Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 8, 1892, Page 1

- wa P v | ! L a ~ | PART ONE. | o = - TWEN THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. I'Y=FIRST YEAR. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORN ING, MAY 8, 1892--SIXTEEN PAGE DOUBTIUL OF ITALY @ermn Government Anxions for a Solution of the Ministerial Crisis at Rome, FEAR DIMINUTION OF THE WAR BUDGET Italy's Economic Weakness May Render Her Powerless in the Dreibund, GERMANY AND RUSSIA COQUETTING Cohouvaloff Favors an Entante, but Opposi= tion is Strong in Petersburg. CROWN PRINCE COMMITTED TO THE ARMY at Potsdam — The Military Ceren wer Makes A ny other Speech—Our Kl olent Lmmigration Commission Is cared on the Other Side. (Copyrighted 15972 by New York Associated Press.] Beruiy, May 7.--The government awaits with considerable anxiety a solution of the Italiau ministerial crisis, As the Triple ailiauce treaty was last year prolonged until 1847, 1t 1s all-important that the successor of tho marquis di Ruaiai shall by a man who will give genuino, not msrely verbal, adhen- sion to the treaty. No Italian atatesman of whatever party would venturs on as suming power to repudiato the troaty, King Humbert porsonally pledzod himseif to Kmpoeror William prior to tho renewal of the troaty not tosanc tion the exisence of a cabinct contain ministers hostile to the alliauce. Yet, prosent crisis s direcily dus to the marquis di Rudini's financial proposals, which in volved the war budget, any diminution of which implies a decrease in italy's military strongth and a consequent lessening of her ability to fultiil her coatract witn the central Turopean powers. OMcial advicas poiat to tho selection of Signor Gioletti as the mar- quis di Rudiny's successor. Tho North Germai Gazette says that tho nor Gioleti would entirely support tne Crispi and ai Rudiai forsign policy and would not allow any reduction in tho war buagetor any diminution in the mulitary forcos. Despite this assurance fears un- doubtedly affoct official circles horo that Ttaly's economic weakness will bo a draw upon hor effactive action as an ally, The crisis 13 likaly to alter the arran monts for tho meoting botweon Limp: William and King Humbort. Italy's Effective T The marquis i Rudini was to accompany King Humbert aud the new Italian ambas- sudor, Count Tagerna, had a preliminary mission rozarding what effective army Italy roe. is now ablo to place at the disposal of tho allios. This highly practicod question 80 long unsottied, appearcd to on the point of decision, 8o therefore the marquis di Rudini's defeat is folt hore as having an im - vortance far beyoad Italy's domestie intor- est. The situation causes decided weakness ou the courso hers and ut Vienna, The Algemeino Reich Correspondenz which somo times gets direct tips from the Russian finanea ministry, announces posi- tively that the czar is ooming to Potsdam. 11 this report bo true his visit must neces- sarily be a briof one of courtesy for the em- peror’s plans, which are fixed for months to come, do not include @ visit to tle czar. It fs cortain that attempts conlinuo to renew the entente with Russia, though the effort of Schouvaloff, the Russian embassador to Germany, in the airection of negotiatiug a commerciul treaty have been balked by the St. Petersburg op- position. Iveua courtesy visit from the czar would be welcome as tending to a reconciliati Anti-German Feeling in Rossia, In the meantime the anti-German prevails iu Russia. The repression German element in the Baltic provinces 15 more severe than cver. I'he use of tho Russian language has been made compulsory in the schools of court, which have hitherto been exempt from oblization. Tho students’ clubs at the Dorpat university, made up largely of Gormaus, have beer placed under the ban. Russian professors are taking the places of Germans. Russian students who obtain scholarships aro scut to Dorpat with the view of streugtheniug the Russian clement, The emperor has had an uneventfal visit at Potsdam uatil yesterday when the cere- montal of introducing the crown prince into the army took place. Under a bitter cold wind and a sbarp fall of sleet the 1mpenial family, leading generals, officers of state ana foreign mulitary representatives assewbled at Potsdum. The foot guards were formed in open squaro in tho Lustgarten. The crown prince took his position of a lieuten- ant at tho rightof his company. The em- peror, drawiug bis sword, took commund of party of the the regiment and dehuered 8 sbort put amimated speech, ia which he told the men that he confided his son to their care. He relied upon his son and bis comrades to continuo the honorable traditions of the regiment, The troops, led by the crown prince, then marched past the paluce, where the emperor, surrounded by a group of ladies, was watching the spectacls of bis son s & staff ofticer from & veranda overlocking ihe grounds. The omperor will go to Dantzie oz May 15 where he will view the garrison and laune 8 cruiser that has been built at the umperial deck, Dread Having Emigrants Returned, An 1ucidont has just occurred that proves tho growing dread hero of the eficioncy of the American lmmigration commission, Solomon Guufeld of Turkisk birth, living in the United States, who sent Lo his wife, who resides in Gallicia, & ticket aud money to allow of her joining bim in America. The German authorities refused to permit her o pass the froutier. Guufeld appealed to Mr. Blaine, Auerican secretary of state, who instructed Mr. Phelps, the American minister bere,to do what he could in the case, although Guufeld’s wife was not an American citizen and had not positive rignt to assert. As @ result of the ivformal negotiations, the German authorities refused to allow her to pass for fear that the immi gration comuission would send her back uuder some excuse, An unoficlal hint was given thut if Mr. Phelps would guarantee agaiust 1he euforced retura of Mrs. Guufeld she would be allowed to proceed, and this ssisted in @ settiement of the ailewma, She started yesteraay for Dallas, Tex. The trial of W. R. Whitney of Boston, who 15 charged with & heinous offensa szalust morality, bhus vommenced here behind closed doors. After a short hear ng the case was adjourned to aliow the dfense 1o call further witnessos due conference between the Hunganen | & financ i authorities and the group proceeds ut Buda Pesth. Hausemann and Bloichroder, syndicate proposing gold loan. Rothschild The bankers, ropresout the to take charge of the Ex-Minister Delbruck has become a strong | advocats of u world's oxhibition Ata large industrial at Berlin meeting, commenting upon the fact that German commercial bodies now wanted their products inter- nationaliy exhicited, Herr Delbruck at- tributed this desireto the favorable influence of the new commercial interests. The move- ment for an international show has spread. The agricultural bodies are now preparing a petition which will be presented to Chancel- lor von Caprivi in its course. Mr. Murphy, the Ameriean special com- missioner to fntroduco the use of corn meal, has sent a lot of corn bread with some corn meal to every member of the Reichstay. The Berliner Tageblatt quotes Herr Lucques, a member of the Reichstag, as saying, after sampling the bread, that hie wished the Ger- man representatives abrond would dispiay equal energy abroad for German interests. Count von Schouvaloff, accompanied by his secretary, called upon Minister Pheips in order to give a quasi-formal expression of Russia's gratification over the work of the American relief commission. He said that “American generosity was as oroad as tho continent and as fruitful as the soil,” and that ‘“the traditional friendship between America and Russia has now been made warmer, by gratitude. THE RARMER AND THE WEATHER. Crop Reports From Different States De- seribe n Depressing State of Des Moies, Ia. May 7.—Tho crop bulletin reports from all parts of state tell about the samo story of e waather, excessive rainfall, delayed farm work und damage vy floods. Rain feil in ncarly every county for six days and there was but one day of sunshine during the . The measurem of precipitation iged from one and one-half to seven lches, with the average for tho stateat three and a half. The acreaze of oats and other small grain is greatly reduced com- pared with last year. Much corn ground i3 yet to be plowed.” I'io probavle lateness of the season and tho saturated condition of the soil will considerably reduce the acreage of that coreal. Grass, winter wheat and early sown oats are doiug fairly well. Fruiv pros- pects aro good. Too Much Itaimn for Nebra Cnere, Neb, May 7.—|Special to Tne Be, | —The Nebraska weather service in co- operation with the Unitea States Department of Agriculturo weather bureau, from its central oftice, Boswell obscrvatory, Doano college, Crete, issues weather crop bulletin No. 5, for the week ending Friday, Muy 6, as foilows: i The weck has been everywhers cool and clondy and the condition of the ground, sat rated” by vious rains. his delayed furm work, which is now fully o week bebind last year. The temperature hus been everywhere low, varying from three to seven degrees below thenormal in various parts of the state and there has been less than the normal amount of sunshine, Over the state generally the rainfail has been below the normal und in most pluces less than hal wninch: in the southEastern part of the stite more than an inch foll, in the Bluo river valley it exceeded four inchies, fallinz pr neipally in heavy local rains on Suturday nizht. Piowing for corn has vrogressed slowly and littie or no corn has been planted during the Week owing to the cold, wet condition of the ground. and in the southeasiern part of the ¢ all fariing oy wly st St ward, 18 5 tion, but'in what damazed by the wet weather. In southcrn Nebraska plum and cherry trees are in bioom, being about a week luter than lust year ns in good cond ith 8 been soue- Beneficial Efort in Michigan, Detrott, Mich., May ne weckly crop report 1ssued toduy stows a daily mean temperature throughout the state of 3.5 de- grees above the normal. While beavy rains have fallen generally in ali sections of the stato the effect has boen to improve the con- dition of grasses, iwheat and oats on sandy soil. Plowing for corn and other smail grains had 1o b suspended and other out- door farm work remins at a standstill. In somo localities in the central and lower countrics, tho low lands are under water and warm sunshine 1s ncedea 15 dry out the ground. Fruit prospecis aro reported ox- cellent. FAVORS FOR Governor Barber Reqaested Through Drives in Wyoming. Cugyvesse, Wyo., May 7.—|Speciai Tele- gram to Tie Bee.