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RAVAGES OF CHOLERA
In EpSte of AH Precautions the Disease is
Gradually Working Westward.
NINETEEN RUSSIAN DISTRICTS AFFECTED
Germany Sending Two More Cruisers to the
Coast of Asia.
RUSSIAN FORCES AVAILABLE IN COREA
Bitmarck Continues to EnjoyGo.d Health at
His Summer Retreat at Vatzin.
VON KOTZ C\NDAL \ REVVED AGAIN
i
member of tliu Imperial I'mnlly Attuned of
Writing tliu rnmoui l.etturs Hill
KcMrlctlni ; HID KlK'it ' to Hold
1'ulillc Meetings.
( Copyrlchtcil , 1S3I. by the Associated Press. )
BERLIN , AUK. 11. Cholera la klowly but
utcadlly spreading westward. Tliu dlsc.iao
has obtained a foothold In nineteen Russian
provinces , whcru deaths by hundreds are re
corded daily. Cholera exists In seventeen
districts of Gallcla and scores of deaths from
the dlscano take place every day In that
ncctlon. In eastern I'mssla , especially In
Hantzlc , the Rltuatlon glows worse In spite
of the closing of the frontier at Golub on
the river Drew Ins , opposite Oobroryii ,
Poland. According to olllclal report cholera
bacilli have been found Moating In the river
Vistula and a number of fatal cases are also
privately reported from Helm and Golub.
The rest of Germany appears to be free from
cholera , although a few sporadic cases have
occurred here and there.
Two strongly armed new cruisers , Cormo
rant and Condor , now In reserve at Kiel , will
bo sent to eastern Asia. Kach of these
cruisers la manned by ICO men. The gun-
bents Iltls and Wolf are already In Chinese
waters , and with the three cruisers sent to
the far east last week , and the Coimorant
and Condor , Germany will have a total force
of seven ships and about 1,000 men In the
vicinity of Corea.
Duke Frederick Will am of Mecklenburg
Is serving as a naval lieutenant on board the
'Alexandrine , one of the cruisers now on
her way to Ccrca.
It Is estimated nearly 30,000 Husslan
troops areIn Eastern Siberia , and they have
with them sl\ty-four heavy Rims. This , In
connection with the fact that Ilnss a has
cent eight warships under sealed orders to
Corea , and that the commandcr-ln-chlef of
eastern Siberia has been Instructed to hold
the troops of that district In readiness to
march at any moment. Is regarded as sig
nificant.
The Japanese diplomats hero oppress per
fect confidence the powers will not permit
Ch > nn to annex Corea ,
niSMAKCK ENJOYS GOOD HEALTH.
Prlneo Bismarck is still at Varzln and he
continues to enjoy good health. After
breakfast almost every morning ho takes
a walk In the park. When the prince fin
ishes his walk he takes a substantial lunch ,
diving preference to cold fowl , crabs , etc.
In the afternoon he takes a drive , and he
goes to bed regularly at 11 o'clock.
The party of the empress of Germany
at Wllhclmshoo Includes her mother , the
duchess cf Schlpswlg-Holsteln , and her sis
ter , the Princess Fedora of Schleswlg-Hol-
steln ,
The anniversary of the battle of Worth
was celebrated on Monday. There was a
grand display of fireworks In the castle gar
dens.
The Von Kotzo scandal was revived this
\vcok In the courts. Schmidt and Senncr ,
who obtained so much money from the
Kotzcs under the pretext they were able
to divulge the name cf the writer of the
anonymous loiters and postal cards which
caused so much disturbance In arlstocrat'c
circles and which eventually led to the
nrrest of Von Kotzo , were sentenced to long
terms of Imprisonment.
It Is stated on good authority that the
courts are In possession of facts which would
Bcein to Indicate- that a prince of the Im
perial family was the author of the scur-
rlllous letters.
Duke George of Mecklenberg-Strclltz , who
Is reported to be seeking the hand of Princess
Alexandria of Coburg , daughter of the duke
of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha , recently Inherited
half the Immense fortune of his mother , the
Husslan grand duchess , Catherine Mlchacl-
ovanl.
The manuscript and score of Wagner's
Tannhauser have been sold by a Frankfort
collector to a Lelpslc amateur for f-,000.
The German newspapers resent the em
ployment of foreign conductors at the Ray-
reiitli musical festhal.
Professor HclmholU has entirely recovered
from the stroke of paralysis from which he
has been suffering for sometime past.
The fear of anarchist outrages Is breeding
restriction of the right to hold public meet
ings and It Is ofllclally announced that Count
Botha von Etilenbcrg , Prussian minister of
the Interior , Is preparing a bill to bo Intro
duced In the Diet which will materially cur-
tall the present privileges. This bill Is to
drafted aa to enable Piussla to suppress every
agitation not pleasing to the government.
Consequently the opposition party In the
Diet fuels Its existence ) Is threatened and will
vehemently oppose the bill. There Is no
doubt , however , that the measure will pass.
Cholrra lt .ioi | In Iloll.iiut ,
AMSTERDAM. Aug. 11. 1U ports from
various parts of the country show that the
ravages of the cholera uro assuming serious
proportions. Two new cases ore reported
hero. At Mucstrlcht five cases of the dis
ease and ono death were reported. The fol
lowing additional cholera bulletins have been
received : Wormcrver , ono case ; Dlcskcrs-
eraff , two deaths ; Oudvroenliovon , four cases ;
Dcrllkum , six cases ; Rotterdam , ono case.
All steerage passengers for the United
States are subjected to live days' quaran
tine.
JMHIVr n 1.11111 I nhlnct.
