The Omaha Daily Bee. 4. " ESTABLISHED JTJXE 10, 1871. OMAHA, TJLUHSDAY MOUSING, iNOVEMlHSH 1, moO-TAVELYE TACiES SIXGJL 13 COLV FIVE CEIS'TS GIVES ITS AM Elide Department Takta Up Anglo-German .Agreement oa to China. lEPLTES SENTTO BOTH LONDON AND BER Tnnriplta of Sots of July 3 Are Enunciated in Similar Terms, FOUCY OF THE OPEN DOOR ENDORSED Imperial Tiailfl 'and Integrity of Chinese Empire Aro Upheld. MERE MENTION IS MADE OF THIRD CLAUSE Secretary Huy vrllh Diplomatic. Sn ajaclly Cleverly A old C'onunl ttlnn the Country Where Commit ment In .ot Xeceaanry. WASHINGTON. Oct. 31. Tbo Stato de partnicnt today mado public tho Urltlsh Gorman agreement respecting tho tnntn tcnanco of tho "open door" and territorial Integrity of Chlnu, with tho answer of tho United States government, itont In dupll cato to each of tho principals to tho ugreo mont: Mr. Hay to Lord Pauncefotc; Department of Htnlr, Washington, V. 0 Oct. 2U, Excellency: I have the honor to ucknowlcdgo receipt of your note, of tho Slil of Otober, enclosing tho text of nn agreement between Great llrituln ana Germany relating tu affairs In China, which wan nlgncd In London on the .Win Inst, by tho munnilM of Salisbury nnd tho Ger man nmlmsxiidor on neh.ilf of their re rpccllve governments, anil Inviting the uc ccptunco by the Culled Slates of tho pnn clnleH recorded In that uureement. Thcso prlnclplcit uru: 1. It In u matter of Joint and permanent International litcrest that the ports on 'he livers and llttorul of Chln.i shouid remain open and free to trade and to every other legitimate foim of economic activity fir tho nationals of nil countries, without din tlnctlon, and tho two governments ngre?. on their part, to uphold tho eamo for all Chlneso territory, ho far uu they can ux erclso Iiilliiuncf. 2. Her Ilrllnnnlc malosty's government and the Imperial German government will not, on their part, make una of tho present complication to obtain for themselves .nny territorial advantage In Chinese dominions mid will direct their policy toward main taining undiminished tho territorial condi tion of the Ohlnesn empire. The 1'nftt'd States government has hereto fore tnudo known Its adoption of both thcso principles. During tho hint year inU fiovernmcnt Invited the powers Interest !d n China to Join In an expression of views nnd purposed !n tho direction of Impartial trado with that country and received satis factory assurances to thai effect from r.U of then.. When tho recent trouble wsro ut their height this govemmont. on tho Sd of July, onco moro mado announcement of Ita policy regnrdlnir uunattliil trade and tho Integrity ot tho Chinese empire nnd nad tho grutlllrailon of learning that all iho powers held similar views. Ami since tlut tlmo tho most gratifying liarniony has ex isted among all tho nations concerned ns to the ends to bo pursmed nnd there has boon llttlo divergence of opinion iim to the details of tho couthc to lie followed. It Is therefore with much Batlsfnctlon that the president directs mo to Inform you of the full rympnthy of Xhs government with those of her lirltHiinlo niftlunty nod tho GeVmnn emperor In tho principles set 1 forth in tho clauses ot tho agreement above cited. Tho third claugo of tho Agreement r.ro- ldOHt 3. In enso ot another power making uso of tho complications In China In order to obtain, tu any form whatever, such terri torial ndvnntagcs. tho two ccntrnctlng par ties reserve to themselves to como to a f roltmlnary understanding as to the oven ual otops to bo taken for tho protection r.f their own Interests In China An this claupo refers to n reciprocal ar rangement between tho two high contract, ing powers, tho government ot the t'nltod Btututi does not regurd lti"!lf ns called upon to expross an opinion In rcbpeet to it. JOHN HAW A similar note mutatis mutandis was ad dressed on tho samo day by tho secretary Pf state, to tho Imperial Gornian charge d'affaires. POWDER MAGAZINE BLOWS UP Ianr I'erann Itenorlcd Killed hy ISxpluNlou Hue to Unlit ill ii u. SHANGHAI, Oct. 31. Tho Dally News toportB that a powder magazine at Nankin has boen exploded by lightning and that many persons woro killed or Injured nnd much property destroyed. Au.reeiihlo to Jnpuu. LONDON, Oct. 31. The Japanese minis ter, Kuto Kutaskl, Informed n ropresenta tlvo ot tho Associated l'resti today that ho had delivered a note to Lord Salisbury In which Japan unconditionally assents to tho .Anglo-derinan agreement In China. Japan Accede to Treaty. BERLIN, Oct. 31. The formal reply of Japan, unreservedly aecedlng to tho terras bf tho Anglo-German agreement, has been 'rccolvod at tho German foreign offlec. From South Africa In I'lilnn. DUHI1AN, Natal, Oct. 31. The Gordon ( Highlanders and tho Devonshire regiment Ihavo boon ordered to' ho rcAdy to sail for Uhlua In a fen- days. I BOTHA WpLL NOT SURRENDER Admit- Defeat, hut Will I'lprht nn ns lonir an lloer Are of that Mind. LONDON, Oct. 31. A bolatod dispatch from I'retorl. tolls of tho failure ot tho Urltlsh negotiations with General rtotha for the surrender ot tho Doers. Ilotha received General Pagot'a Hag of truce courteously and admitted, his defeat, but said It was impossible to treat for surren der ns loug us uny burghers wished to con tlnuo tho war. President Steyn wns moro lrroconclla blr. Ho refused to oven sco tho bearer of a flag of truce. liner to He AWIcomrd to Ithoilcxln LONDON, Oct. 31. "Cecil Hhodes," oays tho Pretoria correspondent of the Dally Mall, "will, oppose tho settlement of nucrs In Damnraland, but he will welconio them In Rhodesia and will grant favorable terms after tho war to Induco them to settle there." m' llnthu Heading fur Cnoe Colony, rUETOIlIA, Oct. IntelllBcnco hns been received hero that Commandant Gen rral Ilotha Is marching with a strong force to Invade. Cupo Colony, near Kenhardt, where, It Is said, tho Irrcroncllablo lloers nro ready to Join him, Heavy Suuur liniiortn. PHILAPHLr H1A, Oct. 31.