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ESTABLISHED JUNE ] fl , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORIS'lNk ' , SEPTEMBER 13 , 1801. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENT&
IT T ninfim r n ITPVP VPiTi
AT LOUISYIILE NEXT YEAR
Cncd Aimy Locatoi Th it Hcxt Anr.ua !
Encampment al that Flaco ,
HENRYWATTERSOM PRESENTS HER CLAIMS
Mcmbcrnlitp In Iho Order tin * Inercnacil
About Forty thousand Out-Ing the
I'nul Vcur Conti-ti for { ; < imin.imler
PITTSBimo , Sept. 12. The delegates tc
the national encampment ot the Grand Arm }
of the Republic got down to business thli
morning. While 200,000 persons have left
the city since the last old soldier passed In
rcvlfw jcstorilay , there nre still 200.00C
strangers In town , the majority of whom wll !
tttay until Saturday , whllo Eome will remali
even longer. The national encampment
opened this morning In the new grand opero
house. The commander-ln-chlef and tht
delecates were welcomed on behalf of the
cltlrens * executive board by Chairman Dante
C. Rlpley , nnd also TjW. . C. Qulncy , chair
men ot the committee on invitations and re
ception. Go ernor Pnttlson welcomed then
on behalf of the state ol Pennsylvania , whlli
Mayor McKenna , ot PUUburg and Mayoi
Kennedy of Allegheny performed the sumi
pleasant duty on behalf of their respectlvi
cities.
The serious business of the encampmen
proptr then began. The election for com
mandcr-ln-chlrf will not bo held until to
morrow. Slice the withdrawal of Judgi
Charles J. Long of Mlshlgan. the opinion I ;
rapidly growing that Colonel I. N. Walker o
Indiana will secure the coveted honor. "A ;
Pennsylvania gors so goes the encampment , '
has come to have considerable significance
and as Pennsylvania favors Walker her vote ;
ore being eagerly sought.
Pennsylvania also favors Lpuls\llle for tin
nrxt encampment city , and Louisville is ex
peeled to have a walk-away. St. Pau
hustlers are still In line and working to
their city , nnd It Is hinted they have beei
doing good work In a quiet but very cffcctlv
way. Indiana Is In favor of Louisville , am
of course Is for Walker also.
Major A. P. Burchflcld advanced to th <
front of the stage and presented the com
rnander-ln-chlef wllh a gavel that was cm
blcmatlc and of great historic Interest. I
Is made of * oed from Tort Stimlcr , Appornat
tex , Gettysburg and Llbsrty prison , and I
bound with metal from the historic cannon
It Is thus symbolic of the opening and th
closing of the war. The wood from Gettys
burg was taken from nar the spot where th
commandcr-ln-chlet was wounded , and , as Ii
was a prisoner In Llbby , has also remlnlscen
associations. The gavel Is Inscribed as fol
lows : "Presented by the citizens of Pitta
burg and Allegheny to Captain J. G. I
Adams , command ° r-ln-chlef. ot tha O. A. II
at the encampment held In Plttsburg I
1BD4. "
Commnnder-ln-Chlef Adams called the del
rgates to order. After She speakers had with
drawn , the. credentials of the delegates ha
been examined , the annual reports of the na
tlonal officers were taken up and read.
FIGURES OK MEMBERSHIP.
Commander Adams In his address % avc th
figures ol mimbershlp In the Order , as to
lows : One Year ago there were 397,223 men
bers In good standing. There have bee
gained du-lng the year , by muster-In IG.Tii !
by transfer , 6,351 ; by reinstatement , 14
OM ; by reinstatement from delinquent n
ports , 2,519. Total gain. 23.C61. Aggrcgal
43fl,88 , There have been lost : By deatl
7,283 ; by honorable discharge , 1,756 ; b
transfer , 7,132 ; by suspension , 34,803 ; by dli
I honorable discharge. 154 ; by delinquent .jt
t ports , 16,671. Total loss , 67,801. Numb (
"f remaining In go l standing , June 30 , 189
309,084.
"These figures , " proceeded General Adam
"show that the Grand Army of the R
public has reached the beginning of the en
nnd each succeeding year will show agradu ;
decnnse In our membership. The long coi
tinned depression In business has cause
many suspensions and these wo hope t
regain when prosperity returns , but it wl
In Impossible for us to recrull our ranks :
fast as our mcmb.r- are mustered out I
death.
"During the year the Grand Army hi
not forgotten the great work of charity at
has expended J203 780.10 for relict. Whl
It has lost In membership the Interest In tl
eider has not abated , but has grow
stronger. The llttlo bron/.o button wi
never worn with moro pride than It Is todi
and tha enthusiasm ot comrades In Gnu
i- Army work Is VuTywhero apparent. "
After referlng to the celebration
< Memorial day and other- holidays whli
° prved to keep up a spirit of patrlotls
among the pc'bple , he referred lo the Woman
Relief corps as. follows : "Born under n
administration when In command of the D
prtiuctit of Massachusetts , j iavo seen
growing nt the headr.naftMS of that d
ptrtmenl to mur ? lha'i110,000 \ , local
wherever a" Grand . .Army of Uie Republ
post could bq toting or n worthy comrai
or his family reqi-ljcJ aislstancg , " In t
name of the GrMid AVirty' Ot . .thevH I uBI
he roturiml tl.iihlcg tct thccorp-j for the o
Distance tl had rcnVteroil the oM Bojde |
end the work don , ; * tor the children of t
nation by Introducing1 Us" "salute to t
flag" Into the public schools.- "
Referring ttf thfi Sons of Veterans ,
co.V.mendcd l\yt action of the young men
that organization and said that < H"w
carry on our work \\Jicn"we lay It down ,
do not lelleve they should ever becot
members of our-orJer In nny way nnd si
of. the Jplnton they do not ask or expect
i 1 bcliiive tho-Grand'Army of tin Repub
> should ccas ? to exist avid live only In hltUv
when tire last comrade Is mustered out , t
our principles must live lorever , "
' *
ON PENSION'S ,
On the subject of pcntliyis he spoke
lergth , stating that while It svi\a a quostl
of great Intercst and ho "dhllkcd to .cc
Elder money .matters tiuronnictlcn with c
cervices to the govermrx f. lh.tllsablul cc
illtlon of a largo nuinliir ot our comrai
forces tt upon us " l\y \ a. v < gS ( of the Ii
encampment a tes\ case was ordered to
made In Ins United States cauits and as tl
ono already bSsun by Judge ! Long CQVI
all the points it was settled lhat ro otl
Ehculd be Instituted. ' - * * . , . .
Replying to tha mc age of .the preside
which statrd . "tl-al thous Aiflwof nclghb
hoods had tholr well knowir panskul fraud
the Pension department of tha order 1
hunted down all replied cases. Very f
frauds were discovered , nnd th y tfcre i
cases w'.iero soldiers had defraud d * the gi
ernmcnt , but where some dishonest agi
had worked a poor. Ignorant widow and j
the money thus obtained Into'his pocket.
