Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 20, 1887, Page 1

‘ E OMAHA e S SUNDAY BEE o T s e - SI‘(TEE NTH YEAR. OMAHA, UNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20, ON THE BORDER LAND The Entire French-German Froutier Care- fally Inspecied By a Correspondent. NO UNUSUAL SIGNS OF WAR. Reserves Out For Instruction and Troops Preventing the Escape of Deserters. NO OTHER BELLICOSE MOVES. fict Inevitable If ated, Germans Consider a C the Beptennate is Defe: TALKS ON JACOBINI'S LETTERS. Interviews With a Roman Prelate and an Italian Government Official. LONDON'S LENTEN LITERATURE. Rich Feasts Prepared For the Minds of Readers by Publishers to Take the Place of Evening Festivities, Inspecting the Frontier, [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] MeTz, Feb, 19.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to the Bk, |—During the past five days [lave made a tour—partly by rail, partly in hired carriages--of the 250 miles of Franco-German trontier, extending from Mulhausen to Onville, near Luxemburg. [ have also paid flying visits to Neu Breisach, Strassburg, Metz, Treves and Koblentz. Judging of the situation strictly from a mil- itary point of view, | have seen nothing what- ever to indicate an impending war. Every- where | have seen reservists joining their colors to take part in the annual period of in- struction, which this year is more important than heretofore owing to the necessity of their learning the use of the new repeating rifie. It is true that owing to warlike rumors this movement of reservists is attended with more popular excitement than usual, and that large consignments of new repeating rifles arrive almost daily at Metz, Strass- burg, Neu Bresach and Mulhausen. At the same time, vast quantities of old rifles stored at thesc points are being returned to Berlin. MANY DESERTERS, 1 found that among the reservists from nearly all the towns near the frontier line there were many attempts made to desert, and at least 250 men have succeeded in reach- ing French territory, notably at Circy Averi- court, Pout-a-Mousson and Bufort. The great mass of the rural population of Alsace- Lorraine is still as French in feeling as the people of Burgundy or Normandy, and as the Alsace-Lorraine reservists are sent to join the garde-corps at Berlin and the fifth and sixth corps in Prussian-Poland, they try their best to desert. It is solely to prevent these desertions that villages and cross roads contiguous to the frontier were occupled by squads of German infantry and by patrols of the sixth Ublans and ninth dragoons, four squadrons of these regiments being detached for that purpose from Mulbausen and Metz, while the fifth <cavalry, chevaux-legers from Sarrbourg, watched the frontier at Aven- court, NO REAL WAR PREPARATIONS. With the exception of lling out the reserves for instruction, the movements of a few hundred infantry and cavalry to prevent deserters crossing the frontier, the arrival of large supplies of new repeating rifles and ammunition, and a few carloads of steel plates for the forts around Metz, [ can safely say that peither men, stores, nor fortificattons are being added to. And these four exceptions were decided upon lon: before the present war scare came into ex- istence, and are regarded by military men here as merely routine incidents of the main- tainance on an eflicient poting of sixty battalions of infantry, ffty-five squadrons of cavalry, thirty-two batteries of field artillery, and twenty-eight companies of siege artillery, that Germany, as a guarantee of peace, feels obliged to keep on a war foot- ing in Elsass-Lothringen, the German reick- stand, In reference to the report that Frenchmen were prevented from entering Germany, I can only say that 1 crossed the frontier three times during the past few days at Avericourt and Pagnysur-Moselle. Dozens of French- men were on board the trains, and beyond the usual custow house examination, no passenger was questioned or interfered with Dy the German authorities. A LIVELY INCIDENT. On Thursday, as L was driviug in an open victoria on a cold but tine sunny wintry day, along the road from Gravelotte o Chateau- de-Verkeville, I happened to notice quite a lively tncident. About five hundred yards anhead of we | noticed a sinall donkey cart tbat seemed to be making very rapidly for the French trontier about half a mile distant, Lookiug bebind me, 1 saw several horsemen golloping along at full speed. As they ap- proachied { saw a mounted police corporal of dragoons and three troopers evidently in chase of deserters, Telling my coachman to whip up his horses in order that we might see the fun, 1 watclied the dragoons make a s"')ak'lll acroes a field i the middle of which 2 huge cross in memory of the soldiers of the Third army mrm.whu fell in the battle of the Isth of " August, 18M, The little donkey cart was nearly overtaken by the uragoons, when suddenly the driver of it sprang frum Lis seat. At he sawe time a long-legzed young fellow emerged from the body of the cart, where he had been eoncealed beneath a heap of cabbagzes, onions and pota- toes, and both ran like deer toward the fron- tier on the road, now only a few yards dis- tant. They reachied the posts about two minutes before the dragoons, and were soon safely and comfortably seated before a s in the wire shop of the little I of Jonulile. The dragoons drew up their brown horses, eaptured the donkey and doukey cart, and rode slowly back toward the village of Gravellette, HOW THE LINE 15 MARKED. It is curlous to note that the frontier be- tween Germany and France is more dis- tinetly markoed than that of any other two countries. The froutier line is so arranged that it erosses every road at right angles. On the German side is a large post, twelve feet Ligh. painted like & barber pole—red, black | and white—with a ¢ross piece at the top, with the word, in black letters on a white ground, “Grenzor” (boundary), with an exciswa- tion mark. Diagouvally opposite is a cast iron post, twelve feet high, whereon is paiuted iz gray, on an iron crosspiece, the word, “Froutiere.” These posts are oudy placed on 1oads and railways. The line ‘is indicated ‘‘acruss gountry’ by stone blocks projecting sbout a foot above . the cround at intervals of Gfty yanis. On 'Ml’nuh udn M\IIM is cub \um s chisel the letter the letter “D" for *“Deutschiand, A COLONEL'S OPINION, Upon returning to Metz I met at dinner a colonel of artillery who had greatly dis- tinguished himself at Sedan and Paris. 