-Tho Imports of sugar nt this port during the mouth of October eclipsed the record for anv corro miondlng period In the history of the nort. Xloro than W.OOO tons of raw sugar havo been ihdlvcred on the wharves of tho sugar rennors since ucioner i. Tho arrivals have been Inn Hteiimthlns from Juvu nnd tho far easf and three fu'l rlggcd Amerlcun salllnx ships from tho Hawaiian Islands. Knougli material has been delivered here to Insure the running on full tlmo throughout the entire winter ot the local iiflnerU-j. Fooled Twice kOct. S. To the KdjtO?iffly lieu: Font' years ngo Mr. Hi mltl wc luid to linve free eoliitiKo of silver ut (liu ratio of 10 to 1. I Hurt Unit Ih a mlHtnko mid I rnnuot slip port Mr. Hryan's pnrtitnoiitit Isstio, linpcrlnllHUi. or Atiltiuldo ntid Ills proposoil Kovuriimouti but win Hiipport McKlrJoy anil prosporlty. Yours truly, W. II. CALKINS. I i CLIP COUNT BONIS WINGS 1'rcncli Court (lives Ills llrotlicr-ln-I.nvr Control of Ills Wife's Hntlre I'ortune, - (Copyright, 190U, by Press Publishing Co.) PAItlU, Oct. 31. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) Today In tho first division of tho civil court of Paris George Gould was appointed administrator of his sister Anna's fortune. President Ilcaudoln pronounced judgment nt 3 o'clock. Neither tho count nor countess wcro pres ent, but Marquis Castcllane, Donl's father, was there. Tho nudlcnco was deeply In terested. Oeorgo Gould, who was applying for tho appointment In tho tiamo of all Anna's brothers und sisters, was rcpre rcnled by Donnet, a celebrity of the Paris bar. Anna's attorney opposed the petition simply as n matter of formality, she having consented on Friday last, when oxamlncd by the civil Judges In chambers. Today Count Donl's nttorney simply rose to say his client had authorized his wlfo to plead. Then Georgo's lawyer briefly stated tho caso, saying that as tho family was dlstrcsBod at the Inordlnalo expenditures of their Bis ter's husband, Its members had prayed the eldc3t member, George, to tnke tho uoces sary steps to savo hor and her children from ruin. Therefore, Gcorgo Gould prayed tho court to deprlvo Anna Gould, in marriage Countess de Castcllane, and her husband of uny power touching their capital to can- tract debts and to placo the fortune under tho sole control of Georgo Gould, a promi nent buslncEs man and capitalist ot tho United States, brother of tho detondant, who could furnish ample security for tho proper administration of tho trust. Tho lawyer being usked tor the tacts In support of the petitioner's plea, said: "Your honor, thp situation is brlelly this: Count Castcllano himself Is absolutely penniless. Under his guidance tho defendant has spent 23,000, 000 francs of her money In four years, though her total Income Is but 3,qQ0,00O francs. Ilcpoated adjurations from her fam ily had never tho lenst cltect upon tho de fendant's husband's squandering ways, be sides the Injury to her reputation caused by carrying debts on all sides. Tho petitioner respectfully points out, your honor, that this rnto of expenditure Is bound to bring speedy an.! permanent ruin to tho children, whoso Interests the countess and her own relatives nre especially anxious to protoct." Acna'a attorney then nroso to say tho defendant desired to raise the point whether a foreigner could act as trustca according to the French law. A lengthy debate followed and tho court finally da elded tluiic lr nothing ivhlcK debaro for-' olgners from ouch functions and Appointed Giorgo Gould permanently against Anna's lawyer's mottou to limit tho term to tour years. This means the Cnstellancs will harp to obtain a reversing Judgment to recover their freedom, Uilch hero Is always cx tremoly hard to secure. Countess Anna saw all tho reporters, but. refused to dla cuts tho matter, simply hogging with tears In her eyes that they mako light of tho mat ter and not revive stories which would hurt her husband's feelings. Sho says he suf fers keenly from tho cxposuro of his sit uation. Count Honnl has been out of town tho last three days, but returns tomorrow. His father. Marquis de Castcllane, is very sour against the court for choosing a foreigner. hut admitted that when in order to prevent tho salo of tho coutle, as was exclusively ca bled to the World, George Gould advanced $5,000,000, ho obtained from Count Bonl a signed. agreement that ho would not opposo the trustee proceedings, but, quoth tho mar quis, "my Bon thought I could sorvo, but the Gould brothers won't agrco. Wo fcol Georgo will administer with harsh parsi mony. Donl, with dlfllculty, will bear his bondage." The event creates great excitement In clubdom. Somo ot the count's friends aBscrt he won't submit to tho Goulds' sovoro and contemptuous dictates and nn early divorce muy bo expected. Others laugh at tho fact that tho penurious Marquis Donl's father Is disappointed In having expected to secure a largo trusteo's percentage, which would proyo a godsend to his net Income, while Georgo Gould offered to administer the trust gratis. George Gould, when hero last sum mor, studied the whole question thoroughly. 