Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 26, 1888, Page 1

- TWELVE PAGES. EIGHTEE NT H Y I‘AR THE OMAHA SuUNDAY BEE Al Sorts of Communications Reach The Bee Through Our Message Boxes. O\IAI{A SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 26, 188~TWELVE PAGES. NUMBER 73. A CHAPTER 0N CROPS. Opinions of Loading Grain Factors on BEuropean Prospects. SEVERAL CONFLICTING VERDICTS The Harvest of 1888 Considered Curious in Many Respects. WHEAT YIELDS SUFFICIENTLY, But the Quality Causes Uneasiness Among the Farmers. PRICES STEADILY GOING UPWARD The Expected Shortdge Considered by Many to Be Overrate France the Greatest Sufferer—In- teresting Statisticd, European Crop Reports, [Copyright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxvos, August 25.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.]—The sudden activity in the wheat market in the United States centres of grainspeculation has led to a general commercial inquiry as to the crop prospects in Europe. I made this morning a canvass through the various avenues of the corn market with a view to having the above inquiry answered. The harvest of 1883 is generally thought one of the most curious in the history of agriculture, and is raising more discussions not only in Mincing Lane but in Lombard street and Capel Court, where the newspapers are eagerly scanned as to the latest reports of the weather and crops of Europe. The general verdict seems to be that the year in wheat will not be quite 80 disastrous a as quantity goes, It is the quality which is causing the farmers and corn factors to feel uneasy. The European wheat crop this year can not be compared with last year's, but then it must be remembered that the harvest was phenomenal in 1587, In 1887 the harvest was exceptionally good, but likewise almost two months later, so that operators will have only eleven months to provide for a difference of 8,000,000 bushels in the demand this year. These fizures seem to be overlooked by the leading papers. One of the principal grain factors here, who wishes his name sup- pressed for speculative reasons, gave his view of the situation as follows : “The wheat crop in south Russia will this year surpass both in quality and quantity anything we have known for fourteen or fif- teen years, From 33 shillings per quarter the price has gradually gone up to 40 shillings, at which it now remains. Californian re- ports are better every day, and here likewise prices have gained 5 shillings. However, Russia will supply us with the greatest quan- tity, being 10 per cent more than last year.” Messrs. Hanan & Co., who are one of the oldest firms in the city, informed me that the wheat crop of Great Britain was about as poor & one as has been known this century. The total estimated number of bushels is about 600,000,000, so that we should be devendent on other countries for about 160,000,000, were it not for a gain of 20,000,000 bushels in the surplus of last year's late crop, and which must be deducted from the amount, “Of course,” said Mr. Hanan, “these figures are estimates and may be open to correction.” Mr. W. D. Barnett thinks that the wheat crop is undoubtedly bad, and, judging by the weather, likely to be worse. France is in the same predicament, and in Germany, al- though showing a fairly average crop, the quality is poor. Austria and Hungary will secure a good harvest, but Rus- sia will beat everything. There is an ncrease, however, in the average of 10 per cent in Great Britamn, and this im- portant item seems to have been overlooked. The price is not likely to move for the pres- ent, although higher prices must rule in the long run. At the same time it has ex- perienced a considerable advance already of about 5 shillings all around. I would not be surprised if France eventually would show @t least & 10 per cent increase in her average, which of course, would upset the bad esti- mates formed. 1 hear indirectly from Messrs. Sasson & Co. that Persia intends exportlng a small quantity of wheat, owing to the annulment of the prohibition. A gen- tlemun highly connected on the Baltic and at Mincing Lane, says that we are per- fectly independent of the United States, owing to the excellent harvest in the colonies and in India, Holland and Belgium are not quite up to the market, with a_deficiency of 500,000 bushels as compared with last year. Another corn factor opined that the shortage will not increase the demand, partly owing to the excellent state of breadstuffs. Thus one may summarizo the opinions of leading men by saying that things are not so bad as they seem, and while the English and French farmers will uadoubtedly have a hard time in one respect, they will be in re- ceipt of higher prices for their breadstuffs, B FAR FROM ENCOURAGING. A Liverpool Factor's Oplnion of the English Urop Prospects. LCopyright 1838 by James Gordon Bennett. Livesroor, August25.