FHE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE.
TWENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , MAfc'OII ' 2(5 ( , 1893-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBER 277.
MAD WITH METHOD
Ablwardt'u Peculiar Actions tha Result of a
Deep Lying Sinister Motive.
EMPEROR WILL NOT VISIT THE POPE
Political Seasons Will Prevent the Oall that
Had Been Arranged For.
CAPRIVI MAY TRIUMPH IN THE END
Sentiment in the Reichstag is Changing on
the Military Bill ,
TROUBLE IN CENTER AND POLISH PARTIES
Mlgmiof ItrealdiiK In tlio One nnil Upnn Ho.
Tolt In tlin Oilier 1'rlnco lllmunrck
I * III ( unit-nil ( Ionium Po-
lltlrul Uo lp.
\CapvrWtil \ I8S3liu Jama Onrtlnit ttenntlt. ]
BEitMNMurch25. New York Herald Cable
Special to Tuc HUE. ] It was In the midst
of a llory debate on Wednesday
when one of the members of the
Kelehstng had made n scathing speech about
Hector AhlwariU and closed by saying , "You
must understand this action of yours Is not
usual in members of the Hclehstag. " That
remark Alilwuiilt Jotted down in u small ,
cheap note book which ho always carries
open in his hand. In the speech with wliich
* followed lie ended up with this words :
"I wish you to understand that my elec
tion to the Koiehstug was no ordinary event ,
ua joi- will find out. "
Indued it looks as though this small , thick
set irrepressible schoolmaster is destined to
niter entirely the nature of tlto sittings of
the Ilclchstag. ills tactics remind one of
the earlier days of the homo rulers , when the
House of Commons laughed them to scorn
They broiiKht forward irresponsible charges
against irresponsible people , till at last ,
when some of them turned out to bo
correct , discontented people from all
parts of the country began sending
in information to them. So now with Ahl-
wardt untl-Scmlto who knows
, every - any
thing detrimental to the Semites will send
it to him. Later on lie will possibly have
some substantial charges to go upon. Mean
time ho is perfectly content in having
totally upset the traditional proprieties of
the Kelohslag and Introduced a system of
obstructions which Is always causing much
apprehension to legislative assembly.
Will Not Visit the J'ope.
It is said that it is an understood thing
that the kaiser will not visit Pope I-eo , and
her majesty Is much disappointed thcrcut ,
jis slio had set her heart on a visit to the
pontiff. Hut political Reasons have been
urged against It.
Germany' * Chlraco Kxhllilt.
Captain Rogers , who came over hero to
talio charge of the government exhibits for
Chicago , leaves with these treasures on
Tuesday next on board the Havel. Ho has
not seen the exhibits , as they were already
packed up when ho arrived. Ho visl'.s Dor-
Jin for the first time and is much pleased
with the city. Ho was a highly Interested
spectator in ' the diplomatic box at the Ahl-
wardt dobato. Ho attributes the tine dis
play sent by the German government largely
to the energetic efforts of Consul General
Edwards , who certainly has worked Indo-
fatlgably to obtain most of the remarkable
and very interesting historical treasures of
Germany. Captain llogcrs will accompany
the exhibit to Now York , where a special
train under tlio charge of Commissioner
Wcrmuth will take them on.
31 wy Vet PIIIM tlio Itlll.
Desultory comments on tlio military bill
continue in the press. The Gormanla , thn
organ of the center , seems to think its pas
sage possible , as also docs the Krouz Zel-
tung , the organ of Herr Hichter. Many dep
uties have taken to using the word "com
promise" freely , while Herr Bcnnigsen is
once more to the front with further conccs
sions , which I doubt the house will approve.
Minister Pholos returned yesterday after
a delightful trip to Tanglers , Gibraltar and
Naplo . Ho Is In excellent health.
Hindu * * Awful Hcoiireu.
Once again terrible reports arc arriving
from Itussia respecting the cholera , where
thousands of cases exist among the peas
ants. The epidemic , which is causing a
panic , Is approaching the frontier and has
reached Varsovio.
I am afraid Prlnco nismarclc Is not In the
best of health. Ho has been troubled with
swollen veins lately , while the old but not
dangerous malady of neuralgia causes him
much torture. His birthday next week will
bo celebrated vt itli more than extra zeal.
At Hamburg they are preparing for a
papal pilgrimage , and the kaiser is credited
with being ready with congratulations.
Pnrtk-ft Uolni ; tu Plocos.
The center party , hitherto considered un-
bcndublc , is showing signs of oscillation , for
their candidate , Boise , has Just been de
feated by Editor Fussnagel. This is looked
UK | > n as a revolt against the discipline of the
party , and a severe hit at Iwlebor , who , while
n very able man , lacks tlio supreme author
ity which Herr Windthorsl wielded. A
seism is also three toning the Polish camp ,
on account of tlio vote given in favor of the
military bill , which was Inlluenccd largely
by Mine. ICosclctskI , who is a great favorlto
nt court. Several Polish newspapers ask
that neither Baron ICosclctskI nor llaron
Letocha bo re-elected. Further there Is a
call for the withdrawal of all the Polish
members who voted for the bill.
Baron von Marschall , minister of foreign
affairs , will bo accompanied to Homo by two
secretaries , which shows his visit is Intended
to have a political aspect.
Caprlvl' * Stiirlllnu Aclmls'lou.
