Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 5, 1886, Page 1

Dot e B OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 5 DN 1886, ~TWELVE PAGE NUMBER 170, A Profonud Tmpression Produced By Hints Conflict, VON MOLTKE'S DECLARATIONS of a Coming He Urges the Necessity of the Bmpire Pre- paring to Assert Tts Rights, BOODLE ALDERMEN IN FRANCE. Oity Officials of Marseilles Convicted of Ac cepting Large Bribes, A CUNNING CRIMINAL'S ESCAPE. Daring and Successfal Forgery Reoures a Bold Robber His Freedom, HIGH LIFE WEDDING IN PARIS Marriage of Miss Carroll and € Budget of M Berlin— nor de Kergorlay Havpenings & Other Foreign, A Great Critical Moment, | Copyright 1886 by James Gordon Bennet!.] Bintay, Dee. 4—(New York Herald Cable—Special to the Ber—The gloomy hints thrown out by the German minister for warin the Reichstag vesterday were mean® to make and have made a deep impression, Had they stood alone they might have been explained by tactical canses. To-day, low ever, they were followed by a declaration of the veteran, VouMoltke, uttered with an emphasis rarelv used except at great eritical woments, The scene in the reichstag was striking, Herr Von Windthorst, spenking in the name of the center, had protested that his followers w patriots filled with devotion, and thongh declaring he thought the minister for war took too dark a view of the situation,had declared his willingness to give the army bill falt consideration, when the old field mar- shal rose. Standiug in the middle of th nonse e turned toward the little ultramon- tane leader, while the deputies crowded thiekly round him, and holdinz a roll of paper in his haud began to speak. There was dead silence for a time but cheers rang out when, referring to France, he said: 8o long as public opinion there elamors with unvarying and stifi- necked bitterness for the restitution of the provinces regained with so mueh bloodshed, #olong must Germany repeat that she wily shed her last drop of blood in holding and defending herconquests, Let us not forget,” continued the veteran, amid breathless ex- ctement, “that the security—even the existonce—of greal nations depends on their might; that, above all, the greatest re- sources for the wliole safety of Germany lie in the excellence of her army.” The win- isterial crisis in France, coming at this mio- ment, is naturally watebed here with the Keenest interest. The advent of Clemen- cean to power just mow might have great LIAVE COLSCQUENCes. APEPAIRS IN FRANCE, Boodle Alderme minal Cun- ning---£'ashion and the Stage. LCopyright 1856 by James Gordon Bennett.) PAans, Dec. 4.—[New York Herala Cable Special ‘Telegram to the Brr)—The boodle aldermen of Marseilles are in a fair way of rivalling those of New York, The Marseilles court of assizes has been occupied during the week with the sensational trials of three deputy mayors aud four mu vallors of that city, charzed with receiving 200,000 franes in bribes given to induce them pt a contract for aring out cess M. Lapeyre, one of the deputy mayors; M. Charavel, municipal councillor and city engineer, and M. Valey, municipal cotneillor, were condemned to the payment of 200 franes fille and costs and to civil redation, which involves the loss of all eivil and politieal rights, Lapayre and Charavel also having to submit to the forfeiture of the Aecoration of the legion of honor, which each of them possessed, Charavel, who is a tall elegantly dressed wan and wore pointed shoes and an eye-glass, shook his fist at the jury when they pronounced the verdiet and shouted *'This is infamous.” A CUNNING CBIMINAL'S ESCAVE, A remarkably skilliul escape from the Mazas prison has just been effeeted by a pri oner named Altmeyer. 1t reads liko a page from Balzac, while for audacity and sim plicity it surpasses anything brought to light for many years. Altmeyer was trinl for having stolen 40,000 francs from a banker in the boulevard Poissonneire, He was imprisoned at Mazas during the prelmi- nary examination before M. Villers, Judge @instruction. Altmeyer had noted every de tail in the arrangenient of the judie’s tables, chiairs, and especially the spot where |y 1y placed Lis oflicial stamps. Ou returning to his cell I Mazas Altmeyer, who had care. fully studied M. Viller's handwr wwaiting his usu- ona sheet of paper as follows: Lo the Ditcetor of Mazas Prison—Monsieur 1o Dirceteur—1 have teeeived from the pro curer de la republique an ordor to set at lib erty one Altmeyer, confiined at Mazas sinee October 25, on a charge of robbery that now proves to b unfounded, So please sign this evening Lis releaso—levee ' d'eerou. The offieial papers and informals will be for warded to You to-morrow Vaory truly, ete. 1LLEns, Judse d' Tustruetione, written the above in a handwriting exactly like that of the judge, Alt- or kLt it carefully in his pocket until Wednesday, when he was agaln summoned before Judye Villars for further preliminary Havin almo Altmeyer, but so {far of obtaining so much as motion to recapture without the sucee a trace of him. HOWIILY: 0 TH A CORPS A very lively funeral scandal and profana tion of the dead has jnst ocenrred near Vire, and has aroused t utmost indignation on the part of the peasantry. An old man naned Marc baving ¢ at Saint George d'Aunay, his two sons, aged respectively 40 and 90, passed the night watehing over his corpse, 'To keep their courage up they un corked several bottles of oid cognac, which liad such an_exhilarating effect upon them that they picked up the body and threw it on their mother, who was lying down at the further end of the room. ‘The ter- riked woman hrieked yudly, and o neighbor coming in replaced the corpse on the bed and, alier reading a severe lecture to the two sons, went anay. He had searcely left the chamber when the 1wo sons opened another bottle and, drink- ing to their father's health, tried to force some cognac down his throat. ‘Then. taking the corpse by the arms, they drageed it around the room. singing obscene songs. The noor widow, frantic with hiorror, uttered seream after Thie nelehbor again burst into the rovui just in time to end the horrible scene. ‘Thie two sons are now