THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , FlttDAY G , JtStLY 7 , 18 9 TWE1/VE PAGES. SINGLE COPY YIVK CENTS.
RIVER HAS ITS PREY
Eihauited Negroes Pall from Tree Tops Into
tbe Swollen Current ,
NO HELP FOR THREE DAYS AND NIGHTS
Food Cannot Be Obtained and Famine Awaits
tbe Stumors.
RELIEF BOATS DO NOT REACH SUFFERERS
No Telegraph Connection Remains with the
Striokon Districts.
BRAZOS RIVER IS NOW FALLING SLOWLY
Venetntlon AlnnK the Valley Knitted ,
Mowerer , mill Speedy A "l" nncc
In IVeeded OnlveMon Heport
Reduce * Death I.l t.
CALVERT , Tex. , July 6. The following
lint , containing twenty-four names , Is com
plete so far an can be obtained of the
drowned In this ( Robertson ) county. It has
boon gotten from the various officers in the
different towns by telephone :
T. S. DAWSON , white ; body recovered.
JOE WHITE , white ; body not recovered.
TWO SONS OF JOB WHITE ; bodies not
recovered.
' .MART TURNER.
TWO UNKNOWN MEN , white ; bodice not
recovered.
DAVE WHITE , colored ; body recovered.
TOM TYSON , colored ; body recovered.
HO9ANA .BROWN , colored ; body rccov-
rrcd.
LULU CHOP , Chinese ; body recovered.
TWO CHILDREN OF TOM DALLAS ,
colored ; bodies recovered.
FOUR IMEN ON TOM ANDERSON'S
larm , colored ; bodies not recovered.
FIVE 'MEN ' , below Hcarnc , colored ; 'bodies '
not recovered.
ILEY NORCROSS , colored ; body re
r covered.
ST. LOUIS , July 6. A special to the Post-
Dispatch from Dallas , Tex. , says : At 11
o'clock today a short dispatch was received
from a lineman at Dewey , Just across the
Brazes river from Scalcy : "River falling
slowly slnco 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Conditions hero terrible. Everything In
country swept away. Large number lives
lost In bottoms. Looks like starvation for
those left. Situation has not been exagger
ated. Several days before line repairs can
bo made with anything like system. "
This telegram was received over a wire
ppllccd from Missouri , Kamas & Texas rail
way and Postal Telegraph company's lines
nnd was the first that has been working Into
Sealey and Dewcy for three days. The wire
only worked five minutes and was then lost.
Efforts to connect since then have failed.
Shortly after this Information was re
ceived bywlro Deputy Sheriff Swearlnger
nt Sealey said over the long-distance tele
phone : "There Is no Improvement In this
section of the flood district. It anything.
the situation Is growing worse. No relief
boats have yet reached hero from Houston
or Oalvcston. Scalcy and neighboring
towns have about exhausted their resources
for relief. Another negro family was seen
from here drowning , cut off from land about
two miles , this morning. Several lives have
been lost slnco last night , among the refu
gees on the mound near Old San Felipe. A
number of negroes have fallen In the water
from tree tops from sheer exhaustion , after
hanging there thrco days and nights.
A rumor Is current here of an awful dis
aster near Richmond , below here , In Fort
Bond county. As we are cut off from all
that southern section we cannot tell dcfln-
nltely what has happened , but the situation
naturally must be as bad as hero , If not
worse. "
I.OHH of Idfe ISxnKKernted.
GAI-VESTON , Tex. , July 6. Reports from
a special correspondent of the News indi
cate that whllo the property loss during
the recent floods has been enormous , the
lom of life has been greatly exaggerated.
According to the News , only two liven have
boon lost In the lower Brazes flood. Ev
ery year thti Brazes and Colorado valleys
Buffer from Inundations. Up to the pres
ent flood , the greatest destruction from the
annual Inundations was in 1SS5. This year ,
the high water imrk of 1885 has been sur
passed In Washington , Waller , Austin , Fort
Bend and Bruzorla counties In southern
Texas.
Tnn Brazes is falling rapidly In the cen
tral part ot the state , the scene of last
week's tloo-J. The flood reached the south
ern part of thentato Sunday night nnd
Monday. The planters had received ample
wafnlnp , but many negroes remained In the
Brazes valley , believing the water would
not _ reach higher than In 1885 , From 1,600
to li.OOO colored people were caught In the
valley In Waller and Fort Bond counties
and wcro forced to take to the trees and
housetops.
An appeal was made to Houston for boats ,
but Houston had sent all boats available
farther up the river last week to Calvert
nrd Bryan , Governor Sayerx , at the sug
gestion of Congressman Hawlcy , appealed
to the War department for permission to
eend government llfeaavlng boats from
Galvrston. Permission was granted and a
Hpeclal train left this afternoon for the
flooded districts carrying several govern
ment and a number of private boats , It
is believed that nearly all the people lodged
In trees and housetops have been rescued ,
but the- boats sent from GalveMon today
v.111 patrol the flooded district and make a
thorough search for stragglers. So far as
JR known but two lives have been lost In
the lower Brazes flood.
llutlnlm iNiueil tn
The War department has ordered Gov
ernor Sayers to distribute 10,000 army ra
tions among the flood sufferers , the rations
to be furnished the governor from San An
tonio. These rallons will be distributed at
Wallace , Sealey , Richmond , Rosenberg ,
Thompson , Dunke , Arcola , Fulshear. Che-
iiango , Columbia , Volasco , Navasola , Cal-
vert , Hearne , Bryan and Brenham. In
addition to the War department rations ,
Houston and Galveston have sent several
carloads of croccries Into the flooded dis
trict. It Is believed there Is now food
enough In transit to feed the negroes until
the waters recede and they can return to
plantation work.
