| Show E editorials D IT 0 ha A M tim THE return of the emperor william to berlin beilin from the battle fields of france was made the occasion of probably the grandest triumphal triumph display seen this century the whole people seemed crazy with joy and as if the glorious peace and triumph had been gained without effort of any kind bind every trace of mourn mourning ing death and buffering suffering seemed banished and all that the wealth fashion and power of the great city of berlin could do was done to make the occasion of the most joyous character and to do honor to the emperor and the celebrities who had taken part with him in the campaign the celebration fairly commenced on the uit and continued for several days A correspondent of the missouri Be publican writing on the and uit nit gives some idea of the tremendous scale ecile on which the proceedings were conducted he says that on the the emperor the grand duke and aud duchess of baden the imperial prince and gen count moltke arrived in berlin The journey thither from the western border of the rhine province had been one continued ovation but on reaching berlin everything by way of display pr ailous oua to that point was infinitely eclipsed A special train of superb cars had been sent to bring on the party and on its arrival at berlin it was completely covered with wreathe and bouquets of flowers and evergreens ever greens the royal party alighted at the potsdam railway station which was gorgeously decorated for the occasion the platform was ornamented with rich crimson drapery tastefully embellished with shields abl shi elds groups of flags and green garlands the iron cross surrounded with gilded laurel wreaths was waa suspended over the entrance to the reception room and at the sides of this entrance two young girls dressed in white and impersonating bedan sedan and metz held up garlands of victory the ceiling of the room was draped in crimson and from it was suspended a chandelier of colored lamps forming an immense crown on reaching the city the party was welcomed by the count and countess bismarck the foreign ambassadors generals and other officers of the army the rector and deacons of the university and fend all the great ladies of court besides an immense concourse of the people who continually cheered on the route of the party from the depot to the palace the houses were beautifully decorated with flowers the emperor and empress led the p procession 1 roces slon sion in an open two horse carriage ri dge ige helas he was dressed in the uniform of a land laud landwehr wehr officer and was kept busy along the whole route with helmet in III hand gratefully acknowledging the cheer after cheer with which the exulting multitudes greeted him As the royal carriage passed the residence of the actor von lavallade twelve white pigeons I geons each erch bearing under its wing a slip of paper containing an inscription in ili verse were let out of the window some fell in the royal carriage others among illumination the he people the illumination at night was gorgeous in the extreme magnificent transparencies paren cles cies of various kinds in various colored flame were every avery everywhere where seen in which the emp emperor i eror enor germania prussia pyramids of colored lamps and the flags of all nations were woven and interwoven into gorgeous and brilliant designs illustrative of the progress ot of the prussian arms during duning the war the arsenal had its gable and front delineated in characters of flame while groups of trop trophies hies hits were exhibited on bot both sides haldes over the bust oust ere Fre frederi frederic derl deni c I 1 a gas sun aun shone with dazzling beauty its white beams mingled with and beautified fied nied by red bengal lights deep red pitch torches flared from the roof of the building the large transparency that formed the centre figure for the huge mass of trophies op les lea at the kriegs displayed a portrait of the emperor under which ic an escutcheon bearing the prussian eagle W was raised above a group of defeated french warriors nf at whose side stood a prussian and a bavarian soldier germania held the imperial crown ov erthe over the bhe head of the emperor while borussia Bo russia had her right hand stretched out ut in blessing over the group the laurel wreath border that encompassed this painting played the names of all the battles of the late war from weissenburg to amiens akiens the various foreign ministers seemed to vie with each other in their ear efforts orts to add to the brilliancy of the occasion their several palaces being beautifully decorated and illuminated and the appearance pe arance of the whole city was such sach as 10 we e m more lice 1109 ilk lik the rhe splendor j and d b beauty e auty of fairy land than thab augh aught less etherial ether lal ial the royal family rode around the city to view the grandeur of the 1 illumination I and at every stage of their progress were saluted with hosan nabb nabs aud and acclamations of the most joyous character by the people on the evening of the uit the scene at the opera house visited on that occasion by the emperor and empress and the great men of the nation transcended anything pre previous the entire dress circle was reserved for the royal party and invited guests only and