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ESTABLISHED JUNE 17 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY d , 189-t-SIXTEEN PAGES : ITjis GOPY GENTS.
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WALES IS GRACIOUS
Heir Apparent of England's ' Throne Seems
Anxious to Cultivate Democracy ,
IS UNUSUALLY GRACIOUS TO MR. BAYARD
Meets the American Ambassador at a Re
ception of the Honorable Aitillery ,
DISCUSSING EXPLORER CHANLER'S ' PATE
Ho is Thought to Be Now in Pretty O"BO !
Quarters in Central Africa.
LONDON HAS SOME SOCIAL SENSATIONS
Mr , Astor'o IMllor-ln-G'hlcf tlio C'inter of
Our , nnil tlin Pretty llerolno of
Miinlpur tlio Ciuiio of
tliu Other.
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LONDON , Feb. 3. ( Now York World
Cable Special to The Bee. ) A very con
spicuous social courtesy was extended on
Thursday night to Ambassador Bayard and
to the United States ministry attaches , In
being the only foreigners Invited to the
smoking concert of the Honorable Artillery
company , on the occasion of the visit of the
prlnco of Wales to the company's armory.
The cordiality of the reception of the Amer
icans was also very marked. In n social
rrglmo so definite an Is that of England ,
this may bo accepted as exceedingly sig
nificant of a deslro on the part of the
prlnco , to show his friendship for our
country through Its official reprcsontatlves.
As is well known no guest Is ever Invited
to meet the prlnco except , ns Is generally
the case , on the prince's own Invitation ,
nnd never unless his wishes have been con
sulted in ndvunco. The Incident has not
yet found Its way Into the London papers ,
but I have details from ono ot these pes-
cnt. This particular function was a very
notable ono because , In nppearcnco , there
has been some friction heretofore .between
the prlnco nnd former commander , the
dtiko of Portland , and the visit of
the prlnco on Thursday night was the
first for several years. The artillery com
pany Is the oldest militia company In Eng
land , Incorporated In 1G37 , and Is officered
by the most fashionable men In the peerage.
The captain general Is always the sovereign ,
when the sovereign Is a male , otherwise the
heir apparent holds that office. The carl
of Denbigh Is not the acting commander.
The Honorable Artillery company of Boston
lias some connection with the English or
ganization and there have been communica
tions between the two bodies. Doabtleses to
this fact was duo the especial courtesies
extended to the Americans.
SC1SNE IN THE ARMORY.
The armory wns beautifully decorated. At
the end of the hnll was a stage , very thor
ough In all Its nppolntments. At some dis
tance from the stage , extending across the
loom except for n narrow passage at cither
end , was a long table. In front of this table
nnd facing the stage were arranged scats ,
the center ono for the prjuco and the others
for the most honored guests. Back ot the
tables were seats for the members ot the
corps and other guests. On th6 tables were
placed boxes of cigars and cigarettes and
bottles of Scotch whisky and aerated waters.
The prlnco of Wales , accompanied by
I'rlnco Louis of Battenburg , the duke of
Tock and prince's suit arrived early. At
11 p. m. the ofilcors at the door called out
"Mako way for the American ambassador , "
nnd Mr. Bayard , leaning on the arm of
Colonel Ludlow , entered. The prlnco of
AVales and all about him arose and the
prlnco extended his hands In a. cordial greet
ing as Mr. Bayard approached and placed
him In the chair Immediately to his left ,
Lord Denbigh occupying the ono on the
right. Colonel Ludlow was given a
place only three or four seats away.
The performers Included Mine. Trebelll ,
Miss Florence St. John , Hayden Coffin ,
Lionel Brough , and all the noted stars of
the music hall stage. Another feature was
nn exhibition by the corps ot halbort ex
ercises as practiced in 1726. In the In
tervals between the numbers the prince
of Wales conversed constantly with Mr.
Bayard. Supper was served at 1 o'clock
In the morning , when Mr. Bayard was given
n seat on the prince's right with Lord
Denbigh on the left. After , as the com
pany was parting , the prlnco returning from
the coat room , met Mr. Bayard nnd Colonel
Ludlow and halted the line while ho bade
them a very cordial good night.
PROBABLE FATE OF AN EXPLORER.
Much anxiety over the position of William
Astor Chnnlor Is felt among a largo class
of men In London Interested In exploration
and geographical qiu itlons. The most Intel
ligent exploration hun originated In this city
wend great Interest Is taken In the rich
young man who has assumed the dangerous
work. Ills Klllmanjareo expedition won for
'him a respectable rank among explorers.
Ills only horlous detect Is his lack of scien
tific knowledge. 1 have asked Henry M.
Stanley for his opinion concerning Clmii-
lor's position and the explorer writes In
reply : -
"Accounts from Chanter's expedition nro
too meager for anyone to bo nblo to glvo nn
opinion. Besides , ho holds hfs fate In his
hands. Ho Is responsible to no ono but
himself. It ho cannot proceed ho can return.
