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TWENTY-FIRST YEAK. OMAHA , JF1UDAY MORNINGNOYEMBEK 13 , 1891. NUMBEK 148.
TRAIN ROBBING AS A FINE ART
Daring and Ectontifio Work on the Mil-
waukco & St. Paul ,
THEY COULD NOT GET INTO THE SAFES ,
Olant Powder Ono of the Necessary
AdjnnutHoC Progressive Itohhcrn
Story of the Daring Deed Told
hy Witnesses of It.
Wis. , Nov. 12. The midnight
train from Chicago on the Milwaukee & St.
I'aul rend was robbed by masked men near
Western Union Junction nt 1 o'clock this
morning. Tbo train had boon out of the
( unction ( which Is twenty-throo miles south
Df this place ) about Inlf a mlle , xvhon Flro-
man Edward Avcrlll , who was putting coal
Into the furnace , was startled by n nolso bo-
hlnd hi n. Ho turned around and discovered
two masked men clambering over the engine
tender. Both levelled tholr doublo-barrcllcd
guns at the fireman nnd Engineer MclCay
with the injunction :
Ijoolccd Into the Alnz/.lo of Shotguns.
"Don't move an inch until wo toll you to or
wo will blow the top of your head off I"
Engineer May was directed to run the
train to within a point about one mile from
Western Union Junction. Horcho was com
manded to slop. Both engineer nnd flreinau
More then ordered to get out of the cao.
Tboy were marched to the express cur under
guard and there tlio work of blowing open
the express car began. Several bombs , tlio
fireman thinks they were , were thrown Into
the car and tcrrlflo explosions , which must
have awakened every passoneor on tbo train ,
followed. But nobody appeared on the scone.
The robuors , undoubtedly were not loss
than six or seven In number , Judging from
the manner in which they conducted opera
tions. The trainmen believed tboy bad u
team close at hand with which to cart away
the antes which wcro taken bodily out of the
car.
Story of the Fireman.
Flromnn Avcnll's story , which Is as fol
lows , ts the most comprehensive :
"Thoy made mo walk ahead of thorn to the
express car , " ho said , "and they gave mo a
Jimmy to pry open the boxes. They got the
messenger's keys though bo was In no hurry to
give them up and they will have no trouble
In getting away with all the money , 'iho
train was hold for over half an hour. The
cutlro olTorts of the robbers centered on the
express car , nnd not a passenger was
molested. " The fireman thinks there were
half n dozen men , guarding tbo coaches ,
however.
"Less than flvo minutes out of Western
Union Junction , " said Messenger Murphy ,
"tho train slowed up suddenly. A musket
was poked through the top window of the
cur , and a second later n terrillc
explosion occurred , that knocked myself nnd
Cook In n heap. Half a dozen moro explo
sions followed and both doors were blown off
the bolts. Tbon two men wearing long blade
masks climbed quickly into the cur mid
covered us with muskots. Wo were cau
tioned to maintain silence nt the penalty of
cottlnc our heads blown off. After glancing
hurriedly about the car the robbers fastened
their eyes on two iron boxes of tbo American
Express company. The robbers bioujrht the
llruman in a little later und went through all
thu boxes , they compelling us to band over thu
keys. They dumped the boxes out on the road
lied. Ono of the robbers kept us covered
with bis musket all the tlmo , while the other
robber superintended the operations of tha
fireman. "
AVcIl Paid for Their Oaring.
Messenger Murphy stated ho had secured
nil the bills ot the money contaluau in the
Bufu nnd Hint thu sum undoubtedly was a
very largo ono. It is pro ba Die tbo total
amount ot the robbers'booty will amount to
$100,000 and possibly moro.
Olllcluls of the SU Paul road said the train
which was bold up was ono which generally
carried all the money received by tbo Mil-
wauicco banks fiom the east in tbo morning.
Agent Boll of the American Express com-
pnny , said to n reporter that an approxi
mate statement ot tbo the amount taken
bv the robbers could not bo
learned. Ho said that tf.OOO In
local packages certainly wore gone besides
the sums contained In two sealed envelopes.
Some of tbo passengers who were usloep
aid not know anything about the hold-up
until the train arrived In Milwaukee.
Some of the passengers thought there were
twenty or thirty robbers. Others thought
they saw only n dozen , whllo others said there
were moro robbers than passengers. When
tbo train started up again tbo passenger *
saw the Hiifes lying beside the track , but the
robbers hud disappeared.
How the ICxnresH Our I.ooicod.
When the train nrtlvod at the Union depot
at : 'M o'clock , the express car pre
sented an appearance that would In-
dlcato It had been attacked by
heavy artillery. Every door and window
had been blown out nnd the platform anil
walls were shattered In half a dozen places ,
while Us content ! were piled In ono Indiscrim
inate heap In the cantor of the cur. Mos-
conger J. C. Murphy nnd his assistant , C. H.
Cook , wcro found gathering up the frag
ments of waybills and looking ever the rum-
nunts loft by the lobbors.
Tbo ilrst news of the robbery was brought
to Western Union Junction by tbo llagmnn.
Milwaukee and Raclno police were tele
graphed for Immediately and Detective Hun-
ton was provided with n special train , on
which hu left at 2:10 : o'clock.
Kuyn They Did Not Got Anything.
CIIIUAUO , 111. , Nov. 1'J. General Manager
Er.rllng of Iho Si. Paul railway received n
dispatch this morning saying that the rob
bers did not got any booty from the express
car hold up near Western Union Junction
this morning.
Thn dispatch said that the robbers after
gaining admission to the express
car commanded tha messenger to open
thu safes. Ha refused , nnd the safes
were pitched out ot the car onto the ground.
In the meantime iho rear brakmnan , under
standing the situation , rushed bacit to tlio
Junction and got an engine. The engine and
R pussu at oncu went to the scene and the
robbers Hod. Tha robbers hud tried to force
open thu doors of the safes , but were un-
ucecssful. Tbo train wont on to Milwaukee
and tbo fast mull ttaln , which left
Chicago later , picucd up the iafos aim car
ried them to Mllwauuoo.
I'lirMiiliiK the KohnerH.
