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TWENTY-FIUST YEAH. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNB S , SEPTEMBER 14 , 1891. NUMBER 88.
NOW VENGEANCE WILL FALL ,
Chili's ' Now Government Preparing to Pun
ish Agents of the Old ,
BALMACEDA'S ' MILITARY HANDICAP.
Gcncrnln Were Incompetent and
IJlHolHidlcnt How They Didn't
Murdered by
HiH KNCort.
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VAI.I'AUAIRO , Chill ( Via Onlvoston , Tox. ;
Sept. 13. flly Mexican cable to the Herald-
Special to Tun Uen.j Minister of Justice
Errnzurl/ the provisional government ,
ycsterdgy issued orders to procurator Fls-
cales to arrest all persons Implicated In Iho
killing of Isndoro OHSU ; also nil those who
nro suspected of sacking mid robbery , nnd
everyone who has engaged In the flogging or
other torturing of parties favoring the Junta.
The minister also directed that all violators
ot the correspondence of the foreign minis
ters accredited to Chill should bo Imprisoned.
Every ono who was concerned in the kill
ing of Cummlngs and his two companions for
their alleged attempt to destroy Dalmacoda's
warships , Almlrante , Lynch nnd Condell ,
with dynamite , Is also to bo arrested.
The procurator Is also ordered to use every
effort to apprehend persons implicated in the
killing ol other congressional victims. He is
especially directed to hunt up nil these cn-
gnged in the horrible massacre of forty-two
young men nt Los Canon on August IS.
Their ages ranged from sixteen to eighteen
years. The details of their killing are unlit
for publication , owing to the indignities com
mitted on their bodies after the young men *
wcro shot.
All of these acts were committed under
Daluiaccdas' authority during the past eight
een months.
Italmnucda'H I land leap.
I had an Interview in the prison tonight
Colonels Wood and Husci , late of Balma
ccda's ' army. They mndo statements to mo ,
which are confirmed by documents found in
Moncda , that both of Dalmaccdn's generals ,
Bnrbosa nnd Alzorroca , who wcro killed in
the llrst onslaughts between the contending
armiesworo utttcrly Incapable ofllccrs. They
flagrantly disobeyed Unlmaceda's orders ,
thus causing the overthrow of his govern
ment. His explicit instructions wcro that
thny wore not to engage the junta's troops
with loss than 14,000 men , but that they
should draw the enemy Inland. CiOncral
Uarbaso s" utterly despised his adversaries
that he acted exactly to the contrary of
those orders. The result was his disastrous
defeat at Concon on Aupust ! il.
The defeat of the government troops was
nlso largely owing to thu Issuance of contrary
military orders by Balmacoda and his war
minister , Bananadas Espinosu. This con
fused everybody. Colonels Wood and Kuiso
also inform mo that there was no inoio life Iu
Balmnceda's troops. The representations
made to the president that the soldiers wcro
loyal and enthusiastic wcro untrue. Just at
the height ol tho.first eugngeinout.two.rogi-
nicnts turned their rifles butts up as a sign
that they surrendered.
AVIiero the General Was OUT.
The Junta's troops , on the other hand
were full of vigor and patriotism. Their
tactics were belittcd by General Barbasa.
When reminded of Balmacoda's orders to
retire inland , ho replied :
"Thoso opposltorlos are like somany cats
they are easy for a dog to catch. Bulma-
ccda knows nothing about lighting anyway.
Wo shall soon put those rebels to flight. "
The right wing at Concon was commanded
by Colonel Itaiso , who says that bo was left
unsupported. In consequence the enemy
easily swept h's ' mon aside. The government
troops , tbo two colonels added , never wished
to do tiny lighting. What little they did was
owing to the excitement of the moment.
President Jorge Montt will glvo banquets
tonight and on Monday to Captain St. Clair
and the other olllcors of tbo British war ship
Champion , which shortly sails for Esqul-
mault , in recognition of the sympathy for the
Junta displayed by the Drftlsh navy during
the strugirlo for supremacy between tbo two
parties.
It will bo remembered that when the mem
bers of the junta arrived hero on September
2 on the .steamer Arlqulpa the Clinjiuiion
dressed ship in honor of the occasion
although Captnm St. Clnlr afterward ex
plained that this was done without his knowl
edge. It Is much to bo regretted that the
feeling among the people is so intense against
the United States owing to the attitude of
our government during tbo war.
Murdered lly His ICKUort.
The Junta requests iho Herald to make
public that the murder of ox-Miuister Aldun-
nto on September 7 Is deeply deplored by tlu
now government. Strong efforts are being
made to capture the murderers , who it
seems wcro his own escort. They
wcro government troops. Aldunato
was traveling toward Santiago at
the time. The murder took
place at Qutllotn , fifty-live miles from bora.
The escort robbed him and mutilated hU
body in n horrible manner.
The llrst act of Augustine Edward ? , tto
banker , on arrival hero with his family outho
bteamor Mapocho from Callao was to tele
phone his thanks to Minister Kgan. Mr.
Kgan for four months gave the protection of
his own house and of the United States flag
to Senor Edwards.
1'or tlio Spoil * ) .
ICopyKeM tsai bu Jama ( Sontiin ttenntlt. \
CAI.IAO , Peru , ( via GalvostonTox. ) , Sopt.
13. fBy Mexican Cnblo to the Horald-
Spccialto Tun Dei : . | The Chilian Junta's
warship Trumoa whloh arrived hero a few
days ago to take back to Valparaiso tbo tor-
po.lo boat Comloll and the transport Imperial ,
lute of Balmaccda's Hoot , sailed today for
that port with thorn. The Comloll and the
Imperial lurroudcred to tbo Junta after com
ing here from Coqulmbo. The vessels ere In
charcaoC representatives of the congressional
party.
Several prominent members of the Balma-
cednn government who took refuge la tbo
foreign warships In the harbor of Valparaiso
nftor that city was captured by the Junta's
troops arrived here today. Amont : thorn
was Honor Claudia Vicuna , who , during the
ascendancy of Balmacoda , was elected M his
successor to the presidency of Chill. Senor
Domingo Uouoy , ox-mlnlr.tur of state mid for
eign affairs , and Batmucoda'i brother were
also of thu party.
News received here from Chill by mall
conllrms the report that there is general sat
isfaction throughout that country with tbo
now government.
llnnditrtiH' Kleutloua.
