4 Hebrasha Hotes
1896 AUliUST. 1896
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The officers of the irrL'iition fair have
been notified that Kebh county is pie
paring a very elaborate exiiibit.
Miss Dollie Hilton of Bloomfield, in
some manner got thrown from a bay
rake last week, which resulted in a
fractured arm.
John Golden of Nebraska City has
received an offer from fhe university
of Pennsylvania to j in their football
team and o attend school.
Clyde Pinkley, Merle Fairfield and
Paul Busick, three Ashley lioys, recently
left their pleasant homes and kin 1 par
ents and ktirted east to see the world.
' As Clyde Haz'eton, a Douglas boy,
was throwing corn busks over a fence,
a horse bit at one of tne shucks, and got
it, together with the end of one oi
Clyde's fingers.
The jewe'ery store of George Davis at
Geneva was recently broken into by un
known parties, suppo-ed to be tramps.
An unsuccessful attempt was uipde to
blow 0)eu the safe.
Numbers of prairie echooneis nre seen
going west through Colfax county.
The-e is only one example in history of
greater pcreeverenee than these western
eet'lers display, and that is the Flying
Dut hmau.
Adams county is going to haw the
largest corn crop this year that it has
had for many years. But somehow Ne
bruska people are never sure of their
corn until it's Bold and tne cash is in
their pistol pockets.
Fred Stevens, a liverymen of Colum
bus, is sending out circulars trying to
locate a team and buggy which he hired
to a stranger gi zing the name of Hen
nessey. Hennessey claimed to lie buy
ing hordes for an eastern ma ket.
The Dixon county W. C. T. U. con
. veulion was held at Poix-a, August 7 and
8. Mi a. Walker, state president, waf
in attendance the entire time there,
stayed over the 9th, and in the evening
gave a lecture on Christian citiz 'iiship.
Earnest Uhlig, a Talmage butcher, re
pudiated his taxes for number of yearj,
until the powers of Otoe county became
alarmed at the example he was setting
They got out a distress warrant
foil
$71.07, and sent the sheriff to collect it.
Mr. I'hlig coughed up.
Miss Nora Switzcr, a fourteen-year-ol
I girl of Gage county, was, bitten on
the linger by a rattlesnake while pick'
ing up apples. She killed the snake.
Before she was relived by a physician
the girl writhed in agony and her tongue
shot out and in, 111 imitation of the
snake.
The United Mates civil service com
mission bus or.le.recl on examination to
be held by its local board at
Omaha
September IS), for the grades of 1 lcrk, ' t'Ueat ol John Russell louiig. lrom
deputy collectors anil gauners. Appli- there he will come to Washington. The
cations muet be filed on proper blunki ! viceroy will be offered every opportunity
by August 31. For full information ap-' to see Washington. He is expected 10
ply to W. 8. Bocher, Cmabu. Neb. I visit the capltol and all the public build
J. B. Anton of Randolph had occasion "'K h of tllB diplomats as may
to iite some carbolic acid recently, ami
put up the cup without washing it. A 1
little while alter he tilled the cup wit!
water and drank the contents. The)
gave him castor oil and other cmetici
and brought him around all right, but
he felt very miserable for awhile.
Seme teachers near North Platte dis
covered a tieculiar plant known as the
"man plant
This plant has a bush) !
too similar to a tumble weed, the tor. ! gust 8, for San Francisco via Yokohoma,
growing ckse to the ground. About Uc j which went ashore Sunday near
feet from the branches is a bulb some 6himoneski, Japan, was not floated un
two feet in circumference from which j til in the morning. She was towed to
protrudes long, gnarly roots several feet Nagasaki and will have to go on the dry
iu length. (lock. Her cargo w ill probably have to
A party of Beatrice hunters recently b.; disctiarged. for there was twelve feet
returned reporting that one of tfsuii ; of water in her forehold and some of the
number had been accidentally shot, 01 j shipments were damrged. The amount
drowned. Whilo a searching party wai of damage to the vessel is not yet known.
being organized, the missing man re
turned. He had made a mistake w ith
regard to the meeting place, and it took
some time to convince him that his com
panions had not wilfull deserted him.
