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, the MORNING NEWS, 1
I ESTABLISHED IHSO. INCORPORATED 1888
i i. H. ESTILL, President.
CRAPE (IN THE TRI-COLOR.
All France Swarms to the Funeral ot
the Martyred Carnot.
The Appearance of Paris More lake
that of a City on Fete Than One Un
der a Pall—The Country’s Love of
Pageantry Never More Strikingly
Demonstrated. Wreaths From Many
Crowned- Heads Beside the Cata
falque The Procession a Most em
posing One.
Paris, July I.—Amidst the intense heat
of the sun pouring from a cloudless sky,
all Paris and thousands and thousands of
people from the provinces, and from the
various cities of the continent, witnessed
tu-day one of the most imposing specta
cles the pageant-loving republic of
France has over seen. The ‘streets
were thronged from the dawn of
day with every species of citizen,
from t'ne gutter snipe to the resplen
dently attired official, all eager to extract
enjoyment from a typical French holiday.
It was plainly evident that under real
sympathy and sorrow* the French love of
pageantry was intensely delighted and
satisfied. Genuine sympathy was shown
in a hundred different ways, from the bit
of crape on the arm or in the butteuhole,
to the draping of houses and sending of
expensive wreaths to the palace of the
FJysve.
THE CITV EN KETE.
AH day yesterday Paris was en fete.
Visitors were arriving and crowds
thronged the boulevards until a late hour
in the night, purchasing mourning decora
tions and inspecting the wreaths, which
the florists had placed upon 'he side
walks, tagged with cards bearing the
mimes of the donors, awaiting transporta
tion to the palace. The cafe Ohantants
and the Punch and Judy shows in the
Champs F.lys'ee were jammed with people,
and in the palace gardens the bands
blared and played all day yesterday to
enormous crowds.
A great number of persons secured ad
vantageous places on the sidewalks last
night, and remained In them all night in
order to hold them. All of the windows
along the route of the procession were let
out at fabulous prices, and in many
cases, they were put in possession of care
takers until the lessees came to occupy
them, lest they should be sei. ed by others
less fortunate. There was a total absence
of stands along the route, though tbou
souuds of chairs and step ladders were
renting at a franc a head.
EMUI.KMS OF MOURNING.
Throughout the city, and especially
along the line of march, thousands of la
borers worked all night decorating build
ings with crape and other emblems of
mourning. The decorations for the most
part were tasteful and expensive. Most
of the public buildings were heavily
draped, and the front of the Pantheon
was entirely covered >vith black
cloth bordered with white. ’I he
cathedral of Notre Dame was also
draped, though not so profusely
as the Pantheon, and an immense tri
color banner with crape borders aud
oral cry hung between the pillars of the
edifice. The Palais Bourbon, wherein
the sessions of the Chamber of Deputies
arc held. was. profusely decorated with
crape and tri-colored Hags at half mast
protruded from many of the windows.
THE DRAPED FLAGOF THE R EPUBLIC.
From thousands of windows and roof,
especially in the poorer quarters of the
city, the draped iiag of the republic was
displayed, auefthe shops .aud even the
small steamers on the river were similarly
decorated. Omnibus horses carried srnail
French tiags in groups of three and four
fastened to their bridles and other parts
of their harness, and in every other con
ceivable way the high degree of taste in
French art was displayed in the matter
of decorating. Hundreds of bocraped
American flags hung in front of the Amer
ican shops, and the stars and stripes
were also conspicuously displayed in
front of Aifiericqn residences. The
street lamps on the line of march from
the Klysee palace to the Cathedral of
Notre Dame were also draped with crane
ami were kept lighted throughout the
day The statue of Jeanne d' Arc. in the
Hue de Kivoli, held a drooping tri-i olor
draped with black, and in front of the
opera house were three standards grouped
and a line of flags along the balcony fac
ing tin- Diace de l’Opera. All Of these
decorations forcibly recalled tlio Russian
fetes, though these were not nearly so ex
tensive.
THE PALACE OP SORROWS.
At an early hour in the morning delega
tions began marching to.the Klyse pal
ace bearing wreaths and other emblems
ot mourning. The streets leading to the
I aline were cordoned-with police at 7
o clock in the morning and those who
held tickets of invitation entered through
the door of honor, opening into the court
yard, the walls of which were completely
covered with black hangings, bordered
" ith white, together with tri-colors and
medallions hearing the letters ‘Ti. F.”
* o er the immense catafalque, which stood
in tlie center of the court yard was spread
I I I’ljjck band with two large whito letters
"D aiid a black canopy, trimmed - with
snver and with a silver summit, covered
the coffin. The catafalque was sur
rounded with burial palms and flowers,
D* l ' l the countless wreaths which had
< ' n nntributed by friends and members
ot tlie family. A number of candelabra
"'ere placed around the head
of the coffin, on the right of
which were the wreaths sent by
1 resident Casimir - l’erier, the Czar of
*' Ussi; >. the King of Portugal, the King of
• -Pain, the King of the Belgians, the King
ot Koumania, the Boy of Tunis and the
Grand Duke of Luxemburg. On the left
cd tin. coffin were the wreaths sent by the
jueou of Great Britain, the Queen of the
A'tliurlatids, the Queen of Portugal, the
bnig of Italy, the Emperor of Germany,
‘IT Irifiß of Sweden and Norway, the
King of Servia. tlie Duke of Madrid (Don
' .iilesi, and the President of the Republic
0! * euozuela.
