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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOANING , JUNE 21 , 1893. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
HUNDREDS DROWNED
Greatest Naval Disaster of Modem Times on
the Mediterranean.
BRITISH BATTLE SHIP VICTORIA SUNK
Struck by the Earn of a Companion During
Naval Maneuvers.
i-
OFFICERS AND CREW GO DOWN WITH HER
No Time to Save Themselves Before the
Ship Turned Over.
! ! GALLANT ADMIRAL TRYON AMONG THE LOST
[ . Grcnt Kxcltcnicut CuiMcd In London by Iho
(
ll" " Now * of the Ciiliiatrophc-Uueen Vic
toria Postpones tlio Stuto 1J 11
Gladstone's Tribute to tlio Dead.
LONDON , Juno 23. Advices from Tripoli
Syria , report a frightful occurrence during
the maneuvers of the British Mediter
ranean squadron. The battleship Camper-
down ran her ram into the battleship
Victoria , on the starboard side , for
ward of the turret , tearing n great
hole , from which she sank so
( luiokly that It was impossible for
most ot those on board to escape , and more
than 400 of the ofllcers and crow went down
with her. Among the lost Is Ylco Admiral
Sir George Tryon , 1C. C. B. , coiiimnnder-ln-
chief on the Mediterranean station
The Victoria lies bottom upward in eigh
teen fathoms of water. The Campcrdown is
seriously damaged.
Hear Admiral Markham telegraphs that
twcnty-ono ofilccrs of the Victoria wcro
drowned and 255 men saved.
The Victoria was a twin-screw battleship
of 10,470 tons , 14,000-norso power and
mounted fifteen guns. The vessel carred 718
ofilccrs and men.
I.Hi ol tlio Drml OlllcorH.
The ofllcers drowned , in addition to Tryon ,
include :
OHM-LAIN MOUK1S.
LIEUTENANT MUNKO.
FLEET 1'AY.MASTEU UIOKFOIIO.
FLEET ENGINEER HANDING.
ASSISTANT ENGINEElt HEADMAN.
ASSISTANT ENGINEER 1IATIIEHLY.
ASSISTANT ENGINEER SEATON
GUNNEU 1IOWELL.
BOATSWAIN 1IAHNAH1) .
OAUPENTEUllKALL.
MIDSHIPMAN INGMH.
MinSIIIl'MAN GHIEVB.
MIDSHIPMAN FAWKE3.
MIDSHIPMAN HEN LEV.
MIDSHIPMAN GAMII1EU.
MIDSIlll'MAN SOUALBTT.
CADET STOKES.
GLEUK AKLEN.
OLEHlv SAVAGE.
No Clmuco to Save Tlinin.
The water came In so fast that it was im
possible to close the collision bulkheads and
the great topwelght caused the vessel to
turn over whllo the men wcro trying to shut
thorn.
The news of the accident created tno
greatest excitement , not only in oflleial cir
cles , but among the frlendsjind relatives of
the 'drowned men. The crowd gathered
around the admiralty ofllnes was so great ,
seeking information , that it took n squad iof
police to restrain them ,
The queen has postponed the state ball at
Buckingham pnlaco tonight.
Gladstone In announcing the calamity to
the House of Commons , paid a high tribute
to the gallantry of the ofllccrs and men. Ho
said that In all thcro wcro 71S souls on
board of whom It appeared that 430 wcro
lost.
Admiral Tryon was a famius naval oQlcor ,
having been In the service since 1853 and
hold many Important posts.
Hint no Clmncu Tor 1'liclr I.lvci.
A dispatch received at 2 o'clock this morn
ing from Boyroot says thai the collision oc
curred at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon about
Bovon miles from Tripoli. The vessels wore
almost at right angles when the Victoria
was struck. These on the Victoria's deck at
the inomont of the collision scrambled away
and were rcacued by boats from the Camper-
down and several other vessels , The men
below had no time to reach the deck. Tlio
sudden reeling of the Victoria caused her
to begin to 1111 Immediately , and no escape
was possible , and she went down in ninety
fathoms of water. It Is dlfllcult to obtain
the names of the rescued , as they are aboard
Bovorul vessels , and so fur all efforts have
been uovotud to recovering bodies.
Shortly after the collision live bodies wcro
tiucon from tlio water , quo the body of the
chief paymaster. They were burled , last
evening with military honors at Tripoli. It
is said hero that several times the Victoria
had made ulgns of weakness In her steering
gear. Ono theory is that on account of this
weakness she became unmanageable and
could not bo gotten out of the way.
Slliluucol thu lloyul George.
The foundering of this uowcst typo of war
ship calls to mind n somewhat similar acci
dent as far us the loss of llfo is concerned
that befell the English line of bnttlo ship
Koyal George In 1783. In that case
the Hoynl George carrying 107 guns
was lying off Spithoad , She had
boon keeled over for repairs , when a
liudilen gust of wind caused hur to heel over
Until the sea entered her open ports. She
HI led and went down with all on ooard , in
cluding Hoar AiVniral ICompcnfeldt. A num
ber of women were on board at the time and
they too were drowned. Altogether about
COO persons lost thulr lives In the disaster ,
The accident has never been equaled in
polut of 'llvos lost In the annals of history ,
Cniuo of thu Auclileut ,
Kt , Hon. Arthur Bower Forxvoort , a" well
krtowu ship owner , senior partner of tbo
firm of Ix-ech , Harrison & For wood and
Iftrraorly locrotory to the Admiralty , said in
un interview that it was u wonder that such
on accident had not occurred boforo. The
Victoria hud u longitudinal bulkhead running
through her , betides a number running
acroii ithlp. She was thus divided into
compartment ! on each side of the lougl-
tudlnal bulkhead , without communication
between them. In his opinion wh.it had
occurred was this : The Campcrdown had
struck the Victoria a ripping blow , glancing
Alongside and opening out the plates nbovo
savcral of the compartments. The water
was then admitted Into n number of the
compartments on ono sldo of the ship , caus
ing her to capsize hy its weight. The snund-
ron , headed by the Cnmperdown , hnJ been
maneuvering In a apace of probably three
miles , leaving a small nrea for each vcssal to
move In. A inleunulcrstamllntf of signals
might hnvo caused the accident.
tliy from \Vllllnm.
