. * . - . . - . . - _ ' - - - . - . " - . , - . - . - - v - - . . -i , ' - - - - - . - , , , . _ . ' - - - _ I , ' 7J - " . jO\1/ ! . > . . . . . .I.-- . " . " . . . . . . , ---.M / . , , . - _ _ . _ . _ . . . _ . . _ _ - - . - , - - - . . - - - - , " . " 1 . - - - - . \ S . _ r - - : - S V [ ' PAnT OO z : : : : : : : :1 "THE OMAHA , ' ! , . : : ( : : ; : : : . : : : : . : : ua H E BEE I ! > C " " " " " " > "tCtc . A HA . : I. . . _ U N DAY. _ . . CEZ 8. ! 4 - - - - - . . : S rAJLISIED JUNE 19 , 1871 O IAIA , SUNDAY MORNING , AU G uS' . ! o ; , . - t5 , 18D-SIX'l'BEN ] PA GES. SINGLE OOpy Fr\r. - _ _ 01 N'rs. h , _ , ACTION IS DEIANDED Dignity of the United Stte Government Buffers in France and Ohinn DENBY AND EUSTIS FALL SHORT : rail t Secure Proper Recognition of Amer- C.U Right Abroad WALLER'S ' CASE BECOMES DSTRESSNG DISTIESSING , , Delay in Proceec1ngs at Paris Proves Very Exasperating at Washington S MR GLADSTONE'S ADVICE TO AMERICA SIIICNUUI thut flie UUlt'lt State , . . Atul't Ir ( ' . . 'l'rgi.le stint \Vrit gil- Jil'N CUllcr.111 SUIrt'IUt.y , Irul Icr Jim . Idttet. I 'I Nfl\V VOTtIC . Aug 2I-Spcclal ( Telcram ) -Two foreign questons have this week reached , a point at which the United States S government will probably have to take some S posItive action. One IB the question of the treatment of American missionaries In Chln3. the other the treatment of Mr. Walter by the French government. In each case our Interests - terests arc Ln the hands or I representative , whose ability to protect them eeems doubtS fulMr. Denby , who IB 1 American minister In , S China , has had a geol reputalon and ten yelrB' I perlence. lie seems , nevertheless , 1I i the I present case supine. lie apparently ac- S ( Iuesced ! In , If he did not direct , the surrender of the American part of the Inquiry as to ' . the massacre ! Into the hands of a British , i consul Il ncrlulesced ( In the comparative In- , activity of our admiral , at a time when the least that could be expeccd was the dispatch I of the whole available American fleet to the ! port nearest the scpno of the disaster. I Whltever may be sId on these points , I Is clear that Mr. lenby has failed to enforce 4 the views of hIs government upon the Chinese Sy. government. I b afE ho has done his best ΒΆ that Peking Is said to have appointed aB Im- ' 1 penal high commissioner to Investglte the jV Iuchery outrages the viceroy , U Ping Ciiang who himself instigated the Cheng-Tu 5 % riots and Is leading man among those of the Chinese , probably the great majority , who "oull kill or expel all foreigners There Is , V happily , a counter report that LI Ping Is to IJ degraded , but there would be nothing new In China degrading a high omclal with one hand at11 promoting hIm with the other . A mICA OPENIY SNUBBED. The general evidence , however , all tends In one dlrccton , China docs not mom to concede I real investigation. English pressure his thus far availed no more than . AmerCn ! , I Is the Russian minister who IB said to bc supreme In Pcltng , I IB the French who have wrung from the Chinese an indemnity for the outrages on French mlssonarleB : at Szechu , i I The French and Iuullns go hand In hand I . . In Ohlna as c1sewhere. Neither for England nor for UB Is the spectacle of their precclence an agreeable one. Nor can either of [ U9 afford to Bee our interests compromised by Pranco- Russian dlpomacj : In the far east. Still less can the United States afford to see its demands for justice end rclrcs ! In pie Wailer case disregarded by Fr nce. , Ir. 'VaieI Is a citizen of the United States who was tried by I drumheall court martial In Madagascar all sentenced to twenty : 'ears' . Our has bou ' Imprisonment. government on tr- big for many weeks to find OUt on what evl- c'nco he was con\'lcted % Ind to obtain a copy or the record of the procrednes : or the court mal llal. That Is whit ; govern- anent Is entitled to demand and what no friendly goyerment Is entl led to reuse. TIe truth Is that France , thvugh I slstol rppJbc : : , . - I not rlways frleldly to the United States The historical tie IB not to the French mnrl : I very strong one The J'rcrch { orelgn omco ! has thrown every obsllce : In the way of [ our ambassidor. Washington dipatcnes agree In saying that the State department In dlSat- tOed with Mr. Eusts' contit.t In this mnt- tel anl In ethel matters. There Is reason for dissatisfaction. Al that Mr. Eusts has yet achIeved Is to get vermission for eoebojy S to visit Mr Wailer In Ilrlrn , and that only under continual pressure from Waehngton : We need scmebody In Paris who wi take a lrm tone to thee dilatory French dlpo- : znatists and will make Amcrlcan rights and Sj _ just American 11elanos rcsPfcted. 1S I IEATI TO B1MITAL.LlSM. The knell or Internltonal ! bimetalism was sounded tili9 week In tile lour of Com' alone , and sounded by no Icss a man than , Mr. ) ) a1four. lie Ir anybody IB ! birnetaihlat. I Is on him thai the hopes or scme acton by time British governmm'tmnt were based. lie vas asked on Thursday In the house of Com- moos by Sir John Leng what he would dote S to promote In International currency confer- ence. " Nothing , " amiaered Mr. Jialfour. lIe was himself , he added , In favor or an International agreement , but ho could not pledge his coleogues nor did ho Lelevo a conference would now do any good We have been deluged with IIFpltches ! In ones If not two , papers announcing or ! Ircdclnr ! a speedy bimetallic miilennurn. : I Is sal that I should all come to this The Germans aN continuing their cele- b1tons of German victorIes ali German unity. The French retort rather chidishly by Ilnblshlng accounts or German cruelties. I the Germans rejoin with full narratives of l'ench cruelties , what will be gained ! Again It Is said that the lulJn has rejected - jeted the l n"lsh proposals to reforms In Armenia This Icems but I repetition of a former Itery. Lord Salsbury , In any case , mlst soon act ; NOThING EW IN l'AnLIUm i. The parlIamentary ncwl In Engllnl Is of slight conseqnencc. The Irish have been comparatively llliet during the week , and It Is by no means yet clear whether they real ) ' mean to obstruct or can Ilroiong the sessIon Ir they try to. That would ls a policy cr mere mischief. The appointment of Lord WOlseley as cons- mander-In-chlef Is a wise and strong act. done against the wish and influence or the quecn. Publc : opinion looks on Lord Wolc- hey a the belt mal and pUlc oplnon : is I ql en. The duke of Cambridge rlullns In cbedlenco to thl ! le voice which nmes , Lord Wolell ) hl _ , uecssor . le has . beel In many respects en cxcellnt cOllandtr- In-chler. Ills knowledge IB grUt , .0 Is his Industry end his devcton to duty. JJs : i.is. take his beeu to set IIeIC llainst : ' tlhiry rcornn whch ! ht be.me Indl.