OLDEST BANK IN THE WORLD.
aplca Boast a Financial Inatitntlon
Founded In I.VW.
Mr. Nevlll4-Itolfe, BritWi ronwJ al
Naples, jfivt an iraVrwUiig aecuu.t tit
the past history and prew -nit jhwIUoii ul
the Bank of N&pleii, which 1m, be nays,
the uUlmt ha nk In ?x1n1mmv, for Uw
Monte Vwlilo of VnilH ami tin; Baai
co Sun Giorgio ait Gunou. 1kiJi found!
In thi twelfth ontury, have ceased
to exist, a hni hIho Ui Bank of Bar
celona, foumled In the fourtcu-th cen
tury. The Bank of Naples was fouud
ed In 153'J, aiui Is a State laiik, with a
coiwUhiraljie capital, to which no oue
layn ajiy claim; In other wards, It In a
Jul nit sUx-k bank, but with no fsliane
lioklurx When CharleH V. went to take
pif.!sku of the kingdom his new sub-j4-ct
dlr-l to reNve him with 1
eoniin maguinirence, oivl therefore
oontn-acUwl va-t loaji.s with the Jerwe
ajrainc-st valuable pledw. These loan.
tliey were urn-able to rejKiy, and to g4t
ril of the difficulty his Majesty banish
ed the Jews from the kingdom. The
Jews manjied fore their departure
to sell the pMgi-s to two Neapolitans
at very eii.sy prlc. The ruw holders
ofl"e.rvl tlw-jn to tJie original owners at
a small profit, and they aLso offered
further lo;'.Jks without intercut on the
old tfurity. Some phihuithmpistH
stepix-d tai and gave counMera.ble gifts
to the new enterprise, provided loans
without Interiwt were uuule. In 1573
the bank was established on tlwue
Un, and wat, In fact a charitable
awntrtkeir. But by dej?reis Its w-ope
enlarged Into tliait of a lwuik doin an
ordinary eomiiMircliU bniHlness. In icu
It had an Inmine frain Government w
curtUcs of 7,SI0, iM-sldes the ca-iV-tal
necessary for mrrying on Its biLsIner-n.
In BJSo, in a eomiiierilal eri!n. t;h
Ooremtneait fomd It to lend 11,!mh)
for two or thrN yea.rs certain, without
IntercNt. The result was a loss to the
ban.k. and In n few yeinrs It was de
clare! to be ."(;,iMi in l,-lt. In K;91 It
hiul recovercil its ixie-atioii, but a sorted
of frauds ami Ios--wh amounting to near
ly KKi,lKH) crippled It again. In Ifc-fvm-b'-r
bust Mr. Iu.zatt! roved to tihij
Olia.mloir tht the bank had reen.tJyJ
lost 3,MH),Hni, for a reat part i3
wlilch the brani-licx a.t G-eiiion, Ikdoiui
ami Milan are regions ible. NoChifn;
BluJrt of tt:Me InlerfereiHv can lumf
save the bank, and Mr. I.uzzjitti wan
a.niloitfi to 4!woriHnnt.e It into a national
bank of Italy on the linen of the BankH
of France and Kn'laiwl. This, how
ever, met with very strong oiiNitioii
tn the Ncixl:tiUi pj-ovliu-cs. It is pro
powni to issue ( iovernniieiiit inpr tc
the amount of -iri.Oi )(),( Kl frajif, whicli
represents tlw buIXion hi the hands ol
tliie laak, and from the interest accru
ing to form a sinking fund to pliu-e tJw?
iDNtlnutlou nt a sound tiiMineial bn-s,
Tlw Interest is fixeil at S'.'i jut cent, not,
litotesul of the normal rate of 4VJ; tihi
holder of Uie jwi f mt will thus lifse "i
lr cent. In exchange for his Govern
ment fteouiity hikI tlie fJovormiMtu wall
Ujtse? the wrnie amoiuvt. But lKtli partJitl
WOlllfl lre a tfrtii.t iU-tfU jiufcrv wtre 1li
Bank of Nsmd" to stop payment. Ixm
don Times.
Holr to the Ottoman Throne.