locked up in jailat Vire, TWO SUPEIE DRESS) ses that arc dgmont” at 1 have just scen twostper dre tobe worn by Mlle. Isaac in * the Opera Comique nest week. They are of cloth and damask silk, and a well known tailor for crowned Leads was ealled in to in- sure perfection of fit. The first dress is a uble skirt of cream cloth, of very fine texture, One is trimmed with & bias band of mauve plush, The second skirtis ele- gantly lifted, Marquerite fashion, with cords and tassels of mauve and silver intermived, The chatelalne hias repousse ornaments of silver. Tie bodice isa simple cuirass, but. toned in front with (ine silver buttons, and is crencllated around the hips. Iach scallop is edged with mauve plush. Ereves of cloth encirele the armholes and cibows, The rest of the sleeve is perfectly tight fitting. There is a full ruch. ing of old lace around the neck. The seacond dress is of lavendar cash” mere and has an underskirt striped with black velvet. Both these dresses are slightly trained. The latter has a long overdress of plain cashmere that falls in rich folds and pleats held in place by a moyen agebelt of black velvet, placed low down around the hips. The satehel is of velyet to correspond, outlined witli fine silver eord hitched on toa small ornamental shield also of velvet. A VERY CHILLY EVENING he weather is very cold lere to-night. 1t is freezing, In fact, horses are slipping about on the wooden pavements of the boulevards, and at every turn of & corner souie unfortun- ate animal is seen rolling along the zround over a nair of broken shafts, A LUDICROUS STAGE DUTT. A ludicrous stage duel, which purposely recalls the challenges sent to a prominent member of the Salvation Army by a pugna- cious blue stocking, who lately made Paris ving with her eccentrie ideas, is being given nightly at a notorious place of entertainment here. 'The combatants are made up some thing after the fashion depieted it a painting entitled “Duel do Femmes,” or “An Affair of Honor Between Women,” which was exhib cd at the salon three years ago, and which was reproduced in the Evening Telegram at the time. ‘They display a profusion of bust, which rivets the attention of the audience more, perhaps, than their skill in fencing. Six gracefully formed young women appear ou the stage, e A BRILLIANT WEDDING. Nuptials of an American Lady and a French Nobler [Copyright 1886 by James Gordon Bennett.] Panis, (via Havre), Dec. 4.—[New York Ilerald Cable—Speeial to the BEE.]—The Car- voll de Kergorlay wedding came off to-day in the quaint old church of Saint Pierre de Chaillot with splendid eclat, Mgr. de Reude, papal nuneio, in his full purple robes, oftici- ating and pronouncing the nuptial benedic- tion. The weather was bitterly cold and a white trost covered the ground. As early as 11 ’clock the guests began to arrive, and by noon the chureh was thronged. The gorgeons beadles, resplendent in gold lace and velver, threw open the center doors, letting in a huge wave of grayish light and frosty air, and the wh and searlet carpet, re; being wehing to the carrlages, lled down, the bridal party began to arrive, First came United States Mini McLane, cosily elad inasuperh fur coat McLane, leaning upon her father's arm, was beconming! ad in a dark tume, embroidered with net and mufl to mateh. brown pelisse of fricze velvet, trimmed with broad bands of otter fur. Miss McLane was led to her seat by the United States winister, who immediately returned to the chureh door to await the bride’s arrival, he being one of the four witnesses to the marriage, the three others bemg the bride’s uncle Charles Carroll, esq.: Count Florian de K gorlay, the bridegroom’s eldest brother, Count Pierre de Kergotlay . THE BRIDE'S ARKIVAL Punctually at noon Miss Carroll and hey father alighted from an orange blossomed . All the guests had arrived, and those who formed the cortage stood on either side of the aisle until the bride had passed, lean- ing on hier father’'s arm. Her long, sweeping robes were of thick white satin, draped in tront aud on the corsage with magniticent , peint d’alencon, slightly ornamented lere and there with sprays of orange flowers and & priceless veil of poine d'alencon, arranged a 'Espanol upon her curled, dark hair, and Langing down upon her train, ‘Then followed, while the organ pealed forth triumphal wedding maieh, the bridegroon in the full uuiform of the ‘Thir- teentl: drazoons,tall and erect,conducting his een velvet cos veads, velvet bon- She wore a long, cou | mother, the Countess louis de Kergorlay, | The Jatter” was diessed in - plum-colorcd | Plush, over a petticoat of wauve, with chin- | chilla fur around ber neck and s capote bounct of jetted tulle, with piumes matehi- fuquiries, Altmeyer then succeeded, without | 1b& the piush, Mrs, Carroll, conducted by Deing. seen, I slipping his letter-unier the | Mr. McLane, was handsomely dresswd 1n a Sudge’s offivial staunp, and also managed to | Yy pale wauve, oruamented down the et Liold of one of the judge's stamped en. | fTont —of | corsage With - ereain velopes, Altmeyer then, holding bis letter, | embrolde tulle, attached with a duly stamped, in his hand, said to s gen | diamond spray brooch, and at AT the waist by a bouquet of ehiysanthenums, “Look here, The judge gives sou this let- | The Baroness de Kergorlay, nee Anita Car ter for the. dircctor of Muras. - Would you | Toll looked delightfully in a-charming cos yeind handing it to the huissier, who witl pat | 1Wne of pansy velver, with a tiny bonuet of it in the post™ Unsuspeeting, the gen d'arme said, “Tres bien,” and did as requested. Altmeyer was soon afterward sent back to Mazas, where, locked in bis cell, he awaited the result of his daring experiment, About 8 o'clock in the evening the cell door was openwd by the keeper, who showed Altmeyer an order for Dis lmmediate release, signed by the dircetor of the prison, ‘The keeper politely conducted Altmeyer through the corriduis and the trebly locked and barred fron doors to the prison gates. ‘There Altmeyer made a cour teous bow to the keeper and with the words, lerci, adien,” disappeared. Neat forgery was discoverad by the fudge, and