He complained ot the policy of the penx
office , which he declared had , In vlolat
of the Intended liberality of the act of Ji
27 , 1890 , rejected every claim about wh
therenaa the slightest doubt , and mi
disabled voter an 3 , though their claims 1
been proved by reliable witnesses , had b :
deprived of the whole or part ot what 11
ore Justly entitle to receive. .
"By agt ot congress , " ho said , "the pens
Is now made a vested right. I have b <
doliiK my best to find out what that d
for the pensioner. As ho Is examined ,
examined , reduced and dropped the same
before , I am unable to ace of what edvant
the act U. "
Commander AdJins ttun urged the est
llshnienl of n permanent headquarters
the Grand Army for the preservation ot
records. He nil If d attention to the i
.that the Grand Army U nh\a ) & on the i
Vf law and order , and Its members are i
joung enough io protect property nnd
P > rt the conitlluled authorities In en tore
otedlence of laws.
Ue concluded. "As our members ileorc
may our lo\e grow xtrongT , Be true
th < i ) principles ol the order Keep sac
the memory of our dead , Bland loyally
the Jntereit * of the Urine , and , above
i"uo Ic Ih-t the flag w-j luvo fo well ,
no long U not trailed In tbe d
Place It higher and higher , until Its stars
mingle with ilioso In Iho heavens and Us
stripes can be seen by all the world , telling
that It Is the emblem ot equal rights nnd
national unity , saved and'made purer and
brighter by the loyalty nnd devotion of Us
defenders , "
DKTAILED REPORTS.
The address was accompanied by detailed
reports from all the national officers of the
orfitmlratlon.
The report of James F. Mcech , adjutant
general , shows a decrease ol 4CO posts dur
ing the past year , or at least the lack ot
reports from that number of posts. The
report then goes on lo deal with the number
of deaths , after which It treats of the money
expended In charity. According to the
figures given there was expended In this
way for the- six months ended December ill ,
189.1 , the sum of $100,486.03 , and far the Mix
months ended June 30 , 1891 , $103,291.07 , a
total for tha year of (203,780 10.
'I he Inspector general says ot the posts
ot the Grand Army of the Republic organized
In Honolulu that nearly every member is In
the army of the republic of Hawaii and that
the posts , of the order now own property
uued ! at $1,618,707.63 , b-sldes which they
ha\o general funds aggregating $76SC31.1G
and relief funds funds aggregating $110-
01C S.
The chaplaln-ln-chlef says In his report
that his experience of the- year reveals route
very encouraging as well as some very t > ad
facts , "That Ihe general public la taking
more and more interest In Memorial day
Is very gratifying , but the fact that many of
our comrades sleep In unmarked graves ,
while not a few arc burled in Potter's fields Is
Indeed saddening. " The twenty-seven de
partments reporting give the following
statistics : Number of soldiers and sailors
graves decorated by posts , 232,358 ;
m.n.ber t soldiers and sailors burled
di ring the year ending1 last Memorial
d.iy , 4,622 ; cemMery lots owned by posts ,
fit. ! ; number of soldiers and sailors burled
In Potter's fields , 762 ; unmarked by proper
headstones , 10.232 ; number of posts Molding
Sunday school services , 2,22. ; number ol
posts holding Memorial day exercises , 2,232 ;
number of comrades who took part In the
extrclses , 182,106.
GHAND ARMY'S FINANCES.
Quartermaster General Lewis Wagner In
hla report states that the re
ceipts for per capita tax , while
showing a larger total for 1894 than for
1893. show a slight decrease fcr the six
months ended December 31 , 1S93 , to the six
months ended June 30 , 1S94 , In all but live
deportments , and the total Increase In these
amounts lo but $1.80 , the largest Increase
being In the department having the largest
membership , but amounting to only $1.33.
The condition of the Hag fund from whlcli
to furnish flags fcr union graves In southern
cemeteries Is is follows : Ualance from
last report , $714.93 ; received from Mrs ,
A mil II a A. Cheney , national treasurer ot the
Women's ' Relief corps , J81G.10 ; received from
members and posts of the Grand Army ol
lliu Republic. $196.05 ; total , $1,720.97. Ex
penditures during the year , $1,196.61 ; casli
balance en hand In addttlcn to flags ,
It has been suggested , that cash appro
priations for mualc , transpcrtatlon , etc. , or
Memorial day should be made in addltlor
to the Issue of flag : ) , but the forgoing finan
cial exhibit shows It to.be. under existing
commons , altogether Impracticable.
The follow Ing general financial statemem
is then made , Balances on hand Septembe ]
S , 18)3 ! ) : General fund , $6,0(59,07 ( ; Gram
monument fund , t8.578.G2 ; flag fund , $714 95
rece'ved from sale of supplies , $9,778,82 ; pei
capita tax. $0,446,70 ; Interest on United State *
bonds , $590 ; Interest on deposits , $101.68
Interest on. Grant monument fund , $154.811
contributions to nag fund , $1,012.02 ; crn
tributlons" to Sherman monument fund ,
$204.50. Total to be accounted for , $36 ,
iifll.23.
Expenditures Supplies , $7,387.27 ; travel
lug expenses , $1,67315 ; salaries , $3,838.76
pjxtcgr and Incidentals , $5,685.92 ; flag fund
41,4li ! ) 44 ; Grunt monument fund , $3,000 ; to
tal , $2tOS1.74.
Balance on hand , $13,569.G1 , to bj ced te <
aa f 1 It MS : To general fund , $7,401.20
Grant' monument fund , $5,733.42 ; Hag fund
$2 0.o3 ; Sherman monument fund , $204.GO.
The crgmilzallcn has $10,000 Invested Ii
United States bonds , 4 per cent , due In 1907
Judge Advocate Goncril Leo Rassicur , Ii
hla report , recommended some uhangis Ii
the form of o'urt-martlal prccer-dtngs.
MORTALITY AMONG VETERANS.
Surgeon General George Graham reprtei
that only tevcn medical directors had sen
In reports. He said : "I made the cffor
to secure , by correspondence with the healt :
authorities of several large cities , the- mor
tuary statistics rf tbe males ever 43 year
of age In those- cities In order to com par
them with the death rate per 1,000 of th
Grand Army veterans of tha same local tie !
