Nebraska Newspapers

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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , AUGUST 14 , 1893. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
NEBRASKA'S ' LAND OFFICES
Under the Now Ruling Some of Tham
Have to Bo Abolished.
TOBIAS WORKING ON THE PROPOSITION
lie It niporloncliifr IHmoultr In Deciding
on Which of tlio Ollluct Simula lla
' IVIiod Out riinnnnt Hltu.itlon
( or n Politician.
WABIIINOTOV BUHPAU OP Tun Br.n , )
G13 FoUinr.BNTit STUEBT , >
WASIHXOTOV , Aug. 13 )
It Is Hkoly thill before thoontlof this week
the suspense which the Nebraska land om
ens arc enduring will bo broken. Secretary
iloko Smith expects during the next live or
six days to sign the plan , which , under the
law , \vlll abolish n largo number of land
ontccs In the varlou ? sUtos anil territories
mill attach the headless districts , each as n
whole , to adjoining districts. Secretary
Bnilth would have passed upon the plan for
abolishing the distilcts last week hud not
another controversy nroso between politi
cians and railroad companies ns to wiping
cet lain ofllccsnff the map. When Tobias Cus-
torcnmo hero somedajsugo the plan forland
ofllco abolition was completed In nearly all
the states but Nebraska , and ho was asked
to suggest n schedule for the tcduotlon of
half of the districts In that stato. Mr. Cas
tor was told tint six of the twelve Nebraska
land ofllcos would have to go , and ho was
given the task of naming the ofllces to be
vvlbcd away. Your Undo Tobias was acl-
tatud. IIo did not want a Jo/on good fat
places tikcn away from the democrats of
the state after thci had so long been en
joyed by the lopublicans Ho got a map
. and labored with the land commissioner and
the secretary of the Intotlor and finally per
suaded them that only three of the dUtilcts
J could bo dispensed with. IIo tben had a big
* job oil hand to name the thico dlstilcls
to ho abohslidi ] . Ho finally agreed
Ncliph should go to tbo O'Neill dlstiict ,
Bloomlntrton to Alt-Cook , and probably Gland
Island to North Plutlo , although I am not
Euro of tlio lattor.
s
Kullromls Tuk _ n linnet.
A question of equitable distribution aioso
between the rallrouls , cich cominny de
manding as many land omccs as v the other
It is said that Undo Tobias thought the
schedule named would bo a fair deal as be
tween the B. & M. and the L"lkhorn and
Union Pacific. At any rate it was not many
bouis after Mr. Castor's slate of land ofllco
distilbutlon was banded in uiuil a demand
c.uno from some source to huvo a now deal
Then there was a racket among tbo South
Dako'a democrats as to which distiict they
must put t w Ith , and a few dnj s ago the soc-
rctaiy got so disgusted with the largo num
ber of disputes which nrosa in several
states , democrats holding or wanting the
ofllees piotcsling against the plan , that bo
Bent back to the commissioners olllcu the
nnl'.roland ofllco map of the country , and
stated that ho wanted the mittor settled
mul a last tovUion of the land ofllccs
made and sent to him this week so that he
could sign It and settle it for all time.
The commissioner of the land offlto be
lieves that , one-half of the ofllics thiouhout
thccountiy should be abolishua. IIo says
that since the pio-umption and timber claim
laws have been repealed thoto have been
few entries made and tlio fees of the land
ofllcers are not laigo enough to pay their
salaries. Ho adds that congress Is dis
inclined to miiko appropriations for land
olllco purposes , and tint If tbo number
of ofllccs abolished is not'sufllelent to meet
the approval of congress that body w ill refuse -
fuse to iiiulto nnpioptlatlons to conduct tbo
business mul , theiefoie , a single bite of Iho
cherry may as well bo mailo llrst ns last. It
thus appears that while Mr. Castoi may be
Bufllelcntly Inlluential to keep tbo number of
distilcts abolished In Nobiaska ilouti to
three congicss may como in and complete
the work and tedueo the number of olllces
romalnlng to six Instead of nine.
U oyulillld'a Club.
Notwithstanding tbo rebelliousdomocratie
clement in the senate and the absence of
nny rule by which a vote can bo foicod ,
Pi cslrtent Cleveland Is confident that bo can
and will got a bill into n law unconditionally
icpcallng the sil\or puichaso act It can bo
stated upon high authoilti thafcjust bofoie
leaving Washington for Buzzard's Day the
piesident said the lopcal bill would pass the
senate : that he had alicady o\eicomo such
impossibllltleB , und ho would picvall in this
Instance The president has directed that
nil appointments bo dofeired and that thine
be no tnoro pationago distributed until bo
sees who In tlio uemoci.itin tanks of the son-
ute stand by him in this gre it struggle It
is safe to pi edict that no ImDoiUnt appoint
ments for Nebraska will bo made before It
is Known how the sllvei vote Is going in con
gress.
Note *
Mrs. Alvia P Clan : , Jr. , has loturned
fiom South Dakota , vvheio she has been
vislUnpher slslor.
Mis Keen nnd Mrs. Hoboit Alton of tnU
city who , wilb her son and d uiehtor , me
spending the summer In Cliirindn , la , will
leave for Iho Wei la's fair about Soplomboi
1 and reluin hero next week.
Senalor Potllgiew Is In Now York , He
vAtt ptobably go to his homo in Soulh ! > !
kota fora shoit llmu about Iho end of this
week.
nx-Congiessmnn Jen v Murphy of Davciv
poll , la , who has been seriously ill In Wash ,
inglon for several weeks , Is reported to be
living , ills trouble is of the liver , bald to be
hob nail liver. Mr. Murphy has been ln <
disposed ever Blnco he came hero , almost n
j ear ago.
VVi'ttern reunions.
Nebraska : Increase Noah C. Gwln
Oilglnul widows , eta Mnij Cassldny
Iowa : Increase George \V. Miller , Sam
uel It. Strong , Knos Jennings , Alexander U
Pine , Pruned M. Mllllken , Thomas II. H
Veirs. '
South Dakota. Reissue Isaac W. San
born.
Coloiado : Oilgitinl-JullusD. Hill.
Montana : Original widows , etc. Luc ;
Hi.i ford ,
Michigan : Original widows , etc. Mlno
of Alphous Karl.
Wisconsin : Increase George M , Foster
Original widows , etc. Delia Connloc. *
P. S. 11.
HOT TO MO 1C 1C IN HIIOItT OKUr.lt ,
Concrcm lias I.oit No TlmoIn Tnklnc 11
Ihu ll i'r Qiumlon ,
WASIIINOTOV , A tf. 18 Comfresi has sot
tied down lo debate with n dcgfoo of oxpcJI
lion almost unknown In its history and wltl
an apparent determination to do gomothln
that pioinlses well for Iho outcome. Pot
innately for the majority In the sonalo th
Action of the house on the silver question if
llovod them from the necessity of speed
nnd perhaps lll-advlind action The dome
ciat caucus committee , dunged with th
preparation of a plan that should soeuia th
pdhorenca of the united majoilty , will thoic
fore commence its labors with uioie dollbor
Alton than would othcnvUo have bee
possible , and U is not oxpcctod now Unit I
will pel fee I its work , which involves consul
tatlon with ni'iny sunators at inch sfigt
much bofoie tlio liouso ban acted.
