OMAHA i DAILY BEE
TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. OMAHA. MONDAY MOJRNING. NOVEMBER JG , 1801. NUMBER 151.
SBOT-BY HER FRIEND.
Captain Emifi of tha Salvation Army
Mortally Wounded by Nettle Blcdler ,
SELF-MURDER SOON FOLLOWS THE DEED.
Woud-Bo ! Slayer Dies by Her Own Hand
Just After the Attempt.
NO HOPE FOR THE INJURED CAPTAIN.
Eurgcona Say the Wound Infl'otcd ' Must
Eurely Result in Death.
MOTIVE FOR THE DEED IS NOT KNOWN.
All Attsmpts to Discover the Cause for the
Aurault Are Fruitless.
JEALOUSY OF THE CAPTAIN ASSIGNED.
" \Vlmt the Wounded Wotnnn Snys
About the Matter Details ol ix
Singularly Ftranso nntl
Peculiar Crime.
Murder nnd sulelda marked the curfew
hour of yesterday's blustering autumn
Sunday In Omaha.
The real motlvo for the fearful dcublo
crltuo Is not as clear as it might be , but the
Indications point to a rather queer combma-
tion of jealousy and scinl-rcllglous frenzy.
However obscure may bo the motlvo that
prompted the deed , its results stand out
only too plainly , for the body ol Nottio
Biedlor , the murderess nnd suicide ,
rests on a raorblo slab at Hcnfoy &
Hcafoy's undertaking rooms , and her victim
Captain Ilnttio bmith of the Snlvutlou army
band at Oskaloosn is awaiting in untold
ngony the flnal extinguishment of the vital
spark at thoClarkson Memorial hospital.
Cnnio from Council Ulud'n.
The halt crazed woman at whoso door rests
tuo responsibility for the tailing of two
human lives , was an Ironerat the City steam
laundry In Council Bluff * , and lior victim
was formerly stationed there in command of
the 13 hi Its barracks of the crusading soldiers.
It was there Unit the events occurred thatcul-
initiated In last night's tragedy. Both of the
pirtlos were here away from homo
ana practically among strangers , so
that Information as to their pre
vious relations was very meager ,
but patient search nnd careful Investigation
elicited the following information as to the
crime and tha state of affairs that led ub to it :
Captain Sinltb-wbo , was ordered to leave
the Bluffs some thirty days ago to toke com
mand of the branch of the army stationed at
Oslialoosa , came to Omaha last Thursday
from the latter city with eight of her soldiers
to participate In the reception and demonstra
tion in honor of tbo visit of La Marecholo
Booth-Cllbborn and Marshal Ballluglou
Booth.
At I ended Service Vrtttcrduy.
She was present yesterday afternoon at the
nnny barracks on Davenport street , between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth , nt n mooting
hold at 2:80 : o'clock , nnd the Blodlor woman
sooins to Imva also oocn there , but whether
she was there during the onilro meeting is
not known , as no one noticed horuntil after
the close of the service. At that time she
was In the roar portion of the church and
sent up word to Captain Smith that she
wanted to talk with her. The latter replied
to tlio messenger that she was binv then
and could not grant tlio request , but after
dating lunch wont back and talked to the
Blodlor woman for some tlmo.
What was said by either of them Is un
known , as the only person who no
ticed what was going on was Lieu
tenant Mary Bannister of What Cheer , la. ,
who had carried Miss Blcdlcr's message to
Captain Smith.
When interrogated by a BEE representa
tive after the shooting Lieutenant Bannister
stated that slio saw the captain go back nnd
engage In conversation with the woman , but
was so far away that she could tell nothing
about what was said.
One of the other ofllcors , Captain Wallace
of Marsbnlltown , tlnully told the lieutenant
to call the captain , as she wished her to go
with her ( Captain Wallace ) do.vii to their
boarding place.
Cliinir to Her Victim.
The mooting had closed noout 1:110 : nnd It
was then fully an hour later , the oftlcors
having had their lunch served there at the
church , nnd the lieutenant told Captain
Bmlth to hurry , as they must get back in
time for the mooting In the evening at the
First Presbyterian church. The captain tried
to leave her companion , but the latter burred
her way , standing before her In the aisle and
refusing to allow her to pass ,
The lieutenant approached nearer and
overheard the captain say several times that
she must go , and the other seemed to bo re
monstrating against It , and ilnally expressed
tbo threu that 1 ( the cantata wont out and
'
loft her lore she would be sorry for It.
Kliol Her In the Uncle.
CaptaJi Smith loft her , however , and after
nttendlnlj to a few minor matters , started to
leave the church In company with Captain
WullacV The Blodlor uonmn passed out
shortly i afterward and hurrying for
ward ( overtook the ether two a
hort tllstnnco east on the opposite
ildu of the street , Just across from the Palace
Btubtcs at Seventeenth und Davenport. She
drew a revolver from the folds of her dross ,
and leveling it full at Captain Smith's buck ,
pulled the trigger.
The range was so close that the bullet
could uot miss , and the plorclng screams of
the wounded woman wcro berne out upon
tha night wind almost simultaneously with
the crack of the revolver.
The captain and her companion started to
run , shrieking as they wont , nnd the deter
mined murderess , apparently fearing that
ber bullotbad not found u tatal murk , pursued
them a few steps , and then halting sent an.
ether shot hurtling after her Intended vic
tim.
tim.It
It evidently flow wide of Its mark for Cap
tain Smith was staggering when It was
fired , and fell after going a short distance
further.
Uululde Swiftly Followed.
Tbo murderess paused only au Instant ,
Placing tno weapon at her temple aha
pressed the trigger a third time , nnd as the
bullet crashed through her brain plunpod
forward Into the gutter , her face striking
against the curbstone.
A crowd gathered as If by magic , nnd
beloro It was fully known what had taken
place , the Biedlor woman was'borno Into
the ofllco of the Pulaco stables , and Captain
Smith was carried Into the drug store at
Sixteenth and Davenport.
The scene in the little stable ofllco was n
weird ono. The body of the unconscious
woman was laid upon the rough
plank floor , and n hastily i oiled up blanket
was tnado to servo us a pillow.