Unfortunately the vital statistics of the sev
cral cities were kept In such a manner tha
the required Information tor comparison cul
not he obtained. These comparative sta
tlstlcs. If they could be had , would be of 1m
UK-HFC valuei to the Grand Army of the IU
piibllu common ptnsloners , IB I b ;
Ueve that they would tend t
hw t'ie death rate per 1,00
among the surtlvrs cf the war I
very much larger than that ot males ol th
Fsrno age who were not participants In th
war ; and hence , that disease and dlsablllt
U far micro prevalent among the veteran
than among the cthei class , "
The report of the committee en leglsl ;
tlon , after reciting that the Grand Arm
of the Republic endeavored tourge upo
the Fifty-third congress the duty Incumber
on this great nation to g've preference I
every public emplojment to the survlvln
loldlcra of the war for the union by tl !
enactmtnt of n law which would , thoug
tardily , carry out the promises made thes
men In sections 1,754 nnd 1,755 , revise
Btalutca , passed March 9 , 1865 , says :
' ' "Hut , alfs , as the war days recede fui
Uitr from the remembrance of the peep
ot the generation of which v
formed a part , and the gacrtfh
ami" sufferings of those days ai
unknown , except by tradition , "to thoi
win have slnco been born , the greatest li
difference seems to be shown on the part i
our national law makers toward those wl
fcught the battles of the union and still su
vlve.
"In consequence , but scent attention
paid to appeals for'justice to these me :
And this will continue tJ be EC unt'l too la
for our comrades to profit thereby unle :
we , as members of the Grand Army of tl
Republic , become more closely united In
'iVaternlty' which 'means something' as
CBJVIInal principle and the motto ot 01
irder Is regarded ns mere than a figure
speech among cursclves.
"HeslJcs this , there Is great need th
thoto charged with the law making pow
In the nat'onal congress shall attain a high
And broader patrlotlfin than they now see
possessed ol , This can hardly be wonden
at when we reflect that men who fought
destroy the unlMi new dominate and C3
trol In both legislative branches of the n
tlonal government , "
The committee further reports that the
Is no law through which preference Is glvi
the veteran , and every changs In Ihe go
ernmcntal administration bus affected h :
lH public service to his detriment. T
fommltti'e recommends that the- national e
campment direct tbe commander-ln-chlcf
promulgate the text o ! house roll No.
and urge upon the comrades to Interview
write Iho senators from their several slat
and representatives in congress from tin
homo district ! urging favorable action up
l ! o liljl nt the ceccud session of Ihe Flit
third cougreis to meet December next.
LAST OP Tlin PARADES.
The last parade ot the encampment <
currcd this afternoon when the union <
prisoners of war turned out , 1,000 stroi
every state In the union having one r me
representations In Ihe ranks. John H. lit
cock was marshal , James Atwdll ndjut :
general , and William MeKelvle jhlef of stE
Tlio ex-prisoner * were escorted by ih Big !
eenth and Fourteenth rcfilmi'nu. Natlvi
Guards of Pennsylvania , with 1.000 nxm a
officers. The boys' brigades , numbering 4
were alto in line.
General Daniel R Sickle * i.na tendered
reception In the 1'lrel MethtxlUl Kpltcrj
church by tha members ot liU nld corps , I
Third. General Charles H. T Ct IMi uf N
York created a sensation In the brief spec
ho nude. He salt ! II was the il'ity of I
( Continued on Second Page. )
IM TITO T I nT nPHTTVTP TIT I fT
IN HIS LAST RESTING PLACE
Comto do Paris Turicdwith All tlio Honor *
of Eojalty ,
HIS SUCCESSOR ISSUES A MANIFESTO
Tlmnka Trench ItnynllitB for Their VVorils
of L'hrcr mill 1'ronilnrn In 11111
III * MiftMnn Without
rullering.
LONDON , Sept , 12. Crowds ol people
from daybreak this morning commenced
wording their way from Dalford , Bucking
ham and other places to Stowo house , the
English residence of the late comtc de 1'arls ,
In order to make on attempt to view the
casket containing the remains. The latter
reposed In state In the handsome marble
hall of thp home of the exiled head of the
royal house of Orleans and a large number
of people passed silently and uncovered be
fore the bier from the earliest morning
hours until the signal was given to clear
the hall and prepare for the removal of the
bcdy to the railroad station.
The throngs which passed up and down
the splendid avenue of trees hading to
Stowc house were of all classes and de-
gre.s , of nearly all nationalities nnd creeds.
French nnd English mingled with Germans
and Americans ; rich nnd poor elbowed each
other ; the deeply subdued royalists of France
followed behind the tourist of many kinds ,
all bent upon reaching the same goal the
marble hall , draped with violet velvet , In
which rested tne mortal remains of Hie
deFcendcnt of a long line of kings ol
France.
The arrangements for the funeral were
ccmplettd when , shortly after sunrise , a
hearse drawn by six superb Flemish horses
arrived from London and was slowly driven
to the secluded portion of the grounds , thcra
to wall until summoned to the entrance ol
Stuwo house , In order to convey the body
of the comte dc Paris on Its way toward
We > bridge.
The early trains from London also brought
many notable people and a great number ol
people was attracted to Stowo house out ol
curiosity or by the desire to pay a tribute
of respect to the Illustrious dead.
The notabilities who went to Slowe house
this morning Included ofllclal or unofficial
representatives of nearly nil the nations ol
the world and gathered there during the
day were princes and princesses rsnrcsenllng
nearly every reigning family In Europe.
From London , some time previously , c
handsome funeral train arrived , sombcrlj
draped Inside and out , darkly Imprttslve
, Vlth It came- detachment of troops tt
Ine the rout from Stowe house , and at 5U
a , m. n small army of sightseers had as-
serrbled In the neighborhood. These crowds
vere constantly augrntnted until T o'clock
when the hearse and ten mourning coachei
were drawn up In front of the right ftlnj
of the residence of the Orleans family.
The hcarsj bore six hatchments of fleui
de Us and was heavy with bowing plumes.
FLORAL WREATHS IN PROFUSION ,
An almost countless number of flora
wreaths arrived at Stone house this morning
nany being convejed there by special ines
sengers from Paris and other parts of France
Among the latter was a magnificent flora
wreath , eight feet In diameter nd composcc
of lilies , roses and orchids , attached to whlcl
was a tricolor bow sent by Baron Alphonse di
Roth&chlld , Another very handsome trlbuti
of flowers was sent by Mrs. George B. Me
Clellan , the widow of General McClcllan
upon whose staff the comte de Paris servei
for a time during the chll war In thi
United States.
The family of the comte de Paris asscm
bled around the bier about C:30 : a. : n. , am
at 7 a. m. the bell of the chapel was tolled
calling the relatives of the dead man to at
tend mass , which was celebrated by rathe
Cafferata , a personal friend of the dc
ceased.
At 7:45 : a. m. the- casket covered with i
pall oflolet velvet , over which was the trl
color flag of Franco was removed from th
marblQ hall to the hcnree.
