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

SIXTEENTH YEAR. A RUSH OF ROYALTY Visitors Crowd Berlin to Celebrate the Kaiser's Birthday. THE FESTIVITIES OF THE WEEK. Grand Preparations For a Glorious Time Throughout All Germanys DOCTOR JUNKER ON AFRICA, The Famous Traveler Interests Scientistsin the Fate of Emin Bey, = s THE KNIGHTS AND THE CHURCH. Repeated Assurance That the Organization Will Not Be Condemned. VICTORIA GOES TO A SHOW, Her Royal Majesty Attends Her First Public Entertainment in a Quar- ter' Century--Mrs. Potter's Coming Debut and Her New Dresses, The Rawser's Coming Birthday. |Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] Br March 19,—~New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bek.|—Berlin, in fact Germany, spent the week enthusiastically preparing to celebrate the emperor's ninety-first birthday year. Wednesday came the crown prince of Aus- tria, to-morrow comes the Prince of Wales. Between these two distinguished arrivals have come a bewildering number of brill- fant, uniformea, wonderfully titled royalties and semi royalties from all parts of Kurope. In all eightr-tive of them—including such minor reigning kings as Roumania and Saxony—either are or will be here to attend the great event. Princes, dukes and arch- dukes and archduchesses are here in such numbers that one expeets to see over the doors of the various palaces the noticei— “Only kings need apply.” ‘The princes alone would make a considerable party among themselves. Such an assemblage of titled personages has never in recent years gotten together in Berlin. Already noses have been counted, and the best authorities say with pride that there are five wmore royalties this time than ever before, every one of them, too, Interesting, inheriting the divine right to be blown up by nilnlists, but, ad Interim, to wear a multitude of orders, much gold lace and many unwieldy titles. 1t strikes Americans as a waste of force to cet together here such a number of royalties that minor personages are entirely lost in the blaze of higher titles, ‘I'he least among the princes who here hide their diminished heads would, in America, fill half the continent with their glory. Special messengers are also coming from several courts to bear the good wishes of their masters to the emperor, among them General Cordova, who brings what, it i8 to be hoped, is not an autograph letter from the little king of Spain. TIHE PROGRAMME OF FESTIVITIES. ‘The programme of festivities does not in- clude 8o many public events as would be the case If the emperor were youngor. On the morning of the birthday there will be a re- ception at the palace, which literally includes only princes. 'The emperor expected to re- colve these guests himself, but being tired, he will leave this reception to the care of the crown prince, who has not only the premn- ises but several hundred lesser lights on his hand. The dinners, banquets and recentions that occur during the week are most ad nau- seam, but the kaiser will, as a rule, delegate such matters to the crown prince, not from iliness or weakness, &s witness the following details of the kaiscr’s work last Wednesday, but because aged men, whose lives are of great imporiance to the world, cannot afford to risk over exertion. Take the court report for Wednesday 8howing the emperor's general health, The mail brought varlons papers for the Imperial slz- nature. Afterwards the mayor, gencral workmeister and other high officlals dis- cussed with the emperor and the minister of war various chanses in the army. In the afternoon Prince Leopold and Ebegross- hersog ot Oldberg had audiences. Not ox- hausted by seeing persous with such names and titles, the emperor in the evening held a musical soires at which 200 persons were present. This day's work indicates strength to survive even such birthday fes- tivities as he has before. In the city the birthday will be obseryved as a holi- day, Everywhere tho streets will be illumi- nated. Electric lights will be used on a really magnificent scale in all the great open places. Great torchlight processions, a gen- eral gathering of students’ societies in all parts of Germany, open meetings in all great Jearned societies are a few among the many ways in which the day will be celebrated. All the iunumerable vereins or unions, all schiools, universities and corporations md one way or another in the celebrations which, beginnin to-morrow, culminate Tuesday. ACCOMMODATING THE CROWDS, Where Berlin wlil put all the visitors who are exvected to crowd here next week is not quite easy seel It isto be hoped, how- ever, that at least the higner royalties will not be forced to sleep in tiers or on the floors of the haperial palace, as may occur to the Jess distinguished gucests at the hotels, DECORATING TUE STREETS. ‘Three days of snow and cold weather have delayed the strect decorations somewhbat. 'This eveniug's clearer sky, however, has set every one to work soceagerly making up for lost time that the prowenader along the main streets is torced 10 spend much of his time in dodging ladders. The unter den Linden 18 already gay with flags and evergreens. ‘I'ne academy, opposite the kaiser's palace, has eight tall flagstafls rising from the side walks, At their bases stand tall statues of Gorman knights looking like marble, but really made of wood. The whole front is already draped with red cloth and many flags, ‘The imperial palace shows no sigus of preparation beyond two big pipes running along the top of ihe building, from the sides of which gas designs of crowns, ete., have begun to surout, The statue of Frederick the Great, between the palace and the ucad- emy, was surrounded by a line of many col- ored glass globes, and is gaily decked, Far- ther down the indes the crown prince's pnlace is the tirst to show slgns of decora- tion. Many flagpoles project from the roof and many colored lights are hanging from them, All over the ecity crowns, th twperial initials and mottoes ontlined in gas Jets, multicolored globes or electric lights have begun to appear on the house fromts. “Thore Is a goneral teeling in the city that here should not be & window in Berlin dark %u the night of the ®d nor A