A half doen hostlers , attracted from the
stall room below by the shots , crowded about
the silent form. A couple of smoky lamps
shed an uncertain light upon the scene. A
doctor elbowed his way through the crowd ,
and Kneeling upon tbo door sought the faintly
nickering pulse.
Dentil of tlio itlcdlcr.
"Sho is still allvo" ho whispered , although
the breathing could hardly bo discerned.
"Stand back , and give us some air" was
the sharp order of tno doctor , but before the
nwo struck spectators could obey , there was
a slight movement of the limp , whlto hands ,
n faint , convulsive gasp , nnd the services of
neither air , science nor modicino4\vore longer
needed.
It was n gruesome deathbed spectacle , but
the horrillcd witnesses stood there , oven
after dissolution had takoii place , staring
with fascinated gaze at the palo face , the
ghastly hole torn by the bullet , and the Ir
regular rod line th < .t marked the path of the
llfo lluld as It sought another hiding
place In the folds of the friendly blanket.
"I can do nothing now1 said the physician
with professional calmness , but even thr.t
statement was a welcome relief from the
intense silence , and then as ho reached for
his probe to conduct his search for the
messenger of death in the Interest.1) of
science , the horrors of the death scene wore
forgotten in the curiosity as to the revela
tions of a cursory post raortum examination.
But there was nn Interruption. The door
opened , and ns n volco said , "Horo'a her
brother , " a man oinorgod from the excited ,
surging throng without , aud entered the
little apartment.
Ho Would Not Talk.
Ho was Indifferently dressed , and in the
face that was shaded by a white slouch hat
was plainly expressed the xvild hope that a
fearful rumor would prove untrue that the
dead might prove to bo other than his own.
Ho pressed eagerly forward , but ono glance
at the upturned face told the story.
Hope was dissipated , and dropping on his
knees beside the corpse the man bowed his
fuco in his hands and wopt. Slowly rising to
bis foot ho said In response to numerous in
quiries :
"Her name Is Hattlo Clark , and that's all I
will say about It. "
Ho repeatedly refused to talic about the
matter , or say anything except that the dead
girl was his sister , and soon disappeared.
The coroner was notified , but was unable
to leave his home owing to Illness , and'gavo
orders by telephone to have the body removed
to Heafoy & Hcpfoy'a. Soon afterward As
sistant Coroner Allison appeared , and after
viewing the remains ordered the undertaker
to take them in charge.
At the morgue , the man Clark , who said
ho lived at Fort Omuha , again called to see
the remains. Ho said that if tbo body was
that of his slstor , there would bo a diamond
shaped scar on the forehead , Just at tbo edge
of the hair. There was po such mark , and
ho admitted that ho was mistaken.
lie uftonvnrd described the birthmark as
spade shaped and made several contradic
tory statements , convincing the officers that
ho was either crazy or a monumental liar.
Her Horn 31.-in Idcntlllcd.
That again loft the Identity of the dead
woman undisclosed , and her name was tbon
given as BIgolow or Bogloy and her homo as
Council Bluffs.
The remains were finally identified by
Messrs. E. A. Wlckham , Harry Bowman
and F. A. Buckman of the Bluffs. The lat
ter gentleman stated that the dead woman
had frequently cashed checks for the City
laundry In the bank with which ho is con
nected , and her name was soon learned.
AVns n , Friend of Her Victim.
It was learned In the Bluffs that the dead
woman and her younger sister baa been in
tbo habit of attending the meetings of the
Salvation army together , and that the older
ono had been a warm fnoud of Captain
Smith. The family was shocked to hear of
the tragedy. The dead girl loft homo Imme
diately after noon to como to Omaha , but
said nothing of the object of her visit. Her
relatives know nothing of her having a revolver -
volvor In her possession , and could not Imag
ine how or where she obtained It.
It was learned that Miss Blodlor stood on
the corner of Fifteenth nnd Farnam streets
at "o'clock In the afternoon in front of the
opera house nnd was noticed Intently watchIng -
Ing the Salvation army parade , which was
passing nt the tiino.
Captain Smith's Condition.
Captain Smith was removed from the drug
store , whither Mio was first taken , to her
boarding place at 1513 Davenport strcot ,
nnd n physician attended her there.
She had hardly boon placed upon a
bed before she was attacked with
a violent hemorrhage from tbo lungs ,
and bled very copiously , the homar' hago
also being accompanied by violent retching.
The wound was probed but the ball could not
bo located. It had entered between the
floating ribs , n llttlo to the loft of tha spinal
lolumn and passed forward through the lung.
Story of tlio Captain.
The wounded woman suffered Intensely ,
but was perfectly conscious and talked
rationally. In reply to the reporter's ques
tions sha stated that she had not seon"Nottlo"
for several weeks until that afternoon , but
that she know her very well. When asked
why the woman lin.1 shot her she answered :
"It was n case of Jealousy. "
"Why was she Jealous was there a third
party ! "
"No , " she replied , "sho was Jealous because
Ifdldn't talk to her more. "
Her suffering n re vented further ques
tioning ,
The room was lllled with sobbing Salvation
soldiers , and at n signal from their loader
they knelt around tno bcdsldo of their griev
ously wounded comrade , tha doctor Joining
thorn , and united In a fervent supplication for
her recovery. It was rather an unusual
demonstration fora slox room ana ono might
suppose that It would have hud a rather
Injurious effect upon the patient , but she
Joined in with the others , and occasionally
her tones could bo distinguished In the fer
vent and not unmusical medley of voices.
The room was finally cleared , the soldiers
bolng called away to attend the evening
meeting , and all others with the exception of
those needed to minister to the wants of the
patient bolng excluded , so that tholr lamenta
tions would not reach her oars.
No Hope for Her Life.
The doctor said that ho could offer DO bopo
of his patient's recovery , although ho did not
think the wound necessarily fatal , btlll ho
could not tell to a certainty until ho could
find tbo bullet , but at a Into hour this had uot
been accomplished.
