Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 29, 1888, Page 1

SESRE———— e — " argic 1 observe that only a very thinly at- e Tn E OMAHA SEVENTEENTH YEAR. A MENACED MINISTRY. Galisbury and His Sattelites Eeri- | ously Threatened. FROGRAMME OF THE OPPOSITION | Cladstonians Preparing to Pourin a Raking Fire, CHANGING THE PRESENT RULES. Tho Number Necessary to Enforce the Cloture to Be Reduced. SNOBS DRAWING HIGH SALARIES ber of Uscless Ap- pendages Attached to the Army and Navy—The Day of Judg- ment at Hand, A Parliamentary Outline. (Coppright 158 by James Gordon Bennett.) Loxnos, Jan [New York Herald Cable-Special to the Bee.] —Gladstonia are getting to pour in a raking fire upon the ministry. By an old custom both houses of parhament the queen in hour or two suftices for this formality lords. A short night's debate used to satisty the commons, Last session over three wheks were consumed. The opposition keep the debate going quite as long this year. s ready address to An in the present an response to her specch, purpose to .’I'ht- imprisonment of the Irish members, in- terference with the meetings in Trafalgar square and mismanagement of the navy will all be brought forward in turn. Ireland alone is expected to swallow up three weeks be- fore any real business is even approached Such an opposition programme, I have good reason to will not be carried out “The ministerialists will rally in force. They have their clear majority of over a hundred, and the cloture can be put in action the very first night of the session if the ministry choose. Tt is more than probable that the second night at the furthest will see 1t de- seend on the opposition and away will go all plans, locking the wheels of the government machinery. But what next? Cannot the nationalists bring up their grievances any night! Well, under the present rules they could, but some sweeping alterations are to be proposed, re- ducing the numbers necessary to enforce the cloture and giving the greater authority than he now possesses. Despite the Standard’s denials, each sitting will be limited to half an hour after midnight. The Standard opposes this because it thinks Lord Randolph suggested 1t, and it has wo bitter personal grudge against the ex-chancellor. Mention his name and it goes mad. [n reality the ministry recommends shutting up at the reasonable hour and the vast majority of a whole house will ap approve. The Standard will once mo) how how little it knows of the fecling within its own party. Mr. Parnell is against believe, speaker obstruction, people think he no longer has any influence with his party. Wait till the ball opens and you will see that even in these talking days it is often the silent man in the backgrovnd who makes the puppets dance. The feeling in the country is red-hot agamst obstruction. That has done all it can. Now it is a brittle weapon. The government yvill break it up. Parnell has foresight and time on usecless invented ter than never wastes struggles. He obstruction and knows bet- some of his fiery followers the point where an invention must be super- seded by new appliances. The rules then will be tightened, and members who create Qisorder will be summarily and severely pun- ished. But people who suppose Parnell will be able to summon the Irish spectre upon the floor of the house whenever its appear- ance may be deemed requisite, little know the man they have to deal with. His main object now is to drive in wedges between the various scctions. Unions this session will be His skirmishers will har- uss the ministers and get up outdoor demon- strations. He will watch for the little cracks which may possibly become yawning chasws, The tory gentlemen may rebel, or, if they ure soothed, the liberal-unionists must divided et impera. be offended. Then will be the time for the silent man to strike. We shall undoubtedly have great excitement over the triumphant exception which re. Jeased the Irish prisoners. T have heard some radicals express the hope that there will be s row—cvena riot—but they are mistaken. Public discord is cortain to help the ministry at large with their opponents. Trafalgar square would have won the election had the ministry dissolved that month, It be very bad for the nutionalists if the session rins with broken heads and looted shops. Peacoful processions, headed by Willium O'tsrien and Timothy Sullivan, are hoped for by Irish leaders, but they may arouse opposition and London roughs cannot be Lridled when once they break loose, 1t is ‘whispered that Mr, Parnell declines to coun- tenance these demonstrations, not sceing that they are likely to do any good. They will be held all the same. Of course the Gladstonian party all round will watch the