Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 9, 1887, Page 1

—_— - BN - THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE SEVENTEENTH; YEAR. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 9. 1887, —~TWELVE PAGES, BETRAYED HIMSELF, How a Bhrewd French Doteotive Outwitted General Caffarel, LATEST SENSATION IN PARIS. A Distingnished Army Officer Caught Sell- ing Legion of Honor Emblems. CRISPI'S VISIT The Italian's Trip Creates a Sensation at the German Capital, TO BERLIN, TALKS ABOUT THE ALLIANCE, The Frontier Trouble Happily Settled —English Papers Deprecate the Revival of Pugilis Home Kule Missionaries Capture a Tory Town, A Sensational Arrest. 1Copyright 1887 by James Gordon Bennett,) Panis (via Havre), Oct, 8.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the | —The war office ndal and the arrest of General Caffarel, sons chef d’etal, major in the French army, for selling decorations of the Leglon of Honor, causes consternation in army circles and arouses publie indignation. General Cafferal is fifty-etght years old, has one of the most brilliant records in the French army and was an officer d’ordonnance to Napoleon I11. He is a tine, military looking man, with black flashing eyes, gray hair and ‘waxen gray moustache. He i3 a protege of Generar Boulanger, who made him com- mander of the Legion of Honor and sons chef d’etal major. General Caffarel's father was also a distinguished neral under Napoleon L, and his name is inscribed on the Arc d’Triomphe, and his brother 1s an attachee militaire at the French embassy in Constantinople. Until the advent of General Ferron, all secret plans and mobilization or- ders were conlided to the safe-keeping of General Caffarel, and if he is capable of sell- Ing the Legion of Honor, it is inferred he 1s #lso capable of selling jo Germany the most precious secrets of the French war office. The way in which the startling discovery was made by a secret police is like a vaude- ville. 1t happened that this information was brought to the secrot police that a regular traflic in decorations was being carried on by a little black-eyed, hump-backed woman named Madame Limouseln living in a cosy little apartment at Thirty-third avenue, Wagram, who had been the mistress of an ex-minister of war. T" e police watched her carefully, and one fine duy a police agent, disguised 28 a silk merehant, called upon Madame Limousein and said, “I am aware, madame, that you have influential friends, and I come to ask your protection to get a favor upon which I have set my heart. 1 am Monsignor Ber- thrand, a silk merchant residing at St. Eti- enne, and have many workmen under my direction. I wish to obtain a cross of the Legion of Honor, and the government of the republic in decorating me will be rewarding a life of henesty and hard work. Permit me to add that 1 will gladly remunerate your services If you present me to the personage who coutd obtain this for me.” Mme. Limousein received the false mer- chant. with open arms and offered to intro- duce him to General Caffarel. The offer was readily aceented and a few days after, Mme. Limousein took the false silk merchant to the minister of war and introduced him to Caffarel who shook his bands cordially and assured Lim that he should soon recelve the cross. The false silk merchant then re- turned and told the whole story to the chief of secret pelice with the result that yesterday 88 General Caffarel was returning to his home in the Rue ‘fremeille about 7 o'clock he was accosted by three police agents who approched him. One policeman in civillian dress advanced and raising his hat with extreme courtesy said: “General, permit me to arrest you in ac- cordance with my orders from the prefect of police.” ‘I'ne general, who wore a frock coat with the red rosette of the Legion of Honor in his buttonhole, turned pale asa piece of chalk and trembled like an aspen leaf, and claimed: “Allow me to g0 up to my apartment to takea glass of branay and a few neces- saries.” ‘The police fearing lest the general Intended to commit suicide, refused, ana putting him into a cab drove at a rapid trot to police neadquarters, where he wus incorcerated to await trial. This uvening, at 5 o'clock, the police arrested Madame Limousein, the little black eyec, humpbacked lady who was not only the mictress of at least two ex-ministers of war, but alsoof Caffarel, All her papers, telegrams and letters were seized and handed to General Ferron, Among the papers seized are letters from General Boulanger, General Thibaudin, M. de Mackray, several senators and bank- ers. lt, by the v way be curious to know how many of these literary gentlemen have bien realling Montaign essay on Virgil, ‘The little hump-backed lady protested vigor- ousiy and swore by all that is considered haly that Cafferel was innocent, and char.ed the venerable eral D’Audlan, who is a senator and general and one of the ablest Aaud most upright, most incorrupt generals of the Franch army, with having really com- mitted the enime with which General Caf- farel is churged. When this news reached your correspond- ent, 1 callea at once upon General 1)’ Audlan anc found him at the jockey club in the rue Scribe of which he is a member. General D’Audlan is a short, rather stout, very soldierly man with white hair and a white moustache. He was one of the staff of Marshal Bazaine at Metz, and upon the facts published in the general's book was based the indictment upon which Bazaine was tried and found guilty, Generul D’Auldan received we most cardially and over a petit vere mont of delicious cognac and an ex- Guisite Havana cigar, oftered by a friend of the general's who Is also a friend of my own agent, D’ Audlan explained that the little buniy-backed woman's aceusations were pure calumny. ‘The general sald: 1 am, it is true, in rather embarrassed pecuniary circumstances, bui L defy anyone to find a siugle letter from me or one iota of evidence showing that I am connkcted in the remotest way with this mest disgraceful scaudal. More- Gver, L have not for years even asked the ministry of War 6r any other ministry for favors of any kind for myself, nor for any one else, with the sole exception of once ask- ug General Boulanger, when he was min- ister, to hqve my son, who was an officer in the infantry of marine, to be transferred to the infantry of line. On that oceasion L saw General Caffarel at the ministry of war, Mg (Bab 1s the only tume 'l ever wet him. Iam astonished and indignant that such an absurd charge has ever been made against me, and I give my categorial denial of these Infamous charges and attempt to mix my name in this deplorable scandal.” 