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TWENTIETH YEAH. OMAHA , MONDAY MOKNING , JUNE 1 , 1891. NUMBER 343.
INCERSOLL ON SHAKESPEARE.
America's ' Greatest Orator Talks of tlio
World's ' Greatest Poet.
WILL'S ' BEAUTIES BROUGHT FORTH.
ImmetiHo Andle.nui ! of CiilttiriMl Oina-
IIIIIIH Delighted with thu 131o-
| U"iic ( : of tin ; Speaker and
the Depth ol'KnliJuut.
It was nn Ingcrsoll night. From the
orchestra rail to the dimly lighted recesses of
the lipoor unitary hundreds of persons filled
the Grand opera house last evening , drawn
thither by the matchless word painting of the
eloquent Ingcrsoll.
And It was nn intelligent audience , too , its
equal not being seen in Omaha this season.
Judges , barristers , statesmen , business men ,
millionaires , students , n clergyman or two ,
who adjourned church quite early , all lis
tened to the music of the orator's volco and
followed his flights of fancy , while thetadbs ,
who adorned the boxes and gave color
to the body of the house , applauded the
speaker's thoughts with that vim nnd earn
estness which genius commands.
For upwards of two hours the grey-haired
orator kept the nudionco entranced by his
critical commentary upon the world's great
est poet and dramatist.
It wns n trlllo after eight when the lion of
the evening stepped from the llrst entrance
to the rending desk , manuscript in hand and
then n .sound like the rushlnir of many waters
told the story of the speaker's ' popularity.
As ho stood with one hand resting on the
desk before , waiting for the applause to sun-
side , it was remarked that the hair had
grosvn n trillo lighter in color since last in
Omahn. But the same round , boyish , good
iiatured faro wns there , heightened by the
touch of red which glowed from beneath the
outer Hkln. The bald , highly polished head
skirted with gray was the only evidence the
colonel vouchsafed the audience that ho was
familiar with the passing years.
His voice in the beginning was soft and
low , like that of n woman's , but .soon the sil
very tones foil sharp and clear , like the tin
tinnabulations of a bell on the cars of the lis
tening audience.
H3 portrayed the boy Shakespeare in
matchless words ; ho spoke of his manhood
in beautifully rounded phraseho ; alluded
to the myriad-minded man's contemporaries
tenderly. Dry humor was followed by burn
ing sentences which inflamed the hearts
of his hearers like old wlno and
when ho gave examples of the poet's best
style bis voice took on a rythmic How and
Blink into softened cadence.
llii peroration was a masterpiece of diction
nnd .sent the au'Mcnco home conirrntulnting
themselves that they had heard this nine
teenth century champion of the greatest poet
of timo.
/ Colonel Ingcrsoll , in substance , said : Wo
have mot to puy n tribute to tlio greatest
genius of the world to ono who loft us the
richest legacy of our lives , who gave to us
such wealth of thought ai'd imagery. But
Shakespeare is too great a theme , and I seem
to fool that I cannot unisp It with sufilciont
strength to speak of the great dramatist. It
is hard to estimate what wo owe to genius.
Take from the world what the men and
women of genius have wrought and nil the
niches would bo empty , nil the picture gal
leries bare , all art would lose Its proportion ,
nml nil would bo left to hapless chance.
Three centuries ago this monarch of the hu
man race was born. Ho was not of super
natural origin. No stars wandered from
their orl'lts at tils birth. There were no ce
lestial pyrotechnics. Ills father aid : mother
were both English and both had the cheerful
hiibltof llvlngupon this earth. His cradle was
rocked beneath a canopy where myth was not
nhd no drop of royal blood flowed through
his veins. There was nothing In the Holds
nnd lowlands of his birthplace to incite the
genius which has charmed the world. Ills
parents could neither road nor write.
Brought up In Avon , there was nothing in
his surroundings to sow seeds of sublimity.
'
Where niituro is grand man has boon smnl'l.
When nature is so that man can conquer it
men become great.
Oahakospcuro'H father was known to have
bcSn cited for not going to church once a
month. This was good so far as it went.
There Is ono fact that Is general b' over
looked , and that Is that Shakespeare had n
mother nml such a mother who dowered her
son with passion nnd imagination beyond all
other men. The truth is that nil great men
have great mothers. Yes , nnd all great
women have great fathers. Pigmies are born
In palaces , over the roof of genius the tliutch
Is of straw. There is no exception. Most of
the nobility tire like mountains and vnllovs
with the height of ancestry on the ono siilo
nnd the depression of posterity on the other.
Ignorant people nro apt to overrule the
vnluo of cduc-ition. The children of scholars
hold learning in contempt. Extremes beget
their own limitations , even ns rivers of ox-
trumo Bwiftness create the obstacles which
retard them. 1 have snld that Shakes-
pear's fattier was reported for non-attond-
nnco at church and Richard Byollold was the
preacher , so I don't blame him much for not
caring to hoar the glad tidings of salvation
from such n source.
Of the pool's ' mother nothing Is known ex
cept her sweet mime , Mary Arilo.i , Womnn
were not much thought of in the < o days.
They wore bom , married , nnd dfid.
If n man was great they Inquired who his
father was.
inkospcaro never engaged In n reputable
business. The law described htm as a vaga
bond. Ho was not a noble , soldier or priest.
Ho did not kill bodies , damn souls or live on
the products of others. Mnnv other geniuses
have been con omned by circumstances of
the times to servo in lowly positions as
Shakespeare WHB. Wo know'little about the
great dramatist's lifn , ami it Is better so ;
otherwise ho would have upon belittled by
friendly fools. Ho was born. Ho wont to
London nt nn early ngo nnd mnilo monisy ,
which Is always roputablo. lie rotuniod to
Stratford , was visited by noblemen , and con-
Bcquontly thought a great deal of by the
country folks. But after his death the latter
discovered that ho was a play writer and
-iio.v put that stinging epitaph over his grave
nnd said that ho had written it. How could
Shakespeare think that his hones could tie
dluturhodl The Ho is palpable. Ho was
burled In the church nnd then Inter an his
brother-in-law placed , as I believe , that silly
epitaph upon the grave. Wo have no letter
of his to any human being preserved. In his
writings there is no mention of his contem
poraries.
It Is claimed that the .sentence
"Tho Imperial votress passed along ,
In maiden meditation fancy free , "
referred to Queen ElUahoth. No ona will
bcliove that the daubed and wrinkled face
the small black eye , the bail tooth , and the
red wig ever Inspired those lines. Ho made
his characters speak nohlo thoughts. Ho
know contemporary nobles too well and so did
not put thorn into his writings. The ago was
awakening ; the cffectn of great discoveries
nnd adventures canted the horizon to glow.