The police of Milwaukee and the secret
lervlco at thu St. Paul system , together \\ltb
thuhhorlft of Rai'lno county , nro In pursuit
of tbo rohbors. Their Ilight was so hustv
that they did not take thu precautions ta
cover their tracks , so the ofllcluls bellevo
they ulll get them before noon today.
Express Messenger Murphy reported at
the headquarters of the American Express
company hero and gave an account of his
rxpcrluiictt. Hu detailed the facts as pivoi
In thu previous Intervlew.addlng that anuin
bor of shots were Hied , Three rohbors
alter paining entrance , doiimndod am
got the koyt to the safe at the muzzles of their
guns. The engineer was then compiled to
force open the local safe containing mono }
nnd valuables consigned from- Chicago for
points between Chicago and LnCrosso. As
tha through safes hud combination locks the
robbers were unable to cot Into them. The
robbers then compelled the trainmen to as
gist in throwing these treasure boxes fion
ho car and the fireman , messenger and his
helper ordered to leavf the ear. They were
follow od by three robbers with rllle fovolei
upon tnom. Four trainmen were compeilot
to walk about a quarter of u mlle up the
track , Thu was repeated twlco und tbei
tboy were conducted to thn tram. In the
meantime tha locomotlre hcadlli.'h
liad boon extinguished. Tbo robbers tboi
_ tent tbo engineer and fireman Into
the cab and ordered the trail
to pull out. As the truiu got uuuor wa >
U mon were seen standing ever the two
afcs.
The way safe contained between $2,000
nd 1.000 nnd the way bills of which were
akon and probably destroyed.
When the train arrived at Frinkvlllo a
olegram was sent to Western Union June-
Ion and a possa sent to the scono.
TltAIX ItOHllKltH l.At.AllAM.t. .
They .Mako an UiiHiiccpHst'ul Attempt
to Hold Up u Train.
UniMivoiiAM , Ala. , Nov. 1'J. A story comes
rom Collinsvlllo on the Alabama Great
Southern road that sounds very niuoh llkonn
nttomptod train robbery. Early last night
bo agent at Colllnsvlllo hoard that an at-
empt would bo made to rot ) the southbound
express which passed there about 12 o'clocit.
Shortly afterward fifteen nicely dressed mon
came In nnd took possession of the station ,
refusing to vacate when locking up time
came. The ntront then called on the local
authorities and the mayor. The marshal ,
the police and a posse of citizens cnmo to his
rescue nnd drove the men away. The gang
vas well armed and loft threatening von-
L'cnnco.
The train at Chattanooga was notified , and
oft tbero with all the trainmen armed to the
eelh. As It nulled Into Colllnsvlllo four of
ho mon reuppcarcd and attempted to board
t , but the citizens fired on them and they
lad. It is said ono of the fellows was bit
and fell , but ot up nud made olT again. It
s believed the attempt was planned to have
bean made below Colllnsvlllo , but the train
came through without being molested. All
the trainmen on the division are now armnil
and an extra lookout ts observed. Onoof the
gang has been arrested , but his story has not
yet boon obtained.
JIY 1H1AT1I.
'nrcor ' of S. C. Thompson , Kx-Treas-
iirer of Doeatur County. Iowa.
OI.VMI-IA , Wash. , Nov. 12 The death of
Dr. C. R. Smith , has brought to licht sensa
tional developments in bis career. Ho came
to tbls city from Llano , Tox. , where for
seventeen yours ha was a prominent phvsl-
: lan. Among his effects was found a
statement that his name was not Smith ,
but S. C. Thompson , and that ho was
county treasurer of Uecatdr county , Iowa ,
n IST'J. Whllo acting In this capacity ho do-
'aultcd In a largo sum and Hod. The amount
of bis defalcation is not" given. His fumlly
mourned him as dead. In his will ho bequeaths -
queaths half of his estate , worth about $35- ,
000 , to his wife and children , the other half
; o sureties on his bond as treasurer. Ho was
about 05 years of ago und was well oiteemod
tiero.
. .T.JSUT .ir.
Koine the Center of a ( Jront Deal
That is KuHhtnnnhlc Nowadays ,
[ f'pjtulitril IrDI livJama Gunlon nennrtl. ]
KOMC , Nov. 1'J. [ Now York Herald Cable
Special to THE Bun. 1 Cold continues in
this laud of stone iloors and doors and windows
dews that will not fasten. This mcaus suf
fering for strangers.
General Turr bus gene to Naples nnd will
thence go to Palermo , where the king nnd
queen will make tholr formal entry on the
15th. The general , before ho loft , enter
tained a number of Hungarian deputies.
Dorsoy S. Delmonlco of Homo , Oonerul Can-
7io Garibaldi's son-in-law nnd Count '
( - - ) i'ulsy
( son of him who went to America with Kos-
suth ; were among the guests.
Baron Bruck , the Austrian ambassador
cave a reception to the Austro-Hungarian
deputies Thursday evening.
The farewell reception of the peace con
ference members by the duke of Sormoneta-
Syndlca was a brilliant affnlr. The Princesses
Odescalchl , Pallarclni , Brunccalo , Puggioand
Suaso , Countess Bruschi , Donna Gorazooll
Lanta , Mrs. Billet , wife of the French am
bassador , blgnor Boauchori , president ot
chambers , and many members of the aris
tocracy and the foreign colony were present.
The wife of Syndlca , Duchess Caltanl , did
the honors in a gracious manner.
There are a good many English nnd Ameri
can names on the hotel registers. Charles
O'Noll Is nt the Allomaquo. At the
Anglo-Amorlcan are Key Douglas of
England , Sir George and Laay Trovelyan
and Mr. arid Mrs. Leavltt of Now York.
Lord Honald Gamer Is at the Continental , as
is Airs. Blumburt and family ( Americans ) .
Prlnco do Goraco Is stopping nt the Hotel
Eden. Mr. and Mine. Gomez of the Brazilian
legation , the cerate nnd comtosso do Carfort ,
and Thomas Burt , M.r P. , are at
the Malaro , ns are Mr. nnd Mrs.
Boiinoy of Philadelphia. At the Qulrinnl
are Colonel Von Egolbrecht , ( a Prussian
military attache ) . Baron Von Sondon , Mr.
