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.ESTABLISHED 1J ) , 187J. OMAJIA , SATURDAY ] MOHXIXG , DECJfotilEU J. | , 18 OS-TWELVE PAGES. CfGLB COPY FIVE CENTS.
BEGINNING A SMALL AFFAIR
Insignificnnl Quarrel Started a Panic in the
Ottoman Capital ,
'GAVE FOUNDATION FOR WILD RUMORS
"Whole. Cllr I'linlo Stricken anil n
Terrlhl ) . Iliillirenk Prevented ( Inly
\ the Mere t Chanoi
SOIIICMV lint llewloied.
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CONSTANTINOPLE , Dec. 12. ( via Sofia ,
nulgarln , DPC , 13) ) There was a disturbance
nt Stambotit today , and It caused the spread
of rumors so alarming that Clalnta and Pcra
\\ero soon In n state of panic and serious
outbreaks were thrjatcncd. Thin , In view of
the passage through the Dardanelles of the
Urltlsh gunboat Dryad and the Italian gun
boat Archlmldes , the cxtrn guardshlps for
the DrltlRh and Italian embassies , formed the
basis for the report that the rioting predicted
by the ylldlz kiosk courtiers had actually
commenced ; but happily the trouble was not
of fictions nature , although ths Armenians
as ti"iml are accuse 1 of having attempted
to bring about on uprising of the populace.
The panic this morning , however , \\ay a
most extraordinary occurrence , and is strik
ing evidence of the nervousness and appre
hension which prevail hero as one of the
results of the lone drawn out negotiations
bstwecn the powers nnd the sultan regardIng -
Ing the suppression of the outbreaks In Asl-
u'lc Turkey nnd the admittance of the extra
guardshlps Into the Dosphorus. The least
note of alarm now sulllces to produce wide
spread terror , and If proof was needed that
the potvers were right In their Insistence
upon having additional protection for the for
eign population of Constantinople and Us
vicinity It was furnished by the occurrences
of today.
STARTED IN A QUARREL.
Simmered down to bare facts , the cause of
thei panic was , on the face of It. a fierce
quarrel bstwon two Armenians In the Stnm-
boul quarter , during which they came to
blows. Finally one of the Armenians drew
a revolver and fired at his opponent. The
_ Jjhot was the signal for an uproar , n stam
pede of the spectators , and eventually a
panic which spread far and wide , from one
end of the city to the other , from one quarter
to another , until matters began to look very
serious Indeed. Tli3 Armenians and the
other Chilstlatu' , Unified by the shouting
nnd yelling , the rushing here nnd there of
excited crowds , naturally Imagined that a
fresh massacre had commenced. They hur
riedly closed their shops and houses , barri
caded the doors nnd windows , concealed thslr
most valuable belongings In various ways ,
nml made nil the pieparatlons possible for
defense. The women , as well as men , armed
themselves ns b st they could after the re
cent domiciliary visits of the police , who
searched the Armenian residences high nnd
low for concealed weapons and left the e
unfortunate people very llttlo to fall back on
for defense In case of an uprising on the
Mussulman' '
CITV IN A PANIC.
The example of the Armenians of Stamboul
In hurriedly closing their shops , etc. , was
fellowc-J in street after street , until In the
briefest pcrlol of time Imaginable every shop
was Mint and nearly all the houses barricaded.
Crowds of peopb. male and female , old and
young , wcre > seized with terror , wnlch grew
In strength ns tlmo were on and the con
fusion Increased. People lied hither and
thither almlesjly , helphs. Iy , apparently una
ware of what tl.ey were doing , not Knowing
what Ind actually happened , but with the
general Impress on that n massacre was In
progress somewhere.
It Is difficult to describe to thos > > unac
quainted with the vagaries of the population
of this city , and who arc not familiar with
the state of nervous tension which has ex
isted here for months past , the scene of In-
credlblo alarm and dlsardjr which prevailed
here at the height of the excitement this
morning. Every man seen In the streets
t3cm d to have lost his head for the time ,
and It would not have needed much more
to actually precipitate a terrible outbreak.
The ordinary pallce officiate , as well as the
military police who have ben patrolling the
streets slncj the last outbreak here , seemed
to be among the first to catch .tho panic , for
they hurried to their different headquarters
as If obeying orders previously given and It
was not until the disorder had commenced to
KUbi'lde that they reappeared and busleJ them
selves with their duties.
WAS A WAVE OF TERROR.
From Stamboul the wave of tenor swept
to Oalata and to Peri , carried onward by
the panc-strickn ! fugitives from the flrst
named quarter , who wcro evidently under
the Impression that they were fleeing for
their liven. The Inhabitants , at Galata quickly
caught the f ° vcr of alarm and In turn shut
their stores and houses and joined In the
i _ W > cue of confusion , an example which was
promptly followed by the people of the Peiu
quarter.
Seeing , people flying through th ; streets In
terror ca'iiscd others to do the same until ( lie
air wns filled with excited cilos nnd the
noise of a rushing multitude. Tlioso who di' !
not Join In the Htampedo ImrrlcndFd them
selves within their houses and prepared to ees
their most horrible fears realized.
The Armenian portcry. when the alarm firs !
npr ad , hastily dropped their loaOe In the
xtrccts and fled to the nearest place of t.ifety.
t Drivers dcbcrteil their liori-es , mules or don
keys , scivunts inn nway from their employers ,
many raught refuge In the churches am
motviuc ? , the old and feeble wcio tramplei
upon , and many wcio toverely Injured during
the reign of terror. Women bobbed and chil
dren cried with fear , and the men as a rule
wcro quite us badly scared , Some English
ladles ran crying for protection Into the llrlt-
Ish omLawy , whllo about fifty Armenians ,
rlmtterlng with fear , fled to the letldence of
the first eecrctiiiy of the Ilrllhh embassy ,
Hon. Michael Herbeit , and begged for phelter
until all dancer was passed ,
POLiri : END THE PANIC.
Eventually the police regained their pres
ence of mind , and , desirous of putting an end
to the panic , they clicuhlrd the report that
the stampede from tlio Sfixmboul quarter was
occasioned by the cscapj of a lion from n
menagerie and that the animal tiavlug been
Wiled there v\uo no reason for further ularm.
This report , ua gooil us any other under the
clrcmiislnnccH , pprund quickly and the dis
turbance began to subside. Finally thf gen
d'armca circulated among the people and ex-
pla'ned the ietl state of affairs , which soon
caused the majority to return to their usual
occupations somewhat dUg'U'ted ' at having
been so needlessly frightened.
The Tuiklt'h olllclalf , hnwevcr , rightly or
wrongly , claimed tlmt the quarrel between
the two Armenians of the Slnmboul quaitcr
v.as a prearranged affair and that tin * firing
of the revolver was Intended as a signal to
cause an outbreak which , It In added , wan
averted by the prompt and efficient measures
taken by the police , He that aa It may , the
vvholo affair clearly demonstiAtes how small
spark la required to start a conflagration
The panic latted cxictly two hours.
