Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 10, 1892, Page 1

PART ONE, | Iz TWENTY—FIRST YI OFF WENT HIS HEAD ’ e Lieutenano Anastay Pays the Stake He Lost to Human Justice, HOW A FRENCH EXECUTION IS WORKED Guaphic Description of the Grewsome Preparations for Taking a Man's Life. FROM THE CELL TO THE GLEAMING KNIFE | Various £teps in the March of the Con- demnee on His Way to Death. IT ANY GOOD HAS MORAL EFFECT No Sympathy Felt for the Murderer, But an Ethical Question Ralsed By His End is Discussed—One Govern= ment Trinmphant. [ Coprighted 1592 by James Gordon Bennett .1 Pamis, April 0.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Ber.|—An electrocu- tion in America is just as interesting to the European public as to the American, The Herald has drawn the attention of Europe- ans to the electrocution. 1 made n few notes this morning of what I had seen of the exc- | cution of Anastay, and they wili show the difference between the way justice is sdmin- istered in Europe and America. Baroness de Lard was assassinated on December 4, lust, in broad da, in her apart- ments on the boulevard du Temple. Her throat was cut and her nurse was very serjously wounded. The polico investigated and tnally brought Lome the crime to Auastay, who had been a lieutenant in the Fitteenth regiment of the lno stationed at Lyous. He was dismissed from the army on November 1, arrested for murder on Decem- ber 21 and condemned to death February Ko much for the crime and the detection of the ussassin, ‘b interest surrounding the murder was greater than asual in such cases, because of | the social position of the, parties. Anastay | ‘was the son of a druggist and was educated in the military school of St. Cyr. He made il 10 Gefeuse on the trinl, meroly saying to bis i judges: *I1 have lost the game in which my head was the stake, but I will pay the pen- alty with courage.” Just Before He Died, 1 am curious to know what he would say beforo he died. The police allowed only v few persons near the place of execution 50 as to avoia scandal or trouble. I asked the vrefect of police, M. Loze, to let me know tho time of exccution. Maif an hour after midnight of Friday 1 recoived a card from M. Groin, cnief of police, saylng: *Itis for this morning, at 5:15.” Nobody had any sympathy for the crimmal. T, however, ex perienced some emotion when 1 saw these few words written in pencil on a small card, showing thst the man was still alive, but would be numbered with the dead in less than five hours. His end was near, human justice had decided tuat he must die, The sceno of the execution is distant from the center of Paris, It was before Ln Koqueite prison 1n a street leading to the come'ery of Pere i Chaise, well known to strangers going to visit the tomb of cele- ratea Parisians 1ying there in eternal sleep. As I started at 2 o'clock a brilliant moon ehed its peaceful ight over the city. The news of the coming execution seemea to have been spread throughout Paris. All | along the route 1 took crowds were bending { their steps toward the prison. There werce \ many constables along the route, ana 1 saw them arrest one man 1n & long white blouse p who was singing a great deal too loudly. Arriving at the street leaging to the prison 1 founa 2,000 or 3,000 people promenadiug in the couter of the thoroughfare, whice was lined by sergeauts de ville. All these people will see nothing. Ishowed my card to an J inspector of police and ho scrutinized it very closely. Then be allowed me to pass & oar- rier just like those ut the entrance to thea: wrs. Where He Died. Within the gate of the prison were thirty wounted policemer sitting immovable, Be- [y fore the door was the usual sentry. There was not a light in the prison windows. All ‘was silence. Only from the distance came the noise of the assembling crowds outside. Ju the euclosure where 1 stood were about ‘ 200 journalis deputies, detectives and police ofticials, There is not the least emo- tiop, so far, evident. At 3 o'clock there came from the cemetery side four ser- geauts do ville, followed by two large vehicles like circus wagons, Itis tho Guillotine, With them are men clothed in § black with high hats. Bebind the second vehicle walks 8 man with a shaggy head of bair and grey mustache, looking like an old soldier. He is Deibler, the official ex-execu- tiouer for the whole of France. The wagons stop 1o front of the prison and silence falls upon the crowd, for it is un- derstood that death is within those wagous. b, Erecting the Machine, The assistants enter the vehicles and emerge in blue blouses just like ordinary i workmen, They carry out two high wooden posts, somo plsuks and ropes, and begin the ] carpenter work. Deibler walked up and . down, but nobody spoke to him. Iu sbout twenty minutes the guillo- vine was ready, and the executioner then went for the knife, which is carefully wrapped in cloth, and put it be between the two posts. He worked it up and down to seo Lhat everything was in good order. He did overything calmly and in the most natural way. Au assistant oext puta basket in front of the guillotine, Iutothis is to fall the head after its sever- ance from the body. The executioner lookea 8t everytuing, and then said: “‘Very well.” 1t was the first time his voice was Leard since the beginniog of bis gruesome work. 1 The executioner's assistauts take off A their blouses and walk about with their chief, who smokes a cizarette, Later on the murmur fucreases outside the prison wall sud the dawn begins to break. Proseotly a vehicle draws up and & judge and lis sec- tary, both pale, in bluck garments ana white «ravats, like people returnivg from a :@iree, otep out. Thew