Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 30, 1888, Page 1

e W——— Tt THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. TTER EIGHTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA. SUNDAY MOR G, SEPTEMBER 30. . 1888, —SIXTEEN PAGES. "NUMBER 108 AN EDITOR IN LUCK. Progress of the Proceedings Against Der Deutsche Rundschau. THE ATTORNEYS IN A QUANDARY, And as a Consequence the Paper May Bscape Prosecution. BISMARCK ALSO LOTH TO ACT. His Suspicions Malinly Directed Toward the English Court. MANY FALSE RUMORS AFLOAT. The Programme For the Emperor's Visit to Rome Still Unsettled—The Wheat Harvest—Russian Passport Rutes. Foreign Potpourrl. [Copyright 1888 by New York Assoclated Press.) Beruiy, Sept. 20.—Although notice of action has been entered in the Berlin land- gericht, our court of first instance, against the editor of the Deutsche Rundschau, the judicial authorities have not yet decided upon the exact cause of prosecution. The public prosecutor has not settled upon what clause in the penal code to proceed, and the minister of justice is in a quandary asto whom to prosecute. The manager of the Deutsche Rundschau has surrendered the name of Herr Geffekin, of Hamburg, as that of the person through whom he obtained the diary of Emperor Frederick, Herr Geffe- Xin has been a professor at Strasbourg, and resided for several years at Berlin, where he became known to Frederick. After- ward he became a frequent contributor to English papers and magazines. 1f the trial threatens to reveal the original source, Prince Bismarck may hesitate atout proceed- ing. Prince Bismarck is known to suspect the English court as the source of publica- tion; hence the ianguage of his statement is directed against that court. The Berlin Post says, even at the risk of damaging the memory of Frederick by laying bare his lamentable weaknesses, that the in- terests of the empire required the disclosure that the crown prince, far from being an nctive promoter of German unity, formed the most serious obstacle to it. The Borsen Courier, an organ of the liber- niists, better represents the genuine public feeling here in saying: *'It excites lively aston- Ishment to see the press assail Emperor Fred- erick with such scant respect. The emperor must be revolted at the conduct of the peo- ple who are trying to please nim by reviling his father. Those who are throwing dirt on the memory of Frederick must judge Will- 1am IL meanly if they suppose that their priticismis excite in him anything but loath- Ing sud contempt.” 1t is a significant fact that the press, con- current with the tenor of private discussion, flocs not question the authenticity of the diary. The reasons that Prince Bismarck advances against its genuincness are felt to be insincere, ana are completely ignored out- side of the official world. The stories pub- lished in the I'rench papers of a violent quarrel between the Empress Frederick and the Emperor William, and that the former fears that spies aro set on her movements, are certainly false. It is ofcially announced to-night that she will shortly procced to Kiel, where she will remain a fortnight. On October 18 she will lay the foundation stone of Emperor Fred- crick’s mausoleum. She will afterward go ou o visit to Scotland, and will be accom- panied by the princesses. The prograwme for the emperor's visit to Rome is uvsettled. Count Von Soms-Hon- nenwald, German cmbassador to the quir- inal, wus summoned to a conference at Friederichsruhe just at the moment of start- ing to resumo his post at Rome. The vanti- can is dissatisfied with the neutral resuit of Prince Bismarck's negotiations with Signor Crispi and Count Kalnoky, and demands o formal assurance that the emperor’s visit will not imply a recognition by the German government that Rome is the capital of the Itahan kingdom. In the coming landtag elections the na- tional liberals und conservatives of Berlin and other populous centers will unite in sup- port of common candidates. The national liverals nre confident of increasing the num- ber of their members from 74 to 90. The failure of the harvest in Germany is nttracting serious attention. There is a poor crop of both cereals and potatoes. The price of bread is rapidly rising. Since 1857 rye has advanced 48 marks and wheat 34 marks. In some districts bakers have raised the price of bread 10 pfennigs per pound. Herr Richter, 1o an article in the Liborat Zeitung, calenlates that Germany will re- quire 13,000,000 hectolitres of grain to meet the deficiency. The people, he says, must therefore demand an immediate diminution of the duty on cereal imports. The progress- ists intena to actively agitate the question. The oficial press contends that the duties huve slight influence, compared with nutural causes, on the course of pricos, and that in- stability in agrarain legis'ation would lead 0 worse results thau an occasional rise in bread values. Che new Russian passport rules act that travelers must bave their . passports rovisod in every Jouality in which they pass. Exceptional measures " are taken against Jows, whether ey are Russians or aliens. The Kicler Zeitung publishes passages from " Fwperor Frederick’s diary, written during the war of [586. The passages are chiefly of Juilitary interest, referring to the arrival on . the ield of Kocniggratz of the erowa prince’s ooros, which decided the battle, The diary gives u touching acoount of the meetiug after the battle between the then crows prince Jud the Red princo, . en- Emperor Frederick's Diary to be Used In the Elections, [Oopyright 1838 by James Gordon Bennett.] BekLiy, Sept. 20.