Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 10, 1887, Page 1

Tue OMAHA SUNDAY BEE SIXTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, SU NDAY MORNING., APRIL 10, 1887.~TWELVE PAGES. BOTHEYES ON RUSSIA | Political Attention in France Focused On the Ozar's Movements. ALEXANDER IIl NOT A MADMAN. His Plans For Attacking Austria in Case of a War, ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO KILL HIM. A Young Man and a Woman Arrested For the Orime, CGUERCION AND THE FISHERIES. What English Papers 8ay About American Action On These Questions. GERMAN MUSIC AND POLITICS. . Katkoff Will Undoubtedly Succeced in Ousting DeGiers From the Rus- sian Government—The Mikado at Berlin — Ex-Secretary Manning's Health. Angels ot Peace and War, [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.) Paris, April 9.—[New York lerald Cable—Special to the BEE.]—A storm struck the French coast April 7 and 8, delaylng the mails between England and France, causing great havoc iu the channel and along the coasts of Brittania and Normandy, and wrecking thirty fishing smacks off the head- land stretching from Brest and Ostend. In Paris the weather continues cold and bluster- ing. This is the most backwara spring we have had for several years. Blaziny fires in- doors and thick overcoats outdoors still reign supreme. WATCHING RUSSIA CLOSELY. Political attention is focused upon Russia. The vaguest rumors, the slightest whisper that escapes from the czar's residence at Gatzchina, I8 carefully welghed and investi- gated by President Grevy at the Elysee and by General Boulanger atthe ministry of war, for eversbody feels convinced that whether ‘we shall pull through the summer without ‘war depends solely upon the czar. DeGiers 1s regarded as a sort of angel of piece, while athoff, the red hat Pan Slavist exponent ot Russian ‘know mothingism,” Is felt to be the angel of war. Upon the strugle now going on between the two now depends the fate of Europe. T'he czar rewards both and reprimands both with an impartial. I have the best authority for saying that the czm 's heart {8 with Katkoff, but his head Is with DeGiers, THE CZAR NO MADMAN. ‘The czar, in spite of all the wild sensa- tional stories about his rushing about like a madman killing aides-de-camp, kicking min- {sters and smashing furniture, is really one of the coolest headed men and one of the shrewdest statesmen in Europe. It has been my privilege to have been near the czar under very trying circumstances. Men who are upon intimate terws with him have spoken with me freely about their personal relations with their imperial master, I have seen enough with my own eyes to feel con- vinced that Alexander 111 has been greatly maligned, especlally in Vienna and London. Although forty-two years of age, he s one of those that mature late In life and his fauits arethose of exuberant youth, He detests etiquette and ceremony, He has a wvery violent temper. He never forgives any- body whom he detects in telling him a lie, He s outspoken and brusque in his manner.. 1f he does not like anyone hs lets the person know it at once, and has thus created hun- dreds of bitter personal enemies who immed- iately rush off and say that the zcar Is a rav- ing mrdman. Alexander 11L has a thorough knowledee of men. He keeps DeGiers and Katkoff both well in his hand, never allow- Ing eitber of them to get the Dbits in their teeth, although putting spurs relninging In either one or the other, or both, as occasions requires. ‘The czar got all he wished for in Afghanistan In spite of the bluster and threats of Eng- Jand, and he got the Battenberz out of Bul- garia in spite of the threats of nearly the whole of Europe. He becomes wise and more cautious as he gets older. As to his be- ing brusque and excitable,l feel sure that the average New Yorker, taken at random from the Union club or stock exchange, if put in the czar's place and receiving, as the czar does, woekly death sentences from nihilists committees, and liable as he is every time he sits down to breakfast, to be served with a nihllist bomb with his coffes, would be far more brusque than the czar is. 1IN CASE OF WAR. 1am assured from trustworthy source in St. Petersburg that the czar, although n ing every possible preparation for a sudden canpalgn against Austria, does not himself think that war will take place this year, and & Russion occupation of Bulgaria will only take place in case Bulgaria and Roumelia re- call Prince Alexander or proclaim a republic; and, moreover, such an occupation would be a sure sign of peace, for the czar will under Do circunstance send a single Russian soldier Into Bulgaria unless he has the formal assurance of Austria’s assent to such an oceupation and Austria’s explicit promise to remaln neutral. Should Austria refuse this assent, or should Austria remain silent, then General Gourko, who to-day commrnds tho largest cavalry force ever brought together in Europe, has orders o swarm across the frontier Into Gaiicla and thus paralyze the entire mobilization scheme of Austria and force her to make ber first serlous defense behind the Carpathians. Thus General Gourke's dragoons and Cos- sacks would be overwhelming and would eut 1n pleces the Austrian cavalry divisions In Galicta. Itis well known by all military wen that there are no fortitications at Lem- berg, at 'rzeemyst, or even at Cracow, nor anywhare north of the ‘would enable an Austrian own azainst the vastly superior Russian forces that would be sure to attack it. Aus- Aria has already recognized hier great numer- fcal and strategical inferiority, and will make any honorable concession to avoid 'WAr, HOLY WKEK CKLKRHATIONS, Holy week has been celebrated this year with the usual eclat. On Thursday thou- sands of people gathered at Notre me to sce Mgr. Rtchard, archbishop of Iaris, per- form the annual ceremony of washing the feet of twelve little orphan boys. At2o'clock the archbishop, resplendent In geld and white robes and atiended by the prelates aud full canonicals, emerged from the sacristy. ‘I'he boya sat In the nave of the cathedral _ with their right feet bared. Thearchbishop, who 15 only sixty-nine years of age, but who 1poks a8 If be were wigbty, kaelt bofore each boy and washed his foot. Then he pressed | his venerable lips