—[New York Her- ald Cablo--Special to Tue Bee.] —1I called to- day uwpon Mr. W. Blaine, one of the oldest and best known corn factors, in order to ob- tain his opinion as an expert upon the Eu- ropean wheat crop of 1888, He said, in answer to my questions: “The general outlook, as to the European wheat crop is an extremely gloomy one. Throughout the whole of western Europe the climatic influences this summer have been wholly reversed. Especially has this been the case in England, which, though mainly important to the general market as a con- suming rather than as a producing country, 13 kailed » factor in the calulation. 1 fndit ed by competent judges that the En- glish wheat harvest will prove one of the worst of the country. “Did not an old authority say, ‘Tell me the summer's temperature and I will tell youthe wheatcrop?” This scems likely to prove good this year, The temperature has been ¢ low, and the freezing point has ched on more than nin July and August. This result must be more annoying from the fact that a larger breadth of wheat has been sown than last year, and that through the to the end of June, it well everywhere. esti execssi been re; ev one occasion— lier monthis,up 10ked remarkably The low temperature and excessive ranfall in July, however, utterly destroyed the good prospect, left the wheat farms stranded. “In France the wheat harvest is also very bad. ‘This is due to similar weather to that experienced in England. Advices report that the new wheat is 80 soft and out of condition that it is quite unfit for marketing. ‘Austria, and many have only a poor crop, and the harvest is finished. The quantity is a fair average, but it is gen- erally of an_inferior quality. Russia has a fair crop, but here also wheat has been very bad, and in both central and southern Rus- sia large quantities of grain are reported damaged. Spain has also a poor crop. “'No other European country has sufficient areas under wheat to be entitled to a place in the computation, but it may be said that from no substantial area in Europe is there a wholly satisfactory report. Brilliant weather, of which there is at present but a faint pros- pect, may create a pause for a few days, but the inevitable tendency in prices is upwar and from the present low ranges much higher prices are to be anticipated. BRSO THE WHEAT CROP. A Leading French Dealer Predicts Very High Prices. [Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.] Pamis, August 25 —[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tk Bei] —A leading member of the largest wheat firm in Paris furnished the representative of the Herald yesterday with valuable information regard- ing the present in wheat. “We have foreseen this trouble for weeks,” he began, “and our conviction 28 to the im- minence of higher prices was 8o firm that & month ago we began buying large quan- tities of wheat in American markets for which we paid more than the same article would bring here in France. At that time many dealers thought us mad, but they think so no longer. We have at present on hand about 1,200,000 quarters, and we are still buying. A month ago fow Louses were able or willing to risk half a million dollars on theitruth of the pessimistic pre- dictions of European wheat growers. We were almost alone in acting on these ad- vices. We have had no reason to regret our action. This crisis is genuine because the causes producing it are natur Nor is the full magnitude of the deficiency of the and Hungary wheat harvest yet appreeciated. ‘With- in the past few days the reports of growers all over Irance are to the effect that the threshing now going on and which is the anly real test, is demon- strating that the condition of things is much more serious than they had supposed. The shortage in France alone, as compared with last year, will be not less than 6,000,000 quar- ters. This is due, of course, to the unprece- dented bad weather with the continued cold and unceasing rains. England has been even harder off and will have to import this year an excess, av least, of 4,000,000 quarters over her imports of a year ago. The shortage in Italy will be 3,000,000- quarters and in Germany 8,000, 000 quarters, making inall Europe a shortage of certainly 16,000,000 quarters, which will have to be supplied from Russia, India, Aus- tralia and America. “‘Let us look, then, at the wheat markets in the different countries. The Australian crops have been good, but they are of little im- portance from their limited extent. In India the monsoons which were counted on to ripen the wheat have been wanting, and unless they spring up in September the Indian crop will be a failure. Even assuming this harvest satisfactory, Hindoo merchants, with their characteristic shrewdness, are disposed to hold back the surplus wheat of last year, in expectation of a still further rise, Therefore, India cannot be counted on at present to relieve the situa- tion, There remains Russia and the United States where wheat crops have been up to the average, in spite of interested reports to the contrary. As1 sald, we began giving