Captain Smith lias been connected with
the army for llvo years , and Is regarded ns n
most faithful nnd ofllclont ofllcor. Her
parents llvo at Clinton , la. , nnd her father Is
an pnglncor on the Burlington , Cedar Uaplds
& Northern. They were notified last even
ing by telegraph of tno critical condition of
their daughter. The captain had boon
stationed at OUuitnva , Kansas City , Council
Bluffs" , and OsHalooja.
Ono Theory K.xplodod.
The theory that there was some man In
the case on whose account the Blcdlor woman
might Imvo felt harshly toward Captain
Smith was closely followed out , but It Is
stated that Lieutenant Berry of Boone , now
stationed at Dos Molnes , and to whom the
captain Is supposed to bo engaged , was not
acquainted with Miss Bicdler nnd never saw
hor. Ho is In the city , and was at the bod'
sldo of his fiancee last ovoning.
Her Clothing Marked.
In examining the clothing of the dead
woman at the morgue , the undertaker found
her collar marked "Nettlo B. , " confirming
the belief that she was Indeed Miss Nettle
Biedlor.
The deceased must have been n woman of
very prepossessing appearance. She was
above the medium build , with even
features , and short , curly brown hnlr.
She was attired in a close fitting black
dross , plush coat and black felt sailor hat.
Even her violent death , whloh caused the
blood to settle under the eyes , nnd the crim
son contusions on the forehead nnd nose
caused by contract with tbo curbing , had not
robbed the face of its attractiveness.
CuriotiH People at the Morgue.
A crowd of several hundred curious mon
gathered about the front doors of Heafoy &
Hoafcy's undertaking establishment Just after
the body had been taken into the morgue.
The front doors were locked and the body
was laid out.
About 8 o'clock the doors were opened and
the waiting crowd of curious people was
allowed to pass through and see the
body. No ono seemed to know the dead
woman. In less than ten minutes the crowd
had all taken a view of tbo corps ? and do-
parted. Between 0 and 10 o'clock scarcely
a person viewed the remains , but ,
at 10:30 : a score or so asked
admittance and permission to look at
the dead woman. Among the bunch were a
half dozen women who stood by the sldo of
the corpse and stared at the body.
Many questions were asked of the under
takers by the women which plainly showed
that they had been drawn there by curiosity
and not to take a look at n dead friend.
Four or flvo traveling men came In nnd
after gazing at the cold whlto face said that
tbo woman bad fomorly worked At a
restaurant In Norfolk , but they could not
tell the girl's ' namo.
Dr. C. G. Surngno , who was present when
Miss Biedlor died , took possession of iiO cents
In money and n sealed but unstamped letter
that were in her pockets , nnd refused to de
liver them to the undertaker. Ho was al
lowed to retain the property by the coroner
who refused to make a demand for it.
'Oiilyn Rumor.
The report was current nt Salvation army
headquarters that the Biodler woman bad a
rather questionable reputation and that Cap
tain Smith had endeavored to cut loose from
her on that account. It was stated that
tbo two had chummed together
moro or loss during the captain's
sojourn in the Bluffs , but the
friendship became very obnoxious to the
latter. It was also assorted that Miss
Biedler had not only strayed from tbo path
of rectltudo and virtue , but was also en
deavoring to draw Captain Smith aside from
the course sbo was pursuing , and angered at
her loss of what littto Influence she formerly
had , in sheer desperation had shot her and
then taken her own llfo.
Inquest Today.
The Inquest over the body of the dead girl
will bo hold today at Heafoy & Hcafoy's.
Captain Wallace , Lieutenant Bannister and
ether members of the army , wno had In
tended leaving for homo on the morning
train : * , will remain to glvo their testimony
before the coroner's Jury.
The weapon with which the shooting was
done is In the hands of the assistant coroner.
It is a 32-calibor revolver , of the "Bulldog"
pattern , nnd contains throe empty shells. It
was picked up on the sidewalk scarcely two
feet away from where the body of Miss
Bledlcr lay.
AVhat Captain Wallace Said.
Captain Wallace of Marstmlltown was
walking with Captain Smith at the time the
shooting took placo. She said to u lieu re
porter :
"Wo came out of the hall nnd started down
the street toward the headquarters. Wo had
gene only a short distance when this girl
who shot Captain Smith catno up behind us
and said she wanted to spop.k a moment with
Captain Smith. Wo did not stop , for Cap
tain Smith replied that she did not have
tlmo to talk with hor. The giri said :
" 'Well , you'll bo sorry for it if you don't
talk with mo.1
"Wo wont on and Just as wo got onposito
the brick livery stable I noard a revolver
shot right at our backs , and Captain Smith
screamed nnd started to run. I ran with ber.
I heard a second shot , uut I do not know
whether there were any moro than two shots
tired or not. Wo ran on down to the corner.
1 thought that the girl was still alter us.
"I never know tno girl who shot Captain
Smith. She was not n member of the Sal
vation army. " Captain Wallace anpoarod to
bo very much distressed and cast down by
the tragedy and her eyes filled with tears re
peatedly as she told wh.it she know about
the tragedy.
HIH Actions Very .Singular.
Mr. Henry 0. Crum , of the United States
customs odlco was ono of the llrst to roaish
the si-eno of the tragedy after the Blodlor
girl ( ell. Ho pinked up tbo revolver and held
it until Sergeant \yhalen arrived and then
banded It to him. Mr. Crum says that the
man Clark who claimed that tno Bicdler girl
was his slstor afterward denied It and said
that ho was mistaken.
Clark visited the inorgno and
said that If the dead girl was
his sister ho could very easily
identify her because she had a birthmark In
the form of a diamond just In the edge of the
hair on her forehead. Ho said Just as bo
begun to examine the forehead of tbo suicide
that the birthmark was shaped like a spade
on a playing curd. Ho failed to find any
blrthmanc , and declared that the girl was not
his sister. His action appeared to bo very
singular. It was generally supposed that the
man was cither lusano or trying his bund at
lying.
A Great Crowd at thn Church.
