Show LATEST TELEGRAMS Geri germany nany wants bar her subjects in amer ioa to come home and serve as soldiers Impo imposing sini ceremonies at the funeral services orleon of leon gambetta Gam letta aboy A boy brings about a big blazo blaze in f by W U to the hers gerld id 11 l denand AV washington ASHINGTON jan it is stated that the cabinet considered without reaching a conclusion the demand of the german government for militar military ervice from its subjects in tha united unite states the german G erman government Govern nent has hits instructed all its consuls to notify the german subjects liable to military duty to report among tho the persona persons noti notified fled are germans re in thia country who baye have not been naturalized and sons of such germans who bay have not reached majority and consequently cannot yet elect their nationality these germans do not know what to do and have been writing to the stata state department for information the department has replied it has heard nothing from our minister at berlin in regard to the demand for military service but as soon as it gets any adv information would give the ger mans in this country the benefit of it the german government wih wish to toab ab rosato rogat ethe the bancroft treaty anthe on alie ground that it is too favorable to america german americans de mand tho the abrogation of the treaty on the grounds that it is not favorable enough to them half a dozen germans who have liate long resided in america have recently been arrested in germany and held for military service now germany goes oes a step further and insists that eer germans m ans residing residing in in this country but reta retaining ining their arman german citizenship shall go home and render military service these persons it is evident t cannot cannat bo be taken back to germany by violence but if they should de determine terill to disregard this olli official cial invitation to return to the fatherland I it t would be injudicious for them to re home on any subsequent occasion this Govern government mont has no interest in merely enabling foreigners to escape the burdens of citizenship in their own countries it has no motive for protecting through life persons who come to this country merely to get naturalized and then return home to enjoy enjo all it the advantages of two nationalities kiib and bearing the burdens of neither to give duo due protection to foreigners who seek american citizenship sill p in good goodY aith without giving undue und d protection to others is the problem that has already occupied much muel I odthe of the time of our ministers in europe our secretaries of state and ani foreign affairs commissioners of congress A Treasur ers tricks NASHVILLE jan the T legislative committee find that the state trea surfers ers accounts are short and recommend a suspension of the business of offis his office for the present the Tatt passion lon play NW tone jan mayor ettson edon received salmi moree morse and his attorney v howe this mornine morning he ile said sail unless they had bad something tom ething new to present bearing on the subject he lie would render an immediate decision howo howe said they were entitled to a license under the statutes no mention of what is to be produced at rt the shrine was required by law and it would be just as pro proper per to compel to state what he lie intended to produce at his theater next week the rhe mayor said he bad had devoted some time to the consideration of the matter he found that the production of the tb Tas passion sion play would be obnoxious to many citizens ho Ife therefore deel declined ined to grant a license he ile admitted tho the fact that a license lia had d been tendered it is understood that an effort will wil I be made in the supreme court toda today to da day to obtain a mandamus to compel the alie mayor to grant a license pitching into baze the post thinks secretary Lincol ns answer to pages in inquiry y co concerning cernin the expenditures under ell the rIv river erang and harbor barbar bill will satisfy everybody except cop t page of the outrageous character facter of t the h e appropriation in the face of this overwhelming exposure even page will perhaps perhaps hesitate to pro peso a alai similar ar bill for 1883 the herald also styles it a trenchant exposure and conel concludes tides a leading editorial editon alIVe we should like to hear from senator ator hoar roar on this report ho ile and the roaring mr ange an e of california ought now to speak peak out cold ST louis jan G christine ch rist I lie nilsson is buffering from a severe cold anil and will not appear in concert tonight to night the advance sales to over 1000 the illustrious song atress i leam leaves tonight to night for new orleans where she is