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Bee.l—The week hers began with the Basien gossips it closes with the Bismarck diary sensation. This to-day is keenly intensified by the prosecu- tion of the publishers. It is difficult to descrive the deep and universal impression made by all these incidents. They have flavored alike of the wine of court cir- cle dinners and the beer of the humblest ar- tisan. A sort of lawsuit of a dcad emperor versus a live chancellor has been on trial, with the whole German people as jurors. Like many an advocate, Bismarck sets up as defense the garbled evidence, while the jurors, since he prosecutes for exposing state secrets, whisper how can the publishers be guilty of that charge if the alleged secrets are untrue or forged. They ask, is not the prosecution an admission of the validity of the dairy! Bismark, how- ever, always did undervalue pop- ular forces, and does now. He never did recognize the discontent that leads to disaffection. A leading politi- cian of the radical school said to me to-day: ““The diary becomes a campaign document for us in the elections, and what heretofore have been half-expressed doubts about Bis- marck are now becoming serious charges, I hcar asked on all sides such ques- tions as these: Has the chancellor decreased emigration? Has he not increased the socialist forces! Has he not made con- scription more oppressive! Have not his protective measures, by bribing land- lords and one set of pro- ducers, alienated all other classes? Has he displayed statesmanship in creating plan- tations on foreign shores?” The politician concludes: “Very many more Germans this week ask these questions to the chancellor's prejudice than were willing even to consider them ‘beforc the publication of the diary. You must observe that the Germans need a hinge on which to swing the door in Bismarck's face, and now they have such a hinge in the diary of Emperor Frederick, whom most parties except a few court circles revered. This king, who wished to make Germany freer, will always have his memory beloved, and become, as time rolls on, Bismarck’s foe. e A VIOTIM OF TH "LAGUE. He Had Faced Many Dangers and Died on Duty. NeW Youx, Sept. 20.—(Spocial Telegram toTue Bee.]—Dr. Sullivan, of West Thirty fifth street, has received tidings of the death of hus brother, Father Sullivan, at Tampa, Fla., of yellow fever ptember 24, Father Sullivan was born in Cork, Ireland, in 1850, and at the age of twenty-three was ordained Fhree years later he was appointed chaplain in the British army. He accompanicd his regiment to Africa when Gencral Gordon began bLis warfarc there. At the siege of Khartoum Father Sullivan was a participant and was the last person who saw the famous general alive. He took an active part in tho Zulu campaign and gained a gold medul for bravery. He was also present at the capture of Celoway and when he re- turned to England with his regiment Queen Victoria favored him with an audicnce and decorated him with n medal. Having served six years in the army he was retired. Next, Father Sullivan was a resident priest of St. Helena Island. He took a great intercst in the place and wrote its history. Three years ago he came to this country and was stationed at Newark. At the breaking out of the yellow fever epidemic Father Sullivan went to Florida and assumed charge of St. Augustine’s church. He was taken sick with the scourge and died six days after, —_——— Organizing a Hardware Trust. CicaGo, Sept. 20.—Six weeks ago twenty lLeavy hardivare jobbers of Chicago, St. Paul, St. Louis, Davenport and Milwaukee met iu this city ana organized u heavy hard- ware jobbers’ national union. Another meet- ing was held here to-day, in which new mem bers from other large cities were ndmitted. A general discussion of the purposes of tho organization was then gone .into, and the debate lasted several hours in an endeavor to harmonize the different views. Some of the members had changed their minds about trusts and favored operating with them, while others wanted to fight combinations to a finish. Iu the end no n was adopted, as it was decided to give the new members who are to come ina voice in the deliberations. Committees were appointed, to have the care of the organization’s affairs, and the meeting adjourned to meet in St. Louis October 18, b ol ] A Woman Poisoner Sentenced. Savt Lakg, Utah, Sept 20.