FHE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE
ESTABLISHED JUNE 11) ) , 1871 , OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , SEl'VpMBER 23 , ISOi-SIXTEEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
IN ITS PATH
West Destructive Btoim in YeaiB Visits Por-
ticna or Iowa nnd Minnescti.
WHOLE TOWNS SWEPT OUT OF EXISTENCE
Many People Crushed to Death in the Wreck
of Thoii Own Homes.
STORM COVERED A VERY WIDE AREA
Scarcely a Family in Its Path that Does Not
Mourn SomoD.nd.
INCH rARMING COUNTRY DEVASTATED
Product of the Year's Toil Soittorod in to
Fields and De3tioy < .d.
DETAILS OF THE CALAMITY MEAGER
Prostrate Tolcnr.iih Wren and tlio r.nrjru
Cargo Territory Devastated Makes It
UllUcult'lo Procure Uctiills of
the L'nlnmlty.
OSAGB , la. , Bept. 22. ( Special Telegram. )
A cyclone of old original form struck four
snlles northeast of this city last night , de-
etroylng everything In Us path. It traveled
from east to west , striking the Cotter place ,
four miles from this city , first , destroying one
large barn , unroofing three- others and the
liouse , picking the \\lndmlll up and dropping
It through thebarn. . It next struck Mrs. P. .
Lonergan's place , destroying the grove , barr
and house and killing Mrs. Loncrgan anil
seriously injuring her son. Mrs. Loncrgan
was carried several rods nnd left in a hot
lot across the road. It IOOK P. S. Herbert1 !
largo barn and house , completely demolish'
Ing both , killing Mrs. Herbert , nged 30 , am !
two children , Harry , aged S , and Huth , age < !
C months , seriously Injuring Mr. Herbait
Next was Mr. Donner's house , which \\ai
tidly damaged , At the W. Perrys place thi
house and Turn were torn to kindling wood
Wiling his daughter Annie , nged 12 years
fatally Injuring William Perry , aicd ; 27. I
took the tchool house up bodily and no traci
ot It can bo found. Then the storm seenici
to rlso some , but did much damage to barm
and windmills , and on the cist In Douglas :
township James McCann nnd wife were si
seriously Injured there are no hopes of thcl
recovery . William Stanton Is also in i
dangerous condition.
Another cyclone struck one n > lle north o
Stansgar , demolishing a $9,000 bridge , over
turning the houses of A. Tollefson and Mr
Grow , then raising , to drop on the town o
Low ther.
The storm completely wiped out the clt ;
of Leroy , Minn. , next , where 'flre and wlni
d'estroyed a hotel and three general stores.
Next came Spring Valley , where fifty
three houses and a cold storage depot wer
demolished. Tlvo persons were killed am
over thirty Injured , The next town vlslte
waa Lalnlvhere the depot and sevcru
buildings were destroyed. In this city nearl
every window Is broken by hall , -which fel
aa largo aa liens' egFjs , while torrents c
\ \ . water rushed down the streets.
KOSSUTH COUNTY VISITED ,
MASON CITV , la. . Sept. 22. The mos
devastating and life destroying storm c
wind , hall and torrents of rain known 1
years visited this section last night about 1
o'clock. In its destructive path It touche
the south part of Lincoln township , and the
it passed eastward to Mandy Junction , Int
the south part ot Worth county. In Its \ \ nit
it swept valuable property out of xlstcnc
and killed at least fifty persons. All tele
graphic communication lias been shut off b
fallen wires , to that full details cannot b
obtained , but It la certain that the numb ;
ot dead' and Injured will foot Into the hui
dreds. The storm ssems to have travele
from the southwest to the northeast. It n [
pears .that It gathered Its force touth c
EmmetsburK. then crossed the Iowa and D :
koto , division ot the Milwaukee cast of Rrr
mettsburg. It next headed north ot wester ! ;
then in Lincoln township , and next crossc
' the Iowa and Dakota division a mile north (
Qrafton , thence speeding straight north I
Ixsroy and Spring Volley , At Bmmcttabur
the ampltlicate'r at the fair - grounds wo
wrecked , alto one residence. ' Several are n
ported Injured there. Four miles north <
SVcMejr grat destruction was wrought. /
Cylinder , the whole family of Alexandi
Goldman , consisting of himself , wife and i\\
children , were kllltd. About ten other pe :
tons were injured. Dwellings were demo
IshMl. and a large num'itr of out bulldliif
laid low. nrporls say there wtra nine ItllU
In the vicinity of Cylloder anil Emmettsbur
Three miles north of Wesley , J. Dlngham
bousa was overturned nnd set on fire. Tl
Inmates had a narrow escape. The killed I
that vicinity are :
M. CASIEIl and WIFE.
3. W. niNQHAM.
MRS. TWEED , mother ot Louis Tweed.
TWO CHILDHEN OF THOMAS TWEK1
M. H. SCHEPPB AND TWO CHILDIIEI
TUBD FRENCH AND TWO CHILDHU !
Infants ot Mr. nnd Mrs. Eden and Mr. ar
'Airs , neccotv.
This makes a total ol fourteen killed he :
o Jar an heard from.
The Injured are , to far as learned ;
Mrs , E. Tvree4 and four children.
Tweed bad both arms broken and tv
fit the children cannot live.
Thomas Tweed , wife and two chlldre
Jjoth ctrlously injured ,
Joiter Camp , wife and children and M
* '
And MM. Eden , all lerlously injured.
The Jtorra ( truck near Crystal Lake , i
Drltt. The Hit cf killed , tbr to tcvt
north ot Drltt , in :
MRS. STUOQART AND TAVO CHILDREN ,
MRS. ORIOQS.
