Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 22, 1888, Page 1

TWELVE PAGES. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE THE ONLY REAL NEWSPAPER IN OMAHA. i TRIGHT EENTH YEAR. FRANCE I JEOPARDY, The German-Russian Conference Causing Grave Apprehensions WILL THF REPUBLIC DISARM? A SBevere Measure Said to Have Been Proposed. BISMARK'S BANEFUL DIPLOMACY. His Plan For a Forced Peace in Europe. ALSACE MUST BE RETURNED. The Only Conditio pon Which France Would Submit to the Plan ‘With Which the Chancellor is Credited, Anxious Frenchmen. | Copyriaht 1858 by James Gordon Bennett ) Pawis, (via Havre) July 21.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bre.]—1 find that although the formidable syndicate of emperors has hitherto and purely yet & rumor has for the past few days been steadily gaining « teney until it has now permeated into e village and hamlet through wuses the very gravest apprel Lveryone is silent but everyone feels been passive defensive, nsis- oty and it ensious. that ter Franc 2 either of a rible war or of a forced and almost humili- ating peace. In other words it 18 felt that the imperial syndicate has now not only be As Le is something in the air. voryb Many say, “Yes, this time it is Others say, “Oh no, its all nonsense.” The news At first 1 encountercd a little microve dispatel filter- tering round Paris from Berlin via Rome and published in the Debuts. Then dozens of other telegrams and letters « from Berlin to the same cfTect, but always in such a w > is now on the very come active but aggressive. i Pigaro puts There Everybody says so. Iy repeats it.” possible.” ame like the cholera, into me y a8 to leave no doubt in the minds of the initiated that Prince Bisma launching—as he always does in moments of inspiration—a ballon d° All dispatches were, in substance, the same. They all—especially a series of articles in Le Figaro and Le Matin—afivm that Bismarck has decided upon a general Euro- pean disarmament, and that imwmediately after the meeting of the czar and Emperor William, Count Herbert Bismarck will come like lightning from Peterhof to Paris, with- out even stopping at Berlin, on aspecial mission to communicate an ultimatum on be- half of Germany, Russia, Austria and Italy for France to disarm. The idea of the pro Joct originated with Prince Bismarck, and the voyage of the German emperor to Russia is believed to have no other object. William is to try to convince the czar that France, under her present regime, breeding house of revolution and is, with her hoves of revenge, a constant danger to the peace of Europe: that the ouly way to put an end o this s pel France to disband the ck was essui. these Princ is a perpetual com- greater portion of her army and maintain ouly her | colonial troops and gendarmes. This mea ure was, however, supposed to be too drastic for the czar who inclined to see in it a trap set for himself, but it was then decided that the Emperor William should propose to the czar merely a partial disarmament of all the great European powers, France of course, being included. But France would also be compelled to renounce solemnly and defi- nitely all hope of regaining Alsace and Lor- aine, The ultimatum would also require the dis- solution of the Lique des Patriotes, of the Union Patriotique and of all the Alsacs-Lo- raine patrioue societies and would insist on Germany's right to demand the extradition of young men absent from Alsace-Loraine during the drawing of their name for the German army and hosts of other rigid meas- ures for the eastern frontier of France, Phis general disarmament is, however, to spply only in Europe. For instance: The czar in adhering to it, binds himself to dis- arm ouly his European empire und fectly free to maintain or even to increase his military strength in - Asia whicn would constitute a perpetual menace against British India. The French government is thorougldy in- formed of all that is going on, but it is fearcd that public opinion in France will not permit her to obey this ultimatum of the pow which case the gravest complications are ex- pected. Le Temps devotes cousiderable space to a discusssion of the disarmament, which it treats calmly without a suspicion of parti-esprit, while at the same time it throws doubt on the original statement relative to Count Herbert Bismarck's mission to Paris, It dwells particularly on the fact that the German semi-cficial press professes to have no cogaizance of the matter, but to devote its is per- s, in attention principally to endorsing the coun- clusions of the Russian inspired press. The “Temps sets in the pacific remarks of the Pol- tische correspence of Vien a o con- firmation that the wish is the father to the thought. It is almost certamn that the ru- mors of this project of an ultimatum to France to disarm is lauuched by the German chuncellor as a ballon d'essai. The chancellor will find when he reads to- day's Herald, how Count Herbert Bismarck's intended mission will be received in Paris, for I have erviewed some of the most pronunent men in Frauce thoroughly repre- sentative of all the political partics in tho na- tion. They are all unanimous in asscrting that France will never consent to be dictated to. I'will begin with M. Speller, Gambetta’s right hand man andalter ego, re. M. Spul'er, ex-iuiiister of -public instrue- said: “In my judgmeut Prince Bis- marck will find it & matterof extreme difi- culty to lay any proposal for. disarming be- fore the Freneh foreign offoe without a ser- lous Lreach of oftl fal etiguette. 