- 'i 1'I8\t" ' That . Ii why hu hu to Cl. Both r the IUl ant I.crl Salisbury hne In81) ' I / llMre,1 their IJersonalrell uea'lonl , \rell ) . "I 'lcnccCerth a new spirit tucarnat : % In ? Lr Wolseley taks po.suson of the Dril- I _ _ a5 Nail arm ) I , . Ow\J $ TONE'S LATEST smuto ! Ir " "tonl leldol 110\1 mau ) days to pus without I deliverance on some subject of concern to England or to 8dme other quarter - ter or that civilized worM 10 which he Is so tf fond or appealing. This week It Is the U nited Slates to which he addresses I brie eh ncyclical. There IB a position which .he haB often assumed and now assumes agaIn with reference to the United States In the ailude proper 10 time pulpit. lie has oren p reached to U8 on our heretical views of free trade. Heretical , In his mouth , meaning vleIs ti which differ from his. lie 'Is preach- i ng again. lie tells UB we ought to adopt free trade. His audience on this occasion scems to have consisted of ex-Postmaster Jam and his daughters and Mr. Qulntar.1 or New York. The sermon wa delivered during a garden party at liawarden. The preacher was host and the hearer were his guests. I we adopt free trade we shall , In Mp r. Gladstone's opinIon , attain to thc highest poston In the worM , and we shall not In- Jure J England , though It Is obvious that If our positon Is highest , England's cannot be higher than next to the highest. The accepted free trade dogma In England ' II I that If the United States adopt free trade we Bhal wrest from I'nglall : that com- mlrcal m supremacy which Fhe now enjoys. M Ir. Gladstone may not think It would In- j ute England to lose her commercIal supremacy. Most Englshmen think the con- t rary. Mr. Gladstone , however , as he has oren before now proved , Is capable or applyIng - Ing i moral views to commercial questIons. lie thlnlts , and he has said , that I Is good for gngland l to be "disciplIned. " her sins , e specIally her Bins to Ireland , which , after being blInd to them for fifty years , he Bll- denly 11recclvel In 188G , are thus to be burnt anll purel away. To lose her commercial ! premlcy and to surrender I to the United States may be one part of her penance. We Idolze i Mr. Gladstone In this country and Idealze I him lie hal never liked us. But whether he utica us or not , It Is i Improbable t hat the United States will alter its fiscal I polcy In order to oblige him , or that we ; s hall base any Amlrlcan policy whatever on the opinion of any Englishman , however eminent , WAS A CONSPICIOtJS FAILURE. . Mr Kclr lard Ie , \ simo arrived on the Cam- plnla yesterday , calls himself president of the Independent labor party In England That party and his leadership of It exist largely l In Mr. liardIo's imagination. lie was a member of the last Parliament , and h o hal ample opportunity to show what s tuff was In him lie was a failure from the beglnnln ! td the end , The 10us ! of Com- monB takes a very tolerant view of Its own members , all abilIty or character Is sure or r ecognition. Such men , for example , as Mr. Sexton anti Mr. llaly and one or two other Irish members arc accepted at their full value. Their poltcB arc detestable to the majority and so arc Mr. lIcaly's manners anti language , but the real capacity of the men Is recognized They are listened 10 They have a place In the house. So has Mr. John Burns. who Is In Durs. some maters quIte lS violent as Mr. hlealy. But Mr. Kelr Hardie has shown little ability , Ito mastery of his own subject , no power or leadership , and even his sincerity Is i quoatioriabie. lie IB one of those nol ' , all empty politicians whom the labor agt- . taton sometimes throws up to the surface. II lie Is a socialist , one of the mOlt extreme and foolish kind or socialists , who Beam never to I . have thought about socialism or to know what kind of revolution It IB which he IJropoees. 10 lost his seat at this last general election. The very radical [ workingunauu's constituency Westham hud hal enough or him. Hc comes here , he tells UB , at the recluest of the Chicago Labor day committee , and he was welcon.et on landing by Mr. David lelmerlulges of the Central Labor fmleraton and Mr. Adolph Jlblnowsltl of time socialist labor party. Everybody can jUdge for him- self to what extent they represent th work- Ingmen of America All I. cIO to say ) Is that Mr. Kelr Hardie docs not represent the work- Ingmen or England GEORGE W IAILEY. AI\XUXI n 'i'iII-i IAIK A'I' SgA. I"HCIC ot ( lmt . Cri ' " ot un glIIM" Sllln \ 'tHMeI. PLY.\IOUTI England , Ang 24.