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TWENTY-FJUST YEAH. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOHNING , JUlNE 21 , 1891.-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBER a.
Trying to Keep Pace With the United
States lu Commercial Enterprise.
FAVORING A SCHEME OF RECIPHOCITY.
Britons Greatly Disturbst ! Over Blaluo's '
Overtures to Brazil.
DEPUTATIONS TO THE PRIME MINISTER.
Lord Salisbury Not Raady to Dapnrt from
Old Frco Trade Themes.
GLADYS EVELYN'S ' LAST HOPE GONE.
Judgment A aln t ( in Application for
a Now Trial ( 't elites' n Scene In
Court CON ! < ) T Making
an Arulihislmp.
\Cor\irhiM \ \ ISM till Jam'Jt flontnn n.jiui'ff.i
LONDON , Juno 20. [ New York Herald
Cable-Special to TUB Br.K.I By way of
leading or nt least keeping pace with the
United Stales in Iholr efforts to establish
commercial reciprocity with various conn-
trios some members of parliament are bring
ing pressure to boar upon Lord Salisbury to
carry out the same pulley for England.
It is admitted that work must bo
begun with the English colonies and
communications with Canada.Australia and
Now Zealand have been privately going on
for some tlmo past for thu formation of an
imperial /nllcvorelgn. Somule.idingcolonial
ministers nro In favor of it but ttip dlftlculty
arises when the hngllsh statesmen are
asked. What do you propose to do
about free tr.ule , so negotiations
have always broken down at that
point , but the progress of the United Stales
In Iron and ether manufactures and its over
turns to Ilra/.H and other countries for closer
commercial connection greatly disturbs the
largo classes here , and deputations to the
prime minister nro becoming frequent.
Not much encouragement or com
fort Is to be extracted from
Lord Salisbury , whatever may bo his
private opinion. He knows there Is no chance
of Inducing the country to throw over any
part of Us free trade policy. Nothing short
of a great disaster In its manufacturing In-
diislrlos will induce parliament or thu people
| } o Impose duties on foreign manufacturers.
.Many predict such a disaster must come ,
probably dealt by the hand of the
United States in the irresistible
pi-ogress of their development , but mere an
ticipation of it will not Justify the prime
minister in departing from the theories laid
down and accepted in 181(1. ( The entire lib
eral party , and by far the larger section of
consorvallvos. are free traders , but the work-
Ingmcn are not so firm on the subject as
they were , mid hence the AI. P's.
In question nro encouraged to make
tonmnds on Lord Salisbury to which ho
i lakes cold responses. It Is unfortunate for
ao movers in this iinti-froo trade ngitalion
lhat few of them carry any weight while
otnj are not serious protojllonhts cf the old
school , so thuir views are discredited in ad-
vantv. The cry of dear broad
fs raised aealnst them and lhat
never falls to rally the warriors to
free trade. Standard cotton operatives
would like to see foreign cotlon goods laxcd ,
but Sheffield cutlercrs would gain nothlnir by
tli it. The agriculturists want n duty on
corn , while their laborers remain In favor of
Imports , thus the whole question is
furtUfr complicated by clan Interests op
posed to each other. Lord Salisbury therefore
refuses to budge from the established po
sition and the United Slates will bo allowed
to pursue Us international commercial policy
without competition from this country. The
result may bo adverse to English Intornsls
but the bulk of Englishmen hold opposite
views , aud certainly Iho present government
ivlll not run thu risk of disturbing thu status
JUo. Mi.Mni'.n ; or PAHIIA.MINT. :
Itatuh of GoHsIp from
London Town.
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LONPON , Juno 20. [ Now York Herald
Cablo-Speolal to Tin : UBI- : ] With few ex
ceptions the theatres are not doing well. The
only play thai Is realty drawing well is Iho
"Dancing Girl" at the Haymarkot. The
weather Is unusually sultry and outdoor at-
trucllons nro numerous.
Signer Poratll of Iho Ilalmn opera was
charged at Bow street on Thursday with
assaulting Bernard Pallinl , thu Imprc arion
of the Stadt theater , Hamburg. It scorns
that at dinner whllo the ladles were present ,
Pallinl called Perutll a renegade. Peralll
called at Pulllnl's hotel later and beat him on
the head with a stick. Poratll was given
Into custody. Pallinl explained that renegade -
gado was simply a playful term , Peralll was
fined 5 and is now Ihlrsllng for goro.
A farewell dinner was given lo Bronson
Howard at the Savage club on Thursday
night and ho sailed today fur New York.
Patti has Invited Mrs. McKee , Mrs. Uus-
ecU Harrison , Miss Blalno and Edward Hose-
watiT of TUB OMAHA BEK to Cralg-y-Nos.
They and many others were nt the dinner
given by Minister Lincoln on Wednesday
night.
Anson Pond sails for Now York Wcdnos
day. Hu Ihinks of returning to settle here
Ex-Senator Fnrwoll is among the notable
Americans hero.
dims Sprecklos has left London for the
continent.
Mary Anderson and her husband and
brother nro living nt Tunbrldgo Wells In a
pretty country house. She looks well and
Is enjoying good health.
Thu Handel festival nt the crystal palace Is
close upon us. ludood It may bo said to have
begun with the public rehearsal on Friday.
Everything wont well and the rehearsal
may be regarded as n happy omen for the
success of tlio festival. The voices of thu
choir were remarkably fresh and well
balanced while tha orchestra 1s In every
icnsa praiseworthy , The chair consists of
7W soprano. ! , 7iJ ) nltoj , OM tenors , mid 700
bassos , n lota ! of over 3,000 singers. The
bund numbers 500 executants mido : up of 1U
first violins , 100 seconds , 05 violas , 72
viollucollos , 01 double bassos , 111 ( lutes ,
0 clarionets , 14 oboes , 12 bassoons , II double
bassons , 10 horns , 7 trumpets and coronets , U
trombones , U kettle drums , 1 grosscculssound
a great organ In the hands of A. Jeyro , or-
to accompany.
