Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 26, 1886, Page 1

SIXTEENTH YEAR. ANEYE T0 WINDWARD | Representative Irishmen on Squalls and Brawls That Are Apt to Arise, DILKE'S RAPID RISE AND FALL. Justin MoCarthy Expresses Regret at 8ir Oharles' Retirement From Public Life. THE NEW IRISH SECRETARY. eculations Include Beresford and “'Com- mander of the Queen's Navee” GLADSTONE'S GRAVE BLUNDER. James 0'Kelly Characterizes the Resignation asa Great Political Mistake. AN ENGLISH WEEK OF SPORT. Many Games of Polo, Shooting and Boating---A Honeymoon Termi- nated by the Police--Other Koreign Intelligence. McOarthy's Letter, TuAMES EM- BANKMENT, CHELSEA, LONDON, July 25.— {New York Herald Cable—Special to the star has fallen from the city of r Charles Dilke, condemned by ct of a jury, has published an ad- dress announcing his determination to with- draw from public life. He still protests that he is absolutely innocent of the charges made, but after the decision of the jury he Delieves there is nothing left for him but to give up public lite. I am deeply sorry for this on persoual and public grounds. Sir Charles Dilke was always a friend of the Irish cause. He lately broke away from his friend and colleague, Mr. Chamberlain, to support Mr. Gladstone and vote for home rule. I have known him personally for twenty years, He was a BLE I, FAIR-FACED YOUTH when 1 first came to know him. 1lhave no intention of impeaching the verdict of the Jury or ot discussing the details of the case, but one’s personal knowledge of the man mustcount for something, and the decision of a British jury has never, so far as I know, bLeen infallible. Icannot butacknowle: Dilke himself admits that the evi torribly against him. Sir Charles himself sald yesterday, after the verdict had been given, that he did not see how a jury could avoid finding nim guilty of the charges with the evidence against him. It was simply a a question of “Do you believe the statements of these several persons, or the denial of this one man?’ Well, 1 know most or all of the people who were conspicuous in the case,and I make my personal choice as to a belief. A VISIT TO DILKE. 1 can only say that I went to visit Sir Charles Dilke yesterday immediately after tne verdiet, and had a long talk with him and endeavored to induce him to give up one at least of his resolves, concerning his connec- tion with English pablic life, and that I rasped his hand on parting. His fall Is like that ot a tower. He stood high above every other rising English statesman, and but for what has happened he must have been prime minister atter Gladstone. He would have hardly even acowmpetitor for the position. He had made his whole hife one of TRAINING FOR POLITTICAL SUCCESS. e had sought experience of the most var- ied kind, had traveled all over the world, and knew most European countries as well as he knew his own. He had worn the Ge- neva cross on many a battlefield in order to 820 sometiiing of battle and campaign. He was intimately acquainted with the public men in Europe, America, Australia, and the east, e knew Russia as well as Turkey, India and China, and was to all appearance actually cut out tor a prime minister, who ‘was also secretary of foreign affairs. Ie 1s still what we, in Enzlish politics, consider a young man—only in his forty-third ye now, as Evelyn says of Charles 1 all in the dust.” The whole story of E public life contains no other example of such a career thus eut shott, of so splendid a rise and 50 sudden and TERRIBLE A FALL. Meanwhile Lord Salisbury is engaged in forming an administration. His friends in the club rooms and drawing rooms are be- ginning to talk very big about the things he 15 to do s0 as to form & very strong govern- mentand get rid of all the old fogies of for- mer tory administrations and infuse a vast quantity of new blood. Generally speaking, he will make us, his opponents, “sit up,” as the London slang phrase would put it. No doubt he will get rld of some of the old fogies, 8ir Richard Cross will be shot, like rubbish, into the house of lords, possibly, Dignified, stately and honest old Lord John Manners will be shoved aside somehow, but where are the new men to come from? I do not hear of any man of promise among the tories. Peo- plein the drawing rooms talk of coercion but people in the cabinet counsels know bet- ter than to talk or think of anything of the kind. A great majority of the liberal-seces- slonists are pledged as deeply against coer- elon as the Gladstonians, or, for the matter of that, the nationalists themselves. A Salis- bury MINISTRY WOULD BE WIPED OUT at once if they tried any coercion in Ireland. ‘They will not try anything of the kind. They will endeavor to tide over the next ses- slon with some sort of land scheme, and if they remain in office until the following ses- sion, they will by that time be educated by the party and go in for home rule. There is somo talk of Lord Charles Beresford, the fighting sailor of the Nile and the Soudan, for Irish secretary. It s hardly serious, I should think, and yet I don’t know where they could find a better man for the position in which, under the present ecircumstances, no genius and no statesmanship could bear fruit, For wyself, Iwould rather sce Beres- ford in oftico as Irish sccretury than one of the regular DEAD BEAT TORY POLITICIANS, Beresford Is a gallant and dashing sailor He is an Irishman who never denies his country and is popular among all men, He never pationized a man in all nis hfe, and would just as warmly shake hands with an Irish peasant as with an Irish pees He does not care three straws about polities and does not know enough about Dublin castle traditions to hold them in the slightest roverence. Of course, Le is not & man of any political ability or exper- fence whatever, but of what possiblo use are ability and experience in an attempt to goy- ern freland on tory principles. We shall never aguin in Ireland loke a chief sceretary seriously unless we kuow that he is commis- sioned to prepare A SOHENT FOw HOME RULE. Send us your olever men, your fliiuomen such would be wy advice to Lord Salisbury — when you have wade up your wing to do Lat. But if you are mot ready for (hat just at this moment, send us some jolly, good fel low who, as Mrs. Bertram in “Guy Manner- ing" says of the old fashioned collector of excise, “wiil sing hissong and take his drink and draw his salary and give no trouble to himself or anybody else.” Beresford would do quite well. JUSTIN MCCARTHY, James O'Kelly Discusses Gladstone's Reslgnation and Other A Loxvox, July [New York Herald Cable—Special to the Ber.]