Tbo First Presbyterian church was liter
ally packed trom tbo pulpit to the doors last
night und a largo number of people were
turned uwJV unable to get In ,
La MarochaUHootn.Cilbborn | addressed the
great throng upon the work In France aud
Switzerland. Her address was Intensely In
teresting aud the people all stayed until the
close.
Mr. Balllngton Booth vibrated back and
forth between the church and the head
quarters , where Captain Smith lay In agony ,
Ho announced to the audlonco two or three
tlmu the condition of tbo wounded girl. Ho
said that the woman who committed tbo
[ CO.NTIKUKD O.X SECOND
CHILI'S ' NEW COVERNMENr ,
Council of State Per tbo Administration
Now Comp'.oto. '
HOW THE NEW MEMBERS WERE SELECTED ,
Itccord of n Mulleloits Knj-llsh NOWH-
paper Correspondent Kxposod
Why Ho Slanders the United
StlltCH O life 111 IS.
18)1 ouJamet Canton HenndL\ \
SVNTIAOO , Chill ( via Oalveston , Tox. , )
Nov. 15. [ By Mexican Cable to the Now
York Herald Special to TUB BBC. ] The
council of stnto for the now administration
Is now complete. The eleven members have
boon etiosou , flvo by President Montt , thrco
by the senate and three by the house of dep
uties. The council consists of tno ministry
ex-oillclo , a member of the courts of Justice ,
an ecclesiastical dignitary , a general or ad
miral , a chief of the administration of
finance and ono ox-treasurer or diplo
matic agent , all cboson by the president , nnd
six others selected by the sonata and the
deputies. The council nf tate Is supposed to
advise the president and to act as a chock
upon him. The projdont inducts the
higher legal nnd Judicial functionaries ,
but the nomination of thcso ofllcors HS
well as of ecclesiastical dignitaries must
proceed from the councll-of state.
The council of state as now organized
consists of two conservative * la council ,
and nine liberals. It wns because the con
servative party had no representation on the
council of state that Ministers Irrarnzooro
nnd Walker Martinez . handed in tholr
resignations the ether day. Now that two
of their party Imvo bcenchoson , the ministers
will probably consent to remain in the
council. .
I am Informed on reliable authority that
Thomson , tbo correspondent of the London
Times , who has been sending such sensa
tional nnd prejudiced reports to his paper
about American diplomatic and naval repre
sentatives in Chili , was , when in this country
on a previous occasion , tbo representative of
a number of English steel firms. Ho also
acted as nn occasional correspondent of the
Times. Ho was not successful in his busi
ness enterprise and ratumodto Europe with
out securing any of the contracts ho desired ,
and his alleged magnanimous services In Iho
interests of the Junta al.LUbon now appear
to have been actuated y * the same doslro.
Having failed to secure tbo contracts
from Balmaccdn ho thought ho might
prevail upon the Junta tn grant him thorn In
the event of their triumphing over Balmn-
ccda. This explanation .will doubtless partly
make clear his whole co-fcao slnco his reap
pearance hero. By grossaouso of every
thing that Is American ho evidently hones to
gain his object.
Colonel Holley , the minister of war , Is the
latest of the Junta's cabinet to resign. Ho
and colonel , now Gonordl Canto , led the as
sault upon Valparaiso , aud it Is rumored that
there Is discontent among the ofllcors of the
now government owinp their non-promo-
'
'tlon and to thnlr nonJScoipt of pay that
was promised thorn at Iquiquo.
Word has boon received here that the
United Stnto ? worsnip Yorktown sailed from
Mcsevldo , Uraguny , this morning for Val
paraiso.
I have Just learned that there Is no sig
nificance attached to the resignation of Min
ister of War Holloy. His same reason for
surrendering his ofllco is that ho bos boon
elected to bo general of division.
SITU.ITJU.V r.v
Navnl ForccH Snid to Bo Divided Into
'Ilirco DranoliRM.
[ Copi/r/uM / 1SHI tin Jam's ( lonlin Hennctt. ]
BUENOS AYIUIS , Argentine , ( vlaGalveston ,
Tex. ) , Nov. 15. [ By Mexican Cable to tbo
Herald Special to TirBKI | : . ] The news
from Brn/.ll tonight is of a still moro alarm
ing character. It indicates iho rapid spread
of revolution all through Rio Grande do Sul.
Governor Costello resigned his ofllco yester
day. He has loft the government of the
state in charge of the provincial Junta , Dr.
Asslz Brazil , General Ossorlo and Barros
Cassul. From the accounts tbo revolution
appears successful. The garrison nt Itogni
on the Urugay river suvronderod without n
battle.
Pisvl Alegro , thp capital of the state , Is In
iho hands of the revolutionists. In the In
terior of Rio U ran do do Sul all the telegraph
wires have boon destroyed so that authentic
details of what is going on are dinicult to
obtain. It is believed hero that soyornl
northern provinces will Join the movement
against the dictator. The fleet that Da
Fonscca was said to bavo sent to Rio Grande
do Sul has not yet arrived at any of Its
ports.
Buenos Ayres is In a state of great
unrest. Tbo spirit > ? revolt Is still
nllvo , notwlthstnndluct'.rocont assurances
made to President Pclllgrlno that peaceful
feelings existed amonf his political oppo
nents. Ho has not relaxed his vigilance In
consequence of certain suspicious circum
stances. The chief of police has been busy
In making arrests of persons supposed to
have rebellious tendencies , nnd ho hopes In
this way to break up completely the con
spiracy which some littlu Utnp jigo jvas un
earthed and temporarily stiDprcsseil , but
which within the last ffow days has shown
signs of springing to lifomgaln. President
Pelligrinc is so fearful of another uprising
that ho has all his troops under arms , so as
to bo prepared for all ociergonclci.