The duke of Edinburgh has received this
dispatch from Kinperor William :
Words cimnot repress our horror. Wo all
flympathlzo with our Ilrltlsh comrades. An a
token of our Hympathy your etnUn Is flying
from the main most of our vessels , with our
own ensign at Imlf-tnast , according to my
orders.
The duke of Edinburgh replied :
The Ilrltlsli government , as well as Its navy ,
feels deeply the sympathy expressed by your
majesty and our brother olllcorsof the German
navy for us In thin Rrcat disaster.
In discussing tlio disaster this evening ,
Lord Brnssoy , ono time secretary of the Ad
miralty , said that the sinking of the Vic
toria supplied a strong argument against
building a big man-of-war. It was evident ,
ho said , that the Victoria's armor afforded
her no protection. Ho thought It was wiser
to distrlbuto the country's naval strength
among miiuy less pretentious men-of-war ,
rather than among u few monster bnttlo
ships.
A court circular issued this afternoon says
that the queen received the news with the
deepest erlof and that "ncr heart bled for
the many homes plunged In mourning. "
Vletorlu'H Depp Sorrow.
The queen will publish tomorrow u special
letter of condolcneovlth the families
nlillctod by the disaster.
The queen has sent Colonel Carrington to
express her sorrow and sympathy to Lady
Tryon.
On the evening following the afternoon of
the disaster Lady Tryon , who arrived from
Malta three weeks ago , was holding her
first reception of the season. Two hundred
guests wcro present. When the news of her
husband's death was received she fell In u
fnint. Her functions have boon postponed.
The lord mayor has opened a relief fund
for the bcnclit of the families of the men
lost in the d isastcr. The newspapers all
publish leauers extending condolcneo to the
friends of the drowned men. Every leader
eulogizes Admiral Tr.von.
The Times says that the inquiry into the
causes of the disease must bo searching and
exhaustive the punishment , if blame bo
found to cx'ist , adequate and unflinching.
Comment of Nnvul Olllccr.t.
The loss of the Victoria is looked upon as
conilrming the opinion of many naval officers
that the monster war ships of the present
day are decidedly too unwieldy for serious
maneuvering off seaboard. Naval en-
cinceriug has not advanced as rap
idly as naval architecture and the
stupendous mass of u 10,000-ton war
ship cannot bo controlled with the case the
navy oillcer generally desires. There is but
llttlo doubt that the loss of the Victoria was
mainly due to this defect. It is probabla
that either the Camperdown or the Victoria
coulu not les sn ttio impetus received from
its engines when running.
It is a fact that is generally commented on
that while so much has been done to nullify
the deadly effect of the ram , naval engineers
have given hardly on thought to lifo boat
drill , a proof of which is scon in the immense
loss of life in connection with the sinking of
the Victoria. Taking it altogether , the
disaster is regarded by naval people us a
severe lesson to the navies of the world.
HOW IT ILVrPUNIiU.
1'robnblo C'nuso of the Accident Kxpliilncil
by n Xitviil ( IUlcer.
ICopurtgtitcd lS9.Ib j James Gnnlnn ntnusU.t
LONDON , Juno 2l. ! [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to TUB Ben. ] An ofllcor of
high rank in tlio royal navy , who Is un
usually well posted in naval evolutions and
news , tola mo tonight that the collision be
tween the Victoria and Camperdown prob
ably occurred under the following condi
tions :
The. licet consisted of nine battle ships ,
the Victoria , Camperdown , Inflexible , Sans-
paroil , Droadnaught , Colossus , Nile , Edin
burgh and Collingwood , bcmc in double
column , the A'ictoria , Vice Admiral Sir
George Tyron's llngshlp , loading the loft hand
column and the dunpcrilown , Hoar Admiral
A. H. Markham's flagship , leading the right
hand column. The signal was llkoly made
to the squadron to change positions , famil
iarly known Ju the British navy as the
"gridiron" ovolution. In this the vessels of
the port column put helms aport , and the
vessels of the starboard column to starboard ,
each vessel passing her mate in tlio opposite
column and exchanging places with her after
which the double column order Is resumed.
In doing this the Victoria made a sharp turn
to the right nn l the Campcrdown ishould have
made an equally sharp turn to the left , pass
ing each other on the starboard side , The
distance between the columns Is only foiir
'
ca'lilo length * , 2-llX ) feet. Probably the Vic
toria swung around promptly , but the Cam-
perdown which has the reputation of being
an orratio stocrcr , failed to execute the
mawuuvor qujukly enough , and forging
ahead too fast , struck the Victoria on the
atlKYartshlp bulkhead which separated the
largo forward comportment from the next
ono after , thus tilling both compartments ,
Why Mho Turned Over.
Forward voran turret and barbette bearing
olghteen-lnch armour and two 111-ton guns ,
with many'tons of ammunition , while thcro
were no corresponding weights aft , Iho
forward compartments filled Instantly , and
the ship went down by the bows until the
item was raised high , The weight of the
water rlghthuml sldo gave the ship n heavy
list to starboard and caused her to careen
clear over , or "turn turtle , " as the sailors
say , going down bottom up.
Commenting on the effect of the news in
I-omlon , my informant said no Hags wcro
hoisted at half mast because the people had
not yet realized the imiwrtanco of the disas
ter. It was llko'a naval defeat , not only in
the los of the ship and men , but above all ,
in the loss of Vice Admiral Tryon , probably
the most abln ling oftlccr in thu British navy.
They could have hotter spared two or three
ships than such an admiral.
The socno of the disaster was off Tripoli , a
town on the coast of Syria , n short distunco
north of Hey route , auJ not as many suppose
near Tripoli on the north < ast of Africa.
Tno flower of the British navy has long been
kept In the Mediterranean waters , within
easy roach of Kuw and Egypt , und oven for
the coming nnvy maneuvers thera has boon
no intention of bringing these ships out of
the Mediterranean , indeed , the now rtrst-
flas battle ship Hood , just put In commis
sion , sailed last night to reinforce Admiral
Tryon's licet.
