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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JTJitfJE 10 , 1871. MONDAY APRIL 20 , 1805. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
NICARAGUA URGED TO PAY UP
Central American Republics Joined the
United Stntos in This Advice ,
EXTENSION OF TIME SECURED TO THEM
Bcntlmcnt of tlio I'eoplo of That Country
Wan 80 Avorno to This Course the
Government Un Afrnlil
to Ailopt IU
WASHINGTON , April 28. The dispatches
/ecelved by the Associated press today from
London and Costa Rica throw additional
light on the attitude of the administration In
regard to the Nlcaraguan Incident. H Is evi
dent both the United States and the Central
American republics were anxious to secure
n peaceful settlement of the difficulty by
the payment of the Indemnity demanded by
Great Britain for the expulsion of Pro-Consul
Hatch. 1'n.sldcnt Ygleslas of the republic
ot Cota Rica , if the cable advices arc cor
reel , offered to contribute a portion of the
money , while the State department here ,
through Ambassador Bayard at London , ar
ranged for an extension , of two weeks In
which the money could be raised If Nicaragua
would agree to settle on this basis. It Is
not known exactly what representations were
made to the State department by Nicaragua
or Nicaragua's representative to Induce Secre
tary Greslmm to cable Mr. Bayard these In
structions , but as the popular feeling In
Nicaragua was all against yielding It Is
believed the government of Nicaragua con
cluded , out of deference to It , and possibly
as a means of Its own preservation , to stand
out In the hope of ultimately Inducing , If
possible , the active Intervention of the United
States.
It Is said the State department has all
along advised Nicaragua that the expulsion
of Hatch was on offense that no self-respect
ing country could overlook , and prompt
reparation was duo Great Britain. When
Lampton and Wlltbank , the citizens of the
United States , were expelled from Blueflelds
last July , for alleged complicity In the con
spiracy to defy Nlcaraguan authority on the
Mosquito coast. In which It was said Consul
Hatch was Involved , the State ilpartment took
such vigorous steps that Lampton and Wilt-
bank were not only permitted to return , but
they were restored to all their rights and
property and a public ball was given In their
honor.
DIPLOMATIC CIRCLES INTERESTED.
At 'that time It was believed Nicaragua
would show the same willingness to furnish
redress to England that she did to the United
States. But by continued delay matters were
allowed to reach the acute stage and Great
Britain , In accordance with the terms of her
ultimatum , seized Corlnto to cnforcs the pay
ment of the Inden-nlty claimed to be due
her.
her.Much
Much Interest Is manifested In diplomatic
circles In the slttntlon. Secretary Gresham
drove to Wcodley this afternoon and had a
long consultation with the president. It was
thought some demind would be made , but
upon his return the secretary declined to
glvo out anything. The fact that the United
States has been officially advised of the occu
pation ot Corlnto by the British Is , however ,
definitely ascertained. From recent Indica
tions , all the correspondence In the case will
be held by the State department until the In
cident Is closed.
The situation In Nicaragua , with the Brit
ish occupying Corlnto and the port declared
closed by the ; Nlcaraguan government , pro
Ecnts many possible complications. From the
best obtainable Information , it seems almost
certain the administration will not attempt
any Interference with the dispute , so long as
the matter confines Itself to the collection of
the Indemnity. The United States has miin-
talned In the past that Eur pwn powers could ,
In their international dealings with South and
Central American countries , conduct their
disputes In their own way as lone as they
did not seek to overthrow existing govern
ments , set up monarchies or protectorates , or
acquire territory. Such was the substance of
the notice served by Secretary Seward on
France anil Great Britain with regard to
Me-xlco In 1SC2.
THUS FAR BUT NO FARTHER.
If the occupancy cf Corlnto falls In lts ob
Ject and Great Britain should declare war on
Nicaragua , It U said the administration
would still declineto Interfere so long as the
war was cirrled on not for the aggrandize
ment of Great Britain or the acquisition of
territory , but for the collection of the In
demnity. To go beyond that , however , It Is
ealil , the administration would consider a
violation of the Monroe doctrine , also an ex
press violation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty ,
and It would be so treated. It Is pointed oul
for the United States to Interpose to prevenl
England from carrying out the present
method of collecting the debt would be equiv
alent to dechrlng a virtual protectorate over
Nicaragua and would commit this country tea
a policy In regard to the small American
countries that would keep her Involved In
rndlcss broils. It would give these states the
privilege of resisting Just claims ot other
countries and taking refuge behind the skirts
of the United States. In other words , al
diplomatic correspondent relative to these
slates would practically be carried en through
Washington. Besides It would greatly < m
barrass this government In the enfcrcemen
of Its own claims against these countries
But It Is not believed In official circles that
Nicaragua Vlll carry her resistance any
further. Public sentiment In Nicaragua , I
is believed , has compelled President Zelaya
to make a show of resistance and to- Issue
his appeal to the world through the Asso
elated press. But It Is confidently bellevct
that rather than suffer the seizure or bom
bardment of other cities she will comply ant
pay the Indemnity.
SOME DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
There Is some difference of opinion here a
to whether the declaration of Nicaragua tha
Corlnto was a closed port will be recognized
It Is plainly within the power ot any coun
try to close a port In time of peace , and Sen
ator Morgan yesterday expresied the opinion
that In this way Nicaragua would preven
England from collecting the revenue , bu
this country has always maintained ( and In
this we , have been sustained by Internationa
custom ) that In order to close n port an
effective blockade must bo sustained. Eng
land Insisted upon this when tbo Unltci
State ! declared the confederate ports closet
during the war.
For the purpose of learning the real situ
ntlon respecting affairs In Corlnto , Dr. Guz
man , the Nlcaraguan minister , sent a tele
gram of Inquiry to his government. Today
n dispatch came In reply from the mlnlstc
of foreign affairs at Managua , confirming th
report that the British arc In possession , th
dispatch saying' "Cot Into Ii today under th
British flag. " The minister does not Knov
whether his government has declared Corlnt
a , closed port , but he Is of the opinion tha
such a step has been retorted to. Dr. Gin
man gave n negative reply when aske
whether ho had any news whether his gov
ernment had changed Its attitude and take
tleps to comply with the British ultimatum
The report that the government ot Cost
Iltca hail volunteered to pay onc-fitth ot th
Indemnity demanded by Great Britain wa
also news to the mlnUter. "Such a thing I
possible. " he said with a shrug cf ( ho thou !
dcrs. "They are very patriotic , but I hav
no Information on the subject. "
MAY UK U.M.V TIII5 KM'KIII.NO WKIH3
Oovurnor Iliutil Think * tlio llrltlih Sli uili
Not He Allmvoil In ftlearacuii.
