> THE OMAHAI SUNDAY BEE. PflRT ONE. . PflGES 1-8 , \ TWENTY-FlllST YEAH. OMAHA , SUNDAY MCMN1NG , JFElJlWAllY M , 1802-81 XT 10EN PAGES. NUMBER 210. RELIGION IN SCHOOLS Angry , Vigorous Protests Go Up from Qer- * many's ' Best Peoplci ALL LIBERAL CITIZENS OPPOSED TO IT Objectors Threatened with the Laws Dis cipline for Expressing Their Views , INCLINED TO KICK AGAINST ENGLAND Egypt's Now Khedive Would Like to Out Loose from English Influence. ' [ / SAXONY WILL INSPECT AMERICAN PORK Illness In Crrnmnj's Itnynl I'mnlly Amer ican ( llrlft Who Hutu . Married Titled I'oielKticr * 1'rnrntcil nt Court Muric Twain Coimilencnit. cio 1'orh At'mtuleil PrtM.I Feb. 1 ! ) . The committee to which was referr-id the sectarian ( primary ) edu cation bill , submitted by the government to the Kclchstng , has , during the past week , the llrst week of Its sittings , dealt \vith thirteen of the clauses of that measure , but hm reserved consideration of the sections re lating to questions of religion. These clauses , with the postponed sections , which form the kernel of the measure , will ho taken up next week , when It will bo seen whether the gov ernment has the courngo to defy the popular opposition , which Is led by the most eminent men In Germany. U'ho liberal coalition appears to have gained nn advantage In the committee by securing the passage of the proposal submitted by Ilerr HIckert , rcanirmlng the principle of state control of the schools. Minister ZodUt/ considered thai the declaration did not affect the concessions of the state In the direction ot clerical supervision , and ho offered no re BUtanco to the amendment , which was only opposed by the centrist , or cburch , party. Ilorr Kickert uoxt tried to got the committee to llx llvo hours weekly as the maximum time to bo devoted to religious instruction. On this practical question the conservatives and centrists were allied , and they united to ta bring about Its rejection. This Is regarded as n bad omen for the success of any of the other proposed modifications of the lollgious rlnusos. The clericals gave notice of several amendments giving the clergy oven greater control than is now provided for in the bill. Vigorous 1'rotrstw Kntcrcil , III the meanwhile the protests against the measure grow In number and importance. The municipal authorities of Berlin , bv a Vote of r.lucty-flvo to fourteen , adopted a petition to the landtag against the bill , and the burgomasters of the Hhonish towns have decided to protest against it. A great con gress of the professors of Berlin , Hallo , Bonn , Gottlngcn and otherumvotslty towns has been convened hero to puss an appeal to the government to withdraw the measure. At Frankfort-on-the-Maln the teachers htivo been disseminating fierce attacks on the bill , quoting rof. Vlrchow's phrase , that it Is "disgraceful aberration of the human intellect lect- " These teachers have been warned that they will bop ut under the discipline- 110 law If they continue their ngrcssivo criticism. Public meetings have boon hold In many populous centers of Prussia to protest against tno bill , and oven conservative districts are declaring In favor of modifications. IBJ jit Ian Allulrs , v The joint movements ot the Drtebund's squadrons In the Levant are duo to 'tho IX diplomatic warfare ever the sultan's iuves- tlturo ot the Khedive. Franco and Kuesia are urging the sultan to refuse Investiture unless the khodlvo proceeds to Constanti nople , when , If he does go , all the squad rons of the guaranteeing powers will accompany him from Alexandria to the Dardanelles , thus giving a manifestation that Egypt Is u vassal of the porlo and that KngUnd has no preponderance In Egypt. The khodlvo Is Inclined to go to Constanti nople , although his predecessors wcro In vested at Cairo. The khodlvo shows other symptoms of being Inclined to It I ok against the English regime. The foreign ofllco hero Is of the opinion that English diplomacy will win and that the khodlvo will bo invested at Cairo. He will then bo permitted in a llttlo tlmo afterwards to go to Constantinople to pay homage to the sultan. The soml-ofllcial press predicts that Lord Salisbury and Mr. Gladstone will tighten the British bold on JCgypt If the kbodlvo trios to rely on Franco nnd Uussla. Abimlni ; America. A number of Gorman papers join a section of the English press In rancorous abuse of the United States for the latter's treatment of Chili , llio cause Is not hard to sco. The cause Is jealousy ot the extension of Ameri can Inlluouco In South America which Is leading to a loss of Gorman trade. This trade Is already diminishing wherever it has mot wlth-Amorlcan competition. Although the condition of the empresswho Is suffoilng from a slight attack of intluon/a , continues to Improve , her physicians tmvo forbidden that sbo louvo her apartment for hovornl days longer. Prlnco Frederick Leopold has been con- lined to bis bedroom fur a woelc with lull u- onza , but bo Is recovering , These Illnesses , together with those of several other members of the Imperial household , have not hindered the court fetes. At too llrst ball of the season the empress was represented by Prln cess Henry of Prussia. Tbls pall was a most brilliant affair. Fifteen huudred invitations wcro Issued. Ono of the features was the restoration of the court minuet to tbo imulo of the minuet in "Don Giovanni. " The om uuror was delighted with thl dance , and hai ordered that it bo repeated at the next ball General Ooriaiin NOMIT ° Consul General Edwards , after cotiiultu- tlon with the consuls throughout bis district has rearranged the bouudailcs of the consul utos within his jurisdiction ; Consul Genera Mason at Frankfort has done likewise , and a map designating the now boundaries has been forwarded to the State department a VVnshlugton Tor ratltlcatlon. This stop h o great importance to the consular services , a ' llxcd boundary lines assist In the work o the i emulates and will remedy many grlov ui ccs ot shippers , The government of Saxony has issued au order for the compulsory Inspection o ( American porn on the pround that trichina have been found in pork stamped by Amor- can mippctors. Among the persons presented nt tbo recent Imperial drawing room wcro Countess PaTou ( < belli , neo Wucoler of Philadelphia ; Countess oss Baroaldlngen , neo Kaupo , the American wlfo of an ofllccr of Uhlans , nnd Mtuo , Inusorow , a native of San Francisco , who is ho wife of a former Prussian minister to lamburg. "Marit Twain" Is recovering from the re- opso which ho recently suffered. Ho lo'ft his > ed Tor the first tlmo yesterday , but ho must coop bis room for weeks yet. LONDON OOlSII't ( ( suit ot ( Ililng Comtimml of n VCMC ! to n .Mun ltli I'ull. lCi/ry7ir | | / ( < l lKil > y Jainc * ( lonln.i OcnneU. ! LONDO.V , Fob. 111. [ Now Yorit Herald Cable Special to Tin : BEE. ] The clrcum- tanccs connected with the stranding of tbo battle ship Victoria may provo a beneficial varnlnp to all govornmsnts disposed to favor fllcers with a pull , and Is especially recom- nondcd to the attention of Secretary Tracv. 