1 1 Ih plans, It Ib predicted, will enforce. Im mediate snd radical changes In CnstcllHtio's modo of living. SHOUT FOR COUNTESS CH0TEK Wild Clninnr in Hilda Pest Parliament llirr Archduke lVrtlliinnd'n Iteuunclntlon, I1UDA PI5ST, Oct. 3t. A stormy debato Is proceeding In the lower houso ot tho Hungarian parliament on tho Archduke Ferdinand's renunciation of claim to tho Hungarian throne In bohalf ot tho Issue of his morganatic marriage. Francis Kossuth had Insisted on the right ot Cuuutess Chotck to become queeu ot Hungary and tho premlor, Koloman do Hzell, had declared that this was Impossi ble. Immediately thoio nrose tremendous tumult, with- deafening cries of "Sho shall bo queen," When quiet was restored tho premier expressed the greatest respect for tho wlfo of Archduko Ferdinand, but ex plained that It was impossible to alter tho law of succession. This ho followed with n strong appeal to tho chamber to pass tho bill confirming the renunciation. I'litinul I'lilnn of Chnrche., KUINBUIUI, Oct. 31. The formal uulon of tho Free and tho United Pr sbytcrlan churches decided upon yesterday at tho joint meeting here ot tbo Freo Church as sembly nnd tho I'nlted Presbyterian synod was consummated today, Tho ministers marched (mm their respective halls to tho royal Institution, from whence they pro ceeded to Waverly market and held tho first meeting ot tho Uulted Fieo church of Scotland, Large crowds witnessed tho procession. Itev, Itobert Itnlncy, D. I)., was chosen moderator of the United Free church. The small minority which oppoied tho union met In a separate hall today and constituted themselves a Freo Church as sembly. Kal'er .Not to Visit Victoria, 11KIILIN, Oct. 31. In spite cf the dotinlto statements In tho Herman papers that Km pcror William will visit Queen Victoria thcro Is tho best reason for believing ho will not do so, , LANSDOWNE IS A SURPRISE Salisbury's Ohoico Proves a Facer for British Cabinet Makers. LONDON PRESS JEERS AT THE APPOINTMENT Ministerial .inpimrtiTK Sny He Will lie but Chief Clerk nnd .loqeith C'liniulMTliilii Ik .Sulky in i:rr. (Copyright, ISod, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Oct. 31. (Now York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) Lansdowno's appointment to be foreign secretary cre ated a feeling of surprise nppronchlng stu pefaction among tho ministerial ranks. Their only consolatt'u Is tho reflection that ho virtually will be merely Salisbury's head clerk. His promotion to tho most Im portant ofllco In tho state Is regarded also as throwing tho responsibility of tho war ofllce blunders directly on Wolsoloy, tho military chief ot the department. Lane downo Is esenttalty a sate, unadventurou ralnlster, nnd tho queen highly approves Ilia selection ns a countcrpolso to Cham berlain, whoso recklessness It is kuowa has been causing the queen profound anx iety. It Is generally rumored that Cham berlain 13 sulking over Salisbury's recon struction pchemc, ns placing further ob stacles In his path to tho premiership. To plucato him his son Austen Is to be promoted to tho ministry of works and, it Is even slated, to bo included iu tbo cab inet. Hltchlo'n trnnsfcrenco from tho Hoard of Trudo to tho udmlralty means nothing, whllo Lord Balfour of Ilurlclgh'a appointment to tho war ofllco Indicates that Salisbury Is determined to deal gently with abuses In that department. LONDON, Nov. 1. If tho Dally Tele graph's announcement lias been a moro feeler to ascertain tho temper of the pub lic toward Lord Lansdowno's appointment ho would certainly never bo minister of foreign affairs, but although tho socrctary ship has not been officially declared, It Is accepted ns a set thing. Standard Is 1'lnln Spoken. Tho Standard says that it has learned that Lord Selhorno, under secretary for the col onics, nnd Hon. St. John Drodcrlck, under secretary ot stato for foreign affairs, will enter tho cabinet and that Charles Thomp son Illtchle, president of tho Board of Trade, wjll bo given n higher post. It adds: "The appointment; of tho marquis of Lansdowno as ocr majesty's principal secretary of stato tor foreign affairs Is an almost Inconceiva ble blunder. Ho has not tho character and qualldcntlcns for such a position. Tho only plauslblo excuso for tho appointment is that Lord Salisbury will still control the Foreign ofllce, whllo Lord Lansdowno re lieves him of his routlno duties." Tho Daily Mull, which professes to bo llovo that such au appointment Is possible, says: "If Lord Lansdowno Is appointed for eign secretary and somo other gentleman of agrcoablo manners Is mado first lord of the admiralty, the country may lament a great opportunity lost forever." Tho Dally Chrontclo Bays: "Wc well may ask whether tho country would havo voted quite so 'klknld' had It known of this ap pointment beforehand;" ' ' " " ' ' Tho Dally News observes:' "Presumably tbo explanation of tho appointment Is that Lord Salisbury wants n man he enn cosily control In foreign affairs, which would havo been Impossible If Mr. Chamberlain had