1 shook General D'Audlan hands with great cordlality and bade the gallant old general good evening. —— Crispt’s Berlin Visit. Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett, BerLiy, Oct. 8.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Ber.|]—Crispi’s visit and the Italian alliance thus revealed has been for the last eight days the only subject of any interest to Berliners and throughout the empire. Bismarck in two days acquired a pronounced ltalian accent. The whole of the official press is therefore now struggling with Italian dictionaries and attempting to forgetthatthe ablest Bismarckian organ only six monthsago elassed Crispl among nihilists, Within a tew days, itis said, we are preity certain to hear ot ‘he foundation of a number of macaroni vereins and that the latest fashion among the German nobility is to own and practice upon hand organs. Meanwhile, the more practical result of Crisp’s trip has been to convince all Ger- mans that Italy has firmly placed upon a basis the new triple alliance which replaces the one shaken to pieces by Russia. Berlin opinion thinks the Crispi interview in the Frankforter Zeitung to be the oflicial expression not only of Crispi but also of the German foreign oftice’s views, Berliners recognize three important points in the interview Bismarck expressly admits the hope that Italian subjects wiil be under Italian juris- diction, therefore entirely outside the possi- bility of interference by other nations be- tween the pope and Italy. Bismarck and Crispi together agree that Russian possession of Constautinople would be disastrous to Italian interestss Crispl agrees to consider the Franco-Russian alliance leading an attack on Germany as notice of the Russian intention to take Constantinople, therefore as a declaration of war by France a8 well as Russia or Italy. In addition, the ovinions of Berliner’s manifest great pride iu the seerecy with which the Crispi nego- tiations ws conducted, contrasting this aamirable diplomacy with French leakiness, even in points where secrecy was niost es- sential to Krance, I was surprised a day or two ago to see how sincerely people who admire Prince Bismarck do not take so favor- able a view of German diplomacy. Said a gentleman to me: ‘‘France is overmatched in diplomacy. 1 nevertheless think our dipiomats are losing the tine touch and exquisite tact for which they were justly noted. Consider that Schnaebel, junior, was arrested for a foolish boyish freak. Two Frenchmen were also shot on the frontier. France was furiously excited. The boy was released without punishment. Germany at the same time apologized almost abjectly for the shooting accide and even offered money in payment to the injured. Naturally France jumped from anger to insolent sclf confidence, While the ( mans manifested a deeper irritation than at ay time for many years. On ton of all this came Urispi's Aying trip. Could anything be worse? Jealousy coming {iom conseious wenkness has been the main characteristic for many years of French diplomacy. Crispi’s trip insures place by showing France that she could, despite Russia, be ground between two armies. Perhaps, though, France is too histerical to be a safe factor in such arguments, For my part, I think cur diplomats mistaken in per- mitting the flaunting of an Italian alliance to take away in part the German dread of war. All Germans want peace, but some- times such mistakes cause war.” This gentlemen, while the strongest ad- vocate of peace, is one of a group of pessa- mists which openly predicts war as prob- able, even before the roads are sufficiently frosted to bear a cannon. LITTLE GERMAN BITS. Besides politics, Germany this week abounds in small items of type which are in- teresting, but need a needle and thread to string them together. We had a row because the unperial telegraph refused to deliver to the Duke of Cumberland a telegram ad- dressed to him as Duke Braunschwelg, the latter being the title absorbed, so to speak, by the empire without Cumberiand’s consent. ‘I'o & minor degree there is also a row because the postoffice has ruled that Koberg and kindred names must be spelled Coberg. We will be amused at the East African company’s demand for a line of subsiaized steamers to carry non-existent steamer loads of freight to and from German Africa. Oleomargarine, which at first came under the law forcing sale only from marked tubs in marked wrapping paper, also caused amusement by the unique kinds of chemist's certificates used by dealers to prove the su- periority of the false over the true butter. Berliners are mado happy by statistics showing 40,072 strangers were in Berlin dur- ing September, but is irritated oy the brutal- 1ty ot the Heligsland lighthouse keeper, who in a single night killed 8,000 dazzled little song birds, who were on their way south for the winter. Among other items is the medical dezree taken here by Bsernard Gordon,of New York formerly a student in Leheigh univer- and a graduate of the university bt New York. King Humbert Pleased. [Copyright 1657 by N, ¥. Associated Pres BeruiN, Oct, —Since Signor Crispi reported to King Humbert the result of the conterence with Prince Bismarck the king has exchanged personal salutations with Emperor Willam and Emperor Francis Joseph, expressing his satisfaction at the conclusion of the peace alliance. ‘The pross continues to teem with surmises as to the terms of the alliance, but nothing authentic has transpired. As the aims of the alliance develop it becomes mor® and more apparent that it 1s a deadly menace to Rus- sia. Itis stated that Signor Ciispl said: “Italy has every reason to dreadjthe advance of Russia to Constantinople. We cannot allow the Mediterranean tobecome a Russ‘an lake.” These words were brought out by Prince Bismarck, who informed Signor Crispl that the czar meant to take Constanti- nopla at an early date If the central powers remained neutral. The disclosure ot the czar’s designs enraged the czar and created consternation in Russia, ‘The Russian ministers, led by Degiers, minister of foreign affairs, seut a deniul to the sultan, who hias responded by breaking up the negotiations with Russia for mutual action in Bulgaria. The social war against the Germans resid- ent in Russia still continues. An edict has been issued ordering the instant application of prohibition of the use of the German lan- guage In the schools, universities and lead- ing gymoasiums, A majority of the German teachiers will be obliged tg cross the frontier, -—— Paris Gossip. [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.