SAN FRANflSCO. April 28. Governo
James H , Build , democrat , In referring to th
Nlcaraguan difficulty , said yesterday : "The
United States ot America thould never hav
allowed the British marines to ict foot on tb
Nlcaraguau ihore. In the beginning w
ihould have demanded that England ihoul
submit her claim * to arbitration , and w
lioulcl hive forced her t < j do so , H Ulnlo-
matte protects were not heeded tlicro should
have been force enough at Corlnto to pre
vent the Invasion , The Monroe doctrine expresses -
presses the policy of the United States , as It
does the sentiment of Its people , and this Is
a violation of the spirit of that doctrine.
The landing of British troops Is the enterIng -
Ing wedge ; the next demand will be for a
territorial Indemnity for some alleged out *
rage. No European country can be permitted
to get Into a position to control the Nlca
raguan canal , and It would have saved trouble
In the future If our government had drawn
the line there. The nations should have been
given warning that the United States will
see that Its weaker sister republics receive
Justice , and we should stand Jealously on this
ground. Let a war with the United States be
the consequence of aggression on this conti
nent and there will be no aggressions. "
WIM.IN'U TO OIV1J NIOAlllUUA TIMIJ
Itofusnt of Hint Government to I'ny Mndu
Iliynnl'n KfTortu of No Vviill ,
LONDON , April 28. The United States attempted -
tempted to adjust the pending dispute be-
tvvecn Great Britain and Nicaragua. Ambassu
scdor Bayard , acting under Instructions from
Washington , represented to the. British for
eign office that Nicaragua , If given two
weeks' additional time from the expiration
of the thrc.-3 days fixed In the. ultimatum ,
would meet Great Britain's demand for the
amount of 15,000 Indemnity for the expul
sion of pro-Consul Hatch. Lord KImbcrly
acceded to this , and as it was presumed the
State department at Washington was acting
or Nicaragua It was thought the Incident
ould be closed without further
duplications. Hut as Nicaragua re-
ised at the last moment to ac-
ulcscc In this arrangement the original plan
f occupying Corlnto was carried out. It Is
o\v believed here that Nicaragua secured the
ntcrmcdlatlon of the > United States for the
ole purpose of delay.
The following semi-official note was Issued
rom the foreign olflce this evening : Up to
ow nothing has been ofllclally received re-
irdlng the course of events In Nicaragua ,
o notification has been received of the land-
ng of Illuo Jackets as stated In the press
Ispatchcs. The absence of Information Is
elleved ton \ due to the fact that the tele-
raph lines have been cut. No anxiety Is
xpressed as to the outcome of the earl of
{ Imborley's attitude. There Is not the
lightest doubt but that Nicaragua will ac-
eile to the British demands. Whatever may
e the extent of the pressure necessary to
ring this about , the government will not
esltato to apply It.
The Observer says. It Is Indeed true that
lost Englishmen feel some regret that we
ave been driven to take strong measures
gainst a remote little South American rc-
lUbllc. The only conclusion that we can
Iscover Is that we really could not help
urselves. The truth appears to be that
Nicaragua Is not thinking about what would
e good for Itself , or as to what would be
he best thing for Nicaragua. Now that
\dmlral Stephenson's forces are In command
t Corlnto It may be hoped that the Nfcara-
guan government will find Itself In a position
o make the concessions required by the
Itlmatum.
COMMENT OP THE LONDON PHESS.
The Sunday Times contrasts the display
f activity by the government against Nlca-
agua with the weakness and vasclllatlon
hewn on the ot'ner ' occasions when the Brlt-
sh flag was Iniulted. On more than one
ccaslon , the paper says , Great Britain has
aken humble pie , and It a ks : "Would the
orelgn olflce have shown like energy and de
cision had Nicaragua been a power of the
Irst class Instead of a small and weak state ? "
The Graphic says' "Tho world Is Indebted
.o Nicaragua for supplying an object lesson
n International law. There being no shipping
o seize , we pay ourselves In another way
hat was not unforscen by the authorities ,
. 'resident Jackson in 1834 laid down that It
was a well settled principle when another
tower owed a debt which It contracted to
> ay the creditor might seize sufficient prop-
rty belonging to the debtor nation or Its
ubjects without giving Just cause for war. "
The Dally News says ; "The president of
Nicaragua has cent out a protest against the
iccupatlon of Corlnto. We are simply hold-
ng the port as security for compliance with _
our Just demands. " j
The Standard remarks' "Not a shot toss
> een fired. President Zelaya contented him
self with protesting against what he calls on
outrage against International law. We do not
need to point out the amusing Irrelevance of
iuch nn appeal from such a quarter. Presl-
Icnt Zelaya Is trying to win the applause of
the rabble by a display of cheap valor , to
Ehovv that ho Is determined to yield nothing
but to overwhelming compulsion. Jt Is now
: lmo to begin business. The Nlcaraguans
must understand the situation , or they must
taught. They must give In Immediately or
take the consequences. "
ENGLISH ORGANIZING A GOVERNMENT
NEW YORK , April 2 $ " A special to the
World from Corlnto , Nicaragua , April 28 ,
fays : The town Is perfectly quiet. The
British are organizing ) their ! government.
An officer of the cruiser Royal Arthur tells
the correspondent that the next two days
will decide whether they occupy more terrl-
tory , Including Paso do Cabellos , or with
draw altogether , ns telegrams are expected
from England. The messenger who takes
this to Paso do Cabellos has two telegrarrfc
from Admiral Stephenson , one for the Brit
ish foreign cfflcs , the other for the admiralty
A World special from Managua says : It
Is stated hero that In view of Nicaragua's
tactics , the last proposition by United States
Ambassador Bayard to the British govern
ment for a fortnight's time for Nicaragua to
pay the Indemnity will be accepted If the
reports show that the country Is quiet.
SAN JOSE , Costa Rica , April 28. It Is
learned hero authoritatively that the. Central
American republics , Guatemala , San Salva
dor and Costa nlca , strongly urged Nicaragua
to pay the $75,000 Indemnity to Great Britc
aln. President Ygleslas even went EO far as
to offer to contribute one-fifth of the amount ,
but popular sentiment In Nicaragua was so
set against England that the administration
decided not to yield , and the only response
received by President Ygleslas to his offer
was a copy of Nicaragua's answer to Admiral
Stephenson's ultimatum.
CAUSI.D A SHNSYT10V AT A WKDDIMJ
Tiither Illaclc 1'rotoits Aiilii ( t the .Miir-
rliiKo ot n Divorced .Mini.
LONDON. April 28. Theodore Brlnkman ,
son of Lord Theodore Brlnkman , was married
Saturday In St. Mark's church to a step
daughter of Lard Aylesford. During the
ceremony there was an exciting Interruption
which caused no end of comment. The
bridegroom , who Is major ot the Third
battalion of the Buffs was married In 18S3
and last year his wife secured a divorce.