PORTE NEEDS MONEY.
It should b ? added tlmt since > est rday a
rumi r was current tlmt an outbreak might be
expected , and the- arrival of the guardahips
doubtless aided In Increasing the panic.
The Turkish government when Informed of
Hi * alarming reports in circulation sent to
the different cinbasflcH nujlng that the rrpoit
WH'J groundless and that there was no ran o
for alarm. The troops , hovvcvtr , have been
oiileied to patrol the btrieti In order to nr-
IM the policy In maintaining order.
The Porte has rejected the iiropoiul foi an
extension of the lobarco regie collection In
return for a further loan of mouty , Hut It U
lHIevt'd that the exter.ilou will eventual ! )
It made , for the government must have
ii"iry In order to maintain the 2SO tmllallonn ,
19t ) rquadrons and 220 batteries of I lie arm ) ,
numbering In all over 200,000 rlRhtliig men
now under arms , In addition to the rcM-rvr *
which have be'ii railed out In order to Mip-
Ii csi the discords In As'atle Turkey. A mil
itary upert who bai been Inquiring Into < rc
B-ibject estimates that the Turks could place
over 250,000 men In the field at very short
notice If the treasury was fairly well flllcJ.
Hence th anxiety of tht government t > ob
tain money , and It Is believed that great
sacrifices will have to be made In order to
do so.
so.HALf
HALf HAS NOT I1EEN TOLD.
At the meeting of the nmtmpadors en
Tutrday lait the reports received from Arme
nia at the different embassies Were compared
and thoroughly dlicumed with the view of en
abling the different representatives to com
pile full reports on the subject for the iis > of
their governments. It Is believed If the re
sult of thlj conference Is published It will
thovv en unparalleled etate of affairs. The
niln'ry and distress In Armenia Is said to be
more severe than the most vivid report * have
made- out , nnd the number of people mis-
pacree.l la said to be greater than anybody
hero really believed. Letters received here
toJay from Aleppo tuy there are serious
fcaro there of a mansacre of the Chrlstlane
unless the powers Intervene promptly to pre
vent It. News wns also received today from
Xcltoun that the TurkMi troops from Mnnsh
ore surrounding the Armen'ans , cutting off
tliclr lines of cummunlcatlon and preventing
them from obtaining reinforcements , provl-
t'lcnu and the supplies of arms and ammuni
tion which arn understood to have been for
warded to thtin from many parts of Asiatic
Tuikey. When the town of.cltoun Is com
pletely surrounded It Is bellevcJ the Arme
nians will quickly be starved Into submission ,
although their friends say they have provi
sions enough glared In the town to las ! them
until eprlng and that the Turks will have to
pass the winter In the snows around 55et6un. !
A Turkish official , who la fnmll'ar ' with the
situation nt Ksltoun , said today that the
Armenians there were Inclined to surrender
to the Turks , but they distrusted the promises
of the latter that their llveo would be spared
If they laid down their arms.
Iz7itt Hey , the flnrt chamberhln of the
sultan , and the great favorite recently of
his majesty , has been replaced by Hadjtslt
Uey nnd Emmltt lUy nt the palace , bat the
last named bey had bsn arrested In ccnsc-
quenco of the charts brought ngilnst him
by Said Pasha , ths ex-grand vlzlcr.
Izzett Pasha recently prt-jjnted the bultan
with a long repcrt upon the deplorable situa
tion of the countiy. The sultan refused to
read It , whereupon Izzatt Pasha , resigned ,
but the smltnn refused to accept It. Izzett
has tendered his res'gnatlon four times sine ?
then , but each tlmo the sultan refuseJ to
accept It. Izzatt , however , persists In re
signing. ,
FRESH PLACARDS POSTED.
Freuh placards have been post'd In differ
ent public places proclaiming the policy nnd
demands of the Ottoman Prgress union. The
tltlo of the union outlines the Idea of the
people with whom the documents originated.
The police * promptly tore them down nnd are
hunting for the people who posted them on
the walls.
The young Turks warmly blame Said Pasha
for 1-avlng the British embassy and hope he
will Insist upon hla nmouncsd Intention of
going abroad. On the ether hand , the old
Turks blame him for taking refuge In the
tmbas'iy. The result Is that Said Pasha's
prest'go In the ejes of the Turks Is consid
ered to have been consldsrably shaken , and It
la believed his political career lu terminated.
It transplied todnj that the British vice
consuls at Van and Slvas , who have been
hero for some time part awaiting their e\c-
quateurt' , have not received the documents , In
spite of the long delay , and they started for
their posts on Wednesday last without them.
TURKS TORTURED THE PRISONERS.
LONDON , D2C. 13. A dispatch to the
Standard from Constantinople bays all the
cmbatslca are practically preparing for a state
of siege
The Dally News publishes a sta'ement
on oath made In London by an Armenian
named Aslnnlan , who was sant to N vv York
by the Anglo-Armenian association yesterday.
Aslanlan says he lived In Ameilca formerly
and that he left New York In the bigtnnlng
cf September to rejoin his wlfs. On Ills ar
rival In Constantinople he was thrown
Into prison , although ho had a reg
ular passport. While there , which
was during the recent disturbances , he wit
nessed a horrible scene , hundreds of Ar
menians being brought Into the prison and
dcllbciat ly killed. Aslanlan sa > b further
that the prisoners 'vero wounded with rifle
butts an.l bajor.els by tlis boldlcrs under the
orders of the officers. This continued for
forty-eight hours. Ho bNlsves 300 were
killed and 400 wounded In that time. On the
following day Ahlan'nn ' way put Jn Irons and
was catechised regarding hU supposed asso
ciates who had come from America for revo-
lut'onaiy purposes. Upon pleading Ignorance
of this ho was tortured with a trunclron
b atlng upon the shoulders , the thlghu a n.l
legs , causing great agony. This was re
peated on cloven different occablons. He was
placed In solltniy confinement for a fortn ght
and olh r prisoners were blmllarly treated.
When the delegates from the cmbisfles came
to Inspect the prison they displayed the
marks of their beating. "But , " Aslanlan con
tinued , "fearing vengsanc ; I said they vvcie
due to rheumatism and beggol for my relcafce.