—|Special Tele- gram to Tne Beg.)—Bridget Sweeny of Park City, Utab, was to-day sentenced to two and @ balf years imprisonment iu the peni- tentiary for attempting to poison her hus- bund Terence, by administering *‘Rough on Rats” to bim constantly mixed with his daily food. He bad a 2,000 policy on his life which she was anxious to have cashed. Pat- rick Sullivan, Mrs. Sweeny's first husband, died denly thirteen years ago leaving a $1,000 life insurance policy. Judge Sandford refused to graut Mrs. Sweeny bail pending her appeal to the supreme court, B The Boy and Gun Combination. SaLT Lakr, Utah, Sept. 20.—(Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber.]—At Springville, Utah, this afternoon, a little son of Robert Kirk- man, while playing with a Winchester rifle, accidentally discharged the weapon, killing his little sister, about seven years old, and also a little daughter of Charles Bradford, aged about three years. The ball passed through tho head of the latter, causing in- stant death; and through the body of the former, who died about half an hour after the accident. L Fell From a Bridge. Ia., Sept. 20.—[Special Tele- Lyman S. Root, one of the workmen on the Wabash bridge, fell from the scaffolding to a sand bar below. He struck on his head and shoulders and was badly wjured, An examination showed that he was_ suffering from concussion of the brain., His home is in Moberly, Mo., where lie will be taken this evening. e A Battle With Indians. HenvosiLLo, Mex., (via Galveston) Sept. 29.--A battle has taken place between the Xaqui Indians and the government forces in Guaymas. The Indians were defeated and are endeavering new to reach American ter ritory. A Fatal Jump for Libert, Curcaco, Sept. 20.—Anton Gleaner, a horse thief, while cn & train eu route for the state penitentiary at Joliet this worning, jumped through a window while the train was mov- ing rapidly, and was so budly ivjured that he ll divd turee bours later, A TEMPEST BREWING. Effect on All Europe of Emperor Frederick's Memoirs. A GREAT POLITICAL SENSATION. Much Sympathy Expressed in Eng- land For the Ill-Fated Author. IRON CHANCELLOR UNMASKED. A Wave of Indignation Sweeps Over the Entire Kingdom. ADMIRATION TURNS TO SCORN. The Part Taken By Prince Bilsmarck in the German Unification Made Apparent to the World. A European Sensation. [Copyright 1883 by James Gordon Bennet.] Loxpox, Sept. 20.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.]—Nothing has been recently talked of but the diary of the late Emperor Frederick, To find that it was not really Prince Bismarck who was the cre- atorof the new German empire, but the crown prince, on whom he affected to look down, are materials for sensation such as Europe has not known since the outbreak of the war which made the unification of Ger- many possible. One who 1s well acquainted with the secrets of the court circle informed me some weeks ago that the utmost bitter- ness was felt at every recollection of the late emperor’s policy and aims. His son has per mitted himself to speak of those aims in the most disrespectful language. The idea of extending remorse, of enlarging public liber- ties, of removing the shackles from the press, is us odious to Emperor William as it ever has been to Prince Bismarck himself. These projects were in the mind of Emperor Frederick, who, through s active life, had to fight against Bismarck, who treated him with as much contempt as he could safely venture to display. Bismarck lost no oppor- tunity of manifesting his dislike to the young man, who not only refused to accept the minister's plans, but absolutely had the au- dacity to conceive plans of his own. In all this can any one see “the weak hand moved only by awoman?” That was Bismarck’s de- scription of the late emperor to the friend of mine above referred to. The woman, the widow of the emperor, is indecd known to be the ablest of the English royal family—the one who inherits the lion's share of the sagacity and shrewdness of her father, Prince Albert. She has notin any way brought about the publication of this tell-tale diary; but surely she would have been justified in doing so, if only because it vindicates both herself and her husband from a torrent of heartless calumnies which has been set loose upon Europe for months, It is useless to conceal the fact that the differences between the English court and Prince Bismarck have long been of a very serious character. The firmness of the late emperor, his policy of progress and his repugnance to mere physical force as o means of government were all ascribed by Bismarck to the overruling influence of his English wife. Bismarck saw in everything the influence of an evil genius, and that evil genius came from