Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 27, 1888, Page 1

\ 3 L OMAHA SuNDAY BEE [R— i PAGES. 1-8 l — SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 27. 1888.—SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBER 344 NO DESIRE FOR WAR. The Crown Prince Proves Himself a Thorough Soldier. TWO GREAT MEN FOR HIS MODELS Following After Frederick the Great and Emperor William. A PRACTICE WITH HIS BRIGADE. Veteran Von Moltke Compliments Him For His Efficiency. A VISIT TO THE SICK EMPEROR. The Change From Oharlottenberg to Frederickceine Pleases the Invalid —Severity of the Passport Reg- ulations—Personals. [Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.] BenruiN, May 20.—[New York Herald Cable —Speeail to Tre Bee.—An incident occurred during the Prince of Wales stay in Berlin that causes general comment and to which important political significance is attached. From shortly after sunrise until 10 o’clock on the morning of the day preceeding the royal wedding, the crown prince had been manoeu- vering his brigade in Tempelhoffields. For the first time the crown prince took supreme command of the manoeuvering and acquitted himself admirably, He succeeded in repuls- ing the attack of an imaginary enemy march- ing against Berln, The various regiments, squadrons and batteries of the imaginary enemy were represented by red and white cloth banners. The enemie's attack was drawn up by Field Marshall Count Von Moltke himself and the task set for the crown prince was made as difficult as possi- ble. After four hours’ of cessant marching, countermarching vancing, retreating, manoecuvering for every square yard of rising ground or cover the crown prince succeeded in outmanoeuyver- ing his enemy, commanded by oneof the ablest of the Prussian generals. Led by a brilliant charge at exactly the right moment he captured the encmy’s position and after- wards following the example of the late emperor, the crown prince rode to the his- toric oak tree known as the Kaiser Eich in the middle of Tempelhof parade, and there, surrounded by a hundred ofticers, he pointed outin brief technical language the errors committed and the correct moves made dur- ing the manoeuyers of the day. The crown prince subsequently was most highly compli- mented by Count Von Moltke on the *‘quick- ness of perception occwrring and sound military instinct that he gave proof of, and the .admirable manner in which he handied the 7,000 men under his command.” The crown prince felt naturally much elated, and this was referred to by the Prince of Wales to the crown prince at the Alte Schloss on Wednesday afternoon, and 1t was then that the crown prince said to the Prince of Wales, “There is no rose without a thorn. Tam a soldier. I have taken twomen for my models—Frederick the Great and the Em- peror William. I would not bea Hohen- zollotn princa if I did not feel con- vinced that the fational existence of Germany depends on the grmy. My mili- tary studies give me greater pl e than anything clse,but let me tell you frankly that nothing causes me greater pain and heartburn than the wild, warlike intentions that are attributed to me. I am in every way as peaceful as the Emperor William was, and for the people to imagine that I ever dream of plunging into military adventure, or that 1 even tacitly approve of anything that could lead to a disturbance of the peace of Europe, is absolutely absurd.” The crown prince afterward spoke in the most affectionate terms of lus father, the prescnt emperor, whom he sces twice a day. I passed a very pleasant duy yesterday vis- fting the apartments that the emperor occu- pies at Friederichscone, the famous Potsdam palace built by Frederick the Great in 1769, and until lately known as Das nen Piclas. The emperor's bed room is on the first floor, and 1s exactly above the very room in which he was born, The windows look westward over a large stone squave, and a fine view of fruit trees and peach orchurds is scen in the distance. The bed is of medium size and of white enameled wood, Soft Turkish carpets cover the floor, and the walls are hung with light grey damask. The only pictures are a few engravings of Frederick the Great, the lateemperor the Empress Dowager and Prince Henry, There is no portrait of the crown prince in the bedroom, nor in the adjoining cabinet De Cavall. The emperor is delighted to get to his own quarters at Frederich- scone again, which he always considers as bis home. The air at Frederichscrone is much purer than at Charlottenburg, which is low, damp and feverish in summer, and where the mosquitos have began to be- come unbearable. In the lower parts of Potsdom there is a little malaria, but Fred- ericscone is ohigh und dry and makes a nice resting place for the emperor before e goes to Hamwburg, The increasing severity of the passport regulations makes it extremely disagrecable that all Americans coming to Germany this summer shall bring passports from Awecica, and that the personal descriptions, ete., therein shall be exact enough to satisfy a