Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 6, 1891, Page 1

'WENTY-FIRST L PREMIUIE 0N BERTHS. Americass in London Unable to Return to Their Homes. STEAMERS CROWDED AT HIGH PRICES. In Many Cases the Sitnation is Absolutely Traglo. SPECULATORS RUSHING TO THE MARKET. Eocuring Passage at Any Oost to Enzage in Business, HUNDREDS MUST WAIT MANY MONTHS. Al Lines Compelled to Turn Patrons from Their Offices Withe Sightest Enconrageme: of Crossing Soon. ut the t James Gordom Bennett.) [New York Herald g Bee|—Tho situa- / tion of hundreds of Americans in London is becoming absolutely tragic. The difficulty of getting passago back to America may be judged by the fact that as high as §100 has been offgred asa promium on berths on [Copyright 1891 Loxboy, Sept. ! Cable—Special to steamers sailing today. There is a multitude of western speculators here who did not foresee the early boom in stocks, due to big crops, who have been rushing back from all pacts of Bu- rope, wild with excitemont and clamoring for passage back boforo it is too late to make money on the goneral raise. 1 saw a Minnesota last man night who offered 0 extra for a pass- age on the Umoria, Had it pot been for his wife and child he weuld bavo gone in tho steerage. Turee Ani2ricans went to the ofico of the Quien dive and wanted cabin on the first ship thut sziled. The ugent informed them he could not give them a cabin until about the Dbeginning of October. The. agent of the Hamburg-American line said *We nave heen sold out since July up to October. & f There have been many more Americans in Europe this year than last year. I never knew such a crush bofore. The Furst Bismarck has been sold out ail the season, even to the cooks’ and butcher's room, in fact, the Furst Bismarck was sold out for the entire ycar, except by chance that some- one 1s giving up Lis cabin or berth.” All Vessels Crowded. The agent of the Guion line said: “We aro sold up to the beginning of October. Dozens who have applied for passage in the Alaska have been turned awa, The agent of the White Star line said: ‘“Applications fo= passage are far beyond our capacity. Two ladies called today who want to sail to New York next week and offered $650 for the voyage. We could not accommodate them. There are so many round trip tickets that ‘most of the business is done at the New York office.” The Inman agent said that the peculiarity of the American traflic this year was that people were leaving for home earlier than usual. The North German Lloyd line is full up to the end of September. The sccrot ot all this is the sudden mse i stocks, caused by the failure of European crops. Singularly cnough the boom began on the heels of Chauncey De- pow’s waguificent prophesy made in the Her- ald two weeks ugo. ‘The storekeepers in Lon- don say that while Americans are rushing back before the usual time, it1s a certainty that they will come back to Europe earlier next year tospend the money they make now. The effect of the sudden and widespread prosperity in America is elcetrical in Eng- Jand. The face of every capitalist is turned toward the west. Wild Schemes of Capitalists, Company promotors ave beginning to appear on the scene again and the old familiar mines patents are beginning to be talked about. One company actually proposes to float a sapphire, ruby and diamond mine in Mon- * tana. Who knows butina few weeks Lon- don may again bo the wild fever of specula- tion that brought about the recent crash After beating the big pan in the palaces of Europe, the entire World's fair commis- sioners sailed today on the Augusta Victoria. All claim they have had absolute assurances of tho co-operation of the European govern- ments, but notwithstauding their cuthus asm, I suspect that Austria, Germany and Ttaly are still sulking and will not enter into the World's fair enterprise heartily A littlo while ago it was the general im pression in Euvope that the McKinley bill would be repeiled as soon as congress met. The stupendous prosperity thut has suddeuly come upon America leads to the general be- lef that the farmers will be coutented and not care about tho tarift question. This will militate against co-operation in the World's fair of countries like Austria, which have been seriously damaged. A good many fine specches were made in Europo about tha “brotherhood of the Anglo-Suxon race,” common language, literature and laws,” but the fact is there is no enthusiasm over the World's fair. Some Absura ldeas. There may be a boom later on, out stovies in the western newspapers are utterly absurd when you vead them in London. 1 learn today of a new scheme for the Chicago exposition. Hilar Stephanie, who sails for New York on the Egyptian Monarch, carvies the plan n his pocket. He has raised £00,000 to build » Moorish pulace contatng & labrynth in which a person may be instantly lost and un- ablo to find his way out £y hours. I have seen photographs of the original labrynth which is s magnificent series of colonnades capped with splendid irreg- ular arches. Mirvors set between columns bewilder the visitor and he can't get out again unless escorted by a guide. Chicago anarchists might be enticed into tha laby rinth avd all guides withdrawn, The build- Ing wilt ocoupy 200 square feet When Major Handy was ke found great delay in getting his passport back 1n order to leave. A mystery Is surrounding the matter us the other com- missiouers roceived hack their passports quickly. When finally the document was re- turned Mr. tlundy found that the word Lutherau’ was written on it, showing that he nawe “Moses'" bad brovght bim uuder suspicion. terday the commissioners dined with Sir Philip Cunecliffe Owen and the royal in Moscow » commission, a Stolen ¢ hild 1Copuright 1891 by James Gordon Hennett.) SuaNGuAlL Sopt, 5.