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* * * + + + t * * + + * * 9 + PART I. I THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. PAGES 1 TO 8. . tn t > lot t * * ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORXINGAPJRIjD 1-1 , 1895 TWENTY PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. SUITS ONLY ENGLAND Japan's Demands on Obina May Complicate the European Situation , ' GREAT BRITAIN IS WELL SATISFIED t Both Parties Endorse the Terms on Which Peace is Offered. GERMANY AND RUSSIA HAVE OBJECTED Must Have Eomo Concessions from the Chinese for Their Navies. FRANCE WILL SUPPORT RU.SIA'S CLAIMS 1'iirU ( jotvriimeiit UnilorKtnod to Hnvo As- ( Urcil hi. 1'cteriiburB of Its KfiiillnciiB to lliit-k Up thu Cznr In 111 * OrUntiil Course. ( Copyrlghtitl , 1SD5 , by I'resi Publishing Company ) LONDON , April 13. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The London press la practically unanimous so far In ap proving the reported Japanese terms of peace , both conservative and liberal organs ex pressing the opinion that the conquerors are not asking too much. Even the re ported demur' ] for the cession of the Llao- Tung p-Milnsula has evoked no vigorous Eng lish protest anywhere. The tone of the Ber lin oIHclal press , however , woulJ Indicate a disposition on , thu part of the1 German government to act with Russia In resisting this demand. The point Is made , both In Berlin and Vienna , and It Is understood that representation to such effect has been made to the English government , that Japan can not be allowed to have a line of harbors from Formosa to Port Arthur , unless other maritime powers also have Important con cessions made to their navies In the east It Is stated , apparently on authority , In Paris today that the French government has given Russia perfect assurance of her Intention to support Russian resistance ( o any cession of territory In the mainland. SOCIAL BOYCOTT AGAINST HOUGHTON A report Is current In semi-official circlet , in London that Lord Houghton Is about to resign aslceroy of Ireland , wearied with the continued and bltler social boycott of the landed gentry. He Is a young man , a widower , who recently became very rich on the dealh of his uncle , Lord Crewe , and l connecled with many leading families , both In England and Ireland , Is of Irreproachable private character , and has much native abll ity. Ho seemed an Ideal representative of the queen , but because he Is also represent ing a liberal government , his ofilclal func tions In Dublin Castle have been rigorously boycotted by practically all the gentry of the Uluml. The late duchess of Lelnstcr was his cousin , yet when It was reported that the duke and duchess Intended to attend the first drawing room , at which presentations would have the same validity as It made by the queen , they felt It Incumbent upon them to send an Indignant denial to the press. It Is significant of the- social feeling here and In Ireland against the liberal party that high government functionaries In Ire land , and even supposed non-partisan judges there , conspicuously absent themselves from the castle , without rebuke from Buckingham palace. All this may seem a small matter to us of America , but this tactless course of royalty Is another argument among the masses against Hie continuance of the mon archy. OTHERS IMPLICATED WITH WILDE. There Is good authority for the statement that the witnesses against Wilde also ten dered evidence against many other notable persons , but as In the case of the Cleveland street Infamy of a few years ago , police and prosecution authorities desire to confine the scandal In the smallest possible limits. Probably Wilde would never have been prose- culcd except for his almost Inexcusable folly I in bringing the suit against Qucensberry Tha police know the extent and frightful nature of these offenses In the west end of London , but the homo secretary is under stood to take 1110 ground that the public morality will not be served by exposing tlicm by prosecullon. Notices have been quietly given some of the offenders to leave the country , and the United States has already I received some of the exiles. A curious re sult ot the Wlldo trial Is tlio libel suit | ) brought at Paris yesterday by Robert Sher- rard , the English journalist there , who has re cently published a life of Zola , against Mr. McCarthy of Hie English consulate , who , It [ is alleged , on two sundry public occasions accused the plaintiff ot being * not an asso ciate of Wilde , but guilty of the offenses' with which the latter stands charged Maltrc Barzcla , counsel for the plaintiff , asked that the case might bo heard at once , but it was poslponed until after Easter. LAMINGTON WILL ALSO WED. Lord Lamlngton , who sailed on Hie Majestic to act as best man at George Curzon's mar riage to Miss Letter , has just announced its own engagement here. Ho and the othei prospective bridegroom both have been con- eldercd confirmed bachelors and both art measurably sure ot positions under the ne\ government If the lories win. Among tin olher passengers was ex-Dock Commlslsonei Crame of New York. t IIAMIIIIII.AIN Tiiinit i > AMiit. : I'uulblo Split Ilotvrrcn 'I or In and Mueru UiiionUU In l.nclnnil , ( CopHlKtitiHl. 