MRS SMILTON AND ONE CHILD.
MR. JACOBSON.
MAN AND AN UNKNOWN CHILD.
The fatally Injured are :
Christ Jlanson. '
Mrs. SUnllton's child ,
Injured slightly :
Mr. Slmllton , Mr. Smith and three chil
dren.
dren.Mr.
Mr. Dann , wife and three children.
Mr. Dlngham , wife and three children.
F. Daughton and wile ,
A. Dockmau and wife , *
A. Foster.
Mr. Mutz , wife and child.
Mr. Otcrcourso and wife.
II. P. Madson ,
In this county , Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Had-
dow , Eloy McKeccher and John Voterson
were killed and Mrs. D. McKtccher nnO
Maggie Hallor fatally Injured. The property
Io.s'a will run high Into the thousands. Tin
Injured are all belAg cared for.
A willow hedge running north nnd eoutl
near the Stchneck honuetead was piled lull
of household goods , mattresses , bedding en
milk cant , carried through from Denver1 !
place , a mile west.
HORSES CAME- OUT ALL -RIGHT.
The Joe Thompson housa was gutted an <
the walls nre In a swaying condition. Hli
barns went to pieces and five horses wen
burled in It. It took till 3 o'clock nex
morning lo dig tliem out , but all were re
covered from the ruins without injury.
East of the river In Plum Creek townshl ]
the house of George Holman was carrlei
twenty rods nnd dropped with such force ai
to wreck It. In It were Mr. Holmnn , wlfi
and six children. One of the children wa :
killed outright and four were Injured am
Holman seriously hurt. An old man n.imci
Dangman , a mile north ot Holman's , \va
killed and seven more were killed northeas
of this place , Including a man and wife
name not known. A man named Sweepe
and two children and an Infant child of th
Clausdcns was killed. Others are coming li
to our undertakers far coding.
The country swept over IB n farming sec
tlon with great barns filled to the ralter
with hay. The packed condition of th
barns saved the stock , Tlicro Is hardly an
loss of Etock ,
A dispatch received from Wesley , twelv
miles cast , states that there were thlrtec
dead bodies north of there. Several of thes
are Included In the foregoing. '
The cj-clone burst In all Ita fury upon th
residents cf North Ccrro Gordo county , dc
stroylng c'ght farm houses and layln
everything flat. The dtaU there are :
ELLKRY M'KERCHDR.
JOHNvPATTERSON. .
D. T. HADUOW.
MRS.'D. T. HADDOW.
Fatally wounded :
MISS MAGGIE UAKEU.
HAROLD M'KERCHER.
ALICE M'KERCHER.
MISS EDITH BENTLEY.
JAMES O'NEILL.
Five persons were killed at Osage un
probably half a dozen others In the dlstrli
Immediately surrounding this city. The c ;
c'.ano came from the is.-southeast and passe
off across the Minnesota line ,
At Louthcr , a tcmn ot 100 people , U
stotm destroyed the Great Western depo
grain elevator , the store- buildings and divcl
Ings. The Chicago express an the Clilca ?
Great Western road was delayed clearing II
demolished butlillngs from the tracks.
The Chicago Great Western agent at M
Intlre , la. , telegraphed that the- storm passe
over Rlcevllle , some four or five miles dl
tant , doing some damage , and then stru <
the small village of Lowther , destroying tl
entire place. The Mclnttre agent also tel
graphs that messengers came Into Rlcevll
for physicians , who are needed at the villa )
of New Haven , some ten miles distant fro
Rtcovllle , Those messengers said New Havi
waa badly damaged by the storm , mar
houses bcins wrecked nnd several persoi
Injured.
TWENTY-SJX KILLED.
ALGONA , la. , Sept. 22. A cyclone passi
through this county about 8 o'clock la
night. So far ns reported twenty-six psop
nre killed and thirty-nine Injured , sever
of them fatally. The little town of Cyllnde
twenty miles west of this place , on the Ml
waukee road , it Is reported was literal
swept from the face of the earth. Abe
twenty-live miles north of tliat place a faml
named Goulden , four In number , wore r
k'lled. The town of Whlttemore , tweV
miles west of Algona , was unharmed , b
Robert Stevenson , four miles north , w ;
killed and his wife probably fatally Injure
Eighteen people who sought shelter In tl
house on the Durant plnco were more
less hurt , nnd ono woman will probably dl
They ; were going home from the county fa
at this place , which had a big day ycste
day.
day.A
A llttlo further on fourteen others we
huddled Into the IBcgetmare house. He
Carl Uarrlck was badly hurt and his wl
was probably fatally Injured. Charles L
and wlfa and five children were very bad
hurt.
hurt.All
All of this company who escaped dea
were Injured. The wife nnd children
Fred Pompe In Fenton township were
the house , which completely collapsed , b
\\ere covered up by falling walls and :
ono hurt. The barn was completely blov
uway , except the floor and mangers. Fl
horses , tied to the mangers , were left stan
Ing on the floor unharmed ,
Gcorgo W. Beaver , three miles north
Algona , had Just got homo from the fa
Ho got Into the house with his wife ai
two children and an adopted boy ami w
Just getting down Into the cellar when t
cyclone struck the house and demolished
completely. The whole family were cover
with the rulni. Beaver had the baby in 1
arms , and with It he made his way north
the house of Christian Dau , his lather-ln-Ia
for help. His wife was just dying when
returned and his little girl gasped "pap
and expired. The wreck here- was comple
nothing remaining of the handsome hou
and barn.