Beresford incident Naval men are greatly stirred up about it. “The main body of the public ure quite leth- will closely. tended meeting could be brought together to oar Lord Churic2 10 the very heart of Lon- y the ch don, and in his own constimur: man and leading men of his own ¢omu. were all absent—ominous signs, as Beres ford would find, if he bad to seek re-election The navy and war ofice administration are rotten to the core. Weo spend over £330 00 per year for clerks in these two departments. The work could be better done for one-quar- ter tue woney. Lord Randolph kuew all ] Qs this, but in trving to reforms thwartea and practically driven from office. The admiralty is never ready for war, but we et was hav 223 admirals on the retired list drawing close upon £133,000 annually for doing noth ing. Our navy pensioners cost the country over £2,000,000 annually. Bad contracts and jobs run away with a8 many mil- ions more. Who will clean out this Augean stable! Not people who find snug quarters in it. Those who resign are set upon by all the official class and party hacks and driven This min- istry is intrenched behind the union question Anybody who leave traitor. Beresford is let off easily because he only held a subordinate office. Perhaps he will help to accelerate the day of judgment which must overtake departments crammed with jobbery and Meanwhile he has made many encmies and lost old friends. Thus we stand waiting for the signal to begin dashing combatants will bite the dust before six months are ¢ There arc thre whose plans are shrouded in myster who may bring about a vast change in the present aspect of affairs—Gladstone, Churehill and Parnell. What have they got in reserve! Each has something, b doubt. The others will be quite ready to take their cue from either of the other two A MEMBER OF PAKLIAMENT. SOME NEW BOOKS., into the wilderness, it iy stamped as a corruption. new some Some er. men and ond a Interesting Works Just in Press. 28.—[New York Heralda Cable the Bee]—Among the new books comes one b dgar Pemberton called “Dickens and the Stage, ord of his conncetion with the drama as play right, actor and critic. The book contains chapters on Dickens as un actor, Dickens a dramatist, the stagein his novels and the stage in his letters, and it 18 illustrated with character portraits of Jennie Lee as poor Joe Irving and Toole. Another sensation comes from the low courts, Justice Bowen having published a rhythmical version of Virgil's “ and six “/Encids” in a new metre, of which let these couplets instance: Issued and Losnos, —Special to us Eclogues” ‘While rocks break forth and rejoice. Throughout the translation this usually prosaic jurist when sitting in the high court the management of rhythms ially happy by the liberal use of triplets and alternate rhymes. finding some for the loss of variety in the the inter- change of dactyl and spondee gives to the Latin lines, The novel readers are clamoring at the li- braries for ‘“‘An Adventuress,” published yesterday by the author of “For Love and Honour.” In it dramatic incidents, coupled has made spe He has succeeded in compensation movement which with terse sketches from human nature, abound. The second volume of Henry Irving's Shakespeare™ will be in the hands of the public on Saint Valentine's day the second and third parts “Taming of the Shre “Midsummer Night's Dream,” “Richard 1L, also a condensed v of ‘threc parts of “Henry VI as arranged for the stage by Charles Kemble from a unique copy in the possession of Irving, The intr It contains fonry VI," sion luc- tion and notes to “Richard 1, extracts from the tragedy of “Richard IL" one of the MSS plays in the Edgerton collection in the British mus um, are given: also some account of that compar- atively unknown play, as to the authorship of which the editor does not hazard any jecturs The Febiuary number of Clement Scott's dramatic magaine, called The Theatre, has a most interesting paper on Actor Chippendale, who was in his zenith at the old Park theater fifty years ago, and who, as convine- ing evidence that an actor need not feel what he portrays, for several years before quitting the stage, then eighty years old, he played without Dbeing conscious of what he was representing. For instance, Mrs. Compton, nee Virginia Bateman, acted with him in his last days, when very fecble, and it was pathetic, she says, to hear him say very gently, when fully dressed for Sir Peter Teazle, Sir Anthony Absolute, or Mr. Horns- castle: My dear, what piece are we acting to-night." DYet no one perceived anything. TURKEY'S FINANCI con- The Sultan's Appeal to German Bank- ers For Assistance, [Copuright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.] CoxsTaxTiNorLe, Jun. 28.