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IXTEENTH YEAR, THE BULGARTAN EMBROGLIO, Prince Al ander's p at Eng AND A COMPLETE SURPRISE. Al and the Sofia European Story of his Down of the of Sentiment. ments Press in a State Seige The Bulgarian Bounce, LoNDON, Atgust T'he Daily News this mornin 1t is obvious that Prince Alexander was deprived of s throne by di reet orders of the czar. The official version of the revolution is o flagrantly and tr parently dishon at it will ot dee eive ehild, The eficet may be extremely serions. Russin's action is absolutely unwarrantable and without exense, The argiment of the Ber- 1in Post that the revolution inplies a Russian victory over Inglish influence in_the east 15 absurd. No_power s less interested than Englind. * Alexander was nominally the vassal of the <ultan and it it ean be shown that he was deposed withont the sul an’s consent, a wrayeinternational difieulty will at onee be raised SALISIU Y Loxnoy, August 2! to London’ this moriing. He had along in- terview with the Earl of Ldesleigh, forein minister. The coup d’ etat in Bulcaria was ncomplete surprise toboth ministers. The seeurities which were affected by the first receipt of the. news from Solia are now recoverine. A dispateh from Vienna to the Tim contains the following: “Prinee Alexander was deposed by aconspiraey. 1le wasescorted to Widdin to embark thence on Sunday for Severin, in Wallachia, Roumania. A dispatel from Bucharest, canital of Roumania, states all news from Bulgaria comes at present throngh ofticial couriers and that 10 private person 1 allowed to enteror leave Bulgaria. The tele- graph lines, the dispateh adds, have all ' been stopped from operation e story of deposition I8 s follows Karaveloff, ~ prime mimster, entered the palace 'at Sophia_and explained to Alex ander thatpublic_opinion of Bulgaria was dissatistied with_his poliey and demanded his disposition. The prince said: 1 see no friends, 1 eannot resist.” Ao piblic meeting as been held in Sofia and Kustehuk and in afl of them proclama- tion of the change of {he governnent was re ceived with favor. The beople tejoice over the coup whicl they say ended an mtolerable situation. The Bulzarians are pursuaded Russia will now nassist them to consummate aunjon | wihich they think it was Turkey’s design — to frustrate, Alexander wes taken complete- 1y by surprise. 1le was ‘astonished at the sudden bursting of the plot upon him. Kara- veloff had managed the whole affaiv iwith such secrecy that the only indication_of the coming storm was the mutinous spirit no ticeable among the troops. The prince had ovdered the cireulation of papers amonz iam which openly declared that he alone was tie only obstacle to ihe union. but his orders in_1his respect were not obeyed. “The affection of the common people for the rince remains undeminished. A telecram rom Bucharest says the Rowmanians are very much excited over the Bulgarian er'sis. King Charles is personally presiding over a special meeting of the cabinet hastily sum- moned, and Premicr Bretanio is returning from Goodra with all possible speed. ACTIVITY AT TIIE FORFIGN OFFICE, LONDON, August ws of Alexan- der's depodition was received at the British foreign oftice yesterday afternoon. of lddesleizh, foreizn minister, went during the evening to the oflice and digpatelied mes: sengers with the news to all the eabinet ministers known to bein the city. e sent a special courier to Salisbury at _Iatlield louse. “T'here has been ereat activity at the foreign oftice all day to-day and almost ca tinuous telegraphic communication has been kept up with foreign capitals. ENGLAND CAN NOT INTERFER. LONDON, August 23.—The ministerialists admit that the” deposition of Prince Alex- ander is a matter of extreme gravity, but say even ifitis proved ‘that Russia instigated the movement it will be diflienit for England to interfere, because it s gencrally assumed that Austria and Germany aeqiiiesced in Alexander’s overthrow. The zovernment has bren reliably infornied that Alexander is safe and well in Rouman 11 PORTE'S PROCTAMATION, N, August 2. —The porte will per- with the phowers rezarding Bul- garin, anwhile it sent another note announcing that, with a view to prevent a conflict, it has instructed the speeial Turkish commissioner at Sofia to_inform the provi- sional goyernment that it will be answerable for the waintenance of order pending the porte's decision rezatding the situation, NO SUIPRISE IN RUSSTA, ST, PETERSBURG, August 23,—The Rus- sian press is less surprised at the deposition of Prince Alexander than it was when Rou- mania voted in 1855, The newspapers have generally believed for some time past that the nolitleal tension n- Bulearin foreshad: owed aeatastrophe, The Viedomashe says: “Russin st now speak her weizhty word if she does not wish to lose_control of Bul- 0 destinies.” The VoSt says it s highly probable that Russia will intervene essities and_establish a mew order of in Bulearia, and ad With Alex- deposed, Bulgarian sympathy with Russia will revive.” "Most of the Rus press observe that the foreizn press man aconfusion of ideas respecting the relations between the three ¢ ors, “I'he Messenger publishes’ an official com- unication stating that the relations between Russia and the other powers remain unal- tered. THE GOVERNMEN BoriA, Algust 2 RETURNS, Salishury returned 8 PROCLAMATION, ~The government’s proclamation announcing the ‘deposition of Alexander and the reason thercfor, deter- mined that he rendered great services on the tield of battle, but politieaily he had too little regard for Billgaria's position as a Stay state and the maintenance of her relations with Russia. His deposition on this wccount was necessiry.” IN A STATE OF SIEG Sok1A, August 23.~The city lias been de- clured in a state of seige EPRINCE 18 Bucianest, August 25, —Prince Alexander embarked on his yacht At Rahova yester- day and proceeded” to Guirgero, whence he coines here, THERE 1S TROUBLE ANEAD, LoNDON, Augnst 25.