The sight at Myron Schlnk's was even
more complete picture of desolation. T'
Immense barns end the house were ma
Into kindling wood. His wife and chl
were carried 100 feet , and when found we
under heavy oak beams. Doth were la
and Mr. Schlnk was unconscious. I lor a
Sclilnk , Myron's father , waa covered
with a pile ot lumber. Ho had a sevc
scalp wound and was burt In the back a
otherwise injured. Hla condition is aerloi
He it 73 years old and hla recovery Is qui
ttonable.
FOREST CITY , la , , Sept. 22. It la
pected the number of dead from the cycle
will reach twelve or fifteen In this tectte
nd the- number of wounded double that nu :
bcr. The lots of property la also heavy.
Buffalo and Edna townships In Wlnncbago
county anil Elllngston and Madison town
ships In Hancock county seem to have suf
fered the most. In Buffalo township six are
known to be killed and at Elltng&ton two.
Reports are very meager , as most of the
casualties nro In the outlying districts and
wires are down.
At Leroy the dead are :
HENRY F1NLEY , aged 16.
CHRIST OILBERTSON , aged 16.
JOE NELSON , aged 35.
Mrs. Mort Dunton la badly Injured and she
cannot live , nnd tha others Injured are :
Nels Welgan , Carl Carlsen , Arthur Mayfield -
field , Mr. and Mrs. Horace Chamberlain ,
R. Myers. Charles Blair and three small
children , and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cotton ,
MINNESOTA TOWNS
Wind Two Hundred YuriM Wldo Cuts Up
KverflhlliR In lit 1'ntli.
ST. PAUL , Sept. 22. St. Paul and all
southeastern Minnesota was visited lasl
night by a heavy rain and thunder storm
accompanied further by considerable wind
With one almost Inconsiderable exception , il
was the first real rainfall which has \ls'
itcd the city since May 15. The Greal
Western reports trouble and damage onlj
at one point. The storm , which Is described
as a hurricane and n cyclone , passed dl
agonnlly across the track between switches
at Lowther , la- , which Is the fourth sta >
tlon below the line. The switches would In
dlcate the distance nt less than 1,000 feet
but the gala swept everything In sight
striking all the company's buildings. Thi
depot nnd the grain warehouses were razet
to the ground. The blow occurred nt mid
night , but the damage was not very great
as last night's passenger train out of hen
was delayed only about forty minutes by th <
clearing of the track. Reports ure meager
but the loss of life in the southeastern cor
ner of the state was very severe.
A Waseca , Minn. , special to the Dspatcl !
says : A cyclone passed through the centra
portion ot this county last night dcstroyln ;
many thousand dollars worth of property li
Wilton and Otlsco townships. No lives ar
reported as being lost.
The cyclone struck Spring Valley. Minn ,
at 10 p , m. , ilrst demolishing the Wlnona
Southwestern depot , \slndmlll. water tank
oil tank , cold storage house ot Schellhau
Brewing company ot Wlnona , utterly de
straying them together with n dozen o
more houses. Three persons are dead nn <
twenty severely injured , some of whom wll
die. Temporary hospitals have been opene
for the Injured , while others are taken car
of by friends. The damage to tha South
western road ts about $5,000 , Loss , $30.000
no Insurance. The dead are :
MR. AND MRS. N. DODGE.
A CHILD OF FRANK MASHEK.
The wounded are :
C. G. KING , fatally.
MRS. LOUIS ROSE , fatally.
Lena Hose , seriously.
Mr. Harper , face bruised.
Mrs. Harper , Injured back.
Mrs. Frank Jitnshek , Injured back ; crlt !
cally.
Charles Dodge , critically.
Pcllle Rumsey , broken leg. .
Sallla Williams , seriously.
Mrs. William Strong , arm broken.
John Ness , nrm broken.
Mrs. John Ness , scalp wound , will recovci
John Ness , child , scalp wound , recover
dcubtful ,
Mrs. C. G. King , slightly.
Clark King , slightly ,
Jesse Harris , slightly.
Mrs. William Dovee , seriously ,
Lucia Bovee , slightly.
The storm came from the southwest an
was 200 yards wide. It swept through
newly built portion of the town.
OTHER TOWNS WRECKED.
Leaving Spring Valley the terrible win
passed onward 'to Homer , four miles soul
ot Wlnona , whera it destroyed three barm
the new town hall , a general store" , tw
houses and unroofing another.
The storm then passed across the JIlsi
fsslppl river , striking Marshland on the Wl :
cci sin side , destroying several houses an
other structures , but Injuring no one as fa
as reported.
At Homer the barn ot Mr. Jatnlson wa
destroyed ; also one belonging to Mr. Watsoi
Peter Burns' house was partly unroofci
The houses of Mr. Schmidt and Mrs , Alle
were blown from their foundations. .
wrecking train left hero for Homer at
a. m.
In QlmoreVnlIey ) , west of Winonn , a nuit
ber of houses and barns are reported to lia\
been unroofed. The poor house barn w :
blown from Us foundation. It Is believe
that the bluffs to the south of the city pn
tECted Wlnona from danger.
The little village of Lowther , Minn , wi
wiped out , not a building being left stani
Ing.
Ing.The town of Leroy , Minn. , was partial !
ruined. Three people were killed and tl
whol ; eastern part of the town badly dan
aged. Flro broke out at the same tlrno , de
troylng a hotel and three stores. The Ml
waukeo depot was destroyed with otlu
houses , and the following killed :
HENRY FINLEY.
A DRUMMER BOY NAMED GILBER'
SON.
SON.MRS.
MRS. DUNTON.
JOB NELSON , a laborer.
Dodge Center , Minn. , was visited at 8:5 :
the wind blowing down Warren Farlbank
warehouse and scattering It across the ral
road tracks. Several barns and small bull
Ings wcro blown down and shade trees bad
damaged.