1EM. by the AuoclateJ Preta. ) LONDON , April 13. Tliere was a genera exodus from London on Thursday last , ever ) body who could do so hurrying away to thi country or scaclde for the Easter holld.is ' The fashionable houses of the- metropolis an us a rule closed for the present and Brlghtoi and other seaside resorts are packed will holiday makers. The princess of Wales has abandoned he contemplated Journey to Denmark , where ilie was to visit her parents , and Instead a famll party , including Hie duke and duchess uyof York and the duke and ducbess of Fife , ma assembled at Sandrlngham for the ter holidays. Parliament will not again meet until Aprl 22 , which may give time for a change In the political atmosphere. The situation Is not charged with electricity and a rupture between tween the conservatives and the liberal union liti in predicted. There are grow lug differences e-nces In policy between Rt. Hon. A. J. erat ] four , tbe conservative leader In the House atof Commons , and Rt. Hon. Joseph Clumber lain , the leader of the liberal-unionist * . Th latter la known to bitterly resent the rtcen criticism * upon hit conduct which have ap- D ar d la different conservative n w paperi and as a result he has sounded a note of warning In his newspaper organ at Blrmlng * ham , for which city he has been one of the representatives In Parliament since 1878. There Is no doubt that the liberal-unionists are becoming alarme-d at the leanings of cer tain prominent members cf the conservative party toward what Is known here as "fair trade. " The Birmingham Post the other day discussing this feature of the conservative policy declared : "If fair trade Is to be put In the balance against an Irish nationalist Parliament , then we say that the latter will bo an Infinitely lesser evil than a return to protection. " AMERICAN 1IORSKS IN ENGLAND. Those who are In charge of the string rt American horses belonging to Mr. Croker a'ld Mr. Ovvyer ot New York which are now In active training at Newmarket for a number of Important events of the racing season here , ore reticent concerning Hie dale of Ihelr first appearance In public. But the Amerl can horses are being looked upon with more respect than when they first landed In Eng land at the end of January last. Consequently quently the chanc ° s of Stonenell , Dobbins , Don Alon70 , Banquet , Harry Reed , M6ntauk and others are being quietly dUcussed by the sporting fraternity. The Newmarket correspondent , "The Man of the World , " In mid-weekly edition of the Sporting Times , considered by some people ple to be the leading sporting paper In Eng land , referring to the prospects of the Amort- can horses , says"The Americans are gradu ally coming In favor at Newnnrket as their trials progress. They ar& certainly a fine looking lot and there are already sevcra good Judges who think they may give us trouble. If our handicap horses are bad Stone- nell may cut us up as easily as Parole and Foxhall did a few years ago. " "At any rate I have- seen enough to make me regard them as extremely dangerous. " The English newspapers announce Miss Consuelo Vanderbllt , daughter of Mr. am Mrs. W. K. Vanderbllt , and Miss Gertrude Vanderbllt. daughter of Mr and Mrs. Cor nelius Vanderbllt , will both be presented to the queen at the drawing room , which her majesty Is expected to hold In April. DISTRIBUTED THE QUEEN'S BOUNTY There was a picturesque scene In West minster abb'y on Thursday , when , In the presence of a long congregitlon , "Roya .Maundy" was distributed to seventy-six poor men and to seventy-six poor women selectee from the various parishes to receive Hit queen's bounty. Each woman received 15 shillings and each man received 2. In addition , both the men and the women wen presented specially colntd silver pennies , as well as with specially coined twopenny threepenny and fourpcnnj bits. The Criterion theater Is announced to re open with Oscar Wilde's "An Ideal Husband,1 which has been transferred there from the Haymarket theater. An American society has formsd In London on Hie lines of the Ohio society of New York. The Inaugural dinner takes place next week. The- United States ambassador , Mr. Da j aril , the United States general , General P. A. Collins , the attaches of the United Stales embassy and a number of well known resi dent Americans are on the commltlee. The feeling of alarm which was caused In llio woolen manufacturing dlslrlct by the announcemnt that nn American firm had sold to a Bradford house a quantity of woolen goods at a prlco comparing favorably with anything Bradford could offer , continues , and Is widely commented on. The Pall Mall Gazette has Investigated the matter and tries to quiet the alarm , saying the shipment Is not likely to bo repeated and explaining the American house had a quantity of stuff which It could not dispose ot In America and con sequently offered It to Yorkshire at a great sacrifice. REVIVED THE ARMENIAN QUESTION The Armenian agltallon has re ceived a fresh Impetus by a let- for from Mr. Gladstone , written lo Mr. Atkln. The conservative news- papers pronounce the letter "another Indis cretion" upon the part of the great English man. In the letter Gladstone says : "The snare lying ahead Is that we may be tempted to abandon all useful action by promises of . reform. Mere words from the Turks are not - worth the breat ! > spent ) In speaking them. Mr. Gladslone loJay received at Hawarden three Armenian refugees , who are being exhlblled In London as a means of exciting sympathy. The refugees were persuaded to leave Bltlls by an Armenian named Hoyad- " Janz , who "arrived there recently from America. The Armenians of Bitlls are In dignant at the action of Hojadjanz , and say the refugees were virtually kidnaped and that they wanted to return to their own villages. t The fight arranged for tonight between - Frank Craig , the Harlem "Coffee Cooler , " and Ted Prltchard has been abandoned , . owing lo the latter's Illness. Prltchard pays t forfeit and Craig thereby becomes the mid dleweight champion of England , which title ho declares ho will defend