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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE.
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TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. OMAHA , SUNDAY M011N1NG , FEBRU'AHY 7 , 1892-S1XTEEN PAGES. NUM1JKR 2M. !
NEW MEN WILL LEAD
Meeting of England'a ' Parliament Will Pind
Many Familiar Faces Wanting.
LITTLE INTEREST IS TAKEN IN IT
Loss of Ambition by the Government and
Uncertainty of the Opposition.
GLADSTONE MAY COME TO THE'FRONT
Public Confidence in the Grand Old Man is
Fast Being Restored.
r
HE BELONGS TO ANOTHER PERIOD
HI * Contemporaries Ono by Ono IIiuo
Crossed the Styx , nnd Lett Him Alone
ClmnccB for III * I.lie Work
Must Go On.
tCop/rfoi/ft | ? / lS32t > ti Jama tlonloti nent\M\ \ \
LONDON , Fob. 0. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to THE BEE. 1 They are all
getting ready for the meeting of Parliament
on Tuesday. The House of Commons U being
twoptand garnished , sulphur Is being burned
to drive out Influenza microbe * . Guy Fawiccs
Is bolncc searched lor In the cellar , and there
Is an official brushing up ot wigs , gowns and
court suits. The members of the government
who have had an cosy tlmo for some months ,
now have to kcop close to the grindstone.
The approach of the session Is anything but
a Joyful ovcnt to them. They Hko tholrsoclal
position aud the salary which accompanies
high oftlco , but they don't Hue a compulsory
.Kttondanco at the house eight or nine hours
* day. '
This year no ono , 1 think , Is looking for
ward to the opening of tbo ball with pleas
ure. Tills Parliament is on Its lait logs and
pcoplo have their thoughts fixed on that
which Is to succeed It.
Gl.uUtoiie'n Jtctnrn to Power.
Under which king shall wo bo then Glad-
Btono or Salisbury ? Take the country through ,
the betting will bo heavily In favor of Mr.-
Gladstone. Ills Irish policy Is shrouded In
mystery , but there bo Is the "grand old
man. " vVhat need Is there to say more ?
Give the g. o. m. another chance , and It looks
, now as If the pcoplo meant to do It.
Nobjdy knows why. Ho has done nothing
" 'whatovnr ' to deserve that renewal of confl-
done which ho forfeited in 1SSO as a minis-
tor. No crcnt mistakes bavo bcon made , but
the outs want to got m and the ins are lan
guid nnd demoralized. Decidedly the Glad
mono stock Is rising in the marltot.
They say ho Is fresher than over , but who
can fight against 83 years ! On by ono this
ver.v winter Mr. Gladstone has seen his con-
tomporurlos swept away by the dark river.
tlo Is like ono of the last of the small group
of survivors at the Waterloo banquet which
the old duke of Wellington gave , until the
vacant places at the table became so numer
ous that It was a heartbreaking affair to see
the anniversary como around. The specters
at the feast scared away the handful of
guests.
Gladstone unit Death.
So Mr. Gladstone finds himself almost
alone. Ho U still a 'prodigy in activity , but
his hearing Is bad and his reserve strength
is naturally low. Ho Is coining back Into the
midst of the epidemic , which is naturally
fatal to the old , and at the beginning of what ,
In default of anything better , we are pleased
to C'lll spring , when bitter winds rack the
bones and all the forces of life are sovcrly
Ills best friends tremble for him.
Uio same tlmo I do not believe tils death
breakup his party. It woujd still goon
/on / lighting In his name , and if It were wary
and vigilant It rclght do just as well without
him. Tbo magic of a name Is great If used at
the right time. Conservatives who suppose
that the death of Mr. Gladstone would throw
the whole game Into their hands are much
'
mistaken.
I.eaclerH Who Are Gone.
Wo shall see great gaps In our ranks next
Tuesday. Not a single ono of iho loaders
who filled the public cyo last session will be
there.
Parnoll and Smith are in their graves ,
Hartlngton has gene to the House of Lords
nnd Gladstone will appear a little later.
Many a member whoso face was familiar to
us has dlsapporod during the last six months.
Ono is in jail nnd another is to bo expelled
almost as soon as the house moots.
There is something ghastly about Parlia
ment In Us sixth year. All the fire and
spirit htivo gene out ot it. Wo seem to bo
walking over the ashes and tbo spirit of the
dead. It reminds ouo of the blood-curdling
song which they sny the British regiment on
the Gold coast used during the ravages of
yellow fever , when men dropped out of the
ranks of the living every day. It had for a
chorus :
"Hero's a. health to the dead already ,
Hurrah for the neM who dies , "
lliilfonr'K I't'cnllnr 1'onltlon.
That must have boon a fostlvo company ,
but the work of the living must go on and
younger men must do it ,
Now is Mr. Baifour's great onportunlty.
Yet ho must fool anxious. His party is no
longer enthusiastic. Ho will bavo to face
coldness and Indifference on bis own side ,
whllo the opposition will bo all animation
and eagerness. Ho 111U n great position , but
no wlso man covets It. The world will watch
his stops with curiosity. Should ho succeed
there will bo sympathy and applause ; should
hobroax down people would say , "I told you
so. There never was anything in hltn. "
I do not thlutf h j will fall , but to succeed
In a marked degree is scarcely powblo , oven
4i this now stand i.
Mr.itiiEii or PAIIMAMENT.
TYl'lOAI.I.Y
Ko\cl Scheme for AiltvrtUlni ; anil the Suit
Tli.it Cauio of Jt.