orders in both these markets months ago. Other French houses, more timid than our- selves, began buying about two weeks ago and within the last few days thero has beea @ general rush for wheat. So much so that quite an excitement has been produced in the United States, where prices have already advanced nearly 10 per cent. In France the rise has amounted to about 20 per cent. { shall be greatly surprised if there is not a further rise in prices which, all things considered, scems to me as yet cheap. I should have mentioned that, small as is the Kuropean harvest, it is not even satisfactory in its quality. So much so that much of it will be unfit for anythng but fodder. The demand, therefors upon Russia and the United States will be treménduous. I ex pect to see wheat seliing next winter at a rise of 20 per cent. There are, however, cer- tain reasons why prescnt prives may remain unchanged for some months, that is, suppos- ing speculation does not force them up pre- maturely, The chief of these reasons is the fact that the farmers of the continent being, as a rule, in greatly reduced circum- stances, will be forced by their immediate necessities to sell at once their entire stock of wheat holding back none of it. This will produce a temporary abundauce, but it will be only an illusory abundance inasmuch as the supply from this source will be totally inadequate to meet the demand, These small quantities of wheat being once ex- hausted the crisis will break out again In its full eatirety and prices will continue to mouat, \LEAD COLORED DAYS. They Still Continue to Prevail at the German Capital. FROSTS IN MAY AND AUGUST. Summer Birds Wing Their Way to More Congenial Climes, THE BEER MARKET DEPRESSED. Certain People Who OConsider the Weather Timely. ANOTHER TRIUMPH IN SURGERY German Editors Make Unkind Ref s to Boulanger— Accident in Sports—Warn- ing to Coin Collectors. eren Another Disgusted With the Weather. [Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.] Beruiy, August 25.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tug B ‘The weather has occasionally, fits of lucidity, but is in the main 8o unfit for everyday life that it secms out of place outside of a lunatic asylum. One unfortunate market gardener writes to the papers complaining that his garden truck was frozen on May 28, and on August 21 all his cucumbers, beans and potatocs were again frosted. Tho summer birds went south three weeks ahead of time, and a falling off in the consumption of beer at the summer gardens has been such as to threaten the istence of several Altogether, there is a just cause for complaint, and the less because a se- vere winter is threatened. A few peoplo the timely. Among these are seventy colonels and lieu- tenant colonels, who have just been unex- pectedly retired from the regular army to make room for younger men trained in the new tactics, But the worst of ali are the bathing house Thirteen crocodiles, it scems, re- cently escaped from a ship into that river near Hamburg. One tame one scared a pleasure party into hysterics by attempting to get into their boat. This one was caught but the other twelve are still at large. Con- sequently bathing is at discount, and there is much anxiety among bath owners lest an open winter should so acclimatize the brutes as to found a race of Elbe crocodiles. The weather, too, has affected even the calmness of the German editors. Witness the National Zeitung, which writes of the revivified French patriot: ‘‘Foxes, skunks and cats are famed for their nine lives, but all must retire ashamed before General Bou- langer.” Or the Kreuze Zeitung: “Poor France 18 compelled to choose between a har- lequin like Boulanger and a puppet like Gob- let in politics.” An attempt is still being made to insinuate that Von Moltke retived because of a differ- ence with the kaiser, but the indisputable fact is that he resigned in order to set an ex- ample to the many superanuated officers who must shortly be pensioned off. In military matters interestcenters largely in the maneuvers near Spandau and in the night alarms of the Berlin garrison. For instance, at 8 a. m. precisely the kaiser sent a trumpeter to rouse the cavalry regiment of the garde de corps. Within eight minutes the regiment, in complete marching order, had trotted out of their barracks. In sports there has been another serious accident to a gentleman rider. Lieutenant Suffert fell under his horse at Charlotten- burg and was 8o injured that his recovery is a trumph for surgery and in medicine a successful case of their transplanting, not from one person to another, but from a corpse to a living per- son, is exciting great interest. The patient was 80 badly burned that the skin would not grow again of itself over the burn. Noone oftered to supply from his body the skin necessary for grafting, and the patient was t0o weak to bear the cutting of skin from the unburned part of his body. Accordingly a corpse was brought 1n, and strips of its skin were cut off and grafted on the burned man. The grafts grew, and all goes well, barring the unpleasantness of having a part of a corpse always on you or of you. Coin collectors must watch out for a full weight counterfeit of the Sterbe thaler of 1861, As the real coins sell for 20 marks each, it occurred to some one to com a coun- terfeit, which is n every way as good as the original except as regards its rarity. At a recent church festival of deat mutes 136 persons took part. All the railronds gave them reduced fares and they were every- where specially cared for, ———— ANTI-CHOLERA INOCULATION, Pasteur Thinks Dr. Gamaleia Has Made a Great Discovery. [Copyright 1658 by James Gordon Bennett.) Panis, August 25.