LIMA , Peru , AUK. 11. The formal In-
Btiillntlon Into oflke of General Caecras , the
now president , took place yi-sterday. n
announced the following cabinet : Premier
and minister of the Interior , Chuc4atana ;
tnlnUter of foreign affairs , Irlguycn ; mln-
Utcr of war , Torrho ; minister cf com
merce , Carmonn ; mlnlt > r of JustL-c , ( ' .wire.
JlrUuiuilii'H Victoria" ! .MonotoiioiiH ,
LONDON , Aug. 11. The Field In Its yacht-
In , ; urllcle today nays : "The llrllannU hag
defeated tlio Vigilant under every condition
of weather und sea except a hard reefed nail
lu a heavy sen. The contest * are becoming
uiuuoluuoui to both. An Incident of the re
sult Is that Mr. Gould has declined to Rail
the fifteen miles to windward ma'ch ' , on the
ground that the Vigilant won the event she
came over hero for last Saturday and that
she does not desire any further contests of
the kind. "
LONDON TIIIMIItlCAl. COSSir.
All thn Trading Hoimei I'rcpirlng to Open
lip In Si'plrmhrr.
( CopyrlRhtpd , 1891 , by the Aarnelnlpcl PreM. )
LONDON , Aug. 11. The theatrical vaca
tion Is becoming a thing cf the past except
for a few leading houses , E. S. Wlllard
has closed "Tho Professor's Love Story"
at the Comedy , but he reopens on Monday
next at the Oarrlck. The Criterion will
close on Monday , but Itvlll reopen on
Wednesday next with a revival of "Hct
Water. " Then comedy reopens on Septem
ber 1 with Sydney Orundy's new play.
Terry's theater will also reopen on Septem
ber 1 with a new piece by Lcstore and
Ilobeson. The Savoy. closes this evening
for structural alterations which have been
ordered by the county ccuncll ; It will re
open , however , In September , continuing to
produce "Mlrcttl , " the new opera which
has proved so successful.
The London theatrical managers profess
to have great faith In the autumn business
to be done. There Is an unusual number
of new companies organized to tcur the
provinces.
C. N. Yorke has been engaged by Ucso
Coghlan , and sails for New York today on
the Campania.
Wldo sympathy Is expressed for Wilson
Darrclt In the death of his daughter , Kate ,
who has long been suffering from sickness.
Mr. llirrett writes : "The blow has left me
stunned and da/.ed. "
May Yohe has been at Cowes this week
on her yacht , the Siesta , a vessel of 127
tons.
Hardy Is dramatizing "Tess" for Ellza-
beth Robbing. *
Ilulicnstcln has definitely declined to make
an American tour and the contracts for
Padcrewskl's next tour Is not signed on ac
count of a hitch which has arisen.
The Gaiety theiter will bo reop iad this
evening , and In about three weeks time the
theatrical close season will be practically at
an end. The Lyceum , In addition to the
theaters already mentioned , will reopen at
the beginning of September.
The rehearsals of "The Queen of the Bril
liants , " by Urandon Thomas and Jacobawskl ,
which Is down for production at the Lyceum
on either the 1st or the 3d proximo , are pro
ceeding apace at Urury Lane under the
direction of Charles Harris , brother of Sir
Augustus Harris.
LILLIAN REFUSES TO BE INTERVIEWED
C. J. Abud , who Is looking af er all the
business arrangemen's during the absence in
America of Henry Abbey , docs not allow
the Injunction suit brought against Lillian
Hussell by the Casino people of New Yo'k
to trouble his head In the least. Miss Hus
sell has apparently determined not to be
drawn out on the subject , for since takl.ig
up her abode at the Savoy hotel with her
sister , Miss Hattlo T. Leonard , she has reso
lutely declined to see all Interviewers.
Of the making of theatrical advertisements
there Is seemingly no end ! It Is cerliinly
an Ingenious thought to purchase a small
match factory in Germany and use the
matches for advertising a London play. This
is what Mr. Perryman , the backer of "Tho
New Boy , " has done. Kach match box beats
on pne sldo a picture' ' of Weedon Grossmlth
In a juvenile sailor suit , and on the reverse
the following Inscription :
"Weedon Grossmlth. As the 'New Boy. '
At the Vaudeville theater. Al. A match
less'success. Best safety matches made In
Germany. " Each Individual mitch dumbly
advises you In somewhat unstable red let
ters to go and see the "New Boy. "
Miss Olga Ncthersole leaves England at
the end ot September to fulfill her starring
engagement with Augustln Daly at a salary
ot $480 a week. She will open In "Itotneo
and Juliet" on the 20th Inst. She takes
"The Transgressor" on a tour for a month
In the English provinces.
Miss Jeslse Preston and her sister start
for America on October 17 next for a tour
of about two months. They return home In
time for the Christmas season.
Miss Maud Hobson , the premiere Gaiety
Elrl , has not decided whether she will ac
cept the offer of M. Marchand , the pro
prietor of the Follies Bergerc , Paris , to per
form a real Honolulu dance , supported by
native woimn. Miss Hobson was married to
the late Captain Haley , of the Hussars , and
went with him to Honolulu , where he be
came commander in chief and pi line min
ister , and she acted in the capacity of lady-
In-waltlng to the qu'en. Consequently , Miss
Hobson has had every opportunity of studyIng -
Ing the Hawaiian dance. She wished to give
ono of them at the Prlnco of Wales theater ,
but George Edwardes would not give her
the nccessaiy permission , sajlng that al
though he was not prudish , he must draw the
line at Haw-all.
run Tin : itii.nr : : or WIUIMAN. :
Captain llottolfm'ii Sot * . Suit fur tlio North
to Iti'Mjiu ) tliu i\iilorrn : * .