—A Bucharest dis- pateh says'there are rumors that a military movement is impending at Widdin and else- where i favor of Alexander, also that Stam- bouloff, president of the Bulzarian e is organizing a meeting in_ favor of dvices from Widdin s dissatisfied with the present state of and the town classes are still what has happenad, The court had ordered that universal Mussulman conseription be proceeded with Inunediately and the rese summoned for sorviee, 1he oceupation of the frontiers of Mucedonia and Roumelia has been ordered TROONS LOYAL TO ALEXANDER, Brenarest, August 25.—The garrison at Bliumla remain taithiui to Prince Alexander and refuse (o recognize the provisional government, A nuwber of Bulgarians and promient Bussopliobists have already fled 0 Rouvania. The fugitives include in thel number muny Russim nihilists who were serving as oflicers on the Bulgarian flotilla. Itis now believed that Prince Alexander is confined in a monustory near Sofia. OPINION IN GERMANY Berriy, August 2.—The Post, Bismarek’s organ, publishes an_ artiele on the Bulgarian crisis which is characterized by amiability of expiession toward Russia~ and friend- liness fo England. DeGiers, the Russian Toreign minister,” who is sojourning at Franzensbad, will, it is stated, almost’ i meditely visit Bismarck, and Kalnoky, Austrian minister of forelgn affairs. The pinion is general here that Germany and Austria sacriiiced Alexander of Bulgvia order to preserve the allinnee with Russia at tie expense of England. Public opinion in Germany sywpathizes with Alexander in his wistortune, FAVORS TiE DI LOSDON, August favors Priuce Alexander's deposition causo. the prince is German. Frenchmen hope that Russia’s action in the ewergency way embroil the central European powers. Nobody in Puris believes these powers are convlsed at Prnce Alexunder's expulsion, N THE SEA, OSITION. e French feeling Com- | The Earl* A GREAT RACE. George Defeats Cummings in Fastest Fime on Kecord. 0¥, Angust New Yo Special E.|—Inacn n ¢ol to New York, and known there, some particnlars evenin the may v raaders, Never ready his opponent. In until several stu A tiner evening, ( on the sround long before fact, tie latter did not arrive min After the appointed time, and it was getting dark when he did so. e was attired in athletic costume, similar to that which he wore lust year, and Com ain adopted the plain white Jersey and pants, with light biue, short drawers, Instead of the same track as they did twelve months the inner one, or that of four laps to the mile was selected, and this en- | the quarters to be taken more easily. 1t might pe mentioned that the men ran on the left-hand Although George was late, all was very soon in readi ness, and at half past seven began one of THE MOST DETERMINED RACES witnesse Cummings the toss, and as expected, chose the inner berth, The vistol tirer no ad asked the pair “are you ready,” than erack went the pistol and thus commenced the race. Cummings, on the inside, was the first to show tie front, but he had hardly gone fifty yards be- fore he was PASSED BY IS ADVERSARY, then on the far side. Georze considerably improved his pace, but this had no material effeet on Commings, On_covering the half lap George was three yards in front. Thus they prc for the fist quarter, which distance was accomplished in 553 s¢ Singulatly enough the hali ol in 2:02 the exact time that last August. The third auarter was accomplished in 1:05% It was at this stage that the interesting part of the race began. Just on completing the threc-quarters of a mile Cutmings had orders to go in front, and this he did AMID GREAT EXCITEMENT, Cummings, who was on the far side in the last cireuit, was showing the way by about two yards, but no sooner had George rounded the turn than he spirted up to the Seoteh- man’s shoulders, — Ihe latter once more dashed along and appeared o hold Lis own, but s adversary slowly and surely, but fairly, wore him down. Cum mings bad shot his bolt, while George was running on in the grandest style, and passed the post, winner of one of THE MOST SLASHING RACES ever seen. The record had been beaten. When this was known the cheering was v The previously best time for a mile mings” 4w 16 155, wihen he defeated Boston. But now Geor an boast arecord that will take some trouble in lowering, his time for the full ¢ 4:12% The time for the four quarters were: George—First quarter, 53y the half Cummings—The three- rge—The one 1 nsing ago, or ever won sooner sed mile was cov it took George ciferous, was ¢ Duddl IN THE COMMONS, Speeches By Hicks-Beach and Labou- chere—The Government's Plans, LoNDON, August 23.—In the commons to- night Sir Michael Hicks-Beach reported a commission to enquire info the Belfast riots —General Sir Redvers Buller, and two Irish barristers, French and Adams. He also said the government proposed to add to the com- mission an_ officer of experience, namely, Chief Constable McHardy, of Lanarkshii Labouchere, in the debate on the address inreply to the queen’s speech, saia Lord Randolph Churchill’s recent electoral mani- festo wasan insult to the Yadical party. The speaker urged Irishmen to continue their forts by legitimate means to obtain their rights as a nation strugeling to be free. [Cheers]l. The followers of Parnell had a right to be proud of their leader. The ion that th were mercenary in re- ving aid from A merica came with il grace from English members who were not_above pecuniary aid fiom the ducal house in the st elect ntinuing he said that wi ter was ling and the military we assisting in evietions of the people, 1many of whon were cast out upon the road side, Irishmen could not be blamed if they refuscd to submit tamely to such treatment, but he warned them that disorder would oniy serve as an excuse for resisting home rule and would insure coercion. f} Sir Michael Hicks-Beach said it was the duty of the government to restore order and administer government in Ireland with the law as they found it. ‘T'he policy of the gov- ernment was a plain and sober one, It was to promote the solid