I'rotinbl * 1'rncruiii ol tlio benittf.
'Iheflniuire committee will prob ibly wal
upon thn aciloti of the caucui com in It ten an
o Iheillvor question Is not llkoiy to tivtitr
in u foin-al wa ) In the pioreenllnffs of tl
tcmto IhU wcew H In cnlliol.v pci xibloan
i"en piobnhto that ijvoehru will bo dull'
ricd ujien Ihu subjert. but if so ihov will I
I'AieJ upon tnmu inch ic'soli.tion a * that Ii
tiod'icrd bv Bonilor 1/idgo. calllm , ' for
votu u nu the icpeol of thn fellvur purvlmi
cclion of the t > u nnan HCI , aud uol upon
bill regularly rci > orted from the finance
committee and ready fet Immediate action.
Thmo U aAtrongdlsosillon | lnsomofiiarlcrs |
to flit In the time during Iho week by the
discussion of the Lee-Mantle sonntorl il elec
tion case , which is In n privileged posttipn
nml can bo called nt any time to the dis
placement of other misincs * .
The program in the house has been defi
nitely fixed by the ndoptlon of the order In
troduced Friday by HepresenUtlvo Bland.
The tlmo will bo dovntol exclusively lo the
consldciatlonof the illver question under
the rules of Iho last liouso governing goncr.il
dobato.
Will io tip All tlio Time.
Notwithstanding the ajiparent lack of In-
tcresll n Iho discussion manifested by the
membersSiturdty , thonumberof applicants
for recognition already on the speaker's list
demonstrates that the period allotted to the
dclnto , cloven dnjs under the fron-
oral rules and thrco days under
the flvo-mlnuio tulo.i will bo all occu-
cupicd. There are now between ninety and
100 names enrolled by the speaker , the groit
majority of whom probably oxpcct lo lalk
the full hour allowed by the rule. There aio
a number , however , who have stipulated for
shorter periods , generally twenty minutes
or half an hour.
If It appears that the tlmo for dob-vto > vlll
bo too short to accommodate nil who wish to
sneak , night sessions will bo held lo
lengthen the pcilod , but this expedient , It U
believed , will not become necessary before
next week , with Iho expiration of which the
Uobalc will close.
itui.us von TIII :
They Will Prnunbljr Not lie Adopted for
Two or Three Week * .
WASIIIXOTOV , Aug. ll ! Slnco the house
entered upon Iho discussion of Iho silver
quesllon Friday , under an order whUh will
not exhaust Itself until the cloja of next
week , the probability that the organization
of the liouso , by the adoption of the lulcs
and the appointment of committees , wrlll not
bo completed for twoorthroo vveokl , has
changed Into almost a cci talnty. As j ot no
call for a meeting of tlio committee on rules
has been issued , although ono may be to
morrow or Tuesday.
One of the members of the majority of the
committee , when asked about tbo prospecls
for action on the rules , said that until tbo
present order of the house had cxolrcd
there was no need of rules. It was not
possible to break In upon the silver debate
with ono over the adoption of the rules ,
oven w ote tbo now code ready to boioported.
So , In his opinion , the committee will not bo
in a hurry to pronaro Us tepoit. The mem
ber f Hither remarked that the probabilities
vvoro that the rules of the house In the Fifty-
second congress , which bad been teferred
to the committee for considciatlon ,
would not bo malerially changed ; In
fact , ho expected but few changes
} f any natuto fiom the system under
which the last house was diieclcd.
Sccietary Cntllsle spent an hour or two
with Speaker Crisp in Ills room at the capl-
lol last Thuisday , nnd thoypiobably touched
upon tbo subject of rules in the comsoof
their convetsation. Nothing could bo moro
natural than that Mr. Ciisp should solicit
an opinion from his predecessor in the
speaker's chair , espcciallj from one who won
such a high icputatlon as n presiding of-
llceras did Mr. Cat lisle in that position , and
snv suggestions tliu sccrolary sivv lit lo
n.nko would doubtless bo mostcaretully con
sidered by the committee.
There is but ono rule about which any gen
eral intot est attaches the ono governing clos
ure. The bcstobtninubloopinton Is that thcro
will be no radical change fiom tbo rule In
force during the last congress , which gave
the house power to end debate , or prevent
filibustering upon any proposition , even w hen
the mojorltyso desired.
IlllTO Ooinu to No Conclusion.
" WASHINGTON , Aug. 18 At a late "hour to
night Senator White of the "steering com
mittee" of tbo democratic caucus was
quoicd as s ij ing that the committee bad
come to no conclusion respecting a line of
policy to bo pursued by the majority of tbo
senate. His understanding , however , was
that the doMto on the silver question , based
on ono of the measures already pending , Mr.
Slewai t's free coinage bill or Mr. Lo Igo's
icsolution to vote on the repeal of the Slier-
man law on tlie'J-'d instwould begin ut once ,
possibly tomorrow.
Senator Hoar expects to address the sen
ate In favor of the repeal of the Sherman
law Tuesday or Wednesdav.
YUlotv I ever In the soulli.
WASIIINOTOX , Aug. 18 Surgeon General
Wi man of the Mailno hospitil service re
ceived no information today from Brunswick ,
Ga , icgatdmg the yellow fever outbretuc.
Dr. Carter , who has been at Pensacola , Flu ,
will leave thoio lonlght for Brunswick lo
diicct the medical campaign. iJofoio leav
ing Pensacola Dr. Caller telegraphed to Dr
Wyman , conllrminc the verdict of the local
medical authorities In the Walto case
that the victim did not dlo of jollow fever.
As to the Woods case , 1'owever , ho could not
cxpiess an opinion.
\VIII fvucli Tholr Onn Pnople.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 18. By direction of
Secretary Smith the government Industrial
training school at Santa Fo , N M , will nt
once bo changed Into n n en mil training
school for the preparalion of Indians to taku
thuplaces of while teachers in their own
schools. It Is also stated tlmt the civil serv
ice lulcs will bu so amended as lo permit
the employment as teachers of graduates of
this school .vlthout a elvll ssrvlco elimina
tion.
Kit..Ill Will VlHlt rorrifrni ,
WASIIISOTON , Aug. 13 Mgr Sutolll will
leave lomonovv moinlng for Now York , na
companled by his secrelnry , Dr. Papl , ic
visit Archbishop Coirigan on limtutlon ol
the latter , The length of his Htaj Is uncer
tain. Ills said his visit is purely u social
ono. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mu \Viil ; ( Ten lloiir/t u Day.
WASHINGTON , Aug 18 Orders ha\o been
issued for the employes of the buio.au ol
cngiavlng and ptlnling lo work ten hours n
day until further notice. This was mudt
nciessaty by the incieascd demand for tin
now issue of national bunk notes.
lUUKftt.l l.i nrywlirre.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 18 Ihnroworo no do
volopmenls loduy in the Brecklnrldgo
Pollard case , but It was discussed averv
where , Mr. Brccklurldgo had no furthei
statement lo miiko.
im > i'i'n : > in in. : < : .tti.
CllUcns of .Mtiuilr.iiiilicut Mitke It itUUj
Tor u Croud of Itullliinii.
