Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 27, 1889, Page 1

NINETEE A GLOOMY ENDING.| Roview of English Politics For the Past Wook. GLADSTONIANS DISAPPOINTED. The Conservative Vlc:o;y in Brigh- ton the Cause of It. SIR ROBERT PEEL'S BAD ROUT. His Oharacter Not Such as Would Stand the Test. BRADLAUGH ABOVE REPROACH. Described as a Conscientions and Painstaking Worker In the House of Commons-~All Obstacles Overcome, English Political Review. (Capuright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett,) Loxvoy, Oct, 20.—|New York Herald LCable—Special to Tn ~The week ends in disappointment and gloom for the Gind- stonians, The most sanguine among them must begin to see that there 8 1o vitality in their cause. Occasionally there is a flicker of life, but it vanishes the moment any sus- tained exertion is called for, E ybody ad- mits that the event decided yesterday at Brighton was a faic test. The home rulers exerted themselves to the utmost. Issues were put before the olectors with great full- ness, The Irish wmembers of parliament flocked o their constituency and went round about it day and pight witha bell, which sometimes must have cuused them to be mis- taken for the muMngman. Gladstone wrote @ letter and Whitbread maae a speech, but all was worse than useless, for the conserva- tive candidate was returned by a much larger majority than any of his friends had antici- pated. Sir Robert Pecl1s left 1o realize the painful truth that when he went over to the Gladstoniuns he changed once too often. The Irish M. P.)s may perhaps come to the conclusion that their cause might have prospered better if they had held aloof from the contest. English constituencies will not stand being dictated to by Parnell- ite emissarics. The Brighton people have effctually stopped the clapoer of the home rule bell. These are truths which he who runs may read. The great body of people do not believe in home rule. They distrust a party which stakes allits future upon it. ‘They revolt against breaking up the aucient par- liament of the country into a half dozen fragments und they are sick unto death of the whole Irish controversy and of all who take part in it. Until the radicals get these facts well into their minds they may snatch u set here and there by luck or chance, but they will make no permanent progress, and they will not shake the strength of the con- servatives’ position. Even when Gladstone rings the bellno one pays any attention, Never did any speech of a great public man fall so flat us that at Southport. Ask any- body to-day what it was about and he can- not tell you, He has a vague idea that it was something about Ireland. The very fact that Gladstoue dare not unfold s plan of home rule is ruinous to his party. It is not . s if he had never unfolded the plan, Then everything might have been left surrounded in mystery, but he did produce a schemo and the nation decided that it meant separation, neither more nor less, Whenever they are called upon to pronounce judgwent on the same project they will condemn it again. That was the point on which the Brighton election turned, and 2,507 majority for a conservative was the resuit, although their candidate was an inexperienced and ndif- ferent speaker and by no means popular at first. There was fone thing which helped him greatly—he bad character, Sir Robert Peol now knows better than he did before the value of character in English public life. Many a man before him has found it out when too late, The public may forgive political inconsistencies, but they turn aside from a avbious personal record. Sir Robert Peel has lowered o great name, thrown away golden opporsunities, and dissipated & magnificent patrimony. Whin he appeals to the great body of his fellow-countrymen to send him 1o parliament thoy reply: “You bave hud your chance and abused it, We have no further need of your services.” Charucter is nothing, some foolish people say. It is upon this assumption that Sir Charles Dilke, we are told, is coming forward for parha- ment again, In that case the lesson which he asks for he will most surely receive. The conservatives have had to defend a great many of their seats owing to an unusual number of their men being removed by illness ordeath, The Gladstonians have been more fortu- nate in this respoct. Itis to be hoped that they are not to lose a very well known mem- ber of their party in Mr. wsradlaugh, I am far enough from agreeing with many of the opinions on special and religious questions held by Bradlaugh, but as a politiciau 1 do nov believe that there 18 a wore upright or more conscientious man alive to-day. 1 have #ften seen him take n course which was directly opposed to bhis own interests, but 1 have uever seen him do any under- hand or unfair thwg His word is absolutely to be trusted, and he will take no part in discreditavle laws of parliamentary obstruction or mean intrigue. More than once I have known bim to incur great un- popularity with hib party simply by adhering bonestly to an understanding he had made with the government on some detail of busi- ness. Fie cannot be bullied into doing what ho believes to be a dishonorable or even un- fair act. He is straightforward and out and #bove board with nis transactions, Of how wany leading men in parliament whose pre teutions are starding much greater than Bradlaugh's could as much as this be truth- fully said?! I should be sorry to have to reckon them up. 1 have served on com- mittees with Bradlaugh and bave never failed to remark not ouly tie great acuteness he