'
A remarkable article has appeared In the
Mllltarlscho Corresnondenz , which is gen
crjlly credited as representing Caprlvl's
opinion , saying ho would bo very content
with an appeal to the country , and wouU :
resign If the result showed the opinion wo , ;
unfavorable. This is slgnlflcant In showing
the chancellor is awake to public fooling.
llUnmrrk't Poriniml Purncrnph * .
A member of the Hcrrcuhaus tells mi
what happened in the sitting of hat bed iy ;
on Monday last , when a vote was taken erie
a now president. The Herrcnhaus Is th' : '
equivalent of the House of Ix > rd * in Englam
tuul is a highly important ronstitutlona
body. To It belongs ail the obot1
burgomclsters of the largest towns rIn
Prussia. In the first vote taken the name Inof
lilsmarck was brought forward and obtalnci
43 votes out of 85. Then a council wasiholi
and it was decided that the election of th <
prince , Which would have been very gratify
Ing to the house itself , was injudicious In
the body which Is looked upon as the strong
est pillar of the monarchy , as the election of
IllsmarcU , It was deemed , would give I Igh
offense to the ctnpcror. In consequence the
IJIsmarcklan vote was withdrawn. In his
place Prlnco Stollberg Wcrnlgcrodo was
elected president.
But , and thr.ru Is it but in the minds of cer
tain members of the court , n rumor , perhaps
only 0110 of the thousand and ono which float
around the big corridors of the palace ,
which I give merely as such accounts go , is
that the kaiser would bo witling If a dlgnitled
and reasonable way were found for him to
congratulate Blsmark on his 78th birthday ,
which occurs In April. Will a means bo
found ? That , as far as I hear , is the ques
tion.
Would Ho a Good .Move.
It will bo diflleult. There la , first and
foremost , the present chancellor. Ho will
use every effort to prevent any such rap-
procehtr.ent. Caprlvl has shown ono strongly
developed quality during his tenure of 'ofllco.
That is his uncompromising and unforgiving
hostility to nil who have opposed him. It Is
the Idea of these who favor the notion of'
congratulations being sent from the kaiser
to Bismarck that If the kaiser found means
of doing so , ho would have completed the
cleverest and most Important stroke of
diplomacy which ho has achieved
since his accession to the throne.
It would bring him desirable pop
ularity with the masses. Next after
such a conciliation ho would find himself
cheered to the echo as ho took his usual
afternoon ride in Untcr den Linden. It
would bring him the support of the landed
gentry , agriculturists , bankers , merchants
and aristocrats. It would Indeed be a great
coup for him as well as a highly graceful act
from a young and vigorous monarch to an old
and tried statesman , who , as lie pathetically
put it himself , is stiff In mind and body.
Both would bo greater men after it. Will
the kaiser execute this coup ?
I'liiimiit Sciuid ils Promised
I have already cabled you that in April
will commence the trial of Harden , the
author of an article In a weekly magazine
wliich lately caused a good deal of
stir here. Tlio magazine was confiscated
not long ago for n revolutionary
article. The cause of the coming trial
is an atrocious article on the education of
the sovereign. The kaiser felt aggrieved , and
the matter was taken up by the court. Har
den will conduct his own defense , so you can
Judge how piquant will be his ventilation of
the question , but , unfortunately , ho will be
heard in camera. It Is generally rumored
that Prince Bismarck inspired the article.
We arc also going to be treated to another
orotlo bcamlal , very much on the lines
of the J eipsic case , revealing the
fact that many married women , whoso
character was considered hitherto without
reproach , have been in the habit of meeting
lovers , consisting of H band of roues. The
head of the band is an Italian sculptor living
in Wilhclmstrasse. The whole thlnir was
discovered by chance , being revealed by a
servant of the Italian. Ho asserts that
orgies took place similar to these for which
Banker Hugo Loewy has been condemned.
The wives of editors and the daughters of
generals and lawyers are implicated. The
case will coino up after Easter somb time.
Slngur In nil Asylum.
I told you that Herr Singer , the rich social
democrat , was affected mentally. This Is
contradicted by bis friends. I now under-
stan'd that ho lias retired into a private
asylum for mental diseases.
Ono of the latest phases of Ahlwardt's
checkered career Is that his conservative
friends who very largely contributed to his
return to the Uelchstag , have sent him an
intimation of regret at having voted for him.
Ahlwardt , nothing daunted by all the hard
blows ho has received , is again resorting to
his old tactics , and will shortly publish a
pamphlet reiterating his charges against the
government , but which may cost him
another trial. It Is to bo called the "Miguel
Case. " Ho still maintains that ho will
bi Ing forward his proofs after Easter.
Will Choke Him Oft"
I have spoken about Ahlwardt's obstruc-
tionary tactics , but maybe ho will not have
matters entirely his own way , because I
hear that the kaiser , who keeps thoroughly
informed as to the movements of the Reich
stag , lias spoken concerning the possibility
of altering the rules of the house and
adopting the cioturo , as is applied to over-
loquacious orators In the English House of
Commons , and this will probably bo voted
immediately the Reichstag reassembles.
Seine llerltn Goialp.
I spoke some time ago of the possibility of
Prince Henry coming hero to assume some
burden under the direction of Count von Eu-
lenberg. The trouble is the difficulty of Una-
Ing him a palace. The Kaiser Wllhelmpalaco
would bo admirable , but when the empress
died she left in her will a clause to the effect
that the three ladies In waiting should have
apartments there during their lives. " Two
of these ladies considerately * consented
when requested to accept quarters In Chur-
lottenburg. They nave died , but the third
lives on and refuses to budge.