—|New York Herald Cuble—Special to the Bek.]—The news that the sultan has asked the German government, through De Radowitz, to ap- point sub-governors in Turkish provinces is looked upon as emanating from the influence of the banking and not of the political groups. On the other hand, it would be idle to deny that the gravest political interests are mixed up with the measure. For some time Zechd Pasha, minister of finance, has called at- tention to the fact that the war indemnity payable to Russia is of the chief impediments to independence of the Ottoman His excellency submitted that any combination which would pay off this debt would be of the greatest benefit to the country. Upon this basis a group of Berlin bankers has propossd that the amount in question shall be paid and secured by the nomination of their own agents, who will be charged with the mnssion of seeing that the mutton tax of 1855 shall be properly col- lected and transmitted to the treasury. his measure would, of course, be only the beginning of a general overhauling of Turk- ish finances under German auspices. It stmed thut the bondholders are thoroughly cognizaut of the present arrangements and that Is mail P asha has been cre of the sul- tan's chief advisors in an operation which cannot fail to have a very great effect in the adjustment of the vexed question of Mttamer finances, one the empire. [ SULLIVANINTRAINING | PR Join L. Doing the Honors at Windsor in the Queen's Absence. NOT OCCUPYING THE PALACE. Tho Creat Slugger Satisfled With Lecss Pretentious Quarters. A CHAT W!TH THE CHAMPION. Perfec tly Confident of His Ability to Paralyze Mitchell. TEN MINUTES 1re MAXIMYM. His Opinion of the Smith-Kilrain Finsco-England a Century Behind in the Matter of Fistic Science. America's Physical Pride. Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bemett.] Loxnos, Jun. 28 —[New York Herald Cuble—Special to the Bee.]—During the queen’s absence John L. Sullivan appears to be doing the honors at Windsor. &'he public may be surprised to learn that he does not reside in the place. John takes only an in- the palace. He enjoys more down at “Chippy” Nortons generally known social, Adelaide hotel. In these original quarte has been installed since he began training, as already the Herald, A Herald reporter this afternoon found him out doing his afternoon spin, but several members of the company were found enjoy- different interest in himsclf vastly mentioned in ing a quiet game of nap while awaiting the master's coming. The Sullivgn company comprises four trainers and Business Manager Holske. The order of ercises m the pugilistic commu- nity consists first in_amending to John L. and second in talking about nim. John rises at 7. m. and after a light breakfast starts out for a walk, accompanied by two trainers. For so large a man he walks rap- idly, making eleven miles casily in two hours. In the afternoon the same thing is repeated, 50 that he now averages about twenty miles a day. These walks are always followed by an elaborate process of rubbing down, which requires the united efforts of two nts. In the evening, after a sub- 1 dinner, Mr. Sullivan strolls about town, to the edification of the natives, and finally he ends his day’s labors by retiring promptly at 10 o’clock. He has turned aside resolutely from the flowing pathos of case and Captain Brower says John never in his life worked so hard as he is doing now. He told us the other day that he was going to finish Mitchell up in ten minutes, The words “light and substantial,” as applied to Sullivan’s {reak- fast and dinner, are to be taken in a special sense. His breakfast cousists of six or cight mutton chops, with buttered toast and tea. ““At dinner,” Holske says, “John disposes of aleg of muttonfor two chickens.” “There are noge of us very slow at eat- ing, the " remarked Jack Ashton, rds, 1 gathering in don't believe there's a man in the place who can't get away with a pound of beefsteak at the lowest. Why the other night I gave ‘Cap’ there a piece of steak as thick as this pack of cards and as big as the top of that stove and he never winke The captain modestly replied that his gas- tronomical capacity only faiptly indicated that of John L. “Does Sullivan use a sandbag very much " he was asked. “No," replied Holske, “he practices with a rubber ball instead. You see, the ball gives the speed of the stroke and that's all John needs. He's solid enough on force, ain’t he Juck " “You bet your life he is,” replied that gentleman with an accent which carried con- vietion, § “If he hits Mitchell once, only once, mind, he'll knock his head off.”" The game continued, but the players thoughts and conversation were never long away from the great John, Presently he arrived in person in fine glow after nine miles over the hills. He scems to be in magnificent condition. 