A Dodge Center. Minn. , special
the Dispatch , says : The cyclone was tl
worst since the Rochester cyclone. The bai
and all the outbuildings 'of the Winds
hotel are destroyed , ns well as the content
also the west end ot Hardln's elevator , co
talnlng wool , and part of the elevator ; tl
roof of Warren Fairbanks' warehouse , part
filled with grain ; the roof of Harmer's bar
also part of the root ot Race's store , barn
small buildings and shade trees are bad
Injured. Chimneys are gone on many of tl
honcea In the country. Barns and gra
stacks ore mcro or less damaged , t
Waseoja , Vlnton's store Is destroye
Messrs. Devera , Butterfleld and Abie's hous
are alio bn.dly Injured , No loss of life
reported.LEROY'S
LEROY'S VISITATION.
AUSTIN , Minn , , Sept. 22. At 10:30 : la
evening the vlllago of Leroy wag vlalted 1
a mighty winditorm , developing genuine c
clonlo features. A portion ot the buslne
section ot the village was totally -wreckc
The tempest swept up from the southwest
a northeasterly direction. Houses , elevate
and store buildings wereas chaff on a thres
Ing floor before its reilstleaa power. Tl
loss ot life la small owing to the fact th
the residence portion waa largely spared , b
barns were blown away , cattle killed , alia
trees uprooted and the scene this mornii
Is one of wreck and ruin. The revolvli
cloud flrat struck the Milwaukee depot , e
( Continued on Filth Page. )
PLANS OF THE JAPS
' ' "i
Concentration of Troops in Oorca Indicate
, fl Forward -Movement ,
WAITING FOR VAMAGATA'S ' ARRIVAL
Prorent FOIOJ Much 'larger ' than Needed
to ITo'd the pound/ .
WILD STORIES IN THE NATIVE PRESS
Repotted Capture of Port Arthur a Sample
of Iharn.
PARUAMEMARV L LECTIONS IN JAPAN
Kicllcmcnt Over tlioVi r Distracts Public
Attention mid the Voting \Yii Nut
Attended liyj\ny Unusual
f
K.iclU' incut.
VICTORIA. D. C. , Sept. 22. The steamei
Victoria arrived this evening from Clilnt
and Japan , bringing the. following from thi
epeclsl correspondent of'the Associated press
YOKOHAMA. Sept. 22 , Trustworthy newi
'rum the seat of war Is extremely scarce
Fictitious reports from China have been si
numerous that llttlo attention Is paid to nnj
military or naval news professing to comi
from that quarter. The Japanese , on thi
other hand , are so reticent that no direct In
illcatkns ns to what Is * In progress can bi
gained from them , , It Is , however , estab
llshed that no forward movement will bi
made In Corea until , alter the arrival o
Count Yamagata at the front. The porto.
of Inactivity may cense at any time afte :
September 10. Moreover , It lus been de
elded that no descent shall be mads upoi
the Chinese coast unit ! after the gathering o
the "Craves" at Phyong-Yting shall have bee !
dispose ! of.
For the great operations they have li
view the Japanese will need a conalderabl
portion of their force now In the peninsula
and they do not proposd to withdraw these
leaving a Chinese army behind to mcaac
and harass the Corean ; ; capital. Cut ther
are already [ n that 'kingdom five times a
many Japanese troops as would be requlrei
to drive the Chinese flying. They are no
there for nothing , and .It , needs no gltl o
prophecy to fortell what will be dons wit ,
them as soon an the prcllminary buslnea
Is concluded. A reallyv Jraportant cxpeJItlo :
Is not likely to start wljliln a fortnight , an
It may bo still longer itctalnc.1.
Stories of landings at 'Fort Arthur an
even of the capture of , tffat stronghold or
told with minute dotalj .In Japanese news
papers , but they are crttirqlylttioiit founda
tlon. The Chinese army' keeps Itself we ]
under cover In Corca , and thej Japjnesj nav
lr holding Itself In reserve for werjt , spo
to come , The only warllSo transactions ar
In the nature of reconnolssances and skli
mlshes In the valley of the Tal Tong rlvei
and these are on an Insignificant scale.
The Japan parliamentary election \va
held cptember 1. It passed with llttl
excitement and few disturbances. Hlthert
elections have been accompanied with grea
agitation and often with rioting at the poll :
but on this occasion the absorbing intere ;
of war overcame all tendency to dlsords :
The relative strength of the parties In it
new house of representatives Is not yet full
ascertained , The proportions will probabl
not differ largely from those of the la :
Diet , but It Is believed that the vehemet
opposition hitherto manifested toward tli
government will be Held In check , In orde
that the conduct of the ! war may not I
embarrassed , Dissolution has been tli
fate of almost every previous parllamen
owing to Irreconcilable conflicts betwee
tlio administration and ther majority In oj
position , but the present , assembly Is pri
dieted to proceed harmoniously to Its end.
Juu'AiKi : ! ) Taunt UA.MAGI : AT SKA.
it
laimneao 1'lcut Not Itrobcii Up by Mecca
Conll < 't .