} Pay via Havre, Oct. 8.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the BEE.|—A dense yellow fog captured Parls Wednesda: and still holds it. 1t is chilly, rheumatie an cloudiess, making the Boulevard almost as dismai as the Strand or Fleet street and in the evening broughams and cabs completely | lose thelr bearings, ln iue Place de la Con- corde ana Champs Elysees the Parisians still linger in country houses and Chateus, but myraids of tourists heading from every imaginable corner of the giobe swarm like ants everywhere. Every hotel is full to over flowing, and the shopkeepers are reaping & golden harvest. The emperor of Brazil and President Gusman Blanco have apartments next each other at the Grand hotel. Crown Princess Stephanie, of Austria, fs at the Hotel Bristol, whence she mekes flying visits to the grandes couturieres ot the Ruo de la Paix. Gaikwa, of Baroda, with a suite of seventy persons, among whom are seven Iadies of his harem, has pitched his tent at 154 Boulevard Hausman. The Grand Duke Nicolas 1s at the Hotel Mirabeau entertain- ing and being entertained by the officers of the French army, and last, but not least, Mr. James G. Blaine, still remains in our midst, sizht-seeing and talking politics with Mr. McLane. Ranvier's cabinet has scored a brilliant success by the successful ending of the frontier incident and the visit made yester- terday by the German ambassador, Count Munster, to the minister of foreign affairs and handing her a cheque for 50,000 marks as indemnity to Mme. Bugnon for her hus- band’s death, causes throughout France a feeling of reliet ana has done nrore to diminish bitterness towards Germany than anything that has taken place since 1571, Lven the Bismarck—Crispi interview has ceased to cause any anxiety on the part of French politicians. The bourse is steadier and there is a slight advance in all govern- ment bonds, while the Parisans refer to the compact between Germany and ftaly without bitterness, merely alluding to it as a dist of saurkraut and maccarrl which will soon fall on any healthy appetite. Mrs. James Brown Potter sailed at 10'clock this afternoon from Havre on the Cham- paigne, She received a cablegram yesterday from New York, in which she was informed that a special tug would meet the Champaigne on her arrival in the harbor to take aboard her father, her self and child, and probably with the same ovation with which Mrs. Langtry was re- ceived. Mrs. Potter objected and notited her manager that she would not go aboard the tug, but would remain on the steamer until it landed. Mrs. Potter looked fresh and pretty yesterday morning seated in the special compartment reserved for her in the 1 o'clock train for Hayre. Sheseemed bright and happy over her coming appearance in New York and chatted freely with her friends who went to see her off, She wore a brown plaid traveling suit, over which wasa large, brown plaid ulster, a brown turban trimmed with gold and brown braid and brown leather boots. In her hands she car- ried some exquisite large pink roses, a girt from one of her friends. Awmone them were Mrs, Gasper Griswold, the Count de Turenne, Mr. Hecht, Minister McLane and others. Mrs, Potter completed a course of tencing lessons while in Paris under the teacher of Mrs. Langtry and other stage celebrities, Mr. Carrichon, Some very gorgeous wraps from Worth’s were packed in one of the forty trunks of baggage that went off yesterday. One was for the Mile. de Bressier. The outfit was a bril- liant triumph of pink velvet with a loop, wraceful sleaves broidered in white gold. A long train falling in rich folds from the waist was trimmed with handsome sable and some fur was extended around the edge of the garment. It can only be called “peaches and cream.” Another wrap is of dark blue cloth lined entirely with white Thibet, a broad Thibet collar high about the neck and falling over gracefully on the blue cloth. Still another is of red cloth trimmed in black worn oyer the most becoming of all gowns, plain, black broadcloth. Long flowing drapery. No trimming, nothing but beauty of simplicity and grace. With these i3 a rea straw hat with feathers. ‘The great sensatlon of the week has been the appearance of the European edition of the lerald, which has been selling like hot cakes. The Figaro greets this new star In the constellation of Parisan papers with a leading article conceived in such flattering terms that inodesty prevents me from cabling itto you. The Temps reproduces every day one or two dlagrams from the gems that the European Herald sets before its readers. Other papers, doubtless on the principal that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, copy the European Herald dispatches with- out credit and the famous Pettit Journal welcomes the new paper with a two column editorial headed, “En Avant Ton Jours en Avant.”” The Pewut Journal says: “All things change. Newspapers follow the rule with an ordor which is recognized and ap- preciated by the public, for newspapers have become absolutely necessaries of life. We must confess that the Americans have out-placed us in the pro- cess of transformation. The New York Herald is published simultane- ously in America and Europe. The distance which had been diminished by steam is now annihilated by electricity.” English Sentinent on Pugilism, [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett,] LoxDox, Oct. INew