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DR , KAXSEN GETS HOME SAFE
HOE Been TOUT Degrees Further Uorth
Than Any Other Explorer.
FAILED TO QUITE REACH THE POLE
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Ton I. 1o tlir lor ntul Wn <
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% Vlii l nril.
CHUISTIANIA. Aug IS The Vcrdcns-
Kaug , a dally newspaper of this city , has
rereued the following telegram from Dr
Jvansnn " 1 am home sate after a fortunate
expedition "
MALMO. Sweden. Aug IS The news
paper DagciiBnhelcr IIBB recehed communl-
catlonB from Dr. Nansen and Lieutenant
EtuottntiRcn from the lUaud of Tardoe.
Thtse communications state that they
nbimdoned the Fram In the autumn of lB r ,
and riso'ted to the Icn The steamer Wlnd-
vard currying supplies to the Jackson-
Haraisworth expedition , picked them up
near Franz Jmcf land. They expected that
the Fram would eventually drift to the
OEKt coast of Greenland.
Dr , Nansen failed to reach the north
jiole , but he touthud a point four degrees
ncaicr than any other explorer haB done
The Bteamei Wludwad took letters for
Xansun when It started to the relief of tht
JacKson-FariiBw orth expedition , us Mr
Jack on""cxpectcd to find Nansen ntid WUB
( omlnced that his idea of drifting across
the pole In the Ice was impracticable. He
WOR also convinced that Nunncu would re
turn In thu direction of Franz Josef land
FOUR DEGREES FROM THE I'OLE
TARDOE , Norway , Aug. 13 Dr Nansen
left the Frum on March 14. UsSS , lu R4
degrcts of north latitude lie traversed tht
] > olar sea to a point i > C degrees , 14 minutes
north latitude , nltuated north of the New
Siberian Islands. No laud was Bighli'd nortl
of 82 dcgreeb of latitude or thence to Fiaa
Josef land , where he passed the winter
nubBistliiE on bear's flush and whale blubber
Dr NatiHcn and his companions arc in the
best of health. The Fram Is expected n
Vurdou , or-Bergen , shortly She stood tht
lie well. There were no Blcl : persunb aboan
uhea Nanaen left her.
Dr. Frldtjof Nansen , the .Norwegian scl
cntiBt , now 30 years of age , sailed from
Christlaula on Jtint i'4 , ISfll ! , on -vojagt
of dlscoM-ry to the Arctic rtglons , with the
intention of rcathlng the north pole , I
potElhle. He umbatked on board the three-
masted schooner From , which wnb provided
x.Uh a ICO-horso power sltuin engine She
was of BOO touB burden , and her eltltserp
to constructed as to force all lie muetlug
the \cssel to pass under it , thus preventing
all "pinching' and screwing. The Fran
was launched at Laurvlg , near Christiania
on October 120 , 1KV2. The .Norwegian Par
liament gave Dr Nansen about 552,000 In
aid of his expedition Additional funds
-w-ore forthcomlug by ptivate subscription
Including one of over $5,000 from King
Oscar. The Fram was in every way ud
Julrablj equipped , and had a crew of twel\ <
men , all of whom occupied the cabin
which measured onlj thirteen .feet square
nnd which was htatcd bj means of an Eng
lisa petroleum ktove , which consumed three
litres of petroleum a day. The Fram ( For
ward ) hud enough fuel on hoard to las
eight or nine yeaib , and she also had a 11
bury , consisting of 1,000 books.
Dr , JCanscn's plan was to make for tht
.Now Siberian Islands , and thence ball dl
rootlj north until the Fram should be 1m
"bedded in thu ice. lie proposed then ti
drift along with the Ice , following the wcs
const of any land that might he met. A
dispatch was received from tbe doctor a
Yurdoc on Augur.t 23. 1883 , wrltteu in th
Tugorakl straits , on the second day ot tha
jnonth , announcing that the expedition via
about to ball Jnto tup. Kara ma , uud tha
the Kram had no far behaved bpleudidly.
1)NattRHii ) entered lite University o
Christiana in 18SO and lu 1S82 went as
jmbBcnger on the sealing bteamer Viking t
Denmark straitu and tbe east coast of Green
laud. It is believed that this vojace lai
the- foundation for the ambition of Ills life
iiame.lj. that of discovering the north pole
On lilb return from Greenland , he was up
pointed curator of the mubcum nt Berge
and held that position uutil IbSS , when h
led n hinall expedition to Greenland an
crossed the southern portion of that couu
try from the eabt toast to Godhead on th
vest ( east , where the party vvlnteiud and re
turned to Norwaj In June , 1889
In September , l&Ml , Dr Numen marrlc
Mum Evn Bars , youngest daughter of tb
late professor of zoology nt the Unlverblt ;
of Clulbtianu. Mrs. TCaitsen has all alon
hud supreme faith in the return of her hub
band She has a powerful mublcal volte
was a proft-BBional singer before her marriage
riago and has blnte appeared before th
public on various octasious. Dr , aud Mrs
Xanseu have one thild , a daughter.
Tliti Windward of the JacUson-ParnBwort !
expedition whlth ban brought Dr. Nansc.
tu that Island , left Vardoe. for Franz Jose
land lu order to bring buck the British ex
licdltlon on Juno 2R lust.
OUTLINES HIS PLAN.
In an Interview with Dr , Nansen prevlou
to his departure the explorer was quoted u
saying "Having roiibldered former txped !
tlotiR , their outfits and their routes , 1 huv
made up n\\ \ mind to build a little blnp , mttk
her as strung as possible and just laig
enough to cajjj provisions for twelve me
lor IHe years. When 1 arrive at New Slher
Sau Islands l wlll examine the curients an
the lee conditions and Delect the best mo
incut for a blurt for the further utirt
through lie-free water , which 1 think vvll
lie In Axigust or lu the i-ommeniuuent o
September DcLotig wiotc. In his log tha
while the expedition drifted In the Ice nort
of Tlenniitt Ibland they saw a datk 4wate
fck } ' It IB a sUj which hhows the reflectlo
of water all around H numt cojtbcquuitl
lie pobslblv to cover a considerable distune
3n tbut direction before we get fustentd 1
the ko and drift with the current , whlc
\\lll probably bring vt out in the sea lu
twcen Greenland and Spitsbergen AVe wl
then hav c to rome dow n at. far as the eight
latitude , mnil as it will be summer vrc wl
liave to lot the ship loose aud get home 1
however , the Ehlp should hare sunlc bcfnr
tbe time mentioned , the expedition will no
lie lout uu voultl \ put up tt-ntE aud gc
out sledges as I hav c done before Had tb
Je-unnctto expedition had mifhcient l rev
J.IOIIB and ind thej rvmulned un tbe lie th
c-xptidltlan would have had a different jesul
How long da I think the expedition vvil
last * "Well , 1 thould thiult Uie expedltlo
could sufuly itiach tlie. Greenland hea 1
about two jears v\lilch will be uqual t
drifting two mllti , ruth twtmty-fauj hours
Tbe Jimnnottu drifted the last day she vva
Afloat much mote If we tal.o piovlblou
far five jenrfc 1 should thluk we would h
tale
NOT COLD AT THE POLE
"Do 1 thlitU H too cold to it-main at th
north pole dining the v Inter * Nn I d
not 1 don't thluk there in vuch Intuits
cold Uieit UE in the northern pail ol si
bin-In or lu thu northuiii part of viwtur
Grfui > lund W mutt jemembur thut th
jxile U probably coturod by nea Jnun whle
there will be much lefcs cold than ( ram Hi
Hat land of northern Asia The region
cround the jmle lime probably iimnpara
tlvnl ) mllil winters mid cold EummiirE "
Tito illuiuiifcluitR of the Framvur
Length 12G Jeet. beam SO fi > ot. duptb. , froi
Kitl to deck 37 ft ft With her cargo kii
van abuut hut ) tons dead weight oud lin
liull was built tUrnout cnilnOj of oak uu
iu the bUungnbt manner posblble At th.