When the clergyman oame to that part of
the service reading "If any man can show
Just cause , etc. . Rev. Father Black arose and
bsgan reading an objection to the marriage.
Tha clergyman proceeded with the service
and Father Black continued In a loud voice
to read his protest , which was bated on the
fact that Mr Brlnkman was a divorced man.
The reading of the protest was greeted with
hisses and caused general disorder. Father
Black , supported by the duke of Newcastle ,
shortly afterward left the church when It
was found the protest was unheeded and
the ceremony was thn concluded. Tor some
tlmo the members of the English Church
union have been protesting against the mar
riage of divorced persons In churches. Yes
terday's seen ; was associated vvlth this pro
test.
Clilnrtu Slid.tin In Torinom Mutiny.
LONDON , April 2S.-A dispatch to the
Times fiom Hong Kong pays serious dls-
tutbances have broken out on the Island of
roimoua. On April 23 the Chinese "oldlers
killed their general , The governor's body
guard attacked the mutinous soldiers and
thirty men were cut to nieces and fifty
wounded. The Chinese artillery threaten to
fire on nny vessel leaving the Island with
treasure. The savages nre coming down
from the hills to attack the Chlncfe and
the poFltlon of the whites nil the Ifland
rltlcul.
Mlnlitrjr Oppo > etl In n I'o'rolenm Ciniililni' .
ST. PETERSBURG , April 2S.-The min
istry c ! finance hug declared Itself opposed
to the agreement between the Russian anil
American petroleum companies.
MACEO WAS DISAPPOINTED
Bid Not Find the Uprising as Qenoral as
Ho Had Been Led to Believe ,
ENGLISH SAILORS SENT TO SANTIAGO
Mnny Who Joined the Insurgents Reported
to Ho Anzlou * to Itcturn Homo but
Arc Deterred for 1'cnr of 1'unlih-
ineut by the Government.
( Special Corrcfpondcnce of the As'OclateJ I'rcus. )
OIUAIIA , Cuba , April 10. Your corre
spondent has Just arrived from the little town
,
of Baracoa , which awoke on April 1 to find
It ' had gained prominence by the landing of
Maceo and his party. The town has again
subsided Into Its usual tranqulllty , excepting
that ' 150 government troops arrived from
Guantanamo on April 2 , and these were foi-
lowed a few days later by 200 more , who
came overland from Santiago. The town 1s
strictly under martial law. The soldiers are
guarding the different fortifications and en
trances to the town both day anJ night. Be
sides the regulars there Is a volunteer force
of 300 men that patrol the streets at night
and hence any efforts on the part of the Insurgents -
surgents to enter or capture the town would
be almost an Impossibility , unless , perhaps ,
they were In very largo numbers.
The party that landed on the 1st have
doubtless found It somewhat unpleasant
around hero and have evidently sought moro
congenial quarters. The few that left the
town on the 1st to Join those that landed
are mostly mulattoes. It Is said they arc
not many miles from Baracoa and are desirous
of returning to their hoTes , but fear Im
prisonment.
Last night official telegrams were received
from Guantanamo stating that the regulars
and Insurgents had exchanged a few shots ,
which resulted In the killing of a noncombatant
ant and an Insurgent , with the capture of
seven rebels and all their firearms. The dis
patch further states General Maceo , with his
few followers , are said to be surrounded and
will be either killed or starved to death. It
Is rumored Maceo Is very much dissatisfied
with the condition of affairs on the Island
and says he has been deceived In coming to
Cuba , as he expected to find the entire Island
up In arms , but upon his arrival h& finds
things entirely different.
The two English sailors captured from off
the schooner Honora , which landed Maceo on
the 1st , were sent to Santiago two days ago
on the man of-war Conde de Venlto.
The very latest news today states that all
of Maceo's force , except two , have been cap
tured.
I.XTIUMINATID : A SPANISH COMMAND
Insurgents Allowed No < Jnirtor to Kith-
Ollltcrg or Mini.
KEY WEST , Fla. , April 28. Advices re
ceived here tonight state that near Guan-
tlnlmo on the 10th Instant there was a
fierce battle between 200 Spanish troops and
the Insurgents. The Spanish were greatly
outnumbred and were literally cut to pieces.a
Only four or five of them escaped , ' to tell the
tale. It Is said the Insurgents gaveno quar
ter. Orders had been given to take no pris
oners , and the Insurgentu butchered 200
Spanish soldiers with their machetes.
Near Hamon do las Jues there was an en
gagement In which It Is said the Spanish
were roughly handled. Majcr Tejerlso of the
Spaniards and several other officers were
wounded , and Captain Maranda was killed
The Spanish government Is making more
rigid the censorship of the press and tele
graph. The Spanish paper. La Discussion ,
was fined $1,000 for publishing the news ol
the landing of Gomez and Marti.
Marcos Gerla , the leader of the last revo-
lutlon , now mayor of Santo Splrlto , tendered
his resignation to Join the Insurgents.
Spanish Lieutenant Gallegl was shot at
Santiago by order of General Cai-ipos a few
days ago for allowing himself to be surprised
by Insurgents.
General Maceo is said to be at the head
of a large force of Insurgents near Santiago.
It Is thought In Havana a decisive battle
will be fought soon.
SPANISH Titoors SHOUT ON FOOD
Mippilcs .Sent to lliose In the Interior Cap-
turpcl liy tlm IintlrijfM's.
TAMPA , April 28. The passengers by the
steamship Olivette nil comment on the arrival
of General Martinez Campos In Havana
From good sources It seems that Campos Is
worried over the news from Ba > amo that
there Js urgent need of food there. Food
was sent overland , but was seized by the In
surgents. Other supplies were then sent up
the Canto river , and these , too , were captured
by Insurgents. It will require a heavy guard
to escort provisions. The lack of provisions Is
discouraging the Spanish troops. Further re
ports are that the government will act on
the defensive till fall. About 150 Cubans came
from Havana tonight. The exodus Is prac
tically caused by the uncertain conditions now
prevailing.
sl > ii ! h MlnUtrr Arrived In Wellington.
WASHINGTON , April 2S.-The new
Spanish minister , Senor de Lome , has ar
rived In Washington. He will call on the
secretary of state early In the week and
will present his credentials as soon as the
president Is ready to receive them. Senor
de i Lome talked to a reporter diplomatically
of the Alllanca affair , saying he had no
doubt It would be amicably settled. Re
garding the Cuban rebellion , the minister
spoke as follows : "The Insurrection Is not
going to last long ; everybody wants pence
and the leaders are advising such a course
on the part of the people. A few weeks , I
think , will see the trouble nt an end.
"I do not believe the revolutionists re
ceived any actual support from the United
States. The government of Spain Is satis
fied thp neutrality laws have been well en
forced. 1 "
C'nnipn * Teli'jrripln for Mirjjoom.
