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FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE JUNE U ) , JS71. OlMAIIA , TirUttSDAY SEl'TEMHEU 23 , 181)7- ) TWELVE PACJHS , SINJ LE rOl'Y VIVE CENTS. si ( tun OIMJN 7 1TUP. MOIIMMI ' 10 I ) VT .MUIIT m HIM ; i \ ntvriic. . Now that we occupy our new building we redouble our efforts to make this in every way the greatest , grandest , most satisfactory , most liberal and withal acknowledged by every one , the lowest priced mer cantile institution in the west. It will be our constant aim to impress on the minds ol the people more forcefully and convincingly than ever that it pays to trade with us , With the opening of-our new ad dition we set out to double our trade. Our name shall more than ever become a household word for good goods , reliability and economy. Today's bargains are the kind tint will do all this. Cor. 16th Aru'liiborutoly , trimmed Sall'a and best Seal Plush CAPE Douglas General a Eii Intent . of , . IIHVmr.n II V I s -II Itll V\H v with mil UiiHut. lined with , . Omaha , ' l > VM ) IIONM'ls n ( , 1 UU fancy lilnck ullk. in plain xvortliim to 112 &U , Special 8i no , 8'in , snit.r.o mid s-u.r.o. tirloo U.U' . Large ; assortment of chil dren's and Misses' long cloaks and roofer jackets at special At often 312,75 we a value Ladies' prices for this weolc. wonderful jackets As a snpi'ial olTer for today At $ , " > . ! ) S iv a offer an elegant Kor- Fur Collarettes of electric wo will soil Ladies' .laokoto , like line of Ladies' Capes , iiitulc from made of extra line quality - ' and the in tan , brown now cut mailo of elegant/ quality suy Lot J Children's long , / a splendid quality of black Ker- full those seal Oxford mi\ttti , garments as tric , , sweep curly Rondo , lined throughout boy , richly trimmed with braid tuUutb cioaks in mixed novelty aio made by men , aie storm collar and good \vlth black Mitin rhadaino , U8 in and jot , fancy star shaped btoi m lined throughout with fancy silk cloths all lonjj , a Htvlish , efToetivo , duioblo collar , silk faced , double vvattenu , ages , lining1 , The price is remark " lining and cut in the now IIy jacket , at phut , richly bi aided , special fi out style , worth $5.00 ; mark ablje much less price inches sale specjal . . than its icg- long , uhtf worth , .special sale bargain Lot 2 Children's reefer price price jackets iu plain and mixed At . offer 812.70. . . novelty olothn , special offer $3.75 we a At $4.98 we Electric Seal Collar $ . sale price on ettes , very full ripple splendid all wool Kersey Ladies' Cape made from second . floor style , with tight curl Jackets , in black and all wool Boucle cloth , me A choice assortment of at$2.50 Astrakhan yokes , roll col navy , Alined , deep storm dium weight and length , fine silk waists in fancy Lot 3 Consists of a lar , fancy lined , a nobby collar , new fly front very full swoop , \\atteau plait stupid satins with chiffon and largo line of sample roofer jack exceptional'y ' well bacic , handsomely trimmed on velvet fionts. also in plain and ets , si/os 10 to 10 years , no two and stylish little garment , style , upper cape , storm collar and fancy bilk-- , all lined and boned , uliko , all high "cla s novelty that wou'ci ' really be cheap made and remarkably buck with rows of build , a won tight fitting or sliirtvaibU > t.\leb , goods , many Mlk lined , special for y more money. cheap at this price derful \alue , special price should marked bo urice 85,00 and $7.50. SI ! US , halo price S ! and i & . ' . OS . . . LONDON BANKERS PROTEST Meet to Consider Action of the Bank of - England. TAKE STRONG GROUND AGAINST SILVER ' of Thill I'IINH llfNiiltiUiiii ( ill I'roiidKill I'ordoii ( if IiiMlltnlliiii < < > Hold KH HcNcr c III Mlier Mnn > LONDON , Sept. 