Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 13, 1891, Page 1

= THE OMAHA TWEN N AN AT HIS OLD HOME, Mr. Rosowater Pays a Visit to His Birth- | place While in Europa, DOWN IN A BOHEMIAN SILVER MINE, Description of an Industry Now Seven Hundred Years Old, ALONG THE HIGH ROAD TO BUKOWAN, Emotions Awakened by the Sight of Well Remembered Object: BACK TO THE OLD ROOF TREE. Tender Memories of Childhood Re- called Through a Visit to th Youth — The Changes of Years, Scenes of Bukoway, Bohemia, Aug. ditorial Correspondence.|—I frankly own that Bohemia has always held a warm spot in my heart. For years I had devoutly desired to visit tho land of my birth, and the little Bohemian village around which aro clustered the momorvies of my childhood. This long- cherished droam has been realized at last. Breathes there o man with soul so dead, Who never to himselt hath said, ‘This I8 my own, my native land’ Whose heart hitth ne’er within him burned, As honie his footsteps e hath turnc From wandering on a foreizn strand! If such there broathe, go mark him well; For him no minstrel raptures swell; High though his titles, proud his name, Botndiess his wealth as wish ean claini Despite those titles, power and pelf, The wreteh, concentered g solf, Living, shall forfeit falr renown, And, doubly d 1 go dowil the vilo d fron whence ho sprung, Unwept, unho und unsunge. Stit WALTER SCOTT, From Prague to Pribram, a minng town 0f 10,000 population, the railroad traverses forty odd miles of lanscapo varied by the most charming scenery. Just south of Praguo vast areas of land are planted 1n_sugar boet, aud almost every town of over five thousand populution boasts a sugar refinery. New refineries are being erected in various parts of Bohemia to mect the demand craated by the increased export of beet sugar to America since sugar has been placed on the free list. According to Consul Rubler’s report the increase for the last year is esti- mated at nearly $1,200,000. The cultivation of beet sugar in Nebraska, Towa, Minnesota, and other western states will, however, cut the Bohemian sugar export down withio the next fow years. Met a Jovial Priest. Atoneof the railroad junctions our com- partment was entered by a jovial and intelli- gent pricst who appeared fairly well in formed about America, and expressed sur- prise and gratitication at my ability to speak Bohemian so fluently after living so many years away from Bohemia. *From Pribram to Bukowan 1s only a two hours’ drive,” said the priest, “but you should by all means stop over until tomorrow and go down 1o the minas, and take a jauut up to the ‘Holy Mountain,’ whore thousands of pilgrims from the most distant parts of the country come to worship at the great shrine to tho virgin every summer.” I knew that the mines at Pribram were the deopest silver mines in the world, and still remember that some of our village workmen were minevs, but I know also that outsiders wero always excluded by the government officials. “Oh, leave that to me," said my reverend companion. “I will procure & permit for yourself and son from the overseer.” So we walked up from the railway stacion directly to the mining bureau, and though it was out of ofice hours, the bureau ofticials placed themselves at our service, “Thisis an American editor who would like to go down into the miues and I ask 1t as a favor that you grant @ permit,” said the priest. ‘The request was granted after a good deal of formality, and a card airccting the super- visors and employes at the various shafts and smelting works to permit inspection above and below ground was handed to mo, Silver Mining in Bohemia, Tho ascent of the steep hill within haif a mile of the town where one of the foar great shafts is located, was soon made. Wo were atonco led into the preparation room, and directed to don a full miner's suit, consisting of pants, blouse, slouch hat, belt, @ loather apron and miner's lamp, The guide detailed to escort us led the way tothe steam hoist that operates the cage which has barely room enough for four persons standing and holding fast to the bars gverhead, on which our lighted lamps were hung. Down into the bowels of tho earth wo rapidly descended, down, still downward for more than six min- utes until we had reached a lateral at the depth of 712 metres, or over 2,100 feot. Then wo started on a tour through the lateral tun- nels that had beon blasted and cut through the rocks in tha course of move than soven centuries, Through these rock-ribbed tun- nels we groped our way for nearly two hours, desconding still deeper by hand ladder into nuother shaft and inspecting the beds and veins of ore aud appliances for blasting, sorting, hauling and hoisting of ores. ‘It would take several weeks,” said our guide, ‘'to walk through all the tunnels in these mines.’ One of the shafts has reached a depth of over 1,000 motres (nearly 3,200 feet) and they are tunneling now for that shaft. Almost every dovice known to mining engineers has beeu Introduced. Electric lighting has, however, not been found expediont. T'he vast area of Mbafts and tunnels which would have to be wired nud lighted would require a colossal plant and the expense of operating such a piant would not be warranted, ‘We have retraced our steps and the ascent Is fully as rapid as was the going down, The sensation on regaining the eutrace to the shaft, groeted by the glowing orb of day, is decidedly agreeablo even though our mining Buits are dripping with water, our faces and hands are begrimed with dirt and the pro- fuse prespiration makes us feel as if we had Just taken a Turkish bath, The mines and smelting works of Pribram are government concerns and afford steady employment for nearly 4,000 men, and boys Above tho age of 14, In tho mines the work Is divided into two shifts of six hours