Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 26, 1887, Page 1

SEVENTEENTH YEAR,. OMAHA. SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 26. ROYAL BUT SIMPLE. Interesting Facts About the Personal Life of Emperor William, HOW HE SPENDS HIS DAYS. An Early Riser, Light Eater and Drinker and Hard Worker, PARNELL'S HEALTH PRECARIOUS The Irish Leader 8aid to Boin a Very Bad Way, AMERICAN TALENT IN LONDON, Our Actresses and Singers and What They Are Doing—Incidents of the Week in Berlin—Vic- toria Keturns Thanks. flow the Kaiser Lives, [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennet!.) Benruiy, June 2.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the Ber.|—The following detalls of the personal life of the emperor have been sent me by a gentleman in a posi- tion to be thoroughly informed of court mat- ters, They give such an Interesting view of the simplicity of the German Kaiser's life that 1 send them as recelved: 11K SLEEPS IN SIMPLICITY, ‘The emperor rises almost as early as the hardest worked of his subjects. namely, be- tween 6and 7. 11is bedroom shows soldierly storn simplicity. Ihebed in which he slept nearly seventy years, is of ordinary pine without carving or other ornamentation .He slecps with his head much raised, almost as though he were sitting up. The covering is an Eider down quilt, but in cold weather the emperor throws over the quilt the military overcoat he has worn during the day. ‘There 1s little furniture beyond the high clothes press. The sole luxury in the room isa big mirror, giving a full length view of the Kai- ser. The emperor has never owned a dress- Ing gown or a pair of slippers. HI§ MORNING TOILET. As a further evidence of his simple life is the fact that until the attempt on his life nine years ago the empercr dressed himself with scarcely any assistance from the ser- vants. Since then tho stiffness of one arm, cavsed by the powder burns, has made & wvalet necessary. Over the Kaiser’s low bed hangs a bell rope leading to the servants’ apartments below. Between 6 and 7, when in health, he wakes of his own accord and rings for his personal attendants. These kammer dieners are selected by the emperor from among the soldiers of the ucker- maerker. Thus a chict was the kaiser's at- tendant at the time of the Nobling attempt, and jumped from the box scat of the carriage to catch and shelter his master in his arms. Inanswerto his master's ell, the ucker- maerker and chief of wardrobe appear to ald in the emperor’s rapid toilet. At 7:30 coffee with milk and a single Carlsbad wafer aro placed for his majesty in a room off his bed- room, ¥ ATTENDING TO PRIVATE BUSINESS. From 8 to 10 the emneror gives to his priv- ate business—that is, to all wail matter which comes to him direct Instead of through the departments of state—to his private estates, and to numerous personal appeals. During these two hours he arranges with Private Secretary Geheimrath Hork that Bome peasant who sent plovers’ eggs shall be properly thanked, or that some child who wishes to exchange her picture for that of the king in Berlin and Fritz shall duly re- celve the photograph. Not specially easy work this, either, for many grown people give their names without address, and cbil- dren are apt to sign their first names only. Yet there have bean postmarks or school lists and nearly every oue finally recelves an answer. Llerhaps during this work the em- press rung to announce that she will receive the emperor. If so, the kaiser zoes up stairs to pay his morning call. The emperor in calling upon the empress maintains always & state of spruce new uniform. During this call tho day’s programme is arranged, in- vitations for the evening’s dinner settied, and generally gossip is discussed. I8 PUBLIC DUTIES, Afterwards tho kalser goes down agaln to his work-room at Unter den Linden, at the window of which so many Americans have seen him, There, in uniform, with the grand cross of the Hohenzollern family, and tho order of the iron cross, won in 1813, on his breast, he for two hours receives reports of departmental chiefs, On alternate days come the civil and military chiefs of the cab- inet, but Friday and Sunday are free. All state documents or any Importance require the emperor’s signature, and until within a few years he signed no document without having first mastered its contents. It Is easy to see, therefore, in what ceaseless work he has spent his life. Morcover, for public affairs he has no private secretary, but trusts entirely to the departments of state for such work, At12come many persons who are daily presented to him. All ofticers above the grade of major are, for instance, pre- sented to him on promotion, A host of eivil officlals and distinguished persons are also presented, so that he may himself judge the capacity of ali tho state's servants, A LUNCIL COUNTER BREAKFAST. About 12 breakf: is often placed for him on a desk in the corner of the library nearest his working room, though, of course, he frequently breakfasts with the empress. ‘This desk has broad, projecting shelves on the lower half, and narrow book-covered helves above. Ou the browd table on top of the lower balf the servant places cold meat, bread, and a single glass of port wine. ¥re- quently batween presentations the emperor breaktasts hurrledly, after etanding, it is sald, like an American before a lunch coun- ter; often, too, forgetting to breakfast until reminded by a servant. ‘The spare time between 12 and 2 is filled by study of the new laws either already before or to cowe before the relchstag. At 2 he drives for 2 hours, ‘There are no guards around the carriage. He for- merly drove alone, but since the attempt at assassination an adjutant sits wita him, ‘When attempts are made to surround him with soldiers, the emperor takes great delight in eluding his guard by quick changes of route. Cowming home at 4, bis majesty of late sits down in a pattered old red chalr and sleeps for an hour. A curious evidence of his sturdy strength is that for fifty years he was never known to rest on the sofa that ‘was in his apartment. They are apt to be used as tables, to be covered with books, papers and documents. TUE ROYAL DINNER. At 5 comes dinner, Lt there are no guests the dinner is eaten i the emperor's apart- ments. Usually a guest hae been lnvitedand then dinner s sorved in the blue room above | lo the empress’ apartments, Here, on a large round table, is rare silvar and