IiuintEK ] > Mtd to preksure Irom the Ice her
Klfles vvt-ie from thirty to thtrtj tvt > ituhi-s
thick cud her liull VBR poated on ihi of
with | r.i > khitath-lUR iiompobed of a thlrU
of jsrueH Jieart ft littra Atuericou
wi , atly surface.
OP IttlJ-H IIVSAMITAHOS.
) nlj , Onllnclu-r , -lnin-j nnd
lirnil Air Sf < Protnt l.n t.
LONDON , Aug 33. In the House of Com-
ions today the secretary of state for home
Hairs Sir Matthew White IMdley , an-
ounccd that upon the medical report It
md bton decided to reltare on license Daly ,
Dolancy Gallagher nndVhltchrod. . the four
rUhmcn Imprlaonotl lor conspiracy against
ho government In connection with tbe
dynamite explosions of sonic years back
At flirt the men TV ere arrested during
he dynamite stares of 18R3 and 18S4 Dr.
Thomas Gallagher and Albert George Whitehead -
head , both American citizens , were or-
rtBted in London In company with John
Curtln Kent and Henry Hammond Wlluon ,
early In 1 ( > K3 , und on Juno 14 ot thftt 5 car
they wcrp found eu'lty ' of treason-felony
nnd sentenced to life Imprisonment , Kent
was releaood from prison line jtar ngo , and
s now In tbe United States Dr Gallagher
w RF n resident of Green Point , L I ,
whrro he IB said to have enjojed u
arge practice. In order to make their pun-
Bhment greater , u special act was passed ,
under whith the men tould be tried for
trcaBou-felonj. They were charged with
the manufacture of fljnamlte bombs , or
saving bombs In their possession John
Daly was arrested April 18 , 1SR4 , at BlrKen-
ttcod with two bombs In his possession
The name day James Agan , with whom Daly
lived in Birmingham" , and who Is now In
the United States , n delegate
from tbe amnesty association ,
captured. The men were found
guilty of treason-felony at the
Warwick aBslrcs in July , 1SS4. Daly was
entenced to penal servitude for life and
Agan to twenty1 years' Imprisonment Agan
vas released January IB , IMS At the last
general election Daly was elected without
opptibltlon to represent the City of Limer
ick in Parliament although he was then
wearing the convict's clothes Immedi
ately afterward he was selected by tht
Llmeilck board of aldermen for the citlice
of high hhcrlft Thomas Devaney was ar
rested with nine othero In Glabgow in lblS !
on btmilar charger and was sentenced to
penal servitude lor life.
NEW VOllK. Aug IS The news of the
rtlense of Dr Gallagher aud other Irlbh
political prisoners vsub rcceivtd with de
light by liiBhmcii here , though thcj de
clare it was onlv to prevent the men dying
In prison William Ljman , president o
the Irish National alliance1 , was ebpeclallj
bitter In his remarks and said If the
leased men come to America they will he
received with open arms by the nationalists
James F Egan , who was convicted with
Daly and released , is here aud KCJP the
Amnesty association will continue to work
for the other prisoners' release.
LAGL.IMI rOSsITJON TOAVAltD CUETE
Will * ot Join the r n TK In AHnlt.1-
ItiK TurUrj.
LONDON , Aug. 13 George N Curzon ,
Parliamentary Becretary of the foreign ofllco
made a statement to the House regarding
affairs In the island of Crete Tbeie had
been a proposal of the powers , he sold , to
abslst Turkey in effecting a blockade of
Crete but England had thought It advlsablt
to look a little further before joining in
such a movement It was n doubtful thing
to Interfete between sovereign nnd subjects
and especially to suppress to some extent
excusable rebellion The government , he
said , had declined to give the sultan the
abblstuncc of a British fltct without a quid
pro quo in the shape of a security or
guaranty to Crete Lord Sallsbur } , he said
was willing to tonslder joining in a guar
anty with the other powers
Mr Curzon did not believe that any of tht
parties concerned favored the annexation o' '
Crete to Greece. British men-of-war had
tendered almost Invaluable assistance in
preventing an outbreak of disturbances
He.ro there was an outbreak among the
Irish men hers cf ciles of ihame nnd Tim th
Healy exilalmed "Whj don't you 'take the
Bide of the Christians ? "
Mr Curron bald that the government had
tiled to avoid taking Bides Something
more permanent than had jet been Bug
gested was neccbsary , he bald , for a lea
settlement.
Sir Henry Fowler , liberal member fo :
Ef.Bt Wolverhampton , said that the govern
ment was 7 > ursulng a pro-Turkish policy
Mr Arthur Balfour the government leader
In reply denied Sir Hcnrj Fovler's state
ment. The government , he said , bed been
unsparing In Its efforts to secure good gov
crnment for Crete There was danger o
war il any power rushed In to bcttle th
problem in such a rough and ready manuer
After repeating Mr Curzon's statements
Mr Half our concluded by eajing that th
government was conscious of the re
rponblbllltj for avoiding what might prove u
catastrophe iucompaiably greater than th
horrors already heard of.
UATAIIULES KEAD1 TO POITIEVDEU
Suld iu De ItfHlrulucil Onlj 1 > 3 Tbl
Lcuclcrt. .
( Coiijrlfrht , lEHC lij VrttK 1'uliIlKhtnp Comjmnj.
CAPE TOWN , South Africa , Aug 13.
( New York World Cablegram Speciul Tele
gram. ) The majority of the Mutabeles an
Bald to be anxious to surrender , but ur
IK Id back by their chiefs. Tlie content
plated British attatk has been pobtpone
for three dajs. The chief of the natives in
the Fort Charter district is htlll hobtlle
Cecil Rhodes will go to England after pcac
has been restored In Matubeleland ,
The feollng here le very strong In favo
of relubtutlng Cecil Rhodes OB premier o
Cape Colony. Indeed the whole Engllsr
Indian EtattE community right through Af
rlca , with few exceptions these only me :
who arc anxious for office themselves an
wire pullers would vote for thlb H ha
been fculd lu the House of AEsembly I
Rhodes were to stand for Cupc Town It 1
believed he would be "returned with
bumping majority "
1CI1.MNG SIE.N OPK IIV T11OUJ.AADS
Miiliuiuiarilniix J'nt it < Miiuclttcr Ii
tinEiiiilrt > < il Cliliiu.
