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TWENTY-MUST YEAH. OMAHA , Sl'NDAy MOUNINCJ , MAJJCII ] , 1892-SIXTKKN TAGKS. : R
DIED IN THE BUNKS
Fate of Seven Oattlomen Who Started on
a Long Voyage While Drunk ,
SMOTHERED BY GAS WHILE SLEEPING
Fourteen Went to Bed in the Forecastle
nnd Half of Them Never Awoke.
ROUGH VOYAGE. OF A CATTLE STEAMER
Twenty-four Days' ' Continuous Battle with
Wintry Winds on the Atlantic.
BAD COAL THE CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE
Inferior I'nrl nnd UiiiropHloui | Wc.itlior
gilded Horror to thu Iteaiilt of the
Unfortunate .Men' * 1'ntiil Hulls-
crctlon Story of the Sea.
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LONDON , March 13. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tun linn.rSovcu | men
out of fourteen wbo slept In the forecastle of
the steamer Navarro , which sailed from Bos
ton for London on February 7 , were found
dead In their bunks the second morning out-
Those men are P. McCabe , J. Mo Donald , J.
Bourke , William Smith , E. Gadestlno , B.
Porqum nnd A. Cord. Tha men were burled
at sea. Their seven companions bad a nar
row escape of tbo saina fntu.
Tbo Navarro was comparatively a now
steamer of 2,515 register , commanded by
Captain Gotcoochoa. Sbo was loaded with
101 head of cattle and a general cargo , consigned -
signed by Messrs. Furnost , Withy & Co. of
Boston to Messrs. Thomas Uonaldson Co.
of 'H Lcadcuhall street , London. In addition
to the crow she carried fourteen cattle men ,
ono boss foreman and two refrigerator men.
Tbo fourteen cattle men slept In the fore
castle In rather close quarters.
I'ach Hail IllH < > ii Cargo.
Cattlemen don't come aboard ships ns n
rule In the soberest condition , and the first
day at sea generally has a disquieting olfoct
nhyslcally. The Navarro's cattlemen were
of the ordinary variety. The lirst night nt
sea came , tbo cattle were fed and bedded ,
nnd the cattlemen then soughttho forecastle.
The weather was cold and stormy , the men
tired and sleepy and some ono suggested
that the lira ho p'ilod high with coal. This
was done and some ono else closed the port
holes. None of the mou noticed tbo lack of
ventilation until too late. The quality of coal
on the Navarro was unutterably bad.
Ono by ono the men dropped nMoop , aided
doubtless by tbo gaseous atmosphere. As
tbo hours rolled on the gas became denser
and the men in the upper bunks were
Dnvelopod In the deadly embrace.
Asleep In Death.
In tbo morning as tbo men did not appear
nt the usual hour to attend the wants of the
cattle the captain ordered them routed out.
The boss cattlemen nnd some of the crow
entered the forecastle and were almost over
come byttio deadly atmosphere.
Tnoy found seven men dead and seven
almost dead. None of the latter were out of
danger for two days , nnd ono man hovered
between life and death for live days. It was
plain to sea that tbo men had boon poisoned
by coal ga.j.
The quality of tbo coal undoubtedly had a
bearing on their death. The coal was so bad
Ibut tbo vessel was twenty-four days on the
voyage , and the captain ascribes the length
of the voyage us much to the quality of the
coal as to the high winds. The seven dead
men were buried at sea.Vhencothoy came
is not known by the captain. Their names
wore cabled to Furnoss & Co. , Boston , today ,
on the arrival ot the steamer at the Ueptfcrd.
It WIIH n I'rlKhtfitl Voyage.
The passage was frightful In mnny ways.
The death of half the cattlemen and tbo par
tial disability of tbo rest made it absolutely
necessary that tbo crow should help to take
care of tbo cattlo. In this work the boss
cattlemen , the two refrigerator men nnd
members of the crow wore Indefatigable.
The weather was almost a continuous storm
of wind , always ahead. Still in spite of all
dlfllcultlcs and disasters only three cattle
were lost on the voyage. Today the cattle
looked well , but the men aboard looked Hue
ghosts.
I'KKSONAI. ANU OTIIKH WISK.
Chatty IlltH of XOUH of " 'ussliit ; Interest
from Merry ICiiKland.
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LONDON , March 12. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to TUB Dm.J Considerable
opposition Is being aroused to tbo proposal to
place a memorial of tbo late Jumns Uussull
Lowell In Westminster itbboy. The objec
tions nro various , but the chief among them
is that tbo abbey contains the monuments of
tbo illustrious dead of tbo nation , and there
fore , ns Mr. Lowell was an American , a mon
ument to him would beout of place. Tbo move
ment looking toward placing one In thoabboy ,
however , is proceeding. Tbo. authorities of
the society have taken the matter up and ar
ranged preliminaries for the memorialwhich ,
will bo In the form of a bust.
Stanley for 1'arlltimcnt.
Mr , Henry M , Stanley has given up the
idea of returning to Kngland via San 1'Tnn-
Cisco. He will proceed direct to London , It
is said that tbo Intelligence cabled from
Australia of the possibility of a general elec
tion coming a little earlier than was ex
pected brings the explorer back to present
himself as a candidate for Parliament.
Wales Is the happy corncrof the earth which
Mr , Stuuloy 1s said to have his cyo upon.
This rumor , with the usual cfcwlossncss of
detail , forgets that Stanley Is utill un Ameri
can and has yet to bo naturalized , which
takes some tlmo.
Promotion Xot Popular ,
There Is considerable dissatisfaction In
diplomatic circles on tbo promotion of Hon.
Michael Herbert to bo flrsUsccrotary of loca
tion at Washington. Mr. Herbert was promoted
meted over the heads of twenty-seven col-
loayubi , seniors In the service. It Is under
stood ttat the promotion Is duo to Sir Julian
Pauncofoto's Influence , Mr. Herbert is very
popular hero , but tbo aggrieved ones soy
that bis talents so far displayed do not war
rant so unprecedented a rise ,
Milwaukee Talent Abroad.