china enough 10 make up for the simplicity of the emper- [ or's private life. Dinner is usually five courses, Of these, fish with a morsel of wine and a ronst, with some light red wine, are the emperor’s favorites. Formerly, like most of Prussia’s famous men, he was a heavy eater. Now, however, the difliculty Is to make him eat enough to sustain strength. Wine he has never been very tond of. Fruit he eats with great relish, and ends the dinner with a small glass champagne. HOW THE EVENING IS SPENT, At 7 or later the emperor goes perhans for an act to the opera or theater. Even here work pursues him, as documents are fre- quently sent to the opera house for his signa- ture. In the evening there are often small companies In the empress’ apartments, but the empress is not always present. Some times work for an hour or two tinishes the day’s work. At 11 his kammer called. The emperor, when in health, quently asleep before the lastservant is fairly out of the room, as was said of the emperor during his last iliness, OTHER DAILY CHARACTERISTICS, * His tireless encrzy from early to late In carrying out equally the smallest and most fmportant parts of his duties are of great ac- count. The discovering and handling ot men, together with great kindness in keep- ing each man in his place, are the kaiser’s strong personal characteristics, He has laid out the path for all who come in contact with him, from empress to personal attend- ant. Each must do what is allotted, and must also keep strictly within these limits. With each official, as with each servant, the kaiser speaks only of the duties of his de- partment. Formerly the emperor even opened all his own letters; mnow he allows this to be done for him. Usually the emperor reads no mewspapers, but of late is much reaa to. Clippings from newspapers of all nations are sent him from the foreign office, 80 that in this way he keeps track of the world’s news and opinions when well. Dr, Neon Lauer calls each morning to glve a sort of certificate of health. During his recent serious illness Dr. Timann slept in the palace each night, and a servant slept in the room next the bedroom, but as soon as the emperor regained sufficient strength to be out of bed the old routine began again, PARNELL'S HEALTA, The Irish Leader Reported a Very Bick Man. (Copyright 1657 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxpoxy, June 25, — [New York Herald Cable—Special to the Brk.|—The crown prince throat doctor, Mackenzie—soon to be Sir Morel—and Parnell’s stomach, with his unknown mysterious speclalist who attends him, continue the joint subject of extensive medical and political gossiv. London physi- clans are generally skeptical regarding the optimistic view Dr. Mackenzio takes of the crown prince, who has been enjoying some rest since jubilee day under the bright sun- shine reflected on his Croydon hotel from the dome and sides of the Cyrstal palace not far away. Parnell’s habit has beon for years to shroud himself in soclal mystery, hating always crowds and demonstrations, not sulk- ing, but enjoylng that quiet rest always needed by men who accept great mental responsibility,~-unlike Blaine, who seems to bo pussy, demanding mueh, striking back and an opportunity to spurr, For instance, visiting the American exhibition this after- noon and frontier life, he held an informal reception, shaking hands with weverybody and accepting oflicial attentions after the fashion of the menagerie of foreign royalties of the jubilee who visit the show. PARNELL A BICK MAN, “No; Parnell has not visited it yet,” said one of his varllamentary intimates whom I met this afternoon and whose first words had been, ‘if a talk with you, youmust treat me in print as a Junius, or & man with an fron mask.” “Yes, Parnell really needs privacy now. Heisa very ill man, but as plucky and ironsidesy, so to speak, as his grandfather and namesake, the old commo- dore. He looks wasted, worn, fatigued and extremely nervouns, although he always ap- pears in very good spirits, and when asked about his lllness laughingly” passes off to more agreeable subjects, and If pressed about his health he gets very much acnoyed and won't admit to any one that there is any- thing moro serious than an ordinary bron- chial attack, But the fact is, he has had a most serious bronchial attack, besldes touches of Bright's disease and liver complaint. liis family doctor, Kenney, M. I’,, has forbidden him-out after sundown, as any slight easterly wind may aggravate his illness. e hasbeen only ouce inside the house since Friday week, when the erimes bill was rushed through, Lle always appears, even in June, with a warm scarf around bis throat. The steange thing (s that Parnell, knowing but not admitting that he is very ill, Is being treated by a London speclalist for some un- known disease, so that not to his most inti- mate colleagues will he disclose the special- ist's name, even going so far as to refuse to let Kenney himself, who Is very anxious, to know. There has been some ideanmong sev- eral medical men that he s suffer- ing from softening of the brain: but that canmot Le, as ho never has been moro keen and mentally capable than lately. There is not a particle of truth in the rumor that Justin McCarthy soon takes the leadership of the Irish party, as Parnell persists that he will soon be bet- tor and leading his party in the house. He has still about three weeks’ work left, as the report stage of the crimes bill commences Monday next, which will probably lasta fortnight, when comes the third reading of the bill, inviting several long nights of de- bates, Probably some shght modification will be made in the bill during the report stage, but the bill will almost certainly pass the third reading, as already cabled. After these three weeks of hard work and atten- tion, Paruell can, as far as laboring for Ire- land is concerned, rest until February next." AN OPPOSITE VIEW, Per contra to this statement, which is from one of his best observant colleagues, to day's Freeman’s Journal says: *Mr. Par- nell’s health is rapidly improving. Every day his condition shows an advance on the vreceding one, and a very short time will see him completely restored.” ‘This calui statemnent is, however, somewhat weakened by this umpatient if not angry ad- dition: “Certain tory papers gratify their readers by publishing alaruing accounts. They at- tribute his i!iness in turn to every fatal and incurabla disease they cat think of. They are simply barefaced iles, civeulated with the vilest motives, BERLIN'S LITTLE BUDGET, A Very Dull Wee! the German Cap- ital, |Copyright 1857 by Jamea Gordon Bennett.) Berniy, June 25.