LONDON , Aug. 11. Following quickly
upon the report ot the Intelligence of the
disaster that bet 11 the Wcllnmn arctic ex
pedition , and that the steamer Itangvald
Jarl was crushed In the Ice oft Wal'lcn '
Island after Mr. Wcllman and the other ex
plorers had departed north on sledges , comes
noxs of an expedition for the relief of Mr.
Wellnmn and his party. A dispatch from
Tromsoo , Norway , states that the , sailing
vessel Mnlygen , under Captain Bottolfsen ,
sailed from that port lust evening for Spltz-
bcrgen , their object bulng to bring back the
members of the expedition. On Juno 17
Wcllman and his companions wore- twelve
miles cast of Capo Platen , and the rJIcf ex
pedition will approach as near as possible
to that point In order to pick them up.
lloiultiriin OITur * Alii to Nlc.ir.iKiu > .
COLON , Aug. 11. The government of Hon
duras has offered 5,000 troops to Nicaragua
In ordsr to aid the latter country In Its oper
ations against the rebels In the Mosquito
territory.
In addition to General Barillas , the
Nicaragua ! ! ciuo ) to Great Britain , Constantine
stantino Maya , a relative of the president ,
Is on board the City of Paris bound for
Nicaragua and duo there August 17.
The cruiser Columbia Is expected here.
rr'iiro of With1 * nil the Clilcito.
COWES. Aug. 11. The prince of Wales
visited the Unfed States cruiser Chicago to
day. Ho was recelvul with a royal salute
and the crow of the American war ship
manned the yards In his honor.
Scotch I.nciil ( internment Hill I'roBN-miliiR.
LONDON , Aug. 11. The Scotch local gov
ernment bill paused Its third read ng In the
IIoiuo of Commons last night.
I. mil ; Drouth lliol < cii.
CEDAR UAPIDS , la. , Aug. -Special (
Telegram to The lce.--IUIn ) ) full hero last
night from 11 o'clock until 4 , breaking the
long drouth. Corn crop will bo greatly beiu-
flted , as well as fall pasture *
BRAZIL IN A FOMENT
President Peixoto Arbitrarily Causing the
Arrest of Congressmen.
TALK OF IY.PEACHKG THE EXECUTIVE
Peixoto Says Ho is Governing Constitution
ally and Will Finish His Term ,
PRESIDENT-ELECT MAY SEIZE THE REINS
Soldiers Provoking Street Brawls and Ar-
icsting Many Citizen ? ,
REVOLT SPREAD NG RAPIDLY IN PERU
llctoliitlontfct * HmitRKlliiK Arum Across tlio
Ilordur from Kvtmdor K < > belniiiliilne
( ironml In Splto of tlio Authlty
of ( jovvriiinviit I'orcc'd.
( Copyrighted ISO ! by PICBS Publishing Company )
1110 DE JANEIRO , Aug. 11. ( New York
World Cablu Special to The Bee. ) Congress
Is preparing to send an ultimatum to Presi
dent Peixoto , and probably will Impeach him.
Several congressmen have been arbitrarily
arrested. This has caused n sensation.
Peixoto refuses to make known his Intentions
regarding the state of siege. Ho says he Is
go\ernlng constitutionally and will finish
his term. Ho denies that ho caused the
arrest of members of the legislative bodies ,
though he admits that some ot them have
been placed under surveillance. It is sus
pected "they Intend to start a revolt.
President-elect Moraes Is believed to be
preparing to sclzo the presidency by force ,
acting on the advice of friends , many of
whom took part In the recent rebellion. They
say anything Is preferable to the present ar
bitrary government.
Pelxoto's soldiers are provoking street
brawls and taking advantage of the public
excitement to arrest citizens known to be
unfriendly to the government. Friends of
the president-elect have volunteered to guard
his house and person. He has endeavored to
see President Peixoto , but the latter avoided
an Interview.
REVOLT IN PERU PROGRESSING.
LIMA , Peru , Aug. 11. ( New York World
Cablti Special to The Bee. ) There Is much
uneasiness here over the situation. Sem-
Inarlo and Flores are In full revolt In the
north , and Solares Is devastating the south.
Trcops have be'u sent to Intercept them. The
government , fearful lest Plerola Intends
coming hero , It watching for him. It Is
Impossible to stop the smuggling of arms
Into the country from Ecuador. That gov
ernment has bc'n asked to stop It. Presi
dent Montt of Chill Is consulting with Pres
ident-elect Cacercs on the situation , The re
volt In the north Is directed against Cacercs
rather than against tha present govern
ment. All but l.EOO of tile garrison here
have been sent noith. The government pro
poses to concentrate troops so as to attack
Trnjlllo , where Seminarlo has established
headquarters , with 3,000 men.
It Is announc3d that the government troojis
have defeated the rebels near Cabeta. The
Insurgents continue active and Interfere with
public tralilc In the Interior. A force of
revolutionists attacked Clioslllos yesterday ,
driving out the government troops. The
friends of Plerola are receiving arms through
Ecuador.
VALPARAISO , Chill , Aug. 11. ( New York
World Cab'e Special to The Bee. ) Ex-
President Ygleslas ot Peru tells his followers
that ho has no desire to take part In Peru
vian politics , but that the present situation
there Is unendurable. Ho heartily endorses
Plerola. The rebels are gaining ground in
Peru.
Letters received here say the revolutionists
are becoming so strong It Is feared Caceres
will not last a month as president. Semi
narlo has a force of 3,000 men and Is march
ing south , Intending to form a junction witli
Flores at Cajamarlca , From there they will
march on Lima.
MONTT'S GOVERNMENT THREATENED.