and material welfare of Ireland, and to assist the Irish in obtaining rest froin the ceaseless political agitation to which they have been so long subjected. [Laughterand cheers. | 1le (the speaker) be- Tieved that the troubles in Belfast were due to the unfortunate provosals of the late govern- S A A s things-—to administer law, and to consider carefully a scheme of decentraliza- tion in the direction of local self-goyern- ment, framed upon a popular basi ar- nellite laughter| 'he latter scheme would be framed as far as possible to meet the ex- encies of Ireland [eheers|, but in aecord- nee with the verdict of the last eleetions. [Cheers|, ‘That was their whole policy. The government hoped when their tennre of oftice closed they would leave lreland more peaceful, orderly, and prosperous than they found it. [Cheers). Parnell's amendment to the address in re- ply to the queen’s speech, is as follows: “We lumbly _assure your sty that wo fe: that owine to the heavy fall in the prices of agricultural produce, the greatest difticulties will be experienced during the coming winter by the lrish tenant-farmers in payivent ‘of the present rents. Many will eunable to pey and numerous eyictions and confiseation of ~rights vested in tenants by the Lovd Act of 1851 will follow. caus| iffering and endange, ing th of cinl order, We deprecate any attempt to transfer the loss due to inabidity to pay rent from owners of land to the tax payers of Great Britian and Ireland by any extension of state assisted purchase on basis of rents fixed wher prices were Ligher than now. L Dl Gladstone and Home Rule, Loxnox, August 23.—(Gladstone, in the course of an address at Chiselhurst Saturday said: **The enthusiasm of British friends of the home rule idea is an incentive to me to never be beaten in it, but to continue tie struggle for the happiness of Ireland, Al- though there may have been prejudices be- tween Great Britain and Ireland, the fact that in the recent elections 1,400,000 Englishmen and Scotchmen voted In behalf of Ireland showed that prejudice is fast disappearing, Let me consult any book or nation i the world, and will not find one which does not say the relations of England and | ul.lfq under the union have been iiserable 7o Ireland and dishonorable to England. 1t the country deslies to redeem lier honor and ~enable her parlianent 10 attend to 1ts pressing business of imperial legislation, the Lrish question wust be set- tle el gl nto the Workhouse. Duniay, August 25,—Sisty tenants who lave been evicied from their homes on the estate of the Marquis of Ely in Wexford, en- tered New Ross to-day accompanied by an tmmense procession. Fowr hundred horse- wen were o line and wusic was furnished by w number of brass bands. After attends ing a political meeting the evicted tou ) viarched tu @ body to the werkbouse, ’i ucits, of Leys, OMAHA, | LITTLE BITS FROM LONDON. Goscip about People and Affairs that All the World Knows BRIEF TALES FROM THE PAPERS Miss Cameron's Scandal An Dashes 1 1 Sporting Comme B the R Notes about Social te— George Beats cord. Gossip From London. Loxnox, August 25, —[New York IHerald Cabie—Speeial to the Brk.]—Current society and the sporting journals furnish a good menu of gossip tor idlers on the Welsh Moun- tains, at the Scottish lakes, in swinptuous county mansions and at the seaside resorts, like Margate, Sardon’s, Coney Island, the Isle of Wight, the Newport. or at the dred of bathing spots from lands, ands 10 Scarbeloe, 1 HEAR MUCH SURPRISE expressed at the size of the church which the Empress Eugene is building near her home in Farnshorough, People are asking where the cangregation will come from to whom her imperial majesty is understood to look for its partial maintenance. Thelast of the money of Mr. Tilden, the millionaire politician, will be devoted to founding a tree lending library, His public benefactions amonut to £500,000, He was, 1 should think, the richest lawyer on record, Mr. Justin MeCarthy, who is the mildest manncred man of the Irish party, is GUING TO AMERICA to get out of the way of politics. ure portends parliamentary squails, for Mr, Mearthy has havpy knack of being out when mischief is brewing. NEWSPAPER PARAGRAPIS, “It seems to me,” said a particular friend of Mrs, Dash, “that dear Mrs. Dash is living inbetter style than ever since she was di- vereed,” ‘Oh!she’s living on the ‘antimony the court gives her.” Vanity Fair submits to sogiety the follow- ing hard case: A writes to 1B, who is on the committee of a club, asking him to pro- pose him. B writes, saying he will do so, and adds that he has got another influential man to second him. A is blackballed and letter of condolence from B. A meets O, who tells him that it was B himself who blackballed him. What should A do? THE “MAN ABOUT TOWN,” in the Country Gentleman, glides his pen thus: “Ido not know what is to be the ulti- mate effect of the presence in London of the new American division of ladies who are considered to rank as outsiders in their native land. They came to town in the season, and aided by Lady Milkwalk and others, carried all before them. Enelish society will revolt sooner or later, and the consequences may be seri Already one can see the smoke that precedes the conflage ration. The question is, which side will the Marlborough house set be on when the crash comes, His devart- which 15, TAMDBURG 1S GAY with royalities pretty Awerican pienies and aching parties, Mrs. Cunard still reigns supreme and happy in the worship of al- handsome men. The prettiest of the Ameril can women, however, is undoubtedly Mrs. Ro who is accompanied by her sister, But we are only at the beginning of the American invasion. It sometimes seems that in due course we shall be ruled socially by Americans, just as America is ruled poli- tically by Irishmen. The best dressed wo- men are now ronizing men’s boot-mak- ers, just as they patronize men’s sailors. THE MOST WONDERFUL BOOTS, inall the world are those sported by the ladies, who go a newmarketing. Ladies are to appear