—[New York Herald Cable—Speclal to the Bek.]—Berlin has been all this week overshadowed by London, Notwithstanding the differences in language, time and distace, the effects of the English jubilee were distinctly felt here. Few prom- inent Americans were willing to leave Lon- don before the jubllee festivities, hence American as well as English arrivals were momentarly almost stopped. ‘The news nat- urally gravitated toward London at such times, £c that Berliners had no politics, little nabive gossip and no excitewent ‘beyond watching for the emperor’s reappearance at the palace window. A SMALL PICTURE SALE. There has been a six days’ sale of the sur- plus stock of pictures, ete, from the royal museum. The gross result was only £15,000, which, of itself, shows the nature of the ob- jects sold. ACTORS MUST SITAVE. Officlal theater circles have been somewhat annoyed by Graf IHochberg's revival of the old laws against actors in royal theaters wearing hair on their faces, but Hochberg’s authority is so absolute that beards must come or go as le please. HAND-ME-DOWN MAKERS GLOOMY+ There has been a wail during the week from Berlin manufacturers of made-up dress goods, ‘who see each year less and less American de- mand for thelr stock, and fewer and fewer American drummers here on buying trips. All this is because America has recently begun to manufacture reads-made garments 10 & large extent. FOR AN AMERICAN CHURCH. To-morrow Pastor Stuckenberg begins mectings and collections for building the American church. Union services have been held in the German church. Now, If all goes well and subscriptions come in, there will soon be, near Leipsiger vlace, Berlin’s first American church. THE CROWN PRINCE'S POTATO CROP. Finally & story concerning the crown prince. He was gloomy during the return trip from his Bornstedt estate, but after a heavy rain began falling he brightened up wonderfully. Then, turning to an old friend, he whispered a word to him. The attendant gentlemen puzzled thelr brains in vain as to what important decision had been confided to the friend’s ear. At last, after much exertion, they discovered that his im- perial highness had said, “Thank God, this raiu saves my Bornstedt potato crop.”” German Persecution In France, (Copyright 1857 by New York Assoclated Press.] BERLIN, June 25.—The prisoners, Koech- lin and slech, who were recently convicted of treason in belonging to the French Patri- otic league, were to-day transferred from Leipsic to Magdeburg fortress, and thelr assoclates, Schifferman and Trapp to Gratse, where they will remain until their periods of detention expire. The opinlon throughout Germany is that the prisoners have been lenlently treated and may yet have their sentences modified, but their only chance of obtaining commutation Is in a cessation of the patriotic league’s agitation and in their making a direct appeal to the emperor. The tone of the French press tends to inciting an increase of the severiti es azainst the French malcontents in A.lsace-L orraine. ‘The position of Germans in France has be- come, under social persecutions, barely tol- crable. They would be hunted out of the country altogether but for the protection guaranteed themn under the Frankfort treaty. The latest anti-German project to whien the attention of Berlin officlals has been directed is the proposal before the chamber of depu- tles making foreigners resident in Krance who may be members of an association hos- tile to Freuch interests liable to fine and to {mprisonment and expul- sion. ‘I'he proposal is capable of such elastic interpretation as to cover all Germans so- Journing in France. The measure, if sup- ported by the gorvenment, will be assumed here to be directly hostile to Germ: and will lead to enerzetic remonstrance as a break of the Frankfort treaty. The emperor has completely recovered. He drove out at noon to-day, accompanied by the Duchess of Baden, and in the after- noon heard long reports from Count Herbert Bismarck. Yesterday he resumed his cus- tom of appearing at the window to return the ereetings of the multitude that daily gathers in front of the palace. e looked paler than formerly, but is still well and hearty. His powers of recuperation are warvelous to his physicians, THE ENGLISH STAGE. American Actors and Singers and ‘What They Are Doing. (Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bznnett.) LoNpoN, June 25.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the Brg.|—Mrs. Brown Potter had a busy week. She rehearsed each morning a new play with the wretched title, *Civil War,” and every evening performed in “Man aud Wife” in a suburban theater. ‘This afternoon she gave at Brighton theater the above-named new play, which will be produced here Monday night at the Galety theater. London’s Long Branch special ‘went down under invi- tation of Barton Key, ono of her American managers. g Her part of Faustine de Bressier seemed to suit her better than Aun Sylvester, but really the best femalo part {s taken by Amy Roselle. Whatever be Mrs. Drown Potter's acceptance Monday night it is certain her audience will then be a distinguished one. Places to-day are at a great premium. THE OPERA 1N LONDON. The three opera houses continue in keen competition. All tuelr American singers are decldedly in the lead. Mapleson, after some ill fortune, seeme coming out ahead, as he underlines Patti mext Thursday “La Traviata,” this by arrangement of Abbey, who is to-day in Queenstown welcoming Bernhardt, Drury Lane's card has been Miss Arnold- son, who was referred to in a recent dispateh about Nillson’s reception. It isan incident worthmentioning how Sweden sends London prima donnas each twenty years, thus Jen- nie Linn, in 1547, Nillson in 1837, Arnoldson in 1887, **Lohengrin’ has drawn well. The Wagner society holds its annual fete Tuesday at St. George’s hall, when the entire first scene of “Das Rheingeld,” a scene from “Gotterdammerung Seigofreid Idyll” will be given, Drahns, Richter and a number of eminent artists taking part in the proceed- ings, The same day New York’s contralto, Anna Bulkeley Hills, begins a series of morning concerts for ballads at Princess hall, Picca- dilly. Madame Bremont has a concert the same evening, where Mrs, John