Cotton is entirely washed out In some
places , but on the whole more good than
harm baa been done by the Hood to crops.
Cotton will be replanted In most cases.
Corn U not an entire logs. Those who are
looking for a big decrease In the Texas
cotton crop will be disappointed. There 'a '
plenty of time to raise cotton before Jan
uary , 1900.
The next trouble will be at Velasco. the
woutli of the Brazes , which point the floods
reached today. The town may be cut off
from communication with the world for a
day or two. but no less of life U antici
pated , becaute the people had two day's no
tice that the flood had broken loose above
and wag coming down. The revenue cutter
Oalveston will leave hero tonight for Ve
lasco to rescue those really In danger at
that point. The sending of government
boats to the flooded district was advisable ,
It Is believed nearly every person
been rescued. The donation
wan most timely , ns
negroes will have
l In hand.
The dc-slltute A S > i5jUHHIlveii work on
the railways untu'S S Bl will permit
them to return to their
Keller for the tlentltntr.
GALVESTON , Tex. , July 6. James Cot-
llnson , superintendent of machinery for the
Santa Fo railroad , left today on a special
train for the flooded district , carrying pro
visions for the destitute. Twenty-five rowboats -
boats fully manned nnd provisioned were
taken to assist in saving life and prop
erty.
Governor Sayers has been asked by Rep
resentative W. H. Ellis to call a special
session of the legislature to relieve the
distress In the flood section.
The Santa Fe main line trains have been
abandoned between Gnlveston and the
Bra'zos river. Trains wrnt of the river nro
running on schedule time. The Southern
Pacific and Missouri , Kansas & Texas
bridges across the Brazes river are reported
to have been swept away this morning.
Reports up to midnight from the Brazes
valley flood districts reveal no additional
less of life. The Brazes Is rising now only
near Its mouth. For 100 miles Inland the
river is about at a standstill and beyond the
200-mile radlun la falling rapidly. Boats
sent to the valley have gathered up refugees.
Four hundred negroes arc housed tonight In
box cars at Duke. The distribution of ra
tions Is rapidly assuming system and thcro
would seem to be no reason for further suf
fering. Graphic stories arc told of the rescue
of treed families.
A special from Calvert reports the waters
In the Brazes bottoms but little lower than
yesterday and there is a great deal of dls-
tiess and destitution among colored refugees
there. Judge Banks has called precinct
meetings for Monday to make temporary
provision for the sufferers. More money
and provisions were sent from Calvert today.
One aged negro was drowned whllo at
tempting to rescue two children , who pulled
him under with themselves.
DninnKe tu llnllroiulit.
ST. LOUIS , July 6. tA special to the Re
public from Dallas , Tex. , says : The rail
road situation In Texas tonight because of
Moods is so much worse/ than it has been
hcrctoforo that tbo Gulf , Colorado & Santa
Fo had to abandon its through trains from
St. Louts and Kansas City at Dallas and
Fort Worth respectively. The Santa Fo had ,
until tonight , by running on a roundabout
way , managed to get through to Galveston ,
but the new washouts In the lower Brazes
country stopped even this traffic. The aban
donment of the Santa Fc trains severs the
last link of anything like direct connec
tion between northern and southern Texas.
To reach these points now It Is necessary
to travel via Shreveport , La.
The flood damages to railroad property
In Texas are now conservatively estimated
at $3,000,000.
DEATH OF ROBERT BONNER
Well Known Piiullnher nnd Home
Hreedcr Siice.innhN to nn Illnran
\enrl.v-
NEW YORK , July 6. 'Robert Bonner. pub-
Usher of the Now York Ledger and owner
of famous horses , died at his homo In
this city at 7MO tonight. 'Mr. Bonner had
been 111 for some months , but was able to be
about until about ten ( lavs ago. Death was
due to a general breaking down.
There were with him when he died Robert
Edwin Bonner and Franclo Bonner , his sons ;
Mr. and 'Mrs. ' Herbert 'Bonner ' , son and
daughter-in-law , and 'Mr. ' nnd Mrs. Francis
Ford , daughter and son-in-law.
'Mr. ' Bonner enjoyed remarkable health un
til a year ago , when his lifelong friend , Rev.
John Hall , died. A second shock to htm
was the death of his son , Andrew Allen Bon
ner , on December 27 last. After this Mr.
Bonnor's temperament changed completely.
Ho made fewer trips to his magnificent farm
near Tarrytown and contented himself with
a short drive daily. 'A ' week ago Tuesday ho
took his last drive. On his return homo his
case was so serious that several doctors
wcro called In consultation with his family
physician , Dr. iMunn. Ho became much
worse on the following day and since then
took no nourishment. He lost consciousness
early this morning and remained In that
condition to the end.
I'onr KmiernlN nt UlymteR , JVph.
ULYSSES , Neb. , July 6. Four funerals
wore held In this place yesterday at the
Christian church , nil being the victims of
Sunday nlght'n storm. The funeral of the
fifth , person was 'held ' nt Bee. Victor and
Ira Dobson were burled In ono grave.
Fanny Bldwcll nnd Merman Eger in sep
arate graves. The funeral ceremony was
attended by a large crowd.
Itnchel Caroline \Vntklnw ,
HASTINGS , Neb. , July 6. ( Special. )
Rachel Caroline Watklns , mother of F. E.