The cruiser Seeadlcr started for South
ampton from Kiel today. The corvette
Kalserlne Augusta follows next wcok. Both
are going to New York to take part in the
naval review.
In court circles n story that comes from
Home is told to the effect that the Princess
of Wales had a narrow escape from Injury
She had paid a visit to the famous Cafe
Oraguo , wlicu , the mlnuto after she left , 11
bomb exploded.
STONii > KING IIU.MIIICKT.
During.\n ault on Ituly'b Itulor M.nlo by u
Worklngiiian.
HOME , March 25. This city is In a state ol
great excitement over an assault that was
made this evening on King Humbart. The
king was returning from tlio villa Borghcs ,
where ho had been spending a portion of the
day. when a person having the general appearance
pearanco of an Italian workingniun threw n
stone at the king , the missile almost strlk
Ing the monarch. There was a considerable
number of people on the streets at the time
it boiug about 5 o'clock In the evening
and several rushed upon the assailant am
seized him before ho had a chance to mak (
another attempt at violence. Tlio as allan
was promptly taken In ham ! by the police
and conveyed to prison. Otherwise IK
would , In all probability , have been killed bj
the angry multitude.
An immense crowd assembled and checrec
10 the king with frantic enthusiasm , an I all tin
way to the palace the scene was like a tri
rio
umphitl procession. Hing Humbert grace
fully acknowledged the ovation , and wai
evidently deeply moved by the loyalty on th 10 <
part of Ills subjects.
- - *
Drought u lllgKiim.
NASHVILLE , Tenn. , March 23.-Today th
il well known hotel , tiie Maxwell house , wn
sold at chancery salt ) for partition , A. H
Uoblnson became the purchaser for $200,001
- and assumed a debt of (53,000. ,
'S ' nnw
Hevolutionists Determined to Overthrow the
President of Hayti.
DECISIVE BATTLE ON THE FRONTIER
Reinforcements Hurried Forward to Assist
the Government Troopa.
REBELS BELIEVED TO HAVE WON THE DA *
Indications that the Struggle Will Bo Prolonged -
' longed and Costly.
MUCH EXCITEMEMT AT PORT-AU-PRINCE
Scut uftho Atlmlnlstr.itlmi Fully Avrnre or
tlin Dimmer tluit Thri-iiU'im tha
Overthrow of thn ltciiihllo |
nt 1'rcbcnt.
ICopurljMe-.l ISTi tfjjnnts Uonlim lltnnM.\ \
KINGSTON , Jamaica ( via Galvcston , Tex. , ) ,
March 25. [ By Mexican' Cable to the Now
York Herald Special to THU Bun. ] An
other long warfare between President
Hippolyto's government and the factions op
posed to his rules Is now threatened. Insur
gents have crossed from the dominion front
ier Into Haytl and a battle has already been
fought. This now movement is likely to
causa trouble with Santo Domingo and pos
sibly war , should the present insurrection
be quelled. A protracted struggle is the
present outlook owing to the mountainous
and unsettled condition of the country.
The insurgents hava been secretly gath
ering strength in San Domingo for some
time. Enough was known of their plans ,
however , to cause considerable uneasiness
In government circles. The all-important
point , the place where they intend to cross ,
was not known to tlio authorities. The
guards at the frontier were doubled , and it
is probable that the reported b.ittlo occurred
between some of thc o forces and tbe Insur
gents.
The battle Is said to have been a decisive
one , but the result was not stated. As the
from Port-au-I'rincc the of
news conies - - , scat
President Hippolyte's government , the in
ference desired tobo conveyed is that the
authorities were victorious. This statement
must bo taken with considerable allowance
because the same dispatcli which brings
mo the above news adds that
moro troops are being hurried to
the frontier. Whatever may be the
outcome of the present conflict It can only
add to the trouble ot the unhaupy island. If
the insurgents win , the load of debt incurred
by the war , which would certainly prove n
largo one in that case , will be n heavy bur
den for the poor Haytians. If the govern-
ernment should prove victorious there will
undoubtedly follow a demand for indem
nity by Sail Domingo and in case of refusal
another bloody and expensive war.
nnil lirn/H Oimrrd. .
VAU-AHAISO , Chill ( via Galvcston , Tex. ) ,
March 2o. [ By Mexican Cable to the Now
York Herald Special to Tun BEE. ] Para
guay has now broken off her diplomatic re
lations with Brazil. Tne pretext for this
action , according to a dispatch Just received
from the Herald's correspondent in
Asuncion , was the Insolent conduct of a
colonel In the Brazilian army , who has been
making violent statements against the Para
guay government.
So grave is the offense considered by the
government of Paraguay that the minister
of the republic in Montevideo has been
directed to hasten to Hio Janeiro and de
mand an explanation from the Brazilian
government. His demand upon the Brazilian
govcrnmcut will include a request for a dis
avowal of responsibility for thoarmy ofllcor's
offensive language and redress for his acts
in a pecuniary way.
'This Incident Is regarded In Santiago and
Valparaiso as being only another indication
of the dislike of Brazil which is frequently
shown in the smaller South American re
publics. The offense seems to bo too slight
upon its face to cause any serious interrup
tion of fnendly relations and the bellicose
attitude of Paraguay is regarded as having
been worked up moro to show her real feelIng -
Ing toward her big sister republic than on
account of any insult which the Brazilian
ofllccr may have offered.
