Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 15, 1888, Page 1

PART 1. “DOWER, He is the Uncrowned Emporor of the German Empire, BISMARCK'S THE LORD-MAYOR OF THE PALACE, And the Self-Assumed Dispenser of Imperial Marriage Permits, BATTENBERG'S BID FOR A BRIDE fhaking the Teutonic Domain From Center to Circumference. AT PRESENT A WAR OF WORDS. The Empress’ Poor Success as a Dip- Tomat—Quecen Victoria's Interfer- ence— lexander Has Imperial Consent in Writing. Status of the German Orisis, [Copurtyght 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.| Beruiy, April 14.—[New York Herald Jable—Special to the Bee.]—The intense bitterness of the political struggle now going on here almost passes belief. One well known member of the parliament said to me solemnly: *If this man Bismarck keeps his place be will in a few years b peror i name as well as in power. There Will be no rest or safety for the Hohenzoll- erns; until he is arrested for treason or con- fined on hus estates.” That sounds ridicu- lous when repeated, but with due regard for the libel L said daily by hundreds of papers. The Catholic organ, Germania, for example, skims dangerously near the wind in an article on the German Boulanger, This article is widely copied, half full of ex- clamation marks to assist the stvpid reader. Another paper, the name of the editor of which is a person close to Bismarckian ears, protests in big type against the royal puppet being controlled by the mayor of the palace and ends with a heavily leaded notice that the Hohenzellorns are not Merovingians Overcome by the idea of the circulation of petitions against Bismarck’s dismissal, one paper hints at revolution, siying in the end the masses will lose patience and assemble 10 show unmistakably that Prussia-Germania will not be ruined by the Hehenzollerns, and then take care to use thick leads in the notice that the emperor was taken ill after a long interview with Bismarck. On the other hand, the royalists and conservatives do not care, and suggest that all this excitement may end as i Garfield’s time, en many God-fearing auristocrats will shrug their shoulders, and those who sew the wind must guard against the resulting whirlwinds, Says the Weser Zeitung, “Victor or worth is like putty in a woman’s hands.” The Schleische Zeitung declares, “In the conflict between the emperor and chancellor, while only romantic, some will be on the emperor’s side, while the mass of the people will sup- port the chancellor.” Truly, to a man who praised the action of providence 1 directing large rivers past great cities, this must scem ke another providential occurrence. Just at s time an imperial amnesty has set free #uch a lot. In Westphalia alone cight editors #ava been turned out of prison in time to ex- yress their political emotions, Itisan error to suppose the Battenberg marriage was more than an artfully chosen occasion for the inevitable quarrel between the cmpress and chancellor. Its postpone- ment, or would mean, the people say, only an acknowledgement of the mistake in allowing the chancellor the ghoice of his own battle ground, and not at all that this last battle involves final political surrender. Indeed if the young people chose to elope, half Germany believes the chancellor would privately give his blessing. Perhaps then he would give them a keg of his Russian caviarce. Not that the Germans care much for Prince Alexander or his marriage, for since he permitted Russia to send him out of Bulgaria by packet post and afterwards use his love affair to move him from his throne, the Germans have been dis- posed to laugh at him, The conflict, which most people think will last as long as he lives, scems to be on one side between the empress, plus the mug- wumps, most of the Catholics, the Jews, the commercial class and an of the lower On the other side are ranged Bismarck, plus all the oficial class and all the aristocracy. Between the cow- batants lies the emperor, brokert in spirit by Jong suffering and hurried toward geath by a conflict between the chancellor, who can't be dismissed, and his personal sympathy for the liberals, who betieve firmly in their reforms German em- its surrender uncertain number class, and who are willing to kill their emperor to temporarily secure thiem, The weapons which are suited to civil war dishonors are so far about eve On one side are hard exclamatious because the empress permitted proclamations to issue in Polish and Polish deputations to address her in French, both of which mistakes caused great excitement, Much is made of the fact that Queen Louise's rooms are bewg refur- nished to receive Queen Victoria, and there are wild shricks against allowing the three V’s to use Germany as England's cats paw, On the other hand is a protest that it is high treason for Bismarck to address him as if ho were cqually above the ewperor and the law, and it is more than hioted that all this tur- woil is made not without the hope