Ho In n gallant young follow and his sacri
fices In behalf of exploration are extremely
creditable to him. It "ho Is obliged to retire -
tire unsuccessfully ho will bo Just as much
entitled to pi also as It ho had succeeded ,
bccauso hla sacrifice In money , tlmo and
health nnd his perseverance amply entitle
him to success and praise. "
Mr. Kollto , secretary of the geographical
society to which Chanlor has sent his let
ters for publication , says ; "I do not believe
lie Is In any danger. No ono Is lost In Af
rica nowadays. I believe the telegram 7e-
celved last week was Inaccurate , that ho
was deserted by all except eighteen of his
followers , I think ho has been deserted by
the eighty men sent from Mombassa to take
the place of the DokarU that dloJ. Ho
should have about 100 men still. The
most competent man to discuss the question
la Dr. Gregory ot the South Kensington
museum , who wus In the country at the
name time as Chanlcr , Ho explored Mount
Kenyia with most Interesting scientific ro-
uultH. Ho had only forty mcu with him ,
nnd said that ho was doing a most danger
ous thing. If ho could go forward with
forty men Chanter should bo able to retreat
v lth 100. "
Dr , Gregory , who U now attached to the
natural hlnlory department of the muieum ,
at once expressed his opinion that Chnnlcr
was In great danger , and It should bo borne
In mind that this Is the opinion of n Inan
who has been In Iho same country , whereas
previous remarks como from gentlemen who
have not. Dr. Gregory started up the Anl
river with Vllller's expedition , which In
cluded Sir Henry Tlchborne. It broke down ,
owing to the Impracticability of the young
men who led It. Gregory returned to-the
coast , and , having very limited funds ,
started Inland for Mount Kcnyla. Having
only n smalt force ho observed conciliatory
ways with Its natives. He gave me n map
showing the course of his expedition nnd
the expedition of Chanler.
"Chanler , " ho said , "Is undoubtedly In
serious danger. Ono great cause ot this Is
the fact that ho had serious fighting with
the natives on the way to Dlacho , where ho
now la , Ho Is extremely plucky , nnd In
dulged In * omo Injudicious fighting. 1 find
no news that ho has been deserted by all
but eighteen of his followers. Very prob
ably he started with 180 men. He had to
send at least forty back with Lieutenant
Von Hochenel , and then there were eighty
additional men sent from Mombassa to take
the place of the Dokarls who desertcJ him
entirely. Death and destruction would
hardly reduce the others to eighteen. The
tribes In the country whlcll ho has to pass
through are troublesome and given to raidIng -
Ing , but Chanler Is very brave. However ,
If they know where he was they would
attempt to surround and capture him , A
rescuing force to go to Dlacho could be
formed with only the help of the British
East Africa company. , That company could ,
I believe , do It easily nnd at no
'great expense. I understand that Chan
ler was going north to Lake Rudolph
and would then strike out with the object of
reaching the Red sea coast at Berbera. In
that case ho would have gene through only
an unexplored portion of Africa. There Is a
large river running from the north Into the
lake , of which little Is known , and the ex
ploration of which would bo of the greatest
value. It Is at least ten months' Journey.
The return to Mombassa could be made In
six weeks. I should be very sorry to hear
that anything had happened to Chanler , for ,
like every one who has had anything to do
with Africa , I admire him very much. Ho
probably took the best equipped expedition
that ever went Into Africa. I believe it cost
10,000. "
SOME SOCIAL QUESTIONS.
While the announcement by the Pall Mall
Gazette of Gladstone's resignation has given
London papers abundant opportunity to
sneer nt "Imported American Journalism , " It
is not at all unlikely that the news may bo
verified before many weeks. In this corre
spondence mention has been made of the
premier's precarious health , nnd very sig
nificant signs of failing powers vvlUiln the
last few months. My Information has been
very authoritative and has been repeated
since the guarded and rather Delphic denial
of the Pall Mall Garotte's statement. Apropos
ot Mr. Astor's paper , a. report whloh has
aroused much gossip In social and political
circles Is that a change Is about to be
made In the editorship. The present chief
is Henry Cockayne Gust , M. P. Ho was an
amateur In Journalism and was known only
as ono of the smartest > oung men in the
social "Irclo In London. It is announced
that Mr. Gust has notified his election com-
mltto that he will not ngnln contest his seat
In Parliament. More or less definite reasons
are given for this sudden retirement from
public llfo of ono of the most promising
young men among the tory politicians , but
none that is tangible at present. His secret
marriage was announced only four months
ago. Ho belongs to ono of the oldest Lin
colnshire families , Is already a largo landed
proprietor in his division and as heir to the
eavldom of Brownlow ho wllllnherlt furtho
oxtcnslvo estates.
Another social question which has aroused
more curious Interest than any of Its kind
since the Baccarat scandal has followed the
publication ot the following extraprdlnnry
advertisement In the London Times of > os-
terday : " 23 reward. Whereas certain
false and clanderous icpous have been circu
lated In society about Mrs. Frank Griimvood ,
late of Manlpur , the above reward wll be
paid by her to any ono who within ono
month from this date furlshes such Informa-
toin as will enable her to take proceedings
against the author of thcso calumnies.
Information to bo furnished to Lewis &
Lewis , Ely Place , Holborne. "
She will bo remembered as the heroine
thrco years ago of the defuse of the British
residency at Manlpur , an Indian frontier
state , when her husband , the British agent ,
and nearly the whole of his escort were
massacred. She , with two surviving officers
nnd n few men , nsslsted in defending tlio
residency two days , nnd displayed such
bravery that on her return to England the
queen decorated her with the Victoria cross ,
being the first woman who ever received
the distinction , and granted her a special
pension of C10 a j ear. The pjlnccss of Wales
at the tlmo started a subscription for her ,
wlilch was generous ! responded to , and she
was tlio lion ot the season. She Is young ,
extremely pretty , tall , graceful and clever.
U Is surmised from the adoption of the des
perate expedient of public advertisement that
whatever these stories may bo they must
huvo nerlously Jeopardized her social posi
tion. They have been current for some
weeks.