0N, yes,” replied Sullivan, “I'm feeling first alittle lame and sore, of course, just a start, but that will soon wear off. We me down here to Windsor to be quiet, and I am refusing all invitations to dinners and am pot smoking or drinking, and I am doing my best to get in good shape. I shall fight at about 190 pounds. Jem Mace came down to see us last Sunday and we all went off fora horsebuck ride. I think I could learn to ride a horse, but just now I am not 4 champion at it, am I boys *“You did better than Ashton and Barnet, just the same, John,” said Holske. *You know they started out the other day to fol- low the hounds. The hounds crossed a ditch, but Barnett and Jack didw't. They stood right in the middle of it and came home with mud and water.” “What do you think of the Smith-Kilrain fight, Mr. Sullivan ““Well, I won't say that it wasalla put up job, but I'm certain that Charley Mitchell Qid not look out for the interests of his man, Kilrain, He wanted the fight tobe a draw or have Smith win. Now he proposes this spring to make a tour all over the United States, giving exbibitions with Kilrain, but he won't do it. I'll get back there right on their heels and Il drive them out of the country, DIl jump upon their 0ld stage and challenge both of them at once, that's what Il do.” If Messrs Mitchell and Kilrain could have see John L. as he pronounced these words theywould certainly cease thwarting him. It was like Nlagarn in a storm. At this point the conversation became general. Denun- "OMAHA SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 29, ciations and threatenings following upon one another, Smith was char: apidly cterized as a truck-horse fighter—big, slow and no good. His, backer, Fleming, was also spoken of most unkindly, Sullivan accusing him of dyelng his hair, paint- ing his face and being generally unworthy, but the major part of John's ire was reserved for Mitehell, who will have much to answer for when he stands at last before the Boston boy. Sullivan thinks prize fighting with bare knuekles destined soorr to become a lost art. He does not like the idea of gaining any international reputation at the cost of ex- perience in prison. Referring to the Pr wce of Wale “The newspapers have made a horr of that affair. The prince is a very wood feilow, and 1 chinned with him for a while, just as Twould with any body clse. You sce, all these dukes and lords and so on ure mightily astonished to sce what they call a brutal prize-fighter as well dressed and as intelligent as themselves John thinks England is about a hundred years behind the times in prize fighting, as in everything else, and before he returns home he proposes to teach them a thing or two. LITE he said: ble mess FEBRUARY RATURE. What the English Magazines Furnish Their Readers. [Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxvoy, Jan, 28.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Ber.]—February lit- erature is pleasuntly sct forth on club and library tables for Londoners who are now returning. The most notable articles in the reviews and magazines are the following: A paper on “Cabot's life of Emer- son," in Murrdy's time - honored quarterly, that is Bostonian in his cn- thusiasm for the poet-philosopher. Also a paper in the Fortnightly Review by Charles R. Lowellon “English and American Fed- cralism,” and another which will be wel- comed by all women from their brilliant sister, Frances Power Cobb, entitled “The Education of the Emotions.” There are two contributions to the Nineteenth Cen- tury. “‘The Constitution of the United States,” by Minister Phelps, and a delightful satire by Mrs. Lowell on “The Reign of Pedantry in Girls Schools.” In the Con on temporary appears an appropriate re view of King Lakes mean War,” by B Run Russell, an Homeric article by Gladstone, und a sort. of political conuudrum, *Has the Liberal Party a future.” It is by a member of parliament, Graham, who is now in Holloway jail for his fight in favor of the right of public meeting in Trafalgar square. Chamber's Journal contains a paper on “The London Police,” following another which treats of “Female Government Clerks in America.” The Army and Navy Maga- zine continues its ‘blography of ~ General Washington for Eurapean readers, who, hav- ing exausted their home supply of heroes, now turn their attention to the land of the free and the home of the brave. In time the best paper is on “The Art of Conversation and Paris Salons,” by & mademoiselle who has the odd name of Blaze de Bury, and all anxious to perfect that art should read the article. In the Westminster