. Hayden , vice president of the Vamlor-
bllt system , loll here today for an exlendod
tour In Europe. Ho Is groally Impressed
with tha solidity of railways in Uugluud aud
the safety ot the block system ,
America U comtug to tao front sluco the
quarrel botwcon England and Portugal about
the African posjosslons. The Lisbon shop
keepers have been greatly puzzled how to
Lxpioin to visitors that English was talked
In their shops , being compelled by popular
clamor to remove- the old sign "English
spoken hero. " Finally a bright idea struck
them and now Instead of the old sign appears
n now ono "Hero U talked American. "
England Is gelling a taste of Iho medicine
now considered rather obnoxious In America.
Since Iho llrst of the month more than a
thousand pauper aliens have arrived In Lon
don. No figures nro yet attainable of the
numbers arrived ut ether ports , but they are
probably large enough to give cause for the
general anxiety felt touching the compulsory
exodus of poor Jews from Hussia. The mat
ter has been brought to the attention of par
liament , but the latter has done nothing yet
except to get statements from con
suls in Uussla and they are only
able to say that no passports
have boon Issued for England. Their im-
Impression U ths1Iho wanderers nro dos-
lined for Palestine mid America on Icily.
Caldoron's painting In the royal academy
of "Saint Elizabeth" Is sllll croaling an
intense hubbub which has been transferred
from the press to Iho house of commons.
In the pnlnllng Iho Faint appears as
nuked as thu day she was born with n holy
man'not naked calmly gazing at her wbilo
she is at her devotions. The matter would
not attract so much atlcntion , but that the
painting was bought In under the
Chantry beauest for the national gal
lery. It is generally admitted that
Cnldoron stripped the saint without any
convincing historical authority and that the
exhibition ot the picture is c ilculatod to give
serious and Just offence , not murol.v to liomnu
Catholics , buttonlladinlrcr.sof St. Ell/ibuth. ;
It is suggested that Cnldoron paint in some
clothes upon the saint's body. Everybody
would then bo salisllcd.
The imperial federalationlsls might as well
rcltro from business. When Ihoy e.uno before -
fore Lord Salisbury without a scheme they
are called unpractical ; when they came with
a scheme , as they did a lo.v days ago , they
are told the scheme Is unpractical. The
fact of the mutter is that , the govern
ment has too many live issues on
hand nt present to bother about anything so
purely theatrical as Imperial federation. Why
even imperial Austria cannot agree to be
come a common wealth.
Log-rolling is not un unknown art hero.
The parliamentary committee on the ex
tension to London of the Manchester ,
Sheffield & Lincolnshire railway has
concluded the preamble to a bill showing the
necessity of the extension is not proved.
Ordinary people thought otherwise , but thrco
great railway companies said so and there
you nro. But the extension is bound to como
If the money of the projectors told out. Now
York is not the only city pining for rapid
transit.
For two days wo have seen nothing In the
press regarding the Gordon Cumming case.
It was more than a nine days' wonder
out at last lost its relish. Mean
while Cumming aud his charming wife
are among friends who will stand
by them through thick and thin. Many
amusing lotlors appeared in Ihe papers anent
the scandal. Ono writer gravely suggests
the prineo's associates should bo men not less
than forty-tlvo and women not 1033 than
fifty-lwo years old.
O'Gorman Mahon , just dead , was a
close friend of O'Connoll. ' Ho rcmomborod
Disraeli as a stripling and Gladstone us a
novice. Gladstone always cherished a kindly
altcctlon for Mahon , and In an article
which appeared in Iho Nineteenth Cen
tury three years ago , apropos of
O'Conncll's duel with Dostorre , ho
wrote : "In Ihis connection Iho house
of commons is now fmnilinr with the stalely
appearance of Iho Irish gentleman , advanced
In life , who carries with him the halo of an
extraordinary rcputalion ns n duelist , but
who Is conspicuous among all his contempo
raries for his singularly beautiful and gentle
manners.
The Guinnesses owed a debt of gratitude
to Mahon when Guinness' defection from
the popular case brought about , ns It seemed ,
the defeat of O'Connor. O'Gorman
Mahqn Issued the mot d ordro , "Mind mo ,
boys , not another drop of Guinness' porter. "
That tlmo their trade was entirely local and
the firm were in despair at tno prospect of a
boycotl. It turned out a blessing in
disguise , for nn enterprising shipper offered
lo lake all their stock at aprlco which proved
the beginning of a colossal export.
The llboral leaders are In n food deal of
a funk over Sir Charles DlUco'a spaech ut
Chelsea in which ho intimalci ] his readiness
lo ro-onlcr parliament , not as a follower , but
as a leader.
When Morley spolco on the Irish bill liar-
court did not listen and when Hnrcourl
spoke on the Manipur affair Morley loft the
house. The leadership question is carving
old friendships all to pieces. Mr. Gladstone
was in the house this week , but looked palo ,
thin nud 111. Crowds in Hyde park this
week have boon phenomenally largo. The
throng yesterday was astonished by the
somewhat unusual apparalion of n landau
with a pair of gray horses and
postillions lu blue wllh Iho traditional
white hat. It traversed n portion of the drlvo
and madu its exit by tha Grosvenor gate. A
number of people fancied lhat George IV
had lo see how the world was galling en
without him. It turned out , however , that
the occupant of the carriage was the duchess
of Westminister , who had driven out in
somi'Stato to pay her respects to Princess
Adelaide nud tha dulto of Tech.
The quoeu as ordered that bearing reins bo
removed from nil her ho scs.
The cold spring has done much harm to the
Scotch grou su moors. Many of the nests nro
deserted and dead birds are found sitting on
others. There Is much disease among birds
and the prospects of heavy bogs nro poor.
Partridges are bettor oil. Pheasants nro
weakly. Many were killed by the fro t.
Miss Leltou of Chicago was greatly admired
nt Ascot.
THE WKATllKH tfltUKCASC ,
For Omaha and Vicinity Fair ; slightly
cooler.
WISIIIN-OTOV , Juno 20. Forecast till S p. in.
Sunday : For the Daltotas , Nebraska and
Iowa Light showers and warmer on Sunday
and cooler on Monday ; southerly winds.