[ Cupl/rW /8'3 l liy Jamtt ( Ponton Iltnnett , ]
PAUIS , Fob. 0. [ Now York Herald Cable-
Special to TUB BiB. ! | Among tbo lights of lo
mondc ou Ion s'arauso not the least brilliant
Is Mile , Bracho. On tbo raca course , at the
theaters , on the IJols , her toilet was the
oynosuro of all oyot. Mtuiy a jrando dame
has maJo Inquiring as to nor dros'smaCor ,
Mllo. Bracho made no secret of that , for a
very good reason , as was shown lu the Paris
civil court yustorday , when she was sued for
a debt of 7,000 franca. The dressmaker
whose place ot business was on the tio'uiovard
Polssonblore , bad sold out ana the claim
ogalust Mile. Bracho had p&siod into the
k > ' V ot a third person , who , on presenting
If' Sill to his prodocctsor'i customer , WM
mot by n downright refusal to pay ,
The rcatous alleged for non-
pnTf-Jcnt has coat a serious light upon ouo
loaturo of Parisian life. She was a walking
kdvorlbouieut for the drcumaker. She
contended that In the Bols , nt the race nnd
theaters she was on exhibition and showed
off the skill nnd tnsto ot the conturloro
whoso nntno and address she did not conceal
from nil who cared to ntk ; consequently , to
quote Mllo. Bracho's own words , the dressmaker -
maker herself would never have bad the bad
tosto to send In a bill. In fact , It was m un
derstood thing that no claim for payment
should bo mado. This oxplnnatlon did not
strike tbo couttns nl all absurd and judg
ment was accordingly reserved until inquiry
could bo made as to too veracity of the stat
tncnt. As a mot do la Undo sleclo , it may ba
mentioned that It leaked out during the trial
that Mllo. Uracho , though still a conspicuous
figure in the dcml tnondo. Is over GO ycsrs ot
ago and lllustrat.cs the truth of the saylne
"Lavlollo gardo uovorsurrenders , " not oven
to dressmaker * .
mroTin A n.ir 20
\V. II. P. I.ec'n .Memory Honored In the
Hoiifto of Iteprririitntlte * .
WASHINGTON , D. O. , Fob. 0. The house
today devoted Its tlmo to th'o delivery of
eulogies , expressing sorrow for the death
of W. II. F. Leo ot Virginia.
Eulogistic nddrossca were delivered by
Messrs. Meredith , Edmunds , Tucker , O'Far-
roll , Wise , Hermann , Washington , Herbert ,
Wilson ot West Virginia , Cummlngs , Cowles ,
Elliott , Brecklurldgo ot Kentucky , and Cul-
borson ,
The resolutions were adopted and the
house , out ot respect to too memory of the
deceased , adjourned.
ANTI-OI'TION DISCUSSION.
Arguments I'or ninl AculiiHt tlio Proposed
Hill Washington .Vons.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Fob. 0. A. .1. Snwyor
of Minneapolis was before tbo house commit
tee on agriculture- again today. Ho defended
the custom ot buying options on exchange to
cover the possibility of loss on wheat In ele
vators , Ho said that speculators carried the
surplus for actual wheat buyers and enabled
them to sell their wheat as far as It could bo
absorbed. If wheat In store should bo for
warded the market would bo glutted and
cash wheat would fall to a very low price.
By buying futures against wheat bo bad , as
an elevator owner , insured himself against
loss.
loss.W.
W. H. Aldrlch of the Chicago Board of
Trade was asked if spot wheat , which was
the wheat the farmer sold , would not bo
higher if dealing in futures was done away
with.
Got Cheaper Money Tlmn FnrmerH.
Ho said If too much wheat had not boon
sold the price now might ba better , but In
many cases it would bo lower , and a specula
tor , owing to the lower rates of interest he
paid , could carry wheat cheaper than the
farmer.
Mattullanh of Indianapolis next attacked
dealing In futures. The greater part of
trading in wheat is done between October
and April and during that lime farmers bnd
to accept depressed prices caused by short
sellers. Ho compared "short" selling to the
Issue of stock in excess of the capitalization
of a railroad company. "No ono , " ho
siald , "bet on races In 'belief as to which
horse was tbo fastest ; what Iho bettor
wanted to know was how the jockey bad
boon manipulated. The wheat speculator
did not concern himself so much about the
crop and higher or lower cable prices , but
iisUed what Pardridgo nnd other largo
traders would do. Pcoplo had become tired
of losing money in this way nnd consequently
quently tbo volume ot business had become
smaller1. " The speaker then criticised the
old Buttorworth anti-option bill , and laid
before the committee a measure ho bud
framed. It was , In its main feature , similar
to the options bills now before tlio com-
nitltoo.
When tlio Inspectors Were Discharged.
Acting Secretary Spauldlng says tbo re
cent chances In the customs service nt New
York were roado In accordance with the rec
ommendation of the customs officers at that
port. The following Is n copy of a letter
written by the surveyor of customs at Now
York recommending the ronnoval of twenty-
live inspectors of customs :
As ono result of my observations I nnd that
the practice of dcmumlluK and receiving bids
und nnluwfu.1 fees nnd pratnltles Is ijulto pie-
vulent , the nature ot the offenses , involving
us It does the criminality ot tbo giver as well
us tlio receiver , almost necessarily foiblds
complaints by the giver , and knowledge of
them only reaches mo through third parties
under tbo seal of confidence.
Another result of Investigations I have sot
nn foot convinces mo thut tnuny of tbo force
lack the possession ot qualities whluh are es
sential to the licncst , ufliolent and courteous
performance of duty.
Settled a liinil Case.
In the case of Anson A. Davis against
John A. Foreman involving a very valuable
tract of land now n part of the toivn site of
Hone , Okl. . Secretary Noble has reversed the
action of the commissioner of tno general
Ian oftico , and bos ordered canceled fore
man's homestead and cash entry , Tbo land
Involved , the secretary "says , may now be
entered under the provisions of town site
law , applicable to the territory of Oklahoma.
Western Wiitcrwnys ,
Secretary Bryant of the Western Water
ways association appeared before the senate
committee on commerce today nnd presented
a memorial recently adopted at the Evansville -
villo convention , urging upon congress tnoro
liberal appropriations for tbo Improvement of
wostorii waterways.
NUWb I'OK TUB AICMV.
Complete I.Nt of Clmnge * In the
Serilco Yestercl.iy.
WASHINGTON , U. C. , Fob , 0. [ Special
Telegram to TUB BEE. ] The following
army orders were issued today :
The superintendent ot recruit service will
cause forty recruits to bo assigned to tbo
Eighth cavalry and forwarded under proper
charge to such point or points In the Depart
ment of Dakota as tbo commanding general
of the department shall designate , and
Second Lieutenant John D , Ha run an , First
cavalry , on leave of abscuco will report by
letter on February 20 to tbo superintendent
of recruiting service , Now York City , to con
duct these recruits. Luavo of absence for
thrco months , to take effect from the d&lo
relieved from the dutv from tbo recruiting
service. Is granted Captain Moses Harris ,
First cavnlry. Tbo leave of absence granted
Second Lieutenant Walter Taylor , Twen
tieth infantry , November 10 , IS'JI , ls ex
tended ono month.