York Herald Cable Special to the Bre,]—The prize ring, as rep- resented by Smith and Kilrain, has taken the place, in sporting gossip, vacated by the Volunteer and Thistle. Each gives an exhi- bition to-night, and in the morning a prom- inent clergyman announces a sermon, pre- sumably about them, on the pernicious influ- enues of prize fighting. Two weekly relig- fous journals also deprecate the possible restoration of the brutalizing prize ring. Several papers write editorials on the P. R. The most piquant article is ascribed to Clement Scott, in the carrent number of the Dramatic Review, extracts from which will doubtless interest Herald readers. “Kilrain is tall and upright, about six feet high, His complexion one can’t denominate light. He looks full of fight and his money is all right. I should think he could smother White Chapel with his weight. These prize fichters though, are such terrible fellows one never knows when business is really meant. Smith s a very coarse person, and 1 sincerely hope he will get a good thrashing. He wants it Ve Before he attained his present notoriety he was respectfully modest and unassuming. very pleased to be given a glass of beer and spoken io hy gentlemen. Now he drives a dog cart, wears #normous diamonds, drinks dry champagne, and belones to the Pleian club. Butwith all these adventitious aids Mr. Smith cannot conceal the losrligess of his origin. He reeks of White Chapel, We are indeed driven toasad pass for cham- pions when we are obliged to make a hero of such an individua! as Jem Smith. [t affords food for reflection that Mr. Kilrain, who is described as the American chawpion, and Mr. Swith, the English chawpion, are both Irishmen. History repeats itselt &en in pugilism. The two fa- mous gladiators of twenty years ago, Heenan and Sayers, claimed the same titles respectively, and they were both Irishmen also. We are very proud of the memory of Tom Savers, and he is continually alluded to as & famous Englishman, The majority, per- haps, are not aware that game little fighter was pure Irish though born in Brighton. flis father and wother kad emigrated from Lim- erick a few wouths before bis pirth, Auotber NUMBER 113 amusing fact is that Mr, James Carney, who just departed for the States, to encounter the doughty MeAuliff. amother Paddy, for the light weight champlonship of the world, is likewise distinguished as a champion of England, It 1s unfortunate that Mr. Carney is a native of Cork. It must be confessed that this stato of things Is somewhat humili- ating. We take everything from the un- fortunate Irish nation, ihcluding its liberty and its champions. In return we give them buckshot and abuse.” Mr. Arthur Balfour, another writer in a weekly paper, says these champions are mo- mentarily greater than the czar, Bismarck, Salisbury or the Bulgarian prince for they are disturbing the peace of Europe. Every country is uncertain upon which state they descend with ropes, sponges and bottles. Home Rule Missionaries. (Copyright 1587 by James Gordon Bennett ] SHERNESS,AT THE MOUTH OF THE MEDAY Oct. 8.—|New York Herald Cable-Special to the BeE.]—Doubtless you will be pleased to recelve an instance of the method of the new home rule campaign being conducted over in England by the Irish party. This tory dis- trict is represented by Sir John Gorst, who is a member of the ministry, and adjoins one tisrepresented by Colonel Hughes-Hallett Last evening a great meeting washeld. The principal speakers were Edward Harrington, M. P., and Dr. Bernard O'Connor. It was the first time that an Lrishman spoke in pub- lie in the town, and the experiment was looked to with considerable interest by all parties, and tories especially are incensed at the awful intrusion. Sherness is a dockard town, very inuch under the domination of all tory admirals. ‘The place is not favorable to the growth of liberal opinions. The meeting showed, however in a ground of this kind, the tory cause islosing. 1t was held in a large hall which is capable of accommodating thirteen hundred persons., It was filled to overflowing. ‘When the proceedings began it was evident that a couple of hundred tories were among the audience. They interrupted the chair- man very much, and when Mr, Harrington came forward they did their best to prevent him from getting a hearing. After speaking for some minutes, and finding the interrup- tion not inclined to desist, Harrington invited them to send their best man on the platform and he would argue the Irish question with him for any length of time they might desire and then leave the discus- sion to the meeting, The challenge was accepted. A bustling gentleman with spec- tacles pushed his way through the peopleand came on tne platform amid encouraging cheers from his friends. Mr. Harrington then rose ana pointing to him, said: *‘There is more joy In heaven over one sinner who does penance tham over ninety and nine just men. I think we bave reason to rejoice at seeing this light of toryism on & liberal platform.” The audience went into pealinz laughter. and the tory champion became so angry that he forgot all his points and became an easy victim to the member for West Kerry. The result was that the unionists lost heart, and when a hostile amendment was proposed not more than half a dozen hands were held up for it A resolution declaring strongly for home rule and denouncing the police attacks on the Irish people, was then pearried by acclama- tion. 1t was a remarkable sight to see some dozens of blug jackets £ om one of the ships on the dockyard cheefing enthusiastically for home rule. It isgflhe especlally tory districts where workitigmen are found that the Irish members will{ go as home rule mis- sionaries, ! A Sensation Exploded. (Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] BERLIN, Oct. 8.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bgr.]