Watklns , editor of the Dally Republican ,
died this morning after a lingering Illness.
The funeral will bo held at S o'clock tomor
row morning from the Methodist church.
Slicnnl CnrpH Ollleer.
WASHINGTON , July 6. .The . War de
partment has been advised of the death at
Santiago do Cuba of Lieutenant McLaugu-
lln , volunteer signal service corps. Lieu
tenant 'McLaughlln ' was a victim of ycllotv
fever.
EASTERN LINES JOIN HANDS
New York Central Knlern Into Com
pact with I'ennitylvniiln nnd Two
ItiiudD Are One.
NEW YORK , July 7. The Times says :
The New York Central has entered Into a
compact with the Pennsyfvanla railroad and
the two systems are now practically one.
The compact was planned by W. K. Van
derbllt , who la now the largest stockholder
of the Pennsylvania ,
Stove * nnd HiiiiKeH tu Ailvniier ,
CHICAGO , July 6. A general meeting of
western stove manufacturers was held here
today behind closed doors. President Stnn-
hope Boal of the national association , who
presided , said the generaC advance In the
raw materials used In the construction of
stoves was discussed and the western manu
facturers agreed to an advance of & per cent ,
to take effect Immediately on all stoves and
ranges. Thirty-five manutacturors were
present and agreed to the advance. Presi
dent Boat said a further advance la vrlceu
Is likely In the near future.
CrnpK llnmnKed Iniirth llnkntn.
ROGERS. N. D. . July 6. A heavy rain
and hailstorm from the north passed over
this district yesterday afternoon , unrooting
small buildings and completely destroying
thousands of acres of grain. Crops mostly
are well Insured. They never looked more
promising , but were about three weeks be
hind Iat4 year. The losers mostly are well-
to-do farmers. A reliable estimate places
the total lots between 6,000 and 10,000 acrei.
The district Is thinly kettled. making re
ports meager. Rogers escaped with broken
windows.
COMMANDS FOR NEBRASRANS
Senator Thnrston Working for a Position for
General Dolby.
TRAVEL PAY OF RETURNING SOLDIERS
Mny Ilr Otvrn the Men on tlii * llniue-
wnrd llonml Train * Initcml of
Situ KrnnclncOt Where
MtiNtered Out.
WASHINGTON , July 6. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Senator Thurston stated today that
notwithstanding the appointment of eight
colonels from the officers of the regular
army to direct eight of the provisional regi
ments of volunteers to be formed by virtue
of the net of March 2 , 1899 , he would leave
no stone unturned to eccure a colonelcy for
Nebraska.
By this It Is Inferred that he will ask
the president to appoint General I. , . W. Colby
to such a position because of his success as
brigade commander while at Atlanta. Ad
jutant General Corbln , It Is said , was greatly
Impressed with the manner In which General
Colby acquitted himself during his con
nection with the Toluntcer army and would
lend his assistance In securing General
Colby a regiment.
Tb.urs.ton also said that while he was not
Informed ns to the number of lieutenants
and captains Nebraska would receive as Us
quota , he would labor earnestly to pull as
many positions for the state as possible ,
recognizing how many volunteers there are
who desire to re-enter the service of the
United States In a military way.
It was given out by the War department
today that wherever possible returning vol
unteers from the Philippines will be paid
travel pay , not at San Francisco , which
has been chosen as the place of muster
out by many volunteer regiments now In
the Philippines or enroute home , but entrains
trains which the volunteers take for their
homes. This Is done , It Is said , to avoid
temptations that will bo set the reluming
soldiers and give the boys something to
show for their glorious service.
In the case of the First Nebraska , should
arrangements for Us return from San
Francisco bo carried out as now planned ,
the volunteers will have good-sized rolls
of money , In some cases receiving between
J200 and { 300 each.
Mr * . Onborit In I'oor llenlth.
Consul General Osborn In a letter to
Senator Thurston under date of June 10 ,
from Apia , Samoa , states that Mrs. Os
born and his son will be compelled to re
turn to the United States on account of 111
health , the climate being very severe on
white women. He further says that the
visit of the joint high commission to Sa
moa was productive of much good.
Congressman Henderson , who arrived In
the city yesterday , was a caller on the
president this morning. A < soon as the
fact of his meeting with the chief executive
was known , a rumor became current that
ho had gone to discuss the project of an
extra session of congress for the pur
pose of taking up some scheme of currency
legislation. Mr. Henderson promptly de
nied this , however , and declared that so far
no bill had been formulated which rep
resents party views on. the subject of such
legislation. He added that tbe senatorial
committee now 'In session" at' 'Narragansett
mlebt bring forth a bill which would meet
the approval of the party as a whole , but
that up to date nothing of the
kind had been done , nor was It his purpose
to discuss any measure with the president
concerning his own policy as the leader of
the house. Colonel Henderson said he was
not In a position to outline any plan and
he modestly Intimated that It would beas
well for those who are arranging programs
for him to await the formal action of the
house before definitely outlining the pro
cedure of the Fifty-sixth congress.
Indian Commissioner Jones said today
the question of whether a license would
bo Issued to Senator Ross to trade at SIs-
scton , S. D. , would be decided very soon.
The contest Is being made against Ross by
Senator Pettlgrew and Agent Johnson , but
It Is expected that Ross will win out.
Iowa postmasters appointed : S. S. Nlcl-
son , at Hanlcy , Madison county ; B. M.
Bottclfson , at Watervllle , Allamakeo
county , and Anna R. Osborne , at Galland ,
Lcc county.