Teai'ciaAUM , Houduras , Sopt. 13. The
election bas boon completed and General
Lelbas secured a very largo vote for presi
dent. HU majority Is estimated at three-
quarters of the total vote ,
The biUloUug wu conducted In a perfectly
peaceful manner throughout tbo republic.
There was no restriction of frredom of presser
or voters. General Lelbas' inauguration as
president will take place In November. The
universal opinion is that 1'rcsldent Bogratnm
hn shown himself n true patriot.
xnr VKT v ti'TUitiit ) .
Clilll'H Kx-ltuler HIUK | Preyed Ilnrd
liy Ills VlutorloiiH i iiomlc .
ICopi/i-toM JS ; liuJdma nnntnn lltnntllA
V.u.i'Aii.u'O , Chill , ( vla-Oalveston , Tox. )
Sept. 13. [ By Mexican cable to the Herald
Special to Tin : Bin. : ] No tr.ico of Balma-
ccdu has so far been found. Ono thing Is
certain , ho hns not yet reached Buenos Ayres.
I heard by wire from that city today to that
effect. Tbo Junta has all the mountain passes
closely watched by troops to prevent Ins
escape.
Today Anlbnl San Huozn , judge of the
district of Sanfornando , Koberto Bermudoz
and Alojamtrlno Trujillo , governor of the
province of Caclmpoal , were arrested whllo
attempting to make their escape through the
Planchon Pns * in tbo Andes. They were all
ofllclals under Balmaceda. All of tbo passes
are reported to bo choked with snow , render
ing every route ever the Andes almost im
passible. This news confirms the rumors , so
persistently spread , that Balmaceda has not
tried to leave the country , but Is hidden iu
ono of tbo monasteries. The search through
these institutions is still kept up by the
pollco authorities. Unless the fugitive ox-
president has already escaped from Chill it
h pretty certain that bo will ultimately fall
Into the hands of his enemies. It may bs
that ho has put olT to sea In &omo steamship
but this does not appear likely.
The United States flagship San Francisco ,
wilt sail from hero tomorrow night for
Caliao , ttienco to California.
J.O.ST WITH .IU. O.Y HO.lltli.
Fnte of 11 SuiliiiK Vessel Which Col
lided with tlic Steamer Arizona.
QunBXstow.v , Sept. 13. The Guion line
steamer Arizona , Captain Brooks , from Now
Yont September 5 for Liverpool , arrived Hero
today in a battered condition. Certain pas
sengers report that at an early hour on Sun
day , September 0 , while the vessel was in a
tog but steaming rapidly , nn unknown sailing
vessel , believed to bo n largo coasting
schooner , struck the steamer port quarter.
The passengers , who were in bed
at tbo tlmo of the accident , were
awakened by tbo shock and noise
of the collision and all rushed on dock. It
was seen that thirty feet of the rail bad been
smashed , that she was ragged and that sev
eral plates bad been bent. It was at ilrst
believed that tbo consequences of the acci
dent wore more serious than proved to bo the
case. The passengers wcro much alarmed
and life boats wcro prepared , but the fears
ot all were soon allayed. The Arizona for n
long time searched in Vain for the unfortu
nate sailing vessel. A part of her bowsprit
was loft on the Arizona's deck. From
wreckages seen It is feared she foundered.
Ono passenger makes tbo following state
ment :
"After passing Sandy Hook wo entered a
haze , winch later became a dense fog. The
fog horn was kept blowing. About
11 p. m aloud report like tho'bursting of a
boiler startled the passengensvtio rushed on
dock. The captain , who was on tbo bridge ,
ordered thu engines reversed at full speed.
Ho assured the passengers that the steamer
was all right and ordered them below. Aftor-
ttimis.tho ofllccrs stated that a three-masted
ship had struck the Arlzona'on the port side
almost midship and then disappeared. The
fog steam whistles and fog horn wcro kept
going long after thu collision , but nothing
was discovered. The steamer's pumps wcro
worked , but no water was found. So violent
was tbo collision that passengers sleeping on
the damaccu side of the steamer were
thrown ironi their berths. "
A-.ir.S' SHU IS X02' J.S OKll.Ut.
31 ISM Av.i Still nt the Ciii'Miuint ! House
oT Detention.
CINCINNATI , O. . Sept. 18. Vera Ava still
remains Iho heroine of a cunning romantic
episode , or the victim of a cruel outrage.
There is u strong disposition hero to regard
her as Miss Dis Debar sailing under another
name. Dr. Bonnall of Now York , who knows
Dis Debar , called on Miss Ava last evening
and said she was not Dis Debar. The Asso
ciated press dispatch from Now York last
night gave a description of the real Dis Dn-
bar , a statement of the New YorK chief of
detectives. It tallies with that of Miss Ava
in that Dis Debar was fat , had bluooyes , were
n wig and was n voluble talker. After that
it diverged. This Ava woman has by | no
menus a repulsive countenance. Dis Do-
bar's nose is described as largo and noarso.
This woman's nose is neither huge nor
coarse. Dis Debar was described as live
feel two Inches high. This woman says she
is five feet four and one-half Inches hiiih and
tliat she is ready to prove it by measure
ment. Dis Debar is described as weighing
2SO pounds. This AVO man ays she weighs
200 pounds , and Is willing to prove it by go
ing on the scales. She looks as if she might
weigh 'JiO : pounds. To a representative of
tbo Associated press late this ovoaiiis she
scouted iho Dlb Debar theory and said :
"Witnesses will settle that. Every person
that ever knew Dh Debar will , on seeing
mo , testify that I am not that woman.
Furthermore , there is a surer , moro reliable
test than human testimony that 1 am not
that woman , Dis Debar. I hnvo never bad
children and Dis Debar has had several.
An examination by competent physicians
will prove beyond the possibility of doubt
that I am not a woman that has given birth
to children , and , therefore , cannot bo Dis Do-
bar.
bar.At
At this stage of the interview a lieutenant
of the pollco came into the olllco of the House
of Detention , where the madame spends her
titne , and announced that a Mr. Hummcll of
Now York , who said ho would know Dis Debar
bar In any dUgniso , would arnvo before to
morrow and see whether or not she was Dis
Debar under another name. She expressed
herself delighted and said , "That will settle
the matter. "
Los UATOS , Cal. , Sopt. 13. Dr. Humford ,
said in n dispatch from St. Louis to bo a
friend of Miss Ava , is hero. Ho says ho
first heard of Miss Ava through n lottorfrom
his friend , Dr. FItzportor , who lived near
him in St. Louis. Fitzportcr wrote about
two weeks ago that she Had called and bad
been given Kum ford's card and address.