England. Hence hedreaded the accession of Frederick to the throne. Hence the sinister stories which were spread abroad during his melan- choly exile at San Remo. Hence, also, the hostility which was constantly shown toward the empress by the court party in Berlin—a hostility which the death of her husband did nothing to soften. I am assured by one who cannot be deceived on the point that Prince Bismarck said not long ago: *“We must do all we can to obliterate every trace of the short and disgraceful relgn of the late emperor.” He permits himself a much wider latitude of expression in regard to the cmpress. All this is well known to the English court, and it must have added not a little to the sufferings which her daughter's terrible bereavement brought upon the queen. Then, too, it isa well-known fact that the estrangement of the present emperor from his mother is of an almost hopeless character, Among thesorrows of Frederick's heavy laden life—sorrows borne with heroism witbout a parallel in the history of the great --not the least was that caused by a verifica- tion of his foreboding. His son fell entirely under the dominion of Prince Bismarck. Europe wondered not at this when it believed that Bismarck was the author of German unity, but now that he is removed from this pedestal, and the figure of Emperor Frederick placed therein in his stead, what are men to think and to suy? The shell exploded in the Deutsche Rund- schau has not been long in sending a tremor through the English ministry, as one will at once infer from the article in the Standard. The editor has evidently gone again in an obedient spirit to Lord Salisbury for inspira- tion, and we see the result in a profuse en- deavor to turn the wrath of Prince Bismarck from England. Lord Salisbury cannot possi- bly bave anything to apologize for, but his newspuper almost goes upon its knees. Of course it thinks the diary a forgery, and Prince Bismarck a 'most generous man. _ Thus grinds the organ. But not thus think or speak the English public. They hold that the diary is authentic, and that Bismarck has either played or means to play a very deep game. The father cannot come forth from the grave and tell us whether he realiy thought his son was an wbominable traitor to him and to his country, The son is at an equally safe distance from the controversy. Nothing could be more con- venient to the third party in it, who is left complete liberty to assert what be pleases and to prosecute anybody in lis owu conotry who dares to disinter evidence against him. The Empress Frederick is deeply aflicted at the publication of theé diary, and can you wonder at it when yonsee the terrible cal- umnies which Prince Bismarck and the Ger- man court party are prépared to cast upon her husband—calumnies which the English ministerial organ does not hesitate in sub- stance to repeat in its anxiety to turh aside the anger of the man who was ingenious enough to inveigle France into the war of 1870! This storm, which raged round the late emperor's deathbad, was a hundred fold more violent than the outside world yet dreams of, and now 1t is renewed over his grave and Prince Bismarek, under a flimsy disguise, brings the most dreadful charge against the ill-fated monarch once more. Prince Bismarck has his adversary at an overwhelming disadvantage. The Empress Frederick well knew what would be the re- sult of any publication which provoked the German chancellor, and she would have moved heaven and earth to prevent it, but I give you the positive information that Prince Bismarck believes that the blow which has made him stagger was dealt by an English hand. Ho suspeets the Empress Frederick orsome of her immediate circle of having suddenly undermined the great fabric of his fame. I believe $hat exceedingly strong protests have been made from high quarters without affecting his opinion. This mood towards England is consequently more implicable than ever. This must be taken as amost serious fact, When Bismarck has wished to inflict a deadly revenge, either upon a man or a nation, has he not invari- ably found the means of accomplishing his ends! Let Count- Arnim and scores of crip- pled or ruined personal adversaries answer. Let France answer. Suppose him to be in that frame of mind towards England, what is to prevent him from carrying out his pur- pose once more? The present German emperor has been trained by Bismarck's master mind to detest England, though it was the land of his mother. The influence of that mother, as of the dead father, has long since disappeared. He. is now as clay in the hands of a potter. The first thunder from Berlin still rolls in the pir. Rest assured, it is the beginning, not'the end, of a tempest. England has many vulnerable places, and if Bismarck has made uphts mind to strike she can be struck when, where and how the subtle plotter of Fredetiohsruhe may choose to determine, with or without his own