Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 14, 1892, Page 1

PART ONE. THE OMAHA TWENTY-S ROYAL INCOMPETENCY William's Int:rmeddling Oalls Forth Angry Protests from the German Prees. HIS MINISTERS VIGOROUSLY ATTACKED They Are Denouncad for Their Slavish Truckling to the Will of Royalty. SEVERE AND® SCORCHING CRITICISMS Diecontent Everywhers Pravails Over the Emperor's Unstable Policy. TARIFF ARRANGEMENTS WITH RUSSIA Detalls of the New Commerclal Treaty to Be Adopted—A ¢ an View of Glad- stone's Polloy—Soldlers Drowned —Crop Reports. (Copyrighted 1892 by New York Associated Press.] Brnuiy, Aug. 13.—Ewmperor William has decisively squelched the propused Berlin in ternational exnioition. Tonight's Reichs- muzieger states that thq emperor, acting on a report from Chancellor von Caprivi, has withdrawn all officiul suppor! from the scheme., The chancellor's report declares, it is said, that the reasons for not approving of the exhibition are that ouly a small portion of the German industrial socisties held that an_exhibition was desirable and that u ma- jority of tue foderal government denied its necessity on economic grounds. 1n this in- stance tho emporor, who personally favored tbe holding of un exhibition, nus bowed be fore the will of the majority. Atticks U the Ministry. An influential section of the press, chiefly the juational, liberal and freisiunige organs, has been indulging in outspoken attacks upon the mimsters for submitting to the will of the emperor regardless of thelr duty to the country, and upon the emperor for exer- cising despotic sway over cvery ministerial aepartment. Tne resignation of Herr Herr- furth, Prussian minister of the interior, now credited not to a difference in a point of policy with Herr Miguel, Prussian minister of tinance, but vecause he incurred the em peror's disfavor by combating the Schloss lottery. The Vossische Zeitung risks prosecution by the publication of an article under the caption of “The Crown nud the People,” protosting against the personal bius of the emporor in swaying all important affairs of state policy. *“T'he fministers slavishly ask," says the Vossischo Zeitung, “not what 1s Dest for the country, but what wiil please the emperor. Everywhere the imperial per- son is brought forward and the responsibility of the cabinet is more aud wore disrogarded.” Tuis, the paper says, is a dangerous policy, because public opivion is far from upproving measures supposed to huve their originywith the emperor. M'nisters having no other am- bition beyona the carrying out of the wishes ot the crown are barcly endurable even in an autocratic state. German statesmen ought to resign if they find tueir protests against the emperor's desigps made im- potent. Discontent Prevalls Everywhere, The article reflects with tidelity the feeling which pervades all classes. Discontent with the emperor’s imperious intermedaling pre-, vails everywhere, The insfability of public affuirs, the constant change of high oficiuls, the recent removals of wmilitary ofticers, the suddens turns in polioy, now radically libaral and now extremely conservative,have aroused o general longing for firm, unswerving meth- ods of goverument, oven if they are some- times oppressive, as undeg Prince Bismarck Oficiuls and the public now don’t know what, to expeet. Under Bismarck they had coufiaence that the measures proposed wqu.d be carried through at all risks. Some satisfuctory assurances have already reached the foreign oftico here through the London embassy confirming Mr, Gladstone's forelgn policy. All the German political par- ties viewed Mr. Gladstone's advent us prime minister with regret, as likely to imperil the solidity of the triple alliance, unless Lord Rosebery was forsign minister iu bis cabi- pot. As late as vesterday the advices from the German embassy positively stated that Lord Rosebery, finding that Mr. Gladstone refused to follow his lead in the position of England toward the triple alliance, Ezypt and Russia, and differing with him in the os sentials of his policy, refused to accept office, Today’s oMclal dispatehes anuounce a prob ablo enteute between Mr. Giadstoue and Lord Rosebery, the former assenting toa coutinuance of Lord Salisbury’s foreign pol- 1cy ou its main points, Commercinl Trouty With Russin, The commission on o commercial troaty with Russia has concluded its discussions. It has recoramended as u basis for the nego- tiations & decrease in the tariff on Iussian grains and timber in exchange for a lowered tariff on German manufactures, especially on iron and steel. The Russian commission has already been avpointed to meet the Ge man mission, Baron Laneran, consul gen- eral at Amsterdam, is atthe head of the Ger- may commisslon. Apart from the tariff arrangements, the Russian government asks an important con- cession in the rescinding of the edict pre- venting the Relchsbank from waking ad- vances on & IRussian loan. The council of tho Keichsbank has been ocousulted and it favored the vepeal of tho probibition, but the government is understood to be averso to granting the concession unless some politica entente with Russia 1s assoclated with the commerciaione, lu the eventof & treuty belnk coucluded, merenauts and shippers en- gaged in the Baitic trade bopo that the goy- eroment will declaro Stettin, Dantzic and Kiel free ports. When the Relchstug Meet The Reichstag will resumeo its sitting in Novomber, The proposed gevernment moas- ure prohibitiug the culture of uative tovacco, while increasiug the duty on foreign tobacco, may never see the light, Tho miuisters have been warned of tierce oppositiou to the bill, The