Ill the Interest ol Old Sol.Hers.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Fob. 0 , [ Special Tele
gram to THIS HUE.J THI : BBK and Examiner
Bureau of Claims was today notified by the
commissioner of pensions of allowance of
the pension of William L. Hart of St. Paul
In tbo sum of gl'J per month , being tbo high
est rate allowed under tbo new law under
which the application was made. This case
was tiled by Tim BEK und Examiner Bureau
of Claims on Septembers , lb9I , nnd has thus
boon pushed through in less than 11 vo
months. The rapid prosecution to a settle
ment of this claim is another Illustration of
the good work being done by the bureau for
old soldiers , whoso appreciation U shown by
the rapidly Increasing volume of business of
TUB IIKB and Examiner Bureau of Claims.
Wunturu I'onsloiii.
WASHINGTON , D. O. , Fob. 0. [ Special Telo.
gram to Tiis Bee.J The following list of
peailons grautoi is reported by Tas Bets
and Examiner Bureau of Claim ? ;
Nebraska ! Originate. S. Dahlborv.
William W. Adalr , Osborn O. Chapman , b !
Stewart , Andro'w J. Thompson , Cyrus Slow-
art , Hicham Bock , Joseph Moore Humphrey ,
John Walker , William A. Crosslon , Ferdi
nand Neldert , Jacob E. Atbey , Lafayette
Isaman. Franklin Shuuk * , John M. Beals ,
Alex Findlny , John W. Striker , Carl U.
lloblfeld , George E. Dye , Frederick Swarba-
Under , John U. Davenport. Original wid
ows , etc. Lavoula Johnson , minors of
Samuel Stokes.
Iowa : Original Albert Hunter , Johu H.
Draco , Joseph Hoffnorm , Gooreo U. Carroll ,
Doan Choadlo , Daniel Hunt , Lewis U. Bur
ton , Augustus Bottls , Joihun G. Hill , Peter
Wasmor , Herman A. Smyth , Henry W.
Smith , William D. Tnvlor , Harmon D. Olds ,
Archibald H. Balrd , E. S. Bearden. . fared P.
Morrm , Hollek Henson , Thomas B. Patter
son. Theodore F. Gatchol , James H. Hill ,
William Cummlngs , Hiram Huntley , Kings-
bury B. Ay res , Albert Wright. Joseph S.
Winters , Lawrence Williams , Allls Vendor ,
Joseph S Smith , Dixvld Hodgson , Uobort
Campbell , Martin D. Madden , Folkons Cook ,
David L. Blue , John H. Ilunklo , Randall J.
Hess , Pctrv A. Momoyt r , Mason G. Brown ,
Ell Adamson , Nelson J. Boonoilnns Asbahr ,
Edward Brcosc , James A. Fruzor , Ebenozor
C. Hewitt , Additional Milton G. Wiggins.
Increase Luuroston L. Miller. Original
widows , otc. Mary McMahon , Lydla Van a ,
Catherine Hobbt.
II1II to bo Introiliteeil to Ci'cnto nn Appellate
Court.
DES MOINBH , la. , Feb. 0. A bill was Intro
duccd In the sonata this morning to protect
the public from fraudulent podlcroas of live
stock ; licensing and regulating the keeping
of ( .tuitions for service ; to prevent cattle ,
hogs and sheep having contagious diseases.
from being Imported Into the state and from
running at largo
Bills 'woro Introduced In the house this
morning ns follows : To provide for teaching
rocnl music In the public schools ; to secure
more effective testing ot money nnd credits
for taxation ; appropriating $ J12,6UO for the
State Agricultural college.
For the relief of the supreme court the
special committees of both houses recom
mended that an appellate court bo estab
lished , consisting of throe Judsrcs elected the
same as those of the supreme court , the sal
ary being fixed nt Kt.iiUO per annum. The
court will hayo appellate Juris
diction over cases where the amount
Involved Is not over $1,000 , and appeal can bo
had from the district court either to the np-
pcllato or supreme court. A bill embodying
these elements will bo presented next week.
The report of the soldiers monument < : om-
mlttoo was presented. The committee de
cided in favor of the monument. The plans
were prepared by Harriet Kotcham , of
Mount Pleasant , nnd tbo report was prepared -
pared by D. N. Kichardson.
The bill to prevent fraud In promissory
notes was made n special order for Tuesday
morning next in tup houso. Adjourned till
Monday.
The senate bill appropriating Jl.OOO an
nually to pay for the printing proceedings of
the State Dairy association passed ; also" the
bill to punish malicious Injury to live stok ,
and the joint resolution asking congress to
pass the Hatch option bill. Adjourned.
Colonel Fox
Dns MOINES , la. , Feb. 0. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] Colonel D. M. Fox ,
register of the United States land ofllco in
this city , has resigned and his successor will
bo appointed \vlthin a few day. Colonel
Fox's resignation Is the result of an investi
gation of his oulcial conduct by Woodford D.
Harlan , an Inspector detailed by the United
States land ofllco at Washington. Inspector
Hurlnn ipent eight days in overhauling the
reror.ls of the land office here nnd Investi
gating complaints concerning Colonel Fox's
official acts. The exact nature of tbo
charges was not divulged.
Mysterious Tragedy In Io\vu.
CIIESTON , la , , Fob. 0. [ Special to THE
BRII. | - A strange case Is reported from
Fontanollo. A few mornlnrs slnco a neigh
bor dropped In on Mr. and Mrs. Noff , uu aged
and very feeble couple , nnd was horrified to
find the old man lying on tbo floor In a dazed
condition , his face bruised and bleeding ,
whllo the old lady lay dying upon tbo bed
and expired a low minutes later. The old
gentleman has regained consciousness , but
cannot explain the mystery.
FAIT.KU 'A'O VAX IIlEIll 31KH.
ISInck HIM * Cltl7cn DUHiitlHllcil with the
Aetlons of Itullro.ul Olllclnla.