the maehinery of the police was put Into the same wateral aud no jewels at all Cai Mis. !l wore an elegant toilet of velours de Lyons. affrey do lay, & fair beauty, lovked very sweet ina costunie of vieux rose velvet, irimined with sable. Mrs, Acosta wore a long dress of biack satin, ‘ne eortage slowly advanced to the crimson and gold chairs in frout of the altar, the biidesmaids taking those on the left sidg, the groom: and bis bride taking the center oan the right, Count Jean helr respective scats in A JOVFUL SOENE I'he scene would have tewpted many an artist's brush, as, awid a golden glory of wax | candles lizhting up the aitar and its profu ing members of the ciergy took their places, headea by the papal nuncio, Mgr. di Rende, who, in purple robes and Ince, with his finely chisellea face and etherial expression, pro. nounced the nuptial benediction, after having read a eharming and fath- erly Iress to the young couple. A quete was then collected by pretty Miss Mary O'Donnell, the bride’s first cousin,whose cavalier was M. de la Bassatiere, a dashing young officer of curiassiers, Miss O0'Donnell worea lovely dress, a clond of gray eash- mere over a petticoat of satin striped silk, the front of the corsage embroidered with fine silver cord, over a chiemisette of cream mus. lin and:a Jarge hat of light gray sicilianne and dark velver, e services wera choral, a number of artists from the Opera Comique and harpists assisting the alaryed well known choir of the Chaillot ehiureh, THE CONGRATULATIONS, A aquarter to 1 the wedding party roso from their seats and passed into the sacristy ‘Then the rush of friends was great, each try. Ing to zet ahead of the other,while the clank- 1ng of sabres and spurs re-echoed througnont the saintly edifice. and five or six young officers made a dash for the sacristy, but they had to wait and take their turn. THE AMERICANS PRESENT. ‘The entire Awierican colony seemed to be present, T noticed Consul General Walker and his wife and daughter; Miss Munroe, in dark biue velvet and felt hat with feathers of the same color, and a_ long bow around her neck; by her side was pretly Miss Richards, in abrown skirt, plush coat in dark blue, hounet with pale blue crape crown and bow ; Mrs. and Miss Dana, the latter looking remarkably pretty in a heliotrope cashmere and silk gold and black visite and black toque; Mrs, and Miss Stewart, the pretty Miss Jackson, in a purple plush coat and black hat, with partridge wings; Mrs. and Miss Luckemeyer, Mrs. and Miss Burgoyne, Mrs. and Miss Schreimer, the latter in a dark blue cont trimmed with astrakhan, and a red cloth bonnet, with blackbirds, and Mrs, Richards, Mrs. and Miss Davis, who, 1 hear, isenzaged to Lord Montague; ehe looked very handsome in a wood brown woolen skirt, dark brown, tight fitting plush coat ang hat to mateh, with many birds’ wings: Mrs, Charles Penniman, Mrs. "Twombly, Marquise Henry de Saint Denis, i black with a large bunch of tea roses in her astrakhan vest; the Vi- countesse de Saint-Perier, the Princesse de Lucinge, Comtesse de Ganay, Mr. and Mrs, Jay, the latter ina black sealskin coat and eharming little bonuet, with a chaperon of yellow roses, THE RECEPTION. At 1 the bridal coupe drove from the church door to the lotel d’Albe where a reception was held. Al the congratulating friends re- congratulated the brilliant couple in th prettily decorated salon. ‘the happy pair start this evening for Cannes, where they will remain during the winter. Thelr resi- dence later will be in Paris. Count Jean will not remain in the army. The countesse has a finely cut face, large hazel eyes, tall and lithe figure. Her traveling dress was dark brown eloth, trimmed with sealskin, velvet hat. with deep, red bows. The wed- ding presents were superb. BRIEF NEWS FROM BERLIN. Dr. Hirsch Talks on Labor — Kind Hearted Royalty. [Copyright 1856 by James Gordon Bennett.] BrrLix, Dee. 4.—[New York Herald Cable Special to the BEE.J—1 have interviewed Dr. Nlirsch, the originator of the German trades union movement, who has just for the second time had & petition presented to the reichstag asking, for a formu state of recognition of all gewerkverein and similar worklng men’s organiz Dr. Rirsch s me hie can count on the support of about one hundred deputies, ineluding most of the freissinig group, and, of course, all the social demoerats, but e knows his petition has no chance of acceptance. “Our oppouents,” sald Dr. Hirseh, “fear that the workmen will gain fresh power for nizing strikes, and say that if the peti- were agreed to the social democrats tion would make abusive use of the recognition. SEVERE ON SOCTALISTS, The government shows no sign of relaxing its severity toward the soclalists. This week the police dissol ved a meeting of dock laborers and seamen at Lubeck because they had attempted to make a colleetion, atthongh it was on the pronosition of asocialist that the prsent vote of confidence in the zood in- tentions of the povernment toward seafaving follk has actually been voted. 10 RETURN THEIR SATARIES, 1t the Jaw just laid down by the supreme court of Leipzig is allowed, the reichstag will 5000 be as inaceessible for’ poor men as the louse of commons was before the Parnell agitation. It has been decided that members notouly shall not be paid by the state, but they also shall not be allowed to draw polit- ieal subsidies. Hasendever, a notorions soclal democrat, and diriehlet, a well known vrogressist, having transgressed this law, were ordered to retund the money to their supporters, KIND-HEARTED ROYALTY, Many aneedotes have bean told of the sim plicity and kinduess by which the Hohen- zoltern have won on the affection of their subjects. The following is worth adding to the collection: “Ihe other day the erown prinee and the crown princess were enjoying A morning walk in the Tneirgarten, foilowed by a lackey, when they met a poor woman selling cheap shoes, known as Filzpari The prince stopped, and, while the prin looked on with amusement, asked the price of apair. The flunkey in the imperial livery had so intimidated the woman that she could hardly stammer out, Your highness, please your