house frond OMAHA, without flags. Already this evening we have been able to get an idea of what the appear- anceof the house fronts will be, Several great gas designs h been lighted in order to test their worl They made the houses a brilliant mass of flames, BIG TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION, Over 5,000 students with torches wiil mareh through tne city and parade before the em- veror, The theaters have caught the general enthusinsm, One brings out a new play called “Kornblumen,” founded partly on events in the emperor's life. Genuine sol- d ers, as a mark of special favor, will be al- lowed to appear on the stage to make the play more realistic. Most of the royal guests are now in the city, though some from the more distant counties will arrive to-morrow. ‘The Turkish special representative has at- tracted much attention, as he s the most German of Germans, but is arrayed in an ultra-Turkish garb, Each government has specially received at the depot. Per- lie Kaiser sees him and then he loses himself in the mass of little people who flood the city, Some idea of the num- ber of princes, nobles and aides-de-camp and distinction of titles and rank can be formed from the fact that the state banquet at the castle on Tuesday will take place insix large rooms, one room being specially set apart for majors, generals and colonels. The Kkaiser remains in excellent health and we are promised fair weatber. The enthusiasm is greater than ever before, so everything voints to a very remarkable celebration, DI KER ON AFRICA. Among the men whom not even the im- perial birthday will tempt to remain in Ber- lin, is Dr. Junker, Emin Pashw’s friend. Wednesday night Junker described to an audlence of the most learned and scientific men of Berlin, his adventures i Africa. The story was with a powerful simplicity which greatly affected the hearers, leaving a a vivid impression of the dangers and priva- tions to which Emin is exposed. After the lecture the principal learned societies of Berlin joined to give Junker a great dinner, at which I noticed, chiefly, the great number of well-known men present and the great en- thusiasm with which the the emperor’s toasts were drank. Africa also received suflicient enthusiasm, to tempt Bismarck to farther annexation, It is rumored here that Junker, after returning to Russia, will g0 again to Africa ‘under the patronage of Germany, more especially of Bismarck. THE ITALIAN FASTER, Poor Sucel, the hunger virtuosena, as he is called here, is the only other noteworthy of the week. "He has chosen a bad time to starve himself into notorietv and dollars, as the people are too much occupied with feast- ing to care much about fasters, He gets some mention, as he is attended by numberless doctors, who take scientific delight in his starving. They limit him to one week, but, on the whole, he has a fair chance of suc- cess, NO NEED OF ANXIETY. The Rnights of Labor Will Not Be Coundemned at Rome, [Copyright 1887 by James Gordon Bennett.] RomEk, March 19.—|New York Hherald Cable—Special to the Bek.|—The Knights of Labor need not be anxious, The vatican is more liberal than people imagine. From the very first there was no need to fear their condemnation. An interview 1 have just had with one of the most eminent cardinals in the congregation of the holy inquisition dispels all doubt on the matter. When I called on his eminence T found him reading asheet of Cardinal Gibbons’ report to the propaganda. He replied to my questions with unexpected frankness and you may rest assured that his views are those of a majority of the holy office. “America,” sald his eminence, “is a pe- culiar country and must be dealt with in a peculiar way. 1t should be treated with in- finite care. Nothing should be hurried, nothing done to exasperate or offend it. The future of the world, perhaps, is in America. I shall not see it, but the twentieth century may show I am right. The church should wish to see it treated with forbearing affec- tion, nay, I would rather say, with the affec- tion of & mother. I canvot for a moment admit that such a question as this of the Knights of Labor should be settled offhand or that the decision in one country should decide the case in another. In Canada, where there is practical religious unanimity, the conditions may be such that the knights may coustitute a danger, but in the United States, the classic land of liberty, things are possibiy otherwise. You have, perhaps, seen the wise, clear, sensible report of Cardinal Gibbons, by whom I was favored with a visit lately. Though I canuot, of course, prejudge the course which the congregation will take, it appears to me it will be very difticult not to adopt the cardinal’s conciusions.’ Here I ventured to interiupt his emivence: “Yes,” said 1, “and your ewinence's views seem to be those of most of the Roman digni- taries with whom I have spoken on the sub- ject. Gibbons' pamphlet practically refutes all the arguments of those who protess to re- gard the Knights of Labor as a secret so- clety,”. His eminence aveided a direct answer to this blunt remark, “The cardinals report1s very able,” said he. *“The church should be very tolerant and conciliating with democracies. Such an association may, after all, not be a secret society in the sense condemned by the chureh, but this does mnot imply that the church is hostile to individuals,” N. B.—Here Lunderstnod the cardinal to refer to eapitalists, “‘We cannot admit such doctrines as those of lenry Georyge, denying the nghtto own private property. s doctrines are dead against all the teachings of the bible. Can we burn our bible to please George,” ‘I'hen, returning to tho original theme, he continued: “There is oniy one straight line guiding ug, but we must distinguish between theory and truth, The facts are truth, but it way be opportune or inopportune to de- fine theories In couniries like Amerlea, where protestants aud catbolics necessarily mix together. it may be advisabie to grant croat liberty and independence. All what independence is emjoved by Armenia and other criental catioligs, The primacy of the Pope (his eminence, speaking French, used the word primate) must be up- held, but the church may develope various mauners.” Again 1 interrupted: “If the holy office shares your eminenca's views, Isuppose it quite possible that the question of the knights may be quietly buried?” But acain the cardinal avoided a direct reply. After some further talk regarding the future of American catholicism, he walked with we and bade me farewell at the door, wishing me all good to America. It is virtually certain that the condemna- tion of the Canadian knights will not be re- versed. The Awmerican knights will escape condewunation. THE ROYAL RESERVE BROKEN, Victoria Goes to a Show For the First Time in Many Years, (Copinight 187 by James Gordon Bennett.] i.owpox, March 19.