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PflRT ONE , FHE OMAHA i SUNDAY EE PRGES 1-8 , I TWENTY-FIRST YEA ] ? . OMAHA. SUNDAY MOUNING , SEPOEMBEH ? 13 , 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBER 87. AT HIS OLD HOME , Mr. Rosewater Pays a Visit to His Birth place While in Europe DOWN IN A BOHEMIAN SILVER MINE. Description of an Industry Now Seven Hundred Years Old , ALONG THE HIGH ROAD TO BUKOWAN , Emotions Awakened by the Sight of Well Remembered Objects. BACK TO THE OLD ROOF TREE. Tender Memories of Childhood He- called Through u Visit to tins Scenes of youth Tlio Changes of Yearn. BUKOWAV , Bohemia , Aug. 23. [ Editorial Correspondence. I I frankly own that Bohemia has always held n warm spot In my heart. For years I had devoutly desired to visit the land of my birth , nnd the little Bohemian village around which are clustered the memories of my childhood. This long- cherished dream hat boon reali/.ed nt last. Ilioathes there a mail with soul ludcnd , Who never to himself hiith suld. This Is my own , my native land ! Whoso heart hath ne'er within Him burned. As home his footsteps bo luth turned , I'rom wandering on a foreign strand ! If such thc'ro breathe , no mark him well ; 1'or him no minstrel raptures swell ; lllijli thoiiKh his titles , ptoud his name , lloiuidli'ss his \venlth as wish can claim ; DcsDitu those titles , power and pelf , The wretch , concentered all In self , jMvlnjr , shall forfeit fair renown , And , doubly cly Ins , shall go ( low n To the vllo dust , from whence ho sprung , T'nwept , unhonor'il and uiisiinir , am WAI.TEH SCOTT. From Prague to Pribram , n mining town of 10,000 population , the railroad traverses forty odd miles of lanscapo varied by the most charming scenery. Justsouthof Pr.iguo vast areas of land are planted in sugar boot , and almost every town of overlive thousand population boasts a sugar refinery. Now refineries are being erected In various parts of Bohemia to moot the demand created by the Increased export of beet sugar to America since sugar has been placed on the frco list. According to Consul Hubler's report tlio increase for the last year is esti mated at nearly $1,200,000. , The cultivation of boot sugar In Nebraska , Iowa , Minnesota , nnd other western states will , however , cut the Bohemian sugar export down within the next few years. Met n .Tovinl Priest. At ono of the railroad Junctions our com partment was entered by a Jovial and intelli gent priest who appeared fairly well in formed about Amoricn , and expressed sur prise and gratification at my ability to speak J3ohaman ! so fluently after living BO many years away from Bohemia. "From Prlbram to Bukowan Is only a two hours' drive , " said the priest , "but you should by all moans stop over until tomorrow nnd go down into the minns , and take a Jaunt up to the 'Holy Mountain , ' whore thousands of pilgrims from the most distant parti of the country come to worship at the great shrine to the virgin every summer. " I know that the mines at Prlbram were the deepest silver mines In the world , and still rcmombor that some of our village worttmon wcro minors , but I know also that outsiders were always excluded by the government officials. "Oh , leave that to mo , " said my reverend companion. "I will procure a permit for yourself and son from the overseer. " So wo walked up from the railway slaclon directly to the mining bureau , and though It was out of ofllco hours , the bureau officials placed themselves at our service. "This Is an American editor who would llko to go down Into the mines and I ask it as n favoi that you grant a permit , " said the priest. The request was granted after a good deal of formality , nnd a card directing the super visors and employes at the various shafts nnd smoltincT works to permit inspection above and below ground was tinnded to mo. Silver Mining In Hohemhi. The ascent of the steep hill within half a milo of tno town whore ono of the fojr great shafts U located , was soon made. Wo wore at once led Into the preparation room , and directed to don a full minor's suit , consisting of pants , blouse , slouch hat , bolt , n leather apron and minor's lamp. The guide detailed to escort us led the way to the steam hoist that operates the cage which has barely room enough for four persons standing and holding fast to the bars overhead , on which our lighted lamps were hung. Down Into the bowels of the earth wo rapidly descended , clown , still downward for more than six min utes until wo bad reached a lateral at the depth of 713 metres , or over 2 , 100 foot. Then wo started on a tour through the lateral tun nels that had boon blasted and cut through the rocks In tbo course of moro than seven centuries. Through theao rock-ribbed tun nels wo groped our way for nearly two hours , descending still deeper by hand ladder Into another shaft and Inspecting the beds and veins of ere aud appliances for blasting , lortlng , hauling anil hoisting 01 ores. "It would take several weeks , " said our guldo"to walk through all the tunnels In those mines , " Ono of the shafts has reached a depth of over 1,000 metres ( nearly 3'QO , foot ) and they are tunneling now for that shaft. Almost every flovico known to mining engineers has been Introduced. Electric lighting has , however , Hot been found expedient. The vast area of tbnfts Mid tunnels which would have to bo Wired and lighted would require a colossal plant and the expense of operating such a plant would not bo warranted , Wo have retraced our stops and the ascent Is fully as rapid as was the going down. The lonsatlon on regaining the outrace to the haft , greeted by the glowing orb of day , Is decidedly agreeable oven though our mining lts nro dripping with water , our faces and bauds are begrimed with dirt and the pro- ( use probplratlou makes us feel as If wo had just taken a Turkish bath. The mines and smelting works of Prlbram nro government concerns and