Review is a contribution entitled “Imperial Federation— Canada and the United States,” giving both sides of the questions as o federating It was expeeted that Murray' Magazine would contain, as appropriate to both Byron's publisher and centcnary, some Byroniana, but the pages are silentas yet. colonies, This magazine seems not all to have answered in rivalry the expecta- tions excited by its uppearance. Indeed many booksellers assure me that Scribner's or Harper's magazines each have a London sale equal to that of any three of the home magazines. In the Feb- ruary Murrdy the Duke of Argyle touches with a heavy hand the life of Darwin, far different from the clever paper on the same in the Mcmillan's. Tinsley's mag- azine, which ~ had recently been suspended, is revived with this month and contains a charming paper by the Hon. Mrs. Armytage Man on ** English Muansions and Their Mistresses.”” Blackwood will be notable to scholars for the paper on “Shakes- peare and Bacon,” by Sir Theodore Martin husband of Helen Faucit, in which he pooh- hoohs the St. Ignatius of doubters. The Alva at Nice, [Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.| NArLES, Jan, 28.—|New York Herald Cable—Suecial to the Bek.]—The yacht Alva has arrived. —— Hungary's Presidential Policy. Pestu, Jan. 25, —In the lower house of the Hungarian diet to-day Premier Tisza, reply ing to the interpellation of Herr Helfy, em- phatically declared there was no ground to doubt the bonafide reciprocity of the powers allied for the presevvation of peace and for their own security, In conscquence of the marked displacement of Russian troops the government, without doubting the Czar's pacific declarations, considers it its duty to see that necessary measures are taken o as- sure the safety of the fronticr and the ef - ficiency of the army in case of an emergency. The alliance of the central European power was purely defensive and foreign to any ag- gressive action, Earl Grey on English Politics. Loxpoy, Jan, 28.-—-Karl Grey will soon publish & volume deseribing his experience in English and Irish politics. He maintains that the union was & success until 1565, but since that year Ireland has been used for party ends. — ‘ather McFadden Taken to Jail. DupLiy, Jan. 28.—Upon the arrival of Futher McFadden and Blaine at Dunfanaghy, @ thousand peasants gathered on the hill- sides and cheered them. The mob tried to enter the town but were prevented by the military. R Cox Sentenced. Dunwix, Jan. 28, —Joscph R. Cox, charged with addressing proclaimed branches of the National league, was to-day sentenced to four months' imprisonment to iard labor. i Loz e Jumped the Track, Great Barmixerox, Vt., Jan, 2%8.—A ca- boose drawn by two engines on the Housa- tonic road jumped the track and was upset to-day. * Fifteeu men were injured, uone fatally. DAY GAY PARISIAN SCENES | Mme. Carnot Reviving Customs of | the Mac Mahon Regime. DINING WITH THE AMBASSADORS. The President's Wife Anxious to Eclipse Former Social Seasons. LOUISE MICHEL NOT MUCH HURT One of the Bullets Discovered in Her . Bonnet. SHREWD COLONEL LISBONNE. 1888, ~TWELVE PAGES. How He Adroitly Explained a Visit to the Elysee and Pacified His Fel: low Anarchists— M. Wonderful Tower. A Brilliant Season, (Cpyright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett.] Paiis, Jan. 28— [New York Herald Cable —Special to the Ber.]—For the last week we have hovered twixt spring and winter. Fogs and sunshine have alternated in a way be witching to Paris beauties. To-day we are having wet, mist and cold all together and ladies bound for balls at the Hotel de Ville and the opera are having a checrless time of it. Girard is still prime minister of France but it looks as if he would not be much longer. The weakness of the cabinet in the munic quarrel has been bad for its prestige al- ready and President Cornot is looking for ward to the delights of another ministe e Who will be the mext premic The race seems to be between two candid- ates, Goblet and Floquet. M. Rane, grand wire-puller-general of the opportun- ists, regards Floquet's victory as certain, but his rival oracle in the debates, scoffs at the idea. Chafs, president of the chamber, is Mune. Carnot is doing her best to make this Paris scason more brilliant than the last few. Reviving the courteous customs adhered to by Mac- Mahon, the president and his wife are dining with the Wednesday evening they were the guests of Countess Hoyos at the Austro-Hungarian embussy. The state salons of their hospitable mansion are lavishly decorated with flowers and forns in honor of the o During the dinner ut which the president and chief of state sat at the head of the table, artfully hidden be- hind banks of palms, azeffas, old