more manly than ever this year, The mere covert coat s to give way toa coaching coat of the same material. The seams will be strappier, the buttons pearly, and the cut boxy. As noncomitant to this very sporting garment we may look for v savernake hat. Some silver gray tweeds, to be worn by lovely women in the carlier days of autumn, are very eharming. Improvers have been improved off the garment of woman, d a good tailor-made dress is a work of art and a joy forever, MOVEMENTS OF NOTABLES, ‘The Court Journal announces: The Due d’Aumale has decided upon fixing his town residence in Ennksmare Gardens and has taken the Moncarvo house, which was ouilt by Mr. Sandeman, and Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne contemplate another visit to Canada before lonz, AN ACTRESS' DIRTY LINE ‘The Whitehall Review ethically recounts: “Isuppose,” said Miss Cameron, “there is a deal of talk in town about my m: " Thus runs the paragraph in an- inte It is quite true the case has cansed exeitement, 1t has also adyertised the company traveling under the auspices of Lord Lonsdale. It has also furnished extra bage to that which thrown at stage lite. It is anoth instance of theatrical dirty linen bein washed in the newspapers, and of the d lightwhich actresses scem to take in giving a3 much publicity as possible to matters which concern their domestic, rather than their professional lives. Mis Cameron has on this oceasion been the washerwoman of her own linen, A ONE-IORSE AFFAIR, he Whitehall Herald sums up the St. Leger event in this curt fashion: Less than a month will bring us face to face with the Doncaster meeting and the St. Leger, dear 10 the hearts of all Yorkshiremen, who will, however, be sorely taken to get up the cus- tomary enthusiasm over this year's contest, A less eventfui cellinger cannot be called to mind, fining down, us it is doing, into a one-horse affuir, with Ormande as the hero, LADY BEASSEY'S GOAL REACHED, Moder felicitates Lady Brassey. She has reached the goal of her fondest hopes. No one who has eugaged in society’s strife for the many past years more de todoso. Onsuch a goal as & peerage hay her eyes, through all her well-chronicled do- ings, been undoubtedly fixed. Early in her career it was Mrs. Br s charge as hostess that broke down the barriers of ill-concealed prejudice, Her dinners were perfection, and the other entertainuments on the same princely seale, and wen soon discovered the faet, gy savory smell of the Normanhearst kitchen even penetrated the thick walls of Mardborough house, and tiekled the nostrils of the Prince of Wales, He suifled, and be- hold! es 55 THE SYELL WAS GOOD, Yes, he would graciously honor the Bras- seys by stretching his legs under their m hogony, and he did. Frow that time all went well severally for the wealthy givers of the solendid feeds. Every day they becaume more popular. Every day they were more talked about. ‘I'be tale of the Brasseys being hneal descendants fiom sowe “De Brassl,” who came over with William the Norman and shared his sins, is no new invention, as some liave impudently implied, nor is Lady Brassey a nobody, but the descendant from the knightly family of Amutt, of Bucks, dat- ing frow 150 and maternally from the Bur- TUESDAY Wheietore let parvenus | trian aud Huugarian s MORNING, cease from with better reering and from spite an men in congratulating Lord and his elever wite. AN AMERICAN SPORT'S HARD LUCK Life puzzles - the American colony with paragraph: “A of an American senator eame over Amer A just ther Aseot the in tention of rooking the bookmakers, both at that meeting and at Goodwood. Hle may be Seen now, waitin remittances from his father, in then od of Charing Cross, having done all the rooking he intends to do this summer PERSON AT Court and Society contains items: *“The Duke of Newcastle intends to make a two years' tour around the world. He will leave England late in September for the United States, and after visiting them thy oughly will proceed to San Francisco and thence to Japan. “Mr. Parnell and party have been out after grouse over part of the Wicklow Mountains, on the shootings which the uncrowned king shares with Lord Fitz William “Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes containing his English experienc on the stocks, A REVEREND BARNUM. Another page has been added to the history of advertising by a London elergyman. This natear Barnum converted himself intoa living sandwich between a couple of boards, setting forth that he desired to raise a sum of £1,200and requesting donations. He got 25 6d and narrowly eseaped being run in. TIE BLENHEID SALE, he Bat declares: “Ihe concluding days of the Blenheim sales were mainly remarka- ble for the scant attendance of bidders. Nominally the result was £62,000, but when it is considered that the entire business was managed by Agznew, who bought in to the extent of £18,000, the gilt 15 decidedly rubbed off the ginzerbread. Many emimnent foreign dealers complained bitterly over this system of buying in the chief lots which, it was sup- osed, would be put up without reserve, and which they had come espeeially to bid for.” A NEW DEPARTURE IN WEDDING, The Bat invites attention to the latest de- parture in the over ornamented marriage ceremonial in the ease of a reverened gen- tleman. He was escorted to the altar by the orthodox best wan and three groomsmen. The idea was sweetly pretty, but will add new horror to the life of a pater familias with marriageable daughters. We may now ex- pect to read in the description of weddines that “'the bridegroom was attended by eight groomsmen, each of whom wore a handsome diamond and pear searf vin, the gift of the bride,”” and to have an elaborate account of the groomsmen’s costaine A BRASSEY PEDIGREE, St. Stephens Review elaims that the Bras- sey pedigree reminds it of a clever lad, -who wis sent to Eton by his pater, who had amassed a fortune as a poulterer. The new boys were catechissd about their ancestors and antecedents. One was the son of a par- son. another