—Gladstone and his cabinet aceided, in obedience to a some: what quixotic notion of political honor, to re- sign the government into the hands of Salis. bury and his unionist allies without waiting to meet parliament. This decision was a grave political blander. It allows the unionists and liberals to sneak off after stabbing the liberal government n the back. It would have boen mueh better to compel Hartington, Chamberlain & Co, to give the coup de grace publicly in the face of the nation. That would have settled the prospects of the unionist-liberals throughout the country. The next election would have compelled them to g0 over honestly to the tories, to whom many of them properly belong, or at the eleventh hour to return to the liberal foldand maiutain Gladstone in power. THIS FINAL ACT OF POLITICAL SUICIDE isonly an example of the way the general election has been lost. At the liberal head- quarters there lias been a want of courage and decision from start to finish, carried so far in some instances as almost to suggest a suspicion of treache Yet candid are flooding the newspapers with columns of bosh why we were beaten. The fact is, we were beaten by the want of organization, want of courage and want of money, but especially by the fact that in Great Britain rich men haye many votes while the poor have but one. It may interest Americans to know that if a man in England be rich enough he can vote in twenty constituencies. This gives the tories an enormous ad- vantage. One church of England par- son boasted publicly that he VOTED AT FIFTEEN ELECTIONS. Nearly all the wealthy men have at least twovotes and a considerable number half a dozen. The tory majority was made up of these plural votes, a majority of the electors for Gladstone and home rule, But fhe vlural votes defeated the popular voice. This sys- tem must come to an end. The popular cry for the future should be, “One man, one vote.” The point I wish to make clear is that, though the majority of the votes wese castagainst us, the majority of the people yoted in favor of home rule. Thatisimportant to remember. The bone and muscle are on our side. However, there is little use in explain- ing away defeat, for all practical purposes we are beaten. THE REAL INTEREST CENTERS in the future, \What;will sbury do? For- tunately he will be in a mmority and can only do what parlianment wills he shall do. ‘The schemes of an active coalition between nd Hartington have broken down. ¢ support the tories in ters on which they are agreed. ‘This par- E s Salisbury from the start, and renders the continuance of his government precarl- ous before it has begun t exist. The tory newspapers are making a most ludicrous ap- peal to the liberal-unionists to sink all ideas of party order and MAINTAIN THE TORIES IN ROWER. They evidently feel that Salisbury’s govern- meut is coming Into life with a sentence of death hanging over it. Under these circum- stances, all the ideas ot an heroic Irish policy have to be abandoned, and some sweeping schemes of reform will probably take the place of the policy of “twenty years of a firm government,” The greatest interest centers in the appointment of AN IRISH SECRETARY. Several persons are already named, but 1 have excellent information that the man most likely to be chosen will be W. IL. Smith, who is best known to fame as Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic “‘commander of the queen’s navee,” The selection of this respectable bookseller points to the intention of an effort being made t settle the land question by some comprehensive purchase scheme. The radicals, who defeated Gladstone chiefly on his purel scheme, will therefore have to swallow a tory drawn on lines the ir because it is well to keep in mind that the Irish and tories combined can defeat all the liberal parties coml My infor. mation also points absolutely TO A NEW DEPARTURE on the part of the tories in filling up govern- ment oflices in Ireland. Englishmen and Scotchmen, if not absolutely excluded, will be putaside as much as possible and all posts in the gift of the government will be offered to Lrishmen, Already several home rule sym- pathizers have been approached by tory agents and enquired of as to whether they will accept situations in the Irish govern- ment, if offered. This applies only to men who are not active politicians, but, no doubt, if the tory advances are favorably received, similar offers will be made to active politi- clans, 5o far as the parliamentary party is concerned. I am confident all such offers will be rejected, but in a poor country like Ireland there's always a considerable tail of hangers on, many of whom might not be able to resist the temptation of eomfortablo berths for life. Be that as it may, this new tory de- parture oes to prove that Sulisbury and his friends are in A CONSIDERABLY CHASTENED SPIRIT by the result of the elections, and do not feel quite so cock sure as some of their organs of the press of the final defeat of nome rule. Evidence of an opposite spirit however, not wanting, the London tory press crying very loud for the political de- capitation of Sir Robert Hamilton, one of the best and honestest public servants who even - filled the post of under secretary for Ireland who took the post immeaiately after the as- sassination of Burke and Cavendish in Phenix park, who by honesty and courage 8000 won the respect and confidence of the Irish people, His cxime is that be favors home rule, THE DISHONEST PRESS. ‘Ihe dismissal of competent public servants for political reasons is contrary to the spirit and traditions of English government. The proposal s absolutely revolutionary and shows how thoroughly dishonest the London press is. It would be to the great advantage of the Lrish cause If Salisbury were unwise enough to sacrifice Hamilton to the outery of the London papers, because such action would be certain to produce a strong reaction of En- glish opinion agoiust the tory government, James O'Kervy, —— THE PRESS ADVISES, Salisbury Given Polnters on Forming His Government, Loxpos, July 25.