--|New York Herald Cable—Special to the Brx.|—The queen, with & spring mercury reaching the frost point, aithough the sun was shining brightly, broke the ice, as 1t were, of her widowed re- serve by visiting this morning for the first time in a quarter of a century, a place of public entertainment, This was the Olym- pia or the Paris hippodrome. The building of this institution covers a space larger in area than Madison Square garden in New York, besides the immense space used for the men- agerie and the stables. In the center of the promenade a royal dais, sumptuously deco- rated, had been especially provided for her majesty; but, much like the late king of Ba- varia, shie had the whole entertainment to herself. exceot that she was attended by Princess Louise, Prince Henry of Batten- berg, and the cbildren of the Duke of Con- naught. Three quarters of an hour with the races and the dancing elephants satisfied the royal party who decided to enjoy an after- noon’s stroll through the enormous stables where five hundred animals were at their lunucheon, 1T MAKES BUSINESS BOOM. Evidently this jubilee year is king the queen demoeratic and again accessible. Al- ready tradesmen, mtlliners, pastry cooks and artisans feel that a new impulse has been given to business by her drawing rooms and re-entrance to society, I'he smiles of royalty seem to impress the business ot London in about the same manner that Wall street points impress speculators, AT THE OPERA, The Battenbergs in the evening visited Colonel Mapleson’s opera, where the Chicago diva, Marie Engle, made her operatic debut in London as Martha 1n Flotow’s opera. When she sang *“The Last Rose of Summer," and in the famous quartette, she warmed momentarily an immense audience that oth- erwise shivered in arctic atmosphere. Her pure tones, her grand technique and meth- ods of culture, with which Americans are too familiar to need more than these reter- ences, were well seconded by~ Mme. Has- treiter as Nancy Signor, Del Puente as Plunket, and Ravellias Leonce. Miss Engle may be regarded as havinz scored a success. OTHER AMERICAN SINGERS, Apropos of American singers and opera, it is to-day announced that Miss Decca, a daughter ot Judge Johnson, of Washington, has joined Carl Rosa's troupe as third soprano, and that Miss Norton, or Nordisen, after due mourning for her first husband— ‘Wwho has never been heard of since his cele- brated balloon ascension—will marry an English gentleman. But 1t is sald that she will not leave the stage, —_— PARISIAN FASHIONS, Three ‘‘1Inspirations” by Worth for Mrs. Brown Potter. [Copyrighted 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] PAnrts, March 19.—[New York Herald Cable.—Special to the Ber]—The Herald storm, which had been announced, with dis- turbances on the nights of the 15th, and 17th, swept down upon Paris exactly on time, ac- companied by a territic fall of snow and a suaden change in temperature,unprecedented for the time of year. Horse races haa to be postponed and outdoor fetes were nipped in the bud. The streets of Pans were one continuous sheet of ice, so that thousands masqueraders returning from mid-lent festivities had the utmost difliculty to reach home. 1ln the Place del'Opera sixteen cab horses were down at the same instant on every corner. Private carriages and cabs were abandoned in dis- tress, the horses being unharnessed aud led home by the coachmen, Ladies and gentle- men in ball costames and the lightest danc- ing shoes were alighted to find their way howe oh foot. THRE NIFICENT DRESSES. I saw M. Gaston Worth to-day, the king of Parisian milliners. M. Worth told me that he had been concentrating his attention lately upon Mrs. James Brown Potter, and the result is the completion of three delicious inspirations for Mrs. Potter’s debut as the governess in “Man and Wife.” Those three chefs d’ oeuvres are of perfect simplicity, ele- gance and taste. luspiration number one s of lilae crepe, on a soft, clinging material, admirably suited to Mrs. Potter’s beauty,over a plain skirt, minutely pleated down the front. A Greek tunic floats grace- fully over the jupe, rather full in front and knotted behind, low down. The waist 1s outlined by a soft, black sash, tied neglizently in front. The back of the cor- sage is finely pleated and set intoa Louis ‘T'reize collar of bisequipure, forming several points in front. 'T'he sleeves are artistically full to the eibow, thence to the wrist ex- ceedingly tight fitting, and covered with quipure similar to that on the neck. A large hat of coarse, black straw, turned up on the side, to be worn with this dress, is orna- mented with a huge bow of black silk gauze. Inspiration number two is a morning costume of brown woolen material, also soft and clinging, a very long tunique, slightly draped and lifted in graceful folds over the petticoat to mateh, The corsage is shirred at the mneck and at the waist. The former simulates a collar, with three rows of narrow golden loop fringe, while the latter is girded by a broad band of fancy metallle braid, edged with golden fringe that ties once in front and hangs down in two short ends. A perfectly charming little Henri Deux toquet, of brown lainage. has a lar:e bow of suede corded rib- bons on the left side for the sole ornamenta- tion. With this gown a brown marble is as to be worn of the same material as the dress collar, and points back and front of havana cloth and entirely lined with the same tint. ‘The third inspiration is composed of light mignonette or reiseda bengaline, outlined into squares by narrow, dark green and cream striped jupe. It falls in broad, flat pleats while a short tunique,taken far back behind, is slightly retrousse. This gown has a dir- rectoire corsage, with a tiny Garrick eollar, turned back from the chest with large reners, over afull pleated jabot of cream silk India wuslin. A broad cream moire sash, passed around the waist, crosses behiod and is tied In a full bow in front. A large Kate Greena- way or Quaker bonunet of coarse, black straw, ties beneath the chin with narrow black vel- vet strings. 