A smooth patent right swindling
scheme is being worked in the southern '
part of the state. A man comes to a I striken Are ymet.
farmer with a patent wagon tongue, j Kew York, Aug. 18. The strike of
which he claims to be just the stuff. He ' the employes of the Adams Express
bos only that one county left and will company continues in this city and
sell the right to that tor ''SO. A few Jersey City, but everything was quiet
days later, while the farmer is thinking about the yards and offices of the con
over the matter, another man c miei cern. The strikers held no meetings at
along, who lias learned that the farmei their headquarters in thisoity, and none
has the right to the valuable invention, 0f tlmtn gathered there in the course of
and offers him $400 for it, paying him , the day. At the offices of the company,
10 down. The farmer at once sends i
his note for f'.'oO U the flist parly, the
second man disappears and the note
turns up in a neighboring bank for col
lection. What has become of the Russian
thistle? Botanists told us a year age
that (.fain thistle wss the most noxioui
weed known to them. The country wai
was thickley populated wlthitaycat
go, but this )ear we have only seen 1
lew Harmless imauea. rt e ..eneve ui.i
tne nussian uiibho ch.m.oi Kruw hi
country. It seems that the other weedi
kill it out. Alma Record.
Master Orie Eller of near McCook ii
suffering with a sore band, cauted h)
the bite of cat, some time in July. '
HOB ATTACKS THE ITALIANS
Prince Louis, Nephew of King Humberts
Assailed on the Streets.
POLICE INTERFERENCE SAVES HIS LIFE
An Intuit Offered y Chi t Wrtlcu Wu
Bpredlly I.ainenU-dTroublfl Arte
Over Sal of Waraiilpa
Sam Francisco, Aug. 18. News of an
attack in the streets of Valparaiso on
the 15th of last month by a Chilean
mob upon Prince Louis of Savoy, nep
hew of King Humbert of Italy, and a
party of officers a.id some of the crew of
the Italian warship Cbristoforo Colum
bo, all the farts of which were sup
pressed by the government, was re
ceived here by the steamer City of Para,
tays the Bulletin Sunday evening. The
Christofor Columbo sailed from an
Francieco for South America via Hono
lulu some time in February. The object
of her visit to Chili was to assure that
country that Italy had none but the
best of feeling for the southern republic,
as much bitterness of feeling has ex
isted in Chile since Italy sold the Ar
gentine Republic two cruisers. The
eale was consummated at a very shaky
crisis, for Argentine and Chili were on
the verge of war over the boundary
question.
The Chrisloforo Columbo fulfilled her
mission. The "squaring" was well ac
c -pted by the better class, but among
the rabble the aoolony was not accepted.
Hence the trouble. A party from the
Chrisloforo Columbo landed at the Val
paraiso pier and proceeded up town.
The prince ami sever .1 lieutenants were
in the lead. A number of Italian pall
ors were immediately behind the offi
cers. A crowd of Chileans followed the
man-of-war's men, occasionally jeering
the sailors. As the party advanced the
crowd grew larger and bolder. Sudden
ly stone commence I to fly and for
Mfety'i sakethe'pr no was hurried ino
store out of harm's way.
Tne able seamen did not fare so well.
Several were struck with stones and
some knocked down with clubs. They
fought back, pulled their knives which
they luckily had with them, and held
the mob at bay until a body of police
came charging down the street. The
mob soon scattered. A numlier of ar
rents wt-re made.
'I he Chilean authorises lost no time
in hurrying an apology to Prince Louis.
Every reparation was promised. The
Colombo's crew was not used up very
badly, andjas there were commercial ad
vantages to be obtained for their 10 in
trymen, the Italians agreed to accept
j the ap ilogies.
I To tt-tl Ilie Dl.tliiKuUhecl lleatln-n,
j Xkw Yoiik, Aug. 18. A llerahl sue-
cial from Washing'on savs:
President. Cleveland tins determined
j not to make any extensive program for
lt Hung Chang's entertainment in the
United States, until that diplomat can
I be consulted personally. The only de
'ails that the president is now concern
ing himself with are those in regar.i to
( Li's coming reception on Governor's
i island.
I From reports which have reached 1 he
I Chinese legation it is expected that s me
New York organizations will desire to
' entertain Li. When this has been con-
eluded he will go to Philadelphia as the
"ere w in exienu 10 mm me nospnai
"v
of their homes. It is understood
that the Chinese legation intends to
fete Li royally during his stay in 'this
C'ty.
Kteaiualtlp (Joes Anbore.