THEATRICAL GOSSIP.
Perhaps jou have been Informed In prcsa
dispatches of the remarkable sensation
caused by Miss Olga Nethersolc , a } oung
and good looking English nctres , this week
In a very bad play called"Tho Transgressor , "
and somewhat similar In plot to "Juno
Ejro. " Every morning paper on the day
after the first production united In condemn
ing the play , but praising Miss Nothcrsolo
In rcallyoxtraordlnary terms. The Telegraph
devoted two columns to her. Heretofore she
hud been but little talked of. Afternoon
and weol.ly papers followed In extravagant
encomiums , and the stately Athoncum ,
organ of the lilghost English lltcratuic ,
wont to the unprecedented lengeh of a spe
cial paragraph In rcgaul to her role ,
which Is that of a young girl de
ceived Into a bigamous marriage , but who
elects to cling to the man after the discovery
to the world of his crime. The paper
believes that the part has a psychological
Interest , but adds : "Wrong It may bo , but
It ut least Is human. Tlio effect would have
boon less , but for the beauty of her per
formance. Every aspect of the character Is
shown with admirable skill. The whole U
charged In tin unusual degree with Imagln-
aglnatlon , beauty nnd passion , nnd stamps
'
Miss Not'hersolo as an actress of high , per-
hap.J the highest mark. "
Auguatln Daly lia's achieved remarkable
success at last with "Twelfth Night. " The
papers are unanimous In phroso of the ex
traordinary beauty ot the stage setting and
the Ideal merit of Ada Rohan , and , In fact ,
of the entire company In this romantic
play. The house U crowded nightly , and It
will undoubtedly continue to crowd the thea
ter until Mr. Daly Is ready to return to New
York. zlALLAHU SMITH.
MOBE THIS MONTH
Emperor William Expects to Soon Return
the Gall of Prince Bismarck ,
RECALLS SOME ONCE PROPHETIC WORDS
Letter Written by the Man of Blood and
Iron Thirty-Two Tears Ago.
ALL BUSILY DISCUSSING THE INCIDENT
Press and People Having it Up and Down
Over What Really Happened.
COUNT HERBERT WILL NOT BE AN ENVOY
Ho Him no Iiiilllnntlon to Kilter tlio
Service Again , uiul the Government
.Shows Little. l > et-In ; to HIIVO
Him There.
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BERLIN , Feb. 3. ( New York World
Cable Special to The Bee. ) The exclusive
Information furnished In the World's special
last Sunday that the emperor would speedily
return Prince Bismarck's visit to Berlin was
fully verified by the announcement Frldny
that he will make the visit about the middle
of the present month.
The effect of the reconciliation continues
to be the absorbing topic not only In Ger
many , but of every nation of Europe. In a
letter to his sister , as far back nn 1SG2 ,
Bismarck says : "Since my Illness I have be
come so exhausted that I have lost my
elasticity In dealing with Intricate affairs.
Years ago I might have made a successful
minister ; now I feel as if I were a sick cir
cus rider. " Ho might write these words
again today , only that ho may bo certain
that history will not repeat Itself now , and
ho will not for a second tlmo after his fit of
melancholy develop an unexampled energy.
It was thirty-two years ago when he said
In the same letter , "I am afraid of the min
istry as I am of a cold bath. " He parted
four years ago from Berlin. He did not then
think he would return In tho.manner ho
did. Ho Intended to return as a Wallen-
steln , who stamps armies out of the ground ,
as a dictator , before whom the world bows ,
but not as a private citizen , grateful for
the friendship of his king and he wanted by
the Imperttl grace and affection. It Is
now universally admitted that during his stay
at Berlin Bismarck received no government
officials except Count Euleilberg , piosldont
of the Prussian ministry. To him Uhma ! > 'ek
expressed his gratification at the toiichihg
proofs of affection showered on him by the
emperor nnd the people. On Iho whole the
fntlgue of the day , so fur from being Injuri
ous , has proven n stimulent to the old chan
cellor. On his journey home ho leaned cj'n-
fortably back In his seat , MM'l.ed his rpe !
arid chuckled and clmtterol Incesamly with
Herbert and Dr. Schwenlnjjn. Ha did ii'it '
tire of expressing his gratitudb
to God that he should l > e
spared to live to see that he was the most
popular man in Germany , . Ho also pointed
out the unselfishness manifested on the oc
casion of his return , and which touched him
more than anything else. He said he was
sure the emperor would return his visit.
He Interpreted the emperor's parting words
thus "Ant vvlcdershehn. " Immediately on
his return to Frledrlchsruh ho dispatched a
long telegram of thanks to the emperor ,
who telegraphed n most gracious reply the
next morning. The Munchoner Zeltung In
dulges In following evidently the Inspired
outcry raised by the Insinuation that Dr.
Schwenlnger did his best to prevent Bis
marck's visit to Berlin. "
DISCUSSING THE VISIT.
On the contrary ho never objected , but
only made n condition that Bismarck should
return home on Friday In order not to have
to spend n possible bad night , after an ex
citing day , In n strange bed and surround
ings. Prof. Schwenlnger reached Frled-
ricshruh late on Tuesday night , but the
prlnco had already announced his visit In
the letter delivered by Count Moltke. The
prlnco , contrary to report , was given no
choice of vehicles on his arrival In Berlin.
When linked to the arm of Prlnco
Henry ho leaned from the station
ho was urshcred Into n closed carriage that
had drawn up ln front. The prince had
no need for the support ot Prlnco Henry , us
wus reported. This IH proved Jiy his
dally walk In Frledrlchsruh , vvlieio he hardly
ever uses his stick , but according to his cus
tom , carries It between his elbows and back.