against all coiners. ' John O'Drlen , who was defeated by the "Cooffeo Cooler" a few months ago , will meet tlio latter tonight at catch weights. Craig Is soon to visit the United States , pre vious to settling permanently In England. Km ill Detachment of IteUeU llofpntecl. - HAVANA , April 13 Captain Bonestra , : while on his way at the head of a delach- ment of Spanish troops to the assistance of - Songo , a village of Santiago de Cuba , which was threatened by the rebels , came across some bands of Insurgents at Socorro and at tacked them. After an engagement which lasted half an hour the rebels were defeated and compelled to disperse , leaving four men dead on the field. .The Spanish troops sus tained no losses and captured one prisoner They followed In pursuit of the Insurgents. I'OMH Drfnitfil by tlio I'OMieh. , BERLIN , April 13 The Tageblatt learns that the French expeditionary force operating In Madagascar has defeated the Ilovas at , Maevermo , In the western part of the Island. It Is added tha French are now advancing Into the Interior. Austrian VllhiRn Hunted Dow i. VIENNA. April 13. The Austrian village of Toplllz has been almost destroyed by fire The burned village Is situated In the Duchy of Carnlula. Austro-Hungary. It Is not Hi ; of celebrated Bohemian resort of the same name Iteport of " imnUh Victorian MADRID , April 13. An official dlspatcl received here from Havana sajs that the rebe leader , General Macco , lina again been de featcd by the Spanish troops and that he I now surrounded by the latter. - ItelrHtril the ItrltUh l'r.6onen. CALCUTTA , April 13. A dispatch from - Simla says that Umra Khan has released - Lieutenant Ward , one of the two British of ofilcers recently taken prisoners by lilu force _ GlTlnc Hctiirnine Troop * un Ovation. COLON , April 13. A fete has boeu pre- I pared at Baranqullla for the troops now re apturning from Santander , tbe rebellion being , I practically at au end. ONE DAY TO ANSWER If China Wants Peace Sbo Must Move Taster Thin Her Wont. TERMS PRESENTED TO LI HUNG CHANG Japan Makes Some Concessions from Con ditions Originally Proposed. REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF INDEMNITY Demands Concerning Cession of Territory Also Modified , PEACE PARTY 13 WILLING TO ACCEPT Minimi Purty Holding Out , PrcHUiinbly In the Hope tlnit Kinslii Will Interfere to Prevent iliipin Acquiring .Territory In Manchuria. SHANGHAI , April 13. The Mercury today reports that the Japanese have presented an ultimatum to LI Hung Chang , the Chinese peace commissioner , demanding that China accept or refuse the terms offered by Japan no later than tomorrow. The paper ndds that Japan has reduced her claim for money Indemnity by the sum of 100,000,000 yen , and that she is also satisfied with the cession of the Shlng King peninsula , on whlcli Port Arthur stands , and will not demand od < dltlonal terrllory. It is reported that the peace party is willing to accept these terms but that the Hunan party Is holding out. LONDON , April 13. A dispatch to the Times from Kobe sa > s that hopes arc enter tallied of an early settlement of peace with regard to the prospective revision of the Japanese-Chinese comme o al treaty R-sponsI- ble Japanese statesmen claim that Japan will bo placed on an equal footing with the western powers , possibly with further trad ing facilities , but she will not seek exclusive facilities. A private telegram has been received hero from a Chinese official now at Hiroshima re porting that the terms of peace between China and Japan were definitely fiseJ jester day. NO ciiM'iioiATioN or pnvci : M\VS. : Chinese Ililnmut | In Washington Consider the Kcporta I'romfitnro. WASHINGTON , April 13. The Chlnesa legation has received no confirmation of the dvlces from Japan that an understanding as been reached , and there Is a stiong dls osltlon on the part of the Chinese to re- ard the report as premature. An ominous ull has occurred slnco the first brief dls- atch came from Japan that an understanding ad been reached. The concessions leaJIng o the agreement have not been reported , and t Is stated they will not be made knowr or a. week or ten days. As the conclusion o eace negotiations are drawing to a climax 10 eyes of European powers are naturally rawn to the rich territory In the east and sharp game of diplomacy Is on In whlcli tin European nations are becoming Involved , tc aln something from the treaty proceeding 'hero Is no doubt China has appealed t Lussla and other European nations agalns ho terms Japan originally proposed. An Interesting question arises as to whethe ho unmistakable threats of Russia and th ppeal of that nation for Inter * entlon by th lowers was antecedent or subsequent to th icaco understanding reported yesterday be ween Jaran and China. The view of th late department officials Is that advices fron tussla are really based upon the status o : ho peace negotiations se\eral days ago , an hat slnco then the Japanese conditions hav leen materially modified , and arc now as umlng such shape as to make them man greoablu 'to Russia and the other groa European powers. As officially dated in th Associated press dispatches , among the orlg Inal Japanese demands was one for the abso ute cession of Port Arthur. Although no 1 peclfically stated , It Is probable this Included ceB3lon of a considerable tract of country n the vicinity of the port. As Port Arthur H within the limits of the preat province of ilanchurla , this demand , if persisted In , would conflict with the Russian ultimatum delivered at the very beginning of hostilities , and re peated more than once slnco In a semi-official nanner , to-wlt : That she could not permit ho