Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 20, 1892, Page 1

PART ONE, YEAR. TWENTY—=FIRS PRIVARY EDUCATION It Almost Canses a Ministerial Crisis in the German Government, COMPROMISE PROPOSED BY THE EMPEROR Attempt to Arrange a Modification of the Proposed Educational Bill, IT 15 DIFFICULT TO SATISFY ALL PARTIES Count von Zedlite's Futile Efforts Results in Hig Resignation from the Cabinat, EMPEROR WILLIAM RETIRES TO THINK Me Retires s to Give ought to the M Which reatens to Disrupt His Cab- inot-( to & Seat asure nan News. [Copyrighted 1592 by New York Assoctated Press.) Beniiy, March 19.—A calmer view of the ministerial situation provails everywhers tonight. It is positively known thet Chan- cellor von Caprivi has not resigned, and that the retirement of Count voun Zedlitz, the Prussian minister of ccclosiastical affairs, {nstruction and medicinal affairs, is still un decided. Tt deponds on the vesult of Em- peror Willinin’s deliberations in the matter. Now that thenature of tho crisis is better understood it is soen that at no time had it been of the suddenly momentous character that rumor gave to 1t Offers of a Compromise, Since the committee having in chargo the Prussian primary education bill bogan its sitting, Chancellor von Caprivi and Count von Zodlitz have beon offering liveral oppo- sition to tho tentative amendments to tho measure. Only last week tho governmont soamad to be bidding for an arrangement of tho dificulty which had ariscn over the biil which would be satisfactory to the national liberals and would break up the threatenoa conlition with the frewsinnige party. Herr Miquel, the Prussian minister of finance who, when the bill was promot>d, ‘offered to resign his office, was induced to chango his position by tho promise of the emperor that satisfactory modifications should be mado 1n the bill, wasempowercd by Herr von Bennig- son, tho national liberal loader, to inform tho emperor that his party retalned no hopo that the negotiations iould result success- fully unless the bill should be so altered as to doprive the Catnolic and Lutheran clergy of the special rights given them to control religious teacaing in tho ele- mentary schools. The empero-, therefore, had to faco the loss of his ablest minister, Horr Miguel, and the popular agitation agaimnst the bill or to get von Zedlitz to offer a plausible compromise. On ‘Thaursday last he instructea Count von Zealitz to preparo a compromise wmeasure on the basis of the de- mands which the nutional liberals made. Count von Zedlitz consulted with the chan- cellor, who urged that an attompt be made to do the other's wishes. von Zadlitz found that an attempt to alter tho bill in such a way that it would satisfy tho national liberals would involve such radical changes s to make the maasure 1mpossivlo of accept- anco by tho comservative and canterists majority, and that his only way out of tho dificulty was to resign, aud he will adnere to his resolution to retire from tho ministry if the emperor persists in his feeling in re- gard to the national liberals. Broods In Solivude, In order to think over the dificulty in com- plete seclusion, his majesty left Berlin 1or his shooting seat, an hour's journey by rail from Berlin, Tuae date of his return is un- certain and aevends on the genoval stato of his health and the condition of the weather. Porsons who are acquaiuted with the emveror’s moods will not be surprised to seo him i Berlin any day full of some solution of the existing difficulty reached by him through his reflections among the forest solitudes. Or his stay ‘may be protractea until public interest on the crisis shall have waned. [is majesty’s habit of isolating him- self to brood alono over stato quostions of great importance has rarely failed to result in some mnew departure. Meanwhile the members of the national liberal and fresia- nige parties are crowing over their tempor- BRI success. “The crisis has not caused any trouble upon tho bourse and financial houses have not given credenc) to the rumors of tho ehancel lor's resignation, nor ao they attach impor- tance to von Zedlitz retirement. On tho bourse today business was irregular and prices were depressed on the par selling of Russian securities, which aeclined bere five.eighths of 1 per cent. Dispatehes from St. Petersburg state that another importaut firm is in inancial difi culties, but, it is aaded, powerful efforts will be made to prevent the suspension of the firm fu question, Interest in the Silver Question, Tho contemplated Austrian currency agita- tion, the Bland silver biil and the movement of tho British bimetallists have awakenea interest in the silver question. The report of the Reichsbank for 1501 shows the total stock of coin held by tne institution to be 893,700,000 marks, The separate totals of the @old and silver are not given, but the amount of silver is estimated at 200,000,000 marks, Experts have estimated that the silver hela in Austria-Hungary amouuts 10 420,000,000 marks. Although President 1{och of the Reichsbank and otker financial leaders of Germany and Austria now adhero to the gold standard, all agree that the na- tional interests would oblige them to take part in an international monetary conference if ono should ve arranged by the ivitiative of the United States and other countries, Her- court matains that all that Germany could assent 10 in the conference would be to in: crease the umount of her sabsidiary silver coinage. The opinion curcenthere, includiog that of the few members of the Reichstag who still adhere to bimetallism, is tbat an international conference would be of doubt- ful value, Rioters Sentenced, In the criminal court today eight persous, who bad been convicted of rioting on the streets on FPebruary 20, were sentenced to terms of imprisonwent vapging from fifteen months to three