Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 16, 1887, Page 1

e . mit repro SEVENTEENTH YEAR. 7 S— DALY BEE. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOR\'I&'G. NOVEMBER 16, 1887, NUMBER 151, SPARKS TO QUIT THE SERVICE | Resignation of the Commissioner of the Land Office. HIS LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT. Conscientious Attempts to Govern Public Land Affairs Repeatedly Opposed By the Secretary of the Interior. The Land Co nissioner Resigns. WasuiNarow, Nov. id Commissioner Sparks this afternoon personally delivered to the president a letter defending his course in the Chicago, St. Paul, Minncapolis & Omaha railway land grant cases and formally re- signed his oftice, He refers to Sccretary Lamar’'s letter of the 11th inst., and cites the cases in question which w djusted by him in Septembe He add er 7 two decisions of the secretary « in the Om cases non-con- curring in_my adjustments and overruling the authority on which they were based. He directed me at the same time to cause the grants to be adjusted in couformity with said decisions. L now infer from his published letter that these decisions were not approved by the official law adviser for the department of the interior, The point at issue is reiative 1o the claim of the railroad companies to in- demnity for land that, under the railroad granting acts, were reserved from the opera- tion of these acts by the express terms of the statutes. Previously—in 1575- nds that had been reserved by the government for Indian and other purposes, and which, exeluded from the grants and from the operation of the granting acts, had been patented or cer- tltvl“ to the companies, both as granted lands and as indemnity, lands. This se Buan comy; year promiscuously with other ws to have been doue in pur :of giving the railroad v asked for, Int quantity such title fands in the state of Kansas, which had been to a large of 80 enormously conveyed to the Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston railroad company was decreed invalid by the A State preme court. Since that date lands that were reserved at the date of the grant or the date of the definite location of the roads. as the case may be, had been regarded and treated in the decisions and practice of this office and the department as exeluded not only from all grants, but irom the indemnity basis, under all grants whercin such reserved lands are, by the terms of the law, xcluded from th operation of the acts.” The secretary held in the Omaha cases that the comp was entitled to_indemnity for such land: This decision, if adhered” to, will have the effect to take from the people many million acres of land within the railroad indemnity limits, which, by your advice and your aj proval, as expressed in the Guilford Miller case, have been proclaimed to the count as restored to the public domain. The question of the correctness of these decisions became therefore a matter of momentous concern. 1t they correctly declared the law these lands belong the ruilroad companies. 1f they did not corvectly declare the luw the lands be- longed to the people. The Omaha decisions purport to be founded upon the decision of the supreme court in the case of the Winona & St. Peter railroad company vs. Darney, the assertion being made that the Splain lunguage” of the court in that case scems to be “exclusive of the ques- ted” and also upon a certain rulo interpretation relied upon as be- m of coustruction. jons were further enforced by reference to the ted decision of the United States ¢ urt for Wisconsin, which was said in the Omaha es to be a judicial construction which scems fo leave ‘no further room for discussion.” It ap- peared to me that the decision of the supreme courtin the Barney cases was ubsolutely silent upon the question decided in the Omahi and that not even the arbiter of the court sustained these decisions, 1t also appeared to me that the question at {ssue was not in the case decided by the cireuit court for Wisconsin and it seemed that' the rule of statutory interpretation adopted in the Omaha cases was the opposite of the rule of coustruction adopted by the courts and laid down by law writers, 1 was therefore profoundly convinced that the secretary had been committed to errors of law which, if brought full attention, might be corre 1t is the pra of the depurtment to per- tatives of railroad companics and other private interests to apply for view and reconsiderations of decisions when uestions are d ed against such interests, believe that, as an ofticer of the govern- ment having immediate guardianship of the ublic lands and immediate charge of the is- 1ance of patents under all grants of land by congress, 1 had at least an equal right with the representatives of private interests to ask the secretary of the interior to re-cxamine his departmental decision, and I believed it es- pecially proper to_express my views to the secretary because I had not—but would have done 80 In the original instance—if I had an- tjcipated a change of the ruling and decision, Accordingly I waited upon_the secretary and ersonally expressed to him my desire to ave a review of the decision in these cases. He suggested to me to let the matter rest for the present, in which suggestion I of course cheerfully dequiesced. The formal applica- tion for review, couched in = the most respectful terms, was completed about October 20, but was not put upon the official records and was not made public. On November 11 I received a note from the sec- retary, desiring me to present to him what I had to'say on this subject. My letter was accordingly signed and delivered to him on the 11th, with the necessary change of data, to his personul ete. A copy of this letter is herewith en’ closed for your inspection. Several import- ant questions were decided in the Omaha cases other than the one referred to herein, the question of ‘“indemnity for lands ex- cluded from the operation of the granting ncts,” that being of overshadowing import- ance. In prescnting this application 1 in- formed the secretary that it would not be made public