tokahs and manligyas. The costumes were all brought out to give the free charm of local coloring. All the ambassadors will have the privilege of entertaining the president in turn and Paris dressmakers are delighted at the pros- pect of all the money which will roll into their coffers. & rather a pompous nonenti out ambassadors, rasion. Louise Michel was not hurt much after all at Havre the other night, only scared. One of the two balls fired at her by Luckas, wh she was spouting anarehy, hus turned up in her bonnet. The surgeons never thought of looking for it there and were already talking solemnly of pysemia, The recent presence of Colonel Lisbonne, the communist at the Ely- sce reception greatly seandalized the reds and rowdies of Montgartre. A& meeting of the colonel's old ussociates was called, He was requested to give a publ explanation of his undemocratic conduct, but the eolonel was equal to the emergency. He braved it out. “You want to know he, “why a child of the revolution set foot in the gilded halls of the president? Citizens I went to sce how the president would treat the people. 1 assure you he treats them well. As you may ask should I go rather than another democrat, citizens, 1 will be simple and frank with you. I went coat.”? ‘No aristocrats I wore it years ago,” answered the ingenious Lisbonne, “when I was actor and manager of the Bouffe du Nord. My old woman had taken good care of it, but it was old and stained and I had to it with essence. Citizen Carnot's guests tracked all the Elysce by that sence one of them remarked: ‘Queer of that man's to scent him with petroleum. If any citizen care he can have that dress coat for a night and sce the president's buffet for nimself,” said Lisbonne. Several of the most revolutionary citizens present instantly accepted. Before the brethren had 1 from the en thusiasm excited by his offer, Lisbonne van- ished. said because I happened to have a dress Yelled an indignant citizen. for us. clean me ove es- and ides recover A great sensation was made yesterday in Prrs by the that Tour Eiffet was threatened with collapse. Some said it was slipping, others that it was settling. Dau- tresme, & minister, wildly telegraphed to the rumor Champ de Mars. I thought best “o seco M. Eiffl. 1 .was ushered into his study on the first floor of a charming hotel in the Rue de Provy, a luxurious room, a well stored book case run- ning round it, while at one end, facing the door, was a desk covered with papers. Seated at the desk was a pale, resolute, middle-aged gentleman, of middle height, carefully dressed, with a ribbon of the Legion of Honor in his buttonhole. “M. Eiffel, T suppose!” Yes, it was M. Eiffel, the man who had de- fied the heavens; the inventor of the giant tower. He looked as if he meant to finish it, 0o, ou have no doubt heard what people are ng of your tower " said the visitor, What are they saying!” the enginzer, papers.” quietly answered “1 have not time to read many “That there is something wrong; that it is tottering, slipping, falling in." “1 know there was some wild story about it in tise chamber of deputies yesterday, but 1 bave made inquiries of my foreman in the Champ de Mars and can assure you that there is not an item of truth in it." t even M. Dantresme was alarmed.” I know he was. So was M. Berger, the director of the exhibition works, but there isno foundation for the report. No, there have not even been any infiltrations at the of the ctower. It is a hoax from be ginning oto end. A short time ago there might have been some reason to feel anxio about possible accidents, but have conquered the difticul The pillars which uphold structure are in position. We are going on ndidly and now it would take a catastrophe like v carthquake to undo our work.” base we chief the Pt “You are confident of completing your tower “Certainly. It is all plain sailing now. We have carried out our programme so far, The supports were to be ready by the beginning of January. Well, they are ready By July 14 we hope to have reached the sec ond floor, where the restaurant will be built The summit will be finished by the cnd of December and a week or so more should see everything ready.” AMONG THE ARTISTS, The artistic event of the week has been of the annual exhibition at Bright, a little club in the rue Volney, pop- ularly known as the Cremerie. The show i a particularly good this year, Bonnat Henmer Lefevre, Carolus Duran, Francais Flaming and many other favorites being well represented. The pic- tures on exhibition are Carolus Duran's marvelous portrait of a saucy httle English girl with flowmg locks and velasquez hat and bright black eyes. Bridgman contributes a damty portrait of his wife. Weeks sends a brilliant Hindoo m the opening one Tndian iden at a stall of Bom Henner does very badly with conventional landscapes, all blues and browns. scene—a Bouguerean docs even worse with a namby- pataby study of a barelegged girl at a brook. BRILLIANT PARISIAN BALLS. Dazzling Spectacies of Pancers at the French Capital, [Copyright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett.) Pans, Jan, 28.