acquisition by Japan of any portion of Manchuria. Officials of the State department are conn- dent that within the last few days the JajKi- i nese demand on this point has been moJIfied as to permit only the temporary occupation of Port Arthur , perhaps only so long as the tvai Indemnity shall remain unpaid. To such a stipulation , It Is said , no reasonable objection could be made , as it would bo based upon precedent set by Germany In Impos ing terms of peace upon France when she retained the great French fortress of Belfort mill the Indemnity was paid. The practical effect of this In that case waa to cause the French to pay the enormous war Indemnity In a eraco of tlmo far shorter than was al lowed by the treaty In order to escape the humiliation of foreign occupancy of French territory. Of course If Japan follows a simi lar course In respect to Port Arthur , the Rus sian government will make sure that she has ample guarantee that the occupied port will be e\acuated within a fixed period of time It Is ulso pointed out that Japan may justly make such a demand for the- temporary pos session of Port Arthur as a means of In suring henelf against a retaliatory war by China until the feeling of resentment may ha\o worn away , for by the occupancy of this strategic position , the Chinese would find It almost Impossible to keep their com munication open between Peking and the sea In case of a renewal of hostilities. On the whole , the official ? here ( assuming that Japan pursues a policy of moderation ) , see nothing In this news from Russia calculated to pre vent Hie consummation of peace , unless It should perhaps encourage the Chinese to en deavor to recede from the wins already practically agreed upon , In the hope of se curing belter treatment from Japan while the latter nation Is under apprehension of Russian Intervention. At the Chinese legation Is was said tonight that no news had been received regarding the report cabled from Shanghai that Japan had given China one day In which to accept or refute the terms of peace. I iintor Cclelirttluui In .Mullen , CITY OF MEXICO , April 13. Good Friday was observed In various manners In different parts of the city and suburbs by renditions of the scenes of the crucifixion , Including the famous Passion play. In the churches the must somber tellings were given to the day and Its memories. At Tacubaya , Santa Anita , Ixllacalco and other smaller towns In tbo valley the Panlon play was enacted In representation of tne trial , crucifixion and sufferings of the Christ. On account of the laws of the reformation forbidding public religious demonstrations and proceedings , the play was confined to the Ifmlts ot tha church yards. YOUNG LEVERTON ( JOT AWAY IVn * In Citylull nnd Hud Implicated Him- Hclf nnit Others la Mviiltni ; . Previous to March 23 certain merchants of this city had been missing boxes , cases and bundles which had been deposited outside their HtorcB. Of these firing might be men tioned Havdcu Uros. , Falconer , the Boston slore , Meyer & Raapko nnd the Wllllams- Hayward Shoo company , and others. Mevcr & . llaapkc and the shoe company were es pecially bothered by these thefts , nnd after the former had missed a number of cases and boxes a shipping- clerk employed In the house watched for the thieves. At noon on March 22 ho saw n wagcn driven by a boy stop In the rear of the building occupied by the Pacific Express company at the corner of Fourteenth and Harncy streets , The boy alighted from the wagon and put Into It a case containing bottles , He was about to put another case on the wagon when lie sud denly dropped It , jumped upon the wagon and drove away. The shipping clerk consti tuted himself a detective and tracked the wagon to Tenth and Dodge .streets. He learned that the boy's name was Hen Levcrton. The matter was reported to the police de partment and the case was put Into the hands of Detective Hudson. A warrant was Issued charging Levcrton with grand larceny and he was placed under arrest by the detective. Shortly after being brought into the station ho was put Into the sweatbox , and being promised Immunity from punishment , ho con fetsod the system of robbery that he and his companions had been working for some time. In the presence of Chief Detective Haze , Henry Harte of the WIlllams-Hayward Shoo company and Louis lliiapke of Meyer & Raapke , he also dlsclosdd the names of his companions. They were R. Schaftcr and Oscar Schaffer , father and son , HOW THE GANG WORKED. Their operations word quite novel. One of the younger men was the driver of the wagon and the old man acted as a watchman The three would pick some store whlcl : promised to yield booty. Schaffer , sr. , would see that the coast was clear , and if so would signal to the driver of the wagon. The latler would then drive up and load upon the wagon any boxes or cases'that were about and then drive off. The noon hour was usu ally chosen , when few employes were about It Is thought that young Levertpn droppec the case so suddenly at tlio Pacific Express companv's building because Schaffer signaled to him that the shipping clerk was watching him. him.The The goods obtained In this way would be concealed in the building at Tenth and Dodge streets , and whenever convenient would bo sold. Hundreds of dollars worth of goods were stolen In this way. As only n few boxes or cases were stolen at any one place the robbed merchants , who handle great amounts of goods , did not notice the thefts , but In the confessions the thieves told of all the places they had worked In this way. As soon as Leverton made the confession warrants were sworn out'for the arrest o the two Schaffers and we e