each and as it takes the miners an average of one hour daily to get to their work and anothe bour to get above ground the average day's labor Is computed st eight hours. The pay Is graded according to skill and length of servico uud ranges at from 40 cents to cents a day, Nearing His O1d Ho We aro ou tho broad,smoothly roadway that leads over the rolling ne. damized prairie EAR. | trom Priveam to Bukowan. We passed several villages whose names denly recall incidents of my boyhood, we are driving through the village in Ireceived my primary schoolin the old school house, a t its outside walls ter that shows & good many cracks ana evidences of decay. “T'he school house has bean repaired and enlargea since you left this country,” said the driver, as wo passed on, **What has be- come of Titus, the schoolmaster “Oh, he died long years ago,” was the (aconic answer, Tam feverish with excitement as wo ap- proach the d old village through the double rc of magoificent horse chestnut tre In a beautiful littie valley at the foot of a majestic mountain clad 1n the er green verdure of tall pines, nestled amidst or- chards, with the tops of great poplars loom- ing up almost to the height of the double tur- reted castle of the “Schwarzenburgs,” lios Bukowan, All in all the village only con tains thirty-one dwellings besides the exten- sive barns and grain warchouses that sur- round the castle. Atlast the village is in full view. The thatched roof, one-story, tumble- down cottage with the huge chimney, the first dwelling on the right as we enter the village isthe bouse which my father ownod, and from which one chilly morning in the month of Nov 1854, my parents and their family of clght children started for the land beyond the sea, from which at that period no emigrant had ever returned to this section of Bohemia. To mo it scems as iIf but yester- day. 1 seo the seanty furniture and house. hold trumpery auctioned off to the highest bidder. The boxes and essentials for the long journey wero pucked and loaded upon the wagons with the smaller children. A crowd of villagers ave biuding us good bye. Again Isoo the sad and toarful faces of relatives before me, and h the agonizing sobs of mother she takes alast look at the home in which sho had lived and tolled since ber married life began, Very Much the Same Place. Tho village has changed very little in all these yoars, but the people T used to know, my early schoolmates,aro nearly all gone. I have roamed over the old play ground during the past two days, The old roads and footpaths are as familiarasif I had only left hero a month ago. I have walked over the paths that lead through the pine forest and by the grain flelas and pastures to the neighboriag viliages, mbed tha moun- tain that overlooks village and valley, and found the old monument of tablet amid the ruins whero stood the proud castlo of the Knight Bukowan who was imprisoned and deprived of his ostato for making common causo with the Hussites in the initial war of the reformation. The giant pines I used to Climb in hunting squirrels still rear their heads siyward, but their growth is scarcely perceptible, T'he great orchards which at- tracted the boys of my time have been par- tially replanted, but most of the veteran cherry, pear, plum and apple trees' still sur- vive the ravages of time. The ponds in which we *used to go swimming” remain unchanged and the grain fields which my father cultivated as a tenant farmer are still being harvested with the haudlo sickle ns of yore. Tho trees my father planted in the little garden back of the old cottage are still bear- ing frait,and so is the groat old pear tree that stands on the lino of our lotand was the source of o miich discord and contention be- tweon us and our neighbors. “That pear troe, " said a villager, *still keeps tho two fam- ilios that ocoupy the old homestoad and ad- jolning cottage in a turmoil. Both persist in fighting ovor the ownership of the pears on both sides of tho fence.”” The only marked chango I notice is the plowing up of the old pasture where I used to herd our cows in the days when I enjoyed the glorious priviloge of walking barefoot amongst tho stubbles and over thistle-covered footpaths. Why Repose is Positive. “I'he reason why there is so littie change n the villago siuce you loft,” smd my cousin (the only rolative vomaining in Bukowan),as we rambled through the graia fields which are just being harvested, “is because most of the land in this entire valley is owned by Duke Schwarzenburg. His lordship does not live hore and only comes hero when he is on a grand hunt. The rack-rented tenants that cultivato his lands are barely able to subsist So we have only few land owners and can lLardly competo with the duke My cousin, who is a very thorough practical farmer, has managed to nequire fitlo to forty or fifty acres of land but it is only by the strictest economy and closo attention that ho can make his products pay for tho labor and meet tho heavy taxes imposed on real property. My arrival has created quitea stir among tho oldest inhabitauts. While nearly all the wen and women I used to know in boyhood's days have gone over to the majority or woved away I have managed to discover & rge crop of for- mer schoolmates; women who carried me around when I was in my swaddling clothes and men who were intimately ac- quainted with wy pavents. All this because [ startod a disteibution of American souvenirs, As a matter of fact I can only vecall two persons out of tho whole numbor who really were companions in the pasture and school grounds. This morning I have taken a last look at -the home cottage and within an hour we shall drive past the old gravoyard where my grandparents sleep their eternal sleep, and on through the village three miles south past the tile roofed stone