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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
SEVENTEENTH YEAK. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOBNING. SEPTEMBEH 24 , 1887. NUMBER
A BIG CARGO OF CHOLERA ,
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A Steamship Pall of the Asiatic Staple
Touches NOW York Harbor.
DEATH OF EIGHT PASSENGERS ,
Prompt Bloaaarua Taken By the
Health Officer * Surgeon General
Hamilton Consider * An Epi
demic Unlikely.
A Cargo of Cholera Arrive * .
Yonit , Sept 23. The stcamshln Alo-
sla , which arrived below last night from
Marseilles and Naples with GOO passengers
lias Asiatic cholera aboard. Eight of her
passenger ; died on the passaze and on her
arrival at quarantine the health ofllcer found
four cases aboard. Ho has sent the Alesla
and tier passenger's to the west bank In the
lower bay.
The Alesla left Marseilles August 30 , and
Naples September 4. She Is consigned to
Elwell & Co.
On September 12 Lulgl Maria , a steerage
passenger aged 23 years , was taken sick and
died on the 15th. Paul Antonio Baldyarla ,
another steerage passenger aged 'W , was
taken sick and died on the same date , the
16th. Jean Lenlvolln , a sailor , aged 40 , died
the following day , In less than twenty-four
hours from the tlmo he was taken down with
the disease. On'tho 17th Jtan Sommaa sailor ,
aged 80 , was taken sick. Ho died on tr.c
10th. Seratin Do Lls , aged 21 , a steerage pas
senger , died on the20th. Anna Vellrlaged ,
a steerage passenger , aged 47 , died on the
21st Franclsca Matteo , aged 41 , was taken
sick before coming on board , and died on the
22d , probably of bronchlttls. Maria Antonl
Scala Vcno , aged 59 , was also ailing at
the time of coming on board , and
died on the 92d. though without symptoms ol
cholera. All the above were bnrled at sea.
The Alesla Is now In the lower bay. Her sick
passengers will bo transferred to Swine-
buruo Island hospital. All remaining passen
gers will be transferred to I tollman Island
lor observation. The ship will remain In the
lower bay until she has been thoroughly
fumigated and cleansed.
Thu general agent of thn Fadro line , J. Tei
Knlle , was notified , and the quarantine com
missioners , Mr. Tor Knllo and E. S. Mollen ,
secretary of the quarantine commission , at
once proceeded to Quarantine. An extended
examination by Health OlllccrSmlthresulted
in the discovery of four additional cases'on
board which had apparently developed dur
Ing the day. The ship was at once
ordered down to the lower bay. The sick
were conveyed to thohospitals ; on Swlnburn' !
Island , and the remainder ot the Ml passes
gors wcro transferred to the hospital at Holt
man's Island. Thu three cabin passengers or
board , together with forty-llvo surviving
members of the crew , worn also transferred tr
Hoffman's Island by the CastleUardcn trans
fer boat
The steamer Ascsla sailed from Naples al
the tlmo when cholera was raging In timtcitj
and vicinity. Those who were taken sick gal
aboard the steamer al Naples. It Is though !
sonic of the cases originally came from Sicily ,
In speaking of Ins experience ut the hospl
tal Mr. Tur Knllo said he was very muchsur
prised to see every ono so cheerful on board
the steamer. Every ono seemed as happj
and contented as possible. The only person ;
who were not enjoying themselves were
those who were sick or had relatives whc
were suffering. The vast amount ol
baggage which Is always carried on
board Italian steamships was taker
off the steamer to lloffhmn's Island. Ttu
bazcago and passengers were placed In one
of the largo hospitals and subjected to r
rigorous fumigation with sulphur. As fast a !
the passengers and baggage were fumigated
they were transferred to the Immense hospi
tal buildings. Kverthing was done to avoid
all chance of future ravages of the disease. .
The steamer was also subjected tc
a thorough disinfection nnd cleaning
Many of the people who were on the Alesti
Undoubtedly fled from the epidemic which I
now raging in Italy and Sicily. At least oni
of the passengers was already sick when tin
steamer left Naples. It was not then Knowt
that the disease was cholera. Steamer !
which hereafter arrive from Medltcrraneai
ports will be subjected to a ver ;
close examination by the health ofllcers
The steamer India , which arrived oil quar
antine this afternoon from Palermo , Naplei
nnd Messina , was closely examined fo
cholera cases. None were found , however
The India's bill of health from Naples
signed by Edward Camphauson , Unitei
States * consul , states that then
nro many cases of choleri
nt Naples and vicinity. Sevont ;
ttor cent of the cases are fatal. Tlm Palurmc
bill of health states the death rate there to bi
fifteen a day. The Messina bill of hcaltl
states that there are two now cases of choleri
on an avcrairo a day In that city. The Indli
sailed from Naples two days later than tin
Alesla.
President Bayles , of the health board , 1
not at all alarmed over the outbreak o
cholera upon the Alesta. It Is too late In tin
season , he says , to worry. The departmcn
Is In good shape to deal with the disease.
Nn Cause For Alarm.
WASHINGTON , Sept 23. Dr. Hamilton
Burgeon general of the manno hospital ser
vice , said to-nUht that the arrival of a slngl
Ihlp at Now York Infected with Asiatic chol
era need not give occasion for alarm. Ex
porlences of the past , the doctor said , wer
not likely to be repeated , because the valu
Df precautionary measures was now apprec
ated and their lessons too well undei
stood by health ofllcers throughout th
country for their neeleci to tak
any precautions necessary on an occasion o
this kind. The history of past epidemics hn
Bhown that It was only bv repeated arrival
of cholera-Infected vessels that the dlseas
had galncd'a foothold In this country. J
was not Indigenous and our climate and so
were not favorable to Its propagation. Oi
ders have been sent by the marine hosnltt
service to the national quarantine station
at Cape Charles and Delaware breakwater t
detain all vessels coming from Italy and re
port the sauio to the bureau.
A SHYLOCK FINED $1UUO.
ACInclnnati UNUrnr Meets u Deserve
Punishment.