another vehicle arrives with’ tbe rhaplain, Abbe Validier. He shakes the &auds of the judge, looks at the guillotine and shakes bis bead. Sileuce still reigns as Sue sky grows rosier, In the Presence of Death, Suddenly everybody looks up. A kite is fiyiog in the air, heaven knowr whenoe it came. The littie gate opeulug upon the place swings back aod & policeman vanishes amang bis comrades. It wants five minutes ©f5. Delbler approaches the judge, bat io THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. hand, and at this moment the chief of po- | lice gives the siza for tha privileged few to enter the prison, The gate closes behina us. M. Beatq iosne, the director of the prison, is awaitiug the procession. First come the wardens of the prison. Then the director, exacutioner, judges and elght witnesses, Arrived in front of the cell, the cortege haits. The director enters. Anastay 1s awake, “Tuke nourage, Anastay,” sma the direc- tor. 'ho president has not considered favcrable the petition for clemency. The final moment hus come.” “Iam at your service, gentiemen,’ mur- mured Anastay, whose face was atsolutely livid. The wardens hand him his stockings and help bim to put on tho trousers, which he wore when arrosted. Then he remains alone for m few moments with the chaplain. Deibler awaits him in the bl On his way out Anastay says very dis- tinetly: ““There is aletter for my brother in the drawer of tho table,'’ Not another word did he ulter on this earth, One Last and Only Fear., Deibler's assistants bind him with long cords, compelling the condemned man to march slowly. Then they roughly thrust his elbows behind his back and bind them together, the cords crossiug the shoulders and meeting at the wrists, and the re- sult being that the prisoder's chest is pushed forward while his shoul- ders are depressed. Anastay, Who has his head bent, rased it suddenly just then and a big tear rolis down Lis cheek. Deibler (hen arranges the shirt at the neck, s0 it will not interfere with tbe knife, and Anastay trembles. A pico> of the linen falls to the ground, leaving the neck entirely ex- posed. The chaplain asks bim if be wants it. A negative sign with his hand without moving his limbs is the answer. While the necessary formalities in regard tothe certificate of exccution are going on the chaplain prayed with the condemned man, His Last Record, Here is the certificato. Tae individual known ms Anastay was handed over to tho criminal executioner at 5 o'clock on the the morning of April 9, 1862, by virtue ofa warraut signed by the pro- cureur general and dated April 8, 1862, At the end of the document was the execu- tioncr's name, signed in Deibler's large handwriting. It is clear daylight now. A minute passes ana then the great door of the prison is opened. The gendarmes draw their swords and as the procession comes in view all the spectators remove their hats. The distance from the door to the scaffold is only ten yards, but it seemed to take fully ten winutes to travel that dis- tance. At the head of the procession comes Deibler, who sesus to be more agi- tated than is his wont, and then, surrounded and supported by the execu- tioner's assistants, comes the condemned man who is a piteous object, with bis livid face. ,With his shoru head and smooth chin and lips, he looks very much lke a piarrat. He has a loose coat over his shoul- ders and manifestly he is doing his best to keep up his courage. He pauses for the mil- lionth fraction of @ second, almest swiles, but then he lowers bis eyes at the sight of the knife which gleams trightiy in tue full daylight. On Eternity's Threshold, At last tue platform 15 reacued and an assistant at ouce roughly removes the loose coat. Then Abbe Valadier embraces tae condemued man twice, and as be loosens his hold, Anastay is pushed upon the plank. Tho lunette drops with a dull thud and then the knifo falls with a sound like that of a diction- ary falling upon a floor. Lots of blood spurts out, stiniug the guillotine. Taking the vessel in which the head has fallen off, the assistants proceed to place the body in o closed casket, which is then placed 1o wagon. The entire proceediugs lasted tifty-seuen seconds. Surrounded by four gendarmes with drawn swords and followed by the chaplain’s carriage the Wagon was driveu up the rue Roauette, and them went ut full speed toward the Ruay cemetery. All was over. The people, who did not see anything, broke loose and in spite of the police, there was 8 good deal of shameful disor- der. It seemed ms though & popular festival were in progaess, and as though the people, after being compelled by this awe of death to maiutain silence for two hours, feit themselves again in need of relaxrtion, Philosophy and Morals, It is twenty mihutes past 5 o'clock, and as we return to Paris we only mention whether the death penslty produces any moral effect. Littlo sympathy has boen shown for Mgr. D'Hulst, Jn the Chamber of Deputies to- day the minister of the interior was ques tioned in regard to the recent socialist dis- turbauces iu tho churches, and, after M. Loupet, president of the council, has replied, M. Ricord, mioister of the interior, mad & strong anti-clerical statement, which was warmly upplauded by the Cbhumber. Finally a vote was taken and M. Ricard’s statement was approved of by a vote of 317 to 1 The goverument is very proud of its vic- tory and has ordered tuat M Ricards speech be published. The only question now fs whether the goy- ernment will be able to show tbe same ma- jority ou Monday in regard 10 the Dahomey question asit showed today in regard to the religious question. Jacques ST, Cene, Deserting the Country, Qusnec, P. Q., April 9.