; : . ! 7 nun "Vu KU.IST ,
For Omaha and Vicinity -Fair , warmer.
For Missouri , Jowa , Kansas and Nebraska
Warmer ; fair ; southerly winds.
For North Dakota Fair in south ; local
showers In northern portion ; warmer in
southeast ; slightly cooler In northwest per
tion.
tion.WAsmxr.ioN
WAsmxr.ioN , D. C. , Sopt. 13. Ttioro Is an
area ot low pressure , covering the lower St ,
Lawrence valley , with local showers In Now
England and the lower lake regions and middle -
dlo Atlantic states. The pressure
above the normal In the Mis
sissippi valley and a depression Is forming
in the extreme northwest. It Is warmer ex
cept In the lake regions and St. Lawrence
valley , where the temperature has fallen
from llvd degrees to twenty degrees. It has
risen about ton degrees at northern Uocky
mountains stntlous. The indications are it
will bo warmer and generally clear through
out tno corn region ou Monday and probably
Tuoiday. Khowors and cooler weather are
indicated for the states of the Atlantic coast
north of Hattoras on Monday , followed by
clearing weather. Generally fair weather
will prevail in tbo southern states ou Mon
day.
i Killed by
Ai.iiKitT Ltu , Mlun. , Sept. 13. During a
storm lait night the bouso ot Pater Peterson
of Geneva , was struck by lightning and bis
sou l'harlo < , ngod 17 , Instantly killed while
asleep , although his biothur who slept with
him escaped ,
UAS PROVED A MAN-KILLER ,
Exacting Duties of the Interstate Oom-
morco Commission.
DEMANDS VERY CLOSE ATTENTION ,
JtoK-irdcd In tlio fjl tit of Anything
ftit n Sinecure Some Hen-
BOILS Tor tlic .Many
Cliaii > ; cH.
Bonn to OP TUB Ben , )
fill ! FotiitTnnxTii SrnniiT , >
WASHINGTON IX C. , Sopt. 13. J
It begins to look as though the Interstate
Commerce commission would prove a man
killer. At llrst it was said that the commis
sion was merely a sinecure , which would
give thrco men soft places ut ? 7OUO n year
and expenses and a number of clerks good
berths. But there have been moro changes
on the commission ou account of the breaking
down of commissioners than in any other
place hero In the same length of time. Vcasoy
went out because ho said the work was too
exacting. Bragg died. Cooloy's health
failed and ho has resigned. Morrison of Illi
nois , ho of horizontal tariff fame , is the only
original member remaining , and ho almost
died some months ago. Ho is not robust in
health now.
Within the next six months it ls probable
that an entire change will have taken place
on the commission. U is very well known In
ofllcinl circles that Morrison , who holds the
democratic place on the commission , will bo
excused when his term expirosnoxt January.
The democrat to succeed him will likely bo
from the south , and will bo appointed soon ,
as Morrison must bo retained to instruct the
other two now commissioners.
Unless ex-Congressman Thompson of Ohio
Is appointed to the vacancy on the court of
claims ho maj'jbo given a place on the Inter
state Commerce commission. Ex-Land Com
missioner Oroff , formerly of Nebraska , now
located In California , has been strongly rec
ommended for a place on tbo commission.
Ho Is a fine lawyer , has had a successful
experience on the bench , is recommended by
the farming and railroad interests as a fair
and just man. The south has been striving
for a place on the commission , or rather to
keep the ouo it has had , and there is every
reason to bellovo that it will get a now man
as soon as the president can take up the
bundle ot recommendations for men.
IMMIGRANTS AS DOMESTICS.
From the managers of the immlcration
ofilco In New "Vork the information comes
that there Is a boom In the demand for immi
grants as domestics. There are hundreds of
calls every week at the Immigration ofilco
for women arriving from Germany , Eng
land , Scotland and Norway. The superin
tendent of immigration at the Treasury de
partment says ho has a great many requests
tor women "who are wanted as domestics.
Good cooks and housekeepers got from $12
to $30 a month in this city , board and living
Included. The immigrants have seldom ever
been paid balf this much generally about
ono-fourth these wages.
The employment ofllcos bore report moro
calls than ever for housekeepers and cooks.
They find that the demand for help In manu
factories ana the growing indepondenco.of
the people 'depreciate the amotiut.of labor
offered for the hou'so. The effect of the In
creased demands for women arriving at tlio
immigration olllces It is feared will have a
demoralizing effect upon America's labor
market , as the successful immigrants are
Hooding Europe with glowing accounts of
what women can do iu households hero , and
the volume of female Immigration will hence
forth materially Increase.
rOSTOFHCG 1IUSINESS IXCUEASI.NO.
Thcro probably never were moro demands
made upon the Postofllco department than at
this tlmo by postmasters throughout the
country for Increase of allowance for clnrk
hire. This grows out ot the enormous in
crease of business in the various olllces and
the fact that for many years there has been
much loss allowed than was necessary to
carry on the work. It is stated that there
are thousands of postmasters in all parts of
the country who are every month paying out
of their own pockets money for their clerks ,
that the allowances of the 1'oUofllco depart
ment are inadequate to tbo demands of the
business , and rattier than give an inferior
service the postmasters go down in their own
pockets and make up the deficiency. It is
probable that 10 per cent of the salaries of
the postmasters of the second and
third classes are paid by the postmasters to
clerks in their efforts to make good the lat-
ter's salaries. The postmasters in the largo
cities those of first and special classes do
not meet this trouble because thcro Is so
much pressure by the patrons upon congress
that ample provision Is mauo. It is the post
masters in cities of fi.OOO , 10,000 , or 15,000
population who have the trouble.
When this congress proposed to increase
the appropriation for salaries anil ( .llowanco
something like ? . " > 00,000 the democratic press
bctran howling about extravagance. But It
is found that before the readjustment is com
pleted the postmasters are going down into
their pockets and taking out their own
money to meet their clerical expenses. These
nro expenses which must of necessity in
crease with the growth of towns and cities.
WASHINGTON'S STHKP.T OAK LINKS.