of its ¢ffects on the emperor's health, The Schlesische Volks Zeitung also strikes o favorite chord and appeals o the national pride aguinst Alexander, and urges support of the autocrat of all the Germans and the dispenser of marriage permits to the German fmperial family, Said a liberal to me, *“All are having each day new proofs of the dead kaiser's tact in baving been able to utilize so long the genius of such an unruly servant. Biswmarck's only desire now seems to be to prove to the world that he is the only power 1 Germany. All strougly urge the-emperor to refuse his -res- IVENTEENTH YEAR. — UNDAY. OMAHA MORNING, APRIL 15, SIXTEE) ignation, because we think that six months more of disloyal addresses to the chancellor, togethier with his sclfishness and the attacks of his oreans on the empress, will so shock v that he will be fetly by public opinion. thought Bismarck in office means peace, be German 1 dismissed [ 1 have always cause if he permitted war he must, to insure success, permit other names than his to be. famous, but peace, depending upon the Russian autocrats who coula be come what angered by this marriage think, is not worth preserving.” Among the stupidly incorrect stories arc those which represent the ward and exhausted. empress as hag On the contrary she is to all appearanc in full strength and happy at the unexpected continuance of the emper- or's extension, The newspaper duels show a bitterness worthy of Annanias and Judas. The Keenz Zeitung, conservative, calls the Berliner Tag. blott, liberal, a childish caricature of Machia- velli, weeping its crocodile tears of alleged pataiotism. The Deutsche Tagblat ironically calls the Feeizennige Zeitung a guard of the crown, and gets the answer that this is bet ter than to be the chancellor’s marmaduke, but there are no bloody duels and ingly few suits for livel. astonish- The Empress As a Diplomat. [Copyright 1885 by New York Associated Press.) BerLiy, April 14.—The conflict between Prince Bismarck and the party of the em- press is only momentarily suspended. The truce will not last long, and unless Bismarck becemes a convert to the *Vietoria policy,” a supreme crisis will follow, the issue of which will be the absolute triumph of the chancel- lor or his tempors The empress is endeavoring to sceure sup- port in every possible applied even to influenc Russian and Austrian courts for assistance 10 achieve her purpose. If the ezar, who is operated upon through Copenhiagen, could be induced to send assurance to Bismarck that the Battenberg marriage would not alter the friendly relations between Russia and Ger- many, the empress might deem the battle won, The Austrian imperial family main- 1 position in the matter. They dislike Alexander and would like to sce the marriage effected if it would tend to widen the breach between Germany and Russia, retreat from politics. quarter, und s 80 opposite as the tain a neutra ‘The czar in the meantime, has shown no disposition to respond to Empress Victorin's overtures, nor is he likely to encourage them. The opinions of the Rus: brief space divided. favor of sel n court were for a A strong party were in sing the chance offered by the Battenberg crisis to overthrow the chancel- lor. Their plan was to induce the czar to intimate to Emperor Frederick that he would regard the marriage as a private affair, and thus help the empress to oust Bismarck, The view of De Giers was that the present crisis was an incident in the gen- eral policy of Prince Bismarck to assert him- sclf against the empress. He was of tho opinion that Bismarck's fall would lead to a close Anglo-Austr n alliance, which would prove an immediate source of danger to Russia. Another of De Giers' arguments was that, owing to the bad health of Emperor Frederick, the retirement of Bismarck would be brief and would be followed by L re- turn to office with a feeling of hostility to cvery mfluence that had been used to over- personal revolution isted De Giers to well throw him. The czar for Prince Alexander a prevail. Although these facts are known in court circles here, the empre: severes in her efforts to induce at 1 cessation of the opposition of the czar. Among the chiefs of the German federa tion she has the support only of the regent of Bavaria. The king of Saxony’s recent jour- ney to Munich was made for the purpose of soliciting the regent to join in a declaration of the sovereign heads in favor of Bismarck. “The king not only the empress now 1 mediation of the Bavarian regent, who makes light of the importance of Prince Al exander, and wants the chancellor to consent t0 the betrothal and retain his pla The Grand Duke of Baden bas joined with the king of Suxony in upholding Priuce Bis- marck. The affair is expected to reach a climax when the queen of England visits Charlotten- berg. That the empress has been prompted by the queen, her mother, to thwart Bis- marck is denied only by the empress sup- Some papers, among them the