—The German art critics had recently’s good deal of fun over an item which had been widely circu- ated in the French and English papers. Ac- cording to this story one Theodore Leven, described as sn eminent art authority of Carlsruhe, discovered a manufactury of old Hollandish paintings wkich had already suc- ceeded 1n selling sixty-one of its imitations to the Frankfort museum. Among the Ber- lin crities 1 found an apalling amount of amused ignorance concerning Leven and his discoverles, Finaly, after a dozen or so in- terviews, I succeeded in tracing the story to its source, There are in the Frankfort pub- lic gallery abont two dozen pictures which have long, been known to be merely imitations, All have been in the eallery thirty vears. Not a pfenig was ever paid by the museum for these paint- Ings. All came as gifts when the collectors of several rich amateurs were given the museum and kept simply because they formed part of these collections. There are no other doubtful pictures in this museum, therefore none which could have been pur- ‘chased from the manufacturer of imitations. Leven himself 18 not a noted critic and his statements seem to carry no weight among experts as it is said he had little experience and furthermore had shown little judgment in previous art criticlsms. As regards the alleged discovery of the manufactury of Hollandist old masters, it is well known to all nan art critics that are in Germany, as also in Italy and France, that the manu- facturles which debote themselves to the production of a certain line of old masters, do not manufacture whole pictures but buy up old paintings of little value, change the signature, run in a few manorisms of the painter of whose work the purchaser desires a specimen and pro- duces a picture which isa fair imitation in style and an excellent imitation in signa- ture of the painter desired, Such imitations do pot and cannot deeeive experts who are able to locate the factory which produced them, by the way in which the counterfeits are made, While looking up alleged Frank- fort forgeries a famous Berlin critic told me an interesting story rezarding Holbein’s tamous Madounna, whigh is best known to Americans throuzgh the alleged original in the Dresden gallery, In 1571 the collection of this master's work eanvineed most experts that the Dresden picture was wmerely an excellent copy of the Darmstadt original, which after an uncertain history came into the possession of the kinus of Prussia, passed thence, on the marriage of the princess, to Darmstadt, hanging in the pal- ace of the grand duke. This painting attract- eda comparatively little attention and w supposed until 157120 be merely a copy. After the 1571 exhibition came a great dis- pute between Dresden and Darmstadt. Finally, a few days ago, the grand duke sent the painting to a Munich expert, who has re- moved the outer layers of paint which coy- ered the large part of the picture, ling underneaill what is undoubtedly Holbein’s orizinal. The wiale is 1n an excellent state of preservation and of ¢aurse of great value and interest. Why the masteTiiece ot the great painter should have been overjzinted in such a fasbion remains unexplained, but the ecritics are too well satistied by the beauty of the original thus disclosed to care to inquire Low its beauty came to be hidden, Still Somewh [Copyright 1857 by James ¢ LoNDON, Oct. 8.—(New York Ierald Cable—Special to the B =To-day’s Field has a long editorial on the yaeht race, doubt- less from Dixop Kemo. It eontains these points and coimmeats: t Sore. pdon Beanett,) Lo the face of llmllu Shukespearian difficulties in the way of Increasing the ‘Thistle’s draught of water it is open to doubt ‘whether a smaller yacht would not stand a better chance of winning the cup, even in a SHIT breeze, now that the Americans have as- similated our ideas as to under water depth of body and lead ballasting. The deed of gift stipulates that the challenging vacht shall be ot not less than thirty tons recister and not more than 300. The Mayflower, forty tonner, is of thirty-three tons register, and is perhaps the fastest light wind per- former of her size ever produced In this coun- try. She is sixty-four feet on the water line, with a beam of twelve feet, and at the time she was built and first raced in 1887 she could have walked off with the American cup with comparative ease unless a compromise sloop half British, halt Ameri- can had been built to meet her. Such asloop as this would now of course be’built and might have been in 1881 Still we think that a sixty-four foot Mayflower under the new rating would stand a better chance than a large vessel like the Thistle, Our small cut- ters like the Madge, Maggie and Clara have glven a good .account of themselves when racing against centerboarders and probably for the principal reason that relatively they draw more water than large vessels and are thus better able to hola a centerboarder of equal length and wind. At any rate, as these challenges for the Ameriea’s cup have become an annual event it is worth consider- ing whether our chances of success would not be increased by adopting a cheaver method of proceeding. The Americans have apparently, with perfect justness of percep- tlon adopted the principle that they will meet the challenger size for size, or at any rate length for length, and if the challenge be issued by the owner of a sixty-four foot yacht he need not anticipate being met by one of eighty-six feet. The Awmericans are more alive than we are to the fact that con- tests between yachts of such widely different dimensions are unsatisfactory and uninter- esting. Worse than this, they prove nothing. For instance, we have seen the Queen Mab lead the Majorie, of seven times her tonnage, at the South Sea for hours in allght wind, and when a heeling breeze came the Majorie walked away from her ten minutes in a reach of six miles. We there- fore think that if the T'histle had been fitted with a type metal fin in her lead keel, say twenty-five feet long, to drop four feet, she would have held the Volunteer in a wind. In the second race she appears to have been at least as fast through the wacer as the American vessel, but she could not hold the wind the Yunkee did. It has been suggested that the course should be either four-sided or triangular as affording & fairer test than a dead to wind- ward and dead to leaward trial. Possibly this may be so providing the yachts have the beat up on one side of the square or triangle