AT THE CATAFALQUE.
I he catafalque, which blocked the main
' u -ranee to the palace, was guarded by
i" . tiers and four nuns were kneeling be
‘"T/ 1 The passage on each side led
? . 10 grand stairs. The delegates ar
'iiig. passed silently along these
laasages after saluting the dead, and
it"! places in the rooms above. The
"ims to the right and left of the cata
■ 'i n. were respectively reserved for the
‘ in try of the state and the foreign
j 'Hunts, and the representatives of the
nnd navy, and tlie courts were
‘.j ■ provided with places in separate
‘ Draped in a manner similar to the
t , i .'Hi'it. Other prominent persons and
' • 'occupied position* In the hull rooms
■u everywhere. The statuury, chiiudu-
The morning News.
liers, etc., in all tho rooms were covered
with crape.
Although ft o'clock was the time ap
pointed for the beginning of tho funeral
exercises—the moving of the procession
delegates were still arriving at 10o’clock,
completely filling the tree-lined gardens
surrounding the pond and the bird house
at the lower end. The scene in
the gardens was a most brilliant
one. Men in gaily colored uni
forms, their breasts glittering with
decorations, mingled with civilians in
somber evening dress, becloaked, attend
ants and judges in black and crimson
gowns. There was scarcely a person
present who was not in uniform or in
evening dress. The presence of a num
ber of cars laden with wreaths, awaiting
their turn to join the procession, hightened
the festive character of the scene,
and it was easy to imagine
that the gathering was for the purpose of
holding a brilliant state festivity. The
roar of the surging city and the beating
of the drums of the arriving military
were faintly heard in the peaceful gar
dens.
FORMING OF THE PROCESSION - .
On the west side of tho garden, skirt
ing tho avenue d’Marign.y. the procession
was sect* forming. Spectators were
crowding the roofs, windows, w - alls and
pavements, and hundreds of people
climbed into the trees in the streets, un
molested by the police, who were notice
ably few in number, The crowds were
remarkably orderly. Wine and water
venders did a good business in conse
quence of the intense heat.
At 10:15 o'clock tho band of the Re
publican Guards outside played Glazier's
Carnot funeral march, especially written
for tlie occasion, while in the court yartl
the curate of the Madeline church said
the customary prayers, sprinkling the
coffin with holy water. As the bearers
lifted the cofliiu to the shoulders, the
first gun boomed on the Esplanade des
Invalldes and continued at intervals of
two minutes until 101 salves were fired.
From the Rue Saint Honore exit down
the uvenue d’Mariginy and through the
Ku Champs Klysee the procession entered
the Palace de la Concorde, headed by
Gen. Saussier, the military governor of
Paris, who was escorted by the Repub
lican Guards. Ten curs piled full of
wreaths followed. The first contained
the wreaths sent by members of the Sen
ate, composed of orchids and asters, with
a mauve back ground In the second car
were the wreaths of the Chamber of Dep
uties, consisting of superb roses, orchids
and lilacs. These cars were followed by
those containing the contributions of the
provincial authorities and the foreign
representatives.
Then came a band with muffled drums
and then the wreaths contributed by the
royalties, all of which were carried upon
trestles by cadets from the St. Cyr Mili
tary school and preceded by the wreaths
sent by President Casimir-Perier. The
next in order were the coaches con
veying the clergy, which were immedi
ately in front of the hearse.
THE HEARSE.
The hearse was flanked by a guard of
honor composed of cadets from the Ecolo
Polytechnique and was drawn by six
splendidly caparisoned horses. The
coffin was hidden beneath the folds of
silk tri-color flags, grouped on the front
and back.
M. Carnot’s servants in livery came
next with the dead president’s family,
his three sons walking in the first line,
and his brother, Adolphe Carnot, and his
cousins and son-in-law behind. Madame
Carnot was not present, being completely
prostrated by the excitement of the past
week.
Behind the family of M. Carnot came
President Casimir-Perier in full evening
dress, with a broad crape band upon his
hat and a diamond studded plaque and
the grand cordon of the Legion of Honor
across his breast. Following the Presi
dent were his secretaries.
Behind these were the presidents of
the Senate and Chamber, ambassadors,
ministers, cardinals, marshals, dipomatic
envoys, secretaries and attaches, senators,
deputies, personal friends, conspicuous
members of the Legion of Honor, mem
bers of the Institute of France, representa
tives of the law courts, the department
of public instruction, and the national
llnancial institutions, clergymen of all
creeds, prefects of tho Seine, Paris mu
nicipal council, municipal councils from
the provinces, deputations from the
army, navy and College of France, repre
sentatives of the French and foreign
press, notaries, auctioneers, brokers and
so on.
THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR.
The plain black evening dress of United
States Ambassador Eustis was in striking
contrast to the brilliant costumes of the
other foreigh diplomats with whom lie
walkod in procession.
The senators and deputies were in
evening dress, and wore tri-colored
sashes; the judges were in flowing robes,
according to their grade, erniined or of
plain black watered silk, etc., and tho
faculties of the schools of law and letters
wore yellow or purple, and the academi
cians green embroidered coats and trous
ers, and earriod swords.
A COMPANY OF VETERANS.
