THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
TWENTY-FIRST YEAB. OMAHA , MONDAY MOIWENG , AUGUST 10 , 189L. NUMBEK 53.
HE WAS TOO WEAK TO FIC1IT ,
Etmved Into Helplessness nnd Then Baaten
Almost to a Pulp.
FATE OF SLUGGER BUY M'MILLAN. '
DMcclnhlu I'Jxhlliltlon Which IH Sup
posed to Add IjiinrelH to Jimmy
ICynn'H Wrath .Sample of
Chicago Chivalry.
N , 111. , Aug. 9. The flpht an
nounced for this morning between Tommy
Hyun , who defeated Danny Ncedtiam nt
Minneapolis last winter for the welter-weight
championship , and William McMlllen Of
Washington , I ) . C. , was fought nt Illehnril-
eon , a milk station , forty-six miles west of
Chicago on the Chicago , St. Paul .t Kansas
City road this morning. The fight was one-
Bided from start to Ilnlsh. McMillan , who
had been nearly starved in order to weigh In
under U4 pounds , being so weak from his
* training that ho could hardly have fought a
schoolboy. The result of the contest wa easily
predicted when the two men stripped In the
little railroad freight warehouse at Klch-
nrdson nnd stepi > ed on the scale. Kyan , In
excellent condition , was In marked contrast
to McMillan's overtrained appearance , ho
having sweat off six pounds In the lait day
or two. Their weights at 4:20 : n. m. were
unknown , as neither balanced Iho scale ,
which wns set at 111 pounds.
McMillan Insisted on the full measure of
rrposo between weighing and the beginning
Of the light , as stipulated in the articles-
two hours , whllo Hyan wished Immediately
to begin hostilities nnd have it over with.
Knroute to the K
It was a good-natured crowd that left tlio
Harrison street station , Chicago , at 12:15 :
this morning , and the trip which ocicupioJ
by pro-arrangement over three houw , In
order to kill time , nmusod themselves with
singing , Joking and card-playing. Scores of
ultra enthusiasts were strung nlo.ng the
route for twenty miles , and attempted to
board the tram at every stop , taking the
most desperate chances of death or injury in
the darkness.
Parson Dnvlcs said before the light began :
"It will bo very short. If I had Sl.OUU with
me I would but it against $10J 'that Kyan
wins , though not without n feeling still that
I was robbing the man indiscreet enough to
bet , "
ICyan was a hot favorite , odds of anywhere
from to I up to 4 and 5 to 1 being offered ,
but sparingly taken. The crowd was enter
tained at the ringside , in a llttlo grove a
quarter of a mile east of the depot by an
exhibition of wrestling between lonal athletes
during the two hours before the mill boirau ,
Mirlng whicli time the seconds were chosen
us follows : For U.vnn , Jim Hall , the
Austialmn and "Prof. " Gcorgo Slier ; lor
MeMlllian. Boh Collins and Jim Kiihns.
Michael Hogan wns then selected as referee
nnd nt ti:40 : a. m. time was called. The light
was for 7.1 and 25 per cent of the gate money
nnd it , small side bet , Queonsbury rules , two
ounce gloves to a finish. The seven coaches
on the train contained probably about three
hundred men at $12 per hand.
.Started the Slaughter.
After the usual preliminaries time was
called nnd the light was on.
Kound I They sparred cautiously for an
opening , when Hyan led for the face with
his left and they clinched. Breaking , Hyan
H'lnted with his right landing lightly on the
law nnd following it up with a hard lott
liander on the mouth. McMillan got In an
easy thump on Uynn's ribs , whereupon Hyan
adopted rushing tactics getting homo on Mc
Millan's forehead nnd nock with right nnd
lott. The lighting had boon rapid and both
men were now somewhat wary. After a
Dass or two which did no damage , Kyan
made n dab at McMillan's Jnw , but missed
nnd eluded n return. Hyan got home at close
quarters with his right on Mac's small ribs
nnd followed it up with his left hard on the
aw , Mac , whllo apparently a trillo rattled ,
N. BHCfeedcd in waking Hyan up with n Jut
Under the heart which made bun grunt anil
catch his breath. It was plain thus early
that Kyan had the best of the round. Mac.
though taking bis punishing well , did not
have sufficient strength to make his blotvs
effective.
Whipping a Dead Man.
Kound 2 This round opened with a lead ,
cross lead and clinch , Kyan landing a light
tun on McMillan's mouth on the break. Mc-
"Millan led the right , Kyan dodged and returned
turned again , receiving u hard whack In the
ribs. Then Kyan , after feinting with the
left , planted a solid blow t-quarolv on Mc
Millan's nose causing it to bleed freely.
Kyan now began to force matters and in his
eagerness let himself open to McMillan's
right , which collided with his nock. Kyan ,
dnzcd for an Instant , fell heavily backward
nnd it was feared ho was done. At sever
fcfonds Kyan regained his feet nnd appearet
little tbo wor-o for tin1 blow which so nearly
lost him the tight. Ho went in now for revenge
vongo driving McMillan nil over the ring with
fast and furious blows , twice felling him to
the lloor. This round wns the beginning
of the end , for .M no wns helpless ns n kittoi
in the hands of his quick and wicked op
ponent , who seemed to grow stronger anil
fresher every minute. Ills feeble resistance
pathetic nnd his condition so pitiable
that many ipectators turned away , faint and
Hick. Blood was streaming from his nose ant
running down ills face from his wounded eye
and all only hoped the distressing spectacle
would soon terminate.
Kound ! < McMllloncnmo up with unsteady
gait , weakly attempting to ward oft the power
ful rushes of Kyan , who landed right and loft
nt will I'.mt where ho pleased. Then , seeing
that time was ripe for the final stroke , Kyan
tapped his staegering fooon the nock and ho
fell. Slowly ho staggered to his feet , onlj
feebly to clinch for n moment and on the
break the fateful blow was given and the
ngony was over.
Kyan shows not a scratch , while McMillan
- J'li ' ? several , bad cuts and bruised.
Terpln Took tlio Triolc.