—[New York Herald Cable—Speclal to the Ber,)—The Dilke case is succecded In newspaper &nnmem ¥;ja morning by the wjnisterial e.rnte'i he Telegiavh strongiy advises Lord Balisbury to give the oflicos of viceroy and rotary for {relaud to Irishmen. The Balisbury organ, M‘;fi".l.'.'.“ demands an fufusion ot have Goschen In Gho cgis geeroticle sks 1o the Mberal uulobisws Tad Tl Lord Charles | OMAHA., MONDAY begs Lord Salisbury to himselt of the opportunitigs for an improvement of the cabinet without too much regard for personal claims, The Times implies that the leadership of the house of commons ought not again to be in- trusted to Hicks-Beach, and asks for leader of great capacity as well as courage. The Standard (tory) says the new government must not be a mere resuscitation of the last tory ministry. The Daily news has a bitter personal attack on Hartingion ns a base traitor and thinks he will join Salisbury out- side the minstry. DILKR LEAVES ENGLAND. Dilke left town on Saturday, presumably for the continent. On the same day, antici- pating his removal by the queen from her privy couneil, hie resigned, and Is no longer even technically a “right honorable.” Many clergymen yesterday, under ingenious ve of rhetoric, made his fall the leading topic of their sermons. A WEEK OI' SPORT. Rowing, Shooting, Polo and Other Games in England. LoNDON, York Herald Cable—Special to the BEE.]—The past week has been no exceptlon to tlie custom that the English week of each English July shall be the great sporting and games week of the year, During the last six days there have been great matches to shoot, rowing, cricket, polo, lawn tennis, bleyeling. chess and rac- ing. 1n the much berated cricket match of versus Australia the home team made a score of 353 for one wicket, while the colonial team made an utter break down in their batting. Countics against counties have been avail, TOWLING AND BATTING everywhere from sunrise to sundown, and 1 the pouring rain. Kemp, of oy, New South Wales, who came as tra for Beach, was beaten yesterday by George Bubear at Hammersmith, the celebrated sculler, over thie full Thames championshi course, winningby three lengths in Early in the week Kemp was beaten over same course, a little over four miles, by Pér- kins, of Rotherheath. In both cases Kemp failed in staying power, although taking and keeping the lead three-fourths of the way. Be ach seemed ehagrinned at the results. THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSITIP. These competitors, with Beach, Wallace, Ross and Matterson, are entered in the in- ternational sculling champion sweepstak of §10,000 each and $2,500 added by subscrip- tion. 'The race is to comeoff in the last week of August. THE RIFLE CONTESTS. This was the Wimbledon week too, and yes- terday afternoon tho Princess of Wales dis- tributed the prizes amid an immense con- course. While the prizes were large and the entries more numerous than heretofore, it was agreed that the scores were not so excel- lent as in wany past years. MANY POLO MATCHES, The Hurlingham polo club have played many matehes this week with other and dis- tantclubs. The teams were well selected and matehed and the attendance of spectators large. ‘Theinterest in this game fs inereas- ing wonderfully, A few years ago it was almost entirely in the hands of military clubs. Now ciyilian polo clubs equal the former in number. There is a polo club, the members of which are called “Freebooters,” with grounds at Lark Hill, Liverpool, and Ballydarton, county Carlow, Treland. WILL PLAY IN AMERICA, I give these details only because a team from these places is coming to America. The team will consist of I Watson, civilian, cap- tain; the Hon. R. Lawley, Captuin T. Hone, Seventh Hussars, and Mr. Cole. They sail on the 7th of Augustand remain two months, not longer, as the Seventh leaves for India in November, The ponies, about twenty in number, left the Albert docks in the Erin on Wednesday last. The Seventh Hussars claim to be the Enelish introducers of polo, having played it eichteen years ago in India, Major Hunt, late of the Seventl, being one of the first team. Sowe of the polo ponies were sold at Tattersall's this week and fetelied long prices. They belonged to the Farl of Airlie, of the Tenth Hussars, One, a fine brown mare named Deception, was sold for $1,000, and a brown gelding named St, John The week appropriately closed last evening with a banguet by the British Ches ation at the Criterion, 1t was cha huberant enthusiasm peculiar to yers at chess gatherings. After an lent menu the chairman, Sir Robert looking none the worse for being a amentary martyr for lome rule, pro- posed the usual loyal toasts. Then followea cass to the Chiess Association,” which, despite many imperfections, had already done good work in the short time of its ex- istence. To the toast of the “Foreign Vis- itors,” Major Hanham, m replying for the Americans, expressed their appreciation of the efforts of the British Chess assoclation in providing them with an attractive tourna- ment, AsS0Ci- FOR A NEW YORK TOURNAMENT. The