The Balmacedlsts threaten an uprising ere
long. The government Is taking precautions
accordingly , but It Is not generally believed
that the movement will bo a strong one.
Railway representatives object to turning
the railways over to the government , which
contemplates acquiring them. It Is not true
that a treaty hostile to Argentina Is being
negotiated ' between Brazil and Chill , although
Brazil has made a proposition In that di
(
rection.
_
UIMGIOU : > > ICIOTIN OIII.N.V.
Attack Million irli'i mill Destroy
So\miil Churches.
SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 11. The steamer
City of Peking brings details of the de
struction ot the American Presbyterian
church at Shek Lung , near Canton , the
mention of which was contained In the last
Oriental mall. It seems that anti-mission
ary riots b.gan In the town of Tung Kun In
July and placards were posted up contain
ing vile charges against Christians. The
mob appeared in Slick Lung on July 19 and
pulled down the church. Luckily all the
missionaries escaped , but a Chinese convert
named Igan Lap Shang , who was overtaken ,
beaten to death and his body thrown Into the
river.
Several Christian families In the vicinity
were subjected to Indignities and robbed.
Some soldiers then appeared on the scene
and effected the arrest of two rioters. The
next point of attack was the Roman Catholic
church. Those Insldo the church met the
mob and held them at bay for some time.
At this juncture a squad of soldiers came
and dispersed the mob , thus saving tlio
building from sharing the same fate as the
American church.
On June 21 the church at Sam Kong , a
village of Tsang Shlng , was sacked and a
girl aged 19 , belonging to a native preacher's
family , was carried away. Fortunately , In
the middle of the night , the Christian
brethren were able secretly to open the
door of the house where the girl had been
taken , and , securing the girl , had her con
veyed safely to Canton.
Simultaneously with this disturbance an
anti-missionary demonstration took place at
Tlou Tou. Under cover of darkness a native
preacher with his family had to seek safety
In flight. Tlio church , however , wan left
unmolested , as It was owned by a man of
the powerful Wan family , who effectively
protected the building. In Tung Knng city
tlullest and most exciting minors are
current , and had It not been for the prox
imity of the church to the mandarin pamen
and for the dally protection ot Its premises
by a squad of soldiers who had been ap
plied for by tbo missionaries at an early
state n ( the riots it would In all proba
bility have to be added to the lint of de
molished churches In this disturbed district
A complaint against the Tung Kun magis
trate has been filed with lho | American ftiful
In Canton and an Investigation will be
made. t
JAPS TXVICIJ DKlVKX HACK.
Attacks on riilnetorneniln VlRorounlr Ito-
pulnril liy the ( Inrrlnoiii.
SHANGHAI , Aug. 11. The following tele
gram has been received frcm Che Fee dated
August 10 : A Japanrns licet attacked a
Chln6 c fleet this morning off the harbor of
Wcl-Hal-Wcl , where the Chinese have a
fort said to bo Impregnable. The Japanese
ships wcro repulsed at ono entrance to the
harbor , and they are now * attacking the
other entrance.
A special dispatch today confirms this re
port. The dispatch say that the Japanese
made an attempt to secure the forts and
arsenal at Wel-Hal-Wcl. The Japanese at
tacked with a force of four war vessels.
Shots were exchanged at daylight , but the
Chinese wcro on the alert and their gunners
returned a vigorous flro from the forts. The
Japanese apparently expected to take the
Chinese by surprise , while the letter's war
ships wore away , the Chinese squadron , with
the exception of some small gunboats and a
torpedo vessel , having sailed the day be
fore for another port. But the gunboats
and forts Kept up such a well directed flro
that the Japanese were unable to enter the
harbor. The Chinese torpedo boats were
ordered to advance , and when they did so
the Japanese fleet retired.Tho same fleet
of Japanese vessels attacked the harbor on-
trnnco later In the day , but the result of
this second attack was not known when the
special dispatch was sent.
Another dispatch from Che Fee says that
the Japanese attacked I'ort Hamilton ( Port
Arthur ) yesterday evening and were re
pulsed.
Fuller dispatches received today say that
the second attempt of the Japanese licet
upon Wel-Hal-Wel has been defeated.
This afternoon a report was rec-lved that
the Pel-Yang fleet Is now engaged with a
Japanese fleet , and thai a stubborn battle
Is being fought. Twenty-one ships are tak
ing part In this fight.
The Japanese have expelled the Corcan
operators from all the telegraph ofllces In
Southern Corea and have placed their own
operators In charge. It Is computed that
China will have C0,000 troops In Corea by
the end of Sept'mber.
JAPS MARCHINGON _ SEOUL.
LONDON , Aug. 11. Th8 government has
received a dispatch confirming the announce
ment of further lighting between the
Chinese and Japanese. The advices say that
the Japanese were making an attack upon
the important naval stations at Wcl-Hal-
Wel , but no details weie given.
The correspondent of the Times telegraphs
from Shanghai that 12.000 Japanese tioops
from Fcusan and 8,000 from Yunson are
mirchlng toward Seoul , the capital of
Corea.
The Times yesterday published a dispatch
from Tlen-Tslii , China , . .skating that the re
port circulated to the effect that Viceroy LI
Hung Chang's rank and * privileges had been
reduced by the imperial' , command was en
tirely unfounded. Tltp dispatch also stated
that there was no truth ' 'in- the report cir
culated from the same .fc'qurce that General
Ych had been killed In the battle fought at
Yashan , and that It was untrue that the
Chinese cruls r Kwangnl had been sunk.
The Times this morning commenting on
these bogus reports as reviewed by Its
Tlen-Tstn dispatch says : "All these dis
asters would probably have occurred In any
well regulated war. But It Is not quite cer
tain at which end of the telegraph wlro
the. war as It ought to bo Is carried on.