but a very small shift of wind would make it all reaching and that at any rate would be unsatisfactory. A dead to windward race can be platted out and marked at the moment of starting but either a triangular or square course takes time to mark., Indeed one of the dead to windward races between the Livonia and Columbia resolved itself into a race both ways owing to a shift of wind after the start and it would scarcely be wise to make the risk greater of this again happen- ing. We therefore think that the New York yacht club could not bring the America’s cup into disgrace by organizing a sort of pug and greyhound race. 1t appears likely that there will be some clamoring that any future Britisli challenger should make use of our in- vention, *the center board.” The Americans have had an almost exclusive monopoly of this British contrivance for more than half a century and have come to regard it of purely American origin. With this amiable fable we ‘will not quarrel nor do we think they can blame us it we again take up with a long dis- carded notion. Our countrymen are now naturally looking for a means to make the winning of the cup more easy and they are quite justified in asking the New York yacht club to abandon their inside course. At the same time it must be remembered that at some future date we may desire to ask an American challenger to sail over the ordin- ary regatta course of one of our clubs and what could we say if our visitor objected. New Shakes pearian Literature. LCopyright 1857, by James Gordon Bennett,] LoNpoN, Oct. 8.—|New York Herald Cabls pecial to the BrEk.I—As a relief to the Irish contentions and rumors of war, an important literary sensation is announced to-day hy the Messrs, Black, who state that they expeet to issue on November 15, the first of the eight volumes of Shakespeare, which Henry Irving and Frank Marshall, the dramatist have been a long time collab- orating. As first cabled to the Herald, Mr. 1rving contributes an introduction, the object of which is to show that Shakespeare was a practical playwright, and his plays designed above all things, for stage exhibition. Each play is printed 50 as to be an acting edition. A line on the margin indicates the passages which Irving thinks are not essential for public or private representation. The introduction is divided into th sections, The first takes up the literary history of the play; the sccond, 1ts stage history, giving some account of the chief occasions on which it has been performed with the names of the principal actors; the third con- sists of critical remarks on the subject of the construction and characters of the pl vith an estimate as to its merits as comparea with others of Shakespeare’s dramas. The notes to the plays are numerous and diflicult pas- sages being discussed and explained, many points are made clear that nave been left un- touched by former commentaries, Rare words and phrazes are illustrated by quota- tions from S| speare himself or his con- temporaries and passagzes from the old writers, who have furnished the poet with some of his materials, are often reproduced verbatim. The notes to the plays in which historical personages lsrgely figure, com- prise brief biographical accounts of them. ‘Ihe more important notes are placed at the end of each play, but there are also many foot notes given on the pages below the text, They comprise the explanation of words which are obsolete, or used in peculiar sig- nifications, also translations of Latin, French, Italian or other foreign words em- ployed. Toeach play isappended a hstof words that occur only in that play, a feature that has a very interesting bearing on the liter- atu various periods of his career and, indireetly, on the question he is being the joint author only, of some of the vlays Eaeh play is also furnished with an atlas showing the probable period of time covered by each scene and g d the length of any intervals supposed to elapse i the course of the representation, The illustrations have been drawn expressly for this edition by Gordon Brown and are reproduced in fac simile of the original drawing, They wiil “opsist of thirty-seven full page etehings Tepresentity one Or ingre fmportant scenes 1 each play and &bove five bundred and fitty designs are placed in the text at the passages they illustrate, In further illustra- tion sketeh maps will accompany certain plays, showing the countries in which, and the chief places where, the action 15 syp- posed to occur. - It will thus be seen that this is a most- important addition literature, supposed to have been exhausted as to novelty. The edition will also refer to the discussion recarding the Baconlan Shake- speare which has recently been started as if it was something new, whereas, when when Bacon's name was first started thirty years ago, under the editorship of George William Curtis, the matter was exhaustively dissected pro and con and also by a book published in St. Louis by one of its lawyers and also by the Herald of that period. An- otlier edition deluxe of Shakespeare, s Issu- ing by Messrs, Cassell, called the “Inter- national Shakespeare.” The October num- ber covers “Henry IV.” *“As You Like It" will tollow next month. Each volume costs £3, 10s here. Dr. Furnivall announces that he has in press for his Shakespeare quarto series, fac similies of the first editions of “The Contenlion,” 1504; ‘“The True Tragedy,” 15 and “The Troublesome Reign of King John,” 1501, Dickens Sails For New York, Copyright 1887 by James Gordon Bennett,] LoNDoYy, Oct.8.—| New York Herald Gable —Special to the Bek.]—Charles Dickens sailed on the Aurania this aftervoon on his reading tour in America. Many of hisfriends are accompanying him to Liverpool. He gave a reaaing two evenings ago before the Berk Institute, using one of nhis father's “prompt books,” as it may be termed. Judg- ing only the attention at some times and the applause at other imes given by the audience, he has Iittle reason to apprehend failure in his new field. He modestly asked an American, who has been a resident here for some years and who is widely known in the states, for letters of introduction. ‘I'he gentleman replied that such a request implies that Americans huve short memories, “Your lineage is your best introduction and renders letters superfluous Besides, all the journalists will atonce re- ceive the editor of All the Year Round."” hy Regrots as a Wound Healer. PAnis, Oct. 8.