Tour days later I was liberated. "
WASHINGTON , D.e. 13. The Turkish
legation Ins received from , the tubllme porte
the following telegram under today's date
"This morning about 10 o'clock two Arme
nians , living at Kllllthan , at Stamboul , quar
reled about u money question , one of them
firing at the othsr a number of shots from a
revolver. These shots caused n gathering of
people and , some Armenians having Imme
diately t-prcad the- false report that , owing
to the nrilval of the foreign boats , th ? MIIP
sulmans wcro going to attack the Christians
n few sliopa were closed. IJut thanks t& the
asburancei1 of agents of the police , tranquillity
wuueiy boon restored.
nun citobs iMiiiTAKi&Tiin AVOIIK
If Sulllcli'iit PiiiulH Are Ainllnlile < i
1'nrl ) Will Sliirl for Ai'iueiilii.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 13. The American
Red Cross society has decided to nccspt the
duty of distributing the relief o the Arme
nian sufferers and has Istued the following
o atenunt :
Owlns to frequent nml uicent nppenls
from lileiulH ut humanity ,
nenrlv nil of the people of this country , the
merican National Jtcil Ofm linn decided
( hat It mubt accept the sacitd trust of en-
ilenvoilni ; to relieve the Htnivlng Armenians
In AnU llli-or. According to conservative
estimates there nrj SS.OW utterly destitute
pioplo In that country who will Imv to
be utslsted MX or eight months until the
next harvest.
Only realizing the difficulties anil ilangeiH
to be met , the Hed Cross will start for
Tuilcey ua soon n ? sufficient fund me
placed at Its disposal , or guaranteed , to
Insure miceem. Fund may be sent toMIns
Clam Italian , piesldent nnd ircubiirer of
the Ameilran National Tied Cress , Wash
ington. 1) . C , AuthorUfd ngunls to ic-
ti-lvp rund-i nnd materials will be pub'ii-hcd
In u fuvv du8. The Red Ciots also suyuei-tfi
tlmt goods , groins and oilier material m.iy
bo ii'in by chattered steamer ,
AMERICAN RKIJ CROSS.
CLARA HARTON , President.
The soclet ) has had this plan of relief undei
consideration for rome time , but , It h > said ,
was reluctant to assume the dangers and re
sponsibilities Involved. Miss Harton fe.'la
that It will be the most extern-he r.'llet work
ever undertaken. Letters and telegrams have
come from all directions urging that ths work
be undertaken. R v. F. D , Green , the writer
en Turkish ( merlons ; the heads of mlbilonary
ana relief bodies , editors of leading Christian
papsrs , as well as public men and private
Individual ! , have aekrd that the Red C'ro3
a mu nu the duties of distributing the funds.
Such widespread want , Mlw Harton ca > s , can
b met only by relief funds running Into the
millions. It U > estimated that the cost of
relief per capita will be much heavier than
In Ih ? CM so of Johnstown and Sn Island
euffereis , owing lo the Inaccessibility of the
etiffeior * .
Tlio Red Cross party , including JIlpj Bar
ton , will leave Immediately after being a < -
sun-J of n Kiifilclent sum to carry forward tli
nork. Thp fUrt muni be made at an early
diy , r.s It will lake the weeko to get to the
dlstrcstel district , and 'the demands of the
suffering peopla ar ; urgent ,
( ir.'jrH ( o I'urulinixu Ihu Province * ,
LIMA , Peru , Dec. 13. U U averted that
President Plcrola has offered to repurchase
ill * Tacna ami Arlca territory front Chill
for 10000,00 ? platteri ,
STEWART AS THE CHAIRMAN
Nevada Senator to Hava Ohnrga of the Pa
cific Railroad Committee.
HUNTINGTON IS ACTIVELY AT WORK
PoliitM Out tu MentlierM the \iHniitiiKe
flint Will Accrue friini lilt I'liiu
for i\tciulliiK the Deht to
the Cot ernnieiit.
WASHINGTON , Dee. 13. ( Special Tele
gram ) There Is strong reason to b'lle\e that
a number of chnngc-s have been tnide In as
signment of committee chairmanships by the
steering committee of the stnate In the last
twelve hours. It'had been rumored that Sen
ator warren of Wjomlng would head the com
mittee on Pacific roads , hut It Is now nlcost
certain that Senator Stewart of Nevada Is
to b ? placed at the head of the railroad com-
mltte ; which will have charge of much Im-
portint legislation affecting west rn railroads.
It Is surprising that Senator Stewart should
bp given seniority on this committee , his
friendship for Collls P. Huntingdon being well
ki'cw'n here. All sorts of rumors are In cir
culation as to Huntlngton's desire to forestall
all congressional 1 glslatlon looking to a sst-
tlcmcnt of government In crests n both Union
nnd Central Pacific , with the hops that If a
fight 19 precipitated the goveminent will
hold the bag and get nothing after the fore
closure of the first mortgage , which Is In
evitable If the present suits are allowed lo
run their legitimate course.
Collls P. Huntlngton has already felt the
temper of "ome of the members of congress
by sending to those supposed to bs favorable
to a funding scheme a confidential circular ,
the trjbstnnce of which states "the tlmo Is
approaching when the bonds advanced by the
gov eminent will become due. Their non-
rajnunt will , of course , make It possible for
the government to take possession by paying
the first inoi tgage bends of that part of the
Central Pacific railroad aided by It and lying
between Ogden and San Jose. Boiuly must
be > Issued to pay the bonds , and the most we
can hope for Is a reduction of the Interest.
Many companies are now Issuing bonds to
tun 100 years , and the bonds of one com
pany the West Shore have been Issued to
mn 476 jears. Tor the sake of a final set-
tlemenl , the L'nlon Pacific will accept a bill
equal to something lss than forty-four years.
This proposition gives the government larger
Interest on 1's money than the government
Itself would have to pay If It went Into
market to borrow. The time Is equal to an
extension of little lets than fortj-four years
on the whole amount of the debt , and this
Is as short a period as It would be at all
safe for any of th ° aided companies to agree
to. I know the General Pacific would cairy
out this agreement , paying currently every
s'lx months the Interest and some of the
principal , until the entire debt would be ex
tinguished and the government would have
Eicurlty that would be many times as val
uable as It Is today. "
OMAHA CASE DELAYED.
It will be some time before tli ? Interstate
Commerce Commission hands down an opin
ion In Omaha bridge case , the commission
now being engaged on Its report to ccn-
gress. Outside of bilf presented by com
plainant , the only railroad which has sup
plemented Its argument by offering another
brief Is the St. Paul , which Is short and gets
Into but ore feature of the case , that If Coun
cil Bluffs and Omaha were placed on an
equality In the respect of freight rates as
regards three relative locations to the eastern
and western markets , Council Bluffs would
have a lower rate than Omaha from the east
and Omaha a lower rate from the went.
On Nov amber 19 , Secretary Smith of the
Interior department imed an order suspend
ing the patenting of lands to land grant
railroads. Today he amended his ruling so
It would apply only to bond aided railroads
This does not apply , however , to branch
llnea acquired by purchase.
Captain Eugene L. Swift , assistant sur
geon , has rscelved an extension of fifteen
da > s leave.
First Lieutenant Chailes Rlche , corps of
engineers , Is relieved from du'y ' as a mem
ber of court martial at Wllletts Point , New
York.