'ho captain of the Victoria Is Maurlco Jourko , son of the late earl of ilayo , who was assassinated In ndla , nnd cousin of Lord Gcorgo lamlltoii , first lord of the admiralty. Bourke Is the youngest post captain In the mvy , and has had soft borthi durlne his en- Ire career. Ho has boon equerry to the duke of Edinburgh , chief of the Intelligence department nnd captain of the cruiser Am- phion. When he was poHod for the com- nand of the Victoria , there was n universal lowl from the long line of senior captains huta young man should got the finest ship n the world , In splto of the fact that Bourke hnd made a failure In the Amphioc. Buthls nil ! was too strong and Bourke got the ship , vhlch ho ran promptly aground the first Imo his admiral loft him to his own re sources by going ashore. Bourne will bo court-martialed , but It is ton to one ho will wo another command soon. Still Talking of Gooi-Rle. Prlnco George of Wales has Is-iucd his Irst contribution to the Court Circular today 'rotn ' St. .lames palace by appointing Sir Francis do Win ton comptroller of his house- lold and nominating a chaplain. Names of George nnd Princess May are nore frequently coupled than ever now. It s believed to bo definitely settled that ho will not return to sea , but will remain ashore o lay corner stones and open foundling asylums , consumptive hospitals nnd young girls' bon.cs. His retirement from the ser vice is not much regretted In the navy for the prince was unpopular with naval ofllcers. Sims-Edison will glvo a torpedo demon stration to the foreign naval attaches of Lon don and Portsmouth on Monday. Including I'orulgn C.ittli1. Canny folks and English ofticials. They put an exchange on American cattle because iilouros-pnouraonia was once prevalent In tbo United States , though like the poor It is always with us in this light little island. 3ut of over 31-1,030 American cattle landed n Great Britain last year there were only two alleged cases of pleuro pneumonia. Now an embargo has bcon laid on Danish and Dutch cattle on the ground of foot and mouth disease , and the metropolitan markets arc closed to foreign cattlo. Edmund MofTat , agents of the Agricultural department here , told rco today his information was that the disease was tlrst discovered in n drove of Norfolk cattle brought to London , nnd that the Danish cattle had been libelled. Thcro seems no chance that tbo present eovernmont will lift the embargo on Amer ican beeves , but the liberals are expected to do so when they como into powor. Maybe they will , but there Is not a striking differ ence between conservative and liberal ad ministrations so far as foreign interests are concerned , at least when they clash seri ously with homo interests. 1 I'crsonul UoHHlp * . Henry.Welcome of Now York and London was Installed Tuesday as most worshipful master of Fidelity lodge No. 8 , the third oldest Masonic lodge in Great Britrin. Typhus l"o\cr Spreading. ST. PcTiiiismmc , Fob. 13. 1,000 more per sons from the famine stricken districts of Hussla have taken refuge in this city nnd have been quartered on various household ers. Typhus fever is raging at Kasan and a cordon has been established there for the purpose of preventing any ot the Inhabi tants leaving the place and thus spreading the disease In other places. i\tcilHl\K : Stenl or it .lender. PAIUS , Fob. Hi , A sensation has been caused by the disappearance of a prominent jeweler , who , it is alleged , itolo 875,000 francs from the safe of a firm of which his deceased father was a member and decamped. It is tnid bo lied to England In company with his mistress. ConI 1'ortc-rn' Strike Kmlrd. LOXPON , Fob. 111. The strike of coal porters ters in this city , wblcn has been in progress several days , Is now ended. Tbo trouble was caused by a dispute with one firm In regard to the wages paid their employes and 8,000 men altogether went out. I'ollro niM'oicru Djnniultrr. MADUIP , Feb. 13. It has been discovered by the pollco that the Frenchman named Bernard , whoso house they raided yesterday , is responsible for the recant explosion In Barcelona. Nix "He'll Dronnrd In n 'Mine , BKIIM.V , Fob. 13. Six men employed In an amber inlno near Balmncckcn , East Prussia , on the shore of tbo Baltic sea , were drowned by water which flowed into the mine from the sea. WII.T. XOT llKl'K.ll. TllK r/.IIC. lonii'H I'voplo Jliint Kndtiri ) I'roliltiltlon lor an Inilrlliiltu Tlmo Vxt. DBS AloiNEi , la. , Fob. 13. [ Special to THE Buii.J The great dcbato on the Schmidt high llcenso ullll Involving the repeal of the present prohibitory law nnd substituting a niinimuin license of > 00 , opened In the sen ate on Thursday and will probably continue till Tuesday or Wednesday before a Una ! vote U reached. Bath political parties have hold -caucus , with the result that every ono of the twonty- flvo democratic votes In the senate will bo cast solidly for the pending bill , and nearly or quite all of the republicans against It. The democrats lacii ono vote only of a sulUc'enl ' number to pass the measure , and this vote must either como from Euplo , union labor or from the republicans , Knglo is u radica prohibitionist , and represents tbo strong pro lubltlon ccunty of Jasper , nnd besides Is 'i-g dangerously 111 uud vflll hardly bo able o record h s voto. Tno Doubtful Itrpnlillciiiil. Of