Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 24, 1881, Page 3

THE CHIC AGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, APRIL 94, 1881 —TWENTY-FOUR PAGES: FOREIGN. Europe’s Struggle with the King-Killers and An=- . archists. . Further Arrests in St. Peters- burg of Nihilistic Prop- agandists. The Hangman Who Executed the Assasins Given a Lashing for a Souvenir, - Letter from a Correspondent, Written Eleven Days After the Assasination.’ Gradual Development of the Facts in the Murder of the ‘Sultan Abdul Aziz. Thurman and Cernuschi Draft- ing the Program of the Sil- ver Conference. The Treasurer of the De Lesseps Scheme Scoops the Canal Out of $30,000,000. A Ferry-Boat Orossing the Dniester River Upset and Many Persons Drowned. A Criticism and Description of Gil- bert and Sullivan’s New Pinafore-Piece. KING-KILLING. THE, PROPOSED CONFERENCE. ‘Svecial Gable. Toxpoy, April 25.—No doubt now exists that theproposed Conference of the European Powers to concert measures against the Nihilists and Socialists will be held. Sir William Harcourt’s speech gave great en- couragement to this step. The English Government will not, however, accept the invitation. Public' feeling is decidedly op- posed to the subversion of the right of asylum at - the demand of . asecond lloly Alliance. The Socialists also proposed to nold a conference in London as a demonstration against the European tyrants, but this scheme was abandoned, and negotiations are now vroceediny for leave to hold a conference in Switzerland, which thall not be demonstratively aggressive. The Fréiheit announces, with a Dblack mourning border, the execution of the St. Petersburg prisoners, who are praised as mArtyrs. THE EXECUTIONER LASHED. v the Western Associated Pres 1 Sr. PETERSBURG, April 23.—The execu- tioner Frohloff received 100 lashes for mis- ‘management in the hanging of the Nihilist 2nchaeloff, whose rope broke twice. INVITED TO A CONFERENCE OF KINGS. Beruiy, April 23.—Russia has, by a circular note, invited the Powers toacon- ference for the purpose of considering measures against anarchists. THE CONF]! 'CE OF ASSASINS, * Loxpox, April 23.—The Times says: “The conference of Socialists to have been held in London atthe end of April has been aban- doned, in order to see what course political events are likely to take in Russia and Ger- many. 1f the Socialist conference at Zirich during the summer is prohibited, immediate steps will probably be taken to summon an international conference in New York.” IN MOURNING FOR THE EXECUTED ASSASINS. . The Freihelt is published with a black bor- der in memory of the exccuted murderers of the Czar. ° It praises them as martyrs. The tone of the article is the same as that which caused the indictment of Herr Most. THE FELLOWS WO FINISHED ABDUL AS WAS. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 23.—Five persons, formerly domestic servants in the Imperial Palace, have been arrested, charged with the assasination of the late Sultan, Abdul Aziz. They have confessed that they suffocated hiin, after which they opened veins in his arms 1o make it appear that he committed suicide. Tiwo ex-palace officials and .2 War Minister are stated to have been fmplicated. ARRESTS, -Loxpox, April 23.—A St. Petersburg cor- respondent vouches for the authenticity of the following: A printing press was discov- ered in St. Petersburg on the 10th inst, and from ten to twenty versons were arrested at the same ttme. A few days ago a press, be- lieved to belong to the Nihilist newspaper, the Will of the People, was discovered and adozen persons arrested. On the day of the execution of the Nihilists for connection with the Czar's assasination three persons engaged in printing notices referring to the execution were arrested. ‘The proprietor ot the house containing the press and labora- fory was also arrested. LETTER FEOM A COREESPONDENT, WRITTEN “ELEVEN DAYS AFTER THE ASSASINA- * TION. ! Spectal Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune. St. PeTenssunre, March 24.—The excite- ment caused by the assasination of the Em- peror is not yet calmed; the population be- ingaroused to such a degree thatit would Dot be well for the Nihilists to post up pub- licly their sentiments or threats. Yesterday, astudent who ventured to express his satis- faction at the success of the crime was sum- Iarily dealt with, and almost beaten todeath by the infuriated people who heardit. This, 4 owever, will have no effect on the boldness nor insolence of the wretches, especially that of ‘the women, whose daring is incredible.’ These, in their short hair and spec- ticles, do not hesitate to stop ladies Mtired In mourning, bidding them fo take off theirvedlsand cease their whimperme,inform- Ingthem that occasions for such demonstra- fioms will be far greater than at present. More than 400 persons have been arrested since the regicide, 2% of whom are serious- Iy compromised, and it is apprehended, from the evidence of some of them, that several sther mines already exist besides those al- teady discovered. The corpse of the Czar, *xpased in the Fortress, Is covered with the Imverial mantle, and but one hand and the Is exposed, the latter .being even cov= ofterhis death. It is believed here thet the | spirit of the departed remains here that length of time, and wills are never opened until the expiration of the forty days. ALEXANDER 111 GOES OUT ALONE in a'sleigh; which produces an excellent ef- feet on the people; but this does not prevent the Nihilists still sending him their threats, from which even the Empress is not exempt. All sorts of missives are received by her, ono of which informed her that her'son wauld bo stolen and kept as a -hostage. The Mosco- vites have forwarded an address to the Em- peror praying the Imperial family to re- move to Moscow. 'Lheir Majesties are still residing in . the Palace An- itchkoffl and the Emperor only &ocs to the Winter Palace on the occasion of ofticial presentations. There has been, also, considerable talk concerning the removal of the Royal Family to the Palace of Tsarkoe- Celo, \);llc[ral more security is assured on acgount of the surveillance bel s diftl- ufit than at PclcrsburnggcL ;‘\)'fmtlglell:foxfilE:xIL of concluding my letter, loud acclamations resound in the street, and Ifind Alexander 1IL is'passine in a ‘sleizh under my win- dow. leisalone and without escort, and is ,;ust returning from the Warsaw station, where hie has been to receive the Crown Prince of Sweden. & HOML % GREAT BRITAIN., ACULLOUGIHL Swectal Cuble. Loxnox, April 23.