—[New York Herald Cable —Sneeial to the Bke.]—Paris is ablaze w light to-night. Balls are gomg on in ev direction, The Place de I'Opera is a mov- ing mass of picturesque mummies onjthe way to the masked ball, while at the Grand hotel round the corner the Austria-Hungarians are footing it to the music of their pet “Tzigancs.”” But the chief interest to-night centers in the first municipal ball at the Hotel Ville, which, when I left, was a dazzling spectacle. Nearly cight thousand guests have thronged the splendid rooms of the edifice wincethe doors of the Hotel de Ville opened a couple of hours ago. Among the earlicst arrivals were President Carnot and Mme. Carnot, who drove up in a ndsome carriage and pair about 10 o'clock. Ascending the grand staircase lined with gardes de Paris in full dress, the reserved reception room, stopping on the way to exchange bows with their hydra- headed host. The municipal council present wore the insignia of the Legion of Honor. Mme. Carnot looked imposing in a velvet dress of her favorite color—red—richly trimmed with lace. Her head-dress sparkled with diamonds. The public was extraordin- arily mixed, with very few prett jndging from the uitra-d de they entered s, and atic mann of the crowd most of the guests might have been masquerading as maschands de vin and fish-wives from the neighboring market Place. The ball rooms, especially Salles St Jean, were eharin moct iely adorned with red and gold drapery, tricolor trophies, flowers, and hundreds of crystal chandeliers. Glittering electric lights shone down on the motley Auneers, and when the conductors of the two 1ds struck up the opening waltz the scene was most effective. e A Treaty With Mexico, Panis, Jan. 25.—In the ehumber of deputics to-day a treaty of commerce between France and Mexico was adopted. prisdsic st American Pilgrims at Home. KomE, Jau., 28.—The pope to-day reccived 300 American pilgrims and gave his blessing and addressed a few words to each in private, e GOT INTO THE SEWERS. Serious Damage Threatened By Burn- ing Naptha in B ngha BINGHAMTON, Jan. 25— A large quantity of naptha escaped from a pipe line this after- noon into a sewer in the business portion of the town, and caused several explosions in business blocks. The naptha became ignited in the sewer and it is burning fiercely at th outfall. The fire department hus been called out several times. All business blocks and buildings conneeted with the State street sewer are filled with the odor of the napth and further explosions are feared. An em- ploye of the gas works, whose clothes be- came saturated with the naptha accidentally, went into a wan's house at a railroad crossing to warin himself. His clothing ig- nited and he was fatally burned. —— - Iastern Roads Still Blocked. NEW Youk, Jan. 28.—Advices from the upper part of the state to-night show that trafiic is still held fast. Hundreds of freight cars are laid up at East Syracuse and live stock is being unloaded to save it from stary- ation and freezing. Bostox, Jun. 25— Dispatched to the Asse ciated press from numerous points in New England tonight do not indicate any sub- stantial improvement in the state of affairs resulting from the snow blockade. ‘The weather remains cold, high winds continue to prevail, and the snow is still drifting to an extent that the efforts of the largest gangs of shovelers and the onslaght of the most powerful plows are practically uscless, i ndcinsin, The B, & N. Withdraws. Sr. Pavy, Jan, 25.—A telegram from the general passenger agent of the Burlington & Northern 10ad says the Burlington has given motice of its withdrawal from the Western Passengs association in order to be n & position to meet competition. eather Indications. For Nebraska and lowa: Warmer, fair w ther, light to fresh southerly winds. Dakota: Warmer, fair weather, followed by slightly colder and light snows in northern portions, light to fresh southerly coming variable, Wi 5 be- NUMBER 225, THE SINEWS OF AR Approhonsion Caused By the Rocomy Enormous Military Loans. ./ t REFUSES TO BE QUESTIONED. Cormany Will Keep Her Purpose From the Public. -i{SMARCK TO HELP IT THROUGH, Herr von Tisza's Speech in the Hune garian Diet. HE TRIED IT ON THE PREACHER. A German Peasant's Novel Method of Determing Whether His Pigs Had Trichinae—News From tho German Capital, Looks Ominous, [Copuright 18858 by James Gordon - Bennete.) Bentiy, Jan, 28, —[New York Herald Cable —Special to the Bee.]