrty from his father , among which wus
the "Caves. " u beautiful place of U.uuo acres.
| General Carroll'swlfo WOB Miss Marv
i Thomas , a daughter of the late Dr. Hanson
Thomas , who was nt ono tlino president of
the Fanners' nnd Merchants' bank. She has
lot ( her former homo.
Hlalno Still Improving.
Nnw YOHK , May 23. Secretary Hlalno Is
still improving. No plans have beau made
for ula dooarturo from this city ,
AN ECONOMIC HOVE.
Pope Lee Taklnc Stops to Hgduco Expendi
tures at the Vatican ,
ONLY PRECEDENT THAT OF SIXTUS V ,
Duo to Increased Demands Being Mtido on
the Holy See ,
EVERYBODY ASKS MONEY OF THE POPE.
OonBidernblo Sums Absorbed by the Orusado
Against Slavery ,
REVENUES OF THE PONTIFICAL BUDGET ,
Practice of the Itndlciil Press to
Misrepresent the Holy Father
as Dclng Surrounded
by Luxury.
HO.MH , May 23. The pope is1 tailing stops
to secure greater economy of expenditure at
tbo Vatican. Ho has appointed a committee ,
consisting of throe cardinals , charged to do
their utmost to effect n reduction in expenses.
It is believed to bo the ilrst time since Slxtus
V that n pope 1ms Interfered in the constitu
tion of the congregations of Homo. People
nro beginning to nsk whether this slop
means that the pope Is about to simplify the
complicated work of Sixtus V as not being in
harmony with the existing needs of the
church. This initiative ; might have the hap
piest results , for the simplification and cen
tralization of public services would bo the
first step towards the adaption of these ser
vices to the particular exigencies of our
times.
From a financial point of view the proposed
reductions In expenses are probably duo to
the Increased demands upun 'the holy see.
The misery in Italy and the effects of na
tional bankruptcy on the funds of the Vatican
have considerably augmented the extraor
dinary expenses. Everybody asks money of the
popo. Then again the work of the holy sco
is continually increasing. Leo XIII has
created at Home nnd especi-dly In the mis
sion fields special undertakings which re
quire much money. The crusade against
slavery hns absorbed considerable sums. The
pope is lavish in his endowments to schools ,
sciences nnd benevolent agencies. Leo XIII
Is not so liberal to persons as was Pius IX ,
but to causes of general interest his gener
osity borders on prodigality.
It is the practice of the radical press of nil
countries , and especially of Italy , at times to
represent the pope as disposing of millions'
on millions , as surrounded by all the luxuries
ana muiinillccnco of an eastern potentate and
ns exploiting for interested purposes the luith
of Ins people. At other times it repre
sents that the contributions of St.
Peter's pence nro dwindling to insignificant
proportions and that the pope will soon bo ob
liged to accept the annuity of 8OUO,000 francs
set apart for him by the Italian government
under the guarantee law.
Neither of these representations Is accur
ate. While the resources of the pope are
less than the civil list of most European sov
ereigns , yet by wise administration these re
sources , If not entirely adequate to all the
needs of the church , are sufficient to insure -
sure the working of its principal
services. The revenues of the
pontifical budget are disbursed substantially
ns follows : At the disposal of the pope , 600- ,
000 francs ; the cardinals , 7CO,000 francs ; for
poor dioceses , 400,000 francs ; prefecture of
the apostolic palaces , 1,800,000 , francs : the
secretaryship of stiito , 1,000,000 francs ; em
ployes and functionaries , 1,500,000 francs ;
pontifical schools and alms givluir , 1.200.0JO .
francs. The 500,000 francs nt the disposal of
the pope serves to maintain his household and
also to meet the other expenditures not In
cluded under the other headings of tha
budget , such as thn costs of decoration , in
signia , presents to princely personages and
purchases of "objects d'nrt. " Cardinals Incu
t-la are maintained nt the expense of the
holy father. The emoluments of ouch cardi
nal amount to 20,000 francs. The fourth item
of the budget , that of the prefecture of the
palaces , varies between 1,500,000 and 2,000,000
francs. It includes all expenses for tlio pon-
tificlul court , the tmlaco of the Vatican and
the apostolic palaces , the maintenance of the
museums and galleries , the gardens
of the Vatican , etc. The 1,000,000
francs assigned to the secretaryship
of state cover the expenses of that
office ana these of the nunciatures and apostolic
tolic delegations. The allowance for "em
ployes and functionaries" covers only the
pensions of the faithful servants of the pon-
tlllclal government who refused to pass into
the service of the Italian government. This
item becomes smaller year by year a death
thins tlio ranks of the veterans. Nearly nil
the Catliollc schools In Homo nro iiuintnincd
at the charge of the pope , and the demands
of charity tends constantly to Increase.