Prlnco Henry is considerably shorter than
| Blbmarck , but has greater arm power. In
order to walk arm with arm with Bismarck
ho had to lean forward.
"It Is to Prof. Schwenlngen that the em-
pcreor and the people owe thnnkH for Bis
marck's being nblo to come to Berlin once
more , that the largo gulf created on the 20th
ot March , 1S90 , should bo bridged over , oven
It only temporarily. There are not many
physicians who would have been able to
euro the 78-year-old prlnco of pneumonia and
n whole complication of maladies , and only
recently of a troublesome cough and a serious
attack of Influenza. U was all the more
painful to see that , for Bismarck's physician
no court carriage had been sent nnd that
Schwenlngen had to drlvo away from the
station In a cab. U Is said that at the cas
tle the emperor graciously shook hands with
him , but ho was not Invited to sit down ut
the table nt which the cuirassiers and
naval olllcers sat. He and Dr. Chrysandor ,
Bismarcks private decretory , were given
places at the so-called marshal's tahlo on
the third floor. "
t
All this emphasized the fact that on the
continent , as well as In England , physicians
had nothing like the social rank ho occupies
In the United States. U was stated that the
Empress Frederick kept Bismarck waiting
thrco-iiuartcrs of an hour at her anteroom.
Hhls erroneous. The fact Is that she wan
not at homo when ho called at her palace ,
but came In shortly after and grectoJ him
with extreme cordiality. They afterward con
verted for half nn hour or so , no ono else
being present. This Interview Is the sub
ject ot much speculation. This uiul the cir
cumstances that the prlnco of Wales a
few days before ho appointed honorable
colonel of the First regiment of Dragoon
Guardu , of which Queen Victoria la chief ,
furnishes further proof of the statement
last Sunday that the British riueen | had
been Instrumental In bringing itbout the
reconciliation.
Another subject of wide comment Is the
long Interview given by the cmpeior to von
LcszcynsKI , the retired general , former com
mander of the Ninth army corps , lie re
signed Ills command because ho was an In-
tlmatc friend of Illsmnrctclatid had caused
much displeasure tlferony tAtho emperor.
HOW BUItlilN KNJOYED.
How Jubilant the peoplejvfcre Is Illustrated
In n letter written by a ladjf. . She writes :
"Wo came to Ilerllri from the country to
take part In the festivities fat the great day.
We wanted to sco Ulsmarcl ] on the 2fith and
the emperor on the27th. Wo saw the car
riage In which DlsnWck wns seated. After
ward we .saw the flowing vvlilto feathers In
the emperor's helmet. That wns all wo
could sec , but wo enjoyed the day all the
same. Wo onjoycd tha attitude of the Bcr-
llncrs nnd the dry Jokes ot the crowd while
standing for hours Jammed on the pavement.
A small boy complained that ho
could not see anything. "Why do you
wnjit to sec ? ' his father said to him ,
'Thero are events ofJsucu importance and
'
magnitude that It Is'Miot necessary to i o
them. You ought to bo , happy to ho nllovvvM
a square foot of the pavement In the
crowd. ' " '
All rumors as to thb Count Herbert Bis
marck's forthcoming cmrancn Into the dip
lomatic service arc grouiUlotia. Ho was re-
portpd to have been selected as successor to
Prlnco Uetiss , the retired ambassador nt
Vienna , but Count Kulenbor has been ap
pointed. There Is. . no other am
bassador's post vacant , and It Is
neither the Intention of the government
to offer ono to Herbcr Blnmarck nor Is It
his Intention to acccptNono If offered. This
"
Is confirmed by - Zcltung ,
which sajs ho has notl'any Intention of reentering -
entering the service of the state. Ills lib
erty Is too valuable { to change It for n
thankless task and to glve himself up to n
policy that Is contrary to all his convictions.
As to the Austrian embassy , there Is a law
forblddlnglin nmbassauor being appointed tea
a country to which hi > wife belongs. Count
Herbert Is mnrrled to ji Hungarian Countess
'
tess Hovcs. tt
AIII : HUTTI/U / rmiNns. :
Kmpoior Wlllhim nmlJllNnmrck Are Uraw-
IIIR CIoscrToKctlirr.
BERLIN , Feb. 3. Every day adds to the
urgent deslro of the emperor to have It un
derstood that his ut/ltmle / toward Prlnco
Bismarck is changing his old'admlratlon Into
friendship. His thanks , offlclally announced
In the Hclchsanzclger , lijg Special thanks to
the municipal authorities , his renewed letter
to Prince Bismarck and the Interview with
the minister of war , General Urcnsart % on
Schellendorff , all bear testimony to this
point. General von Scjiullendorff , when
presenting his report on , Thursday last ,
thanked his majesty on behalf of the army
for arranging the reconciliation with Prlnco
Bismarck. This caused tlio emperor to
exclaim In a tnoo of surprise and pleasure :
"In the name of the. army too. "
CHANGED WITH THB'EMPEROH.
Even those who'at first were disgusted
with the change of policy are beginning to
recognize it as a fact that , while Chancellor
vou Caprlvl himself opposed Intrigue , In
whatever form It might show Itself , there la
certainly among his nipn In.tho foreign office
some v\h3"foe o.lng feichange In the d'reej.
lion of n Blsiiiarckean pra would Injure them ,
did their best In tlmei jiast to Jeer at w'hat
they supposed to be'ft.Joad llon.