Woods, daughter of Florence, makes her debut In a recitation, followed by Mr. and Mrs. Dion Bouclcault's sixteen-year-old son, Aubrey, in a similar role, Irving is oblivious to the recent imperti- nent remonstrance of the Sunday observance society. He will not use his theater for his own private purposes that day, but gives a large dinner party at the Lyceum-the old beefsteak ciub rcom-—to-morrow evening. Harris to-morrow afternoon also givesa large luncheon party at his Portland Place man- sion, MOTELS AND DRINKS, Americans in London congratulate them- selves that in London hotels, under the com- mon law of Inns, award travelers and resi- dents the liberty of the latter's own home as to wines, while the now fanatic license laws ‘permit restaurants and public houses here to- open from1to3and6toll p. m. By the way, talking lately with an American jurist now residing permanently In London, ~ he sals “Many years ago 1 was the means of establishing in § he court of appeals that a hotel is a private resi- dence of a guest for the time being so that an indictment charging burglary on- the rooms . of guests as on his dwelling house was held §o0d. Therefore, If wuis dwelling house 1887.~-TWELVE PAGES for such a purpose and for interference with the liberty of an accused, why not equally the dwelling of & guest when ho wishes to drink his own bottle of wine?"” AN AMERICAN GIRL TO WED, ‘The London Court Journal announces to- day that a marriagé has been arranged be- tween John Fitz Herbert Vernon Ruxton, eldest son of Willlam Ruxton, of the Ardee house, Ardee, Ireland, and Miss Chickering, only child of Mr. and Mrs. George Henry Chickering, of Boston, U. 8. A. The Queen Congratulates the People, LONDON, June 25,.—The home secretary has recelved the following letter from the queen: “I am anxlous to express to my people my warm thanks for the kind—more than kina— reception I met with going to and from Westminister abbey with all my children and grand children. The enthusiastic recep- tion I met with then, as well as on those eventful days in London, as well as at Wind- sor on the occasion of the jubilee, has touched me most deeply. It has shown that the labor and anxiety of fifty long years, twenty-two of which were spent In un- troubled happiness, shared by my beloved husband, and while an equal number were full of sorrows and trials borne without his sheltering arm and his wise help, have been appreciated by my people, This feeling and sense of duty towards my dear country and my subjects, who are so in- separably bound up with my life, will ens courage me in my task, often a very difficult and arduous one, during the reminder of my life. The wonderful order preserved o m this occasion and the good behavior of the enormous multitude assembled merit my highest admiration. That God may protect and abundantly bless my country, Is my fervent prayer. g In the French Deputics. PAnRss, June 25,—1n the chamber of depu- ties discnssion of the army bill was contin- ued. Rouvier, prime minister, opposed the amendment excluding ecclestiastical students from enlistment. He declared the the gov- ernment meant to apply_common law teachers and seminarists, - The government’s only iety was to secure the nation’s greatness. The amendment was rejected, i A Waterspout's Victim. PARTs, June 25.—A waterspout burst to-day near Quays, at Toulouse, submerging a wash house in which were elght persons, all of whom were drowned. — - GENERAL SPEED DEAD. Lincoln's Attorney General Passes Away—Sketch of His Life. LouisviLLe, Ky, Jupe 25.—General James Speed died this morning, aged seven- tv-six years. He was attorney general under President Lincoln. [James Speed was bora in Jefferson coun- ty. Ky., near Loulsville, March 11, 1812, He was the oldest som ofa large family. His father was Judge Jokn ed, who came_to this state from Virginiain 1783, His mother was Lucy G. Fry, dgughter of Joshua Fry. She alsocame from Virginia about 1703, The lrrogenlmr ot the Speed family in this coun- ry was James Speed, a descendant of the old chronicle of England, John Speed. He came to Virginta from E in 1605, Captain James Speed, his 'r?" n, served in the revolutionary' war, - Judge John Speed, his son, settled in Jefferson county, Kry., at the beglnning of the present century, 1is son James received the rudiments of his educa- tion in the county sehool, and afterwards at St. Josepl’s college at Bardstown, where ~ he ~was aduated at the age of sixteen. . The next two years of his lito were paséed. in_the oftice of the clerk of the Jeffersom county court, writing. He then attended I at the law school of Pennsylvania upiversity at Lexington. In 1833 he opened an oftice for practice in Louis- ville, and, with one exception, was the oldest practitioner of standing in Louisville. Hlis life was spent in the practice of the law al- most exclusively, his Yublu: life having only added to his reputation without diverting him from his profession. In 1847 he was elected to the lower house of the state legis- laturo In 1849 he was candidate of the emancipation party for delceate to the state convention, From 1850 to 1858 he was pro- fessor in the law department in the Univers- ity of Touisville. When the war broke out his action was declded and {m)mn! 1in behalf of the union. e was made mustering of- ticer for Kentucky under President Lincoln and raised 75,000 men. In the first year of the war he was elected to_ the state senate and served two vears. In 1804 he was called to the cabinet of President Lincoln as attor- ney general. His services to the country at” this time were of great value and gave him a wide and honorable repu- tation. He remained In this high office until July, 1806, when he rosltnmlf owing to his views in regard to the policy ol Andrew Johnson, then president, ‘Lhe samne f’enr he was chairman of the southern union- st convention which assembled in Philadel- Phll to protest against the policy of Johnson n dealing with southern questions. While ho was still attorney-general the trials of the ersons accused of the murder of President Lincoln were brouzht about. — President Johnson, before ordering the trials, applied o Mr. Speed for his opinion as to whether such rnrnuns were subject to the jurisdiction and legally liable before a mulitary commis- sion. Mr. need{-ve his opinion that they were 80 liable, and in July of 1865 the reason of that apinlon was glven in a letter to the president. Jefferson Davis