|—Thers was a noted ag- grogation of railroad menin town today. At their head was Assistant General Manager Dickinson, with W. A, Deuel, general supar intendent of the Gulf division, and General Superintendent Nichols of the Nebraska di- vision of the ‘Union Pacific. Among the others were General Freignt Monroe, Assist- ant General Freight Agent Wild, Superin- tendent Touny of Denver and Assistunt Su- perintendent Park of North Platte. The en- tire party. in three private cars, visited the imprisoned men ut Fort Russell. Later a call was madoe upou Geveruor Barber with relation 10 lis proclamation pronibiting southiern cattle from being driven across the state to adjoining states. ‘I'his bLas been a very sore point, Last year catiie were con- signed to Ovin Junction, on the Union 1’a- citfle, and were thenco transferred by tho Northwestern to somo | Hulls termival point. As a consequence they were unloaded on the ranges of several big outfits which threatened to withdraw their business from the Northwestern in the event this was con- tinued during the preseat scason. This will probably explain why the Northwestern de. clined to maie any through rate on this busi- ness this vear. Local rates were demanded from Orin Junction to the placaof destina. tion. As cattle consigned to Montana could a0t under the proclamation be uuloadea for trailiog at Orin, the business has been practically at a standstill. A strong talk was made to the goveruor this afteruoon, ————— Disbelieved in St. Paal, St. Pavt, Minn,, May 7.—Father Heffron of the cathedral tolay stated that the report of tho_ pope's disapproval of Archbishop Ireland’s views on the school question could not ba ofticial. **We hava read no such tid- ings in St. Paul,” said he, *‘which would not be the case had 4ny such couclusion been arrived at. Moreover, what is called tho Farioault "lmn has ‘already been largely adopted at different places in this count notably in the arehdiocese of New York, Poughkeensie, Spring Valley, Iil, aud many places in ICansas, ete. It is not'the policy of the vatican to put things under the ban quite so readily. Tne school question is under advisement at Koms, us every one knows, but I think this report comes from a private source, and we can afford te awaitan ofticial announcement.” - Independent Ol ¢ 1y Assigns. St. Pavr, Mion, May 7.--The Iudepend- ent Gil company assigned to Robert Seeger. Tue assignment was procoted by the sale of all the company's stocks and plants at St Paul, Miuneapolis, Duluth, La Crosse, Warterloo and Houghton, Mich., to Attorney C. W. Bunu, who'in tura transferred ihe properly to the Independent Tauk Line, which it is anuouncea will carry on the busi nesy without iuterruption. It1s stated thut the assignment is made simply to wind up 1ho business of the old @ancern. The estab lishment bas been doing & business averag- ing over #300,000a veamfor several years. The a-82ts are estimated at $100,00) and lia- bilities at §0,000. ———— New Yok Exchunge Quotations. New Youk, May 7.—([Special Tel:giam to to Permit Tug Bre.|—Exchang> was quoted as fo-- Livs: Chicago, 85 premium; Boston, 100 @i coput; St. Louis, Wo | F. miuam. ! | VICTORIA WAS HURT England's Gracions Queen Takes to Heart | the Slight from Her Grandson, REASONS FOR WILLIAM'S ACTIONS He Was Angered Because His Sister Joiaed the Greek Church, "They Say." CHANCE FOR ANOTHER CASE OF THE KIND Probability of a Marriage Between Russia and Prussia Not Remote, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE IS GROWING Leaders of the Conservative Party Pushing Their Opposition to Jews with Per- sistency and Vigor—Some Sam- ples of Thelr Work, [Copyrighted 1992 by Jamss Gordon Bennsit\ Benuy, May 7. — [New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Bee.—The queen's departure, the projectea visit of the czar and the adoption of the anti-lewish platform by the Prussian conservatories arsthe three subjucts which are best worth studying at Berlin this week. Under ordinary circum- stances tho movements of monarchs have not agreat significance, Kings come and go. They meet, embrace and part, but as a rule they leavo the task of tackling politics to their advisers, except of course in the case of the pope and tho czar, who have invariably been their own primo ministers, as wo know. However, the circumstances which attended the queen’s journey are paculinr. Nor would it do to treat the expected visit too ligatly. The queen had a weighty object 1n mind when she went to Damstadt, and the czar must have more than a trivial object for his visit to Emperor William., The Slight and the Cause Thercof. 1 have reason to believe that the emperor's omission to welcome his royal grandmother at Darmstadt has caused consiperable tension in the relations between the German aund Euglish courts. Nor, in view of ihe direct- ness of the slight to her digrity, can we much wonder if the queen does feel resent- ful. Various explunations of the emperor's conduct bave been published. It has been alleged that the “young lord” could not ac- cept the hospitality of the grana duke of Hesse vefore that youtn had paid him hom- age. It has also been srid that he could not wish to mect his mother, Empress Frederick. According to a third story he kopt away from Darmstadt to show that he haa not pardoned the queen for throwing cold water on his warlike aspirations by permitting naval demounstrations ut Cronstadt und Ports- mouth, There is, however, one other point which really had much to do with the domestic dif- ference of the Guelphs ana Hohenzollerrs, and this has been lost sight of. I refer to the conversation of the emperor's sister, Princess Sophie Dorothea, to the Greek church. The emperor, who is a strong Protestant, was greatly incensed at what he regarded as his sister’s iufidelity. He at- tributed her conversion largely to the coun- self of the queen und Empress Freacrick, and he has not forgiven them for their inter- ference. Arranging for a Wedding. Yet, in face of all this, it would seem that one object of the czar's much-talked-o? visit to Berlin may be the arrangemeut of a royal marriage, presumably involving the secession of another Prussian princess to the orthodox Greek faith, It a maten between Princess Margaret and the czarowitch is concluded, the Protostants may mourn, but politiclans in general will