'ii , A meeting of the bankers of Ixmdon , called to protect against thu action of the governor of the Dank of Kngland. Hugh C. Smith , who , at the semi annual meeting of that Institution on Tuurs- day last read a letter dated July 2tl , to the chancellor of thu exchequer , Sir Mlcluel Hlcks-Ucach , In which the governor un iiounced thft the bank was prepared to carr ) out what Is laid down a permlthlblo In Its charter , namel ) , to hold one-fifth of the bullion held against Its note Issue , In sll- Tcr , provided alwns that the rrench mint Is Jgaln open to the free coinage of silver and that the prices at which silver is pro- ctii'Julo und wlablo are satisfactory , was lield at the Clearing house today. Tnero was a large attendance of repre sentatives of powerful Interests. Sev eral of the prominent banks were not rep resented ; but according to the Btati-mentb of these who participated In the meeting , their absence WUB due to thu fact that the heads of thu banks unrepresented were not In or near London a the present time. A resolution protesting against the Hank of England's proposed action was adopted. This resolution will be embodied In a lottni to the governor of thu Dank of Unglund , which will be presented to him tomorrow , The bankers who were present at today's meeting were pledged to secrecy In regard to the proceedings , Robert Denson , who threatened , at the recent meeting of the Dank of Hngland , to cell his bank If silver reserves were held , took n prominent part In the meeting today The protest on the part of the London l > ank- * rs Is unprecedented and Is the only thing talked about at present In financial < lrcU-s iis nnu'fiMnvr i\rn orunii. ini ; | > iTorN \\lllliuii anil Triini-lN JllHfllll Ml ) MCI * TIllllKN , IHJDA I'BSTH. Sept 2. At the state baiuiuet given In hceior of Kmperor Wil liam of Germany Kinpcror Kruncls Joseph , In proposing his guest's health , referred to lilm as "in ) faithful filend , ally and un- wearled fellow worker In peace , to which ho may ever devote his best power * " Kmperor William In reply remarked "It was with feelings of the modi profound gratitude itude- that I listened to ) our majest't < most ( ordlal greeting. Thanks to ) our majest's invitation , I have been enabled to visit this tieautlful city , whose splendid reception has literati ) overw helmed nu > . Wo Hermann fol low with u binpathetlu feeling thu history of the Hungarian people , whofctt lovu for their country hab become a proverb , and who , in their struggles , have not hesitated to sacrifice- their blood and goods In defense of honor , "Hut what has made the deepest impres- tlon upon mo during my stay In Hungary is the enthusiastic devotion of the Hun garians to ) our majesty's august person. Not alone here , however , but In Europe , and above all with my own people thu same fervent enthusiasm pruvallu for ) our majesty , a feeling In which I alto , who look up u a = on to ) our majesty as being my paternal Irlend , venture to claim n share. "Thanks to the wisdom of vour majesty , mir alliance , concluded in the past b ) our [ icoplcs , stands firm and Indissoluble. It lias secured peace to Europe for a long time nid will do so still longer. The Impassioned ilevotlcn to your majesty of this I am cer tain burns today In the hearts of the sons of Arfad as It did thu day when they ciled aloud to ) onr majesty's great ancestors 'Morlamur pro rego nohtro. ' Mn giving expression to these sentiments wo wish one and nil to combine all wo think , feel and desire for ) our majisty , In the cr ) which ever ) Hunc'irlan echoes to his last breath 'Elgen ft Klraly. ' " nisci.osns A scciiivrMHKKMKNT. . l.iixt Volume ofini MoltUc'x MIIKarj I.CtUTN IN 1'llhllHlH'll. LONDON , Sept. 22 The Berlin corre spondent of the Standard sasThe long ex pected thhd and last part of Von Moltko'b military correspondence has been Issued It covers thu puitod from January , 1S7I , to Kcbruar ) 1872 , and Includes hlthctto un published telegrams to and from the cronn prince of Saxony , Illsmarck , Manteuffel 1'rfikow and Shlotthelm , which throw In tercstlug light upon the eommuno and reveals veals a confidential agreement whereby thu Germans were to assist the French troooi to overthrow the commune Hlsmank's willingness to heln the Trench government