prohibition will mean ruin to thousands of tovacco growers iu Germany, even if thoy wro relmbursed by a government boauty, while thousands of persons employed in the production of domestio cigars will bo thrown out of work without compensation. This would add largely to tho socialist discoatent. The minister must devise othor fiscal methods to ralse the money necessary for the increased army expenditures, or risk u storm, agalnst which the ewperor's favor will be unhble to shield them, A ocouvention of German horse butohers has agreed toopen & first class restaurant here for the purbose of educating the upper clags 1o the use of horse flesh s @ viaud, is ECOND YEAR. : | The report submitted to the convention stated that there aro 2,400 horse butchers in Germany, who kil 86,000 horses annually. These horses are mostly fattoued for tho meat market. No worn out animals aro used, Pablic Indignation Aroused. The public 1s indignant at the drowning of seven soldiers n the Newsse river while engaged in swimming exercises. Two hun- dred men were ordered to swim across the river in linen suits and carry their rifles, They swam in threo rows. The first row was half over, when cries for help caused general terror. The rows got mixed con- fusedly and seven men, seizing each other, sank. No boats followed the swimmors, and but for the presence of some pontoon men, who rescued many of those who had lost their presence of mind, the loss of life would have been terrible. The military authorities are blamed for taxing the strenath of the men beyond endurance. The statistical bureau reports the harvest outlook to be very favorable. The condition of wheat averages 100 per cent,, winter rye 103, barley 90, oats 84, -potatoes 102 ond hops 78, FRENCH WOMEN AT THE FAIR. 8. Potter Palmor's Work In Burope Bear- Ing Fruit, Panis, Aug. 13.—Mrs. Potter Palmer's visit to Paris this summer hus already vorne fruit. A very distinzuishoa committee of ladies was recently appointed by the goverop- ment, with Mme. Carnot at the head as nonorary vresidant. The first meeting was held the othar day in the winter garden of the Elyseo palace, and Mme. Carnot opened it with o short speech, in which she ox- pressed the hope that the women of Krunce would bo worthily reprasented at Culeago. An elegant buffev was installod at once in the garden and everytody was highly pleased with the way in which tho presi dent's wife conducted the first meetiug, which was adjourned until autumn, The Associated Press correspordent bere has asked the various members of the com- mittee for their views concerning the woman’s exhibit. jComtesse Gresfothe- Chemay said: “Iam attending most espe ially to tho artistio and literary feature of our exbibit, which will be fine,” Comtesse de Monsaithin, wifo of the deputy from Cher, says: “My part will be the do- mestic work of woman, in which sphere we hove to make an interesting exhibit.” Mme. Leon Bertaux, the well known sculptre s said: *I will call on the lsading fomale artists to co-operate with us aud I feel sure we will make a good showing.” wThe well known philanthropist, Mme. Gabiielle Frank Praunx remarked: ‘“‘The work of the four sections of the committee will not begin seriously until October, for everybody has now left thotown. My labors will be coufined to the charities, which will ue reprosentel at Chicago by coll2ctions of wonographs, reports ana photographs show- 10 g our various charity buildings, eto.” Muwe. Emma Lourdet, wife of a prominent mcmber of the Paris Ciambver of Commerce, rewarked: “We are highly thankful to the women of America for naving started this movement of a feminine exhibit ut Chicago, and we will participate with cnthusiasm.” The distinguiskea prima donna, Mmo. Carvalho, wife of the manager of the Puris Ogern Comique, writes from the country: “When I return to town in October, I will do my share of work for the committee." M Mesereruor, wife of the deputy of the Seine, remark: *“I'he aim of our com mitteo will bs to expose at Chicago all the documents that will enable one to judge the exact social condition of French women, to sbow the real influence which women exer- ciso in our society and at the sama time to give much place to the artistic and industrial side of the subject. We hope, notwithstand- ing the high intellectual development of tae American women, that this extubition of ours will uot place our women in oo un- fuvorable a light.” Comtesse Foucher de Careil, president of the association of French ladies which corresponds to the Red Cross society, saia: “Our society, oue of the most important in France, will make a fine exhibit at Chicago.” Among the other active members of the committee who maks similar replies are Mme. Fevrier, wife of the general and imster of war; Comtesse Horace de Choi- seal, the wife of M. Georges Berger; M. Leamire, the well known painter of stiil life; the wife of M. Camille Krantz, French com- missioner general for Chicago, ana March- ioness de Moustier. They Give the City of Ostend a Genulne Anarchist Scare. «v, Aug. I3.—An ordinary sardine box filled with gunpowder was exploded to- day under a window of & cafe 1n Muria Kirke. At least this is the statement of the police as to tke causo of the injury to two persons who wero near, their hands and faces boing scorched. According to the police, who made an investigation, the affair was undoubtedly tho work of mischievous boys who thougnt they would startle the peoplo in tho cafe by tueir teiok. The affair had nothing whatever 1o do with dynamite or dynamiters. though axoggerated reports wera early sent out that dynamite had veen exploded with serious results, IR DOORS, Cuban Merchants Protest Agalust the Ex- it Tarifty, HAVANA, Aug. 12.