The Sultan's heir Is not his ehhwl
KOti, hn' his utile st brother. Th-e ilI-t-t
male swcecls. Such Is the law ot
Ila.m iuid tlie fmiUful scfiin-e ot
dynastic murders In n!;nnt ev-ry
reign since the Turks iHcjime a ikwv,
The Sultaiu has four brothers iwrt cxim
only, as was lately aAVfc-cd. This cJd--Ht
brother is U-.luid KflV.iKtf; Uiat In
to say. he Is eldest after the ex-Sultan,
Murad V., who. Im-Iihr tnisane, Is ik3
t-oiui-tiHl. The third brotlwr Is 'W'are
lini and the fourth Sulbiuiai. Tlw; Sul
tan's eldest Hon, 1'rLnee Sellnt, has no
earthly elwiiiwe of succt l!.nj? his fath
er, lb? has too many uncles ami
mules' sons for tluut. But IVIik-)
fvJlm Is lucky. If he knows in, for In
H not "il;LnTuis." lie lives a life ofi
freedom, wlwnia the heir l, by tlul
L'lisVim of the Ottomajts, a kijKl o
life prisoner.
Bi h.'ul. KlTmli Is rarely senin. Kv-j
pry time -lie drivra out he Is et5ortel
by a tn-oj), h-ss by way of an ejuconi
than as a piand. The fw wlio dj
know Jif in like lum, for lie is Mild to Imi
a eourt''nis, hnitiatie, well-liior7iiel
nnui, ociptahitiHl with curren.1 jioliitiicH
jjwl keenly Intern mU- Ul them. lie Is
a good fanner, Tlie pretty palace
known as the Ti'heracaai 1 his resl
flni. (f Doiirse, IU-clmd's visitors art!
icarclnvl txfow tlwy are admitted utwI
when Uiey are leaving by the Sultaji's
ffleLals. Purine tills time of trouble
tn AntietiiJi,' Okustantlnuple and f'retn
rteehad has been tnort narrowly
waitchei! than evT, for th' Sultan and
b.Ls cllqn" know that Itechnd lfl isiiu
tar. L'niike the Sulian, It'had Is om
Of the ha:iwIsoiiieM men In Cou
timlliu.ple. Ioudon lho.
O'iva Oil rr ItrulKCH.
Instead of havlav reHurse to ap
lSxMitlini of tliwttire of a.nilca, spirits
of canii lior and to strong compression
of t:he t-weillUj.' In the treaituieint of
lltfht br'ils s. Pr. AiiKer pi'f?rs tJie use
of olive oil, both In children and In
adults. He applies the oil freely to the
fontnsod pints, and nibs tlie latter
UgUtl.v with a rape, a'isfrleut cotton
r with eoinpros situnitvl wltih olive
U. The author claims that this treat
Mt jflvt-H lntmliatj' relief to tJwJ JJti
tletm, and Unit the forniation of a
.bloody prFiii1ranice Is often premt
!; while excoriations and kuiktAc'ciJ
n-ouiuls. whleh may )h present, heal
fery rapidly.
Artificial Kara.
The making of artitlelnJ enr HeeniH to
toave nswhed I4lellt1lle prfe'tloii wltJi
tn the ImM deitide, Made of a siMH-iully
priarisl rulhr, flih-folorcsl In the
rouifh, they am pnlirted by hinal In ex
act Initiation of the reirialnint; ear of
the uiirorUmate miKlomeY, and an care
fully "touched" and marked over ai an
'Mtlat'a lecture,
DO NOT EAT EGGS WHEN ANGRY.
Uyapepaia Caaa -d by Hen Fruit Un
dcr Certain Condition.