the twenty-four republicans only two of them can bo classed as anyway doubtful These ara Hatch of Polk aud Browerof Han cjck. Senator Catch has always boon at heart a high license man and voted agams several of the moro stringent provisions o the present law. Ho Is finishing his sccom term and has no further political aspirations and U In a position to oct independently 1 ho so ncslies. Ho has all along maintained a suspicious silence on the question and declines clines to bo Interviewed. Senator Brouor was formerly editor of ta Duouquc Times , has always boon a license man In sentiment and has nt times evinced a sturdy lndcpeiuler.ee which caused him to bo cgnraod with distrust by his party nssocl- tes. If the bill fails In the scnuto It will bo be- auso Its democratic supporters carry out hojr caucus program lo vote down nil amendments calculated to strengthen the measure and rrmko It loss objectionable to ho true friends ot temperance. AVluit tlir DctnorrntR Want. The bill Is not an Ideal democratic mcr.s- Uro. Several provisions In It nro especially obnoxious to the largo cities. Davenport nnd Dubuque want the fee reduced to $200vhllo counties In the Interior , llko Davis , that otod ovcrwhelmltmly for prohibition In 18S2 nslsl that the llcouso shall not bo less than $1,000 , with county option a feature that vas demanded by the party platform , but vhlch has boon eliminated from this bill. Some Interior localities also nsk that the ictltlon for n license In each ward shall ro- inlro the slgnatnro ot n majority ot all the resident ficcholdcrs. The word has gone forth that all amendments of this character must bo voted down nnd the bill passed just as It comes from the democratic caucus. A bill providing for * 1,000 license with county options , It is believed by manj , would command a sufllclcut number of republican votes to secure Its passage , but the largo cities would prefer the present law and the representatives from thcso localities would not dnvo support a bill containing these ( revisions. How tlip Soiintp Stnmlv Anus could the bill , If safely through the senate , sceuro the necessary llfty-ono votes n the lower house. To do so it must secure at least flvo lurnbllcan votes , and already Ifty-two republican inombors have openly and boldly stated that they would stand by the present law , at least till the people had another opportunity to express their dcslro. The repuollcan program is to resubmit the question to a popular vote at n popular elec tion , pledging themselves to ublclo by the re sult. The democrats nro not willing to ac cept this solution of the matter nnd will de feat rcsubnmslon in the senate. They prefer to keep the issue before the people , hoping to bo able to carry the state n the coming presidential election by means of thn general Oissatisfacllon ever the work- ngs of the present law , and believing that they will bo able two years hence to repeal irohibltton and pass the bill now pending in .ho senate. Thus it may bo seen that the prospects for the icpeal of the prohibitory statute , owing to the Insincerity of the dem ocrats , are not very brilliant. ir/nf/.v TUiu rs. I'roiuUuiirun i\lru : Scshlnn < > T tlio LegUlu- turn lIcliiR Called. Lixcot.v , Nob. , Feb. 13. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Br.K. | Unless unexpected and jnforescen contingencies nrlso Governor Boyd will within a week or ten days issue a proclamation calling a special session of the ORlslnture. In that call will bo n suggestion thatrtho legislature should pass a maximum freight bill and reapportion the state into legislative districts. A few amendments to the Omaha charter may bo Included. The question of "Mlchlcanizlng" the btato will not bo included. This prediction is made upon a close ob servance of the drift of events at the state capitol. It is believed that Governor Boyd aad practically determined upon calling an extra session Before no came to Lincoln. Ills determination has been strengthened slnco lie has reassumcd the executive functions by the ndvico of many democratic members of the lost legislature. The governor hlmsrlf will not discuss the matter for publication , but , in a general conversation with Tun Biu representative todnv , said that the public might expect to hear something drop next week. Whllo the remark will admit o ! a double construction , It may at least bo con jectured that he referred to an extra session. A leading counsellor In the democratic party said today that an extra session had bcon determined upon. Ho further said that THE BKE'S conjectures in regard to a com bination between the democratic and Inde pendent parties was practically correct. Such a combination , bo said , would avoid the necessity of nn attempt to "MIohiganizo" the state nnd he intimated that Governor Boyd was not himself in favor of such a policy unless It could bo accomplished by con L-rcssional enactment. nan .so.v'.s S Mury llrtulley Conxlcti-tl tit Mimler to IIUlo Her llo > 's Sliuini ! . HIAWATHA , Kan. , Fob. I ! ) . [ Special Tele gram to Tun BEE.I Marry Bradley ot Ever est , Kan. , was convicted of murder In tbo first degree hero today after n trial lasting ton days. Her crime was committed to assist her son to a happy marriage. A simple niece named Curly , came to llvo with the Bradioy's nrd the son took advantage of bor. When tbo fill's condition was known sbo was driven from the place nnd tbo son married a girl by the name of Garvoy. After tuo young uian'a marriage the girl Curly returned with her child and Mrs. Bradley , a shown by the evidence , cave the child poison , from which It died within an hour. She then buried the little victim to silence the wrong done her nlcco. The coso was given to the jury nt 5 p. m. ycbtorday and this morning a verdict of trullty In the llrst was given. The accused racelvcd the verdict with tbo same stolid Indifference that has character- I/od her throughout the trial , The only change noticeable In her countenance was the firm setting of her tcoth when tbo ver dict was read. Horapplicatlon for the privi lege of freedom under bond until sentence had been passed was promptly refused by Judge Thompson , and she was given Into the custody of