Lieutenant Colonel William B. Hughes , dep
uty quartermaster general , lo granted four
days' leave.
Leave of absence for sixteen days , tt > take
effect about December 20 , Is granted the. fol
lowing : F cond Lieutenant James II. Ree/ci.
Fourth cavalry ; Second Lieutenant Paul Wolf ,
Tlilrd infantry ; Second Lieutenant Frank D
Webster , Sixth infantry ; Second Lieutenant
Geoig > McD. Wesks , Fifteenth Infantry ; Second
end Lieutenant Herbert 0. Williams , Elev
enth Infantry.
Julius G. Her of Omaha is at the National.
Nat Brown , who was here Wcdneslay , has
gone to Chicago.
Eugene Moore has returned to his home ln
N braslta.
A number of congressmen will go home fcr
the holidays.
Dr. Thomas A. Throckmorton was todaj ap
pointed an examining surgeon fcr tli : pension
bureau at Charlton , la.
TO KI2IJI' AWAY FHOM VR.M3/t'IJI\ .
.North Atlantic Squadron MIIIIN Out UN
Wlnter'N CrulNc.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 13. The program of
Ilia maneuvers and movements of Admiral
Bunco's Noith Atlantic Bquadion has nt
length been arranged. The squadron will de-
pnit from the rendezvous at Hampton Roads
on the 21 lust. , and It Is expected to
leturn to that place May 12 next year. The
first stop will bo at St. Thomas , December
22 , and after that the fhlps will put Into a
number of ports on the Gulf of Mexico and
Caribbean sea. During the stay at Trini
dad , the bquadrcn will have dillls and targu
practice In the Bay of Parla , jutt off the
Vens/uelan coast nnd mar the tertltory which
In now In dispute between Great Britain and
Venezuela , It Is a matter of note , however ,
that at no point in tlio Itinerary dees the
squadron enter a Venezuelan port , and Adml-
lal Bunco doubtless Is influenced In this re
spect by th ? wlshea of the Department of
Slate , for the assemblage of nn American fleet
In Vtne/uela at this juncture might bo con
strued an n threat , and In the end greatly
complicate the negotiations now In progress
with the British foreign office over the
Venezuelan boundaiy question , ' To prevent
any such Impression from gaining ground ,
tlio Navy department 1ms been particular to
stuto explicitly that the winter maneuvers of
the North Atlantic wiuadron are absolutely
uninfluenced by any foreign Issues nnd are
blmply In continuance of the ( summer drills
ns outllne.1 last spring. .
IIIH'H SucccNNiir Appointed.
WASHINGTON , inc. 13. A. B. Hurt of
Mississippi has been appointed assistant su
perintendent of the free delivery of the post-
office department , vice W , W. Hill. lie
probably will also receive the appointment
of commissioner of the United States court of
claims to adjust letter carrier's claims.
Dentil ill ( iencrnl Itojnl , llellreil.
WASHINGTON , Dee. 13. Brevet Brigadier
Genircl William B , Royal , U. S. A. , retired ,
died at his residence In this city today , aged
75 jpars. He was born In Virginia in 1S2S ,
and served with distinction In the Mexican
and civil wars.-
( iriiiiilHon lo CoiitcNl HieV1II. .
PAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 13. Herman Osl-
ilclis , jr. , will contu-t the will of UU grand
father , Jmips 0. Pair. This Is the result of
the decision of Judg > Slack , who today de
nied Herman 0 Irlchs * petition tut the
court's appointment of Van R , Patterson at
guardian of his Infant son be revoked and that
he , as fattier of the child , represent him In
the Il'lgntlnn. Under the pincll will the bo >
receives nothing and hla inothtr one-t'ilrd of
the estate. Under the duet will Mm. Del-
rlctiH has a life Interest In lesii than one-
third , the- remainder going to l.er son on her
do-th ,
roit A iMioTnrrivn
iiKllxli People IlccotrtlnR1 Tired of
Pree Trnilc Tlicortcw.
LONDON , Dec. 13. At the conference nt
St. James' hall today , called to consider the
present fiscal system t > t the country , Mr.
James W. Low ( her , conservative member of
Parliament from the Middle division of
Cumberland and formerly uilder pcretary
for foreign affairs , stated amid uproar and
applause that he desired "to sea In this
country a restitution of rrote.ctlon. "
Mr. Lowther added : "Since the Institu
tion of vvhnt Is called free trade , public feelIng -
Ing hns * veered to protection , and It Is our
duty to convince- the country that the pres
ent fiscal system Is not satisfactory , I
am not a believer In specific duties , but In a
sliding scale which would accommodate the
duties to the needs Tif the country. I wl h
to see preferential tnulo establ'shed ' be-
tncen the mother country and the cole
nies. "
Mr. Lowther also maintained that protec
tion In Its most extreme form hail Improved
the condition of agriculture In Franco , nml
added "As for the Rojnl Commission on
Agriculture. H has been packed nnd every
protectionist excluded ; therefore Its report
will be worthless. "
A resolution In favcr of the protection of
native Industries was carried.
SI HIIOI M1IN . TIIIJ I.NSl'linUN ' I'S.
SimiilNh Trooim Ctriiiliiully Cloxltut In
oil h < - Mnlti Hoily.
HAVANA , Dec. 13. The column cf troops
commanded by Generals Oliver and Palanca
and others , are moving toward Manlcaragua
and forming a circle around the main body
of Insurgents , commanded by Gomez nnd
Mnceo , In the province of Santa Clara. At
Zelba , In the Trinidad district of Santa
Clara , Colonel Rubin has routed the Insur
gents under Quintan Handera. The troops
lost three killed and had thirty wounded ,
Including two officers seriously wounded.
The Insurgents had twenty-seven killed and
many wounded. , _
Heavy musketry firing , lasting several
hours , has been heard In the direction of
Rcmcnto , province of Santa Clara. No de
tails of the engagement have been received.
Oeneial Campos Is at Clanfugos , the sea
port of Santa Clara.
lIclKlnii Mlnlxtci'
BRUSSELS , Dec. 13 Tie Belgian min
ister of war , Geneial Brasslne , has resigned
on account of the "helving of the project of
military reform.
SA\h CAItCIA HAS
Reports Allege ilf.it lie linn
I.lllll DlMV II HIM Al'lllM.
NEW YORK , Dec. 13. A local paper says :
A dispatch received from Havana at the
headquarters of Hljos Leales dc Espana
states that Francisco Garcia , .one of the In
surgent chiefs , has presented hlni92lf nt
General Campos' headquarters nt Santa
Clara and asked to be pardonad. Garcia sig
nified a desire to join the Spanish ranks.
"Not that I want to turn traitor and light
my own fcountiymen , " he tsald , "but to
assist In putt'ng down n warlw filch was ill-
timed and Ill-advised , and the , continuance of
which means dreadful m'sary and poverty
on the Island. It Is Impossible * for the In
surgents to win. "
Ht.MOIl 0V JSLH ; iJ\T DHPCATS.