years. One of the p oners, who wes charged with having 1o sulted the emperor and villitied the police, was condemned to two years' imprisonment 8t bard labor. Others, who were charged with only resisting the autborities, were sent to prison for from two to twelve months, In the Reichstag today the sick provident fund umendment bill was read the third time, ‘Ihe porters at the gravaries in Berlin have struck for an fucrease of b0 per cent in their immanse here for wages, choosing quantities of gre making thoir demand. R. 8. Waring of Pittsburg, Pa., the in ventor of the Waring cable system, is in Ber lin, His visit is made with a view to start- ing a factory bere. Ho has conferred with several Iuropean bankers and found them anxious concerning the results of the Amer- wan silver legislation, which has partiy caused them to draw beavily upon America for wold. Exhibits tor the World's Fair, Orders have been sent to the, mining tricts that a complete collection’ of samples of vres be mado for an exhibit at the Chicago Columbian exposition An investigation of the troublo which occurred at Mi . Gallicia, on tho 10th ins*. between parties of Austrians and Rus siuns shows it to have boen a casual collision between Austrian and Kussian gen d'armes aud to have had no political signiticance. the time when n are arriving dis- SCOTTISH HOME RULE. in Parliament to Establish oteh Legisiature. Loxpoy, March 19, —Twelve of the loading Scoteh members have introduced in Parha- ment a bill for the creation of a Scotceh logis Iative body. All the liberal mombers ro- turned from Scotlana have announced their adhesion to the measure, and many Enzlish members, including some conservatives, have privately signified their approval. Tho interest of the world at largo in legis- lotion for Scotland, whether relating to homo rule or anything else, is only fractional, but the bill now before Parliament will attract attention outside of Scotland, chiefly for its beariugs upon the question in Ireland. Tho roun of Scoteh mombers who have prepared itare all steadfast. Gladstomans have in mind throughout the incoptien of the bill, the probablo application of its main proposal 1o Ireland. Part first establishes in Scotland a legisla ture consisting of tne queen and Scottish legislativo body, which body shall have juris- diction over all matters except those properly belonging to tie imperial legislature, The Scottish parilament 13 to consist of Scoteh mombors returned to the imperial partiament, excoptiug those returned for tho Scotch universities. 1t will nieet in autumn and consider all bills, public and private, and ail business executively relating to Scot- land. Bills passed bacome laws under assent of the queen and will not require tho sanc tion of the imperial parliament nor of the House of Lords. Neither the imparial parlia- menv nor tho government shall have any power to vote oa measuras passed by the Scoteh legislative body. The executive government of Scotlanp shall bo vested in the queen and carried on in the legisiature of Scotland with such officers and council as may be provided for by the Scotch legisluture, For the purpose of administration the Scottish legislature may imposo taxes other than duties of cus- toms or excise: shall create a Scottish con- solidated fund, separato from the consoli- dated fund of the United Kiogdom. All taxes imposed by the Scottish logislature, with all othor public revenues under the c trol of the government of Scotland, shall by paid into the Scottish consolidated fund and appropriated to tho pullic service of Scot- land. The amount annually payable by Scotland towards maintenanco of all imporial estib- lishments and defraying "imparial charges shall be proportioned to that paid by Eng- land and Wales, haviug regard to their re- lative wealth and population. Part second, referring to the appointment, of judge or *'lords of sessions,” as the Scotet: term is, provides that ull existing civil and criminal couats shall be maintained, subject, however, to abolition and alteration, and that lords of session can be romoved from oftico on an address to her majesty from the Scoten legislature, Then there is a provision that the “power and authority of the imperial parliament shall in nowise be diminished or restrained by anything herain contaned,” —a clause ob- viously inserted to sootno tho feclings of centersists, who attach much meaning evon to a verbal recoznition of the sovereignty of the Westminister parliament. Some points of these pravisions are notably worth comparison with Mr. Gladstone's first home rule bill. First, probavly tharais ouly one legislative body proposed. Ths Scotch parliument will bo a democratic body, having no sheck upon its lozislation, except the re- ference to tho judicial committee in the privy council, which will determine as to the val- faity of any vill on the simple 1ssua whether it1s within the constitumdn or not. Next, the bill iguores the quostion of police control, simply because the powers cou- ferred on tho executive and legislature RIVO them that coatrol, The matter needs no special clause for its adjustment, Ireland with its semi-military coastabulary, nas its peculiar dificulty. Then as to judgss, the appointments shall rest with the crown, but the paciiament evidently, according to the bill, will bave power of protest, and practieally of removal. The Scoteh liveral mombers have bean whole-hearted towara their Irish confrerzes in preparing the bill 1f the Irish party accept its main proposals, Mr. Gladstone's way toward his coming Bome rule measure has now basn mado oasy. At the same time, once the mors urgent Irish bill is disposed of, the Scotch membors will brook no delay in the accentance of their pro- posals, ATTACKING THE PORTUGUESE, Bill Introduce n s atives of Mozambique in Revolt reir Rulers, Mozausique, Maveh 