remark that he hoped very soon that there may be a similar tournament arranged in New York elicited hearty cheers. Sir Robert Peel assured him, in reply, that the American tournament would be enthusias- tically responded to by the English chess players, Some humorous speeches were next heard and the distinguished company only found “check” when Sunday morning arrived. I8 HE KNOWN IN NEW YORK? A Noted Convict Marries a Maia Un- der False Pretenses, BmyiNouay, July 25—[New Herald Cable—Special to the Bek.] ~—*‘Does Inspector Byrnes know 2 Dr, Vivian?” is the question the police here are asking to-day. He is as badas the fictitious Vivian Grey was, and as full of re- sources. He elaims to have come not long ago from New York. Dr. Vivian, alias Grey, Dr. Bechanan, or Barnet, or Percy, or Guelph —the queen’s family name—turned up lately in this vicinity with both money and brains. After living some time in an humble way, Dr. Vivian, with surprising suddenness, be- came possessed of a considerable amount of ready woney with which he made a display. About three weeks ago the American doetor went to s flower show near here, where he met a young lady of fine appearance, named Emily Margaret Wilkes, who lived with her uncle and aunt, AN ATTACHMENT SPRANG UP between the couple, notwithstanding the dif- ference of their ages, tAenty-one and fort; one. Perscnal appearance was not a recom- mendation with the ddetor, who, in addition to being mauy years her senior, is only five feet gix inches in height, stout and of sinis- ter countenance. In due course the doctor was introduced to Mlss Wilkes' family, who, Judging from kis lavish supply of cash, looked upor him $ York A DESIRABLE Pg.AlTh'!l\ for their nieco. On the 15th of July, “Dr. James Vivian, of New York, was married by only daughter of ilkks, of Albert Road, license o Buily the late Jumes Aston.” ‘The maglage cortege was elabor- ste, the flowers for the numereus carriages costiug $80, while upon the breakfast table at - omeca'y el Ve Wil shor of §50 was expended. The bride’s trosseau was prepared at a leading establishment here, while the bridegroom’s outfit was supplied by a well-known tailor in the town, and all were duly paid for. After the breakfast the happy pair took the traln to London where a few days of THE HONEYMOON WAS SPENT in grand style at the Langham hotel, the two rooms occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Vivian cost- ing at the rate of $30 per day. Having done London the return journey was made and the pair proposed to stay a day or two with the bride’s relatives. Onc morning this week Dr. Vivian informed his wife that business of an important character required his attend- ance at Liverpool. He accordingly lett, ask- ng his wife to go to London and he would meet her at the Langham. Mrs, Vivian went and was subsequently wet by him. In the meantime, SUSPICIONS AS TO VIVIAN gotafloat and a detective called upon Mrs, Vivian's aunt to know_ whether_ she could recognize a rescmblance” between the doctor and a phiotograph of the many aliases who was wanted for felony at White Chureh. he aunt admittea a stiiking likeness be- tween the husband of her niece and the nor- traitof Jim Barnet, whose sister resides at Aston and whose husband recently left Eng- land for America at the instization of the doe- tor. The suspicions aroused were atonce made known through the bride's uncle, who went to London on purpose. TAKEN BY THE POLICE. The doctor returned on Thursday, when he indignantly informed his wife’s relatives that he would go down to the police station and inquire into the matter. Singularly, how- ever, he mistook his way and turned in the way of the railway station whither, on quickening his steps, he was interrupted by Detective Whiteeroft addressing him as Jim Barnet. The detective informed the doctor that he would arrest him for a hotel robbery. He replied that the officer had mistaken his man, but accompanied Whitecroft to the lockup where he was detained. The police state that Vivian is A WELL KNOWN CONVICT. He was only discharged trom servitude last February, and on being released came to Birmingham, where he met Detective Super- intendent Blank, to whom, during a conver- sation, he stated he would never do anything in England again, but was going to America, where he I veral jobs on, which he should soon get finished, and then would return to England to spend the money, as the treaty did not say much of burglary or larceny. On Monday he will be brought before the magis- trate. In the meantime his wifc i8 in a state of terrible distraction, and she, too, is asking, “Is my doctor husband known to the New York police?” Lol THE GREAT ART SALE. Many Paintings of the Old Masters Auctioned Off. LoxnoN, July #5.—~[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Brg.]—The final dis- persion of the treasures.of Blenheim palace began yesterday afterngon at Christie & Man- son’s auction rooms, St. James, near borough house and Club Lane. Iate duke, throvgh the same house, sold his lbrary and antigne gems, and enamels, His suceessor dy obtained $437,500 for Raphael’s “Madonna” and Vaadyke’s ““Charles 1” h‘ the national galler;' gave the duke for ths Rubens’ family grouns, or what was paid for the “Garden of the Hesperides,” or Del Piombo’s “Portrait of a Lady,” or Reynold’s “Fortune Tellers,” all gone to wealthy buyers, are prices unknown. But that may be eonjectured when it is re- membered that all these were portions of TWELVE SELECTED PICTURES, for which the present duke last year asked $2,000,000. The approach of yesterday’s tion sale and those that are to follow has ex- cited the greatest interest in the old and new world. 