afford steady employment for nearly -1,000 men , and bays Kbovo tbo ago of 11 , In tbo mlnoj tbo work U divided Into two shifts of six hours each iul as It takes the minors an average of ono hour dally to got to their work and another hour to got above ground tbo overage day's labor Is computed at eight hours , Tbo pay Is graded according to skill and length of torvlco uud ranges at from 40 cents to 05 cents a day. NenrhiK Ills Old Home. Wo are on the broadsmoothly macadamized roadway that leads over the rolling pralrio from Prlbram to Bukowan. Wo have I passed several villages whoso lianica suddenly - ! denly recall incidents of my boyhood. Now wo are driving through the vilingj In which I received my primary schooling. Hero is the old school house , a t'vo story brick , with Its outsldo walls coated with plas ter that shows a good many cracks and evidences of decay. ' The school house has bsoa repaired and enlarged since you lolt this country , " sold the driver , as wo passed on. "What has be- comoot Titus , tlio schoolmaster ! " "Oh , ho tiled long years ago , " was the laconic answer. I am feverish with excitement ns wo approach preach the clear old village through the double row of magnificent here chestnut trees. In a beautiful little valley at the foot of a majestic mountain clad in the over grcon verdure of tall pinoa , nestled amidst or chards , with the tops of groit poplars loom ing up almou to the height of the double turreted - reted castle of the "Schwar/.en burgs , " lies Bukowan. All In all the village only con tains thirty-one dwellings besides the exten sive barns and grain warehouses that sur round the castle. At last the village is In full view. The thatched roof , one-story , tumble down cottage with the hugo chimney , the first dwelling on the rlirht as wo enter the village Is the house which ray father owned , and from which ono chilly morning In the month of November , IS.'it , my parents and their family of eight children started for the land beyond the sea , from which at that period no emigrant had over returned to this section of Bohemia. To mo It seems ns if but ycstor- day. 1 see the scanty furniture and house hold trumpery auctioned off to tbo highest bidder. The boxes and essentials for the long Journey were packed nnd loaded upon the Wagons with the smaller children. A crowd of villagers nro blurting us good bye. Again I see the sad and tearful faces of relatives before mo , and hoar the agonizing sobs of mother as she takes a last look at the homo in which she had lived aud toiled since her married llfo began. Very Much tlio Snino Place. The village has changed very little in all these years , but tbo people I used to know , my early schoolmatcsnro nearly all gone. I have roamed over the old play ground durlns tbo past two clays. The old roads and footpaths are as familiar as If I had only left hero n month ago. I have walked over the paths that lead through the plno forest and by the grain fields and pastures to the neighboring villages , climbed the moun tain thut overlooks village and valley , and found the old monument of tablet amid the ruins where stood the proud castle of the Knight Bukowan who was imprisoned and deprived of his estate for making common cause with the Hussites in the initial war of the reformation. The giant pines I used to Climb in hunting squirrels still rear their heads skyward , but their growth is scarcely perceptible. The great orchards which at tracted the boys of my tiiuo have boon par tially replanted , but most of the veteran cherry , pear , plum and apple trees still sur vive the ravages ot titno. The ponds In which wo "used to go swimming" remain unchanged and the grain fields which my father cultivated as a tenant farmer are still being harvested with the handle sickle as of yoro. The trees my father planted in the little garden back of the old cottage are still bear ing fruitand so.is the great old pear tree that stands on the line of our lot and was the source of so much discord and contention be tween us and our neighbors. "That pear tree , " said a villager , "still keeps the two fam ilies that occupy the old homestead and adJoining - Joining cottage in a turmoil. Both persist In fighting over the ownership of the pears on both sides of the fonco. " The only marked change I notice is the plowing up of the old pasture where I used to herd our cows in the days when I enjoyed the glorious privilege of walking barefoot amongst tbo stubbles and over thistle-covered footpaths. Why Kcposo Is Positive. "Tho reason why there is so little change in the village since you loft , " said my cousin ( the only rolatlvo remaining in Bukowanas ) wo rambled through tbo gram fields which are Just being harvested , "is because most of the land In this entire valley Is owned by Duke Sckwar/.onburg. Ills lordship does not live hero and only comes hero when he Is on n grand hunt. The rack-rented tenants that cultivate his lauds are barely able to subsist So wo have only few land owners and can hardly compete with the duko. " My cotialn , who Is n very thorough practical farmer , has managed to acquire title to forty or fifty acres of land but it is only by the strictest economy and close attention that ho can make bis products pay for the labor and moot the heavy taxes imposed on real property , My arrival has created quite a stir among the oldest Inhabitants. While nearly all the men and women I used to know in boyhood's ' days have gone over to the majority or moved away I have managed to discover n largo crnp of for mer schoolmates ; women who carried mo around when I was In my swaddling clothes and men who were Intimately ac quainted with my parents. All this because I started a distribution of American souvenirs. As a matter of fact I can only recall two persons out of the wbolo numoor who really were companions In the pasture and school grounds. This morning I have taken a last look at - the homo cottage and within an hour wo shall drive past the old graveyard where my grandparents nloop their eternal sleon , and on through the village thrco miles south past the tlio roofed stone dwelling In which my mother was born ana roared. 