was the son of a squire, and a third of an ofticer in the army, and soon it came to our youth, whoavered that his father was a Turkey merchaing thereby saving eter- nal veracity and the fauriiy honor, LOKD SALISBURY'S BEGINNING. The St. Stephens Review also claims that Lord Sulisbury has begun well, for one of his first orders was that fxult from the yiee regal gardens should bé distributed through the Dublin hospitaland #et'sold. The Sunday rs deseribe, it s the viceroy asa de- scendant of *The Castle re .7 This is im- possible, as that ill-starred statesman had no children, minded this son from before with MENTION the personal s volumes s already EMPTY LOND In admitting that London is,conventionally speaking, empty, it adds: “Exeept in the park nd the west end squares and streets, London presents much the same aspeet as it did a month ago. There are constant arriy Amcricans, some of whom have come to houses and apartments for next year in viey of the show at Earle Court.” A Gl SPOITING EVENT. “The Hlustrated Sporting News opines that never since racing began can there have been n ercater certainty for a big event than Ormond tor the St. Lezer. If he escapcs mishaps during the next four weeks it is dif- ficult to see whati horse can have a hundred- to-one chance of preventing him from carry ing off the treble event. Peregrine would inevitably have repeated his two-thousand victory and avenged his Derby defeat on Iroquois had he kept sound till the St. Leger day. Walking from King Clire up to the Downs one day, along the same road that Ormond walks, Peregrine trod on asharp stone and cut his foot. The undue strain was thrown on the other leg, and on that conse- quence Peregrine broke down, A SMALL AFFAIR, Bird o’ Freedoin's member of Tattersall's Joins the sporting chorus in predicting that the St. Leger is fast becoming a one-horse racer. One hundred to thirty was offered on Ormonde, who made a bound in favoritism to-day. In West End cireles seven hundred to two hundred was offered on him in a bet. Great fat speculators in the city have been doing a rare business on the Ciesarowitch, One of them backed the following ten in a lump to-day at one thousand to thirty eacl Carelton, Bandmaster Jones, Iaredon, $ Haredon, Sir Hamo, Don Juan, Ohels Charmion, St. Gatien and Riversdale. A BPORTING ANCEDOTE, ‘The Bird contributes this ancedote: “Do you know the nature of an oath, madam?” inquired r. Baron 1luddleston of a nervous witness, “Well I ought to, starting price book, THE I BY'S DECLINE, The Sporting Times, or the Pink'Un, discussing the great £10,000 stake at San- down, argues this must hereafter effect the Derby and other great fields, he Sporting Timesavers that the eminent trainer, John Porter, Jus stated his fears for the future welfare of the Derby which, under its present condition, are sure to suffer now that the mammoth” pyices have sprung up. John has tatored - mord Derby winners than the average trainerconld anticipate, and he 15 evidently aubitinus of taking further hon. ors at Epsom. 1f the Derby should cease to be the “blue ribben,” ftwould be a national wistortune. Bug although it will be some years ere the masses cease o rezard Derby day as other than & national holiday, it is equally certain that therace will continue to draw If the race committee, the grand stand proprietors, the railway companies and the caterers for the inner man do not speedily see it to bluff a bit, * The experiment of the Felipse stake has put thousands into the vockets of the Sun- down Park people, and a £10,000 Derby would receive enough subscribers and to spare to recoup the outlay, iy My busband makes a -~ War News Depresses Stocks, LoNDON, August 2 he news from Bul- garia, coming upon & bull market, severely depressed stocks on the London exchange, British funds closed % per cent lower, Egyptian, Turkish, Russian and Hungarian funds .fell 1 to 13 per cent closing at the worst rates of the day. At Berlin, the bourse was flat and there was a general dectine, Rus- slan securities being mostly affected, On the Vienna bourse prices lattened. At Frankfort there was a heavy decling, especially in Aus- ritics, AUGUST 1, VIE WILL SEE THEM LATER. | Cutting Made a Free Man and Starts for American Soil, NARROWLY ESCAPES RE-ARREST. Timely Arrival of a Strect Car Saves Him - Mexicans Wrathy— W hat the Court Said to the Editor and His Reply. Medina Waives Prosecution. BEL PA<o, Angust At11:30 this morn ing Cutting was taken before Judge Casten ada and_the ofticial minutes of the Supreme court, eiting the decree releasing lim from turther custody, were read. The decision is based entirely upon the fact that Medina, the offended party, had waived his right to a civil suit for damages, the eourt holding this ended the proceedings of the state. Cutting replied: “As long as 1 am not further de- tained as a prisoner, I accept my liberty, and request that the copy of the decree be given me for future nse.”” ‘T'he court consented to this in Spanish, To a reporter Cutting said : “I can’t understand what all this has to do with my eard in the Kl Paso Herald, for which 1 was inearcerated and being tived at the time my government made a demand for my imnediate release,” It is said on the other side of the river that tie Mexican constitution, prohibiiing the resi- dence of agitators and other danzerous ehar- aeters in the republic will be entoreed against Cutti After Cutting had been set at liberty he, with Consul Brigham and a number of Awmerieans went 1o the Casino on the eorner to wait for a_car on which they expected to leave the Mexican soil. Danlion, ofticial i terpreter, with the miayor and several Mexi can officials soon entered the Casino and words were exchaneed between the parties, the intention it is thought being to re 1 Cutting. —~The latter in renly to some remark from the interpreter, said: I will meet your fiv ipals in this matter later,”” The 1 nd interpreter cried out in Spanish what was equivalent to a new of- fense in English, Several Mexicans stepped