'The registers of the London hotels show that many critics and picture deale from all the continental cities have come to attend the sales, and they and the leading London dealers were grouped around the auctioneer. Artistic noblemen, private amateurs, a few ladies, a sprinkling of Amer- fcan curiosity mongers, the omnipresent re- porte] d several society men contributed to make up the remainder of the audicnce. ‘Inese, whenover the best pictures were brought forward, would applaud. All secmed to feel that it was A GREAT HISTOBIC OCCASION, - with reminiscences reaching back to “Good Queen Anne.” Auctioneer Wood’s manner and voice were similarly affected. He was dignitied, not over-persuasive, with lingering cadences as if regretting there were not bet~ ter prices given for works as rare s century plants. The first few paintings sold were by minor Duteh artists and excited so little in- terest that it was feared the dull bidding pre- saged a failure of the auction for the rest. For eight pictures the prices ran from $32 for a portrait by B er to $250 for a seaseape by Beckhuysen, mainly to English dealers, THE FIRST CONTEST was over Gonzales Coques’ *‘Portraits of a Duteh family.” It started at $500 and was knocked down for $050, but on a claim of a double bid was restored, and finally sold for $2,550 to Sedelmyer, the French dealer. A very excellent “[nn Scene” by Cuyp was next started at 82,500, raised on a second bid o $5,000, and quickly sold to Martin Col- nambi for §8,720, The first Vandyke sold, “Saturn Clipping Cupid’s Wings,” went,after long, dull bidding, to Agnew, the Bond street dealer, for $1,350 He also got the next two Vandykes, both “The Virgin” and “Child,” for $2,500 and $250, gespectively, Doyle, the director of the national gallery of Ireland, took the repulsive “St. Scbastian” of Van- dyke for §270, The next seven pictures, by Ferg, Frank, Heemskirk, and Hughten- berg, BOLD AT LOW PRICES, ranging from §00 to§28), A fine, deep-colored Haysman, a landscape, broke the dull bid- ding. It started at §500 and rose rapidly to 81,800, Two unattragtive works by Jorden« figure pieces, sold to # French dealer at low prices, Noseda, ap Ewglish dealer, got for $495 the only spegimen of D. Maas, sold to- day. The next, a ully finished land- scape, full of minute, highly colored work by Van Der Neer, was sold to Warneck, a Paris dealer, for §500, pher, larger, with dull colors by the same pajnter, was bought for $1,750 by a Mr. Salting, & private person. THE FIRST UNDQUERED REMBHANDT, “The Woman Taken in Adultery,” was started after long hesitation at low figures and run up by bids of $25 and $30 to $1,100 by a lesser Bond strect dealer. The auc- tioneer here amused the audience by his prompt suppression of an untortunate per- s0n Who ventyred tobid 5 above the last bid, One fine nude “Mars and Venus Ensnared by Vulean,” sold low at $015, because, as the dealers put it, WAS T0O DILKE to syit the British matron. Another, less goed but more decent, made by Rottenhamer, sold at considerably higher figures, Five pclmlufiu [} ael, Snyders and Steen- wyck al m{u little attention, selling after dull bidding, from $60 to $750. The first Ten- lers, brown and green landscape, passed at $350 into private hands, ‘The second Teniers, finely drawn interlor, started at $1,000, and was sold, after spirited bidding, for $2,750 to Colopel Naghi, the deales. The tuird Ten- MORNING, JULY 26, 1886, ‘What the Rothschiles’s fers, an unattractive caricature, “The Mon- keys Dressed as Monks,” sold for €450 to Banting, a dealer, after rapid but small bids. THE FIRST SERIOUS CONTEST of the afternoun_came next over a “‘Seaport in Spain,” by J. B. Weenix. This wasamong the pictures the British national gallery wished to buy, but failed through a lack of funds. The figares in the foreground are Iarge and capitally drawn, but curiously Duteli for Spain. The auctioneer saw that Agnew, the dealer, who was a member of par- liament the last session, had had his eye on the picture, and therefore created a laugh by asking why Agnew supported the ministry in its refusal of a supply of funds to buy the pamting for the nation. It started at §260, and by bids of §25 and $50 from many parts of the audience, was finally sold to Ax- new for $2,6%0, He also zot an uncatalogued Flemish painting, with lovely bits of drapery, for 81,20, Three excellent battle pictures by P. Donnerman were sold to Murry & Adams, dealers, at 1,600 and RUE 3 The audience, hitherto very quiet, drew a long breath as the first of the seventeen works of Rubens offered in the sale was put on the easel. Peoplo settled themselves in their seats and prepared for long and excited contests, The auctioneer drew attention to the fact that the seventeen Rubens were mainly presented to the great Duke of Marl- boro by foreign princes and cities, and were therefore now sold first-hand from Rubens’ easel. He said that in the whole forty years of service Christies had not sold so many Rubens as would now be sold. A *“Madon- na and Child" was the tirst put, and the buy- ers looked a long time silently at the lovely face of the Madonna. After great hesitation 8500 was offered. ‘This caused laughter, and bids of $250 and $500 ench quickly raised the price to £6,500, And it was sold to Davis, a dealer. ‘The second Rubens. a “Holy Fam- ily,” the Madonnain the same brilliant red robe shining through black drapings, but the child alinost wizened, started at $1,000 and sold for §2,300. Rubens’ “Adoration of the Magi,” an enormous canvas with ugly faced figures, started at $5,000, was raised by two bids to £7,500, and sold to Adams, the dealer. Right Hon. Cavendish Bentinck, by a sinzle quick bid of §2,600, got Rubens “Meleager Presenting the Wild Boar to Atalanta.” This was considered the CHEAPEST PURCHASE OF THE DAY. “The Return of the Holy Family from Egypt” was started at $2,500 and sold to Murray, a dealer, for $7,500. The second “Holy Family” was sold to Agnew, the dealer, for §5,000. This was cousidered by the experts present a very cheap buy. The audience loudly applauded the picture as it was placed on’ the easel ou account of the beauty of the child’s