Russian policeman in scarch of Nihilists, _he passports should be stamped by the German ambassador at Paris, but the pass- port regulations do not apply to travellers by the common route from Paris via Belgium to Berlin, but only along direct routes on the Alsace-Lorraive frontier. Among the ar- yivals are consular agent Robertson, of Firth, Mrvs. F. A. Agoand party, of New York, Mrs. E. H. Jackson aud party, Dr. H. M. Fisher, of Philadeldhia, with Miss Kane aud lus wmother, J. Frauces Fishher, whose husband was formerly minister at St Petersburg, W. A. Smith Conoves, Miss A. G. Weber, Chicago, I, and Mr. Piper, Baltimore, Robert Garrett and party, consisting of Mrs. Garrett, Mr. and Mrs, Frick, of Baltimore, and Mr, John- son, of England, left Berlin Wednesday for Munich. They came from St. Petersburg. A. R. Garrett was in excellent health, stout, cheery and enthusiastic over his western trip. Public opinion through Germany, how- ever, approves the new passport negotia- tions. It is admitted they will prove useless in keeping out really dangerous persons who are sure to evade them by entering through Belgium or Switzerland, but the measure is warmly commended on the principle of un- mistakably placing on record that Alsace- Lorraine are to be regarded as permanent German territory and as a warning to France that it is uscless to agitate to have them back. The Post this evening was the mouthpiece of the foreign office. It announces that if the king of Holland dies Luxembourg will undoubtedly. revert to Duke Adolph of Nassua and thereby become an _ integral part of Germany. The Post also contradicts premature reports of restrictive customs duties against Russian wheat or other pro- ductions, putting in abeyance, at least, Bis marck’s economic warfare against the czar. Although it is again cold and blustering, the emperor continues to improve. He now feels more relieved than on any day since the operation. When in conversation at the palace to-day General Sheridan’s dangerous illness was mentioned, and the emperor said, “I hope Sheridan will pull through all right. Iremember him well through the France- Prussian campaign.” When the emperor goes to Potsdam, which will probably be the first warm, windless day, Sir Morrell will occupy the room in which the emperor was born, the kaiserine taking the next room on the ground floor. Carl Schurz is being feted at Hamburg. He told a friend there that if Blaine were nominated he would return to take the same parthe took m the last canvass. Affairs in Berlin. |Copiright 1888 by New York Associated Press.] BeRrLTN, May 26.—The progress of the dis- ease in the throat and trachea of the empe} ror, though slow, is certain. Without an- nouncing the fact in the bulletins, the physi cians permit it to be known that the throat has become so contracted as to necessitate a change in the shape of the canula witha more frequent cleansing of the apparatus. The prince is expected in Berlin to-morrow. His return is accelerated by the state of the negotiations with Austria on the Russian tariff question and the attitude of the French government toward the Alsace Lorraine passport edict. The French cm- bassador has asked for an interview with the chancellor, it is surmised with the inten- tion of urging the withdrawal or modifica- tion of the decrce. Thus far the passport decree does not meet with solid approval. The inauguration of retaliatory custom measures against Russia is delayed until Austria is prepared to join in the economic war. Public fecling in Germany and the opinion of business men concurs in approv- ing the government's projected reprisals. Accordingly if Bismarck intends to establish ceconomic measures that will drive Russia to despair, Germany can rely on Austrian assist- ance to accelerate events, and soend the situation which has now become intoler- able, Both houses of the landtag met this even} ing in jomnt session. Previously the lower house held a sitting, when Herr Richter at- tacked the comservative national press as liceused organs that were privileged ‘during the recent chancellor crisis to defend Prince Bismarck and Empress Vi toria. He specialy alluded to a petition to the crown which had been set afoot in Leipsic and Breslau asking the retention of Bismarck in office and con- demning vehemently the action of. the gov- crnment in instituting proceedings against a progressive paper for reprinting from con- servative fournals personal attacks upon the empress while allowing the original source of the articles to go unmolested. To this he hoped for a cuustic rejoinder from the members present. Military movements on the frontier are progressing rapidly. An order has been pub- lished for strengthening the eastern garrison in the districts of Niedenburg, Solden and Lyck. Austrian military papers say within the next few weeks the garrison of Valicia will be increased by eighteen battalions. CAPTURED BY GIRLS. Desperado Chamberlain Again in Cus- tody-—Protected By Troops. Decur, Ind, May 206.