Army orders : Privates Charles F. Edmonds
mends , troop C , First cavalry. Fort Rob
inson , and Amos W. Whltacre , company L ,
First Nebraska , have been discharged.
TOASF OF THE CHILD QUEEN
\VlllipIniliia of Holland Hntertiilim
1'encc DelesrnteB mill Propone *
Their Health.
AMSTERDAM , July 6. Queen Wllhelmlna
and the queen mother arrived- hero this
afternoon and amid a great popular demon
stration proceeded to the palace. The mem
bers of the International Peace conference
arrived from The Hague at 6:30 : p. m. , by
special train and proceeded from the sta
tion directly to the palace , where they wcro
received hy the queen , aftr which they were
entertained at a magnificent banquet In the
palace. At the banquet Queen Wllhelralna
proposed a toast as follows :
"I sincerely rejolco to sco assembled
around me today the delegates to the con
ference , and to bo permitted to renew my
wishes for the success of your work , due
to the Initiative of the c/ar of the Rus-
slas. I am glad to offer you the hospitality
of my residence. I drink to the health of
all the sovereigns and chiefs of the states
of which you are the representatives. "
M. do Staal , president of the conference ,
briefly replied expressing the homage and
thanks of the delegates and their profound
gratitude for the kind reception tendered
them nnd Inviting his colleagues to drink
the health of her majesty. This wns done ,
the band playing the Dutch national an
them.
M. de Staal sat on the queen's right and
Count von Munstcr , heed of the German
delegation , on her left.
Sir Julian Pauncefote , head of the Brit
ish delegation , and Count Nlgra , head of
the Italian delegation , faced each other.
The other delegates were fitting In alpha
betical order.
The queen was attired In white and her
mother in lilac. A reception followed at
9 o'clock In the throne room , where their
majesties conversed freely with the dole-
gates.
Express trains left soon after 10 o'clock
to convoy the delegates to The Hague and
the queens to Chateau Lee , near Apcldorn ,
on the Grift.
Chiiniherlnln Arl r In Kxplnln ,
LONDON , July 6. Mr. Joseph Chamber
lain , secretary of state for the coFonles , made
a personal statement In the House
of Commons today with reference
to the comment which baa been
aroused by the fact that though
a shareholder In the Niger company , ho had
voted In favor of the transfer of that cor
poration's territory to the Drltlth govern
ment. Mr. Chamberlain laid In effect that
his Interest In the Niger company was tinder
3,000 and that when the question of revo
cation of the company's charter arose he
asked the marquis of Salisbury and his col
leagues In the governomniEt ) relieve him of
all participation , In the negotiations. In ac
cordance with this rcqucsWtho negotiations
have been entirely In the nttnds of Sir Mich
ael Hicks-Beach , chancellor of the ex
chequer. TJf
ATTEMPT ON LlfJ OF ' KING
. .
Aft nNln .Mfni-Uo Servlnn Monnrrli In
III * Open Cnrrlnne , ? tnil AVottniU
Hint Slluhilj.
BELGRADE , Scrvla , JJily 6. As King
Milan was driving through .Michael street
In an < xpcn carriage he gas assaulted nnd
ellghtly wounded In the bhjk. The would-be
assassin Is about 28 yearn old nnd has not
yet been Identified by the 'police. On his
return to the palace King Lilian received the
congratulations of the cabWt Upon his es
cape. Later In the evening- King Alexander
drove through Michael afreet and was en
thusiastically received by tie populace.
UISCHKDIT STOHY 4oK UI'UISIMi.
nennrU of Ilrrultttlnii In Snfln. Tnkcn
tilth Allowance.
BUDA PESTH , July G. jrNowspapers hero
publish a story from Belgrade to the effect
that a revolution was Inaugurated at Soflt
yesterday. According to the accounts pub
lished , a mob paraded tho"'streets , some of
the troops Joining In the demonstration. U
was added that Prlnco Ferdinand had fled the
country nnd that the telgrnph wires had
been cut. Advicco received today from Bel
grade state that there Is absolutely no con
firmation of the alleged revolution In Bul
garia. Officials hero entirely discredit the
statements of the Belgrade nowopapcrs.
VIENNA. July 6. Nothing Is known hero
confirmatory of the published story of revo
lutionary disturbances at Sofia , Bulgaria.
In official quarters the report Is utterly dis
credited.
PARIS , July 6. A dispatch received hero
today from a soml-ofllclal agency at Sofia
characterizes ns absolutely false and delib
erately misleading statements published
abroad on the subject of disturbances at
Sofia , nnd particularly the reports' that the
palace of Prlnco Ferdinand iad been sur
rounded by troops. Perfect tranqulllly and
the most complete order , according to this
dispatch , reign nt Sofia and throughout the
country.
von A cornT oiAHIIITHA.TIOX. .
iRevl e I I'roixiNUln lt < > iuly to He 1're-
neiited tn the 1'cnce. ( 'oniinlNMlon.
THE HAGUE. Jtiljr 6. The revised pro
posal regarding the Institution of a per
manent court of arbitration , which will be
submitted to the committee tomorrow , con-
sluts of fifty-six articles. Those regarding
the constitution of the court Itself arc sub
stantially Identical with Sir Julian Paun'ce-
fote's original project.
Clause 23 Is Interesting In that It pro
vides that each signatory power shall des
ignate within three months following the
ratification not moro than four persons rec
ognized as competent to deal with ques
tions of International law who are ready
to accept the office ot arbitrators. The
bureau will keep a list of the nominees who
will be entitled to sit as members of tbo
court , and will report to the signatory
powers all modifications therein.