13 , KOSEWATBH. irK-t i / / / ; / : "u > tiu.isr. For Omaha and vicinity Fair , slight cbango In temperature. For.'Nllssourl-fionorally fair Sunday , cooler In southeast , stationary temperature in north west portion , northerly winds. For Iowa Fair , northerly winds , becom- IIIK variable , stationary temperature. For South Dakota Light local showers , variable winds , cooler In northeast , station ary temperature in southwest portion. For North Dakota Fair , warmer In west ern , stationary temperature In eastern per tion. tion.For Nebraska Generally fair , slight changes in temperature , variable winds. For Kansas C7oaerally fair for Sunday ; easterly winds , warmer In western ; station ary temperature In custom portion , f'or Colorado Fair , southerly wind ) , warmer. \VASIIIVGTOV. D. 0. , Sopt. 12. Itls warmer in the middle Atlantic states , lower lake region nnd Ohio valley and at northern Uocky mountain stations , one ] cooler In the upper Mississippi nnd lower Missouri valleys , . The storm which is south east of Hattoras will probably move to the east of north , causing dangerous gales during Sunday and Monday to the east of the const lino. The weather will bo cooler In the lower lake region nnd the Ohio valley during Sun day and Monday. by Cholera. lion n vv , Sept. 13. Cholera In a severe form has broken out on board her majesty's ships Blanche and Marathon , now at this port. There have boon "OS cases of that disease ou board the two ihlps within twenty-four hours. Six deaths have already occurred , PREPARING FOR WAR , Russia Accused of Arranging to Imme diately Selza Constantinople. SITUATION EXCEEDINGLY THREATENING , All Europe Believed to Be on tbe Eve of Hostilities ENGLAND AND GERMANY ON THE ALERT. Any Overt Act Will Precipitate a Terrible Affair. AMERICA'S ' PART IN THE GREAT STRUGGLE. Cereal Supply of the United States In That Kvont Practically Price less Where Supplies Must Conic From. ( Coj/r/o/it | / / 1S11 tin .Fani'i Gnnlnn JlennM. } LONDON , Sopt. 12.--Now [ York Herald Cable-Special to Tin : Bin : . ] The foreign office here has been kept In a state of some uneasiness over projects ascribed to Hussia , involving opening of tbo Dardanelles and the scizuro of Constantinople. These In tentions may exist only in the Imaginations of certain correspondents , but there Is Informa tion in the foreign office sufficient to warrant the belief that Uussia is about to start ou anew now and important line of policy. The con tingencies In question have not boon sprung on us unawares. They were foreseen when the German omp'eror was hero. Beyond n doubt they wcro entered Into and the sub- jcots discussed during his visit to the qucon at Windsor and to Lord Salisbury. They were considered on all sides and the tone of the German press at this time shows the Impression which was raado , the most important journals declaring that an attack by Russia upon Constantinople era a hostile movement against England's inter ests in Egypt would not affect England alone but would concern all Europe nnd she could not bo left to deal with the difficulty single handed. Positive War Preparations. That is surely a very important notification to all whom it may concern that Hussia Is rapidly increasing her fleet and is trying to got finances and means to have a general mobilisation of all her forces next year. It may bo that all this moans nothing. The view taken of it at Berlin and London is that preparations on ono sldo Justify preparations on the othor. England and Germany will not bo idle during the next few months. As for helping Kussin permanently out of tbo Dardanelles trouble. It cannot bo doiio aud It ought not to bo attempted. There is a growing fooling that the Black sea clause of the Treaty of Paris will have to bo abrogated. There need bo no war about that. Uussia , , by a little tact might easily accomplish this object , oven Do- fore the mooting of parliament , but if she means to pounce down suddenly upon Con- stinople , that would bo a very different affair. Its KiTeotH In America. Then n great war would bo inevitable and the breadstuffs which America has to sell would be worth anything merchants cheese to ask for them. That Is ono reason why the accumulating complications in European politics aroof creat importance to the American people. Other things beside broad stuffs would bo wanted from across the Atlantic , for wo have no re serves of anything hero , not oven ammuni tion. Wo cannot properly fit out vessels which are ready for the sea. This gathering storm may disperse without bursting , as so many have done before , but It is worth watching. The special correspondent of the Herald from Chili has occupied a commanding space in the entire English press of late , and it now remains for the Herald to enlighten tno world as to the intentions of Hussia and the real meaning of the aggressive movements going on there. Other sources of information seem to nave failed , oven to the irrepressible Blowltz of Paris. IIo Is for once hard and fast aground. The Herald has access to news which would bo denied to most English or French _ Journalists. Wo may thus got light on this momentous questions which are wrapped in darkness. MEMIIRR or WIl.lt SOT ALT. LK.ll'K , Uush to Quit Ijoudoii Subsldinc AIUOIIK Visiting ; Americans. [ Copyrfu'it ' ISOl ny James Qonlon licnnett. ' ] Losooy , Sopt. 12. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to TUB BHE. | Curiously oniuuh , although London never saw moro delightful weather than the golden days of this past week , the general rush nnd scurry from the continent has partially stopped. It shows that the great crush last week was largely duo to their anxiety to got back In iimo to gain some advantage from the great boom In stocks and other securities after the cold drizzly summers , so damp aud dreary that oven Londoners will not soon forgot It. Autumn has begun with weather that stirs the blood llko wlno. All lines of coaches running throughout the metropolis nro crowded mostly wltti Americans. The Thames is gay with boating and English watering places are crowded. The announcement In the Now York fake newspapers that they produced the story of the suicide of the late Crown Prince Ru dolph of Austria , simultaneously with the London Times Is a hugo Juke. The Times never touched the story. The yarn was bawked about London for n long tlmo and was looked upon as too thin for nubiicrtlon and was only printed Inouoortwo newspa pers. The London edition ot the Herald printed n portion of it forwhat It was worth. Huron Ilirsoh'ti Millions. The publication of articles ot organization reveals the scope nud the phllantroplo work In which Baron Hinch has invested $10,000- 000. 1 have already cabled on authority of Chief Rabbi Adler tbnt Baron Hirsch wished to settle tbo Russian Jews In farming dis tricts In the Argentine and Canada. These familiar wlih the history of the attempts at the colonization of the Jews say that they will never take up agriculture and that these who go to Canada will bo certain to find their way into the United States. All the experience of Russia is against the scheme. The Jews have been and still are good superintendents of farms , but they are unfitted , apparently by tcmpormcnt , for tbo manual part of farming work. At the very tlmo that Count Ingnntlff , tbe late Russian minister of the interior was drafting his barsh antl-somUIc Uws of 18S2 , his agricul tural property was managed by Jews , but with few exceptions nil efforts nt the colonization of Jews /or / agricultural purposes in Russia have failed ) ' { hat Is n matter of record. It may bo that under the conditions which may ho found In Canaan or the Argen tina , tbo Jews who would not bear the agricultural yoke In .Russia may take to farming. An Intcrostlnn Htory. After a nine days' trln on top of his own ronch , accompanied by three friends , C. Davis English of Philadelphia has returned to London. I have scon his diary , which Is very Interesting. The dairy sho\va the distances traveled , as follows : August 29 , 2ti4 mlles , August 0.12f ; miles ; August 111 , 2Si miles ; September 1 , stormy , kept Indoors : September 2 , ' 18 , ' miles ; September 1 ! , 221. ; miles ; September 4 , 14 miles ; Septem ber 5 , 31' ' j miles and SOptobor 0 , 21 miles , total , 17'l miles. The cost of the ontlro trip was t IO.r > . Mr. English and companions saw the most delightful English country scenery nnd dlnod at many splendid old Inns. Appropos of the sorjes of articles on tbo effect of the MoKInloy ; tariff in Great Britain , cabled to America by the Associated Press , I hear that a movomont'Js ou foot to boycott persons consplcuously'frlendly ' to prohibited tariff. The feeling is becoming moro and moro hitter as the result of the tariff grows plainly Into vlow. 4 The Herald tomorrow prints a remarkable story about .Tamos Qeorgo Dell , an English man of good family about 09 years of age , by profession a civil engineer. IIo has travelled nil over the world , U _ n bachelor and has three sisters. Placed in a-Mad House. In November , 18S9 , three men came to his apartments in London. They did not glvo their names but asked him some absurd questions. IIo became angry and loft the room. As ho did so ho hoard ono man say , "I will have nothing to do with It , " and as Dell walked into1 the street bo was seized by' two cf the men , thrust Into n carrrlngo. Before ho could recover from his surprise ho found himself In the Colnoy Hatch mad liouso. When ho discovered } , ho truth bo tried to communicate with frlonds but in vain. On Juno 30 , this year , ho succeeded in smug gling a letter to Heny Robert Elton , his solicitor , stating tbo case. Elton has seen the man aud ho seems to bo qulto convinced that ho is snno. Ho has tried in vain to learn the authority Tor his imprisonment. For over a month ho has labored Ifor a ray of light on the subject. ' The question is , who put Doll in tbo mad house nud why was ho put there ) On WodUosday an application will bo mudo in open court for n habeas cor pus writ. Curious Case. The following hand bill printed In flaring typo has been forwarded tome mo : "A British subject , a natlvo of Chlchostcr , Sussex county , nnd for nenrly eighteen years a resident of New York , United States , has bqon wilfully robbed of registered letters by a public servant of tbo United States government and kept now for several months in prison. This is an net equivalent to a declaration of war nnd al though thoforolgn fllcehas boon respectfully requested to dorriaucv the surrender of snld letters , Lord Salisbury refuses to interfere in tbe matter. ' Is { hlp.'ight or wrong ? ' Fnnn MTALI , 'St i , ' 31 Russell foauf'Wifibloaon' ; S. W. " A curious case of sufcido by drowning in the reservoir at Sponnyraoor by -woman by the naino of Margaret Vnlenta Bell Anderson. In a note found at the scene of tbo. death , the suicide pathetically says : "Bury mo and think no more about mo. God forgive me. Give my clothes to Bella. I did it myself. Got the brass band to play over mo. " Great BritniiiM Death Record. According to tbo registrar general's re port deaths primarily attributed to influenza in Great Britain have nearly doubled in twelve years. Sir Arthur Sullivan Is not in good health. 