face. The next picture, “Suffer the Little Children to Come Unto Me,” 10 brilliant colors but uxly, offered a striking contrast to the entire naturalness of the previous picture. It is alleged to be by Rubens, but most of the experts present claimed it as a Vandyke or by some other master. It sold for §4.000 to Murray. “The Departure of Lot and His Family from Sodom,” presented to the great duke by the city of Antwerp, pleased theaudience greatly by its rich drapery and powerfui figures. It started at $5,000, raised by $230 bids w $9,250, and sold to Murray. *“Che Holy Family As- sembled in an Apartment” went to Adams, - , for $700. “The Infant Savior” | started at 825.and a bid of 85 caused great lagghter. It finally sold for $250. RUBENS’ GREAT PORTRAIT of Anne of Austrin was loudly applanded and started at $5,000. raised by rapid bids ol $250, and finally sold to Agnew for $15,500. Murray got “Flilial Piety,” a large canvas of a woman suckling her aged father, at £6,000. “*A Bacchanallan Subieet,” decidedly nude and nasty and too strong for the British na- tlon’s stomach, sold thercfore for $300, al- though of Rubens-like figure The last TRubens, also the last of the sales of the day. was a magnificent “Venus and Cupid En- deavoring to Restrain Adonis from the Chase,” It was applanded and started at $5,000 and quickly sold to Agnew for §35,000 after rapid and high bidding. All the experts and dealers I sawat the sale agree that the prices were much lower than was expected, fully 50 per cent lower in some cases, BOUGHT FOR SPECULATION. Murray, the dealer who bought many Rubens and other fine canvasses, sald he bought exclusively for private persons, but none for Americans or other foreigners. 50 & large buyer, said he bought only to resell on_ speculation, He had no commissions from Americans, knew of none, and thought there were none. Some of the pictures in to-day’s salo were bought for for- cign gullories, | Col. Nagli sald that some of the Rubens sold to- the gems of the Blenhieim colicction, but sales to follow during the summer and' fall contain many almost equally fine paintings. 2l The Counterfeit Meets the Real, Loxpon, July 25.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Brr.]—At Wilson Barrett’s farewell last night the prince of Wales with some friends occupied thoe royal box to witness Hamlet. When Barrett, after the ghost scene, came to pay his respects to his royal visitor, the latter, pointing to a gen- tleman modestly seated in the corner, sai “Allow me to present to the fictictious prince of Denmark, the real prince of Denmark, my brother-in-law.” The latter is on a visit to his sister, the princess. —_— The Chess Tourney, Loxpox, July New York Herald Cable—Special to the Beg]—The con- testants were dined and wined by the British Chess association, so the managers decided that only the adjourned gawres should be played. This was all the more necessary and inportant for the reason that all the leading scores were affected by those unfinished games, and a player might have the power to influence the resnlt if he saw fit. Mason defeated McKenzie and Hanson and drew with Blackburn, Schallop defeated Pollock. Mason has now won six games and is almost certain of winning two more, which makes him a dangerous aspirant for the chief honors, Monday will determine the fortunes of the tourney and will be & memor- able day in the annals of the game, e The Doom of Dilke, Loxpox, July 25.—The Telegraph, com- menting on the verdiet in the Dilke- Crawford casesays: ‘““The whole case and the result is a public calamity, There was a time when Dilke seemed to stand a measure- able distance from the post of premier, Many and most valuable are the services he has rendered to this generation, aud we wish that to enumerate them would paliate the acts of which Leis accused. We hope it will be considered enough to accept this sim- ple conelusion of the jury without taking as proved all the depldrable ingldents of the stor: ’I‘Ka Times says: “It is best to pass in silence the passionless nastiness, worthy of the Yahoo, Which was the subjeet of injury. ‘This is a miserable close to a useful public career, but the public aspect of the case ean- not be over, If the jury was right there had been a systematic and renewed ])fljury, even, Toi-lh ly, subornation of per- u I n ry aild conspiracy on & scale rarely wit- essed. 1t is Incumbent on those responsi- ble for the administration of criminal faw to consider carefully and bLonestly what their duly is under the circumstancés. It would be unfortunate if any pretext should be men 10 the noti l.hk there is one law for : poor apd an ik tle rich,” M VICTIN STILL ALIVE. Farmer Doran at Death's Door, and His Shooter in Jail, CITIZENS THREATEN TO LYNCH. The Corner-Stone of York's New Court House Laid With Masonic Cere- monfes—Lightning’s Fatal Work---State News. The Bradshaw Shooting. York, Nem, July 2,—|Special to the Beg, |~ The case of the state against Chatles Matheny for shooting Andrew Doran, near Bradshaw, was continued in the justice court at Bradshaw until August 8, to enable the wife of the vietim to appear and give ber tes- timony. I'he prisoner has been brought to this city and lodged in the county jail for safe keeping. Doran is still alive and was vis ited last night at his residence, eleven miles northwest of this city, by a Bee representa- tive, The wounded man is in a precarious condition and but little hope is expressed of lis recovery. The wound is & terriole one, from which he is suffering intense pain. The ball entered about two inches above the heart, striking the fourth rib and lodged in the shoulder blade. Mr. Doran is a wealthy and highly respected farmer, and bas always been known as a peaceable man. The pris- oner is a western man, about twenty-six years of age, ana a desperate character, if all accounts are true, He placed no value what- ever on human life, and in his