Is still more signally iiroved b ) the following Incident' "On the evening o/ / Ma ) 21 the chancellor was informed by Von Msltke f om Krankfort-on-Maln Hist thu Notional guards had enteird the house nl Mr WsshbUTiie , the American minister , and had declared that they would no longer nvpect Its d plomatlc character All thn neighboring housra had been plundered , but Mr. Washburne liad succeeded In obtaining the liberation of the nuns shut up at St I/iraro , a mutter wnoso utmost acceleration hid been irged by Illi-mirek. The Iittei could not allow Waashbtirne , who cared foi German intniests at Paris , to bo subjected u violence He , therefore , telegraphed Gen eral Von Kabrlco to demand the deliver ) nl the National guards who had entered Wah - hurnu's houtiu and Instructed him to * aj that othcrvsho such steps as might be Judged necessary would bo taken. "Moreovo " Hlsnurck'a telegram con cluded "Ihls H a welcome opportunity for us to act against the commune " Hcfore Von Moltke had time to report tc the emperor the following telegram arrlvei from Hlsmarok "If the capture of Paris Ii ) the government troops l unconflrmeil or h Incoiuilete , the plundo Ing of Washhurnc'i house and the piobiblu robbing of 0111 ardilvefl p'aced ' there afford us , In ni ) opinion ample reason to open flro on Parli unless the culprits and the archives are dt > llvcred at once " SIT \M Hit IS SINK IN COLLISION AiiNlrliiu VCHKI-I MnUM ullli n Niiiulii-i Of I'llKHI'IIKCPH ( III MlMIPlI , LONDON. Sept 2. A dispatch to tbt Dally News from Vienna ta > H that tlu steamer IKa , with a eijuw of ten and fit ! ) Austrian passengers , wan entering the port al rium ? , on the river Plumara , this uvcnliiR during n strong wind , when oho collided with thu English steamer Tirla , vvhlch wa , leaving The bows of the Ika were steve Ir and It kank In two minutes ItoalB hastil ) put off and saved the captain and te\tr , others but most of the passengers per- Ist-ed The casualty took place In full view ol thousands who crowded the piers In tin greatest excitement and alarm. Crrmiin Torpnlii Hunt C < ii lx * M , HAMHUlta. Sept. 22. Torpedo boat No 2C baa capsized and sunk near the first light ship off Cuxshaven , Eight of Us crew , In eluding the commander , Duke Frederick \VU Ham of Mecklenburg-Schwcrln , were drowned. The duke was born In 1S71 , held the rank of lieutenant In the German navy and was a brother of the grand duke of .Meikle-iburg-Schwerln A salvage steamei has gone to the scene of the disaster. PUIIL1C OP ATHHNS IS IMJUiNVI' . VlKlirilllN I'roll-NlH KlllHIMlK"l"Nt till- TerniN ( if IVncr. LONDON , Sept. 22 The correspondent of the Dally News at Athens sai Thu public feeling over the peace terms has changed from stupefaction to active Indignation Here and In the provinces mass meetings are being arranged to protest and there Is uason to believe that the chambers will re fuse to accept the treaty M Delannls even declares the question BO grave that enl ) the national assembly Is competent to sweat away the soveielgn rights of the state. The king Is said to be very bitter over the terms The people object not to foielgn control , but to control by banker : ) and bondholders' committees , whose terms must bo accepted ere Thessaly will be evacuated Dpbplte the severe strain upon the country recently , if the king had Issued an appeal to the nation for a subscription and headed the list himself with a half Jo/en millions of drachmas there Is no doubt that u sum sutllcient to pa ) the war Indemnity would have been collected , and thus all the com plicated provisions of the financial control clause would fall to tbo ground. 'IIISIMII : VTIJ CIIUKI : OF Ilciiclillliln ii FIM\ Feet ( if Ilic llrltlMli faiiiion. 