LONDON , Sept. 22. A Vspatch from Tokl
.today announces the receipt there of fu
dispatches from Admiral Ito , the Japanes
commander , reporting the naral battle at tli
mouth of the Yalu river , . He says that Ji
was on board the Mateushlma , a steel we
ship of 4,277 tons , 5,400-horse power , an
carrying twenty-eight guns , with the ve :
Eels composing the first Japanese squadroi
These shlpa were at the rendezvous at tl :
the Gulf of Core
Island of Hal-Yang-Tal In
watching for. any movement on the part <
the Chinese fleet. They sighted the em
my's fleet early In the morning of Septen
ber 17. The Japanese gave chase and eve :
took the Chinese fleet at 1 o'clock In tl
afternoon of the came day. The Chlnei
accepted battle , and the transports whlc
their fleet was escorting entered the Yal
rive/ .
riveThe
The Japanese admiral's report , contlnuln
Bays : "A fierce engagement followed , 01
men fighting with the greatest determlni
tlon. The battle continued until epprnacl
Ing darkness prevented Us continuance , i
the close of the day , as a result of ill
hours Incessant flghtlng. the Japanese ha
sunk the war ship Ya e-Wcl , Chao Yam
Lai Yuen and Chlng JYuen , while the Til
Yung. King Yun and , jng Yuen were i
fiet on flro by our shells. -
"At dusk our ships withdrew and pr
pared to renew the flgh't In the mornln
During the night , how'evejr. the remnants
the Chinese fleet stofo out of the csluai
and fled toward the Japanese coast. Tl
Japanese squadron sUrjed In pursuit , bi
owing to the damage dpne. some of our ahli
could only steam slowly. We reached Ho ]
sound at daylight on , thp morning of Be
tember 18 , but the Chines ships had reachi
a safe shelter. We aceordlngly eturned
the rendezvous at thef Uand ) of Hal-Yan
Tal , whence all movements of the Chine
from the Gulf of Pl-Chl-Ll could be car
fully observedr I
"Tho Matsushlma , fit Ye ! and Akagt we
In the thickest of the fight and engaged tl
moat powerful vessels of the Chinese flee
They received the greatest damage. Tl
transformed cruiser Bafclo ilso received co :
BlderaWo damage , The Matsushlma was e
peclally pounded , one of her four and on
halt-ton guns was dismounted by a th
which smashed the ctrrlagb oMoo gun , si
the latter swung * heavily against the thl
causing great damage. Ji will b nece
eary to send the Matsushlma to Sashel
for repairs. All the remttnlng ships ot tl
Japanese squadron can be repaired by a
tlflcers on board them , and In a week tl
whole squadron will be reaflV to put to s
agtln. Not one of { he Japanese war ah I
was eunk. The total number of Japan *
killed and wounded wax 160 ,
"The MaUushlma , which successively a
tacked the ring Yuen and Chen Yuen , had
her commnndcr , first lieutenant and thirty-
four of the crew killed , and four officers and
sixty-nine men wounded , Of the wounded
seventeen have sines died. "
The Yayo , a steel cruller of 1,600 tons ,
1,100-horso power , carrying three guns and
steaming twenty knot * nn hour , built at
Yoksuka , Japan , his been ordered lo the
Island of Hal-Yang-Tut ( o take the place of
the Matsushlma , Admiral Ito lias trans
ferred his flic to the steel cruiser Hnshl-
date , 4,277 tons , G,400-horse power and car
rying eighteen guns , capable of steam'nR
sixteen knots p = r hour. The Japanese- Board
of Admiralty has approved the action of
Admiral Ito In retaining all his ships except
the Matsushlmn In station and effecting re
pairs on the tipot ,
A dispatch from Shanghai says : There
was a most -serious loss of Chinese officers
In the battle of Yalu. In addition to these
xv ho perished on the Chin Yuen , the captains
of four men-of-war which have reached Port
Arthur are reported to have been killed.
Ting directed the operations , of the Chinese
fleet with great coolness , lie was twice-
wounded , the first time .on the check by a
fraBmcnt of n shell and then In the leg. Five
Chinese transports reported missing are
safe. It has been persistently rumored that
three other transports were either sunk or
captured by the Japanese , but this Is mere
horeray. The ofllcors of the Chinese north
ern squadron insist that at least three
Japanese- war ships wcro sunk In the bat
tle. It Is now generally admitted that not
a single Chinese battleship escaped with
out considerable damage.
The Chinese authorities expect to hear of
another battle in Corea shortly. A Toklo
dispatch says that all messages over the
Japanese field telegraph lo Fusan except
Gfllcial dispatches have again been stopped.
Thto Indicates that important movements are
developing.
NO MENTION OF TRANSPORTS.
Tiio Japanese legation here has received
a dispatch from Hlroschlma positively con
firming the reports that not a single Japa
nese war ship was destroyed In the naval en
gagement off the Yalu river. According to
this dispatch the Japanese less was ten
officers and iiJnety-sIx men killed and about
160 officers and men wounded.
The dispatch adds that the Injuries sus
tained by the Japanese vessels will not pre
vent them from engaging shortly In active
service , although several of them were badly
damaged.
The officials of the Japanese legation say
that neither in this nor previous dispatches
received by them has any mention been
made of the fact that the Chinese fleet was
escorting transports.
The announcement made by the Dally
News today In a dispatch from Its corre
spondent at Shanghai that It was re
ported , with reserve , that Count Cassinl , the
Russian mlnster ( at Peking , had been re
called and replaced by M. Hltrovc , who has
.been . the Russian minister at Toklo , has
'caused ' much speculation In London regard
ing the possible * action of Russia , In this
connection the officials of the Chinese lega
tion today notified fl representative of the
Associated press that as a matter ot fact
Count" Cassinl presorted his letter1-of " "re
call before thoj outbreak of the war , but he
was ordered by his government to remain
ill Tien-Tsln on account of the beginning of
hostilities.
The Standard's correspondent nt Berlin
says : The Chinese diplomats here declare
that the importance of the Japanese vic
tory at Ping Yang has been overrated , but
admit that the Chinese general made a
great mistake In not waiting for LI Hung
Chang's 0,000 disciplined men who were
coming overland. correspondent says
ChlJia will now unquestionably want to
avenge herself , and will devote the winter
to preparations ( or a long campaign.