dwelling lu which my mother was born ana reared. RosEWATER, have sud- Now, which Here 18 /0 story brick, with oated ~ with plas WEATHER FOKECAST, For Omaba and Vicinity—-Fair, slight change in temveratur For Missouri—(ienerally fuir Sunday, cooler in southeast, stationary temperature in north- west portion, northerly winds, For lowa—Fair, nortperly winds, ing variable, stationary temperature, For South Dukota—Light local showers, variable winds, cooler in- northeast, station ary temperature in southwest portion i7or North Dakota—Fair, warmer in ern, stationary temperature in eastern tiou. For Nebraska becom- west- por- Gonerally fair, slight chunges in temperature, variable wind For Kansas—Generally fair for Sunday; easterly winds, warmer in western; station- ary temperature in ewstern portion. or Colorado—Fair, southerly winds, Wasuiaro, 0, C., Sept. 12 in the midale Atlantic luke rogion and Ohio valley ' and at northern Rocky mountain stations, and coolor in the upper Mississippy and lower Missouri valleys. Tho storm which is south- east of Hatteras will probably move to the east of north, causing daugerous gales diring Sunday and Monday to the east of the coast line. 'The weather will bo cooler in the lower lake region and the Obio valley during Sun- day and Monday. [t1s warmer atates, lower —— Ravaged by Cholera, Boxury, Sept. 12.—-Cholera in a severe form has broken out on board her majesty’s ships Blauche and Marathon, now at this port. There have been 203 cases of t disease on board the two ships within twenty-four hours, Six deaths bave already oceurred. "OMAHA. SUNDAY MORNING, 'PREPARING FOR WAR, Russia Aconsed of Arrangir diately Seizz Constantinople. g to Imme- SITUATION EXCEEDINGLY THREATENING, All Euarope Believed to Be on the Eve of Hostilities, ENGLAND AND GERMANY ON THE ALERT, Any Overt Act Will Precipitate a Terrible Affair, AMERICA’S PART IN THE GREAT STRUGGLE. Cereal in of That Event Practically Price- Supply the United States lcss—Where Supplics Must Come From, (Copyright 1891 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxnoy, Sept. 12.-[New York Herald Cabie—Special to Tug Bee,|—The foreign office hiere has been kept in a state of some uneasiness over projects ascribed to Russia, involving opening of the Dardanelles and tho scizure of Constantinople, These in- tentions may exist only in the imaginations of certain correspordents, but there is informa- tion 1n the foreign ofiice sufficient to warrant the belief that Russia is about tostarton a new and important line of policy. The con- tingencies in question havs not been sprang on usunawares, They wero forescen when the German emperor was here. Beyond a doubt they wero entered into and the sub- jeots discussed during his visit to the queon at Windsor and to Lord Salisbury. Thoy wero cosidered ou all sides and the tone of the German press at this time shows tho impression which was made, the most important journais declaring that an attack by Russia upon Constantinople or a hostile movement against England’s intor- ests in Egypt would not affect England alone but would concern all Europe and she could not be left to deal with the difficulty single handed. Positive War Preparations. That is surely a very important notification toall whom it may concern that Russia is rapidly increasing her fleet and 1s trying to get finances and means to havea general mobilization of all her forces next year. It may bo that all this means nothing. The view taken of it at Berlin and London is that preparations on one side justify preparations on the other. England and Germany will not be idle during the uext few months. As for helping Russia permanently out of the Dardanelles trouble, it cannot be done and it ought nol to be attempted. There is a growing feeling that the Black sea clauso of the Treaty of Paris will have to bo abrogated. There need be no war about that. Russia, by a lttle tact ‘might easily accomplish this object, even be- fore the meeting of parliament, but if she means to pounce down suddenly upon Con- stinople, that would be a very different affair, 1ts Effects In America, Then a great war would be inevitable and the breadstuffs which America has to sell would be worth anything merchants choose to ask for them, That is one reason why the accumulating complications in European politics are of great importunce to the American people. Other things beside bread stuffs would be wanted from across the Atlantic, for we have no re- serves of anything here, not even ammuni- tion. Wo cannot properly fit out vessels which are ready for the sea. Thts gatheriog storm may disperse without bursting, as so many have done before, but it is worth watching. Tho special correspondent of the Herald from Chili has occupied a commanding <pace in the entire English press of late, and it now remains for the Herald to enlighten tne world as to the intentions of Russia and the real meaning of the aggressive movements going on there. Other sources of information seem to have failed, even to the irrepressible Blowitz of Paris. He is for once hard and fast aground. The Herald has access to news which would be denied to most English or French journalists. We may thus get light on this momentous questions which are wrapped in darkness. MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT. WILL NOT ALL LEAVE. Rush to Quit London Subsiding Among Visiting Americans, (Copyright 1591 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxboy, Sept. 12.—[New York Herald Cable-Special to Tue Bee.