"Ild you know it was diuix-rMis to
eat ejjt; while yoni are atiicry ?" was tlie
nrauye (juention a.nkel y A. K. Stew
rt. a Bowtonese, wlio id a St. Nh-holaj
truest. "Iion't ask me for tlu reaion
of It, for I can't give It. but I do know
from obsfrvat'on t-lmt. pi'fple liave diid
In terrible u;;ony ufu-r eatJuj;
while tlielr pas-SiioiiiS were a mimed
You needn't laugh. I hn't nwan wklU
the passions of tike exs were aroiistd
I mean the tinter of the victims. 1
mentioned finis to an aniniij phyfciciu
oiwe a.:id he eotTl at it. 1 at was no
less than I expeetod him to lo. I'liysi
clans don't kn-w much tht His ut 1
Uie lea.ten pat.his of their cicu.-e. Thej
don't even k.no.w how to nre the gTlp
But taloe warning from me and nevel
vtit iijcks while you are nnry. Tlwi
you will le on the' safe side, no mattej
what your doctor may tell you about it
"My attention was tirst c?illsl to tlilt
strange fact by the tragic aiwl sudli
death of a lady acquaintance In Bos
ton several y-t-iiw a.go. I accepted het
husband's Invilatjon to dine with them
Just us we wore going In to dinner t
sirvanrt did soiiurthlng that caused tin
lady to fly Into a ten-lble rag-. Shi
had U-eiii Inlta.ble frorni some 'miuoi
co.ni)iJa.iiiit for several days, and h"j
husUuid cjUmed her -nitlled felings suf
flc.ieji'tly for tlie din'iuir to be eaten It
good huanor. I noticed that she ate nt
unu-stuilly large amount of 4ft sera in
blcI eggs. Flftit-u inhLuN nftir w
hift tlie djnuiiig-room hhe was a corpse
ShedhMl in frLghtaiJ eoiiivulslons In-fon
tlie nearivt-by doctor n'acheil tin
house. Th-e hysH-lan was unable U
aserils' the ca.us'. A few months late:
I was visiting a brol.hei in ('onii?c',:c:i
and one of his sons died under siniila:
circumstances. Before breakfast on
moniilng the !', who wih about II
years old, had a tight with a tielxhlsrr'.
loy. Befvfe his anger had MlbsUlei
my nephew was calle.l to breakfast
He ate four soft boiled eggs. Had .'
known as m-uHi tlu-n -is 1 do now !
would have prevciitivl It. In lo's thai
a half hour after breakfas: the bo;
iIWmI with exa'-tly the sjjiic sympiom
that were ris'iit wln-n my friend",
wife died. Tints set me to tliiukin;
about Uie jiKi.tlcir.
'"It wasn't long after this before
Beacon Hill frimwl of min-; expire
suddenly after a meal. The doctors, :t
usiiail, weiv divided In opinion a.s to tb
cause of 4leaith. Some of tin ju coiitend
isl tint It was h-.tiirt fa.r'ui i . whate-ve
tlmt Is, aiwl otlwrs are still holding mi
tlKit i.t was fop)"xy. Inquiry by mi
d-eveUvied the fact that my friend wai
vry angry when he sat down at tabl
and that he aitie live eggs. With tln-s
devielopmeiits I searched iu fa.rther fo
the cause of his death. He was anry
be nte eggs anil 1m- djed. If these- an
not links in tlw cbnin of cause and el
fet the human Intellart is tucajiahle. o
Iosik-hI tiuikuic." St 1 Aills JUfOubik
He Swuim His Horse Over.
Ien Henry, a well-known pioneer, re
latin an adventure that is out of t:hi
usual order. He was traveling on ;
.narrow trail nltove tlw raging (Irand
Bomle liver when be ca.me to a land
slide iilxiut twenty tee; a-cixss that lef
no trail or even a niche In tlw smooth
piNflplioiis rock. The' trail was n
narrow tluit tlw horn- coull not tun
l'. k. AlHive the twt-nty-foot break li
tli rail was a sharp crag of overha.ng
iaiig rock KkuiwI IiLh saddle lxw was t
htrotig r!:i.t-.l Klxty fe1 leilig, aJK
Henry Is an exiKMtf. in the uw of it. Hi
KteadliMl biniiself npc the sjuldl
swung the rope over his hcal, n.ni
Uurld it l:igh Into tlie air. It wni
sett led (irmly over the crag. He trie
it carefully. It was firm. His saddL
was a new and strong one, witi
double cinches. Aroii-iid the horn lu
wound tlw rfis". He urged tlw hors
to the edge of the precipice. Tb
faithful Is'itst stoxl firm. He wouh
ttot step over, but the rider drew up thi
slack a. I pullnl with all his powei
Ijk'.Ii by Inch he drew i!m horse for
ward till Kis feait slipln (1 a.nd he swim;
over the clui-siu. 'lilie r!v-r held hi
breath nt lie looked nt I he river Is-lov
and tlw u Hitler ros alA', but he wai
aToss u? (,'ap. lie sjining up the tral
ami pulled at tlw- reins to old tin
lioi-sii In piiniiug his fi-et. lie tugg'M
and the liorse lungtd up intto tlw t.ml
with the chasm U hind. Mr. Henrj
roile away and left the roie for tin
use of tin' lwxt. wa.yfareri who (-ami
tliat way.