been appointed. In fact, Lord Salisbury will still bo the foreign minister with Lord Lansdowno as his clerk." Tho Times to a largo extent takes the vlow of tho liberal organs, namely that Lord Salisbury will now find time to bo tho real premier, and to exercise greater control ovor tho wholo cabinet Instead of a mero nominal control. It believes tho ro port of Lord Lansdowno's appointment nnd defends him against nowspapcr attacks, and says: "These critics would find It hard to indicate whom they would find hotter llttod for tho post." AMERICAN BANKS TO HELP Financing of Swiss llnllrnails im Un dertaking by Ilr. Von Siemens of Deutsche illnnk. DKRLIN, Oct. 31. Dr. Von Siemens, president of tho Deutsche bank, Is In Paris arranging negotiations for financing the Swiss railroads. Tho transaction, It is said, Involves a loan of 300,000,000 francs at 4 per cent, which will bo raised principally by American bankB, assisted by English, French, German and Swiss financiers. Tho matter attracted much attention on the bourse today. Xevr York Tlmea' Kxpnnltlnn Inane. PAIIIS, Oct. 31. Tho last Issuo of the ParlB exposition edition of tho Now York Times nppeared yesterday. Tho paper had been publlshi-d dally, oxcopt Sundays, since May 21 and has been ond of tho striking features ot Amorica's exhibit, its circula tion extending over tho ontlrn continent. Tho closing ceremony was witnessed by tho American officials. Tho official issue con tained a largo number of letters tendering congratulations. Among thesn are commu nications from M. Tlcard, M. Cambon, Gen eral Horace Tortor, Commissioner F. W. Peck, Consul Gowdy, M. Jules Clarotl, M. do Itodays, editor of tho Figaro, and soven United States consuls in Europe Georgo W. Ochs, tho publlshor, was heartily congratulated on tho successful conduct and termination of his work. I'nllih Hilltor In Sent in Jnll. MERLIN, Oct. 31. For somo tlmo Iho Prussian government has been proceeding against anti-German ngttators nnd a con siderable number of Polish editors havo been imprisoned for such agltntlons To day LadlBhlah Slemlatkwskl, editor of tho Prnca, was sentenced to six months; Jni prlsonmcut for nn offensive article. SoclnlUt SurccNmir to Mebkuceht, DKItLIN, Oct. 31. Tho election of a member of the Helchstng to 111) tho va cancy caused by tho death of Dr. Wllhclm, Ltebknecht, the socialist leader, who died on August fi, has resulted in Herr Lede bour, socialist, receiving 63,682 votes of a total of 65.S32, which Is 5,000 less than Dr. Llcbknecht received. It u in (in Take Marine Portfolio, MADRID, Oct. 31. Goro'al Azcarraga, the premier, has accopted tho conditions of Rear Admiral Ilamos In referonco to an Increaso In tho naval budget nnd the latter was sworn In today as minister of marine. Population of the City of Mexico. CITY OF MEXICO, Oct. 31. Tho cen sus shows this city has over (00,000 people. Tho population In the federal district, In cluding tho capital city, la In excess of 600,000. UcMvIe lloliU l.imt Loudon .Meeting, LONDON, Oct. 31 John Alexander Dowlo, tho Chlcogo Zionist, held his dual meatus In London yesterday. He announced that he would leave a deacon to carry on the work. Ransom in His True Colors. 9 Edgar Howard In Pnpllllon Times, April 1, 1807 On tuts UtHt tiny ol'lho legisla tive HCHslon the Tlniurt picked Sen ators Itiinsom and llfiwell us the leaders of the corporation contin gent In that liody. Tiie plcklup; wits' not an evidence of smart ness on our part, for, lndijetl,-any man who hits witched. the course of those wortlileB In recent years could and would have done as well as wo did. Speaking of Itiui 8om and Howell, wlmt a dis grace tliu pair been to the free silver forces which elected them. Ilanil .In hand In every scheme toj nld In cor poration robbery, back, to back to llKht against the sharp shafts, of public criticism wtjlln pushing gamblers' bills to passage. Shame's crown for shame Is tlio fact that these traitors bear tho democratic name. IN PURSUIT .'CARLISTS Spanish I ii mi rue n t to the Niiinher nf prul Hundred! Are An- cnihleil Xcnr leru. Setc MADRID, Oct. 31. It i officially ad mitted that tho Cnrllst band In tho vicinity ot Uergn number 800 men. Troops arc closely pursuing them. Communication be tween Ilerga nnd Barcelona has been broken. The gendarmes who searched tho couutty houso of Senor Harms, brothcr-ln-Inw of the tuko of Solfcrlno, who has dis appeared, besides seizing beverol rifles, also obtained possession of documents giving the names ot 1C0 Carllsts and COO Carllst soldiers. 1 Papers and stamps bearlngjtho Inscription "The Royal Army ot Catalonia," have been seized. It Is said tho roVolutton was timed for tho first fortntgliU In November. Tho conspirators In three'groups, wcro to attack simultaneously ,tlo municipal council, the civil government; and the cap tain general. Tho minister ot war says tho mnnbor of Carllsts lnCatalonla will not reach tho numbers asserted by tho minister of Interior, who assorted that thero woro 800 Carllsts In tho vlcmliy ot Ilerga. The Barcelona police, sorao nt belatedly, hnvo discovered two depots arms, rifles of sabres, nnd various contrlhutto enough to fill six carts. Tho resignation ot tho feet of Uar- celona will probably be acu REBELLION A ONE Cmaualtlcn In Civil Wn Colombia Already .umber riy TIlOtlNIITlli NEW YORK, Oct. 31. C. Hart, United States minister to Colombia, tt'h America, who haa arrived hero and Is ion his way to his homo tu Wheeling, W. said In an interview: i V ,'t ."Mattars JnXolnrcbJa.iiVo.Vni.