A company of veterans from tho Hotel
Des Invalides carried a trestle, upon
which was an immense wreath, and were
loudly applauded as they passed. The
procession passed along the Rue do Hivoll
to the Place fie Hotel de Ville, and over
the Quai-Gesvres bridge to the Place de
-Notre Dame.
As the end of tho procession loft tho
palace an overweighted limb broke from
a tree, precipitating a number of sight
seers to the ground. Several of them
were hurt, one or two badly. The limb
fell with a loud crash, and there was for
a time much commotion in the crowd
A innmber of persons were prostrated
by suntroke, including a member of the
president’s military household. There
were other minor accidents, but on the
whole the day was remarkably free from
casualties.
AT THE CATHEDRAL.
The procession arrived at the cathe
dral of Nortre Dame at 12:30 o’clock.
Only the tolling of tho sonorous bell was
hoard as the column disappeared slowly
within the massive doors Tho nave and
sides of the cathedral had been draped
in black heavily, fringed with silver. 'I he
wails were sprinkled thickly with
shields bearing tho letters “K. F,” (Re
public of France), and - ‘C.” (Carnot.)
Black banners dotted with white tears
hung between the windows. As tiio
procession moved up the aisle the
tolling of the bell was gradually lost to
hearing amid the pealing of the organ
under St. Saens masterly touch While
the strains of the funeral march were
filling every corner of the great
building the line of mourners walked
slowly bv tho crape-covered pulpit. There
Casimir-Perier, chief of state, had an
isolate', seat On tho left was tlie clergy
! and behind sat the delegates in the pro
cessions. Monsignor Ferrat, the papal
nuncio and personal representative of his
holiness, together with the papal secre
taries. attracted the most attention from
the galleries for they appeared in all tho
glory of their vestments of office.
SAVANNAH, GA., MON DAY. JU LY 2,1894.
THE REPRESENTATIVES OF TUB CHURCH.
The coffin had been plueod on the cata
falque. surrounded by a forest of candles.
Near were the great men of the papal
hierarchy Cardinal Languenlx. tlie
archbishop of Reins; Cardinal Richard,
the archbishop of Paris, and the arch
, bishops and bishops from Lyons. Sens
' and Beauvais. Beside them were the
j Persian canons, curates ami the Armenian
. patriarch. They appeared in all tho pomp
lof the church's vestments. As they
, advanced to the catafalque they recited
| prayers. Opposite President Casimir-
I Pericr's seat they all bowed and lie re
i sponded with a deep inclination of the
head. The priests, high and low, gath
ered round the catafalque. Tho liturgi
cal prayers followed, the president stand
ing with his head reverently bowed.
Dean de l’Eseaille celebrated low mass
at the high altar. Meantime St. Saens
brought forth in wonderful tones from
the organ, and the choir sang Gouuod’s
■’Morset Vita.’ “De Morselmors Lt
Vita.” “Dies irae” and parts of “Pie
Jesu.” from the organist's requiem mass.
At the moment of the elevation of the
host the master of ceremonies approached
Casimir-Perier and bowed profoundly, to
intimate that lie might stand, aud tho
president did so.
THE NATION’S GRIEF.
When the bell sounded the invitation to
meditation the president bowed low, and
as the heads of the mourners, the
diplomatists, the generals and tlie judges
sank forward, tlie scene illustrated im
pressively the nation’s grief. The light
came but dimly through the stained win
dows. The shadows of the heavy black
hangings rested upon the whole assem
blage. deadeniug the brilliancy of tlie
uniforms and robes of office. After
the short sermon, the Archbishop of
Paris extended his hand and gave abso
lution. The bearers took tho coffin and
bore it down the aisle, the clergy with
lighted tapers in hand accompanying it to
the door. All tho bolls in the city were
tolling as the procession formed again and
moved on to the Pantheon. It was
2:45 o’clock when Gen. Saussier
and his staff at the head
of the column approached tho
building. The throng was enormous, but
impressively quiet. There were occa
sional shouts for Casimir-Perier, but tho
president silenced them with a depreca
tory wave of the hands. Within the Pan
theon a hugo black canopy fell from the
ceiling to the floor, and under this the
body of the dead president was placed.
The draping was the same as at the fu
neral of Victor Hugo
The entire procession had not reached
the Pantheon before the funeral orations
commenced.
deity's address
Premier Dupuy, during his remarks
said: "President Carnot gave his life
for his country. He died for France and
for the republic. He was struck down in
a cowardly manner, and with savage, vin
dictiveness. The people concerned in
this outrage must bo reduced to power
lessness.”
Addresses were also made by M. Challe
mel-Lagour, the president of the Senate,
and M. Dehahy, the acting president of
the Chamber of Deputies.
Gen. Andre delivered the last speech,
and after a march past of the troops, who
had taken part in the procession, the
casket containing the remains of tlie mur
dered president was lowered into tho
vault, and all then dispersed
Mine. Carnot remained at the Elysee
Palace with her daughter and tho wives
of the mgmbers of the military household
after the funeral procession had started,
and at noon, when mass was celebrated
for the repose of the late president’s
soul, the chapel was draped with black
and the widow manifested the greatest
anguish as the Abbe Kossinet officiated
at the sacred ceremony.
a graceful deed rnr the kaiser.
Count Munster, the German ambassa
dor, informed Premier Dupuy and Foreign
Secretary Honoteaux this morning that
iu observance of M. Carnot's funeral,
Emperor William to-day pardoned the
French officers, Degouy and Dagnot, who
were arrested as spies off Kiel last year,
and were condemned, after a trial
at Leipsic, to fortress confinement.