VANCOUVEn , B. C , Aug. 33. Th
steamer EmppeBb of Japan , which arrive
last night , brought mall advices from th
orient us follows' The news from Kant ;
U to the effect that the. famous Tun
Puhsiaug , lu obedience- the imperial com
mand , has begun a massacre of all the Mo
hammedaus that he comes across. A
Hslnlngfu he Blew 3,000 business men en
sold their wives and female children. Fear
are e'ntertalued nf a general rising , espe
elalb in PUn Tinu Fu end Hajtln , whit
have hitherto rcmuinid faithful.
Floods are doing Herrlblc damage In China
In many places entire towns and village
are bUbmurged. All railroads have fctuppe
running Many deaths have taken plat
und bundrttds nf homeless men , women an
ihildii'U art1 starving to death.
Truulilc Jinin-nUlii r In Ahbiiiitl
ACCUA. Gold Coast Colonj , Aug 13 It I
ftuned that bin ions troubles are Impeudlu
in Abhnutl It is roporteQ that th
liikoriuizaB and other tribes have julne
Chiuf Sauiory with the object of cxpellin
the BrltiKh from Kumacsl. The Brltib
urulbur , Phoohc. and tbe British gun
boat. MugpU. v , Ith a large force of Haussa
on board , have gone to Eltulna , fiom whenc
thuee umlve troopt v.-lll be huiried
and JCuiuasel
VnlKjrlir Arrji CK ( GliikuofT *
GLASGOAV. Aug 18. The Brltiih yach
ValKyrli 111 , Jiora Ksw York on Jujy 10
urrivod in the Clyde this morning
YalS-jrlc h.iil r. btormy patLsagc but bb
arrived iu cxeelletit eoudiUcm The loupes
duj B run wai , S8t mllet. The jaoht vvil
Inlaid up null ! Ik&T.
Hp uf I're-iii-li IiuMirth.
TAK1B Aug IS The oflloial returm. shov
that Fn-ixU in.portb during tht ptn * beveu j
is i UtB I * rj sea ii OOi' ' 000 f ren < s over
tlmsi ) if 'he beme pc-'lad of IM" ! The ix ( \
pens iftasnd 73 0' francs in tbe tame j
time nt compared with tlie "first seven j
mouth * uf OWS.
NEW YORK SLIGHTLY COOLER
3nn'B Bays Still Strong Enough to Bring
Death to Many Persons.
HEATED TERM HAS NOT YET GONE BY
j Ilrop" n Perv l > rcreH nml n
Itreere MnUen Life Mure
lleartilile In tlic Lnr c
EuHterti
NEW YORK , Aug. IS Tlie heated term
n Kew York und vicinity has m > t come tea
a close1 , but Its -violence has subsided ap-
irrclubly.
At 30 SO o'clock this morning the
thermometer In the wtuther obsunator's
tower indicated 82 degrees , against K5
degrees at the same hour jcstcrdaj' . An
eight-mile breezp wus blowing from the
northeast On the streets the temperature
was tnjwhcic from R4 to KB degrees. The
humtdltj was then C5 per cent.
7 he dead arc
HENRY YOUEREMDE nged 3S.
CATHERINE TUCKER , 4S.
MARY KERBY , 10
MARTIN M'DONOUGH , 7 months.
MRS. GEORGE WEIDENWAKE , CO
"WILLIAM DRUELER.
ROBERT GIBSON. 30. '
FREDERICK A BOWEN. 70.
MARCUS SCRUB
POLICEMAN WALTER F BRAY.
A btatcmtnt prepared by the bureau of
vital statistics of New York City , covering
the period from midnight of Saturday to
noon today ( live days ) todaj's figures being
partly estimated , Ehovs u total of 3,200
deaths , of which 434 are nttributcd to the
heat An unofficial tbtlmnte of the number
of deaths from heat In New York. Brooklju
and the nlghboring cities and towns In New
York Btatc and New Jersey , which cover the
period from August 5 to 12 , Inclusive , IE
021 The prostrations for the name period
are said to hav e numbered l,2Iir > .
There was but slight Improvement in the
condition of the weather and but for a
breere blowing at the torpid rate of fifteen
miles an hour fiom the northwest the mor
tality roll might have surpassed Wednesdaj'B
Hrt The dead from heut In this city todaj
numbered Elxtj--four uud piostratlous 123
There were 374 death certificates issued bj
the health board for the twcutj--four hours
ending ut noon today Of these 158 were
for people who died tram the effects of the
hint This surpasses all previous records
In the history of the health department
The horses killed by heat today nutnberei
more than on unj former daj of the hoi
Eppll The health department carts could
not work fast enough to dispose of all the
carcaBBiB nnd many were left where thej- had
fallen tor hours before the } could be tal.cn
uwaj The fire department IB keeping every
thing around the hospital drenched. Ice IE
to be distributed to tlie poor by the city aud
all police stations and engine houses arc to
be depots. The parks arc kept open all
night with .permission for persons to Bleep
on the grass Several thousands took ud-
vantage of this ordei
There were eilsht deaths from heat In
Jersey Cltj today Five died in HoboUen.four-
lecn in Nev urk , four ut Elizabeth , seven In
Patcrson. among them "Will lam "H Morse ,
editor of n morning paper. There were
twentj'-one deaths in Brooklj-n
HOTTEST IN THE UMTED bTATES. .
Phllncleliilitu. Pile * ' Vv Another
Ite-utu LK line to Hent.
PHILADELPHIA , Aug 13 Actording to
the weather bureau reports Philadelphia
suffers the unenviable distinction today of
being the hottest city in the United States.
At 8 a. m the thermometer was 82 de
grees , at noon 8S degrtcs. A light brteze
tempered the heat slightly , but the suffer
ing was us great as any day Elnte the tor
rid spell becaU
Among todaj-'B deaths are
MAGGIE BURKE , 30.
JOHN SWIFT , 41
CATHARINE BRANNON. CO.
HUGH M'LEAN. CO
WILLIAM HACKET , 40.
JOHN BROOKER aged C5.
JOHN TEIL , aged SO.
MARY ANN TORGER.
FRANCIS KULP , Ci. .
JOHN AYERS , CO
MRS WILSON.
The thermometer registered its highest at
S4 degrees nt 1:30 o'clock. By midnight
o libt of dead had increased to eleven
There were over thirty prostrations
Reports from cities all around Philadel
phia show the weather IB from 4 to C de
gree's cooler today than yesterdaj.
LIP13 MORE \HAIILE IX JJOiTOX.
Uriel Iliilnn iu il Cooler IVeuther
Itrluc KeUef from Heiit.
BOSTON , Aug. 13. A brief rain had the
effect of clearing the atmosphere this mornIng - .
Ing , and as a result , life is more bearable
than at any time since Sundaj. Two deaths
and five prostrations bj- heat IB the record
at police headquarters up to 11 o'clock
The victims are-
WILLIAM BOYLAN. 45. Brighton.