Two or more powers can , designate the
same member. Members will be nominated
for six years and cllgiblatto renornlnatlon.
.In .case.of . , tiorieaOli'ti"retirement" ofa
member of the court , the Vacancy shall be
filled In the same manner as the original
nomination.
CO.\TIMKS AT
Severn ! Gemliirnien nnd Mnny of the
Hlntern AVniinclcil.
LONDON , July 6. Despite assertions to
the contrary , rioting at Barcelona was renewed -
nowod last night. A mob stoned a number
of shops and was charged by the gendarmes.
The mob showed fight , firing revolvers at the
gendarmes , who returned th < > fire. In the
encounter three gendarmes and a large num
ber of rioters were wouuucd. Eighteen ar
rests were made.
It Is expected that martial law will be de
clared today.
I'mnperlly in \ < MvfoiiiiclIaml.
ST. JOHNS , N. P. , July 6. Mr. Morine.
the minister of the Interior , will tomorrow
present the budget to the colonial legis
lature. The revenue for the fiscal year
ended June 30 was the largest in the his
tory of the colony , except In ISflS , when the
Increase was due to Imports designed to replace -
place the property destroyed In the St.
Johns fire.
The government claims that this marked
Improvement Is due to the general prosper
ity of the colony. Very few tariff changes
are proposed.
Xiirlliidon to He TraiiMferrei ] ,
PARIS , July G. It is regarded as probable
that General Faure Blguet will bo appointed
military governor of Paris and that General
Zurllnden , the present Incumbent of that
post , will bo transferred to the command of
an army corps.
At the cabinet council today General do
Galllfct , minister of war , announced the ar
rangements for the military review on July
II , which will take pface as usual.
Divorce .Suit In Illuli I.lfc.
( Copyright , 1S99 , liy Press Publishing Co. )
BERLIN , July 6. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Berlin , law
courts will shortly bo the scene of n sensa
tional divorce case. The partkn concerned
are the emperor's aide-de-camp , Count Kuno
von Moltkc , at present military attache in
Vienna , and his wife. Slnco the suit -was
lodged persistent nfforts have been made on
the part of relatives to effect an arrange
ment without avail.
I'nllue
VIENNA , July 6 , This evening the police
of Vienna dispersed an Immense socialist
demonstration that was in progress In the
neighborhood of the town hall.
Forty-five persons wore placed under ar
rest , among them the labor leaders , Dr.
Adler , Herren Baumann and Ilrctschnelder.
Knlner InnpertN u Kremih .Ship.
HERGBN , Norway. July 6. Emperor
William of Germany boarded and Inspected
the French training ship Ipheglnle hero this
morning. It Is understood that tbo Iphc-
glnle was sent here by the French govern
ment on a hint that his majesty would
consider It an agreeable compliment.
CoiiKriitiiliiteil ! > > the I'npe.
ROME. July 6. The pope In a letter re
plying to a recent address by the bitliops
of Latin America , congratulates them upon
tlielr fraternal concord and devotion to the
papacy , which ho declares presages great
benefits to the people of Latin America.
Mn > - WrlKht Sruiill Mew 1'renlilent.
LONDON. July 6. Airs.May Wright
Sewall , president of the United States Coun
cil of the Women's International congress ,
has been elected to succeed the countess of
Aberdeen as president of the congress which
v.111 hold lt next meeting In Berlin.
Arlillrallon CiiiiiinlNitlnii .Merit.
PARIS , July 6. The Venezuelan aibitra-
tton commission resumed Its session today ,
Sir Richard Webster , the British attorney
general , continued bis argument lu behalf
of the case of Great Britain.
SHOOTS AN OLD MAN DEAD
Young Albert Johnson Instantly Kills Aged
John Oamorer.
MURDER COMMITTED NEAR SALIX , IOWA
Kninllj- Ken it I * Cnuir of the Crime )
nnd Fnrlltpr Trnuhle It Kenre'il
Detnlln nf the
TrnKcdy.
SIOUX CITY , July 6. ( Special Telegram. )
As the result of a neighborhood feud ex
tending over the last five years , John Cam-
eror. residing near Sallx In Woodbury
county. Is dead , having been shot by Al
bert Johnson , a young man. The murder
occurred nt 0:30 : this afternoon.
Th'o trouble between the Camercr and
Johnson families started five yeare ago
over a boundary line between their farms.
Several times have they come to blows
and moro than once hnv weapons bern
brought Into play. Another row occurred
about a month ago , but at that time noth
ing of a serious nature occurred. Yesterday
afternoon Camcrer , who Is about 60 years
of age , gat very drunk , and the liquor seemed
to burn murder Into his heart. He went
homo aud loading up tils thotgun went over
to the Johnson home. Chris Johnson , with
his wife nnd children , were In the house
at the time and. knew nothing of their
enemy. Camerer stole up to the window
of the house and putting the muzzleof the
gun Inside , flred both barrels. Neither one
took any effect upon the human beings
Inside.
In an Instant young Albert Johnson
Jumped up nnd seizing the family shotgun
rushed outside. He flred two shots at
Caniorer , both taking effect. The old man
died at once.
Deputy Sheriff Davenport of Sioux City
was at once sent to the scene of the
tragedy and found Albert Johnson all ready
to give himself up. But in the meantime
Ed Camcrer , son of the dead man , had
heard of the shooting and ho determined
to have revenge. So tbo deputy found on
his hands a murderer and a would-bo
murderer. He. placed both men under ar
rest and taking sufficient assistance started
out/'for Sioux City with them. He arrived
here late tonight and the men were locked
up In the county Jail.