—[New York Herald Cable—Specinl to Tug Bxe.]—The latest de- Ov YEAR. in anticipation of the confl tails receivea from Ionang state that the cus- tom bouse at Tchang is still intact and that | the officials there are proparing to defend the French Sisters of M who have escaped the mafacre. The apparent cause of the out- break is that a Chineso infant was stolen from its parents and taken to the convent by some person who cannot bo identified. Cornelius Vanderbilt 1s back in London looking rugged and fresh after his juunt through Europe Colonel Newport of St Paul returned to Loudon from the continent three days ago, accompanied by his beautiful daughter, Mise May Newport. who has be in sociul life on the continent. She is accom- panied by Miss Mann of St. Paul. Colonel Newport will sail for America Wednesday. The ladies will return to Paris. Washington Porter and wife of are at the Savoy house, The Nautical school ship St. Marys ar- rived at Madeira Thursday with all well. Senator Gray of Delaware is ou his way to America, General Winston and daughter are in Lon- don. They will sail tor America next week. Henry White, secrotary of the American legation, aud family left for America today. E. W. V. Rossiter, treasurer of the Van- derbilt system, and Frank Loomis are in London There will ba the devil to pay at East- bourne tomorrow if the Sulvation army peo- ple persist in kicking up the usual row. Sun- day after Sunday the population has attacked the boly ministers and 100 special consta- bles have been sworn in for duty tomorrow. “I'ho price of oggs hus gone up in Kastbourne . Antique eggs seil at the same price as fresh. The Canard steamer Umbria sailea today with a full complement of passengers, over 500 being in the saloon n prominent Chicago 1IN LONDON. FFE Chilian War News ¢ est on the (Copuright 1591y James ( Loxboy, Sept. 5.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Bre]—Seldom has a New York paper been so prominenty be- fore the European public as the Herald dur- g the last fortnight in consequence of its remarkably graphic and able dispatches from the seat of the war in Chili. They have in- variably occupied a prominent place on the first page of the Times and formed the chiof feuture in the foreign news of other morning papers, Itis not too much to say if it had not been for these dispatches we should even now have but a very imperfect knowledge of what has been going on in the neigborhood of Valparaiso. Ounly today a wook a narrative appeared from a Now York source describing the great and final victory won by Balmaceda over the congressional troops, the latter being depicted as soattered to tho four winds of heaven while Balinaceda stood on the bluff with a procipice on each side of him singing like Miriam the song of triumph over his demol- ished foes. On the same afternoon came the Herald accountof the actual battle which put a very different face on affairs. All this was a_matter of very great importance to Englishmen, as they have a very large sum of mouey, probably not less than £7,000,000 or £8,000,000 invested in Chili and they looked upon their chances to recover as very bad while Balmaceda remained in power. The news that he had smashed and pulverized the insurgents might have caused a great disturbance 1 Chilian securities if it had come on auy other day but Saturday, whon business on the stock exchange is in a great measure suspended. By Monday the real state of eovents was made kr.own through the Herald correspond- ent and ever since then has strengthened and confirmed his original account. We have been kept by him as fully informed of all that happened in Chilias if the revolution had taken place in Ireland, snd it is universally acknowledged that we owe this eutirely to the Herald. The conduct of the captain of the British warship in removing a large quantity of sil- ver out of reach of the congressionalists is being nurrowly mquired into at the admwiralty. Long telegrams have been exchanged and it 18 understood that the captain throws all the responsibility on the British consulate at Santiago, under whose orders he acted, but the admiralty will maintain that he should have been referred home for instrue- tions, the consul having no right 10 send her majesty’s ships on any sort of orrand that may seom to him to be good. The affair has created considerablo stir and would cause considerablo more if parliament were sitting, for it would then be made the subject of an important debate without delay. It will not, however, be allowed to drop. MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, lspecial Inter- THE GREATEST OF TH. IS CHARIT fovements urated to Relieve the Destitution in Russia. Sr. Perersura, Sept. 'he orthodox clorgymen will organize collections to bo taken up for the relief of distress pre- vailing among the poorer classes in many parts of Russia. In addition, the holy synod will institute offertories in the church of the Greek faith throughout Russia and has ordered that the funds of the wealthier churches id monasteries are to be drawn upon 0 assist the desti- tute. Relief committees are being formed in the principal towns throughout Russia for the reception and distribution of donations for the suffering classes, A4 SPY. Suspicious Conduct of an American in Germany. Bruriy, Sept. 5.