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tug B —The event of the week, of course, has been the Russian doctor, Gamaleia's alleged discovery of a method of auti-cholera inoculation. Pasteur whom, at the time of the Spanish doctor, Ferron's supposed invention four years ago,1 found extremely skeptical as to the possi- Wlity of preventing cholera by inoculation, is quite convinced. I interviewed him again this week., ““I am so thoroughly convinced of Gama- leia’s success,” said Pasteur, “that I would to-morrow, were their neea, allow the test to be made upon my own person and in so doing should run very small risk. Of course there was nothing novel in the idea of inoculation against cholera. The diMoulty lay in apply- ing the well-understood principles of vac- cination to the new case, as I had already ap- plied them to hydrophobia and as some one else will one day apply them to tuborcu- losis and other diseases, The question was how to do it. There is where Gamaleia has shown bimself great in devolving with won. breweries, none consider weather keepers. derful patience and skill, tion practical realiza- from theoretical possibility. Hereto- fore the insurmountable difficulty has laid in the fact that there was no known way of following the ecx- perimental method inasmuch as human virus seemed capable of infecting the lower animals, Gamoleia suc- ceeded in producing virus so deadly that a single drop would prove fatal to either guinea pig or pigeon. That was the first great stride. He had now the means for ex re-iment, the us human He could cultivate according to 1l chemical methods starting with virus, & bacillus, almost harmless. He had also found a bacil- s of a most virulent type. If a pigeon or guinea-dig could be brought to resist this last form of cholera virus which aily Rill these creatures with ainty, they might be fairly wavingp erfect immunity from the This is precisely what Gamalcia Ho found that with weaker preparations the bird or animal perfectly indif- The AsT said, one would run hardly any risk in making the experiment, for the wealer bacilli are incapa- bie of injuring even a pigeon. con- sid has accomplished. a series of moculations rendered ferent to the most violent eholera virus. same reasoning applics to man. By following the progressive method we should gradually arrive at complete immunity.” PARIS PERSONALS., ‘What Society People Are Doing in the French Capital, [Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennet.] Pawis, August 25.—|New York Heraid Cable—Specinl to Tig Bre.]—After pout- ing and coquetting with us the last few days the weather seems to have amended its way and has settled down into its normal August mood. Trees which had kept their freshness much longer than usual are beginning to put on their golden tints, Tue sun is pitiless and onty metaphorically can the thousands who are pouring out into the country shake the dust from the soles of their feet as the leave the hot, sticky asphalts of the boule- vards. Now as ever, however, the queen of cities has charns which suf American worshipers faithful. At dinner the Cafe des Ambassadeurs is still blessed by pilerims from Gotham. Seated almost check by jowl the other evening 1 saw Augustin Daly, Ada Rehan, Maric Roze and Chauncey Depew, while at Ledoyen's, across the Avenue des Champs Elysees, next day, among my ueighbors at a pleasant little lunch with two or three stars of the Paris opera, were Judge Van Brunt and ex-Con gressman John 8. Alley, both looking very indifferent to politics. Mr. William Post and his family are back from their holiday gam- bles, and are preparing. to sail for America by the Normandie. Mr. And Mrs. Hunting- ton, of Cincinnati, with tHeigbeautiful daugh- ter; the Bishop of Towa, MF. and Mrs. Brock- holst Cuttings, and Rear Admiral Case have all been seen lately enjoying the delights of being joMed over Paris by a Paris cabman. On the other hand we miss Mrs, Abram Hewitt, who has fitted to London, Mr. McLane, who is sipping his demitasses on the Terrace St. Germain. Mrs. Jumes B. Stebbius of New York, who has vanished Ostenwards, and many other well known Americans, Judge Van Brunt sailed today by | the Gascogne. Trouville and Deanville are being rapidly emptied of visitors. The thde of fashion now sots in the direction of Pieppe, Boulogne and Dinard all of whichare crowded with forcigners. Amongothor strangers at the Dinard regatta the othcr,day were Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Bridgmaneand Mr. and Mrs. Tilgman of Philadelphia. At Boulogne the London Lila Clay and the popalar comedians all have been seen in a group this week feverishly staking their francs on and Na- poleons on the petits Chevaux. to keep its Free Speech in France, [ Copyright 1858 by Jamcs Gordoa Bennett.] Panis, August 25.