Public sentiment Is all with young John
son and from Information now at hand It
appears to bo clearly a ca&e of self-de
fense. The men are all old settlers In
Woodbury county and Camcrer leaves a fam
ily. Ho had been well known as a quarrel
some old fellow and his neighbors do not
exhibit any surprise at the suddenness of
his death.
An Inquest will be held tomorrow. It Is
feared , however , that this may lead to some
serious trouble as the result of the old feud
and tlio tlnal killing of ono member of the
Camerer family. The authorities will keep
a close watch on the two families for some
time to come.
POPULISFS WILL RUN ALONE
I'nrly Peeln hnt It linn Home the
of Ftinloti Without
.S u i till ) ] ulie turn.
TERRB IFAUTK. Ind. , July 6. Mortimer
C. Rankln , chairman of the populist na
tional central committee , 'was Interviewed
this afternoon In regard to whether the
populists -would form a fusion with the
democrats In the coming campaign. Mr.
Rankln said that they would not for the
reason that the populists will hold their
national convention ono month prior to
either that of the republican or democratic
conventions. On this account the populists
will prepare their own platform and nomi
nate their own candidates. The time for
the national populist convention Is not
determined yet and cannot be determined
until ono of the big political parties names
the date for its convention. Mr. Rankln
stated that the party was split up In its
views , but it was hoped that everyone would
be brought ito one course before the con
vention met.
The populists of Nebraska , Mr. Rankln
said , were In favor of fusion should they
'bo ' allowed to name the nominee for vice
president on the democratic ticket. While
this might bo allowed In Nebraska , the
other states will by no means submit to
such an action. The populists arc tired effusion
fusion , for they have found that whenever
they entered Into a fusion with the demo
crats , the latter party received the benefit ,
whllo the populists wcro thcro merely to
fill up.
Mr. Rankln stated that the party was split
up on the matter of holding the Philippine
islands. In bis opinion , the object of the
government should be to tear down all
the monarchies possible and construct upon
the debris the foundation of republics ; the
more republics , the better. He said If the
democrats fight the policy of the adminis
tration in holding the Philippines until a
suitable form of government has been
formed they will find themselves snowed
under far worse than they were In 1S9C.
BECKER CONDEMNED DEATH
llnteher In Fmmd Ciillly nf Killing
Illx I'lil l Wife In Order tn
11 Seconil ,
CHICAGO , July C. August Becker , the
stock yards butcher , today was found guilty
of the murder of his first wife. Ills punish
ment was fixed at death. The Jury was out
only a short time. Becker showed apparent
Indifference. The father of Decker's wcond
wife , George Suttcrleln , accused by Becker
of being the murderer , did not attend the
closing scene. Suttcrleln's daughter , Beck
er's second wife , was also absent.
'Mrs. ' Rachel Becker disappeared last Jan
uary and two weeks later Becker married
17-year-old Ida Sutterlcln , When Becker
was arrested he confessed to having killed
his wife In a fit of rage. In order to dln-
poae of the body he eald ho cut It up and
boiled It piece by piece. While on trial ho
denied all .this and claimed his father-in-law ,
fiutterlcin , did the killing.
Becker nnd Michael Rolllnger , who Is
also under the death penalty for wlfo mur
der , may sentenced to hang aide by side.
Rolllnger , llko Becker , wanted to be single
BO as to marry again.
PANIC NARROWLY AVERTED
hlx-Hlnry I'nelory I'lre In Chleimo
MnUeN Kxenpo of lOinpIoyei nn
Tup l-'lourM DiiiiKeruiiv.
CHICAGO , July 6. A panic was narrowly
averted among SOO people , of whom 100 were
women , employed In the factory of the Illi
nois Can company , which was burned today.
The building was of six stories. Flumes
broke out In the third story. Those In the
lower stories escaped , but the employes on
the floors above were cut off and crowded to
the windows , many preparing to Jump.
The fire escapes were overcrowded , but the
police kept the hundred or so who came
down In this w'ay from panic. The ladders
were quickly run up to the fourth story and
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nelirtisku
Showers and Thunder Storms ; Variable
Wind * .
Teiniirrntiirr nt Oiunlin jenterdnyl
firemen kept the frenzied prisoners , among
whom were 1110 women. In order. Three
hundred clambered down through the smoke
without accident.
Loss , $130,000 ; Insurance. J125.000. A few
minutes after the building was cleared a
terrific explosion took place , but the thick
walls withstood the shock.
WASHOUT CAUSES A WRECK
Trnln on St. Joe llniul Striken Wenk
Culvert on Wny to Onuilm
I'lremitn In Klllril ,
KANSAS CITY , July 6. A northbound
passenger train on the Burlington road went
through a culvert near Waldron. Mo. , seven
teen miles north of Kansas City , nt 10:30 :
o'clock last night. Fireman James Welly
of St. Joseph , Mo. , was killed and several
passengers are reported seriously Injured.
The names of the Injured cannot be ob
tained at this hour.
A heavy rain tonight washed out 200 feet
of roadbed near the point where the wreck
occurred and the water there Is reported
to bo two feet over the track. The foun
dations of the culvert arc supposed to have
been -washed away. Shortly after midnight
wrecking trains carrying surgeons wcro
dispatched from Kansas City , Lcavcnworth
and St. Joseph.
Ilallroad officials state only five or six
passengers are hurt , and that the only per
son killed Is Fireman "Welly. The train Is
No. 23 , running from Kansas City to
Omaha , on the Kansas City , St. Joseph &
Council Bluffs.