—The clergymen of the lower St. Lawrence say the exodus of Frenco-Caundians is ten times greater this year thun ever before. Whole communities are depopulated ard one mects as muuy @s forty deserted farms in one parish, @ Did Not Abscond. Ri0 DE JANFIRO, April 9.~ It has transpired that the chairman of one of the Brazillan railways, who was reported to bave ub- sconded, was seen here yesterday. The liquidation of this e mpany was recently ordered. Gua ema'a’s Elcetion, GUATEMALA, April 6.—The final oficial can- vass of tLe presidential vote in Guatemala bas been completed. It shows a majority for Geueral Reiua Barrios, who is declared ples- ident-elect. —— CHURCH OF LATER DAY SAINTS, Yesterday's Seaslon of Its Iuternational Conference, INnErENDENCE, Mo., April 0.—At today's session of the iuternational conference of the church ol Later Day Saints & resolution was adopted requesting the Heavenly Father to give a revelation to Prophet Josept Swmytn by which he may be guided io filliug the va- cancies 1 the church offices. To the same eud, Sunday, April 10, was appoiuted a day of lasting aud prayer. The quorum of twelve reported adverely on the uest of the Detroit branch that mis- be seut to Canada. 1t also recom- mended that no appointments to the miuistry bo made of men Who use LODACCO con'rary 10 the revelation of 183, OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, 'ORACLE N0 LONGER Gladstone's Voice Fails to Settle a Debate in the House of Commons. ONE OF THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES Unraly Followers on Which the Grand Old Man is Forced to Depend. GRAVIETY OF THE EGYPTION MATTER fide View of the Sitnation Whioh Parlia- ment May Have to Free. LIBERAL CHANCES ARE VERY SLENDER Must Carry Eighty Seats in Order to Galu Power—Leaders of the Party Losiog Hope and Spar- ring for Wind Now, [Copyrighted 189 by James Gordan Beanstt.) Losnoy, April 9.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tus Bee. | —Thers is noth- ing that the House of Commons likes better than personal scenes of auy kind. It had had two or three during the past week which have been very successful. It spent the whole of Thursday discussing what should be aone with one of its membors and three other persons who have Geex guilty of breach of privilege. Eversbody eugaged in this business made a misorable mass of it except Mr. Gladstone and the speaker. Hour after hour was coasumed in undigaified wrangling, little calculated to rotain tue honor or dig- vicy of Parliament. Mr. Gladstone, in a spasch of remariable sagacity and power, ondeavored to put the house o the right track, but a large section of his own followers, as usual, rafusad to abey him. What is he goinz to do with this unruly horde when, 1t ever, he returns to power! They decline to accept his leader ship, even on & matter of parliamentary pro- ceaure, concerning which he spealks wita an authority no other man can possess. With theso revellious spirits and o scct of the Irish membders, who vengeance against Mr. Gladstone for the de- struction of Parnell, it will bo seen that even if the liverals gained a msjority at the next election, their hold upon oftice would be very precarious. A few years ogo a speech made by Mr. Gladstone on this privilex question would have settled the matte ‘Chursaay it went for little or notnnz a disorganized mob that the veterau states- man bas behind bim and nota discipliced party. Breakers Looming ‘While all this mummery is gol on the excessively dangerous complications which are daily growing up 1 Ezypt are com pletely overlooked by both political parties. Lor¢ Salisbury has gone abroad for the Easter recess and most of Lis colleagues will shoruly do the same. Meanwhile Turkey is playiag a peculiarly subile game, ob- viously for the purpose of bringing prossure o bear upon England to get out of Egypt. We Lear nothing of it except throuzh the press, no information being vouchsafed to Paritament. It is a literal fact that but for the special dispatches of the New York Hernld and the London Times we should not be aware of the hostility which the sultan is showing toward the new khe- dive, though less toward him than toward the English, who are backing tim up. Lerd Salisbury means to stand fast by his present position, but if France supported the attitude taken by the sultan thera would be a crisis that would demand theimmediate in- terference of Parliament. Parliament in the Dark, No correspondence, no paper of any kind has been luid oefore us. If Turkey is play- ing meroly a game of brag, it does not much matter whetter we keep in this trulv Egyptian darkness or not. But the rumor in well informed circles is that every move made by the sultan has been carefully planned in combination with elither Russia or France, or both. In that case the English occupation of France mav have at auy mo- meut to be defended by force of arms, or be abandoned altogether, ‘Which course is Lord Salisbury prepared to take!? He will not say, and consequently the st uation grows more ana wore grave, and Par liament is spending the time in fussy debates about breach of privilega. Not 50 Rosy After All. Tunderstand on good autlority that the most recent calculations of the liberal wire pullers in reference to the gencral eclection are not favorable to Mr. Gladstone. If they are to chenge the minority into a majority they will have ot least eight seats to win, and nobody can yet discover where thoy are to come from. The agricultural counties may supply some, but Loudon, on which the Gludstonian bopes are chiefiy fixed, is likely to remain in the hands of the conservatives. There 15 no enthusiasm any where for Irish home rule. The English people take no real interest in the subject, a fact which Mr. Gladstone has never realized. That led to his defeat in 1880, Nearly all the seats be requires must be won in England, for Ireland, Scotland and Wales can give few, if any wore. The present outlook is that he canuot obtain the requisite number, and bis avlest agents do not dare 10 hope for a majority of more than twenty. With that be could not remain in power three weeks, This will explain wby Mr. Gladstone makes no attempt to force on & dissolution of Parliament and why the wiser section of bis followers look with some uneasiness on the prospect of going to the people under any circumstances this year. A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT. AFFAIRS IN BRAZIL, Army Ofiicers Susp for Interfering in Polltical Affairs, Rio De Jaxewio, April 9.