—An American giving tho name of Charleston Graves aud stating his business to be that of a photographer and his address as “Columbia,” was arrested toduy av Mayence churged with being a spy. Grayes' baggnge was searched and he will vo dotained until satisfactory exnlanations as to certain of his actions, classed as sus- picious by the Gorman police, are furnished. It is undorstood he had been “kodaking' the tortifications at Mayence, Dramati Ill Musical, Loxvoy, Sept. 5.—In this city and in Paris musical and dramatic affairs show signs of a ronewal of activity, The Hereford restival takes place next week, ana it will be followed by the popular Birmingham festival. These Lo important events will release the vocal- ists and pluyers, who will then pose for the London winter season, Tho treatise on the voice, written by Maurel, the siuger, which is sbortly to be published, is exciting the greatest curiosity in the musical world, Heury Ivving bas commissioned Alfred Calmour to writo & blank verse trugedy, tho svene of which is to be laid in New York. Beerbohm I'reo promises in the approaching future a cluss in Pierre by a new author, Mr. Kenvedy, in which Mr. Tree uppears in the character of Aristophanes. Ou Thursday neat William Gosman Wills' “Itoyal DI voree' theater. will be prodused at the Olympio Suiled fur New York, Loxpoy, Sept. 5.—The foreign committee of the Columbian Fair commission, accom- Janied by Sic Heary Wood, secretary of the Royal committoa and James Dredg, editor of Engiueering, sailed for New York today. "OMAHA. SUNDAY \I()R\l\(-, SEPTEMBER 391 SIXTEEN i T | 1 'A( FI0S. SAFE WITH GERMAYY. Balmaceda's Lieutenants Who Are on Board the Sophie Will Ba Protected, THEIR SURRENDER WAS RCQUESTED. Kaiser Wilhelm Upholds the Captain in His Refusal to Give Them Up, TWO TOWNS WERE PEACEFULLY TAKEN. Cffisers of the Overturned Government Sought British Vessels, CHILIAN CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. inor Offices Being Rapidly Filled with Representatives of the Junta—Secrets of a COaptured Desk. 1Copyriaht 1891 by James Gordon Bennett.1 Varraraiso, Chili, (via Galveston, Tex.,) Sept. 5,—[By Mexican Cable to tho Herald— Special to T Bee.]—The German minister to Chili and the admiral commanding the German fleet at Valparaiso are at odds over the disposition of political refugees who are now in asylum aboard the German cruiser Sophie Andrine. The minister notifiea the admiral yesterday that he might be required to surrender to the officials repre- sentiug the junta Senor Claudio Vicuna, who was to have succeeded Balmaceda as presi- dent, Admiral Oscar Viel, late intendente of Valparaiso, and Captain Alberto Fuenlez, late captain of the torpedo launch Almirante Lynch, The admiral bluntly informed the minister that he would do no such thing, unloss specifically ordered to do so by the emperor or Chancellor Von Capriva. The minister did not insist, As soon as the conference had ended the admiral sent a cavle dispatch to Kmperor William explaining the situation, and an- nouncing that unless he received orders to the contrary, the Ssihie Andrine with the refugees on board, would proced tomorrow to Molendo, Peru, the nearest neutral port whero the people wunted by the junta would be landed. Later in the day a reply was raceived from Berliu approving the action of the admiral and granting him permission to send the refugees to Molendo. Rioting Story Denied. The Sophie will sail tomorrow morning early. The stories of a riot at Coquimbo wero without foundation. Word was received from there today that the cougressional officials had taken possession of that city and Serona without any disturbance and that order had been maintained throughout. Beforo the arrival of the new offcial, Colonel Corvallo, commanding the govern- menrt forces in that section, and the Balma- cedist intendente of Coquimbo, Senor San- chez, went aboard the British warship Mel- pomene and asked Captain Parr, her commander, for protection. It was readily granted. The government troops at Coquimbo and Serona were disbandea as soon as the congressionalists took charge, and nearly all of them have gone to their homes. The armed transport Aconcaqua has been oraered south to meat the ship bringing the arms and field guns ordered by the junta in Europe. IReorganizing the Civil Service. SaxTiaco, Chili, (via Galveston Tex.,) Sept. 5.—[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tue Bee,|—The junta is busily engaged in organizing the public ser- vice. An order was issued today reinstating all the judgos and court employes who were dismissod by Balmaceda. His appointecs were, of course, ousted. Other chauges will be made as rapidily as possible until the en- e civil servico is thoroughly in sympathy with the new government, When the papers u the desk of Balmace- da’s minister of foreign affaivs, Senor Goday, were examined today a cable dispatch dated at Berlin, August 12, informing him that the Gorman govornment had decided to recog= nize the belligerents and the rights of the congressionalists. This news Ministor Goday had taken care to suppr.ss. Approved Egan's Course. United States Mimster Patrick Fgan has received a lotter from the State department at Washington approving his action in en- deavoring to bring about a cessation of hos- tilities in Chili. 1 am assured on the highest authority that the story that arms were shipped to Iquique on the steamer Monserrat is untrue, I can only testify that there was not a single Lebol rifle in the hands of the congressionalist sol- diers. Tberiflos which it was alleged had been transfecred from the Itata tothe Esmer- elda were said to be of this make, and the fact that none of them were held by General Canto's army disproved that story also. A conference wes held today between the junta and leading merchants and bankers reluting to the recognition by the new gov- ernment of the note issues ordered by Bal- maceda during the past six months. Just what points were considered and what con- clusion was reached are not yet known, 1t is generally belioved, however, that action satisfactory to all concerned will ve decided upon, ment for Life in Engla [Copyright 1891 by James Gordon Bennett,) Lozpoy, Sept. b.