—Nearly all the business establishments 1n the city have closed their doors in consaquence of the rofusal of the winister to suspend the new tariffs. The mer- chants and othors sent a telogram to the min- ister at Madnid a few days ago, asking him to suspend the tariffs, At a meeting here August 8 to consider the subject a majority of those present anuounced they were ready 10 close their places of business if their ro- quest was not granted, It is probable that the merchants will make a demonstration to show their disapproval of the action of the colonfes, but the government has issued an order probibiting anythiog of the kind. British War Vossels Collide. Loxnoy, Aug. 13.—Hor majesty's twin- sorew cruiser Apollo, 8,000 tons, mounting cight guns, struck the docks of Bremerhaven yesterday. She uarvowly escapea sinking the Naiad: The report of tho accident says that a terrible loss of life or wreck or both was ouly avoided by the coolvess and promptuess of the captain of the Apolio, Pho Apollo has @ great Lole in her bottom sud her machinery badly crippled. The Nalad has eigat inches of water o her after compartment and is otherwise damaged. But for their double bottoms bott vossels would buve sun Aztec Curlositios, Paws, Aug. 13.~M. Desier de Charoay, the French explorer of Puautom Clty fame, has just received an invitation from the goverument of the United States to go to that country in October 0 as to be able to prepure his exbivits for the Chicago exposi- tion. He will make exact copies 1n plaster of paris of wll the Aztec curiosities he found i3 Mexico, which no douut will forin vue of AHA, SUNDAY IN JOYLESS TRIUNPH Gladstone and His Lieutenints View a Viotory That Was Dearly Purchased. SCENES IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS How Members Dressed and Acted on the Night When Salisbury Fell. WEAK LAST WORDS OF THE VANQUISHED Chaplin's Tedious Specch and the Dapress- ing Effect it Had on All Sides, DR, TANNER'S DARING ACT OF INSULT Not a Breach of Order, but & Deep Affront Was Gladstono Do With Mis Prize§ —After the Vote win Taken —What [Copyrighted 1872 by Janst Gorlr Benask Loxnoy, Aug. 13.—[New York Horald Cable—Special to Tue Bee | —The doed is done, Gladstone is once more prime minister pending a fow formalities which nobody de- sires to impede. You will have hear about the great excitoment attending Thursday night's debate and fiaal vote. To my eyes the whole business bhad a theatrical, arcificial look about it. Oue of our papers spoaks of the fate of the ministers “‘trembling in the balauce,” just bofore division. What nou- seuse! Weall of us knew the result days ago, and, except for death or illness, not a siugle vote could be affucted. But an ovation had to be got up for Gladstone, and his entry aftor division was well timed for the purposo. He was kept back to the last. Then a lane was wade for him through the crowd, and all s party stood up and shouted. 'fho Irishmen worked themselves wto a genuine fever. The old man walked to s seat, caraworn and weary looking, with a faint doprecating gesture, as much as to say: ‘Do not mako all this fuss about me. I am not worthy it,” and soon hurried bimself off to bed, How tho Membors Acted, It was a crowded house. Every seat was taken und a lot of members were obliged to stand. Tho tew memvers were fussing areund us if they were about to decide the fate of tho univer All that was a matu of course. There was Biake with bis som- brero hat, but with ap nmazing display of shirt frent, sitting on the Irisn bsuches. Many of the new natioaulists were there, wild aud unfettered 1n their cries and gea- eral behavior, nterrupting Chumbariain with yells and groans, and later on,'vhea a member of tho government was foolishly put up w0 speus, almost beside themselves with rage. ‘There was Keir Hurdie, with his yellow trousers. brown flaunel shirt and traveling cup costume, which never seowms to clange, eveu when he goas to bed. None of your cleau shirt nousense for this gentieman. Blake might lend him one ot two of his Niagara shirt fronts the next time ha drives down to the House with a brass band in a buuk holiday van, with his portrait exhibited @s 1f he were the veritable **Old Jucob Town- send’s Sarsaparilla.” The conservutives were all as spruce as new pins. Mostof themin evening dress wore gorgeous flowers on their coats, There is & gentlemun with an orchid rivaling Cham- berlain’s and another one with green carna- tions which th3 young daudies now affect, Bulfour bas & white rose. Gladstone, op- posite, sports a red rose. Hurcourt fidgets about ail through the night us though on a gridiron, First he comes in, has a long animated talk with Glaastone, then he goes out ten minutes, comes back and has another talk, theu off again, comes back, and altogetner seews @s Uneasy as a man walting to have a tooth out. It Brings Them Little Joy. Indeed on the front of the Glaastonian beuch there were no signs of joy or victory. Morley was grave, even downcast. What with the Welsh party, with their ultimatum and the labor party with theirs and two Irish sections with theirs and Gladstone manifestly yielding at last with tho weight of 83 years, what sort of a government 1s possible! Who would be rash enmough to insure its life over 18431 Rumor is that Harcourt does not want to take office at all uuder present circumstances. Morley must be still less fnclined. Gladstone alone cs when tae figures are read out which proclaim his success over Salisbury. A more funereal party returniug from what is alled victory I never came