h“l“i been captured by the military forces was kept in cuswdf at Fortress Monroe as a prisoner of the military authorities, although subject to the order ot the civil courts. ber, 1805 the senate of the United States called upon the president for information on the snb{ecl of Mr. Davig’ trial. In response to this resolution the attorney general submitted a report and entered into an_argument to show that, al- though originally captured by the military, Jefferson Davis atter the cessation of hostili- ties was subject to trial only by the civil courts, [n 1568 he was a delegate from Ken- tucky to the national convention which nom- inated Grant for the pxasldcncr, In 1875 he was again made professor of the law depart- ment of the university fof Louisville, tion he continued to mll till 1570, Mr. Speed was married in 1840 to Miss Jane Cochran, a daughter of John Cochran, a Scotchman who went to Louisville in 1833, ‘They had seven sons, five of whom are still living, He was always a warm advocate of equal rights to all, and his influence in shaping the legisla- tion of the country to this end was sensibly fetin the troublesowme times lmmediately following the war, | A Fight With Smugglers. GALVESTON, June.25,—A dispaten from El Paso to tue News says: Intelligence was re- ceived here at a latahour last night that a sanguinary conflict wasdn progress between river guards and smugglers at a point fiftean miles below Pledras Negras in Mexico. The conflict is still in pi A scouting party of river guards and. police numberin twenty-five men surpnsed a band of about twenty smugglers, well armed, with a cavalcade of twenty mules. The smug- glers at once showed fght and at the first volley two of the guards fell dead. ‘The guards fell back and dispatched a courier for reintorcements, — The.smugglers fell back toward the Rio Gramde with the evident pur- puse of crossing the river to the American sld The smufi;hl in their retreat are keeping up a desultery skirmish with the re- inforeed guards, who are preulnf themn in the rear. A courier arrived In Piedras Negras late this evening from the scene of action, and reports the fight still in progress, and one more guard killed. The loss of the smugglers is not known. In Seyhm» a osi- e Weather Indications. For Nebraska: Generally fair weather, southerly winds, stationary temperature. For lowa: Southerly winds, fair weather, nearly stationary temperature. For Eastern Dakots: Southerly, backing to northerly winds, fair weatlier, nearly sta- tionary temperature, e el Jay Gould Has Retired. New Yonk, Junegs.—The World prints a long_interview with Jay Gould, in which he says he has ratired from tho active manage-, mant of his business interests, and will never reliin to .any hard work. He said e was feeliug very well now. v CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS An Unnecessary and 8illy Lot of Questions Propounded to Oandidates. THE OLD CLERKS IMPOSED UPON. Wyoming Desert Land Entries Se- cured by Thomas Sturgis to Be Caucelled—The Cruiser Chicago. Terrors of the Civil Service. WAsHINGTON, June 25,—(Special Tele- gram to the Bee.|—Nothing authoratative can be learned about the recent examination for promotion in the quartermaster general's of- fice under the new civil service rules, but there is a well founded report atloat which recely credence in department circles that out of thirty-eight examined but ten passed the examination successfully. It is tsaid that correct answers to many of the questions asked would in no way show the efficlency of the elerks, and that these very questions, which would be easy enough for a young man or woman fresh from school, were the greatest stumbling blocks to tiie oldest clerks, who had been promoted for ef- ficlency because they had given their atten- tion for muny years to ofticial duties and not o school study. Itis said that one man em- ployed in the disbursing clerk’s offi ce made no attempt to answer the mathematical ques- tions asked, and yet he was always rezarded as a competent clerk and conducted his ac- counts correctly. It is claimed that the m: jority of competitors were so flurried by the realization of the danger of failure that they could not do justice to themselves, Ladies in particular wereat a disadvantage. Those who had families de- pendant upon their earnings for support were so overcome with fear and nervousness at the danger of being thrown out of employ- ment that they were made sick, and in one or two instances fainted, and had to be car- ried home. The clerks begin to feel that there s no doubt that the promotion examit- nations wlll afford ample opportunity for the discharge ot all employes whose services are to be dispensed with at the end of the fiscal year in accordance with the law. Indeed, it fs said that the clvil service commission will soon be called upon to designate scholarly but lnexperlencmll persons to fill the places of tried and efficient clerks, who are some- what rusty in arithmetic and geography. Thomas Sturgis esert Lands. WasmiNGToN, June 25 — Commissioner Sparks to-day took the necessary preliminary steps to cancel lifty-ive desert-land entries in Wyoming territory, aggregating in area about 85,000 acres. The commissioner states that the final proof in all these cases is substan- tially the same, and Is to the effect that by means of ditches already constructed, an ample supply of water is at hand to properly irrigate the land, ete. The special agent of the land office, who investigated, reports that upon a majority of the entries no ditches that would carry water have ever been con- structed, and the few that have been con- structed were never utilized. What was done was'at the instance of Thos. Sturgis, president of the Goshen Hole ditehing company and an oflicer of the Uniou cattle company. Each of the entries, it is asserted, were made In the interest of one of the two companies named or some of their £ fifty-five entrymen, seven live fn_Wyo ming, seven in New Jersey, thirty in New York, and eleven in Massachusetts. Inspector Bowers went to New X ork, New Jersey and Massachusetts and interviewed a number of the entrymen, ‘The information he gained shows that Mr. Sturgis procured the making of the entries. These foreign entrymen made entries merely to oblige a friend,” and never considered they n\cllmll;“lmd any interest in the lands, nor have they had any individual water rights, They signed papers they did not ex- amine or know the purport of, simply be- cause, by 80 doing, they could serve a friend, and not one of them ever anticipated any re- muneration for so doing. Washington’s Betting Mania. W ASHINGTON, June 25.