|—Curiously encugh, although London never saw more delightful weather than the golden days of this past week, the genoral rush and scurry from the continent has partially stopped. it shows that tha great crush last week was targely duo to their anxiety to get back in tme to gain some advantage from tho great boom in stocks and other securities after tho cold drizzly summers, so damp aud dreary that evon Londoners will not soon forget it. Autumn has begun with weathor that stirs the blood like wine. All lines of coaches running toroughout tho metropolis aro crowded mostly witn Americans, Tho Thames is gay with boating and English watering places are crowded. ‘The announcement in the New York fake newspapers that thoy produced the story of the suicide of the late Crown Prince Ru- dolph of Austria, simultancously with tho London Times is a hugojoke. The Times never touched the story. Tho yarn was bawked about London fora long time and was looked upon as too thin for publication and was only printed inonoor twd newspa- pers. The London edition of the Herald printed a portion of 1t forwhat it was worth. Baron Hirsch's Millions. Tho publication of articles of organization reveals the scope and the philantropic work in which Baron Hirsch has wmvyested $10,000,- 000. 1have already cabled on authority of Chiet Rabbi Adler that Baron Hirsch wished to settle the Russian Jews in farming dis- tricts in the Argentine and Canada. Those familiar with the history of the attempts at the colonization of the Jows say that thoy will never take up agriculture and that those who go to Cavada will bo certain to find their way Into the United States, All the experience of Russia is against the schome. The Jews have been and still are good superintendents of farms, but they are unfitted, apparently by temperment, for the manual part of farming work. At the very time that Count Inguatiff, the late Russian minister of the intevior was drafting his harsh anti-semitic laws of 1852, his agricul tural property was mausged by Jews, but with few exceptions all efforts at the colonization of Jews for agricuitural purposes n Russia have faled; That is a matter of record. It may be that under the conditions which may be found in Canaaa or tho Argen- tiua, the Jews who woula not bear tho agricultural yoke in Russia may take to farming. An Interesting Story. After a nine days’ trip on top of his own conch, accompanied by three frienas, C. Davis English of Philadelphia has roturned to London. I have sedn his diary, which is very interesting. The dairy shows the distances traveled, as follows: August 20, 241¢ milos, August 30, 125 miles; August 31, 2817 miles; September 1, stormy, kept indoors: September 2, 181/ miles; September 8,221 miles; September 4, 14 miles; Septem- ber 5, 31%; miles and Septeber 6, 21 miles, total, 173 miles, 'The gost of tho entire trip was £230.75, Mr. English and companions suw the most delightful English couutry scencry and dined at many splondid old inn Appropos of the series of articles on tho effect of the MeKinley tariff in Great Britain, cabled to Arnerica by the Associated Press, I hear that a movement js on foot to boycott persons conspicuously friendiy to prohibited tariff. The feclingis becoming more and nmioro bitter as the result of the tariff grows lainly into view. The Herald tomorrow prints a remarkablo story about, James Gearge Dell, an English- man of good family about (6 years of age, by profession acivil englueer, He has travelled all over tho world, & & bachelor and has three sisters, Placed in a Mad House. Tn November, 1889, three men camo to his apartments in London. They did not give their names but asked him some absurd questions, He became angry and left the room. As hedid so he heard one man sa. T will have nothing to do with it,” and Dell walked intd tho streot was seized by two cf tho men, thrust into A carrriage. Beforo he could recover from his surprise he found himself in the Colney Hatch mad house. Whaen ho discovered the truth ho tried to communicate with frfends but in vain. On June 30, this vear, h8 succeeded in smug- gling a letter to Henry Robert Elton, his solicitor, stating the ease. Klton lLas seen the man and he seems to be quite convinced tiathe is sane. Hehas tried in vain to learn the authority for his imprisonment. For over a month he has labored {for a ray of light on the subject, The question is, who put Dell in the mad house and why was ho put there! On Wedliesday an application will be made in open court for a habeas cor- pus writ, as he Curious Case, following hand bill printed in flaring type has been forwarded to me: “A British subject, a nativo of Chichester, Sussex county, and for nearly cighteen years a resident of New York, United States, has bgen wilfully robbed of registerad letters by & public servant of tho United States government and kept now for several months in prison, This is an act equivalent to a declaration of war and al- though the foreign office has been respectfully requested to demand the surrender of said lotters, Lord Salisbyry refuses to interfere 10 the matter, Isthit vight or wrong? . Frep Myawr, 31 Russell road.,” Witibledon, S, W.” A curious case of suicide by drowning in the reservoirat Spenfymoor by a woman by the name of - Margaret Valenta Bell Anderson. In a note found at tha scene of the death, the suicide pathetically says: “Bury meand think no more about me, God forgive me. Give my clothes to Bella. 1did 1t myself, Get the brass bana to play over me,” Great Britain’d Death Record. According tothe registrar general's re- port deaths primarily attributed to influenza in Great Britain have nearly doubled in twelvo years. Sir Arthur Sullivan is not in_good health, It is feared he may have to undergo anotuer operation. Lord Hawke, the celebrated Yorkshire cricketer, his sister and his team of amateur cricketers will sall for New York Wednes- day. The team is o representative of Eug- lish cricketers but the tour is only for pleas- ure, Dr. Baldwin of Florence, who has just been to America to see Blaine, has returned to London. He is the physiclan who at- tended Blaine in Florence just before the nomination of Harrison, He says the state- ment in the New York World that Blaine declined the nomination on his or any other physician’s advice 1s false. The fact is, the letter declining the nomination was written before ko saw Blaine. The Blaine's Physical Oondition. 