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    THE OMAHA [ SUNDAY BEE.
\ ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOHNING , ' J UARY 7 , 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
Count Arnim Schlagentheim JdVmg Mat
ters Lve1y ? for the Venerable DiPlomat.
MEMORY OF THE STIRRING DAYS OF 1871
Ecandal Connected with the Settlemsnt of
tie French Indemnity Bcrked.
BISMARCK'S PART IN HER3 BLUM'S BDOK
Alleged to Have Inspired Assault on the
Ohirocter of a Dead Man.
ROMANCE OF THE PRINCESS NOT ENDED
Organ of tlie Catholic Clercr In Herlln
Compelled 'to Modify II * Statement
Concerntni ; the Conduct of
Hit Young Lotcri.
tCopvrlrjhtal 118-1 liy Pre FuMltlitno C <
BEHUX , Jan C. ( New York World Cable
Special to 'IHE BEE. ) Count Arnim
Schlagenthclm's correspondence with Bis
marck is causing a considerable sensation.
His late father. Count Harry Arnltn , was
formerly ambassador at Paris. Ou October
4,1874 , when fifty years old , Count Harry
was arrested In his castle at Nassenheide
nod criminally prosecuted for misuse of his
official position and embezzlement of official
documents. After a seven days trial he was
condemned and sentenced to two i ears im
prisonment. He escaped to Switzerland.
"While there he wrote und published his
famous pamphlet , eutllloil "Pro Nihilo , " de
fending himself and violently attacking Bis
marck. He died at Nice , May IB , IbbL
Slnco the day of his arrest his son hub
been incessantly occupied in defending his
father's memory against Bismarck's hos
tility , always contending that his father
Buffered the grossest injustice and wan inno
cently condemned.
lllum'H Itook 1'rorokod It.
Those who Knew the energetic , fiery
young count will not be surprised that Be
did not aJJowj.0 pass the opportunity given
to him by Herr Blum's recent book of reve
lations , inspired by Bismarck , which con
tained renewed grave charges against Count
Harry and a specified charge that he delayed
the Settlemeni of the French war indemnity
for his own purposes , namely large specula
tions in combination wilh Baron Hirsch.
Shortly after Ihe appearance of the boon , it
will be remembered , Count Arnim vigorously
conradict d the allegations against bis
father's memory nnd wrote a long letter to
Bismarck , calling on him to contradict
within the malicious slalcments. Bismarck
did not reply. Arnim then published his
lelter to Bismarck , in extcnso , in all the
leading papers. It is certain tnat he has
not .spoken his last word nor said every
thing lie "has to. say to clear his dead
father's character. . The letter to editors
with which Arnlra accompanied 1iU letter to
- . Bismarck is interesting. Here it is :
Ills letter to the Editor.
BCHMK , I > ec. SO , 1893 , Sir : I beg to Inclose
a copy of a letter directed by mo to I'rlnce
ItismHrk on the 8th inst , requesting you to
publish the same. As I have received no reply
I am compelled to Invite public opinion. It Is
not my object now to ascertain whether a
thadow of proof can be brought to support the
silly story In Dr. Ilium's book that my father
eitploltcd his official position us cmbas ador
in Paris In doing ( .pcenlatlvo business with
Huron Illrsrh. 1 have ulrcudy stigmatized
this allegation as n miserable slander ; but it
Is necessary today to ascertain whether the
which lll.smarck Is Indebted to the incompar
able igratllude , modesty und munificence of
Iholato Emperor \Vllllam I. , has so much re
duced Bismarck's views of honor that bo can
rise ubove the laws that lire ruling
others. I represent the view that
I'rlnce lllsmarck , HUu everybody else , has the
obvious duty to bring proofs. If he circulates
Morlcs detrimental to thu honor of another.
Ho has not the prh Urge to evade thut duty by
the comfortable excuse tliut such things can-
riot bo proved. I further rcprcbcnt thu view
that I'rlnce UUmarck , llko anybody else , has
the obligation to either renounce publicly an
rtM'onsibUHy.or If liu cannot do that , to pub-
Holy acknowledge his error In a case where he
must know a statement to be untrue that , was
tundo In u book thoauthurof which especially
rcfcis to him us his authority. If bo docs not
fulfill this slmplu and dear duty no right
thinking man will have any doubt us to how
such uctlou on the uart of I'rlnce lllsmaick
oughttobe sllgmatlzed. Itcspect fully yours
COUNT ArtNiu SCIILACEXTIICIM.
Koiimiice Not Vet IJxIiunttccI.
There may be even yel an astonishing
glory behind the romantic marriage of Prln-
c-ess Jillzabeth of Bavaria , granddaughicr of
the emperor of Austria , and Lieutcnani von
Soefried. The World has already published
the alleged fact thai the family of the prin
cess consented to Iho marriage only afier
the young lady had successfully uppcaled
because of Ihe opposition to her imperial
crandfathor. The organ of the Catnollc
clergy and of Iho center party here has pub
lished a statement thai tue conseni of
Iho parents and the emperor was only
granted after the princess had compromised
her reputation by eloping with her lover and
remaining wilh him several weeks wiihout'
saucllfic-ation of the ecclesiastical
.tlio uiar-
riaire. The Germanla , tbe paper in ques
tion , has since published a qualified correc
tion , but only to the extent of saying ihat
the church cerouiony probably will be gone
through with immediately after the elope
ment ends.
lltiven't Keen 1'orirlieii.
The Princess Hlizabeth , It will be remem
bered. was supposed to be the destined
bride of a son of the present heir presump
tive to Iho Anslratn throne , who succeeded
to that dignity through the suicide of Cro"'ii
Prlnco Kudoli'h. It Is said in Vienna that
the marriage has undoubtedly taken place ,
but in an exceedingly private , not 10 say
secret , manner In au obscure town or village
In Bavaria.