1 asked what he thought of the fortifications the French had constructed for the defense of the frontiere. He said: “They are admirably chosen, and | when they reeeive their armor of steel plate, will be the most perfect system of fortifica- tions that could have been devised, Verdun, "oul, Epinal, Belfort are each the center of four systems that altogether number not less than seventy-five detached forts and batteries. The spaces between Verdun and Toul, and between Epinal and Belfort are utterly impregnable, every square foot of the soil being commanded and enfiladed by artilies fire that no troops could withstand, N modern general would think of sacriticin® his troops by attacking them. lasked: ‘“Ilen, in the event of war, the ierman armies would have to be directed north of Verdun, between \erdun and the Belgian frontier, or else between Toul and Epinal,” The colonel renlied: “Certainly: any other course would be ten-fold greater madness than were the Russian attacks upon Plevna.” Ithen said: “It is well kuown to all military men that the French have, since 1870, constructed no new fortitications in the long interval of thirty-eight kilometres that extend 8from Verdun to the Belgian frontier. How do you account for that fact¥ on the German side is The colonel replied: *“Itis believed that in the event of hostilities France will con- centrate nearly all her available forces along this interval, where her railway system enables her to mobilize her armies quicker than at any other point of her frontier and make a lightning like blow through Luxem- burg and Beigium uvon Treves and the valley of the Moselle, i the hope of reach- ing Koblentz. Isaid: “Oh! But the French aceuse you of intending to violate Belgium neutrality, and expect to see the German army come swarming from Cologne straight across Bel- gium, thereoy turning all their magnificent delenses of the Meuse and the Vosges. ‘The colonel replied, evasively: “1'm afraid weare getting to talk politics, which is some- thing 1 know nothing about.” I asked: “When the ‘Inevitable’ war breaks out, where do you think the first great dicisive battle will be fought?"” The colonel said: *In the department of the Ardennes, not far from Mezieres.” FLECTION DEFEAT ME. S WAR. And here our conversation ended. 1 may add that the feeling in official and military circles here and in Strassberg is that it the governuient is defeated in the coming elec- tions, war between Fraunce and Gerwany will be almost inevitable. THE JACOBINI LETTERS. Their Meaning and Effect Discussed by a Roman Prelate, [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] RoyE, Feb. 19.—[New York Herald Cable— Special to the Bee.]—The Jacobini lette: have caused fully as much excitement in Italy this week as the news from Massawah, exciting though that is, or the ministerial crisis. The winisterialists at first affected to treat these sensational documents with dis- tain, but ~>-tain passages in the letters made such point. reference to the relations of the vatican’and quirinal that they verysoon grew alarmed and rather late in the day awoke to the fact that the letters might be worth dis cussing. What induced the vatican to issue these letters? What did they mean? What- effect will they have? These questions are now exercising all thinking politici rope and doubtless many more in America. The letters were, s0 to speak, Sprung upon the world outside the innermost vatican circles. No one knew anything about them bLere until they were published, and one at least—the earliest, probably—was not meant for publication. The pope did not even dis- cuss them with his most trusted counsellors This fact partly explains the almost unani- mous dissatisfaction with which been read in the sacred once liberal and ultramontas are of the same opinion. Five, or nlu.\N perhaps, six persons could tell the whole story of the letters, and from evident rea- sons of the state they are prevented from telling all there is to tell. One is the holy father, without whose absolute approval the etters could not have been issued. Another, is the Baron Von Schloezer, Prussian minis- ter plenivotentiary at the vatican, but for whom they would hardly have been written. ‘T'he third is Cardinal Jacobini who sizned them, The fourth is Bismarck, and one of the two others is a distinguished prelate, with whom 1 have just bad a long and most interesting talk at the vatican. TALK WITH A PRELATE. I began the conversation by mentioning that I had just arrived from Berlin. “Ah, indeed,” said the prelate, *‘Berlin is apolitical center nowadays.” “People were beginning to discuss those remarkable letters of Cardinal Jacobini when 1 left,” said L “We hope they w plied the prelate way an attack on 1 bear good fru re- Ley were not in any ater party, which has 1€ 0 done the church such great service in the past during the kutterkampf. But we have zood on to hope at the time of the kutterkampf is now over. Within three or four wecks proposals will be laid before the Prussian landtag practically abolishing all that remains of the May laws and restoring to the church nearly all its essential liber- tie: *“Will the monastic orders get the benetit new management?’ said 1. ree catag jes of monastie orders will,” replied the prelate, “First, all who may be ealled contemplative orders; second, all those which specially devote themselves to the training of candidates for the priest- hood ; third, all charitable orders.” *l may assume of course,” sald I, "um Bismarck took the initiative in the negotia: tions which preceded the issue of the let- ters?? *Well, yes: but quite unafficially,” said the prelate, “After sowe hesitation Bismarck said something like this: ‘if the pope will speak the word now in favor of the septen- nate, he will be helping to keep the peace, and with purely peaceful views the holy father thought it right to speak. Von Moltke and Bismarck had made it clear that the re- jection of the septennate meant war. Why should itbe said that the pope attacked the center when he merely expressed his earnest wish that the center would vote the septen- nate? We must make the concession now. ‘Then, you know, especially in a protestant country, it is always aj good thing to have a friend.” “Troe,"” said L, **but in making one frie nd is there not danger of losing the friendship of France*” Wy should France objeet, seeing that she wishes to have peace and that the letters may secure peace?” “Yet 1 notice that Bishop Koppe has just peen suppoming a defender of the trien- nium,"” I continued. “AL, yes, yes; very elever of him, véry,” sald the prefate, without particularly explain- uu N-&nunm: ’l‘uen. Tesitning the v.hmd of his discussion, he added: “The vatican had serious reason to believe its intervention would improve the position of the holy see, especially in its relations with 1taly,* *That’s the great point,” I remarked. ivery one looks beyond the presenj mo- ment.” “What will be the estimated result of these wonderfully clever letters? In a word, do you féresee or hope for anything like a re- turn to the old state of things in Rome in the future But here 1 found [ was on delicate ground. The prelate, who is an accomplished diplo- mat, at once grew vague. I foresee no near concrete result of the kind you mean,” said he. “Did you not read that article in the Cologne Gazette the other day referring to a possible amelioration of the position of the holy see, and pointing out that there could be no thought of an armed intervention, or even of ordinary diplomatic action in behalf of the vatican? ien, remember the papal arbitration in the dispute about the Caro- lines,” “Yea 1 continued: *“Bnt what meaning save one can be attached to this amelioration ™ “*As one cannot foretell all eventualities,” replied the prelate, *Wars, for instance, or European congresses, at which a friendly word might be uttered tendinz to peacefully bring about a better understanding with taly. The Roman question must always be of deep importance, and it is certain that the Ppresent state of things is intolerable.” A MINISTERIAL OPINIO) On leaving the vatican I drove to the ministry of foreign affairs, hoping to have a chat with the Count tobilant. He was up 10 his eyes in business, so Ifell back on the Count di Collibiana, his private secretary, whose views may be fairly accepted as a re- flection of the minister’s. *“What does the Italian governnient think of the Jacobini letters?” said L* “For some reasons,” said the Count, ‘‘there is reason to be glad they were written. The fact that the pope has been able to make so important a manifestation proves that he is verfectly free, and since the law of guarantees was passed it bas always been the policy of the Italian government not to interfere in the pove’s relations with foreign powers, Speak- ing unoflicially, 1 don’t mind saying that we do notregret the issue of the letters, for they will weaken the German centre and the centre is hostile to us.” “What do you take to be the real meaning of the passage with regard to a possi amelioration of the relations with Italy,” asked, “which most people suppose refers to a restoration of the temporal power?” The signiticance of the passage has been much toned down by the explanations of the vatican’s orzaus,” replied the count. “Our relations with Prussia of such a nature as ab to preclude the idea of our atta meaning to 1t, though some have done so. 1am rather inclined t: myself the passage referred to isa possible restoration of ecclesiastical property, but, as you know, with the exception of a few i tutions like the American college, the gov- ernwent regards all such matters as being purely of a domestic character, and will allow ot no foreign interferenc 1s there no prospect of Italy ameliorating the position of or changing?”’ ou prefer the vhase I see none.” re- d the count. No one has any particular interest in changing things at present.”” “And will Italy make no protest or counter manifestation in answer to the letters? “None, whatever:” said the Count di Colli- biani. THE AMERICA Ithough Cardinal havé been here a week, posed to have o hardly been diseus voluntarily e vatican INALS, nsand Tashereau matters sup- have Yet Cardinal ( ; casioned their journey bons had a long interview with Cardi Simeoni and Archbistiop Jacobini at the propaganda yesterday. Nothing definite is known as to what took place but it is ascer- tained not only that nothing has yet taken place in regard to the American Knights of Labor, but that no d ion may be expected for at least some wee this question, with several others, having been held over until the opportunity has oceurred to fully ascer- tain the views of Cardinal Giibbons. Fatber McGlynn's case excites great inter- est here,and even his defiance has not losthim the personal sympathy of his Roman friends. I have discussed his case with many ec- clesiasts here and there is only one opinion as to the mistake that has peen made. It is universally thought in Rome that the matters for which he has been removed from his charge went beyond the limits of social or political economy, &nd his coming is confi- dently expected. if he comes he will have a fair hearing. Near.y all the eccleslastical au- thorities are quito disposed to treat him not only with justice but with indulgent kind- ness. A LITERARY FEAST Prepared For English Readers During the Lenten Season. tCopy ight 1587 sordon Bennett.] LoONDON 9~ York Herald Cabls al to the Ber.