ItevoliUlonlsts Guliilng Strength.
iropi/rfflfit lK > t hiJam' Ounlnn nennttt. }
VAI.I-UUIBO , Chill , ( vU Ualvcston , Tox. ) ,
Nov. 15. | By Moxuan Cable to the Now
York Herald-Special to Tim BBE. ] The
Chilian minister at Buenos Ayres wires his
government that the provisional Junta re
cently organized In thRitate ; of Rio Grande
do Sul , Brazil , Is composed of Vlscondo
Dopclotas , Iqul Osioria , Sllvolra Martina ,
nnd Dr. Asjlz Brazil. 'Tbo president of the
unta h at Brazil. Slheini Martine is a
former governor of Ulo Grande do Sul. Ho
was exiled after Dam Pedro uas dethroned
but was permitted a foiy months later to re
turn to his native country. ( Ho Is very popu
lar In Rio Grande ao Sul nnd Is a pronounced
republican.
Vlzand do Pill at os wai also governor of
Rio Grand do Sul but was removed because
of his nrdont sympathy with Martino. Tno
flvo members of the Junta havo.issued a pro
clamation of proto.U against the acU of the dictator
tater nnd have mado.u general demand upon
all thocliles of RIpGrandado Su ( to appoint
revolutionary committees , whoiq duty It will
bo to enlist men and secure arms for the
revolutionist. * . The Junta declares in favor
onn impartial government as a substitute
for the dictatorship , and It U to proceed to
tbo election of anew president in place of
da Fonscca , Da Fen < jca'a conduct lu du-
solving congress , the Junta says7\vas agalnsL
the laws of the land and n menace to the lib
erty of the republic.
The latest advices from Hlo Janeiro say
that da Fonscca Is augmenting his forces
nnd that the city Is In n state of great excite
ment , It Is said the deserters from Iho gov
ernment army to tbo insurgent' ! * ranks are
armed with American rifles and four Krupp
guns. Da Fonscca Is reported to have 20,000
men concentrated at Ulo Janeiro. It Is tbo
general belief In Buenos Ayres that da Foil-
soca will triumph over his enemies.
A commission appointed by the revolu
tionists has arrived at Montevideo , Uruguay.
Tholr object I * to try and obtain arms for the
insurgents. It Is said that Governor Cos-
tllho of Hlo Grande do Sul has been ordered
by the junta to mobilize the National guard
against the dictator.
A report ranches here from Montevideo to
night that the Brazilian navy Is divided in
its sympathies. Ono branch has declared
itself strongly in favor of da Fonscca.anothcr
has taken the sldo of the revolutionists and
n third has assumed nn Independent position.
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Jll ! ! > UrT Ut' ,1 lOHXADU.
Slany Lives Lost aud Much I'ronBrtv
Destroyed in the Argentine.
[ Copl/rfoM/SS ; bu Jainc * dnntan Ilr.nnrtt\ \
BUCXOK AYIIES , Argentine ( vln Galveston ,
Tex. ) Nov. 15- 1 By Moxlenn Cable to tbo
Herald Special to Tim BCE.J A tornado
on last Friday night passed over the
province of Santa Fo , thirty mlles
from Rosa Rio. It caused great de
struction to property nnd loss of
llfo. The town of Arroyo Seco was entirely
destroyed. The number of deaths is reported
to bo forty , and of wounded thirty. A train
of eighteen coaches was nt the station when
the tornado swept through the town. The
ontlro train was overturned and ninny of the
passengers were burled in the wreck. The
details of the disaster nro meagre.
All the tclograph wires are down in consequence -
sequence of the storm. There Is much
damage to crops throughout the entire pro
vince of Santa Fo which is situated on the
loft sldo of the Parana river nnd has nn uren
of about 83,000 square miles aud a population
of about 100,000.
II7JAT Ul' I.V SMOKE.
Disastrous Flro at Cleveland , O.
Firemen Killed an I Injured.
Cr.KVEMNi ) , O. , Nov. 15. Ono of the most
threatening fires Cleveland has had in sev
eral years broke out at 3 o'clock this evening
and before it was extinguished tit midnight
It bad destroyed 8200,000 worth of property
and resulted In the death of ono fireman aud
the serious injury of two others.
The flro started in the big Job printing es
tablishment of Short & Foreman , fronting on
Superior street at No. 1-3 and extending back
through to Franklin strcot anrl in the heart
of the down business nnd banking center , nnd
is surrounded by high brick blocks. The lira
started In ono of tbreo buildings fronting
0.1 Franl < fort.streot and Inside of llvo minutes
the flumes were through the roof. The flro
burned fiercely nnd spread rapidly to four
other buildings adjoining nnd all were soon
enveloped In flames. The Johnson houso. n
five-story brick building fronting on Superior
street , was next in the path of tbo lire nnd
the flnmos played eve c and around Us roof.
Tbo guests made a hasty exit and ll seemed
almost certain that the hotel would bo de
stroyed , -together with the \Ved\loll house ,
which adjoins on tha east , fronting 300 feet
on Superior atrcot. - ' - - ' -
The llrst alarm was followed by n general
call forsteamers and ten engines were soon nt
work. Ono of the llrst engines to arrive was
No. 1 , and Contain John Grndy nnd Firemen
Michael Hnwloy and Charles Ward of tbo
same company carried n line into the burning
building. An instant later ono of tbo floors
foil crushing Captain Grady to death and
seriously injuring Hawley and Ward.
Gradd's body was recovered and the other
two were sent to a hospital , where they are
reported as in n critical condition.
After nn hour's hard work the firemen
gained the mastery of iho lira , saved tbo two
hotels and confined tbo flames to the Frank
fort street buildings.
The loss and insurance , sn far as can
bo learned , is us follows : Short & Foreman ,
on stock $2. > ,000 , insurance nearly ns much.
O. C. Scovillo , Short & Foreman , building ,
; . ,000 , insured for $211,000 ; First National
bank building , loss S.,000 ; Cleveland
Faucet company , occupants , f."iO,000 , , In
sured. P. L. Johnson , building , loss
SoOO , insured ; Bloch Billiard com
pany , occupants , $1,500 , insured. P. T.
Himes , building , loss 620,000. , G. B. John
son , building , loss WOO. J. M. Lenhnra ,
liquor store , loss $ ) , r > 00. Thomas Hnloy ,
saloon , loss $1,200. Standard Bottling works ,
loss tU,000. II. C. Overhalt , & Co. , flavors ,
loss $1,200. American Brass company , loss
{ 500. S. L. Piercu Ai Co. , shoos , loss ? 700.