For Missouri and Kansas Light showers ;
warmer ; southerly winds.
For Colorado Fair ; cooler ; northerly
winds.
OIT for
Nuw YOIIK , Juno 20. [ Special to Tin :
BKK. ] The following : Omahu folks sailed on
the steannhlp Furst Bismarck of the Ham
burg American packet company for Hamburg ,
on the ISth Inst. : Mrs. Johanna Snllgiohn
and Miss Belly Soltgsohn and Mr. Fred
Adler.
Kolttlur 1/ynohern A.
WAI.I.I Wv \ . \ , Wash. , Juno 20. Tno Jury
In the ca o i f the Iv sn'dlors on trial for the
lynchl u J. Hunt Apilt Jl ro rued a vor-
dlct of no i unt.t this afto.1 1 >
.i.ur .ir JIu it.
SANINN.VII , Gu. , Junu 'u. . .nan Urooks
was haui'od ut LouUvtlle ycUrduy for tbo
uiurpcr of auolhor negro.
PLEASURES OF PARIS.
Summer Weather Mukas Its First Appearance -
anco at the French Capital.
EFFECT ON SUBURBAN HOTEL KEEPERS.
Thousands of Rest Seekers Flocking to the
Numerous Resorts ,
TEEMING WITH AMERICAN TOURISTS.
Great Interest Manifested in the Approach
ing Sprinting Contest.
INTERNATIONAL ATHLETIC CLUBS MEET.
t
Trlul of n New Stcninor AinorloniiH
Kti Iloute Home Failure of a
l'i > ; eon Shoot An Attempt
to Soil a Picture.
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PAWS , Juno 0. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tun Bun. ! At last fine
weather has sot In and wo are raveling in it
with the delight of pdonlo who have just
passed through ono of the most treacherous
and dlsagreable springs on record. The re
sult is visible at once. The proprietors of
the suburban pleasure resorts which abound
around Paris and whom ruin stared In tbo
face are now ba.imlng with delight as
customers throng upon thorn. Tomorrow
there will bo thousands of pleasure seekers
at Jolnville , Lo I'ont , Socaux , Versailles ,
Nogcnt , Stir Memo , and scores of places
whore the bourgeolso of Paris love logo when
Iho hot weather sets In.
Purls Is teeming with Americans. Of the
theatrical I have soon on the boulovardes
Marie Jansson and her cousin , Emma Wy-
man , and \V. J. Harrigan. ( jus Sachs of the
Manhattan athletic club is over here propar-
paring the way for the American sprinters ,
on whoso arrival the greatest interest is felt
horo. They are likely to receive a warm welcome -
como when , on July 4 , thecompelo on the
grounds of the racing club in Bois do
Boulogne. Others I have met have been
Mrs. and Miss Eleanor Say , Mr. Schtoffolin ,
Uov. J. J. Otis of Hancock , Mich. , Admiral
Murray of Washington and Mr. and Mrs.
Cobb of Cleveland.
Mr. Henry C. Mall , who succeeds to Eugene
Kelly's business here , has Just been ap
pointed counsel for the United Stales lega-
llon , which posilion ho has virtually held
since the retirement of his brothor-in-lav ,
Mr. Kelly. The appointment was made by
Iho secretary of stale.
On Thursday last the International Ath
letic club held a meeting at tbo racing club
grounds In the Bois do Boulogne. Athletics
nro making huge progressive- strides in
Franco. At the meeting there was revealed
to us a young cross country runner of the
first order in M. do Ban ell of the Lycoo Con
cordat , who beat a Hold of llfty with ridicu
lous ease.
The crack new steamer La Touralno of the
trans-Atlantic line starts today for her first
trip under the command of M. Franguel ,
commodore of the lino. She expects to reach
Now York by Friday , although with now
machinery that seems scarcely likely. She
carries as passengers Mr. and Mr ? . Willie
Aslor , A. A. . Anderson , president of the
American Art Students1 association , Mrs.
Cecil E. Wentworth , returning homo with
salon honors for her picture , "La Pnoro,1
W. L. May , W. L. Otis , Miss L. Post , Mrs.
and Miss Perkins , Mr. and Mrs. William P.
Boertier and Mr. and Mrs. Uolan.
Our pigeon shooters have loft en masse for
England to take part in the matches of the
Hurllngham gun club , out so fur they have
done nothing , while Dolun and McAllister
appear dead out of form. The match for $500
at 100 birds , which w.vs to have takan place
in England between McAllister of Philadel
phia and Jornu , the crack French shot , is not
likely to como off , Jornu bolng ill aud a-bod.
M. do Monbel , diplomat and owner of
Ermak , wishes the report contradicted that
his horse was pricked with morphine on the
day of the big race. Ho says it was a case of
overtraining.
An attempt was made yesterday to sell
"Lo Postilion , " the famous Mcissonicr pic
ture belonging to the late Colonel McMurdo
of Lorenzo Marquis railroad famo. The picture -
turo shows a sandy road , with a postillion
riding ono horse and leading another horse
going along themselves while the rider lights
his pipe. Ho has a whip In his right hand
and dresses m the French postillion co.Uumo
of the time of Louis XIII , wilh boots and
double spurs. There is A gray sky with a
river , hills and villages In the back ground.
It was exhibited at the universal exhibition
of 1SSO. The export asked 120,000 francs for
it. After watting some time a bid came of
48,000 and us the price was CS,000 the picture
remained unsold.
ALHAXCE.
How Italy Proposes to Got Ilauk ut the
United Stilton.
[ C'npi/rfoht tsai bi/f < rie * ( lonlm Heiwtt.l
Runs , Juno 80. [ Now York Herald Cable
Special to TUB Bic.l A great deal of
sharp talk has taken place unions Americans
In Paris over the falluro of the American
government to use Us utmost Influence In
order to prevent Italy from entering Into a
proposed commercial alliance , with Austria
and Germany against the United States ,
Franco aud Itussia. American diplomacy
has been unspeakably blind and stupid. It
America would Join wlUi Franco and Uussla
In persuading Italy this colossal combination
Involving as It does the whole question of
commercial pro.Ulgo , might bo 'prevented ,
Now Is tbo moment for American statesman
ship to nmko lUolf felt abroad , Blalno can
turn the balance.