|—On the eve of the f days of Lenten fast the London publ sual, prepare a literary feast for their readers, as the chureh debars from evening joys many votaries of opera, of Sy cards and sowrees. The coming month is therefore sure to bring & wealth of ne publications, Ash Wednesday will see the ublication by Mr. Unwin, who 1s th blisher of Enzlish editions of the C and St Nicholas, of De Lavely's * Balkan Peninsula,” a book bringing its events down to date, Adv sheets furnisned to your eorrespondent s a beautifully printed volume in picturesque style, yet accurate, bristling with facts, sta- tistics and incidents. ‘The intioduction is by Mr. Gladstone, who, in the course of it, re- marks: “The well-being, tranquility and liberty of the Balkans have now come to be of more importance than ever to the interests of Europe. It is, therefore, most wmaterial that the public mind of the various countries should be impartislly and thoroughly formed."” 4 in- TWO BOVAL LIVES, The same publisher issues, on Marc Dorothes Roberts’ “Two Royal Lives. These are the lives of the erown prince and Queen Victoria’s daughter, the future em- press of Germapy. The advance sheets of this volume evidence graphic gleaniongs from Berlin lite, not only in royal circles, but of the Gerinan masses. It is filled with new 1o- cidents and fresh views of society in the Prussian capital. THE COMING WAR, Me: Ward & Dowuney announce to- day “The Coming Franco German War,” by that well kpown German, Colonel Koett- sehaw, and translated and edited by Mr. John Hill, the Epglisu wilitary writer. It is a significant work, one to delight the heart of the Russian bear and the Wall street or the produce exchange bulls. It might be profit- ably réad besiges Mr. Heard’s papers in the | coming March Harper oo “The Russia of To-day,” or with Sir Charles Dilke's article | on the same subject in ecoming pumber | of the Fortnighuy Bem‘. Marquis of Lorne has a short conciliating paper about the Canadian fisheries, OSLY A STORY. By the way, there has been a hearty laugh here at the sensational paragraph recently sent to a New York newspaper by cable hence, to the effect that the marquis is to be the respondent in a divoree suit brought by the Princess lLouise. DPerhaps the report was started by Brother Colin Campbell, who relies on an old maxim about misery, love and company. A EULOGY TO LEE A warlike monogram on Ganeral Lee by Lord Wolsely is in type for the March Mae- millan’s Magazine. The Egyptian hero eulo- gizeshis Virginia conferee to the music, doubtless, of “Rebert, Toi que j'Aime” whice sugzests a reference to Mr. Beatty Kingston's two velumes issued vesterday on with Delightful Per- He is the foreign elegraph, plays on fine sonal Reminiscenees. editor of the Daily instruments, is a composer,jlibrettist on din-. ner table art and literary wise, an admirable christian, as New Yorkers will find when he visits them this coming summer. ROBEKT BROWNING'S POEMS, Robert Browning, for his' new poems, re- ceived some hard Kicks from critles who demand a glossary. For instance, the An- thenw®um this afternoon remarks that Mr. Brownin g’s friends have of late rendered it extremely difficult for calm criticism that re- spects itself and art to deal with him, and of course there are these who will angrily reply that it is because he uses poetic art to ex- press his own idiosyncracy and be- cause he tramples under foot those laws of poetic art which Homer bows to as reverently as Sophocles or Dante that his appeal to them is so stronz. Mr. Brown- ing this morninz got nettled and thus wrote to a correspondent touching an ill-natured criticism in the Birmingham Mail a corre- spondent had enclosed : “Lamsure you mean very Kindly, but 1 have had too long an experience of the ina- bility of the human race to do other than cackle when benevolent and hiss when ma- licious, and no amount of goose criticisin make me lift a heel against what wad- behind it.” This seems to prove that “Ring and Book” can a prose. All Americans doubtless know about Sir Wilfred Lawson, M. P. He offsets his vigor- ous prose in the house of commons last night With verse in this morning’s laverpool Post on the recent mixtures of parties in the divi- sion lobbies. It begins thus: How strangely are parties at present allied; No skill the anamolies can smother, \When the Jiberal-unionists sit on one side And steadily vote on the other, A PORTRAIT OF FRANCES. The Court Society Reviev a London weekly, announces that its next week's issue will contain an especially prepared portrait of the yonnz and beautitul wife of the presi- dent of the United States. This portrait of the head ot American society will be the first of a series of portraits of trans-Atlantic ecelebrities. Some wag suggests that on this announce- ment the editor of the Court Review must Iouk out for his trans-Atlantic mail bringing applications for a piace in his gallery. AQu AUTHORESS, “I give you on gad authority, and am as- sured that it is an anthentic anecdote, some- thing about the head of Italian society. It is well known that Queen Margaret is an authoress. She was rallied at a recent court ball by the French ambassador about having written a novel which was afier lonx delay to be published in London. She listened as he gallantly expressed regret at the delay. Then said the queen: *“Believe me your regret would have been greater if it had appearcd.” Next she went totell the diplom Long ago I sent