Boost : , In. . Aug. 9. [ Special Telegram to
Tin : l KK.-Terpln ] nnd Pitts , the two
alleged heavy weight prize llghtrrs who had
n four-round battle nt Boone two weeks ape ,
in which Torpln wns successful , had nnothor
light shortly after daylight this morning in
n ring about a mile and a half from Carroll ,
] a. The light was for all the guto receipts.
There wcro several knock downs for each
man and each draw blood on his opponent.
In the ninth round Terpln got tn u knock
out blow from which Pitts failed to recover
in the roqulslto ton seconds.
Pitts was rather badly punished , one cyo
being entirely closed and his face otherwise
badly bruised.
During the progress of the light Terpin's
bacVer , "Prof. " Lour , got excited and went
over into the other man's corner waiving n
roll of bills nud making taunting remarks
nbout Pitts anil his backer , J unos , The lat
ter struck Long n blow with his bare list ,
knocking htm iiown nnd cutting his cheek
open to the bone , the prize fight , meanwhile ,
being delayed. Bystanders Interfered mu1
the light which wns down on the ullls con
tinued ,
After Pitts had been knocked out Jones
remarked that ho could whip Terpln if bis
man could not. Terpln offered to bet f. " > 0
that ho could knock htm out in four rounds.
Jones at once commonred stripping , but the
crowd Interfered nnd pence was declared.
Pitts is now in lloone , where his Injuries are
being attended to. Tbo knock out blow of
the tight was upon Pitts' Jugular , nnd ho lay
insensible fur several minutes , causing con
siderable consternation among tbo spectators
" thought ho was dying.
Not Ilonrd Krom.
Loi'isviu.K , Ky , , Aug. 0-Tho amount of
the shortage of Sylvester Ytua , ' , defaulting
rtsnlor ol Iho Newport Now * &
Valley railway , U now known to bo nt least
RIS.Oat ) , Instead of fi"KK ( ) u Ilrst supposed.
Further Investigation may add slightly to
this. Young has not been heard from.
TIIO OHIO TltHiKIHiS.
Poaching KlMherinen Koiight Until
One WIIH Shot and Killed.
DIVTO.V , O. . Aug. 9. State Dsputy Game
Wnrdcn L. K. Buntain of this city fatally
shot David Mollvaln , whom ho caught with
four others seining in Mad river near Harsh-
mnnvllio nbout midnight.
Uuntnln had heard that a party had gone
up the river to seine contrary to the stnto
law , nnd nt the request of Benjamin F. Suit-
nor , member of the County Fish nnd Game
Protective society , accompanied him to the
spot , both being dlsgulsod. Four mlioi up
the river they came upon the party in the net
of drawing the seine , mid lluntaln , stopping
nto view , said :
"Hollo , boys. Wo got her ? Just In tlrae to
sco you make n haul. "
Instantly ono of the fishermen struck Bun-
tain a ho.ivy blow In the loft eye with a
stone. David Mellvaln , who was In the
river with the seine , drew his revolver and
uegan shooting at Buntnin nnd Seitncr. An
other of the fishermen nlso pulled his rovol-
vor. Then Buntnin llrod twice at Mcllvaln ,
liltling him in the nrm nnd sending another
bullet through his body Just bjlow the heart ,
the ball running from the loft slJo to the
right. One of the llshermon struck Soltnor
over the head with a lantern , This burst
tlio lantern , which sot llro to the grass , light
ing up the scene. This gave the oftlcow com
mand ot the situation. Buntalu compelled
the four mon to bring the woundad Mcllvain
to the Dank , and then ranged them in line
In the 1'ght ' of the tire until ho identified
them nil : John Hetzeil , David Await , James
Perry , William Kichardson , and the wounded
man , Mcllv.iln.
iiiuitaln took tlio seine ami otnor property
nnd the party brought Mcllvain to town.
Buntalu Immediately called at the police of
fice to give himself up , but ns ho was a state
officer and did the shooting In self-defense , as
admitted by the woundoJ man , no urrcut was
made , nor have the ( ishermen boon arrested.
Cyrus Osburn , ox-prosidont of the state
llsli commission , called at the police ollico to
say that the County Fish and Game Protec
tive association will stand by Buntain.
Knd of a Kamily KIIMS.
CIXCINN-ATI , O. , Aug. 9. About 8 o'clock
this morning Charles Niomann , aged Uvonty ,
shot and Instantly killed George Niomann ,
his father.
Goorgii Niemann was n cobbler and lived
at 18 Gorman street. Ho had boon divorced
from his wife , but still lived In the same
house with her nnd her children. Ho had
frequent quarrels with his family and di
vorced wife , and this moraine's tragedy was
the culmination of those disputes. Ho had
come down stair * n little after the boys had
arisen and while thov wore yet dress
ing , nnd demanded that the door be
opened , which was done. Just before
ho opened the door the son Charles took a
loaded revolver from the mantle and put It in
his pocket , fearing nmt his father might got
it. The old man entered the roojn and began
to abuse his son , and finally assaulted him.
The boy's mother interfered but was roughly
pushed aside bv her divorced husba.id , and
she fell to the lloor in a swoon. The old man
pushed his son out of the room and backed
him down stairs. At the foot of the stairs is
a yard. As soon ns ho reached the bottom of
the stops , Charles stopped back and drawing
the revolver tlrodkllling his father instantly.
The boy was arrested and ills father's re
mains taken to the morgue. The b'oy takes
his arrest very quietly.
Still at
Ci.irii.\Ni : ) , O. , Aug. 9. Cashier Maple of
the Columbus Grove bunk , who was as
saulted by the desperado , expects to bo about
today. William Vundercook the injured far
mer , died at his residence last night. A
special from Lima , O. , states that the mur
derer has been traced to a thick forest near
Ada and may bo captured in the morning.
There is an idea that ho has already been en
abled to got near enough to n railroad and
osciipo. It is believed that ho is ono of the
Mervin Kuhus gang.
Camp Meet iitr
s STVTIOX , Md. . Aug. 9. A shootIng -
Ing affray occurred today at Barnosvllle ,
near this place , where n camp meeting was
going on , in which ono man was killed and
three others were soriouslv wounded. While
waitifig for a train a party of colored men be
came engaged in a dispute over some cigars ,
when Louis Brown of Kichmoml , Va. , struck
ono of his companions with a stone. The
fight becamn general and live pistol shots
were llrod. Brown was killed.
jut. nilir oars it.icic.