The Injured Campcrdown has 1,100 miles
[ C'ONTIXVEI ) ON ieCO.NU fAOU.J
COST OF INSPECTING PORK
Secretary Morton Thinks the Detection of
Trichinm Oomo3 Pretty High.
SOME FIGURES ON MICROSCOPY ALONE
Showing or tlio Itntlo Iletwcnn the I'xpcnio
or Mnlntulnlng the llurctiu anil the
Viiltio of the Product Uxportcil
v During Klevcii Mouth * .
WASHINGTON Btmn.vu or Tun Buc , ) ]
613 FotlllTEKNlIt Stlir.ET , >
WASHINGTON , JuNn 2y. )
Secretary Morton has prepared u state
ment of the cost of the department of mi
croscopy , which Is only ono of the expensive
features of moat Inspection and docs not in
clude the cost of taggors and the various
other ofilccrs necessary to carry out the
scheme of meat Inspection. The result is
shown in the following figures as applied to
sin of the largo packing cities of the coun
try on the ono export of pork nlono. For the
cloven months ending May ill , 1803 , the value
of the meat export is computed at 12 cents
per pound. Iti two cities , Pittsburg and
Nebraska City , not a single pound of pork
was exjiortcd , while the cost for microscopy
in ' these two cities was moro than $10,000.
But the following speaks for itself.1
iiFF ?
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fcifcib | E
Secretary Morton's statement shows that
the entire value of pdrk exports to countries
requiring certificates of inspection for the
cloven months ending May 31 , lS'jt : , was
$3,577,743.30 , and that the cost for micro
scopy was $230,000. Great Britain , which
requires no certificate of inspection , bought
$11,000,000 , or nearly ten times as much in the
same period , without any expense on the
part of the United Status government for
microscopy.
Secretary Morton recently addressed to
the Gorman go"ernment through the State
department a communication , asking a num
ber of questions on the subject of meat in
spection. Ho expcots whim this reply is re
ceived to have ofticial evidence that Ameri
can pork exports to Germany are not affected
by the inspection in this country , for the rea
son that our exports are not admitted into
Germany on a cortillcatoof inspection until
they have uiulcrgono a thorough inspection
by the German government.
I'ciislou Dismissed.
Latest developments In the Iowa and
southern Minnesota pension scandal , In
which Pension Agent Vanloeu has flgurcu so
extensively. Indicates a belief on the part of
Judgo.Lochrnn that a number of medical
boards were cither in cahoots with Vnnloen
or were very careless. Special examiners
have been at work in that district and upon
their reports several of the old boards have
been summarily removed. .The full extent
of the irauds nor the exact nature of the
faults of these medical men will not bo di
vulged until the reports arc made public.
The three entire Minnesota boards re
moved are : Faribault , F. M. Kose. D. M.
Cool , G. W. Wood ; Austin , W. L. HolliBter ,
O. W. Gibson , ,1. N. Wheat ; Preston. Henry
Jones , .1. II. Ptilllipj , O. A. Love. The re
moval of the Faribault and Austin boards
was ordered yesterday and the Preston
board on the lr > th , The entire board at
Cresco , la. , was also removed-Juno 15. It
consisted of James McCollum , George ICcs-
sell and William Connelly.
Nmvn for ( ho Army.
The following army orders were issued
today :
Leave of absence for two months Is
granted Second Lieutenant Herbert O. Wil
liams , Eleventh infantry.
The following changes In the stations of
ofllcers of the ordnance department are
ordered : Captain Frank Baker will bo re
lieved from duty at the Frankford arssnal ,
Philadelphia , Pa. , und will report In person
to the commanding ofllfer at Watertown
arsenal , Watertown , Muss.
Captain Charles H. Ulnrk will bo relieved
from duty at the Vancouver barracks ordnance -
nanco depot and as chief ordnance o'fileor ,
Department of the Columbia , by an olllcor
to bo designated by the commanding gen
eral , Department of the Columbia , and
will then proceed to Frankford nrsanaU.
Western I'uufiloiig ,
Among others the following names are an
nounced from the pension oil ice :
Nebraska : Original widows , etc , Jane
Burn ham , mother , Betsy Fern.
Iowa : Hcissuo Walker Price Brown.
Original widows , etc. Lucrotla Chamber
lain , mother ; Annie Brown , Kliza Frcemnu ,
C. A. Uplmm.
South Dakota : Hcissuo John Welch ,
Personal rolutern.
William J. Pcmbcrton today resigned his
position as examiner of Chlppewu Indian
lands in Minnesota ,
A. J. McGee of Iowa was today appointed
a geologist at $3,01)0 ) per annum ,
Nora Scovillo was today appointed post
mistress at StoJdard , Thayer county , Nub.
1' . S , II.
i * or TIII : HAM.
It * Use u H it Weapon of Olffiuo Dcmun-
tstratcd In the Sinking of the Victoria.
WASHINGTON- , Juno S3. The nnws of the
sinking of her majesty's ship Victoria
caused a profound sensation at the Navy department
partmont hero. People who saw the beau
tiful and stately Bluko , flagship , at the
naval review , thought that she was a greal
ship , but she was of secondary importance
when compared with the ill-fatec
Victoria , for while the Ulako
was n largo , armored cruiser , the Victoria
was u full-fledged battle ship , nearly 1,0'JC
tons larger than the Blako. She bore about
the same relation to the Blake that our own
now battle ships Indiana and Oregon do to
the armored cruiser Now York. Naval of
ficers here feel that ono result of this catas
trophe will bo to emphasize in a striking
manner the terrible cftlclonoy of the ram ns
a weapon of naval offense , for although
there was no Intention of using It offensive ! }
In this case , when it Is presumed tlio ships
wcro engaged in simple maneuvers , its
availability in time of war has been amp ! )
demonstrated ,
ICouieuihureil hy Uuhilln.
YV"ASIIISITO.N , Juno 23. The Princess
Kulallu presented Uobort A , Parke , passen
ger agent of the Pennsylvania railroad , will
a boautiiul und costly dagger , highly ormt
mentcd and inlaid with Jewels. Mr , PiirUo
hiui personal charge or the train in whicl
the princess traveled whllo In this country.