VKes In Mexico.
There arc reailly tu wagis In Mexico
All working eop!o take what tliey cm
grl-tK'il Is, wluit the enijiloyi
ohiHises to iiy. Vagework -rs make si
little that tini-e Is ix, 1-ni-i-niilve ti
tihrlft, no stlniulatli'-.u of c.iwiigy. Tin
'lasses an- the rich anrl tlw oor
There is no middle clasrt. More lutni
fully pi'lhaps it may ) ynul that I
middle class is just mpi imiglng li)
They Who se no hope of liule.pendenee
or ev-n of umall liomes, naturally havi
Jio ambltUiin. As soon as they get I
very lll.le money tlwy ipilt work an(
Miua.iiiil'r li. Ma.ny employers maki
money, j i it t tli'lr prosperity Is based ot
the degradation of lalior.
Tie IH4 11 who do the licary ' work It
tlw' mini s 4if Mex!'o re'i'lve not niort
I ban lil'leen cents to a dollar a day la
Mexico iiKdH-y, or from forty to llflj
mts lu iH-tiial money; for agriculture
lalxir tli'i' iwvcr Is a (iiiotjiibh- nut)
H.-m-Iuik-ii a ikI a Iters at ivwtaiira nti
4l4-M'iiI eliiuisl wluilly on Wps, wlilct
i-usloiii makes small, and Hhe money o)
the coimtry snialler; )iou.s! w'nunts g5
from two dollars to five dollars i
motitli, liut t"ar4Jy tlw hlglwr prtnq
Inlands.
lly the aid of volcanic n4 tlon Ilfty.
two new Islands have appeared during
the present century, and nineteen hnvi
disappeared have l4in aulnnergeti
M niaken a net gain to the earth at
thlrty-tbre Island.
UKATU IM TIIK ri.AMKS
Explosion at a t'lucaau lr Killt M.uy.
Cbicaoo, Aug. 6. Seven, probably
eight, lives were lott in an explosion
which took place yesterday afternoon
during a fire in tlu Northwestern pram
elevator at Cook and WeBt Water street.
Three of th dead are firemen and the
bo !y of another fireman is thought to
be buried in the ruins of the elevator
and three people were blottn into the
Chicago river. From the force with
which the explosion swept the spot on
which they were standing it is certain
they must hive been instantly killed.
Either the buri-tine of a boiler or the
explosion of mill dust caused the awful
havoc.
The origin of the blaze is believed to
have been in the vicinity of the boiler
house. Accumulated dust as dry and
inflamable as gunpowder, that had been
piling up for years, formed a means for
the fire, It spread with great rapidity
and then came a tei rifle explosion, com
pleting the work of scattering the fire
throughout the entire structure.
The firemen were getting into position
when nearly all the members of engine
company No. 3 were mounting ladders
and bringing hose to play on the interi
or, when with a rear that could be beard
half a mile, the roof was raised high in
the air and tlie walls came down with a
crash. Tlie force was so great that the
eastern wall was hurled into the river,
the west wall was tumbled down upon
the heads of the unfortuna'e men below
and t ho roof was torn into fragments
and distributed for blocks around. Ev
ery window in the vicinity of the
elevator was shattered by I lie concussion
and several small fires resulted from
filling timbers that were Htill in flames.
The explosion stunned , for a moment
the police and firemen, but they quickly
rallied to help thos-e w ho had been hurt.
Dozens of mi-n lay injured in the wither
ing heat, eome not seiiously hurt and
others in the throes of death. It wis
dangerous work to get them out, but it
was gillantly and quickly done and all
of the slightly injured were rernovei'.
The dead were left where they lay. Nc
man could reach their bodies and live.
The fire waa quite difficult to control,
as the elevator was surrounded by small
frame buildings which were continually
catching fire. The total loss is estimat
ed at $: 100,000, which is fully covered by
insurance.
Are AfiilttHt A iiiri-ans,
New York, Aug. 5. Recent letters
received in this city from Japan states
that the strong anti-American feeling
istill exists in that tountry and that
Americans are being boycotted on all
sides by Japanese. First the Hawaiian
question etirred up the ill-feelii g, which
was afterward heightened by thedis
ewutiua in thu United 8tHte congress
on the tariff when the proposition was
advanced to tax neverely ceitain Japan
ese goods. The Japanese took this as a
direct affront and they have not lost an
opportunity since to belittle Americans
and all that pertains to this eouwtry.