across. Why in the world Balfour should at the last hour—past 11—put up our horsey friead Cuaplin to speak no M. . cau guess. The housn was tired of the debate and the wind- fog-up specch was not required. Poor Chaplin weat floundering into bis Sorboniau bog of old sveechos, extracts from the bluo books and rakings and scrapings of the po- litical dustheap, The new memoers, who bad never seen him bofore, pursued him with jeers, jibes and mocking laughter, The portly figure, the tub-thumping style of oratory, the dreary excursions begiuning with what Gladstone did in '83, sant them into fits of mirth. Tunner's Sublime Impude In tho midstof all Dr. Tanner walked down the Hoor of the house with a large glass of water in his haad and coolly depos- ited ivin front of Chapliu—the mast impu dent thing I buve ever seen done in the House of Commons. The speaker could not interfere. There was no breach of order, and yet o most insulting act bad becn perpe- truted. The Glaastonlans coeered Tanner tll they were Loarse and the conservatives could only look onin gloom, fer Chaplin's speech vexed thelr souls also, and as miduight approached and he was still at it, au opeu revolt nearly broke out. Never did u great ministry die uttering so weak last words as thut. Then the bolls, the rush into tho division- lobby, checking our names by the clerks, the return to the house, the great reception to Gladstone, ditto Balfour, the radioal yells ou one side, tne deep-toned tory cheers on tho otber, the crush outside for cabs and carriages, cheers for Baltour as he walks bomeward, and all is over, Thus euds a ministry which bhas lasted six years, aud thus begins auother which 18 commitied o a policy its own chief has never yat worked out. We have turned over & new page in Bu- glish politicat hustory, Already the hand of fate begins to make faint warks upon it. A MEMBER OF FAKLIAMENT, ne ce, Newfoundland Iy uratefal, 81, Jouxs, M. F., Aug. 12.—The special sosslou of the Newfoundland legislature, 1ho privgival atiractious of ke Worla's u‘u.1 called 1o cousidor questious arisiog out of - MoR ING; AUGUS the recent fire, had* been apencd. The gov- ernor's speoch contnined, besides reference to. the fire, expressions of ihaunks to the peopls of Grews. Heitain, Canada and the Uuited States for thetr jgencrous contribu- tion and Newfoundlanda's heartfels gratitude for it. INTERESTING LAW sUIT! Antl-Semites Stifk Murden German Courts With Thole Spleen. | Copyrghted 199200 1nas Gty 1 Berriy, Aug. 18, 2{New York Horald Special to Tur B, |—It might huve been supposed that the aequittal of Wolff Bischoft at Cleves would bave checked tno zoul of Germany’s anti-Setaites. Their ardor has, howsver, not beea \damped. They ave, if possible, more active than before and 1t is clear that they havelnot the faintest thought of interrupting the erusade they have bogun against what they' regard s Aati-christ incarnate, The Jewish questipn has many sides. One wiis shown us here fuls week at the trial of Carl Paasch, a well koown German mor- chant, and several less iknown on a charge of grossly libeling Herr von Brandt, the Prussian envoy at Bpkin, and various others, The affair has madé:a groat commotion and attention has l‘l‘!* been attracted to it in tke Prussian Diet. Herr Hans von Beaudt is acoused by Carl Paasch of having @itrigued av Pokin some years aco to prevén¥him from obtaining cer- tain railroad and wining concessions, which, it is alleged, the Peussian envoy was auxious 10 secure for himself and for the Jewish ring in China. K, Incalpating But this is not thi hewtiovernment. heaviest charge which Paasch has brough¥Bgainst him. 1n sundry pamphlets, coutainieg supvosed libals, von Brandt is accused @l having outraged the defenaant's rights'as a German citizen, ran- sacking his private gapers, locking him up in aroom for several days, und attempting to teunsfor him to the madbouse. Baron von Schelling, mimster of justice, Barou Bleichroeder, and many other public personages are mord or less directly assailod by Paasch, who, having, he declares, been ruined by his rivals, has since returned to Germany, made bis resl or fancied griev- ances bis text foria determined and not wholly unconvineing irdictmeat of Semitic ways and customs in’ the east, After a three days hearing the case was this week adjourned to allow the return of von Brandv and other, persous with affidayits from China, Unde" heclonk of & demand for redress for private wrongs the charges contulned in the criminated pamphlets have been made an impeachment of the Prussian government and of all Iseact, Horr Paasch, whom Lhave just Interviewed, scems very sane to me, and has at all ovents the courage of his convictious. He does not hesitate to say thut he balieves Baron leichroeder has more influence over the course of German policy in certain Instances than the responsible rulers of the state. At the trial Dr. Lenz,avho attended the defend- aut in Pekin, declared that he bolieved Paasch was mad &t the time. A Mayor Pauly #bo was'callnd for the defense, how- over, asserted that | o wad also had madness 1mputed to hidi by “on Brandt snd it™was stated by Pausch_that atleast thves otber people nad beou .. sularly greated, The coustt-refused o Wiypithe mayor's evi- dence. More Interesaing Than Any. A case of far wider public iuterest will soon be tried in Berlin, Herr Obewinder, the much talked of state socialist and disciple of Lascalle, will be arraigned for libels in conuection with the conduct of the Bischoff case, which In & paper called the Volks Hess Oberwilder be recently dencunced asa miscarriago of justice. He professes to have proof that the officials who directed the trial either mismanaged the task or were dishonest. More than one prominent wit- ness, and the notable experts who helped disculpate Bischoff, will hear hard thiugs about themselves from Oberwinner. Tt is doubtful whether Baron von Schelling and Herr von Herfurth, who are here, botn to be subpanaed by the defense, will con- sent to give ovidence. If they do, we may expect a seusation. McLTz6ER, L e NEWS FOK THE ARMY, Complete List of Chunges Becyloe, stoy, D. C., Aug. 13.