The Times publishes a letter from Hong
Kong , dated August 10 , which says : The
secretary In the viceroy's yarncn states that
50,000 Chinese have enlisted within the
past ten days , but the majority are riff-
ralT. There are no rifles In stock for them ,
and none can be Imported In less than a
month. The usual Chinese garrison at
Mukden is 23,000 Infantry and 14,000 cav
alry.
alry.A
A special to the Standard from St. Peters
burg' reports that the Ilusalan Ironclad
Imperator Nlcolale and the first class cruise :
Pamlatozaba from kthe Mediterranean and
three cruisers from Cronstadt have started
for Vladlvostock.
PROVES THE VALUE OP CRUISERS.
Lord Charles Bcresford , formerly Junloi
lord ot the admiralty , who distinguished
himself at the bombardment of Alexandria
while In command ot the gunboat Condor ,
and who also shotted considerable skill and
bravery In the Nile expedition , being the
only man notkllled of these in the Imme
diate charge of the machine gun at Abi
Klea , was Interviewed today by a repre
sentative of the Associated press upon thf
subject of the recent naval battle fought be
tween Chinese and Japanese war ships.
Lord1 Charles Bercstord said that the Yali
engagement was a splendid object lesson
which emphasized most strongly the Im
perative necessity ot having an adequati
number ot cruisers. He added that had UK
Japanese been able to dispose of a sufHclen
number of cruisers they could have engagei
the Chinese at sea when the- Chinese wen
hampered by the transports their fleet waj
convoying. Similarly the Chinese , with i
sufficient number ot cruisers , could havi
fought the Japanese at tea Instead of 01
fchore , where their maneuvering was 1m
peded. The cruiser also could haVe warnei
Admiral Ting of the approach of the Japa
nese fleet early enough for him to preven
the latter reachlnc his transports.
Continuing , Lord Charles Bercsford sai <
that the accounts ct the battle so far re
celved bear out the opinion of the naval ex
perta , who held that the power of offense o
modern fleets Is Infinitely superior to the !
defensive powers , and that many ships inus
almost certainly be lost or crippled when fleet
equally matched come together. Thus , h
said , 1n future naval wars the Issue must de
pend largely upon ( he class and strengtl
of the offensive vessels of either Bide.
DANGER. OP HUGGING.
NEW YORK. Sept. 22. An Associated pres
reporter handed to Admiral Gherardl o dla
patch from London last night relative to thi
recent naval engagement between China ani
Japan , The rear admiral said that he hai
watched events In China and Japan ver ;
closely. He did not care which "whipped.1
"It i , " Jxe added , "a case of. Kllkenn ;
cats. " i
"Hugging the shore" be pointed out a
being contrary to Captain Mahon'B tunda
mental principle a fact emphasized In. th
special dispatches and in this connectlo :
the admiral remarked : "I subscribe to thai
tout oC course In thli particular case and ii
speaking at cuch a dlitanco it would not b
prudent for ma to offer an opinion. I d
not know the coast , "
From all bo had read ot the facts , an
being thorough belliver la Captal
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Wemlicr Fon-CRM forNobnmUa Today !
F.ilrj CoWer ; Northwest Winds ) Front.
I'nffc.
1. Pnrllcitlnrn of tlio lon-n Cyclone.
V Imt ilnpiui l'xcrl | In Ho 10 Clilnn.
. WIlllrtm'R Ailvlco tn III * Subject * .
3. Oiiinlin Hun n Kiln-Ill with Nrodlmm.
1'rollt Slmrlnir on ll > Jluco Uunmc.
Change * In tlio Itlff CollrRO Teiinn.
I.iml llnwku Alicail at CrlcUct.
3. l > nuKln * County forltr > 'ttii mill Itolcomli.
Owoim lclnr l - < l ilit > Anlilmnl Cnnitliliitr.
Ditto Mrrrrr'n Ailclrrm ut lUliliorn.
I. Inut AYcrk 111 I.ex-Hi Koclul Circle * ,
I.lfn In n Bnliller City ,
llicutrlciil Xcm from tlio Old World ,
n , ( Juror Crlmliml C'un 1'iuliMl.
Aflrrniiith of the l-'orr t J'lrc * .
I'tirelgn 1'iillcy of tlio Holy Sec.
G , t'oulicit UlnftH l.oriU Matter * .
buildrn Id-turn of n. l.miK Mlntlnc SI an.
.7. llcnntiiliuitUmal anil Seclnrlnii Nun * .
.Soutlienilcr * llcfrntcil ut Howling.
Iluti lliirr'n Oniclut 11 mil ( loiiu.
Id. Hn-kly Grlit of Sporllnjr (3iiMli.
II. Woiiiitn. Her Wnyn mill Jlcr M'orl < t <
JtcstrlcllniiH 1'lncctlun Hinnluu
. ' " . Killtotlnl unit Comment.
11 , Corrii'M Woman In ItnniliiRfl.
Atrocities ot Harder ( lucrrlllim.
IB , Condition of Omalm'H .Joblilnp Trailc.
Commorct.il lint ) l-limnclut Nu\t .
l.ulL-st I.I 11 Stock Quotation * .
10. r.li-nif inn Coinplciioiin In Hiu'tM'Hsfiil Ar.
tUtd.