so- d in his mission, but son to rely upon the s re porters. called official Politische Correspondence of Vienna, publish a bogus communication, al- leged to have come from the Berlin foreign office, to the effect that the queen with Prince Bismarck in the opinion that the cone The descriptions from the marriage is inopportune, aim to lessen the irritation arising interference of the queen in German affairs, It is semi Victoria’s present arrangements include a visit to Darn where * she will hold a family council with the Battenbergs. After leaving Charlottenburg, it is still hoped here, ficially announced that Queen istadt, she will abandon her proposed visit to Ber- lin altogether. If the arrangements are countermanded it will be a signal that the cabal against Bismarck has collapsed, The attitude of the press towards the projected marriage has distinctly Bismarck has the unstinted adve servative and national liberal papers, while the progressist press has supported the em- press, Austrian and Hungarian papers favor Battenberg as a Russian irritant. been defined, of con- Popular memorials in Berlin, Leipsic, Breslau and other places in favor of Prince Bismarck meunwhile, A crisis re- curring, the popular movement will be reawakened and produce abundant testimony that Germany resents the court conspiracy to overturn the policy of the chancellor, The change for the worse in the emperor's general condition, combined with alarming symptows preceding the insertion of a new canula, on Thursday, gave the empress’ party a scare. The rapid swelling around the old canula and the sudden contraction of the air passages intensely alarmed the physicians. Dr. Mackenzie unmediately summoned to his assistance Drs. Bergmann, Krause and are, withdrawn, anula in This incident tracted attention to the the emperor, ing before placing a new the em- peror's t has again at arious state of ie final risis ma oceur at ny moment. During the height of the alarm, Dr. Krause, on being asked how the em- peror was getting on, is reported to have re- plied: “‘He has got over it well now dread ever , but we to-m Dr. Mackenzie's intended leave of absence has been stopped. He is directing the manufacture by Berln makers of a series of canulas adapted to the variations of the malady The North-German zetto to-night says: “The doctors of the opinion that no unfavorable change will occur for at least six wecks, The emperor has now no feeling of choking, The swelling below the canula was due to The dificulty in breathing was removed by the insertion of o new canula, But this not lessen public anxiety.” cartilaginous inflammation. announcement does Financial Berlin is expectant of a fresh im- pulse through the negotiations for new loans. "The Spanish government is treating with the Disconto Gesellschaft for further facilities, Rome municipality applies for a loan to Blechroders and the success of the Mexican issue has emboldencd Bther Central and South governments to bankers. A strong bourse party, 1 with condemns the threatened outburst of fo Ameri ke overtures to German chiefly assoc home enterprise loans and the opposition will probably pre- vent over-speculation. The first busine Landtag scssions will be votes on the bill for the relief of the sufferers by the floods, T\ will be followed by a measure to property of religious orders authorized to re- to free tuition alof Herr s on the resumption of the is store the turn to Prussia, a bill relati in prim ols, and ¥ 80 a propos von e to impose upon the communcs and towns » share of police charges. Dr. Windthorb's demand for extended con- trol by the clergy in education in” primary schools will lead to a heated debate, The programme of the session on the whole has not changed in interost, The sectarian fecling has been excited over the proposal of the Reiclisbote, the or the Proestant evangehcals, that national memorial to the late peror William be a protestant cathedral replacing the present dome in Berlin, mania and the entire Catholic press have re- sented the proposition that money be taken an of the Em- Ger- from a population that is two-fifths Catho- lies to be applied to the building of a Prote: ant cathedral, The gued that as Prussia contributed to the com- pletion of the Cologne cathedral, tion of the Catlolics to contribute to National Protestant eathedral is untenable. Meantime, the co The commission appointed by the emperor to re- port upon the best form of monument is not ik sprove the eathedral project, but rather to adopt the North German Gazette's suggestion for a national pantheon. Leipsic, Munich, nstatingt ional Zeitung has @ the objee- the rtroversy continues. Reports from Bremen and clsew been nt there has \ere coneur newal of ivity in socialist cirel The authorities are zeal 1o repre. working with redoul the socialists and ay domicile en red in searching t AtEl t Bremen eleven pected parties. erfeld ten arres been made. nd at Munich twenty, including