Shnhospenro inotitiot.ed nono. This , to mo.
U thu moil singular thing in thu history of
this man. Nnturo or fate prepared a stage
for Shnkospenro and Shnku.spt.Mro a stage for
nature.
And yet , lu splto of his beauty of diction
Mid Ills uiiMiirpass.iblo skill In' expressing
- thought , Is ll not stningo that Slmke.spcare.
- -T has never mentioned in his drama * ono man
or woman of Ins tune ! Ho was llvlni ; In thu
days when the Intellect was iiwuitenlug from
Its long &loep. Cervantes was cntnralllni ;
Spain with his romances , Rubeim wns painting
his muster-piece. * , Drake ) was circling the
globe , Gnllluo was exploring the hc.ivens.
C.ildoron was nchiuving victories In Spain.
Cornelllo was teaching Franco and Rain-
brand t wns putting nature on his canvass
when Shnkcspenro lived. London was then
ytho center of thu world. And yet , the most
marvelous thing of nil was that Shakespeare ,
the master of mankind , ncvor mnntloncd any
of thuso mon. But wo can only account for
this great man ns for n i-ront river It flows ,
Fuiuluo and Faith go toguthor. Ho thut
ontsn crust than us God. Ho that sits nt n
banquet board congratulates himself. Pros
perity bring * wealth ami the beautiful is
born. Wo account for Snnkcspoaro ns wo defer
for the htvbcst mountain , the greatest river.
It was. It is.
How fortunate that Shakespeare WM not
educated at Oxford ! How fortunate ho was
not captured by the literary lillputlnns of his
time ! Ho wai no realist , for all realities nro
not poetic , dramatic , or oven wortn knowing.
It never occurred to him to write of n wlfo's
lover being jealous of her husband. Realism
degrades high art. Slmkotponro did not rely
on the stage carpenter or the srenlc artist.
He put his Imagery Into his llnoj. and built n
firmament of poetry frotlod with golden lire.
There was no plot , no surprise in his dramas ,
for u plot savors of strategy or cunning. No
play Is moro Egyptian than ' Antony and
Cleopatra ; " no play breathes moro of Italy ,
of love and passion than ( toes "llom-io
and Juliet. " Ho discovered thut tbo
human heart beats substantially the same
In every locality. Ho had passed by nothing
within the raiigo of human thought. Ho
had drank of the hopes , fears and hatreds of
humanity. He hud heard the hiss of envious
Hinikos , ho had seen tbo cagloi of ambition
soar , ho hud sipped every Joy and drank deep
of evcrv sorrow. Ho did not write accord
ing to rule. Little mon make rules from
what ho wrote. Ho was the Intellectual
crown of the universe , and yet wlthnl ho wns
the Intellectual spendthrift of the world.
Ills flowers never seem exhausted , nnd each
new play opens ns fresh ns another glorious
gate of iho dewy dny ,
These who think that universities make
brains , Una lapidaries make diamonds , believe -
liovo that Shnkiupoaro did pot write his
plays , Look through Bacon's worlts and
you will llnd his philosophy mixed with n
foolishness that would have prevented him
from writing a great drama. Ho was lament-
nlily Ignorant of every branch of science and
advanced theories that n child must laugh at ,
He turns to nnturi.l philosophy , to biology ,
ecology , metallurgy nnd uiedlelno nnd shows
the fool in every subject. Wo know that
Bacon wns n dishonest man nnd n corrupt
judge , for through his own confession we
lenrn that ho toolr bribes in several
eases , his first confession made before
the lords not being specific enough , and ho
was compelled to plead a second tlmo. Then
ho got down Into the dirt and bogged for par
don \Vo know little of the extent of Shake
speare's ' knowledge. But , we know Hint
Bacon could not wrlto one scene of Hamlet.
Is It possible that Bacon fathered his failures
and throw his successes to Shakespeare ! Is
it not wonderful that he did not leave n line
of good po'ctry among his papers. Shake
speare claimed the authorship of the plays
and nobody in his time denied it. Think you
th.lt a man would provide tor a monument in
-tils will and write the inscription which wns
to bo placed upon It , staling that "hero lies
John Smith , the Inventor of the dog churn , "
when ho had also Invented the locomotive ,
the phonograph , the telegraph ) Would ho not
have nlso mentioned upon the monument
that ho was also the father of these moro
wonderful inventions ! Truly so. Bacon's
best compares with Shakespeare's common ,
nnd Shakespeare's best is above Bacon's
best Ilka n domed temple ubovo a beggar's '
lint.
Shakespeare was the greatest of poets.
What Rome and Greece produced had been
great till his time , but lions miiku leopards
tamo. Ho was not only a poet , but n drama
tist. Ho put the Ideal in words and made
actions speak. I saw a short time airo n play
of Tennyson's. The actor. ? might as well
have been in cot-beds , well tucked in , There
was plenty of poetry , but no dramatic notion.
Shakespeare cared nothing for authori
ties or schools. Ho was nn Icono
clast. Ho violated all rules nnd violated
nil classics. O Ho kn cw that sunshine fell as
gladly on rofllns as on laughing meadows.
Ho placed them side by side , Ho was intense
nnd dealt in lights und shadows. Men of
talent create types. Men of genius create
characters. There is as much difference be
tween talent and genius as between n stone
mason nnd a sculptor. Men of genius think
of character ns an entirety. Shakespeare
throw off characters so complete that they
thought and acted for themselves. Shnkos-
poaro elevated womanhood moro than all the
other writers of the earth. Ho reached
heights where others cannot Imagine. His
mortals nmdo of cliiy outranked thoOlympiau
gods. IIo was great oiiough to know that all
human beings prefer happiness to misery ;
that crime is but a mistake ; that there Is no
darkness but that of Ignorance , anil there
is no light but that of education.
C Shakespeare pats his Ideal not only In
words but in action. The poet lives in
thought nnd feeling but the dramatist shows
us the spring * of action. What action Is
shown in that , terrible scene after the assas-
inatlon of Duncan when Macbeth tells his
wife of the volco that cries but "sleep no
moro. Macbeth hath murdered sleep , there
fore Glnnnis shall sleep no moro. " Again In
Julius Cncs.tr , in the scene alter the murder
of the emperor where Mare An ony speaks
of the assassination :
You all ihi know this mantle ; I ruiiii'inber
Thu first llmo uvur Caesar put It on ;
"I'was on a summi'i-'s oveiiuiLf , In Ills hut ,
That he uvorciiino the Nervll.