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to THE BEE.] —As a proof of the tberty—not to say license—of speech al- lowed in France under the much abused re- public, the address of Dule at the royal- ist banquet at the Hotel Continental on the occasion of the Comte de Paris’ fifticth birthday Thursday 18 worth mentioning. ‘‘We are oppressed without being governed,” exclaimed Dule. **The present government cannot expect to lead a great country.” He und up with a toast te the Comte de Paris vhich was vociferously taken up and freely translated by the company into *Vive Le Roi Scientifique.” Sl Railroad Rates Advanced. CH10AGO, August 25.—The conference be- tween the general freight agents of the east ern and western lines wn;];m'lu‘h:d to-da It resulted in an agreemddt on the part of the eastern roads to ad¥ance their rates from shipping pomnts n middle western points to Mississippi riverpoints, but the ad- vance is not to be on thebasis originaily pro- posed by the western rgads. A compromise taritf was adopted to take effect September 17. Rates from Toledo, Columbus, Buffalo, Pittsburg, Youngstowa, Cinecinnati, Sala- etc., to Iilinois junction points are ‘ed from 1 to:§ econts per hundred pounds. ————— Sioux City's Case: Postponed. Cuicaco, August 25.—~To-day was the day set by the I1linois Centrat road for putting mto effect its pro reduction in the rate on merchandise of $he fifth class from Chicago to Sioux City, but the new rate didu't go into effect. ' The officials of the voud, \\lul‘l._lmu’;rotdh ration, decided to postpoue action for ugum and the other roads were accordin, natified that the proposed rate had bees 'withdrawn, It was found that the other Jines would have a similar rate to. Council! Bluffs and Kansas City, and Sioux €ity wguld have been in the same relative position as before. A Grand Army Day. CiaTavqua, N. Y., Apgust 25.—This has been Grand Army ddy. Genaral Alger, of Michigan, presided at the lecture on ‘‘The man with the muskes," by Robert McIntyre, of Illinois. Bishop V ncun welcomed the veterans and Judge All 'W. Tourgee spoke the of ““The rebel soldier !hc ranks ane soldier in history and ‘.b — Dressed Beef and Live Stock Rates. Cricago, Auzust ‘The Pennsylvania company to-day put offect its advanced rates on dressed live stock, 25 and 10 cents rupeo\lvuu.. Toxmorrow the Chi- eff mb th i dmm rouh'w%l p“fi? - ec! elr b nf nh of outs on DMLY PN e 1 PO P S A B S U m RUIN' IN ITS WAKE. Mr. Depew Makes Reply to Judge Van Brunt's Criticisms. THE DANGERS OF FREE TRADE Chauncey Prophesies the General Prostration of Our Commerce IF CLEVELAND HAS HIS WAY. Why the Letter of Acceptancs is So Long Delayed. HIS VIEWS WERE TOO RADICAL And the Executive is Now Racking His Brain to Reconcile Them With Those of His Pol- itical Advisers. Depew on the Tariff, Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Beanett.] © Panis, August 25.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tk Bre]—In an inter- view, which appeared in last Sunday's Her- ald, Van Brunt, of the supreme court, char- acterized certain remarks on American poli- tics made by Depew in a provious interview asnonsense. Yesterday morning a Herald representative called on Mr. Depew, who re- cently returned from Hamburg, with a view t0 hearing the other side. He had heard also that Van Brunt had been pitching into him. Said Mr. Depew: *Ob, that's all right. 1t wouldn't do to have all thinking the same way, would it#” “But how about his argument, did you say" answered Mr. Depew witha mischievous laugh. “Why surely you don't expect Judge Van Brunt to indulge in arguments. At least I couldn’t discover any and Iread the article carefully.” Now look here,” continued the speaker smiling benignly, and running his fingers down the column containing the inte says that ma an Brunt here is his first point where he ny republican leaders in 1884 were in favor of reducing our protective taxes 20 per cent. That is an assertion for which I should like to have proofs. Certaiuly we fiud no fault with the democrats for wishing to reduce the surplus, but do object very decidedly to the they have selected for so means doing. We con- sider their plan about as sensible as the in- fallible cure for corns, which consists in am- putating a person’s fect. We are not anxious t0 see the country hobbling about on stumps. I Mr, Clevelgqpd in_ his . mes- sage had proposed reducing duties on certain carefully chosen articles for the