RAPID Crrr , S. D. , Feb. G. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] A decided sensation and
considerable Indignation was caused hero to
night by tbo announcement tbat the chief
and assistant engineers ot the Dakota , Wyo
ming & Missouri River railroad had boon
discharged without being paid. The road
has been building westward from this city
throuch the Black Hills since last summer
and is supposed lo bo backed by Chicago
capitalists. It traverses a very rich territory
nnd will have a heavy carrying trade. Until
recently it has not mot all of its obligations
promptly. Within the past few days , how
ever , the labor and some ether claims
have been mot , but the engineer corps
which has worked faithfully nnd stood by
the road for the past eight months was not
paid a dollar. W. T. Coad , president of the
rend , loft for Chicago yesterday and before
going , It Is said , stated tbat ho would engage
another engineering corps nnd. contest the
claims of the old corps. This action in tbo
matter Is generally condemned hero as an
outrage , the only reason thcrjfor being that
otter repeated efforts to secure their pjy
when promised them the engineers filed
liens on the road. The engineers have boon
given unlimited credit by local merchants ,
which adds to the indignation at tbolr dis
charge and nonpayment.
KAXS.tS I'OLiriCH.
AtchUon Places n 1'romlnent Citizen In the
Field Tor Governor.
ATCHISON , Kan. , Fob. 0. [ Special Tele
gram to THE DUE. ] At a caucus of promt- *
nont republicans bora today resolutions were
adopted endorsing the candidacy of Colonel
John M. Price of Atcblson for governor.
Coloacl Price appeared In the caucus and
announced bis Intention ot going before the
convention and asking for the nomination ,
L. C. Challls , editor of the Champion , the
Ituo Colonel John A. Martln'd paper , was
uskod to support Colonel Price , but ho de
clined , stating that he bad decided to sup
port Marsh Murdock , Editor of the Wichita
Kaglo. _
Ollleers Delleil l > y 11 I.mmtlr.
ATCIIISON , Kan. , Fob. fl. [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tin : BKB. I John Ercho , a well
known farmer residing In tbo southern part
of Atcblson county , became Insane last
night and , fastening himself In a barn , dolled
his family with a shotgun. The sheriff finally
surprised and overpowered him , and bu was
brought to this city and con tinea In jail. A
sunstroke Is the cause of tbo malady.
'
corxo.v.
Supposed Attempt to Destroy n Triuuntliin-
tlo Steamer.
NEW YOIIK , Fob. 0. Whllo 050 bales of
cotlon were being transferred from the
Savannah lino's lighter Louisiana to the
steamship Lepanto thUiaftornoon a number
of matches wore found between the balos.
Sanderson & Son , the agents , were Imme
diately notlllod and they ordered that tbo
cotton must not bo loaded and that the matter -
tor would bcn.r Investigation. Further In
vestigation showed tbat many matches were
distributed among the ualos.
At the general ofllco of the Savannah line
Manager Sorrell said that ha thought that
some ono. must buvo dropped a few 'matches
from his pocket among the bales by acci
dent.
dent.Tbo
Tbo cotton was to have boon sent to Ant
werp by tbo Lopanto , which salli tomorrow
morning ,
Thu Death Itoll.
LONDON , 'Fob. 0. llov. George Phillips ,
D.D. , president of Queen's college , Cam
bridge , is dead.
FuierouT , III. , Feb. 0. Colonel George
Walker , one of the oldest and best known
Masons In northern Illinois , died yesterday
of grip , aged S3 years. He was a near rela
tive of tbo late General John A. Gamble of
Pennsylvania. He had bcon auditor and
commissioner of Clinton county , Pennsyl- *
vania.
CHKSTON , la. , Feb. 0. [ Snortol Telegram
to TUB BKK. ] Mrs. Eliza McDonald , aged 7d
yearn , mother of W. D. McDonald , and Mrs.
W. M. Jones , dlod this morning of la
LIBERTY TO THINK
Opponents of the Elemtctaty Eduoationa
Bill Express Themselves ,
DEMONSTRATION IN A CROWDED THEATER
Germany's ' Most Intelligent and Best Citi
zens Oppose the Measure.
INVESTIGATING CHARGES OF CRUELTY
Army Officers Admit Their Truth Before
the Reichstag.
COUNT LIMBURG STIRUM DISCIPLINED
He Dnrecl to I'ulillnh Articles Criticising
Germany' * Coiiiinciclnl Trent lc Wil
liam Mixing Up In llnlhnn Afllilrs
Socialist Sentenced.
[ CoiivrtgMttl 1802 by New Vorit AtsoctattA Prcn. ]
BEIIUN , Fob. 0. Whatever > may bo the
Intentions of ttio ministry regarding the
modifying of the Prussian elementary educa
tion act , the proceedings In committee show
that the clcrico-conscrvatlvo majority are not
disposed to assume a conciliatory attitude.
The clauses containing the most aroltrary
provisions have already boon passed by a
vote of 1(1 ( to 13. By an unaltered majority
the house rushed the successive paragraphs
of the act , headless of the protests by the
liberals.
The stories published In the papers about
the direct Intervention of the emperor to
shape the bill so as to prevent Herr Mlquol ,
Prussian minister of finance , and other min
isters from resigning , seem hko so much cas.
The committed has asked Herr Miquol for a
detailed statement of the annual expenditures
under the measure. The conservatives
got a thorough Hot-back when they found
that the now education law would Involve
an Increased outlay of 0,000,000 marks an
nually , which It Is proposed shall bo raised
by the Income tax. The conservatives have
almost decided to drop the measure unless
the financial clauses of thp'blll ' are moulded
to suit them. Moautlma ttto popular agita
tion Is spreading throughout the empire.
The liberals in every stato.recognizing . the
fact tbat the victory of the clericals In Prus
sia will enable thorn to triumph elsewhere ,
are organizing demonstrations against tbo
proposed now law.
The Court theater at Stuttgart was re
cently the scene of a popular manifestation.
During the performance of Schiller's "Don
Carlos , " whan the actor playing marquis do
Posa said , "Sire , give us Utterly to think1 ,
the audience rose aud burst into prolonged
cheers. , .
Cruelty In the German Army.