Coinhliieil Ariu > of Mticco nml < ioine/
Houlril ! > ) hiumlprn'N.
HAVANA , Dec. 13. A dispatch from Santa
Clara says that the troopb commanded by
General Liver havcl fought end routed the
Insurgent forces commande/l by Maximo
Gomez and Antonio Maceo at Manacas. The
dispatch also saya that the Insurgents have
entered the town of Slguaneaf not far from
the battlefield , and that tlie column of troops
commanded by General Olive and two other
columns are In pursuit of the Insurgents.
No further details of th& fighting were given.
"VVorNt StorniH liver Known.
ST. JOHN'S N. F. , Dec 13 Incoming ships
report frightful weather. The steamer
Uhluandul , from Llverpodl , never met euch
Etorms before. The coastwise steomeis have
been unabio to leave ths harbors for thirty
hours. The schooner Effie Lake IB ashore at
Bij Butte The steamer" Portia , running
tetween New York , Halifax and this port , Is
twenty-eight hours overdue from Halifax , and
must have been driven ant to sea and lmt >
probably broken down. Much apprehension la
felt here about her.
Snil lien III of a Llttljo Chllil.
MILAN , Mo , Dec. 13 William Mendon-
hall and his wife probably received fatal
injuries and their llttlo daughter was killed
by being thrown from a wagon here. Thej
were going down a u'.eop Incline , when the
team became unmanageable- ran away.
A piece of the tongue struck the little girl
on the head , completely tearing her skull
away. The parents also received Injuries
which may prove fatal. ,
In M
LONDON , Dec. 13. A report from Antana-
rlvo says that an anti-European mob , num
bering 0,000 , destroyed the mission station at
Ramalrandro. Rev. Mr. McMahon , th mis
sionary In charg'e , and ) his family escaped
a few hours nrevlous to the lootlnc of the
mission. All Europeans residing In the
country districts have been ordered to the
capital and GOO Trench troop * have been dis
patched with orders to put down the riots.
ChliieMe IteIIiUc'iPor ( Arthur.
LONDON. Dec. 13. A bpetlal dispatch from
Slanghal haj.s that several Russian warships
today watched the formal re-entry of the
Chlnts > Into Port Arthur. It la believed that
China , at < a reuard foi Russia's Intervention
In her favor after the war , will permit the
Russian Pacific fleet to wlnler In Kalo-Chen
bay. _ ' "
I'rlnee of Wnli'N IJiillrel ) Hccojcreil.
LONDON , Dec. 13. The , prnco | of Walei' .
who had some grains of powder blown Into
his right eye whllo shooting on the estates
of Sir Edward Lawson ut Bcacqnsfield yester
day , has almost entirely recovered and suffers
no Inconvenience from the i'lfccts of the
accident.
l.oril Diinravcn .
LONDON , Dec. 13. Lord Dunrav'en will
sail for New York on W Jnwday next { p
order to assist the vommUte4 of the New-
York Yacht club In Its Investigation of the
charges brought by lordin/p'agalnst / ' De- '
fender. '
.Mlnlxtcr of I'nlillf )
MADRID , Dec. 13. The , mlnWer of works.
Senor Bosch , has resigned In order to clear
himself from charges confuted with the
municipal scandals over : tli4 piIsKOVernment
of Madrid , which are -agitating * the > public
mind. '
Con nl er Revolution HrjchtvH Out ,
BUENOS AYRKS , Dec. l.S Aovlces Iwv *
been received here from Quito ithst a counter
revolution has broken out In KpUa'dor against
the successful Insurgent ganeral , Alfaro.
Dciniiiiil the i : neiialliiu of Cort'.i.
LONDON , Dee. 13. The Berlin correspondent -
ent of the Standard says : "Tin power ? have
addressed lo Japan a per.'mpiory demand for
the evacuation of Corea , " > '
Hull AKiiliiNt Hie Overllinil Setlleil.
CHEYENNE , Dec. 13. Special Telegram. )
At the United States , court today the uult
of Bernard McUuIre agalnit the Union Pa
cific company to recover $60,000 damages
for personal lnjurle-8 received by the plaintiff
whileIn the company's employ , was with
drawn , a compromise having beenjeffected
The amount paid In the settlement IP not
definitely known , but la thought to . 'be abaut
$1,500 ,
a
VOIIIIM : AVoninn Stuhheil in Oliiireh.
EVANS * II I.E. Iml. , nlo. 13 George Itu
bright , a vv , ak-mnd ! < Hl } 0un man , ton ght
while In church , suldarily attacked Mln
Carrie Damn and H tabbed her fatally , Ru-
brlght wus arrested ,
SHOT HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW
Councilman DuBois Lying at the Point of
Death in the Hospital.
QUARRELED OVER MONEY MATTERS
Wo muled Mim ( irniiiileil vUlli 111"
ANMiilliinl nml I < 'lniill > ' retired
tinIlev olv er A - iillimt
t'mler Arre t.
Councilman Samvel C. DuBois was shot
twice nnd seriously Injured shortly alter 0
o'clock Ini't cV'MiliiB by Claude II. Hoover , his
brother-in-law. The- latter Is under nncst.
DuBois Is at the Prasbyterlan hospital and his
llfo depends upon the result of nn opernlon
which has just been performed. The two
shots entered the body just above the
"tomach. The affair occurred In n sl-oe store
it Uxt/j South Thirteenth street , kept by
Gustav Sanlfcld.
Hoover lives with his mother nt Eleventh
nnd Dorcas streets , and Is occasionally CIP-
ployed by IuHns ! In repairing elevators Dur
ing the last week he has been drinking quite
heavily , It Is said , niul was more or less under
the Influence of liquor when the shooting was
done. About three evenings ago Hoover
asked Dullols for ? 12 which the latter owed
him for work done. DuBols replied that l.c
il'd not have the money then , but would get
It for him at nn early day. Yesterday after
noon the two met nnd the little debt was the
subject for a fresa quarrel. DuBois gave him
the money , Hoovci promising to leave town
nt once If this were paid.
Ho did not keep his word , however , and
about fa o'clock last night Dullols was com-
pMlcd to borrow $ . ' additional to satisfy the
demands of hip brother-in-law. It lacked ten
minutes of 0 o'clock when the councilman-
elect went Into the saloon of Kelly Bros. ,
1321 Howard street , and rsljed for a loan of
{ 2. He said that Ills brotl cr-ln-law was nn
the bum agiln and wanted $2. "I'll give him
this money and let him get good and drunk , "
fild DuBols. "I'll retum It In the morn-
Ing. " He remained In the saloon for ten min
utes and seemed In no qicat liunrj to go out.
He left the place about 0.03.
GRAPPLED WITH HIS ASSAILANT.