served. When they were brought Into 'tlie station the } were put Into the sweatbo'x separately am made separate confessions , accusing eacl other Then the three were confronted , am the statements made previously were con firmed. These confessions were made In the presence of Chief Detective Haze , Harte and Raapke , and some of them while De tcctlvo Hudson was In the room. The state ments were put In writing by Detective Haze. The sweatbox process was completed at 10 o'clock Monday morning , March 25 , and the two Schaffers were placed In a cell Loverton , who had turned state's evidence , was held as a witness , and was not put Into a cell , but Into the boys' room of the Jail The case of the men was 'set for 2 o'clock Some time between 11 In the morning and 2 In the afternoon Leverton managed to get out of the room and escape from the jail unnotlcoft When next heard from he was In Iowa. PROSECUTOR ADVISED DISMISSAL. At 2 o'clock , when the case was to be called , Harlo and Raapke were at the police court. They engaged In conversation with City Pros ecutor Shoemaker and he told them that there was no use In prosecuting the men , as the principal witness had neaped from custody. Harte and Raapke were ( elllng him of the confessions when Judge Bcrka culled the case. He went up lo the judge's desk and without speaking further with the complainants , who were perfectly willing and anxious to push the case , and had abundant evidence to In sure conviction , he said that there was no cvUenco against the accused nnd recom mended that they b ? discharged Judge Berka discharged them. Whether or not Detective Haze , who bad the written confessions , turned them over to Mr. Shoemaker could not be ascertained. Messrs. Raapko and Harte charge the dctec- tlvo with neglect ot duty In Ihe matter. As yet no Inquiry has been made Into the state of things that resulted in the escape of Leverton. c.t tires AinnrKb AT voitro itico. rive Thousand Aclitltloti'il Ilccrnltf for tlio Iterolntlomiry Cause. NRW YORK , AprlUl&r-It Is announced In Cuban circles tn New York that General Martinez Campos , whom the Spanish govern ment sent to Cuba to put down the Insurrec tion , has arrived at Porto Rico. A cablegram received at puban revolution ary headquarters In thJ city reports that G.OOO men at Camaguoy , a town in eastern Cuba , had taken up anus against Spain and sworn allegiance to ( be cause of the revolu ' ' tion. The fifteen Cuban revolutionary clubs of this city In joint conclave , have parsed resolu tions approving the course of the leaders thus far. It was voted to confer with the local leaden upon the advisability of calling a mass meeting to raise funds. It was also suggested that Influence might be brought to ' bear upon the United Stale * In favor of rec ognizing the revolutionary movement as belligerent . ligerent , thus removlns.lhe barriers to openly forwarding arms , ammunition , recruits and armed vessels from this country ( hn'rrft Killing < > R the * .lap * . LONDON , April 13. The Pall Mall Gazette - zetto publishes a dispatch from Hloga , Japan saying that the Japanese forces are still at the Peccadore Islands awaiting reinforce ments , and that over 800 deaths from cholera have occurred among troops. The epidemic U Is added , Is now abating. Computer Von buppe ( rltlcnlly III , LONDON. April 13. Von Suppc , the com poser , U critically ill. 'Movement * of Oceuu Stritmer * , April 13. At New York Arrived Purls , from South ampton. At San Francisco Departed Peru , foi Hone Kong and Yokohama. COLD AND CHEERLESS faster Weather a Sore Disappointment to the People of Berlin. STORMS HAVE FOLLOWED THL SUNSHINE tforth Gorman Kivors Overflow Their Banks and Inundate Villages , WATERS ARE NOW RECEDING SLOWLY Von Kotzo Starts Out to Avenge Himself on His Enemies. WOUNDZD IN HIS FIRST ENCOUNTER Money rinirliiK 'or the Krcctlnn of a 111- m.irck .Monument Will In All Prob ability He Krcctcd on the Tap of Mountain , ( CopjrlBhteJ , W5 , by the Ansoclnteil Press ) IinilLlN , April 13 The- spell of spring , like weather which marked the opening days of tlio week compensated Uerllners and Ger mans generally for the lack of excitement In political matters which , since the Ills- marck celebrations , remain In a state of torpor. The bright , warm sunshine gave every promise of an agreeable Kaster tide and the dispiriting weather prophecies of Prof. Falb were met with bantering skeptl- clsms. Excursions to the Grunewald and other suburban resorts were widely planned by Dcrllners for Good Friday , but the pro fessor's predictions were unfortunately ful- Illled by a return of a cold , northern wind and clouds , and the day was generally cheer- leas. Therefore , the holiday makers mostly preferred to remain In Berlin rather than risk the Inclement weather In the country. The fact announced hero that the planets occupied on Good Trlday exactly the same position as on the day Christ was crucified , aroused a great deal of curiosity among re ligious and scientific folk , who , however , wore disappointed In the observations , owing to the fact that the heavens were overcast. The sky today was Exmiewl.at brighter and hopes of a pleasant Easter are reviving. The sudden advent of warm weather led to a rapid rise of the rivers Elbe and Oder , resulting In tbo Inundation of largo districts. The whole region around IJerlln Is under water , owing to the overflow of the rivers Spree and Havel. The people at Spandau are using boats to reach their churches and schools. In Dresden , the wuUrs of the Elbe are receding slowly at cr doing much damage and attaining a greater depth than for twelve years past. The dykes broke near Wynse , In splto of