Outside of thcso ordinary expenses thcro
is a heavy budget of extraordinary expenses.
The propaganda of the faith has already
received three subventions of 500,000 francs
each , while the Institutions and academics
of Homo receive subsidies. The restoration
of the basilica of the latoran has cost 5,000-
000 francs. It is impossible to estimate how
much the pope elves privately. The re
sources are difficult to enumerate. Even the
administration of St. Peter's ponce It
self does not know the exact receipts
and expenditures of the pope because
Leo XIII receives directly the greatest sums
from the bishops and the laity. Part of this
money Is devoted to extraordinary wont nnd
expenses and part goes town'rds increasing
the secret fund for future ncods.
Imitating Slxtus V , Leo XIII wishes to
leave to his successor n tcsoro pontlllco for
exceptional circumstances , such as war ,
exile or penury. It Is assorted that
this fund absorbed .10,000,000 francs
of the sii in received by him
on the occasion of his sucrodltal Jubilee in
ISS . The average amount received annually
by the pope in St. Peter's pence is between
8,000,000 nnd 0,000,000 francs. There has boon
some falling off In the amount received from
Franco , due , It is thought at the Vatican , to
educational laws which weigh heavily on the
French people. But this has been
nioro than counterbalanced by the in
crease of contributions from many other
countries , with the United States now
contributing more than Franco to this fund ,
sending annually $200,000. Belgium come1
next after Franco , then Holland , Spain , Ger
many and , last of all , Italj.
It seems highly improbable that the pope
will over accept the sum assured him by the
Italian government , as It would bo an admls
slun of dependence. The system of St. Peter's
pence has become a permanent Instituttoi
and promises to bo oufilclonb ' for all palpable
needs , ' r\ \ '
ScntfiH.'t'd to Death.
NASCV , Mny 2 ; ) . Mounter , the ex-ofllcoro
customs who wns arrested May 1-1 at Lan
dres , changed with a number .of crimes , wa-
today sentenced to death. Mounter is
widower with two sons. Ho courted Mile
Jactel , a wealthy young lady , who rejectee
him because he was poor. Meunlcr then ou
( 'ngcd In a series of robberies and eve ntunll ;
murdered a priest and the lattor's ' servant
lly this crlmo Meunlcr appear * to hnvo. ob
tulncd possession of some money , for ho rene
no wed his suit , but was unable to soften th
hcnrt of Mile. Jnctcl's ' mother , who ob
Jcctcd to Mounter's children. This i
incensed Mouulor that ho set flro to the
Jnctcl resilience anil Its occupants narrowly
escaped wllh their Hvos. Tllo ox-custom of-
floor , curious to record , hntl not been detected
In nny of these crimes , ntiil ngaln renewed his
suit. After an Interview with Mite. Jnctcl ,
who appears to have bcon willing to niniry
him , Meunlcr smothered Ins eldest boy nnd
Inter on shot niul seriously wounded the
brother of the young Indy ho professed to
love. Mile , Jnetcl's brother hnd canted
Mounter's hntrod by forbidding thd proposed
marriage. Meunlcr , when arrested , con
fessed nil but the murder of the priest nnu
the miter's servant.
Wheat and l-'loiir Duties Koduced ,
PAI < May : . ' ; ) . In thouhninliorof deputies
today , on the ground that though .premature ,
n dclny In dealing with thojnmtter would re-
suit In a speculative nso In the price of
wheat , tno government accepted the proposal
of M. Viper , a member of the customs com
mittee , to reduce the duty on wheat to ; i
francs nnd on Hour to (1 ( Irancs per hectolitre.
An amendment In favor of the complete
.bolltlon . of the duty on these articles wus ro-
ectcd by u vote of ; t. ' S to 131.
The proposal of M. Vigor was then adopted
310 to I'M but with the proviso that the
nw should only bo enforced from August I ,
b'Jt , to Juno 1 , 1SW.
liruzU'H .Motllllcd .Ministry.