adisplays in sifting facts, but the im- mense industry he brings to bear upon the investigation of any subject (o which he ad- dresses himself, ‘T'hat is one secret of his success ia the house of commons. He rarcly sveaks without baving thoroughly” matured the question. He uever wastes the time of the house. Thus it comes to pass that many who had & tter prejudice against him ou account of me passages in b reer which dia not look well from the outside, now have a genu- r as well as for Did any wan ever effect such & change of feeling of the house towards him- selfl A fow woeks ago Bradlaugh was hostled iguominiously out of it, seized by policemen, dragged through the hall and NTH YEAR. bundled neck and crop into the street. Now he is always sure of a good audience, and the cheers which greet him come quite as much from the conservative benohes as from those on the liberal side, There is no fairer body m the world than the house of com- mons, It will listen to any wman who has anthing genuine to say and who does not trifle with it, If it did not listen to Brad- laugh sooner it was partly because he threw himsolf headlong against it and rashly set it at deflance. There were misundorstandings on all sides, but {sradlaugh has lived them down, and I venture to express the hope that a long and usoful career still lies before him, A MesMBeR OF PARLIAMENT, PARISIAN VOINTS, Happenings of Interest French Capital, LCopyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennstt.) P, Oct, |New York Herald Cable —S8pecial to Tue Bee.] It has been rather a fatal week for Paris, Metro was buried to- day, Record wili be buried to-morrow, and Emile Angier's funeral will soon follow. October is the spring of winter, «nd the weather has been so fickle and changeable— Siberian blasts succeeding a tropical sun and a cold drizzle effacing its warmth, all within a fow hours—that the greatest variety ap- pears in the costumes of men and wowmen, Furs and summer apparel are seen side by side on Rue de la Paix. The hunting and shooting season is now in full swing, and the first meet of the Fran- chard stag hounds in the forest of Fontaine- blenu was the most suceessful and brought together o large number of distinguished visitors, Amongst them were Michael Ep- prusia, master of the hounds; Comte und Comtesse De Gramant a’Astor, Comte and Comtesse Louis Do Montesquieu, Comte An- toine De Gondant, Baron De Carman, Mar- quis d'Harcourt, Comtesse De Haussonville, Comte and Comtesse Louis d'Harcourt, Comte, Comtesse und M'lles. De Motbrison, Vicomte and Vicomtesse De Dampieare, Comtesse De Cosse, Mmes. Gillois, Gillon and Dollfus, Vicomte Desmorters Merinville, M. and Mme. Hosen, Conite and Comtesse Cospand, M. and Mme. Duimny. Parisian bohemianism has met with a sad loss in the destruction of the famous gre- nouillerie, ata chateau on the Seine near Bougiral, It was here that Gramont Cader- rouse and Prince Demidoff and scores of young Americans and Englishmen used to rovel on Sundays swith the fascinating mes- dames les degraffes ot the period. The fa- mous grenoullerie of the chateau is no more. The famous floating ballroom, where con- teurs, each with a frisky conteuruse on his arm chaued avee sa chuconne, used to gam- bol and play; the grenoullerie where many a solid father of a family once aired his wild outs, has been burnt to the water's edge. What a loss to the young end frolicksome folks, who on summer Sundays congregate at the chat- teau and Bougiral, The newly elected socialisu deputy for Montlucon has been pretty well chaffed by the press for the promise he made to wear his blouse in the chamber. He has written a letter to Jeuno Republiaue, in which he says that his electors do not wish him to dis- guise himself for the opening sitting, but to £0 to the house with his blouse outside his overcoat. Upon this occasiou he will not wear savots, but boots, but he does not promise that they shall bave pointed toes and flav heels. He will from time to time leave his Dblouse at home, but as for wearing a clawhammer, he would never think of it. During the election campaign he appeared once before a meeting without his blouse, but the electors would not hear him speak. 'They cried out, “No! no! this is not right, so Thivrier means to stick to his resolutions and make his first avpearance in the Palais Bourbon in his blouse. After that he says he will sce what circumstances muy dictate, but he does not think it will come to wearing clawhammers, The mnew armor-plated cruiser Jean Bart was launched on Thursday at Rochefort. Sue is 320 feet long and has a capacity of 4102 toms, with 8,000-horse power engines. She is expected to steam nineteen knots per hour. She will carry four canuons of 16 centimeters, six of 14 centimeters and four quick fiving cannons of 47 millimeters, besides six revolving can- nons and six torpedo tubes. The Jean Bart was commenced in 1853 and will cost 7,081,000 francs, Of this sum 4,600,000 ure for the construction of the hull, 2,200,000 francs for the machinery and the rest for the arma- ment. Baron Haussemann is preparing an edition of memoirs in four volumes. Messonier is at work on a large picture representing the aphotheosis of France. Prince Murav and Miss Caldwell will be married October 29 in the church of St. Pierre de Chaillot. Jules IPerry has written a long preface to a work on Touquin shortly to be published by an anonymous author, Carnot 18 thinking of shortly Toulon and the Medeiterranen squadron, might take advantage of the occusion to to Algeria. at the visiting He go DG STEVENS' OR bll(,(.l LN He Returns to Zanzibar Without Having Found Stanley. \Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Benneit.) Zaxzinam, Oct. 26.