Sax Francisco, Cal., Aug. 18. The
Occidental and Orricntal Steaiiishipcom
! iianv was advised yesterday that its
steamer Gaelic, from Hong Kong, Au-
The Gaelic was in charge of Captain
Pearne and was to have brought a large
cariro of tea to this port.
The impression prevails hero that the
ship must have been in collision with
another steamer. It is the opinion she
beached to prevent sinking,
wipermiendent Miller gave out a state-
merit in wnicn lie said that the com
pany had engaged 130 bright and intelli
gent young men to take the places of
the strikers.
Oil Well Koarlng. .
SisTKiisviiXE, W, Vs., Aug. 18. The
famous New banks oil well, which is also
a strong producer of gas, took Are
through accident Sunday night, burn
ing the derrick and several thousand
barrels of oil, The bills were covered
j,y ,i,,htseeri who came from all over
he rf Rion, jbe loss to the owners is
enormous, a the well waa producing
200 barrels day. There Is no war to
nut out fire, ai the gas and oil pressure
, constant, and the roaring heat of the
flames is terrific -
j Bmiukb Saritte ub Bond.
Phihuki.i-hia, Aug. 19. Aeu-rdi g
I to private advices received in this ciiy
' yesterday ten men of the crew of twen
ty-one men of tne British bark F'lora
Hiaff trd, which was burned at sea sev
eral weeks ao, perished. The vessel,
I although siilin? under the British flag,
was owned principally in this city, ."be
t sailed from Newcastle, X. S., April "2
lor .Manilla witu ab.ut z.ouu tons 01
coal, and on June 8, in latitu le 6 north,
sae took fire, preiumibly thruugu. 8,oa
taneous combustion. The fiimt-s sooa
got beyond control and the crew was
compelled to take to the boats.
Capt. O. P. Smith, brother of Captain
Smith of this city, took to a boat with
ten men, and tha mate with nine other
members of the crew got in the second.
Whether or not the tw o boats kept com
pany with each other is mere conj c
ture. Captain Smith, however, with
bis ten m -n suc.-ee led 111 being saved,
but nothing has ever b ::ii heir i from
the chief m ite and li s cre v.
The s--a at the time was rnuzh and
the probabilities are that t ie h,)tt was
capsized and all were lost. There are
hopes, however, that the shipwrecked
manners may have l een picke 1 up by
some passing vessel and will yet be
heard from.
An .tiirtrchisfi I'lut.
XkwYokk, Aug. 19. A plot to de
stroy the Filth avenue hotel and as
many of its ifiieste aa possible has been
discovered by police detectives of this
city, and the pr me conspirator is no
a prisoner. Tne plot wan revealed by a
woman a confessed anarchist herself
simply because she fearei her own life
was iu danger.
The man under arrest is tie to the
world of anarchists. He is Naum Fred
man, a druggist of 195 Second avenue.
The only person he is know to have
taken into his confidence is his wi;e,
who entered fully into bis plans. She
says Bhe adviied ag iinst violence be
cause she believed the time to be nit
ripe. But sho wiu overruled, and went
on assisting In preparing the mixture
that was to deal death to lifij and de
struction to proper, y.
Captain Westervelt and detectives vis
ited the druggist's rooms. They found
a glass bottle eight inches long and two
inches in diam-ter. It was two-thids
full of dark brown powder. Mrs. Fred
man said it was a high explosive. She
told Captain Westervelt that her bus
bind had male a bomb; tiiat lie in
tended to hire a room in the Fifth
avenue hotel, and that when the in
mates were asleep he would blow the
b nld ug no,
Captain Westervelt, after he reached
the station hjuse, testing the contents
on a sluet of paper, put it in the middle,
of the big room anil lit the paper.
There was an explosion louder than
that nude by a gun. The concussion
was plainly felt in all parts of the build
ing, When questioned by the captain
Fred man wculd make no statement.
His wife said th it he worked alone.
His sole object waa to further the cause
ol anarchy if he had to blow up the
whole town.
I'r. i irliia; rur Olil i olfllvr.
t. I 'acl, Aug. 111. But two weeks
rem till for the preliminary work for the
thirtieth encampment of the Grand
Army of the Repuhlii: and the local ar
rangements are almost completed so far
as the Inc. committees are concerned.
Lctto. s thus far received warrant the
estimate ihat not less than 30,000 vet
erans will be in line on the day of the
big parade. The parade w ill be one for
the veterans and for the veterans only,
the commanaer-in-chief having ordered
positively that there shall ho no car
r ages in line. Many inquires have
been received as to the time Commander-in-Chief
Walker will arrive in St.