1t is u subjeo which would seem almost jmpossible of treat- ment between France and fral Germany. 1 re- { thé success of such an attempt as al most out of the question,’ I next visited Deputy Lauer, “Who is re- sponsible,” he asked, “for Germany's reason for desiring a general disarmament! Is it not evident that she has already established her military supremacy isfied with ady made! Now her ambition is to win for herself by pea ce- ful means—by and business nd is o the conquests she hus alr her industries, and ships resources—the rank of the first commercial nation in the world, She believes in her ability to reatize this ambi- tion if she can have an assured period of peaceful activity, T is why she wants peace, but she is not willing to pay the ne sary price for it. will disarm aditions, and on no othe Pl that Germany give back Alsace sccond, that the other Prin ess France on these and ropean powers also disarm, » Bismarck's name would go down in listory nobler and grander than by victorigs and slaughter if he would return to tiie provinees of which he robbed Until that act of justice has been done that bad as It is, there is not one member of the present chamber who would not sooner cut off his right hand than cast his vote in favor of servile obrdience to the dictation of any forcign power.” Prince Roland Bonaparte also frecly gave mie his sentiments: I cannot see how a gen- eral disarmament is possible. There must always be the difficult question as to who will commence, and the country taking the lead in sueh a policy of peace might have to suffer for her philanthropy through the treachery of an opponent.” aM:. “I hope for peaceful disarming, but I fear it is impossi- ble. must begin, It is not for the conquered first to lay down the sword. A summons from LeHerisse, deputy, said: In any case Germany rmany to France for the latter to disarm would b to ade Mr rd, of the Figaro said tome: *1 consider our present information us to the policy of Germany and Russia of such a doubtful character that it scems to me premature to eater into any discussion of the que (uivalent ation of war.” wicois M ugn on of a weneral disarming. However, it is certain that if any such plan is in con- templation the advances to France the other pow from the s must be made in such a del- icate way as not to wound her honor, other- wis® a failure of the attempt is inevitable.” M. Edward Herve, of the Sototicl, said: “Our present knowledge of the accuracy and authenticity of the rumored intentions of Germany and Russia is so Micient that 1 e matters by auy opinions as to what we might do if some one else should follow some supposed line of Doliey ins think it ill-advised to complic: 1 sought out M. Emile Ollivier, Napoleon's minister when the Franco-German war oc- curred. He frankly declared: “A demand from Bismarck for France to disarm will be equivalent to a declaration of war, Bismarck does not want war and therefore I consider that the rumor of a general disarmament is really a device of speculators to cause a panic on the stock exchange. T have no faith in any ulliance between Germany and Rus- sia. The czar ought to be and would gladly e our ally, but the weakuess of our present wretched government allows him no assur- ance of the stability of any treaty that might bemade. In any case he will never stand idly by while Germany crushes France. From M. Paul De Roulde, who was chai man of the patriotic league and who preaches m La Ravanche, 1 tions: “The day when France begins to dis arm will see the commencement of her ruin, Germany has a larger population than Fravce, but the Franch army, thanks to our’ unceasing efforts, is equal in siz> to that of Germany. Therefore the demund that our army shall bear a certain vatio to onr popula- tiou is to demaud that we surrender the ad- vantage gained by years of patriotie labor. We have the inalicnable right to guard our national independence and no nation or coali- obtained these obscrva- tion of nations can dictate to us how we shall use that vight. My policy has been an of- fonsive one, but I say let us fight the whole of Europe if need be, and fight to the death rather than humble ourselves in the eyes of the world. But [ do not believe that such necessity will arise. I do not believe that the fawning flatteries of William