-The crew of the Norwegian bark Axel has been landed at thIs port by the British schooner Elza- beth , after havimmg abandoned their vessel on August 15 In I sinking condition In 10nl- tmlo 29 west , latItude 49 north. The Axel , Captain Tolefson , left Liverpool July 20 , for Charlotetown , Prince Edward Island. Dur- Ing hevy weather the bark " was badly stranded a\l August 1 sprung a leak. The crew ImmediatelY set 10 work at the pumps anti labored with all their might anti strength to keep the vessel afloat , but were unable to do so. Distress signals were displayed when It was discovered that It was only a ques- ton of time lS to how long the Axcl could remain afloat. On August 15 the boats were made ready for lannchlng and during the afternoon of the Bale day the Elizabeth hove in sight and her course was Bhlped BO as to bear down on the Axel. ' A boat was put frol the Elizabeth - beth and time crew of time ill fated bark was transferred to the former , abandoning most of the effects. Captain 'rolefson said that he believed time Axel sank twelve hours after - heaving her. - - Iuuuii'r.r ( unl'lt'll ly ' ti , . 1I lee. LONDON , Aug. 2t-1 I reported that the usual secrecy relating 10 the movementB of Emperor Wilam during his visit to Lord Lonsdale at Lowther caste was due to a hint given to the polce that Gernn social- Ists might almpt to attack the emp ror. I Is , all that the pOlce posted sentries to watch Emperor Wilam's window and to patrol the grounds all night ' 'l rli" ) ' I..UH..U n . \ I , 'rl'l n CI Iii'mm CO STA TINOPLE , Aug. 2l-The rep- resentatons which ! the Ummited ! States mini- ter , Mr. Alexander W. Tere1 , his made to the TurkIsh governlent have resulted In the releasl of the Armenian Arakelan , a naturalized American citizen who has been In prison at llrovan for several weeks pat under suspicion of belonging to d revo- lutonary Boclet ) fli'ruuuumu Ilnl.11 Shares . \.h'unct. LO > DON . Aug H.-A : , dIspatch to the D,11) ' News from Berlin Bays that German banl.lng shares advanced lodl ) led by dlsconto gesellechaft , which rose - per cent on the rumor that the company with the Hothschlds WJS about to launch an enter- plo In the Transnal , IHII..t In 1 Stmuuie.1t- Church. VIENNA , Ang. 2--Durlng the celebra- ton or a mass II a church at Hoguzeno , Glicla , estcrday a panic was caused by the uaettiuug of a taper. During the confusion - fusion three perons were klcd and many lIjured , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Soln 1ltor 111.rl"oltll. SOFIA , Ang. 24-The editor or the S\'o- bOa has ' , ten Imllrloced for three years for publlhing an article declaring that Prlnca F\'rllnall was morally responsible for - the mUhler of Stanmbuloff. - - - JUI.nl , ' . " ' 1' "lluutll l'urt Arthur. liT PETEISDUnO , Aug. 24.-A dispatch to the Novolt from Yladlvostock rays that the Japanu are vacating Port Arthur cud dhmaltng the torttflcatlons. WATCh ON WALLER English Politicians Show Deep Interest in the Progress of the Matter. SURPRISE AT TiE UNITED STATES' ' DELAY - Diplomatio Acton Idic'tcl I Protest ft the Very Outet , . MINISTER EUSTIS SEEMS SATISFIED Believes that rmnce is Acting in Good Faith in the Premises BIMETALLISTS ARE HOPEFUL AGAIN . - I nn Hour' I'routoiuuueeuuueuut Tnlicl UM I I UI \'ldcucc lint UI Iutcrlltolni 110lctur ) ' Conference I. .mol' thc I'robniiiltlcs. ( CoN'rlght IS95 , by PreSs lullshJng Compnn ) LONDON , Aug 24-New ( York World Clblegrm-Speclal Teiegramn.TimeVailer ) case Is attracting notice In aUractng notce parliamentary circles lucre , though limo English authorites on international law decline to give any opinion for publIcation on the qUIS- ton or an acute conflict between two friendly powers. Your correspondent - spondent , however , In course or conversation . versaton In the lobby of time House of Commons - mona last night with some leading members or Parlament , found general surprise expressed - pressed that diplomatic acton by the United , States has been deferred until now In the Valier 'transaction. The whole trial and sentence were smu- glel through In a fashion sufficIent to pro- voice a protest on that ground alone. A view 11revalb In diplomatic circles In London that though France may resist the demand for the Immediate release , Wailer will , In any event , be liberated when the lllogasy campaign ts concluded. Time l'arls correspondent of the World Inquired - I quired at the embassy today and was informed . formed that Mr. EUStB was away , but ascertained - certained th' . the Wailer negotiations are progrerslng fivorabiy . The French government - ment accorded him permission to see Wller , Minister Rustle IB starting Immediately for Clairvau' , Iccomplnled by I legal adviser of the embassy. Though formerly InclIned to doubt the good faith of thc French author- Ites , the embarsy Is now convinced or their honesty. The evidence In the trIal his not r ached Parl No question of Indemnity hmas yet been discussed. Mr. Wailer IB treated as I political prisoner at Clalrvaux VI- naud complains of the Herald'B attitude and says Mr. EUlts wi take no notice of the rumor publshed , - EXPECT A MONETARY CONFEIENCa InquirIes among prominent members of the BritIsh Bimetallic league elicit the Informa ton that Mr. lialfour's expressed Ilsap proml of promotng an international mon- ctary conference lt the present moment Is In accord with their sentlmemmta. They say there are many prelmlnalY points ) to b settled before a conference can be summoned - moned with any hope of any fruitful result. 'Theeo Points arc already formIng the subject or negotiation between Lord Salisbury and tIme German government , and time bhmnetal- liuts argue that before the project for I con- ference Is laid before the other powers England - land , Germany and the United States may have to agree on some acton within certain lInes. Not alone his the Salisbury gavern- ment got an incentIve to make 'a strenuous atempt to deal wih the sliver question fur- nished by the fact that nine ministers , nearly hair the cabinet , are bimetallsts , but the tory agents at Lancashire , where time tories made their greatest successes lt the gen- eral election , declare that their advocacy - vocacy of bimetalsm mainly contributed to lecure tloe succcsses. The bimetalc leaguers believe some considerable tIme will tme wi elapse before agl timing definite issues from Salisbury's diplomatic actom ! , but are Eeem- Ingly confident that an international confer- enc , atended with some measure