unless by himself. Public attention having now been called to the matter, I shall feel at liberty to furnish the pu vith a copy of this letter after it has been communicated to you and a copy transmitted to him. The issue raisea by me was strictly one of law. The presentation of this issue wasstrictly in the line of legal ar- ment. In the letter addressed to me that sue is not met, and its effect is to create the erroneous impression that the issue was one of authority alone, and that 1 had refused to execute the secretary’s official orders. This diversion of the issue from one of legal con- struction to one of authority and insubordi nation is & substitution of force for avgu- ment, a diversion of the public mind from the merits of the case, and, if not registered by me in this presentation to you, would be a suppression by that power of a proper and considerate “effort on my pat, as commissioner of the general land oftice, to secure in the public intercst an_im- partial hearing by the secretary of the inte- rior on a purely legal question affecting the administration of the office with which 1 ai charged The office of commissioner of the general land office has been one of inteuse labor. 1 have endeavored to discharge my full duty in it in the face of many ments und wuch calumny anti abuse from those whose interests were to defeat the policies pursuod 1f thoese decisions foreshadow a change in ofticial policy on this subject. knowing well what this will mean in a pract nplication T could not, of course, with my sense of duty, be an Instrument to effect the change. Having over, as now, rogarded the commission 1 hold from you as subjoct to your recall, and desiring to relieve you' from any possible emborrassment, herewidh tendor you my resiguation of the effice of conmissioner of the general land ofiice and ask its carly accoptance, and, in thus sever. iug my connection with your adininis tration, 1 beg o assure ou of my carnest wish that the same wi firmoess and integrity which has \h\u fu 80 emineutly marke Sl ] cakanco you in the estimation of your countr. Very respectfully, Witiiam A How the Letter Was Received. Wasnixatox, Nov. [Special Telegram to the Bee.]—A good deal of surprise pressed by the friends of Land Commissioner Sparks at the temper of his letter made pub- lic this evening in reply to the phillipic of Secretary Lemar, It was generally supposed that Sparks would come back ut the s tary in much the same tone in which he was attueked. Sparks' reply is a mild and mod- erate review of the Omaha case, a citation of the law upon which he based his action, a suggestion that it was in harmony with the tration as laid down in ilford-Miller case, ana closes with big ompliments to the president and a formal esignation. 1t is stated that S much in doubt as to whether the pi t will aceept his resignation, now that Lamar is going out of the cabinet. Sparks suw the presidenta few minutes this afternoon and to-night talked a littl He suid he was kindly received at the white house, but that he did not discuss the contro- versy he is having with Secretary Lama He only laid his letter in the hands of the president and requested an immediate answer to his tender of resignation. Sparks said he expected a reply from the president to-morrow, pected it will be, ficial cir aceept the resig lieved that Assistant slager, of Indiana, will be promoted to the vacancy. men, J. SrAnKS, but refuscd’ to say what he ex- There is no doubt in M us Efforts Fail to Commutatio Wiciita, Kan., Nov. gram to the Bee.]—In spite of nu- continued efforts to secure a commutation of sentence Lee Mosier was hanged here this morning at 34 for the murder of Hugh B. Campbell on Campbell’s ranch in the Indian territory, October 8, 1886, President Cleveland was Stren Secure a appealed to, but refused to inter At 9 o'clock Deputy United States Marshal Sharritt arrived at the Jail und proceeded once, th to t a heavy bag. «d - perfeetly and satisfaction of the author terward the examining ph und were followed within the s reporters and officials of the At 9:15 Mosier was brought from his cell and taken to the jail parlor, Where were assem- bled @ uumber of press representatives and jail officials. As Mosier entered he glanced around, but mude mno remarks. Deputy . States Marshal Sharritt read the he death march began at The condemned man walked firmly, and, although his face pale, he showed no The march continued the jail and the condemned and his jailers entered the enclosure, followed by the reporters and the officials. Mosier «d the scaffold without assistance and ever more stoical than at that moment. e was adjusted carefully and when askoed if he had anything to say, Mosicr re- plicd : st the nd and rope gallows The machine the entire Shortly af- sicians arrived “kade by the federal courts. to moun! othing, only T don't Marshal like to dic mn this harritt asked him if he de- vord to his pavents, W them yesterday.” requested to have his hoots re- He then stepped upon the trap and ap was being placed over his moved. as the black head uttered his last words sayin “Tell Smith how I stood it.”” At exactly 0:34 the trap fell. About two minutes before the trap was sprung there was a loud beating on the enclosures door and a dispatch was handed in as follow WASHING Nov. 15—I am very sorry that my conception of public duty will not permit me to interfere in your son's case, though T am much moved by my sympathy for his worthy and suffering parents [Signed] GROVER CLEVELAND, Mosier's body was cut_down about fifteen minutes after the springing of the trap and taken to the undertaker's, where large crowds viewed it. Mosier's body was for warded to his parents at Linberg, Harper county. A VOIC) IDAN. Senator Farwell in Favor of Little Phil For President. Cnicaco, Nov. 15.—[Special Telogram to the Bee.]