CINCINNATI , O. , Sept 23 , Judge Caldwe
this morning Inflicted a severe punlshmei
on O. M. Johnson , a usurer. Under the pn
tense ot desiring to help the poor ho has ai
vanccd tlif in small sums ot money and pi
bills of sale on their household effects. II
then charged them a premium for the monc
and put on a rate of Interest that for usurlou
n s was simply astounding. In one li
stance he charged 200 per cent on about 9S
HU business was really pawnbroklng , but I
claimed that his system ot taking bills i
sale exempted him from paying the pawl
broker's license. Several times during tl
last few months ho has had several poor me
arrested for disposing of a few bits ot tl
rickety furniture on which his plalms we
founded. It became c nuisance In the eyi
ot the authorities , and his atfalrs were inve
tigated with the result of having him a
rested on a charge of conducting R pawi
broker's business without license. The ca
was heard last week and taken by Judj
Caldwcll for examination. Ihls moining I
announced his decision and found the d
fendant guilty. Then by Imposing a heal
tine ho destroyed the usurer's profits ar
turned Into the cotiers ot the state a su
equal to four times the cost or a license. Tl
sentence staggered the prisoner , nnd I
trembled visibly as the words "Sl.OOO n\
costs" were pronounced , lu addition Jud ,
Caldwcll gave him a scathing rebuke tor li
liardhearteduess and his evasion of the la'
' Ev-JMInlstcr Waahburnc Dying.
CHICAGO , Sept. 23. The hopa of the i
covery of Hon. E. B. Wasliburiio , ex-mln
,4 , tor to Franco , who was stricken with pr
alysls Wednesday , was this nionilnz aba
iloned by thu physicians. A change-for t
worse was plainly noticeable. Today
.tVashburne'B seventy-am birthday.
THE TEXAS CYCLONE.
Damage Dane V r In Excess of A
Million Dollar * .
BnowNsviu.E , Tex. , Sept. 23. The tele
graph several days ago gave notice of a hur
ricane southwest ot Havana and moving this
way , and for two or three days the weather
Indications showed the approach ot a storm.
Though the barometer and tldo In the Gulf
usually glvos warnme ot the coming of bad
weather , this storm gave no notice ot Its
Immediate approach. At 0 o'clock Tuesday
evening the norther , that had been blowing
for several days. Increased lu fierceness with
heavy gusts of rain and In a short tlmo the
hurricane was on the town In full force , the
wind reaching , In the height of the storm , a
velocity of sjveuty-elght miles an hour. All
night long It coutlnued , the howling being
mingled now and thnn with the crash of a
falling house , the rending sound of falling
trees , and the rattling of fences as they went
over or the shouts ot those deserting their
crumbling residences or Imploring aid.
Morning dawned on a scene ot desolation.
Water tilled the streets , through
which a roaring north wind drove the rain
like great volleys of small shot. Fallen trees ,
ruins of houses and prostrate fences all half
submcnre'd In water , rendered passage dif
ficult and , at times , dangerous. At 2SO :
p. m. the wind lulled and there was almost a
dead calm.
The damage In the countrv and the two
cities Is Incalcuable. Countless heads of
cattle and sheep have bcon lost and crops ot
cotton , corn and sugarcane completely pro
strated and destroyed. Ono rancher on a
small place calculates his loss In cotton alone
at 820,000 , and many others ant equally heavy
losers. The total of losscs'wlll bu far beyond
S 1,000.000.
In Brownsville the chief sufferers were
among the poor. ' Between sixty nnd eighty
"jacals , " or the cheaper class ot dwellings
were blown down and fully 300 partially
unroofed and rendered uninhabitable. The
telegraph wire from Point Isabel Is down ,
and it Is not known how things are there.
There Is great suffering among the poor ,
many of whom are without resources. The
river Is again very high and overflowing Us
banks.
In Matamoras the narrow streets during
the storm were seas of water from an' anKle
to nearly a hip deep. Even In the more cen
tral parts of the town the streets are alien-
cumbered with debris. In the city about a
dozen houses of I ho bettor class and fully
ISO or 200 jacals were prostrated , while from
400 to 500 were unroofed or shattered. Public
buildings nnd stores nnd the better class of
dwellings leaked llko sieves , and are all
atloat. "
The unfortunate lagoon district south of
Plaza del Capllla Is again Inundated. A largo
portion of houses have fallen. The water
was knee to waist deep. From 12 o'clock
Tuesday night to noon yesterday the police ,
military and many citizens were engaged in
saving the Inhabitants and their effects. The
buffering In town and In the country Is gen
erally severe.
AN AGED MURDERER.
Ho Confesses the Crime of Slaughter
ing His Two Grandchildren.
LKUANON , Pa. , Sept 23. William Show
ers , the old man arrested several weeks ago
charged with the Killing ot his two young
grandchildren , made a confession of the
crime this morning and Implicated his house
keeper , Elizabeth Sereent , who , he says ,
held the light in the bed room while ho coin-
in It ted the deed. Showers was arraigned
in court this morning and plead guilty.
Pryor and the Anarchists.
NKW YOIIK. Sept 23-Captaln Black , who
arrived from Chicago last night , was at the
office of General Roger A. Pryor at 11 o'clock
this morning to present the case of the con
demned anarchists to the lawyer , with a view
to carrying the case to the United States
supreme court General Pryor had said ho
would not commit himself to the manage
ment of the case , at least until ho
was made thoroughly acquainted with It.
The consultation lasted until 1:45 : o'clock.
When Captain Black came out from the law
yers' sanctum his face was wreathed In
smiles. Ho would only say , however , "I
have won General Pryor over , having ex
plained everything to his satisfaction , and
convinced him of the justness of our
side. " General Pryor said : "I am con
vinced that the points taken by
Captain Black are excellent , and that an ap
plication for a writ of error will be well
founded. I do not sco how the application
can bo refused , and wo will not
lose a moment in carrying the case to
Washington. I am confident that
wo shall obtain a writ In time to prevent the
execution of the condemned men. fn mv
judgment , formed from Captain Black's
notes , the records will show so many errors
that no great exertion will bo necessary foi
us to win. The unexpected may happen , ol
course , but 1 have no fears. "
New York Notes.
NKW YOUK , Sept. 23. [ Special Telegram
to the BKK.I The Baltimore & Ohio hr.s or
dered a general reduction of expenses. The
hlyh priced employes lu the telegraphic de
partment will bo replaced by cheaper men.
The New Jersey democrats have appointed
a committee to go to Washington to root GUI
republicans In office. Out of 200 Jersey of
flee holders , only twenty are democrats.
Joseph Dion , the veteran Dllllardlst , Is
rational at the asylum , but lias relapses wher
he comes to this city.
Friends of Jay Gould stated this afternoor
that he would leave tor Europe the first wee I
In October by regular steamer. He wll
send the Ataianta to Marseilles , lie will re
main abroad a year , spending the fall anr
winter on the Mediterranean , and visltiiij
Egypt and Palestine.