—|Special to the BEE,|—Although there are no races in pro- gress in Washington at this season of the year, the sports at the Cabital have every op- portunity to risk their money on their favorite flyers, and there are thousands of dollars put up on the Sheepshead Bay, Lex- ington and other meetings every day in the week. \ashington has a number of very successful pool rooms where the department clerk, the official and the stray member of congress can invest on his judgment in sums from $1 to $1,0000r more. One of thesa places is located within two blocks of the treasury de- partment, and every day at noon a cro of clerks wiil spend a_greater portion of their lunch hour watehing the black boards on which the odds are announced, Since these rooms became fixtures in life at Washington, the bucket shops have reported n large falling off in business. The uncertainty of the wheat market and the dullness in the oil exchange have frightened the aeposi- tors of margins into some new scheme for at- tempting to increase their holdings on the 100 per cent plan. 1t is a lamentable fact that when the mania for the gambling table takes hold of the department_clerk, nothing short of 100 per cent profit will satisfy him, conse- quently the pool rooms and the lottery shops are enabled to draw_from the government employes hundreds of thousands of dollars in the course of a year. Several atterpts have been made tocheck this gambling mania but without success, Last year a bill to pro- hibit pool selling passed one house of con- gress, but died in the other. and so long as mon are determined to back "their judgment of horse flesh with their money, the book makers will continne to reap a rieh haryest among the clerks of the national capita The Capital's Real Estate Boom, WASHINGTON, June 25.—[Special to the BeE.|—"All this real estate boom in Washington or rather in the subnrbs of Washington, reminds me very forcibly of the methods adopted by the boomers in the west,” sald a gentleman who has spent many years west of the Onlo river. *“'Only a short time ago 1 was in Wichita, Kan., just when the boom in that town started. ichita was a very comfortable little city of 4,000 or 5,000 Inhabitants, and these inhabitants were doing very well in their legitimate business when three professional boomers struck them. These men first bought up options on all the real estate that was for sale in the city. Then they went to a man who had lived in the town ever since it was founded and offered him $12,500 for a piece of land with a brick store on it that was not worth a cent over $4,000. Of course a sale was made and tha eash was paid over. They took care that every one siould know just what t hey had pnld) for the property. " Then the started. Everyone owning a foot of land within the confines of Wichita at ouce raised his igures to conform to those secured for the property just sold, and trading in real estate began on a larze scale. It was notuo- ticed that the original boomers sold out all their holdings, including the options, until after they had moved out of town. Within a very short time, these same fellows went over the same mode of business away up in Ashland, Wis. City lots” which were filled with old stumps, rose in value from 8100 a piece to $2,000 or $83,000 in several instances, and there was every indication of an enormous inerease in the growth of the place. One day the inhab- itants of Ashlaud, who might be” ealled old residents, were surprised when they arose in the morning and saw a sign which read something like this, *This boom has moved to Sault Ste. Marie’ Now that hawmlet is about to enjoy the benefits of a first class boom, the suckers-will be mpped, and the boomers will eapture the boodle, The real. estate speculations in the suburbs of Wash- ington are conducted oh very much this Sawe plan. A YEAr OF 80 850, A Company was organized and a few acres of land wad pur- chased just over the Maryland line, for wiiich from $75 to S125 per acre was paid. 'The company laid out a few streets, gave their town a rural name and had a magnificent Prospey ithographed and_ started to sell Jote." “They bosan on the nuction plan and the first sales wero made at the price of 5 cents per square foot. Sinco that time the, have been several other sales v Jumped in some cases to foot or something like £10,000 an acre, is not the only fustance, but already Wash- ington peonle scem to have gone crazy on the subject of town lots and prices have en- hanced enormously. It is a fact that in some of these suburban towns values to-day are enormously higher than they are in ‘many portions of Washington, where water, gas, in-\\lcnp:e and other conveniences are to be ad. A Production of England. WASHINGTON, June 25,—(Special to the Bek. |1t is a singular fact that the United States, while strong in resources, is entirely dependent upon foreign countries for the gold and tinsel which is used in decorating her ofticers of the army and navy when on dress parade. A military ofticer, no matter what flag he fights under, must have a cer- tain amount of glitter obout his shoulders or he cannot do justice to the government which employs him, Epaulettos and shoalder knots are as essential to a well regulated army or navy as are the guns and ammunition used on the enemy. t, in spite of the fact that there are some six or seven thousand officers in the service of the United States who must have gold cord, *1 Ince, and gilded epau- lettes, there is not a s.1zle manufactory in the country where this *‘war material’’ can be made. ~ Every plece used in the deooration of the unitorms of the regulars, as well as the vast quantity which goes to adorn the militia of the different states, all comes from England. An oflicer of the quarterinaster’s department of the army tells me that the rea- son that none is manufactured in this coun- try 15 the fact that the plant necessary to es- tablish the business on a paying scale would cost a million dollars at least, and that there is no absolute evidence that the stuff could be made hera as cheap as in England. At all events no onc has yet had the haraihood to risk so great a sum in the establishment of a business which must necessarily be re- stricted. Prosectting Illegal Wood Cutters, WAsHINGTON, June 25,—|Special Tele- gram to the Ber, |—Tho secretary of the in- terior, after investigation, has requested the attorney general to institute criminal suit agalnst Alvin C. Dake, 0. B. Morrison and Charles McArthur, of Dake, Colo,, for 59,000 cords of pine and spruce wood cut from goy- ernment lands in Colorade, and to institute civil proceedings against Dake aund the Omaha Grant Smelting company jolntly to recover $150,331 for 1,703,000 bushels of char- coal, the product of the wood that was cut from public lands, It seems that the smelt- ing company, at the head of which is ex- Governor Grant, a prominent democrat of Colorado, purchased the charcoal from Dake ana his associates, and it 1s claimed that the company had no knowledze as to where the wood that produced the charcoal came from, Civll Service Changes Recommended. WaAsHINGTON, June 25.