1. c Writes u > Show Til it Ilo linn IIccii
Made a Suapevoat.
Pmi.Ai > r.U'iiiA , Aug. 9. Ex-Ban f Exam
iner William Drew tonight forwarded to
Secretary of the Treasury Foster a detailed
statement of his work in connection with the
Keystoii" National bank. The tati'inent is a
vindication of himself and deals with the ac
tion of Comptroller of the Currency Lacey in
asking for his resignation owing to hi" * omis
sion In bis January report of the condition of
the Keystone National bank of the clearing
house loau.
In relation to this omission Mr. Drew in
Ills statement says it was purely nn over
sight in transcribing and calculated to mis
lead , ns ho was not aware of the omission
until Juno 21) ) , when ho received his papers in
the case. But the clearing house certificates
were n liability of on extraordinary
nature and known to the comptroller's
office to have been issued to the Ifey-
stone National bank in November , IbUO ,
and to have been greatly increased
in amount In December following by reason
of n "run" on the bank. His January re
port , Mr. Brow says , was marked "pre
liminary" Intimating a fuller and more
trustworthy report was to follow , and which
did follow with the omitted item in full.
It would have been fair , the statement says ,
to the examiner that his conservative re
ports , whether preliminary or not , particu
larly concerning a bank known to the comp
troller to be in an unsatisfactory , not to say-
perilous condition , should bo promptly and
fully collated in the comptroller's ollico nnd
all important discrepancies clearly pointed
out at once. The statement further com
ments upon the fact that the omission was
not discovered until live months had passed ,
and that the unsatisfactory condition of the
Kevstono and Spring Garden banks wns
called to the attention of the comptroller In
IS'.K ' ) .
In conclusion Mr. Diew says ho believes
lie bus demonstrated that the omission in the
report referred to was largely supplied by the
letter tr.uisniltilng it , when understood , or
could have been logically inferred from other
information In the comptroller's ollico , and
was virtually wllluUii practical effect in gov
erning the department In Its action toward
the bank in question.
Ilnntlnxton Itnyw a Itoiul.
lu.i.ts , Tex. , Aug. 9. C. P. HuntlnRton
nnd assocmCcs of Now York hnvo purchased
tluV Toxin Trunk railway , extending from
Dallas to Cedar In Kaufman conntv , a dls-
tnnco of fifty.two miles , and will , it U said ,
immediately commence building In the direc
tion 01' New Orleans. They will take charge
of the roati August 20.
Want Chili to Pay.
LOSPOX , Aug. 9. The owners of the ships
Strnthhcarn , Blrdstouo nnd other BrItUn
vessels demand compensation from tno
Chilian government for harboring refugees
durlug the attack of the congressional forces
at Plsugua.
TO CONSOLIDATE THE PLANS ,
French nnd Russian Fowign Ministers
Will Meet in the Swiss Alps.
MORE MONEY FOR THE FRENCH ARMY.
Germnny'H Alum to He Frustrated it *
Possible Notes Croin PnrlN nnd
London Other
Gossip.
PAUII. Aug. 0. M. Klhot , French minister
of foreign affairs , will go to Lausanne at the
end or this month on a vacation , during
which ho will meet , either nt Laus nine or at
Lucerne , the Hussian foreign minister , M.
do Uiors , who is also nbout to take n holiday
sojourn In Switzerland. The mooting is the
subject of much speculation , apart from the
Fraiico-Kussinn military outonto already par
tially effected M. Klbot , according to n
report , will ielzo the chance to consult with
Mr. do Olors on ttio menacing attitude of the
drelbund zollerfer toward both Franco and
Russia.
Yesterday evenlnir's North German
Ua etto frankly avows ( what the French
foreign ofllce has long suspected ) that the
ultimate object of Germany in promoting a
European commercial league was the con
clusion of tariff convention * \vlth all states
outside of Europo. A seml-ofllclal communi
cation in the North Gorman Gazette ,
repudiates any design to Uoluto Franco or
to Interfere with Uussian commerce , but the
palp.iblo result of the zollerfor In placing the
parties to the eompict in advantageous
position for the negotiation of commercial
treaties with foreign states is dwelt upon.
If M. Ulbot.succeeds , through his confer
ence with M. de Giors , in effecting an
economic entente batween the two countries ,
it will greatly add to the repute of both
statements.
M. Constans , minister of commerce , in n
speech at Argontouil pointed at the with
drawal of the proscription of princely pro-
tenders. Ho said the republic was opan to
nil but that now comers must obey nnd not
command. Hcferrlng to the work non pen
sion bill , ho said ho believed that the plan
could bo carried out. In regard to the
military forces of the country , ho said that
Franco had found many millions of francs
for the reorganization of the army and ho
had no doubt that she could find many moro.
The army , ho added , must bo stroag in order
to make the nation respected by other powers.
In conclusion ho announced that ho would
IntroJucc in the chamber a bill for the organ
ization of n credit agricolo.
Mr. Hold , the American minister to Franco ,
will go to LaBourboulo mineral springs for
three weeks.
William Fullerton , n young American , n
graduate of Harvard replaces M. Do Blowitz
aa the working head of the Paris onico of the
London Timos. M. Do Hlowitz continues
his special contributions. Mr. Fullerton has
been connected with the Times staff and has
done good editorial work for two years.
Ttio Chicago fair panorama is preparing
in which the French line arts commissioner
is interested. The subject is the "Fall of
Yorktcwn. " Augusta Holmes , the composer
of the music for the commemorate of the
exposition of ISS'J is writing a musical
composition for the Chicago fair. Commis
sioner BultoeU nfter n few davs with his col
league's in Switzerland will return to Paris
to meet Prof. Ives. Messrs. BulloeK nnd
Lindsay will go from Frankfort to Geneva
and Vienna. All the commissioners will
afterwards moot In Cologne and will go
thence to Brussels , Antwerp and The Hague.
They will roach London September 1 nnd
will sail from Southampton September 5.
The idea of visiting St. Petersburg nnd
Homo has boon abandoned under advice-
owing to the fact that the government odl-
clals at both of these cities are absent at this
period of the year.
Gorman Political Pointers.