Malion's sound Judgmonl and great naval
sltlll , he was with the captain In this
opinion that the evil of land hugging had
iroved most disastrous. Considering tlio
placing en barbette , It was natural that natu
ral consequences resulted from the attack
upon the Chen Yuen. A great mistake , lie
thought , had been madeIn having that ves
sel en barbette Instead of having the guns
enechelon , , which would have saved a gun-
ship from being reduced to the level ot the
smaller cruiser. Admiral Gherardl agrees
with Cnptnln Mahan that small cruisers are
more effectual than big battleships , and as
Illustrating this Ifad noted how much bet
ter the smaller ships had fared than their
larger colleagues.
In conclusion the re.ul admiral again re
marked : "Yes , It Is quite true the praises
of one of our nayal commanders have been
again loudly sung In London , but not for
the first time or undeservedly either. "
MVIDISII INUUSTKIKS xunivixa.
Cables tor Ainprtciin Mrcnt Car * Heine < > r *
< Ii-re < l from tli.it Country.
STOCKHOLM , Sept. 22. ( Special Corrc-
spondenco of the Associated Press. ) The
secretary of the Swedish-Norwegian consulate -
sulato In Chicago writes to the Swedish Ex
porting society that Swedish cables for street
railways and other works are attracting
considerable attention In the United States.
To this report may be added that Charles
Ycrkes , the street railway magnate of Chicago
cage , has Jutt oidcrcd a cable of H.OOO feet
to bo manufactured in Sweden. Another
thing which is probably not generally known
In America lu that the United States > Var
department contemplates. , ordering Swedish
swprcl blades to t > used In the United
States army. The government of the United
States has aUlee&t mode Inquiries tn regard
to their cost. Private- societies and fenc'ng
clubs In America have already sent In sev
eral orders.
The ship building Industry has again begur
to flourish in King Oscar's domain. Al
though Swedish built vessel s scarcely dlffei
from those built in other countries , this doe :
not Imply that no new Inventions In ship
building and kindred Industries are orlg
Inatcd or trlqd In Sweden. On the contrary
tank steamers for carrying petroleum In bull
were built In Sweden nt the Motala company1 !
yards for Husslan owners long before thi
first patent for this kind of vessel nas ap
piled for In England" America , and i
number of essential Improvements li
marine machinery and appliances havi
originated In Sweden , The umal
and swift open passenger steam launches
now running In the waters of Stockholm
have been built and engineered In Sweder
and have now been adopted In several places
As a rule they will take from fifty to 100 pas
sengers each and give excellent service al
day long for years , meanwhile giving tin
capital and harbcr the cheerful appearanc :
which so strongly Impresses the Amerlcar
tourists and other foreigners visiting Stock
holm. The new Swedish armor clads liav <
been inspected by foreign officials of htgl
standing , and are declared by them to be
when the lower price ( about JS5.000) ) , fullj
equipped and armed , is considered , almos
marvelous handiwork.
Ask ticriuiiuy tu Arhttnito.
COLON , Colombia , Sept. 22. It is bsllevci
that Nicaragua will tsk Germany to arbl
Irate the Mosquito question.
TJlItKK AKOHOJUt
Infill-luted Cltl/enn nt Arkiinsm dteiiRo t
Cinvurdly Munlnr.
LITTLE ROCK , Ark. , Sept. 22. The breatl
of life had scarcely left the body of thcl
victims when a mob of 300 enraged citizen
of McQhee secured Luke Washington , Ulch
ard Washington and Henry C , Robyson , th
three negroes who so fiendishly murdcrci
II. C. Putton at McQhee yesterday morning
nnd strung them up to a telegraph pole , ani
their lifeless bodies , perforated with bullets
are now dangling in the air near the seen
of the crime. The three negroes burst Int
the store of II. C. I'atton , n. prominent mcr
c"hant at JlcGhee , nnd alter beating hln
Into Insensibility with clubs , dragged hlri
to the rear of his store , where tli
knife was brought Into use , making thel
terrible work doubly sure , nnd their uncon
tclous victim's throat was cut from ear t
ear. The negroes then rifled the store of
small sum of money and what goods the :
could carry away and fled to I'lne Blun
where they were captured last night. The
were taken tack to McGhce today , and a
the coroner's Inquest broke down and con
'cssed their crime.
The negro population of Desna county oul
numbers the whites five to one. All day ex
cltement ran high In McQIieo and It was al
most certain that an soon as darkness olioul
settle over the little town no tlm
would be lost In avenging 1'atton'
murder. The negroes of McGhco too
a leading part In the proceedings an
passed word among the whites to awal
patiently the result of the coroner's Inques
promising as soon as nil doubt of the prli
oner's guilt had been removed the colore
people would take the case In hand and eal
Isfythe public demand for revenge. AfU
the conclusion of the coroner'c Inqueit th
sheriff made preparations to hasten lila prli
oner& to jail , and , as subsequent even )
proved , the mob prepared to hasten them I
their graves , About 7:30 : p. m. , as the shtrl
was starting to the Jail nt Arkansas Clt
with hla prisoners , ho was met by a mob i
300 , who overpowered the officers and quick !
strung the prisoner ! up , Hundreds of guc
were then leveled at the writhing form * an
the murder of H. C , Fatten wai avenged.
WAY TO ROYALFAVOR
Must Go Thorough Germans anil Stand at
the Empjror'a Bncfc.
KAISER REITERATES FORMER UTTERANCES
Is Much Bhploased at the Conduct of His
Polish Subjects.
SAID TO BE PLANNING AN UPRS'NG
Measures Likely lo Oomo Up in the Coming
Session of tha Reio'jatn.
ITALIAN NOBLES CLAIM THE GUELPH FUNDS
Amnrlcnu JimiiniiicQ Coinpiiiilra Settled
Tliclr UIITorrncos li tlio ( lormiiii GOT-
crnnient-Unriuitii Milis | Will Not
Jlc.irli Jiip.iu for aumo Time.