A young American , William Sceger of
isfihvaukco , who has teen Lord Arlington's
ccacumati for some years , was taken to St.
George' * hospital yesterday in a most dis
tressing'condition of delirium tremons. The
doctors say ho has taken three pints of Scotch
whisky every day for the past twelve months.
His face bas assumed the color of Oscar
Wildo's new green carnation. Si-ejcr Is
Icing urged ou tbo road to recovery by enor
tnouA doses ol brandy , but Is in n precarious
condition.
.Making I.ltllc I'rogrcM.
Baroness Deroqucs , Mrs. MnybrlcU's
mother , arrived In London from Houon on
Wednesday nnd wont to thu House of Parlia
ment for n conference with Sir Cbarlos ttus-
sell , Mr. Pfillard , Q. C. , anil Mr. Fletcher
Moblolon In reference to her tlauchtor's caso.
Tbo conference adjourned to next week.
The baroness today visited Mrs. Maybnck
In Jail. The lawyers do not seem to have
got any further than when they began their
task of trying to sccuro her release ,
I'roniliru 1'rrtlj'Miow.
The World's fair was n matter of consider
able attention this week. Too last meeting
of'.ho ladles'committee In Lcndon was not
altogether satisfactory , us Princess Christian
nnd Lady Salisbury both Wnxotl warm over
the question of a government grant. The
queen oilers to exhibit some of her spinning
as well as work by some other royalists.
I bavo Just learned that it Is prac
tically settled that nn Irish Industrial
village Is to bo not tbo least Interesting fea
ture of the exhibition. ThU was due en
tirely to the energy nnd skill In organization
of Mrs , iCrnst Hart , who for many years has
fostered Irish industries. A Donegal village
Is to bo reproduced. The buildings are to
bo architectural fne slmilicj of those of the
Donegal type , anu will bo rendered pictur
esque by the presence of an Irish round
tower , n ruined castle nnd a Celtic cross. In
the cottages weaving , spinning , dyeing , Ince-
maklng , embroidering and wood carving will
bo In actual operation by the peasantry of
Owecdore , many of whom nro still unable to
speak moro than a few words of Kngllsh.
Mrs. Hurt Is going to the United Stales In a
few weeks to lecture in aid of tbo Donegal
Industrial fund.
Mr. Thomas Cook tolls mo bo Is arranging
to take the celebrated Scots Guards band to
America to play at the fair and inaltu a tour
of the states.
London is to ba treated on Monday to nn
Intorc&tlng spectacle a hangman lecturing
on the abolition ot capital punishment.
Berry , Who sent 141) ) souls Into eternity via
tbo gallows , nnd who has just resigned tils
post of ofllcial executioner , is engaged at the
royal aquarium , and threatens to invndo
America , whore bo says bo has hud a blc offer
to lecture.
Shu Has Some Coed I'olnts.
Navy ofilcers say that the now cruiser
Blake , which Is on the way to tbo North
American station is badly seamed nnd will
probably run Into Halifax much the worse
for wear and n good deal damaged. Probably
no ship is so much decried as the Blake , but
a veisol that can leave Shcorncss , tbo mouth
of the Thumns , nt 9 o'clock In the morning
and arrive at St. Catharine's Isle , Isle ot
Wight , at ! ) o'clock In the nttornoon Is not
quite a hopeless failure. She will most likely
bo a great feature In the naval display in
Now York harbor next year.
Some AW11 KIIOUII Americans.
Major W. F. Tucker of the Unitnd States
army , wbo married the daughter of John A.
Logan , is herd for n few days. His wife Is
on the way to the Kivtcra for her health.
They were accompanied oy George Lemon of
Washington.
Secretary Foster looked much bettor on
his departure than on his arrival , ttioiigh
unfortunate enough lo experience the coldest
weather of the season during bis ? tay hero.
Ho did nothing * of an ofllcial character dur
ing his visit. The Americans in London who
had not seen him In a couple of years were
greatly shocked at bis appearance.
It llrouglit Them Out.
Major Hargrcaves Is so tlrea of the cole-
bratoa pearl ana nocklico , which have been
the cause of so much misery , that ho has de
cided to place them In the hands of Cbrlstlo
to bo sold. Major Hargreaves and bis wife
are still In London , rather enjoying the notoriety
riety they bavo obtained through that miser
able affair. Before the trial they were no
body to speak of at Torquay. Now they are
quite the lions of the season of that slow
watering place. Mrs. Hargreavos Is a da&h-
Ing , handsome woman , whoso plaintive ana
nicely studied appeal for mercy for her
cousin In the court won her the admiration of
all women nnd the affection of Captain and
Mrs. Osborn * .
Mrs. Osbnrno continues in the infirmary
at tbo Holloway jail. Sir Hlchard Qualn ,
wbo bellovct sbo will not live to complete
her term , Is attending her frequently. Dr.
Oswald Forbes Is interesting himself in her
behalf , and is going to agitate the question
of reopening the perjury case to give her a
clmnco to make a defense , or clso secure a
pardon on the ground of nor delicate health.
Steamship Triumphs.
The Hamburg-American and North Uer-
man Lloyd companies have reason to feel
proud. Tbo latter heads the passenger
carrying list for the last year nnd the former
conies next nna has also tbo honor of having
carried the malls from tbo Now York post-
ofllco to tbo London oQlco In 100 hours , or
seventeen hours loss time than the Etruria
ana nlno hours less than the Teutonic.
The English press Is highly gratified at the
extinction of Mr. Morcier. They accept bis
defeat as proof of tbo loyalty of tbo French
Canadians to tbo British crown. Tbo En
glish press preserves a placid demeanor on
the Boring tea matters. No attempt Is made
oven to guess at Lora Salisbury's ' action or
uttitudo and the only Information at bana
comes from the Herald.
I'reauhem Attracting Attention.
Dr. Plcrson of Philadelphia has decided to
continue tilling tuo pulpit of the late Mr.
Spurgoon until the end of Juno , when bo
will return to America. This decision was
enthusiastically received by the congrega
tion.
tion.Hcv.