Tbo Saxon military plenipotentiary , Colonel
nel Von Chlobcn and General Von Gosslor of
the Prussian nrmy , have admitted before the
commission appointed byv tha rclchstag to
Inulro into the charges that certain noncommissioned
missioned officers hud heongullty of treating
the men under them with brutality , that the
allegations nro founded on fact. General
Von Gossler stated that the position of ttio
men hod greatly Improved recently under the
special instructions Issued to tha non-com-
mlaslonod officers , and ho had caused regular
reports to bo sent to him of the punishments
to which the men were subjected.
In a debate In the reicdstag on the subject
all the spoauers concurred In expressing
sympathy with the men and finally n motion
was passed advising that greater publicity bo
given to the court martinis und that fteor
access bo afforded to privates who desire to
lay complaints before their superior officers.
Will I'attcrn Altar Germany.
The Bulgarian government has decided to
rctnodel Its forces after tno pattern of the
Gorman army. The War department materi
als will bo drawn from German manufactur
ers , aud several Bulgarian officers will attend
the Berlin military ocademy. The emperor's
approval of those arrangements marks a dis
tinct deparluro from the old policy of uon-
intervention In the Balxans.
The trial of Count Ltmburg Stlrum , a pon-
slnnud member of the diplomatic corps , for
publishing hi the Kreuze Zoltung a series of
violent articles against the commercial troa-
tto , opened today In the disciplinary court.
The court contended that ho was guilty of
no broach of the official rules , but the court
nevertheless sentenced him.to dismissal from
the public service , and docrccd that ho should
Ioso his pension and bo deprived of his
diplomatic tltlo of minister- The sentence of
tbo court is publicly regarded as being duo
to the Influence of the emperor's destro to
give a lesson to Prince BUimarck.
Sentenced a .Socialist Agitator.
The socialist agitator , Bernard , in a lecture -
turo recently on the chartist movement In
England , quoted this saying of Stephens :
"Xhcro is a weapon against which rifles and
bayonets nro powerless blazing cotton
dipped in tar. "
Herr Hruns added : ' 'Seo bow the Eng
lish proletariat was armed to assist the gov
ernment. "
For this suggestion of incendiarism con
tained In his lecture Herr Bruus was or-
roston and today ho wai sentenced to a
month's Imprisonment at-hard labor.
School * In the Cninerooim.
Tbo government has established flvo
schools In the Cumoroons'for ' the instruction
of adult negroes and children in biblical his
tory , reading , writing , arttfimotlo and sing
ing.
ing.Tho
The recent failure of Joes Bros , of Morn-
pbls , It is alleged , has involved a cotton ilrtn
at Bremen , which , It Is laid , purchased
10,000 bales of cotton ot j'ones Bros , It is
asserted tbat the drafts dii American banks
given In payment for this' order have been
protcstod. '
WHAT TIIKY TALK AIIOUT.
lilts of New Thut IntUrrnt the 1'cuplo of
Old Knt-lun.l.
[ CopUr/oWed / 189 } liu Jipnej Gonl in Ilenn-M , ]
LONDONFob. . 0. [ New York HeralU
Cable Special to TUB BBB. ] By the death
of Sir Moircll Maukonzto ono hospitable
house has boon closed for the season , and a
series of entertainments , at which many
Americans have always been present , has
come to an end. And yet Sir Morroll and
Lady Mackenzie did not lead an Ideally
happy ilfo. For some tmo | the friction was
so great that only formal notes , when neces-
.sary , passed between thorn. Lady Mackenzie ,
however , was very proud of her husband's
talcnU.
I saw Dr. Mackenzie loss than ft month ago
and then bo bound as If fie would not last
much longer. Tbo plahji I ruth Is , disappoint
ment was the main cauie of bis death. Ever
sliico the death of Emperor Frodorlch , whou
ho got Into a controversy with the German
doctors , bo was n changed man. Ills prac
tice , too , bocnmo loss and finally dwindled to
the theatrical profession , whoso members re
paid his professional services nlth photo
graphs and boxes which coit them nothing.
Mackenzie's foes were exclusively high.
Ho charged 00 guineas for tbo stmplo opera
tion of cutting n baby's loenoils , but latterly
these foes were tow ana far between , and
what money ho had loft the family spent In
giving "nt homos" and dinners. A Now
York Insurance company will have to pay a
5,000 policy on his life , taken last year. Two
ether companies to whom ho applied at the
tlmo refused him as n poor risk.
Wimta American AnMntrnco.
The archdeacon of Gloucester cathedral
asks tno to nppo'al to America In behalf of his
cathedral , which has always been n great ob
ject of curiosity to American tourists. The
cathedral has not bcon repaired thoroughly
slnco Cromwell razed It about 1015. It has
slnco then suffered contlderably and If the
funds to restore it bo not forthcoming soon
the magnificent old structure will crumble.
All ho wants Is $15,000 and the nrchdoacon
thinks thcro are plenty of Americans who
will bo delighted nt the chance to perpetuate
their memory In this manner.
rroiluccil the Umml KfTcct.
The liberty of the press has received A
sevens shock this week. A weekly paper
called Modern Locloty , with n great circula
tion , has boon thoroughly boycotted by the
booitstalls for "printing an attack upon the
prlnco of Wales In connection with the death
of the duke of Clarence,1' and the result Is
that nil the newspaper vendors arc soing a
roaring trade witn the sheet.
America Is evidently overcoming Its preju
dices to plpo smoking. Ono of the greatest
plpo manufacturers in Europe told mo today
that his American orders are so great that If
If It continues this way another year his im
mense factory will not bo big enough to sat
isfy the demand , notwithstanding the cx-
cosslvo duty on-his goods.
They don't do some things well oven In a
country so old and staid as England. There
was a pauper funeral at Bishop Wultham a
couple of days ago. On the way to thogravo
the coffin broke and the corpse foil out , per
fectly nude except for a pair of socks.
Losing Itx Grip.
Influenza Is subsiding in London. The
per centago of deaths dropped from 47 the
week before last to 41 last , It Is still violent
enough to make most people fell not too safe.
Dublin had the highest death rate of the
kingdom last week.
The duke of Norfolk offered to present Ox
ford witn a statue of the late Cardinal Now-
mnn. The town Is considerably excltod over
the matter. Religious bigotry is not quite
do-id yet , for the proposition has bcon
"gratefully acknowledged but declined as
being on various grounds distasteful to a
largo number of the citizens of Oxford. "
Kiilitii < l'8 Cattle Intercuts.