conve tion with his companions du ing the past year talked frecly of shootiug as a pastime and boasted on be- a dead shot.” ause of the difficulty was a difference between the men of $8 on an necount, and Matheny freely threatened that he would have that or take Mr. Doran's life. No one paid any attention’ to these threats, supposing he would not resort to murder (o force is claiin, . After going to Bradshaw to give himself up, he admitted everything connected with the case, even to shooting at Mrs. Doran as she was flying from the house in search of help. s adimis- sion to the officers and others at Bradshaw yould hang him without further_ testimony in case of Mr. Doran’s death, Scott & Gilbert, of this place, were telegraphed for aud re- tained to defend him. Al the statements so far made are to the effect that he shot to kill, and expressed sorrow that his sliot was not more effectual. Th t a larze crowd of York county’s best citizens at Mr, Doran’s who were very sorry that they had not lynched the fiend before he got to” Brad- shaw, All agree that his assault (should it terminate in death) to be an unprovoked, cold blooded murder, without any extenuat. circumstances whatever. A “rumor was circulated at Bradshaw last n! that he was aboutgo be admit this proved true, asare crowd termined men w and, that he would cave the town alive in the event of his being bailed. Everything is now quiet awaiting the extent of the vietim’s injuries, atrice Briefs, b., July 25.—[Special Tele- —Another daily paper is to be started here this week by G. P. Marvin called the Evening Democrat, The Rock Island railroad has just pur- chased twenty acres of land in the suburbs of town on their proposed line on which they willat once besin to pile material for their line east and west of here. They ship over the Burlington road. ‘The purchase of this valuable tract of land probably means exten- e improvements at this point. Colonel Du Boise, chief engincer of the ck sland railroad enginecring corps,with his assistants, started out _from here day morning 'to get ready_for the gr of the road in this county, - Work is o and they expeet to have trains running to this place before cold weather. “The proposed depot of this road is in the ame block with the Union Pacifie company, nd itis said that the two companies will join_and put up good depot buildings together, e cify is walling up; the waterworks well, thotigh there is not enongh water in the well'to fill the pipes. Some other arran ments will need to be made, or_we will b system of waterworks. There is s from I river, ing the uins and hyd ildings for tl v, th and hose com » property on the river two ! town, has commenced to build a dam across the river at that point and reports that he will soon commenee the ere tion of & paper mill, The water power is cellent and the location i wood one for mannfacturing. Both the Durlington and |l'lllun Pacitic roads rin through the loca- ion, cement wor miles south of y 25.—[Special Tele- gram to the Brk.|—During a leayy rain shower here yesterday afternoon a large barn belonging to Hurr Shielton, a prominent mer- chant of this town, situated in the heart of the city, was struck by lightning and burned tothe ground. A valuable tean of horses were in the stable, but were rescued un- harmed before the fire had attained much headway, Itwas thougiit for a while that the major portion of Chadrom would be con- sumed, but owing to the quick and effective work of the boys of the firo department the barn and con s were the only property dstroyed, L ,000; partially insured. The Corner Stone Laid, Yonrk, Neb., Juiy 25,--[Special Tel to the BEe.]—The corner stone of Ll county court house was laid yesterday with Masonic ceremonies, The exercises were under the suspices of York lodge No, 56, A. T, and A. M., and were of & very imposing nature, Bradshaw lodge, A. O.U, W, was present, but did not take part in the proces- slon or exercises on account of a supposed slight shown them by the Masonic ord here. The procession shaw band, Company A Guards, Robert Anderson post, G. A. R., Sons of Vetcrans, juvenile militia and Ma- sons. Dr, W. M, Knapp, deputy grand mas- ter of the Nebraska grand lodge, was master of cerewonies and laid tho corner stone after thie solemn ritual of the Masonie order. At the close of the excrcises Dr. Kuui»p ad- dressed the assembled wultitude on the Ma- sonie order and its relation to the world. The day was intensely Lot and & number suffered from the extremo heat during the afternoon. ‘The structure Is & cut slone, K building, 70x100 feet, and thr b, ‘I'he building is to be 129 f. 10 the base of the Lower and 100 of the statue, and will cost, whenc $50,000. "It must be finished by July 1 it Placey 15 the archileot ai g 0. ard the contractor, both of Lincoln, The Crops Helped, Bram, Neb., July Special to Tne Bee.|—A splendid shower, lasting a halt hour, and extending over the entire county, has materially improved vegetation of all kinds, although crops were not badly dam- aged. Early coru is mow looking as well as ever, A trip to Sioux City from Blair on the Ne- braska side of the river shows crops along the entire route to be as good as the average year produces, Small grain is nearly all har vested, and from appearances seenis to have been @ good crop. Corn on the Missouri bottow is luoking unusually well, Yo A Lost Jail Bird. BOHUYLER, Neb., July 25.—[Special Tele- graw to be Bxk)--Last eveniug between 7 ST, \ | ! i | killed by a bolt ‘of | o ————— NUMBER 82 Wj and 8 o'clock Inek, who has beem JohngSy sherift has been out scouring the coun in jail on & cnarge of horse stoaling, esca from the keeper while out for an arcing. T Y A but so far has failed to find any trace of the missing prisoner, { | Teles n and two horses » riding were i htning at Andrew tion, thirty-five miles west of here yesterd afternoon. They wene herders and m-h.n.:‘ to Coffey’s ranch, near that place. Lightning' CitApnoy, Neb., J gram to the Bk, upon which they we tal Work. “[S) His Body Recovered. ASHLAND, Neb., July 95.