exceileney.” Encouraged by the prineess’ smile, however, she at iast rezained her presence of mind, and, thinking the least she could do for such an exalted per- sonaze was to take something off her charge, she suzgested one mark per pair, being twenty-five pfennigs below the usual figure, ‘Lhe prince asked her to give him two pairs, handed them to the lackey, and began fuib- ling about in his purse, sayinz: [ must see it 've got two warks 1ifty left,” With that he slipped a twenty-mark gold piece into the woman’s basket aud walked away with the princess, remarking: I always make a good bargain someliow, when 1 buy shoes in the Thelrgarten,” BERLIN'S POPULAR GAME, I'he princess and the courtiers now in Ber- lin, are steady patrons ot the Grunwald parforieyoga. ‘There wers this week, well aitended and exhilarating, though hardly exciting, for the unluchy porkers in each case were duly overtaken aud despatened, This is not surprising, for, as usual, they were balf tame aud wholly tusk loss, two good runs AN INFANT MUSICAL WONDER. The latest infant plienomenon here is Joseph Hotfmann, a mine-year-old pianist and composer, who, the eritics say, plays like Liset and improvises like Mendelsshon, TN KAISERIN RETURNS, After a prolonged stay at Coblentz, the Kaiserin has returned to Berlin, looking much better for the provincial air and rest, She has taken up her usual {viuter quarters slon ot owers) ferns and palws, the ofLciat lou the first floer of the palace Unter der Lin- the historic window. PREPARING A much needed touch of brightness will be den, above emperor's room and the A ROYAL RECEPTION. given the Berlin season during the visit of the prince regent, Luitpold of Bavaria, who is expected to arrive on Tuesday, and princes and nobles are getting their salons ready. There is much talk of & grand review, a court hunt and other festivities, ANOTHER FATAL DUFET Military and fashionable circles are much exercised over another fatal duel, the vietim being a well known brovincial magistrate, and his adversary an oficer attached to the staff of a famous genel Nothing is posi- tively known of the causes of the meeting, which took place near Berlin, but it is said that whilesearching for some important doc ument, the ofticer, who likes his opponent, is a warried man, stambled on & number of private letters which made the encounter in evitable, A Race of African Pigmiea, | Copyright 18% by James Gordon Bennett.) Brussers, Dec. 4—[New York Herald ble—Special to the B 1—-The explorer, Ludwig Wolff, just returned from the Congo, has been interviewed by the Herald corre- spondent and reports having met in the San- kouron region many tribes of dwarfs, gen- erally measuring less than four feet, beardless and with short and wooly hair. They live by hunting and are wonderfully agile and gocd- tempered. Many thousands of them are distributed over this wild region and_are Kknown under the name of Batonas. They mix very little with the full grown popula- tion. This, says Wolff, confirms the ancient conjectures of Herodotus and Aristotle as to the existonce of arace of pigmies in Atrica. “These African Liliputians received mo very hospitably,” said Mr. Wolfr. ot Brief London Notes. Loxnox, Dec. 4.—=The coercive policy of the government is approved by Lord Hart- ington. The liberal unfonist conference which meets on Tuesday will be asked to aftirm the necessity of vindieating the law and rights of property in Ireland. A committee of the \Wesleyan conference Lias 8ent to the board of bishops of the Metho- dist church in America, and presidents of conferences in Canada, Australiaand the Wast Indies, copies of a_circular intimating that the second ecnmenical conference will meet in Amerien in 1850 Wallace Ross and George I.ee, oarsmen, sailed on the steamer Alaska to-day for New York. Ross said he would return in the spring _and challenge the winner of the Boyd-Perkins contest for the championship cup of England. Bulgaria After King Milan, Berarape, Dee. 4—King Milan will re- ceive & deputation of Bulgarian notables to- morrow. It is reported here that the Bulgar- jan regeney will make overtures to King Milan to induce him to become a_candidate for the Bulgarian throne, with & view to ar- ranging & union between Servia, Eastern toumelia and Bulgaria, An Unsatisfactory Trot. SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 4.—There was only asmall attendance at the Bay district track to-day to witness the irot between Q. Manon and Charlie Hilton. Antevelo and Adair did not make their appearance. The day was cloudy and coid and the track good, Ililton won the race. ta'ing the secona, third and fourth heats, J. Q. capturing the first heat and Manon third. Best time 2:10 Much dissatisfaction provailed, many claim- ing that J. Q. was not driven to win. Be- fore the start"J. Q. ruled a tremendous favor- ite, but after winning the first heat the bet- ting was suddenly changed, tilton being the favorite, Before the fourth heat a com- plaint was made to displaca VanNess, the driver of J. Q. They substituted a ‘new driver. Ilis efforts, however, were fruitless, as fruitless, as Hilton succceded in winning the heat and race. — e Snow in the South, Meyrenis, Dee. 4—The snow storm which prevailed last night and all of today ex- ended 150 miles south of Memphis. Thg snow was three inches deep at Grenada, Mis: 100 niles below here. Trains on all railroads leading into this city were delayed from two to six hours tLis merning, but are now run- ning on regular scedule time, ‘T'he weather still continues. threatening and indications are still favorable for another snow storm to-night, £ Ricnsmoxn, Va., Dee, 4.—1t has been snow- ing steadily but lightly all day, and at this Jiour (1L p. m.) the snow’ is about four inches deep and still falling. - - Northwestern Passenger Association. Ciicaco, Dee. 4.