of suc- CCSS , IB certain before the close or the present - ent cablnet'B tenure of omce , YAChTSMEN MUCH WORKED UP. Feeling Is beginning to run high In En- Ish Ylchtng circles over the Impending con- test for the \merlca'B cup. The Yachtsman this week protests that the date fixed for time first race precludes Lord Dunraven from ! eltng Valkyrlo Into proper ! trim , adding sneerlnly that this proceeding Is worthy of the authors of the deed The reported mis- haps to Defender are also much commented en , the louse or many or theee allusions In- Ilcatng the desire to convey the suspicion that time-se incidents arc not explicable on the ground of pure accident. The anticipatory insinuation that the races are being rushed to favor Defender Is certain ! to provide a convenient explanation should Valkyrie be defeated. But the yachting experts hero avoid committing themeeh'es publicly to a definite opinion I IB unquestionable that the utmost confidence prevails among Dun- raven'B friends that Valkyrie IB the faster boat and that there will be biter surprise and dlsppolntment If she fails to recover the trophy. BALLARD SMITh. a\nS'I'o M.tICES : - A . COXFI' 5SI : , \I.IH 'hut , \mcrlcnl Fri-i , ' 'rlilt' \'oul.1 I iii urOe UrlU.h Ctmuii ulueret' . LONDON , Aug 2t-The Daily News has a note of the garden party at Hawarden castle ; on Thursday whmlch was mentioned In I whlh mentonel a dispatch - patch to the Associated press last nIght The ' distnguished company Included ex-Postmas- ter General James of New York and his two Inl daughters , Miss Lewis or NewporC and Mr. E. A. Qllntarr of New York. Mr. Gladstone , In talking with Mr. James and Mr. Qulntard. said that ho used to prophesy that I America adopted ! free trade she would hold the highest position In the world , but Instead or Injuring I would improve BritIsh trade. IJt'lle-cs Slh'cr Alltltlon Riudeil. LONDON , Aug 2t-The Times Berlin correspondent - respondent Bays : The supporters or the gold currency are jubIlant at the statement missile by Hon. A. J. DaJour , frt lord of the treasury , In the Commons , to the elect , that the English government will take no steps looking to an InternatIonal bimetallic cenference The National Zelung , the cor- repondent adds , says that he has burt the soap bubble which the German bimetalsts -blaw from the votes In the Reichstag and the PrussIan Diet. Undoubtedly Mr. Daltour'l statements will put an end to the delberaUoa of the federal government on the questIon. Only noisy agitator believe that action I. possible without ' acton posible wihout England's co- operation. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ' \ 'arld's I'remhuetiun 01 ' \ 'hemt ( . BUDA PESTH ) , Aug. 24-The minister or agriculture announces , a a result or data obtained - tained from consul and specialists . that the world'i wheat crop for 1805 I al follows : The total production II countries which 1m- , \ port wheal Is estimatEd . .t 749,022,000 bushels. In countrIes whth export the total productIon Is IG51.7010 ; bushels. The crop or lS9 IB 232,000.000 . bushels less than that or IS94 , nO'1'1 SIn - Altil S TISI"In. . : ; 1nlour'M Sfnttmt'nt 01 ' 11ttnIIHI1 i tilt' Oniy . I'nlitlenl P'ntur. ( Cop'rhthlpd , 195 , 1) ' timA AssOcIated Pres. , ) LONDON , Aug 24.ThereVhmaa not been I much stir In the world of politics during the past week. The new members of Parliament who have the moral courage to remain In town when London Is In R state of social . collapse have been quietly settling themselves Into their seats and the older memberB have ; not been dIstinguIshing themselve by any ' great sho\ of activity. The House of Commons - : lumens , as I rule , has Presented a dreary ' appearance all but lite outside ot routine 'I business has come up for discussion . An excepton , however , should bo noted In the case of the reply made on ThursdlY IIBt In the house by the first lord of the treasury , itt. Hon A. J. Ba\our , to Sir John Lang , liberal member for Dundee , who asked whether he would advise the government 10 invite an International monetary con- ference - Mr. Ba\our salll : "I am and have always been In favor of nn Internatonal agreement , but I ha\e not the rlht to pledge my colleagues - leagues and I do not believe that an Inter- national agreement would be helped by an internatIonal conference. " TIme satisfaction among the gold people , especIally In Berlin , his caused the National I Zelung to say : "The burRted bubble which German bimetalists blew In the Helchstag and Prussian Dct and Mr. Balfoumr's statement - mont wi put an end to the deliberations of the federal governments on the queston , Only noisy agitators cllim to believe that any . action Is pO'sslble without England'B co-opera- tiomm. " ton The Daily News this morning says : "Mr. Balfour's answer disposes of bimelnlsm so far as this government Is concerned , and we are hearty glad of it , because we believe that bimetllsm spells 'ruin' for the great creditor country of the world. Mr. Balfour has gone further even than Sir Wilam Harcourt , who did consent - sent to a conference. provided the BritIsh delegates were Insructed to vote against debasing the currenc " In bimetalic circles howO'er , another corn- plcaton i Is put on the mlllr , The oOclals of the Bimetallic league especIaly dwell on the fact Uilt Mr. Bil four's remarks referred to an Immediate conference , and , I Is claimed , that aB a matter 'r fact this reply reveals the expectancy 01 the part of the government that a successful conference can sUbscquenty be arranged. The BimetallIc league olilclals therefore declare leluo oUclals themselves pleased with the answer or the first lord of the treasury. " . Tile Westminster Gazette this afternoon , discussing the sliver queston In America , says , : _ "The final vote or the , Ohio democrtc state-conventon against free buyer cannot but have a immaterial bearing , whatever may be the oltcJme of the controversy