Uio JANIEIIO , May M , The ministry hns
jccn meddled as follows : Minister of Jus-
Ice , Scnor Cnrvnlho ; minlstor of Iliinncc ,
senur Brazlllcnzo ; minlstor of the interior ,
Senor Ar.u-ipo ; minister of posts niid tele-
; rnphs , Senor Oavnlcnnto.
Ill till ? SlUllllsll Deputies.
MADIIII ) , May 2 ? . In the cliamberof dcpu-
los today Senor Fublo , minister of the
olonlos. nnnounccd that n commercial con
dition had bcon arranged with the United
States.
fii'il Itiillan Arinanioiit.
LONDONMny ' , ' ; ) . -Tho lUilian government
ins given an order to the Armstrongs for the
instruction of eight eighty-ton guns nnd
illy smaller guns nnd seven mlltrcnscs.
'll.I , SVHJlKXIIrtlt 'I UK ITATA.
tcimrtcd AKi'ciMiiiMit Hutwoon Insur-
Konts nirl tlio rolled States.
SAN FitAN'cist'o , Cal. , May M. The liven-
tig Bulletin says It Is infnrmod through tin-
luestiotmbly rollnhlo sources that the con
gressional party of Chill , otherwise known as
ho Insurgents , has entered hitoan agreement
vlth the United States government to sur
render to the United States the Itata nnd hoi-
cargo ; that the Charleston will not pursue the
lain nny further , but proceed to Catlno , and
hat the Ituta will bo handed over to the
Vmcrlcan authorities. The Bulletin adds :
It Is probiblo that proceedings will than
'allow In the federal courts of the United
States , but it Is dclinitcly settled that thcro
vlll bo no guns fired In the capture of the
Itata nnd that pursuit by the Charleston Is
practically off. "
The Pacific mall Bteaincr Colima , which
irrivod hero today from 1'anama , reports
laving loft A cu put co May in. Just north of
.hat port she sighted a steamer Hying the
Ulilliuii Hag and answering the description of
the Itata. The latter was steering south by
cast. Later in tbo day the Charleston ap
peared and spoke to the Colima. Un leani
ng what hnd been seen tbo Charleston
steamed away to the southward. The
Charleston was at that tiino about one hun
dred nnd thirty inl'os ' from Acapulco , wtilio
; ho Itata , when sighted , was about sixty
mlles from thcro. The Colima reports that
the Esmcralda left Acapulco on the morning
of the 1'lth lust , and went out to sea , but was
seen near that harbor In the evening. The
[ tata was expected to arrive there on the
13th and It was supposed tbo Esmoruldn was
malting for her. _
.Capture of Tnltatal.
PAIIIS , May 33. The delegates of the con
gressional party whose headquarters are In
.his city , referring to tbo report cabled to
3uropo from Iqulquo by way of the United
States that the forces of President Balma-
ceda had captured Tultatal , gives a version of
.ho affair. According to the above advice
the Chilian government steamers Imperial ? ,
Ad tni run to , Condcll nnd Snrjcnts Aldca on
Thursday last landed 200 inenHn Tultntal nnd
stormed the custom house and re-established
the old regime. The Chlliuu delegates de
clare that the government war ships
[ inperinlo , * Admlrunto and 0 Condoll en
tered the harbor of Taltatal during tho'
xbsenco of the congressional licet at
Jiat Din co and that these warships landed
.roops at Tnltatal and issued a proclamation
n favor of President Bnlmucuda. But in
stead of re-establishing the old regime , nc-
ordlng to the congressional delegates , the
Inhabitant ! * attacked the government troops
ind compelled them to withdraw. The con
gressional delegates also announce that lio-
.Ivla has recognized the congressional forces
as belligerents.
_ _
A GAIS O ' TKIA I
LMcnty Horses' C .so ix Hccond Time
Hcforo u Jury.
Sioux FAM.S , S. D. , May 23. [ Special Tel
egram to THE Bui : . ] The second trial of
Plenty Horses , the Sioux warrior accused of
murdering Lieutenant Casey of the regular
army on January ( J last , was opened In the
United States court this morning in the
| ) resonca of n large crowd of spectators. The
accused looks very pale and has not been in
Ijood health for several weeks. Ho expressed
lilmsclf this morning us contidcnt of his ac
quittal. The entire day was taken in the
selection of n Juy , which was accomplished
after having examined soventy-llvo of the
panel. A remarkable feature of the examina
tion was the prevalence of prejudice against
the defcndantor the Indian as a race. The Jury
complete Is composed of cl ht farmers , one
hardware merchant , an Insurance aacnt , a
harness innknr and n druggist. The defense
made the claim of having secured now and
additional evldcnco which will glvo the case
more prominence and Interest than before.