—Senator Farwell, who has just re- turned from England, said he did not con- sider the recent New York election as very significant. presidential nomination, he replied: Sheridan. Iam also for Judge Gre but he is for Sherman, General Sheridan would run like a scared Indian, as they say, and he can be clected easier than any man yet named. I want the New York people to come together, though, and agree on a man who can carry their state, and that is the fel- low I will be with. Blaine cannot do it, nor do I think Sherman can; but Sheridan, he could not be beaten. We must have a man who can carry New York, and Blaine, as [ suy, can get neither that 'state or Indiuna. He made a mistake when he wrote that let- ter withdrawing the libel suit, saying he could not get justice in an Tndiana court.” ‘When asked his favorite for the “Phil ~ Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, who is in_ the ¥, said he did not believe there was any man in the country who could tell who would be the next nomiee for the presidency on the re- publican ticket. “Then you don't thiuk it will be Mr. Blaine” *No, I don't think so, but I can’t tell any- thing about if. If I Knew, I might regret the knowledge, for I might at once begin to proguosticate defeat, and that would not be an encouraging pastinic for u man who desires his party success.” “What significance do you atfach to result of the recent election in N York:" ©T don't vegard it as the stvong indication for 1588 that many do.” The senator said he expected some impor- tant legislation upon the economic questions of the day. The problem of reducing the surplus was a dificult one to solve, but as a democratic house had that matter in charge he could not say what would be done. He thought, , the senate would assist in any v sislation to accomplish that object and ce taxation and import duties upon a nwmber of articles which could be safely und wisely done. e Senator Hawley Marr Piarapkreiia, Nov. Senator Josenh R. Hawley, of Connecticut, was married at noon to-day to Miss Edith Horner, of Eng land, who has beeu for several s oueof the head nurses at Blockley hospitai in th city. There was a farge and distinguished e L promin, mg them idan, Senator Platt, of [¥ nnl'm! rut, Ex-Judge Rollings, George W, Childs, Gen. McCook, s of the senate, Murat Halstead, of the Cincinnati Comme cial Gazette, and Fx-Congressman Buch, of Connecticut. After the reception the couple depurted on an extended bridal teur. e The Families of Anarchy. Cnicaco, Nov. 15.-Tt is announced that the amnesty society aiil defense committe will join forees and ussure the responai of providing for the families of the dewl permanent fuil pose Locomotive i N the Now Y frelght train station at Pal thrown killed. The enginee: is not expected to ti Sad, drewing a v the passenger Tt eman was ¢ and Instumls was bad'y tnjured, an ) Lussia, St Peieksuune, Nov. 15~ Severe weatiier ; has set in here and vessols are leuving wj Vol belug ice-bound DR. RICHMOND ESCAPES. The Murderer of Colonel Strong Re- gains His Liberty. St. Josern, Mo, Nov. 15.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.|—Dr. 8. R. Richmond, who murdered Colonel J. W. Strong, of the Her- ald, June 18, 1886, and who was confined in State Lunatic asylum No. 2, made his escape some time during last night. He was not missed until the asylum trustecs were as- sembled at the table this morning. An examination failed to reveal his where- abouts and the police and sher- it were at once motified of the escape and a posse was organized, but so skillfully had the escape been planned that no clue eould be found. Dr. Richmond's e is familiar to every newspaper reader in this section of the country. He was tried by a jury, adjudged insane and ordered con- fined in' the asylum. Since his incarcera- tion the asylum phisicians have tried by have every pretext to him liberated, but have failed in every attempt. For three wonths past. he has been allowed the perfect freedom of the asylum grounds. possessing a key of his own to his asylum room and virtually having freedom. There is a great deal of indignation expressed at theloose way in - which he has been allowed to go. Dr. Richmond_is the patentee of, Richmond's Samaritan Nervine and from this medicine his wife derives an immense income. It is believed that his escape was effected through friends on the outside. ——— A STEAMSHIP SWINDLE. The Arrow Company a Public Bunko Game. New York, Nov. 15.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—About a year ago the pros- pectuses of the Arrow Steamship company, which was to build a steamer to travel the ocean at the rate of twenty-five miles an hour, were issued. To-day the Herald de- clares that the scheme was simply a plot to swindle the public. When the scheme w: opened to the public the officers were: B gineer in chief and general manager, Robert M. Fryer, ex-tugboat foreman and engineer, salary #,000; president, Timothy O'Meara, clerk m the custom house, &,0003 vice-pres- ident, T. S. Weaner, river boatman, $2,000; treasurer, Mr. Munson, ex-bookkeeper of the Douer Tron works, 1, William H. Clarkson, notary and lawye corresponding secrétary, David A. Curtis, a skillful jo ; resident director of ship i Va., James Con- n cor- short hand s and clerks— builder, £1,500; W; James L. Hurd, #1000, and Mr! Junies H. Lan- suys that Freyer Jur game must not be getting in of big men, who will overhaul the thing too much,” but to get small capitalists, “make them vice presidents or chief en neer, on any d—d thing they want to_be.” Then after a while to “fire them out and get in new men with more mouney.” WARREN AND WEIR. Tommy and the Spider Will Fight Fif- teen Rounds December 3. 1 Telegram to the Be.)—Tommy Warren, the feather- weight, came up from Lacrosse yesterday, where he is training for his fight with Weir, having in his possession the articles of agree- ment for the coming fight. The articles call for a fifteen-round Queensbury fight in this city on December 5, with two-ounce gloves, the winner to take 65 and the loser 85 per cent of the receipts after 25 per cent has been deducted for expenses, Each of the principals has deposited 200 that he will not weigh more than 120 pounds on the day of the fight and that he will live up to the other agreements. The _articles bear the signa- tures of Ike O'Neil Weir and Tommy Warren. HAL The McAuliffe-Carney Fight. Boxtox, Nov. 16.