—A document signed by thirteec superior army ofticers, which was recently put in circulation bere, bas caused considerable commeat 1n official circles, In this document the deposition of several goveraors of proviuces was severely censured, the dictatorship assumed by Geueral Da Fonseca was bighly commended aud an 1mmediate presidential election was swrongly requested. The goverument has taken actioa in the mauier, and, after a thorough consideration bas decided that the army officers whose siguatures are afixed to the document have in the composition and subsequent circulstion of the daper arrogated to themselves a power belougiug ouly to tbhe properly coustituted sutborities and bave committed & grave breach of discipline. The government de- cides that the offending ofticers sbull be dealt Wil in & measure commensurale wilk their offense, and has ordered that all bo dismissed from the service. It is only a few days age that a number of officers hero slgned a petation urcing upon the vice president the advisability of an immediate presidential election. The vice president thereupon issted a manifesto pro testing against this Bction of the officers and tkey, too, were puished for interfering in political matters, the entire number boing placed on the retred list. The garrisons everywhere throughout the country remain loyal to the existing government, NEW BOOKS - RIODICALS. One of the most interesting maa exciting stories that has been pudlishod recently is “The Princess MashrofT; a Romance of the Day,” by Joseph Hation. Those who like sensationalism in #s most tragic form will hail with delight the last proluction of this entertaining novelist, The plot brieflf is as follows: Richara Gordon Travers, ths oaly son of a famous iron founder of Myddlesborough, in England, and Middlesborough, 1n America, happens 10 meet with Prince and Princess Mazaroff at Brindisi and travels in the same steamer with them onatimp fréwm that place to Paris, Now, the prince, who 1s u Russian birth, treats his wife with great indifference \f uot absolute cfuelty, and she being a beautiful woman, fti of fire and spirit, con- soles herself by aceeptiug the atteutious her many admirers are only too willing to lavish upon ber. But she never expericuces la grande-passivn until she becomes acquarnted with Richurd Gordon Travers, with whom she falls desperately -n love. Sho confides to him on board sMip that she is unbappy with ber husband, and be, in a moment of weakuess, tells bor that he’ will always be ber friend and that if ever she is in noed of wid sno cun roly on him. Young Iravers did not think much more of tle watter, but is very foreibly reminaea of his promise when, while in Paris at a late bour 1 the night, the charming and amorous princess rushes sugdenly into bis room, in- forming him tbat she has left her husband forever and bas efwe 1o live with bi Travers, while not being a saint, fecls tho situation a very awkward one, unu scarcely kuows what 1o do, but finally suc- cumbs to the blandishments of the fascinating Princess Mazaroff, and for a time taey live a sortofturtie dove life. After a bit, however, the Euglishman begins to think he ought to #2lurn to Ergland ana straighten out his @ffuirs and settie down. He returns to his pative land and whi there falls in love with a wealthy young lady and his love being, recivrocatéd; he dete mines to marey her fo 8hort order. ‘I'he pas- sionate princess, however, cannot be so ousily shaken off. She heass of bis impending marrvisge and on - day it is to take placo sho. appears on the o and demands 8 powate uudience with vors, Ho sees hierin one of the room ¢ bis English mansion, sud as he refuses to consent 1o wed her, she kills herseli 11 bis presence with i dageer which be had given on which is engrayed his name. Hear- ner m, a crowd roshes fnto the room Just in tind 1o hear her dying words: tood between his new, love aud he has Of course ibis makes matters y blaci for Travers, but in the end he comes out all vigbt and marries tho lady of his chowe. Pablished by the Uuited Stutes Book company, 150. Worth street, New York. The Overland Mouthiy-for April conlamns an interesting article om*“The Indinus of North America,” by in W. E. Dough eriy. 1t is the seeond af tho series, profuscly illustrated, and ° inéfhdes..an avegnnt of the captain’s personiil ¢ ’ "/rundml Kaee.in the late! Sigw uprisiug. Most: of e cther articjes are #avoted to Pacitic coast topics, as for justai i San_Francisco \Water Frront.’ UMY Viissth Doloros, "y 1 ho Californian of the Future;” “Califoraia Lion Hunting with Foxtsunds,” and “‘Happe igs in Oid Caleveras.” There are few fawiliar nameswmong this month's con- tributors, but 1t is a feature of the old Over- land to kive placs o contributions upon their merits and not to nsist that the name of a popular author is of more valuo 1o tuo maguzie than the meritorious work of an unknown writer. St. Nicholas for April contains the usuai number of cotertaining short stories und sevials, Charles Frederick Holdor of Pasa- ena, Cal., teils in his most charming way of The Famous Tortu-as Bull Fight.”’ Churles F. Lummis contributes bis third article on Strange Corners of ‘Our Country,” in a graphic description of the snake dance of the Moquis. Mary Halleck Ioote describes the | gr_at Colorado canon n November. The il* Mustrat ons 0 fully up to the uzus ice “which has made & al favorite among the young people. g 5. R. Bottone hus just given to the world a bandy little compilutioa auder the title of “A Guide to Elcetric Lighting tor the Use of Householders and Amateurs.” Ia another of his works, “Eleciic Bells,” the autbor has treated of the application of electricity to signaling purposes: in ‘“‘Electric Light- ing" he hus clearly demonstrated by what meaus electricity can be made subservient to the purposes of i1llumination and the trans- mission of motive pewer. It is profusely illustrated and is made as reacable as a work on such a purely sclentific subject could be expected 10 be, Published by Muacmillau & Co., New Yors, Emile Souvestro alwdys writes interest- ingly and “Man and Money,” a_translation of which has just been made by Mary J Serrano, maintains bis high reputation as a talentea novelist of the motern Freuch school, Publishea by Cas @ Publishing L;Ju avy, 104 aud 106 Fourth avenue, New ork. Cussell’s Family Magazine for this month would be welcome 10 its readers if it were only for the contivuation of L. T. Meade's delightful seri, '‘Qut of the Kasuion.” “How 10 Look Nice" is the first of Lwo pa- pers by Phyllis Browne on a subject that all women areintcrested in, “My Conjuring Tricks" is an amusing account of the experi- ences of an amateur conjuror. *More About Uncle Joun’s Cucumbes Frames’ is a garden story that all who kuow *Uacle John’ will want to read. “The Rev. J, Sturgis’ Finds” 1s an illustrated story, while “About Tramws' 15 an illus'rated sketol that will find a sym- pathetic nudieuce in @il who depend upon those ships of the streets for getting 1o aud from their pisces of busivess. The serial “You'll Love Me Ye4," is finished and justi- fies its title In the & chupter. The other serial *Had He, wn'' is also brought to & close. Allen Eastman Cross contributes a fine tritute to Cardinal noing in the Apnl New England May It is based upou a newspaper paragraph, which in noting his beneficence suid thatb his fuveral the best thing said of him : *‘He was good to the poor.’ Tuis alone s avoble epitaph.’” Mr. Cross takes this fop the title and central idea of his poem, which all lovers of Man- ping will cherish, Mr 8. B. Whitney, the organist and choir waster of the Church of the Advent of Bostea, furnishes a good de- scriptive article on “Suppliced Boy Choirs in Awerica,” and Edward G. Mason of Chi- cago furnishes @ sebolarly and valuable paper on “The Early Visitors to Chicago.” he poets canuol complain of not gelling a show 1n this issue ef the New I Magazine. Therc sre, in addition to tho ve, flue poem by Allea Eastman Cross, other very creditable poetical effusions by Celiu P. "Woolley, Gertrude Christian Fosdick, Clarles Gordon Rogers, Minna Irviug and >s (. Buractt, ‘The thousands of ad- rs of Jamos Whitcomb Riley will turn to Walter Blackbgra Harte's generous esti mate of his poelry with a great deal of pleasure. Harte calis Riley *'ibe Burns of contemporary Awerican poetry.'! _ Of all the wang publications issued spec- ially for the edn&bbn of the young it would be uifiicult to select & better or more instruc- tive one than ‘“‘Historia; an illusiruted moutbly magazloe of historital stories.” Toe number for April is fuil of excellent papers. Theraare “Tue Story of Mucbetn,” e Doctorsi Fasbaw | ¢ Beachaw's Pills. { memory of the rifie festival held in 2 Il APRIL 10, 1892—-TWENTY PAGES. PARTISAN VIRULENCE Politios in Germany Becoming Violently and Decidedly Interesting. CONSERVATIVE LOSSES IN THE SANTAG Agitation of the Primary Education Bill 8till Continues, ITS ADVOCATES WAITING FOR REVENGE They Blame the Goverament for the Defeat of the Measure, SOCIALISTS PREPARING FOR MAY DAY Demonstrations Will Be Made Everywhere —Prepar Disorders— ions to Suppress Decrense in Germm ny's Trade - ¢ mnd News from the Fatheriand, [Copyrighted 159 by th V. Y. Assoc ated Press.) Benuiy, April %, —~When the Landtag ro- assembles on April 28 an important regroup ing of the parties will be effected. I'no negotiations for a rearrangement nOw pro- ceeding point to a coalition of the modefate conversation faction, headed by Herr Helidorf and Riuctopt, with the liberals, which wili result ia the formation of a cartel party, having some of the best elements of theold cartellers, The spht between the ultea conscrvatives and the moderates has the conservative ma in the Landiag and also places the at the tremendous disudvantage of hav ing disordered ranks at the approach ol the wneral election. Trercis uo mending the 1, the declared divergence in priucivles t00 pronounced. Partisan virulence is already keen. If a coantion is effected it will be adopted us & basis of promising strength, the government, thaowing its influ- practically gestroyed jority ence on its side, will follow its policy on a distinct national 1ib. eral basis. The freisinnige party re- joices at scemg tho other parwy disintegrated. I'ie men who support tlell- dorf are very weak. The bulk of thecon sorvatives continue in consonance with the centrists on the primary edu and awzit a chance to avenge themsclves on tbe government for abaudoning that measure After 1he Kaster