MADRID. April 28. Marshal de Campos ,
captain general of Cuba , has drawn up a
plan of campaign against the rebels. He
will go to Santiago de Cuba In three or
four days from Havana. Hands of rebels
under command of Capote Mlro and Hello
pillaged a small town on Wednesday last.
They were put sued by government troops ,
and In a skirmish that ensued the Insur
gents lost one killed nml three wounded.
De Campos has telegraphed to the govern
ment to send additional surgeons and a
commissariat corps.
Spiuilnrilft Coiicontriitlii ? Trnnpft.
KEY WEST , Fla. , April 28. Cuban ad
vices are to the effect that the Spanish have
concentrated 6.000 troops at Uaynmo , near
Ouantlnomo. Provisions are scarce. The
troopi nre for the greater part occupied In
Kuanllnir the towns anil In the pursuit of
the rcb ° ls from point to point. It Is re
ported that Insurgent Mlro has demanded
from the railway running to Olbara J500
monthly ns a contribution to the Insurgents'
war fund.
llrlllih Oiplnru hher Afzu ) .
SIMLA , April 28. Sher Afzul , who after
the murder of his nephew , the mehtar of
Chltralil , usurped the throne and besieged
Dr. Robertson , the British agent In the
Ctiltrnl forts , was captured Saturday , to
gether with his brothers nnd 300 of his
followers. The khan of Dlr assisted In
the capture. It Is expected moro of the
enemy will be captured soon.
Emperor \Vllllum I'nIJs on Mctorli.
DARMBTADT. April 2S. Emperor Wil
liam arrived here yesterday. He visited at
the Ludonsplatz Palace and ( lined with
Queen Victoria , who U here In attendance
upon the christening of the daughter of the
grand duchess of Hesse. The christening
occurred last Wednesday.
Japan llai Not Itepllcil 10 lltunln.
LONDON , April 28. A Berlin dispatch
uays there Is no foundation for the state-
inent that Japan has already answered the
protest made by Russia , Germany and
France against the annexation of any per
tion of the Chinese mainland.
PHOVUSES A COMPOSITE DOLL.iK
Detroit Tribune' * I'l.in tat fnlvlng the
1'reient Money ( locution.
DETROIT , Mich. , April 29. The Tribune
( republican ) this morning publishes an edi
torial leader which declares Irf&nrorof solving
the present money question by the creation
of a new dollar , to be composed of portion-
ate parts of gold and silver. The article
quotes the declarations of the republican na
tional platforms of 18S8 and 1S92 In favor ot
bimetallism and points out the dangers ot a
practical silver monometallism through the
throwing open of the mints to unlimited
coinage. U calls attention to the difficulties
and delays which would attend the Initiation
of an International compact. It calls upon
the party to fulfill Its platform pledges by
formulating without delay a practical scheme
for bimetallism , and especially In view of
the threatened disintegration ot parties and
the drawing of new party lines with gold
monometallism on one side and sil
ver monometallism on the other.
The Tribune advocates $ ho composite
dollar as the measure easiest to effect the
J
result and with the least disturbince to
business lot any plan suggested. It pro
poses. "That all existing coinage laws be
repealed ; and that there be enacted a law-
creating a now American dollar , which would
gri the sole standard coin of the nation , the
dollar to be composed of 2G'/i grains of stand
ard silver and 129-10 grains of standard
gold fuseJ together and struck Into a hand
some coin about the size of the present
half dollar. The- coin would he of absolutely
stable value ; for In case of disparity at any
time In the commercial values ot gold and
silver , what was lost by the depreciation of
one metal would be made up by the exactly
corresponding appreciation of the other"
As to the queitlon whetlier the proposed
dollar would bo available for export , the
Tribune replies : "It would not be neces
sary to export coin , vvhll ? uncoined gold
could he procured which would be Just as
available. If , at any time , It became neces
sary to separate the gold from the silver , It
could be done at the United States mint at
a cost of less than 1 per fcent This very
cost would be a protection against the ex
portation of coin when uncolped bullion was
obtainable. '
rviii.w .sr.vjMr//r WITH
Uencr.il Opinion tlmt Ho WIIH .liutlflc'l In
.Shnntinc Bunsor.
MILWAUKEE , WK , April 28 E\-Clty
Attorney Luscombo was plicfd under arrest
this afternoon , charged with murder In the
first degree for shooting his brother-in-law ,
Emll A. Sanger , brother of * the champion
bicyclist , Saturday night. The prisoner was
released on $10,000 ball , furnished by his
father and Ilcnty Hare , Public svmpitliy
seems to b3 with LuFcomlm nnd hundreds
of leading- citizens called upon him at the
police station to ofTer assistance and advice.
Even some of the members of the Sanger
family do not b ° nr him any great re
sentment , knowing , ns they' did , that the
murdered man had cruelly beaten his wife
and threatened to kill uuscomb0 When
Sanper went to the Lufcornbf homestead on
Grand avenue nnd Fifteenth street , where
his wife hail taken refuge with her brother
and father after he hail beaten her , he
carried a heavy cane , but nt ) revolver , and
when he stepped up to the "door and tried
to force nn entrance LuscOmbe Phot him
thiough a heavy plate pl.iss. His head
was literally filled with the pieces and hjj
died Instantly. He had been to the houte
before and showed a landscape gardener
a IOIIR knife , which he said he would use
on Luscombe This is the Matter's excuse
for shooting Sanger.
IPO.W.U.V t'lrsisn .1 irtfts
Men Tnko Him to the Wood * Where tlio
Women ( hint IBB JUjn.
PORT TAMPA , Fla. , "April 28. Edward
Tucker , a merchant , was taken from his
home last nlpht and unmercifully whipped
by female vvhltecaps. Tuckpr has been In
the habit of going home drunk nnd abusing
his wife. Some time ago he was warned
that he must treat his wife better or ho
would be severely dealt with. Last night
Tucker went home drunk and soon Mrs.
Tucker was heard screaming. Shortly after
a number of men entered i Tucker's houpe
and dragged him to the outskirts of the
town , where n number of the women wearIng -
Ing- white caps were waiting. Tucker was
stripped to the waist nnd Ittshed to n tree
Then the women , each of whom was armed
with a rawhide , began to whip him His
screams were heard a mile. When the
women finished the skin on the victim's
back hail been cut In dozens of places and
blood was streaming- from the cuts. Tucker
promised never to abuse his wife again
It Is said several of the most prominent
ladles of the city were engaged In the
affalf.
n ti > A
ll'iml llrlth Hni ( Her Two Million Dollnrs
to It * Crptllt ,
CINCINNATI. Api 11 28. The International
lodge B'nnl nrlth opened its session today
with ninety-two delegates present. Nathan
Drucker was temporary chairman. The
permanent officers were : W. A. Gans , chair
man ; St B. Wolf , secretary ; and the following
ing- seven vice prjsldents : Joshua Knnstro-
vvlth. New York , J Singer , Philadelphia ;
Isador Hush , St. Loula ; Colonel H IJush ,
San Francisco , C. II. Cone , Augusta , Ga ,
M. M. Houseman , Grand Hnplds ; Leo N
Lcvl , Galveston The president reported
that the 39J lodges had on hand on January
1 this ysar an aggregate balance of $2,218-
09S. He nl o reported expenditures of the
order for the last five years to have been
$2G7C,721 , of which $2,100,635 went to widows
and orphans , and the remainder to the
Homo for the Aged and the Orphan asylum.