'The crown Is simply covered by a large foullles knot of cream silk. A PRIEST IMPRISONED, Father Keller Jajled in Dablin For Contempt of Court, [“opyright 1867 by James Gordon Bennelt.] DusLIN, March 19.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bre.]—Kilmainham Jail is again Parnelized. Within its walls to- uight lies Father Keller. I have it on the best authority that all the proccedings which broughit him there were inspired avd ratitied by the new Irish secretary, the ‘‘nophew of his uncle,” who to-night has been dubbed the “‘priest hunter,” Perhaps the father was wrong 1n declining to obey the subpamna; perhaps he would have done wrong if he had refused to be sworn, but no lawyer except a prejudiced one, say the bar here, can doubt that on the law of evidence Father Keller is now illegally and unjustly in jail. “T'his I8 preeisely what occurred this morn- ing. I take it from my short hand notes: A certaln question was asked the father about the private affairs of one of his parishloners, Said Father Keller: *‘Lrespectfully decline to answer that question. As L understand its drift 1t would tend to make me disclose the eonfidences that 1 cunnot iv honor or in duty %0 wy sscred profession reveal, Moreover the question would have a tendency to elicit an answer which would disclose matters to whieh 1 had become eognizant as a priest, and 1 could not make any such disclosures.” Judge Boyd said that was not legal justifi- cation for refusing to answer the question, and committed the witness for coniempt. Said a leading barrister to me, and he Is rather a ‘“‘castle man:” *“[ fear the govern- ment age making a great blunder, and to you, aS representing an American news- paper, I say that 1 think that paper can get opinfons from all American lawyers that the father’s objections entitle him to pastoral privilezes.” The priest is justly treated in jail and al- lowed every liberty, so far as visitors, books, papers and feed, are considered. [ under- stand that telegrams have gone to almost every part of Catholic Ireland asking that mention shall be made in each. Catholic church to-morrow as to the father’s refusal to betray the trust placed in him and his im- prisonment. Mrs, Potter's Debut, | Copyright 1887 by James Gordon Bennett.] LoxDoN, March 19.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bre.|—Mrs. Brown Potter does not shirk her dally rehearsal work. She takes her tutoring amiably and eagerly, Facing such an audience as she will ten days hence must, however, try her nerves and present to her anticipation a crucial test. The part of Ann Silvester touches a gamut of emotion. Wilkie Collins, its creator, s, howevyer, quoted as predicting her entire mastery of that vamut. As the niece of a New York bishop, and grand daughter-in-law of the founder of Brown, Shipley & Co., so eminent in British com- mercial circles, and as a protege of the Prince of Wales' set, she has great social prestige. But I sce evidence of an artistic English cabal against her, chiefly among the friends of professionals and partly through injudieious advice from American colonists, together with$ theirf premature puffery. For in- stance, the 1’all Mall Gazette opens with ar article with double headlines, thus: “Beauty Hyper-floating as a Fine Art.” “Mrs. Potter and Her Puifers.” It thus begins: “It seems that London is s00n to be startled, at least so they say who speak with authority, by the appearance of a new actress. Mrs, James Brown Potter is said by those who have seen her to be a beau- tiful woman. She I8 a protege of the Prince and Princess of Wales, is said to have great dramatic talent, the display of which she has hitherto reserved tor the entertainment of personal friends. For some reason Mrs. Potter has determined to take the stage and has signed an agreament with the Haymar- ket in *Man and Wite.’: We offer Mrs. Pot- ter our congratulations upon her emeage- ment, and she has our best wishes for her success, If the eulogios of Mr, ——, the Lon- don correspondent of she New York ——, be true, then we are goiug to see a very remark- able debut.” s A RUSSIAN MANIFESTO, The Official Declaration Concerning the Attempt Upon the Czar. ST. PETERSBURG, March 19.—The follow- ing is the authorized official declaration con- cerning the attemps upen the life of the czar: 1t is not believed that the active society of the constitutional party has such an exten- sive and influential fpliowing as some for- eigh journals repredent, 'I'he constitutional- 1sts, instead of X . wholly. _alstinct. from the nipl are nothing but executors of a.milder@programme, cloaking the violent imethods of nihilism so as to se- cure a certaln amount of toleration from the educated, thoughtful classes in Russia. The czar's advisers are convinced from long ob- servation that the influential classes in Rus- sia do not consider that the time has yet ar- rived in the political developements of the empire for the intraduction of constitutional government by his majesty, Nor do the pan- slavist party desire eonstitutionalism. On the contrary they declare that autocratic form of government, tendered by a just administra- tion of coditied law, Is desirable until gRus- sian territorial expansion has reached the limits set for it by the pan-slavish ideas. The state socialism recently promoted in Germany by Prince’Bismarck is being care- fully- studied by the Russian government, the czar being well disposed in favor of such progressive economy changes in the territories under Russian sway asshall conduce to the happi- ness and welfare of the Russian people. The czar was deeply impressed by the terribie cir- cumstances