holidays the leaders will announce & wew program. which is being claborated, the spirit of which is shown in an alddress to Minister Von Scdlitz, signed by sixty-five members of tho upper house of the Prussian Dier, expressine gratitude for his defesse of the conservative priveiples. The public takes the political uncertainiy quictly, though the situation is pregrant with eventful issues. Even the roports of Chanceltor von Caprivi retiving after Euster in favor of Count Von Euleuverg do not stir the general pulse. Soc iats Preparing for May Day. The preparations of the soctalists for the Mily day celebration aré keealy watened by the authorities. At a council of the minis- ters Chancellor von Caprivi proposed 10 in- Auence the empiorers to refuse the men a holiday if the celebrations are organized for Monday, May 2, instead of Sunday. The Austriun socialists who have decided to hold their demonstration oa the desived the (iermans to hold & simultaneous celebration on that day. Mr. Miguel advised his col the day as a recognized lavor holid d i the celebration was held on Monday to close the government f:ctories. Dr. Miguel even suggested that the prices av the theaters be ordered by the government to be reduced aud that the military bauds be ordered to play in the public gardens, The other min- isters did not go.us far as Dr. Migual wanted them to, but they agreed not to cppose the demonstrations, The socialist leaders have incurred the 1ll- will of the Austrian socialists by re usiug to make Sunday und Monday holidays. May day prover aloue, will be celebratep in Germany. in Berlin a number of meet- ings have been arrangzod for and the public gardens and suburban resorts will be filled with great crowv/ds of workingmen and thewr families, celebrailng the day. There will be no big party processions. 1f the anarchis'e atrempt to create a disorder they will meet with 1nstant and scvere repression, In Vienna Sunaay will be celebrated by an gssemblage in the Prater to discuss the eight hour guestion. Another section proposes to hold a procession, tbe participauts to be at- tirca in blue blouses. Throughout Austris, with the exception of Vienns, the celcbra tions will ve beld on Monday. The want of cohesion among the Austrian socialists will wealken the effect of the demonstration, In Pesth the police have been ordered to prevent all meetings aud processious. The socialists will therefore be compelled to hold tdeir Gewonstrations outside the city bound- aries. Will Cele A aispatch to the Cologne Gazette from St Petersburg says that the czar and the czarina and members of the royal family will sml for Copenbagen on board the imperial yact Polar Star ou April 22, to atteud the goiden wedding of the king and queen of Denmark. No great court. fetes will be held, and only the relatives of the king ana queen will be invited to take part. The accouch- ment of the empress is expected to take place io June. Publio prayers bave alreaay been offered in the churcues for her safe delivery. Consular reports for the first quarter of 1892, show a decrease in the trade compared with the same p ried in 1501, From Berlin the decrease is 5,000,000 marks anchirom Han- burg it is 5,000,000 marks 1z sugar exports alone. Tols is all said to be aue to the reciprocity treaty of the United States affectiug the German sugar trade to tho West lugies and South America. About 1,000,000 marks of the Berlin decrease is in the cheapest kind of fancy goods which have uitberto been sent to the southern states, The negroes now have o money Lo buy this trash. The Berlin schuetzen clubs will send & gold cup to the New York Schuetzen club in zues to treat rate The Golden Weddings, in 1890, The cup is tweaty iuchss high and bears on its covers the figures of a rifloman in oxigized silver, Kauffman, the Amcrican bicycilst, has issued 8 challonge for a race to be held under the auspices of the Berlin Bicyels club, Mrs. Kiefer, wifo of Colonel Kiefer of St. Petersburg, hag died here from pueuwmonia. Heor body will e sent home. TRAGIC ENDING OF A DAY'S SPORT, Captain Middleton, au 1sh Gentlemun, Killed While Biding o Kace, Loxpox, April 4.—A large uumber of the | members of the Houss of Commons ana | members of fashionable circles traveled to Kineton today to seo the House of Commons steeplechass, Mr. Long, member of fii vision of Wiltshire, won the heavy=i Wit race and Mr. Francis Mildmay, menl= br the division of Devonshire, won the = \t weight race, e day's sport was spoiled, howew| % an accident that resuited fn the dea % Captain Middloton, a woll knowa rider = WS 0ne of the riders in ths racos and thrown from his borse and instantly ki He was one of the best and most poop 1 England. When tho empress Austria hunted in Ireland he was her pl Ho bas repeatealy ridden the wioners over the stiffest steeplechase courses, WILL RAISE THE STATE OF SIEC r& Inthe Argentine Repu! to Their Normal Co BUENos AvRis, April 8. — Phe state of siege proclaimed in the entire republic on April 2, in conscquence of the grave poiitical troubles prevailing throughout the country, fears being entertuiued that the radicals were about to attempt to overthrow the govern- ment, will be suspended tomorrow for the purpose of holding the elce: tious. The radicals aeclare that they will bold aloof from the elections and will take no pari whatever in the ballot ing for candidates. They announce that thoir object in assuming this attitude is to protest against the coorcive action which tais gov ernment has receatly taken arainst the rad cals in arresting and imprisoniog many members of ths party and accusing them of complicity in plots to assasinate high federal officials, to overthrow the existing govel mont and to form in i's stead a dictatorship represented fu the person of Dr. A'em, the leader of the radical party. Many army ofticers hiave been placed undrr arrest on suspicion of being concerned in the aileged conspiracy against the government. - CATHOLICY IN FRANCE, Their Tirades Against the Government Must I3e Stopped, Pancs, April .