Monil.i : , Ala , Auf [ , 1U. A spec ! it to th (
Heglslcr from Jacksonf Ala. , sajs : Tin
trouble In Meachambeat is at an end Tin
posse has disbanded nnd quiet reigns su
prcmo. Ha be Hurke , Jim Gordan and Macl
Burlc , ihren of Iho woist men in the gang
and ucknovvledpod leaders , escaped by tak
lug jofiige in Salilpas swamp. Kirlt Jame
was killed Filday night. He AVOS capturci
In his field nnd put hi charge of a guaid c
eight men nnd lodged In Jail. A mob of 10
men took him from the guards , tied hi
hands behind him , placed him in front of ni
oak tree nnd riddled his body tvilh bullets
Hg makes the third man killed.
A plot to whip to death several loudlm
nugroos , who voted for Jones in Iho Jones
Kolbgnbcinatoriul contest , was unearthed
Clli/eitb of Mcaclmmbeat are panic stricken
Manj have sold out and those who could no
llud purchaser have ub uidoned their pioj
crty and left It U icported that Ne.i
Binii , Ui other of Ihn uotoilous Hob Sim :
hat. Joined force * vrilh Iho Mcachamboalilc
and If this be so , fuithcr bloodbheU will fo !
law. 'Iho pieiC'iit tioublo will cast a bllgh
on CoiU'evllluauil will come neardepoiiulul
Inp the town.
Iliillrotil 1'roprrly Drnlrojed ,
Hr CiTiiniiNKs. Ont , Aug. 13. Two locc
moliVt.K , two engine hontes and coal chute ;
pr"i ITIJ of Iho NIapai.1 Ceulial Itillriia
cotntuny , burned IhU morclns. Los :
7j,000.
BETWEEN YOUNG AND JACKSON
Iowa's Gubernatorial Raca Seem ? Now
Narrowed to Two Men.
SEVERAL OTHERS WHO WILL TRY FOR IT
N'o Scirclty of Cnndlilittcii from Whole
Number a t'oor Uholcn Could Hardly
IIo Millie Prohibition
Cnuio buinu Trouble.
DBS MOIVKS , Aug. 1.1 [ bpccl.il Telegram
to TUB BI.E. ] This city Is already beginning
to feel the influence of the political oxcito-
mcnt , which will culminate on WoJnesday ,
with the assembling of the state convention
of the republican party. All of the leading
candidates for governor hive opened hoad-
quarteis and are industriously cultivating
the acquaintance of local politicians and
nursing their Infant booms Into life. About
all the counties ot the state have been hc.ud
from on choice of delegates. A largo num
ber ot thn county conventions were hold
jesterday. The vanguard of ofllce seeKers
and some of the delegates ate already hero ,
and from novvVm the work will bo lively. So
far as heard from the candidates for gov
ernor are as follows : Ex-Stato Auditor J.
A. Lyons of Guthrlo county , ex-Stato Sena
tor Lafo Young of Polk county , ox-Secretary
of State natik V. Jackson of Polk
county , Hon. B. F. Clayton of Waricn
county , General F. M. Drake of Appanooso
county ; Colonel K. S. Ornisby ot Palo Alto
county , and Hon. S. M. Clark of Leo county ,
in case of emergency , w itil ox-United States
Senator Ilurlaii of Henry county In the hick-
ground , as a possibility. Veiy few of the
delegations ate Instiuctcd except as lor the
favorite sons of their counties , but so far as
the great bulk of the delegates ate known
the sentiment Is about evenly divided be
tween Jackson and Young , cither of whom
is likely to bo struck by the gubernatorial
lightning.
Where Tlioy Get Their Stionct" .
L ifo Young is about the last to appear In
the t ace and his running qualities have boon
a suipilso to those In ahead of him.
The Polk county convention decided to
give both of the lo iding competitors a fair
show by dividing Its vote equally between
them. Jackson will have strong support
from the liver counties , while Young will
draw votes fiom the farmers and from those
counties Miat desiio no change in the pto-
hlbltory law. Diako , it Is said , will have
the almost solid vote of the Eighth congressional
grossional distiict , with n scattering sup
pott from other sections Ljons , who his
been actively in the Hold much longer than
any other of the contestants , has a well
oiganizcd following that will stav by him to
the end and this will give him a decUed ad
vantage in the final round-up. The heavy
vote Youug is cei tain to secuie from the
western part of the state will ,
however , matciially reduce Lyons'
strength in the beginning of the struggle.
"
I' * " ' Otlior I'lncesi
The licutcnint governoiship depends upon
how the contest for the head of the ticket
comes out. The mowed candidates ire : Hon.
H. B. Wyman of O'Brien county and Dr.
Conawav of Mahaska county , though ono of
the candidates for govci nor may como In
ahead ot them and capture the pti/e Ex-
Senator Milo Smith of Linn county and Hon.
D J. Palmer of Washington county aio also
favoiably mentioned for second place.
There seems to bo no contest for supreme
Judge and i.illwny zommissloncr , these posi
tions bctnc conceded to the present incum
bents , Judge Robinson and Comuiisslonci
Luke. ,
For state supoi Intendent of public instruc
tion the candidates mo : ex-Superintendent
S. W. Akeis , cx-Supctintondont Henry
Sabm , and .1 W. Jarndgin of Powcsheik
county ; L T. Weld of Story county , K. C.
Banettof Mitchell county and Miss Alice
Heild of Jeffeison county. The contest wil
probably nariow down between Jainagin
and Sabln , with best ihancts in favor of the
former. On the United Stairs senatorshl ]
some friendly oxptessions luue bcca made
in the county con\ention in fa\orof Attor
neyGoneral John Y. Stone and Congiess
man W. P. Hepburn , while Cengicssmai
Gear of Burlington w ill ha\o the support o
bts section of the stato. '
Will Il.inillo rrohlMtloii
Never in the history of the lopublican
party has thcro been so many "uninsti noted
delegates" sent up to a stale convention.
The policy of "no instiucllons" has been
pushed by the "liberal element" in order tnj
secure a l.aign representation fiom the so-
called" prohibltorv counties , and fiom the
returns aheady received it Is almost certain
that no i evolution pledging the party to
maintain the piesent prohibitory policy will
I receive the assent of a majority of the dele
gates. The liberals , on the other hand , have
i given up the idea of foiclng n light on the
line of declaring "prohibition a falluio , " ns
was oiiginallv contcmpluled , and will offer
no opposition to a plank on the liquor ques
tion modeled nftor thoexpression of the late
national con volition on the same subject
Ibis will absolve the candidates fqr the
legislature fiom all party obligations and
leave each ono fico to represent Iho Inter
ests and voice the wishes of his own im
mediate constituents oa this querftlon That
such action on the pait of the state conven
tion will eftcctuully seal the tale of prohi
bition in thin stale , is conceded bv both
factions , and Iho prohibitionists are bonding
every energy In favor of icaniiming tbo "no
bick wind step" deol.uatlon of twoi ears ago.
Altogether the outlook \A very favorable
for lopublican victory by an ovetvhclmlng
majot Ity.
Iho indications ute very favor.iblo for the
largest slalo convention of Iho lopublican
league of clubs In that orgmbatlon'b hls-
lory. It will bo held on Tuesday and will
servo ns an invigorating tellsh to thn noinl-
naUng convention which iulUms it. Tom
Diwsonof Council 1 ! I lift's will occup.t the
chair in the absence of President lliigbam
of Cedar Uaplds.