Those who want to know what Is really
going on at the other end of the world would
do well to exercise some care In selecting
their sources of information. "
FRANCE WILL CO-OPERATE WITH RUS
SIA.
BERLIN , Aug. 11. A dispatch to the
Tageblatt from St. Petersburg- says : "In ad
dition to the eight Russian war ships which
sailed recently from Vladlvostock under
scaled orders for Corea , the commonder-ln-
chlef of western Siberia has been Instructed
to ho'd the troops In his. district In readi
ness to inarch at any moment. Russia
wishes to remain strictly neutral , but as
soon as a constitutional change occurs In
Corea she will resolutely protect her In
terests. "
The dispatch adds that France has de
clared her readiness to co-operate with the
Russian fleet In the far vast.
INGKNDIAIUSM IN CHINA *
New Itlllo factory lit Ituu Yang \ViiH Ilurnccl
to the liround.
SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 11. The City of
Peking brings news of a great conflagration
which almost amounted to a national mis-
fortun . Just at this time , when China
needs all the Improved arms she can secure ,
It Is very unfortunate or her that the now
rifle factory and steel and Iron works estab
lished by the viceroy nl Him Yang should
b3 destroyed by an Incendiary flro. The loss
will amount to $1,000,00.0. The Incendiaries
are thought to bo cpolles who had been se
verely punished by the officials In charge of
the works.
About 4 o'clock In the morning an alarm
of fire was turned In , and tha first on the
spot found the building containing the rifle
making machinery In a * full blaze from one
end to the other.'TliOtflamcs had such a hold
that it was found Impossible to enter the
building , and all efforts had to us confined
to the saving of tbo forgo and adjacent
buildings.
In the short space pf four hours the whole
of the rifle factory was , in a heap of ruins.
The iron room , which was upheld by wooden
supports , was soon burned through , and It
came down with a crash , burying the whole
of the machinery. . . "
It Is doubtful whetller the viceroy will
have pluck enough to 'start ' to rebuild the
factory , and It Is also * thought ho will ba
unable to raise funds to make reparation.
No ( lilnitinciur.titTlni ; China.
SAN FRANCISCO , ' AUK. 11. The steam
ship City of Peking , ; from Hong Kong and
Yokohama , did not lirjtiK a single Chinese
passenger on board. There wcro only a
few Japanese. The Chinese government i
p-rslsts In Its refusal to allow any Chinese
to leave the country. Among the passon-
g > .rs on the Peking .was Lieutenant D. T.
Wilson of the United slates steamship Haiti-
more. Ho states that it Is almost Impos c
sible to obtain any reliable Information
from the Japanese papers , as the govern
ment allows very little news of Importance
to be published , and what the government
c
decs allow to become public Is too one-sided
to bo reliable. Lieutenant Wilson says both
sides are preparing fo'r a long struggle and
that time alone will Jell what the outcome
c
will be.
( lOtuniinent Troop * Uvfriiteil.
CARACAS. Aug. 11. The goternmcnt
troops have been defeated by the rebels
north nf UollvU. sustaining hf vy loan.
BARTER IN DANCER
State of Illicois Erings Suit Against the
Pullman Company ,
ASKS THAT ITS CHARTER BE FORFEITED
Olaim that tbo Company Has Exceeded the
Powers Granted It.
HAVE GONE INTO LAND SPECULATIONS
Own Hotels , fchool Houses , Churches , Water
Works and Qas Plants.
LEASE DWELLING HOUSES AND STORES
All Tlicso Are foreign to tlio HiielncftH of
iMuntifiiuturliif ; mill Opi'nitliiK Ciirn
U'litch Are tliu Only 1'onurn Claimed
to llmu llvvu tlraut it It.
CHICAGO , Aug. 11. The Pullman Palace
Car company's charter Is apparently In
peril. The attorney general of Illinois to
day filed a petition asking that the charter
be declared void on the grounds that Its
provisions have been violated. The petition
sets forth that the charter as granted al
lows the company to purchase , control and
convey such properly as was necessary to
the successful prosecution of the business.
The coriwratlon has far exceeded its priv
ileges , the document declares , owning a vast
amount of real estate In the town of Pullman
and rlclnlty , which Is In no wise nee ssary
lo the business. The petition declares that
the company has practically usurped the
powers of a municipality , owning numerous
business blocks , residences and factory sites ,
controlling the stock In other corporations
and furnishing power to other manu
factories.
The attorney general , In his petition and
Information , sets forth that the Pullman Pal
ace Car company was organized under n
special act of the legislature of Illinois , np-
provtd February 22 , 1SC7 , with a capital
stock of $100,000 , with power to Increase
it at will. The act grants the corporation
"power to contract , to construct , purchase
and manage railway cars , with all con-
vcnlenc s and supplies for persons traveling ,
and the same may sell or use , or permit to
be used In such manner and upon such terms
as the said company may think lit and
proper , " and "to purchase , acquire and hold
such real estate as may be deemed necessary
for the successful prosecution of their busi
ness , nnd may have power to sell and con
vey the same. "
The Information quotes these provisions
and continues : "That , under and by virtue
of the power conferred by section 2 of said
act , the , capital stock of Bald company lian
from time to time been Increased until It
has a * capital stock of millions of dollars , the
exact amount of which Is to your petitioners
. " * * vttls 'A " "
nntrnnwi. tHaUiAff Hf f \ *
COMPANY'S POWERS LIMITED.