There are few cities iu the country where
the street car lines pay bettor than hero.
For many years the horse lines are said to
have paid ; it : per cent dividends , but of late
years , although paying bettor than over bo-
fere , it has not been practicable to ascertain
what nro the incomes of the two or thrco
companies. At any ralo the companies al
ways put up a pitiful mouth when congress
tallied of forcing them under the provisions
of their charters to put on ade
quate facilities. Everybody rides in n
street car here , If going but three or
four squares , ordinarily. There Is no mud
bore , hut when it rains the water banks up
ou the asphalt sidewalks and streets , and po-
doitrlans take a car , so that with Washing
ton's wet weather the cars , whloh run every
twenty or thirty seconds , are always crowded
at 5 cents a faro.
The last congress concluded that It would
look and bo bettor to have cable cars all ever
thu city , that on ono street proving so con
venient. At ona fell swoop a law was passed
requiring the companies to put in cables
within two yoari. In most cities it would
have paralyzed the corporations , and councilmen -
men would have staggered at the suggestion
ol such a move. But congress did it. And
It did it In the face of the fact that the horse
lines were well equipped , and none of tha old
facilities could bo utilized In the construction
of the now. Further. It was known that to
put down cables cost much moro than put
ting in an entire now plant , as the telegraph
lines underground , gas and water mnlna ,
sewerage , etc. , had to bo taken care of by tbo
car companies at a great cost.
There wai a strong kick of course from the
street car companies , but they wont to work.
It became necessary for the companies , after
contemplating expenditures by this law of
many million * of dollars , to put up a power
homo in the center of the olty whloh must
cost , all told , over $1,000,000. But Washing ,
ton wilt soou have the finest street car
facilities of any city in the country.
IIUUKNT AllMY OUDKIIS.
The following army orders were Issued
today :
The following named ofllccrs of the Corps
of Engineers will , on the expiration of their
graduating loaves of absence , report in per
son to the commanding otllccr ut Wlllet's
Point , N. V. , for duty with the battalllon of
engineers and at the United States Engineer
school : Second Lieutenants Speucor , Cosby ,
John 8. Sewcll , Charles 1' . Echols , James F.
Mclntooic and J. J. Morrow. The following
transfers In the Eighteenth Infantry are
ordorodi First Lieutenant Thomas W.
Urinlth , from company 1C to company B ;
Benjamin C Morse , from company B to com-
puny Kj Bccoud Lieutenants Ooorgo W.
Martin , from compatijw'F to company 1C ;
Samuel A. Smoke , jfrom company 1C to
company A. The > , following changes
In the stations : ' of olllcors of
tbo Medical department are ordered :
Major Chnrloi L. Ilolzmanh , surgeon , Is re
lieved from duty at Fort Clark , Tex. , and
will report In person -to the commanding
oniccr at Fort Douglas , U. T. ( for duty at
that station , relieving Maor | William U.
Wolverton , surgeon , tir.il reporting by letter
to the commanding general , Department of
the I'lntto. Major W lvprton , on boinit reMoved
Moved by Major HeUmann , will report In
person to the commanding oflicer at Fort
Schuyier , N. Y. , for duty at that station , re
porting by letter to the , commanding general
Department of the East. Major Uobcrt II.
Whtto and Joseph 1C. Canon , surgeons , nro
detailed as members of ( bo board of onicors ,
appointed Juno So , 18ll. ! Vleo Captain Wal
ter Kecdand James C. Merrill , assistant surgeons -
goons , who are hereby relieved from duty ns
members of said board.
The following transfers in the Eighth In
fantry are made : Ilioutcnant Samuel E.
Smiley from company'I'to company B ; John
C. Beurdsloy from company 1C to company 1.
Lieutenant Smiley will proceed to join the
company to which ho U transferred on being
relieved from college ' duty October 1 , 1MI1.
Lieutenant Bcardsloy will proceed to join tils
proper company on tlid" expiration of bis pres
ent leave of absence.Lcavo ot absence for
llftocn davs , to take QfTccI ; Qctober 1 , 1891 , Is
granted Second LicutOnant' Samuel E. Smi
ley , Eighth Infantry.t Leave of nbsonco for
six months , to take effect on or about Octo
ber 15 , 1801 , is pnCntod First Lieutenant
Joseph II , Gustin , ' adjutant Fourteenth in-
funtry. The leave bf absence granted to
Major David L. Huntlngton , surgeon , Juno 1 ,
is extended to September 80 , 1891.
BnciiET.vnr IOSTEK'S WAN ? .
When Secretary Foster loft hero ton days
ago for a fishing cruise along the upper At
lantic coast ho said hej.yould . bo absent over
two weeks , that ho .would remain away till
noout September 20 ; * The secretary is a
nervous , busy man and although ho has boon
hero all summer baraittUwbrk with vexatious
problems , ho could notfsthnd tlmo kllllmr and
soon began so indichtb'a desire to return.
Ho is to arrive hero tomprrow or Tuesday at
the farthest. As soon-as hu gives the - | per
cent bond extension and few other things a
little time , ho will go out to Fostona , his
Ohio home , and propa.rp to remove his family
horo. Ho has a1' homo already pre
pared. Sooi-otary .Foster Intends to
devote the last two , weeks of the Ohio
campaign in his natlvo , state on the stump
and othorwlso working for tbo election
of McICinloy. In view of his lone and hard
work hero , and the fant that ho has bad loss
vacation than any nubile or well known pri
vate citizen in Washington this summer , his
two weeks of campaigning nt homo in Octo
ber , will not come within the palo of criti
cism.
MISCJ : nuNcous.
The Misses Winko.'of "Beatrice are guests
of Miss Ida Cragin of 218 O street.
The Nebraska colony has thinned out of
Washington. Thoro' Is ny't a well known man
from the state in the city. ' The two senators
are soon expected to arrive , however.
' P. S. II.
J-.IST ll'KKKr'S-
Gross ISxclmiiKOB of the Country ns Re
ported byi the lSanlc.4.
BOSTON' , Mass. , Sept. G. The following
table compiled from dispatches to the Post ,
from the clearing houses in the cities named ,
shows the gross oxcllanges for the weak.
ending , Soptembori 12 , with rate
per cent of increase or decrease as
compared with the corresponding period last
year : ---I , ' '
Not Incliulcil In tomls ,
Last week's cleavings in Noiv York ! Cos-
ton and many smaller cities were for llvo
days , and arc In comparison with six days
for the corresponding woolc lnst year.