More witnesses have been subpumaod thnn
at tno last trial by the defense , among the
numboi being American Horse , the bravest
and strontrost ad vocatoof civilization in the In
dian race today. Ills testimony will boon tno
war theory , nnd as ho was the go-between * of
the contending forces at Pine Ridge , It Is pos
sible ho may glvo a new turn to the trial.
The examination of the witnesses will begin
Monday at U o'clock.
"World's Fair Convention.
YASKTON , S. D. , May ! -Special > [ Telegram -
gram to TIIK BIK.J The arrangements
for the world's fair convention to be held Ii
tills city next wonk , bcgiii'ilng on the " 7th
wore completed today and every provision
has been made for entertaining some two
hundred of tno loading business men of the
stnto. This convention Is to do what the
legislature of last winter failed to do , decide
what amount of money South Dakota shall
expend for a state exhibit at the world's fair ,
The Interest manifested Is apparent In every
county and city in the stnto and each county
and city has selected Its best men to re pro
went It In the convention. lion , Moses P ,
Hnwlovchof , ! of the department of promotion
nnd Hon. Bonliimln Buttonvorth , sollcitoi
general of the world's fair , are to bo presen
and allot South Imkotn's congressman nro
expected. The plans for mining funds which
Bccms to moot the heartiest approval in th
Blnto Is to allow each county to make an ap
propriation and authorize its member * of the
next legislature to vota for an appropriation
to reimburse the comities. The sum practic
ally fixed upon is not loss than f.VX)0 ) ( ) ruid It
may bo more. The convention opens ou
'Wednesday , May ii7 , and concludes when its
business Is finished ,
Caterpillars Kton a Train.
MANKATO , Minn. , Mny SI. AH trains on
the Milwaukee road this morning wore do-
laycd tevon miles outside this city by mil
lions of caterpillars , which crawled up on
the rails , and when ground up their romalni
made the wheels slip as though the rails
i wore greased ,
NEBRASKA TRAGEDIES
Two Tatal Shooting Affairs in Different
Parts of the State.
SHOT AND KILLED BY HIS FRIEND ,
Sad Fate Which Befell Judge Aikens of
Blaiuo Oounty ,
THLY MISTOOK FOR A THIEF ,
Tired Upon by Neighbors While Arresting a
Oattlo Thief
, ol
BLOODY AFFAIR IN KEYA PAHA COUNTY , „ * * . _
.0-
.0of
' of
Honit of a Koud of lutng Standing .ho
In
Sohuylor Dayton IiiHtantly Killed
hy Gcoi'KO Covlll Another Vs-
Woundod. tv-
tvwd
wd
Ho
1H-XN1NO , Nob. , Mny 23. [ Spcclnl Tola- cxt
gram to Tin : Bin : . ] Yesterday morning a * |
questionable character by the name of Mo-
Alvoy stole a couple of two-year-old steers
from n man named Craig living In the south-
cast part of Bhilno county. He drove them
to within three miles of Browstor to Dr.
Palmer's place , which Is vacant , and put
them up In the stable.
Craig followed him , and a couple of his
neighbors foil In and they tracked the steers
to whore they were corralod. Craig wished
to turn the steers out nnd take
them homo , but the nclghuors de
cided that tlioy hnd better watch nnd
catch the thief. Meantime quite n crowd ,
unionK them Judge C.V. \ . Athens , treasurer
of the Blaine company , hud assembled to as
sist In the watch.
About 11 o'clock last night MoAlvoy came
to got his stolen steers. The crowd collared
him and made him acknowledge that ho stole
the cattle , and also that n negro by the name
of KM Crelghton assisted him.
Meantime the watciiors separated without ,
any signal or password whereby they could
recognize ono another. Judge Aikens took
clinrgo of McAlvcy. .lust then a young man
named Hlttcnhouso came riding up tha
road nnd Judge Aikens thinking It
was another one of the thieves and possibly
the negro , Crelghton , ordered him to halt and
surrender.