toward Cutting, but the street ear having ar- rived the Amerleans closed in around him and the party started for this side of the river. relonc Shaating AFTER A SECOND DIVORCE. A Woman Who Tried Her Husband Twice and Don't Luke Him. WASHINGTON, Auust 25— Svecial Tele- gram to the Bi Helen Morrell Car- roll to<day, by torney, J. Ambler Smith, filed a” petition praying for divoree from her husband, General Lemuel Sprigg Carroll, and the custody of their child: also that her husband be restrained from speak- ing to or in any way interfering with her dur- ingthe pendency of the suit: also that he be ordered to pay into the registry of the court $300 each month up to the final decree of the court as alimony and reasonable counsel fees, ‘Thebill of complaint shows a rather remarkable state of circumstances. In it Mis. Carroll states that they were married, and later, to escape eruel treatment, she ob- tained o divorce. On April 2, 1885, at the urgent solicitation of Gen- eral Carroll, and on his promise to abstain from strong drink, to love, cherish and honor her, they werg remarried. For the ensuing twelve months“he had determ= ined to earry out his promise. Then he fell into the company of bad men and women, and his whole conduct changed. i the complamant with great indignity and re- fused to {urnish ler with the necessaries of life. He bezan drinking again and treque- tly, when under such influcnce, abused her most shamefully, ealled her vile names and would curse and Swear 5o that at times she She states that he is a_major Tnited States army on the Te: and openly boasts that the courts not_interfere with him and that he will treat her as he chooses. M Carroll further charges that about the 23th of September, 1855, and at other times since, General Carroll eom- mitted adultery with Adeline Sinelair, she keepinga disreputable house; also that he snent large sums of money in treating and buying wine for her and two other disréputa- blé characters in her house, and that he has been guilty of other acts of infidelity with lewd and abandoned women, Under these circumstances the petitioner prays for relief as above stated, General Carroll is an Obio man who fought gallantly through the war. His friends have known of his troubles for months. st here dare - A Different Story Arxswonri, Neb., pondent of the Brx. ]—Sutton’s band offAins- worth returned last evening from attending the North Nebraska reunion at Norfolk. The boys were well pleased with the reception and with there treatment and with the sue- cess of the reunion. but not well pleased with the decision of the judges of the band con- test, which took place Friday, August 28, nor with the comments of the bir: correspondent on the matter of not allowing the 1e band of Niobrara to compete, Sutton's band took second money, but was’ entitled 1o first money, and this was the decision of nearly all who heard the bands. In the issue of August 21, the BrE correspondent says: “Thie other leaders confessed they wore afraid to _compete with it [the Helican band.) The correspondent’ is misinformed in regard to the matter, as your correspondent was on the ground during the entire time and knows personally that no such fears were expressed, and it is due to the “other leaders” to deny the charg Tola. August 23,—[Corres- e A Prominent Knight's Death, Cincaco, August 2.—J, B, Murphy, mas- ter workman of district assembly 24, Kui of Labor, dropped dead at his home night of heart discase. Murphy resentative and promincnt recently has been ' prominently b sublic by reason of his aetion i’ suspending wo entire assemblies of knights becauss of their communistic tendencies, - History of Labor Troubles, WASHINGTON, August 25, —The bureau of Jabor statistics expects to get the second an- nual report out by the time congress meets, Two subjects will be treated in the report, One is the question of conviet labor. The other subject to be treated 18 strikes, A com. plete history of the strikes from 180 up to July of this year will be given, including the Caudes, purpose and effect upon the Jabor of the cotntry. ast rep- and e the -~ A Double Tragedy. CuicAGo, August ‘The Times’ Mil- ledgsville, 1L, special suys: Frank Wood this afternoon went to the house of Dr, Me- Pherson, where Wood's wife was stopping, and killed her and suicided with a revolver, Wood had a bad character and had recently been placed under bonds to keep the ) having abused his wife. Summer School of Philosophy. MILWAUKEE, August 23,—Some of the ading educators and literary people of the country are in attendance at the western summer sehool of philosophy which opened here to-night. Miss Rose Cleveland s ex- pected to-morrow —~———— Mail Carriers Wanted, WASHINGTON, August 23.—The postofiice department has issued miscellaneous adver- tisements inviting proposals for carrying the mails in the states of Hlinois, Colorado, Ore- on and California. and the territories of Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and Washington. - Storm in M igan Derioir, August 25.--Despatehes from various points in southern Michigan report a severe storm Saturday night and yesterday, doing much damaze to crop and farw build- ings. Tho casualtics were few, CLEARINGS OF THE BANK, Omana Ranks Eleventh with an In- crease of 60 Per Cent, Bostoy, A Al Tele Bre.)—1 compiled al dispat Post rsof the leadin houses in ted States the elearings for the ending A and the incr for the uding period last st e fe | %—[Spe cram | tothe from manag the Ut week lowing tab hes 1o the hes from cleaving S ase or rease yoar CITIES, CLEARINGS Decrease. New York Boston v Philadelphia Chi 000 105 ey (81 Itimore Pittsbu Kansas City New Ot Omaha Provide Louisville Milwaukee, . Minneapolis. .. Detroit...... *Denver Cleveland.. Columbu Indianapolis Hartford. ... New Haven St Joseph. coster alveston Sporinglield Memphis. ... Port Peoria Lowell, 8, use TOWD: v ovevasiadl Outside New York| 4,054,500 3,075.5 80,633 NN 820,805 “*Notincluded in totals. Philadelphia and Indianapolis partly esti- mated, British Grain Trade Review, LoxNnox, Aug. 23.