—Considerable interest is manifested in theatrical circles over Mr. Joim: MeCullough’s forthcoming appearance in Drury Lane on Monday night. Mr. Mackay and Mr. Florence have come frow Paris, and Mr. Edwin Booth lias taken a box to witness McCullough’s first appearance. ;. THE NEW OPERA by Messrs. Gilbert and Sullivan, entitled ** Asthetics,” will be produced for the first tiwe to-night. THE NEWMARKET R4 Great anxiety was felt at Newmarket re- garding the ill-health of M Grettan, the owner of Prestonpans, first favorit for the City and Suburban at Epsoni, on the 27th inst. The illness of the owner causes the backers of the favorit considerable uneasi- ness. It is the general opinion at headquar- ters that Mr. James R. Keene’s -Foxhall is one of the finest horses in the world, but it is expeeting almost too much for him to win with the weight he is compelled to carry. le stands now in the front rank of favorits, 14 to 1 being taken freely on him. Some say that he will be the first favorit before the flag falls for the race. % MR, REENE’S IORSES have not yet become quite acclimated, and this may account for the poor show they made during the past week at Newmarket. Ben d'Or, the winner of last year's Derby, is backed with confidence by the friends of the Duke of Westminster for theCity and Sub- urban, 10to1 being taken on him. IHe is believed to “be a better horse than Thunder, that won the City and Suburban in 187, car- rying two pounds more. The general opin- ion favors Buclanan, he having beaten Mis- take in the Lincoln Handicap. Iaxhall is favored for second place. CARLYLE. Since the publication of the “Reminisc- ences of Carlyle” very little advance has been made in the collection of subseriptions for the propnsed memorial to the eminent Scotchman. The contributions, whiclr be- fore that work was published were largely and freely made, havealmost entirely stopped since its character became Know: BEACONSFIELD'S DEATIL Special Cable. . Loxpox, April Z5.—1he European press continues to review the late Lord Beacons- field’s career, expressing admiration for his gifts and genceral approval of his statesman- ship. Itisnotyet decidea whether Parlia- ment will adjourn for the funeral, which takes place on Tuesday. The case of Sir Rovert Peel serves as a precedent for so doing., Lord Palmerston died during arecess, and Earl *Russell outlived his - vortance. 1tis the general impression that there will be no adjournment for the funeral, nor any speech by Mr. Gladstone on XMon- day. The Liberals are obviously opposed to an adjournment. 1f Lord Beaconsfield had died while Parlianment was assembled it would have adjourned, but next week busi- ness is urgent. The clubs and newspapers ADOUND IN STORIES OF THE DECEASED STATESMAN. = The family house in Bloomsbury Square was No. 6,not7. Isaac Disraeli was hospitable and popular, and leading publishers fre- quented his table. Old John Murray was the first to advise Benjamin to adopt literature as a pursuit. Lenju- min was mot only at the law offic of Sivain & Maples, where his attest- ing signature can be seen on many doeu- ments, but he also kept one or two terms at Lincoln’s Inn. As a young man the ex- travagance of his dress and the swartness of his conversation made him known in society. A friend remembers his appearing AT A DINNER PARTY in a black vet coat, lace ruffles, black waisteoat, with a striking yellow cmbrold- ered design like a huge suntlower, dark- colored trousers, patent leather shoes, @ half-score of rings, and two or three long gold chains displayed on his waistcoat, showing several handsome cameos. The lady whom he was escorting to dinner said: ** Ben, this is too bad. Are you a Lord Mayor or a mountebank ?” This youtnful extravagance involved him in debt, and when he marrieda large part of his wife’s fortune was required to meet his lia- *ed with wax and again with a veil; the Douth and one eye are open. Noth- remaius but the bust, as the fow- i.part of the body is so mutilated there is nothing of it but bones and N hreds of flesh. One of the handsis also to pieces. The embalining hias been very fnsuceessful, probably owinge to the numer- bus wounds, and decomposition rapidly en- Jued; therefore, no one now approaches the ‘Y. A part of ¢he Canal Catharine is to be ;“"ere_d, on which, with a portion of the Gar- en Michel,a church will be built in memory e Emperor. The Imperial family treat the Princess n;fiefl‘. e norganatic wife of Alexander + With much deference. The Princess is Sl 2t the Winter Palace, in accordance .2 Russian custom, which allows ‘family of the deceased to In his -home forty days bilities. Yet he was never so poof as stated in'some papers. JE WROTE “THE YOUNG DUKE’ to raise money for an Eastern tour. During the tour with Meredith, Disraeli was engaged to his sister, who died soon after, when Dis- raeli returned. e wasso fascinated with the Orient that he wasasked why he did npt stop there. He replied: *There are no poli- tics in the East, and England would not be worth living in but for its polities.” The Carlton Club is deeply perturbed respecting THE TORY LEADERSIIP. The party desire to avuid a conflict be- tween Lord Salisbury, who is High Church, and Lord Cairns, who is Low. The bulk of the Tories prefer Lorda_Cairns, but the aris- tocratic portion desire: Lord Salisbury. The subject will probably be settled at a meeting next week. It is doubtful whether Sali: Dury will forego the present opportuni third proposal is to choose ten Duke of Richmond, or even Sir Stafford Northcote. It is desirable, in the public in- terest, that the Tories should adopt some DEFINIT ACTION ON THE LAND BILL. Lord Beacoustield’s death is of scrious mo- ment in connection with that measure, as he would l:ave accepted more thun Lord Salis- bury or the Duke of Richmond.: Durmng the past week the agitation on the Land bill has made great strides. The landlords, Whig and Tory, evidently intend to demand com- pensation for tenants’ interests and the option of sale from the State, as proposed by Lord Lansdowne. THE LAND-LEAGUE CONFERENCE in Dublin have formulated objections, but