Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-20
Report of Lieutenant Wyse Made to
the Iiuuidator.

Report of Lieutenant Wyse Made to
the Liquidator.
PARIS, April ia report on the Panama
canal has been sent to the liquidator OF the
company, Menchicourt, by Lieutenant Wyse,
who has been negotiating with the Coum-
bian government to prolong the concession.
1t was apparently prepared with the object
of coDcealing amid an endless maze OF words
and rhetorical expressions about the poor
prospects aud the actual hopelessness of any
further enterprise IN that direc-
ton. Menchicourt personally considers
that the report offers favorable
basis for new financial operations Accord
ing to a leading Marseilcs paper the govern
ment, in view of the prospective failure of
the harvest of wheat and the DEAFNESS OF
bread, will propose in the chambers
temporary suspension of the tariff on cereals.
That the report is true is improbable, but is
notable as an indication of the difficulties
awaiting the government in the tariff debate
in the face of diminution of the corps
statement reproduced here from Ger
man papers declares that the French gov
ernment Is chagrined by communication
from the czar regarding the demonstration
made during the visit of Empress Frederick
TO Paris. This statement also saws that
seemed menacing the car, being sounded as
to whether he was prepared to
support France in the controversy, replied
that he disapproved of the laxness Of the
French government in permitting an insult
to an imperial parsonage his relative. The
statement adds that this rebuke was keenly
felt for u time and had the effect OF modify
ing the pro-Russian programme OF the foreign
office.
A striking example Of French subservancy
to the Russian alliance has just occurred III club
circles. Young Degiers, an attache OF the
Russian embassy, son of tho Russian secre-
tary of foreign affairs, introduced Mt lead
ing club friend as q temporary member.
At the expiration of the term of temporary
membership M. Degiers proposed his friend
for permanent membership, but the commit
tee found the candidate Objectionable and
wrote M. Ucgiers advising HIM TO withdraw
his nomination. M, Degiers was irritatcd and
refused to do So Tho committee again advised
the withdrawal Of the nomination, where
upon Baron Do Mohrenheim, the Russian
ambassador interfered and wrote to the COM
mittee that If the candidate was blackballed
| he would cause every member al the Russian
| embassy to resign, as number Of the club
members desired to resent the ambassadors
| letter. The affair attaining tho proportionG
| of a diplomatic incident, the committe finally
| decided that IL would be best to admit tho
candidate Other high officials not Russian
declare that the dictatorial action of Baron
| Mohrenheim ought to be repused. Not the
J least curious feature of the episode Is a re-
| port that the ''ill-mannered jew thus forced
| upon the club is IN the pay Of tho Russian Sc
| cret service
| II. Kohlsaat of the Chicago worlds fair
| directory has arrived here after an extensive
| tour OF Europe. He reports that business
J houses are taking greater interest in the
fair and that the continental press is treating
the fair more justly Mr. Kohlsaat will start
for Chicago at the end of the month aftc,
| making another tour Of Europe.
| General j. w. Foster and j. G.. Blaine, jr.
have arrived from Madrid They went tc
church today with Mr. Reid, the United
| States minister Mr., Reid win present Mr.
| Blainn To the DrinCe of Wales
General Foster will proceed home withou'
delay.
The past week has been a festive one at the
United States legation. On Monday Mrs
Reid gave a reception, which was followed
| by two large dinners and musicale. Or
| Thursday dinner OF twenty-four covers was
given IN honor of Bishops Doane and Whip
pie.