- In the Chamber of Depu ties today Manager Hulst questioned the government in regard to recent disturbances 1n Parisian churches, complaining that im- proper instructions bad ben issusd to tne police. Premier Lonbet re; done their duty. M. Jordan called upon the government to prevent anti-republican attacks on the part of Catholic vroachars. He severely cr > has d that the poli cised & cireular letter rocently issucd by the bishop of Mende. M. Richard, minister of justice and public worship, announced that the bishop would bo brought vafore the council of state, and that bis stipand would bo stoppad. Ha de lic would be larations were groeted with hearty the Chamber adopted a resolu IMMINENT, ten to Make Troable— derbilts After the Ualon Paettic, Curcaco, I, April 9.—Notwithstanding the efforts to avert trouble it nuw looks as it nothing less than a passenger rate war would be the résult of the competition grow- ing outof the meoting of the Society of Curistian Endeavor to be held in New Yori next Juiy. ‘The action of the Michigan Cen- trul, the Lake Shore and the Penusylvania roaas in announcing au & rate from Chicago to New York and return for that occasion has caused the differential lines to declare themselves, ~General Passenger Agent Kob- erts of the £rie road said today: “*\Ve shall maintain our §2 aifferentiul wilatever the reg- ular lines muy make. Tnhe Baltimore & Ouio, 1 am told wiil ao tne same thing ana 1 vo no doubt that witl be the volicy of all the differential lines.” “The strong linos claim that in announcing the rato they ave ouly carrying out the azree ment arrivea at in regard to this business that the lowest first class limited fare for the round trip should be the rate by all roads "The lowest first ctass linited rate, they cou tend, does not meun that of the road issuing the ticket but of any road engaged in the trafiic. Whatever there may b2 in the rumor U Marvin Hughitt, now presivent of the Chi cago & Northwesters road, is to e mado t prosident of the Union Pacific at the next neeting of the stockholders, it is neither confirmed nor denied by anyone here who might be supposed to spoak with authority. Outsiders are geuerally iuclined to credit the story. ‘They point to \be assertion that Jay Gould has lost his grip on the Union Pacifics that Mr. Huguitt is aiready a director of that company; thatJ. Pierrepoint Morgao, who represents the Vanderilt people in the management of its affairs, aud that the Vandorbilts have long desired to control a transcontineutal. That the clection of Mr. Hughitt to the presidency would mean a practical consolidation of that road with the Chicago & Northwestern under Vanderbilt control, is not questioned. Chairmun Finley of the Western Passen- ger association has decided that the cut rates now'in effect batweeu Chicago and the Missouri river points must not bs used by western roads although intended as sach by the Chicago and Obio river lines, excopt from poiuts as he bas wuthorized 1o meot outside competition. ‘Prafic Muuager Bushenbark of the Cbi- cago, St. I’aul & Kansas City road objects to this decision a3 an infriction of tho luw. In lis reply the chairman says: tne ab- sence of a definitely settlea application of the law with respect to the tnrough rates, 1t would be improp-r tor any member to seek protection from irdepeadént aetion by au ex- Dartee assertion of what the law requires.’’ Reduced Rate to the Kaxsas Crry, Mo, Convention, 9,—Chairman April Smith has issued & circular to members of the Transmissouri Passeaper association suthoring one round trip rates to tne lowa democrutic state convention May 11, Grant Monument Corner Stone, New Youg, April 9. —The corner stone of the Grant monument will be laid the 27th inst, REC —_—— VED THE VERDICT W1TH CHEEKS Wife Murderer Schneider Found Guilty by u Washington Jury, Wasmingrox, D. C., Aprii 9.—1n the trial of Howard J, Schneider for the murder of his wife, the jury agreed on murder in tne first degree. Ou January 31 Schoeider, who kad not been living with bis wife for several weeks, met her on her way o church, accom panied by her brother and sister, and imost immedistely began fiviug, The brother was iustantly killed and the wife received three bullets in her body, from the effects of which she died in a few day Tue large crowd congragated around the buildings gave vent to its feelings of approval by repeated chicers. The judge in dismissing the jury thanked thew for their righteous and just verdict and said it would be an honor to them as loog as they lived e Will Make & Reduction i Wages. Newcastie, Pa, April 9.—Notices have boen posted et all the furuaces in this city tbat there will be a general reduction of wages, Lo take effect on April 17. The op- erutors say the reduction is necessary be- cause of the condition of the iron mar«et, e The first base bail gawe of the season will be played today. Tue Athletics snd the Al- me‘ are the contesting teams, The gawe will be plaved on the Albright grounds et 9:80 0'clock, Casey and Slater will be in the points for the Atbletics and Belding sod Mullen for whe Alvright sggregalion, P~ PAGES 1 TO 8. | NUMBER 261. CAPTURED THE CANO Wyoming Rustlers Won the Honors of the First Engagement. SURPRISED THE ARMY OF CATTLEMEN One £ide Now Has ths Ammunition and the Oter the Big Gun, FIGHTING LIKE INDIANS BEHIND ROCKS Gun Stores Unable to Supply the Increas- ing Demand for Arms, INFORMATION DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN Both Parties Determined to Win Now at Any Cost — Terrible Excltement— How th State Feel, People of the Casrer, Wyo., April 9.