-8a. m.—It is belioved that McAuliffe and Carney fought late to- night near here for the championship of the world, but it is impossible as yet to get any facts. i secretary, xpert, journalist, & respondent, sunken ship raiser, reporter, ete., £2,000. Dir Murtin V. B.'Searing, house Wood, carpenter, §1. Nl\uu.'lnn um MiNN - Kansas City Races. Kaxsas City, Nov. 15.—Seven furlongs, Estrella won, Pe t thir heats: rl Jos nlllllm second, Time—1 ¢ Hilde won. E Dare third. Time—not taken. One and one-eighth miles: Griss imere second, Hindoo Rose third. One und one-sixteenth miles: Volante won, Liles second, Dad third. Time—1:51. Oneand one-cighth miles: Jack Brown falara second, Clonee third, Time— Feaa e A Big Express Deal. Cmcaco, Nov. 15.—Lloyd Tevis, president, and John J. Valentine, vice president, of the Wells-Fargo company, left for the Pacific coust to-day after having completed an im portant contract with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroud company. The con- tract covers tho express business on all of the lines operated or controlled by the Sauta Fe system, about 8,000 miles in extent, and it is regarded advantugeous to both part The Wells-Fargo company will soon be i stalled in this city. The new movement is considered in many quarters as the sign for @ gencral express war., For many years various express companics have each, by common consent, had @ certain_fleld of operation not invaded by others, But when the Baltimore & Ohio_started up it became a guerilla. The move by the Wells-Fargo is looked upon a8 a radical one and likely to sult in a war of rates. - Chicago's Fat Stock Show. Cnieaco, Nov. The exhibition of ponies, which occurred in the afternoon, proved the chief attraction of the fat stock show to-day. Prizes were offered for the best saddle ponies and over a dozen little fel- lows, backed by small boys, galloped around the ring, to the intense delight of the crowd. One of the best represented departments of the exhibition is that of turkeys, presided @ huge white gobbler. There are two hundred fowls in this tion.and they come in for their full share of attention from the visitors, who are evidently thinking of the near approach of thanksgiving. e Dynamiters After pector. ORANGEVILLE, Out., Nov. 15.—To-night the house of Ispector Anderson was again blown up by dynamite. Tne charge was placed on the veranda, Two front rooms were badly shattered. The veranda is a complete wrec! Mrs. Anderson was ulone in the house and wWas budly shocked. The inspector had just left the house and was only ubout ten yurds away and was stunned by the concussion, A note was tacked to the fence warning him to dosist from the_efforts to enforce the prohi- bition law, Intense excitement prevails. This 15 the sixth dynamite explosion iu Orangeville in two years. ———— Railroad Reorganization. PuiiaveLrniy, Nov. 15.—The Inquirer says that the reorganizition of the New Jersey Central railvond is practically accomplished d that the holders of bonds and guaranteed obligutions to the amount of 51,663,000 huve accepted the reorganization schewe. The A will be taken out of the hunds of the rveceivers Jauuary L e — The French Scandal. Paws, Wov, 15.~La Paix positively denies that President Grevy will resign. = The louses of many prominent people ave being searched Ly the police and documents have beer scized which contain startling revela- ions W relorence 10 tie Lrafly s Quabiond, UNBROTHERLY MEDICAL MEN.I They Will Make London Disagroe- able for Dr. Mackenzie. BLUNDERS OF THE LIBERALS. Lord Salisbury's Party Recovering Lost Ground On Account of Their Exposure of a Money Shark— Other Foreign News. Mackenzie's Enemies. Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Rennett.) Loxpoy, Nov. 15.—[New York Herald Cable — Special to the Ber.)--1 have just ascertained that Sir Morrel Mackeuzie is not expected home till a late hour to-night, or till to-morrow morning. Should he arrive to- night no one whatever will be permitted to disturb him. Interviewers are on the look- out; so is Mackenzie's butler, who is up to all the tricks of the trade. A man went to the house this afternoon much wrapped up round the throat and asked for the doctor in husky tones. “Leave your name and address,” said the butler, “and you shall receive a telegram.” “I think I will wait,”" said the stravger. “Impossible, sir. We don't expect Sir Morrell till Saturday night.” “Iknow him,” said the grim Cerberus after he had gone. “He comes from that disgusting evening paper and he has nothing more the matter with his throat than you have.” But a great many peoplewith bad throats are waiting anxiously for the doctor's re- turn. Just now everybody fancies he has got a morbid growth somewhere in his larynx. r Morrell understands by this time that he will have to stand @ pretty hot fusillade all round frém members of his own profession. Even here all the doctors do not love each other and Mackenzie has his full portion of enemies. They will say, as the German specialists are saying, “If you had allowed the operation on the crown prince to be per- formed in the spring all would have been " How can anyone prove the opposite? zic can only urge that in his judge- ment there was no nccessity for an operation months ago and that no unnecessary risks in surgery ought to be undertaken. Still he will suffer. Had he sueceeded the world would have been at his fect. Fortunately for him there are thousands of persons in England who have been benefited by his skill. They will not lose faith in him. His own statement, when made, may also dispose of the German attacks. He has got his knighthood out of the ery. I think he will feel, before all is over, that it was dearly carned. The English people take more interest -in the prospects of the crown prince than any- thing that is going on in this country, and yet there are many threatening signs about us. Themob is up and_it may not be so casy for even Mr. Gladf§pme to disperse it. All the lawless and §turbulent spirits in a community of fur and a half millions have been eniduraged to believe that with a little “‘pushink,” as Mrs. Besant expresses it, the police wuuld go down like a pack of cards and with them every safeguard for property. The Pug Mall Gazette has done its best to produce Snarchy. There is a whisper of a prosecution to be directed against the proprietor, Mr. Yates Thompson, as well as tha editor, Certain articles on Monday evening are thought tq afford ground for criminal proccedings. Now that Mr. Gladstone has thrown in his influence, not a day tosoon, on the side of order, the advocates of rowdyism are left in the lurch. A prosccution for inciting otners to com- mit a breach of the peace would be very awkward for Yates Thompson, who has a so- 1 position to lose. Ho married the daugh- ter of George Smith, of Smith & Elder, pub- lishers. Smith was the' original proprietor of Pall Mall. He was said to have ad- dressed Thompson thusy *“Take my favorite daughter and with her the Pall Mall Gazette, by which I amnow losing a thous- r.” Anyhow Thompson took both and has been in hot water ever since for which of course the lady is not responsible. It was high time Mr. Gladstone spoke out. These riots in London have estranged hosts of friends from the home rule cause, The attempts to suppress them have been vigor- ously denounced as eoercion, the same as Irish coercion. Even confirmed Gladstonians shied at this, “ON!" they said, “if that is what you have been describing as coercion we misunder- stood you. Weapprove this sort of coercion,” and say they have gone over to the other side and the injudicious friends of home rule have done their cause more harm than all its cncmies, The conservatives ought to give Mr. Stead a gold medal. He and the mob have pretty nearly won the game for them and everybody must admit that it looked anything but won a few weeks ago. There will likely be no further disturbance at present as Gladstone has given the word to suspend operations. As for Cunningham Graham, he will go back to his immense Scotch estate and shoot grouse. This is safer sport than trying to thrash the police. How about parcelling out the Scotch estate among the unemployed? Graham suys nothing about that. Iheard him make his maiden speech in the house last session. No one who was there is very likely to forget it. The outpouring of the wildest of stump orators would be tame in compa son. It began with on dllusion which I am sure the Herald would not allow me to quote. ‘The same delicacy is not in the house of com- mous as is in the Herald, Grahum's speech would have to be revised if reprinted. We who heard it thought the spcaker's head was cracked. If it was not so then it is now, and cracked to little purpose. For, after the police hold the fort and Gladstone has substantially approved, pavement patriot ism will soon be at a discount in the market. The government is much stronger than it was when parliamcnt adjourncd. Every- body, regurdless of party, admits that it is the air that has hrought about the change and not any wise or clever stroke of policy on the part of the government. Its enemics have played their interests into the hands of Lord Salisbury who has only had to sit still uud give his opponents as much rope as they liked to take. The moral is plain enough for any one to read. In this city they have different subject to excite @ scnsation. Long as has been the question among the regular mewbers of the stock exchunge, How shall we get rid of the advertising broker! he seews to be in a fair way of getting rid of himself. The collapse af Abbott, Page & Co., the firm really consist- iug of oue man, John Neil, has delivered a fatal blow ut the curbstone broker system. Regu- lar brokers, as you are aware, are notallowed to advertise but skirmishers outside send their civeulars flyiug all over the country, while their tempting advertisements show- ing the secret of getting rich in four or five days fill columns of puper. - Their system is infallible; all oprizes: wnd no blanks, You scad your Wmeuey, it cowes back doubled and you run no risk. A poor widow at Norwich named Sprinks sent all she had, about §1,000, to Abbott, Page & Co., and of course she heard no more of it. There are hundreds of such cases involving the swindled people in dreadful hardships. This precious firm re- ceived about £250,000 to invest. Its assets are estimated at less than £20, say $100. Perhaps people will now be a little more wary about entrusting their money to brok- ers who, by some accident, do not belong to the stock exchange, They say the queen has been very nervous of late about the safety of her jubilee pres. ents m St. James Palace. There is little ne- cessity. The precautions taken for their safety are of the most ingenius character. In a large court yard there are barriers so arranged that every visitor has to traverse three sides of the square before he reaches the door of admission. During this long and lonely journey he is quietly inspected by de- tectives and other policemen. If he looks par- ticularly suspicious he is followed closely by anofficertill heleaves. Numerous policemen are stationed at the doors and keep guard over the presents, Even if a dynamiter or robber passed the critical ordeal of the court yard, he would come to grief in the palace. The queen was also apprehiensive for the welfare of the Duchess of Cambridge who lives in St. James’ palace and has not been a yard out- side of it for years. The shock of any dis- turbance might easily prove fatal to an in- valid in her nintieth year. Thus far there has been no disorder of any kind and the sight of the presents has given boundless satisfaction to her majesty’s provincial sub- jects and members of parliament. sk BERNHARDT'S NEW DRESSES. Description of the Toilettes in Which She Plays “Tosca." Copyright 1887 by James Gordon Bennett.] Pims, Nov. 15.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee.]