Colt or the Nuvul ICcvlew.
WASHINGTON , Juno 23. Paymaster Genera
Stewart has completed a statement of th1
expenditures of the nnval review. The
total expense of the rovinw was $70,800 and
the appropriation was. MoO.OOO , leaving a
balance of $37.1,330. ot which $250,000 will bo
covered Into the trp.wury on Julv 30 , leaving
the department a bajnnco of $23,000 to moot
'
any contingent ex'pcnsts which may bo re
ported later. ' / „ .
.MOin ON ixTtiitvicxruD.
Ills Ideas of DtuiDcrncr nuil Itomoilr for
the Mltrer Evil.
WASHISOTOS , Juno 23. Tlio Star this even
ing has a long interview .with Secretary J.
Sterling Morton , apropos of the populist agi
tation and the llnanblal situation * In politics.
The secretary expresses the opinion that the
populist party ( s disintegrating and that the
democratic wrtybelng committed to policies
not In accord with the teachings of the popu
lists , cannot have nit ulllnnco with them.
"By the nomination of Mr. Cleveland , "
says the secretary , ' . 'and by the wording of
the t > latform , the democrats repudiate all
heresies and take tliij position to which they
belong on the sldo of sound money and sound
principles. Clovolapd'B election meant the
condemnation of laws placing artificial prices
upon commodities , whether on wool or metal ,
tin or silver , that tlio , government should not
bo forced to bo a hiiyar or a frco coiner of
liver , and that soond financial policies
hould bo cnforced.it
The secretary said ho did not know whether
ir not the odvocatcftof ho repeal of the Slier-
nan law would have taaccopt a compromise ,
lo hoped for the rcpoUi of the law and saw
10 objection to tno repeal of the 10 per cent
ax on state banks as a compromise with
hose who want more money. Under ono
condition , ho said , the absolute y free coinage -
ago of silver ana gold nlllto might bo a good
compromise , that IS , if both were deprived
of their legal tenderiquallttes. Tlio stnmp
of the government'would then slgn + fy no
more than merely that the coin was of u ccr-
: ain weight and fineness and that the pco-
.ile would tnko which coin they pleasca and
refuse cither what they did not like.
Appointed to Olllce.
WASHINGTON , June. 23. Hiram II. Dovoo
itis been appointed collector of internal
reVcnuc for the sixth'district of Missouri.
r.l.v iri'CK irouan.
IIlii Cnso Unmarried IIH Aluio.it IIopclcis
Lo'tlui ; Strength Dull } * .
NEIWASKA CITY. Juno 23. General Van
Wyck's case is' now rogarilcd as almost hope-
ess. Ho is losing strength daily and the
end is a question of hut a short time.
AlmoKt'.n . i'lrc.
BEE. ] Last evening ) Mrs. Edmund. Stein
left the lamp burning in her rooms at the
residence of Mrs. Troxel , whib she went
down town , cxposllngtoroturn Immediately ,
and. as a precautionary measure against fire ? ,
! > laccd the lamp in u large tin pan upon the
lloor. During her absence the oil in the
lamp exploded , scttinc flro to curtains and
carpets. It was soon , discovered and oxtin-
Mulshed before much/damage had bean done.
Kilted b.r'Llthtiiltur.
JUNIATA , Neb. , June 23. [ Special Telegram
to TUB BEE. ] This afternoon a light shower
came up from the southwest and a bolt of
lightning struck A. B.Kindig wnilo working
in the field , killing ; * ) him and both of his
tiorses. _ Ho was" ( well-to-do farmer living
four miles southwest pf. town and leaves a
wife and family of sQall children. Ho had
but shortly comploteil.'soroo. line Improve
ments on his farm ; 'indT was well fixed to
enjoy life. . ' * ' -
Itcii/oirilirred Their lust rue tor.
.IN , Neb. ; Jurip 23. [ Special to Tnn
BEE. ] The Gagocadots'of Franklin academy
at the close of the annual exhibition drill
yesterday through their captain , Prof. John
N. Bennett , presented Adjutant General
Gage a line sword in recognition of his serv
ices in their behalf. General Gage re
sponded to the presentation speech in an
eloquent manner. ' A largo crowd witnessed
the drill and presentation.
Mot it. Violent Month.
FIICMOXT , Juno 23. [ Special to THE BEG. ]
E. U. McCarthy , ticket agent for the Elkhorn -
horn , left thfs morning for Chautcan , I. T. ,
for the remains of his brother John , who
was killed thtro yesterday by being run
over by a train. Dec'eascd was wonting for
the Missouri , Kansas & Texas. He was for
many years a stenographer in the ofllco of
the superintendent of the Elkhorn here.
IIolu * Ui by Thus' .
BnATiiicn , Juno"23 , [ Special Telegram to
Tim BEC.J A man giving the name of John
Miuto from Mahaskd , Kan. , claims to have
been hold up by n quartet of thups near the
Hock Island bridge last night and rrbbcd of
SCO. Three though Booking characters have
been arrested , but Minto has not been able
to identify any of them as his assailants.
'utulljIlurnetl. .
BiionoHON , Nub.June 23. [ Special to
THE BEE. ] Miss Minnie Kline was fatally
burned at noon. Her dross caught flro and
the blaze was not extinguished until her
clothing had been burned off.
Hurt Coiiiity'H ( Jnocl Crop * ,
TCKAMAH , Juno 23. [ Special to THE Bnn.j
A good ruin vlsltcj this section this week.
Burt county's outoolt for a bounteous crop
was never better. This county has never
had a failure of crop's.
.V Iff TUB llU.llt.
All the Cowboy Itncer.i Leading Doe ut Tort
Dodjff , In ,
Four Donne. la. , Juno 23. [ Special Tele
gram to THE Bun. ] Doe Middloton , the last
of the cowboy raccri , arrived hero at noon
today and left about an hour later. His
horse Is in good condition. Albright and
Smith arrived last evening , Smith did not
stop. Albright loft at H40 ; last evening and
Joe Campbell at 0:80 : tills morning. Stephens ,
Berry and Glllcspio' registered ut Iowa
Falls this afternoon.