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bre.] —The publica- tion by tue Herald of the details of the new effort to save Mrs. Maybrick from lifelong imprisoument attracted widespread atten- tion in Great Britain, Lawyer MacDougal, who wrote a volume in ber defense which he bas just published, has addressed a lotter to the Herald saying: “I thank you for your powerful advocacy in favor of this woman whom Iand thousauds of others are vinced 1s innocent. She is an American woman in an English prison. As Sir Charles Russell said of her atthe trial, she is ae- serted and alone, her only relative, her mother, speuding ber time abroad while her two little children are too young to take steps 10 assist her and her uveighbors in Liverpool have deserted her ana fled. I am not using exaggerated lunguage when 1 say that the whole aivilized world was amazed and stocked at the summiug up of the judge and ths verdict of the jury, and the ~ absolutely illegal and tional decision of Home Secretary Mathows which, while iwhitewashivg the judge and jury and quashing the verdict of murder, advised the queen to imprison the woman for life for @ orime which she had con- | i | correctly (|\<v You w been indicted or tried, namely oufous administration of Wrseuic, state the constitution when say that from the time of Edward I the power to use Whe prorogative of the sovereign s strletly confided to a case beneficial to the subject and the sov- ereign cannot use the royal prerogative to injure a subject. o use the words of Black- stone, the prerogative stretches not to the doing of & wrong to the subject. When re- pudiating and quashing the verdict of mur- der, it became the duty of the home secre- tary to advise the queen as to the exercise of her prerogative, Misused His Position, “But Mr. Mathews misused his position when he advised the queen to substitue an offense for which this woman never was in- never fo dicted and sent hor, under the pretense of exercising the prerogative, to penal servi- tude for life, untried and unheard. Such absolutely illegal and unconstitu- tutional advice has nover before been given to auny sovereign by any minister. It was no oversight, no blun- der of the crown, that they put all their eggs in one basket by confining the prosecution to the single count of murder. The reason that they did not add the count of felonious ad- ministration of poisoning was that it would be absolutely impossible upbn the evidence in the case for the court to have drafted such acount. According to law a count for felonious aaministration must set out cleavly and distinctly the dates and occasions of any such alleged act or acts, and there ismot one singio word of any witness which disciosed asingle act of the administration of arsenic by Mrs. Maybrick. It was palpabie to all the world that there is mnot only a reasonable, but a grave doubu whether the man did die of arsenic poison, as at the post- mortem no arsenic had been found in the body and at the exhumation only an infini- tesimal particle, the aggregate, only one tenth of a grain and that too mot in the stomach but in the liver. It was proved at the trial that Dr. Humphrey had administered arsenic to him medicinally four days before death and thatthe man himself used to drug himself with all sorts of mervous touics in the form of arsenie, strychnine and the like. Moreover Justice Stephens told the jury that medical evidence was utterly unreliable ovidence, Queer Phases of the Oase. “He said that it was a common expericnce, as to medical men, that they diagnose accord- ing to iutorest of the side by which they are retained. The actual words used were that they ‘gave their evidendo under the in- fluence of a subtle partisanship and that it by no means followed that becauso they went into the body and sworo this, that and the other, that their evidenco has to be relied on.’ Mr. Mathoivs was called upon by the whole country to re- consider the verdict, Ho took, hqsays, the vest legal and medical advice that cowld be obtained und ndvised the queen that there, was a reasonable doubt that the death was in fact caused by the administration of arseni “In other words, ho ndvised the queen that the essential fact in tho charge against Mrs. Maybrick had not been proved. IHe advised the queen that the verdiet of the jury was wrong. That vernict was, thereby quashed and Mrs, Maybrick was entfied to hey abso- lute and unqualitied freedom In your pow- erful article you have referred to my book on tho case and say that T never have seen this woman and that I am an utter stranger to her. I undertook the task of compiling, at the request of a number of gen- tlemen, also utter strangers to her, who, sce- ing her loft destitute and alone, undertook the expense of publishing it.” Charles A. Dana has been enjoying Lonaon and will ieave the latter part of next week for Paris. Horace C. Pugh has just returned from London after a pieasure trin, Mr. Butier, agent of thé United States Treasury department, will remain at the Savoy several days to give information about the customs duties to tho British public. 