Twontv-nlno cities increased and thirty-one
decreased as compared with the showing for
the corresponding week last year. In com
parison with tbo previous ( six days ) week ,
tbo total oxchanga decreased $ lfi.'i,7i')7 ) , , r > ! il or
12.7 per cent , and outside of New York ox-
chnnees decreased $30,191,81 : ! , or O.-l per
cent.
_ _
ii or avor/fs/o.v TYM/A * .
Peculiar Accident on the Colorado
Central No FntnlitlcH.
Dcsvnii , Colo. , Sept. 13. An excursion
train was wrecked iu the Clear Crook canon
today in n most peculiar manner , It being the
ilrst case of the Kind on record. The train ,
which consisted of eight day coaches , three
bagnago cars and two engines , loft hereabout
about 0 o'clock this morning. It reached
Denver IJrook on Its way to Georgetown
nbout noon. At this point , whllo rounalng n
very sharp curve across tbo creek , the onplncs
pulled tue thrco middle cars off the truck ,
and from tbo shape ot a "horso shoo" trans
forming the train jnton straight line , Tno
derailed cars were thrown down the embank
ment Into the crook bed and badly wrecked.
George Turr was bruUcd badly about tbo
body , General \V. C. Drowning had his right
side' bruised and received Internal injuries ,
Express Messenger Auttback was badly hurt
and Drakoman 1C. \Varrun cut In the baud
and right slJo bruised. Twonty-four other
passengers were idightly bruised , but none
seriously. The woutidod returned to this
city this evening on a special train sent out
from bora as soon as tbo wreck was reported.
IininmihiO Wheat Crop.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Sopt. 13. The Union
Pacific railway has gathered up reliable sta
tistics from the thlrtv-slx counties through
which it runs. Prom these statistics it is
estimated that the total acreage of tbo state
is h.'JOO.OSO acrofi. The general nvorngo yield
is placed nt thirty-two bushels per aero ,
which makes the total crop llkUOl.COO
bubhols. The general condition of the crop
Is good , the recent 1'cavy ' ruins having boon
of great bcnollt.
WHY PENSIONS ARE DELAYED ,
Ooinmissionor Raum Writes a Letter of
Explanation
INSTRUCTIVE TO APPLICANTS FOR PENSION
Tlio Immense Amount ol
'JL'riuiHiioied Yeurly l y tlic Pou-
Hlon Itiifcnu CatohliiK Up
With tlio Until.
WASHINGTON- , . C. , Sept. in. General W.
II. Enoclis , member of congress flout from
tlio Twentieth Ohio district , cnmo to Wash
ington for iho purpose of consulting with the
commlsslonuror pensions ns to the seeming
delay in the settlement oC pension clnlins ,
nnil especially as to the answer of the Pen
sion bureau on calls mndo by the general
assistant as to the statin of claims ,
seine of hts calls being answered promptly
and others not lor months , if at nil. General
Enochs was nnxlous to know why thcro was
no uniformity in the answer * to his calls for
the status of pension claims. In answer to
which Commissioner llnum has written Gen
eral Enochs the following interesting and In
structive letter upon matters pertaining to
the scttlemotit ol claims In the bureau of
pensions :
Iii'AHTMF.NT ) : OK Till ! IXTF.IIIOll , lll'IICAU OP
1'KNSION * . Ot'FICI ! Of THE COMMISSION ! : ! ! .
WASHINGTON. I ) . ( ' . . Sept. IS. Hon.V. . II.
Knoclm. Carrollton. O. : DISAII GHNKIIAK In
compliance with your request of tills duto In
regard to certain matters connected with tliu
business of tlio Pension cilllco , 1 bez to ndvlso
yon that 1 have boon and am now doluc all I
can to .secure thu prompt adjudication of nil
claims pending In this biiruau. Un tlio 1st
day of July thorn were r > ' . ' : i,7S7 claimants pros
ecuting cases before the bureau who had never
been ncnslnnuil , and tlioro worn ! lj."ir 'l ! ) claims
pending In tlio shape of claims for Increase of
pension and duplicate claims under different
laws , making a grand total of U2U,4-:0 pending
claims. EH3
"It will bo olivlnus from this statement of
the volume of Ims'ne.ss ' done hero that It Is
priiotleally Imposslblo to brln ; ? all thuso discs
to imtnodlatodovclopriient , they cannot all ho
taken up ut once. I have adopted certain
rules for the government of business of the
olllce , whereby claims which are. complete
Khali have the rlahtof way and be hurried to
the earliest possible settlement. I hnvo felt ,
too , that whoru claimants arc already receiv
ing a considerable pension they are not en
titled to have as great a proportion of the
nlllclal force working upon their claims for In
crease of pensions as those claimants , old
.soldiers and widows , who are not drawing
pensions.
TUP ofilco force Is so divided that both
classes of work Is steadily going on , but the
larger portion of the ulflcltil force Is upon
orlclnnl worlc. Now. the objective point of all
the labor of the olllco Is the adjudication of
tlio pension claims and the Issuing of certl-
Ilcates. Anv Interference with this Is an Im
pediment which should bu ave dcd.
Now. In addition to letters from members of
congiuss , the olllco lastycnr leculvod l.KO.G'K ' )
communications from claimants , their friends
and attorneys , making Inquiries as to the
condition of their claims. These communica
tions noured In at the rate of tnoro than ; il,800
per day. Their receipt was acknowledged
and letters sent to the claimants , but 11 was
physically Impossible to draw the cases to
which they related and give the condition of
the same.
Von ask why Is ono congressional call an
swered sooner than another when they are
both Illod at the same time. Your calls tire
answered when the claims are reached In
thulrtifrn. Consequently Ifyoulllo twenty
calls for stotus today they will bo sent to the
Olalms bureau. isqiiio of them may receive
Immediate attention because UIQ cases are
ready , while others may not bo taken up for.
sonfo time to como. i , ,
Hy directing the for'eb of the office to'ndjud-
Icatlon of olalms and keeping the force stead
ily at , worlc upon business I have at Just
brought thu oillce up to the adjudication of
.XOOO olalms per month. It U believed that
this can ho kept up during the present fiscal
year. In fact. I liavo sot the otllco to the tusk
of Issuing 65,000 ccitlllcates during the present
fiscal year , which will bo an increase of 100.000
ever the work of hist fiscal year and the
work of the fiscal year just closed ,
( June TO ) showed an Increase of nearly 100,000
certificates over any previous year.