The present membership is 26.COO.
Ciinndlin Win lilit In n Government Milp
Will Not Ilo ( il\en I'usioKliin.
TACO.MA. Wash. , April 28. Wh'n the gov
ernment coast nnd geodetic survey steamer
Hasler , which has been nt work on the
coast twenty years , was offered for sale
there the other day , Captain John Irving of
Victoria , U. C , was the highest bidder at a
low figure , $5,230 The Trraeury depart
ment has rejected the bid , but on entirely
unexpected and peculiar grounds. Word re
ceived here today from Washington city-
states that under no circumstances , whether
the bid was high or low , would a vessel of
this government be sold to nll ° ns. Irving
was formerly a cltlzen of this country , but
he recently declared allegiance to Queen
Victoria IivltiK was formerly manager on
the Puget Sound for the Pacific Coast
Steamship company , It Is understood that
he Intended to run the Hapler between the
sound and Mexican ports.
Drelinn lo < ! lvu Up tlio Church.
CLEVELAND , O. , April 28-Slx weeks
ago the congregation of ; Scovllle Avenue
Methodist Episcopal church voted to con-
solldate with Epworth Memorial church.
The Scovlllo church was closed nnd ordered
sold. A faction of the congregation ob
Jected to the consolidation. Today a delega
tion headed by Samuel Truqzcott , nn aged
business man , went to thd church. Mr.
Truepcott descended through the nlr chute
with a hammer and opcn < Hl the door Serv
ices were then held. Thlv afternoon the
doors were again nailed Phut and tonight
Mr Truescott and his followers broke the
fastenings anil a second servtco was held by-
lamplight , the gas meter hiving been re
moved , T\vo policemen wijre present all
the time , but no attempt w s made to In
terfere with the worshipers.
Niiturnl ( in > Wrecked I'nur Ilullfllnfffi.
PITTSBURG. Pa. , April 2S.-AI Edge-
wood , a suburb , today , the residence of At
torney A. L. Splndler was blown apart by
an explosion of natural gas , which leaked
Into the cellar through a drain. Hebccca
Splndler was probably fatally Injured by
falling- from the second floor to the cellar
Her ulster Mary ami Olllctr Seihormer were
seriously but not fatally burned. The ex
plosion was followed In iiulck succession by
two others , which wrecked the adjoining
dwelling houses of A. L. Swift , i-ror. D. W. *
Downing and A , J , Johnson. Total loss ,
$20,000.
Iloriler Inilmni on lliuVnrpatli. .
WINNIPEG , Man. , April 2J-A. Klllnrney
dlfpatch to the Free l'rsa faya : Reports
coma In from St. Jotjns , N. D. , just {
over the Manitoba boundary , that l.COO In
dians and half-breeds ojre on the warpath
and that 700 women and children are In
tents on the prairies. Troop i from Fort
Totten nre ordered to St. jShus. A man
named Ross , living near 'he boundary on
the Canadian clde , was ci 3 cd by the In
dians and had to llee for h life.
TRANCE STORY OF A CRIME
ixtecn-Year-Old Murder Mystery Oleared
Up at Philadelphia.
EQUEL OF A SUPPOSED ELOPEMENT
Vlfo of "Jl in in } " LORUO , the Noted Hurf-
Inr , Killed by Her Nephew , Whom
bho nint Ilnr IIu btn < l Unit
llcfrlcmlcil.
PHILADELPHIA , April 28. While the
rger portion of Philadelphia population was
ttcndlng church today there lay on a desk
n a dingy little room down town the skull
[ a murdered woman , There for six long
ours was unfoldeJ a horrible story of crime.
ho central figure In the story Is James E
-.ogue , known to the police departments of
10 continent as "Jimmy" Logue , burglar ,
ank robber , and one of the most notorious
11 round crooks In the annals of crime. The
aso turned upon the murder of this man's
Ife , Johanna Logue , but It was a fitting
Umax to a remarkable talc that proved that
o was not her murderer.
Upon the night of February 22 , 1879 , Jo
anna Loguo vanished as suJdenly and as
ompletely as If the earth had opened and
wallowed her. The newspapers at the time
cio full of It , rewards were offered and no
no was more Indefatigable In his efforts to
ocato the woman than Loguo himself.
On October C , 1893 , fourteen years after-
arils , a carpenter repairing the house at
250 North Eleventh street tore up some
In the kitchen and there found the
keicton ot a woman. When It became
novvn that Logue and his wife had lived In
lie houte suspicion at once pointed to him
s the murderer , but all search for him
roved unavailing.
On the evening of March 5 , last the door-
ell of Coroner Ashbrldge's private residence
and , answering it In pcrhon , he was
onfrouted by an old , white-haired man ,
ho said abruptly.
"I am Jimmy Logue , and I have como to
; lvo myself up. "
That was all ho said , and the coroner
landed htm over to the police under an as-
umed name. From that tlmo on Coroner
Ashbrlclgo and Detective Grler worked to
gether In secret until they had unraveled the
omplote story , which culminated a few days
ago in the arrest of a man whoso Identity
vas not revealed until today. Ho Is Al-
phonso Cutalr , Jr , the illegitimate son of
ono of Logue's former alleged wives. Ho Is
ocked up In the city jail on a charge of
murdc.1 , while In a neighboring cell is
Logue , held us the star witness.
CUTAIR MAKES A CONFESSION.
Cutalr's crime for he has made a confes
sion , In which he acknowledges causing the
woman's death , though fie asserts Involtin
tarlly Is best understood from a brief story
of Loguo's career. He was already a notori
ous character when , In 1858 , he was married
lo Mary Jane Andrews. With her ho lived
two years , when , without the formality cf a
divorce , ho was wedded to Mary Gahan , who ,
though she had not been a wife , was the
mother of an 8-months-old child , Alphonso
Cutalr , Jr. Logue and Mary had not lived
long together when he became enamored cf
her sister , Johanna Gahan , whom ho estab
lished In a separate household , paying all ex
penses , until , in 1869 , Mary died. Meanwhile
Logue , who had been working at his pro-
ftsslon , fell Into the hands of tlio police for a
series of burglaries.