I will sooth the Russion czar into forgetfulness of the past. His empire has suffered too grievously and too reeontly at the wooers for him hands of his Teutonic to trust their fair words, Germany would bribe Russi Turkey in exchange for France, but Russia will not forget the role which England will play when the Slavonic armies toward Constantinople. No, whatever their wces, Russiaand France arc by of things forced to support me line of international by offering her advance each other in t poliey.” This three-fold combinatioa of orator, poet and dramatist spoke with a feeling that indi- cated fully the man who wrote in 1575 **Les Nouveaut Chants du Soldat.” I next visited M. Kelix Piatt, dramatist and ex-communist, who was for years under senteuce of death par contumace, but who was included under an amnesty. He said: 1 believe the meeting between the German emperor and the czar is full of ill-forboding for France. e policy of William I 1s to isolate us among the powers of Europe and then force us to either eat humble pie or fight, However, the pill of disarmament must be very sweetly coated to induce tho French nation to swallow it.” M. Flourens, ex-minister of foreign affair: spoke decidedly when we met: I consider a disarmament among the powers of Europe to beatotal impossibility. Even supposing such a thing to have been agreed to, who would enforce the ugreement! The process of aisarming would probably lead to disa- groements as to the comparative strictness with which the various powers were.carry- ing out their pacific engagements, which would probubly result in . precipitating the contlict they: were trying o arrest,” M. ‘Paul ‘de Cassagrae of L' Autoritey, OMAHA SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 29 Py 1838, ~TWELVE PAGE S, " NUMBER 35, said: . “I consider the situation as very seri- At his approaching meeting with the car 1believe William 11 will try to secure the assent of Russia to his scheme s re- gards France. If he succeeds, as I fear he may, we shall receive a suminons from Ger- many to disarm, and our refusal to comply with such a high-handed direction— ous, upon a refusal which would be very quickly given —the G take it rman_ emperor will, in my opinion, upon himself to compel our obedi ) by force. That means a terrible possibly disastrous war, In carrying out this purpose William IT counts on secur- ing Russia’s non-interference by allowing her full swing in Bulgavia.” The editors of and La Justice, L'Intransigeant and several other newspapers shared the opinion regarding the alarmist telegrams from Germany, as either insignificant or ridiculous. T concluded he opinion of M the Gaulois: “In “the whole affair is What is meant by my inter Arthur judgment fews by Meyer of d he nonsense. invoki my a piece of when the of re disarmament, vital force of armies lic in the land serves! Athough you send the soldiers home they are still soldie still exist s, The guns would and the fortific, tions of war. tions and muni Then how can any one sup pose for a single moment that France would tamely submit to the orders of any other pow No sir, the whole story from begin ning to end is too absurd to be noticed.” In M. Meyer's Journal was an interview with a depaty just returned from Russia: “The fact that Ge has lost two sover- eigns, one after the other,” he said, not prove that the orbit of Russia's policy in the Balkans and in Asia will be changed. It is, moreover, very unlikely that Austria will disarm immediately atter obtaini “does from her parliament a vote of the England will Russia's ingre. frontier. Italy will not disarm for she hopes to recoup her comm military budget. the face of sed strength on her Indian not disarm in Land financial posi tion by a new war in which she c But the czar, wishing to maintain peace, will never allow himself to become a party to a me 1 win com- pensation. sure which would upset the balance of power in the west. In short the Peterhof mterview will ciiang Ihave just learncd from an undoubted source that before leaving Berlin latoly Prince Bismarck expressed the hope that the Peterhof interviews might have a ruitful i nfluence in assuring the peoace of Europe. All he asked was a recognition of the rights promised Germany by the treaty of Frankfort, which I persists in not admitting before appealing to the judgment of God. He preferred to appeal to Burope. lleged to have added, “Ts the only obstacio peace.” Tt will be re- membered that the chief points of the treaty of Frankfort relate to the e nothing.” firm rance sion of Alsace Lorraine and the clause granting Germany a commereial tariff on the basis of the “‘most favored” nation. ———— PARISIAN GOSSIP. The Movements of Americans—A New Railroad Opened. (Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennet.] Pamis, June 20.—|New Herald Cable—Special to Tue BEe.