announced to sinon sing tuesday evening conservatory confra gration jan G the conservatory ator of the Golden gatelaro Gate lark was partially biily y destroyed by fire last night the loss is about fifteen thousand the valuable collection of exotica was waa ruined which it will take years to replace fur further ther dama damage e may arise from the disarray di disarrangement sarran ement of the ecat in ins apparatus gay gebhardt CHICAGO jan C G the advent of produced much merriment at among the citizens and reporters none of the litter latter were able to cot get near enough to the athletic young swell for an interview the nearest being g one enterprising quill driver who interviewed interviewed a strongly teutonic Teut anic geb hardt bardt in good faith as the genuine until he in disco discovered g vered he h had run afoul of moses gebhardt a clothing merchant instead of fre freddie die his appearance in the grand pacific corridors and his evident love of notoriety Y elicited from one of the apollos alio IV 10 reside there the demark hydres t mrs langtry select a man for lier her friend the following party took tool a drive to lincoln park yesterday in a stylish sleigh mrs langtry dressed in a heavy cloak and close english turban miss langtry the maiden sister of the lily dressed in a heavy cloak and close english turban mr T sar gebhardt dressed in a ii heavy overcoat coat and close english pants mr lr maura dressed in a heavy fur overcoat and close clos italian pants a poodle dog do dressed in a red ulster with gilt trimmings and a silver standing collar it Is learned that mrs langtry has decided never to go cut out doors while here without her and that the former would by no means consent to allow gebhardt to come here alone but insisted that mr maura was to be present at all interviews mr maura is ie not in loye with mrs langtry but he is great chums with freddie there is no jealousy between gebbardt and maura F fea schwab whom mrs langtry has engaged as her business manager eaid to a reporter last night mrs langtry was extremely wall well pleased with the business done both in chicago and elsewhere mrs lan langtry try did not riot in any way concern herself about the rumors reflecting upon herself a any ny more than idle tittle tattle about the private life of any other persons so far as gebhardt was concerned schwab felt ho be had bad not in in any way acted other than as became a gentleman mrs langtry had the right to choose friends and it was an outrage to cast the base insinuations which had been thrown out about her every ever act her hir surroundings were such that it was impossible for anything improper to take place her husbands sister was constantly with her wherever she went and it was rare that she was without one or more friends booked ROM Cai chicago cAGo jan willie low a chinese linen manipulator on dark clark street set bis his affections on a SL young denizen of on an pacific avenue she postponed the nuptials from time to time for the past year until about a week ago when sho she flatly refused to marry tho the heathen whereupon low caused her arrest on a charge of robbing him of when the case was wash called be failed to prosecute and yesterday yesterday yest erda came to the armory and requested her on the same charge the officers an rested the celestial and his recreant love and booked them as inmates of a house of ill fame the Bal baldivia divin CHICAGO CuicA ao jan the tho infer ocean says the baldwin theater cheater san ag francisco cisco which has been leased by the frohman brothers will be opened on jan and operated on the plan of the madison square theater new york esmeralda Esmeral dall will be put on for two weeks and be followed by young mrs winthrop and probably after that by new play the company to open it I will pasa pass through the city today to day amon among them are misa miss sydney cowell miss viola iola alien allen mrs tom flen mr E J buckley tom orn flen leslie alien allen and others david velosco wi will ill be sta stage manager hooth booth in berlin BEHLI BERLIN jan G edwin booth lias has accepted an engagement at the it isi esi denz theater his first appearance will be as hamlet african LISBON Lisi sox portugal jan G the papers here state that a basis of arrangement between england and portugal regarding the respective possessions on the west coast of africa is the ces sion of hydas to england on con condition di of the latter supporting support ina the claims caal ims of portugal on the congo luvar Gam Gana bettag bettas Iu ru ueral PARIS jan G the car to bo be used in in Gara bettas funeral cortege is one specially designed by bastien lo 10 page I the painter it moves on low lov black blace wheels streaked with silver sit ver on oil it will be placed the catafalque as it