against the great toe of each, pronounced a blessing and handed a glass of wine, aloaf of bread, a new five- franc piece, and a bunch of violets to eaoh boy. Or Good Friday Notre Dame was again thronged by thousands of good Catholic Flowers of all kinds decorated every avail- able space, bunches of white lilass and jon- quils strewing the ground, The Reverend Pere Mausabec, one of the most eloquent preactiers in Paris, preached a sermon that created a veritable sensation among the bev- ies of fashionable ladies who had gathered around his pulpit. Ile bezan by reprimand- ing his fair listeners folly ruining their health by frivolity, luxury, flirtation and _ex- cess of gaiety, He then criticised their dresses, beginning with an attack upon their hats and ending with an onslaught upon high heeled shoes and pointed toes, Then he declared poudre de rise to bea combina- tion of the devil and said that tight lacing was notonly hideous but wicked. St. Clothild’s, the legitimist church par ex-~ cellence, was lined with lots of roses, lilacs, violets, hyacinths, azaleas and camelias, dered by car loads trom the Riveiraand [taly by the noblesse of France, who filed in silent procession into the church and viewed the erucified figure of the Saviour in bronce and ivory. In all the churehes [ noticed a large number of officers in civil dress. ‘The American colony put in a strong ap- pearance on Good Friday at the Episcopal chureh in the avenue de I'Alma, near the hip- podrome, ‘The church was not decorated. ‘The altar was merely hung with purple vel- vetand on it rested banquets of Russian vio- lets, The rector, the Rev. Dr. Morgan, ofti- ciated. . ‘The Catholic ehurch on the avenue Hoche was also crowded with Enslish speakin Ro- man Catholies. The Rev. Father O'Kelly officiatea. In the congregation 1 noticed Mackay, the Princess Colonna and Mrs. Car- roll, of Carrollton, ‘While church was in full swing the tamous ham facl (faire aux Jambous) was inaugur- ated in the place de la Republique. Ten thousands of workmen with their wives and children reyelled in the luxuries of garlical sausage from Arles, pigs feet and bacon, washed down by tons of vin ordinaire and beer. The entire place de la Republique is festooned with enormous strings of sausage, swaying backward and forward in the wind. ‘The utmost good humor and Gallic wit pre- vallsamid all the babel, and the venders of hom and petits verres do a roaring trade. . THE MOST UNPOPULAR MAN. ‘The most unpopular man in France to-day Is neither Bismarck nor Moltke, but the duke of Kdinburgh. The “‘incident de Caunes” is freely discussed in all the clubs, on the boule- vards and in the cafes by all classes of society, from the Fauburg Saint Germain down to the heterogeneous masses at the “Foire Jamesons.” The unanimous verdict 18 that the duke of Edinburgh was guilty of an act of gross rudenessin not returning the salute of the French vessels, for he knew very well his vessels went to Cannes with a soclal object and consequently should have been received with proper saluting batteries. His excuse that his ironclads had no guns to salute with Is, judge Parasians, as merely adding ingult to injury. PERSONAL MENTION. Mr. J. Pierrepont Morgan, senfor partner of the banking firm of Drexel, Morgan & Co., has arrived in Paris from New York, and with Miss Morgan {s stopping at the Hotel Bristol. Mr. Morgan leaves shortly for Monte Carlo on a visit to his father, Mr. Junius 8. Morgan, the London banker. Mrs. Ronalds, jr., has been staying a few days with Mrs. Mackay and returned this morning to London. Mrs. Ronalds has been suffering from sore throat during her visit to Paris but this did not prevent her from trying on many charming dresses and visiting half a dozen of the most fashionable churches during holy week. COERCION AND FISHERIES, Comment of English Press on the Action of Americans, LCopyright 1587 by James Gordon Bennett.] LoNpoN, April 9.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bre.]—The London and provincial press continues to be largely occupied with American legislative action and comments upon the coerclon bill. Simi- lar references are expected to be made at the great Hyde park meeting yn Easter Monday. ‘The Freeman’s Journal coples in a conspicu- ous position, with sensational headlines in large type, the Herald's editorial of March 30, “1s Ireland on the Verge of Civil War.” 1t accompanies it with the following short edlitorial: 'he Ameriean press denounces the policy of coerclon as unstateslike, iniquitous and foredoomed to failure, Eunglish politicians frequently express pity for nighted foreigners, but the party now iIn power might learn a lesson of respect for freedom and practical wisdom from the ecriticisms of these un- prejudiced observers. Great Britain is un- doubtedly on the eve of a wonderfnl political agitation. *“The liberal party has now got a distinct issue,” said a distinguished leader in that party thismorning. Americans must be sanguine that their symyathy over liberal ex- ertions can defeat coercion. Even it half the liberals who lave lately been following Chamberlain and Hartington should return to Gladstone on coercion, the tories still would have a large support from the union- liberals in the commons, and of course two- thirds of the lords. There are in the com- mons 315 tories to 270 Gladstonites and Par- nellites. If thirty-four of the seventy-seven union liberals should join the Gladstonites and Parneliites, which 1s highly probable, only ten of those being considered by the whigs as shaky, and the thirty-three remain- ing union-liberals, after the thirty-four others had presumably joined the Gladstonites, should absent themselves, there would still be a corecion majority that, with the cloture now ruling, would enable the government to finally pass the bill. Bul that the bill will pass is a certainty. The agitation is for fu- ture effect. Lt must be remembered that the tories in metropolitan districts are fighting the Iandowners and artisans, and in agricultural places the credulous agarian workers with the bogy idea that Irish home rule weaus the in- road of a new set to compete with English laboring weople. ‘I'ne excitement and agitation may bring Ircland on the verze of a civil war and is England vigorously