Look , In this pluco run I'asslus' dagger
through ;
Hoe what a rout the envloiiH (1asa made ;
Throuch this thu well-beloved llrutns
stalib'd ,
And us ho nlui'liod his cursed stool away
Mark how thn blood of Caoar followed It.
In nil Iho world of literature there
Is nothing BO dramatically wrought out as
that.
If wo wish mon to walk in the highway of
lifo wo must let the sunlight of intelligence
fall on that hlsrhway. Ho was the master of
the human heart. Ho said :
Love is not love that alters
When italic-ration llnds.
That Is the sublimo.st declaration over
evolved by human mind. Ho gives us the
generalized result without the process of
thought ; ho stands where all truths meet In
the perfect climate of the soul. He is the
master of imagery nml comparison and
definition. Ho was Illled with strange
contrasts of grief and laughter.
Ho had eyes that really saw and oars that
really heard. I love his sudden changes
from grief to Joy so that the tears of grief
become the dimples of delight. IIo had nn
ob.ervunt eye , a quicker ear , and a brain
Unit retained pictures. To him the world
paid tribute , and nature poured her riches nt
ills foot. Shakespeare lived all lives. Ho
mocked and worshiped nil gods. IIo know
the careless slmllo-vs and tragic depths. Ills
giving was hoarding , and with him waste
itself was wealth. His mind was nn Intel
lectual ocean , whoso waves touched all
the shores of thought ; an ocean tounrd
which all rivers ran , and from which the
Isles and continents of thought now receive
their dews nud rains.
_
St"i\mnlil | > Arrivals.
At Havre The Uourgogno.
At Bremerhaven The Fulda , from Now
York.
At London Sighted , the Aurnnin , from
Now York.
At Ouccnstown The Ohio , from Now
York.
At Boston -Tho Cephalonla , from Liver
pool.
pool.At Now York The Gnscogno , from Havre ;
thoKurvia and Normnndln , from Hamburg ;
the City of Richmond , from Liverpool ,
At Condon Sighted , the America , from
Baltimore.
At Liverpool The Kansas , from Boston.
Uldtllod With Itird Shot.
FAifMKiivn.i.E , Ln. , Mny 111. Last night
Jim Aulds , Jim Mcliough and Jim Dawson
went to S. L. Joiner's place to whip u negro
llvlne thorp. Mr. Joiner , hearing of it ,
started to the scene. On hU way ho met
them and opened tire with n shotgun loaded
with bird shot , killing Mcliough Instantly
and riddling Auhl with 1MJ bird shot. Thu
suorttT has gone to the scene of action.
Victoria Healer * Protest.
VUTOUU , B. r. , May ill.- Victoria sealers
have cabled co Sir Charles Tuppor their pro
test against the pnssuga of u bill to close the
Bohring sen for n year , now before the
British house of commons ,
O fli'l ; Oooa
CI.KVKI.ANII , O. , May ill. Sh rman Gallon ,
n mnil clerk living at Chicago Junction. O. ,
was brought to this city yesterday morning
from Cincinnati by a deputy United States
marshal and locked up in the county Jail ,
charged with robbing the walls
WHY INDIAN WILL FIGHT ,
Senator Pettlgrow's Logical Conclusions
Concerning the Sioux Outbreak.
HOW FURTHER WARS WILL BE PREVENTED.
.Senator Coliultl's | Opl ilon ol' Clcvo-
laiiil nun I'rcHldcntlal li
lilllty Want Menmiros
niul Nut Men.
WAsniN'moNBuiiRVoTnn Ban , 1
513 FOUIITIKNTH : Sriif.KT , >
WASIIINOTOX , D. C. , May III. )
Senator Pettlgrow of South Dakota Is a
member of the special commlttco of the senate -
ate appointed last winter to visit Nebraska
and the Dakotas during the summer and In
vestigate iho causes of the recent Sioux out
break and suggest laws to prevent Indian
wars In the future. The senator know all
about the Sioux , having lived near them for
almost n quarter of n century , and watched
closely the moves which led up to the war
last winter.
"The Sioux started In to whip the soldiers , "
said ho to your correspondent yesterday ,
"and they would have done It if they had had
anything like n fair opportunity. Yes , the
weather was bitter cold , but they had plenty
Of provisions nnd were full of light , Tno
surroundings wore bad for them. The
Sioux nro powerful In physique ,
nnd will fight anything. Wo have
seen , since the trouble has blown over
and It will never come up again , that none
of the settlers were disturbed. The Indians
did not Intend to hurt settlers. They were
after the soldiers , whom they detest. The
battle of the Little Big Horr. In the Black
Hills of my state , nearly twenty years ago ,
in which General Custer was slaughtered ,
ha ? been pointed out to the young bucks as
one of the greatest epochs in the life of the
Indian nation. The young men wore told by
the old ones that their father. } had distin
guished themselves on the battlefield where
Custer was killed , and that they Iho young
Indians would never amount to any thing till
they also killed seine soldiers. The battle of
the Little Big Horn was a simple slaughter
of soldiers , nnd the Sioux in the last cam
paign thought it was proper to kill soldiers ,
as they were hired by the government to bo
killed , and they could not bo punished for it.
"After all there is a great deal of deep
cunning in the Indian. Ho knows perfectly
well that If ho can make an outbreak appear
to bo a war ho Is not likely to bo nrro < ted
nnd hung for his murders , nnd that to make
war you must involve the soldiers. Simply
to kill settlers Is not to make war. This has
been neil demonstrated in the trial of Plenty
Horses at Sioux Full * , my homo city. PlonJy
Horses wns educated at the Carlisle , Pa. ,
Indian school and almost as soon as ho re
turned to his people ho threw off his civil
ized citizens' clotuing and donned a blanket.
When the last outbreak began he took it into
Ins head to become great among his
peopla. Ho wanted to kill his man.
and ho must be a soldier. So
ho went Into the camp one day ,
and pot Into a conversation with Lieutenant
Casey. Tlio oflicur bad no idea the Indian
had murder in his heart. When the conver
sation ended Lieutenant Casey turned about
and started to walk away. Plenty Horses
took from under his blanket u revolver ho
had concealed and shot the oftlcer through
the back of the head , at a distance of less
than twenty foot. There was no lighting , no
excitement nt the tune. Was ihutwnrl It
was murder. But Plenty Horses' defense
was that the killing was in war , and the de
fense slood , and of course was aequilted.
"No , " said the senator , in conclusion ,
"there will bo no moro Indian wars if wo do
our duty. Wo will make it impossible for the
Indians to have tirms. Without arms they
cannot kill. "
SENATOIl COl-QUITT TALKS.