—The secretaries of local civil boards av several of the larger citles called here to confer with the civil ser- vice commission, with a view to establishing a uniform system of examinations through- out the country, and to exchange views upon questions affecting th e clvil service system, concluded their conference this afternoon. One of the most fmportant questions dis- cussed was one of amending the present rujos 50 as to provide for the examination and marking of papers of applicants for po- sitions anywhore in the customs or postal sorvice, by the prosent central board of ex- amination located in Washington, enlarsed by a permanent detail of one or more efficient ofticers from aach of several of more important local offices in the country, Itis claimed that by this system of examining papers, unitormity in marklnF and greater promptness would be secured, and that it would relieve the system of all suspicion even of favoritisin, Mason, secretary of the New York postoflice board, and Donovan, of the Chicago custom house, were appointed a committee to present in writing tha views of tho secretarles upon this subject. The secretaries unanimously favorea rais- the minimum as a standard of eligibility to certitication ~from sixty- five to seventy-ive, except as to such places as require specfal or technical qualifi- cations. They also favored the discontinu- ance of the fifteen-year limitation as to the age of clerks in general, excent in special cases, and also to raise the minimum limita- tion of age of letter carriors from sixteen to twenty-one. ‘The commission will soon place the matter beforo the president for his approval. Mrs. Cleveland Back Home. WASHINGTON, June?25,-~{Special Telegram to the Brr.j--The president met Mrs. Cleveland at the depot this morning and as they rode up the avenue to the executive mansion they appeared as happy as on their bridal morning. Even Hawkins, the veteran driver of the presidential carriage under sev- eral administrations, wore a smile of jov on his ebony countenance at the return of the white house mistress. Colonel Lamont fol- lowed in his open wagon, drlvln‘u a line pair of roadsters, accompanied by Mrs. Lamont and t heir children, who had gone to the sta- tion to meet him. The gallant colonel also wore a look of peace and contentment with all the world. Cloveland's Many Invitations. WASHINGTON, June 25.—|Special Tele- gram tothe BEE.|—Mayor Denny, of In- dianapohs, having in o recent letter urged President Cleveland to aceept the state board of agriculture’s invitation to attend the In- diana fair, has recelved a reply from the president stating that he regrets that his plans for the autumn are not sufticiently ma- tured to enable him to send any definite re ply. The president is to visit Philadelphia next September during the progress ot the ceremonies incident to the constitutional convention celebration. The Cruiser Chicago, ) clezram Orders have been given to the ruction of the navy depart- ¢ the eruiser Chicazo, now at New York, y 1 in the dry dock, cleaned and painted, preparatory to going on a trial trip up i.ong Islanda Sound, which wiil prob- ably be ordered within & month's time. Coming around from Chester to New York, the Cruiser averaged thirteen knots, although the fur doors were open & great part of the time, and particular care was exercised not to injure the wachinery by foreing the specd, to the Bre, bureau ot con ment to ha Military Matters, WASRINGTON, June 25.—[Special Tele- 3 in Douglas M. cen granted three uiting station Major Edward B. Williston, Third artil- ordered here from Fort Rile Kan., 2ag0 on special business connected he projected army sehool at Fort lile?". First ornelius C. Cussick, Twent now at Columbus barracks, Ohlo, wil o First Lieutenant Alexis 1. Haxton, Filteenth infantry, on Monday, as recruiting officer at Iarris- burg, Pa, A1l Well in Chicago, WASIISGTON, June 25, —The acting comp- troller of the currency has received a tele- gram from Bank Examiner Sturgls, saying that affairs in Chicago have resumed the norwal condition, and that the management of the American xehango National bank is honest and reliabie and its dopositors well protected, e A O U W, MiLwAUvKEE, June 25—The - supreme lodge of the Ancieut Order of ited Worl - men to<lay adopted & new ritual. Loufsville, Ky., was chosen as the next nlace of meeting, A'new constitutic the session has been ¢ day, X GUNNING FOR CYRUS FIELD, Gould and Sago on the Warpath For Theiy Late Partner, THAT CAUSED THE BIG DROP. The Wall Street Magnates Slaughteg All Their Friends in Their Late Manipulation of Stookse —Yesterday's Markot, The Stock Market Manipulation, New Yo June 25.—|Special Telegrand to the Bir. | —It seems to be the general bee lief that the flurry in Wall street, wll|05 began yesterday morning, is at an end an that the market will be in good condition to-day. 