backs up Canada or it fishery views, and your cabinet backs up the retaliation bill, your American government might unexpectedly get intoa new British war. ‘I'ien how about Canada’s border and Lreland’s undefended coasts® What a state our navy is in when the Efglish flecet, under the nose of the queen at Caunes, had no guns suitable to salute here ally, whose Lhospitality she was enjoying.' COMMENT ON CLEVELAND'S MANIFESTO. ‘This evenin’s Globe, A government organ, seems to recognize the belligerency of the situation. In aleaderheaded “*Retallation,” Itsays: “President Cleveland's reply to the Awerican fisheries unlon at Gloucester does not breathe & spirit precisely in wnison with the associations of Easter tide. It is about s unfriendly to Canads aund therefore Enz- land as a public maaifesto could be, If it were not 1o be foilowed by a dec- laration » wac. Toe whole unation is eoncerned,’ says Mr, Cleveland, forcement of the fisheries retaliation act,’ and he gives it to be understood that he means to enforee its provisions with the ut- most possible rigor, The president bids his fellow citizens to be propared for sacrilices in maintaining the self respect and dignity of the nation and in supporting the honor of the goyernment. No sacrilice of personal or private interest will be allowed th weigh with him. These ba brave words, but it is necessary to attach to them all them all the meaning of which they are susceptible?” The be concludes the fisheries question belongs to a class which American senti- ment is not likely to allow to be closed ex: cept upon terms of its own dictation, The Canadians, on their side are not willing to abandon what they believe to be their rights, and it is impossible for us in this country to blame them for their firmness, SOMETHING TO LAUGH AT. Of course some fun comes out at the ex- pense of American “meddling Punch, I hear, meditates an American cartoon, and even to-day serious Saturday Review, in a parody of the Bigelow papers, has a poem on the subject. From it I take this verse: "Twas the demoralizin’ soun’, I guess, Of Captain Moonlight's bullets, An’ sight ot law an order down With Paddy’s fingers on their gullets, That drew ye to this hasty move "T'o save sassiety imperillod— Before ye'd heard **we are approve” From New York Tribune, Times or Herald. MUSICAL AND POLITICAL. The Gossip in Berlin Over Interest- ing Subjects, [Copyright 1887 by James Gordon Bennett.] BeRrLIN, April 9—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee.)—Germans are enjoying the usual Easter half holiday, but 8o profound is now the tranquility in all matters affecting German interests that this holiday began two weeks ago and may last two weeks to come. The Easter decorations for the time being occupy public attention to the exclusion of politics. Goods in the store windows are arranged in every conceivable form. The easter egss in the florists’ win- dows are ezgs of violets, rosesor mignonette, with perhaps a butterfly orchid perched at thesmall end. In the green grocers the same forms are reproduced with radishes, asparagus or carrots. Even the butchers’ shops have azaleas standing between the rumps of beefand legs of mutton, CONCERNING MUSICAL MATTERS, To-morrow muslc will begin again, both in thechnrchesand In the concert gardens, which, during the past week, have been almost silent out of respect to the season. ‘To-morrow and on Monday afternoon there will be great band concerts in the open air at the zoological garden, to which all Berlin will flock, if the warm spring weather con- tinues' to drink in their beer and music at the same time. This evening five theatres presented plays and operas either entirely new or revived after lonf silence. The pro- ductions of “The Mikadg,” which had such & successful run last year, was awaited with great curiosity. 1t was thought the complete failure of Sullivan’s “Golden Legend” might affect the popularity of opera, sandwiching in such an old favor- ite as ““T'he Mikodo” for ten nights between the first production of “‘Patience,” and the critical wrath aroused by the “‘Golden Legend” is considered to be both a wise and move of D'Oyley Carte. The second ren- ditlon of the “Golden Legend,” by the way, was recelved by the critics either with abs lute silence or with merely a word of praise for Mme. Albani's admirablesinging. After a day or two of sllence Die Post, as a final fling at Sullivan’s mangled remains, said: *““Through the co-operation of such a distinguished artiste assume Albani, the second production of the “Golden Legena’, was better than the first, but the lack of crea- tive fancy and artistic nestness, and the want of originality, made the second repre- sentation even less striking than the first. Indeed, parts which at the first redition had a certain charm the second performance showed themselves to be only shallow music without inner harmony. In Germany the ‘Golden Lezend’ can scarcely have a long life, because we are accustomed to find in works ot a religious character true earnest- ness and purity of tone, pronounced with orignality, all of which fail in a large meas ure in the music of Sir Arthur Sullivan, THE HALE OLD EMPEROR. This week’s lovely weather has set people thinking of the various baths and watering places. On Thursday crown prince's family g0 to Ems, where they are expected to stay several weeks. The emperor’s physicians are showing some anxiety to get their aged but now strong and well patient away from Berlin routine work to the complete quiet of summer life. The emperor recovered wou- derfully from the strain of his birthday cele- bration, but nevertheless his people, as well as his physicians, would be glad to see their young-old emperor leave the city. As the mainsprine of the German empire, her remains i ¥¥the center of political activity, but he drives or walks oee: nally into the country near Berlin, On Tuesday he left his carriage outside Berlin and walked to Schoeniberg to visit Superintendent Vor- berg, who ofticiated at the marriage of Bis- marck’s daughter and at the baptism of his grandchild. To his great de- light the emperor found himself for the time unnoticed by the villagers, 0 that he wasabie to walk along and ob- serve the life of the people without being himself observed. Outside