PATRICK HOLLAHAN , D5 , Boston.
ProbtratloitB :
- Carroll , 28 yturs
Jamcc Batwun. 28 , Koxbury.
John Carroll , 40 , Boston.
Thomas CocroSt , 4C.
Marlon Cunl.n.
Ilnltlinorc Pelt the Ilml.
BALTIMORE , Aug. IS. The thermometer
today reached US degrees between 2 and 3
p m. There have been nine heat fatalities
reported today , inuklng a total of itinetj-
during the present heated term.
PAST MAIL HUHS INTO A "WASHOUT.
Hull " \Vri-t-U Due to u CloiKllmrxt Eu-
Klneer mill Plremnii IClIlril.
OTIS. Ind. . Aug. IS A bad wreck oc
curred on tbe Lake Shore road at 4 o'clock
this morning , one-half mile -east of this
point. The eastbuund special mall train
from Chicago , consist lug of an engine , two
postal curs , baggage car , one day coach and
a Wagner sleeper , ran Into a washout sev
enty feet long nnd thirty feet deep. The
entire train , with the exception of the day
couch und the sleeper , plunged into the big
hole , and Engineer JamesGrlflin and Fire
man Michael Roach were almost instantly
killed The day enae-h partially toppled
over into the alijss , hut one end remained
on the truck , being held by the coupling to
the Blecper , which did not leave the truck
The paEscnge-rs in tbe day coach escaped by
simply going through the sleeper and none of
them received injuries Tbe mail fltrks
und trainmen also escaped injury
A cloudburst and Immense ( load ot water
caused tlie washout and scooped out the
gicat hole in the earth ut a culvert directly
beneuth the tracks Engineer Grlflin evi
dently had no wnrnlug of the washout what
ever BE he inquired a few moments before
he died what caused the wreck Both uf
the unfortunate engineer G legs were com
pletely severed Irom his body
All Luke Shore trains are being sent via
Michigan City and Chesterton , and thence
over the Michigan Central trucks , BO that
the delay to traffic will not be great
The Manon road has an eight j-foot wash
out a mile south of this place , end a mill
dam un the north side of the road 1mb just
hurst and U looks as it the Motion bridge
on the north side will go down.
Htiten fur DUtriet CIIIM i-iiliiiui. .
CHICAGO Aug IS A proposition has
bern submitted to the western routle pro-
tiding for the adoption ot un open rate
of uue and cine-third tare where the local
rate IE 3 cents per mile far All district cas-
convention * .
SEND THOOPfe ArrrillTHE
Army Antliorltlen Tnk * Hnnil lit
nt Xojrnleti. Mexlcn ,
DENVER , Colo. , Aup la.General Whra-
ton , commander of the Department
of Colorado , whrn Informed of the Indian
outbreak on the Mexican border , at once
placed troops In tb field to head off the
Indians should thcy'lnjude American soil
From Fort Huachucn. , forty miles north of
Nogalt-B , Captain Homuswith troop A ,
First cavalry. Immediately started for the
border. Tbe commanding officer of Fort
Grant was Instructed 'to impport Captain
Bomus . In cone help 1 Ticfdod. At present
tin officers tl army biadquartere Btate that
there IB no reason to bollne that Uncle
Sam's troops wilt be inv wheel In thp en
gagement. It is a Mexican affair , In which
tht Apaches are not Interested
A tch gram wts received today from Fort
Huuthuta , bajlug Colonel Encon left for
Mogulcs by rail with two companies of the
Twcntjfourth Infantry- Later Colonel Ba
con reported that the Indians were scatter
ing along the border and that Americans
had crossed the line to assist the Mexicans
Heordered a companj of Infantry to re
turn to Fort Huuchucn , . Tlie troopK of thp
First cavalry , under the command of Cac |
taln Bomus , maj encounter uoaie of the
Indians on this side of the border Tele
grams from Colonel Eumner at Fort Grant
report that ne > host lies have nppcurcd In
that section.
WASHINGTON , Aug. IE United Stntcs
ConEUl Long , at .Nogales , Mexico , has tele
graphed the State department regarding
tbe Indian assault on Negates , as follows
"Yaqul Indians took Nugalcs by surprise
thlfc morning ( Wednesday ) at 4 o'clock , and
htld It two hours Tcti Yuquls killed , one
prisoner , four Mexican guards killed and
two wounded' '
_ _
rOHTV-SEVEN CK'VT IMIL.LA.UJ. .
"Wliolexnle Counlerfeltlnc Curried On
in n Central Anu-rleiin Mute.
WASHINGTON. Aug. ir Tbe secret serv
ice buicau of the Treasury department has
been requested to look lute a report of ex
tensive counterfeiting1 of United States ell-
ver dollars in one of thq Central American
Btatcs The Information COUICE from a Mex
ican paper and was- pent to the State de
partment by Minister Ransom It states
that in one of the Central American states
a company has been organized b > Amer
icans , w ho hav e purchased the bilver dollars
of the state , v orth 47 cents , and coined
them into American dollars It Is said
that 2.1100,000 of these dullurs have been
shipped Into this countrj- , where thej Itave
passed at par The story Jo discredited at
the Trtasurj' department. , ajtd it is said
that It would be Impossible to ship any
considerable number oT coins into this coun
try without tbe counterfeit being dis
covered If counterfeiting 3iaE been going
on the gulltv persons could be punished
mnder the treaties proi Idlng lor such crimes
which huvc been made with itcarlj ull
countries. -
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PreHitlcntlal I'lsrilom ; .
WASHINGTON Aug 13 The prccident
has granted pardon" ? to "Warren Curtis.
sentenced in cantern Texas for three jearc
ImprlKonmcnt for horse theft , "W L
Prltchett. sentenced In southern Alabama
to four months Imprisonment aud fine , for
cutting timber fram.kjufblic lanQc , und
Charles .Edward , I yan , "sentenced in north
ern Ala bama' ' to two jcarn for counterfeiting.
to restore citizenship. H lo , commuted
to one 3 ear and three mbnths actual Jm-
priBomncnt the tw o j-tara7ampOEe.il In TexuE
upon Joseph C. Jackson for assault -with
Intent to kill. Pardons hcve been denied in
the coses of M S Daughtertj- , sentenced In
eastern Texas to two yecrt and fine for
passing counterfeit money , and Albert
Eftavcr , sentenced in western Missouri to on ?
jcar Imprisonment fcr n like offense ,
for tbe Army.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 13 ( Special Tele
gram. ) Brigadier General , Foiryth , in com
mand of tbe Department of California , hto
been granted two months' leave of absence
Colonel Shatter of the First infautrj will
net UE commander of the department In his
absence. First Lieutenant Edwin B Bab
bitt , Ordnunte department , has been oiderefl
to Btnlcla Arsenal , Cal. , lor duty
Leaves of absence Major Clarence Ewen
Burgeon , extended one month on account of
disabllltj . Msjor H. EL Humpnieys. Twelfth
infantry , extended one month , .First Lieu-
ttnnnt Issae N Lewis , Second artillery , one
month , First Lieutenant 'Heuben B Turner
Sixth Infantry , has been ordered from Fort
Thomas. K > . , to Fort 'W4ngc.te , N M. , to
superintend construction of that post
Oflle-erH Arc Too Few.