&ily:. mUod. The liberals started 'a second revolution a few days ngo ond it has dovolopcd great strength. The fighting has been fierce, and up to dnto tho killed and wounded havo nuroborcd 30,000. "While tho liberals have met with much su:cess, It Is my belief that tho govern ment will bo eventually successful. Dut tho revolution Is seriously disturbing busi ness. General Pronpero PInzon Is In com mand of the government forces and tho revolutionists nro commanded by General Rafael Uribo. Tho sccno of tho troublo Is In tho Department ot Couca." NOT AFTER AMERICAN LAND Germany Denies Story of I, nine of CoitlliiB Station Off Venecuelu. BERLIN, Oct. 31. Tho Cologno Gazette, confirming tho dispatches of tho Associated Press of October 29, authoritatively denies tho stories of Germany's contemplated Icaso from Venezuela as a coaling station of tho Island ot Margarita, and adds: "Oormany does not covot any acquisition In tho vicinity of tho American continent." Antl-Tnx Hints In Itnmnnnln. LONDON, Nov. 1. Thoro have been serious anti-tax riots, Bays tho Vienna correspond ent of tho Dally Express, In the Scrat dis trict of Roumanla. Twojocal officials wero killed and tho troops who woro sent to en force payment wero resisted by the peasants, who killed eight of them. Parnoll'a Kutute Sold. DUBLIN,' Oct. 31. Tho Avondale, tho es tate of the lato Charles Stownrt Parnoll, was Bold at auction today by the lafld Judgo's court. The purchaser wus Mr. Hoy land, n friend of John Howard Parnoll, brother of tho famous Irish statesman. Venezuela Will I'ny lis Ilehts. CAHACAS, Venezuoln (via Hayllen Ca ble), Oct. 31. Tho government has do crced tho resumption of payment of In terest on nil debts and loans from No vcrabor. EARTHQUAKES IN FLORIDA Four Distinct Sclanilu Shncka Ei tendlnir Over Hour Felt nt Juckaonvllle, JACKSONVILLE, Fin., Oct. 31. Eight distinct earthquako shocks wcro folt In Jacksonvllln today. The first shock was at 11:15 o'clock u. m. and shook somo ot tho largo buildings In tho city. At 11:25 nn other shock, equally ns sovero, was felt and they continued at tlftecn-mlnuto inter vals until 12:30 o'clock. At 4:01 o'clock this afternoon tho seventh shock was felt, followed four minutes later by a report and Bhook, tho severest of tho day. Tho last disturbance mado tho window pants rattlo In several sections of tho city. There was no disturbance noticeable In tho water nnd tho shocks wcro not severe enough to cause any damage. GOLD IS NOT HERR KRUGER'S Provincial Court nt llninhiirur Sines liar of KM limited Value of 0.100,000. HAMDURG, Oct. 31. Tho provincial court has laid an embargo upon a bar ot gold of tho valuo of 2,600,000 marks, which ar rived at Cuxhagon today on tho Imperial Mall steamer Dundosrath from Helugoa bay,' This step was taken, It Ib alleged, for tbo sole purpose of reimbursing Insurance companies hero for gold wltheld by the Transvaal govemmont during the war. Tho Hamburglsche Ilcrsenhalle, however, denies a rumor that tho gold was shipped by Mr. Krujar. Katlnuite of Cotton Crop. NEW ORLEANS. Oct 31.-FInal reports of the Times-Democrat'.' cnrresiKmdait Slaco the cotton crop for 1'JOO-1W1 ut 8,7W,. K) balua. Ih rm. -1 ill SEWS HAS HABIT OF SEEING THINGS Alleged Intcrviower of Olovolrmd Person of Unsound Mind. FRIENDS MAKE EXCUcE FOR ESCAPADES Una Spent I.nte Yenra Wandering; About (he Country aa a IMireiiolo ulst I'maeime Penchant for Scnnatinun. CLINTON, la., Oct, 31.' (Special Tele gram.) R. J, Hlack, who Ib tho author of the alleged Interview with ex-Presldont Cleveland, In wllch tho ex-prcsldent Is made to predict u lundslldo for Dryon, Is well known In parts of Iowa Your corro spondcht knows him will. Ho Is very deaf nnd Is decidedly eccentric. Ho has been n traveling phrenologist for years und loves sctisatons. Ho has been Involved In various escapades, that his friends oxcuso on thu pre und of lack ot mental balnnce. With him truth Is a Joke. He resides In Vinton, la., and for years has been roam ing about tho country. NO MORE B0DIESARE FOUND Search In HiiIiin or Tnrrnnt Hxnloalou I'll II to Develop AuythliiK Definite. NEW YORK, Oct. 31. A revision mado tonight ot thoso persons missing and thought to havo perished In tho explosion nnd Are at Turrant & Co.'s drug house shows twenty-flvo unaccounted for. Of this number four aro not known nt tho Addresses given by tho persons reporting them ns mlsslug. Out of tho wholo number eight are put down by tho pollco os em ployes of Tarrant & Co. Not a Blnglo body had up to 10 o'clock tonight been found In tho ruins, though what looked like parts ot oodles havo been dug out. It begins to look as If what re mains aro In tho mass of debris which still cumbers tho pluco will bo totally un recognizable as nf human composition, even should tho workmen find thorn. This Is because of tho tremendous heat caused by tho explosion ond tho flro und tho fus ing ot materials which, ruunlng together, form a maBS ot nil sorts of stuff. For In stance, what was supposed to bo parts of bodies tukon from tho ruins last night turned out on examination at tho morguo to ho blackened pieces of melted gum Arabic. Again toduy auothcr mass was found which tho workmen first