|—Americans continue to urrive and depart in great num- bers. Mis. Theodors Denone, Miss Deione aud Mrs, Buchanan Winthrop are at the Hotel Kulm, St. Moritz; Mr. H. Isclin, M. H. C. Dodge, Mrs. Thomas H. Newbold, arc at the Luccrnc; Mrs. and Mr. J. Henry Harper ave at the Royal; Dr. Brown Saquard is ut Ste Adresse; Mrs, O. C. Brewster and and Mr. Oliver Iselin are at Schwalbach; Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Morse, of Boston, arc at Kissingen; Mr. Holman Bloek, Mrs. Greatory York and Misse are at Langeund, Nor- Lyman, Mr, ish minister shington, and Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Bjorksten are at Stockholm. Letters from Norway are temptingly descriptive of glorious sunsets, all sea and sky, and always day. Mr. and Mrs. John Mun- roe, Mr. Frank Gould and Colonel W, B, Wooster have left for Carlsbad. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dix, Miss Dix and Mrs. Henry Tallen have gone to Etretat. Mrs. John R. McPherson and family, Miss Dillon and Miss McClelland leave Paris on Sunday for a tour in Holland, Germany and Switzerland. Mrs. Elsee DeWolfe has left Paris, via Havre, en route to New York. Miss George Lorrilard, Miss Wright and Mr, John E. Norton wil also be among the voyagers for America, Mrs. James Brown Potter is living ver, quietly at Trouville, but comes flitting back to Paris twice or thrice a week to pass a few hours at the American legation to get warm again, Trouville, by the way, is going to have a great pier vigger and wider than that at Hrighton. It will be 130 fect long, and eighty feet wide. With bands and restaurants, it will become the French Brigbton. The new Drunig railway is now open and a strong coutingent of Americans have al- ready come to Interlaken by rail from Lu- cerne. This is a revolution in Swiss travel. Among the Americans now at Interlaken are: Mr. and Mrs. Walsh, Miss C, T. Law- rence, Mr. and Mrs. H, B, Laidlow, Mr, and Mrs. Rosenberg, Mr. and Mrs, Mills, Mr. W. Poppenheimer and family, and Mr. A. S, Funell, all of New York; Mr. Oscar lasig Mr. and Mrs. Goar, Mrs. Miss Robinson and Mr, Heages, Bos- ton; Mr. C. Uhle, Mr. M. C. Uhle, and Mr. W, Greenaugh, of Philadelphia; Mr. D. Beckenstein, of Chicago; Mr. D, D, ‘Walker and family, of St. Louis; Mr. and Mrs. Simons, of Brooklyn; Mr. M. A, Berger and Rev. D. and Mrs, Leyburn, of Baltimore; Mrs. H. W. Bookstaver and family and Me. L. B. Tripp and family, of Providence; Mr. and Mrs, Fleming Swmith, Mrs. Fully and Mrs, Stephens, of New York; Mr. Oscar Abrahawson, of Philadel- phia; Mr. and Mrs, Humbert and Mr. and Mrs. and Miss Kennedy, of New York; Mrs, C. H. W. Lord aud Miss C. B. Benningham, of Baltimore; Miss Nellie G, Scott, Wash- ington: Mrs, S. R. Maleklin and family, of Brooklyn; Mr. and Mrs. Webrkrant, of New York. and A DREARY PROSPECT Viewed By the Germans Through Interminable Rains. THE CLIMATE ROUNDLY ABUSED. Vain Attempt of the Weather Clerk to Appease Their Wrath. HE OFFERS POOR CONSOLATION. The Kaiser's Reception at Peterhof By the Czar. TWO AMUSING COURT DECISIONS, A Lively War Being Waged by Ber- lin Cabmen on the Tricycle— The Movements of Americans, A Cold and Rainy Week. LCopyright 1885 by James Gordon Bennett.) Bexwiy, July 21.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tue Ber,)—1t is fortunate that nothing of interest occurred past week, for all Germany has been too busy abusing the weather to notice anything else, in the We began the week with cold rains and end it with warm r Occasionally it has not rained all day. That is the best that can be said of the weather, To merely hint at the worst thing which might be said would be to offend the moral sense of any pers has not lived th ins. 1 who sugh a week of this ¢ To mitigate the righteous anger, the mate. man weathe, thirty y they provided warm July weather, bureau publishes the claim that for sunni But past services count for little in the face of a perpetual ehill, The kal suffered less than he would rding to s, on board ship, seems to have have on lund, The ocean swell He was there- elf to all the crowded report. spected the imperial swell. wble to show steamers which sailed from the in- iute German ports, intent sailing around the imperial fleet, seeing what was to be seen of it as it steamed for Russia. Allof the returning sightscers assure anxious Ger many that the kaiser looks well, and that Count Herbert Bismarck, like a steadfast little tin soldier, stands resoluteiy beside his young master, determined at least to fearlessly in what is occurving, even though the waves roll and the Rassian bear growls. As evidence of the spirit in which the kaiser has been recetved at Peterhof, it is worth telling! that, to make him feel at home, his rooms there have been completely mefurnished “With fur- niture ordercd from Berlin, There may be two opinions as to the amount of comfort thus secured, but the Russian desive to please is 0o evident to be denied. Aside from this there is nothing except the threatened rebellion among the