simple purpose of doing away with the surplus, we republicans would have been left without an issue, but Mr. Cleveland did nothing of the kind. He declared himself in favor of an indiscriminate reduction of the tariff. This is cutting into the very body of our industrial prosperity. He defined protection as the robbery of the many for the benefit of the few and in general showed his sympathies to be strongly in the direction of free trade.” . *‘And that is precisely wlhat the democrats deny, is it noti” Deny it? Of course they do, but the fact remains all the same. Cleveland’s bold stand cast dismay among his followers, By this umexpected act they saw the cup of vie- tory dashed from their lips and the presi- dent was informed very plainly that if he persisted in his free trade tendencies he might as well throw up the sponge. The re- sult is that for two months past Mr. Cleve- land has been sitting up nights and tearing Lis hairs out one by one in a vain attempt to concoct a letter of acceptance in which shall be considered the things which he really believes and thinks and what his party says he believes. All this would be most amus- ing were it not so terribly serious. Think of the incalculable importance of the interests at stake. They calmly propose with a stroke of the pen to reorganize, or rather disorga- nize, our great industries in iron, wool ypd other vital products. Take iron alone and think what it means. I know something about steel rail I know that even with our present duty foreign steel companies can afford to put their rails on our warkets at the rate charged by Mr. Carnegie. Why is this? Simply because iron workers in Ireland and Germany earn 60 and 850 cents a day in- stead of §2 or more which Pittsburg men re- ceive. What, then, 18 the result of lowering our tarift! Simply to lower our workmen's wages or drive them into other fields of labor, thus closing foundries and iron mwills all over the country. means hundreds of thousands of men thrown out of employment and millions of capital rendered unproductive, Is that a slight matter?! And I have cited only a single instance.” ‘‘But,’ says Mr. Cleveland, ‘let the few suffer if the many are benefited.! Who, I ask, would be benefited? Certaiuly not the farmers about Pittsburg, who, no longer finding markets for their products in the city, which is killed when its iron interests die, are forced to trans- port their produce to distant centers at the most serious sacrifices, This is but a concrete illustration of a general truth. No, sir, free trade principles will never do in the United States, We want to retain our com- mercial as well as political independence. ‘We do notwant to be left at the mercy of for, eign combinations and trusts, particularly in view of the present troubled state of Europe. We do ‘not want our l-lborlng class to sink to the level of the_lr continental brothers, We -dp' not_ want to abandon the prestige in manufactures Which s wise protection policy has sssured us dud, fn hort, we do not want free trade either open or dis- guised. | And four mionths from mow 'when Judge Van Brunt and bis over-sauguine felr lows are busily explalning why the e«nfl and vari other voters do not kum\ just what they ought to have done and when Mr. Cleveland, seated in some vast solitude, i beginning to question his own omnipotence, then it will be generally admitted that free trade may be well enough in school books, but that it is not just the thing to win presi- dential elections.” e i BISMARCK AND CRISPI. How the Fricdrichsruhe Interview Is Regarded in France. |Copyriaht 1888 by James Gordon Bennett) Pamis, August 25.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tie Ber.]—The table pol iticians, who have stayed in Paris, have had plenty to excite them in the latest Boulanger incident and the Friedrichsruhe interview. The republicans are still disputing as to the best means of defe; Those of the Clemenceau shade proclaim the necessity of stealing the dictator's thunder by advocat- ing a rovision of the constitution, with a few al additions, like the separation ting hin other radic That, of church and state, while the moderates, who swear by Ferry, and the Temps, are preaching roconciliation with the Catholics and making overtures to the non-monarchist On one point the anti-Bou- langists arcall agreed, however. Allhave lost faith in the system of scrutin de liste or voting by ticket and the departments are all sighing for a return to the scrutin de arron- ement, which, though it sent many petty locul celebrities to parliament, checked die- tatoral ntrigues. With this may be the rule, borrowed from America, forbidding candidates to stand in more than one dis- trict. It is thought the republic would again be able to snap its fingers at Boulanger. Of what was really said and done by Crispi and Bismarck at Friedricheruhe rather less is known here than elsewhere, but ignorance of the wicked schemes of those two states- men are supposed to have been