Senator Colquitt of Georgia is in Washing
ton on his way to Atlanta after three
weeks In Now York. While hero ho went to
consult with , nnd bo consulted by the demo
cratic leaders relative to the Eniplro state cam
paign. Senator Colquitt is a cool headed and
conservative southern democrat and declares
that his party must consult measures and
men , otherwise it will go under. To attempt
to follow Mr. Cleveland ho believes will re
sult not only In dividing the party in the
state of Now Yonc , but in the south. The
senator says Mr. Cleveland is not personally
popular In New York , whlrtl his silver and
other politics mnko him unpopular In the
south , llo cannot say moro of Governor
Hill , cither , nnd therefore thinks these mon
should bo dropped us presidential candidates.
Senator Colqullt says the south will not
support Mr. Cleveland cither In convention
or ut the polls , nnd he thinks It impossible
for New York to present a candidate thnt
the party lu tlio south will harmonize with.
A JUAl.OUS rUIIN'CII.MA.S .
Charles Clinpln Frost , formerly editor of
the Free Trade Democrat at Huron , was last
night seriously shot In the abdomen and
shoulder by an infuriated and jealous French
husband by the name of Gcorgo LeCointo ,
who found Frost in the vicinity of the lattcr's
wlfo's dopartmout. Frost will likolv recover.
Ho says ho is innocent of any improper
lolations with the woman. The shooting
occurred at ti'JI , Twelfth street , this city , in
an apartment house. LeCointo is in the stat
ion house. Frost is well known in central
South Dakota.
WKllllIXa ANN'Ot'N'CIIMEST.
Thn marriage of Miss Hnttlo , the youngest
and only single daughtorof Secretary Blalno ,
to Mr. Truxton Bcalo , minister to Persia ,
son of Gonor.il Bonlo of this city , and brother-
in-law of John R. McLean , proprietor of the
Cincinnati Enquirer , Is announced to take
place earlv next fall. Miss Blalno has gone
to Europe for her trousseau.
SIISCEI.l.AN'IIOl'S.
D. B. Hunt of Omaha Is at tha St .Tmnos.
Senator Mandorson is expected to como
hero from the Wo t Point military academy
next week lo attend a meeting of the soiinto
commlttco on rules.
The commission to determine the boundary
lines between Rosebud and Pine Rtdgo
iiecneics , etc. , leaves for South Dakota to
morrow morning.
Mr. und Mrs , Russell B. Harrison nrrivud
at the white house this morning ,
PKIIIIV S. HKATII.
VlllnliiH Foiled.
Pm-xiiL'mi , Pa. , May 31. Pretty Molllo
Hanlon attended n picnlo yesterday ut Me-
Kco's rocks nml missed the 10 o'clock train
forPittsburg. Two mon volunteered to row
her across to Ohio to enable her to catch a
Fort Wayne train. In the middle of the
river they decided to tnno the girl to Brun
ei's Island , n lonolv , isolated plnco. She
wept and pleaded and olTored nil her
money nnd valuables to the men ,
but they refused to land her and the
frightened girl leaped into the river. The
rufllans dragged her back , but she again
throw herself into the water und imulo a
depornto attempt to drown herself. Again
they dragirod her into the boat and wore pro
ceeding to thn Island when Interrupted by
the furry woman , w.m heard Molllo'a scream's
und took the unconscious girl from the mon ,
who were Inter arrested and nre now lu Jull.
DeserveH Uaiiuiii .
PIIOIIU , III. , May ai , Two hundred farm
ers hold a mooting yesterday afternoon In the
( .ilcndalo school district , whoru George
Ditch assaulted MUs Annlq Urn born few
dnyo ago , und decided to go to IMldn , where
Ditch was in Jail , and hang him. ' Oillccrs
got wind of the Plan Und uotltlod the Pokin
oulcul ! , who took Ditch to Jacksonville ( ot
snfo keeping.
lllnlno All Kluhtjinln. .
NEW YOHK , May 31. Secretary Blaluo
took two outings today u drive through
Central park iu the forcuoon and ono during
the afternoon. Mr. Blalnfc'xvns accompanied
by Mrs. Blalno nnd Mrs. D.vnnMuli. All
arrangements have been completed for their
return to liar Harbor , but jiut at what hour
the party will leave or what rnuto will betaken
taken mi * not been announced. This even-
Inir If was muted at the uoitao that Mr. Blaluo
was nlmojt as well as ever.
novxit TO nous IT.
Prohibition ColonnlM Who Will Insist
on llerorinliiK lawn ,
Liyroi.v , Nob. , May HI. [ Special to TUG
Bun. ] Since the army of prohibition loaders
who reside hero have boco.no ndvUcd that
their occupation Is soon to bo taken from
them In the Iowa campaign tlio greatest con
fusion has prevailed m'thelr remits.
It Is well known that this city has for sev
eral years boon the headquarters for all the
prohibition workers operating In the several
western states and that whenever the ser
vices of a loug-tmlrc 1 colonel or n short
hr.lrad major was neoJod In any of the adJoining -
Joining states a requisition would forthwith
bo made upon their headquarters in this city
for such a supply us would moot the de
mand.
When it Is taken Into consideration that
the market hero is largely overstocked with
this class of largo mo.ithod orators the
readers of Tun Bit : : can well understand that
quotations un these said individuals dropped
several points when the news reached their
headquarters In this city.
Colonels Hardy and Blttenbendor and
Majors Hobblns nnd Wolfenberger nnd n
host of others of their Ilk refused to bo com
forted , and with n tinkling of brass and n
sounding of timbrels pave It out cold that the
cruel nnd heartless decree of the Now York
Voice shall not bo accepted by the faithful.
As n rcsjllt several protracted meetings of a
very heated character hnvo , hcon held nero
and nil necessary steps -will bo taken forth
with to prevent the management of the Iowa
campaign from passing out of their hands
and into that of the conscienceless sheet pub
lished In Now \ork.
These self styled reformers nrguo that no
campaign like the forthcoming ono In Iowa
can bo complete without them , moro especi
ally from 11 moral standpoint. It Is "also
urged by them that to make n winner of the
light over there oratory overtops litoraturn
and eftlciont works. The nooplo of this city ,
without wishing the good people of Iowa nnv
further inlllction than thn present ono of pro
hibition which tl'oy arc now burdened with
are praying rightly that the plan proposed by
the pronibltlon loaders who have temporarily
taken up their headquarters hero may pre
vail , nnd that this fair city may bo relieved
of at least a hundred or two of those already
titled orators with the overworked jaw.DON'
DON' .