It Is anuouncod that Baron von Soefried ,
i\ho Is releasjd from -the Bavarian arrav ,
aas boon aptinititel n llciiioninl In the
Austrian army. As ho Ins only been
ra < eltod to the lowest subaltern rank aud
has to join a Si'.rsian regiment , garrisoned
'u a remote part of the country , it Is noi
unnaturally assumed that he is In serious
ilfgrace.
1II.VT KINMAN TJlllAI Y.
Germnti- Vet linctrta u H hat la Do with
"
" * -Note * from rmlirrluiiil. * "
I ttt byUit iHttuttfU'.tit 1
Jtia. -The Associated press
< learns that an agreement rugnraiug thu Kus-
Hun irmly of ooronicrrohas been roarhod ou
ill points but the pirajraphln ? ou th ? Kus-
ilnn tide , the understanding be.ng thai this
K. > l lake some tr.ne Iu orlor t'iirrvunt |
, the i t "y - ' -mlnn cf the
treaty in the Gorman and Kosoian languages
will > > e avoided. The xvhole will thus *
bo drafted In Prcneh. The only difficulty
now remaining U the duration of the treaty.
Hunsia favors a short period and .Germany
demands a long period. The prospoctsof
its adoption by the Hclchstac have dimin-
shed. Herrcn Marpuadsen , Passcho and
Burhlln , three influential members of the
national liberal party , have publicly an
nounced their Iniention to vote against the
treaty , and it is fcarod others will follow
their example , and as n change of twelve
votes will be sufficient to defeat the treaty
the impending crisis is brought nearer.
I'rrimrm- Attaek tlio Oovcrnmetit.
For the reassembling of the Reichstag
Herr Richler is preparing an attaclr upon
the government on the Cameroon * affair.
This attack will be made mainly on the lines
of the injurious selection of the officials entrusted -
trusted to represent German power In Af
rica. These officials are said to be mostly
young ami without colonial experience , and
the bulk of the troubles with tbe natives , it
is claimed , originate in the mistakes they
mono.
The raising of the American minister ,
Hon. Theodore B. Runyon , to the rank of
ambassador , nas just been given fitting sig
nificance by a special compliment paid" by
the emperor in a marked occasion by drlv-
Inc up to the embassy on New Year's morn-
icg and sending up his card , personally in
viting Mr. Hunyon to a reception. Mr.
Hunyon gave eclat to the event by driving
up to the palace in splendid style , with a
coachman and two footmen in blue coats and
white caps. The American eagle was
painted on the carriage panels and the
trapplugs were most elaborately worked.
The equipage caused a great deal of curi
osity among the people of Berlin , though it
, vas not generally understood , the colors not
yet being familiar to the Inhabitants of
this city.
Count Ton Arn ni' Letter.
The Hamburger Nachrlch'ten today , com
menting upon young Count von Arnlm's
letter regarding Herr von Blum's book and
the references to von Aroim's father , who
was charged with de'aying the peace nego
tiations of ISil in order to speculate with
Baron tvon Hirsch , a delay which the
younger von Arnim says was duo to the fact
that two peace commissioners Baron vcn
Manteuffel and Count von Arnim were
appointed , and who wrote to Prince Bis
marck , asking him to confirm his slato-
mcnt that tills was Ihe real cause of Iho
delay , says lhat Prince Bismarck is sur
prised at the discourtesy of the language
used in the young counl's leller , adding :
"But even if this obstacle to n reply did not
exist we scarcely believe that the prince
would feel called upon to undertake a settle
ment of Count von Arnlm's grievance
against Herr Blum and to continue with a
son a conflict which twenty years ace be
was compelled to carry on with tne father.
Moreover , the prince can hardly be disposed
to countenance the desire for self-adveriise-
ment displayed by the writer. "
it is reported from Hamburg , if Count von
Arnim persists In his demand that Prince
Bismarck should confirm his statement re
garding the alleged real cause of the delay
in the peace negotiations of 1S71 , Prince
Bismarck will publish some voluminous doc
uments -wliicrh are in his possession relating
to Count Jiarry Arnim and the present
polemic will then , it is added , appcaf to be
merely nn episode in the bitter war which
has been waged for so many years against
Prince Bismarck by certain persons in court
circles.
Prince Bismarck received over 3,000 tele
graphic messages of congratula lion from alf-
ferent parts of Germany and from abroad on
New Year's dav.
Uerr Klirns' I.lliel Friul.
Herr ICIocss' libel trial lias led to consid
erable comment as to the difference of the
respective temperaments of Prince Bismarck
and General von CaprivL The lenient sen
tences. His claimed , prove that an immense
change has occurred in Ipe oollllcal views
and opinions since the dismissal of the iron
chancellor. People ask themselves whether
any court of justice would , under Prince
Bismarck's government , have had the inde
pendence merely to fine an offender 100
marks for insulting him in a similar manner.
The cartoons in question were exception
ally insulting. In one Prince Bismarck was
depicted as sitting on a monument , bound in
chains and holding upon his knee a paper
insrribedj "Germany. My Thought by Day
and Night. " The monument was inscribed ,
"To an Old Grumbler , from a Grateful
Fatherland , " nnd the pedestal was In
scribed , "This Place Will Be Disinfected
Every Morning. " The monument rests ou n
stand inscribed , "Spittoon for Place
Hunters , District Presidents and Court
Parasites. "
The other inscriptions were equally In
sulting to Chancellor von Caprlvi , alluding
to the project of orccilntr a monument to
Prince Bismarck. The writer ot the label
said that they wanted lo do away wilh Ihe
ex-chancellor forever , just a the emperor In
parting wished to give him .V,030 ) , and de
clared that the people would be glad to get
rid of him by building a monument.
In another passage Chancellor von Caprivl
is described as being a weak and indolent
chancellor , aud is charged with being re
sponsible for Iho Influx of Russian Jews into
Germany , as well as for Iho iniroductlon of
cholera into Iho country.