M. Dupuy told M Casimir-Perier
of the emperor’s act .and the president
said to tell Count Munster that the
ernperor had, by his consideration,
touched the hearts of two great nations.
During the funeral tho news spread rap
idly. The comment everywhere was that
the emperor had done a graceful deed
which would allay some of the bitterness
between Germany and France.
A MOURNING SERVICE AT BERLIN.
Heflin, July I.—A solemn mourning ser
vice for M. Carnot was held iu the cathe
dral this morning.
ITALY S TRIBUTE.
Rome, July I.—The whole diplomatic
corps accredited to the Vatican and
quirinal gathered at 11 o’clock this morn
ing in the French church, where a requiem
mass was celebrated for the dead
president of Franco. King Humbert
had delegated the chief of his
household toi represent him and Premier
Crispi, the foreign secretary, Baron
Blanc and Ministers Farini and Blancheri
were present as representatives of the
government. The entire French colony
were present. Cardinal Kainpoliahad in
tended to go, but upon learning ttiat Pre
mier Crispi would be there he changed
his mind. On the government offices all
the flags were at half mast.
HIGH MASS AT WASHINGTON.
President Cleveland and the Leaders
In Official Life Present.
Washington, July I.—A solemn requiem
high mass for the late President Carnot
of the French republic was celebrated in
St. Matthews’ church at noon to-day in
the presence of President Cleveland,
i the diplomatic corps and repre
sentatives of all branches of the
government. Invitations had been given
by the French ambassador, who, with
his official family, were there in the ca
| parity of the mourners, and the familiar
! and always touching ceremonial for the
j dead of the Catholic church took on a
I deeper significance, because of the eir
| cumstnnees under which it was given, und
I the assemblage of distinguished men.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESENT.
President Cleveland and Secretary Of
I State Gresham walked together, followed
| by Private Secretary Thurber und were
given the front pew to the right of the
aisle. After them came Secretary of the
Navy Herbert and Attorney General
Gluey. Iti toe first pew to tlie left of
tlie aisle was Ambassador Paten
otre in a glittering uniform with
tho cross of the I.egionof Honor suspen
ded by a red ribbon from his collar: his
handsome young bride, the daughter of
James Llverson. of Philadelphia, wearing
deep mourning, M. De Commines’ first
secretary of the Freuch embassy, and M
Jules Boeufve amt Marquis IV Gliain
bruu, also of the embassy
Directly bnck of tlie representative of
the 1 reuch Republic sut tho ambassadors
of Great Britain, Germany and Italy, and
back of them the court uniforms of the
rest of the diplomatic corps made a block
of showy colors in scarlet, hlue
and green, with embellishments of
silver and gold lace. A touch
of oriental qunintness was given by tho
legations of China and Korea. their mem
bers arrayed in showy silk robes. After
tlie diplomats were seated a score
of officers of tho army and
navy, in blue uniforms with
gilt trapping and clanking swords.
Across tlie aisle to the right, in somber
contrast to the glitter of diplomats and
military men, wore the civil representa
tives of the government. Justice Harlan,
the only member of the supreme court
in the city, who had been a mem
ber of the Bering Sea commission, which
sat at Paris, ami the senators and repre
sentatives in congress. Conspicuous
among them were Senators Morgan and
Sherman of the committee on foreign re
lations, and Representatives McCreary,
Hitt, Hooker, Geary, Price and Van
Voorhis of tho committee on foreign af
fairs.
THE SERVICES.
Whiled robed acolytes lighted tho can
delabra which stood in front of the chan
cel rail, where tho bier rests during
funeral obsequies, candelabra which
wore knotted with crape and standing
seven ft ot apart as though a coffin
was between them. - Then they
moved about the altar with their tapers,
touching tire to the candles there. As
the first bars of the requiem mass came
from the choir loit, a line of priests tiled
In and took their seats at the
side. Three of them wore vestments
of black and gold. One was the
celebrant of thttnmss. Father T. J. Ker
vyck, the assistant pastor of Kt.
Matthows; Father Brennan of George
town University officiated as deacon,
and Father Fletcherof the Church of the
Immaculate Conception as substitute
deacon. From a circular stained
window in tho roof the altar was
flooded with crimson light, incense
filled the air, the tine voices of the sing
ers brought out the full beauty of the
solemn hymns, and while the priest
chanted the Latin ritual there was pro
found silence, exceptjthe rising ami kneel
ing of tiie congregation.
After the requiem mass the crucifix
was borne before the black draped can
delabru and the prayers for tho repose of
the soul of the dead president were re
peated by Father Kervyek.
At the close of the services, the congre
gation remained standing, while Ambas
sador and Madame Patenotre. as repre
sentatives of the family*, passed out of the
church, followed by the president aud
secretary of state.
England’s New Lord Chief Justice.
London. July I.—lt is officially an
nounced that Sir Charles Russell, who
recently succeeded tho late Sir. Charles
Bowen as lord Justice of her majesty's
court of appeals, has been 'appointed to
succeed Lord Coleridge, who died on June
14, last, as Lord Chief Justice of England.
POPULISTS AT WORK.
The IJffortß They -iro Making in Ap
pling County.