a small bakery he stopped sometime to watch the distribu- tion by a peasant wmother of a loat of bread among her family of hungry children. Their pranks kept him interested until some pas- ser-by recognized the visitor. Then a crowd of people, whom he good naturedly greeted, drove him back to his carriage and Berlin. EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL POLITIES. Although Berlin Is volitically dull just now, I have found one great political author- ity willing to acknowledge that Germany still has external and internal politics even though it is the day before Easter. Talking of M. Catkoff, the gentlemen said to me: “De Giers has undoubtedly resigned, but the czar will not allow him to leave office. De Giers will receive some siznal mark of imperial favor. I have been expecting allthe week to Lear an official confirmation of the rumor that DeGiers had bean made chancellor of Russia. Such a promotion would enable him to endure without loss of dignity the unrebuked abuse of Katkoff, You arealittle puzzied by Katkoft. Yon don’t remember, then, that Katkoff obtalned great ascendency over tne czar before his ac- cession. Katkoff is the czar's trusted personal friend. Moreover, as leader of the powerful old Russian party whose ideas are to some extent the emperor’s own, there are political ties between the two which the czar 1sunwilling to break by any severe reproof to him. Katkoff would like to see Ingatief secretary of the state. Perhaps this might happen if both Katkoff and Ingatief were not sa well recognize bere as the turbulent, war- like elements of Russia. Such an appoint- ment would be so openly and plainly a threat of war to Germany that it is not at all likely to oceur for sowe tlwe to come. Katkoff and theen- | De TS W months. | play at happy family for NO 816N OF WAR. o rumors of our new imperial cause anxiety, do t Yes, I suppose it is a fact that the new loan will be about 50,000,000, Of this nearly one-half goes for new fortitica- tions and new troc the right for the de ficiency of the past year, and for new internal improvements, such as railways, ete. But all this is no sign of war. On the contrary, if it means anything itis only that by readi- ness for war we presume peace. ‘Ihere hasbeen one continuous mnecotiation dur- ing the last few day which the newspaper men failed to hear of. The persistent re- fusal of Alsace-Lorraine to accept German advances so exaspirated the higher cireles of Berlin that after the late elections a plan was at once formulated to divide Alsace-lor- raine among the nearest German stores, Prussia and Baden taking the major part. This plan went so far as to be submitted for the kaiser's approval, but was at once nega- tived by him. Tten came the proposal 0 govern them entirely from Berlin, but this also failed to be approved by the kaiser. He insisted that the governwent of the reichstag shall remain practically as at present.” KATKOFF WILL DEFEAT DEGIERS, Another gentl who of necessity fol- lowed closely the political situation, sald to me about Katkoff: **As the personal triend of the czar, and a man of powerful mind, whose ideas to a certain extent agree with y, Katkoff is in the end certain to drive De Giers out of oftice. This may not occur for some months, Even then it is hardly likely that Katkoff will be able to put one of his men in as secretary of state. It will take another struggle of some months to accomplish this, The truth s, Katkoff at the helm means war. Russia is not ready for war, 8o Katnoff must wait. The German press abuse of Katkoff means that it was necessary to show the czar plainly that he must choose between Katkotf and peace.” **How long will it be before Kalkoff wilf control the action of the Russian state de- partment?” “‘Well, say six months, at least, perhaps more, for it is a matter of which no man can speak with certainty.” ‘The general effect of all these conversa- tions is precisely as I cabled a month ago— that until fall war is impossible, and that the best trained observers expect unbroken peace during 1887, all, however, with due respect for the unexpected. ANOTHER AFRICAN COLONY. On Wednesday evening I had an interest- ing talk with Dr. Carlo Peters, who set off next day for Zanzibar with a party of twenty men to start new stationsalong the recently annexed African river coast bank of the ruled over by the sultan Zanzibar, Families are to be take n out later to settle in the higher planta- tion district. Tobacco, cotton and tropical products are to be ralsed with native labor. Two small steamships already ply on the rivers and the twelve stations give promise of being self supporting. Altogether there is quite suficient activity and success to cause England just alarm. PRODUCTION OF THE “MIKADO.” Contrary to the forebodings I have alread y alluded to, the performanee of the ‘*Mikado" this evening was witnessed by a large and enthusiastic auelence, which tilled all the seats in the body ot house and steod in the side aisles.’™ Several times at- tempts were -mafde by a small body of listeners to hiss down the encores but each time the audience showed its feel- ings by the applause outlasting the hisses long enou:h toobtain the desired encore., The piece was well mounted, but the act- resses had decidedly prettier voices than faces. Theaudience followed the English words of the opera laboriously and with many German versions of the words. As a rule the mere plays oh words failed to be understood, if understood at all. The few Americans or English present usu- ally led the way with alaugh, while the Ger- mans, glancing down at the librettos, fol- lowed with a somewhat belated amusement. Good points in the music or acting were in- stantly recognized by all and liberally applauded and encored. Germans taste enjoyed the mere horse play of the actors more than either the Americans or English, ‘I'he love scene between KoKo and Katisha was one of the greatest hits. The audience was delighted when KoKo made a [urtive at- tempt to examine Katisha’s be-praised heel; also whenever KoKo, as a clown, got an un- usually hard clip on the hea The ridiculous get up in this company of kings creates more amusement than at home. A song in German by Poo-Bah drew the the heaviest applause of the evening and also