DUIIUQ.UE , la , , Juno 2 Joe Gliresplo and
Hattlcsnako Polo readied Cedar Falls nt
0:20 : p. in. and Berry half an hour later.
They put up for tuofuiijht. Gillespio still
has two good horses , and says ho will reacn
Dubuque Sunday at-npon , Pcto has but ono
horse and Berry's nro reported weak.
JonoH the l''uvorlto.
WATEIH.OO , la , , Juno-23. Agent Tntro of
the Humana soclcty,5'Allnneapolls , Harvey
Weir , Chadron , Ijfob. , manager of the cowboy
race , and Major Burke of Chicago cumo in
tonight in advance of the riders. Berry , the
loader , loft Iowa Fall $ , forty-nine miles west
of here , ut 8:15 this morning. Ho registered
hero ut 0:40 : this brcnlng. Glllcspio and
Stephens loft Iowa ITnlla at 10-)0 : ) this morn
ing , Jones at 8-10 : p , tin , , and Campbell , Smith
and Albright are uomowhcro between Fort
Dodge and Iowa Falls.
. Jones Is looked upon as the probable win
ner. Ho has a frcsh'.horso and the advan
tage of forty pounds in weight. The riders
loft Chadrou Juuo IS und have covered obuut
700 miles , They expect to reach Chicago
Wednesday or Thursday , Of the tcu
starters , all hut two will complete the dis
tance , Berry Is riding under protest , regis
tering by nflidavlt before a notary , Ho is
protested because ho made u map of the
route , A largo ci-owd Is awaiting the ar
rival of the riders. The agent of the Hu-
inane society says he has so far no cause for
interference with the ruco.
Duties Jlull ThU Mitli Joy.
SKATTI.K , Wash. , juuo 23.-Tho United
States circuit 'court decided that the state
unti-clgnrotto luw Is unconstitutional , being
In contravention of tlio constltutlou of the
Uultcd States.
hirllc ri Mill if tit urn to Work.
BVFFAI.O , N. V. , Juriosa. Tlio Touawunda
strike Is over. Tlio lockod-out lumber ahov-
era will no to work next Monday , having
accepted the term * of the lumbermen.
SHE HAS THE LAST WORDS
Mrs. Frank Leslie Qots the Best of Mr. Wilde
to the Extent of Several Sentences ,
SAYS THE INTERVIEW WAS A FAKE
Denies Itvrr Having Scon the Now York
Hepurtcr nnd U < Jiilto Wilting No
More Shalt UP S.inl of tha Dlvorco
Suit unit Its Cannes.
\CopiirtiMtilt89Jbv \ Jamet Oonlin ncnn : < .t.\ \
TXJNDOX , Juno 24. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special , to THE BKE.J I saw Mrs.
Losllo this afternoon nt her hotel within an
hour of her arrival nt Southampton on the
Augusta Victoria. She was not a llttlo sur
prised to see mo for , ns she was careful to
explain , she had taken every precaution in
her powoi1 to kccpltor movements secret.
However , when I showed her a copy of the
European edition of the Herald containing
W. C. Klngsbury Wilde's Interview , she read
the whole document very carefully , not once ,
but twice , breaking off her pursuit
at intervals to indulge In running
commentary upon her late iiusb.ind's attack.
Finally she composed herself an answer nt
length to the statements therein contained.
"In the first place , " she said , "I wish to
Insist ns strongly as I can upon the fact that
the alleged Interview with mo which ap
peared ' in the Recorder was uu absolutely
fictitious ono. I think the Recorder was
the only wow York paper whoso repre
sentative I did not see nt the time
of my divorce suit. Mr. Wilde ,
forsooth 1 , accuses mo of having taken
pains 1 to drawpuolic attention to a most re
grettable affair , in which I was an unwilling
participant. 1 My only answer to that is the
conclusive 1I ono that I Incurred at the ex
pense I of many thousand dollars an order to
have 1 the trial take place at Ncwburg instead
of Now York , my only reason being that I
desired to avoid publicity.
"Mr. Wilde wisely confines his rejoinder
to a not very explicit denial of the charge
of infidelity. As a matter of fact ,
I attached no very great Importance to this
charge , iwhich was ono forced upon mo by
the legal exigencies of the caso. As to the
minor and trivial charges which the He-
corder put into my mouth , I agree with Mr.
Wilde , thinking them unworthy of atten
tion.
lie Prclrrred to Glvo Her Up.
"Mr. Wtldo is silent ns to the real and
major cauco of the proceedings , which I
was forced to brinsr. I have no desire
to ( . hurt his feelings or to in
flict pain unou tlio man jvhoso
name ] I once consented to boar.
I have for his talents and intellectual
[ lowers even now a sincere admiration , but
am quite sure ho will bo'adoptlng the
wisest course in his uower if he cultivates
such gifts ns silence may possess. If ho
drives me too far I shall not hesitate to
make use of the weapon pf aj ack which he
has placed In my hands. At present I can
only say I gave Mr. Wtldo.tho choice of be
coming temperate , I didnot oven
demand total abstinence or losing
his wife. Ilo selected the latter
course. His choice was entirely
his own. If his desire for oblivion as re
gards this wholly unpleasant matter is as
sincere as mine I do not think much more
need bo said , but let mo warn him that
throughout my whole career I have never
hesitated to light when attacked. As re
gards the public I only hope it can be in
duced to believe that what I ngrco with Mr.
Wilde in calling vulgar disclosures , put into
my mouth by an irresponsible writer , arc
such as never could have been uttered by me
under any circumstances. I had almost
sogner bo accused of murder than bad taste. "
ANoA IWAIIIS.
of uu Invasion by llollvm Not
Alnrtnm- .
\Cop'jrt \ ilitcd 1511 liu Jti'titi Gordon llennU.\ \
LIMA , Peru , ( via Galveston , Tex. ) , Juno
23. [ By Mexican Cable to the Now York
Herald Special to THE BEG. ] The govern
ment has lined a Peruvian corporation 3,000
for non-compliance with the terms of its
contract. Ex-President Pierola , it has been
learned , Is on board the steamer Sctos ,
which has sailed from Guayauiuo. It Is ex
pected ho will arrive ut Cullao tomorrow.