a story in manu- )t to a Roman periodical under an as- sumed It was soon returned curtly m: cted.” Since then I shall remain satisied with a real crown and not strive after imaginary laurels,” LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL To-day, through the firm of Sonnenschein the anthor of the 0 write vigorous & Co., that Dr. Cr who wrote *Civiliza- tion and Progre: hed a book en- 11, a Study of I'he author is an anti- the rack and thumb screw of the Salisbury voli Tne book comes apropos 10 a current hoax some London correspondents have originated to the e tnat Lord Churchill is to return to the cabinet as Indian secr viee Lord Cross. SOCIALISTIC LITERATUR! The socialist invokes literature with Karl Marx’s book on “Capital,” translated by Aveling, who, with his wife, has prepare paper for the Mareh number of the Contem- porary Review on the same subject. OTHER INTEKESTING PUBLICATIC Murray’s Magazine, No. 3, comes library tables on Shrove Tuesday with more unpublished seraps from Lord Byron, A natrative, “Lostin the Backwoods,” by ex- Police Commissioner Sir Edmund Hender- and a jolly essay by Grant Allenon, 'he Joy of Livin Scotchmen may be glad to know that the tirm of Macmillan & Co. have in the pressa meizoir, the poems and letters of that delight- ful divine of Irvine, Dr. Willlam B, Robert- son, and everybody is glad to hear that the same house will in & few days bring out, “Tom Brown,” Bishop Votter, whose echoes yet linger in Lambeth chapel, doubtless arrived to- bringing with him an early copy of two vol- umes frow the long mines of history most ble to church men, being sketches of sh echureh and its bishops through the eighteentn centwy. Dr. A. E. Mac- Donald, who is now enjoying Lonaon, will up on 01 of course, take home DEW anonymous book entitled “The Healmg Art, or Chap- i Remedies and Itis au historical biography scriptive, being an attempt to popular- ize the history of the healing art. It particu- larly abounds with anecdotes of court phy- sicians, quacks, mesmerists, ete. Lawyers are informed that a new volume on the law about betting, from a barrister at Canfield, has just been issued. Many Awer- ican barristers doubtless may say that the law about betting exists with them only in a pro- hibitory sen Chas Reade's memolrs will appear on March 1, a book for both the cloister and the hearth, no doubt, Auniong new novels is"1n the Rice Fields,” by the matehless Colowbi, translated by Mr. Astor Willwott, and issued by Chapman & Hall; also @ second eaition within a fortnight only atter the first one of Joseph Hatton’s “Old House at Sandwich,” while the day on which it was pudblished be sat down to begiu a new serlal novel called “The Great World” tor an American newspaper. Mr. Lawrenee Oliphant is guitting tetion for the present. He will publish on Mon- day, through the Blackwoods, “Haina, or Life in Medern Palestine.' On the same day the same publishers issue “The Life of Agnes Strickland,” by ber sister. *Our Own Powpeil,” a satiri- cal story in two volumes, from the same press, with some of its eharacters New Y ork- ers, is largely attributed to Mr. Louis J. Jenunings, A %ok wuch denianded for. the libraries '_euln mmlmmwu&mmtw peess. liis en- | P —— 1887 ~TWELVE P AGES. titled “Celohritl;@ of the Age” being a dictionary of the men and women of this century. It contains contributions by eminent authorities and is edited by Dr. Lloyd C. Sanders, an Oxford scholar. It will undoubtedly take the place of “Men of the Time,” pudlishea by Kutledee, a volume mercilessly reviewed here fgr its omissions and its pufferies of those in Whom the editor is evidently interested. To-day's Spec- tator instances ninetsen glaring omis- sions, anq refers to the pages as presenting “an instruetive study of the grotesque forms whiel self-assertion and van- ity may assume,” and cites exam in a compendium of autobiographical sketches, jar upon the sensibilities of even the least fastidious readers, But even authoritative reviews make slips. For instance, this week's Academy, in along notice of “She Stoops to Conquer,” now running with a snccess that would warm the cockles of Lester Wallack's heart, says that *‘Miss Kate Vaughan playea Lydia Languish to Lionel Brough's Tony Lumpkin, which was a highly colored performance,” quite so in such a connection, GERMAN POLITICS. A Momentary Lull in the Great Elec- toral Conflict, BeRLIN, Feb, 10.—There is a pause in the intensity of the electoral contfliet pending s polling. Committees everywhere continue netive, but there isa momentary lull in public agitation, Thereis alsoa sig- nificaut subsidence +in war rumors. This the opposition say isbecause the govern- ment no lopger considers such ailment necessary to excite electorates, Though ofti cial circles are sure of a victory, they are much less confident that their majority will be large. The r most sanguine estimates in- crease the number of conservative from 7 to S6, and national liberals from 50 to 60, and reduces the Freisinnigen from 67 to 50, leav- ing othier sections about the same as before. The septennate majority is dependent upon a split in the centre part in which it 1s cal- culated there are sixty-nine triennists against thirty septennists. If this estimate is realized and the government fa to ob- tain o submissive majority for all its pur- poses the new reichstag_will vote for the milirary bill, but will be equally ready, as was the last reichstag, to resist Bismarex” roject for seeuring permanent supplies. The socialists hope to return three candi- dates, an increase of ten over th last num- ber in the last reichstaz. The progressists are the only party with moderate expect tions. They will'be gratified it they n their former force. The results of the tions will be known defiitely Tuesday night. It is reported that Prinee Bismarck desires to convoke the reichstaz for February 2, will demand the urgency of the military bi The ministerial order issued to-day relative to the calling out of the army recruits for 1557 and 155 provides that men who receive permission to discontinue active service and enter the reserves will be dismissed at the latest on September while between the 1st and 5th of November new infantry r cruits will enter the ranks for the arms C umrn-nvo of the railw military om- aission on wobilization Las been held at Welsbaden, which was attended by delegates from all the € 1 railivays and numerois army a ustive aarangements for of a ‘scl transit were com- pleted, Absolute secrecy is _main- tained regarding the plans formed Russia's Eyes on the Rhine. [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.