Glbbs of Chicago , Senator Blanc and duo do
Homo. Tbo bishop of Bombay registers at
the SuUse. G. T. Pincknov of Charleston Is
at thu Hotel Russio. It is .said that Princess
Louise will spend n portion ot the winter
hero.
OUT or mi : n IVE.
Chicago Not n Competitor for the Hc-
imhllcan National Convention.
Ciiiii.uio , 111. , Nov. 13. Ono hundrnd nnd
lllty prominent business men , with a sprink
ling of Illinois politicians , assembled at the
Grand Paclllo hotel this nttcrnoon to con
sider ways and means to capture the repub
lican national convention for Chicago. After
some discussion It was decided , iu doferqnco
to the courtesy shown by other sections of
the country In aiding Chicago to secure the
location ot the Worla's fair within Its bor
ders that no contest should bo made on be
half of this city. The following resolution
was passed :
Wliorous , Chicago lias boon specially hon
ored in being Htiloetod us the place for holding
thn Columbian exposition , und ,
\Vhurous , The choice wits largely duo to the
friendly fliippoitof tlio rupiesontatlvos Incon-
gross of thu great central unipliu which bus
developed nnd niudu ( Jhlougo possible , there
to re.
re.Husolvud , That In grateful appreciation of
thu aid rendered In securing the Columbian
o\uottlon ( . 'hk'uKo U not a competitor for thu
no\t national republican ronviintlun.
, In the event that tbo national re
publican i-oinuntlnii Rhonld Hutoct thin city us
thu plaiio fur the L-OIH option , William J. Camp
bell , member of the national committed from
Illinois , Is authorised til state tnut Uliluago
nil ! liberally provide fur Ita accommodation.
t'UKKUAST.
K WKITIIBU nunmu , 1
OMAII * . Nov. 1'J. f
The area of high barometer remains cen
tral In tha Missouri valloy. It is snowing in
Denver and North Dakota , and has been
snowing during the day In Minnesota , Elsewhere -
where west of the Mississippi river the
weather has cleared off. Tomnoruturo bus
moderated slightly , though it is still below
freezing from ICuusas uud Missouri north
ward.
There nro indications of a storm In tbo
western portion of tha Gulf of Mexico ,
For Omaha and vlclnltr Fnlr weather ,
slightly warmer ; winds shifting to oastcrlv.
WASIIIXOTOX , D. C. , Nov. 1-For ! the
Dakotas Generally lair Friday ; varmulo
wluds ; fair and warmer Saturday.
For Montana Warmer ; southerly winds
and lair weather.
For Colorado Warmer and generally fulr
Friday ; southerly winds ; warmer and fair
Saturday.
For Nebraska , Kansas , Indian Territory
and Oklahoma Winds shifting to southerly ;
fair Friday ; warmer aud fair Saturday.
Forlouaaml Missouri Continued cold ;
northerly winds , becoming variable ; gener
ally fair Friday ; warmer aud fair Saturday
and probably Sunday. "
THROTTLED THE ANARCHISTS ,
Chicago's ' Police Make a Wall Timed Raid
on the Rabid Ranters.
RED MOUTHED DECRIERS OF THE FLAG ,
Captured White In Session at tlic Old-
Time Uc ml.vons Incendiary
IJonntcrs Lodged In the
Police Station.
CHICAGO , 111. , Nov. 12. Within a , bomb's
throw of the Hnymiirkot unnod anarchists
toiight again mot the Chicago police , The
result was a most Ignomlnous defeat for tbo
men of the rod Hag.
A mnss mooting of tbo mostra01c.il element
was announced to bo held tbls evening In
Grief's ball , 5-1 West Like : street , a place
celebrated In the nnnnli of Spies and
Parsons and tholr followers. Tbo decision
unexpectedly displayed by the authorities
last night In compelling tno anarchists at the
West Twelfth street Tumor hall gathering
to hoist the stars and stripes bad a discon
certing effect , and at the last mo
ment tonight It was decided to make
tbo Goofs' hall gathering secret
and to admit only a few of the
most trusted spirits. Accordingly the mai-
ter of ceremonies , Thomas Grief , proprietor
of the big saloon below tbn hall , announced
that his space up stairs had all boon prev
iously engaged , thus dismissing the general
rabble. Those who could bo depended upon
wore told to quietly go to the third lloor ,
where a mooting would bo held. Up three
Iliehts of stairs in the place indicated
there gathered many of these who were load-
nrs In the raulcs bofora the Ilaymarkot riot.
Speeches wcro mndo In English and Gorman
and the enthusiasm was groat.
Couldn't Fool the Police.
The American Hag was not thoro. It was
thought that tbo police had boon com
pletely hoodwinked and there was no
danger of any intrepid ofllcor command
ing thorn to respect tUo banner that
piotected them. In tbls , however , the recU
were at fault. Inspector Lewis , in charge of
that division of the city , has seen too much
of Chicago to believe that the fanatics would
allow themselves to bo deprived of a chance
to cry for blood and anarchy.
A aotoctivo had boon for several days
cultivating tbo acquaintance of the man
who were loaders during the exciting times
of flvo 3'ears ago. This man was admitted
to the mooting , and bit superiors Informed
of all that was going on. Soon word
caiiio that very inllamtnatory speeches were
being m.ulo , and that a number of these in
the mooting were displaying arms and boastIng -
Ing of tbo use tboy would put it to in case
the police intorfornd.
In tno saloon below fully 200 men were
cathored , and although no organized meeting
was hold tncro , speeches scarcely loss in
cendiary than these above were being made
and It was evident that trouble might oc
cur at any mo man t.
Police Wcro in Readiness.
In the historic Dos Plainos street police
station a few squares distant , Inspector
Lewis had 100 men In uniform , and surround
ing the building in which the meeting was
being held were about fifty detectives
in citizens clothes. Suddenly a signal
was given by tbo man In tbo mooting and a
concerted raid was made. Tbo uonunltormed
ofllcors guarded the roar of the building and
allowed no person to leave. The blue coats
entered the front door and in loss than
sixty seconds afterward the meeting on
on the upper door was broken up , and these
who had been making the speeches to the
crowd in the saloon were under arrest.