'om Ocliiltree's Condition, Tom Ochiltree has returned to London from Hamourg. He has lost so much flesh that s clothes hang on him in & pathetic wi He said there was no further news about the Frenchman whom he had arrested in Ger- many as a French spy with the assistauce of William Wayue Bell of San Francisco. The autopsy on the body of the famous chimpanzee Sally wno died at the zoological ~ gardens shows that the cause of death was pleuro pneumonia. I saw her brain yesterday, It was about the size of the late Me. Crowley’s of Central vark. Notwithstanding that Saliio was hela to be the most intelligent animal outside of the human race, it is asserted by those who saw the brain vesterday that it did not differ from others and her apparent intelligence was probably due to the fact that she had more training than any other chimpanzee because she had succeeded in living twico as long in captivity. Relic of the Alabama. Away down In west Englaud in the little seapo rt town of Bridgeiwater, Mr. Somerset, the Herald correspondent, came upon an i teresting relic of American Fistory, the carved name of the confederato cruiser Ala- bama. It isona board carefully nailed to the wall in the passage of the house of the local builder. The board was peked up while floating in the Kog- lisn channel about @& fortnight after the Alabama was destroyed by the Kearsage off tho French copst by the fath of the present possessor while ongaged i sea fishing. The name. is clear and dis- carved in letters abgut three inchios tinet, deop. On scrubbing the wood it 'was a rough slab with a green copt of paint which found to Lo hides the original color of the Alabama. The last coat was put on to disguise her while cruising. This relivoughttobain the national museum at Washington, India's Orops. Carcurra, Sept. 5.—Dispatches from Simla announce that agricultural prospects gener- ally have taken a turn for the vetter and that the affected districts ‘of Madras and Hyderbad are ulso improving, Death of a Celebrated Painter. Panis, Sept. 5.—Jules Elie Delauney, the French pawter, is dead. He was born in National Irrigation Congress. Savr Lake, Utab, Sept. 4.—The nutional wrrigation congress to be hold 1n Salt Lake clty on September 15, 16, and 17, promises to be the largest and most successful convention ever heid in the western country, Thousands of delegates biave been appointed and have promised to attend. Hulf rates have been grauted by the railroadd to the public as well as to delegates, Reduced hotel rates, and amplo accommodations have been arranged for all citizens, Mormons as well as gentles, united to promote the success of the congress. An unique programme of enter. tainments has been provided, which includes & grand musical festival at the Mormon tabernacle and a visit to the beet sugar works, to_Garfleld beach and the mining camps of Salt Lake City. The raiumakers will also be preseut, 'ENGLAND AND TURKEY Salisbury Will Not Be Pressing in His De- mands for an Explanation, EUROPE'S DIPLOMATS IN CONSULT ATION. Russia's Influence in the Orient Looked Upon with Alarm, LAST HOURS OF THE CATHOLIC CONGRESS. Restoration of Temporal Power to the Pope Agitating Catholic Minds, RUSS A'S GREAT PETROLEUM FIELDS. Interesting Resume of Buropean Hap- penin r the Past Few Days— An Girl Who F Whistled Herself Famous, s f Ameria s York Assomated Press.) BERLIY, Sept. 5.—The conference betweon Chancellor Von Caprivi sad Count Kalnok: the Austrian prime minister, at the Maires Schloss, near Schwarizonau, has ended in their advising the Euglish government not to be in a hurry to take any diplomatic action in connection with the Dardanelles incident The tone of the official press here indicatos distinctly that the government is averse to jomning England in any hasty remonstrance against the porto’ agreement with Russia. Opinions on the Dardanclies Incident. ‘'he North German Gazette holds that the porte’s assent to the claims of Russia is less important, as a breach of treaty, than serious, as disclosing the new line of policy adopted by Turkey towards iiuss| The Vieunese Presse (semi-oficial) antici- pates sharp antagonism betweon British and Russian influences at Constantinople, and recommends that England bo more amenable s0 far as Egypt is concerned. In the opinion of tho 1'resse, the new position of affairs does notinvolve nuy danger to the peace of LCopyright 1591 by New Burope. The other great powers, it holds, have no grounds for taking an actlve share in England’s impend- ing diplomatic mensures. The currents of intrigue around the sultan, which are now in a swollen condition, may be ailowed to run their course, s the vital interests of Murkey will finally bring everything back to the proper track. ‘The waiting attitude, which the imperial chancellors have recommended to Lovd Salis- bury, is explained by oficial advices r coived tonight from Constantinople, to the offect that the lifo of the new Turkisk cabi- net will b brief. Wish for the Sultan’s Downfall, The highest Turkish circles are indignant over tho composition of the new ministri and especially at the dismissal of Ghazi Osman, misister of war and the marsha. of the paluce. Strong protests have been sent. 10 the sultan, whose own position is menaced by the malcoutents, The reforence of the Viennese Presse to the beliel that everythiug will return to the proper track points to the expectation of an carly collapse of the pro-Russian ministry. A successful conspiracy for the deposition of the sultan is among the contimgencies that are discussed covertly iu_diplomatic_circles. Promier Kalnoky and Chancellor Von C vi ave too deeply eagrossed in their con- and will not witness the com- ing aruy mancuvers. A large staff of telegraph _operators has been sent from Vienna to Schwartzenau and & number of members of tho Austrian forcign offices are kept busy with long dispatches, whien are going to vavious