During the past fiscal year tlioro was re
ceived in the olllco 154KI7 communications
from members of congress In regard to pension
claims. Nearly all the members of both houses
are In correspondence with many claimants ,
and you will observe that an average of from
more tnan MO applicants per day for status
were received during the past fiscal year.
To draw the claims to which these letters
rolatoand have the examiners from day to
day irlvo the status of claims , as requested by
members , would bo such an Interference
with the other business of the bureau
that It would bo a denial of justice
to probably ? f > ,000 or 100,000 pensioners per an
num , who would otherwise receive cert Iliuates
upon adjudication of their claims. Where a
member of congress Is cognizant of the fact
from knowledge , cir aejurato Information ,
that an old soldier is In such condition physic
ally or financially as to render it Important
that his claim should have Immediate atten
tion , and that fact Is brought to the notice of
the olllco , I do not he.sltato to have the case
called up , examined and Iho .status given , and
In such cases 1 would bu glad to respond to
your letters.
As a inomberof congress you will , of course ,
bo Interested to know that this great Incroai-o
In the rolls proposed by the Issuance of I.VJ.UOU
certificate * during this Usual year , will not
create a deficiency In the appropriation. T < ic
appropriation for this year , made by the last
oun.Tcss , Is tlKl.lT3.OS3 , lam fully batlsllod ,
after a caieful examination of the
subject , that the work which will bo
done by the olllco durum the fiscal year
will not cause a deficiency upon that appro
priation. It seems to mo that when thu vet
erans of the war , who are your constituents ,
understand thocondltionot things at the bu
reau , and the otrorts that aroholim made to
dispose of this business , they will counsel
patience on all sides.
The Important thine for every claimant to
do Is to obtain and furnish the necessary ovl-
denco to complete their claims. When this Is
done they must give notlco of the fact of com
pletion and the claim will bo taken up
iroiuptly and disposed of as soon us possl hie.
Very - truly yours ,
UHIIN : I ) . UAUM , Commissioner.
J ? 11031 ACltOUt , Till : I'.ICIFIU.
ImtcHt News from Ulilnii and Japan
IMoro HlotH Koaicil.
SAN FIIANCISCO. Cal. , Sopt. UI. The Drit-
ish steamer China arrived this morning from
Hong Kong and Yokohama , having boon
about thirteen days from the latter port.
Advices from China up to August 150 soy :
The DrltUh minister ha * protested strongly
against the dilatory manner In which the
Chinese government dealt with the recent
riot , and has asked that government these
questions : Why an edict ou the subject of
the riot was not dispatched through the em
pire by telegraph ! Why Wuha , the magis
trate who tried to stop the riots , was de
graded , whllo his superiors , who did nothing ,
wore not.punlshodi Why the punishment of
the guilty was delayed )
Ills excellency Ll Hung Chang answered
that it was not the custom to send edicts by
wire ; tbo magistrate was degraded for other
reasons ; third , the rioters had been punIshed -
Ishod , two being executed and many other
wise punished ,
The North China News , commenting edi
torially on the answers , says the flrst was n
moro subterfuge , because the uaso was too
serious to admit of the delay caused by ttio
use of messengers. As to the second reply ,
the magistrate was degraded ns a concession
to the natives , who had denounced him for
dolug bis duty in the affair. The reply is a
palpable evasion , and only shows China can
not bo depended upon by foreign powers.
As for the execution of two at the culprits ,
this is unsatisfactory , a * coining far short of
the roquircmouts of Cnincso law in rases of
murder among tbomselvoj ; murderers of lor-
oiguors must not ba punUhod moro lightly
than murderers of Chinese.
Lord Salisbury has demanded that Hunan ,
which U u hotbed ot "iitt-foroign sentiment
In ( . 'hum , bo opanodto trade. The demand is
couuled with tbo threut that if t'hma could
uol control her o\\n pcoplo luraign powers
would tnlto the mattur HI baud. To this the
viceroy replies ! "China Is perfectly nbio to
control her own people. "
The News adds : "Tho conclusion Is , that
It able she must bo unwilling to control them ;
meanwhile the powcr.i do not Intend to bo
sntlsllod with what has boon done bv the
Chinese government o far In the way of
punishment and reparation ; that they have
sent China what Is pi * nlly an ultimatum
and will not take anvtquato \ reply ; Kng-
land's action is undel 1 to bo backed by
other powers ami It Is\ \ -hi force will bo
used If China Is not co. " - orv.
Twenty thousand pel \s6mbloJntLung \
Chow , In Hunan , to pri f putting up tele
graph lines. Ton tbotiai 2 les were burned
mid the workmen drivel 'the boundary.
A soclotv has been form keep thu tclb
graph out.
At New Chang , 'Or. Cr.tlff , a missionary
doctor.wns assassinated by soldiers. The
matter bas been placed in tlio hands of the
Drltish consul. It is not thought to bo the
work of secret societies , hut caused by local
matters.
Koports from Pee Choo , of the killing ot
thrco missionaries has proven false.
_ _ The lici-man Homau Cathollo bishop of
Shan Tung has returned from Pukiu to
Tlonsing. Ho said his excellency , LI Hung
Chang , told him the riots were only fore
runners ot more serious trouble.
The Italian corvette Vultumo was under
orders to leave for Italy , but was stopped
aud ordered to remain [ ndefluitclv by the
Italian minister ut Poking , wlfo fears
trouble.
following are tie latest advices from
Japan : On August US an American vessel ,
name mmnown , was wrecked in Kan No
Way bay. The crow of seventeen were all
drowned but two. The captain's wlfo was
also drowned.
The last division of the Nippon company's
road has been opened , making the total
length operated 145 miles.
Six hundred stone cutter in Toltio struck
last week against a reduction in wages. Their
demands wcro acceded tu.
D.v recent Hoods In the Tokulshlma pre-
frecturo IW4 houses were destroyed , thirty-
one vessels destroyed , two persons drowno'tl
and ever COO Injured.
_ Mr. Potnick , American vice-consul nt
Klentsln , has been made assistant manager
of ono extension of the Klontsin railroad.