MAKHS DAMASCUS in : LI *
IMvvson or Do * Monies IHftcovera it Lour Art
iintl VVIil ApplJ It.
Di'8 Moisns , All ? 18 | Spccial Telegram
toTiir.BiiE J S. H D.iuson of this city has
dlscovcied the lost art of making what Is
know n as Damascus steel , the method ol
producing these blades being known only to
the ancient race of the ancient world by the
name of Damascus , and which no modem
science has bsen able to duplL'ato In piool
of his assertion Mr. Daw son Is now making
specimens ot his now steel product , nnd has
submitted them to the most eminent
sclent Istb of Urn wet Id , who have not stinted
their declarations of favor and vvonuor.
The now steel can bo mtido , Mr DO.WSOII
claims , at one-half the cost of the prescut
steel pioduuls In addition lo th.it It has
these iualiiics | which the best steel now
made has not * Tompcis two points higher
than ordlnars steel und within two points ol
the diamond ; ilconialns no carbon ; ii to.
quires no rollimr ; the tli.lehed product ma >
bo moulded instead of banimeieel ; its tern
peiing possesses Iho qualltj of springiness
Theto is no process to mo manufacture ol
Mr , Dawson's steel. Ho takes comjnon re
lined wrought Iron and fuses Ii In a crucible
Ho adds his chemicals , the seciet pf whose
c.omliln itlon eonslltutes his discovery. IK
[ lours the molten metil into the mould o
the swoid blade , knlfo blade or wh never hi
may dubiro to produce : it cools ; it is tern
pcied us other steel is tempered ; It 1 :
polished , and the article 1s tluUlied. Tin
iiKHluct is harder than steel is over made
it may he bent w Hliont biunklng It. It ha :
no catbon In It. and \vlieu tlio chemist
iinalV7.ii It It shows nothing In it but wrou'h
iron 'Iho manufactuio of the finished stcc
ni tides , us tlioj aie now made , takes sumo
times a month Mr Dawbon has upplled hi
lomblnation of cbeuilc ils to thom.inufactun
of hi i u Ho has the luulcst Oron/o eve
inannfucii.red. His method of cojnlilnini
to iiroduco Ihu Dauiasuus steel uui
ho Egyptian oronro Is hla Secret. He has
not pitontcd the Idea and'wlll not , but when
10 snows to tbo world : Tfcv ord blade that
bends double , but rprlnffs' to its oriclnnl
tralghtncss ; that willcut h'.Uenther pillow
or a bar of steel or Iron , ulidwhoso analysts
hews nothing but wrought'Iron , though It
s four-fifths as hard as n diamond , ho bo-
loves that the world , will appreciate the
act that ho has discovered1 Damascus stool.
KtU M'OUV'S OASIX
IIo TelU n Story U Ho DllTfereiit from Hint
01 tlio Police.
LcxUN1 , la. . Aug. 13 [ Special to Tnn
Brn. ] "Kid" McCov , charged with the Pol
lack diamond robbery on n train near Cali
fornia Junction last November , whoso arrest
was effected nt Oilman. Colo. , a few Uays
ago after being traced by detectives over
sluco the robbery was perpetrated , was
lodged in the county ) all at this place last
Friday night by n member of the Plnkerton
force , who accompanied him , closely
guarded , direct from Leadvlllo to this placo.
When seen by n UEB reporter today the
"Kid" gave ns hl correct nnmo
Frank Shcrcllff , niro S3 j oars ,
bom in Quebec , Canada , whcro ho
was reared nnd educated until 15voars of
ape , having received the advantages ofn
common school education. IIo was neatly
attired and seemed careful of his personal
appearance smooth shaved , dark grnv o.v cs ,
dark hair , medium sire , of wirv build and
rather slender ; fairly good looking , but with
a determined expression. Ho was not nverso
to being inlcrvlewcd All ho asked was n
squat o deal and no misrepresentation. *
\Vhen asked whore ho had been during the
past seven ye irs , slnco leaving Canada , the
prisoner declined to answer , for the reason
that ho did not want to say anything that
might tend to compromise him , but claimed
to own an Interest In sorao mines In Colorado
which ha Required a year ago list spring ,
In the vicinity of Gilman and Crlpplo Creek.
Ho claims to bo entirely Innocent of the
diamond robbery , says ho can prove an altb'i
and njicges that his arrest Is uuo to a con
spiracy on the part of ipthcr shareholders in
the mines lo beat him. out of his Interests
therein.
"Why father and mother , " said the kid ,
live nt Plttsbtirg , Pa. , "where father owns a
controlling interest in some extensive Iron
works. My folks are well fixed and move in
good society. I have two sisters nnd three
brothers , ull ioungor than myself. I cannot
toll you the name of the firm of which my
father is n member , because ho might hear
of the arrest and I do not want m v folks
to feel that I am disgracing them or myself.
I shall omplov good counsel to defend mo at
the trial and think I will como out ull right.
All I ask Is a fair show , "
ShcrclilT , as ho calls himself , was
arraigned bnforo n Justice of the pcaco
for preliminary oxamVflatlon jestorday ,
appearing in his ovib behalf , and
at bis own request was'granted u contin
uance of one w cok to probaro an answer to
the elm go of robbery. ;
Conductor Ashnioio , who had chnrtro of
the train when the robbery was committed ,
was hero yesterday and' identified Shorollft
as the robber. Other wltnossev of the lob-
bery were hero also , but were not so sure of
his Identity. >
A stranger from Denver arrived this after
noon and employed u local attorney to doicud
the "Kid. " H , '
Filtoil In IltHlkicii. "
CursTov , Ifi , Aujj lU.jj iSpeclaV T elegrani
to Tun BEE. ] Last ) vuiic } Judge Cole of Dos
Moincs camoto this ptifco and fllod an at
tachment on the stock of Jirugs belonging to
James Bagloy'te Co , Cap ! claim was pre
ferred by Hulburt , War , Jfc/Colf.a wholesale
drug firm pf that city , andnmouiit.ed , to $493.
This flrni has-ha1 ; conslderiblo financial
trouble of la'to , haying" Mad,1 Its stock at
tached at different t-\3J9if \ buj has always
managcdt'0'i co'mo' Jut first1"best. Judge
Towncr of the1 "district court has appointed
Morton Miller receiver , and ho will close out
the business. Mr. pagloy has been In busi
ness hero for n number of years. The lia
bilities are estimated at $3,090 und the as
sets fJ.OOO. _ *
nn.
Liitost from the Cholera 1'atlcnti In Now
fork Harbor.
NEW YORK , Aug. 13. Health Officer Jen-
kins' 0 p. in. cholera bulletin is as follows :
Two suspects were Isolated at Hoffman
island early thin morning , but owing to the
lon h weather In the loner bay , were not re-
nun ed to bwlnburno Iilund hospital. If the
wind moderates they will bo transferred
dm Ins the nlilit. Thuy aru Maria Kcno , aged
4 ye irs , and I'asiiuufa ; do Padre , aged 15
yours ,
Tlio bacteriological examinations show that
Gulcsslpo Adoinl , who vms ron.ovcd yestotduy.