the shoilff. YVhon further liberty was denied her she broke down and wept bitterly , seeming for the II rat time to realize the enormity of her crlmo and the impor tance of the verdict. Iroiu 1'rlnon liy n Child. Arriuso.v , Kan. , Fob. 13. [ Special Telegram - gram toTm : BEE. ] Kcrnnrd J. Sohmitz , a wealthy farmer of Atchison county , went to Germany last November to visit his old homo. Immediately upon his arrival in that country ho was arrested for deserting the Gorman army thirty years ngo The matter was placed in the hands of the United States minister In Germany , but all efforts to so- euro Hchinltz'u release appeared fruitless , SchmlU'H 11-year-old daughter , however , wrote a letter to the emperor of Germany from her homo in this country , setting forth in a childish manner the facts In the case , and asking his release on his birthday , which coma on the 2sth of last month. The letter reached the monarch on the 27th and ho was so touched bv It that ho Issued a pardon for Schtnltz and ho Is now on hU w y homo. Nunntor IngulU and the < ! . A. I' , AicuifONKan. . , Fob. 13. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BEE. ] The application of ox- Souator John J. Inpalls for membership In .loan A. Martin post , Grand Army of the Kepubllu , after hanging fire for several weeks , was repotted favorably last night and ho was duly elected. Ills initiation will take place during tbo btato encampment , which will be held hero the last of this month , and bo made as Imposing as possible. Mr * . Dr. CANON OIIT , Colo. , Feb. 13. Mm. Dr. Graves loft here tonight for Provldoiuo , H. I. , accompanied by her brother and nun > o. She intends to return to Canon City In six or eight weeks. Finding of a Tcnncslseo Farmer nnil His Wife With Tfiefr Throats Out. WOULD BE TRAIN ROBBERS ARRESTED One of Them Shot Down Before the Officers Oould Secure Him. SEVEN PEOPLE POISONED IN ILLINOIS Ono of Them Dies nnd the Other Six in Great Danger. PAID THE PENALTY OF DISOBEDIENCE John Kny , of .Milan , 'l'ci Kills IIU Son 1'or Colng to n Jlnnco Dcsprrntu Drcd of n DlRdiiircrit * Workmun Acci dents and DoriU of Violence. GU.MTIN , Tonn. , Fob. 13. A most deplorable - plorablo tragedy Is reported from Portland , n small town In the northern portion of this county , near the Kentucky line. Mr. Elvis Parduq , a well known young farmer of that neighborhood , and his wife were found nt their homo this morning lying dead on the lloor of their bedchamber with their throats cut from ear to car. The circumstances , nro such ns to create the belief that the deaths were both the re sult of a planned smchK though the reports that have reached this place nro rather mea ger and unsatisfactory as to particulars. Both bodies were > lying on pillows on the floor , and near Mrs. Parduo was a raw with which the ghastly deed had been com mitted. The fact thnt the razor lay nearest Airs. Panluo has led to the conjecture that she was the last to use the Instrument of death , in fact , this theory is supported by o note which Is said to have been found in the room written In Mrs. Perduo's hand and signed by her. In nbich it was stated that she and her husband hnd no friends , and as ho had concluded to commit suieido sha would lake her own life rather than llvo without him. Mis. Par- duo's maiden name was Stephens and tbo couple had been married only a year ngo. They appeared to live happily and no cause can be divined for thoimolaacholia tint led them to such determination. Shot Don n n Trnlu Hoblier. DU.MS , Tox. , Fob. 13. At 11 o'clock this mornlug Ofllcers Jordan , Steele , Miller , Mapo nnd Kollins surrounded Warden's gun store.In . Elm streotana captured Bill Burns of Honor Grave. Eoi' ' iller of Kansas City , Chailes Smith , unknown , and Bill Barrow of Austin. They shot down Bill Burns before ho would surrender. tOne of the quartette confessed thnt they hall entered the store for the purpose of getting/at least ono Winches ter and a pistol apiece-and that their plan was to roe a traim ttmigut , Ho Intimated they would hold Up ttfo Texas Pacific eastbound - bound cxprobs at Eagle Ford , just west ot thocity , and , after doiugitup , throw their arras In the Trinity river nnd then ono by ono walk Into town. They seem to have had n pointer that the traiij w'ould have a heavy amount of gold on boord from California. AVlinlcsnlo VoIsouliiK. SU.EM , 111. , Feb. 13. Ono death from pois oning and six moro possible Is the record of a mysterious affair south of hero. Imme diately after eating supper at their homo labt night James Merion andi bis two daughters became very 111 , with all the indications of poisoning. Dr. T. J , Green was sout for , but , despite his efforts , Moitou died early this morning. Thy two girls , though still allvo , are very ill. Breakfast was prepared for the doctor and friends who were aiding the sick. In a few minutes Dr. Green , tx- Supervisor John English and two ladles , neighbors , were writhing in airony. Ono of the ladles who had oaten less heartily than the others of some blsouit gave the alarm , and physicians were summoned from town. Coroner Lakin and States Attorney Jen- ning also wont to tho.nlaco to investigate the matter. Late this afternoon It was learned that suspicion bad fallen upon Frank Parkinson , a young tlian of the vicinity. Ho Is cnargod with 'having placed poison of some at present unltuown character in the flour barrel for thp j.urposo of killinir the entire family because , ono of the girls had refused to receive calls from him after ho bad served a term In the M6o ter penitentiary for theft. So far 03 learned no moro dnaths have yet occurred , ttiough the victims nro not yet out of danger. The scene of the ci Imo is somewhat Uolatod , and news is slow in reaching boro. round Thoiu All Doiid. HOIT , Kan. , Fob. 13.-Tho bodies of Henry Miller , a farmer , fils wife and mother , were found In his house ndt far from here this morning. Though the cause ot their death scorns to bo somowiiatr'problomatlcal certain circumstances would appear that it was murder. When , the discovery was raado the house was closely shut up , the lids oft the steve and the house full of gas. The motive of tbo apparent triple killing remains in doubt. ' Ulllml'JlId Son. MIIAX , Tenn. , Fuj > . 