—Tho extraordinary size, 280,000,000 marky, of the extra military: credit caused a sensation when the figurq was ofticially announced Thursday. Peopla quictly held their breath in amazement and anxiety. Not until to-day clamorous gossip about it began. Two opinions worti quoting are: A person said in conversation: *“The amount is frightfully ominous consids ering the large extra military credits given during rec Itisa bud sign that the war minister refuses to declare, as he did when the septennate bill passed, that na more extra military credits will be needed? But the worst are also the best signs to ba together, namely, that the minister refuwes to declare, for military reasons, the way i which this vast sum is to be expended and that he will be able to continue this reserve inspite of all parliamentary attempts to uese tion him. Germany's military government is really the security for Europe's peace. If Germany were a constitutional country like France or England, three parliamentary questions concerning the real purpose of this extraordinary and unexpected appropriation would produce almost an instant declaration of war by at least one great nation.” Suid another patriotic German, this time of the military party: “Thanks to French stus pidity during the septennate scare, we hava a reichstag which will silently give Germany &l the money demanded by the unsettled stateof Europe. It is a large sum, but it ‘Will be granted as it should be and no ques- tions answered. Prince Bismarck is coming to Herlin to help the matter through. 1t will be as pleasant to sce him as it has been to sea the various Balkan statesmen who have stopped recently here en route for Frieders ischruhe. But he is not necessary. German patriotism and the Paris papers insured Gers for some years against parliamentary meddiing.” ‘Prichinae ave still grealty dreaded by the Germans. The latest case is an odd one. A peasant was arrested for not having his pigy examined before selling their pork. nt scares, many “Oh," he said, “but that's not necessary, 1 have a perfectly certain method of settling my pigs' condition, Under fear of punishe ment he stated that his pastor was always hungry and so he made up the first sausaga from cach pig for him and sent it as & present. “1 know he cats it at once. Then after a week | inquire about hig health. If he is well T ¢ n safely sell tha pork and can save examination fees too.” An ola resident of Berlin has offered £0,000 toward the construction of a hansom centrally located Presbyterian church to be controlled by the American Presbyterian board subject to being considered both herq and in America so that Berlin may soon have two American churches under coustruction, Miss Anna Fuller, of St. Stephen’s church, Philadelphia, and Samuel Fleischmann, of San Francisco, took part in a successful cons rt at the Singukademie to night, The great}lottery prize of £600,000 marks, has fallen to a group of poor people who coms Dbined to purchase the winning number. A quarter goes to a night watchman, The winning number is 140 This may inters go and est some Ameri A most enthus pared for the return of the crown prince next spring. ns. ic welcome is being pre- RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA, Herr Tisza's Speech Conlcusive of Hostile Intentions on Both Sides, (Copurighted 1555 by New York Associated Press.] Herr Von Tisza's state- ment in the lower house of the Hungarian diet to-day has confirmed the conviction that war between Aastria and Russia is accepted by both sides as inevitable. Each is simply lying in wait for the first chance 1o strikey Reports received at the war office from agents on the Polish frontier intimate a res newal of activity among Russiun troops, Austrian war oficials suspect the real object in view is the invasion of Bulgs Bk, Jan, 25 a. The sin- ews of war have been obtained by the Russian treasurer by a loan arranged in Amsterdam, the amount of which is said to be £4,000,000, Heir Von Tisz has concluded his negotiations with Frankfort Rothschild for a loan of 20 000,000 florins. The debate on the anti-socialist bill was res sumed in the reichstag to-day. dis- cussion after the debate the consensus of opinion was that the government would be defeated if they persisted in attempting to pass the bill, Prof. Virchow. let last phase of the erown pri In the ina r discussing the 8" illness, says he is of the opinion that the disease is not & can man Anar ts Must Go, Bewuix, Jan. 25.--The bundesrath has red the expulsion from Germany of Ans cnists Bhvenbery, Sehopin, Tguaz, Mezler aud Haupt. | I e SR 1 1 i 1 { i i i