Humors of an invasion from Bolivia are
unfounded. It is known that the govern
ment of Bolivia favors the Caccrist party ,
which has the support of administration and
military circles of Peru.
Lima's intcndcnto is determined on crushIng -
Ing La Tunda , the newspaper of which
Dr. Barrlga 13 editor. Ho today imposed a
line of 500 soles on 'Dr. Barriga and the
foreman of the printing department of the
newspaper. The fines were not paid und
both \\crosent to jail. Friends of Dr. Bar
riga Immediately brought the case to the
attention of the criminal court which ordered
their discharge. As they left the prison
they wcro enthusiastically cheered by a
largo crowd.
GuvAquir- , Ecuador , ( vlaOalveston , Tox. ) ,
Juno 22. [ By Mexican Cable to the Now
York Herald Special to Tun BEE. ] Sena
tor Somlnarlo , private secretary to ox-Presi
dent Plcrola of Peru , today shot Colonel
Varea , a Peruvian. It is believed Varoa's
wound is fatal. Sctnlnario was arrested.
Pierola , nt the time of the shooting , was
about to leave GuyaquII on board the steamer
Sotos ,
OWN IT WAS A VOKQI3RY.
Denouement of Cocurdn'g Clrent Hcusutloii
Hound * Itiithur Flat.
\Coirt'jMcd \ ) ] 183,1 biiJfuna ( Jordan Hcnmtt. }
PAHIS , June 24. [ Now York Herald Cable
Special to THE HER , ! A negro named
Norton , who says that ho is an employe
of the British embassy , Is the man who
gave the alleged stolen documents to MM.
Mlllovoyo and do Houledc. Ho iwas arrested
at 5 o'clock last night and at U o'clock
Al , Ducrot , director of the Cocardo , the
paper which began the scandal , was also
arrested , Botn prlsonei-s nro kept an secret.
M.M , Millovoyo do Houledo and Mores now
admit that they wcro deceived , and that nil
the alleged documents are forgeries. The
fact of the matter is that this Is a pendant to
the Pigott-Purncll nlfulr. The price to bo
paid for the papers was 100,000 , francs , of
ivhlch 10,000 francs wcro paid day before
yesterday , The balance was to have been
paid HO,000 francs tomorrow and 00,000 franca
on the day of the trial ,
JACQUES ST. Cr.itc.
r.loiiuuiit Air.
PAWS , Juno 23. Hon. E. J. Phelps of
counsel for the United States today con
tlnucd his closing arguments before thu
Bering sea tribunal of arbitration. Mr
1'hclps is displaying In his speech remark
able clonuence and great aptness In choosing
illustrations. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'lntU Them Cjulltlot * at Illume ,
PAIIIS , Juno 23. Ernest Vallo presented in
the Chamber of Deputies today the report o ;
the committee of Inquiry into the Panama
scandals. The report exculpates from all
blame M. do Frcyclnot. ex-minister of war ,
nun M. Flouquot , ox-prcsidcnt ot the Cham
ber of Deputies , It vronounces fniso In
every particular the story that 101 deputies
were bought with the Panama money.
ON TUB SiCNI ( ) ll.VM.OT.
Sovlnt DemooniH Mil Ho Unlut In the Now
( lorniiin ICIrctlonn.
Br.ui.iN , Juno 23. The second ballot In
I Leipste today resulted In the election of
Herr ' Hassc , national liberal , over Hcrr
Plnkau ' , social democrat , by n majority of
2,000. The last deputy for tii'ipsia. was n
national liberal , The second ballot in El-
berfcld I rcsflTXod In ( ho re-election by a ma
jority of 2,500 of Frcdcrlch Harm , social
democrat , over Ernst Dahm , moderate anti-
Semite In favor of the army bill.
In Frankfort-on-the-Maih , Wilhchn
Schmidt , social democrat , was re-elected
over Dr. Oswalt , national liberal , by. 6,000 ,
majority.
In Sollngcn , George Schumacher , social
iomocr.it , was re-elected bv a Ji.OOO majority
svcr Herr Hoomor , national liberal. All the
returns , excepting those from Frankfort-on-
he-Main , show n decided Increase In the
oclal vote.
Pronounced TIICIII ( lro x
LONDON , Juno23. The matter of the docti-
ucnts that the Paris BoulungUt organ , the
Jocardo , alleged had been stolen from the
British embassy in Paris , came up in the
louse of Commons today on a question
iskcd by Henry Laboucnore , who desired to
bo informed by the government if there was
my foundation for the story published by
ho Cocardo.
Slr.Edwnrd Gray , parliamentary secretary
if foreign affairs , replied that no documents
md been stolen from the British embassy ,
lo added that the documents M. Mllle.vo.vo
lad read In the French chamber were gross
"
"orgerlcs.
Itotli Churned tilth Forgery.
! , Juno 23. M. Ducrct , editor of the
Cocardo , which published the story concerti
ng the documents stolen from the British
embassy ' , and M. Norton , supposed to bo the
'orgor of the same documents , wcro uricstod
oduy.
COI.OHAIH ) .tltr..lZE.
Ilimstrous Forent lrlren I Cunning CJrcnt
l > , imi : o Throughout the Stiito.
DESVEII , Colo. , Juno 23. The greatest
lumber of forest fires that over raged slmnl-
ancously in Colorado are now In progress in"
various parts of the stato. The town of
bachelor , ono of the big towns of the Crccdo
community , is now in hourly danger of com-
) lcto destruction. Brccklnridge has several
, itnes this wcok escaped devastation by the
lames only by desperate and unremitting
work by its citizens , and several of the
Cripple Creek towns have been in imminent
lunger.
Today fresh fires are reported from several
ilaers , ono having started in the mountains
icar Golden , which has been sending great
clouds of smoke over Denver all day , almost
completely hiding the sun from view and
iving the sunlight , such as filtered through
; ho cloud of smoke , a bright red tint.