So quick was the onslaught the anarchists
were taken completely by surprise and be
fore they had time to recover thomsolvo ?
enough to make any serious resistance , they
saw the hopelessness of their causa.
They All "Weakened.
Inspector Lewis and Captain Mabonoy
marched at the bead of the column of police
olllcers from the station and were the
ilrst to enter the saloon. The pro
prietor , Grief , saw the blue coats
as they entered and attempted to shut the
doors in tiioir facos. Ills effort , however ,
was futile , as one blow from an oftlcors's club
shattered the glass and another burst tbo
door open ana the double stream of ofllcers
poured into tbo room.
Tbo men who a moment before had been
boasting of tholr intention to burl doflanco
Into the tooth of the Chicago police made a
rush for tbo doors In the roar , but at the
sight of the guns there displayed , halted
and , with one or two exceptions , showed
symptoms of cowardice and fear.
' Throw up your hands , " shouted Inspector
Lewis. At the command 100 hands went into
the air and tbo ofllcors commenced searching
for wnuponi. These who were found to pos
sess revolvers or ether arms were plucod
under arrest and the others were hustled
into the street and told to at onca leave tbo
vicinity.
Ono JMurdoious Wretch.
One llttlo fellow who were a limning rod
necktie and who had Imbibed freely of the
villlanous liquor cold over the bar , resisted
the ofllcor who attempted to seach him. Ho
backed against tbo wall and droiv from
his pocket a wicked looking revolver and
with a muttered curse snapped It in the face
of his captor. Fortunately the cartridge
missed lire and before the would-bo murderer
could again press tbo trigger a blow from the
oftlcer's club knocked the gun from his bands.
Another bloodthirsty individual en
deavored to use his revolver , cursing against
tbo police and law. His weunon was
knocked from his hand. Ho declared him
self an anarchist who was ready to ulo and
dolled the police to shoot him.
KcHltitnnuo on the HtalrH.
In the meantime a squad of police under
Lieutenant Wheeler had started to ascend
the stairs. They mot resistancetrom Grief
and from an unknown man , who drew from
his overcoat pocket a long revolver , declar
ing ho would shoot tbo Ilrst oftlcor
who put foot on the stairs. These
two won were quickly overpowered
and twcnty-tlvo stalwart policemen rushed
up the stairs and broke Into tbo hall In which
tbo secret meeting was being hold , A num
ber of men were arrested hero , a largo
amount of Inllumntory literature was cap
tured and a number of red Hags were torn
trom the walls and destroyed.
Within the secret poitals the only real
resistance encountered by the police came
from thrao unknown men , who In the rush
escaped. This trio Jumped behind the bar us
tlio oftlcora entered and begun throwing
bottles and glasses , A number of ofllcers
were struck , but not seriously hurt.
Among these arrested was ono of the ed
itors of the Arbolter.oltunu , a Gorman
daily , the successor ot Spies and Parsons'
rabid shoot , and which , Ilko its predecessor
published a largo amount oflacoudlury mat
ter and tins pronounced anarchistic prin
ciples. This man wa making n speech
In the secret mooting when tllo ofllcors en
tered. When ho was locked up In the DCS
Plainos street station ho made n plea for his
release , claiming that ho was in the meeting
In the capacity of a reporter. Ills plea wholly
foiled of Its purposo.
Among the ether prisoners were the fol
lowing , each of whom carried revolvers and
attempted to resist the ofllcers : John Drls *
sol , Ernest Ruppcrt , Henry Miller , David
Sutler , Charles Langrcn , Henry Dnolperand
Andrew Weiss. Theio men are all Known to
tbo police , and several of thorn were promi
nent In the ranks of the anarchists six years
ago when the rod Hug was so often aeon on
the streets of Chicago.
To Stamp Out the Itcdfl.
Inspector Lewis announced whllo the
prisoners were being booked that tomorrow
ho would demand the revocation of Grlof's
license as a beginning of an active stamping
out of the rods. Ho added that while ho was
in command In the division no mooting !
would bo bold with the intention of Inciting
revolution or anarchy.
"Urlof , " said the Inspector , "was , I con
sider , responsible to a largo degree For the
uprising of May 4 , 18SO , and I Intend to make
him an oxamplo. Tonight ho told mo that
thcro was no meeting being , held in his build
ing besides ono called by the painters , and
when I demanded that my men bo allowed to
search ho point blank refused. Tbon I had
to use force and the result shows the uaturo
of tbo people bo has around htm. "
Ofllcor Lohn , ono of these in citizens
clothes , who was in the crowd before the
raid was made , reported that ono of the
speakers said that tbo anarchists were now
stronger than over before , and that they
were prepr.red to give the police n big dose of
the modlcino administered on the 4th day of
May , ISSO.
Ofllcor Wosslor , another of the detectives ,
who was In another group , listened to n har-
ranguo from a longhaired orator , who de
clared that the police had no right to
intorfcro with ' any meeting , and that
the tlmo will soon como when the
police force will bo completely
annihilated. This man was particularly
bloodthirsty and declared that ho Intended
to devote his lifo to the cnuso of anarch ) and
was willing to dlo for the good of the cause.
Ho was among these arroatcd , but bo re
fused to give his name at thp station.
With Them AM Day.
Ofllcor Wllbmasky bad spent the day
among the loudest of the anarchists. Ho
was treated to a particularly Interesting
speech , having boon allowed to enter
n sort of caucus , attended only by these
supposed to bo willing to lay down their
lives Just as did Spies andi his comrades. Ho
was told that every policeman ought to bo
hung , but ns that was Impossible tbo reds
would have to satisfy themselves by
assassination. He then listened to
blood-curdling utterances ot how the
city authoritlos should all bo de
stroyed. Ono enthusiastic red made a
virulent attack against Mayor Wash burnc ,
the capitalistic press aod th'eir supporters ,
the police ana the militia , ile declared that
the tlmo was not far district when dynamite
would bo used to destroy mo capitalist and
when the only law would .Hq the rights of the
Individual.
Most of the prisoners were released before
1 n , in. , Thomas Grief going on a majority of
their bonds. Tbo amount of bona in each
case was 000.