James A. Mors-e, president of the
American Trading company, who went
to Japan two months ago in the interest
of the Cramp and other companies
here, wrote a week ago that tlie outlook
for American interest in JaDan was not
encouraging. Mr. Morse expected to
secure the contract for the building of
the last battle ship which the Japanese
government ordered constructed. He
was about to close the contract when
negotiations were suddenly stopped and
the contract awarded to an English
firm within twenty-four hours. Presi
dent Morse is still in Japan awaiting a
subsidence of the apparent anvagonism
to this country. He is hopeful and de
clares that the anti-American element
will soon come to its senses, when it
rn.iy be pot-bible for American .htertst
to be adva:, '"! in that country.
MhII (or Klondike.
Wamimnciton, Aug. 6. The hosts that
have migrated to the Kloudyke gold
lit Ida during the past few monthB will
net be wholly without postal facilities
during the coming winter. There will
be one round trip a month to Circles
City until July 1 of next year. This
month the service began and while no
route is specially designated it will be
via the Ohilkoot pass. This service,
c-irrieo only lelter mail, no proviiuon be
ii.g made for other classes of matter.
The lust trip will be started from San
Francisco about September 1. It is
doubtful w hether the last expedition
can proceed all the way, for in the lat
ter part of September the Yukon is
ut-ually frozen over. The fourth expedi
tion carrying the mails over this courpo
is now en route.
Killed rite.
Si'hinofiki.i), III., Aug. C. A State
Reg'Hter special from Lincoln, 111., says
8 me miscreant put arsenic in ripe ap
ples lying on the ground at the home of
J. VV, Smith, one of the owners of the
Lincoln Times. Mrs. Smith picked up
the fruit, and suspecting something
wrong, took them to a' physician, who
examined the apples and found the ar
senic. There are suspicions as to who
perpetrated the deed, but no arrests
have been made.
Think lllm l)f miller.
Rkdiuno, Cal. Aug. 6. John Madden
treasurer of Modoc county, disappeared
two weeks ago, and I Mstrii't. Attorney
llakpr, believing Madden to be a i,c-1
fsulUr for at least $155,000, has atked
ttie board of supervisors to declare thl
otlice vacant and appoint a new treas
urer. The funds of the county were
deposited in the California State ba.ik,
Sacramento, and checks, drawn in pay
ment of county warrants, have been re
turned unpaid for lack of funds.
IS U.N CHANGED
Strike Situation Remains About the
fcame With Little Change.
STRIKERS MAINTAINING GOOD ORDER
Tamp of tint Sti Ikmg W aK-heil by national
Guard l'ltnldeut Ijolan ! a Hear,
lug Coal ior i p lu Price
Pitthbi'ho, Pa., Aug. 5. The miners'
itrike situation has not chanted mater
ally from Tuesday's report. Every
thing about the Turtle Creek camp wai
luiet, the only ripple of excitement be
ing the hearing of President Dolan and
Uie other odicials of the miners. The
strikers claim twenty new accessions tu
their ranks. A careful estimate of the
men now at work in that mine shows
215 of the usual total of 295. No work
was done at the Oak Hill or Sandy
Creek mines. The camp was reduced
in numbers YVednealay by 300 men.
They were sent to their liomes for tw
reasons, to lessen expanses and because
these men were not inclined to the nu
merous marching orders imposed on
them. The camp has been costing $300
a day to keep it in provisions, etc., be
ing at the rate ot 7 cents per man pei
day as against 19 cents to the national
guard encampment" The camp is now
under strict military discipline and ev
erything is moving like cl.ckwork. Thi
customary march will be made to Plum
Creek in the early morning and will bt
continued daily, tlie miners' olliciale
say, until the suspension in the D
Armitt mines is complete.
At the hearing in the case of Presi
dent Doiau and others for riot and un
lawful assemblage in the couitof Justice
Sletninens, a number of witnesses wen
heard, but the justice reserved his decis
ion until Thursday aiternoon.
The hearing oj the four miners arrest
ed lart week at the McGoern mines
near Canonhburif, for trespass, was con
cluded. One of the defendants appear
ed at the hearing and they were held it
contempt and a warrant issued for theii
arrest. Secretary Warner paid bit
compliments to Preiident De Armitt in
not very choice terms. The reason foi
this was that Mr. De Armitt claimed
that $1,000 had been sent into the Pitts
burg district by the West Virginia
operators in order to bring about s
strike of the miners in this district and
thu force the price of coal up.