All the small losses nro covered by Insur
ance. The wires of the Postal Telegraph
company were burned off and tbo ofllco closed
for the night.
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Orricc OF WiuTnr.it BUIIKAU , )
OMIIU. Nov. 15. f
A storm developed In the upper Mississ
ippi valley nnd moro or loss rainy weather
prevailed in the regions west of the lakes.
At Davenport tncro was over an inch of rain
yesterday. Another high barometer with
decidedly low temperatures and strong
northwest winds Is surging down tbo Mis
souri vnlloy. It appears to bo central In
Montana , where the thermometer was down
to 2 degrees above zero. Another spelt of
cold woatner is approaching and will bo upon
us todnv nnd tomorrow ,
For Omaha and vlrinity Clearing , colder
weather , northwesterly winds today. Colder
tomorrow.
WASinxnTOV , D. C. , Nov. IB. For Colo-
rndb Docldodlv colder ; north winds , fair
wonthor except local snows in north portion.
For Missouri Decidedly colder ; northwest
winds , with a cold ram Tuesday turning Into
snow ; colder and probably local rains Tuos-
diiv.
diiv.Tho Sunday morning weather chart dis
played the sudden formation of along nar
row trough of low barometer extending from
Manitoba to , Mexico. It had thrco distinct
cyclonic areas , each central near St. Vin
cent , Kansas Citv nnd Abilene ,
Tbo Sunday evening charts showed n
narrow baromotlo depression extending
from Texas to La no Superior with a severe
single and marked storm center over Wiscon
sin , winch threatens to bo vorv severe over
the great lakes , bringing rain In considerable
quantity from the Ohio valley to the mlddla
Atlantic states. The high area that has
hovered over the country is disappearing
over Now England , while another Is approaching
preaching from Montana , In tbo front of
which there will bo a severe cold wave. Tbo
rains with this storm should bo sulllclontly
heavy to relieve the condition of drouth in
some of tho'iiorthorn states.
Unsettled wcathor with cold and snow maybe
bo expected during the llrst part of the week
In most districts.
A ( Toot ed tlio IlourHO.
BKIH.IX , Nov. -Prices were weak on the
bourse hero during the week past. Tbo
prevalent depression was Increased yester
day by the receipt of unfavorable advices
from Paris and forced sulot for Vienna ac
count owing to the failure of a largo specu
lator. Russian securities fell ! ) „ per cent for
the day , while Hungarian gold rentes fell 1 } {
percent. Yesterday's closing quotations In
clude : Prussian -Is , 1 0.1,1 U ; Doutscbe
oank , 11 1. 7,1 ; Bochumers , 111 ; Hurpenors ,
U7 ; short exchange on London , 20.U2 ; lone
excbangoon London , 20,21 ; private discount ,
U4 per cent. _
Entertained utNiitohoz.
NATCH KX , Miss. , Nov. 15. Tbo Mliiluippl
River commission arrived bore today , They
wore met by a cosnralttoo of citizens of thli
L VlUiilla. Mr. T , A. Moaes of thli
city nnG Colonel Stockdnlo , monV of con
gress from this district , nddrossd. - > m on
bohnlf of the harbor interests , .lu " Tay
lor of the commission '
responded , t . Islug
to do what they could for the ha ' * - of
Natchez und Vldnlla. They were the , 'ton
In charge by the committee nnd given u car
riage ndo over the city , nftor which , nt about
2 p. in. , they loft on tholr steamer , the Miss-
Isslppl , for points below.
T/-.VKS 7I.I. > K/A THUVItt.KS.
Honnor & Honnor'H llnnk of Tyler
I'orcpd to I lese Itn Doors.
Tvr.f.u , Tox. , Nov. 15 After n successful
career of twenty years , during which It had
built up the reputation as ono of the most
solid and soundest financial Institutions In
the state , the banking house of Uonner& Hon
nor has boon forced to the wall. Tbo news
of the failure spread Ilkuwlld tire through
out the city this morning nnd soon was the
topic on ovorv tongue. F.T some tlmo past
these familiar with Its affairs have
known that the bank wns In a strait ,
but it was thought that it would bo nblo to
pull through all right. Yesterday however
its paper wont to protest In Now Orleans
nnd last night T. L. Campbell , receiver of
the International & Great Northern railway ,
ran nn attachment ngnlust It for $385,218. Ill ,
that being tbo amount of tbo money belong
ing to the receivership on dcnosft In the
bank , which amount It was unable to pay on
demand.
It appsars that shortly nftor Colonel J.
R. Banner's death nnd after Mr.
Campbell was appointed solo receiver ,
ho made n request upon the bank
for n statement of Its assets
nnd liabilities , which wns fur.ilshod
him. This showing In writing , Judge John
M. Duncan , counsel for tbo International &
Great Northern receivership , say.s , showed
tn a general way that the bank was abund
antly solvent. In order , however , to protect
the railroad deposit , the bank on October il
executed n deed of trust covering real estate
In this city and elsewhere valued nt $17,000.
In this deed of trust Judge Felix J. McCord
was named trustee. Since November I , the
exact data not being nscortamablo , a second
deed of trust for the same purpose was exe
cuted , convoying to Judge John M. Duncan ,
ns trustee , certain collaterals including over
drafts up to October 27 , amount
ing In Iho aggregate to100,000. .
A schedule of the securities ,
debts nnd overdrafts Is attached to the deed
of trust. Last night thinking the railroad
deposits Insufficiently secured , Receiver
Campbell ran the ntta'chmcnt ubovo referred
to. In addition to the two deeds of trust ,
Bonner & Bonncr yesterday afternoon exe
cuted another ono , covering nil not Included
or covered by the deeds nbovo named. In
this latter deed certain parties are named as
preferred creditors , nnd II. \VhltnkorIs
named ns trustee. It is in fact an assign
ment for the benefit of certain preferred
creditors and depositors generally.