.Norr Made tlie 1'roinlnc.
The Cologne Gazelle denies Ihe report thai
Prince puo Schaumbcrg-Llppe , who mar
ried a Catnolic recently , promised before
the weeding , which was solemnized iu a
Catholic church , thai Ihe children of bis
marriage should be educated tn the Catholic
faith , adding that Catholic officers of the
Prusslau army are forbidden to give such a
promise under the pniu of being cashiered ,
The cold weather causes the greatest mis-
cry in many quarters iu this city aud addi
tional shelters have been opened here for Iho
accommodation of 2.00D more people , who re
ceive coffee and bread free of charge. The
thermometer has fallen since .yesterday , add
there seems no prospect of an immediate
break iu the extremely cold wave which has
swept over Europe. The municipal council
in Sproliau , Prussian Sileicla , has decided
to provide the most needy persons with fruit
throughout the cold weather. \
Tho't'lty of Buda Peblh will present
Mautu-o Jokai , the celebrated Hungarian
writer , ou the occasion of his juuilue , wilh
the freeJoui of the i-itj In n sliver cassot ,
weighing ten pounds , richly irlldeJ aud Inlaid
and enameled , having upon it a medallion
iKirtnilt set iu bnlllnnu , rubles aud paarli.
In addition Umperor Francis Joseph will
send an auta rjph Inter of congratulations
to Herr Jolcai's residence. Finally , the
great Huusrarluu novuhsl , who wa barn
January It * . 1S35 , will receive the f-uin of
15,000 a ? , hall of the pnveads of nn edition
de luxe of his works. nhU'h has been printed
especially for the oivas.un. and uearl.v every
town ot prooiiaeiice la Hungary , in addition
to Buda Pwtli , will pii'MJiH JoU.il wilh ttio
freedom of the city thus m.iUing hU ibil o
a national event "Ino i-oluur.it.Jim begin
today anJ ar not expected tu tuJ
Mouday
AT IRELAND'S MERCY
Gladstone's Hold on IJower Depends on the
Vote of the MoOartbjites.
THEY ARE GETTING VERY RESTLESS
Dissatisfied with the Maaner of Morley's '
Administration at Dublin.
WILL DEM\ND SOME FORMAL PLED3E
Assurance that Home Eule is to Be Kept to
the Front Wanted.
BANK OF ENGLAND SAID TO BE SOLID
Scandult Jlevlved by a financial Weekly
and Some Startling Statement ! Made
Government luvettlffAtlon Aiked
Solvency of thr Hunk Voncheil For.
\CopyrlgMed \ JKWfcy rrct * PiiMfohfn ; ; Company. !
LONI > ON , Jan. 6. ( New York World Coble
Special to THE Bun-l Public interest In
the United States regarding political affairs
here is undoubtedly chiefly directed to the
settlement of the Irish question. It nas been
obvious for several weeks past , although in
no way stated , that there is great restless
ness among the Irish members of Parliament ,
whichunless checked , may increise tosuch a
degree that the Gladstone movement will bo
overthrown. It will be remembered that his
majority depends on seventy-two national
ists. If they should merely abstain from
voting on any ministerial question oi im-
porlacce the ministry must fall. In view
of the seriousness of the situation , there
fore , I have secured from a prominent na
tionalist , who is in the intimate confidence
of nationalist leaders in Parliament , this
written statement of the prospective atti
tude of that party :
AtcCxrttiylt < * g and Morley.
I don't pretend to speak for the nine Ied-
inondlte members , but the seventy-two 51c-
Cartbyites are growing dissatisfied ut the In
aptitude of Morley's Irish administration.
IJIs iidmlnlstratlvo policy is purely negative ,
lie husdropped tlio coercion act , but with
that exception there K no material distinction
between Ireland under Morley and under Hal-
four. The leuvfulnp of the magisterial bench ,
which contains about 99 per cent of lories , has
not been attempted. The system of
Jury packinc ut criminal trials is
still in force , and in fact all the
bated machinery of the castle govtirn-
ment Is still in effective , If not in ostentatious ,
operation. It is not surprising that the na
tionalists are growing impatient waiting for
administrative reforms , which are apparently
as distant as when Balfour reigned In Dublin.
Of course Morley is surrounded in the castle
by permanent officials , who loathe home rule
und are wedded by Interest and prejudice to
the old rotten system. Hut his innbillty to
emancipate himself from these pernlclou * in
fluences is one of the most grievous disap
pointments of the situation from-a national
ist standpoint.
> auittliln ? Must IJs Done *
AVe are being unwillingly driven to the con
clusion that he is too weak forhls post. Lnlcss
more vigor Is thrown into the reform of ad
ministrative abuses henceforth , the Mc-
Cartliyltcs will certainly make their grlov-
anceb felt In the House of Commons. Tlie
nationalists exist to advance the Irish popular
demands , and they have given vital aid by
their votes to the nrosent government by car
ry Ing English legislation , In thebollef that they
would be repaid not only by the passage of
home rule , but also by some attempt to give
the Irish uoople their rightful share In the
uianucement of Irish affairs pending the set
tlement of homo rule. Their forbearance has
been mistaken for ucuulusence In Morley's
policy. They now intend to bring strong pres
sure to bear on the ministers to remedy the
scandal of the magistracy and to
correct other abuses , which can bo
done without legislation. In order to
got assurances that either the plan of
introducing the homo rule into the House of
Lords at the ne.\t session , or by some other
effective means homo rule shall bo kept in the
fore front of the ministerial pit/gram and to
give reasonable priority to an evicted tenants ,
bill. Otherwise the nationalists may be com
pelled to go back to Iieland , summon a
national convention and take the will of the
people as to whether they will continue to
support a ministry which Is unable or unwill
ing to give them any tangible returns.
Extreme MraMiro Unlikely.