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tug Be —Stevens, of the New York gift eaterprise concern, who was sent out here to find Stanley amidst a grand flourish of trumpets, has reigrned to Zanzibar after afive wonths' t up the country, and presents a very dispondent and wasted out appearauce, He has had fever oun and off all the time Le has been aw: and it returns to him now almost daily. He seems very tired of having had to purchase and throw away among the wild tribes of western Tudia so many bales of cotton goods tono purpose. He brings absolutely no news. He has been no further than Bordoise and has not even heard Stanley’s name men- tioned during all the time that he has been away, the greater part of which has been passed in reflection on his baa Juck at Kilima Njoro, el THE PRINCE AND CLARA, Arrangementis Completed Their Coming Marriage. 1Copyright 1889 by ames Gordon Rennett.] Loxboy, Oct. 26,—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bge.|—All arrange- wents for the marriage of Clara Huntington to Prince Hatzfeldt have beeu completed, and in thirty-six hours the twain will be one. I spent an hour with the prince this evening. Ho was in excitingly happy humor and ex- pressed surprisé that the Herald should give the marriage s0 much prominence until told that every Awerican woman took more or less interest in it and not & few wen did like- wise on aecount of the vrominence of Mr, Huntington, Prince Hatzfeldt's mother ar- rived yesterday. She is one of the ladies in waiting on Empress Frederick. The prince’s futher will be unable to attend the wedding on account of illness. Admission to the ora- tory at Erompton will be by card and few except relatives will be present. Almost im- mediately after the ceremony the Prince and Princess Hatzfeldt will leave for italy, an for BISMARCKS PROJECT, Manceuvering For the Support of England and Turkey. SHOWERING GIFTS ON SOPHIE. She Receives Rare Jewels From Her Mother and Humbert, of Italy. VICTORIA NOT SO GENEROUS. The Usual India Shawl and a Book or Two Her Presents. DEMANDING TARIFF REDUCTION. Socialists Ask the Reichstag to [Put Al Provisions on tho Free List— Eloctoral Reform Demand- ed—Freytag's Book. A Brace For the Dreibund. [Copyright 1889 by New York Associated Press.] BereiN, Oct. 26.—The proposed confer- ence between Bismarck, Consul Kalnoky and Premier Crispi has been delayed until after Emperor William’s visit to Turkey. The political importance of the event is ot now denied. Bismarck’s project is to construct o second defensive line behind the driebund, consisting of England and Turkey, not committed by treaty to the special purposes of the central European alliance, but linked by kindred interests, Hence he is mancuvering to commit Lord Salisbury toa new treaty with Turkey relating to the permanent occu- pation of Egypt. Bismarck’s project in regard to the Balkan settlement, as communicated to the czar, has led to the temporary cessation of hostile Russian intrigues. The czar has cortamnly consented to permit the chancellor to try to realize some modus vivendi, holding himself free to resume independent action in the event of the scheme failing, News of the arrival of the im- perial party aboard the Hohenzollern in the Pirause was telegraphed here this af- ternoon. The telegrams state that heavy weather was encountered and the empress was prostrated with seasickness. The king and queen of Greece and the crown prince received the imperial party at the entrance to the harbor. After landing, the party took the train for Athens, and on arrival there drove to the palace 1 state carriages. The route was lined with troops and an im- mense throng gave an ovation to the im- perial party. Princess Sovhie’'s alreaay marvelous jewel dower has been enhanced by her mother adding a diamond and ruby cross, an heirloom in the English royal family which was first worn by Princess Charlotte, of Wales. Queen Victoria’s presents do not figure prominently The consist of the usual Indian shawls, whereof she seems to have a ready store, a narrow diamoud lmLkhlcc ana a number of books. In contrast 18 King Humbert's present, sent through the prince of Naples, It con- sists of diamonds valued at 300,000 marks, Prince Bismarck’s earliest turn to Berlin will be on Thurs- day. It 18 improbable that the reichstag debate will demand his pres- ence till the socialist law is discussed, Count, Herbert, before starting, went to Friedrichsruhe, acconipanied by the Turkish minister, Kiamil Pasha, who waited on memoranda to prepare the sultan to talk with the German emperor. “Bismarck gave Kiamil a loog conference, but refused him written memoranda, He also advised Kiamil that the interviews between the sultan and Emperor William must not proceed through an interpreter unless he be a member of the Sultan’s council. The aiteration of the socialist law1s not approved by any section of the reichstag ex- cepting the conservatives, The nationuls and centralists disfavor the permanent dura- tion of the law as depriving the house of its present controlling power to amend the law every two years. In order to sweeten the proposal the government modifics some of its strictest provisions, Thus, a newspaper, now suppressed for one offensive articlo will be stopped after two offences. The power. of the police to cancel the licenses of taverns frequented by socialists 18 abolished. Further, a