In Itlodratule do Sul.
Meanwhile the war which Brazil has
already on her hands Is progressing slowly.
Slight advantages have been gained by each
side at different points. The Herald's cor
respondent in Hlviera and also the corre
spondent in Buenos Ayres confirm tno report
that Ueneral Sarnlva , ono of tlio revolution
ary generals , has been defeated. The battle
took place near Alegreto and not Bnge , as
was nt first reported. Alegreto was cap
tured only a few days ago as I cabled the
Herald. It Is reported that when General
Saraiva was attacked by Colonel Malta and
his government troops ho made little re
sistance and took himself and his army
away as fast us possible.
General Tavarez , the leader of the revolu
, tion , is reported to have appeared before
Bago and to have attacked that town. Moro
troops are arriving from Hio Janeiro , how
ever , and any success which Tavarez may
gain can hardly bo moro than a temporary
advantage. Five hundred soldiers of the
general government arrived today In the
city of Itio Grande do Sul.
There are nearly 2,000 men belonging to
the national army In the countrv ntlecteu by
the revolt , and the cause of tlio revolution
is now considered hopeless. General Isi-
doro has abandoned the pursuit of the
revolutionists defeated near Santa Anna
a wcok ago and has returned to
that city. The Herald's correspondent In
Montevideo telegraphs that the government
of the chief city of the Uruguayan depart
ment of Tacuarcmbo is accused by the Bra
zilian government of aiding the revolution
ists in lllo Grande do Sul. Colonel ICzcobar
of the Brazilian army lias visited the town
and declared that no moro sympathy should
bo given to the rebels.
The minister from Argentina at Santiago
has received a telegram from Commissioner
Vlraso now in Buenos Ayrcs , declaring that
tl the treaty relating to the boundary Is
satisfactory to the government. Not
withstanding this dispatch the Her-
aid's correspondent in Buenos Ayres says
there la n wide difference of opinion among
the members of the cabinet concerning the
treaty and that it will nave to bo modified
in several particulars.
El Dlaro , In an editorial today , demands
that the armies of all South American republics -
publics shall bo disarmed.
Trjlng to Cutch n rirehui ; .
MILWAUKEE , \Vis. , March 23. Mayot
Soniers today Issuert a proclamation offering
a reward of $2,500 for evidence that will con
vict any party or parties of Inccndi.irljm in
the city of Milwaukee within tha next thirty
days. The firms that have suffered from
fires the past ten days offer a reward of
$1,000. The cnllrojwllco department is on
the lookout for the firebug , n good dcsrip -
ttou of whom was secured at two of the
fires yesterday.
Ucupltn III * Kxpimtirc In the llclrhitng IIo
Ilvlterutc * III * Charge * In 1'iihllc.
BnnuN , March 2.1. Scotched , but not
killed , Ahlwardtlsm continues to rear Its
ugly head aloft. If Ahlwardt had an atom
of regard for the contempt heaped upon him
n the Hclchstag or for the universal voice
of scorn in the public press , ho would vanish
from political life , but with a front of brass
and sustained by the .Tow-baiting mobs , ho
remains n dangerous factor in public life.
Since his exposure in the Hclchstag his re
ception on the streets and nt public meet
ings which ho attended has been like what
might bs accorded a great servant of the
state. Wltnin a few hours after the collapse
in the Hclchstag of the charges against
Bismarck and other well known personages ,
Ahlwardt repeated and enlarged them tit a
meeting held at Spandau. The meeting was
very largely attended by worklngmen , many
of whom came from the factories. A largo
number of these men were not of the stain ) )
where ignorance could excuse them , yet they
arc blind supporters of the vulgar dema
gogue.
Croivni'rt \ > y Admirer * .
The meeting was presided over by Captain
Hcrtcr , a retired ofllccr , who crowned Ahl
wardt's head with laurels amid the frantic
plaudits of the spectators. Every utterance
of their hero of the hour was cheered to the
echo by the worklngmen. Ahlwardt said ho
had been treated bytho Reichstag with the
grossest injustice. Tlio members , ho de
clared , obviously want to suppress the evi
dence lie possessed to support his cliargcs. He
had a van full of documents , which lie had
offered to produce for examination by the
Heichstag.
Continuing , Ahlwardt saia If ho had been
given time no unbiased mind would doubt
the truth of his proofs. Ho refrained for
the present from disclosing how ho procured
the documents , but ho pave an Instance of
how one was picked out of a waste paper
basket by a servant of a public ofllcial. 'Ibis
paper had been brought to him. It was a
receipt for a largo sum. of money that had
been given to the Judges of a country court ,
who subsequently decided a suit by which
the briber obtained several millions of
marks. '
HnlUheil Storlca of Corruption.
The vagueness of these accusations did
not affect the enthusiasm of Ahlwardt's
hearers , whoso rollsli foe stories of corrup
tion in high places was &t par with their
credulity. ,
Among the features of the agitation the
North German GazctU * says that the ex
istence of the Ahlwardt { school threatens to
hart the minds and riearts of the people
moro than war or pestilence.
Tlio Post views the movement as proof
of a profound demoralization , without which
sucli scandalous exhibitions would bo im
possible. Both the oflicial and unofllcial
papers concur In the opinion that it was an
error in tactics to linlc the whole question
of anti-Semitism with the question of Ahl
wardt's veracity.