The Associated , cojr.ispondent'cannof
vouch for tfie fact , b thetrop rt Is widely ,
circulated In parliamentary circles that n
*
duel was near at , hand between Count Her
bert von Bfsmorck and Counivon Holstcln of
the forelg.ii office and that It wns prevented
only by the mediation of prominent men ,
who pointed out that tjils was not the tlmo
to create a newexcltenient. , .
The movement to erect a monument Jn
honor of Prince Bismarck In front of the
new Reichstag buildings Is being pushed
forward and it is hoped the corner stone
will be laid on April l'
In anticipation of the commercial treaty
with Russia , qulto a number of Russian
buyeis for Importing houses are 'now hero
for the purpose of studying German trade
and preparing orders , jvhlch will bo placed
as soon as matters warrant It.
Confidence In Italian finances is again re
turning and Italian reiUes as well as Italian
railway stocks , show a steady , oven If n slow-
rise. Most of the. Inadjng German news
papers express the opinion that Premier
Crlspl will find a way to smooth the diffi
culties which may still remain In the way
of restoring financial stability to Italy.
Under the direction ot the empress , Count
von Mlrbach has been pressing the munici
pal authorities of Berlin to vote the sum of
500,000 marks , which' Is still needed to
finish the Emperor William memorial church ,
upon which 2,000,000 marks have already Lcen
expended. With this object In view , Count
Mil bach visited the aldermen personally
and the appeal of the * empress now teems
likely to Induce the opposing municipal
authorities to relent and provldo the funds
necessary for completing the church.
JUST A RUMOR.
The Krcus Xeltiing declares the repoit that
Dr. Von Schelllng , minister of Justice , Is
about to bo replaced by Dr. Basso , minister
ot education , Is unfounded.
The royal opera ball last night was tha
only ball attended by their majesties nnd
tholr guests. Hon. Theodora B. Runyon ,
United States ambassador , and Mrs. Runyon
were present for the first time In the posi
tion reserved for ambassadors. The United
States attaches , Messrs. Colcman nnd Jack
son , nnd their wives werp present In nttond-
anco upon Mr. and Mrs , Hunyon. Kmperor
William made the round of the ambassa
dorial circle , speaking to every member
'
present.
Before the provincial .cbmmlttco of Alsace-
Lorraine on Frldayj Ur. Petrlo , national
liberal , pleaded for tha formation of the
Hclchsland Into a telj upendcnt federal
state. Dr. Potrle coi Unded It was only
after being placed upon , f footing of equality
with other states ' 'of the empire that It
would bo possible to ropptl the existing ex
ceptional laws. {
Dr. von Pntkamor , lujrcply , said the ful
fillment ot this wish tvus Impossible , as U
meant n grave constitutional change , In
volving n modification of. the rights of ( sov
ereignty definitely scttJeU by the Frankfort
'
fort treaty , and o'f which U was Impossible
to see the far-reaching consequences.
The Berlin exhibition ot 180C Is assuming
proportions almost Justifying the govern
ment to make It a national uftalr. Already
0,000 exhibitors have demanded cpaco In
the exhibition bulldlngH aid ) the guarantee
fund amount n to.1,500,000 marks.
Chancellor von Caprlvl and Count von
Eulenburg , president of ( he Prussian min
istry , have expressed full sympathy with the
popular deslro to make the Berlin exhibi
tion u national affair , but both dclaro no
funds for this purpose uhould bo askci1 from
the government.
The Cologne Ci'azotto today nubllshe * a dis
patch from St. Petersburg describing the al
leged Russian hostility displayed toward
ex-King Milan of Servtn. This hostility la
said to bo duo to ( ho fact that the latter
pledged MB word never to return to Del-
grade , and that under thl understanding the
[ OO.YriNUEU O.N SECOND I'AOE. |
CAUGHT BY PEIXOTO
His Patrol Seizes an English Tug Loaded
with'High Explosives.
SHE WAS MAKING FOR DA GAMA'S ' SHIP
Protests of the English Onptnin Were of No
Avail iu This Oaso. c
EXCITEMENT CREATED BY THE INCIDENT.
England is Expected to Take Some Action
in the Matter.
INSURGENT INCREASES IN THE SOUTH
Itcport of u llnttln nt Curltiilm In Which < lo
jUrllo'n Forces Were Suctessf ill ltcbc.1
Troops Moling North A Io-
tlshe liuttle Kxocctcil ,
ICnpurt.Jitttl 1804 tin the Jnoctatt'l IV .1
HIO DE JANEIRO , Feb. 3. The excite
ment created In this city and vicinity by the
actoln of Admiral Bcnham n few days ago
In firing upon ono of the insur
gent warships In order to teach
the revolutionists that they must not
wantonly bombard vessels carrying the
stars nnd stripes had not died out when a
fresh sensation was created yestcrdny by
the nummary seizure of a British tug by
order of President Pelxoto. The English
friends of do Mello and da Gama , It has
been asserted , have not only given rifles ,
powder and ball to the Insurgent sailors , ,
but have gone so far as to attempt to sup
ply them with dynamite. Pelxoto and
his advisers have for n long tlmo felt n
good deal of anger on this point , and
The Brazilians who favor the goveinment
cannpt be persuaded that the explosion
some time ago In the harbor , by which a
party of English sailors were killed , was rot
due to the fact that these sailors were just
then engaged In manufacturing dynamite
for the rebel navy , and they Insist that the
explosion was caused by tan order from
Pelxoto to throw a shell Into the midst of
the dynamite makers and put an end to their
attempt to aid the insurgents.