JLOSS OF 'tllE MIOJ.EHKItEX.
Further Particulars 'of
the Destruc
tion of the Hrlti&h Steamer.
SAN FIIANTISCO , Cal. , MayJII. The steam
ship Oceanic , from IlonglCong , brings fuller
advices of the loss of tlio British steamer
Holcmcden , Captain Preiitico , which was
lost on Luconna rocks while on the way from
Hong Kong to Shanghai. ; 'Tho vessel was
from Antwerp with a general cargo. She
loft Hong Kong April 9. Oa April 2'J , during
a thick fos. , she ran on Luconna rocks and In
half an hour the engine rpom and after part
of the vessel were full of water. Two lifeboats
boats were launched and the crew , twenty-
six In number , put off safely , losing , how
ever , all their effects. The boats stood by
until the vessel keeled over , when the cap
tain gave them orders to" pull away. The
boats became separated nt'night , but at noon
the next day the mate's boat was picked up
by the steamer Myrmidotrpnd the c.iptaiu's
boat by the Chinese guiijjbat Chlowun. Tlio
men were suffering-frofa hunger and ex
posure. They were taken to Shanghai.
The Chinese papers sUUo that In addition
to the nlno pirates executed , ns per late ad-
vlros , Fung Yang and Woo Chef , who lea
the attack on the steamer Nainui , have boon
arrested and have made a confession. An
other of the ringleaders was captured in Slu
ing and all three will probably bo executed.
The death Is announced of Chief Engineer
.T. F , Blimham of the United States steam
ship Alliance , which occurred at the United
States consulate , Yokohama , May 1. The
remains wore interred at Urakumo , Japan.
1OXI > UX / V.T1lAIill. .
'IIio llacrn-nt Case to Ho Aired In
Court This AVcelc.
ICfipurliiM lS3t bu Jamii fJonlnn nenii'.it. .
LONDON- , May ill. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tun Bnn.l The marquis
of Ailsa Is engaged to Miss McMastors ,
whom ho mot on n P. & O. Steamer on the
way homo from Bombay. Ho has four
children , the oldest n boy of 19.
I saw John Kodgors and Mlnnlo Palmer
placidly reposing in the sumo landau in Hyde
Park today.
The baccarat case , In which Sir William
jordon Gumming who was accused of chent-
ng In the game in which the prince of Wales
lold the bank is plaintiff , and 11 vo other so
ciety peopla defendants , will bo the sensation
of the week. The case begins tomorrow before -
fore Lord Chief Justice Coleridge and n
special jury. The prince of Wales is suin-
nonod by both sides. There Is a tremendous
crush for tickets , dimming told mo today he
could not got two tickets of admission for
friends.
UKV.M'vl.V .UlItDTT.
Ho Declares tlio IJible n Mixture oftlic
Iliininii null Divine.
Niw : YOIIK , May 31 , IJov. Dr. Lyman Ab-
jott preached this morning nt Plymouth
church. Ho characterized the old as the bo-
'iof that God was outside of man and the now
ns the belief ttiat Ho was In man , Ho denied
.hat the blbio was cither In error or infalli
ble. It was n mixture of tho' human and di-
vlno , and Its glory was that It showed God
and man to tie of the same essential nature.
Ho found no fault with the old theology , and
was sorry that some of the members did. It
was a stop to the totnplu. tlll , while ho
lonorcd thn stops anilVMS glaci to have trav
ersed them , ho was unhesitating in his
avowal that ho would not turn back.
Captured WIillo Trying t > Soil Soiuo
Stolen Statmis.
Ciiuvnssi : , Wyo. , May 31. [ Special Tolo-
; ratn to TUB Bnn.J Postofllco Inspector
awronco nnd United States Deputy Marshal
loff Curr captured Ole Aslnnil , a postofllco
mrglar , at Bushnoll , Neb. , and placed him In
ail here today. Asland broke Into the Kg-
icrt , Wyo. , postolllco on Friday and stole n
jiinnUty of stamp ) und ( jdod.s from the btoro
mtldlng In which the ofllca was kupt. Ho
vas located at Hushiit-ll , where ho tried to
lisposoof sumo of the stamps at the post-
oflleo. ,
Nineteen VOKNOH ! and Crows fioHt
ST. Purmwiifiio , May ill. Lalto Union , In
hoj-overnmcni of Novgorod , ha ? fit-on the
- of torrlblo Inrricnuo. Nineteen
i-cno & vo-s-
els worn wrecked in the hurricane und all of
hulr crows were drowned.
Set I led in Kuil.
CIUTTA\oont , Tonn. , May 31. Last De-
ember the Hughes lumbar company und D.
W. Hugtios of this city , in ado nn assignment ,
nvoiving nearly IUOOOq of liabilities. Yes-
erday Until soitlomo.it was made with all ut
ho creditors of tlio 11 nn nn the oaaU of 100
.cuts on the doling and lutoni.it. The big
umhor mill Is to resume op r.Ulona linmc-
diiucly with Mr. jlughos in cuurgo.
Mmi > fttrliiK < Mit Control.
ST. Pnrmisiifim , May 31. Thn Novo Vto-
malax says that thn government Is about to
subject parliamentary and religious schools
to more bU-ingoul control.
SOME SHOW YET FOR OUR HOG
Vo'o in the French Deputies Not
Necessarily Final.
ORIGINAL PROPOSALS TO BE ADHERED TO.
Ollh-lal Formalities Over tlic Copyright -
right Aot Completed First Itun-
quet ol' Inipei'lallHtH Hinco
Napoleon' * ) Death.
PAIIW , May 31.-Tlio vote In the chamber
of deputies on the pork tariff on Tnursday Is
not necessarily Html. The government means'
to adhere to its original proposals regarding
American pork nnd renew lu the senate Its
resistance to the committee's Inctenso.
Hon. Whltelaw Held , United States minis
ter to France , declines to discuss the action
of the chamber of deputies and merely says
that ho hopes for thn withdrawal of the pro
hibition and the opening of u now market for
American produce.
The olllcinl formalities between Franco
and the United States regarding the copy
right act have been completed with n rapidity
unusual In diplomatic correspondence. On
Tuesday .Minister Held received his instruc
tions. On Wednesday ho laid his letter be
fore M. Hlbot , minister of foreign affairs , niul
on the same day a personal Interview fol
lowed , in which Mr. Hold explained to M.
Hlbot the requirements of the American law
on the subject and asked for an early ofllcial
statement regarding the French law. On
Saturday M. HlUot replied , forwarding n
summary of French legislation regarding
copyright with copies of decrees for examin
ation by the r resident bcloro issuing his
proclamation on July 15.