In the debate in the Reichstag ; the con
servatives repudiated him , yet they have
taken another step to\v.ini strengthening
the anti-Semitic plank in the party plat
form. Twenty-six members in the party
arc back of a bill prohibiting Jewish imim
grution and the naturalization of foreign
Jews. The bill Is designed to catch votes in
the country districts where the Judcnhetzo
spreads like an epidemic.
Uiuensonuhlo Political Activity.
The three weeks .Easter . recess of the
Reichstag and tlio Landtag is generally
passed In absolute quiet. This year the re
cess sees the transferences , of political actlv.
ity to political platforms.The mmlnencoof
dissolution sends some of the members to
face their constituents. The central com
mittees of the socialists and the national
liberals have mot hero and discussed the
prospects tlio socialists exultantly and the
national liberals despondently. Dr. von
Bennigscn warned the national liberals that
tlio elections could not.bo fought by them on
a mere platform of the acceptance or rejcc
tlon of the army bill. Ho deplored the want
of unity in the party and complained that
the address coming from national libcra !
districts declaring in support of tlio bill hail
assisted to defeat the arrangement of any
compromise with the government. Finally
the meeting decided to leave the method o
conducting the electoral canvass to hull
vidual initiative.
\Va OverronlldiMit.
The centrist party which had been reposing
In confidence that the result of a genera
election would bo the return of their party
nearly unchanged , have been awakened by
the return of Johannes Fusxangcr , indc
pendent-clerical from the Second Amesburg
Meschcde-Olpe district. The entire oflicia
mechanism of the centrist party was cm
ployed to defeat Fusxangor , but tlio efforts
to beat him Jailed. Fusxanger , who is th >
editor of the Bochumer Yolks Xcitung , is a
rabid Prussian hater1 , dno Immediate rcsul
of this centrist defeat Is that Schorlcmcr.
Alst , the centrist chief , will withdraw his
candidature in the Dortmund by-election.
Tlio clement of uncertainty Introduced Into
the centrist r.inKs may .vet influence the
leaders to reconsider1 their attitude toward
the army bill.
On all sides the. .Easter recess will be de
voted to probing thtj constituencies.
Will Carry thu Kmjiarur'M COURT. itulntlom.
The appointment of Archduke Renter to
ofllcially represent Kmi > cror Francis Joseph
at the coming silver wedding of King Hum
bert of Italy Is hailed1 hero us a veritable
triumph of the Qulrlnal over the Yntican.
The archduke is the uilcla of King Humbert
and might attend the fetes without his pres
ence being considered as a political event.
Sent us the representative of the emperor of
Austria , his visit may bo pregnant with
consequences. The Italian government will
consider it as a dctlnite Austrian recognition
that liome is the capital of Italy. Italy will
now have the right to expect Emperor
Francis Joseph to visit the Quirinal. The
reasons for this blow to the Vatican arc
found in tlio pope's pro-French policy and
Cardinal Rumpolla's uncompromising atti
tude on the Hungirian kulturkampf.
of Ituilrouilii.
NEW YOIIK , March 25. Tlio annual rejwrt
of the I-ako Shore railroad for the year 1892
shows a decrease of $187,000 In net earnings ,
duo chietly to the increase in the operating
expenses. The gross earnings are greater
than for thoyearlhOI. The surplusdeerpusod
$203.000. The net earnings of the Michigan
Central Increased fT > 52,000 and the surplus
decreased $104,000. The surplus of the St.
Louis , Alton & Tcrre Haute decreased U- ,
000.
DONE BY SCANDALS
How Europe's Peaos is Disturbed by Machi
nations of Disappointed Democrats.
MESSES STIRRED UP ON MERE SUSPICION
Infamous Charges Made for the Purpose of
Exciting Popular Prejudice.
FRANCE HAS HAD ENOUGH FOH A TIME
Parisians Sated with' Panama Filth and In
different to Politics Generally.
NEW MOVE IN THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE GAME
SatuetjucKcstloii that HiiRlnn.l MnjrTulcn the
rlnvo Now Held by Italy Wlmt the
Knltor'ii Co in I lie VUlt to
Homo Mean * .
I8H3 tin Jamrs Oonlou litnnrtt. ]
March 23. INow York Herald.
Cable Special to THE But. ] The dominant
note In the European situation Is the Inter
national character which the Parliamentary
scandals are us-jutijing. France , Italy and
Germany are attacked. Sovcr.il politicians
ask , very reasonably , whether it is not the
result of the deflnito demoralization of all
Europe ? Suspicion is the trait which char
acterizes the democrats. Wo are therefore
threatened with periodical scandals by the
same stage manager. Everywhere the scan
dals are produced In a similar manner by
tlio anti-Semites and in their hatred of the
Jews. They como to halo monay and make
accusations without any proof , saying that
once the scandal is produced something Is
certain to como out of it. Very often noth
ing comes of them but calumny and lies.
For the terrible accusations made by
Ahlwardt In the Hcichstag there appears
to be no foundation. Nobody will admit
that Bismarck was aware of the malversa
tion. In the accuslons against the French
Parliament , made by M. Delahayo and his
colleagues , no more scorns to have been sus
tained by proof.
Campaign Opening In Franco.
The campaign of scandal In Franco np-
ears to bo terminated , and it is not
00 soon. Wo are about to have a double
lee toral campaign to occupy public attention ;
Irstly , that of the Paris municipal council ,
.ml . then that of the Chamber of Deputies.