GENDARMES CLEAR STREETS
Mndnnie IJrpyfun Ix Given Clear
to Prlnoii mill In Appar
ently Cheerful.
( Copyright. 1899 , by Associated Press. )
R.ENNES , July 6. Oladamo Dreyfus , on
leaving the prison today , appeared In much
better spirits than yesterday. It was evident
that her conversation with her husband had
been of a moro cheerful nature. A largo
crowd had gathered In the hope of wltnesa-
ing her arrival and departure , but the gend
armes cleared the streets adjacent to the
prison nnd the spectators caught only a passIng -
Ing glimpse of her as she drove rapidly in a
closed carriage to the rcsidenco of Madame
Godard.
The latter left her bouse today and took
up quartets temporarily at the residence of
a relative In another part of the town , In
order to allow the Dreyfus family full free
dom of using her mansion.
From a point overlooking the prison the cor
respondent of the Associated Press saw Cap
tain Dreyfus emerge Into the court yard to
day for an hour's exercise. He was dressed
In a blue scrgo ult and wore a soft felt hat.
Ho walked slowly acrosn the yard with his
hands In the pockets of his jacket. Ills head
was slightly bent forward , so that it was
Impossible to see the features. As he crossed
the yard ho was preceded and followed by a
prison warden. The thrco passed through
another door leading to a garden In the cen
ter of the prison , where Dreyfus takes exor
cise , and disappeared.
General Bcgasslcro arrived today nnd will
hold tomorrow a general Inspection of the
artillery , of which the garrison Is mainly
composed , but as the review ground Is out
side of the town there Is little likelihood of
any untoward incident , althdugh a demon
stration Is pofolhlc , as the population of
Rennes , whllo calm at present. Includes a
large proportion of antl-Dreyfusitos.
FRANCHISE WILL BE GRANTED
KniKer nnd Illx AdrlNi-i-H .Snld. tn
HIM e Decided to TnUe In I Itliind-
ern L'nder CniidltliiiiN.
PRETORIA. Transvaal , July C. The
Volksraad sat In secret session today , Presi
dent Kruger and the negotiators from the
Orange Free State being present. It IH
understood that nn agreement was reached
to grant the franchise Immediately to all
settlers prior to 1880 and to other classes of
resldcntH within seven years , the naturaliza
tion clause to bo optional. These proposals
will bo debated In open session tomorrow.
Although Sir Alfred Mllner , on behalf of
Great Britain , demanded at the Hloemfon-
tclu conference that a rcsidenco of five
years should bo a qualification for the fran
chise , it Is believed the terms said to have
been agreed upon today In the Volksraad
might be acceptable to the Uitlanders , If
suitable guaranty were given for the exe
cution of the promised reforms.
MOTHER DIES TO SAVE CHILD
ClilfiiKn V in nn NprliiKN In Friint of
Trnln In l ( < > t.ciie IlmiKhfcr , Hut
IN Tun l.nte ,
CHICAGO. July 6. In an attempt to save
her child from death Mrs. Fr.ink Lausman
and her -1-year-old daughter Hazel1 were fa
tally Injured today by being struck by an
Illinois Central suburban train.
Mrs. Lausman Jumped directly In front of
the engine and clasped the child in her
arms , but before she had a chance to es
cape the two were hit by the swiftly mov
ing train and hurled thirty feet from the
trucks.
. \KHnNMln " ( JotM Over IIU Ideii , "
NEW YORK , July 6. Artemus J. Smith ,
who bent a letter to Mrn. Russell Sage sayIng -
Ing that her husband's life was In danger ,
said today that the case had'been settled
The lawyer friend to whom Mr. Smith had
referred In an Interview as having an Inten
tion to take Mr. Sago's life , had "got over
his Idea , " so Mr. Smith said.Mr. . Smith
denied that any demand had been made on
Russell Sage or that any was intended. The
police said today that they wcro taking no
action In the matter.
.Movement * of Oeeim VfUNrlx , .Inly ( I.
At Rotterdam Sailed Rotterdam , for
New York , via Boulogne.
At Southampton Arrived Fuerst His-
marck , from New YorV , via Cherbourg and
Hamburg.
At Bremen Arrived Harbarossa , from
New York , via Southampton ; Travp , for
New York , via Cherbourg and Southampton.
At Cherbourg Arrived Fuerst Hlsmurck ,
from New York , for Southampton and pro
ceeded ,
At Liverpool Arrived Catalonia , from
Boston ; Majestic , from New York , Pcnu-
laud , from Philadelphia.
SILVER CUP IS SAFE
Speed of Columbia Fills YnchUmen with
Assurance of Victory.
DEFENDER BEATEN NEARLY FOUR MINUTES
Triangular Course is Covered Running Ten
Miles on Each Log.
NEW BOAT LABORS UNDER HEAVY HANDICAP
Sails Io ) Not Set Properly and Spill Wind in
a Stiff Breezj ,
WEATHER IS UNFAVORABLE FOR THE TEST
Iititnpy Son mill ApnrnnclilitET Stinnllt
However. Do .Not Drier Crowd of
iMiiNln from Kollnwliiit
the ItiifliiK Crnft.
NEW YORK. July . By the race between
the now dcfrmlor Columbia and ( ho old
Defender , snllcd today over n triangular
course of thirty miles , ten miles to n leg ,
It has ) been plainly demonstrated that no
matter how skillfully constructed n yacht
may bo Its sailing nnd ability to go to
windward may bo killed by Imperfectly setting
ting sails.