ISuropeun capitals. Com- munications passed todaybetween Chancelior Von Caprivi, Signor Rudini, the italian prime winister, Count Kaluoky and Lord Salisbury. Itis the expressed conviction in official circles hore that Lord Salisbury, velying upon the general ultimate support of ~the dreibund ministers, will accent the advice proffered him and await tne outcome of ovents. To Increase the Pope's Power. he Cathoiie_congross, which opened on Sundity and held its closing session day, assumed unexpectel importanco 1,000 del gates were in attendanc 1éaders of the centrist party present included Herr Schorimer-Alst, president of the con- gress; Princo Lowenstein, Count Ballestrem, aron Herrimann, Prince Salmsalm and Baron Ketteler.” A resolution wa adopted, declaring that the timo had come 10 convoko @ great international Catholic congress for the consideration of the question of the restoration of the tomporal power to the pope. and & committee was appointed to arrange for the bholding of such a congros This committeo will probably sclect May 15 noxt, the 100th anniversary of the birth of Popé Pius IX, for the opening of the co gress. In discussing ‘he question of neutral ground for u place for the meeting of the roposed congress, Switzerland was most in lavor. Delegates will be summoned from every Catholic community 1 the world. The question of the restovation of temporal power to the pope, for the consideration of whicn, as before stated, the congress is to bo con” voked, will be treated, not as an Italian question, but us one of universal concern Tho congress just closed afirmed the deter- mination of German Catholics to romain reso- lute supporters of the dreibund and decided to continue the policy of Dr. Windthorst in voting for_the recall of the Jeswts and for religious instruction in tho primavy schools. Aftor cousideravlo discussion it was voted to favor state regulation of the labor Guestions. Tho concluding session of the congress was ended amid eneers for the pope aud tho em- peror. What 'um, Think of Minister Phelps, The removal of the prohibition against the importation of American pork nas elicited fow press comments. Several prosressists and socialist papers rofer to the satisfacto moasure as a relief to the poorer classes. Iu oficial circles, where are best known the na- ture of the resistance to the measure and the persistent efforts made in its bebalf by Hon. William Walter Phelps, the United States wirister here, bis success has evoked many encomiums. Mr. PPhelps will proloug nis stay at Hamburg where ho has been Joined oy his wife. He is improving in health and .is very happy over the outcome of his fight on the pork question. The political polic have been eagerly hunt ing for the author of the stories recently pub- lisheu in the Wrench papers regarding the health of the emperor, Having sccured the manuscript of some of the articles they have pr ferences, been interviewing a number of newspa, men in an attempt to find some one who would recoxnize the bhaudwriting of the man- uscript, but all of the efforts have proved to be unuvailing, Aftempts to counect Prince Hismarck with the uuthorship of these stories have et with an equal lack of succ Law will The Institute of Iuternational open its thirtioth congress at Hamburg on Monday next. Duriug the session the cou- gress will discuss international logislation rogarding bankrupts, international law on weans of transportation, exiradition, tie rights of 1mmigrauts, the expulsion of for eigners and kinared matters. Bucking th rd Ol Russian advices report the discovery of great coal oil fields in the region of the Uas- pian sea. The production of these fields is smid to be more than ten foid greater than that of any other existivg oil territory. At the sume time Russian produce 1 Stana Oil company, against which, they si = Yoy are powerless. Efforts have been t = to create a Russian trust similar to the | % ard Oil company, but the attempt has| 2. d because of & lack of financial backing, | % Divector Werned of the Royal Avt i = emy has fssuod an appeal 1o the Gon artists to take an active part in the Chic, World's fafr, The members of the Chilian lagation this city are ereutly disturbed over the de feat and downfall of Baimaceda. Tooy fou that their property in Chili will cated wnd that their lives would be endan- pered should they attempt to return to their native country otary Vergana of the legation has gore to Paris to con sult with bis chiof. Labors of the Bmigration Commission. The United States emigration commission- ers, who have been in Kurope for some time past studying the emigration question with a view to the restriction of smigration and the amendment of the naturalization laws of the United States, are now in Warsaw, whence they will go to Galics During their tour the commissioners inve made a thorough n- quiry into the matter of Russian emigration, M. G. Palmer, with his Lrother, Court- land, will spend " the coming winter in this city for the purpose of pursuing his musical stud Miss Thet Griges, a young American lady, has achioved a decidéd success hero as a whistler. She is now one of the sturs of tho Concordia theater. PRSI - PATENT SOLICITORS EXPOSED. Bold Schen oof D) Obtain WasiiNaroy, D. C ogram to Tue Ber. | onest Mon Sept. 5.