Beuluh , in Bculnh county , has been sur
rounded by flames all the wcok , and on
Tuesday it was feared that several of the
ranches on the outskirts of tlio town would
be burned.
If no rain comes within u short time the
losses , which are already great , will grow to
unheard of proportions , nearly all of ihcso
fires having dovourcd costly sJW mills and
shaft houses , besides ? the'humble
cabins of many-miners. In'udtlltloti to this ,
the losses to the state , through damage to
the watersheds , will ho tremendous.
At thu Me'rey ol the Flumes.
Ai.iirp.vr.Kqvi : , N. M. , Juno 23. News re
ceived at noon today st itcs that the coal
mining town of Gallup is on lire , and ns
there are no water works nor lire company
It is at the mercy of the ( lames. It started
In a stack of hay in the rear of the Crescent
Coal company's store , situated in tlio center
of the town , Particulars are very meager.
I'Mliil ChiciiK" I'"I re.
CHICAGO , Juno 23. Fire this afternoon
destroyed the plant of the Murray & Nickels
Spice Manufacturing co.npany. William
Fugiirweik , 23 years old , was burned to
death. Henry E\vuld , Leopold Lohniann ,
Rudolph Ploclc and Charles Fughnvolk wcro
badly burned about the body and face. The
loss is 00,000 , covered by insurance.
' .Y/i.1 U
Nchrnslcuis ut Chlu.igo Much Interested In
the Controversy.
CHICAGO , Juno 23. [ Special Telegram hi.
THE Bcc. ] The animated controversy pending
ing between World's Fair Commissioner
ttcncral Joseph Garncnu and State Auditor
Moore is a matter of deon interest to Ne
braska people on the ground and the at
taches of the State buildlnc : in Jackson
park. TIIK HKI : editions containing the let
ters of Auditor Moore and the commissioner
general's caustic reply have been eagerly
sought after.
Mr. Garncan was not in when
THE Bur. correspondent called to
day. Secretary Moblcy said that
no further correspondence had passed be
tween the two onlcinls. "Tho discussion , "
says Mr , Mobley , "will not result in any
thing juirfnow. . When Mr. Garnnau makes
hisnuxt estimate of $5.000 , as provided by
the law , If Mr. Moore refuses to draw the
warrant ho will ho mamlamuscd and com
pelled to obey the law. Ho can do nothing
in the premises now. The expenditures to
which no raises his objections have already
been made and audited by him , "
It is the opinion of most iiecplo who view
it from this end of the line that Mr. Gar-
ncau hns a shade or two tha best of tlioargtt <
nient with tha auditor , leaving out the ijue.s
lion of what was or what was not judicious
action by the World's fair commissioner.
Altdiidiinco ut the I'aIr.
CHICAGO , Juno S3.-Special [ Telegram to
Tin : DEI : . ] A table of p.ud admissions to
the fair since thn opening May 1 , Including
today , shows the total attendance to
have been ! ) , < I47,0-12 , ns follows :
I'lrst wcok , May 1 tn ( ! 251,077
Second week , Aluy 7 to 13 'jl&.tJBO
Third wei'k. Muy 14 mao au7lfii !
Kimrth week , Muy ai loi7 ! ! I70,7121
Fifth wcok , .May 2d to Juno 3 577,1107
Total for Muy
Hixth wcok , Juno to 10 001,095
Seventh week , June 11 to 17 7i3U3r" !
Juno IB 57.0H
Juno 10
Juno'JO 01,001
Jnnu'Jl 04,10
Juno 22 102,305
J limit's 103.703
' Thu fair was closed Bumlay.
CO8TI.V riMHKIl FIIIES ,
Property of South Diikotii' * Mining Com.
pinion Threatened hy rjiimn * .
PIKDMONT , S. D , , Juno 23. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BKK. ] A largo timber flro Is
now raging in the hills hotwocn Elk Crcok
and this place and on account of the high
wind it is Impossible to got the lira undei
control. Sixteen hundred cords of wood belonging
longing to the Homcstaka Mining company
and 2,000 cords b slanging to C. Buck of Elk
Creek huvo bocn burned in the last four
hours. Fears are entertained for the safety
of the lumber camps at Doylcs and KunkcU
und the largo Homestuku saw mills. The
Homostiiko compauy has hundreds of moi
from Lead City and stations along the
Black Hills jc Fort Pierre railway , the route
of thu llro , fighting it and uro in hopes to
have It under control by morning ,
Khuft lloiuo IH'itroyed.
HIM. Crrv , S. D. , Juno 23. [ Spsclal Tele
gram to Tun BiiH.j The shaft house of th
Glrtlo tin mine , ono of the Hurnoy Peak
company's properties , burned today. Fir
caught from burning wood in the tlinbot
This was the smallest hoist on thn dove ]
oped inluc * . Lost , ( ,000 ; insurance , 11,500 ,
"ntrn \ T oT i n ivpippn
/RASH Al SAN rRANCISCO
Ono of tlio Banks Fcola the Force of the
Tight Money Market-
HE PACIFIC FAILS TO OPEN ITS DOORS
A * l < tnnr hy thn Clonrlnc Homo ,
the Dlrcctcir.t Conclude to Ulotc \
.Million und u llnir In Icpo lt *
Tied Up.
SAN FKANCISCO , Juno 2.1.n eon.icquoneo
f notice from the Clearing House that IU
lapW.would not bo accepted hereafter , the
Ireetorsof the 1'aclfiu bank decided not to
o open the doors this morning. It has been
nown for some time that the bank wa
adoring under llnanctal dllllcultles , BO the
allure was not n great surprise. Tl has a
npltal of $1,000,000 ; nominal reserve , $700-
WO ; dciwslts. $1.500,003 ; loans and discounts ,
SoOO,000. It is expected that depositor *
vlll lese nothing. Manager McDonald says
ho bank will resume in n sliort time , having
uspomtcd merely to realize on assets and
> rovont a run.
The failure may Involve the People's Homo
Savings b.tnk , n collateral Institution under
irantleally the same nianai'ciucnt. It has n
apltnlof . ? 1,000,000 and deposits of $1,700,000.
ilcUonald says ho' expects a run on the sav-
ngs bank , but will take advantage of the
hue clause and hopes to tide over the dlfll *
ulty without suspending. The other banks I
if the city are financially strong and it islet
lot belluvod that runs will bo Inaugurated
s the result of the suspension of thu Paclllo
jank.