under which his father met his death, The lust attempt on his own life pro- jejted by the nihilists has ‘)mdum-rl a feeling of horror, Still it is unlikely that it will lead to. a change of s previous policy. His magesty cannot but view with mingled bitterness and regret the position in wiiich hie Is placed by the threats and perils continually besetting him. He denlores the necessity which constantly ex- ists for costly extensive precautions for his personal safety whenever he desiring to travel or even to move beyond the pre- cinets ~ of the palace, restrictions ‘which impede his movements and prevent his seeing his people as they areand judging for himself concerning their neeas. The czar’s aversion to plunging Russia into a ruinous and fruitless war continues as greatas ever. e in his convietions In this respect d his advisers, except in c with his views on the Russian nterests, Art at Rome. [Copyright 1557 by James Gordon Bennett.| Roxi arch 10.—[New York Herald Cable--Special to the BEE.|—One of the sen- sational pictures at the coming Grosvenor gallery exhibition in London will be Rich- ards’ portrait of Miss Lina Stillman, a Ro- man-American beauty whose face and figure remind one of Mary Anderson, and even more faultlessly Grecian. Charles Coleman and several other American residentsat Rome are also sending in. pictures for the sume ex- hibition, The art eyent of the week is the opening of the exhibition of tapestry, lace and artistic stuffs in the via Nazionale, King Humbert, who, by4he:by, has grown almost white though only forty-three, attended the inauguration with Queen Margaretha. ‘The old Venitlan, and Neapolitan lace in the collection are making a great many ladies break the, tenth commandment. Among other marvels of the exhibdition are the imperial manthe of Napoleon 1, the Bar- berini tapestries, and’ the magnificent papal vestiments of the Odeseaichi family, The season, whieh has been much marred by earthquakes amd abominable weather, is nearing its close. Among the latest Amerl- can arrivals are Miss Dodge, Mr. Tudor Wing, the Misses Wing, Dr. ana Mrs, Ash- ton, Mrs. Glassford, Mr. and Mrs. Haviland, Mr. and Mrs. Whittler, Miss Mary Hutch- ings and Miss NellieBiogden. Many Ameri cans have lft and many others are preparing to follow. Owing to the ill-health Jof jtheir daughter, and other reasons which have given rise to much gossip in Rome, Minister Stallo and his wife have been severely se- cluded this seagon, Minister Stallo's social peculiarities ave not exactly endeared him here, and indeed, if all one heard here were true, Roman society has made him a citizen of Coventry. —— The Pope and Germany. [Copyright 1887 by James Gerdon Hennett.] Roume, March 18—+ New York Herald cable ~—Special to the Bee. |—-Mgr. Galim Curtis’ Journey to Berlin is a notable eventand much curiosity is feltas to the reception he will get from membhery of the Gierman Center varty, to whom he will have a deal to say in regard to the Papal policy of the future of Germany. 1 hear that the pope is fairly con. tent with the result of his recent intervention, but the Roman cardinals, and especially Cardinal Czacki and his friends, still fear the vatican is putting too much trust in Prince Bismarck., Indirectly the Jacobin letters have certainly benefitted the vatican. Jealousy of German influence has wonder- fully sobered catholic radicalism in France. It is years since the relations between France and the vatican have been so cordial as they are now. These relations might be even more cordial but for the captious conduet of M. Goblet, who has set his mind on having the recent bishop of Gap avpointed to the see of Auch, As that prelate has made himself ridiculous by a pastoral on wet nurses—who are the chief ornaments of this diocese—the vatican demurred, and a slight coldness resulted, But this is merely an in- cident, and to prove the reality of the Franco- Roman rapprochement, Mgr. Richard, arch- bishop or Paris, will be created a cardinal at the next consistory. Contrary to the vress, France did assertions of the not thank the vat- fcan for its intervention in favor of the fseptennate, France was, however, rather pleased with the Jacobinl letters than otherwise, A sevres vase and a golden ink stand are now on their way to the vatican to testify President Grevy’s satistaction. There i3 no truth, either, in the rumors of papal mediation between France and Germany. 1 have the best authority for ofticial negotia- tions on the subject. Cardinal Taschereau took possession of his titular chueh Santa Maria de Vittoria, to- day. ——— Pugilists Fall Out, (Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxpoy, March 19.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the Brk.]—Pugilists Mitehell and Smith, who have been amicably touring through the provinces in sparring ex- hibitions, now merely speak as they pass by. Neither will, however, explain why or the cause of their parting company. In conse- quence, Mitchell sails alone to-uay for America, and Smith will not go at all. Dissolving a Municipal Council. PAnis, March 19.—It is oxpected that the government will dissolve the municipal coun- cil of Marseilles because that body yesterday ll}uilé!i‘bwd approval of the Parls commune of 1871, Passed the Budget. BeRLIN, March 19.