| Brussers, Feb. 19.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the -Bs&.]—The Hus- sian organ, Le Nord, printed here, pub- lished this morning an article on the general situation, aHeging that the imsurmountable national aversion and recollection of the Berlin treaty] forbids any lasting and serious misunderstanding between Ru: and Ger- many. Neither will Russia engagze in war inst Austria or England. For the pres- ent the Bulgarian anestion recedes in_ the backeround and the possi- bility of a Franco- German war becomes the paramount question. Russia wishes to remain free in order that, if a Franco-German war should break out, to pre- vent any from annihilating France, Ge and upsetting the European equilibrium. “Thus, without coneluding any alllance with France, Russia will arra S0 that the events of 187 not recur. This time Germany wi d to guard her eastern frontier with troops and will not be allpwed to-destroy France. Russia’s eyes are fixed on the Rhine, This article, and the last sen- timent, creates a great sensation, Voted the Extra Credit, Pesti, Feb, 15.—The lower house of the Hungarian diet, by a unanimous vote, to-day passed the extra credit of $5,110,000 for the equipment of the Hungarian land webr. French Troops Recalled. Panis, Feb, 19.—All the French troops haye been recalled from Madagasear except four companies which are 10 remain at Diego Suar e Horrible Murder in Cincinnari, CinciNyNaTi, Feb, 19.—A horrible murder was committed on Mount Adaws, this city, between 9 and 10 o'clock to-night. It was that of Mrs, Matilda Warren, by Edw Jor , a druuken desperado. Mrs, War- ren's daughter was trundling her infant daughter in a baby wagon on the sidewali in front of the houre. Jordan ecame along, reeling drunk, and upset the baby wagon in tie gutter, and pushed the terniti little girl into the street, M hed out in defence of her babe, p s she went against Jordan’s brutal villain waited till she zot within a of him and then shot her through ti Sheis not dead, but the wound is uiortal, Jordon escaped. If found in Mount Adams to-night he will never see daylight, deddin ol Settled the Suit, w Yorx, Féb, 19.—The suit of the as & Texas income script holders against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad was set- tled to-day by the agreement of the company 10 buy the scrip The terms are 60 per cent in Kansas & Texas 5 per cent bonds and 40 rcent in Galveston, Harrisburg & H nds for the face of the script, and to be distributed among the coupon he N as interest. Ly urivale arrangement Jay Gould agrees to buy 850,00 of Galveston, Harrisburg & Houstou bonds at 5), making the seript net about %', A Big Burlington Victory. CLEVELAXD, O, Feb. 14 he suit of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rai'road com- pany against the stockliciders of the Kansas rolling mill company was decided to-day by Judge Heisley in the common pleas court. ‘The suit involved §225,000. The wain issue was a test of individual liability of the stock- bolders, D. P, s, W. H. Harris, Ira Har- ris, T. P. Handy and John Hay. and Samuel T, executors of estate of Au Stone. The decision was a cowplete vic for the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney and other creditors who entered suit on cross peti- tious. Working Over Rates, New Youx, Feb, 19.—The sub-committee appointed atthe convention of railroad men on Friday wet to-day in Commissivner Fink’s office, The work of this committee is “to formulate and commend such amended rules and regulations as way be found re- quisite to secure a uniferw application of the law ‘lujllL subjects referrea 10 thew resvec vely :]u‘:x tted to the joinl conmittee as s00n as Jossible. y » — —— 3 A Police Justice Reported Shot. New Youg, Feb. ~A rwmor reached this eity late to-night that Police J Musray had been shot ruwor has nol been veris ‘The report of the conmittoe will be | | “THERE'S MILLIONS IN IT.” Reckless Raid on the Nebraska Treasury, State SOME UNHOLY COMBINATIONS. Extravagant Appropriation Bills Tied to the Tail of the Railroad Kite—-Some Private Measures, Merciless Taxation, Lixcors, Neb, Feb. 1 ature of 1855 was generally regarded as reckless, wasteful apd extra nt. They piled upa mountain of taxes upon the people, without actually knowing or caring where the moi was to come from. But | fear that the tax- payers will fare much wor t the handsof the present legislature. The private claimis, enormous estimates for running state insti- tutions, projected normal schools, asylums, homes for every class of mendicants, ind trial schools, new penitentiaries, pleuro- pneumonia and health boards, with their hordes of employes, officials and tax-eaters, leaving out theincrease in district judges, stenographers, ete., will run up a tax-bill of over $4,000,000 within the next two years. It is simply monstrons to contemplate. With nine-tenths of the farws of this state mort- gaged for nearly what they are worth, with state railway, county precinct and city mortzages plastered on top of the private mortgages, the legislature, heedless of the situation, is grinding