The petition further gives the court to
understand and be Informed that notwith
standing the fact that said act of the legisla
ture limits the power of the said company ,
it has not regarded said limitation , but has
without authority or warrant of law usurped
and exercised , and still usuips and e\er
clses , the right to buy and own 1 irgc tracts
of real estate within and adjacent to the
city of Chicago , In said county , and to erect
thereon churches , schools , Uieite. % hotels ,
apartment and dwelling 'louses , and a large
and valuable business block In the Uty of
Chicago ; that said company rents the said
buildings which It so owns as aforiisild for
a large amount of monsy , the exact amount
of which Is to your petitioners unknown ;
that the erection of raid churches , school
houses , theater or thea'crs , hotel or hotels ,
apartment and dwelling ho-isi-s , and said
large and valuable l.tulness block In the
city of Chicago , are not Incident or necessary
to the manufacture , construction and pur
chasing of railway cars , with all convanlent
appendages and supplies for persons travel
ing therein , or to the sale nr use thereof , "
and that the purchase of said real estate
and the erection of said buildings and houses
thereon by said company Is wholly without
and foreign to the jHirpjso for which said
company was organized by the act o ! the
legislature , and Is an assit np'.bn of light
by said company to exercise pilvllegts not
conferred upon It by said act of the leg'fla-
ture , and that said Company In everolslng
such i powers and prlvlU' Js has w'.tully
and persistently violated the conditions cf Its
Incorporation , and has lJrn and Is guilty
of usurping such powers without
ct
any warrant or nuthoilty of Jaw.
The pelillon then price ids to set out
In detail the character and value of the com
pany's .property , Intruding- oJllco building
In Chicago worth $2,000,000 , throfourths of
which It has no use for as a corporation ,
and rents to other persons without right or
authority , nnd that It owns at 1'ullnmn flfty
acres of land covered with dwellings and
apartment houses , which It rents without
authority of law , receiving a large sum
therefor as the dwellings of 12,000 people ;
that In the town of Pullman It owns the
streets and alleys and ornamental grounds ,
fify acres In extent , also without warrant of
law , together with fifteen acres on which
stand the Arcade building , the Hotel Flor
ence , two churches nnd several school
houses , none of which nro necessary for the
conduct of Its business and the use therefor
and are Illegally held. Various other tracts
of land , all vacant , are cited as unwarrant
ably held , not being needed for the trans
action of tlio company's business. All of
this , In addition to the 110 acres of ground
at Pullman , which the company uses for
shops , storage yards , etc.
OUTSIDE BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.
Desldtn this , the petition alleges that the
Pullman company In usurping powers not
granted It , owns and controls the Union
Foundry and Pullnrin Car Wheel company ,
and furnishes power to the Allen Paper
Wheel company ; that It owns water , heating
and gas plants , from which It derives a
revenue.
The pctlton continues : "Tho petitioners
chargp by reason of the purchase and Im
provement of the real estate by said rum-
pany as before charged , It has become Im
mensely rich , and that by reason of the
premises ) It owns millions of dollars worth
of property , which It has acquired unlaw
fully , mid that the said real estate so held In
by It and which It owns mid rents was
acquired In open defiance of the act which
created It and with a persistent disregard
for the laws of the state of Illinois.
"Wherefore , the said attotney general , for ,
and in behalf , and In the name , and by the
authority of the people of the state of Il
linois , nrayi the court here for leave in file
THE BEE S
Weather for Onmhn nnd W
Cooler In KasU < rcJ&rlli&ite ! ! North Wlmta.
I. Cnolrru In It IRIIK | HllnTOfip. {
llr.trlllan statesmen AJtrr IVIxoto.
I'ltllmnn's Clnirtpr In I ) inert * .
Democrat- ! Senators lloilB.1 Hlll'rt I'liin.
y , Mmldlo nf tlio ( onfnrt nco lccipu | .
.Mllltla Onlci-cil Auuy fi-om Omilii ,
Ui'HtiTH ItoaiU Intcics.c.l In AtrliiKdit.
II. Tom Majors Cairlc Niim ilm Comity.
I'opH After Omaha l.iilnir Vote * .
Vliglnlii Drlu-i Out thticiilcri. .
I. Him .society Sp.nt u Mot \\Volc ,
O.'mlnl ItiHiirt on I.oiii ; Itlitil.
\\orli of tlui Om.ilni t Imriiliot.
fi. Ini'iiest In Ilin Lincoln \\reclf ,
Aloiii-y lo Irrigate Nchrn.di.
I.llifleil by mi All-gtil rarmi'r.
Victim of ik 1'rlri ) right l iliiiT'
( I. Council ItlmTii l.oc.il MaticiM.
7. Oiinihi l.lcl.cil by tinItlicililrN. .
ltoi\lng Itfvor.li Siiffi-r i t ur.itogi.
llarncBi ltacer < Knjii ) 11 Oulct Wcuk ,
Helay sprit Arrows "NrbriiiUil.
( I. AIT.itrt ut South Omilii.
i : < horn from HID Amu lloom.
Local ( iiTiu in soi'lul NotoK.
JO. "l.onnli ) , " hy Kinllo.ola. .
11. VVoiiniii : HIT \t IIJK unit Her U'orlil.
\ IMH to I.mly siimenrt.
I'J. l.'dltnrliil mill Ci inmcnt.
1H. Coican l.rttcr < from ( iirpiMitor.
I'ri. < lilont ( laics on Cll.iotcnimciit. . .
I'lirlliiiiii'Mts of l.iiK'iiml ami I'ranee.
in , Omaha' * l.oial 'Irailn Comlltlom.
Commercial anil I'lninclil Noun.
Livestock Markets Itt \ lc\\c < l ,
1(1.celdy ( .rUt of spoiling ( iimlp.