1'CSHf\\VUK. Sept. 22. A dispatch from Lakarul njs the attack w > ilcii the Haddih Mullah made at 9 o'clock : on Mouda ) even ing with a largo and well orcanlzed force of Insurgent IrPirsmen on Camp Nawagal , where General Sir nindon Blood la In command , j was marked b ) severul slmulUneous llcrco 1 mshed upon three zlJca ut the Ur tlsh sejuaro | Thc > enemy wa so determined In the attick ] that the boJIes of the tribesmen were found i r. few vards from the muzzles of the moun tain guns. | Tlio forces of General Itlootl and General Kltoi have now been combined at LaKaril General Ulool will nlvo General Riles one of Ills brigades and will take the other to sup port General Jeffic > s , w'lo Is having furlhor titublo with the MJimundi : . ! \SSIM.IIIS : en i > ovvrrn snip. VMI SIIIUTB Ciilllilc at tlic ( if I hi' llnrlior , LONDON Sept 2J A dltpatch from i Vienna fas that seventy persons were dr.wned as a result of a collision ) cstercuy ! evening at I "I nine , between the steamei Ika a local passenger vessel , and the British strainer Tiara , which was leaving that pjr : as the Ika was entering The latter sank In two minutes and In full view of thousanls of people who c owded to the p ors and water front when the accident became known Anothei report tayt , however , that only thlrtj poitous weie drowned Sciii'i'M In ClicHM Tiiiiriiniuciil. HKItLIN , Sept. 2. The ninth round In the i International ehees tournament began this I morning at the Archltckten Haus In this i clt ) Up to 10 o'clock three games were decided Care and Marco drew , Albln beat ' Hardelebeu , ( retired ) , Cliaroiitk and Kn I gllsch drew Ihu game left untlnlshed ) es- terday between HlaiKburn and Alapln re- tulted In a draw siilinn Itiiilllt'H 'lrcnl > . CONSTANTINOPLt : , Sept 22. The prc- Hm'nary treaty of peace between Turke ) and Greece , which was signed on Saturda ) by the representatives of the sulten and of the uowern , lies bien ratified by the bultan. ANNEXATION OBJECTION TO Litest Advices from tbe Pnolfio Island Eopublic. HAWAIIAN PDRTUCUISE FH.E A PROTLST Would \lir K-iitc Uic ItlKhln Thc > N > KiiJi ) OiMioncntH ( if Unldii Hate Not I , M Hope of He-- the IMaii. SAN rilANCISCO , Sept. 22. The steamer City of Peking , which arrived In port last evening and was at once placed In quai- antlne , brought advices from the Hawaiian islands up to and Including the Hth Inst. Iho Senate convened on September 8 , but owing to the death of. ex-Senator G. II. Rhodes , president of the legislature , ad journed until the following day. The session of the Oth lasted Ices than two hours , but In that tlmo the annexation treaty was piu- bented and ratified without a dissenting vote. Commenting upon the unprecedented haete of the upper chamber , the luso , the newspaper organ of the Portuguebe residents , of Septem ber 13 , said "Iho Seiuio "f the republic of Hawaii has unanimously latlfled the con vention which cedes Hawaii to the United StatiH , not out ) with all meroantl o property with doubtful title but alho tlng up prlvl- Itgcj which auout 5,000 vJftr ut thu Portu guese colon ) enjo ) und cave enjoed und which can only be ieco > crcd If the congrcbu of the United States , from' ' a sense of justice and equit ) , shall coicede ( o UB the privilege to which \ve have a rlglt ( " The seBsion was closed on the 10th to tjirjconvened again next March in regular ersslen , IHspite the action cf the Senate tli'i op- pancntH of annexation tri continuing their light , anil the leaders df jhe movement ex- pi ess the utiiKPt conlldenjo In their ability to defeat annexation Before ) thu Peking left a call had been Ifumctl tor an Immcnsu mats meeting to be hultl op the 18th , find the Indications were that It would be ono of the 1 igtst over held In thesldnds | ! Some nf the enncxauu'ilbtb hoped tu bojablo to huvu Sen ator Mcrgan address ino meeting , with the object nf changing /he / icni.iini.nt of thu natives , but there uurf little llkellhond of their plan nuotlng with bucceta CONGUC5SIONAL VIS1TOIIS. Tlia steamship Aimtnilla , huvlng on board United Slates benator Jolin T Morgan of Alabama , Congressmen , A , 9 Herry , J G Cannon , H C Loudensla pr and J. A , Taw- nc ) , arrived In Honolulu on Iho 1.1th. They were accorded a warm welcome Senator Morgan stood the voyage exieedlnglv well and was In excellent health The