on this qtiestioq. I Is an undoubted fact that the present uncertainty Is having a mast per- nIcIous erect upon time wcl'belng of the Unlc : States , but should It ultimately he decided to establish a fixed rtJo t2tween gold and silver I does not In " l'n" , j'ls ( follow that what will suit Arnerlca"wiif t an acceptable or wise polIcy for Grel BrItain. " The queen ' held a privy counc:1 : at O.bJre this afternoon In order to transact necessary state business before she starts for Dalmor castle , Scotland. One or the meat Interesting events to Amer- leans which occurred elm this side or the Atlantic during the plst week was the nn- veiling on Wednesday last at Ayr of thc fourth and laBt panel of the Burns statue at that place b ) Mr. William lclruce , formerly . merly Unlel States con3ul at Edinburgh , The panel was subscrihed by AmerCJ : ad- mlrers of the and ' poet the handiwork or : Mr. GeJrge Bssel of New York anti repre- sents the partng of Burns and IIhland Mary , The ceremony tok place In the presence - ence of I large crowd or peope : , the town council and members of the Burns club. Mr. Bruce made a speech , during which he Enid that he experIenced great derght at standing here , "a connectng lnk between the lovers of Burs In the Unite States and Scot- land " He\ Dr J. DurreH of New York , who pre- sented the panel upon the part of the donors to the Scotch people , rellarlted that he was the "mouthpeco : of the expression of the republic's love for Burns , " The panel , which was concealed by the American and UrWsh fags , was then unveiled amid loud cheers. In the evening the Durns club gave I banquette to the American visitors , and Mr. Bruce , replying - plying to the teat of "The ! Prellent of the United States , " paid a Jltrlotc trbute : to the chief magistrate or the United States , his remarks being warmly applaudeJ . - CIon.\ UI'J ! ) 'FIIEIIS 'i'ILOLIULES. lieN : iImImmt's 'l'rn'ielIsug : Inn and III . ' , , " lfe Ctlll Sul'llc. BOSTON , Aug , 2.1.-Emplos of the AmerIcan - lean house , this city , found the bodies of Lewis Hammoll , supposed to have been a commercial traveler of Des Moines . anti his wife , Kate , about 4 o'cloclt this afternoon In a room which hey hal occupied ( since Ion- day last. There Is every Indication that both commltcd suIcIde by taking ! chloral. After engaging their room on Ionday last : lrs , Hammond did not appear again , her husblnd stating that she was sUferlg from nervous prostration and requesting that she be un- disturbed. Hammond appeared at t)1 hotel hImself until Thursday nlgh't. The door to Ihelr room was forced this ] evening and both were found delI , Time woman was In bed anti the man was partlailydrcssed. A letter was found written by Hammoll , I stated that both he and isle will ad been taking ehleral for several days and that lrs. Hammond - mend died Wednesday morning lie con- tinned to take the drug and resolved to end his hUe. le. S A carl Issued by the 10l' State Traveling I [ en's assocIation was found , In one or lam- I mond's pockets , numbered 1.309 , hammond was about 35 years or age anti well dressed . I Ills wife was about five years his junior I IB apparent Ihat Hammond , va almost pennl- less and unable to pay his board bill , The polee believe that their Btraltened circumstances - cumstances led both to com'llt suicide , . . nil I'rh'nh' Innk FutIImre. KENOSIiA'Is. " , Aug. ' ? L-FinancIal circles - des were atonlBhed thIs morning to notice a card that In the appeared window of the Dan Head & Co. bank , "Tbls bank closed ' till Monday " Dan . Head & Co. , bankers , were Incorporated "lh a capital stock of H50OOO and advertised thmt .the stockholder : were worth over ' 3,00,0. Tha bank waste , to have been reorganized JUly I , wIth the late Senator W. B. Maxwell of Somera aa president. Lat week the cashier , Urban J. LOttB , resigned on account or ill health , This caused the depositors , who were mostly farmeri , to make I run Qn the bank The bank expected assIstance train the Amerlcln Trust and SavIngs bank of ChIcago , which they fie to get. The dcposls are sid to have amounted t about 175OO. IAci { TO OLD SCENES Program Arranged for the Visit of ' German- American Veterns , WILL LUNCH WITh TiE EMPEROR Practically Nothing Stirring in I Political Way in Berin , KAISER TOO BUSY ATTENDING REVIEWS Naval Maneuvers the Next Thing to At- tract Public Attention WHOLESALE CHANGE IN COMMANDERS lu Spite ot Oflht'imul i'rniiIlItIon , .t. cr81114 Cross thc I'rultl r 1111 Bcco- rule th , Gru \ ' ' . ot G'rll1 UCll1 hurled out I'rclch Sol. ( Cop'rlht , I , 19 : by thp Associated rrC " , ) BERLIN , Aug. 24-The final program for the visit to Germany of the German-Amerl- can veterans has been drawn up On their arrIval at Bremen they will be the guests of the Veteramis' association of the city , and the fetes will Include n mlrch throuh the town to war monument , which will he dec- orated with laurel wrelths , They will then proceed to the park , where there will be a number of military bands commers and iluminatons , anti where all the merlcan veterans wi receive a commemoratve medal , struck for the occasion by the senale The veterans , on , \ Uust 30 , will go by special train to Prledrlchsruh and thence to Ber- ln , where they wi arrive on the following day . They wi Ie met at the Lehmro railroad staten by a committee of the veterans' as- sociatons , a procession will-be formerl and they wl march through to Brandpnburg gate and file before the United States em- baRBY. From that point , accompanied by two military bands and followed by carriages containing . the women and children , they wi return to Unter den Linden , passing WIlliam I's palace and the schloss to the Neue lalast , where there will be a concert. On the following day the German-Amerl- can veterans will attend the InauJuraton of Kaiser Wlhelm'l memorlll church , an'l will then mlrch to the ItalIan exhibiion , where a numler