For the week ending January 80 eighty
head of cattle were slaughtered In Great
Britain afflicted with ploaro-pnoumonia.
Denmark cattle are barred out on
account of foot and mouth disease.
The process of converting Great Britain
Into a purely grazing country proceeds
apaco. Twenty years ago thera were throe
acres of ploughed land to two of pasture.
Now they arc equal. Corn crops cover 1,000-
000 acres loss than teu years nco , wheat
standing for three-fourths of the dimtnum-
tion. The imports of cattle and frozen moats ,
flocks nnd herds are rapidly augmenting.
There were In iirlllth pastures last year
your 29,000,000 sheep and lambs.
Usla , formerly wltb. Edison , was paid a
compliment In a column loader of the Times
on Thursday , and a column report of his
lecture at the Royal Institution.
AKT AND Till : 1'AIIl.
Chicago' . ) CoinniliHlon and Italian Artists
Talking Over Matters.
lCopyr/0/it / / < l 1802 bu James Gordon JJcmieU.1
Fj.onEycE , Italy , Fob. 0. fNow Xork
Herald Cable Special to THE BEE.J The
Chicago Fair oommlssioners have boon con
ferring with tbo authorities , artists and
merchants In behalf of the artistic and In
dustrial interests of tbo ontorprlso to beheld
hold at Chicago In 1893. The members
of the commission comprise Charles
P. Bryan , Horlow V , HIglnbotbam nnd
Halsoy C. Inez. Tboso gentlemen
bavo been presented to the Syndic Florence
and the presiding officers of the Chamber of
Commerce by the American consul. Various
studios of foreign and American artists have
been visited , and in the spacious rooms of
the Circola Artistic a reception was given
the commissioners by the members of that
estimable organization , the guests possibly
numbering 100.
Various Important matters hearing upon
means ot transportation and tha special con
ditions for foreign ovhiblts , more particularly
pertaining to painting , sculpture , mosaics ,
oto. , were fully discussed and explained in
detail by Ivcs , who addressed tbo ussoui-
blago m a comprehensible manner.
The resldenco of the veteran American
sculptor , Thomas Ball , 4 via Danta da Castl-
gllono , was entered by a burglar some nights
since. The tiooturnnl Intruder was discov
ered by Ball's son-in-law , Mr. William
Cooper , , vith whom bo had a fierce encoun
ter , but succeeded In effecting bis escape in
the darkness , leaving with him 5,000 lira ,
the property of Ball , which ho bad laid by
for a few days. Cooper sustained severe In
juries to bU loft hand from glass , as ho fell
against an Interior door during bis encounter
with the audacious burglar ,
I'urla Interested liiStum.
ICopi/rJu'ifaJ ' lfO21 > U Jiimti ( Ionian Hennctt , ]
PAIIIB , Fob. 0. | Now York Herald Cable
Special to THE BKI : . | Cumlllo Flamma-
lion's lectures on astronomy are becoming
qulto a feature ot Paris life and Is awaken
ing much popular Interest In that branch of
science , This afternoon tbo subject was
"Vagabond Stars , " and tbo speaker closed
the louturo with Illustrations by moans of a
magic lantern , lu the course of which be
showed an accurate photograph of a crater
in the moon taken at the Llsk observatory.
Trying to htiiu thu ii ; < ler ,
LONDON , Fob. 0. Tlio operations nocossaty
for the saving of the Kluer's cargo will bo
continued night und day , weather permitting ,
and It Is expected tbat she will bo cleared of
cargo within a week. Captain lleinoko
maintains that the ship will bo saved. No
irreparable damage has yet boon discovered ,
DuuiHtiltril hy riuuilK ,
MADIIID , Fob. 0. Uoports bavo been re
ceived today from many places In the north
ern purt of the kingdom stating that heavy
floods are devastating the country. Already
great damage has been dona and greater is
feared , as the waters show no sign of sub
siding.
Meunm-en ot Keller.
ST. PcTBKBiiuito , Feb. 0. The council ot
tbo empire has approved measures to tender
the laud hold by peasants Inalienable aad to
establish relief and pension funds.
Thrco UVru Drou neil.
LONDON , Fab , 0. The fishing smack Daisy
nrrivea at Hull today from a trip. During a
series of heavy galoi the captain reports
thrco of hU men were washed overboard nnd
drowned ,
iiuTiiiniiNu THI : OITICIAI.S.
Unrzn'n Operation * n Source at Aniinjntira
nt Wimhliigton.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Fob. 0. The Gnrzft
movement along the Mexican border Is giv
ing the officials of the War department con
siderable trouble Just at present. No secret
Is rnado of tbolr disappointment that Garzn
Is still at largo In American territory , and
LU operations cannot bo confined exclusively
to Mexican territory. Uarza and his follow
ers aw known to have received aid nnd sym
pathy from the Mexican residents In the
vicinity ot the Ulo Grande nnd the fact that
United Slates troops nro unnolo to capture
the revolutionists Is lu n largo mon&uro at
tributed to the deceptions practiced on them
by these pooplo. General Grant , acting secretary -
rotary of war , and General Soli oil eld had n
conference with the president on this subject
today , nnd It is understood that It was de
cided to lotto vigorous action to capture
Garza nnd his immediate followers nnd Urlvo
them out of thin country.
Scnor Uotnoro , the Mexican minister , also
had a talk with Secretary Blalnoon the same
subject today , and was assured that this gov
ernment would do Its utmost to prcservo the
neutrality laws.
The president of Mexico has withdrawn
the KUgcosllon recently made by him that
Mexican troops In close pursuit of the revo
lutionists bo allowed to cross the Ulo Grande
at points whcro the exact line of division of
the two countries Is as yet undefined , n Hko
privilege to bo conceded to ( Jutted States
troops under similar conditions. It Is under
stood that this action was taken at the sug
gestion of this government on the ground
that the prosouco of nrtnod troops on foralgn
territory might result In danitorons Interna
tional complications. Tbo two governments
will continue to co-oporate , however , In the
strict enforcement ot the neutrality laws.