—[Special Telegram to Trie Beg,|—The following army orders were 1ssued yosterday : Leave of absence for four months, to tako effect upon the Leraination of the season of target practice, is granted Capisin Hobart K. Bailey, Fifth insaatry. The leave of ab- sence granted First Lioutenant Stophen M. Foote, Fourth arullory, is extendea ten days. The followiug assignments of adai- tionul second lieutenauts to vacancios of sec- ond lieutenants are announced: Cavalry arm—sSecond Lieutonunt Julius I, Conrad, 10 be sccond lieutenant, Third cavriry, troop K, July 2, with rank from June 1, vice Thayer, promotsd. Arilory arm—Sec- ond Lioutenant Arthur W. Ctase, Sec- ond artillery, to be secoud lieuten- Socond artillery, battery K, July 1, Wit rank from Juue'll, vice Parker, pro- woted; additional, Second Lieutenant ['rank W. Coe, Firsu artillery, to bo second lieu- tenant Rirst urtillery,” battery D, July 13, with rank from Juue 11, vice Huboard, pro moted, additional, Secoad Lioutanant Kenneth Morton, Second artillery, to be second lisutenaut’ Second artillery, battery G, July 23, with rank from June 11, vice Croe, promoted; infaniry and additivnal Secona Lieutenant George M. D. Wocks, Fifteenth infantry, o be second licutenant, Iiftenth infantry, company G, June I8, with rank from June 11, vice Mitchell, pro- moted., First Lieutenant Edmond L. Fletchor, Thirteenth infantry, beving been found by o exumining voard uafit for promotion on account of physical aisability will proceed to his home. Captain Joba Mitman, orduance department, will visis powder mills near Wilmington, Del, on public business con- nected with'the ordnmes dopartwent. The following trausfors of officers .are or- dered to take effget this date: Lieu- tenunt Colonel Hebry K. Noyes, from the Fifth cavalry w thySecond cavalry. He will report by letter %0 the comwanding eral, Dopartment of Aelzona, for assignment to a station, and will, upon the expiration of hie present leaye of absence, join the station 0 which he may be wasigncd; Lieutenaut Colouel Louis H. Carpenter, from the Secoud cavalry Lo the Fifth esvalry ; First Lienten- ant Frunk De W, Ramsey, from the Four- tecnth iufantry to the Ninth infantry, company K; ' First ' Lieutenant Jumes Mitchell, from the Niath iufautry to tho Fourteonth infantry, ‘company ¥.” He will join the company to which he is transforred ¥irst Lieutenant Laniel 13, Devore, from the Seventeenth infantry to the Twenty.third infaotry, comuvsuy B; First Lieutenaut Evan M. Johuson,” Jr., from tho Twenty- thire infantry o the Seveuteenth infantry, Company I:" Fipst Lieutenant Goorge 5. Cartwright, from the Sixteenth iufantry 10 we Tweoty-fourth lafantry, Company H. Mo will join the company 1o which he is trausforred; First. Licutenant Frank ( Ralk, from the Twantg-fourth infanwy to the Fifth infantey, Company H; t Lieu- tenaot Harey Freland, from tho Fifth in- fuutry to the l‘filrfll infantry, Company K; in the Regular Fiest Lievteoan§Frank Mclotyre, from the Third infantry %o th&Nineteeuth infantry, Company H; Figst Lisutonant Beaumout B, Buck, irom the Nineteenth infantry o the Sixteenth lufantry, Compauy K ———— DeWitt's Sarsaparilia desiroys such pol- sous as scrofula, skin dispases, cczoms, rheu- watism, is Wmely use savos many Lives, M. Flammarion Writes Another Letter About Earth's Most Cordial Neighbor. REWARDS OF PERSONAL RESEARCHES What Has Boen Ascertained at the Juvisey Observatory This Summer. SCHIAPPERELLI IS WARMLY DEFENDED His Discoveries Upheld and an Explanatory Hypothesis Set Forth, ON INTERPLANETARY COMMUNICATION It is Not Impassible That Earth and Mars May Yet Exchange Greetings and Know Each Other Very Much Botter, [ Copyrighted 1892 by Jamas Gorary Rannat.| Panrg, Aug. 13.—-|New York Heraid Cable —Special to Tue Bee.]—Everyone can ad- mire at the present moment the brillinat red star which orightens the hoavens with its flery light, ‘This star will reign for several months overbead. It shines with a greater lustro than any other in the heavens, be- cause 1t is now at its nearest point to the earth, an event which has not teken place sinco 1837, and which will not recur betore 1909, For more than two centuries and a ha'f sclentific observation has been directed to the aualysis of this neighvoring world. Wo bave gradually learned that this globe only shines by reflected light; that it is composed, like the globe on which we dwell, of conti- nents and seas; that it is surrounded by an atmosphere in which thespectralanaiysis re- veals the presence of watery vapor: that its years are twice as long as ours; that the sea- s0ns are of ubout the same intensity as ours but twice as long. That its poles are covered with snow in the winter and are almort en- tirely free from it in winter, and thot its climate closely resembles that of the eart. In a word, that this other world appears to e habitabitable just as ours is. The last verinelio abpearance of Mars 1877 resulted in curious discoveries, and since then the progress of discovery hus rapdly increased. At the observatory of Milan Schiapperelli succeeded in muking the topographic triangulation of & map of Mars witn & precision almost equal to that of ter- restial maps. He discovered tbe famous canals, which were at first the object of so mbeh nutural skopticism, but whose exist- ence has been confirmed by observation. Rosearches at Juvesy Rewarded, Mars naturally occupies a foremost place in the work of the observatory at Juvesy, and since the beginning of May nota day bes elapsed without the planet being observed and drawings made. ¢ Its astra) daclination, however, has kept 1t very little above our horizon, and iv has not been able to disengage 1self from the low lying mists. Nevertheless, we have obtainea results which are not wanting in intorest, Firstlar, with regard to the polar snows, It is no longer possible to doubt that the white spots at the poles are due to snow which accumulates during the winter and melts under the rays of the summer snn. Douot- less, this srow, this water, may differ in some chemical properties from terrestrial water, but it is analagous in aspect and transformations. Mars’ atmosphere is more rarifica than ours and lighter. The baro- meter is always at a low poiut and evapora- tion s easler. ‘I'ne snows are less dense and the ice softer and melts easier, but there remains the great analozy between them Astronomical observation and spectral analysis combined show us there is real water like, not identical with, ours, Tho most characteristic fact this year re- lating to the higher austral polar snow, now toward us, witb an ioclination of 14 in May, 16° in June, 142 in January and 122 1n August, has, been rapidly disappearing under the heat of summer. ‘fhe austral hemnsphere of Mars had its spring equinox Muy 20 and will nov have its summer solstice until October 13 next. Nov- ertheless, the austral polar snow has already diminished by three-fourths. Should this rate of progression continue the polar snow of Mars will hava almost entirely melted by the summer solstice, & thieg not bitherto seen. May thero has not been in Mars as with us, & hot summer without rain, Schiapperelli’s Canals Confirmed, A short and altogother senseless para- graph, concocted by some ignoramus, has re- cently appeared in newspapers, stating that the observatione now being made of Mara have not shown the enigmatic liues to which the name of canals has been given, and thesy alleged formations are ouly fads of the Ital- jan astronomer. It is @ pity such gross, idiotic observations, which displal o waut of even common courtesy towards one of the mosteminent astronomers of modern times, should have been laid before some miilions of readers. Thé truth is exact opposite. In spite of the law position of the planet with regard to our horizon and the consequent dificulty of making observations, it is certain that a number of these canals have been clearly defined even at the observatory of Juvesy, whose equatorial 18 of very moderate dimen- sions, 0.15 inches, but whose o bscrvers are zealous, ardent laborers, [The Paris Herald gives many illustrations drawn by M. Flumwarion’s colleagues at Juresy and descrived by M. Flamwmarion, who then continues | : 1 havo been especiully occupled in measug- ing the diameter of Mars and of Cape. As regards the 2anals I have ouly been able to recognize personally the passes of Nusmyth, the Indus and the Ganges. The diameter of Mars, I bave uscertalusd, be nine minutes thirty-niue seconds instoad of eloven miuutes theo seconds, the measuremont adopted by Laverries. We learn thut the canals, those already named or others, have been seen by observers, notably through the enormous magnificent equatorial av Mount Hamilton, in Canals and Contiueuts, Astronomers ure ot agreed as to the n turg of these strange formations. That the coutinents of Mars are crossed by & network of lines, often perfectly straight aud of gece motrical aspect, is undoubted by all who bave studied the question, but it is diffi- oult to decide whuat is the origin of these traciugs. ''he mouths of the principal ones seem to be those of former rivers, Nevertheless they are not rea. rivers, be- cause they do not have their origin In shut- in land, but ruo direct from one sea toan- ouer, and further, because they cross each other, ‘'his leads to the couclusion they are | WaLer causes ou the sawe level between fat 0N RED FACED MARS! l = 2\ THE BEE BULLETI Weather for Omaha and Vieinity ir, Warmer, Sowtherly Page. 1. Kaiser Withel Mow Salisbary ¥ Tore News from Mars, St. Cere's Latest War P'roj. 2. Comparing the Two 3 News from Nehraska To o In the Political Field, Kansns City and the Pythian Knlghts. Tennesieo Minoes in Arms, 4. Editorial and Comment. ' ngton Lett 8. Conncliman Steel on Europe. Whitt Omuha Pays for Janitors, Why the Sehultz Sisters Dieds Lincoln soclal News. 6. News from Council Bufts, 7. Last Week in Soclety, 8. Grand Army Department. 9. About the N 10. Theatrienl Gossips and 11 Omuha's Local Trade Revi Gratn, Provisions and Live Stock. 