( lull Hamilton on thn Tin Iff.
an Information In the nature of a quo war
rant ? against the said Pullman Palace Car
company and thut said Pullman Palace Car
company may be required to appear at a
day to be named by the court and required
to show by what warrant It has so mis
used and pmcried Its powers nnd fran
chises , and by what warrant It has assumed ,
and still assumes , the said iiforcsi d powers ,
liberties and franchises , and to show cause
why Its clnrtcr shall not be revoked ; and
that such further pioceedlngs may be had
In the premises as shall be agreeable to
law.
law."M.
"M. T. MOLONEY , Attorney General. "
The petition , while virtually asking that
the charier be revoked , Is legally n pe
tition for leave to file quo warrinto pro
ceedings. This Is a proceed ng to compel
the company lo show cause why Its charter
should not be revoked. The petition will
be taken up on August 22. It is not now
known what judge cf the circuit court will
hear the matter , but It will come up be
fore the judge sitting for emergency busi
ness. An effort was made to sec Attorney
General Moloney tcday In regard to the case ,
but ho was out of the city.
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.Suit Ilctuicn tin ) llrottircn of tlio Mormon
( linicli Aiicalcil | | to tlu < .supreme ! Court
ST. LOUIS , Aug. 11. In the United States
court of appeals today a transcript In the .
case ( of the Reorganized Church of Jesus
Christ ( of Latter Day Saints against tlio
Church < of Chr st , at Independence , Mo. , and
certain perscns , trustees and members doing
business Bunder thename of the Church of
"Ghrs [ { * l'lirtfp'cmlfheg' ' , .wna.jrfllfid on np-
peal from Judge J. F. Phillips of the west
ern district of Missouri The complainant
Is an Iowa corporation and represents the
Joseph Smith section ot the Mormon church ,
while the defendants represent the Brlgham
Young Interests. The su t , which Is for
the possession of certain church property at
the place mentioned , was decided by Judge
Phillips In favor of the Joseph Smith In-
tprosts and from this decision the Brlgham
Young followers appealed.
jiAC'7jtv o.v.u.i.v.
5i"ccro Talton from tliu llu-rlft" hy a ChlhTrt
I'ather unit Shot to Death.
MEMPHIS , Aug. 11. William Norsbr.d.
a negro , charged with committing a criminal
assault upon an 8-year-old jjlrl , was nkcii
from a deputy sheriff at Ilgf > * > . > llliTcni. . ,
by S. A. Crook , father of the child , and
shot to death.
Com t-Martlal for < iiptiiln Johinon.
LEAVENWORTH , Kan. . Aug. 11 Mill-
tary circles were considerably stirred up
today over the news from Washington that
a couit-martlal had been ordered to convene
hero Tuesday for the trial of Captain
William S. Johnson , retired. He Is charged
with duplicating his pay account and other
offenses that will not be given out until the
Judge advocate arrives fiom Omaha. Captain
Johnson served during the late "war nnd
came out a brevet major. Soon after the
war closed he was appointed a first lieuten
ant in the icgular army , and was retired
as a mounted captain In 1871. A year and a
half ago ho was court-martialed at this
place for duplicating his pay account , and
was let oft with a reprimand. The evidence
adduced at the trial showed that he dupli
cated a month's pay , which ho claimed was
done by a nilstaKc. There was no criminal
Intent shown and ho came out all right.
Captain Johnson now resides at Spring
field , Mo.
i\liallKtoil : 'Ihclf Amiiiiiiiltlon.
CORNING , la. , Aug. 11. ( Special Tele
gram to The lice ) The residence of Charles
White , a farmer residing four miles west
of here , was broken Into by a colored
burglar yesterday while the family was
absent. Twenty dolluts and a quantity of
clothing was taken. Sheriff Eldridgu got
on the tiack of tlio fcllcw and oveito.k him
near Crcston today. The negro , when
halted , began firing at the sheriff , who re
turned the fire. Ilotli exhausted their am
munition without effect. The negro pitched
the clothing from his vehicle and escaped.
Cnuilc U lie 'threatened .Mary.
WICHITA , Kun. , Aug. 11. A suspicious
looking stranger , who refuses to bay any
thing about himself , except that "ho was In
Chicago when Providence called on him to
undertake a mission , " was arrested tonight
and placed In jail. Asked what his mission
Is , ho says ho does not know. He Is believed
to bo the Iowa crank who wrote a letter to
Mrs. Mary E. Lvaso threatening her life.
Iti'Kiiliitliii ; I'ruHbyicrlan Srinlnarlf .
SARATOGA , N. Y. , Aug. 11. Next Tues
day evening the committee on theological
seminaries , appointed at the last I'resbytcr-
lan assembly , will meet at the United Stales
hotel hero to prepare some plan to regulate
the future relations between the assembly
and the seminaries.
Iliroe Young l.iiillix Drowned.
AUBURN , Cat. , Aug. IL Mrs. Allco S.
Eavey , Cora Johnson and Grace Lowell ,
aged 19 , IS and 17 respectively , were drowned
the American river today. They wcru
wading In the river when ono of them fell.
The others went to her assistance ) and all t
were drowned. v
Di-utli of lluniilh.il 1C. Sloitn , b
INDIANA , I'a. , Aug. 11. Ex-State Sena
tor Hannibal K Sloan , democratic candidate
for congrosmnan-ut-Urgo , died at hla resi to
dence hero it 11 t. m. today.
WHERE IS THE BILL
Senators Appear to IFnvo Porno Doubts ni
_ to Whcsj Possession it is In ,
MIGHT POSSIBLY BE AT TilWlliTE HOUSE
Senator Faulkner Says that it is Not , but
That it Soon Will Bo. Howovjr.
HOUSETO ACCEPT THE SENATE BILL ENTIRE
Senator Hill Oallsllp IIU Resolution Asking
for Informatio i of tie ! Conference.