—-Chamberlain, the murderer of Miss Wittenborg of Monticillo, who broke jail the other night and in escap- ing brained Sheriff Henderson, was captured near here this morning. To two young ladies, cousins of Chamber- lain, is due the credit of the capture of the desperado, Lust cvening, an hour before sundown. Chamberlain entered the house of his uncle, Williun Biddle, six miles from Reynolds. The latter is a widower and was absent from home. His daughters, laa aud Mary, aged nineteen and twenty-one, kept house for him, Their feelings can hardly be described @s thoy stood fece to face with the young man who at that moment = was being hunted by a thousand armed men. Chamberlain was almost exhausted. For the entire night and day he had dodged about the country in the rain without a bite to eat or a moment to When informed that Deputy Sheriff Hurvey had sea d the house but an hour before, ne dropped on tlLe sofa for a short t. His cousins induced hiw to remove his before the fire to 1 he 1 asleep Ida remained at nd Mary ran across the fleld and told the story to Ralph and Arthur Laurie, the nearest neighocrs, Armed with shot- guns and accompanicd by three ohers they cutered the house, ‘While Lauriec drew a bed on the desperado the others sprang upon bim and bound him. At midnight arrangemeuts were made to start for tois place. He was then taken to Monticello where the antzorities expected a 1yuching, as publie feeling against the mur- eror is wrought up to the highest pitch, Company H, First regiment, statc troops, ar- rived at Mouticello this afternoon under ovders from Governor (iray, to prevent the Iyuching. The presence of 'the troops. only lagd the cffectof adding to the excitement and ng the people. A CHANGE IS COMING. Brutal Balfour's Fine Balloon is Doomed to Perish. A REACTION IS SETTING IN Against His Reckless Policy It Was Bound to Come, RANDOLPH CHURCHILL DID IT Lancashire Operatives Cheer Him to the Echo. CHAMBERLAIN'S PUERILE PLAN. Taking His Clew From Churchill He Rushes Forward With a Silly Scheme For the Amelioration of Ireland’s Ailments. [Copyright 168 by James Gordon Bennett. Loxvox, May 26.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tnr Bre.l—Although the members of parliament are scattered all over the house politics do not stand still. Changes are getting on, none the less important be- cause some of them are unseen. They are making for the direction I have ventured to prepare you to anticipate—modified coercion if not actual abandonment of that policy of reform of the gross abuses in Irish govern ment, and the collapse of Balfourism, that grotesque plant that grew up in a night. It will vanish as suddenly. An active and pow- erful clige has been at work for some months past sounding the praises of Balfour far and near. Never was any man so wise, heroic, far-sighted; he had saved England, regener- ated Ireland. The press, largely controlled by the government, which can give early news the only bribe which it dares to offer—took up the Ralfour parable. We, who stood be- nind the scenes, laughed in our sleves some- times. It seems easy to gull the public, but it is almost wicked to do it, Balfour himself must know that his fire balloon must soon perish. The papers ascribed to him a merci- less determination to crush, not conspiracy, but the whole Irish people, but against such a policy there was sure to come a tremendous reaction. Tt is beginning now. A few months hence and the Balfour legend will be almost forgotten, except as a page of corricature in Irish history. Ineed not tell you what has brought this change to pass. Nothing has done 1t but the boldness, vigor and ability of Lord Randolph Churchill, In London a man was almost hounded down for daring to say a word in his favor. Everybody was against him, yet he kept on resolutely contending for his ideas until the culminating point was reached last week at Preston, when an audience of 6,000 persons stood up and cheered again and agan in response to his plain declarations on the Irish question. Remember that in Preston there are very few Irishmen—so few that the elec- tion agent told me they could not be taken into account. It cannot, thercfore, be said Lord Randolph merely won the cheers of an Irish audience. The people who applauded most vociferously were the hard-headed oper- atives of Lancashire, shrewd men in Eng- land, and, “‘as Lancashive thinks to-day, so all England will think to-morrow,’ says the proverb, an ominous proverb at this hour for Balfourism. Scarcely had the echoes of that great speech at Preston died from men's ears be- fore a portent was seen in the political firma- ment. The prophet of Birmingham came forth and gave a sign to his followers. How fong is it ago since Chamberlain rebuked | Randolph Churchill in the house for daring to put in a plea for mitigation of punishment in the case of Treland, so fast is tide flowing that it seems a year. In reality it is less than a month since i8¢ governmenment practically announced that if meat to post- pore reformed government In Ireland till the Greek kalends, Churchill