Is sintering from cholura , and that rruncUco
Uulolo , t'aolno MarlanUmd Qooros have not
developed the disease , i
jTho ccnyiis it the hospital tonight shows :
cholera patlontx , 14 ; putjcnts not having
choloia , 3 ; convalescent , 1 ; Mtspoets on HolT-
inan Island , 2 ; total , 20. All of the patients
are Immuv Ing. Tlio disease la mild In charac
ter. Two more nursoj were sent to Hwlnlrarno
tsbind today.
The htcuinor 1'ulda arrived toany from
Gonoa. All were well on board. All of tlio
stcuraxo passengers had boon detained five
days at that port and tliotr biKKUKO was dln-
Infictud before embarkation. The cabin pas-
sniiKi rn were examined and provided vvllh
pnssimi th , on which WILS written their route of
travel for ten days before hailing , In order
that detention on the railroads may ho
avoided , The vossc'l was disinfected and
allowed to urocoed. nftur the customary In
spection of tbo fllc'orugu. pabsoncer-i.
WII.I.IAM T , JIMU.N.H : , Health Olllcor ,
Itushlu'H Jnlliutlun.
Loxnov , Aug. 13 OfllClal returns show a
gre it Increase of cholera In Hussla the last
week. The figures given for the different
piovinces are as follows :
Podollu , 48-1 cases , 173 deaths ; Orel , JJ27
cases , 110 deaths ; Don region , 354 cases , 147
deaths ; Kiev , 200 cdses , 01 deaths ; Grodno ,
110 case , ' . ' 7 deaths ; Nizhnoo Novgorod , ii5S
cases , 10J deaths ; Kheisou , 50 cases , IB
deaths ; Vuroslav , 80 cases. 15 deaths ; Sa-
imu.i , ill cases , B deaths ; Vladimir , ! > , ) cases ,
5 deaths ; Knian , 30 cases , 1 ! ) deaths ; Mos
cow ( not Including Moscow City ) , U7 cases ,
0 deaths. In Moscow City there was an
average of 30 cases und 15 deaths dully.
L'Liguc Motes.
ROME , Aug. 13 In Iho twenty-four hours
ending ut noon tdduy , flvo new cases of
cholciaand two dentnsj'woro tecorded in
Naples , according to the oDlciul report.
Buni.lx , Aug , lit Strict precautions have
been adopted on the cast Prussian frontier
lo pi event the importation of cholera.
Comin indiT nmt' Aljr& llallliiKton Hootli
Upturn to , Aiurrlcu.
Nnvv VoiiK.Aug , 1 ! ! , Commander Balling-
ton Boolh of tlio Salyajtion army , with Mis.
Booth and their two clillilrcn , rotui nod from
Kngluml today'on IhoAuiauU. They loft
hero July 5 and wept , directly to London ,
where two big rcToiul'ius woio gotten.up in
their honor.
"Our tilp to England , " said the commander -
mandor today ut the { army's headquarto.-s ,
' was pUnutpilly lo tallc over Iho general
plans for the memnriaCVulldlng to bu creeled
in the memory Of 'iiy | mother. General
Bootli promlaoJ that ho would como lo this
counlrv iext ) October , When hanrilvcs we
shall give htm ft reception greater , probably ,
than wus over given In" this country to a
distinguished man , "
Sirlti hiiicn Tlirmten to KtrlUe.
ST. JiMBi-ii , Aug. 13. Ttio Ilock Island
switchmen held u secret meeting here
today lo laUu action against the proposed
10 percent cut In wages. The chairman o !
the giiuvnnco com mil ten tried to sccuic
their blgnaturo to an agreement } q stand
the cut for ninety days , but Iho men rofusei
aim inanvof them tulk strike.
KANSAS CltAug. . ID Tlio switchmen ol
the Rock Island r vllvvav met In this city and
decided not to moct the 15 per cent "reduc
tion in Wages , bqinu of them wc-io In favoi
of slrikliig if Iho reduction should boinsisici
upon by the roud.
A dlspit from St. Joseph , Mo , rajs tin
switchmen there decided that they wouU
not accept the i eduction.
PESA'S ' CABINET RESIGNS
Argentine Ministers Tafco Umbrage at the
Action of th3 President ,
OVER APPOINTMENT OF AN ARBITRATOR
.Man Clinion to Htrnlclitrn Out the 1)1111-
cultjin tlio 1'rov lnc of Itiirno * A ) rod
UUI Not Suit South Amoil-
cau Nc" .
I0njt/r/oftf / / l 1S9 ? lm Jtm ( ; s Gordon
VAI.I'AUAHO , Chill ( vl i Galvoiton , Tax ) ,
Aug , lil [ By Mexican Cable to the Now York
Hoi aid Special to TUB Bun. ] President
Saenz Pcna ot Argentina Is again con f ion ted
with n cabinet crisis. The Herald's cone-
spondcnt In Buenos A > ies telegraphs that
the ministers have reslsnod and the prcM-
dent is trying to organize a now cabinet.
The trouble appeals to have been caused
by the appointment of Carlos Tojedor as the
Intirventor In the settlement of the troubles
In the province of Buenos Ayics. Minister
Dolavallo , who organized the last cabinet ,
asked to bo appointed Intcrvcntor ,
but the president Insisted upon nam
ing Tojedor. This caused the com
motion in the cabinet. Dchu.illo
persisted in walking against Tojdor and ho
now accuses the president of bringing about
, the trouble. Dolavallo resigned and the
other members of the cabinet went out with
him. Qulntana had accepted the portfolio
of the the Intel lor und Campos had
agreed to become minister of war. Uffoits
ale being made to induce them to vvlthuiavv
their resignations. Should they tcfuso
their places will piobibli bo taken bi'Costa
and Lastra. Lagos Garcia will piobibly bo
'appointed minister of the haclendla. The _
president is now confcrilng with Qulntnr'a
in regard to the formation of a now cabinet.
Kotos of Ihu ItiMollltlon.
The government of Argentina has ordeied
the prosecution of ox-Minister Juiro/ , who
is charged with the omboi/leinont of JMOO-
000.
000.The
The governor of Corrlcntos has demanded
the withdrawal of the foJeral forces sent to
that uiovinco by Urlburti.
The Herald correspondent/ San Luis
telegraphs that the imprisoned cx-govcrnor
and many mombersof the provincial congress
have asked their revolutionary j.iilcis to per
mit them to receive visitors , but this icqucst
has been refused.
A dispatch from the Herald's correspond
ent In Montevideo sajs the oxgovcinor of
Buenos Ayres province , who Hod to that city
from La Plata , is receiving a gi cat deal of
attention. Ho Intends to publish a pamnhlot
Justifying himself. The Uruguayan congress
has approved of work done to impiovc the
port of the Montevideo.
Unpopular Imposts.
PANAMA , Colombia ( via Gilveston , Tox. ) ,
\.ug. 10 [ By Mexican Cable lo tbo New
York Herald Special to THE BEE. ] Cus-
ems duties have been imposed by the Co
lombian government upon foieign tobaccos
mportcd to the Isthmus of Panama. The
government has also declared the manufac-
uro of cigarettes and sale of salt
,0 , tbo , * national monopoUqs. , 'Local
Ibcral and independent newspapers
, nd La Voso Catolica , the newspaper
irgan of the bishop , condemn the decrees ,
ilerclmuts bollovo thorn to bo indirect v iola-
Ions of foreign treaties , which dcclaio
'ttnama ' and Colon to bo frco ports.