of fetes have been arranged. On September 2 there will be a parade an.1 In the evening there will be a milItary tattoo. The veterans will see the sights the next day. - The next day and on September 4 they will lunch wih time ' emperor In a pavilion at Wlnnsee ? whence they proceed by steamer to I'otsdam. They wi go to Ielpslc on September [ , and from there to laycnce , They wi visit the battlefields and afterwards start for home via Dremen. EVERYThING QUET ' , . Poltcal ) thmerel3j.mCn . nothing stirring , during the whole weelt. The elp ror lias been very busy reviewing the veterans anJ making kind remarks to those who attracted his especial attentIon. A private of the EIghth HussarB his been Ilardoned by lila majesty under peculiar circumstances thIs week The man , whose name Is Otto Ger- ber , accIdentally killed the horse or a ser- geant major during the army maneuvers and was sentenced to six weeltB' imnprionmumemmt. The emperor , upon ascertaining that the man was otherwise a good soldier , wrote on the margin of the papers "In this case the man Is worth more than the horse to me. Set Otto Gerber free " The fact that the pubic ! was excluded fem witnessing the ceremony of the laying of the corer stone of the Kaiser Wlhell menu- ment last Saturday Is causing much commsnt , and It Is understood that this measure was p duo to the fact that several threaten.ng let tens hal been sent to the emperor. His ma- jesty , ho\\ ever , was desirous of the utmot publicity In Epte : of these letters , but the new chief of IIJlce of Berlin persuaded the emperor to allow the polce to cx\IJe ' the masses from the cerem nle9. The emlleror will next take up his residence - dence at the new palace , where the em- press wi shortly follow him , The young princes are already there. The emperor yesterday , and tcday attended t the large cJvalry mneuvers at Senne , on the plains or Westphala , Time naval maneuvers have already begun From Wlhelmshaven the fleet will start on Tuesday for Kel ! and during the three (3)'S' trJp evolutions wi bo executed within sight of the shore. . Sedan day , September 2 , will be celebrated I by the feet and the naval troops at Kid , : 1,500 strong , for the first tme In the hlstor' or the Gern1n navy. The evolutIons will I be resumed on the following day and the final maneuvers will occur at Dantzlc In time presence of the emperor. ChANGING NAVAL COMMANDERS. There has been a complete turnover In I the high ! naval commlnd time last week , the i . only oUler retaIning his old command of an I Ironclad being Prince Henry of Prussia , cn board the battleshIp Woenthi In the middle of October the emperor , according - cording to his present plans will enjoy an I excursion to the Helchsbnd , where hO will I reside on his Beat , Urvo , taking part In the I dedication of the Protestant church at Kur- zel and the un\'eiing the Emperor Fred- erlck'B monument on the bllielell of Woerth and will wInd up with a brief visIt at Strlss- burg , where his majesty will put up lt the I former French prefect's palacc. In spite of the mflsurel taken by time provincial - vincial government or Helcbsland to prevent largo bodies of German veterans erosBng ! the French frontier to view the battlefields and t decorate the German graves , big crowds of German veterans 13VO vlsleJ Gravelolo and Arnalsilas . about 3,000 od ! soldiers do. , positing wreaths wih German cohere attmcho . I to them on time graves or their comrades , The French authorities , however , had the I colors removed. Prince 10heniohe , the chancelor , Is spond. log time rest of his leave on hIs IusJlan es- tates. The municipal council or Franllort.on.tho I Main has refused . to vote money for the Sean celebration , but Instead It has appropriated 'tha sum of 20,000 marks to be distributed among the needy and incapacitated veteranl or the war The veterans ' among the la. borers and mechanics employed upon the : government works at Spandau have each re- : ceivell the sum of 100 marks and heave to vIsit time battlefields of the Reichahand . The Bismarck monUlent on thus summit L or the Iudellberg , erected by the students , will be unveiled on October 18. POOR PROSPECT FOR STERN , Mr. Luis Stern or New York , who was recently sentenced to two weeks' imprison ment and a fine or 60 marks for Inaultlg a German ofcial at Kiaingen ! , Is now In THE BEE BULLETIN Weather Forecast for Omaha and VicinIty- FairhVarnmcr : : \ 'unlabhe'iuuiis. . I'nll. < \Itrlrll Vitirt'n , \hrnnlt Snl.'r , UtrI11'llrll11'I'rll . " 't'h'nml' ; \'llh'r'l Clll" I'm I Ui.t'ly \Vmttclied. Effort : tn 1101 UI' ut " Hnlh"ehll 2. .JIIII 118 I ' 'ronhh' , II Fnrmn" . ttlmis'er.4lty " 'ln8 from Cr.'tt. It'IIIII.1 I.it umliM thu 1'lllrl ( ) ' , " 'llhlr Ilt h'um \'tlnrlnl . 3. CIIhl Ior" Imll ) ' .1111 .Stmspects. t'olulC , II\ur .5 liii g.m :11""II , lul'oll nit thl' I'rilol ! ( ollrl.'t. t \ ' . 'I'ran11 I 'l't lee Cmi mum m SIt . nut. ' n , .5. (1111 Society II II lhi ) a. , \100 ! Iho : tidmilitit . is. " 'hiI the 1Ihrlrllll 11111 I I'l \ . Inlll . . Ctlt t ) l'Ollllt 'Vltket . Itlllol i''im1ln FIIII 'nll 1) mmli . Big " 'hit'itt Crop Iii 'rturt' . ' SII.I'M , O. ( : tlll JtnlM 1.01'11IIII'rM. . Cololl ! lllllo1 , I I Cit liIt S'h"lo. 7. Soml' U"I'rll I I Slorth.I t UOIMII. I Th"ltrh'11 t NUt V4 ! 11.1 00011. I I 'lit3NIiL O.'t the " 'llt'r : litimus. / 1 l'ragres. . of \Vork II l'mulr Oro11118. I'I'I ' for < hllha'l .Inlleo lity. , \tTah' , , . . " itt Soulh ( llhl. 11. "In I ioioI nf tIme 111. . . 1 I. " ' 111111 ler " ' mts amid Ih'rorhl. . I 2. 1.ltorlalllll : Cnmll'lt. 1 : : . I.J. , of Ihl Jrll.h " ' , , rkhuig mu cit. IIlcHllh' ) ' 1.00111 , . \1. .111 'L'mtik. i.l. Iehm' ' frll t lit , . \nlu lit , , , Ills . 