On May 23 , 18J1 , he was arraigned at the
Central police Elation for sentence , but be
fore , the case prcceeded he asked Magistrate
Smith ' to do him a favor first. Ho wanted to
be { married to Johanna. The magistrate com
piled j , and Logue , standing In the dock , was
married , to the woman. Then he was sen
tenced to seven years In the penitentiary.
During the term Johanna boarded In this city
and promptly upon his release In 1877 Logue
came for her. They went to New York ,
where , for a time , lie operated with the
equally notorious Peter Burls , who died some
years ago In Jail In Florence , Italy. Logue
raised money In some manner , for not lonp
after his release he bought $20,000 worth of
government bonds In New York.
In February , 1879 , Loguo and the woman
came to this city. Meanwhile young Cutalr
had become a barber , and Loguo bought out
for him the business of his former employer ,
William Matthews , and fitted It up ns a shop
for Cutair , Logue and Johanna living with
him in the dwelling portion , wlilch was ex
pensively furnished. A few days after this
Loguo and the woman went to New York for
a short visit. There Logue fell In with an-
cther burglar named George Mason and on
the evening of February 20 the men left for
Boston , telling Johanna they would return
shortly.
FOUND HIS WIFE GONE.
The following Tuesday Loguo returned nnd
found his wife gone. Ho came to Philadelphia
and went to his home. There he found Cutalr
his Journeyman , Fritz Eckcrt , and a young
apprentice named Harry Frlcke. Cutalr tcld
him the last he had seen of Johanna was on
the previous Saturday. Loguo at once thought
she had eloped with Peter Burls , but It was
found Burls had sailed for Europe and al"
trace of the woman was lost. With the as
clstanco of her brother. Peter Gahan , Ixgue
searched the country far and wide for her
but to no avail. In November , 1879 , Logue
was sent to prison and after his release on
April 22 , 1893 , ho was lost sight of until he
gave himself up to Coroner Ashbrldge. A
the tlmo of her disappearance the woman
wore jewelry worth $2,000 and had In the
bosom of her dress four $1,000 governmen
bonds. W'aen they moved to the Elevontl
street house In 1879 Logue had secreted seven
of these $1,000 bonds under thp carpet o"
the stairway , telling no one but Cutalr when
they were. When ho returned from New
York ho found Cutalr had stolen one of the
bonds and sold It. Cutalr and his wife llvei
at the house for a year after Johanna dls
appeared , when a foul odor coming from
under the kitchen floor made the woman
so sick tliey were compelled to leave
After that the house had numerous tenants
Search was made for Eckert , the Journey
mm , and It seemed to bs a hopeless search
Finally Detective Geycr found him In t
barber shop on Houston street , New York
where for a long time he had been shaving
dally from twenty to thirty metropolitan
policemen. Trick was found In Phlladelplha
Ills mind soon after became unhinged from
fright , and It became necessary to send bin
to the insane department of the Phlladel
phla hospital. After het had been sent there
it was found the superintendent of the wan'
In * ) which he had been lodged was AlphonE' '
Cutalr , sr. , father ot the accused murderer
and Frlck was hastily transferred to anothe
ward.
CLAIMS IT WAS ACCIDENTAL.
After Cutalr's arrest several attempts wer
made to extort a confession from him , am
he narrated a number of detailed stories o
the crime , naming Logue as the perpetrator
but eventually he broke down , and on Aprl
17 told the true story. Ho said that whe
the woman signified her Intention ot return
Ing to New York she was Intoxicated , an
he Induced her to wait until he could accom
pany her to the station. He took her up
stairs and made her get Into the bed wit ,
her clothes on. Then , he says , to proven
her from getting away before ho could g
with her he bound her hand and foot. Thi
was at 7 o'clock In the evening. Four hour
Jater he found her lying on her face with he
head under the bolster , smothered to death
In an evident attempt to break the bonds
The next day he burled the body under th
kitchen floor. Ho admitted having take
her Jewels , but denied any knowledge of th
bond's which she was said to have had In her
bosom.
The original story told by Logue wa
berne out In every detail by the Investigation
of the coroners and the detectives , but the
further found Cutalr had for years been pur
a crooked career. Ills story of the
woman being accidentally smothered IB gen
rally dlicredlted.
lluinlltnii A. Mill Drnd ,
BOSTON , April 28. Hamilton A. 1111
formerly secretary of the National Hoar
of Trade and the Iloston Hoard of Trude
nnd ex-treasurer of Obirlln college , Ule
today. i
iis autin ronruXK C.IMR TOO LATR
met White , the Heir to n LnrRO HUmto ,
Dronrnril In 188R.
PORT ANGELES , Wash. , April 28. Ansfl
Vhlte , the man who was stated In the dls-
atch of April 25 ns being heir to an estate
n New York of $4,000,000 , has been traced
o this county , where ho died In May , 1SSS ,
n his ranch , located between this city and
Jungeiiess. As was stated In the San Fran-
Isco papers It was supposed that Ansel
Vlilto had come to his death many years ago
y drowning In San Francisco biy. During
10 past two years W. Pli-rrepont White , a
on of Ansel White's nephew , has been
enrching for the lo t heir or for conclusive
vldenco of his death. He was traced from
Is home In Utlca , N. Y , to Missouri , and
rom there to California , where all trace of
jjj1 was lost. The nephew then advertised
n the San Fnnclsca papers and from the de-
crlptlon. Chief Clapp of Seattle recognized
n Ansel Whlto a rancher of Dungcnefs , whcso
lace was next to that owned by Smith Troy ,
le Immediately telegraphed the Information
o Mr. Whlto at Sin Francl co , and that
entlemau came here for the purpose of
leetlng County Auditor John W. Troy , who
or many years was a neighbor of Ansel
Vhlte.
The Identity of the deid man was fully cs-
abllshod during the conversation between
liese gentlemen , for Mr. Troy recalled many
Ircumstances which White hid spoken of as
avlng occurred during his early life , for In-
tance , the fact of his having been a school-
iite of ex-Governor Seymour of New York
'lerrepont Whlto was confident that ho had
t last succeeded In tracing the missing heir
. o . his grave ami he left at once for New
'
'ork , and stated before leaving that two nt-
, orneys . . would be sent from New York to this
Ity , whoso mission It would be to secure
egal and conclusive data In order that the
vl 111 might agiln be probited and the $1.000-
00 divided ainonc ; the sixteen heirs who have
oen waiting fifteen years for the Information
ow obtained. Ansel Whlto lived for twenty
ears on his farm east of this city , and at
ho Umo of his death was 70 years oC age.
itit > o.\iii I'uu.M ) iti'ixa i.
old Ills Collmnto Ho AVin Innocoiit of tlio
Orlnifl ttmrcril A nmst Him.