Paul, and the announcement is made
officially that he will not arive until the
morning of Tuesday, September 1. Al
ready nearly 200 reunions of various
army organization hav j been booked to
be held during encampment week.
One of the successful features of the
week will be the boys' information bri
gade, an organazation having been 1 .or
fee ted among the high pchool boys 1 1
patrol the city and give information and
directions to visitors, two boys being
stationed at each street corner, tlui
marked white caps uotifyin ; the veter
ans that any needed help is to tuba!
free of charge.
The Koyal Legion has secured qnsr e 1
in the Ryan hotel and will keep r pen
house to its companions and friends.
The Ivittsm mansion on Summit avenue
has been fitted up as headquarters lor
the women and there will be held mini
erous receptions to the women of t lie
various auxiliary societies and their
friends. The general Grand Army re
ception will have th'i women's head
quarters building for a centre and will
extend for half a mile along H itumit
avenue, with numerous stations dec
orated for the occasion. The week wi l
siid with a reception by the Daughters
of the American Revolution to the visit
ing women.
Fict(ry cloftml.
Kt.oi.v, 111., Aug. 19. Because of in
ibilit' to borrow money to pay em
ployes the Elgin sewing machine and
bicycle factory closed yesterday throw
ing 150 men out of employment,
The Treasury Mold
Washington, Aug. 19 The treasury
fold reserve yesterday declined to 104,
134,099, the day's withdrawals being
1155,000. At Philadelphia yesterday
the treasury received $15,000 in gold in
exchange for the new $5 silver crtifi
rates. There was deposited at the
assay office In Helena, Mont., yesterday
10,000 in . gold bullion, which came
from the Yukon river mines in Alaska,
It will be coined Into eagles.
N ANCRlf
A Letter Gets Ma 7 of the Bine Blooded
Ken' neks Into Trouble.
MEN MAY TAKE A HAND IN THE AFFAIR
Biond Lmely to f low iu the i'lue tiraee.
State P. rat ioi,e to Kuti-rtuiu IA
Huns luang; Aie t'uder Wuy.
Leiikgton, Ky., Aug. 20 The fa
mous letter purporting to have been
written by Mrs. J. Fletcher Johnson of
this city to Governor Bradley, regard
ing the appointment of Mrs. Judge Can
triil and Mrs. S A. Charles as delegates
to the Tennessee centennial is develop
ing one of the biggest sensations ever
known in Kentucky.
S. A. Charles, husband of the lady
who was referred to in the lettei to
Governor Bndhy as being of no more
oulture than a chambermaid, is pushing
the matter to a crisis. He took a pho
t graphic copy of the Governor Bradley
letter and a letter written by Eugenie
Dunlap to a newspaper in this city, and
showed them to the managing editor.
Mrs. Potts is the society editress of this
paper, and Mr. Charles expressed
prise to the editor that he should
ploy Mrs. Potts after the editor
sur-etn-
had
eaid that the handwriting of the Brad
ley letter and of the one know n to have
been written by Krs. Potts was the
same.
Judge George Denny, the recent re
publican nominee for conirress, who is a
brother-in-law of Mrs. Potts, says he
will not allow Mr. Charles or any otr
man to traduce any member of his f im
iny, that there is not a drop of cowardly
blood in the Denny and Dunlap veins,
and proposes to defend ihe honor of his
sister-in-law, no matter what the con
sequences may be. He does not talk of
filing suit, and the indications point to
ward a personal encounter between Mr.
Charles and Judge Denny. Both men
are recognized as possessing the most
daring courage, and the friends of both
apprehend a sanguinary encountor.
To Knlertuln LI Hung Chang.
PiiiLADKt.pniA, Aug. 20. The final
arrangement, for the reception of Li
Hung Chang, during his stay in this
country, wereannounced here yesterday
by Maj. George W. Davis, United States
army, who came to Philadelphia and
conferred with ex-Minister to China
John Russell Young, in reference to the
entertainment of the distinguished visi
tor. The ambassador extraordinary,
with his suite, will arrive in New York
on Friday, the 28th inst., and will be
received on the folloainj; day at Gov
ernors' Island by the president. There
will be a naval review and a great show
ing of pomp. On Sunday Li will visit
the tomb of General Grant, and in the
evening will dine with John Russell
Young, George F. Seward, John E.