Hcv. Dr. Brooke of Hereford , late of Bos
ton , is attracting tbo attention of London by
bis sermons at Hoslyn Hill chapel , Hotnp-
stead , where bo has been Installed as minis
ter.
Minister of Agriculture Chaplin has been
compelled to acknowledge In tbo House of
Commons that tbo present outbreak of foot
and mouth disease should not bo attributed
to Denmark , just as United States Cattle Inspector
specter Dr. Wray contended , but to tbo Isle
of Sbeppoy , which is a part of this tight llt-
tlo Island , All tbo same be will uo allow
Danish cattle to outer.
Hfulys in the House.
There ore now three members of tbo Healy
family In the House of Commons. Timothy
represents County Longford , Maurice sits
for that city and Tom bas just been returned ,
unopposed , for North Wexford. They come
from Bontry , nnd this little town has sup
plied nlno members of tbo Irish party. Tim
othy i piling up riches. Ho has just
mulcted the Freeman's Journal in 700 and
an arology. That should turn young Mr ,
Dwycr Gray's batr gray.
OKMCHAI , 11OOTII IIISSUD.
I'ulllo Attempt ol thu bulvutlonUt to Ad-
cirri * uu KnjclUh Audience.
LONDON , March 13. General Booth Invited
3,000 , dossers nnd ex-criminals to meet lait
night in the Grecian theater , city road , to
hear him eiplalu the progress of bis social
scheme. The condition of admission was
the presentation of a ticket to bo obtained by
passing the previous night In ono of General
Booth's bouses of shelter. At tbo appointed
hour a motlay crowd gathered in force out-
dido tbo building singing ribald songs and
uttering coarse Jests. Each person was pre
sented with a moat ploou entering. The
building was soon crammed and General
Booth was received with n storm
ot hisses when no stepped on
the stage. The croxvd bccamo so noisy that
the general could not tnnko himself heard
and was obliged to glvo up the wbolo pro
gram , Including the address ol welcome on
behalf of the social wing. There was a
chorus of shouts , "Got it , old sweater , "
"Chuck htm out , " and similar expression ? ,
the opinion bolng that tbo general bas been
fCatherine bis own neit. The police ejected
ninny of the noisiest and finally General
Booth managed to make a short address to
an accompaniment of hisses , Jeers and derisive
risive- remarks to the effect that his shelters
teemed with vermin , "Wo want food and
drink , " "Whero has all the money gone , " etc.
The organization scorned to bo organized by
woodchoppcrs mid oth-jrs. whoso industry
Booth's work seems to hnvo Injured. The
meeting dispersed In disorder.
wiThilrpw flu ) Suit.
Lovnov , March 12. Tno prosecution of
Louts Cloyis Bonaparte , son ot the Into
Prlnco Lucicn Uonaparto , who was charged
by his llrst wife with having conspired to ob
tain possession ol Jewelry valued n\ J.-0,000
In order to clvo It to Miss Laur.\ Scott ,
whom ho subsequently married , was with
drawn in the central criminal court , Old
Bailey , today on Mr. Bonaparte undertaking
to return nil the lewolry nnd pay Hoaallo
Bonaparte's costs In the action.
Old America ,
LONDON , March 12. On May 22 tboro will
open ut Manchester an exhibition to bo
known as Old Amooica. Alderman Marks ,
formerly mayor of Mancboster , Is organizing
tbo exhibition nnd will run It. lie says it
will last six months. It wilt include repro
ductions nf the streets of Boston in 1093 and
streets of Now York In 170'J. His probable
that after the exhibition is closed In Man
chester It will bo taken to Chicago nnd other
cities in the United States.
Sno lni ; Hard on tin * Continent.
LONDON , March 12. From reports received
from Germany and Sp.un It is learned that a
very heavy snow storm Is prevailing through
out those countries. Telegraphic communi
cation botivcon Franco and Spain Is Inter
rupted.
VIIXXA : , March 12. A bllz/.arJ is raging In
northern Austria and Hungary. Snow has
made the roads impassable. Traffic in
Vienna has been suspended for hours.
Another Fiik'llsh Divorce Chs < * .
LONDON , March 12. The dtvorco court bas
ordered that the tsult for dlvorco brought
against his wife by Albert O. Kundogor , the
celebrated composer and director of the
lioyal academy of music , bo placed on tno
list for trial Monday. The corespondent in
the case is Huydon Cofilu , the well known
American burltono singer.
Wont Ashore In a Pair.
PANAMA. March 12. The Pacific Mail
steamer Colima , which left San Francisco
February 18 , went ashore this morning in a
fog near La Union , San Salvador , on the
west coast of the Gulf of Fonsoca , nnd may
prove a total loss , as she is leaking.badly.
Motemeiil of Itusslun Troops.
CHACHOW , March 12. Military transport
trains bearing a largo number of troops are
continually passing hero ourouto for the
western frontier. In tbo villages and towns
of Poland 120,000 troops have been billeted
upon the inhabitants.
They Were Not Defeated.
ZiNZiiun , March 12. The report that the
British East Africa company's troop bavo
sustained n uoteat nt "VVitu nt tbo bauds of a
largo force of natives , losing many men and
a Maxln gun , proves 'o have boon incorrect.
Miitliioiix .Sllllorn.
HAVRE , March 12. A portion of tbo crow
of tbo Brotaguo have refused to sail in her
and nttomptoJ to prevent others from taking
their places. They were quelled and a crew
was put aboard.
Steamer Arrivals.
At Bremerhaven The Trnvo , from Now
York.
At Now York The City of Berlin , from
Liverpool.
At Brow Head Passed : The Carthage ,
from Baltimore ; the Aurantan , for Liver
pool ,
At Swansea Sailed : The Massachusetts ,
for Baltimore She nas a cargo of1,890 tons
of tin plate.
At tbo Ll/anl Passed : Tbo Champagne ,
from New York for Havre.
The Fire Itccord.
CLEVELAND. O. , March 12. Works of the
Cold well & Collins Norway Bolt company
burned this morning. Loss. $100,003.