There Is little anticipation , however , that
tnese eMrcmo measures will be necessary. No
doubt Is entertained ut to the wish of Mr. Mor
ley to Improve the Irish administration ana
strong representations from the party are ex
pected to have the desired result. His Illness
may account for his past want of energy , but
ho is now quite recovered and may show moro
activity. The nutionolUm , for their part , are
flrmlj resolved that neither the claims
of English legislation nor tory alarm
about the navy shall bo permitted to obscure
the paramount demands of Ireland. They
have no sympathy with the policy of tlie Ked-
mondltes , and will not fewer\e from the duty
of keeping the pit-sent government In power
so long as they arc convinced that it meuns to
redeem Its pledges to Ireland ; but when that
conviction disappears they will not hesitate
to take declblve action.
bhrrwd .Move Accompli ibed.
It certainly Is within the power ol the
Irish party to force dissolution at any time ,
with all its risk < of the return of the tory
party to control and the probable indefinite
postponement of home rule , but the minis
try yesterday announced a fact which
must enormously strengthen it with
the laboring party of England and Scot
land , whatever may be the rebellion
in Ireland. This was the declaration that
the War department , employing some 'JO.OOO
workmen , has adopted eight hours for a
day's worn with no reduction of wages.
Logically the same course must now betaken
taken iu the Navy department , and thus the
government will bo fully committed to the
principle which the labor party has been for
years fighting for with oractlc&lly no success
until yesterday.
AuKUirntlnc tlie Ilnnk Scandali.
Much has been said in this correspondence
during the last few months , and a consider
able part of that In advance of the publica
tion ot the same facts here , concerning cur
rent scandals about the Bank of England.
There seems no doubt thit the bank has
suffered hfavy losses , perhaps amounting to
four or live million dollars , and that snvcral
of its directors and oGlcials hare been
cullty of questionable If noi criminal prac
tices. This attack In the Investors nc\iov
this week pees to a leajth , which if the
facts given cannot bo certlneJ , would tcoai
to expose tue editor to a bull
for tibol aad Mvnro puuKhioenU .No btep to
that end seems , to have been yet consider * ! .
'J IIK IJuvIew i perfectly rcspjtisiWo and its
editor ih also the financial writer of the
J.u\ ; KUnvlav.l He ho Uh aicusea sovoal :
dirtUirs un.uuing th" fjuiis pit- ; ; , vt-r.ur
Lidderualt , of practices ubtiorrcd b.an . safe-
banking firms and Intimates , while not actu
ally alleging , a Tcrjflou * Impairment of
the bank' * crcdltftUlvuzh some reckless
spoliation , iBcludhil ? 'by the way , some
speculations in'Amfrnean ' breweries and
other Industnal concerns.
Ho Dancer ot Ioj .
On the other h'and.Jho financial weeklies
of today deprecate tha Hcvicw's statements
and inferences < a very much exaggerated.
The Statist , generally regarded as the most
conservative ImUn&o the most autborllatUo
of the financial papprr , , says :
As regards tha jjglrcney of the bank , It IK
nonsenno to Insinuate ur to Male that the bank
Is In the slightest darner. Even if the Ilarlng
assets were not worth a single penny , which Is
an Hbsard assumption , the most the Hunk of
England would Ioo would be interest on a
million , t'p to tliatlt Is guaranteed by other
banks. As a mullergf fact , however , there Is
not the least probability that there will bo
any loss on the Baring assets. Tor the rest
wo would point onrihal the preralMM of the
Hank of England stand In an unrivaled po l-
tlon. Perhaprtn the whole world there Is not
so valuable a property of the same sire a * that
covered by the bank , and jet the property
stands on the bank's iooks at nothing. Lastly ,
wo liellovo we are jastnicd in saylnc that a
largepartof the assets are greatly written
down , KO ureatly that uren If the bank were to
suffer a heavy loss , U jnlRht be met without
the knowledge of Ui6publlc , and without reduc
ing In the least the current dividend.
Government luqulrr Demanded.
Nevertheless the Statist , as well as other
financial and dally papers , demanded a thor
ough reorganization * ! the bank , and an at
tempt was made yesterday to force an in
quiry on the part of the government. Dr.
Hunter , a memberdlParliament , considered
aa expert in finance , gave notice that he
would ask "the" chancellor sf the exchequer -
chequer for an inquiry. The parliamentary
clerks decided thniit was not competent
for the chancellor op any minister to answer
a question about the bank , as the institution
Is not a government1 department , the gov
ernment only standing in the relation of its
largest customer. 1 am informed tonight ,
however , on the authority of J3r. Hunter
himself , that in a private conversation the
chancellor assured him that tno government
has been accorded the facilities of the bank
directors to ( ro into its affairs , and "has done
so with the assistance of two treasury ex
perts.
Convinced of It Stability
As a result of that inquiry the chancellor
has been convinced that there is not an
atom of foundation for the allegations for
the bank's instability Jn any line of Its busi
ness.
Sir Vernon Harcoart added that he is
quite ready to answer Mr. Hunter'sotffisUon
if the authorities of the house alltAvTTlm to
do so and that hs dfcstres to do BO in order to
allay any unfounded anxiety that may have
been aroused by the attacks on the bank.
This important Information has not bsea
published in England ,
Mr. C. E. Giffcrd Of-'fhe Royal Navy , who
was made coaimanfier f the Eath in the
New Year's distribution of honors , is the
husband of a Chlcag jiwonnin , formerly Miss
Effle Neap. , BAIJ.AKD SMITH.
S1C1I.LAN ItlOXS.
Towni In TChlcJi' TheyTIave Occnrred In a
Deplorable * Condition.
. Soviet Jan : Gv unarma"declares' that im
portant and compromising documents -were
discovered ' in the residences of Si ? .
Giuffrida , member of the Chamber of Depu
ties , and the head of the Society P.iscidel
Lavoratori , and other.Ieaders in the Sicilian
troubles.