the only basket of flowers. The curtain dropped mid applause, showing the un- doubted success of the revival and promising well for the production of ‘‘Patience” next week. After the curtain was down there ‘was some solid hissing at the “Z” who at- tempted to introduce English habit of leav- ing their seats before the scene was over, THE FORTY ROBBERS, Among the other four revivals, or first nights, which ushered in the Berlin Easter, the only one of note was the revival, after sixteen years, of Jahnn Strauss’ “Indigo, or ‘The Forty Robbers,” whnich, when it was prodcued in 1871, was thought to mark an epoch in German oprrato, To-night, at the winter garden, Edwin Strauss had a great ochastrul concert while his brothers work achieved only a moderate success at Frederick Wilhelm theatre. The audience fairly tilled the best parts of the house, for- elgners being especially numerous, The other parts of the theatre was almost emptied by the rush to more modern novelties on the boards. German taste seems to have changed from “Incizo,” for i1 needed two acts to raise the audience to a point of applause Even then the applause was rather forced. The music, a3 judged by the German ear, lacks in its abruptures the universal piquiney of such operas. ON THE ENGLISH STAGE. What American Actors and Singers Are Doingin London. [Copyright 1857 by Gordon Bennett.] LoNpoN, April &—fNew York Herald Cable—Special to the .|—No paper has been so severe upon M Potter as the Dra- matic News. This is perhaps accounted for by professional jealousy. To-day’s Era says: “‘Beauty and distinguished parronage are not, it would seem, the only requisites neces- sary for theatrical success, for we under- stand that Mrs, Brown Potter's performance as Ann Sylvester in *Man and Wife’ at the Haymarket Las failed toattract either large or fashionable audiences to the theater.” DEADLY 8TAGE TRUNDER, A singular accident oecurred on Thursday evening at the theater at Newcastle-on-Tyne during a verformance by the Carl Rosa troupe of the opero “Nordisa.,” The storm business was on. The sound of thunder was made by heavy cannon balls rolling along gutters lined with sheet iron, which were twenty feet above the stage. In some unaccountable way one ball was dislodged immediately after a vivid scenie flash of lightning, and fell in the midst of a group In the wings be- tween Miss Julia Gaylord and some other performers who were waiting for their call, and landed upon the head of a stage carpen- ter, who has since died. OTHEK DRAMATIC YEWS, Yet another dramatic sioger. ~ She hails from San Francisco, her stage name 18 Anita Alamedo. Her debut was made at Milon, The Pringal, published there, says she is gifted with a very high soprano voice of a most vibrative and sympathetic quaiity, and Is certain to make a most brilliant career. She appears as Amina in “La Sonombula,” In this same role Mme. Nevada reappears at Convent Garden next Thursday, Mapieson's season has turned out very sue- cessful with his tine American prima donas, Mary Anderson continues her provincial tour next week at Nattingham. *One hour atter the box office had opened,” says the Lewing Journal, of that city, “every eligible seat was booked.” ‘The American play, “Held by the Encemy,” which was recently placed at a trial matinee and praised by every London paper, goes into the regular evening bill to-night for the Easter holidays, HAYTI THR TENED, An Anti-English Sentiment Stirred Up in France. [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Rennett.] Panis, (via Havre), Aoril 9.—[New York Herald Cable-Special to the Bre.)—The threatened bombardment ot IHayti, coming as does on top of the Connes incident, which was felt throughout France to be a gratutious insult on the part ot the Duke of Ediuburgh to the French nation, causiug a strong antl- English Indignation. To-night Saturday France says in a leading article headed “Bombardment En Perspective:” ‘“The British claim against Hayti is a mere pretext by which England Lopes to get possession of the Isle de la Torrue and thus create a new Giberalter to commend and entrance to the Panama canal whenever complete. 1t is im- possible for France to remain an impassive spectator to snch an event for it's against France entrance to the Panama canal that England now directs her forts We cannot forget that Haytl was once French territory, and the day may come when we will wish the isle itself under our protection. It is now a long time since England bom- barded anything. The Duke of Edingburg, whopretends to have no small guns on board his fleet to return salutes, or who when the time comes for gentlemanly instincts and international politeness goes sound asleep that all salvoes from the French fleet do not awake him, should claim the honor of direct- ing the bombardment at Haytian ports. 1n any case a French cruiser will soon arrive in Haytian waters to protect French interests, and let us hope international crimes hike the bombardment ot Copenhagen and Alex- adria will not be repeated, or at least the United States will not tolerate new shame- tul of putting into practice the fable ot the wolf and the lamb.” France i alwart re- publican paper and the above leader exactly expresses the views of the French govern- mentand an overwhelming majority of the French people un the question of threatened bombardments. RUMORS BELIEVED UNTRUE. SANTIAGO DE CUBA, April 9.—News has been received from Haytl to the effect that an amicable settlemeut of the British claims may be expected. The Haytian assembly .has had two special sittings—one public and one private—to consider the demand made by Hill, British special agent, now in Hayt1. He wishes to have the principle admitted. President Salomon declined taking action on the expression of opinion from the assem- bly* ‘I'o admit the principle is to adwmit-the English-claim of $1,000,000. The island of Tortugas was offered to England two years 820 In settlement of this claim. The French frigate Minerve arrived here the day berore yesterday for orders. She was ordered to proceed to Haytl, It has been stated that the orders said that trouble was Imminent. ‘The vessel proceeded to Port-au-Prince. The highly llnrmhltf Tu- mors that have recently coine_from Hayti seem tobe baseless, as the United States steamer Yantic left there three days ago_for this port and the Haytian man-of-war Des- salines, Captian Cooper, is also here. Cooper_ stated positively that rumors of a revolutionary uprising there and another liassacre of Malattes wereabsolutely ground- o5, TO FURNISH PROTECTION. WASHINGTON, April .