At the request of the government of Salvador
vader , President Barrios has expelled Moran
'ram Guataraola.
FIGHTING StKXICAN I'ACTIONS ,
'cdoral Troops Sent to the htnto of Coa-
linllii to 1'ienurVH Order.
GALVESTOX , Aug 13. A special from Eagle
Jass to the Galvcston News says : About
200 federal troops were unloaded at Sabinas ,
state of Coahullu nnd Po.voteson the Mexi
can International lallroad. It is ropoited n
ramload of civahy will follow , lo bo dis-
tnbulcd along the line of loul. Cirdimis'
) arty captured Nava loday and turned out
, ho Goluvv oQleiuls and took churgo of. the
ofllccs. This places them In possession of
most all the towns suriounrtlng Picdr.as
Negras. What action the .federal troops will
take Is only a surmise. About 200 of Car-
dluas1 men uro camped three miles from
Pciolcs station , vvhoio the tioops were un
loaded this moniing. Col i era Is in command
of Cardinas' faction at Poyotcs. It Is not
believed the fcdeial troops will bo an
tagonized , as both factions declare their loy
alty to the federal government. Caidlnas Is
candidate for governor ngulnst Golaw , the
luesent incumbent , who heretofore prevented -
vented meetings in behalf of his opuonent.
itAM.Min ISY AN INGIISII ;
In n Thlclc Vex thn Forth Hunt Into tli
Mloamcr KlrUli.v.
LONOON , Aug. 13 The British cruiser
Forth rammed the British steamer Kirkuy ,
Captain Brow n , off Start Point in a fog on
Saturday evening. A hid hole was knocked
in the Kirkby's port slilo amidships , thiough
which the water rushed In Immense volumes
The Hies under her boilers were soon extin
guished and gomo of 1'cr comnartmcnls tilled
with water. . The undamaged compartments
kept her iillout The Kit kby was uf tot ward
towed to Plymouth by the Forth. The
Kit kby. from CoosS. . O. , July 21 , arrived
ut Plymouth August 4 and ut the time of the
collision wtis proceeding vrit'i part of hoi
cargo for Hotter.lam. 'Iho Forth had Just
loft Torbay , vvlicio she had been with the
Blue maneuvering licet.
IloinlmjV Ui'llu'loiiu I'nimtlii.
BovniAV , Aug. 18. Tim religious riots
which broke out in this city a few da.vi
ago are extendine. Up to the present tinu
moro than fifty persons arolhiownto havi
been killed and fully 1,200 have been ar
rested Burial pirtles today were accom
panled by stiong pickets , In splto.of willed
they wcio frequently attacked by rollcioui
opponents.
Further reinforcements of cavalry and In
funtry have arrived from Poona and an
bivouacking in the sttects. The queen hai
bent a telegram to Lord Harris , governor o
Bombay , expressing grief on uscount ot tin
riots. The newspapers refer to the trouble ;
in mild Innguugn and deplore the fact thai
troops were not called out earlier ,
flreil ut by H Soclalut.
PAWS , Aug. 18. M , Lockroy , a forme
cabinet minister , was flrod at yesterday b ;
u man named Moore , n notorious socialist
Lockroy wits ascending a stalrcaso In ,
house where the electoral committee wa
sitting. Moore stopped him und demandci
a loan of 10 francs. Lockroy refused to piv
him tlio money , whereupon the man fired u
his breast with a rovolvcr. I ockioy fainted
Hlsbtcast had been sevotoly bruised , bu
not pioicoJ by the ball. 'Iho wounded ma
was taken to his homo. Moore us ariested
Ho had lain In wait for his victim for tw
hours. Ix > cbroy had refused to Ulentif ,
himself with the cabmen's stilUo and Moor
shot him in revenge.
C < lll lilt ! I III II I'll If.
LOMIOV , Aug , 18. A dense lof covoied th
nnirllsh channel all Saturday night und ute
to noon toJay. Such a phenomenon in th
month of Auzusi , Is almost abiiorin il. Tli
steamboat Vlllodo Vouvies , pblng butvrcc
Dover und Ostond , collldeJ with an ui
known ntuatuor on her trip to Dover. TI :
unknown v < * J disappeared Immediately
from sight a , \ believed to have been
badlj dnmagcl - "ho Vlllo do Vouvies left
a llfo tmat scar , "rt T for the vessel and pto-
cceded on her v "i , o.
itis > i\ ! IN luiri r.
Ill * Aililr < to r , nlnjntlim of ItivtrUn
Brni.ivAtig 1 ! ? Prlfit'o Bismarck rcpclved
at Kisslnpen today 000 members of tbo
Bavuiiiin Schoolmasters league. Ho mndo
a lorn ? speech , In which ho said Unit tlio
German school was n specific Instltnlo llko n
corps of ofll 'ors , and It Is not to bo oisll }
Imitated 'Pho 1'rench school would
not bo suitable lo Germany. ' Prance
was an uncomfortable neighbor , lluough Iho
Intiucnco of her schools which Inculcated
Catholicism , vanity an I Ignorance of the
geography and history of othcrn itlons Ge-r-
main' should profit by the lesson ntiU OPIXJO
her former propensity lo special subjects
which diverted national thoughts.
"Aheady , " ho said , "Iho schools h.no the
thankful tusk of sticn thcnlng the pittiotic
feeling. Wo are all Germans. Wo have now
become n gioit , unified nation.Vo
h.uo foundrd Institutions under which
wo live and bieilho as a nitlon ,
enabling us to plav n pait not
infeilor to that ot Great Hiltain , Hus la or
rranco. The unity of Gernnny Is now so
linn that It would be dlnicult to scpaiato us
oven If political ornns woio mndoVo
shall go logother forever , but wo
ought to bo Indulgent to tbo pecullatl-
ties of the vauous stales Gcimnn
dynasties can contribute essentially to
maintain these pccullailttcs. Among them
Bavaria has been a powoi fill pillar of the
omplio. Whetefor , 1 ask jou Join me in
cheers and boohs for Bavaria. "
The speech was received with groit en
thusiasm. Ptlnco Regent Lulchold ie-
sponded ,
Civil 7ln < ; tltn
Aug. 13 Infoimation was ic-
celved bore lodny from Wltu to the effect
that , owing to the continued hostility of
Fuino Oaml , the deposed tullan , a landing
party from the Biitlsh waiships rcccntlj
attickedand captuicd tbo town and then
sot Ilio to it The date of the capita o m not
given Lieutenants Fit/mam ice and Gorvais
were wounded und ono .mm was killed 'Iho
natives lied. _
Aground in lint Uljclo.
Livmroot. , Aug. ll ! The tugs sent to the
assistance of the British stouner Aulan-
goram , Captain Klnloy , fiom No1 folk and
Newport News for Glasgow , which is ashoie
at Gairoch head in the Clyde , wcio unsuc
cessful In shifting the vessel and she will 1)3
compelled to discharge her caigo to got olX.
Dlsilstrom ( Moiidliiirst.
VIBNVV , Aug. 18 A cloudourst pla\cd
havoc in the Upiorics distiict In Hungary to
day. Flfti persons and many hold of cattle
were diownod , 100 horses andsBVor.il rail
way and other bridges were domolisho 1 and
much of the harvested ciops wcio destiojcd
rormmluNtm MlnUtrj.