< Cor. . > rlfihtccl 1S91 by tlic Apsoclalcfl Press. )
BERLIN. Sept. 22. Once more has a pub
lic utterance of Emperor William created
a deep Impression throughout the empire.
This time It Is. his emphatic reiteration o
his Koenlgsbers utterance addressed to Ito
Prussian nobles and others. His majesty
evidently desires that tlio people should not
be mistaken ns to his attitude towards those
who have opposed him. Consequently , aa
already cabled , replying to the speech of
welcome of the burgomaster ot Thorn , West
Prussia , today , the emperor Bald he was reJoined
Joined that Thorn had alwnys retained the
German spirit. He had , however , unfor
tunately found that tlie conduct of their
Polish fellow citizens had not been such
as be desired , and ho , the emperor , wished
all to remember hli words to light against
the -parties of revolution. Only these who
fully and complelcly considered themselves
German subjects could hope for his royal
favor. Emperor William concluded by sayIng -
Ing : "Let us stand firm against nil hos- J !
tile schemes. All my subjects must stand i
firm at my back. Trusting that Thorn will
over be the stronghold where this Is borns
In mind , I bid you leb wohl. "
His majesty's remarks era also Inter
preted ns an expression pf renewed confi
dence In Chancellor von Caprlvl In bis light
against the agrarians. The emperor nnd tlo
chancellor are both alarmed at the monr
recent signs of Polish agitation and fraterni
zation such ns the rcccpton : accorded' to the
Poseti guests at the exposition held at Lom-
bcrg , Austrian Gallcla , among whom were
many of the leading politicians of the PolUii
faction in both the Reichstag and the Dle-t.
These guests wcro warmly rcceivcdby ( thfl * .
Gnl clan brethren. It Is noticed , aa a curi
ous ftct that the Amdrlcan Poles , especially
those from Chicago nnd the west , ar playing
a conspicuous part at tha .Lomberg cxpsl-
.tlon. „ , . , ,
AID FOR vTjlE POLES.
The St. Petersburg Novoe Vremyra , In an
article Just published , mentions that 2,000-
000 Poles In America nnd Russia have of
fered to furnish 40,000 men , armed , drilled
nnd equipped , together with funds ot any
time a new Polish Insurrection should break
out ,
The chief executive proposals of the com- j |
ing session of the HelchsUg will be Mils $
for the taxation of tobacco , an amendment
to the Insurance laws and bllU
dealing with unfair competition. J.he
regulation of emigration and in
amendment to the penal procedure ot the
courts of law. The radicals assert that
Chancellor von Caprlvl also Intends to Intro
duce measures to restrict the liberty of the
press and pibllo meetings and ! to combat
anarchism. The decision In this matter ,
however. Is left for cabinet discussion.
Two Florentine noblemen named Dlguelfl ,
claiming to bo direct descendants oj the
Italian branch of the Guelph family , have
applied to the emperor , through the Italian
embassy , requesting that the Guelph fund ,
now amounting to $15,000,000 , be handed
over to them ns the only legitimate heirs.
Prince Herman Halafeldt von Trachen-
berg has boon appointed governor of Silesia.
The matter of the American life Insurance
companies doing business In Prussia , BO se
riously affected by the new law requiring
annually definite Information on oath na to
the dividends and surplus accumulated far
the benefit of those Insured under the ton
tine plan , Bcemsjiow about definitely Bottled.
The Mutual Life and the Germanla of New
York are the only American companlca that
nre nbie under their systems to conform with ,
the rigorous requirements of the now Prus
sian law , and they , therefore , will continue
to eollclt aa muoh new business as they can.
The Germanla Is the only American , com
pany In whose business the Prussian con
tingent plays a vltnl part. The Equitable
of Now York hus definitely retired from the
field so tar as obtaining now Insurance la
concerned , and the enormous and very costly
building owned by that company In Berlin
< the only structure In this city entirely built
on American principles and which cost about
$1,500,000) ) la soon to change hands. With
the Equitable the Prussian business is of no
great extent , since It formed but ono-half
per cent of Its total. Things nro similar in
the case of the Now York life , which has
also definitely retired from Prussian busi
ness.
WILL INVEST IN AFRICA.
Prince Albrecht of Prussia , prlnca regent
of Brunswick , has declared his Intention of
Investing largo suma of money ( up to 1,000-
000 marks or more ) In the development tf
the German colonial possessions In eastern
Africa. Ho will begin by buying up largo
tracts of land there for the purpose ot starl
ing coffee nnd Indigo plantations. Prince
Albrecht Is the wealthiest of thu Prussian
princes.
It will be a long tlma before the German
fleet Intended to protect German commercial
Interests nt the seal ot the Chinese-Japanese
war will reach there. The two cruisers , Con
dor and Comoran , nre now being fitted up
at the naval wharves , at Kiel nnd nro not
expected to bo ready to start before tbo
middle of October , while the flagship Geplion
will not be able to start before Novcmbtv
1 , as that vessel Is undergoing extensive in
terior alterations ,
A sensation hai been caused hero by tha
news from Paris that the French owners of
horses entered for the first Berlin inttr-
natlonal steeple chase , which la to take jilaue
on October 4 , have abandoned the idea , dl
competing In Germany. All but ono of tbeae
horses have already been struck oft the lUt
of starters. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ilntzll Not SocUlpp Ix > an.
LONDON , Bept. 22. The Brazilian rain-
later ol finance has cabled a denial ot the
report that the Brazilian Government In-
toads to negotiate a 6.009,090 eoverelga loajj ,