rosa from the bock seats and protested and reminded them of their pledges, and entreated them to keep honestly to their word and render justice to Ireland while suppressing treason, Chamberlam’s former hope, the radicals rushed forward and threw his shield over the ministry., He would not allow even a suggestion to be made to allow justice for Ireland, at least within any given limit of time, she to give to her promises to pay at un unznown period, but heard her plausible tale and turned her adrift in rags and misery as of yore, and now where is Chamberlain? Ten days have passed since Churchill issued his ultimatum from Preston, Chamberlain runs forward with another, “Take mine,” he cries, ‘it is the same as Randolph Chur- chill, only much more so.” He throws it at the head of the public and expects to see the whole world in an ecasticy admiration. Overboard goes ministry; away to the winds fly Lord Salisbury, dear Smith and “The Nephew of My Uncle,” Popskins is here again with a plan, and such a plan, A million for public works, more millions for buying all the Irish lands, reformed local government, and @ bundle of provincial as- semblies in which Irish patriotism may find endless scope for its exercise. The scheme is framed at the wish of Gladstoue. Well, as Churchill, I am inclined to think that on person it will dish is Joseph Chamberlain. Everybody but the credulous author saw atonce thut it could not possibly work—uot even in Utopia, much less in Ireland. While the people could say Chamberlein has some ideas in his head about Ircland, a charm of mystery langs around him. How be disclosed every- thing to the world as it turas on Ireland would cause laughs in Bediam itself. A more crazy project for settling the Irish question could nct be advanged. Chamberlain has always been thought practicable and it will take him some thwe Lo recover lus reputation, evea for of the simple common sense, Ireland is shaking with laughter at the project. John Bull recollects that he mever really trusted the author of the theory of ransom for English landlords., The papers under Joseph's in- fluence are busy insinuating that he is acting in secret collusion with Lord Randolph. I do not believe a word of it, no matter where 1t comes from. That Chamberlain may now seek shelter himself behind Churchill's coat is quite intelligible, and it is not very likely Churchill will submit to an alliance with Chamberiain at a time when the Birming- ham craft is sinking below the waters and there soon will bo more and louder cries for help. The government's defeat at Southampton is a heavy blow. Another seat is lost through the eagerness of the ministerial ring to prove its firm hold on the country. The former conservative member has retired upon a salary of £4,000 and a house and his successor is a Gladstonian, Multitudes of explanations pour forth from official circles. You may wade in them up to the chin and they are all mere dust and rubbish. One thing is visible, that extravagance and jobber in England | and unmiti gated coercion in Ireland have had their day. It may havpen that before parliament meets again the most docile sup- porters of the government will perceive this. In that case no more shall we hear Randolph Churchill denounced as a traitor by the very men who would turn traitor to anybody or anything for the sake of office. There will be a stampede from the ministerial camp, but waether it comes now or a little later is o matter of small moment, Come it must. At last the conservative party is on its trial, and a strange story will have to be told of its ca- reer since 1886, whon its judgment will be pronounced. A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT. THE FIGHT 18 O! Irish M. P.'s Will Defy the Bishop of L rick To-day. LCopyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.] LoxboN, May 2.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Bee.]—The breach be- tween the Irish M. P.’s and the vatican is fast widening. To-morrow, in Limerick diocese, will be read' from the altars the manifesto of its bishop, supporting the vatican strongly, whilé a meeting is being held the same day by the Irish members under a call bitterly phrased against the bishop. Doubtless the following editorial in to-night's Star, writfen by T. P. O'Connor, represents exactly the sentiments of the Irish members and nis fellow Cathoiics: “The Catholic bishop of Limerick has ac- cepted the challenge of the Irish members and boldly proclaims the right and power of the Roman inquisition to interfere in political af- fairs of the Irish people.” We are glad of it. Bishop O'Dwyer has done the nationalist Tauseservice in forcing the fight. Until he had spoken the only supporter whom the Roman inquisition had found in Ireland was the rabid orange newspager, the Daily Ex- press. Now the friends of the Roman inqui- sition are two. It will be interesting to watch the result to-morrow, The issue will be pointed for Mr, O'Brien, M. P., and sev- eral other Irish members will attend the meeting at