UED OAK , la. . March 12. This morning
Axtoll'a restaurant , B. J. Cleveland's drug
store and George * Cheek's dry goods store
were destroyed by tiro. William S. Howe
was burnon to death.
Will I'roseeutu the l.ynrlien.
DAIU.I.NQTO.V , Wls. , March 12. The district
attorney has finally decided not to act upon
the petition signed by members of tbo county
board asking for the discontinuance of the
prosecution of tbo lynchort nt Sioboldt. The
trial commenced this morning , II. S. Martin
opened the case for the defense with an elo
quent address ,
Will Iiivcmlgatu tint I.ynoliliii ; .
McMi'ius , Tenn. , March 12. Attorney
General Peters this morning issued sub-
ptonos summoning Sheriff MoLondon , Lqwls
Williams , T , J. Seat and Nlgbtwatchman
O'DonnoIl to appear before tbo grand jury
next Tuesday , On that day an Investigation
Into Tnursday morning's lynching will bo
commenced ,
H'KATUKri fOKKO.lST.
OFFICE OF WBiTneit Bunruu. )
OMAHA , March 13 , f
The high barometer mentioned In yester
day' * paper is still central north of Minnesota
seta and the weather has turned ooldor in
the north ' , with generally northerly winds
blowing. Light snows have occurred in
Minnesota and North Dakota.
Temperature has risen south and west of
us. Concordla. Kan. , reporting a maximum
of 70 = unil Dodge City 74 = . Fair weather
lias prevailed In and south ol thu Missouri
valley.
For Omaha nnd Vicinity Probably con
tinued fair weather , becoming colder , with
northerly winds during Sunday.
WASHINGTON , D. O. , March ia.-For Towa
Generally faircolder ; Sunday ; northeast
winds.
For Minnesota Llgbt local snows ; winds
shifting to easterly ; colder iu southeast portion
tion ; warmer in extreme northwest portion.
For Kansas Generally fair anil slightly
colder Sunday : northeast winds.
For Missouri Fair ; slightly colder ; winds
shitting to northerly.
For Nebratka-Uenorally fair ; easterly
winds ; colder.
For Colorado Increasing cloudiness ami
slightly colder in east portion ; iioitboait
winds.
For South Dakota-Fair , followed bv tight
rain or snow by Monday morning ; east
winds ; ooldor except Iu oxtrerao north per
tion.
PRESS PROSECUTIONS
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Emperor William's Intqlerauco Not Rel
ished by the German People.
ARRESTS FOR LESE MAJESTE CONTINUE
Nowspapars timl Individuals Must Bo Care
ful When Speaking of His Majesty.
BLUSTERING ! BLIZZARDS BLOW IN BERLIN
Traffic Suspended nnd Business luterforred
With by the Storms.
WILLIAM AND THE KING OF HANOVER
Their DlnVriMirrn Are Amloalily Adjusted
Th I'mperor ltei'o\erliif | from IIU 111-
ite i .Minister PIirjpH Itetiiriix to Her-
lln Ne Irom tin ; fatherland.
Bini.i.v : , March 12. The bitter weather
that bas prevailed bore for the past throe
days bas retarded tbo emperor's recovery
from tbo cold wtOn which ho Is suffering.
Quito n number of parsons besides the em
peror hnvo been affected by the cold weather
and are suffering .from chills. For n tlmo
yesterday a perfect. American bllz/nrd pre
vailed hero. Trrtfliq on the ntroots was Im
peded for hours ami business was paralyzed.
Tbo emperor suffered u relapse last night
which caused a po3tponmnont of the audi
ence .sot for today. Ills majesty has n slight
fiwer , but continues ; his work In his bed
room , Ho Is hltrhly pleased at tbo reconcilia
tion that has boon affected with the dultc of
Cumberland concerning the Guolph fund.
Surrender ol thu King nl Hanover.
The Kcichsanglger this evening publishes
n communication from the ompsror to the
Prussian ministry nnnounoln ? th'it the tlmo
has arrived to annul the sequestration of
the property of the fate King George of Han
over. In a letter dated Thursday the duke
of Cumberland requests the ompjror to give
bis gracious consideration to the oxccutlon
of the treaty dealing with the property of
the late king. The 'etior coiieliidoi : "lam
pleased to avail myself of tbu opportunity of
once moro declaring' that it Is fnr from my
Intention to engage Ip buy enterprise calcu
lated to disturb or in' any way maimco the
peace of the Gorinfm empire , or the states
belonging thereto1 ?
The totio ot the Quko's surrender is a sar-
prlso to his adherents and opponents allko.
Some adequate declaration was dcman Jed
from him by the government , but nothing
moro was expected jihau a recognition ot the
German empire \vJthXpromso ! of friendly
neutrality. His ab'jict 'renunciation of the
'
principles reads as if . 'ft bad. been dictated by
"
the .
emperor. /t
InlliiriicciHu * Oncon Victoria.
The fiicnds of tao.tii1'io ' anirm that Queen
Victoria and the , . pijmca , oCValos ! ! Induced
the members * of'tho Dmlsh royal family to
join thorn in bringing pressure on the duke
to obtain his consent to tbo emperor's ar
rangement regarding the duchy and Guolph
fund. .The duke gave way before the com
bined family onslaught and to the consider
ation of the international policy that Influ
enced ttio negotiation's. Improved relations
between tbo emperor and the ruling families
of Russia nnd Denmark are expected to re
sult. Although a reconciliation hail not boon
definitely effected within the last few days ,
members of tbo imperial court credit a report
that the emperor is already making arrange
ments to meet the duke of Cumberland and
the c/.ar at Copenhagen during the early sum
mer.
mer.Tho Cologne Gazette states that the duke ,
In encaging a tutor for bi oldest son , di
rected that his education should be purely
German. The history of the war between
Hanover and Prussia In 1S 0 is to be pasbcd
over lightly. Tbo bcv w.lll bo fitted to take
any post us a peed German.
Grand Duke of Hci.sc.