EASTON , Pa. , April 28. Samuel C. Car-
enter of this city , accused of the murder of
Mrs. Ray Blackvvell of Phllllpsburg , N. J. ,
ut his throat In the cell occupied by him
nd Is now Ivlng at the point of death. Car-
enter , who Is about 42 years of age , was
ormcrly postmaster at Asbury , but moved to
: aston about six months ago. He Is married
nd has several children , but common rumor
.as for a jcar past connected his name with
hat of Mrs. Blackwell , the widow of n
ihyslclan formerly residing In Madison , N. J.
Carpenter visited her on Friday night , leav-
ng her soon after supper. A few hours later
ho woman's body was found with a bullet
tiolo In her right temple and a revolver by
icr side , evidently placed there to create the
niprcsslon that the woman had committed I
suicide. Suspicion at once fell upon Carpen-
er and his arrest followed When Warden
Walton went to his cell this morning he
round Carpenter lying In a pool of blood on
the floor of his cell , with his throat cut from
car to ear. By his side was a razor which he
lad borrowed from Patrick Morgan , a fellow
prisoner , on the pretext that ho wanted to
shave himself. Morgan , who occupied the
same cell , says as soon as Carpenter obtained
possession of the razor , he turned to him and
said : "I am Innocent ot the murder of Mrs
lilackwell and I want you to tell everybody
t said bo. " Then ho drew the rarer across
tils throat and fell. An examination of his
throat shows none of Dm arteries have been
severed , but ho has lost EO much blood his
recovery Is doubtful.
T 13111 Oft THE Orr.llTAKl >
iix Hundred Mlles ICimlly.Maito In I'ourlccii '
Hours.
LAUAMIK , Wjo. , April 28. ( Special. )
The record for fast running on the Union
Pacific was broken on Thursday , when n
special trnln of an engine nnd the private
car of Judge J. C. Martin , general attorney [
of the Southern Pacific , was run from Den
ver to Ogden , C23 mllps , in fourteen hours
and fifteen minutes. The Judge received 11
dlppatcli In Denver Wednesday evening an
nouncing- the sudden death of his wife In
San FrunclFco. He requested a special
run over the Union Pacific , and when h °
readied Ogden was fatlsllcd he had It.
The run from Denver to Cheyenne , one-
half of which Is up hill , was made nt n
speed of fortvseven miles an hour. From
Cheyenne to Laramle. llfty-soven miles , over
Sherman hill , the heaviest grade on the
Union Pacific , the run was made In one
hour and thirty minutes The sixth division ,
which Is 137 miles lorfff , ovci heavy moun
tain grades and around short curves , was
covered at an average of forty-eight and
one-half miles nn hour. The entire run
from Ch < 1venno to Ogden , GIG miles , was
made in twelve hours , or forty-three miles
nn hour The trnln was delayed one hour
! > y hot boxes , making the netual running
tlmp forty-peven miles nn hour This run
beats that of the famous Jairett & Palmer
special , which , however , still holds the
record from coast to coast.
J otv oil HIM ! < oil Discovery.
LANDER. Wyo. , April 2S.-Speclal ( Tele
gram. ) Captain II. G Nlckerson discovered
this morning- body of oil flowing up
through the water of the big Pojigle river
it few feet above the Main street bridge
In this city. The oil In Its upward na'sage
through the water is accompanied by gas.
The three flowing wells nre nine miles from
here , nnd this oil Is believed to be from the
same ImKln.
DOUGLAS , Wyo. . April 2S.-Speclal.-An ( )
oil-bearing snnd has been discovered In a
tunnel which Is being driven on H. L
Hrennlng's ranch at this place for Irriga
tion purposes. On this property the oil
shows on the surface , nnd can be seen
floating on the water coming from n spring
In one of the gulches. The oil discovered
has been pronounced equal to the Ca per
oil , which Is selling at $10 per barrel in Its
crude state. Development of the Douglas
Held will bo commenced at once. The oil
lands are situated clo e to the railroad and
npar the North I'lattP river.
WHEATLAND , Wyo. , April 28 M
Chijsles of this place discovered a vein of
bituminous coal three mlks south of town
yesterday. Work will nt once be com
menced on the find so as to determine the
value of the coal.
In IVjromln : Mlnra.
RAWL1NS. Wyo , April 2S.-SpecIal ( ) -
The Consolidated Copper and Silver Mining
and Hilling company will commence work
on Its property near this city Monday. A
force of m n will h" put to work In the
tunnel , which 1ms been driven 1S5 feet , nnd
It Is expected regular shipments of bllver
and copper ore will be maintained.
A. J Cook , the susp cteil murderer of
Wnln nnd Strong , two eastern tourlstn who
wore murdered by their guide near this
city In 1&S ! , Is still In jail , but will probably
IIP released , ni It seems lmpos llle to
Identify him as the man who committed tlio
murder The most conspicuous mark of
Identification , a disfigured ear. Cook says
was recelvi'd long after the murder , and
was the result of a fliht with a soldier , In
which the Utter bit off purl of his fur.
I.nr.imlo I Inn Mupi-mli.
CHEYENNE. April 28.-Speclal ( Telegram -
gram ) The Trablng Commercial company
of Laramle made an assignment last evenIng -
Ing to C. Crumrlne. The firm has been ono
of the largest mercantile IIOUFCH In the
ptate , but was seriously crlpplul by a lire
tdx weeks ago , by which a loss of $75.000
was suffered on Its real cftiite and Htock of
general merchandise. The liabilities of the
firm are approximately $7C,000 , with assets
available and non-available , $100,000.
Nmv I lUhorn Agent nt Link ,
LUSK. Wjo. , April -Speclal.-C. ( ) . A
Nash has been appointed agent at this
place for the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley railroad company , relieving F. A.
Strong who retires to another field.
Nrttroim to Ihtvo ii .Stt\r t Hurt IIou > .c.
CASPER , Wyo. , April 28SpeculThe ( ! )
board of county commissioners of Natromi
county Is advertising for the erection of u
county court house. It Is to be a tuo-utorj
bilck 1 and will cost about 10,000.
Murderer * ( ict Nothing lint I lirrlo.
MANSFIELD , O. , Apill 2S.Fjcdrrlcl ;
noebel , a contractor who rcfldea In tlile
city , was murdered uml rrbbcd while rt-
turnlmr to his home at an early hour , Ilh
murdtiers vciureil about $100 In chivU * JK-
leaves a wife und four chllUien.
DEATH LIST GROWS IARCEB
Later Heports Moro Than Confirm the Fini
News of the Flood at Bousoy.
NUMBER OF DEAD IS NOT YET KNOWN
Government nmll'rlvuto 1'nrllcn ContrlbiitJ
I.llierntly for the Itellof of tint Sur
vivor * VVlio Lost All They Hint
In the ( Ireiit DUnitcr.