"WASHINGTON. Aug. IS. The first run
of the fleet under Aflmlral Bunce from
New York to Hampton roads , occupying n
period of eight dnj-s , has been the means
of drawing the attention of the Navy de
partment to what may be expected from
these ships in actual ( obaition , or jnthcr
what may not be expected ot them. During
this short run , and at nothing like the con
ditions that would obtain Suring hostilities ,
Chief Engineer George- , Tow er and Past
Assistant Engineer McAllister of the bat
tleship of the squadron , -ihe Indiana , broke
down , and have ulnae been invalided .to
the hospital. The Importance of Increasing
the number of officers in the engineers corps
Is dally felt. _
I'jlr Iturlci ] lijTlieiivojililxtK. .
WASHINGTON , Aug. 13. Tbe body of A.
H. Pj-lP of California. , Vhose rajBterlous
drowning occasioned considerable specula
tion , vas cremated here today bj- the di
rection of the Thcosophlcal society George
M. Coffln , president of the society , delivered
an address , in which he'naid that the BO-
clttj knew no creedr bul hud gathered to
pay HE lust tribute la ' 'what was tbe hndj
of our brother , who is not here , " An
other bpeaker described death ns "life lu
otlipr lines of activity ? " The ashes will beheld
held by the Bocletj , subject to further
disposition of Mr , Pyle'B { relatives ,
DEATH OP Mil JOHN JMILLAIS
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I'renldeii < of the * rj r l Aemlemj
PJINHCM Anil ) ut * IIAtre of t
LONDON. Aug 13 * } tr John Mlllals
president of the Roj-cl uc .demy , died at
D:30 : p. m. today.
Sir John MilluiE1 end van painless. Tbt
queen , prince and princess of "Wales and the
duke and duthess ot orll bnve telegraphed
their condolences and mttny mesbagcE have
bten received from Eip-ojM ; nnd America
All the morning papers 111 publish editor
ials pointing out the Im-aVt-uluble loss to
British art and tbe fltfficnlty which the
Rojal academy will find In selecting
worthy successor '
Blr John Everett Mltlais pucoeede-d Lord
Leigh tan UH pieBideut of Oit > Itojul nc-iid-
emy only a few months ncn. HeWHK liorn
in Southampton In Ilia anil tgun hl i-clue-u-
tlon in art ut the. net cf I ) , in un aeadumj-
und two j eurg laUir hf Income u etude n
In the Royal aeucluinV Ills rt > t exhibit
picture v\us shown ut tht academy in 3SIG
It was "J'lzurro Seizing the Incu of Pe ru '
From this time tbe yowie painter's nue'
ee-UK vuis. UHHUit-d He WUH elected un us-
Htic-iate of the ueudumy In 1ET.-S and bce-umt
un U. A. in lbG3. in 1BK 110 WJIB niude * u.
bitronet nt tlie re-fjue t fof Qlaei tone. hlu
portrait of whom Is coniideired one of the
Wet efforts in that lintnf art
He murrkd the dlvtroxdwife of Mr
Ttuukln ItHUB u Hue ! pitiful story and the
author of "Mo-Jeni Julntem' ime never
entirely reeovoied Irort the borrow the af
fair e-auBud him Site \n jounpana t > euu
tlful und ItusUin levi dflier beyonel mpimure
but litVVUE olfler ttiau" Hhe and not Hultec
to her Mlllulo vus Sir d eld und liuiidHoin
und llu kin dellbtrately guve her up to
him , believing thut this would muke her
huppjHe uc-ted in a most cenerous- nan
ntir to JJilluls biul.lc ) of blavork in an
the suine vuv uu Ijtfort nnd eontinulnir to
pruibe lil < < eurlj pioturiM until ctie time when
hu ti.anfd to write und lecture
COLlMBtS Nth Auc 13 ( Ejiecial Tt le-
gram t John Lucid aged tt > died thie even
inj ; from injuries retcutd in a runaway a.r
rident Monday He ves a will-to-do farmer
living tfclrtten miles uorthvfat cf this Uty
ile leave-B .
MAY NOT NAME ELECTORS
Boun . Money Democrats of Nolirasta
Bnpport McKMey.
SEPARATE TICKET WOULD HELP BRYAN
Tolitnx CnMor Point * Out IIU I'
on tlie I'ropiiKltlnn mill SIIJH 11 v
OjijMiscil to Aetlou
Here.
LINCOLN , Aug. IS ( Special. ) Whatever
the sound money democrats may do at In-
dlanapollR , It IE quite evident that the Blair
of Nebraska w 111 not put up unj Bound manej
democratic electors , It IE well known that
Tobias Castor , N S. Haiwnod , A J Sawyer
and John A. Antes nf Lincoln , D. T. Cook of
Biatrlce und other honest money democrats
are opposed to any EUih move. Thcj con
tend that Euch action would help Brjan
more than McKinlej- . Today Mr. Castor
said " 1 am not aware what Chairman Mar
tin proposes doing There has been no
meeting called uf tbe state committee jet
and 1 don't know when there will be. I
Don't Know whether or not democratic elec
tors will be put up In this state. For mj
part I nm opposed to It. In other states
urther cast and south such action will be
a good thing Tor Bound moitpj- . "
Chairman Post of the republican state
icntrul committee was , us usual , a busy man
.hit morning at state .licudquanci K , but
it- found time to reiterate hit firm belief
.n the suctcES of the republican ticket this
fall , and also to advance some cogent rca-
otiii for such ballot. He said "I am more
ccuiident than ever that McKtulej and tht
state ticket will earn Nebraska by a
good , round tnajorltj The free bilver senti
ment in Nebraska reached high water mark
some time ago , and the tide is now clcarlj
and unmistakably turned our * wajTwo
weeks ago I buid Nebraska would go repub
lican and todaj 1 am rtronger in that be
lief than before While there are repub
lican defections in some counties , tliej uie
more than offset iu others by republican
Dalits from democrats nnd populists Long
before thp campaign is ended Isebruuhu
will not be regarded as doubtful bj even
the opposition Evcrj Indication paints to
lopublicati success , and as Uie campaign
progresses these indications w ill become
more pronounced and stronger "
Elaborate preparations ue being made
for the Peter JatiBcn meeting tomorrow
night. It will be under the auspices of the
German McKinlej' elub , although It IE in
realltj- meeting for the Russians nnd Gct-
mans of Lincoln and thu Bpeakltig will he
lu German Fred Beekman will preside
The principal speakers will be Peter Juussn
and F A Boehmer Scutb in the main hall
will bo reserved fet German and Russian
laboring men who desire to hear the finan
cial question dlsctiEHed lu their own Ian
gunge and by their ov-n countrjmen
Under the supervibion of A C Wright
the work of Bending out campaign litera
ture is being rupidlj pushed nt republican
headquarters. Thlb morning lout large
boxes , containing over 20.000 documents ,
wore received front national headquarters
at Chicago. They -will Tie sent out into -the ,
state at once. *
Chairman Tonr-'dcslrcE to cnntmftce that
all orders for campaign literature should be
addressed by clubs to tbe state committee
inrtend of the national committee Thin an
nouncement IE in compliance with u request
from the national headquarters , the officers
of which desire to conduct the distribution
of documents thiough the Btute rommitttcE
The executive committee of tlie populist
state central committee held a meeting this
aflernoon at the Lincoln hotel and electee"
a successor to Chairman J. A Edgerton
who has been chosen secretarj- the na
tional committee und gone on to Washingtoi
to assume his position at national headquar
ters. tute Oil Inspector J H Edmistcn
was elected to huccted lilm and B E Web
ber of Valparaiso was chosen secretarj' .