Hawaiian btar of the following day jmblltitied this In terview with him : ' I have nothing of 4 definite nature to &ay to the newspapers now UR I havu not had an opportunll ) to stud ) tbe revolution from an American point of vlcYou may bay that 1 am disposed In favor of annexation I have been an annexatlonlbt practically for thirty vears , cvci since the question has been agitated " T.ie following translation of an article pub lished In the IUEO , the organ of the Portu guese residents shows the alarm with which that uectlon of the population icuards an nexation "If perchance the annexation should bo conbiimmated , which \\u doubt , the Portu guese colony as a political factor ceasee to be because In the foreign press , both hero and In the United States , It has been Indi cated with sufficient clearness that they fear the Inllueucu of the Portuguese vote Iu cue Ladies Separate The dies'-f , bklrt countei' * each piled high with bur- pains today. Skirts made of tlio handsomest und newest fubfics , in erepon weaves , \\ldo\Vulo Uaskot Cloths , Scotch mixtures , Illumi nated Fancies , Cheviots and btonn Surges , oxtia line lininp , worth $ J.OO , Skirts of splen did quality , all wool and , ilk and wool mixtures , all wool ciopon , a largo vari- riety of novoltj weaves in hlaek and colors , and also pine borcadcd silk skirts , the material atone in these skirts in worth the price v/o ask , sale price $ pricew Pure silk skirts I'-irgo figured , made in the latest style , $5.00 quality , special price this ptlvllege Blioulil be cancelled to them Independence and a good government of Hawaii means prosperity for the colony , but iimexation without the privilege of which we 3peak means ruin. " The delegates chosen to the American union party contention have completed their platform , which was to be presented for adoption at the convention to be held on the evening of the 15th The platform , as ar- laiiKed. was short , and applied solely to Is land affalrb One of the planks pledged the paity to annexation flist , last and all the tlmo T. B Murray has Issued a call for a meetIng - Ing of the league on the 14th. It was the purpceo to reorganize the league. Mr. Mur ray had announced his determination to re tire from the presidency. nuiii-riticnn men CAU&HS unns. I'olloc rimrui * < > Mi > l n ( VANCOUVER , n C . Sept. 22. The steam ship Hmpress of India , from the Orient , brings the following advices- Serious riots have occurred In Nagano pre fect In consequence of the discontent felt over the high price of rite. A mob of 2.000 persons attacked the residence of a bank manager and also that of the manager of a rice mill and the police had to charge ( them with drawn swords before they were dis ported Several people were killed and woundrd and numerous arrests made. Reports from all parts of Japan indicate that the rice irop this jear will be excep tionally good. In fact , It Is predicted that It will exceed an > thing seen during the past ten years. Nun-unit Aiiciiuirici ] NOH S\VIM > LIU SIT vii lit ( > lrl ICIICH Her lliiNliunil IN tinViiMtrlim llclr I'rcMiiiiiplU f. HKKUN , Sept. 22. Marie Hussman , the former housekeeper in the employ of Herr Krupp , has written to the Polltlsche Tnge- bUtt of Alx-la-Chapellc , saying that her huslnnd ! s neither an archduke nor a swin dler and that there ! x no m > Htcry connected with her marriage On September 17 It was reported that Archduke Kranz rerdlnand , holt presumptive to the tin one of Austro- Hungary , had been married to a middle-class woman , with whom ho had become ac quainted whl u she was in the service of Herr Krupp , the gnat Ironmaster of HHSCII. drum : \ inn's SOITIIIII > ITU.I. I'orlj PITNOIIM Killed , MIIIIJ Injured anil Much I'roprrlj DcMfro ) cil. LONDON Sept 22 \ special dispatch from Homo sas that two Ullages near lirlndlsl have been Hooded and that twenty people ha\o been drowned DIUNWSr. Itulj. Sept 22 A C ) clone swept over Sava , Orla and I./atlano all In the provlnco of Lccce. jistcrday evening Forty persons were killed , seventy people were wounded , twenty lion Bit , were dtfUroji-d , and telegraphic communication with the scene of the disaster was cut off. The special dispatch ea > t that the floods , which were caiued by the recent heavy tains wrecked ever ) houbo in the two vll- lagis Injuring man ) people Finance MlnUtcrlll HcNlK" . MAUIUI ) , Sen. 22The Cabinet will meet tonight and reeelve the resignation of Senor llfvoiter , the Spanish minister of finance as the queen regent has declined to sign hU dcuco since r.e wuo excommunicated by the bishop of Majoica for It Is asserted taking possession of the treasury of a church In the bishop's diocese Vliniiiliiil Trill < " Klo VICTORIA. H C , Sept. 22. The steamer Queen , which arrived thl morning , brought back eighty miners who decided to wall un til bprlng before proceeding to the Klondike ' 1 tvlish MILL ! : Y Our special designs are works of art , copies m.iy be hid else- vvhete , but thov lack the tone of originality : our big millinery don.irtmont is the place vvhoio jou sec variety and style and always at the smallest pru-os Today \ve will show 300 hits , all the latert scyie/ worth $6 , $7 , $ S , $9. and up to $10 , go at 200 Hats , the bast , worth $12. $14. $15. $ l6 aid ) 198 up to $18 , go at Ladies' and children's trimmed felt sai'ors. ' $ t quihty at Ladies' black and colored silk crown sailors wich velvet trimming1 , each Ladies' trimmed Fedora , felt hats , $1.50 quality at 49c Sa'e of a thousand dozen fancy quills at , each 500 dozen fancy feathers , choice , each 5c Black and colored Ostrich plumes I . " > 0c quality Persian Millinery rib- e worth 75 go ! lti each bun , rine silk , on sale at , } uid DO Writer has hot In In earnest In the White and Chllkoot passes , there being four feel of snow on the summits , and lee forming in the small streams Those who get over now have to go by dog train Horses nre no longer of any use , and the animals for which men refuted $300 and WO a few weeks ago can now be bought for \ A large number of men are going to Juneau to winter , but many will come south and make a fresh start In the spring. viOP Tim .uiiA\ri : IP Tim MM : . lor - TrooitN N - clrit Tlinii APInll - nlili- lit 1'rcKciil. LONDON , Sept. 22 It Is learned that no further advance will bo made nt present by the Anglo-Egptlan expedition up the Nile H la recogni/ed that an attack upon Khaitoum will necessitate a strong backing of British troops , and , owing to the troubles in India , the war office cannot send such a force to Egypt for some tlmo to come. INSPECTOR ( > m > imi > TIIT. KILLING. IH-nlfN tlint Ulnr'NNHiillniit WIIH Tordiri'il. CITY OP MEXICO , Sept. 22 Velasquez , cx-lnspector general of police , now In prison , has confessed that ho ordered the killing of Arrayo , the assailant of President Diaz His servant admits buing the knives with which the deed was committed. Velnuque/ says the man was not tortured The judge has decided that Vclasque/ and Cabrera arc guilty and held them for trial. Dili Not l'r M > lie \\IIH mi liuirulilNt. MADRID , Sept , 22 The supreme court has annulled the sentence of forty years im prisonment Imposed upon linrrll , the sup posed anarchist , who , on September S , at Itaicclonu , attempted to aNBusslnate Chief of Police Porlus and Assistant Chief Telxldor , as they wrro leivlng the circus The action of the supreme court Is taken on the ground that It was not proved that Harrlll Is an anarchist. II I'lciiHi'M Hie lliiiiKiirlniiM , I1UDA I'BSTH , Sept 22 The speech of Hmperor William at the banquet given In his honor here } csterday has caused a moat profound Impression and the newspapers voice public feeling on the subject In saying the Impel hil visitor has "bound ( he Mag > ar nation to himself , lieirt nnd soul , forever. " l'tiiti-i-or | \\llllinci lonrlnu ViiKlrlil , HHHSLAU , SI rsla , Sc , t 22. Umpe oWl' . 