they are not likely to jeopardize the second reading of the bill. BEACONSFIELD'S FORTON] Contrary to general supposition. Lord Beaconsfield leaves a fair fortune, although the exact amount will not appear in the will. His wife brought him a good property, and he made something out of his books, Then that romantic oll lady, Mrs. Willinms, left him . £40,000 on condition that she should be buried beside him at Huaghenden. Afrs. Williams is bnried in the same vault as his wife- There will be a tremendous rush to Hughenden on Tuesday. The Gre;;t YWestern Railway will run a series ot special trains during the day, and his olda followers, | in and out ot Parliament, WILL MUSTEE AT THE GRAVE in great force. The morning papers publish a paragraph to.the effect that the Queen ap- proves of the action of Lord Beaconfield’s exceutors in having a private funeral in ac- cordance with the request in his will, and that she felt strongly when a similar injunc- tion left by Lord Palmerston was disre- garded. This paragraph was written and sent to the papers by the Queen herself. The Queen WILL SEND THE PRINCE OE WALES TO THE FUNERAL as her directrepresentaiive, and she will also be represented by the leading ofticers of her househeld. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh will walk in_ the pro- eession from the parish church at Hugh- enden {o the grave that will receive his re- mains, ‘The great question which now agitates the Conservative party is the choice of A SUCCESS01: TO LOKD CONSFIELD. Itis not impossible that his Lordship leff some record of his opinions on this subject, for he frequently referred in the early part of his iliness to some memoranda to which he attached great importance. Lord Rowton, who is sole trustee of his papers, and Sir Philip Rose, one of his executors and his trusty friend and solicitor, have searched auxiously” for these memoranda, both at Nughenden and at his house in Curzon street, but without success. On Wednesday, not Tuesday, THE DAY OF THE FUNERAL, as at first announced, the Conservatives will meet at the Cirlton to see what they can do. Lord Derby would have been a strong man, but he has identifiod himself of late with the Liberal party, not only in the Lords, but in the Liberal caucuses in Lancashire. The general feeling’is in favor of the Marquis of -Salisbury, not because he is popular, but heeause it seams to be a case of Tlobson’s choice. Sir Stafford Northeote is universally pronounced too dull. The JMarquis wonld protably refuse to serve under Lord Cairns, but it is sald Lord Cairns would accept the AMargn| ‘The best solution of the difiiculty, therefore, appears to be the selection of Lord Sulisbury.. It " WILL B} RECEIVED WITH MANY FOREBOD- TNGS. Te is identified with ail the most question- able details of the so-called * lmperial poliey.”” e was the authorof the famous seeret treaty exposed by u clerk in the Foreign Office, and, if what L Waddington says be irue, made aznother secret arranzement pledgzing England to let France seize Tunis by way of offset to the British occupation of Cyprus. He is regard- ed with great suspiclon and dislike by the country gentleen, who have not forgotten his desertion of the party in 1886, when Mr., Disraali songht to fill the =ails of TIE BECALMED TORY TLAT by extending the franchise. Itis just possi- Dle that the Carlton Club meeting, in orderto zive the party breathing time, may put the leadership in the hiauds of Duke of Rich- mond and Gordon for awhile. TheConserv- atives have a great opportunity for com- plete reargznization, but eircumstances will prevent them from taking advantage of it. MESSES. W. S. GILBERT AND ARTHUR SUL- LIV, two-act *“entirely ‘new and orginal esthetic apera” entitled * Patience; or, Bunthorne's Bride,” was produced to-night at the Opera Comique, before a large and fashionable audience. A note in the play-bill reads thus: “The management considers it advisable to state that the ot the opera was completed in Novi last” This is imtended asan answer toa charge which has been made, that Mr. Gil- bert was following in the footsteps of Mr. Burnand, who was lucky enough, in “The Colonel,” to strike oil. The present erusade amainst the so-called “ esthetic "—that Is, the crazy—class, which clings to the skirts of artistic and cultivated sections of the me- tropolls. Mr. Gilbirt’s Iibretto Is however, totslly unlike Mr. Burnand’s witty adapta- tion, and is thoroughly original. Its scene is laid IN “GILBERTIA,” the people living therein being Gllbertian, —that is, grotesque, picturesque, and unreal, The story is easily told, resembling more the story of *The Sorcerer” than any other of Mr. Gilbert’s works, ‘The opera opens with a scene representing a glade close to an ancient castie, where twenty “ rapturous maidens” dressed in esthetic draperies, playing lutes and mandolins, sing in the last stage of despalr, all their love be- ing concentrated on & maleesthete, Reginuld Bunthorne, played by Mr. George Gros- smith, Jr. A troop ~of drazoons come on the scene of their former lieart-conquests, but are chagrined to find their old sweethearts changed and indulging in the gushing jargon of pscudo-estheticisy and refusing to listen to the suits of fleshy warriors. They have reached, as one dra- matic writer says, *“ that transcendentalism of delirium, that acute accentuation of Su= premest ecstasy, which the earthly MIGHT EASILY MISTAKE FOR INDIGESTION, but which is esthetic transfixuration.” *Love in the mindsof the rapturousis the embodiment of purity, the abstraction of re- finement, the idealization of utter sclfish- ness.”” It is scarcely possible, in a cable dis- patch, to follow the details of the plot. It is enoush to say that the Colonel, Major, and Licuicnant of the reximent determing, in the second act, to become esthetic with their warnors, in order to win back their lost loves. By the time thjs is accomplished, the girls them- selves inve seen the folly of their ways, have grown tired of the esthetic creed, and have returned to nat: ness and vivacity. ‘The libretto contains some iove ballads of poetic beauty. Mr. Sullivan’s music is not strikingly original. It has lots of **go,” and some of the builads are extremely pretty, A sextet at the conelusion 8f the first act— 1 hear the soft note of an echoing voice Of an old, old love long