Snowden , the American minister at Greece ,
loft Paris for America yesterday. Ho raves
over the queen of Uoumanla , who has boon
reeltlni : poetry to htm. Mrs. Snowdon ro
malus at Athens. There is a great stride of
pictures towanU America this year. Ameri
can dealers have made huge outlays.
Georgia Curtnor and Knoodlor , the Fifth
avenue dealers , for Instance , have each In
vested over 1,000,000 francs In palnllngs for
America. Carmor secured the largest cattle
picture of the Van Marko sate. He also
purchased the 'I'royon landscape , Hosa Bon-
hour's cattle scene , end many other notable
works ,
Uov. Dr. Nowton'H Coining Trial.
NEW YOIIU , Juno liO. Hov. Mr. Butler of
Iho Church of the Epiphany having declined
to servo on the commission of inquiry re
gardlng Dr. Holttr Newton's theologlca-
opinions , Bishop Potter bos nominated Uov.
Dr. 1) . Parker Morgan.'roctor of Iho Church
of the Heavenly Host , m-Mr. Butler's place.
Dr. Now ton will probably appear before the
committee some 'lay next week. It Is said
tlm recior of All Souls Is particularly anxious
for n public trial , 'as it wilt give him an op
portunity of "running n tilt" with the whole
ecclesiastical world. Ur. Newton has sel
dom attended the diocesan convention nor
has ho Identified himself with any church
movement within the dlocoso. Dr. Newton
Is at present outoftlio city and his work Is
done by his assistant , Mr , KUItrioy , who de
clines to talk regarding his rector's affairs ,
( it.Alt I'H LAST llOl'E tlltMR ,
William Iturlluit HiUi Nothing More
to Kcnr from Her.
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LOSDOX , Juno 20.Now [ York Herald
Cable Special to TiiF.Br.E.1 William Henry
Hurlburt has nothing more to fear from
Gladys Evelyn in the English law courts ,
but ho can thank his star ; ho was not pres
ent today when Master of the Hells Lord
Eshcr gave Judgment upon Evelyn's applica
tion for a new trial. Ho had decided , ho said ,
not to Interfere with the verdict. Ho could
not say the verdict was not such ns
twelve reasonable men would find , they had
simply refused to say on which side the In
famy lay , though the evidence showed the
grossest perjury practiced by either plaintiff
or defendant. Gladys Evelyn was in court ,
and when the decision was given she Jumped
to to her feet and shouted : "I can provo
Hurlburt to bo a perjurer , Ho Is n perjurer
and n miner of women's lives. "
liorrilled ushers succeeded in quieting her
and leading her out of'court.
There has been much talk recently about
the scandalous cost of making an archbishop.
When Dr. Magee , just clied , was made arch
bishop of York it was said the expense of
translation was 7,0001 The salary of the
oflleo is 10,000. The figures are stiff enough
to account for the army of parasitical ofllcials.
There were loud calls for reform anil the
Church of England was pounded on all sides ,
But It now seems that the expenses of mak
ing an archbishop is not 7,000 but only 400.
The balance was for furniture and such other
mailer as ordinary people Oxpoelcd to pay
for. Besides Archbishop Magee in a short
time drew n salary to ai respcctablo amount
over 4.000. It is a relief to know that
nobody will refuse nn archbishopric expense
account translation.
American Athletes Abroad.
ICuput tulit ll'Jl ll l \ Jainq Gordon Dennett. !
LOXDOX , Juno 20. [ Ijew York Herald
Cable Special lo TUB BEE. ] Nearly twenty
thousand people assembled today on the
Huddcrsflcld cricket grounds to witness the
sports in which the recently-arrived team of
American athletes participated. The track
was in good condition ; sprint path bad ;
several cracks in freshly sodden
ground ; strong wind blew diago
nally across track. Altogether condilions
not favorable fast time. ' Carey woe his trial
120 yards handicap froraa' ; ' scratch in 12 1-5
seconds but was beaten in 'tho final by two
yards 11 4-5 by Patchat of England who bad
eight aud one-half yards .Blurt. Carey won
the 220 yard scratch , race in 225
seconds with BasOn _ pj/ London second
and Konnington of th.o A noricans third.
Young was beaten byT svo yards in a mlle
run in 4 minutes and , 25 Cseconas. Shaw
of the New Zealand cricket club won the
quarter mile hurdle S fch race In 59 i-5
seconds , beating the woTld's amateur record.
Sarrc of the Americans .vat second. Dadman
won the quarter easily in 5'J 1-5. The Amor-
leans will probably do'much bettor at Man
chester next Saturday.
ItESTlTV'fE AI IJKX QVJZSTIOX.
Government Deslr'H to I < et
the Matter Kcst ,
LONDON , Juno 20. The Indications nro that
the government strongly desires lo lot the
destitute alien question sleep , but their inde
pendent supporter , Mr. Jonnings. will not
allow the matter to rest. Mr. Jennings feels
that ho has got hold of n. subject placing him
in support with ono side of the English worlc-
mgmon and is loth to 'abandon an agitation
that will bring some electoral support. The
government , on the ether hand , is awuro that
an atlempt to legislate against immigration
from the continent , though it might gratify
a small clique of men In parliament and
n suction of the working classes , would bo
considered by the country at large conserv
atives and liberals as a violation of the na
tional tradition and an insult to the still prevailing -
vailing idea lhat England Is a refuge for the
oppressed of all nations. It must bo said , by
the way , however , lhatit Iho destitute alien
had over ilowed into England in such num
bers as to render hU presence a burden to
traders , tbo workmen .or to poor raU's there
is little doubt that the fine sentiment about
England as a universal refuge would have
undergone a decisive change. But recent
statistical research has confirmed in figures
what the country has felt , that the alien ,
Jew or ether , almost nowhere cheapens pro
duction or increases the pressure of popula
tion.
tion.The
The outcry is a faclious one , sllll Iho afore
mentioned parliamentary clique want a bill
based upon lines similar to the American
alien act , and as several supporters of the
proposed measure are thorough going con
servatives the government has been lotii alto
gether to deny thorn. Ministers have Ihero-
fore adopted a policy of silent obstruction.