11am of Oermany arrived hero at 1 o'lloclc from Huda-1'csth His majesty was met at the railroad depot by the empress , the duke of Saxe-Mclnengen and 1'rlnco HaUfclilt Their majesties while driving to the cas tle were warmly cheered by the crowds In the ttrecls Tro | iN rir - un s rll . H. LONDON , Sept 22 A dlopatcli from Melzo , twelve mlliH from Milan , sas that ilurlng strike disturbance ) ! there > ci > terday , thu troops were called out and llrod upon tno striken ) , killing one man and wounding eUht. iiuTi'iiwiiiK ni iiiiiuiiii } , liOMIHXV , Sepl 'U The plague < ls In creasing In Domliaj proH'deny ' At I'oonah several Huropeaiib have been attacked by the disease . Ilrliluc HiiriiN at ( liiiMiiniiiiKii. CHATTANOOGA , Tenn . Sept 2J The county bridge across the Tennessee river hero caught flro at 1 30 p in toJa > and U burn ing rapidly. In plle of the ( florin of the fire department It began about midway and Is burning toward * the HIM City lde. U will probably be stopped after two spans of the bridge have been consumed Arnold's Ilromo Celery cures headaches 10c , 2&c and COc , All OruggUti. SIMPLY LAYS GROUNDWORK No Throat to IctTforo is Made Minister V.'o dfoid. MATFER HAS BE N MISREPRESENTED nilcrN < < > iiiinlsli Cot crnincnt ( l ( ( Kill ( MIUCH ( if MlC I Illtl-ll StlltCH ti Ilnil Ilic MniKKlu III Culm. ' ' MALIIIID , Sept. 22 The correspondent here of the Associated press le.ins | upon high au thority that thu much diseased Interview ol Saturday last between the United States minister to SpaHn , General Stewart L. Wood- ford , and the Spanlbh minister for foreign affalis , Iho duke of letuan , was merely pre liminary General \Voodford reported to the duke the gravity of the condition of Cuba and requested. In behalf of the United States , that Spain would find u method of speedily ending the war and giving justice to the Cubans He tendered fie good olllcoi of tle : United S'ates In effecting a bcttlcincnt of the Cuban troubles , which practical ! ) gives Spain an opportunity of graceful ! ) ending the war. If it dots not embrace It within a reason able time- , notice will bo given that the United States must Interfere , though General Wood- ford hat nut said no > ct Spain cannot expect the nld of European powerB ab I he United States ambassador- have ascertained that all the Ruropean coun tries , except Austria , rr cognize that the | n- teiestH of the United StiucB justify the lat- tor's Interference In Cuba Ai'ulrlu , In this matter In Influenced by the relationship be- twirn the two dynasties , the queen regent nf Spain being an Austrian nrchdiichihH , but it Ib not like ! ) that Austria will take uny part In the quchtlnn bcoiu ! pissibly making a diplomatic protibt ngulnst the Intervention of the United H tales ric.i ius or n VI.TMIOHI : .v num. llccclv crK Flli llcpurl for Ilic Woulli ( if June , IIALIIMOJti : , Sept 22-Hctelveis Cowen and Murray of UK llaltlmoro A. Ohio com pany have (11 ( oil In the United States court a report of the receipts and disbursements of the road for the month of June On Juno 1 the balanu * In the general treat- ur ) of tlio company and ut credit In thu binks amounted to ' 237 1'S 95 The total traffic receipts for the month wore J2.G27- 851 53 and the miscellaneous Items amounted lo f2.5'J5'J 95 , making a total fund avullablo during the month of 11 250 WO 74 Disburse ments on account of mikicllaneaus Items , $2- 20,044S70 liming a balance of $123,233.11 In the treasury at the cm ! of the month Thu terminal Improvement fund was drawn upon for Mb , having balance of 1)35,040. SerUb No 1 receiver' certificates fund de- rieaseJ 110 18.1. leaving a balance of (42.38J. Series No 2 decreased f ! > 2,7hS , leaving a balance - anco of $125 3'J8 S < rln No I decrea cd { 12- 012 , leivlng a balance of $553228 Tuo wlth- diawals from the receivers certificate funds wcrt > expended on variouos Iniproveinentu to roadua ) . etc \ilirn\c | II cf u ml IM ic > lirlKHKc. CHICAGO. Sept 22 At a special meet ing of the ttockholdera of the Chicago & Northwcetern Hallway company today the refunding mortgage was approved and au thorized without dlsbent by a vote largely exceeding twg-tblnis of ( tie total capital stock ,