Viceroy Chang Hal Tung recently opened
tbo iron mines In Hutcl , and claims that ho
can manufacture all the iron m-cdcd on the
road by next .fuly ; his offer has been ac
cepted and 2)0K)0 ( ) tons of foreign iron has
been ordered for use meanwhile.
Gold mines have been discovered In Cheng
Chen district of Quang Tung. Adventurers
float to them in crowds and have greatly
damaged fields and grades in digging. The
magistrates finally prohibited mining there.
There seems to bo no foundation for the
report that the s > on of Houcb , minister to
England , bas boon arrested as a member of
a secret society.
'
Thcro was a' serious landslide on the bank
of tbo Yanp-tse-Chlang , opposite Cbing
Tang. The people , warned by promonitary
tremblings , fled hi their night clothes. Largo
tracts of ground slid into the river , carrying
nbout 200 buildings with it. No lives were
lost.
lost.News
News has boon received here of the death
In Perak of W. Maclnvlsu and J. M. Nelson ,
two well known mining mon. Cholera is
said to uo the cause , but poisoning is sus
pected.
There is serious trouble in Sentnny. Dutch
West Dome , between Dvajs and Maylnys.
Taxes are the cause of the trouble. Three
thousand Dyajs are In arms against the
Malay rajahs. Several lights have taken
place , several being killed. The country is
suffering from n famine.
asT , mxcniti : .i
Delegates to the Antl-Siib-TroiiHiiry
Convention AsHonUjlin at St.LoniK.
ST. Lows , Mo. , Sopt. 13. "Tho prospect
foralurRO attendance at the anti-sub-trcas-
ury convention , which nleots in this city
next Tuesday dally brightens , " reported Mr.
Hall , when called upon by a reporter at his
headquarters in the Lacledo. "Every mail
brings letters from taverul states , assuring
mo that thnir respective alliances will bo
represented by some of their ablest men.
From the present outloolc the convention will
not only bo the largest gathering of farmers
ever held in this county , but will contain a
number of Iho brainiest men iu the union.
You will find tjiorn earnest , sincere
men , devoid of demagoguery and moved
solely by the patriotic impulse to benefit
tno whole country by elevating and improv
ing tbo condition of the farming class , upon
whom , it can well bo said , vests tbo hope and
prosperity of the government. They reeoK-
nizo that the alliance Is u great factor in this
direction if It can bo preserved and hold true
to the principles on which It was organized ,
but they also realize that its usefulness is at
an end if it is to be made the subservient
tool of political schemers seeking personal
aggrandizement. I have hopes that the work
of the convention will bo such as to arouse
the farmers of the country generally to the
importance of tlio issues at stake , when , I
am sure , they will almost unitedly sot the
seal of condemnation on any and all efforts
to divest the nlliunco of its original prin
ciples , "
The delegates nro expected to commence
arriving this morning , but the majority will
uot arrlvo until Monday evening.
Klitil > IX COU1CT ,
Quarrel niul Ono la Stall-
bed to Death.
, Ark. , Sept. 1 ! ! . This unusual
ly quiet town was the scene today of a terri
ble tragedy. Tbo principals WJre Jim Honey
and Silas Potter , well-to-do planters residing
near horo. A few day's ago some of Honey's
cattle broke Into a cornllold belonging to
Potter and did considerable uamapo. Honey
became very angry , and gradually working
himself Into a passion offered to light Potter
then and there with pistols , knives
or lists. PoUor lauahea and walked away.
Honey became enraged at bis neighbors'
coolness and sent Pott or a challenge to fight
n duel. To ridicule the matter Potter went
before 'Hqulro Hart here and procured a
peace warrant ncrninst Honey , who was ar
rested and Drought to town. The caio was
sot for today nun whllo It wns In progress
Honey , who wns sitting near 1'ottor , sud
denly sprang upon him with ah open knlfo
and stabbed him several tlmo-i , inflicting
fatal wounds. Honey was seized by the
'siuilro niul constnblu nml utter n brief but
desperate Ktruijgio was overpowered , baud-
cuffed and taken to jail. There Is some talk
of lynching , but thu authorltio ? and Honey's
friends ave on the alert and will protect the
prisoner.
If. IKTIDW l'N C'O.V I ' 1 C'Tti.
Thny ( ! n nn u Strllco HoctuiHO of tlio
Quality < ) ' ' Tholr Grnli.
SAN FIIANCWO , Cal. , Sopt. ll. ! The con
victs In the jute mill at San Qiiintun struck
yesterday. Nearly 'JOO prisoner. * throw
down their tools and dolled the ofllccrs
to make them work. Thu convicts demanded
that they bo given bettor food , moro tobacco ,
and they wanted loss favoritism shown.
They also demanded to bo taken bcforo the
Board of Prison Directors , where they
might state their case. The convicts
make n bold stand , but the guards
wcro quickly summoned , and every aveniio
of escape was covered , whllo armed mon
filled the aoors of the jute mill , where thu
Insurrection started. The convicts resumed
work alter obtaining permission to appoint n
committee of llvo to appear before the prison
directors. After listening to tbo complainUi
from tbo committee , the prison directors
Informed them that the food was good
enough , and that the next tlmo tharu was an
outbreak It would bo punished by solitary
confinement. This ' Is the second strike iu
iho prison during n wcalc , tuo convicts hav
ing stopped worli last Wednesday to enforce
tbclr demand for ucttur food.
Their Troth.
SAN D'luNfwo , Co ) . , Hopt. lit.- The engage
ment is announced hero of Miss Harriet ,
daughter of lieargo M. Pullman of Chicago.
to Frank J. Oirroll , n promlnunt society man
of tills city 1 ho wedding will occur iu I hi-
cage next spring ,
WITHOUT HOME OR COUNTRY ,
Balmaceda Still ti Fugitive From tlio Ven
geance of his Oouutrymon.
HONORING AMERICAN NAVAL OFFICERS ,
ItcstiltN ol' tlio Snu Salvador HurtlK
iiunkc SolNtnlu Disturbances Iu
Chill tlio .Junta StrnlKliton-
ini ; out AlValrs.
Ni\v : YOIIK , Sopt. IU. Today's llorald hn
the following cable dispatch : SvSMVAHOII ,
( via Gulveslon , Tex. ) Sopt. 12 , The water *
In Llapango , Cojutopequo or llatiasco lake ,
as It is variously known , hoop on rising- .