Limerick to denounce the papal reseript under the very nose of this ultramontane prelate. We do not doubt for a moment the result. The overwhelming majority of the Irish people will support their representatives against both the inqui- sition and the only bishop in Ireland who has been the friend and supporter of the co- ercionists.” The expressious, forcing the fight, accept the challenge, Roman inquisi- tion, the issuc will be pointed, denounce the papal rescript, cto., are unusually strong ones. English Catholics, such as the Duke of Norfolk and the Marquis of Butte are heard regretting such a course, and Glad- and Harcourt are already quoted as fearing the effect on home rule of this impatient action of the Catholic M. P.’s —— FOUR IN HAND. Successful Meet and Drive of a Swell Coaching Club, [Copyright 1358 by James Gordon Bennett.) Loxbox, May 26,—[New York Herald Cahle—Special to Tne Bee.]—The meet of the coaching club took placeat noon. Under balmy breezos and kindly sunshine the coaches were in 1iie; and their tops presented bright parterres of millizéry—the new tall- stick parasols,with golden knobs 2ud all varie- ties of floral decorations on lace embovered silk coverings sceming like shrubbery. This club, although not so executive nor so old as the four-in-hand—the meet of which is next month—presented an appearance of teams, coaches and harness which, perhaps, is superior. Three full chestnut teams, nine of bays, four of browns, four of greys by Lord Charles Beresford and of roans, with nine of the leaders or wheelers in mixed shades of color, comprised a grand show of thoroughbred horse flesh, The route of the procession was from Hyde park corner, the usual popular road, into Kensing- ton gardens, and thence through Queensgate to Hammersmith-on-the-Thames. The morn- ing military manoeuvdrs and a glorious sum- mer day had brought east enders and west enders to the park inl hundreds and thous- ands, fairly impeding the course of the drive, and no especial celebritios participated either in the meet proper or as gazers, — Benedict and the G. A, R. WasniNGTox, May 20.—Celonel D. A, Grosvenor, membep of the employment committee of the G. A. R., testified to-day before the house committee on printing, re- gurdiug the employment of soldiers, sailors and orphans of soldiers or sailors by the government priuting office. Colonel Giros- venor was asked if the agsurance which had been made by Benedict to representatives of ths G. A. R., that the law exempting this elass of employes from discharge should be observed, had been kept. He said it had not been kept but that a reverse of this was the case. Colonel Grosvenor further said he Lad visited the goyermment printing ofiice frequently of late in the interest of his cowrades of the G. A, R., and that 1t had al- ways seemed to him to be the most difficult burcau of the government the G. A. K. had to deal with an - e Ay T where they could expect the AWAY WITH GLOOM. Paris Weather Made to Please the Pleasure Seeker. FRAGRANT WITH SUMMER BLOOM The Influx of American Tourists to the Gay Capital. THE GENERAL BECOMES GRAVE. Pulling Back Impetuous Partisans By the Coat Tails. THE EDEN'S LAST PRODUCTION “Rolla’ Proves an Acceptable Innova- tion to French Theater Goers-s Parts of the Dialogue of the Play Really Intelligible. Basking in the Sunshine. [Copyrtght 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.| Pants, May 20.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tue Bre]--The warmth of summer has burst upon Paris, every leaf as- serting itself in juicy effulgence in all the well known haunts of this city of pleasure. The Parisian is essentially an outdoor ani- mal. While the Bushley park, with all its fragrant chestnut bloom, is comparatively tranquil, while Kensington garden is devoted to strollers, here in Paris there is a rush to verdant corners, and oh what a brilliancy is added to the bloom when dark evening comes. The pavillion D' Armenonville and a restaur- ant D'Madrid are bright with lights and gay with the echo of Hungarian orchestras. Ballets and concerts have chased away gloom, The silence of winter and the annual dog ‘show at the Tuilleries has made the heart of the new Paris season beat joyously. Quite a nosegay of American swells are now in the French capitol. Miss Eleanor Winslow is at the Metropolitan. Mr. and Mrs. Harper are at the Binda. Mr. and Mrs, Brockholst Cutting, Miss Cutting and Mr. ‘William Outhout were the American guests at the dinner given last evening to mect Mousignor Rostelli, the papal nunciato, at Mrs. Albert Gallatin’s, whose marriage with Count Ronan de Chabot is the big social event. Amongst others are General Lawton, United States minister to Austria, and Mrs. Lawton is a passenger on the Gascogne for o brief absence in America. Mr. and Mrs. Butler Duncan have arrived at the Hotel Bristol. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lanier have gone to London. Mrs. Charles Watrous left for London this morning. Mr. Bradish Johnson June is at the Hotel Westminster, Mr. R. C. Shannon, ex-United States minis- ter at Panama, and Mrs. Shaunon leit this .morning for Carlsbad. But certainly Paris was never so alive with good Americans since the exhibition of 1878 as this year. It seems a sin to touch French politics in such a paradise, but Boulanger, alas, is still at work. While he plots there never will be peace for the radicals or the Gambettists, The Boulangists are evidently gaining ground while their enemies are perfectly frantic. The general has thrown off the mask and stands forth as a downright pre- tender. His public utterances daily grow bolder. They culminated in an interview which has just appeared in Figaro. Said Boulanger: “Ihave been pushed to the front; there I am, and so long as I am wanted there I shall stay. Whatever the people may tell youIhave only promised two things—the revision by means of a dissolution and re- form of the social laws, or perhaps I should say of social manners, Where my promises are concerned I shall go to all lengths. I cannot succeed at once, I learn that it would be quite possible for me to precipitate events but 1 have rogarded it as my duty mot to engage the country in disquieting adventure, Industry and com- merce dread anything like a crisis. I hope to gain my ends calmly and logically by the mere force of things. What is called Bou- langism is spreading like a tree with almost mathematical regularity. 1 am striving, 1 assure you, to pull back my too impetuous partisans by the coat tails,” £ All this is very grave and the result has Dbeen a series of conclaves, ending up with a sort of council of three of the good ones of Venetian pattern, headed by Clemenceau, Tane, a former Gambetiist; and Goffrin, a very doubtful- creature of the communist order. 'These three, like Herod, Pllate and Caiphas, have joined hands against the dreadful Boulanger, who takes it all with & light heart, secing that he has ball- ads and barrel organs on his side. Mean- while M. Wickers Heimer, another deputy suggests the delightful idea of a congress on the 14th of July, which, seeing what has passed since the last national fete of the same date, is simply diabolical. The fact is Boulanger seems to have the devil's own luck, although probably Boulangism will spoil Galliffet, or Sussier, or anybody before it has run its course. To-night the right had its innings at the Hotel Coutinental, They mean, of course, to pull Boulanger to their own side without his personality, but they will not succeed. Hyere's wine poisoning affair is still mak- ing a terrible sensation. Day after day more illnesses are reported, and if M. Devilleneu had not been arrested he would have ran a good chance of being lynched. Some of the victims have dreadful convulsions: others are partially paralyzed or have their hands and legs swollen; in other cases the eyes are unnaturally dilated and the patients have all the appearance of being insane. The production of Mme. Maunsonetti and Angeli's ballet at the Eden theatre, with premiere danseuse Mile. Cappini, second premicre danseuse Mlle. Legnani Leon- ara, Mlle. Labatirolla, M. Monti, Michael Angeli and M. Cuckoli in “Et I' on Revient Tonjours et ses Premieres Auoure” operetta, with Judic . and Grauier, having coased to draw at the Eden theater, the management last night went back to the play with which the house first made itself a name in Paris, “Rolla,” the newest Mila- nese importation, is a work of the typical Italian pattern. There are any number of moving allabiles, the premieres danseuses are as nimble as ever, the music by M. Angeli is feeble and the costumes are more Italian than tasteful. In one respect “Rolla” differs from most of the ballets we have scen at_the Eden. Parts of it are really almost intelli- gible, The great Mansotti docs not attempt to show us evolution theories in action; he is content with the easier and less pretentious task of illustrating a single love story. On the whole he has succoeded. Rolla, the hero, is a poor sculptor who is beloved by the daughter of & Florentine noble. He has a rival in his patron, Costa, but thanks to his good genius and the intervention of Michael Angelo his passion is at length rewarded by the hand of Elcnora. The interest of the ballet centers, however, in the pirouctts and capers of the sculptor's inspira- tion, embodied in the comely and graceful form of Mlle. Cappini, the new star of the Eden theatre. Mlle. Cappini isnot so etherial asone might expect an inspiration to be, but she has grace and good enough for two sculptors, After the pasde la 1’ attraction, with which the ballet opens, and the pas de demo in the fifth and last tableau, she was raptuously applauded. M. Vincenti, her partner 1 the pas, divided the laurcls with her. Mlle, Legnani, the second premere danseuse won all hearts by her agility in another pas with M. Brancifioro, but prettier than all were the characteristic danse de tribouets and the rustic polka danced by fourteen sweet litle maids who ought to have been in a nursery. The stag- ing of ““Rolla” is rather shabby and the color arrangements in some of the tableaux would have turned the real Michacl Angelo’s hair gray. The bank note frauds sensation increases. Cretidly on Naise refused this afternoon to accept or cash any bank note. This means that the fraud is much greater than at first supposed and every testimony goes to show the manufacturing of the false bank notes was at or near Barcelona, TR Parisian Little Bits, Pants, May 26.