fizured in the The Munich trial wil as the police spies who wer trusted members of the tions will appear s witnesses. who umber of persous St. ccent congress at ouse great interest, thought to be ie associ soc] The international sugar trade congress has been fixed to Cassel Whitsunti week. Six Her Parents “Writ"” Their Conscnt, Loxnox, April 14 the Br the Berlin matter to- feet that letters Prince Alexahderof Battenberg and Princess Victoria about four months ago, definitely pledging their troth as future man and wife, subject to the consent of the latter's parents, The letters were shown to the Prin to cousent, mect hund delegates will be pres It is to the hanged bef ight. were ex: s father and mother, who which exists in writing. time of the engagement no date was fixed, s it was tacitly recognized that the expe pair must wait for the old kaiser's death. The betrothal, therefore, stands to-day with the date of the marriage still unfixed, out of temporary defercnce to Bismarck’s strenuous opposition, but with 10 idea of abandoning the pr Mean- while, it is reported that the prince regent of Bavaria intends making Prince Alexander commander of the Second Bavarian army corps, at the same time giving him this high position to mark the fecling of the German that royalty ought not to he bullied in this fashion by ministers, even if sovereigns, they happen to be Bismarcks. The re gravity wse of the Kaiser lends added to the chancellor crisis. It isthe gencral feeling here that the disease has now entered its final stage, and that the end will come speedily, but this is based on no exact information. = et Won't Marry Minnie, PirtsnUke, Pa., April 14,—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—1t is about settled that Ensign Ryau will not marry Miss Minnie Parsons, the young lady whom he was al leged to have abducted. The licutenant has decided to pursue this course and his friends y he will stick to his determination, even though the matter has to be taken to the courts for settlement, Miss Minnie herself is very much agitated and wants to return to New York to-morrow in order to resume her engagement with tie Duff opera company on Monday. Itissaid she is also inclinet drop the suit against the young navy officer Lt to this her parents ob, They want to push the case to the bitter end, —— Amicably Adjusted. Sr. Louvis, April 14.—The differences exist ing between the St. Louis & San Francisco railroad were settled satisfactorily to-day. General Manager Merrill was seen this after- noon, and said that the principal demand of the engineers, which was the abolition of classification, was conceded by the company. The demand for increased pay for the firemen was compromised, and the demand for a change of the system of payment from a mileage to a percentage basis was conceded. The system was practically changed to- that in vogue on the Atchison and other. lines iu Hovel, and succeeded in reducing the swell- | St. Louis & San Francisco territory, LONDON'S SWEATERS. Arnold White Relates His Ferreting Investigations. THEY WORK WHILE THEY EAT. Paid a Mere Pittance for Eighteen Hours Labor PAUPER LABOR IMPOSED UPON. Recreation and Pleasure Something Unknown to Them, STRANGERS IN THEIR HOMES, Pathers of Families Who Never See Their Children—Working Six in Midnight to Th rom the Morn g Untit Provide With Food. London's Pauper Laborers, Copyright 1558 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxnoy, April Mo—[New York Herald Cable—Special to ' the Bee.|—Earl Dun raven not only vesires to reform the house of lords, but the condition of the poor slaves to what 18 the United States, the He is chairman of the committee of which Lords Derby and Roths- child They wmet to-day in the ! honse of the poers, taking testimony and in view of the fact thus stated the s to the questions of Lord Dunraven by the witness, Arnold White, formerly o member is in earnest in trying to better called here, as in sweating syste re members. we s of parlinment and a co-laborer with Walter Besant, George R, Sims and othess in for- reting out abuses of the poor, should prove interesting. dMr. White: “The remedies are first forcign ion in pauper immigration, uly men over fifty ant of their trade, speaking no lang: but their own, and bringing no money with them; sccondly, the extension of the factory act to adult mills, with rezistration of all work rooms, the certifleate of regis be afiixed outside the House, tud in the house to be accedsible to the factor) and sanitary inspoetors; thirdly, the aboli- 6 rs of s of age, igno- ration to tion of c sunitary ind to 1y the humber of inspectors v qualifications. He wenton to detafl how. intercsted in sociul questions, e hall: repeat come in ontact with t Lord Roth describe s Answe i of grinding the poor. used in the hoot tra to that in the t trade the sweat himself, m the tailor definition. in, In the n who boot ked one who eaused A nast took a others to s London boot tr or