Hr.itMN' , Aug. 9. Prince Bismarck in n
conversation with Hcrr Lube , n member of
the reichstag , said : "You may toll every
one that I consider the reducing of the corn
dut.v a disaster for the country. "
The emperor has bestowed the decorations
of the order Pour Morilo for art and scietico
upon General Du Vernois in succession to
the late Count Von Moltko.-Thls is signifi
cant , as General Du Nornols Is an extremely
liberal and outspoicon politician.
"Thunderer" on Itlaliic.
LONDONAug. . 0. The Philadelphia cor
respondent of the Times positively asserts
that Mr. James G. Blalno is not seeking the
presidential nomination. In an editorial
article the Times says it thinks thatit Is not
impossible that the familiar excitement of a
campaign would prove a most effectual anti
dote to the melancholy that Is said to bo op
pressing him , nnd it believes ho will yet bo
found in the van of the battle either in his
own or Mr. Harrison's name.
Went to Liberate Kiinili.
Dfiit.is , Aug. 9. Messrs. Dillon nnd
O'Brien had a splendid reception nt Mallow
today. Mr. Dillon in n speech invited Mr.
Parnoll to consent to the formation of a
committee consisting of Messrs. Dillon nnd
O'Brien and any two gentleman Mr. Pnrnell
may select to allocate a portion of the Paris
Hind to the relief and protection of evicted
tenants until it is possible to appeal to ttio
country for u fresh fund.
Some Will nnd Homo Won't.
BcituN , Aug. 0. The chambers of com
merce of Giesson and Grieso and n majority
of the members of the German \vool manu
facturers have decided not to take part in
the Chicago fair. On the other hand the
Berlin merchants' guild nnd the Mnnholm
chamber of commerce have resolved to send
exhibits to the fair.
Asked Spain to Arbitrate.
MADUID , Aug. 9. The Imparclal says it
learns that President Balmaceda of Chili and
the leaders of the Chilian insurgents have ap
pealed to the Spanish covernuiont to act as
ardltrator nnd end the war.
Phylloxera Appears.
P.utts , Aug. 9. The Phylloxora has ap
peared In the Champagne. The loading
growers are alarmed.
LKJllTXlXd'ti iroitli AT I'Olllf.
Terrillo Kleotrlo Hlorm 'lerriflcH the
llcsldeiim ol that Ylulnlty.
YOUK , Nob. , Aug. 9. [ Special to THE
BKK. | An electrlo storm followed n very
sultry day and nlcht at York. Lightning
struck In several places in this vicinity.
One bolt struck Mrs. Tennoy In the north
part of town about S a m. She was stooping
down dipping wat jr out of n barrel to water
her ( lowers and the lightning struck her on
the hips and pasted down one limb , touring
her drois ami seriously shocking her. While
it did not cause death it wns a narrow
escape. Other parties in the vicinity re
ceived severe shocks.
Hustings Pu
Nob. Aug. 0. [ Spajlul to Tnu
UUE.J 1C. A. Batty was yesterday appointed
administrator of the citato of Moris L. Alex
ander , deceased , with n bond of Jll,0.)0 ) ,
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Hurtlgan have re
turned from u protracted visit to euuorii
friends.
The Hastings picked nine had no trouble
In defeating the Blalno center club , by the
score of 0 to 10.
There nro qmto a number ol applicants
for the vacant chair of Greek in Hastings
college.
An open nlr concert lost night nttraoted u
Inrgo crowd to the court hotuo lawn.
The bicyclists of the city. Imvo notttlonod
the city council to nllow thorn to rldo on the
sidewalks In the outskirts of the city.
The latindryinen of the city nro forming a
ball club to defeat the printers.
Nelinn Parker and family loft for the ens.
at 11 : yo this morning. v
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Well Known I/udy Dead.
TAI.MIOI : , Not ) . , Aug. 0. rSpsctut Tele
gram to Tun BBK-J LydlaB. Hubbard , an
old resident of the Illinois sottlotnont nnd
mother of B. B , Huhbard , ox-county cleric of
Nomnbn county , died ycstcrdny afternoon
nftor a protracted Illnojs. None know this
kind old ladv but to love hor. The remains
\vcro interred this afternoon In the Grant
cemetery , followed by n largo concourse of
friends and relatives.
Crippled ut
Tu.MAnr , Neb. , Aug. 0. [ Special 'Tele
gram to TUB Hin.i : J. S. MoNauoe , a brakeman -
man on the Crete branch , whllo coupling
cars this afternoon nt Douglas , had the mis
fortune to slip and fall between the cars , the
wheels passing over nnd crushing ono foot.
"Shanty , " as ho Is familiarly known nil
along the line , has many friends hero who
deplore this sad accident.
G.ii'stxKn m A .syf/.ir/ : .
Four Voting People Drowned" n
XVIsooiiHln Summer Itcsort.
MIMVAUKHR , Wis. , Aug. 9. Four young
people , children of pronlnent MHwaukoo
business men , wore drowned In Lake Pawau-
kec , twenty miles from hero , today. They
were out In u small sail boat with three other
young pooplo. A squall struck the boat , cap
sizing it. It was heavily ballasted and sunk
almost Immediately , leaving the seven per
sons struggling in the water.
The names of the drowed nro Albert nnd
Emma Bartti , Martha Kindling , Clara Seig-
lor , their ages ranging from fifteen to twenty
years , and their father * nro Louis Kindling ,
P. Barth nnd Leopold Selglor. The young
people had boon spending n few days by
Lake Pewnukeo , which is a favorite resort
for Mllwauttocans.
Six Drotviiyd.
BOSTOII , Mass. , Aug. 9. A yachting party
conslstiitg of four men and five children wcro
cruising in Dorchester bay this afternoon ,
when the boat capsized nnd two men nnd
four children wcro drowned.
The skipper J. M. Burke , ngod forty-six
years , was among the victims , nnd none of
the rescued can toll what ; eirjscd the acci
dent except that It took place while the boat
wa.i tacking. Those drowned besides were
Thnddcus Manthou. aged thirty years ,
Burko's daughter Nelllo , airsd eleven
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years , his son , James Burke , "aged eight
years , his nephew nnd niece , Thomas and
Annie Carmody.