—[Special Telegram to Tar Bee.]—Joseph Ernst Renaud, the philologist and author, has been appointed a grand offi- cer of the legion of honor. In the chamber of deputies to-day M. Pey- tral, minister of finance, stated that the Bank of France was not responsible for the forged notes in circulation and therefore re- fused to cash such notes, The state, how- ever, might require the bank to reimburse the innocent holders of counterfeit notes. During Thursday and Friday the bank had cashed 23,300 500-franc notes, only one of which had been found to be spurious, S SALOON FIGHTERS, Sunday Closing Movement to be Boomed in Chicago To-day. Cnicaco, May 26.—[Special Telegram to Tue BEee. |—Great preparations are being made for the anti-Sunduy saloon meeting which is to be held here to-morrow after- noon. Atthat time the heaviest gun that has yet been fired against the saloon element will be touched off, with a combination of the most powerful of the church organiza- tions of the city to follow up the assauit. “What we want to do 18 to take a practical, common sense view of this question,” said Bishop Fallows this morning. ‘‘We want the common council tounderstand that the better element and the general sentiment of the citizens are in favor of passing this ordin- ance. The feeling, so far as my knowl- edgo goes, is unanimous. There is no dis- senting opinion regarding the feasibility of passing such an ordinunce. First, of having these saloons kept at a distance from schools or churches; or secondly, that the saloons shoula be closed on Sunday. On those two points there is but one ex- pression, and that is of condemnation of the action of the council in refusing to pass that ordinance. ‘There is a very determined feeling, and & very large number of the foreign element are in favor of it, and there is no reason why they should not be, as there is no restriction of liberty, nobody’s right's ure trampled upon, and neither could their rights be mterferea with in closing the saloons on Sunday. There is also a very stroug feeling on tho part of our Rowan Catholic friends, as 1 learn from others who have come in contact with them, I think these two points will be brought clearly and distinctly out at the meeting to- morrow. We must not try to do the impos- sible, but we must take a practical and com- mon-sense view of it.”” **Will this not be an issue in the municipal campaign next spring ¢! *Oh, yes, it's bound o come, and so far as v,in speaking of the movement d: “There has been an im- nicnse e e of public opinion in Chicago on the saloon questiul Within the last ten especinlly among foPeign born citizens, fair vote could be taken it woitldshow u very large majority in fuvor of closing Ll€ kaloons on Sundays and removing them vicinity of schools and churches. A promi nent German-American told me recently that he could get hundreds of saloon keepers to sign a petition to close on Sunday. As to whether it will be an issue in the next local campaign, 1 think that question is a little premuture, Ask me later, when the national campaign 1s over. As to the meetings to- morrow, ] think we will have a very enthusi- astic one.” The meeting to-morrow will be addressed by Dr. B P. Goodwin, Bishop Fellows, Dr, A. W. Bolton, Dr. J, 'H. Barrows, Dr. Will- iam Fawcett, Dr. . W. Gunsaulus, Hon. C, C. Bonney and other prominent clergymen and laywen, thile mornin e — Fatal Gas Explosion. MoNTREAL, May 20.—A new gasometer at the gas works at Hochelega exploded between Band 8:30 this morning. There were sup- posed to have beer from twelve to twenty men in the bailding at the time. Iive bodies hane already be lcen out, the' remainder are buried in the ruins, Up to 10:30 this mo g seven dead bodics had been taken from tho rums. Most of the bodics tuken out were ouly slightly bruiscd and it is supposed death caused by suffo cation, Men who w paiuting on the roof were blown fifty feet in Aw air, but escaped serious injury. It ie supposed that as many as thirty were more or less injured. * The building is an entire wreck. ‘I'he_explosion was caused by leaking gas becoming ignited by a lantern which one of the men foolishly carried into the building. e = A Sculling Match, Loxpox, May 26.—The sculling mateh be tween George Bubear and Charles Carr for #500 a side took place over the Tyne cham- ionship course to-day. Bubcar won by two \Kths. THE CASE OF KENT. Interview With the Alleged Dyna= miter in Prison. H i A FRIEND OF DR. GALLAGHER'S4 The Main Evidence Which Seoured His Conviction. | HE 1S AN AMERICAN CITIZEN§ A Fact Not Made Known During His Trial ; MISTAKE DISCOVERED TOO LATJ A Visit By a Solicitor Leads thd Young Man to Believe the Amer- fcan Legation Would At- tend 10 the Case. Belmont's Fenian Resolution, [Copyright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett.] M LoNvoN, May 20.