—|Special Tel- The commissioner of vatents yesterday had brought to his atton- tion by Tie Bee and Examiner Buveau of Claims positive evidence of fraudulent prac- tice followed by a firm of patent solicitors in this city, whereby thousands of inventors today boid worthless patents for inventions, some of which are of infiuite value, The commissioner immediately took action in the premises and gave notice to the shyster prac- titioners that they must discontinuo their ne- farious methods or be would be compelied to recommend their disbavment. L The practice in question consisted in send- ing out blauk forms for application for patent worn to by inventors even before the fications aro propared. The law pro- vides that every specitication must_be sworn 10 by the mventor, and uny vatent granted on application so sworn to”in blaus, is null, and void. The firm in question has obtained thou- sands of patents in tne past ten vears, the clientage being secured by advertisement in the country newspapers paid for by sterco- typed lotters alieged to ho from “spocial cor- Agents to vespondents” at the national capital. In- ventors thus decoived are totally without romed, ‘¢ being no luw under which they can_scek protection, unless it is by action against these solicitors for recovery. S il o DISTANCE LENDS ENCHANTMENT. siety and Other Conditions in Libe- ria of'a Very Low Order. NEw Yonk, Sept. 5. —George B. Parks,a mulatto belonging in Atlanta, Ga., with his family, consisting of his wife aud seven children, arvived here today on the steam- ship Serrento, He is an intelligent man, a carpenter by trade, and tells ao interesting story of the coudition of affairs in Liberia, Africa. On the 22nd of last May, lurea by the promises of the society for tho protection of colonists in Liberia, be sailed with his family to that place. On landing at Moravia, he found the country in the most dobauched condition. The American ne- groes, who had already emigrated there, had assumed the most_tyrannical rule over the natives. No partof the ground was under cultivation, Parks had been a slave in the south, but he says the condition of slavery In Liberia is worse than in_Georgiu beforc the war. Children thore offer themselves for salo, Parks, because he would not aeal in uman fiesh, was ostracised by the negroes from America. Afier spending twentv-one duys thore he sailed for Humburg and then 10 this port. It cost him §30 to bring is family back to America. When be left Georgin ho had 81,230, ile now has $00, which he says will pay his way back to At lanta, - THER FOKEC wE AST, Omaha and Vicinity - Iair; slight change in temperaturo. For Missouri and Towa—Faw, warmer in eastern; stationary temperature 1 wester: variable winds. 1or North Dakota —Slightly fair; winds shifting to oasterly warmer ana For South Dakota—IPair; Stationary tom- perature; northel shifting to casterly wind. For Nobraska and Kansas: Fair; slight changes in temperature; variablo winds, WasiiNarox, D, O., Seot. 5.—The disturb- ance which was central in the upper Ohio valley this morning has become move clear. defined and now covers the lower lake re gion. The high area wiich was over the St, Lawrence vallay has moved to the westward and the pressure is above the normal in the northwest and tbeuco southward to the Texas. air weathor continues i tho states from the Mississippi and Missouri valleys, and 1 the southern states, except in Viaginia and North Carolina, whoro showers provail. CGoneral rains occurred today in the middie Atlantic states and southern New Engiand, tho lower lake reion and the upper Ohio vallov. It is probable thut woneral fair weather will prevail on Sunday and Monday the Missis- s and tho air in ko tiroughout the southern states, sippi_ and lower Missouri valls and woathor will be war middlo Atlantic sta For Colorado—Pair; slightly warmer 1n castern, stationary teraperature in western portion; southeasterly winds Business Trou Sax Fieersco, Cal,, Sept n attach- ent was levied today on the large “IXL; clothing establishment of M. J. Flavin by the Sabler bank of this city, to which an overdraft of $22,000 is owing. The liabilities of the firm, 1t is stated, amount to _between £30,000 and’ §5,000, of which about $15,000 is due eastorn creditors. The flrm claims to nave assets of #125,000 and to be perfectly solvent, 1, er 1 BLOOMINGTON Sent. —The Somers- worth company, manufacturers of hot water ard stewm heating apparatus, was closea this aitornoon oy the sheriff.’ William H. Burleigh is _president and 5. W. Robiuson treasurer of the company. The liabilities will reach §0,000; assets unlknown, Lrstore, Md., Sept. 5.—The firm of Robert Moore & (0. made a deed of trust to- dity for the honefit of thelr creditors 10 Carl Vislor of New York. The bond filed by the trustee is for $100,000. The assets of tue firm ave stated to be §113,000, while the liabilities are 207,000 Robert Mooro & Co. is one of the oluest ana best known firms of woolen cloth importers in this country. The business was unded in 1838, New Youk, Sept. 5. chargo of the affaiva of Thomas ( chitect aud builder, and liens aggregating $125,000 have been placed on various vroper- ties finished and in course of construction. s L o Infected 1 Burraro, N. Y., Sept. 5.—Nine carloads of Texas cattle are held at Kast B.ffalo to awalt a decision us to the proper disposition that should be made of them. United States Inspector Clarls would not allow them to be uuloaded on their arrival. Fourof tne cattle dicd on the way to Buffalo aud two have been killed since. The animals are knowu 10 have come from & fever infected district Creditors have taken raham, ar- - - Steamer Arvivals, At tho Lizard-Passed: La Chawpaigne, from New York to Havre At Hamburg-~Arrived: Normania, from New York. At Fastuet—Passed: Cufic, from New York for Liverpool N UMBE I( \U e — bitterly of the competition of the \ wagard ' KILLED LIKE RATS. Parie Workmen Meet Death Ohoked fewer. “NTIRE CITY SWEPT BY WIND AND WATER, in a Water« Branches of Trees and Tilos Flew Wildly About the Streets, « SURFACE TRAFFIC FORCED TO SUSPEND., Oellars Toundated and Refuse Channels Destroged by Torrents, DEVASTATION COMPLETE IN THE CAPITAL, Comm ¥ Enveloped in Total Darke ness During the Storm, Accom- panied by a Peculiar Condi- tion of the Atmosphere. [ Copyright 1891 by James Panis, Sept. 5 snton Bennett.