Berlin cab- men against the tricycle. Contempt has been succeeded by active hostilities. Daily some enraged whip drives over some unlucky try cycle, and there are rumors that cabby will s0on demand that the public shall once for all choose between the cab and the steei horse. Two court Oon on serve decisions may amuse Amel Sunday one may buy anything in Berlin. Sclrcely a shop is closed beforc moon, mevertheless for omitting to hang the lawful Sunday sheet before his showease a local dentist has icans. been sentented to a fine and imprisonment. This sheet, which is hung loosely before all shop windows on the Sabbath, becomes thereby a formality more important of ob- servance than the day itself. Decision No. 2 fined a local paper (0 marks for libelling the minister of war by saying that some advance news printed by a rival seemed to imply in- discretion in the war department. ‘Among the American personals are the ar- rivalsof professors Charles Bacon and C. W. Pearson, of HBeloit. college, to study th German school system; William Cass Shat- fer, of Milwaukee; Henry Gillard, of New York., Pastor Stuckenberg sailed on Sat- urday to aid Mrs. Stuckenberg in fhe col- lection of funds for an American church here. Among other departures for America are Prof. Hewett Cornell and Dr. Sawyer, of Cleveland; Dr. Forbes, of Syracuse. Prof. Miller, of Berlin, will also leave for Balti- more early in August. - - RD RUMORS, AB A Number of Them Floating Around Germany at Present. [ Copyright 1885 by New York Associated Press,) Benwiy, Ju .—The German squadron sails for Stockholm en Monday. The poli tical result of the emperor’s visit to the czar remains absolutely unknown. The immediate effect is to lessen the strain of relations be- tween the Berlin and St. Petersburg foreign offices, but it is neteworthy that while M. De Giers and Count Herbert Bismarck ex- changed confidences at Peterhof, the North German Gazette and other inspired organs renew their attacks sgainst the *‘Russian spirit of aggression.” An article in the Narth German Gazette on Thursday denouncing pan-Slavism as a men- ace to the peace of Burope was worthy of the warmest period of the anti-Russian press campaign, It checked operations on the bourse and caused a slight fall in roubles. The obvious aim was to show that the policy of Prince Bismarck is not changed by the courtesy of the visit of Emperor William to the czar, The Cologne Gazette also treats the interview as simply a friendly manifes- tation toward the czar, implying no deviation from German projects or any sacrifice of German interests, The Kreuz Ga- zette explicitly denies that any act- ual question has been resolved at Peterhof, or that anything has been done af- fecting existing treaties. Diplomatic circles are convinced of the same fact, and regard the interview with indifference. Emperor ‘William’s tour of the leading courts of Eu- rope is certainly in the interest of peace for the tinie being, prolonging, as 1t docs, the pe “The Hague to-night, a riod of truce; but it is not recoguized as a virtually social function, the new monarch paying his first visit to the heads of the states with whom desires to cultivate amity. he The foreign pross gets absurd rumors that Fraiice 18 to be overpowered and disarmed; that the czar joins the central alliance; that the congress will revise the Berlin treaty; that the emperors have agreed to combine to uproot the anarchists, whether German socialists or Russian nihilists, and 8o forth. All alike fictitious, The vement of troops from the interior toward the frontier, and the reinforcement of the garrisons at Strasburg and Metz, are regard ed as suggestive of a scheme to surbrise ance. The real object of these movements is to prepa Metz dur ¢ for extensive movements around z the emperor's visit to Alsa Lorraine about the middle of The manocuvers will certainly on a gig scale, 20,000 troops, and will be a si August o ntic eng s ficant dem- onsteation for the French chauvinism to pon- der over, The emperor’s projected mesting with King Humbert is definitely fixed for. Octo- ber, The pop Bismarck, declaring that the emper- or's presence ut Rome would be an uct of hostility toward the especially dur- ing the pending crisis with the Italian gov ernment, has sent a vigorous protest to Pring atican, Cardinal Rampelio, the papal sceretary of state, has also sent circulars to the nuncios of Bavaria and Austria, asking them to use their influence with those governments to in them to advise Emperor William that with King Humbert from sought a conference Henry of the Gorman ambassador at Vienna, and made an urgent represeatation, d his intervie at a must be Mgr. with place remote Rome, Galimberte Prince Reuss, aring that with King Humbert in Rome interview would the pope’s position intolerable and probably precipitate holds that there have boen hitherto that no ruling so rec an render his departure. Signor Crispi