meet- ing does not require previous police sanc- tion, though it will remain lable to closure. It 18 probable that the mujority will reject the permanent bill and that a substitute of five years' duration wil! be passed. The progressists made a motion that a newspaper illegally suppressed shall have the right to obtain damages if the suppres- sion should be cancelled. There is small chance of its acceptance. The progressists also moved amendment to the electoral aiming to - render difficult electoral frauds and unjust pressuro clectors. ‘This will not be adopted. The conservatives and national liberals profess to be indignant at the bare suspicion that electoral frauds are possiole. The National Zeitung, referring to the de- mand of progressists that voting tickets be delivered in closed envelopes, advises the majority o retuse to even discuss and simi- lar motions. The socialists in the reichstag have moved for the abolition of the duties on all pro- visions. Though there is abundant proof of terrible pressure on the poor, caused by the existing tariffs, it is improbable thut the reichstag will graot relief, though it is certain the food question will be a prominent factor in the coming election, A section of the na- tional libeals will support the progressists’ demands for ‘the abolition of the pork duties, Freytag's book on the late Frederick has created a sensation, Prior to its publication Bismarck advised, but did insist upon the suppression of certain pass- ages, His complaisance is attributed to Freytag's disclosures of the unwise interfer- ence of the empress. Another passage grateful to Bismarck describes Frederick us afcted with worbid moods and old ia mind and body long before the fatal diseaso at- tacked him, IHis vital energy, aeclares, was no longer befitting the heir to the imperial crown. He often thought to abdicate 1 favor of his son, The steamer Vulcap, attached fo Wiss- man’s expe lition, has been wrecked on the east African coast and a number of the uxew were killed by the natives, — The Weather Forecast. For Omaha and vielnity—Fair weather. Nebraska, Iowa and Dakota—Fair, warm s except slightly cooler in Dakota. General soutberly winds, re- an law upon Emperor MOR\'I\'G ()C'l ()BER 27, MATAAFA 1S "KING, Tamasese's Followers ‘Dissatisfied— Rumors of & Battle, SAN Fraxcisco, Oct. 26.5The Associatod press correspondent at Apfa, under the date of Octobor 9, confirmsthe eloction of Mataafa a8 the king of Samow by the shiefs of various distriots. Tt was expressly provided that Mataafa should serve as king only until tho agree- ment entered nto by the threo foreign pow- ers should go into effect, then if necessary a new election would be held, Tamasese's followers didjaot signify their assent to the olection. “The correspondent also st that a num- ber of Tamasese's followers on island Sa made an attack on some of Mataafa's fol- lowers. When the news of this attack was received Mataafa sent word to his people at the place where the trouble ocourred to demand that the guilty parties be delivered to them. Tho correspondent adds: Tho excitement has been increased hera by the fact that one hundred of Mataafa’s followers are now leaving Apia for Savail, where they will bo joined by others, Their intention is to burn the houses of the Tamasese men if the par- ties who attacked their friends are not given up peaccably. It is not improbablo that the expedition may result in an open confiict between the forces of Mataafa and Tamasese at Savali, Commander Woodward, of the United States steamer Adams, was a passenger on tho steamer Mariposa. Ho discredits the cable dispatch from Siduey about a battle between the native forces of Samon. He does not know of any of Mataafa's followers having gone to Savali, and says there were 10 indications of troublé whon he left Apia. - A ROYAL CONFIDENCE MAN. Baron Reuter Bilked By the Brother of the Sun, Loxpoy, Oct. 26.—There Is lond lamenta- tiens among the possessors of Persian bank shares, for the news comes from St. Peters- bure that the shah presented to a set of fa- vored Russians precisely the same monopoly for a bank which Baron Reuter secured from bis highness here, and so there are already two big companies in the field, Baron Reuter is furious, Sixteen years ago, on the occasion of the shaly's last visit, the baron paid the expenses of a costly jaunt and got concessions which would have been worth millions if the royal confidence man had not repudiated every oneof them the moment he set foot again in his own dominions, During lis last visit, it is now said, the shah found the baron’s duns rather trouble- some, and to quiét him gavo him a lot of choice concessions. It 10oks now as though the shah had repudiated this agreoment as he did the first, and that the baron is again the victim of sharp praetice. e sE THE ERY HUNS, Austria’s Black and Yetlow Flung Into the Ditch. Buoa PrstE, Oct, 26.—In house® of the Hungarian diet to-day Herr Iranjo, leader of the extrome left, moved that ,/mpeachment pro- ceedings be iustituted against Heron Fejervary, the Hungarian minister of na- tional defense, on uccount of dissatisfaction at his revly to the ipterpellation submitted n the chamber regarding the recent hoist- ing of the black and yellow flag during the manceuvres at Monor, Hungary, The day vefore the emperor went to Monor in September to superintend the man- ceuvres of the Hauover cavalry, the quarter- master general decided that the house which was serving as headquarters for the general staff should be marked with a yellow and black flag. There was some murmuring in the town at this display of the Austrisn 1m- perial colors, but the explanation was that the colors had not been used as an emblem, but as a signal. On the following night the flag was torn down by unknown hands and flung into the ditch, The emperor, when he licard of the incident, felt deeply offended, and in receiving the authorities of the town told them he hoped the author of the ‘‘shame- ful outrage” would be detected and punished, S ey THE ORONIN TRIAL, Livery Man Dinan's 11 For Coughlin. Cn10AGo, Oct. 26.