thought to bo human flesh, but Is now thought to bo melted rubber. Tho searchers havo found In tho ruins of tho Homo Mado hotel a number of articles such as books, a handkerchief, a cigar holder, etc., hut whether their owners escaped or not Is unknown. Tho authorities In tho meantlmo aro pushing tho Investigation into tho amount of explosives stored in tho building with a vlow to prosecutions. Along this lino Secretary Dohcrty of tho Fire department said today: "Tho combustibles carried by Tarrant & Co. wcro largely In excess of, what wore allowed them under the pormlt granted by tho ,Vlro 4i?r.rtiu'iiit iml In cr-nsequensc. of this fact thoy havo violated tho law. Hy violating tho terms of tho permit thoy havo committed a misdemeanor which not only vitiates their insuranco policies but renders them criminally llablo and re sponsible for tho damago to life and prop erty ns a result of tho explosion. The lire lnournnco companies cannot ho held for tho damago." VISIT FROM FRENCH NAVY Admiral Itlehnrd nnd Ilia Ofllccra to He Hutertnlnetl nt Iliil tluiore. BALTIMORE, Oct. 31. Tho French cruis ers La Coclllo nnd La Souchot, tho first tho flagship of Admiral Richard, arrived1 In port late this afternoon, having left An napolis nt noon. A number ot tugs went down tho bay to meot them, but no one was allowed aboard until the vessels cast anchor oft tho Lnznrotta light In lower Cr.nton and tho ceremony of exchanging national salutes by tho vessels and Fort McIIenry was concluded. Tho city tug Dnltlmoro then steamed alongsldo, tho mayor's secretary, William P. Ilyan, Gen eral Felix Agnus, chairman of tho recep tion committee, and Mr. Itablllon, repro scntatlvo of tho French government nt this port, went nboard and woro shown to Ad miral Richard's cabin, where Goncral Agnus, acting ns Interpreter for Mr. Ryan, convoyed tho respects of Mayor Hayes, Aftorwnrd General Agnus completed ar rangements for tho port tho visitors will take In entertainment features during their stay. Tomorrow Admiral Richard and tho offi cers of his staff will mako their official call on Mnynr Hayes. Whllo nshoro thoy will also visit Cardinal Gibbous, returning In tlmo to recelvo Captain Lcary, com mandant of Fort McIIenry nnd tho do fensos of Dnltlmoro nnd tho representa tive of tho United States army. In thn evening Admiral Richard and several of his officers will dlno with Mr. Theodora Marburg. On Friday Mayor Hayes will return tho visit of the French admiral. A public recoptlon will bo tendered to tho visitors from G to 6:30 o'clock at tho city hall, at tho conclusion ot which lunch will bo served at tho Merchants' club. Later In tho evening tho vlstors will attend a theater party. On Saturday oveniug a pub lic banquet will bo hold. It Is understood that tho French vessels will remain at this port nbout six dnys. FERRELLATTEMPTS SUICIDE Convicted Murderer l'revenled hy Gnnrda front TnkliiHr Ilia Own 1,1 fe, MAItYSVILLE, O., Oct. 31. Rosslyn It. Ferrell, who was last night found guilty of murder In tho first degree, without recom mendation to mercy, attempted to commit sululdo In tin after part ot tho night by smothering hlmsolf to death. Ho wrapped tho bed clothing tightly about his head and turnod on his face. When his purpose was discovered the guards pulled tho clothes off, wnlln Ferrell fought to prevent their removal. Judge Molhorn has adjourned court until Friday morning, when ho will hear argu ments on a motion for a now trial, which the defense will fllo nt that tlmo. Tho news of tho verdict was broken to tho, prisoner's mother this morning. She collapsed and a physician bad to bo sum moned. Miss Costlow, to whom Ferroll was en gaged to bo married at tho tlmo he mur dered Express Messenger Lane, was pros trated. KhaLI Cloth for Army. NEW YOKK, Oct. 31. Tho contract for furnlbhlng tho qtnirternuititer's departmnt of the I'nlted States urmy with I,0n00 yards of khaki cloth wns nwurded today to tho American Khaki Mills ut 23 ccnti n yard. Them wcro two ntliar bldiliTH-.Tnhn I Vuuamu.kcr and Uroerti k Co. Edgar Howard on Hitchcock, Kdgar Howard In Papllllon Times, July S, ISO". Hitchcock was always closo to Hartley. Hartley wns a lonner, Hitchcock most always u bor rower. It was niittual the two should bo drawn together. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair; Cooler; Variable Win Is. Tempernttire at Otiiiilia Yesterday! Hour. Ilt-K. llilui. lieu. ft '. in Ill 1 i. in I'J II n. in in 'JS p. in li 7 a. iii in ;t p. in in a. in IT. I p. u Ill II II. II I I .-. p. Ill Ill 10 a. in II II p. iii lit 11 a. in lit 7 II. in 411 1- ni IU s p. in 1.1 tl p. nt Ill NEW POSITION FOR MITCHIE Aanlatiuit Adjutant Genera! of Volun teer Will Soon He Stationed nt Oinnliit. WASHINGTON, Oct. 31-(Spcclal Tele gram.) Major Robert Mltchlo, assistant ad jutant general of volunteers, will, upon tho discontinuance of tho Department of West ern Cuba, November ID, proceed to Omaha, reporting to tho commanding general of tho Department of tho MUeourt for duty as adjutant general of that department, re lieving Captain James Erwln, Fourth cav alry, of tho duties of that office. Captain Robert llrown, assistant quartermaster of volunteers, hns been relieved from duty at Chicago and will proceed to Shorldnn, Wyo., nud nusumo cbargo of tho construction of public buildings ut Fort Mackenzie. ltural free delivery will