not sympathize with them *‘Paris vaunk, bien une messe” suid Heory of Narvarre and the moral of the Boarnars' famous utterance willno doubt be applied to the case of Princess Marearot. After it has long been directed by a handful of more or less honest and responsible agi- tators, the anti-Jewish movement has now assumed a serious and regulur character, which will unquestionably add vastiy to its importance. Ninety members of the con- servative party, that is to say of tha party whict is likely to predominate in Prussian politics for somo years to come, have re- olved to include anti-semitism in their progrem. Nor is it at the instigation of Hof-Frediger Stoccker and other Jew barters that they have come to this determination. The men who have in- stituted the new crusado have rank and in- tluence, amoug them being such as tho baron vou Rauchtaupt,the comiug cabinet minister, and baron von Wackerbarth, the rising liglt, who some think will soon be the leader of the conservatives, Some av least of the members of the present ministery are known to faver anti-semitism, while other prominent public men a&nd a large proportion of the wasses will not oppose it, Going Into the Schools. The movement, whether 1t be just or un- just, can hardly fail to have speedy and far reaching consequences, for though the goy- ernmeut may now and then disregard the wishes of the conservatives it cannot rulo for any length of time without them, uless it is prepared to go over bodily to the liberals, and the conservatives bave declared war on jurism, Awong other straws which show how the tide is running [ may mention tho fact that the minister of public worship has ordered the directors of the Berlin bigh schools to - form him how many of their pupils are Jews, now many of these Jews are exempt from religious 1ostruction and how many attend tne religious classes, Dr. Stoecker has all along advocated & partial climnation of the Jows from Christian schools, in which, he thinks, they act as au unholy leaven, and this new move of the government must please him. Tho government has wisely resolved not to sanction the schemes of the busy- bodies, who have been trying 1o raise money for the purpose of buildings which would have to be demolisned 1a order to make way for tho royal park ana lake near the Schloss- platz, and this decision meets with general approval. MeLtz FIVE — HUNDRED HOMEL Unprecedented Rislug of the lilinois River Works Widespread Desolation, ] Prows, N1l May 7.—The river continucs to rise, and this evening registers over twenty-one feet, the highest point reached in uearly balf a century. Tuere are fully 500 people homeless 1u this city aud between bere and Pekin, The worst destruction is atthe Lu Marsh draivage district, which is now uuger fifteer feet of water. It contin- ued 10 pour through the crevasse 1n the dike ail aight, all the tine increasing the break, b is now over 1,000 feet ia lengta. 1ho rescuing party was kept out all nikht and by | | daylight had accounted fer all the thirty | familios living fu the disteer, with a siocle | exception, (jeorge Nichol ana family re- sideq at the lower end of the dwstrict and it | is not kuown what has ecome of them. Men are sull searching for them, Just below the upper digke there is a hich embankment, which forms the approach to the Pekin wagon bridee. This grade for & time held the water back, or tho conse- quences would have been mueh more serious, Men were at work when the crash came at quickly wave thealarm. Most of the ros dents had time tq get on roofs and in trees, and there await th mscuers, A sccond broak oceurred today. all the houses in the inundated region aro threatened with complete destruction, the driftwood aud debris is piling up aeninst them in huge quantities. Thesc household goods hiave all been floated off, and the res- cuors are in bad shape. Small houses along the river bank in this city bave been earried away and thousands re oecupying tents. "The citizens of LaMarsh hold the railroad Nearly responsible for the damage, They claim that bad the dike been constructed of dirt instead of sand no touble would have occurred, Tho larger portion of the crops had been planted and will bo a total loss, as tho ground cantiot be used this season, Soveral industries I this city aro thra- tened with high water, and unless tho river quickly subsides, of which there is no in dication, will be forced to shut down. Most of the railronds in this vicinity are again running as usual. The Rock l1sland, however, has not run either a passenger or & froight train on this division for a week. Lowlauds Converted Into n Luke, Krokvk, Ia, May ?.—The river floods in and around Alexandria, Mo, aro almost a repetition of the great inundation of 1881, The unprecodented rains of the past week have swollen the Fox, Des Moines and Skunlk rivers to suoh an extent that the Egyptian levees between this place and Alexandrin broke, fiooding thousands of acres of land, mostly in wheat. ‘The town of Alexandria is raplaly being submerced and people are getting ‘ready to leave for the high lands. Stockmen ure taking their animals to tho hills aud it is reported that the loss of stock is groat. Business in some lines at Alexandria is at a stundstill, aud many of the people go ubout the streets in boats. Tue river has turned the lowlands back of Alexandria into one great lake upon which can be seon loating bits of wreckage, logs, driftwood and small buildings, Tnhe loss to stock and farm products cannot at this time be estimated. Tho greatest fears were had for the ex- tensive levees alons the lilinois shores, which protect the Hunt and Indian Grove drainage district. The great rise of 1581 did much damage to these levees, but they have been strengthened, and it is thought now that thousands of acres of wheat lying between Warsaw and Quinecy will not be inundated. Tonight t@e river at Warsaw measures 15 feet abovo bigh water mark and the same at Alexandria. The water is'still pouring over the lowlands in and arovud Alexandria and a general movement to the hills may ensue. At Keokuk the government shows the river to be 15,6 feot ahove the high water mark of 1551, but_ with no immediate in- dications of rain. Heavy floods are reported all along the e of tho Toledo, Peoria & ‘Weostern railroad and @ bad washout necessitates a transfer near Bushnell. Un- told damage has been done to caops and farm property by the heavy rain: Des Molnes Flooded, Des Moixes, Ia, Mayi7.