A Lost Schooner.
CHEIIOYOA.N , Mich. , Sept. 23. The pro
peller Messenger sighted the schooner Ork
ney Lass In distress last evening near Spec
tacle Reef , drifting down Lake Huron. Tin
Mesbenger offered to tow her Into port fo
$100 , but the captain of the vessel would no1
pay it Her mainmasts were gone near th <
duck and she lay on her sldo by the shlttlni
of her Immense cargo of cedar , nnd was dras
glng both anchors. Nothing has been bean
of her since. The wind blew a gale trom th
northwest all night.
Horrible Wife Murder.
PiTTsnuuo , i'a. , Sept. 23. Thomas Me
Konna , a laboring man , sixty-seven years o
age , brutally murdered his wife this mornln
at their homo in McKeesport , Pa. She wa
sleeping at the time. He first struck her 01
the head wltlan \ axe and then bur led a knlf
in her heart After his arrest ho said ho hat
been contemplating the deed for years , bu
had refrained until his children bad reache
the ago when they could care for themselves
Ho claims that she was unfaithful to him.
A Pig-Tall niow-Out.
SAN Fn.vNcisco , Sept 23. The Chines
residents of the city had a remarkableparad
to-day In honor ot the great Idol known a
"Tan Wong , " recently brought from Chlnn
The parade was of oriental mngnlticencc
Ono ot the features of thn parade beside
Tan Wong was a huge artillclal dragon , 1 ?
feet long , and the most gorgeous ever seen I
America.
DnlniTH of the Odd FcllowH.
a
a DF.NVKK , Sept. 23. In the Sovereigi
Grand lodge , I. O. O. F , , to-day several com
munlcatlons regarding the place of holdim
the next annual meeting were read , nnd nfte
a spirited contest a resolution was adopted t
hold the session nt Los Angeles , Culm
A Boodle Victim.
CHICAGO. , Sept. 23. John Freer , ofth
schooner Marsh , who Is said to liavo ai
slsted Boodlcr McUarlgln to escape to Cat
nda , was arrested this morning upon rear !
Ing the cltv. Ho promptly gave Dall In tti
sum of 51,000 and was released.
A California Ilnnglng.
SAX FitAxcisco , Sept 23. John Kerni
ghan was hanged at noon to-day for tl :
murder of his t > Utt > r-ln-law , Martha An
.Hood , In October-
HOW THE "ROMEO" WAS LOST
Graphic Description of the Disaster By the
Vessel's Owner ,
A WALL OF SEETHING WATER ,
The Dreadful Mascarot Explained By
a Distinguished French Scient
ist Paris Kxcltod Over the Dis
missal of Two Ofllccrs.
The Slnklnttof the Romeo.
1S87 bu James Oonlm Bnmett.1
QUILLEUOIIIKUK , near Vlllequlcr on the
Seine , Sept. 23. [ Now Yorl ; Herald Cable-
Special to the BKK.J-TMO loss of the British
steamer Romeo which , after It had stranded
at Lavacquorle near this little town , was
swamped at midnight yesterday , has added
seven more souls to the long list of victims
annually swallowed up by the mascaret
Among the seven was a Liverpool solicitor ,
an old man. The rest formed part of the
crow. Mr. Bowcrlnz , ownur of the Komco ,
which was a magnificent vessel built In ISSii ,
had a terrlblo struggle with the waves , but
managed to escape. The story he tolls of his
fight for life ts strikingly dramatic. The
mascarot was duo at Lavacquorln a little before -
fore midnight , but Captain Williams , the
commander of the Hoinoo , supposed that the
position of his vessel would unable It to re
sist the expected shock. Mr. Bowering was
on deck when the disaster occurred.
"Through the darkness , " he says , "amid
a tremendous noise we suddenly perceived a
whlto wall ten feet high barring the Seine
and advancing at llghtnln. : speed. The tirst
wave knocked the v.issel round , shifting her
position so that she lay athwart the stream.
The second wave swam nod her altogether.
1 was on the brldje with my poor friend
Oldman , the captain and several inon , when
we were caught by the rush of water , and
hurried Into the rlvor with the sailors who
appened to bo on deck. Sis poor fellows ,
noslly Scandinavians , sank to the bottom.
The shock was so violent that Oldman was
washed aaalnst some ralllntri and broke his
eg. 'Two sailors hurried to his assistance
ml plunged into the stream after him re
gardless of danger , but the current had
wont him away. 1 heard all this later , tor
lie violence of the .Hood had carried me a
, eng distance from the vessel. 1 had a pair
if heavy hunting boots on while
over n thick suit I had an
ulster which paralyzed my movements.
There seemed absolutely no chance for me ,
but I didn't give In and struck out desper
ately for life. For an hour and a quarter 1
managed to keep afloat battling with the
Ide , which prevented my approaching the
shore even If 1 could have seen it. My
ankles and wrists were covered with
bruises and my clothes were all torn to
ags when I at last succeeded In
making the north bank and sank down In
: ho meadow flooded with water. Rising , 1
stumbled on straight ahead , half dead with
'atiguo , until 1 reached a road which led mete
to VHIequler , where 1 took shelter at an Inn.
It was then a quarter past 2. "
Oilier survivors owed their escape to hav-
nc taken refuge on the keel of the steamer.
The mascaret had , as usual , attracted hun
dreds of sight-seers , parties , scientists and
ourlsts from Pans. Many make -a point.of
never missing the magnificent spectacle.
Aino-g them was M. Camille Flammarlon ,
he well-known astronomer , whom I have
ust Interviewed. M. Flammarlon. who has
ust published a new book , "Dana le Clul ct
Sur la Terr , " was full of the subject
On my asking the scientific explana
tion of the mascaret , ho said the
mrscaret or "fa barro" Is caused
by the collision of the Selno and the sea nt
exceptionally high tides. The Selno flowing
ranqullly toward the ocean meets a strangu
obstacle ; suddenly tlnds Its course barred
The ocean opooses Its passage , the Seine
struggles , resists , overflows right and left ,
tries to get by , but rising llko a dense Impene
trable wall , the ocean furiously forces the
river to roll back Impetuously In a scathing
mass otten several yards high , twenty-
live Kilometers toward Its source , destroying
buildings and swamping vessels In Its
course. In an Instant the peaceful river
seems transformed Into a boiling sea. Woo
betide the luckless traveler who tries to cross
the stream just then. You remember what
happened to thu daughter of Victor Hugo
and her husband , Charles Vacquerl. They
were rowing at Villequler one day forty-four
years ago when they were surprised by the
mascaret and drowned with a man and a
boy who accompanied them. The flood
passes in five minutes , but the phenomenon
is repeated three or four days In succession.