11 Is feared ho may have to undergo another operation. Lord Hawko , the celebrated Yorkshire cricketer , his sister and his team of nmatour cricketers will sail for Now York Wednes day. The team is a representative of Eng lish cricketers but the tour Is only for pleas ure. ure.Dr. Dr. Baldwin of Florence , who has just been to America to sea Blalno , has returned to London. IIo Is the physician who at tended Blalno In Florence Just before the nomination of Harrison. Ho says the state ment in tbo Now York World that Blalne declined the nomination on his or any ether physician's ndvlco is 'false. The fact Is , the letter declining the nomination was written before ho saw Blalno. lllnluo's Physical Condition. I saw Dr. Baldwin tonight , but ho declined to discuss the Maine stn'osman's condition. I am In a position , tiowovor , to say that Blalno is not suffering from Brlght's dlsoaso and is not seriously a. sick man. The trouble. Is , bo imagines himself to bo sick occasion ally , or rather permits very slight illnesses to worry him. Charles Emory Smith , minister to Hussia , and wife , are having a good tlmo in London , and will start for St. Petersburg In a few days. Mr. nnd Mrs. Park Boujnmln are in town. Colonel Ochlltreo has Just arrived from Doncastor , wnoro ho has been all the week attending the races with Colonel North. Creighton Wobo Is preparing to go to America after closing some Important busi ness transactions. Thomas Bailey Aldrlch is In town. Minlsto1 Lincoln has loft Lon don for a few days. During his absence his place will bo taken by Secretary While , who did not sail for Amnrica , as was incorrectly announced Inst week , Theatrical No\ys from Across the Atlantic. ' LOVDOV , Sopt. 13.-rTho London theatrical season has been opouod with vigor nnd the theater managers are hopeful of u prosperous winter. Borbohm Tree's assumption of the part of Hamlet to Ilonchcl's music has fairly aroused London's curiosity , Mr. Tree says that his object In thus producing Hamlet was to u-lvo the play the mysticism Its super natural element , ho adds , suggests to the reader. In addition Mr. Tree has introduced , with great effect , some now and Interesting stage business in his Hamlot. The most successful shows nt present are these presented at the Emplro and ut the Trocade , the flourishing muslo halls , which nropnckcd nightly , Sir Arthui Sullivan Is Indisposed and prob ably will have to submit to another opera tion , Ho Is only able to work slowly and nt intervals , It is understood Hubonstoln has completed his new oratorio "Moses , " and that bo has decided upon the framework of a now Rus sian opera. The musical world Is Interested In a volume ot reminiscence * , "Apropos do la Muslquo , which Rubcnstoln U to publish in Russian aud in Gorman , Crushed to a Pulp. AfitoitA , Mo. , Sept. 12 , Floyd Brewer , foreman of tbo Floyd crusher , was yesterday caught In tbo rollers and literally crushed to n pulp. tr TOPVUO ATTPPH rr 4 T ir RAISER S QUEER f ALK Singular Utterances of tbo Gorman Em peror and Tboir Effect , HE REFERS DIRECTLY TO COMING WAR , Russia aud England Ready to Make Trouble at Auy Time. THEIR LOVE FOR V/ILLIAM / ON THE WANE , Hia Reception in Bavaria Not Eutbusias- tically Hilariou.3. ZOLLERVEREIN IS ALMOST COMPLETE. An Unsavory Story from the German Capitol Chilian Sailors llcl'iisnl to Obey Orders Ou the Trail ol' an Kwtoez/.lcr. [ < V > pyr/0M / ] M1 tin AVlu York Bi'.m.ix , Sept. IS. There was n parnclo of all the troops stationed in the Cassol district today which afforded n brilliant spectacle. The emperor and emprefcs , king of Saxony , the grand duke of Hesse , grand duke of Saxo Weimar , the duke of Edlnburg , Prince and Princess Henry of Prussia , Prince Albrecht , and others of high tank were present nt the ceremony. Emperor William will now go to Erfurt where ho will review the Fourth army corps. Adding to the Uneasiness. homo of the phrases used by his majesty In his speech at the banquet at Cassol have added to the uneasiness which now prevails throughout the country. IIo recalled tbo time whou as n staff officer ho entered Cassol In 1871 with the victorious Hessian troops. IIo trusted , bo said , that the Hessians in the event of n future struggle would help him to fulfill bis duties. Coming so soon after the allusions made at Munich to the future triumphs of the Bavarian troops , his majesty's utterance at Casscl is felt to bo u veiled menace to foreign enemies and as a warning for the country to coura- coously prepare for trouble. Still the con viction remains uushalten In official circles that a prolonged period ot diplomatic in- trlguo will precede a collision of the powers. The loading political development of the week has boon the practical adhesion of the Italian prime minister , Marquis Di Uudlni , to the policy of Lord Salisbury , the English premier. Jurkcy's IJias for ItusHin. The sultan of Turkey's ' new bias in the direction of favoring Hussia , as instanced In the Dardanelles affair , will now have to boar the weight of the counter Inlluonco of Austria and Italy , and probably Germany , for it is stated that Her Von Uadowltr , the Gorman ambassador to tbo porto , at an audlonco with the sultan on Wednesday last , urged that a favorable hearing be 'given to tbo view of Great Britain , and that through his repre sentations Sir William White , the British ambassador to Turkey , was given an nudi- once by the sultan yesterday. The gravity of the situation is indicated by tbo sum mons calling the envoys of the porto at Vienna , Berlin , St. Petersburg nnd Lon don to Constantinople. The French ambas sador , the Count of Montobollo , who was on the eve of presenting his letters of recall to the sultan , has boon instructed by bis gov ernment to remain at his post to prevent the sultan , under tbo pressure of ether diplo mats from weakening and breaking his reso lutions. The latest intelligence from Constantinople indlaates the continuous success of French and Russian diplomacy in Turkey. The sul tan has offered a place in the ministry to Chakir Pasha , a declared partisan of Hus- sian alliance , nnd known to bo a foe of En gland and the drcibund , The foreign ofllco regards England's diffi culty with complacency. Lord Salisbury's solicitations for diplomatic aid forces Eng land In to closer union with the