The Parlemento reaffirms the report that
attempts have been made to cut the cable
between Sicily and the mainland and destroy
tne railways in Sicily.
Private dispatches from Grapani state
that tlie towns in Sicily in which riots oc
curred present a most deplorable spectacle.
The damage done during thetiisoracrs is be
yond calculation.
A telegram from the commune of Calabria
says that a mob-that had collected with the
pretext of desiring.Jlboration of an individ
ual who had been arrestea for riotous con
duct stormed the mayoralty and smashed
the windows. The1 gendarmes arrived and
dispersed the mob. The municipal authori
ties have abolished the octroi taxes. There
have been similar scenes in other distncts of
Calabria.
Peremptory orders have been sent to the
prefects to assure by force , if necessary , the
application of the new taxes. The informa
tion has also been sent to General Morra dl
Llvriano that the- state of siege is equiva
lent to postponingfor two months the ma
turity of bankers bills.
CAUstU .V SOAK E.
IlrltUli T'lnanclcn Apltated uv nn Expected
Ouostli-u In thr House.
LONDON , Jan. fl. Mnch fear was created
In financial circle * yesterday bj- the an
nouncement that Mr. William Hunter ,
liberal member of Parliament for North
Aberdeen , intended to-put a lengthy ques
tion this afternoon to the chancellor of the
exchequer , Rt. Hon. Sir William Harcourt ,
regarding the extent of the Bank of England
advances to the Barings and to stock
brokers and inquiring" to the quality of
the assets generally of the bank. Dr.
Hunter was noticed In the House of Com
mons in the afternoon , and his aavent there
caused much comment. Soon after his ar
rival he had a loug private conversation
with the chancellor of the exchequer and
the member for North Aberdeen eventually
left the , bouse without putting this very im
portant question.
Atilit inca from iluliuacedlitK.
BCESOS ATKCS. Jan , 0 Advices reeclvod
here today from Montevideo * say that the
officers of ex-President Balraaredmof Chill ,
who took refuge in Uruguay , and who are
at Montevideo , have Decided to assist Presi
dent Peixoto in hhv liruggl e against the in
surgents in Brazil. *
The dispatchfrora Montevideo also says
that the Brazilian 'government troops pil
laged Santa Ana -before evacuating the
town.
Coutr.ibni > il * Tralllc in A run.
ROME , Jan. 0. The Parlomento states
that the Austrian'and German consulates
last summer were lafofmeJ of the govern
ment's extensive contraband traffic in arms
in Sicily. It also "tisferis that the United
States consul at Palarnia rscently received
from France a nnmpr of mysterious con
signments of arms an J money for a Urm who
were not acquainted with the senders.
ADarclitiU M-nleiiceil.
L ixiKX , Jan. 0-tA dispatch to the Times
frt-m Paris says : The arrest of anarchist *
In tha provinces continues. At Perpi nan
three anarchists have boon sentoucai to
short terms of imprisonment for seditious
lappuage.
AnircliUnc tui > .im uiti > rl * J.
PAIIIS , Jan. 0. Tht pjlico hare telzeJ , at
the house of Piles Hjclusij othsr of the
fujltive , Paul Rorfusc , tiio 'frieud "of Vail-
Unt , over sixty letlfirs ( ram 1-reurh , Swiss
and Herman an-irohists.
Ire i itmz HCJ-M-CI | .
Loxi < oJan. . 0.A ' -
o\ , -A d'soau-h Ui the Chron
icle frum Vienna wjvs th-s iron masv ri of
" .Aistm nnii Hungary havi > ujrJt'J 11 r ? , v
tU iuu ritij tor .iCBttu-r tfcrco ) eari. ;
FIRM AND FEARLESS
France Once More Takes Her Place Among
the Powers of the World.
GERMANY'S FROWN NO LONGER POTENT
Nod of tie Eaiser Will Not Now Be
Heeded bj the President
NOTICE SERVED ON AIL TO THIS EFFECT
/
Dispatch of a Commissioner to Berlin with
Positive Instructions.
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ENGLAND AND 'ITALY ARE INCLUDED
Alt the Ancient Enemies of tlie Itrpubllc
Are Nodded that Sslie Is Able
to.TaUu Care of UertcIT
on Lnud or Sea.
ISMbu I'rtft PuMli'ifnp Company. !
PAHIS , Jan. 0. [ New Vork World Cable
Special to THE BEE. | For the first time
sinoo 1870 a Trench foreign minister has
ventured to oppose German exaction. The
commissioners sent to Berlin to arrange the
boundary dispute iu western Africa are in
structed to hold to a certain line of delimita
tion and to admit no other. The Germans
have been so accustomed to French concus
sion iti all matters of this sjrt that Berlin
Journals , with habitual arrogance , announced
the ultimatum ot , the German minister before -
fore the commission met. France was ro-
bukcd in the usual hectoring manner for
presuming to dispute the pretensions of the
German colonists. It was virtually a pre
determined treaty , which the commissioner *
were invited to ratify.
Premier Pelier , havinz Intrenched homn
affairs behind the recent laws ostensibly
acainst anarchists , but as in reality repres
sive of a too vehement opposition , is now
moderately independent of the factions in
the assembly and is concentrating all his
resources of diplomacy on the turning
point of forcitrn affairs. The first effect of
the Russian entente is seen iu the assured
tone of French diplomacy. The garment of
dread that hung on the French foreign deal
ings since 1870 is torn aside and England , as
well as Germany , finds the ministers of the
republic as confident and aggressive as those
of Napoleon III after tne campaign of Italy.
It Wn I'nrt of a Plan.
Not the least significant manifestation of
this new spirit is the adroit attack on the
French navy by a radical deputy to lull
English alarmists. Ridiculous stories of in
efficiency of Iho French fleet are gravely dis
cussed in high places. The general press ,
which knows no more of the status of the
fleet than the-press t > f Austria , gives pre
tended validity to the attack. .Old.hands in
diplomacy pronouqce the whole outcry a
comedy , played to befog and lull the Triple
Alliance as well as England.