13. News has Just reached hoio from Booton county of an ugly affair. Last Tpursday.John Key ordered his son to not attendn ( party. The boy diso beyed. When ho rat mcd homo the old roan took a cudgel , and , Unking the boy en tbo bead with it , caused ! fatal injuries. Kov is ' still nt largo. Killed fiir lUueiiKf. Muiti'iivsiiouo , 111 , , 1 * 0.13. icocontly Jo seph Schtllc , superintendent of the Murphy- bore brewery , disoturjcd Louis Miller , an employe , for pause ; .Last evening Miller wont to Bchlllo's houjovcalled him out and shot and killed him , Miller is under arrest. JUti LITTLK JlfcpW V.ilf.Kl ) , Comical Attempt of .11-Crunk to lUtort u Sum of Money , Since Hussell Sago narrowly escaped being blown to klngdojn cpijo by the insane act ot a crazy Bostonian a short tlmo ago , caslio- mania cranks have bobbed up nil ever the country , to the Inllu'llo annoyance of sup posedly wealthy men , for eomo of whom life has on that account tpst much of its charm. It was not ta be supppscu that Omaha's rich men would bo discriminated agalnit by those cheerful Idloti , and sorno of them have been receiving invitations , couched in moro or loss lurid language , to contribute of their hoarded wealth to th ? necessities , luxuries or extravagances , as the case might be , of these surprisingly impudent mendicants. The latest to bo jlhus favored by oue of those seomiugly/rresppustblo Individuals Is Mr. Gcorgo E. fiaiUcr , vlco president of the National Hank of Commerce : Although Mr. Busker's 'unknown corre spondent told him plainly that unless the amount demanded ( ? . " UO ) was promptly forth coming the papers would bo called upon to devote a certain amount of spnco to the sad details of a banker's funeral , thnt pcutlcinnn has not at yet given up nuy of his good cash nnd is still eating regularly and apparently enjoying his earthly existence as much ns before. This Is because the banker Is able to detect the funny side of all situations , and ho treats the nffnlr ns n full-crown Joke. True , It illdn't appear quite so humorous nt flrstslght , nnd Mr. Barker's family WM considerably alarmed , but lou'Iii tended to nllay their fears , nnd now no steep Is bctug lost over the matter. UP Cola Letter. The first intimation thnt Mr. Barker had that anyone was frncturlmj the command ment enjoining covctousncss EO fur as ho was concci nod was when he received the follow ing letter : OMtitA , MVftt ( too. I * . Marker : Dear Sir , In writ lint this to yon 1 do II nftrrdi'llbi-rit- Ing a loin time yon may iny It Is somn crank llko the ono that atneUed Uuiscll ta o but I am noeinnk 1 need money and nut not fool enough to ask for anything nut of I-O.IMIII. 1 n in honest ni'xurrnnxid u man out of a dothti In my life in y funillv nro sulTorlng for the noscs'tles of life nnd thin Is the only way that I BOO that I can raise any money them lane no uork to be liiul In this city nnd jot the banks ate full of nuinov and I see Jon nro a director In several of them. 1 unon yoilha\o 110 rUht lo help me foi 1 am an ontlii * stranior to yon but I mst have KV.OOO and that amount is nn moro to yon llrui live rents Is to mo. I ask this fiom you ns n loan 1 do not nril.o any threats but \\oultl I ml\ Iso you to do tlilHi\l : moan business my life Is Insured for ! } iWOUO o you sue 1 tun oith more to my fainllv dcniil tliun I nm ulho nou I would ndvlso you to pay attention to tills not to show It to nnv of these so called detec tives us I li.ni ! cim'fully study this thine out for the last two ANocKs 1 \\lll p ly tills lo.ui lincli us soon us 1 can If yon IIKIOO lodnthls you enn let mo Know 11110113)1 ) thu poi- sotnl of the evening Hoe bv saving T. V. I' . All rlRht. I' . S. I nm In o.nm-st nbout thUo don't think thUsoniconetli.it does not mean Just \\litit ho says. Answered IIU 1'orsomil. The letter was referred to Mr. E. Uoso water , editor of Tin : BEI : , nnd the same ovcnlng the special pace of Tin : Urn was adorned under the head "Personal" with the line ordered by the Impecunious anarchist "T. V. P. All rlgnt. " Mr. P. was evidently watching for it , ns another letter was received by Mr. Ba.iuer the next day from the same ublquttotn per son. He was pleased to know that his terms had been so promptly agreed to , and ho wanted some arrangement made nt ouco for convoying the money to him. Ho suggested that It would bo well for Mr. Barker to put the mouoy In his pocket and pass along the street , when ho would bo no costcd by the man for whom ho was loolslng in a manner that would satisfy him that there was no mistake , and the money cojld uo quietly turned ovor. lie kindly stated that If Mr. Barker h.ul a better plnn ho would agree to it , and dlicotod him to ex press himself In Tin : lir.i : ns before. Ho also npologl/cd far the act that ho hnd been compelled to porfoim. Ho declared thnt It was through no fault of his own , as uo work could bo obtained Ir. tlio city nnd his wife and llvo chlldicn woio sick and starving. Ho thought that , the banner would adopt similar tactics under the sarao circunibtnnces , nud candidly asiccd him if ho did not think so himself" ' , llo intimated thnt bo knew what ho was abdat nnd would not bo taken alive. Ho said hqwould , ratnorklll himself than bo captured and bring disgrace on his innocent wlfo nnd children , and in conclusion pi om- Ised to pay back the money in ilvo years with Interest payable annually. HIiXiTio Ne\c'r railed. Mr. Banter \vas charmed with the ingenu ousness of the gentlemanly highwayman , but still ho did not start out for a promenade With the $500. Ho turned over the second lottcrto Mr tonrwator , and the I'esulfciwJH ' the appearaned'bf tto following card among the personals In Tin : EVJJXIXO BIK : : To T. V. I1. : Your letters to It. placed In in v hands. Cannot procure loan. Ifyoui family Is In dlstiiMb. will endeavor to in ocnio prompt relief. Communications illieclod to mo will bo confidential , olilior fiom yourself or any member of your family. E. HOSEWATIH. : No more was heard from the anonymous correspondent for about two weeks , nnd Mr. Barker thought that , ho had made up his mind that the piospects were