APIMIECIATES Mil. imTAVS SPEECH
Dine MrptT VTuulil Lllie 1o S ' - tilt
Document Git enVl le CIr < -iiliitlou.
WASHINGTON , Aug 13. ( Special Tele
gram ) ItcprcBenluth e Mercer Bald todaj in
relerence- Mr. Brjan B New York speech
that he icgarded it us a document the cir
culation of which vould do the republicans
good "As a speech , ' ho Bald , "it is w
constructed but CE a campaign document
It will , in mj Judgment , do Mr Brjan
end the cause of bilvcr no good It is
apologetic all the vvuj through He trlcb
to explain that the Chicago plntfann is noi
as bad cb It appears ; lie assumes tbe defe-n
slve position all the way through. He IgnorcE
two things that huvc made htm , free trade
and populists. Ho does not seem to re
member the fact tbut be ib a popullE
nominee. But a short time ago he WCB
pleaching that tbe palvatlon of the countrj
laj in free trade , now lie Ignores the ques
tlon altogether. He did not refer to the
tariff In hU Bpeec.lt The more copies o
his cpoech thut are circulated the better
we bhalJ like It. "
ACllEb OP CAMPAIGN LITEIIATIHIE.
Are IVorKliic SIM < l.iu ir < - I'rliillii
Houkt-K Dmilile 'J'iiue.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 13. At the repub
lican headquarters Chairman RutrjocU'fi te-
turn hnn given renewed activity to all
brancht-B of vvorl : He tent for the sev
eral printers w ho ere getting out large supplies -
plies of literature , and directed an Increase
of the bupply. The magnitude of this work
IB unprecedented The eomrnttUe Is work
ing tin CR large printing establishments in
Philadelphia , two in Baltlmoie aud two in
Wabhlngton The offites at Philadelphia
and Baltimore are working double tlma
and with two reliefs of men. They turned
out 450,000 documents yecterdaj and r > 00ODO
today , and this supply will b Increased.
HAKKIMIX WILL fiTl'.Mr I 1JIA A ,
OiVerM liiH Senlpi-K for theC iiiiulr
to tbe Stale Committal- ,
INDIANAPOLIS , Aug. 13. Benjamin Harrison
risen will be at the disposal uf the repub
lican state committee during this campaign ,
and that committee will attend to arranging
his dates for speeches. Practically BO muth
Information is tonvejed In a letter wrltttn
by the general to his old friend , Daniel
itansdcll. Mr Ransdell said jisterduy that
the gent-ral had written him that his under
standing was that the committee would want
his services about the- beginning of Septem
ber. but HaiiEdell added that he pcrsanally
had htcn Informed that Mr Hunlsou would
be vnutt-d during the latter part of this
mouth.
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PlhlON IMIOI'OSITJO.N ItEJEC'TEl ) .
uIiiiT OemorralK I'm I'ji ' nn Klt-e-
l rnl Tii-Uet of Tlielr O ii.
ROCK FPUINGS , Wjo , Aug. 13The
drmocratlc state laitv cntiuu met huro todii ) .
" ? H. Holllday was made temporary chair
man , After committees v.erc appointed the
coDvvntiou adjourned until 2 o'clock
\ \ IL Stoll woe made zierroaneut chair
man. The jilutform adopted tudorsot , the
Chltago platform und especially thtlinen -
clal jilank. Ex-Governor Ostiorne v.cs nomi
nated unanimously for congress C H
Uurritt of Buffalo wag named for supreme
Judge Presidential electors wtire chason
A jirojiositloti for fuslou with the populUU
was rejected
C iirlu ii A | ilreu to ' iK-crt-il
YANKTON S D Auc 13 ( Spec tal Tek- '
crant i T B McMarlin ut Sioux Fails is j
here seel-lug vudorEementE for Judg ( J E I
arleu whoccpiree to uuc-.teed Judge Edger
ten MB t tilted States ilrruit Judge About I
( UKKtUrd tbe bar tsieae4 his petitloa ,
wouicno itiiiu roil
ClntiH Iti-lnjr lUMirnnnlreil lij-
llrnnx In Sinn ? To nn.
FRinND. Neb. , Aug 18 ( S | > eclal ) A re-
mbllcan lengua was organized at this place
August 1. vv 1th u membership > f 200 Binre
then the number of members has been In
creased to 248 , and the Itague han secured
a room In u Aery convenient location and
opened headquarters which will be open
to all cnmerB during the present campaign
The room is tasteful ] } decorated with pic
tures of American statesmen , both past and
ircicut and the national colors arc hung In
irofuslon The hngue will hold weeUj
neetlngK , end a supply of good republican
literature will alwajB be found at biad-
qiiurterB While It IB true that there has
: iesu pome "free silver" ncntlmcnt here
it appears now to be rather on thp decline
.linn inereaslng and It Is equnllv true that
; he republican fori-es are Btionger and bet-
; er organized than ever before , and arc
'ully determined to sto thut Nebrnnku's vote
Is cant for McKltilcv , Bound luone } nnd
protontlon
GERING. Neb. . Aug IS ( Special ) Last
light's republican demonstration was a bril
liant BtirceEB A torchllrht prousslnn ,
iieaded by bands nnd with numerous mot-
toe-B nnd flags was n portion of the enter
tainment hut by far the flneBt featuie vvns
the eloquent npeech of Hon A E Cad > ,
candidate for congreKs. who clinched the
trutliE of the republican doctrine In a for
cible and convincing way Hnn Jutk Mnc-
Cell and both tbe candidates nn the hf\ \ -
latlvo ticket were also preieut The Mc
Klnley club , with n memberbhlp of 172 , v\ah
organl7 d , vvlth A. 11 Wood as president ,
Allen Chamberlain , Becretarj , .and George
W King treasurer Republicanism Is eon-
stantlj gaining ground lu ScuttR Bluff
county
SCHTYLER , Neb. . Aug. 33 { Special )
The regular wttklj meetings tif the McKinley -
ley club have been changed and are now
licld on "Wednesday instead of Monday nichts
of iach week Lunt nlght'B meeting WUK
largely attended , the speakers being County
Judge F J Everett and C A Morlan The
subject of the former was tbe financial
situation with refeuuce to tlie policies of
the two great parties , a lucid digest of thr
superior position taken bj the republican
part } being given Mr Morion's tall com-
prlstd a comparison of prices -products
with riasons fcr fluctuations in prices nt
times Tbe price * ; of wheat and corn from
IKts to 18'I3 were compared with the rela
tive values of silver and gold under tin
various administrations the influence of the
pollci , of each administration being cited
Tht hucdqtmrtcrs with Us growing librarj
of republican literature proves to be n
place of wtr Increasing Intetestc The room
B open all daj pnd until 11 nt night. KO
that there Is no chance for loss of Us use
fulness Today a new and attractive blgn
'Republican Hcadquarteje , " gives notice ot
the location of the room , and a large num
ber of Hugs are plated to attract attcntjun
to it
itO'NEILL
O'NEILL , Neb. , Aug 13. ( Special ) One
of the most enthusiastic political meetings
ever held in this section was the 11 pub
lican rally given lust night under tht
auspices of tbe McKlnley and Hobart club
Hon G M LambertBon was the rpcaker
and for two houts he addressed the peoplt
on the money question The court room
where the meeting was held , was crowded
muuj persons coming thirty miles to hoar
t.e address
.HASTINGS. Aug 13 ( Special ) Adams
county lepublicanb were much stirred up
over the report circulated that there WUK
a large Brjan club orgaulred ut Ajr , utJ
that McKinley had no showing. The lactb
are that Ajr has a Bryan club of thlrty-
flve tniwfbuic .and jt . .McKinley .clnb To !