—Count Von Munster, Ger- man ambassador, has requested Flourens to convey to Lieutenant Wagen the reg! of the German government for his su ings. Lieutenant Wagen was one of the party_of French sportsmen_ fired upon by the “German frontier guard and severely wounded. Support Offered the Lord Mayor. Dunriy, Oct. 8.—Lord Mayor Sullivan, in his paper, continues to publish reports of proceedings of suppressed branches of the league. The National mentions as an indi- cation of the support ubon which it can count in defense of the liberty of the press, that severai influential English and Scotch newspaper proprietors have offered the use of their premises, machinery and staff if the government closes the National office in Dublin. —— - Peasants Devoure BucHAREST, Oct. S.—Twelve peasants who left the town of Pilestiat, sixty-three miles northwest of this city, to destroy the wolves which infest the district, were over- powered by the ferocions beasts and seven hem were devoured. ‘I'he remaining five escaped, badly mangled. —— THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY. Their 3y Wolves. Meeting _in Union Square Breaks Up in a Row. NEW YoRk, Oct. ‘The progressive labor party held a meeting to-night in Union square to ratify the state ticket. On reaching the plaza they found the gas jets not lighted A bitter wrangle followed over this and the refusal of the police to allow their speakers to occupy the usual platform. This was finally conceded, however, and speeches were made by Sheviteh, Hinton, Hall and others, denouncing the action of the police. While the speaking was in progress a row occurred on the outskirts of the crowd and the police attacked a portion of it, severely clubbing some. Thera was a stampede of the crowd and in a minute the platform was almost deserted. Colonel Hinton cried out, “We will test this in the courts.” ‘The chairman called on the wd to di Yersn peaceably and the meet! adjourned, linton talked further about the outrage, and waving an American flag said he was ready to die under it. A female socialist on the platform when the policemen said the speak. 'nz must st cried out that they would speak anyway. decided that continue and ‘The police the meeting the orators continued to denonnce the police. Police Captain Reilly regretted tae conflict, which was caused by a misapprehension. He had sent twenty men to the meeting to' preserve order and a slight row occurring, the reserve squad thought that their comrades wero being at- tacked and rushed to-their assistance with- out orders, finally might New York Republicans Ratify, New Yong, Oct. ‘The republican club of the city of New York held a meeting to- night to ratify the nominations made at the Saratoga convention. Amang those on the stage were Pacific Railway Commissioner Littler, Colunel Fred Grant, Jesse D, Grant, Ulysses 5 Grant and Senator Evarts. Several of the n[l!e:lkers denounced the prohibitionists as playing into the hands of tho demoerats, In ANSW epeated calls, Colonel Grant said: “You know my speeches are always short, but I want to say '10\\' proud 1 am to hear the name which you have honored. and should 1 be elected I will faithfully perform the duties fmposed upon me,” —— FINED FOR CON MPT, A Virginia Judce Brings the Attorney General Up With a Sharp Turn, Riciyonn, Va, Oct. 8.—In the United States e'renit court to-day Judge Bond fined Attorney General Ay $100 for bringing suits under the law known as the “‘coujon crusher” in disobedience of lis injunction order, and committed him to the custody of the marshal until the fine is paid. fined the commonwealth’s " attorneys Farquier and London counties for disobey- ing the same ord, and ecommitted them until the fines were paid. Lhe suits brought are dismissed Attorney neral Ayr d wealth Attorney Jolin M, emained in the custody of deputy marshals until 10 o’clock to-night, when they were taken to jail. They decided to adopt that course rather than have the deputy mar- shals constantly dogging their footsteps, as Judge Bond had ordered they should be in actual and construetive eustady. They pro J0s¢ Now, as soon as the record can be made out, to apply to the United States supreme court for a “writ of habeas corpus, Governor ited them in jail to-night, R The International ¥ mopment. CieaGo, Oct. $,—The day at the mulitary encampment was devoted to drills and a sham battle. The prizes will be awarded on the 12th. From present indications the Lou- fon will capture the battalion prize the Toledo eadets the company Frize of £5,000 and the Milwaukes baviery of artillery the prize of $2500. The contest be- tween the Cleveland and Milwaukeo troops that it is not possible to make . The departures from camp are assuming large proportions, - - The Trouble With the Crows, Crow AGENcY, Mont., Oct. X, ~The fol lowers of the young maleontent ehief now number from oue hundred and fifty to two day. Ar is cansing ) excitement ugments the war daneing and medicine making, 15 to the t that five bands of 1 are On 4 re taliating expedition agalnst the Crows, Common- HurLEY, Wis., Oct, 8.—The story about finding the. bodies of seven wen behind a cabin n (he woods near bere is a hoax. CHOKED T0 DEATH WITH WIRE This Threatens to Bo the Fate of Trade in the United States. THE MONOPOLY OF THE CENTURY How Gould’s Purchaso ofthe B. & O, Telegraph System is Regarded by Two Great Journals—An Ap- palling Outlook, The Financlal Garrotor. NEw Yonrk, Oct. 8.