The workmen sent by the government to
open an outlet to the ocean nro still hard at
work.
The shocks continue to bo felt at irregular
intervals. The earthquake of September 3
was experienced all ever the coimtry. Ths
material losses are estimated at $ . " > 00,000
although this scorns a low llgure.
News wns received here this morning from
Guatemala City that the vice president , Dr.
Kufcl Aula , had hoon accidentally shot and
( tilled whllo attempting to separata two of
his friends who were engaged in a quarrel.
limiting tor Itiilmiiocda ,
VAI.I-.UUISO ( via Gulvostou ) , Hopt. 13. The
pollco authorities are still prosecuting a vig
orous search throughout Santiago for the
fugitive ex-presldout , Halnmcodu. ItlsnoW
tbo general belief that ho is In hiding In some
of the monasteries. Sovor.il of those Institu
tions have already boon visited by the pollco ,
but so far no trace of Balmacetln has been
discovered. In spite of this fact rumors gain
ground that ho luw found protection under
clerical wings.
There is no truth whatever in the rcnort
about nn Indian uprising. The story evi
dently had its origin In the pillaging ol Core
ncl by miners. Of this outbreak I notified
you by cable at the time.
Course ofdic German .Minister.
The Gorman minister to Chili has made a
public denial hero of my cable to the Herald ,
in which I told how ho had oidored the ml-
miral of the German warship Lcipslg to sur
render political refugees , but iho admiral
had declined to do so , calling on
the German emperor for approval
of his action and how the emperor
had cabled back sustaining tbo admiral. 1
roafllrm the truth of mv statement and chal
lenge proofs to the contrary. The German
minister , by the way , might try to u.vplnln
another extraordinary proceeding on his part
while he is about it. Ills recent conduct In
permitting the removal of lialmacoda's min
ister of war , Vulavjuez , from the German
legation to prison Is generally condomnofl
nnd has provoked much adverse criticism ,
even among Iho warmest partisans of the
junta's cause.
President Senor Montt himself , upon
learning the particular of the strange case ,
ordered that Senor Velasquez should ho re
turned to the legation anil decreed that his
removal ana imprisonment were a violation
of the sanctity of legation. Senor .Montt * *
magnanimous conduct is in marked contrast
to tbo action of the Gorman minister.
The British war ship Mclnomcno hr s been
ordered to British Columbia , on Vancouver
island. The Champion on its way north will
call at Coqiilmbo to take on board Colonel
Carvnllo nnd Intendcnto Sanchez , two ot
Ualmaccda's ofllclats , and will land them at
Calluo.
American OlIlcoiH Tlinnkotl.
Senor Ordonez , the Spanish minister to
Uils country , lias tendered the thanks of him
self , his country and the Spanish residents
of Chili , to Admiral Ijrowu of the United ,
States llagshlp San Francisco , for his offers
of protection to the ministers and his
countrymen during the recent troubles.
The foreign ministers are much clmrglncd
at the prompltudo displayed hy Minister
Egan In scoring a point In behalf of the
United States in recognizing the junta's
authority ahead of any other nation.
The loading Santiago nowspnuortt hit-lily
compliment tlio Herald upon its' enterprise
in giving the outside world the only reliable
news about the Chilian war.
The ambulance service has tendered n tes
timonial to Passed Assistant Surgeon Edge ? ,
ot the United States steamship San Fran
cisco , Kdgar Stltt , of the Baltimore , nnd tba
two junior surgeons of the same vessels for
their valuable aid In behalf of the injured in
the recent conflicts.
Wreck ol n Freight Train.
The railroad connection between this city
and Santiagohns been tomporiirllv suspended.
While a freight train last niirht was crossing
ono of the bridges , the btrurturo
collapsed , the locomotive , tender and
most"ol the freight ears were thrown
into the ravine below. Tlio nc-
cldont happened so suddenly ( hat the
engineer and llreman wore unable to make
any attempt to escape and they went down
with the wreck. A relief partv was organ
ized in the hope of saving their lives. When
it reached the wreck tbo engineer and liro-
uian were found buried down under the de
bris. After considerable trouble they were
taken out and it was found Unit they wcra
alive but seriously'Injured.
Severe l-3nrtliiiako ( Sliockn.
Two severe earthquakes occurred this
morning. The llrst was experienced at 7II )
o'clock and created gunoral alarm. It wns ol
a few seconds' duration. Before the pcoplo
had recovered from their fright a second
took place at : ir > . It was feared that they
wcro only forerunners ol moro t > orlous
shocks , but happily none other occurred.
There was no damage done to property and
no ono was Injured.
1 am Imfurmod ou reliable authority that
all of the men known to have been notivo
supporters of Bulmaccda , as well as these
who wore guilty of peculation , will lese their
property by confiscation. The supreme
court has already oriranlml , and allot these
cases will bu submitted to it. *
The famllv of Honor Augustine Kdwardn.
who bus accepted the offer of the ofilco or
minister of war In the cabinet of the pro
visional government , arrived here today nnd
wore accorded a great reception.
TUT. JM/fMJ.V.
Horse Knuhii ; Minister Arney I'ulloil
Over th Coals.
GIUND Ku'ius , Mich. , Sopt. 12.-Tho
Michigan Methodist Episcopal conference
spent most of the forenoon today with the
case of Uav. Arnoy of Saranne , the pastor
with n decided proclivity for fast horses.
The committee appointed to Investigate the
matter icportod that "Brother" Arnoy had
not lived up to the promises made at MusUn-
m last year , and recommended that ho bo
disciplined , Arnoy was then called bofuro
Bishop Newman , who proceeded to admonish
htm In forceful language that his conduct
had not boon at all pleasing the past war ,
and that unless ho curbed his passion ho
would have to ho asked for hit paivhuiont.
I'lallo County's Fair.
CoM-Miu-3 , Nob. , Sept. 13. [ Spoi-i&l to
TUB BBK. I The I'lntto county fair oporm
September III , under the Junction , and on
the grounds of the Columbus Driving J'arlc
and Fair association , A large uumbor of
entries have been made and thu fair promises
to bo u MH.TOUS In every way. A uuvol iind
attractive feature will be u barnceuu ou thu
grounds which will bo served free.
1'iano fuuniy hui harvested a bountiful
ci i tti.i ttar and the cxhiuiu w > M ,
ui j-i all , ) duo.