11 limed n Promise of HCVOIIKC.
As Grief loft the station ho fairly hissed
his promise to wreak a terrible rovougo upon
these who had caused him so much trouble.
Ho said that bis daughter , a yflung lady about
20 years of age , who has boon very sick for
several days , was so frlahtonod by the inva
sion of the police that she fainted and great
fears were expressed by th'e attending phy
sicians that she would not recover from the
shock.
Oftlcor P. H.Sullivan , who-was the man that
bofoio they gained admittance to tbo secret
meeting told Inspector Lewis that ono of the
speakers declared that the saloon below was
full of Plnkerton men and police and that
only for thorn an open meeting could bo bold.
Ho then proposed a revival of the use of dynamite -
namito bombs and also a revival of tbo group
system by which moans'so-much was ac
complished.
UXEASlti'HliS CIIIA'A.
Europeans Advised to Itomoro Wo
men and Children A Great Fire.
H INKOW , China , Oct. 18. Fire destroyed
liOO ! houses In this olty and rendered 1U,000
people homeless. It Is believed that a num
ber of women and children lost their lives
Two days afterward 200 moro bouses were
burned.
StiAsniui , Oct. 19. Cliou Klu Lung , the
leader of the Itolao Hul , n secret society
which has been instrumental in causing the
uprising In Hunan , was captured by six run
ners of the Shanghai nnifFoo Chow pollca
while staying at an Inn in Fee Chow.
Ho was accompanied by n bund of
thirty men and was getting ready to
leave for Hang Chow and other in
land places when ho was surprised
nt night by the runners who despite bis en
deavors to protect himself with his sword ,
quickly overpowered him , and before ho had
given an alarm , gagged and bound him ,
boarded a steam munch and proceeded to
Shanghai. His examination was conducted
with secrecy by the magistrate and deputies *
01 the viceroy and the governor of Tno Lai.
They have thus far mot with no success.
Mason , the customs oftlcUl. who made an
attempt to smuggle arms into China , and put
himself lorward us a posilblo louder of re
bellion , was examined before the British
police court nt Shanghai. Developments
show that the affair was , a quixotic attempt
on Mason's part to obtain notoriety , and had
no real political slgnlllcaoca ,
The general fooling Is ono of Insecurity
and It Is stated that the viceroy of Nanking
has strongly advised tbet British consul nt
Chin Klang to remove European women und
children.
O.V THK FltKXCll ! COAST ,
I'To ( ft a oT Tuesday's , Storm Boon In
Sli'iindod Wrecks ,
Bot'i.onxK , Nov. 12. Nothing but n rough
estimate can bo made of thadamagc done by
thn terrible storm which , sot in hero Tuesday
night and which , without abatement , lasted
until last night It Is known from the
mejgro reports already received that the loss
occasioned by the gale la enormous ,
A largo number of houses In
the town were unroofed and out
buildings were blown down. Up ana down
tbo coast the loss In llfo and property must
have been very heavy. In the vicinity of
Houlugno many lUhlng bouts were thrown
ashore and pounded to pieces , Other ll.shlng
boats were caught in tbo gala from port ,
und , as they have not yet returned , grairo
fear * are entertained that some of thorn nave
toundorcd ,
Tim storm 1ms prevented the channel
steamers which ply between Boulogne and
Folkestone , England , from leaving port , and
none of the steamers duo to arrive bare from
England dared to attempt thu passage. Tbo
tolotfrnph lines oetwoou Boulogne and Paris
are broken In many places and a largo num
ber of poles were thrown to the ground.
BRAZIL IN DEEP TROUBLE ,
Robolllon Against Da Fonajca in Rio
Qrando do Eul Prospering.
ONE TOWN ATTACKED AND CAPTURED ,
Ijlttle or No Resistance Offered Plans
of ( lie Rchols Governmental Com
plications In Chill Peru
vian News.
tionlnn IJemie'f.1 '
Chili , ( via Galveston , Tex. )
Nov. 12. [ By Mexican Cable to the Herald
-Special to THE Bnn.l Latest .advices from
thn state of Rio Grande do Sul In Brazil say
that the revolt against Dictator da Fonsocn
continues to spread. Tbo insurgents' ranks
nrc Increasing In size hourly and the rebels
show great boldness. Ono band ,
fully armed , attacked and cap
tured the town of Santa Anna on the
river Slno , north of the capital , Porto Alogro.
They were led by General Fernandez. A
number of prisoners were taken. Very llttlo
resistance was made to the rebels , and as n
consequence no ono was killed or wounded In
the capture ot the placo. This would indi
cate that Santa Anna , which has a popula
tion of 2,500. was nt heart friendly to the
revolutionists.
Notwithstanding tbo report the garrison
of Yngunron had gone over to the insurgents ,
U is now stated that the town Itself remains
faithful to the cause of the Fonsoca , Yngua-
ron. Santa Victoria and Porto Alcgro are
said to bo the only towns the dictatorship.
All the others in Hlo Grande do Sul are said
to have espoused the sldo of the rebels.
Tlio revolutionists are reported to have
raised largo bodies of volunteer troops. In
cluded in their force are llvo roglmonts of in
fantry and ono of cavalry which deserted
da Fonsoca as soon as the revolt was pro
claimed.
What They Are Driving At.
The plans of the Insurgents are not yet
fully understood , but it Is said that they will
lese no time in attacking tbo towns of Yn
gunron , Santa Victoria and Porto Alcgro ,
which remain true to tbo dictator. Their
object seems to bo to gain possession of thcso
places before tbo arrival of the gunboats ,
monitors and transports which da Fonspca
has sent to Ilio Grande do Sul to quell the
Insurrection. Hio Grande do Sul is
the stronghold of Gasper Silvoira Mar
tins , the former president of that
state , who was exiled at the time of the do-
thronenr.nt of Dem Pedro , and who was
afterwards permitted to return to Brazil.
They nro known ns Gasparitas. Martins
is regarded by thorn as tbo chief
of the liberal party iif Brazil.
The 80,000 Germans in the state am
said to bo among the warmest partisans of
da Fonsoca. A goodly portion of them
served in the German army. There nro some
(1,000 ( Brazilian soldiers in liio Grande do Sul.