The party all lived fn , South Boston nnd
were cruising around Dorccstcr bay. Louis
Kcescr pulled half a milo. to ttio spot in n
yacht's tender and saved two of the party ,
Vincent Burke , aged fourteen years and Fer
gus Churchill , aged thirty , years , who were
holding on to the eapilzed'boat ' and who were
so exhausted that it required half an hour's
work to resuscitate them. . Special Officer
Barry rescued Thomas Bnilurd , aged thirty
years , and recovered the six bodies.
I'OSTAL f.VJOA' ClIAXans.
Kcsiilts of the rtcuout Convention
Held 'at < 1 flum.
WASHINGTON ; Aug. vJ.Captntn Brooks ,
superintendent of forol i'aiallshas just re
turned from Vienna , whore bo was in attend
ance as a delegate to the international postal
convention. There wcro , ho says , delegates
present from every civilized country except
Natal and the Transvaal. Ho believes that
by the time of the next convention , which
moots hero in 18)7 ! ) , every civilized country
will bo In the postal union.
The principal event of the Vienna conven
tion was the admission of the Australian
countries. They agreed to come in on Octo
ber 1 , this year , provided the international
postal rates wcro not reduced. They
claimed they could not stand n reduction.
The present rate betwepn this country and
Australia is 12 cents and from that country
to this the rate i * ( ! ponnj a half ounce.
This country will nt once reduce the rate to
5 cents. Australia may keep its rate at 10
cents , but it is likely it will reduce it nt
once to 5 cents.
Another matter of interest is the change In
the size of sample packages of merchandise
which may bo sent through tao mails to and
from countries in the union. The present
treaty limits such packages to 11x4x12 indies.
The now treaty increases the limit to 12x8x4
inches , almost double the old limit.
Yet another measure of public Interest is
Included in the now treaty. That is a clause
requiring each country in the union after
July 1 , IS'Ji , to issue n double postal
cnrd for the foreign service. A double
postal cnrd for foreign use will cost 4
cents , the writer indites his message on ono
of these cnrds , puts the address on the same
card nnd mails the combination. When the
addressee receives it ho tears oft the card
not written upon , writes his reply on it ,
addresses and mails It. . Any countrv " in the
union will bo required to forward "tho card
and the country in which the double com
bination card was bought will recolvo the
benefit of the postage both ways.
The now treaty which U to go into effect
July 1 , IS'.fcJ , was concluded and signed July 4.
Washington was made the next place of
meeting and without an effort.
.WK.V T.IHKltY TO HTUIKK ,
DiKsatlKfactiou Amonj ; the ICmployeN
ol' the Santo I'V Shops at t opkit. .
TOI > IKKan. : , . , Aug. 9. The grievance
committee of the striking Santo Fo boilermakers -
makers was closeted yesterday afternoon
with General Manager Robinson , but an ad
journment was taken without any com
promise being effected , -Neither side is will
ing to make known its Intentions , but the In
dications point to a general strike of the 2,000
omf.loyes in the Santa Fa shops. General
Manager Itoblnson does not seem in
clined to make any concessions what *
over to the strikers , who have the
sympathy of nil the ptber employes.
Mnstor Mechanic Sqilth snvs there
has boon moro or less diftlculty over the
question of paying ttuio and a half' for ovcr-
limo for the last fourteen yftars. There was
dissatisfaction over tho. matter long before
the present ofllcers were put in charge. The
same dlfilculty has existed in other depart
ments , and this Is thojreason given by the
workmen for believing thny will strike. Mr.
Koblnson .said plainly that the company could
not and would not pay n prpo | and u half fern
n day's work. Ho said that ho wished noth
ing appearing like u threat from the company
to go out , but that it was Hlmpiy a business
matter that If the men hero did not wish the
extra they would have to tnko it elsewhere.
JXtilSriXtl Off IT.
Actors Still 1'iiHhln-i Their Claim
AKalnst Unvenport.
ST. P.m. , Minn. , Aug. 9. It is reported
tonight that Fanny Davenport niUht again
come to the northwest to defend the suits of
Acton Williams and Lotto against her for
flO.UOJ damages for posting a notice In n
Minneapolis theater stating that they wcro
not gentlemen. The case has been
tried twice In the district court. There
was n disagreement the tint time , nnd
on tbo second trial , a year ngo , the verdict
was for the defendant. But this docs not
cod it , The plaintiff * are preparing to move
for a new trial. Stenographer Williams has
written out the voluminous testimony , nnd
the matter will bo laid before Judge Hicks
and a now trial argued for. In cam of fail
ure to got this the case will bo appealed. The
fair Fanny has expended f..WXI or f'1,000
lighting this suit , but it Is said iho will keep
at it until she bos dropped ten times this.
DOING WHEAT SOME DAMAGE ,
Hot Weather Hutting the Crop Slightly
in North Dakota.
HOW THE COUNTRY IS SWELTERING ,
Maximum Temperature and Iteiatlvc
Humidity Getting in Tln-lr
Work In a Most Vigorous
and KiTcutlvu Manner.
JAMIISTOWX , N. D. , Aug. 9. The excessive
heat of the last three dnys was somewhat
modified yesterday , the temperature nt noon
being b'.t to 90 degrees In the shade nnd the
weather Is still cloudy nnd damp. Koports
from Wells nnd Forester counties stnto that
tbo wheat has been Injured in the past two
dnys nt the rate of ton bushels per ncro by
blight. Oats nro also hurt. Slight showers
last night nt this place bad the effect of cool
ing the atmosphere. No ruins could be heard
of elsewhere In the Jnmcs river valley nnd
hot weather is conornlly reported.
FVIHIO , N. D. , Aug. 9. Farmers elaln Hint
the heat is not dnmnulng wheat. The tem
perature August 5 wns 92 ; August t ) , 92 ;
August" , 9t ; ; August S , 91 , in the shade.
Wheat is rapidly ripening.
BISMAIIK , N. D. , Aug. 9. There is no dam
age to grain on the slope by heat. Harvest
ing will commence generally in Burlclgh
county Monday. The temperature 79 , cloudy ,
wind northwest.
Siorx FAI.I.S S. D. , Aug. 0. But n small
fraction of the grain in this vicinity Is stand
ing. A largo share is already in stack while
the balance is in shock and entirely beyond
impairment by weather conditions. Con
servative farmers say twenty-live bushels
per ncro is n low average for wheat.