—Although no of- ficial announcement has been received at the department of state of the report that Great Britain has threatened to seize Tortugao island, yet it 1s learned that the Awmerican consul at Hayti has kept the department fully informed as to the nature of the British claim and all proceedings taken by that gov- ernment against Hayti during the past three or four years. Now that the matter is re- ported to have assumed 50 serious & phase, the government, with a view to being pre- pared for any emergency, is beginning to canvass its resources in case it should be- come necessary to again assert the intention of this country to maintain the Monroe doctrine to the "extent of protecting these small republics of the American continent against the encroachments of Kuropean powers. The result of the inquiries into tho naval resources of the United States is not encouraging so far. Several wooden vessels, forming the training squadron, are now on their way northward from the West Indies, and at present there is no vessel bearing the American flag in Haytian water. ~'The Yantic is at Key West and the Galena at An{:lnwlll. and it {8 possible that one or both of these vessels may be ordered to the vicin- ity in event that it may become necessary to enter a formal rmh‘sl against European en- croachment 1n the West Indies, AGAINST COERCION, The Coming Meeting in London— Gladstone's Manifesto. Loxpoy, Avril 9.—The anti-coercion meet- Ing to be hela in Hyde park, Monday, prom- ises to be the biggest outdoor political meet- g ever held in London. Gladstone to-day issued to the miners in the north of Great Britain, a majority of whom are enthusiastic followers of him, the following letter, which amounts to a manifesto: I cannot refrain from calling your attention to the meeting_to be held in Hyde Park next Monday, and to ‘which 1 understand ten tiousand of the workingmen of London intand generously to devote their holidav, If ever there was a time when it was to the interest of the Enzlish worl(lmi- man to bethink himselt, this is the tune. 1t Is the first time when a coercion bill, if passed. is to passed by England’s vote alone, :wlnnt the wishes” of Scotland, Ireland and Wales. 1t is the first time when such bill will have been passed under the sanction of the householders at large, wio were never_ enfranchised before the last elections, 1885 and 1886, 1t is the first time coercion has been proposed without an attempt by a minister to say what we know they cannot show—a stale of excep- tional and flagrant growing crime. If Eng- land s to coorce Ireland for erime, Ireland can reply that relatively to popula- tion she has less crime than England. In my opinion the rejection of the bill is even more needed by England. For lreland itisa question of suffering and she knows how to sutfer. For England it is a question of shame and dishonor, and to cast away shame ana dishonor i3 the duty of agreat nation, The meeting of English workingmen in 1579 was the lirst effectual numrn in the movement for tha liberation of Bulgaria, which brought about the elec- tion of 1550, ‘The meeting on next Monday should ring the death knell of the worst, the most insulting and most causeless coercion bill submitted to parliament.” Attempt Upon the Czar Frustrated, [Copyrighted 1887 by James Gordon Tenn:tt.) VIENNA, April 9| New Y ork Herald Cable ~—Special to the BEE.|—A special telagram, purporting to Lave been received directly from St. Peters! and published here to- | night by the Allgemelne Zeitung, announces a fresh plot to assassinate tha czar on' his way from the winter palace to the rallway station. It was frustrated by the timely as-' NUMBER 206 rest on Wednesday last of a young man and woman, The attention of the police had been attracted to them as they stood tozether on the steps of a house in the Morshaia strasse by the fact that both had thick plaids tied around their shoulde ‘I hese plaids are sald to have contained several ex- plosive bombs, according to the Allgemeine telegram. A man, who just betore the arrest had presented a petition to the czar in the street, was supposed to be in the plot. Upto alato hour no confirmation of this news has been received here, although several cipher dispatehes have come from St, Petersburg. Ex-Secretary Manning Improving. Copright 1853 by James Gordon Dennett.| April 9.—[New York Herala Cable Special to the Brk)—The most lovely ter weather and not casterly, for the latter is unknown in the sheltered spot, prevails here to-day. 1 saw ex-Secretary Manning enjoving the day and taking a short walk with his wife and daughter. Outwardly he looks well. What he is in- ternally his physician, Dr. Horace Dobell, will not exactly say. But the doctor, how- ever, says his patient is daily improving and he only visits him on alternate days. Mr. Manning takes daily drives and is the object of much attention, for Amerlcan ex-cabinet ministers are rare visitors. Among those whom [ have seen greoting him are Sir Henry and Lady Rawlinson and M. George Mewnes,cM. P., for Newmarket, A. Glad- stone, liberal and proprietor of Tid-Bits and other serials, who are here for their bealth. THE RUSSIA TREATY, Opinion of a Nihilist on the Compact Lately Signed, NEW York, April 9.