The miners at the iSchinoek mines, on
the Redstone branch of the Pennsyl
vania railroad, came out again and the
miners are closed down. This intelli
gence caused the price of coal to iumf
from 75 cents to $1 a ton and brokers
say there will probably be another ad
vance to $1.50 per ton before the cios
of next week.
May Look tt Kujrlnd,
San Francisco, Aug. 5. Advices re
ceived by the Belgic state that the
Japanese government has ('ecided t
totally abolish the export, duty from th
commencement of the thirty-first fiscal
year on April next.
Samuel Parker, who was a minister o!
foreign affairs in Queen Lilioukalani'i
cabinet, arrived from Honolulu on tht
1'elgic. He says :
"If the annexation is defeated Hawaii
will put her foot down. She will then
be ready to negotiat-i with Japan, Eng
lrnd or any other country. About one
fourth of the population f the island ii
Japanese; many of them soldiers, it ii
rumored. I do not think Japan will do
anything until the annexation and
treaty questions have been settled bj
the United States."
The Hoods in Fukui are said to have
involved damage to 4,300 houses. Ac
cording to the latest native reports front
Szechuan states an exchange, the fam
ine there is still at its height and people
are dying from starvation by the hun
dreds every day.
According to a Tokio paper, the For
mosa rebels ceem in with the high of
ficials of China and their plans is to at
tack foreign ofhees and residences or
otherwise molest foreigners so as tc
start international trouble.
Yellow ever In Havana.
Washington, An-. 5. In bis last re
port to the suigeon-general of the ma
rine I ospital service Dr. Eruner, sani
tary inspector forthe service of Hava
na, dwella upon the p'obability of 8
rapid increase of yellow fever anions
the Spanish sailors. Ho says that up
to recent date there were no cases
among the sailors of the Spanish navy,
but that lately several have appeared,
He attributed this to the fact that late
ly some of the warships have gone tc
the navv yard, which is in close prox
imity to the military hospital and th
Tallipiedra wharf, whicli '8 in bad con
dition. "There are," be Hays, "seven
or eight was vessels now in the harboi
and their compliment tnunt aggregate
1,500 men, many of whom E learn, are
not acclimated. This being true, they
will he doubly exposed to the danger ol
contracting the diHeflpp, being in closi
proxim'ty to the worst infected wharves
of the city."
Mi-otat Oorun linn-c,
Ocean- Gkovk, N. J., Aug. 5. The
King's Daughters held their tenth an
nual summer convention on the camp
grounds, Tuesday with tlie president
Mrs. Margaret Bottome In charge. Mrs,
Botlome made the opening address and
was followed by Rev. Thomas Hanlon
of Pennington. The principal speakeri
this afternoon were Rev. L. W. Munbal,
D. I) , the evangelist, ami Mrs. Isabel
Charles Davis of New York, Secretarj
of the organization.
BAD WBIOI IM COLOKADO
fact Hall's rail Down ao il;H J'44M
Fatal.
Dekvib, Colo., Aug. 4. The fast pas
senger on the Kansas Pacific railroac
was wrecked about daylight this morn
ing forty miles east of Denver. Two
trainmen were killed outright, five pas
sengers are said to be fatally injured
'nd many others badly nurt. The killed
are:
John A. Ward, engineer of No. 11.
Denver.
W. B. Harrington, baggageman, ol
Kansas City.
The names of the injured passengeri
have not yet been learn. The wreck
was caused by a washout. The heavy
rains of the night flooded the strewn
and carried out a portion of a small
bridge which spans Qomanche creek be
tween Byers and Strasburg. The trair.
was on time and running along at the
usual speed when approaching the point
o' the accident. V ithout warning the
engine plunged into the abyss, followed
by the mail and b-iggage care, and other
cars were piled about in confunion. The
engine was completely under water in
the middle of the stream and Engineei
Ward was under it. Strange to say,
the fireman escaped death, but be is re
pealed to be badly hurt.