hand being scen. Meanwhile the profound pathos of all the circumstances surrounding the Emperor Frederick’s last days is deepened by the insight we have had into his thought and mind. What must have been his feeling on ascertaining beyond a doubt that all the great plans he had formed; all the fay reaching designs for the welfare of his people, must come to naught. He had prgpared himself by diligent study, by earnest thought, by a wisely or- dered life for the solemn work of govern- ment. He had faith in his own purpose. A great career seemed to stretch out before him. Then death suddenly stood in his path and beckoned. In ancient or modern annals there is no story more tragic. A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, o Who Wrote the Diary ? Loxpoy, Sept. 20,.—[Special Cablegram to Tue Bee.]—The Berlin correspondent of the Times believes Frederick's diary was re- vealed by Dr. Gefinkon, of Hamburg, the confidant of Frederickand a frequent con- tributor to English magazines on German polatics. The Standard’s Berlin corresdondent says : “If the person named by the Deutsche Rundschan proves to b the contributor, an action will be directed against him, probably for treason, in the supreme court at Leipsic. The publisher of Rundschan had 30,000 copies ready for sale.” —— Thinks Bismarck Has Blundered. Loxpox, Sept. 20.—[Special Cablegram to Tne Bee.|—The Times gives prominence to a letter sidned ‘“Tunis Consul,” pointing out that Prince Bismarck, in saying that Crown Prince Frederick was not entrusted with state secrets, argues against himself, while his own reference to the old emperor's dis- trust of Frederick and the British court is much more like divulging of stato secrets. e A Wedding in Chinatown. New Yonrk, Sept. p9.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Theré was a Chinese mar- riage in the joss house to-day and a grand Chinese banquet that spread itself all over the sixt® ward, Yuet Sing, a Chinese mer- chant, and the bride had decided that the previous San Frauciseo proxy marriage was not binding enough, so the ceremony was gone through with tnis afternoon according to the usages and customs of the flowry kingdom, The groom was the oldest busi- ness man 1n Chinatown and the affair was therefore the important social event of the season within a mile of Chatham square, Two hundred guests sttended the banquet. Presents worth $2,000 came from Chinamen all over the states, i Fined For,Contempt. Cnioaco, Sept. 20—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—John T. Lester, the well known broker, was fined $300 by Judge Williamson to.day for contempt of court. About a year ago, 1n a suit brought against him by a cus- tomer, the court ordered that Lester produce his books, Lester declined to do so and took an appeal to a higher court. It was for this failure to comply with the order of the court that he was fined. He also took an appeal from the action of the court in fining him and after giving bonds left the court in not very good humor, dectr &5 Another Whisechapel Murder.| Loxpox, Sept. ~—Another mysterious murder has occurred in Whitechapel. The body of a woman of the town, mutilated as in the previous was found in Mitre square to-night. It 1so reported that an- other woman had murdered in the same vicinity, atic. Sept. 20.—A sculling match has been between Kemp and Searle, the Austral oarsmen. The race will be rowed October 27. e Wife Murderer Hanged. Marmiy, Tex., Sept. 2v.—Wesley Williams, colored, was bere to-day for wife murder, wmmlwh 5, 1887 Syoyey, N. S, W, INDIAN SUMMER DAYS The French Capital Now Enjoying Most Delightful Weather. THEATERS POORLY PATRONIZED. Fredrick's Dairy an Absorbing Topic of Discussion, BISMARCK IN HATEFUL LIGHT. An Ogre Perpetually Menacing the Peace of Europe, NEW DRESSES FOR MRS, LANGTRY Rich in Material and Beautjful in De- sign—-A Warning to Posterity—In Love With a Statue—Per- sonal Mention. ‘Warmth and Sunshine. [Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.] Panis, Sept. 20.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Ber]—A blazing midsummer sun and weather like St. Mar- tin’s and exactly as we sometimes have dur- ing Indian summer in America, has been warming and delighting Paris for the past ten days. News of cold, rainy weather in New York, daily cabled to the European Herald, makes the numerous American tour- ists here feel all the more comfortable. Among the prominent Americans I saw this morning sauntering about the shady side of the boulevard are Judge Nelson, of Minne- sota, E. Ellery Anderson, of New York, General Winslow, president of the St. Louis & San Francisco railroad, David King, of New York, Geber Bishop, of New York, and Judge Townsend, president of the Union club, Mr. Frederick Gebhard and others. The theaters are having a hard time of it, for besides the summer sunshine during the day, the nights are delicionsly warm and the moon