triple alliance , and thus tends in the direction of bringing about a formal compact between England and Germany , Austria nnd Italy. Hitherto Lord Salisbury has rejected Ml overtures looking to Encland's becoming n party to the drcibund compact , ClaimsKiiHHiu Will Scl/.o the Bosporus. The Hamburg Corrospondonzo publishes an article on itho Dardanelles incident , and makes the statement that Hussia is preparing a coup , by which sbo will soi/o the Bos porus. A report which is circulated In diplomatic circles credits England with intention to seize and fortify Tolodos and other Islands at the mouth of the Dardanelles in the event of the failure to establish a renewed entente with the porto. The Post points out how the triple alllanco may bo drawn Into intervening through Marquis Di Hudinl committing Italy to an active armed support of England. There Is a hitch in the negotiations for the new Russian loan. The agreements ought to have boou signed today by the French finan ciers. The situation prevailing has increased the risk and they now want lower terms and are offering sovoiity-olght against the first first price , which was eighty-two. Itcltcr Crop Prospects. Agitation looking to the abolition of the grain duty in Germany Is becoming loss fer vent under bettor weather , increased sup plies and lower prices. A\ heat was quoted n wcokugo nt 12 marKs for ono thousand Kilos and today the quotation was 2111 marks. The prices of rye show a corresponding decline. This difference alone does not affect the public demand for the abolition of the duties , but the conviction that tbo government has derided to at least reduce the duties when official Inquiry Into the subject is completed , appoaios the clamor. An Knihlcm of Approaclilui ; War. The Munich Tagblatt denies the official Htatoment that Emperor William was ac corded an enthusiastic reception on the occa sion of his late visit to the Bavarian capital. On the contrary , it says thut ho was received with chilly IndllToroDco by the people ; It at tributes thiH to the fact that thu people of Bavaria see In tbo emperor an emblem of the dearness of living , anil the source of an approaching preaching war. threatening the ruin of the country. "If tlio Imperial government , " the Tagoblatt says , "desires to bo loved Instead of detested , it must cheapen food aud abide by a policy of poaeo. " Chilian Sailors Mutiny. The Chilian warship Prosldonto , Pinto which has caused uneasiness to aovoral of the powers by her attempts to procure arms , Is lying at Hamburg with her crew mutinous , Her commander asked the assistance of the pollco to arrest throe sailors , but as tlio ves sel belongs to n foreign power , the police re ferred the request to the senate. The men are riotous nnd refuse to perform their work. Kveiits and People. Since the successful issue of the negotia tions for a treaty of commerce approaches completion , efforts have boon renewed by the tripplo alllanco to umbraco Belgium , Houmu- nlii and Sorvia within the /.ollvorcln on special terms. If the Berlin proposals ere accepted a conference of delegate * will opoii on October 15. The proposed socialist congress at Erfurt has been postponed until October H , The congress will discuss a revision of the pro grammo of tbo tactics of tbo young section ol the socialist party rt ? ' 11 rcnow tlio efforts to overthrow Ilerrct - ' < > 1 , Llcbkiiccht and the other moderates > t Irect the socialist committee. \ "Z. An unsavory story \ ? rront concornlnir Dr. Avellng , who is ch , * . with contract ing n love union with K - r Marx , leaving his legal wife dcstltitU \ Aveling has written a letter to thlllst paper Vor- worts , In which ho > \ If Is Into that ho has cllssd his hour- gcolso marrlago and on\ \ upon a love union with Frntiloln Marx . ho declares that ho loft his local wife well provided for. A veil nir promises to punish tbo author of the report that his wife was in a ddstituto condi tion. Tlio Vorwarts says that Avollng's wlfp , who Is In London , announces that she will trace her detractor and civehlm n cowhldliig. ICnintlio tragedian , who has been engaged to perform In New York this winter , broke his contract with Director Barnay last year and was condemned to pay $ r > ,000 damages. When Herr Barnay hoard that Knlnz was about to leave Germany ho applied for an order from the courts to restrain him. Kalii/ , however , made his wav out of the country , but In so doing ho lost a farewell benefit per formance. Herr Beck , who Hod for America after ombe77llng * 7. > , OQO from the Prussian mort gage bunk , has boon traced to the steamer which loft Hamburg last Saturday. Ho will doubtless bo taken Into custody upon the ar rival of the steamer at Now York. Berlin Is to have the benefit of an elevated railroad , built on the model of these in oucra- tion in Now York , but the Berliners will have the advantage in that the motive power em ployed thcro will bo electricity Instead of steam. . Qi'iin TAI.U or rii o cinrs. Ava Tells aVlerd Story to the Cincinnati Police. I , O. , Sopt. 12.Tho Identity of the woman who mysteriously disappeared from Chicago Wednesday evening with the ono who so mysteriously appeared in this city last night Is fully established by the de scription of her given by Mrs. Bolton of Cm- eago. Tbo woman was taken before the chief of pollco this morning. She told her story in almost the Identical lan guage she used last night. Finding no cause for holding her tbo chief of police dir reeled that she bo taken buck to tbo house of detention to await some action by her friends. U'lion seen by an Associated Press rcpro- tativo today , Miss Ava was entirely solf-pos- sosscd , affnblo and dignified. Being told tbnt Mrs. Bolton hnd given n personal description of her , she evinced a lively interest in Its details. She was very anxious to Identify herself as IWss Ava , who was lost nt the Chicago college. "Tell Mrs. Bolton , " she snid , "and