As a matter of fact there Is not a well in
formed min in Franco who does not hold
the Russian and French fleets to be equal ,
if not superior , to the English fleet and on a
pinch equal to that of the Triple Alliance
combined.
Two cabinet ministers have gone before
their constituencies during the last week.
The burden of their addresses was the re
habilitation of France , the absence of all
future discord , the readiness of the republic
to meet aggression of the sort put on her for
the last twenty years with every resource at
hand that can justify confidence.
Oalte Willlnc to FleJit.
The intent of all this Is clearly to warn
Germany that France has no more conces
sions to make in Africa aad to let England
knoxvthat in Slam the French people pro
pose to cry French interest alone.
Satisfied with the repressive laws ,
snatched from tbo terrors rather than given
by the reason of the assembly , the ministry
is pursuing a forcibly feeble campaign of ex
termination toward the lawless of all shades.
Constitutionally , indeed , the ministry is less
restrained than was the Olivier cabinet in
1870 , and measures are enforced all over
France that would have brought Napoleon
III to destruction long before Sedan , had his
ministers attempted them. But the
plain people gladly sanction the most
drastic measures , assured , as they are ,
by the new and determined tone of
the foreign office that England is no longer
to hold the Mediterranean us an Eugllih
lake , and that German censorship of
France is no longer to be tolerated. The
spirit manifested everywhere la the
functions of the new year breathes this
tone of confidence , not the braggadocio or
the vain glory of the later days of the em
pire , but the sober realization that the coun
try is no longer in danger of being swirled
into war with Germany or her allies nt their
own time and on their own conditions ,
Well supported by Kventi.
This attitude of confidence is illustrated
in the public opinion over the Aigues-Mortes
verdict. All shades of partisanship in the
press lament the result. Ail acknowledge
the criminal ferocity of the aggressors and
counsel moderation in the future. It is re
marked with unconcealed delight that the
German press and emperor are not so wise
in discussing tbo ovcnt. The failure of
French justice , saluted in Berlin as
a distinct triumph for Germany , is
not misunderstood in Italy where
the democracy sympathizes with the repub
lic and holds it blameless for the tragedy at
Aigues-Mortes , Italy's extremity is re
garded by the French press as very near.
The coercion in Italy not only endangers the
stability of the monarchy , but the resort to
the military inflicts a deep wound on the
solidarity of the army as well as on the pee
ple.
AUatlaui Lnjil to I'ranrr.
From Alsace-Lorraine the now year brings
the French solace. In spite of twenty-three
years of repression no loss than 250 men
destined to serve it ) the German ranks have
exiled themselves from the city of Stras-
burg alono. At this rate Germany must
lose a large percentage of the contingent
oountoJ on from the annexed provinces In
case of war , for It ii said the nnar prospect
of an outbreak has encouraged French
demonstrations In the larger towns of the
lost territory.
Dublin Murderer * Kemuniled Aj-jln.
Doiiux , Jan , 6. Nolan and Mearnt , who
are chargea with having murdered Patrick
Reed , have again been remanded for a week
at the spocul desire of tbo attorney ( fun
eral , who ba Instructed he oaunitiil for the
prosecution that the ruse wa under hli per
sonal attention and tnat thu crown tiad
fresh evidence against the pmonm.
AnoHnr Imlliu U riU Pal .
Jan. 0. The bftnUlug UwlJE of
THE'BEEeULLETIN.
. *
n'taUirror Omaha at cnUv
ran ; i ir ; tttrfaWe
I'ayt
1. HUranrrk nnd the "itin S
\\lmt the IrlMi AH .
Frnnee Onec Store unridr lorVnr. .
Htnte 1'uniU farmed Out.
8. TmiKcont'lnental Hate * Not Yet FUed.
Ilowell lias u Clear .Mnjurlt.v.
3. L'lMini ol Government Kmployr * .
4. t.n.t Week In I.ocul Social Clrele * .
< ) tteki oiili > ns nmtJL'Jirlr aatnt'o I' 3" .
C Sotun Interenltni : Kitllroxl Ill-lory.
Demnerau Not A tile to 1'nrce Action.
\V11IU ( SeU In Too ( Ireat a Hurry.
Northern llrarll Iteoili to Ucvolu
O. Council IllufT * Local New * .
7. Hurry Mill SITU n Taint Kay of Hope.
State rundu for Oinulm I tan Us.
UrlcUliiei nnd .Mn on to Meet.
51. Cro lne the Tctiuantrucc Utlitnu * .
IO. Where There Are No l.o e Matchci.
New .InKc on nn Old Hoot.
11 The Mtedes ill Netirtikn.
lltrollfctlonii of Andrew ,1.
Am > n ? tlie liiKiirunre .Men.
13. Kdltorinl unit Comment.
13. l.lln'n Liberty tor One Cent.
fltiMha Church Work nnd rro p ct .
In Theatiloil and Minimi Clrclt-n.
14. Tuli-R ot Tlioinin Hull Itenton.
hherin nrexcl'n 1'lrM .lob.
1C. Local Trade Condition * Const lered.
CommerrUl iind Financial Information.
LI\D Stock Trade lto lccd. .
10 ( SrUwoldV Weekly < ! rl U
Porty & ; Brossy at Kaluzze in northern Italy
has failed for 8.000,000 lire. Sig. I'orty has
killed himself.
Slg. Dufrcst-ne. the Florence banker , who
suspended in the early part of December.has
promised to pay his c-rediiors in full within
fifteen mouths by liquidation of the assets
of the bank and his own fortune.
CiltllAT UltlTAIN's NAVV. .