Mascarets occur In the Ulronde and a few
other rivers , including on In America , the
name of which 1 forgot , but they are trlfllnp
compared with those on the Seine. Anothei
very violent mascaret is due October 18. Thi
exact day and minute ot the flood's arrlva
are always known In advance and warnln ;
given , but despite this disasters continual ! ]
happen. As I mentioned in ono of in3
books , the churchyard of Villequler tells th <
dread tale of havoo worked by the mascaret
Certain peculiar conditions are required tc
produce the phenomenon. The river inns
flow swiftly in the direction of tin
approaching flood. Next it mus
widen considerably. Lastly the bottom mus
rise gradually trom the mouth towan
the source. Then as the first wave spread ;
In the shallower water they are out-run by
those following which roll over them obedl
ent to the mechanical law that the speed ol
waves increases with the depth of th
stream. " _
Two French Officers Removed.
| CopurloM 1S37 by Jama Q < mlon IlcimcttJ
PAHIS ( via Havre ) , Sept 23. | N w Yorl
Herald Cable Special to the UEK.J Muct
excitement was caused In military circles to
night by thu news that two officers occupy i m
high commands In the French army had beei
removed from their posts. The first I
General Urandles , wno commanded th
cavalry division at the recent mar
ceuvrcs of the Ninth army corps with , I
appears , very Indifferent success. The second
end is Brigadier General Allan , who showec
Ids hostility to the present government b ;
censuring several of his subordinates to
golne to the railway station atUreux , with
out express orders , the other day , to welcom
M. Heietlla , the minister , to the town , i
hot altercation Is said to have taken place be
tween the minister , the local prefect an
General Allan.
William O'Hrlon'8 Trial.
Come , Sept. 23. William O'Brien , who I
charged by the government with scditloi
under the coercion actwas taken to-day froi
the Cork jail to Mltchollstown , where the al
leged seditious { alienage was used , to stan
trialjjefore the court there. As ho loft th
city under a guard of a detachment of hu :
ears and police ho was loudly cheered. Upoi
their arrival at Mltchellstown , O'Brien wa
received with tremendous encoring Dy
largo crowd which had gathered to welcom
hiii ) . The crowd manifested great exctti
inont , but tfiero wore no Indications of dls
order.
O'Brien was Immediately conveyed by hi
guards to the court room. Many Knglls
ladle * werepresvctt ? > vUaej3 Uw UlfU , an
O'Brien was the recipient of bouquets from a
number of them.
When the case of O'Brkn was opened sev
eral policemen were called as witnesses for
the government Tbey testified from mem
ory as to O'Brien's langtiiv * , which , they as
serted , tended to Incite hU listener ! ) to vie
lence. During the hearing ot this evidence a
procession armed with sticks and headed by
a waxou carrying a band marched Into the
town from the country. The hussars stopped
the wagon , but allowed thn other part ot the
procession to proceed. The procession took
up a position close to the court room , but
order was observed.
Uarr'ngton ' had a spirited altercation with
the opposlnc counsel , during which Magis
trate Eaton threatened to remove him from
the court unless he moderated his language.
Harrington replied that he would remove
himself and have nothing more to do with
such a solemn farce. The excited crowd fol
lowed the car In which O'Brien was taken to
prison , hooting and yelling at thu soldiers.
Chamherlain'H Cowardly Sponcli.
LONDON , Sept. 23. Chamberlain presided
to-day at a private meeting of the Birming
ham radical union. He characterized the
liberal association's condemnation of gov
ernment interference with the meetings In
Ireland as an impertinent absurdity.
It was the paramount duty of
the executive to enforce the law and
unless the country supported the executive
there would be an end ot social freedom.
The conflict was between the written law of
the land and the written law of the Irish
National league and ho honed that the for
mer would triumph. He believed that the
league was dying a natural death , but
on account of an arrant agitator , whose
living depended upon It , the organization
must l > e expected to din hard. Regarding
the Mltchellstown affair , hn said on the
whole ho thought the col Ice acted with for-
be-tranco and in a splendid manner for not
tiring until thu barracks was stormed. The
government ought to have proclalmod the
Mltchellstown meeting.
Celebrating ninmarok'a Appointment.
BF.IIMN , Sept 23. To-day was the twenty-
fifth anniversary ot the appointment of Bis
marck as Prussian prlino minister. The day
was observed at Filedrichsruhe by a distin
guished gttherlnsr.
Emperor William sent a letter of congratu-
'atlon and a present and members of the
nlnlstry individually sent good wishes. A
argo number of congratulatory telegrams
wuru received by the chancellor.
Many Lives Lioat By Floods.
CATUO , Sept. 23.-lt Is reported that be
yond Wady Haifa hundreds of lives have
been lost in the floods caused by the rising of
' .he Nile.
NOT ON THK filLUS.
An Actress At tlio Casino Takes a
Hie Draper.
NEW Yonic , Sept. 2a. [ Special Teleeram
totheltai : . ] The production of "Tho Mar
quis , " which succeeded "Ermine" at the
Casino , was marked by an Incident that was
not down on the nrogramme , and that caused
equal astonishment to audlonce. actors and
managers. Stella Morris , an actress who
filled a sobrettorolo had succeeded In giving
an approximate degree of satisfaction to the
stage manager In the final rehearsals. When
she appeared upon the stage in the first act ,
however , she Introduced a number of novel
cllects that amazed the spectators and drove
the stage manager Into a'state of frenzy , llo
danced about the wings wildly gesticulating
at her , but his gesticulations were un
heeded. Several of the actors on the
8ta < e were seen towhisper' to her ,
but she eave as little lieod to them.
When she was expected to sing she
preserved an embarrassing sllunca , but
treated the audience Instead to inane smiles.
When she spoke her lines there was a strange
indistinctness about her tones. When she
moved about the stage there was an uncer
tainty about her steps that created muck as
tonishment It was with evident relief that
every ono on the stage saw the curtain fall at
the end of the tirst act , ' In the second act
Miss Morris did not appear , although the
character she enacted was somewhat essential
to thu progress ot the play. The explanation ot
the young actress' strange conduct was that
she was intoxicated. Early in the evening
she manifested much nervousness and ex
pressed a fear that she Would break down on
the stage. Some of her companions advised
nor to take whisky as a "bracer" and she
took so much that she WAS utterly unlit to
appear. But no one noticed her condition
until she was befoie the footlights. When
the curtain had fallen on the first act she
was hurried to her room , Her sta''o costume
quickly exchanged for tier street dress and
she was promptly bundled home In a cab.