—The watér in the Des Moines river has hed the highest poiat touched for mauy Fears, but 1s now re- ceding. A portign ofthe city was flooded and/mich damage done, Roads thrgughout central lowa are Imfussable:and wmany bridges have peen washed out, Heports to hand show that the age will amount to thousands of dollas. Waters Falling—Fears Quleted. O17AwA, Tll, My 7.—Today both the Fox and Illizois rivers fell nearly two foet and all fears of disaster tolifo or even serious wreckage of residence property have bcen quieted. Tho water reached a point highor than ever before in the history of the lili- nois'valley, being twenty-one feet and nine inches above the low water mark. Railrond Trafllc Affected, Krokvk, Ila, May 7. 10 p. m.—Tue Mississippl is falling tonight, the stage being fifteen feet. The danger point is past. Be- tween Alexandia and West Quincy, a dis- tance of over thirty miles, the track of the St. Louis, Keokuk & Nogthwestern s cov- erod trom oue to twenty Inches. The road- bed Is safe, being rock ballast, but the trains were abanaoned this/ afternoon. Through trans from Burlington to St. Louis go by way of Carthage and Quiucy on the east side of the river. Local traflc between Keokuk and Burlington 1s not isterrupted. s MR. RAUM MISAPPREHENDED, Secretary Noble Dikslaims Any Disposition to Keep Back Correspondence. Wasmiaroy, D, €, May 7.—Sccreiary Noble today addressed.a letter to Chairman Wheeler of the pension offico investigation committee, in which he says that the com- missioner of pensions, in bis letter of the 2d to Mr. Wheeler, in which he stated that he was directed by Secrotary Noble to refuse to furnish information desired by tho commit- tee concerning certain correspondence. pon the ground that the constitution and laws of thg United States renose in him (the secre ary) the power of appointment.and removal, and which, in bis (1ba secretary’s) opiaion, he is not required 10 furnisn to congress, or one of its committees, the grovads upon which such appointments and re movals are made, misapprehended nis (the secretary's) purpose. While he delieves that this statement of the law 1s such as he (the secretary) could rely upon, wero ho so_ disposed, us the head of the de partment he has no disposition to refuse in this instance, citber upon the ground stated by the commissioned of pensions or any other, any investigation into the corre- spondence mentioned by Mr, Wheeler in his letter of April 18, but he (the secretary) thiuks Mr. Wheeler's gemands should have been more definite as to the case and time as otherwiso the Lsbor would be very great. He considers it due w the commissioner to to state that when his i(the commissioner's) lotter upon tLo subjeeti ceme 1o him, he re- ferred it to the assistsat secrotary whose re- port was not made out/im writing, 1f from conversation with - thie assistant secretary whorein he suggested the coustitutioual ground that might §e assumed, the com- missioner derived 1We 1dea conveyed to Mr, \\'Iw’flcr as the seedetary’s opinion it wus not from anythifig eemmunicated by the secretary. He is not content'to have the committee close its hearing upon .any misapprebensicn, and if the committes’will couvey to him a statement of what the eommittee desires in regad Lo corresponaenee as special oxam- iners and within what dates Lthe committeo desires it, he will gladly furaisn the corre- spondency, with tho vjows of the president. He defires to aid and 8ov binder the commit- tee in the investigation, Rium Will Ald & THurough Investigation. Commissioner Raum has written a reply to Secretary Noble in wgieh he says that As- sistant Secrotary Bussey informed him that Secretary Novla had decided not to furnish copies of the letters referred to and directed him to 50 inform the committee, In conciu sion he states that ke is in full accord with the secretary’s axprossed wish to give the committee every aid {o making a thorough investigation of the bureau operatious, and ho invites the fullost examination of all bis official acts in eounection with the bureau. e Like the Good Old Days. Cueyesse, Wyo., May 7.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Beg.|—At 8 special meeling of | the Laramie city councll tonight, the crdin- | ances prohibiting gambling and the op mina of saloons on Sunday were repealed. Ths | bLas been a sore political question acd seve..l gambling bouses will be at oner opene - Frosts of the past week in California have | reduced the KFApo €rop one-half; couss ly it ds estiniated the wine output will | 090 gallons short and prices coracs ngly sdvaseeds SIX YEARS OF WORK What Has it Accomplished for English Politicians avd Their Reputations? GLADSTONE HAS ADVANCED SURELY From the Disgrace of Khartoum He Has Risen to Power Again. BALFOUR'S STEADY UPWARD COURSE How the Secretary for Scotland Has Grown to Lead His Party, PROGRESS OF OTHERS LESS PROMINENT How Churchill and Chamberlain, Goschen and James, R a 1and Morley, Sto Before the People Today— Have a Coalition Minlstr. May [Copyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Benne't. | Loxvox, M New York Herald Cablo —Special to Tiue Bee.)