now stands the wreaths will be de to posited at the base of the catafalque at t the four corners comers there will bo be burning perfumes shrouding sli the coffin in several cars will follow containing wreaths the number of which v is is momentarily momen momentarily taril y iacre increasing as in it I lias as bee been n proposed to bear anthine larceres Mar ceres statue gloria nicais NIc now no w in the palace de lafayette on an ar tillery wagon before beford the coffi coffin n as an all allusion to services in 1870 but an objection is raised by tho the authorities ties As early as daybreak the aspect of the street was animated flags draped with crape were everywhere displayed and the troops are marching between esplanade des and the palais pala i a bourbon sour on sugar NEW LEW aortic jan C the commercial bulletin gives prominence to the lie t views of a boston sugar merchant on the hawaiian treaty ho ile says it is plain that the schedule of auti duties ies recommended by py the tariff comilia commission s cioll is entirely in the interest of the lie louisiana planter cianter and glucose manufacturer as well as the san francisco ino mono nopo lists with whom the commissioners seem to have been in sympathy and is opposition to the views and actual kow knowledge ledge of the whole sugar trade such a schedule would give little if any reduction while their generally were not less to Ss than I cent reduction to bo be of any tiny essential benefit to the bonsu consumers which would still give some som e 30 I I or over in in revenue probably the limes has a fierce editorial on the principal san francisco sugar monopolist nopo list whose methods it compares to jay ay goulds CURIA 00 jan tho local saloon keepers association have appointed a committee of bf live to work against the present agitation for an all Iner increase eRso of saloon lleon licenses ses the citizens league arc tire a law will be bashed pashed anakin lie lowest license fee for any sn oon antho in the state A thiren wrath ilia ills jan the wife wire of C E locum slocum recently applied for a dl dorco on the ground of infidelity last night lio lie sought her out coni con fessel ss d bis 18 guilt promised reform and b gl ed her jr t to return she refused whereupon re P lie drew a revolver shot himself kimseu if in I alio t head and died in I ten minutes burned to death aneelina jan I information has just been received that rtobert kaso and jack moore two middles aged men n rhile asleep in a house in western 60 co IV va ya were burned to death leath they had probably been drinking heavily heavily built a large fire and laid down the I he matter however has not yet been investigated Clev elands course NEW jan the times editorial I rays says there arc are many indications that the democratic politicians and organs aro are not well pleased with the course courso goy gov cleveland Cler cland is disposed to take lie ile has mt yet made known liia his purposes very clearly but such official utterances as he lie has nudo mado arc are not reassuring to those whose eye looks to the distribution of spoils lio favors the reduction of the number of offices and restricting their emoluments lie ile ia is not disposed to make offices for yearning aspirants and when ho lie makes a appointments ho he is inclined to select tho the mon men beat best qualified for them there are prim grim mut that lidwill ho will come corne in conflict willi with the senate when he lie comes to askin asking for the confirmation of his appointments point ments and threats that he lie will lind find himself out of harmony with his party in the legislature dead constantinople CONSTANTINO PLIZ jan under secretary sartoris Sartori of the british embassy is dead lead blazo blaze in brooklyn NEW YORK jan G about half past ast seven thia this morning a fire was Ts discovered covered in in the extensive crockery and slid fancy ware establishment of ol 01 ovington bros brooklyn and in an hour dourthe the stoie stole and contents were completely destroyed the fire originated ajust just back of the office and was occasioned casio ned igo by a boy drop drippin afi a a lamp as ho lie was a about t to kind kindis e a fire in the store the I lamp a ip fell where paper and straw was scattered about and in a moment the flames spread over the floor and to the office partition the ay boy was so frightened thai that lie failed to gian give an alarm the Tho clinton house adjoining caught fire several times and is much damaged by fire and water the guests of tho the house I ouse fled to the streets some of the late risers only partially dressed ovington bros deal in finer grades of crockery elegant bronzes clocks and all descriptions iris of fancy ware the loss is heavy but not yet ascertained it was fully insured however |