KILLED IN THK STREET ,
Prominent Resident of Leaven-
worth Murdered by Negroes.
LKAVENWOUTII , Kan. , Sept. 23. Hunry
Rlchter , a well-known ( Serman cltl/on , while
passing the comer of Uolawaie street and
Broadway last evening about 7M : o'clock ,
was attacked by two colored roughs who at
tempted to rob him. He resisted , and the
two men seized him , and , forcing him to his
knees , pulled his head back , and ono of them
with a razor deliberately cut his throat , caus
ing almost Instant death. The deed was
done under the full glare of an electric light ,
and , although some passers-by attempted to
capture the two murderers , they made good
their escape and have not yet been secured.
General llawlny'a Engagement.
PHILADELPHIA , Sept. 23. fSpoolal Telegram -
gram to the BKir : | The announcement
made yesterday of the engagement of Sen
ator Joseph It. Hawley , of Connecticut , and
Miss Edith llorner , now of tbls city , and re
cently of England , will attract unnsual
Interest and widespread congratulation.
Miss Homer I.as been for the past four years
associate aim assistant of Miss Fisher In the
management and direction of the corps ot
nurses at Blockloy almshouso. Miss llorner
began her most successful labors hero after
a successful training in England and practical
experience In caio of the sick and wounded
during the Xulu-Egyptian wars. She spent
the summer In a visit to her family place In
one of the counties near London and ( ieu.
cral Hawloy's acquaintance with her , begin
ning with thu outwardvoyagewas continued
during their stay In England and ended In
the engagement announced. Both returned to
this country on the eamo steamer , landing
last week add coming to this city during the
centennial celebration , ' At the closing exer
cises and at the dinner at the Academy ol
Music ( ieneral llawley was a consplcuom
figure. General llawlqy'fl wife died a llttk
ever a year ago. >
Wedded tH | Secret
ST. JOSEIMI.MO. , Sept 23. ( Special Teh >
pram to the BEE , ] J. JL Ilautugrass , ot St
Louis , and Miss Rachel Hershfietd , n !
Leavenworth , werf tiacretly married In
Wyandotte. Kas. , and arrived In this citj
this morning , when their marriage was made
public. The affair lias produced a sensation
In wealthy Jewlih circles here. Mls <
Herslitield was well'known and the daughtui
ot a wealthy wholesale jewelry merchant a
Leavenworih. The brldo's parents objectei
to the wedding and the couple had de
termined to marry In secret
ASoml-Contennlnl Celebration.
LYONS , N. Y. , Sept 03 , The bcml-conten-
nlal celebration herd to-day Is accounted tlx
most marked event In the history of tin
history of tlm place. Thu distinguished vis
Itors include United States Senator Join
Sherman. After the procession Senator
Sherman and lllscoikhuld n reception at tin
fair grounds. Senator Hiscock and Senate
Sherman at their reception spoke at longtl
on the agricultural sources of the country
York Cclcbrntlnc.
YOUK , Pa. , Sept. St. Although the da :
dawned with the skies overcast und with ;
raw. chilly brewe , the town was to-daj
thronged with visitors tu the centennial Vele
bratloa , which ha1 , been very successful. I
yvill be continued to-uionow.
THE TESTIMONY OF THURSTON
Nebraska's Qreat Oil Boom Lawyer Before
the Pacific Commission.
HOW COUNTIES WERE CARRIED.
IIo TclU n Harrowing Tale of the Per *
ccutlonp of the rtnadfl Dy Ne
braska Legislative En
actments.
The Pacific Investigation.
NEW YOIIK , bept 23. I'athllnder General
John C. Fremont was a prominent tUure at
to-day's meeting of the Pacific Kail road com
mission. He had been subpuinaed at his New
Jersey dome by Sergcant-ut-Arms Welsh nnd
had come to testify with reference to some
of General Stone's statements to the commis
sion whHn it was In Omaha. The examina
tion of General Dodge was resumed as to the
cost of constructing the Union Pacific.
The witness said thu road would not have
cost one-third what It did hud not the gov
ernment desired the work rushed. General
Grant telegraphed to the company that the
government would do anything to facilitate
expedition of the work. The general thought
the road could have paid Its debt to the gov
ernment had not congress kept Interfering
with Its business.
Judxe John M.Thurston was next called.
He WAS appointed assistant solicitor to the
Union Pacllin for Nebraska in 1ST5. Before
his regular appointment ho had done service
for the company In assisting to have recon
sidered by the Nebraska legislature a bill that
was Injurious to the company's Interests.
Witness stated that the people of Nebraska
do not like the railroads nnd members of the
legislature vie with each other
In offering bills that are det
rimental to the railroads. Witness' duty
was to meet the anti-railroad people and
argue with them. In reply to a question by
Governor Pattlson regarding certain vouch
ers , witness said the money had been used in
"stumping" two counties to nrevent nn op
position rail way coming lu. There was no
ittumpt to buy voters then or at other times.
General John C. Fremont took the stand
nnd 'aid that with General Ewlng and others
10 paid $203,000 for the Leavenworth ,
I'awneo & Western railroad In 1803 ,
There w.xs scarcely any construction
there , in 1804 the general retired , receiving
about what ho paid. Ho never had any
land In buying votes.
At his own request General Thomas Ewlng
then took the stand nnd made a lengthy
statement respecting his connection with the
Leavenworth , Pawnee & Western road , and
especially In reference to certain contracts
alleged to liavo been made In aid of the pas
sage of the tirst Pacific railroad law. Ho was
connected with thu road as a director about
ono year , but never took any active part In Its
nnnagement What few contracts he had
knowledge of were made in consideration of
egltlmato services. Of any others he had
no knowledge whatever.
The Itallrond Lawyer's Check.
NEW YOIIK , Sent 23. ( Special Telozram
to the BEE. j The rather caustic letter
which Alfred A. Cohen , counsel of the Cen
tral Pacific railroad company , sent to the Pa-
cilic railroad commission yesterday , was
much discussed in railroad and political cir
cles last night. Cohen expressed unwilling
ness to discuss Its contents or In fact say
anything about the labors of the commission.