Ward and other Americans with whom
tie became acquainted in China.
On Monday, the 31st inst., the party
will be taken to West Point, where a
military review will be held. Tuesday,
September 1, the chamber of commerce
ol New York will give a reception and
dinner in honor of the great man, and
on Wednesday he will visit the city of
Brooklyn.
Mr. Young will entertain Li as his
guest in Philadelphia on Thursday,
September 3. He will arrive here in the
morning and spend several hours in as
pleasant a manner as can lie arranged.
It is likely that liesides his extensive
suite, Li will be accompanied by the
Chinese ambassader and suite, General
Ruger, United States army, command
ing the department of the Atlantic,
with his staff, and a number of naval
officers. Mayor Warwick lias written
to Mr. Young, stating that the city will
be pleased to co-operate in the reception
of the visitor.
1 On the evening of Thursday, Li will
leave for Washington, where lie will
spend two days, and from there will go
to Niagara Falls, afterwards travelling
by the Canadian Pacifia railroad to Van
couver, where he will embark for China.
It is said that President Cleveland may
endeavor to induce Li to travel to the
Taciflc slope on one of the American
trancontinental railroads and visit Chi
cago, St. Louis. Omaha and Minneapolis.
Trnmpe t-rl Killed.
Tor-KKA, Kas., Aug. 20 A Rock Is
land extra freight carrying stock from
the southern part of the state was
wrecked at the sugar mills four miles
west of this city yesterday morning at 5
o'clock. Four men stealing a ride in
the feed box of a stock car were almoBt
instantly killed. Their names are:
B. H. Mills, residence unknown,
G. T. Can field, Kansas City, of Jack
sonville, 111.
E. II. Mcndanhall, Summerviile,
Mich.
An unknown man with nothing by
which to identify him.
The men must have been asleep as
the train was slowly pulling into a
switch when the box underneath the
car dropped down. Six cars in the
train were ditched.
A Draft Urate.
Spokane, Wash., Aug. 20. Frank
Biles, a half-breed Nes Perce Indian
desperado, waylaid Miss Richardson, an
eighteen-year-old girl of Lewiston,
Idaho, near the city Tuesday and as
saulted her. He was captured a few
hours later and lodged in jail at Asotin,
Shortly before midnight a mob of 100
masked men broke into the jail, took
out the trembling wretch and hanged
him to a tree in the Jail yard. Miss
Richardson is n a critical condition.
A Oueer 4 mmi for lein
Wjmiiii, Macs., Aug. 21. The most
unique case ever trie 1 in the district
court came up We iue-day before Judg,
Luce, when an alleged expose w-ag made
under oath upon the witness Maud of
tiie rites and ordeals through which a
candidate must pass to become a full
fieded Orangeman.
Frank A. Prebele was the first wit-ue.-a.
lie was one of the candidates
who thought Uie initakiry ceremony
wad cruel and was seeking legal satis
faction for his experience. It was on
the eve of July 25, 1890, that he re
ceived his initiatory degree of tin
Orange lodge of Waltham. He swore
that his troubles began on the minute
that he passed the mystic portals. He
was compelled to discard all raiment
except bis underwear, w hich, toe ntght
being hot, was of gauzy texture. One
arm was stripped of its sleeve, his
drawers were rolled above his knees.
Tnen, as he says, he was b.indfol .ed
end led into the larger lodjre room.
There be was compelled to h It ami
get down upon his knees mid r--peat too
Lord's prayer. Then he had to clam
ber over a lot of rougli nlocks, w as
struck several time severely w ith whips
and finally posed upon what seemej to
him a ladder. An obligation was im
posed, after which the ladder was sud
denly pulled from under him and be
was pitched into a canvas blanket in
which lie was bounced around for a
while.
Then he was placed on bis knees
again and several people, he says, litur
aliy ' give it to him iu the neck." Fin
ally one of the conductors told him to
raise his hand and try to find the "ser
pent." Another brother then cried,
"You did not find it, but it has found
you," and then lie states a branding
iron was applied twice to his breast.
The witness' breast was badly burned
and the wound? were raw for ten days.
nis legs were uiscoioreu lrom the vio
lence of some of the blows he received
from the whips. The only nine he pro
tested was wtiile they were removing
his clothing Witness declared he be
longed to the Grand Army, the Red
Men, the A. P. A. and the Pilgrim
Fathers. Preiiele's t slimony was cor
roborated by another witness.