The probability is that Mr. Jennings' motion
on Iho subject , which is down for Iho 2ld !
lust. , will bo quietly blocked by ether business
and that nothing much will bo heard of tbo
bill. Whatever becomes of the expelled
Russian Jews there are few of them hera , erIn
In Hull , or Manchester , or Liverpool locall-
ties where their presence would bo bet
known if any current immigration really ex
isted.
The committee appointed , by the Interna
tional conference recently , hcla in Liverpool
has practically determined upon the forma
tion of the cotton bureau ' suggested in the
conference. The object 'of tbo bureau is to
establish a clearing housb through which all
business between ship owners and Importers
can bo transacted , appolotn'ataff of Inspect
ors to watch the landing and transit of cot
ton and generally to cover' the Bohomo in do-
tall so as to make the barsaVi of general advantage -
vantage to the cotton triOe ! of the country.
U implies an elaboration' , of organization
which will tax the skill or the committee
for some tlmo to come.
Tbo report of tbo leprosy commission ,
which has been Inqulrlhg since November
last under what conditions this disease
spreads and breeds In India , Is approaching
completion. Thu commW.lon Is now sitting
at Simla , preparing its .report , which will
present the most oxbauiuvo sclcntlllo study
of Iho subject over given to the world. The
commission , which is composed of medical
exports , has visilod leper hoipllals and
studied the condition of loners In prisons ,
streets and In some of the Isolated leper com
munities. Every part of India whore leprosy
prevails has bean locally studied with a view
to ascertaining how far condilions of environ
ment assist In propagating the disease. Some
thousands of cases have been examined ,
mlcroscoplo researches made Into the distri
bution of the supposed bacillus of leprosy
and a series of baclerlolotrlcal investigations
conducted , which are laid to have brought
astonishing results , promising tha euro of
this hitherto irremoillal curse , The report ,
which specially dealt , with the question of
contagion and heredity , will DO sent on to
the Indian government and transmitted to
the homo Indian oftlca about the end of the
month ,
KtcaiuHhlp Arrival" .
At Brumerhavon The Elbe , from Now
York.
At Now York The UmbrU , from Liver
pool , the City of Home , from Glasgow.
Formation of a Oontral Eur6pcaa Customs
League an AcoMiiplhheil Fact.
ACKNOWLEDGED IN OFFICIAL CIRCLES.
Germany , Austria , Hungary , Italy and
Fwitzerland Are in It.
GREATEST ZOLVEREIN EVER CONCEIVED.
Terms Upon Which the Treaty Was Agreed
Will Bo Temporarily Kept Secret.
EMPEROR WILLIAM CLOSES THE LANDTAG.
He CongratitlntcH Himself niul the
Country on Getting Only a
Small Portion of What
l \pcctcd.
[ Coji/rf/M | ( tSOt. tiu A'eie Vnr/f / AMclatc < l Prtt \
J3KHI.IX. Juno 20. The formation of a grout
central European custom ! ) league is nil ac
complished fact , and acknowledged by the
oniclnl circle. The oxclmtigo of communion-
lions botwcon Oormany , Austria , Iltingnry ,
Italy and Switzerland has resulted in the
basis of an agreement which became known
here today. Interest in the realization of the
most formidable zolvereln ever conceived
will overtop that In every other public ! mat
ter when the scheme is generally published.
In the meantime the oftlclal circle alone
knows that the negotiations have attained a
dotlultcly successful stage. Tlio terms
upon which commercial union was
agreed are meant to bo held se
cret until after the plenipotentiaries
prepare the draft of the traaty. A .confer
ence for this purpose has been arranged to
meet at Berne on July 20. The league is to
bo an intimate cominercl.il alliance , in which
no one of the contracting powers will ho
privileged to form a trade treaty with any
other outside the union unless it llrst obtains
the assent of the other parties to the alliance.
It is understood hero that the government
1ms obtained the consent of the federal states
of Germany to a denunciation of the treaty
of Frankfort , and to accepting whatever
grave consequences may arise from the hos
tility of Franco to such a course. The ex
istence of the league will naturally affect the
trading relations of the contracting powers
with France , England , the United States and
every quarter of the globe. How far their
independent action will bo controlled de
pends upon the nature of the decisions of the
Uerno conference.
The emperor closed the landing today in a
characteristic manner. Ho congratulated
himself and the country on getting from the
upper and lower .houses of the landtag1 noarlv
all that his ministry had demanded.
During the course of his speech
his majesty said : "Although the
aims I constantly hold in view have not
been wholly attained , I mid my people miiy
nevertheless derive Just satisfaction from
the fact that a necessary and valuable basis
has ' been agreed to for a reform in the system
of 'taxation , and primany conditions have
been by law determined for the improvement
or communal constitutions In the rural dis
tricts of Prussia ! "
Those references to projects which hud
been forced upon the upper house wore
listened to in gloomy silonco. The emperor
then proceeded to express the hope that the
taxation questions still remaining unsettled
would find an equally satisfactory settlement.
Ho trusted that the newly enacted communal
laws would bo carried out with a duo repnni
to old-time institutions. This , ho suid , will
secure the development of the communal dis
tricts and draw closer the ties uniting the
people to the monarchy. Touching upon
ecclesiastical affairs the emperor said he
noted with pleasure that the restitution to
the Catholic church of the clerical stipends
which had been stopped during the Kultur-
kampf was resulting in an essential advance
of Iho settlement of the differences between
the church and the state and also In the
maintenance of religious pcaco. Ho became
all Iho belter assured the more conviction
gained ground that the claims the church
put forward required to bo confined to
measures compatible with the duties of the
stato. In the sinclo concluding passage of
his speech , alluding to the foreign situation ,
his majesty said : "Considering that the
session now about to close will be attended
with fruitful results , I and my people may
cherish the hope that these results will bb
turned to good account while wo continue to
enjoy the blessing of peace , which I have no
.reason to apprehend will bo imperilled and
the preservation of which is the object of my
unremitting endeavor. "
A number ofttho ; deputies afterwards attended -
tended a garden party ut the emperor's pal-
nco at Potsdam.