Tour Morw Costly Vn elii to lie Added
to Iu
LONDON , Jan. C. The correspondent of the
Times at Plymouth s-iys. the Admiralty has
resolved to build four tlrst-class battle ships
at a cost of 1,000,030 each. The armament
of the new vessels will include four twelve-
inch breechloaders of a nw type , twelve
six-inch quick-firing guns and several
smaller guns , including twelve Hotchklss
and several Maxims. The new ships will be
provided .vith extra coal bins , which will
enable them to remain at sea for a longer
period than any oattle ship previously built.
A new type of gunboat similar to the
Torch and Alert will be introduced by tus
Admiralty , and It is probable that four of
them will be built at a cost of 00.000 each.
They will bo designated as station gunboat ? .
They will carry modern armament , but will
not be of great size.
U ho now navy estimates will also provide
thut the construction of the cruisers Power
ful and Terrible shall be proceeded with at
once. The Terrible Is described as being
the largest , ( .wiftest , and most powerful
cruiser in existence. The estimates will
also provide for a dozen torpedo boat de
stroyers. _
JJnropeV severe Winter.
IJOSPOX , Jan.0. . There has been heavy
snwHtrnula4lrelttnd and Scotland and
traffic of all kinds is delayed. A heavy gale
prevails on the east , coast of England. The
Thames is frozen over ut Toddington. In
the north ot Germany the cold is severe.
A dispatch from Vienna says that terrible
storms are raging in tne Adriatic. Many
merchant shius have been damaged. Sev
eral warships which lefi Paoli January 1
are in a bad pliu'ht. The Frigate Radetsky
has been badly "damaged.
Cork nnd thu American MnlU.
COIIK , Jan. < \ At a meeting of the corpo
ration yesterday , the mayor expressed the
belief thai the government intended to give
a new contract for the American , mails to
Southampton and said that a century of
successful home rule would not compensate
Cork nnd Londonderry for such a loss.
The mayor proposed that a meeting be called
to discuss the subject.
I'rlect Arri-iite.il lor Murdsr.
PAIHS , Jan. G. Ascnsation has been caused
by the arrest of AbboBurneauon the charge
of murdering Abba Fricot , whose body was
found in a well in his garden at Entrammes
in the Department of the Marine , France.
Abbe Burneau is also suspected of having
caused two tires at thu presbi tcry of Astile ,
where he was assistant priest before he
went to Entrammes.
He's still ut tn Helm.
BniiLts , Jan. 0. There is no truth in the
widespresd teport that Count' von Eulen-
burg. president of the Prussian ministry ,
has resigned.
Necotiatitiuo Over.
BEIITJX , Jan. (1. ( Several papers announce
that the negotiations for a Russo-German
commercial treaty have virtually been ter
minated.
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i'utal iiplni.li > n in u Herman Ml no.
BEULIN , Jan. C. Three men were killed
and four injured by an explosion in a mine
near Westphalia.
/iJAAJA' bVI'ttKME. CUUJlf.
linportiutt Ca * > Uorldfd Ijy thut Lr at
* " Tillum.U on Ye terd < v.
TorcKA. Jan. 0. The "Union Terminal rail
road ease was decided by the supreme court
today. Thfl court dissolved the injunction
against the Board of Railroad commission
ers , but docs not pass upon the rne-'ts of the
case , giving only as the reason for its de
cision that the terminal company's action
was against the board alone , and that : t
should have included also as parties defend
ant the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific ,
which are the real parties Interested.
IntheSymus grocery case the court de
nied ttio right of a shipper to enjoin the
State Board of Railroad Commissioners , but
does not pass upon the reasonablenehs of the
rates complained of. The old board of
railroad 10 nmlsiioners reduced the
rates on bupar , baatis , coffee and
uanuod coeds from Missouri river points
to Interior points , in carload lots only. The
Si'intis Grocery company of Atehison secured
an Injmii-tion on the ground that the case
distTlmmalod azalnst shippers of Jess than
one i iirkiad. The court denied that the
interstate commerce law t-ut nny llgurrt In
ttiis fuse , the shipments bcititr made from
one point to another inside of Kansas.
Another important caw decided wcs that
brought by the county c-ommUsiyners of
( irahiita county against B. Van Slyckc , a
former rounty clerk , for fees rcceivod by
him during his term of ofllce.
The court holds that county rierks must
turn over all foes eoiloeUHl by them to the
county commissioners or they are liable
under thu law.
In the case of J. L Sheldon against Simon
Pruesstier. the eourt iiolilt ihtt tno owner
of a mortgage mny not , for : he purixiso of es
caping taxation , transfer it to a citizen of
another state , and then Invoke the aid of
the courts to recover the dubt Jtitflruot is
added to this casa by the fact that Mr a.
Sheldon , at the hearing some moms ago ,
made a speech in her own behalf and the se
quel is that she won.
Do Not I'nvur Dnurr.
DEXVEU , Jan. 6. The new tariff on trans-
tnics < uri linns , which will go into effocl Mon
day , ( loot not boar out the utalemoot given
out a few days ago that & reduction hail boon
made in ratrt on oattbaund Klnprurntc
whu-h would be fnvor tlt > to Denver In
every instance Ii. vrhicli a curriije it. made
thr ratf i incrc-ase I 'J I p r.itr 01 jma ere
to M'5'jurl meryviuu u I" rcaieU V ' tou.
[ TV
An Important Public Trust Develops i
Profitable Private Snap.
STATE TREASURV AND STATE TREASURER
Another Law Evaded Which Costs the Taxpayers -
payers a Snng Sum.
SUCCULENT ADVANTAGES OF DISCOS !