They form nearly one-half of all the govern
ment forces. Tbo spirit of discontent has
often manifested itself in their ranks.
One Ajjert Rebel.
Visconde Polotns , who Is said to bo ono of
the chiefs of the revolutionists , Is 82 years
old and was former governor of Ilio Grande
do Sul. The governorship was placed In his
hands after the fall of the empire. Ho suc
ceeded Martins. Ho was a wurm friend of
Martins , and his fall becoming known to bis
government , ho was ousted from ofllco and
Marcchal do Frotn appointed in his plaoo.
Ho also was a a frland of Martins , and was
succeeded by the present governor , Castlllio ,
whoso loyalty to da Fonsoca does not appear
to be In the least questioned.
KISlslH ) A.\Jt MA 1)11 VI' .
Chili's Cahlnot nnd Dominant Party
Get 'together for the Pithlic Good.
[ CopurtuMctl 1891 bit . /a es Gnriwn Jf ; nief.l (
VALPAIUI O , Cfiili ( via Galveston ) , Tox. ,
Nov. 12. fBv Mexican Caolo to the Herald-
Special to Tin : BEE.I The complications
that have arisen in the provisional govern
ment on account of tbo resignation of Minis
ter of tbo Interior Irrazabal nnd Minister of
Agriculture Joaquin Walker Martinez seems
in n fair way of being straightened out. As
I cabled you yesterday , they surrendered
their ofllces because tbo dominant liberal
party bad failed to elect conservative coun
sellers of state , as It Is alleged they had
agreed to do. It Is now reported that two
members of the council ot stnto stand reaay
to resign , rather than causa any political 111
feeling. If tbls action Is taken , it will create
vacancies on the council for two con
servatives. This will do away with the
cause of discontent that led to the
resignations ot the two ministers named , and
also to stop Minister of Foreign Affairs
Malta nnd other members of tbo junta's
cabinet from ail-rendering their portfolios , as
It was rumored yesterday tnoy would.
Tbo resignations of Ministers Irranuabel
nnd Walker Martinez have not boon accepted
-by thounta. It is reported that In view ot tbo
concessions mndo to thuir party they will retain -
tain their portfolios. If Is hoped by all tbo
friends of the now government that they will
do so , ns party strlfo at this critical stage of
the country's ' affairs would bo deplorable ,
nnd tend to hlndor that complete restoration
of peacefulness which 1 HO desirable.
The name of the doctor whoso services ns
surgeon-general In the junta's army have
neon rewarded by Presldont-oloct Jorge
Montt is Olof Page , not Pnz , as I cabled yes-
toiday.
The report lies just reached hero from San
tiago that Pedro O. Gandarlllas bat shot uiul
killed himself at his hiding place on u farm
In tbo mountains In the vicinity of the oap-
itol. Ha was Bulmaccda's minister of agri
culture In the Ilrst cabinet formed by the
dictator. The caurn of bis suicide was the
fear of persecution on the part , of the junta.
Ho did not dare to stand trial.
The military tribunal today sentenced ten
of the olllcors of Balmacdda's army to ban
ishment from Chill for llvo years and a day
nnd disbars them from holding any ofllcos In
this country. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
One nl' Halmnuodii'H Cuhinot Ollluors
Halo in Pom Now.
( TnmirluMcA ll'Jliy \ Jnmt * ilorlon lltnnfll.l
LIMA , Peru ( via Galvotson , Tex , , ) Nov. 1'J.
| lly Mexican Cnblo to the Harnld Special
to Tun BKE.J Major Santiago Faz , the advocate -
vocato of the Balmacodun government In tbo
case of Richard Cummlng , who with two
others was shot at Valparaiso for tbo at
tempted blowing up of a torpedo boat , is tha
guest of the Hotel Mnurv In this
city , although bU death was an
nounced some tlmo ago. Faz was
tnkqu prisoner at the battle of Plnblllo , but
managed to escape before bis arrival at
Valparaiso prison by bribing his uunrd ,
That same night some of the junta's oftlcors
and civilians went to the police station and
picucd ono of thu Halnwedist ofllcors
out as Fax. Tuo rcsornUlanco bo-
\
twoon the tijnon was groat. On
douyli'K ' that hfVfaowas \ Faz. the unfortu
nate ofllcor wnsy An , until , maddened with
pain , ho falsely \ Vwlodg d that ho was
Faz. Half an hoi\V \ Vrward ho was shot In
cold blood. Ills dt j , 'naturally gave rlso to
the report that ' had been killed ,
and the Union of paraUo and ether
oanors printed that , . Alter remaining
in hiding for about a K ' , Fnz managed to
escape from Valparaiso Mia disguise of n
fireman on board ot Pacitlo steamer.
I think the Artca. Ho arrived hero some
time afterward.
Al JtlU 1 > K J.tXIKHO.
How the Uchelllon IN Viewed from thn
Capital oCltra7.ll.
[ Sjrcfdl CorrtfiMmlence nf thr Antoeialttl I'ltm. ]
Hio JA.NBIIIO , Oct. 14 , The state of affairs
hero at piosont Is by no moans satisfactory.
In nearly every respect matters nro polng
wrong. The last two years the country ban
been Hooded with irredeemable paper
money , now amounting nominally to
about $ 'J50,000,000 and depreciated to
less than 55 per cent ot its
nominal value. In consequence of the de
pression of the currency nnd burdensome
taxes all necessaries of llfo cost exorbitant
prirM , which nro constantly rising. Under
these circumstances It Is not surprising that
these should bo Buffering nnd discontent , nnd
that strikes nnd disturbances , nt ono tlmo
almost unknown hero , should have became
frequent.
It Is said that the president , who Is Quito
111 , has not boon informed of the rioting in
this city.
The session of congress was to terminate
tomorrow , but that body has voted to pro
long its sitting to the 15th of November.
It has not yet voted any of the appropria
tions nor any of the organic laws for the exe
cution of the provisions of the constitution.