the exertions of the military engi neers , and beventeen villages of Vlerlande wore Inundated. Vegetation In northern Germany is a month behind and the excessive , moisture retards agriculture still further. VON KOTZB INJURED IN A DUEL. Herr von Kotze , the couit marshal , whoso acquittal by the court on the charge of writ ing anonymous and Insulting letters to the highest porsonagea has been confirmed by Emperor William , ha. not allowed the matter to rest there. Ho has determined to fiercely vindicate his honor , and he and his family are trying not only the real culprit , but those who cast suspicion upon him. Von Kotze has already sent three challenges , and the first duel came off today with Baron von Hels- chach , the chamberlain. Pistols wcio the weapons used , and von Kotze received a bul let In his hip. It Is understood Rarons von Relschach and von Shrader , whoso Indiscre tions are alleged to have caused Injury to von Kotze , will bo dismissed. Von Kotze , after settling hla duels , will retire perma nently to his estales , where nls wife has already preceded him. Ills wound Is not a serious one , and he Is expected to recover shortly. The conditions of the duel required an exchange of shots until one of the combat ants were disabled. Emperor William , when Informed of the acquittal of Von Kotze by the military court , sent his adjutant , Von Schotlck , to congratu late him. WHAT WILLIAM IS DOING. The emperor will remove to the new palace at Potsdam next week. Emperor William Is going on an eastern tour of Thurlngs , upper Hesse and Daden In order to enjoy some shooting. Emperor William is not writing a military work , as reported , but Is preparing a number of essays upon the campaigns of Frederick the Great , into which hitherto unpublished matter will be Introduced. The military In structor of the crown prince Is drawing a number of plans of battles for these essays. The emperor will read the essays to an audi ence at the War academy this spring or sum mer. Toward the end of the month his majesty goes grouse shooting In Alsace-Lor raine and will stay a few days at his chateau d'ArvllIe In Lorraine. A laborer , 72 jcars of age , has walked from Gumblnnen , a town of East Prussia , to Berlin , taking twenty-nine days to make the Journey , and arriving here on Wednesday last In order to sec the emperor and Implore bis majesty to grant him an old age pension. The old man obtained an audience with the emperor , who read his papers , and promised to Inquire Into the case. MONEY FOR A I1ISMARCK MONUMENT. The committee charged with the arrange ments to erect a national monument to Prince Bismarck has received over 2GO.OOO marks In subscriptions , and Intends to erect the monument ment outside of Berlin on account of the recent hoitllo exhibition of the municipal council of the city. This site will be chosen on the summit of a mountain , probably the Zeugsplts. A curious case of the punishment of a de serter from the army has attracted a great deal of attention. A trooper belonging to the Fourth regiment of Uhlands deserted during the siege of Paris and fkd to China , where he served with the Chinese for four teen yeais. Ho lately returned to Germany and acted as overseer In a manufacturing plant , was discovered and arrested , tried by court martial and sentenced to five years' - Imprisonment In a fortress. , Mr. John I > . Jackson , secretary of the United States embassy here , and Mrs. Jack son sail for the United States on Tuesday next. Mr. Jackson Is on l ave of absence. He and , his wife will return on July 1. They gave a farewell dinner tonight to the United States ambassador , Theodore Runyon , and Mrs. Run- yun and the personnel of the United States 'embiBty , and to the United State * consul general , Mr. Charles de Kay , and Mrs , de Kay. Kay.Dr. Dr. Nuttal , the young American hyglenUt of the Uerlln university , la to be married tomorrow to Frauleln von Oertzen of tbo Mecklenburg nobility. THE BEE BULLETIN. TorecnKl for Ncbnmkn Partly Cloud ) , Warmer llnst , Cooler West ; Pouth- crlyVlmK I'm- ! ' . 1. .Inpitn'n Domnnil * Kxclto Ktiropr. Ihlim .Mint ( ! l\o nil Aimtrt-r Toilnjr * r.nntiirVmllirr In ( leriiinny \ Cnlil. Ciirlvtnn'N Dentil Sciitniro Cum muted. 'J , Itrllot VAiirriint Muu Sulo. Vlcllxntra lit Work nn the llpftrrviitlon. Union 1'nclllo Income Tux IMnjinl. 3 , Inquiry Into thu I'rlru of Ili-ef. llmrston 'Iclln IIU I'onltlini Aiiilii. .Murder In i > Sun I'niiicUro banttimr ) . 1 , I.n t Wcrk In l.nc.il Sorlrl ) . I In-litrlrnl > nlin mill ( ionnlp. CnlnrrilVollHMl limn it Club , If , CoininlKKloiit r nnd tlio I'uiml hrlicmc. I1 I'M nly of thn I.ntit It.iln Mnrm * . I'lmlilnK Work on tlio riMtiilllca. Mmmirliil liny I'lnns btiirtril. 0 , Connrll IllnfTn I.noil Mntti-rii. UocHitmrj County \\iirruntH Held Up. 7. Oinnlin Ilrl d li } St. , loMili. | Aiming thn M'crtit > oclnlli" . Illinois Mnto Ilinmo 1'urtlj Iturnuil. 1O ' 1 rnm\viiy through HIP Country. In VVI/anl 'l < ln' Uorkllinp. 11. Uoimtn : Her VViiyi nml Her U or 111 , 1U. l.dltorlnl nml Comment. IS , rpltumo of Now icbrnikn I.IIMS. 14. Where Women May llu Uncful. n. Condition of Omulm'H .lolililiig Irnilu. lominorclil anil Iliniiiilil rsitu0. 1'iMturcn ot the l.lvo Stock Murliet. 0. Knollrctloin of Ahriihnm Lincoln. Amly .Tohntnif * Srimtor nl ilng , SCCIICH on DID HtreetH of Illinium. JMIsnn on Ocpun TclrplinnhiR. Common \lien In IIiiHloii Sulinola. H.VcTliI } < IrUt of SportIIIK ( ioHilp. O. "M n of the Mo lines" II. ' 'II ' , IVVUllHO JIIO DOl.l.AltS M.lltli. rcillctloiiH Mitila llnrly In the Week Are riilllllcil to the I.oil or. PITTSBURO , April 13 011 continued on s upward course today and seemed to be tinning the prediction of those who eald that t would go to $2 before the- week was out. t the opening the Standard put Its price p 25 cenls to ? 