Tlio Paris municipal council will bo elected
n April 10 next. It is composed of eighty
ncmbcrs , who have to.look after the inter
ests of nearly 3,000,000 Inhabitants , and has
1 budget of 70,000.000 francs. It Is , there-
ore , almost a parliament.
The Chamber of Deputies will have to
rork moro than thai of ISS'.i , wliich had to
combat Boulanghm. Wo shall , therefore ,
iave to go through a period of excitement ,
Although at present the public has been seated
> ated with thn Panama business thai nobody
vill discuss Internal policies.
The principal feature of interest In the
ntcrnational situation is that of the Journey
of tlio kaiser to Italy and the endeavors that
ivtll be made to bring England to Join the
triple alliance.
England , Italy nnil Germany.
Diplomatists afllrm that the veritable
character of Uio present Italian policy
s not so much to Induce England to Join the
.riplo alliance , but to flnd means for
Italy to withdraw Irom It. This would be
losslblo If England would guarantee Italy's
iresont position In the Mediterranean.
Such an arrangement would bring about a
complete change In the general political
situation , and it Is very possible , for Italy is
always in need of a protector , but I do not
111iUK that Just at the moment when the
kaiser is giving a fresh proof of how he
values Italy's co-operation thai King Hum
aerl would ultempt such evolutions.
The stay of Queen Victoria in Florence
must have a political character , but nothing
will bo done before the end of April , after
the meeting with Emperor William.
JACQUES St. CnitE.
POINTS IN TI1K SEAT , CASE.
Claim * of the Governments That Have Hoon
Submitted to Arbitration ,
[ Copiirlahted lS331 > il Jmnes GQrdrtn llennett. ' }
PAIIIS , March 25.- [ Now York Herald Cable
Special to TUB BEK. ] At tno meeting on
Thursday tlio Boring sea arbitrators do
cidcd that the sitting of the tribunal should
not bo held with closed doors. This permits
making public the exact points of contention
between the United States and Great
Britain , which countries have agreed to sub
mlt to the international court of arbitration
the case of the United States and that o
Great Britain. Tlio counter cases of the
two parlies and the argument of the counse
form on each side six largo , handsomely
printed volumes. Briefly stated the case
of the United States is that the Alaskai
fur seal Is begotten , born and reared only
upon the PribyloforSea Islands in the Bering
sea , to which islands they return each
spring and spend several months conSbrtlm ,
together in accordance with their gregarious
nature. That while at these Islands the
seals are easily controlled ; that the dis
crimination can bo and has been made ; thu
while absent from tno islands , during thci
migration , which reaches as far south as the
coast of California , they land on no other
shore , and ininglo with no other lur seals.
Because of these habits of the Alaskan herd
each individual of ills ihe solo property of
the United States.
Work oT the Poacher * .
The methods followed by the open sea
sealers Is attacked by Iho American govern
ment as destructive , wasteful and extermi
nating. It Is claimed thai a large percenlage
of the seals killed by the open sea hunters
are females , the majority of which
are about to become or arc mothers.
Tlio destruction of tlio pregnant females
causes the death of the unborn young
and the death of the mother
seal , killed while In search of food In the
waters of Bering sea , has destroyed the offspring
'
spring on the Pribylof rookeries. It Is fur
ther claimed that many of the senls are shot
in open sea. Some escape mortally wounded
or sink before the hunter reaches them.
Open sea scaling , it is argued , will rcsull in
the destruction of the herd In the near fu
lure.
lure.On
On the Island only n limited number of
male seals are killed. As the seal Is poly
gamous , a largo number of males can be
killed without affecting the birth rate of the
herd.
Oa these facts the American government
claims that from tha nature of the Industry
established on the Prlbylof islands , Iho
United States has the right to protect and
preserve these seals wherever they may bo
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Wtattierfor Omaha iiml ricJiilfu
lieiteraUu Knlr : n'armtr.
1. Antl-SomltlMu l'nrt | ( Jrritinnj- .
llj ppollto'a Itrpilhllc ItovolvlMK *
.Sr ml l * thnt Disturb KilloptI'mcr. .
Crmiusr , Ilnntlng * nnil the Other.
2. PrulKht Hill lleforollio Soimtr.
V. .11. C. A. .SnmiiUT Sport Program.
Iti-v. Sir. Clnrk nt tlu'J'mltrnllnry.
n. Nphrnnldiiit thn Public TroiiRh.
( Icncrnl WaahliiRton Nrw § .
4. I.i t Work Aniline the Socliit I'olU * .
Mnrrlncr In the Light of I'Istirr * .
Ti. Lincoln nnil Nc'linntul Nrui ,
lionH Kortiir Trcitd : Mil Parent ! ! .
0. Coiiiu-ll Ilium l.ornl N MTI.
7. Oimitm Scliiii'Urnvprrlti'ft Park.
Stroller Story of 11 Mranjfo MHII.
in. American Scir-Cruclllorn.
Wiikmniin'H WmiclrrliiKS.
II. Omuliii'H Trmlti ICovlotroil.
Commi'rclul niul 1'limnclnl.
1' ' . Killtorlnl Comment.
III. ICrhoi'H from tlio Antl-ltoom ,
r.llnlin Cra 'HUrt-ut liivi'ntlon.
1" , i\clU8lvnly : for the l.nillrx.
1(1. ( Hotimlup of Soaioniihlo Sportn.
found , as the animals can only bo killed on
United States territory without danger of
extermination. It Is also claimed that owing
to the long period of gestation , pelagic scal
ing cannot at any tlmo be otherwise than
destructive , dangerous anil wasteful , and
should , therefore , bo prohibited.