—As 1 was sitting in the House of Parliament tnis afternoon and thinking how soon the present Parliament will come to an end, I could not help looking around and trying to decide whose reputa- tion had increased or diminished since wo tirst met 1n the autumn of 1855, 1 leave out of consideration the private members whose names for the most part would be unknown to your readers, though some of them will be u good deal in future years. Let us glance over the twp front beachies, where the lead- crs of the ministry and the opposition take their seats, Mr. Gladstone comes first, whether in point of seniority or ns the greatest member of Parliament now iiving. Ho bas eained ground since 1856 by dint of sheer superior- ity to tho'rest. His oratorical powers have not fallen off one atom, while his skill as a debator even seems to have become more consummate. When we camo together in the first season, the recollection of Gordon and Khartoum was strong upon us, and th man who was chiefly responsible for so much disaster could scarcely obtain a hearing. 1 have s2zen Mr. Gladstoue obliged to stand silent for several moments until the mocking laughter and murmurs with which he was groeted had subsided. In a short time, how- cver, his supremacy over everybody in the house bogan to tell, and those who hated bim most were compelled to pay him the tributo of silence, if not of open ndmiration. Gladstone’s Licutennnts Considered. Now the conservatives treat him with great respect, while alarge section of his own followers do all in their power tovex and thwart him, Look now at his leuten- ants, Sir William Harcourt holds his own as the fighunz man of the party. His principles ave anything you please, toaay one thing, tomorrow something totally difforent, but he can hit hard, and therefore he bas his uses. Mr. Johu Morley is more respected, but 1 donot think that he makes any way in the bouse. His speeches fall rather flat, and readiness of reply is certainly not his forte, There is many agood horse thatis noba derby winner, ana I doubt Mr., Morley has staicina for the course over whnich he has to run. Sir G. Trevelyan is reckoned of little ac- count, whethor 1 tho eyes of frieuds or foes. Mr. Henry Fowler bas made distinct progress owing to his unfailing good sense acd great acuteness, aud he is suro to have a foremost place in the next liveral cabinet. Mr. Childrs, who has filled many high oftices, has broken down 1n bealth and has disappearcd. Sir Cnarles Russell stands pretty much where he did, and the small fry have nothing to show for their six years of parliamontary life. Balfour's Shining Success, T now turn to the governmeat side. There it will be umversally aimitted that a great success has been scored by Mr. Balfour. e began as secretary for Scotland, and when he rose to speak in Commons the bouse was speedily emptied. Ho s not cven now ‘“a brilliant orator” as some papers try to make out, but te is a most effective speaker, and incessant practice has enabled him to throw off those awkward mannerisms which once marred all bis efforis. He still hesitates, stammers often, uses tho wrong words and is very slovenly in the arrangement of his facts, but now and then ho reaches a high ievel, and his success- ful work in Ireland would alone give him a spiendid reputation. Ireland today is pros- perous and tranquil, whereas when Balfour took hold of it the country was steeped in anarchy and apparently on the verge of a cwvil war. Mr. Gosehen, in spito of his conversion of the national debt, has not improved his posi- tion in the house. His manuer is repellant, He is too aggressive and somebow or other is generally disliked. Mr. Matthews, tho home secretary, has held his heaa erect through many storms and need fear no furtber attack, Stauhope and Lord Stanley have done well, The attorney general has been badly hurt by tne Hurlburt case, and the Parnell commis- sion did him no good. Sowe of the others uave secured promotion, but whettier it is strickly according to merit would be a very delecate questiou to decide, Chambertaln and Chur 1. known figures. the old party lines, but they are too important to be passed over in silence. 1 refer to Mr. Cham- berlain and Lord Randolph Churehill, The first has not lost any ground, He has remained faithful to the cause of the uuion. His debating powers have aeveloped and ho bas proved himself 1o be a good leader, Tuere is, however, no place for bim in the Jiberal party, and he is inevitably drifting woward the rauk of the conservatives, 1f Lord Salisbury succeeds in getling a major- ity st the next election the result must be & sicoalition” minority in which Mr. Chamber- lain would occupy 8 very prominent place, However, he would necessarily bring with There remains two well They arc outside of him seversl friends, includiug Sir Heury James, and uow would the conserva- tives like that! There would * be a great redistribution of loaves and fishes, aad wany of the present office bolders would be sent empty away. Perhaps the country would not lose much by the chunge, but great how! would arise from the exiles As for Churenill, he has praotically eYaced aself and 1s apparently becoming unknown 10 the members of tho house. He scarcoly ever attends parliament and is rarely neard from the platform, Horse racing ens grosses bis whole time, if not lis thoughts, ile bas cut loose from politics and auother THE BEE " LLETIN. b Weather for Omaha and Vity— 