deud— is extremely sweet. Mr. Sullivan had add- ed a quantiiy of jingle, but it must be admit- ted that Mr. Gilberi’s words demand this. There are some pretty dances und taking dance-mi but altogether the music is rather disappointing. ONE SCENE of the opera, where the Colonel, AMajor, and Licutenant enter in esthetic dress, one holding a sunflower, and another a tulip, the third alily, and drill in esthetic attitudes, as made popular by George Dudlaurier, is su- premely funny. *Patience” was received with much enthusiasm and many reealls by the audience, whose feet frequently pattered to the jingle of the music and its rhyme. Whether *Patience” will be a success in Ameriea it is impossible to predict, but it is certainly well worth secing. THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY . CONFER- E NC! in which Jr. Evarts takes so much interest, is little understood or hearid of here. The few papers which take any notice of its proceedingsjare hostile to it. The Economist says: “If the action of the United States is any way dependent on that of England, the rejection of the bimetallist proposals fol- lows as a matter of course. This country eertainly will never consent to their adop- tion.” The Saturday Revicw also declares that the bimetallic plan is impossible, and the Pall Mall Gazctte says: “En- gland can no more adopt bimetallism than she can change her langunage.” The Pall Mall Gazette advises England not to mix herself up with “the coterie of doctrin- aires and the interested venders of silver now gathered at Paris.” These are the only influentlal papers which lhave made any reference to the subjeet. The Government wilf send a delegate to THE MONETARY CONFEL CE to represent England, with a disclaimer that he is not to aceept bimetaliism, but simply to watch and report the proceedinzs. The Indian Government sends a delegate who will vote on some points, but not on all, and will make a disclaimer against accepting the decisions of the Conference. He will vote according to the instructions of the Seeretary for India, which will be issued as the Con- ETess proceeds. CARLYLE’S REMINISCENCES. < Mr. Froude’s indiscretion in publishing Thomas Carlyle’s reminiscences has stopped subseriptions for the Carfyle memorial, The -Westminster Review suggests that the man- useript of the first volume of his * French Revolution” was not accidentally burned, as alleged, but was deliberately destroyed through jealousy on the part of John tuart Mill or the ludy who afterward be- came his wife. The Quarterly Review con- tains a slashing attack on Carlyle, believed to be from the pen of Abraham Iayward. The writer condemns those who seek to raise busts and statues to men of genius whose works are in open defiance of guod sense, good feeling, and Zood taste, LORD DUFFERIN. An official announcement that no one has been appointed to succeed Mr. Goschen re- vives the probability of Lord Dufferin’s go- ing out as Viceroy to India. Lord Ripon lately repeated his demand to be relieved of the oftice. If he returns immediately it is expected that Lord Dufferin will go to Cal- cutta instead of to Constantinople. Negoti- ations are now proceeding between Lord Ripon and the home Government, which de- sires to have him remain in India, FRANCE. PROCEEDINGS IN TIE CONFERENCE. Special Cable. TParis, April 28.—~The Organizing Commit- tee of the Monetary Conference et to-day in the State apartments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Delegates from fourteen Powers were present. France was repre- sented by M. Cernuschi, the United States by Mr. "Thurman, Germany by llerr Thil- man, Russia by M. De Thoemer, Spain by Sefior Moret DPrendergast, Tortugal by Sefior Mendes Leal,” Denmark by M. Dévy, Belginm by M. Pinmnez, Italy by Signor Luzzati, Greece by M. Brailas Asmini, Holland by Heer Vrolik, and Switzerland by AL Kern. Austria and Iungary, by the con- sent of the Committee, were each rep- resented, the one by Herr Van Niebalr, the other by M. De Ilegedus. Norway and Sweden were represented by MM, Brock and Forsel. ENGLAND 18 UNREPRESENTED. The proceedings were notot a very inter- esting character.- M. Cernuschi was proposed as Chairman by M. Kern. The motion was seconded by Signor Luzzatl, but M. Cer- nuschi declined the honor. Ierr Vrolik was eventually elected, on motion of AL Cernuschi, seconded by Mr. Thurman, Herr Vrolik is a veteran bimetallist, and was formerly Prime Ministerof Iolland. 1le was amember of the Jonetary Conferences of 1869 and 1878. After debate it was agreed that a list of questions proposed by the dele- gates for discussion should be drawn up and submitted to the Commission by M. Cer- nuschi. On motion of Mr. Thurman, the meeting adjourned. THE CONFERENCE. To the Western Associated Press. Pams, April 23.—A Committee of four- teen, one Commissioner appointed by the representatives each of the fourteen States particivating in the International Monctary Conference, sat to-day. It was decided to make no report of the sitting of the Commit- 1 Cernuschiand Thurman were intrusted with the duty of drafting=a list of questions to be submitted to the Congress. The next meeting of the Conumittee will be held when this task is completed. Speclal Cable, Loxopy, April 23.—The,. Greek claim is re- garded as virtually settled. A revolution was expeeted last Sunday. The King and Royal family. were prepared for flight, but Greek ardor cooled. The Athenians will revenge themselves by ostracisung Iremier Coumouridouro. All danger is not passed at Coustantinople by reason of the tardiness with which the Turks may surrender the ceded territory. The Albanian disturbance is very serious, and is likely to inerease. RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTER OF WAR. To the Western Associated Press. pril 23,—Mavromichelais, Min- ister of War, has resigned. Volitinos will succeed him. g DERVISH PASHA. CONSTANTINOPLE, A pril 23.