19, —An alarmiag con- ditiou of affairs provails at Qiicteme, the Portuguese colony on the Quicteme 1iver, There have boen several revolts against Portuguese authorities among the natives on the Zambesi. A short time ago the native soldiers attacued to an expedition unae: Licutenant Contino revolted and pillaged the country and killed ail the traders who fell into their hands. Tne natives coatinuzd to gain strength sud formally determined to make an attack on Quicteme itself, A forco numbering 6,000 natives now surrounds the town and an attack is momentarily expected. Theauthorities at Quieteme have taken all the able bodiea men in town to make resist- ance against the attemwpt to capture the place, As s00u as the news of the condition of affairs reached Mozambique 8 Portuguese gunboat with 100 men aboard was dispatched to Quie- teme to assist iu ropelling the natives, Against JAPANESE ELECTIONS, Serlous Fighting Several Vicronia, 8, C., Ma steamer Zambesi - Riotin Distriots, h 19.—The Upton line has arrived from China and Japan. A elegram from Kochi, dated February 22, states that with the exception of Tooa and Aki districts the whole of Kochi is convulsed by the strife between the liberals and national party, who fought with swords and firearms. Police aud gen- darmes are quite powerless 10 restore order and already eral men of prominence have been murdered. In the district of Heda a pitched battle was going on between the fac- Oceur In tions, ahout 1,000 men being engaged on each side, During the warfare a fira broke out, but tho struggle was continued with the utmost fury, many being killed or buroed to dsath At Matoyma the ballot box was protected by some 8,000 liberals, PARIS' BIG BANK FAILURE, Saspension of the B que Gene Feret In Qistre—Suiclde of a Dircetor, Pants, March 10.—Tho Banqus Gone Chermin de Feret Indistrio suspenced today One of the diractors has committed suicide, two have abscondsl and one has beon ar- rested. The bank spaculated in French, Spanish and Rassian ities, Tae lia bilities amount to 24,000,000 francs and the nssets o 5,000,000 franes. The failure had no offeat on tha bourse. The reason assigaed for the suicide and flight is that the authoritios wara abyit to institute lazal procsedinzs againsy the di rectors of the bani on tha caarga of fraudu lent bankeuptey and of obtaining money un der false pretenses, The bank dealt lurgely in thy French n tional loan of 1351, aad racsived subscrip tions to tho ioan for upwards of 2,01),000,00) francs. It is allezed that instead of apply ing the money thus obtamel to the parpdse of purchasing sharas of tha loan, tha dirse tors of the bank usel ths funds for other purposes, generally in industrial aad mning spoculations. In July next the bank woull have been obligad to turi over to the sub- scribers of the fund tho stock cortificates, the money for which the directors had spent in speculation. As the directors had no other socuritios to mast the doticit and the capital of the concern amoautsd to oaly 6,000,000 francs, the bank would bs placa1 in very ombarrassing condition whan the tims ved for sottling with tho cr The bank did a considorable businosy, its dealings bewg spread over o large part of tho country. It had branches in sixteen provincial towns and had two branchas bo- sides tho contral offica in this city. Its cliontage was very extonsivo and the sus- pension of the bank has cansed much excite- ment among the larga number of persous who had placed their money the hands of the bank for investm Stugular Fatalities, Viexxa, March 10.--A siogular casualty attended the suicide of un artllery man in the barracks heve todiy. The man shot him- self with a rifle. Tha fatal bullet, after passing through the suicide's breast, ploughed through tho liead of a second sol dier, standing near, killing him, and then embeddod Itsolf in the avm of a third soldier, wfiictiug a serious injury. Wil Return o lay. Beneiy, March 19.—It is reported that the omperor will return from Huborstock on Monday. The lower house of the Prussian diot today continued todiscuss the education cstimates. Count von Zadlitz was absent, b o GENERAL PALMER ENTERTAINED. 1 Council Blufls Veter eir Commander-In-Chief, Ths reception tendered Gieneral John Palmer, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, last night at the Con- tinental block by the Grana Army of the Kepublic posts of Omaha and Council Bluffs, was attended by fully 300 veterans of the war. Captain Robert S. Wilcox was master of ceremonies and soon after the comrades had assembled introduced Genera! Palmer who spoko for half an hour very enter- tuiningly. . He referrad Lo the broeze that was stirred up in the south over his order calling upon Grand Army men to refrain from taking part in domonstrations whero the cor.feder ate flag was aisplaved, and related his ex- pericnce during his rip to tho south since the Atlanta incident. He said the great majority of ox-revel soldiers were not de- irous of flaunting the confederate flag, but there were a fow fire-caters down thero who had not been und never would bo recon structed. General 1”almer said ho had no sympathy with the namby-pamby sentiment that had been choking tho life out of patri otism of lats in order to avoid offending the ex conlederates. He veileved in speaking out plainly and in no uncertuin manner upon all questions of patriotism. He read some very rank communications that were senu him by soutbern people soon after the issue of his flag order. They were from parties who declarad that the government was a failure and a humbug and they were sorry that the south had not succeedad in whipping the north. The gen- eral road onc piece of poatry sent lum by an anonyous writer. IL was very bitter aud a the same time brimming full of a grim sort of humor that provoked roars of laughter. General