11. CII U 1'-1 I I 111 UI imit tie itt I. 11. Wih tim " , " ' . , rliI nit lViiccls. . - - - - - - - - - Paris awaiting the result of his appeal hI the prince regent or Bavaria to mitigate his tentence of Imprisonment anti make I mmmi- other fine. This appsai ! will be 11reentcd by Mr Stern's attorney on Tuesday The latest In [ ormatonhleh reaches here , howeyr , Is that Prince Lulpoll IB not likely to interfere - terfee directly In the mater , as I IB stated that Information has been received at the Imperial foreign oile which , It Is clallell , shows that Mr. Stcrn paft only hal faro for his son on tha steamer from New York , i having given hits age lS 12 ) 'cas , while ho now claims the lat IB 15 years ohti. I was the questIon of the hoy's age , I will be remembered , which let to his being ordered from time pavion at Klsslnen and which caused Mr. Stern to Insult the oiflclal I I chargc. Mrs. John VW. Iacy gave a dInner emi Wetnesday last H time hotel tie Iussle at Homburg. I was I brillIant affair and took place In the pretty garlen or the hotel , which was lumlnlted for the occasion wih Chinese lamiterns. The band of the Eighteenth - teenth regiment of Infantry pla'et a lively program , and the dlnncr table was a mass of roses amid was laid out under the Inten trees. The hostess hat on her right the grant dulle of Iecldenbu -Streltz , whl on her left was Prince Radiawill. Dr Chauncey Depew , who was also preent , kept all his neighbors In a rounll of mcrrl- ment with his witty conversation. The otimr guests were Mr. , 1 II. De Young , proprietor of tile San Francisco Chronicle , ant Mrs. De Young , Mr. anti Mrs. Eugene Kelly , Mr. and lrs. Wlnlhlm Curzon , Mr. and Mrs. BancroH Davis , Irs. A. C. A'cr , Mr. ! Dowrlng amid Colonel V'insioe. There was a brIllIant dance at the Kur- salon Monday as a farewell to Coloncl Fl7- geolg ! . Several beautful and brlllntY dressed ' American ladies were -Jrcstnt , 'Nat Goodwin 'who Is at Homburg , has negotiated for the coprlght of a German play for England and , \merlca. I IB a farce with I strong plot. lie starts for time United States tomorrow. Dr. Chauncey Depcw will gIve a grand lunch on Thursday next to the Grand Duke anti Grant DucheB Michael or Russia , Countess 1orby , Countess Ada you Mecklen- berg , Irs. Bancror DavlB and Miss Lee , a daughter or General Lse. I XGI.ISI lt.tIS 'I\ { FAST 'i'IMI-h. GIUIII'IUOI Lemitisto u linesfromim I.oulll tl \ cril ciii. . LONDON , Aug 24-The great topIc of discussIon In railroad circles during the week has been the railway races from London to Aberdeen by the cast and west routes Th west coast companies took the inItiative and mild the Ilslance , 540 miles , at the rate of a mile a minute throughout These companies - panies thus mld3 a new vorid's record , while completely smlshlng time record held for the past three years by the mplre State gx- press from New York to Buffalo , but the cast route companies Improved on thl , tIme on 'l'lmurbtiay evening , doing time 510 miles In 12 mimirmuts. The train [ mlnutl3. was only composed - posed of an engine and guards' van anti two passenger coaches The struggle ceased yes- terday amid the rival companies revert to their ordinary timmies. But the racing led to I question being asked In the house of Commons - moons yesterday . by Sir John Long , lembcr for Dundee , as to whether the Board of Trade could not prevent such prctce@ . But the president of the Bead of Trade , : lr. Charles T. Ilchle , slhl the board luaU no rower In the matter , anll intimated that the raIlroad company might be relied upon not to endanger life on the ri , The approaching preFcnce In Londcn of the Eon or the Japanese premier has caused a stIr S In shipping circles , as It Is reported that the object of his visit via Canada and the UnIted States Is to place large contracts for the , onstructon of several Japanese Ironclads and cruisers , as \ \ oIl as for a considerable ! supply of arms and Immunton : , I Is believed there may be some truth In the first pat of this stltement , but there arc people who claim that there bo 'uth In the can no ! second - end part of It , as Japan Is understood to have t supplerl her army wlh one the best rifles In time world , time invention er a Jaimaueae , and L her Immunlon ! factories Ire beleve ] to be I of the very best Ex-Speaker Crip his spent most or the i week In Scotand , Ho wIll visit Irelan , previous - vious to his return to this city , where ho will spend his last week on this side of the At- lantc , Speaking to a representatIve or the Asoclatel press of the great amount of at- : tenten Mr. W. C. Whitney Is attrse'lng DS a possible candidate for the democratic nom- Inlton for the l1eldenc : ) Mr. Crisp ! said : "Air. Whiney eeems to have succeeed the late James (1. Dhlno as the 'nugnftc ! mln' In American Iloltcs , I have several tmes I been asked questions by Englishmen concerning cernlng : . Whitney's personalIty and chances or obtalnng ! the nonminat'on lie seems to have made the same great Impres. elon here aB ho has long made at isomne Some of the oIcers or time British BlmeaJc ! league who met Air . Whitney last sring were : greatly Imprcued wih hIm Time secrelary ; of the Bimetallic league regards Mr. ) \'hlt. ner a one of the most charming mind clear. healed men he his met. " General Denjmln F . Tracy , cx.secretlry of ref r of the United Slte' navy , I. visiting Mr Andrew CarnegIe Sctland. lie will remain - main limo latter's guest for another couple or I weeke. A large crowd or people composed or f crlckt ' rs , their friends and others , wit lenell tIme departure at Waterloo 1'llrad Ita- ton today of Captain Fr'lnk Michel and team of crlcleleu , who sailed for New \oik today on time St. Louis to compete with the crack teams or New York , I'h'lade'phla ' ! and other places. - - - - - - I LE'V ' UP TIE CLERK Iferal Mac1ne Sent in an Envelope t Baron Alphonso de Rothschid , - WAS PLACED IN TiE BANK'S MAIL - Confidential SecretAry of the Baron Opened the PackAge HIS FACE AND HANDS BADLY TORN Envelope Supposed to HAve Contained Fulminate of Mercury , - ANARCHISTS CHARGED WITh TiE CRIME l'lt'l.ul. . littli'i , I. 