—Dervish Pasha, the Turkish commander, while continuing to advance towards Prisend, had a second sue- cesstul engagement with the Albanians, SPAIN. AROLITION. JSpecial Cable. April 23—The Secretary of the Abolitionist Society has begun a series of meetings and lectures in the principal towns of Spain, in the presence of enthusi audiences, in favor of the immediate abolition of slavery in Cuba. The Sena- tors and Deputies and the Madrid press have called the attention of the Govern- ment toa confidential circular, sent out in 180 by the Canovas Cabinet very shortly after the Cortes had voted the Gradual Emancipation bill. The eireular ordered the Cuban authoritics to conccal from the megroes on the planta- tions. both the law and the regulations issued for its execution. Consequently the slaves for months ignored their new con- dition, and on many plantations have not Dbeen paid the small salary attributed to them by law. Inmany districts no Committees for the protection of the negroes have been formed, as the Jaw enacted, and the blacks get no redress against il treatment. CORPORALAPUNISHMENT still flourishes, and blacks are bought and sold under the new’law, which will last till The Minister of the Colonies is dis- but he finds s and the planters otfer a passive resistance on the pretext that they fear * u bluck agitation.” PANAMA. ‘A RATHER STIFF STORY. Paxada, April 15, via New York, April 23.—The Treasurer of De Lesseps’ Cunal Company has absconded with §30,000,003 in rold belonging to the Company. It was at first said that he had committed suicide, but the truta is now admitted by the Company. The Canal Company has been very unpop- ularon the lsthmus by its treatment of its employés. They ure compelled 1o board at the Comvany’s houses und pay enormou rates, and the food is not only poor but lim- ited in quantity. The extras for food charged amainst eneineers and others is often more than their salary. TUNIS. TIE KROUMINS. LoxDoy, April 23.—A dispateh from Tunis says: The Krowmirs have offered completa subinission, and will surrender uncondition- ally to the commander of the Bey’s troops. FEARS OF A FANATICAL OUTBREAK. The Maltese residents of Tunis are hourly sending telegrams to dMalta, asking for the ¢ of Dritish men-of-war, in view of a ical outbreak. GERMANY. SILVER. Berry, April 23.—The National Zeitung states that Prince Bismarck’s attitude on the monetary question decidedly favors the maintenance of the gold standard. The, Federal Council has lupkeddn mulli(m) %t, as has increased nearly 2,500,~ &mfh&g ‘éfiflifx‘fif ltlwf stiver be mcrensadylg:wOp 000 marks. AUSTRIA. - MANY PERSONS DIOWNED. LEMBURG, April 23.—A ferry-boat crossing the Dneister Kiver upset, and, according to one version, sixty-three persons drowned. Another account says thirty drowne NEW YORK. - Railway Plutocrats, - Rather than Let the Fair Go, Open Their Purses. Prospects of a Creditable Inter- national Exposition Bright- ened Accordingly. Stocks Go Up in the Morning and and Come Down in the Evening, The Car-Drivers’ Appeal fo Bergh to Class Them Amowg -His Animals, ® A Decision Rendered in the Celebrated 0’Hara Will Case—The Will Upheld. THE WORLD’S FAIR. STILL MOKE IOFE. . Spectal Disvatch to The Chicago Tridune. NEW YORK, April 2.—The Sub-Committee of the World’s Fair Commissionersappointed to devise ways and means for seguring funds for the proposed Exposition were again in conference with the railroad managers to- day. The conference was held in William 11 Vanderbilt’s private office at the Grand Central Depot. Representatives of the press were not admitted, and the proceedings were not divulged in full. The railroad managers were disposed to make good the promise that they would remove the conditions that hampered their subscriptions for the fair. The Pennsylvania Raitroad people expressed themselves in favor of following Mr. Vander- bilt’s example, but the Erie Company were reluctant to do likewise. It is claimed by the Erie people that the World’s Fair should rise or fall upon its own merits. They say: * Why should we be asked to aid an enter- prise- which is not ours, and with the man- agement of which we have no voice?” THE MARKED CHANGE in the attitude of at least two of the great rsilroad .companies toward the fair enter- prise has been brought about in a. great measure by the decided position taken by Trederick L. Talcott, one of the leading members of the Commission. JMr., Tal- cott told the railroad men that he wonld not*take any further steps in the arrangements for the exhibition until they removed the conditions under which their Sl'lhscripfim\s were made. Although Mr. Vanderbilt and associates endeavored to ue him out of his stand in the matter, his opinion could not be shaken. When Mr. Taleott’s position became understood. the azent of the I’ennsylvania Railroad Com- pany said that it would be good policy for tie railroud managers to adopt a liberal policy toward the fair. The ngent further stated that, when he returned to Philadelphia on Monday, he would recommend that the managers increase the amount of their sub- seription WILLIAM M. VANDERBILT told the members of the Sub-Committee that there had been a great isunderstanding among the people as to his attitude toward the fair. Asi ss consider- ations, he had 2 very friendly fe enterprise, and it would b to him to see it prove a grand succ Another conference of the railroad men the Sub-Comumitte e Fair Comui: will be held on 3 that the whole m: WALL STREET. A BOOM AND A SCAI Special Dispaten to The Chicago Tridune- New Youk, April 2.—To-day’s transac- tions in Wall street were somewhat variable, and presented the quick transitions of a two- sided market. A bouncing speculation of the South and Southwest created some ex- citement during the morning, all the stocl identified with Jay Gould and his program being in great request, while, on the other Land, things were generally the reverse dur- ing the afternoon. It was discovered toward the middleof theday that the entire market re- fused to respond to_the “*boom™ from the Soutnwest. . Lake Shore was weak on THUE PROJECTED PARALLEL LINE to St. Lonis, and on the belief that the tes among the trunk lines would ined. Some b the morning were saj 'y cazrried down the entire to realize being crved. s all thag 1d be an inerease of & 5 to be had in abundance at 4 per cent on stocks. Kumors were current concerning the immediate con- . when it preted ter wilt be definitly settled. tion of Iron Mountain and Texas Some people attributed the relapse prices to the \es ursion of Jay inp Gould and Russell MRS, O’IIARA’S WILL. IT MUST STAND. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune New York, April 23.