—There was a meeting to-day of the committee appointed yester- day by the railway managers, who are at- tempting to form the long promised North- western Passenger association. A fter much discussion the committee adopted a plan of organization providing for the formation of three pools—one between Chicago and St Paul, another between Kansas City and St. Paul and the third between St. Louis and Paul. ‘The boundaries of eaeh pool are rig- idly defined, Action on the plan can not be had until the general meeting of managers Tuesaay. L The President’s Disability. WasniNGTON, Dec, 4,—The president is suffering from a slight attack of rheumatism which has kept him in doors for several days but hus not interfered with his work. For the past two days he has kept 1o his room in the hope that its even temperature would ef- fect an early recovery, Ie has for some years been subject 10" attacks of this sort, which nsually, a5 now, locate in the tendons about the Kkiice and eonfine him to his room for three or four aays. The present one I yielding to treatment and will no doubt pass away in a day or two, Business Failures, DErrorr, Dece, 4.—Charles Broas & Co., wholesale dealers in boots and shoes, doing business in this eity, and also proprietors of a wholesale store at Lansing, Mieh., assigned their entire property to George 1L Burt, of Boston, yesterday, Total liabilities about F100.000: assets estimated between £120,000 and $130,000, - “Bon Voyage! to Ben. NEw Youk, Dec, —Benjamin Folson, consul to Sheflield, Eugland, was among the vassengers who sailed for Liverpool to-day. Mrs. Cleveland did not go to the pier but sent @ beautitul horse shoe of roses with the words “Bon Voyage” worked in violet across the arch. . - Shipments of Bullion, Vinainia Crry, Nev,, De Fifteen bars of bullion, amounting to $54,000 and not 100,000, as stated yesterday, were shipped from the Consolidated California and Vir- ginia mine last night. This makes $444,000 shipped from this mine sinee Noyember 1, -~ - Postofice Appointments WasuiNGron, Dee, 4—=The commnissions of sixty postmasters will expire during the vresent month, On the reassembling of eon- gress tho president will have the appoint: wents of about 150 postmasters, made during :Ilv recess, 10 sen d o the senate tor coulirma- ion, Presidential Appointments. WASHINGTON, Deg 4.—The president ape pointed the following postmasters to-day Patrick . Carney, at Waukesha, Wis.: Uharles Weasaman, at-Warsaw, {1l - - Nebraska Weather. For Nebraska: Fair weather, wlightly Walwer, HE SETTLED AN OLD SCORE. Cleveland Pays in Fall an 01d Political Debt Due Blaine, INSIDE HISTORY OF THE CASE A Wisconsin's Congressma & Deflance of Public Opinion—A Scheme to Brand Deserters From the Army~Capital News. The President Gets Even, WAsiNGTON, Dec. 4.—[Special Telegram to the Brr,|—1t is not generally known that the appointment of Charles B. Morton, of Augusta, Me,, is apersonal thrust by Prest- dent Cleveland at Mr. Blaine. About one year ago several prominent demoerats of the stato came to Washington and urged the president to give Colonel Morton an office. “The former said he would leave the colonel to make a selection. The oftice of commis- sioner of navization was first chosen, but on second thought hie came to the conclusion that the Augusta postmastership was a somw what better place, so the president intimated that he would consider the watter. Mr. Blaine protested against this appointment, as he said that Morton: had been guilty of pub lishing tirades against him and was moreoy always filling his paper, the New Age, with all sorts of abuse which were unfit tor publi- cation. Mr. Blaine then went personally to the president in regard to the matter and was assured by the latter that he would make an inyestigation. Then the difficulty over the contirmation of the two collectors of in- ternal revenue came up. They were both Maine men and had said some very hard things about Mr. Blaine. The senator called at the white house while the matter was hang- ing tire and intimated to the president that if Morton was not appointed Post- master of Augusta Pillsbury and Chase would be confirmed. Mn Cleveland consented to this and forthwith nominated a M the Augusta postmastership, firmation of the two internal revenue col- leetors was called up, and the resnlt was that they were rejected. Senators Hale and Frye spoke against them and denounced both in strong language. This alleged betrayal of contidence on the part of Senator Hale made the president very angry, and he bethought himself how to get even. Day before yester- day, while his friend, Hon. William Henry Clifford, of Portland, was here, he conceived a brilliant idea of how to return the com- pliment to Senator Hale. Jarvis Patten, of Bath, Me., was commissioner of navigation and a personal friend of Mr. Blaine, who, the president thought, was at the bottoip of the whole deal. Captain Patten’s resignation was requested, and Colonel Morton given the position. The president thinks he has done no more than right in the matter, and says hie did it because Mr. Blaine betrayed his confidence. There were two candidates for the commissionership, both of whom were very obmoxions to Mr. Blaine personally. ‘The most distasteful was sclected. —Senator Hale denounces the action of Mr. Cleveland, and says a promise was given not to nominate Morton for any office at all, ~ Friends of Mr. Blaine say that Morton shall never be con- firmed, and several senators, who lave his record. state that they do not see how he can get through. Republican voliticians say that 1t is a personal thrust toward Mr. Blaine and there was no other motive for the ap- voiutment, and that Mr. Cleveland was the one who betrayed the trust that was imposed in him by Mr. Blaine. A SELF-WILLED MAN, At the capitol no surprise is ex resolye to do as he pleas threshold of death, made by Representative Price, of Wisconsin. His career In congress has been marked by repeated evideness of independence of public opinion. T'he last and most notable instance oceurred a little less than a_year n the - bill putting the widow ~of General Grant on the pension list was passed by the house; Price casting the only negative vote on the appeals of s associates to mako the gift unanimous, He then declared that it would make no difference if he were theonly eitizen of the United States to look the” matter from his point ot view. He believed that so Jong as tliere were claims of