"Tho letter explains Itself , " he said , "and 1
can only add that It It ts unfortunate
that so much money belonging to
the government and thu Cen
tral Pacific should have been wasted In
reproducing Information that has been In
possession of the government for several
years past. 1 think it was the Intention of the
president when he approved the bill author
izing this commission nnd appointed the
members that they should obtain the views of
the directors and managers of these railroads
as to thu most leasable measure of ar
ranging and settling the indebtedness due to
the government bt't the efforts of the major
ity of the commission appear to have been
confined to preferring charges of miscon
duct. "
CASE THItOWN OUT OP COUHT
A Nebraska Woman Deprived of Her
Homestead By Secretary Latnar.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 23. ( SpecialTelegram
to the BKE. ] The secretary of the Interior
las written the following letter to the com
missioner of the general land ofllce : "On
thu 18th of June last Mrs. Almlra M. Day
filed in this department a motion for review
'
of my decision dated November 18 , IBfeo ,
which atlirmed the decision of your olllco of
June 22 , 1885. holding for cancellation her
liomestead entry , No. 0,43 $ , made October 19 ,
1S31 , upon the e K of no K sec 3.1 and the w
_ of nw } { sec 34 , tp 2 n , r 22 w , Bloomington -
ton , Neb. Said decision was an approval of
the conclusion arrived at by the register nnd
receiver , after hearing had and on the evi
dence adduced at thu contest trial. After a
lapse of seven months contcsteo comes In
with her motion for review , filing therewith
certain ox parte aflldavits in support ot her
allegation that said decision adverse to her
was not in accordance with the facts as
they existed , and , as she claims , not justified
by the evidence in the record. Motions for
review or reconsideration of the decisions
made by this department will be allowed in
accordance with the legal principles applica
ble to motions for new trials at law after duo
notice to the opposing party , and. except
when based upon newly discovered evidence ,
must be filled within thirty days from notice
of such decision. ( Rules 76 and 17 of prac
tice. ) This motion was uot filed until seven
months after the rendition of the decision , n
review of which Is sought. There Is no alle
gation that notice thereof was not duly re
ceived , nor is it averred that there Is any
newly discovered evidence. Neither Is there
any evidence of notice to the opposing party ,
nnd there Is no allldavit of the party , or his
attorney , as required by rule 78 of practice ,
that the motion is made in coed faith and not
for the purpose of delay , bald motion not
appearing to have been tiled In time , nnd
being defective in the several particulars
mentioned , must bu and It Is denied , nnd
tiansmitted herewith. You will please notify
the applicant. "
Railroad Grams Hoadjiisted.
WASHINGTON. Sent. 23. The commis
sioner general of the land olllco has com
pleted the adjustment of nlno railroad grants
out of the whole number of such grants uend-
Ing for adjustment , throe of which have been
reported to the secretary of the Interior and
the remainder are being prepared for trans-
inlttal. The land olllco adjustment In these
cases shows that the St. Joseph & Donvei
City railroad company has received 22.27C
ncres of land In Nubraska outside of the rail
road limits , and that the company would be
entitled : o.U3,859 acres more than received II
there weru lands within the limits subject tc
selection. Nearly nil thu lands have been ex
hausted and therefore this grant Is practically
closed. In the other eight cases the adjust
inont shows that an aggregate ot l,2.V,4b. ) '
acres have been erroneously patented 01
certified In excess of the amounts due undei
thu grantft and that the sainu companies havt
tiled their lists of selections aggregating
1,014wt : acies lu addition , making u total ol
' . ' .b'JT.&H acres received nnd claimed In excesi
of grants. Among the roads mentioned arc
thu following : Sioux City & St. Paul tail
road company , of Iowa : Excess patented
IGO.URI'J nciess ; reconvoyed to tun United
States by the state of Iowa , 20.017.33 acres
reconvoyed by 'oilier companies , 41,017.5' ,
acres ; nut excess patented , 101,041 acres
Cedar Rapids .t Missouri Hlvcr railroad com <
pany , Iowa : Excess certified , 128,018 acres
awarded to other companies by tin
United States supreme court , 109,7 ' , <
acres ; remaining excess , 18,2ii3 acres :
additional selections pending , 2,018 acres
total remaining excess and excess selections
20h7/J acres. Chicago , St. Paul , Mluuear/olli
% Omaha railroad company , Wisconsin :
Irani satisfied by patent Issued : excess se-
ectlons pending , ' . ' 4(1.003 ( acres. Same com-
wny , iiaytleld branch : Excess approved-
7.1W acres ; additional excess selections ,
2410 acres : total excess and excess solec-
lens , lOi.nal acres. Commissioner Sparks
will hold excess selections for rejection and
cancellation and recommend suit in courts
oset asldo excess patents and certificates.
The Financial Situation.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 83.-Spccal | ! Tele
gram to the lEK.-Ueprc ) | ! > eiitntlvo Wllklns ,
of Ohio , who was a member of the house com-
nittce on bunking and currency of the last
congress , and who Is generally well posted
on ilnanclal affairs , was disposed to take a
very gloomy vlow of the financial situation
early In the week. He was seen this morning
on his way to the treasury and was asked
vhat ho thought of the action of the admln-
stnuton In Issuing the call for S14oouooo ot
mnds. Mr. Wllklns teplled : " 1 think thn
reastiry department has done exactly the
iroiier tlilin ; . The action will release 814-
0,000 at once and within a few days 87-
000.000 more In Interest wilt bo oald. This
vlll set In circulation upwards of 520,000,000
n currency , which will aid materially In thi
ng over the tightness In the weslamisouth. "
"Do you expect that this comparatively
small sum wllf go very far towards relieving
ho market ? "
"It was confidence that was needed more
han money , and the action of thu treasury
vlll do a great deal towards restoring confi
dence "
"From your knowledge of the situation ,
vhat do you expect of thu stock market ? "
" 1 am inclined to think there will bo a fall-
ng otf In the price ot stocks. That Is to say ,
hat within a short time there will bo a re
action in the upward tendency. 1 do not
give this as a tip In but simply as my opinion
as to the outlook. "
\ \ Asiu.NfiTON , Sept 33. Treasury officials
tote with satisfaction the reception by thn
inancial world of yesterday's circular. IJe-
fore noon to-dav the acting secretary re
ceived offers to sell bonds to the amount of
S 1,000,000. In addition to this the offers
made by local banks on their own account
and acting as agents for out of
own linns have been received at
he public moneys division of the department
n nn amount not at present ascertalnable.