EPINAL , France , April 28. The list of
the fatalities caused by the breaking yester
day morning of the great Bousey dyke In
the Eplnal district of the Verges , Increases
every hour. Olio hundred ami fifteen deaths )
have already been reported , but only fifty * ,
bodies have been recovered. It I * be-llcvcil
the death list will be greatly In cxcest oC
tlu figures above given when all the districts
nro heard from. It la supposed many of !
the dead were swept Into Isolated places ,
where It will ba a long time before thai
bodies arc found. The region over which tha
thousands of tons of water swept In a re
sistless flood Is strewn with every sort ot
wreckage , and the whole country presents
a most desolate appearance. In many places' '
the early crops were swept clean out of the
ground and the losses thus Incurred will bo
very heavy. Six brigades of rcn d'armc *
have been detailed to act as guard ? . Every )
attempt Is being made to reorganize the ills'
trlct , but this Is rendered difficult by thq
waters. The Avlcre , n small stream , Is nowl
In sonio places a mlle and a halt wide.
The railway In the vicinity of the Dar-
nlulles station was torn up , railroad tics
swept away , and the embankments destroyed.
The construction of the dyke was conn
mcnccd In 1879 and finished In 1884. In 1SSJ
It wai greatly strengthened. It was heavyi
masonry , 550 yards long , sixty-six foot high
and sixty-six feet thick at the base. Th8
masonry was carried Into the ground to ( \
depth of thirty feet below the level of the
valley Into which the reservoir discharged
Its water. It was built against a vertical
face of solid rock having a maximum height
nf eighteen feet. The base rested In a sand
stone bottom of .natural formation. The )
massive construction of the dam was con
sidered a guarantee that It would hold back
any weight of water that could bo brought
ngalnst It. Until the strengthening of the
work In 1889 It was not subjected to the
full pressure of the water which It was bull ?
to hold. I
RELIEF FOR THE SUFFERERS. '
The distress among the homeless dweller
of the valley Is very great. The government
Is fully awake to the disaster and Is doing
everything possible to relieve their sufferings.
M. Dupuy , minister of public works , Mi
Lelgues , minister of the Interior , are now on
their way hero to assume charge of the reJ !
lief work. '
Three thousand francs have already been re
celvcd for relief work and the ministers will
donate from the funds of their departments ;
and 1,000 francs' ' were contributed by Prcsl *
dent Faure. Mme. Heine has sent 20,000
francs to relieve the sufferers. The preterit
of the department has visited all the dis
tricts affected by the disaster and has organ *
Ircd the employes on the public roads ami ,
aided by the military , will , as soon as possl-
ble , restore communication. These employes
and the soldiers will also search for the dead
and Immediately bury all the dead animals
they may find. >
The municipal authorities are working
ceaselessly In distributing relief and seek
ing to bring order out of the chaos prevailing ,
Over 40,000 persons visited the scene of the
disaster today.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon the burial of
fifteen of the victims took place at Domevoro1 ;
one of the villages that suffered the worai
from the Inundation. Two thousand persona
attended the funeral , which was held whlliJ
the graves were being dug. There were ]
many heartrending scenes while the bodlei
were being consigned to the earth. j
WALL FELL WITH A CRASH. P
LONDON , April 28. A dispatch to tbfl
Dally News from Paris says : The catas-v
trophe occurred a few minutes before halt
past 6 o'clock In the morning , A stonecutter ;
who had just commenceil work a short dl3
tance from the reservoir , saw the front wall ?
sixty feet high , and from 100 to 150 yarda
long , come down almost Instantly. The
water poured down the vallsy , forming a )
wave about sixteen feet high. The flooil
reached Momsoy at 7:05 : o'clock , having travj
elcd eighteen miles In less than an hour anil
three-quarters. The prefect of Vosges
mates the number of victims at 117. This
loss of life Is probably underestimated , na
no news has yet been received from the
parish of Frlzen , through wlilch the torrcn ) }
passed.
The sound of the bursting dam was liearJ"
several .trlles away. The great rush of waten
lasted about fifteen minutes , when 0,000,000
cubic meters of water had passed through ]
the break.
PARIS , April 28. At IJouzey Itself but
one house remains standing on the hill about
the reservoir , which Is now quite empty !
and looks like an Immense black hole In tha
landscape. The remains of the broken wall
are lying about for a distance ot 500 yarda
below the opening. A small pine woods )
which stood beneath the reservoir , hai comi
plctely disappeared with the exception of
two trees , between the branches of which a *
quantity of wreckage remains. The great
reservoir was composed of three arms , which )
stretched out like a fan between wcodeijf
hills.
C.H'T.U.V AMI VUKW AURIVK H ll'KLf
Abimlaned n hliiklnc Mtenmrr nml MnilO
tlio Mmro In u Van I.
TOLEDO , O. , April 28-CJptaln Georgfl
Hay ward and four of the crew of the llttlO |
sttamer Sadie Shepard , which foundercil i
nnd sank Just outside of Maumee bay yea- ,
terday afternoon , arrived In Toledo safe ) ,
and sound this morning. They left thai
steamer In a yawl Just before she sank ; :
and safely made the Michigan shore. WII- .
Ham Jones , the cook nnd Albeit Hamlln ,
the engineer , were left on the wreck. Ham-
lln was afterwards lescued by the tug Roy
of this city , but Jones wan drowned , ho
having Jumped overboard In the excltej
mrnt The steamer wus coinlnt ; across the
head of Lake Erie In the trough of the
Hei and the ulr.ilri was too much for her ;
she tpranK a leak and filled BO fast that
she sank In ks than nn hour after the
first water commenced corning Into thi )
hold. The men who were saved report a
very rough experience , having rowed ceveni
mllfs In the yawl In u terrific pea thai
thredtcncil to swamp their frail craft any ;
minute.
Hum ! nf halvutloiilitt Arroiteil.
OAKLAND , Cal. , April 23.-Thc Salvatlo *
army corps of this city , headed by Ensign )
Wood , marched Into the city prison last
night In custody of Chief Schaeffer. whey
mrcvted the entire army on u chuiKe ot
nhutiucUng th" i-lreet The army curried list
threats Into lullon Iiixt eveningnnd InsteuJ
of simply parading through the streets took )
Itx ncustomnl stund mi the coiner nml ronij
mcnred its open utr tension. The lender hail
no permit from Mayor Dnvla to hold the
oH , us an nnlliaiiie ruiulr y , but Ent
Weed , after cnnyultntloti v Ilh nt-
inrneyti , decided to Mvrbuttle to the iiuJ
thoiltles us to thu validity of the ordinance
whlih piohlbllH Mrci-t iniellnKS within th
lire limits -.UtlKut the wilttcu vanctlun of
thi major.