A bulletin issued today says that the gen
eral strength of' tbo grand duke of Hesse ,
who was stricken with paralysis n feiv days
ago , shows a further * dlmunltton. A grave
Rymptom , rattling lii the wind ppo ! , has sot
in and loaves ills condition hopeless. The
Grand Duke Sorglai of Russia and the
grand duchess , wbo is a daughter of tbo
grand duke of IIosso and ntbor members of
the family , are l'Armstadt t waiting the
end. Thodoatii of the grand duke of Hesso
will bavo no effect on tbo political situation.
His successor will bo tbo Grand Duke
Albert , who Is a lieutenant of the guards at
Potsdam and a good friend of the omneror.
Unemployed Workmen Meet.
A meeting of 3,500 unemployed workmen
was hold In the Tlvoll gardens today. There
was no disturbance. The VorwoorU , as iho
organ of the socialist members of the Uolch-
stug , was declared to be'no longer the mouth
piece of the worklngmen. Finally a resolu
tion was approved affirming atheism , as rec
ognized by the party , an action which moans
that revolution U its method to achieve Its
almi ,
The Vorwaortz replying to this action drew
n distinction between working polotariot nnd
the lumpen or canaille polotanat , the former
vindicating socialism by parliamentary
methods , the latterd sgraclng tbo cause of
'
the worKor.by not. *
Two extremists , , Auorbach mid Blester ,
were arrested and. jpficod on trial on the
charge of Inciting ; "civil war. During tbo
course of the case. . Blister referred to the
'
emperor's speech , 'noting , that if bo ivas
condemned for lnoljtlng civil war the emperor
ought to be nlsq comlomntid , The court at
once stopped tbo q so pd ordered the arrest
of Blester on tbo' further charge of lose
majostc ,
Herr Subell , ahflnlwr of the Berlin muni
cipal court , wbo wpsexp/osslngblmself Ireoly
the ' uttcmacos has aUo been
on emperor's , ar
rested , ,
I'resit
The crop of press prosecutions grows daily ,
Even obscure papervpublUhod In Lolpslc ,
Mulhausen.and . Hanover , do not escape the
'
vigllancob'f the public prosecutor. A Munich
paper announced th.o'issuo of a cartoon on
tbo carnival procession , In which a group
presented a pictorial burlesque of the em
peror's Brandenburg address to malcontents
*
to emigrate , Tbt > issue of the cartoon was
stopped by tbo t-p'vcrument authorities. His
majesty'6 Intolerance of criticism approaches
a craze.
The Hon. WHlam Walter Puotps , United
'
States mlnlstor.'who returned to Berlin to
day from bit trip to Utf.vpt , looks to be enjoying -
joying Bpleiidl&bealtb. Ho says bo feels in
good trim for work after bis vacation ,
Colonel Druse' uuu Dr. W. A. BlddU are
now in the city ? They are going to KussU
to superintend tuo distribution ol ( lour and
provisions sent from America on the steamer
Indiana for tbo relief of tbo sufferers.
n MIMU.S : ; o OUT.
Oommciieemrnt of DID ( ] ltnntlo Strike
Trouhln reared.
LONDON , March 12. Tbo ; reat coat minors
strike was inaugurated today. At 2 o'clock
this afternoon the men employed In the
mines In Lancashire and Cheshire and York
shire stopped work. Tbo only mon now at
work nro surface men , pumpers , ventilator
nttondauts.ctc. who were not called out. In
Durham the minor * also completely stopped.
Tno number of minors who had quit work up
to noon In Nottingham was ' . ' 0,000. The coal
stocks In the Bristol district nro already
nearly exhausted. As the result of tbo strike
In that district the price ot coal bas gene up
I shillings a ton , Belgian shippers are send
ing coal to the Tynonnd the Thames. Colliers
carrying tlicso consignments nro expected to
arrive Mondarv. 1 bo coal porters will at
tempt to pruvont the dljcnarpo ot these
cargoes nnd It Is feared this will lead to n
ronownl of tbo dock troubles.
Ono ot the results of the split which oc
curred among the North Wales minors is
that men warning iu Flintshire will not go
on n strike , but will work not moro than five
days n week.
Wooden barricades nro being built around
tbo mouths ot the various pits In Durham
nnd none of the minors will bo allowed Inside
these Inclosurcs. It U believed tnatnta
conference to ba held Wednesday next by
the miners federation It will bo decided to
limit holidays ton weak und restrict the
output during the summer.
Industries Close Down.
Mnny of tbo largo Industrial establish
ments in Leeds and Manchustor nnd on the
Tccssldo and Tynsido and other places In the
vicinity of the colliers damped their 11 reo
when the operators left their work this
afternoon. This moans that work will not
bo resumed on Monday , the manufacturers
rotusliut to pay the extraordinary prices now
demanded lor coal.
The Minors federation will pay the men
strike wages during the period nf idleness.
Tno only exception to this , so far as nt pros-
out known , U the Durham minors , who will
not receive pay. It will require n very largo
sum of money to pay the 4'JJ.OJJ man who , it
is said , have quit work , though they receive
strike wages.
The treasury of the federation was sub-
jectoJ to'n levy , to b2 made upon the men as
soon ns thov return to work.
The weather today is stormy and the snow
liei several Inches deep In the villages about
the colterios. This afternoon delegates from
all collieries in the county of Durham met In
the town of Durham and finally decided that
they would submit to no reduction in their
wages. The Durham and Northumberland
miners are not members of the Minors fed
eration , but have an organization of their
own the National union. This union nnd
the Miners Federation of Great Britain and
Ireland are entirely distinct.
I'avorahlo Outlook for a 1'rotrarted Strike.
The action of the Durham minors promises
to cause a protracted strike in that country ,
as the mine owners there declared that if the
men stopped work at their own convenience
they would not bo employed ujam except at
a reduction of 12J par cent. 'Tho question
atissuo is n-u-oauetlon-of wages. In some
cases the owners' proposal of reduction was
mot by a Hat refusal oa the part of the mon ;
in others it was mot by a
counter proposal to reduce temporarily
tbo numbsr of weekly working days
to five , in others again it was met by the
proposal to stop work altogether for a cor-
uiln time. The second and third proposals
were based on the principle that u reduction
of output would , by causing a rlso in prices ,
obviate t.bo necessity of a reduction In wages.