not sufilciontly flattering nnd had transferred the scene of his Operations to another quarter , but ho was undeceived n few days ace , when ho found another letter- addressed in the familiar back hand of Mr. T. V. P. at his front door. The others had been sent through the mail , nnd the Danker marveled somewhat at tno appar ent change In the program , but he opened the letter and lend as follows : OMAHA. SH-tU. DearSIr I suppose yon thlk by this tlnie thnt 1 hud Klvcn up the Idc i of Betting any monov from yon. the icuson of my slllenco Is llmvo been sick. I toad Koso- wutor's 1'orsnncl but of couiso did not pay uny attention to It. Now sir 1 ask yon for the last for that money I nuisl have It tonight L will not wait any longer von told mo once yon would iilvo It to mo and I Intend to have It. this I oy tlutt brings this note knows nothing about the contents of It don't oven know ho 1 am dent try to follow him wlion lie lo.ives ) onr house as It will bo itiiiueimu for von ami youis If you do us your house will bo watched and any truiuhcry on your part will be promptly a\cn.cd don't l > uep the boy waiting' ifou . linvo not KOt tin ) full amount plvowhat you imvu to the boy put It In a pai-kairo and tliun ho will not know what It Is. the b.illunuo yon must pUo mo a letter under your own slRun- tnro how I will KCt It with no cjuestlons usked and nodjiiKer lo me but I must liuxo money tonluht now sir I nm done asking for It If It dent come I Ehall net and I tell you plane that If on dent do us I uMc there will ho two Tunurals In Hits elty one will bo u llanleinnd the other a JKIIIJKT Heap T V 1' 1 must liavii some tonleht llellu Ol\cnlt Up. Mr. Barker made up his mind that n man who would rcallv do him violence would not threaten so much In advance and paid no at tention to the letter. He has heard no moro from the bloodthirsty pauper. Who the man is has not \ot bcon ascer tained , though flomo clews have been discov ered that may lead to tbo revelation of his Idontity. The letters were Indited In a half printed bncuhond that was seemingly fa miliar to tno writer , as ho made no depar tures from It , and tU'i letters wcro even and very legible. But otio man has called nt tbo bank and asked for money , nnd ho begijod for 85. Ho said bo was the son of u man whom Mr. Barker know when Mivn and named him. Ho also told a story about his Hufforing wito and llvo chllaren , which coirespondod lo somonftho written conlldonclcs of T. V. P. It was surmised that ho might bo that per- sonauo , nnd ho nent awavltbout getting any money. Ho made no demonstration , aud has not been bick since , although ho called two or three times to see Mr. Baikcrboforo ho found him. It Is supposed that tholetters.woro written lely as a bluff , hoping that it would win , and that as It failed , the \\rltor has glvnn up tno fame , _ STII.I , T.M.KIMi ON 1'ltOlll IIH IO.V. I'lnii Hays Ho Withdrew IIU Xamo from thu Miinclisrutli 1'elltlon. DCS MOI.NCS , la. , Fob , 13 , In tbo senate this morning a largo number of petitions wcro presented asking for cottages at tho. Soldiers' Homo at Marshalltown. Senator Finn rose to a question of privi lege , stating Hint when ho found out what was lha purport of tbo potitiou to Governor Bolos to pardou Munchsrath , tbo slayer of Haddock , ho took his name thorofrom. and so 1 > appeared on tbo document now on nlo. Senator Hagor ( rap. ) then took the floor and spoke on tbo Schmidt bill. Ho denied that the people over decided against probt bitlon. Ho thought the question could bo de cided only by rosubmisslon Of the constitu tional amendment. Uo regarded the few states which adopted this method of dealing with the liquor tratllo far in advance of other states. Tno democratic party , ho said , was wavering during all lu career , bocauro In 16U4 U was warmly In favpr of prohibition , but had gone back on thatHong ago. Ho said the people would not follow the dictates pf such an unreliable set of men. Tbo city of Dubuque ho thought a standing example of the rebelliousness of the people suppoitlng the liquor legislation. "They are heartless and defiant and will not obey the Iowa with wblch they are not in entire accord , " bo said. Contrasting the condition of the stutoi around Iowa , ho showed Missouri to bo o\or jr.OOO.OOO In debt , whllo tliU Mnto is free. 'I his reform , too , Is with the former under democratic rule with license and the latter under prohibition. This ho regarded ns an olicctlvo answer us to which was the best thing for the state. Senator Haecr spoke till noon and his effort Is regarded as the strongest yet made for the prohibition shin. Senator Perry claimed the llooi- lust be fore adjournment nnd took the lloor Immedi ately on convculne In the afternoon. Ho spoke from the democratic ) standpoint. Ho maintained that the democrats have been consistent nil the time nud th.it the republi cans are wnvoilng. "In the last two gubernatorial campaigns the issue was prohibition so plainly that It Is nonsense tosay that it was anything else , " ho said. "The republicans say the question must bo reubmlttcd bv the submission of the constitutional amendment , but nt the same tlmo they fall to glvo the people n rminra to vote on the question ns thov want it. In the sonnto the icsolutlon for such ao- tlon u as delavod until the night ot the last day before adjournment and the next day the house could not UiUo It up. Clar'tsou , the republican politician , now advises his party to drop tlio ptohlbltlor. question , but they don't ' know how to let go. I toll you , gentlemen , If you vote in favor ot the license law It will bo signed by the governor nud cause rejoicing in the heart of Chairman Clarkson. " I'orrv then quoted from tin Interview alleged to linvo boon bnl with Clarkson in .St. Louis , whereupon Alacli arose and stated that Clarkson uad written htm a psrsonal letter denying everything contained in the nllorod intoniow nnd snylug that ho never tried in nny way to lutoifero with republican politic * in the stnto. Perry , continuing , said that If the llcenso law can led Hags would float ever the oulcot of ovcrv Influential newspaper In that stato. "Prohibitionists sny the llcenso law will brine back saloons , " he said. "How on earth will It bring back nn Institution which Is already hcrof There nrooverfl.OCuof thorn In Iowa running with out nny check whatever. Prohibition docs not do auay with .saloons nnd wo hud bettor regulate them than lot them go unrestrained. i on nsu why democrats do not help enforce the law. Hero in Dos Molnos you ropub Hcans have nil the machinery and I'd llko to know how wo can help. In other patta of the state they are usklng for moro judges to help with the business thnt is the fruit of prohibition. The mam reason thnt the republicans cannot enforce the law is that the innk and Illo uro not in sympithv with the cranks at the head. He- publicans cannot deny that. Iowa's progress has been retarded bj the bllpht of prohibi tion , and the democrats want to place the state whore it ought to bo among the best in the union. " The question then went over until Tues day morning , when Mack will have the floor A number of bill * were Introduced , among them ono by Mack to amend the law rolntlnu to the publication and snlo of school books and to provide for special exercises In schools on Arbor dav : to require national Hags to bo placed on tilt school buildings. Bv Per kins , appropriating $ .UT,000 ) for the insane hospital at Clarlnda. By Gardner , nmond- the law relating to the satisfaction of mort gages ; to prevent meddling with railroad property ; amending the law relative to car rying concealed weapons ; to prevent the soiling of o\enplcd : property without the concurrence of the husband and wlfo ; to regulate the listing of pioperty for taxation. . i / . a iit J > IFI\J > ii > . Surgeon AVoostcr AdiU Ills Testimony to Aid lu lllH Vlmlle.itloii. DETROIT , Mich. , Fob. I'J. Dr. Samuel B. Woostor. late surgeon of the First Michigan cavalry nud actinc orlca- dicr surgeon , Uijuor _ Coiienil ! , Custor , in whoso corps General Algcr served , makes a sworn statement. Tbo allldavlt is addicsscd to General J. C. Kelton , adjutant ijelicral of the United States army. The af fidavit is ns follow. ! : DirruniT. Koli. U' . 18'ii CJeiieial : T enlisted as assistant surgeon In the F-i litli Mluhlgitn In- fintry August I ! ) , ISO ) , w.is promoted to sur- ceon of llio Mist Michigan enquiry I'ebrunry : . ' ( ' > . is1 ; ; , and v.us mnstoied out Oulobur IK 1MI. The 1'rstc.ixally wr.s one of Oustor's Mleh- Ijran eavalry brlir.ulc. Dining thu campnlKii of ibHaml INJI. and up to tlio time of my ilN- ulinrKi ) from the sen Ice , I w.is nelliij hiU.ido surgeon on Oeneutl CHistm's stall' . At thu battle of Sliuphuidstnwn , Vn. , at uhlch I was in use nt. and nhcro ecto force. ) to i tit he across the I'otomuo on account of the great < ittcnitli of the enemy , I knou that Goncr.il Alger , then cnmnmndei of the Fifth Michigan cat airy , an I then commund- tnz hlsoMii and the M.\th Michigan ea\ilry , was detailed to protect the erosslng of the bilanvoof thu command with thu artllloiy and train , nh'ch he accomplished. During this campaign fieneral Alder's lieilth w.is very tn.ueli Imp.illoJ. and the nlnlit after out oiosiln' ; : Into .Maryland from Slie.ulieriKtown ho was very 111. The following morning as we woio gathering thu sick nnd wounded tu- uelhcr to send to the ho-ipltal I Informed Colonel Alser that lie u as not ; , lile to maich and must go to the hospital. This was cus- tointirv for SIIIMCOIIS In the Hold to do when the command \\.is on the mote , a mil accord ingly dliLUled Co.onul Algor to he Rent to AnnanoHs with others , nnd I distinctly remember that I told him th'it I would foiwai.l thu proper papers to him there , as wu wished to zut the sick and wounded away at once. I made application for his leave to Gmioral Custer. leporllnt ; the fact , and supposed It was granted and never hoard to tha contrary until ycstcidav. In my opinion tlicio never wan a mete unjust , act committed Hsaln-a a soldier than that which is reported to Inno been committed by Gen eral ( Junior In his reporting General Alger as ahscntwithoutlc.i\u and rcuoni'iicndln his dismiss . All who Knew General Alcor In the war knew he wns vciv prompt lu hlsdntles and ho nmild have hon onn of the last men In the world to disobey an onioi. If there Is any pi > i on rosponalblo for his being sent to the hospital without proper order aciompunylite him I am tint person. Will you do General Alcui and mo the justice to Illo thisHttorn statement with his war rec ord In yo'.ir olliueV I hi\n the honor to be. general , veiy re spectfully your obedient servant. HAMIII-.I , \VOOSTII. : : . Ijiitu Surgeon I'lrit Michigan U.tuilry , Aellm ; lrliado ! Burgeon. i\rniin jrtir\v.v. lie. IK Confident Tlmt Hit Will III ) IteKloied to thn MlnlKlr ) . Nr.v HAVIX : , Conn , , Fob. 13. Ur. Edward McGlynn , In nn Interview this afternoon , said : "When I was oulorad logo to Home some years ago the ordnr was coupled with an order to write n retraction of the political aud economic doctrines winch I had preached , In a word , my casu had been prejudiced , The United States is a missionary country , and Is therefore controlled by the propaganda. Cardinal Slnioonl. thn perfect of the propa ganda , was prejudiced agnlnst mo. Ho died a few weeks ego , nnd Cardinal Lodochovsu ! was appointed In his placj. Archbishop Ira- land ot St. Paul reached Homo two duys ngo , and I expect soon to bo invited to n con- forenen In Homo. I have every reason to hope that I will bo restored to the ministry without retracting the political and economic truths which I have preached and still picach. " Ite liieil IIU I'rolVs BAi.TiMoiii' , Md. , Feb. 13. Mr. Ulchnrd T , Hly , associate professor of political economy lu the Johns Hopkins unlyjn jty , has resigned. Prof. Elv has jigifAptptJ .R pro- fessorshlp In nn Amorloau 'university , the name of which ho will not for tho'prasoni make known. llurrlo * 1'ioliulily Cleeted I'rekldent , GITVTF.MAI \ , Feb. 13. The roiult of the election for provident Is still clouded with uncertainty. The probability U tluit Gener al Barrios will bo declined elected. Inrrentu lu HIP Iliinlc Itcserui. New VOKK , Fob. 13.