Jobhn R. Brook was also intro- duced and offered a few very appropriato re- marks upon the importanco of teaching the lessons of patriotism to the rising genera- tion. Rev. Mr. Croft of Council Biuffs poem upon the national flag that elicited tumultuous applause. RRev. Mr. Waterman of KKalamazoo, Mich,, wus also called upon to say something. His remarks woro timely and were heartily applauded. Comrade Hart of Council Bluffs and several others mude suort spocches. Mr. Burmeister led tho singing of several oid war songs, and the comrades all joined with a will. All the comrades had tho pleasure of shak] ing hands with General Palmer when tho formal part of the program was over. It was o very pleasant occasion for Grand army mer Judge Thurston concluded the with u maguificent speeeh. —————— 1S OF THE Omah; read a meeting DEVELOPM WEST. Interesting Discourse by Mr. at the ¥, M, C. The first of a course of lectures on *Our Country,” under tho auspices of the Young Men's Christian association, was given lust evening in the epacious concert hall of the Young Men's Christian association building by Mr. Edward Rosewater, whose text was, “"Phe Star of Empire, or the Creator West," ‘Lhe president of the association, Mr, A, P, Tukey, in introducing the speaker, said that he was reminded of the old saying that noth ing sacceeds like success, and he was very cortain that the audience would agroe with him when he said that to no man, certainly to no man in Omuha, or, for that matter, in the whole of tho great west, was this saying more applicable than to the gentlemau né haa thn bonor and pleasura of mtroducing tu thew, Mr. Edward Rosewater. Affer some remarks of an introductory na- ture, the lecturer gave an exhaustive review of the growth of the western country, begin- ning with the century and extending up to the present time, embracirg an area of torri- tory reaching from the Atlantic to the Pa cifie, Iteluded a compendium of statistivs regarding railrond coustruction and exten sion. postakfacilities, the Pacifio telegraph system, the Califoraia gold discoveries, tho mineral productions west of the Rockies, the immense wealth of “‘the greater west in cattlo and products of the garden, orchard and farm, immigration and population move- ments and the political growth of the region west of the Mississippi. The lecture, which was well attended, elicited frequent bursts of applause and laughter, At the conclusion a resolution was intro duced and unanimously adopted requesting Mr. Rosewater to print the address in full, and also tendering biw a vote of thauks for favoring them with such an interesting and instructive presentation of the subject: The lecture will be published in full in Mondasy's issue of T'ne B —— I have in my employ 8 man who has been & viotim of periodic headaches for years, has tried all kinds of treatwent, and I have tried various remedies on him. Your Bradycrotine |n~llm bim more than anytbing ever did.” O, l D. Kiogsley, M.D., White Plaius, N. Y, 2. Rosewater 20, 1802—SIXNTEEN PAGES. 0N TS SORE EAR Lrperor William's Eoocentricities Laid to the Account of His Affliction HE HAS SUFFERED EXCRUCIATING PAIN Physical Agony Has Affsctad His Mind and Rendered Him Dangerously Irritable, HOW THE CABINET CRISIS CAME ABOUT I‘It Wes Purely the Result of the Emperor's Nervousness and Irascibility. GERMANY ALL UPSET BY THE MATTER People Ave Tired of the Way Things Are Going—Startling Rumors from tersburg—What Will © Do Next? St [Copyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Bennst.) Panis, Mareh 19, —[Now York Horald Cabie Spe Bue,|—A crisis in the af- fairs of Germany 15 coming on more quickly than was expected. The people are com- plaining, because they wish to live in peace with their neighbors and with thomselves, They are beginning to complain of being coverned by a soverelgn whose least defect 18 want of counected idens. The resignation of tho chancellor is not brought about by the aisorders in Berlin, but by the policy pur- sued by the cmperor, It we accept the ofi- cial version, there aro no disorders, The chancellor and othor miuistors resign be- causo the emperor wants to withdraw tho loi scolaire. Is ot this the best proof of the ill balanced mind of Emperor William? There has never been soon such a spectacle as this, of a soverelgn nibbling ac the treas- ury in an affair of this importance in ovder to get out of a difficulty, and leaying all the re- spensibility on his ministers, He presented this bill and expected nis orders to be oboyed. Just imagine a sovereign coing away from the capital ut a critical moment in volitics. The gravity of the siteation may last four days, the emperor havlog gone to a hunt, and nobody being able to got in communica- tion with him. ; s Health is Very Bad, But the excuse of Emperor William for ho resolutions arrived at in the last cabinet meoting for the withdrawal of the cduca- tional bill, as well as for the provosition to boreow 40,000,000 marks does not satisfy the people. William, it is said, has been 1l for m Berlin, He will be obliged to live for some time in the country, and that is why ho has gozo to tho Chatoau Hubertus with his physicidn, Dr. Louthold. Rumors arrive by way of St. Petersburg—and aro much exazgeratéd, besause tho St Paoters- ourg papers cannot Pyblish anything without authority on pain of ceasure—rolating to the healthi of the emperar. One rumor is thav the omparor's. ill Kealth will ‘render it nocessary to establish a council of regency and recall Prince Bismarck. At any rate it is cortain that tho court at ienna has been disturbed for the last fifteon days about William's health. 