The third proposal is that which the federa
tion has adopted , The membership of tbo
federation is enormous. It comprise. ? about
2SflOOJ miners , ot whom 2D0.030 nro bottom
workers , tbo remaining 80,000 bainir em
ployed on tbo surface , or at the pit bank , as
it Is called.
Wilt Hold n Conrercnro 111 f.o.'ldan.
The federation delegates who mot some
time ago at tbo Manchester conference repre
sented 175,000 working minors. Tbo conference
enco to ba held on Wednesday will tale
place in London. Thorn Is a spjcial and Im
mediate reason for selecting London as the
place for tbo next coiiforenca ; nanuly , the
expected parliamentary discussion on the
eight-hour bill.
Mr. Parrott , a leader in the federation , in
speaking of tbo do-nand for nn eight-hour
day , said : "Thochoica HOH batwoon a par
liamentary act and recourse to strikes. Vfo
want toavolctttio harsh and coitly plan of
strikes. In agltatlnc the eight-hour day. wo
are consulting tna Oivnor's IntoraUsas wjll
as our own. "
Only an act can protect thoio owners who
are willing to try tha eight-hour day against
their rivals who opposed tas limitation , leg
islative or otherwise. Another scheme of
tbo federation Is to rescue women from thorough
rough , demoralizing nnd uneconomic labor at
tno pit-mouth.
In Durham nnd Northumberland.
The main question at issue In Durham and
Northumberland was not whether tbo out
put should bo reduced , but wnothr tbo mon
should accept the owners'offer of reduced
wages. To the first offer of a reduction of IS
cents the men replied with a threat of a
striko. They were almost unanimous in ra-
jocttng tbo suggestion of arbitration and
thelractlou today shows they intend to fight
the masters with the only weapon at their
hands a ntrlko.
Hitherto most of the water used by the
miners and their famllloi In their household
duties has boon obtained from the mines , the
pumps there furnishing them with nn
abundant supply , and It la now foaroJ that n
water famine will follow tbo cessation of
work. Tbo women and children are procuring
water Irom every available source and stor
ing it In ull manner and kind of rocop'.aclo ?
In their houses , The minor * have plenty of
coal , as the mild weather has allowed them
to provide themselves with liberal supplies.
I'.VSSINU OF 110UI.ANiiiE. :
Ia t ot the Itr.ivu General Will Ho Sold
Soon I'xleiil of thu DUunti'r.
[ Copm ttililcit IKti Inj Jainta ( joiilnit llrnmtt. ]
Bnussii. | , March 12. ( Now York Herald
Cable Special to TUB BKB.J- Largo green
postern were placed this morning outside the
building formally occupied in tbo rue
Montocor by General Boulangor , announcing
the sale on March ' . ' 3 of nil tbo general's
belongings for tbo benefit of his heirs. 1
have secured for tbo Herald details of the
sale , which forms the closlnir episode of
tbo general's extraordinary career , The
sale will Include about tixty pictures ,
bnuutlful water colors by d'ICtalllc , etchings
by do Nouvllle , llvo nil portraits of General
Boulanger , about ton other portraits In chalk ,
pen and ink , und ono made of u woman'b tmtr
( probably Mine , do Bonncmaln't ) stuck on
glass , besides bronze and marble busts , Inn'u-
morablo , phctourapus representing every
episode In the general's career. Many pieces
of silverware , presents to the ( 'cnural ,
tso Included In the sale , together with
weapons of nil lorts , jewelry , writing table ,
furniture and a library containing about 300
books.
This sale will bo ono of tbo most curious
events of the year.
.Must Certainty Dlr ,
Iho Andorluos mine disaster prove * even
moro appalling than nt llrst expected. The
whole mlno Is on 11 ro nnd the owners are
having It Inundated , so that the entombed
minors are cither burned to death or nould
bo drowned.
Tbo death roll will show 2:11 : killed , besides
these Injured. Two men were killed this
morning while searching for the dead ,
Whoto families of miners have parlshed.
There Is not n homo in the town which Is
not a house ot mourning. The corpses re
covered will be burled tomorrow.
.txoTiiin
Moro South Dakota liidl.nt l.'iiul .May Ho
Opened to While Settlers.
DnAtnvoon , S. D. , March 11. ( Special
Telegram to Tin : Br.i : . ] An Important comi
cs 1 of Brulo and llosobud Sioux is to ua hold
ntUosobud Indian agency on Monday. There
nro 214 families of Brulo ? , of which number
lojty-four families have taken lauds In sev
erally. Thu rom.ilniug . 170 families bavo
offered to cctlo their reservation , containing
about l.OOO.ODJ acres , to the government ,
nnd pronoso in event the government pur
chases to movu to the Koscbml reservation ,
The Kofobnil Indians are loth to receive-
them ( thu li'O families of Brulus numberUSO
Indians ) unless they will cover the money
received from the sale of thulr lauds Into the
Hosobud treasury. An agreement will bo
reached at tha council. If the consolidation
is effected ono of the two agencies on the
Brulo reservation will bo discontinued.
'llmperato ( 'rlmliialH l > cape.
BKI.I.C Fociiciii : , S. D. , March 12. [ Special
Telegram to Tun BKI : . ] .luck Grumstcnd
nnd a character known as the "Wild Irish
man , " wanted hero for tbo burglary oC tbo
Ii'lkborn company's warehouse , broke jail nt
Mlnncscln last night and sklppsd. Thov
stole two horses and n sautllo bora on their
way out. They bavo probably gene Into
Wyoming or Montana.
I.lneoluViis Not Indicted.