1% ening, With I PAGE T German Politicians Dou % aly. Quecn Vietoria Hurt by (2 am's Snub, Member of Parli Work, Tolitics fr ment |2 sws Six Years' m Paris, PAGE Ii Tall and Geeeral Spor e Control of Millions, PAGE 111, Captured Witnesses Arrive ac Chadron. Lincoln ring to Celebrate the Quarters ftas Fort Nebruska Stute N Heath's Washington Letter—Capital No PAGE 1V, nd Comment, PAGE V. Proceedings of the Methodist Conference, Editorial Local News. PAGE VI Council Bluts News, City Council Votes to Submit the ¥ Proposition. PAGE VII, ty Commissioners Planning for Per- wnent Hghways, PAGE X. Wakeman Writes of George Ellots' Folks., Nebraska Factory Notes, PAGE XI The Condition ot Trade—Live Stock M Kets, Shorthand Lesson in, Provision Weekly Real ¥ y Markets. tate Review, PAGE XIL Society News for n Week, PAGE XIIL arly Summer, ters, Sports of The PAGE XV. Progressive Platte County. regard his future with great anxiety, but ho moy yet succeed to some extent in retrieving his position, though all existing circum stances must be changed beforo he can bope to doit. A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT On the London Stock Exehange. [Copyrighted 1592 by Jaes nett) Loxnos, May a Cable Svecial to Tue Brr]— Very littio genel business has been transacted on the Stock exchange today, owing to the limited sttena ance of members, Dealings in tigh class in vestment securities have again veen fairly numerous. The funds are steady, while Indian rupee paper has advanced onc-half of 1 per cent owing toa firmer tendouey in silver. Foreign government close generally firm, a gocd tone being re- ported on the coutinental bourses. Home rails close fairly strong, the market being avorably influenced by tle continuance of sunshine. Aside, however, from a. rise of 13{ per cent m Northwestern and South- eastern deferred, the changes in the ot did not exceed onc-cighth to one-fourth of 1 per cent. In spite of the few dealings there hus been a decigedly better feeling in toe market for Americuu rails in response to the higher prices quotzdat New York, There is a marked recovery which 13 almost general, ranging from one-fourth to five-cighths of 1 per cent, the lead being taken by Atchison, Erie, Louisvill: & Nash- ville, Now York Central, Philadeiphia Reading and Union Pacific. Canadian lines uave been well maintained, but are not ma tertully changed. Scarcely any demand for morey has been experienced today, owing to the plethora of fioating capital. Short loans nave been free'y ofered at one-half of 1 per cent. Iew bills have been brought forward, and those at two and three months are quoted at 1 per cent, excentional transac tions being a fraction under. securities ers Bering Sen Agreements Exchanged, Loxpoy, May 7.—Ratfications of the Ber- ing sea arvitration agrecment and modus vivendi convention were exchanged betw een Great Britain and the United States toda The exchange was a brief formality. 1t took place in the foreizn offica this afterncon United States Munister Lincoln and Lord Sulisbury held a meeting for tho purpose of exchanging documents in conuection with the matter. The two diplomats engazed 1 a short conversation during which they ex changed mutual greoting. Lord Salisbury afterwards started for Winasor castle, whither he had been summoned by tho queen. SR FIVE THOUSAND TEACHERS TO MEET. Clear Lake, Ia., Selected fora Guthering of Educators. Masox Ciry, la., May 7. havo been completea for a big educational meeting to be held at Clear Lake May 5. Five thousand teachers are expected to par ticipato 1n it. Prominent among them will e A. G, Lain,superintendent of city schools ; Staté Superintendent Wells of Wiscousin, State Superiutendent Kienl of Miuuesota and State Superintendent Knochler of Towa —Arrangements 1 Split on Sitver. May 7.—|Spa W la., CRESTON, to Tue B Eighth distriz Creston May 17 al Telegram silver convention of the been callied to meet at lect delegates to the 10 national silver convention at Washineton, I C., May d 27, The call is sigued by Judge S, R, Davis and How. 1. F. Maxwell, democratic aspirants for congressional houors of Creston and ex-Congresswan A. It. Ander- son of Fremont county, besides over 100 others, It is feared by local democrats that this will tend to split the party in this dis trict, LEmans, 1a., May 7.— (Special Telegram to Tue Bee.) -Ine Plymouth democratic county convention to select delegates to the state convention was beld this afternoon. ‘Tne following delegates were chosen: W . Dent, J. H, Keiffer, John Draut, Geor, M. Smith, J. i, Alorieht, Hon. Henry S Shrooton, Peter Casper, M. Wurtn, . F. Hickey, A. . Reichmann, jr., James on rody and A, Tuoma. Ied bot resolutions 1n- structing delegates 1o support no man who shall not use cyery means for tho nominn tion of Governor Boles for president were passed. A resolution was adopted instruct- 1ng delegates to work for the election of Hon, Jobn Duncombe of Fort Dodge for delejate at-large ana Moo, W. H. Dent for district delegate. rre the Catholie Church Masox City, Ia, May 7.—Charles Lutz, rector of the Episcopnl church of this city, rosigted his pastorate and joined the Romau Catholic church oWill Have Stovx Ciry, Ia to Tue Bex Special Telegram 1t Lias been decided to build & corn paluce 1o Sioux City again this your, It will b the sixth, SNOW AN Indications That Fa ubled with N ortoy, Neb., May 7. Telogram to Tue Bee|—It commenced suowing lasy night about wmidnight and has be ) snowing siuce. Bight inches lie on the level tonight. Fokr Rowixsox, Nev, May 7.--(Special Telegram to Tue Bik|--Bix inches of snow fell this morning and it is still snowing Citanios, Neb., May 7.