CONSIDERATION STAV D OFF TILL MINDAY
Cochari'll of MUnnurl .Mnxrd to Go Into
Kju-ctithc Sriiluii mill with thn Vlco
I'rrHlilciit'x Votit the Motion
Curried.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 11. The expected
did not happen In ( lie senate today. Twenty-
four hours ga\o the democrats tlmo to con
sider party policy and plans to such an ex
tent , that they were rea ly to take action ,
upon the Important Hill resolution which
caused the parliamentary battle of yesterday.
Today the proceedings were Interesting , but
they did not reach that Ifgh pitch of excite
ment which was anticipated. There was too
much talk about the parliamentary status
and not enough about the causes of differ
ences between the tariff conferees to maka
the scenes rl\al those of the xt'iuto when tha
first tariff disagreement was discussed. This
one was enough to whet the appetites of the
spectator ! , for more , but the final vote on
Mr. CocKrcll's motion to go into cxecutlva
session ( showed that the democrats wcro go
ing to make one moie effort to pull them-
sehcs together. Those showed that many
democrats bellmed that Senator Hill's mo
tion was Intended to defeat the bill. The
proposition of Senator Turplo that the pres
ent conferees should icslgn and others ba
appointed Indicated a desire which has been
known to exist among many democratic
senators Unit a conference committee- should
be appointed which would make reasonable
concessions to the house , agree upon a com
promise measure and report to the senate
and let the rcnato pass upon It. The dis
cussion also developed dllTcienccs of opinion
as to which body has possession of the tarlft
bill , Senator Cockrell saying emphatically
that tlio house had It and others declaring
it should by light be In the senate's cus
tody.
STEVENSON CAST THE DECIDING VOTE.
The most Interesting feature of the day-
was the vote upon going Into executive ses
sion. Yesterday It was shown that there
was a majority of eleven In favor of con
tinuing tlio discussion and hearing the de
tails of the tarlft differences. Today tha
vote waa a tlo. Tlio vice president's do"-
jildlng. vote \\as wth | his party. Senator
StevTarVwhosp refusal to voteon three BUC-
cc sl\e motions ten dajs ago caused a tlo ,
agiln abstained from voting. Mr. Murphy
for the first time was the only democrat
voting with Mr. Hill , Tlio two populists
on the democratic sldo , Allen and Kyis ,
voted against that pirty. Another Important
feature of the affair was the telegram from
Senator Irby , which placed him In line with
his democratic colleagues In favor of tha
tariff bill. The senate proceedings , asldo
from the discussion of the Hill icsolutlon ,
were ot very llttlo Interest. The cxecutlva
session , which Mr. Cockrcll said was of
"great Importance , " lasted only ten minutes ,
and the senate adjourned at 2:10. :
Early In the day eager crowds thronged
the lobbies leading to the senate galleries
and struggled for points of vantage for the
expected debate on Senator Hill's resolution
directing the senate tarlft conferees to report
(1j
port j on Hie situation. All the public galleries
were filled and the ciowds overflowed Into
the corridors outside. The private galleries
were also taxed to their full capacity with
the exception nf those reserved for the executive
;
tive household and the diplomats , which
stood out conspicuously for I heir emptiness to
the sea of faces which filled the chamber.
On the floor of the senate the Eamo calm as
ot an ordinary day prevailed.
Senator Hilt was one of the earliest to
take his seat In the rear ot the chamber.
Senator Vest of Missouri , who was scheduled
for a personal disclosure of tariff conference
affairs , serenely read a newspaper , and then
as the routine proceedings were disposed ol
leaned back and awaited the approaching con
flict. There was the usual prelude of formal
business , which received scant attention. Tha
spectators as well ns the senators waited
with evident Impatience while the clerk read
a long veto message from the- president on a
bill retiring a naval olllcer. As It proceeded
the floor of the chamber rapidly filled with
members of the house of ropiescntatlvcs. Mr.
Burrows of Michigan took a seat near Senator
Aldrlch and Messrs Tursney , Ilynum and
other dcmociatlc members of the ways and
means committee were on the democratic
side. It was nollcc.ible , however , that not
ono of the tariff conferees was on the floor erIn
In the galleries.
At 12:30 : Senator Hill arose In the senate
and asked that hlx resolution , Introduced
yesterday , bo considered. Ho gave way ,
ho * aver , to Senator Chandler , who asked
that the resolution for an Investigation ot
the alleged Irregularities In the recent
Alabama election go over until next Mon
day.
day.Mr.
Mr. Chandler epoko sarcastically of Ala
bama election methods. Senator Pugh ,
democrat of Alabama , said the Investigation
would bo futile , as the returns were wholly
within the jurledlctlon of the elate authori
ties. Senator Gray , democrat of Delaware ,
objected to the resolution going over on the
ground that It would Indirectly give coun
tenance to the subject matter of the Investi
gation. Mr. Chandler obtained leave to
withdraw the resolution , and Immediately re-
off ° red It , which carries It over.
The clerk then read the Hill resolution on
the tariff conference , and the debate , which
everyone was awaiting , came up. Senator
Hill presented an amendment requeuing
the senate conferees to report If they are
likely to reach an agreement , and If not ,
to report the principal Items of disagree
ment , returning the bill to the secretary of
the senate for further action by the senato.
Ha called for the yeas and nays on tfja
amendment ,
Senator Gray asked for an explanation of
the ! amendment and Mr. Hill explained It
was to fix the parliamentary status ot the
bill In case of u disagreement ,
WHIiHR 18 THE UILL7
Mr. Gray thought It would bo tlmo enough
consider this phase when the coneroed
report Inability to ( fre . H doubted t&Mt