ninety-five inrnlherB In each club tbero
ore about fifteen members who arc not
voters
TVAYNE , Neb. , Ang 33 ( Special Tele
gram. ) The tppubllcanB of Hohkins pie-
clnct. In the Bouthwest part of AVajne
eoanty have organl-ed n McKinlev and
Hnbart club with 300 members The elub
will be a permanent factor in the campaign
in th's ' county.
CA1.HOUN Neb. , Ang 13 ( Special. ) The
McKinlej club of this place held en en
thusiastic meeting last night Prof J II
Furis delivered a telling address on the
money question , after which ex-Governor
Crounso Bpokr , touching brief ! ) on the
tariff and monej questions In spite of
the rain during the daj and the threatening
weather of the evening n fair Eired ciovd
w's In attendpnco The club has added
fortj-one new names since the last meeting
After the meeting a flambrcu club was or
ganized The elub will hold a monster moot
ing next "Wednesday night at which ex-
Governor Orotinse will sprak nn the tariff
question Two of the leading democrats of
this town have bolted their partj and come
out for sound moner
BASSETT , Neb , Aug 13 ( Special ) A
McKinlej nnd Hobart club v\ns oigunlzed
at this plate Tuesday nliht Tlieie were
eights-one immeB secured as mcmberB of
the club , all of whom are voters Hon A
II Gale was chosen president ; Hugh Mil
ler secretary , and Dr H J AVhite , treaB'
urer Speeches were made bj Rev. P B
Amy of Long Pine und County Attornej J
A Douglas Much cntbuelaBm was shown
and the republicans bhowed themselves in
earnest ,
IMPERIAL. Neb , , Aug 13. ( Special. )
Imperiul hfiF organlrcd u McKink-y club
und has about seventy members Cunh J )
Fuller was elected president tnd J. S.
Katcher Becietarj- Gnat interest Is being
tulcen by the rppublltatiB hero in the dull
The towns of Wunnpta , Champion and Lamar -
mar are also organizing clubs nnd before
November tbe county will be thoiotiKlily
organized and readjto meqt the free Kihet
advocates at the polls There will be no
qucBtinn about Chacc eouutj- giving a ro-
publk-i-n malnrity for the entire ticket
TEKAMAH , Neb. . Aug 33 ( Special )
The * TrpuhllranB of a small country pre
cinct near tblb city met lunt night to CH-
ganbi-a republican club , and suctcednd In
getting a list of nearly fifty charter mcm
berB , all farmer * nnd most of them mon
who liavo been claimed ub free silver pnj-
ttliats It was n musing meeting cue ] Ul
farmerB hhow u deep interest in the ques <
tionB now before them They fbow no diB
position to be ruled by prejudice and orilv
want tlio facts. They know they ate capable
of judging for themselves Speeches wcirt
madeby P L Rork. Judge DlclJusnn , A V.
Sundrrlln and W G Ecars , and a delega
tion of twenty-five WBE in attendance fiom
this tlty Tlie precinct bus lie en claimed tt
bo all pop. with the exception of four votet
SIDNEY. Js'eh. , Aug. IS. ( Special Tele
gram ) A large audience filled the upera
house tonight to listen to excellent ad
dresses by Hon Jatk MocColl , John Henrj
Abbutt. Jobeph Hougland and Hon A E
Cudy The two last named optukerB tlo
quently preppiitrd the tariff and money IB'
hues The rxposition of the finance by Cndj
WUB llhtened to vlth marked ntti-ntlon end
elicited frequent applauoe Hoagland'r. era
tlon of the ship of ntutc manned by Brjan
Allen , AJtgcld , Tlilman nnd Jones created u
great deal of laughter. It was quite un
original produrtlun
iti for Senator lloltct
LOGAN , lu. , Aug. 18 { Special TeUgium
Ex-Senator L R Bolttr of this plate who
rt-cnived thu nomination by uiulainutlon for
supreme Judge ut Ottumwa jesterday , Irni ,
great lauae to rejoice tonight over the"fae :
thut Ills hundriflB nf friends , ri-eardleeH o
party afllllutlonH have asBembled ct hit
home to coiigratulutt- uu his high stand
Ing in Ills own purtj. Attorney King o :
Logan Introduced the crowd to Mr Bolter
and lold him why they had Lome to vvhicl
the senator replied brieflj end turned hit
home ovt'i to his fi lends
Montc < > tiifr > Counl )
ETANTON , la . Aug IS fSpeclal Tfile-
gram ) Thr e-ampalgn in Moutgomcr } county
VVCB opened tonight with a grand lully in
vvhluh neurlj 2,000 people partlclpuUKl Bpe
clttl trains { mm Reel Oal. and Yilliutu
brought in nevrrul hundred The print ipu
cpeakere veri C onrftKbiimn Hapi r 01 tiiifi
'dis'rltt who WBE follrvuil l > y huiaioi tun
Lin Hon flmi'h HIPbern < m and P \ \ *
lie t ton The tpeeches tcvt-u'd "he I-"UIE t > j I
the campaign and aroub'd the giruitBi >
f.tuslab'm Never bftiut Lavu the pu > ] n.c j
been so ]
RAIN BRINGS DEATH
Many Lives Are Washed A way in th
Neighborhood of Pittsburg.
DISASTER IN THE WAKE OF A CLOUDBURST
roronmner of tlio Cool "Wave Approaching
from the Northwest.
SEVERE STORM WITHOUT ANY THUNDER
Pine Oreot Overflow and Swoops Through.
Several Villager.
DELUGE FROM DEHAVEN TO SHARPS3URG
Miiutl Strenm IteeiiineM n KnKdiK Tnr
rent mill CurrlcM I ! erj tiling ; He-
fore H liunu-nM1
to Utillroiitl lrojtert- .