Just what the loss to outside banks will bo
cannot bo learned , although It is thought it
will bo small , as most of them had withdrawn
their balances or were secured. Tbo
individual nnd business deposit ac
count was heavy and the loss
will bo severely felt , many mon
losing tbo savings of yoars.
The other banks , tbo First National and
the City National , nro all right. They nro
strong and solvent and command the confi
dence of our people , who propose to stand by
thorn. The failure will occasion no run on
thorn nor the withdrawal of a single deposit.
The interest of Bonner & Bonnor in the
boot and shoo and general furnishing goods
house of II. C. Whlto & Co. wns also at
tached. This firm carries a stock of $18,000
nnd owes $5,000. In order to protect , them
selves , as well as their creditors , they this
evening made a general assignment , naming
U. S. Ovorton as. trustee.
Kuraors flow thick und fast , nlToctlnp the
solvency of n number of lending firms , but
careful Inquiry developed the fact that they
nro not affected by the failure , Messrs. J.
H. Brown & Co. , the big cotton buyers. In
formed of the unfounded rumors nfloat about
their firm sent out the following telegram :
The failure of Honnor & Honnor will not af-
frctiiB. Our Hssots are beyond our liabilities
and should our creditors treat us as consider
ately DM heretofore will meotuvory obliga
tion. Wo shall conduct our huslnois In tbo
usual course without extraordinary action
This Is to meet unfounded rumors nlloat on
account of Homier & llonner's beavv failure.
J II. HKOWN & ( 'o.
So far ns can bo ascertained tbo liabilities
of the banlc will exceed $ . - > 00Oao. The assets
are said to moro than cover tlio liabilities ,
but as they consist In part , at least , of stocks
and personal paper , It Is not known whether
they will realize sufficient to pay the deposit
accounts aad other debts. It Is hoped , how
ever , that such will be the cose.
WAit j.v HIUUX c'/rr.
Street Car Companion Prepare to Cap-
turj iho Town.
Sioux fiirr , la. , Nov. 15. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB Bii.J : A force of 200 mon last
night swooped down on Third street and dug
the trench for a half a mile for the Cable
Street Hallway company. There nro fran
chises for two ether street railway com
panies and this not inaugurates a bitter war.
Now Cliurun Dedicated.
DAVKNTOUT , In. , Nov. 15. [ Special Tolo-
cram toTnii BIE. ] The now church of the
Sacred Heart , the cathoJrat of the Catholic
diocese of Davenport , was dedicated here
this morning. A solemn pontifical high mass
was the service , and IU. Key. Henry Cos-
grove , bishop of Davenport , was the colo-
brant. Hlsliop John Heniiossy of Dubuquc
delivered n doctrinal sermon. Tnoro wcro
present Bishop John L. Spaldlng of Poorla ,
Bishop Ricl.nrd Scannoli of Omaha and
Bishop John .1. Honncssy of Wichita. This
evening Bishop Spaldlng delivered his lec
ture of "Human and Dlvino Llfo" to n
crowded houso.
The now cathedral has Just boon completed -
plotod nt a cost of $100,000 , It Is 85 foot
wide and 180 feet long. Its roof Is 75 foot ,
und its cross 1(10. (
1'outn or a SoninainlHillHt.
Sioux CITV , la. , Nov. 15 [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bun. ] John Ross was found by
the pollco early this morning wandering In
the streets In n fit of somnambulism , Ho
had removed a screen from a window In the
kccond story , climbed down a s/orch nnd
traveled nearly a mile in bis night clothes
over sleety walks before ho was awakened.
Ho has performed straneo somnambulistic
feats boforo.
AVrook < Ml Off" tlio Florida Coast.
GAJVKSTOX , Tox. , Nov. 15. The report
reached here today that the American
steamer Brlzham wits stranded on the West
ern dry rocks , oft the coast of Florida , and
that she will probably be a tofal loss.
Tbo lirUham was on route from Philadelphia
to Velnsco , Tox. , with n cargo of steel rolls
for the Velasco railway , and but for her
stranding would have boon tha first Jargo
ocean-going steamer to outer that port slnco
deep water has been obtained there , Tha
loss of tbo steamer will be a serious setback
to tbo terminal railway , as the rails woro- for
tbo purpoto of ( . quipping the terminal railway
to n connection with the railway system of
this state at Cucnnngo.
Making Doctors.
CIXCI.VNATI , O. , Nov. 15. Dr. T. W. Vun
VIcck , president of the "Media University of
Ohio , " wat arrested this morning for issuing
bogus diplomas. The "university" has no
building and no lectures are given , but Vun
Vlcck issued diploma * tn practice medicine
for various amounts , from $ & 00 down to a few
dollars.
Know Htorin Storied.
ST. PAUL , Mfmi. , Nov. 15. Several Inches
of snow fell here toJay. Reports from vari
ous parts of the northwest Indicate the utorin
Is general. At Moorehoad three inches of
mow fell und a blizzard Is threatening ; at
Su Cloud It snowed all day ; at Aberdeen , N.
I ) , , toven inches of mow folt. The farmers
are fully prepared for cold weather.
ARE LIKE JOB'S ' WAR HORSE ,
Parisians Are Oommoncini * to "Snioll tha
Brittle from Afar Off. "
WHY THEY ANTICIPATE TROUBLE NOW ,
Ucnmrk of iho Kmpcrnr of A us t rift
Coupled with financial 1)1111-
cultlcH and tin ; Political
Outlook In
[ CopurlaMeil IK)1 ) bii JIIIIIM Uiinum llrnntlt. ]
PAIIIS , Nov. 15. [ Now York Herald Cable
Special to Tin : Br.i : . ) To state certain
facts without trying to explain thorn in
the way of the political ami diplomatlcnl
world , the French people are beginning to
grow restless. Those who , eight days ago ,
laughed when the possibility of war was
mentioned , nro now growing graver. Ono
of the principal factors In this political
uneasiness Is bad finance. The bank would
not have sold all Its securities , nt It has
done , unless It had good reason for so doing ,
and people ask , "Is It on account of nn appro'
honslon of warl"
People nro dlsturboj over a remark mndo )
yesterday by the emperor of Austria to the
Polish loader , Hcrr ICatowski.