rangements e should be to the Catho. meeting Victor woide ved in Rome in defere lie sentiments, Monarchs Emanuet or Humbert have sanction- ng, by their presenee at the quirinal, the pope’s dispossession, and the vatican has not ailed to draw advantage from this fact, using it as proof that the Italian ment's oceupation of the pope’s t not definitive, even in the eyes gnor Crispi, it is the greatest significance to the matter. The National itung quotes the Itali representing that the emperor’s visit will be a guarantee of Italian ritory w f [taly's al- understood, at? unity. Emperor William, i his address to the reichstag, approved the alliance with united Italy. If he now hesitates to come to Rome, he will contradict his declared pol- icy. In resolving to visit King Humbert in the capital of Italy the emperor has given proof that he understands the "Thus argues the Italia. On the other hand, Cardinal Rampello's note alluded to the services which the vatican has rendered the German government in influencing the Catholic party at the last election for mem- bers of the reichstag, and also in assisting Prince Bismarck to modify the kultur- kampf. The impression grows in official circles that the vatican will defend Signor Crispi on this point; that the influcnce of the princa regent of Bavaria and the emperor of Austria will be brought to bear in order to induce Emperor William not to go to Rome, and select Milan or Florence as the place of meeting. Queen Natalie, of Servia, who arrived at ised the German minister at Belgrade of urging King Milan to contract a marriage with one of the Saxe- Allenbourg princesses. Nothing will be done openly until a divorce has been ob- tained, the attitude of the cleray being likely to prevent the granting of a divoree, Friends of Queen Natalie have renewed negotiations for a separation under the terms offered Herat. situation e A FORGERY, One of the Letters of the Times Lays at Patrick Egan's Doors. (Copyright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett,] Pawis, July 21.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tne Bee]—As to Egan's de- nial that he wrote the letters of Febrnary 18, 1881, from the Avenue de Villers to Leary, an investigation by the Herald demonstrate clearly that he did not. Proof was found in the register of the Hetel Brighton Re- vali. The entries for 1851 against the name of Patrick Egan are February 5to April &, May 16 to May 29, June 1 to June 11, and June 18 to 24, This s pretty fair evidence that Mr. Egan was living at the Hotel Brigh- ton up to the time he Rue supposed to have written the letter in question from the Ave- nue de Villers. A visit to No. 99 confirmed this conviction. A search of the the register diccovered the following entry, with neatness and precision, in the usual French contracts, 4, the undersigned, Patrick Egan, living at the Normandy hotel, 7 Rue de Lechelle, agree to rent for the coming term from M. Quenault an apartment ou the first floor fuc- ing the avenue, together with a bedroom on the fifth floor and a cellar, for which I agree 10 pay an annual rent of 1,500 francs, paya- ble every three months. Made iu duplicate, Pacis, November 26, 1881, [Signed.] Patrick EGaN.” Mr. Egan did not take possession of the apartment nntil the commencement of the new quarter, January 15, 1852, ncarly a year after the date of the Times’ letter. The reg- ister contained no prior mention of Mr. Egau's name, Further entries show that he removed from the hotel after staying about six months. One of the gentlemen at the Hotel Brighton said that Egan left there in the summer of 1881 because the English guests complaiyed of his presence. The pro- prietor of the Hotel Normandy stated that Egan had stayed for several weeks before ho moved with his family to Avenue de Villiers. This evidence, the result of an investigation, certainly supports Mr. Egan inhis afirma- tion that, Times letter is & forgery. The great London newspaper would seem to be in a very bad way vidence rests on an equall, indeed, if all shaky basis, —~— 18 STANLEY ALIVE? A Congo Statésman of the Opinion That He ls. [Copyright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett.] Buvssers, July 2L—[New York Herald Cablo—Special to Tug Bee.]—1 had a long mterview this morning with M. Janssen, governor general of the Congo free state of Kisanga, who arrived last night. M. Jans- sen is & tall, vigorous, clear eyed man, with a long beard, not unlike Cardinal Lavigerus. In reply to a question regarding Stanley, he said much, Tue latest news received was brought us on April 28 by Ward, who accomplished the rapid ever made from Arawimi to Coatt. He did the trip in a pirogue to thirty days. Copoldville, whe Boma in e again May 18 to Major Bartlett, having declined offer of provisions except a few boxes of bananas. 1t is through Ward I learned Major Bartlett had not left the camp at Yambuya on the march when we had supposed him far on the way to join Stanley. 