1 saw Dr. Baldwin tonight, but ho declined to discuss the Maine sta‘esman’s - condition, Iam fa @ position, however, to say that Bluine is not suffering from Bright's discase and is not seriously a sick man. The trouble s, ho imaginos himself to be sick occasion- ally, or rather permits very shght illnesses to worry him. Charles Emery Smith, minister to Russia, and wife, are having a good time in London, and will start for St. Petersburg in a fow days. Mr. and Mrs. Park Benjamin are in town. Colonel Ochiltree has just arrived from Doncaster, wuere he has been all the week attending the races with Colonel North, Creighton Webb s preparing to go to America after elosing some important bus| ness transactions. Thomas Bailey Aldrich 15 in town. Ministe Lincoln has left Lon- don for a fow days. During his absence his place will be taken by Secretary White, who did not sail for America, as was incorreotly anuounced last week, -—— ENGLISH ACTORS, al News from Across the Atlantic, Loxnoy, Sept. 12.~Fhe London theatrical season has been opgued with vigor and the theater managers are hopeful of a prosporous wiater, Berbohm Tree's assumption of the part of Hoamlet to Henchel's music has fairly aroused London's curiosity, Mr. Tree suys that his object fn thus producing Hamlet was to cive the play the mysticism its supor- natural element, he adds, suggests to the reader. In addition Mr. Treo has introduced, with great effect, some new and interesting stago business in his Hamlet, The most successiul shows at present aro those presonted at the Kmpire and at tho Trocade, the flourishing music halls, which aro packed nightly. ir Arthur Sullivan is indisposed and prob- ably will have to submit to another opora. tion, He is only able to work slowly and at intervals, It1s undorstood Rubenstein has completed his new oratorio *Moses,” and that he has decided upon the framework of a new Rus- siun opera. Phe musical world is interested inavolume of reminiscences, ‘‘Apropos de la Musique, which Rubenstein is to publish in Russian and in Gerwan, s Orushed to a Pulp. Avkora, Mo, Sept. 12.—Floyd Brower, foreman of the Floyd crusher, was yesterday caught iu the rollers and literally crushed to a puip, Theat SEPTEMBER 13, SIXTEEN KAISER'S QUEER TALK Singular Utterances of the German Em- peror and Their Effect, HE REFERS DIRECTLY TO COMING WAR. Russia and Eagland Ready to Make Trouble at Any Time. THEIR LOVE FOR WILLIAM ON THE WANE. His Reception in Bavaria Not Eathusias- tically Hilarious. ZOLLERVEREIN 1S ALMOST COMPLETE. An Unsavory Story from the German Capitol—Chilian Sailors Refused to Obey Orders—On the Trail of an Embezzler, (Copyright 1891 by New York Assoctated Press.) BeRLiy, Sept. 12.—There was a parado of all the troops stationed in the Cassel district today which afforded a brilliant spectaclo, Tho emperor and empress, king of Saxony, the grand duke of Hesse, grand duke of Saxe Weimar, the duke of Edinburg, Princo and Princess Henry of Prussis, Princo Albrecht, and others of high rank wero present at the coremony. Emperor William will now go to Erfurt whore he will roview the Fourth army corps. Addingtot Some of the phrases used by his majesty in his speech at the banquet at Cassel have added to the uneasiness which now prevails throughout the country. He recalled the time wheu as a staff officor he entered Cassal in 1871 with the victorious Hessian troops. Ho trusted, he said, that the Hessians in the event of a future struggle would help him to fulfill his duties. Coming so soon after the allusions made at Munich to the future triumphs of the Bavavian troops, his majesty’s utterance at Cassel is felt to be veilod menaco to foreign enomies and as a warning for the country to coura- geously prepare for trouble. Stll the con- viction remains unshaken in official circles that a prolonged period ot diplomatio in- trigue will precedo a collision of tho power: Tho leading political development of the week has been the practical adhesion of the Itailan prime minister, Marauis Di Rudini, to the policy of Lord Salisbury, the English premier. Turkey's Bias for Russia, The sultan of Turkey's new bias in tho direction of favoring Russia, as instanced in the Dardanelles affair, will now have to bear the weight of tho counter influence of Austria and Italy, and probably Germany, for it is stated that Her Von Radowitz, the German ambassador to the porte, at an audience with the sultan on Wednesday last, urged that a favorable hearing be.given to the view of Groat Britain, and that through his ropre- sontations Sir William White, the British ambassador to Turkey, was given an audi- ence by the sultan yesterday. The gravity of tho situation is indicated by the sum- mons culling the envoys of the porte at Vientia, Berlin, St. Petersburg and Len- don to Constantimoplo. The French ambas- sador, the Count of Montebello, who was on the eve of presonting his letters of recall to the sultan, has been instructed by bis gov- ernment to rémain at his post to provent the sultan, under the pressure of other divlo- mats from woukening and breaking his reso- lutions. : “The Itest fntelligence from Constantinople indicates the continuous success of French and Russian diplomacy in Turkey. The sul- tan has offered u place in the ministry to Chakir Pasha, a_declared partisan of tus- sian alliance, ind known to bo a foo of En- gland and the dreibund, “The foreign office regards England’s difi- cuity with complacency. Lord Salisbury’s solicitations for diplomatic