Ever since a few months ago it has boon nt
loggerheads with the president. Al
though the CQiigrcss has accom
plished vnry llttlo actual legislation ,
It has discussed some very important
measures , ono of which Is a bill framed by n
Joint committee of the two houses for im
proving tbo currency of the country. It has
shown a disposition to reduce tno expenses
of the government , which is very necessary ,
as they have Increased smco 1SSS from $77 ,
000,000 to $180,000,000 per annum.
The sanitary condition of the city is very
bad at present. Last month there were liti , ; :
deaths from .smallpox , nnd recently the
weather has been unseasonably warm nnd
there have been some deaths from yellow
fevor.
Most of the states nro making preparations
for being well represented nt the Chicago
exposition , and President Deodoro da Fen
soca has asked congress for an appropriation
of $ l0,000 ! for the expenses of the Brazilian
exhibit. Most of tbo state legislatures will
mrtke appropriations for tbo same purposo.
It is stated that the Brazilian government ,
will asK for n revision of the reciprocity
agreement with tbo United Stutes. For this
purpose , it is said , n plenipotentiary will
shortly bo sent fiom hero on u special mis
sion to negotiate In the matter Jointly with
the Brazilian minister at Washington.
The interior of the state of Bahia Is suffer
ing very much from drouth , in consequence
of which , it Is said , the stnto has lost by
death and Immigration , over 09,000 inhabit
ants.
manning the Navy.
Hio J v.NKino , Nov. 12. Reports wcro cur
rent in this city today that the army nnd
navy forces were making preparations to
proclaim General da Fonsoca a lifo dictator
of Bnuil.
The government Is securing n full comple
ment of men for Us warships by means
of impressment. Many unlucky citizens
have ooeii seized In the name of the
government for this purposo. The press
enng Is carrying on Its operations hero ,
and Is actively engaged in the work of
pouncing upon and forcibly convoying to
ships of war in the harbor , despite the
entreaties , prayers or physical resistance of
tnoir captives , all eligible men whom they
think would make desirable members of n
man-of-war's ' crow. Very often It Is only
after a most desperate struggle that the
gang succeeds in overpowering and carrylnc
off its unwilling victims from homo and
family.
A number of ofllcors have started from Hio
Grande do Sul , nt which plnco it Is reported
these who have taken part in the revolution
ary movement ngalnst the dictatorship of
Fonsoca are completely under the control of
the government.
Foreign Inlliienco at Work.
WASHINGTON- . C. , Nov. 12. The Bureau
of American Republics has , from somi-
ofllulal sources , the following Information in
regard to thc prcsent condition of affairs
in Ura/.il : Tbo telegraphic nnd other
news which comes from or via
London Is often entirely false and
gnnorally distorted and magnified. British
jealousies of tbo Increasing influence of the
Udtted States in Br.uil and the fear of losing
commercial supremacy in that country are
the motives which Insplro the f.ilso and
alarming dispatches concerning political dis
turbances in Brazil.
In Hio Grande do Sul the situation Is pe
culiar and needs some special explanation.
When the revolution of November , ISS'J , sub
stituted the rcpuullo for the empire , the state
of Hio Grande do Sul accepted the
now form of government as any
ether , out on the crcanlzation of
the state government party lines were
closely drawn and party feollug warmly
aroused between the republicans on tbo ono
hand and the adherents of the liberal rmrtv ,
partisans of the deposed loader , Sllvoria
Marlineon the other. Forctulo resist
ance was olio red to the Installa
tion of the governor-elect , who was
thu candidate of the republicans. The
armed Interference of the federal govern
ment was uocossary to o\'orcoino this resist-
'anco , but the fooling of opposition naturally
remained and was perhaps Intensified by
federal Intel foronco.
The Brazilian minister has a number ot
massages of which no mention Is made of
political disturbances or recession move
ments , and the United States minister nt Hlo
has not considered the situation as an event
sufficiently serious to Justify him In pending
a cablegram to the Department of State ,
AFMHt Tin ; 7t.Nry./.sH ATOKJ/ .
Heroes 1 OHO 'I heir | JVCH Torrlhlo KF-
louts of the Gale.
LOSPOX , Nov. 12. Though at midnight
last night the great gale in England had
subsided the storm is still prevailing In south
western Ireland. Dispatches coitlnuo ) to bo
received , giving details of tbo bavoo wrought
along thn roast by yostordiy'.jstorin. !
At Sandgato on tbo east coastof the Isle of
Tbarot , Konts , four llshormon were drowned.
There Is grout oxcltoinent In Southport , on
the Irish sea , over the probable drowning of
tbo crow of the llfo borit which went out yes
terday to attempt to save tha crow of tbo
vessel In dlstiess off that pluco. There Is
hardly any doubt among these acquainted
with thu dangers of the coast but that the
life boat foundered and every soul In tier
lound a watery grave.
The steamer Huwardcn Castle , engaged In
the coasting trade , was wrecked at the
mouth of the Mersey last night. A niimbiir
of attempts were made to reseuo the eruw
from their precarious position , but 110110 of
them were Hucccssful This mornlni. four
bodies were washed ashore , They am these
of seamen from the nteanmr , who , worn out
bv the exposure to which they had boon sub-
jcotcd , were not strong enough to keep them
selves In the rigging , and were swept over
board.
The While Star line steamerBrlttanlo ,
and tbo In-nan Line steamer City of Now
York , nalloJ from Liverpool yesterday and
shaped tholr courses for Ouccnstown In thu
very teeth of the tfalo. When they made an
oirtng after leaving the rlvor. they mot
with torrillo weather , which they carried
with thorn throughout their voyage down
'the Irish sea. An Immense wave boarded
the Brlttiinlo nnd carried overboard Quartermaster -
master McICcnzlo.
The gale continued at Quoonstown , where
the wluO is still blowing with torrlua vie
lence.
ROASTED THE GOVERNMENT ,
M. Lourny , Boulancist ; , Makes Sorioui
Oharg03 in the French Chamber.
HE ATTACKED THE ROTHSCHILDS ,
Tcmpenuo Hoply of the Mlnlntoi
of Klmtnro to the Tirade-
Crisis Not Vet
1'Ycneh NOXVH.
1X > 1 ny Jama ( Ionian
PAMIS Nov. It ! . ( Now York llornld Cable
Special to Tun UKK. ] Tli.it which the
government tried to prevent has happened.