BiiEhos A'i urs , Aug 18 A now ministry
has been foi mod as folio us : Quint in i , in-
teuor ; Fin ry , tin nice ; Costa , justice ; Cam
pos , war ; Virasoio , foreign ulfairs. The
new government Is well iccolved.
lo llu Uurrlcul.
BCIIUN , Aug. 18 Tlio betrothal of Pi Inco
John to Piinccss Mai la \Yurtcmbutg was
publicly announced today.
ii uix > THIS nun . ! . >
llovlcw of the Trouble Agltirlnff tlio Heard
ol Ij'irty .Miiimcors.
CHIOAOO , Aug. 13 The tolesruphic ac
counts of tho-'l.ito unploasuutnc&s in the
board of ludy manatrers have neccss.uily
been of such u fragmentary chaiactor that
the public generally Is much bowlldeied us
to what it was all about. The domonstia-
tions of the difticulty occurred at porplox.-
inglv irregular inleivals and with appaicnt
irrevel.inco ana wcio given by the papeis In
the s line way. In short , continuous hketch
of the facts seem necessary , and this has
been sccuicd for the press fiom ono of the
mcmbeis of the board , w ho , for obyiou ica-
BOIIS , piefcis not to bo Known In the matter.
Hlitoi.v of tlio 'Iroiiblu.
Ill a brief nan alien Iho fuels in the case
follow : 'Jhepicsenl tioublo is laigcli a
continuation ot tbo Phojbo Cuu/tins ( ] uauel
which toolc place shoitlv nftci thofoimation
of the boatd. Mis Meiedlth of Indiana
was an nclive u ent in the removal of Miss
Couzlns-from the seciotaishin of Iho bo.ml
Mis. Ball of Dolawaio was also an cquillj
active lighter ot Mbs Cousins When the
commitleo of nwaids of the women's bo ird
foimcd Mis. Ball was elected Its societai.y.
Mrs. Meiedlth was the chahman ol Iho
committee which had the duty of selcitmg
tbo women jutois. The old antagonism
came lo Iho f lontand soon puiduced sli.lined
relations between its inumbots Thcse-
llvo in number wete Mib. Meiedlth , Mis
BlaUo , Aha. Ginty of Wisconsin , Mis btev-
cns of New Joisoj and Mis Fosd ck of Ala
bama. .
Miss Cunningham , a member fiom South
Carolina , made In open session a urolest
against Iho noniopiesunlalion of the slate
on the Junes of awauls , chuglngMis Meio-
tilth w lib malice in the mailer. Itie Cou-
zlns. fucllon rallied to the aid of Miss Cnn-
nlnghum , while the conscrvallvu element
ranged llsclf under Mia Moicdith Mis
Meiedlth madoa scatliing aiiaigninutit of
Ahs Ball , hue stated that Mis Ball had
been Inimical to the intciesis of Ihii
committee , and openly allied with its
enemies The ncivous tension of Iho
bo ud was inlctislliod by the general indoi-
standlng that Mis Uall would speak in
leply.suppoi ling Miss Cunningham's i bilges
of malice against Ais ] Meredith Pho up
porlunity for ibis speech fiom Mis Ball did
not occui. bill It was published In the pi ) > eis
Then the light was on indeed. Mis Kail
made another speech , oven mote bitter than
the published one She disclaimed lesponBi
bllity for the letter , and Miss Cunningham
spuing up , amid hissosam ! cilesot , ' i-jhamo , "
to bay slu hcisolf was Iho pcison who had
fuinlslied tjpewillten copies of Mrs , Bill's
Intended speech to Iho picas.
Mr * , llall'd V'luoroiii I , ui iingo ,
Mis Bull wound up with an Indictment of
Mrs Meredith ns a ciuul , metciloHs , vliullc-
tlvu woman , charging Mis. Bunks , the mem
ber having clmigo of Iho piess inierests ,
with complicity. Mis Banks came into the
wiangl'i to the ex tent of maklnga statement
ol her connection with the affair. The tow
went on wllh miubiiled vigor and Iho com-
mitlco of nwaids asUlngthat Mis Ball ' 'bo
excused from further sen Ico" buught
tilings to u climax. This document uu
signed by ovety member of ihe committee ,
excepting .Mis Bill , was llnall > HI copied as
constituting a viiliul impeachment ot thai
lady , On the following dii > , after what sni ;
considered a publio vliidlciitlon , Mrs Moie-
dllh withdrew the so culled iiipoit , thus 10
storins Ihings to status quo.
Not intltluil : to ( } | iiirti < r .
JEITEHSON ClTV , Mo. , Aug. 18 StttlO .Sec
rolarj Lesur , In tcply lo u lotlor making hi'
quiry as lo the legality of the corpoiatlon ol
bond Investment compinles , has wrUleiiii
letter severely denouncing such compinles
Hosajsthev aio In the nalura of lotteries
and aio wholly fraudulent The supreme
coutt , he s lys , will bo nuked to declare their
clmrteis null and void at the coming term ol
court on quo wurrunlo proceedings to hi
brought by the atlotnuy general. The pie
ceding attouioy gencr-1 ! held that the com
panics should bu gi anted charters. Tin
piescnt attorney general holds that tliej an
of a fraudulent character mid must bo vvipei
oul of existence.
lloulll Hull.
N Y. , Aug. 13. Thotnas Me
Cluru Pelers , S T , O , D U , archdeacon o
Ihu dlocchoof Now York and lector of tit
Michael's chuich at Ninety-ninth tttioel an
Amslcidam avenue , died of heart failun
IhU monilng at the IIOUIB of Frederlcl
Muusur , Jr.
ONE MILLION DOLLARS LOST
It Goes Up in Smoke During ft Tierce Fir *
at Minneapolis.
SUPPOSED TO II WE BEEN WILLFULLY SEf
rirciiiDii linn IHntciilty In I'mvontlntr
rurilior l > iini' Kr St. I'u u I Culloil on
for Aid A Sliitmnont of the
Mivsr.M-om , An ? . 13. Two nros , prob-
abl.v the woik of Iitcomlluloi , destroyed
ovorfl,0dv,000 ) woith of property this after
noon. The Jims broke out within n short
llmo of oacli other. The Ihst llro hi-oko out
In a stable In the rear of the Cedar Like
Ice company's house , and soon spru.nl to
Clark's box faotoo , and then destroyed the
boiler vvoiks of Llntzjs , Council & Co. , In
cluding ix $7,000 rlvotlnif michlno , tiioonly
one west of Chicago. Lenlnrt's Union
Wagon works woio totally consumed , also a
quantity of lumber belonging to vailous
films. The Cedar Likn Ice company will
lose $5lHJ ) ; Cluk's BOK compiny , MO.OdO ;
Llnt7cs , Council &Co , SOJ.OOJ ; Union Wagon
work4l5,0)J. ) On this there Is n total iu-
suranco of about half.
Atintliur 1'lro ItriMks Oat.