1t is openly stated that the emparor has a new disaaso in the car, much more serious than anything clso. He would have suffered much mero than from sny preceding attack were it not for tho fact that for three days and nights he was completely under the influenco of morphine., 1t{s only natural to suppose that such prolonged sufferings have had an effoct on his brawn, This will explain to a tain extent some things othorwise inox- plicable. For examole, his determination to sail himself thoroyal yachtat the Cannes rogatta becauso Q1oén Victoria dia not ro- coive him ofticially this yoar; also putting an interdict upon London Punch bacause it en tertained a caricature of himself. Ina Delieate Position, While 10 such & Bervous coudicion evory- thing is possible. Certaiuly, tho erisis which has occurred was unexpocted, but it is ex- plicable. Nobody, however, can tell how it will ond—not eyea the emporor himself. 1f ho withdraws the io1scolaire, ho will have the wholo nobility arrayed against him; 1f e does not, then he will have the whole bour- geoisc, the whole people against him. If he refuses to accept the resignation of Chanzel- lor von Caprivi, the ralations batween chan- cellor and sovereign will bring absut another crisis very quickly, Furopoan history proves that such a potitical jumble never lasts long. Should he accept the resignation, who will bo tho next chancellor! If he should bo a general, the effzct upon Buropas will be bad. Snould he be Dr, Migusl, the minister of finance,—how can'n simple citizen hova to rule the empire aud withoav a uniform play the principlo role in it! The future, thero- fore, is gloomy for poor Germany. She is no longer happy. With tho soverafgn 1ll, the chief of her army undera cloud, it is just as easy to declare & war as to withdraw the loi scolaire. s recent eccentricitios may justas easiiy affect foreign affairs as home affairs, France Wants Peacc, I must say that Franca is absolutely in favor of peace. Tne muisters noticed this morning the bad effect produced by tho re ported rosignation of von Caprivi. Thoy hope that if William bas anything in view in regard to foreign affairs that bis allies and kinsfolk will provent a cataclysm, Thoy hope William willnot inspira war and for the sake of humdnity that Germany will overcome tne graat difii>ulties with which she is struggling and the presont crisis which, alas, consigéring the character of tho little emperor will pot be the last. In Berlin i thegourse of tho day a now excuse has bacn‘fiivun for tho emparor's going hunting, aud a eourt bulletin says tho auration of his abspuce cannot be fixed until the resiguation of fon Caprivi and Count von Sedlitz are made definito. Everything, it is said, depends upan the emperor, whose ab seuce has produopd ou all classes of the pop- ulation the worst possible effect. The Pans Bangde de Chemins des Fers et de I'Industrio has suspended payment. The small depositors lose about 20,000,000 francs, The catastrophe will not bave a great detri- moatal influence on business. Two auarchists were urrested today for compileity in the recent explosious. The president of the council, Loubet, has addressed a aircular to all prefects piving orders that the severast measures bo takeu aganst all who have been discovered with dynamite 1a their possession, JACQUES ST. CERE, DE STEUKS' DIVORCE, ividence for the Husband Discussed by a Parisian Lawyer, |Copinighted 1592 by James Gordon Beunett.) l Paws, March 10,—{New York Herald Cable--Special to Tur Bee.|—A call was | made by the correspondent at the legation of Netherlands, 230 rue de la Beck. Chevalieur de Steurs said he would rather not sveak bimsell on the subject of his divorce caso, but referrod me to Henry Cachard, who has been his legal advisor in Paris. 1 saw Cach ard and asked him whether he believed baron da Steurs capable of such conduct as was charged against him by Madame do Steurs, Cacbard rophed ve been in constant intercourss with de Steurs since the beginning ot the case. 1 have attended the examination of all the witnesses on the continent.”” 1 asked him “Do you bolieve from a legal noiut of visw that Mrs, de Steurs' case was well founded " Cachard veplied: “It 1mposs blo that Mrs, de Steurs should got a divorce. She had no testimony % all 1 tho city whers she lived, and whera she formerly has many strong and infl 1ontial frienas. The only two witnesses she called 0 Paris were a cook and a butler. To the cook shio had given a geld wateh and had allowed him to make extravagant charges for provisions, for the purpose of securing his testimony, This cook spant about 55,000 faanes o year for provisions, The butler admitted on cross-examination that he was a habvitual drunkard. The judgment, there- fore, was based on the oxclasivo tostimony of Muys. do Stears, which was not supported. ‘Why, 1f Mr. de Steurs made violent ex- hibitions of ill temper in the presenco of ers, did sho not secure the testimony of trustworthy persons to support her allega tions? On the other hand de Steurs brings the testimony of upwards of twenty witnesses amongst whom were own members of Mus. do Steurs’ fanily, such as Waldorf Astor and Mr, (arey, who took sides with Mr. de Steurs. Mrs, de Steurs has distorted ovents in such & way as to accuso her hus- band of things which sho had dono herself, Ior instance, she onco threw a book at his heud in tho preseuce of two persons. She testified on the stand that Mr. de Steurs was the oue who had thrown tue bools at her." *Dia this como as a surprise!”’ “Thero have beon many surprises in this case. T'ho testimony disclosed o fact which forced de Steuers to amend bis avswer. It is usual for a court to aiways grant motions to amend an answar for good cause shown. Here there could be no doubt about tho justness of do Steurs’ denmads until the judge refused it. Within u week the judgo forced us to trial, even before the original papers, con- sisting of letters from Mrs. do Steurs, do tors’ cortificates and other important ex- hibits, arrived. Mrs. de Steurs’ correspond- enco with her husbaud stretches over a period of fifteen years, when they were tray- cling or otherwise apart from each other. No woman would write ber husband in such aloviog and affectionato manner if he was cruel to her. In one letter she says: ‘I feel much regret and remorse for all the times I havo been cross with you.' In another sho says: ‘You cannot regret as much as I the scenes, and how much sorrow I feel for my naughtiness.” In 1884 she writes: ‘I hope you will return Wednesday, for I will not conceal from you that theso eight dsys seem months’ In 18355 sho writes: ‘[ am very sad at being soparated from you, dear nusband. How happy I shail be to see you again.’ On the 10th of August, 1885, she writes: ‘My dear, dear husband— As I suppose that 1 shall be asleep whea you arrive, 1 wish to leave these words to tell you how happy 1 am to know that you are near me.’ " “Do the letters as tie gocs on become less affectionate! ™’ “No. Ior instance, on October 19, 1580, sbie ends a letter by the words, *Thousands ana thousands of loving messages from your loving. M.' “That was about the last letter before v separared !’ “Yes. The manifest object of these pro- ceedings is made appareut by the second marriage which Mrs. de Steurcs contracted bzfore the divoree was mads final.” s this second marriase legal “Wo have every confidence in appeal and it scoms impossible that the judgmont rendered in the case which has been so irregularly tried, and 1n which a great part of the evidence of oue of the parties was cluded, should not be set aside on appeal, which is aiready taken, Mrs. do Steures claimed & bona fide domicilo at Sioux Palls, and I understand she has alroady left South Dakota. Mr. de Steures’ attorney at Sioux IPalls asked the plantiff whethor her object in getting & divorce was to marry Zeo- orowski, The question was excluded.” “If your side is able to sct aside these pro- ceedings, would de Steurcs take up the di- vorce proceedings on his side?” “Ihat is a question I would prefer not to answer av present. 1t might predjudice de Steures’ future action, A replv should be read in answer to the complaint in whica Mr. de Steurs charged bis wife with collusion in having offered him a lavge sum of money 1f he would allow her to obtain u divoree with out defending. Tbe judfo again refused to allow evidence in this point to be taken." Question. *You thk, do you not, that tho case was conducted in an extraordinary and irregular manner:” 1 think the cuse was briskling with ar- regularities, 1 have just received a letter from Messrs., Couldert Brothers, in wsich they say ‘It seems 10 us plain that any fair court must set aside this judzinent. The ex clusion of preof aud the refusal to permit amendment of the answer constitute, wo think, such abuse of discretion a3 to justify, indeed to call for, interference by the higher court,’ “What do you say, Mr, Cachard, about the charges of cruelty (" “De Steurs repeatediy denied tome all the charges of cruelty brought by the plaintiff, In addition to his statewent upwards of twenty witnesses, mostly people of high rank and of the greatest respectability, testi- fied that be was only too kind and good towards Mrs, ae Steurs. Mr. Vanlier, con- sul general of the Netherlands,, who lived in the same house with Mr. and Mrs, de Steurs for five years and saw them every day, em- phatically declares that de Steurs was ul- ways kind and full of attention for his wife. Far from treating her badly, he acted towards her in the kindest and most forbearing man- ner. Their servants are all of the same opin- ion, with the two exceptions mentioned.” *““That sounds lik a pretty strong.” 1 bave never seen & case iu which the re- sult seemed wmorn certain, I cannot under- stand to this day how Muvs, de Steurs man- aged to obtain o divorce, Ierhaps the rea son will como out later.” seemed th ancy Connty, Missourl, Ofiictals Not & to Discover Sherift Willi SPRINGFIELD, Mo., March J. 8. John- son of Ottumwa, Ia, who came up from Forsythe last aveniog, says that the inquest in the murder of Deputy Sheriff Williams is a complete farce, All testimony that would implicate the gullty parties 1s vewg carefully excluded. ORiciers, court and wilnesses seem intent only in clouding tho affair as much as possible il or- der to prevent the criminals from being sent 10 Justice. He attended the examination for several hours Thursda| = Siynoon. From what he saw and heard B% % it will be no trouble to find out who e(% £ ¥ the mob if an honest effort is made. Zsiends of the guilty ones are terribly & 2 over the ROVErnor's message, in Wi 1 =8 spoaks of ordering out the militin. 1= Fyant poace and harmony in Taney o % until the crime can be oftectively cove MURDER IN THE FIRN REE, Cuoyler Shultz Found Guailty of Killing Wis Neighbor at Grand 1stand. Graso [saxn, Nev, March 10, [Snectal Telegram to Tne B Tho jury m the Cuyler Shultz murder trial was instructed At 0:3) tonight. The testimony in tha case was closed At ) this morning. County Attorney Ryan opened tho argument for the prosecution at 10 o'cloek und spoke three hours, He was followed by W. A. Princo for tho aefense. Attorney Thompson closed tho de- fonso and was followed fn this evening's sossion by W. H. Platt, Dering W, U, Platt's address prosecution the wifo of the dof fered, and it found response in order from Judgo Harrison, Cuyler Shultz, the deferdait, seemed moro Tostioss toniglit thun ever before during the trial, The court houso was packed to its full capacity, many ladies dottiug the audi ence, At10:45 the jury ngreed. ‘The attorneys were at once summoned and Juage Harrison called for tho verdict, which was prompt banded in as “murder in the first degree.” Shultz took the matter cool us usnal. ~After the verdict was 1-ad he remar in the sar- castic manner peculiar to the man: *“Ihank you