The emperor's references lo Iho further de
mands of the clericals related to a revival of
the . proposals that the rodomptorists and
Jesuits have a recognized status in tiermauy.
Uavuria lias asked the bundcsrath lo admit
the rodomptorists and the question has been
referred to a commission , it is the general
belief , however , that the bundcsrath will
Dually refuse to make n roporton the subject.
The report that the prosecution of Herr
Daare against whom charges have been
mudo that ho falsillod his income with the
object of escaping the income tux and that ho
sent out ( torn the Bochuin steel works , of
which ho is a director , steel rails which had
not been properly tested and bearing a forged
government stamp , had been abandoned Is
Incorrect. Strong influence has been brought
to bear with the government looking to n
suppression of the Inquiry on the ground
that It will throw discredit upon the Gorman
iron and steel trade abroad. This , however ,
has availed nothing , The publto prosecutor
has been directed to report to the govern
ment what form of criminal proceedings
ought to bo taken against llerr Baiiro and
the other odlclalsuf the Bochuin works who
are responsible for the forged stamp on the
rails.
The Rolcshsangolgor ( official ) slates that
the derman commercial and mcrcantllo asso
ciations are now actively giving attentions to
the details of tboir preparaiions for taking
part in the Chicago Columbian fair. As soon
as an approximate ultimate can bo made of
the extent of the Gorman Industries which
will participate , which will probably bo about
the beginning of autumn , the Imperial com
missioner will plnee himself In communication
with the loading ropresentaltrcsot the Indus
tries. The agent of the irovernmcnt will proceed -
coed to Ibo-United Estates toward the end of
the your in order to arrange for the allotment
of the necessary bpaco.
A great religious function will open at
Trnvo on August SI. when the rarely scon
"Holy Coat" will bo exhibited In the cathe
dral of Hi. PelcrandSt. Helen to the Cath
olic faithful during six weeks. The "Holy
Coat" Is n relic which has been preserved
with the greatest rovcronco in the Travo ca
thedral for many yours and Is otieoinod as its
prcatest treasure. H U alleged to bo the
seamless coat worn by our Savior. It U said
to have been discovered by the Empress
Helena during her memorable visit lo Palestine -
tine in the Fourth century. After numerous
vicissitude * the coal was deposited In the
cathedral of St. 1'otor and St. Helen , and
since the year Mix ) has at exceedingly long
intervals boon exhibited to the faithful.
Miraculous curative properties lire ascribed
to the relic. The exhibition of the "Holy
Coal" in 1S-H ls memorable for the reaction
which U produced leading to the secession ot
the ( jorman Catholics from the church of
Homo. The exhibitions have alwuys been at-
tended by utmost countless I
enormous Inllux of pilgrims Uox\ \ .
August. The Hlilno railways are | t ?
for the service. 'I'hoy uxpect to-earA .
passenuers dally. \
Mr. Porter , Iho American minister U
Is nt present sight-seeing In Berlin , 1\ \
shortly go to London to meet his datn
Vlco Consul C. M. Wood will iiccom
him. They were clve-n a lunch today b > \
William Walter Phelps , the American m
ter hero.
Senator McMlllon of Michigan , with his
dnugher , Mr. and Mr * . Hi.sl. of Chicago and
Dr. Shearer and his wife , also of Chicago ,
luivo arrived In this city.
A private muslcalo has boon given hero by
Ida Sculls of Philadelphia. Tim performers
woru Mar.v Unllov anil Elizabeth Slrulhers
of New York and Marlon Carpenter and
Mar.v Hnst of Chicago.
Mr. William Havdon Kdwards , the Ameri
can consul general , who in Ihu beginning of
his career here encountered iruch apposition
on account of his strict ndlioruiica to the
rules of the state and treasury dopnrtmenls ,
has received a well merited compliment by u
U'cislon of the German minister of com
merce , which has just been published in Iho
reports of the Berlin board of trade. Thu
Berlin merchants had appealed to the minis
ter protesting against Mr. Edwards' actions
as being unfair to German trade. The min
ister replied thai nfler careful Investigation
ho found thai the United Stall's consul gen
eral had simply done his duty and that there
was ho reason whatever for complaint. The
reply of the minister Is couched In terms
highly complimentary to Mr. Edwards.
STATVIi Or < > UIKX ISAltIEIiA.
Harriet llosmrr'M Work 011 a Model
for tlio World's Fulr.
CIIKJAOO , Juno 20. [ Special Telegram to
Tin : HRK.J The following interesting letter
from Harriet Uosmcr , who was engaged by
Iho Queen Isabella association lo design n
statueof the patroness of Columbus for the
woman's pavilion at the world's fair , has
been received here :
Ito.MK , Juno' ' . Dear Dr. Dickinson : If you
will ralso your eyes from thin paper you will
tee Queen Isabella In the act of onVrlii' : her
jewels. That Is to say. that Is what I see and
MI would vou If your eyes wuro hero Instead
of the other side of the water. I have lieen
thinking of reporting myself fora IOIIK time ,
but then I i-i'llcuted that is thu greater Inter
est must renter In Isabella It were well to
wilt until I could lull you exactly how she
looks. I have represented her In the
aet of stopping down from her
throne bei-nusu the action gives
Kirater play of line and movement , and film
wears her crown beeaiiM ! It was In tlio char
acter of aquecn that HIU | befriended C'uliim-
bus. Shu wenis a hide girdle and ( in her breast
Is thu ornamented cross which wn see In all
her portraits. I shall soon now leave , taking
Isabella with me of course , and after a little
stay In Knulaiid shall he with you In the early
autumn. 1 will add that I am very well
pleased with the model anil those who would
like to seu It ilone brtler I will say let them
try. Hero Is one of the Inscriptions I have
selected :
"The great Isabella to whom Oa/.llo owed
Dranada and tilt ! Indies and history ; thu
fairest model of a wife , a mother and a
uuenii. "
Yes. I hear that Isabella ha ? had some bard
knocks. So was Columbus knocked about for
clghlenn years , but he fame out to a America
--ull right after all , and so I douhl not will
she.