private soldiers and their famnilies remaining unadjust congress had no business to make s recognition of an officer’s widow whoalre liad enough to live on. 1le has now waived aside the protests of his friends and physi- cians and placed himself in the hands of faith cure doetors to be treated for cancer in the stomach, 11 the exercise of willon the art of the patient has any effect at all, drico will have a betisr ehance for his life than nine-tenths of the sufierers from the samo disease. FAICHILD TO SUCCEED MANNING A gentleman who Is on iptimate ferms with Assistant Secretary Fairehild said your correspondent to-night that that oflici will suceeed Mr. Manning as seerelary of thg treasury before the middle ot January, and that it has veen finally determined “upon, Manuing fears a recurrence of paralysis, and is very desirous of being relieved, Fairéhild says hie will be an assistant to no’ other reiary. arrangement Fowler for ‘Ihen the con- essed at the en at the A G J0D IDEA. cneral Sheridai’s recommiendation that deserters from the army should be indellibly marked, meets with almost universal ap- proval by members of congress, and it is by ieved that some action will be taken to carry it into execution. An army oflicer, who has been fecling of ‘the popnlar pulse on the subject, sa The recommendation seems to be misinderstood by many. They assume thal he means that deserters shall b branded with a hot iron and diszraced for lite, General Sherldan dia not go into par- tiewlars, for there is but little probability that congress would sanction anything of thar Kind. 1 lnow, however, that cruel branding was Dot contemiplated by General Sheridan. Some indellible mark is absotitely needed, though, toprevent a deserter from™ re-enlist ing. Desertion grows like any other habit. 1 have kKnown a prisoner at Fort aven woith to haye enlisted five ditlerent times and many others two and three tmes, If a deserter should have some secrel mark placed on Iis body vie veadily by the examining surzeon, mean branded with a big letter “D,” little spot indellibly marked under for instance, where 1o one conld ever s where ary surgeoi would look trst thing that way. A repeater could be detec he would in no way be disgraced be 1ellow men. when eon d of a tirst offence he could be detected 1 don't but i his arm, s ity VHE INDIAN SUPPLY DEROT Chicago, it is said, will make a strong effort to secure the location of the Indian supply depot and will make a push along with Om Tlis morning’s Post says of the general subject: “Indian Com- missioner Atkins expeets to give a deeision regarding the Indian warehotse question in the course of a week, He will eite all the facts and recommend that which seems best for the public serviee.” THE WANTS OF DAKOTA, A delegation from Dakota his arrived here, Delegate 0. 8. Gittord, who heads the party, says: “\We are here 1o try and sceare’ from congress the opening to 000,000 vation, This will leave Indiaus. We want the winter also, but I don’t think the chanees are as good for that. Besides, we need two more judges in the territory and need then badly us we Lave only six at present,”’ st 4 of the Siou 000,000 for 25,000 state divided this wser Oma interest to tho state, Senator Wilson, of Towa, has arrived. Rays Congressman Bingham, of Pennsyl vanin: o tarift bill can ba passed by t Nouse and sent to the senate in time to give it anyconsideration before the adjournment and all things else of Mrs, Cloveland is expocted to retyrn from New York on Monday. In New Yok she has been the guest of friends_and has occis pied her time in tshopping. Miss Cleyeland is expeeted o Svend Christmas with tne president, provided her health continues g00(, as at present. C.'M. G, Spooner. of lown, was to-day promoted from €1,000 (0 £1,200 4 year in the sixth auditor's office of the treasiry depart ment, ohn L. Phillins, assist is in e eity on_leave Dak and is visiting First Lieutenant ant surceon U. 8. A from Fort Sissetor, at No. 110 K str A California demoerats ariving here say th democratic majority ot their legislatire joint batlot is ten and that Tearst will be clected sonator - MICHIGAN'S NEXT SENATOR. A Red Hot Battle Expected When the Loegislature Meets, Drrrorr, Mieh, Dee. 4.—[Special Tele gram to the Bra. |—The News to-day prints its canvass of membors of the new legisia ture, which will meet at Lansing next month and will elect a United States senator to sue ceed Conger, whose term expires March § next. There will be 132 in the joint conven tion of the two honses—ninety republicans and fitty-two demoerats, ‘The republicans being thus overwhelmingly in the majority, the selection of the senator will really be relegated to the republican caucens. The issue which has been 1aised is a sectional one of west vs east. The western Michigan peo ple have the aid of the Palmer element, the present senator secing thiat his chances for re-election will be matoriully enhaneed if in 1580, the junior senator from Michizan is a wostern man. ‘The leading candidates rep- resenting the west are Congressmen Byron M. Cutcheon, E. 8. Lacy, of Charlotie and Colouel E. B. Stockbridee, of Kalawazoo, The Past has no representative candidate, but ames McMillan, the Detroit millionaire, 1 Tast becoming one. ‘Uhe feelmg ot the ad herents of all candidates is that Stock- bridee’s position is 1 of Stockbridege against tie ficld, and however divided they may be on_ their’ personal choice, the large majority of the adherents of candidates are against” Stockbridee, ‘Ihe adhierents to Con- wery rald, Horr and Hubbell will die out'soon after ting begins, and from the adherents of these candidates MeMillua fig- ures on getting cloven votes, bringing him up to thirty, while' Stockbr is sure of four who will make his party number twen- ty-elght. From this point until a decision is reachied, the watter will only be a question of the endurance of the lacy and Cutclieon parties, and of their favorfor cither side of the =~ scetional — controversy. MeMillunites will 1ot have euongh votes to nominnte when the minor candidates drop out. neithe will the Stockbridice people, and atter the thira or fourth ballot