is at its full. Everybody drives out on the Bois de Boulogne at night and winds up the evening in open air concerts, The Champs Elysees and the woods of St. Cloud, Marly and Fontainbleau are overflowing with pretty little Parisiannes in full summer attire. Paris is now perfectly delightful. Everybody lives in the open air. Politically everything centers in the publi- cation of Emperor Frederick's diary. It is read everywhere with absorbing interest; in clubs, railways, cafes, on the tops of omni- buses, on the streets. There is no French- man from Calais to Marseilles who has not formed his opimon about them. They feel that Burope has lost in Freflerick a noble, as as he is called even in France, the one man who could have made France and Germany friends and who could have done for the whole of Europe what Cavour did for Italy; unite all states in peaceful commercial union and do away with the crushing burdens of the present enormous armies. The venom and avidity with which Bismarck attacks the memory of th¢ crown prince, his repressive measures to stifle all further publications, the pains he takes to refute the charges that remove him from the pedestal of founder of the German unity— all this convinces the French people not only that the diary is & revelation of truth, but on the principle “Qui s'excuse s'acccuse” Bismarck really winces beneath the judg- ment which a dead hand has pronounced upon him and he is no longer the maa the world believed him to be. Bismarck’s letter to the Emperor William is felt here to be a most violent and uncalled for attack and shows that the emperor's life was one long struggle against the autocratic ideas and feudalism of Bis- marck, who disgusts all Frenchmen by the way 1n whicn he speaks of “I and the crown prince” and the personal animos- ity that permeates his entire letter. Bis- marck, by rushing into print, has certainly put his foot in it. More elaborate frocks have been finished for Mrs. Langtry. The most magnificent is m white velvet, stamped with very large pranches of iris in glistening gold material, the wrong side being literally in cloth of gold. The low necked corsage is trimmed with puffings of yellow green satin and with @ fringe in green und gold. Another evening dress1s in pale silver grey satin, brocaded with large clusters of tea roses in their natural hues. The skirt breadths part in front to show a nmarrow line of gold yellow watered silk fluished at the hem with a bunch of narrow watered ribbons of the same color. Very delicate and exquisite is a ball dress in tulle of a pale Ophelia lilac, the front veiled in straight widths of tulle, the side hreadths covered with narrow plaited flounces spangied with silver and the back of the skirt adorued with two long widths of lilac faille barred vertic- ally with bands of dark red velvet. A very marvelous dress has the front and side withs of the skirts in a heavy cream white hue de soie embroidered by hand around the lower half in a large bowknot and field flowersd intermixed with dragon flies and scattered leaves in black and colored silks and many colored metallic spangles, the scattered 3 leaves finishings the design just above the hem and being worked in sapphire blue. ‘The spangle back of the skirt is composed of superposed widths of black tulle, and the corsage is of thc same material. A toillette in gold yellow satin has the lower half of the skirt froat hung with amber hemphills and a band of the same ornaments passes down the side width, ‘The ruins of the Palais d'Orsay are to be preserved as a perpetual warnmg to future generations, All visitors to Paris remember these magnificent ruins. ‘The municipal council of Paris has decidel to place upon the ruins of the Coeur des Comptes a marble tablet with the following inscription: **The municival council of Paris, in order to inspire Frenchmen with horror of internal dissen. sions and in order that the memory of the disastrous days of the commune may ever be a warning in the minds of the people, has voted: ‘‘Article 1. The ruins of the Palais d' Orsay shall forever remain as they now are and no one shall enter them so long as one stone remains on another of what was once one of the most beautiful monuments of Paris, “Article 2. Trees and plants of all kinds that have taken root among these ruins shall also be respected and will form a virgin for- est to prove to future generations that bar- barism can sometimes implant itself in the center of civilization." A curious case of suicide occurred yester day in a little house quite near Trackadero. A youngster named Eugenc Bloe, fourteen years of age, fell in love with a plaster cast of Venus that was in his father's house. Young Engene gazed at the statue for hours and hours, and would get up nights to look at it. This lasted amonth, The father became angry and said, ‘‘You do not work snd you neglect your studies,” and he broke the statue to