"Tho famine in Russia , " said the emperor ,
"Increases the chances of war. "
This expression of opinion ran like wild
fire through Vienna , nnd was being tele
graphed from 2 to (5 ( o'clock nt night every
where. But by 0 o'clock there was nn oftlclnl
denial of the assertion , and an embargo was
laid on all dispatches containing' the remark.
But tbo probabilities nro that the emperor
did say it , for sumo members of the chamber
of deputies alllnn that the emperor Is mak
ing the strongest ulna of declaration. Even
Count ICalnoky , president of the council of
ministers , replying to n question , declares
that peace is probable , but Is not assured.
It seems that the court at Vienna was
anxious enough before but Is still more so
now. Diplomatic dispatches received here
from Berlin say that Prince Hismarkhas
been received with nn enthusiasm almost In
credible , while passing from the railway
station on bis way from Yurstu to Fredcrlchs
rube. Thousands of people turned out to
cheer the ex-chucollor , who was much
affected. The probable result of this ovation
will oo that Bismarlc will do the rclcchstag
with an oclnt which will bo astonishing.
Emperor William Is becoming moro dis
satisfied day by day.
Tbo election of tbo Glndstonlnn candldnto
in Devonshire after the speech of Lord Salis
bury proves that the English people were
opposed to a further occupation of Egypt.
It Is hoped in Franco that n Gtndstonlan
majority may bring about a settlement of tha
question. It is certain that the electors of
South Moulton have openly condemned the
policy or Lord Salisbury.
Tomorrow ( Monday ) tbo chamber of dep
uties will discuss for tbo last tlmo the ques
tion of American pork and the bill will go
back to the senate with the tariff fixed at
25 francs. JACQUUS Sr. Ccitc.
l-'Olt XIIAVUZICIIS.
Their Ilajmaae in Not Sato on Italian
Hiillroiuls Newt ! Cr. > m Homn.
[ roiiyrtglitdl ItOl Ini.lamc * Giinlnn He itirtt. ]
KOMI : , Nov. 15. [ By Now York Herald
Cable Special to THE BIK. : ] Cold winds
which for the post few days have made it
uncomfortable here have boon replaced by a
sirocco from the sandy African dosort. A
dri/.zling lain is falling and tlio weather is
uncomfortably warm.
A passngo nt arms is taking place between
English newspaper correspondents nnd the
managers of Italian railways on the subject
of plundering the baggage of travelers , for
which this country is noted. Americans who
intend visiting Italy should know that ,
according to law here , tho'rallroad companies
aru not responsible for the robbery of trunlc.s ,
even if tbo thlovoi are proven to bo em
ployes of the company. They ma responsi
ble if the entire trunk is made away with ,
provided nn Inventory of Its contents hail
been made nnd their value declared.
A prominent figure among the delegate *
to tbo peace congress now In session here is
tall form of Hov. Rowland B. Howard ot
Boston. Ex-Cocgrossman Leopold Morsa
nnd the sculptor poet , Story , nlso attract
much notice. Miss Ormsby Frost made a
long and effective spoocli on the Influence ether
her sex in the preservation of the pcaco of
the world. Ono of tbo delegates , strange to
say , was for a long tuna agent for the sale of
Krupp's guns to the nations of southern
Europe. Debates of the congress nro
carried on in naif n dozen dllTorcnt languages
so that it is dinicull to sco how delegate *
over arrive at a mutual understanding.
I'.tMV UX Till ! JlUVKHtS.
VIciiiia'H Stock Oporatorn 3iich Dis-
turlHMl liy the lOmpronH' Ultcinuoe.
Viuxs'A , Nov. in. There was a wild pan la
on tbo bourse on Saturday in consequence ot
a report , printed In the Tagblalt to the
effect that Emperor Francis Joseph.
had stated that the European situation
was critical. Owing to this rumor routes
sell a per cent within nn hour while Aus
tralian credit shores dropped 10 and Nerd
Bnbn TO florins. Other stocks shared in tbo
fall and altogether the decline was such as
might occur nn tbo eve of war. Finally tha
Abend Post acting under the Instruc
tions of I'rlmu Minister Von Taafo
issued n statement denying that there
was any truth whatever In the report
concerning the emperor's alleged utterances.
Upon this dental being made the market re
covered rapidly and public confidence was
In a measure restored.
Baron Albert Rothschild , who had not
boon facon on the exchange slnco 1671) ) , ap
peared on tbo bourse and after an interview
with the minister of finance sent all his
brokers to buy up all the uvallnblo Mock.
Tlio market wns saved , but notwithstanding
the fact that stocks of all kinds have recov
ered u pessimist fooling remains.
On iho Frankfort UourHo ,
r , Nov. 15 , The pant week was
n dull ono on the bourse here. The fcntura
of the market yesterday was a fall of 3 per
cent In Russian locurltios. At the snmo
tlmo Portuguese bonds fell nvo-olghths of 1
per cent. Yesterday's closing quotation * In
clude the following : Italian Oi , 87'JOj Portuguese
tuguese bonds , -11 : Russian . s'.i.SO ; Span
ish , RS.bU ; Austrian credit , 'Jli.7 ; short ex
change on London , 20.UJ ; private discount ,
per cent. _ _ _ _ _ _
Will Itn llanued With DUpntch.
LONDOS , Nov. 15. The Times In an article
commenting on the activity of the Chicago
police , ventures the prediction that If any
anarchist commits a murder there within the
next few months ho will bo hanged with
muuh greater dispatch than was used In iho
case ot hit predecessors llvo years ago.
WantH a .Monopoly.
ST. PeTuiiaiiimii , Nov. Ifi. The mlnliUr ot
finance Is contemplating a proposal for a mo
nopoly by tbo government of the production
of spirit * and tobacco.
I'rinua Georjjo of Walot * .
LONDON , Nov. 15. Prince Ueorgo ofValoi
U sorlouily 111 with onterlo lover