The belief is freely oxnressed that thn danger
of a money panic has been averted , at least
'or the present , by the last action of Secretary
Thompson. Other encouraging features ,
they say , are found in the
dally statement of government receipts
and expenditures. They show that since the
ulddle of the month about 82,500,000 have
icon disbursed on account ot pensions. The
apparent surplus for the month Is
thus left at 314,500.000. lint none
if the bond purchases are taken
nto account In this dally statement , and If
.ho deductions are made on this account and
for prepayments of Interest the real surplus
receipts for so much of the month of Septem-
jer as had expired will bo reduced to sonic-
thing like 35,000,000.
Cleveland nnd Vllas.
WAftiiiNriTOjf , Sept. 23. [ Special Tele
gram to the linn. ] Administration hench
men think thu president's candidate for vice
president Is Vilas. Some of them have been
U sea as between the postmaster general and
Pension Commissioner Black , but In lookIng -
Ing ever the route of the western trip they
liavo secured their bearings. There Is nothing
to show that Mr. Cleveland cares anything
about the pension commissioner , llo cuts
across his state at night. In the
reception at Chicago It Is not
thouelit there will bo any chance
to work up a Black boom , but the two
days which Mr. Cleveland gives Wisconsin ,
as atramst one to Illinois , are practically the
private property of Vitas , lie It was who
told the Mllwaukceans they should have the
president for as long a time as Chicago.
Thtm the rerontlon at Madison will bo evi
dence to the badvers that the president holds
his postmaster general in the highest
esteem , which Is a fact. Democratic poli
ticians here who have been watting to catch
the drift are now sure that Cleveland wants
Vilas on the ticket with him In lbt > 8.
Settled Without Bloodshed.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 23. The trouble
which Hear Admiral Luco got Into with the
navy department while In Canadian waters
Is brought up again by the official correspond
ence mode public to-night The episode led to
the tendorof his resignation by Admiral Lucy
Subsequently the admiral had an tntcrvlow
with Secretary Whitney , in which matters
were explained and thu correspondence Is the
result of this Interview In official form. The
communications from the secretary liist In
formed the admiral that In making public
his ouerles and answers lie was
going out of the line of his duties and preju
dicing the case of the government. To
this the admiral replied that It was uninten
tional and expressed a willingness.to with
draw his rcslsnatlon if the secretary desired.
The correspondence closes with the secre
tary's reply , desiring the admiral to retain
his command and commending his handling
of the squadron.
Fnlrchlld flack in WnHhlnctnn.
WASHINGTON , Sept 23. Secretary Pair-
child returned to Washington from Stock-
bridge , Mass. , late last night , llo will re
main In the cltv but a day or two and will
not , during his stay , assume the formal
duties of his office. When seen by an Asso
ciated press reporter this afternoon the sec
retary did not appear to feel very nnxlous re
specting ttm financial situation , llo said ho
found the business of the department In good
shape. AH that had been done relative to
bond purchases met with his approval.
Hcbrntkn nnd Iowa I'onsons.
WASHINGTON , Sept 25. [ Special Tele
gram to the UEK.I Nebraska pensions In
crease : Joseph Siimmere , Nellgh ; Henry
Hike , Hclluvno.
Iowa pensions Increase : c. W. Emery ,
Fairfax : C. C. Shaw , Marshalltovvn. He-
USUP : John Adalr , Sloax City ; L. K. Fix ,
Burlington ,
Yesterday's Ilond Purchase.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 23. The bonds pur
chased by the treasury to-day aggregated
Si.5l3.oso , including 3731,100 4 and S"7b,050
4J.J per cents.
CriiHhcd in a Cotton Press ,
McMi'iiis , Tenn. , Sept. 2:1. : [ Suecial Telegram -
gram to the HEB.1 A little son of Lcandcr
Hill , living near Covlugton , Tenn. , went to
his father's gin Wednesday , and seolnir the
cotton press half full ot the fleecy staple the
child lay down and went to sleep. Later the
negroes tilled tin * press with lint to cnninlch
the bale. A tcrrlllc pressure of the following
block was brought down and when the bale
was rolled up trom the press bound with Iron
tics the lifo blood of the boy oo/ed slowly
through the libra. The halo was at once
opened and to the horror and unspeakable
grief of Mr. Hill the body of his little son
was found crushed to a jelly.
Virginia Prohiimlon Conference.
STAUXTON , Va. , Sept. 23. The state pro
hibition conference met hero to-duy. Tin
platform demands the piohlbltlon of the
manufacture and .sale of alcoholic beverages
by state und national law.s and that sucl
laws bo vitalued by the party based upon
principle and uncompromisingly commlttei :
to their enforcement. It declares In favor ot
dlslianchlhlng thu men who buy or sell votc < i
and of restricting Immigration ; declares foi
arbitration and the establishment ot n Matt
labor bureau ; against the further granting ol
public lands except to settlers ; favors free
schools and the lilalr bill and llko measures
llollniid'x Ditflcit.
Tun HAOUK , Sept. 23. ln the secom
chamber to-day Ilerr Itloom presented tht
budget for IsSS. The deficit is ( intimated . ' , -
1W.OOO , which will raise thu total of niruniii
lated deficits to 810,401,000. chieilr due to ex
penditures for great public uorls. ;
Jnntiy bind Seriously ll | .
I.oNW > N"Sept 23.-lunny Und ( .Mndaim
Otto Goldschmidt ) , the cuta'jrulvd S.wuJsl !
,5lu cr , Is seriously 111 ,
ADDING INSULT TO INJURY ,
Mrs. Parsons Arrested in Chicago For Din
trlbuting Her Htuband'i "Appeal. "
OFFERS OF RELEASE REJECTED , '
The Condemned Men' Feeling Tetm
pornrlly Encouraged Over Gea ,
cral Vrror'H View of the Case- *
Opinions of Lawyer *
Lucy Locked Up ,
CIIICAOO , Sept. 23. iSpeclnl Telegram to
bo UIK. : | The radical anarchists have had
i good subject to discourse on this evening *
lie arrest and Imprisonment of Airs. Lucy
Parsons for peddling on the open streets
copies pf her husband's "appeal" printed In
pamphlet form. The arrest was made bo-
auso the distribution was contrary to a city
ordinance , which applies to any kind
of circulars. The patrolman who made the
arrest told her to cease distributing the
mmphlols and ho would not molest her.
She refused this olfer. When taken to the
nrmory the sergeant In charge offered to
olcaso her It she would desist from further
lolatlon of the ordinance. She again re
used and remained In custody until nearly
! o'clock , when the editor of thaArboltoc
Coining made a money deposit and secured
let release. The radicals to-night are de
nouncing the arrest as another act of brutality
on the patt ot the police or "capitalistic !
eels , " as they style thorn. Mrs. Parsons )
classed as the "female martyr. "
The Condemned More Cheerful.