KocnnsTKit , Minn. , Aug. 9. Tno small
grain in Olmstoad county Is mostly harvested
and it , Is the best since 13T7. Bnrloy is not
colored and nil the grains nro largo , plump ,
and will yield largely. Corn has improved
rapidly the past week.
STOIC.M IX 10l. .
Great Damage nt Ottumwa nnd Other
Towns on thn Uui'liu < ; t , > u.
Orrt'.MWA , la. , Aug. 9. [ Spaclal Tologr.im
to Tin : BEU. ] The intense heat ot the past
two days whicli caused the prostration of
several workmen in the city and in the
country about culminated in a cyclone which
swept over the southern part of Iowa from
Huincston , northeast. At Hunicston the damage -
ago was perhaps the greatest of any place In
the path of the storm.
Cars were blown off the Keo-
kuk & Northwestern road , the round
house was demolished , houses un
roofed nnd smaller buildings blown away.
Trees were uprooted and wheat and oats In
the stuck was scattered in every direction.
Untnown hay and grain fields were swept
level as n floor and corn in the Holds was
prostrated , creating great damage.
At Coridon the largo court house was un
roofed and the olllcos nnd the Methodist
church damaged. The depot was blown down
whllo crops and smaller buildiup * shared the
same fate as everywhere else in the track
of the storm.
Ottumwa was in its path and the ominous
looking clouds drove many people Into the
cellars. The stores of A. D. Moss and A.
P. Peterson were unroofed as
was also the largo warehouse
of Harper , Mefntyre & Company. A portion
bf the Burlington round house was unroofed ,
whllo a number of smaller buildings and resi
dences suffered liuowiso. The tower of the
coal palace was twisted and windows were
blown out. The scaffolding was thrown over
the telephone and telegraph wires ,
stopping communication with the out
side world for n number of hours
and the largest trees > \ ore twisted off their
trunks as though they had been mcro pipa
steins.
At Agency the depot of the Burlington
was unroofed , with a numbur of private
dwellings , and at Batavio trees were olown
across tlio railroad track , delaying the trains.
There nro no reports ot any fatalities , but
the damage to crops nnd real estate will bo
largo. _
Hot and Humid in New York.
Niw YOIIK , Aug. 9. The warm wave pre
dicted several das ago materialized on time
and continued to bo very much with us yesterday -
torday and today. Seaside resorts and out
of town cool spots did a land oflleo business.
It Is expected that the thermometer will re
main generally on the bull side of
the weather market nt least until
Thursday next nnd today nnd tomorrow
tlio hot wnvo Is likely to have for its pnrtnor
nn oppressive suHryncss which will make
white waist coats and outing shirts much
more comfortable than starched linen. Tno
average temperature yesterday was SO de
grees , something over S degrees hi u her than
the normal temperature for August 9 the
previous year. The highest point reached
today was 80 and the range was about 8 de
grees. The atmosphere is intensely humid
and not a breath of air fans perishing resi
dents.
Clty'H lloir.
1C IXSAS CITV , Aug. 9 , The hot spell of the
past three or four dnys culminated today
when the signal service thermometer regis
tered nt ! l o'clock 9. " > dogroas. Ordlnnry ther
mometers In cool places reached the 9S mark ,
whllo on the shady sides of the downtown
streets 100 degrees was the record. Late in
the afternoon a northwest wind brought re
freshing coolness nnd the Indications now
seem to point to a cessation of this heated
term. No prostrations by heat were ro-
co rued.
St. IJOUIH * Normal. *
ST. LoL'is , Mo. , Aug. 9. It wns excessively
warm today , but the heat was somewhat
mitigated by nn occasional hrenzo. The mer
cury reached the highest point of the season ,
marking 2j degrees in the shade at ! ) p. m. A
number of prostrations caused by the heat , a
majority of which were Invited by the inter
nal usoof whisky , were reported , but no fa
talities. Tonight .it 10 o'clock the thermom
eter showed It was still rather warm , Indl-
'catlng 90 degrees.
Fatal Suustroki'H in Chicago.
CIIIOAIIO , Aug. 9. This was the hottest
day of the season bore , the temperature
reaching an altitude of 100 degrees at various
points In the city nt midday. There wns a
tirl.sk breeze , but It seemed to come from n
furnace. A number of sunstrokes are re
ported , two of which wcro fatal , and had It
been a working day the list of casualties
would undoubtedly have been very largo.
Hottest ol' the Year.
CINCINNATI , O. , Aug. 9. Today has boon
the hottest this year in Cincinnati. The
temperature during the hottest part of the
day ranged from 9 * to til degrees , and the
mean temperature was about si. ; No pros
trations were reported. Oaly llvo have
occurred this summer , nil of these during the
Ilrst week of July.
i . - - . , . , . . mm
Scorolidi- P/ttslmrg / ,
PiTTMirwi , Pa. , Aug. 9. Today wns the
hottest of the year. The maximum tempera
ture was 92.7 ut 1 p. m ,
Steamship i\rrivn'H.
At Now York Furnossla , Irom Glasgow ;
Aurunia , Irom Liverpool ; America , from
London.
At Havre La Nonnandlo , from New
York.
At Quocnstown Sorvlu , from New York.
Kerr llaHter'N Hudy ,
Ni\v : YoitK , Aug. 9. The German-Ameri
can Journalists and authors of Now York
have made arrangements for the reception of
the body of Herman Kastor. editor of the
llllnoU btuats-ZeUung , who dlcU lu Germany
\ *
n abort time ngo. The Bi - " .atr-nmer which
brings the body to Now \ * s ex pccte.l to
morrow. Funeral servll ' ' 11 bo held on
Tuosdny in the hall
Hoboken.
riiif'ii ut.
GrosM K\tiMimivs ! ol'the try M De
ported by the I' . '
BOSTONMass. . , Aug. 0A , 'following '
table , compiled from dispatch to the Post ,
from the clearing houses of the cities named ,
shows the gross exchanges for last week ,
with rates per cent of Increase or decrease as
npnlnst the Amounts for the corresponding
week In 1MU
Not IncllHlcil lit totiili ) .