—The oberhaus has passed the budget and loan bills in the form in which they came from the unterhaus. The easter recess extends from March 27 to April 19, A FEAR] The Missouri River Still On the Ram- page in Dakota. BISMARCK, Dak., March 19,—The gorge at Sibley Island is still intact despite dynamite. The scene here to-day is desolate and dreary. The river is still over six miles in width, The gorge at Sibley Island is holding the water to the highest mark that it reached yes- terday. All of last night a swinging light was seen in the woods and several vain at- tempts were made to send a rescuing party thither. ‘The light was a signal of distress from a settler who, it is learned this morning by looking through a field zlass, has been on top of his shack since the rising of the waters -— UL FLOOD -swinging a lantern in hopesof calling help. His shack 18 completely surrounded by water and two miles from the shore of the new made stream, and almost afloat. Two rescuing parties were sent out this morning and have found several fami- lies on the roofs of houses. The field glass 18 being used with good results, as numerous settlers have been discovered, some perched on trees and others on floating timbers, 'To- day a snow storm prevails. The current over tha new made channel is running over ten miles per hourand thedrift ice shoots elong at terrific speed. A large bear was seen on a cake of ice this morning. Mandan 18 com- lotely inundated and the water runs rhrom:h the strects as it in a mill race, The situation at the river landing here is unchanged, The wateris still running throngh the boarding houses and river residences up to the second story, The worst is coming. The great rise at Fort Buford is now over half way here and will reach this point some time'to-night. This will make the highest water ever known in these parts, and unless the gorge breaks at Sibley Island, Mandan_will be in danger of annihi- latiou, The Little Heart river flows into te Missourl nst below. Mandan, and should the ice in this stream break to-day or before the Buford rise arriues, the entire surplus water of the flood will be backed into Mandan. The high trestle of the North- ern Pacitic is wrecked. Bismarck is the terminus of the Northern Pacific. . Yester- day’s passenger train, with its load of people bound for the Pacific coast and intermediate points, laid on a side track here all night and will not be able to leave for several days. Re- to break the gorge at Sibley island will be made, but it will be a ynamite. The gorge consists of six miles of solid ice wedged into the bottom of the river and piled to a nrégm of thirty feet. All mail routes are blocked. The snowstorm has been transformed into a blinding bliz- zard and it is feared that the rescuing parties will be lost. ‘They are out in small yawls, and with the blinding storm and a current of ten miles an hour will be unable to guide their crafts or keep their bearings. LATER~The relief parties sent out this morning, about whose safety the greatest concern was felt, came back this afternoon, one boat bringing *Dutch Mike"” and Thomas Whitney, taken from the shock where they had been for hearly twenty-four hours, and the yowl bringing H, McCarty and wife and C. A. Beal, found a little mound oDposite Fort Lincoln, with the water within six inches of them. In such a blinding storm the return of the boats is little short of marvelous. The report of the drowning of Superintendent Graham on the Mardan side cannot be veritied here, as there is no communication here. ‘There is no ice runuing in the river, which indi- cater that the gorge 1s still holding above Buford, The rise of thirty feet cannot get here before to-morrow, ‘The train from the east to-day brought more emigrants and there are now over 100 here. The Northern Pacilic is returning east passengers, who de- sire It, free. Misunders ding Shelved. CHICAGO, March 10.—An Inter Ocean speclal from Springfield, 111, says: Com- missioner Pearson and Wilson, of the Llli- nois live stock board, held a conference to- day with Dr. Salmon, of the national bureau of animal industry, in the presence of Gov- ernor Oglesby. Speaking for the agricultural department Dr. Salmon gave the Illinois board to understand that the misunder- standings of the past would be shelved and the department at Washington and the Illi- nois board would again co-operate for a com- mon end—the suppression of pleuro pneu- monia in Cook county, Dr. non left the city to day and will be in Ch next week. — atory Act Promulgated. oN, March 19,—Acting Secre d has issued a circular to customs officers, promulgating the recent act of con- gress authorizing *“I'he president to protect the rights of American fishing vessels, Amer- ican fishermen aud American trading and other vessels in certain cases,” and the act re- lating to the "lmponln{ and landing of mackerel caught during the spawning sea- son,” and calling particular attention to their provisions, s The Country's Small Change. WASHINGTON, March 19.--The statement prepared at the treasury department showing the amount of small notes, standard dollars and fractional silver outstanding March 1, 1847, pared with the amount outstand- 1880, quotes an incrense NUMBER 274 BULLETS FOR A RAVISHER, Randall, the Rapist, Overtaken By Swift and Sure Justice. KILLED WHILE BEING TRIED. An Unknown Man Hears the Con- victing Evidence a tmmedis ately Blows Out the Prisoner's Brains in the Court Roo The Law Too Slow. HAsTINGS, Neb, March 19,—[Special Telegram to the Bek.|—This aftecnoon about 4 o’clock, at the county court room in this city, when the evidence in the Dr. G. W. Randall rape case was all in, while the ge was prepairing the bail bond, some un- known man entered the court room, drew a revolver, and shot the accused rapist through the head, killing him instantly. The man who did the shooting escaped, The evidence of the littlo girl, only eleven years old, was of such a nature as to leave no doubt in the minds of those who heard it as to the guilt of the accused. ‘T'ho evidence showed that the woman, Mrs. Randall, was implicated and assisted her brutal husbar:d in making the assault upon the little girl by holding her hands while the fiend accomplished the ont- rage. ‘Thelittle girl is the daughter of Mar- ion Hart, of Edgar, and has been in this city as apatient of Dr. Randall. The crowd is still wild with excitement and fears are en- tertained that the woman will be lynched. Randall was a quack doctor of very bad rep- utation. - Murder At Falls OCity. FALrs Ciry, Neb, March 19,-|Special Telegran to the Bek.|—Frank Nebergall, clerk at the Union house, was shot and killed by John Marvin at 5p. m. to-day. Nebereall had been drinking freely and had a fight with Macvin's brother Krank in a saloon, when a short time afterwards he came down street, where he met John Mar- vin, and without saying & word he struck at Marvin, who drew a revolver and struck him on the forehead. During the fracas the re- volver went off, the bullet taking effect in the lower part of Nebergall's jaw and pass- ing up ljn—mu:n his head, which caused his death instantly, After he nad fallen to the walk Marvin~ exhivited nerve by laoking \o body of his victim over carefully and re- mulklnf. 