1 think he must] have started by now, though, if Tippoo Tip has been able to secure him the requisite number As to Stanley I think it is quite possibie he is not dead, for though news pidly among the natives on the west const, it not so in the region which they must have penetrated. For instance, near Lake Moutadzinge, where the tribes are very war with each “It is difcult for me to enlighten you at Boma Licutenant most journey Bengala in There he found a steamer to led foot to left he trav en day on He join an of carriers, spreads hostile to strangers and at other.” “Of the white pasha,” continued M. sen, 1 could not give a positive opinion, but T always thought that when Stanley passed the no through Congo in direction of Wad he had of returning by the “This opinion is based on various facts. When . 1887, Stanley left ne to Aruwim camp in months on condition the men in his expedi- 450, In the aate of his return and the advisability of pre intention same route. pledged three outnumber question 1 put Stanley tion did not reply toa as to probable would say that Stanley's toreturn by the east of Afri 1t does he would like to of ot acoup de etat by coming hack through the cast of Africa or Eeypt. Qi not actually dream of surprising Khar serving s he nothing. 1 smmunications, concluded not s m unlikely to me Possibly, if he toum, he hoped to circumvent the Arabs and descend on the trive with Wadelai garrison; but this cal. Emm Pasha and is all hypothe FHECIOE S AMERICANS PIQUED. They Say the Minister to France is In- hospitable, [Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett,) Paws, July 2L—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tug Bee]—There has been a terrible tempest in a teapot about Minister McLane and the dude American ministers abroad. The ball opehed by n from a disoontented traveler who wrote to the European Herald to complain that McLane was not giving grand Fourth of July banquets, and did not_introduce his traveling fellow eitize s ucal s into Parisian soci- ety. Then came a perfect deluge of letters from discontented travelers, Harvard gradu- ates and many others. Mrs. McLane's sa- loon became a sort of battle field. A con- tented traveler asks a discontented traveler, ““Why not also insist that the American min- ister give an occasional Rhode Island clambake.” And Billy Bowbee says: “Me- Lane could ask round some of his oficial friends to meet us; perhaps organize a negro minstrel show including all the mem- bers of the diplomatic corps. Jules Ferry, and Paul De Cassagnac would make excel- lent end men. Lord Lytton might dance a clog dance.”” The question has now been thoroughly sifted and ventilated n the Eu- ropean Herald. The outcome of it is, the American colony supports McLane, and Mrs. MeLane, who is at lome from five to six ev- ery duy to all respectable Americans, The gist of the whole thing is that the United States minister at Paris is accredited to the President of the French republic and has not a general exequator to dine and wine all American_travelers abroad, tented or discontented. whether con Statistics show that ch thousand of the total population of the country visits Europe sunually, one American out of ¢ 1t is absurd to suppose the Amer- 1can minister at Paris to keep open houss to be a sort of tourist agent for his fifty thou- sand fellow citizens who pass through Pai The sala the position. is far below the requirements of All ministers are al lowed table money, but these items are un- kuown to the other Awmerican diplomatic budget, There never has ben a better or more thor- ough American re; Mr. McLane. rescntative at Paris than - Royalt niles at Royalty. Srt. Pi iSBURG, July 20.—|Special Cable- gram to Tni: Bre. |—When the czar led his own regiments past the Emperor William at the review at Krusnoe-Selo, the emperor moved from a saluting position to line with the troops, and the czar, noticing the action, nodded his thanks, The royal visitors drove through the principal parts of St, Pe this evening aud were everywhere heartily cheerod, 'The banquet at the German em- bassy, at which the commandant and perfect of St. Petersburg were present, lasted from 0 o'clock until 11, The king of Greeee is ex- pected to arrive in St. Petersburg on July 20, sburg Unvelled the Monu Panis, July 2).—|Special Cablegram to Tne Bee.|—President Carnot to-duy unveiled the monument at Vizille erected in commemora- tion of the assembly when the depu- ties of the Dauphiny mun i nd demanded the restoration of the state's go eral. Tho president conferred the decoration of the Legion of Honor o the sculptor of the monument, e The 01d Pithole ofl fleld is ugain Leing veloped with surprising results, A DESERTED STAGE. Things Theatrical in England Prac- tically, at a Standstill. ANOTHER COMIC OPERA IN SIGHT, The Coming Royal Picnic to Fur- nish the Subject. GILBERT WILL BE THE AUTHOR. A New Production Now Being Played to Crowded Houses. THRILLING IN THE EXTREME. A Captain Bold and His Sweetheary are the Principal Characters and the Operais Called “The Union k. Now Meing Played in England. [Copiright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxbos, July 21.