—Wha the Cronin trial was resumed this morning the first witness was County Physician Todd. He testified that only Dr. Egbert, his assistant, and him- self had the combination to the vault in which the plate with the false teeth taken from Dr, Cronin’s mouth was kept. He (Dr. Todd) had not entered the vault since Dr. Cronin’s death. Dr. D. G. Moore, who was present at the autopsy, was called, and described the wounds and marks of ideutification on the body. After Dr. Moore had testified at great length and minuteness as to the wounds on Dr. Cronin’s body, the defense moved to e; cluae his testimony on the ground that he had read verbatim the report of the trial made by the Associated press in this morn- ing’s papers which gave the testimony of Dr. Egbert. They argued that the physician read this knowing he was to testify, aad that the order of the courtexcluded wit- nesses while testimony was being taken, yet the reading of testimony bad precisely the same effect as the hearing of it. After con- siderable argument on both sides Judee Me- Connell said he did not believe hé could en- force the rule and added: “If 1t were possible for me to ask the pro- prietors of newspapers not to publish these accounts, I should unquestionably: do that, but of course no such request would be re- spected. In this day of wide news- paver circulation @nd verbaum re- ports, 1 do imot seo that the court can do moresthan tosimply exclude witnesses from the room, but the court appreciates that that dees not amount to anything at all. The motion was conse- quently overruled and the doctor's testimony stands. The next witness was Patrick Dioan, the livery stable keeper. Ho testified to the facts in regard 1o the hiring of the horse and buggy from him by Dan Coughlin on the duy thut Dr. Cronin was murdered, sub- stantially as they have heretofore been pub- lished. Witness said Coughlin told him he wanted the horse for g friend, This friend of Coughlin’s wituess said came about 7 o'clock and drove morth with the buggy n the direction of Cronin’s residence. This 15 the bugey und horse which carried Dr, Cronin to the Carlsen cottage, where ho was murdered. Dinan also testified thav when he went to the station next morning to re- port the suspicious happenings of the night before he wus met by Coughlin, who cau- tioned him to say nothing about the hiring of the buggy, s i was kmown that he and Cronin were not good friends aud it might #et bim (Coughlin) into trouble. After a long aud severeross-cxamination of Dinan by Mr. Forrest, of counsel for the defense, in which the witaess was not at all confused, the court adjourned tili Monday worning, the lower ‘estimony Bodes ]889 SIXTEEN THE ZALINSKI GUN, An Interview With a Famous Bel- gian Engineer. VIEWS OF GENERAL BRIALMONT. He Doesn't Think It Could Hurt His Fortifications, IT HAS TOO SHORT A RANGE. Something About the Defenses of the Meuse Valley. THEY ARE ALMOST IMPREGNABLE The Firet Great War Which Occurs in Europe Will Be rollowed By a Cutting Down of Armamer General Brialmont's Views. [ Copuright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett.] Brussens, Oct. 26.—[New York Herald Special to Tue Bek. |—In spite of the censeless work which weighs on his bramn and swallows up his time, General Brial- mont, the far-famed military engineer and writer, who has made and unmade fortifica- tions, just as Warwick made and unmade Kkings, was at home to-day to a reprosenta- tive of the Herald, who was detailed to get as exhaustive an opinion as possible regurd- ing the new Zalinski gun, ‘‘Has the new Zalinski gun made you feel uneasy about your fortifications, general " I inquired when I tound myself seated beside a short, stout, thick-set, gray-haired and gray-mustached gentleman. *‘On, is Zalenski the inventor? I know. I haven't been reading the papers at all of late, Captain Zalenski was here in the summer, but we couldn’t meet, as [ had buried myself in the country in order to work in peace. 1 was sorry then not to have seen him, but T am stili sorrier because he could bave given me about his gun lots of those technical bits of information which can't e expected from reports of daily all round newspapers. But never mind; let's sce what the Herald says.” A slight smile gradually stole over his genial face as General Brialmont pursued the able reports of the Vesuvius gun trial. ““T'0 speak the truth,” he broke out at last, “Tcan't at first sight see anything very starting about this. Why, the Germans, French, and we ourselves have been loading our guns with explosives for a long time, The Germans and ourselves use gun cotton, and the French that much talked of meline. It is natural that the Americans, who have hitherto solely experimented upon dynamite, should be surprised av the result obtained from it. 1t is & novelty for them; it is not for us, We have reached that stage of dis- covery and gone beyond it long ago. “You see, the United States are a good deal back- ward in military matters. They