UAIMD Cm , S. D. , March 12. ISpdolal
Telegram to Tuu BUG. ! This morning the
grand Jury reported but did not return nn
Indictment against Charles G. Lincoln , ox-
cashier of tbo Hill Citv bank , charged with
embezzlement. Lincoln lied a year ago when
closed , was arrested In Montana and brought
back two months nio. It Is now generally
believed that otnorswcro more guilty than
Lincoln , but no nrrcsU bavo been made.
n.ix < ; ii > ro .1 TKi.Run.ii'it POLE.
.Missouri CltireiiH Make Short Work of
l.ucheroim Itrute.
OC.MtnoM.Tox. Mo. , March 12. Yesterday
afternoon while Mrs. Pcroton , wire of John
Pcreton , a farmer living four miles fiom
town , was nlono nt her home , nn unknown
tramp forced nn entrance to the house.
With a blow upon the head ho felled Mrs.
Poroion to the cround , and drawing n revolver
ver and presenting it at his victim's bead , bo
criminally assaulted her nnd escaped to the
woods.
Mrs. Pereton , when found , was in an un
conscious condition. As soon as she revived
sbo told the story of the assault. Mr. Pcre
ton came Immediately to town and nshctlft's
posbo was formed to search for the assailant.
Tba search was kept up until noon today ,
when a dispatch was recnivod from Wakcndn
stuting that n man Had been arrested there
answctlng tbo description of Mrs. Porcton's
assailant , The prisoner was brought hero
this evening nnd was taken immediately to
Jail , where ho confessed to the crime. He
declined , however , to give Ins name.
An unorganized mob attacked thu jail with
the intention of securing the prisoner and
lynching him , but Sheriff Lewis had antici
pated such a move und had placed n strong
guard heavily armed iu tbo jail. The mob
bccamo discouraged at tbo resistance shown
by the sheriff nnd dispersed. Another mob
Is being formed tonight , with a bettor organi
zation and will make another attack upon the
jail. The sheriff says ho will defend his
prisoner at all hazards.
b JtKCOItllS IIKOKKA' .
Hcmarkahlo Time Iu Whleh The Iteo llu-
rcan of Claims Secures ratonti.
WASHIOTOV , D. C. , March 12. [ Special
Telegram to THE BEH.J The Washington
oil ! ce ot Tin : Bcii Bureau of Claims today se
cured for Messrs : Chambers nnd Gruvor of
Bitter Water. Cal. , n patent on a shell
loader. This Is on Improvement over any
thing now used and Is expected to provo val
uable to tbo inventors. Tbo patents secured
by the Bureau are unusually strong ones.
The Washington office of Tin ; HKI : Bureau
of Claims alsu procured today from the gen
eral land olltca for Alexander McNnlr , Hob-
sonviUo , Ore. , n patent to the east half of
southeast quarter section 2 ! ) , and west half
of southwest quarter section 21) ) , township 1
north , rnngo lu west , Wllliametto Mcrldon ,
containing HID acres. In this case appear
ance was entered for McNair by the Wash
ington office of Tin : BBK Bureau on February
20 and the patent was secured 'In twenty
days. This eclipses all previous records
made by the bureau In securing land pntonlH
and exemplifies tbo exceptional facilities pos
sessed by the bureau for securing to settlers
their patents.
I'ceullar Cuho ol an Illinois rurmrr.
MoNMoUTir , HI. , March 12. | Special to
Tun BI-.I : . ] Wednesday evening , February
17 , Robert II , Uankln loft his homo near
Monmouth , III , , to co to the stock farm of W.
P. Youmr near Mount Pleasant , la. , wbero
bo expected to purchase some line stock. Ho
never reached his destination , and no trace of
him can bo found. Ho was uu enterprising
voung farmer and breeder of line stock , well
known among breeders throughout tbo west ;
his habits were exemplary , aiid his business
affairs were In excellent shape , and no rea
sonable theory can bo advanced for his vol
untary absence.
Ho may have met with foul play , or mny
have wandered away dunngnsiiddon aberra
tion of mind. Ho was . ' ! ) years of ago. abo'jl
live feet ton Inches In height , weighed 175
pounds , bad blue uves. brown hair , thin on
top except a "tuft" in front , nnd a light mus
tache. Ho were a black diagonal suit and
overcoat , plush can , congress gaiters , nrctlcs ,
white shirt , turn-down collar and plum col-
nred tie with leaf figure of old gold , He bad
a morocco dairy , nn open Inco mlvor watch ,
( No. of watch case ill ) , I ill , and of WnlUiam
movement No. ii,2.'l'JIJi ) ) , and probably lesa
than . * > ( > In money In his pockets. Any Information
mation concornlng him will bo llbur.illv re
warded by tilH brother , ( 'cargo C. Uunkin ,
postmaslej 01 Moumouth.
Indli'ted for l.lhol.
BATON HoUiiK , l.u. , March 12 , Hofoio an
adjournment of the district court this eve
ning tbo gret.d jury brought In Ita final ic-
port of a numborof indictments found , Tboro
was ono against Colonel John C , WIcklllTo of
Now Orleans for libel. The charge U that
In u recent article contributed to the Forum
on tbo lottery question there were certain
passages reflecting upon Judge Bucker's
coursn in the Stalnunt case aud conuoying
the Impression that his rulings were
prompted by Improper motives.
Itnmori * ConreriiliiK fiould ,
SATA Fi : , N. M. , Match 12.An absurd report
port Is circulated lu the dispatches to the
effect that Jay Gould decided not to go to
Mexico because bo feared being captured by
Darza'a ganf und held forranscm The facts
In the matter are that Mr. Gould Is sogroatly
charmed \\ltn southeastern Nuw Mexico
that ho may decide to givn up bis Mexican
trip und stop ut JCddy. For the past two
days he has been Inspecting the local Irriga
tion ? yslouis iu tbo Pecos valluy ,
ffsir
S.T 1
Wheels of EnglaiiF * islativo Body Are
Idle for SomKS feSwu Koasoti.
BALFOUR CAN'T ' § RT THE MACHINE
Ho Doesn't Understand its Mochnnlcism anil ,
Consequently Fails as Engineer.
MR. GLADSTONE IS CONTENT TO WAIT
Ho Does Not Want to Hurry the Downfall
of the Conservative Government.