aid forces Eng- land into closer union with the triplo alliance, and thus tends _in the direction of bringing about a formal compact botween Kngland and Germany, Austria and Italy. Hitherto Lord Salisbury has rejected all overtures looking to England’s becoming a purty to the dreibund compact, Claims Russia Will Seize the Bosporus. The Hamburg Correspondenze publishes an article on ythe Dardanelles incident, and makes the statement that Russia is preparing acoup, by which she will seize the Bos: porus. i A report which is circulated in_diplomatic circles credits Bngland with intention to soize and fortify Toledos and other islands at the mouth of the Dardanellos in the event of the failure to establish a renewed enteuto with the porte. g ‘The Post points out how tho triple alliance may be drawn into intervening through Marguis Di Rudini committing ltaly to an active armed support of Kngland, “There is a hitch 1n the negotiations for the new Russian loan. The agreements ought to have beeu signed today by the I'rench finan- ciors, The situation prevailing has increased the risk and they now want lower terms and aro offering soventy-cight against the first first price, which was eighty-two, Better Crop Prospects, Agitation looking to the abolition of the grain duty in Germany is becoming less fe vent under better weather, increased sup plies and lower prices. W heat was quoted a week ago at 232 marks for one thousand kilos and today the quotation was 231 marks. The prices of rye show & correspouding decline, “'his difforence alono does not affect the public demand for the abolition of the duties, but the conviction that the government has decided to at least reduce the duties when ofticial inquiry into the subject is completed, appeases the clamor, An Emblem of Approaching Wa The Munich Tagblatt denies the oficial statement that Emperor William was ac corded an enthusiastic reception on the ocen- sion of his late visit to the Bavarian capital, On the contrary, it says that ho was received with chilly indifference by the people; it at- tributes this to the fact that the peoplo of Bavaria see in the emperor an emblem of the cearness of living. and the source of an_ap roaching war, threatening the ruin of the ountry, “1f the imperial government,”’ the Tageblatt sa desires to be loved instead of aetested, it must cheapon food and abide by a policy of peace.’! Chilian Sailors Mutiny. The Chilian warship Presidente Pinto which has caused uneusiness to several of the powers by her attempts to procure arms, is lying at Hamburg with her crew mutinous Her commander asked the assistance of the police to arrest three sailors, but as the ves sel bolongs to a foreign power, the polico re ferred the request to the senate. The men are riotous and refuse to perform their work » Uneasiness. Events and People, Since the successful issue of the negotia- tions for a treaty of commorce approaches completion, efforts have boon renewed by tho tripple alliauce to embrace Belglum, Rouma- nin and Servia within the Zollverein on special torms. 1f the erlin proposals are accopted a confereaco of delegates will opon on Octover 15 The proposed sc has beon postponed unti cougress will A rovisl gramme of the tactics of the young {alist conerass at Erfurt October 14, The ) of the pro section of SuUNDAY BEE. PAGES. the socialist part to overthrow Herret the other moderates committoe, An unsavory story | Dr. Aveling, who is ch ing a love union with K his legal wifo written a | warts, in that ho "Il ronow the offorts = o], Liebknecht and 2 drect tho socialist =z rrent concerning with contract v Marx, leaving destituty “ Aveling has tor to the \list naper Vor- which ho Vit s true has disso nis bour. geolse marriaga and_en\ upon a lovo union with Fraulein Marx lie declares that he left his legal wife el provided for. Aveling promises to punish the author of the report that his wifa was in a destitute condi tion. The Vorwarts says thut Aveling's wife, who is 1o London, announces thatshe wili trace her detractor and eive him a cowhiding, Kainz, the tragedian, who has been engaged to perform in New York this winter, broke his contract with Director Barnay last year and was condemned to pay &,000 domages. When Heer Burnay beard that Kainz was about to leave Germany ho applied for an order from the courts to restrain him. Kainz, however, made his way out of the country, but in so doing he lost a farewell benefit por formance Herr Beck, who fled for America after mbezzling $5,000 from the Prussian mort gago bank, has been traced to the steamer which left Hamburg last Saturday. Ho will doubtless be taken into custody upon the ar- rival of the steamer at Now York Berlin is to have the benefit of an clevated railroad, built on the model of those in overa- tion in New York, out the Berliners will have the advantage in that the motive power em ployed thero will be electricity iustead of steam. b B QUEER TALK OF TWO CITIES. Miss Ava Tells a Wie Cincinnati CixeissaT, 0., Sept. 18 the woman who my: from Chicago Wednesday ovening with the one who so mysteriously appeared in this city last night is fully established by the de scription of her given by Mrs. Bolton of Ct cago, The woman was taken before the chief of polico this morning. She 10ld hor story in_almost the identical lan- guage sho used last night. Finding no cause for holding her the chict of police dis rected that she bo taken back to the house of detention to await some action by her friends. When seen by an Associated Press tative today, Miss Ava was oatirely self-pos- sessed, affablo and dignified.” Being told that Mrs. Boiton had given a personal description of her, she evinced lively interest in its dotails. She was very anxious to identify herself s Miss Ava, who was lost at the Cliicago collogo. Bolton,” sho