bo established nt Garrison, Uctitou county, la., on November 1. Tho servlco will cmbraco nn area of forty-three squaro miles with a population of C7D. C. E. Hryant wns nppolntcd car rier. Tho service will also bo established at Marlon, Linn county, la., on November 1. It will cover nn nren of thirty-seven oquaro miles with a population of C70. Frank Simp son Is appointed currier. Emmet A. Code ot Watertown, S. 1)., was nppolntcd cleric In tho Innd ofllco at Rapid City, S. D. Coullrin lienor! of Appointment. WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. Second Vice President Flnloy of tho Southern railway, today confirmed tho report ot tho appoint ment ot C. Smith, president nnd goncral manager of thu Atlantic & West Point rail road, to bo general manager ot u division ot the Southern, to comprise both the pres ent Louisville, Evausvlllo & St. Louis rail road, generally known as tho Air Lino, und the present Louisville division of tho Southern, running from Louisville to Lex ington, Ky. Tho Loulsvlllo Air Lino road Is now In tho hands of a rccolvcr and wilt be sold under foreclosure of certain mort gages on thy road nbout tho m'iddlo of tho month. Tho Southern will buy It In. The probab)o amount of Its bid Is not known. Allena I.nndlnK nt Honolulu. V rt5Hlt'OTlK, Oct. !!. iu uuotter all Inquiry tho Treasury department has hold that aliens who havo been duly cxnmlnod at ports ot tho United States and thcro admitted ns nbt being of tho classes ex cluded by law, need not bo ro-oxamlned, excopt physically, at Honolulu, oven though thoy reached thut port through Canada, provided passage through Canada was continuous, without stopover. Aliens seeking admission nt Honolulu un der nny other condition must bo examined us original applicants tor ndmlsslon to this country. Itnllroada Save Government Money. WASHINGTON. Oct. 31. Tho Indian bu reau finds that tho system of transporting Indian supplies by dealing directly with tho railroads, instead of through contrac tors, has effected a saving of 20 nor cent. or $40,000. In trausportntion expenses fo.- tno last nscal year. Heretoforo tho r.ill ronds havo refrained from bidding for the transportation contracts nnd nrlvalo con tractors havo received large profltc. Movement of nvnl Craft. WASHINGTON. Oct. 31. Tho Atlanta has nrrlvcd nt Tompklnsvlllo to tako on her am munition preparatory to Joining Admiral Schley's squadron. Tho Nashvlllo has ar rived at Nagasaki. Tho training ship Hart ford has snllcd from Funchal for Porto Rico. Tho Essex has sailed from Funchnl for Santa Luchla. Tho Dlxlo has sailed from Gibraltar for Algiers. OMAHA MAN SHOT IN DENVER Drunken Policeman Mnkca Tnriret of n Mnn Who Wouldn't Drink "llh Illin. DENVER, Oct. 31. (Speclul Telegram.) Henry Heed of Omahn v ulint inniniit v, Officer Charles Soehrlst whllo in a Bnloon on Larimer utreot. Scchrlat hnd Just or dered drinks for ovory ono In tho houso. Reed 'mado a remark considered ns an In sult by Soehrlst and thn latter phot. Tho bullet nasscd dlroctlv through ltnrvi'u hn.iv Just bolow tho stomach. Thr'co shots wore urea, Dut only ono chamber in Scchrlst's rovolver was empty. Who fired tho other shots Is not known. All thn men tu thn crowd had been drinking ond nono of them nppcar to bo ablo to glvo a clear account of tho troublo. Reed Is now nt the eountv hnnnltnl. tr Is sorlously wounded, but will recover. Reed Is n partner Iu tho Arm of W. H. Reed & Hro grocers, 1S17 Leavenworth street. Cliilma to He Piillmiin'a Son. NEW YORK. Oct. 31. Tho young mun who for many yenrs annoyed tho Pullmans In Chicago by demanding money from them und calling himself Guxtuv Pullman wus arrested hero today. This afternoon ho railed at the place wheni young Gcorgo und Bangor Pullman nre living nnd Bent his curd uii to the former. Tho Pullmans had him elected, hut he returned ami demanded t!.O0O. Again ho wmi cjocted, Finally h wus arrested, llo wns arraigned In court, by whoHn orders ho was taken to tho Insane ward ut Delluvuo hospital for observation. Movement nf Ocean Veaitela (let. !tl. At Now York -Arrived Teutonic, from Liverpool: Cevle. from Liverpool; St. Ger main, from Havre. Hailed Trior, for Uro mun; Now Ydrk, for Southampton; Oceiinlo, for Liverpool: Noordland, for Antwerp: Protorln, for Hermudn. At Huston Sailed Ilohemlnn, for Liver pool. At Liverpool Arrived Georgian, from Now York; Neumiidlau. from Montreal; Ultonlu, from Hnstoti; Majestic, from Now York, via Quecnstown. Sailed C'ullc. for New York. At London Arrived Michigan, from Now York. At Hong Kong Arrived, previously Tar tar, from Seattle. At Gibraltar Arrived Aller, from New-York,- for Naples ntid Genoa. At Genoa Arrived Southland, from Now York, Sailed Knlserln Murlu Theresa, trom Bremen, for New York, via Cherbourg. At Houlogne Arrived Amsterdam, from Now York, for Rotterdam. At Queenstown Arrived Ivnera, from Liverpool, for Hoeton; Majestic, from New York, for Llvorpool. LOOTED AND BURNED Shelby Nearly Wiped Off the Map as Result of Thieves' Visit. .BURGLARS DO DOUBLE JOB OF DESTRUCTION Hob tho ' PostoBico and Several Business Places and Eccano in a Buggy. SET FIRE TO BUILDINGS ON LEAVING Tako Additional Precaution of Gutting tho Hopo to the Firo Boll. MANY FIRMS LOSE ENTIRE STOCK () lie iu limine HlocU Consumed and Ita 'rcuniita Arc All Heavy I.oaera hy llcnanu of the Fire. SHEL11Y, Neb,, Oct. 