Baxley, Ga., July 1. The leaders of the
Populist party In this county are making
desperate efforts to organize for the com
ing campaign. They are especially at
work trying to organize the negroes.
Friday several of them had a meeting at a
negro school house, about four miles from
here. J. J. Robertson, one of the leaders,
made a speeclj, abusing the Democratic
party and Mr. Cleveland, aud made
special complaint against the ‘big” salary
of the President. Before the meeting
closed, some kind of instrument was pro
duced, and those present were requested
to sign it. Several of the negroes present
signed tho document. We do not know
what was contained in the paper
signed. The leaders of tho party
met here yesterday and held
some kind of meeting, what was done has
not yet been made public. A certain ne
gro who claims to boa leader among his
people, said a few days ago that the ne
groes who voted, would vote for
Hines for governor. If tho Issue is
squarely made in this county between
the democratic aud the populist parties,
it will go largely democratic.
A COWARDLY MURDER.
An Augusta Negro Killed By a Black
He Could Have Whipped.
Augusta, Ga., July I.—Ed ■Rcnkie and
Henry Nicholl, in compnny with other ne
groes, were gambling to-day in an old
I blacksmith shop, on the outskirts of the
I city, when they got into a quarrel and
fight. iHenklc had Nicholl down, but
said he did not want to hurt him, and let
him mp. Nicholl immediately seized a
stout piece of timber and knocked Henklo
down and boat him over tho head several
murderous blows, from which lie subse
quently died. Nicholl escaped.
MEMPHIS IN A GALE.
Electric Wires Down and Steamers
Blown From Thoir Moorings.
Memphis, July I.—A wind storm of un
usual severity swept over Eastern Ar
kansas and the western portion of Ten
nessee to night. Telegraph, telephone
and trolley wires were prostrated iu
Memphis und streetcar traffic seriously
crippled. Steamboats wero blown from
their moorings on tho river and drifted
helplessly .down tlie river. Coal barges
were sunk at Jackson Mound Park.
LUCK LUCKY IN LOVE.
An Augusta Girl Elopes With a Sa
vannah Operator.
Augusta, Ga., July I.—Miss Emma
Hill, daughter of Mr. Hill of the Georgia
railroad, eloped to-day with F. A. Luck,
a telegraph operator of Savannah. They
were married by Judge Getzen in North
Augusta, on the Carolina side of the Fa
vatinah river. They left for Savannah
to-night.
Friday s Storm in Coffee Countv.
Pearson, Ga., July I—Friday tho ther
mometer registered 10(1' in the shade
from middle of the morning until middle
of the afternoon, falling to ‘JO , where It
remained till after dark. At It) o’clock
P m. a heavy squall cane up, accom
panied by incessant lightning and
thunder, which wns for a time ter
rific. Reports are now coming in
from the country of much damage done
4 house was crashed by a falling tree
but fortunately killed no one. Much
turpentine timber was blown down , also
a great deal of corn Fence* oti many
place* wero blown to pieces, or otherwise
injured On one or two turpentine farms,
til' - negro bunds with their families went
down into lh< - ir wells which wero m arly
dry. aud used them as storm pits.
SCANDAL'S CRIM SKELETON
Kntze’s Stories Abont the German
.Court Public Property.
The Scandal Now Past the Point
Where the Emperor Can Follow His
Inclination to Drop tho Matter—ln
sinuations in the Letters That the
Emperor Was Too Intimate With a
Countess—The Reputation of the
Emperor’s Sister Assailed*- Sexual
Immortality Involved In All the
•Scurrilous Stories Indulged In.
Berlin. July I.—The scandal caused by
| the arrest of tho royal chamberlain, L.
j von Kotze, and tho rumors of his anony
mous correspondence with high persons
! at court, lias grown to such dimensions
J and has so excited the public curiosity
j that the emperor may be forced to con
vert tho secret inquiry into an
| open trial. The details of tlie charges
! against Herr Kotze wero known at
first only to members of tlie inner court
| circle. They have gradually leaked out,
; htfwevcr, as the scandal became the ab
| sorbing topic in society and the clubs, and
! now are the one theme in every public re
-1 sort. The inquiry proceeds so slowly ns
to give Herr Kotze's supporters a good
chance to assert, with a good show of
truth, that tho government wishes to
hush up the whole affair.
GONE TOO Fill TO BE DROPPED.
Even if tho government were inclined
to let the scandal drop the time for such
action is past. Herr Kotze must be tried
ami must be acquitted, us mentally un
sound, or innocent of the charges, or ho
must be punished as the foulest of slan
derers. The process is called a
court-martial, but, in fact, there is
no duly constituted court of any
kind. The emperor instructed Gen.
Bronsart von Schellendorf, tho Prussian
war minister, to supervise the case with
the assistance of Privy Counselor Brueg
gonianu. Three officers, however, have
been chosen to examine witnesses. Tho
documents produced by the witnesses so
fur contain u great mass of disgusting and
libelous letters which certainly suggest
tho insanity of the writer.
A SCANDAL ABOUT A COUNTESS.