No evideuce was put in for the de
fense, but counsel argued that no proof
bad been given that any departure had
been made from the regular form oi
initiation suliicient to eousiitute. an as
sault. Prebele having applied for initi
ation and having been willing to abide
by the consequences, no crime had been
committed. Judge Luce fined six offi
cers of the lodge $.15 each. Ail up
pealed and were held in bonds.
N.iDnen 011 Hid Way.
CiuiisruNA, No'way, Aug. 21 Dr.
Nam-en's Arctic exploring B'eamel
Fram has arrived safely at Skjervoe, a
ildnn.g port on the bay near the North
eipe. Shortly alter receiving the-newi
of the airival of the Fram at Skjervoe
mid her intention tosail from that place
at once from Tromsoe, Dr. Nausen
siaricd f jr the latter place to meet her,
Buiuie leaving llammerfest, Nanstu
w iieil Captain Sverdrup, the commander
of 1 ne Fram, aa follows:
"A thousand welcomes to you all.
U Uri ah for the Fram."
A dispatch from Skjervoe to the Aften
pus ten says that on August 14 the Fram
called at D ate's ir-Lunl, wher.j a visi;
wk- made toM.Audrce, the fcweuish
explor. r, who e intention it is n. linJ
the nor; h pule by means ol a balloon.
M. Aiidree lias not yei made Ins ascen
sion. The Fram sailed from Skjervoe
Tromsoe yesterday. All on boaid were
well
fhe Fram, with Dr. Nansen on boun',
sailed from Christiana luue l.v,),j.
Dr. Nansen's plan ua ;o make for the
New Siberian islands and il,eu .-ail il.
rectly north untii tne Fiaui chouid 1 e
imbedded in the ice, then Unit uii.njj
with it, following tiie west coast oi ai.y
land that might be met. Nausen let t
the Fram in March, 18ilo, in latitude
b4, longitude 10.27, to explore u nh ol
the F'ran, island route, and her arrival
at Skj-rvoe is strictiy inaccordanje with
his prediction that she would eventually
amve at Spitsbergen or some othel
pla je in the open sea.
Ke ley Orailuatfin Mto t.
IXRUNAI'OLIB, Ind., Aug. 21. flie
national convention of Keeley leaguei
alj'Uraed here yesterday afternoon,
Cj. A.J. Smith f Davenw ortli, lva ,,
an pi rmte.ident o; the soldiers' home at
that place, was re-elected president,
Tnouias E. Bany of Massachusetis was
re-.'lecied secretary. The executive
committee elected is as follows: G. VV.
Duplin of Illinois, E. A. Trader of Kan-i-as,
0. J. Paddock of Illinois, L. P.
l'rilchard of North Dakota, W. F. Gray
of Pennsylvania.
Will II. (jiii 'lie CHiiiMiIgn Wurk.
Chicago, Aug. 21. Chairman Jones,
J. G Johnson of Kansas, and Daniel J.
Campau cf Michigan, mem hers of Die
democratic national campaign commit
tee, arrived this morning at the Sher
man bouse to begin the campaign work
for Bryan and Sewall lrom the Chicago
headquarters. Ex-Congressiiian Towle,
who was secretary of the democratic
bimetallic league, will act as chief clerk
for the campaign committee un ler Sec
retary Walsh, who is expected tomor
row from Iowa.
Young Slmi Commit! Suicide.
Bi.oominotom, III., Aug. 21. William
Dixon, brother of Alderman Dixon of
the Fifth ward, was found on the street
early yesterday morning in a dying con
jltion. Two shots fired almost simul
taneously had shattered the young
man's head. Under the bead was a
partially loaded revolver. Dixon died
before a physician could be called.
There is soano evidence of murder, but
suicide is the generally accepted
theory,
IS THE VA y.. BILT iiUlbE
Miss Gertrude Trying to Effect a Recon
ciliation Between Father and Son.
SAN DIEGO AN IMPORTANT SEA PORT
A Japanese Line to Fly Iletwfen .rapan
mid Aiuriirit and Me. tlug an American
' enuii.ua A Burglar lu a HoeniMl
at Un oklyu.
New York, Aug. 22. Miss Gertrude
Vamierbilt is playing the role of peace
iniker, according to the eta'ements of
near lriends of her fauii'y, and hopes
soon to effect a reconciliation between
ber father, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and
her brother, Cornelius jr., whose recent
marriage to Miss Grace Wilson met
with so much opposition from the par
ents that they were not present at his
wedding.