Instantly there was the greatest con
fusion. The fatally injured passengers
were riding in the forward car. Some
of the sleeping passengers in the Pull
mans were thrown from their berths
and more or less hurt, but none serious
ly. Byers the nearest town to the
wreck, was five miles away, and the con
ductor hastened to cover the distance
on foot. He arrived there at 5 o'clock,
and the officials in Denver were notified
of the accident by telegraph. A special
wrecking train, with General Manager
Deuel and other railroad officials and
physicians on board, started for the
scene of the wreck. Meantime all pos
Bible was being done for the wounded at
the wreck.
But little additional information could
be obtained after the first reports,
owing to the distance of the wreck from
any telegraph office. Engineer Ward
was one of the best locomotive drivers
in the city. The rainstorm was general
in the plains region, and it is feared
that many railioad bridges have gone
out. The wrecked train waa due in
Denver at 4 :03 a. m.
To ItaiNe Our Flag-
Sak Francihco, Aug. 4. The follow
ing from tlie correspondent of the As
sociated Press at Honolulu was received
on the steamer Belgic Tuesday:
The arrival of the steamer Mouna
from San Francieco, due here the 29th,
means much for Hawaii. United State!
Minister Sewell, will carry out the in
structions received in the last mail,
said to be to this effect:
H the Mouna brings word that con
gress failed to pass the annexation
treaty. Minister Sewell is to declare a
protectorate and raise the .American
(lag. The American minister has had
frequent consultations with President
Dole within the past week, and it is be
lieved they have agreed on a program.
The general impression here is that
congress has decided to let the matter
of annexation wait over until the regu
lar ses-ion. The intervening months
would be a long time for this country to
stand alone in view of the attitude
of Japan, and Secretary Sherman be
lieves a protectorate of the United
States is the only way to prevent hos
tile action on the part of the Japanese.
As soon as the Mouna arrives it is un
derstood Sewell will notify this govern
ment of bis intention to raise theflig.
Diplomatic etiquet will allow a day or
two for answer, and it is expected
everything will be in readiness to de
clare a protectoiate Monday, August 2.
The foregoing ;nformation comes from
a reliable source and but few people in
Honolulu are aware of the near ap
proach of the most important event in
the history of the country.
Used Dynamite on a House,
Hudson, Mass., Aug. 4. An attempt
was made yesterday morning to blow up
a section of the tenement house owned
by the L. D. Apsley Rubber company,
in which several of the workmen em
ployed at the factory in the place of
(striking help have boarded. The ex
plosion, it is thought, was caused by
dynamite boinb placed under the
tenement occupied by Mrs. Clark. The
pinzza was demolished, portions of the
underpinning" were blown out and a
large section of the floor of the house
was torn up, causing damage amount
ing to several hundred dollars. The
phice where the trouble occurred waa at
the eastern end of a block some 300 feet
long, containing nine tenements.
Knock out l.nliorers
MiNciK., Ind., Aug. 4. Ball Bros.,
one of the lurgest fruit jar manufactur
ers in Die world, ate preparing to intro
duce machines for blowing fruit jars
and have Bent notice to some of j
their employes their service
will not be needed after this'
month. The Balls claim the machines
will do better work than the men can 1
and at half the cost. It is expected;
tl.at the glass jars will be. brought into
competition with tinware.
Kchn of the I.y milling;
('oi.i Miu s, O,, Aug. 4. Governot
rlnfl ncli Monday instructed the at
toinev-sreneral to bring Buit in quo-war
r.inio to ouet Mayor Gan.en of Irbana
ard i'v-'iff McClain of Champagne
cuiiniy ii '' oflico for alleged nogligtyus
u theporluimance of their official duties
in failing to prevent the lynching of th
negro, Click Mitchell. Tlie action oo
the part of the governor is in response
to demands from the colored people o
the state.
FIERCE ATTACK
Insurgents Boldly Approach Withli
Four Miles of Hitada.
RAID A SUBURB AND KILLED MANY
Town l( T-iken Jr Surprise 40.000 U
Gold is Secured Haraan lltix-tni ar
Thoroughly T. rrlfled at Cuba'
Holdnru,
Tampa, Fla., Aug. 3. The story tele -
graphed from Havana last week About
an attack by insurgentson the surround
in s of that city is confirmed by passen
gers who left Havana on the Plant lin
eteamer Mascot Saturday and arrived
here Sunday night. Among the numbei
was SenorCalbajer, a wealthy Spaniard,
and his wife and daughter, who are now
to be reckoned among the refugees wb
have fled from Havana.
The attack referred to was mae'e OH
the little village of Marmane, about ten
miles southwest of the city, and the ter
minus of the antiquated and dilapidated
Marnano railroad.