—|Special Telegram to the Br) The World says that the pro- posed extradition treaty with Russia, which it recently published, has received the signa- tures of T F. Bayard, secretary of state, and Charles Destruve, Russian minister at Wash- ington, and has been forwarded to St. Petersburg for the approval of the czar. In atalk with the World reporter, Leo Hart- man, the famous Russian nihilist, says: The treaty is a direct violation, it seems to me, of the letter and spirit of your constitution. Under this treaty a man can be arrested by the Russian police as easily in the United States as in Russia. All safeguards for the protection of the liberties of the people aro thrown down. I do not believe that the American people are in sympathy with such atreaty. The state department cannot rep- resent the popular will of this country. Since the publication of the treaty in the World an association has been formed here called the Russian-American National league, I have been elected president. In two weeks we will have A membership of 2,000 and be- fore the end of the year it will be increased to 10,000. The object “of the association is to rotect the interests of Russians coming to his county and to help our friends at home in their struggle for freedom. We adiit all nationalities of Russians. Russia’s emanci- vation from the yoke of tyranny is not far distant. The movement is steadily progross- ing until now it has_penetrated even to the czayr 8 own household. ‘Lhe ratification of this new treaty on the part of the American goy- ernment will notbe such a serious blow to the growth of, nihilism in Russia as might be supposed.” Nothing can stop the spread of nihilism in Russia. "The leaders of the nihil- ist party in Russia are not anxious to bave an asylum open for them to retreat in Amer- iea. 'T'ney are brave men and understand that their’ lives may be sacrificed any day. They do not care for that. They do not wish to retreat but will push ahead If only to cer- taln death for the cause of “Liberty.” Every lover of liberty should protest against the ratification by the senate of Mr. Bayard’s intamous treaty. Dakota's Prairie Fires. HugoN, Dak, April 9.—The prairie fire last night swept over a great portion of Grant township in this county,doing immense dam- age. Fred Town’s house, seven miles south, his barn and other buildings together with furniture, machinery and several head of stock were destroyed. The house was occu- pied by Edward Maloney and his sister Kate, and with them when the tire occurred was Annle Marine. The wind was blowing a gale and before they were aware of their danger the tire was unon them. In attempt- ing to reach a plowed_ftield all were over- taken by the lire. Edward Maloney and Annie Marine were burned to death and Kate was so badly burned taat her recovery is doubttul. Edward’s remains were taken o Preston, Minn., this afternoon, where his parents reside. Other losses a are reported n the same locality. HienMoRe, Dak.. April 9. prairie fire raging about a i huth of town driven by a strong wind trom the south, eslled out the citizens 150 strong yesterday. A tire break two miles long was made and the town is now free from danger, o'clock the temperature was ninty-thre the shade. Signal Observer Lyons at St. Paul says that unless the northwest has rain within @ few hours the condition will b highly favorable for a cyclone. The we: here fo night is warm and sultry. —An immense Would fllrl|;|—_l)lplalnlllc Relations, New Yonk, April 9.—A Washington special to the Mall and Express says: “A state department ofticer, speaking of the de- cree promulgated in Germany recently de- claring that German citizens remaining away five years or more from Germany and becoming naturalized citizens of any other country would thereby become llable to ex- pulsion from German soil, sald: *As soon as itls enforced it will involve the United States in diplomatic difficulties with Ger- many. Of course it is primarily intended as a_bar to emigration and naturalization. Many Germans who think of coming to this country will reconsider their determination when they know that it virtually makes a re- turn to tne Katherland impossible. 1t will no doubt keep many GGermans at home who would otherwise emigrate. But suppose n German-American citizen chose to return to his native country in spite of the prohibition and he were imprisoned or foreibly removed from German territory. Would he not at ounceappeal to the American minister? And could this country submit to its citizens being treated as suspects when engaged in lawful and peaceful business? e Rlaine Appears Better, 8. Lovis, April 9.—A dispatch from Gib- 8on station says Dr. Mudd and Kereno ar- rived there this morning aud had a short talk over the telephone with Colonal Coppinger. He said Blaine rested weli lust night, sleep- ing soundly, and this morning appears to be much botter. No danger Is aporehended. ‘The fever has subsided. Nothing further could learned, but any chauge tor the worse will be reported at once, A UGUSTA, A‘xrll 0, —Mr. Manley received the following dispatch from Emmons Blaine tod-ay: ‘“‘Father is better wfln{ and leaves Fort Gibson Monday morning for Chicago.” e s New Secretary. Special Tele- . D. Shannon, who was to-day appointed secretary of Wyo- miog territory, served In the confederate army during the war on General Lee's staff, Subsequently he engaged In the newspaper business, being eonnected in au aditorial ca- acity on the Charleston. News and Courier, Ii-health drove lilm west about two year He lived here about six meooths and ‘ted for a time as seeretary to ex-Giovernor axter, 11e went to Washington two months 80 to push his claim tor the position which he has now recel Pacific itoad Investigations, ‘WASIINGTON, April % -The president this evening appointed as commissioners to in- vestigatetho afiairs ‘of the Pacilic railroads under the act passed by the last congress Robert E. Palerson, of Pennsylvania; E. lfleay Anderson, of New York; David T Littler, of lliuoia. PURITANICAL DISTRICT LAWS Consternation Provalls Among the Busis ness People of Washington, SUNDAY WILL BE OBSERVED, Scenator Sherman Regufes to Talk On His Own or Blaine's Chances For the Presidential Nomination Sunday to Be Kept Striotly. WaAsiN al Telecram to the Brk]—Consternation pres varlous classes of business people here tos night on account of the determination of the Distriet commisslonesto carry into effect every law relating to Sunday observance. An ordinance passed by the corporation council of the district of Columbia on Decems ber 2, 1564, has been dug up and is to bo ene forced, althouzh merchants threaten to resist it to the bitter end. It forbids every class of business on Sunday except that of druggists, undertakers and landlords, who eater only food and nothing intoxicating. The oftices of the commissioners have been flooded with excited business men and landlords and landladies all day, and it has been finally de- cided to postpone until next Sunday week the