—The Mark Lane Ex- press in its review of the British grain trade for the past week says: The harvests thus far have been greatly disappointing. A spell of dry weather with hot sunshine may yet re- deem what appears to be a bad harvest. Re- turns of 423 whert districts show 5 aboye the average, 16 equal to it, rnd 288 below it. The yield in 227 out of istricts are below the average, Of oats in 265 out of 433 districts, Dbeans in 162 out of 215 districts, and peas in 115 out of 245 distriets. Trade s sliguish, English wheat is gencrally one shilling r Flour is Giels dearer. Foreign & BTRiONIV ICAERIRS lilely HOR FaBaTor: The supply of corn is short and prices a against buyers, Mixed American sell 2 from the ship, and lower, Wheats were Gd de ked Is advance. Enclish flour dearer and foreign Gd@idd and 1s American corn is irregularly dearer, -~ rer to-day, The Elgin Dairy Market, Cmeaco, Aug. 25—The Inter Ocean’s Elgin, 111, special says: Butter advanced }ge on the board ot trade to-day. Rezular sales, 54,350 Ib No cheese was offered, but quotable at Bade for skims, Tj@se’ for creams. There were private of 17,100 1bs of butter and 10) boxes of cheese. A = A Street Car Tie-Up. New- Yok, Angast 23, —Lust week notice was posted in the oflices of the Broadway and Seventh Avenue Horse Railroad com- pany, corner of Fiftieth street and Seventh avenue, announcing thata new time table would go into effcet Monday. The new schedule called for six trips instead of five, which they have been making. The tim table was ingeniously arranged so that six trips were to be done in the twelve hours allowed by law. Toeffect this the hour for starting on the first trip in_many cases was set much earlier than before, and the time arting the last trip much later. The law takes 1o account of the time set between © loeal assemblymen met Saturday eyen- ingand the new table was discussed. © They ter midnight last night and_at 1330 a. m. were discussing whether it would be bet ter to tie up the Broadway line alone or wait and persuade the men on'the Sixth, Eighth, and Ninth avenues and belt lines to set and tie up all lines together. 1t was cvidently decided to tie up the Broadway and no ecars on that line WOrning, line at ong running this 10w Another Saloon Outrage, Coox Rarin, la, August 23.—[Special Teleram to the Be he saloon element hias become very defiant and Saturday night pitched upon the city marshal, who was en- deavoring to preserve order and protect a Iady from insult on the streets. A erowd of drunken men surrounded him, Ho ordered them to disperse, but they elosed around hix He knocked two of them down, and when about to fight his way out, was struck by a rock and thrown to the ground. He was taken up unconseious and it'was feared that he would not live. But at last_accounts he was slightly lie town is greatly stirred up over this outrage, which is laid to defiant and lawless saloons, —— Towa Republican Convention. Dis MorxEs, August 23.-(Snecial Telegram to the BEE.|—A number of prominent repub- licans are already here tor the state conven- tion which opens Wednesday, Senator Alli- son will be temporary elairman and will sound in his opening specch the key note o the campaign, To-morrow night occurs the formal opening of the Grant club of this city. A whole suit of rooms, andsomely furnished; with elegant quarters for o vlace of republi an resort have been obained. Many repub- licans of the state, and of national” promi- nence will speak ot 'the opentug. il An Editor in Luck, Des Moixes, la., August23,—[Spocial Tel- egram to the Bek.| —Daniel Kerr, who was nominated for eongress to-day in the Fitth distriet, is editor of the Grundy County Ar- gus,and is one of the republican whe horses in the district. He has served seyeral terms in the legislature and is regarded as strong stumper, It 18 expected he will re- deem the distriet, which is DW reprosented by Fredericks (démocrat), of Marshalltown. ——— A d Country for Anarchists, New Yonk, August 23.—[tis thought the information received by Assistant District Nicoll concerning the meeting held Friday night by the anarchists called to sym- pathize with the condemned Chic bomb thro % will result in the indictinent of those most conspienously identined with the | meeting for unlawiul assembliug by the next grand jury, A Kauvsas Pioneer Dies, Boston, Mass,, August 23, —~Amos Adams Lawrence died last night at his summer resi- dence at Nahaut. Ho was born in Boston in 1814, and was identitied with the settlement of Kansas territory and its eveutual develop- wment into afree state. - an-American Jour lists, NEw Youk, August=h—The Natlonal As- soclation of German-American journuist authors met in this eity this morning I'he convention will continue in session throngh Wedncsday and will then go to Philadelphia. Appolutment, WASHINGION, August 25, —The presidens appointed Felix A, Reeve, of Tennessee. (0 be assistant solicitor of the ticasury, vice Joseph Robiusen, resigued, Oats are in abundant supply 4 NUMBER THE NEWS FROM NEBRASKA. Many Political Plams From 08, w0 County THE STATE TRAVELING MEN. They Meot at Hastings, Adopt and Elect Oficers Van Addresses Crowaca Other News, a Cone stitntion Wyck Gatherings Politics in ( BrATHICE, Nob., A Special to | the Bex. ) —Churen Howe was here again a | few days ago trying Lo fixat up with the boys, Evidently this part of his would-be bailowick does not progress to suit him, judging from the frequency of visits, Van® Wyck clubs are being oreanized in the county and the senator is gaining stiensth right along. A prosperous farmer and member of the board of supervisors ity hias just been announeed as a candidate for the I lature, and his announcement plainly states that he is for the re-clection of Senator Van Wyek, W. 1L Ashiby, renublican, demoerat, grecn- backer, anti-monopolist and Wymore's lot speculator would like to get to congress from this district as an exponent of bourbonism. Tans is the same wily eantain who drew fed- eral pap down at Panama several years ago when lie was sent asminister by arepublican vresident. 