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Bge.|—The con- gressional resolution of Mr. Perry Belmont, directing inquiry into the case of Convict Kent, whom the congressman described as having been taken up by Consul General Waller, suggested a visit to that official this morning. The consul general said he knew nothing as yet about what you call the fenian resolution of Mr. Belmont beyond what he read in the Herald dispatch some time ago. He never had been instructed to make inquiries into the case of Kent, alins Coutin, who wad sentenced to penal servitude for life on the charge of being implicated n a dynamitey conspiracy. 1 have sent two dispatches om the subject to the state department Washington, where they can be seen 1 presume. It would be extremely impolitid for me in my semi-diplomatic position tQ inform &s to dispatches. I made a fair and minute account of my investigation. I first wen§ to the lawyers employed in the case, among whom was Sir E. Clarke, There I found that the notes of the trak amounted to over 1,000 pages. He told ma the trial was fair and impartial, but the goys ernment did not know Kent was an Ameri- can subject, for Kent and his copncil were si- lent about that or it might have made o dif- ference in the mode of proceedure. Sir B, Clarke added the prosecution relied mostly on the fact of Kent's baving known Dr. Gal- lagher, the main conspirator. “Under permission of the home office I in terviewed Kent at Chatham prison, where § found him a cheerful and good looking young man of pleasant manners, In the course of the interview, during which his statement was taken down in writing by my secretary, Kent said he was boru in Ireland and subse~ quently became a naturalized American citizen, having worked in New York and elsewhere in the states and served in the militia at Philadelphia. During his residence in America he had ncver been convicted—in fact, to use his own lan- guage, a policeman had never laid hands on him. He first met Dr. Gullagher in New York, when he went to him for medical as- sistance. Previous to that he had neverscen Gallagher, cither in America or elsewhere, nor had he met him in London until the trial, Kent then gave the details of how he was ar- rested, all of which came out at the trial, adding that no dynamite was found upon him or at cither places he had lodged. Asked why he did not apply to the American gov- ernment for assistance during the trial, he replied while awaiting trial at Millbank & gentleman came to him and represented hime self as an American solicitor. Kent, think- g he was attached to the legation, made no further effort to interest the American authorities in his behalf during the trial, being under the impression that the American solicitor was working up his case in that respect. After the sentence, however, Kent wrote the legation on the subject and received & reply from the secretary stating that Minister Lowell was out of town and that he could not himself move in the matter. Keng strongly protested his innocence, but said he, bad nothing to complain of in the pris son treatment. I forwarded Kcut's statement to the department at Washington, aading that whether the man is guilty or nog uilty, the prosccution was extremely suc- bessful in convicting him on such evidence, Personally, 1 believe things would have turned out much better if Kent had made known at first that he was an Americar citis 700k, -— TELEGI, 110 BREVITIES, ”]h)nm Pedro is reported as rapldly recove ering. Mrs. Cleveland and party visited Princeton yesterday, Boodler McClaughrey, of Chicago, was yoss terday pardoned by Governor Oglosby. B, H. Joues, bank defaulter from Stafford, Kus., was captured in Pittsburg yesterday. Cooler, followed by warmer, with local raius, are the weather predictions for to-days The chocolate factory of C. D, lhoul\s:x Denham, Mags., bur yesterday, 1 $50,000, Niue hundred and fifty-three women ywn farms in Iowa, and only” eighteen are ca%y— ing mortgages. Henry O. Billings, a hat manufacturer of South "Farminghaw, Mass., hus assigneds 100,000, of from Hayti say another revolution reatencd and troops have been sent tg protect American citizens. The people of Limerick have resolvea lold the league mecting to-day in spite of the warniug of Bishop O'Dwyer. William L. Lee, who shot his stepfather, Banker Rawson, in Chicago, has boen deui his liberty ou hubeas corpus proceedings. Provisious are beiug made fora speci train of 400 delegates fron: northern stat and territories to the St. Louis couvention, Wiiliam A. Kowe, the American byciclist, in the coutest at Yurrow to-day, had biw collurboue broken and received ivternal ine jur ‘The assignment of seats in the s apart in the democratic pational eonveutiol for working reporters has been complet g‘l‘ls-\;wul number of preas seats provided arg