gentlemen,” and us his_attorneys camo up said, “vou made a d-——d good bluff, but Tam here vot." The verdict meets popular approval. - MYSTERIOUS MURDIER. for the lant jnter a call for St Louls Police Agitated Overa Sensation Kilhng, St. Lotis, Mo., Maren 19, —The police here have been set at work upon a remarkably peculiar case by a letter from the Kuoxville, Tenn., chief of police. On the ith inst. o corpse was shipped through bera to Knox- ville by an unkuown man, wkose peculiar actions at Knoxvillo and afterwards at Maryville, whero the body of what the fellow alleged was his son was buried, ied to an examination of the grave. ltiwas then found that the corpso was that of a mur dered man, marks ou the skull showing that the man Lad died from a blow bebind the car. The mnn who hiad charge of the caskot gave his name as Hull, aud said bis “son had died of consumption in Colorado. ~An offort is being made to find Hull, but the police here can do nothing. aa the corpse and escort were eimply in transit, not even buy ing tickets hore, but traveling on through tickets. ASSAUL TRANPS, of Pretty Plalntield, N. ., Servant Girl, PrLasvieLy, N. March 19, Bridget McDonough, a protty Irish girl, who for the past six years has been employed as o domestic by Harold Ferrill of Platnfiela, was criminally assaulted by two tramps this morning. Sho went iuto the collur for a basket of wood. When she opened tho door two men who were standingon the threshold demanded food, Their demand was refused, whereupon tho woman was confronted with acocked frevolver hold by one of the mis- creants, while the other knocked her down and assaulted her, leaving her unconscious. The police werenotified. ~ ‘I'wo trawps were avrested in North Piainfiela this afternoon on suspicion of beirz the woman's assailants. They wore held - Handled Co rite Money, Wasuixaroy, D. March 19, A letter was today receized at the postofiice from tho Italian direotor of posts, inclosing & £55 cou- federato note, aud asking if it was still valid that it be redeemed and the value trans- mitted to him by a money order, - (110N A1, Cruel Treatment EDUC. New Yorl city has 9,000 children vided witn school accommodation. The Chicago Board of Education asks for £25,000 to_“enforco compuisory education.” I'he city is now unacle to accommodate all children seeting education. The cap and gown wili 500n ven rogulaton uniform at Johns Hopkins, The matter has been under discussion for two years. Kailway schools for cnildren of railway employes ave maintained by the railway com- panies of India ut a very small expense to the pupils. o At a recont meeting the members of the junior class at Princeton decided to wear ps and £0wns next y wd & committeo was appointed to make arrangements for ob taining them. Varina Aune Davis, the youngest daughtor of Jefferson Davis, in her second articie upon “I'ie American Girl Who Studies Abroad,” in the Mareh Ladies’ Fome Journal, makes s stroug plea for American training for Ameri can girls, Prof. Arthur I'airbanks, who called from Darumouth instructor in the div hool. General Isaac Philadelphia has given £100,000 to the University of Penn- sylvania, wherewith to builu a biological aud anatomical museum. (v was designed to keep the identity of the giver a secret: but one of the trustées carelessly botrayed if. “The authoritics of Harvara university an- nounce the examinations for admission 1o its undergraduate department and professional schools will be held on June 25 and 30 and July 1and 2, not_only in Cambridge, but in New York, Philadelphia, Washington and other citios, under the direct charge of uni- vorsity officers. P90 will of General Cullum of New York makes several bequests of great public in- Lerest, He gives £20,000 Lo tho Metropolitan Musoum of Arts and smaller amounts to va- rious otbor worthy institutions, and sets asiae §250,000 for the establishment of a me- movial ball in conncetion with the West Point Military demy. Tho American Geographical society s~ romombered in a way that will bo highly appreciated oy its friends and well wishers, for the general’s residuary estate to the amount of §100,000 is to bo used for the erection of a builaiog for this society. unpro- has been to Yale, is to be an Phitadelphia Record, A coterie of Spruce street maidens have agreed to forezo chewing gum during Lent. The choir of an uptown cuurch is com poscd entirely of wowen, bassos, baritones and all, Au uptown woman claims to bave a brother twelve feet bigh. She has two half-brothers cach six feet in beignt, A rofined young housekeeper left hor mutton butcher because he asked b *Well, have your legs boen tender lately 1 A Walour streot lady has four family doctors—one for eve, one for eur, one for neryous and ono for general troubles, ‘The prevalence of the silk petticoat fash fon gives the girls a chance to utilize dis carded sill overskirts for the purpose. Several engagements have been announce since the Germantown leap year ball. T'h young women out there know their busin ess s an odd sight to see a woman smoth ered in furs standing in the wintry blast ad- riug 8 window display of parasols, et — A YELLOW ROSE Written for The Bee, 0, golden chaliced floweret tuat dew, ¢ nectar of the gods from you I sip; As thou are jealous, s0 am 1 of you, 1 kMg love's escence from your honled lip. holds Thers i8*no gem so beautiful as this, No other flower that holds we in its thrall, Aud whyl A yellow rose my sweet lovo kissed, She wore Lhis on her bosom at & ball. Fuemont, Nes, H. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. j:[ SE — ] 276 0N FIRMER GROUND Balfonr Finds His Leadership of the Houso Geotting Better Support, NUMBER RECOIL OF THE ATTACKS UPON HIM His Reputation is Again Being Made by Injudicious Abuse from Opponents, ARE IN NO HURRY FOR DISSOLUTION Oonservatives Very Well Sat'sfied with the Aspect of the Present Parliament, GLADSTONE SHOWS HIS USUAL SKILL Mo Cautlonsly Wefrains from 1 Entangled in Any Futile Atte omin P8 to Overthrow the Ministey—Mis ADINEY a8 & Walker, (Copyrighted 199 by James ¢ Loxvoy, Mareh 1.9 ~[Now York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bre. | ~The position of tho government has upon the whole been considerably strongtheuod during the past week. Supporters ralliod 'ronnd it in great numbers and a inuch boldor front is beiug shown to tho encimy. ‘The attacks upon Bal- four were too vehement to last, and many of them were sean 10 08 unjust. Tho conse- quenco is that a roaction has set in, even among a section of the (iladstonians, where the conservativos are determined that the leaders shall receive faiv play. As nhe frankly stated when acting as Irish seeretary, ho was made a great man by the unmeasured abuso hoaped upon him by the Irish memboers, Now ho is going to mako another roputatiom through the exaggerated cowplaints of his loadership in the House, He has shown ereat deal of fiary spirit tho last few vights, and whon Lo has risen to spenk the conservas tives have cheored him long aud heartily, Ounce moro his star is in the ascondant, ¥ Do. The ministry altogdther seems likely to go bravely on till the closo ofspariiament. Las touchore made & futile attempt to force the hanu of the government with regard to the date of dissolution, 1f wanted to stop sup- plies of mouney until the ministry revealed tho fatal day. Balfour parried the inquiries dexterously by telling Labouchere bo knew as much of the subjoct as any mamber of the government, and this is true, for the govorn- ment has no fixed plan, It will push onits program and when that is completed it wiil talk about dissolution. Its majorities have greatly risen, owing to the return from Nic% avd other places of many of 13 followers. A blessed chuange in the weather also helps i by enabling semi-invalids to put inan oz pearance. Ouce mora for a time winter hus vanished and tho murderous cast winds have been oxchauged for a gentle ureess from the west. This has been of immensa assistance to the mimstry. Hud Two ( Ma A tremendous raid upon tho goverument was planned for Saturday night but it went all to pieces. Gladstone was too knowing to compromiso himself by taking any open part, but hovered iu the background, ready to come in at tho scalping time that never ar- rived. Harcourt opened fire with heavy ar on the financial aquestion, but w: sily repulsed by the chancellor of the ex- chequer, Tho opposition brought up all its forces and was beaten by 71, the largest ma- jority tee government has yet had this ses- sion. Later the same night it raised that number to three fizures, owing to the fact that the section of Gilaastonians took to their heels and ran away These victories have put the ministerial ofticers all in the highest good humor and K think will certainly have the effect of post- pouing the appeal to the country till late in the summer, perhaps in autumn, There is no necessity for tho government to give up when it reccives a majority of 102 in its favor. To be sure tmis happencd on St. Patrick’s nigkt when many Irish members were absent, but in any caso the Gladstonian army must have been smitten hip and thigh, If Gladstone's advico was followed by the motley party, heso promature attacks upon the ministry would not be made, but the radicals pay httle regard to the nominal leader, Gladstonn is Very Vig He wisely keops out of tho house and takes as much exerciso as he can get. On Wednesday | met him in the strcot, pushing along at a rate of four miles an hour, with & fresh color in his ctiecks and looking about him on every side, tho very picturo’of a sound, hearty, aiert old man. Everybody turned ‘round to look at him. One cabman shouted to another: “Thero goes old Gladdy,” and a second cabman drove after himto get o good look. Ilis great coat was all unbuttoned, thouh the day was now warm, and his shaoby hat was well on the bacic of his heaa, In the street Mr. Gladstone doos by auy meaus a dandy, though in the houso ho always scems well dressad. His portraits make bim familiar even to street boys, who sometimes follow hiw in admiring proces- sion. Ou this particular day he had walked to the Houso of Commons und made s long spoech, Early in 1he afternoon he went out to pay some calls, e came back in time to vote in the aivision avd walked home as lively s a cricket. Not a bad day's work for o wan in kis Kid year. A MENBER OF PARLIAMENT, - Washington News Notes, WasHINGT D. ¢, March 10, —~The larg- est item in the river and harbor bill, as com- pletea, is, in round figuree, $1,000,000 for the Mississippi viver improvements from St Faul to ity mouth, Of 1uis amount &2,500,000, approximately, is for work from Cairo down, The decp water groat lakes project and the Savannah harbor deep water project, it 1s understood, are both provided for 1n the bill, aud it1s said upwards of §0,000 are allowe for each project Secrotary Foster arvived from New York at 9 o'clock this evening Senator Morrill's condition continues to improve. At10 o'clock he was reported ag being quite as well as at any time during bis iliness, ton Bennett.) What the Government 3 us, not look Thivo Min Lesns, 8. D, Mavch 19.—[Special T'ele- gram o ik Bre, | —James Cavauaugh, Dick Naokervis and Jawes Steveus, mioers, me with an accident ln the Deadwood Terra mines about #:0 today. Cavanaugl's leg was broken, Naukervis' left thigh was roken and fStevens' faco was burned and badly bruised. The wen went to a hole fired vestoaany whore & cep failed to_explode the powder and in drilling out the tamping struck the powder, Ao explosion Was tere rific, s Injured, - Disease never successlully attacks & ayie tom with pure blood DoWIitts Barsaperilla wikes pure, new blood aud enriches Lo ol