What thu ICnt.-llsli C'hitni.
The case of Great Britain , on the other
hand , is that the Alaskan seals have not the
characteristic of animals that can be made
subject properly. It is not certain that they
land only upon the Pribylof islands , or that
they do not intermingle with the Kussiun
seal herd , that they are pelagic in nature
and therefore should oo treated as llsh
rather than land animals , that many of the
propositions essential to the position taken
by the United States are unproved or are
contrary to the facts.
As to pelagic sealing it is claimed
that the dcstructlvcness and wasteful
ness lias been greatly exaggerated ; that
it is the legitimate and proper method of
taking seals , and can bo prosecuted without
danger of extermination to the herd. Much
importance is also given by the British gov
ernment to Its Jurisdictional claims over
Bering sea , but this appears to bo treated
by thn United States as a secondary ques
tion. Botli nations concede that the seals
have decreased , the United States cliarg-
ng that such decrease is due to the dcstruc-
Ion of the producing sex by tlio open sea
Baling , and Great Britain claiming that the
present condition has been caused by the
ixecssivo number of males killed on tlio
stands , and the injurious effect of the
icthods there employed.
These nro the Issues presented to the
ribunal for arbitration on which it Is .isked
o glvo n decision. The question of dam-
gcs is of minor Importance , and cannot be
liotcrmincd until the principal questions are
.iccidcd.
_
ItESJIUJNCY OP TJIK 1'ItKNOII SKNATK.
II. Clmllrmcl-I.nrour KlectocI to Succeed
, lult ; Ferry.
PAIIIS , March 25. Tlio senators who bo-
: eng to the lefl held a caucus today for the
selection of .1 candidate for the presidency
f the Senate in place of the late Jules Ferry.
Three ballots were taken , res lltinj in tlio
election of M. Challcmol-Lacour , senator
from Bouiihes-due-Uhono and newly elected
member of the French Academy , as the can
didate of the loft for the presidency. On
each ballot M. Challemel-I acour had more
votes than cither M. Constans , fonmrly
minister ot the interior , or M. Magnin , presi
dent of the Bank of Franco. M. Challomcl-
, acour is said to ho preferred by President
'uniot ' and his friends to the othcu-candi
dates named.
Ciinnl Invmtlentlon.
PAHIS , March 25. The committee of in
vestigation of the Chamber of Deputies re
yarding Panama affairs today rejected the
motion of M. Muujan , socialist deputy for
Iho Seine , in favor of extending the powers of
ho commission. Maujan , upon hearing the
decision , forthwith resigned his place on the
commit tee , on the ground that the rejection
of his motion crippled the Inquiry.
M. Taillefer testified before the committee
that the English police had secured the
papers that were once In the possession of
Cornelius Herz at the tlmo he was placed
under arrect.
_
FltOM A CrCLOXK.
I.'urthur Partluulurg of the Storm In Klch
In ml ParUh , Mlmlsilppl.
NEW OHI.EAN3. La. , March 25. The Pia
nyuno's Natchez , Miss. , special says : Fur
ther information relative to Thursday's cy
clone In Uichland parish Is received.
The storm struck the vicinity of Archibald
on the line of the New Orleans it North
eastern railway utyUOp. : m. II barely missed
that town. All the buildings on W. A.
Broughton's place were destroyed. Mr.
Carlos' place shared the same fate ,
two men and ono child were killed
and a number wounded , all colored.
Ml the buildings on the Prultt place were
demolished and two negro children killed.
The residences of T. A. Archibald and J. A.
Archibald were totally wrecked with all the
out buildings. Other houses bully damaged
were these of W. A. McYeigli , T. M. Mont
gomery , F. S. Archibald , J. J. Archibald and
W. 1C. Spencer. Miles of fencing and thou
sands of trees were prostrated.
The storm passed from southwest to
northwest , and followed the track of tlio
Now Orleans ft Northeastern railway for a
considerable distance , shutting otf traftlc
over the road l > oi end Archibald for several
hours. Dozens of people wore slightly In
jured and bruised , of which no account was
taken.
Tlio i.bove only recounts the damage in the
vicinity of Aichlbald. In remoter places
east and west it is thought incalculable des
truction was wrought.
tillll'H A HU.1IM/it.
( Sreitt Spucil Developed by the ( 'minor Now
York on Her Trial Trip ,
IV.WES , Dc-1. , March 25. While bad
weather prevented the cruiser Now York
from making a test at length of her powers ,
there is little doubt but that she equaled If
nat excelled the government requirement of
a maximum speed of twenty knots an hour.
Though no protracted and thorough test of
her endurance has jet been possible , owing
to fogs , she steamed from Philadelphia to
the Delaware breakwiter , u distance of 102
miles , on the outward pasiugc , In less than
ilvo hours. This time Includes u slow run
dawn to Marcus Hook. On the run from the
Five Fathom lightship to the Eastern light
ship , nine and thrco-quurtcr.i knots , the
cruiser occupied thirty-two minutes In going
and twenty-seven minutes in returning.
Ilohbcilit Mlimoiirl Hunk.
MILAN , Mo. , March 25 , The Sullivan
County bank was robbed of t ,000 al noon
today. The robbery occurred while no ono
was in the bank , the caihler being al lunch.