WCSTKHN rnOl'l.B IN OH1CAOO.
At the Grand Pacific C. B. Havens , C. D.
Donnan. D. B. Hunt , U. S. Wyatt , E. T.
Koch. Cedar Hnpids. In. ; Hon. J. M. Tuttle ,
DCS Moines ; H. J. Kilpalricit , Beatrice , Nob.
At the Palmer Frank Eaton , Rapid City ,
S.D. ; L. Schweitzer and Mrs. J. H. Bennett ,
Salt Lake , Utah ; Mr. and .Mrs. H. G. Suy-
der , Omaha ; Fred M , Loomis , Council
Bluffs ; B. I. Hnrdnoy , DesMo'nos , la. , „ ,
. At , the Wellmcton 1. Klnirolman , F. b.
McCord. DCS Moines , la. ; Miss Forrest ,
Cedar Haplds , lu.
At the Leland H. Christy , Omaha.
At the Auditorium L , B" Shopbard , Miss
Ada Shephnrd , W. G. Templelon , C. K. Bur
ton , Omaha ; M Shlus.s , DCS Molnc.x , la. ; Mr.
and Mrs. W. D , Douglas , Cedar Hnpids , la.
51/UK UOl.Oll tIXK.
Richmond People Want , Separate
Street tarn for AVIiltc.s and HIaul.H.
Hicii.Mosi ) . Va. , Juno 20. The Powhallan
club has indued surprised the people of Richmond
mend by Its action yesterday in declaring in
laver of separate street cars for white and
colored people and providing for the appoint
ment of n committee to try and bring about
this reform. Many prominent people have
expressed themselves in favor of separate
cars , but most of thorn regard the
movement as impracticable. Others , how
ever. Insist that this can and should be uono
and lhat the reform should extend to all pub
lic con\oyanies and be applicable through
out the entire state. The action of the club
has revived the agitation of the question of
different railroad coaches for whites and
blacitsvhiti ! ! bus been very seriously dis
cussed for several years.
"I shall , " said tha governor this afternoon ,
recommend lo Iho next legislature the enact
ment of a law providing for separate cars
for the blacks and whites. " A similar law
exists In Georgia , Tennessee and possibly
some other southern states , and Iho governor
believes lhat It is demanded by the white
people of Virginia.
11K31.1 ItliA It/jK A /S .WKA T.
RulOH HcKiirdliiK Llvo Slock by Kun-
HIIH County CommlsKioiioi'H.
Toi'KiCA , Ivan , , Juno 20. The most remark
able order over mudo In the state comes from
the county commissioners of LaFiello county ,
ono of the most populous and wealthy coun
ties In Kansas. Aflor carofylly going over
the assessors' books for the last two years
the commissioners have ordered that the as
sessment of horses In the townships bo made
lo average $18 n head , mules $18 a head and
cattle fl.T.O. In Iho largo towns of Parsons ,
Oswego and Chelopa the horses are lo bo as
sessed at $ ' 2S , mules $ -S and cattle :38. : A
ralso of 2.ri per cent has been ordciud on the
average amount of merchants' stock for
the preceding year. The citizens of the
towns are indignant at the discrimination
against them by the commissioners and will
test the mailer in Ihu courts. The commis
sioners are all members of Iho farmers'
alliance- and bollovo that the farmers have
been discriminated against in the past.
Murder CaHO.
MEMPHIS , Term. , June 20. The proceed
ings In the King trial today wore devoid of
special interest. The testimony of the two
witnesses for the defense , Elmoro and Maur
ice Sheridan , who corroborated King's testi
mony us to an altercation before Iho shooting
of David Poslon , has been completely Im
peached , Prominent and reputable citizens
today tostilled that Sheridan had related n
totally different story of the shooting Imme
diately after it occurred from that adduced
bv him on the witness stand. A number of
Memphis lawyers testified to the clearness of
mind and legal acumen of tha defendant In
his practice in Tonuo see courts. Hon. II. L.
Kstoss , Judge of the chancery court , consid
ered Colonel King's "Digest of the Laws of
TennusHpu" the worn of n mastermind ; ho
had never had any occasion to doubt the
entire sanity of the defendant. U Is thought
the testimony will be In Monday and the
argument begin on Tuesday.
Sentenced the Moment to Dontli ,
CALCUTTA. Juno20. The court of Inquiry
which has been Investigating the Munlpur
massacre , says a dispatch from Manlpur ,
found the regent had been gulll of warring
upon the forces of the empress of India , but
on the other hand , linds that ho was not
guilty of the muruor of Commissioner Quln.
ton and the other British oftlcials killed dur
ing the massacre' . ' . The regent w&s sen
tenced to death.
Illruliull
HAMILTON , Out. , Juno -0. Dean W ado of
\ \ oodstockvas here thu other day and told a
it-ad Ing citizen that Hlrcnall , who was hanged
for Urn murdorof llouwoll , confcshod to him ,
but ho had refrained from making it public
because it > vould crltnluato another party.
WASTE.
The Southeastern Corner of Ktttms Visitad
by Terrifio Storms.
CYCLONE , TORNADO AND CLOUDBURST ,
Enormous Dannie- Around Fort Soott , Ar
kansas City and Wichita.
LOSS OF LIFE AT THE FIRST NAMED PLACE ,
Small Crooks Swelled to Vast Proportions
aud Bottoms Flooded ,
*
DESTRUCTION WROUGHT IN MISSOURI.
Two TliDiiMiml Aut'UM of Wlicut Noii
Clmmitc , Kan. , Totally Hnlned-
Corn and Oilier Crops
SulVciHeavily. .
KANSVS Crrv , Mo. , Juno ' .U The south
eastern corner of Kansas was visited by tor-
rillc slornn last nlgdl , eaiuing some loss of
life , much diunago to property and enormous
damage to growing crops. Tno storm was ot
different natures at different points. At
Fort Scolt It took the form ot n cloudburst ,
at Arkansas City a cyclone and at Kmporl : *
a tornado. Its elToels wore Iho same , however -
over , wherever Us fury was fell. Towns
were Hooded , houses blown over , barns de
molished , fences swept away and crops
washed and laid tow.