A young friend of Hittcnhouso , thinking
that Judge Aikens was n thluf and supposing
ho was about to kill his friend , opened tire on
Judge Aikens nnd McAlvoy nnd killed them I
both. McAlvoy was shot through the heart
and Judge Aikens through the body. Both
died Instantly.
The whole county Is In mourning over ,
Judge Ailcens' untimely death , as ho was A
man universally liked and respected _
Koyu I'nlin AVays.
STIUHT , Neb. , May 23. [ Special Telegram
to TUB Bir. : . ] News was received hero this
afternoon of a bloody tragedy enacted yester
day forenoon near Corns , on the Nebraska
river near tin southern border of Koya Paha
county , in which Schuylor Dayton was in
stantly killed and John Rivers badly
wounded at the hands of Ucorge Covlll.
Covill nnd Dayton owned adjoined tnrms and
bad blood existed between them over stock
matters. A short time before tlio tragedy n
man' was snou prowling about , the farm of
Dayton , nnd the latter on going to see who '
It was , was llrod upon. Dayton ran homo , ,
hitched up his team , and taking his
two hired m en , Jotin Hlvers nnd Klchard
WHllscroft , nil nrmnd , started in pursuit.
When they overtook the man it proved to bo
Charles ilarto who had Just returned hemet
t from a short absence. Bnrto had previously
.worked for Dayton , and after leaving his em
ploy hud circulated scandalous stories
concerning himself and HIvor's wlfo ,
which afterward led to u separation between
the latter. The wagon caught up with Barto
not far from Covill's residence. The scandal
was brought up and a fight ensued between
Wllltscraft and Barto In which the latter
was knocked down and Covill rushed In upon
the scene with a double-barreled shotgun ,
both loads of which bo emptied Into Dayton's
back us ho was stooping down In the act of
hitching n tug which had been unhooked ,
killing him Instantly. Inserting another
charge ho fired on Rivers , wounding him se
verely in the hip. Wlllhcroft says the piece
was then levelled at , him , but It refused tiro.
Tin : BRI : correspondent learned those par
ticulars from AVIllIscroft , who came to town
today aft r Dr. Foot to render surgical as
sistance to Rivers , the wounded man. It is
reported that Covlll has given himself up to
the ICoya Puna authorities and claims ho did
the deed in self-defense. His sldo of tha
story could not bo obtained.
Dayton will bo burled In the Stuart ceme
tery Monday next. Ho resided near this
place up to a year ntjo.
TilK M'E
For Omaha and Viclnlt y Showers ;
warmer.
WASHINGTON , May 33. 8 p , m. forecast till
8 p. in. , Sunday : For North Dakota Fair
Sunday : cooler Sunday night ; winds becom
ing noithcrly.
For South Dakota Showers ; cooler Sun
day night ; variable winds.
For Iowa nnd Missouri Generally fair ;
wanner ; south winds
For Kansas Fair ; slightly warmer ; south
winds.
For Nebraska Suowers ; slightly warmer ,
except stationary temperature In east portion
tion ; south winds.
For Colorado--Generally fair ; slightly
warmer ; winds becoming southerly.
I'lt JKM > KI > .
Mom of the Striking Illinois Miners
. \ K'll ' n ( it AVork.
Ciuoxno , May at. The miners' strike In.
Illinois Is practically nt an end. The men at
Spring Valley , Slroator , Braidwood and Wil
mington resumed work yesterday. Not ono
of the largo companies are now Idlo. The
sumo terms of agreement which prevailed
last year hold good this season until next
March. The men gained nothing by the
strike , for they have nil signed contranta
which In no way differ from those that bound
them last year. _
Htrllco Lenders HlaulcllHiod.
Swmuu : , PH. , May 23. Largo numbers
of coke men have been applying for worlr ,
but In every case whore a loader or active
committee man appealed ho wan refused em
ployment. The indications nru that fully
I , OIK ) names of leaders will bo placed on
the blacklist , and with such a largo uumbor
Idle It U thought possible thnt u strko | might
bo again rovivoil.
TwoChlldrun Hurned to Death.
MiNNK.M'ol.if , Minn. , May 9i ) , Tint morn
ing lire In the house of Felix Lnwler , burned
to death his daiiyhtor , aged nix , and an in-
fan i sou. HU wifu was seriously burned.