—Surrogate Living- ston, of Kings County, rendered a decision to-day in the famous O’Iara will case, up- holding -the probate of Mrs. O’Uara’s will. Since the Tilton-Beecher snit occupied the courts no litization in Brooklyn perhaps has attracted more attention than the O'lara will case. It had in it - like the former, a touch of seandal, althongh of a nature not so grave. Clergymen were mixed up in it, and there was much talk and testimony in thecase con- cerning religion. All the purties to the liti- gation are Catholles except Miss Mary Augusta O'Hara, one of the contestants, and Dr. Dudley, one of the executors under the will. Singularly enough, the Surrogate is also a Catholic. The decedent, Mary O’Ifara, died on June 16, 1879, at her house in Scher- merhorn street, Brooklyn, leaving AN ESTATE VALUED AT $150,000. Mrs. O'Ilara was nearly 80 years of age at the time of her death. Ier will when opened was found to contain the following bequests: To each of her granddaughters, Mary Augusta and Mary C. O’liara, §2,000 each. Miss Mary Augusta O'Ilara wag a stepdanghter of Gen. Farn- ham. To the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum the decedent bequeathed $5,000; to the Convent of Merey, $5,000; to St. Mary’s Iiospital, §5,000; to the Long Island Colleze Hospital, $5,000; and to her nephew, Hugh O'lara, §2,000. Tne remainder of her property she left in trust to Judge Alexander McCue, the Rev. Father J. Jlc- Guire, pastor of St. Paul’s Church, corner of Court and Congress streets, Brooklyn, and Dr. W. H. Dudley, of the Long Island Col- lege Mospital, as executors, to carry out certain purposes which she had conveyed to themn prikately in a letter DEFORE HER DEATIL Inthe ten years between 1867 and 1877 AMrs. O'lHarn made no fewer than fourteen wills, each distributing her property differ- ently. She had added codicils leaving money to Father McGuire and other priests, but these she was advised to strike out, as they would invalidate the will. Judge McCue, one of the exectitors, drew the will, and Mrs. O'Izra was enabled, by the device of leaving the bulk of her property to the executors, with private Instructions as to its disposi- tion, to evade an existing law which, had the same proportion of her property been given openly for church purposes, while the heirs- at-law had only the slightest recognition, WOULD IHAVE BENDERED MER WILL IN- VALID. was contested by the granddaugh- w;l‘sh:[w&’lé decedent on Lhe) grnui‘d that Mrs. O’Hara lacked sufficlent testamentary ca- pacity when the will was made, that indue L c ween used, and that she was misinformed - as to the lezal effect of a letter of ‘instructions written by her to her executors, This private letter of instructious to the residuary legatees, dispos- inz of the bulk of the property without even letting the heirs at law know what dispo: tion iad been made of it, seemed to the col testants sufficient of itself to upset the will, but it was believed that evidence could be adduced to show 5 MRS. O'TLARA WAS NOT OF SOUND MIND. when she made her will, and the probate was, therefore, contested on that ground. One of the concluding paragraphs of Surro- gate Livingston’s decision is as follows: *Who can donbt from the evidence that the decedent’s religious feelings were stronger than heratfection for her brother and her granddangters; that she was more anxious and desirous to secure the prayers and blessings of the many who wouid profit by her charitable bequests than to assist- her relatives? As Judge McCue said in regard 0 ze made in one of her wills, she did not want to increase thenumberof bene- ficiaries. She wanted to get four friends instead of two. She wanted to haveprayers said for her, and if she had money enough she would have everybody in the world to pray for her. She seemed to have GREAT FAITI IN' PRAYER, and instead of having two clergymen, she thought it better to_have four.” " 'The con- testants will undoubtedly comumence suit in the Supreme Court for a construction of the will, relying on the letter of private instruc- tions to the residuary legatees, making a_secret disposition of ~ the property without the knowledge of the heirs-at-law, to upset the will. The O'Lara_will case was commenced before Surrogate Dailey, and con- tinued and concluded before his successor Surrogate Livingston. Father Robert J. MeGuire, one of the residuary legatees. has been dead for some time, and the estate is now in the possession of Judge McCue and Dr. Dudley. 1 WHITTAKER, A SENSATION SPOILED. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. NEW Yorek, April 23.—At the Whittaker court-martial to-day, Gov, Chamberlain, for the defense, called Assistant District At- torney Bell to the stand. The Judge Advo- cate it once raised an objection, and asked for information as to what was to beshown by the witness. A sensation was caused when Gov. Chamberlain explained that he expected to snow by thns and other witnesses that the cxperts, Southworth, llagen, and Ames, who have festified that Whittal the anthorof the note of wirning, made gross blunders in TIE FAMOUS MOREY LETTER case. Ilestated that he would prove that the fegal oflicers of this county had come 1o the conclusion that there was no weight to be attached to the evidence of the three experts alluded to, which was to the effect that Kenward Philp was the author of that letter. This anuoutncement led to a strong opposition from Judgze-Advocate Gardner, who contended that the evidence was not admisstble. The question was argued at considerable length, aud the Court decided to sustain the objection ot the Judze-Advo- cate, and thus a sensation was spoiled. CONSOLIDATION. OPPOSITION TO THE SCHEME REGARDING THE TEXAS & PACIFIC AND IKON MOUNT- AIN ROADS. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. NEew Yorx, April 25.—The paper now eir- culating among the stockholders of the Texas & Pacilic and the St. Louis & Iron Mountain Roads, askinz their approval of a consolidation of interes meets with opposition among of the stackholders of the Texas & Pacl Road. They express themselves as oppos to a cousolidation on the proposed - basis, share for share at an equai value, as they clim that the Iron Mountain has a much Iarzer indebtedness proportionately t her rowd, and that the the & fic ought to be allowed 10 per cqgt, Itis believed 15 2 ditference of by many that the claimsof the latter road will be stron compromi; Pacitic and 1y urged, amt will res: allowinz 70 for the T 1t in 2 as & for the Irsn Mountaiu shares. ITEMS. i THE STRIKE. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. NEw York, April 23.—The strike of driv- ers of the Third Avenue Street Railroad is over for the present, and all cars are running on full time as usual. The leader of the dis- satistied men said to-day that arrangements are being made for a meeting of delegates from every line in the city to prepare for a general strike, unless their demands are granted. 1t is proposed to hold a mass- meeting soon to excite public sympathy with the drivers, and President Henry Bergh, of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, will probably be one of the leading speakers. DR. CHAPIN'S LIBRARY. NEw Your, April 25.—The sale of the late Rev. Dr. E. 11. Chapin’s library was con- cluded this evening. About £25,000 was ob- tained for 4,157 volumes during the six days’ sale. REAL ESTATE. Some of the more active real-estate deal- ers look for a boomn of pretty fair proportions next month, but, so far, there is no specula- tion on the market. Prudent purchasers this week have seeured excellent bargains. Acrass the river, in Brooklyn, business is looking up, and more than one prominent buyer hitherto dealingin the New York ket has appeared thi: ¢k in the City . looking for investments. GEN. DI C is very ill at his homein ¥ Two weeks ngo he was attacked by erysip- elas in the hiead, and for five days his life was despaired of. 1le has not jeft his bed sixteen days. BANK STATEMENT. To the Western associated Press. NEw Yorg, April 25.—The following is the weekly bank statement: i £605,800; specie, inerease, tenders, Inere: $3,531,900 serve, inerease, $4,016,525. an, hold $8,0 in excess of their legal re- quirements. ty-seventh strect. DECLINED. A Washington special says that Ar. G declines the oflice of Third 5| master-General, to which he wis recently nominated by the President. Grier is the delegate who first voted for Gartield in the Chicago Conventiol THE TAILORS. A Strike Ordered In the Shops of the Merchant Tallors? Axvociation. The Tailors’ Unton met at No. $5 Dearborn street Jast evening. There was a lurge attend- ance,ns 1t was known that important business would be transacted. A tong and stormy discussion took place on a motion to muke common cause with the tallors, nowon a strike In Henry Turner's shop, and strike in all the shops whose praprietors were members ot the Merchunt Tailors® Association. It was explained that this action was deemed necessary because the members of the Merchunt Taitors' Association were having work done tor Turner, und becnuse tho Association pussed n resolution Friday evening to allow no tailors who struck at Turner's shop to receive work from them. - . Mr. Riley, Vice-President of the Tailors® Unlon, said he was one of the strikers at Turn- ner's. and ho wus also employed by Grus & O'Connell, On finishing up his work yesterday, the lutter firm told him be could have no more work, because he was one of Turner's strikers. Mr. Riley stated it was tho intention of the 3ses 1o drive the strikers from the city. Mr. Fielding suid he didn’t think ft was fair to those_employed fn shops whera no work was done for Turner to order them out. The bosses hud as much right to orgunize for protection us the men had. The best wuy would be to put the biack mutk on the shops that were dolng work for Turger. ana order the men ous. A ‘member suid the matter ougnt to be fully discussed before a strike wus ordered. ‘The motion was finuliy passed by a vote of 84 to6 toappoint & comimitice to visit the shops Monday morning and _notify the men to quit work on uccount of the action of the Merchant~ Tajlors’ Assoctution. A motion was mude and passed that a mass- meeting of the tailors_of Chicigo be held this afterncon at balf-prst 2at No.85 Dearborn strect 1o appoint tho Committeo und discuss the ways and means for makiog the strike successful. A committec of seven wis appointed to visit the different newspaper ollicers und insert ad- vertisements cailime uttenton to their action, 2nd cautioning workmen to be on their guard. It is understood that there are ubout twelve houscs in tho Merchunt Tailors’ Assvelution. These employ & little over 20 men, ana these are the men who have been ordered 1o quit work. There are a number of tailoring houses which are not members of the jaton, these will not be atfected by tha strike. THE RAILROADS. - Freight Handlers on the Illinois Central Still on the Strike. A Big Increase in the Volume of East Bound Freights, THE FREIGHT-HANDLERS’ STRIKE. The strike of the freight-handlers remaing about the same as the day before. Tha Eastern lines are all right, they having comn= promised with their men by giving the truckmen an advance of 25 cents, and the des livery-men an advance of 20 cents. The Western lines, however, are not yet entirely over their difficulties, although the men at the freight-houses of all the roads except tha Illinois Central were at work yusmma{i It is claimed that the men ¢ the Alton, Rock Istand, and Northwestern have agreed to aceept an increase of 15 cents. This, how~ ever, is denied by the men themselves, who claiin that they went to work ou the promise that they would getas hizh wages as were paid by 2 majority of the other roads, and they expect to get after May 1 the same wages uas are paid by the Eastern Jines. The only road where the men remained out vesterday was the Illinois Central. Itseems that the Illigois Central men are earrying on the fight fof the men of the other Western lines, it being understood that if the Illinois Central is compelled to give the amount demanded by the men the other roads will have to do the same. There seems to be no reason why the 1llinois Cen~ tral men should act differently from those employea by the other Western roads. ‘The managers of this road have made as good concessions as any of the other lines. They offered sthe men” an increase of 15 cents, which ould make the pay of the truckmen $1.40, which is the wost that has thus far been offered by any of the other Western lines, and,besides, they were promised that if a majority of the roads should agree to pay more_they would get” the same. Still the men remained stubborn and refused to go ty