12, Colonel Mosby British O1d So . Carpenter In Rural ussia, Wages In Omaha and 15, What the Women Are Doing. King Cotton Meets King Corn, 16, Sunday's Sporting Melange. \ Indiators 'y lom. ground. Now it bas been found that the effects of time on the arographic turface of the contivent in Mars, wkich i3 much older thau the earth, isto flatten thom< It is probable that 4,000,000 or 5,000,000 of vears hence all tho laud on earth will be lev- cled. On the other hand, 1t is probablo thoy are water courses because they are of the same color as the seas of Murs, bocause they communicate with the seas, and because they change in width and oven position. Are they for that reason fuil of water! Certainly, there is nothing to prove itt Is their vog tation tender? Porhaps so. Science does uot forbid the supposition that the inhabi- tants of Mars were able to change the courses of old rivers, with a view of making amore general distribution of water which had already become scarce, but in places was threatening the surface of the conti neats fluttened by the wear and tear of agos. Defedding a Hypothesis, This is one hypothesis. It is not opposed to sclence, and the geometrical and intion- tional nppearance of tais network of lines wurrants it. It 1s to be feared it will nover be possible to explain the canals of Mars by leaviog out of sight the possibility of un ideatical rectification of the water courses any more than the astronomers of Verus could oxplain our railwuy systems, if tney persisted in re- fusing to admit any other ixfluences affect- ing the surface of the earth than the blind forces of nuture. We canuot say this is; we can only say this might be, and should ahy vetter explanation of the things that have been observed on Mavs be forthcoming, we are quite prepared to accept it. If the avove, being only provisional, until a better appears, 1t is beyone doubt. It has been observen that seasons cavuls have been seen doubled, formed of two parallel lines, That cxtra- ordinary phenomenon was first observed in 1851 and will probably not be seen tbis year, because it ouly occurs in the spring and autumu of Mars—that is to say, atv the equi- noxes, aud not in summer, because the in- habitants of Mars are approaching their soi- stice, but whether thay way be seen or uot this year they exist. Itis more difficult to explain, then, than even canals. May they not be due to some atmospheric refrac tion caused by the crystals of ice, as hap. pens with us, produsing halos and parhelias resembling wore or less the double ref tion of the Spath of Iceland. May Yet Communicate. However uncertain T may be in regard to existing problems set by our neighboring planet, we may state thst Mars of all planets in our systew 1s the most intcresting, throug its resemblance and difference from our earthly hubitation. We can only repeat what Herschell said more than a century ago: “Its inhavitants probacly enjoy « situation in many respects similar w0 ours,” Novelty has alwas special attractioa for us T'nis is the first time since the origin of mankina that we have discovered in the skies a new world sufticieatly like our own to awaken our sympathies. Manuy years will doubtless pass before science is able to acquire 1deas as completo respecting our other neighbor pluuet, Venus, as those We Dow possess respecting this world ot Mars, but what wonders has not the sclence of tne future store for our successors, and who shall dare say thut mankind of Mars and mankind of this earth will not one day be able to com- municate one with anothér. Generations will pass away and progress wiil long con tinue ite upward way. Fiasvamioy, Committee. Juvessy UNIVERSITY, August 13, at certain e in el WILL REDUCE THE RATES, ¥ive Dollurs Will Be tho Ro to Kansas City, Curcano, 1If, Aug. 13.—Chairman Cald- well still hus under advisemont the Atchi- son's avplication for authority to make a round-trip rate of $# berween Chicago and IKansas City on accountof the Knights of Pythiss encampment, Ho has deciged 10 wait until Monday before giving his decis. jon. It is practically settlea that the § rute will be put into effect even it the appli- cation 18 refused, in which cass the Atchison will eppeal to avbitration. I, C. Donald, O. G, Murray and 8. H, Holdiug, the arbitrators appointed o setLlo the question in dispute betwaen the Atchison company and Chairman Caldwell relative to the proper interpretation to be put upon the suction of the agreewent limiting the time in which arbitrators may be appointed in cases of an appeal, held their fivet meeting todny. Arguments were heard ou both sides and @ decision will probauly be submitted Iy next week. “Phis is thocase in which the Atchison contends that when a member appeals from « decision of the chairman, all the arbitrators must bo appointed within five days from the time the decision is rendered. The chairman holds tbat the appellant must select 1ts arbitrator within five days after the dato of the appeal in which to make his selection and the two thus chosen have siill another five days in which to agree upon the third man. Chairman Caldwell fs taking a vote of the mombers of the Western Passenger associa- tion on & propesition to abandon the use ot tho signature form of ticket adopted for the Grand Army excursions to \Vashington. The Kansus City, Fort Scowt & Memphis took the initialive 1n this movement, and other western roads are anxious to muke the samo terms wiih the Grand Army posts aud any otlier excursiun raie that have boen made, A Trip Farc b Mysteriously Divappenred, Mivprerows, Conn,, Aug, 18 —Crest ex~ cltement prevails at Miadlefield over the dissppearavoe of Captain Henry A Miller, au aged and very weslthy®eitizon, He was seen last evening by bis nephew, Henry Ives, but this morning he had disappeuared, Searchiag purties haye scourod the couniry and drawn off ponds hereabou's, but o trace of Mr. Miller has been found A ghug of touklis wap aea i U Vicinity of liis bouse Insy nignt and Kiduuppiog e svs pested. NUMBER 57 e e ‘mon A NEW PLACE Jacques 8t. Ooro Discovers the Germ of European War in Montenegro. ONE BOLD CONSPIRACY THAT FAILED Fruitless Efforts to Abduct the Reigning Prince of the Hapless Country. RUSSIA'S TRUEST FRIEND IN DANGER Etrife Aeainst Uitka Stirred Up By Parti- sans of His Youtful Son, AUSTRIA ALLEGED TO BE IMPLICATED Bafllcd Conspirators Cross the Morder— ¥ranz Josel's Government Accused of Belng Privy to the Plan—What May Come OF It [Copirighted 1892 by Jame=s Gordin Banna't.] Panis, Aug. 18.