PREDICAMENT OF THE IRISH FACTIONS
Uneh Kager lit Contluun the IVi'il , Itut
Neither Hits the Canti ( o Proeeed Ou
im > rt of the < ! reat Cu.tl
.Miners' .strllti < .
IC < ) | ij/i-fiffl ( ? IKK nJnmt | * Oonl m
LONDON- , March 12. [ Now Yorit Horalil
Cable-Special to Tun Uii : : . ] The govern
ment Is getting Into great , dlllloiilty In ttio
House of Commons owing to ttio complete
block of business. Not ono of Its measures
Is mailing tbo least progress , ami wtmt la
ovoii worse , si-arcoly any money cnu bo ob
tained , although largo sums nro required bu-
fovo tbo close of the present month , which
ends tbo financial yoar. The orillunry rules
of the hotiso are suspended In some Impor
tant particular * , ana ull kinds of expedients
nro being tried to got tbo mlnistorlal coach
out of the rut , but It sticks fast. Kvory-
thlng Is In n bopolcss state of muddloilom
nnd nobody is nblo to sea his \vay out of It.
Of course tbo blame necessarily falls upon
tbo rcul loader. Mr. Bnlfour has not shown
that command of the situation his friends
I poked for. It Is quite evident tluit bin
knowledge of tbo forms of tbo house Is * of a
very superficial description , n disadvantage
which dogs every stop ho takes. Air. Bui-
four made n great reputation as Irish secre
tary. If he could have bad bis way , 1 don't
bellovo ho would bavo changed that position
for any other , but the death of Mr. Smith
forced him to accept the leadership.
Slight llo-ies lor Ualloiir.
Ho has thus far not been able to got a good
grasp on the machine. Ho lotR the debate go
maundering for hours , wben an early and ju
dicious remonstrance would bring it to an
end , and seems unableto make up his mlnu
quickly. In dealing \vitli emergencies ha
lacks firmness , promptness and decision.
But tbo party conorall.v is not dlspojcd to
judgu him harshly , nnd ballovo tlmo iiiul ex-
pcrionco will make 'good all dollciancos.
Unfortunately every day places the pov-
ornmcnt in a poiition of creator Jeopardy.
Many fear it will not ba able to tide over
Easter , and In that case the Gladstpulans
would gain unquestionable udVMitiiRO iu tbu
election , for the > conservatives are by no
nicaiib reiidy atlbis iDOmonL fora final trial
ot strength.
Mr. Gladstone himself is not anxious to
precipitate a crisis , for if bn came Into power
too soon ho would li.ivo to produce u now
homo mlo bill this year. This would not
suit , bis book. Ho would like to bavo the au
tumn for maturing n scheme , and will dis
close nothing until this tlmo next yoar. Ha
Is not doing anything to add to the embar
rassment of the government , though Irregu
lar sharpshooters in his ranks work bard
enough in that direction. It Is always easy
to protract a discussion or waste tlmo put
ting all sorts of questions to ministers on tha
most trilling matter.
Can They Keuuli the Cash ?
Irishmen cannot bo accused of obstructing' ,
for their own affairs require the greater part
of their attention. How to liberate all that
money tlod up In Parl Is the great proDloni
with them. So fnr the bankers retain pos <
session and have no right to glvo It up to any
of the claimants. Funds must bo bad for thu
parliamentary election , nnd only a few driblets -
lots rome in from the United Status. Both
sections of the party arc In the same plight.
The sinews of war ore lacking. With di
visions in their ran us , with no supreme
leader , and no money in the bank , their pros
pects are not so bright us they were In Par-
ncll's palmy days.
- Strike Without u 1'arallel.
Trade , inevitably has a great effect upon
politics. Seldom of late years has there
been u greater cause for anxiety than on the
score of the Immense coal strlku. It enlarges
its area every day , and workman in all sorts
of Industries are thrown out of employment
inconsequence. It is one of the most im
portant. events that has occurred in modern
limns. Iron works and cotton mills are be
ing closed , furnancei blown out and railroads
nro discharging their hands.
If this disaster hud boon brought about by
capitalists or employers , wo should now
ho on the eve of u revolution ,
hut It Is entirely owing to
working men themselves. It Is purely anil
essentially n labor movement beginning with
a hcction of colliers who desired to raise tbo
price of coal by producing nn artlllclul
scarcity. Not only have they caused enor
mous Buffering among the poor during this
inclement season , but they are depriving
thousands of their own class of the very
means of subsistence. In the whole history
of the labor world nothing Is found to equal
this. It will open the eyes ot tbo country to
the complete mastery labor has obtained
over capital , and the torrlblo dangers which
are Involved hi the now despotism now llrmly
established. A MKMIIKII of PAHI.IAMUNT.
CouutoH llusitrll Again.
LONDON , March 1' . ' . Countosa Kunoll ,
wife of Lord Russell , who recently unsuc
cessfully sued for a writ of Judicial separ
ation anu who was ordered by the dlvorco
court to pay tbo costs , has appealed from the
order. Judgment on the question Is re
served ,
Countess Knsscll claims that sbn has not
the money necessary to pay the coils and nor
solicitor1 ! ! fees , and asks that her husband bo
compelled to pay I bom ,
for Mm , < > lmrii ' 4 Itfli-uxr ,
LONDON' , March 12 , A society journal
hero has started n petition ask In ? for a com
mutation of the Kontenct ) ot Mr * , Florjiico
Klhol Osborno for theft nnd perjury , Ho far
the petition bus received but few signatures.
Arfhdnko Leopold Serloiuly III ,
VIKX.VA , March 12. Tba Arcbduko Leo
pold , uncle of ICmporor Francis Joseph , IB
uufloring from congestion of the lungs , Tbu
physicians pronounce his condition serious.
iliillonr ( ili-cii l'i I r Wiirnliiir.
LONDON , March 12Varlou * morning
papers warn iinlfour that ho bus been pit
iably weak thus far and must bo a lender
wbo leads or oUu follow ,