are a great naton, greatly ahead of the world physical and many other sclences, That they should be a long way behind us in military mat- ters 18 unavoidable. A nation’s genius is shaped by its wants, and America does not want such military efticiency as we do.” Looking over the newspaper cutting again, which he read with the ease of a well- trained English scholar, General Brialmont admitted that the Vesuvius trial was very satisfactory in its way, and, if considercd as an immovable implement of warfare, tho Zalinski air gun was some improvement upon it, and might be wrned to good ac- count. He spoke almost literally in the words used by Commander Goodrich, as re- ported by the Herald's representative at Newport, although he did not as much as suspect the commander’s remarks, “The new gun might be of good service for the defense of harbors and narrow passes, and might even supersede the torpedo sys- tem, but would not answer for the defense of the Scheldt. Of course, its high price would be no objection to its introduction in Europe, where things have reached such a plight that France expends 80,000,000 francs per annum on her army. The pounds, shill- ings and pense question is not of the slight- est account, at least it it is not for the time being. But, mark me, that isw't going to last very long. 'These bloated Eurovean ar- maments have been but an accidental chapter in the world’s history. We can’t bear the strain for many ye more. It is ve- yond all human possibilities, The very fivst conditions of peace will be lald down by the victors as soon as the uroy armies meet, and on whatever side victory may rest there will be a general and immense cutting down of the military strength, and we shall have no more in our age of whole nations turned into erfanent camps.” Coming frow such lips, such a confossion has something very remarkable and soiemn about it. Let the readers of the Herald re- member that General Brialmont is as thick and thin a purtisan of warfare, a downright behever in its social necessity, and of as pronounced greatness in the military pro- fession as 1 ord Wolsey himself. Returning to the Zalinski gun, General Brialmont said that thoroughly technical in- formation as to the working of tho air res- ervoirs and other details might perhaps alter his opinion or strengthen it in some measure as to its efliciency for harbor defense. **But," he added, “one point which seems to me al- ready and comvletely settled is that fortifi- cations have uothing to fear from the offen- sive capacities of this new implement, In the first place a mile and a quarter range won't do in the least. 1 do not believe in the usefulness of the exaggerated ranges at tained by some of Krupp's aod Decbange's gigautic thunderers, which are mude to thirow shells at a distance of eighteen kilo. weters, over twelve mil The Ger- man and French military authori- ties will, when the time mes, find out that they have been nursing illusions in hoping to aim usefully from such a dis- tauce, and that it is merely a wholesale waste of powder aud shot. Turee or four miles is all that is practicable and that's wanted, but the Zalinski mile and a quarter gun won’t Ao, and, even if 1t did, I don’t see how a pneumatical gun could be moved about and brought in frontof a fortress. How are the reservoirs to be supplied i the fleld? How are the engines, genevators, and all the kind of ne ary paraphernalia to be carried about miles and miles aud comfort- ably installed in the midst of the battles of a campaign? It passes my conception. But even in admitting this enormous dificulty to be overcome, & dynamite guo would not af- ford sny cause of anxiety o & fortified town, yet just look at these,” and handling & square piece of coucrete about five inches thick, the general went on: “This ls the material I am using io the didn’t in I’A(:L'i construction of the fortifications of the Meuse valley. It is a compound of siliceous shingle, gravol takon from the bed of the Mouse, and & Portland cemont saw working on this small bit of concrote requires twelve hours to cut into it a depth of three conti- meteres, loss than one inch and a quarter, and tho blade of tho saw wears out one inch of its own material in the process. Now, the walls and roofings of our fortrosses aro being made of such concrete to n thicknoess of three yards or more. The gunsin foats will bo protected by my iron cupalos, about twenty-four incnes thick. Under such acover the beseiged will bo able to tako sight at the most terribio five, which, in tho prosent condition of artillery, could be pourod upon them, and thoir guns will bo as sufoly shiclded as thoy are in armories during a season of veace. The biggest shells and most violent explosions, were they ten times as powerful as Zalinski's pro- jectiles, could hardly make so much as an impression upon such protective material, Our forts will bo indestructible. [ am not certain that the moustersof artillery might not play great havoe still on the stronghold of Metz, or that of Antwerp, which aro not up to the very latest principles of militai architecture, but I dare say they will prob- ably bamade as completely dynamite proof as the Mouse defenses. In fact, 1 intend urging the matter myself 1 the case of Ant werp as soon as we have completed the Meuse work, which, by the bye, the king found in splendid progress yesterday, and which will bo ready by the end of next year for putting the artillery into position.”” In the courso of the conversation tho eral intimated that at the next trial of naval strength