| [New Yors Herald Cable Special to Tue Bek | -Another weok marked the coutinuation of villaigous weuather. This is decidedly tho worst sum- wer for many vears. On Fhursday afternoon the city was suddenly plunged into almosq darkness with a curious groon blue phere. The effect lasted ten minutes. Later, a tovrible thunder storm broke. The rawn fell m sheots and the sheets wore trans- atmose formed into rushing streams while even our fine egouts were unable to carry off the water, Two eboutieres wore unluckily at work in the gallery of the main sewer of the boule vard Malsherbes when suddenly a rush ot water came upor: them. For a mowment the men held onto the wires of the telegraphis and telephones, and then, with a despairing ory, were swent away in sight of tne foreman, who was ascending the ladder 10 offect his cscape. The firemen ana soldiers tried to rescue the unfortunates, but their cfforts were futile. This is merely one of a sovics of such accigents which have oceurred lately. All Traftic Suspended, Meantime all traflic was forcod to censo. Branches of trees and tiles flew wildly about. Horses and people were blinded by the beat g rain, which descended with the force of a waterspout, and a panic od. Cellars wore inundated and sewers were burst open. Two persons were killed by lightning at St. Denis. The storm ceased at 5 o'clock. Re- sults. Four persous killed, ten wounded and 1,000,000 franes in damage. There was other severo dumage done in the Bois do Boulogna and the environs of Paris, We have had the usual weokly duel. This time it was botween RRene ifubert, dircctor of the Gil Blus, and Charles Laurent. The encounter took place on an island in the Seine. At the thivd assault M. Laurent re- cewved a prick on the musclo of the forearm, At the fifth assault M. Hubort received a wound in the center of the loft cheok, whila M. Laurent was touched below the right elbow. Then their honor was deemed to have been satistied. Bogus World's Fair Agents. In reply to the veport published saying that W. Staissny, No. 19 ue Louis lo Grand, was reprosenting himself as the Kuropean general agent of the proposed exposition ine Chicago, and that he had been selling agons cles to men anxious to reprosent the fair abroad, Director General Davis has taken steps Lo notify foreigners throughout the de- partment of state for foreign affairs of Staiss- ny’s real cnaracter. That gentleman, when called upon him, suid: *“Whon I read what had been published 1 the London ferald I immediately cabled General Davis, asked whether tho words imputed to him were true. Here is his roply. [t reids as follows: *Herald cable not known. Write ng you ofticially.’ " \hen asked whother it was true that he was solling agencios, Stuissny replied: It is untrue. I have put tho mat- ter in a lawyor's hands. 1 am ostablished hero with two others as a weneral agency for the Chicago exhibition. Wo hava put capital into it and hope to got 10,000 ox- nibitors. We havo establishod agencies throughout Europe for that purposo. Wa have sold no agencies because, according to the rules issued by the Exhibition Commi sion, thoy are uot saleable, Anyona has & right to estabhsh a geueral agency such as ours totry to get exhibitory to come in, and if wo choose 1o interest ours selves 1 an exhibitor's projects, we have the power to do so. It has nothing to do with any one but ovrselvos. We have taken the troublo to translate the pamphlet rules and regulations for exhibitors into French and this at our own expense. Quite Anxious to kExp! “Wo bave distributed also a paper horq somewhat simiiar to that published in Chis cago in connection with the exhibition with portraits of the president und meme bers of the committee from whom wa have received pictures. The Herald shall have the letter spoken of in the cable trom General Director Duvis as soon as it reaches me. At the United States logation hero, bowever, there is an oficial circulay from the comwittee of exhibition, stating that it has been decmed advisavle that private agencies 1 counection with the ex- hibition should not be formed aud thut none such should receive recognition, except those granted special letters by the official commite tee of exhibition. Thorefore I returned agala 10 seo Staisny, but he was “out.” CONCENTRATING IN POLAND, Russia Preparing for the Inevitable ropean War, VIENNA, 5.—Advices from Cracov stato thatthe householdors of Warsaw, the capital of Russian Poland, have buen ordered to prepare accommodations for lurge num- bor of troops within a fortuight. It is stated that a great concentration of Russian forces are in progress at that poiat, and that th Russian police have warned tho newspapers not to publish anything about these moves ments. i Weste A's Crops Ruined, DunLiy, Sopt. 5.—Tho Freeman’s Journal today says that the wheat crops in tho wests ern districts of Treland are, owing to the re- cent terrible rainy westher, only fit for Jitter, One-third of the potato crop iy sl ready goue and barley and Oats aro rolting, Foreigners Murder Panis, Sept. 5.—UnoMeinl dispatehes re- celved at the winistey of foreign affairs from China coufirin th rt of the wurder of two Sisters of Merey and & Belgian during the recent auti-foreigner riots, Denies the Pope's Hness, Roue, Sopt. 5.--The Capiton Krac aunouncement of the pope’'s serious is yigorously denlod, illness