krifer in the half share. He could prepare t1 w3 5, three or four fimshers. ing the price paid by th were four shillings a tor would take two shillines smainder betwesn Thus it is evide 5 anxions to incre the three t thut the master ters, as he thus got an inerc The knifer provided his men with o cup of erffee in the mornmg proportion of woney. and in the evening, in order to prevent the workers from moving from their seats, he 2lso provided them with tools, lizht, and what was known gs gri This system the brought of working had actors not in ¢ slop boot been about by istene Wo generati The practice is revoiting and pursues an un- restricted importation of I8 Poland and G longed to no union and wer greeners from any. They be e willing to work for such remuncration as was given to the s, Who would receive four or five The absen another cause, Indian cool ann of aporentice ship wi rmerly the work- men had to undergo an apprenticeship in A greener who had not arrived a fortnight from abroad was now red sufticiently competent to take part The two order to be skillful. consi in the work. causes of sweat in ements in machinery and the importation of forcigners, Where there was not the poor forcigners, there wus not were the the sweating, a to Earl Derby, who inquired about the hours of Jabor of sweaters, Mr, White said: About cighteen a day. He had scen men k from 5 o'clock 2. m. until m They sat and worked st their scats a there, and o )f these dinners, which In answe at dnight 1 took 1 saw esterday cousisted of a astylile bread of bread was produecd and shown to the com- mittee, Lord Derby—But was this piece for the man's dinner or breakfast; Mr. White—I took it mains of his dinner, ce of hard, This piece of bread myself as the re- He had coffee with this bread, but no fish, meat or anything else, It is the ordinary food of the By working eighteen of nineteen hours a day for cars, the working sweater in the slop boot trade hoped to be a knifer himself, The colonial market was flooded with work of the most fllthy d sweaters—hboots with soles made largely of brown paper. Earl Dunraven—What Is the price paid for finishing these boots! The manufacture pence a pair for finighing, or i dozen, Lord Derby—What do you say about the men who work eighteen hours a day? Answer—I had kjown one he went hoine at midnight so exhaustf that it was his custom te sleep with his head on the table, being teo tived to go 1o bed. : Any sweaters, so1 scription turned out by these Answer paid four ur shillings a sweater, when attewpt by the igen to organize themselves to get shorter hours or obtain better wegoes, wi looked upon as insubordination, and the Tho life of & London sweater was hopeless and that they masters would instantly dismiss them. ar and it is should tionary propaganda. Asked about the White added: Th intelligence and temper not surprising have inclinations to adopt a revolu n sweaters, Mr. usually persons of fory ¥ te; most attached to their families, of whom they caught a glimpse as it were, and who never thought of At forty yc was aged and worn out. Lord Derby— Mr. amusement, old a sweater Are they well behaved? White—Admirably behaved s regards 3 abominably anliness, behaved s regards Lord Dunraven—Are the men's condition better or worse here than in their own coun- try? Answer—Many of the men who came ‘here from abroad had been driven from their homes by Their soc life tainly not better than that which they left in their own country. Several workmen witnesses were exam- ined who fully bore out the truth of White's investigations, of all: ance cont political was reasons, here One can stand as an instance Samuel Wildman, adicted his name, and a boat fin isher, said | whose appear- > came from Hungary ten years Ao, us lie could not et a living ther Lord Dunraven—What were you engaged at the Answi T was a teacher there. What made you think you could do better here ! From what friends in Hungary told him. He therefore came to Eust Ind he could I four we weeks for Sngland, went to the 1d was there told by a man that arn the b He worked for the man four nothing, beginning labor at 5 o'clock in the mornine and leaving off at ight. He ¢ these finishing business in worked every day except four wecks. He aot He subscquently obtained nent in another workshop. He had labored for the past ten years at sweating, working from 6 o'clock in the morning until midimght each day in the week but Saturday, and now earned fifteen shillings weekly. He had & wife and six children and paid four shillings a weck for 1o work so hard tl was paid employ anything. it He was required at he could upt drink his e or tea until it was cool as he could not are the time to drink it v cofl 5 m. The work- room was about four and a half y and two or thre s high. It lights and light, aud four workmen besides the were employed in it. The witness spoke in broken English. but s at last questioncd by Lord Rothschild in man, and in reply to his questions stated at the.xdom in which he now worked is yards high, four and a half yards square, with two windows, two gas lignts o light for tieating irons. Four work- u besid the room. s square had two heating windows, two gas one master s the knifer work in ctor visited it nsp The commttee adjourned until next week. - The Actors’ Night Out. [Copyright 1558 by James Gordon Benniett, | 20 m.