It wag not more than five minutes later
when the shooting was done. The two men
met In the sheet store , and , after an exchange
cf n few heated words , Hoover whipped out
a bulldog revolver and shot DuBois twice.
DuBol.i Is much larger than hlb relative and
Immediately grappled with him. He cleacl.cd
Hoover's hands within his own , as though
ho would prevent him from shooting any
more. The two went out of the little shop ,
DuBois having his arm around Hoover's
nock and holding tightly to hl ; > assailant's
hand-1 Although DuBois was fast becoming
exhausted , his superior size and strong h
t'tcod ' him In good stead , and ho dragged his
brothei-ln-law Into the drug store adjoining.
He handed the revu.ver , wllch h" ral wrcalel
trom the hands of Hoover , to Mr. J. P
Fcnton , who wab standing neai by , saying
ar ho did go :
"For God's sake telephone for a doctor ;
I'm shot. "
The Injured man then removed his coat
and vest and lay down In th ? rear of the
store , calmly awaiting his removal to the >
hospital.
After the two entered the drug store
Hoover nppearcM to be afraid that DuBois
would turn the revolver and shoot him.
Their hands wer * tightly grasp'd together ,
but DuBolu had the firmer hold on the
weapon. DuBois assured him that be would
not shcot , and ho kept his word , although
ho might have returned the shots with an
additional one. The revolver .was u 38-
callbr and had five chamber ? . It Is In
the possession of the police.
WENT OUT THE WINDOW.
Gustav Saalfeld , the proprietor of the shoo
shop wherein the shooting occurred , was
eoen latelas' night at his home , 2731 Blonde
Direct , by a Bee reporter , and said : "Hoover
came In the shop about ton or fifteen mln-
utsu before th" thing happened. Yes , he
often came In the shop , as he worked around
the corner. When DuBois came In there was
ro quairel or fight. He nad been In ther
not more than a mlnUte when Hoove-
reached down In his overcoat pocket and
drew out his revolver. He nld : 'Now I've
got you , ' applying a vile epithet to DuBole
With that he. shc him twice. Tao men
were not more than two fet apart. When
I saw the revolver flashed I ran
to the back window and jumped
out. My brother , alongside of whom
Hoover had bsn sitting , went out the sume
way. The negro in the shop was named
Andrew Jackson. I think he must have gone
out the front door , as he was not In there
by the time we came around to thefront. No ,
Hoover VIIH not drunk at ) the' time , although
Ithlnk he had been drinking during the after
noon. The two men clutched together , and In
their scuffle they broke the top pirt of my
machine , I'm awfully sorry DuBois wao
thot , for he was a mighty nice fellow , I
b-IIevo the trouble started over DuBois' dli > -
Hoover In the afternoon. ' !
Miss Katherlne Brophy Is n half flster to
Hoover and Mrs. DuBois. Yesterday after
noon about 1 30 o'clock Hoover came Into
Schnoldcrwlnd'f coal cilice , 120G Howaid
strset , where Miss Brophy was , and begin
abusing the young woman. Ho said that she
had not been going with the kind of company
that ho liked. During this tirade of abuse
DuBois entered the place. Ho was provoked ,
nnd after censuring Hoover for lily unKintle-
manly conduct , took him by Hie arm and leJ
him out of the place , telling him to keep
nway. It Is bald that Miss Brophy eu\ ;
Hoover afterward and begged him not to
make any fultlur trouble or disturbance
But Hoover went away vowing vengeance for
what ho cone'ldcred an affront.
HOOVER EXPRESSES REGRET.
Captain King ufused to allow the repor ers
to set ) Hoov.'r last night at the police station.
The prisoner Is a shoit , well built man ,
somewhat over 30 > ears of age. Ho was hut
slightly under the Influince of liquor when he
was brought Into the station by Sergeant
Cory and Officers Kirk nnd Hoff , At first h ?
was not very greatly concerned over the
shooting he had done , but later In the night ,
when he was told of the seriousness of Iu-
Bolt' condition , grew nervous , as though just
rcollzlng the enormity of his offense. He
sa'd that he had bought the revolver during
the afternoon at a pawnshop , but he could
not tell the location of the pawnshop. He
said he had paid tl.90 for the revolver , and
made- the purchase bcause he was going west
and thought he might need It. He admitted
that he had ben west never.il times before
and had never b.fore armed himself. Ho said
that he wa worry for what he had , done , but
tald that DuBois had threatened him ,
The police have pos.esslon of the revolver ,
and the articles of clothing which DuBols
wore , and through which the bullets pasted ,
There Is one. . hole alongside of the second
buttonhole of tliu vest , the other U about
two In ches further away on the left side.
The npcktio also slioua a hole where tlio
latter hulle-t probably passed thrcugh.
DuBois was removed to the Pr'fbytcrlan
hospital In the patrol wagon , and Doctois
Alllion , Summers and Coulter gave their
attention to the case. A consultation was
held , and It was decided that an operation
to dlicnver the bullMs was advisable. The
operation was performed , nnd one bullet was
cxtilcated. The olhei had entered the
bowoU , and It was deemed hazardous to
undertake * Its removal. Both bullets had en-
tc-isd the abdominal cavity and taken a do.ui.
v.ard course , The patient stood the opera-
t'on ' well , and at an early hour this mornIng -
Ing the physlLlans thought that there were
slight chances for his recovery. Mrs. Du-
iloia and her two little girls were present
and spent the night at the hospital.
DuDols U u man nearly 40 tears old , He
has a splendid physique , and appeared
specially large when alongilde of hly brother-
'p.-ldu. The wounded man came to Omaha
Irom Iowa , and for a number of > ear was u
patrolman In the local department. At the
rec nt election he was chosen councilman ,
THE BEE
Wcnthor rorcen t for NV
Generally
I'flR * .
1. Co'Kt'intlniipln In n
Stpuiirl of the
Coiiiiillinun Sim liil > l rntnllj Mint.
Kxteinho fire lit CoimeU lllufT * .
2. C.irlUlo the Next f > Ho lnvp tlRUPtl.
bprikpr Itocil Kci'M | Very llm ) .
3.1 hint IHj of the lull Trlnl.
Liilior I'u\ur * 1'mtnl nvliiR * Itinlin.
Jlurder Mjnterj still Hn oHeil.
4. IMItnrlul mid Coinineiit.
K. Morup llelri ( let u Verdlet.
Hull Coiiiit } ' * AceinintH Vllxeil.
Overliinil mill tliu Coining It itnViir. .
( I. OiilH'll IHiTi I.i.'il Mitli-r * .
Thoinpiii I'K Keetinl nt C'hi'rokce.
7. CDiiiim-rrliil mid I'liiuupliil No i .
ItiKlneiH Kpvlew of tlio W ok.
8. Tr.iRed ) of u Jlonej Mntrh ,
llrulon (1 in ? Almost Atinllilliiteil.