Mi-s Vanderbilt is devoted to ber
brother, and those who enjoy her confi
dence say that the breach between liiia
and his father is th only thing which
mars il.e approaching happiness of
Miss Yanderbili's marriage to Harry
Payne Whitney at Newport next Tues
day Miss Vanderbilt has been ceaseless in.
her efforts to re-establish peace between
tne father and son, and during Mr.
Yanderbili's illness is believed to have
urged ber bro her to defer bis marriage
for at least a year. Knowing her father
would oeny her no'hing, Miss Vander
bilt is said to have asked as ber most
precious wedding gift her brother's for
giveness. Her friends say this has been
premised, and that ber brother and his
bride will attend Miss Vanderbilt's
wedding next week at her urgent re
qu st.
The young Vanderbilt couple are ex
pected in Newport soon, and a, though
they ill probably visit the bride's par
ents, Mr. and Mis. R. T. Wilson, it is
eaid tliey will be received with open
arms at the Breakers, the Vanderbilt
residence. Mrs. Vanderbilt has re
ceived many beautiful wedding pres
ents, some of which are magnificent
jewels From a Hend abroad comes
a quaint bouquet-holder, such as our
grandmothers carried. It is shaped like
a cornucopia, and is made of the moat
delicate gold plated filagree. On the
horn-shaped holder the bride's initials
are outlined in diamonds and sapphires,
and where it meets the chain a butter
fly of gold filagree with jewelled wings
's delicately poised.
Han Difgo Wants the Terminus.
San Diboo, Cal., Aug. 22. News was
recived yesterday from S. Tomioka, who
was in San Diego a few weeks ago, as
private secretary to President Asano of
ihe Toyo Kisen Kaisha Steamship com
pany of Japan, and has been in the City
of Mexico for a week securing informa
tion as to the ruining of steamers along
the Mexican coast as far south as San
Benito Toinioba waa supposed to have
gone to Chicago with Asano, who is now
in New York, but went directly to Mexi
co. He was empowered by Aseno to
enter into negotiations with the govern
ment for the establishment of a steam
ship line to touch at all the principal
porn. Tomioka interviewed Sir Whet
man Pierson, lessee of the Tehauan tepee
railway, and is belived to have reached
some agreement with that road for
handling through freight. The Jap
anese minister of commerce, Viscount
Enomoto, has signified a desire to es
iablish connection with the Tehiuaute
pec road, and a suggestion from him is
equivalent to an order, as he controls
the government subsidies to steamship
Com panies.
The significance of this move on the
part of the toyo Kisen Kaisha is import
ant to San Diego and tends to corrobor
ate the assertion that the steamers will
make San Diego their terminus. If the
steamship company enters into a com
pact with the Tehauantepec railway its
nearest and most direct Americin con
nection will be San Diego.
One of the Burglars Wounded,
New York, Aug 22. The man who
lies wounded in the Long Island hos
pital in Brooklyn, and is believed to be
one of the men engaged in the postoflice
burglary at Bedard station, New York,
was identified yesterday afternoon by
Detective Sergeant McCauley ol this
city as John Gilmore, alias John Clare,
alias George Price, one of the most no
torious postollice burglars in the coun
try. The man came to the hospital
there and was made a prisoner w hen he
coull not explain how be got his
wound.
I'lenly or Oil.
Chicago, Aug. 22. It is slated that
Michael and John Cudahy, the well
known millionaire packers of this city,
have bought the entire plant of the
northern Indiana Oil company in Adams
and Wells counties. Indiana, and in
tend building a pipe line from the wells
into this city. It is said they have al
ready ordered 170 miles of six-inch
pipe and that work will be started on
the line as soon as possible. It is un
derstood that the investment, outs de
of the purchase price of the wells in
volves about 11,500,000. No details of
the deal have yet been given out.
Financial Troublm,
Saginaw, Mich., Aug. 23 Merrill &
Ring, one of the largest lumber firms in
the Saginaw valley, have asked for an
extension of time from their creditors.
The firm has more than (500,000 worth
of assets but owing to the recent
failures of other large lumbering con
terns and the business depression they
tre unable to care for Bhort time paper.
A meeting of the creditors of the firm
will be held at Chicago next Tttef
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