Orr-icc OFVKA.TIIE \ BUIIEAU , 1
OMAHA. Fob. 0. |
The storm was central last evening ever
Kansas. This storm is accompanied by
heavy rainfall. Kansas City reports ono
Inch and a quarter , and Oklahoma and
Indian Territory ono and one-half inches.
Light snows prevailed in the Missouri valley
with rapidly falling temperature.
St. Vincent reported a tompornturo of 4 °
below zero at 7 o'clock last evening. The
winds were generally north to easterly
throughout the western districts.
For Omaha and Vicinity Continued light
snow with clearing weather Sunday after
noon ; roldor.
WASHINGTON. D. C. , Fob. 0. For Kansas-
Clearing , decidedly colder , north winds , cold
wnvo ; fair Monday.
For Missouri and Iowa Cloudy weather
and rain or snow ; winds shifting to colder ,
north , with a cold wave ; probably fair Sun
day night and Monday.
For Colorado Colder , clearing ; north
winds.
For Nebraska nnd South Daltota Clearing ,
decidedly colder , north winds with a cold
wnvo , fair Monday.
For North Dakota Colder , generally fair ;
fair aud warmer Monday.
5t'/f/jr .ixi ) IIKMY Km.iKYm > .
CoinnuimlcrH of the Italtlmore unit Charles
ton Gl\en Other .Join.
\VASIIINOTON , D. C. , Fob. 0. Sumo Im
portant orders were Issued from the Navy
department today. Captain Schloy was ro-
llovod from command of tho. cruiser Balti
more and placed on duty In charge of the
third light house district , relieving Captain
Picking , who was ordered , to command the
crulsor Charleston. Captain Homy was
relieved from his command and granted two
months' lenvo of absence. The Baltimore
is to bo commanded by Captain William
Wlntoboad , at present on duty at the Boston
navy yard. It was stated at the Navy de
partment this morning that these orders had
no bearing upon tbo Chilian episode , as the
relief of Captains Schlov and Romy was a
matter of rule , those officers having already
served more than the regulation time as com
manders of vessels.
For Huflorlnir Kustl.l.
PHILADELPHIA , Pa. , Fob. 0. The Russian
famine committee has sent a dispatch to the
Red Cross society saying that Philadelphia
would , February 15 , ship 3,000 tons of goods
to Russia , and offering to transport grain
that arrived bolero that dato. Telegrams
\vero also sent to the governors of Iowa , Wis
consin , Minnesota and Indiana to send all the
provisions they could control.
Will Send Him Off hy AVI re.
SINO SINO , N. Y. , Feb. 0. Preparations
are going on steadily for the electrocution of
McElvatue , the murderer of Grocer Luca of
Brooklyn. The execution will probably take
place on Monday.
SOUTH 'uM.tll.l.
I'lckpockctH Got OfT KnHr.
The three light-lingered crooks who were
caught Friday night whllo stealing watbes
from the patrons of the prlzo light just after
tbo affair was ended were arraigned before
Judge King at 0 p. m. As two of the gentle
men robbed preferred to suffer the loss of
their gold watches rather than appear In the
police court as witnesses .und have tbo fact
published tbat they hud actually been at a
prize fight tbo prosecution was considerably
crippled.
Judge King made up his mind , bowover ,
that a more matter of personal delicacy
should not stand in the way of justice , and
ho therefore sent Lane up for sixty duys on
the charge of vagrancy and gave Gardner
fifteen days. Lane only the day before had
finished serving a llfly-soven-day sentence
in the county Jail.
Frank Williams , the ex-convict , who was
caught stealing Frank Kellogg's watch , offered -
forod to compromise by pleading guilty to
the charge of petit larceny. This offer was
accepted and ho was lined $100 and costs ,
Williams , as ho culls himself , was acknowl
edged by the police to bu the most Impudent
and cunning criminal that over peered between -
twoon the bars of the South Omaha police
station ,
Now Porkopolln.
S. A. Sargent of tbo firm of J , Rawson &
Co. , packers at Cincinnati , O , , was at the
stock yards yesterday In the interests of his
firm. A taltf with him disclosed the fact
that his belief Is that the city most likely to
receive the tltlo of Porkopolis , for years
proudly bornoby Cincinnati , is no ether than
Omaha , In ton years she will eelipso oven
Chicago In the packing Industry ho thlnkn ,
Mr. Sargent suya that solid fat corned hogs
are scarce In the vicinity of Cincinnati , tno
receipts consisting largely of "mast , " bogs
from Kentucky and southern Indiana , a
class of animals that uro n parody on the
word "swlno" when compared with the
splendid quadrupeds raised in Nebraska and
bordering states ,
The fact that Cincinnati had finally comate
to Omaha to got desirable pork Is regarded by
some stock men as a high compliment. Homo
older gentleman , however , who have been in
the stock business for a quarter of a century
Mtnilo quietly at their younger associates and
ono of them said :
"Tho effete east , ar you 'literary fellers'
call it , is slowly awakening to iho fact that
tlio packing industries In the west ccltpso
anything over drcamoa of by the eastern
packers , who once thought that they owned
the universe. Omaha I * strictly In it , and
from her geographical position cannot help
but bo the great pork-pucklng center of the
country. "
Will Dedicate.
The now Presbyterian church at Twenty-
llftli uud J streets will bo dedicated today ,
The exercises will bo held at 11 a. in , Suit
able services will uo ) bo hojd at U nnd 7:30 :
p. m. Addresses will bo made by Rev. J ,
M , Wilson , Rev. C. N , Uawson , Rev , Thomas
Stevenson , Rev , Marlon Holes , Rev. W. Vuu
Buren , Rov. S. M. Ware , Rev. Robert L.
Wboeler , Rov. John C. bloan , Uov. W , J.
Ilaraha and Mlsi Lizzie Johnson ,
The exorcises will bo intersponcd with
most excellent musiu. The dedicatory tonuou
will bo proauncd by Ror. J , M. Wilson.
WANTMOraPACiTY
-41 %
South Omaha Packers | , Hauillo Thoit
Business With Pr p tcllltles.
HAVE PLANS FOR MlKJfcjfte PLANTS
Oudahy's ' and the Hammond Outfit Will
Build Largely This Summer. ,
CUDADY'S ' GREAT CATTLE ABBATOIR
Will Slaughter Fifteen Hundred Stsor *
Every Day in the Year.