Nnvj to fr > thn Moxliuii ( lull.
II. Oprnlng Aiuither CroT iun Street.
1U. iliulgv C.iMi.lnln for One Seintur.
II , PoteneJ ot the MitihMt ( liiolipr I'e.l.
14. "Mlitri'si of ller < olf. "
Of Into his business has been the repairing
at elevators , nml It was In tlilfl work tlmt
ho had emplo > ed Hoo\cr until ( inltc recently.
DuBoli * nUo sold coal for James Schnolder-
wlnd.
STIMAVni.I.'h SO.N ( ) > TIIIJ STAM ) .
Tnlil of Ur. IIiMirnr'M Actions After
the Miirilrr.
noWUNO GREEN. Mo. , Dec. 13. Richard
H. Stllhvell , son of the inunlcretl man by Ills
first wife , wns the first witness on the stantl
tcilay when the ca c of Or. llearno was re
sumed. Hts was the principal evidence of
the Jay. The first part of his testimony
related to the position of his father's body
after the murder and corroborated that of
previous witnesses. As to the search for
clews , the witness said the searching party
found all the doors open to the ullej , matches
scattered alcng"Ido the sll\cr , the bills , the
wallet and the a\e. Dr. Heirne , who was
ihead , found several of the clews. Ho did
not pick up what he found , but kicked It
over with his foot , calling other people's at
tention to It. He could not remember who
found the axe. All the windows and doors
weie examined and no traces wcro found of
any attempt to get In the hoube fiom with
out.
Witness said his father and his wife got
along reasonably well together , but that
he know she was not In lo\e with him. Mrs.
Stlllwell had tolJ him this. She had Mid
Us father was too old a man for her and
she wished she had man led a young man. Dr.
witness testified that he had heard Dr.
Hearne declare he was looking for a rich
woman for a wife. Dr. llearno had also
asked him repeatedly after the murder how
much he thought the estnte would pan out.
After the murder Dr. Hearne spent most
of his time at the Stillwell residence. The
relations between Dr. Hearne and the widow
weie very close , he being very attentive to
her and \ery ofllcions about the house. Still-
weirs btcry was not weakened on cross-
e-\amlmtlon.
The defense this afternon sprang n sensi-
tlon during the examination of Richard Still-
well In the shape of a letter wilttcn by
him to Mrs. Hcarno whlls she was the
widow of Amos J. Stlllwell and stopping at
a banltarlum In Battle Cieek , Mich. The
letter , which was written In anmver to a
telegram from Mr. Hearnc , read as though
Mr. Stlllwell could never believe either Dr.
Hearne or his wife could be guilty of the
murder of hla father. In explaining his rea-
ron for writing the letter Mr. Stlllwell said :
"It was only natural for me , FO Ions a
member of my father's family , to bsllcva
and maintain that my father's wife was In
nocent of this crime. " Ho then related In
detail his reasons for changing his m'ncl In
that resect.
Toward the close of Mr. StlllvveH's exam
ination , late In the afternoon , the defence
sprung another surprise by producing a copy
of the telegram Illcliard Stlllwell sent Mrs.
Amos J. Stlllwell at Battle Crick , assuring
hoi" of his confidence In Dr. Hearne's In
nocence. The witness turned the table by
remarking : "The preservation of that let
ter nrd that telegram Is proof pos'tlvo of
Built. "
As he finished the remank Mrs. Hearne
fairly gapped for breath and moistened her
parched lips with her tongue.
nnuoc-KATic COMMITTEE C\IMI > .
Will Settle the Plnoe of Holding tin-
Com entloii on January HI.
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 13.V , F. Harrlty ,
chairman of the democratic national commit
tee , this afternoon requested the secretary of
the committee to notify the members thereof
to assemble In Washington on January 1C
next , fcr the purpose of selecting the tinn anJ
place for holding the next democratic national
convention ,
Charlman Harrlty has received letters fiom
commoi'cUl bodies In fifty cities urging the
national cotnmtttea to select a late date for
the con\entlon. Business people contend that
a long campaign unsettles trade , and they
therefore wont the political battle made as
short as psmlble. It Is bclleveJ that a datr
not later than the middle of July will bo
The committee Is to meet In the Arlington
hotel In Washington at 11 a. in , The r bilu-
tlon offered by General P , A. Collins In the
dcmociatlc national convention of 1892 , re
quiring the democratic natlonal-commlttee to
provide accummodatlons only for the delepatcs ,
the alternates and the member * of the demo
cratic national commutes , will be acted
upon. Th. resolution Is now In the hands
of a subcommittee of tli ; national commit
tee , composed of William V. Harrlty of
Pennsylvania , who Is chairman of the commit
tee , IJ. H. Smaller of Vermont , Arthur P
Ocrman of Maryland , Hen T. Cable of Illi
nois and Edward S. Wall of Wisconsin.
CLIIA.NS M'HUIJII.V ACQt I'l'Tnil.
Trill 1 of tlu * Men \rroxti-il lit \anmui
Onl ) I.iiHteil Ti'M MlnutcH.
WASHINGTON , Dsc. 13. The Slate depart ,
ment received a dispatch stating that the
twenty-one Cubans on trial In Narsau on the
ch < Hfo of conducting a filibustering expedi
tion from this country , were acquitted > e4-
terday after a trial lasting only ton minutes
This Is the Kime party arrested at Wilming
ton , Del. , and acquitted after an exciting
trial , Through the vlllgunce of Minister
do Lome of Spain , they were traced to a
point within Drilled authority , taken by a
Urltlsh gunboat and hcnt to Nasfau for trial.
President Palma , head of the Cuban move
ment In the United Stated , will Join Secretary
Quesada about next Monday , They will cstab.
llsh a legation , and Mr. Palma will exercise
the functions of minister for the Cubans
with Mr , Quetada an first t > 3cretary of the
legation. It Is probable , alto , that efforts will
bo made to establish relations with the gov
ernment authorities ,
May Hi- Cox 1 1 y.
CANTON , O , Dec. 13. At the
of the lute panic tnrtaln munufucturtra
hero and at Musslllon IHHIICI ! Interim bearing
bcilp , wlilrli ell ciliated no cuireiiuy .unoim
local opera ti\eK and tindcf ) po'Jple , Ht'cret
ugfiits of Hie United Klul ( . tieapuiy uiv
now hero walking up thfeo ( - . .iieslth u
view to OHFesw the 1U per rfiit tuxua ou i -
mica by other tliun national bankf ) .
iH ) CiuiNfil a IJniilili * TiiiKeil > .
I'HILAUUM'IIIA , Uuc -Max Qooil-
rlch , aged M yeara , In a 111 of Jealoua r.iKf <
shot Ills joiiuii wlfo In tlio nb'lomen ' ut
tli-lr hornet Ills uttrrnoon and then 'till n
bulli-t thrgu&li his own brain The \ > fov \
In the horpltul In a Jyl.ig con Iitlon ( incd-
rleh illed Imlantly. _ _
Mut c'tnclilN of Ouoiiit \ < 'M .elMl DIP , lit ,
At New York Arrived Kenflnglon , from
Antwerp.