the nowination will be- come a question of diplomacy. ) SHOE FAILU ABig Boston Firm Submits to Inevitable, BosToN, Dec. 4. —The firm of A, . Movton & Co, of Boston, has failed. The senior member of the firm is General Augustus P Morton, ex-mayor of Boston, who during the war commanded n brigade of light artillery and who isone of the most prominet business n in New England, Themembers ot the firm refuse to make any statement as to their assets and liabiiities or ihe canse of their fail- ure, “Phe labilities will not exceed $400,000, with the assets considerably less. The firm made an assignment for the benefit of cred- itors to Edward L. Pickard, of the firm of N. the W. Rice & Co. There had been depression in the boot and_sloe trade for over {hree i , General Martin said Lo-day, notwith- y Standing whichi the firm had kept 'its factor- ies running to their full capacity,preferring to accumulate its present enormous stock rather than to suspend operations and curtail the production by throwing a Luge number of operators ouf of employment. Sinee then the business has become éven more depressed and the tirm decided that it was better to ~top now than to ¢o on and becone more decply involved, General Martin says that the .as sets will pay a dividend to the - ereditors, but how much fie would not sav. He deplored the necessity for an- assicnment, and he Koped that the firm might be able to e sume business when it conld be carried on without interference and dictation. Ihe failure, he said, wonld not involve any otler fivm,There was no dishonesty of aiy kind connected with it, and it s the result of unreasonable demands by employes and con tinued depression in trade. The factories, which had a capacity of produciing 1,50 pairs of shoes per day, will be closed at oilee, thus t ing outof employment some 00 per sons. In business circles the failure 1y re garded as ominous, - Another Brooklyn Bridge Jumper, Nuw Yok, Dee, 4.—~0ne more man 1o da; achieved fame by leaping from the Brooklyn bridge into the Bast river. Michael J. Hess, a laborer, in a saloon with a party of triends, took a bet of £25 that he would not dare muke the jump. Arrangements were af once made to carry it out. ‘This morning at =:50 Hess mounted a truck and started over the bridzc from the New York s As the truck piussed, tho New York tower about 9 g, ., ess jumped off, mounted he rail and jumped oft, 11is hody stiifened out and <hot down, striking with a splash which threw the water' ten feel in the air. Ina few seconds Hiss vose to the surface and was picked up by a friend, who was waiting inaboat. He was conscious, He was rowed a L car ried to a saloon, and stimulants v own his throat. Ile revived from and aid that i the period between leaving the bridge and striking the water he was not con scio Hess Jeft the saloon and walked through the strects in his wet clothes, drink ing whiskey untii he reached s home, e is doing we - Patt's “Agent.” New Yonk, Dee, 4.—Telegrams reecived in this city to-day from Ed Owin, a theatre manager in the City of co, confirm the veport of the swindle perpetiated there by a man representing himself to be an_ advanee azent for Henry I, Abbey, manager for Mine Paiti, Orri ees the ~amount o the swindleat £50.000, There is no trace of the swindler, Crry or Mexico, Dee. 4.—The pretended agent of Mme, Patli has not vet been ool hended, He took a spec locomotive on Thursday night up the itral railroad, catehing the regular train, which had left nearly hois earlier, his excnse being that he wanted t cet Abhey, who was on Bis way fom 11 Paso. 1t is Understood 1hat he got off tue train sbove San Juan del Rio. since when 1o trace of ) found 1t is subposed the swindler lius confederites who will Liide him till he can get away in satety, - Three Children Drowne Warrknare, N, Y., Dec, 4, son of the lighthouse keeper at Lake Chawplain. six wiles north of her went skating this afternoon, and while pusi inga e d by two ehildren, aged twelve and tively, attemptid to cross the t pluce ealled Muple Bend, ‘The ic vy and all three were drowied. Mcmbers of th, WA SHIN Next Hounsc Dee. 4.1 of wenbers of the house fo the fiftieth ¢ ! ) “What else does Dakota want?” was asked. | gress classities them as 105 den 5 f “Well, well, wait till we get something be- | publicans and 4 hudepend 1 fore we ‘ask for anythiug more, ‘liere’s | vacancy {1thode Island] (o be fllel | ] plenty of time for that.” by a republican. One hundied {n SHORT CAPITAL NEWS, four are old members, Of the old menl Representatives Dorsey, of Nebraska, and | 100 are demoerats and 9 1¢ can Weaver, of fowa, are anong the latest ur - rivals, Mr, Dorsey was at the eapitol this Al Steamer Burned afternoon, in consiltation witn ) eDtae | OixcannaTe Dec.: =0t t ' tive Weaver, of Nebraska, in v 088 f0 1 [ SeAEN e g e SNA 104 loca) legislatlon. Neoraska's delegation in | Charles Morgan, plylng between here and congress will do all it ecan towards, securing | New Orleans, burned at Fultou to-ulght the loeation of the Indian supply depot all L0sS §50,000; partly insured, | WEER'S BUSINESS REVIEWED Detailed 8tatement of Transactious in the Western Commercial World, IMPROVED DEMAND FOR MONEY, Ihe Banks Holding Enough to Meet All Requirements — Wheat and Corn Share in the Gens ral Plemness, The Week's Rosume, CcaGo, Dec. d—[Speeinl Telegram to the Bre|—lwproved demand for money | prevailed puring the week justclosed and the market ruled quite strong. Bankers were moderately well - supplied with {oanable funds, but were slow to extend their dise ntsto lines outside of their regular cu tomers. Outside parties were a little moro pressing m- their demands, but were only partly suceesstul. 