out tax bills that must prove ruinous. Governor Thayer him- self has become alarmed over this” reckless plunging into debt and burdensome taxa- tion.” Two days ago he went before the ju- diciary committee of the house to projest J\ £t the creation of needless district judges called attention to the fact that Jud; Bmad» and Morris both assi they wanted no additional districts. The ta been hanging around the state capitol al- most the entire session indieates that he is not overcrowded with work, and there is no need of another judge in his district. The mania for new state institutions, which our limited wealth and the condition of the pro- ducers do not warrant, seews to have seized the tives from every town and vil- These members are bent only on getting can out of the general grab-bag. In _their anxiety to come home with a new state institution in their grip-cacks they for- judges ia their t that Judge Hamer has get everything else and stand ready to barter their votes for all kinds of jobs, claims and swindles. The ad lobby. repeating its nown tactics, las taken all thes vrojects and interests u wing, and with this combi- in position to defeat all rail- throuzh all the the jobbers, have un- Alt'rh\}nn ]lh~ uld be utterly out of ques- tion to present the people of Nebraska with a full inventory of all the scl es to raid and bankrupt the treasury. My limited space enables me only to call attention to a few of t trositie: The opriat ides for Thi ye pense bill state lH~ Iy the ex- two existing for Then there is a salary ap- s propriation bill of S the lezislative appropriation ot § he state house tax, will swell the 0 £2,000,000, On the t 1 these v approp tions come arious bilis which will more than double that amount. Among these are a_Smill tax for penitentiary construction. The grand as sessment roll for 186 s1 SR AT suming the increase for 1557 and 1558 to b in the sanie ratio as 158 and 135, which was 15 per cent. this little --mill joker would yield a revenue of over SLO00,000. Of this amonnt S100,000 is asked for Boss Stont's projected Loulsvilie or Weeping Wate 1 not omit to mention thata sii tie plans of the new capitol, s architect in the interest of_the cont will add a fraction of over $30.000 1o the bur- den of the taxpayers. ‘Luen comes the blind asvlum at Nebraska City, with a requisition for a £30,000 wine osed incurabie insane asylum at 0003 idiot hos- : 'and_com insa the Norfolk 7 and home, $30,000 Omana or e Lin- neoln, 000, and h of normal u( the I bome, i Grant menior industrial sel tial colieg in every poose all or section v tion of all these ne ingtitutions ~‘4uu‘:! M' established, how is Nebraska to maintain them on her limited revenue, and the out- sly extravaga iations asked for existing concerns? Take for instance the insane lospital at Lincoln, which bad a sur ,tlu~ to its credit Novemi 0, 1 nearly £70,000, and which will transfe one-third of its inmates to Norfc ng, and if the Hastings .'ISfl m | will part with pertiaps one-fifth more of its inmates. And yet the appropriation bill calls for a larger amount to run the institu- tion for the next two years than the last two, Among the ext zancies is a proposed barn to cost $12,000, for which 06 would be ample: paints and oils, 1 IWO years azo $1,000 was squandered on paints; furni- ture and bedding, §4,000; two years ago the saime amount was appropriated, and in’ view ot the coming exodus a requisition for ad- ditional furniture 1s preposterous. Music and musical instruments, $1,600. We know the insane appreciate music, but the state, the past ten years, has paid ‘out enough to supply every lunatic in the hospital with a snare drum, Or even a piano, he bill for fuel and lights isestimatated at $20,000 for two years. The last legislature appropiated £17.000 for two years, and that included an electrie lizht plant complete. This reminds us that the home for feeble-minded people at Beatrices modestly 3 for a $4,500 electric light plant aud a $50 scale. [The best scales can be bought for 355, will take aded people to countenance such \ness. The reformn school at Kearney wants only $105.000 for the next twg years,in. dependent of all improvements, Compares with the runuing expenses of other iustit tions and the appropriations of 185 the bill_of particulars is ters nflated, A $18200 appropriation is asked for s of employe iployes does What e need? 1 ud girls ard work « s and a condition 1o ta :| en we have li penses, estimated at $29.240 for two y which is about double what they can be fe for in any respe non ing house,” Besides the pays for a farmer, raices 'ts own vegetables, povltry, and ought to produes enough bread, meat and wilk for ever, dy on the fann Fassing from this to the Per noral school, find what it costs to ins t “school 15" how 1o teach. The wuormal o0l comes to tue front with inerased estimates 1 everything. Far the past three years the t alonz com- fortably on § now they w 00 & year for lizht and nt $2.2% a year. The last leg lature gave them §1.50 for appara laberatory, and 700 for furniture: now th want §1,400 for furniture and $1.