—[New York He: sial Pelegram to the Bre]— g, squeezing itself to- @ the chorus to Arbun’s splendid orchestra at the Opera House Bal 1 Association of Dramatic artists up to the 1 hours,this morning, and I send this at To all Cable—Sp s it been ¢ nd sing etlier ment ate the me of the profession would be impossible. Al were The *“William Tell” trio was sung by the whole combined singers of the Opera and t m possible for cabling. 1be present there, and the Opera Comique a much ap- plauded nov followed by louder ehcers for Judic and Baron, who sang the “Grena- dicr and Princess” duo, und the emphatic Do Souvenier for Judics Piouit,” o Variet s froquenters years ago, nd tier was & mass of flowers, and at joined in the danemg to the strains of the oreliestra, led in turn by the of the French stage, One of the prettiest weddings of the season was that of Count J s and Miss Rose Clymer, of Philadelphia, which took place this week at St. Pierre de Challot. The altar was decorated with palms, Magueritas, roscs and | most charming cques Bry ies, During the service Against played Voque's wedding march, The bride wore a long white satin gown, without ornaments, except large solitaire dinmond carrings, Her long tulle veil was fastened Ly o wrcath of oranee blossoms, There was no reception after the ceremony. Biily Cook, who left New York with 8500, 000 at the time of tk n Paris, val Tweed scandal, 15 dead 8 been an in- hands of M For years past he he 1. His sealed will is in the Valois, a Paris law, Noble, the inventor of dynamite, died at Canncs yesterday, e Daylight Highwaymen Promssvic, Pa, April 14,—|Spacial Telo gram to the Ber.|—This afternoon, abou half past 1 o'clock, Mrs, B, L. Wood, a prom¢ inent lady of the east end, was knocked down und robbed of a diamond ring and a wallet containing 4 sum of money. The assault was made on one of the most promi- nent thoroughfares, and was witnessed by a number of persons. After securing their plunder, the highwaymen started down the by several men. At the cor- of Liberty and Center avenucs the rob bers turned on their pursuers and fired sev- shots, which had the effe of compelling them to give up the chase, Mrs, Woods w not scriously injured, This 18 the fourth time within 4s many months that defenseless women have been assaulted and robbed in that section of the city iu broad daylight, So——— O'Hrien Again Arrested, Duniy, April 14.—William O'Brien, M. P., was arrested on arriving at Kingston to- day in conscquence of his speech at Lough rea last Sunday. A crowd gathered at Brandstone station and cheered O'Brien and groaned for Balfour. O'Brien has been lodged in Ballinsloe jail until Monday. —-— Ruined By the War. GALvESTON, April 14.—Robert Miller, one of the most remarkable of Texas pioneers died in this city this morning aged scventy-nine. Prior to the war his slaves and_plantations were valued at $3,000,000. President Lincoln's proclamation” emangi- pated 1,000 selected siaves belonging to the deceased and resulted in his finunciat ruin from which he never enturely recovered, PAG THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE Tmesa] NUMBER 302, THE GILLIG FAILURE, Indignant Depositors Thronging the Exchange in London. [Copyright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett.} Losnoy, April 14.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bre.] —Henry F. Gillig is reported to have sailed on tho Etruria, It is perhaps well he was not here this morning to confront, as his liquidator had to confront, the angry little crowd who filled the small apartment devoted to the business of Henry the The depositors in London of the d the and . Gillig & Co., who are bankers as per ofcial list, 0. alled American Exchange had re local accounts in the morning papers, when they came to get thew cash they perfunctorily told that o liquidator was in possession. Angry chilling answers The scene, though on a com paratively small scale, was like a run on the 1 talked with a lady who re- were quer ies and were interchanged savings bank. quested her name to be concealed, who had draft from a lady friend who was a depositor and ignorant of refused. I learned that the latter needed money and come with an_ordinary any trouble, was astonished to be the deposit was her little all, Sho was told that there little likelihood of any divi- dend. Anir man asked if J. Gould had anything to do with the concefn te western and libelous phrases were used by several. Ono Jady with two children in charge grew hys- terical and wept. She thing for her travel and placing the