weaving has deepened the gencral feeling of anxiety. More than once the feeling was almost pain- ful, and the sensational rumors telegraphed the Paris papers did not lessen the disquietude. The effect was not very visible on the bourse. Quotations for a day or two checked speculation, but political circles wore long facesand the croakers were about again mutter conservatives, 1 the stereotyped phrases aboutthreatening war-clouds and dancing on volcanoes, The Rationale published a special from Vienna, containing the report that Bis- marck had approved the idea of an eventual Italian occupation of Tripoli, while dissuad- ing Italy from making an immediate move in that direction, as King Humbert might soon have t» put all the forces of his kingdom in the field. The Roman correspondent of Justice telegraphed that a prominent politi- cian had informed him that the Friedrich- sruhe interview showed that French sensi- tiveness would be disregarded in future and that the time was near when peace would be forced on Europe. The Liberte, on the other hand, expressed the couviction that the chancellor had thrown cold water on Crispe's ardor at Friedrichsruhe. “Italy,” added the Liberte, ‘“is predestind to be the dupe of her alliance with the empire.” In the Figaro the present. state of things was com- pared to that which existed at the beginning of 1837 when the Berlin Post published its sensational “‘on-the-edge-of-the-knife' article, ““The situation is serious,” writes Jacques St. Cere in Figaro, “but not grave, and after all,’ he adds, “if there is really dan. ger let us keep our muscles, nerves and brains ready for the time when it bursts on us. We shall need them.” It is difficult to disconnect the Friedricksruhe scare from the sudden order issued the other day to arm all French ironclads of the reserve at Tou- lon, aud get them ready for & ten day's cruise in the Mediterranean. With these recruits France now has fifteen ironclads within a few hours of Marseilles—more than enough, it is supposed, to check any possible aggression of the Italians, o s e AN INDIAN SCARE. Mysterions Movements of Redskins in Wyoming. BurraLo, Wyo., August 25.-—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—Intelligence was re- ceived from Fort McKinney on Tuesday that aband of Sioux Indians was en route to the Crow agency. Troops ready to start for the summer camp at old Fort Casper were de- | layea for developments. A detachment of cavalry, with Frank Groard, a government scout, started to reconoiter. Information was received that on the 9th a party of fifty Indians, on Little Wild Cat creck, a tributary of the Powder river, were scen with extra horses. They had no squaws and were ap- parently moving cautiously. Several bands ot Cheyanues having been reported as hunt- 1ng out of season, ruthlessly killing game and stampeding stock on the various tributaries of the Powder river, troop A, Ninth cavalry, started on the 22d to scout the country with a view of pursuading any Indiaus found to return home. Nothing has been neard from them yet. A band of Cheyenne Indians under Chief’ “Loal Bull” were in the neighborhood during the past few days, and on the 22d camped five miles from Buffalo. Some shots fire at game striking near a house alarmed the inmates, who came to the city and re- rted. The Indians moved on to Crazy Woman creek and coutinued hunting. The military authorities rounded them up and camped them near Fort McKinney's, The Indians very reluctant to return, but were peu “They will be fed and wel cared lor d_escorted home to the ncy on the To) river. The presence of different ban ndians throughout the country made the eattlomen and settlers very anxious, and col srmsx me prospect of troops leavin, } affairs was telegraphed é& heudunurteu at Omaha by the pres of the Citizens' Business club_ of lo, requesting that the troops be not removed. received & favorable reply. The military authorities are mov&n{g ntelligently and wisely, and the probabilities are now that all the Indians will be taken to thew reservations without violence. AR i&l‘:lplo-lun. Pirrssuue, P 25,—A Corry special says: A thrgry ~¥ machine boiler exploded this aftornooiy n the farm of Frank Strana- han, by Which Wiliam Clou BT and Arthur MoCray werg 1ustant). Fnd 1wo others llmn:h iojured,. .. The bo ler was blown v e hero, alxLy foot away. ety Three Frampa Killed. +Jeneiy Cer¥, August 25, An incoming ex- press train can down four tramps on the Hackensaek ‘meadows this moraing, One vu tule« others will die, The ‘ fl"fl‘m e waling Tor 4n | & AFFAIRS IN GERMANY Effoct of the Meeting Between Count Kalnoky and Signor Orispi. THE ALLIANCE TO BE MAINTAINED Signor COriepi's Opinions Regarding the Seizure of Massowah. FRANCE MUST NOT GO TOO FAR Aggressions Boyond Tunis Would Precipitate a War, WILLIAM'S VISIT TO THE POPE, Press Comments on the Situation at the Vatic Liebknecht ing the Rhine Prov Other Gern Stump- 08— n News, The German Budget. |Copyright 1888 by New York Associated Press.] Beruiy, August 25.