tickets to every other part of the building sold at fabulous prices upon the entry of the emperor he stepped to the front of his pox box and while the most moat profound stillness prevailed he c saluted the entire company bowing repeatedly to the right and left the people immediately arose returned the salutation and then burst forth in acclamations acclamation of long live our emperor king 11 which made the very chandeliers rattle and sent the blood of the happy old monarch up to the very roots of his gray hair after the overture the curtain rose and disclosed the entire opera company standing in a semicircle semi circle under a grecian triumphal temple the ladies were dressed in the national colors of the german empire and the gentlemen in full fall evening costume the favorite prima donna paulina lucca luces stood in the centre and sang aang the solo parts of handels famous hymn see he comes with glory crowned I 1 clarious clarions Cla rions clang and cymbals sound I 1 while the powerful chorus which on this occasion was largely composed of the stars of the troupe took up the refrain at the close of each verse with fine effect after the close of the hymn the singers ers withdrew when several walls of the mimic temple opened and revealed the figure of germania and prussia holding the imperial crown over the head of an excellent representation of the emperor king this tableau brought the royal audience at once to its feet the band struck up the national hymn of prussia and cheer after cheer for the emperor and fatherland rolled up from that vast assembly to the ear of the delighted king who bowed his acknowledgments sain aaen and again on all sides the next it i p rt t of the performance was an act of one of wagners magners Wag ners nera greatest operas which was followed by a porn pors tion of Meyer bers camp in silesia which recalled the times of frederick the great and gave an opportunity for a magnificent military spec spectacular tabular display great masses of troops marched and countermarched counter marched about the stage a genuine piece of artillery drawn by four horses figured prominently in the mano manc manoeuvre and near the close a body of cavalry with horses of real flesh an and blood to 6 the number of about forty deployed across the scene lathe rathe the performance closed with the singers and people joining in the watch oll ori on the rhine the national hymn of the prussians at home and on the battlefield during the late war thus terminated the rejoicings rejo icings and festivities tendered to emperor william on his bis return home after the most victorious campaign on record hadtke had the fortunes odwar of war been against him how different might have been his reception the people are fickle as none knew better than emperor wiliam iam lam the festivities commenced on the lath of last month and rumor says saya that on that day twenty three years during the political storm of 1848 his majesty now so honored had bad to make his escape from his loving subjects in berlin disguised in female apparel THE tre omaha herald ia Is one among the T very r Y few e p papers e ra of the country which has hab be as rendered ren L r e T itself conspicuous cons for the advocacy not of mormonism but of constitutional right in relation to the people of utah and the mormon question generally in this connection it has occasionally contained duvere strictures on the proceedings of the trio of worthies who for some months past have rendered themselves ridiculous in the eyes of able lawyers and obnoxious to almost all living within the limits of the country over oven which their jurisdiction extends by their proceedings in running the courts of utah but the herald while denouncing their unconstitutional and oppressive doings with its usual love of fair play has haa admitted into its columns letters written probably by the gentlemen themselves or some of their employed emp loyes or members of the ring to which they belong in defence of the course they have pursued their latest effort appears in inthe me hep her aldef the instant and is as follows SALT lare LAKE CITY olty april 1871 to the editor of tila the herald i at the risk of tiring you and your readers I 1 agal agai a the indulgence of a brief space in your dour paper in reply to your jour comments on iny my former communication ni cation respecting judge james B mckean As an excuse for this indulgence I 1 may state what the herald well veil knows that its opinions are quoted with great satisfaction and something like triumph by the mormon newspapers of this city they evidently regard your strictures on tieman as tantamount to a conviction by the outside world hence the importance of examining fairly but critically into the conclusions of the her aid now how stands the ease case casein in regard to judge mckean without py paying ink any attention to the charge that he or any one else seek to persecute the cormons mormons on account of their religious belief as one too idle and unfounded to need refutation what are the specific and exact charges against him the they are that he be denounced polygamy and certain practices in vogue here in severe language from the bench and that he hos committed some great error and crime in deciding that the united states attorney and the united states i