1 75. May options opened at 1 75 bid and the first sales were at $1 95 , an dvance of 26 ccnls over llio closing quota- on on Thursday. From $1.93 It broke to 1.92 and at 1030 o'clock $1.92Vi was bid. In the first five minutes of trading 19,000 'irrels ' of May options were sold and there as some trading In cash oil at $1 91 % . Al- liough there is great Interest In the up- ard trend of oil hero there Is little excite ncnt for the reason that nobody has the ccr- Ificates on which lo trade. The new producers association , as a com- letltor of the Standard In refining Interests , having a ralher hard row to boo at prcs- nt They are obliged to buy crude oil at Igh prices and sell the refined product at ow prices. A meeting of antl-SlanJard pro- uctrs was held here yesterday and discussed ' ic matter , but the result Is not known. This olutlon of the present movement may de- elop the future course of the refined market. OIL CITY , Pa. , April 13 The ad- anco of 25 cents In Lima am' ndlana ol ! yesterday was followed his morning by a notice from the Seep Pur chasing "agency that it would pay $1.75 a barrel for Pennsjlvanla oil credit balances This Is an advance of about " 5 cents from Thursday's prices and had a prompt effect on he speculative market. The long period o .tagimtlon preceding the present advance of nearly ? 103 per barrel for the commodity : iad driven the majority of the brokers and speculators into other businesses and to other > ortlons of the country , but the half-hundred of the old guard that have stood the specu atlve battles and storms of speculative ad icrslty from 1S70 until now are reaping a wonderful harvest oC good round dollars , as his Is the only oil exchange left of the many once established at New York , PIttsburg , Bradford , Pctrolla , Parker , Warren and Titus ville. From all over the country orders an coming from would-be spculators attracted by unprecedented steady and great In crease In prices. The limited number ot cer tlflcates , about 750 in all. prevents dealing n extensive lots , but the width of the lluctu aliens more than makes up any discrepancy In the excitement and uncertainty of th business. On Monday of this week the market closet at $1.30 and at 11:15 : today was selling a $1 90 , an advance of 00 cents , more than 1 cents a day. Although there was some reallz Ing of profits on Thursday and today , the ma Jorlty of tbo buying today was for speculatlvi Investment. It opened excited and strong , with sales at $1.90 , or 21 cents higher than on the eve of Good Friday. In less than ten minutes after the opening sales had been made at $1.95 , and at $1.92 < ,4 there was i fair volume of trading and no signs of a brea In the bull movement. At 11.30 prices ad vanced to $1.96'and at 11 50 a. m. 15.001 barrels were soU at $2. The close wa steady , with sales at $1.99 bid. Up to the close the market was steady Just before the close 7,000 barrels of Ma options were cold at $2 and the prediction o many oil men was fulfilled. U then icactei to $1.98& . and closed at $1.99 bid. The nc advance for the day was 31 cents and fo the week , 82 cents. The Atlantic Reflnln company , which Is tlio refining end of th Standard company , today advanced the prlc of refined 1 cent per gallon , or 50 cents pe barrel. This advance was made on the basl of $1.50 for crude oil , nnd as the Standan today put the price of crude up 25 cents , tlier will no doubt bo another jump In tlio prlo of refined oil on Monday. LIMA , 0. , April 13 There was no chang In the Lima oil market. The Standard pip lines are being taxed to their utmost runnln oil which producers have been holding I anticipation of a rtso. Manufacturers drilling tools here have moro work than the can do , and have had since the first Incrcas In price last wotk , but now that the mark * has gone beyond the dollar mark , telegraph orders are coming In from all points In Hi oil fields , which cannot be filled. Kxcltemei : over the big rise Is greater today. ItiicrulU for the Iteinlutlonlttii. FORT WORTH , Tex , April 13. A numbe of able-bodied men recently disappeared fro their usual haunts In this city without In tlmatlng to any one their Intention. For tvv or three weeks previous a man of .Spanish origin had been In the city and was fre quently seen In company with the men who disappeared A letter has been received , post marked Tampa , Fla. , from one of the men named Flaherty , conveying the Information that the men who disappeared from this city , twenty In number , had entitled in the Cuban army and were then on the eve of departure for the Island. They were recruited In this city by the agent ot the Insurgents , I'mra Khan Heady to Quit. LONDON , April 13. The Indian office lias a dispatch from India stallnc that rumors are current that Umra Khan of Jamlol , against whom a strong British force U operating , has asked the ameer of Afghanistan to grant him aeylunu TO PRISON FOR LIFE Charley Cnrleton Will Not Bo Hanged at Fremont for Murder. GOVERNOR IIOLCOMB SHOWS MERCY" Executive Olemuicy Successfully Invoked in Behalf of the Condemned. HIS SENTENCE COMMUTED YESTERDAY Mnudnto Ordering the Clinngo Issued to the Supreme Court Clerk. FOR GOOD AND SUFFICIENT REASON I liuiiHiiniln tit rrctnont mill DodRO Conntjr Cm/in * Auk Hint the Dentil Peniilty lluVltli < lriiii iiiil tlio Supreme Court Joins 111 n lloily. LINCOLN. April 13 ( Special Telegram. ) Governor Holcuinb today commuted the sen tence of Charles C. Carleton , ( lie Fremont murderer , to Imprisonment for fife nt hnril labor. Carleton was to hnvc been handed on the 2Ctli ln t. Although the supreme ourt on tcchnleal grounds sustained the tiding of tlii > jury In the lower court , as a iody It recommended the prisoner tn the nercy of the governor. Abldo from imtncr- im petitions which hnvo been presented to 10 governor In behalf of Carleton. the su- rcmo court In 11 body waited on the cxocu- \o and recommended the convicted mur- erer to mercy. When the court ro\lowed he case on appeal It Bald , Iti unbalance , that t could not reverse the \crdlel of the Jury lilch tried the case In the district court , . 