HAD A GAHGO OF DYNAMITE.
The boat captured by Pelxoto's men Is
'tho tug Cardiff. ho' Is the property of an
English caol company. She sailed from
Cardiff on November 2 , touched at St. Vin
cent November 21 , and arrived hero some
days ago. She was loaded with coal , which
she promptly proceeded to dlscharg , and
has since remained In the harbor. Shortly
after she left the wharf at which she had
been loading with a cnrgo about which her
men nro reticent , she was overhauled by ,
ono of Pelxoto's boats.
With some reluctance her captain obeyed
tlio prder and the'-BrazIllans went aboard ,
despite the vigorous protests of her captain.
'The Cardiff , It was then"found.Vvvas taking
dynamite to Iho Insurgent warshlpTrnJano ,
lying Just outside the entrance to the bay.
Informing her captain ho had been
detected In the act of smug
gling the explosive aboard a vessel
belonging to the enemies of the government ,
the Brazilian officials compelled him to re
turn to the wharf , where the dynamite was
taken ashore and put In possession of those
loyal to Pelxoto. The matter was reported
by the captain of the Cardiff to the British
officials , but nothing has so far been done ,
except the calling for the captain's state
ments and of Pelxoto's reasons for making
the seizureto the home government.
The action of England over this Incident
Is awaiting with mnch Itnorest. The
English residents here are disposed to con
demn Polxoto , nnd to grow Indignant over
what they term the Ill-treatment of the
Cardiff's captain ; but In all other
quarters Pelxoto Is considered to have
been fully Justified In doing as ho
did. Outsldo of the English colony
Great Britain's preenso about obberv-
Ing the neutrality between bollgercnts re
ceives little credence , people cannot Im
agine how she will be able to explain so
violent a breach ot faith with Pelxoto. It
Is believed hero that the rebel warship Re-
publlcn Is hovering around the coast near
Santa Cruz and that she will In a very
short tlmo try to land troops. These troops
are Intended to march against Nlctheroy
and Join In a combined attack with the
naval flcejt upon that city.
"WANTS RECOGNITION.
Admiral da Gnma again afakod the foreign
ministers In Rio to recognize the Insurgents
ns bollgcrants. They have , however , up
to the time of sending this dlbpatch , made
no reply.
TKOUIII.KS IN UK ) IIAItllOIC.
I.ngllHh Account of tike I'uHvigi ) ut Arum
llitv\eeii tint Aiiicrlcuns unil Ii ; Cuiiiii.
[ ( 'own tgiitais / , tin Vic < * sinc'c ! ( t'rtfi. |
LONDON , Feb. 3. The Times has re
ceived the following advices from HIo , of
Tuesday's date , by the way of Montevideo.
Friday matters between Iho American nnd
Ilra/llllan fleets reached a climax. Early
In the morning the insurgents fired upon
an American bark , which was enteilng the
landing stage. The American waishlp Im
mediately cleared for action and steamed
Into position , the Detroit lying
between the shore and the Insur
gent cruisers Trajano , Guanabaru and Llb-
crtado. Shortly after bho had conic to
anchor the Detroit fired n shot from a slx-
poundcr Hotchklss gun over the Trajana.
The latter replied with a blank shot. The
Detroit then fired a ilflo shot , which hit the
stern post of the Trajano. The Insurgent
vessel was not daunted , nnd again replied
with a blank shot ,
Immediately after this an American officer
boarded the Llbertado and asked If the
blank shots fired by the Trajano meant a
cessation of hostilities.
Admiral Da Gama replied that the blank
shots wcro fired merely as a protest against
the actlonn of the Americans.
DISCUSSED THE SITUATION.
At u late hour Admiral da Gama called a
meeting ot the senior officers of the Insur
gent fleet today to discuss the situation re
uniting from the action of the American
commander. The officers expressed entire
confidence In Admiral da Gama and placed
thcniDQlU's unreservedly In his hands.
After these anaurances da Oar.ui sent a
letter to Admiral Ilonham aeklng If the
United States government meant to Inter
fere In the domestic quarrel In Brazil.
Today ho received nn answer from
Admit ul Bonham stating ho had no
Intention to Interfere In the Brazilian trouble ,
but this action on Monday was taken solely
for the protection of American commorci ,
He added he would not uudcitako to protect
THE BEILLETIN.
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3. lliutli'rt AViiKliliiRlon Letter.
ClriHiitnl'H I'ollcy Di-femlcil.
I.liuiiln uiul Nclmiilm Noun ,
I I.ustvflt In Lot-ill hot hit t'lrelc-t.
No ( < n from ( lie .Miislml U'mlil.
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l.Vhiiri from the Auto Itooni.
0. Council HlunN I.ocitl NCHH.
Io ii I.vgMiltlmr running HUN.
T. "udRo llullclt Helping Out the ( lulf
Itniiil.
Latent riiuiu of thu Northern 1'iiclllc
Cine.
Council on tlio llcliulorf lllll.
lliirlicr Mukfi Off with tint HUSH' Wife.
8. ItnllrniiilH uiul fiiicnv Itlockitdci.
In hciiiiillimvliiu Circles.
Milking Count } Tuxes Stick.
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lllfthop S ( .innrll'rt I'lMtiiuil ,
11. Tlip Siliool Tcaclid'H htory.
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Among dm Inmmiiiio Men ,
1 1 , Labor N'cuN mid < ! < > i lp.
10. Oiimlm'tt Timlu < oiiilltloni Improve ,
( .oiiimcrchtl mill rliiunchil.
lliu Mm k MurKctH Itttvltmcil.