snid, “and that will identify me bettor than auything else, that £,000 in money and coupons was in her satchel, not mine, and they took it and its contents. Now, Mrs. Bolton will know from this that I am Miss Ava.” Sho went on to say she went to the college to attend to a matter of business. She carried 7 0 “little jesuitical tariff, a la McKinley.” They demanded that she pub- liely renounce her Methodist faith and return to the_ church. Upon her refusing sho was struck beavily on tho breast by a wan, Be- fore this the satchel with the money in it had been seized. I'he womun says that from the time sho lost consciousness on Wednes- day until yesterday afternoon she kuew nothing, except & dim remembranco of being drenched with water and her ciothos taken off. She denies tho suggestion that she is Miss Diss Dobar. ‘The judgment of the polico is that sheis insane, but sho carries herself with remarkable consistency for au insane woman, Archbishop Fechan, in an interviow in re- gard to Miss Ava said: *I paid but little at- tention to her talk about erecting insiitutions and those extensive schemes, becavca I know what it is to raise up an institution and thought her ideas were too broad, Her in- tentions seemed g0od, and T received her just as T receive any one who comes during ce tain hours of tho day. Thatisall I know about the woman. _As for her charge against Father Kelly and Fitzgerald it 15 too ridicu- lous to command a second thought. On_ the faco of it no one would belicve 1t, and it is so absurd that I cannot even giscuss it. [ have never scen Madame Dis Debar, but 1 nave heard of her. She created a sensation in Rome somo years ago. That had something to do with tho church, too, but I bave uever scon the woman and could not say whether Miss Ava resembled her or not. “The chief of polive has received tho follow- 1ng telegram from Iuspector Byrnes of New York: The present whereabouts of the Dis Debar Womin sre unknown. She 18 about £ years of age. Is five feet two Inches high, very brond, Weikht wis 1hout 270 pounds, wiien lst scen here, which was some months age Here complexion is sallow and her features very course. She had - large wonth, a doublo chin, wnd w scar in the shape of 4 trescent on the check bono under the eye. £he had hair sprinkled with gray and sometimes wears wiz. Usually gno we . She has a swaggering walk, She speaks with a slight nglish accent and n nlso speak el She is rath sympatl versition. She pretends to be a Spirity and has tried to puss herself us a Actions of the woman reported missing your city are very much like those of Dis Dobar. A cut of Dis Debar, a4 Story to the rolice, The identity of disappeared ropre- with tho hat and clothing changed with 'pen and ink to cor- respoud with those worn by Miss Ava was shown to Father Pitzgevald, Mrs. Bolton and a numover of other people who were acquanted with Miss Ava, and all unbesi- tingly pronounced it a good likeness of her. urthor proof of the iuentity is found in tho fact thava well known gentleman met, Miss Dis_Debar not long ago and warned her against trying any of her confidenco games in Chicago. = This latter information comes from Mrs. Bolton, who says she is not at lib- vet to disclose all tha dotails. “Ican only say thata gentleman mot Dis Dobar, ealled hor by name and warned hor against contivuing her schemes, and that s why Dis Debar has dropped out of sight Later I may bo able to give the details of the meeting,” Tho Mr. Lleweilyn, to whom Mrs. Ava re ferred in her Cincinnati talic us her agent, is unknown by any of the Chicago people who know the mysterious woman. “Mrs. Boiton sometimes spoke of a Mr. Liewelly as her financial agent,” smd she, “but I know noth- ing more about him.’” New York, Sept. 12.—The acting superin- tendent of police was away from bis_ofi until nearly 5 o'clock this afternoon, Whon ho did put in an appearance, however, he de- clined to discuss tho stories telegraphed from Chicago conceruing the probabie discovery of the spook priestess, Madam Dis Debar in the person of the so-cailed Vera Ava, whose aisappearance and domngs in Chicago and Cincinnati have been the cause of consider- able comment, The chief of the detective force was asked it he thought that tne Chicago-Cincinnati woman and Aun Odelia Dis Debar were one and the same. 1 don’t think thoy are, If the description telegraphed is correct,” replied Mr. Byrnes, and that was all he would say. Cincinyar, O., Sept. 12.—Miss Ve Ava still vemaius in the House of Detention. Sho shares the oftico with the matron and spends most of her time on & founge, which servos as a sofa by day aod a bed by night. Testl- mony as to her' identity with' the notorious Dis Dobar is vaguo and conflicting. Some say she is Dis Debar while others say sue is uot, Ivwas stated at tho House of Détention at a late hour tonight that she had not re. ceived any letter or telegram from friends or acquaintances, as was naturally to be ex pected if sho were a well known person of large means Chief of Police Dictsch of ths city ved tonight a dispatch from Chief of Police Me. Laugney of Chicago, giving the information that Le "had conferred with Rev. Dr. Bolton of Chicago, and was commissioned by bim to say that he would uot send any financial aid to Vera Ava who is now in the House of De- tention in this city A rumor having Solomon had arrived tified the woman h detention as his wife, telophono mes detention regarding the matron sald t been circulated that Mr y Cincinnati and iden hor at the nouse of Madam Dissdebar. A a5 seut to the house of the rumor. In answer nobody had yet identi- fied the woman and that she had heard noth ing of Mr. Solomon, It was reported that Solomon was at tho races. A thorough search of the hotels bas falled to reveal him up to 1 0'block touight | Morr PAGES 1-8. | NUMBER 87, ALL PARIS DESERTED, Splendid fammer Weather Keeps Orowds at the Sea Sbore, BUT THE WARMTH CAME TOO LATEy Much Goneral Damage Resu'ted From the Severe Early Frosts, =3 INTERESTING SOCIETY GOSSIP OF FRANCEs Somothing of the Smart World of the Gay Capitol. RIDER'S ~ WONDERFUL FEATy BICYCLE Excelled All Former Efforts At Speed by s of Admircrs When and Endurance—Received Thousa It Was Accon ished, [Copiight 1891 by James Gordon. Bennett.] Panis, Sept. 12— New York Herald Cable Special to Tur Bre.)