1 guess 1 have tixed him.” Marvin is now In the hands of the sherift, Jack Marion's Fate. LixcorN, Neb.,, March 19.—[Special Tele- gram to the B —Governor Thayer told the BEE correspondent to-night thaton Wed- nesday or Thursday next he would send his private secretary with a communieation to the sheriff of Gage county, which would de- termine whether Marion, who was recently found guilty of murder at Beatrice, sen- tenced to death and finally respited by the fovsrnar, would be hanged or consigned to mprisonment for life.” Governor Thayer says the evidence in the case is voluminous and several days will still be required to ex- amine it. Upon this examination will de- pend Marion’s life, although he has twice een found guilty of the crime under sen- tence for which he now rests. Valuable Stock Burned Uop. KEARNEY, Neb,, March 10.—[Special Tel- egram to the Beg.|—At 1 o'¢lock to-day fire broke out in the livery barn owuned by George Hulbert, now occupled by Ingram Bros. In an hour it was burned to the ground. Sixteen horses and one thorough- bred bull were burned to death, The entire loss on stock s $3,000; on the building, $1,000. The building was fully insured by the Continental of New York, This is the first fire Kearney has had since the water works were put in and was an absolute test of the efliciency of well and that of cur fire depart- ment. Although a he\w‘y gnle blew from the north, and a wooden building stood within a dozen feet ot the great mass of burning hay and wood, the only loss was that of the stable. But for our water works and fire- men a larze portion of Kearncy would be in xl:fihes to-night., The origin of the fire is un- nown, Exeter Jubilant. ? ExeTER, Neb., March 19,—|Special Tele Rram to the BEE. |—Bells are ringing, bonfires blazing, whistles screaming and we are hav- ing an old fashioned blow out. Negotiations for the Northwestern have been completed and right of way through Exeter and depot grounds were purchased to-day. A PAYMASTER ROBHED. A Daring Cowboy Gets Away With Money Intended for Troops. Dougras, Wyo., March 19.—[Speclal Telegram to the Brk.|—Particulars have just been recelved here of the robbery of & United States army paymaster—D. N, Bash—of $7,500 at Antelope dprings. Major Bash was en route for Fort McKinney to pay off the troops there and stopped at Antelope Springs to eat dinner, leaving his valise containing the money in the coach, which stood a few steps from the bulding and in plain view of the major and his escort as they sat at the table, During the progress of the meal astranger who had arrived at the station that morning and was present when the stage ‘came in ran to the vehicle and seized the valise, jumped on a horse standing near and was off like the wind, The pay master’s party spra for their runs and ran ouf, liring several shots at the fi csperado withont effect, Mounting horges th followed the fugitive, urned in his saddle and fired several shots, which were returned by Lis pursuers with iterest. ‘The robber's horse, however, was far superior to those on which the pay- master's party was mountecd and he was soon lost to sight. ~ Following his trall the valise was found, from which the rebber had re- moved the money, also a pair of S minus one leg, evidently utilized by the fugitive as a sack in which to carry his'cash, ‘I'he thie is known to be a cowboy named Charies Parker, who Las been untii recently ona ranche ot the Cheyenno river. ‘The money taken amounted 10 _$7.500, $250 In silver, the balance In bills, Major Bash offers a re- ward of'§1,000 for the eaplure of the robber or the return of the mouey, lowa Supreme Court Decistons, Des MorNes, la., March 19.—-(Special ‘Tel- egram to the Bre. |—"The supreme court filed the following decisions hera to-day: C. A. Hink appellant, vs 1L 8, Mart- lanaetal. Plymonth cireuit. Reversed, Franke! vs Central fowa railrond company, Supplemental opinion by Beck, Decree ified and the petition for rehearing overrul Marvins Nickelson, appellant, vs Neglev & Sherwin. Sheldby eircuit. Afliried, Reed aissent May ins by John 'T. senkins, guar- dian, vs Eliza Clark, appellant. Cass dis- triet, Affirmed, State ot lowa vs Thomas Payson, appel- lant. Carroll distriet. Afiirmed, State of Iowa vs Julins Valter, appellant, Cedar district, Afirmed, William A. Reynolds, appellant, vs H, T. Sutliff. Linudistriet, Alirmed. Another Newspaper for Sioux City. S1oux Civy, Ia., March 19, pecial Tel- egram to the Brr|—Sioux City’s fourth daily made its initial appearance this moru- ing. It is cailed the Herald andis demo- cratie, with Colonel Keatly, formerly of Council Bluffs, as editor, aud J. R. Lattimer business mauager, ‘I'he Herald contrats the morning United Press telegraph franchise, It is a quartoin form, six columns to the page, A UL & very neat appearance., R MWerd Taa Bl tor bother datly 1s doubted by man; The Herald is bi ocratie oflice see but time will decide thal ked largely by several des A Missing Girl, Des Moizes, Ia March 10, —[Special Telegram to the Brg. | <Y erday atternoon Ella, the fourteen-year-old daughter of 8. B. A narrow guage strect railway em- ploye, did not return from school, Upon in= quiry it was found that she had left the schoo in company with a strange woman, and from the description given the distracted father Delieves the woman is his wife, from whom he was separated afew years a:o, and Wi supposed by him to be “in - Arkansas, Th police were notified, but ro trace ot the miss= ing pair has been fouad. Murderer Sentenced—Waterworks, Crestox, fa., Mareh 19.—[Special Teles gram to the Bee. |—A, L. Hughes, the mure derer of Nelson Hague, who was convicted of murder in the second degree, has been sen- tenced by Judge Uarvey to thirteen years in+ the penitentiary. The couneil p: d an ordinance last night granting a twenty-five years' franchise to James Gamble, of New York, for a water- works, Thecity rents fifty hydrants at $60 each per vear for its purposes, The Works will be put in at once. Delmar's Narrow Escape. Crixtoy, la, March 19.