'ollowlng Is the mandate of the governor : STATI : OK NEBRASKA , EXECUTIVE lEI'ARTMENT-To the clerk of the tni- temo couit , the Hheilft of Hedge county , nil to nil to whom these presents shall ome , greeting : \Vhciens , It appears Hint nt the Septom- ier , A. D. 1891 , term of the district court f the Sixth Judicial district , held within iiid for Dodge county. Nebraska , Charles ! * Cnrlcton uns coiulctcd of the crime or murder Jn the flist degree , mid was by Ion William Marshall , Judge of said ourt , sentenced to be hanged by the neck .mill dead ; and Whereas , The snld Charles C Cnrleton , by tils attorneys , prosecuted error to the su- pieme court of Nebraska , which said su- [ ireme couit alllrmcd the Judgment of the laid district court of Dodge county , and hereupon caused the ilcrk oC sulU Biipremo couit , on the 30th day of March , 1893 , to ssuo a death warrant and dellvei the saina o the sheriff of Dodge county , Nebraska , lch snld death w at rant commands the said sheriff of Dodge county to carry Into cffeU and execute the said death sentence on the 2Cth day of April , A. I ) . Ib93 , and Whereas , It lias been made to .ippcnr to me that the said Charles C. Carleton is a Ht and proper subject for executive clem ency , Now therefor ? , under and by virtue of the authority In meeskd by law , I , Bllas A. lolcomb , governor of the Htate of Nebraska , for good and sulUclent icanons unto mo satisfactory , do hereby commute the sen- cnce of the Mild Charles C Cnrleton from he death penalty to Imprisonment In the state penitentiary of Nebr.isku , nt hard .ibor , for the period of his nntmnl life. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the great sinl of the itate of Nebraska. Done at Lincoln , this 13th day of April , In the year of our Lord 1893. the twenty-ninth > ear of the state , and of the Independence" of the United States the ll'Jth. SILAS A. IIOLCOMO , By the Governor : Governor. J. A. PIPER. Secretary of State. CARLETON'S CHIMi : . Carleton murdered August Gothman In Dodge county In June , 1893 , and was found guilty of murder and sentenced to bo hanged. Ho appealed his cage to the supreme court , but the Judgment of the lower court was alllrmed and the date of the execution waa fixed for April 20 , IS03. In 1892 August Gotliman , the murdered man , lived In Shelby county , Iowa , and In November of that year ho married Mlnnlo Orsulak , a girl 18 ycara of age. At the tlmo of his marriage Gold man was n widower with lour children. In 1893 early ho moved to Pierce county , Ne braska , taking his entire family with him , In May , 1S93 , the Gotliman family left Plerco county. Gotliman left first , and Ills young wife , the four children and his wife's father followed In the afternoon of the same day. Some tlmo after the departure of the Goth man family , Mrs. Gothmnn , her father and the children arrived at the residence of Charles Carleton , flvo miles west of Fre mont , on what Is known as the Military road. Mrs. Gothman and her family stopped torn * porarlly at Carleton'u liouso , whllo her hug- band was supposed to have gone to South Omaha. Mrs. Golhman was habitually ad dressed by her stepchildren as "Minnie , " and It la quite clear that for some tlmo the Carleton household supposed shewas an elder sister of the children. Between her and Carleton , who was a young man 24 years of age , a sudden attach ment sprung up , and on the Monday follow ing her arrival she and Carleton left to gether. Carleton testified that he took her at her own request and started toward Fro- mont. On the way hlio asked him to find her a place to board , and lie took her to tha house ofi a man named Van Nets , six or eight miles northeast of Carlcton's. He ar ranged for lur to stay thcro a week. On till return homo ho told the other members of the Gothmnn family that Minnie had gcmi to Sioux City and would not come back. It developed afterward that while taking Mlnnlo Gothman to the Van Ness home Carleton - ton proposed marriage to her and slio ac cepted. A week later Carleton and Mrs , Gothman went to North Ilrnd , and she told him that she wus not the sitter of the Goth- man children , nrul that her name was Mlnnla Orsulak , and further that her parents wanted her to marry Gothman , but she did not want to do so. They went to the office of tha county judge at Schuylcr , procured a llcenas and were married They then returned to Carleton's home and announced their mar- rlago. STOIIY TOLD BY THH MURDKHEII. On tbo night of Juno 7 Gothman reappeared at a hotel In Fremont , remaining there ov f night , and departed the next morning. On that night Gotlnnan was killed , and Carleton went to Fremont and gave himself up to the authorities. Goldman's body wps found at the Carleton haute , with three bullet wound * . Carleton claimed In his evidence that QoUi- man came to liln house , and , after an ap parently friendly conversation , told Carleton that Minnie wan really Mrs. Gothman and attacked him with a revolver. A utruggU eh- cued , In which the gun In Goldman's ha was discharged by accident ecveral Mm * the fatal wounds being Inflicted ty a