—Madame Sarah Bernhardt's toilettes for Sardous *“Tosca,” that will be produced next week at Port St. Martin, have just been completed by Morin & Brossier in the Rue d' Anou. They are costumes of the empire and are mar- vels of exquisito design. The gown for the first act 1s a rosc Bengal crape de chine embroidered with pink buds and flowers draped over a pink satin petticoat, a last empire corsage, with lace chemisette. Around the waists is an olive green satin sash tied in a bow in front and hanging to the bottom of the skirt with long green fringe on the ends. With this gown Sarah will wear an olive green scarf over her shoulders to take the place of a wrap embroidered in exquisite oriental designs and colors, The scarf was a gift to Sarah, but once belonged to Napole- on's first wife, Josephine, andowas often worn by her, A large green hat, with wide brim, profusely covered with green feathers, is worn with this costume. ‘The colors of olive and rose Bengal harmonize exquisitely and present a very artistic picture of the em- pire period. In the second act will be worn as a ball dress a petticoat of white satin, covered with gaurze and embroidered with gold. There are gold dots and sprays of gold across, and leaves over the gauzeoverskirt, and the long, square train I8 of vert deau satin, of most delicate shade, elaborately embroidered in gold acorns and leaves. A part of the bodice is of creme gauze aed the other half of vert deau satin, also embroidered with acorns and leaves. One sleeve is of gauze and the other is of satin. Over this gown is worn a white brocaded velvet wrap lined with Japanese silk, but which is thrown aside upon entering upon the stage. In the third and last act will be worn a white embroidered India silk with colored lines of enibroidered beads and an exquisite border of oriental colors, The corsage has a lace chemisette and long, close-fitting sleeves with puffs on the shoulders. With this gown is worn a violet-colored satin wrap trimmed with ermine, and a double cape trimmed with crmine. The beauty of the entire outfit is not only conspicuous on account of its ele- gance but its simplicity and harmony of col- ors. They are entirely novel and unlike any- thing yet produced and are most artistically arranged to suit Sarah’s siender figure, THE I)I*‘L()ll-\'l‘ N IMBROGLIO, A Proposition to Abolish the Legion of Honor. [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] Pamis, (via Havre), Nov. 15.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bge.]—To- day’s sitting in the chamber is perhaps the most important in the history of France since the establishment of the present republic. At 2 o'clock an ordinary observer would have supposed that the chamber of deputies would have bean besieged by an anxious and curious mob, for the debate turned on the ap- plication of the criminal law. It is unneces- sary to go into the niceties of the discussion, Suffice it to say, that every speech proved that the habeus corpus act is the only solution of the present difficulties. M. Pion, a legitimist deputy, tried hard to reform the present criminal proceeding in France, a very animated debate followed and the opinion gains ground that the American- English habeas corpus act is the only guide in criminal procedure, beginning with the unanimously expressed judgment of the chamber and going gradually toward the final climax, Itis impossible to deny that Franceis in a desperate state. Whether Wilson is a swindler or not will be decided in a few duys. No effort of cenccalment can prevent final revelations of all the scandalous transactions. Paul Cassagnac in an interview with the Herald correspondent said: “It 15 quite true that a petition signed by sixty-two members of the extreme left has been laid be- fore the chamber asking the suppression of the legion of honor, Of course if the left take it up we are forced to look upon the measure as one not in our jurisdiction. On the other hand the proposition is not at allan extravagant one.” I caught M. Clemenceau in a pleasant sort of way just as he was leav- ing the lobbies. T asked him whether he did not think it a good thing on the part of Jules Grevy tosend & message to the chamber abolishing the legion of honor altogether. “He cannot do that," replied Clemenceau “Besides,” added the sparkling, animated deputy, “even if e did he caunot savo Lin- GOSHEN'S SPLEEN. He Vents It in a Cowardly Way Upon Mr. Parnell. [Copyright 1887 by James Gordon Bennett.] MaxcuesTeR, Nov. 15.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee.)—This evening at an immense joint union liberal and con- servative mass meeting in Free Trade hall, Chancellor of the Exchequer Goshen deliv- ered a speech of two_hours, Mr. Parncil's mysterious seclusion and sphinx-like silence scems to have provoked these allusions by the orator. I take them from stenogiuphic raports: “I should very much like to kaow where is Mr. Parnell at the present moment! Why/thisextraordinary and prolonged silence i Docs Mr. Parnell disapprove of what is going on and is he afraid of committing Limsclfto disapproval, or does he approve what is going on, but thinks it would damage his cqurse if he were to annouace it! 1s he giv- alll What action is the leader of the Irish naticnal party taking in the present crisis? 1t is of some interest, 1 should think, even to his own followers, but it is also of interest to tne people of the United Kingdom, because we know that no measure which is not approved by Mr. Parnell will be ever proposed by the other chief of the alliance—Mr. Gladstone— therefore, I ask, what is the good of the recent pronunciamento at Nottingham if we do not know what is the view of Mr. Parncll at the present moment and upon what matter we are in entiro ignorance. Now. every one knows that Mr. Par nell frequently suffers from illness, and if it should be illncss which has pr vented him from taking any part in the gr struggle now going on, no word would be said and no further surmises would be made, but otherwise I should like to know why not evena post-card (loud laughter and pro- longed cheers) from Mr. Parncll reached the assembled chiefs at the council at Notting- ham! Why was there not one short letter saying, ‘Brothers in arms, I wish you God speed. T leave to you for the present the conduct of our joint campaign. I have infinite confidence in your generalship and in the arts which you will apply to a victory which we both desir But that post-card was not sent. Perhaps it has been in the mind of Parnell that Mr. Gladstone was going too far and that the cautious leader of a violent party had bette not compromise himself by a too close asso- ciation with the violent leader of the more moderate party." TING BANQU BLAINE. The Maine Statesman Dines in Paris With Dr, Thomas [Copuright 1857 by James ¢ vans, don Bennett.] Panris (via Havre), 15.