—[New York Horald Cable ~Special to Tur Bee. While Kurope and the whole world are following with the closest attontion the pariiamontary orlsis in England, an event has happenod in a little country along the shores of the Adrl- atie. This event is worthy of more than passing uotice. A plot has been on foot against Princo Nikita of Montenegro. The conspirators want to deprive him of s crown and place it upon the bead of his son, who is 21 years old. The royal pavent was to have been seized one night and put on board a vessel bound for some foreign port, aut the conspiracy was discovered and such plots more ofton fail than succeed. Two counoillors of the prince are strongly suspected of participation in the conspiraoy, and are now refugees in Austria, Tho Aus- trian government has wiven pormission for tho sojourn of the crown prince, but every person who 1s suspocted of having had a hand fn the plot is piaced under tho olosest survelllance, Order seoms to have been re- established in Montenegro. Gloomy F 1f we are to take spocial notice of this affair, it Is in connection with the famous *guestion of tho east,” which has never boen setatrest. Itis again coming to tho front. We do not know the hour when it shall once more arouse the world. When it does there wili bo a terrible awakening and Burope will ve shaken to its cente Montenegro was talked about in 1830 on the oceasion of tho double warriage of the princesses Stalo and Militza to the twe srand dukes of Russia. It was also talked about whon the czar gave the celebrated toast which drew the aitention of Europer ““The princo of Montenegro, the only true friend of Russia.” Tuis thrust had tho ef- fect of causing alarm and publio discussion, but peace was oot disturbed. But there is & conspirooy which hidos something els Who are 2t the head of those who huve fled from Montenegro, whose prinee is the friend of the czar? Ave thoy so very welcome in Austria? Must we believe the Austrian journals, which assert that Prince Nikita bas an understanding with Russia, and is tuinking of adding to his crown that of Servia, so troubled and distracted, and which the *'poac) party’ wanted to prevent oy deposing Nikita, All that signifies nothing, but it is cortaig ihaton the side of the Balkans, in Servia, in Bulgaria or 1n Montenegro, sooner or latet will cona that spark which will set all Eus rope on firo, Jaques St. CERE, ngs. LONDON'S MONEY MARKET. Very Little Doing, but Secarities Trading Generaily Firm in Tone, [Copyrighted 1892 by Junzs Gordon Bennatt, ] 15, —[New York Horald special to Tue Bek. | —Business in Stock Exchange today has bsen almost at a staudstill, only a fow socurities mooting any logree of attention. Consols®are 0n9six- (eenth of 1 per cent oasier, money for ac- countand lndia rupec paper opening one. fourth of 1 per cent lower, closing un shanged. Indian sterling losns still mark a fall of ovehalfl of 1 per cent. Kor. ign government securitics closed tolorably drmly in spite of little doing. Home rails ways, aftor being generaity dopressed, closed with a steadior tone. At the sawme timoa deals ings havo boon almost at a standstill and the changes established, while m)stly adverse, donot exceed one-half to one-quarter of 1 per cent. Canadian lincs close dull, a de- cline of one-quarter of 1 por cent having taken place in Grana Trunk guaranteed and Grand Trunk first proference, Among for- cign railways Moxican first preference has visen one-half of 1 percent, Moxican ordinary one-quarter of 1 per cent, Mexican second preference has fallon 1 por cent. Thero has boen scarcely any demand for money, short loans baving boen freely offered at one-halt of Lper cent discount. The market, how- ever, has beea firm, two and threo months! vills oot being taken under 1 per cont, AFFALRS IN CONGC Belglum Preparing to Wage War Againss the Arabs Thore, Brussers, Aug. 13.—Waile the govern- ment dounts the reports from the Congo Free State that Arabs ara swoeping the country along the uppsr Congo, it ls taking measures to concentrale forcas at Basoko camp and establish a post at the confluence of the Lomani and Congo river: Lewers received here from Commander Hodister, dated from Lomani in April, show bim at that time o be trading direotly with who negroes as against the Arabs, who cluimed a monopoly of the ivory trade and were putting to death all the negroes whom they caught dealing in this commodity, - Dootors wnd Tenchors Wan WasuiNorox, . C., Aug. 18.—The eivi) service commission has requisitions for nine physiciaus for the Indian service and it Is in nood of oligibles to fill the vacancles, There are no female physicians now on the rogister of eligiles, ‘Thero is also & scarcity of eligible teachers for the Inaian service. I'he regular fall examinations aro belng neld in different paris of the country stwhioh ap- olicants van be examined, and it may be ound necessary o hold some special examis nations to replenish the rogisters, ‘I'iose wishing to be examined should write 10 the civil service commission, Washington, D, C., for application biunks and information, o4 4o Meat, Wasiixotoy, D, C., Aug. 18.—Prof, Mark W. Harrlugton, chief of the weathor bureau, as calied & conventlon of the directors of 1ho ytato weather service, representing all stites uud territories in the unlon, Lo meot at Rochester, N. Y., on August 16 aud 16, to finmediately procede the aopusl meeting of A u Associaiion for the Advance moent of Belonce, whick latter meeting wal [ e tie period (rom August 16 W