1'ackers have been mod- crate borrowers and have made arrangements for enlarged favors during the next month or six weoks, The increased speculative trade in stocks, grain and provisions has improved the demand from that quarter, and the ship- ping trade has asked for some accommoda- tions, ‘The amonnt of money going to the interior is comparatively light, while colle tions are only fair Rates of iutcrest are well maintained at 6@ per cent., with very little paper accepted under per cent, Street rates are quotable at i@s ver ecent. I'he closeness of the eastern monoy markets, owing to the skarp demands from operators in stocks, has had some efiect here. Eastern exchange was In better supply, while the demand was moderate. Sales were made between banks early at 25 conts discount per $1000, but near the close trans- actions were reported at 0@ cents discount. Speculative trading in rallroad stocks, bonds and sccurities was con- siderably enlarged during the weck, ac- companied with a warked improvement in prices. Petroleum also has attracted more speculative attention and prices ruled higher. The strength developed in enstern specula- tiv les has had considerable effoct on the western markets, Specalative trading has exhitited marked improvement, both grain and provisions sharing in the increased ae- tivity. Pric ll leading articles have a vanced considerably and the improvement has been moderately well supporied to the close, Forcign markets, in a goneral way. have shown some strength, and eastern markets have exhibited sympathy in the same direction. ‘The veccipts of grain at the primary markets were not so large, and the export moyement was somewhat fnereased. Arrivals of live stock have been moderately frecat all the principal western markets, Packing operations throughout the west aro progressing favorably with the colder wei Wheat the past week has witnessed a marked revival i speculation. Tradin lias been active, and a large business, much larzer than for months past, was transacted. The feeling developed hias been strong, and from the close of lust woek to the of the one undel review cteady appreciation i prices <o vesulted, with the elosing fitm . Most of thie trading contered in May delivery reason assigned for the advancing tendency and buoyancy were {he very favorable tenor of European advices, which queted good de- mand and bigher prices and ‘n good” export movement, Tlie belief thag Kuropean coun- trles will want a large quantity of Amerlean whetitand will continue to be steady buyers, ip- No_doubt me of the large ):.I\ evidently gained wore credence ane due d large “speeulative buying. mbined buying of castern and western” houses forced the nd- vance some, The “shorts” were auxious to cover under the circumstances, and somg ¢ buying from_thi= source helped the up-tuin, - Stocks in Euronean markets, it was stated, had decreased considerably, the decrease of wheat and flour in Liverpool alone being eqial to over 5,000,000 bushels, “The quantity of wheat on ocean 1o de- cregsed 1,500,000 bushels during the weok, which was another feature in favor of hold- ers.The burning of the elevators atDuluth took 350,000 bushels out of the visible sup- ply, and deducting this quantity the in- erease was only about 10,00° bushels, Il reccivts have continued quite free, though they showed some falling off i thé northiwest at the close of the week, due. pos- sibly to tho cold weather. Deliveries on De- coniber contracts were liberal, but wheat centered into the hands of rezilar which had the effect of nee between December carriors, widening the differ- and January from Sge to cte. Two small failures ocenrred during the week, eansed by the rather sharp advance. Fluefuations were wuch wider nd more rapld than bas been witiessed for many weeks, The corn marketshared in the general firmness during the weok and prices were advimeed e, closing about [ Nigher | than last week, " “Plie ‘markel has” symipa- thized more or Tess with wheat, still, the in dependent wheat influcnces were guch as o cause finnness, ‘Lrue, the shippinz move- meat by lake has ceased, navigation being closed, but the receipts hive continued only wioderate aid there has been a good dcmani for lower grades—fiece on board—and this fact has tended to create firmness. e demand for lower grades was principally for shipment east, thongh several cars wers taken for shipnient {0 interior points, in Wisconsin and some in Minnesota, Audvices from the interior crally report a light move and no immediate inerease in miivals 15 looked for, The belief also provails that the cr ap of 1964 is much smiller than Leret fore estimated. AL the advance during the weel, however, quite o number of orders to sell tor May delivery were received {rom the L evidently asainst corn held in Phe “Shoris™ have eovered quite Foreign advices quoted firm and markets, and noted a good femand. Hantity on ocean passago crensed bushiels. Quite a “hoon’’ was in ted in the amarket hog products during the past week, Speealative trading was larpely inercased and the shipping busk ness materially improved. Oferings on | specu! acconnt were not yery large, | whit demand from outside parties ] 1 erators was eonslde | | enlarge Stocks renorted on | ited only a Slght inerease compa | returns at the ¢ e of Octoher, and t shiort | aze i the supply, compared with that of one | yearago. about eqnal to the packing of | 986,000 hogs, Packers were only moderately l f1¢ ellers and chilefly when outside figures were reachied. Speenfutive: trading confered | Tarzely in contracis for January and Fely [ anary delivery, thongh some of the nore dé | terred deliver attracted ¢ iderable atten tiol In oo general way th peculati ar ' ket iwas considerably ansettied and fuetua tions in pricos were frequent, but not within | very wide range hi sextremo Lgures | venched were not tully supported 1o the close, | A material improvenient was established on | the closing izures of ane week azo. T'he de | crease in the packing of the west, e ad | vance t the pr { hogs and |1 v prices | for grain, were the matn Tugt tending to stiengthien the Lot | Ohio Burglars | CLrvenasm, Dec At Waverly, Pike county, th Worning Lurglars bl open the safe af James Emmett, securing several | thansand dollar Afterwards the burglars mdles out from Waver (. i 1 con curred there ol thieeof the aflle ere injured, thon it two af 1 1ats were' b 1, The rob bers escaped Pleuro-Preumonia in Pennsylvania, ) pleuro pii nia ported. t nend of Lancaster ). €. Stoub, of this eity found a herd i the 1a Hugs, ] M. u « the nd quinastined tho 1 ind il [l the snne | vieminy