The chamber of deputies has taken hold of
the financial question , nnd tbo lull of values
on the Stock cxchnngo.
M. Lauray , tbo Boiilanglst deputy , opened
the ball by putting a question to the minister
of llnntaa und framing an Issue on tha
broad question of nntl-Scmltlsm M. I.ouray
Is not n particularly well balanced man , and
is apt to go oft nt half cock. His specialty
during the Boulnngor days was making pop
ular and nervy sensation. Nowadays ho has
lost the oar of the house , and this explains
the III success of his Interpellation.
M. Lauray accused the minister of fin anco
with gambling on the bourse and charted the
government with having enjoyed tbo bitter
satisfaction of placing the credit of tbo na
tion In the hands of a close corporation ot
Jewish bankers.
"Tho Jewish bankers nro the masters of
Franco. Tbo Jewish bankers" continued
M. Lauray , "can bring about n
gold crisis in all countries where
they have any foothold. In Franco they have
now enfoiccd the minister of llnanco to enter
into very questionable combinations in order
to find gold enough to carry on the function !
of the government. The American govern
ment was obliged to enter into en
gagements with a financial house
in the United States , whereupon
tbo Uotbschllds sent money to Brazil.
Baron Kothschlld Is a mauvals Francals and
wo should consequently imitate the United
States and coin our own gold. "
M. Lauray concluded n very violent tlrnda
by saying that nil the Joxvish banners in
Franco should nt once bo expelled.
Dignified llcply to ( ho Tirade.
M. Uouvlor , the minister of llnanco , de
clared that it was altogether beneath
his dignity to reply to the personal
attacks of M. Lauray , and that should the
house of Hotbschllds remove its ofllcos
from Paris in consequence of such uncalled-
for personalities , that it would bo a misfor
tune for the nation.
M. Uoiivicr said that there was no drain
of gold from Franco and that it was impossi
ble to reproach him with entering into ques
tionable negotiations with the Uothschllds ,
who have always administered tholr finan
cial interests nnd French Interest ! ) with good
judgment and wisdom.
The speech of the minister was very short ,
but it sutlstlod tha eh am bo r. Tbo deputies
who saw that n hostile vote would lead to a
torrlbto financial crisis , passed to the order
of the day by 4,11 to 32. In other words the
chamber expressed Its belief that It would ba
a mistake to endorse the speech of either M.
Lauray or M. Kouvior.
Not Vet Outofihc Woods.
Tlio ministry Is still In an unpleasant fix.
Aftur the vole , tbo radical deputies decided
to Interpellate tbo cabinet next week on the
general policy of the government. They
are anxious ta see the ministerial situation
settled before M. do Glors' orilval In Paris.
Tlio fear of offending Russia still counts fol
much In French polities.
A St. Petersburg dispatch announces thai
M. Wlsi'hnograasky , the Russian minister oi
finance , 1ms been very 111 for some days past
nnd that ho has bad uncontrollable fits of
almost in&nno rngo. On the day before yes-
terdav ho insulted and dismissed a deputa
tion of St. Petersburg merchants who had
culled to ask a small service of him.
Franca Is organizing a now colonial expedi
tion. The council of ministers has deter
mined to send an expeditionary force ta
Tount to oppose the aggressions of Morocco
and occupy the district which Is believed to
bo Indispensable to tlio safety of the French
possessions In Algeria. According to tha
government the object of tbo expedition will
bo merely the restoration of order in Touat.
Experience has taught us that adventures ol
this kind cost dearly.
xisxr VH anon :
What a French Astronomer Says of
( ho Promised Ijtinur I''cllpHO.
[ fopi/rlsM / IWl > > utin's OitnlmtJeniicM.l
PARIS , Nov. 1'J. [ Now York Hor.ild Cabla
Special to Tin : BKB.J If St. Martin's
summer continues nnd no now cyclone ar
rives Sunday's total eclipse of the moon will
bo observed that day under exceptionally
favorubla conditions , for It takes place at tha
proclso hour in which tbo moon crosses tha
.meridian The middle of tbo eclipse will
bo observed at Purls nt twenty-nine
minutes after midnight. Perhaps , with
scrupulous attention It will bo possible ta
distinguish about twenty-nine r.ilnutos past
11 p. in. the pro tllo of the ( lunar ) Cordlllorus
under the form of a vary slight olavutlon
above the shaded circular rim of our planet.
In general what lias boon taken for
this profile of tha Cordilleras or Andes
was a very deep shade of certain
lunar plains. Nevertheless the oar'.h111 bo
hi such n poutlon during tbo ecllpso that It
will not ba posslblo to nltunipt an observa
tion without tha aid of a weak glass , which
will roughly allow thu entire disk at the
IDOOII upon ita field. This will make It very
interesting to know the uxuut moment of the
beginning and the ending for tbo purpose of
computation.
The color of the moon In ocllpso will prob
ably bo deep rod , with some shades. The
tonn of the color will depend upon tha solar
rayH passing through tbo earth's ntmosphoio
and tholr operation upon tha lunar disk. The
red may bo variegated , light or dark , nnd
oven ot n yollowlsh tlngu. Some times the
ocllpso will ba entirely Invisible.
These eclipses occur at regular Intervals ot
eighteen years and eleven duyn. The ocllpso
of Sunday will bo thu reoccurrence of that ot
November , lb7I. ! * *
I'rohubly there will bo a great number of
Bhootlug stars traversing the heavens durmu
the eclipse They will appear to emanate
from thu constellation Loo. Thcso shoo tint ?
stars are , us u matter of fact , portions of the
debris of tbo comet. Its sister , which np-
feared In ISM , making a magnificent passage
in a clear sky. UOIII.M : FJ.AMMAIIIOM.
On the PariH Monrno ,
PAIIIS , Nov. 1'J.On the bourse today
foreign securities were weak. Owjng to n
rumor cf a uublnot crisis In Madrid , Spanltb
sccuritloa dropped % . Russian securities
full 1 % under a report of ucllliig In Berlin
and a full in roubles , Three par cent rente *
were uciikor and lull Ifi centimca for the uc-
couiit uud 0 cuiulmoa for money.