pieces. Eugene was so affected that he went to his bed room, twisted a sheet around his neck and strangled himself, The next morning the lifeless boay of the young Pygmalion was found by the pareats, Iam told that there is no truth in the re- ported engagement of Miss McFairsh to the Duke of Norfolk., They met at the house of the Duchess of Leeds and the duke admired the young Baltimorean, but an engagement has not yet been arranged. In novelty of designs, Manguste has cre- ated Langtry a hat. Five of this design were packed off to the steamer Alaska on Friday. They were grey-eyed, brown and black. They were pinned upon the left side in a cavalier fashion and caught up high on one side with large birds and feath- ers. On the red hat were black birds and on the black, dark green cock's feathers. The grey felt was very pretty with a hirondelle de mere. A light brown of the same shape was decorated with a chouette. Mrs, Frederick Varnderbilt has been luxuriating in some of Marin's crea- tions. An evening gown to be worn in New York was an exquisite shade of pale green satin with court train bordered with a band of embroidery of gold, white and silver. The petticoat of white satin was entirely covered with an embroidery of gold and sil- ver. The waist was fastened by a China crepe scarf of old rose color embroidered in pale colors and gold. A tea gown for Mrs. Vanderbilt was probably the most unique of this year's designs. The back of the gown was of old rose crepe, embroidered with garlands of roses and green leaves over a petticoat of plain rose China crepe and from the waist to the bottom of the skirt were loops of black and green moire ribbons. The Princess of Wales is having made at the same establishment a haif mourning court fown of black velvet with brocaded flowers in grey over a petticoat of grey mousselin de soie, edged with o scallop of gray silk. The bodice is quite decollete and trimmed with a chiffon of mousselin de soic finished on the edge with grey silk. Colonel Delancey Floyd Jones, of the United States army and Miss Floyd Jones have arrived at the Hotel Continental. Mr. and Mrs, Newland, of Californta, the latter formerly Miss Edith Mac Alcster, of San Francisco, are in Paris. Mr. Allen Mar quand, of New York, is at the Hotel du Rhin. Mr. Thorndyke Nourse, of Boston, bas left Paris for London. Mrs. Taber has returned from Switzerlanl to her Parisian residence. Mrs. Matthew Bird and the Misses Bird, of New York, are at the Grand hotel. Mr. E. D. oit, of Boston, and Mr. James A. Beckman, of New York, are registered at the Hotel Liverpool. Mr. and Mrs. William Minard, Richardson, Lee, and. Miss Hanks, of Boston, have arrived at the Binda. Miss Caldwell, of Newport, R. 1., and Miss L. G. Sears, of New Yorlk, are at the Meurice hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Luckemeyer, of New York, have taken apartments in the Avenue de I'Alma for the winter. Miss Can- non and Miss Morton, of Baltimore, are stay- ing at the Hotel Lord Byron. M. and Mrs. F. Winter and Misses Winter, of Louisville, are stopping at the Hinda, R The German Company Routed. ZAxz1DAR, Sept. 20.—[Special Cablogram to Tne Bek.]—A steamer from Keleva brings the news that two Germans, cleven of their servants, and twenty-one insurgents were killed during the fighting at that place. The insurgents opeuly renounced their allegiance to the sultan on the ground that he had no power to transfer their country to the Ger- man company. German offcials from Mikandini und Lindf have arrvived here safely, The German company is thus driven from all points except Bagamoyo and Darhalaam, where its people are protected by men-of-war. Trade in the meanwhile is ruined anl failures are imminent. The tribes are descending on the coast in im- mense numbers, but they ure badly armed, the British consul having forbidden the ex- port of arms from here. There i firmed report that a naval office: at Keleva, It Created a Sensation. New Youx, Sept. ~[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The cablegram to a morning paper unting the robbery from Mrs, Puran Stevans of £100,000 worth of diamonds created no little excitement at police head- quarters aud at the numerous detective agencics of this city. Mrs, Stevans has been singularly unfortuaate in the matter of rob- beries, She has the lamentable faculty of losing things, which are generally found without much trouble by the police. In the dispatch Mrs, Stevans is credited with say- ing that she has scen some thieves i her time, beth big and little, and that if she wished to speak she could astonish Now York soclety, a catastrophe she promises some day in the near futur Steamship Arrivals. At New Yors—The Helvetia from Lon- don, the Moravia from Hamburg and the La Gascogne from Havre, At Quecustewn-—The Aurania from New York. At Liverpool-The Euclid frors New York and the Palestine from iSostoai THE UNKNOWN PUG. London Sporting Men Guessing a8 to His Identity. OPINION OF PROF. DONNELLY, The Professor Feels Certain it 18 Pat Killen, AND MANY AGREE WITH HIM$ He Thinks Kiirain Conld Best the Minnesota Man. PONY MOORE GROWS EXCITED. ‘Whoever the Mysterious Stranger May Be He Will Back Jake Against Him For Any Amount— A Letter From Fox. Who Covered Fox's Forfeit? {Copyright 1888, by James Gordon Bennett.) Loxnoy, Sept. 20.