work. During the afternoon the Ilino¥ Centralstrikers wereinformed thatthey coul” have their and that their services wer, no longer ted. A number of new mel v employed. but as fast as they went te they were induced by some of the strikers to quit again. One trackman by the name of Simon “Armstronz made himself particularly obnoxions in this respect. As soonasaman wentto work he was there and bulldozed him so as to quit again. This sanie man was also bragging that he would getup astrikeevery thirty days. A numberof the old men said they would gladly go to at the terms offered, but they wera af d of violence. The Illinois Central ofhi- cials asked for police protection, and a police- man was sent there, but he refused to make arrests for interfering with the men that wanted to work as long as_there was no breach of _the peace. In the even- ing the Illinois Central people decided to swear out a warrant azainst the man Simon Armstrong for interfering with their men and inciting riot. Generxl Superin- says he is perfectly willmg to pay as mi ny other Western line, but he is not willing to do different from the s, and thus create trouble. fla says no matter what the outcome will be he will not reéngaze any of the leaders in this strike. He has always treated his men well, and they knew that the Illinois Central would pay as high wages as other lines, and llll_xfiy had therefore no reason to act as they id. A report was current during the afternoon that the Burlinzton men had also struck, but upon inquiry the ramors proved to be false. General Manager Potter says that his men hud made no demand for hizher wages, buj it was understood that they would get a3 much as any of the other Western lines paid. e did not anticipate any trouble whatever. The Superintendents of the various West~ ern lines had another conference yesterday inorder to come to a conclusion, but they tendent Jeffre: could not agree upon i concerted plan of action. Most of the oflicials of the Western roads claim that S1.40 is good pay, as these men have work for six days a week throughout the vear, and are working under shelter. Besides, they earn from $5to $10a month for extra work. None of these men, they say. could earn as muck by auy other kind of labor. v Rumors were also afloat i’esterd:\y after- noon that the men at the Rock Island and Northwestern had struck. But this also proved to be false. The rumors arpse from the fact that the Northwestern and Rock Island were unable to take freizht yesterday on account of the floods on their lines, and for this reason there was no_ work for the men at the freight-houses of those roads. EAST-BOUND FREIGHTS. The railroads leading east from this city did an immense business during the past week. Large as were the shipments of the week previous, they were still larger Iast week. Under ordinary circumstance this boom in east-bound freight shipments would create considerable surprise, considering that* an advance of five ' cents on ~ grain went_into effect last Monday. ~But as it is there is mothing _stranze about it, and only strengthens the argument made last week,—that low rates are more ble to the roads than high ones, as the ¢ in business amounts to more than. trom the reduction in rates. Very little, if any, of the business during the past week was shipped at the new rates. Nearly every LYn\md of the 46,830 tons of grain shippe went at the 25cent - rate. It is- an established fact that week the ~25-cent rate he lines leading East from the contracts at that rate they could, and it is therefore fair to pre- sume that until these contractsare exhausted the boom in east-bound grain shipments will continue. Somme of the roads, it is under- stood, have contr: enough on hand to last them until navigation has fairly opened. ‘This shows the great injustice that has been done to shippers who were not fortunate enough to secure contracts during the time the low rate prevailed. If this is not dis- crimination of the worst sort, then another explanation on the part of Commissioner Fink and the trunk-line Presidents will be in order. Although the trunk lines con- tend that they will maintain a 30-cent rate on zrain from Chicago to New York throughout the summer, there is not the least possibility that they will be able o stick to this resolu- tion. ‘The lake lines will soon be able to compete with the railroads tor this business, and the indications are that the lake rates will be much lower thanthey were last year. ‘The lake will have to compete this year with the Mississippi lines, which are now taking large quantities of this business at six cents per bushel from St. Louis to Nfiw Orleans. Unless the lake lines meet this competition business will go by the new route, and there is not the least likelihood that the vessel owners will act as foolish as the trunk lines and allow the business to be diverted into 2 new channel. Iow the rail- roads will be able under such circumstances to get any business during the sum- wer at 30 cents per 100 pounds, Chicago to New York, when grain can be shipped down the Mississippiat six cents per bushel is a mystery. It is hard to.see how they can solve the problem without re- ceding from their present position and making rates that will justify shippers to ship by rail. 'I’;\e total shipments of grain, flour, and provisions for the week ending April 23 amounted to 61,036 tons, agzainst 60,063 tons the week previous, increase of 3,960 tons. The following statementshows the amount of busin done during the week by the various reads leading East from this city: Grain,| Prov's, | Flour, |tms of |tims of | Total . bris. Zu'JllI 2,000 | tons. 26.205] 11,002 23.818) 12057 Michigan Central.. Lake Shore. 5 Fort Wayne. 21857 Pun-Handle 19,15} Baltimore & Ol 2,047 Grand Trunk ... pUX ‘Total.. 107,14 46,832 6,501] 64,038 TEAMSHIP NEWS. LiverrooL, April 28.—Arrived, the Bava- rian, frum Boston. 1K, April 23.—Arrived, the Cim-' mburz. QUEENSTOWYN, April 1% from New York. % New York, April 25.—Arrived, the Neder- land, from Antwerp. vERPOOL, April 2.—Arrived, the Italy, from New Yor! 7 - SALE OF A TROTTER. LotssvitLe, Ky., April 23.~—Isase. Van . Meter, of Lexington, to-day sold the well-. known trotter_Von Arnim to Cominodore Kingett, of St. Paul, Minn., for §10,000. Von a}'{glm is 7 years old, and husarecord of 25.~Arrived, “the,