'Vlu.sigut I Cit . txmliil Ult"10'n , I. n 111 'hC1\ th , ' ! lr"11. ( . Cut Ihe Ea t''HIII " "lt".I. PARIS , Aug 24-A serious allll't has been ummamle upon the lIfe of Baron AlphOnso le htothisciiiid. A large and heavy envelop was received at the bank today aldrlSld to the t baron , and was opened by M. Z11kovlz , the conOdental clerk of time u oil known baumker , Jimat as time clerk opemmeti time envelop I t exploded wltim great force , tearing hIs rlgimt eye out amid blowing cli' sommie of lila fingers , Time loilce comimimmeumeeti invesilgatiomm Ins- u mseillatehy. TIme commtcnta of time strammge envelop - velop was rmothimmg imiore than an infernal ma- cbiimme , it commaisteti of a piece of enrilbonmith t ightly hotmumel amid was quito hamiky , but It Was simmillar In appeararmce to packages fnc- qimently received at time bank. Time carti- board envelop , It is Presumeti , contained ful- nittiato of mercury so nrrangei ( lint wimen tile outer covering was torn open ami eximlosioza cccii moth , ESCAl'I OF' POSTAL CLERICS , Time police express sumprise that time Imoek- ago did not explode wlmen It was staimiped i n time poatoflice , auth they are timemelore In- dined to believe that. it is possible that it dIti not aes timrouglm time postoiflce at all , but was shipped into tIme hank by persona connected withm the plot , antI omas so die- guised as to give It time appearance of hay- t og been properly5 rmmallod. Time detectives are worieimg , upon thmis theory. Upon one point time pollee scent to ho unanimous , and that is thmat time outmage was tli work of anarchists. The hank itselt war mmci damn ageti , anti very little dammiage sas tlone thio iomivato Ollice wimero the explosion occurred , Time atteumtion of M. Za'lkovltz ' , the imnlvate clerk of hiaron Itothacimilth , sas directed es- pCciahly to thIs letter because of the bulk of time package and time number of seal used. lie first timid it to cue aide , timinklmig it a legal documiment of considerable immiportance , and plaimnlng to open it Whelm lie coumpleted time reading of tue day's mnail.'hmen lie Iii- sented time leiiknIfO inside limo package time knife caUght upon sommmetlmimmg , siuice ascer- tamed to be a string concealed La time en- velop. Time act of cutting this string cx- PIOdCi a cap wlmicim ignited time fulminate of mimercimry. _ --S CO1t,1Ilhl ) ' .VI'I'II A 1'lflAStjlt lh huOt'I' . 3llstmimlt'ustgmmijig- of SIwmiis , L.entla to ii Serious A'eIileIm ( , TOLEDO , 0. , Aug. 24.-A collision oc- ctmrrcd on thma bay timis evening that will no- stilt 1mm the deatim of probably five 'imersons. 'i'imrough a mmmisummdemstammeiimmg of signals time schooner Alagdalen Dowmiing , In to' of time tug Butler , collided witim the excursion steanmen City of Toledo , emmrotmle home front l'ut.lmm-llay. The echoommor's jIb boommi struck time iaosengcr ste'anmer just forovant f her gangway , tearing away about fifty feet of imer tipper works , An anon as time collision occurred - curred a paulo reigmmed on time boat , time mumen acting like himsane persons , time most of timemmm taleing three or four life imreaervers and re- ( musing to gIve them up. Time omcers used crony ermtleavor to quiet time passengers , as- stiring thenm there was no danger of ihe boat golumg dowmm , and after a few muirmutea sue- ceedeti iii restoring order. The schooner was V Pulled away front time wreck amid time debris cleared away. it was fommnd several persons imad been seriously injured , while at least lilly receIved cuts anti bruises. A great many of tIme people were sitting tilrectly beneath time boom when it as pushmcd thinougim the vessel. TImoso wlmo received time most serious Injuries - juries are Mrs. Johimm Smmidersomi , Atia , 0. , had Imer arms broken amid injured lumternaliy ; vlil die , AiIea Anna Zlmimtmmermmman , , ita , 0. , was fatally Injureti ; tier cimoat o'as crushed and four ribs broken. Alias C. Jackson , student , Ada , 0. , fatally iumjured about time head and chest. Alias Grace Garwood , Ada , 0. , chest crushed and internally Injured ; will tile. Miss NellIe Garwool , sister of Grace , rc- ceiveti about limo seaumme. injuries , anti ealmnot live. Airs. John B , Miller , Ilucyrus , 0. , cruslmd about the elmoulders and chmest ; is In a critcal condition. Janmos Party , hiucynus , 0. . immjureii about the lower hlmmibs and anna broken , Time force otthio collision dIsabheh time pad- die wheel of time steamer ammd she was towed imito time chock , where her passengers were landed and limo Injured ones takesm to time hospital. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I'ni , ut'i'tois St , , , ' ta to lie .trrt'ated , DENVER , Aug. 21.-A special to time News from Cheyenne , Wyo , , says : Governor Ilichmards today tclt'graphctl orders to time prosccutimmg attorney of Nmmtrona county to cause time arrest of time party of Princeton atudcrmta trim have just coumie in from a trip tiircmimgim time uiortiiwcaturmi part of time state and report time ) ' have. killed a , mmmmber of an- telope. This is time geological expedition tt-hulcim was thought tim be lost at time tIme of time IndIan scald , The governor says lie does not pm-osmose that. . time game laws of time state shall bo violated by indians or by imuumters froutm time eaSt , ammd intends to imroee- cute time part ) ' if itossible. 0 htid mm lI.'lVilst ithm Ouitlmmm-a. 'riuNhIAI ) , Cola , , Aug. 21.-It is reported ' front Clayton , N , Al , , hut otlicera In search of horbo thieves bail a desperate fight last nlgimt , cue otficer being shot In the arm anti ammothen in time leg , Six muen were arrestti and placed Iii jail. A large crewel of dli. zenum from Clayton started 0th in pursuit of time outlaws , wIth tIme intention of nidiilng the country of thQ desperadoes. The nanies of the VoundctI cmcens arid horse timleves captured have not hmeon learned , reports frona the field of baltic being very meager , - - - - -S V - V