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.]—The utmost surprise is expressed here among the sport- ing fraternity that Fox's deposit with the Her- ald, of £5,000, has been covered. They are all agog to know who the mysterious mdis viduol is and by whom the funds have beem provided. This afternoon a number of Amer- ican sporting gentlemen, who begged that their names be kept out of print, were dis- cussing the question at a well known bar not o dozen miles from Picadilly circus. They one and all summed it up that the unknown was Pat Killen. They scemod so certaln, that their opinions must have been founded on very excellent grounds. A little later in the day I callea upon Prof. Donelly. Ned, as everybody knows, was Kilrain's second in the fight with Jem Smith and is further the avthor of self-defense and the art of boxing. He always knew the secrets in most matters connected with the ring. Ned looked in splendid form, but perhaps a wee bit over weight. “Well Ned,"” I said, “who is the great un- known who will cover Editor Fox's £5,000 deposited at the Herald office in Paris.” ‘Without hesitation Ned replied: ‘“Pat Killen, of course. I will bet a hundyed to one on it. He fights a glove fight to-day with Wannop. He is the unknown, Myself and a lot of friends were talking about it to-day and we all agreed that it must be him.” “*What do you think of him 1" “They say he isa good man. I consider Kilrain the best mann the world, but he must fight quick.” ““What do you mean by that1” “I mean that he is not young. One's age tells against us in the ring. We loose jthe quickness of the young ones. You see every= body has been treating Kilrain with kinde ness. Luxury kills' them. Look at Hane lon.” “Suppose Sullivan were the challengor.” “No, no, no,” replied he emphatically, ‘*A thousand to one it is not Sullivan, He is no use against Kilrain.” *Perhaps McCaffery.” “No, not him either. Killen," “Why not Mitchell?" Nod looked rather scornfully at his quese tioner’s ignorance, but suppressing an exe pression replied more calmly than was exe pected: “Mitchell is not good cnough, nor strong enough. He can beat Sulliuan. He did so in France, and Kilrain could have licked Sullivan in his best days.” I next called upon Pony Moore, the fathere in-law of Mitchell. When the subject was mentioned Mr. Moore grew very excited : “Who do you think puts up the cashi” ¥ asked. “If it s anybody atall," he replied, his ample white shirt bedecked with diamonds, “it is Johnson, Lynch and Kilby, who were left behind in the Mitchell-Sullivan fight, Thoy promised violence to myself, Mitchelk and Kilrain, This is possibly what they arg after now.” “Might it not be Killen?" M. Moore looked up quickly and there was fire in his eye when he replied: *I don't care who itis. Sullivan, Kilicen or Dempsey, Kilrain can beat any of them. As for Sulli- van, he is dead enough. If it is Killen he is in for a jolly good hiding.” “Then you have a good opinion of ICil- rain®? “Yos, just so good that I will back him for just as many thousand doliars os they can find to put up.” T found that stockey little boxer, Cat Mullins, at his rooms in Regent street. Around the rooms were moumerable prints of famious boxing men and photographs of Mitchell, Smith and Kilrain with their auto- graphis beneath the pictures, and the colors of cach of them lightened up the walls, I set Cat thinking, when asked who the une known could be. “No,” he said, scratching his cuticle, “no, it 1s nobody from this side of the water, I§ is either Joe Lannen or Jack Ashton or John- ston the Brooklyn man. 1 think most probae bly it would be Jack Ashton, as when he was sparring over here with Sullivan he said Le would challenge Kilrain, Ashton is a good mao but not of the same class as Kilrain, Charley Mitchell was down to Brighton, so his opinion was not available, and Jem Smith has, according to his cronics, no§ been heard of for veeks past.” sl A Letter From Fox, |Copimriaht 155 by James Gordan Bennett,) Pants, Sept. 20.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tak Bee.)—Richard K. Fux writes the following to the European Herald: ““The depositors of stakes againss Kilraln must name the unknown, otherwise no notice will we taken of their challenge. The business, 1f meant straight, should have been done through the Herald ofiice in New York. If the nawe is not received by mid- night of Sunday, September 30, at the Herald oftice in New York or Paris, I claim Kilraig a8 Lke cbavpion of tks world," I tell youitis Pat