—{Special Tele- gram to the Bre.i—An agricultural ware- house at Delmar, this county, burned last night. Loss, $2,000. The town had & nar- row eseape and only hard work saved It The artesian well is now supplying the city with fine water mixed with some river water. The well is bored 1,100 feet and workmen are stiil boring. Dots From Dubuque. Dunuque, Ia, March 19.—[Special Teles gram to the Beg,]—John Dolan, of Mosalem township, fell off his horse this morning and. was trampled, perhaps fatally. Senator Allison declares that an extra ses- sion next October to consider the fariff and surplus I8 necessary, as tne surplus will ac- cumulate and the next regular Nllu:ma meeting just previous to the presidentl campaign, will be afraid to act. Deatt of an Iowa Divine. Warkoy, In, March 19.—Rev. B. Hall,for more than fifty years a minister of the Cume berland Presbyterian church, and well known in Indiana, Kon!urkf. Tennessee, Illinois and Lowa, died March 18, at his home in Wauken, la.,where he has resided twenty- three years, S e LAWTON AND HIS CLERK. The Presence of Both Greatly De- sired in New York, NEw Yorg, Mareh 19.—|Special 'Telegram to the Bk, |—The whereabouts of Rufus Y, Kirkland, the confidential clerk and partner of Walter E. Lawton, who absconded ‘T'ves- day, taking with him half a million dollars, are almost as little known as those of Law- ton. 'The supposition is that he has gone away. It is claimed that the creditors of the Azotin company, of which Lawton was the chief stockholder, will not lose much, as the property attached at Little Ferry, N. J., is worth about 300,000, l.awton’s safe hag been opened and was found to contain not & dollar that could be applied to the settlement of his personal estate. The only things found in the safe were the books of various companies in which he was interested. Law= ton had not only destroyed his_check boo:. J ledger and office tiles, 80 but his eash book, that the means of unravelling the man’s myss te vone. . 1he mony are every one who had business transactions'with - Walter E. Lawton s that within th last four weeks Lawton has been getting to- gether all the hard cash possible. His wide acquaintance’ and his uuimpeached credit enabled him to do this in a great many difs farent ways. and he seems to have usad them all. There seems to be a suspicion also thak he has taken a rich wife with him, ‘The were two rich widows in town, 80 it is pal in the street, who wanted to marry him, although, as one of his victims says, *The old tellow was about as handsome as red mud.” But it was common gossip in Jann- ary that he was going to marry again, Just one weck before the day he left his ofliee for good he was in the bank doing some busi= ness and he quiectly sat down and, taking & pencil, figured up his wealth as £1,000,000 to the satisfaction of the president. When Lawton walked out the president said to an= other officer of the bank, e goes an old fellow worth a solid million.” “Another of his games came to light yesterday, He owned a tract of 600 acres of known as “The Island,” at Lattle Ferry, N. J., and with a large water front on "Hackensack Swamp grass and cat tails c executed map is in existence, island tract as an elegant park with magnifi= cent residences, groves and river, and a river front white with the sails of yachts. 1t I8 suid to have bean Mr. Lawton’s intention to dispose of the proverty to a syndicate of English_capitalists, representing it as an aristocratic suburb of New York, Attempted Assassination, SAN Fraycisco, March 19,—The steamer Alameda, which arrived from Sydney to-day, reports an attempt mado to assassinate the premier of Tongo island, Rev. Shirley Baker, and his son and daughter on the evening of January 15 while out driving, Several men, white and natives, fired upon them, wounds ing the latter. Seven hundred native way- riors attempted to lynch the snnrecud parties, but were dissuaded by Mr. Baker. The trouble was owing to religlons quarrels between the different sects. Mv. Laker charges the adherents of Mr, Moulton, one of the missionaries, with exciting civil war, Great excitement prevailed at last nccounts and Baker was barricaded in the king’s vals ace. Moulton denies inciting the hostilities and complains of the opyression exercised by - - his opponent on the island. stlat Ay il T A Raitroad ‘Iransfer, SAN Fraxcisco, March 19,—Rezarding the statement telecraphed last night that the Oregon & California raiiroad had been trangs ferred to the Southern Pacific company* Colon s ¥. Crocker, vice president of the latter company sent the Associated press tho following to-da: The trausfer of the Oregon & Californ oad into the possession of the Southern Pacific compaus awaits the gelivery of certain securities fa New York City, which will be accomplishd about April1.”' The agrecient made souie months since in New York by Huntingtom and the agonts of the bendholders and stock- holders of the Oreon & California railroad bas been ratified.” — The B. & O. 8ale an Assured Fact, New Yong, March 19,-~The transfer of the Baltimore & Ohlo railrond to the Stayners Ives syndicate of capitalists 1s now declared to be a foregone conclusion, the amount re quired by the terms of the sale to make the first million of dollars having been deposited to their account to-dny. Several large Bose ton econeerns are declared tobe back of the dealand Irving A, Evsns, one of the most prominent brokers there, is repsesenting heir iutevests in the deal. He was at the Albeniarle hotel last night, and to-night he 2; Imldluu.' ancther coulerel with tLe sym- s hote. i 8. Louis, March 19,--A spacial from Peo- ria, I11, says: Negro miness who were fms ported from Great Grape Creek to fill the strilers’ [llnea! here, have also quit work, their employers having refused to nccede to tholr demand for an advavce in wages to 3 cents per bushel. Before strikinz they wof enongh provisions frou the wuck steres on credit to last a month., sAfter the Telephone Companien, BurraLo, March 19.—A largely attended mecting of representative cllizens was held this alternoon, at which a resolution was adopted declaring that the telop gy be requested to move their londay next at noon avd if du o then the prober autho: 1equested 1o remove theu,