Germany will surprise the world by its superiority on sea just as much as 1t has surprised it by the crushing superiority of its land forces. “I don’t think,” he said, “‘that the Vaterland has abler sailors than either France or Eng- land, but they have far botter machinery, and machinery 18 the thing nowadays.” Indeed, the forward strides which the ¢ man navy has made and is still secretly malking, have, according to General Brial- mont, rendered Germany yractically mistress of the Baltie, and the czar if he should put his strength against William I1, in_that direction will be nowhere. General Brialmont doesn't ex- pect that the next Kuropean fight, when it does ocour, will be & protracted one, while, at the same time, his words seem to imply that Russia’s land forces will command an immense advantage from their staying pow- ers: “When, as in Germany and France, the whole nation is called out in battle, it can't afford a lengthy struggle. It is in too great haste to get back to its felds, its daily pursuits, its bread winning, its literature, its peace of mind, but Russia, which is quite differcntly constituted and belongs to an- other degree of civilization, can go on ham mering away at its foes until doomsday.” Such is General Brialmont's view. o ROYAL gon- TAMILY. They Receive a Very Cordial come to Athens, [Copuright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett,) Arne! ct. A New York Herald Cable—Special to Tnr Bee.]—Aony doubt about the recention which would be given to the emperor and empress of Germuny has been scttled by their arrival hers. The ut- most enthusiasm has prevailed throughout the city, and wherever the German guests ppeared they were greeted with cheers, he cmperor and empress of Germany were accompanied by the king and queen of Greece, the prince and princess of Wales and the czarowitch, They arrived here at half past 4 o'clock. The emperor of Germany wore the uniform of a general i the German army, The royal party was met at the sta- tion by the tricoupis and the metropolitan of Athens and a_ brilliant assembly composed of ambassadors and ministers, with attaches and secretaries of legations, members of the Greek government, high officials and merm- bers of the royal household. Prominent among these were the French ambassador extraordinary, Count Mon- talon, the new American minister, Snowden, Prince and Princess Soutzo, Bavoness 1Kos - Jjeck, Lady Monson, Mme. Dragoum Vlaches, Mme. Trawberberg, Mume. cheri, Mine., Supountzakis and Mme, Ana gyre. ‘Phe empress wore a handsome dress of light ereen, trimmed with lght pink flowers, with cuffs of dark green velvet, bounet, trimmed with pink, ana brooch of rubies, diamonds and pearls, The yueen of Greeco wore o pretty costume of cream and gold. Before leaving the station the mayor of Athens presented the emperor with an uddress of welcome, and the empress with a magnificent bouquet. 'U'he emperor of Ger- many, king of Greece, duke of Sparta, prince of Wales and Prince Albert Victor then inspected the euard of honor. The crowds surroundin, the station cheered vociferously The royal tered carriages and drove to the pal the way of the Rue d'Hermes, whici crowded with people from wall to wall, On their urrival at the palace they were greeted by Princess Sophie and her mothe Empress Fredel , the king and queen of Denmark and Count Henry arck, The streets about the palace were filled with peo- ple, The emperorof Germany and the royul party came out upon the balcony. The em- peror repcatedly raised luted the crowds in answer to cheers. he whole town was lighted up to-night and [ magnificent torchlight procession paraded the streots, ‘Chie acropolis was lighted up with red fires, producing u glorious effect, Mayors and prporation ofiicials from different parts of G , accompanicd by soldicrs bearing torches, proceeded to the palace. The em- peror of Germany and king of Grecce ad- dressed the populace, The whole front of the paluce was lighted up by 100,000 Chinese Ianterns, which were princivally made by convicts 1n the various prisons of Athens, The fact that the Russian embassy was the only one that failed to hoist the German fiag caused some comment, The sight of the acropolis under chan ging colored bengal lights is a vision of beauty for and away beyond the power of descriptic -~ The Lord Mayor of London's Request. LONDON, Oc Phe London court of aldermen baving declined to accede to the request of Lord Mayor-elect Sir Henry Isaacs, that, out of regard for the views of his co-religionists, he be permitted to walk on the occusion of the coming lord mayor's procession, which this vear falls on Satur- day, the Jewish Sabbath, a compromise has been reached. Sir Heury will walk through the Jewish portion and then re-enter the carriage, Wel- - The San FranciscofLaunched. SAN FraNCIsco, Oct, 26.