At Naplfi At livedKms , fiom New York.
At Hamburd-Arilvcd Pho necla , from
New York.
At rfwen- Arrive ! Sail * , from New York
\b Soulhauiplou ,
BLUFFS' BIG BLAl
Quarter of n Million Dollars Burned Up itt
a Few Hours ,
IMPLEMENT DISTRICT WAS HARD HIT
Thrco Lirpro Warehouses and Their Oon-
touts Entirely Consumed ,
EVERYBODY WAS BUSY FIGHTING FIRE
Entire Oity'Was Menacad with Destruc
tion for a Time.
FLYING EMBERS STARTED MANY BLAZES
Orluln of tin * riff I'll K mm n Stnrtci )
lit n SumII Wooili'ii Warehouse
HeloiiKliiK ( < tin * AVolr-
hliiiKnrt Coiupitnj' .
U may have been that the bottom fell out
of the lantern of the watchman as ho Mtarled
nn his first round laH night just after &
o'clock ; It may have been spontaneous com
bustion from wiste piled In cno corner of th
warchciiso , or It may have been a ! > park from
a locomotive. It Is certain that the Ore
which had Us beginning In one of tljcso
minor Incidents did damage of from $20d,6X ( )
to $225,000 In Council Dluffs between G:15 : and
8 o'clock last night.
It wns local d In the Implement district
near the end of M.iln street , and for an hour
It seemed as though every one of ths great
bU'dlngs in that locality wa $ < doomed. It
was only by the most energetic efforts of the
fir men that the ravages of the flainos were
confined to three buildings , those of thoEmp-
Tde-Shugart company , Deere , W-.1U ft Co. and
the Consolidated Tencc woiKs. As near as
could be ascei tallied last night 'the. damage
air-ounted to $225,000 , of which about ? 175-
000 Is covered by Insurance.
The fir * started In the roof of the Empkle-
Shugart warehouse. This building Is n fr.inio
structure , and one of the first erected In ths
Implement dls'rlct , as dry as tinder without
being too rotten to burn. It la completely
hemmed in by rallrcod tracks. It has long
b en feared that some catastrophe like- that
of labt night would happen and the , whole
district would be In danger. Many error's
have been made by the neighboring imple
ment dealers to have It removed , hut with
out success.
SPKHAD WITH GREAT I3ASE.
The flrst alarm was tumid In from the
C. , D. & Q switch tower at C:20 : o'clock. Two
other alatms were sent In teen after , and In
a few minutes the entire local fire department
was hard at work. There was a strong wind
blowing from the WJthcnft , wMci mula , : the
fir ; an exceedingly hard one to handle. The
Emplclo-Shugart building burned rapidly , and
sbon huge brands wore being carried all over
the city , landing a mile or more away-
Wherever they struck sidewalks and clumps
of weeds would be Ignited , and In a few mln-
ut u the people living all along the line were-
fighting fire with garden hose , broomsticks
? nd anjthing else that came handy.
Dliectly north of the Empk'e-Sbugart ' build
ing was the warehouse of Dsero , Wells & ( Jo. ,
a. thres-.story brick , with oveiy fioor full of
agricultural Implemsntt' . In a few minutes ,
lire communicated to the Interior of this *
building through the windows. It crept
through the building from south to noitlv
ard the fire department was utterly powerless
to stop It.
AC.OSJ the strest stood the Combination
Fencs works , a fram ? building , covered wltB
corrugitcd iron. Two or three tlmca It
caught , but the department played en It a
few minutes and extinguished the ( lames.
Finally the hrat became so great that"1 thp
firemen had to retreat and the building wait
given over to the flames.
Noith of the main warehouse of Dsere ,
Wells & Co. Is a smaller fram building , ako
full of Implements. For a tl-ne It looked as
If this was alto doomd , but the play of the
lose kept It wet until the danger had pagan ] ,
and the twenty-five yards Intervening bstwwn
the two Deerc-Wells buildings marked the.
dead line. Still further nrth , the freight
house of the Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy
caught flro one ; from the lire brands , but a
little water at the right time caved It.
SAVED THE BIO VAULT.
The nuln fear with Mr. Lucius Wells , of
the firm of Deere , Wells & Co. , wa& that the
vault would b ? destroyed by tin raving In of
the walls. At 7 20 , Just one hum .liter lhe
first alarm cJineIn , a largo bectlon of the
west wall of the building fell with a crash.
Three nilnutcH lalcr fell a pUct of tlis north
wall , and then came another piece of the
frou wall. This left the middle brick parti
tion blandlng to the full h-Ight of Ita throu
stories without .1 prop , JnU I'outli ' of It was.
tlisoult , containing thebosks and valuabln
papers of the concern , and great anxiety was
manlfestel as to the dliecllon In which the
wall should fall. It totteud , swayed an In
stant , and then fell to the boutn , right In tlio
direction of the vault. An Instant later tlio
light of the fiamcK showed that the wall bail
just missed the vault and left It Htundlng In
tact.
Thaddcui' ' W. EdwnrUp , a ( ravelins man
with Dtero , Wells & Co , , came In from , a
collection trip on the road , bringing with him
a valise containing over 12,000 In notes. He
set the vallso in tlio office , and ( here It
burned. Mr. Edwards stated , however , tjjat
ho had fortunately taken such precautions a
would prevent the company fiom losing tb
face of the notes ,
One fortunate thing was the fact , that th
two outside walls , for tlio moat part , re
mained fctnndlnj ? . 'Jho couth wall vva almot't
entirety Intatt , and BO prevented the wind
from getting at the ( lumen. On the north ,
likewise , such parts or the- wall as remained
standing protected the buildings beyond , anil
these two things , more than anything tlco ,
acccunt for the greater pait of the linjile-
ment dlsirict bjlns standing today ,
LOSSES AND INSURANCE. '
Only un approximate tetlmate of the In
surance could 1)9 obtained latt night forttho
reason that a majority of the agents cou)4 )
not be found or could not be Induced to go
to their otilces and get tlio llet of compiles )
from their books. The total amount on
Deere-Wella building and contents
where near $78,000 , Tie | W , S ,
& Co , ogency had tne most of
the hool.ii were locked up In the vautja |
the only man who knevy comblnatlorrWaaj
out In the country Uniting. .Mr. Wad wqt ! |
v.us uble to recall from memory ' 3S/5 R
on hu'ldlng ' and content ! , divided ai fgljVgJf
Xoitli Anu-ilcan , Jl.GOO ; London Asiuriuw ,
$1 GOO , Lo-don and Lanc-mhlre , $4,600j Qff
'nan of Fr fport. 111. , tl.OOOj