II ) . ( Irlsnold'H Ucckly Cirlnt of Sports.
American blilps which came Into the direct
line of flre , but ho told the Insurgent admiral
In unequivocal languugo that he would use
force to protect ships flying the American
flag against a deliberate flro on the part of
the Insurgents.
In an Interview toJay Admiral da Gama
said : "Wo can continue here as things arc
now for several weeks. Wo expect reon-
forcement of troops next week. Our
force then will probably be sulllcient to en-
ublo us to effect a landing nnd take up n po
sition on the shore and there await the ad
vance of the bouthern army. "
( SHOUT OP AMMUNITION. *
The admiral bald his supply of ammunition
was short , but It was sulllcient for present
ncds.
ncds.Many
Many volunteers are Joining da Gnma.
There Is much discontent nt the manage
ment of the government under President
I'elxoto. i
A steamer loaded with nmunltlon for ho
Urazlljan government was wrecked this side
of nahal last week. Her cargo was lost and
only thrco of her crow were saved.
The minister of finance yesterday called n
meeting of the leading banks nnd stated
that the goveinment wished to raise the
rate of exchange. Ho asked If the bantfs
would lend their assistance to tide over the
present embarrassment. No direct answer
has yet been made.
A constant artillery flro Is kept up.
The minister of finance has resigned In
consequence of the general bad treatment
of the officers of the army. Many ot the.
officers have boon Imprisoned because they
were suspected with being In sympathy
with the revolution. The successor to
the minister Is , General jCq&talat , , the ill-
rector of the military school. Ho ha/been
a strong supporter of the policy of Presi
dent Pelxoto.
WANT TO KECOGNIZR TUG INSURGENTS
The foreign diplomats have held a confer
ence to discuss the rights of the Insurgents
to bo recognised as belligerents. No actual
decision was reached , but the feeling was
favorable to such recognition , except on the
part of the American icpresentatlve , A
majority ot the ministers have bent dis
patches to their respective governments In
forming them of the deliberations of the for
eign representatives and advising them to
recognize the Insurgents ns belligerents. Bra
zilians on both sides are distinctly averse to
the action of the American fleet.
At a conference of the .naval officers of
various nationalities today the _ note of Ad-
mlrald da Gama was discussed , saying that
the city was now fortified , nnd there was ,
therefoie , no necessity to give notice In the
event of a bombardment. No decision wno
reached , but the officers who attended the
conference were of the opinion that Admiral
da Gama should glvo notice It ho Intended
to bombard.
There Is much dissatisfaction among the
ministers o Pelxoto's cabinet and a number
of them threaten to resign , their complaint
being that the government docs not show
sufficient action In the present crisis.
Maitlal law has been extended to Febru
ary 25 ,
UOVUIKOIUNT OICUISKKS KIHAIII.IM ) ,
Insurgent * ! ( let In Tliclr AVork on tlio
Nlclltuiny mill the. America ,
lOipj ; ; tulilcilS.W , b\i \ tit'.jlssodiijcd s.l
MONTEVIDEO , Feb. 3. Dispatches re
ceived here from the Associated press cor
respondent at HIo do Janeiro , dated January
30 , seem to confirm the reports previously
received hero as to the disabling of the
dynamite cruiser Nlcthoroy and the cruiser
America. It Is now again stated In HIo do
Janeiro that the machinery of thcso two
vesbols had b/cn damaged by some unknown
and treacherous members of the crows.
It Is added that the machinery of the
Aurora has also been disabled In the same
manner , and that thcso vessels now In the
bay of Duhla are undergoing icpalm which
will make It Impossible for them to leave
for the south before February 8 at the
earliest ,
The announcement Is made at Illo that a
swift goveinment transport , the Itapau , Is
about to leave Uahla , having on board a
regiment of soldiers Intended to reinforce
the troops of President I'elxoto. This an
nouncement conflicts with the dispatches
received hero yesterday , In which Is stated
the Itapau hud Joined Issue with the In
surgents nnd that she was blocking the port
ot Dahla , owing to the disabled state ot the
Nlcthcroy and America ,
APOLOGIZED TO I1ENIIAM.
Admiral Ilenham , after having considera
bly cooled down the ardor of Iho Insurgent
sailors In the bay of HIo do Janeiro , has
turned hla attention to President Pclxoto'u
party In HIo Itself nnd has demanded and
received nn apology from a newspaper there ,
which has undoubtedly acted In a manner
calculated to offend the dignity of the Amer
ican admiral.
The Tlempo Is the paper which has been
forced to apoliglzo. This newspaper recently
published , officially , a letter fro HI Uenham
to Pelxoto with many Interpellation ) ) , which
were considered offensive by Admiral Hen-
ham , The latter nbjoctcd , and the paper
apologized. As there has been no confirma
tion received up to the time of the filing
of this dispatch of the capture ot the town
of Nlcthoroy , It Is believed the report In
unfounded.
Humors reached Montevideo ot a rebel
success In the south and of thu reinforce
ments ot arms being received by them.
FIRE'S ' QUICK WORK
Property Valued tit Over Two Hundred
Thousand Destroyed by Fire.
BOSTON STORE TOTALLY DESTROYED
A
St. Magdalene's ' Oatholio Oliurch and School
nro added to the Plumes.
OTHER BUILDINGS HEAVILY DAMAGED
Plumes Were with Great Difficulty Fro-
vedted from Looping the Street.
CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC WIRING
Y. M. C. A. unil Kriiiiiuil Itlocltxi SuTrr-
rircinrii iilid CltlrciiH Injiircil Ilvc §
of Clrrk * Imperiled Wiilvr 1'rrsnuro
rcclilo-Dctiilln of tli Ilitvoc.
The Hoatoii Store , nt Sixteenth nnd Douglas -
las streets , together \\illi nil Immense stock !
of dry goods , was totally deslro ) ed by flre
early last evening. St. Magdalen's church
and school , which occupy the lot Immedi
ately west of the Boston Store , were ln
eluded In the conflagration , a liquor atoro on
the north , uiul the surrounding business
blocks weie nil more or loss damaged.
The flre raged with uncontrollable fury ,
nnd for half an hour the business center of
the city was seriously Imperiled. After nn
hour of gallant fighting on the part of the
firemen the blaze VMS under control. The
loss Is estimated nt < ! 2-5,000 , about two-
thirds of which Is covcicd by Insurance.
The first spark wns neon In one of the
Sixteenth street show windows of the Boston
store at C-45 o'clock. An electric light wire )
communicated a tiny Maine to an awning
around the window. The blaze sputtered flt-
fully for nn Instant , then louche 1 the. folds of
linen with which the window was drnpeJ nnd
in four minutes more the entire building wan
clothed In a mantle of fuilotis llamo. Tliero
has never been n lira In Omaha that spread
with Hiicli ruinous rapidity. In n Hlnglo hour
It had spent Its fury nnd left Its prey la
ashes.
When the blaze first appeared In the win
dow there were about 175 employes In the
building. At that hour there were but few
customers and tlieso made their \\ny to the
street as soon ns the ( list alarm v\as given ,
Arthur and Hugo Biundels ucro In the of *
flee at the rear of the store and had barely ,
time to escape from the building \\lth their
clerics. Springing from the window the
flames reached the celling of the first story ,
and before the extent of the conflagrntl3n
was realized the entire structure was burh-
Ing with a ferocity that seemed to delay the
floods of water that Vycre being brought to
bear. * ' ,
A HOPELESS CASE.
A. telephone alarm was turned In ns soort
as the blaze was noticed from the street and
was ' -followed by a general nl rm * few
minutes later. At- first It seemed that
the firemen were powerless to check the
progress of the flames. A stiff breeze from ,
the north drove the sparks In clouds over
the blocks to the south , and the Intense
heat generated by the Inflammable matorla'la
with which the building was stocked sot
flro to the windows of Iho Young Mon'a
Christian association building and the data
on the south side of Douglas street.
The heat drove back tlio firemen who en
deavored to make their way to whore their
streams could bo applied with effect and the
hose molted and burst In the scorching
glare. St. Mngdalan's church was mantled
In flame /ind the surrounding buildings
scorned destined to share In the general
ruin. Hero was shown the effectiveness ot
the engines as compared to the weak effect a
of the streams which rolled on hydrant
pressure. The three engines were among
the first apparatus on the ground. Ono
was stationed In front of the Young Men's
Christian association building on Sixteenth
street and the other two on Douglas street ,
cast of Sixteenth. The hose was quickly ,
laid and their powerful streams saved
Omaha from a still greater conflagration.
The flro burned with * too much Intensity ( to
last long and the firemen directed all their ,
efforts to prevent It from spreading further.
The streams from the engines easily reached
the roof of the Young Men's Chilatlan asso
ciation building nnd by a prodigious effort
the structure was saved.
On the west three companies were hard at
work to prevent the flro from extending from
the church to the now three-story brick !
block on the corner. The cornices caught
several times , but the firemen pressed gal
lantly Into the vacant space between the
buildings and In splto of the heat , whlcll
scorched the skin from their hands nnd
faces , kept their streamti playing until the
church wallB crumbled and all danger ot
further damage In that direction was over ,
As the walls of the Boston Store begun to
go down In sections the firemen were able
to lay hose on Douglas street , ami from that
moment the flro was under control. Sev
eral lines of hobo were directed against the
walls of the buildings on the south sldo ot
the strot as n measure of precaution and the
heat abated sufllclontly to allow the flicinou
to bring tholr streams to bear on the Interior
of the store.
FIRE HAD ITS OWN WAY.
Ono by one the walls swayed nnd fell ,
until only a single tall column remained.
The flnmcs ntlll fed upon the iiilns , but thu
flght wns won , and , with the exception of a
few companies who remained at work most
of the night , the weary flromcn were sent
hack to their houses.
Had the flro occurred at any other tlmo
than the supper hour , when the big dry ,
goods store was partially duxeitcd , there lane
no doubt that the destruction of property ,
would have been accompanied by a destruc
tion of life. As It was , many of the em
ployes barely escaped with tholr llvesf
Manager MuICnlght and Mill Aaron sta
tioned themselves ut the front aud renty
doors and marshaled out the employes In
regular order. There was no semblance of
a stampede , which was all that prevented a
IOK.I of life. Many ot the clerks received
burns before they could reach ho street.
All of them left tholr wraps behind UH a
tribute to thi ) destroying clement , Mr.
Hugo Hrandlcu escaped hatless and roatleui ,
and Arthur Brandies lost Ills overcoat ,
So rapidly did the flames spread that the
cashiers were oven unublo to snatch up the
money that lay In the tills. Thu book
keeper had gone In supper , and the book *
burned where they were loft I ) Ing loosely ;
on the desks. The safe door was open
when thu alarm wan given , and no ono
dared to tempt death by waiting to close It.
When the llro was at Us zonltb. tliu