The People's Homo Savings bank closed
IH doors thlH morning.
SITUATION I.MI'ltOVlNG.
Vow Vorlc ItnnUoM Confident that tlio Wont
In Over.
NB'W YOIIK , .Mine 23. The hanks reported
.n eatier feeling this morning In the west
mil said the demands for accommodations ,
cdlscounts and currency were much less.
I'ho attention of the bankers Is mostly con-
cntratcdon the situation on the Paclllo
oast.
The subtrcasury began payment today
f interest on United States coupon
bonds duo July 1. The total
imonnt of Interest to bo paid out
> y the government in this city Is about ? 8-
KK,000 ) and the disbursement of this sum is
expected to aid very lariroly in rcllovintr the
nonoy market. The presidents of some of
he leading national banks , asked this uftcr-
10011 what they thought of the financial
situation , agreed in tlio statement that , not-
vithstanding the number of banks which
lave been compelled to close their doors , tha ,
situation is decidedly improved compared to
vhut it was this day week.
KIAUNIV : I-APKK MII.I. CLOSED.
.oc.il Creditors Take rovdcsslou of tha
1'liiut Is'o Stutomcnt Issued.
ICcAiiNnv , Nob. , Juno 23. [ Special to THB ,
BIK. ] Tlio Kearney paper mill , located la 1 * * * i
tiis city , and which wan damaged by flro a
lay or two ago , was closed up today , going
nto the hands of the creditors. At this
imo it is impossible to learn the amount of
the assets or liabilities. The property la
tow in possession of Hess Gamble , one of
the local bankers.
Iillo Uimslp CUIIHUH u Ituo. i
, Ala. , Jiino 23. There was a
run on the First Natloifal bank of this city1' ,
caused by idle gossip connected withvtho
'allure of the Tennessee Coal , Iron and Rail
road company to pay its obligations last
Saturday. The First National bank is the
Tennessee company's depository hero , but
otherwise is not in any way connected with
.I. . Many small depositors took part in the
rim and they drew about $ ! ! 0OJO. The de
posits of the day wcro three times that
amount. Thu run was soon over and there
s no danger of its being renewed. An evi
dence of the bank's streiiRth was shown Itt
in offer of ? ! IOO,000 from Now York , whioh
was declined. ,
_ _
Ilo Wanlod to 1'iiH.
Pnitu , Ind. , Juno 23 .1. O. Cole , the
niltllonnlru brewer of this city , is an cqui
partner in the firm of Crane & Co. , which
isslgncd Wednesday in Cincinnati. H
states that ho is responsible for the assign
ment , as owing to dtftlcultics with hl
partner , Clinton Crane , ho wished to with
draw from the linn. The firm continued
heavy purchases of lumber against the
wishes and judgment of Mr. Colo. This i
the principal cause for his action. Ho Rive *
the liabilities at $ lr > 'J,0'JO and assets at $ ' 00v ,
000. Mr. Cole is the principal creditor o/
the linn , being In possession of notci
amouting to about # 7r > ,0)0. [ )
riiiiiklntoii Itiinu Altiilni Kavorulile.
iuvAUKBii , Juno 23. So satisfactory Is
the showing of the assignee's report of tha <
,
Planklnton hank , which has been filed , that
a number of depositors are being offered 73
percent , and it is the belief of experienced
business men , UK well as of bankers , that not
only will depositors receive all that is duo
them , but that the bunk'.s stockholders wlU
come out with nt least a DO per cent divi
dend.
_
Closed Ii-iupor.trll.v.
SAN BEHNAIWINO , Cal. , June 23. The Fir t
National bank closed its doors this morning.
Tlio notice posted on the door says : "Owing to
the stringency In the money market and tb9
unusual withdrawal of deposits during tn
last live days the bank is forced to close 1U
dours temporarily. "
. . - Kullft' t .
.Nluir.-irll ll\KKK \ It.ink Olosaili
NiAOAitA FAU.I , N. V.Juno S3. Tha
Cataract bank , the largott in the city , has
failed unexpectedly , owing to inability to
got expected aid. It has { 700,000 in deposits.
It Is belluved it will bo able to resume.
\ci\v Wlmtuom Hunk Pall * .
New WIIATCOM , Wash. , .luno 23. The First
National hufk : , the oldest In the city , lm
closed Its doom , The cashier states that
depositors will bo liald In full. No stutA-
ment of assets and liabilities has yet been
made.
Aurora Dry ( ioixu Duiitom
AuiioiiA , Nob. , Juno 23 , [ Sp cial Tele
gram to Tun Dr.fi. ] Hunks * Il'ros. , ono ot
the leading dry goods linns here , was fore
closed today under chattel mortgages aggregating -
gating ? H,000. _
l.lvxry Man A
CiucAoo , Juno 23 , Lo Hey Payne's big
livery establishment went into thu hands of
n receiver today on the foreclosure of it
mortgage for $35,000 ,
_
Chicago Clothing linulor * Pall.
CHICAGO , June S3. Friedman & Friedman ,
wholesale clothing , have fulled. AssoU and
liabilities fltt.OOU each.
It Atkgfora DUniUsul of Iho Suit
AKniuut " hy the State of Illlnoli ,
CIIIOAQO , Juno 23. The Whisky trust this
morning made answer to the attorney gen
eral's motion to dl.ssplvo the concern on the
mUuso und perversion of Its charter. Tbo
answer declares the charges Insufilclcnt ; that
the suit was not In the Into'fest ol , the
people of thu state , but of certain dlssatls-
iicd I't'orln distillers , who are trying to get
noshUHHlon of property bought and paid for
by thu trust. Jacob und Henry Uchwubacher
and J. II. Francis. It is averred that the
company manufactures only 70 per cent of
the liquor made in thu Unllud State * and i *
not In. the nature of a trust , because sum-
clent competition nxUts to make Vjie market
close , and prices are lower than they were
ten earn ago. UUuiusiil of the suit U