%00 for 1 oratory apparatus. ‘The salaries for prinei- pals and teachers the past two years were ‘:;ou now they want $20,50 for the next 1f all the normal schools pro- 1WO yenrs. jected are to be run on the infiation plan, the Taising of howe-made teackers will' become an expensive luxury, Now a glance at a few private bills: ‘T Simmons family wants relief for 314173 | Charles A. Johnson, $4.237; Kobert W. Fur- nus, 5,00 t O, Haw 20; Maggie Priw o003 E. R Ho: ete., ete. The iriflation of the salary 1ist iu the state house on a par with all this reckless raiding of the . taxpayers, 1 cannet now go into detail, but must content myself by si ly calling a halt, and aduic g the I wre that the il Tae Ganime. ROcEe of Nek ar derbilt ey have endired patiently the wnerciless taxation by public carriers on their products, and they wuy have to eontinue to endure these impositions. But thuf are. not in condition to put second and third meort. gages on Wheir Lowes 10 ineet the heavy tax B 10 [ pose upobd L.em E. RusewATER. —— Working Over the Charter, LaNcopN. Neb. — Speclal 10 the ~Tue judiglary c Dumtles . eXained lu: y whieh the present legislature is trying | into the provisions of the cm‘ | length last evening, but refused to decide upon any of the sections. UMBE! i nents to the charter are represented In committee by Messrs Mr. Agee aid Agee is “loaded for bear” with thorities and was able to find an unfavorable reference to any section committee were anxious to find last @ before the other members could find tion itselt in the printed bi member of the committee inti Agee had evidently prepared In el 01 sume in the house the same & the charter which Mr. Colby did In Aunother meeting of the comi be held on Wednesday evenini is ho, w|l|h.1l atthat time some ate, may en. m.. Almost mlnrfi the speaker had an the vote of the vote on the legis! amendn the Vandem ent this morni 1k bill for a tive con ng teleg flashing to county clerks of counties ad) ne and to others farther lc;'" culars were {mmediatelv ma county clerks to send in the ballot to th [»m\k~ of 1 he recount of on Monday at ti st Novem the houses will be cunployed Tuesday in ing. assisting secretary of state’s and peatly every committee clerk of lie board n It is the general impression ber as soon as vote will coms during that A cun Va abundance of votes will be found to not hi been returned to swell the recorded e itational m . 8 « i ua ne cunnl factured by those who desire to more than this impr eded legisiation * be abl ie constitutic on nav be ¢ v da; die abornin’,” and to produce proe: stluun-by iguls fatus of twen the present forty dai's are gones 5 more session A SIXTY DAY SESSION. The Legislature Prolongs lts Iwenty Day Neb., Fi 10— Speeial gram to the Bek.]—The n!l(“xdm@ in house was unexpectedly large this morni as it was understood t! Mr. Vandemark’s bill, passed by the was passed under suspension of rules, 75 to 1t was opposed by Mr. Watson, who that the people elected this legislatue forty days and not for sixty. little was to be do The ex| to the state would b2 large for a recount if it should demonstrate that the amendm carried, the twenty days would cost wore mouey than it wouldq worth, Mr. Reiper said the people additional se avored the re count because they had honestly voted im favor of the amendment. Mr. Agee said that in Hamilton unnt’ count was 200 votes short of the ballots and in a number of counties no mlm'nl the vot had been made at all, while republican tickets had the words, “For ane before and iud: ount the iment” vrovides that to forward poll printed to the March 1 auditor, two s are constituted as a board "‘ s and t secretary. returned s of election on November 2, 1886, on them. m he county ¢ rks are requi of tal the b to them by tl senators and th ansmit their repo to the former before March 10, house adjourned until Wednw morning Mr. Russell offered to mxrodmlnemarhl, The and resolution for ay missioner from Nebrask: state comuierce Editor of the BEE pendent recel ker a few days so through the Omaha BE 1t will be the do. If Mr. Ven lh poiutment of a com- under the inter- it was too late. Lot Veenker Respond. GRAND 15LAND, Neb., Feb. 18—To Ihq The d a letter nd family, ani Grand Island In from H, O. Veen- nce, in regard to his leaving d siatea that if any ied to correspond with hiw could do 3 an; r herself t ten, th eenker des 0 to her ng will His wii d has no m:.lls.?‘ and children, fiveim 10 eldest two ¥ res. (o sell her relatives in C possible for her. consent to sign deed that will fix the matter up. At be family is sup Veenker will pl B Chairman C County Boz or by letter, or ase repl M mmitte d of Supervi ted b the county. ther throu :h the )N 1oE TAYLO] Paupers, on SOrs. Only One Attempted Burglary. CoLum to the B; overrun not the ickley had recei obtainac i = vs, Neb. —This city with thieves and e There w fay nizhtatt at s the on and nothing , was od abolit ‘eb. 19, [Special Te bas been reported thugs, but such o residence of 8, 8 Iy one that has and was diseovered dent intent ng the night, , how done was in frightened Mrs An Eloping Coupnle Amitbfl- SYRACUSE, Neb., Feb. 19.—[Special Tele gram to the Bre.|—Ed Speratt, atin of Auburs, ran away trom that place the wite of John Ham to get even with on an old y'urr. The couple arrl from Nebras] on the chargw OI sworn out by the wom had a preliminary examination and the case was continued. Arvested Nenrasga Cir Teiex and were adultery om & s or! i arrested this morning by Dcpm Huber six miles north of Syracuse for ing a note was puret note of 83% on Fre sed by th L. New, T G mers 3 this city abouta week agoy forgery. Bre arived, and the fixtw Il the stores and on the Wahoo's WAoo, lect Neb., Feb. light is to be put in_ ope For Nebraska and low ric Light, 14, = Special ‘ami atiom Wear Nebraska aud lowa: Fairy foilowed by local snows, higher S~ Prosecuting Mormon CHEVENNE, egram to the B tuted 4 territory United Wyo, ~T !.A inst polygamous bezan vesterda tates Attorney Ay ( H. Patterson and George th bound o court. amon CHEYENNE, gram to the BEx N o e, the other with two 1 to answer at arrest ¢ the Mormous, of berf bave dri o A Chi Wyo., Feb. Lee L 19.—} ung, a bound from Milwaukee to Ham rived d dead weing by the neck in the county Lospital to-day, ere yesterday on U mln!ul-' he attacked a tellow passenger aud slashed Bold Koot CEpARBLUFFS ing C. here, of $300 rmd to have sland. the ot h his d hr lerby cieend Neb., Walker was attacked by t .y Tramos Feb. 19, Ll tw o tramips Walker was overpowered robbers, thrown to the ground and feet firmly tied. taken i ‘Ihey are Geni twent o i e Tadopers -