—The following will ap pear as the leading editorial article in to morrow's Sun: The Times this morning in- timated that the Western Union will not gel the Baltimore & Ohlo ‘Telegraph company because Mr. Garrett will oppose the transfer, Mr. Garrett is powerless in the matter, if for 1o other reason than that Gould has no othes competitor for the property, and inasmuch as its sale is compulsory and he is the only pure chaser, it must go to him. Mr. Gould, until a few days since, had a competitor for it in the shape of a western association of business men who were willing to glve a higher price than Mr. Gould has paid, but the sharp practice which hag suddenly taken the property out of the market has made it impossible to proceed further in the matter, even if legal and prac- ticable opportunmity . were still available, which is doubtful. “The establishment of the Western Union in undisputed monopoly of 80 great and vital a public seryice as the tel- egraph, will not be reviewed with eithe tent or_resignation l)f the public, The dis- trust of Gould and lis associates, and the suspicion that attaches to their methods and practices are too profound and too well rooted in the public mind to admit of such men being accepted as trustees of a great ublic service. We should not be vprepared 0 intrust Gould and his colleagues with the administration of the postal system of our country. It would imply ~ in publie estimation & grave calamity, And yet his administration — of telegrapnh —i8 likely to be much more m-c}urllclll to public and private interests than his ad- ministration of the postal system could pos- sibly be. Ibis a long lane that has no turn. ing, put it may as well be understood now as later” that the government of ihe United States shall not acquire the telegraphs_of country, and that no machinations of Mr. Gould,” and no oppression of individuals, public or private, will ever blackmail or coerce the people of this country into cone senting that the Western Unfon shall be une loaded upon the government. And there will be other and independent telegraphs too. Another Op Cuicaco, Oect. he Journal this even= ing says, editoriall @ apparent fact that the sale of the Baltimore & Ohio telezraph to Jay Gould has been consumated 18 caleulated to excite the gravest apprehensions in re- gard to the money power that one man may possess. ‘The telegraphs of the country cone vey intelligence rezarding every transaction in"business, every act of government, every movement in politics, every important per- sonal and domestic relation. With a tele- graphic key board in Jay Gould’s back office, ne will have his finger on every pulsation of trade, of finance, of polities of official action and of domestic ife. He who shall own the telegraphs of the country can advance or depress prices which thousands or millions may be ruined in an hour; he way control the government itse £3 his evil or ‘unclean [pr("«'ll('e may be felt in every home. Possibly one man might nos abuse this stupendous grasp on the vitals of the country, but other men would, and it is too great anger to foresee with com- placene and all the private administrati public service as the tele phs, the govern- ment wust intervene for the protection of the people, But the United States should not uy existing lines. 'l'ulmimph lines could be established to every poi reached by West- ern Union, over every railway and post road, for a one-tenth part of the nominal value of Jay Gould’s combination, A telegraph oftice conld be placed in every important postoflice and at every railway station in the country for a sum of money” that would not sensibly reduce the surplus in the United States treasury, The work should be undertaken at once, un mononoly removes and keeps its greedy and oppressive hands off’ from ex- Isting lines. e LABOK OUBLES. Printers Anticipate a Discharge and Walk Out, TORTLAND, Ore,, Oct, 8—The printers in all the job offices struck here this afternoon, they having learned that the employers would discharze the men who did not recede from the demand for nine hours work after November 1. The Knights and the Standard. MiN> 118, Oct. 8.—When the Knights of Labor convention onened this morning Thomas H. Lowrey, of Bradford, Pa., had the rules suspended in_order to read an ap= peal on behalf of the Knights of Labor Co= operative Oil Relining comnany as against the Standard Oil monopoly. The appeal de- clareda that at the rate the Standard Oil monopoly have been able to crush out all competitors in the past ten years, they will, s some system of restraint can be adopted, own ‘or_control in twenty years three-fourths ot all the railroads and manu- facturing inferests in the United States. -— A Pioneer Accidentally Killed, Rario Crry, Dak., Oct, 8.—[Special Teles gram to the Ber).—John Dunn started for his home, about eight miles from town, last night in a wagon, partially intoxicated, His body was found by the roadside this worning with the right side of hissku!l erushed, The team had run away and thrown him out. he coroner’s jury returned a Verdict of ac~ cidental death, Dunn was a vioneer, coming to the Bla Hills in 1% He Inofamly or relatives in this region. During the atter- noon before his deatn, in conversation Le sald he had watched old timers dying and said he thought his turn would come next. In less thon eight hours e was dead. L . Quarantining Against Cholera. New Yours, Oct, 5,—A cable from Merida, Mex., says that that port has been closed azainst the United States on account of the epidemic of cholers in New York, No additi onal deaths were reported to the he quarantine commissioners to-day, ‘The gzents of the Alesia, which brought the cholera over, si at her wisfortune has a discouraging ellect on ltalian immigration to this co untr, ke — - A Kansas Ranecl i SKips, Torexa, Kan,, Oct. 8,—Considerable of a sensation was created here by ti nnounce- ment that Frank Jac weil-known stoekman of the fa Maple Hill lLve stock Tarimn had e a hasty assignment and skipped anada or “0me Unknown ans wor L thun Topeka. His lebilities af %, s father is the heay - use to Go Back, PintApkLris, Oct, S.-The striking hand-sewad shoemakers refused to return to work to<day in spite of the orders of district ubly No.70. The Manufacturers' asso= jon has passed resolutions that unless trict assembly No. 70 suspends the striking Al assembly, a general lockout will be deelared, throwing out 5,000 hands, - Steamboat Boiler Explosion. NasuviLLe, Tenn,, Oect. 8,—By the exs plosion of a boiler of the steamer Paducah at New Hyde's ferry bridge this morning, I'iomas Treppard, the engineer, wis killed, Moigan A, Carpenter had a | broken and 1 BeVEIa! Others Were more or less bruiseds Shoemakers 1t