The princes , all In evening dress , tool
places according tff their rank , behind th
Due d'Orleans , eldest son ot the dead mar
who acted as chief mourner. Behind th
prince followed a mourning carriage con
talnlng the conUcste de Paris , the queen o
Portugal ( her eldest daughter ) . Princes
Helen of Orleans , and the Duchess de Mont
pensler. After this carriage followed other
In which were other ladles of the royal nous
of France. Dehlnd the vehicles were the car
rlages , with shades down , of many notabi
families of England , and after them marche
a procession of villagers and dependent !
The casket was placed In the funeral tral
amid profound silence. The funeral trnl
reached Woybrldee at noon , and the pro
cession marched from the railway station t
the old church , where are the remains c
the Duchess dc Mours , aunt cf the comte d
Paris.
The body was met at the door by th
bishop of Southwark , In violet canonicals , al
tended by the minor clergy. The religion
ceremonies were very solemn and Impresslvi
and after they had been concluded the ca ;
let was borne round to the rear of the bulk
Ing , where It was deposited In a vault.
It Is still believed that after a proper tlm
has elapsed the renulna of the comte , b
permission of the French government , wl
be transferred to Dreux , where rests the n
mains of Louis Philippe and wife.
After the vault was closed th carrtai ;
returned to Stowe house -and the. Due d'Oi
iTins , accompanied by a number of friend ;
went to London , where he held a receptlo
nt the Groavcnor hotel , -which was nttendc
by all the vls'tlngroyalists. . The rcceptlc
commenced punctually at E o'clock , nnd
was estimated that the young duke recelu
fully 1,000 Frenchmen. When the assemblat
was c mplete the Due d'Orlenas addresEC
the royalists In a firm , solemn voice , saylni
"It Is with sorrowful emotion that I recch
the Irmago of your devotion , and I thank , yc
for It.
"Your presence not only testifies your r
sped and attachment tj him we have los
but It also proves y-ur fidelity to the prli
cpla ! of a national and traditional monsrcl
of which I nm tbe representative , whereof 1
transmitted to me the heritage. Fortified 1
your aid nnd by that of absent friend ] wh
from all parts of France , have already s'.i
me the expression cf their devotijn. at
making appeal to all men of heart , T wl
nil without falUrlng the mission which fal
to mo. "
At the conclusion of this manifesto t ]
Due"d'Orleans cordially thank'd nnd klssi
his father's counselor * and addresssd a fe
words of thanks and sympathy to nar
every Individual member cf the royalist gat
crlng.
MNA
Itmmirkiibly Quirk Tlmn Ovvr ( lie Ocvnn
u ( i > L-IdrKlirll.
QUEKNSTOWN , Sept. 12. The lltl
schooner Nina. Captain Frlotsch , arrlv
here today from New York , Frletsch w
the only man on board ,
The Nina sailed from Now York on Su
day. August 5. She thus made the U
across the Atlantic In thirty-eight days , i
markahle time for such a craft , and or
nine days behind the time made by tha yac
ValKyrie when she returned to England frc
New York. The Nina U a schooner rlgg
sharpie , forty-seven feet over all. In sh
ping circles considerable doubt wr.s express
as to Ihe ability of 111 * little cockleshell
cross the ocean safely.
Captuln Freltsch reports that when
was four days cut Irom New York the Nl
sprung a leak and he was compelled
build and rig a new pump before ha w
able to git the water under cpntrol. I
the banks of Newfoundland on August
the Nina encountered a gale ot wind a
was hove to for thirty-eight hours. .
then found thai Iho little schooner's rude
was sprung so that he had lo lower hi
celt over the stern In order to partly rep
It. He was not able to repair the rudder
sufficiently for It to 'be used , and ho was
forced to steer her over 2,000miles with a
rope gearing towrd nsttrrj. He lost his
reckoning some time afterwards nnd went
for days without knowing hlr whereabouts.
Eventually he spoke ( he iteamcr Mematitlc
and got his position. The Nina was then
htadcd straight for Qucrnstown.
CZAIt WANf 8 1'KArn.
In SpUo of Threats , 'itnuln'n littler Una
Never Thought ot Uar.
BERLIN , Sept. 12. The- Interviews which
M. Do Witt , the Russian m ulster of fln.tnce ,
accorded to representatives of the German
nnd Austrian press at Abdazzla , Is causing
n sensation In Europe. The- utterances ol
the Russian minister nro regarded ns a
hopeful sign of peace. In the latest Inter
view , published In the .Neufrlo Press , M.
De Witt declared that It was never Russia's
Intention to transform Bulgaria Into a Rus-
tlan province and ho dwelt upon the pacific
Intentions of the czar , paying : "During the
past six years the danger of war has fre-
lucntly arisen , but the czar's will nlano
maintained peace. During these years he
has not del \ercd a plnglo speech or made
a single remark which alluded In any way
to the possibility cf wan On the other
hand , the bellicose speeches of ether tnon-
archs must bo remembered. How often has
Russia heard warlike threats ? But the
czar never tnswcred. He la his own mas
ter , and his will Is nbsrlute. He has to
reckon with no parliament. But n-ever
since 1S70 has peace been so secure and the
European situation so reassuring as at pres
ent. I see no possible danger of complica
tions. "
Do Witt said that since Hie conclusion of
the German-Russian commercial treaty the
situation of affairs In Russia had materially
improved and peace was assured.
SUITED Kxnr.rsK I AL\TIS. :
Londoner * Clumorlii ? lt > r b ( .idy Shipment ) *
x of Ctillfurnln I'cult * .
LONDON , Sept. 12. There was great an
noyance felt by the fruit dealers In Covent
gar.den today because of the fact that Cali
fornia fruit Is not arriving , The flrst ship
ments here made the reputation of the
fruits , and hundreds ot small dealers , finding
that the public cordially welcomed the
fruit , began arranging for a regular supply.
Suddenly the shipments stopped , and now
no trult from California. Is expected to ar
rive before September 25. There arc no
plums or pears In the market , and if a supply
of California fruit wa& In the market It
would command high prices. The taste ,
color and quality of the previous shipments
were highly approved. Much of the fruit
was repacked In small baskets and sold as
English grown , a trick that will be always
possible unless a quantity'of ' the California
product Is regularly Edit. That there would
be some loss at the outset of such an Im
portant fruit movement should have beer
expected. The early shipments were only
advertisements. If the shippers fall now
to forward fruit regularly they will undc
all that has been done. W. N , White &
Co. today received samples of Callfornlo
Eun-drled fruits , for which there will un
doubtedly be n demand at the beat prices.
\Vii.v to l''ree Tnulii Opcn'tig.