children toid me that ev at school was in the hands of the Gillig peo- ple. Turning to the clerk she upbraided him, saying: “I might have put this into Rothschild’s bank but you persuaded me to leave it herc and mow 1 have no money.” She also desired her name ot used, but fortunately she needs only to cable for money and will get more. On being informed of this method she became ealm, but did not spare her rhetoric. It was the general opinion that money had been accepted with the full knowledge of the The lquidator said he was yet ignorant whether there were any assets be- yond the furniture in the Paris, Liverpool and Queenstown oftices. He has had no time yet to examine the books it 1s lilkely when Gillig arriv solveney. As to liabilitics, s he will find it 10 Jay Gould joke in England to lose trust funds or accept deposits with the knowledge of insolveney, Ilearn it is probable a com- mittee of ereditors will be appointed to take legal measures. The View of the Optimist. [Copyright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett,] Paws, April 14.—[New York IHerald Cable—Specinl to the Ber.]—The news of the intended appointment of a liquidatdt for the American in Europe has caused a great sensation amone the Amer- itan residents of Piris and there was some- thing like a rush to-day at the offices™of the American exchange at Paris. Siuce the de- parture of Mr. Hobson the Paris concern has been without a responsible head. To-day T interviewed I W. Bear, the clerk who ap- pears to be in charge here. He said: “The Americ s quite distinet from the Amcrican Exchange in Europe, Exchange u Exchange in though the latter is the mother company, and as our agent Gillig has control of our stock. Some of the London dircetors are on our bond. Our accounts arc aud- ited monthiy. We cannot deny we have suffered sympath ally by the failure of the London and New York cone: Capitalists are ready to take up the business, and Mr. Livingstone, of Detroit, is about to start for New York to form asyndicate. So far we are certain of £10,000 down be- sides several minor sums, The Societe Generale has st00d by us and we owe them a debt of gratitude.” Investigations made at other quarters do not exactly bear out this optimistic view, ond most of the Paris exchange stock s suid to beinthe hands of the London and New here ' but see no reason to dospair. York concern. Thus the fate of the deposi- tors in Paris may besaid to be linked with the fate of the American Exchange in Europe. Business at Paris is reported to have been dwindling away for a long time ¢ not with- past, consequently the losers he likely to be numerous. Many hay drawn their deposits already, In New York City. W Yous, Avril 14.—1It is unde Mr. Gillig, of the American Exchange in Europe, sailed on the Etruria last night, or will sail Tuc Attorney Cromwell at- tributes the failure to the run of nervous de; positors on the bunk, and thinks th sion* will be only temporary. 8 Treasury Agent Ayres was recently anony mously warned that Gillig was preparing to leave New York, but paid o attention to the communication. 1t is now alleged the seve smuggled articles of jewelry have been traced to Gillig by the customs authorities, Lol An Ovation to Irving. [Copyright 1555 by James Gordon B cnnett.| Loxpoy, April 14.—[New York Herald Cable—Special 10 the Bee]—Irviug's re- turn to his theatre this evening d stood that w an im- 1 intellect, tion, At ch in the aid: “After our absence glad to find ourselves amongst you once more and deeply grateful for the hearty welcome, which is not an un familiar sound under this roof, mense audience of fashion ai ) its end he made a thankful spe 'y act of Faust brought an oy course of which k we are more than About our wanderings 1 have little to say now, The devil has been to and fro on the face of the earth without observing T markable change in mankind, brought with We ha us from our American cousins @ fresh stock of delightful impres id we return to our work with re newed zest aud vigor, and 1 hope that we back sions shall remain at howme a pretty considerabie time as we are conscious from your greeting that your favor bas not lessencd in any way. On behalf of oneand all I thank you from the bottom of my heart and hope in the fu- ture we shall win, as we deserve, your good will.” After the curtain fell he held an ifipromptu reception onfithe stage and the festivitics were prolonged until early morning. It is anvounced that after twenty-four nights of Faust, Robert Macaire and Alleér Heart will be revived on one evening, the first for him the se¢ond for Miss Terry, ey BENEATH A CLOUD Which Showers on Gay Parls the Misty Chills of Spring. SPOILING FASHION'S FROLICSe Boulanger Serves to Keep Up Freals BExcitoement. HIS NAME ON EVERY TONCUE ¥ A Wedding With a Thief as as Invited Guest. STOLE SOME OF THE PRESENT® Literateurs About to Lose Their Wem vorite Feasting Place—A Bl cte at the Home of an Authon teenth Century Without a Ray of Sunshine. 1Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.) Pams, April 14.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Brr.]—Half of Apri{ is gone already and hardly any sign of spring in Pa The legendary chestnut, whichl out-blossoms on the 20th of March, was over three weeks late this year. On tha Voulevard there is no trace of verdure, and Parisians still are going about shivering i their furs and ulsters as they were in No vember. The weather this week has been a hideous compound of chill, mist, sleety snow and rain; gray skies have clouded the meetings at Autevelle and Long Champs, and the slippery state of the ground at both courses has caused an unusual number of tumbles, The weather prophets promise ug a sudden burst of sunshine within the next day or two. Meanwhile Paris is grey and dull, and of the dainty spring fashion which fill columns of the newspapers, not even @& sign has appeared. There have been plen;z of indoor brightness, and several big we dings. The salons in the noble Foubourg are thronged. The clubs and cafes are full with life and chatter. Boulanger's name is on every tongue. Go where you will you are buttonholed. On th bourse they weary you with questions and gossip about the man who, if his foes may ba,__ believed, 18 moving heaven and earth to make himself a dictator. s he aspiring to the part of the czrr, or is he really the purg patriot he painted himself in that intervioW inthe Figaro! In any case, by his own showing, he is a man liable to bo swayed by his friends. Six months ago he only aiméd at returning to the ministry. Today heé dream®0f being the predident. To-mor rof, despite himself, imperial honors may tempt him, and the cry, “Boulanger C'est la Pai may turn his head. The feeling of the masses in Paris is still hostile to the general, Seve eral of the fiercest socialists in the municipal council are now fighting him in the prove inces. This very opposition, however, naturally wins him the monarchiste votes, and tonight it looks a8 though we might see the anomaly of u professing radical being clected by the Bonapartists. En France tout finit par des In this Boulangerism business however, cverything began with songs and and enthusiasm, with which the public take up the refrain, The “Pienponpous Daus vergne™ at the Eldorado every night show that song-making is still a political force 14 France. The anti-Boulangists quite under staud this and intend to pit the Marseillaig against the general's war sougs at to-mows row's election. Pierre Loti, author of “Pechus d'Tslande!? and “Sicre Ives,” has been entertaining hilh friends at his home in Rochefort, avolding: the beaten track of hospitality. He devised @ charming fiftcenth century festival, Al} his guests were attired in historic costumes, A banquet and ballct of the period were chief features in the programme. In the migs dle of the feast umonster pastry was brought out, out of which there walked a little clown, covered with glittering spangles, whe treated the guests to some fifteenth century mummery, The gas was replaced by flam- ing and the mods and common place was sternly banished. The wedding of Mlle de Vanlserre and Ma de Firmino, which took place at Trimty the same day, ended in a scandal. The wedding breakfast took place at Baron de Wendel's house, and was followed by the customary 1By some mishap cithes cnter the apartment chausons. e reception of friends, a thief managed to wlh s the splendid wedding presents were laid out on a horse-shoe shaped table, or ong of the guests was aflicted with willful klepe tomania. However it happened, on revisite ing her treasures the bride discovered a largs number of her jewels had disappeared, Among the missing objects was a superb riviere of diamonds, worth over $10,000, Buron de Wendel, whom I have intepviewed, says hie fears no hope of ever recovering the jewels. He thinks Mile Firmino’s experience should be a lesson to French people to teach them to be more carcful than they aro in ads mitting strangers to their house ci Parteur's Texan patient, makes progress and it is hoped he may yet escape the fate of the Russians who were ine noculated a ) after madwolf bites, He has been taking a rest lately seeing the sights of Paris and supplementing the innoge ulation Turkish baths. He keeps in good spirits and scems confident of getting back to America cured, Chamberlain, r ago treatment by Men of letters are wailing over the prose pects of being driven from one of their favors ing places, Bre- restaurant o ® new bouillen company, and his naughty little cabinets particulicres will soon be turned into vulgar dining rooms. During the sieg® Brebant worked miracles for his half-starved habitues, among whom were KRenan, Charles de Saint Victor, Edmond de and Theophile Gantier. When presented their. host s wédal, recording bis culinary trivmphy, 1te and most famous bant has sold has sold his Blaus, Paul Geneourt, it was ended they