The Imperialist banquet tonight was the
first since the death of Napoleon III. Gen
eral Duiurot , in a speech , alluded to the re
stored unity of the party and predicted the
ultimate triumph of the Imperialists , .lie
summarized the programme In those words :
"All for the people , by ttio peoplo. " He-
forring to strikes "crushed by volleys of
rebel ? , " ho declared that Napoleon III sup
ported the liberty of combining , gave to
workingmen permission to defend their
rights nnd created co-operative societies
nnd superannuation funds. Prince Vic
tor , he declared , meant to continue the work
that the democratic emperor had commenced
and would found n rclgu of social brother
hood und give n government by the people
under n powerful chief. The party must re
new its energetic demand for n plebiscite ,
which alone was capable of establishing a
legitimate governing power , in the absence
of which anarchy would become supremo.
Other fervent speeches were made , all the
speakers expressing full contldcnco as to the
future.
The United States consul nt Lyons reports
a largo decrease in the exports from this dis
trict to the United States. For the last
quarter ttieso exports maJo a total of ? :1,1SO- :
> M , against $ ! , tii.,4it ( : : for the same period in
isiio. The chief decrease was In silk goods.
The American art exhibition opening in the
Uuo la Fitto on Thursday next will Include
specimens of the work of Bridgcman , Mel-
chess , Mosler , lann ) , Gny and Biirtlett.
French artists predict that the exhibition
will bo a success. Mr. Hold , cx-MInlstor
McLean and Consul General King are among
the patrons of the exhibition.
A number of Americans obtained honors
from the Champs Klyiccs art Juries. Henry
Ilishlng , T P. Dcssar nnd Harry Van Per
Wovden got third medals , while G. F.
Smith , Sergeant Kendall , William Thorno ,
Mrs. C. E. Wcntworth nnd A. E. Sterner re
ceived honorable mention. Frederick Me-
Monhics got a second medal for sculpture ,
and Charles G rally received honorable men
tion.
Ex-Speaker Thomas B. Heed and Charles
Emory Smith , United States minister to
Hussia , attended the British charity ball and
were dined ut the legation.
M. < \.H'f Il'C/t/f.
What tlio JtctuniH from the Various
Clearn ) ; ; Mouses Show.
BOSTON , May : tl The statement of the
clearing houses for the week ending May 3U
is as follows :
For Omaha nnd Vicinity-Showers ;
stationary tomporaturo.
For lown am1 Nobniskn--Shnwors
- - ; station
ary temperature ; east winds.
For South Uiixot.i and North Dakota [ ' " "air ;
slightly wnrmur. except stationary temperature -
turo In southeast Minnesota ; variable winds.
For Colorado Light showers ; staUounry
teinpurnlurui variable winds.
<
Wliltu Hini-o ) ( ! > .ration.
W.WIIXOTOX , May ai. Mrs , Harrison has
been giving much of her tlmo lately to
settling up some of the plans of the decora
tion and other changes which will i > o nmdo
in ttio whlto liouse during the summer , 'j'lio
( Iro'inulon of tno votibulu and corridor , the
green parlor nnd the state dining room nru
what the juibllo will 900 most of , but tlui
nccubsary cliaugos the repairs in the plumb
ing ami other work of that character ls
giving her mui-h concern. If the weather Is
favorable for the changa * . she now evpe : i
to go to Capo Mny Point about June in nnd
spend the eiitiro summer. The white IIOIISK
will scarcely bo haeitablo at all after July 1 ,
ll Was Mt-yohnhie.
OIUN , Alyorln , May ill , Joli.uiuoVoiss
who on Friday la-it was found utility of pois
oning her husband , nnd Who oommlttud
sulcldo on Saturday , poisoned herself with
strychnine. AT " 10 trial she was stripped
nnd searched b , > jailors. Even her linlr
w.is combed by t . . . nutlous oluolnls In order
to make sure t. there was no poison
concealed on 5 person. Nevertheless
thov overlooked tdkerchlof \ In which was
sewed astrychul i diet. When alone In
her cell she put r handkerchief in her
mouth nnd sucku i pellet for ft few mo
ments She then d for n glass of water ,
and after a few I moments , the poison
having had no oil she erlod out , "they
liuvo deceived mo ; . Imvo given mo qui
nine Instead of s inlno" Immediately
afterwards she mi * mixed with convulsions
niul she was dead In twenty minutes.
2'ouit KIi.ii-it r v.v.i.T/J77- : .
Terrllilo \plosion l ; In the Atlantic .M
Paul lie Tunnel In Colorado.
GKOIWIITOWNColo. . , Mny ( It. A terrible
tragedy was reported here at an early hour
yesterday morning as happening at iho east
fefal of the Atlantic ft P.iclllo tunnel on ICelso
mountain , eight miles from Silver Plume , by
which four mon lost their lives. The names
of the dead men are :
HARRY TAYLOR ,
WILLIAM COUGHLtN.
J. KICHAHDSON ,
JOHN MULHOLLAN'D.
They were employed at the breast of the
tunnel in loading holes. The tunnel Is very
long and Is workoJ by power drills , so they
carried with them ribout seventy-live pounds
of dynamite or ginnt powder to complete the
loading. Back from the breast of the tunnel
Is a drift on ono of the loads , In which Moritz
Farriton was working. It was customary for
ono of the boys of the shaft to como back and
warn the workmen of the coming blast , but a
sudden and unusual explosion threw him off
his feet , stunning him badly. After ho had
recovered ho started to the mouth of the tun
nel , wondering why the shift had not notltlod
him ns usual. On going to the engine room
ho told the engineer that the boys here sal
olT the blast without tolling him and ho was
hurt and wanted to know why they had been
so careless , asking where they wero. Tno
engineer snld they had not como out.
A searching party was organi/ed nnd found
that nil of the four innn named had boon lit
erally blown to fragments by a premature ex
plosion of nearly 100 pounds of dynamite.
How the blast was llrcd nnd what peculiar
circumstances caused the awful fatality will
never be known.
Tbo accident occurred about nr01 , feet
from the mouth of the tunnel. The force of
the explosion tore n great hole in the wall of
the tunnel nnd great quantities of rocK
blocked the way of the rescuing party for a
timo.
A majority of the stock of the Atlantic and
Pucillc tunnel Is owned by Brick Pomoroy.
.IHUI-.NT OP Tilt- : MK///.l.
One of tlio Worst Thieves In tlie Coun
try JailecJ in GIilciiKO.