Senor Calbajer was an eye-witness a
the raid. He says that the attack wai
led by Baldome'oa Coaeta, Juan de'
Gado and Hernandf 7, The insurgent
chiefs left 500 of their troops outside ol
the town and carried in 300 to the attack
They were well armed with dynamit
rapid fire guns and met with but slight
esifitauce.
The engagement was short and despex
ate. Forty-nine Spaniards were killed
and 120 wounded. Two Cubans we
killed and fo-ty wounded. The inhabi
tants of the town fle for their lives,
leaving the iusurgen 3 in complete pos
session. They sacked the place and se
cured $40 000 in gold, besides a largi
quantity of supplies that they could nol
carry away. Other passengers tel!
about the same stort of the affair. Sen
or Calbajer says thai the wildest terroi
reigns in Havana and that the well t
do inhabitants are leaving as fast ai
local laws will permit.
Nebragkun Worhed In Chicago.
Chicago, Aug. 3. The Times-Herald
says :
When Fred Brigg? arrived in Chicakt
Friday evening a well dressed man seiz
ed him by the hand and effusively ex
claimed: "It's my old friend, Luke Jones. I'm
awlul "
"My name is Briggs," interrupted thi
newcomer, "and I'm from Norfolk,
Nebraska. You munt hav8 made a mis
take in your party."
Thr young man apologized and re
treated. Before Brlggs had gone manj
steps another man approached him and
cailini; him by name inquired aboul
thingH in Norfolk. After gaining th
confidence of the Nebraskan he volun
teered to show him the town and took
him to a room on Wabash aventu
where a game of cafds waa eoing on,
A stranger appeared and displaying a
star threatened to arrest Briggs. Tin
latter gavb the bogus policeman $40 to
release him. Detectives arrested Joseph
Simmon. He is charged with having
played the part of the officer.
Literally Roasted to Death.
Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 3. Judge Al
bert D. Bosson arrived here Sunday
morning from Germar y. where he has
been settling up the affairs of the late
Mary A. Stebbins of Chelsea, who was
fatally burned in Dresden June 25.
Mrs. Stebbins was the widow of the
Hon. Isaaca Stebbins, ex-mayor ol
Chelsea, and an invalid. Mrs. Stebbin
met her death in the Russian baths.
She was seventy-five years old. On the
morning of June 25 she went to the Al
bertshof, a hotel, to take a bath. The
drying room thtre has a floor of tiles,
heated very hot by furnaces iust below
them. Mrs. Stebbins was seated on a
chair, where she hal been left by an
attendant, who locked the old lady in
the room and promised to return in ten
minutes. The ten minutes passed and
the girl did not return. Mrs. Stebbins
started to cross the room to reach a bell
button, when che fell from her chaii
and upon exposed parts of the floor.
Her screams could not be heard outside
the closed door. She lay on the flooi
and literally roasted. Her back and
one leg were blackened by burns. She
was fearfully burned when the tardy at
tendant arrived. The old lady lingered
nine days in fearful agony, when she
died.
Fatnl I'ity in u Indiana Town.
Tkrka Hautb, Ind., Aug. 3. Sunday
has been a traeic Sabbath for Carlisla, a
town about thirty miles south of here.
Four of her citizens were drowned at
Hyatt's ferry in the Wabash river and
one was ground to frauments by an
Evansviile & Terra Haute freight train.
The dead are:
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Hammond.
Mr. and Mrs. Aimer Morris.
Charles I lines.
The first four were Been to go in bath
ing and later their clothing was
found on tho river bank. It is believed
one of the women was siezed with
cramps and the others were drowned in
their efforts to rescue her.
Charles Hines was found fbortlyafter
daylight lying close, to tho Kvntmdlle &
Terra Haute track at Carlisle. The head
was crushed in, the right hand torn of)
and his body almost severed.
Killed In the Strike.
Si'ottda LK, Pa., Aug. 3. Coronei
Owens held an inquest over the re
mains of William Cuniming-s, killed
Saturday night in a q"t-rl with strik
ers. The jury found William Hobll
guilty and he was amnm-J. Hubb was
a roller in the employ of the ScottdaU
company before the str )h. and Is one
of the best known young men In the
town. It is generally believed that the
trouble Saturday night .will end thi
bloodshed, and that both nidi will be
mce guarded in their actiena. ,