that will identify mo bettor than anythluir else , that $ S,000 In money and coupons was in her satchel , not mine , and they took it and its contents. Now , Mrs. Bolton will know from this that I am Miss Ava. " She went on to soy she went to the college to attend to a matter of business' . She carried money to pay n "littlo Jesuitical tariff , a la Mclvinloy. " They demanded that she pub licly renounce her Methodist faith and return to the church. Upon her refusing she was strucK heavily on ttio breast by a man. Be fore this the satchel with the money In It hnd been seized. The woman says that from the time she lost consciousness on Wednes day until yesterday afternoon she know nothing , except a dim remembrance of being drenched with water and her clothns taken off. She denies the suggestion that she is Miss Diss Debar. The Judgment of the police is that she is insane , but she carries herself with remarkable consistency for an insane woman. Archbishop Fechan , In an Interview In re gard to Miss Ava said : "I paid but little at tention to her talk about erecting Institutions and these extensive schemes , bccaucd I know what it Is to raise up an Institution and thoucht her- idea % . \Verq too broad , Her in tentions seemed sotfd , and irocolved her Just as I receive any ono who comes during cer tain hours of the day. That is nil I know about the woman. As for her charge against Father Kelly and Fltzporald it is too ridicu lous to command a second thought. On the face of it no one would believe it , and it Is so absurd that I cannot even discuss it. I have never seen Madame Dis Debar , but 1 have hoard of hor. She created n sensation in Homo some years ago. That had something to do with the church , too , but I have never seen the woman and could not bay whether Miss Ava resembled her or not. The chief ot police has received the follow ing telegram from Inspector Byrnes of Now Yont : The present wlioreat > onts of the I ) | Debat won ] n n are unknown , bbu la about 411 yrursnf ago , is five feet two Inches high , very broad , weight WHS about 270 pounds , when lust scun here , which was' toinu months ago. Hero complexion IH sallow mid bur fuatnios very course. Shu had a laico igonth , a dniiblo ehln , and a scar In thu shape of a cicscont on thu check Imno under tbo uyu She hnd hair bprlnUlud w-lth Cray and somotlmoM wears a wig. Tsually Biiu wears a cloak. She has a Mvageotlni ; wnllt. She speaks with a slight 1'iiKlKh accent and can nlso sjioik : a llltlo 1'ieiich. Him Is lalhc'r sympathetic ! In con- \er.sutlou. Shu protunclH to bo a Spiritualist and has tried to pass hcisolf as a nun. Actions of the woman reported missing In your city mo very much llko tln > se of Ols Debar. A cut of Dis Debar , with the hat and clothine changed with pen nnd ink to correspond - respond with these worn by Miss Ava was shown to Father Flt/gorald , Mrs. Bolton and a numnor of other people who wcro acquainted with Miss Ava , and all unhesi tatingly pronounced it a good likeness of her. Furtho'r proof of the luontlty Is found in the fact thata well known gontlomun mot Miss Dis Debar not long ago and warned her against trying any of her confidence games In Chicago. This latter information comes from Mrs. Bolton , who says she Is not nt lib erty yet to disclose nil the details. ' I can only say that a gentleman mot Dis Debar , called her by name nnd warned her against continuing her schemes , r.nd that Is Why Dis Debar has dropped out of sight Later I may bo able to give the details of the meeting. " The Mr. Llewellyn , to whom Mrs , Ava 10- fcrrcd in her Cincinnati talk as her agent , is unknown by any of tbo Chicago pcnplo who know the mysterious woman. "Mrs. Bolton snmotlmos spoke of a Mr. Llowolly as her financial atrcnt , " said she , "but I know noth ing moro about him. " Niw Youic , Sopt. 12. The actlne superin tendent ol pollco was away from bis ofllco until nearly 5 o'clock this afternoon. When ho did put in an appearance , however , ho de clined to discuss the .stories telegraphed from Chicago concerning tbo probable discovery of the spook priestess. Madam Dis Debar in the person of the so-callod Vera Ava , whoso disappearance and doings In Chicago and Cincinnati have been tbe cause of consider able comment. The chief of the dotoctlvo force was asked If ho thought that ttio Chicago-Cincinnati woman and Ann Odolln Dis Debar were ono and tlio same. "I don't think they are , If the description telegraphed Is correct , " replied Mr. Byrnes , and that was nil ho would say , CiviiNNvn , O. , Sent. 1'J. Nitss Vera Ava btill remains in tbo liouso of Detention. She shares the ofllco wltn tbo matron and spends most of her tlmo on a lounge , which servos as a sofa by day and a bed by night. Testi mony as to her Identity with the notorious Dis Debar Is vamio and conflicting. Some say she Is Dis Debar while others say she is not. It was stated at the House of Detention at a Into hour tonight that she had not ro- colvod any letter or telegram from friends or acquaintances , ns was naturally to bo ex pected if sbo were a well known person of largo moans. Chief of Pollco Diotsch of this city received tonight a dispatch from Chief of Polfco Mc- Laughoy of Chicago , giving the Information that ho had conferred with Hey. Dr. Bolton of Chicago , and was commissioned by him to siy that ho would not send any financial aid to Voru Ava who is now In the HoubO ot De tention in this city. A rumor having been circulated that Mr. Solomon had arrived In Cinclnnall.and Iden tified the woman held her nt the nouso of detention ns his wlfo , Madam Dissdobar. A tcloptiono most > ago was Kent to the house of detention regarding the rumor. In answer tbo matron said that nobody had yet Identi fied the woman and that sbo had heard noth ing of Mr. Solomon. It was reported that Solomon was at tbo rucos A thorough search of the hotels has failed to reveal him up to 1 o'blocu tonight. ALL PARIS DESERTED , Splendid