Cuicino , Muy .11.-- "Tho arrest of 'Tho '
Gorilla' is n most Important ono , " said Lieu
tenant Kipley , referring to the arrest of
Uobert Kathbone in Canton , O. , OL Saturday.
Kathbono , who Is known to the pollco as
"Tho Gorilla , " will uo v bo brought to
Chicago lor perpetrating a most daring bank
robbery on the west side over a year ago.
With n man named Benson , who is also a
clover crook , Robert Uathbono planned to
rob F. C. Gorhke's bank , at the
corner of Mllwauicoo nvenuo and IJobcy
street. The attack was nmdo at noon ,
when but few people wore In the bunk. Ben
son distracted the nttjntion of the ono official
behind the counter , while "Tho Uorilla"
seized u bundle of bank notes containing
$ ttU.O. ( The clerks saw the theft , however ,
and guvo the alarm. Both thieves took to
their heels , but were captured by olllccrs and
locked up. "The Gorilla" was arraigned ,
placed under ? V > 00 Ijnll "nil jumped hu .bond.
Since then the police have been making
every effort to capture the fugitive , Satur
day Detective Kellogg arrested the fugitive
us hovas working the crowd that attended n
show at Canton.
"Knthbonn , alias Uoborts , is one of the
cleverest all around thieves in the country1
said Lieutenant Kiploy tod.iy , "nnd wo will
have no trouble in convicting him of this
bank robbery. Ho has buen following the
president on his western tour and working
the crowds , "
SHOT ins iriFih'N UHOTHEK.
An Afl'rny That May Turn Onl to
Ho a Murder.
Nouroi.K , Va. , May 31. The talk of the
town today has been a shooting nftVir , which
may turn oat to bo n murder. The parties
concerned were Otto KahlOr and John ICelly.
Kelly married iCulilor's sister , who Is the
widow of Peter McLenn , n sporting man who
was murdered hero a little over two years
. .go. It Is said that owing to the fact Unit
she would not allow ICelly to handle her
'
money ho beat her and she'left him.
This morning ho tried to get nn interview
with her at the house of her brother , where
.she has been living since the separation.
Kelly was met , on making his entrance to the
house by a roar door , by Kahlor , and lie
claims that Knhlur threatened to kill him if
ho did not got out ot his houso. Keltv re
plied that he would save him that trouble by
killing htm llrst. and di-a-.ving a pistol lira !
flvo idiots , two of uiilch took olTcct on
Kahler , ono of which will in all probability
prove tat-il , nnd the other in the stomach ,
which did not eaiihu a dangerous wound.
Kelly was arrested by two citizens and taken
to the station house , where ho now is. The
bullet has been removed by the dot-tors from
Knhlur's head and ho is still alive , but with
few chances of recovery.
°
it it i.tui f.\ rum txi.i.
One Fi-ci lil T.aln Oaslio * Into Au-
ollioroii a Itrldue.
B.U.TIMOUI : , Md. , May ; il. There was a
bad wrecu at1 o'clock this morning on the
Sheiiaiidgah Valley division of thu Norfolk , > .
Western road near Lm'.iy , Vn. Two freight
trains wuro running north to H.igcrslown ,
the first loaded with live stock and the
second with lumber and coko. In tlio cn-
booso on the roar of the lirst freight were u
iioition of . the crow and James F.
Stricklcr of Cngloisvillo. Mudi.ion coiinty.
Tim second tram , running at twenty-live
miles an hour , duhcd upon u wunk b'ridge
and into the cabooao. The shock uiiMilticd
the trestle and i > gave way , precipitating to
the bottom of the rtivlno , seventy feet below ,
Iho caboose and two cars of the lirst train
and of the second train the engine and twenty
cars. Mr. Stricklur was Killed. John KOCKU
of Hnrrlsburg. a brakeniiin , Is neliovod to be
fatally Injured. Wet trucks , It is thougiit ,
prevented tno train being slowed down. The
curs and tresllo wore turned Into Kindling
wood.
_
Piolnlily JMui ( lei rd for liln Mono
CI.KVIIMNII , O. , May 31.Tho body of
Isuue Bicklc , with his skull crushed In , was
found In the Cuyahog.i river at U o'clock this
morning. Bieklu was the lookout on one of
the Uetroll and Cleveland steamer * . Last
Tuo.iday lie and two roustabouts Put Hud-
ford and Tom XlnK wore to have started for
Piiuot Sound. Bieklo drew flOO from the
bank nnd had It witli him. The
throe men were lust Been together
In this city on Tuesday. lllcltlu's
brother , n steamboat mate , saw Kadford and
/.Ink In Detroit last Fridav und asked them
\\hura ho was. They said ho huii > .eparnted
Jrom them in Clovoiund. Thirty-live dullnrs
were found in ono of the dead mini's Ini.t-r
pockets. Th n police tire looking for Kadford
and X.liik. Ululslovni > thirty-six years old ,
n bachelor nnd cumo from Hoadlng.
Stormy SCUIIUB .n uvjontlno's
Bi'K.xus AVIIXP , May ill.A reference to
the rising In Cordova caused n Htormr ses
sion of the semite ycMtarduy. Honor Alumo
jJeiimndod n discussion us to the cause ot the
.Using and attacked the internal policy of ttio
minister. * ami moved that a government In-
quir.v bo itiktltutod. The motion for nn in
quiry was ncvutlvcii. There has been ti run
on t > umu buuits.
LIFE SLOWLY EBBING AWAY ,
Death of Sir John Macdonaltl Bollovod to Be
Very Near.
PRAYERS OFFERED IN THE CHURCHES.
Seorct Silt Inn of ilia Cabinet Hun
dred H of Telegram * of Inquiry
Iteoelveil Speuiilatlon as
to HlH
OTTAWA , Ont. , May nt.-Sir John Mao-
dounld Is resting quietly , but there Is no
Improvoiront in his condition. The ulghi
has been passed quietly without an ovonl of
any kind to record. Ills genenU powers of life
nro waning. Consclousnesn , while loss , U
still preserved to him.
The following bulletin was given out nt
noon , signed by the physicians : "At our
consultation nt 11 o'clock this morning wo
found the premier's ocular action and respir
ation ns satisfactory ni can bo expected
under the circumstances. Ills physical
strength remains as It was last evening , nnd
wo are of the opinion that his symptoms In
dicate that the br.iln lesion ronmlns un
altered. Notwithstanding the severity of
the attack ho still exhibits wonderful vital
ity. "
Touching references to the dying premier
were made In all the churches , both Cnthollo
and Proteitnut , this morning. Father
Whelun said : "At this moment a great llg-
lire In Canadian history , a statesman who for
nearly llfty years has been Intimately con
nected with public life in Canada , and who
for nearly , \11 that period hud guided her des
tinies , is lying at the point of death. Univer
sal sympathy will bo extended and even tils
bitterest political enemy will not deny him
sympathy nor refuse to offer prayers for his
recovery. "
Hon. David Mills , M. P. , in prominent
liberal nnd authority on constitutional matters -
tors , gave It as his opinion Hint in the event ,
of Sir John's death the calilnot ministers
would have to resign and appoul to the people
ple before accepting ofllc-o under n new chief.