SLIGHTLY MODIFIED
Governor Orouuso Qualifies the Statement
that He Asked Hastings' ' Resignation ,
WILL NEITHER DENY NOR CONFIRM IT
Ho Says Ho Does Not Exactly Recall tha
Language Used During the Talk ,
ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY REMEMBER
Any Statement Ho Gives Will Bo Corrob
orated by the Executive.
IT AROUSED THE GANG'S ' INDIGNATION
.Member * niul 1'ollowern of the tllng Io-
nmmlcdn I.ogltlntho I'ciiaiirn Cor Tha
llee , hut Failed to Got It Yoi-
trrdaj'i Developments.
LINCOLN , Nob. , March C.V [ Special to Tun
HUB. ] The report published by THE BKB
yesterday morning that Governor Crounso
had demanded Attorney General Hastings1
resignation was the sensation of the mornIng -
Ing hour at tlio state capital. Attorney
General Hastings denied the story and sot
upas proof an alibi. Ho asserted that ho
had not been in the governor's oftlco for a
week , and , therefore , the conversation re
ferred to could not have taken place as
represented. The friends of the stnto
house ring showed irrc.it Indignation , and
Hon. Caotaln Muriln , late of Superior , and
always of the gang , drew up a resolution of
ensure against Tin : BKE , which ho ro-
nested Hon. John C. Watson to push
hrough the house in the morning hour ,
ilr. Watson declined to do so until ho re-
icivcd a denial from Governor Crounso. A
elcgram signed by McKesson , secretary of
ho republican caucus , was at once wired to
he governor at Omaha , but up to the hour
f adjournment no response had been re
el ved.
lko a drowning man who grasps at a straw ,
his incident was worked for all there Is In
t for pumping up wr.ith against THE BUB
nd sympathy for the to-be-Impeached
niclals.
The gentleman who had given the Information
mation was found at the Lincoln hotel about
p. m. When asked whether the report
) ublishcd in TUB BEE was correct , ho stated
hat It was substantially correct. The only
naterial difference was as to the day when
10 was In the executive oflleo and overheard
interview between the governor and at-
ornoy general. Instead of on Thursday , ho
tatod the unplcas-intncss tool : pl.ioo on ttio
day of the last republican caucus , when the
reposed impeachment of state onicers was
up for consideration. When asked whether
he might not be mistaken in the man whom
10 took for the attorney general , ho retorted
most emphatically "No , " and added that ho
had known the attorney gineral for a num
ber of years.
years.What
What tlio Governor Says.
During the forenoon yesterday Governor
Crounso was seen by a HUB reporter. The
governor uaid :
"There must bo some grave mistake about
his matter. I had no conversation with
General Hustings yesterday and In fact I
have not seen him for several days. I am at
n loss to understand what furnished the
'oundatlon for the report. I have at no tlmo
dcjnanded the resignation of General
lastings. In fact , it is beyond my power to
do so. "
From other sources it was learned that the
governor had been the recipient of many per
sonal congratulations upon his reported
ictlon. This Indicates that the people
would approve radical measures in treating
with disgraced state officials.
The governor was seen again last evening
about the matter and stated that ho had
held a conversation with the attorney gen
eral , but that it occurred several days ago.
Doesn't Exactly Itmnomlier.
IIo said that there was some talk of the'
resignation of tlm stuto ofllccrs and thai
Impeachment might have been touched upon.
Ho could not remember Just what was said ,
but was certain that ho did not demand the
resignation of tlio attorney general. Ho was
asked If ho suggested such a course , and
replied that ho could not say
that ho did. IIo was asked if
ho could say that ho 'did not
inalto such a sirjircstlon , ana answered
that he could not , as his memory was do-
fectlvo regarding Just what was said. He
expressed the belief that tlio attorney gen
eral might moro fully remember what was
said than he could himself , and stated fur
ther that If he knoir what the attorney general
oral said of the conversation ho might bo
able to corroborate It. Ho admitted that
some of the language used might have given
rise to the Impression received by the gen
tleman who had overheard it , as the attor
ney general had said that ho would not re
treat under lire and had protested his in
nocence.
The governor stated that there had been a
great ( leal of talk as to what was the best
course to pursue , and ho thought that the
conversation with the attorney general
might have partaken moro of the nature of a
conversation unim a common topic than any
thing olso. Ho was asked if ho regarded it
as a casual conversation and replied that ha
did not think that tit could hardly bo called
casual , as that Indicated something very
slight and Inslgnlllcant , but ho know that he
had not sent for the attorney general to talk
the mutter over with him. That ofllclal had
como In on other business and this had been
brought up.
Mny Mttkn it Statement.
Ho admitted that the attorney general
had not been into his oftlco since the conver
sation occurred. Ho insisted that there
must have been a misapprehension regard
ing what was said , as there had been neither
a demand for a resignation or a formal re
fusal. Ho thouzht It very possible that he
had said to the attorney general that the
latter must bo familiar with the inside of the
situation , and must therefore know what his
duty was , whatever the situation might bo.
The governor expressed the belief that if he
could talk the mattM1 over with the attorney
general a statement of what was said might
bo prepared that would bo satisfactory to
the attorney general , and that ho would bo
vdlllng to have It go out to the people of the
state.
INSUttANt'K IIOODLK.
( iroree .Storimlnrn'a Totluonjr Concerning
Knur nnil Hlierldan , .
LINCOLN , Neb , March 25. [ Special to TB
HER.-The ] . insurance boodle lnvct > tlatinff
committee held its second meeting at 9
o'clock this mornlntf in the room of the conj