1t will be sometime before the big First district will be represented in cbn- gress by a man who did all’ he could to d stroy the government during the eivil war, irigges, the poet lawver, elaims the honor of converting Ashby to republicanism som s years ago while they were law=partiers, but hé was not baptized “in the faith deep enough to Phillips, azent of the Lincoln Land company, and brother ot k. 0. Phill ps, secretary of that company, has announced himself ‘as a repnblican candidate for the legislature. — He elaims to be red-hot against monopoly of all kinds. Ie probably is op- possed to all the railroad _companies” oxeept the Burlington & Missouri. For this com- hany he spends most of his time, and wero \e elected they could count on his vote every time. There is no danger, however, of his being elected. He will be snowed' under deeper than e was a few vears ago when he ran for sneriff of this count Capt. J. E. Tl of this place, s m good headway for the nomination’ for s tary ot state.” Ho will o into the conyention with a solid delezation from his own connty as well as from nearly every other county in the Firstdistrict. 1tis senierally understood that should Capt. Winterstein be elected, the present secretary would be the depaty, ‘and people are down on that kind of business. © County. ) his cou Nebraska's Traveling Men HASTINGS, Neb., August pecial to the Brk. |—The meeting called several we ago for the purpose of orsanizing a stato traveling men’s association met in this city at the Kerr opera house. There was a laro attendance of trayeling men present from all over the state. The meeting was called to ovder by T. €. Hurst. Rev. J. W. Gilnan invoked the divine blessing upon the meet- i ter which T. C. Hurst deliverdd a address ot welcome. Aldresses also made by Rav. J, W, and others, aftes whieh were elected as follow: president, Ge 3. Spangler, Hastings: vice president, Sol Ehvman. St Joe: second viee president, J. B. Beall, Omaha: seeretary, Allen, Lincoln: treasurer, I C. Hurst, ings. A constitution and by-laws were then adopted. and the association ordered incorporated. he ten directors provided by the constitu- tion were then elected, as follows: Geo, W. Kirby, Hastings; C. 8. Letson, Atehison; W % Broch, Couueil Bluffs; W. W. Weidner, Lincoln; "C. I, Maxy Chicao; C. Warner, Kansas City; . Israil, St. Louiss WL Saxelby, St Joe: C.S, Hunter, Grand Iskand, and W. B, Sheldon, Omaly The traveling men are lavish in theirpraice concerning their treatent by the citizens of Hastings. They have bech shown every courtesy and everything possible was dond for their entertainment. ~ About one hundred were present.On Saturday evening they ac- cepted an invitation of Messis, James B, Heartwell and E. C. Webster 1o take a drive over the city in earriages, and they expressed themselyes s well pleastd with the beauty of the city. No wmore orderly or better condueted convention has ever asiembled in the city. The traveling men here were among the best and worthiest in the country, and their gen- tlemany conduet has given the people a much higher appreciation of a class of men who only too oiten represented and misun- derstood. York's Fleety Yonk, Neb, Augnst 23, Tele- gram to the Ber | —The running team of the York hook and ladder company left to- day for Fremont, to attend the State Fire- men's tournament. The team 15 woll cquipped and will make life interesting for some of the other attending teams in the line of running, The company consists of the fol- lowing of York’s best yoing men and fleetest runners, with W. R Kuapp as captain : John Bishop, Fred Falirbach, George I, Corcoran, Frank Cotlier, Charles A, Rosenla, W. R, <napp, Alvin Stafford, " Hamilton, Hugh Hutehinson, Gem Shackelford, Davia R Gould, Harry Hackney, W. It Furman, Al- bert Milier, Frank Clap, Frauk 1. Osborn, J.V. Hyder, Co M. Coflier, W. D, Fisher, Williaui Pappin, Thomas Buchanun, George E. Schoettler, George Chilcote, 1, | e, . W. Moulton, 1L J. Porter, Charies Eiliot D, Enley, George Belle and C, F. Lesli "Fhe party 1% accompanied by chief of the York departiient, and N. Lundem, assistant, rovements at Beatrice, Beatiice, Neb, August |Special to the Bk, )—The contract for putting up the city bullding has been let for $5,625. The building will be a two-story brick. ‘Ihie grading of the Union Pacific yards has commenced. When comploted the company will have a commodious and convenient place for their business, “Tlie B, & M. company are bestirring them- selves und they are supposed to be the par- tics who have purelased about fiftcen thou- sand dollars worth of property adjoining their depot grounds, Extensive improy ments by all the railroad companies are n sure thing, but in just what manner they in- tend to lprove cannot now be tound out. The Slugger Statesman at H HASTINGS, Neb., August 25— Spe aram 10 the Bre.—Hon. James Laird, wember of congress from the Second Nes braska district, arrived home from Washin ton this afternoon. e was met at the depot by i erowd of citizens and the band and e corted to his residence, Capt. A. D, Yoeun made a short address of welcome, to which Mr. Laird responded at some length, He barely touched upon the question of state politics, but confined himsell entirely to national issues, referring espeeially 0 the questions betwoen al and lal dwelling at length upon the develoy final culmination of the anarch weint. short were e, al Tels woves Van Wyck's Banner County. FAimoxt, Neb,, August 25~ {Special | egrem to the Big. ) -Senator Van Wyck ade dressed one of the lurgest political gatherings ! this year. The fur citizens turned His address was well ree out en mask ceived. ‘Chis is the banner Van Wyck county, “Phe senator spoke at te park. 1118 was loff 1o the voters of Filly ¢ y Van Wyek would receive nearly every Nebraska and Towa W | For Ncbraska and lowa | nesily stationary tenpeature. her. Fair weat

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