—~[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee.|—Dr. and Mrs, Thomas W. Evans gave a dinner this evening to Mr. Blaine ‘at their sumptu- ous and artistic mansion in Avenue de Boise de Boulogne. A delicate perfume of pink, white and tea roses greeted the arriving guests, and e were dazzled by rose-col ored lights, sparkling crystal and an oriental profusion of erysanthemums. Fifteen covers were laid for dinner and in the doctor's spa cious aviary adjoining the dining hall we 500 of the ravest birds—Chinese pheasauts, birds of paradise and a sacred ibis, for which a man had traveled thousands of miles in Af- rica, and, in fact, all birds, except perhaps the dodo, chirped their lively chorus of w come to Mr. Blaine as he ascended the pal tial steps of the Evans mansion. The table was adorned withcolored lights In silver can- delabras and a center picce of pink and white chrysanthemums in a magnificent silver jordinicre. On the right of Mrs. Evans sat Mr. Blaine. On her left was Minister McLane. On the left of Dr. Evans was Miss Blaine. Mrs. McLane and Mrs. Blaine were unable to be present. The Misses Strickland, Mr. Dehorrach and General Meredith Read were also among the dinner guests. After dinner there was a re- ception. Among those present were Colonel skeye, Messrs, Brulatour and Brevoort, Mr. Lechitt, Prof. Yeatman, Mr. George Draper, Admiral and Mrs. Stembell, Mr. and Mrs. Martini Briumner, John B. Alley, Mrs. Wickham Hoff man, Mr. Albert Rhod Arthur D.Lillie, W.P.W. Dana, M. Bartholdi, ex-Governor and Mrs. Baldwin, Captain R. A. Torry and many others. Miss Blaine wore a mauve silk with long train; corsage, de- collette, trimmed with velvet with bows of ribbon on the shoulders. Miss Evans, tall and stately, gracefully attired in a pale lavender silk, trimmed with duchesse lace and dazzling with diamonds and sapphires, made her guests feel thoroughly at home. Mrs. Evans is oue of the most charming hostesses in Paris. il T The Growth Increasing. Beru, Nov. 15.—The growth in the crown prince’s throat is gradually increas ing. As the prince has declared himself op- posed to extirpation of the whole larnyx, the dificulty of breathing will sooner or later arise and probably necessitate trachotomy The emperor, replying to the address of syi- pathy from the West Prussian synod HThe pious w £ have done good to m, this heavy affliction upon my house fatherland soon pass away, through God's omnuipotence and grace.” 's Malady. New Yorg, Nov. 15 Special Telegram to the Bee.]—The crown prince's malady at- tracts much attention among physicians here, but they differ widely in their views of the case. Dr. John H. Douglas, the physicianin charge of General Grant's case, says: “Ido not consider that the case of the crown prince in any manner resembles that of General Grant. I have, however, no porsonal knowl- edge of tho crown prince's disease, and must depend upon reports that T have read..’ Dr. George F. Shrady, one of the consulting surgeons on Grant's case, safs tnat the crown prince's disease started in a different way from that of General Grant, “With the latter it was epithelioma from the beginning. Inthe case of the crown prince, judging from the reports coming from medical men ‘who have been in attendance, it seems first to have been papilitema, and then changed to epithelioma.” Shrady thinks that the prince will be subject to ups and downs, as Grant was. There is no immediate danger, for the malady is usually slower than is genevally believed. ——— Froude's Fling at Ireland. Loxvoy, Nov. 15.—Froude, the historian, has written a letter in which he says: “An; form of self-government which might be con- ceded to the Irish people, whether local councils or parliament, would be used to in- ease Wngland's deficulty in keeping Ire- land attached to the kingdom. Ihe Irish can be governed more casily than any other people in the world under military or qu military rule. The police a uniformly faithful and loyal. and never yet suc- ceeded in governing Ircland constitutionally and never will.” - The Pope and Ireland. LoxpoN, Nov. 15—A Times reporter in Rome asserts that the pope entirely disap- proves of the lawlessne d political fanat- cism of the people i nid and sent in- structions to the n reference to their future attitude regarding the relations between luudlol'(l and tenant, - A Dynamite Scare. Loxpox, Nov. 15.-Charles Cowatsch, ar- rested yesterday at G cks on landing flnmunl(‘d er from New York, for having cartridges in his possession, stated er by oceupation, and belonged field. He was remunded. “Big Bribes. Panis, Nov. 15,—Iaroness De Sellende Seillicre testified before the Wilson inquir commission to-day that her husband informed her that he had given Wilson 2,000,000 franc: in order to procure coutracts, but did not re: caive much in return, o aking Porced Marches, L Nov. 15.--Private telegrams have been roceived stating that on October 17 Henry M. Stanley was 4% wiles from I & half bis force in Roge! Pasha, and that he was tak on forced marches, e e Spain Grabs an Island. Mavrin, Nov. 15.