PITTSBURG. AUG. IS. A great rain storm
mist o\er tills city and vicinity this morn-
iig at S o'clock , del up I UK territory of several
ulles In ana. svc-lllng btrinms into tor-
rentE , sweeping away brldgta and buildings
and winding hair a dozen lives Into eternity.
The Etonn tame from the hnuthwcBt and
great banl.F of dark angtj clouds hovered
over Pltttburg und mtrrnundlng country ,
urnlng dawn into darkness and striking
error to the licartti of the InlmbltantK. Bud.
Icnlv thp clouds buiht asunder end the raia
fell In sheets
The dead arc :
MRS. SUSAN AULD. widow , ngpd 74.
MRS ELLEN POPPLETON , widow. ngcfl
7PMHS
MHS FLORENCE ROBINSON , her daugh
ter ngpd ! > 4
MARTIN COCHHAN , infant.
O'NEILL SCHAFER , 10 jeurs old.
UNKNOWN MAN
Pine creek , which IB unuallj forty leet
vide , was from half a mile to u mile vvlQe.
Dozens of bridges were washed away and
all the towns along the vullej are under
water. Ulrpatches flora WcBtmot eland
our.ty state thut Clarltlge , Jcanettc and
Err. In are inuudattd. At Cluildgc the
water rose to the Brcond floors and lue
occupants were rescued with difficulty.
One of the peculiarities of the storm lu
fine creek , aside from its scvcrltj' , was that
it was unaccompanied bj thunder mid light
ning. It tame verj quicklj and with no
wanting whatever. The biavy rain lasted
lor fully three hours The cause of the
storm can be ulrectlj attributed to the approach
preach of the cool wave from the northwest.
A heavy fop which was mixed with some
smoke hung o\er the city during the early
morulng. This was an indication of approaching
preaching trouble The total rainfall up till
12 o'clock amounted to 2.24 inthes. In one
liour the weather burtau showqd that the
total precipitation had amounted to l.SO
Inches , -which IB rnont unusual. The heavy
rain Becmofl to kocp well north of Plttuburg.
v * . SUBURBS .SUFFER SEVERELY.
In the immediate city. , little .damage v.-n
done , but the suburbs aud small -towns
near the city suffered Ecveicly. Deha\en , a
small oil town on the J'lttnburg & "West
ern railway , about ten nllcs Irom here.
had to bear the. lirunt of the utonn's Jury ,
and It vns there that mor.t of the llveb were
lost The little town of 300 Inhabitants
is situated in u vulley ju.t : at the junction.
of the two creeks , and every heavy storm
fills these creeks and floods portions of the
plare "When , the hUinn burst the house ot
James Ilobinson was made the place of
refuge bj ten people Of this number three
women were drowned The storm partook
of the nature of a cloudburst and filled
the streams to overflowing with wonder
ful rapidity A torrent of eighteen feet
cumu rushing down and struck the Robin
son leslflence with tenible foite , carrying
it fiom its foundation and toppling it over
Into the swirling flood. The house , col
lapsing as It was tarried along , WBE lodged
againbt some willows along tlie bank , and
the occupants who had clung with des
peration to the ruins , were enabled by
superhuman efforts to make their escape to
laud , all except the thne vouirn mentioned
ubovr. vho v.eie drowned , and their bodies
" \vuBhcd Gown the ( stream
Little Martin Cochicu was In bed r.lclc
with scarlet fc-vcr when the flood entered
Mb father's house. Tlie hhock and exposure
brought hlR life to an end within an hour
or t-wo O'Neill Sclmfer wah standins on
the Plttsburg & Western bridge at Sharps-
burg vlth thousands of othejE vatclilng the
high waters He attempted to catch a piece
of driftwood , lobt bin balance , und was
caught by the torrent arid whirled Into
eternity in an Instant. The other victim
van tin unknown man , whose bodj vas cea
floating down Guar Heud ctrek punt Do-
li-ven
Along I'lnc creek , from Its mnuth at
ShurpRburg to Dehaven , every foot of level
giouud wan under water for neveial hours.
und mllt'h of gardens and little trucl : farms
v ere w atjted out , 1 he w est und of Sharps-
burg und Etna were flooded , and the water
wnb lour feet deep in Shane fc Chalfant's
mill , putting out the fires and compelling
the workmen to abandon the building , name
having almost to bwim out. The firm's
loss will be about $10,000. The Plttsburc
. Wci.torn railroad has "been blockaded
practically all day ,
Tin * loss nt Etna will amount to between
fTC.OOO and ? 1 00,000.
IRWIN IS FLOODED.
Irwln a thriving towu ( in the Pennsyl
vania railroad , about twenty miles cast
of heic1. JUffeied muth property damage.
At Jioon vord was rotelved that the Fort
Pitt cltiin at Jeannutte had burst and tbe
wtter was ruhhltig toward Irwln. Warning
wan immediately given people living in the
low land on the went of the railroad , but
heroic they could get away the flood cume
ruh-hlug down Brush creek. The car shops
cif the Westmoreland Coal company were
the Hint to cufCer , theemiployib being com
pelled to flee for tlietr lives , many htivitig
to wade through water to their shoulders.
The women and chlldtcn living In the
buur.cc nuir the bhops were fnntid to the
upper stories and roofn , RcGcuIng parties
wure. formed and the Imperiled ones were
tuken doivn in btiate und vherp the water
wan luv.er , on the. bacliH of men When
HID uuteife of Ilrubh creek had leathcd their
height the PeniiBhanla Plate Glass com
pany B dam. vhlch bad been paitlally re
paired since the other flond , burst again ,
and itb waters unite rubbing through Tinl-tr
run. flooding nn the way tbe Parr wagon
vorl.B tlie HotKensmlth foundry and ina-
thlue. bhops und planing julll , and tbe lum
ber yardb of the Irw In Lumber company.
The. damage at the machine uhopswill run
into the thuttbands of dollars The mining
tillage nf Clarldgc , on the Manor Valley
railroad , niur Greunnbure was almost wiped
nut by tht uluudburbt , but no lives wore
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M'COOlv Neb Aug JS ( Special Ttlo-
Kram ) A few domocratc of the Fifth ton-
cresblonul dlutrlut mot In tuinuntluu in this
uity thit moritlne Not ovur fiftuen or
tw nitty Onluputet. ueie present and but a.
hulf tlo/cji coutttleb wnit represented The
Jtilttuitit ) wore mueli -vuilBin.c over the
inoioiiitlon ) to name tt cniidlrtttc Inr congress
and itVK > doeided not to doBO After os-
semljliiir foimaUv nn ndjuurnnient vaa
tulitn to iluldiiige Augubt IIwhcro anil
* l -n ibe I ' ; i hbtfc of tht FiHb dlbtrict will
ttt ti j au. ' tin r noiiiiiict \ \ H Thomp-
MI vl ) ' lb1l < 'Unionots ) iirrcirn < 'O lor tlta
i ill -a'm IT' ! ht'e but he dot * not * { * ja
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