HAMMOND HOUSE IS TO BE DOUBLED
\
After Allied DUciisftlon unit ImcHtluiitlonr
th rarklng MngimteH Deeldn to III.
crenno Their Oiimliit Interest * Dot-
lnr mill Cents In thu .Mine.
The already mammoth packing Industry f
South Omaha wilt bo doubled during th
present yonr by the consummation of plan *
\vhlcli have. bcon decided upon and the de
tails of which tire now being arranged. t
Tnoro 1ms boon a good deal ot tulle Inteijt
relntlvo to the plans of the Oudnhy Packing
company , it was rumored that , the great'
packing linn proposed to build a bit ; packing
house lu St. Louts , for ttto purpose of getting
a better chance at the cattle business ot the
southwest. There was nlio tnlk that thd
11 nil had considered the advisability of o&J1
tabllshlng a branch house In Sioux City.
All of this talk had for Us foundation
fact that tbo company proposed to invest !
largo sums of tnonoy In the packing uusluost ;
and It was n question as to whether the In
vestment should bo maao In another town or
the South Omaha plant enlarged.
It has now boon decided to tnako South
Omaha the center of * the company's ' opera- *
lions , and the local plant for cattle-Killing
will bo enlarged to 1 , ! > OJ per day , nearly foufl
times Its present capacity.
It Is proposed to commence work upon tha
improvements at once , to prepare for tlio fall
run of cattle , The now buildings necessary
will require an outlay of $300,000.
What the Hammond A VI II In. )
But this is not all. The Hammond cora
pany has boon considering plans for enlnrjy *
ing its plant for some tlmo. Plans have booa
agreed upon and will bo submittoJ to
mooting of the directors next Wednesday fo f
the enlarging of the company's caulo-kllllng
capacity to 500 beeves per day and the hog-
slaughtcrlng capacity to 2,000 per day. Thora
Is but HUle , If any , doubt but that thosa
plans will bo approved by tno board ot
directors and that as soon as spring opens
work will bo commenced upon the enlarge
ment of the Hammond plant. Mr. John A.
McShano , who has Just returned from Chi'
cncto , states thar ho baa conforroJ with tha
Hammond people and that ho is convince ]
that the proposed plans for extending the
company's business hero will bo improved b $ ,
the board of directors at their meeting next
week.
Wlmt this Itriilly Menu * .
Comparisons with the present business
will show what the proposed Improvement *
will mean for tha Omaha packing and com *
morcial Industries. Last yo.ir the Cudnhy
company killed 102 , 4T8 cattle , for which they
paid f,85S , 103. With their onlarcoJ facili
ties they could handle 50 J , 000 ho.uJ of cattlq
In a year , for which an outlay of nearly $15t |
000,000 would bu nooded. The enlargement !
of the Ilninmoud plant will result in n corro <
spending Increase in tno amount of cnttlo ,
needed and money expended. ,
Additional yard , trackage , cold storaird' '
and other facilities will bo required , and at a
conservative estimate employment will bo
furnished to fully 1,000 additional men as &
result of the proposed Improvements. .
What Mr. Cnduhy Suys , . ]
Mr. E. A. Cudnhy was soon at , his resi
dence last , night and stated to a BKU reporter
that for some time the members ot the Cud *
ahy Packing company had considered the
advisability of enlarging tha South Oman *
plant. The plan had received favorable con *
sldoratlon , and all of the details would b
complete before the end of the present wcon. '
Ho could not say Just whattho Improvement *
would cost , but a number ot large buildings
would have to bo created. The new plant , ,
or rather the addition to thu old one , would1 ,
bo devoted exclusively to the slaughter of
cattle and would have a capacity of 1,000 anl- !
mals per day. 'iho plant would bo the largoife
outside of Chicago , and would bo oqulppocfi
with all of the modern Improvements fofr
slaughtering cattle and handling the moat >
The yards would have to ba enlarged , anA
this , with the lee house , curing roo.-n , oto. ,
\\ouldcostalargo Bum of money , running
up Into the hundreds of thousands of doU
lars. If tbo plant was enlarged , Mr. Cudnhy
atatod that work would begin at an early
data and would ba hurried along with a vlovV
to handling uoxt full's cattle trado.
ll'H WniUlOr lIl'HtM Mlltll.
nociiiSTin : , Minn. , Fob. 0. Smith McHugh ,
the southern Minnesota "wonder , " cano : out
victorious over Charles Moth in the wrest *
ling match last night for. a purse or 11,000 ,
The affair was witnessed by 1,000 , people ,
admirers of McHugh having driven to
Rochester for twenty miles around , McIIugh
won iho first bout In twenty minutes , Moth ,
took tbo second In twontv-flvo minutes , and
ho next two wont to McHugh In ten and
twelve minutes. Nearly $10,000 was wagered
on the event. After the match Moth claimed
that ho had not yet fully recovered from an
attack of the grin , and that be ivus Injured
In falling la the first bout. '
John Crconir'H Will Valid. ,
CHICAGO , 111. , Fob. 0. JudgoTully of thd
circuit court , today handed down an opimoil
sustaining the will of the lute millionaire ,
John Croerar , of this city , lu leaving a fund
for the establishment of a great library here ;
Other lii liit'K Trouble * .
Il.u.ii-iX , N. S. , Fob. o. Dowl & Larson ,
shoo dealers , have suspended payment. They
have compromised at f > 0 cunts on the dollar ,
The liabilities uro not yet known. '
Decrease In tliu Hunk Hrniiriu.
NEW YoitK , Fob , 0 , The weekly banU
statement shows the reserve has decreased
fV'70,000. The banks now hold $33,411,000 , la
excess of legal requirements.
I'nriner mid Ills \Vllti Killed.
GumiEN , Ark , , Fob. 0 , Frank Sylor , ft
well-to-do farmer , and his wlfo.wero orusheit
to death while attempting to repair an out- '
build Ing.
ICIected Illll Dt-ib-iur .
NVACK , N. Y. , Fob. 0. The nocklancf
county democrats elected Hill delegates tfT
the state convention.
'
Cold Vlriilnlu Weather.
STAUNTOV , Vu. , Fob. 6. The mercury hen
thimorulug rogUlcred i = below zero.