31. (Special Tele gram.) llurglars blow Iho postoftlco safo and set flro to tho opera houso block, which was built In 1S93, costing J 13,000. It Is a m.iss ot smoking ruins this morning. When discovered the postoftlcc, In the front part ot Kncrr'u hardware store was In u blaze. Tho flro company soon arrived and did good work nnd kept tho flro trom spreading to tno frame buildings to tho north, tho first being a few foot distant. Tho brick wall fell on W. E. Klnnoy's Im plement building nud crushed it. Losses: Frank Iltigham, $11,090, on general storo nnd doublo rooms; Insurance, $7,000. Ida M. Ycrty, drug stock, SI, COO, no Insur ance. E. E. Knerr, hnrdwaro nnd Jewelry, J2.S00; Insurance, $1,200. O. E. Drlgham, stoic room, $2,1100; Insur ance, $1,000. Dr. Inks' storo room nud ofllce, $3,000; In surance, $1,200. Dr. Woodward, ofllco fixtures, $100; no In surance. J. C. Rnhe, publisher ot tho Sun, $1,500; no Insurance ' Tho top part, containing the opera house und offices, costing $5,000, hnd no Insurance. The opera houso was tho pride ot Shelby and was praised by every troupe playing here. Tho Nebraska Tclephonco ofllco wns In tho drug store. No money was secured by tho robbers In tho po3tofllcc, for tho post master saved It. i Threo stores wcro broken open and tills tupped, also $200 In stamps wero stolen or burned. Mall sacks nnd nil mall and po3tofllce equipments wcro burned. Stolen letters and registered packages hnd been opened nnd found a block nwny. ThouKht to llo Trniupn. Several tramps acting suspiciously wcro seen about tho offica yesterday. Four armed men on horses aro scourlm; tho country In ull directions. A stranger In Rising City has been arrested and will bo 'trm-gut hor': Short! Nuqut.; I t urrlvid nnd Is doldg good work. He hai found Mho shoes nnd socks of ono of tho robbers nnd has other clues. Tho bloodhounds havo been tout for. Companies having insurance: German of Freoport. Nebraska Mercantile, Seward Mu tual, Fidelity of Omaha, Central Mutual ot Hastings. RISING CITY. Neb., Oct. 31. (Special Telegram.) Word was received In this clly this morning of a sorlea of burglaries, fol lowed by a disastrous fire, nt Shelby, seven miles from bore. Tho citizens tiro In pur suit of tho robbers and hopo to catch them. Deforo commencing operations thn burglars cut tho ropo on tho lira bell to prevent an ularm being sounded und then proceeded to go through tho business houses. Tho butcher shop, tho restaurant of James Hills and' tho storo of Jack Rnthburn were visited, and from these pluccs a small hum of money was secured. Tho robbers then turned their attention to tho postofllcc. where they blow open tho Hufo. How much they secured Is not known. bs on completing thn Job they llrcd the building, which, with all tho contents not taken by tho burglars, was. consumed. The flro spread from tho postofllco to tho opera houso, D. R. Lenrd's drug storo and James Ilrlgham's general merchandise store. Thesn threo buildings wcro also entirely consumed and most ot their contents was lost. Whother nuy of theso places woro entered by tho burglars before they left Is not known, as tho llro covered up their work. .What tho loss hy flro will ho or tho amount of Insuranco la not known bore, but It certainly will ho considerable. ' From appearances tho burglars left (own In n buggy und u poBiro of citizens Is now In pursuit. ' MRS. HILL TRIES SUICIDE TnUea .Morphine, hut Her Ilunhnilil DlNcnvera It In Time n Sine Her. Mrs. Huttlo Hill, wife nt .1. A. Hill, nn omployo of thn Union Pacific lumber yard, attempted to commit eulcldo by taking mor phlno Wednesday night In their room In tho Anderson block ut Sixteenth and Dav enport streets. After nn cxperlcnco of four monthso Hho had concluded that raarrlago Is a failure. Hill wont tombed about 0 o'clock and nflor ho was sound asleep Mrs, Hill took $1 (mm hl pocket und golug to u nearby drug storo purchased 30 cents worth of morphine. Com ing buck to tho room she placed thn change In his pocket nnd sat down to wrlto this touching llttlo note: Dear Sweetheart: When you receive this I will be nut of your wuy. 'I cannot Btiuul your accusations, for I havo been us trim to you us thu Htnrs tn thn Hky, I cannot go out Iu tho world without you, bo I toko that which will end It ull, Goodby nnd mny God forglvo me. HAi'THJ. Then alio took tho doso and retired. It was nearly midnight whon the husband wns awakened by her huavy and irrcgulnr breuth'.ng. Ho nroso and lighted n lump, and the telltale note- and empty morphlno packugo mot his gazo. Ho hastened to notify Patrolman Story, who ecnt for Po llco Surgeon Ames nt onco. After a tow ' hours or hard work tho doctor succeeded In keeping hor on this sldo of the dnrk liver nnd tho Indications aro that she will recover. Hill wus nt n loss to nccount for his wlfo's rniih act. JIo said thoy woro mar ried four months ngo In Lincoln und canio to Omaha three months later. According to his story thoy have never hnd any troublo und their wedded Uf0 has boen ono of great happiness, ' Dispute fiver lloiindiiry Line, VIENNA, Oct. 31. Olllclal confirmation has been received horo from Mostar Iu Herzgovina of the reports of tho troubles growing dut of a boundary dispute between un Austro-Hungarlun military patrol and n force of Montenegrin soldlors. Ono Mon tenegrin was killed and several oa each slda were wounded.