-Tho weekly bank statement shows the reserve has Increased (313,000. The banks now hold MJ.051,000 In excess of the legal requirements. hull liliiol a Youth , HorsTOX , Minn , , Fob. 1Albert Borgo , Nonvcelau bov commltteJ nu 19-year-old , suicide by bunging. No cause In NO PIG IN A POKE Parncllites Are Inclined to Know for What They Are to Trailo , THEY \V J1)RCE ) GLADSTONE'S ' HAND PP Uo MustlgEshom What His Homo Rule jjfeiEn Ilns Provided , WHICH 0THE HOBNS WILL HE TAKE If Ho PlcJfe Ireland Ho Lws England nud Vice Versa , POOR SHOWING MADE BY HIS PARTY Tlrnt Week of rnrlHinent Tails to Dexelop the StroiifAttitekon th Coxerninent I'roiuUrd Itiindolitli Cliurelilll Kv- liliilnlng to IIU C'oiiHtltilcney. LOMIOV , Fob. lit. [ Now Yorlt Herald Cable-Special to Tin : BIK. | In the Urst week the patllamontary battle Is joined mid the general plnn of campaign begins toshnpo itself. It Is ovlilcnt the attack upon the gov- uriunout Is very much weaker than was an ticipated. The ( iladstonlnns linvo bcou boasting for inontlm of the awful things they inaaut to do when Parliament met , and now when the tlmo tins coino for action they seem disposed to run off the Held altogether. ' This Is very disappointing to many of the party who were led to bolluvo that a big light was Impending. The only lighting thus far done lins been hy tbilr arch enemy , Mr , Joseph Chamberlain , whoso raking fire is nil the more annoying because it Is kept uj > from their own ranks. Mr Chamberlain will per * rlst In sitting among thorn while accusing them of every political crime known to man. It is a state of affairs never soon in Parlia ment since Benjamin Disraeli from the lory benches ponied in hot shot upon his leader. Sir Hobcrt Peel. Will l.r.ul Through Ills Hum ) . Another tiling made clonr Is that the two Irish parties have maile and intend to taka no approach to reconciliation. Moroovcrono of them , the Parncllitoi , lea by Mr. John Uodmond , Is fi.lly determined ta force Mr. Gladstone's hand on the homo rule question. They will insist on knowing the details of his now scheme , and thus fur Mr. Gladstone has absolutely declined to glvo any information on the subject. It will bo very awitwnrd if a considerable section of the Irish party In Parliament persists io backing up the conservatives for the par ticulars of the projected bill , for , alfould they bo refused , you will see that Mr Glad stone cannot possibly bottle the Homo rule question , and thin' will not support li'tn ' at the next election. Thus , the late Air. Pur- noil's followers will Do able tp exact voutjo anco for the death of their chief , and they seem fully resolved to do it. ' The Parncllitos are all In favor of lettlrj- Mr. Gladstone get back to power , and then making such tnrms with him nt may IM doomed necessary. The Pnrnollltot insist on having the terms signed , scaled and delivered before band. As the critical hour approaches Mr. Gladstone finds himself unable to satisfy his Irish allies whoso united support U m- dlsponslblo to him. What AVill niiidstono Do ? This accounts for Mr. Cha.nbirlaln'a bhrlek of triumph ever his former colleagues on Thursday night. At the eleventh hour , therefore , dismay bctrins secretly to make < tsolf visible in the Gladstonlun ranks. Will their leader Insist on presorv- ng the hupromacv of the Crltinh Piirliamenti If bo his Irish allies will not acbupt liu bill ; If not tlio English people will throw him and his bill overboard. Mr. Gladstone's calculation was that ho could get elected before divulging his great secret , but Mr. John Ueumond requires full and complete explanation. If Gladstone cannot parry this , ho may as well renounce all hopes of getting Into power again. The radical forces have boon In good at tendance nil the week , but ttiov are rather cast down at the tactics of their loaders , and the old man himself will bo obliged to coma baen In a hurry. Lord Randolph Churchill has not turned up at nil thus far , but ho has got into a rattier uely controversy wltti his constitu ents , who are not satisfied with the way ho has represented them. They askoJ , if they nominated til in again would ho support the nonsorvatlvo pvrtyi Ho replied that ho would give the same support as ho has done ever since ho entered parllamoat. Looking back on the events of tno last llvo years this answer does not satisfy his constltuonoy , and they cull for a bolter guarantee of goal behavior. The Hnndolphlan has sunk very low , but It It h not conoalvable that no should long seek In vain for a .suit in parlia ment. A MBMIIKHOl' Pvm.UMRKT. wir.tH > MJi : > WITH ciniits. : : salvation Army l' niln | C'elebr.ite General lIootli'H lletiirn to London. LONDON" , Fob. lit. The Salvationists of London , and in fact of ull parts of the king dom , took occasion today to show their love and loyalty to General Booth , who had just arrived back to England after a lo.v ' visit to Australia and India. For several days past the Salvationists have boon pouring into London for the purpose of tuning part in the procession to bo given In his honor. The crowd was a very forcible reminder of tbo funeral of Mrs. General Uootu some tlmo ngn , when curtain parts of London were practically given over to tno Salvationists. There was an immcnso gathering in Hyde park. General Booth arrived ut the marble arch ul ! ) o'clock and ho was the icclplont of an ovation that became almost ilotoua In Its ( lomonstrativoncss. General Booth , accom panied by Mrs. Tucker , bU daughter , and her hutband , was In an open carriage. The car riage was surrounded by a squad of mounted pollco and was followed by a great crowd of hooting and yelling hoodlums. Wagons filled with children followed the acnvral's carriage. The procession of balvatlonlst-s , which the general reviewed , was a mile long , and In U were cars emblematical of General Booth's travels in foreign lands , As the proo'jssion maroliuJ lust the placa whoto the general stood the Salvationists cave him n hearty welcome , cheering and bhouting without , restraint. After the line had ull passed In review General Booth was driven back to the head quarters of the army In Queen Victoria street. The whole route taken hy his car- liaco from Hydopjrk to the headquarters was lined with an enthusiastic croud , which guvo vent to their feelings by cheering and waving their halt.