Whtto this flro was at Its height , an alarm
was turned m from the lumbar distiict at
the other end of the Island. Boom island.
ns the place Is called , was a mass of wood
and lumber piles belonging to Nelson. Tonny
& Co and B u-kiis & Co This was hhulni ?
lleicoly , and , fanned by a brisk wind , the
ll.uncs-.oou spumed the ma-row Htretch of
water and bc an eating their wav among
the big sivv mills and lesidcuceu In the
viclnitv of the liver b ink. Ono after an
other the pi mini ; mills of the Wilcox com-
piny , ihol'halterlon mill , the Bickus mill ,
the Hove mill Smith SiCorrlgan and Nelson ,
'Penny \ , Co foil the hi ist of the llro and
weioeithei totally destioiedor badlydtau-
agon
Pho fhincs left a pith of blaokness through
Marshall street ana woieipractlcally stopped
bv the big biick structuio of the Minneap
olis Blowing compiny , although their loss U
put at $110 OOJ All along Mai shall sti cat
and tin ouih tint cntiio section are small
frame houses occupied bv laboring and saw
mill hands Thin wi nt HUe tinder when the
flames Hist stiueic them , but the tesldents
had ample time to move their belongings.
In all 112 houses wo c destroyed.
Although a general nl inn was tinned In ,
the entire city depirtmcnt moved Inade
quate to the Decision and aid was asked
liom St. Paul and that city piomplv ro-
smnided and sent over two steameis and a
hose cart that did excellent service.
The luo on Boom Island was burning
llercely at a late hour tonight , anil the only
hope seems to IIo in letting it bum Itself
outFor
For awhile it looked as though thocntho
put of northeast Minncipolls would bo do-
slioypd , but by the concentration of the do-
p u tnirnt the f ui thor progress of tno 11 lines
was olu ckod.
Ihoie weio noveral accidents caused by
spcctatois attempting to run the logs and
falling in. Tno bo s were loportod
drowned , but the rumor can not be veilllcd.
Beitha Sticat , residing on Washington ,
avenue , between Tenth and Elovcnth. fell
out of u third-story window while looking at
the lite and was tnatanl.lv killed. <
I. tit Uf tllO I.O HCH.
The fallowing is n list of the Josses so far
as jan bo ascertained. It is Imposalblo to
glvo the detailed insurance tonight : Wll-
cox planing mill , ? r > , ( )00 ) ; Fulton &Llbby ,
vvaiehouso > , IX)0 ) ; Chattortoli mill , 525,000 ;
Backus mill , > 7r > ,000 ; Hove mill , $ l.0,000j
Smith iViCorrigan mill , ? H,000NclsonTenny ) ;
& .Co mill , f 15 OOJ ; 40 000 000 feet of lumber'
at * 12 par 1,0 W , # :0,000 ; 10,000,000 lath nt $3
pur 1,000 , JO.OOOcdar ; posts , ote. , JIO.OOO ;
MinncapolU Blowing company , $110,000 ; 113
houses at an average of * .r > 00 each , $50,000 ;
Nlcollot island fliOj JIU'i.OOO , hi idgcs , $10,000.
I'otil , Sl,0.-i7,000.
The Noitlioin Pieiflo biidgo and the Ply
mouth avenue bridge vvcrolilcevvlso icndered
useless by the lire.
Snmll Illn/u at Silt
LVKPU. . T. , Aug. 13. [ Special Telo-
giam to Tut ! BLU. ] Jhis evening about 8
o'clock a tlio occurred in the store of Martin ,
bchnns , auctioneer , on the ground lloor of
0110 of the largest business blocks The
bti eel In front was toiu uj ) aim the side
walk blockfd with piles of ptvlng stones.
' 1 h' ' hook and ladder truck was run down
the Bldow nllc and the dopirtmcnt came
thtoiigh the strcnt and began worl : quickly
enough to confine the lire to Dm store. Damage -
ago , about V , .r > 00 ; Insuianco , $7,000 , placed
w ith the agencies of the Greenwich , I/Midon
& L inr istor North German , Northwestern ,
National , Srindla. and I'hmnix of Brooklyn ,
ami is n I/out evenly distiibutcd among thusa
companies. _
.S'mv Klf lililiillirn 1'lrc.
CiMiNNvn , Aug 13 Tno lire has de
stroyed the telephone and telegraph ofllcos
at Now Itlrhmoml A mess-igo ftoni the
vicinity of Now Richmond tecclvod since 1
a m nj3 the Ilio ulll bo conllnod to a1
blngio bloJc an > l the los gioit for that
town , but/ will not slu.rw very largo tlguiea.
No loss of life.
Viirn VlltlH Dmtroyi cl.
ni'i 1'iiiA , Aug 13 The Moadovr
Giove carpet iu-n mills on Mill cioak , near
Aidmoto , Montgomery county , Ponn. ,
operated by BullXBro. . , woio totally do-
stimcd by tlio last night. Loss , $75.000 ; In
sured for f 11,000 in nineteen companies ,
| | Vit nnl .Met by tlio Iiln-.idor Hull
Sti inner V V'oluuilo ICrnptlnn.
br JOIISM , N. F , Aug. 1 ! ) The Labrador
mallsloamcrr porlshavhigspokenlo Peary's
steamer Kalcon In lh lallltUo of norlhoin
Labiador August " She ha I boon storm
bound two d iy , . Poary h is buon ongngod
in visiting the coast suttlcinonis for Iho pre
vious two vvooks rndoivoring to got dog * ,
but had not succeeded and then proposed
VHitlm ; the Moravian toUlornenu to the
not ih and then going to Disco , as ho was
ne.uls ( ortaln to gel dogs thero. Ills plans
had been seriously disarranged through the
nnoxpeued delay.
TlioHtnuinar ropnitsul&on volcanlo orup-
lion at Capo Han lion , Labiador , VVodnos-
day August'J Flshei men engaged off the
cipe heard gicat noises and saw Iho whola
cllIT.illio They landed ami found a poitiou
of the hill had colhpsedand linmnnsoflumos ,
Atones and clndois we.ii ! Usulng theiefroiii.
The steamer's olllcots rejr | ) liavltii ; H eii the
column of Hie man ) miles away. The flumes
vveiu Intense and plainly visible at night ,
nnd , IH Ineio aio no woods , forctt or build
ings near by lo cause this , it might bo of A
pnrelj volcanlo origin. In the opinion of
lh M ) in St. Johns .acquainted wilti the lo-
calltj. Iho affair In the result of tlio agita
tion of tie | eat th's Intel nul fires , ns Uibrador
u not noith of Iho uphoie of volcanlo action.
.Miituinnnti of Ooomi nlu nicrf Aaeiut 13.
At Uoslon Arilved Bolhnlu , from Liver
pool.
pool.At
At Now York Arrived Rhaetia. from
Hamburg ; Puhta , from Genoa ; Auranln , from
Liverpool ; Kurnessla , from Glasgow ; L yo-
tlati Monarch , fiom Ijondon.
At Hamburg Auivud Polynesia , from
Ballimoro ,
At ilavro Ainvcd-yHiifBogno , from Novr
Voik , '
At Queonstovvn Airived Indiana , from
Philadelphia.
Miilllut < Ml Ilemeir III ii Kellflum
I'liiLAUeiriiu , Aug. 13.aohol Boylt ,
aged 24 years , duilng icllgloiu excltoment
today uut elf n portion pf her lip unit then
j hi oiled It as HII oiTurlng to God. tihu li novr
I in tim Phlladulphla hoipltal.