'LONDON , Sept. 12. Sir 'Albert Kaye Rol-
lit , M. P. , chairman ot the Associated Cham
bers of Commerce for tbe United Kingdom ,
pres dcd today at the autumn meeting ol
that. bdy. - In his address the chairman con
gratulated the members upon the Improved
outlcok of the world.'s trade , end continued
"In Russia , Franca , Spaln and In the Brltlsr
colonies of Victoria and , cv.- South Wales
the bitter experiences ot Ihe effects of ex
clusive tariffs IXM openlngtlie _ way to free 01
fresr trade. The tariffs 'if foregn nation !
have been shown to hayo Injured not onlj
British trade , but their own. Retaliation ha ;
proved to be dlssstrous arjd reciprocity has
been exploded , notably by the- failure of th <
reciprocity clauses of the McKlnley law ,
Economic eccoutricllles will "not pay anj
nat en. " T
Didn't AnlliulAtonn \ for Aionry.
NEW YOIIK. Sept. 12 , The followlni
cablegram was received today from Justli
McCarthy In reference to Uie circular sale
to have been Issued in Great Britain appeal
ing for aid to the Irish parliamentary fum
and In response to which Mr. Gladstom
subscribed jr-00.
LONDON , Sept. 12. Secretary's office
Irish National federation , room 2G , Coope
Jnlon , New York City. No truth In state
ment that Irish national parly or committee
or any member of the same , sent a circula
appealing for financial alft to any membc
of the liberal government or party.
JUSTIN M'CARTHY.
rranz Jmnf Tou < 4is the C/.ir.
VIENNA , Sept. 12. A dispatch from Lem
iurg , the capital of GalJcla , gays that at ,
court banquet given 'yesterday Empero
Franz Jotef toasted the . czar , saying : "
drink to the health of my dear friend , Em
? eror Alexander , whom God preserve. " Th
toast was warmly responded to , and th
jand played the Russian anthem.
Moro Trouhlu III the Jrlnli Piirty.
DUBLIN , Sept. 12 The Independent to
day says that Mr. Thomas Sexton , membc
of Parliament for North Kerry ( antl
Parnellltc ) has accepted the position ot res !
dent commissioner ol the- Board ot Educe
tion. According to the. Independent , this I
a fresh element of disturbance In the Iris
party. ,
Jiiornlutlcm Hid Them No ( , on < l.
LONDON , Sept. 12. The Times publish ?
a dispatch from Calcutta which says tha
during the recent cholera epidemic at Lucli
now several soldiers who were Inoculate
with Dr. Hnsklns' virus were attacked , an
the proportion of mortality among thei
was the tame as among ord'nary ' patients.
Itrnzlllnii Itojullstn Actlvo.
RIO DE JANEIRO , Sept. 12. The mor
archlsts are still chafing under the new ton
of government , and It la said they have m
yet abandoned the hope of re-establlshln
the monarchy. In fact , reports are currci
that they are at the , , present time engage
In organizing a revolution" . '
IteMilt of the Si.untali' KlectlnriR.
MADRIR , Sept. 12Tiicj result of the eld
tlons held In the provinces yesterday for tt
councils , so far as knovyn ( Is as follow
Gobernment liberals. 311 ; ' conservatives , 9
disscntants , 33 ; Carllats , IS ; republicans , 3
Independents , 11. ( „
> 'ot the Hunker JIVhn llril.
BERLIN Sept. 12. Baroi tErlanger. who
death was announced yesterday In a dlspati
from Geneva , uaS Baiorj Vlctor Erlange
and not Baron Em lie Brlanger , the head
the well known banking/ / house of Londc
and Paris. t [ (
Sultan HUB tbejatumpi.
TANGIER , Sept. 12. The sultan of M
rocco Is suffering fromtani-aitack of imimf
Inter-tribal ftghtlng harf occurred near Meq
Inez. Over fifty of the combatants we
killed and many were wounded.
Hi-rUV I'lmUTi li-n , > JI In ( Ipnii my.
BERLIN , Sept , 12. rom noon on Se
ternber 3 to noon on ScpU-inber 10 , Ihroug
out the German empire' , Ijilrty-Elx new cas
of cholera and rlttun xlestts were rcporte
Miiuy Art Tii-inifi' Hum il.
PARIS , Sept , 12. A dispatch from Vc
dun , Department of Meuse , states that t
splendid town hall trjerc , which contain
many art treasures , has been burned.
ARlntlo I IHI'.ITH In IrclHint.
BELFAST , Sept. 12. The scbooner V <
untrer from Antwerp has arrived hero w !
one of the crew dead from Asiatic cholera ,
hjiAiilnIt Dukel oiiimimMlli-lda.
MADRID , Sept. 11. The Duke ot B
Carlos , gentleman ot the bedchamber of t
kins ot Spain , committed aulcldo toda/ .
PLOTTING TO SAVE MAJORS
The B. & M. Tz\r aid Stock Tnida Mana-
gera Will Put Up a Etraw Man ,
HUN A , h'SH\NE , ' \ FOR GOVERNOR
They ConrUlcntly Diprct to llohl Tnrn'.j-
1'lvo IhauRiiml Drmucniti In Uno Tor
the liceoy Duck llojrd nnil llrjiiu to
Ito MiiiiKhterc'l unit Biiittil Ooirn ,
While Majors nnd his campaign managers
nro boasting and claiming the earth , the
Irutli [ a tliat they are very badly scared.
The enthusiastic reception which Judge Hoi-
comb received In this c-rporntlon strong
hold has given them a very severe Bhock.
As n matter of fact the situation has looked
\ery desperate from the outset , but the word
went out to nil strikers anil heelers that
thy must shout , yell and glorify over the
assured triumph o Majors , sj as to keep the
tank and nle which was threatening to break
away In line , It has been apparent all the
time that something desperate had to be
done to keep democrats from endorsing
Holcomb. At this time , as the
landslide Is coming Into sight , the chid
beneficiaries that are interested In tha elec
tion of Majors and the continuance of the
rule of the old Mother and Porgan crowd
experienced n cold chill cradling down their
spinal columns.
11 was mooted already two weeks ago that
old Hill Paxton , who has \ested and Invested -
vested Interest In the tattooed man from
Nemaha , would bo brought out by his
friends , which In this Instance means the
railroad crowd , as n straight democratic can
didate for governor. Dut Mr. Paxton would
prefer another trip on the cholera steamer
and a four months sojourn on Fir * Island
to the ordeal that would be In store for
him as a decoy candidate for pulling II. &
M. cheUnuts out of the fire. So I'axton ,
after taking tlneo whlfs out of his cob pipe
kicked tha railroad dashboard In nnd de
clined In language familiar and musical.
Then Bill's partner In the stock jnrds , who
once burked down Tom's dearest friend In Ne-
maha , was appealed to , McShane did nol
take Kindly to the Idea , nt first , of Jolnlnj
hands with Johnny. Thompson , George Co\cll
and other anti-Catholic ghost dancers , bul
the pressure became too Krc.it to be resisted.
It now coincs from reliable sources thai
two or moro conferences have been hcli !
within the past few days between Genera'
Manager Holdrege of the B , & M. . 1'axlon
McShane-and other leading democrats. Tht
result Is that McSlmne lias consented to ac
cept the straight democratic nomination foi
governor and stand as a straw man at tin
November election. They claim that Me-
Shane's candidacy would attract at leasi
" 5,000 straight democratic votes , many o
which would go to Holcomb If no democrat ! !
nomination were made.