enforcement of this law. The point has been made that the ordinance was not signed by the mayor, but the commissioners declare it was allowed to become a law without the mayor’s signature, and that they will enforce it. The commissioners have gone even beyoud this ordinance and found one cover- ing almost precisely the same ground en- acted andduly signed by the mayor in 15& This willalso be enforced. The two ordi dinances taken tozether will prohibit the sale of acigar, glass of soda or pop or hiring of alivery rig. They may stop street cars. There is no doubt they will be enforced, be- ginning a week from to-morrow, SHEBMAN SILENT. An effort was made to interview Senator Sherman on the published statement thas Blaine and friends had arranged his trip to Europe to keep him from speech making, that it was politically significant, ete. “‘You are as competent,” said Sherman to the reporter, “to judge tho value of such re- portsas Iam. Besides, it would be wani- festly improper for me to take any part in these discussions.” ‘The reporter endeavored to draw from the senator some expression of opinion on the vresent politieal outlook, or some speculation In regard to the probabilities of the presi- dential campaign, but the senator would not say a word, either about the relative chances of the rival candidates for the nomination or about the relative election prospects of the two parties. *Nohody,” said he, “can see at this distance what may happen next year, and any discussion of these subjects now would be manifestly improper,” manifestly meaning of course that it was well known that he was a candidate himself. Representative Holman of Indiana, speak- ing about the report that Blaine's trip means A trade and that the Plumed Knight Is to be vremier of the next republican president’s cabinet, etc., 8yt secretary,of state to sume other president rather than be presi- dent himselt Is not the wish of James Q. Blaine, and the remarks of that humbl f‘nd conliding soul are never made by a man like Blaine, He is too ambitious ever to have uttered it. Blain’s ambition is unbounded. e has unlimited confidence in himself and means to be presihent. 1t s well known that Blaine is friendly to Senator Allison and if he should nnd himself unable to com- mand the nomination he muiht possily, do what he could to give it to his friend trom JTowa. But that will not happen until the last chance of the man from Maine 18 ex- hausted. ‘There i3 going to be a remarkably hot contest, for the republican nomination campaign is already opened, Sherman is & man of hardly less ability, self-confidenee and ambition than Bluine himself. He, too, is a man of magnetism, and he is without Blaine's disadvantage of farmer defeat. His fighting power is unmense. He bears & lighting name and between Sherman and Biaine it will be a hard fight. They are the two strongest men the party can procure,” MILITARY MATTE! Major George H. Burton, eral, Dela: M RS, inspector gen- 1as returned to Fort Leavenworth, from are with his family. or Curwen B. AMcClellan, Tenth cav- alry, has been transferrcd from command at Fort Verde to station at Forv Thomas, Arizona. First Lieutenant Paliner, Ninth _infantryy- is to be married April 12 at Waukebaw, Wis., to Miss Bertha E. Wardrobe. of that lace. Licutenant Colonel 1arhettLs. Livingston, ‘Third artillery, who was recently promoted, reported at Baltimore this week to comman Fort McHenry, Lieutenant Ernest Virget Smith, Third in- fantry, is to be married next Wednesday at Watervliet Arsenal, New York, to Miss (‘T'on Young, daughter of Captain ‘Dantel H. oung. Army leaves: Captain William H. Corbu- sit, assistant surgeon, Kort Girant, Arizona, one wonth; Captain Stephen W. Groesbeck, acting judge advocate (tirst lieutenant Sixth infantry), St. Paul, twenty days. In the Fourth artillery, under the new reg ulation regarding regimental staff details, First Lieutenant William Ennis succeeds First Lieutenant Alexander . Dyer as adjus tant. First Lieutenant Crosby P, Meller has been appointed regimental quartermaster. vice Fuger, promoted to captain. Arwy orders: Colonel 1. L. Nagruder, on, has been ordered from Philadelphin to Lancaster, Pa., on public business; See- ond Lieutenant John M. Carson, Fifth cal- vary, has been transterred from troop K to troop B, of the regiment, at his own request. NEBRASKA AND IOWA PENSIONS, Penslons were issued to-day for Nebras- kans as follows: Nathan R,, Tather of John Wickham, Salem: Orange K. Bowers, Ben- kelman: George W. Tilton, Hays Center; Frank Moore, Arlington; Charles R. Mans- field, Omaha3 Isaac Lint, Lincoln; Josiah W. Day, Omana. Pensions f Nathaniel Williams, itral O el reen, mother of Aue ‘,('r h, Stuart; Seth W. Hawkes, Keokuk: William £, Randolph, Mount Aetna; Laura Aldriteh, Guthrie Cen- ter; E. N. Ratliff, Doud’s Station; Edwin Loowmis, Kalona: Joseph Raymond, Maquo~ keta: DavidJ. Rowland, Allerton: Samuel 11 Hedrix, Allerton; Thomas W. Maxfield, ‘Taylor; John Pyatte, Eddyville; Dayvid M. Sweeney, ~ Muscatine; George Walker, Garmer; Willian Wilson, Kozsetta; Patrick Muldoon, Waterloo; Osear J. Clapper, Jack- sonville; Albert Kerr, Oltumwa; McDonal Wilson, Towa City; Truman . Hazeiton, Calmar; George K. Fisher, Cherokee. CAPITAL NEWS, Secretary Lamuar rendered a decision to- day in the claim of Dauiel L. Smith, of Kear- ney county, Nebraska, for $1:5.40 on account o1 Bionx and Cheyenno Indian ralds in 1564 and 1865, The unling recognizes the loss sustained as being §1.600, but decluios that the claim was not presented within the lmis fixed by law. L, E. J. Evansand John I'. Stewart, of Coun- ¢l Bluffs, are here. The ident and Mrs. Cleveland will at- tend Easter Sunduy scervices at their chureh to-morrow and then drive to Oak View with Colone!l and Mrs. Lamont to take dinuer with Mrs. Folsom, Mrs, Cleveland’s mother. A day of rollicking is expected by the presi- dent.” On Monday the white nouse grounds wili be thsown opeu for the children of the city to enjoy their customary egg rolling, and a great crowd is expected to agsemble to witzess the fun. 8¢, Louls Again Defoats Chicago. St. Louis, April 9.-‘Ue world’s eham pions achieved another victory to-day, de ing the Chicago's after an exciting gawe, ‘The following Is the score: St Loul 1 420000 | Chicago. 3110100