—|New York Herald Cable — Special to Tur Brk] — The sickly season for the London stage is now prevailing and a dozen dramatists are pur- veying plays for the autumn. Gilbert is said to be meditating the pending imperial pic- nic as a theme for & comic opera. Always a close of July leaves the theatrical waters at dead low tide but at this ma midsummer the ial channel is almost dry. The Com- and Musical theaters have closed their doors. Meanwhile her majesty's Novelty Royal theater as a cob- webbed warning to rash young man- not to rush in where old ones fear to tread, for a short time 7 at the Ly- ceum, drives its audicnce off one night to Daly’s company, around the eorner, on the ensuing night but practics are ique Avenue remaing agers Of course, Bernhardt's “La Tos for relief from the horrors, lly both the Lyceum and Gaiety woing on the losc. @ he Italian opera closed to-night a brilliant scason in an artistic How muey financially the aristocratic syndicate loses only Manager Harris and Lord Beresford, the private treasurer, know, The English Oper: sense. rles association yesterday announced a dividend of 8 per cent. Daly is perhaps equally fortunate, artistically, and certainly financially. After the *“Paming of the Shrew” for one more weck he visited Stratford-on-Avon for one memorial per- formance beside the tomb of Shakespeare, Alrerdy Londoners have booked seats enough to fill the little theater there. By the way, the little dramatic paper, En- treacte, contains a capital cartoon of John Drew, who made an excellent mark as Petru- chia. With the assent of every critic the dramatic event of the week has been the re- production at the Adelphi theater, which is fast becoming the nursery of the British army and navy, of a patriotic drama called *“The Union Jack” by Pctit and Grundy, a union of practiced construction and literary skill. Could it not be Americanized and called “The Star Spangled Banuert” It is full of patriotism and scoundrelism, ntro- duces two villains, a forger and a blackleg, begins with an abduction and ends with a murder, while the curtain falls four times on harrowing anti-climaxes with not even a semi-colon to stop the interest of the audi- ence. Is is a drama which woald make T. P. Cook and Kirby turn enviously in their grav There is a captam and a pretty Miss Mil d, his sweetheart who em- brace a score of times, and foil the villain in- cessantly, especially 80 once in a heavy snow storm, etc. Thereare throughout the play strong pivots on which its ever moving action sadly or humorously rotates. Miss Milward showed more versatility than heretofore, The antithesis of her simplicity in the early and her pathos and terror in the last acts was striking. The melodrama may now run so long as to preveut these two performers from coming to America under the Daly manage ment as was intended. Richard Mansfield and Dan Harkness were observed to-day taking preliminary views of the Lyceum, anent their appearance here in a fortnight, while Tony Pastor was observed on that Rialto of actors, the Strand, yester- day, preparing to leave on the Liverpoo) steamer that sailed to-day. el ARRESTLD, A Paris Story That is of Interest in towa. [Copyright 1588 by James Gordon Bennatt, Paws, July 21.—[New York Herald Cabie —Special to the Bre.] naval NO ON A Herald revorter investigated to-day the rumor from Now York that an American, naie unknown, hud on Friday charged supposed vietim being a ph Sciiwab, of Waterloo, Ta. AlL at the prefecture of police ex- pressed profound ignorance of any such ar- ,and Chef de Surcte disposed of the question as follows:” “We have received no advice from the United States about uny escaping eriminal and we have certainly not arrested within the past year any American, eithier for murder or otherwise. Your country- men give the Paris police very little to do.' In order to make perfectly sure the magis- trate hud his secretary look carefully over the records of arrests, but no trace was found of any American prisoner, A call on Minister McLane threw no further light on the subject. “Had an Amer- ican citizen heen arrcsted in Paris yester- day,” remarked the winister, I should un- doubtediy been informed of the fact to-day in connectjon with extradition proceedings. As 1 Lve reccived mo communication on the subject I fecl sure that the report which har reached you is without foundution,” - - A Tammany Sachem Rewarded, W Yous, duly levick Hesse, & wember of Twumany hall, and a prominent ierman, has been appointed specinl agent of the treasury departiaent with crders 1o res port for daiy at St L been arrested in with murder, certain Jos Paris the authoritics