The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-31

.Ihat will be too late,' said the spokesman Of the
party, soiemniy; and win tell you Why
..The three Prussians withdrew apart for few
minutes and convorsod excitedly together Ny CON-
panion, she Austrian army officer, was called, snd'
cxcuging himself 10 me- joined thcm
MEN MARK.
rhc appearance of the three conspirators-ior such
I had now decided them TO be-was certainly pre-
possessing. They rough travelling suits, but
their bearing bespoke for Them every consideration.
Tho sld.s. deferred to by the others with re-
spcct that indicated exalted station IN puDlic
affairs.
s.When all returned to the desk, near which ga: a
few moments OF painful silence followed. Then the
gentleman who appeared to direct the actions of the
entire party made the following startling statement.
which repeat nearly rs can recollect:--
A PLAN.
s'swe can trust you Meinherr. and therefore shall
exact pledge Of secrecy. Indeed, your nationality
alone would assure us OF your sympathy. Twill toll
you. then, IN q tsw words why we want the arms.
The successful issue OF the Franco-Prussian
have only one result Prussia and all tho German
States will DO welded into Teuonic Empire Tho few
liberties which the people now possess will be taken
away. Therefore this Empire must never
DO! plan Is perfected for revolt
against tho Future! The opponents OF monarchy,
whose organizations known by hundred names,
arc to-day united the hour has como to strike.
A universal republic will be proclaimed throughout
Germany on tho basis OF that declared in Franco.
The chances OF succcsss Wholly in our favor A
few weeks Will find the armies Of Germany close under
the forifcations of Paris, leaving the Fatberland
almost frso from soldiers. BALI the Prussian army
would refuse fight against republic and The Same
is true Of the Bayarians, Saxons and whrtombergers
They would Berlin allies instead Of enc
mi I mead onl hat vi AR
We are not destitute OF AID from without Even tho
Church is with US. The Pope tho wave of repub
licansm that is sweeping over urope and Is ready to
float with IT, vast sum OF money is in the hands OF
central committee 1t has grown slowly and has
been accumulated for many purposes, but 1t will now
all be applied for the freedom Of tho Fatherland'
NOW is TIE TIME.
shy face must have betrayed my CONSERVATION and
Iinvountarily exclaimed, "A bold schcme--the work
OF desperate men,
"sWo must have tho arms In less than ninety days.
We have been baked by the sudden removal Of
100000 rifles from Berlin. So 900 from Frankfort
many more from Leipsic and Munich. These
weapons we had expected to possess ourselves OF
when the hour came TO act. Delay, after certain
period, means ruin torus
1.-THE COMMUNE WILL AID US'
"Paris undos ordinary circumstances, can stand
only bricf siege, and then King williams victorious
army will roll back upon Germany, and we shall
DO helpless. But tell you, We can find
means to prolong the absence OF the army
ana to keep IT around the French capital! Whom
Paris rails, IL really. We shall appeal to
..Rod'' "Red" will work. 1t has only to raise the
cry stVire la Commsne" TO set PARIS aglow. and the
German headquarters fixed at Versailles Tor the win
terri
IT SHALL DONE.
~ hardly know wha. to say answered, whom
got my breath. will do all in the power OF mortal
man TO secure the tor Will 20 at once to
London and communicate with the United States
Were France only peace could get them, but then
they would be useless to you. will give you posi-
tive answer In two weeks, but have little hope.'
..rhey all rose and shook by the hand. We sep
arated. The Austrian conducted me back to the
Grand Hotel.
ITO omit details may say that visited the Vienna
branch Rothschitd following morning to cash
certified check that had been given me, and upon
inquiry according direction was told that all prop
eriy certified checks bearing signature similar to
that had IN my hand would DO honored, either in
London Vienna, to the amount Of ZOO, 900 norns
49, 500 oO0( This very respectable credit bal
ance paid another visit to the committee at which
all details settled, and left at night route for
London 1t arranged that Ishould meet OF the
party In Brussels November II to settle the place
of delivery. am frank say had hopes OF getting
tho arms when left vicnna but during the five days
which ! spent on my way to LONDON had tins
enough to reason myself into true realization OF the
arduous task l had undertaken. Reaching London
used the Atlantic cable rocklessy, exhausting the
limits OF tclegraphic CODE laid great stress upon
the time at which the must be ready, mover even
limiting at the purchasers. Day by day saw moro
clearly that circumstances were against me. 1
~ A..s
found nothing. Three thousand guns, Of half dozen
patterns, all could gatnerl Despair stared me
in the facel Always the answer, substantially
from the United States :-Impossbie: timo too short.
The country Is cleared. All COMO France and Ger
many Imagine my feelings. 1t drove mo almost
wild, calm you think me, to see the chance OF
making "a clean halt million slipping through my
fingers. No man yet unhanged watched the calendar
of tina, month Of November did at London. IN
the year Of our. LORD 1870
cat the end OF about week received peremp-
tory order To 60 to Brussels and keep my appoint
ment I begged tor an additional day and was
granted two No better succsss On the night Of the
second day I took the boat at Dover for Ostend-tho
most unhappy that ever crossed the Channel.
To BIO brie for dislike TO contemplate o failure, l
landed Brussels early the following day was not
at my hotel an hour before two Of the whom had
almost stormy interview. 1t impossible to
with them. laid my cipher cable messages and my
code book on tho table and urged them They
would do nothing OF the kind One OF the men
most calm oil those who had gathered
about tho map less than . month bciore--wLked
ncrvousIy up and down tho room, repeating to him
sell-'Shall this defeat us?' You must telegraph,
telegraph, ielegraph' The mans blind despair was
dreadful to contemplate II had appeared to mo that
was the sufferer, but forgot my defeat in my sym
pathy Tor him.
"Give us some guarantee-uo, some direct and
positive statement OF the facts you have shown US in
order that may, IN our report, submit ~ do
manded one.
"I do not write letters about sucn matters was
my prompt, almost indignant, rejoinder
"sAnythng will do, however informal II may look,
was the quick suggestion sat down, and On sheet