—The meeting betwe Count Kalnoky, the Austrian foreign min- ister, and Signor Crispi, the Italian prime minister, at Eger, does away with the necessity of a conference between the three statesmen at Fricarichsruhe, Count Kalnoky and Signor Crispt dined together, and after dinuner both granted mterviews to representatives of the press. They stated that there would be no change in the positions of the governe ments, and that the alliance would be main- tained. Signor Crispi says, regarding the seizure of Massowal by Italy, that ho does not believe that France will eventually deny the right of Italy to occupy that place. Cone cerning Tripoli, he says that the Italian government relies upon the belief that the common sense of the French people will prevent their attempting any aggression beyond Tunis. A single rood of ground taken from Tripoli would be a declaration of war against Italy, wherein Germuny and Austria would join according to the present contract, Emperor William will not visit the vatican unless the vatican authorities arrange that there shall be no semblance in the ceremony of superiority. The vatican in the meantime declines to make exception of the new Gere man emperor, The Cologne Gazette says that the attie tude of the pope represents absolute abane donment of the papacy. No European power now cares to support its pretensions t@ be a spiritual guide of the people. Despitd the attitude of the vatican, Emperor William personally desires to sce the pope. An are rangement has been made at the vatican 0 receive tne emperor with the usual cefe monies. The pope refused any back stairs conference. The attention of Berlin centers upon the electoral contest in the Fifth district. The national liberals, progressionists and socialiste are watching the strugglo as an indication of the tendency of national opinion. Hery Herrfurth, minister of the interior, has res ceived circulars from the authorities on thg Swiss frontier, reporting the proceedings of Liebknecht, a leading socialist, who'ig stumping the populous centers of the Rhine, making speeches which he would not be al- lowed to make in Berlin. The election is fixed for Thursday next. Despite the re- pressive measures of the police, ine cluding the suppression of public meetings and the wholesale arrest of socialistic canvassers, Liebknecht will get in. ( A communication to the National Zeitung purports to be semi-official and has a serious import as stating that the time has come when Italy must mark out precisely the limits of her foreign policy. If the Italian government finds it necessary to attacls France, Germany must support her ally, ‘This concurrent and semi-official language of the press is giving rise to fears that Bise marck is using Italy to drive France into war. The elcotions are proceeding to-dey for the Bohemian diet. The Germans, sQ far as is at present calculable, are defeated, An eccentric will is to be tested in the courts at Pesth in December. A physiciang Dr. Goldenberger de Buda, left $250,000 to accumulate for the benefit of posterity until the interest would suftice to relieve destitus tion everywhere. The trustces calculated that they could effect a distribution when thg capital reached $1,000,000,000. But they dee clined to act. The will will now be contested by the claimants in America, London agd Madrid. e A.New Mexican Vendetta. Las Cruces, N. M., August 25.—A vens detta has been declared between the Lea and John Good factions in the eastern portion Dona Ana county. A short time since a mi named McDonald was assassinated, and in retaliation Walter Good, a son of Joha.Good, was waylaid on August 28. This scction the couutry is cighty miles to the neares railroad station, and a reiga of terror existy there. Sheriff Ascarate und & posse left herg to-day with warrants for the arrest of & number of these men. Itis unlikely that appeal will be e to Goveruor Ross to c:a the militia, ———— They Run Great Risks, Rarip City, Dak., August 12,—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.)-This ‘séction aps pears to be the theater of operations of @ well organized gnn% of horse thieves. 1] week several valuable horses; among them one racer, were stolen between here and Hot g‘rlnn, Last night anothér horse was en from the stable of Frank Moulton,wha livea near town, and also one from the stable of J. W. Fowler, who lives near the centen of the city. Officers are keeping a shi lookout, aud the thieves, if cuughg will “ge into trouble. Somu parties- were on ) here for horse nu‘lmg % ’ .‘ C—— X ’l‘rllmto- coinn-uun. } LoNDON, August 25,-~At & meeting held toe day at the residence of Colonel Gowland, solutions of sympathy were passed in hon| of General Sheridan. Colonel Gowland pre- sided, and in opening the mecting paid ;& touching tribute to the dead soldier, and finished by rudh& telegram of oondakl\. :'e::. ué Mrs, Sher Pt Amlzn ‘?' nn.rfl 'S, nel -. CGoddard, Rey ld & m:'&lwkln aud Ceptaia Cobtaia 1 i i i