The Columbia won the race by n margin
of 3G3 : ( utioinclnl time ) . There Is no doubt
It would have won by n larger margin If
lt sails huJ fitted as well as the Defender's.
In the windward work , whllo the wind -was
strong , Columbia was unable to outfoot or
to outpoint the Defender , chiefly on account
of the bad bet of Its club topsail , jib topsail
and forcstay sail. It covered the first leg
of ten miles -windward thrco minutes
faster than the. Defender , but one mlnuto of
that gain was made when the wind was light
On the second leg the Columbia gained
fifty-eight seconds. It was a reach , both
yachto carrying largo ( not balloon ) Jib top
sails. On the last leg , close hauled In a
light breeze. It lost llvo seconds to the De
fender , probably by reason of n shift of
wind. Still , based upon the showing It
made as a better boat than the Defender
under adverse conditions , the nautical
sharps are strongly convinced that Sir
Thomas will sail homo without tlio silver
mug , the possession of which has given us
the yachting supremacy of the world slnco
1S51.
1S51.Hut
Hut today's race -wan an unsatisfactory
one. Shifting winds and a bad , lumpy sea ,
with dirty rain squalls , made the condi
tions anything 'but Ideal for yacht racing.
The billows of inlsl which enshrouded the
Jersey shore prevented crowds on the high
land of Navcslnk from viewing the race ,
hut the growing haze only added plcturosque-
! ness for these who -went outside to see tlio
sport. To them the world was blotted out ,
and through the gray sea under n dull
sky , the yachts raced with nothing but
themselves and the attendant train of fol
lowing boats to witness the contest.
-windward work the Columbia , -with
bMIs drawing badly , demonstrate UK su
periority , and In a long reach with sheets
cased It outfootcdtho Vanderbllt boat. The
sudden shifting of the wind prevented a
trial at running with spinnakers. In light
weather , close hauled , It can bo eald It Is
undoubtedly the Defender's superior , but
what It can do In a piping breeze remains
to bo f eon.
llnze OliNe.tiren the Ilnrlior.
A thick haze hung over the harbor this
morning when the two superb yachts left
their anchorages nt Tompklnsvillo behind
two proudly puffing tugs for the scene of
battle. The Columbia as It passed out was
halutcd by every steamcraft. The largo lleot
of followers Included sldowhoelcrp , swift
Htcam pleasure yachts , Hcab-noscd tugboats
and craft of all descriptions.
Fortunately most of the followers kept
tholr distance and few of them bothered
the racers with washing waves. The breeze
had freshed as the yachts got outside and
what the old salts term .1 lumpy sea was
running.
After Commodore Morgan's flagship the
Corsair , with Commodore Morgan , Chester
Cirlswold , Hear Admiral Frances Hlgglns
and Irving Orlnncll and a largo party of
guests aboard , had signaled the course- and
the racers had cast off their lines , wharp
rain squalls killed the breeze. Hut the
nqtiall was brief and u half hour later a
steady twelvo-knot brcezo was blowing
from the southwest. The Corsair signaled
the first log to windward , down the Jersey
coast and the yachts began to Jockey for
position.
Captain Harr had the tiller of the Co
lumbia and aboard with him were C. Oliver
iHclln. Mrs. Isclln , Newborry Theme , Wil
liam K. Dillln , Herbert W. Leeds and Woodbury -
bury Kane. Captain Rhodes had the helm
of the Defender. Duller Duncan , Mrs. Dun
can and John C . Hotsford wcro aboard.
Defender Hun llend Ntnrt.
As the warning gun wan fired , the Co-1 *
lumbla , without waiting for the Htartlng
gun , rounded Sandy Hook lightship and
headed across the line : either It was n bad
blunder on the part of Captain Harr or It
wan designedly done to glvo the Defender
a start equal to its time allowance , which
Is figured at about two minutes. Junt ns
the starting gun boomed tbo Defender
crossed on the port tack.
Meantime the Columbia Jibbed and turn
ing about beaded for the linn , crossing It
exactly two minutes iiftnr the Defender.
Doth yachts carried four staysails , Jib ,
baby Jib , topsails and ulubtopsalls. The
beat to the windward made a beautiful race.
The Interoht was Intense for the first few
minutes , ns the big racers , with everything
close hauled entered on their tcrft of speed.
The Defender had the weather gauge by *
head.
At first the Columbia seemed to outfoot
its rival aud nautical experts were jubi
lant. Then both yachts word over on tbo
starboard tack for a long leg. Thny heeled
until yards of their bronze bodies were
exposed. The Columbia seemed more ten
der than the Defender more tender , hut
Perhaps more Mately us It lay down to
Its work. U heeled enough to lot the seas
swirl and bubble along Its leadralls. and
when It cut a nig wave Into tatteri It
shipped Boinn water.
Coliiinhlii'H Sail Spill * Wind.
Then the talent began to get nervous.
Gradually but surely the Defender wa
drawing away , and It was also apparent
that It wan pointing eilgher than the Colum
bia. It did not take the yachtsmen long
to . . dltcfMcr the cause. Tim Defender' *
aalfs fit to perfection and evfry Inch of
canvas drew. The club topsail of the
Columbia was loc e and flapped In the wind ,
the foresail did not draw and mlfitit as well
'have ' been stowed In the locker.
! ( > this time the breeze was blowing
about ten knots an hour mid wdlle It con
tinued at that clip the Defender continued
to gain very nlowiy. but aluo very surely.
Half an hour later the wind sank to about
five knotb and Immediately the calls oj the