—Splendid weather is scoing the summer out and in cousequence Paris still remains empty as everybody who possibly can, is prolonging his ot her stay at tho seaside or in the country, But the sun came too late to save tho crops which last week's rain fairly destroyed for good and all. The Compaguie Atlantique reports enor- mous bookings for weoks to The Champaign left yestorday crowded. Among her passengers wero I, S, Herrmann, Count Festilches, ~ Miss Helen Herrman, and Mus, Dinsmoor, Miss Chaso, Mr. and Mrs. Edward and Mrs. Hollander, Miss May, Mr. Gilmore and Miss 'endloton, Shealso carried nway the body of Major Bundy who died on Wednesday of Bright's disease at the Grand hotel. Major Bundy arrived on Thursday week from England enroute to Switzerland, come, Calted av the Legation. Tho same day he called at the United States legation and left his card for Minister Reid, who hiad asked him to dino on Monday. Receiving no reply up to the day of tne dinner, Minister Iteid asked his socrotary to call at tho Grand hotel and see if all was right. When Colonel Bumilloy Blanchard, the secretary arrived there, ho found Major Bundy unconscious in bed. The only sien of life was the quiverivg of his hands. At once Mr. Blanchard sent for the servant who said the day previous he bad como into the room and had found Maujor Bundy pros- trate on the floor in a terrible condition but although seriously ill. ho refused to haye adoctor, He called in Mr. Blanchard, who sent for a physician. The doctor said he could not recover, and that if consciousness returned he could only livein a paralytio condition for a few days. Minister Reid called daily, but Major Bundy never recov- ered consclousness, Disposition of the Remains, His remains were sent to the American church at Lalma. A telegram was sent to Liverpool to Mr. Chauncey Depew, who was the friend of the deceased, but it missed him, as also did another sent to Queenstown. A cablo was hikewise sent to Cotonel Ellott I, Shephierd, but from him, also, no reply was reccived and at the instance of Cor- uelius Vanderbilt and Mrs. Niver, it was resolved to send Major Bundy's Lody at once back to New York. Accoraingly yosterday the scrvice was read over the body. . There were present n the chureh Minister and Mrs. Reid, Solomon Hirseh, United States minister to Turkey; Mrs. Niver, sistor of Mrs, W. K. Vanderbilt, Colouel Bailley Blanch- ard, Countess De Sers, Guerney Mitchell and the two misses who had attended the de ceased. The prayors wero read by Rev. Dr, Mann, the assistant chaplain, Funeral of the Deceased. The coftin was covered with flowers sent by Murs, Whitelaw Reid, Mrs. Niver and Mrs, Chauncey Depew. In the afternoon Colonel Blanchard, representing the legation. cone veyed the coftin to the Gare St. Lazare, It urrived in Havre i time for this morne ing’s boat ana was sent directed to the care of Colonel Elliott Shepherd. The deceased was connected for twenty yeurs with the Mail and Expre He was groomsman at Chauncey Depew’s wedding. There has been a deal of talk during the past three days about the death of ox-Presw dent Grevy. The newspapers took the ops portunity to revive all the old stories, even 10 the absurd oues, such as his keeping s pet duck in the Elysee and that he passed most of his time playing billiards. Colonel Lichtenstein yesterday wrote a serious letter denying both the duck and the billiard stories. His greatest sin, in tho oyes of tho I'rench, seems to have beon his niggardli- ness, having saved much money during his term cf oftice, Great Ride of a Bieyclist Our thousands of bicyclo riders have nearly goue wild over the long distance ride from Paris to BLrest and return, which was won by Charles Terront, who did the distance, 745 miles, in soventy-one hours and a half. Terront never slept during the ride, and his only rofreshments were a few cups of bouillon. It appears that on the way his pneumatic tire burst, de: layiog him an nour and & half and permitting Leval to head un. Butln spite of the mishap he arrived first by over three hours. Five hundred volocipedists went out to mcet him at Vers sailles and to form u guard of honor. Ten thousana people awaited his arrival at Porte Maillot. When he arrived the report was cireulated that he was aslecp ®n the machine. Thoroughly Winded, Indeed ho bont over so that it looked much like it but ho was roused by the cheers, It was seen thut he was merely making a paco, At the winming post he jumpea lightly from the m: ine and signed the rogister in a firm hand, The nccessary romance was given by nis wifo who was present and who clasped” her arms around bim crying, ‘Ob, my poor Charles, how you &re changed!” e certainly presentod a weird appearauce, covered with A thick coat of dust, & _faco like marble, cheeis hollow, back bent and sunié iuto his shouiders, ho hardly looked human and was scarcely sble to speak. ‘ferront is & Juscular fellow and used to do bicyele sers vico for the Kvenement newspaper. When the chambers st at Versailles Lo used to ride between that city ond Pavis, He now vetires to Buyoune, where ne sclls tricycles, - - Business Fallures. Roaxoke, Va. Sept. 12, -Gringberg & sropriotors of the New York wholes notion house and the Bose aud bouse, have assignsd, ties, §140,000; assols uol Kuowu, sale \ing and ton Lia