'The Times, this morning, sayss *Itis no libel to say that there are people i Wall street who do not credit all the states ments made by the Gould crowd yesterday. Gould and Sage called loans by the wholes sale. They did thefr level best to corneg money. They tumbled basketfuls of stocle on the market. The break was of their own designing. So believes everybody who pre= sumes to have an independent opinion in Wall street. It was their own Westernd Union and Missouri Pacitic and Manhattai that they used to slug the market with, An it they were not gunning after Cyrus Fleldgs every indication seemingly worth attention is all wrong. It has been an open secret thig many a day that Gould and Sage do not love Field, for all their spoclative co-partnership with him, Russel¥ Sage s on record as predicting thata time was coming when Cyrus’ feet will zo patter, patter, patter—Deacon Sage's poetical description of Brother Field on a dead run. Mr. Field, according to common famo, is loaded heavily with” Manhattans Gould has been a loaner of money Lo th Henry 8. Ives crowd and he called £5,000,0 {nslunln)fi Though Gould has been advere ised n good deal lately as a patron of Ivos and though the two have had yachting parties together, and though Ives has been recogs nized in money (\u:\rlcm as Gould's chosem instrument for settling the bix telegraph wae through a Baltimore & Ohio deal, still close observers have not been mislead into the idea that Gould was quite all that thig theorizing popular opinion was suggested. ‘When somebody remarked to Gould that lve‘ was a young man to be conspicuous in Wall street, Gould’s quite observation was: ‘Well it often happens that Wall street’s greate: financlers aro a‘ounz men. How old was Ferdinand Ward? His relations with lvod were quite intimate enough to give him ine formation as to when and where tho much talked about syndicate was weakest, and Jay, fi""m has a habit of utilizing his informa< on. ‘“‘As i always the case after a day of une usual excitement in Wall - street, the corrl dors of the Windsor hotel were crowded last night by brokers anxiously diccussing the situation and swapping _theories about the probable future course of the market. The worst was over it was generally agreed, Jesse Seligman predicts that within the next few days it will be discovered that gold is on. the way hero from Lurobs and that tight money is no longera danger. Other banks with foreign connections gave Mr, Selig- man’s opinion indorsement. Large loans o stock collateral were made after the market closed yestorday us low as 5and 6 per cent. ‘T'he contingent that is always on parade a§ yssessing ‘Gould information,’ were among he weariest citizens that this town cant boast. Everyone of them all was. caught loaded up with atocks o top vrices. Russell Sage ang Jay Gould have slnughtered every one o their ‘[riends,” a8 their lmni:n‘rs“nn love toy label themselves. Jay Gould offers as an oxs, cuse for his wholesale calling of loans thal ho thought stocks were cheap, and he could use his money to better advantage in the market than he could by )\.'l\in;i it out onl loa That sounds well. People who ara bullish love to hear that they have gained such a recruit, but it isn’t quite so cheering- as it night have been jt it had hap- pened to come along before this same recruit had completely wiped them ou ' Saturday gives only two hours for businesg, and there was no demand tor stocks at the opening among the loan erowd, and very lit- tle for money, which ranged 6, 7, 9, 8 per cent. The teeling was decidedly’ feverish, and the expected recovery made slow pro- gress, thouch London came in lg@!{ per cont. higher with orders for Reading, Lake Shore, Erle and other stocks. Still, prices were be- low the New York clusing of yesterday,: Upon anticipation of an unfavorable banl report the bears began hammering, and soon' had weakened tha list down 3@4 polnts: With the declaration that the sub-treasury: would at once pay out the July interest on, bonds, amounting to $0,000,000, a stronger feeling prevailed, and prices recovered par-, tially. "“The best opinions expresse about yesterday’s panic ure that was started through heavy liquidation by a recently formed bull pool ‘identitie with the best deal, and then other rumors were seized hold of to run the market down., 1t is confidently asserted that Gould bought a largeline of his own stocks at the decling. The bank statement was so much better thany had been expected that it strenzthened the stock market, which closed firm at good' prices, about the best of the aay, A shrinks age of over $3,000,000 In deposits, and a los: of nearly a billion lezal tender reflected th shipment of over $2,000,000in currency to help, out the western wheat deal. ‘The deposits are thesmallest for any week of the year, but they are $10,000,000 more than for the last week in December last. Money will undoubtedly rule close through July. “'The total sales for the day were 176,075 shares Death of Blondin's Rival, NIAGARA FALLS, June 25.—Steve Peer, a local celebrity, who outdid Blondin in daring: feats around Niagara and recently crossed on a five-eights-inch cable, is dead. Ever since he did the daring act he has been drinking very heavily, This evening about 7:3 Pear went ont unobserved with John and a stranger, and later was seen company near lis rope, As he L0W 1 by and no trace of hin could be discoverad elsewhere it was cons clnded he must have got on his rope and allen trom it er tumbled over the bank, and” and lantorns were procured, and Peer's brother, with another man, were lowered down, and near the bottom ot the incline found his liteless body badly eut around the he body was raised to the top of the ice by means of ropes. The general hat he attempted to walk out on the cable and lost his footing and fell into the abyss below. Virginia City's Entombed Miners. Vrainia Crry, Nev,, June 25, —Unavails ing elforts were repeatedly nade to-day to rescue the six miners remaining entombed in the burning Gould & Curry mine, in which five miners lost their lives last night. The fire was extinguished about noon to-day and the cage sent down, but was driven back after it had reached the 1,000-foot level. Re- lays of miners are tunnelling through from the Cousolidated \'ll‘filnlu mine and expect 1o reach the place of the imprisoned miners by noon to-morrow. The damage to the mine from fire is very slight, It is known that the imprisoned men were alive at 2 o'clock this morning, which has occasioned great energy on the part of the relief parties, holding out the hope that the winers mady still be alive when the tunnel is complete —~ Marble Mine Destroyed. CAni Nev., June 25,~The Mono county marble quarry, sixty miles from this city, was comptetely destroyed by the recent earthe quake, The marble was broken up In cubes not over & foot square, The ledge was over {ive miles long and 400 feet wide, containing s tine erade of marble, rauging over soventeen® shades, from pure white to black, % be mllq was valued ut $1,000,000, - Our Specio NEw Yorg, Jung he exports of pecie'trom the port of New York for the \n-]/-IL were $239,000, of which §45,000 was' i