marshal created by the organic act of the territory are the only officers I 1 qualified by law for foi the discharge of their respective duties before those courts that the purpose and tendency of thia this decision Is to subvert local government throughout through ont out the territory now as to the first of these charges at moat most it is merely a question of propriety or taste and it will be a difficult task to convince your readers oti outside talde taide the mormon church and bursua hsioh that a judge greatly violated the law of a correct taste by severely denouncing noun cing in an official manner what both law and public opinion outside the mormon community denounce and if it is considered that judge mckean is a sworn sword officer whose oath compels him to try at least and vindicate the law against polygamy in the territories as it does against other crimes many will find in his words of earnest and severe denunciation the only fitting treatment where the law is openly flaunted and defied denied the question quest loh oh as to whether the united states attorney and marshal created by the organic act or the territorial attorney and marshal created by the statutes of the territory are the attend ing lilg meers officers off omm of the district and supreme Courts when pitting aa as local or territorial courts is one which opens a wide field for discussion and one about which lawyers and judges may and have arrived at different opinions the supreme court of idaho a majority ruling have decided that the territorial officers are the proper ones to act in such case while the supreme court of this territory have unanimously decided the contrary the supreme court of the united states have as yet rendered no decision on the question and until it does I 1 humbly submit that it seems unjust to impugn the motives of a judge deciding the question either way A case I 1 understand is now in preparation for the supreme coart of the united states from this territory which involves the validity of the decision made upon it here at most the question is purely a judicial one involving the construction of law and it is difficult to see why it should awaken feeling much less isa iss a torrent of indignation As a fitting response to these delucia eions alope and a better vindication of judge mckeand Mc Keans legal acumen than any that hat t I 1 caus canK make in his behalf I 1 herewith decision rendered on the lyl eyl question referred to and would be glad to see it published in the HERALD and its posit positions ons refuted if possible upon the above the arald makes the following editorial comments CHIEF JUSTICE MCKEAN AGAIN we give place to one more defence of judge mckean with all proper respect for the judge and its author we do not think it deserves any extended notice from us without paying any attention to the charge that he or any one else seek to persecute the mor mons on account of their religious religions belief we could have no argument with the defenders of the chief Justi justice cei cel of utah that ia is the sole ground of our difre difference rence with him and we do not admit that thab man to be candid who in the face of the course of the federal courts in that territory and especially in the face of the judicial rant and rave declares that our charge against judge mckean is too idle idie and unfounded to need refutation the truth of it ia Is too palpable to be denied I 1 IT tie NEVER rains but it pours ia is an old saying which was forcibly forcy illustrated ed in the experience of the people of lincoln city nebraska last monday for on that eventful day they had an accumulation ot oi exciting circumstances such as rarely occurs early that morn ing about 3 an alarm of fire was given and in a very brief space the whole city was aroused and on the alert to render all the assIst assistance ance anee pos gos possible sible sibie to quench a fire which was aging raging at the insane asylum before available help reached the place the upper part of the building was enveloped in flames and all hope of saving it ift was vain dr larsh superintendent and his assistants si got nearly all the unfortunate inmates of the place out before help from the outside arrived but despite all their efforts some bome of the insane folks got att loose and some two or three were missing and it was feared perished in the fire one of the number burned to death was chained to the floor in his cell or apartment when the fire commenced and he could not be got out the building and most of its contents valued at were destroyed the cause of the fire was unknown the same conring it was also discovered that ten of the most desperate prisoners in the penitentiary had made their escape at one in the abe morning the time at ai which the guard was changed all was right and the prisoners in their cells but in the morning when the warden got up he found ten of hie bla guests guesta missing g upon investigation it was found that they had hid got a large auger and bored holes through under their bunks with a small saw they had made in the blacksmith shop they had bad sawed a hole bl big enough to get through under the lor floor they then bored up from below into the dining room cut a hole got up there and went to the kitchen unlocked the doors secured a supply of provisions I 1 |