Some of these communications insinu
ate that the emperor was too intimate
with the Countess von Hohenau. The
count is said to have remonstrated with
his wife and warned her that she must
check the emperor's open partiality to
| her. The countess was induced to treat
the emperor coldly, and when questioned
i as to the reason, is said to have informed
1 the emperor of her husband's in
terference. The Kotze story continues
thus: “The emperor, enraged by the
count’s presumption, vowed that be would
have revertge, and soon afterward at a
military review on the Tempelhoefer
field, told the count that he Would forth
with bo transferred to Hanover, that is,
that tie and his wife would be exiled from
I court The count is the son of Prince
j Albrecht of Prussia by a morganetie mar-
I riago with Miss Rauch, and therefore is a
cousin of the emperor. His testimony
was taken on Thursday by Privy Coun
sellor Bruegeomann. Just how far it went
is yet to be ascertained.
A PRINCESS ASSAILED.
The anonymous court censor also' ns
! sailed the reputation of the Princess
| Charlotte of Prussia, tho emperor’s sis
j ter, and now hereditary princess of Saxo
! Meiningen. representing her as being ut
j terly beyond her 'husband’s control and
j guilty of numerous indiscretions. Ho
| lampooned the Princess Victoria of
Schaumburg-Lippo as fond of low society.
|He did not even spare tho Empress
Frederick, whose plain, uninteresting and
j blameless life in her wifehood, mother
i hood and widowhood was supposed to ex
| empt her from all court gossip.
Finally Prince Alexander of Prussia,
I now in his 71th year, is accused of the
| most disgraceful practices, which are
said to bo the result of a weak and per
verted mind.
Al t. INVOLVE SEXUAL IMMORALITY.
All the charges relate to offenses against
sexual morality. They are curiously
minute in detail so minute in fact, that,
whether written by a scoundrel or mad
man, they must have romo from some
man with a precise knowledge of persons
at court and their doings. The theory of
| Herr Kotze’s mental irresponsibility will
|he considered after be shall have
been proved to be the author of
| the letters. Meantime, a small but
! strong group at court continues to bo
> Hove that he is the scapegoat of a cer
i tain prince, the Countess of Hohenau’s
! bitterest enemy, who has been using Herr
j Kotze and Froiherr von Schraeder, an
other chamberlain, as tlie channels of his
reveuge/or disappointed hopes. Some of
the offensive letters contain indecent
sketches, very cleverly executed. Herr
Kotze’s friends say that he could not
possibly have done such work ns he is
quite ignorant of drawing The mystery
attaching to the whole affair is clearing,
but gradually.
TUB A NOLO-BELGIUM AGREEMENT.
The Norddeutsche Allgemine Zeitung
denies that the rearrangements of the
i Anglo Belgian agreement allows Eng
;. land to construct telegraph lines in Ger
| man Last Africa The semi-official editor
maintains that Premier Cecil Rhodes of
Capo Colony applied for sucii a concession,
hut received a flat refusal. This state
ment of the case is partially correct.
When the amended agreement shall bo
published it will be seen that Great
iiritain has obtained the right to free
communication between South Africa and
Cgunda.
AN EDITOR RETIRES.
Privy Counselor Dr. Plijjllcr. for nearly
thirty years editor of the Norddeutsche
Allgemine Zoitung, retired from his place
yesterday. He guided the* policy of the
ourn.il through ail the stormy days of
the Bismarck regime for half a dozen years
was tlie old chancellor’s editorial mouth
piece. and when Prince Bikmarck fell, le
tnined his semi-official rcltMions by trim
ming his sails to suit the new
regime. The United Press correspondent
called upon Dr Pindlcr yesterday to
j ascertain his reason for retir
ing. In tho course of tho
interview Dr. Pindlcr gave some inter
esting views of recent German history.
Referring to Prim e Bismarck’s struggle
with the Vaticun. lie said "The
Kulturkampf was for Prince Bismarck
simply as a means toon end He wished to
overcome the spirit of states rignts and
to weld tho many separate states into one
body to la - used against his ultramontane
enemies. Prince Bismarck never hesi
tated to use violent means to ruacli even
i trivial ends.”
THE Kt'l.Tt lIKAMfF. •
Dr. Plndler expressed rather strongly
i his disapproval of tho government policy
in the Kulturkampf. “J sat up one night
in 1575," ho said, "until 4 o’clock talking
with Prince Bismarck on the results of
the Kulturkampf. and 1 believe the dis
cussion we then had induced the prince
gradually to reverse hi* policy toward
tho church." On the same night Princo
Bismarck spoke to Dr. Pindlcr of the ne
cessity of finding anew political
platform on which the hetero
geneous German masses could be
held together. They decided
that tlie best platform would be a social
economic one. Between IS7S and IkSd,
even in the days of the Provicial-Corre
spondeuz. Prince Bismarck frequently
sent articles to the Norddesche Allgemine
Zeitung Dr. Pindlcr showed an auto
graph letter,dated lsMl.in which the princo
thanked Him for the assistance given h\
the journal in support of Germany’s for
eign policy.
tits REASONS FOR RESIGNING.
"My reasons for resigning." said Iff -
Pindlcr, “are to tie found in the chaos of
tho government circle. There is now no
central authority for which I ani able to
work with any good effect. The emperor,
who controls everything, stands above tiie
parties. The highest officials are merely
executives of the imperial will. Every
assistant to a chief of a depart
ment has his own press staff, and
thus we have the mortifying spectacle of
various government factors pulling one
another’s nose in public, while dining at
the same tablir This confusion will exist
until the emperor shall sweep down on all
and give them a piece of Ins mind. Then
there will be apparent harmony for the
time.” Dr. Plndler will leave Berlin for
a holiday. Upon his return lie will start
anew daily on independent lines.