The Board Agrees to Disagres and thi
Treasurer Pockets the Usufruct
PUBLIC ROEBERY AND PRIVATE GAIN
Shallow I'retcuie of iicu e tor lcnor
lag Mututory Commiimln Whtlu the
.Money U Secretly I'armed Instruc
tive J'acta lor Taipijers.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 0. ( Special to TUB
Br-n. I Another chapter yet remains In the
discussion of the financial operations of thu
Male ireasury und the state ooatiis associ
ated with n. Unaer tbo laws of Nebraska
Ihe state treasury Is always full of funds
available for the use uud benefit of the
state treasurer , while at the same time peo- .
pie who are waiting for money belonging to
tbetn from Ihe slatu are compelled to wait
nearly a year before they can receive their
money. H is true that they receive 7 per
cent interest upon their claims , but the in
terest is exceedingly expensive to the etato
and eventually comes out of tha hands of
the taxpayers. Under the operation of the
laws as they now exist the people of Ne
braska are paying each other from J70.0M to
f 100,000 per annum for Ihe sake of protect
ing Ihe Interesls oi Ihe man selected by
themselves to act as state treasurer.
The legislature of 1"/.U , whatever may
have been its faults in regard to the misap
propriation of money , enacted several law
for the relief of tbe treasurer's oflice which
nave never been put into operation. The
manner in which the law requiring the in
vestment of the permanent school fund in
state warrants has been ignored or evaded
has been fully treated of In a previous
article. The other law passed by the legis
lature of the year 1S91 is known as tbe state
depository law. This law is as. niucb of a
dead letter as the other.
Mute tJj n ltor.v I.uw.
The state depository law was designed 'p
save to the state the interest upon the idl >
money in- the state treasury. This interest
had always been dropped into the privatu
bank accounts of the several .state treas *
urcrs , .Most people have always held to the
bslief that , the state treasurer's offl-e wns
one which would at least -pay expenses.
That it has paid the state treasurers for
the time and effort they have given to tbo
dischargcof the duties of the offlce will bo
easily demonstrated. THE Ben presents in
tabulated form the monthly balances ro.
muining In the hands of the state treasure *
for tl c past three years. The following-
table bhows tha balances remaining in the
hands of Treasurer J. E. Hill during tha
months of 1691 aud IS'Ji
.January. 1891 fl.071,723
I'ubruary , 1 91
ijai oiS
March , Ib'Jl 1,080,513
April , IfaOl 1&B3,983
May , 1691 . , 1,347.848
Junr , IB'Jl . 144D9IJ ?
July. 1691. . v , TrK. , liaoa&i
Auini't , 1891 .T. , , . . -1,034 < )4 ) < j
September. 1891 1,028374
October , 1891 l,04ll ! l
November , 1691 . . - . ' . . . . . . . . . . 1.U87 674
December. 3 B91 3,110 " 70
January. Ib92 l,114laa
TebJUary. 1BU2. l'J " 443
March , 1892 1 30B 757
April , 1892 1,200.892
Mny , 1B92 1 " 02.HB3
June , 189Z 10200(10 (
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July. 1892 1.477'&ra
August , 1B92 l.'JU3,4H
M-pK'mbOr , 18D2 1 24H u"l
October. 1H92 l,21GGUvl
November. 1892 1.9OU , i'J7
Decembur , 1602 I,181,0b3
l > eiii lturr I.uir Mot Operutlvu.
Although the law requiring the deposit of
idles funds In the hands of thestate treasurer
in designated banks of deposit was passed "by
the ilegislature of 18H1 , it was provided
that it should not co into effect until the ho-
pinning of Iho Icrrn of his successor. This
provision of ttie law released Treasurer
Hill of the necessity of complying with tha
law. But there was another , In fact , several
laws upon the statute books which were
cit her evaded or ignore J by that oBicial , aa
well as by hU predecessors in theoftlao
One of iheso laws requires thcsialo treas
urer to rc-pori to the governor at the end of
each semi-annual period the amount of In
terest collected by him lor the use of the
slate funds and to turn this interest Into
thestate treasury. This is but another of
the fiscal laws of the slate which has been
deliberately ignored from the lime of Its
enactment. The stata treasurer has always
pockotca the iaieresi and irusied IQ iho
complacency of the governor lo ueirlect to
Insisi upon a law which would be , 10 say iho
least , eiiibarrasMiig. The reader may com
pute for himself the probable amount of in
terest received by Treasurer Hill upon the
monthly bal'inees quoted above. den 3
pur ceni per annum upon monthly balances
averaging i-onsidcrably over Jl.OJO.OM
would not iho ireasurer a lldy nuin and
enable him to retire from jublic lifeat the
eud of IIIB term of office with nu fear that
iho wolf will haunt his doors.
.Sot I inured , but KvJilMt.
The state depository law went into effect
on January 1. 1W3. At that llmo lbre wa §
In tha hands of thu incoming state treas-
.urcr , or , lo bo more explicit , on January fi ,
UuiEUinoi tl,44l.l ( < .iy. Tlio firit ulttnipi lo
carri oul iho provisions of Ihe law iTSultod
In a disaster. The designation of the Capi
tal National haul ; of Linuoln as a M.TIO d -
poslior > and HK subsequni fai'jr" ' , with a
quarter of a million of state funds in its
vaults , Is sill ) u recent matter of hit-lory
and still fresh tn the minds of "the people of
Ihosiaie. i
Siuco the failure of the Capital Natlooal <
bank ir. la t January no further effort has !
ooen inndo to eotnpli * with the depos.'oryj
law. The reasons assigned for this faut ara
sometiiini , ' us follows :
Kvrry bank wishing lo become a desig
nated iluio | lt r > 6f Ihe slalo treasury is re
quired to make application , in which thii
sm.iunt of intfirfft , it Ii willing to pay ou
monthly balances it sUtod. Accompauylnir
the application iiiUkt ooinc a bond sliuod by
goo > l nnd tufilriunl tctcuriticc for at least
twice the turn of state uicnoy an kid for B a
dopoi.it. Ttio application and iho bond I *
fonvarrt.id to tlif 'wird disiznatco by law
and ' . < afci 'nj ; t f tli' nv Tuor , tb letri-
ran if iij'.o aid the allornc ) f ueriL 'i'LU