—[Special Telegram 10 Tug Bee | ~An urmed rustier bas just arrived in town atler smmunition. He re. Ports a tixht in progress aud says the cattle- men have retreated to Tisdale's ranch. He would give no detalls but said a string of ponies wero strotchod between here and Tisdale's ranch for the quick transvortation of ammunition. He said the rustlers bad the best of it but were nearly out of ammunition. The fight was aiter the mavuer of ludian warfare. 'rom bebind rocks they bad flied on each other many huudreds of times. Toe rustlers suprised the ariuy cap- tured their big canou but the army got away with the amwunition so that the place could not be used ugainst them. Frivuds of the vustiers will say nothing and ouly teil what suits them. No one here saw him but those who supplied him with ammunition, From these friends the above report was gotten. There seems 1o bo no question that a fight bas tukou place, but the maguitude aud fatality cannot be ascer- tuined. Reenfo The town this z tho Fighters. moroi was agaio stirred up, over twenty mcn passing through town just at dayhigit. They had nothing to say and marched across the covntry towards Powder river. As yet to oue has arrived from the Powder river country, and the re- portof the cow puncher that he saw a man banging near the Powder river hus not baen contradicted nor veritied. All Kinds of rumors are afloat, and 1t is generally be- licved here that this afievnoon, if the army is bent on extermination, the work is com- menced. If the battle took place this afters noon as revorted, & report of it will not reach tiere before Monduy morning. People throughout the section are all arcused and on the alert. Itis generally thought that the cattlemen have bad men here spotting and catching on to tkings, Several strunge mnen that have been loaling around the country have disappeared ana in ail probabulity have jomed the army. Oue ranchman in converse hus so worked himselt up over the matter that many of his friends. think be will lose his resson. The man thinks that he is on the list and Lourly expects to be kilied by some unknown party. A green German sheep herder saw the army ia the uistauce and became so scared over the sight that he loft bis herd and ran und hid and lost the whole herd of sheep, some 3,000. When nizbt came on he ran all the way to Casper, and when ho reached hero was aimost dead from fright. The Germans pame ds Kocn, and his nome is in Denver, The gun stores are unable to supply the demana for weapous. Tne Bes correspond- ent will deavoe for the scene of the war to- BIOrTOW MOruing. NEWCASTLE PRISONERS ESCAPE, They Used o Saw on Tron Bars—(n Favor of the Rustlers, EWCASTLE, Wyo., April 9.—|Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee |—-Bremley, who killed William Mathieson near this city some weeks ago, was today sentenced to twenty- five years in the state penitenuary. The murder was without mitizgating clrcume stances but in cousideration of bis pleading wuilly Bremley was allowed the second de- groe. Pwo prisoners escaped from juil last night by sawing oft an iron window bar. Thoy Thomas Gallagher, convicted of grand lar- ceny, and William Skinner, who had pleaded guilty of burglary. Taey bave not been captured. The general opinion here is that the armed men sent into Johnson county by the stock- men will have war from the start. Many men are being persceuted as rustlers who are not thieves, and they will ight. The cattle- men are evidently proparing 1o round up all the cattle bearing brands of the accused men, preraratory to shippig them out of the country and selliog them us stray: War is sure Lo be the result of such & policy. e ILL AT DRESDEN., John Huntington's Endorsement of Notes 4 and Trouble it 18 Causiug. \ New Youk, April 9.—It is learned that Colonel David Paigo of the big contracting firm of Paige, Carey & Co., who disappeared twe weeks ago, is on his way to Dresden to see John Huntington of Clevelaud to straighten out tho taugle about the endorse- meot of Huntiogton's name on their papers, Huntiogton’s son and his agent are trying to head Paige off, buviog sailed & day after bim, Diesoey, April 9.—Mr. John Huntiogton of Uleveland, O., is very itl 1n u private hose pita: in this city. A representative of the Associsted Press tricd o see bim todsy in regard 10 his endorsemeats on the paper of Paige, Carcy & Co. of New York. No strange. allowed w see him, but the re- porter was seen by Mrs. Huuungton, who stated that ber husbaud made it a rule never to endorse nows, in this case, be bad mede_au exception, much against hep wishes. Both considered Colonel Payne to be s man of honor, Colovel Payve's firm was bard pressed by orposing Contractors sun Mr. Huutington assisted bim by en- dorsing @ uuwber of his notes before Lo started for Europe. All of the endorsed Dotes are in the hauds of Mrs, Huntinglon's Now York bank. Tube former uoles were mostly taken up by Mr. Huntinglon. Mrs. Huntington was not able to state the amount of the nou Hhe bad vo doowledge of the terrible pews beyond that coutalued in & brief cable dispatch. - Two More Bodies Recovered, Uxioxtowy, Pa, April 9.-The search party 1o the Hill Farm mice at Dunbar to- aay brought out the bodies of Barney Maush and David Harris, who were eutombed there in Juse, 1550, This makes Lweutyseven bodies recovered. It Is expovted the other four bodies will be reac some time Lo vight.