Of course no one thinks for a momeni
that McShano or any other democrat conk
be elected , but his candidacy Mould iiiun
to the advantage- Majors , und Mr
Holdrefte , who brought about Majors' noml
nation In the republican convention , Is now
forced to desperate measures to save hit
man from Ignominious defeat. Whether hi :
manipulation of the democratic machine wll
cut a ; big a figure as he anticipates re
mains to be seen.
ANYTHING TO BEAT HOLCOMB.
-furthsrance of- this , schema a prlvati
conference of administration ami rallroa <
democrats was held In room No. 212 of thi
New York Life building last evening. TSi
meeting was so private that there was t
doorkeeper , and no one not Invited was al
lowed tj come within a rod of the door , am
when the meeting broke up all of the part'e ,
ran off to explore the most remote parts o
the world of which the compass gave an'
hint with a hesitation that It would not re
quire a race track watch to compute.
Dr. George L. Miller , collector of customs
said psrhaps as much ns anyons else , anil i
great deal was said , though to but one point
Undid Martin , chairman cf the democrat !
state central committee , followed next Ii
a somewhat minor key. Henry "W. Yate
was not without a part In the discussion , am
others who talked were James B. North , col
lector of Internal revenue ; William A. Pax
ton , who , ever his corn cob pipe , swore h
would not run for governor on the democratl
ticket , and therefore en no other ticket
Chairman Rush of the democratic count ;
central committee , Frank Murphy , preslden
< f the Street Railway company , William Me
Hugh , J. 13. Sheehan , secretary of the mat
central committee , and last , but not leas !
John A. JlcShane , whom It Is proposed t
Immolate , himself having full knowledge be
forehand of the Immolation.
Mr. Rush declared afterward that th
meeting was simply to discuss "the generi
situation. " But the discussion was , In fact
more specific. Dr. Miller expressed It who
he said that what they wanted was a dem
ocratlc nomine ? for governor who was
thorouchbred , who was popular , who en :
boj'.cd ' democratic principles and who coul
go before the people on an out-and-out plal
form and contend for the principles e >
pressed therein , and hold the democrat !
vote.
"Every true democrat. " said the dodo
'will vote for such a man. "
Dr. Miller's proposition was not quite spi
ctflo and plain enough , however , unt
amended by Mr. Yatcs and others , who di
clared that the chief thing to be sought we
a nomination that would hold In line ol
school democrats , who would otherwise vo
for Judge Holcomb. When Dr. Miller statet
with an emphasis which Italics and undei
scoring and capitals and any other Blfi
that could bo Invented In a thousand 'year
that the worst thing capital In Nebraska hi
to fear was the election of Judge Holcomb
ho seemed to express the sentiments of the :
present.
RCADY TOR THE ALTAR.
John A. McShar.e , who always wears
serious expression , had on a tailor mat
expression last night , perhaps more solcm :
determined and resigned than lie e\cr wei
out on the streets with before , Ho w :
at the meeting twice. He was there ear
and then , perhaps from a sense of modest
gave the elevator man an extra desccmllr
trip , Then , later , he gave Mm an cxti
ascending trip and was at the meeting ngal
"He of good cheer , " said he to Dr. Mllle
"We ehall on the Clh of November next kind
such a fire In Nebraska as by God's grai
shall never \ > t put out.'r .
He then said that , come weal or woe , 1
would run for governor In the hope of boa
Ing Holcomb and electing Majors.
After Mr. Yatea had told a story , r
latins that a good democrat had said
him that as things looked at present I
would vote for Holcomb , the question
controlling the county convention was dl
cussed. 1'or some- reason Holcomb ai
Bryan were placed In the same boat ai
every conceivable thing known to slat
county , city or ward politics was to be dote
to wreck this craft. On this point :
definite arrangements were made , but
was decided that the antl-sllverlles ai
admlnlstratlonlstB uliould put men out
caucuses and primaries to seek to ( ecu
the election of delegates hostile to both H <
comb and Bryan. Mr. Hush ) > ald he won
do his part. Another meeting of the cotei
will b ; hold Eogn.
SOUTH OMAHA KICKS.
The tchenie to fcrce the nomination
John A , McShane for governor In the dem
o.-at o convention dots not suit the m
J rlty of the democrats of South Omali
They openly Desert that It U nothing out
Jib to help out Majors , It Is pretty ge
orally underdosed here that the corporal !
managers are fcr Majors. People nay th
he sent them soldiers by the train load di
Ini : the strike and when Manager Babe1
of the stock yards company was In tbe leg
lature he had the etr of the tatto ed cam
dale at will. The el ck yards men are ,
for Majors. The packers are nol no 01
tpoken , but It Is predicted that they w
gvo Vim their support. Already some
tha workmen. In Uie packing house * hi
announced that Mnjors l the boy for them ,
and It IB mittc ceruin that Tom tins rent a
missionary dcwn there to build some fences
In his behalf already.
The striker * , howoer , that Is , the work
men who went out n month ago , arc bitter
against the man who sent the 11)1111 a there
when , they tuy , they were nol needed , and
there arc few of 1hom who will cast their
ballot In his favor.
Kven the g-vernment employes and the
men who ate recognized as administration
democrats are In favor of having Holcomb
nominated outright In the state convention.
They do not hrsltnte to express themselves
openly on the matter. In fact the maj r ty
cf the South Omahn democrats Inlk the sime
way. In care nn effort should bo made to
select .1 delegation that would fa\or any
wilier proposition there will be n big racket
and a double' delegation gi from the Magic
City. "No s.nc man , " sold a well known
dtmccrnt last evening , "has the slightest
Idea that McShflne cr uny other democrat
could be elected with three tickets In the
field. " More than this , some' of the demo
crats "are unkind enough to state openly that
( hey believe J. U. lloy.l was ncm'natcd In the
Interest of Mercer. The parly down hero
Is badly dlsorgunlied and there Is harmony
cnly on one rr < pcsltlon. nnd that Is that the
democratic convention nominate Holcomb nnd
place hla name at the head ( t the ticket.
iioi.in.MU Nor
llclleirs .McSlisitin' * CunilldiicyV11I 1'roto
Dlimnmmll'iK tn Iti I'miunlrrn.