MIGUEL’S FINANCIAL PROJECTS,
Tin* Prussian cabinet council on Friday
was attended by Chancellor von Caprivf,
secretary of the imperial treasury Dr.
Miguel presented his revised financial
projects, which now consist of a tobacco
tax and alcohol monopoly. After a long
discussion tho projects wore approved
unanimously.
Dr {Haas, Imperial deputy for an Alsa
tian constituency, has sent ids son to tho
St. Cyr military school to he trained for
a commission m the French army He
has been warned officially that the Ger
man government will not allow any
deputy to persist in such an act of open
hostility to the German nation.
In an article commenting upon tho
pope's last oiioeyelical letter, the Kreuz
Zeitung makes this statement: “The
pope has entered a trap laid by the Rus
sian agent lswolski. The diplomats at
the Vatican err if they suppose that Kus
sia ever will acknowledge the primacy of
the pope over Polish or Russian Cath
olics.”
A CATHOLIC CONGRESS.
The third International Scientific Cath
olic Congress will convene in Brussels on
Sept, q Numerous Catholic savants from
I Germany and Austro-llungar.v havo
promised to be present und read papers.
The sessions of the congress will last five
days, and will be devoted largely to dis
cussions on questions of history and
social science.'
The firm of Rossow, Jung &00.,0f
Bremen, have joined the Votns, of Mun
heitn, in resisting the effort to bring them
into the Russo American petroleum ring.
They are preparing to open Immense pe
troleum reservoirs In Hamburg, and con
duct thence a war upon the Standard Oil
Company.
Chancellor von Caprlvl will leave Bor
lin on Wednesday to make a tour of the
North sen and the Baltic canal works.
Robert Dedek, an Austrian anarchist
who was expelled from Switzerland last
May. was arrested in Metz on Thursday.
I He boasted of his belief in anarchy when
| he was arrested. He is now in the hands
j of the Austrian authorities.
BLOODTHIRSTY HERR MOBT.
Rejoices Over Carnot’s Death, and
Threatens the Rich of All Nations.
From the Philadelphia Press.
New York, June 29. Here is a transla
tion of Herr Most's editorial in to-day's
“Freiheit” on tho assassination of Presi
dent Carnot:
“This was not only tho atonement for
the official murder of Kavuchol, Valllnnt
and Henry, but also for the innumerable
judicial and police bnrbnritios practiced
during Carnot's administration upon in
numerable anarchists and other work
men. Who shed tears over the body of
the executed one’ Only rascals and asses;
but not one among the oppressed and the
suffering mourn the tyrant's death.
Rather tears of joy and thanksgiving
were shed by the enlightened of all coun
tries.
"Then know, oh ye rich and ye power
ful, ye have yourselves brought it about
that there is only one feeling left in tho
hearts of those ye have trodden down a
burning sense of rago and hate. When
tlie time comes for you to bo purged from !
the face of the earth like the poisonous ;
worms with pitch, sulphur and fire, then j
will you hear nothing but songs of rojoic- I
ing singing in your ears.”
Ilerr’Most concludes with a glowing
eulogy of the anarchist assassin, and
talks of him as "a brave good fellow” j
whose martyrdom when it comes it will
be well worthy to revenge.
BAYOU SARA ABLAZE.
Almost the Entire Business Portion
Wiped Out by Fire.
Bayou Sara, La., July I.—Almost the
euslre business portion of Bayou Sara
was destroyed by fire to day. A list of
the houses burned follows: Myer’s Cen
tral hotel and general store. Freyhaus’
opera house and vacant store Joseph
Sterns' livery stable, store and residence,
O P. Littenger's saloon and residence.
John La Boy's bakery and confectionery
store, A. Hurris’ store aud express of
fice. B. Farrell's variety store. Ben
Mauer's saloon, store and residence,
Mann A Levy 's large general store. Rich
ard Veal s eating house, Phillip Pettig’s
barbershop and news room, A. C. Weil's
variety store.
Sparks curried by the wind set fire to
and caused the destruction of Col.
Thomas Irvine's residence, and also the
old railroad depot on tho river front. No
estimate of the loss or insurance lias been :
made yet.
New Postmaster*.
Washington, July 1. Tho following :
new postmasters havo been appointed:
In Ucorgia—Fain, Union couuty, B. N. !
Dyer, vice J. P. Collin*, removed: Manor, j
Ware county, J. ,H Miller, vice B. M. j
James, removed; Prescott, Echols county, ]
W. H. Starling, vice M. Williams, re
signed.
In Florida Potsdam, Dade county.
Bluster Hitching, vice Otto Stupniau. re
signed
Killed by Buustroke.
Pensacalu. Fla . July 1. -4 apt. Gulllch
*i*n, of the Norwegian hark Aiello, died
suddenly to-day of sunstroke.
DAILY. *lO A YEAR,
r> CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY, tTIMKS A WEF.K.II A YEAR. 1
| FATE OF THE TARIFF BILL.
The Senate to Vote on Its Passage
Late This Week.
Its Paoenge Almost a Certainty, but a
Few of Its Opponents Profess to
Look for It* Defeat—Hill to Fight to
the Last Ditch, and the Vote of One
or Two of tho Other Senators Also
Uncertain The Appropriation Bills
to Come Up After tho Tariff Bill is
Disposed Of.