Snramor Weather Keeps Crowd * at tko Sea SborOi BUT THE WARMTH CAME TOO LATE , Much General Damage- Resulted From thfl SevereEnrly Frosts. INTERESTING SOCIETY GOSSIP OF FRANCE , Soinatuing of the Sniait World of tbo Gay Capitol. * BICYCLE RIDER'S ' WONDERFUL FEAT , 13\ccllcil All Former KfVorts At .Speed and ICiidurnitcc Koi-olved liy Thousands c > r Admirers When It Was Accomplished. ICowrriolit 1K > I huJamr.i Gnnlnn PMIIM , Sept. 12. [ Now Yorlc Hornlit Cable Special to Tin : lire. ] Splendid wctitlior is seeing the summer out and In consequence Parts still remnins empty as everybody whb possibly cat ) , Is prolonging his or lior stay nt the seaside or in the country. Hut the um cntno too Into to buvo the crops which lost week's rain fnirly destioyod for good uiul nil. The Comp.ignlo Atlantiquo reports enor mous bookings for wenks to come. The Champaign loft yesterday crowdou. Among her passengers \\oro II. S. Ilorniiiinn. Count Fostllchcs , Miss Helen Hcrrmnii , Mr. nnd Mrs. Dinsmoor , Miss Helena Chnso , Mr. and Mrs. Edward Morgan , Jr. , Mr. nnd Mrs. Hollander , MUs B. S. May , Mr , Uiltnoro and Miss I'endloton. She also carried away the body of Major Btindy who died on Wednesday of Brlght's diaoasoattho Grand hotel. Major Bundy1 arrived on Thursday weclc from England onronto to Swit/orhind. Called in the IjCKntlon. The aamo day ho oalloj at the United States legation and left his card for MinisteV Held , who had asked him to dlno on Monday. Receiving no reply up to the clay of the dinner , Minister Held asked his secretary to call nt the Grand hotel and sou if all was right. When Colonel Ballloy Blancharcl , the secretary arrived there , ho found Mnjor IHmdy unconscious in bod. Tlio only slim of lifo was the quivering of his hands. At once Mr. Blanchnrd sent for the torvunt who said the dn3' previous ho had corno into the room and had found Major Uundy pros- trnto on the floor in a terrible condition but although seriously ill. ho refused to ImvO a doctor. He called ! u Mr. Blanchard , nho sent for a physician. The doctor said ho could not recover , and that if consciousness returned ho could only live in a paralytic condition for a few dnys. Minister Held called dally , but Major liuudy no 'cr recov ered consciousness , Disposition of ( he Jlomntus. Ills remnins were sent to the American church at Lnlma. A telegram was sent to Liverpool to Mr. ( Jhauneoy Dopow , who wa the friend of the deceased , but it missed him , as also did another sent to Quecnstown. A cable was likewise sent to Colonel Elliott F. Shepherd , but from him , also , no reply was received and nt the instnnco of Cor nelius Vnndorbilt nnd Mrs. Niver , it was resolved to send Major Bumly'a body nt once b.icic to New York. Accordingly yesterday tlio service wna read over the body. - There were present in the church 'Minister nnd Mrs. Held , Solomon Hirsch , United States minister to Turkey ; Mrs. Nivor , sister of Mrs. W. 1C. Vandorhilt , Colonel Ballley Blnnch- ard , Countess Do Sera , Gnernoy Mitchell and the two misses who had attended the do- ceasoa. The prayers were road by Hov. Dr. Mann , the assistant chaplain. Funeral oft lie Deceased. The coftln was covered with ( lowers sent by Mrs.Vliitclaw Untcl , Mrs. Niver nnd Mrs. Cbauncoy Dopow. In the afternoon Colonel Blanchard , representing the legation , con voyed the coflin to tuoGaro St. Ln/aro. It arrived in Havro in tiiuo for this morn ing's boat and was sent directed to the care of Colonel Elliott Shepherd. The deceased was connected for twenty years with the Mall and Express. Ho was groonibtnan at Chauncoy Dopew's wedding. There has been a deal of talk during the past three days about the death of iix-I'rosi- dent Grovy. The newspapers took the op portunity to revive all the old stoiles , oven to the absurd ones , such ns his keeping his pot duck in the Elysco nnd that ho passed most of his tlmo playing billiards. Colonel Llehtonstoln yesterday wrote a serious letter denying both the duett and the billiard stories. Ills greatest sin , lii the eyes of the French , seems to have boon his niggardli ness , having saved much money during his term of office. Great Hide of n llloyHlst Our thousands of bicycle riders have nearly gone wild over the long distance ride from Paris to Brest nnd return , which was won by Charles Torrent , who did the distance , 715 miles , In seventy ono hours and a half. Tcrront never slept during ttio rtdo , and his only refreshments woio a few cups of bouillon. It appears that on the way his pneumatic tire burst , de laying him an Hour and a half and permitting Loval to head him. But In spite of the mishap ho arrived tlrst by over three hours. Five hundred voloclpocllsts wont out to meet him at Ver sailles and to form u guard of honor. Ton thousand people nwnlted his arrival at Porte Maillot. When ho arrived the report was circulated that ho was ntlccp On the machine. Thoroughly hided. Indeed ho bent over so that It looked much , like It but ho was rouiod by the cheers. It was soon that ho was merely making a pace , At the winning post ho Jumped lightly from the machine and signed the register In a firm hand. Tno necessary romance was given by his wlfo who was present and who clasped her arm * around htm crying , "Oh , my poor Charles , how you are changed I" Ho certainly presented a weird appearance , covered with a thick coat of dust , n face llko marble , cheeks hollow , back bout and .sunk Into his shoulders , ho hardly looked human and was scarcely ablu to speak.Torrent Is u muscular follow and used to do bicycle ser vice for the Kvonomcnt newspaper. When the chambers sat at Versailles tiu used to rlda between that city and I'aiis Ho now retires to Bnyonno , whore bo RclU tricycles , KOANOM : , Va , . Sont. -GrlngborK 1X5 Morris , proprietors of the Now York whole * sale clothing and notion house and the Iloi- tun iiout mid sboo house , have nulgntd , Llutjtlllirs , fUUOUU , aiSOU UOt UUOWU ,