Judge Holcomb was asked last evening
what effect , If any , he Relieved HIE nomina
tion of John A. McSlmne Or any other
straight party democrat for governor would
liRe on his own chances of election. He said
that In such an event he thought the admin
istration and Eln Rle standard democrats would
succeed , but only to a degree , In what they
undertook , that Is , In holding the old lime
democrats In line to prevent them fr in voting
ing the populist ticket. "Hut , " said Judge
Holcomb , "the loaders , in putting up a
straight democratic ticket , if they succeeded
In doing so , will , I nrn confident , be disap
pointed In the rrsult , for I nm sure that 'be
fore the campaign 1s ended every sensible
voter In the democratic parly will be fully
aware that the ticket Is n t In
good faith , but simply tc
help Majors , and that on election day most
democrats will make- the choice between
Mr , Majors and myrclf. The move will prob
ably detract some from my majority , bul
will not put my election In serious jeopardy
I am sincere In saying , with some knowledge
o' the temper of the people of the state tc
base my opinion on , that 1 believe I will b <
clcc'ed , I am certain that If I nm not rlectrt
my defeat will have been broucht about bj
ring republicanism and administration de
mocracy In thwartlne by the well recoc
nixed. methods at their command the rca
will of the people. "
Judge Holcomb goes today to Grcsham tt
spruit there with Judge Stark , the popullsi
nominee for congress In the Tourth ills
trlct. Ho will then return to Omaha to con
fcr nlth the leaders of the campa'gn , nm
will probably make several speeches Ir
Omaha before the campaign ends.
NAMKU TJI1H1 ! SPATl ! TtCKI'T.
Coloraili ) Ipiiil > ! lctin * tliiixn Tlii'lr Lrmlrri
tar lliu Coming Cnmvnilin.
Governor. . A. W. M'lNTYIU
Lieutenant Oo\ernor . JIM )
Secretary of State . A. II. M'C
Treasurer . HUNHY 1J.
Juilpe oC the Supreme Court .
. . . JOHN CAMPI3I3L.I
DENVER , Sept. 12. The delegates to thi
republican state convention were late Ir
asscmbl ng tcday and it was nearly nooi
before Irving Howbcrt , chairman of thi
stnto central committee , aJd. ! thr ccnven
lion to order , There were present 9J > 3 dele
gules , a few of whom were women tuklni
part In their first state convention mule
the new equ-.l suffrage law , A commlttei
0:1 : credentials was appointed and a reces :
taken. The Indications nre that A. W
Mclnlyre of Alarnosa will receive the noml
nation for governor on the first ballot.
Senator Wolcott addressed the convention
He said : "A new element has entered poll
tics 2nd the wttncn of the shite must bca
their share of the burden. There Js no go.i
citizen ho does not thank his Maker tha
the woman will cast her ballot with him t <
prevent misrule.
"Since Colorado became a stale , there ha
never been an hour when Its motto could a ,
earnestly be Invoked ns new , 'Nothing With
out DHIne Aid. ' There must be enoug ]
men and women In this state to save 1
from further misrule , I believe that th
contention will net listen to the clilms o
anj man for office , but will select citizen
who will save the state from misrule. "
At the conclusion of Senat.r Wolcott's re
marks , Senator Teller took the platform
Ho pave a brief history of the fight In c"n
Kress last winter to prevent the repeal of th
Sherman bill and stated the silver cause al
over the world was growing so rapidly tha
It wa . In his opinion , but a sh rt time nntl
f. free coinage law would be enacted by con
gress. He agreed with his colleague In hi
statement that lie was willing to be with
drawn from the republican party -when j
ceased to bo friendly to the cause of sllvc-i
The committee on credentials made It
report , and the temporary organization wa
made permanent.
Nominating being In order the followln
nera made : Judge of the supreme courl
John Campbell of Colorado Springs ; gov
ernor , A. W , Mclntyre of Alamosa ; lleuter
ant governor , Juil Brush of Greeley , nnd set
retary of stale , A. H , McO.ffey of Danvci
state treasurer. Harry E. Jlulnlx of Trlql
dad.
dad.U
U being alt r 8 o'clock when this nomlna
tlon was made nnd the delegates having ha
no dinner , an adjournment was tsken unt
tomorrow morning.
I'uslmi U'UH > Go.
NORFOLK , Neb. , Sept. 12. ( Special Tcli
gram to The Bee. ) The democrats an
populists of the niexcnth senatorial dlstrli
both held their conventions In this city toda ;
An effort was made for fusion and the derni
crals announced that they would name ,
M. Pyle of Wayne If the populists woul
endorse them , but the latter utterly n
nounccd fusion and placed James Brooks i
Stanton county In nomination. All hut tv
of the entire democratic delegation ca
their vote for Senator F. J , Hale on the ii
formal ballot , but on his declining to aecei
the nomination , J. M. Pyle , professor of tl
Wayne Normal college , was nominated.
Srnntnrliil ( 'iimllilatoi Named.
M'COOL JUNCTION , Neb. , Sept , 12.
( Special to The Bco. ) Republican delegat
representing this senatorial district , Yoi
and Flllmore counties , met and unanimous
nominated Charles II , Sloan of Killmo
county as their candidate for senator. The
was a large attendance and much e
thuslasin. Good speeches were made I
Sloan , Charles Kuckley , Captain \V ,
Henry nnd 'o'thcrs.
The popullsl delegates to the btnatorl
convention representing York and Flllmo
counties held their convention here todi
and nominated Richard Dobaou of Flllmo
county.
Ko | > iil > li-iin ! lit \\'t iHtnr City ,
WEBSTIH CITY , ia. , sept. 12. ( Sped
Telegram to The Bee , ) An even hundri
delegates met In this city at the conn
convention of the republican pirty toda
George Olitmtcail of Stratford was select
as the nominee for county attorney , Sol Defer
for recorder and Prof. Weaver for couo
buperlntendent. Nominations are consider
equal to election , an this county Is SOD r
publican , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'lr nril with llr > uu' Spr < - < Ii ,
VALPARAISO. Neb , Sept. J2. ( Sped
Telegram to The Bee. ) lion. W. J. Br > i
i poke for tuo hours here tonight upon I
well known topics , The opera house w
crowded and the audience seemed w <
pleased. The tpeakpr closed with an el
quent recommendation of Judge Stark to t
of tills district.
Turn UK < uiiuty ICein
WUST POINT , Nb. , Sept. 12. ( Special
The lice ) The regular republican conn
convention U called to meet at Hancn
October i.
TURNED THE TRAIN OVER
iHssouri Wind Storm Takes Onduo Liberties
with-a Passenger Train ,
CARS LIFTED BODILY FROM THE TRACKS
TITO I'aMcngcTH Klltoil it nil n. Niiinlirr In.
Jurril Prompt Action tit n Itniko-
nmn lriV4 lit * u .Mnro >
CHARLESTON. Mo. . Sept. 12. T o men
vcre killed and n score of people Injured
mit of them fatally. In a tornado here today ,
during which n train was blown from the
rack. The killed arc :
FRUDDIE M'C'LELI.AND , El Dorado. III.
PARMHLIA DH.MPSEY , Bertrond. Mi.