CmcAno , Sept 23. [ Special Telegram to
hoUnK.1 The friends of the condemned
nen were greatly cheered to-dav by the nowa
hat General Pryor was confident of securing
a writ of error from the supreme court on
errors In the record , pointed out to him by
'nptnln Black. Somn attorneys hero say ,
lowcver , that they can't understand how a
awycr of General Pryor's ability can malio
such an enthusiastic statement after the de
cision which has been rendered by the emi
nent jurists of the Illinois supreme bench.
The more conservative membe's of the defense -
fonso coinmltteo say they have not a great
deal of faith In a suproino cquit hearing
and arc , therelore , wet king with
all their might on tlm petition * .
Jno of them Raid to-day : "Our work Is
learly neutralized by the Insnno utterances
> f that set ot eastern anarchists and revolu-
.lonlsts , whoso solo wish Is to HOC these men
mil ) , ' . I have no doubt that Most and his
cll'iuo are doing all In their power to bring
about this consummation , expecting In this
event that riots and bloodshed may follow.
i'ho circular circulated upon the streets yes-
: erday was written bv Most andi published
in his paper. Wo are doing our best to mnz-
? le these Idiots , but luivo had no success thus
far. " _
A WHOMO TOWN HUHNEI ) .
GrnvchurHt , Out. , Completely Wiped
Out of ICxidtpMcc- .
GiiAVENiiuiiST , Out. Sept 23. A terrlblo
[ Ire broke out hero late last evening which
bids fair to wlpo the town out of existence.
All efforts to check or subdue the flames have
proved unavailing owing to the Inflammable
nature of the buildings. The Urllla tire
brigade Is on the way to our assistance. The
excitement has been tern lie. and It Is Im
possible to ascertain how the tire originated ,
The loss , will bo enormous.
The tire originated In Mowry's foundry , at
the north end ot town , and , aided by n strong
nortti wind , the north sldu of Main street
was soon completely swept. Kvcry business
linu&o In town was destroyed. The loss will
exceed S 150,000. The Insurance Is unknown ,
but it Is small. There are no provisions In
town.
Forty-live places ot business and thirty-
eight dwellings were destroyed and fully
titty families are without food and shelter.
Supplies of food were received to-day from
outside places , but there was not sutlicient to
go round. Assistance Is greatly needed , anil
relict and shelter committees have been or
ganized The loss is now placed at 8:00,000 ,
with a trilling Insurance.
Taken tlin Ilakrry.
JAOKftONViMii : , Fla. , Sept. 20. A tire
broke out in a bakery in Sanford yesterday
nnd destroyed almost the entire business
portion of the town , fho damage Is esti
mated at gHOO.OOO , with very little Insurance.
Doth Loved the Sumo Girl.
LITTLE KOCK , Ark. , Sept. 2A From an
Indian Territory special It is learned that
Hev. Alfred Beddington , n Baptist minister
from Alabama , was fatally shot , last night ,
while attempting to enter the housu of a man
named Glassmoro , who lives on the line be
tween the Chnctaw and Chickasaw nations.
Classroom and Beddington were ex-confed-
erutu soldlcis , having seived through the war
in an Alabama regiment. Uoth loved the
same girl , but she nmirled Classmore. Wheu
Beddington appeared In the neighborhood.
last week , ( ilassmoru became jealous and ac
cused him of coming there to steal his wife ,
and warned him away from the premises. To
these threats Bcddlngton paid no attention ,
and when he rode up to Classmore's last
night , the latter mot him In the yard ami shot
him twice and lied. The weapon was a
double-barrelled shotgun. Bcddington ts
alive , but will hardly recover. Cla smoro
had lately moved Into the territory from Mis
souri.
Th'o Munlolpnlliy Victorious.
ST. Jos v. mi , Mo. , Sept. 23. ( Special Tele
gram to the BKK.J Judge Spencer has dn-
cided the suit of the Citizens' Street Railway
Company vs. thu City of St. Joseph In favor
of the city. The news was spread rapidly
throughout the city , as the cable company
.had declared that It could do nothing unless
It was piotected. The Cltl/uns company
asserts that It will flsht to thu bitter end and
will appeal the case to the supreme court of
thu Li nlted States if necessary. In that event
n mass meeting of citizens will be called and
money raised for defending the city. The
cable company refuses to bo a party to the
suit.
Meeting of Orthodox FrnndH. ;
RICHMOND , Ind. , bout. 2. ! . The llrst general - .
eral representative conleronco of Orthodox
Friends tor over half n century began Its ses
sion in this city to-day. At the evening ses
sion Dr. Klio.uH , president of Ilryn Mawr
college , made a very able argument for ro-
atllrmation by ) arlv meetings , collection of
the testimony of the society to the Inspiration
ot thu holy scriptures , tlm fatherhood of ( iod ,
atonement Ptid oilier olliees nf'Jeuis Christ ,
thu non-necessity of outward ordinances and
thn lawfulness of their disuse for pencil nnd
against oaths. The proposition was adopted.
To Analyze Hour.
ST. Lotus , Sept. 2 : ) . A special from Wash
ington to tlm Wcstlii'hu Poitnsays : Co mi
mlssioner ot Intiunnl Huvoniio Miller Is
going to have thn Peer of all the leading
breweries In the ronhtry analyzed by a com
petent chomUt and gives as his reason there-
tor ninny complaints in tha press and to
himself ainlnhl HID iiiallty | of many beers In
the market , it being claimed that they urn
ndiiltntitted with elu'iiile.ils positively Injuri
ous to health. Ho will proeuro samples , not
trom liiewiii- * , but fiom retailers , and hopes
to be able to nhow what thu puoplo drink.
inrlhiuiki ; | ! in Culm.
HAVANA , Sept. S3. A most severe shork
ofcartluiunku WH tell at .Saiitlego , Cnbi ; ,
Sunday. Two prisons weio Injured oml
homo houses wcro damaged. Shoeks whcro
aVi felt lu ( iiiantamno , Mniv/aiilllo nnd
Kin ton , J.-nulea.
ISeinnliiH.
Ni \ \ Yoi'.u , ! * upt 23. Thf > iKMly of ( icn-
.CM ! Juilhoir-Kilpntrlck , formerly minister to
JO' ' I'l ' : nrr v d 1r < nu V lnaraiso.tO-l ( y ,