—[Special Toles gram to the Ber. ]~ The body of James Johne son, who was drowned at the Platte river bridge last Sunday, was found yesterday by searchers about s mile below the bridge on & sand bar. The remains were brought toy Ashland last ntght for burial. He waste fiave been taken to Omalia but the body was, % badly decomposed that they brought him ere, Good Rains For Crops, Loxe PiNg, Neb.. July 25.—(Special to Tre BEE (his country s getting pléniy of rain now. 1t began to pour dowu July | 17, and then has been & good shower every, evening since. In consequence, the corn and vegetables are looking nicely.’ Grass is nice and green, and there will be a large amount of liay made this year. \ Campaign Note, 2, Neb,, July 25.—[Special t) the ¢ central commit- led the primaries for Septemper 7, and the county convention for September 8. Lightning's Fatal Freak. Cnareerr, Neb, July 25.—Cy liams was instantly killed and Thomas Johp- son dangerously Injured by a stroke of light~ ning yesterdav afternoon. 1t is thought Johnson will recover. ———— CUPrlD VS, CLERIO. The Latter Knocked Clean Out of Canonicals. New York, July 25.—|Special Telegraih to the Brr, |—There is a sensation in Brooklyn over the marriage of the Rev. William J. Sherman, a_priest of the Roman Catholie chureh, to Miss Tillie McCoy. Young Sher- man is twenty-seven years of age and the son of a wealthy builder in Brooklyn. Some « years ago he went courting Miss McCoy bup she declined to marry him then because she was too young. He then studied for the priesthooa and was ordained -several years ago, and became assistant pastor of the Church of the Visitation in Red Hook, South Brooklyn. Then heresumed his visits to the* house of his former sweeth discovered he was willing to break his holy, vows for her sake. She remonstrated at first, but his pleadings won her and! they began to prepare for marriage. | On June 14 they wentto the residence of' the Rev. F, L. J. Schneider, a Protestant clergyman, and were warried. After the ceremony she returned to her own home andd * | the groom to the priest’s residence, The | secret leaked out and the priest's mother, asked him if it was troe, but he declared. it} was nottrue. Sherman took his wife awayy| from Brooklyn and brought her to this eity, where they stopped at the Grand Union hulo’l\‘ Meanwhile the priest continuned to perfors his cllun‘lll?'dlll s, The pastor of the chus asked him if he had violaf his vows, He i timated he had becn indi a with tears that he ieda Rumors of the marriage grew thicl er, hows, and last Friday the priest’s mother visit_to the liome of S0y’ eCoy if her da a natried. She was told they were, and if she needed further evidence she, could lind husband wite together up stairg Slierman ran_up stairs and found thes. ina room together. She is reportedy to have boxed her son’s ears and then to have made the young bride kneel and swear that she was not the wife of Father Shermani He will be excommunicated, ' —_— AN OMAHA OF CER'S WIFE. How a Pending Bill Grew out of Licu~ tenant Earle's Marriage. WASHINGTON, July 25, —[Snee’al Telegram. —To-day’s Capital says: * I'here has been a good deal of curiosity to know what was the particular cause of the miage ure brought in by Senator Cockerell, propos- ing to require the war department to protect the families of officers who do not support them, by dividing up their respective salaries, Tunderstand that this measure grew out of the case of asingle officer, whose wife hag many friends in the District of Columbiag name of the oflicer in question is Earles s u lieutenant in the second infuntry and, stationed at Omaha, Earle married a, ful woin: formerly a elerk treasury depart is now employed in the mint at Francisco. — There ig a long story connected with hig separation from ner. Mo " procured a divorce in one of the territories, which, £ believe, was afterw “aside on the . ~ While the officer Division of tho Pueilo s brought by his wife in San Fran- cisco and he was requived by the comman ing ofticer to present himself at hcmlq\mr% He and explain the charges against him, was obliged to a long winter trip o a rough country and on the way one of bia feet was frozen, the result being that he wag permanently injured,” e Land Conspirators Convicted. Kansas Crry, July 25.—The Journals Columbia (Kan,) special s “Hugh Gavis gan, postaster at this place, was found guilty of conspiracy to blow up the count; court house, and thus destroy the recoras n{\ certain land frauds. Sentence has not beem fixed. Gayvigan’s bondsmen have taken charge of the postofice, Scveral other won- spiralors await trial, - Among those who were arrested was 1. 1L Tuwton, who was recently reported 1o Liave died or sulcided in o Cinel nab hotel. Thero are y who believe Lawton alive and scheining to obtain a life insurance on false reports,” That Ti, i at Tired Feeling The warm weatlier has a debilitating effeet, espeelally upon those who are within doors most of the time. The peeuliar, ¥ -t comman, complaint known as hat tired feoll s the result. This feeling ean Lo cutively overcome by taking Mood's Su which gives ngw life and streng the functions of the body, “1 could not sleep; had no appetite, T ook Linod's Sursaparilla and socn he nd wy apptite uinproved.” L. A. 8axvonp, Kent, Olio, Strengthen the System Hood's Sarsaparilla is charactertaed hy pecullarities : 1st, the combination of The result is a medicine of vnusual strengtl, effectiug cures hitherto unknown, Bend for book containiug adaitional evi “Hood's gt il Lol y § i Bar 4::":; Les Up my & seems 10 Mako iie o :xllzi others, and 190 Bank Bircet: New Kork Citys LI 10Ke ' Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by wll druggists, §1; six for §5. dind@ ouly by C. 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