In comparison ltli tlio iirevloun wci'k the totpl
pxcliiinci'H Inrri'nvil iil.u)7.MI ; : ) nr 8.2 per cent and
outxMo New York the cxulumcea Incrc'iined ill.UUr
33d or It pur cunt.
.Mint , STKAM AXIt MllK.
Combination That is Making li\fo \ Un-
hrmrahle in Ituja , California.
Yf > tAriz. . , Aug. 9. Reports continue to
come from the earthquake region at the head
of the Gulf of California. Two ( Jocopah In
dians of the tribe that llvo near there arrived
hero yesterday. They toll a thrilling story.
Early Thursday morning hundreds of mud
volcanoes near the villacro burst Into an
eruption. The nlr grow denser
nnd many infants were suffocated.
At last , n violent thunder storm
cleared the air , only to show the
tidal waves approaching with frightful
rapidity. The waters rose , swallowed up
their cattle , horses , grain Holds , and driving
them for their lives to the top of the mesas ,
JOO feet above the river.
The earthquake shocks then began. The
fourth throw ovnryono down , seriously injur
ing many. The dust darkened the air. The
rumhlir.ir of the earthquake , the sharp
explosions of the distant volcano , the bellow
ing of the crazed cattle , made unbearable
the uproar , nnd the frightened Indians broke
and fled wildly up the rivor. Two only suc
ceeded In reaching hero , who tell the story.
The others dropped , exhausted , nlong the
route.
Jose Perez , n cattle man from Lorodo and
Hfty-llvo men witnessed the scene from the
top of the hill to which they had escaped.
They report the tidal wave as fully ono
hundred feet lilirli , and also a river of n
hlnoish purple llro which was flowing down
into tlio Uolorado near the gulf. This Is
undoubtedly from the sulphur mountain
which was sot on llro by the volume of burn
ing material thrown out by the volcanoes.
Much property was destroyed. The resi
dence and all valuable buildings on the ranch
of Charles Townsend , breeder of line cattle ,
were leveled by the earthquake.
SHOUT SKIHTti AX1) IMXH MOOTS.
Three lluu'lro'l Huston Women Pre
paring to Spring a Sciisiitlon.
BOSTON , Mass. , Aug. 9. Boston has n now
dress reform club which promises to dobomc-
tblng. Some three hundred womnn have
banded together with the serious purpose of
appearing on the streets the 11 Ml rainy Sat
urday In October in n short skirt , nude up of
wntomroof cloth in dark colors reaching but
ono Inch or two below the knee , with heavy
boots and long gaiters made from mackintosh
cloth. If gutters are not used , then niotisqiio-
tnlro or ordinary riding boots will oo worn.
The skirts will bo klltod and heavy so as not
to bo disarranged by the wind. A reefer
jacket or lonir cloak "will cover the upper part
of the body and under this n fancy
silk skirt or ordinary dross waist
will bo worn. An ordinary hat will
complete what will ccrtalnlv be n novel
costume. It has been decided to have
no complete uniformity about the dress. In
the matter nf material the members of the
CTrrrill exorcise their Individual taste , mak
ing the toilet as attractive- and becoming as
possible. The drt-ss Is designed as a stormy
weather costtiinc. and the women will persist
In wearing It until It becomes popular with
the sex , The plan has boon in hand for some
time , though those interested have been try
ing to keep It secret.
tru. t TII 1:11 i < 'oniv. t s T.
For Omaha nnd Vicinity Fair ; slight
chaniro In temperature.
For Missouri nnd Iowa Slightly cooler ;
southerly winds ; generally fair Monday.
For North Dakota , South Dakota and Ne
braska-Generally fair ; variable winds ; sta
tionary tcmp-raturo , except slightly warmer
In central Nebraska.
For Kansas Slightly cooler ; variable
winds ; fnlr weather.
For Colorado -Generally fair ; stationary
temperature ; variable winds ,
Death Holl.
ASTOIIM , Ore. , Auir. 9. Mrs. Parker , wife
of T. W. Parker , proprietor of the .Morning
Astorlati , was drowned at CJlatsat beach this
afternoon wnllo bathing. Her body has not
been recovered.
Sis Fiivvoisro , ( ! al. , Aug. 9. Jndgo
Ogden Hoffman died this morning at St.
Lucas' ho < pltal of heart puraljsls. Juduo
Hoffman came to California in ISoO , and. was
appointed United States district judge In
Ih..l. which of ) I co ho held over since , tie was
unmarried.
Nr.w YOUK , Auir. 9. William T. Cronsdalo ,
the editor of the Standard , nnd chairman of
the national committee- the single tax
league , died this afternoon at Morrlwohl ,
Sullivan county , Now York , of peritonitis ,
ufter an Illness uf eight days.
On a Grade Grossing.
OSK.VI.OOS * , la. , Aug. 9. A Central Iowa
train nt a grada crossing this afternoon
crnshed Into a buggy In whirh were John
LnngstalT nnd four children. All the occu
pant * were injured uud two children will
dio.
OFFERED HIS RESIGNATION ,
Assistant Secretary Orounso Paid to Have
Boon Dlssntiflhil.
STOHY OF A WASHINGTON JOURNAL.
Secretary Koster Positively Oppom'tf
to I'a m My PalroniiK" mid Openly
Announcer * IllH I'Vo
on the Suliji'ut.
WASIIISOTOS Huitn\ti ocTun BKK , I.
Iiii : ForuTtixrii : : STIIIIKT , >
WASHINGTON. I ) . U. , Aug l > . I
The Post this morning Ins this story
which will bo of interest to to the friends of
Mr. ( Jrottnso In Omaha :
"About a month ago Assistant Secretary
Crounso bounced In upon Mr. Foster with
his resignation in lib hand. lie was ob
viously angry and lie took no pains to con
ceal it.
'What's this } ' cmjutrcd the secretary with
his usual calmness.
'It's my ro.ilgniitlon , ' returned his nsslst-
tnnt hotly. 'You objected to myson serv
ing as my private secretary nnd I'm not sill-
Isliod nbout it. My friends out in Nebraska
won't understand it and they'll tnko deuced
little Interest here If 1 can't command so
trilling a nlaco as this. In other words you
have placed me in n humiliating position and.