Washington, July I.—^Unless all the
i signs of the times fail this work will see
tin - tariff bill out of the Senate and on its
way to the House, where the strupgto is
to be renewed pending the final contest in
conference. The fight is now for hour*
rather than days. The democratic man
agers are making every possible effort to
! get the hill out of the Senate by Tuesday
night, and, failing to accomplish that
end, they threaten to remain in
; session on the Fourth of July, in some
; sanguine minds there is still a lingering
’ lio;h* that the bill may be defoated.
i Senator Hill, it is said, talks this way in
private, but does not so express himself
I publicly. He is quoted by those who
have discussed the situation with him as
saying that the hill is dead, and it is be
lieved that rather than see tho
{ income tax put upon the country
Mr. Hill would not he at all dis
turbed should the tariff measure,
: with that forming a part of it. be de
feated on tlie final vote. There are cer
tain (dements that cause the majority
sunn* ieeling of uneasiness over the out
come, among them the attitude of Senator
i Blanchard and the assertions repeatedly
made during tho pas' week by the popu
lisms that bei'iiuse of ttu ir votes, hereto
fore cast in eommitioc of the whole
;in favor o? the bill, it must
| not be assumed that they will nec
essarily vote for it under all
conditions on final passago Some of
theso rumors go so far as to say that Mr.
Allen last week notified Mr. Jones,
through Mr. Berry, that he could not
1 vote for tin - bill. A defection of one vote
j would put the party in charge of the bill
in a predicament that would cause serious
' trouble, and anything tending to weak
ness in the ranks oT any of the forces
pledged to the support of the bill at
once becomes a very serious matter.
EXPECTED TO PASS.
Nevertheless, when the whole situation
is canvassed, there appears to be very
little ground for doubt that tho bill will
pass the Senate substantially ns amended,
it does not seem certain that the bill cau
be pushed through tlie Senate in the two
days set apart for that task by Mr. Har
ris, for Mr Hill, who has relaxed none of
his energies in his fight on the
income lux, will insist upon discussing
the subject again, possibly, howevor,
not to any great length The republicans
also have a number of matters to which
tlioy will again call the attention of>the
country. Between all these things ana
the unexpected, which is so likely to aris*
in debate in the Senate at any moment, it
is very likely that four, or, possibly, five
days, may bo consumed in further con
sideration of tlie bill instead of the two
: designated by the democratic managers.
THE APPROPRIATION DILLS.
In anticipation of the disposition of the
tariff bill, this week tbe committee on ap
propriations has got Its matters well in
hand Appropriation bills will not detain
i the Senate long after the tariff is out of
[ tlie way. For when It is minded so to do
tho Senate can easily pass two of them in
a day. The only bill likely to cause any
extended debate is the pension bill, which
will form the ground for a number
!of speeches. There will also ne
! some criticism on the suspension of ap
propriations for building tho new navy.
The committee, up to this time, has re*
| ported to tho Senate the fortifications,
! pension, military, postoilico, diplomatic,
f and military academy bills. The appro
appropriation for tho agricul
tural department will be re*
| ported to morrow, aud the committee
yesterday took up the naval bill for con
sideration Besides this, there is still in
committee the District of Columbia, sun
dry civil, river and harbor, legislative,
Indian and deficiency bills The pension
and arm.v. bills will probably be tlie first
! called up in the Senate.
Although nothing has been said on the
subject it is likely that when the tariff
: bill is passed the Senate will resume its
I sittings at noon instead of at 1(1
! o’clock as at present. That matter will
be in the hands of Mr. Cockrell, and as
there will be no partisan opimsition to
the appropriation bills, better progress
will b>- made, and the need of prolonged
| sessions will not be manifest.
THE WEEK IN TIIE ROUSE.
Tho House of Representatives will be
in a waiting humor until the Senate tariff
bill is laid before it. Little interest will
attach to its proceedings until Chairman
| Wilson and his associates on tbe
ways and means committee are put
in possession of their changeling
and asked to decide the question,
what they are going to do about it. Then
the Hun will wax fast and furious. A
number of the committees have asked for
days for the consideration of tho meas
ures on their calendars, but tho committee
oa rules will not decide whether any
special orders shall be made for the week
until to-morrow. There is a disposition on
the part of the committee to keep the
decks clear for the tariff bill.
One of tho measures which may come
up is the Cooper bill to tax greenback*.
This is a previliged measure It isjunder
the control of Mr. Hall of Missouri,
who will probably ask for its considera
tion to morrow. A number of gontlemen
have signified their desire to spoik on
tho bill, aud it will be antagonized
fenerall.v by the republicans Mr.
lull does not believe that it
can be disposed of in less than two days.
Another measure to which the members
attach no little importance, and which
may come before the House upon the re
assembling after the fourth, is tbe joint
resolution providing for the election of
senators by tho people.
To Aid South Georgia College.
Mcßae, Ga., July I.— Friday night, at
the opera house, quito a Targe audience
assembled, for tlie purpose of listening to
a lecture by Rev. W. A. Iluckabee. on
the "Development of Manhood.” The
lecture was a very Interesting and in
structive one, and was highly appre
ciated.
The Rev. Mr. Huckabee proposes to do
ilver tills lecture before audiences at dif
ferent places throughout South and
Southeast Georgia.
His purpose is to enlist the interest of
the people throughout the sections men
tioned in the forwarding aud upbuilding
of the South Georgia Collogc, located at
Mcßae.