—(Special Telogram to Tuk Ber,)—This section is agaiu visited with a beavy suow storm. ‘There are four inches on the level and no signs of the storm bas stepped into bis place. His friends m Ml abating. PRGES 1 TO 8. NUMBER 325. RUMORS AND GUESSES Europe's Political Atmosphera Hazy with the Gathering of Storm Olouds, PORTENTIOUS TRIFLES SEEN EVERYWHERE Stories Rife Conocerning the Future of Bis® marck and His Son Herbe KAISER WILHELM'S VERY He Will Not Bend It at His Mother's Most Earuest Behest. STIFF NECK ITALY'S TROUBLE IN THE FOREGROUND Overthrow of R ofaT (inl But the Certaln Sign ugh Change of Policy on the Part of the Kingdom at Once. | Copyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Bennstt,] Pawis, May? —[New York Herald Cable —Special to T Ber. | —Thoe wost extraordi- nary and coutradietory rumors have been in circulation sfnce vesterday. Itwae reported vesterday that tho czar had definitely abandoued his idea of visitng Borlin, To- day, however, 1t is anuounced on good authority that the czariwiteh will soon be come tho husbaud of Princess Margnerite, the emperor of Germany's sister, Now what are wo to beliovet According to auother rumor, which aps pears to o well founded, n reconciliation will soon take placo between Limporor Wile liam and Bismarck, the only dificulty in tho way tuo aged ox-chancellor’s unwille 1ngness to resume his oflice, s story goes, bowever, that he will permit his son 0 enter the diplomatic service and that tho Jutter will then e appointed cmbassador to Paris or Vienna, Many per- aro sceptical as to thoe truth of this rumor and point to the fact that Count Her- bert is tetrothed to the younz Countess Hoyes, and would hardly caro to exchange bis domestic happiuoss for w career in tho diplomatic service, which would occupy sl s u veing sons It was a Beastly Snub, Another rumor which than all the rest is to tho effect that Quoen Victoria bas returned to London in a very tiscontented stato of mind on account of hier furlure to meet Bmperor William during her stay at Darmstadt. It 1s cortain that the cmperor refused to meot his grand- mother, Instead of replying to the dispatch inviting him Darmstadt, ho set out for Helizoland, where he really had no busine Morcover, his ouly reply 1o those persons who acted as intermediaries betweon him and the queen was that there wos no reason wpy he should be catechisea by s grand- niother. The fact 15 the emperor desired to avoid every attempt to reconcile himself and Empross Prederick, which was tho real ob- ject of Queen Victoria's stay in Germany. The quecn had several long interviews with ber daughter and the latter assured her that the emperor’s health was much worse than the public suspected, and that his 1ll- ness, affecting as it dia his entire system, wust prove the excuse for his conduct toward his grandmother. is more important Ituly Mast Sing Lower, ‘The cabinet crisis in Italy coutinues to 0os -cupy the attention of tho diplomatic world, and it is universally admitted that a change of principles as well as of ministers is nece essary. Tac presenu phase of the crisis, which has besn brought avout by the defeat of Rudini’s minlstry, is still only in- termediary, aud while it will last until August or September, it can produce only one result, namely the entire rearrangement of Italian politics and the withdrawal of Itaty from the triple ance, At preseut the political situation engrosses public attention and even the que tion of King Humbart's visit to Potsdam is no longer discussed. Such are the topics which European statesmen are at present interested in, I wonld like to show the readers of the Herala the plot on which these diplomatists are working and the canvass ca which the re- sultof their labors will appear in tho near future, To foresee, however, what will hap- pon is impossible. How oftan has the peaco of Europo seemod to have beon threatened, how often has it appeared as though a mern triflo would serve to throw into confusion ths most skillful political combination? I do not believe that tho peace of 1uropo would b3 disturbed during the prescut summer. I am confident that every one is anxious for the muintenanco of peace, but I cannot forget that atere are yet dark clouds ovor us and that even the blueskios may suddenly become threatening and tompestous. Jacques S, CERE, stil - stic, en creuted in Efngham, of the postmaster in ex- Pt newsD per of thit town from the muils, beciuse it contiined report of u Catholic “fair at which prizes wero awarded by vote. Pretty Ix anuzhter of Urbana, 1k, from her hos New York retuil coul dealers have deolded NOU Lo, raise their prices 1o cover the wholo- slers' Inereuse until after .t ioust two weeks. The body of levman Putrick O'Sulllvan of Chicago, notorious for his allezed nection with the murder of Dr. Cronin, vaken to his ola home nt Monroe, Wis, where inter- ment Wikl occur Lo lay. A Washington correspondent 1s assured “upon the hizhest uuthority” that there is no 1kelihood of the Pekin goverument severing its commoreial or diplomatic reiations with the Unitea States, but Amerlean missionaries in Chinn ay have somo of their private rights abridged aud have to sufler certain PULLY unuoy unee: car-old Minnlo exsio Albrizhi, fias mysterious'y Albrignt, farmer neat disippeared Fore The government of Dominica, one of the iUk Leewara islunds, has granted to ach products the samd tarlf levied on s oto Dowinica frowm the United The trades council of Melhourne, Australia, has resolved to appeal 1o Queen Vietoria 1o veto the Queensiand bill introduciog Kanuka Tubor whes recelved fn Parls suy that in the : sional elections in the province of Para. 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