Homid tlio law was still In force that allows
n minister to resume olllco within thirty days
after his resignation without re-election.
Sir John's ' life now hangs on only n slender
thread. lie Is lighting with his character
istic tenacity , but with vitality slowly ebbing
away , nnd the unequal struggle cannot bo
much longer mnintnfncd. Since Friday afternoon -
noon , though deprived of the power of
speech , ho has maintained the cheerfulness
for which ho Is so noted. Though still con
scious ho realizes that his doom Is approach
ing and seems prepared for the final call.
With his left arm , which Is still serviceable ,
ho makes known his desires. Ho passed the
nlt'ht quietly and enjoyed porlodi ol brief
rest.
rest.Whenever
Whenever Lady Macdonnld enters the sick
room his face , which has assumed an ashcu
hue , lights up. None can describe the at
tachment ho entertains for the lady who has
for many years been his wife. On a largo
bed ho lavs , his head propped up. The windows
dews of the siek room , whu-h look out from
tlio second story on n well kept lawn , ara
Hung wide open. The hunt Is oppressive
and only a light coverlet hides the
form of the dying innn. In the nnto-
room lu a largo table on which hundreds ol
cablegrams and diKpatchos from England ,
Canada and the United States are being mo-
mentaiily deposited. Two secretaries are
busily engaged dii-.tnting replies to assistants.
Queen Victoria , Lord Salisbury , Lord Lorno ,
tlio viceroy of India , and scores of distin
guished people have sent cablegrams of In-
qmrv , coupled with regret at the premier's
condition.
A crisis In political circles is Imminent.
The cabinet sot six hours , but ns if bv ar
rangement the lips of nil the ministers nro
scaled as to what was done at the meeting.
Sir Hector Langvillo. as private counsellor ,
will in the event of Sir John's death be sum
moned by tlio government to assume charge
of public affairs. But in view of the fact
that n grave charge for malfeasance in olllco
Is nt present hanging over the head of the
minister of public works ho will naturally
decline , leaving the question of leadership
between Sir John Thompson and Sir Charles
Tuppur , the Canadian minister In England.
The covcrnment has already held on in
formal conference with the minister of jus
tice , but the Indications arc Hint a largo wing
of the conservative party will insist upon the
Milcctlon of Sir Charles Tapper ns tlio next
premier , Sir John Thompson being a Roman
Catholic. A caucus will bo hold at an early
dato. nnd parliament tomorrow will bo asked
to adjourn , probably for two weeks.
1:30 . m.--Sir John is
: p. - - sleeping peacefully ,
and there is no perceptible uhango for the
worse , although thodoctors say ho Is sinking.
: ( : ( ) ( ) p. m. Sir John's condition remains un
changed.
t : . ' ( ( Them is no material himgo. Dr.
Powell may Issue a bullotir a\iout \ 4:30 : , but
no oflielal bulletin will be iw.ued until Into ,
when the physieiniih will hold n consultation.
5:00 : p. m. I llnil nothing now to report In
Hie premier's condition. Ho 1ms just par
taken ol nourishment , which ho swallowed
easier than usual. Ho has composed him-
M-lf in n comfortable condition and Is now
dn/.lng. In. Pownu.
11:011 : p. m. Nn rhango. Still do/.lng.
:0d : p. m. Sir John has Just awakened.
No KhiuiL'O In his condition.
The physleiatis attoudlng Sir John Mnc-
duunl'l hold a con.-ultatlon at Kiiniellle. ( at
11 o'cloctc tonlsht mid at Its conclusion Issuad
this bulletin : "Thn premier has patsod a
qul'jt day and wo llnd no nmrucil nltcrat'oi
in his gniiond symptoms. Ho retain * cun-
sclousnoas as mupli as in the lint two days
and Is free from suffering. "
Tlio < oath II II.
MOXIKRAI. , May .11. Sir Antoine A./ov-
lon , chief Jtiitice of the Quob cqitoon's bench
rourt and formerly lo.der of the Quebec lib
eral party , Is dead. Ho wn. for manv voars
one of thu most prominent figures In Canad
ian public lifo.
Pilii.uii'.i.i'iliA , Mny ill. David Biooks ,
the electrician and inventor of * eio-
triciil npplifinces , tHoii at his residence In
( ionmn.towu . liut night of vnuumunin , acd
seventy-Hire. . ! ) ye irs.
Crn or Mixii'o ( via Gulveston ) , May ill.
l-'inancu Minister M. Dnhlan died tit i'j last
night ut Tueabuyn. President Ditu snl'l ' Unit
the minister's death would inaltu no chan a
in tlio financial position of the ( 'ovcrninont.
Assistant S-crelury ( inmboa will romnl" 'it '
the head of the department for the pro nt
RMI : , Mny II' ' ' 'animal Aliinoiulii , arch
bishop of Turin , in dead , Ho was born m
1Mb and was ero.Ucd . a enrdiiml in IbiU.
Maine A 'iinst ' HronkK.
TIIOMAMOX , Me. , May ill , { Special Tclo-
uram to Tin : BII : : . j The standing committee
of Maine mot at Portland Saturday in d
volod unanimously against the conllrmatioii
of Kav. Phillip- Brooks as bUhoii of Massa
chusetts. Thu principal reason assigned uas
that ho U not sound In his theology.
The r ) iiiilarn | ( on/crt-HH. /
EiMN-iit'iiii , Muy : il. The International
Templars conference today dlscusaud the
stiittis of the Catholio members and resolved
that It Is nut a violation of Templar obliga
tions for n member to communicate the work
of the order to a clergyman under the seal of
the confessional.
Hello IH lii JMonriiln/ / ; .
LON-DON , M i.v : i | . Hullo Billon , who Is
advertised to appear nt Portsmouth tomor
row na "Vunus , " has sent n tnlogrnm stating
that , owing'o the dimtli of the carl of Clan-
onrty Htu : would bu utmbln to fulllll her on-
gagomonl this week. Tbo advance booiilnir
of heats for the wbolo week Is enormoun.
Unit \Vliltiiuui Hovonty.TuM.
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