1 have decided la got out. I'm not dependent
upon the ollico. The .salary is no Induce
ment. I can make moro in my private prac
tice and I have determine , ! not to stay any
longer. Here's my resignation , you may
take It ns soon as you choose. '
I don't propose , ' said Mr. Foster good
naturcdiy , 'to do nnvthlng of the kind. I
won't look at your resignation , much less ac
cent It. 1 regard you as ono of my moat val
uable assistants and I don't propose to lese
yon. I do otijoct to the appointment of your
son , not upon personal grounds , hut nocuuso
1 am opposed to nepotism in any Inrm. If I
chose to train a little cheap reputation ns a
ivlormer I might accept your resignation and
lot the facts bccnmo public. But 1 don't do
business In that way. Take your resignation
back again and don't ' lot mo hear any moro
nbout it. And ho hasn't. "
WHAT CAfSI'.Il Till ! CIIANOK !
There is a great deal of curiosity in bank
ing circles hero over the action of the treas
ury department in ordering n cessation of
woric upon the now $ i silver ci'rtillcatos
which were to have contained u vlgnotto of
the Into Secretary Win .lorn.
About n year ago a dangerous counterfeit
was discovered to be In circulation of tlio $ 'J
cortlllcates which bear the portrait ot Han
cock , and their Issue was ordered discontin
ued. Now that tlio new bill was nearly
ready for issue work upon it is stopped and
the old ono Is orderod-to bg put on the press
again. Treasury olllclals decline to say what
Is the reason for the sudden change.
AU.MV linril'I.ATlONS CIllNOU ! ) .
Last year an order was issued from the
war department amending paragraph ! > . ° > 0 of
the army regulations by abolishing the re
quirement that captains should make a com
plete inspection of their companies under
arms every Sunday , anil providing that this
inspection should ho made on Satin day. The
same regulation was further amended by the
addition of a provision that an Inspection of
the men's dress nnd general npponranco
"only" should also bo made on Sunday morn
ing. The extent to which this latter amend
ment was to apply has bcnn interpreted dif
ferently In different commnnds , so that tbo
practice under it has not been uniform.
Friday n general order was issued from the
department striking out the provision from
the regulations. Another order Issued by the ,
department amends paragraph \ , ' > of the
regulations , which provides for the transpor
tation of regimental nnd company property ,
etc. , so as to allow the transportation of pro
fessional books for hospital stewards not ex
ceeding 200 pounds in weight.
CADETS A1TOINTK11.
Cadets have boon appointed to tlio military
academy as follows : CJoorgo T. I'attor.son ,
North I'lntte , Thirty-ninth Nebraska ; Alfred
\V. I'ressy , Oconto , Thirty-ninth Nebraska
alternate. I1. S. II.
Letter Prom Iloliriiit ; Ban.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 0Tho navy depart
ment has received under data of Gun ilaskn ,
Alaska , July 11 , a long letter from Com
mander S. C. Cotton of the M-mlcan , com
manding the United States naval forces in ,
Bouring sea. Tlio Mohican arrived utOnna-
laska on July 8 from Ujparturo buy , Van
couver Islam ) , from which port it sailed on
Juno37. ! The letter states that up to the
present time twenty-eight vessels have been
boarded and warned by the Thetis nnd four
by the Hush. The commanding olllcors of
the Nymptho , Thetis , Alert , Hush nnd this ,
vessel have conferred freclv ns to the best
course to bo pursued to cnrry into effect the
agreements recanting the restrictions on
sealing. The British nnd American com
manders nro co-operating heartily in the
work. "I am informed , " says the letter ,
"that the sealing licet this season number *
about seventy vessels , of which about one- ,
half have already been warned. "
Commander Cotton onclosps In his letter
several reports n.ado to lilin by Commander
Lieorgs C. Helter of the Thetis , in n report
dated Ounalaska harbor , Alaska , July U ,
Commander Hotter says that ho sailed from
'
Ounalaska July 15. A'schooner was sighted
nt 0:20 : a. in. on tlio 7th. The commander
says : "I Immediately stood for her nnd
gained until three boats which were out were
picked up , when she showed me a clean pair
of heels , there- being u fresh bree/.e from Urn
northward nnd eastward. I tired a shot to
leeward of her , to which no attention wu * .
paid. "
Hl > IX llKlt II.ITII.
Deliberate Sululilo of a Wealthy hut
I'lil'ortiinate Woman.
CINCINNATI , O. , Aug. 0.--Mrs. Nolllo
Webb. , an aged and wealthy widow of Louis
ville , Ky. , whore her family is very promi
nent , committed sulctdo nt the College Hill
sanitarium yesterday evening.
She was a victim of drink and opium and
had been placed In the sanitarium on April
21 last. Not Doing considered dangerous she
was allowed the freedom of the placo. De
prived ot her stimulants , however , she devel
oped a melancholy tendency. At 7 o'clock
Saturday night , as was "usual , she was
clvon the privilege of iho bath room. Not
long after she had entered , the sound of over
flowing water attracted the attendant , who
found the door locked. An entrance was
forced and It was fnuad thai Mrs.Voblf had
lain down in the tub fully dressed and turnea
on the spigot , dellhorntoly drowning herself.
She was removed from the tub as quickly
ns possible , but nil efforts to resuscitate ho'r
were in vuln. A Uiloirrnm was sent to ono of
her sons , Ooorgo II. Webb of Loulsvillo , who
will come at once and tauo charge of hi *
mother's body.
Hound to li" . /
HiroN , WIs. , Aug. J > . - Mrs.Vllllam Ornger
of this place took throe ounces of purls greeu
this morning. Then she wont to nn out
house and laid her stomach open with n razor ,
following tills out with three or four moro
slashes reaching Into the stomach. Shullveu
four hours. Sio hmt quarreled with her
husDaud a few days before.
Olllnlir.ly Ueuolvc'd.
Bum.iv , Aug U. The mayor of this city
gave an oOlcial reception to the delegates to
the International geographical congress.
Among the delegates present arc Mr. Stout of
New York , I'rinco Henry of Now Orloau *
and I'rinco ICeland Honapurto.
l ho Hun.
Sr. PALI , Minn. , Aug. 0. The Pioneer
Press Inaugurated u Sunday newspaper
train to Uuluth today , and muilo the run of
If/J imtcj in three hour * , including eleven
stop * ,