Among the sccrc of Injured only the fol-
> wlnp names could be secured :
Coyle , b-ggage mister , badly bruised ;
JnOs , Kl Dcrndo , III. , leg broken ; Dexter ,
Jentcrtown , O. , Internally Injured ; W. H.
) o Camp , Hamltont ! 0. . side badly hurt ;
A. D. Touting , Alto I'-ibs , 111. , fatally Injured ;
V. II. Hester , Mooreh-uso , Mo. , shoulder
llslocated ; G. W. Humphrey , Leora , Mo. ,
arm broken ; George McClendon , Joplln , Mo. ,
arm badly hurt ; Mrs. J. W. McCullom. Dex-
er , Mo , , arm broken ; G. H. Miller , Corning ,
Ark. , badly bruised.
It was about 3 o'clck this afternoon when
ho westbound express on the C. R. 0 , branch
of the Iron Mountain rctul was struck by the
hurricane , and the result was one of the most
serious wrecks ever known on the system.
The train , In charge of Conduct.r Jack Lower
and Engineer Andy Hill , had Just reached
ho limits of the city when passengers nd
crew noticed the approach of a funnel-shaped
cloud that was dealing destruction to every-
hlrig In Its pnlh , uprooting largo trees and
hurling missiles before It. The train and
the cyclone met nnd the wind lifted the en-
.Irc line of coaches and landed them a dis
tance of twenty feet fr.m the track , almost
: urnli1g them over. Those who were not
hurt t-erlc-usly had to free themselves and
rrscuo others leas fortunate.
CARS TOOK TIRE.
Efforts were being made In this direc
tion when a new danger presented itself ,
riames were seen in the rear ot the train ,
and only for the heroic action of Uraketnan
Cartwcll an even worse caUslrophe might
have boon recorded He hastily secured a
heavy piece ot timber and battered down
the car door , rushed In and extinguished
the flames. Nearby were a woman and a
little child nfire , and hastily catching them
up he extinguished the lire , but not till both
had been severely burned. A little fellow
2 years old is supposed to have fallen out
o * the window when the train was over
turned. The child was dead , his body being
badly biulscd. Among those deserving at
tention for special efforts are ; Austin
Black , roadmaster , Jack Lower , conductor ,
and J. A. Green , local agent , ivho wcro en
ergetic In relieving the sufferers. Aflido
from the train and Its passengers , the darn-
age done by the tornado , which seems to
have been purely local , was slight. Ha
path waa" not over thirty yards wide , am )
did not extend more than a mile ,
TOKNAUO Y1MTS .MIIMl'II ! > .
One JMiin Killed , Tn Injiirnl mid Jttuch
rroi Tty Io tro > L t' .
MEMPHIS , Sept. 12. A portion of north.
Memphis was swept by a tornado this inorn-
Ing nl 11:30 : , destroying nnd damaging prop
erty to the extent of ? 3,5 0 and killing a
negro , Robert Cuth , and Injuring two other
persons slightly. The portion ot the city
visited Is the seat of Ihe lumber mills , and
the chief damage falls upon three of them ,
as follows : N. W. Speer , jr. , & Co. , mllla
unroofed , smoke stack blown down and a
largo amount of lumber carried away ; An
derson , Tully & Co. , stacks down , factory
unroofed , blacksmith bhop and pump house
blown down and their heading department
wrecked ; Harwood Lumber company , saw
mill unroofed , boiler walls wrecked , stacks
blown down and much lumber blown away.
Robert Cuth , an assistant fireman employed
by the Harwood company , In his frightened
effort to seek a place of safety was caught
beneath a falling smoke stack and killed.
One hundred yards of the Wolf river
bridge ot the Chesapeake , OJilo & South
western road was picked up and thrown 100
feet uwny. In addition to this work of de
struction , many negroes' lints in the neigh
borhood were unroofed or wholly wrecked ,
and the Ebenezcr colored Baptist church
was damaged. The tornado came from the
south and traveled almost due north , and
It Is said by the -weather bureau to have
been purely local , no warning having been
received of Its approach.
Caiman's cotton gin mills north of Mem
phis were partly unrcoted , and trees up
rooted as If mere pipe sterns. Corn and
cotton In the path of the tornado wcro de
stroyed.
DROWNED IN CUT-OFF.
I'clcr iilliir unil tlciliii I'lilinlilnd Go lo
tlii * I.a ! < [ / lluttum.
Peter Baltzer , a palnt'r wl.o lived near the
corner of Twentieth and Djrcas I reels , and
John C. Palmblad , a bricklayer , were drowned
In Cut-Off lake about 5 o'clock yssterday
afternoon. Their bodies were recovered
about 8:30 : by Coroner Maul and taken to the
morgue , where an Inquest will be held at 1
o'clock this afternoon.
Yesterday afternoon these men went out
to Cut-Off lake with a few companions nnd
took a boat ride. They started to row out
toward the middle of the laho where the
water Is quite deep.
After watching them for a short Urns the
men on the shorn concluded that It was imf
Mfo for them to be out In aboil as Ihey had
been drinking , nnd two men'were ami after
them In another boat. Two of the men came
back with the relief boat , but Baltzcr and
Palmblad Bald that they w re' able to take
care of themselves and Kept on Ui3lr course ,
When opposite tlm Ice houses on the east
bank of the lake the boat was scpn rocking
and suddenly It upsa , HiriwJ'iR tho'.rn Into
the water , whlchv was about nlno or ten feet
In depth. The men sank and nothing moro
them.
Grappling hooks were secured and a num
ber of men went out ta recover the bodies.
Within n half , hour they had recovered .that
of Peter Haltzer. and taking It to Ihe bank
telephoned for the coroner. They wcro not
so forlunats Wrecovering Iho body of Palm
blad , and 'they procured a big seine with
which they dragged the bottom of the laka
until 8:30 : before finding the body. The ra-
malns wer * then removed lo the morgue by
the coroner. Alt these "who witnessed the
drowning were summoned to appear at Iho
> Ituiuett. Iloth men nre , murrl = d and hail
families. IlnlUcr wa u member ot the firm
of llallger llroj. , painters.
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< 'li'ii mini Trlril to Snrsik In ,
OODB.VHni.ma , N. Y. , Sept. 12-Flve
| Chinamen were nnuKtt-d. hero today while-
trying to evade the exclusion act by Hpeclal
Agent Jenkins of tbe Trrnsury department.
They came acion * the Hf. Lawrence In a
low boat from i'rvwctt , Out. , nrul at
tempted to land Hour the steamboat wharf ,
They are confliittd In jail and will be ex-
nnilncd today.
' for tlm I'lrn SiiRcroit.
NEW YOKK. Hepl. 1& Mayor Ollroy re
ceived UOO fn in the TurK | > li minister In
WnHhlr.t-ton us the turn nt the subacilptlon
to the Jlra iuirterer . The New York iund ,
i besides this , amounia to 12.2(3- ( '