At Fort Scott the water poured down for
an hour anil llfteen minutes , the storm hav
ing the nppoar.inco of a cloudburst. The
dams of Mead & Hartman aud of Lamb in
lUick ri'ii ' , which llovv * through the center of
the city , wore washed away and the creek
was swelK'd to vast proportions , Hooding the
bottoms four or live foot dorp and endanger-
inc the lives of the many families who resldo
there. The occupants of thu homos oscanoU
as best they could. Some climbed trees ,
while others were rescued by relief parties
In boats.
Ono of tbo relief boats was manned by
John Coiinalln , Jr. , Jon Austman andV. . 11.
Ilnwinnn , members of the llro company , who
bravely went out In the surging torrent to
save lives. Their boat proved leaky and hu-l
to bo abandoned , two of thu occupants siivini ;
their lives by clinging to trees. Commliti
caught hold of a branch , which gave way
and ho was lost in the darkness and has not
since been seen. There is no doubt th.it ho
was drowned. Ho was a line young man of
nineteen years and was the only son of John
Connnlin , 0110 of Fort Scott's oldest and
most estimable citizens. No other lives were
lost , but the damage to property was great.
. Farmers from the surrounding country report -
port losses to.lho standing crops aggregating
not less than $ li > 0,000. t
Small bridges on the Fort Scott & Wichita
railroad were washed out. The dnmago to
the Kansas City , Fort Scott & Memphis boa
been repaired.
At Arkasas City , southwest from For !
Scott , llio storm developed into a oyclono.
Little damage was done to Iho city itself ,
only a few barns and outhouses on Iho south
ern edge of the town uelt.g demolished. Fif-
loon miles from Iho city , however , tha
cyclone destroyed the homes of John Bow
man , M. licnnuu , Samuel Urown. 1C. Kersey
and William Drown. All the inmates es
caped without serious injury except Mrs.
Elizabeth Downmn , mothcrof John Itowman ,
who was fatally Injured. A daughter of Me.
Bennett was In Iho cellar and was buried
under falling debris , but escaped unhurt. A
large number of barns and granaries were
also wrecked.
The damage to crops wilhln n radius ot
twenty miles from Arkansas City is eatl-
mated at about $7r > ,000. Much of the wheat
there was in theshock.andalthough drenched
with rain , a great part of It can bo saved.
I'ho principal damage was to growing crops.
At Ktnporin the slorm was a tornado , ac
companied by an extraordinary rainfall.
Throe and a half Inches of water full lu a
little loss than two hours. Nearly every col
lar in the city was Hooded and the lower
doors of many houses were covered with ,
water , as the rain poured down faster than It
could ho drained off. The wind blow a hurri
cane , but did no particular damage in the
city beyond breaking down shade trees and
shrubs. In the country the crops were
leveled to the ground nnd.iilong the creeks ,
which ovorilowod their banks , were washed
nut and ruined. The damage Is estimated at
MO.OOO.
At Clmnulo , Kan. , the worst wind and rnln
slorm over known struek Iho town and lasted
about forty minutes. Several buildings were ,
badly damaged. About two thousand acres
of wheat near Iho Nuoslin river east of Iho
city were ruined , entailing a loss of about
# . ' 0,000.
At Osceoln , Mo. , there was aterrlblo storm
of wind and rain. About thrco Inches of
water fell , Hooding collars In thu city and doIng -
Ing much damage to crops.
The storm could not have coma at a worsa
time for Ihu crops. Wheat was Just ready
for the reaper and at homo places had al
ready been cut and slacked. Much of the
crou where the storm raged is a total loss ,
and thu rest has been badly damaged. Corn
had Just cot a fair start and was In no condi
tion to withstand a heavy storm. Much of it
was washed away and much will have to IKJ
replanted. Comparatively few reports have
been received from Iho country districts
where the storms occurred anil a full esti
mate of the damage to crops cannot bo macio.
From the facts at hand , however , It is esti
mated that the total loss will not fall short of
n full half million dollars.
Severn Ijnuiil HtorniH In Kentucky.
LOUIHVIM.K , iCy. , Juno 20. A number of
severe local storms have occurred In several
sections In Kentucky today. The heavy
rains Hooded the lowlands In the ? vicinity of
I'aducah and DOIIIOdamage was done lo crops.
At lioai several small houses were blown
away. At Bcvier , near ( jrocnvlllo , several
houses were blown away and four persona
Injured , ono a widow , Mrs , Miller. pot-Imps
fatally. Near Lewlsport Oscar Madden's
barn WHS blown down and Dave Hay ( col
ored ) was crushed to death. At Lowisport
the Methodist church wan wrecked. At
Campbellsburg several houses were wrecked
Violent. SIOIMIIH In Olilo.
CINCINNATI , O. , Juno SM ) . There were violent
lent storms in various parts of Cfhio today.
At Masslllon hundreds of acrot of oats ,
wheat and hay wuro ruined. The Wlioollnir
and Lake Krlo road was submerged botwcon
Orrvlllo and Croston. Thrco iron bridges
along llio Fort Wayne road wuro carried
away. At Cnnton Iho ontlro southern portion
of tha town was submergbd. Crops have
been damaged to the amount of thousanas of
dollars ,
Fatal IMxonHi ; Ainoni ; I'lNli.
MlNsiiM'oi.iH , Minn. , Juno 'JO.Somo fatal
dUeasa is attacking the finny Inhabitant * of
ttio lakes In the vicinity of St. 1'aul. During
the past weak fishermen have renortod an
enormous number of llsli Moating dead oa the
surface of the water. At I'lckurul lake the
water was literally covered with dead bass
and other species. Thu same phenomenon li
nollceiiblo at Colomans and Forest lake. The
supposition was at llrst that homo vandal *
had poisoned the water , hut the mortality U
noticuablo In to many lakui Uiat the ttieorr
of dlsoaso seem utiduiilfiblo. The cuuso will
be Investigated.