—The new cruiser San Fraocisco was successfully launched to-day at the ship yard of the Union Iron works, this city, in the pre crowd of people. Th by two young ladies, daughters of C dore E. Benham and Heunry T, Scott, of the iron works, The vessel will not be ready for a trial wip before vext spring. NUMBER 130, 'THE PAN-AMERICANS. The Triune Oongress Extended the Freedom of Omaha. A TRAIN OF ROYAL SPLENDOR. The Delightful Ride From lowa to the Gate City. SOUTH OMAHA ALSO VISITED Welcomed With Lavish Hospitality at the Paxton. A NIGHT AT THE THEATRE. Close of the Day With a Visit to the Huminated Bee and York Life Insurance Buildings. Bound For Omaha. At the Sioux City depot yesterday morning were assembled the haut ton as well as the canaille of the city, to wave the southern ast favowell. Socioty ladics were there without number, provident mammas with eligible duwughters, and during the little time left before the departure of the train mavy of the fair ones were introduced to the courteous cavaliors of old Castile. Per laps a greater crowd than this was never gathered together in Sioux City before, and an oxcitement, that was infectiovs scomed to pervade the very air. Men crowded and Jostled each other in their eagern to get next to the cars as the distinguished visitors filed aboard; the small boy was numerous, loud and pestiferous; he cheered for Amer- ica, guyed the band and hooted at the soldiors. The two bands made the aiv re- sound in their emulous strains, and indeed the picture was one weR caleulated to on- thuse and stimulate old and young. It was o stirring sc fall* of shifting color and mingling form. Tho special tramn started exactly on time. No formalities were indulged in when the Qistioguished guests wore received, and cvery one settled himself for a pleasant journey to the metropolis of Nebraska. The Spccial Tral he train was the finest and most complote that has ever been coupled. It was made up of six palatial Pulimar cars, the most elabor- ate and magnificent ever constructed. All are illuminated by incandescent electrie lights. The iibrary car, the *“Esperanza,” is a model of beauty. Tt is finished 1n gold and bronze, and appointed as a library, with smoking and lounging rooms, apartments for cards, barber shop, bath-room, buffet and writing. In this car is located a dynamo, by means of whick the train of six cars is illuminated with eloctric lights, and which charges storage batteries under o capable, when charged, of running the light for ten hours without the use of the dynamo. From this dynamo aro lighted the signal lights on rear of the train; and from it, alsois established the current from which may be lighted, atpleasure, in each section of the different cars, portable lights, of eight-candle power, for idividual use. The “Windsor’—the dining car, is finished in oalc and olive green, with a seating capacity for forty-one people. The sleepers “Columbus” and “Washing= ton” are finished in satin-wood, mahogany and royal purple with maroon hangings, while the “Japan” and ““India” are finished in satin-wood, mahogany and turquoise blie, with purple, garnet and lazuli hangings. The drawing rooms are exquisite. Their finish is 1vory, gold, topaz and maroon. Hot and cold water is supplied by air pressure from tanks beneath, and baths are connected with the toilet rooms 10 all the sleepers. 'The ar pump which forces the hot aad cold water is located beneath the ‘“esparanzor.”’ The train is pulled by engine 1058 of the great Pennsylvania railroad. The en- gine has hauled tho train ever since it started, a distance of 3,000 miles, and it has nearly the same distance to cover before its pilgrimage comes to an end. Commg down yesterday, on the Omaha rond, the train was preceded by ono of the rond's fastest engines, acting as a pilot. Fn- gine 1054 is the admiration of railroad ‘men all along the route. She is a veritable beauty. ‘The regular crew is as follows: S. Hart, engincer; J. ‘Turr, fireman; George Decle, baggage master; G. F. Ege, Pullman conductor; porters, J. . Luckett, T, R. Jackson, A. R. Clements, J. It. Brooks, C. Mutin; dining car conductor, B, Wyrick; Waiter and G. Bailey, G. Lart, W. Woods, H. Mercer, Chef de Cuisme, William Scldon, with three assistants, 1. A, Dune can, superintendent of tne Pullman Dining any, is also with tho party. Somarvelous a train, such magnificent management, has never been excellod in the annais of the railroad world. These are due, first, to unequalled equipment of the great Pennsylvania road, which has bean the wonder of the delegates, and next to the superintendence apd direction of K. W, Draper, in whom this company finds a most wrkable and worthy representative. Thera was nothing which the tourists des sired to know that he could not tell them. There was no comfort which they desired that he had not anticipated. " In coanection with the road, Mr. Draper proved beyond cavil the excellence and perfection to which the great Pennsylvania route had carried its personally conducted system of excursions, of which, this was indeed the crowang triumph, The Omaba committee was p General Manager Burt, of the ¢ & O., with a 8pe ovided by St P M, | car which was attached to the train at Sioux City. Mr. Burt, who accompanied the Omaha committes, was assiduous in his attention 0 the party, es- pecially 1 bis general direction of the train a8 1t passed oyer his road. The Lndian Danc In forty five minutes arter Sloux City it pulled up at Pendor, forty wiles below, where, by special arrangement, ty of Omaha and Winnebago [(ndians, bucks, squaws, papooses and dogs bad as. sembled to furnish @ quarter of wu hour's diversion for the visitors, . erybody alighted and went out onto the open plain where the aboriginees had pitched their tepees und cleared away the dead grass for the dance of peace, It wus @& nondescript terpsicho- orean display, but apparently greatly pleased the aistinguisted delegates. Around & huge drum, crouched upon their haunches, aud radiant in flaming blankets, brass wsnd feathers, were gathered a sad remnsut of the mighty Omahas and Winuebagoes, There was Wabposhahor,7or the One-Eyed Horse, in full dress, & tattered soldier's overcoat, scarlet sast, plug hat, crow's-wing erest, and musket, Morlochegab, Kalhe the n left