—Spain Las sclzed the island of Perejil, near Centa, on which ske intends to erect a lighthouse, 'faeMioors are ing sgcret orders, or & ke giviog uo ordets ab | excitcd Qver Wie selure, NEBRASKA AND IOWA NEWS, New Developments Regarding Quin Bohannon's Escape. LET OUT BY ATRAMP LOCKSMITH. A Dynamite Bomb Explodes in the Dubuque 1ron Works—A Jury Being Sccured in the Arensdorf Trial. Bohannon's Outside Friend. EnrAsKA City, Neb., Nov. 15— [Special Telegram to the Bek]—The district court convened to-day with Judge Field on the beneh. The docket is of considerable length, though there are but few criminal cases. The case against Mayer and Cox, two young men who burglarized the Missouri Pacifio depot at Dunbar, was called this afternoon. They plead guilty and were let off with a fine of £ and costs cach. The case against Klocke, for assisting Quin Bohannon's escape, will be called this week, New devel- opments have come to light which will doubt- less clear Klocke, It seems that about the time of Bohannon's escape o shiftless lock- smith named Larry Diffenbach slept in the Jail corridor by permission of the county judge and one of the commissioners, Soon after Bohannon's eseape he also disappeared, and as he known to be an expert lock- smith, it is now believed by many that he and not Klocke opened the doors for Bohanuon, A Narrow DUBUQUE, Ta., Nov. Iscape. A bomb was ex- ploded in the Towa iron works in this city at a Wte hour last night. The works are running a night force and of them some twenty worken were employed on a boiler in the boiler shop. The by a sudden explosion on the other the boiler. It made a terrible noise and was heard in several parts of the city. The bomb, which was picked up. made of inch and a half gas pipe about two feet long. One end was still intact plugged up with a cap and a hole in the pipe near it for a fuse. The pipe plit in several pieces, and fortunately the explosion all in one dircction, away from the wen. The flooring and parts of the building were set on fire, but were specdily extingwshed by the men. No other damage was done. It is a miracle that there was not great loss of life. It is supposed that the bomb was thrown in an open window. The works here had no trouble at all with their men but have been running . double force for nine months. The theory is that the bomb was prepared by somebody having a grudge against the workmen or else an out- and-out anarchist. The bdmb was filled with either dynamite or gun cotton. It is now in possession of the city marshal and the anar- chist is being hunted down. Prosecuting Deflant Railroads. Des Moies, Ia, Nov. 15.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bex]—Attorney General Baker left this evening for Dubuque, where he goes to argue a motion to have the cases against the Tllinois Central and Milwaukee roads removed from the federal to state courts. These are the cases in which the state is en- deavoring to compel the railroads to respect the decisions of the state railway commis- sioners regarding the charges for switching cars in Dubuque, When the casos were first called the railroads asked to have them transferred to the federal court, alleging that they were not eitizens of Iowa. The state raises the point now o the suit it has a right to demand that the all be heard in state courts. The de- cision will be awaited with much interest. A Presbyterian Pastor Installed. Des Moiy; Ia., Nov. 15.—[Special Tele- gram to the B ]—This cvening the Rev. S. K. Wishard, D. D., late of Kentucky, was installed pastor of the Central Presbyterian church of this city. The moderator of this presbytery, Rev. Eugene A.Walker, presided and conducted the ceremonics, The formal sermon was preached by Rev. Robert Beer, of Garden ( The to the pastor was given by . M. Bartholomew, of this city, and to the cong ion by Rev. A, J. Berger, of indianol; The Central Pres- byterian church is the leading church of its as it 18 a party denomination and oue of the principal churches of this city — The “Diagonal” Extension. Des Morxes, Ta., Nov. [Special Tele- gram to the Bek.]—It is announced to-day that the extension of the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City railway, commonly known as the “Diagonal,” has crosscd the Missouri line and is now within_ fift Joo. Great difficulty is_expe ting steel rails from the foundries fast e nnlu.'h for the track-layers, but unless some unex- pected delay océurs the contractors intend to have trains run through from this city to St. Joe by the middle of December, gving that city another direct route to Chicigo, A Water Famine Threatened, Axaus, Ta., Nov. 15.—(Speciul Telegram to the Bee.]—The ity of water in this vi- cinity is becoming alarming. Several wells sunk within the incorporation during the last few weeks have been pushed to a depth of over one hundred fect without obtaining any of the liquid. It scems that the mines which underlie the town have drained all the water from the sand stratum above the coul. Water at present is being hauled two miles from the Coon river. Sioux Crry, Ia., Nov. 15.—The second day in the Arensdorf trial has been occupied en- tirely in securing qualified jurymen, If the legal contest of the case 1s indicated by the work of sifting the ju the hardest fought criminal case in lowa is now taking place, Both sides cedingly watcehful and aggressivy material and technical issne. The attendance is greatl, cased over yesterday, and interest is re The afternoon sess the tion of a ju to the present time the state s mid chit pre-cmpto challenges out of the ten allowed and the des fense thirteen out of their twenty, nup with tive Sidewalk, gnraska City, Neb, Nov 15.—[Special Telegramto the Bee.]—The city has another damage suit on its hands. Ata late hour st night Mrs. Harding Hampton fell over an embankment, on account of a defective side- ulk, hreaking a leg and sustaining other se- > inju braska City's bud sidewalks are becon verbial. The lady has ene tered suit ugaiust the city for camages, Caused by De 8, N Object to Double-He Masox Ciry, Ia, Nov. 1 [Special Tele- brukemen on the Paul road at this plac yosterday mul absolutely re- Tused to go out on double-headers, Thestrika will be made all along the div Mason City t¢ Chwmnberlain, Dak, is moving. Hing Coal. Axaus, Ta, D 15.~{Special Telegram 1 the Bee.}--Wiltiam Cole, & miner working in ieystone mine No. 3, was killed while at work yesterday afterooon by # sudden fall of coil. He ia Englisbman by birth veral children, Kitlea by Death of G Grant's Nurse, Porrswovra, O., Nov. 1a.—Mrs. Sarad Dowdy, G eighity, who was present at the birth of Genersl Grant, and was bis ourse is infuucy, i dead,